The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-10
LATE NE W s.
Attack on Charleston !
Great Riot in Richmond

The Richmond Sentinel of the 7th has
the following significant paragraph. Yes
terday morning eight Monitors and IRON
clads were off the bar at Charleston.
A brief and significant telegram, which
was received early in the day and pub
lished elsewhere, says that the long -ex-
pected collision has probably come off
ere this. That the storm so long pre-
pared for Charleston has burst at last
We shall publish the results as we
learn them. We await the issue with
buoyant hope, but not without solicit
tude due to the Importance of the strug-
gle. May heaven protect Charleston from
the rage of her enemies aud ours.
The Sentinel editorially refers in am
biguous terms to riot which took place
in Richmond last Thursday of such
magnitude as to cause the affair 10 be
suppressed from publication.
From the article it appears that the
city was for awhile at the control of a
lawless mob of men and women for the
ostensible purpose of saving themselves
from starvation by breaking open stores,
bakeries, etc. The movement was head
ed by a female, who, the Sentinel says,
was above want, and that the whole af-
fair was simply to rob and plumber I'M
der the excuse of scarcity of food.
The millinery, dry goods, and fancy
stores suffered as much as those contain
ing the necessaries of life. The move
ment proved TO have eVentuated from
high prices generally.
The Sentinel, in speaking of the riot,
alludes to tho fact that all the newspa-
pers had, after consultation, concluded
at the time not to mention the matter.
CLARKsvILLE, April 9.-The steam
boats Lowell, Propeller and Saxonia were
captured and burned to- day, fifteen
miles above Olarksville. The CAPTAIN of
the Lowell was killed, the Captain of the
SAxOnia had his arm shot off, and the
first engineer of the Lowell wounded
Woodward was in command of the
rebels and had twelve hundred men and
two pieces Of artillery,
The passengers and crews of the boats
have just arrived here.
Colonel Bruce has sent an expedition
up the river tonight.
The disaster resulted from the want of
proper management of the gunboats.
They fell back tp Smithland TO coal when
they could have obtained full supply
here.
Especial Correspondent OF the Sis ouri To rocrat,l
YOUEG's PoMT, La, April /, via Car.
Bo, IA movement, both military and
naval, is afoOt to-day. Several trans
ports with troops arrived from above last
night, and received orders and steamed
up the river this morning. An expedi-
tion Of gunboais went up the Yazoo TO-
day, and it is evident that the next few
days will be fraught with interest.
II is known that the rebels are prepar-
ing a feet Of gunboats aud transports,
projected with cotton, at Shreveport, La,
five hundred miles up Red River. Posi-
tive evidence of the truth Of this has
been given.
Admiral Porter, with whom the entire
responsibility rests of allowing this
formidable fleet 10 be repaired Zone IRON
clad and ram would be sufficient TO de-
stroy il now), yet Admiral Farraguts
request that one should be furnished him
was not complied with. Red river is too
narrow for Farraguts vessels.
The ram Switzerland has been fully
repaired and started for that stream ycs-
terday under orders to Farragut from
Gen. Ellet.
FORTRESS MoNRoE, April z. -- Tho
steamer Spauldlng arrived here last even-
ing from Hilton Head and reports that
our Goet had all left for Charleston when
she left
The flag Of truce boat left to-day for
City Point with eight hundred and sixty
five rebel prisoners for exchange.
Arebel cavalryman who deserted from
the rebel army on the Blackwater aud
came into Norfolk yesterday, says that
the scarcity Of provisions and forage is
the principal cause.
NEw YoRE, April 8-The Post learns
that on the 18th General Foster was AT
Litilc Rock with brigade Of North Car
olina troops aud some other troops yirtu-
ally surrounded by the rebels, who have