New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-21
Mew3lork Dailu Tribmne
MONDAY. DECEMBER q. 1865.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
THE WAR.

Upon the arrival Of the Chesapeake at Hail
fae n. g. intense excitement prevailed ana crow al
once rescued the pirates. Tho British Government ''
cias who attempted to hold them were seNe" ~ Pfo"
ncnt citizens and prevented from performing 'v ",'
The pirates all escaped and were sent on ou Oh 'nsei
OF further moeststion. Five United STATES S"lpNo'
war we're living of the hsIbor-the Niagara, pac"tah,
Ella and Annie Acacia end Cornuo!a 1hey coud
render no assistance. and immediately prepared 10
leave The Chesapeake viii be handed over to the
limited States authorities Dispatches from HALIFAX say
that the rescue has excited tie town beyond measure
and that the Provincial Government viii make every
effort to recapture the criminals Mr. johnson the en-
gineer of the Chesapeake whom the pirates impressed
IN their service furnishes Statement. OF tue movements
of the vessel while she in their possession Ihcr
brief TO have been about equally divided
between hunting npsuppes of coal and dev'ing means
to escape the inevitable gunboat-.
The Morning Star arrived on Sunday, with
New Orleans dates to the 18th. Three four thousand
sroop, under Writ Adams. Crosby. and Logan, sp.
peaked in the vicinity Of Naiohe, about the th inst.
attacked our forces under Gen Gresham and were
repused and pursued II ia said took 500 prisoners
The steamer Won Phul for ST. Lopis was badly daul-
aged by Rebel battery jus. above Hsyou sara on the
9Th. shell exploded in the ploI-house kilt
ING Capt. YeOmon and Nj Curry. the bartender
Nine boat hands wounded. three fsta,ly The
boat saved nom utter destruction. Lieut. Cove OF
Boston and seven Others Of the I'd Msssacuse't, cav
airy were captured about the eth Por' hudson by
. party OF Logans Lieut.. Cove vas badly
wounded and four Of his more or less seriously in
jured. destructive fire occurred in New-Orcans on
the llth the loss being estimated at S2y00Oo The
buildings consumed Tohoupitoalas street and
Nstchez alley. One fireman was killed and several
injured.
Capt. III. L. Anderson. 5lst Indiana regiment.
sri Lieat j. T. Shelton. 18th lows regiment escaped
from Libby Prison Richmond week ago and arrived
a. Baltimore on Friday They represent that though
She supplies furnished by the Rebels were 'csni in
quantity and miserable in quality yet it va, the beet
they had TO give. The supplies from the North were
very timely and did vast deal Of good saving much
suffering. The condition o, the prisoners on Belle
Issad was much worse than elsewhere rifteen hund
rcd are vi,hou. shelter of an Kind The Rebel officers
ard guards had generally been Kind though there
some instances of harsh and crnel treatment
The damage done by the Rebels in Their raid
on the Orange and Alexandra Railroad AS becu 80 far
repaired that trains ran heyo SATURDAY The force
sent pursuit OF the enemy had not then been heard
froGi- Gen Kilpatrios vas 20 have advanced 20 the
front Saturday TO resume command OF his division
Almost simultaneously with the rad Through our lines
near Fs,rfax Station. attack was made upon the
pcist lines Of tie lst cavalry div IN isont o Cu
pepper Court Honse. One Of our pc.ets vas cap
tare.. The recent rains have made he roads 'lnosi
impossible for aytiner!.
The special correspondent At NewOrlrans Of
TIE Bosom Trarikr under date Of TIE Oth int, says
Gen Washburne holds the coast of Texas from the RIO
G.ande TO within 100 miles Of Gal' es,o. Another III
vision Of the 18th Cops starts for the Iessn cUast to-
dsy AID THE expectation Is sAai Galveston the n.rt
place 70 b. put down in the history Of the having
been reduced by The Uaionsts Gen fssnklia : still
at N.v.Iberia with about -four divisions Gen Weizc
poes north 20 ypn Gen Buffers command in few dsys
Il is not known who takes his place yet.
Dispatches received at ARMY headquarters
from Gen Grant as late Friday night. MAKE no men
tioa Of the alleged fight Monday at Bean sta
tion between advanced pursuing forces AID Long
ssres,s rear gusrd. II il beeTed therefore. that
Gen Grant is in direct and constant communication
with Gen Foster at Knoxville If such battle had
cured Official information concerning II would have
been forwarded. A. Chsttsnooss recent changes
have taken place.
In dispatch from Harper's Ferry To The
Bshin0rs Asseredr. have the important Information
that on Thursday last. Gen Avesil md hi. cavalry
we're Stanton. and tore up the railroad of sr mit
between that place and GordoDsyiIle. GEN. Sulisans
cavalry dong good ser.ice in tie Shenandoah Val
ley withstanding the CodDsss OF tir weather On
Wednesday he sent squad - thrts Rebel PR
oners Charlestown Va AID more wer. ~ their Wy
tAither.
An army officer, direct from Chattanooga has
informed the editor Of 7l Iaanopoiis Jvarnoi that
Gen Gran. is stll suffering from his fali al New On
leans has grown thin and stoopg and shows marx, "
90 great loss of health and strength fears
Of hi, recovery though lie stu works nd.a,is abl,
al ever
Our special correspondent say, thet Gen.
Scboiied Ill probably he relieved IN day and
perhaps Gen. RosecraDs Will als bis place. Ihe Ire
dent viii also endeavo. 10 arrange command on The
frontier foi Gen. Curtis, the charge a.in.i him Of
cotton speculation beins fully disptoyed.
A gentleman from Richmond a. l4,r -. Dec.
give. some inteftsag news fos which teesrspb.c
column.
GEN EIAJ. ~ ENS