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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04
The Yankee Fleet.

The federal feet, which has been expected
here for the last two weeks, hove IN sight on
Sunday morning. The black smoke from the
boats was visible during the entire afternoon on
Saturday. below Diamond bead, and as the boats
passed Grand Gulfat nine o'clock in the morning,
everybody thought they would be here that night.
EVERYTHING was got in readiness Tor battle
during the afternoon, but ourpickets winch went
down near Warrenton, and the gun boat 81
Mary's. which made reconnaissance down the
river brought no tdings 81 the fleet Every
man remained at his post during the night, but
nothing was seen or heard Of the vessels On
Sunday morning the black clouds Of smoke com
menced rising above the tops OF the trees below
Warrenton and short time Afterwards a dis
patch from that place Announced sloop was
coming in sight. A second. third, fourth
and a fifth, were soon III sight oil Warrenton,
and about eleven O'Clock tlep steamed up deh-
anty in sight OF this city, keepug, however,
close to the Louisiana shor? winch indicated
that they were posted as o thc whereabouts OF
our "peace-makers" They all anchored out IN
the river just in sight, and four Or i've nil es be-
low the city About nine O'Clock a Iong-boat
from the vessels was discovered coming up OH
the Louisiana side, but was stopped about TWO
miles below bY a shot from cine 6t our lower
Lieut. r. E. Paxton, with Col: Au'rey' his excel
lgncy. Gov. Petfus, and several Others, on board,
started down the river with white flag and met
the federal boat near Burney' place, with f g
Of truce. After receiving communication from
the enemy. the DeSoto started up to the city
The following is a copy Of the communlca ion
sent by the federal officer in coanand Of the fleet:
Wick sburg Wing, Goth
L. s. S. ONEIDA, Near FlcEsbuTg, !
May H. 1862.
To the Authorities At Vicksburg.
The undersigned, with orders from fig officer
Farragut and major-general Butler respectively,
demand, in advance Of the approaching feet,
the surrender Of Eitksburg and its offences to
tbe1awtu authority Of the Urited States, under
which private property and personal rights shall
be respected Respectfully yours,
S. PHILLIPS LEE, U. s. n,
Commanding Advance Naval Division.
T. WILLIAMS, Brig. Gen.
The following replies to Gen. Lees demand
we're sent down to tile feet un.era aag Of truce
during Sunday afternoon, since which time
nothing has been heard from the vessel:
MAYORS OFFICE
VICKsBCRG, Miss Nav Is, 1862
To S. Phillips Lee, Commanding Advance Naval
Division:
Your communication Of this date, addressed
Ito the authorities at Vicksburg, hats been de-
livered to me In rcpIyr vi! state 20 YOU, that
50 far as the municipal authorities are concerned,
We have erected no defenceS, and noac are within
the corporate limits of the city.
But, sir, in further reply, | viii state that
neither the municipal authorities nor the citizens
will ever consent to a surrender Of the city.
Respectfully, l.. LlEGsEY, Mayor.
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SETRNrsH on LITTLE RED RIyER.-Our latest
intelligence fl ON Little Rock comes through Hor.
{. B. Mitchell and A. n johnson, ESQ. who left
there Tuesday, 10th. The mails have entirely
failed since Monday the 10th, on account of high
water
Before these gentlemen left the CITY, official
report was received Of a skrmish ut Little Red
river, a few miles beyond Searcv, and about sixty
miles from Little Rock, Two companies of our
cavalry Hicks Arkansas company and the Ellis
Blue Of Parsons Texas regimynt) met foraging
party OF the enemy, consisting OF about s lol. :
Our troops made the attack and it was said, killed
all the infantry and completely routed the CIV
airy. Ourloss was three killed and five wounded
This comes in way to be worthy of credit, al
though details may be altered by subsequent
accounts, Enemy's loss in killed, about 75.
Gentlemen who had reached Little Rock from
Batesville report that twelve regiments of the
enemy had returned, and it was presumed in
tended moving at once for Corinth About
eleven regiments remained in Arkansas in the
region Of country between Jacksonport and
Searey. Washington (Arkl Teleoranb
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04

The Charleston Courier makes a timely sug-
ge5tion when it says the tomato should receive
particular attention from our planters The TO-
mato seems to have direct and peculiar action
on the liver, producing all the beneficial effects
Of mercurial preparations without any of the in
juries 1t is the most healthy vegetable that is
placed upon the table.
BLacIberres are very healthy, and make fue
jelly and cordial
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SHREVEPORT:


