The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-08
Southern News.
The Ecbcls iienr cf the . o.cs Of tho Aibc-
mnrlc, nnd DiscONrr Why LINu,onih Eel.

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Richmond papers Of FRIDAY last cur'an inter
csting news Il the dc-,rue,on S ,bo t,,,,,. A.,
,u..,- Wv
"'"' snn rue'n''! explain That tho hitherto
unaccouut,hlo couture of Plymouth ,rns ,,o ,.,,,
of ho.l '''' ''''''
i"' ''N''Nh'' HtANsi
Lost Thursday night de Confederate ran, Al,,.
,l"rle WAS blown up by TORPEDO, near Plymouth,
p We learn that a small torgc~lo tnat manned
py mht-cn Yankees, PROCEEDED down DIV river
capturing the picket h,1i, In which wcrr eight
,hc rr,.au'p aSp iW" men W.ic ll'ccd In charge "f
ceeled on the esr.rii,,on The mo-, re,,'ar, 81.
port ~ The Affair, rrlstcl 10 Via ia thai none II
of t,ny,.on oa, ,"n ~err lnlnreI, pni Twelve ont
m yv,,h ~. ~, ~. lucy 'uocc"uon III s"uiR
~ wynn p''"''
Inc pisrAr'H publishes the following, detailed
sccvuM:
rN.
4. a.n,.,r,it y, d" y mou'n' n u ty INC enemy,
tII'y W 'sTr "o'ouhi' lack "i sufhciout
n'uIness oi Me part oi our troops seems tn
~ .n .he pr'mc cause of the lossof tho town.
as Ws, on ihursisy night party ~
.'Su,on men bclohging t. The hlocksiing fleet IN
Plymouth, L.,k : small ,nsncdo h".. .n m,,I
Tor Plymouth On the WAY they found = small
,or "a ~. eN o. our mon IN hc RIVER. sta
ing asleep they were ,sten pr,.oncrs Tb.n ~
s'~',ns 70 Plymouth they found the Altemarlo Mt
per whsrI, and, running tho torpedo boat under
~u'on she soon SUNK. Infantry ~aa stationed on
VIC wnAri who hrci on the assailnng party, and
atef we Albemarlc sunk, captured the whole u
.hem' nus no one WAS killed aud only man
wouhuci' Tncrc WAS no iorco ~ the enemy near
,lytnon'h, with The exception Of hve or gun
boats In the sound; but the loss of the Alt<marlc
,be ,'rn c',sain " ,..',. anu ncioc ,ne 'al' o,
the Albcmarle Il is understood Thai thero wcr,
90 Ives lost on she Alt~marlc, and there were
re'erSnnrg diSpa'eh' contains the following
important neWs Of tho contraction Of General
Grants lines:
n.,
Ie,'Isos'" GOV a'-ihe enemy night before
, ", ",cw nn spou' one uilc W theu cavalry picket
my uu ,ic oA'ro'' lol'' uro~ i'sih' s'nto' and
NJ 'ne ss~ Nnio ure~ OUT their picket line in the
rt~, % ,net army on this side oi tho river nile,
~ oN'.' S"i.o nloNeihch'; h ~ luirt w. day
~ nHn', "oa'y rnn ms uecn ihihS NIL dAy,
ra .,u 49, ~" no 'Ep, os any thh"ry movement.
,A'"'ehH"' SS'"nc' iosfsl- on the HbIlery, has
non pto'A1"u 10 rank ~ hr'Ssler general, md
nns t"on 's"sn"" W 'nc e"thuAhd oil Archer's bri-
s~ie'
The ErorIpru publishes Q lottor from tho rebel
Gcpntor ~ = Vo,,. nj, A.. .,,,,.,. -, . .,, a, .
v" " '"'J''' VI "'""'''''n
o' Nhc StNes IN reference to peace In the contiu-
gcncy Of tho clection Of Goncrnl Mcclellan Mr.
r,,o f,.a. ,,., n $3.50. -,
S.r,h.,n arI ',',, - ~ Ca' - wa W. s'P"i''
r,,,,", y, a.,oya - anu we lo,-
,bs anvcr.,an sS.'o. 'a ~ ,h.' . eng ,r,"o'n
ne,,nan.,, Id, n r. 49, .'o' w A,.u ,''rh ~
aImt'.r -, - ~, ,,, "',,'.'N . r'u1 Po"e's
Crs.,. .,,,,,S H. So.hoa o, snc'en.
nn..,;' ~ I..,i a. W. - ~. wi VT ~."onicns I"
2rco,nan, - ~ 49,. i - - - ~ 'o' we or,
hro;,iyo .iayo. ''' "'1 ''' 's"'n "
The Richmond EsAsTSE1 thus discourscs upon
the ,,,h,cct of R,ehmnnd yehioeea In Novx VII
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e"y -
a UV-ltl ar .ruyt,, e, Al.