New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-05
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TUESDAY, MAY s, 1868.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

fighting the Rebel Gen. fOrIeSI' DooBe tooA pos'
ssss;on Of CORTLAND, Ala, on the Doth. Dispatches
from Jackson, Mics, Of the 29th say that
Gan Gran. was at Union Church, on the
Na.ebe, and Hazelhurst road---near by
east from Natchez. trai Of transports had reached
Hazelhurst, and it supposed that the Unjonsts
were about to attack Natchsz. Light-drsught boats
were moving up the Yazoo River, for what purpose
is not stated. Gen. Banks had taken Alexandra,
the principal town Of Rapides Parish, La, on
the Red River. Another Rebel dispatch from
Jackson saws that communication with Grand Gun
had been reestabshed that after six hours cannon'
aiding at Grand Gulf the Union gunbosts withdrew.
The boats fired 5000 shots; only three Rebels were
killed. one of them colonel, and y wounded Two
Qunboa,s were apparently disabled. The boat were
three miles below OH the west side. Union forces
were on the Louisiana shore opposite Grand Gull.
Wheeling papers Of Saturday make the situation
10 West Virginia on Friday about thus: That Jones
Rebe had got his forces as far bridgeport, the
North Western Virginia Road, which is seventeen
miles from Grafton, and about FIVE from Clsrksburg;
that be was there attempting TO form junction with
Imboden and jackson, preparatory 10 combined
attack on Clarksburg. The aggregate strength Of
the Rebel commanders is yariously estimated at
10000 and Is, 900. Undoubtedly it is much larger
than heretofore reported. From Pitsburg we have
some particulars of the defeat of Col. Mulligan at
Paramount on Tuesday last. it appears that the
Colonel attacked small force under the Rebel
leader Jones, and was getting the better Of him
when the enemy was re-enforced by two strong
columns approaching in different directions, and
under the concentrated fire, our troops were COM
PEELED TO give way. Que of the columns under In
boden came down by way Of the Evansville Pike,
and the other, under Herman, by way of Indian
Creek, 90 that Mugans little force was nearly
rounded He fought from IL till 4 o'clock, however,
and only retresed when fairly overpowered by the
enemy, who had fully 10000 men in the fight.
In view of the danger OF Parkersburg, Colonel
ID. Frost has declared Wood County under martial
Law.
We have information from Little Rock, Ark,
that the return of Gen. Sterling Price to the CON-
mand of the trans Mississippi Rebel Department is
infusing some life into it, Many of the soldiers who
left Hndman in disgust are rayng 10 the standard
Of Price, whose undenable ability, manifested in
his Missouri and Arkansas campaigns renders him
the most popular leader with the Rebels Of that
region He will probably give the National troops
some trouble. The enemy west Of the Mississippi
has been whipped too many times to become very
formidable again; but be is now gaining important
aid from abroad. Thirty thousand foreign mus
keis were recently receiDed at Maamoros for The use
of the Rebels ,ces Of the Mssissppi. Three four
thousand have already reached Price at Little Rock,
and the remainder are on their way to him, over,
land, through Texas and the Indian Territory. The
immense contraband traffic between the Rebels and
Mstamoros shows the importance Of our holding the
Rio Gr.nde from FL Paso to it's mouth which could
be done by small force. The blockade will never
be complete without it.
- Gu Saturday Copperhead riot occurred at
Centreville, Ind. Two weeks before a man came
to the place wearing Butterrut breastpn. Tie
Sheriff took the obnoxious breastpin from him.
The mans friends gathered at Abingdon on Satur-
day and visited Cenreviile for the purpose of pun
ishing the Sheriff The friends of the latter got the
better of the rioters and dispersed them. Being re-
enforced. they made second attack on the town in
the afternoon, shouting for jeff Davis as they rode
In. The Union people overpowered them and cap
tured 81. who now in Jail, charged with disturb
ing the peace and camping with in their hands.
There was meeting Of colored men and women
at the Rev. Mr.. ThompsOnS churco, in Prince street.
Brooklyn. last evening, for the purpose Of raising
recruits for the war. IL was addressed by Dr.
Gloucester (colored and another colored gentleman
whose name we did not ASCERTAIN. Later in the
evening several white gentlemen participated in the
proceedings Mayors OF cities, Governors of States,
Major ienerals, and the President Of the United
States have indorsed the effort now being made TO
raise 10000 coCred men to fight their enemies and
ours.
"A schooner from Port Royal, arrived yester-
day morning, reports that when 80 miles esst Of
Murelis Inlet she was boarded by boat from the
steamer Monticello, Lieut. Commanding. ID. L.
Braine, who reported that be had that day de-
rroyed two warehouses filed with cotton, and two
large scbooners with cargoes of boots, shoes &C.,
for the Southern market, 10 the above inlet. Muir
rell's Inlet 10 on the South Carolina coast, q few
miles south of the northern boundary Of the State.
The 10th Ohio Regiment, Col. Wood, returned
on the 26th ut to Milliken's Bend from an expe-
dition into Mississippi. They visited the corn
growing region on Deer Creek, and destroyed
$50 900 bushels Of corn and thirty cotton-gns and
grist-mills in Rebel employ. Three full regiments
of negroes are now organized at Milikens Bend,
and fourth is nearly full. There is prospect OF
raising six Or seven thousand sble-bodied men in a
few days.
The whaling brig Leonidas, Capt. Skid from St.
Domingo March D, has just arrived at New-3ed-
ford. Capt. Skif reports thai he was chased into
Ct. Domingo by the Rebel pirate Rstribution, which
waited of the port three Days for the Leondas to
como out. On the fourth day the United States
steamer Alabama cams down aud captured the Re.
tributon, and when last seen rad her in tow. Capt