The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-02

loud .moushed cannou OF our navy.yard re-
sponded.
Commodors's Ans cutter, wsrs rowed around
the new iron clad target now being cOnstrac I.
ID, and which was viewed with 10 interest. The
party then returned to the city. al apparently
highly pleased.
HINT ABOUT luR0P8.
The Warrington OArsnlsl1. Of April ~, has
IL following Sing uiAr paragraph:
Tbs war In this ooautry will undoubtedly
An CT the destiny Of kurops in many respecu.
Apait from the political conse( uenoss which
have so frequently disturbed the monarchists
inf coast and border dsfsuces. England.
having ben resonod from tho complication
abe was % 40 Kieus to accept, OF being party
TO eur struggle, Is row saxsr1ng kind OF
her in the cons .r &C ton Of iron clad steamers
aud great guns carrying immense annihila-
tug projechles. Louis Napoleon. always re-
ttcent yet ever wide awake, II preparing for
sAs future with charec.erist!c assiduity and
energy. His aSents are now In The Cnitsd
States, gathering ell the available informa-
ten on this subject; and 1t 10 stated In thu
New York papers that one OF the oD)ects OF
d Mercier's visit to Richmond was TO obtais
tho plans OF the Msrr1mac. 1t would bs a SIN
galar sequel if our contest for the suPre macy
Of the American Constitution should have
planted tho seeds CT rep ublicnn1sm In EDg-
land, and have enabled France to avenxe
waterloo aud St Helen in hsr cherished de-
signs upon her British neigh Dor.
PROM YoIKrows.
The following peculiar letter We copy from
the New York Tsmss. of the 2sth April:
OAxP WIsPIRLp Soorr,
Near Yorktown, Va, april "A, lsoS
DAY and night the rebsls CON ,inus to work
oE their en.ren chments with the utmost
Nd au6aYiEH QpriOuR
lsgtA.ion from our guns. Tbs:r miserable
fag, which Haunted In proud defiance over
rarspet on the day ofeur arrival. ie less con-
spiouous to-day. The infantry and cavalry
the extreme rear o! their works, are now as
sem bled with q .ditional mum bers in the posi-
tion which they previously occupied. Above
the earth works praroiDg s.eeds and active
men, which two weeks ago cautiously
avoided the least exposed situations in
dicats a boldnsss engsndered solely by
our own philenthrepic forbearance. Eu
merons rifie-,.s, Of sufficient depth to
conceal from view the m .rhsmen within,
have been rec sn tly formed by the enemy, who
have taken special care to remove the excs
waited earth, so that the ground at a safe dis
lance may not have the appearance Of an I'M
broken surface. The sou1d Of the tattoo al
night and of the revei,le at mora, ia watts
to US from the rebel camps, and occasionally
ID rc ughout the day iusty shouts and cheers
emanA sing from the same quarter can be DIS
tinctiy heard The progress our own army
has IN ada In i.s preparations to auIihiiata the
stronghold before 1t, including the on trench
ments, ride PITS, and other barriers that have
lately sprung up to increase the strsus til OF
that strnpghold-to bring to piebelsn level
the lofty arrogance that marks the bear.
ing of rebellion leaders-to change the
seeming exultant spirit Of rebellion fol-
lowers that vents itself in loud huzzis, to a
real sentiment OF feeling tbet cries eq ally
loud for clemency, your correspondent 1T
present il denied the privilege Of transmit
ting The eAigency OF the OCCASION requires
that the suicteet silence should be observed
upon all subjects conf ected with the move
Inen.s Of the army. It is NOT unreasonable
to suppose that these movements are i'm por
tant; consequently the impatieD ce Of the pub
lie TO be informed OF their nature and extent
may become doubly enhanced, but II Is to be
hoped that every p,trio. will admit that the
Injunction placed upon G rreHpondenos oy the
G9vsrnment is visa and cpportune. as q
fair exchange, the journalists here respectful
through the mails without detention. ii
this course be adopted, latter, when pub
iished, will be Its OWE moritor, AID lbs pub
liz Wi be served with the latest unprohibis.
ed Jews.
