New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-07
CHARACTERISTIC Reply Of a Fighting
General.
F0Gr MACON ABOUT TO BE ATTACKED.
TIE ADVANCE UPON YORKTOWN.
Reconnaissance BY OUR TROOPS.
AN ARTILLERY SKIRWISH.

FORTRESS MoYsor. Saturday. April q 1851
Tie latest nteIligeUcs that We have IN relation y
the Virginia Meriuac i,dsted at Norfolk last night
At that time she was cosling up at the Navy-yard.
and was expected 10 come out to-day. Che bastwe
new guns on board
| 1t has been reported that Com Hoins would com
mand TIE Virginia her next trip, but the name Of
Capt Peg,am is the latest mentioned is that conneo-
lion.
A deserter came in this morning from the vicinity
Of Harrods Mill. Tie snemy's force on tue PENN
sula is not reporte 70 large as has been supposed.
Gen. rIagruder's headquarters are at present -
Lees Mills, near Williamsburg
The steamtugs Tempest, Haze, and Ellen z. Teny
arrived this forenoon, from Newbern, having left o.
Thursday. They bring a large mail for the North.
and dispatches from the Army and Naval COM
mandere There is very little news Of interest from
Gen. BuruSidcs Department.
The report was current that Gen. Burnside had
been ordered TO evacuats Newbern within SIX days
and that he had returned reply that he would meet
the Rebel commander at Goldsboro' and at Raleigh
There is little change in the state of affairs -
Beaufort. Fort Macon still holds out, and is to 10
bescgod. Extensive preparations are going on, and
operations will be commenced in a few days. a
few shells have already been thrownin into the fort.
The steamer George Peabody arrived from New
York to-day, aud proceeded TO Ilatteras.
We were visited by thunderstorm Iast night
TIE weather s,ill confines pleasant to-day.
Cannonading has been heard all the morning from
the direction Of Yorktown. No official reports have
been received here but il is rumored that the town
has been burned This is probably Incorrect how
ever. Another report says that fight is taking
place there this afternoon.
flag Of truce this afternoon brought down the fol-
lowing released prisoners Of war from Richmond:
Co! Beauiord, Leat. Van Horn; Capt. BlisA,
U. s A., taken in Texas Las; SUMNER and Col.
Woodruff LIST Ken;ueLy Regiment, taken IN hen"
lucky.
TIE Richmond papers mention that two men,
named Pryce Lewis and John Scuily, have been con-
ycted q. spies Ind were to have besn hung yestsf-
day. bnt that short respite has been granted The
men claim to be British subjects and loyal.
NOBLE Friday April+, 1869.
The Adrertiser has a special message from
Memphis stating that Gen. Buells army had reached
Savannah or the Tennessee River from Columbia.
There bad been brisk diminishing, and great activity
on both sides for the great struggle.
On Wednesday Yankee force, 1900 strong.
landed, at Biloxi, from three vessels, and cut tho
telegraph line between Mobile and New-0rleans.
| WARRINGTON, April 9, is6t
The boat which left Fortress Monroe, at 10 o'clock
ts morning, brings word that a; that hour all was
quiet IN tie immediate vicinity and 10 indications OF
any movement on the part Of the Virginia.
H.sHSGToS April 6, 1852.
There is authority from the War Department for
Swing that dispatches from Fortress Monroe, dated
, o'clock Sunday afternoon, have been received BY
the Department. \ reconnaissance had been made
toward Yorktown. The Headquarters Of our army
arc about Eve miles from Yorktown. There had
been some cannonsding but apparently without any
injury On either aide, and no engagement had up to
that time taken place.