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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-02-12

The Paris Presse of the 10Th of January says the
French government will not receive Mason and Slidel
nor any other southern cog,missinHar-
An editorial convention, composed Of about three
fouths Of einuentio papers the Coufeleracy, will
eiurene at Atlanta, Georgia, on the 18th Of Marct.
Ihe New Orleans Picayane, speaking Of the avortism
gr Gov Moore, in granting permission to some to ship
cotton and refusing others the same privilege says
"Tbe system Of permits to individuals, therefore in
regard the exports Of cotton for return cargoes of
general articles however important be sustain
ed principle Its against the policy of the govern
meut which ought to be sustained, until suspended
for good cause by themselves; and it can only be EN-
ployed in way to make The transaction odious to the
great mass OF the community
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-02-12
Signed

Army of the Potomac
(0ficiar JNo WITHEKs, A A. general
charleston Mercury
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31

SgcsssY OF FREEMAsoNRy.-Fr Freemasonry,
said Benjamin Franklin, admit has its
secrets. 1t has secrets recn.ar TO ITSELF but
of what docs these principally consist? They
consist of signs and tokens, which serve as
testimonials Of character and qualification,
which arc conferred after due course of in,
structions and examination. These are Of no
small value they speak a universal language
and are passport to the attention and support
h Thsg he 2ann Il n1 ~ SO long
of them be expatliated, shipwreckrd or i'm.
prisoned, let him be stripped of everything he
has in the world, still these credentials remkn,
and are available for use as circumstances
reqnirc. The good effects vhich they have
produced are established by the mos. ncon.
tss,ibe facts of history. They have stayed
thc uplitci hands of the destroyer; they
have soIteneI the aspirations of the ,yrant,
they have Subducd the iancour OF malevoltnce {;
ard broken down the barrier of political ami.
mostly and Scctarian alteration. On he field
of battle in the soliudes of the uncultvacd
forest or in the busy haun,s Of the crowded
city they have made men of most hostile feel
ings, the most diversified conditions rush to
the aid of the other, with special joy and sat
is'scion that they have been able to afford
relief to Brother Mason.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31
Items from tke Advance.

Under date of May 90, the correspondent of
the Philadelphia Inquirer, who is with Gen.
y AeColIan's advance, writes:
Lieut. S. NJ. Whitsides, with eight men Of
Company X. OF the Sixth Cavalry, yesterday cap
tured soMe cnmn.ssary stores at Old Church
consisting OF ninety barrels of flour, fifty sacks
of flour, aHa forty bags Of beans further on hs
heard of train of mules, and dashing OIL be took
eight cortrabands and one hundred mule. This
was gallant affair, and in our d, spa..h last night
we erroneously attributed it to tho Eighth Ono
The men stated they b longed to Cen Viii
,ings Brigade, and were en- route for Richmond.
Tho mules were branded C. s. The Quarter.
master in charge ran, and was chased by two cav
airy men two miles.
From bill, close to the bank of tho Chcka.
hominy, we secured a position upon the top of
house, where we could see the rebels across the
river, They have, in an open field, enc brigade
of infantry and two regiments of cavalry Tu
the right Of the bridge they have five guns, and
10 the loft hree. No iHtrcnChmcniS, no signs of
making any A building close by the river ID
evidently used as a storehouse. Wagons of ali
kinds are running to and fro in the woods in
their rear everything is being moved, and it i.
their evident intention to evacuate their present
position, The bridge crosses in dense thicket
and they still picket this side with their rifle
men Lieut.. Daniels. Of tho Signal Corps, oc
cupied this perch all day, and when our cayslr,
made a dash on their pckcts this morning, we
saw them move down the whole brigade toward
the road. Whata comhoton we could mako il
we could fire a fow big shells into them ~
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31
News Cerrespon d c nee.
NEwroRT's NEWS, Va. May 60, 1856:

