The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1863-11-20
TeleEI':lphic.

SwrkrwArrn Nov. 5-Gcn Vaughn ha.
jus: returned from Blount county He re-
ports that Geo Saunders il a. MaryvilIc
with 400 federal cavalry.
TIL" pontoon bridge has been removed
from Louion. and placed across the Hol.ton
river atsKnoxville.
About two hundred citizens Of knoxville
have been sea. TO camp Chase. Gen. Wayne.
Wallace and Rev Rufus. Stevenson, are
among the number.
1t .Au,hur ltcnly. Of Gen vanSbn's COM
mand. formerly Of Louisiana, wa. killed by
bushwack.rs yesterday.
Burnsi'lcs forces il estimated at %, 900.
Gen Vaughn s ordered to TAX. command
of the East Tennessee troops who were ps-
rolled at Vicksbure.
Gen Stevenson is having collected at this
place large number Of hogs bccveA. &c,
and IL quantity Of wheat.
CHARLIE Nov 4th-Thc bombardment
OF Sumter continued furious all night, and
il still going on.
The bombardmcnt was kept up steadily
all day. Ninety two 20 FOUNDER rife shn ia
with time fuses, were fred ON Thursday
night. No great damage WAS done.
The Presiden, to day visited James Ia.
land. Forts Johnston and Pemberton. and
all the batteries along the shores reviewing
all the troops in the position they occupy
in case Of attack. &c. lie visited Secession
vile aud inspected Fort Lamar and the
other works about the place, also the old
battle ground. The President mSd.. a
thorough examination OF all the works on
James Island. and expressed himself cx-
ceedingly gratiied with every thing lic sa,v
the fine appearance of troops, the charar-
ter and strength OF positions and the n,.nr-
beg Of the works.
lie leaves al y clock GA Thursday morn
i,.v
ence.
Hon Cha- Macbeth WAS ~ elected Mayor
of Charleston today b. large majority
Reports from tn. tort 10 night say4 IN,
number Of shots fired day - 422.
PErERKsrRG. Nov 4,h-- Northern dates to
the Znd have been received. Butler has
been Ass gnrd 1" tn" command Of III. dc
pa tm"ni Of Virginia and North Carolina.
i'll place of Foster.
\ dispatch i ted Chattanooga. 18th 10
Haiirck. says: In til. fight last night tn.
enemy attacked Gray's division. po-ir. !
Wahatchic, on three sides and broke hi>
camp at one point lie WA, driven back
IN gallant style by part of Grays force. the
palanc" being held in reserve. Howard
White marching to Gray'r relief was at,
tackled on the flank by the enemy occupy
! ing in force two commanding bills on IA.
left Of the road. He immediately threw
| forward two of his regiments and took both
! at the point Of the bayonet. driving the en-
envy from his brcasw orks and across Look
out Creek. In this brilliant success over
our old adversaries. the conduct of the | tn
and l2th is entitled to the. highcs, praise.
GEORGE THOMAS
Major General.
| 4 dispatch from Cincinnati the LIST say.
an extraordinary case Of II eason ha- re-
Gently come to light having for its object
the overthrow of the State Government
aud the release of the prisoners at Camp
Chase. the capture OF the Arsenal ut Colun,.
bus and the release Of John Morgan and
his officers.
the u detectives, and it is supposed tina,
the parties implicated are rebel government,
spies. Many arrests have been made.
! WILMINGTON. Nov 5th--The President ar.
rived here to-day at o'clock p y. by spec.
iat train from Charleston, S C. and was re-.
ceived al the Manchester depot by General
Whiting and staff, and u committee OF citi-
zens, who escorted him to Gen Whiting s
residence, where he was warmly received
by speech from VIM A Wright Esq.
The President replied in an able address.
He was proud to DC welcomed by such a
large concourse Of North Carolinans to the
ancient aud honored city of Wilmington.
upon whose soil he hoped the foot Of the
invading foe might never fall. He had
gwen wilmington btT defence one Oh
the best soldiers in the Confederacy, one
whom he had seen tried in battle. and one
who had risen higher IS danger nccumulat.
cd. He felt the full importance Of the har.
Dor as the only one still open for trade. He
expected all to do their duty either in the
field or in supporting the army and rcleiv-
ing the families Of soldiers. He spoke Of
the honor Of the soldier, the Disgrace of the
specuiator. and referred to Chickamauga
and Charleston. He also spoke Of the noble
spirit OF our army and people in both places
and paid high tribute to the soldiers Of
this State, expecting aud to strive nobiy fol
the right, and predicting q future OF Jude
pendence. liberty and prosperity.
RICHMOND, Nov 5th-European date,
up 10 the 2lst have been received. Tb'
. Sultan Of Turkey had proposed by tele
graph to purchase the Laird rebel rams .
& 100 600 each. Laird's wOrkmen arc EN-
!. ployed in finishing and fitting out ono o
the rams.
Political speeches by leading men ar
daily made in various parts Of England
Earl DeGray spoke in defence of nentralit
, in all that concerned American affairs
Beresford Hope spoke for the South. Nj
Collyer, the solicitor general, urged nenfra
~ and the preservation of neutral right
from violation by either side.
The question Of finances for the new Mel
/; Jean empire has produced . correspondence
7 between Napoleon III and Archduke MAJ
i. in.illian. France will make all requisit
!, military arrangements, but will not qua
, antee the Mexican loan.
J, The city of Kcn0usim in japan he's bee