Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-03

patch to the Louisville Courier, from
Hopkinsvi1le, says Col. Forrest's &
cavalry, about 800 strong, met about
the same number of Federal cavalry,
on Green River, last Saturday, when
a skirmis4a ensued. About so Fed
erals were killed, wounded, and taken
prisoners. Our loss were Capt. II.
Clay Meriwet}ser, of Louisville, and
one private killed. and one wounded.
The enemy fled i'll great confusion.
A gentleman has arrived here, who
left Louisville on the 25th, says pilots
cannot be got for gun boats to 20
down the Mississippi, in consequence
of submarine batteries at Columbus.
1t is reported that Prentice says
there will be no forward movement
toward Green river until Lincoln's
position on the slavery question is
defined
Richmond, Dec. 2s.-The Norfolk
Day Book of this morning, publishes
further items of news received by a
foreign arrival than those telegraph
ed yesterday. The Liverpool Mer-
curry, of that date, says that Earl
Derby approved the English policy
in reference to the American difficult
ties, and advised ship owners to in
strrct their captains Of outward bound
vessels to signalize English vessels
that war with the United States was
probable.
The Washington correspondent Of
the New York Herald referring to
the Mason and Slidell matter, SAYS
affairs are complicated, that time alone
can unravel it, and that the utmost
prudence on the part eff the admins
tration will be necessary to avoid a
war which may involve the Federal
government in difficulties with more
than one European power, while it is
engaged in life and death struggle
for the preservation OF the Union
itself.
The Paris correspondent Of the
Herald says the French government
has signitied to England its willing
ness to recognize the rebel govern
ment at once, and in case the United
States do not deliver up Mason and
Slidell England and France viii! do
so. The Patrie has come out strong
for the rebels, The Paris correspon-
dent Of the New York Times, says
if war between England and United
States occurs, French sympathies
will be wholly against the United
States. The Times Of the 25th ult
says two hundred English vessels in
Northern ports are making rapid pre-
paratlons to hasten home
The London correspondent Of the
New York Times says nearly the
whole English nation, including the
mob, are revolving in literal madness
On account of the alleged insult to
the English flag. No commercial
news in the recent European arrivals
in papers of the s4th or 25th ult.
Nothing is definitely known as to
he action of the Lincoln Cabinet
about Mason and Slidell, but the in
licatioas are that Lincoln will be
iorced to yield.
St. Louis, Dec. 24.-0ne thousand
ebel prisoners, taken by Pope, have
arrived in this city.
The rebels have destroyed the
bridge over Salt river, near the Mis-
souri, railway.
Washington, Dec. 25,-The three
brass foundries in the coun-
ry--at Pittsburg. Algier's, Boston,
md West Point-have been ordered
O manufacture, within the next
welve months, all the ten-inch col
,mbiads they can. 1t is estimated
hat eighteen hundred guns have been
'rdered from Fortress Monroe to- Port
and. Three hundred and thirty
line thousand dollars have gone to