New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-30
Rebel Runners OF Union Disasfcrs-seces-
sionisfs Growing Bold and lnsoiens-
The Disas ter Mt Characterization Wen
Discouraged at she Proiongntiou of the
War-AGairs i'm Mobile.

Discouraged ut she PreIongntiou Of tine
war-AGairs i'm Mobile.
From Our Special Correspondent
NKw ORLEANS. Jan. IS. 1868.
Until the arrival OF the Bio Bio on tho 10th, we
had had no news from the North, except what came
through Rebel sources for thirteen days. The in
terva bad been indusriOusy used by the Rebels for
the circulation OF rumor of Union defeats at all
points, including the defeat and capture of Rose
cranss whole division by Bragg the abandonment
of the attack on Vicksburg, as well the appear
ance of q large Rebel cavalry force at Berwicks
Bay, all OF which, in due course of time, will,
hope, prove false. Indeed tho Rebel papers already
admit that Rosecrans il not captured and that Bragg
fell back from Murfreesboro "because his troops
were exhausted"
The bold and insolent conduct of the Rebels on
our streets, and in the public bar.rooms, in conse-
quence of the supposed defeat of Rosecraus made
il noccs sary for Gen. Banks TO issue order. in
which they are told that offensive personal Demon
STATIONS, language or conduct calculated to give
offcnse or disturb rho public peace, will be punished
with relentless severity. Parents will he held re-
sponsble for the respectful conduct Of their chill
dreu, aud prompt measures will be taken to iasten
upon the proper parties any act OF this character
| All persons who may be Witnesses of such conduct
are directed ne measure Of public peace, 70 give
information at headquarters" Before this order
was Issued the Rebels did not hesitate TO stand IN
knots and point out prominent Union men Us they
Jassed subjects 10 be hung at no distant day.
Tner. ID one consolation about their threats II they
| live till the Coniederatfs take New-Orleans, they
viii have u long lease OF he. Many VINO were
Rebels in beart but feared to show IT, did not heel
tate TO iDcite their children 10 ring Secesh songs and
ure offensive language 20 soldiers aud citizens known
to be Uuion people. Since THE order they are a
i Ii tie more careful not knowing what may be the
result Of violation.
Our papers will give Won all that 10 published
about the Rebel attack on our feet at Galveston,
the capture OF the Harriet Lane aud the blowing mp
OF the Nesiield by Com. Reushaw, on New'fehrs
morning. On SUNDAY evening after, the Brooklyn
and q couple OF gunbOats were sent down there TO
lock the stable door when the horse was stolen.
The Rebels have two or three versions Of how tho
affair happened. One is, that all The Union officers
had a iollIfcaiion ON New-fegr's eve, and there
was no good watch kept and they were taken by
surprise. Ii is reid the vessels were aground and
could not defend tlemse'ycs 10 advantage. IL Is
1 also taid that Commodore Renshaw did not intend
10 blow himself MP; that from some mistake in the
excitement n quick match instead OF n slow one
yyas need and the yeesel blew up before be could
make good bis escape However this may be- II
vas fir better 10 blow her up than TO let her fall
into the hands Of the Rebels One thing is certain:
.omebody il TO blame-iheTe was something wrong
souswhere. Ii ia hardly possible that four steam
morning without making noiso enough 10 have been
heard, il d proper watch mad bern kept The
vessels were aground. Why were they permitted
to lay there q tempting prey TO n desperate enemy
That little affair of Commodore Hollirs below the
forts last Spring ought TO have been lesson enough
10 have prevented any mlshap Us The at calves
ton. More than all, IL was well known the
Rebels were preparing gunboAts TO attack oar
feet, notwithstanding tteir b0het OF secrecy.
You will zee from a communication when
Forwarded you, dated November -, that
" the Rebels were preparing 10 MAKE an attack
upon the Union gunboats in Galveston haroof,
that five of these being fitted ny for action by
removing their upper or humane decks ana iofu-
fying their sides by double layer Of cotton. =.
Two Of the boats thus beng fitted up were the Bay
on Civ aud the Diana, which formerly piled be-
tween Galveston and Houston" SO You see there
is no excuse for not beng prepared. The foregoing
ample time ii IL had not b gu known before to have
prevented il. / may asO add that these facts were
known TO some Of the officials here. who IL 10
blame will not pretend to say. But 1t might have
been prevented. mn
cate The Prcdyane has as far as possible, succoed-
cd its business and seems 10 be as regularly sup
piled with papers from Rebellion they could well
wish, Issuing extra full VI Rebel news every Jay
or two, sometimes daily. From II We have the
Rebel nccount of the tight at Murfreesboro, which
iuclose You lett you may not have seen II. For "A
long Time past II has been customary TO designate
wide divergence from the truth Munchaisenlsm.
This will have To be altered. The new phrase We
usye here il much better Rebel sources" For
IA downright lie, commend you 10 II Rebel, but
more particularly Rebel newspd, er correspondent.
The correspondent OF the Jackson ADpcH says TINT
-, In Van Dorn's rad upon Holly Springs, " AFTER
.akiug all the OvsrcOas, hate, pants coats, every
variety Of undefclOhng, cheese, crackers brandy,
whisky, blankets, books, stationery candy, combs
(which 1 suspect they much needed, cravats, pen
els gold pens and even tin ware, they could carry,
tLey DESTROYED about tour million dollars worth 81
properly" aud concludes by saying; al believe
before we l-ft, two-thiids Of the officers and men
were pery hGDDy." His italics, not mine. IL will
be seen by tho memorandum Issued for general ana
staff officers the day before the fight u. Murreesbo-
TO- that Bragg ia getting cautious, and ID careful 10
make his arranl elents to run away before he gets
into a fight.
MANY Union men both North and South are much
discouraged because the Rebellion In not crushed.
To all such say the case OF inc Rebels Ia ihlutey
more desperate yet they hope TO succeed. They
have been told for more than year that they hhd
beaten uethe next battle would settle 1t, ana 70 on
They appear TO have the victory all the time, with
out any OF It's results. How sands the case to-day
They have conscnPt law they are carrying our
most vigorously. Under IL their army has attained
It's maximum number. IL they now take all from
10 TO co. where Will they find .he men TO Ill up lhe
ranks thinned by future battles Hence We find Lee
al VicksbuIg, and the battle-ground changed from
Virgiula 20 the valley OF the Mississippi hoping
thereby TO draw both men and means from lehne'
see and Kentucky. If the Rebels are not permitted
to carry the war INTO Tennessee and kentucky the
agony will soon be over.
Flour in Mobile at $50 per barrel; coffee 8 per
pound and mOlasses at 81 per gallon IN Richmond
will chow how the Rebels are to the Snail eId
of the horn. Another equally sign as TO the
rapid dOWnhiil course OF the Rebel cause Is the
hundreds OF men in this city who have been in the
Rebel army aud managed to get away Rebel IN sem
tment aud talk IO-day, yet you could not get team
strong enough to take them away irom " tue damned
Yankees they hate the sight Of" Many walk our