New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-10

iiamen are being tri1ed each Jay, bu5 they
der no qeryiee Unless properly armel. ii ,pusLets
IRE DOT allowed them, le. tbem be q med wh shot.
gnns--a formidable vospOn in prorer hands.
TrE MEPRIxAc AND MosIToR.-Pefer & P1rg.
a correspondent Of the same Tansr, WHITES that he
" witnessed the tight between them, aud after q
broadside from the virginia tns mouitor eeen
to hug The Shore and corld not be Induced to ven-
tnre into deep water where the Virgnias shot could
reach her. If ever they meet agaia, the Virginia
will take her or siuk Der CERTAIN
LATE FROM NASHVILLE" Reliable" down on
the State train yesterday, says that Tue reported de-
aeriO Of two OF the enemy's regiments Is uh,rue'
Several privaies from an Indiana keglmeot nave
recen y made their e,cape thorough the Union hnes'
md joined our ranks. They represent We ol5hIe'
ion NJ great among the troOps, both on account OF
The tyranny Of the superior Officers, and The man
ner in w,ich they have been received by the Ieopie'
they were led 10 believe that thousands OF Unlon-
ists in Tennessee would welcome them as deiyoie'...
Bnt, il is the universal sentiment q the men "a
against the invaders and even the women and chill
dren treat them with the most utter contempt while
the slaves listen 10 their offers Of freedom IN sns-
liciOus silence not wishing to be taken trom TIER
masters. ATLANTA lntelligencer
AN IscIDEsr.-Among the excuses offered for
exemptions, come are extremely ludicrous. In
Smyth Comfy, We learn, one man, in enrolling him
self, wro'e opposie his name one leg too short"
The next man that came n noticing the excuse, end
deeming IL pretty good, thought be would make his
better and wrote opposite his nGme-"both legs too
short
REBEL GEgERAis AT CoRisTn.--All the Generals
Of our army OF Ihe Mississippi are now at Corin,n,
includ ny Beauregard, sydney Johnston, Bragg,
Polk, CrtteLden, GLADDEN. RuPgles, Carroll, ana
Kiiby Smith. Gen. jackson Of Georgia, 10 ia COM
mand at Corinth.
BELLS FOR CASsoH FOR BEAUREGARD.-The
planters OF the Southwest aIe respODGiug nobly to
tie call of Gen. Beaurepard for bells. On many of
( = 1all-
weighing f ON fifty to live hundred ounds used for
calling the people together. These, aud all other
szos tDat oau be spared, are bslng rapidly tent Tor
ward memphis Appeal
A Richmond paper has this story On the same Sub
jet:
WIT WORTH PREsERyIyG.-The Committee sp-
noted 70 collect metal for caOuOn for Gen. Bcalie
CARDS army, applied 10 planter Of Adams County.
/ Mrs, Il lew days since for hls bell Not having
fuch an article he mentioned IT 10 ms VIE, Wien
she very periodically offered her brass kettle. The
III 10 ones rather demurred to che sacrifice, and one
of them, with a sweet tooth, said; LA, Pa VIVA,
will we do for preserves J" "My daughter" said
the wag OF iather, "our whole duty now 10 10
pYesfrre our county," The kettle WAS cent.
MoRE GuypoArs.-TAe AfJac Tribune Of the
IN inst says: II will be by the proposals 10
our adveriising column that five more gunbosts are
ordered by the Government to be bullt At this port
/ NoLUSTEERING.--(ieorqa " as called OF 10 furnish
,. 1000 men. Some =, 600 responded.
Corros TO BE BURSFD.-Gov. pettis Of Missis-
SIM, las .sued his proclamation commanding thst
all cotton stored wilbin five niles Of the railroads
md wRier-courses Of the State 20 be removed 10 a
Yreater distance Iii il not done within reasola-
be time the publication OF sald proclan anon
fLe Governor announces that suitable tci7 WI. be
taken TO remove It NJ the expense OF the owner
The planters Of Florida are hhong heir cotton !nto
the open fields away lion their houses, TO burn At IL
tie enemy should approach.
Is1,vD No. lO-TA, Petcrsbarg WAY Express
indulges in the pleasing hope:
On the whole, we do rot think that their intended
cxcnrsion down I've riyer below leland No. ~ =
viewed by them now ~ The very pleasant ana orii
liant ihinR which It promised 10 be when II was nfS
planned IL has been materially disconnected y
Toe unexpected difficulties which have interpoted
and In Questionable whether the attempt TO cap
ture il will Je any longer ie.si,ied IN.
SALrpErtR.-A correspondent Of Tie Se'we
lAh.) SfHilRff reports that four caves are nov
worked for inter IL Alabama. Ia one place IL hand'
Ia "A months produced 2,755 pounds. H. another
1000 pounds were made st the cost OF 20 cents PEI
pound. In unotter. 1850 pounds, &C - cents. Ii
H. therefore, urged that tue Government price
must DO increased TO secure q continuance oil tue
work.
ARNs-Tbe MONTGOMERY d1yertiser Of the 18th
ssys: A large quantity OF arms for service IN the
Confederate army passed through this city yester-
day They were pan. ~ recent arrival IL thls
country from across the Atlantic, and they VIII
probably be heard OF somewhere before long.
Eyyycrs oP THE DaAFT ~ RIcaNOED.-Ths
l DtsB0tch Of the lith says; During our peregrpa-
tiors Yesterday on BroAd aud Main streets, We no.
iced ihst several OF the stores were closed and tie
following card posted on tue d0ore: Gone with the
lnllitia-wiil return when the war Is al an end BY
or1er OF john Lstcher." The suspensions appeared
70 he lenefa among the druggiSts, as We noticed
bot oae opened for business.
q Tpr NORFOLK TURTLE.-1he iron-clsd steamer
Niriua or Me,rimRc cost $lSj 600 10 tit Der up, and
IA one day DESTROYED over 81 900 worth OF Yam
kee progerty. She lost Ter PROV IN sinking The
.ric son s@ntn9 blow, ana not 3y running aSSinst
the Cumberland. This can he regiscef IN two days,
and then she viii bo in good, II not better condi-
ton tnau ever. We give extract from private
letter icom Mf John l.. Porter, the naval constfuc-
tor OF tie Virginia. lie writes:
| received but little encouragement. from any
one while the Virginia was progressing. Hundreds
, i NAV sey thousands-assersed sue would never
aoat some said s1o would turn bottom side up;
Others said the crew would sIi0cate; but the m0si
vie s1ld tue concusrion and report from the gu1s
, would gegiun the men. Some said she would 10
steeT aud ylull1 opinion gcncIalT about hero sald
I she woald never come Out Of the dock. You have
, no idea what have Suffered in mind since l com
4 meucsd herr bit ! knew what was ABOUT hnd
perseyeIcd. some If her inboard arrangements ar,
ol lne moot Intricate character, and have caused m'
Iltal riftl 't AiA lue NAcl. M Lave
turned ou right aud thanks are due 20 a kind ProVi
den,e, whose blessings nv efforts have many
times invoked.
mus. say ,gas aetoIisbed az the success o
, tie " gria She Destroyed the Cumberland i.
fifteen minutes, and ~ thitty more the Congress wa
captured. Inc Minnesota WOO baye shared th
same fite. but rhe got agpcand snd the Virgin.
could I0t set - hcr.
TIC Virginia eteegs beautifully, aud her speed i
three niles more Ter hour than IL ever was. She /
elrff,rg1n's fnArp al n pri.
sound rom the ggC-, and al, tho officers are lighl,
|rle.4d.