New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

ton before the Rebels attacked the place. Gen.
McCleran's lines have been advanced about seven
miles UP the James River since the 4th. Ibis would
bring him mp to about Turkey Bend. Besides
the capture of the Teaser, small rebel gan
boat Yves sunk Jy our boats. The current Of
re-enforcements flows steadily up the james,
and by this time tie actual loss Of men
in the late battles must be much than made up.
A boat which went up the York and Pamunkey as
far as White House, on Sunday last, saw nothing OF
the enemy. Gen. Burnside's Aag-boa reached Fort
ress Monroe, at 2 p. NJ, on Monday. A boat which
went up the York on Tuesday found % cf our
wounded at Cumberland, but the Rebels would not
permit their remoya-One of our correspondents
reached here last night with another long list CT
killed and wounded, about q thousand in UumJer.-
A transport lying three miles below IiaIrson's
Landing was fired into on Monday morning by &
masked battery on the left bank Of the river. Our
gunboats came up, and the Rebel left Gen. Nc
Clellsn is pushing forward the work Oh bis ntrench
ments with great vigor. The troors rapidly i'm
proving in condition, although they have done
great deal of work in the trenches. Gen. Mcclellan
has sought the services Of large body Of
negro laborerss from Gen. Bornsidos command.
Flag Officer Godsborough has transferred his flag
10 the Dakot9, and gone IN the James to take
personal command Of the naval force. Our lines
extend between four and five miles from tie river,
In a sen,i-circe, both TANKS resting Oh the James
The Rebel lines are fou miles beyond, ci.cIng in
similar shape. The Rebel gunboat, the Teazer, had
a large amount of submarine cable on board From
papers found board the precise location Of infer
nal machines placed in the river for the purpose Of
blowing up gunboats, beside plans OF
the distractions in the river, was ascertained.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 4tl gives a brief
report of the battle Of Tuesday Though very guard
edly written it does not conceal the fact that the
Rebels were most severely whipped. When Ma
grude-s men attempted TO charge the Union works
"a murderous storm of grape and canister Was
hurled into TEEN with terrible effect; officers and
men went down by hundreds," &c. The enormous
shells from the gunboats horror to the Rebels
though they do not admit much loss from them.
Capt McIvor, Of The 69,h, writes from Sails
bury. N. c., where he is prisoner that there are
confled at that place a officers and about coo non
commissioned officers and prvates. Among the
former are five coores ak Lieutenant -colonels five
majors, forty.three captains sixty -four lieutenants
five surgeons, and three chaplaius from the army
The navy is represented by thirteen of its oiicers-
az are from the State Of NewYork and % have been
in confinement since the battle of Manassas He
says that Captains o Meara of the 42d New FORK
(Tammany Regiment, ard Austin, Of the I'd Ken
lucky Assistant Surgeons SlOcum, Of the Navy and
Hoffman, Medical PuNeyor, Banls's Division, have
been chosen 10y lot, and held as hostage
who for, or what for, do not know.
The Rebel papers boast that the people of Rich
mond were cool almost to Indifference during the
late battle-week. But the army don't seem to
share the civil phlegm An editorial article says,
with special unction - Ii must be taught TO pre-
serve order and discipline we'll after as before and
during an action. The great victory of Shiloh was
neutralized, and came very being converted on
the second day, into q defeat by the shameful con-
duct OF the men, who scattered all over The enemy o
captured camps, and were engaged in plandering
when Buell. renewed the attack, to such an extent
that not more than half Of them could be rallied
around tie colors." SO it would seem that the
Union army does not entirely monopolze disorder.
Gen. Burnside has joined McCellan. He had
prepared for an inland advance from Newbern.
which was to commence on Tuesday OF last week,
when news Of the strait Of the Potomac army came,
accompanied by orders for him to move forward
part of his force TO the sacred soil By next morn
ing bis troops were embarked and sieaming down
the Neuse River, where a courier was met whose
news stopped the fleet. After waiting for a messen-
ger TO 90 to Fortress Monroe aud return, the feet
again got under way. The vo, aye was delightful,
and on Monday the vessels were in James River.
Adj. Gen. Hhouse, of this State has issued an
order concerning the enlismens. There is 10 be
camp in each Senatorial Disr.ct--32 in all. The
first seven districts to arrange their camps they
think proper. The other camps are to be located at
Goshen, Kingston, Tivoli, Troy, Albany, Fonda,
Pittsturg Ogdensburg, Sacketts Harbor, Rome,
Richiield Springs, Oswego, Syracuse, Norwich,
Binghamton, Auburn, Geneva, Elmira, Rochester,
Niagara Falls, Geneseo, Buffalo, and jamestown.
Each recruiting officer must conne his recruiting to
the Senatorial District for which he is appointed.
DIR. Jeptta Fowlkes has withdrawn from the
editorshp Of Tie Memphis Aralanele because Gen.
Grant will not let him preach treason in its
columns. Let the irate Doctor come TO wYoIk;
be will find plenty Of organs Of treason that would
be improved by the substitution Of his fresh, yigor
Gus style for the insane drivel that now fills their
turgid columns.
BY dates to the 28th of June, we learn that the
pot Of Nassau is literally crowded viii vessel,