The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-24
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\ brush is reported! t" have taken
place at Geneva, The Soutl,erners
have lost Capt. Shreve and two men.
Scott b"asts that the evacuation If
Harper Is Ferry is in perfect Accord
ancc with his plans. and that n" South
ern movements have altered his pro-
gran.,ae in the sligh,es, degree.
The Government have information
that the Snnthcrncrs have set a trap
for them fifteen miles from Aicxan-
dria. int" which they expect I" draw
the fe,l.ralists. The same scouts re-
por. that Indians are lurking in the
nrishborhood "fthe alleged trap p"in,
on the look out. and Fortress Nonroe
will be connected BY = submarine tel.
egraph.
1t is reported. that there has been a
collision at Vienna and tina, the South.
crncrs have possession Of the bridge
there over which tho invaders must
march.
The Nebraska officials including.
J. Sterling Motion. the Secretary:
Addison \. Gil,uore. the Receiver;
WIN. =. West and Is. F. Itankin The.
Marshals are heavy dciault.r<. An
Investigator has been sent.
D"talca;ion> are also developing in
Iowa.
I,itcd cannon hav. been sen, I"
Alexandria.
Gen. Butler i, threatening Grea,
Bethel. Tho AcYua Creek defend
.rs are h-lnS Increased.
The Fortress Monrnc;>ts sleep on
their arms.
St. Louis. June ls.-Ihe Federal
troops hav. fired. aiming a. the win.
do~s IF the Rcr"r,i.r'> Court. killing
four citizens and woundins two. \
soldier in the rankz accidentally fired
II gun. ct which the who'll. company
fired indiscrimina,clv.
Ih" Federal troops in III" interior
number 10000. located as follows ::
300 IT Herman ard Jefferson CITY;
5000 at E"lla; 2.5"n 1t ST. Joseph and
along the Hannibal railroad; 1000 on
Northern Mississippi railroad; 1000
nj Bird Point. in addition 10 25on
ST. Louis. No,l,in. is known of
Jacks"n's movements
Louisville. June 1.-Two thou
sand Mis>"urian> are at Boonvillc.
and 100 Oh the opp"-it. hank. Ar
tilicry ar. place.! commanding tn.
river. Lyons is waiting for intnrlua-
ti"u I" determine whether liz. will al.
vance by river or land,
Wa>hins;"n.- June 18Th. Erl-
rralists are a, Vienna with 800 men.
\ report t" Gen, Scott tha, Ion turn
ing curve within quarter of a mil.
IT Vienna. they were fired upon 10y Il
masked battery. with shell. She, and
grape. killing and woundin. men on
the platforms and cars
The train was stopped on account
of injury to I'll: n.achiuey. We
abandoned til" train and took to the
road; finding the battery supported
by 1900 South Car"liuians. We fell
back throwing out skirlnishers on
both tianks. and then retired with
five killed. five wounded and FIVE
missing. The men abandoned many
havcrsacks and blankets and q few
nuskrts. RDBT. {. CHEECk.
Brig. Gen. LIST Ohio Reg.
Anon. the killed was an editor "t
the Cleveland Herald.
Fortress Monroe. June ls.-Thc
steamer has been fired on by st.au,
tug.
The S"uthrrncrs are rrcptin. \
wa,rr-battvry nt S-w-ll's Point. and
concentrating in force on James river
St. Louis, June lS.-Col B.erst-iu
has been apl"intcd commander of st.
Louis and Cole counties. and has is
sued n proclamation.
Lyons has ais" ISSUED procla,na-
ton.
Jefferson City, June lS.-Lyon'S
expedition on two steamers proceeded
toward Boonville yesterday.
Firing has been heard for several
hours. bnt the telegraph wire is cut.
Washington. June ls.-Scott has
ordered the regulars and several rcei-
mcnts Of Patterson's command tu
Washington.
Pat,-rs"n's force will occupy Har,
per's Ferry.
VI orc troops are concentrating a;
Baltimore.
| Suuthcrncrs are moving to various
points.
Baltimore, Jun. ls.-Rcports from
Fortress Monroe state that British
var vessel is cruising Oft the Clesa.
pcnkc.
! The Harriet Lane is coming in
minus her whecf-house
! Ihcre IL an inmcns. Suuthernforce
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