New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-18
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OF France and Italy.
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wVnryGros, Friday, Oct. IT, ls6?
TIE ATTACK on THE GUNBOAT MiRATiSzA.
4 ci.ps,eh has been received 10y the Navy Depart
ment from Commander Scott, Of the United States
Qunboat Maatsnza dated OF Cape Fear River, ilth
lust, which aayf:
"On the morning Of iaat day The enemy opened
u-on me with two ARMSTRONG guns, from battery
which they constructed during the night on the
beach. The second she tired struck over the port
pnarfer and exploded, killing the Nasters-Mate,
Edward x. Flowers, and George Blake Quarter
master, beside woundiuc joseph Brink, Captain If
tho ater.guard, and Sullivan BrnCe, George W.
HerfJrd, Charles Donovan, and David Mitchell.
" The ship was not materially damaged. Inc
lei immediately got under wsy, sni stood out,
the shell passing over her al distance ol miles,
proving il was no longer safe to lie within - miles
distance, as it had been heretofore"
TIE QUESTION or RECOGNIZING TIE SOUTH
Urn CONTEDERACY.
Accounts received from other than newspaper
sources show, that since the battle of Antietam,
there il less indication in Europe than previously TO
recognize the Southern Coniedeacy, and that the
result of that engagement. so far the Government
Of The United States are concerned, has decidedly
had beneficial influence.
If li'ary indications and privately known facts are
entirely AZ variance with the current repor that
the army of the advance is preparing to 60 into
Winter quarters.
TIE NORTHERN CULTURE OF COTTON.
The Agricultural Department has received graft
flying intelligence from various sections OF the
try Of the success attending the culture OF cotton.
That from Southern Illinois lie especially encour.
aging.
SECRETARY CIisE's HEALTH.
Secretary Chase has been detained at home for g
week pest by physical infirmiiy, but to-day be at.
tended Cabinet meeting, and also resumed TIE
TRANSACTION Of business al The Treasury Department
THE DEPARTMENT or THE TENNESSEE.
TIE Department of tie Tennessee will include
Cairo, Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Northern
Mississippi, and the portions Of Kentucky and Ten
nessee west Of The Tennessee River; and, according
TO lie official order just ssusd Msior-Gen Grant il
assigned to the command 0. the Department of the
Tennessee.
LEAVE or ABSENCE 10 RELEASED PRISONERS.
Seventeen field oliccrs including Gene. Prcntiss
and Cr'tender, and two hundred line oiFceTs, re-
Gently relcased prisoners Of from the South, have
been granted leave Of absence for thirty days.
BRIG-GEN. kIsG on Duty.
Brighten. R1fus King has returned to Washing.
from lis sick leave Of absence, aud been ordered
10 report TO Cen. Mcclellan for duty.
CHANGE or POSITION.
Capt G. w. Wsd.worth, additional A. D. c. to
Gen. Fremont, has been ordered 70 report for duiy
to Brig.CcD. Reynolds.
THE MISSISSIPPI AND LAKE MICHIGAN sup
CANAL.
Col. Joseph D. Webster, Chief of Staff TO Gen.
Grant, has leave of absence for twenty days, to ena
Die him 10 report the subject of a chip canal from
the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan.
NAVAL ORDER.
Lieut. Commander Sommos has been detached
from the steamer WsmEntta, and ordered to relieve
Commander Howell OF the Tohoma. The former
win retun North. Acting.haster Cray bas been
detached from The Massachusetts, and ordered TO H.
port to kear-Admiral Dupont for command Of the
Wamsu.ta; Acting Assis:znt Pnymasier schouer
to relieve Acting Assistant Paymsster on bark Pui-
.uit.
TAX LAW APPOINTMENTS.
James G. Orr OF Wheeling has been appointed
Collector, and John Parkinson Of Marshall Assessor |