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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-10-04
WAR IN THE WEsr.-The most lmportan

WAR IN THE WEST. most important
war intelligence is from the Southwest indioa
ting the near approach Of q battle In Kentucky.
An affair is reported at Floyd Fork, on We'd
nesday night, in which two thousand Conted-
crates were repulsed. Heavy firing was heard
on the same day on the Barlstown road, where
another fight took place with like result
More skirmishing occurred before Bardstovn
on Thursday. in which the Federal loss was
tventy-three killed and wounded. The latest
dispatches state that the bulk Of the Feieral
army was On Thursday drawn up in line OF bat
lie on the road to BardstoWn, twenty one miles
from Louisville, and heavy skirmlh sing was
going on in front. It was rumored that one
oe the divisions hai an engagement, but 1t IS
not confirmed The Confe1erates have eyacu-
ated Shelbyville and General Morgan, with
his whole force, has reached The Ohio river.
opposite Portsmouth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-10-04

Blackwood' 8 Magazine (Septemher number)
contains an account Of the life of Gen. Jeffer
son Davis, highly eulogistic; ana, ALSO a re-
view Of Trollope' travels in America, in which
it takes sides warmly with the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-10-04

VttG LIE WV / II d. ooOCt A'Iy3 Foo A~@-2'
Rumor states that important military events
may low be certainly looked fer in q few days.
And yet ''rumor'' may be mistaken III this in
stance, as it has been in 50 many other cases
during the var.
Tie Episcopal Convention IN New York, has
laid On the table proposition to correct an er-
ror il the Prayer Book, in numbering one 81
the psalms appointed to be read ON Good Fri
day
The Treasury Department has published the
ot6 ial statement Ct the Eecei pts and expendl-
lures Of the United States for the quarter end
ing June 81, 1862, exclusive Of trust funds. -
The expenditures amount to $l94 ,O33,777 Il,
or at the rate, ia round mum bers, Of $500, 000,-
OBJ per aunun2. The receipts for the quarter
were 1888, l40, 22T "a.
IN New York, tbs 9Th day. Of NoVeu per Is
esss>lntexI as l. day Of Thanksgiving
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-12-06

~TuRKEY TrRKsY !"-At Antetam, black
smiths tools, hammers chisels &C., were fired at
our troops from rebel cannon. Some Of these
missiles made apeculiar noise, resembling which
way which way by which out men came to dis
tinguish them from regu ar shot and sh II, and as
,hsv ard them appr aching thev would cry,
9 Turkey! turkey coriingl" and fall Hat to AVOID
them One of our arti lerists, German. when he
saw the tools falling around him, excla. med: 'My
got, we shall have he blacksmith shop come
next!
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-12-06
Published every Saturday Morning by
JOS. Il. SEARS, Proprietor.
PRICE FIVE CENTS PER Cory.
Terms: inuariabiy cash.
OFFICE: Post Office Building, Union Square.
CUR THANKSGIVING.


