The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-09

TEE PgoGRESef=a ATTACK On GEAELgs.
T02-T1s EE4EAggr CP sHa ICON
CLAe9
~ae Aniiiers tas. arsnow engaged in I'll. stack
c. srestoE are the Fassais, Capt. Day .on; ting
passrseo Cap A.n:noai tbs Wsshswasn, Capt
Dsars sAe sEh@a., Capt. John soisers; the
's.'-k1t Csps. F-i.;sx, IS; Teen. msmc.y; TIE
s'>tAsh s., Capt. Geo. 2odSsrs; and the Eonssak,
Cspt Werden, formerly OF the original Monitor.
The Kcokuk Ia e!ss bocksd for tho f,ir. In ad:
dit,on to thsss Is the iron higa.o ae~ Hopsliss.
Commodore T,.raor, wai.h Las been the H,g ship
q the Charleston t!ocsailas .st for "a nth AZ.
ites semr,nsa: consists OF fou-:ssu I-le.h guns
s-d two go pound rH, The Wsb J.. With hsr
large ersr, ,e0 rosG Ind heavy srm va. draws
t3o mach wass., % 'esi, 10 tr3s. sho =; as .l.c
t.; P2~hS.sa, formerly c0lnmanasd Con, Go.
dla Gn5 .ho Pswnea viii remain. 1t itd, 10 re-
e,se she r.2t expected - ..tem9t :, rseaplure
G; ? IT Royal caring he absence 0: h roncIsd
fse.. Th. correspondent: Of tn, chiads, Yhia
Fre.s says:
The prims cause ef the tslay of tie Sac. oE
q Rrl.ston las net been w!th ths aruv ln.uy
supposed Tor 4 has bssn said from the h:- IsRt xu
thoEity lat the troops have bsen waiting .h- word
f'on sne Admiral nor hes she delay hs"n ceussd
by TIA weather siJae, BE- tho press &c /. hares
ton hrrhor Il the i,sjots w:..i which begn
p:nYed, Z -i.ors, onas-'ated. s;s enable / -2sIe.
TINS 81 as a5srssp3u l.ai. abiding 20 to- i.,5y IA
tie a.iacs r2or Qhz!eatca, through app. ..c sion
{! tc-ps5ot il Ito issbor, ssys:
Bat Csp.. ftcaor, o: tssw YORK, HIS is2G
splLa by ch :his d'a,cuisl "a oayiatsa -2 aal
sitealY te-f dywI tour Of .ae.e machines ~: 50 ii
walsh uo!a 81 II a gas 1t WIN W liis p,
natains o1o with difficulty t4s steamer Is-t.i
hEs ssjs;y tos-ad ,o.o po-. Eoy O. hsrb0r. u msy
be OF h.less5' tc dssor be The p'incif'e hiah
tless stS a7a.truo.ed. "a iz0a frame, .e.ed to
tlo waters elss tg iron Spoasons is puShaU s5ead
OF The Gon:tIr az sSs run LIS iaug b fEcD tic
bow of sts irontor, Ia from r. TO 80 feet. An 3D.
pe!inrs Il sia COX. to the vasssl OF ihs ss &c OF
ler bows illopa.o tn recsivs Il. The breadth of
toe Obstruction remcvsr," 81 ii Is cA'les, il IL
fesi From each side OF ira extremity strong iron
rSr or Ela.. down $50 l2 FIST, tho Eon;i o.
drawing but tr"n 80 10 feet water. thus rendering
u itD soss'hte fof a4.y torretoes over which .ns
oSsttuetion Remover passes TO uju1e ,hs ve-.
nunits- q. iron bsTs are used not only TO form
ret ~erf es - eiiseE puah forward or explode
esefy torpedo ss ;Lsn .weiya feat under .ssts.
bat sso 20 sFsng.hSn sad s.eady the lnas.s 1t
tcG bottom aeasY tie bar unites these two vetti
ca! roos, upon sFhio tesa tho pe.sr.,ion .orp ID,
sJD.sloins s.ven aundsed pouads Of p3wdsr -
kb3.e thy q hsInme. wheh ogfches "a . scsi.-
10 stu ~ 20 reQrifs $40 na34 = cat H. be, "a
tlEnctsd ,hsi,h lever which rrs. uiss Ia fro1t
forming tbs EAndls or other emu u tbs aKu.Ger,
VII! eHrsa tie spflnE to give with Little p1essr.e
bi ID 10 remove 'piss." TIE ex oe.ias..ts made
up9n this mSchirs In ihs North have dsn7r ;rs.sd
lhe fac: Tnzt ii Ia complete sIccrta zld amount
cf powder stester than has ever hsoa Droposed for
hny torpei1 before canSea no injury to ths vessel
ana Indeed c!d not tistc7b any of the tiss of tho
obstruction remover" II will BE resd.ly eesn that
unaer no circumstances can any atrsta be sivsn TO
the hoCiIor for, srppcsing the apa:-atas 10 be
csstroysd as Il n rats Independently o The MOI
iof Importing Itself the wolf. t.ai csu happen IL
fs lcss.
On sls 9Th alt several linen Is left Elton sad
b U, TO part G pate ia the attack on Charleston
cofrsaSoa dent oi the naitmors AasStcag,
writing from that point On the 2;.h, s.ys;
Ttis ning four Of lie Iron c'sSs lett for North
kaslo TO await ths high tiss to enier Etoao Ialet,
taa 10 procs By that route. IL not to Oh.rles.on,
~ Gsas II hi 10 make them unpleasant Aieis bora,
sea to Iend1 tie occupation Of James Island by
tae Hbe!s impossible witL the batteries IL. kxvs
Ia position. Thsy have fsw or 10 beavy guns,
having PLACED them tn positions uhsIs ia y will bo
VI no uss.
onr snsEi.ss viii have no up.s to chaa II ths n
1898 tabsilss they hAyo psse1 kci rls and Sal.
hsAns ltiAnd.--uselsss bsc suse ~ woa.i have 10
~ cut u cur wky 10 attack thsm Ailsr OhsxlsstOn
nag falen-es ssd Il wlli-Dix.s will ret M howl
thst the vessoa thai thsy had not plassd thslr
es'teftss properly. With no isss than s.x hundred
bsavy ears 10 defend - miserable. q spot, two
Yeas u prepare their 6efsnc.s. without hindranos
ron Old aba" and ehsOLng their pcsiaoas, their
,ifases Will be preriis and unsati fastory to the
nou.hssa C0nfsdseIcy."
fne arrival OF the Ericsson to day DO doubt will
sts ~ u 0ncs tbs nsesas OF ssgfsss.On- We Will
- 80 sseesiui Bat d. rot suppogs III 1t Obarieston
1l' ia in dsy. Esly upos Il thst = day og seck.
o,saS " nsxr 81 hsnd. ana that when t0s suoks
s''ss away ths who.s sosss vii b ours.