New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.
nIIIr NVATf.

The latest dispatches from Washington convey
the information that, as far as heard from yesterday
at TIE War Department, call was quiet in every
direction"
On special correspondents furnish very complete
details OF the late battle on James Island, near
Charleston. The battle was fought on the morning
Of the 10Th and after four urs Of hard igh,i. The
Union troops were compelled 10 retire. with loss OF
CGS lillcd, wounded, and missing. II is SAID ihst
Gen. Bcnham brought on the action IN violation OF
the orders OF Gen. Hunter; AMI the fact that Den
ham was sent north by this steamer, uudcr technical
arrest shows that something is wrong That our
men fought nob!y is fully proved by the heavy return
Of casn lilies. and the long list Of officers who are
amous the sufferers. Doubtless Charleston was in
high eee Lei ler rejoice while she may--her doom,
though momeutariiy DELAYED is sure. TIE stars and
stripes viii wave over 5Gmter and Charleston if ii
takes q million Of mon AID ten years Of time to place
them there. That d'y, Of all places, is marked for
retribution and notlingwithin the compass oihuman
power can avert her punishment.
AS might have been anticipated the appoint
mcut Of 3lai.-Geu. Pope. who was only captain
one year ago, over tie head Of Maj..Gen. Fremont,
is followed by REQUEST from Gen. Fremont to be
relieved Of bis command. The request is
granted and Gen. Fremont is practically ont Of the
army Iai.-Gen. Fremont is OF the same rank as
Ml..C,u. McCiel'an-thcir commissions are dated
on the same day, and they are the senior Major
Generals in the regular army, While Gen. Pope Is
only M.j,,-Genera o. Volunteers.
We give on our fist page a detailed account,
b. our special correspondents Of the sharp fight on
the lrf Of Gen. McCleuaus army last W ednssday.
On letters furnish very full and probably nearly
complete lists Of the killed and wounded. The
regiments engaged in tie fight were the LIST and l9.h
Massachusetts, the % New Ham, shire, the Excelsior
(Sckle- Brigade, the I'd New-York, and the Jtb,
9th, 7th, and Sth New-Jersey.
Memphis dispatches say that Gen. Halleck is
going soon to St. Louis. Gen. L. Wallace and
sts8 .cn for home on the 9th. Gen. McCcrnand
was al jackson, Tenn. Gen. Schuyler Hamilton
has resigned account OF iii-heatb ne will be sue
oeeded by Gen. Rysecrans.
We have a batch Of rumors and guess-work
f~m the Shenandoah Valley o. all date from Non
day last. The curious reader will ind them in al
other column.
The railroad from Columbus. Ky. to Memphis,
/, now in order aud IN use. aud III day or two the
line from Memphis to HUNTSVILLE Ala, via Corintb,
will be al work.
The Rebel sccount Of tie fierce contest Of
Wedne sday is prin ed on our first page, from TIE
R'oimoai EHYlsrer Of Thursday. They p-actics lly
admi defeat, with heavy losses.
n report is curren. that Gen. Shields las r.
sgieG and f.et his resrr8tof hes bea1 grceu+e5
Its no, likely that it would be declined.
Guerrilla parties are depredaiingin Noith.West-
ern Missouri. They are outlaws and robbers, Of
eouise, aud ought to be dealt with as such only.
-Oyerl 900 persons in Memphis, including Mayor
Parks and some of the Aldermen, have taken the
oath Of allegiance.
"A Rebel paper IN Little Rock, says that the
Union troops are leaving Texas. The authority is
bad, aud the statement improbable.