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PubUshed on' Tesi Yand Friday. EDITOR AND EQ RIM4O --------- IbP Cfiiq To Oorrespondents. We will be pleased to receive con ttrihutious fromn our fiends, in and around Shreveport. An occasional article from our plauters, relative to the crops, will be very acceptable. fI fact, we desire correspondence from every sectien of the States. Personal articles will not be pub lished,, either as communications or advertisements. Those friendly to our undertaking, who may hear of any local, or other items, that may proveof interest to our readers, will favor us by,handing in the same at the office of the News. In writing, be brief' and concise, -hearing in mind, that lengthy com mruniestions are seldom appreciated hby newspaper readers. Our Agents: Mr. N. SELIMAN -....... Shreveport. SMr. J. H. LoFToN, .......Bellevue. Mtr. H. C. OLaRKE .... .Vicksburg. Mr. D="D. O'BRaEN,...New Orleans. Mr. JOHN W. TABER, . Natchitoches. JAsON MEBADORS. ....... Mansfield. IlostmiSterM cau act as Agents, & retain 50 cents from the aroulist forwarded, for every yearly sub scriber. TUESDAY, ...---...MAY 20, 1662. Single Copies, 1o Cents. Cw tee L Every Page. Persons sending no remittances will be good enough to send no other paper money taan Louisiana State or Confederate Notes, De] or Shreveport Corporation bills, none other kno will bereceived. Individual and other cor poration bills are of no use to. us, as we 1 cannot get them off our hands. s.or -"From the above, we infer that our the cotemporary, of the News, from some cause seems to be unwilling to circu- in late any.other exchange than that of has the Corporation of Shreveport, and of we hope he is well authoriser in his ter` conclusions, but forourselves we must w confess that we can not see why the suc corporation of Shreveport should be er, better or mpore responsible than, other is responsible paper, we see that that no corporation has recently extended a considerable loan of its means, and in order that our readers may be inform- cit edr, we would suggest that it would 11 give some satisfaction for that insti tntion to give a full statement oe- its f:l circulation. and of it's means to redeem cil we do not handle much momney, but in we want to know that what we do e` handle is perfectly good and sate." We find the above in the Confeder ate News, published by our fri-ind . to A. Carpenter, in Jefferson, Tex. We would inform our cotemporary, that the business people of Shreveport, as a general th!ing refuse any bills now iss:ued, with the exception of thosŽ caumerated above. It is-wrong, but .l: we are not to blame. We arecontin i ally returning money sent to us by 1* mail and are of course, loosers by it. h W'i e know of some corporation issues, d 'which are, beyond doubt, as good as ours, yet we refuse them on tlm grounds stated. The corporation has loaned t dut reveiral thousands, to the Parish, this we presutne is what our confrere < alludes to, and there is enough 1 on. hand not included, to satisfy 4 ' this amount. For every bill -issued the equivalent is deposited 'in the bank at this place. to make it S.is.reu We. agree wilth the News, "n think thatf a-fll statement of its S ir eulatidn should'be made public, in fact, it would be but jistice, to pub ' l a weekly or monthly statement oic: thb same; we can see no objection i ;'w thimcutnd ?preeume it will be done. '. e . a'itdrtraimc that forty one thou lthris have'been issued. .Y .b other loans, but none 7 " ._,, 5-" .. i •'. !," " - , - " "' •: *! I General ' tler'. endof side, ut In the lat isaue of our' paper we on the had the plea~wte of layipg befir;: gur upon a many readers the pronunciaments ~flider,. that King-itf rascals Picayune 1t- keep. ii ler. This man is suaicientlylkniow humble by reputation, we opine, to need no We notice from our pen to. introduce him more i to the people of the South ; however Orlean we muat say a word relative to his Caddo impudence,. at the present time. with ii Though he professes to be very Louisi lenient, according to his proclamation city, t' - in some respects, his sole object is to lived i r put the. Southern people off their only r guard, and induce them to place con- are th 'fidence in his assertions, which we excep j hope no person will ever think of do- we on Sing. In the very commencement of cated, the production named above, he utters not a an infamous falsehood, if we are to from t believe the published proceedings of less the City Council of New Orleans, the pi ' when he says: say. The city of New Orleans and its dubbi t. environs, with all its interior and ex- the la e. terior defenses, having been surrend- lent s .