NEwroRT's NEWS, Va. May CO. 1862
Summer has now fairly set in in tAis region
and, while the heat in the middle of the day is
quite oppressive, the mornings and evenings are
delirionsly cool. THO season, il A !ittla back,
ward, and 1t will DO another week before We
sha'l have good supply of straw berries, cher.
ries, and other rural dtlicacies The negroe.
belonging to the Lees and Parishes, WHO own
most of the property in this ncighborhood, have
been busy for several months in working the
tit Ids, and all their produ co will find ready
market at Old Point Comfort and Norfolk.
Contrabands still keep coming in in large
numbers, mostly from Nansomond and Isle OF
Wight counties. Tho batteries and old camp.
on that side Of the river have all bsen deserted
since last Sunday week, and tho inhabitants have
already commenced giving their attention to old
business and farming pursuits, with which the
Southern soldiers continually intcffered. Sever
al minor expeditions have gone over there from
the camp, and, so far, the citizens seem 10 feel
quite friendly disposed towards us
Yesterday afternoon General Wool sent smal
tug-boat up Pagan Creek TO Smithfield to cap
turs the schooner Beauregard, laden with two
thousand bushels of coal intended for the Merri
mac. 1t now lies safely anchored Of this point
This schooner was formerly called tho Edward
Everett; but even that name Jared too Larshly
on rebel ears.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31

U" A few days ago the men belonging to
Co. H, of the Seventeenth Massachusetts, Reg.
iment, 0hc British Voluntcers) of Boston, Capt
J. N. Lloyd, while of picket duty, asked their
commanding officer for liberty to "shoot
woodceck." The captain was somewhat SUI.
prised to learn that any ofthat delic Gus game
was to be found in this quarter of secessia, but
was assured that it was so. and, first enioning
the proper precautions on the boys, they had
liberty to so shooting as requested A very
short time thereafter member of another com
pany came running in hot haste to Capt Lloyd
and informed him that his men had taken his
servant, "a young man named Woodcock and
were preparing to shoot him--as they assured
the unfortunate youth-by order of their COM
manding officer. True enough such a demon-
straton was found to be in progress by the
captain, who, having been very essentially sold
in this instance, will be careful again in allow
ing liberty to his gallant company to "shoot
Woodcock.'
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31
Crossing the CIlIckahOmIny.
Correspondence Of the Philadelphia lnqsirr

Tuesday, May ~2u, 'rsT2.
To-day orders Wero given from headquarters
TO Gvn. keyes, commanding a corps of tho army
to have a reconnaissance made Of the Chick aIlom
my River, in the neishborlo,d of Bottom
Bridge. For that purpose Gen. Pcck's command
was ordered forward directly in front OF the
bridge, end Gen, Casey's command, with Nagls's
Brigade OIL the right, at the RchAsl and York
River Railroad bridge, crossing the Chckshom.
lay.
Previous to tho advance, the enemy occupied
both banks of the Chiekahonliny River, Oh the
wesl bank large force of artillery, infantry aid
cavalry being collected.
The reconnaissance was conducted with extra.
ordinary spirit, causing the enemy, on the ap.
proach of our forces to rapidly retreat thereby
svaeuating the country for several miles beyond
50 that to-day not a rebel is to he seon.
This Ninety third Pennsy lvania Regiment. Col.
McCarler, was on picket duty at the bridge last
night, when, this morning, Col Russell Pcs.
sylrania regiment crossed the river, and now
holds that point
During tho six hours occupied by the recon
noi4sanco yesterday Gen. keyes conducted all
the movements in person, and the success OF the
re, onnoissance has sddcd great merit to his
aheady aborionsly acquired fans.
lhe battery of thu First New York Artillery
was brought into play during the reconnaissance
TO VIII eh the enemy replied from the opposite
side of the river bank. In tho skirmish some
four Of our mca were wounded by fragments OF
exploded sheli--none Of them, however, danger
ousIy.
The Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry, Col, Gregg,
did scouting duty upon the occasion.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31
DcspatcAleS from General McCIeI-
Sans Headquarters.
McCLpLLANs Headquarters, J
Tnn Mil.s from Richmnnl Nav o.


