The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-21
INTERESTING FROM RICHMOND.

Arrival or Refugees from che Rshe
Capital-Rep ported Advance % the Unios
Forces ON Weldon, N. Ca Division o
Stonewali JacksOn's Corps Sent South
The Merrimac . Decentralization o.
General Lees Army-What the Rebel
Expect fron Governor Seymour. re.
wAsnSoroS, JAN 20, 1883.
The King Philip arrived this morning from Ppey Point
bringing up john CoyIc, his wife and two children
Philip Riley, with his wife and four children
and John KiIidun, refugees from Richmond, vber
they have been at work 10 the Tredogar Iroa Works
Coye and Riley from Troy N. Y. They left Rich
moud on Monday, the 18th inst, the men walking On,
the women and children riding . wagon, winch
driven by contraband and came BY way Of the Mocha
nicsvc Pike passing Hanover Court House, where the
observed that the rebels had picket TO near Port Royal
where they crossed and proceeded on their way TO tn
Potomac hailed OF the gunboas and got ON board
from which they were transferred 70 the King Philip
On the way from Richmond they did not any rebe
soldiers than the picket At Hanover Court House
The previous 10 their departure there grca
excitement in Richmond, owing 10 report that Rrg,
Onion force nun boring eighty Thousand the wa
TO Weldon n c.. and that large feet Of gunbpats wer
In the waters Of North Carolns.
About the game time General Anderson's division o
General Jacksou's army numbering about fifteen thou
sand men, passed through Rchmc nd and went south
which fact added much To the excitement.
nontng battery perfect failure, be nf
too top heavy, and sbo lying Rocket with scow
each side 70 Keep her ahoat Several times sh.
has been taken ont Into the stream with the scows
alongside: but whenever Il was attempted to remov,
he scows she osrecned 81 such q rate that they wer
obliged % replace them and bring her back her
ing For upwards OF three weeks she tried IN thu
manner but at last tired out with attempts TO her
setrgh IN the water they have given up and acknow
ledge her q failure.
A. the Tredegar Works they nave six hundred men
work mainly on shot and guns but the latter arc mostly
unservceabe the metal which they are working being
inferior Quality and other % be bad Lately several
guns have been condemned this account and they arc
now apding them with wrought iron.
On Friday before they icft, about one hundred and
6fty Union prisoners were marched from the prison
the Works and arrangements made 10 work them, and
the following Monday they all went 70 work Fifty bac
vrsvpously taken the oath TO the coufederacy.
The city Il well fortified ~ every point and the rord
cations carr,soped with but small number OF men
They have over one hundred gus In position
city. Z
The main body Of the rebel army IL said 10 be about
midway betsesn Fredericksburg snd Richmond, on ths
rhsrs n said 20 he considerable Union sentiment vet
An The CITY; even seccsh " becoming sick Of the
,yov They. however. believe tnats they are 10 b.
suocsssfu and caim that the prociamatsn Presdcue
IJnoou wIll cause many or the Union soldiers 10 lay
down their arms
they say that Governor Seymour viii not allow any
more troops leave New York and that other nserya
tive Governors will follow the same course.
Provisions very scarce In the city, and there Ia
much suffering the poorer classes From lorty,io
nfty cellars per month il charged tor common board
Flour selling al from 81 o. S25 per barrel meal q
a 50 per bushel. and esgs At 81 IS per dosea