New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-29
Nswalprk Daily Gribsa1a
SATURDAY, AUGUST 90. 1868.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAX.

wa roooired ON Friday further details IRON
Charleston One account by way OF FORTRESS Nio"iO0
rcnor the arrival there Of the United States steamer
Forido from Charleston with the intelligence that the
mi, forces occupiod Forts Sumter and Wagner on
Monday last But this is probably incorrect, as news
.. T,osdav afternoon makes mention of such occu'
ro,ion The War Department has received brief re-
mort from Gen Gilmore up to the oath Qionday) The
report saws: "Ny Chief Of Artillery, Col D. n Iur-
ner reports its destruction so far complete that il is no
longer of any avail in the deicnses Of Charleston lie
also says that by longer fire it could be made more
completely a ruin and mass Of broken masonry but
could scarcely be poveresS ioy the defense oi the
harbor My preaching batteries were located al dis
tances varying between 1880 and 43iO yards from the
work and now remain as efficient as ever. deem IT
unnecessary at present 10 continue their fire upon the
ruins of Sumter have also, at great labor and under
a heavy fire from James Island established batteries on
nv left within effective arrange Of the heart of Charles
ton. and have opened with them after giving Cen
Beauregard due notice of my intention to do So
Resr-Admiral Porter forwards the report OF
Lieut., Baohe relative to the late river expedition lie
frs, stonped at Des Arc on the White River ana
burned Confederate stores destroyed the telegraph
wires &C. and then proceeded TO Augusta TINT! mics
further There he obtained valuable information oi 'Ac
encmy-that the grand Southern army was coneohira'
ING at Brownsville to make their line Of defense on the
Bayou Meto Gen. Price was there and hlfby smith al
Little Rock Gen. Marmaduke had crossed tho river
few DAYS before, and was then crossing Little LED
River.
Lieut.. Col. Lockwood reports series of rob-
beries of the mails Of the Sd Division Of the I'd Army
Corps running from the sth TO the 25th OF August
Several thousands Of dollars in Government ard private
l. Iato loau nflrip
k,ers covering them found along the route The mall
carriers are under arrest
The cunhoat Satellite and the tugboat Ecli-
ance. Capt DUNCAN with the crews Of both vessels
were captured on Tuesday by the Rebels near the
mouth Of the Rappahannock River Tie Captain OF the
Satellite was reported killed and the Captain OF the Eeh
auce wounded.
The Navy Department has received commu-
rication from Commander Trenchard, Of the steamer
Rhode Island reporting the capture Of the Enshsh
sc,cvsteainer Cronstadt for violation Of tie blockade
Of wilmington y. c. Her cargo consists Of cotton
;urpcntine ard tobacco She has been sent 70 Boston
for adjudication.
Accounts from the country between the Poto-
mac and RappaAannock, show that the Rebels have
considerable infantry force at Port Conway and are
prosecuting their consoriptOn vigorously. Gen hii'
patrick had a skrmish with them several days ago
and was compelled TO fan back from his reconnaissance
Robert Toombs, the Ajax of the Rebellion
ha. published letter Confederate finances In which
he shows clearly thai the Confederaey is rapidly rushing
10 destruction in the matter Of paper money He eulo
rizes the financial plans Of the United States, and con
;ras,s them with Aemmirgers flse principles greatly
70 tie damage Of the latter.
Thaddeus Stevens-a very good authorty-is
Of the opinion that the payment Of 500 by drafted
man is precisely the furnishing sabsiituie-it
clears the payer fo the entire term Of three years. ana
during tha, time be cannot be again liable to draft
The Richmond Enquirer speaks rather con-
temptuousy Of Beauregards protest on the ground Of
humanity" and thinks that his protest VIII be oi L,ile
use unless he can disable the batteries that throw shells
five miles TIE Enquirer thinks that Sumter can never
he surrendered.
4 strong pressure has been brought upon The
President to procure tie pardon Of tie iyc deaete-
from the llsih Pennsylvania, now under sentence Of
death. The President, however remains firm