New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE; WAR.

THE w AR.
.-Gen. Brown, in command at Springfield, Mo-,
,elsgraphs, at 8 p. IN. on the 9th: "The enemy are
erowding the sighting, but my men are oshavng
well. am holding all the strong positions. The
enemy must fight as want him to. whether be hkes
1t or not" Another dispatch says that Gen. Brown
is badly wounded. Still later news from st. Louis
states that telegraphic communication with Spring
field ceased at 3 a. u. on Friday. There Is large
quantity of army stores in Springfield. Gen.
Browns left shoulder il shattered, and he must sub
NIT to smputation.
The official report of Gen. Wight TO Gen
Halleck fully confirms the story of Gen. CATERS
railroad breaking operations in East Tennessee. lie
entirely DESTROYED the Union and Watauga bridges,
with Ten miles of railroad Five hundred and my
Rebels were killed wounded, and taken prisoners
Seven hundred stand OF arms, and large amount q
-four salt, and other Rebel stores were destroyed
Gov. Andrew ia his message says that Massa-
nbusetts has raised 10000 men for the war. The
public debt of the State is s5,352OOC, the designated
provision to meet which is $5o96Ooo. The dlsour c.
ments of the past year amounted TO 81 6'559l. Inc
collections of revenue have been promptly made
and the treasury presents spectacle OF prosperity
and strength usual only in peace.
The Rebels in Eastern Virginia are burryipg on
10 the South oil the slaves they can catch, snd on
the other hand the slaves making every effort to
get within the Union lines. 1t is said that slaves IN
Mary land are refusing to work without pay, and al
together there would seem TO be very little reliance
to be placed upon the peculiar institution along the
Eastern border.
On the third page of this mornings paper we
give Gen. Buffers remarks to the Committee who
waited upon him on Thursday. Let all sensitive
friends of the noble chvalry Of the South read the
case of the Judge of a New-Oreans Court OF Justice
who kept his own daughter as bis mistress, and then
forced her to marry a negro.
Our Nashville dispatch Of Thursday says that
Nurfreesboro is entirely deserted Our army and
Gen. Rosecrans's headquarters have advanced ten
miles beyond that place. The Rebel army IL report
ed TO be at Tullahoma. Gunboats and transports are
arriving at Nashville.
The Governor Of Mime sofa saws that that State
has furnished 300 men over her quota, beside crush
lag oat the Created Iudian uprising known il
the country. The Governor demands that the Iudiant
shall 10 removed from the borders Of the State.
Gen. HalIeek thanks Gen. Rosecrans and his
army. lie says: The victory wac well earned, and
is one Of the most brilliant Of ,he war. You ard
your brave army lave won the gratitude Of your
country, aud the admiration OF the world.
Ia the Mcdowell Court of Inquiry on Thursday
Capt. Haven, Col. Shriyer and Major Rarstow were
examined. They testified that the army was embar-
raised by Gen. Sigels hating wagons, their men
lettering on the way 10 do cooking
Gov. Robinson OF Ken,uchy. 10 bis message
jus, printed violently attacks The Emancipation
Proclamation which he thinks iuhicts fatal blow
upon Kentucky, and unites the whole South 10 one
blaze of inexhaustibie hate.
Gov. Andrew has received the offer Of fun
cavalry battalion from California, TO consist of four
companies Tue question of acceptance is now
pending before the War Department.
The fag-of-.Iuce boat Metanora arrived at For
treas Monroe from City Point on Thursday, bring
ing down 300 Union prisoners, mostly cavalry taken
a, Duinfries.
"A Baltimore paper says tina, Cen Corcoran has
advanced on the Rebels on the Blsckwaer in force
snd will give Gen. Pryor an opportunity for a Ugh,
ii he desires it.
"A private letter received in Washington state
that Admiral Wilkess tlsg-sLp the 9th u!t. cap
tured the Rebel steamer Virginia.
Abstracts of the Messages Of Gov. Tod Of Obic
aud Gov. Burton Of Delaware are printed on IL,
third page Of this mornings paper.
Letters from the fleet of Mobile represent thai
city as most desolate, hardly worth taking. The
plate Oreto 10 still in tue barbor.