New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.


There is no news from up the river. Guefiilias
were still overrunnug the Teche country ming
upon steamboats, ON the Mississippi and destroying
pronertv. Troube seems to be apprehended in
NewOrleans. and troops for local defense are being
raised. Orders issued providng that no private
boats shall 90 up the river without official pass.
The streets of the city are TO be cleared at p M,
when bar.rooms and shops must be CLOSED. The
club rooms and gambling houses altogether
closed. On the SSth tie Rebels made an attack on
Donsldsonville. Our force was small, but was
ready to receive them, and for an hour or two the
firing was pretty sharp. Fortunately couple Of
gunbosts-the Winona and Princess Royal, an
Ang To- Confederate prze-were on hand AT the right
time, got good position, and poured in pretty
heavy cross fire on the Rebels which soon led to
their retreat, but Lot before we had succeeded in
capturing 100 prisoners, including a Colonel, two
Majors, aud one Captain Among the enemy's
killed there is LeuieDant-C Colonel. two Majors,
aud five Lieutensnts. We have buried 81 Rebels.
Southern sources in TIE Bee state that troops
have captured PSnola, Miss, destroying large
amount of stores and cutting Off Johnstons sup.
plies and communications.
The first number of The Army and Nary OGeial
respondence and proceedings with respect to the
claim of Msj.-G Butler TO outrank other Major
Generals Among the apers submitted are the ar
guments Of Generals Halleek, Mcclellan, Dix, and
Wool, as well as those of Gen. Fremont and Gen.
Butler, hitherto published. Gen. Halleck's srgu-
ments are 10 conformity with the finding Of the
Board. Gen. Mcclellan is rather crisp; he declines
to make comments Gen. Buffers arguments,
but undertakes to correct what he calls his missate
ments as TO duties, &c.
"A letter from Gettysburg, published in The
N. Y. Daily Nevs says: "Tbe editor Of Tile Com.
pier, a Democratic paper published here, has been
sent to Fort McHenry. 1t appears that Mrs. Beuh-
Ter, the wife of the Postmaster bad secreted num-
Der of Union soldiers in ber house, some Of whom
were wounded. Upon the re.occupation Of the town
by the Rebels the editor aforesaid disclosed the fact
TO one of their officers. and at the time desg
mated points where arms aud liquor could be found
Orders were received from Washington yesterday
directing Admiral Pauding to dispstch at
such vessels Of proper tunnage as were at his dis
posal. In few hours the corvette Marion, with
nidshpmen on board, and the yacht America, we're
sent of fully manned and equipped. Two regular
nsvy.built steamers are preparing rapidly to follow
them, and before week five or SIX vessels will be
on their track.
The Nassau Guardian of the 4th inst. reports:
The schooner Nightingale, arrived on the 4h from
Havana reports that an encounter bad taken place
between the Union guntoat Vanderbilt and the
Confederate gunboat Alabama, which resulted 10
the destruction OF the latter"
In consequence Of the report about the steamer
Ericsson, the Commodore Of the Boston Navy-Ysrd
will dispatch the United States steamers Shenan-
doah, Montgomery, and Cumberland to search for
suspected vessels They were 10 leave on Friday
afternoon.
The Cincinnati Ga.eite's Vicksburg correspond
ent says that among tie officers captured one
Lieutensnt-General, four Mtjor-Generas, and be-
tween fifteen and twenty Bngadier-G enerals The
garrison comprised 10000 men.
Chief Engineer Ring, whose was mentioned
in connection with the appointment Of Chief Of the
Bureau Of Engineering, has taken bs position
Superintendent of the iron-clade in the West.
Our readers will be interested in the extracts
from Richmond papers of the Sth, published this
morning. No summary can DO justice to the extra
ordinary news there given. Read it all.
1T was reported yesterday morning that the
Rebel forces are operating on the Ohio River, be-
tween Cincinnati and Louisville, with the intention
Of capturing passing bo4ts.
"A Confederate pirate bark.rigged steamer Of GOO
tuDs is said to be cruising off the Seal Island fishing
grounds.