Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-08
From tn" Mis-issippiaD Extra.
Capt. Clinton Fort.

! contained several military calebri.ies,
among these, though the most unpre-
tending and nnass"ning, has been
Capt. Clinton Fort, the distingnish-
al sad daring scout of North Missis-
-lrpi. The Captain. though d-fnrm-
ed AMI walking with difficulty; b"ing
better known by the sobriquet of the
"club-foot Captain" than by any 9TH
or nam--l,as been an active partici-
pant in the war from its very incipi-
ency. A native of Tennessee, bu; n
Texan by adoption. he was mem
''"r of the Texas Legislature when
Gen. Van Dorn calle.l npon the peo-
| pie of that gallant State for aid t.,
recaptur- the United States resaiars,
who, after being paroleh in th. intt-
rior, had marched t. Iniianola and
there thrown entr"nchmtnts and
shown fgh'; h. quickly volunteered
his services. was elected Lieutenant
of company. but the regulars sur
re ,tering again, the company was
disbandrd.
We next find the Captain in T-ir
glnia. i'll 1861, being one Of the fret
of the sons OF the Lon. Star Stnte
who went 20 tn help of tn. Old Do
mini"u." He rendered most efficient
-ervic. there for SIX months.
In the fall u. returned to Texas to
arrange his private affairs. nut in the
spring of 1852. he was again in tn.
saddle, scouting for Genera Baur.-
CARDS headquarters, then at Corinth
After the battle, of Shiloh h. was
captured by the enemy whil. upon a
scout, carried up the Mississippi riv-
er, when, watching his opportunity,
he jtrnpsd overheard at Cap. Girar-
d-au, swan near two miles. making
his escape, and walking all the way
to H-rnando, in this State.
He sona Went to scouting again
with squad of detailed men, and
mas been so Engaged in tho vicinity
Of M'n*his for over two years. hav
ing within the last six months raised
a company Of his own of some forty,
composed If bays Al m,.n who had
:I~vrr been in thc Service H.. has
mounted and equipped his company.
and ~ IL nearly sui,sis:ej them from
captures made of the enemy, only
drawing ammunition from our Gov
rrnln-nr. Daring the last six months
ne ha- captured anil delivered over
as pIis n"t>, ninety Yankees, (caval,
ry.) brsi4es what Ia, has killed and
badly wounded in battle. secured
III ii horses a:!d ,quif nrnts. and on
Is lost two uirn himself during the
| Who'll. time.
The following extract from the Or
!ers Of one of our Generals to him
will show il what light h- is re-
! gir'tel by those ;@no knDw him:
"Ibe General having heard OF vour
'hnrpmgh kn"witIg... of tn. counrrv
AMI active and efficient Operations
against the enrrnv. he desires to Sc
cure the benefit Of your valuable SER
vices, &c"
Captain Fort il emphatically the
Nosbcy of North Mississippi, and the
! greatest terror To the Yankees at
Memphis. who never come out to
Meet in but what they arr wDrst.d
! His presence here IS for thu pur-
pose OF securing the r.lr4Se Of twen-
ltv men, who have been arrested
because his company wns an indie
pendant company. The Captain
claims that he has reported regularly y
10 every General commanding his
District, that he has been acting un-
der orders all the time, and that he
was on his way to report his compa-
ny and have it attached to some reg
iment when his men were arrested
1t is to be hoped that 80 valuable
a command will not be lost to the
service, and that the gallant Captain
VIII soon again be at his post.