FROM SAVANNAH.
W? have a Savannah pa]MT of the 17th inst.,
tr??u? which we c'ip the following: m
Tjik Yankee AccorxT of tiif I'iout in i
Charleston Harbor.?We have waited with,
much curiosity to see what sort of a face the Yan1
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iil'CS W'IRIHl put lipOU llll'll wi>gr?v;?7l ni uriiai JI1 ;
Charleston harboi. Their consummate ability in
J\ iug left us no room to doubt that they would
D ump up a plausible story of some kirtd with which
ao deceive themselves for a time, but wo desired
ro see how Yankee ingenuity and impudence would |
i-rCift the emergency. The telegraph gives us to- ,
lay the story of the Herald, the boss liar of the
dotbarn press. As was t<*be expected, the Herald
claims the affair as a great success, barring the
the little incident of the destruction of their most.
lormi able iron-clad, the Keokuk. Like MeClel- [
lau*t> great "On to Richmond defeat, the humib
iiting repulse of the great Yankee iron-clad fleet, j
which had been preparing for the attack on
C harleston during the past eighteen months, and I
which was to demolish forts Sumter and Moultrie i
Jo thirty minutes, is claimed as a most satisfactory !
* recounoissance in fo:ce."' Having sacrificed i
their umst formidable vessel, and escaped with the !
balance of their iron-safes in a damaged condition,
liiev congratulate themselves with having made!
ihe discovery that the lost Keokuk was a failure,
#nd that the Kiicsson Monitors ore comparatively j
safe when kept out of reach of our batteries. It
must be admitted that they have profittcd by their
experience, a* they liave kept at a sale distance i
>ince tlieir inglorious repulse. They profess to be
gratified with the result of their " reconnoissancc, ' j
Their determination, not to renew the attack for j
the present, is an indication that they have indeed i
b.-en perfectly satisfied with the experiment.
t n-: feature of the news is characteristic of the j
Yankee. 'J lie " de\ il" having deserted them, j
ihey now rep. diate the devil whose aid they ,
invoked.
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From" Abroad.?'] he South Carolinian liaa reJiab
e inform it ion that one of our most accom- |
plishcd naval officer* i< about to start w ith a fine
vowel on a tour ot exploration, to rival the doings ;
- f the Jlabama?and that another will bo ready i
<n the 1st May, under another gallant command er, '
The exploits of the Mabatna have done good ser- I
vice. We bave no doubt the new vessels will a<h- i
vance cur reputation as successful navigators.
]uportaxt Military Movements Afoot.?The j
well informed hichmond correspondent of the!
Knoxville Hegister, willing under date of the liith instant,
says:
*' Tliere is now advancing towards Suffolk a force J
fifteen or twenty thousand strong to attack the ;
Federals in that direction. Siiuutaneonsly, it is ,
thought that Lee will cross the Kappahannock and j
attack Hooker. The fate of two capitals depend ,
upon the result. Lee will not remain long inac- j
tivo. lie will again move on Baltimore or Arling.- i
ton Heights. We may see Hookers army in j
Jlichmond. In rery truth the inhabitants of this
city confidently expect to welcome their approach
at an early day?as prisoners of war.
You may advise your readers that a movement
of our armies in Virginia is at hand?so near .do I
regard its consummation that its announcement
beyond the mountains can result in no disadrant
ige to our cause.
? '1 he same writer says :
A large force under Burnside and Franklin, said
to be not less than 30,000 strong, has been with- .
drawn from Hooker's* army, and from Washington,
in<) in oooAwlinDO is ?tl\ roitorutAf? Ttrororfl
*muj iu av\ ?'?'muv*/ v* tin i?iv i\iivin?vu |/*uj vwi v< ,
Johnson and Brownlow, sent to " redeem " Kast j
Tennessee. '1 hoy are to j?euetrato the mountain j
gaps, bring their supplies on pack mules, and pes- j
hcsh tho supposed Southern paradise of Unionism. J
Yon will at once observe the connection between j
this movement of forces abstracted from Hooker's j
command, and that 1 have supposed Gen. Lee !
would execute, if Hooker's army, as stated, has j
been reduced, the policy of General I.ee is no Ion- j
ger doubtful. lie will become the aggressor, j
while provision from other quarters has bee^made .
for the protection of yonr mountain girt district.
In confirmation of the writer's views, we find
tho followiug paragraph in the Baltimore dnuri
.can of the tyh instant.
From deserters, who tell the same tale, we
Warn that Longstreet is on the Flack wgter with no
less than four divisions, apd it is likely that one or
more brigades are on this aide. It there it a strategic
show meant to cover an evacuation of Richmond,
the rebels take unnecessary .ttables to veil
the move."
The Richmond Examiner of the 14thsays^t was i
.rumored there that Gcu. Longstreet had pushed
into Suffolk, driven the enemy out tUd captured
the place. TTe presume ~\>y this time that the
American l.as found out that Longstreet's movement
is not a ru?e ip cover an evacuation of I
RlehTnoTid.
