Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-29
HNoRGoUS AMOUNT OF TIN CONFEDERATE
DIRT


Rives, protesting agains; the suspicious enter
tanned Of his zeal to the oligarchy, which re
ntiy caused the defeat of his aspirations for
t:e Senate. He also defends the secession oro.
cirities OF the mem oers of his family son
and daughter, We belieye-who reside North,
and whose property is sought 10 DO SECURE.
tra.ed.
Ihe bT1snsner Is furious agaiust BENJAMIN
Tor writing his portion Of the dispatches inter-
ccpted not long since In the hands or Major
Reid Saunders. or that "presty kettle OF Con.
federate fish" il says:
THB INTERCEPTED CoRRRsroyDRScR-W
gave yesterday reviow Of arnass Of CORES
pondehcP, published in the Northern pspars
puTportimg TO be- the official correspondance OF
the Confederate Government with ia rynro-
s'ntatves and agent@ in England and France
and which IL ls alleged was in;rrc.ptrd by tha
capture OF q son OF Mr.. George n Sanders.
while attempting 20 run the blockade al
Charleston. 1t ia 10 be regretted, and is q sub
Ject OF wonder, that this correspondent ca, when
the vessel WAS taken, was not das troyed or
sunk 10 the bottom OF the sea.
AS II is The enemy has been given = full OK
posliiCn OF our affairs, and IS much As has been
said Of information being iren to the enemy
BY improper publications in the newspapers
this single despatch bearer OF Mr. b nE,min
hs furnished 10 the Yanke al amoIut al
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that could not h gun Il
from All the newspapers in the SCUM FOR the
nrxt fifty years.
/ is al @ To re regretted shat MI BENJAMIN in
his correspondence should have INDUCED IN
o oh wt ak and offensive spPculations Relative
70 the Emperor Of France. There was no occs-
sion fer IT, and its only effect can be - offend
and rs'range the friendly interest the Enpa-or
has evinced In the success of cause
Ihe whole thing is an unfortunate affair, and
tn character OF tlie informa ton disclosed shows
Wit what singular want of Judgment the husi
IL IS Of that Department has been conducted
One OF the important dis closures made to thu
Ell my IN this correspondence ia The fact that
the Confederate Government has contracted. to
o" pad for In cotton, Tor the construction in
Englahd OF SIX iron-ciad steamers OF 4 peculiar
class, combining the capacities OF the freighting
and fehung ships, In = manner which viii
enable them 10 force the block 9de.
Two days afterwards the En7u,-e-, 10 break
the force OF this slashing onslaught, took o.
casion to pooh-pooh the matter as follows:
THB INTBRCErTBD DIsPAroHRs.-We have
published certain alleged dispatches, said 10
have been Intercepted by the arTes: Of Major
Reid Saunders. We have examined these H,
prs carefully, and are unable to fad in them
~ matter OF importance calculated in the
i.ast TO disturb the friendly relations existing
fetween the Confederate States and Europea1
Powers. II genuine, they have und oubtadIy
beer garbled, either by The suppression Of ma
teriai matter, or the insert on OF untounded sus-
PIGEONS towards the FrencG Emperor. It would
well comport with Yankee malice to bre ak the
force OF President Dayis-s message bv the pub
hcanon OF false matter 10 .uzender i'll feeling.
The Who'll" batch Of dispatches, capture and
ali, may be one of Geo. N. Saundprs's practical
jokes, ntfnded- for some purpose of his own
Those who know Saunders, will know that ne
Is very competent TO make up the most plans.
ible letters and dispatches. We should not ma
surprised II Saunders has out u an keed the
Yankees.
IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
From tie Richmond Enquirer, Ian nj
GoLDsBoRo', Jan. 25.-A res pectabIe refuyee
just arrived from Beaufort reports that the al
oiIticn feet, ninety-two sail, including two
Monitors, and SIX sthrr iron. clads in Baaurort
harbor also that 81, 600 abolitionists ara en-
camped at Morehead City and Carolina City.
Gen. Robertson has just returned TO Kinston
and Onslow countics. He reports that a COM
Tany OF cavalry Capt. Perkns) surprised
party of abolitionists last Friday at Big North
east Bridge, near jacksonville (Onslow Court
House,) killing q captain and Ave privates
and routing the balance. No loss on our side
The Rebel papers mention Tullahoma as the
spo, where Bragg will make a stand for the
battle which s.shall determine the fate of Ten
nessee.'
The Richmond papers are complaining hit.
triy OF the character and quality of the cargo
Of women sent from Washington to Richmond
lately. Wonder if any Of the Richmond Edi.
tors are bit! The Enquirer furiously demands
mat "steps shall be taken to protect the com.
munity from these characters" and the
Charleston Courier says the women behaved
scandalously on the voyage, and calls the thing
''an abuse of the flag of truce"
The Hhig hints that there Is no truth in a
story that French bankers had loaned the oil.
garchy fifteen millions Of dollars, over which
story. Richmond was half crazy on the nth
instant.
a Fredericksburg letter Of the 22d, to ths
Haig, shows that the Confeds are as essential
~ bothered to understand the movements of
our troops In that quarter, as we are 70 divine
the movements OF theirs. The writer takes
comfort In the m nd embargo upon any serious
movement OF our troops soon
The Confederate Go vernment has purchased
mp TO this time 10000 bales Of cotton in Missis-
sippt and is negotiating for much more.
The Wilmington yos~nAt thinks Gen. Foster,s
strategy in North Carollna either profoundly
shallow or profoundly deep. On the whole
II thinks disahection In his army accounts for
his alleged apparent want Of fixed purpose.
Brigadier General Daniel E. Donelson sue-
ceeds General Z. Kirby Smith In the command
or The secesh department Of Esst Tennessee
The steamer 6iraRs-blsckade rupusr-rc-
Gently conveyed to Richmond, among others,
". +. Burwell, now Of Richmond, and well
known here.
Second Lieut. Ell T. Barrett aIst Mich. And
First Lieut. John Z. Elliot, Seth Ill, Captured
at Murtreesboro', have been turned over to thu
civil authorities at Atlanta, charged with at.
tempting to pass counterfeit Confederate
money. 1T convicted, the Wig says, they viii
hang.
The jackson appeal says:-sIf there are any
fears OF the safety Of Port Hudson, let them be
al once dismissed. All the Yankees In tho
world, DO, could ne. reduce Port Hudson
Ex-Governor WIN. D. Moseley, OF Fla, e.
dead.
Chas. J. Faulkner is AdjHtant General ON
Jackson's staff, with tho rank OF Lieut., Col.
The CONSUMPTION law is being enforced every.
where throughout the South, with greatly In.
creased rigidity.
K. W. Is. Nodgson, receiver, offers for sals
4i,US acres OF registered land in Florida.
The report of the Confederate Secretary OF
the l treasury has been published. The debt OF
the Conf, Geracy at the close OF Dec. mber last
was a555.l les. iG2. The expenditures from the
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