The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04
General Intelligence.


Of those discharged.
Lincoln has recently sent a message to the
United States senate to the effect that genera
Stone was arrested at his instance and BY his or
ders; that ne should have as speedy a trial as
consistent with the public interests, but that now
too many officers, who should be needed for the
court were IN the field, and TOO many witnesses
absent to admit Of trial at present
Northern papers state that careful inspection
and survey Of fort Pulaski make it apparent that
$4,000 will hardly place the work in the posi-
ton it was before the capture by the federals.
Com. Wordon, Of the Monitor, is said to be
slowly recovering from the injuries he received
during the fight with the Merrmac. tits thought
he will never recover permanently his eyesight
Washington dispatches state that colonel Creit.
cher and major CaSseday have deserted from the
federal army at Yorktown and gone over to the
COnfederates
1t is stated, falsely, we presume, that Messrs
Hobbs d Barnes, extensive glass manufacturers
at Wheeling, have lately received an order from
New Orleans for a large consignment of glass.
ware, with directions to 'have it ready for ship
ment on the first boat down after the cessation
Of hostiitieSlh
Gen Halleck tcegraphs the secretary of war.
that he has received official information of the
defeat and rout Of 600 "sayages" under Cols.
Coffee and Stamwright, in Neosho, Missouri, by
100 volunteers OF the LIST Missouri
A plm to erect western Texas into a new
State, giving it a military governor, with few
thousand armed constlbles to inforce the laws
and keep out intruders, has been preached in
Washington and is said to find ardent advocates.
Gen. SigeI who has been quite i'll for some
time in 81. Louis, is so far recovered as to he
able 20 take the held Memphis Appeal.
Mr. IrumbuII in his late speech in the United
States senate, said:
but what seems to cmbarrass some minds
is the difficulty Of treating these men both as
citizens and traitors. These rebels in the south
ern States occupy just exactly that position
When an insuTrcctIOn assumes such formidable
proportions as this has, and when armies are
aHayed against the government and against each
other, all the writers on international law agree
that the rebels are entitled to be treated as
belligcrents and foreign enemies; and we
have been treating the rebels at the south as
belligerents during the present war. We have
sent flags oil truce to them and taken them as
prisoners, and whenever a rebellion becomes OF
such magnitude a. to he entitled to be called Il
civil war, the parties are TO be governed by the
ordinary rules OF war, while its lasts, and in the
prosecution OF such a war the government is
bound to observe the same rules as it would OBJ
serve in war with an independent nation But
that does not prevent tie government, after the
war Is over, from trying as traitor, any person
that may be in its hands, and that is the way, 1
take it, which this rebellion IS finally to be put
down. Nobody expects to try the 800, 0Ju men |
now in arms against the government and hang |
them, though they are undoubtedly traitors
But We will give them the rights Of belligerents
and take them as prisoners OF war, and when 4
hey return to the? loyalty again, those who
nave been seduced from il, we will release them
Jut the ringleaders Of this rebellion the insti-
gators OF it, the cOnspirators who have set it on
COZ, will, | trust, be brought to the halter.
FIckSBUEG.-The Wing saws the federal gun
boats had commenced the bombardment of the
own. Several houses and churches had been
INJURED Strange to say, our forts have made no
'epIy.
GALVESTON, May 23-6 o'clock p. M-AU.S.
park las taken her position opposite the south
battery. She is five miles off 1T anchor. The
5antee is still at anchor in her old position
24th-6 A. M.-Matters remain unchanged
Iere from last night
Ills understood that the people Of Galveston
will perhaps to-day be compelled to choose be
ween the alternative of remaining in Galveston
nder federal rule, or retiring to the interior
Nth their families They may have day or
wo longer to make up their minds, according to
he commander Of the blocGadng squadron.
ALEXANDRIA, la, May BY special cour-
icr just arrived and bringing news from Corinth
18th Of Iay we condense che following Bat
e is expected every day The two armies very
ear each other skirnishing every day. Our
)rces 95,0 0. Enemy, lowest estimate %, CO...
As late as the 18Th inst, fort Pillow vas still
Gliding out
Fifteen gunboats have passed bound upward
o attack had been made YET On Vicksburg.-
ov. Moore arrived home on tho oath. Mayor
-onroe, Lucien Adams and B. Harrison have
zen sent TO fort Jackson the first for some insult
Il Gen. Butler the Two last for some malCreat-
rent on Ellis, some months ago.
TEooPs.-SiX large square rugged vessels ar
we'd yesterday from sea, loaded with United
tates troops.
Flag Down,-The flag Of the consulate Of the
etherlands is not flying to-day.
The Strong Hand.-We learn that the resi-
ences Of Gen. Twiggs and Col Adams, in Priv
mia street, have been taken for occupancy by
lie federal forces.
Auested.-We learn that W. B. Mumford
no is charged with being CONSPICUOUS as the
ader Of the purity that, before the arrival Of
en-. Butler, tore down the federal flag which
as hOsted on the mint by the forces under
apt Farragut, was Yesterday arrested by the
nited States authority.
The Blnks and Gen. Butler.-The presidents
the banks were requested to meet Gen Butler
'stcrday, and we learn he invited them to re-
I'm the specie which they had sent out of the
", their vaults, assuring them he would not
ize nor interfere with it. We did not ascertain
e determination Of the presidents, but suppose
e specie to be beyond their reach.
Acting Brig. Gen. George T. ShepIey colonel
the 18th regiment of NJ line volunteers, has