New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR NEWS.

w AN NEW D.
by letter to Philadelphia we have reports from
Gen. Hooker's Army. The pontoons were laid on
Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, at Port
Royal, and on Wednesday morning at daylight our
troops began to cross. BY 10 a. IN. four army corps
ere said to have moved safely over. No further
particulars are given, except that heavy cannonadng
bad been heard. All the suffers have been ordered
away from Acquia Creek. We ought to have i'm
portsnt news to-day.
Our correspondent with Gen. Stshe reports a
reconnaissance in force from Fairfax Courthouse to
various places in the valley between Bull Run
Mountains and the Blue Bidge. No force of Rebels
was encountered, but there were slight skirmishes
with struggling parties Of guerrilas. Thiry-eight
prisoners were taken. beside 100 horses and other
spoils. 1t is now definitely known that the Rebels
have regular forces north Of the Rappahaunock IN
Eastern Virginia.
"a Fortress Monroe dispatch Of Wednesday saws
that some cannon ling has been going tie Nam
serond since yesterday morning, where the steamers
Commerce and Star run the Rebel batteries with
great credit to their commanders, Leuts. Rowe aud
Horton, both of the 99th New-York. Our batteries
on the opposite side of the river replied to the Rebel
batteries to draw the attention as much possible
from the two boats, and that seems to have caused
the csnnonading to be kept up ever since.
A dispatch from hIilliken's Bend says that Oh
the Oath orders were given for Gen. Grants whole
army to march with six days rations 1t is said that
at least four of the six transports that attempted to
run the Vcksburg batteries, on the night of the 23d,
were sunk, and possibly all Of them were lost. The
firing was heavy and incessaDt from midnight until
DAYLIGHT. There is rum0r that the Rebel rams up
the Yszoo River are req dy to out and try their
fortunes 10 the Mississippi.
Admiral Porter's detailed report Of the passage
OF his feet beyond Vicksburg bss reached the Navy
Department. Except the loss of the Henry Clay.
no serious damage was done TO any of the vessels.
No person was killed lost, and only twelve were
wounded, most of them slightly. The whole affair,
though one Of upequaled danger, was a splendid
success.
Admiral Fsrragut reports that on the 9Th lie
captured the steamer j. ID. Clark. She had on
board Major Howard Of the Rebel Commssary De-
paftmeDt, who was making extensive arrangements
for the crossing Of cattle 10 the shore OF
the river at various places, all Of which was frus
srstsd by bis capture.
-Dhpatches from Murfreesboro say that the
advance Of the Rebel army is confirmed by deseters.
Accounts slightly confused to positions, but it
seems certain that Johnston and Bragg going 10
offer battle and that they Boosting of their pur-
pose 10 drive Rosscrans out of Tennessee
Our special correspondent at Cape Grardeau
sends capital account of the late attack upon that
place by the Rebels under Marmaduke, and the sub.
ssquent Union victory, of which we have had some
description by telegraph His letter is printed on
another page.
Gen. Ellet's Marine Brigade has returned from
it expedition TO the upper portion of Tennessee
River, having destroyed two small towns, all the
grist mills, saw mills, and disteres on the route,
and large quantity Of lumber.
A number Of important captures have been re-
ported to the Navy Department. Among them are
the English Schooner st. George, off New Inlet, by
the United States steamer Mount Vernon; her cargo
was salt, rum and general merchandise. The
schooner Nettie was taken on the 9th ut. by the
steamer South Carolina. 25 miles cas-, Of Port Royal;
she had cotton on board. brig, schooner md
sloop were captured of Charleston on the le,b
The New-London, on the I'd ult, captured tn. Brit.
lab schooner Tampico off Sabine Pass, with load of
:, cotton.