New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-10
nhTE SOUTHERN NEWS.
HsssB ASacsss CT the sinking oE the Abe
marie.
Froo Tn. Richmond Euqaler, Nov. 5.

Tib Wy MOUTH APTAIR--gIiB SINKING OF TIE
ALBRMARLE.
TIE Golas5Oro Journal of Tuesday last gives
tho following Of the sinking Of the Confederate
ran ATbemarle, previous 10 the attack on lJymonlh
Tho details Of the latter had Lot been received when
this account was written.
On Thursday NIGHT lest or rather about o'clock on
the morning OF Friday last daring attempt was made
by party Of leven officers Of the Yankee navy 10 DOW
mp. with tOrpodOcs, the iIonolad ram AOemaflc al
plymouth and 20 some extent, the attempt was sue
ecssful.
We are net in possession Of what we consider the
authentic do,aie, but the following seem To be the isos
Tho Albemarle was mOored near the wharf gang
~ay connecting her with the shore. Some distance
down Che in the stream lay the bull of the South
keid, sunk there by Capt Cook when Plymouth was
captured from The Yankees. The SOutbheld was used
picket station by infantry forces TO which they
passed 20 and IRON tho shore by boat, and this boat
Nas usually kept 80 The SOuthfeld.
Thursday light dark and stormy. in the
GaTknes and storm at the hour stated the Yankee ex
rediton slrprsed j. is said the Southed picket sta
lion and eapred all the piokets, twenty i've IL mum
her without firing gun, apd sent them down the rl'e
10 the 1cot below IN their own boat The Vessei useo
Tor the Yankee expedition Was long low steamer :"
torpedo boat Propelled by steam or oy i.S. vortess
Having disposed Of the pickes quietly. the fanA. .f
crossed 10 the side OF the river opposite 10 rnou,
aud sweeping round came upon the AibehlaIe O ~ ~
Che stream. Orr informant who says he was on tue
AlbemaIie az the time visitor and vas so'aowas
Injured hy 'he explosion Of the torpedo says that IN
Of The darkness and rhe noise of the storm,
tho watch ON tho Ahemarle know nOtAlhs "a INC ~
proaoh OF the enemy till she was SIose upon tneu, ~
1.-THE AlbemGrles bout" and al tins moment the AIp'
marie was struck by the Yankee boat ON Tie SacoaId
quarter IN this attempt u IS thought me aanA. t
failed 10 blow up the ALLOWABLE through detect II the
torpedo
were coming down upOn the AlbcmaTle 5 bow. when
,bey were again asked What boat is that y Tie re-
NV was lyon viii id soon see," and on the IN
siaut the AbcmaTle struck and the torpedo ex
podod by this time the alarm was general Throughout
sbe ship aud the rushed to and made for the
outside Of the armor where they we're net by one or
two goleys Of grape rom ho@lizer IN dne faheg
around the ship but they could see nothing oil the
enemy in consequence Of the darkness IL was soon
row ascerainod that the torpedo had had the intended
effect fer Of the bows of the Abcnarie was stoVe
IN. and she rapidly settling down
In the meantime the Yankees in their CONFUSION got
their boat in the midst OF some logs, liked around the
AlbcmaIe lOr her protection, and being unable To eX
ticGte her the whole party, with tie exception 81 the
Captain command surrendered togpeGo-5oat and all
80 far can learn, none Of the crew OF the AIDe
marie suffered more than few slight wounds IhEee
Of the Yankees said to have been wounded. Ihey
are reported TO he all commissioned and noneommis-
sioned officers volunteers Tor his daring undertaking.
The Albemarle went down in few minutes, but the
water being shallow, her portfolios are not submerged
and though her gundcck is few inches under Wlter
her guns still command the chennel IN ana down Inc
ninry she sustained be repaired IN two or three
weeks. including the raising Of the vessel
The foregoing Is our own version OF tins aifair De
auce rom several different statements. 1t is credi'
tatlo affair 10 the Yankees and seems TO be que the
severse 10 the Conederates We await further details
before we indulge in any structures.
