The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-06-12

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/ Of yesterday. There seems 10 ~ @Nen from L.
troops trGm this point south q, quiet mo7erasrp a
Yesterday. The government at ". thousand !,
CheF agents here, are III the marlot W gIon, tlor
forty steamboats,, and have alresa wi some thru :
ivy are aSo III treaty with the pae;es seyePf
Ply io' 'ie transportation Of troops =, 'foat con-
OF Inc southwestern branch Of tbt Tue termuat
facts which you can rely on; put yo,r ,Oau' These y
On them and act accordingly. TEo V"' construcsa.
German troops from Illinois and tbo accumulation
state Is very large at this point Tho, Interior Of M
Twelve 70 fifteen thousand under arms uot less tbs
no" inee.ous '''3 Oh the German ponTlo.; amp he
'y nsSe ENLISTED o. u some way been Nun Of tf
the federal ranks, and the numLnr = MGuced to IA
creased The vast number Of ma, . oeing duiy -
and starving almost for bread rando 81 empO7ns..
necessity for them 10 do sometime - " matter
hence there is no difficulty in secuPin procure food
Tor this uuholy war they may far % many VICTIM
Our belief here is that they intend ~ P'eset reQgir
march down the Mississippi river wish m early dlY h
and Memphls will probably be the frst oNevlll fore
4 WoFd 10 the wise and prudent sufcias alse
not be too well prepared at all points lou es5
probably be invaded through Kenncl,, our State Mil
the Mississippi; and Arkansas thropob n, aS well as On
Mississippi river, at the came time ts Jun and h.
at present May write again in few DIV, S'i not ena
/ tours irslr
A gentleman occupying an imnortan. v
necton with our river tlade, who con-
CITY from ABOVE, states that Lneolas on'pd tt
purchased at ot Louis the seam-boafs T.ta. aaF
louisiana anu Ilty OF Alton the J. c Swon C'7
cohiscated. Al CAIRO they have boupbt H. '1gy aag'
Memphis and one, or perhaps two otbas5 t' 'Ae City
engaged III connection with these nnrobo, lhos:
want fifteen or twenty other boats ''u''ts say they
/ A private letter from gentleman nh,
the other day was received here yosto,5 sat seg
written from Gentraa, Illinois ana a!' It was
mense military force is concentrated j Gs '' an in.
ity. All along the railroad and at ana va
thousands of soldiers are located IA @'aIaoe oFs
leaked ont that the LincOlnites can II ~ mat las
eighty thousand troops in Cairo H. n5 .' nouns pu.
collection of such force in that yicinr mat TIE
siVe operations in some direction and vii; gues exen
which have been previously thrown upon an we Aglts
is not violent presumption to suppose Tho, NY
is the destination marked out for it Peban
to call ana see US about the 8th Of June 4 en.i
people OF tennessee to vote correctly On te wy
before them. we shall see Memphis Bni s,is'%
ANOTHER rEEciPiTAFEp ARTIcLL-Ihe FrorIf..
Yeoman publishes the following story. i'aDhloIt
THREATENED INvAsIoN OF EEsrrcKy 1us.--.
reached the governor YESTERDAY. throprb
mel, to the effect that on the night of fba yuan
it was determined at Cincinnati to make deso.s,
Louisville with the usurpers forces and c,rts 1yl
State guard eneamped in the neirbborbooJ ~ yi'
turns out to be true, it will be the nanqrrst;, = '
same scheme Of sEbjugation which has been so ~ s
ciousIy carried out in MARYLAND and Tsyor.; p ao
cannot be half so easily executed in Kan,a,- lus y
the attempt be made, we venture tn prs5i. H.. au1
Hunts regiment will neither surrender mr. bo ~
Any laurels by the u8urpefs forces in Eor,n
viii be obtained at terrible cost
QUEEN FICToRIAs NEUTRALITY Pace, ,,,,,,o,.
