The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-04-25
FROM SAVANNAH.
we have Savannah paper of the 18th inst.,
from which we Clip the following: s

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CHARLESTON IIARBoR.-We have waited with
much curiosity to see what sort Of face the Yam
KEGS woah put upon their disgracefal defeat in
charleston harbo.. Their consummatc ability III
lying left lis no room to doubt that they would
trump up plausible story of some kind with which
20 deceive themselves for time, but We desired
10 see how Yankee ingenuity and impudcncc " ould
,..eet the emergency. The telegraph gives US to-
day the story of the HERALD the boss liar OF the
t,otham press. AS was te be expected, the Herald
claims the affair as great success, barring the
the little incident Of the destruction Of their most
1ormi able iron-clad, the keoknk. Like AcClel-
au's great 8: On to Richmond' y defeat, the humik
iating rcpulsc of the great Yankee iron-clad feet,
which had been preparing for the attack on
charleston during the past eighteen months, and
which was to demolish forts Sumter and Moultrie
IN thirty minutes is claimed as most satisfactory
reconnaissance in fo.ce." Having sacrificed
their most formidable vessel, and escaped with the
balance of their ron-safes in damaged condition,
they congratulate themselves with having made
The discovery that the lost Keokak was failure,
and that the Ericsson Monitors are comparatively
safe when kept ont of reach Of our batteries. 1t
must he admitted that they have proftted by their
experience, as they have kept at a safe distance
since their inglOrious repulse. They profess TO be
gratifcd with the result Of their reconnaissance,
Their determination, not to renew the attack for
the present. is an indication that they have indeed
been perfectly satisfied with the experiment.
en-. feature of the news is CHARACTERISTIC of the
Yankee. The "devil'' having deserted them,
they now rep diate the devil whose aid they
invoked.
FRoM ABRoAD.-Ihe South Cdro!inian las re-
]iab information that one of our most accom-
plished naval officers il about to start with fine
vessel on tour of exploration, to rival the doiHgs
-f the .9labQma-and that another viii be ready
nu the lst May, under another gallant commander.
The exploits of the alabama have done good SER
vice. We have no doubt the new vessels will adj
vance cur reputation as successful narigators.
IMPORTANT MILITARY MOVEMENTS AFooT.--The
well informed Richmond correspondent of the
Knoxville Register, writing under date Of the 18th
instant, says:
"There is now advancing towards Suffolk force
fifteen or twenty thousand strong to attack the
federas in that direction. simultaneously, it is
thought that Lee will cross the RappahannOck and
attack Hooker The fate Of two capitals depend
upon the result. Lee will not remain long mac
tive He will again move on Baltimore or Airing,
ton Heights We may see Hooker's army in
Richmond. In very truth the inhabitants Of this
city confidently expect to welcome their approach
at an early day-as prisoners Of war.
You may advise your readers that movement
.of our armies in Virginia is at hand--so near do /
regard its consummation that its announcement
beyond the mountains can result in no disadvan
tigc to our cause.
The same writer says:
A large force under Burnside and Franklin, said
10 be not less than 10000 strong, has been with
drawn from Hooker's army, and from Washington,
and, in accordance with the reiterated prayers OF
johnson and Brownlow, sent to redeem Fast
Tennessee. They are to penetrate the mountain
gaps, bring their supplies on pack mules, and pcs
sess the supposed Southern paradise of Unonism
You will at once observe the connection between
this movement Of forces distracted from Hookers
command, and that l have supposed Gen. Lee
would execute. IfIIooker's army, as stated, has
been reduced, the policy Of General Lee is no lon
ger doubtful. He will become the aggressor,
while provision from other quarters has bees made
,or the protection Of your mountain grt district.
In confirmation of the writer's views, We find
the following paragraph in>the Baltimore .4neri-
enu If the 9th instant