New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-03

into her aid tackled on. and io naking bis wy
back light gun bouts nnt an armed traI ort put Ost
for im from Old L int and Newport News WI
the purpose OF cutiug hin off, But 1t appears ~
were nst five or Fix minu es too Lite, aud In chassnI
her si,e KEPT up coprnu,l IRE upon them, turnnG
around every ii Ia give te the bert che bad tue
forward riiled y ouDder. T. sport bec.n,e in
tens.l, n,e,es iug to The Yankees that they wadcI
III II tie beyond their depth, and woke up tue boys
on Sewslls Point, who opened fIe Oh them. Hey
hldi''g fart her yurs ,it Of the Commodore in ysin,
'urncd their attention the batteries that were
pepperi"B them b unmercful. And now the mat
o., d u Wear s,newhat tue appearance OF earDsst-
iisrS, US snough tie boys goiog - work even
Sn"~'uf was SUNDAY morning, and gong on ~
Union vessels which did their best toward silencnx
them; but the 10 some what too extensive tor
ieni, aud witha 70 tat they sp-edily deter
mIed TO give sewars Point n very wide berih.
l0cy got well out o. range OF shot "A, soon ~
they coull bnt lot until three Of them had Qot q
dos Which took the starch out Of tbem
The euuboas fairly raned the shot and shsl at tie
SsWas Point battery, while they dd have tie cour.
age TO coniIuue tie engagement; Which, alt gesher,
including tie chase after the Sea Bro, lasted two
aud hali three houIs. Several hundred sbos end
shell were fired at battery, aid not angle pex.
son re-. .ived even "A srraeh.
An old rooster, however, which happened to get Ia
the was made Into rooster for bis pairs w
are inlo lued By "a communication from iiend wLs
was On the ground. We annex bir communication:
"SswALgs Po.ST SUndAy, Fec. 20 l0sl
"MK Ep'ToR; Eigt gupbosts and slaed transport ss
t,cksa Ne l. onfr.ra ganbost this morning enss.ei
n battery shout Two hs nov s Sa '' | ar or mo
Allied Tins very cool The rooster "os dup
p.prd roasted e.tea by some Of the boys rare
" nat giorica,n Yaske.dem-oue rooster Killed;
none rnsny TINS brilliant sisi' vii ~ ar;
10 capitals in Ihs hsr' York Hoo and other is.u
pnut.."
The Seabird proceeded on her way up to the city
with her plize ia tow; aud We learn II is tue
schooner Sherwood which formerly belonged 70
Go, rye 81 oker e,a., on Back River, snd eioea
from ina some tlue since by the Unchi,ts ana has
been sisce Used wster transport between New
port News and Old Point. She was ,Dtn eafrJinga
supply of water to the Ilessians at Old Point. II
was nus d water haul but that detracts nothing
from the honor vi TIE acl ievenen which mag judy
10 ella, sed Of u uiosi brsut that bas taA-A
place ia the Cw armies snce he war began.
| DUNG the engagement between The gmDoats anS
the Sewais 20 nJ battery, the sawyer gun at tos
Kip RAYS opened fire and threw shell at TO battery
ON S-wall Poiut.
We learn thai the gunboais threw several stell or
shot az the battery Oh Craney leland ana zee ieia
urvmi, reply irvm that dIrecilon.
We arc p.ated to record the fact thai tie boys at
our batteries took Deliberate aha with e.eh gun tLey
fred and nandl their irols WIN mastery ssihs
| taking tbeir tine IL each case.
| l. has beeu 10, orsd, though with what trath We
are unable to saw that the S.ablrG strack The Er.
ress aus ret ler tire, bud tuat cue was aiter~ad
put Out without injury
CONFEDERATE VICTORY IN TIE INDIAN
| COU&TRY.
| KILLED AsD WOUNDED or the EsEar NEAR 3o'-
/ OUR LOSS 20 KILLED AND % WOUNDED.
