FORT MONROE, April 5.
Latest intelligence received of the Merrimac, is that she was at Norfolk last night. She was then coaling at the navy yard, and was expected to come out to-day. Capt. Pegram is mentioned as likely to command her.
The Yorktown, Jamestown, and Teaser, and four other gunboats are at Norfolk.
A deserter come in this morning, reports a force on the peninsula, but not so large as supposed.
Magruder’s headquarters are at Lee’s Mills near Williamsburg.
Three tugs arrived from Newbern Thursday bring little of interest.
A report is current that Burnside has been ordered to evacuate Newbern within six days, and that he replied that he would meet the rebels at Goldsboro and Raleigh.
Fort Macon still holds out. Extensive preparations for its reduction are progressing. A few shells have been already thrown into it. Cannonading has been heard all day from the direction of Yorktown. It is rumored the town has been burnt. No official report received. Rumor probably incorrect.
A flag of truce to-day brought the following released prisoners from Richmond: - Col. Buford, Lieut. Van Horn and Colonel Bliss, U. S. A., taken prisoners in Texas, and Col. Woodruff, 1st Kentucky regiment, taken in Kentucky.
The Mobile Advertiser of April 4th has a special message from Memphis, stating that Buell’s army reached Savannah on the Tennessee river, and there had been brisk skirmishing, and great activity on both sides for the great struggle.
MOBILE, April 4.
Wednesday a Yankee force, 2000 strong, landed at Biloxi and cut the telegraph liens between Mobile and New Orleans.
NEW YORK, April 7.
The steamer Atlantic arrived from Port Royal. Among her passengers are Gen. Sherman and staff.
Advices from Jacksonville 1st, states an attack was expected there from two Mississippi and one Florida guerilla regiments, a battery and troops of horse.
Gen. Wright is confident in sustaining himself.
The rebel yacht America, has been raised by our naval force, and with the steamer Daylight is a prize.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, April 8, 1862, p. 1
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