Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-02-06
Southern Items.

IN NANNhhB lie civ l
comparatively quiet and no immediat,
attack is apprehended. The object o
the Yankees seems to be to cut off com
munieatiou with Fort Pulaski.
There were six Federal gun boats a
Wallis Cut and seven at the head o.
Wilmington Island, comm anding tn,
channel of the river yesterday.
Tatnall's fleet conveyed two steamers
and feet towards Fort Pulaski with
provisions. The enemy opened fire up
on them and the battle lasted forty min
utss. The provision boats and the
steamer Sam Boone are row returning
The Fsderals fred upon the latter and
she was slightly damaged.
Fort Pulaski is now fully provisioned
for six months. A letter from an officer
of the fort SAYS that the enemy cannot
take the fort by an attack. The Yam
KEGS are engaged in removing the OBJ
structions in the channel. There are
other defences yet to pass. Tho people
Of Savannah are firm and confident in
their ability to defend the city.
The Norfolk Day Book calls upon the
ladies to contribute their old wooden
skirts and dresses to the Govern me t, the
price of flannel used for fixed ammuni-
ton being SO high as to subject the gov
eminent to a serious tax.
The New Orleans Delta says that q
steamer ran the blockade from Charles
ton, on the night of the 18th, with 1 900
bales of Gotten.
The vacancy in the rebel Congress,
caused BY the death of Tyler, will be
filled BY an election on the 10th of Feb
ruary.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 28.-Intelligencc from
Savannah states that six Federal vessels
entered tho river yesterday back of Lit.
tie Tybee and passed up to the North
end of Wilmington Island, thereby cut
ting off the communication between
Fort Pulaski and the city of Savannah.
The enemy shelled Wilmington Island
and fred at the Confederate steamer Ida,
but no injury was done.
Commodore Tatnalrs feet was at
Thunbolt.
some Of the pilots who had refused
to give their services to the officers of
the Burnside Expedition, report that the
Federal forces are 80, 200 strong, and
that the feet numbers ITS vessels.
CONFIDENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT.
RIcHMoND, Jan. % -Notwithstand.
ing the comparatively threatened condi-
ton of Savannah, the Governments here
has the utmost confidence, from knowl-
edge Of the situation, rs'ourccs and de-
fences. Of the ability, experience and
gallantry Of the officers and men com.
handing on service there, that Savan-
nah cannot be taken by the Fedorals.
THE BURNSIDE FLEET.
GoLDsBoRo, N. c., Jan. 2S.-The
Tribune Of to-day saw man who left
Portsmouth on Saturday. He said sew
enty five vessels could be seen from
Portsmouth on Saturday The storm Of
Thursday and Friday was very severe.
Portsmouth was wholly submergcd.-
Several vessels were reported as strand
ed, and there were some on Chickamaco.
mico beach. The Tribune says the feet
is certainly at Hatteras and an attack is
expected at Newburn and Roanoke per-
haps Edsuton, Elizabeth City and at
other places.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
The Memphis (Tsnn.) Appeal de-
nounces the act Of the Confederate Con-
gress prohibiting the publication of mil
itary news. a. "a symptom dangerous
to Republican freedsm," and adds:
at is the indirect effect, If it is not
the concealed purpose of this measure,
to restrain tho FREQ expression of jour.
nalistic opinion upon the conduct of tho
war, inasmuoh as the idea of criticism
involves the necessity very frequently OF
abiding to the movements of the army,
as in the case Of the campaign in Mis-
souri, and Western Virginia. In such
light we must regard the movemon as
an attempt to abridge freedom of opin-
ion and of fhe press, under the same
spscious apology of self-prescrvation
which dictates the vile censorship over
newspapers in France and Austria, and
which was urged to justify the suspen-
sion of the writ of habeas corpus, and
the indiscriminatc Incarceration of nero
political offenders throughout the do