New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-20
LATER SOUTHERN NEWS.
FoR1EKss hONKoE "Wednesday, Dec Is 1873
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The steamer Georgiana brought down from Bat
more this morning the Hon. Charles j. Faulkner,
released on parole iIom Fort Warren, Boston, en
route for Richmond, where be is confident Of being
( atle TO exchange himself for the Hon. Mr.. Ely,
Representative fIou New-York, taken prisoner at
/ the batte OF Bull Run.
Dir. Faulkner spent the forenoon at Gen. Woods
headquarters, and was cent by flag OF truce 10
Craney Island at noon.
Capt. Milward, on his return, brought down Capt.
J. t. Ricketts, of the lst Artillery, who wounded
and taken prisoner at Bull Run. lie is released OIL
alclc, and will be exchanged, if possible, for Capt
j. A. DE Lagnel
Tie steamship S. R. spau'dng, Capt. s. Howes,
which lett Port Royal Iast Sunday: arrived here at
an early hour this morning.
The spaulding stopped at fIotterss, leaving that
place yesterday, and bringing mail ard passengers.
Everything is quiet at Iiatcras. Nothing happened
to disturb tho mOnotny there except the usual
storms.
! The schooner Charity, Capt. White, said tn he
owned by Senator Simmons OF Rhode Island, arrived
at Hateas on the 18th inst, with assorted cargo,
including q large proportion OF whisky. She also
took Collector to Hatteras, aud on arriving he
procured building from the Commissary, which he
pro, ,osed using MS Il Custom-House. Capt. White s
Iapess, however, were very irregular, and, on the
/ l7tb inst. Capt. Warden Of the Stars and Stripes
seized the Charity as prize and sent her to New
York.
The Collector, and the captain and crew Of the
Charity, arrived here in the Spaulding yesterday,
I (, o..
Among the passengers from Hatteri.s was Com
missaTy John Clark.
There is little news of interest from Port ROYAL
The Union troops have fully occupied the town of
Beaufort. Large quantities vi cotton continue 10 DO
gathered aud brought 10 the coast.
The S. Il. Spaulding will return to Hatteras on
Fitay.
Tie steamer Illinois is reported to be leaking
badly, and is expected TO sail for New-York this
afternoon.
BY flag of truce to-day we have . Richmond
paper of this morning We extract from it the fol-
lowing news:
NASHVILLE Tenn, Monday Dec. &c, 1861
Wa NEw-ORLEAss, Ned1etday, Dec lI.)
The Bowling Green correspondent OF Tile Union
and american says that the Yankee advance Of from
five 10 Fix thousand are at Green River, with some
artillery, but have shown 10 disposition to cross the
river. They repairing the bridge.
Paducah (Ky.) advices represent that Humphrey
Marshall is steadily advancing toward Lexington,
and meeting with little or no opposition.
Gentlemen who left Padrcah on the llth instant
state that the Uoionists had only six thousand men
there, ten thousand at Cairo and Birds Point, and
seven hundred at Smitbland.
A dispatch from Frankfort, dated the 9th instant
save thai Gen. Criuenden was at Cumberland Gap
on Saturday with large force, and that 5000 pIen
Were at Morristown, and would join him. IL is
feared that Gen. Crittenden will invade Kentucky
from that point
Gen. tioyd's army has been ordered to Bowling
Green NY. The removal of this army TO the Far
WtS, says Tie Richmond Disp0feh leaves a very
large portion Of Virginia exposed to the ensmy. The