The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-02-02
WAR ITEMS.

WAX 1TEMS.
Longstreet has re.oceupied the greater portion
Of East Tennessee, aud is in position to threaten
Knoxville as soon settled weather allows OF
military movements Our cavalry are only few
miles from Knoxville, and raids made almost
to tf,e edge of town. A considerable amount Of
supplies has thus been obtained. The railroad
from Bristol now runs to Greenville, Tenn, If not
to the camps themselves. Every preparation has
been made for brilliant spring campaign, and oc-
.cupying, as Longstreet does, position on the
flank Of the enemy's base Of supplies, any move
ment against Northern Georgia on the part OF the
Federals will. be attended with extreme hazard.
Our position is quite equal for offensive or deien-
sive operations to that around Knoxville, and there
is. no doubt that iongstreet, with his admirable
command, holds in his hand the check to every
important Yankee demonstration that may be
made ia that quarter. '.
THE YANKEES ON THE CHoWAN.-On Thurs
day last two Yankee gunboats assembled the Chow.
an river as far as Harrellsville in Hartford coun
ty. N. c. About 800 men landed and marched
up into the village, burned several houses and de-
I stroyed about TO- 900 pounds of government bacon
which had most imprudently been allowed to re-
main there. They also robbed many private hou-
ses, carried off ten or twelve mules and killed some
that they could not get away. As they1were re-
turning to the gunboats, OF our cavalry came
upon them, killed several Of them and wounded
others. Only one Of our was wounded (slight-
| ly)
Rarrellsville is about two miles from Chowan
river, ard about twenty miles below Aurfreesboro,
N. G.
FRoM Observation-Disclosures Gan. 90
The enemy at nine o'clock last night re-opened
fire on Fort Sumter with three ten inch Column
biads and one thirty FOUNDER parrot gun The fire
is directed at the soath angle of the fort. During
the night one handrea and twenty three shells
were thrown, eighty two of which bursted an and
over the fort. Two parrot shots also struck the
fort The firing Sumter continued all day and
is still going on this evening. No casualties and
no damage done the fort: No shelEag Of the city
since last report
From Observation-Disclosures who have recently
come from Kentucky represent that a vast change
has taken place among the people of that State in
reference to the war-that large number OF citi-
gems, formerly opposed to the Southern movement
for separation aud independence, have changed
their views, and the Southern cause is stronger
than ever, and getting stronger every day.
YANKEE DESTRUCTION AT LOWER BRANDON
On Tuesday last the Yankees came up james river
as far Lower Brandon and landed on that estate.
They burnt most of the buildings the place, in
Guiding the barn, which contained 1000 barrels
Of corn Not satisfied with this barbarism, they
killed all the cattle on the place and left theur
there. They then left, carrying off with them all
the negroes
Lower Brandon is one of the finest estates on
the lower James river, and is owned by Mrs Geo.
E. Harrison, daughter of the late Thos Richie,
the we'll known former editor Of the Richmond
Enquirer. 1t of the few estates which
escaped moestaton when the enemy under Nc
Clellan devastated. that section in lS62.-Rich-
naoud Dispatch.
CSmtiscation Of Property an Norolh.-Beast
Butler has commenced confscating the property
Of citizens in Norfolk. The real estate, furniture,
goods, chattes, and personal property Of the fol-
lowing persons is advertised for sale for the bene-
fit of the u. S. Government VIM w Davis, G.
W Murdaugh, member Of the Legislature Jos NJ
Miles, clothing merchant; Rev Thos Hume, Bap-
fist minister; Ed kcarns, captain in the Confed-
crate service; Thomas W Golfer, John Rustic,
naval constructor at Selma Ala; W G Wingfeld,
W Young, Robert V Boykin, John De Bree,
Chas Myers, W NJ Malone, Matthias Ward and
Terry Sinclair