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Number 16. S_ HREVEPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1862. _ _ d Series Vol. l ATTORNEYS AT LAW. IIODGE . A USTIN, L\ t tournLeyw atýtr Law, i' rf.e ovevr Chillers 4. Beard's Store. (or. T as' aind Spring sts., i-1v4 SIIRE.VEPORT, LA. .J. C. MONCURE, % t I o fey as .t Il a w , SHIREViPORT, LA. gpe 'with L. M. Nutt, corner of i''itdn andC Market streets. '4ad-1y EMlMJ.ET D. CRAIG, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Office. opposite Post Ofice, SIn.PVEPORT. LA. WVill practice in the Courts of 4 'addio. D 'oto, and Bossier. Idly L. M. NUTT, Ltt)orniey at Law, O re, corner Milam r Market Streets. IHRKVBPORT, LA. I'ractice. in Caddo, Bossier and Shdot. n10-1ly t.r.N P. MARKS. THOS. G. POLLOCK. MARKS 4. POLLOGK Attorneys & Counsellors at Law. Shreveport, La. I)RACTICEE incopartnership in all the courts held in the city of Shreve p . atd ini the parishes of De Sato and Hossier. Office on Market etreet near 3ilam. n3-d-y. _ PRIVATE BOARDING. BE" LTravis street, near Baptist Church. EING located in a retired and agree %ble part of the town. taffrds unusual in duckzments to boarders, transient or perma neut, will find it a comfortable home. Fam .ts or single geutlemnen can obtain pleas ant rooms, arnid dlay boarders will be accour raodatetd. siAMv9 Mrs. A. B. TAINTOR. COMMISSION MERCHA'TS i E. PIELL'. J. V. ROGERS Phelps & Rogers, (jrocers &Commission Merchants Cor. Commerce and Crocket st4.. I-'One door above A. M. Hull & Co's, SIHREVEroRT, LA. K-ep constantly on hand a large as s',rtmeut of Staple and Fancy Gro I reri. etc. Advances made on consignmnent to our friends in New Orleans. nl8Sllv J. R. Simrpson. G. M. Ca/lit...*n. Simpson & Calhloun, WARE11OUS1 & CO1I1S1104ON IER0 1(HA NTS, R.hceuing and ForwardinCAgents, SHIIREVlEPaRT. LA. laving lea..-.d the popular and conuono .:iu)us W;Lreholuse of Messrs. 1Lward. Tally & Co., and having hail long experiunc( in business, we hope to rece ive a share of the pubiic patronage, and pledge ourselves to -, all in our ,uWoer to give "entire iatisflic ton in all busine-a entrusted to our cure. All we ask is a trial. t5 ASSOCIATIONS. 1. '0. 0. F. 'The regunlar inoe'tiuns of N4FTI ! LODG.E. No. 21, :re hield ii \VWednesday evenings, at 7 o'clock. at their Lodge 1LIIJ)n on 'Jt'xas street. f'. W. SI'ILKIR, Sgcsreiary. 1110 (c 1IIiU:VEP'OP': LIu1UL of F A d trnd A. M. No. 1i1. m*-er..t every Fridiav at 7j P. M. ohIwN \Vv .Joses. ,W. M. ji. Ifro. nlc. $'.-. .Areveporl CItap,, r of R. A. M. Ne.. 10, uin.'eL ou the 2ud and 4th Mtl:ioav of Li1'1 ,r...ntb, at -,.1 1'. M. .J.G.M1cWILI.IAv~rs, '1' . \V~lr. Renordr. 1. 1'. Shryrcpont Council, l:. and S. M4. N(. 5, fl'Ž.:tS on the 1st and :3d Saturdav of 'anch rrnor.th, at 74 P. M. EMMCT D. CRAIG, Ileri:v Levy, Reoordor. T.·.Q.-..I rV'P'lce of 1n t.ting, at the MfamoniclIalI Ti stý:. t, over 1'avor'a office. no%4 THE SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS It npublisked every Tuesday and Fri day Mornzng. Office, on Texas Street, Above Spring, near the Mayor's ojice. TER ,e'= Per Annum, (ain Advance,) $5.00 Six Months, e" " 2.50 Three " " " 1.50 The above low rates are for the War times and size." which places our paper within the reach of every family. 8I?2 &1 COPY 10 CEINTs. ADVERTIBII R.&ATBS: For each square of twelve lines or less for the Brst insertion,...........$1.00 For each additional insertion, per square......................... 50 The privilege of yearly advertisers is strictly limited to their own immediate and regular bursiness: and the business of an advertising firm is not considered as inclu ding that of its Individual members. Advertisements published at irregular intervals, SI per square for each insertion. All advertisements for strangers or traa sient persons, to be paid in advance. Advertisements not marked on the copy for a Epeeified time, will po inserted till for bid, and payment exacted. TELEGRAPHIC. OfIce Semi-Weekly News, t Friday July 4th 1862. 5 We learn by a passenger that on the 27th ult., news was received at Jackson, Miss., from Richmond, say ing that McClcllan and Gen. Lee had a fight near Richmond, in which the enemy lost 10,000 killed, and 10,000 prisoners. McClellan was in full re treat towards Washington. This is corroborated by all the passengers. V'icksburg June 26.-AU of Farra gut's fleet are in sight below; also 12 transports. Part of Davis' fleet from above is visible near the month of the Yazno. There was a fight yes terday between Grand Gulf and Port Gibson. 20 Federals killed. No one Shurt on our side. 