Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30
NO.. 8

tAIS ucSlS "a Ll0AloIS' AS ~ - 01S III
tention to hunt them out and 1nete to
them the punishment they deserve.
The Herald intimates soon to have
stirring news from the aAmy Of the
Potomac.
Nr. Dumas, bearer of dispatches
TO the French and English Consals,
at l;ichmond, arrived at Washington
on the Sth. His dispatches are said
to be Of great Importance, and will
be forwarded immediately to their
respective Governments.
The Governors GeAeraa Assembly
at New York, unanimously adopted
I. resolution, appointing two Demo
crass and four Republicans, to wait
on Lincoln and inquire the cause of
the arrest and detention Of certain
citizens. confined in Fort McHeury.
\ terrible riot occurred at I3etroi.,
on the sth, thirty buildings were
destroyed aud two negroes killed.
The Herald says. if Lincoln. with
the vast resources at his command.
and his unlimited powers, fails to
crush the rebellion within six months.
hc should be lmpeacNcd.
Th. Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has been fully repaired aud is now
doing an enormous business. Five
hundred cars, each nine hundred tons
capacity. one half laden with produce
from the great west. arrive daily at
Baltimore Millions Of dollars havr
been expended repairing the damag<
done by the rebels from time to time
Andy johnson has arrived a.
Washington.
The Arabia brings report found.
cd>on the statement Of Il Captain G..
an English steamer at Gibralter. tha.
the Alabama WIS seen on the S,h o:
February steering South. On the
10th, flashing Of guns and bursting
Of shells We're seen, which was eyi-
IDENTIFY a contest bet wrcn two ships.
The firing was heavy and and c&
change OF shots rapid.
The iron-clad G:.lcna is Mt the
mouth Of James river watching the
moments Of the Merrimac No. e.
Gen. Barnes, formerly Of Burn-
sides old corps, has been sent Wes.
to supcrcedc NcCo"k.
a large number Of rebel prisoners.
supposed to be Virginians and North
Carolin;ans. arrived at Washington
from Chicago, on the night Of the It'll.
for convenience Of exchange.
4 large number Of spies and gu-r-
iilas, captured in Missouri. hav. ar
rived at Washington, and will be
tried for the various oi}enses under
Mi!itarv law.
Mobile, March ia special to
the Advertiser and Kreister, from
Charleston, says it is reported from
Por: l:oval ,ha, the delay in attack
is owing to defects in ,h. marine
transportation.
The Yankee papers say that tho
rebels are cvacun,ing Vickshurg.
The following is the strength Of
Por,rr's Mississippi fleet: Two
Monitors. 1'uscumLia, 5 guns, Chill
lico,hc, ? gas; nine iron-clads, Ben
ton l6 guns, Cnroudclet l3. Mound
City Is, Louisiana Is, Lafayette e.
Wcstport 10, DeKa!i l3, Cvnthania
l3, P;ttshurS l3; also six wooden
gunboats ; ConeS;oga " guns. Tyler.
9, Little Rcbr! ,. Lexington .. Bragg
3. Price i, and twelve light drauch.
eunhoa,S. 6 guns each. Total. 80
noa:s, 221 gun.
Paris advlc"s confirm the ncws o!
the Confederate loan OF: sij.OCO.OOL
At T per cent. ~, bonds * c,l.ngoa!ln
for cotton.
Forty ,housaa'. pounds s-o-Ii:,
was .cn,it,cd hy :hv Bank - Ioh;i,..
to pay the interest nn Alabama bonds.
ard has been :ec>:'r! a: London.
Mobile, March la.-Ccn. Joseph
r. Johnston reviewed the army Of
Mobile, yesterday.
Brig. Gen. u. W. Adams, Of ti:r
army of Tenncssc. has arrived mere.
IN route 20 r,jo;n lis command n.
Tu!lahoma
Richmond. March l3-Thc SEN
ate, today, disagreed I" the amend
,nrut o. the House resolution. *.
agricul,uriS,s 10 raise
larSe provision crops. 1t then went
into secret session 20 consider tho
bill relative o fur!ouGGs.
The House Is in srrrc; session.
y dispatcn 70 the Cincinnati Ga
zet:e. says "I;.e figures Of tho
the way department show that We are
nov discharSinG from our armies in
the field disabled soldiers at the rate
Of Il thousand Il week"
ARRIVAL or a IElzE.-A dispa.cl,
from Wilmington to Charleston says
that prize schooner taken by the
Confederate prirs:ccr Ret, 'Jvticn.
md loaded with fish, salt. etc. Ind
run aground in New lslet under the
runs OF lorf Fisher.
One Of Major-Gen. J. L. B. Stuart'x