The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-05-28

TporBLEs IN MADISON County NORTH CAROLINA
IA,t;Ia News saws since president Davis declared
~ I'll I,w in cast Tennessee the disattected men 81
I.caon have been focking by hundreds INTO the
a mountains il Madison county, and that they now
La-I gop, TX TO ten hundred. They recently made
At-' I'M, Ioval neighboIh0od and murdered one man
-. Ne would not give TIP Lis gun, and robbed the
sfrgr. generally ii whatever tAey could lay their
fr3s mon The News says that the greatest excite
IN. and Indignation prevails throughout tha1 part OF
lie STATE not only Oh account OF outrages already com
sd but in view Of the threats OF these desPeradoes
I. and Law waste the whole country. -Four voun-
~ s7rtraUies from Buucombe started to the locality
- hs disturbance and the militia OF Madison and Bun
-7r5e counties have been ordered out The News
nv stif the rascas be brought to light they will
receive g severe cuasilseiDent
p S-Ihe Ashe7iIe News Of a laterdate says The
INNS under Gen. Marcus Erwin have gone into the
laurel country b0ckaded AL tue mountain passes cap
i some thirty or forty OF the ringleaders Inthe late
rrres together with about hundred guns, and are
in fair way to Conquer peace Capt Paluer5 com
nam from Mitchell lJy the way u splendid body of
mounted men, and one company from Tennessee, are
9are cooperating with the Madison and Buncombe
troops.
Gen Erwin and the forces under bis command deserve
aeat credit for the vgor and promptness displayed in
dipping in the bud Hhut would soon have grown into
asly affair"
FEou FREDERIcKsBuRa.-W learn from Fredericls-
Long that the enemy have made formal demand for
and taken possession Of the rail road depot aud public
a0res which deserted Dy troops without being
i3stOvcd. Five gunboats and twenty-five bargcs have
,5ne up the river and anchored at the wharf The
5arges said to Je common canal boats. 1t j.
thought that the purpose Of the enemy is construct
bridge over which pass bis army across the Kappa
henBock The tugs are low, light draught dirty look
i7z things bearing two three small guns each
they are altogether wooden, good battery Of field
artillery might have sunk the whole concern barges /
oil
The protection Afforded by the enemy to fugitive
srros is said be playing havoc with slave property
IN the neighborhood OF Fredericksburg. The slaves
ar, said to be fockng to the federal army 10y hundreds
A. many as eighty had gone off time from the
liver plantations and is said that there IS scarcely
gvcioder in Fredericksburg who has not lost one or
more Of Lis negroes. Richmond Examiner
GeEEyvLLE.-The GrceaviIIe Observer of the 9Th
inst SAYS Since the yaineus act OF breaking open the
-,asrg store of Mr.. LYMAN by the thieYing old Phil
In another and still deeper scheme Of raSeality has
Zen discovered, which is sufficient to prove that there
areglarly organised band Of negroes in this county
lBucrJ for the purpose Of rapine and plumber. On
s Tuesday night the house Of Mrs. Burnett in this
place was discovered on fire, after much exertion by
our citizens, was extnguished. There was, however
found missing trunk containing some Valuables,
gyli watch and a sum Of money.
HEADQUARTERS LOUISIANA MILITIA,
May -, 1862.
Mr. A. D GRIEF, having been appointed BY the
committee Of public safety Of New Orleans, to pur.
calse and carry provisions the loyal people Of THAT
city, and having been assured that Gen Butler has
fgea a safe guard To those provisions against ally ALT
Ii appropriation bY the federal officers and bis pledge
bat they shall be used only by the citizens of that city,
It is hereby ordered that Dill Grief be permitted 70
proceed with tile provisions I've. stock, etc. to New
0leans
Ts order is intended to apply to an shipments made
81 Mr. Grief long Gen, Butler shall observe his
pledge not to appropriate any potion or suffer any
portion to be appropriated to the use Of the federal
rogps.