The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-23
MONRING DISPATCHES.
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
Heavy Fighting at Goldabo-o.
GUNBOATs on THE YAZ0O.
Federals Moving South from COrinsh.
THE REBELS RETREAI TING
Rumored Movements Of John Nor
gan.
SKIRMIsHNG AROUND NASHVILLE.
The Richmond Papers on the Fred
ericksburg Fight.
Southern News.
Especial to the Sribune. I


NASHVILLE, Dec. 3l.-The Chatta-
nooga Daily Rebel, Friday 10Th, contains
the following:
WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. 17th.-Gen.
Gustavus Smith is being heavily re-en-
forced at Goldsboro. There was heavy
fighting there yesterday, in which the
enemy were repulsed with heavy loss.
MOBILE. Dec. 1.-THE following is a
special dispatch to the Advertiser, dated
Vicksburgh 10th:
Two Yankee gunboats went up the
river yesterday and another this morn
ing.
The Tribune learns that train on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad South of Cor
inth. was fired on few days ago, but
nobody hurt. The train proceeded to
Oklahoma, which was Immediately evacua-
ted and everything removed to Egypt;
Saltillo was taken Monday morning and
Pontiac at IL o'clock by twenty-five abo-
Reconsideration are said,,to be the advance
( of 6. 900, who are marching through that
/ country. Shannon was attacked by I'm
ionists at o'clock same day.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec. 1.-THE steamer
I Herald arrived at Confederate port to-
day with a valuable cargo. The remains
Of Gen Tom. Cobb, arrived to-day.
Mai Gems. Loring and Netf, recently
commanding in Western Virginia, arrived
in Jackson, Mississippi, recently, for duty
in that Department.
Gen Lowell was relieved by Loring.
In the Rappahannock battle the Ban
qes- says: Arches brigade suffered Sc
verely. 1t was formerly commanded by
Gen. Bob. Hatten, and Gen. Anderson OF
Tennessee. 1t consisted of the lst, 4th,
and 9TH Tennessee regiments. General
Hood of Texas commanded division
and was MORALLY wounded. He was one
of the best rebel Generals
Beauregard is expecting an attack al
Charleston, by land and water.
Pemberton' S army was at Grenada or
the 18th inst. Price six miles west
Tiqlman's division six miles east Var
Dorn's headquarters were in Grenada
The correspondent of the Richmant
Enquirer, giving an account OF the Union
lists crossing the RappahannOck, say
} they were resisted by Barksdales Mis-
sissippi brigade, and Il shell from Union
guns knocked a tall chimney down upoI
the 18th Mississippi wvunding % o
2 them. The rebels lost $50 in this affair
e Two rebel regiments sent to cover the re
treat of the Mississippi regiments, brok
| and fed from the field.
The Vicksburg Wing of the 10th say
: two Union gunboats went up the Yazot
on the 10Th. At Blake's plantation the
i ran over two torpedoes which explode
without doing any mischief. The boat
! fired four shots and withdrew.
| The publication of the Memphis Ar
t neal will soon be resumed at jackson
Mississippi
Morgan is reported in force at Harris
!, Vile, on Friday night Preparation
a were made for him.
Gen. d. Stanley followed sharply wit
y cavalry for Rural Hill, but found n
: signs of the enemy. We have report
e that Morgan has crossed the Cumbel
e land iu strong force at Rome, aboY
n Huntsville. No confirmation yet.
: A rebel detachment with artiller
h threw about 10 shells yesterday wher
/ they supposed our pickets were
e General Van Cleve sent force afte
s them, when they skedaddled.
IS Twenty rebels in U. S. overcoats III
It dertook to surprise Col. Stanleys esco
y cavalry of II men, and were bodily hal
e died. Stanley's men fought like tiger
n severely wounding the rebel commando
l. killing two or three and chased the en-
Ii my home.
g This afternoon SANKEY'S brigade W;
G attacked while foraging and the enen
J. again repulsed Three or four wei
killed, as many wounded and six ca
e tured. The remainder of the skirmis
x ing during this week was in our favor
E. The reports continue to exaggerate Il
d rebel strength. Seventy thousand is
l. very big estimate.