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Synopsis of late Northern news.
departure of the Africa with Lord Lyon's response to the British Government — release of Hatteras prisoners, &c., &c.
Norfolk, Dec. 19.
--Northern papers of the 18th have been received here.
The steamer Africa, which was to have sailed on Wednesday, was detained till this afternoon, for the purpose of taking out Lord Lyons's response to dispatches to the British Government.
Capt. Seymour, Queen's messenger, and special messenger from Minister Adams, left, Boston Tuesday for Washington.
Dispatches have been sent in haste to the Admiral of the North American squadron at Havana.
Secretary Cameron wants four millions seven hundred thousand dollars to put the coast defences in order.
The ship Montmorenci, from Bath, Maine, bound for St. Thomas, laden with coal, was overhauled by the privateer Sumter.
She was ransomed for twenty thousand dollars, and allowed to proceed.
The bark Island City left Boston Tue
From Kentucky.
a severe fight between Texas Rangers and Federal pickets — the enemy's loss severe — a Confederate Colonel killed, &c.
Nashville, Dec. 19.
--A dispatch received yesterday from Bowling Green states that the Quill Texas Rangers, under Col. Terry, came upon the enemy's pickets and drove them in, and about one mile this side of Green River Bridge, were attacked by 600 of the 32d Indiana.
There were 300 on each side of a ravine, concealed in a cornfield, behind trees and haystacks.
The enemy's loss was 75 killed and wounded, and 8 prisoners. Col. Terry, while leading a charge, was killed by a ball which passed through his body and knocked him from his horse, and was afterwards shot through the head.
The Rangers lost four killed, one mortally wounded, and eight slightly wounded.
The Hessian who shot Col. Terry was killed, and his gun secured.
Terry killed two of them just before he fell.
Col. Terry's remains arrived here (Nashville) on yesterd
Arrival of coffee — Movements of Yankees on the coast. Savannah, Dec. 19.
--The Republican, of this morning, says that a cargo of 1,250 sacks of coffee has arrived in the Confederate States within the present week.
The News has a dispatch from Charleston stating that four of the enemy's gun-boats had ascended the North Edisto Inlet on Tuesday afternoon and anchored opposite Rockville, on St. John's Island, thirty miles from Charleston.
The Federals shelled the camp of the 1st South Carolina regiment, and under cover of their fire landed a large force.--The South Carolinians fell back four miles to the Brick Church.