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·i ·i4i 't I I r . Numbe :37 SH~EVEP~t'I, TUSDAY MARH 18 186. ' Yv i ATTORNEYS AT LAW. - If)IOfD; 4- A 7'C'TN, .Ltt;oý2ýrn a" ý at I'sary, Fr' re oz'r C.h/ildrs . J- Bcard's Store. Cor. T1'ixa.. and Spring ust., n I-.Iv-d SIYIEvEro tT. LA. J. ('. 'ONCJRE, \t tcornI.y at Isaw, SHREYP.I'ORT'. LA. Ofier with L. 3I. Nutt, corner of .Il/alnm and Alrket streets. 'trd-ly EMMET D. CRAIG, Attorney and Counselor at Law, (O9ice, opposite Post O//ice, IIHIEVFWORT, LA. Will pLractice in the ('aorta of ('"aidr. IDernto, and Lossi'r. Id I. L. . UTT. .L t torniey zit T d t-, IF t fire, corner ilMilam 4- Market Sercets. SHR1VEPORT, LA. F Practices in Caddo. Bo. ier and T1t.$ o. nW1-Ivd ..EON D. MARKS. TIIO. Or. POLUK'K. st MARKS 4- POLLOCK. n I" Attorneys & Counsellors at Law. Sererccport, La. &11 ACTICE ineopartnership in all in he ctnrtr held in the city of Shreve- j, p;.rt. and in the parishes of' De Soto .rid W s ier. U. fbirce on Market stroeet near Milam. o n -d-y. m;PRIVATE BOARDING. 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Ieiiieiind, March 10.-The Nor folk Dayv Btook of this morning saysv the Virginia suink the uubtiherland after fifteeni ulinutes fighting. The Virginia -ran within point blank ranuge an:d fired Jwhr how guns, sev.er:al of which took effect, and theni struck her with the rain, causing her to reel. careen, and sink. Her ofiicers and crew escaped in the smanll boats. :and IlmanyL wV r c apitured h-- the C4nllf.ed eratvý, ithile :t number w,'r, drowned. 'Ihree. woumeled mtitin were tuk wi ith thi ( ¾iiithrlandl. 'I'Th(. ('Ot cure -;l 'as next attackedi, and resisted .rallantly, but was forced to run :I-hore and heist the white fia. her crew were takent off by the ('oi federate giulboats. 'T'he Yannke s tir1ed ci us with Milnnie muskets while lending a:sistauce to the C((n ( he shot disitantled two gun-. killed sixteen Wien. and tore the Coil grems to pieces. Whih' the Vi rgilina engaged the batte ries at Newp'rt News, the Miin nlc-tof car:ne. up. 1C" 'ungaged our S.'e-ll'% Point h.itteries 11nd1 got iIgrolunidi. She was thei attacked bv 1110 ( 'nfet'cdterate gutttr nats Ja:ne.stowi and Patrick Hezryv with great fiexce 11n:` . dibug her mucihi dtablnage. T'[lie F'ederail fi~i'ate St. Lawrence camne to the sistIance of the M inniesota, and ihne idls got tgrount' 1. T'he Ericsson ainruared the Vir ginia at a distance of thirty or forty vards when the Virg'inia ran aground. The 'rlicssoil took n dvantace of this, anld poured shot after shot into her but w ith no effiet. After getting off the Virtriiia ran int. the Ericsson with her prow and she fled. Many of the enemy's gunboats are sunk and disabled. 'The Minnesota is completely riddled, and the St. LIwronce disabled. 'The enemy's loss in both days is estimated at from 600 to 1200. Out of five hundred men on the Onmber land only about one hundred escaped. All the batteries on Newsport News were silenced except two. The Congress was -set on fire by our vessels on Saturday night about midnight, causing her magazine to explode. The Federal tugs and steamers went to the assistance of the Minnesota and St. Lawrence, but could not haul them off the bar. 'The enemy's loss in killed and wounded is very great. Our total loss is nine killed and twelve wounded. Twenty three prisoners were brought to Nor folk on Saturday night. The Virginia had two men killed and five wounded. A small Yankee schooner was captured and sent to Norfolk. Two others have since been captured. Richmond, March 10.-Congress discussed the operations of Gen. A. S. Johnston in Tennessee. A long and warm debate took place. Atkius said nearly every member of the 'T'ennessee legislature had signed a petition for the removal of General Johnston from the department of Tennessee. The petition has been presented to the P'resident. Norfolk, March 9.