The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-09
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
Thirty thousand Union Soldiers
Moving On Mobile.
/ osneral Buffers Troops Within Twelve
Miles Of Richmond.
OPERATIONS IN CHARLESTON nARB0n,
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ToRnuss MoNnos, Feb Q, 1894.
The Richmond EraminT OF to-day has been received,
and contains the following
EXCITEMENT AT MoBrLx--MovEMENTs OF UNION
TROOPS on TBE BIG BLACk-RnPoRrxD DEFEAT
Mohnz, Fob. 9, 1854.
The enemy crossed the Big Black yesterday His forcc
consisted Of regiments OF infantry two Of cavalry and
two batteries at the railroad bridge. Thoy attempted 10
at Messensts. but failed.
The city is full Of rumors, aud excitement pre-
vals but the people generally confident The enemy
10 thirty thousand strong.
General Ross whipped their cavalry yesterday tho
Yazoo.
RICHMOND xHRBArENED BY UNION TROOPS.
Richmond ia threatened by the enemy. Our pockets
were driven 10 on Saturday night AZ Bottoms Bridge,
twelve miles from RiShmond. The enemy crossed the
York River Railroad neur Despatch Station.
large force massed at Barkemasvie moved forward
to Talisvile yesterday afternoon and then adyanc.
ing Their force consists or three brgades OF infantry,
four regiments Of cavalry and twelve pieces Of artillery.
The enemys demonstration yesterday was probably
intended reconnaissance preliminary to an mpo tans
collision today. Certainly the enemy has come In num-
bers which preclude the idea Of a mere raid.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 9TH states that two Union
transports and gunboat were At West Point tho ad
and also that three thousand cderas are advancing mp
the peninsula. Twenty-Five rebel cavalry captured
IN Gloucester county on tho previous Friday.
OPERATIONS IN CHARLESTON HARBoR.
CHAMELEON, Feb. s, 1854
Eighty shots fired at the city to-day. The Moni
tors fred eleven and fifteen inch shells.
CBARIEsIoN, Feb. o, 1894.
ERhty.cight shots fred a the city to-day There
was no firing at Sumter. The enemy have been hauling
ammunition oil day to Gregg and Cummings, Point bat-
teres.
There Was large fire on Folly Island to-day. sup.
posed caused by the burning Of the Yankee
hospitals.
ganboa. in the Ediso river 10 lying high and dry. u
Is believed she will bs destroyed.
CHARLESTON, Feb. Z, 1894
The enemy ceased firing the city, but continues
working on the batteries aud hauling ammunition.
wRsTHaN VIRGINIA.
Considerable anxiety Is felt for Eary's command IL
Western Virginia.
PROBABLE SUSPENSION or NEwsPArEas.
Tho Richmond Enquirer Of the sth says the Confederate
Congress has got int pet with the newspaper ans
viii conscript all below forty nve years Of sge making
necessary 70 suspend oil the papers, except such ~ are
necessary 10 do tho public printing There are now but
thirty five papers In the cvnfedcrAcy
DECLARATION OF COMMISSIONERS GUILD.
Commissioner Guild declares exchanged All prkeneI0
heretofore held BY the Union su.eori.ics whether ocrs
AIRY and al, officers and Of vicksburg capture who
or duty a. Mas prior % sSysm
capture belonging TO the First Tennessee Artillery.
OFFICKRS PUT 10 HAND LABOR. II
Captain Ives, OF the Tonth Massachusetts, and Captain
Read OF the Third Ohio Volunteers are TO be oned and
sent to Salisbury and put TO hard labor, retaliation for
the similar treatment Of captains captured by Burn.
4 side, and now 1t Johnson 'sIsand.
DEATH OF COLONEL CROsET.
Colonel Ciaudins Croset eminent civil engineer died
at Richmond the goth Of January He native Of
Lyons, France.
TIE TOBACCO 1.-THE.
The Confederate State Tobacco Agent calls the pro-
ducers 10 deliver their be OF tobacco between June
and July Is.
BgLLB nGvD GOING TO EUROPE.
Belle Boyd was af atlanta few days ago. She leaves
shortly for Europe where the Senfel says, she vii
ceivc great attention Of the heroiaes Of the