New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

THE WAR.
we have some further par iculsrs Of the Battle
Of Cedar Mountain. tSuch seems 10 be the most sp-
prcprisie name for the contest Of Saturday. There
was no fighting on Sunday, bo, skrmish is report
ed in which II cavalry meD were wounded. The Reb.
els made several efforts 10 flank army, but were
checked. At daylight on Sunday Geo. Miroys pick
ELS Occur led tie battlefield tie enemy having fallen
back two miles. On Monday morning. the Rebels
sent o flag of truce, asking permission to bury their
dead. great many OF our wounded have arrived
ct Washington and the Alexandra hospitals have
beon cleared for their use. singular admissiou,
made BY the Rebel Gen. Stcart biuts something Of
Burnside's movements snd Of tie possibility Of an
other fight not yet reported. Stuart Gays that while
coming up from Richmond. of course) he got
in the Of two bIlgsdes coming from Fred
ericksburg; that be made them hgbt him, aud
then went around by a cross road and came NJ here
trnesnius up to Cedar Mono'ain). His maoner o.
stating the case nd.cases that lie was worsted III the
alleged tight The force 90 our side must have been
y part OF Burns,des cownlai'd oLe OF the lively
incidents Of Saturdays fight. WAS splendid coarge
made by the 9Th Ohio. On their dasbipg
forward. down ravine they were Obliged
70 pass directly over one Of our regiments
lying on tie ground 10 evade The Rebel fire. Not
man fnched bur up tie dill they went, yet not soon
enough to catch the Rebels, who made qIpck time
out of tho way. We have az yet no return of
casualties; the latest estimate o the number killed
puts il at 200 The Rebels mus, have lost more,
rs they played the Richmond game Of burlng
heavy masses Of men in lie teeth of our ar;il-
Iery. Gcneral Winder, r. bel, wac killed By sb.Il.
Many Of our wounded officers taken prisoners,
but the Rebels declined 10 give their names (rlese
are the men whom JEFF. Davis excerpts from the
rules of war; and proposes 10 keep N clJse conliuo
ment, and hang in casc auy Of It's gcenill4s are
ar y Daring the battle GonereI Green of Auguf's
division occupied the eft wing Generals Prince aud
Geary the center, and &c erals Crawford and Cor
don tue right General Or wiod lost in killed or
wounded eli his fice-s Tie battle was one of the
moet Gcroely contested yet fought III Virginia
AS soon as the European and Canadian dodge
was stopped, there WAS great iush for tickets 10
California and the Northern Light, which WAS to
sail at noon yesterday, Wac being crowded with
.neaLs who were gong soely 10 avoid the craft,
when an order came from the War Department TO
stop this dodge also Tie police put ashore nearly
hundred able bodice cowards. and thoroughly
scrutinized the passports aud excuses Of those who
were fnally permitted to depart
--Gov Morgan has received the War Depart
reuts order for the draft Under the last call for
100000 men, New-Yors Stale's quota is 59,7O5; Of
which NewYork City has to raise l2,5l8; Kings
County, 1894; Richmond, 392; Westctesier, ,53l
total for the Metropolitan District, 1875, or nearly
one-third Of the Staie's entire quota.
-Porters gang Of guerrllas il Missouri are realiz-
ing that there 10 no peace Tor the wicked. Col.
Mcneil overlook them for the third time at Stock
Ton, Macon Co., and gave them smother whipping
They were scattered in every direction.
There will be necessity for drafting in Ken.
lucky, under the first call; G.000 cavalry-l 900
more Than wsnted--sre enrolled, and the infantry
are coming up rapidly.
1t il reported hat armed organizations exist in
Indiana and Southern Illinois to orpos, the draft by
force. lawyer II Pari-, H., md AN editor in the
same town, have been arrested FOR treason.
We have cheering accounts IRON oil parts Of the
State Of the progress OF volunteering. There ii no
necessity for drafting raise any portion Of the fret
3O0, CO.,
The steamer Freeborn has made haul Of con-
trAband traders on the Potomac, capturing five sail
toss. number Of canoes, Ind - men, engaged in
ss,sing goods from Maryland 10 the Virginia Rebels
0n the second page of this mornings edition 10
long list OF nsmes Of sck soldiers forwarded from
Gen. McCellsDs army.
We print on another page characteristic speech
OF Gen. Jim Lane, at u meeting in Leavenwortb.