New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-28

TIE STEAMER TRENT AFFAIR.
Lord Lyons has sent into tie stte Depart
,aeat the British demand for The surrender Of
slideI and Mason. Time was given TO Mr.. Sew
oyd to reply 70 tie demand.
TIE FicBT AT DRANEsvulE.
The following Is Gen. II Calls official report
of tie recent feat at Dranesvlue:
ErApovAR-Ens McCA1's DIVISION
C&rF PlxHFoAT, rec % 1861.
BIirrdio7 Cercr,lR F. Nancy Chit of s'sa,
GENERAL: I have the honor 10 present for the in.
foriazt o. # Tie General inch ef more detailed
account Of tie aiir at d aIesyIs OF Tue 2Uth inst:
fogether with the reT orts of BE cadier +. y. Ord
commander of The Third BIiGnde Of my Division
and the andcr Of The SIKH Infantry. LeuieI
ant-Cooad VI. =. PenrOso Of TIE Nilth Infantry,
Cd. s. i. Jackson Of the Tenth Infantry, Col J. S.
EcCaimot OF the Twelfth lnianry, CCl j. IL. Tag
Qan Of The Figst Rifes Lieut..Col. Kare OF TWO
souadrons &C The Firs Cavalry, LIe,t Gel. j. Hig-
gina auo Eastons Battery, Capt. Il. I-aston, Penn
On Tie ever'nr of the 10Th leaned that The
er-ny's rokeis "a Gdvenced to within four cr five
.aes Ol our lines. and carried al two good Jal0n
Ien and u indoged and thea elto otlers, ara taat
their reserve was IN tie eisAboshooJ Of Dfanes-
vile. ] gave written Instructions, copy Of which
il marked, to Brig .-Cicn. Ord 10 move with his
brigade al "a. ca the 20tf 10 surround and cap
". a.
euvIy ol forge from the farms OI some Of the iauk
ec,ssio is.s ~ that vicinity.
Brie Gen j. J. Reynolds, with the frSt brigade,
was directed 10 move on to Dlta.nlt Creek, 70 be
ready % support Gen. OTd, the event OF Els meet
nv a force gfeeter than lis own.
AZ ~. o'clIci @. n. on tbe 20th received dis
patch from Geu. Ord written on & i1arch, Inform
ing ne thnt tie guide hau learned on tie way that
there was o fun brigade, but without artillery, 81
HerdOng Station, 800 iniuUTy and cavalry at
.IuaIers BILLS and go Infantry between Draues-
vile and tie Potomac. I Immediately mounted IDy
horse. and viii my stan and au escort o. cavalry
moved m iiv forward overake, Il possible, Gen.
Ord's Bitadc. STORED "a few mCmc'iis WIN BliG.-
Cen kevnc,ds Ut Difficult Greek and having direct
ed him 70 be u readiness 10 move forward Tepldy N
case he shoald be required to support Gen. Ora, L
rode on. Wien within about two niles OF Drdnes-
vile heard toe first gun fired by TIE enemy. Ii was
soon answered by Eastcns Battery, which impaired
10 ne lie fat thet the enemy had artillery with them
a raIjd nee soon brought ms L. te Held, where
Gen. Oid was holly tngage5. l fond Easton's
Battery iudiciously placed, and in ill blast upon
the enenys battery, about 800 yards IN iIont, on
tie CeLtreville road. here stopped TO observe the
praelice OF battery, while orc oi my STAN rooe
oil TO ascertain where Gen. OId was.
Wlile here, admlring the accuracy Of the shot and
shell THROWN bv this battery upon battery Of the
e.emv. q force OF Infantry anu cavalry made their
sppeg;aLcr from cover On the enemy nghi, moving
in direction 20 tu'n our itlt. Co! .acCaiinobt,
whose regiment was on the In was notified of This
fully thrown into their nid-t checked their advance,
END drove them back iagloriOusly - cover.
AOt hearing any thing Cf Gen. Ord, 1 eet Out in
search OF lin on our rigit where blis firing was
st the time Going or. Here was be yih lniantTy,
Col Jackson. who bad gsiGutly MeJ the euemy at
clOe quarters aud nOby sustained tho crcoit oi his
State.