To OUR PArRoNs-It is with feelings Of the
utmost regret that We have been compelled to
curtaI the size of the South Western" Our
arrangements we're such that We felt confident
ofprocuring an ample supply of paper, but owing
20 disastrous accident to the paper-mills, our
stock Of paper for the present year, which was
TO be delivered in New Orleans in January last,
did not reach that city until few days previ-
Gus to the arrival Of the federal feet before that
city, thereby cat off from tile same, and being
forced to try to procure anothe supply through
some other calnnel, we have deemed it prudent
in the interim to reduce our size.
We shall try and lay before our readers the
usual quantity Of reading matter.
Should any subscriber take exception to our
present size, he IS requested to call at the Office
and have his'money refunded
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04

WHEAr.-Since our last Publication, we have
o0nversed with several practical planters relative
10 the present wheat crop in this immediate vicin-
ty. Oae informs Us that he has seventy acres
IN wheat, which promises bountiful yield. His
seed wheat was Of the round white Ills
land is upland. Another gentleman informed
Us that he had about one hundred acres sown
in wheat and oats-the seed wheat was of the
red kind-the land situated near Cross lake. The
@hole crop looks 50 Indifferent that the propre-
tor don't think it will pay for reaping-he has a
mind 10 turn his stock upon it. A third gen
tleman, residing near bayou Pierre, has a boun-
tiful crop of both wheat and oats He seeded
with small white round wheat So soon as he
reaps his small grain, be intends to plant corn
in the same fields.
A gentleman who recently visited several Of
the parishes east of Red River states that the
wheat looks bad o. tbe upIapds but the corn
very fine.
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l. >. > IhpQJ U5s,
AT ANCHOR OFF NATCHEE. Miss,
NJ n I gtA

May1 u, 1Sb2.
SrR: In advance Of the squadron nov con Inc
up the Mississippi, | am instructed bv the fla
officer to dem md the surrender OF the city Of
Ntteiez to the naval forces Of the United States
The same terms will be accorded AZ those
granted to New 0r,etus and ton Rouge. Tie
rights and property Of all peIcellle citizens shall
be respected but all property in fhis city belong
ing to the so-callel Coutcdpr tte States must Be
delivered up--and the flag Of chi, United States
must wave uamolestad and respected over your
town. Very respectfully your obi strv't
JAS. S. PALMER, Commander
To his honor the Mayor Of Natciez.
To which commune ton the MAYOR was d.
rected, by the city council, to make the follow.
ing reply, viz:
MAYORS OFFICE, NATcHlsz, MISS,
May 5, 1862
SIR: Io1r communication of the 18Th inst,
has been received BY me, and laid before the
board Of selectmen OF this city, ana am directed
to return the following reply:
Coming as Il conqueror, yOu need not the in
terposltlon Of the city authorities to possess this
place. An uniortihed city, IN entirely defence
less cope, have no al ernative but to WELD to an
irresistible force or u~elesS to nperil innocent
blood. Formalitles are absurd in she face OF such
realities So far as the city authorities can pre-
vent, there will BE- no opposition 20 your posses
SION OF the city. They cannot, however, Guar
antee that your flag shall wave unnoIested in the
sight OF an excl ed people; but such authority
rs they possess will be exercised sor the preser
vation Of COOL order in the city.
As to property belonging To the Conredera e
states tney are not aware Of any such wit.aiu
the limits OF the city.
Very rn.r,an-IuII,. No..
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04

The planters Of the river counties tsays the
Vicksburg Wing Of the Goth ult.) above have
sent several hundred negroes, with their over
6eers, to assist in making the Notifications for
the defence of the city Of Ticks0urg. They
did not demand any pay fer the negroes labor,
and the overseers paid their tavern bills The
planters Of Warren have sent their wagons and
negroes, and they with but few ezeeptionsy
have demanded payment.
We believe the planters on Red River and ad.
jacent country, will be equally as liberal as those
on the Mississippi, in aiding to erect fortifca-
tons or distinctions upon our water courses.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04

We have had foods Of rain since our last
Weather, fair and fine at present Crops are
backward, but corn looks well. Wheat and oats
pretty near failure. Some disease, mostly dy-
Sentary and pneumonia, La Baptist 29th uls
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04

