New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Ga ,Lo ,otreat of the Rebels from South.Ess'
missouri. no new developments have occurred to in
dcoto the designs Of Price the leading Rebels fol
further campaign in Missouri. Marmadukes rait
failed in all It's purposes. lie is one Of the oldes
and most trusted officers lie is in fact the first Mis-
sourian who collected Rebel force for the avoweC
purpose Of opposing National troops in the State
He commanded the armed mob collected at Boon
Vile TO prevent the advance of Gen. Logan anC
Frank Blair, after the flight Of Claib jackson an'
Sterling Price from Jefferson City. Fayetteville
Ark, he's been occupied by the Rebels since 'nt
withdrawal of the Union troops. Oar cutposts IL
the Southwest now extend from CassyllIe 70 'nt
Indian Territory.
"A Cairo Dispatch says that Adju'an''-0e",
Thomas has organized ten regiments oil negroes, anu
expects to organize ten more. OnHtsoVls IA '1'
way from Memphis TO Youngs Polnt are moving "
re-enforce Gen. Grant. Gen. Grant VIII eHue"No'
IN cut the railroad between Vicksburg and jackson,
and hattie is expected in the vicinity oil the
Rlsck River bridge. Tile Jackson APpt0i says Gen.
Rowsp's loss at Bayou Pierre was about I,oOO'
Cen. Tracy, Leut.-COl. Pettis, and Major Tucker
man we've killed, aud Col. Garnet aud Major Hurley
severely wounded. Gen. Bragg was at Atlanta,
Ga, on the Cd inst.
The Sd New,York Volunteers, Col. Afford at
Fortress Monroe, still continue their organization
although the term of enlistment Of more than hal
its members as expired 1t still has more than 7OC
men on duty, and the officers deserve great credi
for their energy in recognizing and recruiting the
regiment from its old members.
Gen. Stahel, day or two since, sent scouting
party to Leesburg to hunt Rebels; none were foun'
IN force skirmish with a few Black HoB
Cavalry, near Wanenton Junction ,Iresulted in tn
killing of a citizen aud tue wouuding Of severa
Rebel soldiers. We had three wounded.
Richmond papers of the 18th are received a
Fortress Monroe. They contain a Charleston tele
gram of the 12.h reporting that the UniOnsts arr
Unusually active, and have built formidable batterie
on Folly Island, bearing on the Southern extremity
Of MssGs Island.
-Adyises from Gen. Grant to the 9Th inst. hay'
been received in Washington He expresses satio
faction with the appearance of affairs in bis vicinity
and states that Port Hudson is undoubtedly evaou
ssed except by small garrison and their heav!
artillery.
The United States transport Arago arrived yester
day from Port Royal which port she left on the l2t
inst She brings 100 frstcsss passengers 800 second
class, and the usual mails and Government stores
Her news Is unimportant
ALL our wounded left on the other side of tn
Rappahannock have been brought over While il
Rebel hands they were treated as well as they ha
reason to expect.
Gen. Mcclellan Gays that the news that he bS
rendered his rese nation TO the Government has NJ
not the slightest foundation in fact.
The Sd, l4th, and 2sih New-York Regiment
arrived at Albany yesterday, aud were properly an
honorably welcomed.
-Brig.-Gen. Wild, with his staff, sailed from tbi
po,t yesterday for Newben, to organize negr
brigade.