The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-12-11
General TntallinnnA.

days sum up $4,000 bales includn, ~ cotton for tvo
PofterS ana spectators; the market oles 70 en-
= an advance Of Id. to Ill., and Viii Using 5uoyan
dency Of prices. "a Upward tn,
- t ~ aayLces ron Manchester show fgvo,.,,
ket for cotton goods, but closing onio 'a'oIable mar
Nov. l4.-Cotton firm with an 4 pnsaa.,
Sales of two days 22oJO bales, ipcn5is tendency
on speculation and for export; prices V0O0bae,
New YORK, Nov 25-T6ie scb"as3 ged.
VIII Immediately commence tallDp 81 Z; oheddeu
provisions for Hatteras inlet The me-; ul eargoos
from the government, but furnished n. 'S,os are no
tons. '! private don,
Two hundred federal troops landed g..
transports have passed Savannah bogr s'eaneFs and
NEW YORK, Dec John Jacob Oh south,
the staff of Gen. Mcclellan with the , ra has Joined
ant-colonel i9HN o. leu!e,
Some twelve schooners at this port
government, and already fitted far os g"Hea by tie
ments, are additionally strenotbaroa mary anna
some of them one, and some Of then, ~ as 70 carry
mortars, some weighing nearly 2o009 nor S9 gigantic
These vessels are nearly ready for service "us EACH
RICHMOND, Dec S-The Examiner oftbi, ....
states that Col Henry Heath, of pironf, 'iS lorHg
pointed maj or general in the deparne 'as oeea a.
The announcement in the Examiner craa.g " Missouri
able surprise, and many express the onino consider
gress will not confirm the nomination baoo at con
be regarded as practically supersedinq Cen would
such nomination, however has as vet been nee No
congress. PFeseltedb
There are no prospects of an engagement
IN Virginia The mountains are covered fT! poHl
and the roads almost impossible in every SNOW
They will probably continue so all wnto. ""ecuoD-
Nothing has been make public in eongro.,.
RICHMOND, Dec. 4.-Intelligence has hos "uay
here that the steamer Nashville had arrived 80 received
ton, and that the Confederate flag was Aoa,in
ish waters Also that the Nashville was IL Bit
burned by large yankee ship on her nassau 'Rl
! RICHMOND Dec. 1.-The bridges over e.
the east Tennessee railroad, has been rebuilt
trains are passing over it, The BRIDES a a-u w
points are being rapidly completed There i b r,Us'
! little detention to passengers and mails. WY
/ The Norfolk Day Beck of this morning irtir.,...,
probability of Gen Scott soon being in The son
| the mode of Mason and Slidell u%
The New York Herald of the 9th nit roo,-.,
Norfolk says secretary Camerons report Is comnl.
1t gives detailed account Of the troops nor Is y
service and SAYS the United States has 500 0oo f
troops in the field spleAddly appointed and N -Sal
condition. lie says the people are enthusiastic fos
war He proposes employing slaves for buiIlinr s@
fcatieps, bridges bastions, &c, and saws bS ,'..
should be returned to their rebel masters
Authentic information has been received tWl
ingtou of the capture of Canadian vessel BY aJar
cutter The former was loaded with arms cobss
&c, fora southern port. b
Senators Powell, of Kentucky, and Green NJ NJ
souri,, has arrived in Washington. Congressnn rs'
orally had arrived.
! Caleb Cushing has not been appointed brigsis,
general, but his friends are pressing his claims
The documents seized at fortress Monroe in rov,
sion Of Bryan o Hara were very heavy, and sead ,i
stamped by Robert Bunch, British consul at Cbars,.
ton, South Carolina
The correspondent of the Tribune relieves lord II.
Ill
ments and says he has abstained from all srmps.byF
either section, exciting trouble.
RICHMOND, Dec. 5.-The correspondent tbeEev
Orleans Picaypue and Delta and Charleston Courier
arrye ed this afternoon, and reports no immedhteDr,
peet Of an engagement at Manassas
In the Confederate congress to-day Howell Cab
was returned to the chair as president Wm n. Cook
and Thos. w. Freeman, members from Missouri, and
\. B. Bradford, in place judge Clay, of Alabama, oak
their seats.
