New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-09
THE WAR NEWS.

Public interest has been suddenly transferred
from the Mississippi to the seaboard; the
Yazoo gives place to the Stono, Louisiana and
Tennessee to North and South Carolina, and
Porter and Grant to Dupont and Hunter.
Little more than vague rumOrs have reached
us thus far, and these vary with the hour.
Tho most that the Government affords TO
satisfy curiosity is that "advices from Gen.
Hunters Department are up to April 3, at
which date the combined land and naval
forces were off Stone Inlet waiting for
good weather. 1t was then blowing
gale, and it was thought doubtful whether
the expedition would be able to proceed fol
4s hours" This gale was the storm (here,
of Saturday and Sunday. The Rebels are
still very careful to keep Richmond papers out
of sight, but Government has information that
the papers of last Saturday contain kilograms
from Charleston, announcing that eight iron
clads were then friday off the bar, and that
the great conflict was at hand. The COM
ments of the Rebel editors were UNDER
stood to be less confident, and, alto
gether, their reticence augurS good news
for the Union side. Baltimore papers
have letters up to the lst inst, detailing the
grand preparations, the writers concluding that
fighting would begin before the close of the
week, and but for the storm it ia probable
that it would have 30 fallen out. A private
letter says it was understood that the bonn.
bardment was to be concluded before the land
forces moved near the city. All accounts
agree that the Rebels are in strong force, and
will make the most desperate efforts to pre-
serve the cradle Of the Rebellion. One Of our
latest dispatches of last night brought synop'
SIS of Southern news gathered from Richmond
papers of the 9TH. We seize few of the 50.
lent items: Scarcity Of food presses feariuy,
and the papers are full of exhortation to far
mers to raise breadstuffs prices in Richmond
are enormous and still going up; the bread
riot, of which we have heard, was q
act but the papers were not allowed
to report it; in Savannah the distress of the
poor was so great that the banks had lent
money without interest to relieve them. Rebe
dispatches from various Western points are t.
the 4th; they have no news not already tod
through Union channels; with regard t.
Vicksburg and New-Orleans, they coincide per-
fectly with our side. But from Charles
ton we have the facts upon which ouI
Washington dispatches are founded. Dates
are to Sunday: Important movements are
taking place, Jm for some military reasons no
particulars can get be teiegraphed." A Rich
mond paper of the 9TH adds to this by saying;
"On yesterday (MOnday) morning, eight
Monitors and ir0n-cads were off the bar al
Charleston" The editors speculations on this
news are gloomy, and wind up with call for
help from Heaven.
We have some exciting news from North
Carolina. Gen. Foster is said to be hemmed
in at Washington with only 1000 men, while
the Rebels have IL, 900 there and in the neghbor-
hood. The Rebels are said to have cut OIL
Fosters land communication with Newbern;
but be has good store Of ammunition aud
provisions. Heavy firing was heard all day on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 1t ceased
on Friday evening, and it is supposed by some
that our gunboats, three in number, sllenced
tho battery at Halls Point. AT Newbern there
is strong force, and no apprehension is felt
ior Tho safety of the place. In connection with
this we may add that an officer who arrived
at washington yesterday from the North
Carolina coast says 1t was believed among our
forces, the information coming from what was
deemed trustworthy sources, that Gen. Long.