Whereas, we are happily at peace with all sovqrsr,
powers and States;and whereas hostiltes have nban
commenced between the government Of the Tr5sj
States and certain States styling themselves the r
rate States OF America; and whereas, We beugatnsa
with the government Of United States have dacs
our royal determination to maintain strict and imnsr
tal neutrality in the contest between said contenn,
parties; we therefore have thought it, by and with H.
advice of our privy council to issue our roya rro
nation; and We hereby warn all our loving uie,.
and all persons whatever entitled to our 0roecfr
that if any of them shall presume in contempt Of lE
proclamation, and of our high dspeasure to DO any
acts in derogatiou of their duty as subject Of pe
sovereign IN said contest Or in violation or in co
vention of the law OF nations, and more especially b.
entering the military service of either conendnp D
as commissioned or non-commissoned officers Or soig
Or by serving as officers sailers or marines on boa
any ship, or vessel of or transport Of Or H. fe
service of either contending party, by engagng@a
or by going any place beyond the seas with an ea
to enlist or engage in any such service or by procuring
or attempting TO procure within her majeStys dC11
ions, at home or abroad or aiding Others to DO Ma
by fitting out any ship or vessel 10 be employed lSf
of war or priYateer transport, by either e0ntehds
party, or by breaking or endeayoring to break liT
blockade lawfully or actually established BY orc
half of either of the said contending parties orbar
ing officers, soldiers and dispatches, arms utays
or materials, or any articles considered aud deeuh
be contriband of war, according to law noienuae
of nations, for the use of either Of said colelia,
parties, all parties so offending will incur and De
to the several penalties and penal consequences sd
States or by the law of nations in that behalf nz
and we do hereby declare that all our subjects OF pr
sons entitled to our protection, who may miaolaa
themselves IN the premises, will do so at the pGia
their own wrongs, and they will in noEiss obtain nI
protection from US against any liabilities or pgHl
sequences, but will on the contrary incur ourdgas
ure by such misconduct.
FRIGHrUL 4ccIDEST.-0n the evening Of Che .M
very large audience assembled at Critteudens new ball.
in the village of Ttusvine, New York, to listen
musical entertainment. About half-past seTenodOa
after the performers had passed to the stage ani
concert was about to commence, the floor Of the hI
in the second stary, suddenly gave way, preapti
ting two or three hundred persons-nen, Womel,n
chcren-tO the floor below, which in turn, suecunta
to the sudden pressure and sank to the cellar bottom
large coal stove upon the first floor was prcepta@
among quantity of shavings, and other c0mbusiol@
and bursting asunder scattered fire in every direction
Instantly blaze through the opening, gra'Pn5A
every thing within reach, and frighttul scene 'l
sued. The mass of human beings entang'ed smongH@
boards, flooring, benches, and seats which iOAoS4
them in their fall struggled desperately to escape lt
+ha
ing, and those who remained above, having sprung
another section of the flooring when the cracking
the timhers beneath them was heard, we're obliged
escape from the windows. The musical compan!Eu
obliged to leave all their effects 10 save theu%HG
Several persons were injured, but all escaped sO.
loss OF life, result most astonishing The ouiu"s ""
entirely consumed within ) minutes. n
WEST PoINT BOTEL BURNr-The fire BY E0lcl W.
Cozzens' celebrated hotel at West Point was oes'V'
was caused by gross eareleSSneSs, Nni n,,,I
been at work, and going to dinner lett MS A Il
burning Goals on the roof setting it on hre Ay %s
the furniture was saved but in damaged sa'c ~.
Deaield went to the scene of the IRE WIN 'us
and the Only FIRE engine at the post tie aso OOhr
him the few soldiers at the post and thelF 90''l
etfectual in saving furniture, which was ,''! .5,
quality The wind was very high, and buFntu5 36s
were blown more than quarter OF nue. S1p .
leaves in the woods took fire, and burnt os We.
the whole hill south of the hotel almost to Ba.s% tI
falls. The loss on the hotel aud furniture GIi
at $50 eco The insurance is $4,000. The n0G,I
a frame building, about four hundred feet % g1o ~
and fifty in depth and four stories 1t haa' E v
count Of its vicinity to the military ACADEMY!
one of the institutions of the country an ogs,
fection to all who hvcd in the Heghbor1l0roo
travelling community in general %:ssi@
CmLD EATEN By RArs.-A young negro 'I r,.,s
property James R. Page Esq, OF tins Etc Ti sf5rs
IN good ,II HEALTH eS and 3pi Sleeping in he room g
sae dSo a msa"sr as SoT produce yas DEATH ibis
rocity on the part of rats is net unusual aaa 81 .s