The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-01

1NrEREsTING SUMMARY.

W. received last night copy OF Yrs rev
York Herald cfthe 2Sth inst Under d lining
head it repu hiishes from Southern papers the
Geographic dispatches which have heen re-
csiysd announcing the fail Of Rev Orleans
BELOW will be fou I'd a summary OF the latest
Northern news:
Tbs ngws FROM NEW oRLYASs.
wmH1sarox, April 27-Washington Is wild
with rj1ieiuS over the Intelligence OF Inc
cip.ur- Of New orleans. The radtohle are
rather coUncast ut the rapidly with wnlcn
UEtou victories aIS achieved.
what Old England failed to do with oil her
Iowrr has eeen handsomely accomplished Dy
New England. The manner In which the
success at Forts Jackson and st. Phillip was
followed upis highly common ed. In tnirty
hours oar brave men corsummateo ine'r
victory, and appeared before the great oisy o1
the Sonth west 10 receive Its submission
This 70 bat fOretaste OF Southwestern op-
eretions No mer sicn - made by the reoels
Of the iron. clad "turtles' and .'rams" mat
were to annihilate the Yankee d ct, waicn
leads to a susKicion that the common estimate
of the rebel motive power from their cWn
m,sreDresep t. tons has been mistake IL If
pretty clear that on this occasion they coula
got stop to conceal the truth.
Commenting upon the above. the Es'alA
SAY s, edi toIisjly:
tmrortant events in the progress Of the war
against rebellion. AccoI ding to statenen u
received at the War lepartmen yesterday
frt M General Wool, OF Fortress Monroe, and
General Mcdowell, on the Rappahannccx,
the rebel j-urRals at Petersburg and Rich.
mond announce that New Orleans is occupied
by the union army. -
midabie anu expensive expeditions on the
kiississtI ii river and on the sea coast, to as-
sail the rebel s:rongholds in ths bo0.h, and
sucduing them one by ono, the greatest cot;
ton yort OF the rebels has fallen iato our
ich m n AZ n III " n O. hr.i.-
fea nres CT the war in tho sOuth ard West,
DO 81 the plans Of BsaaregaId at Crl1nGh anu
a.sGl phis, PAL ally b The action OF Johnston at
TJyS;oN and reLuce Els neiaIiuus rebel
lioE 20 q last ieebls struggle.
Ta3 Philadelphia Inquirer, Of the 2Sth list.
says:
DISPATCHES received yes srday from Gems
Wool AID Mcdowell convey the inpo rtart
aed exa iera,lng infer nation that the city Of
New Orleans has fallen II ~ the possession OF
the Union troops, ans sonce mora urder the
dominion Of the United States Government.
The Information. though emaratinR from
rebel sources, and without detail, can doubt.
less be relied upon. Our latest aurhsnti tic al.
vices from Ship Island, (April 49, inform cs
that Gen But!sr was vt that time busily en-.
ployed preparing his forces for an advance on
New Orleans. as usual with such large ex.
petitions, some mistakes had been made In
regard 20 supplies, which were being rec!ified
with Gil possible alacrity.
The fore under Gen. Butler was aboutl6,-
900 strong. He was also accompanied by The
mortar fleet, under command of Commander
David u. Pr er, U. S. N, comprising thirty
vessels and 4 600 men.
Ore by one are the cities Of the South being
com PEELED to acknowledge the supremacy OF
the Uniled States Government, and the cap.
ture of no locality IL The reoei realm could
tend so much to dsmOIallx their army, and
tc show Them the utter nopslessness CT sue
csss, Us tha, If the "i re- CEN Oity.''
NEWS PROM YonKrowE-RsPoRrsD oAPTuRs OF
oSE OF THE ooSRaDxKaTx BATTzKIKs.
The following dis9a.ch nom Gen NcClei-
ian is all the Information from Yorktown
wnteh the Yankee journals COS ,a,L:
isADauAsTERs Army OF TIE PoroMAc,l
CAMP WIEFiBLD ccTT, April all A. N (
Ros. q M Stanton Secretary OF WaJ:
Eaciy this morning Or advanced lunetts Of
the rsh:is Oh Jhis Size OF the warwick river,
nesr Us head, was carried By assault by Com.
pauy II First Massachusetts regiment. The
work had e ditch 81 1set deep, with strong
parape., amt wss manned by TWO companies
OF iufantry; no artillery Cur men moved
over orep, soft grGaEd, some SIX huudvsc
yards, received The fire Of he rebels at Gf5y
yards, did not return L., bus rushed over the
di tch and par&pe, in he mO,t gall ut man ner.
