The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-02-10
PROGRESS OF THE war

PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
TAH BLOCKADE Ar cNARITsros.
Ths Yankee papsss, ef N stA and 9th. srs Re-
sboat shs blockads which havs alss ady bssn
7imss q tAs 9Th, closes IN aRtis.s - follows:
deal q ndussry S saa sons iissis ies1niss q az
cusstne the 1estion whether the rebel rnm Pal.
mesto 0tste has scsuatly broken the Oharlsssen
bloskaae Of mot. Tbs enormous e1sssssasio-s Of
the rebel newspapsS1, n etstlne thS fasts oi the
cass, Isavs vsry little so:Id gSc1ad fce argument
IN the subjees; sx the o sal dispa.ehea fhtuRh
coushsd 10 tos most sxs-avsgant language, threw
IA air e rfdsule cvsr the prs:ersions which they
themselves have put forwara IN eoune elton with r.
ALI that they have actualIy done 10 10 compel The
surrer dsr of vesssl and dispsrss" the rest 40
that thsy eould not b seen In dense fog. II, do
ring this temporary openins Of the gate. any
would hsye beeu protsotsd IN so doing. and to that
extent the bloeklas would hzvs bonn raised Bat
20 far - appasra no st:smp, Of tina isd was
nsEs. And before night oar bleckadins vessels
We beg to suggest to the 0overnment that the
Ehortest way Of endng Nil these about
the blockade would b 70 take C2arfsseon. We
Elsnty Of efa ,srs who wonid daily ur dsrtase Il
This sud . few ether Hou.aern ports ones u Cur
posssssinn, We sholid hays no furthle tzeahia -
sssstneabanS 5h~sfasns9 81 the B10GksdA
II alec has the following disp4tsA from Wsshins.
ton:
The reports In regard to tho encounter of Charles
greatly exaggerated There hzs been no intssvsn.
ton Of the blockade, and NO sush szs1wp ton viii
be admitted by the Cow rnmept.
A telegram was received TO- -iay from Fortress
Mouroe saying:
Gen Dkia IN rsosip. o. rebsl news from chz-'es.
ton to the Sd lnktkns ct which TINS hat port was
thoroughly alocEsAed the Federal iron e'sds lying
inside OF the wooden vessslz
The former wAro MT w;.h tbs East at ths .ims
Of tho attack oo the lat In 5t.
Al stack Oh the city was momanta,ily ex-
psstsd,
a dispatch hass. with an fl dal account from
k;snli. 81 pupcu. is hourly exDeessd
Ehafe II reason to believe that the plans Of tbs
Bsvy nepsrt.nn q. cid nat contemplate tbs begin
GS of the st.ssk by our iron c,ads cn ChaslsEtnA
or Savannah fer naarly fortnight yet; tue it II
that the recent daring operations Of the rebels at
Charleston viii be followed by q sWiftee rstribut!on
than they expected and ths proclamation tn 4. the
blockade of Onsrleston was raised proved trusr
taaa tasy thought.
THE CANAL At vItKsBUE0.
The latest Yankee account from the canal seross
the poin: near vioksbu-g SAYS thai LOCO nssross
have besn ordered from Memphis to work n II. II
adds:
TIE hiRa wstee Of the river at the p-s.ent time
hss demonstrated ross fully the of
ths canal dug last summer for the purpose Of turn
ing tha course OF tha river - leave Vlcksbug
seysr&l Milss i1isnd. The canal Is apparently .
fsiiave. Water ts now running through it, Il Is
true. bu. 80 does water run acrt % many of the
20; points in ihis curions river durir times Of
fr,.net But shs does not change the course Of tho
river The main channel sill follows the old bed
around bY VioksbuYg, and the most that Gao now
be esp ,cssd Il tha. ths small quantity ct water
dading its way through the canal will form thai
course into what Is technically called ehn,e-shat
H. rarrow stream running behind an island, end
nav gable in h5gl wste-.