Ia fetrinG to the movements of the army,
Il nay not De a breach of confidence 10 state
.hat, under the careful guidance OF its able
leader, al the preparations essen ual to inset
n .de. When the siege is once commenced,
i, Is presumed that facilities will be ex,en dee
to furnish me Pu Sic win pafuculhrs AND
events as they occur.
within the rsst three days az exchange OF
TWO or ihres tote, at intervals, has become
quite . cCmmon affair. At night we ara mo-
unfre1 snty awakened by the wniZ and ex
pioaion Of i re- bel sh ell which, passiag ovsr
or through q wooc, iuc:sases me leveraera-
ten, ana gives one the impression that 1t was
rasher familiar especially for the latensss OF
the hour. Thsss ou;bursts OF the enemy,
however, are now getting to be generally rs.
carried q common Nuisance. ipSfSa
COMM Oh danger, aud the boys xrs oftsn hssrd
calling upon The corporal OF the guard 70 pu!
un -sr arrest the missile that falls With few
yards CT their feet. Last week daring, but
reckless act, was successfully accom- plishe d
by privats Ia thu 18th rev York egg ment,
who, upon observing shell str rs quite near
him. spranS forward Win pail o. water az d
eX.tnguiah cd the igutted fase. A sensation,
IL not Il complete surprise, WAS givsn to c
party o! bsthsrs the o!ner day, ~ the dssssn {
OF So poundsr In their very midst. Altar g
brief corsul:sto on 1t was decided not to leave
'hs poot unHl their abiuttons had bsen per-
formed. In the morning Il Is the usus | prac-
toe Of G. regiment returning from Yi ket drty
to bring 70 their camp Is trophies TWO or
three shot or unexplcded shells, which the
eIsmy had volunteered to Distribute among
them the preceding night. : large varie.
ty of tasse prcjscttles have found their
way to many OF the brigade o. division head.
quarters where they attract cousiS era BILE at
ten ton. 1t is Q singular fact, Not Lightly to
be commented upon, thnt so few casual usA
have occurred an opg our men during all the
irregular and p.omiscuOas firing OF the en-
envy. II Is true thR. do2sns OF their she lis do
not explode, but even in that case they are
Liable TO have the same effsot q round shot;
and bursting and falling as they DO, above,
among ard ON every side OF our rsglnsntai
PICKET guard, 1t is almost tnoOaceivS BILE how
they escape injury.
Another drencniDg rain las made the roads
SO feasfuiiy deep wi b miro that passage
across them Is next to an i'm possibility.
Vnrona 4 Ia q hoe
svasaa.iEg Yoyktown,' 1.-The fail Of Rich
mor d - IS the capture OF rebel Generals" and
other rumors Of similar mpors, have bssn
current to-day, but will prob bly, ts 81 oerca-
tad before sund down BY some star ling fiction
of tremendous magnitude.
COMPARTMENT or PIE RArYA1Assocx."
smother arrival puts US in possession Of
other New York and Washing ton newspapers.
From one Of the former We copy the follow
tag:
WAsHIsarog, Sunday. Apri! a.
PROM report received to-day, there Is title
Doubt that ths info NATION com 70 uuica.sd 20
IL . TsSsis ia an editorial il Fridays issue OF
the Asaid is being acted uroa. The report al
lsdsd 10 Ia TO tbs ensct that a sIrong rebel
force il concentrating, probably from Hich-
saond and Io!ktowo, Ms point about six
miles south OF krederisssburg. tor the rur.
pose ofdisputi1g hc Dowsll's advance across
the Rnppa canLock.
The former report that the rebels have @
fctca OF 40 coo men AT Gordonsvilis Is stiIl ad .
hsrsd 10 This ,rca will be increased BY the
arrival of The column uader TIE flying reb III
J scksOn.
One OF she Ttn,ess correspondents, 40. H
" ," writes from the army now TssNrg be-
FIRE Fredericksburg, under da,s Of the 20 ID
inst, that Two Of our gun boats, In pas ing up
the Kappa han mock river that afternoon, were
1red ia'o tIom . rebel battery at Urban q,
near Tho mouth of tas river. they returned
the Are and d owe the rebels from their works
The rebel SHOT t. did no damage.
The same correspondent. writing from
Falmouth, says:
Three Union men from tie other side of
the river cams 10 Gen. Kings he dcuarters