Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-30
LATEST NEWS.

BY TELEGR APH
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY

New YORK, Nov. 2S.-By tie arrival Of
the George Washington we have New Orleans
dates to the 2lst.
The Era has dispatch from a Mobile pa
per of the Sth, which says Charleston has
been burning siXty-three hours, and Gilnlore's
shells were constantly making it worse.
Nearly all the men in fort Sumter were killed
by the fall of the remaining wall, under which
til y had taken refuge.
The Era ates that St. Luke's church, on
Hercules street, was burnt by incendiares
because it was used as a negro school.
The steamer Bermuda arrived at New Or
leans on the 18th, with six pirates on board
taken from schooner which they had cap
tureda few hours previously. Another schoon-
er, captured by portion of the same gang,
was run in shore and burned Prize SELDOM
ers Anita and Matamoras, with cotton, have
arrived at New Orleans. Steamer Tecum.
sch, with cargo OF cotton, was burned at
West Baton Rouge on the 10Th inst. No lives
lost. The British brig Yolant, with a general
cargo, arrived on the 18th, a prize to gunboat
Virginia.
Kirby Smith has directed the withdrawal of
rebel troops from Alexandria, La. One Col
Allen is reported as elected rebel governor of
Louisiana.
The British brig Dasling Wave arrived
here on the 10th, prize to the gunboat New
London. She was captured going into Rio
Grande. She had on board cargo of cloth
ing and medicines, and seventy thousand dol
lBrS in gold.
Reports from the Mississippi river are that
a rebel force, ranging from 5000 to 10000
men, are try ing to concentrate at some point
on the river not far above Port Hudson, to
impede navigation. On the 18th the steam
Emerald cd l,y ,,c
this force, having four pieces of artillery.
They fired several shots at her, one Of which
went through the pilot house. She was
struck also by shell in the boiler deck.
There being heavy fog, she escaped further
injury. No lives were lost.
There is "A report, which is authentic, IF
strong rebel torce gathering at Clinton, La,
and another at WOudville, Miss The rebels
are very active along the river, from Baton
Rouge to the state line. Their movements
look to be precautions for concentrating at
some point on the river, i'll heavy force, and
planting batteries to Obstruct the commerce Of
the Mississippi Their plans will be devel-
Oped shortly.
From western Louisiana there is news of
well managed reconnaissance aud surprise of
the enemy on the 10th. Cavalry were sent
out on the Abbeville road and the Vermillion
4O''ei; " hliiS III tIe rear VI camp Lee, sup
ported by infantry aud artillery They took
the enemy completely by surprise, capturing
the whole of the 9th Texas regiment, with the
exception of twenty-five men, commanded by
Col. Bagley. The lieutenant colonel and
mayor were absent, and escaped. They also
dispersed the % Louisiana rebel cavalry, and
returned with slight loss
News from Gen. Banks in Texas continues
good. He has captured Corpus Christi and
several smaller places. The Texans are ex-
hiDiting strong evidences of unionism wher-
ever the army marches, so much so that arms
and equipments for them, particularly for the
cavalry service, are being sent from here.
The steamer White Cloud arrived to- night
bringing 5000 barrels of flour. The steamer
Sunnysde, from Memphis for the Ohio river,
with eleven hundred bales of cotton and a
number Of passengers, was destroyed by fire,
several lady passengers being burned to death
Or drowned. On the II h inst, our forces
attacked Arkansas city, Texas, and it surren-
dered. We captured 100 prisoners and three