The New York Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1864, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 10,060. ‘THE DANISH WAR. Siege of Duppel by the Prus- sians and Austrians. The Key te the Danish Military Position. Spirited Resistance of the Danes. Important Mfovements by Land aud Water, Kooy Ro, be Our Berlin Correspondence. Bean, Maroh 16, 1864, Fhe Cumpaign in Jutland—Engajement at Veile—Occupa Hon of Horsen and Aarhwut—Military Justice—Skir- mishing near Duppel—Unfavorable Position of the Danes—-The Proposed Conferences, dc. ‘The operations of the Allies tn Jutiand have been con- @ucted no far with the samo rapidity and success that fended their advanco Into Schleswig, until thoy were Drought up all etanding defore the intrenchments of Duppol. The army, under the command of Field Marshal ‘Wrangel, commenced its march from Kolding on Tuesday, ‘She Sth, ia two columns, tho left belog formed by the Austrian corps of General Goblentz, the right by General Mulle’s division of Prussian guards (ten “batiahons, twelve aquadrong and twenty four guns), and a divi- sion“ of reseryos, or about thirty-five to forty thou- fend men in all, Tho Field Marshal and the Crown Prince of Prussia accompanied the division of guards, ‘who took tho direction of Frederijcla, which lies twouty- ve miles east-northeast of Kolding, near the entrance of fhe Littio Belt. At the wilage of Sooghoi they enooun- tered a detachment of Danos, whose numbers aro not }@tated, bus who were at all ovents groatly inferior to the @dvancing column, and appear to havo been commanded ‘Dy General Wiister. : A slight engagement ensued, during whieh a com- peny of Davish infantry (one hundred and thirty mon, with their officere) were cut off and forced % surrender, after which the remainder of the forps effected thor retreat to Fredericia, In this Skirmish General Wilster and his chicf of the staff ‘were both wounded, the latter dangerously, ‘The Prus- ‘Blan casuaitios amounted to only two men killed, and two @Mcers and twenty privates wounded, The march of the Avastrians met with greater difflculties, Jt seeme destined that the weight of tho contest eball fall upon them, while ‘*he Pruss)ins aro constantly disappointed in their hopes ef distinguishing thoraselves and showing that they are ‘ot the holiday soldiers people take them for. Op approaching the heights of Voile, a small bo- ough midway between Kolding and Horeon, almost due orth of the former town, the Austrian advanced posta, @ensisting of o troop of Windisehgraty dragoons, fell in ‘with a body of Danish cavalry, and a hand-to-hand fight ook place, in which Captain Count Czerain was wounded and taken prisoner; but, reinforcementa soon coming up, ‘tae Danes wore ually driven from the heights, and sfter ‘B povere struggle, which continued in the streets of Veile, were obliged to retire in some disorder towards Borson. In his official report General Goblentz admits a Jose of ove bundred and eight men, including five offcers, Dat claims to have made one hundred and twenty prison. are, ‘Tho next day the Austrians occupied Horgen, and after Pasting there for twenty-four hours proceeded to Son- @erburg and Aarbuut, which waz evacuated by the Danes @@ Baturday evening, and taken possession of by the Aus- Qian vanguard op Sunday morning. Aarbuut, the capital of Jutland, is @ seaport town of @even thousand inhabitants, situate on the western shore ‘€f the Kattegat, and the chief point of communication be- ‘ween Jutland and Copenhagen. The Danish division of Ges. Hagerman, which was entrusted with the defence of ‘Petland, is caid to have retired to Viborg, a central position ‘Perthwest of Aarbuut, on the railway that runs through the pooingula; but it is probable that the greater part of their ‘troops bave jomned the garrizon of Fredericia, and that ‘nly a small body bas been left in the interior to carry on ® guerilla war against the Allies, in which they wili be ‘pmpiated by the inhabitants, who are as zeaiourly attached