New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

From our special correspondent and from othe
sources we have news from Rosecranss Amy L
the 2Stb, Sunday. Headquarters was then 81 Beacl
Grove, sixteen miles south of Murffeesboro. TIE
heavy rain had retarded but not suspended move
ments. The enemy had been forced bach 10 every
instance where met. The Rebels themselves say
"On Wednesday seven brigades OF the army OF
Gen. Rosecraps attacked the brigades Of Generals
Bates and IiddelI, holding Hoover and Liberty
Gaps. Our men fought the enemy until their smmn-
milton was exhausted when they fell back" This
is, of course, confession of a whipping. Our own
account says: I" Col. Wilders mounted infantry had
very heavy skirmish on the oath, in which he
drove superior force of infantry from its position,
inaicting a loss Of several hundred killed and
wounded, while bis own was but between 10 and
So The advance Of Gen. McCOok's Corps, Will
lich's Brigade Of Gen. Johnson's Division, drove
two regiments of infantry and battery of artillery,
on the same day, in gallant style from very strong
position at Liberty Gap thirteen miles south Of
Murfreesboro, losing in the affair some 50 killed and
wounded. On the ?. m. Of the 25th the greater
part of Clay borns division attacked pickets At
the same point. Willich's and Wilders Brigades Of
Johnson's Division and Gen. Carriers Brigade Of Da
vis's Division promptly engagedthe enemy in success
sion aud after action of about hour utterly rou
edthem. They left their dead, part OF their wounded
and number Of prisoners, with the baitle-iag Of
the ID Arkansas, in our hands. Our loss was about
As killed and 100 wounded including Ia officers.
Gen. Mitcbells cavalry had spirited engagement
on the Shebyvile pike the 24lh. resulting in the
rout of the enemy" Bragg's effective force is esti-
mated at 80, 900 men.
BY the Columbia we have dates from New Or
leans to the 9th. Our correspondent says I'VE
have no news from Port Hudson that we can pub
lish. II is generally believed thst all ia going Gu
WE'LL and that not many days can elapse before the
6usl crisis is reached" Ono OF the papers has So
called news by man escaped from Port Hudson TO
the effect that The Rebels can hold out but 10 days
at the most. In the late assaults they had lost 800
men," The Rebels who burnt the steamboats, at
Plsquemine subsequently made an attack on Ls-
fourche crossing when they were badly beaten,
leaving So dead on the field and l6 prisoners cap
tured. Our force under command Of Col. Stick.
ney, less THAI thousand. The Rebel force under
COL Major is said to consist Of three regiments Of
cavalry and one of infantry. The Rebel Lieut.. Col
Walker Of the % Texas infantry was killed, and his
body carried eff uoder flag OF truce. Our lose is
eight killed aud l6 wounded. The Rebels carried
off their wounded. Fifty Of the I'd Texas cavalry
were captured. They were supposed to be all pri-
Yates but it was afterward discovered that there
was one Colonel and other commissioned ofcers
The Rebels said to admit to loss Of 50 killed
and 200 wounded.
AT o'clock yesterday morning, the Rebels,
except their rearguard, bad left York. They wen,
off in q hurry, probably having heard of Gen.
Pleassntons movement, whose pickets were said
70 have been seen not four miles of. The Rebel
course was supposed to be toward Harrisburg. At
York they demanded 100000, got $4,000, and
generously agreed to wait 20 days for the 80 per
cent balance. They were respectful to tue citizens,
did not modest private property, and did damage
OF consequence to the railroads Their force Of
York was about 5000, at Wrghtsville 5000. A
dispatch Of last evening from Harrisburg says: "All
il quiet Tie Rebels have retreated beyond Car
iise." Fifty Rebel prisoners from Harrisburg
reached Philadelphia yesterday.
"A dispatch from our special correspondent dated
Manchester, Tenn, 3Otb, says: The movements Of
the Army Of the Cumberland have resulted in fore
ing Bragg's army into abandoning tie strong position
on the north side Of Duck River, and beating hasy
and confused retreat to Tullahoma Since yesterday
the whole of our army has been south Of Duck
River, well concentrated ut this point 1t is now
advancing upon Tullahoma as rapidly as the wretch
cd condition Of the roads permits. 1t s certain that
the enemy are in strong force at Tullaboma; but the
question whether they will contest our advance at
that point is still unsettled. Col. Wilders Brigade
Of mounted infantry is trying to destroy the Chatta-
pooga Railroad south Of Tullshoma."
The United States transport Crescent from Pen
sacola reports that on the 2lst the steamer Plan.
ter with 900 bales cotton, captured in attompt
ing to run out Of Mobile. Also, was captured oil
the same Day, the Anglo-C Confederate steamer Nep.
tune, from hsvana, trying TO run into Mobile. Her
cargo consists o. wines, liquors. munitions Of war,
clothing, &c. The Neptune ia a clyde
built steamer OF 700 t1l- burden nearly new, side
wheel. The Planter is mate to the Swan, captured
about year ago off Tortugsa. The sloop.of.wsr
captured both these veruels
The Rebels have news. They say thu. the
Western shores of the Mississippi River, from Mill
(ens Bend 10 Vicksburg, are full Of Confederate
roops. They hold Richmond, Constant. and New
Carthage" Again they say, Reenforcements sent
rom Wachetta have been received by Pembsrton,
md troops are supposed to cross every night"
they also say that On the God inst. Gen Grant
itscksd us along our whole line but failed to carry
single breaswork, and was re2ulsed with los, Of
Q, 900 men, and Ia now in full retreat"
On the 18th inst. five companies Of the 18th
aew.York Cavalry, Col. Thaddeus B. Mott, doing
outpost duty near Port Hudson, were captured by
airing cavalry raid Of Rebels, under tho command
Col Logan Of Braggs command. The Rebels
1sds their csutives ride at speed for SO miles max.