The national Republican., 1862-04-16
FROM FORTRESS MOrROE.
Unconditional Surrender
Of Fort Pulaski!
TERRIBLE EFFECT Or OUR
BOyMB.1RDME.H.T.
REBEL FEARS FOR RICHMOND.
The Merl'ilnac Quiet.
Preparations for tho .1ilack on
Y'OrktOMm. r"

FORrREss MoNRoE, April a. A flag OF truce
went up 10 Crancy Island this afternoon and
brought back two Norfolk papers. They were
taken 70 headquarters, and though containing
the important information Of the unconditional
surrender Of Fort Pulaski, an effort has been
made, In accordance with the policy that pre-
walls here, 10 keep even this good news from
the representa- v"s Of the prcss. am, how.
ever, able TO give y'u the Instance Of the
glorious news as rubI.hed IN ,hs Savannah
Republican.
The Repubiicdn says substantially "that il
learns with deep regret that, after u gallant
defence against guns mostly superior, Fort Pu-
aski surrendered al two o'clock p. NJ. yester-
LAY Qhc llth.) Corporal Law, OF the Pulaski
Guards, who did not leave Thuuderbolt until
after the flag was hauled down. brings intelli.
yencc Of the souowful event. 1t was uncon.
ditional. Seven large breaches were made In
the south wall by the Federal battery Of eight
Parrot guns al Kings Landing. Ali the bar.
1otts guns on that side wcro dsmounteI and
also three Of The carcmate guns, leaving but one
gun bearing on that point Three balls enter
I'd the magazine, and clear breach WAS made
in It. The balls used were conical, propelled
with such force that they went clear through
tho walls at nearly every ire. Col. Olmsteati,
who was In Command, 'clegraphcd the previous
evening that no human bong could stand upon
the ramparts for even single moment, aud
that over one thousand large shells had explo.
led within the iorl"
The Republican publishes this as a postcrip,
% part Of It's edition, and makes no com.
nenis, nor gives any particulars as 10 the num.
Der Of men and officers In the tort at tho tune
II lis surreoder. II say, however, that non.
Dt its defenders were killed and bui foui
wounded.
FEARS FOR RICHMOND.
A Richmond paper contains an editorial ex.
hibiiipg considerable fear for the safety Of
Richmond. 1t intimates that the Monitor, the
Naugatuck and Galena, all armored vessels
might easily come up the James river, and by
their invulnerability and powerful guns take
and keep possession Of the city. To prevent
such a result IL proposes that the channel Of
the James river shall be- distracted. Stone, II
says, is abundant for the purpose and should
be used al once.
THE MERRIMAC NOT OUT TO DAY.
Nothing has been seen OF the McIrimac to.
day. The tide has been low, aud this may
have kept her 10. EARLY In the morning i
rebel tug ran out from behind Sewall's Point
bat soon returned. Later in the day there wa,
large fire 10 the woods on the Point, appa'
rsntly from the burning Of brush, which en-
gagged tho attention Of the curious, and gave
riSb W sonc speCulhttons tudt Tue Tcuois were
building new battery there.
PROM YORKTOWN
Parties who came in from tho advance Of OUT
army In front Of Yorktown bring no news d
Importance. There are daily Reconnaissance,
and daily skirmshes, but with no re.ults o.
special interest. Tho work Of preparation fol
the struggle goes on with both sides. Az L
our own preparations, II is siiIic cent to say thai
they are ample. II the enemy are able to stand
the bpmbardment that will open upon then
some Of these fine mornings, they have better
guns aud more Of them than we give then
credit for. Still there Is no use overlooking
the fact that the rebel position is a strong one
aud not susc 'ptible Of being aanked. N:vor
theless, II will be forced.
A LOT OF CONrRADANDs
A vessel has been di,patched from here Il
the mouth Of the Rappahannock river to take
on board a lot Of some two hundred iuguv,
slaves who are In the woods there.
THE NAUGATUCK.
In explanation OF the non firing Ol the Na,l.
gatuck on Friday last, when the rebsl steamer
Yorktown captured three vessels, she being
then 10 full range, II Is stated that the Manga
| tuck was aground and could not bring her guI
to besr. Before she WIS in position 10 d,
service tho Yorktown got off with her prizer.