Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-04-22

4 arrived at Columbus from the " Wississip'
| pi with three thousand veterans, ON tht!r way
hone on furlosgh. These were landed. AID
and, it was believed, would enable the com
mandant ut Fort Halleck to make good his de-
fence Of that post. Whether he was able 10
do 30, or was obliged to oapitulate, il Left ly
the telegram in doubt. The information Oh
this point is singularly vague.
We are told that the steamer Olive Branch
subsequently reached Cairo, and represented
that there was fighting during the entira day;
that when she passed tho latter place there
was a cessation Of hostilitics. and that negp-
t~iations were pending, as . ilag Of truce ~as
flying.
After the steamer hed passed NJ the river,
tho report states that iigliug was RESUMED.
and that the Federal flag was seen 20 cone
dopn, but in spite of this apparent confirms
ton Of the surrender, il was believed that
tho flag was simply shct away, ~ tI,ero
seemed to he efforts made to raisc it again.
From Paducah We learn that the Confeda-
rates have again possession Of that place, and
| Yesterday (l5th) renewed tho attack on the
Federal forces stationed there. Col. hicks,
in command of the fort, hal been Summoned
to surrender, but declined - acGrde to Inc de-
mand.
THE CAPTURE CT FORT PILLOW.
A telegram, dated Cairo, April II, gi"os
tho following version Of the capture Of Fort
Pillow, 60 mics above Memphis:
/ Forrest, with 6 ,G60 men, attacked For! Pill
low Tuesday morning. Soon -ftor the attack,
Forrest sent a flag of truce demanding = sur-
render of the fort and garrison, meanwhile
disposing his forces so rs 70 gain an advHn-
tage. Tile fogoftruce ras refused, ani the
fighting was resumed Afterwards q second
flag came in, which was also refused. At
O'Clock the rebels came in swarna, compelling
or surrender.
Immediately cnsued q scene which utterly
battles description. The incarnals tends cDnl-
menced an indiscriminato butchery Of whites
and blacks, including those nfbOth cnlors pre-
| viously wounded. The colorci soldiers be-
coming domoralizad rushed to the rear, their
white officers having thrown down their anna.
| Both whites and blacks were then bayoncttcI,
| shot or sahred. Out of the garrison OF siZ
hundred only two hundred remained alive.
Six guns were captured 10y the rcbslB and car
riod away.
FINANCIAL MaTTERs--FALL IN GOLD.
At tho first Board. New York Exchange, on
the 18th, gold opened II. lT3i, at 1 O'Clock was
selling q. l74t, ard closed at 10 2. 81, at
I'LL. The New York "Tribuue" Of the 18th
says:
Sterling bills were quoted at POS during tho
furry in gold, but arc too much unsettled t.,
make qnotations of use. 1t is understood
that the Treasury Department is on tho mar
ket with $500, 600.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has been in
| oon,a,,sk;, =, L., ,,.kl, In,l;.. E,.,, I
people, and tho street Is full OF ru,nors ~ to
what he means to do. The rcport which gave
the gold and stock ganhlcrH the greatest
alarm was that he would Offer alarso amount
of bonds upon moderate notice for tic most
they would bring, and steadily sell bonds for
the future wants Of the Government.
Bank officers are anxious 10 know what Mr..
Chase will do and with reason. They arc dim-
gsrousiy e1panded ~ II body, and cannot pay
their debts srsspt in interest bnring Notes, and are
orcrioadcd ,rith fanny stOrks as eoFahr"ts.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Now Orleans advices of The nh have basn re,
ceived at New York. The reported sinking. III
Mobile Bay of the Confederate ram Tennessee
il unfounded.
A disastrous fra occurred in New Orleans rn
the 9Th: The warehouses Of E A.. York and a
f. Cochrane were destroyed, Involving u loss Gi
several hundred thousand dollars.
The New Orleans Bee" of The 18th, says tlmI
the French had occupied Matsmoras withon
opposition. Two regiments had landed, and al
communication with tho interior WAS, for til.
time interrupted.
The Paris correspondent Of the New Yorl
Times" says that ono Of tho vcssols built q
Bordeaux for the rebels has been launched, ana
an English vessel was lying there with equip
ments.
The Rappahannock has been enclosed in .
dock ut Calais, By order Of tho French Govern
ment.