The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10

9eo~ts' ana they VIII apprlsc us o
$ any approach long before the encm,
+ be i'll reach OF us.
There is q very formidable looking
fleet laying off Norfolk and vicinity
/ There has been only one point OF
bombardment as yet---a battery OF
;. the other side, called Sewell's Point
9 at which place they have had several
lively shoo,ings. The Yankee fee,
is being augmented continually hy
fresh arrivals: and it is certain that
. things are fast approaching to eli
max.
=. Those best informed say that Nor
folk is almost iIlvulncrabic though
the Eiucotr administration will make,
Il desperate effort to recover the po-
sition. Old Scott knows its immense
value and Importance TO - govern
nent, and they will, am sure. move
heaven and earth to regain it, Let
them come! We are ready for them
The Ca2To RiRcs get ON admrs.-
bly,; and they sustain well the post
Of honor which has been signed
them. The Col. and his whole staff
J
as brave soldiers. We are very well
| drilled, and I am sure am not ex-
iravagant in the assertion, that 1t l.
| the best company for active service
in Virginia. | am still acting cap
| tain, and l think there is not Il single
'eaffB discontinued man in ranks.-
Maj, Shivers made them little speech
the other day III which he remarked.
that they "nccd have no fears about
him quitting them. For rs sure rs
he WAS Il living man, he would he
found nj his post in the hour of bat
tie to lead them OH to victory and
glory T. Whereupon niHr long and
loud cheorsruns through the encamp-
ment, in honor of this gallant soldier.
lie is immensely popular with thr
whole Regiment. And were there a |
vacancy, he would be unanimously |
elected Col. The officers and nsan |
are loud in their praises of him. Tell |
all there who entrusted their sons and !
brothers in his charge that their CON !
fldence was not nor never viii be mis- |
placed. For no matter what may be |
his position, he will ever be AS he has |
been, the faithful guardian of the
Ca39o Rites, and the higher his po-
sition the more easy and efficient viii! |
be his protection to us. We hear
that he has the name at home of be
ing a 1yrant-let those who enter
tain such a belief ask his men. and
their answer will be, "Of all the
men upon earth, give lis Wm. r.
Shivers for our Captain" But
know the people at home have CON
hdcnre in him, SO no more at this.
Our Company l., still the largest III
the Regiment. We have one hun
dred and eighteen in ranks. One
man, Taylor, by iiatnc, died at the
hospital in Richmond, whore we left
him on our way through. sick. and
unable to stand the march.
l don't think he had any friend il,
IT, however, it would
be of any satisfaction to any one, |
Fan say that he was well n,trS.a while
he was sick. and had decent inter t
nent after death. ,
| nursed him myself one night
md day, before we got to Rich
nond.
We have i deserter in the Regi-
nent-an Orderly Sergeant, of one
# the companies, who VII. | y
suppose, be shot. The BOYS say it is t
,re:ty tight to shoot fellow; tina, {
hey can shoot 4 Yankee with much -,
grace, hut I" shoot :: man they never
Jaw, and while bound, is awful. !
Atlectionately Your Son,
CHARLES. /
+. ST. ana about to forget to tell a
-ou OF our being ordered out at two :,
clock the other night to meet the
nemy. which proved tosbe falSr |,
larm. We received the order Cat II
east Maj. ShivcrS, who lad cow ii
nand of the right wing Of the Regi- +,
ient ut that time separated from the =;
Eft wing did,) to move at half past =
ne' and at ten minutes before two. 81
he Caddo Rifles were in ranks llG II
trong, ready and fully equipped tor Il
he expected battle So you see 9;
here is no humbug about us. We
aen marched about three miles !"
trough the rain aud mud, aud were
laced as the advance guard. where p'
e stood for four hours, it raining all y
lie time. After finding the alarm to =,
e false one, we marched back to
ie camps, where we found the provis- ~
ms all out, and went for Sixteen tt
ours without eating and there was S
Of u murlnur from a single man that bi
heard. CHARLES.
r.