The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-03


and trees. were anxious TO Get our men ON
tn cir fest, and to accom- pliAh this the Captain
in comm and Of the enemy shouted at the
height of his voicn to charge bayonete, sup
posing that our fligh toned troops wouh In
stsntly jump to their feet and Iuu, but they
were mist ken in the men Ine con ana
whan our troops poured into them we'll d.
Fected fire, causing them to rereat, leaving
their dead and wounded 10 bs ca!eo TOT altsr'
which the rebels had erected during Sunday
night. and which Ia ,erfered with working
party OF our men, was mos: ehscsuaiiy d.
isrced end the guns dismantle1
The YEA her is moro favorable for mill larry
operations The time Is drawing close wDn
the Uom handing General will commence the
task of reducing the enemy's work erected 70
impede The advances OF the Union troops All
ere sanguire as 20 the result, and the troops
ace eager to Do led forward.
The following dispatch from Gen. McOlel-
ian to the Federal Secretary Of War. dated
srn papers.
Nothing Of in terest has transpired during
the nigh No friug Ga our right, whore the
work proceeded uuaist Or bed On tbs left the
enemy fired q good deal, but bit no one, nor
was the work interrupted.
Have Just sect q heavy field battery to 81.
lenCe tun or two OF The enemy that have
been impertinen, this morning. but have
hurt no one.
TIE weather has improved, aud we are
making good progress.
From FORTRESS MONROE.
Wacopy q pr ion of the New York Htrnld's
Fortress adonroo orresponisnce Of the % b
Five rebel gurboa1 appeared In the War.
wick river Mt 10 o'clock A. M 10 day, acd
{ he,lef the camp Of tha left corps of the army
of he Potomac, bur with what result or loss
IN 0nr 5! Ia ! cannot n: this time state. as
M aufhaa::c account. OF details has reached
this y int General McCleil1n telegrnphed
20 Ftls-Dficsr Golds,orcugh the ficts. but
the m assage up to i've O'Clock Z. NJ had ie-
cejysd 20 prac .ical answer. The James river
is prnctict:;y closed TO our 1eat so long as the
EIerrimac and her co2softs have the freedom
of a,r,pton Rords. The only way we can
rai.s .hf block de is by blocking q . the mar
70 pIrt Of L iz.b,th river with stone laden
puik.. tn1s n 4rring the door az Aust aIy fur.
-her annoyance and allayinx icipations of
NJ sur Is perfectly feasible TT any time the
flax Gfii ,er SO directs Until then we are
:iaoie TO 20 attacked here 4. any m oment by
TAO Merrimac When this shall have been
done the mes river Will b. opened, thus
auaoIing TO operate on both tanks OF the
ensmy's position On the York and JAMES
7ivars-a measure which would soon insure
this fall OF ,ha,reoel stronghold There seems
20 be and 1t is The generally expressed oIin.
ion here, that there is 100 much supiueness
. III DISH terestedless In the management OF
naval aft IRIS In the N Or n Atlentic aQuadron
Uatii dis is rsmedied, little may be expected
Of our fieet.
The Merrimac and 70 ur re bel gunboats were
seen this morrii e anchored be.
3~een Graney Island and Norfolk. 1t was
expected that thsy int-n ed TO pay
us Il visit tc day, but they dit not.
A large rebel nat no TONED boat has been
busy ali day to-day conveying troops from
Oransy Island 10 ceuelPs Point The regi-
nlenI-l b .nuer OF Que Of the rebel CORDS wei
~ IL n ly- h1y hnt ,nH
scrOss the + iZIbs tn river.
TIE REBELLION SETTLED IN AHUART.
