Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-23
FROM THE SOUTH.

FROM THE SOUTH.
Rebel Reports ConcefninS Sherman's Ad.
vance On nCharIestsn-General Lee to be
made Comman nd er in. Chief Of the Rebel
Armies-General Heed Superseded.
The Richmond Dispatch OF January 18th
says:
Our most reliable information is that the en-.
emy have attempted no advance towards Will
mington. Fort Caswell, which guards the
southern mouth of the Cape Fear river, was
Is feared it will be rendered useless to MS by
the enemy blockading the river at q point be-
tween it and Wilmington.
CHARLBsTeN, Jan. 15.-A heavy force OF the
enemy advanced from Beaufort yesterday
morning against Pocotaligo, which place was
evacu ated last night by Gen McLaws.
Sherman's army gone to Wilmington, and that
the cotton in Savannah has been or would be
confiscated.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 16-After abandoning
Pocotaligo our forces took up q position be.
yond the Ccosahatcnie river. No farther
movement was made yesterday. The enemy
is believed to be aiming at Branchville.
Two monitors were sunk last night in this
harbor, probably by torpedoes. They lie about
eight hundred yards from Fort Sumter, to-
ward sulliyan's Island; their smoke stacks
only are visible.
CHARLESTON, Jan. I7-Deserters and prison.
ers report the force that advanced from Beau.
tort to consist of the 18th and 17th Corps, with
little artillery or baggage trains, and that Sher-
man was moving by railroad with the remain
der OF his army, artillery trains, &c. They
report also that Charleston is their destina-
ton.
The enemy advanced to within two miles
of the Cossahatchie yesterday, and then re.
tired.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 17.-Intelligent officers
from Hoods army say that his losses were
much less than reported Eight Thousand will
cover all casualties during the campaign. He
has plenty of artillery.
1t is ramored in Richmond, in official circles.
that Hood has been superseded by Gen. Dick
Taylor. Another report is to the effect that
the Confederate Senate has passed a resolu.
ton asking the President to reinstate Gen Jos.
L. Johnston in command Of the Army Of Ten
nessee.
leased from custody by the provost marshal of
Fredericksburg, and had arrived in Richmond
He would appear in the House yesterday.
The peace rumors that lately filled the air
seem to have taken unto themselves wing and
flown away.
Still Later and Important.
Richmond papers of the Goth instant have
been received. They contain some interesting
dispatches from Charleston respecting Gen.
Sherman's movements. The Wing has the fol-
lowing telegramS:
CHARLESTON, Jan. I've have nothing di-
rect from Gen Wheeler. One of the line of
gade yesterday morning reports that the enemy
are still below.
report that two corps had crossed at Port
Royal The Courier says there was cavalry,
artillery and infantry, coming from Coosa.
The forces OF the enemy are believed to be
concen1 ating above McPhersonville.
lsRCoND DIsPATCH.1
CHARLEsToN Jan. 1S.-The enemy made q
move in the direction of the Combahee river
yesterday. All quiet here to-day. Nothing
from any other point
The Whig also reports a destructive fire at
Augusta, 6a, on Sunday night, burning over
400 bales OF cotton. On Monday evening an
other fire occurred at Hamburg, opposite Au-
gusta, Ga, burning from 1,5OO to 1900 bales Of
cotton belonging to the rebel government.
The Richmond Examiner of the Goth says
that there have been some recent dispositions
OF rebel troops in the West and South, the
details OF which it would be inadvisable to
publish.
The Charleston IS. C.) Mercury states that
large number OF reinforcements had arrived
in that city.
The resolutions Of the Confederate Senate,
creating the office Of commander. in. chief of
all the armies OF the Confederacy, and recon-
mending that Gen. Joe Johnston be reinstated,
have been passed in that branch of the rebel
Congress This will, if carried into effect,
make Lee the commander in. chief OF all the
The railroad bridge over the Ocsnee river,
in Georgia, is reported finished, and pa assenger
trains would soon pass over.
The New Orleans Era announces the loss OF
the Yankee gunboat Narcissus, William G.
Jones, commander, in Mobile Bay on the night
OF December =, caused by an explosion, the
nature Of which is not given. She filled in
fifteen minutes: some of those on board were
injured, but all were rescued by the steamer
Cowsltp.
The Danville Register OF Tuesday saws that
the trains would pass over the Piedmont road
to Greensboro the next day, Wednesday, the
damage done to the track by the recent freshet
having been repaired. The Roanoke river
was swollen during the late freshet to a hle her
extent than ever before known. The bridge
across the river at Weldon had suffered exten.
siye damage, over 20 feet having been carried
away.
It is reported that Sherman had visited CO.
lnmbia ia disguise. and had stopped at Nick.
erson's Hotel.
Miscellaneous Items.
From the Richmond papers of the 19th.l
FROM SOUTH CAEoLINA.-Sherman, as will
be seen by the telegram in another column, is
moving on Charleston. Pocotaligo is q small
town on the Charleston and Savannah Rail.
road, fifty five miles from Charleston, and
hee river Is about five miles from Pocotaligo
and empties into st. Helena Sound. Branch.
Vile is sixty six miles from Charlest ton, on the
South Carolina Railroad, and seyenty.fiye
miles from Augusta.
SIGNIFICANT.-The Raleigh Confederate saws
that the present Legislature has created thirty
two new magistra in Wake county, where
there were already about ore hundred and
fifty. The Wilmington Journal says, OF course
the object Of this is fully apparent.
TORIES DISPOSED oF.-Six North Carolina
tories, VINO mad been marauding upon the citi.
zens near Spartanburg, South Carolina, were
pursued by the citizens a few days ago, and all
OF them made 10 bite the dust.
AN ENGLISH CAyALRYMAN JN THE