- ered to the combined naval and land s. forces of the United States. s tory I s. If we understand the General's to bu meaning, the people of Caddo are un- cucet der his special control. and, of course W & subject to pay due respect to all or- seize ders emanating from him. That's it w pretty good, and our citizens will ap- to tb 2+ preciate the joke, for it appears he the a intends including the whole State, large when speaking of New Orleans. their learr Here is what he says : S "The Major-General commanding tion be the forces of the United States in the its s ee, Department of the Gulf, hereby makes and ery known and proclaims the object and clne' or- purposes of the Government of the United States in thus taking posses sion of the city of New Orleans and Tl'iia r the State of Louisiana." belo me Whether the General is dfticient by E eu- in the Geography of theu South, or will of has included the State, with a view live Lnd of intimidatingtho people in the in- ishi his terior, we do not profess to know, but ing. ust we are of opinion that before he can adv the succeed in makiin the State surrend- exa er, he will discover that New Orleans pen her is not the State, and in extent, is no has hat more than, as the mapj exhibits, a tall da small dot. We feel confident in saiy- con ding that since the pos'ssi,,n t t the nt, - city by the -'eder:ils. the p,',le arc p msld more determnined than evir; t;r the :t its fall of their beautiful and pi;. " * rrou str enm city, hls had a tendency of r:lling ter but in thetm st sanrificing spirit, ,.t efotre out do evinced, and their feelings .are now in wrought to such a point, ltt they ai der- would defy the devil hi:selt were he mni J. to make his appearance before themr sc that Our enemies need therefore inot ex- fem tat pect any'thing but stern reeitance It from this quarter. as 1OW1 .---- -- 11n hos Can't Uuderstand t. to but - re utin- We were not a little surprised on s by last Friday to learn that the ,teatners )y it. held in custody, were permitted to sues, depart, and take with them provisions. od as After the terrible ado made by the munds people generally, in this city relative aned to the boats and sending on themn ne arish, cessaries ethlife to the suffering in the rfrere city of New Orleans, we were lead to ough. believe that all. was right on that r atisfy question. A.meeting was called at bil the Court house with theview of get osited ting the sense of the pul:lic on the ke it important matter; resolutions were News, presented, read and adopted ; remarks t of its innumerable, from different persons,, ic, in were listened to and applauded; but pub- one determination seemed to be enter ement tained; and after the assembly dis ction persed, but one opinion prevailed done. that was-th,% :the boats were to be thou- detained, yet in. theface of all this, the boats are gone.. Strarg. ar~ e the t none ways of man. S.From. the comnmern eat;e~m tWg ead'of this pso.tedre, we tools no 'A side, nor did we exchange opinions, 1larntb on the subject-with any one, looking prepari upon osaelves in the light of an out- gupbo. s ider,, yet wei auat now, for we can't ' p keep. in anyloager-give our views, rlinoE hamble as they zaiy be. lead We are probably, as much, if not possess t more interested in the city of New We r Orleans, than any other: persol in male a I Caddo parish. We are identified with it; prior to coming' to. North r Louisiana, we were a citizen of that tions t i city, the pride of our heart,--having would D lived in it twenty odd years,-the a pub r only relatives we wot of in this world they si ý- are there, the only property, with the office e exception of this establishment, that for no - we own, is there, and may be confis of cated, or destroyed. Despite allthis are so n not a mouthful of food should be sent Per o from this city in that direction, un- the st )f less we had more and better proof of bring s, the people's getting it, than the mefe identi say so of that infamous personage 4 ts dubbed Picayune Butler. We are keepe; the last person trr oppose any benevo- ploy. lent steps, but we musthave satisfac- the si tory evidence of the ways and means salary to be adopted before we could be in- for th n- cuced to participate in them. He c se We admit that should the Federals or- seize the articles sent to New Orlhans a si s, it will be tocthem like a drop of water dolla p- to the ocean, but gentlemen, small as not c he the amonnt sent may be to them, it is their te, large to us, should they apply it to their own use; and how are we to learn to the contrary? Afterthissec is spi g tion of country has been emptied of he its sustenance, our turli comes next, A tes and we will then perhaps ponder the cove "d question as we should have done be- calle fore, but it will then be tdo late. mai and That there is plenty of provisions tree, below, cannot be doubted, it is held yet ent by speculators, but before the people bed or will starve, they will be made to de- no it sew liver all the requiites of life to a fans- sive' in- ishing community, willing or unwill- l'ir but ing. The preposterous argimn nt ligh can advanced that the enemy will become nar' und- exasperated at the behavior .A 'the and kis people of Red River, and come in ger no haste to chastise us, is mere child's A [,a talk and should have no weight, for at t sdy- conme they will, beyond doubt. hnt are tht not a whit sooner thanh they feel d;-, lisl . posed to, for they have long since ar- ma the r-n,:ed thir prcgramunc. 