The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-15
IMPORTANT FROM TIE SOUTH.
The Black Flag Raised, and No Quarter
to be Given to the Yankees.
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE REBELS.
Col. Corc0ran and Others Selected by
Lot to be Hung by way Of Retribution.
Destruction Of Bridges by Union I&Lcn
IN tennessee,
&C., &C., &C.
FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. IS,

VIA HAtftMOkE, NOV. IA, 1901.
Thore Is to-day from tho great expedition OK
cept tho following from the Norfolk Day Book Of day.
received by flag OF truce
Tho French manofwar Catnat arrived here today in
search Of tho crew Of the Prony, who went North yes
terday.
The Norfolk Day Book of yesterday contains tho fol-
lowing dispatches
dreadful accident has occurred horc nahgrcn
gun exploded yesterday killing leutcnants and six
privates General Polk narrowly escaped portion OF
his clothes were torn OF.
NASHVILLE, Nov. T. 1861.
Five railroad bridges burned In East Tennessee on
Friday night by Unionsts-two on the Georgia state
road II Chckamange creek, Hamilton county and one on
the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Hawassee
river Bradley county Five minutes after the guard passed
through the whole bridge was in flames, showing tho
use Of combnstibe material. Two bridges the Tonnes
see and Georgia Railroad on Lick crock Green county
and another on Holstein river were also burned
The guard at Lick creek were unaSmcd They over
wclmcd tied and carried away and kept during the day
ilenlod. The bridge on Holsten river was not guard
ed. II was thought unnecessary to guard It, Sullivan
county being strongly Southern in feong The bridge az
iiolstein river is at Strawberry Plains. In JEFF
fcrsoa county the bridge fred but the fire.
was put out by the people, guard had ono
indications that ono Of tho ncondiarics has been
killed. gentleman just arrived from East Tennessee
reports that there great excitement in consequence OF
certed Plan The loss is heavy and will great i'll
convenience and delay. Matters East Tennessee
as III CRITICAL CDnultlOn ana muCn
felt for zoiconcr. Bacon is thirty cents per pound al
jackson, Mississippi.
GEoRGErowN S. c., Nov. 10, 1861.
The wreck Of the federal steamer Osceoa has been
hauled and several hundred barrels Of potatoes and other
vegetables secured. Tic machinery will probably be
saved.
BALTIMORE, Nov. H. 1861.
fac Of truce from Norfolk brought down some thirty
passengers all of whom said they leaving Dixcn
account Of the high price Of living there and the
settled state of society All their baggage searched
Southern papers very scarce. Only three
board and from them gather the following additional
Items
NO QUARTER TO THE ENEMY.
AuGUsTA, Nov. II, 1861
report has been current here for the past day
that black ags have been hosted at Savannah Charles
ton and other places on the Southern coast which in
deates that no quarter will DO given to the invaders,
and that no quarter will be asked
The Norfolk Day Book has tho following advertise
ment:-
ATTENTION RATLEsNAKEs.
Charge with fell poison and be prepared TO strike We
find many subjects in this town who must receive the
force Of Call carly at The Hole and hear the
big snake Little snakes keep your eyes OPEN and bring
in a list OF those unfriendly TO Our holy cause.
by order of the BIG RATTLE
Nov. 10, 1861.
UNION PRISONERS SELECTED TO BE SHOT.
BALTIMORE, Nov. IA, 1861
We have received copy of the Norfolk Day Boee Of
The 12th, which contains the following
HANGING REBELS.
RICHMOND, NOV. II, 1851.
Colonel Corcoran three captains and eighteen Ieuen
ants, all Of whom captured in the action at Ma
and confined in the as at Richmond had been
lected by lots TO be hung by way of rcribuon the
hanging Of Captain Baker and the Of the Southern
rrivatcer Savannah
The Hon. Mr. Fly, member Of Congress- drew lots fer
Mr. Corcoran, who is imprisoned at Charleston In
the court New York condemned the crew Of the
Savannah to death, the Union officers would BIO immed
ately hung
The Charleston Mercury Of the 10th has the follow
ing
The Yankee prisoners in South Carolina all safely in
JAIL where they will abide the issue OF the trials Of our
brave prvateefsmen at tho North Should drop OF
Southern blood DO shed by the Northern for dc
tending tho South the seas 1t will be paid with in.
Charleston. Seifproecon and the enforcement
Of the laws Of nations and humanity alike require in this
instance, full and ample retaliation.