From The South

Foi'tress Sírtnroo, Dec. 20. The Riuhmotld Dispulch of Doe. 17 bays that on Moiiduy GD. Evana feil baok across thu Nuso Kiver, and buroad the bridge. He retroated seven milos before an overwhelming force of the enemy. The Yankees have posession of the Clinton road, on the south nido oí' the river, vvhilst oor troops ocoupy the Dorth side. Every inilo of the advanco of tho enemy was strongly contested, Oen. Evnna will wait for roinforcements, and will then, probably, drive the itivaders back to NewbeiQ, Newbern, N. C , Deo. lGth. Recont Nortb Carolina papers are fult ui complaiDta abom ao order eminating fi'oui tho rebel Major General Freocb, directmg the burning of all the cotton in the couDties borderiog on the Roanoke Ri'ver, whioh is finot moved west of the Wilmington Railroad by December tho löth. Tho L'ichmond Examincr nf December the 12lh statea that small-pos prevaila thero as an epidemie. The Richraond DUpatch stale8 that "at the Summit, to-day, ranged side by sido with our woundod, wore tho Yankt'o wounded, rocviving tho fiirae caro, enjoying like kiüd treatment with our own unfortunate dorendeia."