'Thly ar,. L rous Strivir:g to aecomplishl whaht they in ling tended in the beginning-1,, r:tarre us. fore out.-They will ,,ndeavor to hltu.i us now ill ; cut oil all our cunmtuniciation; Sat they and thus think to scare us into .slt- i r e he mission. Does any one of conmmon on, bcer sense need more evidence of thir iin- we t cx- fernal purpose, than that before us ? ou ance It cannot be possible. WYe may talk pt as much and as iiud as we ple:as., we s mnIa make the most strenuouts efforts on to prevent or retard their pr.gress in tu reraching this point, vet, mark us, it a well avail nothing, ifth, y conclude to so lci to crme. Ifour people wish to stop a:nyv- H Lons. thing, let it be the breathing of spies, In the -for they are more dangerous than b: all tihe gunboats. combined. Keep tl inocool, frields, he sedate ; 1)e watclhtill ! , cl in the ()urfe!low citizen, Mt. R. White d to Chairman of thie Oommittee of Safety Stht received a letter fmmr the Committee .d at of Safety of Minden La., stating that , fgt-a small steamer had arrived there, n the having a passport from the Federal merk vessel Brooklyn, with a view of get ks ting provisions to take to the city. rsons, 'The committee, very properly seized 1; but her and intend holding her. We s- glean these particulars from the letter which was politely shown us by Mr. led- White. to be 1 this, Lieut. Matthows- of the. Caddo re the Rifles, has laid us under obligations for late papers. He will accept out *t@ thlke fo~r thesamne... . , . Yoex-,'tW& Mobile TOleg`aph° we Bluff ai learuothat the people of Vicksburg are the latt preparing for any attack from the Moore'" gupboats. All valuables not neep~- time, a d dtend the place, are being there II remnoled. From th8 same paper, we the' CA leatlithat ithe Federals took qtiet meLt,( possession of Pensacola. ly pasa We were told that there was a fe- having are at, male spy in our city last week. passini We would be under many obliga- H. m> tions to our city Marshals if they tached would' seize by the collar, and make hind tl a public example of, every person soon I 1 they suspect contemplates visiting our of Col office with a view of getting a paper Texas for nothing. 'lhoso persons appear a bati dumb founded when told that papers to Lit are sold, and not given away. The r t Persons finding loose money in fantry the streets are notified that theymust as, wi f bring the same to this of office, for ingtoa e identification. We know of a gentleman-'a book ton ca e keeper-who is at present out of' em- ad : ploy. Any one wishing to- secure Sin the services of such a person,--no di, i 'salary expected--'can take our word ed to for the correctness of what we say : leake, He can't be beat in keeping books. cier v s Wanted immediately at this office, prelir ma silent partner with ten thousand bel C dollars in gold. Applicants must affair not crowd our sanctum, but watc* It is their chances, to communicate with ernm to us in person. Credentials of charac- rebel ter must be exhibited betore a. word its i ofis spoken. peac t A new burning fluid has been dis- if she he covered at Camden, S. C. It is Co., e- called Terebene, and is prepared with te. mainly from the gum of the pine ure s ins tree, by means of a chemical process of M Id yet unrevealed, Tlie fluid is descri- cy c pie bed as- beautifully transparent, has lines de- no unpleasant odor and is not explo- ary nl. sive, and will burn nearly as long as men ill- Kerosine oil, making as brilliant a acy &nt light. It can be used in the ,rdli- Ai rme nary lamps, with slight alteration, 11 the and is manufactured at one -dollar prof in ger gallon by the retail. will id's Articles for burning purposes are, to ti for at this time very high,.- in fact they will but are not attainable, we therefore pub- any d;, lish this, thinking that some ehenmist tee -ar- may take the tro.)lubl to, look into the Coi are matter, and give the people, some-la in- thing cheap. fo;,r it is greatly neededed. - ::cll a man would be a benefactor. p" 1 While cent'rtably sitting in ,,our t o1 ; sancttuml, we were stir:led from oullr '0 n r- Irevcrie by the failiung down of sodll ' Allil m one at our back. oni looking -rou-rml. r i- we discoverr.d ,ur devil stretch ed us ? out om the flaor, c.,' fit itin , past, l talk pot, his head ag:tain- I, he Wall a1 (1 h, a We scrap of p.per in hk hand; lie was forts nut of bre,ath, and having just re in turned from the pstotlice, we conclu- to Sit ded from his g.stureis. that the.re was ct de t some terribhe" net s to chronicle. 