New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-10
LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.
Rcported Union Expedition Against Colds
boro or Wiimi"gtom-No Fighting EA-
pectcd im the Sonih-Wc.t-Meetinx Of
the virginia Eel isiatmre--t;ov. Lescher'S
Message.
Special Dipstch to The n. y. Tribune.

Special Dipstch 70 Inc ", J. IfibHne'
WAsulseros. fi.dsy Jsn. 9. las
Yesterday Richmond EZaminer says: 1T wa
reoorted Yesterday via Petersburg, thai great
ned,ion OF gunboats and transports under the COM
msnd Of Gen. Negley, lad lett fortress Monroe
on the LIST inst for some Southern port. From midi
cations deemed unmistakable, the enemy Is pfepar'
inc 10 make grand denomination upon Goldsboro
or Wilming too, and there is little doubt that the
first clash Of arms will come " our ears from that
quarter. -,
In the Southwest the hostile arinies probably
both too much exhausted 10 do anything for long
time 10 come.
The Virginia Legislature met Oh Wednesday The
Senate had no quorum. La the House there were
present sxty-ive members. Hugh w. sbeliney
was elected Speaker, vice Gen. Kemper resigned.
Tuesday next was fixed for the election OF Conied-
crate States Senator. Gov. Letchers Message oc.
cupies seven solid columns of The Examiner.
lie eulogises the sei-saorilice and glorihes the
successes Of the ReLels, chasing AuIie'am, Muir
freesboro and Vicksburg as brilliant victories. The
man who breaches reconstruction IS q TRAITOR ana
de,oryes a traitors doom. BY admitting West Vir-
pinia ~ "A state the unonlsts show they have abnn
doned all hope of subjuSaing us, nnd seek iayoraoe
boundary adjustment II we consent 10 the dliision,
The ,st OF Virginia must inevitably become free ter
ntOry. ,
Let every Virginan kneel and swear that tie old
commonwealth shall remain one snd invisible. lbe
Union army il 50 far dsmOTalzed that it VIII be
difficult to bring il TO Eight us again. but We must
be united, and not relay our Efforts. This war has
exhibited the Yankees in their true characters
yandas, murdeTerS and robbers.
The war has born most opDressivcly upon the peo-
le of Virginia costing them untold millions In slave
aud ohcr personal property, aud Tue devastation OF
their ter1iory. / have placed IN the Pen,tenliary,
ai hard work and in solitary confinement, four
oficers and five pfivstes captured by Gen. Floyd III
Kentucky and hold them ar hostages Tor our Capt.
Uusky, Lieut.. Vanner, aud the gallant Zarvni, now
confined In Washington. | have announced 10 Tie
President of the United States the terms OH which
exchanges can alone be made.
The RichmOnd EAqure Of the 9th says;
Another recspturo similar Tho Emily ST Piere sasr la.
sl.n place. The schooner Enma TGtte supposed bound
for Confederate port taken by }aukee cruiser, an
uut In charge Of prize The original officers rnd crew
heinz len board pns0ners adroiily 1ecspured the
,booprr and carried tho vessel back 10 fa-lu with the
prize crew prisoners
PUNISHMENT FOR TRADING WITH YANKEES.
GRRYADA MISS, Jan. 1.-The Arkansas Leslslh
re s imposed fne Of not les than five thousand dollars
nor ore than ten Thousand dollars aud imprisonment In tho
Peuenary om live to ten upon any person caught
.oh,as q uL the YaDkees Gen. Ii'Idmanf eOdts hring
e. ffnston that Grant having sent 900 troops from Hoy
snnas to Memphis it believed hst argc portion OF Jus
iorcs Would join Mcc,,tTlIIte. expedition.