The New York Herald egatn CLOSES Up the
war on this con .iueGt, and makes the won
tarFnl prediction that two weeks will bring
the matter to a close:
II is u singular fac. that .: the prtsen tims
": b million Of Americans arrayed agatLs;
eoch other in arms. We are yet wi hin A
IN ,1th, or peI haps two weeks, IF the end of
AS war. So closeiy d. war and peace keep
o. ap~ny, n II in few wee ks we passed from
sta:a OF orofouId quiet 10 al the tumulu
aud horrors cf bate. NV, while the whole
iand ras0unds With he clash of arms, we are
upcr the eys % rsace, and soon our armies
VIII dissolve ~ faf1sdiy 4s shay con grega I'd
md g:oricus i'g Will leave tbs battle
n-io 20 fl3st prnndty over every city, ,oxa
I'D v'H"es j. ihe land. Two more crest,
: ucceo.fu' Efforts. and the military por-
ton Of ne work of restoring the Union
VIII p6 lneEe
ffs-ts WIN o. m;-Le at York own ami Cor
lith. hare the best 9sneraissthis country
lae ever pr.'du. ID sjlellSh, Haiieck,
SeAurtg ard, johnston, and their subo. dt-
= 'ss--at the head Of the largest and b st
"a :pped "rmies ever seen On this cor fluent,
=, Ill soo4 engage in the most saIguipary
n,gr!ts Of this, ana perhaps OF any war If
ire Politicians will bnt leave 9uI q &c erals
ainre for fey snort wszks we caunot doubt
he r,sult Of these b'tties II however, our
Generals II" h iupared or INFER tered Nth,
tee ,@i.J. clans wlH n,id ihat the wrath f the
:se pic s ,f.e wcash Of iSou in It's Eerrlbia ~.
:'ert.y, hAd Il: ii defeat &C our forces w III be
a 7Iv tfent 10 aravosG-Ionnry rsgeGe-a In Of
%, 3overcmsat LIST no cne, linen, ba rash
enough - move u fHser 20 prevent the Ger
-zip Si,'@ries planned oy cur great leaders,
>, lG3 Will shortly eCa THIS rebellion and
rest-re u, our couuTy
A'os sosHss IN IRE YAs1sE oossRsss
WAsHIssros, April 20 "A family quarrel
oetweeu he Repu olic7n members of the
House has hesI raging fi8!ceiy for two days
past. The exposures of rascal y made by The
% ulmiItee GA CONTRACTS, has rous ed the an
ger of the friends o. the pluuierers, and q fu-
rious assault upon the commit es was the re-
salt. Some OF the leadiug Republicans took
up the cudgels for the pecuIators; but they
we're met ~ the committee with such sledge
hammer blows that they have come out of
tile cont est much damaged, and with loss to
their party. The affslr cams 20 a crisis This
I'teTEoou The previous question was NOV
cd, which. with the motion of Mt. Stevens 70
lay he whole subject on the table, was pend.
lag when the House adjourned The assaii-
AUS of the committee would make the
believe ;hat The contractors are
la teIsely patriotic and that the Govern.
n-nt ilas been really gamer " their opera.
tons 6nd, not content wi b that, have
ref .c.et upoa the honesty and fairness
Of he committee. Some very sricy eompIi.
men s I ss-d between Them ;his af.ernoon.-
NJ. Rosl % Conkiin MADE q spread .esR gle
N.pph against them. and Mr. of
called him offender OF robbers.
thieves, AID pinnde elr. II Gilman OF Ia.
diam, one OF the COM mi..ee, made speech
bris ;lirg with f}cts tina. would damn any
IL ty that should atteinp. to excuse ,heco.
The opposition members have enjoyed this
fam IL quarrel exceedingly. They sir quietly
around the ring while the ash' Is going on
able Mr.. Wickliffe, of Kentucky, " as an ad
nirlug spectator this sf.crooOn, aud his
coun terapce. fer The Grst time during this
Of the Ret u blicans W 40 have no axes to grind
la ths contracts mourn the affair, saying III IT
# The committee were haddsoInsiy sustained
the Republican parry would not suffer in the
mex camp ign ron ths devi'trFs Of In
ii, ijuais. asi. may, since its leaders have 50
stOa;ly defended he Auilty cne,.
eDaNEsciAL
NEW YotE, a,ril 80 Tho stock market
WAS ou1ya.t yesterday, Government skies
70 /. per INT, nnd the general railway lis,
20 1, ON account Of the news from New Or
leans Ixcsange 1i2s TO ll2t Gold log The
COZ ton market On Tie 33.h was irregular
AIovemen-s OF small iots-Prlces UNCHANGED
Sales OF $50 bales closing on tho basis of - TO
29s for rniddling Up!a"ds.
IMPORTANT, IF TRUs.-We get the following
from the savannah Nsu. OF III q z9th April:
A caA received ia this city from b I'D.
win. kioeida, states that gentleman arrived
at that place from Hsinsville, on Sunday
,.je, was I'll ased by ,h3 bioc kadsrs u nd wss
com reilsd 20 blow up his vessel the crew es-
c .piag in n 'ir boats.
h. captain had late Havana papers. IN