The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-24

New York. Friday, April ~, 1853.
THE SITUATION.
The Richmond papers Of Wednesday. in their
dispatches from Port Hudson, confirm the news,
already announced in these columns, of the attack
upon the Queen of the West at Grand Lake by
crew. The Queen, it appears, got aground and
was blown up by shell from the Calhoun. The
Diana, which was assaulted about the same time in
the Atchafaaya river by the Union gunboat Clifton,
was burned by the rebels. A despatch from
Berwick Bay on the 18th says that there
then a Union force beyond Franklin,
Louisiana, and still advancing. The Richmond
Wing states that q squad of Union cavalry, est
mated at fifteen hundred, were advancing on Pom
totoc. Mississippi, on the 10th. Their advance
guard reported there that night and as the rebels
were concentrating to resist them, an engagement
was imminent.
The latest from Charleston is to the 18TH The
Courier of that date describes an attack BY the
Union gnnboat Flambeau upon the wreck Of the
Keokuk, while some parties of rebels from Morris
Island were endeavoring to dsmantle her. They
were driven away by the fire of the gunboat.
The Mercury of the 18th states that the guns had
all been recovered from the Keokuk.
The news from Suffolk and the Nansemond
river as contained in the letters of our correspon-
dents, is highly interesting, although the main
facts Of importance have been given to our read.
ers before. The action Of General Dix and the
visit OF General Halleck are alluded to in detail
There is nothing from General Fosters command,
at Washington. N. G. The Wilmington IN. CO.
Journal. Of tho 18th inst, admits, with mortiaca-
ton, that General Hill has abandoned the siege Of
Washington, and that the expedition has turned
out failure.
The news from the Southwest 10 interesting.
A despatch from Memphis via Cairo to St. Louis
yesterday, says the rebel batteries at warrenton,
below vicksburg. were destroyed by our sunbosts,
and that the feet was lying OF Carthage, on the
18th. General Grant had then his headquarters
there. Steamers are reported to be running from
warrenton to Young's Point. The same despatch
states that five transports ran the blockade up the
Yazoo river, and are now above Haines' Bluff.
With regard to movements in the West, the in
formation comes from the Atlanta, Georgia, pa
pers Of the l7th that Gen. Rosecrans is receiving
rcinforcements from Gen. Grant, and that great
battle h Tennessee will come of within the next
sixty days.
Tho tebels are showing themselves with some
activity in Missouri. They appeared, several
thousaad strong, near Pilot Knob; but General
McNeikwas moving on them from Bloomfield, and
a strong force Of cavalry was advancing from
Rolla in their rear.
Admiral Wilkes appears to have turned up in
the Bahamas on the l6th inst, having left Havana
on the llth. In his dispatches from the former
place he makes no allusion TO any arrest or parole
at Havana as reported.
The rebel privnteers are .prowling about the
West India islands.
yThc Austrian bark Constantine, Capt. Mandech
from Newport, Wales, which arrived at this por,
yesterday morning. reports that on March Is
when OF the Western Islands, was boarded by the
Confederate prvateer Florida, and received from
her the steward of the schooner Aldebaron, and
two seamen Of the ship Star of Peace, burned by
her at sea.
The British schooner Garabaldi, from Gonaives
reports having seen steamer, supposed to be The
Alabama, cruising about Hayti on the lth inst
Tho bark Sea Ranger, at Providence reports thai
she the same pirate the 2sth ult in latitude
TN, longitude 30 w.. and that she escaped By
showing the colors Of the city Of Hamburg.
THE LE0IsLATuRI.
The members Of the Legislature. being anxious
TO reach final adjournment, are daily transactinl
large amount Of business. II IL expected thai
the session will close to-day or tomorrow. In III,
Senate yesterday some time was spent over th,
Broadway Railroad bill. and finally eli the Assem-
blys amendments were conquered in, except ths
which merely grants the road as franchise 10 th'
i,ividusls named in the bill instead Of establish
ing them as q corporation. The amendment re
peang the grant clause in the Harlem Railroad
charter was agreed 10. Final action on th,
bill was not reached. The Conference Com
mittee's report on the city tax levy wa,
not acted on. Included in the large number o.
bills which passed were that sppropriating $500,
ooo 10 arm and equip the State militia and the one
Incorporating the Hudson and Harlem Rivers Cana
Company Third readings were ordered on IN,
Across Town RAlroad bill and the bin for extend
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