From the FOst saith any, lnes, De. D.
i We learn from Mpjor Clark OF Tesas, ciiet froa
the camp 81 Col. Cooper, that tat'ic toA PLACE on
the on ON Busly Greek, lie tie VerdisIis Xiv r
about 80 miles from thi place. bet seen The r'es
of Col Cooper aud the enrmys under Ofotlisynoo,
e.,igated NJ 400 or 500. Col. Coofer had oI'y
!. about $40 men. ,,
a, d tie iislt continued all day unt sandosn. Cod.
sinu,ss lie las regiment iougnt with great bravery,
. and M. Choetawr, Cbicka-aSs, ana Creeks iou5hI
ike tigers. 10 fat it Wac one OF Tie hirdes fOu-'s
ba.t.s that HIS token place Ia the couhry Inc eae:
my followed Col. Cooper &c, sral D''- @na suS.s
!. hin with greal futy. Co. L. drove them back 10
! tie woods, stance Of two nils, lar.e ndporr
. of heroke+s were ,itn % hey olo, hAe"le abo'
$50 Sspin5. g. Col. Drew, with his insu, WHO ~
NAMED with bin, fought well ahq al yGod SCI
In Chocaws TOOK about l5J sealis, and tie Cliss'
as,w, nearly -. Tie CREEKS did not sc.ls ahy' oe'
cause Il erny was their OWN people.
> willie man by tie maine of Eli onIg6, was taken.
. xvLo had zone over ~ tbs eEeay was tiied W
. Coart.MsriL.l aud shot. He wac = ceser'er iron
, Teas rgineut. V.ner aeserteIs were '"Ae" '"s
: d. alt with in he same mahler.
Col Cooper behaved with the Creates coulness
and brnvery. We understand thai ne las cai.ei "a
Col. McIntOsh tor assistance, and Is to be no, 4
th.t 10 will furnish IL with PronI tiess IL AID 10
10, 9. ni We viii be hAely TO have terrible times
tbs frontier.
F,.s The Fort NTH (Ark) liu,s Dec &C.
An ey, ress al rived yesterday from Colo iel Wa'is.
from when we learn tat MS resiheLe y oh Tue
, move 20 AID Col. Cooper.
Nothing hlr Yet been heard Of CAPT. PARIS and his
company. 1t Is fearedt that t1ey have all killed,
and Wat.e', men are highly exaspera,ej.
We lean that Col. alcIntosh In command Of tire
troops on this frontier. has orGofed eight companies
of Iol. Tout US regimeoi, five coupanle~ VI Cvt.
Creers regn cot, and Col Whifttld's battalion lo
the assirtaEce II Col Cooper, against O Vtucyhot
and lis J,yhawkog allies.
l From The 5l,nphis .italdnels Dee. n
i COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
There was only a Moderate AZ dance on Cha 20
on 3 ltuIday ming and tbs market was decidedly
ouil. There scarcely ray Of light Ia tho dis
ns ches from New.Ureans, which Represented ths
tioar Market xtrensly QUILL with retail sales al
50 IS; no change in ID, Oas, ard Bran, aid no
rIot II Wleat; Sussr &c. TO &c., a,d ,ola ses
ha advanced TO pc. and 2ic The OILY sale ee1itd
on Change were lOliows:
i Wneat-l50 bushel. far Wheat 81 65; 80 bush.
es prime, 81 IS. Oats--4O bushels, ST. l25 bnsheh,
9Jc; ~ sushels delivered, "a; LOO bushels, 81.
sughr-93 hide, &C., a. and &C.; 81 hhds .se; =
hhcs Sugar, Sc to 7c.; btds &c. Boz ds--s'J,,
OOl tennessee b cent bolius, due III ny 10 81
~ " coupons a,tachedD at 6Oc. Potaiovs-iro bush
els 81 ~. Molasses-'J bbIs choice, S5s; 1872 bols.
n,on Vile 3 81 20 bushels low, 81. Brsu-9
sacks, $50 y tnn. Sh0r;s-39 sacks, So y tuaS
30 sa,ks common -; lO0 bushels, soc. Rye--61
sacks, 81 ~.
There Was some "talk" on Change about the
opening Of the blockade, and the opuion in
dul.e that that eveut would take place in rhoet
line. Some lhough. that in tee days the blockade
! would be opeueI; others within three weeks, and
others were betting Oh lis being opened by January.
As usual there come speculation ABOUT Hour,
aud the opinion seemed to be more General that the