The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-08-29

Old Series Vol. Ill
ming, reported that the enemy landed
considerable force of cavalry, light artillery
and infantry at the Bend on Monday, which
started out for Richmond, eight miles dis
tant, destroying everything before them. A
small number Of our troops that were en-.
camped on the road, We're compelled to fall
back, aud the enemy pushed on to Talule
Texas railroad, one mile and half from
Richmond. Here they destroyed the depot
and railroad, and laid waste thing they
could lay their hands on. Every overseer
they could catch was arrested together with
quite q number of our sick soldiers tina:
could not be removed in time. Nothing
had been heard of their having visited
the superstition is, that after making raid
on Tallula Station, they returned to thei1
boats.
| No boats were in sight, above, yesterday
afternoon, but the smoke Of several was Wis.,
| IDLE going up the Yszoo about o'clock
They are no doubt going up to Haynes
Bluff, where we believe, preparations have
gave birth to one monster, end they fear
| ere long others will spring forth. The wa.
| ter is now too low for them to reach the raft
| in their heavy gunboats, and unless they
have large land force, nothing can be &C
| omplished.-Should Curtis command be
| coming down, we may look for an attack by
| land and water. The enemy will no doubt
land a force som ewhere about Capt. John
sons place, on the iazoo, but we hardly
think they will ever be able to reach For:
Hill.
AT present the feet only consists of six
gunboats and five transports, which indi-
| Gates very clearly that Curtis has not arriv-
ed yet. Our people, however, should hold
themselves in readiness for any emergency
No more families should come to town yet.
as there is no telling what day may bring
forth" No matter what force the enemy
may bring against US we have every conf
dence in the ability Of Gems. Van Dorm and
Smith, and the noble souls whom they COM
mand,to drive them fredericksburg Wing.
A VOICE FROM CmcAGo.-The Chicago
| Times OF the 9th inst. leads off with the fol-
lowing note Of despair:
The people are restless, dissatisfied, ea-
gcrv asking for hope and counsel They
are conscious Of bad management in Con-
gress and Cabinet. They know they have
made immense sacrifices, and that success
has not been commensurate with the sacri-
fee. The war ha, assumed unexpected
magnitude and proportions, and there is an
unlocked for unanimity in the South--a de-
termination evinced to do and dare all that
can he done by human courage and peTse-
verance.
The anticipations of the greater part of the
people Of the North upon the breaking out
of the rebellion have been disappointed. We
relied upon tke material interest that would
be etfectcd-Upon the veueration of the
South for the flag and its history-upon the
ties of kindred, and the protection which
the Government had always extended to
every Just and constitutional right, for at
least division OF sentiment in the South
All these have failed and the Southern peo-
pie have fought with a daring and perseve-
rance that in u better cause would have earn
ed them the sympathy of the civilized world
Our superiority in numbers and resources
have as vet enabled us to make but slight
progress.
In the second year Of the war, when the
past discioses too much of reverse, and
heavy load of taxation, looms up in the flu
III e--the people, aroused and anxious, are
inquiriug the wherefore. They find the an
swer in the fact that every theory and pro-
phecy OF abolitionism was false. They feel
the deception and demand q change. The
democratic conventions Of several States
have truthfully declared the causes of fail
ure and pointed oat the remedy.
A long AMI sad experience has enlghten-
ed the people. and they anxiously turn once
more to the old charts for guidance. The
instinct of sclt-preservation leads them . ack
TO the constitution. We are not over conf
Gent, and indulge in no hope that is not war
rented by the signs of the times, when
say that the next Congress will be conserv-
alive.
BLOODY AFFRAY.-We learn that
a bloody and probably fatal occur
renee took place at Dalton, Ga. on
Tuesday night, between Mr.. Benz.
Simcox, an engineer Oh the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, and DR.. Nc
Affee, Surgeon of Col. Glenn's Geor-
gia regiment, in which the former
receiNed no less than ten hoWie-kuifa