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The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-14
THOS. HI. MANNING,
PUBLIsHEI1.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
To CORRESPONDENTS.

We will be pleased to receive con-
tributions from our friends, in and
around Shreveport. An occasional
article from our planters, relative to
the crops, will be very acceptable
In fact, we desire correspondence
fro n every section of the States. -.
Personal articles will not be pub
lislfed, either as communications or
advertisements.
Those friendly to our undertaking,
who may hear of any local, OF other
items, that may prove Of interest t"
our readers, will favor us by handing
in the same ut the Office of the News.
In writing, be brief and concise,
bearing in mind, that lengthy COM
munications are seldom appreciated
hv newspaper readers.
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by which lac was repulsed three times
Finally found that he was rcinforc-
ing heavily, and l ordered Trigs's
regiment to cross over the creek and
.stO make the work short and decisive,
with the bayonet, if necessary" but
before the Virginia Fifty fourth could
climb one side Of the hill, the enemy
had entirely withdrawn from the
scene of action, leaving my force in
full and quiet possession. lie with
drew from sight, and did not then
dispute the ground OH which we had
fought. Not only l, personally, but
every officer and soldier in my com
nand, then understood that the emmy
had been signally Enthusiastically whip
ped, and that the repulsewas final.
1t proved final, for hehas never since
that day sought many manner or
form to rc-engagc.
The enemy had some 400 to 5000
men on the field, and at least 500
cavalry (tor that number was count,
cd.) l had some 1000 men fit toI
duty and present on the field. lie
engaged probably $500 or 5000 of his
men: | about 900 or 1000 Of mine
Louisville Courier, Jan. 81.
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The Proper Course.

1t is evident that we are doomed
to disappointment if we any longer
cherish (wrongfully) hopes OF inter-
vention by England in our difficulties
with the United States. The wise
heads in our Confederacy having ar
rived at this conclusion, propose
the adoption Of measures, which they
should have urged ut the commence
ment of our trouble, for our future,
this is sensible, because we have no
other alternative. They inform us
now, that We are battling for our in
depence! that we must not look for
succor from any foreign power, but
make up our minds to he indcpend-
ent, and fight our way through all
obstacles, single handed! !! This is
indeed il grand discovery, and may
prove beneficial. We opposed look
ing for help from any quarter as our
readers will remember, endeavorinS
to show the propriety Of our striving
to build offences, with a view of be-
ing prepared for amy emergency that
might arise. Had we laid aside the
nonscnsical superstition that England
would interfere in our behalf, we
would have set to work and accom-
plishcd what is requisite for carrying
on warfare.
The necessity Of prompt action is
exhibited to us every day, and should
spur us on to make amends for past
neglccts, with the least possible de-
lay. Our government is doing her
duty, she has made appropriations
for the right purposes; the different
States do what in their judgments is
for the best; let all this be apprcciat-
ed, and not cried down, and ultimate
" we will show the enemy that
"Ctopian schemes ruin the shrewdcst
schcmcrs.'
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The Fight at Fort Henry.

We publish below the particulars
of til. fight named atovc1, as found
in the Memphis Appeal:
From Il passenger who left Dan
Vile at o'clock Thursday night. on
the freight train, and who left Paris
at half past one Yesterday morning
on the down passenger train, We learn
the following particulars regarding
til. capture of Fort Henry:
The firing from the Federal gun
boats on the fort was resumed on
Thursday (thc third day ct the bonn
bardmcnt) ut l2y a. NJ. and lasted
one hour and Il half when the cannon
aiding ceased.
The three Federal gunboats, which
had been lying broadside opposite
the Fort, then headed into land i'll
front Of the Fort. In the me:.n.
while, two mortar boats which were
occupied throwing shells int" tn,
Fort from the head OF the Island
about mile and halt distant, stop
ped firing.
| When the firing ceased. the Fed
cral transports below the Island com
mcnccd raising steam.
\ short time after. our informant
says that a sharp and continuous fir'
was heard from the infantry, whicl
lasted half an hour and stopped. No
thing was positively known as to tin
fate of our forces in the Fort, but i
I was believed up to latest advices tina
they were falling back OH Fort Don
Ielson, twelve miles distant on tn
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As will be seen by reference to the

4 As will be seen by reference to the
advertisement, Mr.. Robert Mayre,
will be pleased to receive old shirts,
rags, etc, for the benefit OF the sol
diers in : tho Confederate hospitals.
These are articles that every family
can well spare, andswc.judgc would
would be glad to get rid Of; and
when they are told that such things
are much needed in the hospitals, we
feel assured that they will respond to
the call, and send all they can to the
care Of the gentleman named above,
who will forward them to the proper
places.
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Battle Of Middle Creek.

