The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-05
General Intelligence.

i NEW YORK Feb 20--COttOn market irregular. SAFES
4 mdding upIands, 231 to 20.
The Herald is delighted with the queens speech ano
said it extinguished last gmmerng OF Intervention
and urges the southern people to rise IN general rev
oution and put down the rebellion Washington Is to
be Illuminated the night of the 22d nst at the ex
! pense of the yankee government.
The capture of Gen. Price announced in the
house. causing uproarious applause.
The yankee accounts says 600 stand of arms were
taken at tort Donelson also, 1900 boxes OF beet with
other stores.
great number of the dead were unburied on the
| 18th inst
New YORK, Feb. acknowledgements are being sent
Burnside to Increase his force to 10000 men. The
prize Schooner Major Barbour, has arrived.
LINCoLN CoNGREss.--In the senate, petition from the
citizens Of New York presented, asking that the
name Of South Carolina be expunged from list Of ates
that be made territory and the territory be divided
between Georgia and North Carolina.
In the house, resolutions offered by Hickman,
directing the Judiciary committee TO inquire into the
allegations against Valandgham for disloyalty, who
vehementy denies the accusations. The resolutions
Withdrawn.
The culture ofcottonis disappearing from Dutch Guiana
RICHMOND, Feb 20-In the house, Mr. Foote, Of
Tennessee introduced resolution stating that what
ever propriety there may have been in the original
adoption of what is known as the defensive policy IN
connection with the prosecution OF the pending war tor
southern independence, recent events clearly demon
the eXpediency of abandoning that policy hence
forth aud forever and that it is the duty OF the gov
eminent to mpart all possible activity to military
forces to asa the forces of the enemy wherever they
may be found either land water, with the view Of
obtaining the ample indemnity for the past. and
the most complete security for the future. The rcso
luton was opposed by Jenkins, of Virginia. and ad
vocated in powerful speech by Fooe, which con
sumed all the session. The resolution was tabled
In the senate, nothing of Importance TRANSFERRED.
RICHMOND, Feb. 2l-The northern snanlers of the
goth are received. The Herald says tia gel agents
in Paris declare the seeding States will approve
sttuton of monarchy in the south if it be attended
with any prospect Of success.
RICHMOND, Feb. 22-Both houses took this
morning to attend the Inauguration in the sse Sub
sequently Mr. FOote introduced a resolution Fhtng
a committee of one from each State to IS lie sec
retarv of furnish the fullest minute particulars in
reference to the condition of our armies the field and
seabolrd and river deences, elsewhere, and
report with view to euabecongress to pass such meas
will facilitate the establishing national indie
pendence and OF security, peace and safety The
resolution tabled for the present In the senate
the business unimportaHt
RIcaMoND Feb. 21.-The president has issued pro-
cltmation declaring martial law in Norfolk Portsmouth,
ana the surrounding country
Il is understood that congress to-day passed act
authorship The suspension Of the writ of habeas corpus
in certain cases.
The senate has confirmed A. P HILL and J. J. Petit
grew both Of North Carolina, brigadier generals.
peace propositions excluding any portion of the
Confederate States, and declaring that the will be
continued until the enemy are expelled from the Con-
ederacy.
In the house. Mr.. Miller chairman of military com
mttee repo ted bill creating the office of commanding
general OF the Confederate army during the war.
Indications strong that the bill would be passed
Pending its adoption the house went into secret session
NORFOLK, Feb. 2o.-Norlhem papers Of the 10Th
have been received here, from which the following late
foreign intelligence is cleaned
The steamer Ediuburg with Liverpool dates TO the
9th, has arrived.
When the Kangaroo arrived at Liverpool the Con
federate steamer Nashville had left Southampton The
last of her outside the Kneedies, seaming /
down the channel, having passed the Tuscarora in
Cowe's road, on the 4th.
The queen, in her speech said that the relations Of
all the European powers friendly and satisfactory
that the Trent affair had been satisfactorily settled aud
that therefore friendly relations with America were
NORFOLK, Feb 2l-The federal forces ascended
Chowan river again yesterday, Winton, in several
gunboats, with large number OF troops. Tie Con
iederates opened a heavy fire on them killing and
wounding number. Some Of the yankees landed and
burnt the town. when the sOutherucrS retired Our
loss is said to be two men AID two horses Hambug
c. Il. Foster is amoag the yankees killed.
LYHcHBURG, Feb 23.-There have been thirteen
aud-sides on the Virginia and Tennessee railroad.
One cuvert has been destroyed, and so feet Of the
crib work gone, in consequence Of the recent heavy
rains In three or four days the repairs WIN be COM
PAwpAw, VA, Feb 14-Major-general G. B. Nc
gll~,. Tho ralroad opened to Hancock this morn
ng; also the telegraph.
We had important forced reconnaissance last night
which was completed to-day. We broke up the rebel
nest at Bioomery gap We ran down and captured
seventeen commissioned oficers-among them eolonels
captains &c. will forward des
.riptive list.
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atanry not enough to support the cavalry,
md the enemy retiring. We have in all seventy
i've prisoners, .aud killed thirteen Of the enemy We
ost two and six horses at their first fire. ] led
he charge myself in person. 1t a most complete
surprise
Col Carroll, commanding the fifth and eighth Ohio,
pade very daring and successful reconnaissance i'm
nediately afterwards, to Ungers store.
Major Frotnpgham is entitled to great credit for
building, under my direction, in -four hours in the dead
81 night, complete bridge across Great Cacapou at an
mountain road.
Two columns Of 1000 each marched thirty two miles
one column torty-three miles-since 4 p NJ yester
lay, besides bridging the river
Papers taken, and my own reconnaissance to the
SOUTH prove the country clear aud jackson and Lor-
ng in Winchester
We made move and occupied the Bloomery gap
md Point mills east the belief (by information OBJ
aimed from deserters that Gen Carson's brigade
here
Oehelal DuhlNg mas just arrived at New creek from
Moorfeld forty miles south of Romney He has cap
5ured two hundred and twenty-five beef cattle, and
broken up the guerrilla haunt there Two OF his men
we're badly wounded He killed several of the rebels
The enemy have thus been driven out Of this depart
nent tSgned) f. w. LANDER,
Blgadier-GeGeTa
AUGUSTA, Feb 25.-Schley's cotton and wool factory
near Augusta, burned last night The loss heavy
Nearly two hundred people out of employment in
consequence.
The Savannah Republican, of this morning, says
with Pulaski is eectuuly closed by the
ederals who have three batteries of heavy guns com
handing the river.
ST Louis, Feb l6.-Gen. Hallecl has received dis
patches from Gen Curtis stating that Prices rear guard
vas overaken in pursuit from Springfield, and after
're resistance the rebels fed leaving the road srewn
With their wagons and baggage
Gen Curtis reports having taken more prisoners than
lie knows what to do with tneyer rains but it pours"
ST. LOUIS, Feb. l9-Capt Stubbs has captured Gen
Price Col Dorsey, Col Cass and judge Capt Bulge of
Prices staff. The companies under their command es-
,aped. The myrtdS Of northern fanatics who became
naddened with excitement over the account of the
great slaughter of yankees at fort Doueson are slowly
recovering their senses Stanton recommends the speedy
execution Of Col Ansalzee on the charge of eowardice
by Gen Lander who is sustained.
ThePrce reported taken prisoueris not Sterling Price