pe abo cause of Denmark as their Southern neighbors are Be what of Germany. Tho citizons of Vetle fired from Qheir windows at the advancing Austrians, who, fm consequence, have ‘made an example,” as they oai) it, By shooting four of them by court martial, according tos Practice introduced by the great Nepoleon in Spain and Germany, and which hac aiways been strongly eon- G@ewoed by German writers, Thero is no rearon, in fact, ‘wby the population of a country should vot be allowed to Bgbt in dofence of their homes as well ax regular soldiers, ‘ee why they should be treated as criminals morely bo- (@euee they do not wear uniforms. If Germany were to Be overrun by French or Russian armies, and the inhabi- feats of the towne and villages were to rise against the fmvaders, no doubt the Gorman press wonld be lout io Meir praise; but the golden rule of doing as you would (Be done by is stiil more raroly adhered to in internations) @emcerns than In private life. ‘While this is going on in the North, the usual skirmish. ag continues In tho “Sundewit,” the neck of land, tne @natern extremity of which is occupied by the fortilica. @ens of Duppel, On Saturday a reconnoissance wok place in the direction of Satrup, which resulted f the capturo of thirty-six Danish soldiers. JA te surprising, by the way, how many prisoners the Danes lose out of their small army. 4 large proportion of Bem, to be sure, are Sobleswigers, who are giad of an ‘Mppertunity of being “captivated.” 4 combiaed move nent was undertaken next day by the brigades of Roedor an4 Goivon, who expelled the enemy from the villages of nian Rackaball after an engagement i which toe had*two officers and Afteén mon Killed and Rackaball lies @ mile aud @ balf north, and three miles weet of Duppel, and their occupation ts upon as the preleds to active operations against $e Desien Sedssrop01, @m Monday it was generally reported thai the bom. of Duppel had actually commenced, and a tele- to that effect was even insorted iu the Krene Zeitung; we have direct accounts from the Prussian bead- in which mothing of the kind ts mentioned. Nkely these rumors are only eprend to distract the tion of the Danes and prevent them from sending nts from Alsen to Fredericia while thet for- (tvees fe being invested by Marshal Wrangel, Thue the gmail Danish army is divided into two halves, incapable ef affording assistance to each other, and cooped ep In ‘@arrow positions, from which they canvot etir without M@Beountering an overwhelming force, and where they are @dosequentiy obliged to await the atiack of the enemy at (@@y Moment ho may think proper (o selector to whar them @eives out in watching and in outpost affairs, for which heir brave but rather hoavy and unwieldy Infaniry aro ‘Bladapted, and in whiod they suffer losses which they are Get able to repiaco, and which snorease still furtbor the Gisproportion between their numbers and tnowe of their Olversarien, In these clreamstances, abandoned by Fraune and Fog , Mand, and with little prospect of armed axsistance, oven From Sweden, netwithstanding the corps of ‘observation ‘which is to be concentrated tn Seanin, it would be no won- {Ger if tho cournge of the Danes, which bax hitherto borne ‘@p against wnparelicied diMoulties, were to fai) Shem, and if they fvally made up their minds to nogo- Wate. Hitberto whey hove flatly rofused to send repre. Petatives to the conferences suggested by the British (Povernment aniess Shieswig were first evacuated by tne Berman troops; but thie ts vob to be thought of, and if Ahey attend the conferences it must be on the basis pro. posed by Prussiomelther the Danes evacuating Alsen and Who Allies Jutland, of both partics remaining in pomsea- sion Of the territory they occupy at tha conclusion @ tho armistice, If the Danes understand thoir own = iIntorest they will oertainty givo way. By making penco now they may still promerve doth Cohieswig and Holstein, not, perhaps yan integral parte @ the kingdom of Penmark, but abtncved to it at lonet y