Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-19
FROM THE SOUTH.
The Fight on the Allegheny Mountains-700o
Rebel Army Appointments Confrmed-The
Fortifcaions Around Gentreville Waiting

The Fight on the Allegnany mounta1ns-IOUU
Rebel Army Appointments Confirmed
Fortifcasions Around Gentreville-W Waiting
for the Yankees"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Richnond and
Norfolk papers Of yesterday have been receiv-
ed here The Examiner says ave have
some further particulars OF Colonel Johnson's
repulse of the enemy on the AllegEany Noun
tains. 1t is not known with what loss the en-.
emy were driven back, but they are said to
have left seventy or eighty dead on the field, 4,
having, it is supposed, carried of a number Of
their Killed during the progress OF tile action.
They were not pursued. Among the wounded
on our side was Capt Anderson, OF the Lee
battery, and Lieut.. Thompson, OF ;he Marion
Guard, The victory is said to have been
dearly bought, by a considerable loss on
our side. 1t is thought that it is not unlikely
that our success will be followed up by an as
sault on the euemy's entertainments on Cheat
Mountain which is abouG Gseventeen miles dis
tant from the scene Of the late battle, which
was on the summit OF the Allegheny ON the
pike from Stauuton."
The same paper denounces the police sys-
tenn of RicamOnd as pubic nuisance. The
confederate congress is said by the Examiner
to have confirmed up to yesterday not less
than seven thousand army appointments
The Centervllle (fairlax county, cores
pondent OF the Richmond Dispatch, writes,
Dec 18th THE iortliications around Cen
terville are now completed, and present quite
formidable appearance. For field torlihca-
tions they built very stIong, some OF the
works being Fashioned forts, constructed in
manner that shows sklful engineering on the
part of somebody-Gen, Beauregard, | pre-
sumo Great care seems TO have been take N
with the emOrasures, which are butt to COul-
biue convenience tor handling the guns with
the best method for protecting the men.
They are very strongly built with hurdles
and sand bags, and will stand a heavy
cannonading before giving way; the arma-
ment of those forts having arrived from
a place where they make most excellent guns.
They have been put in position and all that
is now asked ior is for Mcclellan to bring on
his Yankees. Different artillery corps are
drilling in these batteries nearly every day
and some have become proficient ma ksmen.
All have obtained perfectly the range OF any
point where hostile battery could be plant
ed"
y series of resolutions have been adopted by
the legislature of Tennessee relative to the
opening OF the southern ports, and recon-.
mending that no crop OF cotton be seeded the
ensuing year.
II. NJ 4. H'nter is censured by the cores
pondent of the Examiner for wishing to resign
the troubles which possibly await the admin.
istration."
The Norfolk Day Book has a notice Of the
poslponement OF a meeting at the City Hail.
to take some steps for tue ielIef OF the sutfer-
ers by the late fire at Charleston, S. C., to
which is added :-"As there is another meet
ing called on the same night, at the City Hail,
to consider some plan for the better protection
OF our property, l would most respectfully
suggest that the location be changed to Oxford
Hall" (Signedl John 0. Lawrence, mayor.
Col. Maxey Gregg, commanding officer of
the first South Carolina regiment, has been
appointed brigadier general with orders to re.
port to Gen. Lee commanding the confederate
forces in South Carolina.
The Norfolk Day Book OF yesterday con-
tains telegram from Richmond, as follows:
lion. Porcner Mills, member of congress, is
exceedingly ill of pneumonia In congress to-
day. Henry G. Burnett and judge Monroe
were sworn in as members form Kentucky.
The Day Book also publishes extracts from
the Charleston Mercury aud Courier i'll rela-
ton to the fire and the feelings in Charleston,
as follows :-"The Mercury of Friday says
yesterday was a gloomy day for Charleston.
Business was universally suspended, and with
one impulse our community united in giving
sympathy and aid to the victims of the great
public calamity.
The Courier says :-"The fearful contlagra
ton that has just passed over our city will
cause the 1lth aud 12lh of December, 1861,
hereafter, TO be remembered as one OF those
dark and trying periods, which for the mo
ment seem 10 paralyze all the long cherished
hopes and bright anlicil ations OF the future.
We have been visited bysone Of those mystic
rious dspensatons OF Providence which we
cannot attempt TO solve Our city has receiv-
ed terrible blow, which it will take the work
of years to repair"