New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE NVAR.

.,o,,or,an lately from Savannah, but OF much
travel m the 5, uihern States, has JuS' 'e"V"o" "
dolrbia lie says that though prices are enOrn'ous'
the .tu, called cugreLcy is plenty and easy 10 ge'
There is not much actual destilutlon, out Siea'
scarcity Of articles of luxury. During Ias' winter
Fluy in Savannah was $50 per DBL, butter - 80 10
a per H.. ordinary colh - to s. per yard, coat
$50 10 500, rantaloors so, d good overeoat In
Ricbmord $50 an ,ficer's dress coat $50. 1t was
80 easy 40 eyade tie block We that most people be-
loved there was COLLISION with the Union COM
msoder-. Savannah ID bare Of troops-sll gone to
belo Pc.ebcr,ou. TIE channels are ell Distracted,
and no fear of attack is expressedi three guuboats
and many land b.ueIcs are the means OF resistance.
1t is rumored in Washington that Mai. Gen.
David Hunter las been relieved of the command of
the Dcaaitul-nt Of the South, and Gen. Gilmore
takes Is place. No reasons are given; it is known,
however, that there has been want of harmony
between South and North Carolina as represented
by Gems Hunter aud Foster. Ii is also stated that
some da,s ago an order from Washington reached
Port Royal 10 have several regiments sent up TO
re.enfosce Gen. Hooker, but that Gen. Hunter re-
fused to send them, returning instead, proteit
against tue order.
Gen Foster has been making personal effort
among bis men at Newbern to induce the nine
months volunteers 10 Iesnst. He has been making
speeches to each regiment and has met with encour-
aging success. He asked for n new artillery reg-
ment OF l. companies Of $50 men each, and it was
got up on the instant. 1t is said that those OF his
men sent some months ago to South Carolina arc all
anxious to return aud fight under their old chiefan
49,. tT~rI sag ~ faEa
aud men TO aid AS far possible IN raising the COL
ored Regiment now being organized by Brig''Uen'
Wild.
- by the Arago we have Port Royal news to the
29lh ult There have been no important military
movements The b.ockadels oil Charleston hsve
captured or destroyed five vessels since the date
of our last letters. Our correspondent Gays that
active land and water operations Will begin III
few days Montgomery raid with c0lored troops
was to commence within week. The presentation
of fine flag to the 2d South Carolina lcolored)
Regiment had been an interesting event; Gen. Sax
ton made the speech.
"A dspatch from Somerset, Kentucky, OF May
81, says: To-day cavalry Reconnaissance was made
to within four miles Of Monticello There was sharp
skirmisbiug al the way. Al Two lords sixteen
Rebels, with arms ana nOTsts were captured. S!nl-
ultaneously with this, Col Adaues Of the LIST
Cavalry aud 20 picked crossed the river in
boats and captured the Rebel pickets at Mill Syringe,
consisting Of lieutenant and 10 privates, with all
their arms ana 81 horses. No casualty on our side.
"A special dispatch 70 TIE Louisville journal,
from Muriressboro on May 80, says that Gen. Mar
maduke is reported TO have captured Helena, Ark,
and a regiment of negro soldiers, whom, together
with tho white officers commanding them, he hung.
1t is hsrily necessary 10 say that such story needs
confrma ion Marm.duke; may have threatened
such wholesale murder, bnl the execution Of It is
another matter. The insanity OF Rebel leaders has
not yet reached so mad degree.
1T is certain that the great Tredegsr Iron Works
of Richmond destroyed by fire ON The 18th ult.
al the fine machinery, and sixteen cannon nearly
perfect were lost. A large wooden factory adjoining
was also burned. The Davis Government iorbsd,
any mention Of the disaster by telegraph or news
paper
The body of Frederick Clark formerly Of Bur
lingtou, Nj was found drowned at Fortress Monro
on the 3Oth. Al the breaking out Of the war le Wa
in Norfolk, and enlisted IN the Rebel army. II
frenos had not heard from him since except throug
the Richmond pap,rs which said that he was amsi
carrier and was murdered last Dece mber, and tb
two men had been hung in Richmond for his murde