The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-20
0eas1Al Intollikenee.

| PEfEAoerRe, June "a r. Cur dsuast0e
remains unchanged. There i TIN usual casnon.
ading aud picket firing along the laes Of the
arnies; at some points they are not over 800
yards apart Our uoops ere in excellent spirita
| Il IL reported that Burnsides' corps are gone
to Washington.
Yankee lieutenant, captured on the yoth ult,
SAYS drans II going to tear Petersburg to piecss
with shot and she'll In day or two.
| Gold vas quoted 10 New York on the cath
| uit.. at ~, ndsciosed At 2 Az
The Raleigh Confederate publishes the follow
ing letter Ia an extra to-day:
CASTOR. July l.-DrAR SIR.--I reached her,
to-day alter two aud half days journey from
Petersburg l do not think the road can b,
repaired FOR month TO Petersburg. All the
lighting for several days past, has been on the
railroad near Remm's station. There was heavy
lighting thcre yesterday; We got the advantage
The city cannot be taken BY Grant. All srrm
confident 81 cur ability 10 hold the place The
enemy continues shelling the city every day
Sumo houses are badly damaged, bot few ,,crsohs
have been killed The enetuy's loss. since tie
commencement is about 10000, while ours 10
Only ato't.lJ0J
Gems Hampton, W. II + Lee and chamblis
met the raiders under Wison and Spear. and
. killed, wounded and captured 5000 men. They
ai-o captured 1900 horses, all their artillery, rs
/ pieces all tbeir wagon lran baggage aud .atn-
munttton. THIS happened on tie 3Uth and Blst
ult near Stony creek. They also cal tuted 500
negroes, l. is said by soldiers, to be the mos,
cott rletr foat ever seen
J HAairrTa, JULY 2-Nothins new. There /,
the USUAL skisnI-h hing TO-DAY. A eergcsta and
tso PRIV atrs in from the yaIkte lines
theit. term q service having expired; bur OWING
t" nhbt ry ~ ressity. were NOT permitted to leave
/ TLty r,P~vsent being inuch disprited AID sverss
TO prs'.e .,Iug hostittits-insuy men, ahosr time
e4piffs ~ July and August, have determined not
10 tiyht.
F sTLAsfA, July 2-The Louisville Journal Of
the ~ h alt, las been ree,i, ed Guetr s otr "a.
toss conttHae III western keutuyk, A light
[ 18th federal troops occurred near uniontosn,
ard Atiufbtf party demanded the surrender of
psehsboso tut retired after occupying Clover
I tou and ii.vs,iiie.
| The Washington Star OF the 2ith ult.. SAYS
! The works that command Petersburg rnd tic
! ralifo-d thropeh Petersburg, stop all Gen.
\ tuour communication bviweon Richmond ard
he south; 70 long As Grant elects, be ca hold
/ the enemy BY threat, and move south with
taenty ia, rations. Lee must iollos or risk =
| heavy engagement on nuiortihed ground
1 correspond nj frou Chattanooga, of the
. I'll uIt saws rebel force cut the railroad above
! Dalton, aud captured and burned two iraias
heavily irciFhted With supplies The guards on
| the trains are very much demoraliHed The con- =.
sequence is ireqoef,, aMbnshes Forty men lave
been Known 10 capture one hundred.
! A large quantity OF government fsvyhs il
collected at Haupeth's shoals Gu Cumbt RAND
| riser, No more boats are allow cd TO ascend The
Cutnberlaai-,he government being 4nahls .
furnish eonso.s ~ inns, gGerrias.
Brig Gen. Archer has been transferred frcn
JohIson'S island to Washington, to be s,nt ts
ten Foster, aud placed uAder tire ia retaliation
. for the treatment of the Union Krmetals a
Yy0v'sYuS NEFrrY-EwvyrrRe vse SsrRs4s
day that the 33s per cent. Tax on the old eur
rciey, on the IL inst. las apparently affected
it. value in our market. but that, IN fast, II h.s
continued to improve judging from ali the evil
dencc We have On the sutjrv-i. We beleveevrty
met q ant Main street continues to ssli al tbs
same prices 81. last month, and some OF item
haze reduced their prices. We have JUS, called
upon Mess 81, der and Reicuan, ~ho are
selling laigtl, at auction and whose sale, are
probably the best criterion for our market. Al
rhcy are largely stteudcd. Col. Snydefs last
ale Of fio4, GU Tuesday was 95 per l,o lbs
aud hs sod -four. u, better. two o. three weeks
ago ii s. 50 per 100 lbs. Good Luu-iaua suga,
sold "a. Tuesday, a. s. 80, which last month sold
for 81 Gs in tact, Col Stnier says hi, last sars
Indicated decline OF lo@ 5 per cent. Wcn'ay
! remark that hr .oA 1000 pair OF tlankeA On
Tuesday for 81 ." spe.se per pair wbiSh I's sold
fo, & p,r pair last, " inter On TUESDAY he sola
ncrroe. ;or 4 Is sptcir while LIST peeember he
| -oid n,sroe- lull, IL valuable for t25h specie,
showing that Hliie pearly Al! kinds vi merchan-
disc has declined negroes have advanced near
! is ,sper cent In face the advance has beea
more, t,litg the value Of our currcney basis,
: for he sold negroes OF equivalent value last De-
cember for IS .ot in cnrrenes which vas ihsn
: 60 for u equal only TO cleo specie.
Mr. II. ietnan's sales Indicate the same general
l,e snt II, told coffee OF " Wednesday, at Ga e21
per pound, by the sack; while Two tr three weeks
ago he sold ,oli,e. no better for Ga to t2s PR
H. Pepper -old tor $40 per h., And at previous
u sales 500 iot the satpe article. Kacr sells nos
4 ats. IS per ih two O three weeks ago at so.
In DIV gootls u, Mr.. r. sales on "Wednesday
New England calico Sold al $in o. pr yard; laks
4 n,onth same eaeo at SlA to : per yard French
, c o on " .'tuestiss, ell IS per ysrd.las, month
: SIT s. to $40 per yard. Turkey red calico, on
: Wednesday 80 IS; last month. tlS to 80 per
. varc--lmpsri'tl-, on "Wednesday, % %, and last
l. month, 81 to stu per yard.
w. think the above sufficient 10 satisfy tie
puhlic that there Il general decline In the prices
A OF merchandise, which ssestbc To the grels
. sarrit, of the currency than to any other eAaes.
: I0alveston Ss~a.s+
An Eneii4h merchant, Germany yse-~ =
, den, OF New Orleans. and s; ;s, aasoa' e "
the southern cause, rsa.S ss aid fs,m Ears.na =.
!. as,, ..,n In ths, you will not b. disap-
II ID. a. she has long since announced to 700
= her determine ion on that question.
o From Hrance you have expected much; bat
y YOU wil ha thsappointed-shc has promised
d much, deutlcss, tu, she'll bumbag yea.
IL THE English mercantile community are Of The
| ouinion that the war will eud wbenever the