Ten Niles from Richmond, May "a.
Our troops crossed the Chckahominy yes.
terday both at Bottoms and the railroad brd-
ges, and now occupy a position one and half
miles beyond.
A few of the eneny's pckets only were seen
in front of the advance under General Stone
man at New bridge.
A strong guard Of the enemy is still visible
on the opposite side OF the creek. Their pre-
sence will not interfere with the crossing Of
our troops when the proper time comes. A
large number Of men have been detailed for
the building of number Of bridges at differ
cnt points on the creek. n
The balloon ascension made to-day by Pro
fessor Lowe gave 10 assurance of the enemy
being in any considerable force near at hand I
From the best information that can be as
certaincd the enemy have selected y position
between three AMI four aes on this side Of
Richmond to meet the federal troops.
The advance of the federal army now being
within seven miles Of Richrhond, its further
progress must necessarily be slow in order
that the main body Shall come up to be pre-,
pared 10 meet any emergency that may arise
in approaching the capital Of rebcldom.
Very little firing was heard to day in the
direction Of the position held by our gunboats
in the james river.
The morqls and vigor of the Army of the
Potomac is equal to that of any army in ths
world. For these characteristics it is indebtf6
in, great measure to its Provost Marshall
Brigadicr General Andrew Porter. The con,
titon Of the troops IN passing through Nrgl'
MIA has probably made favorable contrast to
the rebel army in the minds of the people, as
is also overy course which has been pursued
by the military authorities generally.
McCLELLAN's lIEApQuARrERs, May 24-p. NJ
The only matter of interest which has
occurred to-day was the shrlllng out Of the
rebels on the opposite side Of the river al New
Bridge, Which was done in a most satisfactory
manner by the battery Of Major Robertson ant
Captain Tithal Of the Second artillery. Th'
e,emy made no response, but suddenly broke
camp and left with their baggage trains.
The balloon made an excursion near 'one o
the batteries, and from It's elevated position
note was made of the effect Of tho dIItersn
shots, which was communicated to those il
charge Of the battery.
General Marcy and a portion of Genera
McClellan's staff we're present and witnessed
the pr.cipats retreat of the enemy.
There is nothing further worthy of not
from the direction of Richmond today.
, WASHINGTON, May 24-Midnight
. A despatch to ths War Department tror
General Mcclellan states as follows
Three skirmshes to-day, We drove tb
r rebels from Mschanicsvillc, seven miles froa
: New Bridge. The Fourth Michigan abou
4 finished the Louisiana Tigers Fifty prisoner
I and fifty killed. Our loss, ten killed an
{ wounded.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31
what the Loss of Norfolk did for
the Rcbcss.
NORFOLK, March 2S, 1862.

NORFOLK, MaTCn 20, ioOs.
A low estimate is put upon the untold i'm
portancc of Norfolk, when to defend it is con-
silercd doing garrison" duty. Let us see
NortoM is the key to the whole Of Virginia.
Lose NortoM and tie army must be n;thdra.n
from the peninsula the great army Of the
POtemac jail 6acb or .fght uM'er tho dts"d'
raniage Of 'Jire in the rear"- the invulua-
BILE navy yard at Portsmouth sbandoned--oyer
fifty gunboats on the stocks destroyed an i'm
mensc amount of ship timber burned open
the road to Richmond-gire up Virginia a"d
estrange a deroted people from our cause-lose
near'y tie nholc Of North CaroIjaa, and leare
Mememy in easy position toattach South cor
olina, andseal the .tats Of 1E"nem'e ~th the
same blOw. Examine the map and see if thsso
arc not inevitable consequences. The govern
ment knows and feels the Importance OF hold
ing the place, and is using all Of its energies
to defend it--Noble AdcertiSer.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31
EScaurcaArd's E.uster.
From ths Memphis Appeal, May Is. !


