The free South. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-10

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4liO One of the rebel Captains taken prisoner by
Gen. Fitzpatrick at Madison Court House says
that none OF Gen. Lees soldiers have been sent
out of Virginia since Gen. Meade commenced
to advance thar, OH tire contrary, Lee has re-
Gently received considerable reinforcemeuts of
fresh conscripts. This captain confirms the re-
port thst Gen. Pemberton's men composed part
of the forces nYhich Gen. Bragg sought to
overwhelmn h rams. ~ ."a .f ..1
When asked onyshat pretexs they were pnt
into the ranks befGsc they had been exchanged,
hereplied that ons flie second day Of the buttle
Of ofGcrsysburg, 1900 of our men who had been
taken prisoners and p,roled on the frse day
were recaptured in arms. ,.,.. ..,.. .a.i...,. .r,
,.Advices from Bermuda TO the 18th inat are
received. The stesmer fired into in Charleston
Harbor some time since by Fort Moultrie,r BY
mistake, and unk, was the famous Sumter.
She was conveying rebel soldiers from one point
to another, and had G3o souls aboard, 20 of
whom were lost The merchants Of Bermuda
continued their ovatons to the officers of block
ade-runners. There are now some 20 vessels
engaged in the business. Tue railway line to
Plantation Clonbrook was opened Oh the lss OF
August. The outragcs in the parishes of ST.
Thomas, ST. james, and st. George had been
suppressed. Inc Island of Antigua was suffer
ing greatly from drouth. Ii was runlorcd that
the Duke of Buckingham wa, TO be made gov
ernor Of the island Of Jamaica.
Provost, Marshal General Fry officially in
forms Gov. Yates of Illinois that that State is
credited with al excess of A, SOL men on all
calls up to June II, 1868. The quota under
the present call being 3G, 700, there will be no
draft, and the balance, s,l5l, will be credited
in an future call. >'at'
About 2s0 rebel cavalrymen, who were cap
tured at Gettysburg and have since taken the
oath of allegiance, have arrived at Baltimore.
They arc to join the Sd MARYLAND. Among their
officers is Capt. A. j. Pemberton, brother Of
the rebel General Pembertou. ..g,
Mr.. c. W. Whitney, the designer and build
er OF the Keokuk, associated with Messrs. John
son & Higgins Of New York, has entered into a
contract with the Government to raise the above
vessel, now lying sunk of Morris island The
work is to he prosecuted AZ once.
An officer attached 10 the feet in Charleston
harbor, in speaking of the New Ironsidcs, says
''shc has been under steam for over q year and
has never needed repairs. The iron plating,
dentod as it il. is still rs sound as ever, the ut
most damage being port shutter or two knock
cd away, which are easily replaced. have
seen balls strike her and spin vertically up in the
air from her slanting sides. We should have
more of Just such vessels. The sick list of the
Ironsides is hot larger than that OF "a wooden
frigate and she has never had a man killed or
wounded"
Brig. Gen. Robert Anderson, L. S. A., has
been ordered before the Army Retiring Board,
and it Is expected that he will be retired from
seryice as.a since the bonibariment of Fort Sdm-
ter, in 1861, be has not been equal to the fatigue
an, exciteasept incidental to service in the field.
Col. Trustcn Polk, formerly United States
Senator from Missouri, with his wife and two
daughters, were captured near Bolivar Landing
Ark, on the 18th inst, and delivered over to
Gen. Buford, commander at Helena. l.t -
A movement is on foot in Massachusetts to
procure an elegant sword for presentation to
Gen. Banks, as a special recognition of the TAX
ing of Port Hudson.
A letter from Nashville, 9th inst, says:
"Since Thursday last reinforcements have been
pouring down Chattanooga, d on at day