Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-30
N ewS Items.

plt lShuSO!i .i!ECl 4'--o IL. ILL.,
The bonhur,ncnt commenced at 2
y. III. Saturday, and continued up to
five p. IN 1'hr enemy fired slowly
Our batteries did not reply.
At y last (Sa,urday) night, most
d"sp"rat" engagement took place
obstetrics under. cover o.: darkness.
! he firing was most terrific, and last
ed fully two hours.
Or.r ,:uMboat succeeded in passing
in Il damaged condition the sloop-
DIVA, Mississippi was set on fire and
burned 10 he waters edge in front OF
oar batteries one large vessel was
completely ri!dlcd and another badly
crippled and with the rest werc
driven back at two o'clock.
The enemy withdrew from the con-
test. Our victory was complete and
r!ori"u>.
As far as known there have been.
no ca-u". les on our part.
The boa, 'h:l, passed is doubtless
so disabled to render! her achievements
,Iui;lr-S.
'ov; Hudson March 1910 II. M
l'hirtv.>;N men and one ,nidsi'ipuau.
of ih. Ir>trnvrd iriSa,c Mississippi,
We're h."u@l.: in by our cavalry this
morA:.,--.cvr-al o; them severely
woun,iri.
I. S.-:Since III" above was re-
c"lvrd the :riSate Hartford and The
@tin!uat NonvnGah.!;, are reported to
hay" passed ~ by Bavon Sara. The
M"non.ahrlu is prob,bIv v i tender to
TIE Hartford and possibly lashed to
h,a when 81" passed tn" batteries
IN the G;I.,l.rs> .. til. ch; this might
."t have been noticed Il, Port Hudson
m.t "'lT dispatches. therefore. fail 70
i,rnt.ou the fac; .--E.p.I
iur; Hudson March lC.-Onc veg
IL PASSED the batteries in Sunday
mornings ,.H4"srlHrni.
t'.e vr>-,! supposed sunk The
!r.-"'" Mississippi; mounting "2 heavy
gus. We. h,:!ura
The to"ir,.cr..e .uss. - ,wo killed
a,.d three ,rouncrt::
The .">s Of II, rur.ny * :ortv-,wo
prisoners. "ut: two hundred killed
IA. i!.ownr!. S;snc,! ). 4. ToLLE.
.'En@,llal. Dl.,erry.'
CA:".ra;,.. Nl-.vci! IA rcpo-: IS
cyt:!rr; tina burnside had arrived Il,
Iolt Kuya. an,: :ak".! command said
;.;.r,; ,;i.;Inr:lt w:,~ tnnGrto coir!romiar
'hc !.!:irai'ir, b,:sr.n Hus,-r and
Foster.
News har been received tllat Burn
:: T. has taken command at Port Roy
al, and ~, a:tlc.; on Ch.-lrStcu viii
hr :u.,.e within Ia. next fortnight
|; comes from. New bern, and full! credit
i NOT given the story. but ,h,. imp-"s
sio" j. general. that tho attack viii?
NOW take placr.
Richmond. Marcl, l2.-'l'he Sen
ate wa> chiefly occupied to-day dis
ru-s!uS the report presented yes:er-
day, relative to the privilege Of the
reporter, Of the press. The -esoIu-
:ion reported by ,I.r conln!tter. wltht
drawing the privilege Of reporters :or
The !Nchmond Enquirer from L seat,
was finally adopted by the Senate.
\ motion to lay the resolution on
the :ahl'. was previously rejected
yeas =, nays II.
Augusta Marc!. l2.-Gov. Brown
.: Georgia will rrcouvrne TIE !."sis
.a,urr on the 2T,h Of Na,ci. and re-
t'Ic stringent prohibition Of
The cu!tivat!o: Of more cotton than is
needed for seed Also the prohibition
u Ike iistii,ation of food.
Frederick burg March ll.-1'hc y.
York Herald of. the 9th has been re-
oeived
Gen. Curtis is to be removed from
his command in the West, on the
ground of inatlicicncy and dilutory-
ness. Sumner will probably succeed
him.
Col. Harrington Of the department
Of Indiana, has issued 4 proclaWation
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