New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-27
THE elEoE OF CHARLESTON.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF INTELLIGENCE.
The Starvation Of Union Prisoners
THE TERMS FOR A PEACE.
TILE EXPRESSIONS OF TEE PRESS,

Enqarv from tho 18th to the 2ith inclusive from which
we select the following;
IMPORTANT FROM TEYEEssEE-TuB CONFEDBR-
ATES AT KNOXVILLE.
Mission RIDGE. Nov. 19 lsSa
Gen. Wheeler reports his attack upon and
dispersion OF the enemys cavalry. pursuing them intd
te works ct Knoxville, capturing 900 prisoners The
infantry force Is close up BRAxToN BRAGG, GonL
GEN. L0NGsrREET AT KEOXvILLE-BURNSIDB RR-
| TREATING-HI3 ARMY DEMORALIzED-TwBHt
TY-TwO HUNDRED YANKEES CAPTURED, BTC.
| ATLANTA, Nov. 20.-Advlces from the front
represent that nothing tan the usual sheling haa
The COnedeaey states that great destitution prevaS
at Chattanooga.
special to The Is'iug.ne,r says considerable Skin.
msLrg has taken place at Nickfjack Pass The enemy
have been driven back at that point.
Tie APPEAL learns from Col. Chester that Gen. Long.
street had captured Knoxville. routing the enemy and
taking 1000 or 500 prisoners. One hundred and fory
prisoners arrived the same train with Col Chester
Gen. Wheeler is reported in the enemy's rear. Gen.
Longstrcet il pressing their front.
ATLANTA Aoy 20.--Gen. " barton has returned from
Richmond promoted to the rank Of Major General !.
Gen. CLestham has returned TO the front General
Buckner v Ill 20 to tie front in a few days.
| Two hundred and thirty prisoners came down this
evening. Siany more are thekay down.
ATLANTA, Nov. 20.--An officer who left Louion on
the 18th inst reports that Gen. Longsreet captureQ
600 Yankees and Gen. Wheeler 60 that day Qethl
Gen. LoGgstreet was one nile and half from Knox
vile, ntrcnchin1.
la their retreat from Loudon the Yankee army, about
20 strong @ greatly demoralized They left abouf
100 wagons, loaded with comniissaTy and ordnahct
stores la the road.
Robinsons brigade left Louion yesterday TO repair
the pontoons let by the Yankees on the Littlo Ten-
nessce, leading into Blount County.
Persons liberated at Chattanooga report great suffer.
ing and want OF food and fuel at that place.
One hundred and thrty-six Yankees, forming Gen.
Bunsdes guard reached Dalton last night. They
say that Knoxville Is another HaIpcrs Ferry trap, and
ATLANTA Nov. al-I0:4o a m-TM Chickama1ge
train, due at o'clock n is jast in with upward oS
100 Yankees from Burnsidss
Officers from Tie front last evening report nothing
than the usual firing There are indications of
movement OF more than usual importance being now
expected.
PROM OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AGAINST
FORT SUMTER.
CBAKLEsroy, Nov. 20, le6c.
t. Gen 5. S. CooPEs, .Idjuscns General
launches, against Fort Sumter, this morning at 3
O'clock bat repulsed in few minutes by the gar.
TisOn the batteries and one elnboat. lhe enem!h
Daring the day the bombarfnent Of Sumter was re.
newed With great yeor, and ten shells were thrown
Into the c!. viii Oa' little dA'naee aad no essuales'
Cn.RIrsToy, Nov. 9o--Betwoen and 0 clock tbia
morniIs the enemy, in several barges. appproacheq
Sumter and upon being hailed fom the fort answered
with oa,hs. They discharged several yoleys OF musi
kerry. which replied 10 BY the garrison. The en-;
ggenent listed from Is TO 20 minutes when the bargeS
Withdrew. Moultrie Bee and johnson also opened on
the b,rgas. IL is not known Wlat damage was don4
h the Yankees. Major Elliott says that 1t was s
figned assault.
fle on sumter this morning Two or three more shelly
were thrown into the city tonight No person injured.
CHARLESTON Nov. 2I.-The sheliing Of Sumter aver.
aed one a minute last night aud continues heavy this
morning. One man was Killed at tho fort yesterday.