The rebels oss a2d rgn AS soon as they saw
oar mtn intended to cross the parapes.
Oar loss y as three killed, AID oue mortalJy
aud tu.Ive Otherwise wounded. We took IA
p',sor ers destroyed tse Woi suf1cisutiy to
render II useless, ant retired Hhe operation
wac conducted by Gen. u Grover, who man.
aged lie aff7.r mos Handsomely. Nothing
could hnye been ne.,er than the coEduC. o.
all toe men der FIRE. no supports, who
were also nndor artillery fire OF otner works,
were com plnies II ihe FIRST ard Eleven tn
F:nt saC n us.tSS. In spite of tins Tsin, orr
porx e. ogresses well
u Is MGCLgLLAs Major General.
The Fortraes Monroe CORES, ondent OF the
Philadel ihis Inquirer. of ,hs 9Th alt. says:
.tis rumored here from Yorktown that the
rebels spprsciatiuE the mastery stratesicai
movem cd Is OF Mcclellan. recently exc led
by hta generals, have offered 70 capitula.e
upon certain conditions. IT Is generally bs.
lieved here that the fate Of Yorktown Is sealed
and will be ours IN few days.
FROM sBH. BAHXs's DIvIsIoE-RRPoRrED POS.
sEasI0N or STANTON By THE YA1KRKs.
HARRIsoSBURa, April blast nigh. f
strong recon noissancs was made from N sw
Market towards Stanton. On reaching Nt
Crawford eight miles sou b OF this town, the
bridge over branch Of the fouth fork Of the
Shenandoah river was found burnt, and the
stream too deep and rapid TO cross. 4 bridge
over another branch Of the same stream was
also burnt. This was done last Tueedgyoys
ming, not by the rebels, but by the citIzsns. a.
! stated by persons in ths nsighborhood.
Il was ascertained from citizens that yes
terday morning body OF mornted rebels
came to the river intending 20 cross, bu,
found the current too deep and strong To
hazard the attempt. They stated 20 citizens
that our troors were in possession ofStaunton
To-day one OF our brigades passed through
the town and took possession Of one Of the
principal avenues leading from here.
Since our first entrance into the town 70
effort has been made by the rebel force to re.
Ell ter.
As usual, in ali the houses of this valley but
few M les remain.
It Is reported tina: J Ick son Is In trent, and
rumOr says he has been reinforced, bat has
I'm I'D fho fha Ehnn nd
which preventsths Possibility OF any night
attack.
The roads, with the exception Of the s:on Q
turnpike, are almost i'm passab bic.
Wehave a strong picket In 'front.' Tonight.
HAaIIsossuRe. April &C. Nothing worthy
Of notice TRANSFERRED last night. Oese2ters
from Jackson's militia report nim making
very slow progress foWaros 0ord0AsvAtle,
ana that eight hundred militia nave dessrt ted
since his escapade.
The Shenandoah bridge has rot yet besn
burned, but pickets are stationed there ready
to apply the torch on our hrs. approach.
HARxIsosBURs, Aprii e, P. M.--Jackson 1.
resting on the east side Ct the Shenandoa
with his whole force, about sixteen miles
hence. His scouts frequently make dash or
our piskets. One Of the latter was Killed TIL
afternoon. The spongy nature OF the sell
prevents our advance at present. The weathsl
II clear and pleasant.
TIoH HOIfHw8sTI1H vIRaIuIA
WHssLIEs, VA, April 37-The combinec
movements ordered BY Gen. Fremont aga ms
tne gusrillas Ia Webster county have proved
sminentiy successful. Lieut.. Lawson, with
one detachment employed in this service ha,
returned. and Others are returning. In q Sc
we're runping fight Ct seven miles. Lawson
killed seventeen guerrtllss and took nine teeI
prisoners. The town Of Addison, a smaI
pace, the only one In tns new county, beio
deserted, was burned. 1t had been Guerilis
haunt. A formidable organisation in Brax
toD, Webster, and adJOluisg counties, 10 en-
ttrey destroyed. Tho leaders proposing TO sur
render 1t Is understood the gleriilas taken
Will be promptly tried and shot.
General MilYoy's scouts on the 23d In s,ant
attacked the rear guard Of the enemy tsy
N q a II ~ ShAnR nd Or