The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-07

But Uom Foots thtnks too m nch Of bis ran.
o0ess, and Appreciases 700 we'll the snoemSsi
coaesqasnces that Woal1 attend their Boss, "a
veoearsWtth H. upoase 10olAaray expert.
~ the river proper, but0f Misso uSk Kent1ck.
and Oairo /: fos We have above Island 10 nc
armv no ~ that coulA WithstAnd q we'll dis.
ctpsiasd and e1sc i've force Of 36 600 men, and
asnies lat we should look Tor bold ana des.
psrate measurss; they are neoaossry to 70.
trisve fatlia caass and cheer dishoartsued
troops. -5 @-~
At PROM rosfRsss noKaoY.
FoRTsxss MossoD. March - hon Fri
asJ ssv.ss:s The rses.s , snrsw ball from one
came Witaia tAsee huadgsd yards Of The ship
pans In the upper roaAstsad.
During the blow last night the steamer
Elnsn tnE had hole Knocked in her side, and
now )i.s ON the bar careened over. and In a
somewhst dangerous position II the storm
on0plo continue We, Y much longer.
The Lncoiu gun has bsen mounted, aud
this morning was tried. In order to test the
carrtaGe. Only ten shots were nred. The
second shot was q splendid rtchocnoted shot
The tmmense ball, weighing 4s7 pounds, aftss
making three plunGes and ronewed flights,
nnafly sank away on near Sswell's Paint.
coin pills, as they are called here, she 10 IN.
dsed proof against all appliances Of modern
Thsre we're some sign. OF activity .owsrde
down to Ee Wells Point, and the smoke from
large vessel could b seen en Crsney
island.
A prope,ler, apparen.ly gunboat. came
down ames river within three mi "a Of New
port News, and after reconnciterine appar
entity returned mp the river.
The present high wind and low water
however, forb;ds all expectation Of the ap.
pearancs OF the Merrimac until the Storm II
over. - s..
oPIsAIIoIs IN NORTH CAacLIEA.
BALrinoRE, March So The rebels burned
the brtcge on the rsilroad between Nswberu
and beau fort, hlt /. was In prosrs Of repail
tween the two places.
So far ~ our tnf0r manu know, all Of whom
came from Newborn, and had not been al
Beaufort, there was no destruction of pro-
psrty At the latter pie CO. and a large msior,ty
Of the cttjzsna remained quietly at ,heil
homes on the approach Of Inc Union forces
All the rebel soldiers In the vicinity shut
Themselves upia Fort Macon: Their .umber'
Beaufort at from three TO SIX hundred men
The fort was said TO BE- hut siig htiy provis.
ionsd, and 1t was not .elieved 1t could hold
ont more than week. / ultimate capture
is Of course a m after Of csrLaioty.
Gen. Burnside wac at Beanfort.
Perfect order reiGned at Newt bern, and &
pumber OF citiz 'ps bad returned.
Zen. flasher was Military Governor of th,
city. The rebels wsre believed TO be ia 'ronl
fufcs toward ktpstop, thiy,y five M les OF
the road to 0oideboTo', and their sooa fro
qaent'y appeared Ia the vicinity Of Hswbern
The expedition to Washington was succes
ful. IL con ntjstsd OF about one thousand men
with an esc6rt OF GunboAA. Two cOmpan lei
OF tho Massachusetts, Twenty Second LANDED
and took the place. The stars and Stripes
were nailed 70 q tree In front Of the Court
House and left there.
The citizsns received the invaders withcu
any apparent excitement or apprehension. -
Some tow oppressed Union sentiments, willis
the great mass had nothing to say e,thsr way
After holding the place one day, and gather
Ing all the In forma ton they could, the exp
dLtton retorned TO New bern.