The New York Herald Newspaper, April 18, 1862, Page 1

THE NEW. YORK. HERALD. “WHOLE NO. 9352. WEWS FROM GEN. BANKS CORPS. | IMPORTANT FROM THE RAPPAHANNOCK, The Rebels Shelled Out of Their Batteries om the River by Union Gunboatse—Oc™ Mount Jackson Occupied by Union “aks Enemy Evacuating Fredericksburg, &e., de. ‘Wasmmoton, April 17, 1862. Intelligence was received to-day from the Potomac flotilla, which, om the 14th instant, visited the town of Urbana. & boat’s crew was sent ashore there; but when within © few yards of the beach they were fired ‘upon from the rife pits, Noone was injured. The boat received:several bullets in her hull. The Jacob Bell being the nearest in, immediately opened fire upon the rebels, which scattered them in every direction. After this the flotilla preceeded on its voyage towards Fredericksburg. Arriving opposite Lowry’s Point batteries, they com- meneed from the whele fleet to shell the works and for- tifications, driving out the pickets who have occupied hem since its evacuation twelve days ago bY = large body of the rebel army. After the shelling the boats’ crews landed and pro- ‘Coeded to burn seme one bundred and Sty plank and "Jog houses used by the rebels as quarters, which were entirely consumed, After which the boats returned to PRECIPITATE FLIGHT OF THE REBELS. Bridges and Railroad Stock Saved from , Destruction. MARY PRISONERS CAPTURED Probability ef Another Battle With the Enemy. Geacral ‘Siiclds in Command of their ships loaded with blankets, quilts, medicines and His Proops, muskote left:by:the rebels in thelr fight. . ‘The flees thence proceeded to the town of Tappaban- dey a, ae, nock, about two miles‘ above Fort Lowry, arriving,off penne which a blanx cartridge was fired and a flag of truce hoisted, which was responded to by the people of tho town, displaying a number of white flags. Our commander, with bis gig’s crew, landed, when be was met at the beach by a large concourse of per. sons of all colors, and it seemed with great demonstra- tions by the dark population, one old woman exclaiming, “Bress God! the Yankees have come at last.” ‘The American flag was run up over one of the largest houses in the town, when it was hailed with enthusiastic cheering by the crews of our own gunboats. Subse- quently our commander was informed that some of the people of the place had said that as soon as we left. it would be torn down. Our commander then politely told them if it was he would give them six hours to leave the town before he burned it. Information was given by the contrabands that four large schooners and other ebstructions bad been placod in the narrow channe) of the river, five miles this side of Fredericksburg,to prevent our approach to that place, where lie the steamers St. Nicholas, Fureka. and Logan, the fokmer mounted with two guns. As far a8 could be learned, there were no rebel soldiers on the neck of land lying between the Potomac and Rappahannock, excepting a few picket cavalry, mostly ‘composed of Marylanders, to prevent the escape of ne- groes. On the 15th inst. the fleet lay off Tappahannock, about fifty miles below Fredericksburg. Our fleet captured the sloop Reindeer, loaded with oysters, shad, cedar posts, and carpet bags containing a quantity of clothes for the rebels, with many letters, from which it was ascertained that the rebels wore éva. cuating Fredericksburg, and talking of burning the town to keep it from falling into our hands. The fleet then proceeded down the river to Carlin’s creek, and there cut out two very fine schooners, one of them being the Sidney A. Jones, of Baltimore, Just Delow thetrock two rebel soldiers were captured. Con. traband goods were found there and appropriated, Dut the liquor was all destroyed. ° mother Account of the Expedition. ‘Wasmxoron, Apri} 17, 1862. ‘The steamer Jacob Bel) arrived at the Navy Yard yesterday afternoon, and reports that on Monday last, in company with the Island Belle, Satellite, Resolute and Reliance, she proceeded on a reconnoissance up the Rap- pabannock river. In thegafternoon they had reached the vicinity of Urbana, and Acting Master Street, of the Belle, with six men, under instructions of the Flag Officer pulled up the creek towards the téwn, for the purpose of assuring its in_ habitants that their rights and property would be repect- od. On entering the'creck they found along embankment, and wore hailed by a man, who asked what they wanted. ‘They answered that theirs wasa peaceable purpose, and were told to pass on; but immediately the man aimed a rifle at the boat and fired, and instantly the embank- ment was lined with men, who fired a volley at the boat, only one shot striking it. Master Street returned the fire, and pulled back to the steamer, and the steamers drew up in line and shelled the rebels out. ‘They then proceeded up the river, and observed from nearly every house a white sbeet fying as a fing of truce, and after proceeding tome five miles, Janded at Carter's wharf, and heard from family that Fort Lowry had been evacuated. No men were to be seen at any of the houses, excopt the old and infirm. They wore informed that al) othors had been either pressed into the rebel service or bad run away. They were also told that asystem of signals had been established by the rebels from the dif. ferent points, and that their approach was already known above. A few miles above they anchored in front of Fort Lowry, and after shelling the woods, landed a small force and raised the Stars and Stripes on the rebel flag- staff. The place bad been vacated only a short time, as the bread was found to be warm in the ovens, although it is probable the main body whieh had had garrisonned the place