Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-09-07
THE VERY LATEST NEWS.

No news IF importance from General
Lees army. All quiet and In fine spirits.
At Port Royal, on the I'd inst, three
regiments of cavalry with seven pieces
of artillery, attempted to recarkure the
two yankee gunboats that somessof our
forces had taken. They fired on the cap
tured gunboats, for several hours from the
opposite shore. In the afternoon they
retired. having signally failed in the OBJ
iect of their attack. No casualties on
our side, while the yankees lost. a captain
and several privates killed and Gun
frsm our fire.
We are vet without any intelligence OF
a satisfactory character from Knoxville
or Chattanooga, but from all We can gaths
sr, the enemy are certainly pressing on
both places, and Gems. Bragg and Buckner
must fight or fall back. They should be
reinforced by every available man 1t once
50 that the enemy may be driven back.
Tue following articles are taken from the
Agpeal of Monday evening last:
THE EVACUATION OF KNOXVILLE. There
can be no longer any doubt as to the
evacuation of Knoxville by our forces,
though up to our latest accounts the enc
my had not made his appearance in the
place. There is some doubt as to whether
or not he will do so, until be can see his
his way more clearly. It's evacuation is
regarded by many as analogous to the
Invitation extended by the spider to the
f., the acceptance of which might prove
fatal
From all we can Learn, such judicious
disposition is being made of our forces as
will foil the efforts and purposes of the
enemy to lay his clutches upon the Swift
zerland OF the Confederacy. East Tennes-
see. Neither Cumberland or Wheeler's
Gaps, as We understand, have been evac-
mated, and it may be the policy of our
Generals to draw the Federals into the
country in order to more effectually on
quer and overcome them. We cannot
persuade ourselves that Knoxville would
SO resdily be given up unless Interior
purposes of this sort were had in view.
In the army, with both officers and
men, we have the satisfaction of know.
, ing that all is hope ami confidence as tc
3 the result whenever the pending strug-
r gle shall take place. Our soldiers viii
90 into the battle with the determination
to win the victory, and, if possible; t.
make it decisive. They are tired of vic
tories half won, and drawn battles
and will make a clean job of it next time
( il they are given a chance. With sue
d a spirit and anything like equal advan.
tagc, they will prove invincible.
;, FRoM EAST TENNEssEE.-We hear b
a private letters from Chattanooga an,
y Dalton. dated the 3Oth August, mention
n ing rumors prevailing at those places
: that Knoxville wss occupied by the far
: KEGS, 5000 strong, on Satur day, but OF
le information from Loudon, to which poi.
id the telegraph is working, is up to yeste
day evening, at which time nothing wa
le known of such a movement.
L THE VERY LATEST.
A telegram frotn Atlanta, dated the 2
"a wednesday, announcing advices fro
;S Knoxville to the 1st TUESDAY, conve,
the intelligence that up to that day the
~ were no yankees thcre-thatth the city W
- quiet and business going IN as usual, al
that at last accounts Burnside was ST
West of the Mountains (from Knoxville
20 Private kilograms from Chattanooga I
bo day, say the enemy is firing on the towl
the Yankee sh .rpshooters in the rife p
he were trying to pick out stragglers.
the recent engagement on White river,
captured four Yankee regiments. Gran
M expedition TO cut off Price failed CO..
pletely. Price succeeds Holmes, deceas
in command. es