The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-08-08
Charges Against General Mitchell,


Charges Against General Mitchell.
The Washington Star says:
We learn that Col. Norton, recent
lently in the service under General
Mitchell, having reached here some
days ago bearing the formal charges
against Gen. Mitchell. was yesterday
examined at length before the Com
mittee on the Conduct Of the War
with reference to them
hit said to-day that these charges
allege that he refused to take any
notice whatever Of rapes committed
on negro women by his men (of
lnrchin's brigade) in the presence Of
respectable white females, or of in
Disseminate. atrocious, and persistent
plundering Of and outrages upon
Union citizens by the same brigade.
The charges are said further to al
lege that he has used Government
transportation for cotton bought by
parties in whose spcculations he was
personally pecuniarly interested. 1t
is further understood that the Hon.
Geo. :. Houston, Of Alabama Former
Chairman OF theCommittee of Ways
and Means, United States House Of
Representatives. is expected to be
| the main prosecutor of Gen. NJ. Mr..
II. having maintained his sx1xus as a
Unionist.
Some time since Gen. NJ rendered
his designation to the President, bu,
IL has not vet been accepted. The
charges against him will doubtless
bs promptly disposed 0: the Govern
mcnt.
FIRE IN THE CAMP-Parties from
below state that there was n large
fire in the vicinity Of Bcrkely, where
McClellan's Hessian army is now
encamped. on Saturday night last
From such observations as conl! be
made on this side of the river. cou-
pied with the fact that repeated ex-
plosions, Of guns or kegs Of powder,
were distinctly heard, the general
impression is that another Of Lin
lcoln's gunboats has been destroyed.
THE reflection of the light illuminated
1.-THE south bank Of the river for sever
sal miles, and small objects We're
|plainly visible, We suppose late
papers by the next flag Of truce will
throw additional light on the sub
ject. By the way, the gunboat
known as the Maratanza, which got
aground in the Appomattox some
three weeks ago, and was burned by
the enemy, was loss which has
never been permitted to find its way
into northern papers. The wreck Of
the Maratanza is still to be seem
Petersburg Express.
We have been furnished with an
/ account of the schooner r. O'Brian
: which was run ashore near
Valaseo on the 4th inst, to escape a
Federal steamer The crew then
5 went on shore out of reach Of the
: steamers guns, while men were sent
4 from the steamer to the schooner, and
r not being able to get her off, they Sc.
: fire to her, and left. When they had
: returned to the steamer, the steamer
went two or three miles further out,
!, when man from Col Bates regiment
y, went to the schooner for the purpose
| of putting out the fire, and succeeded
4 as the account says, in saving medi..
S cines to the value of S2,50s among
? which was some ESQ or. Of quinine
e and 80 lbs. blue mass-also
!. bbls. lines. The balance Of the car
y go and vessel were total loss. This
y vessel was loaded by G. Ennis & Co
+ of this city. Our account says the
loss took place in presence of Col
l. Bates regiment, but under such cir
= cumstanccs that no assistance coule
r be rendcrcd.-Galveston News,