The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1863-12-29
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Charleston, Dec. 1O--I'he enemy
shelled the city between ten and
eleven last night, and three and four
this morning.
Some twenty shells We're throw" !
but 10 damage was done and no one
injured.
Our batteries opened heavily upon
the enemy during the Smelling Of tn
city.
The firing between the batteries
continues.
Dalton, Dec. 7th-An arrival Just
from Knoxville confirms the raising
of the siege.
Long.treet is marching his troops
to North Caroliua.
Richmond, Dec. 9.-The report OF
the Secretary of war is very long
,houyh highly important. The doc
ument briefly refers principally to
the operations Of the army IN the
, several departments. 1t says the
campaign in mississippi was certain
; " disastrous. and it is dlthcu!t =
, resist tie impression that those DIS
; astrrs were no! inevitable, and thai
Il a court Of injury and investigation
-. into the whole campaign, which met
]. N Atlanta in September. in cons"
= ,ucncc of the vicinity of the enemy
p j, manning the presence of the wit
e y, s>rs and judges at other points ma
= been suspended temporarily. II !
.xprcted soon to re-aSselnble.
i Tin" deficiency of men and pro
II visions. rather than the rrverscs 9
:. hattie. caused the withdrawal OF III
y army from vi die Tennessee.
y lie allnd-s to disertion and strae
" ring and absrntees, and says OF tn
- effective force of the army that llttI
m over one-half. or nearly two-thlrds
BE the men on the rolls are absent.
ng 1t recommends the repeal OF tt
sn substitute and exemption laws al
&C makes provisions torali those havll
substitutes Immediately to be requl
oe ed in the field. and says that pr
~ ilcres which Congress granted to
.ar- in substitutes. can be regularly a
md conSti,utionally abrogated by t
me sam. power. 1t says that no co
yh ~" uact was entered into between t
lt,overnmeut and persons furnish
be substitutes as alleged, but 1t was oil
u's a privilege the Government accord
KS" Instead OF complaining OF the abro
Il be ton, they should be grateful torw
ape WAS heretofore allowed them. 1t
co,nm.uds the abridgment OF eNel
:. MAJ a.. lions and the CONSUMPTION OF all.
,eriv j. 10th to the making of details
tails the wants of society at home.
d, ;" saws. that three years men W
their time expires cannot be mn
after discharged. but should be retail
grant allowing them to chose an eNls
'Iea ,I company under the present organ
,.otar, ton, in the same arm OF service.
G cvi- 1t recommends the consolidate
Head companies and regiments reduced
low a certain compliment. In
'or;sc clusion it pays II glowing trlou
one in the hcroism, endurance and unit;
role! ing devotion of our soldiers.
unde' larnented dead have yielded up
y. rc. lives, sacrificed upon the alter OF
Ell that ertv. He closes by saying our
~ ser reverses show united determln
under to endure everything for ind
,rd the dencc. and must convince the
N near of the futil;ty of his efforts to 81
h"ss Us.
M .np Richmond, Dee. S.-Ihe foil
viii be is synopsis of the Message st
ch cav dav to both Houses of Congress
, arrest The President briefly review
,vading ,.arts of the past wear, rem
T Ss n.y. ,hn. whilst orr successes hi
instruc- equaled our expectations WI
ncm. checked the enemy everywh
officers l,,nco
res, nil Our relations with foreign
are discussed at considern BILE
npt ODE The President regrets that tn
!, o. been no Improvement since n
II o an thc sage of January last, and son
of every have assumed character pc
unfriendly. Our relatives w
,u ropean nations, are now &C
! bi ni La. exclusively by the general