The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-15


have been once more abandoned 10 the Confede
rates. The Federal troops. if not wholly with
drawn, were shout to be removed and large p0r
fDn of the IuarteSmasttr aud cOnlmissary stores
had already reached New Orleans.
yag EEKsYs FLAEs FOR THH SPRING CAMPAIGN
CON To RICHMOND" AGAIN.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
WuLI, under date of the lO,h instant, says:
Preparations TOR the grand movement on Rich
MOnd, which viii now be DELAYED by the storm in
Virginia, are going forward with quiet but velis-
ment energy. The reorganiz alton Of The Army OF
the Potomac has been gchcTaliy perfected Gen
Badly Smith will command two army corps, which
organizing at Fortress Ionroe. The troops un
der his coInmrnd viii be pushed up he Peninsula
whilst the Army Of the Potomac keeps Lees forces
vigorously occupied Gen Burnside: W II attempt
his old route via Goldsboro' cutting the railroad
that point
The Wo'd's correspondent expresses the opinion
that this grand combination will compel the rebels
70 fall back from the lIne OF the Rapidan to the de
fences of Richmond, aud that the greatest battle OF
The war viii bs fought M the vicinity of The Con
'eleFa.e capital. He also states that those &c
fences have been strengthened, aDt That miLe.
have been prepared at ''several vital parts.'
THE MINNESOTA JARnED BY REBEL TORPEDO.
The Baltimore Gazette says:
A daring attempt was made on Tuesday night T.
destroy the 5. steamer Of war Minnesota. -
Whilst Tying in thr James river OF Newport News
aConfrderate tug boat steamed straight at The pOr
uaaitIr Of the Minnesota, and exploding a torpedo
shnok her with terrible convG!siOn from stem {
stern. The explosion failed 10 do any serious In
jury to The Minnesota, and be.e the tug boat cou.,
be attacked, she disappeared in The darkness.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rneche's plantation, seven mite, above SnydeF's
B.a: the fnZoo river, and one of the largest il
The .,a.e was attacked by rebels on the ist inst
IL had extensive cotton works and splendid bu'd
inys, all Of which were destroyed. The plantation
had been leased by The Government and was beins
extensively worked by the lessee.
A resolution for the expulsion Of Mr. Long o.
Ohio, was adopted by the House OF Representa-
tives on the litt by vote of 81 yeas to 58 nays
tvo-thiEds vote was required TO effect the cx-
pulson.
The New Orleans correspondent of the New
York Herald says that Farragut's fleet has with
drawn from the attack on Fort Powell, near Mobile
An ems,:'e between negro recruits took place in
New Haven iew days ago Af1w, in which sol
diers were chiefly engaged, had also taken place
AT iIait,bri
An III, suffers and their employees with the
s.my Of the Potomac have been ordered to leave
by the G inst, under The penalty of hard labor and
cuIiseaiion oi their property This 0Tixr has beer
issued, it is said, in view Of an early forward
movement
Two gunboats ascended the Ch!ckaioIniny rivel
twenty seven milcs, on Tuesday, 9th inst, bu
harassed by Confederate cavalry that they
were compelled 10 go back.
parry Of Confederat-s recently took p p,ssessiOn
of the light house at Cape Lockout, and seriously
damaged II BY exploding krg OF powder at the
base ot the tower.
e. Kives, of the Congressional Globs Washing
ton, died lew days siuce.
ADDITIONAL.
The following Intelligence is from the +
Herald of the llth inst, rot Lite by day as tIs
dates given above:
Active preparations for the opening of The cam
paigu art going on In HE Army ot The Potomac
Meade, Humphreys; fa;ricS aud ipgis had an in
tervicW with Grant on Friday.
A severe stOim occurred Oh Saturday, which has
sWeea all the streams TO az unprecedented height
Ali The bridges on !hc O:ange road were washed
away except the RappahannOck, and that is seii
ousiy threatened by DRIFT wood.
BY tate arrivals from New Orleans, II is reported
that the Fejerals, under Smith, occupied Shreve
poit and by way OF Cairo, II is reported tha
Stce's expedition from Little k0ck had Occiplet
Shreveport, ard that the rchc's were fleeing I,
Texas Both reports are based upon mere runs0r
Farragut coni,s SEES that Mobile cannot be takeI
by the fleet unless simultaneous move Is made BY
The army.
