The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-15

WASHINGTON, April 11.--The Rich
mOnd Whig of Friday is received. Ii
gives the following further particulars of
the attack on Charleston
Charleston, April SIS P. M.-All is
quiet thus far. The people and troops
are in high spirits at the result of yes.
terday's fight The Keokuk is certainly
sunk.
The fighting between the iron -clads
and our forts was chiefly at a distance
of 900 yards.
The monitors cannot pass Fort Sumtor
without coming within 500 yards of our
batteries.
The impression is general that the en-
emy will renew the attack after repairing
damages.
Seven irOn-clads and monitors are still
off the harbor.
Charleston ApriI $40 P. M--Latest
intelligence from the bar states that only
two of the iron-c -clads have gone South,
leaving the remaing vessels, one Of which
(the Keokuk) is sunk 1000 yards from
Morris Island
The Yankee machine designed for the
removal Of torpedoes has hoated ashore
and fallen into our hands.
Al is quiet now. The enemy Is con-
stantly signaling, but no renewal of the
attack is anticipated before to. morrow.
The Yankees have been busy all day re-
pairing damages.
Charleston, ApriI 9.--All is quiet this
morning, The enemy is, however, still
Ia sight
Many pieces Ofthe Keokuk's furniture,
with spy glasses, etc, were washed
ashore ON Morris Island beach. Many
of the articles were covered with cl6tted
blood The impression prevails At our
batteries that the slaughter on board that
vessel was terrible.
WASH NOTION, April 1l.--The Navy
Department has been informed Of the
capture, by the steamer Huntsville, 0f the
British steamer Surprise, of Nassau, with
a Confederate clearance from 81. Mark,
Florida, and bound to Havana with a
cargo of 207 bales of cotton, mostly sea
island.
The 0ctorora captured the Confederate
schooner Five Brolhers, with 81 bales Of
cotton, and the Englis schooner John
Williams, with an assorted cargo. She
was notorious blockade runner.
The Tiog captured the English schoo.
ner Florence Nightingale, with a cargo
of one hundred bales of cotton. The
Tioga also captured the English schooner
Brothers, with cargo principally Of
liquors, medicines, and contraband arli-
cles.
NEw YoRK, April 1.-THE Boston
Journal says a letter received there, da.
ted Newbern 9th, p. M, states that
news has just been received that General
Foster had been reinforced, and had dd-
ven back the rebels.
A naval officer has just received the
following dispatch
Washington, SatUrday--8 A. M--Your
| friend, Lieutenant c., Of the army Of tho
POtoma', has just telegraphed me that
| JEDI. Davis received, late on Thursday
night, dispatches from Commanding
| Gen. Graham, which were not published
in any Of yesterdays rebel journals
| The nature of the news is not known,
but IL is surmised here that IL II was IA
yorable 10 the rebels they would make no
secret Of IL.
YoUSG PoHT, LA., April 4.-The only
/ sur W. ual NhH W. aHANHAh ny ONI hfuuN
ing another flag OF truce 10 Yicksburg
It's mission is profoundly secret. Gen.
Grant accompanied the dag in person.
II has not yet returned.
The inundation Of the country from
Lake Providence is said 10 have cleared a
large extent Of country OF guerrhlas.
None are near that place nor the river at
any point between that and this. Rich-
moud WAS probably their only place Of
retreat near here. The 29lh Indiana
regiment holds that town.
No communication from Port Hudson.
EEw YoBK, April I2.-The United
States steamers Alabama and Oneida
] were at Curaeo March %.