New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-15
NEWS OF TIE DAY.
THE WAR

An TIL. Cairo dsrstch received last night saws
,h., ON tho 9Th our men we're attacked by portion
or Joh,o,o,,s force AZ tbs ,own of s tartia, aud
o,r mn, ,st,ed without ioes 10 lialues Buff, where
il was supposed ;he Re! Oh .r' venture " follow
them. The Dispatch .ids, g +" Rebels are known
to be in terrible copdi,n ia ' ctsturg.' Rich-
mond papers Of the 18Th ooniaa dispatches trom
Jaksop to toe Oh, gis"g Rebel accounts ofaai"s ut
Vicksburg They say tina, the htbo scouts reports the
pickets around Vcksburg - ten inlet deep and that
every means Of approach Is closely guarded they
admit that Gen. Grant ccuananicaies with the fleet
by signals. Tie firing Of morais VISA heard NJ
intervals Of two seconds all the previous night ana
tho firing continued on tue morning Of tue 9In'
From Memphis, through Union sources, wo get
further accounts of the hg,t 1T MiiGsens BEND Oh
Sunday week. The Rebels, under MeCaHouso,
$500 strong, advanced ny oar forces Composer Vi
three negro regimenrs anl ,ie I'D Iowa Voiunsers.
The Rebels made Il desI crate charge III uay 'S"'i
the negroes broke, bot fnaiug that 'teir captared
eomuanions wers te,lg slaughtered by lie Rebels
rallied with prea, cour.ge aud drove the Rebels
back. with heavy oss Oh bptn aides. That Gen
Grant il receiving reeniogceeuts very freely is GER
tain; Western papers noie the de- arturo oi fes'-
mania slmost daily. We see il stated thai Heron
has gone there with 5000, aud Vindever with
1000; a LeuvsnwoT!h paper notes the departure OF
seven regiments, &C.
The (RebeD Mis.sSsipD,aa Of tie 9TH and 9Th
inst, published IN Jackeon gives details of pre-
tended fight at Pori Hudson, and says THAI Gen.
Kirby Smith drove TIE iorce, &C Gen. Bsuks in
fusion the altar leaving his d, sd AID wounded Oh
the field sna thai Gen. Snnh still pIrsuirg
Gen. Banks On the 5Ih ins,. Isis Ia n weak Iuven-
ton. The Washington star OF Saturday, says
The President received on the lOth instant, a dis
patch from Gea. Banks Via N'ok ourg ana Memphis,
written on the fth inst the contents OF when SNOW
that there is a word cf irnn III this staeaieGt o.
The Mns,ssipDiah. Richmond papers conlalrJOg
disI atches from Jackstn 10 the 9ta ins. make no
mention Of spy fght at Port Hudson on the itb
or 5th
The Rebel reports Of the cavalry fight on The
Rappahsnnook state that Fizhugn Lee was severe
iy wounded, and that several o'ner proficient Rebe
officers were killed They acknowledge Ioss OF
several hundred in killed, wounded. aud prisoners
and that We gained 50 mucn gionhd IN 10 capture
Gen. Stuarts headquarters beer Brandy, and also
aear Brandy Station. Gen. Stuart OF the Rebel
Cavalry replies TO Gag Of Truce sent by Gen Pleas
anton that all killed NJ Beverly Ford have been
dscently inferred, snd that all wounded prison
ers are being humaLeiy cared for. lie refuses TO
permit the friends Of the de,d TO bs lines for
the purpose OF removing their reuaius.
Intelligence from New Orleans to tic 9TH is re-
csived by the George Washington. which arrived at
this port on Saturday evening. Gen. banks had Is
sued al order forbidding any steamer from New
York to psss Quarantine witt out a special order
from the Commanding Generals, unies, mail slip
or Transporting stores for tue GJyerDment-a regu-
lation made neeess ~ by the continued refusal to
transport soldiers mails, except uion inadnissiJls
conditions. There is 10 la;er news from Port Hud-
son.
"A letter from New-erlesns written on the
5tb conveys the gratifying intelligence that Gen.
Sherman is much letter aud the probabilities
are that not only his lie Int his Ieg will be sayeo,
although be will be ever lame. lie has had very
narrow escape, for three days ago no one supposed
that 1t was possible he could survive. DR.. Stone,
the eminent surgeon of this city, has attended hIn,
and he hts been faithfully nur,ed and attended
by the Sisters Of Charity at tie Hotel Dieu.
Tile Rebel privateer Clarence tender to the
steamer Florida has captured elk United States
cbant vessels off our coas, the mouth OF the
Chesapeake. She burned three Of them, bonded
Philadelphia, into Rebel cruiser AS coon rs
these piracies became known, four vessels sailed
from New York, three from Hampton Roads and
others were to follow, in search Of the rnarauders.
-Intelligence received at Leavenworth IRON Col.
VIM. A. PHILIPS indicates that his position ri Fort
Blunt formerly For: Gibson is becoming preca-
rious He bss long sustained himself most bravely
and ably and has thus protected the Southern border
from Rebel invasion. Gen. Blunt is preparing TO
Immediately send more troops 10 thar direction, but
be has few that can be spared.
Another fgh, has taken place at Triune, Ten,
resulting u the defeat Of the Rebels. On Thursdsy
about FIVE o'clock in the morning, Forrest with
5000 Rebel cava,ry ard two batteries attacked the
cavalry division commanded by Gen. Mitchell, but
was repulsed with considerable ors, aud pursue
six miles. Tie Rebel lore was II killed, 10 TO 40
wounded. aud 10 prisoners
"A dispatch from Indianapolis dated the 18th
inst says: The murdeIers Of Provost Marsnal Sic
vens were srre,ted and brough, here to-day. man
was hung till almost lifeless by Is crowd OF excited
citizens to-day in the vicinity OF the MURDER for using
trstorous language. A company of cavalry has been
cent TO Jefferson County Indiana 10 aid the enroll
peut
On Friday afternoon, near Middletown Va,
the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry aud the 9Th Penn
sylvana Infantry, with section Of artillery, had
skirmish with some 400 Rebel cavalry. TIE Rebels
were drawn into an suibuscade and eight Of them
killed, numbsr wounded, and 81 captured, includ-
ing captain and two hea,sDaDts.
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