New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.
No. l5i Mas su stree

An aru,aa reconnaissance, under Gen. Hancock,
left Bolivar Highs al sunrise yesterday morning and
marched toward CharlesiOwn. Two miles ont they
met tho Rebel pickets, who retired without firing
AT \ mile and a half from Cbarestown our men
we.e iired upon from five lopound Parrots winch
were RESPONDED 10 10y Chrks horse battery and
Tompbiuss Rhode Island battery, for two hours
The Rebos guns were very we'll served, but only a
few OF their slells exploded. About III O'Clock the
Rebels ceased firing At ii our columns advanced,
aud nj noon entered Chares,own withou! opposition
The loss on ether side was slight Our forces rest
ed for the night south of Charlestown. Cavalry
only were seen in front. The Rebels report loss
of ak men from our artillery The main body OF the
Rebels is believed to be five miles beyond Charles
town.
The substance of Gen. Peasanton's Official repOr
of his ride after stuSrs Rebel cavalry Is pub shed
He succeeded in driving the Rebe's from the moull
Of the Monocacy TO Wises Ford, distance of three
miles. The General is of the opinion that hsc
Whites Ford been occupied By any force OF ours pre-
vous % the occupation Of it by the enemy the cap
tare Of Stuarts forces would have been certain but
with his tPlcasanton's small force which did not
exceed fourth of that Of the enemy, it was not
enemy was in his front.
New Orleans dates are TO the 9TH. Gen. ButleS
is strengthening things out with his usual promptness.
Al ex.polceman gets six months in Fort Pickens,
with hard labor and 81 10 ball to bis leg for send
ing insulting and sediiious report to the Govern
ment, All prisoners Of war who had been registered
for exchange were to be sent to Baton Rouge on tho
sth Officers were 10 be allowed to take their side
arms, and clothing in which they stood, only. An
order fixed the price Of -four at 81 80 per bb bread
10 DO three ounces for one cent. Crowds of people
OF both sexes of all ages and conditions, continue TO
attend daily for the purpose Of taking the oath Of
allegiance.
"A serious resistance having been made to the
enrolment for the draft by tie Irish residents of
Luzerne County, Pa, it was necessary on Wednes-
day to call out military force lin the town OF
3takeley), and fire upon the insurgents -Four Or
5ve killed and forcble opposition is put down.
The same spiri, has been manifested all through the
mining region. The unrehecting Irsh have been
stirred up to this folly by Buchanan Democratic
leaders.
The Commissioners to superiutend the draft in
Lila city met yesterday for the frat time. Gen. An
.h, . perfected and delivered the books of enroll.
MFR, 70 the Sheriff. lie reports 2s7 900 names, and
onchdes that the re is population of than one
,,;;o, l.; this CITY M, 7thslanding the census fg.
ores The average annual oieAse' aoded 10 Tie
population as returned in 1860, mou" make COW
something over 900,0Oo
On accorst of deficiencies oecasi,ned ly the ex.
smpurn Of large proportion Of the drafted men
- Sept, TO- a he " draft las been ordered in Connec
tcut on tae 9th inst. Hartford County is 35l short
New Haven County, $780, LitcLfeld County, 100;
w-London County, "a Fairfield County, l5i;
Niddiesex County, l42; Windham County, Q; Toll
land County, 80.
All the Rebel earthworks on the Potomac River
have been destroyed or rendered useless Du'ing
the period iu which the guDboats were engaged in
the work at Cockpit Point, the Rebels in squads Of
cavalry with four felo-pieces made their appear.
anee but .ow shells thrown among them deferred
them from making al attack.
by transport from Newbern, N. c., arrived
yesterday we have news to the 9th inst The papers
report some unimportant guerrilla operations but no
lighting worthy CT the Name An export duty Of 10
per cent is proclaimed on cotton and hides pped
from Newbern.
--latest advicss from Gen. Scbofeld state shat
his advance, under Gen. Brown, had driven the
Rebels out 81 PeDyvie, and that they fed hastily
across the border into Arkansas. He says there il
now 10 Rebel force in that portion Of Missouri and
consequently none Of importance in the State.
The United States steam-figatc Ticonderoga, sis
ter ship to the Lackswanri, was launched yesterday
q. the Brooklyn Nayy-Yard SIZE isawooden steam
frgsts, over 900 burden, aud will require $50
OF 400 sailors to man her.
We give to-day further particulars Of The devas-
ts,iou made in American commerce by tho Rebel
pirate steamship Alabama. Eleven vessels mostly
wbalery have been destroyed; III prisoners have
been ,audod on the Island Of Flores