Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-07
w. d. WALLACH.
INTERESTING SOUTHERN NEWS.


TIE OCCUPATION OF TYBEE ISLAND BY THE
FEDERALs.
The Savannah Republican publishes a letter
from Fort Pulaski, direct, dated Nov. Is, from
which we make the following extract
The enemy appeared around Tybes Point
about ii o'clock a. m. yesterday. The sentinel
reported them, and the assembly was beat;
We were ordered to the guns; there we awaited
them. The enemy, composed Of frigate and
one gunboat, rounded the point and began TO
throw shot and shell on Tybee. Not having
received reply, they dispatched the guAboats
Tor more vessels. About o'clock the gun
boat came back with two more very large YES
sells; soon after, q long train of small boats was
seen to leave the vessels and head for the
shore. About 6 o'clock the Federal flag was
seen flying on Tybee Island.
About o'clock at night, Capt. Read, of the
Irish Volunteers, took a squad of his men and
went over to the island and got in sight of the
Yankees; he could see them all around the fire;
but hnding that he could not effect his object.
which was to burn the large hospital, there
being too many men around the house. he re-
turned and burnt all the houses on his way,
including Capt Kings large house, also the
platform where the boat lands. They also
brought of an old negro, the property of Mr..
King, whom the picket had left. He is now
at the fort. --.--.'
This morning, the Federal fag could be seen
flying on the lighthouse. There are three large
vessels on the point now, and another gunboat
has just arrived -
The island is naturally protected by large
sand bills, which could have protected our men
from the shells Of the enemy.
think q thousand men would vhip them off
the island in two hours. The enemy have a
foothold on all the southern States bordering
on the Atlantic, but ! think they have gained
very little by taking Tybee Island. do not
think they can get enough rice and cotton on
Iyoee to pay the cost Of the expedition, as they
say they did at Port Royal. .'.....-.'
Capt S. has gone out to burn some fisher.
mems huts on the island.
Wehave plenty Of ammunition and men, and
We DEFY them to come in range of our guns
we will show them the difference between
taxing Fort Royal and Fort Pulaski
FURTHER FROM TYBEE.
From the Savannah News Of the 18th We ex-
tract the following:
The steamer Ida arrived from Fort Pulaski
at O'Clock, yesterday afternoon, having left
at 2 O'Clock. Capt. Circopely reports six Fed
eral vessels still inside the bar Five more
vessels, supposed to be transports, arrived YES
terday noon, and can be seen outside the bar.
making eleven vessels in all now in sight of
Fort Pulaski. From their movements Il was
thought the vessels outside would come in over
tne oar last evening: The vessels inside lie at
ancnor about four miles from the fort and ont
OF the reach Of our guns. One, a large frigate,
can be seen from the Exchange and the balco-
MES Of the stores on the bluff
Between 10 and IL o'clock yesterday morn.
ing, q party Of Yankee troops, armed with
muskets, were observed frem the fort adyan-
clng aleng the beach, towards Kings landing.
Two or three round shot and she'll were fred at
them from the fort. When the first she'll was
nred, the Yankees prostrsted themselves on
the ground; after the second she'll burst over
them they arose and fed to the cover of the
woods They afterwards appeared upon the
beach, out Of reach Of the guns of the fort. II
Is not knswn whether any Of them were hit by
our snot and shell; but those who saw the
bursting Of the shell-which made the sand v
In their immediate yicinity-are under the i'm
preston that they were not entirely harmless
TIE BLocKADERs OFF THE TEXAS coAsT-AS
EXCHANGE OF SHOTS.
We copy the following from the Galveston
News:
Captain A. A. Tomliussn, from Velasco. in.
forms US that about p. N. on Friday last the
schooner Sam Houston, cruising from the east-
ward, sailed to within a mile of the fort at
Velssco, and fred a 2-pounder, the ball pass
ing over and but few feet above the left
corner OF the fort, and striking a log in the
river beyond. The shot was immediately re-
turned from the fort by an l8-pounder, the
ball passing little to the left or stern of the
schooner, when she Immediately turned to get
out OF the way, raising the United States dag
at the same time. Four other shots were g red
at her from the fort, all of which were line
shots, the first striking the water short of the
schooner and ricOcheting, and apparently
hitting her; the third, fourth, and ffth shots
fell short, and probably did no damage, as she
was now toe far of.