The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-04-26

walls. At this latter Office daily may b
seen crowds of Secesh congregated aroune
the bulletin boards. openly rejoicing 10 ans
attacks upon the Presiden,, or in readin.
any account Of loss On our side. At thi
corner one yeas since a Lieutenant of I'll.
regular army was pelted with rotten eggs.
and no soldier could pass this crowd OF gen
tlemanlv dressed va gabonds without bein-
liable to insult, and these styled themselves
they even style themselves now, the
chiValric gentlemen Of tie South. '.Oh
Tempora, Oh mores!'
Your correspondent has paid a flying visit
to Fortress Monroe. returning by way o
Shipping Point and Yorktown. That Nc
Cleian with his force will soon strike blow
We have no doubt. could tell you OF tb+
number of troops had seen and their Pc
silions, bu, such would be contraband and
must follow the instructions Of the censor o.
the press. Sufscien. TO say our Indiana
troops are well. especially the I9ib, AMI
when the time comes to act, these boys will
not disgrace their State. for they have the
fresh u,smories of Fort Donelson and Puts
burg landing to stimulate them to similar
deeds Of glory which their brethren have
set forth as an example. God bless Ind
ana. her noble Governor and her valiant
troops.
The old cry Of 'sli is qriet on the Poto-
mac" has become obsolete. From the deck
of our vessel [ could plainly see the rebel
posi,ions,markedb by the smoke of their camp
fires, and all day long did hear the can
nonading which reEerbeIated along the lines
till the earth trenblea with the conclusion.
Day before yesterday Vermont regiment
1 4 Al
Is men killed on our side and 80 wounded.
and on the rebel side 60 killed aud 80
wounded. making it AS far as can learn
an even thing. great battle has probably
taken place ere this. and we soon shall know
and test the genius and cspabiity of Gen.
Ne Clelian.
The Monitor, with Ter curious shaped
tlrret, reRaans at Hampton Roads near the
Fort and is nearly finished. having been
newly strengthened with new shesthing of
9 in. wrou ght iron. She wanted to 60 out
and engage the Merrinac, bat Gen. Wool
would not allow her for certain reasons
which cannot now be made pubic. The
Seeesh papers may cry out cowarliee. cow
araice as much as they please. but they may
change their tune in few days. The
Merrimac with two rebel tenders, the James
town aud a small gun boat made their APP
pearancs off the Point a few days since.
bu. a shot tom the Sawyer gun being fred,
they turned tail and made the best Of their
way towards Norfolk.
The i,ning Of the bill by President Lin
coin abollshing Slavery in the District OF
Columbis has clSsed a great deal of excite
ment among the Secessionists and among
the Democracy about Washington. Rea
sonable. thinking men, some of them slave
holders, regard it as a good thing. There
are vey few Slaves in the Dis rict a, present.
aud the portion Of the bill which relates TO
compens alton for the same to loyal meu.
will meet with appreciation az a general
thiay. The head and front Of the offending
wiz be wiped ovt, and far AS the aboh-
ton in the Border States is concerned am
inclined to think that the government will
act with caution and judiciously.
A years phase has changed materially
the cities Of Baltimore and Washing ton
Previous 10 the battle Of Bull Run and ever
since, the streets, hotels and iounging places
were crowded with officers and soldiers. A
lack of discipline was noted. Everything
was in confusion. Now times have c hang
ed. The streets no longer TEEN with in
toxicated soldiers. You are not in danger
of being run over by dashing dragons at a
break neck pace. No provost guard seems
visible in either city. afi the white tents o.
countless regiments wanting. Where
are these? Read the journals of the day and
you will find meayre statements as to move
ments, but you know where they are. On
the sea coast they will be found, on the bays
and rivers OF the States bordering on the
Chesapeake; Oil the plains of Arkansas; 10
the Mountains of Western Virginia, and Dor
deriDg the rivers in Tennessee and Ken
lucky. These are the localities of the vasi
army who sre batting for Union and Vic
tory.
Blu, must close this has,y letter, being
sorry that it is not in my power to localize |
concerning our brave Indiana boys. When |
such a time comes as il shall be in mv pow
or TO speak Of them and their localities. |
shall cheerfuliy do so. Another letter may
give you more definite idea Of matters and !,
things. and as long as | remain near the
line Of operations Of the army OF the Poto- |
mae, all permitted news will BE forwarded
10 your readers.
This Easter Sunday the rain pours down
in torrents and the heated term Of the past
week has given place TO cool. chilly weather.
not unlike November. A report has Just
arrived Of an engagement of our troops
with the enemy near Craney Island few
miles from Norfolk. | know not of its
but do know that orders have
been ecsved to day to have the hospitals
vacated, and two regiments Of troops left for
Washington this afternoon. among them the
celebrated Lies Enfans Perdus" of New
York city. w. b. H.
YoRKrowx, VA, April 18th. 1862.