HOW THE DAY WAS OBSERVED IN THE CAMPS ND
on THE EPLANrATIoNs-AF SrIvAL AT PoRr PULAs-
Ki-rHEAiRICALs AT BAY PoINr-sERvICEs AT
BEAUPoRr, &c.
Lat Thursday, appoint d by GenI. Saxto1 as
day of Thanksgiving, was generally observed
throughout the Department. Divine services
were held in he churches at Eeauf0r>, and upon
the plantations the negroes alb tanned from all
work and offered up thanksgiving to God for
his manifold mercies In the camps all drills
were. dispensed with, and after morning services
the day was ma q one. of feasting and hilarity ::
quantities Of fpoultry were purchased from the ne
groes for the occasion and the savory incense Of
roast chicken arose from many q camp fire aad in
some instances plum pnidings were attempted
which approache as near the original homemade
article as the means at command would admit of
master of laborers on plantations took occasion
to visit the several plant tons on st Helena
Island 90 see that the day was properly observed
there and also toconverse with the negroes and re-
mind them of their exceeding cause of graf tudt
and thankfuln .ss to God, for delivering them from
bondage. At LAY Point part of he Sd Rhodt
Is and regiment, stationed there gave dramatic
entertainment in the evening, which was We'll at
tended. The programme consisted of three pi :ces
which were Well perforrned b. the company.
The grand attraction of the day, howe er, ii
splendid tete given BY the officers Of the 18th New
York Volunteers and %. Il, 81 Rhod. Island Re-
giment at Fort fulask. The following pro-
grl nme which accompanied each invitation PROM
issd rich traa and attract ii large concours: OF
visitors:
PROG RAMME.
Divine Service at O'Clock, 4. NJ The Enter
tain .nent to commence with
IARiET PRACTICE
Three competitors from each Company. Distance 2OG
yards Best string three vacn First Prize-oid
Medal valued Sa5 Second Prize Silver MEDAL valued
OF Sl5. Third Prize-Brorze MedS', vaided at $i0.
Il. R0hING MATCH.
Distance one mic around stake boa and return First
Prize-Parse of $40 Second Prxe-Purse OF IS. TIicG
Prize-Purse OF 81 So
III. FOOT RACE.
Three times round Terepen and over l2 hurdles three
feet hugh First Prize-PuTse of So Second PrzePurse
Of IS. Third PI.ze-Purse of - 80
". HURDLE SACK RACE
100 yards aad return over hurdles so Paris apart
and Is inches high First Prizs-purs Of Slg Second
Prize-Pur 9 OF s5 90.
v. WHEELBARROW RACE.
Competitors blnlfolied. trunIng wheelharrow once
across Terreplein Fsfss Pr.zs-Purse OF slu Second
Prize--Purse of So.
vi. MEAL FEAT.
Exclusively for Contra6ands hands tied behind the
back and to seize with the teeth s. Gold Piece dropped
each to accomplish the feat Prizs-s5.
VII CREASED POLE.
Poa to be Fifteen fsas high. Prize-slO 90
WI GREA E. PIG.
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-12-06

Carlyle lat iy made the following charactsris.
tic utterance in reference to the American war:
I" It's the dirtiest chimney that's been aare this
cen ury, and the best way is to let t burn it.elf
OUT.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17
T f L E 6 r A P HIC.
From the Mississippian Extra
StOneWall ON for BaIti.
more.

! Augusta, Juno 6.-Yhe Richmond
Examiner o; the 9Th says thar q gen
tleman from Staunton says that dis.
patch has been received from Quart
er Master Harmon, at Frederick
Maryland, which says that S.onewall
jackson reached that place after
burning all the bridges from HarperS
Ferry to Capon above Hancock, cap
turing the entire passenger train.
The Railroad track was torn up.
and no trains We're running on the
Baltimore & Ohio f. Il. higher than
Relay House.
GOO sacks af salt were captured be-
tween Mar,in-burs and Washington.
Gen. Jackson ordered 1000 war-
ons to take away the captured stores.
The aggregate Of stores captured at
Winchester and other places is val
ued at S2,OO0.OOO.
The Charleston Courier Of this
morning, says tina, information has
been received at Columbia, s. c.. that
Jackson was within so miles of Bal
timure.
Richmond. June 6.-There ia a
great treshet in James river. The
water is within fourteen inches of
the great food Of lS47. The water
is several inches deep at the inter
section Of Gary and 18th streets, and
still rising with more rain threaten
ing.
All quiet along the lines this NOR
ming.
Clinton. La. June 81 went
within FIVE miles of Baton Kougc
yesterday.
The Fed.rals have Gully picke,s
about hall way out Of the corpora
ton. Our little company o: a:gilty
man run two Thousand: Of the FEEDER
ais to tho forAs Of the road, in the
edge Of Baton Rouge.
A negro told the Fedcrals that
guerrillas were coming, and they
hustled out to the edge of the cor
poration. in great hurry. They
are clearing Of the American grave
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17
the Yaxoo river.

Che Yazoo river.
We also learn that q disuatch was
received here this morning. by way
of jackson that Gen. Johnston had
got in the rear Of Mel lellan with a
portion ofhis army, and was driving
him into Richmond Tins getting him
between two fires, and was cutting
his army up.-Ed. Whig.]
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17
SHREVEPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE II, 1862

