New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-12
Reported Sinking Of the United States
3, ,aa Steam.frigate Brooklyn. y DE-.
REPORTED ENGAGEMENT oNTHE PENINSULA
REPORT on REBEL FINANCES.
We have Richmond papers As late a. the 9th inst.
from which we extract the following:


from which we extract the following:
THE AFFAIR IN CHARLESTON HARBOR.
CHARLESTON. Feb 8.--Robert Bunch, the Brit
ish Cousul, sailed yesterday In the British war
steamer Cadmus. From the officers Of that steamer
learn that the results Of the late naval engase-
ipent were much less substantial than was sup
posed. No Yankee vessel was sunk. Tho Mer-
cedita was at Port ROYAL, whittier she had been
lowed in disabled condition. The impression
among her crew that she was sinking was caused
by water rusbing into the hold from her boilers,
which were perforated by shot. The Yankee gun.
boats Quaker City and keystone State were also
struck and badly DAMAGED.
There were several killed and wounded on board
each Of the three vessels. The New lrotsides Is
still of the bar. She goes out to sea evcty morn.
ing but returns close in every evening. to partci-
pate in any night eugagemsnt.
The in PRECISION prevails among the oficers Of the
blocksdng squadron thst Savannah will be at.
tackled before Charleston will ~
The Yankees confess that the 'iron.clad Montauk
was much injured during the engagement at Con.
els Point During the latter part Of the fght, her
turret refused TO work. 81 l) ~ 't
IMPORTANT FROM THE sOUTH.wEsT.ro
PoRr HUDSON La, Feb. 6.-Deserters arc con.
s,,utly coming in from the enemy at Baton Rouge.
For the past two weeks several have arrived every
day. All conc ar in confirming the reported disafiec.
ton in Bauks's army. They state that numerous
officers have resigned in conse4 uence OF the arrival
tnoralized aud in some cases has reached revolt;
and that one regiment n confined In the Ponitentlary
for laying down their arms
Trustworthy information states the force at Baton
Rouge ut $4,000. There are no indications OF an al
vance. IL 10 reported that the movement several
davs since arose from change Of camp.
Banks 10 stated to have said, My army hss gone
10 hell--t is useless TO deny it," lti ..I an
! A report coming from Baton Rouge represents
that the sinking VI she u. 8. sloopofwar Brooklyn
WAS by the c. 3. steamers Alabama, Florida, and
Harriet Iane-lhs Brooklyn having been sent IN
pur suit OF the latter. Thecunbosi Essex made her
eekly visit on Sunday last, and wa fired upon by
our pickets. Que Yankee Is reported killed. She
sheed our pickets for All hour but nobody hurt.
Deseriers cay that Banks cannot depend upon bis
army--aence the delay in advancing.
FROM TENNESSEE.
AUGUSTA Feb. &, lS6a--A cisDatch TO the An
gus,a press from McMinnsvils, Tenn. dated the 5,h
inst SAYS: Information from Kentucky states that
al Ohio and Kentucky lUnionl regiment had
fought each other for NJ hour ami half resulting
ss follows: Ohi0ans X He'd, IL wounded; ) Ken.
tuckians killed, III wounded.'
The Yankee division Of Gen. Reynolds moved to
Alexandria. Tern, yesterday Tor the purpose of de-
stroying the hourina-nlil there. portica of Nor.
gan's cavalry fought them for ss,eral hours, bat.
OWING 10 tie suernys force, Morgan had TO fail back
ENGAGEMENT on THE PENINSULA.
YORKTOWN, Feb. 10, lS63.--The engagement en-
Saturday night beyond Williamsburg is diff rent
iru the frst report.
Our loss ia killed, wounded, and missing will be
considerably less than 30. The wounds Of Cap:
Earth are not pronounced mortal. Lieut., James
,intn and several Others, supposed to be prisoner,
nave made their escape. Capt. Hsgermeisher and
Lieut.. williamson are undoubtedly in the bands Of
tho enemy a, is also the body Of Lieut. Rhiuemillsr
VINO ". probably killed.
negro who came III from Diascon Bridge, where
Gen. Vie has bis headq SAVE the is,souAr.
here ire va cd \ he
lions OF Gen. Reyes had been attended to- thi, iyap
evidently set by the Rebels would not have been
entered.
ANOTHER BRILLIANT FEAT IN TEXAS.
A telegratbc dl.patch from Gen. Msgruder to
the Secretary Of War, received las. Saturday night,
says that Major o. NJ. Watkins, in command OF the
expedition against the enemy at Sabine Pass, re-
ports that he captured "thirteen guns, property
worth million OF dollars, and 1903 prisoners" Our
rams were at sea, off the Sabine Pace, " waiting
for new Corners" kicb. Disp., Feb. ,.
DEAD.
The Hon. Henry l.. Pinkney the founder Of The
Charleston Mercury died III that city Oh the Sd inst.
He was formerly member of the u. 5. Congress
from that district. II his ather VINO submitted
the Constitution OF the United States to the Con.
gress of l7o7 the larger portion OF which was adopt
ed The Hon. VIM. Elliott, another prominent South
Carolinian, IL dead. [llich. Disp., Feb g.
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
me IbUWiNSLON J)UTHW OF tht ~, says. we
are without further news from operations in tubs
: ate, either by land or water. The steamers and
tran fpors which passed Swausboro' and NewRiyer
on Friday, must have had "a more Southern destina-
ton than Wilmington or they would have boon
heard from this ind We. Is difficult TO account
tor their being so close in shore as 10 be Ia eight
from the points indicated otherwise than upon the
superstition that they were designed for this point
They have not made their appearance, however, nor
have the celebrated two columns from Newbern
and Beaufort vet shown themselves in tho vicinity
OF Goldsboro' or Wilmington
REMOVAL OF THE BRITISH CONSUL AT
CHARLESTON. !
Mr. Robert Bunch, IL. b. ". Consul Ut Charles |
ton :. c., has, 1t appears, been removed from that
post and ordered TO En-. land. not to Havana, to !
avoid tho danger of boulbardment, as was stated.
HI had been Consul nj Charleston for ten years. and
was very popular with its citizens. Henry =. |
Walker. the Nice-Cousul, will act until another |
Consul is appointed. The Mercury, speaking Of |
Mr.. Bunch's recall, says ..I.. .o- |
for ffteou months since tho Muir business We exc.
,ps Of MI, Robet Bunch from the United State. Govern
ent Withdrawn He has been the Consular Agent
Of Her Britannia Majesty at this port and PERMANENTLY
ithJrswn by his Governnen We learn that both roT
hs British Minister 10 tho United States Lord Lvons ana
rom his Government itself he has that his oours.
IN approved with the promise Of pTomotion
important diplomatic post II 10 said that undsr the
aspect Of formidabe Mtsck Charleston II woud nos
expose the obnoxious Mr. Buach derived
official position TO the hostility Of the Yankee foces
they succeeds therefore tadmua has been s.nt
emove hin, out Of the way Of any such unpssssanss
IL seems more probable however that tho real motive
lis desire tho part Of Lord IL aud OF the
btisn Administration TO crafty the United States Govern
nen in the removal OF Mr. Bunch Whose views and course
ss ossn more ungrejudiced and Just to the Confederate States