'Tho enemy's fleet from below. Wednesday evenuing attacked our bat teries. Our batteries returned only three shots during The engagement The third shot took effect on a gun boat, and it went down immediately. The indications this morning (Thursday) led our forces to look for San attack by the tfleet at any moment. From Vicksburg. WVe condlense the following partic ulars of the bombardment of Vicks burg, from the Evening Citizen of uth ult.: The LBomblardment at Eicksburrg /! !! This morning about 1 o'clock the renemy again opened the ball and I it `was soots discovered that a number of their gunboats h:adl pa4sed the lowu'r batteries and were: inutnediate ly in tiecntt of the city . TIhe streets were filled with wxoine-n and children all hastily mailking their way out of (bE nrer. The Iembnl'ardhnent was ter h.rific--someties perfectly a-fuil. Th'lI tvoiing of the cannon and burst Sing of the shells kept up one contin nons thunder, while the broad and unlbroken sheet of flames from the guns illuminated the scne 1 with a great brillancy. } Our batteries stood the ordeal with'! a heroism beyond all praise; they fought like tigers, and their undaun ted valor will be recorded in history as one of the brightest pages of this war. Strange to say there were no cane nalities in the batteries, although under fire 3 hours. 5 of their vessels passed all our D batteries. SThey have now tairly surrounded Vicksburg, by water. 'The only casualty, is the death of Mrs. Gamble, who was struck by a grape shot. A Yankee deserter says their boats are badly injured, and that we have killed and wounded over 300. O It was their intention to give a land a fight, but this will probably be de d layed on account of this reception. They could not land their forces. 'l HoUsEs STRUCK. L A great number of buildings were struck by the shells this morning. r Some were very much injured, but we Sbelieve the greater part were but slightly damaged. Among the most J prominent was the Masonic Hall. r- Almost the whole city is filled with .the relics of this morning's terrific Swork. According to the best estimate 170 cannon shots were fired per minute. During the hombardment this morning, a thirteen inch shell filled o with cannister, struck our residence t and scattered things in a very unman -nerly way. I Richmond June 24.-The Peters I burg Express this morning says: 3 Philadelphia papers of the 19th re - ceived hero containing a full account i ofthe guerilla raid of Gen. Stuart, and confess much loss of property. Yankees admit a loss of 40,000 They deny however that the etgin t eer on the train was killed. i They do not comtemplate march - ing on Richmond till the reduction of t the batteries at Drewry's B3luff, to ef e fect which they have sent for Por ters mortar fleet. Slaughter of Negroes. SIt has been rumored for a few days past that the Yankees, who now in -fest Norfolk, on a recent occasion ex hibited their " friendship" for the Snegroes by shooting down some eight r or ten of them in the streets. )Dounbts were expressed as to the truth otf the I rumor, and we therefore omitted any iv mention of it; but the Peterslbur Express, of yesterdav, asserts, upon the most unquestionable authorityv. that the horrible tragedy was enac ted on the streets of Norfolk, and under circumstances of atrocity and blood-thirstiness which would have become "tiendsdamned," thain boasted INew England Puritans, who claimi all the virtue, allthe piety, and all I thu civilization, which are gecnerally conceded to the people of the once SUnited States. Our information states, sa;ys the EIExpress, that a free negro, brought trai( New bork by a New York regi Smrant, figling Agrieved at soe of-n fotucae oftered bv the oilicer. and believing what * Massa (4reclv" and others had so indumtriously taught him. that he was as good as aNY white maim, redressed his wrongs by jkilling the officer who had infictedd The killing of their officer so ex asporated the men, that they determ ined to seek their revenge upon the inocent negroes of Norfolk. Infuri ated with madness they left their camp at Harrison's Farm, and pro ceeding to Norfolk, attacked every negro they met, free and slave, down Church street to Free Mason, and down Cumberland and Kone streets. This indiscriminate -elaughter was continned until over 100 of the un offending creatures had been violent ly cut and maimed. And, when our informant left three negroes bad died of their injuries, two more were lin gering in extremis, and scores were suffering excruciating tortures. Dr. - n a physician of great ability and high standing, said at least 100 had been lsjuried by this cruel at tack, and the constable in his report to the Mayor, put down the number maimed and wounded at between 120 and 150. The Day Book, which was then in existence, received orders from the military governor of Norfolk, that under no circumstances was the mas acre to be hinted at in the columns of that, paper, and the correspondents of all