The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-05-21
General Intelliosno.


here Yesterday three Of tue ene,r,; approved :,
cended York river to West Do,,, i gun ooa, ;,
miles from Richmond One gun bdo, Ns soSs b1y6ys
train which left Westpoin ''' u'ea al heb,,
RICHMOND, May s.-An official let.a,
johnson, dated Barnhamsville, II o,cNal On general
day, states the enemy landing 9rdar 80 80 q NJ Iue
gunboats near West Point No mentia U'tf Of tt,es
the immensely OF the engagement but on i. y made Of
the letter indicates that Gen. johnson gia eoatray
conflict with the enemy. He states thar expects
the enemy at Williamsburg seems i t,.s fepoEe of
their advance N that direction altogether stopped
taken on Monday are principally from m H:oler
division; part from Summers. Nothips !. emsai
extent Of casualties on either side. S7o OF lie
The battle of Williamsburg, on No,4,-
TO have been the hercest Of the war. Will aS' ed
The charge OF Stewards cavalry. unon i ased
reported have been fearful, mogr9,se s-e eaeu!A
slams by scores. The loss Of the eraSr I'm ,ae Hes
wounded is very heavy. Gen Earlv # vi 4!ea and
badly wounded Gen Armstrong, Of South S i
reported killed No official or detailed occa. olls
battle has been received. The cty has Of he
to-day BY unreliable reports of another errbs Sl'sd
at Barnhamsrille, yesterday The Corfa3a.s cattle
said to have been victorious The YANKEES ss'ae az
pulsed with immense slaughter 0e's'e
The steamer Bermuda, which sailed foD, =:
about the lst OF April for Bermuda va, CO. Pol
Sunday last and taken to PHILADELPHIA Hs Sap,a'ea q
sisted of powder and munitions Of war '"' % co..
RICHMOND, May l0.--A telegram 70 govo,,..,
er, this morning, from Stanton, states; Nsea'
Gen. Jackson dispatches thar we gained ,..u
victory. The enemy s in full flight boty rr. D,laai
Our loss 40 killed and 200 wounded MA pllsUea--
is heavy He LETT all his dead and wounded ~ ~
field of battle. VI Toe
OF the 18th Georgia regiment Cant. P,-,. !,
Men, Patterson Lieuts Turpen Codwore anJ Nc
son were killed. Capt Hawson was badly 49, ! 9ol
RICHMOND, May l0.-An official disnotob J4e.5
rinth, May 9th via Mobile the 10th, saws: 14sa -
Gen s. Cooper: We attacked the ene,r
and drove him from his position several milo 'Oeal
G. T. BEAuRrepnp
CoRINTB, May 3.-Ihe enemys main body a"a.i..
of five divisions, resting on Purdy, Mon,oreg 'I ~
burg, Pennington and Babb's road Thu MN I ts3
have not yet advanced.
Many poor families have been driven fror, H..
homes by the proximity Of the nissries of war N''
AT s O'Clock this evening the enemy was in n,....
sion of Pennington. F''s''
Our loss to-day in skirfnishing is reported d, 81
killed and 100 wounded, The enemys loss snrn...5
to be heavy
CoRINTH, May 5-No battle today. Thar, v,..
heavy rain last night and this morning, which rs,,5s
the enemy's operations The weather is NOS, cs-
up. The enemy are moving in large force IN ~.
right Yesterday they tore up the track on tbo NJ
llfrr4
nd will possibly try TO reach the Mobile and 05or
road also. They will be met.
On last Thursday Col Scott, with his Lousis7,,sv
ment of cavalry burnt the Limestone bridge ,,s,
Limestone creek, between Decatur and Hunssfllsssi
about twenty miles from the latter place Ia csaI.
two provision trains of the enemy bsrDt tVartrcss
and.killed and wounded "a federals On Fdj,vss
engaged the enemys cavaey at Elk river and remlsel
them, although he had but half Of bis force t5er
mander having already crossed the river In This Il
fair So of the enemy were killed The C0nfeis,sts
loss was I killed and wounded.
CoRINTH, May 6.-The rain continues to An ts
morning. The enemy have fallen back from Farming.
ton, according to present appearances for ds7ors
A courier from Col. SCOTS cavalry arrived saEqI.
reports that in eyacuating Decatur the enemy bse5
down the pillars and burnt the bridge over The Ten
nessee river.
Scott crossed the river on the 80th ult add nett
day attacked the ederfs at Athens on the Tennessee
and Alabama railroad, captured their camp e1ai5age
q number of wagons aud losing only one mar.
