The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-23

enuhoata Ootarora and Navigator We9l
seat 10 Hampton Cow TO . point nsa1
Whsrs tAA stolen vessels asa ossa ~
chorod. u -s s&sa -
upIa.AfIos o. fHB ~ Yoa1 HIsAIp.
T The aosn thus vents it, wrath over tn
lato naval scenes in Hampton Roads i
The public are very Justly indignant At the
oondrct Of our navy n Hampton Roads on
friday last. Tbs rebel dset, headed By the
Merrimac. came down 70 Oransy 40end, AND
one Of tAs rso:l ssnoo:'s ySH co o,to- CAP Il;
Stevens Battery, the Octarora, and tbs other
Union vesaels.of-waT took NO apparent notice
Of this proceeding.
Not one Of the vessels there even moved TO-
wards the Msrrimac From al Appearances
the ! ebel leot might have iptured every YES
sel in the Roads without resistance, 30 long
= the Asrrimae kept her position On Orsnsy
Island
gracs we're repaesen tatves OF the French and
Enxlish nAvaos. They must have f,rmsA Q
very high opinion OF our navy from this sam
Excelline the rebel nsst in the number and
smciency Of our vesses, We yet walled for an
attack. and submitted even to the capture Of
the unaImed vessels We were thele 10 0efel q.
rather than make the nfst assault: Was IL
want OF Iolce that caused this rem srkable In
actions Look at Our ships IN Hampton
Roads, and nom the MINES to the Mont.
tor We challenge the world to show us inner
war voe0oA
sailors, and remember what they have done
for the Union, and cowai d Ice q ems i'm posi-.
BILE. No, Il was red tape which anchored our
gallant ships and kept them from attacking
the enemy. II vas red tape which tied the
hands Of our brave sailors ana res'r aimed
them from victory. The wretohed I'm becility
Of the Management Of the Navy Department
has paralyssd the best sailors and the best
M 49, t,s ortm,naltv of ths NAVY Depart.
mont end hRs. 1t 10 net only respon siois for
the continued and threatening appearance OF
the MsrrimAc, but also for the very existence
Of that vessel. Five - nths ago Norfolk uld
have beon taken, ana again and again Gen.
Wool has asked permission to capture 1t, bat
has been refused. Daring that time the Mer-
Eimse has ben psePa.iDs. and nov II t, res
Union 1e4t, when long ago she could have
been - ed ct her dock BY the Union forces
more than this, the Navy department 10 re.
sponsibls for all the loss Of time and life 70.
aimee the inten ton Of the rabss to forttfy and
defend these places even At the oos. OF evacu.
sting ManaAas was anticipated BY Gen. Wool,
and could have bseu prevented had she de-
psrtnsnt allowed It
Batspacs fails Us to enumerAte half the silly
blur oeT1 and foolish mistakes Of the head Of
the Navy Department In connection with this
Merrimao business. II turns out that the
splendid preparations made to sink her, of
which the department has given N sach
solemn assurance, col sists OF an invitation
for hsr to scIne ont aad place herself In such
a position that Q ball from Fortress Monroe
may destroy her.
Vn.il ths rebels accept this Invitation, Of
course the Navy Department can do nothing,
and the Msrrimac and her coneofts may cap.
our whole 1sst and army at bay. II, in the
meantime, the rebels would only send qua.
boat or two mp the Potomac, and throw q
large shsll directly into thu sleeping apartment
I'll Arfe kAA
va will forgive them all tho other damage
they may do as IN year.
rHs GIRLS or ALsxAsDsA,
Immediately after the battle OF shiloh, the
following handful was posted up during the
night In Alexandria, tut pulled down by tbs
Tsdsrals next morning;
Grand Confederate Victory at Oorinth-
Yankee Doodle once more Defeated.
Gen. Prem tiss and Brigade Captured. Noble
Bsauregard, God bless him,
still uItrtuIed.
