New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.


mani Of Cea. Weiizel. Our forces encountered
th, enemy N considerable strength al place e'u'eu
vile and defeated them afiera brisk fight and
balls nt display Of geusTaediP on the part OF Gen.
W.. 1si whose official account Of the affair we Inb-
Ish. Two hundred OF the enemy were killed,
wounded aul taken prisoners and one piece Of a.
t.l.err was captured. The Rebels wHt pursued in
the direction of Berwicks Bay where GOV. Moore
v,,a supposed to be. Gon. Batter hsd paid yt OF
courtesy % the F,opch 1ar-scamer Cadeet. and he
usual interchange Of ciylties took place on Tic &C.
cas.on.
-keom Gen. Burnsides army we learn thst ON
Fsi.ay morning while tue Cd Division oi the 9th
C,vs. under Gen Surgs, we've ssiug from Sui
plar Springs to Fayetteville at point about four
res frou the latter place. Rebel battery opened
upon lie column ircm al elevation on the opposite
bank ol Inc Iiyer. The attack WAS sudden, and
ra'id liiug ensued from 2J-pound gOn and seyera!
o. gbi.r caliber. Capt. Durck's Pennsylvania
battery. which was pa, sing the time, was placed
IN poslioa ard replied to the Rebels. The artillery
duel lasted for more than two hours, when the
Rebels wfhdrew, and the column continued its
mai,h 70 Fayetteville
Cen Burnside has issued general order
DIVIDING ,he army uuder his command into three
cr8u1 DIVISIONS, named respectively the Right, Lei
am Confer Grand Divisions. The irst consisting
ftac Second and Ninth Corps, will be commanded
b. G.u Sumner; the second, consisting Of tie Fist
uud Six,a CorIs, viii be commanded by Gen.
Fraual,u AID the tlird consisting Of the Third and
Fii-u C,rrs. will be commanded by Gen. Hooker.
H. addition 20 these there viii be Corps Of Reserve,
consisting Of the Eleventh Corps and such other
troop, a. NAY hereafter be assigned to it, under
comnaud of Gen. Sigei.
News was received by the Navy Department On
Sa rda, from the Gulf to the effect that tire United
S,a,., S4uboat Sycamore captured the English
schooner Trier, from Nassau, with cargo Of 100
bass OF salt aud miscesne articles, on the 2S,h
Ill On the 23d ult. the same gunboat captured The
Fn., 81 schooner Francis, from Nassau, with salt,
powd.r, AMI gin. Tie schooner Rachel Seaman. on
the jtb alt., captured, of Sabine Pass the E-shth
seno1nss Oar. The steamer nensingtan reC mig
capt,nei the English schooner Adventurer, attempts
iu5 to r0n The blockade al tie coast Of Tex.s
All partisan rangers, who have been plsgng lie
country around Memphis, have been sbanded by
Gen. Pembertou. Passengers from Helena rePor,
that fernando was occupied by tie Uniouists on
Monday. The people Of Mississippi are said TO be
running their negroes into the Interior leaving only
such property as they cannot carry away. Tie
steamer Eugene, a Cairo aud Memphis packet,
was struck by a snnken wreck on "Wednesday night
aud sunk in fifteen feet. There were over hundred
pegsous on board, fifteen Of whom were drowned.
principally among the crew. The Rebels are said to
BE- terrifying jackson, Miss. and large REINFORCE
ments are being brought there from Arkansas.
Gov. Vance of North Carolina replies to Mill
tary Gov. Stanlys proposal for interview that he
declines friendly meeting will have nothing 70 do
with conference Of Commissioners. and writes in
deiaai tone that North Carolina win ght 70 the
lat drop Of BLOOD and suggests that ii Gov. Stanly
has any propositions 70 make be treat directly with
the C0lfede authorities IN Rich uond.
Tho famous Ericsson battery Pasaaic on Satur-
day r.ed the experiment Of fling within the turret,
and with perfect success. The 1J-inch gun was
fred three times With 20, 50 and 80 pounds
o. powder, and 33O-pound balls. No difficulty was
experienced; the nose and smoke were il gnilcant;
tue reco slight and easily reducioe, and tue shock
to The vessel scarcely perceptiOe.
Tie S0tannat republican Of The 9TH says It las
generally been resolved On, both by the army and
citizens 70 defeed that city; to yield possession 90
the Invaders only when its walls shall have been
battered down, and nobody left to dispute their en-.
trance. Gov. Brown rene8s the call for negroes 70
complete the Notifications If they are moi furni.hed
promptly they will be impressed.
We cam from Washington that Gen. saytor- ]
nelf5 brigade has recently met with bGiilian. sue
oessos. having had three fights during which they
tool nonber Of prisoners aud captured twenty
slaves. Several extensive sal.works ia Florida
aod Georgia were destroyed. The Rebels we've
badly beaten, and in retrestiDg destroyed an in
"sa'e quantity ofProperr
"a dispatch f -,;om Ia Grarsej Tennessee, Nth
that i've regiments Of Rebel cavalry adj
>yanred from Lumpiu Hills 10 within two miles Of
Holly spings. sAirmishDg commenced and con.
tinued for some time. The Rebels lost six killed and
seven commissioned officers were captured. The
Rebel General yillipgue died at Port Hudson few
days ago Of pneumonia.
Regulations with regard 10 ladies going South
bave Just been established. The persons to whom
leave may be granted win be sent with "a suitable
escort from Washington to the lines Of the United
States forces in Virginia with such personal effects
as shall be allowed to pass.
The officers Of the gunboat Connecticut report /
that the entire coast Of Texas in possession of the
United States forces. The effect Of this occupation
is seen in the recent capture OF numerous yesse!s
while attempting to run tie blockade.
The President has issued an order requiring q
proper observance Of the Sabbath in the Army and
Nav. All labor il to DO reduced to that which is
absolutely necessary.
1T is stated that reclsmatons have been made