M. ,.,,on.;, ,..,o. r.on, r ~ p.,rror,-s
. n1., ~. ~ p,,. .vo. ,.;Jonc. or ,bo dntc1r;.
W. g hS,,, e,h.ss r,llont .nir,t. to a, all
"a'b, ,ba;. VI ,om.r ~ sa.,r. ,he discplinc nrs.
:" .''',' a., po" ..,,,rtry o,I hro,arv nC a,r army
as,'O , .."o,i ."o thn jesls Of 1;It;,Cson m tie
I,u I,n,ua G"l1 ,welI as to n,ni,h those who
r'a. d;sr,acs onr colors Forward, aud
H.. n.y rerwsr1 !" will he orr motto from ,his
t'n'" h.nceror,h and N. sisce of Corirrt, 81, al
orr orr r,tv
un,..nurn, N...,
'A>'H' N@'A" n"Mi M; " W. ,iA niS'sS'r Ha nsca
"o"'N''' "'Ss'' -a'y ~ '0o-'
Inc following communication IRON the csm'
mandsr OF eur iorces is published for The lnior-
ma'lon and guidance OF TINS army Let 1t
respond 10 lhis emphatic command oil " For.
ward ana the Northern horde, now approach
ing us VIII ny as "chatl before the wind"
HEADQUARTERS, WESTERN DEpARrNssr,|
CoRINrH, Miss, May 10, 1862.
GEyrpAL-JmmsSst,,v sr,cr any enc,ys.
m.nt with the enemy Won will reo,irc csrh
rsrjm.ntal commando to sorward to tbasc
headquarters for pubca,i.n in orders the
names Of thosc Officers and nr;rotss Of his
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31
Rough Notes.

The latest news from General McClellan's
army yesterday represented that portion Of
his forces have crossed the Chckahominy both
a. Bottoms bridge and the railroad bridges.
Several other bridges are being constructed to
enable the army TO cross in masses. The rcb-
els are not concentrated in any large body in
The vicinity VI ctrr advance, althougha's strong
guard is posted on the opposite side of the
creek. One of their camps, at New Bridge,
was sheled pretty severely by two Of our bat
teries on Saturday, when the enemy retreated
with their baggage precipitatcly. General
Marcy and some members Of General McClel-
lans staff were present at this operation. 1t
has been as ertained positively that the rebels
are awaiting the advance of our army at Il
point between three and four miles in font Of
Richmond, and as our advanced posts, under
Gen Stoneman, are within seven miles Of them,
it has become necessary to delay a general at
tack until the whole army can be brought up
to support him. The rebels have always boast
Gu ttaL ttiey aihOitiOucu Il HShl III thc opeh
field but now that an opportunity is offered,
they appear to shlrk it by retiring behind their
earthworks. We may expect, therefore, either
a repetition of the affair of Yorktown, or u
terrible contest and certain do.eatof the en-.
emy
We give several extracts to-day from the
rebel press, which show the desperation tc
which the people there are driven by the i'm
mediate presence in the vicinity of Genera
McClellan's army. Gov. Letcher has issued {
proclamation, in obedience to resolve of tho
Legislature, declaring that the city shall no
bs surrendered; and at public meeting of thu
citizens the aid of every man capable of fight
ing was called for. The Dispatch conjures ev
cry one to leave wife and friends "lor one glo
Yious hour to be devoted to the republic" y
The condition of Richmond is represented a
deporable
The people Of Norfolk remain intractabl
and tho city authorities obstinately refuse t.
is determined 10 BRING them 70 their senses B.
r lusing to aid in the restoration of CONNER
cial intercourse or the free rights of citizen
until they accept the protection Of the Unitc'
States Government
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31