bad left some days previous. ‘They had erected nearly one hundred comfortable frame Duildings, and seemed to have been supplied with every convenience. The hospital was found to be in compjet® order, andthe medicines standing as if they had been lately in use. In front of the fort a light boat had been sunk. Ip removing the guns, of which {hey had nine mounted, two sixty-cight-pounders were sunk, the boats in'which they were being taken across having swamped. After removing al} the stores that could be easily taken off, the balance, together,with the buildings, were burned by our forces, The fleet then proceeded up to Tappa- hannock, where they arrived about ten o'clock on Tues. day morning, and anchored off the town. The inhabi- tants had been signalized of their approach, and were in atorrible fright, many baving already Jeft, and others hastily packing up their goods, Lieutenant McCrea, with a strong force, ianded about one o'clock with @ flag of truce, and assured the inhabi. tants that they would not be molested in their Jawfal business. Very shortly a large number of those who had left returned, and the goods were moved back to the stores and dwellings. As soon a the inhabitants had returned the Stars and Stripes were hoisted from the top of |the Court House, and were greoted with hearty cheers from the fleet. Atan arly hour on Wednesday morning @ sloop was seen some five miles above, and Master Street was de- spatebed with the Island Belle to capture her. On getting witbio a mile and a half of her, the crew were seen to take @ boat and hastily pull for the shore. A ball was t after them, but without effect. The sloop was then taken possession of, and was found to be the Rein- deer, freighted with army stores, which were to be land @d at Tappabannock. She had also a Jarge mail aboard, among which were letters containing valuable informa- tion. After securing the prize, and arsuring the inhabitants of their protection, the fleot started to return, and when passing the mouth of Totuskey creek, two schooners- were observed some four or five miles up. A boat was Immediavely sent up, and they were brought out, At Union wharf some fifteen miles below Capparneck a boat was landed, and two prisoners in uniform arreated and brought off. Thoy gave their names as B, L. Moseingo And James A. Canan, and state that they have recently Deen drafted in the militia and were on the way to camp. The other vessels, with the prizes in tow, are oxpected at the yard tbis afternoon, ‘Wasnmmoron, April 17, 1802. ‘The folowing Bas peen receryen as ine War Depart- weent:— ‘Mount Jacnson, April 17—A. M. Our treope cocupied Mount Jackson at seven o’clock this ‘morning, and are now in front of Rude’s Hill, where the ‘omy appears to be in force. ‘The people report that they intend giving battle there. ‘They resisted our advanee in order to gain time for the ‘warning of bridges and railway cars, engines, &¢., which ‘adaccumulated at the terminus of ths road, But our move- ‘ment was #0 sudden, and the retreat of the rebels 80 pre- cipitate, that we were enabled to save the bridges, two Jocomotives and some cara, All these bad been prepared ‘with combustible materia) for instant conflagration. ‘Many prisoners have been taken and pevera) horses cap- ‘tured from the enemy. ‘The troops have acted admirably. They were in mo. ‘tion at one o'clock in the morning. ‘Golone) Carroll’s brigade, of General Shields’ division, fed she advance on the back road to the rear of Mount Jeckaon, and General MoCall on the turnpike. Genera) Williame, with his main division, breugbt up Qe reserved column. ‘We sball occupy New Market to-night, General Shielis has so far resovered as to command bis étvision $0 person. beirperv-eaed . Sraassune, Apri) 17, 1862, Despatches from Gencral Banke, dated Meunt Jacksen, in morning; state that be bad seized two locomotives end several care, saved the bridges and taken many Prievners and neveral fine horses. ‘Whe advance was 60 sudden that the enemy bad no ‘Vime to destroy their works or preperty, although every preparation was probably made to do #0. Our forces surprised in @ church a company of Aahby’s cavalry, fifty to sixty in anmber, together with three lieutenants and the horses of the company. 0 secure did they feel that they neglected to post pickets. The prisoners are now here in charge of Oolone] Charlee Canby, of the Sixty-sixth Ohio, com- ‘Wander of the post, to be forwarded to Baltimore. ‘Colone) Canby, in person, keeps up active scouting ‘rough the mountain haunts of the rebels with cavalry, Detween the two forks of the Shenandoah, and bas ‘Brought in several prisoners who aided in tho attack on hie pickew. Be reports the inhabitants almost destitute of the necessaries of life and ignorant of our presence in force; but that they request protection against rebel de- predations,baving never taken part in the war. It is dbought thoy are generally decidedly im favor of tho restoration of the Union® Between Forty Fifty of the Sev- tnty-Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment Drowned. ‘Wrincuesren, Va. , April 17, 1862. Yesterday a large boat, containing a number of the men and officers of the Seventy-fifth Pennsylvania regi- ment, swamped at Castleman's ferry on the Shenandoah, drowning between forty and fifty men and severa, -oflicers. Among the latter are Adjutant Teatman, Cap- tain Wjlson, of the Third brigade commissary, and Captain Ward. The regiment was formerly commanded Dy Colone) Bohlen, now Acting Brigadier of the Third brigade, General Blenker’s division. NEWS FROM GEN. FREMONT'S CORPS. Warmuno, Ve., April 17, 1862. 