The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09
I Ell E G r A ? HIC.

dent to continue the appointments
made by him III the military and
naval service, during the recess of
Congress, or during the k,st or pre-
sent session, and to submit them to
Congress at the commencement of the
next session. Congress was-in Ses-
sion two hours when it adjourned
unit, the;tl,ird Monday i'll November.
One hundred and two Federrl pri-
soners reached here yesterday after
noon. They were taken by General
Floyd near Gauly Bridge last week.
10O.of them belonged to the Ohio 7th
regiment. Many of this regiment
We're killed. The balance fed in
confusion, wadjng and sHinining the
river. they were signally routed
and thoroughly drmoraiized.
About 1000 Federal prisoners are
now in Richmond. Nothing Of IN
terest from the camps.
1t is stated by an cngineer who has
Just arrived that n serious accident
occttrfcd near Abingdon yesterday,
on the railroad. The .Askew Guards
Capt. Brady, hclonsing to the 4th
Louisiana regiment. had ! killed and
Is wounded. Names not yet known.
Official communication TO Tie Sec
rrtary Of the navy says the Federal
;~t< captured two forts, 25-cai,n"ii,
1000 stand of ann. and 1l5 prisoners.
'i'his has reference to the Hatteras
expedition. Also, 3 prizes, two of
which were loaded will, cotton and
coffee. The prisoners will be con-
wounded TO -Anapolis.
The Harriet Lame is believed to be
lost:
Ncw York, Sept III. 4. Reeve,
editor W the Watclnnan, at Green
point, Long Island, has been sent to-
Fort Lafayette. III. Herald reports
Il plot ON foot to blow up the Croton
aqueduct.
The privat.cr Sumter was seen off
the Venezuela coast on the 18TH.
steering west. Her course would
bring her in track Of the Aspinwal
steamer. Her captain while at Trim
idad expressed his intention Of going
tH Brazil to cruise for East lndiamcn
and California vessels.
Washington, Sept i-Tle Times
special dispatch says there will be no
cabinet meeting to-day.
Baltimore. Sept. IA letter from
Key West says the P"whatan cap
tu.c. Il prize of the Sumter, having
Il letter bag to Davis, in which the
movements of the Sumter are dcs-
cribed. The rowilasau has gone in
search of her.
Cincinnati, Sept. l.-Yest.rday the
Marshal seized the interest of the
citizens Of rebel States in merchan-
,liZc now tor sale on commission,
amounting to $4,000.
Philadelphia, Sept. A II. Eos
ter, Union Congressman from North
Carolina has arrived here en- route for
! Washington.
Cairo. Sept. l.-Cnl. Wallace and
! Cen Pillow have exchanged prison
! crS.
St. IojtiS, Scut. t.-Col. Dr. China
! has been court luartiaicl for conduct
. ,mbcc"Inin- an officer. and gentleman
| Verdict, dismissal from service.
Syracuse. Sept. l.-Erancis krr-
/ nan has been appointed chairman OF
| the convention. His speech was
mere "halLcrtl:tSh.' The rebellion,
/ he said unjust tie crushed, aud til,
war not against slavery. When whip
! ped in we Will chrcrtully give oul
southern brethren their fill o: co:lsti
tntio.al rights
Saratoga, Sep. 4.-,Jamcs Chaplin,
OF NicI~bur-, has been arrested and
imprisoned in Fort Lafayette.
fortress Monroe, Sept. I.-T'here
are 1890 slaves at tld F"int Com
fort.
louisville, Sept. t.-1incoln's dis
,,a,-h to Gov. Mayothn concludes thus
t..E ,Ir not hclievc it is the populal
wish OF Kentucky tina, the troop:
should be removed from her limits
and with This impression, must rcs
prcttullv decline to remove them
He sympatizcs with Gov. MaSotii1
in his desire to preserve peac" II
kentucky, but says, 1T is with re
.rct search and cannot find i,
: yonr not very short letter amy tie
/ claratien or intimation that You de
sire the perr-tuat:"n of the Union.
Louisville. Sept 4.-Ridiculou
:, reports, announcing the death o
. President Davis. originated by tn
| New York Herald's Washington cor
) respondent, hav. caused intense eN
citemcnt within the past torty-eigh
| hours.
New York. Sept. 4.-The Roan"k
, captured the w. Ii, Middleton. frv,
Charleston for Liverpool, loaded wit
nasal stores.