Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-18
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArCHEs.l
FROM FORTRESS MoNROE.

FROM FOkTREAS MONROE.
Characteristic tIder from General Ent.
msnd Pri,eners Refused by the Rebel
Aath thorities-GPneral Grants Line si
Wsrks Advancing.
FORTRESS MoNEoE, Nov. l6.-The follow
inE general order has been issued: "...
Headquarters Department Va. aad ~ C, Fcy-
trsss Eonroc, Nou. i2.-Gsneral Orders No 81
Representations having been made to the Com
maBdlng General that certain disloyally dis
POSED persons within this Department do o..
casionally, by force, interfere with, and by
approbrlous and threatening language insult
and annoy loyal persons employed in the dis.
charge OF their lawfu; occupation: II 1. hereby
announced that all such conduct and Language
ls her' alter strictly forbidden, and will be
pnnished with n military severity.
All officers in this u partment are directed
70 OF der the arres: Of and to bring snch par-one
Is are FOUL Offending a. ainst tn s order, before
70. the pnrposs of
BY command Of Major General Butler.
The steamer Convoy, which left here last
Saturday with provisions and clothing for ou-
soldiers neld as prisoners in Richmond, re.
turned to-day, bringing back the provisions
Col. 1rVlEg went in charge, and was refused
the privilege Of taking the rations to Richmond
The Petersburg Express, Nov. 18Th, says
"AH quiet on the Rapidan.''
The Richmond Sentinel Of the ieth saws il is
heiiev ed that eadr is ad van cling, bat SO slowly
thatdays may pass be fore engagement m ty
take place. 1t nay be be contemplates trying
the Fredericksburg route as the Yankees Ra ve
been seen near Harlrods Church, eight miles
above Falmouth. I.t-.
ATLANTA, Nov. n.-7he enemy is advancing
has line OF works around Chattanooga with
new batteries. Everything is quiet .0.-f
Seven Union soldiers, captured st Suffolk
last Tuesday, have arrived a Libby PRISON
CHARLEe1 ON, Nov. IA shell from Battery
Simklns exploded in III" mids. OF party en-.
sased in mounting another heavy gun on BIT
try Gregg, and several YANKEES were carried
away on littars.
MoBILr, Nov. l2.-ro Gen. s. Cooper We
dasfed In yesterday, above Rayou Sara, on a
plundering party Of Yarkees, 800 strong, and
drove them TO their iron clads with great
slaughter. We brought Oh their wagon trains
and twenty five prisoners.
DABNEy II. MAURy, Mai Gen.
Dispatches from Gen. .Gilmore-Rombard.
nent of Sumter tontinnad-Progress Of
the siege OF charleston.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-THE United States
steamer Ashland, Capt Esling, arrived this
evening, seventy honrs from Hilton Head, via
Sopo Inlet and Morris Island. She brings q
mail and dispatches from Gen. Gilmore.
he omhardment OF Sumter continued.
OE the l5tn inst, in latitude 81, longitude 70,
she spoke United states steamship keystone
State, steering southwest.
The ssme night, near Cape Hatteras, bearing
Borlh mol thwest, she sa " the steamship Futon
p FoRl REss MONROE, Nov. 1.-THE lag of
truce raT.r New York arrived here this
evening, bringing 3a5 Union soldiers from
Richmond
The Richmond Enquirer of the 10Th has the
follow ing telssrams:
CHARLESTON, Nov. 14-The enemvs fire on
Fort Sumter continues steadily. Battery Gregg
opened fire this afternoon on James Island and
Fcrt Meultrie. Fort Lamar and Battery Simp-
kirs replied.
CHARLBsToN. Nov. 1.-the firing is about
the same to-day. From Thursday morning
till snndown on Saturday ,523 mortar shells
and rifle shots were fred at Fort Sumter. The
<k>-
There has been no firing to day on Sulliyan's
or James Islands. Our batteries continue to
keep up slow fire on Gregg and the mortar
battery.
WILMINGTON, Nov. 15-A long warehouse
next 10 the custom house was destroyed by
fire last night The loss is heavy, consisting
OF cotton, clothing and part of the cargo Of the
steamship Advance, belonging to the State OF
Nor Carolina.