42 Gxpedition just returned to Moorfield from Frank- iin reperte that one bridge wae burned by the rebels jast before the recent attack on Milroy. The flag was cheered at various points along the road. Franklin is strongly secession. This expedition has opened free communication between Schenck and Milroy—a very impertapt element of future success. Under date of April 15, General Milroy reports thas large numbers of fugitives of both sexes are arriging at is camp daily, travelworn and hungry. He asks in- ‘structions about them. He has information that rebel refugees, from Highland and other counties are taking ‘Aheir effects, cattle and negroes, such as they can, to Rockbridge county as a place of safety. A cavalry company, returned from Pocahontas county, reports all quiet in that vicinity. It captured two rebel eeidiors on furlough, one supposed to be a guerilla. It also took a rebel mail, the contents of which are anim. portant, and killed one cavalry soldier, who attemptea to encape. ‘The Visit of the French M mond. Bautimore, April 17, 1662. ‘ The following reliable information relative to the visit of the French Minister to Norfolk seems to be puf- fleieatly significant to justify particular mention: — On Sunday morning last Commandant Gautior, of the French war steamer Gassendi, received a telographie @eepatch from Washington, via the government tele- graph line, via Cherrystone, to repair immediately to Alexandria for the French Minister . ‘Tho Gassendi proceeded forthwith, and returned to Hampton Roads without even giving the Commandant time to stop in Washington, and, after paying a brief visit 40 General Wool and Flag Officer Goldsborough, the @as- eeadi got up steam and went to Norfolk, whence the French Minister was to proceed to Richmond, ‘Nonroun, April 15, 1862. ‘The Day Book announces the arrival of the French \ frigate Gassendi, with M. Mercier, the French Minister ‘Washington, on board ‘There are many surmises and great curiority ap to the asion of bis vinit. ‘The editor of the Day Bocifeaye that M. Mereior hap for the French Consul at Richmond, which ip of the visit. ater to Rich- “ thy cnuse _—————— | Parson Brownlow at Lancaster, ‘ Lanoasrm, Pa. , April 17, 1862, Par. go Brownlow had an enthusiastic imprampta re- ception wt the depot this evening. He responded to the cheors in @ short speech, in which he said that Tonnasnee Would be voted back into the Union by 60,000 majority. Ax‘ tho train igparted three cheers were given for ine pat, “!0t of Fagt Temnenses, The Steamship Aric] at Aspinwall, By sho arrival of the brig B. Drummond, Captain Con- way, from Aspinwall, which” port she left on the SJst ‘ult,, we learn that Yhe steamship Ariel was at that port, ‘The Ariel bad her machinery damaged on hor passage henoe, which accounts for her non-appearance at New ‘Yerk ap to this time. ee Arrival of the Canada at Prize Sommissionors’? OMice. Bomran, April 11, 18 Aver? 17.—The sollowing prize sehooners and Canada, from Liverpool yin putes: eargoen hx VO Deon dMivered over to the commiss! ‘is ovening. “4 mat ees mmyontiy'Atlon j—Ra Xho f Clifton, Julius Wel Patma: ‘rain to-morrow, due at Now ing day. The night was spent in coaling, taking in pro. . river and get position, “At a quarter before two o'clock, et NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1862. IMPORTANT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI. THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN. jistance q Progress of the Bombardment of Fort ‘ed field work, with a deep wet ditch. Pillow—Fhe River Cleared of Rebel tllea heavy bastlonth water from the bey, had Continuous Cannonading on Both Sides. jn front, supplied Vessels. constructed. ‘Wasmurerom, April 17, 1862. ‘The War Department to-day reevived the following: ‘Camo, Il, April 16, 1862. ‘The mortars opened on Fort Pillow on the 14th inst., and soon cleared the river of all veasels. Our shells fell in the rebel camp. The rebel works are strong and extensive. ‘Two deserters came on board the gunboats and say that ex-Licutenant Themas Huger, late of the United States Navy, is in eommand at Fort Pillow, and that The Rebels Forced to Abandon One of Their Batteries. really artistic. Bastions were construct ese heery ones and three LEN, all embrasured. com) arters are qu Fanged as to ecommodate, twenty-five men each. Each house held a company divided Rebels Shelled Out of Their Batteries PRICE TWO CENTS. IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH. The Rebels Still. Claiming a Victory at Pittsburg. Beauregard Declares His Ability to Defeat Any Foree Brought Against Corinth. ‘into squads of twenty- General Pillow and Commodore Hollins haye gone below. Near Gloucester, ar cach. Atiention bad bemm. Dell 2° So Message of Jeff. Davis Relative to the Our Mississippi River Correspondence. the P ition was occupied by & Lonisi- ‘New Mapnp, April 11, 1862. a, &., &. ane reniment—the Fourteenth Tigere—a valery, and Death of Gen. Johnston. 