Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-13
THE LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.
NEWS FROM coNFEDERATE SOURCES.
TIE ENEMY IN EXPECTATION OF AN
ATTACK.
NEWS FROM BEAUFORT.
WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION OPCoTToN
AND CORN CROPS.
A SLAVE STAMPEDE AT NORFOLK.
PARTICULARS WITHHELD 'FOR PRU-
DENTAL REASONS"
THE LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.
NEWS FROM BEAUFORT.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10 The Norfolk Day Book
has dates from Pensacola 10 December 3. There
waI no further fighting. Gen. Bragg hourly
anticipated a renewal Of the attack from Fort
Pickens. The Federal vessels were fitting In
and out Of the harbor In q most beviIdering
manner to the rebels Sometimes there would
be dozen in the evening, and all but two dissp-
pear before morning.
The Norfolk Day Book Of Thursday was con-
slderablY excited in relation 70 the rumor that
Norfolk 10 TO be attacked. II suggests additional
Instructions 10 the entrance 70 the harbor III not
done by the military, IL urges that the City
Councils take II In hand.
At Richmond, on Wednesday, the war excite
ment was high. The storm Of war was expected
to burst momentarily somewhere.
A dispatch, dated Memphis, December 10, says
that New Madrid 10 now fortified. Two regi-
ments were sent there yesterday. 1t 10 rumored
that the contemplated attack on Cairo has been
abandoned. The iron ram MANASSAS" arrived
at Columbus on Sunday.
The Richmond Dispatch Of Wednesday con-
tains the following mail news:
The Charleston Courier Of the 9th says that on
Wednesday night detachment Of the Beaufort
artillery, numbering twenty-five men, passed
over to the island and visited Beaufort where the
only by the presence Of one light and the barking
Of dog. There were no signs Of the enemy
either on land or water. Our men then proceeded
to the work Of destruction. The chief object
was to destroy the crops Of cotton and the pro-
visions on Paris Island, which, being near 10 the
enemy, was crowded by the negroes who had
focked there TO escape from the control Of their
owners. Owing to want Of boats this object wss
but partially effected.
Seven hundred bales Of cotton and seven hun
dred bushels Of corn were burnt on Dr. Thomas
Fuller's plantation. Returning 10 the battery,
the plantation work Of destruction was resumed,
and the torch was successfully applied to the
cotton Of twelve other plantations, and the con-
tents Of Eve barns were emptied and consumed.
Seventeen crops amounting to nearly 900 bales
were thus efsctually removed from the range OF
the destroyer.
The Courier also says the English war steamer
Racer had arrived OF Charleston harbor on Phi
day. She brought dispatches to the British Con-
sui. The Racer LEFT next day for Port Royal.
The "CouTier" Of the 9th says: On Friday last
there were in sight and near this harbor the
steamship Susquehanns, two Ede-wheei gun
boats, a storeshiP, large schooner, supposed to
be laden with coal, and the Swedish bark
" Minord." We hear that this last vessel was
oOuno W tnis POtt, suPPoslhs enofc wa NJ oAo~A-
ade, which want OF information will be unfortu-
nate for her owners, as she will no doubt be
seized
SThe Montgomery (Ala.) Mall" Of the 9Th
inst congratuates their readers at the report that
old Harvey Brown has died Of wound received
In the late A. BIT at Fort Pickens. Passenger up
from that city, this morning, say that the report
is firmly believed, but not positively known TO be
true.
The Richmond Dispatch has among is tele-
grams the following =" Ssizsrs Of q sekee.sf-
Bold4ess ofth Hssstass Charleston, Dec. 10 -
The Charleston Courier Of this morning says that
the Lincoln feet seized q schooner on Saturday,
and that steamer was seen passing on Monday
with floating battery or dock In tow The
Charleston Mercury Of to-day says that the Yam
kee invaders are getting holder. A small body
OF them Were seen near Port Royal on Sunday"
The Norfolk Day Book speaks Of an important
arrest there Of a number Of slaves In the act Of
making their escape 70 the North. They had
fifteen hundred dollars In stolen money about
them An examination had been had before The
Mayor, but for prudential reasons the report Of u
In withheld.