The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-02-05
IMPORTANT lalH RICHMOND.
Bloskads Of Charleston Raised !!
Lat.st NeFthera Intellissne...
,moisi Announcement 70 Foseisn Con.
RlcHMoNp. sIsnnarx.s

S,aie. has notified Roreign Consuls ths.
he has. received officisl informaiion Of
the opening Of the blockade OF Charles
ton. 1t Is believed here tha, the block.
-ade csnnot3 BE- renewed within sixty
days., - ~, -; : ~, -. - = :
) The New York Herald Of the 2o,h
instant l,as Jeen received. .C,t -. -
=. In The Yankee Seume, on Tuesday.
Mr.. salisbury, Of Delaware, made "a
Speech, in which he Denounced Lincoln
a. an imbecile. The Vice President
called him TO, order several Etimes, and
finally ordered the Sergeant at Arms To-
ial;e him in custody Mr.. Saulsburv,
on leaving the Senate Chamber, dis
played a revolver. The next tday. Mr..
sCl'uk, Of New Hampshjre, eff red u res.
osution expelling Mr.. salisbury, which
lies over. J. =. -,
zfhe latest quotations Of. gold were
1853. Foreign exchange 1901. Cotton
80 cents per pound. .. - ..
General Hunter again commands the
department Of the South. e t., -
The O .n'eJerate steamer Oreto. (Fto
rida. Captain Msffi,,) had arrived a,
Hanover for coal. She had DESTROYED
several Yankee vessels.
Tire sessions Of the French Lepisla,
ture opened on the l2th inst. The Em
peror, ia his speech, said he had post
roned to more suitable opportunity
the Gffer Of mediation. The Minister of
Foreign Affairs. in his official report of
tthe policy of the Emperor with reference
TO America, says that The Emperor's Go.
vernment bad NOT neglected any oppor.
tnnity which authorized it TO explain its
opinion TO the Federal Government on
lhe dangers and difficulties Of the stu.
ation OF atfai's. The Emperor has TAX.
on care To infosm the Government nj
" "sh,"eton that he is quite ready, ie il
Should be desired, 10 facilitate either
alone Or collectively in anv fo,m Iha,
might he indicated. the work Of peace.
The New York Herald saws Mrs. Nc
Clellnn has been presented by the
hiends of her husband with a beautiful
and spacious resi- !ence, furnished in Tie
mos, superb aud costly manner. IS
A Washington correspondent alleges
-'ha, Butler is the popular choice for the
"iiice f Secretary Of War.
Wenlell Phillips and other strong
minded men "f bis STAMP, went in "A
lr'dy last Monday night 10 the Prasi.
d'nts house, and demanded the reno
val of Seward.
-. eCnARLRsToN, Jan. 81.
Several days ago, Gen. Ripley de<.
patched face "f artillery, cnmmxnd,
cd by Lieni. Col. Yates, to James l..
la,.d. with the design of attacking the
Yankee g"nboa,s cruising in slo,.o rv.
CT, about eight miles from the CITY,
Col. Yates posted lis guns. twenty one
in number, in semi circle, reaching
",s both shIes Of the river around the
gurboat John =. Smith, and at
o'clock Yesterday (Friday) afternoon,
opened concentrated fire upon Der. Sh.
replied with broadsides. The enoaoe>
ment lasted one hour, when the gun
boat hauled down her fag. surr-nder>
ing unc"n'iilionally. with one hundred
and eighty prisoners. She carried
cievrn guns; many Of the crew were
killed and wounded /; our less was only
one inan wounded. Olber yesy impor
portnmt m"se'nenis are in progress here.
{. he iuo iron clad gnnboals Chicora
and Palmetto State, with three steamers
as Tenders, vent on. beyond ,l,e bar, al
o'clock, this morning, 10 attack the
bl"ckaders. Firing began soon after
one. and for time WAS very rapid aud
continuous. Afterwards it slackened
lni Continued al intervals until 0 o'clock
this molning. Owing TO a fog. the !e
suit Is not yet asceittined. Commo
,lorc lngrnham is aboard the Palmetto
S:ntc, as Commander Of the expedition.
LATEST.
s..-. CHARLEsToN, Jan. 81.
The expedition was a complete sue
cess. We have Authentic information
That the Palmetto State sunk the Yam.
kee guubuaI Merccdila in five fatho,n,
Of water. The captain ard crew sur.
rendered, aud were -paroed. They beg
ee1 for Rssistance wlIen their vessel " rs
sinking, bur we had no boats TO offer
them, aid they were told to shit for
ihemselSes. -....
The Chicora sunk one gunboat, name
onknown, and set ON f,e the Quaker
CITY which struck her flag, but after
waIds escaped in crippled condition.
The blockade is suised-- not blockader
in sight. ,- ..-s
Orr iron>clals arc cruising trium e.
Phantly- IF .'he harhor. The whole
Yankee sqnad'on has lied.
The prisohcrs taken in Stono were
brought to the city Jhi. morning.
Gommsd"re Ingrahasn,,s oihciaf re
port corrot~,a.es the above. Our com
munity are mnch elMed and excited.
= o y. sps--The Palmetto State and
,Chicora hsvs returned Ia tho city -
They sors g.s,t.d viii enthusiatic-
chee,ing, As they left The bal, four
blocktding s,etnIefs ~ aIpsissd IN the
Cling. So, d. - .y. :. i, !
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