4 Start and a Holi—An Advance of Ten Miles Towards part of another regiment not ascertained. mn com. mee ed to evacuate the place the force on the Point num- some 1,500 men. Aorues Memphia—Prospects of @ Week's Delay Before Proceed- Cheasewan’s creel, and of their ing Purther, de. Commodore Foote iesued orders on the ight of the 9th to his fleet to prepare for s movement on the follow- Yorrasm Mownon, April 17, 1862. ‘The rebels have been for several days building large fortifications en the Gloucester side of York river, about two miles from Yorktown, and within sight of our gun- Doate; but their guns were of too long range toallow of the approach of the gunboats to sbell the works, About one thousand men were at work on the fortifications, and the mortars were not of safficient range to check opera- tions, Yesterday morning, however, the gunboat Tobago ar- rived, baving a heavy one hundred-pounder rifled Parrott gun, and at énce opened upon them with shell, which were ‘80 well aimed that they could be seen falling in their midst and exploding with fatal effect. The rebels could be dis- tinctly seen carrying off their killed and wounded; and in the course of two hours the work was entirely suspended, the nien retiring out of range. At every attempt to re- new the work they were driven back. ‘The guns mounted by the enemy on the Yorktown side of the river number not less than fifty one hundred- pounders, some of them rifled, bearing directly on the bar, Our gunbosts are at present about two miles below the town. There is said to be skirmishing along the whole ine before Yorktown, and the Berdan Sharpshooters are spreading terror among the gunners of the enemy by their unerring aim. ‘The enemy have made several sorties with infantry 10 dislodge or capture our riflemen, but bave been driven They their escape stood noton the order ing. There is no Union sentiment hereabout, except among the contrabands. A etrong minded woman in one of the houses goes armed with « revolver, and stands guardover her property with a vigilance only equalled by that of a tigress over her whelps. She has not ‘Deen molested in ‘any way, and her vindictive demonstrations are the visions, ammunition, &c., and perfecting other arrange- ments for @ voyage. It was noon of yesterday before ‘these preparations were completed and the fleet in readi, ness to move. Then came the order to rouna to into the everything being in readiness, the signal to start was given by the flagship, and in afow migutes the whole flotilla was steaming past Island No. 20, now nearly 2 de- serted locality, a smal! guard only remaining to protect the public property. Am we passed anumber of army transports, some loaded with troops, others with mili- tary stores, and still others having in tow the two large wharf boats that were captured at the island, with their cargoes of stores still aboard, fell into the line. ‘The run to New Madrid was quickly made, ‘and. was wholly devoid of interest. Oocasionally deserted battery was seen on the shore, which attracted its share of attention, as did also the partially sunken rebel steamers that lay scattered here and there along the river. A submarine bell boat was at work with the Grampus, with very good prospects of raising her. The John Simons, Mobawk, Yaz00 and Prince were sunk to their burricane decks, but appeared to be yet in order,and may be raised at small cost. De to, which was given up afloat, has been remanned with a loyal crew and put in commission as a mail and ‘boat between the fiect amd Cairo. The Mars ‘Warwick Counr House, Va., April15, 1862, Conversation Between a Union ana Rebel Soldier—Reported Preparations of the Bnemy for Flight—Health of the Troops, de. , dc. It appears to have fallen to the lot of this corps to await events at Yorktown, and to watch, meanwhile, tho enemy's extreme right. Though the slow lessons of fn- activity are the hardest the soldier has to learn, and though we do not know of any general that ever waited very brilliantly, yet what we have to do in this way is well done. Perhaps we watch better than wewait. As that isa service that certainly does not involve a very perceptible possibility of failure, it recieves attention accordingly; and if ‘‘secesh” wants tocrawl through the lines to steal any moro old women, it must choose some other locality than this for the brave exploit. Every foot of our front especially is under continual surveik lance. Nor is the picket duty without its hazard either, for the onemy’s pickets fire from beyond ‘and Red Rover, also of the captured flect, are lying at | back with heavy loss. a ee: w\ifaie (edance: the island awaiting slight repairs, when they w: beset Asto the arran; ts for the fin: the creek whenever ey Stwork.. The Admiral was-sent to Cairo with a load of tr at siege, wo Reed | vy a shot; and though they do generally miss, only eay, the work goes bravely on.’” ‘There was some firing thie morning by the rebel batte- ries to the left of Yorktown; but no damage was done. An e@tensive smoke has been arising all day from Newport's News, leading to the belief that preparations are making to evacuate it. It bas now ceased tobe a position of importance. \ ‘Nuak Yormows, April 17, 1862. Hor. Rowm M. Stanton, Secretary of War:— During Tuesday and Wednesday the gunboats amused themselves by shelling the woods below Gloucester. One of them approached within two miles of Yorktown yesterday morning, when the rebels epencd from a new battery eoncealed in the woods. The boat having obtained the position of their guns returned to ber position, without receiving apy damage. yet they almost always come near enough to make it interesting. Orders are still strictly kept up to return Qo fire,and though they are obeyed they are an addi- tional trial, Conversation, however, is not prohibited, ‘and very frequently takes place between the enemy’s ‘men and our own on picket. But little is ever said worthy of note; yet a few words passed the other day which give an idea of the fancies that appear to prevail tn refer, ence to our condition on the other side. After the cus- tomary questions, ‘' What regiment do you belong to?” er eduthern soldjer oalled out to & Massachusetts rebel prisoners, her robel crew being continued in scr- vice to run her. Sho was provisioned for the trip from the captured rebel stores. The Ohio Belle and Kewe- naw Valley have alsogone to Cairo with prisoners, So the fruits of our victory are already manifesting ther usefulness. @ ‘The