New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.
TIE WAR.

The Rebels seem TO have devoted themselves
very generally to guerrilla warfare. They shulk in
every nook and bend behind every bluff and tree to
ehoot at Union troops Our Government does not
seem disposed to realize that this is nothing but
sss.ssination that by the law of nations these so
lated murders are ont OF the pale Of legitimate war
fare and subject the perpetrators to the punishment
of death. The only way TO stop these murders is to
hold the town district where they occur RESPONSE
ble; then you make the people of that section your
soldiers and save much blood and property which
would otherwise DO wasted. Tbs proper cure for a
guerrilla is hemp, looped the first tree, guer-
iills pendant.
"A Union man, escaped recently from Richmond
Gays tie Rebels had about 600 men there before
tie late battles. Beauregard was there, sick. Our
Gems. Mccall and Re -uolds were peither wounded
but in prison. Fort Da.ling WAS being strength.
ened by iron-p'ating the batteries whole division
J. there to protect il from assault Jacksons forces
lad gone North il was thought 70 make another
raid in the Shenandoah Valley. All the guns cap
turea from Mcclellan, % in numLe, and mostly
light pieces, bad been broken up TO iecast. Not a
single siege gun taken.
The Presidents snswcr 10 the Border States is
embodied in a bill sent 10y him to the House of Rep.
'eseutatives providing that whenever any State
shall abolish Slavery the Government shall issue six
per cent bonds to the value TO he fixed o. al saves
liberated. He strongly recommends the passage Of
such an act. 1t thus appears that lie is not opposed
20 make any further concessions to Border State
senstiveness. The Engst of it all is, accent
compensated Emancipation while you have the
ohauce-cre long Emancipation viii ensue without
compensation"
-Major-Gen Pope's address to his troops breathes
spirit not too general in our army. He seems to
entertain the idea tina. offensive armies should dc.
pend upon tue bsyonet instead Of tie spade and that
attack is better word than lntrench. With singular
solioity, he does not that fields are to be won
and nations subdued ty fortying in swamp, or, in
fact certifying at all. lie believes in bunting down
the Rebels in the mos. expeditions and effective
manner. II is evident that Pope is not politician.
There was much excitement yesterday 10 conso.
Queuce of The report of the recapare of Baton Rouge
by the Rebels. The story is that Van Dorm had re-
possessed the place snd taken 800 Union prisoners
Admitting that this ii so, it proves only thisbat
beeaguered army may effect sudden and perhaps
destructive raid into the foes country, and make
great noise in the newspapers without coming within
slini( sfe shot Of gaining the slightest possible ad-
ventage, 80 far as the liain contest is affected.
Jefferson Davis has issued an address TO Lis
sroops-Inore significant for what IL does not say
than for what it does. He says that they drove
Mcclellan IS miles, until lie reached the shelter Of
ais gunboats. Not word is said about prisoners
taken or field won; but the Confederate soldiers
arc coDured to stick to the army and fight 10 the
last. If Davis had taken ten or any ether thousands
Of prisoners, would he have forgotten to mention II
Gen. Curtis is not yet extinct. A thousand Of
His men we're recently attacked, and nearly all
killed The story is, that the Rebels captured ll5
Union supply wagons between Memphis and Corinth.
But then, Arkansas refugees report that the 18th
Curtis attacked and completely cut TO pieces 800
confederates under Col. Mcneil, 30 miles east OF
Bstesville
Gen. Mitchell pronounees the story Of The Lon.
,srtie Journal that lie had been guilty Of conduct
injurious to the Government. and disgracefal to hui
asnity, unfounded, false, and caumnious.
The inquiry into the loyalty of Ben Wood will
DOT be entered upon this session. the Judiciary Com.
mittee having concluded to postpone the matter until
December.
The 9th Regiment Of Vermont volunteers-the
arst one ready under the new CALL will arrive here
~ Wednesday u0raipg, on their way 10 the War.