Yankee journals in the city were positirvely prohibited from ma king any reference to the butchery in their letters. Fortunately a con pie of British officers chaenced to be on the street at the time, and wit nessed the whole affair. Throzgh these gentlemen the truth will reach Europe, and our trans-Atlantic breth ren will have an opportunity of learning something of the civilization of their codfish cousins on this side of the ocean. These are the people who make such loud protestation of love for the "poor, down trodden African," and who have come South to amelio rate his condition. A more deceit ful, base. black-hearted race never accursed Gods foot stool, than those very Yankees, and if even the ne groes are longer deceived by them, then Cuffee, untutored though he be, has less commnon sense than we have always given him credit for. The Kegrocs Rerolt Against Their Yankce Masters. The ExpresS also understands from partit' who left Norfolk as late as MNonday last, that a laIge number of negroes confined by the Yankees at the Fair Grounds, near Norfolk, had revolted; and that it required tihe active exertions of an entire Dl),lawarte regiment to quell the out ;break. It appears that the blacks conceived an idea after the masacre of their fellows that ther were to rbe put to death. This produced tlhec rebellion which for a time completely uoverpowered the guard, and threat i enued to be a serious atffair. The appearance of a I)elaware regiment. hlowever, succeeded in suppressing the riot. It is the opinion of g'aitlemen in Norfolk that the Yankees will find the lIteks u ceeding trou.lesome customers. The negro has been lor.g accustomed to Southern masters, and 'he cheerfully submits to their rule. The Yankees he has been taught to look upon as his equals only, and the new governors will find it rather a hard task to keep them in subjec tion. The " Evacsiatiosv' -.&ory Speiled. In regard to the evacuation of Norfolk, we learn that it is not the intention of the Yankees to abandon it entirely. They have destroyed many of the fortifications around the place, drawn in their pickets, and greatly reduced their forces, bat there are still some 2000 or more soldiers in the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth. Appearances indicate a change of programme, but not an entire vacuation of the seaboard cities. A PROPER RsTAUAINe.f- The following letter from Gen. iWnddman to the Federal commalder in A&kan sas, is written in the proper apirit: IlHeadquatern T1anMiauusajpps District, Little Rock, Ark. June 8 1862. GENaRAL? I havereceived ifor mation that- you have in prisoan at Bateeville certain citizens of Izard county, Ark., captured a few days since by a detachment-of your caval ry, who are charged with fring upon your men, while attempting to-arrest them, and whom it is-your intention to hang as outlaws. Without stop ping to inquire whether they -did ac tually fire upon your soldiers or not, I assert it to be the daty, as well - as the right, of every citizen of this dis trict.to fire upon the soldiers of the United States.government, so long as that government persists in the inva. sion of their homes, and they have the arms to defend those homes with. and in the performance of that duty I shall sustain them at every hazard I have in custody several officerF and soldiers of the army of your gc-v ernment, and I write this to warn you that if your threat is carried intc execution against one single citizen of this district, who now is, or may hereafter fall into your hands, I shall avenge his death by hanging every Federal officer and soldier whom I now hold as prisoners of war; ai.d from that time forward this becomes a war of extermination between us Neither asking or granting quarter I shall put to death without mercy every soldier and citizen of the United States who falls into my hands. I am further informed that in a put lished order you have already declar ed this to be a war of extermination. and that you expect to wage it as such. I reque t sir, that you specifi I cally advise me as to the truth of such information, and if compactible with your duty. t'urnish me a copy of the order in question. If such proves to have been: your dtechy-ation, however you can consider this as an acceptance of the issue tendered, and we will ig sere all rec,,gnized rules of civilized warfare, and make our campaign one of sa'v aste cruclty and unsparing butch Eecry. Hoping General, that there is some mistake in this matter. and that ithe I rules of civilized warfare willcontinue. to infduence us both in conducting t-e campaign in which we find ouselves engaged. I have thei hionor to be. Your obedient servar:. T. C. HIINDMAN Major-U cneral C. S. A To Brig. Gen. CUtTIS. Comd'g U. S torcos in Arkainss I·~~~~~1. 11L-·Y-