New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-13
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.


Yesterday made from Alexandria to the Occa'
qtian River. Gen. Heintzelman's whole DIVISION
moved in two columns; one took the telegraph
road and the other road to the right oil II.
At night Gen. Heintzelman returned and re-
ported that they had seen no Rebels this SIDE
of the river; squad Of Lincoln cavalry, gong
in advance of the column was fired on BY
concealed body, and five or six were wounded.
Capt. Todd is said to be missing This recon-
noissance has made it certain that there are no
large bodies of the enemy nearer than the oc
coquan River.
On Monday, three schooners ran the rebel
blockade of the Potomac in open daylight.
They received 43 rounds of shot aud shells,
but were untouched They sailed up the
Swosh Channel, by the Maryland shore.
The War Department has issued orders
concerning several Military Departments: The
Department of New.Mexico is to be commanded
by Col. L. r. s. Cauley; the Department ol
Kansas, including Kansas, part OF the Indian
Territory, Nebraska, Colorado, and Dakota
is to be commanded by Maj. Gen. Hunter;
the Department of Missouri, including Missouri,
Iowa. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Arkansas,
Kentucky west of the Cumberland River, 10 to
to be commanded by Maj. Gen. Halleck; the
Department of Ohio. including Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana, Kentucky east of the Cumberland
River, and Tennessee, is to be commanded by
Brig Gen. Buell.; the Department Of Western
Virginia, including that portion Of the State
lately in the old Department OF Ohio, is to be
commanded BY Brig..G ROsecrans.
Gen. Hunter has issued orders to the Mis-
souri, army TO avoid any encounter with the
enemy not forced upon it, till the Department
can be reorganized and the troops consolidated
Wa have further news Of the disastrous affair
at Guyandotte, Va, some account OF which we
gave yesterday. The intelligence we print tins
morning is of nature to make ones blood
run cold. 1t appears that the inhabitants Of
the accur.ed town entered into a conspiracy
with the Rebels outside TO destroy the 80 or
800 Union troops there placed Accordingly
they profIered to our men kindly hospitalitieS,
aud invited them on certain night TO their
houses Having them thus at their tables
they hung out Signals 10 the Rebel
cavalry, marking every house where
were any Union soldiers. The Rebels
rushed into the town, entered the houses.
and mo-sacred their victims in cold blood, the
trcaeherous entertauers-meD, women, and,
incredible as it seems, children eyen--aidiIg in
the carnage. Col. Iiegler came 10 the rescue
of his comrades too late to save them, bat he
lad the town in ashes. Full particulars have
not yet reached US, aud il the intelligence yet
to come shall prove this story lie, all viii
rejoice; We fear, however, that it is too dis
mally true.
We have excellent news from Eastern Ten
nessee. The Union men there have risen,
burned railroad bridges on the East Tennessee
road, cut down telegraph wires, aud in varl-
GUS effective ways contributed to the ruin Of
the Rebel cause. The greatest rage and al
most despair has possession Of the traitors at
the,e evidences Of the feeling they hoped they
had forever suppressed.