The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-16
New York. Saturday, April I6. 1864



THE SITUATION.
The news from Fort Pillow is of a disastrous charac.
ter and. faly true. represents the humanity OF the
rebel guerillas at very low standard The flags OF
rGce which twice to the fort By Gen. Forrest,
demanding surrender refused to be acceded to
BY Major Booth when vigorous attack made by the
rebels which resulted in the compulsory surrender OF the
fort at three O'Clock on Tuesday. Major Booth was
killed, together with several other officers. Blu,
the most lamsu.abe par. Of the story remains
70 be told. and be exaggerated terrible record
against the rowing gangs braves who ines, whole
Southwest, and COMMIT almost ,iptless depredations
upon the Union PEG lie and the troops Of the Union
they nnd them at their mercy. Upon taking pos.
session Of The fcrs which had only garrison Of six hun
dred. tho gucrillas commenced an indiscriminate
butchery uos only OF the sosdiers-back and white
but OF the and Children killing in all some four
hundred persons, initiating the dead, cruelty
bayonsng the wounded the ded, and shooting some
Of them in the hospitals. This story may be, and We
trust Is exaggerated. The negroes became utterly de
moralzed and fed to the Six guns captured
BY the rebels and carried off, including tenpounder
Psrro,,s aud two ,weive-pounder bowitzers. large
amount Of stores destroyed carried away. It
supposed that the The rebels was evscuate
the place and move towards Memphis
Tho fcbeis also reported 10 have again attacked
duoah There doubt that this force is commanded
BY General Buford, who, the 18th instant. demanded
shs surrender Of Fort Hal.sc Columbus, and who is
said 70 left that vicinity when his demand was
refused. There is, probably, deeper intent in these
movements thsn may rresen, appear. The Southern
papers, il will be remembered, announced time ago
That The rebel General Morgan about TO undertake
OF the boIdcst expeditions he has ever yet made,
End more probable that the operations at Fort
Pillow and Psducah mere side issues, intended to
draw away troops to those Places while General Morgan
attempts 10 carry bis grand scheme in another part
Of the military division OF the Mississippi.
The rods IN .he vicinity Of the Potomac Army were,
yesterday 10 excellent condition and presented
NJ obstacle to advance movement. The seos Eosby,
a the bead OF abot Eve hundred rebel cavalry made his
Appearance Thursday morning the llus OF the
sudicty TO take by surprise tho patrol for the pro-
lection the road between tina, place aud Manassas.
From twenty twenty-five OF soldiers we're cap.
tured The rebels wen, Ia direction OF Frederick
burg.
An expedition went ont on Thursday night to occoauaa
aud captured some prisoners.
TIE s,ss mer Continental, from New orleans which
rived ., this port yesterday, brings from Ac,an.
dria La, The 9Th inst, General Banks had reached
Grspd Fcore Alexandria PIT state OF dcfepcc
against the rebei attack.
The steamer which took General Bank and stan 70
Grand Fc,re, on her return fred into by thirty
euerilas. twenty-five mlieE below Grand Ecore, wound
Ing Major Giaord, rsymas,er. and an engineer
On Sunday, the "a inst, Captain Smith, with thirty.
two nsu o. the Fourteenth New York cavalry, wbIe
scouting Sesr sarrspcAs Fla met squad Of the sevcrh
Alsba,na lretsil. sD6 . eight ensued The enemy lost
early. Five are Supposed to DE Killed, and ten or
twelve ~owvaeo.
Terrible lsss:cpicDs are said 10 be inac ted on the
souihcFr 2e,f;c Alabama who try to evade the con.
scripticu. Hoadreds o. msc, and children are
contested IN the swsmps, AMI numbers die Of starvation
coNGREss
The session Of the Sens" yesterday was mainly occu
pied debate upon Mr.. sermanis bill TO prohibit srecu
is,on In gold Several smcndmcnts were proposed aud
reeccd and the Senate adjourned without taking vote
on the proportion.
In the House 0, Repre- sou;stives bill authorizing
cue establishment OF mail steamship service
betwesn the United states and Brazil was passed Tho
bill authorizes the Postmaster General 10 unite with The
Post once Department Of Brazil in establishing direc,
mail communication between the two countries, by
Of not less than two thousand tons each OF sucon num-
Der 20 perform twelve round trips per annus between
unted states port north Of the Potomac river aud Rio
Jaocro touching ct ~. Thomas the ives, indies acd
~ Bahia and Pernambaco provided that the expense 10
the United States shall not exceed $500 600 per anrum
The Postmaster General Is authorized 10 sdyssiN Tor
proposals Cor such service sixty dsys ~ ort o. more
pewspapcrs 10 Washington, Baltimore, Pnllsasyks Ssv
York and Boston such contract 10 60 nto eject % "
before september I, IsoI Bills ss,abilshlrs . pos.s
money order system, and compelling all rsl,rcas, n
carr. the MALE were also pasacd The joInt res3'u,p
20 dispose Of the unemployed generals sw nostponed
Some uumpcrtAnt business sactei aud he oue
adjourned.
THE LEGISLATURE.
n the State senate yesterday the bills sprronrs,ing
so 900 fcr ire exicnson CT The Chcnango csna 10 tie
rsnpsy lvsrs ioe sod 500 ooo fcr tie improvement Of
he Cbsmrisin Canal were pared These bills have bot
lssscd tbe Assembly request 81 tho delegation from
e1sew York Ia payers Association 70 be heard ~ thc
lssafs ives presented and laid the lrblo Tue Supply
bln wss under consideration for some tune Ia Inc Iom
nittec of The Whole, and was aGsiIy recommiuei, A
ssubsrof bAs o. little Interest we're also considered ia