New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-17

Ne s'astiag eoavoys, foartesa barracks u -
49, ess bsssssy, end the strong tower on ~ Iake
"n'ienan, end not only prevented any troops iron
sent rom that province into Spain but even ex.
chea sucn d'smsy that 1000 men were withdrawn
"cm isueras 70 oppose him, when they would other.
~se nave oeen marching into the peninsula. TAs
s .'1ss sds entirely 'uspended during fiis
!'s WIN sucn oonsummats prudence were sn
L0fa cocnrane's enterprises planned and executed
that not one Of his me. Uere either kild A. S,~s ~.
cept Ons who was singed in blowing up a battery
Brave 0Hro Bor.-M. NJ Stevenson, Of Ban.
fonaine, Ohio, non-commissoned oiceri In wesssr,
regiment fell morally wounded in the battle Of RsA
Mountain, July IL, but refused to bs carried OF ths
field, though his brother was at his side pleading wiA
him to retire. az am doing well enough, shoot swsv
at the rebels was his constant reply to the entreats
He continued loading and firing bis rAe though slowly
bleeding to DEATH until he saw the enemy flying whsa
the light of victory CLEANED from his eye, and he san
exhausted upon the groshd. He fingered few days
and expired, regrettEg that he had but Life TO aY
upon the altar of bis country. Sach patriotism vi
finally conquer.
W.i>b, bouud from Trinidad de Cubs for Fllno'sAs
Engltnd for orders, captured ny the prisa'ess
JEFF. Davi. off The Banks Of Ne~fDgndl,ud on The
lo'h OF July with cargo eon,ift"g of 2S hoSshssass
81 tierce, aud % barrels Of Mu<eOvado sugar AID a39
boxes Of clliei d. She placed in posse -sioo of
prizs- who took ber iL,o Southern poft 1bs
ca tain and prze-rew arrived here this morning. and
v ILL., learn m axe arrangements for the dspos.i OF
ber cargo. Tie captain states that the JEFF Day1e
out Of Oh .rleSton the 2Slh Of june, the
blockade, and had, pIevions TO the capture Of the j.
W., boarded two other vessels. If which pfOyed
TO be vessel from Mary land. but bad iustriciJos,
appears, from President Davis not to lie nolesed II
met by n privAteer. The other WAS a Yank.e crsfs,
which had, previous To her being boarded, changed
her papers, but there is deceivng the bays Of The
jeff DAVIS. she taken and priIe'rew " rlaeed %
hoard. TIE cargo snd vessel worth over $0J00o.
Pretty good these hard timer. [Chaies'n. Mercy.
The REBlL Loss The following Ia an extract
from letter received in Boston, from Virginia lady,
residing Washington
Senator Johnson's friend, - Of Tennessee, 10
now stopping win us, bis brother with Mary. They
are both 20 earnest i" tho Union ca.se isking their
lives, prop-r y, sHd ytbng earthly, that feel
much Interested 10 them. On hi. way from Tennessee.
- Travelled part Of tie way with Georgsn Who
had been a. The baulo Of Bull Run, and mstsking Tin
for S-cessiOnist, fslked freely with him. lie siys
Souti errer. are sstouuded ut the Northern troops;
't'ey fight Ike tig-rs; steady, 80 cool. iouisi-
'nnt rel gimeDt, the "Chaiu-Gang Regiment" brought
or TO NY knowledge, but Il m"n; an Alabama
and a Georgia regiment were nearly ami iated.'
In fat no say: 'Sir, IL a victory tie part OF
our troops, bu dear bought one Y"n know they
will 10; allow any pepec or indiSidr1i To- publish
over 5000 killed and wounded; bnt ks9r po-iive-
ly that IL fully S,50J and few more such NO
'tories would break us up"
SALE OF THE CONFEDERATE PRIzEs.-Tbe N'sA
OCieans Bee says the g. =. Marshal sold st publis
Outcry, Satur ny. the following prizes, captard
by our Jrivafeers at the sums oppOi'e their atDcs
schooner nad 80 80 Schooner John Adnms.. lS
Rs,k Ocssn lsxe...... $500 Bn: Psusus......... fs
Ship Mlsn........... 0CO0 Scboonrr EHs. .. a<
fhe ,5 "a kr Of sa cargo Of the ship Milan, were
sold at 81 So Ter sack.
CsNSoN FOR FREaOST.-The St. Lcuis papers %
Saturday report the arrival in that city Of sx pound
and assfIa.
tool wagons, &c, conpected nth them. These i'm
ueuse weapons rcmsiurd the depot Friday night in
charge Of strong guard. Ia addition to four hinge
cannon previOIry TRANSPORTED to tie Arsenal, brOugns
by express ain Gen. Ffemouts order, four others
were removed tbsher on Friday f,Om the Obi" and
Mis ieipIi Railrad depot. One oil them wa. -
poupder sHd the others y Ounders- Two Of the for.
ner were sent TO Irouton on tue Iron Mountain Bali
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