The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-08-29
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.


The Fulton arrived here at noon yesterday
bringing dates to the Oath inst. Purser McManus
will please accept our thanks for an early supply
of papers.
"The attack on Charleston - is still the promi-
nent theme with the journals and all are expecting
an early occupation of this brooding nest of Sc
cession.
The New York Herald says:
"The desperate tenacity and endurance Of the
rebels at Vicksburg and Port Hudson admonish US
not to be too sanguine of an easy conquest Of
Charleston. We must remember, too, that our
land and naval forces are Operating against Charles
ton only from the front, and for the very good rea
son that, from its extremely difficult land and
water approaches in the rear, it would require
larger army than that of General Grant to cut off
all the communications of Beauregard with the in
terror, assuming that his defensive forces do not
exceed in number twenty-five thousand men, But,
even if we had a hundred and fifty thousand men
to throw into the rear of Charleston. the deadly
malaria of those fearful swamps at this season Of
the year would be sufficient to induce wise gen.
eral to avoid them. The sand hills Of Morris ISL
and, like those of Coney Island, lying fully expos
ed to the salubrious winds from the sea, are, on
the other hand, comparatively. if not perfectly,
healthy, even in August. Moreover, if Charleston
can be taken from the front, it matters little in the
present condition of the " Southern confederacy"
whether we shut the back door against Beauregard
or leave it open for his escape, because with the
loss ofthe city Beauregard's " occupation is gone.'
From the Army of the Potomac the news is that
General Lee is receiving large reinforcements, and
is supposed to be preparing for another raid into
MARYLAND similar to the movement Of last August,
which preceded the battle of Antietam. Refugees
from Richmond state that the conscription is being
rigidly enforced All classes, between the ages Of
six: cen and sixty, are taken wherever found, ex-
cept those employed by the government or who
are exempted from having heretofore furnished
substitutes under previous calls.
CAPTAINS Sawyer and Flynn were not executed
on the day ordered. There is no probability that
they will suffer while Gen. W. H. Lee and Capt.
Winder are held by us as hostages for them.
Three iron-clad gunboats are completed and
three more are being built on the James river by
the rebels.
Gen. Hurlbut has made most successful raid
into Central Mississippi to seize upon some valua-
BILE railroad material which the rebels were running
off South from Granada. The expedition started
from Lagrange, Tennessee, on the 18th, under the
command of Lieut. Colonel Phillips, of Nineteenth
Illinois, mounted infantry, and reached Granada
on the 18th, driving General Simmer. with two
thousand men and three pieces of artillery, from
the place. They then destroyed ffty-seven Loco
motives, upwards of four hundred cars, the depot
buildings, machine and blacksmith shops, and
large quantity of ordnance and commissary stores.
They captured about fifty railroad men and
number of other prisoners.