New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-21
LATE REBEL NEWS.
From Tie TYieLmond JS'a.g, Feb. IS.
OPERATIONS NEAR CHARLESTON.

A telecraphic summary Of Tie following ac-
count Of lotc operations near Charleston. from me
Courier Of the th. has already been published IN our
columns Tho C0urie thai. about o'clock Friday
morning. force supposed to be between three and our
thousand strong under cover Of their guHboas cected
n landing at GTimbal's. James, Island Our pickets.
after brisk fight fell back 10 the first line Of works.
Major Nanieau Of the Palmetto Battalion, III com.
mand Of orr picket force was reported seriously
wounded. Tie enemy. after crossing tie Causcway,
drew up In line OF battle and were moving slowly AT
last accounts. No general light, however had taken
place No appehonsions are entertained q ms move
meut which IS believed 70 BIO nothing but iejnt
Very heavy firing heard In that direction at the
hour OF closing our report
SuotLer foi &c made an attack on lines AZ Salt
ketchie on Friday morning, but were easily repulscd
Al the same time body Of the enemy advanced upon
The Charleston road. Blue House, Ind opened with
their artillery but made no imlr' ssOn on our hnes.
Tie enemy appear 10 have withdrawn most Of their
forces from Conbahce fciIy Everything in that yicn
steamer flied with troops came up TO Tar Bluff
and landed number with the intention Of capturing
Onr plckei5. IL. ,,
throwing eight shells.
PROM WILMINGTON.
The UImingfon journal of the 18th says that
active sliruishing going on all day Saturday be-
tween forces at Sugar Loaf and those OF the enemy
below Toward night they advanced in force, driving
i'm orr skiInisheIs and making three attacks upon our
main nes all Of which were handson ely repuscd with
considerable-we might say heayy-ioss TO the enemy
Cur casualties were about ~.
FINALLY the lines resumed pretty nearly o. be-
fore and all remained quiet yesterday, with the cXctp
lion of some Smelling by the cnemy's fleet.
on Saturday one of the monitors In the river threw
some of her fiteeninch shells at Bort Anderson, with
tbc eject of killing and wOundng another of our
men.
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
The KinstOn correspondent Of Tie Colds
borough JoHraol says go ,-,,-.,-
have lust convcrsed with Trustworthy gentleman
who came In from the front yesterday lie INFORMS me
tint he had OH interview with lady who was within
the enemys camp last Thursday. and nom what She
could learn there IL Is her opinion that tne Yankees
are icparing 70 in force against Weldon up the
RoanoLe and Ut the same tine viii make eint III this
direction -, a.. 49,.
hut mot half as heavy az first reported.
Zen eunboats arc said 10 be et Newbcrn
There eens 10 be no doubt about the landing OF 1--WE
locomotives and railroad iron, &c., at MoTehead City.
Ihe enemy made raid last week into Jones county
on fhe south side II Trent River, ana destroyer ana
off m tho provisions belonging to the people ID
that section they coud possibly lay their polluted hands
upon. -
PROM TIE SOUTHSIDE
There was heavy pickSt-frng on the frort Oh
Gen Pickctts Division on IAuisday evening" A"'
result has LOt reached as.
TIE JAMES RIVER FLEET.
Ii iseated that Commander Raphael Semmes
Of The Alabama has been made q Kear'A dmiraI. and
will take command Of the James River Squadron, IN
DIace vi Commodore Mitchell, now cQpmanding'