The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-16
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dhs eaege ut Mobile bY EalfAsuth inOn-cladU u
arhniessy announced 70 have been raised. srhe
following y the distsaheston or the set reesntIy
en- nni0red ahe,a
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a.a-s ss,a5 ~. ~ Mostaf Vessels nave ucee VIA
aaa1 .n - aMa sIea nov at Pcueaco3a. Ih0 COWslkp
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the enemy, war eap,urcd ~ ire I.sksc. !. - I,
,s,. wsae ,ss nss ' mSn aao an eser Dastsrh asass
guubcst Salms. '--s. 's"se1 y IVY lsesa
A letter thus explafns the wi,hasawa,. ~
Although AdmiraI Fssrasps remained win his
feet after Il was known that Sherman M. reinrnsi
u Vicksburs, engaging FOtt Powell With 81 ,rnr
lar vessels aud xanboats, there was nethaus ~ na
slimmer Of hone In the breast Of the aII veaexnr
that with these he could capture Mobile a. - 8. S
tased New Orleans. he could not pass the forts
as he passed Forts jackson and Philip. ovvins Il,
tue shaiiOwness Of TIE water and the nu ure OF iho
distractions placed n the channel in eycry diyec
ti0n.
Mobile must be taken by \ hand attack. or Adnsi-
raj FasYsdat must have tQy3 Of tsiy frf,Y rfH;s ii
for no other prp Sc than TO guard his fleet iv,,,n
the attack Of ths formidable rams Teune e.see "A
REPORT OF OFFICIAL CORRUPTION pY GOV. prss-
PosF.
1ov. plerpont, the Union Governor of Virginia,
rcnor,. 70 hc nrs..n,"I =, r. NV sngugcG upon
aud the world In which ,viis ha Io'.. "
the most ncfaTious transactions Of the Federal au-
thOrities In Alexandria, Norfolk, and Portsmouth
which ever disgraced the history Of any nation.
The report will be accompanied by documentary
evidence as damning AS II is conclusive and as
conclusive as such evidence can be.
PICTURE OF THE CONDITION OF YANKEE
dom.
Inc New Vo'k H9al1, of Monday last, in an
editorial article draws the f,,iouin. ,c,,. ~ m.
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' "N eA'"''"' !" '''e O"iteu otdtes:
What Is the present condition Of the country p
In In me m.ast OF gigantic war, draining the loyal
States OF hundreds Of thousands of their most Wig
orous men, and thousands Of millions of money!
we are enjoying carnival Of unbOunded pyOspcri-
". on every hand extravagance, prodtgality and
speculation prevail. DeIirium reisns in yYaIi
street, and among the oiddv thrones Of Rrnairvav
and amid the splendOrS and the s,irpius nuti,mdss
at the great Fair, In word, from The Atlantic 10
ths Pacific, the madness Of unlimited treasures
rules the hour. Glorious spectacle this ana vet
most fearful dclUsion. II is ike the Casi Of ReI
shazzaF, white the legi0ns Of our Irresistible cne-
my are gathering under the city walls.
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DRuAMINe IN The FEDERAL TROOPS.
Every effort Is being made 10 cover Nm thetr
:, s iA "h '"e aoss"tees'
"c" ofsdhihatIohs, %c., mat they can lay their
hands on. A telegram from st. Louis, dated the
lOtll says:
A disna,c,, from p,ovos, w,,,ha, oa.,
provos, Marshal A,a,an.,a~ ~ liz. ffy 10
!isnt. Gen. G,an, siran,s a.,I y. ,s ' Ssasc' says
Immediately taken to Ger into ,hs Eli ~, " ue
f ,h a sn.. " ses .".o lhe ne'a a'i recruits
Sour; TIs .s.an". III, aa,a .ne oau Ionps OF mis-
Cen. sherman in J;sna,ch w a.. a. H. uaass,''e: :
Missnnri On ,hs same s"hi.c, "a. ~ Nm "'
n,,,msn. ha, "tya. IT.; ~, y .oyS .rc "u' re
san, m tho rrnn, nraaat ~, 49,, III. W uAve IneM
ofiheir furloughs. No excuse win be taken for
delay, and commanders of regiments Will be held
=" AZ, ouhtaoiity i"t ABSENCE oI single day.
the soldier sEou,d he In his n,ac. ,h,es wne
men In time heinz he,trr ,hac . ,h6u.anS ,"n III
An repimpnts b.l1ncin m the ar,,iss "T ,ho 1atr
and Cumberland 90 to Nashville a"a ,hnSa =; ,hs
amy of Tcnnessse 90, r., CAVE ..ha.a ,,' - ~,
r,cgiye further orders o' ""''e '"ey WIN
The steamer silver n oon has .,,iy.a NTH o..
days later news from MempLi. "''" '''
The alarm lately experienced in the city was
.udsiding Preparations, however, wsfa making
u isc'ise ,he eneiy, should he venture.
The rebels under McCrea, a.e reported c0neen.
uaung III Iofce al augusta, on White river, Que
hunared miles above BaIPs Bluff They had driv-
en- cut The small garrison duty there, compei!ing
them 10 ietlre tO the sunbOats. Measures were
Immediately taken to fOitity Dayaii's Bluff.
THE SELLING OF U. &. GOLD cssrIF,cArEs IN xRw
YORK
The reason why Chas.,s oo,5 ce,, 6.,t.. so,,.
GO of in New YORK is thai they are mot srdeemahie
in s0ld-they are only receivable for Cns,o,n
House dues. The people don't want any suct er.
ti;catcs; they want The gold itself to send of 10
EUROPE, aud thereby provide against the impending
smash In Yankee money aifairs. Assistau nj Trrasu
Ter Cisco offtrs his gold certificates in New York
al 100, wien gold is selling at iG9, but il won't
take. ihe people WON'T bny Them, and gold won I
go 0o"h'
MISCELLANEOUS
ietitrffom Fortress Monroe, April :, speaks OF
q gunboai expedition up the Chick ahomi,,y, and
saws:
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to within about fifteen miles OF ihs rebel capi,ai.
was for secret purposes Of the utn,os; importance
and was faithfully performed throughout What
ever 1t may have been, the officers concerned in
II, VIZ Capt Harris, Lieut. Chambers, aud Lieut.
Biadenhauser, deserve great credit for the prompt
anu 'eat ess eXecuuoh OF the dcnsrafs otders.
In the Coles county (Illinois) rebellion eight lives
were lost IN the aifray, and twenty 1--WE prisoners
are ia custody. ihtse, It Is said, VIII be turned
. u.s :" uI e'sn aunos, ~ De uiea .o' i.o' aau