"CorrrE MILLS" THE correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press with General hcClsllan's
advance, says:
ain one of the brigades of the Union army
they mad six guns of new construction, am,
terribly effective. We have not yet learned
thor names. The men designate them coffee
mills. 1t is heavy rifle barrel mounted on
wheels At the breach is a kind of clock work
machinery, surrounded by a hopper similar to
the hopper of coffee mill; at the side is a
crank. One man turns the crank, while an
other supplies the hopper with cartridges; and
thirl sights the gun. By means of lever
he moves it laterally, or raises or depresses it
at pleasure Its effective rangoi is miles. 1t
throws 240 balls per minute, Of the size of an
ordinary MIME ball. When operated with, the
rebels were utterly amazed, not knowing what
to make of them. One of those guns properly
worked, and well supplied with cartridges, is
estimated to DO equal to 300 men,"
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31

~" We do not place much reliance on the
of the proclamation Of Gen. But
Ter given below. 1t looks like bogus.
The vcksburg Citizens correspondent, wri'
ting from Jackson, Miss, under date of May
IS, says Five Yankee gunboats srrived with
in range of our batteries yesterday. AT room
the commander sent flag of truce demanding
the surrender of the city. The response sent
back was, "If you want the city come and
take it." The commander of the fleet also, it
is supposed, demanded the surrender Of our
forts iast below Vicksburg, which was also
peromptorly refused. After this the Union
gunboats weighed anchor and dropped down
the river to bring up the rest of the fleet for
the purpose of opening bembardment.
The Vicksburs citizen says that the follow
ing General Order No. 2S has been issued by
General Butler, and will be read for the inlor'
nation of the Confederate army atdress pa
rade:
llKADtL AhlEkS DEihhl lhLNi VT lHH Sth', (
May IS, 1862.
As the officers and soldiers of the United
States have been subject to repeated insults
from the women calling themselves g Ladies o
New Orleans" in return for the most scrupu
lous non.interference and courtesy on our part
it is ordered that hereafter when any female
SHALL by word, GESTURE or movement, insult OF
show contempt for any officer or soldier of th'
United States, she shall be regarded and helt
itilable to be- treated as q woman Of the towT
Ipiyins her avocation.
by command Of
Major General BUTLER.
GEO G. STRONG, A. A. g.
The following bombastc address has beel
issued by General Beauregsrd:
MEX OF THE SouTu-Shall our mothers
wives daughters and sisters be thus outraged
by the rulfianly soldiers Of the North, to WHOM
is given the right to treat at their pleasure tn
ladies' of th. South as common harlots, :
Arouse, friends, and drive back from our sol
these infamous invaders Of our homes and di,
turbcrs of our family ties
G. Il. BEAUREGARD, General Commanding
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31

FROM New ORLEANS. -Ectenstre Financial
Operations Of Gen. Butlsr.--CAlRo, May %.
= The Memphis Appeal of the 10th contains
the following dispatch addressed to the rebel
Secretary of State, dated Camp Aeprs las
Seen Butler yesterday teok fors,ole posses..
sion Of the oflicc of the Consul Of the Neither.
lands, searching the person Of the Consul, and
took from him the ke, Of a bank vault in which
were 100000 transferred by the Citizens
Bank to Hopes Bank Of Amsterdam, intended
Tor the payment Of the interest OF the Confsdsr.
ate bonds. Gen. Butler alse took possession
of the Offices of the French and Spanish Con.
sulatss in the old Canal Bank, and placed a
guard there. He also seized the old Canal
Bank, Oh Smith street, and has issued proc.
lamaton, promising to give to the poor 900
barrels of beef and sugar, captured in New
Orleans. lle is recruiting in. New Orleans.
The peer will soon be starved. The enemy
have sent up force to Bcnnecarre, which
marched through the swamps and destroyed
the railroad bridge"
This dispatch is not signed.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31

