The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-26

| Two deserters from Buckner's az
my say Buckner was at Sparta, Ten
nessee, on Tuesday last, with 10000
men, and marching towards kentuc-
ky.
Lagrange, Ky, Sept 15-Captain
Morris just returned from scouting
expedition, reports five hundred reb-
ell cavalry at New castle. They
captured the telegraph operator at
Eminence, and threatened to hang
him unless he gave them his instru-
ments.
1t is again reported the city of Nash
Vile is ia Il state OF high excitement,
and the report is current and gene
rally believed that the city is evacu-
ated by the Federal forces, and woe
| betaIse those Union men who re-
main behind.
Gordonsville, Sept. 19.-At Har-
per's Ferry We paroled eleven thous-
and and ninety privates four hundred
and twenty-five officers, took 1000
negroes, $4,000 stand OF small arms,
and forty-six peices Of cannon. Col
Walkers battery captured 800 horses.
Our loss three killed and forty wound
ed Could not tell how many were
engaged in the fight. At Sharpsburg,
Maryland on the east side ofthe Po-
toniac, we captured 5000 prisoners.
! Gen. Garland and Colonel Strange
were killed. Gen. ID. II. Hill was
roughly handled, but managed to hold
/ The enemy IN check.
Mobile, Sept. pa special dis
patch to the Advertiser, dated Knox
Vile, Sept. 10th, says that the ene-
ny evacuated Cumberland Gap on
| W cdnrsdav night, after blowing up
their magazines and destroying all
their property, and blasting rock to
block the roads. They retreated by
the Uaranl road to kentucky. Our
forces are pushing them at Cumber-
land ford and baptist Gap.
And y j"hnson's family which was
at tior,Ionsville, East Tennessee,
within our lines, has been permitted
! by or,."r ri the Secretary OF " AZ. to
return I" the eneinv's lines.
Richmond. Sept 2O-Col. Lindsay
| Walker arrived here to-day from
Harper's Ferry, which place he left
on Wednesday evening. The can
non and stores captured have been
removed. There had been no fight
ing since the capture of Harper's Fer
~. On Monday our army was in
fine spirits Mcclellan, with his ar
my was in our front near Sharpsburg,
and a general battle was expected
Gen Reno, Yankee. was killed in a
fight near Boonsboro. Jackson's of
fetal report of the capture Of Harper
Ferry, dated 10th, says, yesterday
! God crowned our arms with another
! brilliant success, in the surrender at
! Harper'S Ferry of Brig. Gen. White,
and loo troops, and an equal num-
Der OF small arms. Is pieces Of artil-
lery, and about 200 wagons. In adj
dition to other stores, there is large
amount OF camp and garrison equip
age. Our loss very small.
Later-The Enquirer has dis
patch from Narrenton, dated goth,
announcinga terrible fight at Sharps-
burg on Wednesday. The advan-
tage on our side. Great loss on both
sides. Gems. Starks, Manning, and
Branch killed. Gems. ID. II. Jones,
L. Il. Jones, Ripley, and Newton,
wounded. Whole strength OF both
armies We're engaged in the fight. Re
port says the fight was renewed on
Thursday, and the enemy routed and
driven nine miles. The n. Y. Her
aid claims a victory at Sharpsbnrg, it
also says that letters from Louisville
claim a victory over Duncan and
Scott's forces at Mumfordville, Ky.
The United States arsenal at Pitts
burg was blown up on Wednesday.
Seventy-tive or eighty boys and girls
were killed.