New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-03
Aetupork daily gribnara
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1863.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Our blocksders off CbarlestOn have captured
the British steamer Princess Royal with valuable
cargo of GOO barrels Of gunpowder. two Armstrong
guns. large lot of machinery $50 bales of sheet
iron. 500 boxes Of tin, one steam bakery l44 bales
Of hardware, % cases Of bOos and 20 bags Of cot.
fee. party of English work men. skilled in the
manufacture OF projecties. were captured with the
vessel. The pilot and two or three OF the crew
escaped in boats and reached Charleston.
There is a difference of opinion among the Phil
sdelphis Judges in the Boieau case. Judge Ludlow
ordered tue Distrct-Attorney TO prepare indictments,
and BY implication ordered the Grand Jury to IN
dorSe tbem-thus uniting in biz ownperson the iunc-
lions Of complainant, prosecutor nO.cer ana judge
But Judge Allison Of the same Court has " arbltra-
rly arrested" Ludlow in his by directing the
District Attorney to send no such indictment uh'i
assced by the majority Of the Court
"A Richmond paper says tie appearances indicate
a renewal of the fight at Vlcksburg; " Five thou
ssnd Yankees are working The caual opposite the
city. Their intention is TO float their transports
through when tie Iiver rises aud land their troops
below. The force OF the enemy fleet is lOI boa's
including fourteen gunboas. There may DO more
arrivals of gunboais before The fight Bogus The
strength Of the Yankee army will probably be
80 900 men,"
A disE atch from Morebead City. N. c., says
that &c tho wsters between here and Beaufort are
black with vessels Of all kinds, which are only
awaiting tie abatement of The severe gale, which
has been prevailing for the past FIVE days, to take
their departure. The army lie in splendid con-
dition. aud in the very best OF spirits"
Official notice is given that certificates OF dis
charge are furnished only 10y TIE surgeons in charge
Of the general hospitals aud camps and that the OBJ
trusye efforts Of persons claiming to be special agents
retard instead Of Fastening the preparation OF dis
charge papers. All persons are warned against CIV
ing money for such purl oses.
JEFF. Davis and Gov. Vance Of North Carolina
have recently had conference. The Governor
very plainly told Davis that Moth Carolina would
recall as many of her soldiers might be necessary
to rcpel further invasion. 1t is said that the State
has 80 900 men in the Rebel service.
-Dispstches from Port Royal TO Friday moor
make no mention of the loss of the gunboat Isaac r
Smith in Stone River. As TO the disabling OF the
Mouauk by Rebel batteries, tue story Is not true
she Montauck laid nader their guns on purpose to Try
her mail. She was not injured in the least
-Copperheadism 10 doing its work in Indiana Ii
Morgan County, the other day, the arrest OF deserer
was forcbly resisted. A military force was sem
there, who were fired upon by mob, but they
charged upon the crowd aud secured the deserters
Nobody seriously hurt.
Gen Rousseau was sereneded last evening 4
Lancaster. Pa. He made a brief speech, in whiet
lie said, &C. am for the Government Of hoy father
and the friends of that Government and am agans
the enemies Of that Government aud aii their friends
both North and South
Col. Ludlow, our Commissioner for the exchang
Of prisoners Of war; Of the opinion that the Reb'
Congress will not indorSe Davis's retaliation or mu
der order. The balance Of officers is on the wron
side for the Rebels.
--Elizsbeth City, N. c., is now held as mlitar
post by the Union forces Gen. Foster complains U
the Government of the premature disclosure of hi
mihtsry plans.
Col. Cook, lately reported to have been kille,
ard robbed at Falmouth, s at Trenton, N. j.. will
800, 900 for families of volunteers.
The Union forces re-possessed Franklin, Tenn.
90 Sunday night. The Rebel marauder Forrest ant
his staff had narrow escape.
We print elsewhere the report ofthe commission
cent by Admiral Farragut to nqaire into tho Gal
weston disaster.
We have Richmond papers to the 3lst uIt., from
which we select many interesting extracts.