The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-25

JIIGuwA1 RoBBERY-Nithin the last week or ten days
so many highway robberies have been committed upon
the travelling community, within short distance of this
city that really dangerous to travel Last Friday a
gentleman travelling il buggy, and having in his pos
session fifteen thousand dollars in gold stopped by
three coored in the uniform of the Q. s. army, and
armed with muskets, the -Four Mile spring, and
ordered BY them to get Of the buggy they wanted
to ride The gentleman happened to have double
barrel shotgun which he brought to bear upon the par
v when they concluded that he was not the gentleman
they were looking for, and lie made his escape. Not
ten minutes afterwards old gentleman and bis son
riding on horse back were stopped at the place by
probably the soldiers and stripped of everything
they had Shortly after Morgan Hall and friend were
stopped in the same vicinity and compelled to dsgorge
to the same party All this was done in broad daylight
in one Of the most public thoroughfares in the country
The parties stopped represent to Us that there Is not
the least doubt il their minds that they were robbed by
coored soldiers If it we're necessary, we could men
ton at least dozen more cases in which wagoners and
and people have been wayIaid and robbed by colored
men having all the bearing Of drilled soldiers.
WI would call the attention Of the commissioned Off
ors on duty in this vicinity to the above facts and ask
them fan uncommon number Of soldiers have not been
absent from camp without leave We have been in
formed that such is the case. While on this subject
we viii mention another evil which is in their province
to remedy and that IS the number of colored soldiers
found proving around after dark entering the back
yards and kitchens Of private residences, in search
they generally say, Of some "colored lady" We are
personally cognzant of number of cases of this kind
and have heard ofmany others. Unpublished order
last week, issued by Brew Maj Gen. 7. W. Sherman,
and We think their duty at this time to rgidy
enforced Werepublsh portion Of the order for their
information:
o bring to an end the gulate on the part of the
troops hereby ordered that more care be taken to
carry out the existing orders the subject OF passes
and circumstances require it. they should be withheld
altogether
Soldiers will not be allowed to fake from their quar-
ters their arms or sldearms, unless when on armed
service.
10 parties Of colorcd troops viii be sent away from
their posts on any armed service, without commls-
stoned officer.
No soldier will be allowed to enter the premises of
private citizens without the special authority OF their
commanding officer, in every case
No party detachment viii enter any premises, Tor
the purpose of seach without the written order OF the
commanding officer of post or camp and such party
must be commanded by commissioned officer, who VIII
be held strictly responsible for all depredatlons that may
be committed
All guards are cautioned to exercise greater care and
aithfuness in The discharge of their duties, IN prevent
ing from absenng themselves from their quarters
Commanding officers will not allow idle freedmen
women to loter about their posts They Will all be re-
qured to seek and obtain occupation and II requisite
to prevent dleness and yagrancy work will be assigned
them by the commanding officer rthey WILDE arrested
and reported to T. W. Conway, assistant commissioner
Of the bureau Of refugees, freedmen and abandoned
lands"
Now, gentlemen, here is remedy which has been
ried and found invaluable in other localities and we
rave doubt would be found servceable here. We
rave often taken occasion to remark that the colored
roops were held well in hand by their officers, and the
public win be apt to think the officers culpable
hat we are liars.