The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-27
FROM THE FORTH.


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dora 9o!dsooro u sh'ssxpsiition NJ ms ia n ~
river, bat the folio winS statement. cleaned
from the Esntng sscr ana other sources, It Il
believed ern braces The r,atsTiei ia IS.
tho SD :.s isss: and hs sp ..
boats Dac't%h, nlntaIzs, ard Wnehusett,
ana tug puave, the latter being noun ted
with q single gan. They found tie irst rebel
battery, at Dogs Point, Il eeerted, oui the rebei
4 & VIZ, stilI fging over the rebel battery at
Htrdy's Point fifteen rnilsE above Newport
Nsws. Com. GoicscCrC ugh. on arriving with
10 range OF ths las: nanei work, az oEce
shailed 1t, and on receiving 60 KespoLss after
duly reconn offering, landed u force OF q /.
r'nes, roGnd it eiso deserted. and most CT ths
gus dismounted.
Through Il solitary inhabitant picked up
there he a.cartaiosd that Oh the previous
"Wednesday night II. late garrison o. four
hundred rebsls evacuated It
Ec then procestsd up taa river, fudlns ali
the rebel bi:ier.=s, which wee numerous,
Dstweaa HARDY Poin'. Fort Hu.sr. end
jasnes.0wn, deserted. With their gUus mostly
dis aOup ted ard rendered &c Il porariiy useless.
81 u. peterborough took The prcrer pfscau.
lions 10 secu!s the ordnance thus LETT by ths
rebels.
rHs AysAIs AZ soRr p.RLrEe
Near Jaynestow1 be met the d. vision OF his
81 tsGTCn that had previously aope up the
rIsfr, under Con maBder Jonn Rodgers. and
ieatned the history Of the fxht Of tina day be-
fore st Fors Darling, aud also Of he bars Ing
OF the heuga'uck's Isrse suu, and the evacua-
ton by the rebels oil ali their James river iCS-
tfi,aliOas and batteries below Fort Barring,
which Wa. sc ppossd to havo taken place 90
the previous Wednesday night
It saems that the Monitor and Qafena wsra
the criy vessels of The sQuadron abba 10 run
past all the lower foT:jfcttioi sof .hs rtbs!s
o. Dog 9 Point and nj HardY's B.Ens, which
is oftse1 miles above NcwpoIS News end all
tie say Up &c EsT. Daring, eight miles De.
low Richmond. gyhsrs they found to. cnannel
Il .ctlyely biockadet, IS s.s..ed IL previous
lispat1h.
On arriving Ia range CT the guns u Ec,t
u trior, which is situated up.D IN elevation
CT iva auhdcec t3es shove the Eatsr surface.
the further rr lgress Of the two iron clhds MP
the river Wa heTsfors prevented, and that of
the renGt,d de; II Ia fleet stoppsd - points
bslue.. las heavy guns Of the fort we're
depIe2sei Ia their range - io play f1cst sf
fecuYeiy upon he two 6uhhrasS Cf ne
tsenty-els0. shots that strpcH ia- 9aisHa,
eish teen pen e'Tatsd her GImoT. ~. ole Of
those that struck the MoGitor, DC ever, osc
her any damage Gnatever-ali glai cias IF.
l: seem, tia. he armor of tbs 0aieI.a was
not designed TO resiat heavy .hos Of the de-
sorip,ion fred at her from III fort at SO great
q angie Of elevation, and thus Is the rnct
tnat hsr aruscr pr we'd insufficient OF ihis &C
casion accounted for. Un Friday las. the two
ircu-ciad gunboa.s returned down the river.
The 0alsna, though pierced eighteen timer,
was not m aterialls injured, and with The Mon
.tor. and all her original consorss, douotle
en- Saturday followed Commodore 0oldsbo.
rough and Ihe other portion OF the saGadrOn
no the liver.
Wnsn last beard rrcm On Friday, Commo-
i3re GcltsboIoufh vas cOotin utng his pro
gr,st with the most Of mis- s4uecr0n, up the
,tytr aooye jamestown, securing toe ord
ueru~. etc, esaudOned by che rebciE ns he
progressed
ne general e.scuE lion OF THAR works be
low Fort Darling tsuE dcuoiisss enablsd Com
&c oGoi 3 Colds Dol oagh 70 get wttbic range OF
Fort Darling Certain mortar boa Is aud other
al , hal - pHs 70 ar 81 q
against the WORKS. as well IS the supply yea.
ss!a Decessary To- make any future naval a..
IL OK uIon 1t neCtIva.
The J anes iver aud ia banks Is now clear
OF rebel vessels and s1lGIers IL arms mp to e
point eight miles below Richmond
FORMAL OCCUPATION OF SUFFOLK.
