New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.


n dispatch FROM Cairo informs MS that the news
FROM Pit.sburg Landing is highly important but 'DA'
its transmission by telegraph Is prohibited
There is a rumor reported by way OF tol.''S' G,'
Monroe Of the capture Of Wilmington, Norm O''0'
lina by Gen. Burnside
Tho reror, that Gen. Mcdowell has crossed lAe
Rsppsbsnnock. ari taken possession OF ''e'''''NS'
burg, is untrue.
-D;.na,ebes from Gen. Hseck, received yes'eT.
dsy in washington, cay nothing OF the 'u"''o"O u
Corinth by Besursgard's troops
Memphis papers of the 29th say chat It has been
rcsolyed by meeting Of the citizens to burn the
city in case Of the approach Of the Union hee''
Gen. L. wallace's Division has taken possession
of Purdy without opposition. The ene'ay's left
flank had rested in thai town.
The bombardment of Fort Wright continues Wig
orously. An engagement with the Rebel fleet by
gunboa,s was expected on Tuesday, and our fotilla
was put in line of battle, bus the enemy made no
demonstrations
The correspondent Of q Cincinnati paper gives
the list Of tie killed. wounded and missing OF the
National army at Pittsburg Landing, as follows;
Killed, 1,735; woanded ,Ss2i missing, 1856. Total
loss, 1861.
zen. Grant writes letter in self:ustifcation,
part of which is published in a Cincinnati paper re-
spectng the fearful National loss al Pnisburg Land
ing lie speaks Of bis desire to do his duty without
respect to praise or blame.
We have additional news this morning Of the
action at South Mills, and q portion Of our
special correspondents letter teegraphed from
Fortress Monroe 10 the Associated Press. The latter
report gives different coloIing to the action from
that previously received through Rebel sources
We have dispatch from FL. McClellan's army,
which SAYS that the Rebels opened yesterday with
their raed 6S-pound columbiads, on the nights Of
Yorktown, against No. l Battery which was reply
ing with good effect, when q Rebel gun was seen 10
burst scattering death and destruction around. The
Rebel gun thus disposed OF WAS the only one capa-
bic Of doing Battery No. any harm. Tie weather
continues fac, and startling news is promised anon.
TIE Washington Star says that the story pub
lshed in some OF the newspapers that Gen. Blenker
had been superseded by Gen. Rosecrans in the com.
maud Of bis division is a mistake. Gen. b. division
has been ordered to Join the command of Gen. Rose
Grams, WHO ranks bioner tnhn Uei' DiSHhtt' M"
therefore, when they may be together, will COM
nand both, Gen. Il. commanding his own division
81 before under him.
--Iu regard to the surrender Of Fort Macon, we
have the following from Wilmington journal: owe
have just learned that the FIRE upon the fort was
opened ST quarter befors six o'clock on Friday
morning and that tho engagement between the fort
and the Union batteries kept up until seven
o'clock that evening when the f0rt became wholly
untenable, aud was surrendered. All the guns
inside the fort, opposite to the side attacked
dismounted and all but three Of the guns bear.
ing upon the enemys batteries were also dismounted
The enemy's central batteries Of preaching gum
were within 100 yards Of the fort" Gen. Woo
telegraphs from Fortress Monroe as follows Capt
Worden, of the Navy, with dispatches from Ger
Burnside, has just arrived. He reports Fort Alseo
taken after eleven hours bombardment -Four hun
dred prisoners were TAKEN COL White, late Of IL
Ordnance Department, commands Fort Macon Lo:
on our side one killed and eleven wounded.