New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-18
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
MORE REBEL BOASTlNc.
x0RE NEWS FROM FORT PULASKI
A Naval Bombardment 1t 03ouceo-
ter Point.
Rebels Driven from Their Works.
PROBABLE EVACUATION OF NEWPORT NEWS
FoRrRsss MosRoR. Wednesday April ~
via Baltimore. Thursday, April II. lea. )

8ss Ts BIinoS. a.sTSs TSar.S.y, tns April H. IsSs
Calm weather s prevailing in the Road& Is has
been most propitious for the reappeasancs Of the
Merrimac bat az she does not come it 10 eoucluded
Ahat she was most likely injured by getting aground
when last out.
A flag of truce was sent this morning TO deliver
letters and dispatches, but no new, trsnspired. u
was impossible to obtain even glimpse Of the papers
received at headquarters.
Copies Of The Richmond Di,pateh and N"yfen
Day Book were received here last evening.
The Dispasch contains a telegram from besare'
gard dated Corintb, 9Th inst, stating that be ~as
strongly intrencbed and prepared to defy the Union
lists in whatever numbers they might attack him.
lie claims the battle of Pistsburg Landing a.
most important Rebel victory. He says 1--WE cap
tured 200 Union prisoners, and 36 canuen."
The Dispatch, commenting on the above, thinks
that the total route Of Gens Buell. and Grant
certain.
No mention s made Of Beauregsrd being wounded.
| Tie Dispatch says in reference to sfairs in tho
Peninsula that no anxiety need be felt to the re-
su, of the forthcoming battle. The Yankees are 70
be driven back to the Fortress and thoroughly van
quished by the forces under Gems Lee JohDston and
Msguder.
The Richmond D1spateh has some eomments on
the Merrimac, which it says spent two daysin Hamp-
ton Roads, banterng the Monitor and the Yankee
feet to come mp from the shelter Of their batteries.
The Rebels claim that the Merrimac is the master
Of Hampton Roads.
The exploit Of the JaLseHOwn, in seizing three OF
the Union vessels, is regarded as showing the terror
with which the Yankees view the 2errimac.
The Di,patch says: Considering it not worth
while to waste any moro coal TO entice the Monitor
into conflict the Merrmsc has returned 10 her an
chorsge."
The belief is very general here that the herrinse
received some injury during her recent raid, which
compelled her to 20 back to Norfolk. 6he was un-
doubtedly aground all the second day, and may, from
the heavy weight Of her armament, have sprung
leak. She is, however, back at the Norfolk Navy
Yard and was there ia little doubt, taken back for
repairs Of some kind.
When moving about the Upper Roads on Friday
last and exchanging shots with the Nsuestuek, shs
was very close to the English steamer Racer. At
one time she was close alongside.
In conversation with one of the Enghsh sailors
yesterday, an experienced gunner, be assured mo
that the last gun the Merimac fired, the shell ex-
ploded before it left the muzzle. He was close
enough to SEQ great commotion on board and the
escape of smoke from her port holes
One of the garrison who escaped from Fort Pulaski
represented as contsndng that the Union batteries
contained one gun that would put its shells through
the walls OF the fort at any point at which Is wss
aimed, rendering the working Of tho S1ns almost
impossible. The barbette guns were all sismounted
and most Of those bearing the attacking batteries
were in similar condition before the fort surren-
dered. The garrison consisted Of over 500 men,
The Rebels have been for several days building
large fortifcations the Gloucester side Of York
River about two miles from Yorktown, and within
light Of our gsnboats; but their guns were Of too
long range to allow Of the approach Of the gunboas
on the Notifications. and the mortars were mot Of
sufficient range to check the operations.
Ye,terday morning, however, the gunboas Sebago
arrived, having heavy l00pound rihed Parrot gus,
and at once opened upon them with shell, which
were 80 well aimed that they could be seen falling in
their midst, and exploding with fatal effect. The
Rebels could be distinctly seen carrying oil their
killed and wounded, and in the course Of two hours
the work was entirely suspended, the men retiring
out Of range. At every attempt to renew the work,
they were driven back, up to night.
The guns mounted by the enemy on the Yorktown
side Of the river number not less than fifty one hun
dred Founders, some of them rfsd, bearing directly
on the bar.
Our gunboats are at present about two miles below
the town.
There 10 said to be skirmishing along the whole
line before Yorktown, and the Berdsn Sharp shoot
ers are spreading terror among the gunners OF tho
enemy by their unerring aim.
The enemy have made several sorties with in.
fantry TO dslodge or capture our rhemen, bat have
been driven back with heavy loss.
As to tie arrangements for the final siege, We need
only say, "The work goes brsvely on."
There was some firing this morning by the keoei
batteries TO the left of Yorktown, but no damage
was done.
An extensive smoke has been arising oil OF to-day
from Newport News, leading to the belief that prep
srations are making TO eyacuate 1t. II has now
ceased to he position Of importance.
The following is taken from the Norfolk papers:
RICHMOND, Va. April Is Issa
Both Houses Of Congress have adopted q resolu-
ton to adjourn on Monday next, and to meet again
on the third Monday in August.
wAsmSGroS. Thursday, April II, lss1 Y
The boat which left Old Point at o'clock this
msrnng, reports all quiet in the vicinity. The
weather is clear and warm, and excellent for our
troops.
JUSTICE TO GEN. CASEY.
To he Editov J The n. Y. Tribune.
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