New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

We begin TO get little light IN regard to the
recent movements OF Gen. Pope's army. IL ia GER
tain that up to Saturday morning there had been no
fighting siuce the battle of Cedar Mountain some
smart skiimishes hal occurred, in which we lost
Colonel and in one instance a considerable number
of prisoners. The Rebel programme was bold one.
Finding Mcclellan Inaccessible, and doubtless guess.
ing that lis army would be Withdrawn, they moved
their main strength rapidly to GOrdOnsyille, and
S:onewall jackson pushed on with the advance, III
tending TO use up Pore before his numbers became
formidable. Thes reCe sed disastrous check,
however, at Cedar Mountain, and were obliged to
retire ami wait for more men. These were buried
~; and about the time McClelan's Tetreaf
became known . . Rebels We're too weak in Rich-
mond to annoy the Amy OF tie Potomac, and they
immediately Undertook a rush upon Washing
ton by way of rhe Rapidan. Gen. Popes ad-
vance was ,hn al that river, threatening
the Rebels in Greer to protect hcCielah
movement: Jacke,n was at Gordonsvi'le, MAX
ing all has'e to accumulate the necessary strength.
This lie achieved OF Suuday, aud on Monday hs
TIA n body was within days march of the HPP.can
doubtless quite sure Of cs;chiug Pore before hc
could get support or retreat. Gen. Pore got news OF
the enemy's approach about noon on Monday and
10 three hours had ma ching orders out and all bis
trains in motion. Before night on Tuesday he was
across the Rgpp 4tauDpck, haviug in thirysix hours
moved his whole ar,uy and train OF five thous-
aud wagons more than eighteen nes. stone
wall Jackson s accustomed to quick time,
but this must have asionshed him; at any rate, il
spoiled his rlan Pvpos army was beyond his reach,
strongly posted or The north bank Of the Rappahan-
mock, aud guarding the fros and passes with zach
strengh that the Rebels dared not attempt 10 Cross
Suah are tie main facts of the mysterious move
uents, 30 carefully kept from the public. The city
has been full of Hid lined umOrs Of battle and dis
as,er, and the people have been in most painful anx
iety all the week. BG: now there seems 10
bs no reasonable fear Of disaster. That
great portion OF Gen. AcClellan's army has been
added to the forces u1der Pope, Mcdowell Banks,
Sgel, and Burnside, is very certain; and it is
equally certain that snch combination of strength
will cause jackson and Lee to think twice before
thew hazard an attack. Their golden moment has
passed, thanks t. bravery Of Banks and bis men
Mt Cedar Mountain, and the wide-awake caution Of
Gen. Pope.
Our dates from New-0rleans are 10 the 18th
inst. 1t supposed TINT the Rebels would soon
make another atiacs Baton Rouge. The desiruc-
ton of DoDaldsouville complete, only few
blsckened walls being eft All the towns along the
river have been bottled that firing from their limits
upon Union TRANSPORTS will subject them TO similar
snnibilaion. Gen. Butler has coDiscated all the
property OF John Siidell, the Rebel Envoy
in Europe. Bragg was lately st Chattanooga
with 81, 900 men, gOing 10 catch Gen. Buell.. Gov.
Moore of IIousiaua, yas raobbed at Thibodeaux
few days ago became of his cOtiou-burniug oriers;
but for the protection of women he would have been
killed La qLence OF finding among the Rebel
dead at Baton Rouge. men who had been permitted
10 retain firearms promise Of good behavior, Gen.
Butler has ordered all arms in New-Orleans 10 be
given up forthwith. The official account OF the bat
tie Of Baton Rouge with the returns OF the killed
and wounded, reach us by thu arrival.
The respective rauk Of our naval oiBcers has
been officially estabi1hed under the new law. There
ar. four active Rear-Aduirals, and retired; Com
modores, Is ac've is retired Captains, 70 active
22 retired, 10 reserved; Commanders, 81 active, Z
retired, 10 reserved; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ia;
Lieutenants, 30 actiye, retired, II reserved.
Gen. Boyle, Provost-Marshal Of Louisville, has
ordered Tat tue large nnmber Of fugitive slaves
from tie Rebel Slater, confined in jail, belong
ing to Rebel owners lie employed in preparing the
Union defenses. Slaves belonging to Gsloyal cti.
Gems in Kentucky are also being used for the same
purpose.
Gen. r. ". johnson, with 500 Union soldiers,
attacked 200 Rebels under Morgan, near f;allaiin
was defeated aud himself and 300 men taken pris-
oners. The dispatch mshing this statement does not
Say when II occurred. This Southwestern news il
getting more aud more slaky.
The Harrisburg editors, who were arrested for
printing handful diseonrag;ng enistmeDts, have
been released, having given their parole 10 do no
ds,oyal act. They claim that they have done no
intentional wrong
The Eth Maine, Col. Thomas A. Roberts; the
3Jth Massachusetts, Col. +. \. Wild; the 18th Con-
necticut, Col. W. g. Ely; and the lllth Ncw-York,
col. Jesse Legoine, have passed through this city
within the past two days.
Secretary Seward, in a note to the British
Charge d'Afiairs, informs that gentleman that aliens
who have declared their intentons are No, subject
90 draft none but actual citizens being subject 10
that process.
"A company of the 54ih Indiana Regimen; wa
captured near Reed River, n.y., by 800 guerrilla.
Seven of our men were killed. The others were
p&roled. The Rebels lost 20 or 30 men,
JEFF. DAVIS Message the first day proceedings
Of the Rebel Congress, and other Richmond news,
ars printed OH third page Of our norning issue.
European letters will he T und on the same page.
GENERAL NEWS.
by the arrival Of tie steamship Ariel at this port
yesterday we have dates fron Panama to August IL.
Ehs conflict in Panama between the Old State Cow