Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-14
FROM NORFOLK AVID RICHMOND.
Release OF Federal Priseners--Affairs ut
Rtchmsnd-The MsnitsY and Nausatuck
Above City Point

Above City Point
Especial correspo- dence Baltimore American.
FORTRESS MONROE, Nav IL The repossessioh
Of oriolk has caused quite lull In the xcite.
mCnt here, and we are now looking with great
anxiety for news from the Advance OF the Monitor
and the Naugatuck up the James river. They
LETT last evening so coon after receiving orders as
they could take good supply OF coal on Doaro
We have this evening, however, just as the boat
was leaving the gratifying news that these two
iresis'ahleS were a; City Point at 10 O'Clock his
morning, which Is only twenty miles from Rich
mond. and were steaming ahead, with the pros-
fsII
RELEASED PRISONERS.
The Rebel steamers Curtis Peck and NoTthamp-
ton left Richmond this morning at daylight,
having on board eight hundred released Federal
prisoners. Our flag boats went mp above New
port News, and took up with them the three
hundred Rebel prisoners sent here from VIII
liamsburgh by Gen. Mcclellan, who were re-
leased and sent to Richmond. The boats have
Just arrived es the boat Is about leaving, and
have only time TO learn that Col. Cocoran is moi
among them, and that there are but few Officers
among The party.
The released Federal prisoners, eight hundred
in number, will leave here tomorrow morning
for Baltimore on the steamers Kent and Hero
From Baltimore they will 60 direct TO Washing.
ton TO Lave their accounts settled. They say tha
the fall OF Norfolk had added TO the const2rna.
lion CT the Rebels.
THE MONITOR. GALENA, AND STEVENS.
They report that the steamers Monitor and
Naugatuck were passed by ia IN bevond City
Point, seaming up towards Richmond. and the
impression was that they would reach Rockets
during the evening. The iron clad steamer
Galena, which went up last last week, had gotten
of the bar on which she was STOPPED
and was stsaming on after the NaugttucL
and Monitor towards Richmond. They lad
been fred upon b. some OF the batteries, but
merely returned the shot as they passed deemi ng
them OF too much insi gn dcance to stop and pun
.sh them for their inIpertinence. Their shots
were, Of course, harmless on the iIon-clads.
AFFAIRS AT RICHMOND.
The returned prisoners report that the excite
ment IN Richmond was becoming int-ns and
that Its evacuation was looked upon as a mere
question Of time. Some o. tue wealthy Esces
sionists were removing their plate and property
out OF the city. whilst the Union men were con
ceslng theirs in the city
The gamblers and p ckpoc kets. and worthless
portion Of the community, were urging the de
strnction Of the city by fire, which was favored
by the fcreIgr troGTs, but the Virginia troops
the old citizens were strongly pppns d to thi
vandalism fl. Davis aud The government Off.
Gals dscltTPd that they would resist 10 the last
hut ID was bsieveG that they were secretly PREF
Ing for al evacuau n
Some troops had been sent narthward to chez l
the advance Of Mcdowell, and the most vi oIen
declared their intention of throwing their whole
army on Washington, but the UniOG men believe d
this 10 be- d mere rinse to deceive The people. The
terror Of the gunhc its was mCst intense and the,
an:ici pated great CONSERVATION when the heavy
guns Of the Moa:'or and Naugatuck sounded II
the vicinity OF Richmond, when the flag steamer
left.
The intelligence We have from Gen. McCleliar
Is mos: favor able, tId his pickets were said .h
evening TO be within sixteen miles OF Richmond
Yours, &c, +.