The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-19

OF NC "OTk OH inc IOrllCUdtloLS. L LIZ
negroes have all been pressed into
service at the point Of the bayonet
Active military preparations con,
tinue. All business is still suspend
ed, except butchers. provision deal
ers and bakers.
Kirby Smiths forces were posted
yesterday at Lexington, Versailles,
and Georgetown. Their position is
good one for an advance upon eth
er Cincinnati or Louisville.
Troops continue to arrive rapidly.
o'clock P. M.-The Paris opera :
tor evacuated his Office at IL O'Clock
this morning. He reports rebel cav
airy entering the town.
Information at headquarters says
! the rebels are in force sixteen miles
from this place. There is great ex-
element here. Citizens are rapidly
being armed and hurried across the
river.
TT. M.-Prcparations for defence
, are unabated. The city was lively
all the afternoon with the marching
Of troops.
Protters of armed men have been
received and accepted from large
number Of towns in Ohio aud lndi-
ana, and forces will arrive in large
numbers tonight and tomorrow.
Special dispatch to the fremont Housed
Cincinnati, Sept. 4.-Our pick
cts were driven in, four miles South
OF Covington this morning. Flor
ence twelve miles South of here. is
taken by 1000 cavalry.
\ man arrived here this morning.
having left Lexington, Ky, two
days since. who reports Kirby Smith
at the head OF $4,000 troops, to be
joined by 1000 more, marching Oh
Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati contrabands are in
the Covington trenches, hard at
work.
1t is glorious enough for one night
No enemy now between this and
Lexington. God be praised!
St. Paul, August 2s.--Ten whites
We're killed and tiity-one wounded at
New Tim curing the light on Satur-
day. The Indians fought bravely
and rccklessiy, and their loss was
considerable. On Sunday our small
force under Maj. Flanlreau. fearing
they could not stand another attack,
withdrew 70 Mankota, leaving the
| town 10 the mercy OF the Indians.
Il is reported between 800 and 600
Indians were in the .ight
Colonel Siblev's command proba-
bly, reached / 'ort Fidegeiv vest erday
The Adjutaut General OF Minesso
ta has issued an order to county off
GERS to seize all horses and means OF
transportation necessary, giving re-
ceipts TO the owners.
The Massacre does not seem con-
fined to one locality, but is spread
over a vast amount of territory. Il
is reported Of forty five families, all
but two persons Were killed at Lake
Shulil, sixty miles southwest of New
tlm. but many Of those reports are
undoubtedly exaggerated. Many per-
sons having fed or secreted them
selves, arc probably supposed to be
killed.
Chicago, August 2S.-J john Ross,
Chief Of the cherokee nation and "a
retinue Of fifty persons, passed
through here last night, en- route for
Washington. He goes to lay his
grievances before the President, and
to urge sending a body of troops to
clear the territory Of hostile Indians
and rebels.
a dispatch from Desmoines. Iowa,
to-day, says arrivals from Fort Dodge
bring reports of the destruction Of
Springfield on tho State line, by In
dams.
Emmett and Dickinson counties are
in danger, and the settlers are fleeing
to Fort Dodge and other places for