Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-02-05

HIC NEWS.


ry, commanding a eaornoI,cgug eNp,
ditica, informs the N,gLyrn Ptogrcs
that be arr:s2d at Portsmouth, Mort.
; Carolina, OF Wcdp,.sv evening attic
the storm had commel,
The storm rendered il possible 70
him to make any observation
He saw reliable meu who stated the
bad been applied to BY The directors o
the feet to act as IT'S. They said t1t
feet at Hatteras nuuh5re 10 vessels
with a force of 5000 .0
One.thiFd Of them were 10 the Sound
on Tuesday, One.tbird he Road md
one.tnird outside, busy atcriug YES
sells over Swash.
The Yankees are said /, be very aD2i.
GUS to get pilots for Gro n Sound and
the rivers, THEREBY endor ing tn" oTin-
ion that Roanoake, Edolton, Washing.
ton, and perhaps other places east Of
Newbern, will be attacked.
II is almost certain that Nawbern will
be visited by q land force, as the vessels
the Yankees we're ligntering could not
attack any place.
The Yankees report that they lost
three vessels add three men since reach.
ing Hattoras.
They also say that New Orleans will
be attacked simultaneously with the
attack on the Sound.
The effect of the storm, Thursday and
upon the Yankees must have
been very severe, as Portsmouth was
completely covered With water.
Nothing has been heard Of the condi-
ion of the Yankees since Tuesday.
The GoldSboro' Tribune of Tuesday
'ays a gentleman that left Portsmouth
IN Sunday morning states, that on the
lay previous, IS vessels could be seen
It Hatteras from the lighthouse. Ten
n Is appeared to be aground
Twenty vessels we're in the sound.
Only one steamer had steam up, and
.ppeared to be trying to get a stranded
essel off,
Pilots We're released and left Hatteras
tuesday,, and were told while there that
Yankee regiment was missing, and it
as believed they were lost.
A vessel, with 100 persons, is ashore,
Chicamaeo1ico.
The Goldsaeyo tribune says the Burn.
de Fleet now on u coast with the
of assailing US, aud thinks New. I
ern will be the first place attacked. t
AUGUSTA. Jan. 29th-The Savannah ]
epubIican of this morning says there
ere six federal gnuboats at Walls Cut, '
seven at the head of Wilmington Is, &
nd, commanding the channel Of The a
liver, yesterday, Tattuall's feet con.
'yed two steamers and a flat loaded
Provisions toward Fort Pulaski C
'Sterday, when the encn7 opened fire v
him, and a BATH ens1ed, which |,
Sted 40 minutes, resulting in no dam. e
e to our side. Il
On returning, the provision boats and 0
Gamer Sampson we're fired upon.
ne latter was slightly damaged. The b
is now fully p%royisioned for six
]nths.
A letter received from an officer Of The
rt says:
The enemy cannot take the Fort BY
The Yankee are busily engaged
distractions from the chan.
Is. There are other defences vet far
IN to pass.
The people of Savanna are conf.
At of their ability to defend the City.
Jan 29.-Tbe New York
raid of the 9th, has been received
re. 1t says !.
The COpfederates have stopped sup,
es to Washington, by destroying
ton Ofthe Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
d.
resolution has been introduced in
ngress inquiriug whether or not the
d is under military protection, and if
how?
There has been a FIRE in New York ?,
destroyed ten buildings on Full,
and Pearl streets. :,
HALIFAX Jan. 26.-The Europa has
we'd. bringing Liverpool dates Of the \,
b.
PREPARATION for war still continue in A,
al