-The Ericsson ram battery appeared in Hampton Roads this morning, when a tierce engagement took place with the Vir ginia, which continued for hours. The latter ran into the Ericsson and danmaged her coilsiderabl. Tl'he Virginia fired a shot through a large tur boat, which was attenmpting to get off tlhe Minunesota is crippled and can't float, and will be a total loss. A large portion ot the stern worki were shot away and riddled lby balls. Memiplhisi, March 11.-The reports by tee!graph from Fort Smith, of the 9th. state that our troops, iunder Van )orn and lPrice, engaged the Feder alds and fought them tor tlhree days, on the tith, tJth and 7th, at Pea Ridge, 13Irton coumt y, Arkansas, near tl he Missouri line. S)IIr loss is heavy. (en.s. MeCutl loch andl McIntosh were killed. (In the 7th (en. ;lack was mn artally woundedl, Gen. I'rice woundedti in the arm. Col. M elae' killed ai.i Colonel' Simns wonuded ill the artli. Jur forces are in the rear of the Federal tfrce s and drir ing therni Southward, and are sanguini e of sues cess. We are looking for turtle r new- every hour. 'IThe bodies of Mct'nlloch and Mcintosh have been brought in tfor internnenit. Rticirinond, March 11.- Thle Presi clent has sent a message to C'ongress stating that he has suspended U ens. Floyd and Pillow tfrou conunanud until they give more satisfactory ac counts of tlhe action at Fort )onel Suion. i'ihe President is unsatistied, with their reports. 'lThe official reports otf the action in Hampton Roads has been received. Our combined squadron had only 21 guns. The Federal frigate Chlmber land had 24 guns. the Congress 50, the St. lAwrence 60. the Minnesota and Itoanoke, each 40, besides the Newport News batteries andi small steamers armed with `ea'vj rifled cannon. The engagement lasted thriiee hours. The flag of the Congress and the sword of her commander are in the Navy Department. The casualities of the Confederates were-Capt. Buchanan wounded with a Minnie ball in the thigh, seriously; Lt. Minor wounded in the left side, not danergous; two men killed, and five wounded. Copgress has passed a vote of thanks to Capt. Buchanan, officers, and men, of the Virginia, and other Confederate vessels, for their unsur passed gallantry in the late action at Hampton Roads. The House passed resolutions ad vising planters not to sow cotton or tobacco this year, but to raise pro visions, hogs and cattle. The Senate passed a bill to organ ize the Supreme Court of the Con federacy. New Madrid, March 9.-The at this point is reported to-day to be thirty thousand strong. Gen McCown's command continues to hold them in check. Skirmishing between the pickets is going all the time, but only a few have been injured on our side, The loss of the enemy is reported consid- i erable each day. Our troops are buoyant and hopeful. A great battle is certain to ensue at this point. Gen. McCown has his batteries in 1 fine condition. Every able-bodied ll man should at once take the field. i Norfolk, March 11.-T''he M iinese- aI ta reached F orties Moxiroe on Sat urday, in a very crippled condlition. t All the guns in the fortifications at Ia Newport News. excepting one, were silenced by thie Virginia and othuer Confederate ship.s tr an hour, a:nd t he t garrison evacuatd. t Liet.'l aylor, swho was wLutndcti byi the enemy under a white flair, died vesterdav. (Capt. Buchanan and Li.iut. Minor were also trach"erousiv sIort Iby the ceiieiiv under a whlite flag. 'I'Tihv re I still irmprovinig. 