New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-24


man named j. q rbnck arrived In the city last
night direct from Richmord. Gurbrick WIS team
sier in the Union army, ind was captured IN the
battle Of Bull Run No. l.
Gurbiick says that he saw Merrima, No. 2 ly inc
near Rockets "a he passed down. and thinks she IL
nearly ready for service. She bas had MI the iron
plates plat ed her, and Looks II she will be al
ugly customer 10 deal With.
lie brsrdIpersous say, who saw the old MerrImac,
that this one 10 rimlar IN construction ard prn,
though not so large aud will be much more easily
banded.
Mai. jordan Of the 9Th Pennsy lvania Cavalry aud
CAPT. Aruoli Harris were confined in the same room
with GurbriCk ard were retained for trial and pun
ishment for depredaiIous said 10 have been con-
nit ed by their troops.
-Four Of the Let Maryland Cavalry CUnioul have
beeu recoind and 10 be tined on the charge of
mnrder. What the ia, Is are he could not learn.
TIE CONFEDERATEs Don't LIKE TIE NEWS
FROM KENTUCKY.
We have TIE Rictmosd Iphig Of the Goth, con-
taIning tbe following article iruI which II viii be
seen thst the Confederate, have got later news from
Kentucky than tnat announcing Bags 10 be Ia VIC
loficus possession VI Louisville:
"Onr news from KeDiucky does not by any
means, ia-,Ify TIE expectations which had bcen
founded on be tel gapbic Intelligence OF the pfeyi'
QUE few dayr. BY the tenor OF The kilograms re-
ceived from the Wet. we mad been led 10 believe
thst Gen. Bragg bad gained brilliant victory, and
noi completely dsmoializsd. We csu scarcely con-
ceive how such reports get into circulation.
Battles hire. battles there, battles everywhere,
were descfibsi. oil OF them being Confederate veto
ri. .. and re,ulting in tie csrtnre Of nninudinodS
mis-. p,rs and inlpi'e artillery. To be IL was
raherd,rcult TO con, rehend the strategy OF tlese
complicated movements, and the thc'ics oi these nu'
merous fields; but, pe,ertlelcss, tho reports came
from many sources, and sgreed 40 Well IN ibslr
rei eral f,Gur,s that arc Inclined 10 ciecn them
with ut lestt d bssis q truth.
Yet il trrne out that sfter the battle Of Perrys'
Vile on the 9th inst. no general action sought.
X rby Smith encountered Cr.tiendens forres nrAr
Frsul fort aud defeated them, and this the in. We
heard If any Gsbting. For some dAys nothing Is
known of the movements Of our army. We had i'm
sgined il ndysucng on Louisville; or perbsPe,
crossing the Kentucky River and threatening Gin
cinuai; we had cbeFi'ted tie delusion that II was
at Least ho6iug "a commanding position In the midst
of tie fertile and tettiug region Of central Ken
tuoky.
"Ba, oil this time II was retresiing-lalling bse K
l. the polite teru-from the neiglbOfhood Of Louis
Vile 10 tie extreme southwestern corner OF the
State from The productive bluegrass country 10 the
mountain counties, where life 10 burden ~ grace
hopper. Our hast sdvoes rend'r II oefthin thal
Brisg's army is abandoning Kentucky, and that It
/. now in position in tue hegtbofhood OF Cumler'
baud GAP. We do MOI know, and do not pretend Ia
divine. The caure Of this retrog'sd- movement.
1--WE do know that 1t has lToioundly disappointed
and mortified our people, Ind dashed The iond hope'
thew had formed Of hberalipg Kentucky snd iennes'
sos zoe, We Luz expected aud reasonably eApeced'
from Gen. Bragg magnificent army, tomelLing
more than u ere incurrion TO the Dei -hborhood Of
the OHIO Riyer-somelhing more tLaa irlltle',
marches and barren battles. We Lad anticipated
tom Gen, Blasg something more THAI boas'iul
orders 10 bis troops ant sounding prociamaions 10
the people beyond tue Quo
eve lad formed exalted boles Of the great ex-
pediiiou which he led across the Tennessee hlVer'
and nearly 10 10 the euburs Of Louisville Hs long
do'ay ~ rntco his hcsiiuI,cy AZ ChatGnooss, BIZ
tsrdy advance into Kenucky, bad ,hsksn pnJlie CON
fdence; but few willing 10 condemn 30 long Of
opportunity yet remaiDed ior communication OF Tue
r,apd obi ccio Of tie campaign. II Is Ill over pow
TIE Kentucky movement ~ The minds OF zen.
Braog has .ured cut 10 De sitn, fzze. No other
word can DO appropriately doec Toe Il. ~ has been,
from beginning 10 ehd, a isilant bluhdoT and mug