The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-10

FROM TIE NORTH.
Our Norshsra AAsss are - late - Thurs-
Gay, Apgil b. The nsws u By No means Ina
psrtaAt! 4rd We thssef,rs nsks very eSisi
seiec.io1s;
ykon sBssRAL BAxxgs SsLsnS.
WooDsrssx, Va April ~ afternoon. Ae
rseelss when rssTeaunS ysstsTday. attempted
20 barn bridge over the crssk scar Narrow
TAs masaiacsss railrosd. bridge. . hundred
feet etgh. ever the same fsream, was burnt
~ Jacksoa when rstreetiag from General
shields.
bands 70 - colonel Ashby's was shot ycs-.
| terday near this soWn. The ball mast hnye.
l Nounded the rider In the thigh. The current
| rsport however. that AsA0y was wounded, "
! some Of Ashby = scouts made their appsar.
| ance early this morning ON t1o Nigh, wooded
ridge on sRs opposite side OF the stony Greer,
Beyond nain sS, Tasy were Area On y
ulmasked ioar guns aad threw shells In 70
| our camp. The rsbels sabseq asR ~ rstr6ated
/ andsr sas Are Of orr snns.
Darins rho DAY .a:y fssSasnsly inlsrisssA
1t long rargs. A foot bridge has. however.
! been completed, and our SkirnisAsrs And
| sone Of kndiewss 6harpoh0oters are now
on the other side beyond the sown
L
| Ash by's cavalry were saptafed yesterday.
Lieut. DAT admitted that he was earrYisg
| dispa .enes, bat re.used - divulge their con
&snts or who they were nom.
. rebel line oflosr, speaks stg ai1caAtly Of an
an tieipatsd open rebellion in kaTy land bat
this IL re gAEdsd - one OF the msaas escorted
70 ~ the secession leaders to dupe their fol-
lsws n in,e coaIin aed resistance
The expansive raj road bridge At 8dinburg
wss barned BY Jackson yesterday. There 10
only one locomotive at this END OF the 1la.
aaEs - road, and NO cars.
Ashby = cavalry were reinforced to-day by
TWO or more heavy Guns, with WHICH he
yracticsd Ga US at onH range. The airing of
yesserdAy shows the accuracy OF Our caA.
noniers In asla where Ashby made u
of one hurd and Atty fest. Arsd at a IN lie
me valley Of shenandoah shows srsst
neglect OF agriculture. The men, women
and children, who seem to have unlimited
cor dsnee Ia the Yankee troops. hold unrs-
s:ric.sd In g course with them
Qsn. Banks is here and 0en. ahislds at
A Division cost -oface has been % "a hlished
here, bat the nails are irre guiar a: present.
W1soavTER, pril 2.-Fourteen rebel vic.
Tins OF Sundays battle were seen to-day at
house near NswtOwn Six h sd died; the re-
serted by their own ply sicians, has were
cared for BY oars. subsequently. tive rebel
soldiers paid a visit to their wounded friends
aad we've captured.
Summary OF gEws.
The Haltim ore lmerican, Of THURSDAY, has
tho following:
Through Fortress N ,nroe AID other sources
we gather to day variety Of interesting Ia
.e,Ngenoe from Southsrn,papers. The Nor.
folk papers are perfectly aware 81 tbs move.
uepts at Old Poiat, notwithstandt ns pa.
ia Nv in al lat ton tn
them 1ven the visit OF Vice. President Ham.
lin With party Of ladies' to the fortrsss ON
sunday is ate Cd In the Richmond pa.
The a7th and = Ohariss:os Mercury OF the
cad uit. have besn received At Ua!ro.
By .dvises from the vicinity Of Savannah
we learn that the surrender OF Fort Puias
ki was daily expected. The rebel force
nieation with Savannah for thirty days.
ADO posi tom Had eesn m Afe to allow tn gar.
Iison to withdraw. bat General Eherman de-
named an unconditional Surrender. An
Offer aaa bsen made BY the friends Of :ha Re-
bel officers to give go, zoe - any one wac
would rescue them. Genera. Sherman was
about to dsIa AID the surrender Of this fort,
and il zsfsssd would co mmsnce to shell IT,
Cur special correspondence. Fortress NOE.
roe furnishes an interesting collection CT
news from that point The rsbels seat q 1iG
OF trace down from Norfolk On 1ues0a5,
bringing Pack age OF iseters from the Eeds
rebels. and q Communication to Gen. Wool
from Gen. Euser. Tbs tRtslligsnce 1FoR
Norfolk s:reng thsns the belief that the Msr.
rilnae will again venture oat. A ramor. Bat
rot con siu.red reliable, prevailed At Fortress
Eonros ah.t yorktown had b.en Aba ndonsd,
AnerRdei's force falling back 70 Richmond.
Tairsesn rebel prisoners captured at Win.
chester arrived here yesterday, and were for
ward ID to Fort Delaware.
The commissioners appointed to examine
Dan cfr
mon.'s administr alton, have maae q report
.xrosinx gross frs uds and wide. ssread de.
uoruixe TON among tie ofkcial circles ana
ihyir dependents In THAI Department but
exeu,pating the merchants, meehanies snd
uasufas:Qrers from eay share in tn Csc
frauds.
ATTEST accoun Col Oarter, in command
Of the Tennessee Union troops, had posses.
sion OF Jackson borough, in East rsHnses.s.
having made his advance through what 10
known az Bnptist GAP. Caps. ai.ward, Of
Col. Mundly cavalry battalion. was the lrst
to eater the town with his company. The
force Of re0e's At O0mesrlAnd Gap Is vari
ousy sstim ated, ana are said to ~ receiving
some reintorcem.nts
An Arkansas correspondent OF the st
Louis Republican asserts "thet note ehas
besn received ~ General Ssixsl from the
slonfejerate Governor OF Arx.s:es, saying
IL ten days, he would issus an order for the
Oonfsderates to lay down their ar ms and
laave The STATE.
An ofheial dispatch to the Navy Depart.
msnt fr.m- Commodore Dupont states thai
tbs rebels have Withdrawn their batteries on
Skidaway aad Gresn Islands. lear S2van.
nah, thus giving rs control OF Vernon and
Whining ION rivers, watch form important
epproxe h hes to Savannah river.
The United States Senate yesterday passsd
the hosss rssol q tion-Ayes 50. noss I0-sug.
gostsd by tia President, declaring that tia
United >tatss Q aEat to cooperate. ~ giving
pecunsary aid, with any State which may
adopt the graGua abolition Of slav,ry. The
bi for the abolition OF slavery In me Dis
trict Of Columbia was further discussed. but
NO vo taken.
The House OF Representatives yesterday
passed the bill to assign the command In the
neld wi .hOut regard 70 seniority in rank In
order was Issued for thu arrest Of A. Higgins,
for refusing 20 testi!y before The COm u t.tsc
on Government Con tracts. The Tax bill
was "a tAer considered in COMMITTEE Of tAs
Whole