New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-13

WAsHfS0ToS. Tuesday, May H. 1905
REBEL LETTER FROM GRAND GULF.
The following letter was taken from Rebel
mailbag carrier on the lst inst.
GRAND GULF, April 30 1868
DEAR AIYswoRTH After long silence l write
again. Grand Gulf, If you do not know, ID forty
miles below Vicksburg on the Mississippi at the
mouth of Big Black. We came here two weeks
ago. and have had hot times since. The enemy from
their gunboats have shelled US every day.
Yesterday our batteries gave them fight. Tie
firing beat Oak Hill, Elkhorn, .Hutchins Bridge, or
anything | have ever heard. be ieye too, they
gave us rather the worst of IT. We did not siDk a
ingle boat. while they senced OF our batteries,
dsmounted four pieces, killed Col. Wade, command
ing artillery, and one of his sta and come i've or
six men.
Tie Yankees have a force of some 30 600 men on
the other ride of the ryer opposed TO about 5000
7 600 of our men ON this side II is their object TO
effect a landing on this side Of the river and move
round in rear Of Vicksburg. / fear they will make
il.
suppose by the time you shall have received this.
you win have news OF the Yankee cavalry raid,
from Luke, via Colamhns end Enterprise, through
10 Natchez. This 10 q poeitive fact. They did II
with about fifteen hundred picked men-burned
Columbus, destroyed Newton Station, moved on to
the Central Railroad south OF ia kson, destroyed
The tracks and depot twenty miles, and spiked one
of our biggest guns destined for this point.
The battle Of Tulhhoma is hourly expected
Bragg has his entire force. / am glad we are froul
under him; he Is not such a man as Van Dorm OF
Bowen, our present division commanders.
Moss Truly you're, ALFRED hfllChELL+
THE RICHMOND BREAD RIOT.
The Richmond Hss,ings Cour,, wo see by the
Richmond papers Of the 9Th, is yet engaged timing
and imprisoning women engaged in the memorable
bread riot in tia. city.
ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED PRISONERS.
Fifty wounded soldiers arrived here this evening.
This completes the list Of those who TO be brought
here for the present.
SURGEON WEBSTER MISSING.
Surgeon Webster, formerly in charge Of the Doug
las Hospital here, and recently attached to Gen.
Hookers army, has not been seen since Mondays
fight at Charlottesville. Some apprehensions are
felt as to his safety, his horse having been fousd
rideress, tied TO q tree.
INSTRUCTIONS TO sURvEYoRs-GENERAL.
The Commissioner Of the General Lond Office lie
engaged in preparing and sending out bis annual
instructions to Surveyors-General, with regard TO
the surveying operations in the various districts. In-
struc,ions have already been dispatched to the Sur
yeyors-G eueral of Kansas and Nebraska, Oregon,
Washington Territory, Minnesota and Dakota Ter
ritory.
ARRIVAL OF MORE WOUNDED.
Tho last Of the four ambulance trains due on
Thursday reached the city at p. M, bringing four
teen hundred wounded, which makes the whole
number received since the battle up to that time foot
up two thousand.
THE REBEL COL. SLAUGHTER KILLED.
Col. Slaughter of the 5lst Georgia was killed at
Charlottesville.
To the Associated Press
WAsHIsGrOs, Tuesday, May H. 1893.
THE RECOVERY OF THE BODIES OF OUR SLAIN.
Gentlemen recently arrived here and proceeded to
the Rsppahannock to recover the bodies OF their
friends, who fell in the recent battles. One ofthem,
10 private note received in Washington to-day,
saws q communication has been transmitted to Gen.
Lea for permission to pass inside of his lines for that
purpose. Although, on Sunday night, no response
had been received from Lee, il was understood from
the officers receiving the communication at the river
that there would be no unnecessary obstacle thrown
in their way. Subsequently, the enemy commenced
sending over the river, under flag OF truce, consd
cradle numbers of our wounded, who have been
paroled. For several days past supplies and msdi-
cues have been sent over from our side.
THE POSITION OF THE REBELS.
A report was current yesterday that the enemy
had left their formidable position along the Nights
but close observation last evening discloses the
fact that their numbers there had not been
dimushed. They were still at that point yesterday
morning. At the time of recrossipg the river at
United States Ford, it Is believed that only two
divisions Of the enemy's forces were on our 'front.'
near ChanceIorsvills, as q rear guard The divi.
.ious mentioned were commanded BY Gems. Auder-
son and McLairs.
CARE OF OUR WOUNDED IN REBEL HANDS.
DR.. Webster still rsmsias in the snemy's lines, in
care Of the wounded. DR.. Lukeley, who was cap
tured at Charlottesville, sends back word that our
wounded generally were doing well.
OUR FORCES ALL ON THIS SIDE OF THE RIVER.
outstanding all the reports that our troops
have again crossed the Rappabannock, ii was not
the case up to yesterday Monday noon.
TARIFF DECISION By THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY.
The Secretary Of The Treasury has made the fo-
lowing decisions Of qusstions arising upon appears
by importers from the dscisions Of Collector re's'