The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-22
FROM T1H NORTH.

We make some farther extracts from papers
published under the rule Of Lincoln, prsmis-
Ing that. while IL II impossible to place any
cor n fence in their general statsmsnts, II Will
be in ,srestinr to the public to know what they
have to say about the progress Of tns ~M
IsLAyp SunBER rsv.
A correspondent Of the st. Louis RepubIt'
can. writing from Island No. Ton. on the Oh,
Gays:
The fostipg battery, formerly the Pelican
dock a. Rev Orleans, orn.eo ao U,n- " 49,
When first seen, 1t came sweeping down VIII
the current towards the upper battery, nnu
the garrison, supposipg an attsnPs proo1ois
20 rua the blookads' immeol seiy m nnn,od
their guns. Eight cAnpon could W counteo
mon II, all beaTiug directly At the Ift. ana
wneu within &c the Latter opened IRE
Receiving 10 response, they peTcsiveo sne
battery b I'd been deserted, aud ceased. Hnis
occurred the evening previous to the ev lcua-
t,un ard surrender OF the Ssnets. Two trans
s,orts with grea d ficI ify after several hours,
got the battery TO shurs. II was futs OF water.
sns enemy having tried nara TO sihk H. eno
tIaee,d the immense anchor a.!acasd very
sas,Iy. The hull is one hundred ard signty
:set cong and sixty vide. built ike mat OF
large steamsr, deeksd very stronEiy. ana tne
rms all m ouuted along Oae siue and me enos
TO CO unter, balance this great weigh! was
nnaa,ily of heavy ballast Oh ths outer eide,
and Also the am I'm unitiop, with the baggage,
&C of the crew. There were several nunHs
Atlea With good clio snipg and articles OF pri-
gs to comfort, some revOlyers, and one or Two
RID %. books cni bundles OF letters.
:. most curious feasure OF the oa'tery was
Two sm t. Ii engines below ID the hold, IN Intended
TO work couple Of pumps and Nil ~ plea
sure the affair with water. There was also,
h. ray of CaTg,, eighty torpedoes, nnnofeus
of sky rocxets. couple OF electro batteries
hsNn pnA "a G,ns
aee.aed only d large specimen from the thou
saals If novel, internal, and useless mac hines
the rebels have favored science with LAT ely
IN ms deck sixty four Lay 9ismonntsd, It's
carriage suiv.red % pieces by DALI
Passing land 30 10, the most notceab!e
,o1eu of wars rum is the steam boa. q sunksn
ard destroyed On ali sides they iay-some
ca.n ole Of being :vso, otners, the upper
T.. els only visible. The Jonn Simmonds,
Bne OH m phis and New Orleans pat ksi, WIS
broken in two. The Admiral he'd besu hos
,ita, b.at and ON board were hundred poor
wrstches, half dead from, dis saae and neg ,ect,
They we've kindly cared tor, measures for
their immediate comfort being taken by Col.
:. uforu On shore were crowds OF sailors
and soldiers wandering AROUND among the
pEofusion OF ammunition and stores.
Ehree fl ags were Captured, one II which
bore the inscription equal Justice TO each
naw Partner IN tbs new firm"
Ca Island No. 10 there are i've batteries and
twenty two guns, bu. few tents, and no prop
erty, except cannon balls, that can be made
valuable. The Island was abandoned by all
out gunners a week siacs
There is now excellent opportunity to notice
and hear OF the effects produced by hugo
rowed, are visibls where the missiles fell
without sxplodiI &. and large trees are broken
lika>twigs. Where the fuse proved true, and
they did burst, their destr motive properties
are apparent-timber for a hundred yards
around bearing scars, and hollOws being
scooped out of The earth. Yet, from the 81 eat
precautions taken by the enemy, only three
men were killed. although the prisoners tell
Of many narrow escapes.
Once, while group Of fhcers were citing
At diLner, one OF the great shells Tell sudden.
iy among them. crashing through the table.
All scattered and got safely away before 1t
exploded. Another struck ON the floating
battery, dismounted gun, and burst, out all
on board We're IL the moment down below.