2
receive them, and fight began i'm.
mediately in front Of the city.
Thousands of spectators, including
men. women, and children, lined the
shore. and witnessed the heroic strug-
! gle Of our gallant men against over
whelming odds.
The fight was stubbornly contested
and lasted two hours, and was fire.
quent!y hand to hand. II ended in
the complete destruction Of our boats.
The Price, Lowell. and Little Rebel
were sunk. The Van Dorm was dis
abled. fred and blown up, the crew
escaping to the woods. The Beaure-
gard was struck by one Of the enc
my's rams, when she run ashore op-
posite the city, sunk on the bar, and
surrendered. The Mexico and Bragg
We're captured.
The loss Of life on the Confederate
side was very small, considering the
length and desperation of the conflict.
The enemy claim to have taken
100 prisoners. Capt. Montgomery
escaped to the Arkansas Shore
Cabell, pilo: Of the Lowell, was killed
by the enemy's sharpshooters, and
his bod went down with the boat.
The captain. officers and crew escap-
ed by swimming to shore. The loss
Of the enemy il fully equal to ours.
Capts. Montgomery and Deluny
passed down the road this evening.
The Lincolnites occupied the city
yesterday. Fitch, Colonel Of an In
diana regiment, is in command Of the
post. Three regiments Of infantry
have arrived, and large cavalry
force is rnomentarily expected.
Northern dates OF th.. 4th have
been received here. The Yankees
claim a victory IL the figh. at Chick
ahominy, as usual
On Sunday they say they retook
the ground, the Cou,edera:es drove
them from on Saturday, and are now
within four miles of R;c!.mond.-l
Their loss Oh both days is set down
at 5000, kii!ed, W ounded and missing.
They say the rebels left 1900 dead on
the field
The Norti.a:H: press ir,:!'slges in
severe STRUCTURES ui,on Halleck in al |,
lowing Beauresard 20 escape from
Cor!nth.
IIalleck trIegraphs to the War
tina, the evacuation com
'nenced OH Wednesday night and !
was completed Thursday night in
great haste aud confusion. Immense ,
amount of property destroyed and !
Abandoned kie is manifestly en-
1eavorinG to palliate public sentiment
which is settling too strong ~ against
aim. !
Fremont crossed the Shenandoah
mountains with Il large force, with
he view OF interceptiny the retreat OF
Stonewall Jackson, who slipped
safely between Fremont and Nc
Dowel!, Withdrawing from the valley
and carrying off large quantities of
AIMS and ammunition stores, captur
ID from Banks.
Siyel was appointed commander Of
he post 1T Harper's Ferry inplace Of
Sa!c:un
Goa. Wool has been ordered to :
Baltimore to take command Of the
Middle Department.
Lincoln has called for $4,000 three
Month troops. The Governor Of hio
md Illinois have issued proclama-
ions accordingly.
\ dispatch is published: IN the
papers to rhe effect that
'ii,chell had defeated Price and Van J:
)orn capturing 5000 prisoners.
EN-Eovrrner MIDI :. Brown, OF
Tenn. addressed 4 large public meet
ng at Columbia. Gov. Brown has
armed Il complete sotnersaulr and
lighted in Andy Johnsons bosom.
tie says the rebellion is played out
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17
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W .-fIL y. NJ. NO. 10, UIEttS
every Friday =: u L. II.
JOHN w. JONES, w. NJ.
J Il. Erownlce, Sec'v.
Sh-ezepa-: Chcpter of Il. A. NJ. No. 10,
meets Oh the 2nd and Attn Monday Of each
month, at T.! 2. NJ. J. G.. NCWMLIANlS,
7 G. Waller, Recorder. II. z.
Shreveport Canned, Il. and s. NJ. No. 5,
meets on tho lst and Sd Saturday o: each
month. at * p. NJ EMMETT D. CRAIG.
Henry Levy, Recorder. T...G.'.M
To- Place of meeting. at the Masonic Hall
Yeas street, over Mayors Office. no2I
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17
Memphis is said to be in posses
sion of the Tcderals.
GREAT BATTLE AT MEMPHIS!

