New-York daily tribune., 1863-05-16
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.

Eeporicd Defeat Of Gen. Bnnks-Losses Of
the North Carolina Brigade M Cham
eeIIorsviIIe-The Rebel TnI-Law driv-
ing Merchants out Of Business-spoils
Cnptured from Hookcr's Army-The
Spirit OF the Rebel soIdiers-Euiogy on
htonewaIi Jaekson-The Arrangements
for his Funeral.
GEN. BANKS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DE-
PEATED ny KIRBY SMITH.
JACn-.., ,a.-- bs-y Ill ne N0ttnr- cOaTfcT
Gen. Kirby Smith, with a force Of 10000 raw
troops, whipped Banks badly-driylng hIm 10 Wash
iugon La. The Confederate force consisted OF men
from the other ride of the Tiyer.
THE LOSSES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA BRIG
AIDE.
Tie Richmond SeRtlHd Of the 18th Gays that
Laws's IN. c. Brigade ost 187 killed and wounded,
and Is missing 10 the battle Of Cba1ceorsWile, or
q total of over 80 per cent Of It's entire numbers.
THE EFFECT or TIE REBEL TAX-LAW.
The heavy taxes In Dixie telling fearfnlly on
the business men, many OF whom are cloting their
stores, being unable 10 pay the tax and make
profit on tue goods sold by them. Witness the fol
/ owing advertisement from The Richmond Whig!
DissoLUTIos.-ln consequence Of the very heavy
t.1. yo have deemed beet 10 close business Tie
corsrtneCbp of p ~ Tabb Son ha therefore, been d.
solved by consent. either p being Authorized to
u.o the name of the concern IN settlement.
Prom The X chnond Whig May ~.
From every sice we hear that the spOis LETT by
/ GEN Iooker's army exceed those ON any previous
battlefield, not excepting the engagements around
| Richmond. Not only an Immense number OF small
yariously estimated at from 80 900 10 % OOJ-
/ but az almost Infinite quantity Of overeoats, KNAPP
| sacks coats, and blaLkets An idea OF Tie spOlls
may be gathered from tho statement made to us by
an artillery officer III regard 10 the men Of his bat
tery. lie gays the country ID 30 stTewn with blan-
kets &C., &C.. that his men IN marching from one
field to another since the late battles, have never
tumbei ed themaeyes with anything, being satished
that wherever they may camp for the night plenty
of blhn kets and OveIcoats VIII be found. Shall
these thugs DO gathered up or thrown away eI 10
rot or 10 be collected by negroes aud czens, who,
alter all the trouble Of getting them together are TO
be n,ulted for 80 DOING We trust most sIncerely
tbat Oaarlermaser NJ yers will SHOW proper eili-
cheney in this important matter.
The SPIRIT OF OUR MEN.
IL IA ead that sOme Of the heroic men of Jacksons
corps during the late forced march to the rear Of
the enemy, rather than straggle or he lett behind,
/ fell dead in their tracks IRON exhaustion. That
this udomiable spirit wae not confined TO JacksonS
men but inspired the whole army, the following ex-
tract from a letter, written by the commander Of
Gght battery from this city, will show. The bat
Ties had LOT commenced when the letter was writ
ten: n ,o.o
"CAMP NEAR FREDERIcKsBURG, April 8, 1861
Yesterday we received, very suddenly, an order to
u
inevitable entanglements and delays about a. M,
we marched tiil a. III. this morning, ana some tli
long after day. My battery being IN the rear oil tne
coI1mp came in last---abOut fnnrlse. Our provls-
ions followed us into camp about II in., to-day:
The march was through mud, mud, mud ana coid
northeast rain; 10 sleep, 10 food. You Should
have seen the boys in my battery, almost lalling
asleep ar they stumbled through tho dark, cilnging
mist-yet plugging in at the word, III knee-deep
sush aud mud to play al borees, ana TO pusa tue
guns up on the fSgged-out bruies. Some oaths ana
some grumbling, but al bottom piI u 40 u.
4" These men--he pnvates-Iiarcbed tue % mice
through rain, mud, and night, carrying on ther
backs all their worldly goods, and about NAL tno
time helping their horses along
Such are the men who compose Lee army, ana
defend this city from tue horrible ournges oi Tue
cowardly ana brutal foe. III they show such spirit
IN defending u.s. what ought We 10 do Tor them "heh
they are sick aud wounded.
OUR DEAD HERO.
Since the death OF Washington, no 'iIniihr event
has 70 profoundly Gnd sorfOwfully Impressed Ile
people OF Virginia as the death Of Jackson ine
surprise aud admiration with winch lis carrier lea's
m the war were regarded. had long since rpehed
into cordial gratitude Tor his services, DOudiess con
Gdence in hls capacity enthusiastic affection ior DIS
,.er.nn ana sincere veneratOn for bis character.
They had come, too, regard hln as one Vi 'no'o
men who have a mission 10 fulfill, aud who bear a
charmed life. The Providence on when ne had 50
firmly relied had seemed TO shield nm IRON nhfin'
and there was sOrt Of snUersuuOus lhlIh ina' ~
would pass unscathed through all dhIgers' 10 INC
end They were not. there fore, prepared lot the
crnel uscLance that struck him down. and sun iess
Tor the fatal result Whica Las t0 spefdIf loHV"eu'