New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-27
Netu1lorls Dailg Iibm,ra
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER q, 1858.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
TIE WAX.

From files of Richmond papers to the @iln'
we continue our a5strac. Of Rebel news - .r"tb
SAYS Noy. l9) that Wheeler has dispersed INC on''"
cavalry. pursued 10 their works Of K.ox'lne "iD "'
800 prisoners. There Gro conflicting TepoI'' "'u'
I,onestroet-sore aver that he hau 'aAen h"'A'"'
WITH l.5oO prisoners that Wheeler is IN bu'"S.u,
rear while Longstreot is pressing MS iioh'i '' '
y,,,n.. only s OOO strong, greatly demorallzed
had abandoned their stores, and were h!us
besoro the victorons Coafcderates. The no"s
from Chattanooga is not late enough TO embrace
Grants recent movement. The bonhardmeh'
=, sp,ter and ths shc!lng OF Charleston still
rocs on On the Goth feigncd assault was nade upon
Spu,cr. but it WAS frui.lcss No great damage has
been done in the city; Is shells thrown in on the
als-one black woman YVES killed Nouc not sieted) and
one white person wounded during the night more shells
were thrown ten buildings hit hut no person NUT
The Rebels have opened some new batteries I"' In
osi-s anticipates the entire defeat OF Burnside Tie
creates, news is from Texas nnd is from letter giVs
detailed account Of the killing Of Cen. Blunt ana n"Ss
Of his staff by Quantrel while their way ron tor
Smith toward Kansas. ii is said that tie eAoh"nsoo %
prisoners viii probably soon be removed Inc es'"ieu
Union prisoners from Castle Thunder ore "a" ir'"he"'
Tho CAPTURE of one Of Bragg's forage trains BY
Cen. Thomas is admitted The Yankees are trouble
some in tic Shcnandoah Valley, bnt they are seitng
whipped al the while Of oourse) The Enquirer has
reply to Oil article in IHE TRIBUNE on "Ihe Richmond
Plisoners' in which j; tales the ground ihei Union
prisoners suffer in Rebel hands Il Is the fault OF the
United States Government ir refusing TO Keep NJ The
exchange TA1 Eng .rr admits tha; Rebel resources
arc severely taxed there is and will be much suffer-
ipg this Winter but THE TRIBUNE may understand
that people who suffering like ourselves are mol e1
rcced to DO more for ci enemies who are prsonels IN
L.. -. rgpG
than they do for their own soldiers. And truth de-
raDds us 10 sly tia. when the issue Of starvation be-
tween our own soldiers the people and the Yankee
nr;souers ia presented the latter viii certainly die
We vii share WI. them our scanty means. divide our
half rations but when the dying point is reached the
Ysnkee prisoners viii be the first to meet that aicrna-
tive"
The o5 surgeons recently released from the
Libby Prison. captured at various times md in differ
On; departments 81 tic army. arrived at Washington
on Thursday. They embarked at Richmond, but were
ordered below dccSs until after they had passed the
Rebel works ~ J OF, Darling. They had no opi0r'
tunty q. le ming he number Of troops in that city
Clothing and provisions which have reached there have
been distributed oolding qrea. relief and cheering
TIE suffering prisoners The supplies, however. are
not equal f. tie demand One of the surgeons says
their own condition was much alleyiG.ed lv the per
mission 10 rrrciase ncccssares outside OF their prisons.
They cvncro aIpar TO be in good physical condition
though their Wo-diob,s need replenisAing. Wine on
their way h, ~ the! prepared settlement Of the con-
di.ion 0. The i IN the several places OF conhne
Ioeni and Vi IT, deception Of the fare and other points
al interc on lis subject for presentation to tie War
Dcpar.uent Ore Vi orr officers Teceafly a-Ecd Com
nssio-c1 Oud yhc.le. lie would agree partial ex-
change Of usore.. and whether il We sell! him say,
5000 Rebels Low ia cur hands be would release an
equal number @! or own. He gave negative re-
sponse.
Late accounts f.om the Arkansas River repre-
cent that tic couutI, subject TO frequen, inenIsons 81
Rebel coascgipias .qloGs and that the citizens have
been competed N bend together for mutual protection.
This state Of affairs renders the efforts OF the planters
TO gather TIER crops Intellectual. and the amount Of
cotton gathered viii be small IN comparison with
tie an cunt grown Tie Rebel force Of Gen. Price is
represented TO be snail. with 10 prospect Of any
movement on his por..
Tic Memy'is BAlct.n, in noticing arrivals
there, sUs: IT Is believed that In few days the
restrictions row preTentng cotton coming in nom tie
country viii I've removed The st0k here is rapidly de-
creasinc About bales reec'Nl here yesterday BY
boats Tie amount Of business done is tmall and tie
quality Of tie cotton unchanged. Two hundred and
eghtscyen Logsheads Of sugar. ard 100 barrels Of mo
lasses have also arrived"
On the night Of the oath inst, party OF
Rebel euo--illas made raid near Norfolk w. and run
of about 100 negroes. They pursued but not
oycItaken.