The Portland daily press., 1864-02-09
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
Probable attack on Mobile.
Richmond Threatened by Federal Troops
OUR FORCES WITHIN TWELVE
MILES OF THE CITY.
WAsHINGrnN Feh 8

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 9Th saws the
Confederate Congress has got into pet with
the newspaper men, and will conscrpt all be-
low forty five years OF age, making it mecessa-
ry to suspend all the papers except such as
are necessary to do the public printing
There are now but thirty-five papers in the
Coniederacy
Commissioner Ould declares exchanged all
prisoners heretofore held by the Union author
titles, whether officers, soldiers or civilians re-
ceived at City Point before Jan. LIST, md all
officers and men of the Vicksburg capture
who reported for duty at Enterprise, Miss,
prior to Nov. 14th 1868. Also all officers and
men of the Vicksburg capture belonging to
the 1st Tennessee artillery.
Capt. Ives, of the 10th Mass, and Capt
Read, of the Sd Ohio volunteers, are to be
ironed and sent to Salisbury and put to hard
labor, in retaliation for similar treatment of
two captains captured by Gen. Burnside, and
now at Johnson's Island
The Sentinel of the 4th states that two I'm
ian transports and gunboat were at West
Point on the 3D., and also that 5000 Federals
are advancing up the Peninsula. TWENTY-FIVE
rebel cavalry were captured in Gloucester
County on the paeeious Friday.
Considerable anxiety is felt for Early's COM
mand in West Virginia.
The Confederate Strtes tobacco agent calls
upon the producers to deliver their 1.-THE of
tobacco between June LIST and July 18th.
FORTRESS MONROE. Feb. 8.
The Richmond Examiner OF to-day has been
received, and contains the following:
Charleston, Feb 6M.-Eghty-eight shells
were fired at the city to day. There was no
firing at Sumter. The enemy has been haul
ing ammunition all day to Gregg and Cum
mings Point batteries.
There was large fire on Folly Island to-
day. 1t is supposed to have been caused by
the burning OF the Yankee hospitals.
A gunboat in Edisto is lying high and dry.
1t is believed she will be destroyed.
Charleston, FEB. 7M.-The enemy has ceased
firing on the city, but continues working on
the batteries and hauling ammunition.
Mobile, Feb. 6h.-The enemy crossed the
Big Black yesterday. His forces consisted of
six regiments of infantry. two of cavalry, and
two batteries. They attempted TO cross at
Messenger, but failed. The city is full of ru-
mors, and some excitement prevails, but the
people are generally confident The enemy is
10000 strong. Gen. Ross whipped their cav
airy yesterday on the Yazoo.
Richmond, FEB. SM.-Richmond is threat
ened by the enemy. Our pickets were driven
in on Saturday night at Bottom Bridge,
twelve miles from Richmond The enemy
crossed the York river, near Despatch Station.
A large force massed at Barklemaville moved
forward to louisville yesterday afternoon, and
was advancing. Their force consists of three
brigades of infantry, four regiments of caval-
ry, and twelve pieces of artillery The enc
my's demonstration yesterday was probably
intended as reconnaissance preliminary TO
an important collision to-day. Certainly the
enemy has come in numbers, which precludes
the idea of mere raid