Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-03
From Fort Monroe.

FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 3l.-The steam
| boat Georgia, from Washington, arrived this
morning with fifty rebel prisoners to be sent
up the river for exchange. Major General
Dix arrived at Fortress Monroe this morning,
on steamboat City of Hudson, from Washing
| ton.
The flag of truce boat, Metamora, in charge
of Major r. w. Schenck, returned at three
O'Clock this afternoon, from Aiken's Landing
bringing down eighty-fve paroled Union prs
oners, and Mr.. W. P. Wood, superintendent
of the capital prison. portion OF the Union
prisoners from Salisbury, North Carolina,
had reached Richmond and were not allowed
to proceed from there. They were remanded
to prison there. Assistant surgeon George D.
Slocum of the San Jacinto captured at Clty
Point, Internationally released, was orou9,t
down on the Metamora. Samuel ,. BRASIL
of the twelfth Iowa regiment, and recently
paroled prisoner, died to-day on the nag u
truce boat on the way down from AIKEN
Landing
The Richmond Wing of the 9th ult says;
s.The recent demonstration Of the enemy upon
the Charleston and Savannah railroad Is re-
garded rather as foray than as a general
movement, but it cost the Yankees dearly.
The Texas papers bring farther accounts OF
the enemy's attack on Galveston the 4th. The
defence, but the signal gun in fort Point kept
up a spirited engagement with the federal
gunboat, till the gun was dismounted. 1t was
then spiked, and the fort set on fire and aban-
doned Interviews were subsequently held
with the enemy when four days were allowed
for the women and children to leave. The
inhabitants then commenced to move their
| effects. At the end of the four days it is
presumed the Yankees took possession of the
deserted city.
'The Sam Jones tribe of Seminole Indians
in south Florida are committing all kinds Of
depredations on innocent and helpless men,
women, and children, living near Garlic Pop
ka, a branch of the creek South Florida. They
have murdered four families, and all who can
are making their escape from the tomahawk
of the barbarous marauders."
The Wing says 1--WE again urge every
farmer to sow large crop Of wheat. The in
| dications are that our planters are calculating
on large crop of tobacco next year, and this
in the face of threatened famine"
The Wilmington IN. CO. Journal of the
22d says eff, as we sincerely trust, the
| Roadway of the pestilence has been checked,
we can survey the ground and arrive at some
conclusion as to the extent of the calamity.
The number of cases is estimated at sixteen
hundred, and the number of deaths at about
| four hundred"
The Richmond Daily Despatch of Oct.
29th says mo movement of Importance
was on the tapis with Gen. Lees army on
| Monday last The Yankees are in force at
Bulltown."
The Lynchburg Republican of the oath,
says the consttutionality Of the CONSUMPTION
act will be tested in the court of appeals in
Virginia. The case is made up by confeder-
ate state authorities.
The Petersburg Express learns that there
was fighting at Franklin on Saturday, and
that the confederates were driven back. 1t
has good reason for believing that the army is
this side of Blackwater river.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Oct. 22.-The town
commissioners have the pleasure to state that
the late prevailing fever has subsidized, and the
town is quite healthy, and many of the inhab-
itants have returned to their homes.
A Richmond paper says, Gone hundred and
forty wounded confederate soldiers were
brought to Richmond, yesterday from Vari-
ma by the steamer Sea Bird. They suffered
greatly by remaining at the landing since
Sunday morning. There should be suitable
quarters erected there for the sick and
| wounded.
In the second market of yesterday, butter
was held at the enormous figure of two dol
| lars per pound. Hon. r. Halves provisional
governor of Kentucky is at the Exchange"