Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-20
THE ABRRIMAC No. . FAILURE.

The King Phillip arrived this morning from
Finey Point bringing up John Coyle, his wife
and TWO children, Philip Riley, with his wife
and four children. aud John Killduf, refugees
from Richmond. where they have been at work
in the Tredegar Iron Works. CoyIe and Riley
are from Troy, ". Y.
They Left Richmond on Monday, the 18th in
stant-thc men walking, and the women and
children riding In wagon which was driven
by o cont.absndist-and came by way Of the
Mechanics vile pike, passing Hanover Court
Honse, W. here they observed that the Rebels hsd
picket, TO near Port Roysl where they crossed
and Proceeded on their way 10 the Potomac,
and hailed one OF the sunooats and got on board,
from which they were transferred 20 the King
Philip. On the way from Richmond they did
not see any Confederate soldiers other "a An TIE
picket at Hanover Court-House
The week previous to their departure there
vas great excitement in Richmond. owing TO
reports that large Federal fierce, numbering
$500, was On the way 10 Weldon. N. G., and
that a large feet OF gunbeats were In the waters
OF North Carolina. About the same time, An
der, on's division OF Jackson's army-number-
ing about 1900 mer--pa~sed through Rich
mond ard went South, which fact added much
10 the excitement.
The Merrinac lie a perfect failure, being too
top heavy, and She is lying a; Rockets with a
scow on each side 10 keep her ahoat Several
times she has been taken out il the stream with
lie scows alongside; but whenever It WAS
attempted 20 remove the scows she careened at
such n rate that they were obliged TO replace
them and bring her back 10 her moo-inss. For
upwards OF three weeks was she tried in this
p,anner; but al last, tired out with attempts to
make her set right in the water, they have
given her up. and acknowledge her a failure.
Al the Tredegar works they have Gu men a,
woIk mainly or shot and guns, but the latter
are mostly unseryiceable, the metal W hich they
are working being Of inferior quality, and none
olheG TO he had. Lately several guns have been
conde mned on this account, and they are now
banding them with wrought iron. On FRIDAY.
b, tore they lett, about lJU Union prisoners were
marched from the prison TO the works, and ar.
rangements made 10 work them; and the fol.
lowing Monday they ali went 10 work. Fifty
had previously taken the oath to the Confad.
eracy.
Tie clty is well fortified at every point and
the toititieattons sarrisoned with but a small
number OF men. They have over one hundred
guns in position around the city. The main
body U! the rebel army is said TO be about mid.
way between Fyederi cksburg and Richmond
on the railroad. There is said to be consider.
able Union sentiment Yet in the city
Even secesh Is becoming sick OF the war
They however believe that Ia y are TO be sue.
cessful, and claim that the proclamation O;
Pres ident Lincoln Will cause many of the Union
soldiers 10 lay down their arms. They say that
Governor Seymour will no; allow any more
troops to leave New York, and that other con
scrvalive Governors will follow the same
course.
Provisions are very scarce in the city and
there is N uch ut ring among the poorer cIasse.
From $40 to $50 per month is charged for com
mon board. Flour is selling at from ST. 70 s2s
per barrel; meal al $3.50 per bushel and eggs a,
Sl25 per dozen.