New-York daily tribune., 1863-05-14
NEWS OF THE DAY
THE WAR.

from the general hospitals al Hilton heau' peau'
,ort 6. c.. and other points, ond are from Name
Massachusetts, Michigan, New-York, and Connecil-
a., regiments. They were taken TO the general
bo,nital at Dayid's Island. portion OF Gen.
Hunters troops occupy Folly Island, near Charles
ton, where they have become permanently es'ao'
lishod Palmetto leaves have been found 70 DO
good substitute for canvas for shelter. Our pcAe'
aud the enemy's on Morris Island converse Hesiy
scros. the narrow creek which separates them HUI
miniature vessels, freghted with tobacco, nave oeen
often sent to our side with requests for recprooai
cargoes of coffee, the total want OF wnIcn 'n0
Rebelg say ia cause Of great discomfort 70 tnem'
Soma oficers Of the U. S. ship Columbia Of the
North Atlantic Bockadng Squadron' wnlcn WAS
wrecked off Wilmington, N e., on 'he l4'h 0l Jan
uary last, have just reached New-iofh' A' '"o
Libby Prison, in Richmond, they were put in'o
room in which there were over 20 inmates, prison.
ar. from different quarters Not more than one-haii
~ these had so much as plain plank bunk 70 aeep
on and those without blankets. The rest were
hood TO sleep on the hoor As to food, for the ast
four weeks of their confinement, the prisoners had
no meat of any kind that was not tainted. 1he
bread was of fair quality, but the quantity allowed
TO each man was very SMALL
Yesterday two New-York regiments, the 10th,
recruited in Albany, and the Cd, recruited at Troy
halted here on their homo return. The former
stopped at the Park Barracks, hoping and expecting
70 start for Albany in the of the night; the
latter took the evening boat for Troy. These regl-
ments return each with about $50 men. They were
both in the lAst engagement Col. Park Of the I'd
bad his leg shot away while leading his men in the
eight. The 10th lost lSO men at Chancellorsville,
killed wounded and missing. They all speak in the
highest terms Of Gen. Hooker and the excellent con-
t,ition Of the army.
Coy. Morton has asked the Secretary of War to
order the confinement of 500 Of the Rebel prisoners
now in our hands, that they may be held as hos
tages for the exchange aud return of the 400 Ala
bamians belonging to Col. Streght's 5lst Indiana
Regiment, who were not paroied with the other
.IvVpS eoontly captured but cent to Richmond, and
denounced as renegade Alabamians
Robert Ould, the Rebel CommssIoneI tne
exchange of prisoners, came down on the fag-of-
truce boat to Newport News Monday morn.
ing, and reported that 5000 Union prisoners
were now q. Richmond waiting TO be exchanged,
and that 5000 more will be there in q few days.
These were all taken, according to the Rebel Com
missioner, at the last battle of Fredericksburg.
Our correspondent near Vicksburg, but above
that city, says; Communication overland Is kept
open between here and Carthage. Tralns OF wagons
leave here daily laden with supplies Grant seemi
70 be on the right road at last 10 the rear Of Veks
burg. He is said to be the rail way bridge owe
Blackwater River If true, it sewers them from
Rebeldom.
"A letter has been received at Memphis from A.
ID. Richardson of The NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE, dated
jackson, May G. stating thai COL Burns, Mr.. Brown
and himself, with others, escaped from the wreck Of
the suuken tug, after half an hours swimming,
were picked up, taken to veksburg, and thence to
jackson. All are well, aud had been kindly treated.
A letter from Newbern says that large major.
ity of the nine e-months soldiers bavs expressed q
determination to reenlist for the war, after month
furlough provided they can return to this Depart
mert aud fight under their old chief, Gen. Foster.
1t ia said that the Rebel Cavalry in front Of
Rosecrans's Army are constantly changing position,
and that Wheeler and Morgan are ut Liberty and
Alexandra, with 5000 Csyalry-all which is sup
posed 10 indicate an attack Oh Nashville.
1t s reported that the Hon. Clement L. Vsllan-
digham has been sentenced by the Court-Martial to
two years banishment to the Dry TOrtugas The
the injunction lot TO return until the war Is over
Rebel papers recently stated tha: Gen. Grant
bad been beaten back from Big Black River on the
9th inst. Official dispatches from the General OF
that date, received at Washington, make allusion
to fighting Of any kind on that day.
Gen. T. +. Meagher has resigned bis commits.
sion. His letter ascibes his action to the refusal Of
the Government to allow the lrish Brigade to have
furough for the purpose Of recruiting their thinned
ranks.
Gen. Lee, commanding the Rebel army in yir-
gins, cougrstulaes his troops the result of the
recent contest, and recommends that they unite OIL
Sunday ascrbing to the Lord Of Hosts the glory
due bis name"
Rebel papers say that the siege Of Suffolk,
which was kept up only some three or four weeks
enabled Gen. Longstreet to gather up, beside large
quantities Of corn, over 800 900 pounds of bacon.
COL Benjamin Ringgold, of the l03d New
York. killed in the late action while leading his
men, was buried yesterday with military hOnors by
the corporation and military Of this city.
About 300 contrabsnds, with ss many horses,
followed Col. Fitzpatrick, Of Gen. Stoneman's cav
airy 10 Gloucester Point, and were there turned
over TO the Provost. Marshal.
The English schooner Wanderer was caught in
trying to run the Wilmington blockade on the Isi
inst. She was cleared FROM Nassau for Beaufort.
The Washington Star thinks there is no truth
in the report that Gen. Haleck s to take the ned in
person when the Potomac Army next moves.
Stanton will allow M -