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YanDoax*? Figiit at Feaxkun Texn\?-We '
have stirring news iivwn Franklin, in Williamson j
county. Van Dorn with his cominaitd, seven
thousand strong, as the current on dit has it, made J
an nssiult on tluit place on FiiJay last. The light
which ensued was bloody and desperate to the
end*
After the fight at Thompson's Station the Fed*
era Is fell buck t> Franklin. There they b*ve
hugged their breast works ever since. It became j
expedient to dislodge them, and, at the time spe- ,
ciued, a very wen anpoinieu expeuuiuu 1
in front of t he place, After a random fire of half
an lioui the Federals retired, and onr troopR reached
the public square. Freeman's batiery was
j>o.-tcd near the luarkot House.
The Yankees had not proceeded far before they
met SheiiJan's Divtaon, encamped five miles out.
With these reinforcements they dashed upon our
troops, who hod believed the day's work done. A j
furious cneountcr*ensUed, resulting in the capture
of Freeman's battery and its gallant Commander.
Our force retired to the outskirt of the town. 'J ho
Yankees did not pursue.
A consultation was here held, which resulted in
a resolve to recapture our lost guns at every hazard.
With this intent a general assault was made.
The columns of cavalry dashed down the different
streets in splendid style, Hut when the enemy
perceived'our object, he clubbed his forces before
the market plaoe, )>arricading the lmttery, The
struggle here was most bloody with heavy lo.-s on
both sides.
In the midst of the melee the Yankees, unable
to hold either their |?osition or our artillery, assassinated
Capt. Freemen, who hrd been sent a prisoner
to the rear. We thereafter took to more
prisoners.
Wo took three of the guns lwick, and killed large
numbers of the enemy., but henvv reinforcements
?. i a. _ . xr.. .1..Hi ,?,.'j , jj *
arriving oui ui niiMnuit* ?s imhuu i? c.\[iwijrni tu
i el ire,
Such arc the details purled tons. We have
ro means of ascertaining their pel feet truth, 'i hey
are stated to re, however, .vj positively, that we
should do ourselves wrong in failing to notice
thera.-wCAa//anooga Btbel.
Tiik Ricbjionu Riot.?A private letter from
Capt. John lyreidler of the 108th Ohio regiment,
late a prisoner of war in Richmond, says: "I
know there was a riot and a serious one, for even
part of the guard of Libby Prison was taken up
.town to aid in quclliqpjt, as 1 heard them telling
.of their exploAs after returning; and, besides, I
saw a number of women returning from it, carrying
all manner of store goods in their arms, which
could not have been oltfainod in any other way.
"Col. Dumont was in the hospital in another
pa; t of the prison and may actually have seen
more than we did, as we had only a view toward
the river side of Libby Prison, All the non-conimissioned
officers connected with the prison admitted
freelv to hi that such a thine had occurred.
a]though the Richmond papers, except the Whig,
avere silent witL regard to it." The Petersburg
Express, of April 7, eopiea trom the Whig, iu
which it says that about GO0 women, and over
5,000 of tho male sex were collected at a given
point, participating in the riot.
The Death op Lisut^-Col. Kimball.?There
is a inyitery about the death of Lieat.-Ool. Kimball
of .the Hawkins Zouaves, announced yesterday.
A rumor was current on Sunday, at Fort
Monroe, where .the hags were at half-mast in honor
nf tlio that hp wu aliot W'Upn. ( nrrn.
ran, for disobedience pf orders. It was supposed
that the matter would he investigated. According
to another report, which has found ita way into a
Waa^ingto j paper. Col. Kimball, having been refused
a pass,by (ien. Corcoran, used insulting language
to that officer, who drew" his pistol and shot
him de^d.on the spot
Rebel Stories.-^The Richmond Dispatch of
the 10th says that the rebel Congresa will surely
pass the bill before-them to force into the army all
Marylanders now within rebel reach; also that
Rpsecrans' and Grant's armies are to form
a junction at Jackson: Miss., and move on Vie.ks.
burgh; also fbet a colored regiment disembarking
from a gunboat at l'ilaika, Florida, had Ik: en
tired on- from an ambuscade, and from thirty to
forty killed and wounded : also that Capt. A. C.
Webster was lining is Richmond, on the 10th, for
breaking his parole of honor.
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A Sviqpt Miscrdbjmtsrwxo.?"What a ccuso
rioiiR liar!" exclaimed old Mrs. Partington, an she
read in a paper aR account of a new counterfeit
whicl'i wan said to contain three women and a
bust of Washington on each end. ."What I" said
she, ."General -Washington on a bust? 'tis not ao;'*
and the old Udy lifted her specs, and declared she
had known the old gentleman for the last three
years, and she ticrcr heard of his being on a bust
"v.dtki three women."
The Monitors at Clu yleatou.
