Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-18

From the Richmond Dispatch and n orfolk Day
Book, Of Tuesday, the 18th instant, we compile
the following interesting summary OF Southern
news:
THR FALL OF FOxT PULASKI.
CONSERVATION at SardaHuA-(ftizsas DRAGGED
Il 10 The Feh-AH Hope Gone-The Rebel FYs.
Il to Be Snnk-Ths Property Captured.
Especial Correspondence Richmond Dispatch
L SAVANNAH, April ~ The telegraph has In
formed you Of the surrender Of Fort Pulaski and
the consequent state of excitement you can well
| imagine. The evening of Friday passed In sus-
pense but no fear was felt that the gallantry OF
the garrison had caused the silence Of the enemv's
guns, which had not been heard since . p. N
Yesterday. l cannot devote much time TO the
bombardment, as little is known abou, II here
mere hearsay runors from one who left the for,
I>1mmediately previous 10 the surrender-wIthou,
q word from Colonel Olmstead, commanding tue
post and no information II the condition of capt..
ulation. There 10 no question that the FIRE 10 which
the fort was subjected was intensely severe. The
wild report OF pointed shot is the merest nOn-
sense, and Parrot guns that pierced a solid wall
(well constructed and firm, of near sixteen feet In
| thickness,) at one shot, 10 q Munehausenism too
| glaring TO impose upon any one.
/ can give you but faint idea Of the consterna.
l ton the capture produced. Since the abandon.
ment Of the design by the enemy to bring In gum
beats from Wallis Cut, the confidence Of the citi-
gems became more assured, and the wisest hoped
| that the fort, which thereupon became the kew
| and safety Of Savannah, would be enabled to de.
| tain the eDemv for an indefinite time. The blow
| hes been sudden and totally unlocked for, and
| equally unprovided for. The enemy will not
wait long to attack the batteries about Fert Jack
| son Their heavy ships have entered the river
above Pulaski, as high as Venus Point, only
defences Of the city OF Savannah. How long
they will be able to withstand an attack let Pu,
| laski be our teacher. We will be driven from
| them as surely al we now accept the fact of the
loss of Pulaski.
The city has been In intense excitement be-
tween the bold ard rapid advances Of the Fede-
rsis and the terrible unnerving taps upon the
shoulder which the Brown satellites under Gen
h. X. Jackson, without form OF law or authority,
| infict Our citizens (the few who rer,ain) have
been arrested on the streets, dragged to camp,
| SHOWN tent, and informed that there their Ia.
bitation should be. And this has been done by
| parcel Of beardless boys, who have been mus.
| tered into the State service. - -
Cotton has been removed, such as remains IN
store here, 10 the railroad ~ =
Ordnance stores and every variety of eou, nment
has been thrown out and carted TO the ssasas "a.
ceptacle for Government stores. Schooners have
been seized, and some already filled with earth
are ready to be sunk below, In common with the
bulls OF Com. Tatnall's feet, which will never
pore venture beyond Savannah river The Fin.
ga, which now lies near Fort Jackson, Is also to
be SUNS, and the gunboais-one OF which il nearly
ready for laEncEing-wilI, II the enemy sooner
advances, be given to tie deyouring flames.
| . women are leaving, and property Of all kinds
ID being sent on, and will soon line the Central
.osd from Savannah to Macon, rendering every
log. houses palace, II rosewood and satin damask
The anxiety to learI TIE fate Of the garrison is
| Intense and general. Every home in Sayannah
can mourn the sad loss and long parting which
| they have to endure, In addition TO the thrse
months OF absence In which they have been cut
| OF ss efsctually 40 II In California The parrI-
| SON number fve hundred men, Colonel Oimstead
| commanding. A large amount Of stores fell with
| the fort-pFoyisions Tor at least three rnonths,
ammunition, SHOT ap9 she'll Of one hundred and
thirty POUNDS for each gun on the post not one.
fourth bad been expended. Our great Napoleon
| ID stiil asleep. = - -
| THE PfTTsBuns BArTLE-RfBEL pETAILs--sES.
- PRRNIIss SENT SOUTH.
The Knoxville Register, OF Thursday last, sayi
that the reeel troops were compelled to fall back