The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-22

The past week has been one Of extraordinary
excitement In financia, circles. God calculated
httween t3I and fs9 At times rendering the sprcu
'ato!s almost WILD, aud panic seized the stock
market and nearly htoke down every share In the
list, the decline ranging between and 20 per cent
1hese ctrC umstances, added 10 the extraordinary
visit OF Secretary Chase to this city, the
OF the gold certificates. the announcement by the
Secrtiary Of the Treasury that the currency was
being contracted, the bill in The United States Sen
ate In relation to the traffic In coin ana the Gov
ernment tax bill, which has been reported In the
House OF Representatives, all tended to make up
mcst extraordinary week of Important Incidents,
affecting commercial and financial classes. II Is
to be hoped that few days of quiet will be al
lowed 70 succeed, aud that monetary matters may
be permitted To RESUME their former positions.
The time for the great closing crisis has not yet
rived, and until II does IL benoOves us TO be
calm as possible, aud prepare our ne.ves for the
crash that these small events merely foreshadow
FROM THE rrnwnsT-FoRaxsr's CAPTURE OF FORT
PILLOW
The Northern papers have not yet received the
news OF Banks's defeat, nor does the Herald con
tain a word about affairs in Louis ana. The fol-
insving telegram from Cairo, dated the l7ih, gives
some facts aoout the movements OF General For
rect:
The steamer Glendale, from Memphis arrived
on the mornins of ,A.c 18th She passed Fort Pill
low, aud the river Is all clear. Nothing remains
of The fort but ruins. The main body OF the rebe
left Fort Pillow on Friday morning, their rear
guard In the afternoon, destroying all the amEluni
Iion and everything else deslruetible.
Ths steamer Mime was fred into on Tuesday
night, near Fort Pillow, by fifly rebels in Union
uniforms, supposed TO have been the rear guard 0f
the enemy who are Withdrawing In nOrtherIy
direction 1t Is believed that Forrest has not yet
removed his headquarters from Jackson, Tenn.
A telegram from Memphis says:
There IL not much said, but there Is n general
gri,iins of teeth among the officers here when The
massacre Of the brave garrison at rvrt Pillow Is
a!iudcd 10. Several officers have been heard To
say that unless the Government take rciributive
steps they will consider taeir duty shoot every
man of Forests command they meet and take no
prisoners The soldiers threaten 10 shoot Forests
men now in Irwin prison If they can get chance.
This is the general feeling.
An affidavit taken here declares that the Omar
termaster 1f the lah Tenn cavalry was while Iiv
ing nailed 70 board by the rebels and thrown into
the flames OF burning building at Fort Pillow.
telegram from Cairo gives some intelligence
relative to the movements o: the shipping on Red
river. II would appear
The steamer Ike Hamn,eit, from Alexandra, Red
river, the 81 inst, arrived here 10 day with four
continuing 800 bales OF cotton, prizes TO the navy.
-Four thousand bales of cotton reported to be
up the Black and Yazoo rivers.
The gunboats Avenger, Ouach,a, Choc!in and
Lafayette have gone up these rivers 10 secure the
cOttoa, and two other gunbcats have been ordered
to assist them, and ten gunbOats are up the Red
river. This accounts for but one gunboat being at
Fort Pillow at the time the rebels attacked it. The
The steamer Golden Gate, from Memphis for
Fort Pillow, laden with boat stores and private
night of the 18th inst, at Bradley's Landing, if
teen miles from Memphis The boat, passengers,
and crew were riaed of everything. The steamer
Chester was ifed into near Augusta, OH the White
RIVER a few days ago, and one man killed and
three wounded
An steamers approaching the shore above Du-
Wallis Bluff are fred into.
oRAHAM's LATE RAID TO sMI1HFIELD- MILITARY
AND NAVAL MovkNESr.