We are permitted to make the fol-
Iowin" extracts from Gen. Humphrey
Marsllall's report Of the battle of
Middle Creek:
Nv loss in the action of the 10th
inst is accurately stated at ten killed
and fourteen wounded The loss of
the enemy was severe, estimated 10y
the Off GERS of my command, who had
an opportunity to see their dead, at
over two hundred killed and more
than that wounded. The firing was
kept up, with some intervals, for
about tours, and was occasionally
very sharp and spirited. My troops
behaved very well; had decided adj
vantages in the situation, and main
tanned it throughout the day. The
enemy came into the valley of main
Middle Creek, below the mouth Of
the left fork Of Middle Creek. l
occupied the mouth of the left fork
my artillery the gorge-mv right
wing below and my LETT wing above
the mouth. The enemy dil not
move me from any one position l as
suncd, and at night withdrew from,
tho field, leaving me just where | was
in the morning. After Il. had with
drawn l called my troops down from
the hills and pursued the march which
l was executing when, the enemy
came in sight. He came to attack
and did attack, and his force was ia,
superior to mine. He did not NOV.
me from single position ] chose t.
occupy.
At the close of the day each ma,
Of mine was Just where he had beer
posted in the morning. He came t.
attack, yet so cautiously that III,
left wing never fired shot, and Ia
never came up sufficiently to engag
my center or my left wing. Hi
force was fired upon by the twelve
pound howitzer, and at once cleare,
my front-but concealed by poin
OF the hill, concealed his furthe
efforts to assaults upon my right wing
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Steamship jas. 4. Day.-Tlns
steamer, which left New Orleans on
the 22d ult. for Havana, with Il cargo
Of 596 bales Of cotton, arrived ut the
Passes Oh the 23d, and was informed
by the pilots that it was impossible
to go to sea. After several attempts
she returned to the Quarantine Sta
ton. On Friday night, the 3Oth, ut
II o'clock, the alarm of fire was given
on board; the force pumps were put
to work, but the fire. increased so
rapidly that it was found impossible
to subdue it. Two Of the men
escaped from the hatchway badly
burned, and one Of them Ia tireman,)
las since died. The remainder had
to be taken out by cutting hole in
the after deck.
With one boat Of the steamer and
the assistance Of skiff, all hands
were saved, but with the loss of all
their effects. The boat broke her
chain, and drifted ashore at 2 o'clock
A. NJ. Oh the LIST, and sunk at ! l.. NJ.
entirely out Of sight.
The fire was undoubtedly acct
dental.
We obtain this information from
Cant. Dunn, master of the ill-f;:ted
vessel.-N. o. Picayunc.
4 difficulty occurred recently at
Mesilla between Col. Baylor and the
tdditor of the Times, in which the
latter was seriously if not fatally
wounded. The difficulty grew out
Of severe structures on Baylor's con.
duet, which had appeared in the
Times.-Mckinney Messenger.
The seven thousand bags of sea
island cotton taken to the North from
the coast Of South Carolina and
Georgia, turn out to be sand bags
about as large as coffee sack, and
hold about ten pounds Of unginned
cotton, each.
Since our last the river has faller
fsw inches. From appearances WI
vii! have rain in few days.
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Zen. Hebert has removed his head
quarters from Galveston to Houston.
1t is conf IDENTIFY believed that Gal
weston is now III such n position for
defence, that no force likely to be
brought against it will have any
prospect OF success.
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From IL statement furnished the
Memphis Appeal We learn that the
loss of the l:5tl, Mississippi regiment
at the battle of Fishing Creek was 43
killed, l.J3 wounded, and ~ missing.
Total, 22O. The regiment went into
battle 522 strong. men and officers.
This is sufficient to prove that VIC
have now to encounter in the battle
fields n different race of men from
those in tn. nciyhb"rhool of the
Pot ....- --.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-14

T'lw Provisional Government of
Kentucky has changed the name of
Wolf county. Ky. to Zollicoticr. as Il
tribute to the lancmted patriot who
fell in the battle of Fishing Creek.
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Nothing hcar,!

