New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-08
x,aTEsT WAR NEWS.

Fort, ne has again favored our arms IN the
Weat. On Friday last an engagement took place
At Dug Springs, 10 miles southwest OF Spring
ssld Mis-, ouri, between a body Of go national
..vs,rv a ttached to Gen. Lyons forces and
/, 600 ph l infantry, under Ben. McCuloch
-, 80 secty successful result ON our side
o.. ION h, d on Thursday received intelgenc,
ns the eneny' approach, and at once advanced
% mast him. He encamped that night al
Tyrrd Greek, and the next morning marched
forward to Dug Spring. where he established bis
no.;tion. The ,9i'counter between cur cavalry
and the Rebel il Gan.'ry was accidental, the cav.
airy Unexpectedly fndl og themselves in situa-
ton before the en.,my " hence retreat was i'm.
oo,sible. They, the uefore, disregarding the Odds
cut their way Through. Their lieutenant in
command and others we.e Allied, and 30 were
wounded. During the a6ray the Rebels ap-
peared in great force, but were PIT 10 flight by
Gen. Lyons artillery, our infantry no oeing en-
gagged at ALL The enemy Tetreated No r'hward,
leaving the field in possession Of our troops.
Forty of their dead and torty.four wounded N'oie
found. A collision on larger scale, is mmediatei,v
expected. The telesrsphi,s intelligence is imper-
feet, but we gather that Gen. Lyon has divided
his force to meet different attacking columns,
and that bis positions are strengthened by in
trencbments The battle j., awaited with great
confidence by our men.
From Fortress Monroe We bave the intelligence
that feet of pryateers, consisting of the side
wheel steamers Gordon and Coffee, and the !
Norfolk pot-boat Marion, are in active opera
tion near Batteras Inlet. The Gordon is said to !
have run through the blockade. at Charleston,
ten days sgo, siuce which time she has captured \
the brig WIN. II. McGilyery, oil Bangor, from ,
Cardenas, and the schooner Protector, from |
Cuba. The bark Glen, Of Portland was taken /
BY the others. The privateers are all armed /
with rifed cannon. Their rendezvous is New /
bern, North Carolina. The retels boast that the
blockade does not impede their movements in tie |
slightest and that tho Quaker City is the only |
vessel which troubles them
The Rebel priyateer Petrol formerly tue
United State cutter Aiken, commanded by Capt.
WIN. Perry, exLieutcnant of United States Me-.
rinos, vas destroyed last week by the frigate
st. Lawrence. She showed fight, but three
shells from the frgate sunk her, Two Of the
crow were drowned, and thiriy-fve are now
held prisoners. The frigate Wabash, alfo, has
rscaplured the schooner Mary Alice, Of New
York, which has been taken by the pirate Dixie.
The prize crew are prisoners on the Wabash.
II is announced that the army at Fortress
Monroe is to be greatly increased.
There were exciting rumors in Washington
Yesterday Of skrmi,hiDg from Fort Ellsworth to
Falls Church, but they proved to be uniounded
A reconnaissance up tie Potomac to Seneca
Mills, discovered considerable force oil Rebels
Q mile or two above Great Falls, where the
river Is believed to be forbade for man and
horse, but not for artillery. Gen. Mccall has
ample force to check any attempt by the Reees
to cross ct that point, and our chain of pickets
on the upper Potomac 10 Harpers Ferry ia 80
unbroken that information of any noyemert can
bs speedily transmitted along the whole line.
Our Sandy Hook, Nd, dispatch says that the
Rebels we're collecting large quantities Of supplies
at Manassas indicating preparations for 0 for.
ward movement 10 The direction Of Gen. Baokss
e0ufDn.