New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

G1D. Banke reports tno ANeN,f'
,b-onOb Jacksons Rebel camp, announcing the oes'h
-, Rs.uregard. The news lacks confirmationi but
coming from tse source it does, may be true.
The Nashville is reported az at Charleston. Our
sooca correspondent at Beaufort writes us that her
cargo consisted OF eight cases Of postage stampS,
eleven boxes banknote paper, and seel-Dots plates
for the Rebel Treasury Department and tco millions
dollar. in specie which had been cent abroad 10 pur-
chase war vessels but not employed for some
reason or other. If the State Of Georgia had been
under full head Of steam, she would have captured
the prize beyond doubt. While she lay in port Inc
Nashvie's two 2-pounder rihed cannon, weighing
500 pounds each, and 19 boxes Of her smmuniuon'
were landed and sent by railroad to Charleston.
-Counterfeit Colones, Majors and other pretendeu
officers have been arrested in Washington oy tho
soore. Durinr the whole Winter the hotels have
been infested with these epaule;ted vagsoondS
Large numbers have beon gent TO the guard-houae,
stripped of their feathers and cut adrift.
.yeFsr,on Davis according 70 Baltimore dis
match Is 70 sbare the fate of his Rebel soldiers in the
uex. battlefield
The Union troops shelled Pass Christian on The
4th inst and landed Q, 100 men and twelve 4-pound
hcwitzers. Pass Christian ia situated near -.
Louis Bay, within so miles of New-OFeans. IT
il port villsge Of Harrison County, Mississippi, 10
miles from Mississippi City.
"A private letter from Gen. McClellsn received
IN Washington, says that he found the Rebel for'if'
cations at Yorktown ten times stronger than he an
.icipated, but he is confident Of eventual suceess
The Richmond journals on the otbor hand, stiect TO
believe that the Union force has been entrapped 81
Yorktown, and that Geo. Johnston will die OF old
age before he ia vauquishsd in the Peninsula.
Frequent sEdrmshes between the advance Ma
tioual pickets and the Rebels at Yorktown are ro-
ported The insurgents perfoeting their intrench'
nents. and the weather having improved the roecs
promise to be 10 longer an obstacle in the way Of
offensive operations by the National troops.
On Saturday, tie Rebels, for the first time made
use of balloon in conducting their operations near
Yorktown.
The Richmond TViig publishes news from Fort
Mexico, received by way Of New-OrleaDs, Which
PROCESSES TO show that Fot Craig has fallen into TIE
hand. of Rebels Col Candy and his Goa msnd hav-
ing been compelled to make sn unconditional sur
render. 1t will be noticed by referring to Tie dis
patch that no dates are given.
We publish to-day additional details Of the battle
Of Pirtsburg. The correspondent Of TIE Cincinnati
Gazette represents the issue ss questonsble Ma
tional victory. All that WAS gained Oh Monday being
simply what was lost on Sunday. The irues' esti-
mate he says, places the National loss at 1900 killed
and wounded, aud between 3,0Oo and 1890 taken
prisoners. Estimates OF the Rebel loss place J, high
or than that Of the National army.
Con. Mitchell has made very important sd
aud ,te-,;., into IL
ba1ns; having taken Huntsville, the capital Of Madi
son County. with 200 prisoners fifteen locomotives
and large amount OF railroad stock. Huntsville
cuthanks Coginth.
The large vessels captured on Friday; the
ilth lust, by the Rebel feet, in IIsmpton Roads
were tho Ssbso of Providence, Il, l., and the Mar
Gus of Stockton, Ne The schooner taken is the
Emily Of Washington, with sutler. stores. The
French war vessels of Newport News, when Tia
capture made. were the Gassendi and Cstinet.
The English war sioop Rinaldo was likewise near
the same point. Although the alarm Of the Merr.
mac was given at 7:20 O'Clock on Friday morning
not shot fred until O'Clock, ?. H., and thel
the shots fired were three, from the Merrimac. II
was about o clock i'll the morning that the capture
Of the National vessels took place. The Rebel fee
numbered ~ vessels, all except the MerImac, York
town, and Jamestown, being large yessels.
The object of the Fort Lafayette Commissioner:
visit TO Fort Lafayette, on Friday last, was t
separate the of political prisoners from those
prisoners of war; the Commission has adjoIrne
till Tomorrow.
The Meniinac, reported off seyalYs Point
supposed to be aground, from the fact that sbe hs
remained 80 long ssiionary and from the number O
tugs which have clustered about her.
Two privates Of General Blenker's Division
who have returned to Washington from the vicinit,
of the Rappahanncck, report q rurnor that Genera
Blenker and his body-guard had been surrounded
by Rebel cavalry, and taken prisoners.
From Harrisburg Pa, we learn that timely pro
virions are being made at Philadelphia for seeing tc
the care and removal Of the wounded Pennsylva
mans after the anticipated battle Of Yorktown.
Gen. Wools Dispatch to the Department on Sun
day night reports tbat the Merriuac had no, made he
appearance during the day. Her object Gen. Woo
supposcs to bo to prevent any interference with tb.
landing of Rebel reenforcemeDts which appear from
Gen. Wools statement, well az Gen. Mcdowell e
70 be concentrating in immense numbers near York
town.
Active exertions have been made at Cincinnati tc
forward nurses and supplies for the wounded al
Pittsburg and news has reached the War Ofce o;
the dispatch of vessel for that destination.
The Governor Of Vermont intmates to the Secre-
tary Of War that If there ere deficiencies in the mum.
ber Of army surgeons, Le will at once send some Of
the best members OF the profession from that Stale at
once to supplement the army staff.