Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-09
The News of the Week.

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We give in other columns, from Geo
gia papers, the intelligence that move
ments are on foot by the enemy indica
tng the most active operations aroun
Chattanooga. Heavy skirmish fehtin
mas already taken pIace-the enemy hav
crossed the river in conside, able ferc,
and are occupying the north side Of Look.
out mountain, while Gen. Longstreet's
iorces occupy the east side. Heavy rains
having fallen, a conflict has thus been
prevented, but a few days of fair wealth
or VIII bring on the struggle. Thomas
Is IN command of the yankee army. Gen.
Hardee takes Gen. Folks command,
In East Tennessee, Gen. Buckner, with
a large body of men, is steadily moving
towards Knoxville, his force being suf-
nclsntly strong to remove all appreben .
slon OF danger from the enemy. Move
msnts are being made that must decide
which OF the combatants shall hold Ten
nessee, and many days will not elapse If
is said, before another terrible battle NAV
take place.
AT Charleston the bombarding increas-
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thirty Eve days, machines If destruction,
by land and sea, have hurled a perfect
tempest of deadly missiles upon the forts
surrounding the city, but, to use the Ian
guage of our neighbor of the Progress,
the starred-crossed banner" emblem of
peace and security, still floats in the
breeze over the ruined walls of Sumter.
Some few shells have entered the city,
but only one house has been struck. AL
though the most far reaching guns, to
the number of thirty, and Of largest cal
ibre, have for the past ten days and nights
been laundering at least two shots to the
minute, but little harm has resulted to
the town. The distance of four miles,
the nearest guns in position on Morris
Island, has proved to be toe far for any
serious detriment to houses or citizens
Gen. Gilmore has reported through Ad-
miral Dahlgren, now at Washington,
"that the reduction of Charleston has
but just begun" And it is the opinion
OF the attacking officer, hat months will
yet roll round Before a hostile foot will
desecrate the capital of secessiondom."
From Western North Carolina, we
learn that a letter has been received at
the Executive office from Gov. Vance.
dated at Marshall, Madison u on
the I'd instant, furnishing the pleasant
intelligence that the enemy had retired
from this State to East Tennessee. They
committed damaging d~epredations on pri-
vate individuals and effects, as is their
custom, wherever they went, and took
OH several prominent loyal citizens in
chains, but that portion of our State, is
free from them again, and we hope it may
remain so for the balance of the winter.
All seems to be quiet in the Eastern
portion of the State, though there are
some rumors of a contemplated cavalry
raid soon. The Yankee forces are said to
be all removed from the counties east of
the Chowan. *. "r.
Everywhere the situation of affairs
presents a more hopeful aspect than they
have worn for some months past. Chat
tanooga and Charleston are now the great
points OF interest, and 10 them the Con.
iederacy will look with hope and conf
dsnce. President Davis has recently :
been at both points-he has been in the
camps of the soldiers, conferred with our
commanders and inspected our defences,
and he tells the country that all is well,
and that we may look for a great victory
when the trial comes. The armies are
IN motion and in a few days we shall