Daily national Republican., 1863-04-09
NEWS FROM .REBEL PAPERs.
ATTACK ON CHARLESTON MENTIONED
TIE REPORT OF A BREAD RIOT CON-
FLRMED.
HIGR PRICES IN RICHMOND.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TnE PoToNAC,
April e.-RiChmond papers of the 9TH instant
have been received. The burthon Of the senti.
ment expressed is an exhortation to the people
Of the South to raise articles Of food instead Of
cotton.
The following dispatches are published;
CHATTANOOGA, April 4.-'rhCre is nothing ad-
ditlOnd from the front this evening. Sklr-
mishes with the enemy's piCkCts are Of daily
occurrence, but a general engagement is not
considered immediate.
JACKSON, April 4.-Reports from Port Hut-
son state that Banks has fallen back. One
division Of his army Is at Baton Rouge and the
rest down tho river.
SENAToRIA, April 4.-Rchardson's guerilas
have fought a regiment Of the enemy at Somer.
vile, killing and wounding eighty. 1t is
stated that five thousand troops recently LEFT
Memphis ostensibly for Nlcksburg, but after
night went north.
VICKsBURG, April 4.-Everything is quiet to-
night. But few boats are in sight. There is
nothing new from Yazoo. A flug Of truce was
sent down to-day by the enemy. Their object
has not been made public.
THE ATTACK OK CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, April 5.-Important move.
ments arc taking place here; but for military
reasons no particulars can yet be telegraphed.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 7th instant has
the following significant paragraph:
"On yesterday morning, eight monitors and
iron-clads were of the bar at Charleston. The
brief but significant kilograms received early In
the day, and Published elsewhere, tell Of work.
The long.expected collision has probably come
of ere this. The storm 20 long prepared for
Charleston has burst at last. We shall publish
the results as VIC learn them. We await the
issue with buoyant hope, but not without the
solicltude due to the important struggle. May
Heaven shield Charleston from all the rage vi
her enemies.
THE BREAD RIOT.
The Sentinel editorially refers In ambiguous
terms TO a riot which took place In Richmond
last Thursday, Of such magnitude as TO cause
the affair TO be suppressed from publication
From the article 1t appears that the city was fol
awhile at tho control of lawless mob Of mC1
and women, for the ostensible purpose to save
themselves from starvation by breaking opeT
stores, bakeries, sc.
The movement was headed by female, whu
the Sentinel says, was above want, and til,
whole affair was simply to rob and plundCr un
der the excuse of a scarcity Of food. Millinery
dry goods, and fancy stores suffered as much al
those containing the nccessarics Of life. Tht
movement proved to have eventuatod frou
high prices generally. Tho Sentinel, speaking
Of this riot, says, that all the papers had, afte
consultation, concluded at the time not to men
tion the matter.
The Mobile RcgiStcr Of the Goth ultimo re
cords the fact that a body of Union troops hut
penetrated Ponchatoula and dispersed a bod,
of rebels there.
The banks of Savannah have Joined In
loan, without interest, to relieve the suffering
of the poor in that city.
In the Examiner Of the 9TH is a leader setting
forth the obstacles in the way of opening
route inland to the YaZOo above Hniucs's Bluff
Before the adjournment of the Virginia lie
gislature resolution was passed appealing /,
every farmer to raise provisions beyond thu
usual amount, and enjoining frugality In food
The Legislature Of Texas has passed bill
assuming Its proportion Of Confederate indebt
edness. They intend passing bill to repea
the stay law Of the State.
RICHMOND MARKETS, APRIL @.
Apples $50 per barrel; butter on demand a
IS per pound; bacon (round) S1.40; ham
$l.45; brandy S22@$2l per gallon; corn scare
at $50 per bushel; meal scarce at sS@SlO p
bushel candles S2.50@S3 per pound; coie
$4@S4.50 per pound; lOur Sl3l @Sl36 per Dbl
} according to grade; sole leather S3.50@S3. Z
per pound; upper leather S59S5.5O; suga
Sl.20@Sl.50 per pound; whisky S22@S30 pc
gallon; gold aud sterling bonds 350(D400 pc
cent. premium, but little doingj Virginia sixC
! ll3, and interest; North Carolina (old
, Sl.70@S1.75 new lights (S5) Sl.2061S1.25 an
interest; Missouri $3.50; Confederate 6ftee
million coupons s1.309S1.4O; ditto registere
Sl.20. Confederate long dates are held at fror
105@l0S with premium. The Bank of Vii
ginia's last rules were at so; Bank OF the Com
monwealth LIS; Farmers Bank LIS.