The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-09

arrival last night. The enemy have In the
vicinity seven gun and three mortar boats,
and did have on Saturday twonty.six trans
ports 4 led with troops, but these were disap-
pearing In the distance mp the rior, 1t 10 sap
posed for the purpose Of throwing . body
dow. the Tennessee and into Nashville, aun-
drv distur Dances having taken place there
which make their presence necessary. The
distaues OF the gan boats from the fort - from
three and a half to four miles, estima ting the
time between the nash Of their guns Aid the
bursting of their shells say, about fifteen s..
onds On Friday nigat they threw Is
bombs after ten O'Clock, but on Saturday thsis
was NO firing. Not the slightest sasot nom
these missiles has yet bssn experienced. w
the position Of our own gunboats, 1t 10 unWlss
to say al thing. but You may rest assured
they are in their proper places.
The opinion Is gaining ground DAILY MAJ ma I sns
enemy will not attempt to run BY Fort IA.
low as they did past our batteries On 1slana
No. 10, auth en attack has proved saccsoful
in the rear This is likely TO % prevented
The experiences with our neavy gum o1.las
the long BON bardment Of TWEEN eight days,
demons,rA es beyond a doubt that our leno
batteries, ably and boldly N anagsd, are moro
than a M atch for their heaviest plated gun.
boats. ball after bali was thrown into me
latter at long rargs, and 1t Is not likely that
thew will venture closer than they are actual
" compelled to do, for the purpose OF oreacn.
ing or si.encing our guns. We nave on koIt
Pillow several weapons that have not as yet
opened their mouths, aAd when they 40, ~
viii doubtless b tors-enast the story OF For
ID N elsop, and the confusion OF the swarm OF
hell bees. which made their lnule expennSas
10 he end of its reduction. Even should IN
darkness Of night favor a secret and sudden
D sssge OF one or two, 1t would be fooiharcy
anu anmiliisry movement, whlen Wouio
lo.k ia -
Transports could never get BY, and one OF !,
half dozen eunboats would be sure 70 1aIl
u prey to their ,enlsrity.
We have also late, IL no! fresh, news from
Nashville Three gentlemen VINO have JUST
arrived from there bring concurrent reports
to The effect that the city Is comparatively In
state Of inSubordinadon. The Mayor and
many OF the prominent ei,ixens nave peer
| Inn prisoned. and Andy johnson rules with an
| iron hand. Much excitement exiss IN an tici-
| ration OF threatened confederate advanc &c
supposed to be on the teptf, led % Generals
Kirby Smith and Humphrey marshall. a
| Thousand FEDERAL troops only arc said to be
| In Nashville. besides those VINO are slck :
ana in view Of the spprehended danger, anu
| in adj quate means OF defence, ali the cotton
| wa being removed, suffers were selling out
| their stock a. any price, and ommiasaries
| were giving away Government stores:
| at CIarksville, munny or reosiiion mao
| taken piaoo in q Kentucky regiment, owing
| u their dissatisfaction with the emancipat-
Ing p1Iioy fine Federal Government; ana an
Indiana regiment being ordered out 10 sup
press it, the fol mer hIeo upon me iate., III
| NV informant conversed with the gentleman
| who saw the bodies of the dead.
| Affairs at Huntsville remain quiet, thougA
| the enemy ere extending their line alos G
| the railroad at various points 1t II vart0usjy
| estimated that they have captut cd from mite en-
| 20 twenty-five engines. which II Is supposed
they will run up 20 Nasnsnis, Dy way y,
| train atured In civil Garb were allG Wed 10 81
| tree. TaOse in Uniforms wero detained
| Among there were two express messengers
| Messrs Bell and Symes, who Wo' . the IN
| forms OF their Georgia com panies. The n al
| ag-n. escaped by leaping from the Opposi ID
! SIDE OF the car and ming ling with the pas
| sengera.
| capture OF Island No. 10 has been published
In Northern paIe rs with the usual oraz u
blast OF trumpe.s. He clalC's 10 have taken
| over ore huL dred guns, q large amount Of
| ANN unition of superior quality, three hun.
| drs.i bags Of s.etee, and ali immense amount
of commissnry stores, from which the Federal
| army are now drawing their rat1ons. De
! says, furt er, that ne cut q canal si1 miles
| long around the island from above. four
| miles Of which n as through heavy forest,
| and sawed of the trees four feet unuer water
lie repor t. his capture OF troops TO be frag-
mentAry portions OF seven regiments namely:
| Ihs LIST Alabama, Colonel Stedmau.
