The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-11

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wae fsund y htys rstarned a.s As -,
the 0nyN WOS1s n .l0rce. s'lN
Do seeing oat scouts ID az threw 49,. E
the woods occupied ~ our trooos =, ssn.s.lshs,
v;ous ndsanes; Int they wers sseM I
and n do0Ags was done ocssNM
) u not being che p1rpoee II o.+ ,as
engage the s1smy no fvs 20 nss va sass.
their gA S. nadsE
! Thsrs ara no signs Of ths n.,,,.
and from her lo1e delay The opintcnm se IL.
ipg ground thai she will rot ccrne ost IA
kh q has now nne fisl6 10 opergfs ~ .{ah
saoald trt4WPh ovef the Monitor nrs = ~
should fall tocoms out now Is il ,sns,
ehs r. afraid 70 run ary risks. 'aeala
The kngi 81 staamsr Rac1 arriv..x
this morning, AID salnsed tn. a. su her
wss respoAded 10 BY the fort. som.e :: VIE,
m snts also passed between the ,.mpa.
s-ls aud the Racer, ocess ionise ont, ~
nonede.s aesN5S sasl = as ~
@sgs 81 rRoM IsLAsDBo.lo.
The following dispatch has bean -.
from / lag oflcsr Foots '"'s
UAITBD sTArRs FLAG SrsAxsR H,x,.
I'm ISLAND 40. H. April
Hon Gideon Weiiss, Secretary Of the ~.
Las. ui1bt au - rmed boat exr.dt,,ay
fs"d out from the squadron ard ths ~
forces a. this polrt, ander the cor, Laae
Col. Roberts, OF the A:d Ilioois ,..sW
The hvs boats CONF rising the exnedi,,oon "sa.
In On arge OF Fiat Master J. " Tnh~w as
the St. Louis, assisted BY Fourth s,.,sc'
r. ISorc, Of tho Beaton, Fonr,s assN u.
Pierce. Of the OincinLau Yoassa ns.ss
Morgan, OF the fnts0urga, and Masters n -.
Scanills, Of ths do and City. each v,,H
DO ats crew Of ten men from their r,,r...,Il
vtsss!s, carving In all ose hundred msn :,
ciudseos tfnoers. under the Command :,
Dol. Roberts - - VI
st ni.nisat tho boats re ach et the unr.,
or no. 10 fjrt, uni pulling cirectIy o. -.
ftce, carr Ell T., receiving only TEE harn,."
ID cir mus ksts, while II . re' 9, troops in az
vicinity rapidly se.se Itec; wkereupon UoI
Roberts spiked tbs six guns mounted In IN:
fort, and returned with the boats MI I tu,M
Toe comman ting fliceT represents ali IN.
Ger his co mn and. # ON tt cir cool nefe and 10
termination, as telug Teiry to yerforn NOR,
hsx ,rdous vice, had it been requi, @ 70 m.
tulnlimeD' of rheobJ CT OF tt = expedition
IbRve the honor to be, very respectfully
&c your te.ysnt.
A. II. Foors. FL g:ornt.,.
TBB ATTACK or URIoH CITY, TEES.
The Federal account Of this aff-ir reads 0,
HlcxxAS, Ky, March 81, via Cairo, Aprt
loo. BGfcfd, of. the 9Th Illinois. accom-
cnnied b. his regiment, The i2i Illinois III
Brigade. Col. Roberta, t.no 400 o
the 18Th Wisconsin, Col. Heg, (Scendirs
paries Of he Second Illinois cavalry. Uol
dogg. and q detachment Of arttllery-iA
last two from Hit kmsn--Insde q reconDoia
5 snce IL force and descent upon Union City
% miles from this piake. no., after fcrce
march Of "a hours, to day discovered iarg
force o: rebel cavalry ind iafnntry. unde
the 70 .orio rs Oh , Khg. Onr cava,Ey cash
cd in 70 The place ut - furiops rate. The u,mos
cor s.erh atioa seiz d the rebels, and they Ne,
b ell .er -skel.er In every direction. Several 0
hem were killed, and 6o1ut 100 taken pris.
oners; 100 horses fers captured, iarst
OF forage and spoils. and several Re
C ,ssion figs Our forces returned TO Kick
man .er destroying the tents aud oths
property they eo0la not carry away. III
rout was co nplese In every re3pect. and cat
ot1ian important rebel communication Cnto
Oily has been long The renasxvo1s Of rsbe
One Of our mon W as Killed BY the explosion
OF gun ID burnlDE tent.
