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

Little Rock to assume command, vice a.
Magruda. :,
breckenridge was on his way to II
Baton Rouge. !,
Fighting is expected to commence v
ut Chattanooga. :. =.
Mobile August "a special dis t.
match to the Mobile Advertiser from a
Knoxville, dated 3lst ult., says Col !
Morean's official report states that
he took 20 towns, captured !, 200
prisoners, and destroyed property to
the amount of S3,O0D.0O0. Among /,
the spoils captured from the enemy
are 20, 900 stand of arms and NUM-
Der of horses and mules.
Col. Geo. Steigler. formerly OF the
British army, distinguished himself
charging in front on all occasions
He was wounded.
A dispatch from Tupelo, dated LIST
inst saws the Cincinnati Commercial
has Washington dispatches OF the |
18th giving official information from
Rappanhanock county, conflrmlhg
7 report of Jacksons being at Louisa
n Court House, near Gordonville, with
e "a 600 men and Ewell at Gordons-
e Vile with 10000. It is their evil
Of dent intention to break the Fcdera1
lines. threaten Washington. ana
% draw of the Federal force from Rlch-
mond.
. Stonewall's full force is estimated
c. at 10000 and is advancing
. Pope occupies Maryland. Coun-
~ ,.r aids are to Be initiated by the
Yankees.
tx The renesades on the Rappahanock
- sl.en in boats to prevent surprise.
lincoln has commissioned jim
q ana Of Kansas, to raise brigade OF
ny negroes. J.,
,Ponc has issued orders refusing. tc
protect private property, NO soldiers
will hereafter be allowed to ga'lrd 1t
. The Governor of Pennsylvania &C
! cents nine months volunteers.
} It is understood that the Conteder
our ates will hang Major General Metal
: a unless Butler is given up.
the Louisville dates of the 26th stat
on that y Yankee Colonel and Lieut.. ha'
ap- been killed by the guerrillas III W eb
ing ster county, Ky. A Yankee exp,
ton dition was sent to defeat the Suerrl
as who were threatening Paris. coun
tch tv seat of Bourbon.
ure The rebel suerillas are organlzln
ate in all Kentucky border counties:
ere St. Louis, July 24th-Hundree
i've Of foreigners, mostly Irish, hay
ded claimed protection of their eonst'
yer, from the Lincoln draft, occaslon1l
ling GREAT excitement An attempt WI
made bv Yankees to mob them. ~
Han provost euard was called upon
'sels suppress the riot.
able Col. Clarkson and seventy privat
have been captured in Missouri.
.oral Gen. Armstrong officially repoo'
ertv another successful skirmisk, q
en- hundred and twenty of his comma
avail under Lieut.. Col Kelly, attack
four companies of Federal caval'
the near Jonesboro, Ala. on the 20
: to and routed them. The enemy lett
dead and five wounded on the he
OPP and sixteen were taken prisoners
:. Our loss was one wounded. i
BOATS enemy is now on the north side OF
aesis Tennessee river, reported retreat1
yes toward Nashville.
were Mobile, July 3O.-A special c
The match to the Advertiser and Regis
enc dated Chattanooga goth, says NJ
oan's whole command has return
inion safely to Tennessee. A part,
gra- rived at Knoxville yesterday II
rein ing taken 1000 prisoners. Gem
- m Humphrey Marshall is marching
~ ~ on Northeastern Kentucky. Bue
mond forces are marching up the 'he
ines ouachic valley towards PikeviIle
rcas The Louisiana Baptist says:
lecid- toroos have
kinks hulhor saye' o"i