SUFFOLK. Va Nay IS This place. which Is
II niiles ffom Norfoik iylalt aGd 25 ny road,
was cccupisI by the Union troop att O'Clock
This morning. No rebel troops were f. uao ia
tAG vicinity, sad no opposition was made 20
tho occupation OF the city Many of the in
very bitter in their feelings end expressions
II is exported that there Is on. one Union MAE
ia ths town others VIII Be discovered in
day or two, f course. The pls.s was evacn.
ated 6y the enemy en- Sunday last.
81! the reh< troops iron Norfolk passed
thr oush safolk o. the way &c Richmond.
suffolk is heautitu' town. the streets being
vi and pleasantly shaasd with trees
reColp oieeapce was made yesteTday by
ds, pcdgs's rlnUE go riti y SO far as keInps-
VILE, Gov. Wiss's place No prisoners wers
take,, AID but lizzie Information was Or
L..tDed. The place was found ElLac.t d-seft e.i
Il nag Of trus was senG n. 81 .erday II lie
direcLon U. suffolk, ~ return d pTisons- Of
State released from Fort WarrsI.
The Seaboard and Roanoke railroad tas
bsen found IN good condition &c Suffolk, olly
G single bridge having oeen destroyed ne
road VIA be repair ed immediately, ana .ne
rolling sock put on IS sooI 20 possible
A large quantity u copper boitiEg was
found stored on the railr Dad Yesterday, of
which posses lon was taken.
APHAiRs At soRFoLs.
NolFoLs. May The city stu CONTINUES
very quiet, and che ct.L MS admit that the
state OF ana:rs IL much more satisfactory IN
de, the authority Of the United States tn 81 II
was under rebel ru:e tor some months past.
Onshy one ths stores Gro opening, though
but II, /. business is done. Perhaps the real
cause o! the delay is the scarcity OF money,
excepting Con federaIe netes. which are re-
fu 'ec II nany cases. ltls posi- ia tbat aoIne
suffering will be cccasloIed by The scarcI'y
OF money, as Ccnfsder ate Lotes sfs the only
kind Of currency that many persons ha.e III
case CT any sut-ri1S frSm TINS CAUSE, INA
United STATES Government will probably be
0ompeilsI 20 Forward Gs'tstance.
rne Inhabitants spresr qui.e intelligent.
.toi although now pEofessii confidence IN
j. If. Davis, .hey will doubtless soon see 'heir
mistake.
dition OF the Ssaboard ard Roanoks Railroad.
bstwes Norfolk and folk. Asmailstss
engine started to SUn Jlk This afternoon, 81
8 party OF four, Including snes Hand. ii? q
Master Andrew Ainsworth, of the e. ar
setmasLer's Department, and Alex Il der
Wosrali, Govsrnnenr Railroad Engineer.
All he movable property Of the road was
carried CT by the rstrasting army. Uths,-
wise everything wHs found Ia good COndi-
ton, and not rail displaced Cor siKtsen
Iciles.
At this point, about 4 mile this side Of Suf-
folk We found the bridge over sma all strsa CT
burned
Engines and cars will be brought TO Nor.
folk, and put on the road within a few days
Ia the meatir,s ths platform Cars. drawn by
h01ses, will bs used fer transportation.
II lie understood shat the bridge over Black
water WAS burned by the reireatirg army.
NoaFoIK, MAY - -severai stores wsre
operel t.ss morning, for the fret tims
since ne cccup ition ths city By the Union
moved business will revive.
Already the good effects OF the change of
armies is ssen in the increasing confidence Of
the inha bitants.
Tn, most atsr I'd and exaggerated rumor-
arr constantly circulating. Among the latest
are reports of .hs defeat OF the Union forcss
near Richmond, and w"unding OF General
Mcclellan ; the recognition OF the onfeder-
ate Govern men. by Epgland "a ad Race. aud
visit of the French and English ministers TO
Richmond; the blowing up o: the Pensacola
Navy Yard, and great victory by Gsnerai
Nilroy.
The Post Once was rec open ed heYe TO osv by
UoionsI Trott, OF the Department No Post.
master has yet been selected.
Tue nag Of truce which ief, Norfolk on Sat
ur,iay morning with the released prisoners
from Fort Warren, returned yesterday after
neon.
rss aBDBL srBAAgA PLAHrIR.
In the Federal Senate on Monday, May 8,
Mr. Grimes in s4cducsd @ bill for The relief Of
hobart Small aLi others, co,orsd. who re-
csutly delivered tue rebel steamer Planter 70
Com. EuponIs squadron. The bill provides
that the steamer PlsHtsY, with sil her cargo
and appurtenaEc as, &C., be appraised BY q