Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-19
BUDGET OF SOUTHERN NEWS.

From late Charles ton papers it seems that
Beauregard and Co. though disposed to brag
good deal over the repulse OF the storming par
~ at Sumter find cause for serious forebodings
from the inyincible energy and perseverance
shown by their Yankee assailants The Charles.
ton papers have not word now to say OF Yan.
kee cowardice or in disbaragement Of Yankee
war.like qualities. The Mercury of the 10th
says:
"The enemy have been chiefly employed in
throwing up works at Cummings Point in
strengthening and repairing Battery Wagner,
and making alterations and additions to their
batteries in the interior OF the island-among
other things. in cutting embrasures in a battery
on Beacon Hill. In these operations they dis.
play their usual unquesuonable energy; and
their progress Is steady, in spite OF the fire un-
der which they are compelled to toll for the
batteries have been perfectly silent though ours,
as we have already limited, have not been alto
gether idle"
Beauregard is in hot water again with the
Richmond authorities. The Richmond SeatiasI,
JEFF Davis organ,) having charged careless
ness upon Beauregard for allowing the Yankees
10 get foothola on Morris Island, the Charles
ton Mercury of the 3Gth August replies in an ar
ticle evidently dictated by Beauregard, in
which it repels with much ill.temper the
transparent attack upon the commander Of
ulls Qep ny paper 'eOmeGu1ts hC.
credited as the organ of the administration"
The Mercury tells JEFF Davis that il he had sent
troops to the defence OF Charleston, as urgently
called for by Beauregard, the condition Of
things would have been different there. The
Nercury says:
"Gen. Beauregard had to provide against
attacks upon Charleston in several different
directions. The route from North Edisto, or
Johns Island, through ST Andrews Parish,
constituted one; another method Of attack was
to cut OF railroad communication with the in
terror and approach by the Neck; James Island
constituted q third; the route by Suilivan's
Island, Mount Pleasant and the direction of
being the fifth. Some Of these were thought
by the commanding general to be vital; others
not
The occupation by the enemy OF the south end
of Morris 1sland, after ALL was not an nmfxed.
evil, but the less of two evils-either Of which,s
unfortunately sur enemy had In his power, as
matters stood, to inf1ict It is believed he chose
the one less likely, under existing circuSa-'
stances, to end in the fall of Charleston. With
several ways Of approach, he selected that OF
Morris, instead OF James Island, the long lines
of which, at the time, could not have been hsla
by the utterly inadequate force leftfn occupt- !
tton, had the enemy made q serious enort win
the means at his disposition 20 seize ana Occupy
them. In that event, in q few nouls AthI
landing, the enemy mnst ha We held Onariesson
at the mercy OF its numerous artiIer1s o.a Il
I From Ms central deIos % Hilton Head. aud
auxiliary stations In the North Edse Anu1 on
Z Folly Island with his ample means or WATER
TRANSPORTATION, the enemy had it IN his power
80 con oeptrnseshia tro0ps sV3tk cslerity, And,
from The nature Of the country, wftAuncomunona
Seecfeey, upon any point in South carolina or