The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-05-21

W. much gratfed the day after Issuing out last
Item to learn that instead of our New Mexico army
having been cut to pieces and what left captured
information had reached Austin that the 9th OF
March our dirty shirt Bill Scurry, with 100 men,
engaged the enemy 23O0 strong, near Santa F6 routing
them with great slaughter Our loss is reported 81
killed and wounded that of the enemy 600 to 7O Also
that the report of there entirely
founded Thus the evil report had reached other places
than Walker. Capt. Racquet OF Aacogdoches and Capt.
Shropshire Of Lagrange are among the killed. We
hope to hear OF the particulars before closing up
our weeks record of events
Col. Wharton Of the Texas rangers, who happened to
De in New Orleans at the time of the gunboat visit
wounded nevertheless rendered his services and those
Of the Texans in the city Gen. Lowell and the com
mander Of the taback brgades expressed his regret
that circumstances putt out of his power avail him
self Of the kind offer.
Leon county is not improving by the war if the Cen
treyille Times may be taken as criterion In late
number, We find that man named Culberson shot and
killed his son, because while the father quar-
reing with his wife the came in and intcrceded for
her We don't know the ages of either but would con-
clude from the simple statement Of the fact that
both might have been adVanageousiy employed in the
ranks of the armies of their country and thus this cruel
tragedy had been avoided Another case recorded in
the same paper if possible still lamentable aud
heartrcndng. young lady of 9 summers was chas-
tised by her father John Fipro honest, wemean-
ing, hardworkng man, according to the Times where
Il i
ct was that she died from hanging having disoca-
ted her neck What terrible examples of the iguided
effects of passion to be found in these sad cases
son murdered by his father under its influence and
young lady numbering herself for bcterreason. The
survivors are infinitely the Sufferers and God
grant that the lesson of the double tragedy be not
thrown away either the present or future generations
| Gen. Lowell publishes a defence of himself in the
| n. 0. Delta To hear him, would suppose he had
done thing avert the terrible calamity which ha
beallen New Orleans and the south. Let court-nar-
ta decide on the facts Meantime we give the nformQ-
ton OF the final fall Of the city and direct attention to
the of the horrible confusion that prevailed
among the boats at and the forts! The mutny at
jackson elicit nothing bat and contempt The
cooperation of the boats with the batteries seems not
to have been though of by whateyernava officers were
there As piece of information guide the public
in its Judgment we should like to know if at the battle
of Chalmette, Gen. jackson the ground, or in
the city of New Orleans?
/ We give as much of the melancholy details Of the
final occupation of New Orleans and the surrender Of
! the forts, as was received yesterday.
Gen. Duncan was confident to the last of holding both
forts but the troops at Jackson hearing the capture
/ the city, mutnied and commenced spiking the guns
demanding q surTeHdet. Gen. Duncan was thus com.
PEELED to surrender both forts. Better have blown
jackson up when the general discovered it, and thus
let the brave and the traitors perish together Both com
mands were paroed and liberated and the flag of Abra-
| ham hoated over the forts.
The Delta attributes the surrender of the forts to the
/ dcrection of duty the part of the commanders oil
the gunboats and their failure watch the chains and
other distractions in the river The commander OF the
Louisiana failed place her in position and hence heI
powerful battery was useless The commanders of the
gunboats neglected keep the river lighted and there
appeared to be generally lack of discipline in the
whole squadron. Red tape in the squadron and ditto
in the city; miracle alone could have produced any
/ other result. Huntsville (Texas) ITEM 3Iay 9th.