New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-03
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.

Reports IRON Zen. Bankss corps, uEGOi
date of Woodstock, Va, the LET inst, repre-
sent an advance to that point from Strosburg.
4 feint was made by some Rebel cavalry to
arrest the progress of the vanguard of the Ma
tional forces; but the result was the common
one-for the insurgents-of retreat, coupled
with the expedient Of bridge-burning; Gen.
Banks at the same time pursuing them vigor
ously as far as Edenburg five miles south o.
Woodstock. A later dispatch, dated yesterday
morning, represents the Rebels arranged IN
line of.battle near Edenburg; but the suggestion
is added to this report, that the display may
have been made by the cavalry scouts OF the
Rebels previously forced to retreat.
The most meager intelligence from Cornih
at the present crisis 10 naturally seized with
ayidity, and our readers will read with feei-
ings of satisfaction the dispatch, elsewhere
published, which states that the National forces
are healthy, and eager for an early order TO al
vance upon the enemy.
We report in other columns IN arrival from
Hatteras Inlet, to the 3lst of March, but with
out news of special interest from Gen. Burn
side. The 5h Connecticut and 4th Rhode
Island Reg ments had advanced from Newbern,
within four miles of Beaufort, but tho storm
ing Of Fort Macon would be delayed until the
arrival Of re-enfOrcements
, Statements made by prisoners taken IN o
recenf reconnaissance to the Rappahanuock
purp0 to show that the Rebel force in that
vicinity consists Of eight regiments of infantry
two OF cavalry, with SIX pieces of artillery
all of which must be received with due allow
ance for lively inaginatiOns or intentional mis-
representation.
The Norfolk journal, received at Fortress
Monroe with flag of truce, under which
came several Union prisoners, supply US with
the news-which we are at liberty to accept
or discredit--that they discover large Union
re-eniorcements at Old Point; and that at
least a hundred large steamers aud transports
are at the wLaryes and in the channel.
Important and highly interesting new, las
been received from Port Royal, BY the gun
boat Seminole, which arrived yesterday at
Fortress Monroe. For thirty days Fort Pllas
k Lad been invested by the national forces
aud was momentarily expected to surrender
Internationally; the garrison-50O in number
having offered to retire with the honors Of
war-a proposal which Gen. Sherman naturally
declined. By Commodore DupOnt's official re-
port, dated a" Flagship Wabash, of Port ROYAL.
March ~" incloeing that Of Commander
ellis Of The Seminole we learn lint the for
midable batteries on SAiddaway and Green
Islands had been abandoned By the Rebels;
the guns being Withdrawn for the immediate
defense OF Savannah. by this abandonment
tie national batteries Rave now complete con-
tro OF Nassaw and Ossibar Sounds, and also
Of The mouths OF Vernon and Wilmington Xiv
crs--al forming important approaches to the
City ., Savannah.
4 pal'c il said to have seized upon Charles.
tJa since the capture of Newbern; aud in the
prospect o. an early advance upon the prime
citadel of Rebellion, the women aud children
were withdrawing in large numbers from the
city. Ia The absence Of more direct intel
lsence, il may be interesting to read the ex.
tracts from tie Richmond papers, elsewhere
published, as TO the movements Of our forces.
4 correspondent Of The Boston Jomnai I'M
der date Of March &c, announces the fact that
the iui,iatory step has been taken by the Ma
tonal feet for tho reduction of tho deienses Of
the Mississippi River. A large portion Of Por-
'ers lotlli was reported on the 18th ult. at
.he bead @ the masses; and on that and the
previous day heavy and continuous firing wa
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