The cause of the late raid TO Smitbfield and
vicinity, it now appears, was the belief that the
torpedo boat which ran into the Minnesota had
made her escape up the Nansemond river. An ex
pedition was therefore immediately OrganizeA 10
find and capture her. A letter says
This was placed under the command of Brig
Gen Graham, of the Naval Brigade, and consisted
of detaehments Of the Naval Brigade. aud Of The
colcred infantry, with other troops which were fur
nshed by Gen c A Hickman ffom the ioroe station
ed outside ct Portsmouth. The expedition was
carried in transports and accompanied by several
gunbo2!s.
The expedition ctftc;ed landings at Cherry Grove,
DAYS Pond and eIni,hteid, and had several sharp
conGic,s with Ill. rebels. Two men were killed
and seven or eight wounded. Cne OF the killed
was the gallant Lit Z Wilder, EXECUTIVE Ocicer
Of The Minnesota, who was in command OF The gun
boat Stepping Stones and naval launches. He was
sl,ct through the head while attempting TO land his
harge al .inthfeid, and tn the act of sighting the
gun.
Although tue main object Of the eLpedtion-the
capture of the rebel pr0peiier-was no! accom-
pi;sied, yet ever Hfty coutrabahds, and a large
number Of horses were brought In. When II IS
considered that this county has been frequently
the fcene both OF cavalry and gunbOat raids, this
will appear an unusually large amour; Of apoils.
(SmaI, results truly, for so gigantic an expedi-
tion.
In addition to the troop. lie furnished Gen. Ora
ham, Gen Hickman also dispatched three different
expeditions hOai points along the SUFFOLK railroad
to co operate With the navy. A force under .oi
Reese was sent across the NdnsemOhd, WEiie
Lieut.. Col. HetzeI, OF the lth Penn cavalry, was
sent with Ia &c force of cavalry to take portion
at Ivor Station, about forty mites from Suffolk, on
the Norfolk and Petersburg railroad lB addition
to these two expeditions, a large force under Co
Spears, composed of inantIy and cavalry, were
ordered 10 march from uffok and effect junction
wi h the navy at Minors: own, On the Nansenond
They We're unable TO effect the object and did mot
reach The point u6til the navy had retired, although
they made an infantry march of fifteen milts in
four hOUrS.
An a,temp; 90 shoot a negro picset made by Il
secession farmer, outside Of Suffolk, f.iiea in Il
most unfortunate manner for the perpetIaior. He
was pretending to the hoe in one of his fields
and when the negro turned his back fred and
missed him. The negro returned thu fire without
effect and the sergeant OF the guard coming up,
the rebel and his gun were both seized and carried
inside Of our lines.
A detachment Of the GO New York cavalry had
a severe cyht Ouis.de Of C0lajock ye-terday, and
succeeded in diving the rsbeis some DISTANCE and
capturing their cOmmandef, Colonel Whlteson, "t
the 9Th North Carolina NebeD cavalry. There are
NO farther particulars yet received.
FROM TIE ARng OF THE poTcMAC.
The Herald says that the news from the Army OF
the Potomac IL interesting, If not Important All
traces OF the recent storms have passed away, and
the weather Is bright and beautiful
Deserers from General Lees army say that The
almost vigilance and activity prevail there MGs-
by made another raid OH Saturday near Fairfax
station, capturing q train. he buraed twenty
wagons, and carried off the horses
General kMpairick took an affecionate farewell
Of his cavalry division Sunday morning, ana pro
ceeded TO the West 10 report 70 General sherman
at Nashville. His departure was deeply regretted
by the troops who had served so long under Did,
Il Is sald III at previous to his leaving message
reached him. under flag Of truce, from Gen Lee
inouiripg whether the orders found npen Colonel
DahIRYen as published tn the Btchmend papers,
we're authentic end authorized by him. General
Fitzpatrick replied bitterly and Indignantly IN 'ho
negative.
QUIET OCCUPATION OF Wss9eRS KENTUCKY Bf Thk
REBELS.
The Cairo correspondent Of the New YORK IN