New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-21
THE REBELS DRIVEN EIGHT NILES.
4 NUMBER OF PRISONERS TAKEN.
THE ATTACK ON The STEAMER VAN PHU[.
Destructive Fire at Now. Orleans.

She experienced heavy weather on the passage. Tho
NJ y passed in tho river, bound up steamers George
Washington, Karnak and Mcclellan; ships SopAse.
Old Dominion John Albert and French ship Annettss
barks Mustang, Tempest and Sachem; briggs Ida II.
CoDry and Rivsl sebr. Robert Candwell, and several
vessels Under sail on Moria. passed small schooner.
loaded with cotton BLOCKADE runner), steering south.
Le 1t Havana steamer Corsica for New-foik on tho
18th The French transpor: Allier arrived at Havana
on tue 18th with ECO troops for Mexico ives to saI
next day
Tine British brig Mary. bound from 81. John. ". B..
with cargo OF lumber. struck on the reefs - the
entrance Of the harbor the 9th inst The crew were
saved Vessel will be total loss but part Of the cargo
expected To be saved On the 18TH the vessel and
cargo sohl for o. 500.
At New Orleans. Exchange on London was 1oa1o2
premium: on Paris 2d2, discount; on New.York $40
81 discount.
Correspondence % the Associated Press
NEw.ORIEANe. Dec II, 1853.
Three or four thousand troops, under Witt,
Adams COSBY and Logan. appeared in the vicinity Of
Nschez early this week. attacked forces under Gen.
Gresham and were repassd and pursued. II is said W
took 500 prisoners.
The steamer Won Phu which left here for st. Lonis
above Bayou sara. shell exploded in the pilothouse'
killing C.pt Yeomsn and Nr. Curry. the bar tender
Nine boa, hands wounded three fatally. The boat
was saved from utter destruction.
Lieut.. Cove OF Boston and seven others q the I'd
Massachusetts Cavalry captured few days ago.
near port Hudson, by party Of Logans men. Lieut..
Cove WIS badly wounded and four Of his men more or
less seriously injured.
| Brig. Cen. Wci,sel. commanding the LIST Division.
9Th Corr goes North 10 morrow by the Morning Star.
II is expected he will be- transferred to Cen Bnters
Department in compliance with the wish Of tho latter
General Others think he will return to this DepaTts
mens til two stars He is accompanied North BY
Capt Fred. E. Smith Lieut.. Granger. and Iieut.'
Fitch Of his STAT
REPORTS which nave been current Of conspiracy BE-
tween the coored troops and Rebel prisoners at F0t
| Jackson false.
A destructive FIRE occurred here this lmornirg. the
loss being estimated ct s?30COo The buildings ecp.
suiued were on TcbOupouas street and Natches alley
They consisted OF the large hardware estabhshment Of
T. r. Foager & Co.. the store OF Grief, Byrnes 4 Co..
the store Of Schmidt Zeiger. and two stores well
stocked with liquors bsloning to Jonas Pickles Sev
cral other building Netehex alley injured by
falling walls One FIREMAN kincd and several in
jured
| NEW ORIEANs Dec l2-c p. y.
The excitement occasoned here BY report Of
tiny ct Port Jackson the 9TH has barely subsidized yet.
TIE most wild and improbable rumors Prevailed that
every white in the fort Lad been msSsscredi that
the negroes about 10 kill every white man in the
vicinity &C. But The truth known headquarters
early on the morning OF the 10Th The following the
! iaots:
The negroes had taken oasnse at of the ocsrs in
commend and vengeance. ntryng TO get Posses
sion Of his person they encountered more opposition
than they anticipated and fred shots at random
and into the air But they intended 10 create
mu,iby 81 she'd blood Not person injured Tie
hole AFFAIR did not last half hour The officers essi
ly Qui'cd the and they havs not since made cry
demon strations.
There is news from Texas cycep, a confirmation Of
the reported capture Of Fort Esperanto. Mstsgor,a
Bay
THE HEPrLSE OF THE REBELS AT NATCBEL
! Tie Nur- Orleans Era of the Ilth inst; has tie
following concerning the light Natchez:
We learn by arriy d from up the river thai A. at
tack made On Sunday morning last upon the Union
Tie Rebels. under command Of Gems. Wiz. Adams.
Crosby and Logan opened the hight early in The morn
ing but brnvey met b! our soldiers under com
| mand Of Gen. Gresham sud finally repulsed
| The fight did become severe Ut any time. beng
confined chiefly the skiImlshers. and when, during
the afternoon. the Union troops began 10 press tIenA
Den. Grcsham pursued ,he enemy for eight miles.
when evening coming on he halted ms forces and
finally fell back point which covered the approaches
to kaielez.
During tlc pursuit a number of prisoners were cap
tuIed b, men. but how many informant I'D not
learn. IL wos also impossible 10 ascertain what oss
was sustained by either side, communication Win our
forces. except 10 officers on business having been
stopped by order Of Gen. Gresham.
hon th.4 I. IN w MO
the above information left Natchez, Oh Sunday night
was expected that the tight would be renewed oy zen;
Gresham the following day. PROVIDED sas sns,ss
detal-.
/ AFrATES IN NEW ORLEANS.
| kIcm Til. Picayunr, eth
For DAYS past have had favorable weather for
general oidoor transactions The severe cold term.
though brief following the change the 2sth uf..
attended rs II was with black fros sealed the fate ~
the sugarcane standing in the fields and cut short tie
opening cf any cotton bols which might have been
| s,auing. There not sufficient force On many
sugar estates m. csne by winrowing and the
mild weather following the hrst Of this month has ne
tho injury. Low estimates VI the yield for
the present season (s6j) Of course. are prevalent
Since Saturday Inst there have been several arryals OF
vessels from sea- and few steamers from the West
The stocks of eadstus and provisions have received
some sccessons. hut prices are well maintained rs ap
pears by family grocers charging go Sill and Si2 per
barrel Tor -four Cereals in good request; the sup
plies light and prices or and oats well main
iained. The receipts Of cotton are not large though
The receipts for the past few days. from Friday up
Ia yesterday 3.0s9 bales. bringing the sacks
and bags into bales II the usual size. This makes the
total receipts from the LIST Of September last t34.O
bales exports for the same time, 81 80 bales leaving
stock shpboard aud not cleared yesterday morning
Of IL 80 bales.
| The clearance Of the French ship Anita for Have
with cargo Of about 40 bales Of the staple will be ore
~ the events Of the week. and or the thus far
Cotton continues 10 drop in in small psrcelss good of
pa bales signec came In by one boat
the 4h inst, which is the market. In other respects
the stock is light for cotton market There has been
decline in the rates Of frcght the regular steam
ers We're holding yesterday at - cents Tor Nsw YORK
though there We're some outside willing 70 take
less at the time good freghtng vessels we'e anx