The national Republican., 1862-05-07
A1oo,at tho NGorr111aAo
Expected Release Of Five Hundred
Il- Federal Prisoners.
Tbs Fortrsss houros correspondent MAY 81
Of ths Baltimore AmsrioaN says:

Tbs Fortress houros correspondent May 81
Of ths Baltimore AmericaN says: 80
NORFOLK AMI THE nERRinAc.
IN view of The news FROM Yorktown, The c0u
didou Of afIairs a. Norfolk 10 . questio oi
muoh speculation here 10 day. What effect
uill tks usws Of the retreat At ths army beiore
Yorktown, and its demorsllz atiou, have on toe
staius of Norfolk Sand the future movement,
OF tks ksrsiaso! Tbess ere the question,
soR constantly asked here, and lho general
,oonciuslon ID, that Norfolk will be evscuahd d
end The Merrimsc destroyed The Merrimac
wss cruising around In tho nsighborh0od Of
Craney leland and Sewall's Point yesterday
snd appeared 10 be on . pleasure excursion
- several tadies were observed on her root
rsturoing, bsok towards Norfolk aud out oI
sisht about s O'Clock In The evcning. Wheeler
u is the dull and rainy weather hat prsvssts
her mskies bef appearance this morning, o.
The news IL % Yorktow,, Is not known. There
b, however, no sign N her up 10 the p,essn
whiting II b aid that Commodore Buchanan
in imitation OF Comm dor~ FOote, on crutoh
has ssain taken command Of her since the re-
dguatioo OF Conmodore Tstnall, but whether
hs inteads 70 osrry ost tbs ordsrs Of JET DAvil
torpn the blockade, remains 10 be seen. Ger.
tain II ", hal be- has no occasion now 10 20 ur
The York river, a. there is no rebel army there
h, i,iceor or assist within ths line of bic sound
inga IN .'. 20. a' w
r. THE MONITOR AND THE uALEkA,
The Monitor still maintains her position bal
wsy between Sewall's Point and The Fortress
wharf. She keeps her steam constantly up
and \ ready 70 give = hospitabie welcome Z
~ hssrimA, Ut any moment she may ventur.
outs About three hundred yards distant liss
the Gsiens, q dark, low, black looking craft
hoopsd over al her bulwarks, and pufhng away
With an aie Of readiness tor sll oomers Shr
with impstieoce 10 get at work In the service
Of their country. Iedsed, the whole navy WIZ
sre Ted down here BY the Merrimsc, waiting
snd wstching from day TO day, consider theii
csss, oes at great hardship. .r, ~, o.,
|" % &c. PRISONERS. .. q. ..
In sccordaocs With notos given BY General
Hnger 70 General Wool q Tow days slnce
Captain hillwsrd proceeded at noou today
With the steamer New Haven up the Jsmei
river, t0 meet rebsl boat, In which be pro-
lsed 70 send down iron Richmond Eve hundred
Federal prisoners 10 exchange for those re
Leased BY General Burnside. Up 10 the hour
the bost stsrts no udings have been heard from
them. Va. arc looking for them to night
The Prsss ship : mIiy 81. Pierre Rstsks.
~ Her Grew snd CARRIED 20 Livsrpool.
-NEw Y0sk. Nay 6.--Ths foreign news by thu
sissner China, brings intelligence OF the Or
tivst ~ Liverpool on the 2lst, Of the shlp
Emily ". Pierre, captured BY our blooksdina
heet OG Chssleston, and which wss ordered 70
PhiladslpbiA rrrt ,,F ns,.na, a,,,,a .,r5a
|, u sppnss shs vas subsequently, rscaptursd
BY ~ sehsl Ospl Wilson, who, by ,strstsgy
Rs1e priesusrs Of sli he prize crew. Tks
cAptHlu NM ssistsd In NAVIGATING tho shin by