The rebels regarded their huge visitors as Gu
riCsities, and fragments were found put away
In many tents, carefully lahelled. II nOw be-
cJmes a queItlOn how 10 DISPOSE OF the prf-
soneIs, and every exertion is being made to
ship them Immediately TO St. Louis, Where
ihsy will arrive before many days.
4 he officers are In unusually good spirits
this eveRinx-s.atet that they have been long
wishing to 60 North tor their health, and are
the late result, their thoughts are admirably
disguised. They state that wnes thu CCn.
fedeIate g Jvernmens decided to make a stand
at No. 10, it was thought that Beauregard,
! "Oulu DC VlCtOTlCuS III LllnS 10 IT,
inforce the former POSITION.
rHR wAR IN ARKANSAS.
ST. LOUIS April IA Tue correspondent of
the n issouri Democrat writing rom Houston,
Mo. uGder da.s of April 9tn, says. Tue
Whole Confederate force IN the lave Pea
Ridge battle have gone east down the Arkan.
$50 aver. little over q week ago they
passed through .larksvllie, sixty miles east
OF Van.Burea. At that point u force OF two
Thousand cavalry was said to have taken the
road Norm, towards Huntsville.
L. is Impossible to learn the destination of
these lro0ps, out it II M ost probable that they
were bouud for some point on The Mississippi
river, near JacksOnport, Ark.
/. is aiso reported that the rebels at POca-
hontas b I'VE orders, ON the appearance Of Il
s0iun force, to re.reat to JacAsonport. Gen.
frioe and tho Missouri state 0uard were left
1t Van Buren.
Col. Wood, who is in command Of tbs u.
States .oEcos in b ouston, is kept busy watch
ing the enemy, and keeps them eek In Ar
kansas. A week ego two OF the rebel leaders,
Coleman and Mcfarland, quarrelled and
sspar aled, lot agreeing On o ,,oilcy, but 1t is
BOW ascey saiI ed that General Mcbride .s
succeeded them III t15 comm md OF all their
fJraeS.
Hehas been reinforced by 8 900 men from
Eocahonias ssad intends L laid from Houst ton
20 Ko!la. bu. be will md the Union troops
ieG5y 10 receive him We have almost dliIy
CominUM ica,iOl with and infor ne 1On from
tbs reuei camp. Last week they hsd a grand
muster, the people OF the whole country turn
Ing Gus, bu: only three men volunteering.
REBEL CAPTAIN AND NAIL TAKEN.
BALrIxoRE, April 1.-THE United States
steamer neI culsS, Thomas Z. Dungan, Lieu.
Tenant Commanding, reached this port this
nc Jrxir &, having with her the schooner BRIDE,
previously reported es being captured, ana
tae sioops Wren aud Velma, DO n Vt ureat
W.comico river, Western Shore OF virginia,
also caltursn prizes
The Hercules left this port a abort lime
since, to wing down height ship which had
ne.r. previously fitted up Tor the tai, OF the
Horseshoe After this Lieutenant DUNCAN
succeeded in capturing the schoonszs WING
AID Bride. He then placed on BOARD Of the
latter Lisut J. q. Baker, with an armed
crew, VINO. on Friday night, observed IL Gag
Wren.
After q Oh lse of two hours, she was run
ashore at Sharks Point by the crew, who
escaped The sloop was Immediately board
ed, but 40 goods or cargo ~ any description
we're found in her. In tho stOve we're found
thu remnants of certain papers which had
been partially burned Among them was .
permit or ltcence to trade, signed BY The clerk
Of Northumberland county, Va. The Her
cuies, with her new consents, then cruised
around, and on Sunday sail was noticed
about six miles CT, steering directly for the
stea mer, which at the moment was anchored.
The steamer Immediately got under way. and
proceede towards the vessel, the captain
of which, on perceiving the Hercules,
changed his course and endtavored to effect
Ills escape.
After a chase Of half an hour the Hercules
came up 70 the vessel. which proved TO bs the
OF Bridgetown, though che hailed from the
Great Wicomico river, Western Virginia. -
Possession was taken, with the Captain, Sam.
usl ID. Langford, Of Great AnHamessix. and
-AsA -
mond, one Of whom was q Captain in the
rebel army. On searching the Velma there