NEW YORK, SUNDAY,’ APRIL 3, 1864. THE WAR IN DENMARK. Tho Siege of Duppel~The Intrenchment of the Danes-—Operations of the German Allies to Get Possession of the Ke of the Danish Position---The Fortifications of Duppel-Alsen. TER SCHNAB' ry } /p / ater SATRUP if FY i by the rame dypastic tes that connected Scotland with England previous to the union, Much a compromise ‘would be ruinous to the hopes of the Duke of Augustep- ‘Derg and bis partisans, which are founded exclusively on ‘the obstinacy of the Denes, aud who have just sua- tained an irreparable lors by the unexpected death of the King of Bavaria, the only German sovarsign, with the exception of petty prinoas Nke the Grand Doke of Baden and the Duke of Baxe Coburg who wes really friendiy to their cause, and who may be said to have fallen a victim tot. A day or two before bis death his brother-in-law, the Archdale Albert, bad arrived at Munich on @ mission from the Empover of Avetria, who,was highty indignant at the attitude arsumed ou the Danish qneztion by «Stato which be has always been sccustomed to rogard as bie yaesal, After stormy interview wilh the Archduke Whe King was suddenly taken il}, and grew worse #0 rapidly that be was dead before the majority of bis aub- jocts know thore was anything the matter with hin. The Dappet-Aison Fortifvations, After the batile at Sebloswig in April, 1648, in which the Danes were dofanted, they retreated to the island of Alsen, premusa by the federal (German) troopa uvtil tuey reache@ the Sonderburg bridge, the only fortification which #2 thas timo there existed. The most extreme eastern pelot, at Bundewntt, ‘s—by the Vonnigbond and the Alssund-surroanded by water on three sides, aud te cov ered with threw Sines of hills renning from east to west, On the top of one of these Divs were the ruins of an oid fortification; for a war for the possession of Alsen o¢- curred between the cvows of Denmark and she Duke of Schleawig-Hoistetn am early ea the fourteenth century. There are many Droiden end Haonen wmbstones in thie omighborhood, and {t seems that this place fo pagan times was cansecraied to some pagan got, The imbebitants of Sundewitt related tn 1848 still e crest many mysierious legends te relation to | this locality, Whon Christiantty extingniahed paganiam this holy piace became « very unboly ons, and the bilis were called the *Duboisborge” (Devil's Mountaine), trom which the name of Dudvei ay Dupno! is derived Already op the 28th of May, 1848, the Danes suddenly advanced from Sonderburg, drove off the outposts, com: ported of Mockleaburg troops, amd ooovpied the island and the village of Buppe!. An attewpt wns made on tine Sth Of June to dislodge the Danes; but the Germane wore ‘re pulset with considerable loee to Gre Prussians, Wheo the lntier advanced towarde Patiand, the Dance advanced from Duppal slong the turnpike frem Flousburg to Apen rade, The federal troops advanced (vom Suudewitt avd {ook their position at Menaburg, which bad been foriied en passagers. ‘The Praseiane ¢addenly turned around, and the Manes, soolng that thoy had beeg foiled,twithdrew from Graven: stein, whithor they Bad.advanced, and fei) back to their old position, This operation showed that an advance to Julland, or even to North Sehicewtg, would be very dan- gerour, The pian would always be exposed, and the Danes would always be ready to make from their ascore position at Alsen sudden raids on the line of @eaymunieation of tho advanced army, It wen clear that {f.was nocomsary fret to take Duppe!l, and, if poesiblo, Aleem; uit, by the armis. tice of Malmoe, the campaign for that year was closed, The campaign of 1649 commenced with the successful though sanguipary obarge of . tho Saxons and Bavariane on tho Doppel dolghts, which in the meantime nad beon much forttied by the Danes, Alsen was not attacked’, and during the campaign of 1849 attempt was made to take that inland, an the advantages of that position wore In no way ‘adequate to the enormous sacrifion of iife which it