june 7.--6 p. m.-Between FIVE
and six o'clock Friday morning, the
JEFF. Thompson, commanded by capt
Burke, made the attack On tho Yam
kee gunboats at the point above
Memphis; the Col Lowell, Captain
Deneny. followed; then the Sumpter
Capt Wallace Lamb; then the Beau
regard, Capt Hurt-the Rebel being
the flag ship. she plyed among our
ships giving the Commands Of Com,
Montgomery. The gunboat General
Price, according to orders, remained
in the bend below. The Gen Bragg
with the above boats comprised ali
the confederate feet.
The Benton. St Louis, Louisville,
Cairo. and four gunboats; the Queen
OF the West. Monarch Lancaster,
Dick Fuller, Aleck Scott, and two
more rams. and six tughoats, and
number Of transports Of troops, COM
posed the Yankee feet.
We opened FIRE on the enemy and
after exchanging some 20 shots the
ram Queen Of the West attempted to
run into the Thompson but missing.
struck the Lowell amidships which
sunk out Of sight in about ten minute
the Sumptcr struck the Queen ofthe
W est before she could extricate her
self from the Lowell, entirely destroy
ing her when she went to the bank.
The Federal ram Monarch, then
made pass 1T the flagship Little
Rebel, which she eluded, and the
Monarch passed on striking the
Thompson. The Rebel was then at
tackled Ky the shot of the Benton,
completely Kidding her. Here the
engagement became general, aud the
Rebel was making for the Ark. shore
owing to the injury received to her
engines, when the ram Monarch,
struck her and she went under.
The battle lasted 80 minutes when
the Van Dorm and the Bragg started
down the stream, it being useless TO
contend against such overwhelming
odds.
Chattanooga, June Cool. Adams
and the LIST Kentucky cavalry We're
surprised "Wednesday by Il force es.
tilnated at 1000 under command of !
Gen Mitchell, at Sweden, - miles |
from Jasper, on the Winchester road |
and 25 miles from Chattanooga.
Our men cut their way through and
effected their escape with i loss eff
twenty killed and wounded.
6 p. IN. the enemy are reported IN
force 5 miles from the river opposite
Chattanooga. They drove in our
pickcts this afternoon and killed one
of Capt, Shillcr's mon.
Their cavalry are advancing with
in three hundred yards Of the river
bank.
A fight is expected here ,o-mor-
row.
There were Nd troops III Memphis
at the time of the engagement.
The Beauregard and Price were both
disabled. :
Grenada. June 7,h-An Appeal
reporter witnessed the destruction Of
he Montgomery fleet in front Of the
city yesterday, by Commodore Davis
aeet Of Yankee gunhoats and r,ns
The fight was stubborn!y contest
ID, it ended in the complete desrruc-
ion Of our boats.
Com. Montgomery. after success
nj evacuation Of Fort Pillow, which
was completed on "Wednesday night
dropped down to Memphis and COM
nenced coaling. The enumv's feet
at Mound City, six miles
above Memphis. on Thursday night,
md Friday morning at sunrise it
dropped down TO the foot of the Is
and mile above the city. Capt.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17

yard for the battls field. The Fed
erals have a great dread Of our guer-
rillas. Operator.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17
AS SOCiATiONS

.assss,.. l. u. q. Z.
The regular meetings OF
METH LODGE 30. 2l, are held
on Wednesday evenings, at o'clock,
at their Lodge Room Oh Texas street.
n. SELIGMAN, n. G..
=. ". SpiLKER, Secretary. MO
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17
THE SEMI.WEEKLY NEWS

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4 published every Tuesday and FRI
day Morning,
Office. On Texas Street.
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Three IS {" 81 l.5O
The above low rates arc for the WAR
times and SIZE which places our paper
within the reach Of every family
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For each square Of twelve lines OF less
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advertising firm is not considered as inclu-
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Advertisements published a, irregular
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The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17

FRoM CUMBERLAND CARA sub
scriber Of the Richmond Dispatch,
at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. SENDS
that paper an aecoun. os an engage
ment a: that point, which We had
heretofore noticed. He writes un9e-
date Of the 18th inst, and says:
I'VE had vigorous musket fight
on the 27th-distance three hundred
and fifty yards. The fight lasted g
hours. Our men were intrenched-~
the enemy were behind trees and
logs. Our loes in the engagement
was three wounded-theirs must
have been greater. Las. night they
tried to take ne by surprise, when
fron fifty to one hundred shots were
fred, We sustained no loss. We
can whip them here, At any time,
four to one"
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17

Gen, Hunter has placed the States
OF Georgia, Florida and South CAROL
na under martial law, and declares
that as slavery and martial law ar.
incompatible, the slaves ofthese States
are all free bu. Lincoln has issueaa
proclamation, dated May 10, declar
ing that the Government had %
knowledge or belief of an intention on
the part of Hunter and does not be
lieye the document to be genuine
but whether genuine or not. prononn-
ces it null and void that no officer
has right to take such step. This
power he declares has not been, and
will not be left to the discretion OF any
commander.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17