Fort Holman, on the bank Of the
river opposite to Fort Henry, ON
Wednesday night, the second day of
the attack, the regiments stationed
there being transferred to Fort Henry
Only three companies of cavalry re-
manned. who arrived at Paris. Tenn.
Thursday night under command OF
Capt. Hubbard.
There We're II" .1,n@ mounted ~
Fort Herman, earthvn bacrstwork~
only having been erected.
The enemy had landed II large
cavalry force OH the west bank OF
the river, with n view OF cutting of
all retreat in that direction.
The tclesrapl' operator at DanvilI"
left with his dispatches and i,,strtt-
mentS for Paris when the gunboatS
approached toward the bridgs.
1t is stated that only one @unboa'
had arrived ut the bridge when the
train left.
On Thursday at ! o'clock r. NJ
the Confed crate steamers, Dunbar,
Time, Appleton Belle. Lynn Boyd
and Samuel Orr, arrived at the bridge,
when soon atterward all except the
dunbar left for the upper river. \
sunhoat approached about $ O'Clock
L. NJ. and fired three shots ut her.
when shc "huss"l til. shore" and
followed the other boats. Being ii
very fleet packet. the Dunbar, may
possibly have escaped, although re-
ports prevail that she was sunk by
on. of the enemy shots.
| Our informant asserts that the cars
! left inst as the Federal boats came III
sight. and up t" that time $ o'cl"ck}
the railroad bridge (rrp"rtrd i" our
dispatch yesterday morning as de
stroved) had not been injured. The
guard, he says, were still standing'"n
tile bridge ut the time the train moved
off, and nothing certain WAS then
known regarding the movement ~.
Gen. I'il.hmn's command, or the par
ticulars of the fight, than above
stated.
The retreat ana loss "t our party.
is alluded to thus:
Gen. Til.ham, Major Gilmer, Capt.
Miller, and about eighty officers and
men, surrendered with the Fort
They remained to cover the retreat.
Col. Holman brought over the rest OF
the. command, about 5000, in good
order, to this post, arriving about ii
O'Clock last hi =ht. Their march was
delayed 10y the bad condition oi the
Iroads and high water, as ", IL as the
fact that they were attacked i'll the
rear by the cncmv'S cavalry.
Col. Herman SAYS it was \ matter
physically impossible to save the
batteries. Nothing was saved bu.
the small arms.
II Preparing IL Rc-open Irafc wift
IMc .South.-The London Herald OF
january 9th has the following:
Already houses in London and
Iivcrpool, convinced that the subju-
yution of the Southern States Is I'M
= practicable, arc making their prepara-
4 tions for the establishment of branch
thousrs in New Orleans, Charleston
I and Norfolk the moment trade with
L these places shall be re-opencd.
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"TO Be, or not to Be-"

Our city, despite the hard times,
We are glad to see, is not rctreSradinS.
We notice improvements going Oh In
different parts, the same as ever, and
our citizens appear willing to make
up for all the time they have lost
New buildings and new enterprises
seem to be the animatipy spirit now.
for the people have awakened to a
sense Of their duty. with the fixed
determination of maxim. Shreveport
IL commercial, as well as Il pleasant
place to reside in. \ year hence.
we may expect t" hear the Shrili
whistle of the steam-horsc, as he APP
proaches our city from Texas, and at
the same time we will have in full
operation telegraph from Nicks burs.
in connection with other lines
With such prospects ahead. we
predict for our young city !, r,.puta-
ton second to none, provided the
little energy now exhibited is not
allowed again to dwindle to nothing
ness. Let lis each, friends, one and
all, devote our time, talent and money
to the Improvement of the spot We
have selected to live and work in, it
is our boundcn duty rs good citizens
to do it. The resources of our section
of the State is we'll known to all /;
its advantages being inferior To none /;
ON the contrary, superior to any
Not person doing business here can
sainsay this. We have the material
in our midst with which to build a
respectable city. Yet the common
error, fear, act as drawback. With.
out confidence, norhinS can be accom-.
rlishcd anywhere, and therefore We
ask, how is it that our lnonevcd men
can look Will, Indifference upon every
effort topromote the growth of our cit y
Come, gentlemen, your interest is ii
stake, make up your minds to have
implicit confidence in the future o
Shreveport, as being bright; throw
aside your prcjudices or fears, an,
mark us, YOU will not regret it, TO
YOU will be benefited ten-fold, an,
have the satisfaction, in future Years
: of pointing t" the prosperous city a
) Shreveport, with pride, as nohl
work in which you assisted in build
ing. Come friends, "To be, or no
\ to be",-that is the question.
The smallpox is prevailing i
Arazona amongst Baylor's command
A number have died of it.
Gen. Hebert has removed his head
ouarft.rs from Galveston to Houston
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1862.
Single Copies, 10 Cents
See Every Page.

