New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

We have the following news from Gems. Blunt
and Steele by way Of Cincinnati: Gen. Blunt at last
accents was at Fort Gibson preparing to start for Fort
Scott. In HE recent campaign he marched 30 miles IN
nine davs fought two battles and cleared the Rebels
from 100 900 square miles Of territory. Refugees from
the Rebel conscrption are coming into Bluns lines by
hundreds Their sufieIings represented AS indie
scribabe Mere than 100 Union men have been shot
and hung at Fort Smith since the Rebellion began
Suprly trains are running regularly from Fori Smith to
Fort Blunt Fort Smith will be the headquarters ior
operations during the Winter Gen. Steele arrived al
Brownsville Ark. the 2d inst. The Rebels are ID
strong position four miles from Little Rock. Their force
Is estimated al II 600 with from 20 TO % guns
Gen. Kirby Smith has gone TO Red River leaving Gen
Price in command. The Rebel Gen. Marmaduke was
wounded in the leg in the recent engagement in Bayou
Meteoe'
A correspondent of The Philadelphia Press
SAYS that on the night the enemy evacuated tofi
Wagner party of Union troops visited Fort Sumter
land couple Of sailors climbing 10 the ruins removed
the Rebel flag that s waved above the ruined parapi
They found no occupants TO dispute their entrance
But as they proceeded their wa;ery way stopping
occasionally to bail on, the leaky boats with hats and
shoes there rang out the night air shout OF Heaye
TO- accompanied by the discharge OF one Of the how
tzcrs followed By cries of We surrender and. be-
hold a fine prize; three boats laden with part Of the
eyacuaiing garrsors Of Wagner and Gregg consisting
of Major Captain, Surgeon, and eightytwo rank
AID file
We have more good news from Charleston.
transport from Hilton Head, 18th inst. brings ad
vices from Morris Island 10 Friday night, at which
time white nag was flying over the shattered walls Of
Fort Noutric and our forces Lad captured half OF
James Island Two monitors were lying between sum
ter and Moulire. Capt. Diggs OF the transport Nellie
Penz passed Charleston bar at 2. on Saturday. at
which time he saw the white flag sil flying over Fort
Monltre. Fort MouliIc fired her last gun al o'clock
on Friday afternoon.
Mark Tapley Of The Richmond E1aminer is
determined 20 be jolly The equinoctial gales he
thinks are going 70 bring the Yankee monitors 90
grief for it is not improbable the viii be high
inside the bar that they viii perish. little longer,
and the day mas break over Charleston relieved, and
respendent with the giores Of successful defense.
the Ironsdes and monitors cannot find shelter under
Morris Island a very short while may enable Beaurc
gard 10 recover all the ground lost by the ;cupaton of
the Island
Gov. Vance Of North Carolina, in Procama-
ton against oppose the Confederate Conscrp
tion law appeals to the people thus; Let US exert
ourselves to the utmost return TO duty the many brave
bnt misguided men who have left their countrys flag in
tLe hour Of danger" Another admission of tie extent
of desertions from the Rebel army. His Proclamation
is ample proof of the wide disafecton among the people
of that State-a disaifeciion 80 formidable that the
Governor finds II prudent to beg instead Of threaten
Seventy prisoners, captured by Gen. Meade's
army in its late advance, have arrived at Washington
Gen Custer the only officer wounded on our side
His wound is in the leg. and is not seriOns.