would have coat if tho attempt had beon made, Tho Duppet hoights were, towards Algon and tho cast, fortided by tho fedora! troops with three enclosed and alx open works, oonnootod by £108 pits, and mountod with forty-nimo bat. terion, with six eighty-four ponnder mortare, The whole \ \ are, of the Tenth German federal army corps and @ part of the | was known in the fifteenth and sixteonth centorier, and ‘ighth oceupied Suudewits, for she provection of the for- ti ricta, tn Jutland, Vo EXPLANATIONS ~FOATIFICATIONS <== MILITARY ROADS COMMON WINDMILLS ROADS CERMAN SCALE fr a LET tions and the right flank of the then (towards Jut- Jand) advancing Prussion army. operating with their yeewots between Alsen and It was impossible to ascortain The Davos wore contin whoro thelr main foro was located, while at Dup- i an attack Rint tne was apprehended. fortifications ware to be AB tt appeared attacked, the Danes advanced on Frederieis, aad destroyed the new army of Scbleawig flolstein. Germanyfand Denmark haye been at ponce, tho posttion Wuring the time that aud the jortifytng of the Duppel heights were left to the nem, appreciating the imporiance of ‘thie position, have, during filteen years, bad the appor- tnnity of making of Duppel and Alpen & provisional for: latter; and the trowe, which {t is almost impossible to take: and if a eldent should secur, and no domoraltvation or extea® of the Danish army take place, the Aliios will cover in possesion of Alseu. ‘AS the porition cannot be en closed, and oan be atiacked on one ride only, the soperior foroe of the attacking purty caunot avail moc. ‘The fortress proper, the Reduit, ts the ietald of-Aisen. As the Germans are not provided with vessels of- | war, it can be attwked only un tbe west | wide, © distance of one mile: and here the position is protected by the Alesund, three hun- nm red righ ‘The pit, corm voriea works monet be sreoted drod and sist) boats and toatl becomes marrow, and where there is only the hance to overbridge it, honvy batterion prevent an an- proue! to one batteries, thousand feet wide, with gon- There, where the gustest » At Sonderburg, where the channel is narrowest, ‘Wt haw beer erected on the and leit protect the two wooden bridges. which, if Decessary, ca be burned, Tho bridges themeriv | the land side provided with two heavy bridge h Kicchberg. Batteries eon front of the Alsen fortifications, the Duvpel inside of the redeubi } from th to Doris, and burg.terminatos in s miltpond. This Iine of ontposta, if driven back to the fort ea t recooupy its formar position, until « f would Prevent it, | trenches, east of the viljage of Duppal, between Venoig. bond south and Alwaum ‘ook whieh a1 Surlike terminates in the soun are congected with each other and with by means of rile pits tink batteries” or by starving the occupants. “In the rear of their mgin works, on the second line of higher hills, there and id thee fortiteation nication with the bridge fortitioatior works are oonneoted by rifle pits, and the territo: Mavy places undermined, more than one husdred it i Apparont ti peet that @ position like this, which, by the way, With Afteco thoosand Man, can be defended ugalnst ® force four times aa large, could po tak Ornt chargé, The position runt be fully attacke: vo pay, tw6 lines must be drawn, and heavy ifications, would Tho secoad height#, which to Alsen bear the aauve relation as the ‘Maikom, Mameion aod Redan towards Se! vided with the following tortifirati The most extreme Iii Nae of ouipoate which extend from the west side of ihe village of Duppel al the moadows opel, is pro- of defeucss of the Nance i o rapping throngh @ #mall creck, which at Sonder- fine tg a line of open orbh, parly woverod by ‘The 0 Fear Works Behind these trenches, on the Duypel Mouutajus, i¢ the mein work, a vix-eided re- doubt, with bresatworks Built of brick, about twenty feet Bich, {se wails are probably mounted with swolve bat- teriex, @ hombproof jog boure, in whr Tedoubt, end #0 front. Those boc Spt for