Persons indebted to this Office will
much oblise us by settling up imne-
,;iately it possible. Flour, pork and
beef, will be as acceptable as money.
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We had the plca,ur" on Tuesday,
of taking by the hand our friend
Capt.. W. TT. Duke, who is cndcavor-
ing to get recruits, as will he seen by
the motto. elsewhere. The Captain
is on his way tc Texas. and will leave
here about the FIRST Of March, for the
seat of war Persons DESTROYS of en-
listing can meet him i'll this city on
his return, and if they desire full
particulars in tlrmcan,imr, we would
direct them TO our trllow-citizcn, \.
}. Stacey, Esq, OF the firm of Stacey
& Wells on the lever.
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A company Of colorcd men of our

A company Of colorcd men Of our
city, gave an interesting performance
last night, at the tl,eater, for the bcnc-
tit Of the soldiers. This is the first
genuine Ethiopian company We ever
saw on the stage, and give them
credit for their. laudab!c efforts at
raising funds for our cause. We
failed to learn the proceeds Of the
evening.
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The smallpox is prevailing in
Arazona amongst Baylor's command
A number have died of it.
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lDostlnsaxt e1.s cam act n> n gent =. n
retain 30 cents from the. amount
forwarded, for every yearly sub
-criber.
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Onr Accents:

Our. Agents:
Mr.. n. SEIlGMAN,. - Shreveport.
Mr.. j III. LOTION. Bellevue.
Mr.. II. G.. CLARKE, .Nicksbursg.
Mr.. -. u. O'BRIEN, New Orleans.
Mr.. JOIN w. TABER, .Natchitoches.
DIR. w. S. DONALDSON. Mansfield.
q q q q q
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Since our last the river has fallen
fsw inches. From appearances We
will have rain in a few days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-28


c.. brings intelli gence confirming the Confv;}o,
SIC account Of the battle OF James Isan| .,
the 10th Inst. lhe IcfieraI troops colamepco]
the attack at an early hoHr III tie morn;ra
and after iour hours bard fighting were ra-
pulsed, with a loss Of 81: hundred ard Sivtr-
eight killed, wounded! and missing. Isnorbar
account makes the loss n:fery-f;,ur less The
C0Dfe,lorltGs, i. will BE- remembered claimed
thar their casualties amounted 10 on!!v forty
killed, and about one hundred wounded, tits
stated that zen. Hulstcr left James Island on
the 18th inst. leaving Gen. Bcrl,ana u com.
nlaDd. with orders not to make an advance On
Charleston until he was reinforced. Or received
f11rti,ey orders. The advance was made. how-
ever. resulting most disaStronsy, Il IS said
General DenIa1n has haen placed under arrey1.
and ory}ert.d to re1,ort vt Va, hington. The
Federal troops were, at last accounts, engaged
in THROWING % entertainments, and awaiting
rentorcemenrs, The Contaderates were re-.
,,eiv,pc constant accessions 70 their numhor,
and were engaged in extensive preparations for
the defence Of Charleston.
Unofficial ai2yices from the Shenandoah Val
lev. received in Washington, indicate that the
Contaderates under Gen. Jackson have not al
yanced M the valley from the poiIst where
they were last seen BY the Federal troops Ii
is reported that they are repairing damages
and Dreparinc to gather the coming harvest Of
the valley tits not true. q, reported. that rhc
ronfadar,tas occn,v ,bz, ro,nt,v between ~.
OO''l >1>N>>- &c, oo>l,i,s >,'0 N
nassas AMI ouasburg.
, .., -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-28

