Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-11
LATE NORTHERN INTELLIGENCE.
Throts!: tho kindness Of gonslsmau, ne
hsvereceived copies Of the Maryland "Nows
Sheet bearing dates of the lst, p, 81 and 4h
iusAnts. Wesclect the following:

Sheet bearing dates of the lst u, 81 and 4h
iustants. Meselect the following:
From the NsSs Shee, OF the sA
WAR AND OTHER NEWS.
Ii the Senate of the United States the bin
smaacipht'ng the slaves iu the District of Co
lumbiA with compensation to loyal owners,
Was finally passed by ii vote Of S9 to IA -
Among tho amendments adopted yesterday
was one allowing the evidence Of negroes to be
takel, before civil tribunals as asainst white
persons.
IT. the House Of Representatives the coa,
sldersuon Q: the Tax bill occupied the whole
of The session.
Tue latest despatch sent IRON Woodstock,
Va, on Tuesday, reports some further details
cuncern!sg the enOVemants Of General Banks
c'irun. Among Gtier lhiugs We are informed
that Is eesutl(ul grey Stallion was sbct in ,de
viciiu;y OF the tcwu, which was ssiJ bv Goa.
;.aosnds to De Colonel Ashby'S As the Color
.; tna morse ridden by ,Es latter Is let black,
We nuc. rcstlT doIb> tie truth cf ias state.
ucut, SO taY as it T,!Atc, 70 sLo ownership o.
;ae lo,se. As shat gsey sia.!!oa was kled,
ihe ssry natural snr:n'se fo.tsws tina. Ashby
.t:o:set TGs wonuGod, spd-to 10 more thar
ordinarily eEaca--in tae thigh. such was tae
eureeat relSrti but ths ,s!ssrsphsr very can.
ur3ly I'd is--",t is hrs tsdlt.d ut head
quarters 4 q Lisu:euant aud Two pslyates
of A--py's cavsiry wess eaprured on Monday,
whist uu special service Geueial Banks IVES
at Woodstock and General SSIrlds at S:ras
ba:g.
a terrible Wind storm, amounting, il ia said,
s: ! .oioaCu, swept over tie town ol Cairo on
ruescay morning. The Charles Hutel was
lu!opfsd, srVe,A rows ef barracks We're demo-
llshed. transports ana tugs and steamers were
blown across tie river. Oae steamer was sunk,
AID . large number of store barges and large
piles OF Government lumber were blown icto
he river aud h9asGd { f with the current.-
GrGat anxiety was :elt tor the safety of Com
modore Foote'S holilla, aud steamer had
::cen sent down to ascertain what damage had
been done.
Addl.ioral accounts from Cairo furnish
further particulars with regard to the effects Of
tho tornado Sjule damage was done to. the
transports belonging to Commodore Foote'S
ho,ii!i, but the gunboats and mortar boGts are
SID 10 be urnjured-
a remarkably veraci6us despatch, tsle,
grsphsd from Cairo to the Chicago "Times,"
stated tha; On the S0th ult, Col Buford, at
tae head OF several regiments of Federal
;Toops. and detachment of artillery, drove
some IS COO Confederate infantry and cavalry
from Union City, Tennessee, capturing large
amount Of spoiis, SOFAS one hundIRl and fifty
horses, and purnber Of prisoners We are
now tod that only forty horses and mules and
seyeu prisoners were taken.
The forces under General Burnside are said
to occupy Beaufort, N. g, and to be making
preparations for az attscl upon Fort Macon.
Tne key West correspondent of the Boston
Journal, writes that the initial steps have been
,akgI for the reduction ofthe defences cr the
Mississippi River, below New Orleans.
Tho Uaited States Squadron in Warsaw 10.
let, Geerg;3 proceeded milne of battle t'Yery
s.oTly" up the Wilmington River for the pur.
pose Of attacking Skiddaway Island batteries
After firing some shells at the battery without
meeting with any response, party ,wss sent
on shore and found the works entirely desert
ed. = -. :
Tic Washington correspondent Of the Phil
sdelphia Enquirer" states that the recent war
order does not interdict the correspondents Of
loyal American journals from accompanying
the army, bat is intended to exclude the cor.
respondents of foreign papers. The reason
frankly assigned being that the latter publish
everything whether detrimental or a0t."
From Commodore Foot's tlotilla we have
an official account Of brilliant exploit which
was performed during the night of the 1st Of
April last IA ARMED boat expedition moved
of from aoulIa carried By surprise the up
pei. fort Of the -CoDfc6ers:es; drove off the
sentino!s, spiked the guns and retired without
injury.
Such news irou, Fortress Monroe Be ID
furnished the journals, is, as usual, Of bat
little impcsta3!s. One taot, however, de-
SERVES noi:co. Great Bethe! is again, mos;
uusccountebiy, in the hands OF the Con.
fhdesates Oc Wednesday of last week We
we're told iLa: the Federal troops advanced,
drove the Uonfedsra,es, fifteen hundred strong,
frcm that now famous battle ground, ahd oc-
cupied and held it. We now learn that "a Sc
conG reconnaissance was msds on Wednesday
to Grea. Bs;he, "~han the enemy was found
10 have r:turned aud occupied the earthworks
;l'forcs" How the Confsderstes managed TO
,Teposs.gs themselves Of the pls>s We Sro not
informed
Tho "Nvws Sase," OF tho 81 insr. says
Tae Mayor, tie Basrd Of Aldermen, and the
City Council OF Nashville haTe refused to take
tue cath OF aliegaoee &c the Constitution AID
G,yrrn,n.nt Of The Uniten States. The form
Of ts oath was ssnt TO them By order of the
new provisional Governor johnson, and they
wec. required 20 take and subscribe 80 it on OF
ts!ore ths Friday following. The result of their
deliberations was that tho proposition sss ul.
prcccder;ed and unconstitutional, and that Ru
adde's. should be dGawn up declaratory Of
their purpose not to take the oath--which was
dons,
The women of Nashville still continue to
behave very naushitly. They have devised all
nanuer OF Ingenious insults, greatly to the
anaoysnce Of the Federal cthccrs, who csanot
yak the streets withou. being subjscted to
the martaeaiic1 Of seeing these fair but cruel
damss und danseis turn their backs upon them
and drs $ thslr skirts aside from contact With
snem. Ia retaliation Of these most uncomph-
rasntary proceedings, General Negiey has or
oered q guard to b. stationed at the door Of the
res,dence ostwo ladies, who were discourteous
TO General CrittendeE, and who are not to be
permitted to leave tho house until they pro-
mise-not 10 do 80 again.
The correspondent of the New FORK "Tri-
buac'' gives y.:S lugu5rious account OF
Winchester and its inhabitants. When the
Federal soldiers frst entered that city, We are
told that "they were given the articles they
wanted without money" More recently, how
eYer, rhsy have had TO psy for whatever they
rsquire-are scowled at or sneored at by some
of The boldsst spirits and, :sas atgenersl thing,
the natives shun the invaders those :Who DC:
DO: DO it on principle, making it their policy"
If this statement b. true, Winchester, like,
Nashville, must De very unpleasant place OF
sojourn for Federal troops and Federal officers
and employees. -a..s.5 80
FROM FIErHESTERa 49,. -
cof.,roa:snSe OF the Plgdelphis lnqu'e- n-f'n 'oI
CHARGE AGAINST MR. EDWARD c. LEWIS.
Ms. Edward Lowis, resident OF Oiafk
county, wss brought bere yesterday IN charge
Of two mcers of the e4:h PsnnsylVsnla regl'
hen,. OF the charge Of recruiting for the
Southern army snd trying to raise company