New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-30
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER so, 1863.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

There was no fighting by Grants army Oh
FRIDAY Braprs forces were concentrating near Dalton
AMI below there intending to make stand An oUei
from Bragg on the Goth recalled ron pe'oro
Knoxville and lie is now trying to get TO Dalton py
ro,ndabont road The situation all the way from Knox
villa % Briarepor is al that side desire. News
from Burnside is to the 25th. The north part of Knox
villa had been burned Gen. Burnside was cheerful and
confident
By the arrival of the mail steamship George
Washington from Newt Orleans with dates 20 the 2lst,
We have news relative TO the movements of Gen. Banks
forces in Texas. Corpus Christi was captured on the
18th inst by Gems Banks and Dana, who marched upon
that place overland from Brownsville. Aransas City
was attacked and taken after very brief resistance
One hundred prisoners and three guns were taken.
The British brig Dashing Wave was captured by the
gunboat New London off the Rio Grandc, with cargo
consisting of $4,000 in gold and large quantity Of
clothing and medicines intended for the Rebels.
The dispatches from sGen. Franklin. in the Ieche
district Western Louisiana, report gallant attack OF
Gen. Lee Chief Of Cavalry in that department upon the
Rebel Camp Pratt, on the 18TH inst. IN when the
Union troops captured 100 ofthe enemy and killed 40
taking all their arms and equipage In New Orleans
Rebel ncendiaries.
Gen. Hurlbut has issued an order Cat Mem
aAs warning the newspapers published there that they
must cease the publication Of reports. anonymous OF
otherwise of actions or movements Of troops wthinthe
Department No discussion of the policy or measures
II the Government will be tolerated. and the editors
,nd publishers of newspapers will be held accountable
for the character Of extracts published from Northern
papers, Neither officers troops within this command
viii be the subject Of either praise censure through
he newspapers as neither editors nor correspondents
have the right or tie ability to give praise where &C.
served. or to Withhold it where undeserved."
The report of Quartormaster General Meig' OF
the late battle Chattanooga which we Print on an
other page, shows that surprise sprung upon
e enemy our troops moving upon Missionary Ridge IN
such perfect order that the Rebels had suspicion Of an
stack, but regarded tie movement a dress parade.
The details of tie fight are given by General Moigs who
declares tina; so well directed and SO we'll ordered bat
tie has not taken place during the war.
The Navy Department has been Informed that
recently Acting Lieutenant Commanding Smith Of tie
steamer Bermuda recap;ured the schooner Mary
Campbell" off Pensacola bar from gang Of Rebels
comm sndod by the notorious james Duke two other
,,hooners were in company with the MARY Campbell
,oa Bay. SIX men we're captured, but Duke escaped
John Morgan, and six Of his ofiicers-Capts.
Bennett, Taylor, Sheldon Hanes. Hcckersmth. and
Magee-escaped from the Ohio Penitontiary on Stur'
lay morning. between two O'Clock and daylight John
Morgan, on retiring changed with his brother Dick
rom the top cell to the lower tier and dug their way
ut under the wall Of the Jail
The Boston Trareller states that Lieut.. Cole
nan and twenty privates (colored captured in Lousi
,ns recently hung by tie Rebels. They belonged
o Gen Ullman's brigade and were captured on re-
.onnossancs to jackson, La. by Col Logan's Rebel
,avslry.
Our last reports from General Burnside are to
me eth in dispatch from Parson Brownlow. lie
hen still held Knoxville and in position to 10 so
or ten days to come
On Saturday a portion of Wheelers Rebel
,ayalry were encountered by men at Cleveland
Tenn. and completely routed after severe fight.
Two thousand boxes and packages for Union
prisoners at Richmond arrived per Adems Express at
fortress Monroe Saturday.