The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-01-01
Eeneral Intellicnno.

yen, oeoIt has returned home pra,,.
ar.7 " haa long conference with NIs % eayinp
fHnee Albert i dead. The psrtfalIo Poieon.
are not given. Disease gastric - Of his DEATH
Narle prepdratioas coutmea 4 r
ship owners aud agents in this ana English
orders to hurry home all British ~! nave received
me BRUSH parliament has been prora,,5 eaaey
18th OF January. S'"'s0ed until NJ
Tie French Journals say France win
N lhe event Of war between England 5 ~" Neutral
RIeaHoED, Dee. 2I-A portion Of an, anu ~ Amcucl
my suffered defeat yesterday. At o,Iao o.onae ar
morning. ten Stewart, with $50 cayalry IA yesterday
Wis artillery, the lst Kentucky rsoit Tue jef d.
ma, lIth Virginia and 9Th South Car@I;,I oia Alaba
This force beinga portion OF Gen Ion.tut sglnets
LETT Centreve to attempt the capture oF brigade
aging party at DranesvJle, is miles from 1'ueral for.
As they neared tue place the enemy varo 1{g'reye
to be 5000 strong. VIC discovered
/ Gen. Stewart with his 5000 men ettoot.-,
the fight lasted the greater portion of t g4ein, end
the C0nfederates retreated Our lbs, ,1e Jay, When
killed and an equal number wounded va, "as about 90
ed are colonel Taylor, of the Isl KeDt,o, Tie kill
Of the same regiment. The lIth Virg1'isl qua amao,
from LYnchburg, had killed and , W.. sneat
third field officer was killed. and anotba. f55ea-ils
shot Oft -Four Of the jeff Davis artiJorr Daa As arm
at their guns and several wounded Ca e. ,l'e KILLED
to headquarters for renforcements AMI reNatt sent
balance Of Gen Longstreet's brigade con; 5atthe
7 arfg+k,.-
4 RIcHMoND, Dec. 23.-The Lynclbprg Ponnl,u sat
private letter stating that Gen jackson rJ las
brigade, left Winchester on the 18th apd ~ 1Gtii
the Potomac destroyed dam No. s. which foJ ito'Cnlg
apeake and Ohio canal. BY DESTROYING MI 'ue oAes
stone dam water communication is cut ofba sPradd
ngton and the coalregion. Washngtonis Nv asl
| to great straits. 1Vel
dispatch 70 the Pieayune, to-day, from NorforE
dealers in bullion in New York are prenerin, @I'
shipments Of specie to Europe p" MAKE
The amount Of specie in the banks is s35 Olooo,
! The people OF the north are greatly exeifad ~
northern journals adEocate concession To M -'l I'VE
of England in relation to ministers Mason and SI5
and an apology for the insult Lord Lyons isnroa5
the Lincoln government. All confusion F''sAg
LATER.-Great rejoicing at Norfolk over tbo
stood fact that the federal government refuses
der Mason and SlideH The demand Of Seymorr p -.
ish messenger, is decided Il is here .copsi5e5 INV
war between England and the United States il ca.
to occur S"
RICHMOND, Dec. 24.-Gongress has passed ana q,
president approved the following acts: "'
An act authorsing posuaasgers 10 receive trs.y,u.
notes in payment of postage by allowing tile naoo,
deposit five dollar Or larger treasury notes and s,
stamps OF paying postage in advance, in any amorr
An act making appropriations to comply IN mart .t
the treaty stipuations with the Indian tribes
An act authori5ng the president to confer tarro,,,
rank and command On the officers Of the navy joir5
duty with the troops.
An act providing for the appointment Of chapa-.f,
the navy.
An act authorisng additional officers in tbersr,
An act making appropriations for The expenses
the government inlegislatve and judicial Department
for the year ending 18th Feb.
An act supplementary to an act authorsHg tia Ran.
of treasury notes, and providing war tax lor bere
demPtion.
Congress then took a recess until Monday
r.
ed Dranesyilio reached here this evening en- route
for Alabama.
Nothing of interest from the camps Christmas a.
monstrations are being opened. The agent sendseon
pments of the season to all publishers and readers
AUGUSTA, Dee Eft is reported here that tie biD
Gladiator has arrived at Confederate port with anqe
amount Of arms and ammunition
The schooner Prince of Wales was chased bv q ed
eral vessel, when she run ashore and burntuesr
Georgetown.
MOBILE, Dec. 27-The schooner Break 0Dar from
HAVANA ran the blockade this morning, loaded With
coffee birthstone and sundries She was pursued IN
successfully by the blockading feet until the guns Of
fort Morgan opened upon them.
LEAyENwoRTH Dec IA portion Of the town Of
Platte City, Missouri, including the courthouse and
postoffice was DESTROYED bv fire last night Itvaset
on fire about one o'clock by the rebels but the Gle vas
suppressed by the federal troops under Col Morgan
st four O'clock it again successfully fired Tie
county records were saved but the contents Of the
z posofice was destroyed Many arrests were made l
Guiding some Of ST. Gordons guerrilla band and 0ns
! of Prices captains
Advices from Mound City, l4th mention ionyby
a party Of two hadrel rebels near Potos Linn county
gTaE1g hoa--s aillage3 IS. 4an Kidd. Gal
Montgomery had gone il pursuit Of the maraad8rs
II was believed at Mound City that none d Prices
! forces had crossed the Usage.
FRANKFORT Dec. Hive rebel officers and 90.
dlers captured some days ago in Tennessee BY Union
ISIS, from Whitley county KY, passed here o-daya
route for Louisville.
letter from prominent ofieerat Muordsylea u
the divisions Of Gems McCook, Johnson Wood ana
Rosseau rested on the northern bank Of Green yfOa
Sunday.
NASHVILLE, Dee. 21.-ReiiabIe intelligence received
e here reports the Hessians 5000 strong have crossed
r Green River and are marching on Hopkinsvlle Ken
lucky. The Bowling Green correspondent Of the Amer
lean says it reported that thai place will be advanced
y upon from three sides simultaneously by a combined
+ force OF $4,000 Seventeen thousand more federal
troops have crossed Green river An engagement and
/ a bloody one at that is inevitable.
: NASHVILLE, Dec. "A Bowling Green correspond
ent of the Union and American writing on the %, SAYS
that the federal general Buell. with formidable force
estimated at not less than 5000 and by many 40 0o'
O0O has been for several days past moving IN the dTee
p ton Of Bowling Green.
e Unusual preparations are being made to repusc TIE
enemy, showing that a terrible conflict IS impending
force ofnot less than 5000 Of the advance OF busa'
army have crossed Green riyer and are now wt1nA5
miles Of our advance under Indman, at Cove llty.
was reported few days since that the enemy aal ~
treated across Green river and the reports believed"
be partially true.
, Hindman changed bis pickets from the front q !"
enemy, who, imagining that flank movement VA w
ing made, Immediately fled in the creates. a&oasH
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