Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-04-11
War News

FORTRESS MONROE, April l. A flag
Of truce from Norfolk brought down let
ters from federal prisoners and dispatch
from Gen. IIuger to Gen. Wool.
The Norfolk papers notice the military
movements at Old Point, say that large
reinforcements are landing, and that at
least one hundred large steamers and
transports are at the wbarvcs and in the
channel
A dispatch FROM Charleston states that
Gen. Evans advanced on Saturday on
North Edisto Island, with 1000 troops
but finding the federaIs at least COCO
strong, retired in a mastery manner. 1t
does not say whether there was any fight.
The gunboat Seminole has arrived,
with Port Royal dates to Saturday last,
Fort Pulaski had been thoroughly in
vested for thirty days, and was momen-
taIiIy expected to surrender 1t was SAID
there were about 500 rebels in the fort,
and they had offered to 90, but with the
houors of war. But Gen. Sherman de-
manded their unconditional surrender,
and would on the lst of April open On
the fort If they still refused.
The rebels have withdrawn all their
forces from the coast Of Georgia, and bad
abandoned their works at ThunderboIt,
taking all their guns to Sayannah. The
Seminole landed a force and destroyed
Thunderbolt Fort, which is within five
miles of Savannah, over good shell
road
Refugees from Savannah say that the
friends of the troops in Fort Pulaski
have offered $4,000 to any one who
would rescue them.
A refugee from Charleston represents
that there is a great panic there since the
capture of Newbern. Women and chill
dren are leaving, and il is the general
expectation that a terrible blow would be
struck.
From Florida the intelligence is most
gratifying. A Union sentiment is strong.
ly developed.
The Richmond Dispatch of to. day
says the grand army Of the ledoraIs seems
to have been transferred from the neigh
borhood Of Washington to the Peninsula,
which they have concluded is a shorter
and easier road to Richmond than that
via Manassas, which we have cautiously
! placed at their disposal.
+ The Dispatch says the roads on the
Peninsula are as bad as those on the Pc.
tomac, aud ,lat Gen. Magruder is not
likely to be caught mapping.
There was a rumor in Richmond yes
terday that there had been a severe fght
on the Peninsula, probably caused by the
fact of strong reconnaissance toward;
Yorktown on Saturday.
4 dispatch from Augusta, dated 3lst
ult., says Charleston papers Of that day
contain dispatch dated New Orleans
29th, stating that two federal gunboats or
the 2Stb commenced an attack on For
jackson at the mouth Of the Mississippi
Up to that time nobody was hurt
New Orleans papers of the 28th re
port the loss of the rebel steamer Van
derbilt The captain, crew, and eish
passengers are safe on the Florida coast
One boat with seventeen men had no
been heard from. The rebel Ordnanc,
Bureau had issued orders for all the bell
that can be obtained to be cast into ligh
artillery.
Troops are gathering in large number
at Jacksonport and Pocahontas, Ark
Generals Van Dorm and JEFF. Thompsoi
are preparing for an early movement OF
some point of the Mississippi. With tbi
force it is considered that the Mississippi
Valley is safe from the enemy.