Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-19
BUDGET OF SOUTHERN NEWS.
GENERAL GRANT EXPECTED TO ATTACH
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN SOON.
WHAT THE REBkL ARMY IN TENNIssEE
-. MUST DO. @
The Richmond WhV Of the 10th, has the "a
lowing kilograms:

front tDlS morning,
A party Of Georgia State troops and Indians
killed the notorius Bryson and thirty.four OF
his men, short time since on the line between
Georgia and North Carolina.
Nov. 18th, says: '.The Federals have removed
all their supplies to Knoxville for safety, and
are living on half rations'
Several deserters recaptured were executed
here yesterday.
A special to the Iatelligencer says that
Yankee officers who deserted and came into
our lines, report that Grant expects soon to
assault Lookout. His army IL on half ratio1s.
Escape Of Federal Prisoners.
The Richmond Wing, of the 10th, has the
following:
About forty Yankee prisoners succeeded IN
making their escape Friday night, from what
prison we have not learned. One OF them was
overhauled while making his way in the direc-
ticn OF the peninsula, and returned to ssdurance
vile" We learn that eight others escaped on
Saturday night but it is not we'll authenti-
Gated 1t is presumed that measures hay
been taken to prevent u repetition Of this oc-
currence.
Federal Prisoners to be Sent to DanviE g.,
Va.
The same paper says:
Four thousand Yankee prisoners will, we
learn, be taken hence TO Danville. 1t has been
necessary to await the completion Of the neces-
sary arrangements.
From Charleston.
The Wing has the following dispatches from
Charleston:
CHARLESTON, Nov. I3-The firing of the en- :
envy has been rapid. and continued all day
from the mortars and rifled guns No mon.
itors have been engaged. An occasional shot
and shell has been thrown by the enemy at
Moultrie.
This afternoon some few shells fell at Mount
Pleasant. We have not heard Of any casual
ties. No report from the fort this evening
[sECOND DIsPATCH.l
CHARLESTON, Noy. IA moderate fire was
N ar SGYn TO net rSevht
the fort this morning. There was one man
killed at Moultrie Yesterday.
UHAELEsrosEh, 1E Ed, DIs I;Tl
On sumter con tMues steady. Battery Gregg
opened fire this afternoon on James Island
and Fort Moultrie. Fort Lamar and Battery
S,mpkins replied. No casualties reported this
even The monitors fired few Shots
FOURTH DIsPATCH.l
CHARLESTON, Nov. I5.-Firing about the
same 10 Gay: From Thursday morning to
shutdown on Saturday 1873 mortar shells and
life shots Were fired at Fort Sumter, of which
se3 missed. The enemy's fire has ceased to be
Islands
The batteries continue to keep up a slow fire
On Gregg and the mortar battery.
The Wing thinks the approaching Christmas
will be q blne one with them.
Taking to Cabbage.
The Wing notices the sale to the hospitals Mt
Danville OF 100000 heads Of cabbages at 25c.
per head.
From a notice in the Irhig from the Major of
Engineers in charge OF Richmond defenses, all
persons are prohibited from cutting timber
within 6ue feet of the breastworks around that
city.
The blockade OF the port OF Wilmington N.
o., Is represented by the Journal Of that city as
becoming more rigid, and some fast vessels are
employed in enforcing it. The blockading fleet
is believed to have been increased.
From Northern Virginia.
There il nothing Of additional interest from
the two armies in Northern Virginia Meade's
designs are as yet undeveloped, unless Gen.
Lee has already penetrated Them. Some firing
was heard Yesterday morning in the direction
OF Morton's Ford on the Rapidan. Some are
of the opinion it was caused by an attempt of
the enemy to force passage, but 1t was prob.
ably an exchange Of cannon shots only.
The Yankees that came to Liberty Mills,
above Orange Court House and Rapidan Sta.
ton Friday, and were driven back, was a tor
aging party.
From Southwestern Virginia
The Abingdon Firgiaian says the nearest
point heard OF the Yankees OH the East Tennes-
see and Virginia railroads. Bells Gap, sixteen
mics beyond Greenvlle. 1t is probable Gen
Jones has persuaded them to travel before this
A small body OF Yankees came up to Jones'
vile on Friday, the 18th, from the Gap. and
committed all sorts CT depredations. They
burnt the Academy ana Masonic Hall, set fire
to a church, and stole all the horses. cattle
grain, and negroes they could find. There are
run to Zolllcolfer, OF the East Tennessee rail-
road. They have been running through to
Bristol Tor nearly two weeks past.
Personal
Mrs. Todd, OF Kentucky, the mother Of Mrs
Abe Lincoln, arrived here Thursday night
from City Point, en- route to Georgia, on a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Gen Helm. The
telegraph has announced the departure of that
lady for Kentucky, through the Federal lines,
by permission Of Gen. Grant.
The Richmond Wing, OF Nov. 1ath, in an edi.
riglN he IA rox, -
Since the battle of Chickamauga the Army
Of Tennessee has lost the services Of Lieut.
Gen. Polk, Lieut.. Gen. Hill, Maj. Gen. For
rest, Mai. Gen. Cheatham and Maj. Gen. Buck.
officers have served from the beginning with
that army, commanded its confdence-some OF
them to high degree of notwithstanding Were
undoubtedly among the most sk1lllul, ntrepid
and devoted of leaders. But great as was their
Salue to that army, if their withdrawal had
left nothing but concord and harmony Inere'
they could well have been spared. OnAo o. ~
nately, the information that reaches us Is lar
otherwise. Harmony does not prevail, conH l.
Gerce does not exist. To secure tnese tneIe Is
no officer, no hundred officers tnat ~ Woulu
r at he we'll tn remove, for without confidence
of men in their commanders and commanders
in their men there is no army can De relied on
And 1t is suicidal to leave any .ning with TINS
a,nnv npcortain that can be made sure; for it
..jy srccaed: must beat back the enemy from
the great central position he now holds, or at
least hold HIM back from further progress
sCnth vest or every position we have is turned,
and the Confederacy will be over ruu-not
subiugated, but over run. Cannot the Pres.
ident be induced to consider properly and to
do the only thing that will make the Army Of
Tennessee fully, consciously and certainly
capable OF executing successfully the great
task deyolved upon 1t.
MINIsrKR JUDDs-The Hon. N. B. Judd, Of
Illinois, U. s. Minister te Berlin, 10 among the
distinguished strangers now In the Federal
Metropolis. He spent the forenoon to-day In
consultation at the State Department.
n0Shillineton, Odeon Building, 10 again early
In the field with Peterson's Lcdy's A00a.ims and
the Continental Monthly for December, copies OF
which he sends US. Fl