New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-08
SOUTHERN NEWS.
From Richmond papers of the date OF Jso.
We extract the following items OF news.

rom lsicuUOnu papers VI INC uolo vi Vou'
1. we extract the following items OF news;
Gen. Beaureeard continues 10 print the ords
a,,iust siloyi z any one, with or without . psss
except r.a the War Department, to enter the lines
OF II, Potomac army for tie purpcse OF coming %
the North.
4 di.1atcl dated Memphis, Jan. ., says that Gen.
Pillow has resigned his command at Columbus, aud
zone home.
a eo,fc,pondent Of Tie Richmond Wig, allufins
10 The o.eralions OF tie stone fleet, says: " Lbs
Aankosr have taken fret and most important step
10 yard making Charleston what il never was be-
lore % ,cllent haFbor aud an impregnable city"
a.. Richmond Wing Of Saturday publishes hr.
Scw4tds dispatch 10 LORD Lyons, aud says hat
England "wi certainly renew the demand for On
apology aud such dsavowals as will guarantee the
nag 81 tue realm from future insult
ANOTHER ARRIVAL or RELEASED PRISONERS.
Capt. Ralph Hunt, ID Kentucky. and Lieut..
Walter b. Ives OF the 79tn New.iork-the Tor.
mer captured at Bull Run, the latter on the
Gauey-arriyed from Richmond tonight, oa
their parole not to take up arms against the
Confederate States nor TO furnish information
for publication. John McCleary. Private OF
the New-York 10th, died in the Richmond
Prison on tue ID inst. II is said BY prisoners
recently released from the Richmond jails, that
the ingenuity Of the Yankees is a cOnstau.
source OF wonder to the SOuthrons. With no
better tools than a casc-knife aud steel pen.
they make up and polish articles of use and
luxury. Not only to their guards, but to the
Rebel physicians, they are an enigma. One Of
the latter remarked that there was more inge-
nulty in the Yankee prisons than in all the
rest Of the Southern COnfederacy.
STRANGE ORDER.
Officers connected with the Government
and Senators aud Representatives, found il
difficult this morning to credit a statement
made to them by Brisadier. General from tho
outposts, that commanding officers on the lines
are positively forbidden to question the contra.
band negroes aud deserters who may come
within our lines, save SO far as may be neces.
sary TO guard against un attack. These per-
sons, with their knowledge bottled up in them.
must be sent under guard to headquarters
i'll Washington.
1nE TREASON on THE PENSACOLA.
Ii has Just been discovered that an essential
pipe OF the steamsloop Pensacola is plugged 70
completely as to be useless. This was prob
ably done long ago as last Spring, when
the Nayy.Yard was infested with disaiec'es
EMPLOYEES. Had the Rebel who did it knowo
the existence of another similar pipe, be m'sas
By destroying its usefulness in similar way
hove caused the explosion OF the boiler
FORMIDABLE Reconnaissance.
On the repeated reports Of our pickets ls's
night that trains were continually arriving ITO"
Manassas at Dranesyile, orders were given ~
Gen Hancock that the divisions of Gems. M"
Call and Smith with Ayres's and Motifs batter
les and 80 wagons, should make reconnO'S
,ance at daybreak. Twenty-Five thousand nea
started accordingly this morning with TWO a''.
rations and forty rounds OF cartridges 0'''
man. march of five miles failed to discover
tho enemy. Fifty wagon loads Of ioraso 0"'
rewarded the expedition.
THE TEL EGRAPBic NEWS CENSORSHIP
The House Judiciary Committee authons's
,,,o;r Chairman TO offer r&olution ssAins
authority TO send for persons and papers '''
tn, nurpose of making q rigid inyestisaao"
;nto tie censorship which has been and s''.
exercised over Geographic news sent 70,
No,,hs,o press The Committed ia determpi"
10 probe this matter to the bottom
EMANCIPATION AND COLONIZATION
rho Committee have also appointed W.
Committee composed of Messrs. blnenau' 49,.
Tbon,, 70 whoal are refsrrod al sbs OILS '"~'