The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-27
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.


vfIIe-FrOnt Southwestern Virginia
The Trans.MississipPi DepRrtmenc-A
venemous Little AbOIittOntst-NOn.
COmbssRnts Expelled from ChRrIeston
The slaves Ordered 60 Leave the city
Jen Davis Reviews the situation Beau
regard Heard FrOm-UniOn Expedition
on weldon.
from Wilmington, North Carol lima.
WuMINeTov, Dec 2l.--The Federal aeot lie still
riding at anchor OF the bar. No chlngo. The
monitors not vsib o. and the weather is thick
stormy. and exceedingly rough outside. n the Qalc
should cease the enemy could not land un Ter forty
eight houIs. All is quiet AZ Nowbern bu, the enemy
are moving up the Roanoke River against Fort
Branch.
tsFooND DEsrArou1
WILMINGTON, Dec % Tho Federal fleets have
drawn of nom the shore, and only the masts OF the
Colorado and Wabash are visible. Il rs uncertain
whether they have sought port or gone south. High
winds and very rough General LEvENrHORPE
attacked the enemy's gun-bOats and barges below
Poplar Point, the Roanoke River, on Tuesday
evening The fight continued three hours and the
enemy were repulsed with some loss. They resumed
the attack yesterday and landed sharp
shooters. Thor main feet of gunboats and trans
ports remain below in attac ying force
A Yankee Movement Gordonsvilie.
Tho Richmond Dispatch says the Yankee column
which we stated yesterday as moving against Cor
donsvilo has made but liitlo progress The advance
or 1900 hundred cavalry, reached Madison
Court House fifteen mics from GOrdOusvilc,
on wednesday. 1he main body, comprising inian.
try and cavalry, were reported TO be coming up.
During yesterday the cavalry advanced three or
fOuf mules in the direction Of GordOnsville, and at
last tccounts troops skrmishng with
them. Il was reported at GordOnsyille that the
enomy's objective point was not Gordonsyillo, but
Charlottesville. The enemy have already made two
unsuccessful attempts Charlottesville, and this
4. a.. e. Cd
The Central trains are running ON their usual time
II 70 ported that RossER has driven the enemy
back down the Valley.
fANOTHER DEsPATCH1
Tho wires are working to STAUNTON. It is re-
ported That SHERIDAS's infantry have gone back
down tho valley. he cavalry force in Madison
has beon definitely heard from. Yesterday they
Ieaohed a point near Gordonsvlle, where they
were met by some OF our troops, and the fighting
lasted hll dark 1t is said to have been favorable to
This cavalry force s now said TO be six thou.
sand strong and if this bo so It must consist of
nearly all of SHERIDANs mounted men. Never
thoess Gordonsyille and the road considered to
be quite safe
From Southwestern virginia.
TEero was no news from the Yankee raiders in
Southwestern Virginia yesterday. The storm of
wednesday must increase the difficulties in the way
OF the escape OF the enemy, From our kilograms in
Another column IL will be seen that the storm has
reached Wilmington in tu force and has either
driven the Yankee fleet out to sea compelled it to
seek port mrther South II will also be seen from
our dispatches that the naval att ok Fort Branch
on tho Roanoke River, has been handsomely rerlsod
From the TraBs- Mississippi.
A gentleman direct from the Trans M Mississippi
Department, brings information that Gen. PRICE
has organized the recruits brought from Missouri by
him into five new brigades. Gen. JOE KELLY and
Gen. JOHN B. CLARK, Jr., have each a division
Gen. JKPP THOMPSON commands KELLYs old bri-
Rsde and Col. JOHN T. COFFEE has recruited re-
giment 1900 strong.
On the 18th ol November, Gen. PRICE was issuing
rations TO 10000 His expedition into Mis-
Bouri comp etely successful his orders per-
mitted 1t to be He has now the arges Corps in the
Confeaerate army and every man a Missouran
General FAGAS, whom he detace ed for that pur-
pose. captured Fayetteville with its garrison eight
hundred men. on the 4th OF November.
POruer's FIeet-NO Attack Yet.
Telegrams rom Wimin ytOD 10 the Richmond
Press Association, came through yesterday evening
No attack has been made The great winds which
have prevailed during the last lew days must have
been damaging to BUTLER's or PoRgERs fleet. The
iron-clads are not good things IN stormy waters.
From SOuth Carolina.
The Mercury Of Thursdayisast says WHEELERs 8
cavalry IS a Hardeeve. The enemy has con-
struoted two batteries within range of the railroad
near the CoOsaWatchie and continue TO shell every
Passing train
Extract from editorial OF the Richmond Err
Rminer Of friday
What pleasure can It 2 We our Government to ex-
pose the country time after time to the impeTtnance
of that VenomOus little abohuonIst, Lord RUssELLy
We should have thought that Mr. MASON, at least,
was tired iull two years ago of obtrudng himself
and his native land into notice of that supercous
Minister who refused audience to Mr.. MASON him
self and has never found any other title for these
Statos than "so-called Confederate States"
Nom COmbntnnts Ordered from Charleston.
Ihe Charleston Courier OF Friday has the follow
ing order;--
Headquarters SECOND AND THIRD SUB-Dfs-
TRIors SOUTH CAROLINA, DEPARTMENTS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, CHARLESTON
Dec. H.-Extract Special Orders No. 9S.-First on
no account will non-cOmbatants be allowed TO enter
the city OF Charleston except in passing through to
move TO interior portions of the state on af er
promulgah0n OF this order. Slaves whose owners
arc now living beyond the limits of the city OF
Charleston, aXcept the slaves to take charge of real
estate which such have left unprotected, Will be at
removed from the city. Ii in fifteen days after
the issue of this order, any such st found tho
city they will be at once arrested and sent out of the
city TO sock heir owners
BY command OF MajOr-G General RA NsoM.
Signed-WILLLAM F. NANCE, a, A. g..
JEFF. Davis Organ on the Situation.
The following royiew of the situation is from the
Sentinel the organ Of JEFF. DAVIS, and is impor
tant because il reflects his views =" We have had
seasons Of sucn impenetrable gloom that faith
has been tried by fire and hope has been able to
do no more than TO oppose its co lrage TO tho pre-
sent shock, and anXlously 10 anticipate the re-
turn Of prosperity to cast anchor and visa for day
And however long the night and violent tempest
day has never fail cd TO dawn at last and to gld oui
skies with brightness and beauty. IL shall be sc
again. Ihe thing which has been is the thing which
shall bo, For some days we have had a succession
Of unpleasant tidings. Shouts OF our enemies hav,
broken upon our ears like the howl Of exulhnl
demons rejoicing in the prospect running dow
their prey.
But. thank heaven, our iaith has had no very pro
longeu season Of trial. Our hope has not been loni
in eclipse, Already the East is streaked with tht
lgu o. dawn, aud day viii soon send abroad its iul
beams In Tennessee, we presume the worst is nov
over. HoOD Will probably continue hrs retreat TO
favorable Uoirt ana take up defensive position
We VIII have lost men who have mlen or beer
captured, and bes des them will have lost larg
part OF what we had gained and hoped 10 hold w
hope, however we have secured considerable mum
Der Of recruits and that altogether if not well OF
as we might have been, we are better OF than II w
had ATTIC mpted nothing.
In Georgia We presume we have evacuated SaYan
nah, or will find il necessary TO do So SHERMAl
Bot out from Atlanta to capture everything He wa
going to seize Macon and Augusta. He was going L
seize our prison camp and set untold thousands O
Federal captiyes at liberty. In truth, however h'