Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-20

FROM CHARLESTON

CHARLESTON, Oct. iG;i.-Ts is The ninety
eighth day Of the siege. 4 -rani rc;iCw Of
the troops by Gen. Bcauregard will take place
to-'!ay. Nothing new this morning. Weather
fair.
CHARLESTON, Oct. lGth.-Gcn BCaurcgard.
accompanied by Geu. Pierre Souc ana o:aG.
yicwc the trunns OF Gen. TaiGtcrr"'s division
on .J lanes l-ari this morning. Th" dirr'av
WAS magnificent, and the trOrrS presented an
imposing aprcaraucs. The length o. tn" Inc
va about three miles. The banner. al many
uf the rc.i,rciti were Inscribed with he
IamcS Of battle, in which they lad been
engaged.
Oar batteries are firing about as usual to-
liav, tie enemy m.hinc ~ reply. L. is
rumorcd that the IHntccS h"y" refused the
French vessels outside pcrln',.in ID com-
muncate.
CnARLESToH. Oct. 1.-The firing from cur
batteries continues. No reply from the 'nc-
my. 4 beat from the French Corvette T;S"-
phone, Captain Mnrivaux. Fl the bar, camc
up the ely this afternoon 20 commuri~ar
with the French Consul She left New York
for Charleston Saturday, 10th Inst.
CuARLEST9N. Oct lS.--Th, j. the hmnd.rnN
I..y "f the s:r.c. Everything Is very quiet
The weather is 'iel!ghtini.
CnARig-Tn.. O:t lS-Onr batteries s""i
up their u>Gai fire, the encmy making n r..
epun>c. II i. believed however, from ,!g.c
scouting ard, d,rccnnn1is.ancrs, Ia: ;.-oy W
pen. lire shortly.
From {. reliable source ! learn that
Igon>iics" has been in q leaking cnnditi'
cyer since tl" torpedo explosion, and that b.
pumps arc kept constantly working 10 keep
n'r fee. Some rcr"r;S FAY that GIHsscIi arI
Sullivan are sal prisoners on board the lr"'-
side, and are treated kindly, having l'"''
paroics aud gwen the libertyot the ship. T'"
enemy award them great ere Ii. fer coora,or
and endurance.
Commander Eemoriccaux, Of the FrN: h
ship Tisiph"ne, now in this city, is err
to be cousin Of the Emperor Napo'o II
The Tisirhope will probably come ur 8" he
city.
FROM SOUTHWESTERN YiRG NJ.
LrSCHBURG, Oct. lS.-Reliablc Irt sn,.i."r
received tEis morning SAYS that tn tnsm,,
yho advanced this side Of Bristol re. ca'rd
East Tennessee yesterday
They destroyed tire bridges on the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad between Ah'.y,ipn
and Bristol. threw engine from the track
dt Bristol, tore NJ half mile OF track, burnt
.he cross ties and bent the iron, and burnt w"
engine. and five cars irclonginS TO the Virginia
ani Tennessee Railroad, loaded with salt.
Our cavalry nov occupy Bri-:ol. The Yam
KEGS reported, he!5rc leaving Bristol, that
General Buckncr'> forces occupied Knoxville,
y rish is believed 10 be the cause Of their fall
a.. back.
LATEST FROM TIE UNITED STATES.
PETERSBURG. Oct. III. Tho New York daily
News" y. the iIth, received here, says ihat
me Pennsylvania and Ohio elections are still
IN doubt. Tic News" believe both have
gone Democratic, the former by 1000 umi"ri-
y.
Five hundred Of the wounded, in the fights
Of Saturday and Sunday on the Ra?pahan-
mock, have reached a>hingtOn, also six
hundred sick.
Adyices from New orleans to the 81 state
| that, in the fight at M"rganza, on the Mis-
,r.sippi, on the afternoon of the 29;h, the
t'cierals were repulsed, and driven to the
river. with a reported loss of between LOO
| and 1000. Franklin has gone towards New
| Iberia CT EermiIlionville with the 18th and
| 10Th corps, and bloody work is expected.