New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

lhe Dratt IN the ISL OlStrlCl WAS C'Htiuucu
yesterday at Jamaica. by drawing l.l2o names from
so26 ballots deposited in the wheel This completes
the draft in Suffolk County. The attendance was
small there not being more than dozen persons IN the
room at any one time Among those who obtained
prizes were: d. II. Osjorn the Sheriff of the County
and son Of ex Congressman n. +. Smith. Five of the
elergymen on Staten Island have been drafted The
sum of $4,000 has be appropriated by the Supervi
,ors of Richmond CCny for the relief Of the poor men
who are drafted In the lid District the Draft was re
snmed at No. 26 Grand street Wilamsburgh. and as2
names we're drafted from the Tenth Ward 2O3 from the
Twelfth Ward. and $40 from the Fourteenth Ward.
making total Of ,O27 names The Draft was con
nued in the lid District commencing with the Fourth
Ward In Brooklyn The qu,ta J69 names was taken
from the wheel In which l.55i names were deposited
From 2446 ballots 55l were drawn in the Fifth Ward
The work followed in the Seventh Ward by drawing
373 names from 900 ballots deposited in the wheel
Nothing unusual bappened-theie no signs Of dis
,urbance and no manifestation of displeasurc on the
,art of the spectators. The police and military
o.ces that were on hand day before to preserve the
peace remained their posts of duty but their services
.ere not required
-Gen. McClellan's official report is said to
make from 70 600 to 20 words and the accompany
documents make apOut -JOVop holuo ~ '"'H A"'N
ais report will occupy nbout forty columns of TRIBUNE
nonpare type and the documents leO eolumns-say 100
columns or three whole Trbunes and one-thrd of
fourth The General must have deadly spite against
he entire newspaper press II would be good idea to
present the entire CARLOAD Of manuscript TO some one
ST the seven by nine Corpehead papers that Kissing
against the Government fOr "nbhshing H. lhfee
hundred and thirty thousan D dear'' All OF
Martin Van Burens messag zap would Do
rifle in comparison.
An Expedition left Williamsburg. Va, on the
eth pushing through New Kent Court House directly
10 Bottoms Bridge. At The latter place. one Rebel
regiment OF infantry i'll rfe pits were found Wno were
Imported by squadron Of cavalry. charge was
made the Rebel rifle pits carried and the Rebels
lriyen across the bridge which they tore up BEHIND
hem. Our troops lost one killed and one wounded
We oaptured five prisoners. and the enemy left dead on
he ground one officer. one sergeant. and Two men'
rhev also carried off a number Of dead The bridge
,eing rendered impossible and the object Of tie ex'
,edition accomplished, our troops returned.
Th. Petersburg Express learns from passen-
,ers that on Tuesday the Rebel party that cap
ured the gunboats Satellite and Reliance. made an
,ther haul in capturing the fine bay steamer Loasi
ana. which formerly Piled passenger bout be
,ners found on board were their way to Richmond
The transport Currituck laden with coal and bacon
was also taken.
The Rebel papers insist that the steamship
Vanderbilt has been sunk by the pirate Georgia and
that of her crew Of 900 men only 80 escaped. This
oews is by passenger who recently arrived at "a
Confederate port from Havana" AS no time or place
given and particulars that seem probable 1t may
be as well to wait awhile before giving credence TO this
story 1t looks suspiciously like Rebel invention
We have conflicting news from Arkansas
From Fort Gibson it is reported that Gen Blunt With
5000 and 10 pieces of artillery crossed the Arkan
sas on the ODD the enemy, with force reported at
e5 900 falling back and declining battle Another story
from Fort Scott saying that 1t was there report
ID that Gen Blunt had been badly whipped losing 900
A prisoner released or escaped from Little
Rock Ark says that the Rebel force there is 40 600
many of them conscrips badly armed. and commanded
by Kirby Smith and Price The Rebels are putting up
Notifications 10 miles from Little Rock. The Arkansas
people are tired Of the and would gladly return TO
The Union Gen. Blunt is said to be marching upon
Arkadelphia.
The Richmond Enquirer advocates a new mode
ST retaliation II Is 10 fill Charleston with Union pris.
,ners, and then let Gen. Gilmore lombard the city
Amiable creature