LORIDA.

OFFICIAL DISPATCH.

"CHARLESTON, February 11th, 1864.

"TO GEN. S. COOPER.

"Gen Finnegan has repulsed the enemy's force at Lake City--details
not known.

"(Signed) G. T. BEAUREGARD."

SECOND DISPATCH.

"CHARLESTSON, February 11th--11 A.M.

"TO GEN. S. COOPER.

"Gen. Finnegan's success yesterday was very creditable--the enemy's
force being much superior to his own. His reinforcements had not
reached here, owing to delays on the road. Losses not yet reported.

"(Signed) G. T. BEAUREGARD."

REPULSE OF THE ENEMY NEAR CHARLESTON.

OFFICIAL DISPATCH.

"CHARLESTON, February 12th, 1864.

"Gen. Wise gallantly repulsed the enemy last evening on John's
Island. He is, to-day, in pursuit. Our loss very trifling. The
force of the enemy is about 2000; ours about one-half.

"(Signed) G. T. BEAUREGARD."

Every day we recapture some of the escaped Federal officers. So far we
have 34 of the 109.

The President sent over a "confidential" sealed letter to the Secretary
to-day. I handed it to the Secretary, who was looking pensive.

Dr. McClure, of this city, who has been embalming the dead, and going
about the country with his coffins, has been detected taking Jews and
others through the lines. Several _live men_ have been found in his
coffins.

Again it is reported that the enemy are advancing up the Peninsula in
force, and, to-morrow being Sunday, the local troops may be called out.
But Gen. Rhodes is near with his division, so no serious danger will be
felt, unless more than 20,000 attack us. Even that number would not
accomplish much--for the city is fortified strongly.

It is rumored by blockade-runners that gold in the North is selling at
from 200 to 500 per cent. premium. If this be _true_, our day of
deliverance is not distant.

FEBRUARY 14TH.--Clear and windy. There is nothing new that I have heard
of; but great apprehensions are felt for the fate of Mississippi--said
to be penetrated to its center by an overwhelming force of the enemy.
It is defended, however, or it is to be, by Gen. (Bishop) Polk.

I hear of more of the escaped Federal officers being brought in to-day.

The correspondence between the President and Gen. Johnston is causing
some remark. The whole is not given. Letters were received from Gen. J.
to which no allusion is made, which passed through my hands, and I think
the fa