tweysyfour hours, and or be cap red. Thelr surrender can bo brought abouts only by means of imilar fortifications, clo: thie tine there ie a rile are, by covered avenues, ia All dese rd ‘The trevohoe sre arwed with ae, i would be folly to ox oa tho that is vege Dat- isced in position, and then, when the Lavish ‘VO BeOn demolished, a ch On the demolished Davish fortifeations now forttications inst Alsen, and from there tho gue ‘boats must bo driven off by battorien, harge may be made, The Sonderburg ‘and Alsen fortideations must be demolished, and then, by means of poptoonr, the attempt made 0 Crom over WO Alsen. To save human life it would be advisable to leave & corps of observation before I Daves , dy the ocow pel, and foree tho fon of utiand. to surrender Alsen, The occupation of Jutland is any caso & pees ely; for if the Danes. the occupation of Jutland, aro pet compel to say nothing of strategy, to divide their force, though small it may be, Detween Alven and Fredericia, the operations agalost Alsen cannot bo I. For more than two thousand yeara the Germans and the Danes have been jo the habit of warring against each other; end during this long towns were really suoceta(ul ‘ever, by means of the egw. ean attack and bold ‘tho feats of the Hanee nat the Panda, Who gway in tho Baltto only leewie i@lands, for Femera Delong lag $9 Robioewie, Tie | | AS WAKES experience taught 18 again fifteen yoars ago. THER LATEST NEWS. | The Bombardment Movements of the Gere end Difence ef Dupe Corarmacmy, March 17, 1844, ‘The Prusnian batieries opened firo yesterday morning onthe Duppel intrenchments. The enomy fired alto- gether five hondred rhots, We repiied occasionally, in all thirty-five timer, Our firing seemed to be successful, 88 two of the enomy’s batteries were silenced for some time. We bave two offlcers killed and one wounded. ». Siateen privates wore kijlef.and forty-nine woundod. Hamnoro, March 17, 1864, Aevording tos handbi!) emanating from the printing offive of Grove & Tidemann, avd distributed tn this city at’ eight o’clook this morning, Prince Frederick of Augusten- burg war fonnd dead in hie bed at Wiel. ‘The rumor requires confirmation Sonpenwona, March 17-0 A. M. On-Thuraday thero was heavy cangonading and fighting al! iti along the line of Duppel village, and the Toujsberg po- ition was taken by the Prussians, after a heroic resist- ence by the Danes, The porition of Dappel ia stil! un- harmed. to one. wero brongh it ia, The putwboers of the Pruseiens are always four Their artillery bas ranged three miles, Trnish colonel was killed to. ‘Tho enomy’s oases are wavere A and seventy wounded ‘The Danish army te undgunted. Fransnvse, March 16, 1864. The bombardment of the intrenchmenis of Doppel was resumed to-day. A lerrifio canponade js being heard here. Yesterday three Prusian men-of-w: returned to the harbor. in Artillery Oring wer renewed to-day at Duppel. Cormnnac cb 19--P, M. Hanoten, March 19, 1866. The Danteh government has decreed the rolease of the Hanoverian ehipe under embargo in Danigh porte. Hamnond, March 10, 1868, Advices from Stockholm to the 16th, evening, state that fveek disturbances had taken place. ‘The police office was attacked, and the windows in the residence of the Chief of Police sumstied. ‘Tho military were called out to quell the riot, aud eleven persons were arrerted. The Dagblad insists upon more onergetic measures be - Ing taken by the government. ‘The French Ambaenador as Jeft Christians, Retin, March 20, 1964. ‘The Commander.jn-Chiof of the Pruswian navy has re. Colved a report ateting that yesterday the Arcana, with three gunboats, again put to roa in search of hostile ahip- ‘The croise had Ho rosult, however, all the Danteh ships having Joft Prunsiaa watore, Tho report oonclades, therefore, that there can be no question of au existing Blockade Of the Prussian coast. The Posit In the House of Lords fell Bald Seeing that the noble carl in of Kmkland. On the 18th of March Fer! Rue: posite bas gived botloe of bis