Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-20
Southern News.


FoRTHEss NuNRnE, Dec. Is, via BAITI
H0RG The steamer Georgian brought
down from Baltimore this norning thu
Hon Ghss j. Faulkner. released on paroir
frgm Fort Warren, Boston, en- route Ter
Richmond, where he IA confident Of BENZ.
able TO exchange himself tor Hon. Sir. Eiy,
Representative from New York, and taken
prisoner At Ball rpu. Mr.. Faulkner spent
the forenoon az Gen. WOol's headquarters.
and was sent By \ tag Of truce % Goney
Island Al nooG.
Capt Willard, oa his return brought
doWa Capt. ]. B Ricketts,. of The LIST aFtti-
leFy. <ho RAs found aud taken prisoner at
Ball Run. He IS released an parole. and
viii be exchanged if possible for Capt J.
DelsRal.
Homes, which lsit PORT Royal lNst SandnS.
arrived here AZ an cary boar this morainx
She stopped Al Hatteras, leaving that place
yesterday, and Bringing a nail aud passen-
gers.
Eyerything Is quiet at uAtteeas, and
uotaiGg happens TO disturb the mODOtouy
except the usual Storms
The schooner Charity Capt. White, said
TO be owned By Senator Simmons of Rhode
Island, arrived at Hatreras on the 18th,
with an assorted cargo, Including large
proportion OF whisky She took eOller-
TOR TO Halteras, aud on arriving be procured
building from the G0mmissaEy, which he
proposed using as Custom House Capt.
Whites papers were very irregular, how
ever, aud on the Eth Capt. Warden. Of the
Stars and Stripes, seized the scho9neras =
prize and has sens hes TO New York. Toe
collector CApst s,ztla eCrE OF the Ghasity
arrived here e1 tbs Spaaliing to-day
Among the other passengers from Hat.
-tsr4s is commiss4ry John Clark.
There Is but little aeRs Of interest from
Port Royal. The United States troops had
fully occupied Beaufort,
Large quantities of cotton continue to be
gathered aud brought 10 the COST
Capt. Ricketts, WAS serenaded by the baud
of the I'd artillery. on the wharf before the
boat started for Baltimore, and many avail
ed themselves 0fthe opportunity 70 get
look OF the Captain, Hs Is still very weaS
Su1 suffering much from the effects of his
wounds.
By the d x of trure We have the Rich
mond Enquirer Of this morning. We ex-
trtct the following news:
NASHVILLE Dec. I6.-The Bowling Green
correspondence of the Uoiou and American
says, that the Yankee advance of from Eve
River, with some artillery. but have shown
no disposition TO cross the river, but are
rrpairing the bridge
PAdncth adviees represent that Ham.
pbrey Marshall is steadily advancing to-
wards Lexington, KY, and was meeting
with little or no opposition.
gentleman who len PAdueah on the
ll;h, says that the fedeTAls had only Eve
thousand troops there, ten thousand at
Cairo and Birds Point, and 700 at Smith
land.
A dispatch from Frankfort. by, of the
9Th, says Gen. Crittenden was At Gambler
land Gap on Saturday with large force
aud that 5 900 were at MOrristOWn and
could join hin. Il is fearel that CritEeu-
den wIllinvade Kentucky from that point.
Gen FI0yd's army has been ordered TO
Bowling Green.
The Rich 1ond Dispatch says that the re-
movsl Of Pleyd's army to tue Tar west leaves
a very large portion Of Virginia exposed TO
the enemy. Tna effect on the temper OF
the people Of these counties will be very
nnt0wArd.
Toe Richmond Examiner Of the Islh
says, respIntious bye been introdueed IN
10 C6agt 6lsfiii { -ssiiII laftllf 70 she PeO--
pie of Maryland, Aud nTEiag such policy
IN the conduct Of the war, As to open this
way for her admission into the COnfeier-
ncy-
On Saturday last. the Hastings Court
eurered an order dirse;ing All free negroes
to be sold. Who do not pay their taxes By
the January term of the Court.