Maryland free press., 1863-02-13
IArFsT rnOX 1HI eoUrH.

lxpected Attack On Charlesten-Ths
Dash Past vicksburg-APproach or
the Federal ForceS Towards the CITY
..Rumored Fight near Murfreesbofs',
&c.
The following extracts are taken from Rich
ranond papers of the 9Th inst.
fHE EXPEDITION TO cIIAKLEsToy.
Charleston, Feb. 8,-The British frigate
Cadmus brings intelligence that q most faEIpa:
dablo naval and land expedition is about to at
tack Charleston, the preparations being noN
nearly complete The Cadmus brings orders
for Robert Bunch, the British consul, to 60 Oh
board and get to Havana as soon az possible.
He will leave next Saturday.
Tho Yankee naval and land forces sre gath
ering at Port Royal. 1t is supposed that the
troops and drawn chiefly from the North Carr
olina coast.
The iron :elad Ironhdes was still OF the bar
this morning with sixteen other Yankee stsa-
mers.
1MpoRTAHr From vIcHsBURe.
Vicksburg, Febi 8.--The Yankee ram Queen
of tho West went down the river yesterday
afternoon, with the supposed intention of do:
stroying the shipping between this point and
Port Hudson: She was fired into at Warren
ton, but with no effect.
Jackson, Feb 4.--The Federal ram Queen Of
the West, which passed Nicksburg ON Mon
day morning, arrived and landed at Vidaila,
opposite Natchez, on the Same evening. A
eusrd of men was sent ashore, who attempted
10 capture Col. Zebulon York, lut he escaped.
The ram then steamed down the river, doing
considerable damage. .Hy,.,., So.
FEDERAL FORCES APPROACHING vfcReB0hs.
GFrom the vicksburg ~hig.l
There is no doubt of the enemy's having re-
turned. The whole fleet is reported to be
stretched from the mouth of Old river to tho
fort of Pawpaw Island. Troops have boon
landed on the Louisiana shore, and yesterday
| infantry, cavalry snd axemen could be seen
with a spyglass moving about in the vicinity
of George ". Groves tiiscs A gentleman
who started from Monroe Sot glimoso of the
stars and stripes about half mile sbovs
DR.. Whites, and turned back. Ho thinks he
saw two hundred and fifty Of the enemy on
shore: A number of men, supposed to be abo-
litionists, arc reported 70 have been seen yes-
terday examining the famous canal, which hss
never been filled, and through which water
will commence running in fow days, if th9
river continues looming up rs rapidly q u
has been for the two weeks past. OF course
no one Knows where the next attack xih bs
made; but many are Of the opinion that road
will be built from Groves across to Bedford
Point, lust above Warrcntoh, when. the enemy
will haul barges se90Ss,, and then run their
J iron clads past our batteries at night to toy
their bsrscs over to Warrenton with their
troobs, aid faand them under cover of thsir
guns. This will be . slow process, and II
they ever attempt it We will completely eheski
mate them. Whatever may be thsir design
and no matter where they may strike, we are
satisfied they will bs tepnlsed IS completely
as they were at ChickSsaw Bayou.
IMPORTANT rRRoM rrssEsssE-xssoaTsr
YiGIrr NEAR MURFREssBORp
The Richmond Enquirer has tho f,llowise
Chaianooga, Feb. 4-The following dispatch
has boen received by mail from Decksrd,
dated January 81, 1853: ~ "a
The onemy sdvanced Twelve miles frcr
Murfree.boro' yesterday, with ono brigade
and six pieces of artillery, on a foraging exps-
dition. They Hads a vigorous attack on out
l,cayalry, fheIfing MS back a short distsr &C. =.
wo enn9eaiod Sukselves In, tho woods neai
ForrestvfflS,a aid Anderson's brigade. rhiek
fortunately, arrived, repulsed them witk loss
Of three hundred killed and wounded. os'
loss small. :"
Heavy skirmishing may be looked q,
daily. "Gen; Johnston has issued . can
gratnlatory srder to the army Of Tcupesses
and will direct futuer movements. He VA
sercnadod last night at Tullahoms.
SOLDIERS DEsERTiNn p, -.......
Jaekscn Feb. I.-Within eight. hsara pro
yious. to yesterday, two hunqred and ffsJ
Yankee deserters arrived At Grenada. De
!. sertsrs are constintIy arriving. and The eoaa
Il try 10 full of them. Not lSss ttfaH Eve hua
dred have deseated from one diyisfoa 81 d,
I ' 'sAID ur MoRsAS's ayEaii4 ss..-.''
Augvsta, Fcb.H 4, f663.--A special dispatch
dated at McMiuhville, Sd instS says cha
twenty FIVE Of Morgan men attacked a.fcrs
ging party of fodif hundred Yankees. viii
forty wagons. Morgan sueceedSdii htingi6
t of oleven wagons and thirty prisoners Cd
in burning a quantity of baggage. -. -. F..
, 1TE REBEL FINANCES. =.
[From the Richmond Examiner, 7 sS. sfS
= The bill passed at the last session Of Cop
gress disepniinuing tho Issue Of tressus
Q notes, fundablo in eight per cent bonds. |
c just beginning 70 be duly felt. IL was nsces
: sary that q ceItsip b,aonpt Of seven per cen,
a, convertible notee, the ISSUE Of which was no
fairly beg6n till tho LIST of January, shoul
be put in circulation before the hill designs
to retire the eight per cent, notes could oxsr
its effect. The volume Of the .sevep pef con,
: notes arc becoming corfespcnSngly scafee, :
y Already brokers lind difhcqlss IN ob.si.in
them in .quantitie. :ufieispt 70 supply .sh
!. demand for bonds; sTheaRspKs have cease
to pay them OUT apa Since Saturday laa
l. they have commanded q cprepium Of epeha
i per cont. The eonfds9ce II our people i
n the stab lity of the government being firn
4 tho demand fof ,tKeSs notes will continue; sn
should the tiuie for their funding not be si
tended, there is re, room to doubt but thss |
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