naval flotilla arrived off this Porete balf-past threo P. M., a terrible gale blowing at time, accom- Ranied by a ibery she of rain, which bas lasted all ight still continues. re are at present lying here in statu quo, with no inti- mation that we eball move hepa just ops oer Pope is certain} preparea yet for an advance, fa short Seapets jon, and has made a requisition for twenty additional transports to move his army; but I am informed tbat there is trouble in procuringthem. The Doats are not to be had; every available craft on the above the omar cy on = Tennessee. How long, if at detai : Pope may conslude bout sugar ; have you got any f”? lenty,”” sald Massachusette, That's @ damnod Yankee lie,” responded from the sunny South. ‘We know better; Dlockade and we'll let you have sugar.” ‘Massachusetts saw how impossible it would be to con- vince thig fellow, and determined to ask a question in }» i in use here or “the voice bP tener cpeie the us here remains to be seen. Gener: raise move a portion of his force with what vessels he has, and send the boats back as soon as they discharge their ‘The firing to-day was renewed at long intervais. Kehr the romance of te army, Tain crot ce | yg ron. yeerany moming, with ene tomunnd | Wn C otk ara tay conv! aod of tae Ranney nan men, commenced to strengthen # battery located about me wich the sunny South suddenly responded, * Go ments now, and are ae three miles to the left of Yorktown, when a battery was | t hell.” fonuiryinYohave inem. Buti would be brought to bear, causing them to boat a hasty retreat, | , There is a very general Impresticn among. tesen whe sove when but bal Prearedd hover be cxeused.” | The rebels opened wit their heavy guns, when 8 second battery was brought forward. A brisk fire was pow kept up for about four hours, during which three of the enemy’s guns were dismounted, when both parties ceased for a while; but the firing was resumed ep our part late in the afternoon and con- tinued tii] daylight this morning, effectually preventing ip some active movement there, and some sup- NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE, « Fonrness Mownos, April 17, 1862. Calm weather is prevailing in the Roads. It bas been ‘most propitious for the reappearance of the Merrimac; $5 ; \dge in that direction. not a8 all improbable that the rebels at that point, if not now in actual retreat, are busy with to make a very hasty one at Attack on the Rebel Forts on the dey Rey deo Fontanes Mownos, Apri} 16; 1862. ‘ A flag of truce wae sent this morning to deliver letters and despatches; but no news transpired. It was im- Possible to obtain even a glimpse of the papers received at headquarters. nf Copies of the Richmond Dispatch and Norfolk Day Boo’ ‘were received here last evening. The Dispatch contains a despatch from Beauregard, dated Corinth, 9th inst., stating that he was strongly intrenched and prepared to defy the federals in what: _ ever numbers they might attack him. battle of Pittsburg Landing as a most important rebol victory. He says ‘wo captured six thousand federal prisoners and thirty-six cannon.” ‘The Dispatch, commenting on the above, thinks tbat the total rout of Generals Buell and Grant is certain. . He elaine the No mention is made of Beauregard being wounded. One of the garrison who escaped from Fort Pulaski if represented as contending that the Union batteries con tained a gun that would put its shells through the walls of the fort at any point at which it was aimed, rendering the working of the guns almost impossible. The bar- Dette guns were all dismounted, and most of those bear: ing on the attacking batterios were in a similar condition before the fort surrendered. Tho garrison consisted of over five hundred men. ‘The following is taken from the Norfolk papera:— * Ricewonp, Va., April 16, 1862. Both houses of Congress have adopted a resolution td adjourn on Monday next,and to meet again on the third Monday of August. ! ‘The Conscription bil} passed Congress on the 9th inet, ' Reports have been received here of the landing of The Death of Yankee troops at Tappahannock, Essex county, Va., om the Rappabannock river. Five federal gunboata Went to Urbana, on the Rappahan- mock river, on Sunday, and next day proeeeded to hhannock. No troops were landed. This is be @ reconnoissance or feint. Oficial information from New Orleans states that an attack on Forts Jackson and Philip commenced yester: day, 14th inst, Savarnan, April 24,'18¢2. ‘The Morning News learns that Jacksonville, Florida, ‘was evacuated by the federals last Tuesday. They anid they were going to Tybee. The town je pew.in posses sion of the Confederates. _—_—_ General J lohuston nounced in the Rebel Senate. ‘THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED—MESGAGE OF PRESIDENT DAVIS. {From the Richmond Kxaminer, April 9.) SRNATE. the rebels repairing the damage tho; 1@ future critieal moment. Tosspay, April 6, 1802. Far pacaanrramridicue's rips [ate ee oe | premarin yet te memset | Tea Paria netet tetreoe. Have When Be y 2 °f u lown into a insu) rr 5 ‘The rebels claim shat the Merrimac is the master of | The Joss of the enemy must have been considerable, as vatasula ie new oocupied. bee roy emg of the euemy. wr. Haynes, of ., moved the resovations Hampton Roads. the firing of our artillery was very accurate. Brow igre Soe —_ — eeorergis ee par —«£ eee sidney Joh pagent and yy. A a " thro at an: sw leath johnston, taken The exploit of the Jamestown in seizing three of the | _ ur loss was Sergeant Baker, Seoond Michigan, kiled, | YooMEN a “short, march due wee could ofr resolutions in lieu.’ Resolutions’ were: then Yorktown, @ short march due wer would bring them is regarded as showing the ‘‘terror” with | 24 F. Page, Company K Third Michigan regiment, both | to the James river at some distance above the | presented by the Senator, expressive of the joy of Con- iene page kees view tho Aactnlnk foet shot off; also four horses, which were killed. rebels at Lee's Mills, and thus these gentry would | gress on hearing of the great victory of our army in Ten- inion se. Yanenes yi eatorday, Richard Painter, of Bordan's sharpshooters, | bé effectually cut off from Richmond: Beyond a | nessee, paying &, glowing tribute of respect to. the ‘The Richmond Dispatch bas some comments on the x ‘ “ a + | doubt the rebels see this possibility as olearly as | memory of the Commander-in-Chief, and conveying the Merrimac, which it says spent two days in Hampton | Wa probably fatally shot while on picket. any one clse can, and hence it is not improbable that | thanks of Congress to General Beauregard and the Other engagements took place yesterday further to the | the nocturnal activity observed in their camps means the | under his command for their services on that Roads bantering the Monitor and the Yankee fleet to come up from the shelter of their batteries. ‘The Dispatch says!—Considering it not worth while to ‘waste any more coal to entice the Monitor into a conflict, the Merrimac has returned to her anchorage. ‘The belief is very general here that the yerrimac re. ceived some injury during the recent Taidgwhich com- pelied her to go back to Norfolk. She was undoubtedly aground all the second day, and may, from the heavy weight of her armament, have sprung aleak. Sho is, however, back at the Norfolk Navy Yard, and was, there is little doubt, taken back for repairs of some kind. When moving about the upper Roads on Friday last, and exchanging shots with the Naugatuck, she was very close to the English steamer Racer. At one time she was close alongside. In conversation with one of the English sailors yesyer- day—an experienced gunner—be assured me that the last gun the Merrimac fired the shell exploded before it loft the muzzle. He was cloze enough to see a groat com- removal in advance of all material that cannot be carried away by men suddenly called upon to move in a hurry. On Sanday afternoon a rebel boat, in its construction much like a steamtug, armed with one gun, ran up the Warwick r! to some distance above its mouth, and threw several shell toward one of our camps. Noone was hurt, and after afew shots froma battery on our side, the gunboat put away rapidly and got out of the river, apparently unhurt. On Sunday two men of the Ninety-eighth Pennsylvania, Qvlonel Railliere, went over to the enemy under circum. stances which render it doubtful whether or no they intended to desert. Deserters, however, they are very plainly called in camp. One of the men was a Sergeant, and for some days previously had a desire to go over and seo what they were at on the other side. No notice was taken of what he said until Sunda t noon, when he was seen with # private ona in the James river already nearly over. He was called y to return, and some rebel soldiers called upon him to'Come on.’’ Equally exposed to a fire from either side, lve appears to have hesitated a moment, when le asked these on the other side ‘‘If they would let bim come back again.” They said yes,and over he went. t. Jeft, and near James; river, in which our troops showed very great gallantry. The results bave not yet been fully ascertained. Our Army Correspondence. ‘Sm Pors, Va. , April 12, 1863. The Trip from Alexandria—A Fighting Parion—A Dreary Time at Fortress Monroe—Arrival at Ship Point—The Rebel Works and Position, de., de. ‘The expression of the Irishman, that although “the sea and the sky are mighty pretty things to look at, faith they are no great sight after all when you bave nothing else to look at for a week together,” was fully endorsed by the party who had the fortune to embark on board the steamer Croton a week ago yesterday. The steamer is @ staunch, commodious boat enough for a small party to the fishing banks or elsewhere, ‘and would have performed the duty assigned to her on the ooca- sion of the embarkation, only the elements were against her. The General commanding designed to make her the flagship of bis brigade, but changed his mind and motion on board, and the escape of smoke from her port- | bie person at the latest moment to the8. R. Spaulding | soon be in the enjoyment of the I of . holes. and has probably biessod his’ stare ever since that he Excellent health still prevails in our army,and we % ‘Wastancton, April 17, 1862. | made the alteration. have had but one death in ital, of which the record The boat which left Old Point at five o'clock this mora. | Your correspondent was not ‘so heppy as to be ia the | 12 88 follows:—Henry Ven Amaring, private, Company 2 ing reports all quiet in the vicinity. The weather is | confidence of the General in season to secures passage | April 9, 1862, at Warwick Court » Va., of typhoid @lear and warm, and excellent for our troops, on the Spaulding, and, Hobson’s choice, he was forced to | fever. take pot luck with Captain Dumont and some four bun- dread members of a New Hampshire regiment. The start wae all very well, and we proceeded dewn the river im excellent spirite and in delightful hallucinations that we should be safely Jand. ed at Fortress Monroe early the following evoning, or, at the latest, by Sunday morning. To avoid the ‘Roads,’ @ delectable lecality from Liverpool Point, some fifteen miles down the Potomac, the boat lay to off Budd’s Ferry for the night. On Saturday morning we Rebel News frem Yorktown. ‘The Richmond Dispatch says, in reference to affairs on the