Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-03
FROM fo. rkEss MONROE.
News from the Ssuth-The Prv.te.,
fiorids - Fight near Savsnnah-Frow
NtcksturS-Exchsag age Of Prissaer. &e,

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lcorresrondrnos OF the Associated Pr~ss1
foETRKss MONROE, Feb The .te.rsx
New lOik, - hl, h Was % have 4. IN for 1Ytv
lolht tstt hiI ht ~as detaineG ull noon 10 -day
10 tsk- up ~ rrh-l prisoners who arrived thts
n:crnirs by the Baltimore boat, from Fort
NJ, HrnIs.
lie .ttsmer Henry Burden arrived fa,t uirnt
rirEi from ity Point, with Col Ludlow, who
'f'r Cnid on business pertaining 70 the sx.
l.; ng' OF offctrs.
Ike RiChnond papers OF SATURDAY., soh.
ave been r'oei'sd here, and contain the fol.
iCS Ing itms:
silly STORY
srnkirE or the escape Of the Florida, the
ii.lstHh says: alt lie Impossible that the
tlcIldt could have been the vexecl that sunk
The L. =. guptoai Haiteras, as she did not Ieay We
Mobile uEtil tie n,fht OF tn ieth ins laut and
the Ehtt' ras was sunk the nth
- We have Reliable inform alton that he vc.
eel that did sink her was the British man.of-
war srrnre, as the captain indicated in his
rriy 20 ihe YANKEE commander. it may be
that Gem. Wilkes had esried ont british
endurance by his extraordinary blockade az
Na' sau and othrr ports. and that orders had
Teen issu.d which resulted IN this naval en-.
FaEsmTDt.'
ENGAaFErNT MAR SAVANNAH.
"un ihr 27th instant a bombardmant toon
place At Frrt McAliistrr. at the mouth OF the
tFPobe' rlN"r, .iKeen miieS sonth of the Sa-
vsnnah river. Only one iron-cIad was en-.
Gagged, and was fcrc' 10 haul on, her turr.t
ttini injured. Our solid shot broke TO pieces
as fhey struck her sides"
NAsoR REID SANDERS
MAJOR Reid Sanders, with his dispstches
was captured by bring betrayed by the ere Y
OF his yacht. As soon as thew cot on. ~
stee,ed for the fleet and delivered him as 90
The Yankees. This accounts for his die patchr.
not being sent 10 the bottom"
PROM vICKsBuRG.
The Richmond Whig says: "Appearanees
Ihdicstr an Early renewal Of the con nict be-
lore ' D. ksburg, Miss. A letter from there.
dateo January 26th, says that 5000 YANKEES
are working on the canal opposite the city.
lhflr intention is 10 float their transports
Through when the river ri.ee And Iand
troops below. Our defences below yicksburr.
however, are as strong as above. No i'm.
mediate attack is expected here Tha greater
part OF tbe transport have gone up the river for
reinforce ments. No belligerpnt demonstrati ion
VIII he made until their return. In the mean.
cur lnts 1he force Of the enemyfs fleet is lO7
toats, 90 transports and a. gunhoats There
pay ht more arrivals Of gunboats before The
The hight begiss. The strength OF tns Yankea
army will probably be O,eOO
THE ESCAPE OF THE FLORIDA
Inc savannah Ca Republican says. In ref.
erence 10 the escape Of the Florida: afhe Con-
i.oerate war steamer Florida, Captain Mamt,
has passed safely out of the harbor of Mobile
ana II now RIDING on the high seas in search oi
Yankee Il bbsls. This news will shock tho
nerves o1 tie Lincolnitrs, but they will be wcrsS
sbockee when the returns from Mafit begin "a
come in"
EXCHANGE OF oPFrcERe
Colonel Ludlow, United Sia.as comrni.eioney
Tor the exchange OF prisoners, has Just returned
rom CRY Point having made arrangements
ior me exchange OF citizen prisoners, and n OF
ihe opinion tha' JEFF. Davis retaliatory procla.
matiCH 10 deliver ov-r all the United States
Cfi,ers TO tte authorities Of the States where
il-y may Ge capturcd, and which is in gross
Nloiat;on Of The cartel, will not be approved
hy tie Confederate Congress, who are now dis
CUssing IT,
We now hold more officers than the rebels
tol LUDLOW, on behalf OF his government, pro.
'est' aF aibst he rebels putting This proclama.
ton IN operation, as i'm violation Of the cartel