New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

IN be altogether sLeau 80 -. oro "a |
The chief Of these rumors "l.- -,
Inc On''- The army is in excellent spiritsi every
rss in readiness and some corps crossed tue
,e.%,nrock on Saturday; Gen. Hooker is very
. u the affections Of his men, aud Is thoroughly
neusved in. President Lipcolns visit mas epao'eu
Gan. Hooker to make one more attempt 10 execute
b;s plaps with some hope OF success. Having
obtained the permission Of the President 10 recr0s'
the RsppahaDnock, alter demonstrating tSe iuipoit
snce Of the movement Gen. Hooker asked that nS
communications might be properly guarded III Wv
rear of his army. The promise TO attend 10 ,D''
was given as well as the positive promise '11,
additional means Of ammunition ana supply 81
be furnished, and that Gen. slgel shouu 's.'-
his troops 10 victory or death. On wednesday "'N
Thursday the burial of tue deso was a"e"O'u
and the wounded gathered great many u''u
Rabels were found. The Rebels "us' nav.
han tarribly cut up or they wou'u
boy. ,.kon care of their killed. On Friday and
Saturday. Gen. Hooker attendedito the ecrosslng;
on Saturday, PeassntOns cavalry made q reconnols'
ssooo 70 Charlottesville, without finding any Reb'
aIs,save dead and wounded. Some siragglers came
in protesting be tired OF the war and Wishing 10
becoms loyal. 1t was the opinion on Sunday
that Lees army had fallen back in two coumnt
one toward Richmond and one toward Goidonsville,
and that the next engagement will be on or near the
Pamuntey River. There were stories that our
army wss, on Sunday, moving rapidly forward put
the rumors were not confirmed; IT was also sAd thai
Ere {, ,ksburg aud It's forihcslions were occupied
by our forces. The rUm0r OF the capture OF ldeb-
mend was generally diseresited in Hooker's army
but Government at Washington deeliued 10 au-
swer questions either way. The weather
along the Rappahanpock is fine, and the
roads are dry. Our own correspondent speaks
warmly of the good feeling OF the army
The proportion of killed TO wounded is very small,
and many of the latter but slightly injured nom
flesh wounds. number ale yet in the hande Of tue
Rebe on the opposite side Of The Rappahannock,
and are being paroled and rapidly brought over.
About Lundie ed of the 10Th New-York two.years
Regiment, who refused to cross the Rappsbannoek to
the late attack on Fredericksburg, the plea that
their term of enlistment had expired, were court
martiaed on Saturday, and sentenced TO hard labor
during the war, with a forfeiture of all money due
them. A Washington paper tells the improbable
story that Lee confessed in note 10 Hooker, by flag
of truce, that his army deficient u supplies, and
their communication cot of, that il difficult to
re.enforce their commissariat Gen. Hooker sent
over medical and hospital supplies for our wounded.
Stonewal jackson has tad bis left arm taken of,
above the elbow, and is temporarily on; Of service.
The Richmond Ezaminer OF the eth inst. says that
"The destruction of large trains Of Government
wagons at Ayetts and stores Of grain at that place.
is the most serious loss we have sufered from the
Union raid. The Government was deriving large
supplies from that section of the State, and unfor-
tunsely within tie last week largely increased its
wagon trains" Another article says that in cOnse-
Quence Of active operations IN the field and limited
transportation, the wounded the field aud at
Gurnea Depot are suffering for food-henoe an
appeal is made to tie benevolent.
The u. S. friga,e Bainbridgc arrived here yea
serday in % days from Aspuwail. Acrew has been
ordered TO the captured iron steamer Bermuda at
Philadelphia She il said 10 he as fast rs the Ala
bama. The stesmer Ottawa went TO on Sunday
night to join the blockading squadron; she il in iTs
class condition. Tie Sumter and James Adser,
steamers, are both ordered TO sea. double
bowed steamer, The Wyausing, will be marched to-
day at Philadelphia; she will be the seventeenth OF
her class afoat.
bermuda dates to the 29Ih ult are received.
number Of blockade runners are reported. TIE
steamer X. f. Lee, with go bales Of cotton arrived
on the 10Th from Wilmington, N C.. The steamer
: Coruubis, Oh the Dist, from the same place. Tine
steamer MeTrmsc had sailed probably 10 run the
blockade. The steamer Beauregald had got in al
Charleston. Beverley Tucker had landed at Bef-
muda from Halifax.
"A car load of wounded soldiers arrived at Jersey
City at o'clock on Sunday moruing-soIne OF them
wounded Ia the recent battles hear Tie Rappa-
hammock The soldiers steamer, Thomas =. Way
met them promptly ut the depot and conveyed them
forthwith 10 Bedloes Island, where the Medical Di-
rector, DIR. e. McDougall, had made preparations to
receive them.
The U. S. transport ohOle, Cspi. Holmes, from
Port Royal, s. c., 9th inst, arrived yesterday
and reports that III the ironelads had l Port Royal
for the North Edsto having repaired damages.
Gen. Hunters forces continued in possession of
Folly, SeabrOok's and Coles Islands, and were ill.,
trenching themselves. The Ironsides remained at
anchor inside of Charleston bar.
Portions Of the OH and llth Kentucky Cavalry,
under Col. Jacobs, Saturday, attacked guerrilla
camp, near Horseshoe Bend, on the Cumberland
River, capturing eight prisoners On Sunday
morning Col. Jacobs's camp WAS attacked by the
guerias, and after two hours hard fighting, the
Rsbslswere driven back in great confusion aud with
heavy loss.
We have received thus far from our special cor
respondents the names of 229 wounded officers and
men brought to Washington from the Rsppahapnock
ABOUT oVV more are to come, making the full mum.
Der OF wounded little over 300. On the second |
page Of THIS mornings edition we give some Of the
names