The rebel f,rc. II mbered 700 iH.crtry
ard between 7to sld 800 cavalry 80 anprs
par ed were they, nnd 60 unsusoicious OF a
attack, that VIII 80 the alarm was given the
were ia!sureiy eating their bieaklas,. m
WAS iaconvenisntiy ;.bandoned, aud they "a
for train OF cars standing on me track Des
the enca N Ement, and mostly escaped. Col
unei Buford banned tho remaining cars an
The booty he could cot CONVENIENTLY carr
nth him, nn d returned to Hickman. Parii.
who accompanied tas e1pediaJn say tina
had IL heeu properly planned and exeeutet
every rebel would have been captured.
FRoM NEW MhxIoo.
IKE Norlher q papers give toe follovir
scconpt CT the situation OF fairs In Ee'
M.1ico On The IS. i OF Narch. We hav
leasoa TO believe, from information n
ceivei at New Orleans. thrt Fort Craig b.
fallen iato ,hs HANDS Of toe Confeaera
ROOFS:
ST LouIs, THURSDAY, April 5.
TIE corres-,c nd snt OF the Eepahiicaa, uIdt
dale o Fort Uaion, New Mexico, lSth. stat
that Col. S!ough's tolur8do re2in sut
y 0iunteers, $50 strong, arrived here hye "a
Ego. The elective ns q ling force Low ne'
is 400 men, 81 fici emit TO defend this dep
against any fUrce tbs rebels can brin
against rs. We have stores enough TO la
our troops three months. Ths fort 10 81
s tron gest on the western frontier, being o.
i=et square, w.ih arapets ssVen zee. mig
q I'd n tlits b e; ght feet deep ant five feet wid
I. ccn,aius weil-srocked magazines Orr
nance foe the works hR We been received an
will pro5aby ce moun:ed Immediately. A
the lsrest adyices Ool. uGnby was still shI
up ut por. Craig, $50 miles south OF here. AZ
the Texans, 400 strong, were ne 4 ibuque
Que. wi b 70 pieces OF artillery, shout nal
way between here and Fort Craig. 9th
: ccounts state that tt . re bel Uolonele, 6tse
,.rd y,or, vita zoo Texans, are sdvancir
on his fott. @
Tie Iexaus hold Santa Fe, where the
Fave orsanize1 Provisional 9oveInmen
With Gen. feihsm as 0ovos nor.
II q forward move ment can be made Wit
oNs 70 pardizinS this cepot, II Will be don
b Ia Ii an effort made 20 Ieltevs Col. Canby az
thus reel Al Santa Fe and AlbnQueYQus'
cl. slough, Is the mex. ran king officer, IL
com mand Ct this depaT iment, while Colop
Uanby is penned up Ia Fort Craig.
KANsAs Oily. Mond y, Naroh al dvie
from Fort Union TO the Gosh, state that n
main body OF the rebel Texans were q
camped q, Albuquerque. sixty Of the
bad arrived At Santa re. 1t was report
tina. Col. Candy had captured . train of
wagons and 400 Texans. unmmuntcatit
bSt yes IN han;a re and Fort Onion has be-
cut OF. An advance Woald be made ebo
the 22d by the troops At Fort Union, assist
oy TWO ANAL batteries, when IL WAS expect
that communicationw with Fort Craig will
restored. All the Posi-. G nee Effects at Sal
g have been removed TO fort union.
Two DAYS Later fYnm Eur0nA.