New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-10
Anticipated Attack on the City,
4 GENERAL ALARM SOUNDED.
Tho Excitement Caused by the appear
ance Of O Union Force a.
Hottom's Bridge.
rArr-ronr. Tpesiay. Fet. 9. M:

A special dispatch from Fortress Morroe 10
TIE Baltimore Ae,,eqq. f.om VI. c. c. Futon who Is
at city Point, ssys:
Tie Robel fag-of.lIuce steamer sel.ulia. via com-
missioner Ould and Cart. Hatch, TIE u'' 'mccr.
arrived on Sunday IL city Point. Two o,t'."n pTis
oners brought down ny to schultz weTo cert ~ board
the New.York J'iey wcIc both B'sTyiindeT3i one 81
thcn Mr.. A. Brsnge Il IFca@ich. Nd, We oapte'ed
at Mddletown Oh C 2vh II june lat, aLi.a 'cting -
volunteer assslor, 10 te SIii.ary Coumijor, and
Tic other. George ~. Langley Of raltirarc Comfy
was captured while driving q wagon 81 nc aaltny
Cornraiss ION near ChanCaofTile on ihc "a. 81 NO.
yenber They were released through the irpfcositon
Of So Rev. Mr. PetsLken.
They brought exciting news ron RicAmond Witch
tey represent was in state Of the most ia,esish ex-
citcent from midnight on Saturday Up 10 Tie iline
they left on Sunday afternoon.
At midnight on Saturday the bells Of TO els were
rang, and men wero rushing through tie sheets eiy.
INC ITO arms 10 arms The barhecs arc 'oninsl
the Yankees comingr
Daring tho remainder of The night there W. IN IN
tense cogamotion everywhere visible The Homo
Guard was called out, and the tramp ~ uimeG men
could be heard In I'll directions.
Cannon were hauled through the street,. womor nd
children were hurying 20 and fro anu tLee we've III
the evidences OF such panic as has seldom hcen Wit
nosscd in Richmond ......
I On Sunday morning there was TO abatoIncnt In tie
excitement. Tie guards were oil marched out Of tie
ely 70 the doea-es end the armed citizens weir llaeod
or gulr over the prisoners.
Horsemen were dashinr 10 and fro and the osfteH ut
among tie prisoners TO know tie "a thh excite
mcnt became intense.
It was soon learned thst large cavalry and Infantry
force, with artillery lad made their appearance or the
peninsula q; Bottoms Biidge, within ten niles ~ he
city and that Richmond actually Threatened ,! the
Y8nkeCs.
The same hurryiny Of troops, aiming o. ctigcns GHd
excitement among The women and children coHtnue',
during the morning. and ct about O'Clock when tho
two released prisoners ob0it 10 leave IL TIC uce
boat the alarm bells egain ring with rTeat fury.
The prisoners left in OF the greatest turmoil
and confession, such they lad never before rrtnessd
In the city.
The ramors that prevailed were conflicting md vf3.
Il was thcr impression that from $500 20 i0CQc cavalry
would have bat little difficulty in entering te city and
bcrsng the Union prisoners. destroying tfo i"it' and
public property, AMI retiring by tie Pchirsu" beicre
gny sufficient force to resist them could be b.ust to
the aid Of tie small garrison lett 70 defend ii.
For several dsys previous to this o1sm ii, troop,
in aud arcuad the city 10 the number Of coo to aoS
had been sent off 10 join Lee: army with ereati'plFch
the impression prevailing that movement was con.
ternplatca BIZ Cen Mesdc IN lis the, were right, ~
daring tie progre % the o1yemen. Oh Sunday inisl!
gonce was received hat Gen. Meade had c,css'd Le
. RapiiAn.
on Monday morning alout 10 o'clock a",'-'i'r -
rived at City Point bringing copies Of To, ao.ng pa
Icrs, with the inicreBce that the o,cifoncri I'D
abated ard thlt L had been ssce.taineL ..,r al
ke's falling back rom tie Cl'cEs""'ir' Ia al
abandoned the attack. 1s