New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-10

have been very busy in throwing up L.ueres aud IN
iorf, ing the place generally The destruction OF the
Navy-Yard was not complete as has been Supposed
very large number Of the Target and best guns 10
the country were left uninured TIE carriages OF less
than ba 4 dozen were buried. With thesthey will be
able 10 make Formidable resistance 10 any attempt To
retake the Yard That such III attemP: VIII soon he
mode ,hcr, ia mrch reason TO believe. The Rebels
having blocked he channel by sinking sbps the Navy
nnot cofperate without the obstructOrl first r-
moved, which, I am eompetenily assured may De
done. Then the Niagara, even, might move up 70
within shellne distance. But the attack will donbtess
be made by landing troops below, and marching them
no 60 the scene Of conflict To retake the Yard with
all the implements of defense left behind for the Rebel.
10 use will cost great effort. 1t DO doubt comes
within the plan OF the Government as well as the TAX
ing of Harpers Ferry. Troops are said to be arriving
daily from the South, at Norfolk, and that, without
Doubt win be one of the points where large bodies
will be concentrated
learn from an intelligent gentleman who resides IN
Charleston and with whom have travelled for the last
two days. that already there lie much scarcity OF certain
kinds Of provisions there in consequence OF the stop
page of shipments from the Northern ports Butter If
seventy five cents per pound -four from twelve TO nj
teen dollars per barrel and other articles in proportion.
Al the sarae time there ~ hle busness and very
little money. am assured that the time 10 nos far oil
| when hundreds and thousands who have heretofore
been able TO live well will be reduced 20 q necesstous
condition. while the heretoore-poor class will be In
starving state If not relieved by chaty-he fountains
of which are correspondingy rednced The gentleman
referred 70, whom know ranks at home az true Sc
cess onist did not hesitste 10 say that large class OF
| teople in Charleston and he believes throughout
the Gulf States, also, are at heart sick o. the jeff
Davis Rebellion. At best, ruin stares them in the face
have Travelled for the last few days IN the company
of some half dozen Southern gentlemen who have been
spdipp some time in New York and other paris Of the
! North and who were homeward bound. They go
homo fully impressed with the utter hopeeses OF the
eanse of rebellion. They had and realized the
perfect unanuify and terrible earnestness of the entire
| North in sustaining the Government Some OF them
told me- aud heard them gay The same thing TO each
other that the South, and Virginia especially, had
rushed 10 Der certain and utter rain; that II was wholly
impossible 10 stand for day against the roused North;
that the Government thus backed and possessing Che
wealth aud the great elements Of warfare, was sure To
crush her 10 tie earth. Never have seen such con-
| pany Of mouniul men, going home heart-sck and
! hopeless.
Th, 70 who have been disposed TO the Govern
ment Of q want OF activity should travel from New
York ~ Washington, and up and down the Chesapeake
and the Potomac 10 learn how undeeeryed Is such ac-
cnsaion. Eyorywhere do meet the 8 eat engine Of
Government with its pOudefous machinery, IN fu mo-
ton To have put IL IN motion, in the space OF lts
than twenty days plan that causes all lie pats to
work together in harmony, has been nj achievement
which no other GOyernmen, ever did accomplish,
and at once subject FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT and reseiyed
prase rather than of accusation and blame.
As this is likely become the Of active opera
,ions not ess than om the fact thai IL 10 the key to
/ Virginia Fortress Monru. looms mp in importance. "
its condition and strength, shall take early oeca-
zion 10 speak AT length. For the present. will coz
tent mysef by renarking that the eh.s need not fat
ter themse yes that they will be the posesors Of
i, only as il is voluntarily surrendered into their
hands, which will never be exop, by the Govern
men,. The Fortress is ready, and ia COMMANDED by
the night man. Let the country lie entirely at rst on
that point. Col Dirnmick i tie man ior the place,
| and TIE Fortress Is the place for ihe man.
They who baye been accustomed 10 receive Their
early strawberries and green peas from the south, are
destined to be disappointed this year. Norfolk and
Charleston tie points from which these Injuries
have principally been drawn, viii send out absolutely
nothing. IL viii be but On Inconvenience ~ the con-
sumer but certain ruin 10 hundreds Of producers.
The weather is delightful, the recent rain having
given deeper green TO the vordure in whel al ma
ture is clothed. The Orderly" bids me welcome To
Fortress Monroe, ind will redeem my promise 10
give something at length concerning It by the first
mail, which, TO cay the lelt will be very uncertain