Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-10
FROM THE SOUTH.
Late frcm Sickskarg. ChurIesteu. aI
Rirhmoud.

hlchmond.
The RLchmond Examiner Of the 5,h and En-
qCiier ci the 9th inst contain some news of i'm
pSrtaBce.
THE kxPEpITroS TO cuARLssroN-rHK SAID
AMI COMFORT" GIVEN To TaE KEBkls pY
hEITIsH OFFICER.
[I;ispatcics To :hr Richmond Ersminarl
CHARt EsToN, Feb. 3.-The British frteste
tecmus Drlhss intelligence that a most for
mi"aoie naval and land expedition is about TO
attach Charleston, the preparation being now
rear.y mi leir. The Cadmus brings orders
Tor fotfrt Bench, the Rritish Coneu ul TO go ON
so"r' arc get to Havana as loon ae possible.
lie Will lave n-at Saturday.
he Yankee naval and land forces ARE sath
rrinr ~ Port Royal IL is supposed that the
'r"cl are drawn chiefly from the Nsxsh Oar.
he iron-clnd Ironsides was still or 8;AsS
ltis morning, withsixte'n other Yanke& &sSe9ms
lafcETAaT FROM vrCKaBuRG-TRH splendid
pAhH of THE QUEEN or THE west
NICH HSEURC, Feb. 3-The Yankee ram ueen
ct iiir Wet sent down the river yesterday az
tlnten. With tie supposed intention of stroy-
ihe Ia chipping Ietwrrn This point and Port
Eut!sUn. She was fired into at Warrenton, but
with Lc effect
.sCKs"N, Mis-, Feb. a-The Federal ran,
,!u"' n - the West, which passed V Sicltsburg on
Mord6N morning, arrived and landed al Vida
iia, opposite Ha;c hsz, on the anne evening
fEsTG oi Trn WIS sent ashore, who atte IN pted
~ '"rfnr" Col. Zseulon York, but he escaped.
The ram ihop steamed down the river doin.
siderable GamRte.
[FIon the Eickshurg whigl
ii''' rs ne" 40 DOUBT oi the enemy e ha wing
re'urrrd. Thr whole feet is reported 70 be
stretched n ON the mouth OF Old river 70 the
icoi OF Fawpaw Island. Troops have been
lsrG' q on thr Louisiana shore, aud yesterday
infantry, cavalry and axrmrn could b. seen
" an sFyrlass moving about in the vicinity of
GeClrr W Groves place. A gentleman who
siaItrd from Monroe got a glimpse of the Stars
aiid t.res about half mile above DR. Whites,
End termed back. lie thinks he saw two hmm.
dred arG fifty Of The IN. nv on shore
numb OF men, supposed tn be Abolition
isis, ar report. d TO have been seen vest rsiay
examining ihr EmOus canal, which never has
been nl-d, and through which water will COM
m'ne' running IN q few days, II the river con-
iii'urs los mug up a. rapidly as IL has been for
III TWO Y eeks past. OF course no one knows
Hhtr" the next attack will be mad: bu, mauy
aic OF the opinion that road will be builtfrorn
Grow" across 10 Bedford PuSat, lust above
"-f1eii"i, wh'n the enemy will haul barges
acres. ard then RON their iron -clais past our
hHit@, irs 1T night. 20 tow their barges over To
NaInnrUn with their troops and land them
Gnt' cover oi th' ar guns. This viii be a slow "
rloCt-S. ard n th1y ever attrmpt il We will
y"AlI.' ely 'hscEna'e th"m. Whatever may
te iLtIE de- ga, aG Ho matter where they IN ~
sii III " 1rr satisfied thy Will - repulsad as
COWpl. triy rs they were ~ Chirkasaw Bavou.
a Ia I"nHInV up ssas DO % 90. ~,
cCEiILGsI " ,iGilinE, Landing and Departing
b, iov Grol, = place. reminded u of tn, conn
motion g., "t.d among the Yank,r n ct on the
~ n' rabl" mcrniny Of the 7 TN OF July last.
All t;y il"Espor err bringing do Sa troonS
ailN iahuihS tut Ia about n mlle aud a hall above
ih' '2nc! = 'anal Camp nf.s Were visible
3.CEe III" .eNfe. ard large squads OF the enemy
C.it" le observed win a GLASS mansuverins
aT ost ;f," caI 81. Ia the afternoon Wni,.is
Sc tl1 NaS dotted with te Its, and troops were
r'tfci r.hl' al along rhe river i'm rrpn' of DR.
uIF's. lie old stone plaCn. Some twenty
al y "i Is - re iasteEt 10 he Louisiana bank
= Ii i-Sr-t lad gunboat came down an ,ut noon
ard = Ok NJ ATS portion below the trans osrts
g Ga Hrai VI, liz rs III the Shap" OF sh lis wer.
sCntc''r 10 he troops WHO were pitching their
l. Is. bN our mrn at the lower t.aCtrri.s. ont
the tn"c' H. not known. They ar, We believe.
ori OF tLr range u. any of our guns.
Tie mciiars below the city commnnced bal
low InE SOW ly in the afternoon, and 4 few shots
W. rt fir d from the upp batteries during ths
day. The emmy seem TO BE- concentr atm n
large fore N, ar thei old camp ground; but
our mortar. If fired at intervals, wllI render
th' AZ situation very unpleasant
Ii HCIld eem that they have Given up ia
YHzco, for the present At lrast, and will attempt
the r.duction of Vicksburg by a new route
We b. lieye yerything is in readiness for them
here.
IMPORTANT FROM TENNEsSEE-REPORrTD
FIGHT NEAR MUkrREEs BoRo'.
CHATTANooGA A, Feb. 4.-The following des-
pat, has b, Ell received by mail from Deck ,rd,
dared Jan. 81:
frsTsbCro' yesterday with one brigade and six
pieces of artillery a foraging EXPEDITION.
i hey made vigorous attack on our cavalry,
sbeliing us back a short distance. We con.
cealtd ourselves In the woods near Forrest
vilir, and Anderson's bri rade. which for:u-
nat, ly arrived, repuised them with a loss Of
80 killed and wounded. Our loss small
Heavy skrmishing may be looked for daily.
Gen. Johnston has issued a congratulatory
order to the army of Tennessee, and will direct
future movements. De was serenaded last
night at Tuliahoma.