Captain Fenelon, with cannon, proceeded otheHsr
station on Indian creek A train from Nashville
with Gen Mitchell on board, passed up only bait 81
hour before. Hearing down train coming Iqaded8h
supplies, logs we're put on the track, which produced
smash up killing several federal troops and destroy
ing the locomotive. The Confederates on returning
were pursued by the enemys cavalry, who overlook
them On Friday at Elk river, when skirmisb enaed
The enemy lost men Killed and their cooael MOI.
/ tally wounded Our loss was only two killed
! LATER.-There is no change in the respective pod.
/ tons of the two armies here.
The weather hiss again cleared up but the roads a;a
in shocking condition. The grea. battle, however
/ cannot be long deferred.
Colonel-late captain Morgan-has been hsardfr9a,
He fought and captured two hundred and egb:iederd
/ at Pulaski Tennessee He paroled the prisoners sAt
/ destroyed their trains,
CoRINTH May I0.-AH quiet'to,day. lis believed
however that the enemy are slowly advancing By three
routes Tie Confederate loss yesterday Slight and
that Of the federalis considerable though they nao
fast to suffer much Robinsons battery distinguished
itself by great galantry and efficient service,
Prisoners say that force Of a. 080 men vas na@si
behind Seven mile creek and yet HaI!eck declined
Beauregard's offer Of battle The Coltederates GTea
fine spirits, and eager for the conflict.
Gen. Jeff. Thompson, commanding the Coaede9N
gun boat feet attacked tile federal feet above ioI'Ft
low to-day, destroying one Of the enemvs uoafo2a
and badly injuFing two others The U3niedeTs's 9s,
in this dsshiug aud suecossfulaHai was ioaF ho' I'D"
wounded.
OXFORD, (Miss.) May a-There was heavy ssiFHlh
inc Yesterday about five miles north Of Connih lla
enemy are not advancing. Itis supposed that llry%
sign an attack nearBurnsyile, betweenConntt ana I1
Portions of our forces are changing postum p
prepared There isHo other news. n
PFysACoIA Nav IO.-Atl2 O'Clock last nlghtlef
sacola navy yard and forts were set on ire ana 1S
ed. Fort Pitkens, wien the enemy aiSco'e'- 1:
was going on opened furious oomoaFaneAI 3 3.-,
vy,s er nm during the condagration, but Titaol.l1
damage to any body at Pensacola All the Poo.i.s .T,
ertv. excepting the cusomhouSe, IncaPagis O,'
moved, was burnt; olt all Co"leoV'"'' t'I.
been saved ...v,,l,
The railroad track leading ont Of the CIT! "'''"
Montgomery was tore up this morning .,a.
federal vessel with flag Of truce came " w..
city to-day, demanding its surrender may ,Ds.tf
fused to comply with the demand, but s'atel ...'
the military forces had left and he had no Po"5
pose the federals The federal ohceF 4, ;,F,H
would occupy the city tomorrow, but 'D'' Wv
tants need not he alarmed, 49,. ,i-btrlosi
PEysAC COLA. Nav l0-The scenes OF las. us".s rs
the long campaign of PcnsacoIa-ot the bis'o,l s.nt
sufficiently familiar. The order for the aes-E1.l
the Warrington navv-yard, and all pi75v n ~ VIZ
that place and Pensacola that could mol a,
successfully carried into execution anu 'o''-7
cuted at The navv-yard and Pensacola ,, hc Bae.
About IL o'clock the signal beng gym .-So:sr,fd
Gen Thomas Jones, in an instant INC 'y's' ,o5 rs:
at every point, and in a !e" minutes '.- 1r.Raert
guucarrages, etc, in forts b9LF'.y"- G-,"iioosila
the hospitals, together with all the osig aid var
navv-ygrd DroDer in tic villages OF ".oS Tho tara
rineston we're in flames. At the same i.siAl.
was appiied 10 the oil factory and al ,us H. .srres
buildings in the city of Pensacola ai.o y. M and g
at the wharf The scene was Ero0a, " .53 rR8as
lime The whole BAY was rs light as .'u.-" d,r,re,l
murky clouds overhead rejected oacN ".
liqnid sea Of fire. .-sA,trrss n4
The task of dislnantiing the ioF.' ~ sFs1a
the removal Of everything worth ,fl> ,,5 ver7t .h
small bits of copper and lead, III 'a ,- and ls'
of an enemy, was one Of most olNI L- a,cclt9iN
F.s mi sian