Shreveport weekly news., 1863-04-03


were completely routed, with the loss
of seveaal killed, many wounded and
two hundred and fifty prisoners:
Fifteen of the wounded had reached
the hospitals at Mt. Jackson.
Gen. Pillow IN North Alabama.
General Pillow is now in North
Alabama entreating the planters to
furnish General Bragg with negro
teamsters He had delivered aspeech
at Huntsville, of which the cores
pond..nt Of the Chattanooga Rebel
gives an interesting account. We
extract the following:
General Pillow drew an affecting
but Truthful pictulc. OF the condition
of the negroes that had been carried
away bv the Yankees. lie stated
that they had taken 400 negroes from
him bv force of arms, that he learned
they were in 4 deplorable condition.
without clothing, without shoes. with.
out funds, and suffering from all
manner Of disease. They were beg
sinc to be returned to him, but tho
cruel enemy would not permit them
to come. lie said he had sustained
heavy losses during this war; that
the enemy had taken from him not
only his negroes, but they had burn
ed up four sin houses which were
worth ten thousand dollars each
they had taken 100000 pounds OF
bacon. 5000 hogs, 500 fine cattle dc,
stroved his houses in Arkansas, laid
waste his plantation, and otherw iss
injured him in many respects. Our
own government had burned 2lO0
, bales of his cotton. All this and
more he was willing to endure to Sc
cure our independence. Ho said he
j.. was ready to lay dawn his life rather
than submit to the tyranny Of tho
:, Lincoln government. Who. OF you
= said he, would not willingly do tho
same thinSl
ue stated that General Sherman
had written him 4 letter, couched III
:, very polite language, offering to re-
= turn his negroes to him, and 1ndem-
nifv him Tor all his losses, If he
- would abandon the Confederate ser
vice. His answer was CHARACTERISTIC
j.. OF the man. 4lc S"'u
. Will. thank you for your courteous
letter, let me say to you, the proper
tv your government has taken from
~ me was my own. Your government
~ ~, has the power TO rob me of it, but it
~ ~ too poor to buy me- General l'l-
. lows remarks concerning President
,s Davis were eloquent and Jud'clous
20 II, said, the President was the very
:. man for the position he held, that II
:. he could not conduct us safely through
this revolution, no man could; that
:. hs was a man of delicate form, bu,
=, large brain and patriotic heart, anc
:, e,ninently qualified in every respect
for the Chief Executive of this Con
ss f.deracv; that although he though
:. III. President had not done him jus
xx,. x ,iee, vet he preferred him for Presi
dent to any other man; that he wa!
!, no, fighting for President Davis o.
NJ. any other man, but for our rights a
~. freemcn. and that for himself III
... would. if he had it to do over, vel:
o. for Jefferson Davis for President !
' hs knew that he would place him II
-. a dungeon during this whole war.
eg DR.. G. Holland, just arrived
Houston, from Richmond, inform
!y. the editor Of tho Telegraph tha
nd there is really somc truth in the re
h. ports Of negotiation going on betwee
the Northwest and Richmond thoug
,ot the nature of the negotiations is nc
a proper matter for the types: :.
rt. He saw in Wilmington. i've I'll
,er slish steamers that had run the bloei
ade. Gen. Whiting is in comnan
The there and confident Of being able
hold the port.
ats 4 considerable portion Of the arm
raj Of the Rappahannock, had passe
are down below Richmond, aud is no
,et. ercampcd below that city and =
.p,. tersburc. The general impress'a
zen seems to be that the ''''' to
nopd' ia p}ayed