Cheer up. friends Of the noble cause, kud
tory over the base hordes Of YANKEE IL vaders,
A sEo.su aInI."
TIE FRxscu kIEDrlA.
A BAL umore letter 10 the Philadei phia IN.
sssrsr. ted April ", gives the folio wing In.
formation relative to the visit;
On Sunday morning last. Uommander Gau-
uere, Of the FRENCH war steamer 0assendi,
received telsgrsphio dispatch from Rich.
mond via the dovernment telegraph line, by
way Of Ohe1rystone Inlet, to lepair !mmsdi.
She proceeded forthwith, and returned to
Hampton Roais without even giving the com.
mAndAns time to Wait Warrington and af.
tsr !. brief v,dt TO Gen &C. Wool and Flag Of1csr
went 70 Norfolk. vhence the French Minister
was to proceed 70 Richmond.
nIso1LLAxzous yoETnRRS ITxxs.
The following compilation 10 ffcm the Pitt.
adelphia Esgstrer. Of the 18th inst:
Carl 6ohuYs u very Ill with typhoid fever
A dispatch IL aaid. 70 have been received by
Gen. Buelrs wife from him, stating that ne
vas not injured In the late battle at Pitts.
burg. ..
p.iauon bill for iron .olad steamers, inciudir Z
The telegraph cable from Cape Charles to
Fortress MONROE u not , o. laid.
slsvss are rest. s:,n ~ from The nsryl.nd
sir oe the passage az the emancipation act.
While the approprta ton Of thirty millions
to pay the two and three years volunteers
was 6eine discussed ON Tharsday, MI Vel /.
met, but q defalca ton In the War Depart.
msnt " be provided for.
An tmp0f RANT Cabinet NEE ting was held on
tn ursday morning connected with the cur
The fsdssal accounts from Yorktown claim
tAat their eunb0ats have advanced within
typ mileo Of Yorktown, and thSt In bonn bard.
inx ne place they had alenosd thrss guns.
rsE RxS sDsrloz o. 4ns zsms TO PAS oxals.
yt~' 1IAH.
The Nsw Orleans Dslaa IS Informed, BY re-
sidsnt Of Pass UhristtAn, tnat on the morning
OF the four Of the snsmy's ganboets-tAe
New London. Calhoun, Hastsras and Jack.
SON. accompanied By the armed transport
Hssry Lswis. havipg ON board about 10
Of Iitsh, under command Of Me1or Stroax--
appeared In front OF rsss Chris. ian, near ths
wharf. They proceeded Immediately 70 shot
and she'll The town. This was done wlthoat
women and children 70 leave. TAsss ned on
tn commencement Of the airing, In the Wild /.
ct ciamay end confaaion, and sought shelter
IN the Woods TAe ortug Was ksps up vseos-
HE ssss 2 damage and destroy private pro-
psTty. Hat In Ills hs almost sntirsiy fAils6.
T1oaGA s1x or sevsn Aoases were struck,
none wore ourne1 or very ssrtoasly damaged
in extreme danger, and The escape Of sons
wa almost mirse1lous.
Axssr the oomoardhent the FEDERAL troops
ware landed, and getting Information from
some nO8toeo OF wv P0oooo VI t0Soe Compa.
nice Of The d Mie6letppt rsgtmsns, under
command Of LIZ Dol. msaIsp. Asy proceeded
70 Attack them, 49,
The Uonfsdsrste troops rsoslvsd the enemy
With ten or twelve 10unds Of Q couple OF
piecss q artillery, wAioh had no &6sct, and
Thea fsll haek asoat sAres nilSs to Wolf river.
bringing OK thar artillery.
+ The enemy then approached and ahelled - 4
burned the Oopftdsrase camp and camp s9ui-
pafes lsavtAG - ueely vestigs OF either.
The ensmy retired % their boats about niae
O'Clock at piGht. Bat belose doing %. tAe
Federal o0cers requested y 80 Acommlttee
Of the causens, In order % explain their rea'
sons for oholllne the town They were pro.