, 1861-10-18

INTERESTING SOUTHERN NEWS.
The Reported Eight at Santa Rosa.
THINGS Ii HoEroIK AID E1caxoaD.
:, iFrom ~ Battimors American, 1ash-7 |:
= The nteama LupIs1Ans, Gapt Solomon Pief- |
son. ardved ia Dost fhis morning about six
O'Clock, bringing. the United States mau and
nearly one hundred pa1ee1ee2e, about Silly q
Ehom are from Norfolk, who were permitted |
sy he WaI % dsr y ~ eba aea se,qa
ard Stripes. A large proportion Of them are
ladies' md children, who have been induced to
change their place of residence On account OF
the unsettled state OF sociesy there, me con
ard The high prices which they we're compelled |
to pay for the Necessities of life, whilst, In fact,
their sYmpathies and prepossessions are with |
The people Of the North, mid therefore they |
will live happier and more securely there than
In Virginia. -. =-.@.
THE JAMESTOWN.
The work Ct Transforming this fine and
swift steamer, esys the ,Rlchm ond .ENquirsT,
into a certain something for tae assertion of
Southern rights, and the deteAct If Southern
Liberties, Is progressing with ccomendable
rapidity, and in short time MI ,;e 1uly pre-
pared to enter upon what ma: e termed ~
inst irstrumentaGty mls5io. q peace. The
precise and the peculiar character Of the altar.
a.iors now being made We viii not, for obvl'
Gus REASONS, relate; but we can assur1 our
Southern readers that they are Of character
to inspirea very great degree Of confidence in
her ability to render good service to OUT cause
upon the Eeas.
FLAG OF TRCcE FROM NORFOLK.
At 81 early hour on Friday, Gen. Huger,
commanding the military department. Of Vir.
gInia, gave orders for tho steamer William
selden (stolen from the Bay 1i1e} to get in
parties Eho desired to leave the placa to Old
Point. The boat socn got under way, and the
| tic party left with The highest anticipatious
| ofjcy on account Of their change Of residence.
| 4 lsTge steam tug Was dispatched by the
Commandment Of Fcrtress Monroe for the
purpose Of meeting her, the Selden displaying
from her peak very large white flag, buta
Most unpleasant alterca.ion took Place BE-
! tween Capt. Smith Of the eElden, aad Ehe Lieu
tenant in command Of the tug, il consequence
Of the former 1unni1g over mile inside the
naval IDes. Tie Lieutenant said that under
The Circumstance he Tould hold no commuDi-
| catlon with her. In the meantime some Of
tie most influential Of the passengers appealed
to the Captain, and TO obhge them he backed
I his boat for more than mile, when his pa
| Fels were e1a1cined md pronounced proper,
End the parties received on board, and soon
I ltAfC5Eu ~ Lie Eu1 Eeb M1aI{s
REPORTED FIGHT At SANTA ROSA IsLAED-DE-
| FEAT OF BILLY WILSON'S ZoUAyEs.
Before the ptrsons who came b. the flag Of
| 11uce were permitted to leave Norfolk, they
underwent 8 pretty close examination, the
IIatn object beng 10 prevent them from con-
| cea}l1g newspapers upon their PERSONS. One
| gentle lsmar. however, lad previously purchased
9 copy Of The Day Book, and, placing it in his
| 11uGk, it escaped their notice. The d.. Boot
| rrSfftE n a GGtf.Ehakf er6 &c = It.
Heatien Of the kind in either Norfolk or Ports
mouth, Il contains under its telegrapnic head
d:sI a.el dated New Orleans, giving an nc
count Of desperately fought battle OF the
Ere ZouaQe ard about one thousand ConIed-
crate troops. About two O'Clock on the morn-
| ing cf the 6sh, the Confederate troops, com-
n,unded BY GeI. Anderson, crossed tie bay and
landed On SAINTS Rosa Island, near the ZouaFe
eLcampment, without being discovered. Soon,
EGHerer, es they came upon their outer line
Of pIckets, they drove them in and commenced
sto1mirg the place, and in less than au hour
they had destroyed al the tents excepting
tlose used for hospital purposes and succeeded
in capturing large amount Of ratl0ne, equip
menEs, stores and ammuL ition, and spiked all
The cannon which had been placed in posi-
| li0p.