peninsula, that no anxiety need be felt ap to the result of the forthcoming battle. The Yankees are te be driven back to the fortress and thoroughly vanquished by the forces under Generals Lee, Johnstonand Magruder. Another Richmond paper gives this news from York- own:— Our Newport's News Correspondence. Fraet Bricape, Finst Divimon, Daraxruent ov Vincixia, Newport's Nsws, Va., April 16, 1862. New Intelligence from the Rebel Side—Movement of their Troops From and Around Norfolk Yoritown—The Weather— Rebel Salutes, dc. A party of seven fugitive negroes crossed the river Jant night, arriving in our camp at balf-past two o'clock this morning. They report that with the exception ofa Sreco ie net nesbinn Svcs Seer ah we tin a medi 13 now believed un Mocielan hed, Hatend of attacking, after sending s few ir. Hares stated that he was one of the the President treat from Nashville. Subsequent information had him to alter bis opinion, and to offer the resolutions named. cansed he therefore felt it his duty Mr. Yanouy, of Als., moved that the resolutions ded as ‘de so amen to the surviving officers and designate the place of tho battle as indicated by General ‘d—viz: the battle field of Shilob. He moved, also, amended as to tender the thanks of Beauregard for their gall the resoluticng Be so to Generad i ‘try and skill on that memorable Geld. ‘MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT—DEATE OF GENERAL 4. a The following message President:— To Tum Savats axD Hoves or REPRmamwtaTives oF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA:— considerable body of men still réfhaining at Sutfolk, near- | were moving by daybreak, and made good p1 to ly all the military in that neighborhood have been sent to | the ‘mouth oF 7 ihe St. Marys river, which point was | shot at tong range, commenced throwing up breastworks. ~ | General Magruder at Yorktown—only enough deing re- | Teached about sundown. The appearance of the weather | It was supposed that an invading ny whose duty 18 ae ‘ was not deemed favorable to our entrance into Chesa- | was to the last mandate from Was! \ington—to crush j tained to man the guns on the water batteries. There- | peake Bay, and it was determined to makea harbor at | rebellion in ninety days—would have marched boldly on MY dels boast considerably of the blockade exercised by the | the mouth of the river. Here was found a perfect flotilla | to attack our forces, which were so much inferior in 4 Merrimac on the James river, above Hampton Roads, | °f sveamernand their tows, which did not dare to meet the pa aint ae ie eee 4 ese r 7 and as mach gapital as possible is being made out of the | Proned bright and clear, the threateriag storm deferred | see whether it be sate 10 oferiher, ‘Maybe he will not in veusels taken on Friday; two of them aro said to bave | its visit, and the Croton entered the bay as upon a sea of | cross it at all, and then " the goade of the Reopens of 7 contained hay,and as forage just now is very scarce | Siae?. the animals can’t make him waite ‘stan oe A ae “ab with the rebels, no deubs these prises came quite op- | »,Dirine serrke Te seer ue regiments food epect | set ee crane rie he ari rensite stetiontry tale of forenoon im iment, a 6 sie e ‘. Perie esther still remains clear and warm, and highly | men of an iron-headed Cromwellian’ Puritan,‘no, fares a | He may be forced te do yet what be has no intention of | bis death is sim ted im ad Wm. favorable to any movements that may be contem| on f belief in giving the rebels orthodox, and any-other-dox, | doing. Of a he may sest assured, and that is, eR neh a hone " James river. with its forest-clad shores, lies emiling be. | Knocks is concerned. He is @ printer-preacherfrom Man- | that our cause at Yorktown will be maintained by as ae epek =| Feat a fend fore us,a picture of peace, with only obe blot in ite the | shester, and full of picty and pognacity. Preached a | brave and determined sm army of patriots as ever | Mien Ns fitian victory. (A Mini bai out thessrtery old Cumberland, in the same position in which she was | £004eermon on led his Sharp's rifle | shouldered e g oF nie leg, But he rode on unui, from lose he felt ez left by the Merrimac on the evor memorable Sth of | 40d Colt’s revolver on Monday, that they may be ready ee hausted, and died without pain in a few m 1a body March, a fit mausoleum for those one hundred heroes who | for an occasion any other day in the week. A well meaa- City Intelligen: has bees entrusted to me by General B be tanen manfuily stuck to their ebip and flag to the last, ing man, and ‘‘fearfally in earnest” as any firecater | Prxraip Newararan Waarrans.—We believe it ts not om bie feral’ ‘and remain until directions are received ‘At ton o’elock this morning falutes were fired from the | thathe may comesercss. He singerely fears God and My long and clove frien with thie. dof ‘ génerally known that the government has on sale at all rebel batteries at Sewall’s Point, Crancy Island and Pig | hates the rebels. ‘cons0q) Thus far, up to the arrival at the fortress, ali had gone | the principal post offices prepaid wrappers for newspa- ‘and patriot forbids me to trust myself in giving ef ence of what event we are unableto | Tien? "E,™ marriage. bolls ; but tho barometer | pers, with the one goat die embossed on them. ‘The new | Vent to the feelings which this sad intelligences has x indicated easterly wwestber, and on Monday morning tract for four yours, from 1862, was taken by George evoked. Without doing mjustice to the 1 , 8 may Last Appearance of the Merrimac. an old fashioned northeasterly storm eet in and con. | °™ » ” safely be asserted that our loss is . Among om the Norfolk Day