CHARGING WITH A SHouT.-An
the Anabasis, Xenophen gives 3
ludicrous account of the terror CEASED
by the WAY shout of the Cracks
British troops usually charge with q
shout. The Confederate troops ia.e
adopted the same custom. It is he
lievcd that Colonel Kirkland. of the
:2lst North Carolina troops. intro
duced in the army Of the Potomac,
as a field exercise, the custom q
charging in q line with the bayone,,
with a shout There is sometime.
terribly exciting and inspiri,ing i"
seeing :: thousand men advancing =:
a quck pace with fixed bayonets, and
rending the sky with their shout
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-17

The BOSTON BANNERS AND THE
CuRRENcy:-We extract the follow
ing from the Washington dispatches
to the N. Y. Herald Of the 21st ut
1.-The late resolution Of the Boston
bankers that the General Government
is hereafter to fcrnish the currency OF
the country, is regarded at the Treas
ury Department as 6 pretty correc.
one. slGo,oOo,co0 Of demand notes
are now out, and there is authority for
issuing sixty millions more. Con
gress will doubtless authorize the is
sue Of further amounts, as the publi.,
needs may require Of them. It is de-
sired that there shall be notes Of !.
less denomination than five dollars.
The necessities oftrade may call te-
a currency circulating medium of 3
or 100000 of Treasury paper. ana
tor this form of government, indebted
ness there will be no demand tor ,.av-
1nent OF either principle or inte-es..
In this matter Gov Chase has d:,..v
4 GREET service to the State
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Office. On Texas Street.
ADORE Spring, near the Mayors efce
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-02
Mtn Nrleals HluI,fu NarAtt.
/, fnrsorsr orrios. No. 70 Camp street;
!. No'.ee--N'n'. 1rh.,rsdhx, Exening Nav l, lS62

az Z
Thursday Evening, Stay l, 1867 )
Nc RANK Presidents alluded to in our last,
s called 70 take MO consideration the propriety or question:
g opesns their doors for partial transactions and to ADOPT
other nsssures naunal action The first resolution was
oeu DOCS o'clock Al NJ and close at o'clock r e re-
ceiye Gofsderae all deposit and 70 pa"
them Oh. usual to receive deposit checks o. @
banks ~ heretofore make returns Of balances as
cstisens Bank the mediator or settling $40
!, s oard Of Currency This resolution Is sone~ nat
fed unless the Board Currency has closed anu
r. poars oces and opened to-day than there
have been Ave daJs past and more ehia eea
10 receive currency II is manifest that we
10 Il xnjt to exigences of The that gold and silver
are inEs that werehough they may be abundant they are
her. 10 good realized of holders from hoard
ing All credit oensby abolished hen why ne
ssssrv to hoard the small denominations OF coin 1t is
apparens that the present peculiar crisis divorced
from capital We hops not be really That labor may
scarcity and IDLY to starvation be only
hypothesis The Of the city sase and Con
fseracy ID fact we may old United States rconver
tibe that redeesbe by the makers and siers in
coin Unfounasey for the Confederate States its solons at
failed make their issues legal tender while
Northern GoveHment dictated at once that one h9pdred
and hty millions dollars Of Treasury should
legal tender In fact Northern Government has made the
circulation ulsors both private and
pnblie them and gold in Wall street. New York. has
not higher rate Of premium than s pet How
for this slight discrepancy under the exorbian
Issues say.
very little community State, whether the
money possesses any intrinsic value not
long made useful conference.-the in thu ianida
on Of uebt and obligations general Though dol
may every good for the caneeng and
Of debts geld silver there must be barrier
point bsyond which, issues Of ncon,rosebe money shoud
be permitted go. Whsn aude to incontroyertibe
We mean - --is
spec % bnllion. MA Nj 55aa $ts 5&t5t&s&
We hope that the lavish issues OF paper
be curtaed restricted in another til
part Of city perhaps tbs part of Their
Of Is hone
however, close regard will be paid to the amount
CURED BY and exgencies OF the times The ar
vol paper money which TO be accommodating dA
"a day shond be restricted Insome cir
cles Yesterday brited that banks he'd meeting
consider small was however 70. anothe
nuruose as detailed The banks however, prepRr
ne su all notes The Bank Of New Orleans will issue 81 s
and Is bills early hats they
and signed communication with the of Gov
erpnen Roaueaad The usual weekly issues of tn
i'll Treasury notes of the s ate cannot be realized.
There inquiry to-day FIR INK shares, but sales
any made suppressed-thst is the prices. Some
aury the State and city, As for paper did
learn sale but the aoat to-day is in the aggregate
just good 1t provided the mighty Ms
sippi does not wash the country