New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-13

pointed Assistant A6jutant General and AIDE
de-Camp to his brdhsr, Gen. Hancock.
DEATH OF CAPT. KERRIGAS.
Capt. Tbos. Kerrigsn Of Company X, 25h
Regiment n. Y. Volunteers, died this evening
of wounds received three rpnths since. He
was passing the outposts, aua while STOPPING
down 10 give soldier the couniersign he was
shot, tie man mistakDg the captains movement.
ANXIETY FOR ACTIVE SERVICE.
The officers of high rank in the army, OF
which THE TRIBUNE speaks to-day, are
renewing their appeals for speedy ac-
ton against the rebels. Some of our
Generals are unwilling that this long term of
apparent letbargy should pass without their
determined protest against it. As yet there
is 10 sign of change in the passive policy Of
the war.
ANOTHER HERALD HUMBUG.
The invention by The Herald of panic
among the rebels at Centreville, during re-
view by JEFF. Davis and Beaurcgard, has stun
ned the town. Not a syllable of this interest
ing romance has been reported at Gen. McClel-
lan's headquarters, nor is it at all credited
there.
DEATHS OF SOLDIERS.
The following soldiers have died since our
last report:
Owen II. Martin, Company A, I'd New-York Cav
airy, at Eruptiye Hospital.
Barney Quigley, Company l., 1st Regimant L. S.
Cbasseurs, at Columbia College.
Henry Smith, member Of Oneida IN. ~ Regi-
ment, al Columbian Hospital.
To the Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Thursday Dec. 70, 1861.
FROM TYBEE ISLAND.
Letters received at the Navy-Yard state that on
the 9Th instant Commander Rodgers left ybee Roads
before daylight, with the steamers Ottawa, Seneca,
and Pembina, and crossed the bar Of Warsaw Sound
at half tide The United States forces approached
the fort on Warsaw Island, within mile, and sent
Lieut.. Barnes to it with flag of truce, who found
it entirely deserted The fort consisted Of an in
closed octagona work, with platforms for eight guns
on the water faces The guns bad been removed,
the platform cut up, and magazine blownup. Com
mander Rodgers states that everything had the ap-
pearance Of being very recently deserted.
The letter also says, from the mouth Of Wilmington
River, We observed battery bearing from ua about
n. w. by W, one-haf W., and distant three miles.
Ii is on the river and about three miles distant and
Just above house with red cupola, which is Of
the Coast Surveys points Of triangulation, and is
about ten miles from Savannah. We counted FIVE
guns apparently Of large caliber, the face Of the
battery toward US. We could only sec one gun upon
the other face, but there may have been more. We
were near enough 10 sec the men on the rsmparts,
and the gs'ening Of their bayonetr.
II A l.stx
Tybee Island would be OF no use whatever although
there may have been signal-man placed on the
south eastern part of it, commanding point for OBJ
servation. The highest point reached by Com.
Rogers was about eight miles from Wirsaw Bar,
about ten miles from Savannah, and between four
and FIVE miles from ThundeIbolt on one sde and
Montgomery on the other side
PROM SEw-MExICo.
Private advices from New Mexico say that the
port is that the strong forces which have been sent
against the Texans in the Mesills Valley have driven
the enemy far back into Texas.
CoDRICATIoN OF THE U. :. STATUTES.
Senator Sumner intends pressing to consuming
ton the measure which he introduced ten year, ago,
for classification and codilcaiion Of the statutes Of
the United States, and which has now been recon-
mended In the Message Of the President.
ACTS OF CONGRESS-.
Congress has, since the organization Of the Gov.
ernmeut, enacted some 5000 acts and joint resolu-
tons which gil more than 5000 closely printed
pages, and are scattered through many volumes. a
bin for the purpose mentioned has been introduced
in the House.
ENLIGHTENED EGYPT.
The following dispatch from our Consul-General in
Egypt is Of such public interest that the Secretary Of
State has consented to its publication:
U.s. Consulate, ALEXANDRIA, Nov. u. 1851.
SIR: / have the honor to announce that the Vice.
ROY of Egypt has again shown Lis good will TO the
United States by directing the Captains OF the Port
of Alexandria to exclude all vessels bearing an
recognized flag from the harbors of Egypt. lnstruc
ions to this effect informed BY the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, were issued about two weeks ago in
consequence Of suggestion addressed 10 his liigh-
ness by this Consulate General.
Ar an interview which had with him on the 81
inst at Cairo, his Iligpess assured me that no pIi-
vatees in the service o the domestic enemies OF the
United States will be allowed to be fitted out, or to
bring the prizes in any part of his dominions. The
following passages trai:sated f'0m the note cent to
me by LIS ExcelleDcy, Nabar Bey, In behalf OF the
ViceToy, show that in the facilities for obtaining
Egyptian cotton, manufacturers are placed on
an on ual footing with those Of Great Britain. The
note il dated Oct IS, and is in reply to inter
rogatories which ! had verbally made to tie Sec
rotary.
MONSIEUR LIE CoSsUL-GESERAL: have had the
honor to report his Hghness, confornaby to your
deeire what you have said to me on the subject OF
the words addressed by his Hghnees to the deputa-
ton of the Manchester Association for the extension
of the culture Of cotton His 1lghness has charged
ms to inform YOU, Monsieur, that what he has sad
lor any association winch may be formed in England
for tie above mentioned purpose lie says equally
TO any which your countrymen may organic. -,
AT the interview TO which l have referred, the
Vceroy repeated this assurance in person to ne,
saving thai he had never INTENDED to exclude my
compatriots from an equal share in the privileges
accorded to the capitalists of Great BRIAN. may