New-York daily tribune., 1863-04-16
THE WAR NEWS

We have extracts by telegraph from hlch'
mond papers of the 18th. They have dispatches
from jackson, Miss, of the lOtb, saying
that "fifty.three Yankee gunboats have gone
up the Coldwater River" The Coldwater is
the stream running from Yazoo Pass to the
Tallahatchie. If this exaggerated number oil
cunboats or any number have gone there, is it
another attempt to get into the rear OF VlckS'
burg And they say cup" the Coldwater
which could lead nowhere but into the
Mississippi, to which river the Yazoo ex-
pedition long since returned. They further
say that in Black Bayou, stream a
little north of Vcksburg connected with
Sunfower Pass, the Yankees are retreat
ing and laying waste the country as they 60.
And again, "Our river mississippi, we pre-
sume), patrolmen report that two Yankee gun
boats, conveying five cavalry transports, passed
up the river on the 7th inst; also 10 trans
ports with infantry, and 40 freight
boats" Rebel Vicksburg dispatches to the
10th report all quiet; two additional trans
ports went up the river on that day, loaded
with troops, and others were preparing to go.
OF affairs near Memphis they say the Yankees
are reinforcing all their depOts on the Mem
phis and Ohio Railroad; aud thirty transports
and twelve gunbOats have gone from Memphis
to operate on the Cumberland. Heavy ship
ments are being made on the Memphis and
Ohio Road; the COrinth merchants are ship.
ping their goods north, and the suffers ore
selling their wagons. "a great strategic
movement is af1oat." If these statements are
correct, the conclusion about strategic move
ment is equally 80. Our Union advices have
vaguely Shadowed something of the kind, but
thus far We have not sufficient public data to
speculate upon the direction or purposes OF
the movement.
A Rebel dispatch states that a Union force,
mostly Of negro troops, landed at Pascagoula,
Miss. (on the Gulf of Mexico, the first port
west Of Mobie), on the 10th. They were at
tackled by Rebel Cavalry aud lost 10 killed;
Rebel loss, two wounded. "The Yankee gun
!. boats put back to Ship Island with thei
3 wounded Re-eDforcements have been sent vi
3 to renew the action" As the Rebels do no
boast of a victory, we may safely conclude
that our side was not defeated. We have
nothing about the matter, however, from Union
sources.
The State of Georgia-the of OK Of the Con-
federacy-bothers Davis in every way. First,
Alexander Stephens vigorously opposed seces-
sion; then Gov. Brown stuck up pertinaciously
for State Rights and fought against drafts and
compulsory taxes then the State Judges pro.
nOunced the COnscription law unconstitutional
now there is financial trouble; Davis demands
that the States shall lesislatlvey indorse the
bonds Of the Confederucy; but the Georgia
Senate refuse to do it, and pass bill submit
| ting the matter to tho vote Of the people
always popular move, and in this instance
bOding no good TO Davis. In the House, Ste
pheDs (Vice-P President of the Confederacy) Of
fered resolution not to indorse these bonds,
and it came within two votes of being carried.
Our latest news from Charleston is 10 the
10th, by way Of Richmond. The old steamer
Leopard, now called the Stonewal jackson,
was burnt on the llth, while trying to run
the blockade with choice cargo for the
Rebels. The crew and passengers escaped,
taking the mail with them. Dispatches OF the
10th represent all quiet
Affairs in the Norfolk and Newbern region
are somewhat mixed. We have oceans o.
"it is said," but little of actual fact. A gen
eral engagement is looked for at Suffolk, and
our side is going to begin it. Rebel prisoners
say that tue plan was " attack at the SAINT
time Washington, n. c., Suffolk, Gloucester
Point and Williamsburg. There are conflicting
reports about Gen. Foster but little dependenc,
can be placed upon them. Our correspondence
from Suffolk is up TO Tuesday, aud sets fortl
very fully the situation at that time.