The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-10
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[sPEuAL TO THE DAILY REBEL
LATEST FROM THE UNITED STATES.
DolNes or THE QUEEN OF TnE WEST.
The Late Naval Affair at Charleston
Not so Formidable After Ali.
Reported Wreck of the Florida.
THE spoILS At SABINE PASS.

mobile, Feb 9.--rhe Advertiser and Reg
istsr has the following
JACKSON. Feb. 8.--A dispatch to the Crisis
from Grenada, announces on the authority Of
Northern papors that the Confederate steamer
Florida has been wrecked off Cardenas.
The number Of desertcrs from the Federal
army is great some of them have aiken tho
oath.
McMrNNvmLE, Feb. S.-Col Martin, Of Nor
gap's Brigade, with 100 Rsen, attacked Gen
Reynolds di'ision yesterday, killing and
wounding Is Of the enemy and burning annm.
Der Of wagons with provisions.
RIcHHoND, Feb 8.--An official Dispatch says
that l5 guns and property worth million dol
lars and one hundred and nine prisoners were
captured at Sabine Pass Our Rams were off
the Pass waiting for new commerce.
CHARLESTON, Feb, 9.--Information has been
received Il at Yankee feet of over seventy
vessels was in Port Roya Harbor on Saturday
The feet comprised ffty.two transports, fifteen
large war aieamera and four or FIVE iron clads.
There is evidently some grand movement
ahead.
CHAm EsroN, Feb Robert Bunch British
Consul, sailed yesterday in the war steamer
Cadmus. From officers of that steamer VIC
learn the results Of the late naval engagement
were much less substantial than was supposed.
No Yankee vessel was sunk The Mercidita
is at Port Royal, whittier she was towed in a
disabled condition The impression among
her crew that she was sinking was caused by
water rushing into the hold form her boilers,
which were perforated by shot. The Yam
kee gunboats Quaker City and Keystone State
were also struck and badly damaged. There
were several killed and wounded aboard each
Of these three vessels
The New Irousides is still of the bar, She
goes out to sea every morning, but returns
close in in the evening to participate in any
,igt engagement. The impression prevails
lmong officers Of the bockading squadron that
Savannah will be attacked before Charleston.
The Yankees confess that the iron.cad Pom.
.itake was much injured during the engage
nent al Genesis Point, During the latter part
,f the fight her turret refused TO work.
RIcHNoND, Feb. S.--NOrlhern dates of the
jth have been received
The news from Charleston produced much
excitement IN New York The Herald regards
he raising Of the blockade as serious mat.
er, if recognized, and cites various authorities
n regard to this mode of raising theblockade.
-Four new iron clads would be sent TO the
southern coast this week The grand armada
5 awaiting favorable winds at Beaufort 1t is
0 wipe out the disgraced Of Charleston and
ialveston, r.IIua
Dispatches from tile West state that For
ret had been repulscd at Fort Donclson He
lptured battery Of offourguns, butafterwards
,st them, with about 1870 men killed, wounded
nj missing. Forrest is said to have been
ounded.
A resolution has been offered in the New
srsey Legislature that New Jersey will not {
g. responsible for any portion Of the debs
cprrod for the emancipation Of negroes in
issowi, or elsewhere. fasaa ig,
MoBlLE, Feb. ga special to The Advertiser
ID Register dated jackson, Feb 7lh, says:
\ Government ordinance agent who escaped
ports That The Federal gunboat Qncen Of the A
lest, which passed the yioksbmg batteries.
ent below and up Red River capturing the
Gamer W. Taylor loaded with sugar and
GLASSES, leaving thirty Confederate officers on
'ard, nine Of whom escaped.
The steamer Moro, with one hundred and
ghty thousand pounds Of pork for Port IInd-
NJ and the steamer Berwicks Bay, with two
indie harrels Of -four and one hundred bales
cotton were also captured by ihe Queen Of
c West The Queen Of the West mounts y
ms riled twelve Founders, and carries a
ew Of $50 picked men, under Col Elliott. N
e was struck twenty times, but being cotton -
"a was little injured Shc has returned to
cksbnrg without her piizss which are rro j.
bly recapinred pr desiroyed
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