Daily national Republican., 1864-04-13
FrUnl tho South.

We have received the Ntlr South, Port Royal,
s. C., Of the 9th inst., from which we extract
the annexed paragraphs:
TOEPEDOEs.-There is d prospect at last OF
the rebels being treated to some of their own
Internal machines. The recent loss of the Ma
pie Leaf In the ST. John'E river, Florida has
added another disastcr TO the record OF their
efforts 10 destroy our transports and gunbouts
with torpcdOcs.
These continued. efforts hay led TO the deyel.
opmCnt Of plan, By which each rebel port
and river will be etiectually sealed to the block
Gde runners who Inny eecapG the fleet. II will
also Uc impossible for torpedo boats 70 pass
out 10 operate against our ships. So secretly
and rapidly have these plans been perfected
and approved, that some Of oUr commanders
Of the feet ore hourly expecting to hear the
explosion; which doons 20 destruction the au.
d6clOus hteamCrs which are continually seek
Ing rebel pors-cudlng the vigilance of our
feet under cove. Of night, and dense fogs
Let u snilcc TO saT that across each ire.
qEented channel "oriinGOW line n tOrDr9nf,
Will dispute the passsgc Of the Bmaiieet craft.
Tho rebel tCrpCuC-boat, with Its hull sub
merged, will encounter an enemy In lhcse Oh.
5truCtOns that will give Il the full lcnr, Of ia
own and other tOrpedOcs.
The rebels will hcar In mind that il the tor.
pedo rulo is good one Il works both WAYS
when applied.
We hope the rcuc. lrou.rads In Uh,rleaton
hGrbor will Ic the eT5. 10 test the efficiency Of
the new plan, when tA"Y make descent on tho
| Union feet, The Huusaionic uCeds A rebh
wreck for company.
We congratulate tho Gv,crument on the &c.
crcsy and celebrity Of this last movement in the
right direction.
RATHER MTsTERIuUi We learn ty partlgb
Just arrived from jacksonville, that a dead
negro was discovered 10 the 81. Johns on
Wednesday, some tiX miles above Jackson
vile, anchored 70 torpedo. 4, the time onr
Informant left, no attempt had zen III ado 10
remove the body or tho torpedo. J, is some
what singular that the rebels should bait tholr
Internal machines with cOntrebands, put such
sccIus 10 I've the fact.
FCSEr VUBsrIOSs Gro sOIueLimes n,Lul by
s,rangCrs exploring the Capitol. A day or two
since, "a q tall reporter was coming through
the rolunda with a roll Of manuscript In HE
hand, he was met by 4 couple Of gentlemen
I-om the interior settlements, one Of whom
addressed him With
81 soy, mister, can you tell US which side Of
The bildin' Congress sets on f'
lie replied, promptly, "On both Sides
Come along" said one Of the strangers,
,ueG,ng at his companinn's hutton-hole, THAT
chaps L riggln' Us"
Yesterday W.o were oVcrSaken, Wllp ascend
iWg the wcst staircase to the House, BY couple
OF nor-rom7iIssloncl oGlCers, when one asked
the other;
"What t.g picture ts this - uodd1ng at
Lvulze's painting Of "westward the Course Of
Umpire takes It way"
The other EatL, with u knowing and rather
@5slnstic air, "Why, that's Columbus dis.
covering America"
The other looked at it very curi"uzly, and
asked, (Which 10 Columbusf"
"Whv, uat's him, of course, on horseback,
at the head OF the column" and, with proud
consciousness Of his superior knowledge, the
soldier plotted his friend into the gallery to
listen 10 the debate on expulsion.