New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-11
New2lork Daily Gribnna
FRIDAY. DECEMBER II, 1868.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
TIM. WAR.

liz =. ~ All
The daring acts of piracy and murder COM
oit,ed BY the men who seized the steamer Che' peaN'
continue To be the principal topic of town taS anu m
whose Judgment is authority insist that tne pulu'
safety demands special detective ponce force va
streets swarm with blockade'TuDuofs IN" n''''
have peved the mart OF spies and agents IA the s''c'
q, th Confs1eraov They have their places al renoez
yous their signs OF recognition, toei treasury ""u
their Canary associates who WORK the wires io4 u'
Rehel who has been vibrating between fms GU! a."
Savannah IA now the peticd gues at one OF our lSo
sh,e hotes He boasts openly OF bis adhesion 10 t''
pebei Government ana II is well known that ne assisted
in tarring and featheTing good Union man III "eors
because he would not Join with him IN denouhoing Inc
old fAg of Stars and Stripes IL Is Supposed iAi 81
engagements have been made TO seize other No'eH Nu
III. an, loyaI man who may stand in tie way Of ho p'
rates from the South and elsewhere who now inS' 's
ctv bcnce the necessity Of placing detectives their
track Many OF them spotted, and VII HHd u GIN
cu. to accomplish their purposes but system ot grant
INK or refusing passports would make IL nearly rnpos'
hla 70 do further mischief like that Of the Ches rcake
EVER hotel every railroad depot. every steamboat pier
should be watched. No suspected mGD should be per
tted TO leave the city Tor Journey BY land Or By sea
without passport and vessel should be allowed 10
l,sye without good and satisfactory evidence that moth
ng on board viii be used give aid and comfort 70 the
Rebels The Chesapeake 1, now pursued BY feet OF
armed steamers. SIZE had only ANAL supply OF coal
and her stock Of provisions not large unless the
packages which were put on board shof time before
her departure contained the needed stores She had
two ca1non and number OF nuskets and pistols on
board and there is little doubt that some ~ the freight
parcels contain powder Various opinions given IN
ssinticn to the desperadoes. Some suppose that TIE
guerrilla Morgan and some Of bis staff the leaders,
others that some Of the who hoped TO rescue TIE
prisoners on johnson Island are tho guilty pertes but
the more prevalent impression is that the plan was con
cocted here In secret ooncave by the class OF men "ho
encouraged Andrews lead the rioters IN their work
q slaughter and confagrstion-
Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania yesterday
received a communication from the War Department
announcing that the Government declines 20 adopt
ses.ious made some weeks ago upon the subject OF re-
cruitipg No new organizations arc allowed except a
few companies 10 Ill incomplete regiments. \ general
order has been issued from the Office Of tie Adutant
General defining the plan Of recruiting adopted and
calling upon the people of the several enrolment dis
rios and subdisIics Of the S,ote offer bountes 20
yolansters The deficiency Of Pennsylyanis being 10
proportion her population less than thai OF any Of the
adjacent States is hoped that by vigorous effort her
ouos nav be filed ~ volunteers and the drat thus DO
prevented.
We have Richmond news 20 the 9th. The
Rebel Congress met on Monday. aud Dayiss Message
was delivered Charleston dispatches o. ihe sb say
that the Unionists Ere no more Sumter bu. pegaway
at Fort Moultrie The Rebel batteries keep ~ ,o7
fire Grants cavalry appeared the 7th ai Rinygold
but we're driven back by a Rebel force. Advices from
Bristol sa that Longsreet raised the siege II KnoI
vile because Burnside had got large rcenlcrceinents
that The attack upon Burnside the 2sh Il November
failed an consequence Of forged orders. recal--s
Anderson's brigade" They hard Up FOR excuses
when such stuff is put forth 70 explain defeat) Long
streets loss is put at so. mostly Of Hoods division.
st. John, N. b., paper states that the
scheme for sezng Chesapeake matured In that
city BY Rebel agents. who selected the paid their
passage " NewYork furnished there and prom
ised $40 to each man In case Of IL De-
Beved that the cargo shipped the Chesapeake wa4
mainly by Rebel agents. and Of such articles would
give aid and comfort When the Chesapeake stopped of
St. John hsrbor she took board Capt. Parker. for
erly Of the pirate Retribatou The peogic Of 81 John
sre said u condemn the whole proceeding very deci'
dedy
Gen Meredith believes that the Union prison.
.rs oh Belle Isle at Richmond, sheltered b.
teuts He has requested Mr. 0aid to dstiibaie o.otng
and iood 10 the citizen prisoners also and t.ts he
viii do so
The Engineer Department estimates i've
millions and third as required for tortfc,tons &C..
lor the year ending June, 1868
The estimate Of clothing for the Army for the
aert fiscal year is s5s. 10000
Nine hundred thousand dollars are asked FOR
:bs b.lcfi Of prisoners Of war.