YAFKIE FINANCES
Er Span ding. (Repub!icsn,> OF New York, La
tbs course Ct = spesca delivered by hin in the
House OF Representatives, upon the financial con.
dision Of the dort5, raid:
Tho time hes arrived when cur finances must
engage tho cAFEess attention Of s loyal repye5en
taasss. We wsle n great peril last year; bus our
dangers are two fold what they were then. 1. was
very difhcul: last year to provide the mcusy 70
meet tie large aQpr opristsons made for the
VI the army Hna Eavy. I: viii i,e stil more diR.
czl to meet ths snargei requirements Of Tie cur
-eat Sid tbs nsxt fiscal year.
Tae army bill clone spprop,is.e, ever &1s1,Ooo. |
TO- which, added 10 tn: es.sna,ss of all the o:her
expenditures for the hsca! year endicg June 80
1864, fncunt to tbs enormous snra OF 81 eos 43i.
'S3.5o to whleh must bo aiaed tee 5uat still re-
qu:rei Tor appropriations and deficiency Of the ,
year sndiag Juas 80 1868, and which, secSrf u to
tee report Of ,hs Secretary, amounted On tie LIT
OF Dscsaabar, TO the Sum cf e56l, ,29i,l3t 50.
m king tbs wscie sgsrsssts required to meet ap.
pfopIiastons curing the nsxs eightsen months /
81. "a, ,63i 3i5.1S.
TIL: ATTACKS On Fokr DoSELsos AND ISLAND
NO. 10 !
4 Dispatch f:2m Cairo dated the Al i i,et saws
there 10 turshe. nesvs ffou Is,sud No TO- bat Il
b :upposed that the rebel. have bssa completely
driven OF.
CAIRO, rhursday. Feb s--A dispatch from Fort !
Don ssou tonight says th1t the dgat lastsd from
to O'clock in the eveaing, when the ebels retired
son;hward In Ersat disorder. Their killed IL esd.
caatsd at 2)3. AMI wounded st 500. Cur loss was
two allied. end III wO ladei and missing.
NASHVILLE Teau., Wednesday. Feb 4-Abou.
Eve thoussnd cavairy, under Wheeler, Etearns,
md Wharton, attasked our force ct Fort ponelson
vsstsrday aud were repulsed and utterly routed
:. Gen. hiteasl selects the quarters OF prominent
secsssi. Fist. f,r woundsi Z, liz. Forty.avs are
Ihas "a srte1ed Gsa. jeff. O. Davis division with
b csv-;fy brigade, occupy Franklin.
kIsCELLAnEoUs.
Alsts letter from Nswbern states that an Inn !
Ab 5ut mite aaj half ir-Ea the city, ana beyond
q denae wood IL was aseeztaine By cc.dent thai
tie rebels hsa ae.usliy commenced the erection Of
extensive earthwo-Es, vi ID view OF sheliiag tho
pisc, after the departure Of the expedition for
Charleston Presausisnary me asures were at
oncs taken - prevsn: the completion Of tas under.
tas ing. |
Ths Herald Of tho 5h says: "In tns ssrats, on
The Al ie. .outi0rs looking tn war u!.h France
we,e tabled by > vote OF 50 toS."
A bill has passed both Rcuses Of Congress to
Allow Kentucky TO organic 81 o o U,ms Guards
Iincoa 90 hsasng Of aove nsr Horganis eisc-
tisn. tesegrsphed ss occa fer xhur.ow Weed to
come TO washington
The CONDITION CT THE FEDERAL TROOPS At
BATON EaUaE-<hs Fort Hadsoa La.) Coxrier,
Di the "a ut. las ths following a:ou. tbs Fsds.
raj army Mt Baton R,rgs:
Wa convsrsed est.sday wi b s.sf a eer who
had Jas: returned from B.toa Kauss having gone
:here with arg af trIc,. He fully cofrohoratss
The fact thst entire regiments Ct Fsaersl troops
have lain down thsi. arms and psremptori!y re-.
fused to do dnty Fhsy srs heartily sick ef tbs
war and Its p .irne movers So long ~ they ware
De lending the honor Of their courtry'a Asg they
wsrs saiisfsi. but whsn LircoIna elaaucipa.lon
sshems was announced. they felt anxious to back
cct erd hsyc dono 40. REGARDLESS OF cnnseoueuaaG.