The. Examiner of this II
a reliable source has been IHeH @
stating that the fotia ret concentrated ..t
Point Comfort has passed ia f5gaac
to attack Transport and C=aagsa
RICHMOND, Dec Fig Keen federal 3...s. Fl g..
most part Dutch, arrived i 5yag.aa
Three fine locomotives, Co.'s 81 ns.s .ri ..
railroad, have been added ae a81fF5 rgFal56
Virginia Central railroad
In the Virginia ConRenual #g#5El 4a. on l.#
giving the governor powe. ~ seize Gle @tl 1as
hands was laid on the tabl b ra.egf L48sa
MANASSAS Dec. 6.--Thc 1r #s8 t.. 1lli.
been completed, and every .asg nos raa7.t
Of the SICK an -.#Et.# lH.l
termaster's and commissar =#ss a-a asE. 57
and articles forwarded from sg.. sill .es0..
guarded and protected
Dec. All is quiet herr eg-re-ls.
large body of federals cross laazgtl-ao
Washington, on Wednes(a #9a-.
fent, while more active Ha-s4alz a. s-.-
in the vicinity of Eastport
A gentleman just from .aEai-5 lays a.r
no indications of an inn --u.
mates the federal force in aa5a i. #sga0.
Our generals expect an aa .a
campaign closes. There i
Mcclellan to advance, and saa1saEa 4g-1
thus enabling teams and Fl, sE move
SAVANNAH, Dec. 4.-ThC SIS Of IDS r..E
the federas have entirely ev las# EF5 island U
Read visited theisland vest .--ss aa5 r9sa.
marks.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 5.-Tl
ing says party Of COME visited lTa
! on Wednesday night and .ls-
federal vessels commence .aa
Confederates retreated Il u a %
vessels were in the roads a.-Ea
emily whalers.
AUGUSTA Dec. I'll ra1
bly, convened to-day. R. --s Is s.,a.t'
ted moderator, by acclu-staa.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 1T 'arE Efs a5 y..--.
) terday elected Robert " .aE5. ace 's .
Confederate senators.
E RoLLA, (Missouri( Nov ..a--aa t.-'...
party which left yester- na-# .'..
- miles west Of the Gas nN5e . ts-
night and report that Il t-oH e.
5 were atLebanon destroy ..
. McCulloch and his arr F.s 4.
H..
/ on Sunday, and were prt 'aFea % s. e.#
5 tie very soon. r-...-.s
4 Gen Price in bis march taIoe e,,..r,
= waste To the whole country to annoy the leut'a'
4 NASHVILLE, Dee 8-Gentlenen Just "tl,' ;,lt
q the army In western Virginia say the NJ trsa
region is virtually ended for the winter luz An
the country. want of forage and subsistence, sn-
condition of the roads make all aggressive c
/. impracticable by either party FLOYD nas gvs' oh
peed to fall back to point within thirty "u' G Eo
r Virginia and Tennessee railroad Lor"s
P, his position near Cheat mountain .,r. accord
o A special dispatch from Washington a t5eni
It ing to trustworthy private letters ron r.r bare
republicans Of Austria, Poland, Ita! anu in a0i
Il made the NEST ample preparations y .' tbs saaa
y the interference of England ana Flale'
e Of this country. inf far f.
" attack from the rear. The Confederate ~ ~
n believed to be removing its arcbleye5. as{0m
y estimates for the ensuing year VIII iall s'0''' f
2 below last year. f.or, Rrss.iC2
70 Lontncv saws a railroad bridge near .Da' ,tiInT5
n burned last NIGHT bv the LincoInes LUZ .S a.5e
d guarded by eighteen men. one OF S'I about City,
J. who reports that they were al'cAeG Id tLgt baaE
the enemy, who fired upon the guar tbe balance
s. two of them fall as he LETT. II Is Pr abou, 81!
were taken prisoners Inc orlu5e
Ia, and