The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-23
left on the 9th.

Our army had not reached Coving-
ton, but is now moving forward.
The people are rising en- mass,
5000 recruits having been raised
within twenty hours. Gen Smith
calls for 10000 stand of arms. Ten
Regiments have been raised by Gen.
Butord Smith, to be under his COM
mand. Gen. Kirby Smith entered
Lexington on the 2Ist.
The people from the country rush
ed to receive him ponrjns in from the
country al! day. He was in the midst
OF the widest demonstrations Of de
light. The ladies' clleercd with 10y
and gratitude. Gen. Morgan arrived
in Lexington on the 4th and was re-
ceived with the most boundless en-
thusiasm. SCOTS La. cavalry took
Frankfort on the Sd, and planted his
battle flag on the dome Of the State
House. The streets We're thronged
with men and women from the co,,n-
try. making the event Il grand ova-
ton. The enemy had evacuated the
place on the night of the I'd.
Our force next morning. went in
pursuit and sent back Il number of
prisoners, end 300 mules. 1t was
reported shat they had over taken
the cueny's rear, and would capture
their entire train with vast quantities
of army stores. The Lexington
Statesman, Of the 9th contains 4
strong address to the people of Ken
lucky by Gen. Butord Smith.
General II. Marshall would reach
Paris on the night Of the 9th, and
camp on his own farm. \ Federal
brigade left the north side OF Cum
herlaud Gap on thc-llth with large
Number Of wagons, on It tora@in"
expedition.
\ skrmish occurred on the 18th
at Baptist Gap three miles from Cum
belIand, which resulted in the enc
my'S being driven back, hut no par
ticulars.
Richmond. l5th.-No news Of Il
reliable character has been rcceiucd
from our army in Maryland for sew
craI day.. The New York Herald
contains nothing later from the seat
Of WAY worth mentioning.
It is reported that Seward will re-
sign anl< accept I. foreign mission.
Camp Moore. September 18TH
The Yankees two hundred strong
came up the Rail Road to Ponchula
on Monday, and burnt seven Or eight
cars.
They lost five or six killed, about
the same i'll wounded and Il few pris-
ouers.
Our loss was one killed, and but
4 very few wounded.
Richmond, Sept. l5-Ofiicial dis
patches received here state that Gen
Loring had defeated the enemy in the
kanawha valley, Va, and that Gen.
Jenkins had made q successful raid
into Ohio.
Gen NcCown has made applica-
ton Cor a large number Of arms for
the kcntuckians, who are joining the
Confederate army.
Northern papers of the 18th rep
resent that McClcilan's We're beyond
Rockville in quest of the rebels, and
that a battle was expected in a few
days between that place and Frederick
Augusta, Sept Ia letter from
Lake City, Fla, dated 18th, says
the Confederate battery at ST. Johns
Bluff, near the mouth of ST. Johns |
river, on the llth repulsed two Fed
eral g,tnboats, badly Kidding and
crippling them. Our loss was one
man killed and four slightly wounded.
Chattanooga, Sept. 16.-.Tele-
graphic communication has been cs-
tablished to Huntsville Ala. The |
Yankees destroyed all the works and |
engines of the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad before leaving that place.
Intelligence received says Buell.
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