The Jefferson Confederate News says, ''we are
suffering vastly more from vampires and extor-
TONERS than we are from Liucolns arms and
blockade.a
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04

The Ficksburg Wing of the 10Th ult,, sayg,
there was very heavy skirmishng at Corinth on
Saturday and Sunday The enemy is bringing
up heavy guns and terrifying as he advances.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04

The FIcKsBURG WHlG.-The patrons of this
journal in this section Of country, complain bit
terly for not receiving il during the pasttbre or
four weeks We felt assured that the fault was
not Mr.. ShannOns-he valued the reputation of
his paper too highly to permit its well establish
ed character to suffer. The following explains
the matter:
I'VE are requested by N. Shannon, Esq, the
publisher of the Vicksburg Wing, to say that so
soon as he can get his paper carried BIZ the mail
he will again send it to his subscribers. The
postmaster at Vicksburg has orders not to send
the paper mail to Monroe, Louisiana Last week
we came from Vicksburg with the letter mail.
SIX passengers, two large trunks, one mattress,
three sacks of salt and four gallons of gin; all
IN the same boat, and it would seem after such
Load The paper mail might possibly be squeezed
through Monroe Register
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h"eie oEo many fuhurs IRON the different ar
.,s.Js ouI as we nave been so often deceived, We
decline giving publicity to them
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04

We arc crowded by almost every mail with
applications for the South Western" some ac-
oomplnied with the cash, others without it. We
wish it distinctly understood, that ia future We
shall decline to take new subscribers without ad-
vance payment Those wishing to subscribe for
six months only, will be required to pay 81.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04

The CoNscRIPTs.-Col. II. J. G. Battle Of this
place has received an order from the adjutant-
general Of the State, to organise the couscripts
within thirty days after the reception Of the
order.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04
vlcEsBUnq, MIS-, May is, 1862.

' e rs ME tIf1I ~ --N-'
s. Philips Lee, Com Advance Naval Division,
Z. S \:
SIR: As your communication of this date is
addressed to the Authorities Of EicksbGrg,"
and that you may have tull reply to said com
munication, have to state that Missi-sippians
don't know and refuse to Learn 5ow to surrender
to an enemy If Com. FarragGt, or Brig. Gen.
Butler can teach them, let then'come aud try
As to the defenees Of Vcksbufg, l respectfully
refer you to the reply OF Brig. Gen. Smith, com
mahding forces at Vichsburg, herewith enclosed.
Respectfully, JAS L. ACTRY,
Military Governor, and Commanding Post.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04

As we expected, since the news of our late
disasters reached Europe the tone of the Eng
Esh press has changed considerably.
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HEADQUARTERS DrrEycEs vrcKs8URe Miss, /

HEADoUARTERs OFFENCES VtcEsBURG MISS,
May g, 1852.
s Phillips Lee, [. S. n, Commanding Advance
Naval Division:
SIR: Your communication Of this date, adj
dressed to the Authorities of Vicksburg," de-
handing the surrender Of the city and lis de-
fences, has been received. Iii regard to the
surrender of the detences, l have to reply, that
having been ordered here TO hole these .etences,
it is my intention TO do 80 as loHg as it is in my
power. (Signed) n. b. SATH,
Brigadier-General Commanding.
Late Sunday evening two additional vessels
joined the feet, when all weighted ch5red and
came over TO this side Of the river, and cast
anchor again just behind the point, where they
are protected by the woods Al was quiet yes
terday, and We presume viii remain SO ant.l the
remainder of tie fear arrives
We find in the Natchez Courier the following
cores ondence in regard to tie surrender oil
ittr civ
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-22
The War.

We publish ON our outside pages a
very interesting account of the battle OF
Prairie Grove. 1t will be seen that it
was one of the most desperately contest
ed engagements and triumphant victo-
ries achieved by our forces during the
war. Gen. Heron, who is the youngest
Brigadier General in the service, young
er even than Gen Weitzel, has gained
imperishable renown. His march of 100
miles in three days, followed by the cool
ness and Judgment with which he fought
his troops, stamp him as an officer of no
ordinary sagacity and courage. The
promptness of Gen. Blunt is also most
praiseworthy, and to his flank attack
was Gen. Heron indebted for the safety
of his little army.
In another place we give the list of
killed, wounded and missing in the gall
liant Fourteenth. 1t will be observed
that the Crescent City Guards had none
killed. Four or five of the boys were
wounded.
The reports from North Carolina, as
they appear this morning, look more ia.
vorable, and tend to increase our anxiety
for further particulars. If, as now re
ported, the Union troops really gained q
victory at Kingston, we will have to re
pudiate our compliment to rebel veraci
ty. Should Kingston be ours, a march
of As miles would place the rebel capita
of North Carolina in our possession also
That would be diversion worth talking
about
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-22
Gen. KimbaII...14th Indiana.