To ih* Editor of Iht N. Y. Tribune*
Sir : I feel culled upon to state, tor the tnformation
of the country, that the imperfections of the
Monitors, shown by Admiral Duponl's trial of their
strength at Charleston, are not of a serious oharac-.
ter. What has hapj>enod will tc readily obviated
for the future. K very thing connected with our
new fighting machines worked precisely as intended
?not a single change of plan being called for. The
pilot-house proving of insufficient thickness was
not an unforeseen circumstance. The limited experience
which we have had in actual conflict indicated
that eight inches thickness would be .
sufficient, but it was by no means assumed to be a
1 settled point. Hence such a construction wax
adopted that, without removing the atructnre or
i changing its interior arrangements, any number of
additional plates might be attached to the exterior
and its thickness Increased to any extent. So:
with regard to the turret: it is constructed of an
' interior skeleton cylinder composed of plates firmly
riveted together, to which any number of plates
' may be bolted. It is by no means yet established.
: that our turrets require jnereased thickness, ex-,
j ceptiag possibly, at the base. The public will dp,
well not to be a'armed by the remarks of inexpe,. y.'
rienced observers who aro startled to see the in;
dentions produced l?y the enemy's projectiles.,
j We apply armor to keep out hostile shot, not to.
! prevent scars and indentions. .So far wc have fnlly
succeeded. It win De proper to ooserve mac ine
J supposed imperfect steering qualities aro utterly
! groundless. There is no class of vessels in tho
! Navy that obey their helm so readily as the Moni
itors. The reason is self-evident. The lar_c eqnii
poise mdder em j loyed is acted upon by the powj
erful current from the propeller with such force.
! as to change the course of the vessel with the.
slightest motion of the helm. In strong currents
and shallow water, as in Charleston harbor, no,
\ vessel can l?e readily maneuvered.
I Admiral Dupont's prclimin ry attack on Cliarles-.
1 ton?the first practical test of iron-clada? must be
regarded ns the most important event in naval his- ^
tory. To this country the gallant assault on Sum??.
tor by the new and untried vcsacte, exposed to the , 'O
terrible flanking and raking Arc of numerous other
forts, is fraught with incalculable benefit. What-. ~:f
ever may be the ulterior object of G ovgrnmcnt, the
substantial advantage bus already been, seemed of,
kuowing exactly what the iron-cjtyds can endure and
what remains to be done to. render the .
| system perfect. It was high time that a practldln
j test was instituted, since we are building a more
: numerous iron-clad fleet than possessed by all
| Enroi e. The nation may thank the commanders
j of the Monitors for the knowledge gained through.
j their gallantry. With less daring on their part,
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the Navy uepartmeni wouiq vei uck tumo juiurj
mation necessary to direct the completion of the
impregnable fleet now bu lding. At the same tima,
the spirited attack on SuxnXer,.and the havoc made
during half an hour's contest, warns the Confedi
erate leaders that tfaoy must keep their numerous
| batteries fully manned, and,.that they must not for
| a moment slacken their vigilapcp with Dnpont and
. his Monitors within half a day's sail.
'] lib history of war way be sean. hed in vain for
an instance of such costly preparations,, kept up
at such vast expenditure, aa.Cn%rlcston now re?
quires, to ward otf the Ulow from half 'a dozen
smalt vessels, manned, provisioned, and.coaled as
less cost than an ordinary first-class screw ship.
Yonravery respectfully,
i New York April, H. '<&. J. ERICSSON.
I.fvts there a spun with soul so dead,
Who never to himself l.a> ,
Whenever h^Jius lumped his head,
" Oh! Thunder !*?
OFKR'EKS CLO"THING ANP Fl;KNlNHlNCi
GOODS, v.il^ a large assortment*^ Hoots and
j Shoes, at - " J. C. JOKSS %CO.*8,
under the roat Oflico.
BEOULAK SOtJ-^tONTHLl' FREIGHT LINE BETWEEN
SEW YORK AND PORT ROtAL, 8. C.? Tho uader|
signed have established a regular line ojLtaflkets between
New X' ork and Hilton Head, leaving crh pontwic* a month.
J. S. FAG Ail * JQHN PITTS, Agenta, Baj Point, a C,
RIXBY k CO.,.2fi,Grt^wich,and^S^t T^hhiftoii Streets.
New York. Fa?_fr*>ight or passage apply on board.
METALUtr BURIAL CASES, by
EXGIJAH DI^O^ 4. Kicjiaimox,
I Fori Royal, S. C.
' TU8T RECJ^TVJ^) at the stow unter the. Post Office, a freait
; U lot of nns>uVf*d note'fcaper*, envelope*, pen*. ink
I tnd other atatuqiarT ; Military hopkn, NoVeJe in great mrirty,
knives, pipe*, bnuhce, and a fiq*Jot of English and
j French Ql^yee and other Funuahing GocJa for the Army
I end " '" '
The latca* daily and pictorial papers foi cgle on each ar>
i al (roratUe North. Also, Ths Saw 5#oVTHcy;try Saturday 4^
| ajcndng. 1 * ?
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