New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.

G. n Hollins of Greytown notoriety long n
disgrace TO our Navy, and now an incubus
upon that Of the rebels, has performed another
Enthusiastically brave and dashing exploit,
according to TIE N. Y. Day Book which has q
dispatch from New. Orleans. 1t has long been
known that seven or eight United States veg.
sells were in the vicinity of New.0rleans,
threatening the approaches to that city through
the branches of the Mississippi, four Of which
discharge respectively through what are called
Passes. At the head Of theEc Passes a naval
engagement is said to have taken place on the
18th inst The dispatch of HOllins states that
/ he drove the National vessels ON shore and
captured all except one, which he sunk. This
statement of the case is undoubtedly lie,
/ but one remark of the bold Hollins
may be believed, it being strictly in
accordance with his character. He says
When they were fast in the sand | pepPered
them we'll" We may conclude from this, and
, from what is known of the frequent fate Of
vessels 10 that locality, that our feet was
! forced ashore upon a sand bar at the mouth
of the Southwest Pass by the weather, and
that the heroic Holns, finding the enemy quite
disabled aud unable 10 make any suitable re-
turn, went down from Fort Jackson, q short
distance up the river, and, to use his Own
spirited phrase, "peppered them well. We
wait with interest for information from more
responsible source than this. Meanwhile We
publish map Of the approaches to New. Orleans.
/ There las been some trifing slsirmishing near
Washington, OF no importance, however, except
showing the temper Of the soldiers and pre-
venting quiet from degenerating into mJnOtony
There are ample indications among the diyis-
ions Of the National army to show that an adj
vance is very soon to be made, but nothing
definite is to be made public.
! A general order from the Headquarters of
tie army states that whereas 81 Of the United
states soldiers lately imprisoned at Richmond
have been released on parole, an equal number
Of relel prisoners from Washington, Forts
Columbus and Laiay cite, viii be set free on
taking the oath Of allegiance
On Tuesday morning the POcahOntas, steam.
inc down tie Potomac. by few random shots
woke up a number OF Rebel batteries just after
passing Shipping Point, ten miles below Indian
Head. These batteries fired upon tie Seminole
which not long after followed the Pocahontas
down. TIE firing continued for an hour, and
as many as sixty shot and shell were thrown,
The damage on either side is not yet known.
Tic camp free a the Rebels along the banks
Of the Potomac in the vicinity OF Acquia Greek
have been frequently seen Of late and it was
known that they bad concealed number Of
heavy guns which have neTer been heard from.
The Dews which in a more measer form we
have before had to the effect that battle was
fought IN Benton County, Mo-, between some
Kansas t-oop' under Montgomery aud Jamison
aud the advance guard Of Ben McCulIochs
army and some State Guards under Judge
Chenault is, in a manner. confirmed. The
SIGHT occurred on the 9th ult, near Shanghai.
The rebels were routed and driven forty miles
away. Our troops we're said to number 5000
aud the rebels 2,40Q; this estimate is probably
exaggerated Oh both sides
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