Daily national Republican., 1863-10-20
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Interesting Extracts fron Rebel Pa
- ' pers.

We have received copies of late Southern
papers, containing much interesting matter.
We extract the most significant paragraphs,
TIE sIEos ov CHARLESTON.
CHARLxsros, Oct. 15.-Firing from our bat
tories continues as usual. The enemy makes
no reply, but continues working. An addi-
tional number Of transports are reported at
Folly Inlet.
tsrCoND DISPATCH.
CHARLRsroN, Oct. 16.-Two war vessels have
arrived of the bar, and slgnified a desire to
communicate with the French consul, who will
probably visit them tomorrow.
Captain Hennley, with seven men, In q small
boat were drowned In the harbor this morning.
Firing from our batteries continues slowly.
No response from the enemy.
CHARLssroN, Oct. 18.-This Is the ninety
troops BY Gen. eeauregard will take place to-
day. There Is nothing new this morning.
THE EXCHANGE or PRISONERS.
Tho Richmond Erdmirer of the 18th instant
says: "A smart correspondence has taken place
between Mr.. Ould and Gen. 8. A. Meredith,
Commissioners for the exchange of prisoners,
from which II appears that q wide difference
exists between the parties as to the number of
prisoners with which each should be credited;
and that all arrangements for q further ex-
change are, for the present, knocked In the
head"
BURNING ORA MOBILE srEANER--sEvEsTY LIVES
LOST.
MoBrLE, Oct. 12.-The steamer Mary Wilson,
connected with the Mobile and GREAT Northern
railroad, was burned on Sunday, and about
seventy lives were lost. The mails, freight and
steamer are total loss.
MoBnl, Oct. 14.-The steamer Isabel In run
ming the blockade Tuesday got aground, and Q
number Of shots were fired at her by the block
aders. She sustained no injury, and Is now
safe in the bay.
TEXAS RLECrIoN.
The Richmond Eramin.r says, In regard to
the Texas election, that Pendleton Murrah has
been elected Governor over Gen. T. 7. Cham
bers, by about 5000 votes. r. s. strickpole
has been elected Lieutenant Governor.
DRAFTING NEGROES.
The Richmond Examiner says there are
10000 free negroes In the Confederacy, and
urges that they ought to be drafted for team.
sters, drivers, &c.
FROM GEN. LEES ARMY.
From the Richmond Enquirer Of isth
ORANGE CoURr HOUSE, Oct l2.--Our forces
hold Culpeper Court House, which was taken
at O'Clock yesterday morning.
We have two hundred and sevcnty-cight
prisoners, and have sent forward one hundred
and thirty-six more. There arc about fifty
wounded In our hands.
Gen. Stuart whipped their rear guard and
drove II across the Rappahannock river last
night, after severe fight Of three hours at Bran
dy Station. Fitz Lee engaged Buford at Nor
toms Ford, on the Rapidan, yesterday morn
Ing, and drove him back to Brandy Station. In
this fight Capt. VIM. b. Newton was killed.
The enemy sre all across the Rappahannock
river this morning. Our loss during Yesterday
was about sevcnty.Hvc. We are pressing the
enemy. .
YRoM GoRDoHsvIILR.
tFrom the Dispatch Of the 18th
GoRpoNsvnLE, Oct. 12.-The Yankees ap.
pear TO have known nothing Of Gen. Lees
movements until Friday last, when they COM
menced falling. back from Culpeper. They
finally retreated yesterday In such haste as
prevented them from burning Rappahannock
bridge. Their force from all accounts, was
small. It 10 reported that our troops burned
Bull Run bridge In time to capture three Of
their trains.
PBoM CHARLESTON.
CHARLEsToS, Oct. ia small boat, con.
tanning two Yankee soldiers, was captured yes.
terday morning In the harbor, between Fort
sumtsr and the city. They were probably
,eeonneitsring. b.; Prers..Si :. :. s1.sos: of
dlspatches from Gilmore to Dahlgren, and to
have taken Fort sumter's light for that Of the
Ironsides.
The firing was more rapid than usual yester-
day morning.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHARLEsroN, Oct. 12.-The firing 10. day has
been slower. A 15-inch shell was exploded to-
day by some boys near Gen. Ripley's head
quarters, killing two negroes and two boys and
wounding others.
MORE MOB INDICATIONS IN RICHMOND.
tFrom the Enquirer of the I3thl
AT large and enthusiastic meeting of me.
chanlcs, held In Richmond on the night of the
10th inst, series OF resolutions were adopted ,
ono Of which, the 9th, is as follows;
Resolved, That, awakened to . sense of the
abject posture to which labor and we who
labor have been reduced, and to the privileges
which as citizens and people the institutions OF
our country rest In us, we will not sleep again
until our grasp has firmly clenched the rights
and immunities which are ours as Americans
and men, until our just demands have been
met by the concessions Of all opposing ele-
ments.
The Enquirer notices the meeting editorially.
and thinks the resolution given above "empty
highfalutin' or an unbocoming threat of mob
Violence" . ...~