Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-16
LATEST NEWS FROM THE SOUTH

4 edmond pspets Of Wednesday, we make up |
he following Interesting summary Of southern |
,ewsi
THE ENGAGEMENT AT BEAUFORT.
The Charleston Courier, Of the 1lth, gives full
particulars Of the engagement at Hilton Head and
The vessel. had ali the .astnisse Of fair weather
and smooth ses The light breeze blowing on
lhofe al Zoe time was also favorable to the feet,
ths smoke from their cannon being driven directly
wslker The huge volumes Of smoke thus poured
forth at times completely concealed the whole OF
the approaching vessels from the view OF those In
the fort. The maneuvering Of the vessels was adj
mitted by some Of ur best naval omcers TO have
been grandly executed.
As quickly as our batteries obtained the range
of the enemy's vessels, % az to bear upon them
effectively, they Immediately changed their I0sis;
to get their range only by practice The firing
upon Fort Walker was particularly heavy, with
one continuous whlrl Of shot and shells falling
into the fort and knocking down the men In every
direction Some have estimated az many as nfty
SHELLS minute bursting inside the Tort at one
time.
Unfortunately, at an early period in the action
the large ten-inch columbiad In Fort Walker, In
consequence Of We bad working Of the eccentrics,
became altogether unmanageable, and could not
again be used during the action. The storm Of
iron hail that came kissing through the air from
the feet after this accident was beyond all descrp
ton. II was more like the noise Of the winds
roaring through the rigging Of a vessel In the
midst OF a tempest. Providenially, however,
up to 10 O'Clock. although there had been marvel
ously hair-breadth escapes, not a man had been
killed. At that hour, however, the enemy had
succeeded in entirely enhlading the battery, with
his feet, and commenced a tremendous fire I'm a
direct line against the fort, which proved very
destructive and disastrous.
There were eleven killed and fifteen wounded
inside the fort, ten Of the former and twelve Of
the latter being Of the German battalion Of Artil
10y 0f nn off he Garp natf cd
the inside position Of the fort, against which the
the fire of the enemy was principally directed.
The men fought bravely and desperately.
When the order to retreat was given the men
were very unwilling to leave, and endeavored to
secure their small arms, manv Of which had been
buried In the sand or disabled during the action
positive order was given, however, to leave
them behind Some sixty or seventy, however,
were brought away, the members Of the German
Artillery bringing away over thirty. There were
PIT men In the fort, Of whom 100 belonged to the
German Artillery
The small Confederate q az that was pla .ed over
the fort was completely torn In threads and buried
In the sand-not piece could be found. The Pal
inettc flag, which belonged TO the Germans, was
completely riddled.
Gen. Lee and Capt Hartstene were at Pocataligo
on Sunday.
The citizens Of Beaufort have all deserted the
town-the men for the army and the rest for the
interior.
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA
On the 9Th instant Gov. Pickens sent message
to the South Carolina Legislature, on the occasion
OF is convention to appoint electors for President
and Vice President Of the Confederate States He
says the state has now q little over 40 90 troops
In tn field, exclusive Of 900 on war footing 10
Charleston, and 81 ompanies of cavalry and
mounted men In the parishes Of Charleston,
Beaufort, Georgetown, and Colleton, held ready
for Immediate service. The Governor recon-
mends that new military organization be i'm
mediately organized throughout the Stste-that
every man be enlisted for the war, instead Of
HtIynl nnth NJ o.
pended, on account Of the war, 81 $50 81 in
cash. of which 1856 TIA has been refunded by the
Confederate government
"Fcr SUMTER" says the Governor "has been
put In complete order, with all the guns for the
first time mounted; II entirely commands not only
the harbor Of Charleston and Its entrance but Fort
Moultie, and therefore the possession of the latter
fortress Is not at all essential to the Confederate
Government
The Governor concludes his message with the
assurance that there 10 not the ghest danger OF
the subjugation Of the South by the North, where
they are defective In military. "If we fail, with
all our conservative elements TO save rs, then,
indeed, there will be no hope for an indepe lent
and free republic on this continent and the public
more mixed forms Of the Old " orld"
EXCITEMENT AT SAVANNAH GA.
The Savannah Republican Of the 9th says:
Our city was in state OF Intense excitement
throughout the whole Of yesterday. The news OF
the capture OF the Walker battery on Hilton Head
and the arrival Of our retreating troops. among
them many Of the wounded, aroused the int nses
feeling. Everybody was in the street, and large
crowd: collected around tbs news and telegraph
Offices throughout the day and until late at mig ht
Families commenced packing up, and large mum
bers OF females and children were sent from th,
city by the night train to the up-country. Tn,
emux will probably continue, and upon the whole
We think that this portion Of our population should
not be present to eInbarrass our defensive prepa
| rations
COL AsHBY.
This cavalry Lender has heen annoi al hui fb.
Confederate government to the command of al
the cavalry In the valley of Virginia.
MISSOURI Seeded.
special dispatch to the Memphis Tennessee
Avalanche, dated Little Rock, nov 3, saws tina
the State Legislature Of Missouri has passed tn,
| ordinance of secession.
THE BATTLE AT PIKRroN KY
The spatch publishes the Confederate version
| OF the Piketon battle The Confederate force
were under command Of Colonel, not Gen VIII
liams. The COnfederates report their loss at
the Federals at 800 On the same day FRIDAY
| there was another combat on Johns creek, twelv,
miles from Piketon, where the COnfederates wer
rePulsed by empowering mum beers, but lost onl,
| very few men. The Confederates on Saturdai
| retreated Into Wise county, Va, nd the popula
| ton of the adjacent county was up In arms oh
| structing the roads TO prevent invasion from tn
| Federals The latter were In possession Of Pike
/ ton or Pikeviile on Saturday
ANOTHER ARRIVAL AT SAVANNAH FROM EUROPE
| RICHMOND, Nov l3.-Special dispatches from
| Savannah announce the arrival Of Col Anderson
with new Confederate iron-clad steamer from
| Europe, with large quantity Of arms, ammunl
| ton, clothing, blankets, chemicals rihed cannon
| and everything else whiC the southern army ma
| need to prosecute the war.
ADDRESS OF THE GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE
nashville, Nov 1.-The Union and America
/ publishes to morrow an address to the people @
| Tennessee, by Gov. Harris, calling upon them I
| furnish every double barrel shot gun and riff
| they have to arm the troops now offering thei
| service. He says the State must aid to the full
extent OF their resources. Her soil shall be pre-
| tected. He calls upon Tennesseans TO exhau,
every resource Of the State before the foot of tn
invader shall pol!uts the soil Of Tennessee
REPORTED INVASION OF AcCoMAc
Intelligence was received In this city last nig b,
(says the Richmond Examiner,) and conveyed {
| the War Department by Mr.. Fisher, member @
| the convention, who arrived from Eastern VII
| ginia, that large force Of the enemy about OO
| strong. had invaded the Eastern shore of tb
State, crossing from Somerset county into Acc
mac. We give the report without being able I
ascertain any other circumstances Of its authenti
city than those implied in the statement of II
source. Ii 10 stated that our availsble force Il
| the defence of the Eastern Shore, including Co
Smiths regiment stationed there, 10 about 1 st
men.