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jured; but some riycts had been started from
hcrturct, which prevented her guns working
to advantage.
The Kcokuk lad been sunk, and one man
lost on her.
at 10 O'Clock on the evening Of the 9th, the
George Peabody WAS Oft Charleston bar, and
spoke the gunboats, but obtained no news
other than that Gen. Hunter WAS up the buy.
WASHINGTON, April 1I.-Nothing official
was received yesterday in reference to affairs
At Charleston, the dispatches from the Rich
mond papers, yesterday, being the latest in
tclligence that has reached here from any
source. It is believed that these tclegrams
are limitations Of official dispatches. Anxiety
for further news has superseded everything
else here. Some Of the Government officers
arc confident of success, but this confidence is
rot shared BY some Of the calmest thinkers
who have access to al the information there
is upon the subject.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE New York
7',ats' Washington correspondent says:
1.-THE rebel pickets on the Rappallaanock,
last ;gLt, hailed our men with an exclaula.
tion that Charleston had been captured by
the Yankees but to.da sung out, You
Yankees baye been rcpulsed with the loss Of
several OF your iron clads.' Thewind render
cd unintclligiblc further conversation"
The n. 7. T,l1uue's dispatches contain tho
following:
"Ric',nlond papers Of to-day found their
way within our lines They contain dispatch-
es from Charleston, GATED . O'Clock Thursday
morning, saying, in substance, that al is
quiet. The i1on-clads are still within the bar.
Tic Eeokuk is sunk il sight, and articles
from her have come ashore. The torpedo
removing contriyance, called the Devil las
also dri{ttd ashore.
"a message from Gov. Bon1am Of S. c.,
transmitted to the Legislature, April Sd,
would suffice, were otEcr proof wanting, to
show the extreme destitution from which the
| rebels are suffering. he states that he has
called the Legislature together for the pur-
pose Of con sidering the proper means to be
taken to provide food for the sustenance OF
| the army and people,"
| The Herald has the following from Wash
ington:
|, is reported here that land battery had
been reduced By our forces at Charleston
This, I am told, is admitted By rebel pickcts
OIL the RapPahannock.
! NASHVILLE, April 10.-Late Southern "a
pers state that terrible battle is progress
| ing at Charleston. Our forces were fighting
within sight Of the city.
| WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Richmond
Wig Of the 10th las the following:
/
The people :nd the troops arc in high spirits
at the results Of yesterdays fight The
keokuk is certainly sunk about l 600 yards
from Morris Island. Many pieces of her fur
niturc, epY-glasses, etc, hare been washed
ashore. These articles are covered with clot-
ted blood, creating the impression that the
slaughter On her was terrible
The fighting between the iron clads and the
forts WAS at u distance Of nine hundred yards
The Monitors cannot pass Fort Sumter With
out coming within five hundred yards Of the
batteries.
Seven Monitors and iron-clads are off the
Larbor. Two have gone south.
Tic Yankee machine for removing torpc-
does, called the "Dcyil," has loated ashore,
and is in our hands.
The Yankees hayc been repairing damages
all day.
CHARLESTON, April 9, Morning.--An is
quiet. The Monitors are still In sight.
NEW York, April ia naval officer has
just received the following dispatch:
WASHINGTON, Saturday, 8 ii. m.-Youi
friend, Lieut. c., Of the army Of the Poto.
mac, has Just tc1cgraphed me that JEFF. Davis