The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-08-12
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[Jonesboro' is on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, six miles west Of
Courtland.-Ed.
The enemy on the north side Of
the Tennessee river are reported to
be retreating towards Nashville.
Richmond July 31.-Northern pa
pers Of the 26th inst contain the fol-
lowing intelligence
Charles p. Gordon and others.
charged with cheering for JEFF. Davis
in Boston, on the Sd of July, when
rumors Of the defeat of the Union ar
my reached that city, have been dis
charged
The n. Y. Post says the most de-
voted friends Of McC lellan pronounce
him IL failure, and even the sagacity
and wisdom of Liuceln is questioned.
), Nine members of the second branch
Of the Baltimore City Council have
resigned Gen. Wool officially ap-
proves Of their resignation.
}, The correspondent OF the Herald
says four divisions ofthe Confederate
, army are concentrated at Gordons-
Vile, constituting an army of 10000
I men.
Jackson, July 31.-Passengers
: report that Gen. Villepigua had ad
vanced and occupied LAGRANGE, Ten
nesscc. bat had subsequently, retreated
s back to Abbeville.
q The Federals were advancing on
i Holly Springs and were expected
), to occupy that place to-day.
y Gen. Rugglcs addressed a strin.
e gent remonstrance to Butler relative
i, to two partisan rangers who had
l. been made prisoners, and who it was
o said, Butler threatened to hang.
1t Gen. Ruggles threatened retalia-
l. ton. "eye for eye and tooth for
tooth"
Butler replied that one had been
). parolea and tho other would be.
New River, via Dublin, July
OF 29.-The eailan, Maj. Bailey, com
If handing four companies Of Cavalry.
i, in all about l50 men, was sent to
the rear of the enemy by Col. Nc
Clausland, and storned Summervilie
~. the county seat Of Nicholas, on Fri.
~ dav morning, at daylight, killing and
rs cal turing the entire garrison, incln'
80 ding the Lieutenant Commanding
-, manned Starr, three other commits
,ot stoned officers and 62 non-comInls
-. stoned officers and privates, besides
~. killing a large number. a few OF tht
! prisoners were paroled. Not BENG
h. able to bring away the large quanti
nee ties of commissary, quarter -maste
!, and ordinance stores found IN tn
rlace, they were burnt. Major Ban
~, lev brought to this place iarg
.or number Of Enfield rifles, horses an
re- mules. The prisoners arrived thi
us, morning at Salt Sulphur Springs
srv The notorious renegade and spy, ~
,ra VIM. Rucker, is among the prisoner:
rcs The telegraph Office was destroye
.l. and the Government Operator cay
:, :, tured. This affair is regarded a
ono of the most brilliant OF the W.
o., 20 in this section and its successful II
raJ suit has spread the widest conste
90 nation and dismay throughout tt
49, Yankee army in the neighborhoo
Ed Telegraphic advices from the op
u q rator, two miles from Baton Roug
this morning, say that the engagme
dry has commenced a, that point. al
the that our forces have driventhe enen
here through the streets of Baton Rou
oun- and at last accounts they had be
ness driven 10 the river bank.
!ico' The Arkansas arrived ut Bat
ing. Rome, at four O'Clock this ,norni,
l-he- o,d h,.yv connonadino was heard
oi some time on the river. 1t Is S.
mar posed that the Arkansas had open
es on the enemy's vessels. The cam,
eces- aiding on the river ccaseda little
fore nine o'clock, and we have