hared up 81 the recent arrangement ID relation
70 Gen. Pore, and at his own request, has
1a,an relieved 81 the command Of the first army
corps Of the Army Of Virginia." dispatch
from Washington states that Cfeus. Mcdowell
and Banks are also t}iscati fed with the ar
rangemcnt.- Rufus King has been as
signed to the command Of the first corps in the
army Of Virginia. vice Sen. FroI1o2r.-.A
meeting was called, to-day, in Washington, of
all conservative members q Congress- who are
IN favor Of prosecuting the war for the Union
and maintaining the constitution, and W!W are
opposed to the schemes Ct the abolltiorlsra, >
The question Of English and French media
zion III American affairs, appears BY the papers
and letters received by the last arrival, to be
revived, and to be more discussed than ever
The Democratic convention Of Maine has pass
e. resolutions sustaining the administration III
The vigorous prosecution Of the war ior the
support Of The constitution ana enforcement
ii the laws. but against making the war a cru
SADIE for emancipation 1t is said that the i.
S. government has ordered al examination Of
Point Lookout, with a view to using the place
for hospital purposes The crops in Maryland
are said TO be generally very promising An
order for the arrest Of DR.. Stewart, residing
near ANNAPOLIS. has been issued but he has
not vet been taken item. Mcclellan S army.
tits stated in the Northern papers, has already
been considerably reinforced, and it IS to be
further strengthened. --Gen JEFF. Daviss en-
tire crop Of cotton has been destroyed by his
own orders. 1t is stated that Gen. Butler at
New Orleans, has requested Com. Farragut
not 70 leave the city with his feet.-Cteneral
Rosecrans, it is stated, will take command Of
Gen Pope's former army orps.-lhe Nation
81 Intelligencer approves and endorses Senator
Colamer' views against the contiscatlon bills
proposed. The army correspondent Of the \.
Y. Post says that Gen. Mcclellan can occupy
Richmond whenever he chooses, buthe prefers
to let all the Confederates possible assemble
rhere before he takes it; the same writer says
that there is ''much sickness in the army from
the extremes Of cold and heat and the damp
ness of the atmosphere. "-"Miss Lofty
Hough, who is married, and has lately been
performing on the stage III Boston, becoming
tired of supporting husband, recently took
passage for Liverpool, when the husband inter-
Tered, and declared her non compos; the ma
gistrates decided that she was perfectly sane,
and that he had no right to detain her.-It was
thought that the Senate, to-day, would vote
.~x,o~ tho oonGooo+;on hill The hill fnr tha
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-28

| stonewali jackson, 1t IS saio' si"0'"S0os -
the same class at West Point With (1"n VIC
(nan.n bn < . strict member Of the prcsby
.Lu,l Tr,or, !, ,rr.,+ excitement in
'c'1':1 ''ao'e I x,r1,.,,:>,. .,,,c4
the wool 1i'a'kef III anu '''''' y ''oe''.',S'' -
prices are going ,lp.-A sister was Accidentally
killed ~ her brother in West Gaines, :. Y,
DAY or Two ago "n''s' 80 "', ~
S''"'<' '''''''SiS '0"'''V.',,e" poul,1o+o,,
prominent c'1'lel'' u '' ~ '' - 49,.
Nehne"> a'',' ~ e. " 49,
1orHI'} away i'''s ,A,' ao,,
CENT lI!'orSi'n VI '1'(>>''''
. III want " 10''>''' -
a'd more lels III ,l7
l1l8!ti'o' liz o'9'ieSS u. '''0 w. ~.
OF Ireland continues 70 pe ''.S $780, e.-%
fresldent h"I1l'n arrived at '''o ''''''~' 80
land ne: OH 'tle -iS' l''>'' @ ''' ~ y,
mann 1''F'fe ~ t''G ''1'.''' ) .->,,
rIuSe mas Deea ll''lo'0" 40 ''0'>''' ~ Wv
jury OF faEe'to county, 'HSA''SN ,'7 ~ 'AS'
voted by the otatc 81 hn)s7 As$;"' ~ = ''
Burnside, was 1ofhi>o'} presented - '''.l a.
>eHD'r1l, -: 'i''' "a 0''''' ~,
te;;; n hlc!lnom 70 Try toIl iI!''S!,
j;s+rE !, Iennassen il Ihe nace Of
.Ju1ge Humphrcys. -;51en. Pope is said to be
one Of the most active and efficient officers in
the T. > al'nl y a negro man, WAS
n,'12 III -'I ,In,,' o.N' 50, ~ st
-~---zu--------
In the I. S. Senate, yesterday: blII was re-
ported appropliating tive hundred thousand
dollars TO establish a national 1oundory Oil the
Ohio river, between the junction OF the Big
Sandy and SciOta rivers. A bill was passed to