For insulting a rebel chaplain of the rebel
army, now prisoner at Fort Columbus, Capt
Jones, of the 7th infautry, u. s. A., Vas yfs,
terday brought before the general court nos
tial on Governors Island. ~. Y Sun,23d spat
The above stands out in striking cohtsasi
with the treatment received by our men who
have been so unfortunate as to fall into the
hands of the chivalric rebel Southrons at
Salisbury. One OF the Federal prisoners hang
ing his blanket out of the I'd story window for
the purpose of giving ii an airing was shot,
and the Infamous scoundrel!y murderer was
promoted to a commission for his bravery in
shooting an unarmed man. Comment is ontire
ly unnecessary. Draw your own inference,
Carolnisns andjudgc who is the most dcssrv.
ing Of your allegianco-a government that pro-
tects its Prisoners from insult, or government,
that seeks every opportunity to kill and NAL
treat the unfortunates who fall into its merci
less clutches.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31

g Captain Bailey, who was second in com
mand under Farr,gut at the Battle of New
Orleans, was called upon for dinner speech
at the Astor House few days since. Gen
tlemen," said he, as he nsrvously twisted his
napkin into hard rope and hesiiatsd between
bis words-'I don't claim any more than my
share-wo don't any of us-we all want what
belongs to US, and no more. Farragut, he did
the planned it all OUT all we had to do
was to obey his orders; that's just what we
did. As to particulars, the way it was--was
--was--wcll we had a,ioly good fight -
" lereupon tho gallant Captain dumped him
s'lt into mis- chair with a feeling of greater re-
lie than he must have felt when the battle
was over. So writes correspondent Of the
Courier.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31

A recent issue of the Knoxville (Tenn.J
Register says: "Our streets were enllvened
yesterday by the arrival of large company of
Cherokee warriors, from the mountainous re.
gion of North Carolina. These children of
the forest have been enlisted in the service by
Major Morgan, Third Tennessee Regiment.
The company already here numbers about 1870,
and we learn that Major Morgan expects 10
raise battalion composed partly of these In
aians, who, We predict, will do good service
with their unerrirg rifles, under the lead Of Ito
gallant Major"
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31
The Union Movements in Arh nnsns.

F'bW s't .hCWVfiN T(IFht way io./
1t was run,orcd Al D~s Are yesterday that the
federals in considerable forcs--a portion of Car
It's eoumn-had occupied West Point, on Little
Red river, asont seventy five miles from Little
Rock, and that they continued TO press slowly OIL
towards the latter r',ce.
At West Point they forrbly took possession of
two saw mills for The purpose Of uaing their
machinery on transports which they are sail to
be constructing at that pace for moving troops
across tho river.
Two hundred of federal cavalry are reported to
10 within ten Milos of Cotton Plant, in the White
river valley, Poinsett c3unty.
Do our military authorities intend to let the
enemy go to work and build these boats without
interruption, when the whole project could be
foilcd and TIE further progress of Curtis column
impeded in this direction by sending ssle gun
boat up this stresm' We shall see.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31
Ey Adams Express Company have

Gv Adams Express Company have
in their possession sword, with which
is connected tale. 1t is a heavy Da-
mascus blade, and was used in the
fierce hand to hand conflict at Roa-
noke, by rebel colonel with such ef-
feet, that it was snapped in twain
Our rebel hero, being necessarily af
flicted with economy, "saved the
pieces" and with the aid of a negro
blacksmith, welded the fierce instru,
nent together. After being released
at Roanoke, it is presumed that he re-
joined the Contederates again, for at
the battle ofNewbern, the same sword
was picked up on the field, the
glittering blade completely indented
with notches, and covered with gore,
We understand that this battle blade,
which, in appearance, resembles the
battle-axe of one Goliah of old, is to
be presented to the. President of the
Company.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-05-31
OFFICE PRovosT MARSHAL,

NeWbsrn, April %, Iob3.y
All persons having filth or rubbish of any
kind in their yards or 10 $, will at once depos-
it The same in the street, 50 that it may be re-
moved
Lime will be furnished to citizens in moder
ate quantities, Tor cleansing sinks, &c, on ap
plication at this office.
DANIEL MESSENGER,
Provost Marshal.