Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-02
THE REBEL ACCOUNT OF TIE FIGHT
ATISLAND No 10

BALTIMORE, April 2, from Fortress Monroe
April THE nag Of truce to-day rom Norfolk
brought down letters from the Federal prisoners
aud despatch from Gen. Hugcr % Gen. Wool.
The Norfolk papers notice alleged military
movements at Old Point, and says that "Isrgs
relnforcements are landing from AZ least hun
dred large steamers, and which are a. the whsrvos
and In the channel"
II also notices that Vice President HamIin with
party Of ladies visited Fortress s5obroe on hsa-
day, and bad quite a Jolli1csHon, which WA the
ceuFe Of the salute dred there
A dispatch from Charleston, 8. c q, tlyr that
Gear Svsns advanced on SaturdSg on NORTH
Edisto Island with 00c troops, bet fading the
Federsls at leas' 900 strong, tFetIrsd Ia a mas
there was fight or net.
The gunbost Seminole arrived ths, sFseraooa
from Port ROysl, with dates 20 SATURDAY l.st
Fort Pulaski has been thoroughly investst for
thirty DAYS. and waS monentaFiiy eIDActed %
surrender IL was ssld that about 500 rshels
were In Pulaski, and that they 6-red TO 20 out
with the honors Of war, but Gen. Sherman de-
handed an unconditional surrender. ard would
on the LIST Of April open on The fort, IL they stsu
refused.
The rebel, had withdrawn all their forc.. from
the coast Of Georgia, and had abandoned their
works at Thundesbelt, taking all their guS 20
Savannah.
The Seminole landed and destroyed Thunder
bolt fort, which is within I've miles Of Savannah
over good shell road
Refugees from Savannah say ta.t friends Il
the troops In the fort (Pulaski) tad offered 500
600 20 any one who would release them
Refugees from Cbsrleston represent that great
psnic has existed there since the capture Of New
bern. The women and children are le4vidg the
city, and IL was generally believed that terrible
blow would be struck there.
From Florida the news ass most gratifying. A
strong Union sentiment Is being developed there
dispatch from Norfolk IA tais mornings
Richmond papers, mentions the arrival OF Vice
President Hamln and large party OF ladies and
gentlemen here, and The salutcs on toe occasioa,
aud In the same paragraph ssvs there has bseu ne
communication bv fag Of truce for several dsvp.
There appears 70 be little doubt that all move
ments here are faithfully reported 10 Rebel
thorities
The papers also state that there are nearly Io6
transport steamers and other vessels In HamPsoa
Roads, and that large numbers Of Federal troops
were recently landed here
The Richmond DlspsJch cf this morning s,v
that the graud army Of the Feder6ls seems 20 hsvs
been transferred from the neighborhood Of wash
ington 10 the Peninsula, which they probably
concluded 10 Lhorteg and easier route % Rich
mond than that via Manassas, which we have
continually placed AZ their disposal.
The Dispatch says the roads here are a. bad ss
those on the Potomac, aud refers 10 Gen. Mssru-
der az a man not likely 90 be caught mapping.
There was a rumor in Richmond Yesterday that
severe fght had taken place on the peninsulo
IL was probably caused by the feet Of strong
reconnaissance towards Yorktown on Saturday.
A dispatch from Augusta, OF toe 3lst, SAYS
Charleston papers Of that date contained a de
patch dated New Orleans 2eth, stating that two
Federal gunboats, on the 25th, commenced al
attack on Fort Jackson, at the mouth OF the Mis-
sissippi. Up 10 that time nobody hsd been hurt
New ORLEANS papers Of the Y7th report the loss q
the Confederate steamer Vanderbilt. The captain.
crew and eight passengers are safe on the Florids
coast. One boat, with II men, had not besa
heard from.
The Rebel Ordnance Bureau has issued an
order calling for all the bells that be obtaiEed
70 be re-cast into light artillery.
Troops are gathering In large NUM- hers AZ Jack
sonporf ard Pocahontas.
Gems Van Dorm and JEFF. Thompson were pre-
pairing for early movement on some point on
the Mississippi river. With this force 70 10 consd-
cred that the Mississippi Valley IL safe from tie
enemy.
MEMPHIS, March 2o-The Avalanche states
that the force Of the enemy attempting % take
Island No. 10 have been throwing shot sad shell
for 2i6 hours, without doing any damage 20 the
works or guns. Up TO this time only one Coufed-
crate soldier has been killed.
A small tug came down the James river yesief.
day afternoon, and al long range threw some half
dozen shells into Newport News camp No
damage was done. The distance was great
that Il was useless with our guns 20 make any
reply.
The rumor current here that Yorktown hsd
been sbondoned, is not believed by our highest
authorities.
Notwithstanding tie great del6v in tie resp
pearence Of the Merrimac, she is hourly eH pected
and our Naval and Military CoIima adeEs ara
prepsred 70 receive her in hhing way, at any
moment