New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-26

battle of Belmont gave them taste of the mel
they must meet, and the burning OF bridges
aud other manifestations of loyalty in Eas
Tennessee, have lighted ire in their rear.
EXPECTED ATTACK on COLUMBUS.
There is thought to be imminent danger o.
On attack on Columbus ny. The Charleston
hsIcsrn Of the 2lst publishes dispatch from
New Orleans, dated the goth, which states thai
intense excitement prevails there relative t.
the threatened attack on Columbus, Ky. Com.
Holns had gone there with his feet, and had
teegraphed for the steam-ram Manassas. A
foa ing battery with 20 guns was going up
that night. All the river pilots had been i'm.
pressed. Seyeatecn Thousand troops and 40
cannon were at Columbus. On tie Both, q
public meeting was held at Memphis. The
6eople passed resolutions to send men and guns
TO Columbus, and adopted on address calling
upon sister States al.o to send assstapce for
tie defense OF the Mississippi Yaly. The i'd
dress says:
"An invasion il ct band by the enemies Of our
rights ard liberties, moving upon us 10 oveIwhelm-
ing numbers In the next five days there will be
great battle at Coluinbus, and If the Coniederaes
are overpowered Memphis will be lost to the South,
uDless Alabama, Mississippi aud Louisiana help u.s.
Our friends IN the surrounding States must look the
facts in the face before IL is too late.'
The Tennessee Legislature has established
State Ordnance Bureau, and appropriated
$500, 0O0 for manufacturing arms. 1t has also
instructed the Governor to fress into imme.
date service all the gus in the State.
The removal of the itinerant Capital to
Nashville points in the same direction in Rebel
journals of Friday.
PANIC AT TIE SOUTH.
Government has advices from Richmond that
that city, as well as Savannah and Charleston,
Memphis and Now-Oreans, is in q panic.
Families were packing up so as to be in readi-
ness to leave when the Yankees approached.
Ii was the general belief that the Rebel
Government had already commenced removing
lis archives to Nashville, so suddenly made the
Capital. Government also has intelligence that
the discount on the Confederate Treasury
Notes is already 80 per cent, and that on
private issues must be still greater.
THE NEXT BATTLE ON THE POTOMAC.
TIE Richmond Enquirer predicts that the
next battle on the Potomac will be in the Vi
entity of Occoquan and Dumtries. II EXPECTS
a combined movement from Alexandria, the
and. At Manassas 60, 600 or 10000 troops
are massed.
DETECTIVE EXPEDITION on TIE LOWER PoTO.
MAC.
The little expedition on the Lower Potomac,
under the superintendent of Detective Baker,
has resulted 10 the capture Of a wel-known
Rebel spy and several Of bis confederates, q
quantity Of arms and batch of letters duly
prepared for the Richmond conspirators. Some
Of these implcate persons here and in Mary
and not hitherto suspected OF symputhizing
with the enemy. OF the arms, fifty Sharp's
10 Catholic cemetery near Lconard'town,
in flannel, in a cofin.shnped box.
Their whtreabout was made known by one
who witnessed the "mysterious funeral"
A lot of mnskets were found in another 10.
,ality few miles distaut, buried in the sand
On the shore. BY ttese discoveries and cap
lures the Government is put in possession Of
valuable information and the rebel spies who
here 50 long conveyed information and arms to
The enemy have received sudden check. The
Ok petition was composed OF detachment of
Indiana Cavrlry, placed a. the disposition Of
Mr. Baker.
RrcoyNOTssANCE,
This morning companies A and II Of Col.
Cavalry BegimeYt, commanded
by NM. Butler, went on tour Of OBJ
;Scr,atioih. A mil: beyond Hunters Mills, they
met company Of Rebel cavalry, supported .;
Our men were fired upon by cav
.lry. Que horse was wounded, aud one men,
Der of Company A injured by his horse falling
upon bin. AZ the order given by Lieut.. Paul
or Company A to advance, the ininntry of tie
Rebels took flight, and reireated.
TIE BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD.
Gov. Pierrepout of Virginia and Mr.. Ford, !
AGENT at Wheeling OF the Baltimore and Ohio
2slrond, went home tonight. 1t il believed
hat they have succeeded in their mission, and
hat the highway, 80 long closed, viii soon be
,pen to travel and tr,flic.
rIIE ARMY RETIRING BOARD TO MEET AGAIN.
The Army Retiring Board will be called
ogether again tomorrow to consider the case
# Capt. John S. Garland, 9TH Artillery.
Count de Villanean has been assigned to
,fcClellsn's staff with rank Of Colonel He is !
graduate of the School Of 50. Cyr, and was ,
! Colonel by brevet in the French army.
ARRIVAL OF GOV. UGIrAzI.