, 1863-04-09

The Attack Probably Com
menced.
Advices from Admiral
Dupont.

WAsnISdToN, april =, 1868.
Gen. Hal1eck received dispatches from Gen.
Hunter today, dated April Sd. The combined
forces were then at Stono Inlet, waiting for
good weather. 1t was then blowing gale
not likely to eub5ide for two days. The re-
ported landing in force on st. Johns, OF Sea
brook Island, is therefore incorrect.
Other than the above, there Is nothing fur
ther Jet from Charleston The impression is
still prevalent that something was to hare
been done last week. The rebels ut Freder-
icksburg take especial pains to keep us FROM
getting their papers, a fact which is regarded
as favorable for us, since, il ne had been re-
pulsed, they would have made haste to spread
the news.
The tumble in gold in New, York, today,
Was produced By the be!itf tht::an attack On
Charleston Is making, or has been made, and
that no news about 1t is good news.
WASHINGTON, April s.
Private letters just received from officers
attached to the Charleston expedition, written
on the eve Of the departure Of the feet to
attack The city, expressed themselves conf
dent Of success, and they Eay such Is the
| general feeling among both officers and men.
LATER.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribrne.1
WAeulsoroS, April 6, 1868,
Rebel papers arc still difficult to be got at
/ Norfolk or on the Rappahannoca. The Gov
ernment, however, has information that the
Richmond papers Of yesterday, contained tel
cgranss, announcing the Monitor: off Charles
ton bar. The papers add: "Thc storm is
| ohout IN hrrst Eoi helm us "
| FORTRESS MONROE, April S.-Tle steamer
Spaulding arrived here Inst evening from Hill:
ton Head, and reports that onr tect llad all
left for Charleston when she 1eff.
NEW YORK, April S.-A correspondent
from Hilton Head, S. G., states that the town
Of I'ilatka, Fla, was taken by negro troops
Under Col. Montgomery, capturing fifteen
rebels, including q Lieutenant, Subsequently
they returned to Jacksonville, which place
has also been evacuated and burned.
a Port Royal letter states that two commis
stoned officers and three men hare been cap
turcd by the rebels, while en- route from For
Pulaski to the ogeechee River, and also AZ
important mail.
batch Of rebel newspapers haS been received
The Charleston Nercury Says the Yankee
evacuated jacksonville, Florida, just befor
the Confedcraics got ready to attack them;
pn1IAnELMr1A April s.-A private letter
dated "OT Charleston, april 1st," says:
1T is reported that Charleston has beel
evacuated by all the women and children
-Four Federal jrur.c clads have been in Edist
River, twenty miles south of here, fora week
| Admiral Dupont will BIZ hero to day, when,
, is s:id, the bombardmcnt will cnme off.
1t is reported tiIlt the army will Remain \
Fort Ro}a until after the bo1nhardnclt.
think the report il probable, as the rebels In
time and opI'o1tuity to fortify the land ~
: lroaches and make them almost imprcg7labs'
| We have been engaged for the last two tla1
:. in hanging Chains tu the sides Of our Tease
10 project The machinery"
7 WASHINGTON, April S.-Thc Goyernrncl
Il up to ocloclz had not received any Inform
!, tion regarding events at Charleston.
NEW YoRK, April S.-The Horld has Il
:. following from Washington:
), "Ofiicial Information has lately been !
J., cciycd at the War Department that tile NOV
ment against Charleston had been initiated
The landing Of . small Federal force near Il
J. flot of James Island.
Is Private lcttrrs received to. night from Cor
"a 1nander Rogers, second in command und
- Admiral Dupont, and also from Gen: Hunt
d to lis relatives. dated Friday nat, f"ily G
roDorate the rebel account Of the landing
=. our forces on ST. Johns Island, and tho vii
d1awa1 Of tie enenly's pickets. They epc
in the most sanguine manner of the conte
plat i movement resulting in great succe
no less thar. the fall of Charleston. The I
partnlent will probably have official :ispate
ea Tomorrow