By tbs time Capt. Scheete Of ny staif, reported
that ne had found Gen. Ord near the center OF the
front Proceeding there, found cte lilies and
party Of the 9th ialanry crpsy wanna reserve, en-
2. ced under blisk fire wrh the enemy. Having
NET Gen. ORD. we moved forward, aad the position
where tie e1cmy's battery had been PLACED was
soon gaiued snQ here we bad evlCence Of the fire
grtil,ery practice OF Eaeton's Battery. The read
wss sfcTyed with men aid horses, tlvO caissOns,
OF them blown M, hGOer, gun carriage wheel,
aud quantity OF artillery ammunition, small arms
aud az immense quaoiity OF heavy clothing,
blankets, etc.
TIE battle was now over and the victory Won.
With nv eOi.s, %, Gen. Ord made an adva ee CT
aborl bali ilile. but nothing furber was to bc
seen. the enemy, il ful fight, had pressed beyond
cur reach.
then recalled Gen. Ord, ard prepared for the re-
tnIn Of rny command. | ordered TIE hainess 10 be
takeo of Tie enemys horses, which lay dead in the
road and 10 be put upon io7see OF ny escort, and
brought aWGv the peTIec caisson alc tie timber.
EARLY ~ tie dar rot i,'owing what force might
he thrown forward from Ceureyiie 10 support the
troops We Lad encoanlertd, had called forward
Rf;e en-. Reynolds let Brigade and Brig-Gen.
MegfC' "a lfit-ie IRON Llp 10 sie SUD
non of tlo 81 brigade. These disntguished oicsrs
prcfnptly bro9gh, forward their commands, and !
onlr iecreilee that the ine Opposition OF the regi-
r,e Is sud battery Of Gen. Ords command, together
viii the c.lientry OF Co.'s. Jackson, McCalDout,
ard YsOeari aud Ijept.-CCls. kaiie. Higgins, and
Premrose, and Capt. Easou, had lett nothi- q for
Gems. PEI yuoids aud Meade 10 GO.
The ROM % the oUemY was complete, Dut az oio
NOT consider II instihable 90 hgouar ~ D.anesvlile,
when my ammunition was much exhausted, ana the
enemy might eaiily throw l0,OG0 or 10000 men be-
tween pls and my camp DUNG the nght, oioered
every aTfanc cement 20 be promptly made iOr the re-
turn arcb Sorne tine was re- UTod 10 prepare our
Yvoanded-sixty officers aud nen-io be transported
10 camp, ana u was nGslly darg before got the
column in moicn. Cur killed ara wounded, Gs well
g. so many of the Rebel wounded as could be moved
were brought sway.
Tie troops yse bad engaged sid defeated were The
fs, kCatuchy Regiment, Col. Acti. Tay lOr, about
SO etrgng on The field, the 10th Alabama, Col. For
cey. o0' sirorg South CarohDa Regiment, whose
Colonel was no known 10 tbe IsIsoutrs IN our pos
ssss IN who informed that no lntercopsc between
different regiments was ever allowed, and NiTgi,ia
Regimeut. The kertucky prisoners Informed NE
they believed iiith TegiGeDi present, as Two or
thee regiments had left Centroviiie ~ . 2. nl ana
fhev ~ Kentucky aud AllbNga Regiments, TO-
,etber~ ith CAPT Cutiss Georeia i,atcty ara Sew
arts VireiBil Regiment Of Cavalry, leit at , g. m
Tie whole were under ooinnAld OF Brig.-0eneral
Stewart.
Gen. Ord repos,sas worthyof n tice, his personal
siaf. and also Coils. Accalmoni and Jacksop, Lieut.
Col. Kane CaDtaius Easioi, lst Ps- artillery Mles
Ist rities bradbury 6sA Ipfausy Ia. Reserve, Diek
and Gainssy, eth IrfMtry f. ita3 'Fve. .
THE r-rfer az liled Sound - ff'nt q the position
ecnuied by lie eih Iufatry Co. jackson, Is IN ny
es;iuslioa proof enongh OF tbe gsl&niry ana aiS'ip
line of that Glo Iegiaent. LEi where hil OehaNeo
potlv Il i. di.fcuit 10 dscTimiu.'e l must, how
.ftn o.