intention, on the motion for a caear’ to ir oa)! the attention of the House 19 the actual state of ‘af faire io aodDeomark, I riso on public grounds req yd at present to bring on that discussion, T do that anything that falle from ‘im will tend to incronse ities which surround nest sap thal Zatonns hive Seen sper cla is render the v ad to rondor the me ave vory x on of the conduct of the government in pease the ma goo and eon be » however, rearons 10 policy which make it de eirabie thas there be ‘no ai Tata ober Giscussion al the present I have now to present Var ‘cue papert in eont\BUAL:on of those which wore presented a faw weeks aco. Those papore contain the furthor oorrespoodence which has ‘Jakeon place up W a very recent period. Ia the next piace, ‘hore has been g correspondenss receutly carried on with Tegard to the holding of a conference and a prc ar. mistice, and I have good hopes that the Danish govern- ‘mont will agree & that conferonce, If that should be the cago, I should hope that an armistice, on the grounds of humanity and on the basis already proposed, would be focepiable to all parties. Bot that matter is etill in Goabt, and your tordehip will ree that the discussion of thia sobject, at atime when these matters are etill in doubt, would b undesirable, Ido therefore trast thet the nobdlo oi on grounds of public policy, will postpone the discussion until all the papers which have been proseuted are in your lord ehips’ hands Aithongh, ax J heve etated, I have vo foar that auythiny the noble ear! might say would tn- torfore with the settioment of thia question, yot any dix- cnenion at thé prevent moment would be linbie to misap: Prohension by the parties now engaged in War, and might ‘ins tend to the public injurv, aud prevant the success of = Degotiations which are pow being carried on. (Hear, rr. ‘The Par! of Extavsonoven.—Under the eircamstances stated by the noble #arl I cannot take upon myself the responribility of bringing on at the present moment a dis- cussion on the existing state of aflairs in Germany and Dew: (Bear, hear.) At the some time I cannot ome to the concinsion at which he arriyes. Iby no meaunr icipate in the soble earl’s opinion that a dia- onssion on the subject in thie Houre would have an injn- rivvs effect. Ow the cootrary,!am very much afraid that if we adjourn this discussion, we suall postpone it ntti & period whan il wild Ue (00 bale to produce any bene. tink fed. a OBE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE. ARKIVAL OF THE CITY OF CORK. SERIOUS ILLNESS OF THE POPE, 4a, ae, a The steamahip City ef Cork, Captain Tibbetts, trom Liverpool Marob 19, via Queenstown Jist, arrived at this “port at eight o'clock yesterday morni Ber news te one day later, Two fires occarped at Cardiff on Mere 20, dolog eon. | “Ton, Marob 17, 1864, News from reliable source at Rome states that the Diness of the Pope has become more alarming, ‘The official Garde of Turin anaounces the appo!ntmont of twensy. three new Sevatore. dia. Bowuy, Feb. 29, 1864, , mute twist, d0s,, dull and deolining, leclioing. Bawginned Dhawn, 685 rupees, iaiwa optum, 19 60. Rxe Government seouriti Copper sheathin, change on 1 four per coute, 98; do. five per conta, 109; do. five jon, ae. Lid 11. Freights ia Liverpool for cotton, ats. 6 Carcorea, Fob. 27, 1864, Shirtings quiet: mole twist, 408., dull, Copper sheath. Ing edvance 1 anos; do, tile aiyancing. The indigo sea. eon hes nearly closed. Linseed tending upwards. Rice i Tite frm and Setive, Exchange oo London, Ma. ‘ TRIER CRAWLEY, THR BNGLISH PUGILIT CONQUERED JEM WARD WHEN CHAMPION, From the Bell's Life io London, Maroh 19. Another of the old school hae gone to his last home siace our Inst impression. Poor Peter Crawloy, from whom we received a message go lately as Friday afvor- noon, expired quite suddenly the next da ortly be. fore two o'clock, at the Queen’s Head and hb Hora, Duko street, Sroithfeld, Peter bad been in anything bat robust health for eomé years: and latterly bis eye aight bad