New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

I'm Friday the Richmond Rebels threw out a
ANAL force toward White House Tor the purpose
of DESTROYING bridge on the railroad n the rear OF
McClellaus right wing. They did not succeed, but
they drove in our pickets at Old Caurch and went
on to Garek's Landing, on tue Pamunkey river,
where they burnt couple of schooners and few
wagons killing the uuresisting 'eamsters. They
fred into railroad uaiu, killing two persons; cap
tured Colonel Of Sickles's brigade Tho aierwaid
escaped; destroyed the telegraph wire aud got safely
OF for Richmond before morning. The suffers anu
haugers-on at White House were thorough!
frightened and most of them took tue n.s'
d, convey ance for more Northern LOCATION Inc
Rebels were pursued but they had safe s'sr'' uh
details of the affair are given III the letter oil on
special correspondent the third page OF ms paper
The telegraphic account which arrived last night,
odds nothing mole, except that five Rebels were cap
tured
Our dispatches from Memphis contain interesting
news from down the Mississippi Rebel papers OF
Vicksburg say that on the llth the Union fleet
shel,ed the town of Grand Gulf. DIR. Stone ofNew-
Orleans had been sent Fort jackson in irons. The
Rebels had suddenly sen, and seized upon the New
Orleans and Great Western Rsilroad, destroying
several bridges. A Rebel had been hung in New
Orleans for tearing down the Union flag.
We learn from Fort Scott, 18th inst, that a
squadron of the I'd Ohio Cavalry had reached that
place with 900 beef cattle and 500 mules the spoil
of the camp of the Rebel Col. Coffee. Our'forces
under Col. Doubleday, 5000 strong, surprised and
routed the Rebels on the morning Of the Ith inst,
taking all their war munitions and camp equipase.
A Id al n.t
Fort Scott.
President Lincoln yesterday ordered that the
house Of the traitor Gen. Lee, carefully guarded
by Gen McCenans orders, should be a. once occu-
pied for hospital purposes. This place contains the
only good spring of water in that vicinity, and our
soldiers were not permitted to approach it, being
compelled to drink the warm water Of Pamunkey
River instead.
Our advices from the neighborhood of Charles
ton are to the afternoon of Friday from Port Royal.
A disdatch in The Grenada appeal Rebel paper,
reports something of the fight of Tuesday. Col.
Williams, of the 46lh Georgia. was MORALLY wound
3D. and the Rebel loss is from 40 to 60. A Union
prisoner stated that Gen. Hunter had l6 regiments
on James Island.
The prompt dismissal from the service of Sur
geon Hays of tue 10th Pennsy lvania by the Secre-
tary of War; is act of justice that is all the better
for being prompt. Hays was the surgeon in charge
Of the wounded soldiers from Port Republic aud ON
arriving at Washington left the poor fellows all
night in tue cars, while he enjoyed a comfortable
bed in hotel.
"A Rebel dispatch from Atlanta, Ca. June 10,
states that 5000 to 1000 Unionists part Of Gen.
IL 4 Al
nessee River, opposite Chattanooga with the nten.
ton of crossing and attacking the city on both aides.
Three Rebeligenerals on hand with plenty Of
troops to whip then-so says the dispatch.
Stonewal s ubiquitous, if reports can be be-
lieve5. The very latest from the hard-hearted
Rebel is the story of loyal negro that ne and BIZ
army were at Sudley Church, near Bull Run battle
field. Others have it that lie has re-eDforced Gen.
Lee. Where
The surrender of Fort Morgan is again rumored,
this time in letter from tie steam frgete Brooklyn
published in The Philadelphia Press. The Brooklyn
was at Baton Rouge on the Goth OF May. We give
map showing the relation of Fort Morgan L
Mobile.
Richmond papers ray that 3, 900 Union priso ner
captured by Stonewa jackson were started oil 70
Salisbury, n. Co. On Wednesday. or li2 wounded
Union men, taken at Fair Oaks, nine had died an,
the rest wese in prison hospital at Richmond
The latest rumor from Beauregard army places
5000 men in mass at Grenada, Miss, with plenty
of proyisioDs.
"A dispatch from Boston gives some particulars
of the capture of the Rebel steamer Gordon of
Wilmington n. e.
Dispatches from Gen. Haleci dated yesterday
give no news. BeauIegsrds army was still sup
posed to be near Okaora
Gen. McClellans reports to the War Department
are up to o'clock last evening. All was quiet in
fr,of of Ricbp,ord