The New York herald., 1862-02-18
EFFECT or THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
Unb0unded Excite eme nt-Seenes About the
Newspaper Offices and EIseyvhere-Gen.
scOtt-The Police Com m 90 foners-Naval
Preclamation-Depar OF the Ninety
third Regimemt-A salute of One Hun.
dred Guns To be Fired in Honor of the
Victory, SC.

Victory, &c.
When the Of the success Of the Union soldiers in
forcing the rebels 20 Fort nonslson reached hs
city yesterday, the around the bulletin OF the
HxRuD fhco was one Of tbs most intense enthusiasm.
Hardly minute elapsed from the time the welcome in
tsgenc. posted the bulletin before large crowd
Joyous looking counsnancss collected around the
doors eagerly discussing tbs glorious victory and
pairing the determined valor OF troops with that OF
he ohlyslry-soms procsin.iug that q succession
CT such brilliant schev emsnts speedily terminate
the reo-ionotters rushing suddenly away, after hear
ns the news apparently ssger 10 convey the intelligence
their friends Almost simultaneously with ihe rst issue
Of ss By tho HERALD, hegs were boisted On the
isrsn, public buildings, hotels. private dwellings, and
thrust out Of the windows Of private dwslngs In
deed suddOuy the intelligence spread about the
city, that conp'sts rush made for the different
newspaper Offices and great the demand for extra
HssAiDs thai We we're obliged 70 keep the presses con-
tnuay running order to fuzzy satisfy the curiosity OF
all to learn the truth Of the The shipping in both
the NORTH and Fast displayed their bunting the
greatest advantage Even the cellars occupied by the
Cheap Johns along south West Front and Cherry streets
thrust the Stars aud Stripes that which
way you turned ths glorious smblsm staring you
the face cvokng nvoun,ary the expression Lopg may
nwsvs" Wherever a was reading the news,
which was mob unfrsquensa crowd collected around him.
and he found Il impossible W have 1t all 10 himself, and
therefore read aloud the intelligence At the conclusion Of
which shout Of JOY would Invariably be sent up aud
echoed aud wide By the Of hundreds Of free.
ia ubia.on NJ the Of just cause Illus.
Watsd by the gallant deeds o. army and navy In
every sngagsmsn, The energies Of the Union have been
srsrisd with such overwhelming power thai such sig
nal achievements before gained in the history
a the world. "only Think" says gentleman, 'by the
fail ci Donoson Tennessee and the entire Guf States
cpsned 10 Tie adyancs Of triumphant troops" "Go
rous news another would sxclsm. "Tiftsen thousand
prisoners" says smother "Ays,v said good natur.
cd specimen Of the land OF Erin Generals
Pillow. Johnston and Bucknsr csptursd I wonder IL
'hey hang Colonel Corooran now" And IL went on,
expressions Of The most grave and humorous character
continually scsping from old and young. Quite
ing scsns took place in crowd tho Post once.
gentleman oonversng with good humorod unionis be
somewhat bosterous in his disbelief Of the success
the Uniou troops byssndcr suggested that he must
be secesh whsTeupon tho skeptioa individual became
suddenly impressed with tbc idea that discretion was
tho better rsrs " vsor turned round suddenly 70 csvo
and, running against slamppgt exclaimed "f beg par.
don, cir" "No necessity MGsss,' replied darky who