The national Republican., 1862-01-21
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.


From ths prisoner Just arrived from Rich
moud, w have received late nleAhond papsrA
from which We glsAn ~ following interesting
intelligence ri k & i
INCKNplARY PIREs. M NJ
On the night Of the l6th instant, the Nouti.
cello House, at Charlottesville, used as hos
pital, was partly destroyed by fire. The sick
were removed In safety.
On the 4th instant, large tobacco ware.
house in Henderson, KY, owned by Kerr & Co.,
was burned, together with es,sOo worth of
tobacco. The torch was applied by an incen.
diary. =
The Rockingham (va.) Register furnishes tho
particulars Of fire which recently occurred
In Staunton. The scene 10 represented as q
most frightful and horrible one, the burning
horses, in their agony, rushing wildly from the
stable In which they had becn confined. Some
had TO be shot 10 terminate their sufFerings.
The horses belonged 10 the Confederate States,
and the loss, II Is said, Is very heavy.
THE CHARLESTON FIRE.
A letter written In the Charleston jail, by
Rev. Mr.. Eddy, one Of the Union prisoners
confined there, thus speaks Of the great FIRE In
Charleston:
The c0naagration Of Charleston was by far
the most fearful sight ever witnessed. What
rendered II the more terrible was that for hours
its progress was directly towards the jail. II
came within three hundred yards Of the jail,
and then bore away 10 The South.
The fire from the falling buildings fell in
hov vvoro In tho ,oil yard and unsno nflh lho hula
ings around tho walls Of the prison took fire,
but were Immediately cxtinguished.
II was painful 10 hear the cries Of distress,
and soc men, women, and children, running
through the streets al dead of night loads ol
furniture continually passing, amidst all the
continual crash Of falling buildings, the voices
Of the 6rcmen, rising now and then above the
din, the roar Of the flames which sounded like
tho ocean In storm explosions which shook
the windows Of the old jail almost open, and
then, at last, toward morning. cannon seemed
70 be used In tearing down buildings to prevent
the spread Of tho fire."
Toombs left Augusta ou the 18th for Rich
mond.
THE REBELS AFRAID Or NEGRO WOMEN.
The following letter was sent to the Virginia
Senate by Gov. Lctcher:
CONFEDERATE STATES Or AMERICA,
WAR DEPT, RICHMOND, Jan. s, 1862.
Hon. John Letcher, Gouer,or Of Virginia:
Sin: have the honor to- Inform you thai
Brig. Gen. Whiting has telegraphed 10 this
Department that be has taken up spme eighteen
or twenty negro women and children, rosiding
within Virginia, against whom the proof Of
correspondence with the enemy is too strong To
permit them to remain in front OF our lines on
the Potomac. They have been sent TO the rear
,f n,,n k,,oI A. aoct
women are now with the enemy. will thank
you to inform me what disposition shall be
made Of these women and children. They can.
not be permitted TO remain in front Of our lines
and there are no Accommodations for them In
the rear. Your obedient servant
J.P. BENJAMIN,
Secretary of War.
We would suggest to brother Benjamin tbs
policy Of reading to tho,e troublesome womsr
his senatorial speech on compulsory labor, and
if that don't make them bshave themselves
nothing will. Two days afterwards, Mr.. Ben
jsmin sent another letter to the Governor, ant
the Governor sent II the Senate, In which tn,
Secretary says:
respectfully inform you that the following
named persons, now confined In jail here, have
| uCtu CAuuihCu Ny tup hOu OhuleS LyOns, ~
commissioner for this Department, and he re
ports them as being, In his opinion traitor
that ought to be hung.
This being O matter that concerns the civi
authorities, deem Il my duty to give you theil
names, as follows, viz !: l. George W. Autrey
2. Henry A. Ault. 3. Benj Bone. l. John
Bergdale. s. Aaron W. Mcdonald. 6. JohI
Afford.
| WESTERN VIRGINIA TO Be RECLAIMED.
Mr.. Pate submitted joint resolutions in tn
Virginia Senate, In relation to the reclamation
Of Western Virginia, which were unanimousl
adopted.
The resolutions declare that in no event will
the State of Virginia submit TO, or consent l.
the lOss Of q foot OF her soil, ETC." and ar
designed to reassure and encourage the loys
people Of the invaded sections.
On motion Of Mr.. Finney, of Accomac, th
preamble was amended BY striking out th
specific locality, and made to include all tn
invaded counties.
Inasmuch as Accomac is now In our posse
sion, We hope Mr.. Finney's case will be attende
to when he returns home from Richmond
would be we'll 10 hang him, as an Offset to on
Of our men whom Mr.. Benjamin proposes I
hang,
THE DREAD or SOUTHERN UNION MEN.
The Richmond Dispatch is in great lroubl
. about the Union men of Richmond, and Of th
South generally It thus speaks Of them:
!, There are men in all parts of the South, lc,
in number but dangerous III their capacities
, mischief, who ought II permitted TO remain
the country, to be placed under the surveillanc
of q vigilant police, and, when detected, prI
shcd as their crimes deserve. 1t cannot /
: doubted that, in this very city of 'RichmOn,
4 there are instruments and allics of Lincoln, wh
a neglect no opportunity to inju,e the Souther
cause by giving valuable Information 10 III
3 enemy, and by such other means of mischief
e are in their pewer. Gases have occurred ovt
r and over again in which the enemy has obtaine
knowledge Of plans Of our own Govcrnmsl
which could not have been obtained cxcey
from persons actually In the employ mcnt of thi
l. Government There are individuals abroad
/. this city whom IL Is difficult IL not impOsibl
:. | In nrovc ANYTHING avainst but whn are h