The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-04
The MerrImac Repaired !!
Other Rebel Vessels Iron Plated.
HENRY 4. WISE I'm DIsGnAcE.
Wise and Floyd the aFlecl.Footsd. =

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The following intelligence is from the
special correspondent at Fort Monroe to
the Baltimore American. The number of
rebels III Fort Pulaski, as reported hyde
serters, is five hundred. Two German
companies there had reyolted and were in
irons. Shsrman's mortars and seige guns
were so stationed. that the guns of the
fort could not reach them. The rebels
have withdrawn all their troops from the
coast and abandoned their earthworks,
previously removing their cannon to Sa-
vannah. The city of Savannah, however,
is understood to be very strongly fortified
aud all the approaches TO it. The force
there is variously estimated by refugees
at twenty to fl,y thousand, probably
twenty thousand is more nearly correct.
A great dependency existed among
the troops and people at Charleston. The
fall of Newbern created the greatest con-
sternatlon. The tire-eaters ridiculed the
North Carolina troops, charging them
with cowardice The shop keepers and
bankers in Charleston had also refused to
receive North Carolina money and there
being two North Carolina regiments there
at the time revolt was the consequence,
and the shops We're broken open and the
troops helped themselves. These regi
ments refused to serve any longer and
| were allowed to return home.
| No direct information of the abandon
nent Of Pensacola by the rebels has yet
slcn lived. but it was generally IT,
fTkeTe1 cur troops had crossed over
rea. ss1s Rosa Island and occupied the
place,
The latest adviees received from Norfolk
BY the Underground Railroad, leave no
room to doubt that the Merrimac was
thoroughly repaired and in commission
and ready for another expedition against
the wooden walls Of the federal navy aud
| river transports lying in the Roads. The
delay OF the Merrisnae in towing out il
believed to be that she is waiting for am
munition for the heavy guns that have
been placed on board of her, and aise for
some Internal machines being construct
ed BY Bombastes Mallory. The rebel
steamers jamestown and Yorktown were
also getting strengthened and more thor
oughly clad with iron to accomp any. the
Nerrlmac. There is also a rumor that
two other steamers are being clad with
iron AT Richmond to join the expedition
AS to the loss of life ON the Merrimac,
in her conflict with the Monitor, we have
now what is claimed to be positive infor-
nation. One of the recently arrived con-
trabands states that he was a nurse in the
general hospital at Norfolk, and that up
to fffe time Of bis departure he had helped
30 shroaa 81 of the crew of the Merrimac,
and that both Commander Buchanan and
Lieut., Meyer are dead. There were still
number of the wounded surviving. The
contraband also states that the last two
shots of the Monitor were represented to
be the only ones that seriously injured
the Merrimac. Shots were thrown un-
der her shield at the moment she attempt
ed to run the Monitor down.
i The military stationed at Norfolk from
the Gulf States have been very severe on
the Virginia chivalry since their defeat at
Roanoke Island. Even the Richmond
Blues, the very pink of chiyalry, have
| fallen in public estimation. All award
bravery to o. Jennings Wise, but his
father has SO fallen in public estimation
that he is proclaimed in Norfolk coward
and poltroon. In his escape from Nag 5
Head he rode thirty miles on horseback,
notwithstanding be had previously re-
ported himself too i'll 10 remainat Roanoke
Island at the head of his command Wise
and HOW as HE 4.A feesea ;,
My informant says that Wise would be
hooted il he were to appear in the streets
| Of Norfolk or Richmond. He has retired
to his farm in Princess Ann county.
i LATER FROM TENNESSEE.