Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-04-09
PA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 1869

MES Of the garrison had revolted and were
I placed in irons.
Cen Sherman's mortar and sfege guns
were so stationed that the guns of the fort
/ could not reach them.
/ The city of Savannah was understood r.,
4 he very s. ,Dgiy fortified in ali its approach
es. The force there was vaTiously estima-
| tel by refugees at from tweLty to fiflv thou
sahd; probably twenty thousand Is correct.
The greatest despondency exis ed among
I the people ami troops at Charleston. The
fire eaters rd5cu'ed the North Carolina
trCous, char giaG them with cowar!ice. The
. shorkecFers and bakers in Char'esto:, also
immediately r-Tu~cd TO receive North Caro-
'isl money. There being two North Caro-
Ina regiments enca1npei IN the city at the
time, a revolt was the consequence. and the
/ shops were broke open. aud the troops helre!
themselves. These regiments had refused to
serve any longer. and. were allowed to re
turn home
: No direct Information Of the abandonment
+ Of Pensacola has been received. but II was
generally believed that our troops had crossed
/ over from Santa. Rosa and occupied the
place
I The la-cst intelligence from Norfolk. Lv
+ the underground raiIroad, leaves no doubt
that the Morrimac Is thoroughly repaired
. and in commission. ready for another cxreI;-
. -!ou against lie wooden walls of the Federal
. Navy, and the river transports lying in the
. Roads. The delay ia le- coming out Is he
lievcd to be caused by waiting for ammuui-
ton for the heavy guns that lave Ieen
placed on board Cf her. aud also f.r some in
fernal machines which are being constructed
by Bombastes Maury
The steamers Yorktown and jane. town
are also being strengthened, and more thor>
oughIy clad with iror, TO accompany the
Merrimac. There is also rumor that two
more steamers are being clad with iron at
Richmond, to i'in the expedition.
~ to the loss Of Iie IN the Merrimac, we
irtye n"w What Is claimed to be positive in
formation that i. was pretty heavy. One Of
tic recently arrived contrabands states that
he was nurse in the general hospital. and
that up 10 tie time Of his departure, he had
A,iged to shroUd thirty Of tine crew o: the
AIcTlmac, and that both Capt. Buchanan
an, Lieut.. Minor are dead. There was still
a number of lhe wounded surviving. They.
tae coutrsbsnds, also state that the last two
shnts o tie Monitor were represented to be
thr o'.iy ones that seriously injured the Mer
riuac These were thrown undo. her shield
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Monitor down.
Notwithstanding the great delay in the
appearance cf the Merrimac. she IS hourly
expected, aud our naval aud military com
manders are prepared 20 receive her ~ any
moment.
Intelligence has been received in wash
ington city, from Richmond, via. Baltimore.
that the rebels are now removing their to-
bacco to the interior towns towards Danviile
and FarmviIie. and beyond Petersburg. It
Is added that private citizens have no con
trol over the cotton and tobacco, tie milita~
~ having assumed the chgrge Of it.
The steamers Ericsson, Fulton and Star OF
the South had landed strong reinforccments
for Gen. Burnside. The Eighth Connecticut
and Ninth Rhode Island regiments were
within fuur ulilr- If Beaufort. The town Of
Galjsbrrough lad been strongly fortified. It
IS reported that Fort Macon will soon be
s,ormcd.
\ small tug came dom the James Rive
yesterday afternoon. aud at long range
threw shell into lie Newport News camp.
No damage was done. The distance is 50
Great tha, it would be u>cIrs, wfrd our guns
to make any reply.
The Iumor is current here that Yorktown
has been abandoned by t;e enemy, but It Is
not believed 10y highest authorities.
The military statigned at Na,fgk from tic
Gulf States have been very severe on Virgi
MIA chivalry since the defeat at Roanoke
= Even the Richmond Blues, the very pink al
chiralry. have fallen in public estimation
" All award bravery to Q. Jenuing Wise, but
: his father has SO fallen in public estimation
D that he IS proclaimed on the streets Of Noi.
: folk a COW ard and poltroon. 10 his escap.
from Nag Head he rode thirty miles n
horseback, notwithstanding he had repor;e,
himself too iii to remain on Roanoke Islam
i at the head of his command. Wise an,
/ FloyG now rank together as the fleet fooicl
n Ny infurmant says Wise would Le hooted a
e if he were 20 appear in the streets OF Norfolk
{ or Richmond. he has retired ia his farm
70 II Prince Anne county.