The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-01-15


tainty and regularity to the scfvice in the
States beyond the Mississippi. and on which
reliance is placed for obviating the difficult
lies heretofore encountered in that service.
The settlement of the accounts of the de-
partmcnt is greatly delayed by reason of
the inability of the first auditor to perform
all the duties now imposed on him by Law
The accounts -! the departments Of state |
of the treasury. of the nuvy. and nf justice. ,
are all sup"rv iscd by that officer. and more |
than suffice to ovcwpy his whole tinc. The
necessity for third auditor to examine !
and settle the accounts of department so
extensive n that Of the post Office, appears
urgent, and his recommendations on that
subject meets my concurrence
CONDUCT OF THE ENEMY.
cannot close this message without again
Idycriing to the savage icrocity which still
marks the conduct or the enemy in the pros
acutiou of the war. After their r:piilscs
from the dcfcnccs before Charleston. they
first sought revenge by an ab"rtivc attempt
to destroy the city with an inccndiary com
position thrown 10y improved ariii!cr,
from "A istanc" Of four mile. Falling IN
this they changed their missiles, but iorln
ra'"ly have thus far succeeded only in kill
ing two women in the city. Their com
handlers, Puti"r. Mcneil and Turchin.
, wlu~r horrib'. harblritir. have rendered
/ heir nance widely notorious and every
! thric cN.crAhle. sill h"n"r".l and
ch"ri- he'd by III. aut Horitics at " As hing'ru.
/ / he first named. after having been will
drawn trrfu the scenes OF CrucItIr- again-'
,Yuiu".i prisoners %! war. in reluctant con.
/ .,.--luH to tie demands Of outraged human
itv IN Europe. has jus! been pat in n"w
. comm ud 1T <oltulh. wh"g" hripi"-- woncn
and children are again placed 81, hi mercy.
I Nor has less unrc!"ntinS warfare
been waged by these pretended friends
of human rights aud liberties. against
tn. unfortunate negroes. Wherever
the enemy have been able to gain ac-
cess they have forced into the ranks
} of their array every ablc-hodird man
that they could sv;Hr. AID have either
LET; the aged, .lr women and III" chI.-
dr-u to perish by starvation, or have
gathered ihrm into camps whrr" they
have been wasted hy q tsjgh;tI. NOR
,aIity. Without clothing ~ shelter,
often without food, incapable, with
out supervision. III taxing tn" most
ordinary I,rrcau ions against diseases,
those helpless dependents. accus.
toned to have their wants supplied
by the .orrthought Of their masters,
N" being rapidly cXt"rm.natcd. "her-
ever brought in contact with the in
vad,s. 5y the Northern man. OF,
who's, deep, rooted pr:jndicrs ~" kin! !,
her restraining Iuti, nee l. rNrrcl~ d.
r ;hyy ar. treated with aversion an!
n.glrc,. There is little hazard il!
predicting ,hat, IN al! localities wh"r,
The enemy have gained a temporary
tnrrhold. the negroes. who under ON
cam. iurr a ii six tr.I in number
/ SIM, ,hoi import .t.an Into the col
a,i,s Of G.-at Britain, will hAv,
been reduced by mortality dUNn- in'
. war 20 not more than one halt ih,i
, ,.,.,inu~ number.
Inf .lua:.uu o.. thu ,''irri "u.i,. =.
In.i n,r. fir orr own observation ~.
. from tic. reports If n,rroc, WHO sVr
. .....I il. r-r.lriu- lru;n tho "ilr!uy, hp
.,u c,.i..mr'i"m j. a:.a.,;rI ~ ~.H'.
u..i,;~ ruLH~h.G ia ihc = s:lhrD
! journals by human" persons ,..F gag,
81 IN uaI.iug aYpn.'l> 70 tn" ,har'ri!
j for ail in preventing tin rara-c.- q,
. G;-..l... -xr,n.,..,. uAI starvation ',;u
.n-, tn neg v,mrn and cAl.or
e ,,I,, ar.. c,,,.irn n.,u ".cuupnrur.
{ The frontier at Our country bear
witness 90 the a!lcrity aud "iH.irmv.
y uitL which tho general orders If H.
d. ,u.mv have .,,u ,Nr.ut.L, IN t.
! d,.vaSta,i II Of the far;n-, the Gc-tru,
.;o, 81 ,I.. -..riruin,.a! irn,Ir,..tu'
IF .h,. burning OF the Luu-rS and 4.
10 n,uudrr Of EVERYTHING moyyab.e. /
Il vLoI,. asr,-t j. a comment on I'll
t ..,Lic. .. In. Genera! ORDER issued l.
- III. United states on til 2l:h Of Al
y. III jsSg confusing .i4stTuciioI
- TIL, loo"' ''"f !