1iv.- Rushing to his :sisistance, lie handed pres, us the. ftollowintg, which threw us SI than back upon our dignity: Wt liy is j. Keep the nail from Vicksburg, like a Il zI'l !, chill, who wveary of playing, lays down and fall. adheep," t' Vhite "ecause its played out b Vfety W knocked under, and gave him . 'iittee 1rmissiom to go and loa f, r three " that inutes.c there, MILTARv.-lThe different Regi mnents composing the Brigade from.' t get- Texas under command of. Gen. M. city. T Johnson, have bsiren ordered by We eGn. Roaus to hasten to Littlt Rock. 1 eGen. Johnson and his party left here on Monday, on his way direct to )y Mr. report in person, All of the regi- I ments under .his command with the Caddo exception of the first (at Corinth) gaions are already either there or hasten ior ing on thebir route. We last heard of-8weets' ..),egimnent between Pine Bluff and: Little Rock, hastening to the latter plaoe last Saturday. Col. Moore's Rgiment was at the same time, at Camden, erossed the river . there last Sunday and is no doubt at the' Capital.- The remaining tegil me~t, (Col. Fitzhnghs') have partial: ly passed this place, six companies' having gone through and the others, are at this time in the neighborhood.;: passing. on. We learn that Col. N:. H. DIYrnell's regiment (not yet at tached, to any Brigade,) is just be- hind the rear of Fitzhugh's and will soon be along. Also the regiment' r of Colonel Burnett, from Crockett, r Texas, commanding a regiment and r a battallion, ate on their march 6 to Little Rock through this place. The probability is that several in n fantry regiments now raised in Tex t as, will be directed here.-Wash ir ington (Ark.) Telegaaph. The follo*ing is from a Washing , ton correspondent of the N. Y. Her ald : e Since the French steamer Gassen 0o di, with the French Minister, return d ed to this porti'rom Norfolk, it has lenked out that the mission of M. Mer t'icier was for the purpose of opening e, preliminary negotiations with the re Id bel Confederacy in regard to Mexican st affairs. 4h It is alleged that tht French G ov th ernment proposes to rcknowledge the Ic- rebel Confederacy, and guarantee to rd its interposition to. bring about a peace (peaceably if she can, forcibly is- if she must,) provided that Davis &. is Co., will agree to non-interference, ed with them perpetually in any meas ine ure she may take for the subjugation ess of Mexico and making it a dependen ri- cy of France. Certain territorial mas lines have been named as the bound lo. ary line between the two new gove-'n - as ments, allowing the re~el (CGnfcider t a acy a considerable slice more than r,i- she now covers by her arms. on, It is said that Davis likes tllh, Ilar proposition as far as it goes, and is willing to send the Monroe doctsine are, to the dogs ; but it is said that he hey will enter into no negotiations with cub- any government unless they gunlran m1ist tee to hiin1 the territory of the tIow the Confederacy compriseLd in ali 1th11 n11(- slave States. T'lhu.x the matter stand dedl. -Davis is to consider the l'r.nchl tor. 1,rOposition, aind ',ce vre it it Isli. that :among the' Fren'h proposi t ! im,,.I is "le rleqilirint- the olltultern oul" c onfed',racy to ftlurni-t ;a " e'rt:til tt" Intunber of trH)1ps to :5e51St itt Con ull"l. l'ering Mexico. The .xpe't:e.s , I t'heci which are to be he borne by th, iatst< French G;overnment. Therell is :i 1 .1 dIal of plallusibility in this ktatemenlt, ,and the maunter iii which the vis-it t reh- was m.ade, and the secrecy attached iclu- to it, at least should lmake us slus,i Swasi Cios as to its nature'. tnded We had "i slight shower of rain on Sus Saturday morning; the river having by is just learned the propriety of keepiln ike a low is still falling. as ()ur facilites for printing shinplh.s ters, are inierrior to none; besides hi we hlave tet :navanta:ge ,f being im thiren mediately 1pposite I Dr)ug store, anid can mnake thiem adhcsive, so that _ any one who circulates themt need egi- entertnin no tears of" ever gettitgl fromt thenl back. n. M. " ..- --.. . .. ed Lv TiE INv.AstON.-()ur cotnmunity Rock. have been for a week hearing lrulors ft hetre of the invasion of the State forol rect to IMissouri. .We suppe there is . in : regi-l doubt of the fact We gather f.roI ith the the rumors that they comne in large, orinth) force (how large no one iseems to hasten- know, the estimates being from 600(i heard to 22000) down White and Black n Pinte rtivers to Batesvihe. Some four or