New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-24
personal purposes Mr.. Divcn of New-York
will, of course, make minority report.
To the Assocfsied PIesa

will, of course, make minority report.
TO the Associsted Pres.
W.sHiHGrcr. Feb % 1863.
AN IMPORTANT Reconnaissance TOWARD
CENTREyILLE.
A reconnaissance was made on Saturday morning |
from the division of Gen. Smith, consisting of the
Cameron Dragons and three regiments Of infantry,
all under the Command of Col. Friedman. The III
fantry separated for several points, namely: Vienna,
Flint Ill., and Hunters Mills, to temporarily re-
main there as reserve for tie cavalry, while the
latter proceeded toward Centrevile, making circuit
within the lines of the Rebel pckets. The result
was the capture of eleven Rebel mounted pickets,
two Of whom belonged to Stewards regiment and
the others TO Rausom's lst North Carolina Regiment.
There was an exchange Of about twelve shots. The
only person wounded one Of the North Carohni-
ans. The prisoners were brought to Washington
this af ernoon and are confined in the old Cspnol
building No information either to the position or
strength of the enemy at Centreville was obtained.
The recommending party started at 3 o'clock in the
morning and were absent from their camp about ten
hours.
THAT MPUDENT FORGERY.
The following paragraph was, AS heretofore stated,
added TO the official report of the first days proceed
mgs of the late Railroad Conventions
and ssGq pta .s to the yGu"s
he had the utmot confidence aud the result Of hos. military
schemes gigantic and well mstured were now exhibited to
rejoicing country"
The officers Of the Convention having been applied
10 in various quarters say whether this language
was used by Secretary Stanton feel bound to state
that such was not the case, and these words above
quoted were added after the report had been fur
nished to the agent of the Associated Press This is
signed by Erastus Coming, President and Thomas
kimber, Secretary.
AZ the article in question occasions much comment,
especially among those unacquaintei with the few
and plain facts of the case the Agent Of the Associa
ted Press repeats former assertion that the para.
graph was added by himself to the official notice of
tie proceedings. II was based upon statement of
recollection of what said on that occ .son, with
ont pretending to verbal accuracy aud further that
the information was not offered, but furnished on
application. Ii now appears from the only authentic
denial obianable, viz: Of the President and one of
the Secretaries, that the impression made the mind
of the informant was erroneous
REBEL SUBMARINE TORPEDOEs.
Dispatches have been received at the Navy De-
partment from Commodore Dupont, dated Port
Royal, Feb Is, inclosng report from Commodore
Rodgers, in which he says, while sounding in the
Savannah River short defiance above the mouth Of
Wright River, he discovered several objects floating
upon the surface, which appeared at irt sight TO be
empty tin cans, and as such were not regarded by
him as worthy Of notice. Lieut.. Sproteon Of the
Seneca shortly after hailed him, and told him that
the objects alluded to buoys, attached TO in
! +. a, .,
enough to saisfy them tia, the suspicious cor.
rect. The buoys, five in number, were placed sew
ersl yards apart, at RICH, angles the shore imme
diatey in Tire channel leading from Wright River,
and visible only at low wafer.
They were connected bys spiral wire tue end Of
the wire entering an oIhce in The upper ends Of the
buoys. They were also secured by wires to what
they presumed 10 be weights at the bottom, but
which further examination led them 10 believe were
vessels containing exploslve matter An attempt
was subsequently made 10 produce an explosion by
pulling the wires, which failed. The wires were
item cut and the outer buoy brought of in
of the expedition boats In consequence Of the deli
cate nature of the exploding apparatus and the re-
suit Of the examination Of the buoy brought on
board, il was deemed more prudent 10 endeavOr TO
sink the remaining buoys rather than attempt 20 TO
move them, that the enemy should not have the
satisfaction Of feeling that single life had been lost
by the dabolica invention.
The buoys were sunk by firing rifle shot, into
them, one having exploded the nigh, previous fiom
some cause unknown, and shortly after launch had
psssed over the spot where lilo buoys were placed,
having in tow heavy lighter, with guns. 1t further
appears that the torpedo internal machine brought
ON board the Unada WAS aiierward set upon q
bapk. and rife shot fired through it, when it ex-
ploded
A REBEL REPORT DENIED.
Assistant Secretary Fox has received d letter from
a friend in New-York, saying the statement OF
Richmond paper, that 1900 stand Of arm, had
arrived at New-Oreans on the steamer Victoria,
which necessarily the blockade 10 that port, is
not true. A Trustworthy passenger who came ont
from New-Orleans 10 Havana On the Victoria, says
that she war able to obtain there only 80 guns, and
these were all the arms she took back her return.
Tie New Orleans militia not yet, therefore, sup
piled with
WITHDRAWAL OF REBEL PICHETS.
The Rebels have Withdrawn their pickeIs from
the Occoquan, about twenty miles from Alexandria.
THE REPORTED SURRENDER OF COIrMBrs.
dispatch from Cairo, dated to-day, received at
headqnarters, fays the steamer that came up frat
from Columbus brought the report that Columbus
had surrendered, and ii reported all over town
in five minutes and seemed TO be Trustworthy infor-
nation. This, however, Turns out to be a mistake.
THE PROPOSED BREyET.
It's understood that the resolution which bas been
introduced into Congress- authorizing the President
10 confer the bevei rank of aforementioned. wac