Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-12-31
Teiagrnnh;c Dispatches.

TeIegraphic Dispatches.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 26.-Tc-day the enemy, in
ten trans bort and cHniboats have sscended North
Edisto inlet to White Point, distant only nine
miles from the line of the Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railroad. ts@
General Evans is in command of our forces IN
that vicinity, and an engagement is momentarliy
anticipated. .e3sa $50 s -,
THE WAR IN KENTUcKY-TBE ENEMY ADvAN-
t,...s DING
NASHVILLE, Dec a. via New Orleans, Dec.
26sh.--The Bowling Green correspondent OF the
"Unien ard American" under date OF 23rd inst,
saws that the Federal General Buel, with for
midabls force, estimated at not less than 40 Ooo,
and bv many said to be fully 10000, has been,
Tor several days, moving 10 the direction of Bow
| ling Green Unusual preparations are making
TO repulse the enemy, aud o terrible contct is
evidently impending. A force not less than q,
900 being the advance of Buels army, Lave
crossed Green river, and are now within i've
miles of our advance, under Gen. Hindman. -
The reported ,retrogade movement across
Green river is partially true. Gen. Hndman
charged the pickets from the front, and they i'm
sgined that flank movement was being made,
,hey flew in the greatest disorde,, leaving be-
hi1d them their tents, wag us, baggage, DC
Their flight is reported TO have been regular
| sa,npede---tbey w4nt ut double quick for five
| miles. The FeGerals relurned on The iorthcoin-
ipg dag, the 90; b iEst ald are now "ithins 80
| The entire clan, recently al Nolan, have been
aoved TO Green river, where there are not les
han 35 ,000 The appearances OF the enemy Indl-
cate a speedy opening OF Tie winter campaign
IA gentleman wao left the OHIO river onsfhe
19sh inst., says that Tom Osittendans forces bad
| crossed Green river. and are now al Henderson
| vile, and are p epasing TO go to Hopkinsville.
| Passengers by to-Gays train report that 5000
Federals al on this side Of Green river. and that
Gen. Hindman had fallen back to Bells. ae
| NASHVILLE, d C 25tl.-vis New Orleans, De
cember 26th-R .liable inielligeuce was received
at Bowling Green last evening, which announced
that Tom Cfittenden had lett Henderson, and
witeu last heard from, be ssAs wltbin 40 mlte
of Hopkinsyille, ,.aving advanced SO miles, H.
.ntends advancing on Hopkiasville at three dit
terenA points, Oh tie right from Clinton, on the
iaft from Greenviile and on the front from Mad-
snnville. His force is estimated ut 12 600. -
Southern rights citizens in the vicinity Of Hop
kinsville are sendiDg their families South. n
| Large numbers of the citizens ot Hopkins
Christian, and other counties, are rushing 10
Gen. Clark's aid, armed with Kentucky rifles
shot-gnns pixies, &c. .seiaa aes .,s
NASHVILLE, Dec 27-Tbe latest Louisville
paper received here represent that Northsrn
troops continue TO popr into Kentucky in one
tuHcaasing stream.
~ The Louisville Joarna! of the 18Th instant
states, upon whatit says is very good authority,
that Secretary Seward has really given to Bish-
cp Hughes the secret mission to Spain.
The Cincinnati Erque er of the 18th instant
asserss, upon direct Information from Washing
| ton, that there will be no advance fromsthe Po-
tomac until next Sprng, and that no general
engagement will take place this winter, unless
brought on by Gen. Bsauregard 80 !. .a..g.
AUGUSTA, Dec 7-The Courier of this
morning states that Yankee gnnboat exchang-
ed few shots with the Coles Island battery on
yesterday r sts45s4 s.d ai sss4 s.iI
r. Dispatches received in Charleston state that a
Federal feet OF twelve gunboats had passed up
to White Point, on North Edisto, and made
demonstrations on General Evans forces. Re-
intorcements have been sent TO Gen. Evans, and
an early battle was expected.
Demons:ra. ions have also been made at other
points. Tic North Carolina battery disabled o
few federal gnnbosts on Tuesday last.
Five federal steamers we're anchored off Coles
Island last night, and battle was expected to
come eff at an early hour. aee3 f.l s.95gs /
!, 1t is reported here that the steamship Glaiia-
!,
large quantity of arms, ammunition, &c. Gee -
The Norfolk Day Book has received Northerh
papers Of the Oath. We make the following ex-
tracts:
QUEBEC, Dec. 17.-Gen. Williams, 0. Kars.
ca,ue tn Gay by special train from Montreal and
l held Council of War. -
Heavy guns shot and shell, are daily going
West, and the war feeling is aroused ali over
d C-nada. A& & - ssk
5 The militia are drilling from one enc Of the
are alike loyal 10 The Queen, and viii turn out
81 inass- for the war. a@a lls
Il The Paris correspondent of the New York
Herald says ibat tie French Goveranisnt has
slgnilrd TO tbs English Government its willing
uess to recogulzs the Rebel Government inlne--
dia, els.
One hundred aud fifty thousand small arms
hsvs arrived at New York from Europe. .
4 Stocks very dull anc declining IL New York,
i WASHINGTON, Dec 23,-Gen Mcclellan is
quite unweil, anG Gen. Marcy, Chief OF Staff
too ill to atteEd to duty.
/ Norfolk, Dec 2Sra.-Baltimoe papers of TIE
27th instant have been received st tie Day Book
ut6ce, from which we take the following
John P. Hxle. u S. Senator from New Harnp-
shire, II ade o strong war speech to-day, urging
tie Government To refuse the Surrender OF Ma
e0n and Slidell, and thereby save the United
States Government from irretrievable Gegreda
| tion. e +. 800 &C. 80 80
Gen. Scott bad not reached Washington up to
the 9th. 1t is Supposed that he returns to
communicate information of vast iInpUrta,.ce
concerning affairs in Earope relative to the Uni
! ted States.
The extensive government stables at Wash
jogton were destroyed by fire on the 26sl inst.
Nearly two hundred horses were consumed
Many of them partially burned were shot,
Loss heavy. s-s
| CHAEGEs-The notorious Red Rel ublican Ab-
olitionst, James Redpath, has published card,
recantins all his fori'er Revolutionary doctrines,
which urged war TO the death against the slaves
holder everywhere. He says that be hes be
come cow nced that his teachings were evil,
and viii in future abstain from political discus
sions, being impressed with more humane
view OF the duties of freelnen to the enslaved',
1t is well krown that Meagher, because the
S1uth would not ''give him plantation and me-
groes," has taken up arms for the North, Red
path wants plantation and negroes, and then
he will kick Massa Greeley, dissolve his connec
ton with Hayti and its black wenches, and live
nigger-driver and sssesesh" the rest of his days.
ATTEMPT AT BRIDGE BURN1NG--INcENDIAR
HUNG.-- The Rome (Gsorga) Snutherner says an
do tho