TIE ZoEaves fought with the utmost deter.
m;uatien and beroism, and the Confederate
lcss is put down at 20 Hil1ed and much larger
r. hrsve md cn}1a1t. nffic.r vac ti1ed
whilst in The thicksst Of The fiehf: LJentenanf
Nr;ms Of feoreia vas also tfii.d ahiist 1Aad
irg en- bis colann to the attscE; Lieutenant
Walter BugleT, of the Mobile Contlneneals,
~ d;e. T;enfsnanf e1ra 100 % had1E .1crEt,d.
| in tie hip. The attacking force consisted ol
tlrse companies Of GeoIgia regiment, abon'
210 mu6kets; fourteen members Of the Mobile
Ctltinentak; terss companies Of Regulars, s
I Al -EA i
mant ~ Eeoro;ana mp5er tha commSnd -
I;srtsnant Eesms ana Ham. .gr;s 49, OK
Atehsm;ans srd nnn,her ~ naval S off; ,e1s .sy
"a sennoc1 n"n,ron5a5 h1 ~ na.ts;n 49,
fo'm5r1r # 1he IIn;tad s+atas SPsHtn Sayr 3en1
Ixmaa = s,anohter fnot f;aa+ { ~ fba III: ~
? 49, p1nfs+aS rh;,st n,-rH,;,,"< d., - 49,
for 31a rsssaiion nf hos,;1ifes n 5aa !. hal1 ~
? wnu,,ded Moior 1srae1 Voyies> If The seron;
t;ansd a. Fo,4,asa Mon1ae Wa5 H..
4 Tonta5ao9ts ~ ass ~ ~ ~,
~ nc ss,o;ns5 h W;,enis auss " Allsu a., Al
not a;ra hnt n fe ~ xo,tino nf ~ ~
~ Rt' ee4s ~ t41 49, e " M ~
yos 1ay Dooss s3p9a5 sI9at1 upou eeoAee u tae As'
= THINGS 1S NORFOLK AND R1cHAoSD.
= The passengers who came direct from No
i folk rid Richmond give gloomy accou1
Of tie state Of society, which, they es7, il e.
iz=d. The poorer class Of citizens were eu
d ie1irg much and are really tired of the va
e whilst the Vitality aud afistocratic were fa
t. OF fight snd e7inced the most uneonquerabl
y determination to whip the --- Yankee
n SINE OF these men, worth million Of do
2 lars, lad laid aside their fine bFoadcloth al
T. appeared in coarse, heavy negro cloth, for It
ID purpc6e Of setting an example Of ecolon
ard sacrifice to others, 6ud the ladies escEc,
., ed the finery OF erinollne and dressed in Il
4. plaineEt homesrnn. The most Intelligent
a The passengers Tho came up in the Louisian
o declare that the sopthelners laughed mo
ID heartily at the Northern idea Of Euhjugatl1
* the South By starvation, and looked upon
,e Us the most Falatahle joke OF the season. Il
le ldtS, they s8y, OF mercantile class snhJngaI1
g. grea! agricultural people!
,e All the ottcers OF the Confederate ar11
II "efe supelply, anu s1ca o. tne 1egin1n
as they Raw were tolela3ly well eQuippe
rs According to an order issued BY The .
1el partment. at Richmond, the Government h
il, purchased nearly all the coffee in Richmol
ed and Norfolk, for the express purpose
IT. supplying the soldiers, and a11 the fri
e, crop has been carefully gathered, and e.
If eIously given Tor the nse of the trool
st Flonr OF superior brana Was selling tees
til 1or 50 per barrel, and co1n, corn meal a
sd beef command pf1cea nat . ehaae or u
te higher than IN 6ALlmofe' 9nt ether th1n
u, were extFaFagantly Mgh. CoHee, per slns
Id pound, o. ard - cent?, ana the eommo1t
mt no at Lhat Hlen PotaEoes 70 Genus Per pet
re paeen ~ ~ - " 30 ssnan pef pooan, soopE uys
ae w.. ~ tEEe, - 1891, t1 e1 "
- ptr eallou. ard table salt scarealy to be had
h. Inv Drice. Good butter sold at SO cents I
N pcnnd. Benjamin Huger, formerly in CO
~ na1d of tie Plkesyl,ie Arsens1. on F,idsV.
~ et,red the commission nf M.iar Genl1