Ra@or. during y'tSTdsy had fight go,Rg , on at
We have nothing definite or reliable of all this.
FROM THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE
A correspondent writing from Blue Mountain,
Ala ten days ago. to Tie is1fstG Republican says:
lwrote you day before yesleIday an account OF the
nossec River. am happy 70 state that the movement
far has been unattended with any OF those bitches
which sometimes retard our operations. Everything
went on smoothly. and Shermhns cavalry VIII have to
hurry up ii ,hoy expect to keep with Cur rear.
II is said that Sherman left Suinmervic on the 18th
route itb he whole army, across the mountainous
country separating HIN IRON Cutters Landing. for
.he purpose of anticipating any movement OF ours IN
IL such is tie case it viii make but very little differ
spce 10 Beaurcgard and Hood who have eye OF any
rate upon the route via luseumba and Florence par,
suing which they win not be Obliged 10 cross Sand
Monniail and viii have better roads and more pro-
luctiye country 10 forage upon.
One thing YOU may rely upon, our army Is bound Tor
Middle tennessee and it VIII go there think IN spite
l. thing sherman eau do with bis seven army corps
General Thomas is reported TO he ct Bridgeport wlth
corps while one corps remained behind 70 garrison
y Atlanta
LETTERS FROM HOOPS ARMY.
Our letters from the army, says The Mont
Sorery NAL IL no other confirmation reached us. evl-
IDENTIFY bear the marks of triumph. Such envelopes
suoh stationery Three epstles now lie before us
One is rosented paper, another upon heavy English
note with gorgeous cmb0seatons, and the last upon
massive sheet Of the most curious devices The boys
have been among The Yankee suffers without doubt
and have supplied themselves for the campaign.
WILMINGTON.
Tie Wilmington Journal of Tuesday says:
Where tho Eeet which threatened an attack on VIII
nngton has gone is more than We can guess. II may
here but upon the whole, We do not THINK II VIII
For the present. at least we think the town OF lining
ton is comparatively free from immediate attack. We
think that Tor some tine the Yankee feet will give us
ue gO-by.
GEN. sHELBys OPERATIONS IN Arkansas.
Gen. Shelby's operations in Arkansas during
Che mouth Of September resulted in the capture in
eesson Of five forts and the destruction Of large por-
don Of the railroad between Little Rock and DuYals
Bluf The tangible fruits Of the expedition 81
nTisoneTs including one held officer and eleven line
officers over go Ofthe enemy killed and wounded large
quantities Of quagtermaser and cOmmssary supplies
and many fine horses All this done chiefly in the
vicinity OF Duyars B.uf His loss ll3 IN killed and
wounded The ftrts captured Iazed to the
ground
REBEL WAR NEWS.
Profound Quiet prevailed along the lines on
certain that the enemys this side of'he rver
has been much diminished and that not more than a
thousand men remain in Fort Harrison.
Deserters in in great numbers and report that
there was Oh Saturday earnest effort made by their
officers TO put the in condition 10 repeat the late
assault of last week. All the machinery was brought
INTO psy-bsnds Of music, whisky &e.-but nothing
could be done. One fact e0nhrms thelr statements,
that the canteens of those who came N on saturday
were oveThowing with the Juice Of corn.
There was some fhelhng on the lines OF petersburg
Yesterday out il amounted TO nothing
But the general impression prevails that Grant ls
about try something Troops are moving 10 tie
south side, and general activity prevails upon the
Trans Appcmaitox lnes lie has Curtalled MS PICKET
bne on left aad stretched II putin the rear
Of his army. south ward toward Rcamss Station
Has be given up is ideas the matter OF the south
aide road 10 has long been the suppOslton OF thls
lournal-expressed before a man Of Grant army had
ever crossed the Jamesthat after attempting the cap
lure Of Petersburg he would contnhe ms eternal move
Dent by the left flank and MAKE OF 1t regnler cam
paCn on the Atlantic OF North and south Caro-