Southern News

FORT MONROE, April 18.

The Norfolk Day Book, of yesterday, speaking of the arrival of the French Minister at Washington, says: At Richmond, speculations in relations to the object of his visit are rife, and says, “It is fraught with grave significance. The most probable solution is, that a French monopoly of tobacco underlies the whole popular determination when we affirm that the Confederate States will not tolerate any diplomacy which places them beyond the pale of public law. Let us be true to our honor, and we shall at least win the acknowledgement of posterity that we deserved to be free.

The Norfolk Day Book, of today, mentions that in the skirmish last night, Col. McKinney, of a North Carolina regiment and 25 men were killed and 75 wounded.

There was a very extensive fire in Norfolk last night, and it has continued to burn all day to-day. Several buildings were destroyed.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, April 21, 1862, p. 1

The Rebels and the Battle in Tennessee

FORT MONROE, April 17.

Copies of the Richmond Dispatch and the Norfolk Day Book were received here last evening. The Dispatch contains a telegram from Beauregard, dated Corinth, 9th inst., stating that he was strongly entrenched and prepared to defy the Federals in whatever numbers they might attack him. He claims the battle of Pittsburg Landing as a most important Rebel Victory. He says: “We captured 6,000 Federal prisoner [sic] and 36 cannon.”

The Dispatch, commenting on the above thinks that the total route of Gens. Buell and Grant is certain. No mention is made of Beauregard being Wounded.

The Dispatch says, in reference to affairs on the Peninsula, that no anxiety need be felt as to the result of the forthcoming battle. The Yankees are to be driven back to the Fortress, and thoroughly vanquished by our forces under Generals Lee, Johnson and Magruder.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 19, 1862, p. 1