Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-09-10
SOUTHERN NEWS.
LATEST FROM CHARLESTON AND TENNESSEE

The Richmond Examiner of Monday last. the 9TH in.
stant has the following eegrphic dispatches in refer
ence 10 late important operations at the South
THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON SEPT 5.-To-day has witnessed another
furious bombardment of Forts Wagner and Gregg by the
enemys feet and land batteries The firing was begun at
daylight and was maintained steadily until dark Mo-
ntor Is now firing at Fort Moutrs. Another assault
Battery Wagner is deemed not improbable tonight.
Since yesterday no further attack has been made
brck-bullt Sumter, which has been held twenty days
against all efforts of the enemys great guns by land aud
sea- Seven thousand five hundred and ifty-one shots
have been fred at it 1896 have struck outside and 100
inside The flag has been shot away fourteen times Or
ders against having been rgdy enforced
casualties were few.
LATER FROM CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, SEPT. 6, g 30 M-The bombardment
Of Batteries Wagner and Gregg has been ncessant for the
last thrytwo hours The noise of the cannonade
mendous Last night the enemy landed Cummings
Point in barees and assaulted Battery Gregg The assault
was repuised No particulars have yet been received.
REPORTED VICTORY IN ARKANSAS.
ATLANTA, SEPT. "A special to the Appeal from Sc
natoba says that Gen. Price bad engagement with the
enemy fifteen miles below Little Rock and obtained vic
tory over the Yankees The Arkansas army had been
pidly reinforced
Gen Haeck excuses the present inactivity of the Union
forces lie says they waiting for the elimination of
the siege OF Charleston and that in three weeks he will
have full three corps under Gen Banks to move on Mobile
from Pascagoula.
THE LATEST FROM TENNESSEE
CHATTANOOGA, SEPT 4--The enemy were signalling all
uight on Wadrons bridge but every thing is remarkably
quiet across the river to-day There further ind-
cations OF an advance the part Of Rosecrans The
Knoxville Register has been removed to Cleveland.
Capt j. r. Rhodes, of the First Confederate infantry
was shot at to-day for encouraging assertions from
his company and embezzng the money of substitutes
He made short speech acknowledging the Justice of the
sentence manifested but little concern and died without
struggle Lieut. Col Adoph of the same regiment was
cashiered and conscpted yesterday for having been con-
cerned in the same offences.
SECOND DESPATCH.
CHATTANOOGA, SEPT. although the armies are in
close proximity there are no indications of early en-
gagement but slight may bring it at any mo
ment Our artillery at Drivers Ferry opened on the en-
envy at six clock this morning for the purpose of
tanning the strength of the position of the enemy bate
res. They responded promptly, and for half an hour
lively artillery duel kept up without injury to our
side The discipline AID health of the army are very fine
General Buckner's command The weather is clear aud
warm
ANOTHER DESPATCH.
ATLANTA, SEPT IA special despatch TO the Conied-
eracy says that Col Morrison of the It Georgia cavalry
repulsed the enemy at Diamond Gap the night of the
Sd instant Our loss two wounded the enemys not
known The brigade fell back south of the Tennessee
river The enemy sheed Loudon on the I'd instant and
killed two women The bridge burnt to prevent the
enemys crossing.
THE GEORGIA RESERVES.
ATLANTA, SEPT Gov. Brown has issued a procla.
nation calling upon the State Reserves to hold
In readiness to march at moments warning The men
to provide themselves with raons and subsistence on
the msrch and the day atr reaching the rendezvous
The Ladies Atlanta Hospital Association gave dinner to