'IThey *nei killed two of theirl own i nto in firing on us, after they raised the widte rignml. T[he Eri r-son batter'. atter beiinit steriek by the Virginia. retreat d to F'ortress ~vn - in tihet ., 'estedla. tthere Vs e're eighlt 4'onf--enuctes killed and tenf wounded. it it suppos dl the C umberh'lanii lostf in killed aI n wLutnded 200 unic. Ot board the tCIourIess, there were one hutndred killed. It was tile Fed- I eral gunboats that were burnt. anll not the Minnesota, as Sutipeposeid. 1 TIhe loss it the 1Federals is as tsl lows, viz: Two first class tfrigat s. tifly altrned, furnished and ejuipped:t four gunboats, and one mnerichltti schooner capture(d and brought i nto harbor, and the best frigatt' they have placed hors du combat for at least three tnonths. l)ecattur, March 10.-Fears were I I yestertday entertained tnat Captain < Morgan, with his cavalry command, c had been cut-off by the enemy. He I returned, however, this morning to his .' camp at Murtreesboro, having been t absent hince the night of the 8th a insct., on scouting serv~ice. I SYestetday, .'Mdhy : ,e iga ed the enemy on the- Ahsboe. like road, six miles ioml Naasdale, 4d after a brillfiknt skizi l Baued4el in capturing, 98 pr;i`LRe a whom was + en. Mitcherl4 ais. $e also destroyed a large provieon train. -4 The enemy being nonft errein forced, recaptured shity-of their men, who were under a guard of only ten men. Capt. Morganwseceeded ibringi.g in thirty-eight prisnirers -fter'a hadi chase in which he eluded the enermy, who at one time had nearly esqrzczd-. ed him. Four of Morgansa men als missing. A detachment of fore off olon3d Scott's Louisiana Cavalry, under the command of Capt. Gustavus Scott, made an attack upon the enezky yes terday on the Franklin pike, sik zniies from Nashville. The Federals, 120 strong, were routed, 2" of them killed, andr40 of theirgunscaptured. Theirtehittvere also burned. Oar loss was two killed .4roprai Jaffries, of company -C, and prvat E. Kogle, of company K. Clarksviille, March 12:-A geintr man just arrived, who left Van paer & yesteadas morning, reports tihat&Gr.0 Van Dorn and Price, with theirS mien, are sufeat Boston Mountain. The baggage train arrived at t>: Mountain safely on Monday evenirn. Gen. Gordon. of Mo., brought c:> the rear with 6000 troops and cr., battery ofartdlery. He had hard fi4ik ing with the enemy a 'hort distaL north of Fayettoville. Our forces, numbering abodt twen ty thousand, attacked the enemyi in -. much larger force at Elkhorn in this Stit 'e. 'Tlie hattle the first day last-d fr1mn two o'clock, .A. ti., until dark, the loss on both sides being heavy. Gtns. McColloch, McIntosh andt f-lehert were killed: also a great tnaun> other officers of lower grade. (.en.-Slack was badly' if not in..r:: l lv w-oudled. Our armyslept 1 on I.i I)attlt fiteld ith. first night. lhatvitl driven the enl*nmv from his piositiuton The enemy- then rook Rt second ::mli strongrcr po ition, and we being swith out our sulplbly train, had to fall h:aik to get provisions. Our exacte 1t. Cannot be utsetrtainedv at. pgresen Gen.l McIntosh f.-ll at the h}-ai -t his coxmnanid early in the action: :d (;en. Hebrt. (u.PI'rice wa' 'ci ed in the arnt lit first i :i , o"' ! fight. I'lrisollers takeia report tIe i i - i.% ,r ii(o0. Our lv - in roun -t.: hers is (stilfiated at 2000 killt. ... wiiunded. C. ur traini is now at Site k,. ". Iostoton Mnunu:in, out of 'i"c:h t . eneilyl, :and will bt. up sonii. (i)ar arml y f ntghit the n. m'iei i\ :. sidns.ml-ejhie.tely passingtrouni r( The B/ockade'.--he Sat a' Ncews of the 7th!, h t ealIi-pareh - - Cattaxt- lit. foexi Lavrna, hitl rx . hblnckade, omt the Grh. and x.s charging her targo (t valuanle rr s> chandise at thi. Charleston whi. i-Z Mr, Yancey had arrivt"" at Hlla.vr. The steamers Vanderbilt und Plc.in from New Orleans, and several I-m:.e vessels, from Mobile and Ndw w r learte. arrived pate at iavaaa.