Col. Dennis, agent of the State to look
after Indiana soldiers, furnishes list of
killed, wounded, and missing among In
diana troops, showing total of 500 kill
ed, 1000 wounded, and 500 missing
Vince1lnes Sum-
For what purpose do the readers of
the Sun suppose the above senseless and
shameless lie was perpetrated? Every
man of common intelligence knows that
there are but five Indiana regiments in
l0rn nope, nau Ii killed and 66 wounded
and missing; the Goth had II killed and
wounded, and the 10Th lost killed and
wounded; the 7th had Is wounded
making total loss on the part of the
four regiments in killed, wounded and
missing, l24 The 9th Indiana and Sd
Cavalry were not in the fight.
And yet this truthful sheet, the Vim
cennes Sun, says the list furnished BY
Col Dennis shows a total loss among In
diana troops of 5000, at least $500 more
than the whole number engaged in the
battle. The people can judge of the mo-
tive for such wholesale falsehood. The
81" was not ignorant on the subject
1t had motive.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-22
From Cairo.

CAIRO. Dec. l9.-The enemy is busy
fortifyiug Vicksburg, and have ten guns
already mounted on the river, making
200 in all. Batteries extend eight miles
back of the city, and it is reported that
5000 troops have lately been sent from
Vicksburg to jackson. At the latter
place the force is estimated at 10000.
The burning of cotton along the river
is still going on. The steamer Gladia-
tor is ashore back of Island g. The Te-
cumseh is aground at the head of Island
&c, bow down stream, in position to
be easily captured by guerrillas; and, 1t
appears, is short of fuel and unable to
extricate herself
The Union troops at jackson, Tenn,
continue to strengthen their position,
having used several hundred cotton
bales.
Last night the telegraph line was cut
between Trenton and Jackson, and re-
port saws train was fired into. No
doubt the guerrillas will make bold at
tempt among us in that vicinity, as they
do not like to see so much cotton COM
ing North.
Gov. Yates has signifed his intention
to send an officer to confer with General
futile about prisoners who desire to en-,
ter our army. They seem to be in earn
est, declaring they will jump in the river
off the boat, steal away at stopping
places, and do all they can to keep away
from the clutches of jeff Davis. There
is no grounds for the belief that Vicks
burg will be evacuated without fight
A desperate fight is anticipated.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-22
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL,
From WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, December I9.-Reliable
advices from the rebel lines includes the
loss of two observation-disclosures Cobb, of
Georgia, and Gragg, of Mississippi. In
addition to this, the enemy has met with
a much heavier loss than was supposed,
amounting to four thousand. They do
not appear to be very exultant; and add
that they were confident of the result
when the battle opened. They were much
surprised to think that we escaped. The
" cut de sac" prepared for us, as they
had it, was all fixed to cut off our retreat
Another day delay, and they confident
ly anticipated the capture of our entire
army. But two hundred and fifty pris-
oners were taken by the enemy, instead
of one thousand, as published.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-22

The Fourteenth Regiment.

