, 1863-06-23
FROM THE SOUTH.
IMPORTANT FROM THE REBEL,
PAPERS. .
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttfbuue.1

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Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibune.1
MuRFnEEsBuKo, Tenn, June q, 1861
The Savannah Republican. Of the 10TH. re-
ports that on the eve Of the 9th, seyen Yam
kee gun boats went up the A1amaha, for the
purpose Of pillaging plantations and destroy
Ing property.
4 late South Carolina paper reports Mrs.
Smith, mother Of Kirby Smith. Miss Russell,
daughter Of the late Surgeon Russell, Of q. s.
army, and others at Chambcrlln, under flag
OF truce from st. Augstine, Fla. They say
Gen. Hunter has $1,000 troops under his COM
mand. :.
A negro regiment from Boston, 1,500
strong, had arrived at Hilton Head. Two
fleets have left Hilton Head for The 8outh, ,one
for Alabama and one for. st.. Johns River,
Florida, the latter to take possession Of Jack~
sonvil1e, and thence make excursions into the
interior. =
In recent raid on the Combahee, wherein
Kansas Montgomery Was In command, the
number of negroes taken was TO.
One Monitor is ut Hilton Head, all tho rest
are at stono, and the 7th Connecticut rcgi-
ment, Col. tHawley, was the garrison at st.
Augus'iae:
4ne ,euel oen' "aAee ID 1n eon'lnano III
1oe.onsoio'
Inc ieaa'ps eoi.olsn .l. ~ .ne montgomery
dats't'ef' u LIZ t"n u 'one' censules toe
Feoel oo'efnn1en' IL 'ne s'.onses' Terms lor
allowing foreign Cousu1s to remain in the
eon1eoctaey VIII "efo o3'sin'll5 aec1eoiseo
TO lne 1anAee oosefnmeu''
1ne Athata t"te't3ehcsr teus -o1. t"o
bf1usn sao!ee!s' 1onna III ,1hat elt5' VINO re-
fused to hght Inc Yankees under any c1rcum-
Stances IL suggests that they DC immedf
a1ely compenea TO hght OF 1eaSe 1ne CITY.
The M'ssssstgp'an' OF Inc 14th' says the
eicksburg garrison hare on hand bountlfal
supplies 1of elxty days. II 1nftnef says that
ten. johnston Lao captured BLACK kiFer
bridge driving the Yankees therefrom.
Colonel James, of Lowell, Macon county, Is
candidate for Governor Of Alabama at the
approaching election; also Colonel Thos. Il.
Watts, Of Montgomery.
Raggs are eight cents per pound IN Mont
gomery.
The Selma Courier has m article rejoicing
%As ~Ao ASeAo|o go v ~0AAes ~S%1 "a sAA~ S+"NAAA
to torment the Yankees.
The following telegraphs are found In the
rebel papers:
R1c1@oSD, june ls.-betore the capture OF
winchester hlnroy Notified the rebels that ne
would burn the town If any attempt was made
to storm bis position.
Gen. Eweu replied that he would hang
every Yankee captured It is reported that
EWeu has taken Harper's Ferry with the In
t1edetickspure.
heavy explosion was heard In the direc-
ton OF Acqu1a Greek, supposed 10 DC the
enemy blowing up the ~hafVes and buildings
at that point.
The poor folks at fredeficssbufg arc reap
ing Immense epons from the enemy deserted
camps. .
Passengers bT Inc Central tfain nF1ns Little
additional news from winchester. The num-
ber OF prisoners Is FULLY 7,ooo, With SOU
horses, and immense numbers ef wagons.
The Yankees have entirely disappeared from
Stafford Court House.
RICHMOND, June 16.-The apprchensions Of
drought in this vicinity are relieved By the
copious rains Of last night.
It is reported that the wife Of Gen. Milroy
| was captured on Sunday at Winchester.
Pickney Watkins Is officially recognized as
acting British Consul for the States Of North
and South Carolina, having submitted salts
| factory evidence Of his appointment.
sENATob1A, june 1oth.-lt has been dell
nitely ascertainca that on Saturday evening
last Ean prfra Wns nncnrnnnd n11rf $panty
miles from Helena. Heavy firing was heard
in that direction yesterday, and Vas continued
this forenoon.
General Carter hns made another raid into
East Tennessee with mounted force Of {, 900
men. On the morning Of the 10Th inst, he
was within nYe miles Of Loudon. The rebels
were drawn up at that place waiting his ap"
proach. The ra1ders came to 1eno1'6 Station,
seven miles from Loudon, and DESTROYED an
imnortont fsctorv NJ tba Lerox,s R-othcrx
tue 4ae.4' ~ .n' AeaA o''Ane4.,
together with the residence near BY and all
adjacent buildings.
They then tore m the track of the railway
e.. .o,e,do-,h1o a,e+orce md rotrrna1 hv
.oe consioe4ao40 :. ae'1nse' anu 'eo4nsa ~
the route they came. carter mad given II out
nnoA'lu1 an'. =. ssleA "uo pu41 ..'I .4's' W
frlday hgnt tney got "iho oi ton1eoerate
force at London, and determined to avofd that
nofnt. Lenox station had'been left uuguard-
~ c.. ~ 49,. +ho+ +-o<,n. ,ro-, 49,. -,
co. Hom 9nc Act tns1t troops "efs pe1os IT,
moved from one to another department.. Tho
54th vIreInia Infantry had lust left that place.
al ~ 3ha ohova account 10 n +ba ch,t+o.
n Va NV "oo'N' .-~oS 40 80 - oA''.<' .
nooga Rebel Of yesterday, which earnestly
hopes that tho Yankees will be cut off and
oye,v am, NJ +beno cantured Tba R~5<, b,z
WY eou. W ,nsA, ~apo1 ~, D0 -"es nu,. n,,'
ls@pie no"s MI ,nas oa'Ason' .enn, aua Don
var nave ootn oeen e7ae9aled oy 1ne fan'
KEGS, for the purpose Of reinforcing Grant.
! AL is quiet ut MQrfrecsboro, The weather
Ia coo1 md n]e,aont
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