! Col. Alex Browns regiment, tennessee
Colonel Bakers, Alabama, Tennessee, and
Mississippi.
DOL Ulark's Tennessee.
! Col. Marsh Walkers Arkansas, 4oth Con-
fedsrate regiment.
Dol. Smiths Arkansas.
Col Terry's battalion. Arkansas.
The total number taken Is not far from
eightee hundred.
He describes our guns as being but indif.
fsrently spiked but we may say the same OF
Yam kee work In this respect Modern appli.
nucss for the removal of spikes are SO in
gsnious that q single night or day Will sufhcs
70 withdraw any number, and this TACT Is
therefore NO reasonable indication OF careless
ness OF Ignorance.
The floating battery, which we supposed
fully scuttled, proved to be only partially SO,
and ms been recovered by the Yankees with
It's eight noble guns. Ths same may % sa'o
Of two OF the Transports.
The question was put to one Of the officers
on tho island and In the batteries, why he did
| not destroy the guns oy knockne on t1 .h.
r. dsral gunboats lay only mile below,
watching every movement, and before the
work could have been accomplished they
would have been apOn them and captured the
a my and every thing else ~ nasse
Among tho articles brought from Fort I'll
low by the messenger 10 whom above aliu.
dsd are the s.ils Of q miniature dug out,"
which some Of the Federal aailors spordvsly
| started down the river. Upon one of the
sticks composing the masts was fast med .
note with the following words upon It.:
"Uommcdore NontgoM eryi
The paper sails are in a ai.sssimal frag.
q deal Of decipheri1g made out the following,
| the exultant heading In large caps uf the
news Of the recent battle:
Victory Victory - Greatest Battle II the
War i-Coutsst at Pittsburg Ian ling
Two Days Desperate Fighting i-Abls Gen
eIalship on Both Sides-Tae B.ttls Com
msEced by Prsn.iss's Division-The Odds
Against us Fearful !-drant IncitAs his
Troops TO Firmnt . - Our 0unboats Shell
the Rebel transferable Resistapc, OF the
Enemy General Baell arrives with Rein.
| forcements-Gsn Grant Leads q Oh arge -
The Rebels Routed and In Full Rstreat on
Corintn-lhstr L.ss about 50, COO! ten.
| Albert sidney Johnson Killed !-Bsaure.
CARDS Arm Shot on !-Isderal Loss be-
tween ls and 30 600
Among the Items which snsue, it ie stated
with great gustO that Gen Grant several
time. got within raOge Of the ensmy's gnns.
| officer, had his head shot OF.
Den. Sherman had two horses killed uu-
de- him. General Buell. remained with his
troops day and night. and he and 0su. Crit.
| ieIden aud Boil Nelson edo along the lines,
| encouraging our men,"
ON another portion OF this muctau1 of 10 :
| teliiaence Is the following edt oriai til BIZ:
| "As the red wave of r. bell ION rstires from
| the Border States, it will settle ut last upon
the plantations OF the Slidelis and the IAN
| ceys As they began this COZ flict. los them
ees and feel It's last bitter, bloody conse-
| Quencss Al they soWed the storm, they
| should reap the Whirlwind. But there 10 .
| more eloquent teaching than this in the for.
ward march OF our bra ve men into the Cotton
| States. They advance 10 pursue and punish
! the despe, ate and rsmorselsss assaaslns OF the
peace Of the land but they advance also to
| i've foo; and safely TO the peOpls they have
| starved, piundered. and oppressed. Wherever
| the old lag has been Ieplanted 10 the Sou b
II has produced almost snstasssaSsas Aarpsa Of
| bsaeffs 10 he community The forerunaer OF
bellIon, II 10 tbs emblem VI peace aud protec.
| ttOn to their viclims MssSslIewS most mssuel