New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.
TIIl, WAR.

TIE Union Marine Brigade, Col. Garry, no"
,p,ra,ing in Mississippi. Las recently captured '.''e
Rebel nnils. The last was nom Rclmoud. ono ".'
letter from Jer Davis in reply to ccrtain a."
ag Ms opinion 10 tie p.oPriciy ana cN
empowering bands 10 destroy steamboats, "i''' ~
So, n, objection 10 Tie plan, and CONSTITUTES d" ,''
Rebel Congress 10 authorize the iorna'i'n W
such rrrnoses Col CnIry has captured 'l"'o'' "''
lion and half in Conf icratc money ana ~ Pr'S'"'S
daring ;he pas month. Tie brigade pays us owl way
i "A, own wood and foraecs on us own account ~ 'o
enc,nv'. country. The steamer Glasgow" from N'e'n'
ps;s 18th brings Intelligence OF the burning Of the
steamer Sunnyside opposite Island No 10. she had a
Ir,e ,asscrccY list and heavy freight l'-o bates OF
cotton were destroyed. THO boat caught fire from
.,arss from her chimney. She was run ashore ana
her engines kept working 10 hold her 10 the nanN
The exit from the boa; being insufficient. many OF her
passengers were obliged to jump overheard several oil
whom, we're drowned. OF 10 female passengers only
fonr cscapcd and ~ eight children sixwere lost About
thirty passengers in all were drowned or burned.
~ he arrivals from New-Orlcans, we learn
,hr the expedition 70 the RIO Grand, under Cons
Ranss and Dana RAD safely arrived after experiencing
severe weather during which the lshi'drait steamer
Union aud TIVE sciooucIs lost. On the 3lst ui''
to RIO Drande was il sight. and tie fleet headed hF
Vr,zo Stntiago J;at The harbor was entered ana 'ue
,r,3as commenced disomharhing on bra'oS iShho.
Nh. Inhabitants ao, AID no resistance Was offered 10
the occupation oftbe Pass On The Ri inst, The whole
expedition arrived ana tire guAnoa.s NononsoIcA ana
Osa,e aad transport with troops. we've sent is zee
oruo',s1rce 90 th mouth Of tie RIO trandc TO land
force ca The Texan Shore Four Of the ships boats cap
sized oi or, SING tho lar ard seven soldiers and wv"
s,,ir~ we're drowned On Wednesday. the ath Official
81. sI. Ra1ti al
escuat,d Fort Brown previously burning the Govern
men. buildings and that tie above reconnaissance had
been e..erdsdt to Brownsville which co Rebel cavalry
lad entered and wore setting FIRE 10. Fighting was
going on in the streets between the Inhabitants ana the
Hehcis and the 18th Maine were marching on TIE
iowa shen The steamer ieit.
\ iisuateh from Cumberland Gap, dated the
lS.l .u,t seys: A very spirited skirnish with the
.neny occurred yesterday, about ten miles from TIE
iap n Virginia. \ forage train Of q wagons h"d
been srnt out with guasd Of % nen. Tie wagons
were loaded and started for The Gap, with 10 appear
ance Of danger. when suddenly party of 20 suerrias
rushed rom a convenient ambush, o'erpo~tlng the
guard and compiling surrender. The officers
clo,isae was Immediately transferred 20 Rebel
hacs,. and thei. wallets appropriated. Ten
minutes after the capture. Col. Lemert. commanding
the ioftt- NJ tie phH "llf"-'" az " WIN VI INV 1880
While the Rebels ignorant Of danger. were approach
lax Col LemeIt Immediately led the charge with ten
men o. the ith Battalion Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
fierce hand 20 hand sate fight occurred for few mia
ufcs when the Rel Is lei The field in most accclr-
a;ed manner severely whipped and terribly frightened
TIE ;raiI and prisoners recap'ured IL Of The enc
n, ptsrcd two kilcd and four wounded. and some
,ua arms and horse taken An exciting chase o. ten
ali,-s failed IL oYcris y. tie fleeing Eebe!s
4 large body Of UIionists from North Caro-
lima ard Georgia Lave recently etcsped from those
states into Tcnncs-oc - Warren Springs near Asir-
VILE n g.. on the Goth NJ. they were stacked by
portion Of the 18th North Carolina Regiment ulder
Lieui--Co Samuel O. Bryson who were badly whipped
and .sccG 10 beat A-siy &C.. at 10 AslcNlle The
Rebels lost si1 lilcd aud ~ wounded Aitcl lie
fight the Cniorists adra cci ana took Ashcylle - a
sc,nt AID came taxing Gen. Vance (son Of the
Oyenoij ard his stat prisoners. After thst tie patriot
band fcl back the mount.ns and letter from Gov
yauce. dated Madison County. y. C.. Nov .. states
that tie eaony have " ,hdIawI non. Wcsiern North
Carolina 20 East Tennessee. TLey carried of several
prominent citizens In oasns.'
4 Rebel dispatch from Atlanta reports under
dac Of he l3th that the Union forces (s Chattanooga
had made movement from right 10 left. either with
syicw of diversion In order 20 attack Lookout OF 70
send troops to Burnside
Southern dispatches from Charleston TO the
18Th inst state thattlo firing upon Sumter is regularly
kept up night ard cas. Two Rebels were killed and
one wounded on the night oftle l2ih