Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-10

NEw YoRK, April 9-The steamship
Matanoras arrived this morning fran
City Point With 900 rebel prisoners,
part Of those captured at Bentonvine
Goldsboro and Columbia Among the
prisoners is Col Rhett, Of Fort Sumter
notoriety.
The 7Tmes Petersburg correspondent
contradicts the statement that the rail
road to Richmond is nearly repaired
not workman has been put on il. The
Southside railroad is to have its gauge
changed so as to take upon it the roll
ing stock captured.
Petersburg was under command OF
Gen. Warren until the 9Th, when Gen.
Hartsuf ives assigned to the command
as military governor.
The HerGLds Richmond correspond.
ent says that Mr. Lincoln was, on the
9Th, informed by Gems weiizeI and
Shipley that prominent rebels desired an
interview With him. He replied that be
Was willing 10 grant the Interview, but
in presence Of friend. After the re-
ception OF the officers Of the army aud
navy It was announced to the President
that Judge Campbell, Assistant rebel
Secretary of War, and Mr. Meyers,
member Of the late rebel Congress, we're
awaiting an interview with the Presi.
dent, in another room.
The President, accompanied BY Gen.
Weitzel, retired to the room, and held
conference, which lasted bat 8 short
time and was adjourned to the flagship
Malvern. The result of the conferences
cannot be made kno~n, but suspicious
results are known to be about to accrue
from them.
The Herald has Mobile Bay CORES
pondence up to the 3lst ulL Itappears
that Changers aud Smiths corps
marched from Danby's Mills on the 18th
for Blakely, without opposition, only on
the frst'day.
On the 26th the 18th Corps moved to-
ward the Spanish Fort, strong earth
work commanding Mobile Bay, encoun-
tering aud driving in the rebel cavalry,
and In the evening Gen. Granger en-
camped on the left of that Fort The
10th Corps continued on towards Blakley,
encamping NJ 5ibley's Mills, dive miles
from that town, on the 26th-
On the morning of the 9Th our forces
advanced on the spaDish fort, driving
in the rebels, capturing the rife-pits,
and establishing our batteries within
four hundred yards Of the fort On the
29th our forces entrenched within seven
hundred yards of the fort Several
lives were lost By torpedoes, which are
strewn around. Our ioes averaged $50
per day. Three hundred of the enemy
are cut off BIZ position Of our force,
but are not yet captured. Our loss up
10 the 3lst was about 800.
Five Monitors and the gunboat Octo-
rora have crossed Blakely Bar, and
others are arriving.
On the 3lst siege guns aud mortars
bad been placed in position, and heavy
cannonading was opened on the Spanish
fort, and continued all day,
Gen. Steele left Pensacola on the
29th. he captured q train Of cars at
Greenwood
At Pollard, Alabama, two rebel cav
airy regiments were routed, aud Brig.
Gen. Clanson, 20 officers, 400 men, and
$50 horses were captured.
On the 9th, Col Sterling, with a de-
tachment Of the I'd Mississippi and LIST
Florida cavalry cut the Mobile and
Montgomery Railroad, and captured
two wagon trains and 200 prisoners.
Gen. Steele, and his forces, has ar
rived at Blakely, six miles from Spanish
Fort, and would soon unite With Candy.
A naval letter to the Herald states that
the monitor Milwaukee was blown up by
a torpedo on the 18th, and the Usage on
the 18th, while operating with other
mo0itors against Spanish Fort
Foar sailors were killed on the Usage,
aru six seriously injured on the Mil
waukee.
One Of the turrsts of the Milwaukee
is still out of water, and is used. The
Usage is submerged too deep to be used.
They will probably be raised
The rebels are busy sending down
torpsdoes and FIRE RATS.
The force is estimated between 5000
and 1000 in Spanish Fort, It being rein
forced from Mobile, By Rater, on the
night of the 29th.
1t is rumored, also, that Forrest and
bis whole command had reached BIakely.
The rebel ram Nashville, and the
gunboats Tuscaloosa, Morgan and Match
ez are in Blakely river, evidently in
tending to give battle to our monitors
On the north side of the bay, our
gunboats have had several skirmishes
with the rebel water batteries, driving
the rebels from their guns
The rebel troops in Spanish Fort are
commanded by Maury.