The following is the list of killed and
wounded in the noble Fourteenth. In
publishing the list the Cincinnati papers
enormously ascribed it to the Goth Indi-
ana. No regiment in the Army OF the
Potomac has suffered, in the different
battles, in proportion to its numbers, as
the Fourteenth. The Journal office Is
proud to have two representatives in the
noble band, who have as yet escaped IN
hurt:
Company A-Killed-Captain Kelly.
Wounded Lieut. W Baker, severely;
Serg't D Hays, severely; Sergt j NJ
Kelly; Corp H NJ Donnelly, leg amputa,-
ted; Corp John Dogglesman; John Sui
livan.
Company Wounded-Serg't F NJ
Green, in arm; Sergt John d Weston,
arm severely; Corp VIM Huffman, both
legs severely; John Ingersoll, mortallp;
John Swanger, severely; John E. Hutch
ms, both legs severely. Missing-Tracey
Pryor.
WoundedECapt W Houghton, left leg,
severe; Second Lieut. Barney Berry,
slight; Sergt II L Hopkins, severe;
Samuel Nichols; Corp Thos A Ward,
John Dowlin, Thomas Franklin, Bolivar
Gould. ] II Kelly and VIM Murphy.
Missing-O NJ Hall, Frank Wallace, Jas
Wallace, VIM Gilkerson, Jas Saunders,
Chas Schultz, and Hiram Davis Those
missing in Company c are probably
killed
Company D.-Killed-W 7 Williams.
Wounded-J NJ Harrill, Green, Barry,
Johnston, P Ebenson, and VIM Fl Cole.
Company E. Wounded Sergeant
John Mirate, severely in head; Corporal
James McMillen; Corporal Matthew
r Kline George Bodenheimer.
Company F-Killed-Sergeant Clay
: Welsh Wounded-First Lieutenant G
5 B Sheliday, C A Henderson, John Soltz,
: John Thomas, Corporal John Grisen-
hammer, Edward Sluger, R K kisely
George Lambert, H Il Martin.
Company d = Wounded - Captain
William II. Patterson, arm, slight; Cor
poral Thomas Piety, side, severe; Cor
poral J Edmonson, head; Thomas Foster
e neck, severely; Peter Fryer, head
b Frank Haggerty, Mitchell Melvliie
/ sEght-Missing-First Liuetenat Johl
Mcclure.
l. Company FL Wounded-CaPt D /
e Beam, slightly; Sergeant H Richard
son, John Craig, John 81 Brown, Her
7 ~ B Stoneman, Milton Harold, Noa
. Johnston, Work Whetson, George A Mas
= sey, Thomas Gibson.
n, Company EWounded-First Lier
e, tenant W ? Horcall, in breast, slight
IN Sergeants B Young, slightly; Z oal
"a geant, slight; and Joseph Dowell, slight
~ Corporal Noah Quinn, James A Nj
VI Dowell.
lg Company K-Wounded-Second Lie
Geo B Ward, slight; George SampklIn
~ neck, severe; Geo Matson, arm, Sigh
IL Adiutant ] o Bailey, slight.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-22

DIED.-In Smithland, Ky, Hospital
on the 10th inst, James E. Norris, a
member of Capt. I. A Burke's company
9lst Regiment Indiana Volunteers.
Young Norris is represented as a good
soldier and highly esteemed young
man, and his death will be deeply mourn
ed by his company, his parents and his
many friends.
His illness was very brief, being of but
two days duration.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-22
N0tice.
Notice.
HEADQUARTERS S0TH IND. Vols,

HEADQUARTERS S0TH IND. Vols,
COLUMBIA, Ky, Dec. 5.
All officers and privates Of this Regi-
ment who may be absent from muster on
the 10Th day of this month viii forfeit
all pay and allowances due them, unless
they can show, to my satisfaction, that
they were then in Hospital Those alb
sent on the Both inst, will, in addition
to the above forfeiture, be advertised,
arrested and shot.
CHARLES DENLY,
Col. S0th Indiana Volunteers.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-22
R(2S~ In speaking of the battle of Fred

R9> In speaking of the battle of Fred
ericksburg, the Louisville Democrat saws:
The army now occupies position If
should not have left-which it would
never have left but for the pressure of
the radicals. 1t is to be hoped that now
they are satisfied with the result of their
triumph in removing Mcclellan. If not,
we presume the widows and orphans of
the thousands uselessly slain in the last
few days will send into their callous ears
such din of wailing, such cry of trea-
son, as shall be to them and their machi-
nations death knell
To such ridiculous point will con.
temptible craftsmanship carry even an in
telligent editor If the army of the Pc
tomae would never have left" and
should not have left " the position it
now occupies, pray when and how was the
rebellion to be put down?
All of 10000 men were uselessly sa,.
rifced in the swamps of the Chicka-
hominy, and yet we do not remember to
have heard the Democrat talk about
widows and orphans sending into cal
lous ears a din of wailing and q cry of
treason" Gen. Burnside CALAMITY at
tempts to storm a rebel position and is
repulsed, with loss OF one-seventh the
men sacrificed by Mcclellan in his fruit
less attempts, and we hear a regular
" wolf howl " all over the country at
the Radicals, as though they had any
thing to do with planning the battle or
handling the troops
When the radicals are consulted by
the President in selecting commanders
for his Departments and their favorites
are placed in commend, it will be time
enough to saddle them with the respon-
sibility of failures