The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-16
Preparations Of the Rebels for Making a
Stand Near Beaufort.
ReinfOrcemcnts Hurrying to
the Scene OF Action.
The Rebel Government to Dc Inau-
gurated In Kentucky,
DC, &c, &c.
BALTIMORE, Nov. is, 1901.

at tho place has not been occupied by General Sherman;
that the negroes are engaged removing cotton and
other property there and that two Yankee gunboats arc
aground near the village. lSoo advces from Port
Royal OF the 18th nst-the same date-n contradiction
Of this, published In another Golamn.-Eo HERALD
The Charleston coi states that there Is little cotton
stored at or near BEAUFORT.
Messrs. Pope and Bayard Who reside on Hilton Is,ana
set IRE to every building their premises and their
crops, leaving mass Of ruins behind hem
The guns Of the laiy Davis and Hnniress have boon
placed in the battery Al Port Royalerry under command
Of Commodore punovant, where stand will DO made.
large number Of families havo lott Savannah for the
up country,
On Saturday last, according TO tho Charleston papers
there were no signs Of General shermans taking posses
sion Of Beaufort.
The Rutcdge mounted rcnen started for Beaufort on
Sunday morning. detachment Of mounted rifemon OF
Colonel Cngnaps North Carolina regiment was also on
the way.
The Charleston Mercury condemns the manner In which
the rebels have prepared for the emergency.
Tho Norfolk Day Book Of yesterday contains inn
portant Items
THE BRIDGE BURNING observation-disclosures or tho
bridge burning n Tennessee have been greatly exagge-
rated The bridge lason river has been repaired
and the telegraph lines have been rebuilt II is how
ever evident that some Of Brownlows and Andy John
trouble.
letter from Lynchburs, dated the 17th says;-Atrain
has arrived from Fast Tennessee which brings later in
toIligcnce than havo received. The fight Sunday
night was between temporary volunteers (l00) under
Captain Miller, who went ont from Bristol Sunday
night Tho fight took place at the river, about twelve
miles from Bristol Two Of Captain Miers force were
slightly wounded, himself bcius Of tho injured. He
viii reach Richmond ths evening. Nine traitors
killed, two wounded aud Two taken prisoners.
We have reliable advises from Kentucky. Our forces
have fallen bac 10 Pound Gap ani pursued by large
number---scvcn thousand fedcr,ls, We have large
quantity OF baggage, munitions artillery, &c. Couriers
arrived both at Nytbeyiie aud Abingdon yesterday,
bringing the news.
JSNcHBrRa, Nov. 10, 1851.
The following Information wasrecevcd here this
Ing by the President oi The Eat Tennessee and Virginia
Railroad:-
loNEsBoEo Nov. 10, 1851.
The Union men have camp of 900 10 !, 800 At
Elizabcthtown, tho Carolina line, about twenty
miles Bristol and another Of about 700 Straw
berry Plans They both Increasing they threaten
to possession Of the railroad and burn the bridges
JSscHnuRo, Nov. 10, 1851.
The Western brings the through mail and dates
late as Knoxville 1Cth.
Passengers say that the reported damage done by Union
| men to bridges has been much exaggerated.
Forty i've prioes had been taken by General Floyd
Ills command had arrived 81 trai; 4 portion Of them
were captured while holding the election in the
Northwest Their poll book alto captured with the
names Of the voiers.
NASHVILLE, Nov -, 1861.
The Uaiea and A@sri,ais viii publish tomorrow nd
dress the people Of Tennessee by Governor Harris call
ing upon them to furnish every double barrel shot gun
and rio they have the troops offering their
services.
Io says tina, the state must aid to the full extent Of
their resources: her son shall bc protected. Ho calls
upon Tcnnessecaps exhaust every resource OF tho
state before The foot q The invader shall pollate Tonnes
Parties who arrived tod. from Fast Tennessee report
great excitement there and crc fears Of general
outbreak Five have been arrested who are
cha god with being concerned in the burning Of Hia-
wass bri'gc.
Tho Chare-tou cie Of tho nth gave full particulars
Of the engagement Ut Hilton Head and Bay Point. 1t
overwhelmingly early period in the action the
large ten inch coumbiad IN Fort Walker consequence
Of The bad working of the cccentrcs became altogether
Interchangeable, and cord not again H used during the
action The storm of iron hail thu, kissing through
hc air from the fleet after this accident, beyond
| all description II more like the noise Of the
| wind roaring through tho rigging of o vessel
IN the midst tempest proyidcntiny, however, up TO
O'Clock, although ttcrc ma Deen
hair breadth escapes not had been killed. At thas
hour However, the enemy had succeeded, entirely
n'adng battery with his cet, and commenced ire
orndous fire in n direct limo against the fort, which
uroyod very destructive.
There were eleven killed and fifteen wounded inside the
fort ten Of the former and twelve of the latter being
the German battalion Of our city
The German bat aion occupied the inside portion of the
fort against which the fire Of tho enemy principally
directed The vessels had all tho advantage OF fair
weather and smooth The light breeze blowing
tho shore at the also favorable to the feet the
.ncko from their being driven directly in the
oces of our troops in the battery at Fort Walker The
huge volumes OF emoke thus poured forth at times
peely concealed the whole Of the approaching yessels
from the view OF those in the fort
Tho napmuvcrug Of tho vessels admitted by some
r the hest naval officers to have been grandly executed
,auicxiy as Our batteries obtained range Of the enemys
vessels 50 az to bear upon them effectively, they i'm
astely changed their position, and again artllers,s
were compelled to get range only by practice.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 10, 1851.
srocal lcsuatch 70 the CYurier dated Pocot1go the
t2t, saws that detachment Of light dragons vistea
p.a,or, Mt daylight TWO gmboas lie mile and half
hollow the town The place is anoccupied by the enemy
vocs report that rclers Beaufort daily, but
turn at night
TIE savannah 6tQdicaa Of the 9TH says:--0nr city
rms in a state Of intense excitement throughout the
s,bole Of Yesterday The news Of the capture Of tn
Walker battery, Old Hilton Head and the arrival OF gu
re,rea,ing troops. among them many Of the wounded,
aroused an iuensed feeling Everybody was In the
street. and large crowds collected around the
news and Geographic Offices throughout the day
and until late at night Families commenced packing up.
large numbers of females and children sent from
the city by the night train TO tie up country The cfux
viii probably continue, ard, upon the whole, we think
This portion d our population should not be present to
emb arrass preparations.
Tho Richmond E6dntinr says, Intelligence was re-
ceved this city last night and conveyed to the war
Department by Mr. Fisher, member Of the convention,
gho arrived yesterday from Eastern Virginia, mat o.
large force IL the enemy, about 1000 strong had nvao
cd the eastern shore OF The state, crossing from
Somerset county Accomac. II Is stated that our ava,
liable force for the defence II the Fsern shore ucsdns
Colonel Smiths regiment stationed there apau, l,osV
mon IL would doubtihss be impossible TO sena rem
forceneuts across the water
THE FEDERAL LOAN IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Nov. Is, 1851
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