, 1862-02-22
LATE FROM THE SOUTH.
Interesting Details from Norfolk and
Richmond

We make up the following from late Nor
folk and Richmond papers:
RUNNING TIE BLOCKADE.
The Richmond Dispatch has telegram dated
New Orleans, Feb. l4th, which says:-ss The
steamer Victoria has run the blockade at this
port. The blockading steamer fired two hum
drcd shells at her, but she arrived safe. Her
cargo consisted Of 1000 stand Of arms,
quantity Of ammunition. coffee, &c.
THE FEDERAL FLEET NEAR SAVANNAH.
A letter from Savannah, under date OF Feb.
10Th, says:-"The Yankees arc still actively
engaged in el1r vicinity. Their gun-boats, to
the number Of ten, are to be seen in Wallis
Gut with dredging machine, endtayorins to
deepen the channel Nothing has been done
10 n,olest them, but Fort Jackson is being
strengthened and other batteries finished"
dc. The writer appears sanguine Of a sue
ccssful defense of the city.
THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION.
The Federal troops had all re.embarked at
Edcnton and gone to some other point. at
Elizabeth City about thirty houses and two
hotels were consumed. The Federal officers
bad 1ot come to rob and l1arass them; but
while the officers were making this assurance
aud giving orders the soldiers were fl ling the
gnnboats with cotton they found in the cotton
houses.
1t was r,1mored that Elizabeth CITY had been
KILLED AND WOUNDED OF THE coNFEDE-
RATES.
The Norfolk Day Book says: Our total loss
during the battle of Roanoke Island was eight
killed and thirty wounded, as follows:
captain wise, at the time he WIS wounded,
was N command of battalion. composed Of
the Blues and Green Mountain Guards
There were two thousand five hundred
prisoners Of ours taken by the Fcdcrals, who
are to be paroled for exchange Immediately,
aud will return from Roanoke Island. The
Federals confess to loss Of three hundred
Killed, among them two Of their principal
colonels and other prominent officers.
THE HOSTAGES
Colonel Lee Of Massachusetts,, and his broth.
] er officers selected by the Confederate States
Government hostages for the good treatment
| OF the captive priv0tecrsmcn in the North,
| have been removed from the Richmond Jail, in
which they were closely imprisoned, to the
| vidcd with better and more comfortable quar-
ters. This change was induced by the recent
action Of the Federal Government in placing
privateersmcu upon the same footing as pris.
MOVEMENTS OF GENERALS.
General Bragg has established his head.
quarters in Mobile. he reached there on
| Wednesday last.
Brigadier General R. q. Anderson, who 70,
some months past has been stationed at Pen.
sacola, HIS oteh Orqefed 10 virginia.
TIE FEDERAL VESSELS.
| We learn from gentleman who arrived
from CurrItuck on Friday, that several OF the
Federal gun-boats reached the canal on Thurs
day afternoon, about three o'clock and com
menced o fire Of shot and shell on our men
who were engaged in barricading the canal
On Thursday tfty-nine Federal yessals were
lying of Roanoke Island, and twenty had
gone up the Albermarle Sound.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
A report has reached us from source en-
titled to confidence {saye the Richmond Dis
patch), that q body of ME enemy attacked oui
cavalry in Mercer county, the latter part o1
last week. Our cavalry, consisting Of aot
more than two companies (some say One) was
surprised and attacked by the enemy, who
killed ono man and took six prisoners, and
regiment, Col Heth, encamped at Peck's
Ferry, started to reinforce the cavalry, bul
fell in with six hundred of the enemy, whom
they engagcd and repulsed with what loss il
not stated.
MOoRF1ELDs TAKEN Be THE FEDERALs
A gentleman arrived rom Winchester {sayf
the Richmond Dispatch, states that the Fede
rails have taken possession Of Moorfelds, tht
county seat Of Hardy county. About twenty
! FIVE hundred of them "a part Of Geu- Lander:
force} marching from Romney, entered tht
| town perhaps % Monday OF Tuesday. There
| was some slight resistance BY 4 small miiti,
force OF 70O men, underaCo1onels Monroe ant
Harness, but they soon retired and the encn,
t took possession.
| The changes in the occupation of that par
| Of FiIginiA have been veEJ sudden within ,
few weeks, and with no loss Of consequence