The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-30

Ot their 0eSertS' i
In order to free circulation OIL
Federal Treasury notes, very skill
full war upon the banks has been IN
.usurated to which two have sue
They have been ordered
into LIQUID alton, and their issues for
hidden circulation. Confederate
treasury notes are dull Of sale at tit
ty-6ve cents.
Butler evidently fears an attack
on the city. a passenger ON the
Tennessee informed us
that that vessel had been sent to
Fort Pickens for achievements, but
owing to certain rebel annoyances
in that quarter the demand was not
complied with. Thank God, New
Orleans is spared the browning deg
relation of Billey Wilson's Zouaves.
We learned that the prisoners at
Fort jackson have been removed to
Fort Pickens. and that to the latter
place have been sent those recently
condemned to imprisonment. Among
the latter is James Syme (druggist)
and two Of his clerks. His offense
was that of selling quinine which
was subsequently, found running the
blockade, thoagh his completely was
not proved. His stores and all his
property was confiscated, and he
sent to Fort Pickens for three years.
His clerks were sent over for two
years with ball and chain.
There is and has been much sick.
ness among the Yankee troops and
the mortality is considerable. The
dead are as general rule buried at
night. Yellow fever exists under
| various names, but the knowledge OF
it's existence is concealed for tear OF
panic among the troops.
1t is needless to say the press Is
muzzled. The Delta is the organ
and chanel of all the news published
and the reverse of what it publisher
is generally received as the truth.
| We witnessed marked instance
Of Yankee duplicty and cunning
while in the city. The recent rait
upon the coast, the theft Of horses
g, mules. cattle. etc, has, az Butte
saws. "pasSed into history 49, Th
troop of cavalry, some forty strong
uaraded CaNal street on its return
Each trooper led horse. saddled
with Il carhine slung tron the pom
mel, and industriously circulated tn
=, report that all these had been IN
property of Il guerrilla compan
which they had dispersed by KILN
! and capturing the whole.
Gen. Butler is much inccnSed
the conduc, Of the 9Th Vermont reg
iment, which refused to fight at 81
ton Rouge. The officers gave as
reason, that they enlisted for the re
. toration of the Union. and not for II
abolition of slavery. \ serious di
-, turbance arose between Gen. Phcll
- and tn. 2lst Indiana, on the san
T. grounds. This regiment refused
camp with or near the negroes. n
TO prevent a serious outbreak 1t W
:, removed to Camp Lewis. There a
). i, is estimated 5000 troops in Ne
=, Orleans.
= Roselius, Cuthbert Bullitt, Revt
-, &c dy johnson, and some others ha
" gone to Washington to consult LII
! coin on the course being pursued
w Phelps.
y Access to the city is not hinder
g by the Federals, but since they hs
~ been threatened with an attack
y. = passes beyond the city limits ha
=. been granted, even to those who g,
-, ~ scribe to the oath, except under
= culiar circumstances. We ente,
". and made our exit by an "und
~; ground railroad and if any rea'
-. of this desires to compare slavery
va of the most AFFECT sort with the I
~ appreciated sweets of freedom let h
, spend few days in New Orlea
;u Let him creep stealthily to his
40 home in his native city, like
Oh ~ escaped convict, evading the sus