New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-18
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.

At,ack on "a Union ForaF;ng Fart. al
u,a,ou snra-The Fight mt Warm
Springs, y. C.--Thc Defeat OF Echel"
in West yirginia-Thc Affair as
Hc.cIsviiic, East Tennessee.
II Fos.Rrss MONROE Tuesday, Nov Il. le63
Tie fag-oftruce boat Now-York arrived this
eyerinr with So Union soldiers from Richmond.
gae Richmond Eaqurer OF The 10th contains the fol-
lowing dispatches
continues steadily Battery Gregg opened IRE this at
ternoon on James island aud Fort MOuric Fort La
mar and Battery Smpsins replied.
tnAn,TsTOS, Nov. lj--Ihe tring Is about the same
todsv. From Thursday morning until Saturday az
shutdown JJ mortar shells and rife shots were hre'i
at Sumter Tie cnenys ic has ceased TO be OF any nI
II cre has been no firing to day james Slivan's
Island Our batteries continue 10 keep up slow fires
on Gregg and the mortar battery.
4 WuNIuTov. NJ Nov. IA large warehouse
next 10 the Custom ouse destroyed by lire iast,
lnlght The loss Which IS heavy consisted Of co'on'
clothing and PIT 81 BE cargo ~ the steamship ADJ
f,ance belonging 70 tie State Of North Carolina.
We have received q copy of The Richmond,
Wig q tie lrh inst, from which We eIrset the fol-
lowing.
y ONE AFFAIR NEAR BAYOU SARA.
We are permitted 10 publish tho following
OH, lei dispatch received yesterday from Mobile;
: Monirr Nov. p 1851.
Con % T T. lss gs,,a g'aA la s ls% a", e.,
M - ..',5i.g I'm cev.lry regia1rri: We.
dcd In go csd.y shove heyou saa ma ruua~rn{ party,
ssesi .soh.. W b. ushi oa thor wagon ,ns sni iy
prsonc. ou ui1r De broad iicf Of their sttolif ony
''''' " '.''-' DARSEY H. MAuRY. Mo Gen,,l
TIE r.cET At WARM SPRINGS, " c.
H The official report oi the ongaecmoAt al
! Warm Spying, Norl Carolina on the s'th M show,
thai g vgf very ii tr n On W par n, o., n,..
/ Win nt IL ~ IA .. CLOSED ne lTerch iipaS
/ and Was nilcd tint night by 20 militia Ini'r NloI
II HAYWOOD Proceeding tie march. ard arriving a.
| -. ortr. M dlyighi, he found b. line o.
II battle having lrofty d-co'crsd TIE rl"n. Aih"us.
rr,nb rng about 4ol tine Yankee were charged sad
II efti III s.rc rr.ult third time they recnimcct
per.e.yilg all,h co. Brys7n gnve the order 20 "a,
fool wiiu Woo done IN good order IA Ahnl ".n,sa
tneolntcf Sergeant Collins rushed 10 HAId enc s',N
\ Coed N. In. ,p .te Col. BIysOns Tic creA - l@s
was 80 killed afd wounded. go. -.
vrek br were driven back ~ Capt. Boone Oh Monday
lsli.
rnp PlGHr n GREESBRiER AND RETRIAf Oh GIN
RCnoLS
A CORRESPONDENT, 30 whom VIC hope 70 be
lsjmial,r inusbcd again, has furnished ~ ~ The
clcagest and most satisfaction! particular ~ The hst IN
re- lie defended Is the Army q Wosfo,n virginia
extended frrn Pocahontas County - The Tennessee
line Col WI. l.. jackson. with small fore u cav
elry and SECTION of artillery, occupied The extreme
RIGHT nj or beyond Mil Point In Pocnhonias County
a point about forty miles from Lewisburg. whore was
stationed the First Brigade. conmerded BY Brig Gen.
Eclos and CbnQmans battery with two regiments ~
Jacksons cavalry brigade and two pieces 81 JacAsoAs
battery
dispatch from Col. Johnston ltiung TINT The enemy
war advancing IN force. II WnH determined % roen.
force lin ~ once. aud the ist Brigade with ClapmnnS
Battery, with one regiment 81 cavalry dhe IN WI
10 ,I..a .,f Iltias
al once for that purpose. Tie 10th virginia Cavalry
was cii scout and guard the roads Leading toa the
KanaWha Valley The command reached point about
Il miles from Lewsburg on TIE 81 Inst There II w"s
learned that Cob Jackson Lad retired before the supe
ror force Of the enemy and held position on INC "p
Of Droop Mountain ~ miles from Lewisburg.
Bari, on he morning 81 The 6th the march was r.
slmcd oud Col. JacksOn's position reached hbout ~
a m The enemy were mailing preparations ioI the %,
~ no .ountry vas 40 densey covered with forests
that IL was impossible TO ascertain the force Oi inc GU
lcmy. 4. 80 - ,,,. .,ro,,c, ,,.
Int a the enemy could easily get In our rear by taxing
road on our right laLk II was necessary 70 ucihch tc
0Gth battaion 20 blockade IL.
The battle was Joined about u o'clock by our artillery
firing at the enemys battery rs II came into position
This was soon ended, IA be was driven away BY our
well directed slos. Tho enemy now masscd his whole
force On left and center consisting OF about lOD
cavalry under Ayeril and 500 infantry under Kelley
To oppOse this force had 200 Of which 900 were
cavity For four hours cOntcnded against these
Overwhelming odds The enemy, moving biz forces be
yond leit, wheeled III men, and mus obtained an
.
just al this time. center, which had been much
weakened 10 reinforce the Icit, was attacked by
largely superior force aud pressed back. Gen Echols
seeing was useless 10 contend longer gave orders u
retreat The enemy. badly cut up made only feeble
purslit Our loss was necessarily very heavy, ofpe
ciay ia killed and wounded. MAJ Y. A. Bailey Of the
I'D Virginia Regiment was wounded Neported NOR
tally and captured. OF ten officers ia three companies
of this meDt that fought On our left. but Two
escaped unhuIt
TIe ~ Battalion suffered severely but reports Of
CASUALTIES have been handed III, accurate iniOr'
NATION yet be obtained.
The retreat had continued but n short time. when F
Gen JchOs received information that The Yankees, .
seyerel lonssnd strong were marching on Lewisburg
by The Kanawia road 20 cut Lin Of IL Was now al
import al 10 get our teae1s and artillery by LcWisburg
and across tho Crcenber River, before ths force
could come up. This was done. and the enemy bafcd
with the loss Of wagon and piece Of artillery
which WA abandOyed becnnc the carriage broke down
Gen EcLOls c0gcd the river cuy ia lie usoItHg 81
Inc I'm int and after resting few hours continued
The march toward Union. DODnDo County
Tic Yankees. 10 doubt. supposed We would be easily
o,uclt but otter marching fourteen miles, and fighting
l.r times lie own number for several hours be re
iresfed bringing on his trains and af'llcry.
W. and horses nre Of course very much exhausted,
but in few days all VIII be again ready - meet The en-
amy.