become very much alfocted, but ono of bie family bed an idea that the end Was #0 mgs, Uti a very fow minutes before bis de He was boro December wHo 6, 1800, go that he had pot COmpleted hia sixty -f J.tbar over’ two sblet vation were: tome with ick PRICE FOUR CENTS. == defeated in thirteen \f,and with Jom Ward, i’, Wwenty aix minutes. man the Garman, by whom be Ww: rounds, fourteen minutes and a whom ho conquerod in aieven Fe for two hand pounds a «ide, in, January, 1827; Jer ne of this defeat was el od, a8 a matter of course, lelor’s m thi position, but belng in wel to pursue the pugi feasion any lon , he dectined the bonor, and Ward still io possession of the tite, Peter Ls host of the house whore ho dic fored in late years with matters o ring. Hin ctilef fancies of Inte y flying, cocking and matters canine, in all of which be was ‘an excellent judge. GRANT AT FORTRESS MONROE. Reception of the General-in-Chiof at the Stronghold of the Peninsula. INSPECTION OF THE FORTIFICATIONS, Speedy Departure ef Gen. Grant for Gther Fields sf Operaiion, &., ae, oe Mr. Wm, I, Stiner’s Despatch. Forteess Mowror, April 1, 1864. ARRIVAL OF LIRUTENANT GENERA At balf-past govon o’clvck this morning Lieutenand General U, 8, Grant srrived at this place from Washing. ton, on board of the steamer City of Albany, Capt, Wm Martin, He is accompanied by Major General W. F, Smith, Brigadier Generals Robioson and Rawlings, Col. Comstock,’ pt. Kidder and Hon. Mr, Washburne, mem ber of Congress from Ifivols, There were also severa! ladies eccompanying the General's party, among, whom wero Mrs. Genera) Grant, dirs. General Robinson and Mra, Captain Kidder, When the City of Albany hove in eight, and the jack waa observed flying at her bow, great curiosity war manifested by an anxious crowd upon the wharf to know what distinguished personages were on board, Some thought that Major General Burngide was coming in ad vance of his corps; others that, owing to the presence of Jndgo Ould at this place,: the President or Seeretary of War way summoned, But every conjecture was idle, and only a very few of the initintod, who heard that the Gene ral-in-Chief of the United States Army was expected, sur mised rightly.in guessing that the City of Albany brought the hero of Vicksburg. As soon as the beat had beer nocurely fastened, a great crowd went on board to obtair A glance of the man whore services the country so much appreciates, and who, by the voice of the people, bas beer placed jn supreme command cf our armies, While the poople were beut upon haying a good view of Generw Grant, they kept at a respectful distance, and no one haé an opportunity to converse with lim before proceeding t+ the fort. Geperal Grant and escort walked to General Butler's headquarters through the side postern, carefully avoid- ing entering through the main sally port, Inside of the fortrega the distingnishod visitors were met and con ducted to General Butler’s offce by Colonel J. Wilson Shatter, Chief of Staff. GENURAL GRANT'S RECEPTION by General Butler was of the most cordial description, and after a formal introduction of the respective staffs, Genorais Grant and Butler withdrew to the latver’s pri ‘vate office, to consult on business; doubtleas connected with the inmpanding spring campaign. While the twi commanders were in coueultation the Indies, who were Jeft on the boat, were brought to headquarters in oar- riagos and taken charge of by Mra, General Buller. The distinguished guests made an inspection of the fort and made the tour of the ramparts, a distance of nearly one milo and a half, A Visit TO "ORT WooL, or better known as the Rro Raps, was the next order op the programme, the entire party,'accompanied by Gene- tal Butier, Colonel Shafer, Lieutenant Colonel Briggs; Chief Quartermaster, and Captain H. C. Clark, proceed- ing with the City of Albany, After a minute inspection of this new and formidable fortification the party return- ed to headquarters to indulge in a sumptnous dinner wid General Butler, This