New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-09
Nsp9lprk Elailp gribnrEs
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1868.
NEWS OF The DAY.
THE WAR.

q; .,hstaptally BIS follows: lie mas recroe5eu the
po,,sbsnnock with his entire army, and occupied
A.. old encsmpments, without the loss Of wagon
or an ounce of provisions. He has taken one more
GUN than be has lost. He has lost in killed. wounded
and missing, about 10000 men (other accounts
represent it even smaller, and believes the enemys
loss to be much greater as do other eyewitnesses OF
the fighting. "a note 10y Confederate surgeon puts
it at 10 0O0 and an interce ted confidential dispatch
from Lee admits ii TO be " terifc.") Twenty-Five
hundred prisoners are in Gen. Hookers hands. lie
has shattered and demoralized the Rebel army,
while his own remains well-organized and in good
besrt He is himself tranquil and IN good sp'rits
Among the reasons assigned IN weii'niormea
quarters for the re,rograde movement are; rirS1:
The flight of the llth corps, which rendered Gen'
Sickless movement nugatory aud forced the army
ON, of the carefully selected field of battle TO which
Cen Hooker referred in his General Order OF April
30. and compelled it TO receive the enemys attack
among densely wooded bills where it was impos-
sbe to bring all or nearly ali troops into action
Second The rising OF the Rappahannock, in conse-
ouence of the storm, which WAS likely to endaDger
the line of communications between the army and
its supplies, particularly the railroad communca-
ton with Acquia Creek had been destroyed by
the floods for twelve hours at Brookss Station.
Third: Ignorance of the success of Gen. Stonemans
expedition, from which Gen. Hooker did not hear
until be bad recroSsed.
Gen. Stoneman's late expedition was the most
daring aud successful cavalry raid during the war.
When Jeb. Stuart rode around McClellan's army he
did no damage beyond stealing few horses. Stone
mans men have ravaged the entire country between
Lee and Richmond, gone within three miles of the
Rebel capital land might have gone through it and
made il desert if their instructions had per-
mitted), broken all railroad communication, broken
up the James River Canal and raised the mischief
generally. They have doubtless all, nearly all,
come safely of, one column having gone down the
far-fsmed Chickahominy and come out under our
flag on the York River. Tie entire movement was
a grand success, and puts in the deepest kind OF
shade any and all the boosted performances of the
Centaurs of the Chivalry, the braggarts who, like
their prototype Dazzle III the play, boast that they
were born on horseback.
President Lincoln has issued proclamation ex-
planning the position OF aliens under the Drafting
law. No plea Of aliepage will be received or al
lowed TO exempt from the obligations imposed by
the act of Congress any person Of foreign birth who
shall have declared on oath his intention to become
g citizen of the United States, and who shall be
found within the United States at any time during
the continuance Of the present Rebellion at or after
the expiration Of sixty-fve days from the date Of
this proclamation shall any such plea OF alienags
he allowed in favor of any such person who has 81
as aforesaid declared his intention to become citi
zen of the United States and shall have exercised
a. IA, of 9th
franchise within the United States.
Collector Bullet OF New-Orleans has decided
10 refuse permits for the shipment Of merchandise
20 any part of the interior of Louisiana The british
steamer Neptune, from Greenock via Havana, ran
the blockade off Mobile April 18th. The U. S. bark
W. @. Anderson on the 18th of April captured the
Rebel schooner Royal Yacht with 81 bales Of cotton
from Galveston. The Harriet Lane, the above
prize Captain says, was run out JAM "A, without
nssts, at night. from Galveston. He says lie was
in Galveston at the time. Lieut.. Marley took hei
OUT but this same Capt. Saunders Of the prize had
charge Of her for time after she captured.
Our correspondent with the Yazoo expedition
sends some interesting items, but not 90 late as The
dispatches by way Of Cairo. lie says Sherman
expedition returned on the Let. In the attack ON
Grand Gulf the Tuscumbia was disabled temporarily.
The gunboats and six transports ran the blockade.
Gen. Grant with his forces, crossed the mississippi
on the 30th and s marching TO Port Gibson. Toe
Union troops are enthusiastic, moving with great
rapidly There is every prospect OF the early fall Of
vieksburg. Gen. Grant ran the blockade in tug.
In Philadelphia, yesterday, one Of the brave
boys who has risked bis life for the starry flag tore
lx,ic. hplt latin he. of frai
print called The Age Some Secession sympathizer,
undertook to make row about IT, but were on the
point Of getting what they deserved, when Mayor
Henry came mp and restored order Cheers were
given for Mayor Henry and Gen. Hooker.
The 5th Regiment Duryee Zouaves reached
this city yesterday afternoon and were received by
several military and civic organizations and Il mul
titude Of enthusiastic friends of this brave and patr
otto regiment. A dinner under the auspices OF the
Common Council was provided for them at the City
g Assembly Rooms where good things were said and
sung and swallowed.
"A note written by Rebel surgeon aud found
on prisoner, rays that the Losses OF Lees army
amount to 5000. This wss written after the battle
Ice himself in late confidential dispatch, inter
cepted and brought TO lines, says his losses are
terrific. The fright in Richmond was quite as great
ss at FIRST represented though the Rebel papers are
siient on the subject
"A propeller arrived ct Fortress Monroe on
Thursday from Newbern, having left there on the
9TH. There was no news--sll quiet. On the way
she spoke boat from Hilton Head which also bad
no news. Gen. Foster was still at Newbern.
We have Admiral Porters official report of the
taking of Grand Gulf for which see other columns.
II WA great affair." and Of vast importance to the