For johnson and Battery simpkns opened vlgor.
ous fire nron the Yankees mOlliing guns between
No f,.rih.r firing on tho city sisce las. report
CrARLr sIoN Nov. 2lIhe sheliing OF the city COM
monced At TO- O'Clock aud continued TO l2l. during
Which time eighteen shells were thrown. This after.
noon one colored woman was killed and one hte per-
slightly injured -Four or h'c buildings were
struck. Tie shells thrown are lOOpOund Parrote.
Heavy mortar sheliing of For Sumter has been con.
tinued M day. No report from the fort this evening
CH,RIRsIov. Nov. 22.--Isst light eighteen sheLt
were thrown into tic city between IL and oci0cks
Too bnillings wsre sIuok but person injured. Tho
iIe Sumter continued heavy dnlng the night. Ond
white man and TWO negroes were kiled III the iot !ess
terday.
There has been no firing the city today. II is
ported that Battery Simpkns succeeded in silenen9
The onemy's Gun last night Several sneh and 100.
pound Parrot shells picked mp in .he city t0day.
spirited light between tie enemys batteries Gregg
aud Wagner and our batteries, Bee and Simpk,nl
together Wilh Forts Moarie and johnson. took place
this afternoon. Gregg opened heavily on Mon!e, and
Wagner on johnson. Oug fire, particularly nom Sinlp.
kins, was remarkably aeearste' cSmleAns the enemy
dark. The firing on Sumter continues heavy. Since
the present hombarment the number Of shot ard she'd
If al kds thrown j. reported az 5sO0 OF which about
8 UO missed Total in al from beginning, 23o00 TIE
YUmber of shot and shell frod nom shutdown Friday to
sUndown Satgrlay Al og which l6 missed. No further
indie atioIs Of assault on tie part of tie enomy.
TENNESSEE.
From The Richmond " he, Nov. -.
Tic encouraging news sont rs by Gen. Bragg,
by way of Daon seems 70 I,eeil CONFEDERATION nom
iItcsenCc received on Saturday In LvnchbuIS coming
from ast Tennessee By Lle UPPER ED o. the valley. by
way Of Abng.on. TIC Lyae0sig u qHS'.eas oi S"'1s'
u' ,!s i,erro,ion derived last night by the West.
e,, ~ Ina ye tbink !: beyond doubt lat our forces &c.
cupy Knoxville. 1t Is reported tlat our Sust.ersierS
and commissaries ", SeIs t 'S or % i sa' iiaeo nnS
Kuoxyil, Burnside viii have 10 fall back upon Cum.
bcrland zap which piece forms an obtuse spsle Win
le Of the ancle From GrecnTe our forces can reach
he Cap before The cnemy and the lro0aoy Is that La
viii thus be cat oa from escape
The LynchJarg Tirgiaian Acknowledges the
capture OF Dlaggs ogasc tIn several days since az
follows:
BgAoos TRAM CrTuarp.-we learn through an
officer jusi from the West that the capture of Braess
lshed today is correct. Hc says that the Yankees
captured from 800 TO zoo wagon, aud burned them
Will in sigh, of our army
Who was the officer from the WestF
UNION TROOPS IN TIE VALLEY.
TIE Siagnt0a (Na.) Pia9icator, OF the goth,
haa tho following about tue movements Of The enemy In
Tro lie lower Valley we learn that Yankee cav-
av force about 600 strong came up ON Monday last
ne r rs the bridge mile this side Of Mount Jackson.
On their Wy up they eap.nrsd Lieutenant y AID loar
Al .io bridge tloy met Major Whites Battalion and
section Vi lilery belonging 10 Capt. McClaI,hana
Battery under colmand of Lieut.. BeTklcy AID wsIs
driven back. with no ioss our sic. -,
The enemys l0ss-seyen killed, eighteen wonnaed.
and ion- captured They were pursued that hisns "
Major While. aid attacked In their camp near "oo~'
stock. and driven preeiptatc'y down tho saley.
friend informs 10 that Ae ehastriniworthy auvseso on
another oleItcpgise OF thai ine partisan ocei .apt'
Yaakee train M nDriington. uampshire County IL
miles west of Eomncy, on the NoTthW cstern turnpike