, 1863-04-16
CHICAGO, THURSDAY APRIL 16, 1868
THE WAR m SOUTUERN
VIRGINIA.


new {oRK, April 15.-A Suffolk jya) let
ter Of the 18th, to the Herald, says: At day
Light this morning, we aba1Honed the South
quay Road, tore up what is termed the Nan
semond bridge, and prepared mure efrctual1y
to meet an attack: At this time, we could
quite plainly. Everything is now in full
READINGS for an attack- Torpedoes lave
been placed under all the bridges not destroy
cd, leading TO the town, and few houses are
being pulled down, as they interfere with the
7aEge Ut our guns.
4 courier arrived here at about Z a. m.,
bringing information that theeneu,y Is adyan.
cling on the srlnmerton road With the ar
rival Of this intelligence, came the informa-
tion from Providence Church Road, that a
Corporal and four OF our men had been cap
tuIed four miles from here. The enemy is
now occupying our picket station, in the lat
ter direction 4 few Of our pickets at Hog
Island were surrounded during the night and
captured.
Intelligence reached Fortress Monroe On
the 14th, that tie enemy had retreated four
miles from Suffolk, and thns- the gunboats sent
to Fosters assistance, had succeeded in run
ming tile rtbel batteries.
WAs1i1sGToS, April 15.-Priyate auyIces
from New bern to The 18th, state TINT q COM
1nunicatton has been received from Gen. Fus.
ter, TO the effect that lie had plenty of sup-
plies. He believed he could withstand all he
force the rebels could bring against him, foi
three weeks, If necessary.
Pirate adEices from Newbcrn, to Sunday
the 18th; state that q communication had
ketn receiTed from Gen. Foster, to the effect
that he had plenty of supplies, and that be
believed he conld Withstand all the force the
rebels could bring against him, for three
weeks if necessary.
Foa1ERss MoskoE, April 1+.-Gen: Dix re-
turned last night, and left for Suffolk this
morning. Tic enemy, in force, are in close
proximity to our lines ut Suffolk, but no zen.
cral engagement is anticipated, unless the at
tack Is nsade BY the Union forces, which Is
more than probable.
In regard to The ailair at Williamsburg, the
Ededlter Of to- day says: Gov. Wise has com.
m.nced entrenching the other side Of vii.
Harrisburg. He las orders to take Fort Ma.
gruder, at all hazards, and as he is afraid to
make an assault, he has rcsortcd to digging.
Our troops are in fine spirits.
Rebel prisoners say there was to have been
I Simultaneous attack upon Washington, n
c., Suffolk, Va, Gloucester Point and vii
liamsburg, or Fort Magruder. The attack on
Gloucester Point was 10 have been made By
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. Those plans have psobs
bly, been somewhat interfered with BY the
reconnaissance Of the 18th Delaware, and The
Union gunboats On the York River.
1.'ioune'* correspondent at Norfolk, Va.
gives the following account Of the shooting
Of Licutenant Col. kimball, Of Hawkins
|; Zouayes:
~ learn that Col. Kimball had command
Of tho outer picket guard, and, during thu
evening, Gen. Corcoran approached the post
and vas properly challensed BY the guard
simply said, 1 am Gen. Corcoran.' Unde
| the circumstances, with a. rebel force ii
close proximity, au enemy might have sait
the sn1ne thing, and Col. Kim6all refused tt
| let Corcoran pass, without the proper word
| Gen. C. attempted to ride On, wien his bridl'
| Has seized by Col. Kimball. In the excite
| and fired d fatal sllot.''
| The same correspondent states that tn
| rshcl force on the BlackwAter L 40, COO