Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-18

ln4sHIst u,aLhe- 7Mefrlmac, sWhich-1t says
spent two days in Hampton Roads, banter.
ing the Monitor and the Yankee fleeE-tc
como un from the shelter of the guns. TheJ
claim Al! she is the master OF Hampton Roads
Fhe=exploit of the jamestown in sefzihp
three vessels is regarded as showing the
tenor With which the Yankees view the
Merrimac. 5t ~
Considering it not worth while to waste
any more powder in fruitless efforts to en-
tice the Monitor to conflict, the Merri-
mac returned to her anchorage"
The belief is very general here that the
Merrimac received some injury during her
recent raid which compelled her to go
back to Norfolk. She was undoubtedly
aground on the second day. and may, from
the great weight of her armament, have
sprung aleak. She is, however, at Nor
folk Navy Yard, and is, little doubt, under
going repairs. When moving about the
upper roads, on Friday last, and exchange
tdg shots with the Nnugatuck she was very
close to the English steamer Race, being
at one time close alongside. In CONVERSE
ton with an English sailor yesterday, an
experienced gunner, he assured me that
the last time the Merrimac fred either her
gun burst or the shell exploded before it
left muzzle. He was close enough to
SEC kLS0b Oh DOhTuS anu tue
escape of smoke from her port holes.
The Savannah and Richmond papers are
very severe on Col. Olmstead, for what is
regarded as the poor defence he made at
Fort Pulaski. The garrison had still three
months proVisions,and 200 rounds of ammu-
milton for each gun, and it is charged that
the defence was altogether inefficient. On
the other hand, one of the garrison, who
escaped, is represented as asserting shat
the Federal batteries contained one gun
that would put its shells through the walls
of the fort at any point at which it was
aimed, rendering the working of the guns
almost impossible; that all the barbette
guns were dismounted, and most of those
bearing on the batteries in similar coudi-
ton, before they surrendered. The garri-
son consisted of 500 men,.
The rebels have been for several days
building large Notifications on the Glouces-
ter side of York river, about two miles
from Yorktown, within sight of our gun
boats, but their guns were of too long
range to allow of the approach of the boats
to shell the works. About 1000 men were
at work on the Notifications. The mortaFs
were not of sufficient range to check the
operations.
Yesterday morning, however, the gum
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FOUNDER rifled Parrot gun, and at
once opened on them with she'll so well
aimed that they could Ge seen falling in
their midst and exploding with fearful eff
feet. The rebels could be distinctly seen
carrying off their killed aud wounded, and
in thecourse of two hours the work was
entirely suspended, the men retreating out
OF range at every attempt to renew the
work; they were driven back up to night
fall. The guns mounted by the enemy on
the Yorktown side of the river numbered
not less than so one hundred Founders,
some of which are ritled, being directly on
the bar. Our gunbonts are at present
about two miles below the town.
There is said to be skirmishiug along
the whole line before Yorktown.
The Berdan Sharpshooters are spreading
terror among the enemy S guuners by their
unerring aim. The enemy have made sew
eral sorties with infantry in the endcavor
to capture or dislodge the rihemen, but
have been driven back with heavy losss.
As to the arrangements for the final
siege we need only say that the work goes
braTely on.
There was some firing this morning by
the rebel batteries to the left of Yorktown,
but no damage was done. Sea-, sass-y3a
An extensive smoke was seen rising
all day from Newport News, leading to the
belief that preparations were being mnde
TO evacuate it. II. has now ceased TO he IL
position OF Importance. fs
The following news is taken from the
Norfolk papers:
RIcHMoND, April, l5.-Both houses of
Congress have adopted resolution to adj
journ on Monday next, and to meet again
on the third Monday in August.
Reports have been received here of the
landing of Yankee troops at Rappahan-
mock, and in Essex county on the Kappa
hammock river.
R1cHMoND, April 15.-The FIVE federal
gunboats went to iNabanna, on the Kappa.
hammock river, on Sunday and the next
day proceeded to Rappahannock. No
troops were landed. It is supposed to
have been a reconnaissance.
Feint official information from New Or
leans states that an attack on Forts jack
son and Phillip was commenced yesterday,
the l4th inst. '.5
,SAvANNAH, April 14.-The Morning News
learns that Jacksonville, Fla, was evacu-
ated by the Federuls last Tuesday. They
said they were going to Tybee.4 The town
is now in the possession of the Confeder-
atcs. att
RlcHMoND.-The CONSUMPTION bill was
passed by Congress on the 9th.
The Norfolk Day Book announces the ar
rival of the French frigate Gassendi, with
the French Minister aboard, and says there
was great curiosity manifested and many
surmises on the occasion. The editor says
n. Mercier has dispatches for the French
Consul at Richmond, which is the cause OF
the visit. a
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