New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-24
Terms OF ,he Tribune
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

", have news from Richmond papers 10
o., III inst The fight at Beans Station was some
thing more than skirmish the Rebels call it, They
"a, .a, The Union forces. after stubborn resistance
f-n back toward Knoxville. The Rebels lost 500 IN
Killed and wounded. and coptared 10 wagons anc
"some" prisoners. Beans Station is north OF the
,alroai about 30 miles northeast OF Knoxville ana
abpnt tie same distance southeast OF CumociIahu
tanl dispatch from IyncAbuig states That A'eFlHS
Union cayary 25Oo strong. with several pieces oil "f
ti,lery eft Salem. Va, on IN, evening Of the 10th
gou. the way they Salem is 90 miles west oi
Is,chhurr. on tie only road leading 10 Tennes-
see Il may lie that Ayeru did some damage to
the road. cutting Longstrect and Lee asunder
thereby which tie Rebels ere not willing 70
state 4 dispatch from Sweet Spring Mountain
90 miles sorth Of Saem) dated the Goth, reports the
eacay tAverin of course) going off toward Co'ngtou'
cs,te!y; and large ire in the direction OF
thc.r march II ia added that they lost much amnun
lion From Dalton We learn that Gen Joseph l.
Johnston has beer pUt in command Of BragsS army.
They saw moreover that Gen. Shormans corps NOM
had lett Knoxville aud passed through Cleveland on
the l7 III this is true. Longstreei must De lar away
from Knoxville. From Charleston We arc told that
sheds are thrown into the city almost ever! da! bui no
buildings are damaged. Il woG!d be curious TO know
hos Gilmore mans ses 10 shoot SO as not to hit any
thi,g-or 70 know low much the Rebels lie about 1t.
Nothing ia said OF the alleged disaster 10 the Union
dee,: The whole story was false
The bark Saxon ol Capetown, .Cspe OF food
HOPE arrived at This p0It on Tuesday evening iron.
Angrs Peauina West Coast Of Africa, in charge "'
Acting Master E. : Kcyser Of the United states steamer
Vanderbilt. The Saxon was captured by the 'anuei
bill on the 2Sth o. October. at the above psce hD"u'
fcrr hundred miles north Of tho Cape Of GOOD Hope
Size has on board pat Of the cargo Of the BARI Conrad
which vessel was captured by TIE privateer Alabama
sud serward converted into tie priyateer Tuscaloosa
The cargo IS principal wool The Saxon wa formerly
thr nerican bark Lucy johnson Of NeW-Londen' but
ws wrecked at Table Bay, and was subsequently pur
chased hy Messrs Anderson a Saiton 81 Cape Tow
She i. about 30 tlns burden. The NandeTbiiI also
fonad ~ Penguin Island 30 tuns Of coal which had
bee lex there for The benefit Of the l;e1e p''eteers
J. wa. conf-cated by the Captain Of The Vanderbilt
All or board the Vanderbilt we're well
The L. s. steam figate Niagara arrived al
THIS ,,ost on Wednesday morning from short cruise
a,u. "a, eastern coast in search Of TIE Chesapeake
81. c,t the uarhcr Of Gloucester Oh Dee a. ana vs.
tied Pabneco LIE Have. and many other Noga-Seoto
hs,b,ss and arrived al Halifax on Dec 10 st which
paCe the Chesapeake found, Us also several o our
Government vessels at all places VISITED ~ Nova
Scotia. especially in Halifax, the inhsbtan's were
troney Secesh and the most violent epitheis we're ap
,;;sd 4, our boats c-ews There's good time coil-
tx"
Tas. fend Qrantrell is said to have been
whipped some tine ago Barren Fork, Cherokee Con
Il Arkansas. he with s,andwaii and AdsiT had a
large Rebel foTes which encountered by some lnd
ans oops under Cap. Spelaan. About 20 Rebel.
wsie slled OF. wounded. Quantren escaped.