New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-06
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.

we have an arrival from Port Royal. A
new battery has been built on Bird Island, in
the SayaDr:h River, which bears directly up
tie channel, nnd renders the blockade absolute.
This work was erected by night, aud only with
great labor, the materials having to be con-
veyed tedious distance. All communication
between Savannah and Fort Pulaski is abso-
lutely cut off now, and the Rebels have finally
desisted from their attempts to run the block
ade of the city, even with small boats. The
state of affairs in Savannah is represented as
desperate; within the past five weeks the
Rebels have been using their time in
preparing the city TO resist the attack they
expected long before this. When our gunboats
first menaced the town, its only defenses were
those included in the works Of Fort Jackson;
now. there are said TO DO batteries mounting
fifty guns stationed OF variou, points about; it
ia said, also, that distractions have been placed
in the river, and that II 600 are in Savannah.
Many Of these last are, however, undisciplined
country militia, and they would not be very
formidable opponents. The chief defenses
are really the Notifications which the Rebels
have erected connecting all tie creeks aud
water-passages. The news OF the Union
victories in the Southwest had disheartened
the Southern people and assertions from
their army were becoming frequent. We
may now soon look for news Of successful
attack on Savannah, though this prediction is
founded rather on knowledge Of past opera
tons than on any official promises for the
fnture. In anticipation OF the attack, and in
spite of the defenses Of which they boast, the
wealthy citizens are running away.
Commodore Tatna has been performing
another of bis characteristic exploits. On
Saturday morning his feet engaged one of the
Union batteries in the vicinity of Savannah,
and received sharp salute, which killed one
mon. lie of course ran away directly.
There appears to be trouble in Richmond.
It 10 reported that John Minor Bolts and 20
other citizens of wealth and position have been
arrested as suspected persons, and that martial
law has been proclaimed in the city and for
ten miles around. The inal cause for these
measures was tie appearance upon the street
walls Of placards calling on Union men 10
watch and wait, for that the hour of their
deliyerance was drawing near. The recent
defeats OF the Rebel arms have thrown the
Capital into panic, aud general demorali-
cation is rapidly going on.
II is reported that tho Nashville, that pes,i.
lent Rebel steamer, whose recent presence in
an Englith port threw the United Kingdom
nearly into convulsions, has returned safely to
these shores, and has run the blockade into
Wilmington. The excuse for allowing this op-
GRAFTON is that the vessel displayed the Union
nse till she had passed the blockadiDg ship;
then she showed tue Rebel ensign. Whether
this is O sufficient reason for allowing the
Nashville to run the blockade is perhaps Il
question.
1t is repOrted-though we do not place
much reliance On the story-that Brunswick,
Georgia, has been evacuated by the Rebels.
1t is said that tie guns lately at that place
have been sent to Savannah.
We have 10 further news Of Importance
from The vicinity Of Columbus.
Our correspondents in Missouri furnish some
incidents concerning the chase after Price, who,
at the latest accounts, was in the Boston Noun.
tain. He burned the principal buildings in
Fayetteville, Ark, including the Arsenal, lead
factory, Touring mills, and 100000 barrels Of
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