New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

The latest adviees from tie Army Of the Potomac
are up to yesterday afternoon. The weather was
very cod-there was ice in Acquia Creek aud the
Potomac two inches thick; the roads hard and
rough. No military movements took place yeser-
day. Nothing is said of the story current in Wash
ngton that troops had crossed the Rappahannoek
below Fredericksburg From the cessation Of fires
in certain quarters it is conjecured that the Rebels
falling back yet they still guard the fords heav
lily. Stonewall jackson is said 20 have joined Lee
day or two since. The Rebel army is said to be al.
most naked, and rapidly going into hospital from
sheer exhaustion.
On Saturday, two new iron-clad gunboals were
launched on the Eas; River the Keokuk and Cats
kill. The Keokuk s constructed by Mr.. c. w.
Whitney, and the Catskill by Capt. Ericsson. The
Keokuk was launched from the yard belonging TO
the Dry Dock Iron Works, andthe Catskill from the
yard OF Rowland 81 Co., Greenpoint. On the same
Gay the Nantucket, another Ericsson ron.clad yes
sci was launched at Boston. The Lehigb, another
Of the same kind is announced as being ready for
launching al Philadelphia.
Gen. Gesry marched upon Winchester on the Sd
Inst. and demanded ia surrender which COM
Piled with, the people exhibiting many signs Of Joy
at his arrival His command consisted Of thirty
three hundred chosen infantry from all the regiments
in his division two sections Of artillery from Knapps
battery, two from McCierys battery and two from
Hamptons battery, making altogether twelve guns
and fifty cavalry Of the First Maryland.
The latest reported capture by the pirate Ala
bama is the balk Harriet Spaudipg Of Thomaston,
he. The Spsuding was overisken oil Nova Scotia
the crew seut aboard the pirate the bark robbed Of
ito valuables and burned, Tie crew were kept in
chains and fed on bread aud water for - days then
put on an English big bound to Fall River. But
this whole story is denied by tue owner Of the
Spsuldng, who says that the captain who told it is
swindier.
Memphis papers state that Gen. Hoyeys ex-
petition, twenty thousand strong, which left He
lena, Ark, some DAYS ago, landed al Friar's Point
fifteen or twenty miles below, marched to Granada
Mics. and took possession Of that place last Monday
"A large number Of the citizens fed on the approach
OF our troops.
While the cunboai Dragon was going down the
Potomac lasi Wednesday, her engine broke down,
and she was compelled to lie at anchor for several
hours. Several bost.loads Of Rebels pat of 70 cap
ture her, thinking she was unarmed, but q shell sud-
denly dropped into Of their boats-and they LETT.
Dispatches from Cen. Burnside's headquarters
to Saturday morning say that the Rebels on Thurs
day undertook TO bring some guns to bear orr
gunboatS in the Rsppahannock, but a few shots put
the men TO fight. There Was four inches Of snow in
that region on Saturday morning.
"A Grand Jury in Hunterdon County, N. J>s has
indicted certain United States officers FOR making ar
rests tie charge Of interfering with enstments.
The Jury is evidently ambitious 70 pit HonJerdon
County against the United S,ates.
The % Virginia Cavalry and the 18th Chic L.
fantry surprised Rebel camp near Cold Knob,
Greenbner County, Va, on tie Goth, capturing 100
officers and men, 200 stands Of arms, equpage, &c.
No loss on our side.
An officer from Fortress Monroe, arrived yes
terday at Was irgon reports that the vessels Of tie
Banks Expedition were, when be left Old Point,
pursuing their voyage Southward.