The reported loss Of the rebel ram Tennessee
near Grants Pass, is hot believed n New Orleans
New York advertises ior 5 ,Ou0 navy recruits ant
10 900 volunteers.
Jnhn & Riyes died at BIadensburg on Sunday.
The Florida Is said 10 be at the anary islands.
The alarm at Memphis is sahs;iing, and prepa
rali0ns are making for Forrest ii he should cnme.
The steamer La tIOss was burnt to the water
edge on Red river, twenty mics This side of Alex
aHJra, by gueriiiis, the officers captured, AMI th.
crew pagued.
The st. Louis Presbytelilns decided, at a lat,
mecting, thar the Rev. Dr. HcrheeterS could no; b,
allowed Ia continue his ministerial lahers at th'
account of disleyalty.
A fire occurred at iiarreds.urg, KY, on the 81
lust. Loss $50,0J,.
God at New York was held at 1863 ty specua.or
and MI Cisco selling gold crritca es at IT,,
LIEUT.. Gan. u. s. CHANT AND CUR GsNER ALs.-
Tie following facts rel alive to the Commander in
i:om the u 3. Military Aca,lemy Register ans
GaEdner's (sceOnd editlon) Dictionary of the U. s
Army by 4 correspondent of tue Atlanta Coafeas
rag:
Ulysses s. Grant vas appointed Cadet from Oh
la 1889, being then seventeen years OF age an
graduated In l6f3. aud was commissioned ist J Iy
1913 Brevet 81 Lieutenant h Infantry Un te,
States Army Transferred to 7ih Infantry; In 4t
Infantry az lin, November, le45; Erevet i.t Lieu
tenant "for gallant and meIitorious conduct iu tn
battle Of Molia0 del Rey," sth September, declined
tenant, S+pfeMber, la47; Breyet Captain 'ior gal
la, and naeFioIi0us conduct in the hattie OF Che
puiiepec, l3ih S-ptemb.r ts47;' Full a.tain, Au
gust, 1858; resigned asst July, 1854. Since h.
resignation from the army nothing IL kuowh by III
OF his occupation until the pyestat war;. ! oni,
know now that he Is the formidable man tha
Is opposed 10 US, by odds,
Grant Is now In his 42j year, quite young to b
nj the head Of all the armies la the United states
ba. asii-v. all, or most OF Naruleon's Marshal
were not older than Giant; though none OF then
had Il 1.-THE such force as Grant has, and Wtf
under the immediate eye oi '.c gsLad Napoleon
premier.n
of our five full Generals give you their rank Il
orlsr -Slates, when, haw, and whence appointed
also, their aga and slandiag In their respectiv
classes a the United states kliiia'y Academy.
LIST. Samuel Cooper, New York, about - year
Of age.
81 Joseph E. Johnston, Virginia, 81 years .
age.
;,i Robert E. Lee, Virginia, s. years Of ago.
4th. Pierre Gustave T0utani nc0sesard, Louisi
5.il kdmand Kirby Smith, lappoia'ed ed cade
rom Fl0rida,) 30 yeats Of age:
t.ee eraiuntet al the uMlied Htates N,!itarl
Academy second " hts class; Reaurcgard second
Smith twenty fifth, Johnston thiTtechili. C00pr
era mated In 1915, when there Was no clss rnuk 4
the Academy. Graat graduated below the middl
Of his class, and was mol iookrd upon a nnyihin
extra, while at the Academy. ieF talent Lee aa'
Rsauxagard wefG locked upon ns very btiiilan
,ol,ne men, as may ke inferred iron, their beins pu
In tltr Corps OF EnGinerfs. J0hhstOn. who WAS
class mate Ut 0en. Lec'ss thOneh graduallnx thit
tcenih, was esteeTlsva young nan " hHs ability
and as perfect genttesi.a - lNtc, which = seysa
enough, fDT 0ss Ire y NJ tbat my fancy paiNted
man / knew hin, II oar t0yheoA - aaye wnich
"a hIa eI0seiy Ii Mnah0al, sad tOok upon heu
now wlAuns . psas, u svsfy sespees, - mn Coe
slrAesAfy. AZ
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