Book tinued up to yesterday, ‘The condition of the parties on | F. Nesbitt, the contractor for tho prepaid letter enve- | the shining hoste of the great and who now cluster ‘The Merrimac and her consorts were om teen ap- | the steamer Yea far {rot agresablo. Expecting that the | lopes. Large numbers of ordinary unstamped newspaper | around the banner of our country, ‘exists no purer proaching at quarter past six A. M. They moved on storm would abate soon, the men were kept on the we also mands, One Nive, Cone eee ree spirit, no more herole soul, than that of the illustrious ae ea ried at bawaile Point, whine the werriowe vetthe’ aetaenes lim, eof Old Point and for- Heer oat aes tusiciere, ihm ould Unan pearly oe he haa illustrated the eharaetor: for: whic Nnrongh hte "1 rat for- I - Of the fleet waitod at Sewall’s Point, whilst the Merrimac pacaaenes ty gunna bs, = pe bes, ne ; ii employed in the manufacture of nows- thie time, while six months wrappers at ‘Tey are ‘Merrimac ‘were not known as an article of manufacture. taining the v: sight the Merinac oO aD made under @ patent. country's cause, he rode on te the accomplishment of bie Raps and Fortress Monroe, agai object, i of we while bis very life-biood wae ¢ontinued for six hours withou oe mt 4 Police Intelligence. babes § My . ae Ls eat his an of the forte, aud challenging the whole Northern fleet. The | and your correspondent bted 8 Smith Artacn Uron tue FiaG ov ovm Uniox.—For several A sound he heard their i come and of the Sixty-ninth regiment, for kind attention . of victory. "His last thought was his country, and long aiee Saree foterel vessels, two brigeena @eemnewer, $4 Sovetal donea of Quinine, vendered aud administered | eare past there bas flourished in Jamee streot a dance ad deeply will his country mourn hie lose. were captured by jee Jumeatiwn, within easy range of immadiannly om bis arr al ie house known as the “Flag of our Union,” ‘The establish. rhe Se eeeertal DAVIS. federal guns, it disposed te . mong lacem rendered sad- dies and women message y ae ene eke crentag, the exacttime not Moted, the Merrimac, | denly famous and Important by the circurastanee of war | ment wae ee ee women of | printed. doubtful character, who gavo the police conside- rable trouble and annoyed the neighbors genc- tally, Last winter the proprietor of the place, Henry ‘and the magic of that mystic spell, uosin river sad ship Point we mow ote pin Boy Ship Point now derives its importance from constituting the either with a view to try the range of the new gun or to di its load, fired over a gunboat and a small craft which was'said to be the Stevens battery. Both re- Mr, Barespas moved copies printed. Agreed to. to have five bundred extra turned the fire, but without effect. The shot, however, | extreme right of the movement upon Yorktown. The Point het bie barkeeper during an affray, and was test near Savannah from vens atte of imme! \ fronte the river, or rather bay—for the Poquesin de | Lauer,, 3g D ‘The Con Hroms en tatiana thaitinec,dovemapanio’ by hr eck an iat Inhutnarable cresks or estuaries very asen. | subsequently indicted for manslaughter; but, sbrough an | (eevannah correspondence of tne Riehapond: Disgatah, sorts, returned to Craney Island. eae ieeten tan tetas varies te Gee, ingenious lawyer, ho managed to orcape, and was again letter the ovis of thie city have been interlock ag you look from the toward the Chesa- Since my last ‘Captain Maxwell ¢ peake, aid the appearance of n fine bay is present. | Permitted to exercise bis functions ae head of the sa. | 99 ly exercisod on the question of the river Foe oe ti yee naiiivan: | Gd, the principal ributary of his bay is Chaagaraan’s | Yoon. Captain Thorne, of the Fourth precinct, deter. | fences and tne Coating oaniiy that Thave not been 8 ‘The remains of this gallant officer of the Fighty-eighth | Sroek, which, ls navigable for abvut four miles, aud has | mined to break the place up, however, and ou-Wedues. | to devote the usual time to Keep you Dosted on the events New York Volunteers will arrive here to-morrow morn. | beon found of great use in the landing of troops and | da night a descent was made on the**Flag,’’ which re- | and occurrences a ng en ies og ag ‘Washington, and will bo conveyed tohe sfores. ‘Tho land around the Poin: is low and swampy, | suited in the arrest of éhirty-one | and thirteen | terion aro being rapidly placed in position on, Ty} ing from igton, toshearmory | ind that portion cultivated prosents the characteristics | females. The prisonere—a moro motley group of hu- | Island by the f ym Wry pi ee. of the Sixty-ninth rogiment, at Easex markt, by an es- | of our river bottom lands. Fine corn is raised upon the | manity could hardly be found anywhere, except inthe | hood affording # chance a Fourth ward—were brought before Justice Hrevnan; at the Tombs Feeraey, and committed for exacnination on a charge of digorderly omnduct, ‘The proprietor was sub- sojuently held to <= im the sum of $600 to answer (he charge of Keoping a disorderly bougo. farms, and sweet potatoes and garden produce flourish luxuriantly, The Point and much of the surrounding country were owned by a Mr. Howard, a noted rebel, inhabitants of this quarter. ut formed the left of the approaches to York- cort of company ©, of that corps, detailed by Captain O'Keefe, for this purpore. The funeral, wo belteye, will take place on Sunday, The hour has not yet boon decided ‘om, but will ba annoonced to-morrow, Ger Ih teries are mannting heavy pieces, some believed ‘al Pemberton to be of unusual wei © beon told by one who conversed with him that he does not doabt that twonty-ineh mortara are in porses- sion of the Yankees.