New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

and Potomac Railroad. This (says the Dispatch culs
o6 al, communication by railroad between Richmond
and the Rebel Gen. Jackson's command. Inc cav
airy went to Ashland, Is miles from kichmonu' y"
the same road, and burned all the enemy quarter
master and commissary stores. was '"0 VI '"|
chief depots, and the lo's must have Deen SERIOUS
than Tho tone of the Richmond papers Is d0sseu
and despairing; they cry out against retreat anu
clamor for fight, but evidently doubttheir men, "eh'
Mcclellan complains that large number Oh oin'efs
.na me, Of the Army of the Potomac are iding
awav their time in the Northern cities. Inc army
:. IN the eve of a decisive battle, and every man
sbould be at his post. Tbs General calls upon clu
xsns to mark such as have no proper excuse ior ao
ssnce as disgrace to the uniform they wear. More
than 500 prisoners have been received as part OF
.hs fruts Of the battle OF Hanover Courthouse.
Thew are forwarded to Fortress Monroe
We have New.Orleans papers to the 18th inst.
The city was quiet under the energetic government
of Gen. Butler. The Bee and The Crescent had been
suppressed and The Delta seized. for urging the
destruction of cotton contrary TO the Generals orders
Adamss Express Office Is open; then irst dispatches
from the North arriving via Havana IN the steamer
Matanzas. Six Rebels are condemned to DO snot Tor
violating their parole, having organized company
for the Rebel army. j. NJ. G.. Parker, late post
master at Ship Island is postmaster at New-Oiieans'
Ships were arriving from New-York and Philadel-
phia-the first one from this city bears the significant
name of Yankee Blade Cotton was coming in from
Plaquemines, and provisions from Red River. The
venerable Jacob Barker protests against destroying
crops; be seems however 10 side with the rebellion
Among the regulations of Gen. Butler, we notice al
order requiring licenses for hotels, barlooms, coffee
houses. billiard saloons, and eambng-housss The
circulation of Confederate notes was to cease Oh
the 9th of May and sales aud transfers made there
after for such notes are to be void The Observance
of jeff. Daviss Fast Day was forbidden. The cele-
brated order concerning women is but the enforce
ment of a we'll known local law Of tie city, which
directs that women Of the town who 10 tie streets
after dark, or who from their windows with
persons outside shall he sent to the casboose. Ii
woman malciousy abuses or insults Union soldiero,
abe goes to the lockur that is all that is meant by
treating them ike women Of tie town. Union
candidate for Recorder is announced in tie Fourth
District and nopary candidate for Mayor is in the
field Two prize steamers had come to port, and six
vessels with troops from Slip Island had arrived
Stringent quarantine is established. Tie news is
given in detail on the third page of this sheet.
Fortress Monroe news is interesting. Tie re-
port tbat Gen. Burnside Lad occupied Raleigh was
premature. The Union prisoners taken al Sails
bury. n. C., have been released and are coming to
New-York. There are later arrivals, hut no news,
from Hatteras. Once more the Rebels have tortured
the friends Of COL Corcoran, by failing TO fulfill
promise to exchange him Col. Hanson Of Kentucky
cent by flag of truce to be exchanged for the
brave commander of the Goth, but GEES. Huger did
no; keep his word. Col. Hanson was indignant a
the deception. The Union gunboat feet remains Il
or 20 miles below City Point. The U. s. clip Min
nesota started for Norfolk at food tide yesterday
morning. but got aground off Sewal's Point, and wal
not got off at dark.
-BeauregaId has spoken from Shiloh; his Offcia
report will be found or the seventh page OF THU
TRIBUNE. His effort is TO show bis defeat in the
light Of victory, but he makes q bad job of i,
Among his heaviest losses he admits that tie Com
manderin-Chief, Gen. A. Sidney Johnston the Hon.
George NJ. Johnston Rebel Provisional Governor OF
Kentucky, Brighten Gladden. and Brig. Gen.
Hindman, were killed or died from wounds; Major.
Gen. Chestham, Brig Gen. Clark, Brig Gen. John
son and Brig-G Bowen were wounded; ,72s
men were killed ON the field, S,0l2 were wounded,
and 959 are mssing-total loss, 1869.
"A small-sized riot occurred on Tuesday night 1T
Norfolk occasioned, it is said, by negros shooting
Union Corporal Three negroes were killed, two
wounded, and the rngleaders arrested. Tie Nor
folk Day Beck If allowed to exist and reappeared
on the 18th. man named Williams was arrested
on Wednesday for giving news to the Rebels. lie
mas managed to keep up seni-weekly mail TO Rich.
:nood ever since Norfolk was taken. Our troops are
blowing up the Rebel Notifications at Sewals Point,
aud along Elizabeth River.
For the benefit Of certain extremely tender con-
scierces we note that the Rebel papers At Atlanta,
Ca, strenuously prge the armng of the slaves 20
hgs. the Yankees, and think that TO- 900 could be
PICKED in Georgia who (fhat is Confederate syntaxy
would rejoice in meeting 1900 Tanks III deadly
conf let.
The British steamship Stettin, of London, WAS
brought into this port last evening az prize. She is
an iron propeller of 300 burden and 600 horse
power, and is bat six mouths old She is valued at
35O0,ooO The Stettin attempted torun the blockade
of Charleston with brandy, wines, saltpeter, and
other iuxuries
Another valuable prize brought into pon
last night-the Gamer Constitution alias George
Washington, captured OF the North Carolina coast
by the gun.boat Victoria, the 22d inst. 1t is be-
leved that she has valuable Cargo
Gen Fremont was called upon TO fall back and
daylight on Sunday morning his army was Oh the |
m in he highest sn,;ta a,,J aan.. A.. ....,