The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-01-30

5000 flint lock muskets 1900 percussion muskets;
900 Halls rifles Clint locks 100000 cartridges, buck
hid ball; 900 pounds Of rife powder; twenty four
FOUNDER guns and carriages 1000 pounds cannon pow
der The supply Of material Of these description remain
ing Oh hand is ample for the want Of the State ID this
action meet with the approval Of the Legislature
In a these movements for the defense and protection
IF the State proudto say that have been support
ed with patriotic cheerulness ana aacity by the yolun
teer soldiery Of the State
Upon the arising Of the emergency deemed it expe-
dent to avail myself Of the services of the following
corps which assigned to duty ct the points named
BATON ROUGE;
East Baton Rouge Regimefs+--Go4 L. Hebet command
ing Pelican Rifles Capt. Tunnard, commanding; Ma
tional Guards-Capt. Rauhman, commanding Creole
Guards Capt. FremAuE, commanding.
Attached to the above regiment: Louisiana Fencibles
Lieut. Stith commanding: Crosse Iete Rangers-Capt.
Keep commanding; Delta Rities-Capt. Favret com
manding Garter Minute MeR--Capt fuqua, command
INC: portion of company from Manchac volunteered
with the Louisiana Fencibles.
New Orleans observation-disclosures J. B. Walton, com
handing Staf;-Col. @. de Choiseul, acting quarter
master; DR. c. W. Cross acting surgeon; Lieut.. Isaac
SON. acting adutant; Washington Artlery-Lieut. 0.
Voorhes, commanding; Orleans Cadets-Capt Drepx,
commanding; Louisiana Guards-Iieut Girardey com
handing; Crescent RRes-Lieut. Metcalf, commanding;
Sarsficid Rifes-Capt. OIara commanding; Louisiana
Foot Riaes-Capt Meilleur, commanding.
FOR FORT JACKSON.
Battalion Orleans Aetillery-Mai. T. F. Theard, com
mandng. Statf-P. II. Gournay, adjutant; DR., Mitchell
surgeon; First Company Orleans Artilery-Capt Go
mez commanding; Second Company Orleans Artillery
Capt Hebrard, commanding; Fifth Company Orleans
A Artiilery-Capt Newton, commanding; Chasseurs Of
lSl4-lJ-Leut. Houidobre, commanding; Yagers-C Capt
Peters, commanding Lafayette Company No. Capt
RiGhner, commanding.
FoRT ST. PHILIP.
First Company Foot Riacs-Capt. St. Paul command
ing,
Continental Guards Capt. Clark, commander.
For the permanent holding Of these Publications,
have replaced the volunteers by following companies
which have authorised to be enlisted and mustered INTO
the State service, viz: r4
C M Bradford in command Of fort Jackson; Company
b. First Regiment Louisiana Infantry, Capt a. Jaquess
III command of fort st. Philip; Company e. FIRST keg
mcn Louisiana Infantry Capt: 4. ~ tllhGl, ~ coi
mand Of fort Pike; Lieut. Col. f. NJ Kent, East Baton
Rouge Regiment, was placed IN command Of the Baton
Rouge Barracks, with Company y FIRST Regiment q
Infantry in command Of Capt. H. A. Pierce, ana Com
panv H. First Regiment Louisiana Infantry, IN the pro-
cess of enlistment in command of Capt f. IL. FaTFar
Inclosn this branch Of the subject cannot withhold
nv warm expressions of admiration for the zeal proE
titude aud patriotic devotion with which the volunteer
force responded to the call Of the country IS an earn
of the ardor and unanmity with which the honor q
the State will always find defenders among her eitEeh
soldiers
lam moreover deeply gratiGed to be able to announce
that the emergencies of the times have elected nTarous
parts Of the State the strongest proofs OF patriotic zcal
Tor the public safety These have been manifested BIZ
spontaneous offers Of loans for the service OF the State
in produce goods and money very favorable terms
Among these the cash offers by major Francis Hayne
ofone hundred thousand dollars at five per cent interest
the branch Of the Louisiana State bank at this place.
one hundred thousand dollars without Interest," Southern
bank Of New Orleans fifty thousand dollars and Messrs
b. A. Soue of New Orleans, ten thousand dollars, on
time and interest at the convenience Of the State.
The dispositions have been so frequently ex-
pressed that cannot doubt that the individual means
Of our citizens will be brought forth with alacrity when
ever the occasion shall arise for call upon their patr
otism in support Of the honor and independence Of Lou
isiaua.
1t is not within tie province Of the Legislature the
executive foresa the action Of the State convention
bv advising any particular form for the assertion Of the
rights the State in the recaimng Of her independence
orin executing her sovereign will announced BY that
tribunal The future Of our Louisiana rests in the ceun
sells which shall be adopted by her freely chosen repre-
sentativps and we have to trust that they will
decide calmly. wisely and well But we may be permit
ted to invoke the mercifu of Divine Providence 20
and TO prosterfv that they may be sustained by the
hearts and hands Of coufding people in building up
separate nationality finding honorable place in
THOS. o. M00RE.