New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-09
a Large Union Fleet Sails from
Hilton Head.
AN ATTACK ON MOBILE APpREHENOED.
OTHER POINTS ENDANGERED
Important Movements Against Weldon
and Petersburg.
FoRrREs, NoSkoY. Dec. ?,

Via BAIrpoRE Mondsy. Dec. Q, 1857.
The following items arc taken frou. the Richmond
papers Of Saturday:
The Richmond Disratch rays that the reports
from Fredericksburg yesterday were that pretty Sc
we're skirmishing occurred in the neighborhood Of
Port Royal yesterday morning, bet with what sue
could not be learned. The general aspect Of az
fairs is represer ted to be such indicate battle.
The columns Of tie enemy have been moved TO the
trout, and much activity is Observable along their
lines.
Gen. Walker telegrsphs from Pocataligo that .
feet Of twenty Union vessels sailed from Hilton
Head on Friday last. Georgetown or Wilmington,
n. c.. is the point simedat Oar troops everywhere
were put under marching orders, to Je ready for
move at the shortest notice.
Several large vessels passed Charleston harbor on
Sunday going southwark. 1t ia thought they have
gone to aid the Gulf squadron in the attack on Mo-
bile. Five additional vessels were OH Charleston
bar on Sunday and six blocksders of Stone Point.
The Richmond Dispatch also says that the
Yankees at Suffolk were last week reinforced by
one full brigade and battery OF field artillery. The
Ysnkee forces at Suffolk and in its vicinity now
estimated at 30 coo by their own men, who state
that this force ID to move against Petersburg, while
the force st Newhern, y. c., is 70 operate simuta-
neous'y agains, Weldon.
Tie Richmond Dispatch Of Dec hks the follow
ing items:
The reports from Fredericksburg yesterday are
important. IL is stated that Burnside has been su-
perseded in command of the Yankee forces, and that
"Fighting Joe Hooker" has taken bis place:
Burnside will have cause to regret this change II
the Radicals insist upon early advance.
A dispatch received yesterday states that the Par
tissn Rangers of Col. Imboden had sklrmish with
the enemy near New-Cresk, in Hampshire County,
taw days ago, !: which Pr. Sen. NJ l.. Ro.e OF
the Union forces wps killed. No other particulars
The Ftacost'e Erpress iearns from gentleman
from Lewlsburg that one day last week, ssr9uss.
the carelessuess OF our scouts, the Yankees captur
lO5 Of our cavalry, as many horses, and destroyed
the camp equipsge Of the forces arrested.
A shop used by Mr.. Thompson for the mannfac-
ture Of sabers IN Columbus, Ga, was burnt on Sln-
day.
We have seen new manufacture Of socks. made
of cotton aud COW bsir. They are soft and durable,
and possesse TIE advantages of not wetting easily.
A scho0ue. trying 20 rlm The block ale, ran ashore
tits morning on Smiths Islsnd, slx miles south' Of
Fort Fisher. A company from Fort Fisher has gone
10 her assistarce. One Of the bockaders ran out of
eight at o'clock this morning, aud returned at IO5
with schooner
some relation Of tie Lincoln Secretary Of the Navy,
died of typhoid fever at the Libby Prison on Tues
day being the first Yankee who has "pegged out"
for over a month in the regular way.
Three inmates OF Castle Thunder were afflicted
with the strappado yesterday 10 the extent OF dozen
lashes each, for robbery and knocking out o mans
eye.