The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-15
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LATE AND INTERESTING NE us

LATE AND INTERESTING Ne MS.
We Had in the PeserAburg Ernsss. OF yester.
day, the following ecco ~. of TIE ;rosrsss of
the Yankee gunhoats up James river TO City
P,ini:
FiVs FEDBsAL dukB0ATs IL JANIS RIvBR.
Early yesterday morning Colonel Avery
ana Mr.. W. II. Harrison, two weli.known
Prince George planters. living In the imme.
tiets vicinity OF For, Powhatau, discovered
five formidsp,e looking Yankee gunboats ly-
ing abIaas. of hat position. The inten ton Of
these thisvish marauders cannot be di
vined. IL may be that they are now CD for
the sole purposes of reconnoitsring aud
ca cuiating the chances Of An ascent as high
s. kichm )nd or Il may be that The expedi.
ton Is purely stealing raid, to carry off
ieW sheep, poultry, hogs, and contraba nos -
at leas. as far as the famous seven.hilled city,
where the very heart OF "rebsliion" lies, there
Is but little doubt and the good people of
our sister city may as well pus their houses
in order il the river has not been efsctualIy
o bssl uc.ed.
Edmund Rufip, Egg O. Prince George,
has just sent rs the tolIow,n g notice Of the
movements Of the Federal iotiila on James
Tiver:
MAY IS, s A NJ Five steamers are now 70
A. N slowly passing up the river by Bsrk.
ley wharf. Four are large, and enc sits very
low in the water, su opossd to be The Monitor
The atmosphere Is b icy, SO that We oani0t
distinguish their flags, though they are ny.
1.-THE small boats Of the steamers I've in am.
Der, are now soundiag The channel over Har
rfsOD's bar -
Harrison's Bar Is SIX miles balov CITY
Point, and at high tide vessels draaiIg 10
feet can pass over.
Ithaving been ascsrtaiusi tina. the lee,
could easily get owe, the vessels came di.
Ee3tly up hea ung for Ui.y Point
l..xA A Pm ma eiV linz hn In
tentions and near L ess Of the gunboats, fred
the depots anu warehouses at the Point, and
left Oh an sn1sEe for this city. Several hun
dred hogSneads OF tobacco and many other
valuahies were consumed.
An engine was sent down about three p m I,
Ior the purpose of recon Offering and 1t was
discovered that the Hessians he'd landed, but
In what force could not be aSoertaiped. Cney
aiso had out their picke.s In the dlrec lion ol
= ,;erspurg, q distance OF two miles.
THE LATEST.
The latest from City Point Is, thas after
landing few oMcers and portions OF their
crew, who cavorIsI about for awhile and ap.
peared to be en- the best terms with u contra
band or two who condescendsd TO speak 70
hem, tho party re EN- barke1 and steamed up
the river, with the prows Of their vessels
poiL ting Kichmordwards
We do not bsiisve that these Yankee thieves
con Il m pia te TN taf0S more this trip than q
genera reconnoisslnce; bat shoa,d they ZEE
enough TO justfya favorable report, the 10.
prepare themselves tor another visit at an
early cay. Being forewarned, let us De fore.
armed.
Daring their short stay at City Point the
FedeIals rushed into the telegraph office
hoping to seizs important dispatches, bu, the
bird had fi,wn, for there has been TO Iele.
graph station at City Poin, for many IN tbs.
They next made q rush for the Post. Once,
expecting TO obtain important information
but the postmaster had packed up the effects
and sent them 10 Petersburg. Disappointed
and chagrined, they remark ed tina. they were
going TO Richmcnd; that they desired to do
20 without the shedding of blood, but that II
resistance was offered, blood would certainly
be SEED, and that freely.
CAPTURE OF TAskBss BELOW sAvAxHAH
The Savannah Republican, of Monday. says:
Our pi,ssts on the marsh opposite Oaus.
batch of Yankee prisoners yesterday afternoon
and without firing gun 1t seems two de.
tach ments were sent on! from the 18th 0ooY.
Gia and stationed In the marsh near Augus.
tine creek. During the afternoon q boat was
heard coming from towards Wilmington,
when The nearest party threw themselves
down In the marsh and awaited iss arrival
opposiss them. Unconscious OF danger
yards OF the pickets, when the lat.
ter suddenly splang 70. their feet and
ordered surrender. Taken by surprise,
ana nparmed. the snnr. parry. mum bes-
were taken IL custody by Colonel Dvugl las An d
ught to town for safe keeptne TIE pr,-
soners ace nj zen In mum bsr, siA I'll era, eoc d
looking. We!l.dressed men, and the en- Atm der
sesmen. ali from the steamer sam Ter. sts.
toned CD Wilmington They were, doubt
less reconnoitering, oVt say they were bound
ior Fort Pulaski. ON trip Of pleasure. TIE
c so1!s parry Son.i:'e OF only four. The
whom belong 70 the United Sites steamer
SQm:Sr:
0Ee~s-IIsvi b. Orowe,l, Acting Master
Ohss. q. Stevens, EnStneer; Warren EWeli,
Engineer; y. kusk, Masters Nate Frank
w. Turner. Aastsr's Mate; A. W.. Minor,
Surgeons Steward.
Sss~s.-John Miller, seaman Henry Slot.
tsr, seaman Oliver r. Stone. ordinary ssx.
nan David Wooster: laudsman John i
Ward, senmar VIM. r. Spragus. cocksWaip
VIM. J. T. Mcl"tyrr. ordinal J sen MAJ; Thos.
Fay, lar dsman Jas. Durham, seaman.
f1s FLAG oF rarcR IRON goRr YUlAsxI.
We get the following from the 6&vaaaah
Reps1ltesSs
AZ there 10 mash speculation and come
very erroneous rumore With regard = the
Of this distyict. through tlas OF tT1oo, ri
day last, Il may 30 -veil % ave s Ssssrai
s.stemsnt Of the lact1 - tAey are: i Appears
that the coaUun}catoA sel64ed 70 Wa3 hon
Gen. Benham. tie Yede1Al oonUA1AA1t @
Tort Sae ID: u se,s o14aes ". = I.e1eee
crate rsasoaess nov In The lpgs. amONnsnR, q
h ssatess 70 'sAho1s tWoatV," fue M 1S0.
Der Of JeoegAl yglsoDs.s 1oI IN cur yeaoes-
ston. And k1ng sogvtoos IL ex1AAA90d Dea
On both aides arst to take an oath beeoge their
discharse from custeoy. This proposition
wss replied 10 by General Lawton. Through
=. nas OF truce, oa Saturday Thoukh Anx.
ious ~ seoure tns release OF the falAaki