New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-12

ing RID OF the FIcet-Why more hss NOT
beea dcne-uore Tro0ps-Ln Order by
Gen. Batter, and nm AdToniiiOa ia
Correspondents.
From Our Special Correspondent.
FoRrREss MONROE, Old Point Comfort,
July 9, 1864.
The report Is current both at Newport News and
here that one OF the officers killed in she skirlnlsh
which Capt. Hamils party bad with the rebels on
Friday la,t, was Gen. Magruder Although there are
c cumstaDces lay ring the report II lacks Confirmation
TIE pnrsuug party returned satisfied that prominent
officer WIS killed. The rebels stopped at house to
obtain water and refreshments and in reply to tie
question what had happened, they Faid, Too Yankees
have killed two Of best officers and they are IN tie
wagon tho-e." These officers were the men who
called Cap. Hamis men b cease firing, az they
were friends. They received the deliberate fire OF
several men with Mimic rilR, and were seen to fall
Subsequent information leaves 10 doubt that the ssir-
migh was q serious Affair for the Rebe5 Their killed
and wounded could not have been less than ten, "a II
il confirmed by large number Of Tesons black
and white, that they had two carts full while
others were carried Oh ltteTs. A. the apothe-
cary shop, or hospital, which they vacated just
Us our pursuing party no, seven bloody mattresses
were found aud the negroes there asserted that ore OF
The killed was Gen. Msgruder. This statement is ad-
hered to by many others II lie understood that Gen
NJ. has brother who is r captain, and who may have
been killed. BE that as II may, the two o en- seen TO
fall were ccuf,tfsdy prominent officers Since the
affair change 10 have me over the policy Of
the rebels. they have abandoned several positions
between Newport News, Big Bethel and Yorktown,
where Notifications bad been commenced, and where u
is evident they intended 10 make stand There has
been general stampede, and somo Hre disposed to
regard ills fact proving The report of Gen. Magru'
der sdeab.
A small seam-iug, now called the Teazer, which
under the nsme Of The Rliuey belonged to tie u. 5.
Coast Survey has been for come line cruising up Eud
down ia mes River the south side, and has thus far
eluded our steamers. Day before yeHeTduy two men
engaged ON board cut adft he ia small boats pulled
away with one and took the other in tow. TLey were
chased by tie tug but Capt Brsine obs'Tyug the act
from the deck Of the Monticello, Immediately went in
chase, and firing few shois covered tie flight Of the
ANAL boats which bferwsrd reached ho Monticello al
Newport News in siiety. The men state that when
the war Commenced tLer ship was James River and
was seized, that they were impr sed into the Rebel
service and made 10 labor AZ battery building. They
woie finally trar ttued 70 tie ting, which il mounted
with two heavy fore ard N yuns, and has fifteen men
on board. They determined 20 desert, and
adopted the method described. They state that
a, smithfed Creek, opposite TO Warwick,
some IS miles cNewp1u News ION the o,ber side,
there is heavy battery and considerable force,
mandcd by Capt. Pige, late Of the United States
Army for ihe purpose Of disrutng tie passage OF tue
Federal forces mp the river Al jamestown there is
another battery Vi IL guns The steamer Yorktown Is
~ I..,s nd
men, ready TO sail Tie sfeamer jamestown Lad not
been deemed seryicolble. The Rebel forces armed,
sons with sbotgu1s, some Vith Gntock guns, others
with the muskd Of 1872, aud small portion with
rifles. The ratons tro bad aud much dissatisfaction
exists At Wet Point there 10 a battery Of guns,
ard the policy Of TIE Rebels is to fortfy both James
and York Rivers as well ar the marrow neeA between
the two river, where large force i. being gathered
for the purpose Of making Tand
III. camp opposite u Newport News, fToken Of IN
my last, has mo, ed oil. The impression was usg it
was regiment moving up the river from Norfolk.
There report Ihis morning thai a new battery
facing the fur1ress and sswss Point, had opened
upon the feet, but il proved incorrect few snots
were fred from the new battery aIounl tho poin
The Cumber aud ruiltd today for Boston. Tao Roam
oke with Commodore PentergIar IA Commander Of
the Gulf Squadron steamed out Of The Roads as even
ing. Commodore Sripgham, as COMMANDER OF the Al
antic squadron viii remain with The Minnesota in The
Roads lie 10 unders,O0d TO be I've with live
policy, The Siniee 10 Oh for s)ue OF the Southern
ports The Susquehanna whose fms model Las won
praises 10 all parts Of to world. returns 10 New York
for REPAIRS II ID to he regretted that tle grand Dheme
for sweeping OF the rebel batteries on Ito opposite side
Of the Roads was not carried into execution before this
fine fleet broke up Why tie plan was abandoned %
NJ, known. Il IL reported hut Gen. Butler was op-
possd to il. If -, ii probably ON the grund thai
his force Wac not Lars enough 70 hold, when taken,
the important dsuici oi country proposed ~ be m-
ylded.
TBE TRlnUSE 10 quite right In saying HAT il il not
Gen Buffers fault that be has Jt accomplished NOE.
The Government las not supplied him with the means,
and more could not have been expected from hlU.
Give bin, the number Of men promised, ana he will
not let the country fanish for results. The number Of
troops now here TBE TmBUsE sstteS Considerably
above tho marx. FOr fear of violating the roccnt
order by Cen. Blilsr. designed edmonton 10
cOrrespondeufs / will not make tie correction moro
specific than BY sstng tbat dyia,n by two Will give
TIE answer with toertbe accuracy. Voc have over
estimated the boraty of tho Government by half.
Il SCENE b. understood, however, thai better things
srs ia store Tor IA AID thai 10 bsye adoi-
t;onal foFce o. ten or fifteen thousand mon.
The following is the order Of Gen. Butler al
ludej 70;
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