The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-01
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
From all the information which reaches our lines
at Suffolk and Yorktown it appears evident that
the enemy are about evacuating Richmond. The
large guns and machinery are being conveyed to
Chattanooga, as though the hazard of the die was
to be accepted at that point.
successful attack on Point Pleasant, Va, was
made by the rebels, 700 strong, on Monday. They
were subsequently repulsed, however, with loss
of twelve killed and fourteen prisoners.
The news from the Southwest to-day is impor-
tant Rebel accounts from the Richmond papers
state that General Morgan's guerillas had con-
test at Milton, Tenn, on the goth inst, in which
they drove the Union troops two miles, when they
were reinforced and the battle ceased. General
Morgan admits that his loss in officers was very
heavy. On the same authority we have the fact
that General Forrest captured 800 Union troops at
Brentwood on the 26th ult., destroyed house con-
tanning large quantity of commissary stores,
got possession of seventeen loaded wagons.
The intelligence of the retreat of the rebels
from Kentucky is confirmed by our latest news
from Cincinnati. General Pegram, at last &C.
counts, was south of Stanford, holly pursued and
is reported to have been compelled to abandon his
cattle aud train. The rebels are reported advanc-
ing on Murfreesboro, Tenn.
An attempt to run by the rebel batteries at
vickburg was made by the Union rams Lancaster
and Switzerland on Wednesday last, without sue
cess. According to a despatch, dated at Cairo
yesterday, as soon as they came within range the
rebels opened a tremendous fire. The Lancaster
was struck thirty times. Her entire bow was shot
away. causing her to sink Immediately. All the
crew except two escaped. The Switzerland was
disabled by sixty-four pound ball penetrating
the steam drum. She Hoated down, the batteries
still firing and striking her repeatedly, until finally
the Albatross ran alongside and towed her to the
lower mouth of the canal. While coming up the
river the Hartford and Albatross encountered
battery at Grand Gulf more formidable than those
at Port Hudson. The Hartford was struck four
teen times, and had three men killsd. Both YES
sels returned the fire vigorously, and both were
or less injured.
The expedition under General Sherman, to the
rear Of Haines' Bluff, by way of Steele's Bayou
aud the 5undower, had returned TO Youngs Point.
There is nothing definite from the Yazoo Pass ex-
petition, under General Ross and General Quimby
The rebel privateers continue their depreda-
tons The Alabama burned on February 81 the
splendid ship Golden Eagle, Of New York, bound
for Queenstown, Ireland, with guano, and de-
stroycd ON the same day the bark Olive Jane, of
Boston, bound from Bordeaux to New York,
with o rich cargo of wines and fruits. The
captain of the British bark Crusoe, who
arrived at this port yesterday from st. Tho
mas March IL, reports that the English screw
steamers Pet, from England, and Arus, which
had previously landed a cargo Of cotton in Porto
Roo from Mobile, both sailed on the 10th for a
port in the South. The British frigats Phseton
sailed In company with them as . convoy.
THE LEGISLATURE.
bills wore reported from the Grinding Committee;
but the majority Of them are not Of general in.
terest. The bill providing for the appointment Of
five commissioners to adjudicate certain cases on
the Court Of Appeals calendar was passed. A "a
vorahle report was made on the bill extend
ing the terms Of Office OF our city heads oil
departments TO four years This bill has
already passed the Assembly. A bill was intro.
duced to authorize the formation Of banking asso.
Citations under the Banking law OF the late Con.
gross. A message was received from Governor
seymour, informing the Senate that there
would be due to-day the sum Of t392, 1894
for quarterly interest on the State debt
aud stating that it was for the Legislature
to decide whether this money should be paid il
coin or United states notes. The Governor urges
In his messages that it should be paid in coin. The
Senate immediately took up the question, and
after considerable debate, decided, by vote o.
twenty to three, to pay only the foreign creditor.
In specie.
In the Assembly the hill amending the Metropo
Titan Police act was reported from committee. II
provides for four commissioners and two suporin
tendonts for this city and one for BROOKLYN but