The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-12-17
Latest News
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IMPORTANT REBEL NEWS.
GREEK FIRE THROWN INTO
CHARLESTON.
BUILDINGS SET ON FIRE.
Con6agration in Sumter.
Rebel Reports From Tennessee.
l0hGSTReeT CONSIDERED SAFE.
MISCELLANEOUS CITY NEWS.
Meeting of the Working Women.
loNGSTReeT CONSIDERED SAFE.
MISCELLANEOUS CITY NEWS.
Meeting Of the Working Women.
Important Rebel News.
osnter en- Pire.-EHeets Of Greek fire g.
Chnriestss.

Vss1T % tFe.-BUert OF fsreeh Fire o0
ChATiestss.
Ycv,esss Sonvo-. Dee. i6.-Ths A.s ~ tr,,e. bc.,
usv York arrived herr tonight. hriusins eouthsrn
ssss Up TO today. Th. following Dispatches sprssr
b IL Richmond psp~u
cAo~lsro-,, Dsr II I-rssive shsII. v.re thrown
hfo the city last night st interval. NJ three hours
DAMAGE trifina The oi'y has teen .hell.d at inter
walls durirs the day
About nine ooIoeh this m ornine srrn'er tooh sre
0um come oauss ustno-n. The trs communicated
V ne outer timber work of the south v,r angle and
sbe vocdv0h vss burned and soune ammunition -as
eesuoysd. There vere soms easuAlties The enc.
Dy's land batteries opened heavily upon the fort
eurins the tr-, and we're replied TO bv houltri. and
sur batteries. heavy FIRE vac heyt up ell day Not
much dsmsse ~n done to sumter.
Chdyleston, Dee. Is. Very ilttls hrins. Tho ,a,u.
sh~s N Sumter yesterday we're ten killed snd
thirty-tvo wounded.
The boiler and pattern shops of Recon-. foundry iu
thss city toot nre last sht from Cr.ei FIRE probsb
W and vere destroyed. Eleven .heils we're thrown
THO the city, ssr,rd! n uhoh eon;a md t-eek ry,
Witch burned ffesn mlnntes after the erplos,on
Chnvks'on, Dee II The FIRE At sumter va. pure
b accidental and unavoidable II has bean ertiu.
ssishsd. and the strength Of the tort good AZ he
Ire The list n essusltles has not been received No
arne On sumter yesterday or to-day, and very little
esine between the batteries -Four shells thrown
INTO the city this sfetrnoou. Nothing unusual to
eisht except one Monitor less to fsht
Chnykston. Dec. 10 Tho enemy fred fourteen
shots si the city this morning ssvsn buildings we're
struek. No psrson Vas injured.
Prem Tennessee.
BytAol DE. H.-Ths news from the front 10 deei.
DEFY enoouraxlps Our cavalry are at NoYYis,ovn
snt the YANKEES retiring since Lonr,rsst placed
Cumberland Gap In his ffont instead ~ his rear.
Louutrest. Vance and Rsnsomr Commands had con
sslidAtsd. and perfect confidence u fss that he viii
bold the country. vsushsn'. command hat also sus.
sseded IN joining ths main body
Bvsstol, Dee. 1A-Ths mais body Of our army re-
maine st Rodsenvills. Gen Longstreet's hesdquAr
tus thsus.
ssssrts that our cavalry advanced the 10Th sbovs
Ainssold. finding the country clear Of the enemy
rhsy proceeded thence TO Lookout Hcuntsis and
Missionary Ridge. Here thsy found nothing but the
Ssbris Of the ensmys camp. The position scanned TO
have been dsssrtsd on Saturday last. In the TOW
ef Chsttaaooss. and below, the enemy had ,,,ibiy
eecIsAssd hts force. The presumption 10 that .
heavy column has gone after Lonssreet, and an eI-
Dsdition has started into West Tennessee, TO look
sfss Forrest. vho has taken sdvsntase Of the ab.
ssnee Of ehsrmsns corps
There appears to be no Doubt ofths movements Of
Averil fros the Ksnsvhs, in the direction of East
rsnnssses and Virginia. The ensmy's movements
- fer - known, seem to indicate raid on The rail.
rad. or probably upon the Counties Of Botetouri,
Roehbrdse and Augusta
Byntol Dee. 10 Lieut.. Gus kasee Of General
MUaas stan. Who escaped With the General, has
arrived In Russell County, en- route to Richmond.
he lsft Morgan st Cincinnati and satisfied hs 10 Il.
0lr lines.