New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-19
NEWS OF The DAY
ruE WAR.

-, :, ,;r,s 70 ret into our morning edition yes
-. - re.eived news of the capture OF Jackson
Iao.n;tsI Of Mississippi by Union forces -Grants
- 90 prssumed Advices yesterday confirm the
,,aIcore news. But it appears that the place was
,otsn nv some independent body, it is supposed o.
orr cavalry. while Grant has reached the railroad
running from Vicksburg to jackson at Edwards Is
Station. only IS miles east Of Vicksburg Grant
himself defeated the Rebels under Gen. Griggs at
RAYMOND Cd the 2Gh, the Rebels losing ZOO men.
Next day Grggs WIS reeniorced, but again defeated
ut Mississippi Springs. Gen. 10. Johnston was al
jackson on the l3th, but had gone west before 'ne
capture
That Internal brute, Capt. Turner few uayS
ego, had charge of some Of our prisone" lro" n'
moud to City Point, and caused man OF mo -,
Pennsylvania to be bsyone'ed because nc 'ou'U
proceed no further. The villain wouiu "o' s"' '"'
moo, fellow even a drink Of water. soidler OF I'D
Ohio reoilnent. taken at Rome, Ca was sho' Oh
yVadncs]av while reaching for cracker 81 behe
Jsls Prison. Oar prisoners were conpele1 TO Walk
e., ,,.; ,I.c,. Of cap.ure at Frederic ksJurg to
Ricbrop3 thence to City Point. Some gave ont on
,I,a ,,arcb A member Of the2Jth New-YorA Regi-
rneut died on the route.
"A letter from hurSSiNlHci N.Y. st"tVo wa VI"
"Wednesday party Of 90 mounted guerrlliss hred on
a train near South Union. The qua d on the train
returned the fire. and routed the Rebels with the oss
If one Killed and wounded The letter says the
Rebels are collecting large cavalry force south OF
the Cumberland River, and large infantry force III
East Tennessee, and intend to advance into Ken
tucky this month under Gen. Breckenridge.
- Gen. Pleaanion has issued an order highly
commenting the I'd Brigade and Martins 9th hide
pendent New.York Bal.ery for their good condue
In the fight at ChapcelIotsville The Sth Penney
vania is commended for gallant charge; the 6tl
New-Yoik for eating its way through treble ii
force of the Rebel cavalry, and the 18th Peunsy
vanis for ralying fugitives and supporting our bat
tories.
In our Washington dispatches we give al in
terestng narrative by one of officers jnst re-
turned from Richmond. All accounts agree that the
Rebels had a very narrow escape 10 the late bsttle
TIE brutal manner in which they treated Union
prisoners should be noted and remembered.
- Philadelphia gets news from Memphis that
Msrmaduke had fight on Sunday at Crowley''
Ridge near Francis River, Ark. The Rebels claim
avictory.
-Regimental coiors were presented yesterday u
the Fifty-fOur.h Massachusetts (color,ol Regiment
10y Gov Andrew, who made brief address to tie
troops.
The Rebels, on the 18th, captured two sral
steamboats, in the Dismal Swamp Canal; one o
them was taken from the Rebels few days before
Charleston papers say that the guns Of III
KsOkuk have teen rsised, and viii be mounted 70
the defense Of that city.
"A Cincinnati dispatch has rumor that Va'lan
digham has been sent away from that city, probably
TO Fort Warren.
1t is reported that Gen. Hascall has been relieved
Of bis command in Indiana.