afterncon a review of troops-+ white and colored—has been ordered especially for General Grant and escort. THE DEPARTCRE OF GENERAL GRANT, according to his own words, will be tomorrow morning, as he has no time to make @ thorough inspection of the entire department, Whatever may be the object of his | Visit t this place, one thing ia certain, that he does net ignore or thiok lightly of General Butler's command; and we hope that, whatever is done towards the capture of the rebel capital, our little army bere will shere ite labora end ultimate glory. A STANO® STRAMER IN DIOTREST waa reported here late last night in a somewhat nove way. A telegraphic despatoh was received, dated from New York, which stated that twenty-six hours back, the wind diowing a perfect gale, the steamer Fulton passed a large stewmer of Cape Henry, with machinery disabied, rud- der gon@, and othorwise in distress, and that tho Fulton could render her po assistamce, Genoral Butler at once jesuod orders to Capta'n Aixsworth, through the qnar- termaster, to send out several vessels to look for tue ‘steamer cion, YOUR VESSELS IN #RAROU OF TRE MOMING STAKE have been sent away from here by ordor of Genoraj But jer, and their instructions regardiag the ground to go over are as [ollows:— The steamer Amauda Winants left here at two ovgloch this morning, aud is to pursue @ course from Cape Henry southeast Dy south quarter south, eighty miles; north. cart quarter oast, tweaty-cight mi'er; northwest, quar- ter west, eighty miles. late of speed tea koots. Lhe sieainer Montauk left here at quarter before twelve Inst night, with Captain Alasworth on board ie to steer from Cape, Henry soutbenst half east, fifty miles northeast by north, half north, twenty eight milos, and baeed by north haif north, eighty miles. Speed, ten i. ‘The steamer Convoy left Old Point at ten minuter before twelve Iaas night, and her instructions for the search of the steamer are to steer out from Henry eant by sonth half south, eighty miles; sorth by east, twentg-eight miles, and west cighty miles. Hate of speed, ten knota. ‘The steamer Escort got andor way at half-pest twelve this morning, and was to run at ® speed of eleven knots ap hour. course was marked to stoer from Cape Henry east eighty miles, orth by weet twonty-oight miles, and west by south half south, eighty miles. By the above it will be seen that as one verse! leaves her track another follows, and leavee bardly a spot where she ship searched for could esoape their notice, THR SYRAMWR 8. R, SPAULDING arrived from Morehead City at two o'clock ibis afternoons. Mr. Forrestal, the Purser of the bs ng ae being quee- toned hone § amer, stated sat lec ‘bal u ty quired whether the Spaulding feil in she was in search of, iv Winanta kept her course, ne ber of pasaengers, among them Captain A. F, D, ©, of Gevoral Bubler’s staif, returoing trom where he had been ow official busisess, TERRIBLE EXPLOSION, Destrwctt the Waterbury Percussion Cap Factory—Three G@ Perish tn the Flames, &e, Warenaver) Cone., april 1, 1864, Ab torrible sxplosion oecurred in one of the dailldings belonging to the American Flask and Cap Company io this city about eight o'clock this morning. Thedullding was borned down, and three girls porlwhed in the fiames. The lone # about twenty thousand dotiers, on there was no iveurance, Nearly al) the peroustion cap machinery ta the North orn States was in thie building, and the joe is @ sorlous One At thie time la Other respects than tbat sustalaea by ‘he company, . Accident to the Ship Gaardien Ashore, Gaspr Hoow, Aprii 2<11,90 A. M. The ship ashore dp the Outer Middle is the Guardiao Bho is striking heavily, and hay two and # half feet of water in her bold. The Guardian was bound from New York to San Franciseo, Barvt Foor, April 21206 P, M. ‘The ship Guardian has got off, and t# gow at anouor near Southwoat Spit, ve pn en . ofA spn PRN unt, Aprit ®, 1964 To the Court of A) the day eajendar for Monday, April Oa as follow: 90, 26, 04 08, 94, 9, #0, whieb