Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-02
SHREVEPORT, La, MONDAY MARCH 2, 1868.
session of the Red. Ouachita aud
other streams.

session of the Red. Ouacllita and
other streams.
Delhi Feb IL. TO General Blan-
clard met the abolitionists on
the 10th inst. on Black Bayou, five
or six miles Of Providence. We kill
ed ten or twelve Of them we had
not one killed or wounded. On my
return / placed a strong guard at cv-
cry important crossing from this
place to Williams Ferry. distance
of 40 miles, instracting them to shoot
every negro attempting to go towards
the river, and to allow no crossing.
have also destroyed all the means
of crossing except at Camp Jackson
and Floyd. Whilst on the river l
burned several hundred bales OF cot
ton within six or seven milcs Of the
cnemy's camp. est tho levee OH
Old River, but am fearful the IS
not high enough to make it effect
ual. Respectfully,
r. L. CAPERS,
Maj 18th La. Bat. Partizan Rang's
Talialu, Feb l3-No enemy above
the Crcva.se below Duck Port. Four
transports passed up and one down,
firing southeast from the light guns
and slow firing. Enemy foraging
occasionally on plantations fronting
tl,e river.
The gunboat which report says
lately passed Viclsburg. passed the
same time the Queen of the West did.
Tie gunboat Web is said to have
turned back from pursuit Of the Era
), supposing several gunboats Of the
enemy We're ahead Of her.
Alexandria, Feb l5-The victory
complete, grand aud decisive, achie"-
cd 1T our Fort, at Gordan's landing,
will be found below in the official re-
port from Capt John kclso, in COM
lnand Of the Post. We certainly
cannot write in too high terms Of this
highly important affairs.
| The Webb, one Of the most form
idaL!e gunboats lett here at nine
O'Clock this morning with full and
picked crew and by tomorrow noon
Will orcr;aisr and capture the DeSoto,
the cousolt Of the Queen OF the
West. and then the Mississippi river
and its tributaries will once more be
free. We will! add tnat we are
ready to capture all such crafts as
Ficksburg allows to pass:
headquarters, 18th Feb. '63.
| 'Tn Major Su,,r..t \ q
| Maor-I have the honor to report
that two Federal Sunboats, made
thrir appearance i'll front Of the posi-
ton Il, ) o'clo k last evening. had
previously assigned every officer to
his post. Fire was therefore instant
" opened on the enemy. After a
bric1 clnnouade, the leading gun
boat, the Queen of the West. struck
her colors. immediately ordered
| Capt. uullins, OF the Crescent Ar
,iIIrry. and I'd Lieut.. DeLahunty to
go on board and demand the surren-
der OF the boat, officers and crew.
d! These officers report that but thirteen
| officers and crew were found on board.
The othrrs had escaped under cover
| OF the n ght.
! The visible results Of the capture
consists in on. thirty-two pound
r.:!ed Parrot gun; on. twenty-tonr,
do; three twelve pound Portield,
brass pieces; one ditto, slightly da-
ma.rd. use the expression OF the
senior commanding officer: "a tre-
mendous supply Of ordnance stores,
4 large supply Of quinine, clothing,
bacon, uour. beef. pork, hard bread
aud other stores i'll proportion"
! J. kELSO,
: Capt. Comd'g Post.
We learn from a passenger on the
Era No. ). that she was captured on
Saturday morning, by the Queen, OF
! the West. The officers Were held as
prisoners Sc war. soldiers paruled
and citizens put on shore. The
Queen Of the West attacked the fort
and the second shot from our battery
Gu, off the steam pipe. Thirteen
shots on; OF ,hivty-one took effect
The officers and men Of the Queen Of
the West threw of the the cotton and
;ioatcd to the D-Soto. They all
boarded the Era No. > and burned
the DeSoto and LET, for Nicksburg.-
The Era No. 5 passed the n,outl, of
Black river Sunday morning. Sun
day evening, ) o'clock. the Webb
passed in full pursuit, running a: the
rate of twenty-five miles an hour
The Webb undoubtedly came with
Era No. 5 before she reached Na,chez.
Thirteen prisoners surrendered at
the fort, nine surrendered TO citizens
! below. Negroes picked up on cotton