New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-03
EVACUATION OF FORT IAuNDERB0L'
PROBABLE FALL OF SAVANNAH.
The Attack on Fort Jackson Commenced
FURTHER REPORTS ABOUT THE MERRIMAc
THB 0RERlTIOyS iGAINSF NEW.eRLEANS
FoRrnvss MovRou, Tu..c,y April /,

win Bslnwore Wedneslsy, April2. iI62
A fnc Of truce from Norfolk to-day brought down
,e,ters from the Union prisoners, and dispatch from
Gen. Huger to Gen. Wool.
Norfolk papers notice that large military move
rnents are going on at Old Point. They say that
large reenforcements landing there, and that at
Least hundred large steamers and transports are at
the wharyes and in the channel They also notice
that Viee-President Hanlin, with party OF ladies
visited Fortress Monroe Monday and had great
Notification, which, they say, was the cause OF the
salute.
A dispstch from Charleston fays that Gen. Evans
advanced on Saturday on North Edisto Island with
GOO troops but finding the Unonists there a. least
5000 strong, he retired in mastery manner The
dispatch does not say whether there wss any fight or
not.
The gunboat Seminole arrived here this afternoon
from Port Royal, bringing dates TO Saturday last.
Fort Pulaski had been thoroughly invested for thirty
DAYS. and was momenariy expected TO surrender.
II wac said that about 500 Rebels were in Pulaski,
and that they had offered 10 go out with the honor
Of war. but that Gen. Sherman demanded an uncon-
dtioaal surrender, and would, the lst Of April,
open FIRE on the fort they still refused to yield it,
The Rebels had Withdrawn their forces from the
coast Of Georgia. and had abandoned the works at
Thunderbolt, taking all their guns to Savannah.
The Seminole landed force and destroyed Thun'
derbolt fort which s within five miles Of Savannah,
,apyer q good shell road.
Refugees from Savannah say that the friends OF
the troops inside of For Pulaski had offered $50 OOJ
20 any one who would rescue them.
A refugee from Charleston represents that there s
great panic there since the capture Of Newbern.
Women and cheren were leaving, and The general
annexation was that terrible blow would be struck
there.
From Florida the intelligence is most gratifying
The Union sentiment WAS strongly developing itself
dispatch from Norfolk in this mornings Rich
mond papers mentions the arrival Of Vice-President
Hsmlin and large party OF ladies aud gentlemen
here and the firing OF sautes on the OCCASION and in
the same paragraph says, " there has been no COM
municaiion by nag OF truce with Fortress Monroe for
several days
There appears to be but little doubt that all our
movements here are faithfully reported to the Rebel
authorities.
The Richmond papers also state that nearly
hundred transports and other vessels are in Hampton
Roads, and that large number of Union troops have
recently landed here
Tie Richmond Dispatch OF this morning says:
"The Grand Army Of the UnoDists seems TO have
been transferred from the neighborhood Of Washing
Ton 10 the Peninsula, which they have probably
concluded il shorter aud easier road 10 Richmond
than tbs; via Manassas, which We have ooureonsly
placed at their disposal"
The Dispatch also states that tie roads here are
ss bad as those on the Potomac, and refers to Gen.
Bagruder as man not likely TO be oanght mapping.
There was a rumor in Richmond yesterday that a
severe fight had taken place on tue Peninsula. IL
was probably caused by the fact OF our making H
strong reconnaissance toward Yorktown onSaturday.
A dispatch from Augusta Ga, dated March 81
says:
1.-THE Charleston papers Of to-day contain dis
tstch dated New-OrleaDs March -, stating that two
Union gun-Loais, on the 2Stb, commenced al attack
ON Fort jackson, at the mouth Of the Mississippi.
Up 70 that time nobody had been hurt"
The New-Orleans papers Of the 2th OF March re-
port the loss Of Che Rebel steamer Vanderbilt. TIE
captain crew, and eight passengers are s4ie on the
Florida coast. Ore boa, with Il men on board, had
not been heard from.
The Rebel Ordnance Bureau has issued an order
for all the balls thu cn be obtained 10 BE- Iecast for
iigb, artillery.
Rebel troops are gathering in large numbers at
Jacksonville aud Poeahouias, Arkansas
Gems. Van Dom sDd JEFF. Thompson are preparing
ioe an early movement At some point on The Miss's-
sippi River With ths force is considered that the
Mississippi Valley il safe from the enemy.
The Memphis Acaiancls eays that Of March ~ the
force Of the enemy in attempting 10 Jake Island No.
30 have been throwing shot aud shell for u hours,
without doing any damage TO orr works or guns,
and up 10 ths tine ooly oSe Confederate soldier has
been Killed
small tug came down the james River yester-
DAY afternoon and Il long range threw some ehells
into the Newport News camp. No damage was
done, and the distance was 70 great that was use
iess with our eans TO make any reply.
'here Is rumor current here that Yorktown has
oeen abandoned by the enemy but il ii NOS believed
oy Ihe highest military snthofiilee.
Notwithstanding tpo great delay 10 DC reappear
Sn9e Of me MeFnmae, she ID hourly expected, and
the laval aud military command, g. are pnpared TO
receive her at any moment
BALTIMORE, Wedn.sdsv Anil 1861.
The following intelligence il from the snecisI cor
respondent, q, FORTRESS Monroe, OF The Bal;,,o,e
AmertcGas
dispatch in The Norfolk Day.Book SAYS thu,
Gen Egsns, With force Of 1900 men, advanced on