, 1862-01-09

South Carolina Brigade Rep1Ised-
Occupation of the Charleston and
Savannah Railroad by Union Troops,
From the New York Herald, 9Th. I

lEI4m &At .ttH uIh htIala, JILL
Important NEWS from the South is received
IN late Richmond papers, and by gentlemen
from that city, who arrived at Baltimore On
Monday:
Private dispatches received at Augusta, Ga.
from Poca1algo, & c., dated January /, state
that the Cnlonlsts attempted to advance from
Port Royal Jerry, but were repulsed By the
nDteers, under command Of Colonel JoIes.
The Confederate loss was fifteen killed and
wounded One Tankee was taken prisoner,
but their loss is not otherwise given.
The following is dispatch to the Richmond
VICTORY In SOUTH CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON, S. C., Jan. 3, 1862
Fighting on the coast commenced yester-
day. Thirty-hye hundred Of the enemy land
ed On the main, near Port RoTn1 ferry. They
we're met with The baJonet BY two regiments
Of our troops. The Yankees fed precipitately,
throwing aHay their arms as they ran. They
were driven into their boats The howitzer5
on the boats opened fire on our troops, killing
six and wounding twelve South Carollnians.
The encmy's loss Is about the same.
To-day" the enemy landed in much larger
force at the same place. General GreGg's brig
aGe fell back a short distance to On eligible posi-
lion. The pickets were ski1u1ishing all day.
The enemy design an attack on the railroad
and cannot avoid . battle.
The Richmond Exanai,ier, under the head Of
q War Rumors," +" says:
There were various reports during yester-
day Of Mcursions of the enemy in Western
Virginia and Of an advance movement Of his
forces in the direction Of the Grecnbrier
Springs. The Western country has been left,
bT the transfer Of our forces from there, in a
deientelcss condition, and should the enemy
be able to make any serious demonstration
before spring there viii be but little to oppose
him. The reports referred to above are, how
ever, probably exaggerated, not entirely
sensational
Later in the day another report obtained cir
culation that battle had been fought in the
nejghborhood Of Port Royal, s. c., and that
| the enemy, who were advancing inland, had
I been rcpu1sed and great victory had resulted
TO our arms. This report, although not au-
thenticatcd by any dispatches received at the
Var Department, obtained considerable credit
last night, on the strength Of private dis.
| patches, alleged to have been received in tho
| city giving an account Of the engagement. We
| are not disposed, however, to credit the re,
port without further and more distinct confir.
| nation Of It than Jet received.
+, f,s.-since the foregoing paragraph was
| written ne have received q special dispatch
from our ChaEleston correspondent, fully con
t1rming the report to which VIC arc happy te
| refer the reader.
RENEWAL OF THE BATTLE AND DEFEAT oF 1uE
| REBELS.
Passengers from Richmond, who left thai
| city on the Sd inst, state that news had beer
received there that Commodore Dupont land
cd thirty-tive hundred troops on the main lani
near Port Royal ferry on New Years. Day
An engagement ensued in which the rebels re
| pulsed the Union troops. On January I'd the
attempt was received with better success, anc
Gcu. .Gregg's South Carolina brigade was driver
back, with heavy loss.
| The Charleston Mercury has a dispatch sta
ting that u large force OF Federlls had E.ndcs
on The North Edlsto and seized railroad sta
tion No. on the Charleston 4 Savannah rail
| road.
General Lee has informed JEFF Davis that h'
is confident Of his ability to prevent the Fed
erals from advancing on Charleston or Savau
| nall.
The following dispatch is dated Charleston
January2:
The steamship Ella Warlcy, formerly tn.
Isabel, from Nassau, ran the blockade and at
rived ut Charleston at daylight this morning
Sue was chased and Intellectually shelIcd by th
blockadeEE, She brings valuable assorted
cargo and passengers, including Mr.. Bisbic
| formerly delegate in the Virginia Legisla
turc from the city Of Norfolk. Mr. Bisbie is
bearer Of important dispatches from Mr: Yam
CT, and has started for Richmond"