New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-11
Terms of The Tribune.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

There il significance in the general order just
..suea bv Gen. Grant from tho headquarters OF the
A,mv of the Potomac. 1t directs that public and p'i-
vate property for which transportation is not iurshe
nv existing orders shall be at once sent to the rear that
ali suffers and private citizens shall leave the army D!
the 18th inst that only members of tho Sanitary or
Christian Commissions and registered newspaper cor
respondents can remain All furloughs and leaves oi
ahsenoe are stopped and all officers and men dong
a,v In other corps than their cwn ordered to re-
turn IN THAR regiments Gen. Grant visited the ex'
treme front of the lines on Friday. He made close
observation OF the regiments and brgades as he pasSeu
along expressing himself highly gratifed with 'heir
condition He also made careful reconnaissance VI
tbs oremv's defensive works the Rapdan, ana re-
trrnsd % his HEADQUARTERS the same evening hea'!
rain was falling oil day Saturday. and the roads con-
t,nps in a very bad condition, and the streams SIN
swollea.
We have New-Orleans dates to the "a inst.
The election for members Of Constitutional ConVeu'
tion resulted in complete triumph for the freesa'e
rar,v Ahout 500 votes were cast in the parish of
Orleans The Copperheads had no regular TICKET
tborgb n few are said to have got in on Citizens
Tickets" The war news is not important. 1t is pos
sbe THAI she reported fight at Cane River was nrS'
of April hoax At any rate it is safe to wat Tor con-
Rrmation, before putting faith in it, The Red River
correspondent Of The Nr Orleans Delta notices an IN
confirmed report that Gen. Steeles forces captured
Shreveport without firing gun; that several oil our
unboats had gone above the shoals OF Red River 10 CO.
bperae with our land forces and that large numbers OF
cattle and ponies being captured by our scouting
parties. as well as cotton
A dispatch from Louisville reports that l9
Rebels belonging to the Sd Kentucky Rebel Cavalry.
of Forests command came into Hopkinsvile, on the
9TH inst and took the oath of allegiance. They report
that on March &C. when between Mayfed and Paducah
Forrest dsbanded the 3D. 7h and 9Th Regiments Ken.
tusky Cavalry. and permitted them 10 go home News
hon Memphis to the 9Th reports Forrest moving south
ward with his trains and plunder, and Gricrson as
stcbing and harassing his columns though not strong
enough TO attack Forrest in force.
Later news from the Red River expedition is
rcoOived In Cairo and New Orleans, by steamship
which left the latter place the 3d inst On the 2eth
Of March, Gen. Smiths forces had fight with the
Rebel Gen. Dick Tsyors army, ~ 900 strong on Cane
River q miles above Alexandria in which the Rebels
were efeated with loss of 200 killed and wounded and
500 prisoners. II Gen. Smiths intention to pursue
tie enemy and make him fight pitched battle
The steamer La Crosse was captured and
burned BY guerrias the 25th ult below Alexandria
were retained The same band fred into the Matte
Stevens on the night Of the Goth. No injury re
ported A large number of Mississippi refugees arc
gathering within our lines at Fort Pike and vicinity.
Seven hundred in lot reported to be leaving Reb
eldom.
The official Navy Register for 1864 has just
been issued from the Government press. 1t reports
the number of vessels including those still building to
be 6l7 among them 70 iron. n.cads and two rams, the
Ayenper and Vndieator From Dec. 81 1862, to March
1854 the navy has lost 80 vessels by capture destruc-
tiop snaggng wreck &C. including six ron-cads and
tbr ee rams
About forty guerrillas entered Shelbyville,
KY at o'clock m. the 9Th inst, stole seven horses
and broke open the Branch Bank Of Ashland but
before they could rifle il Of its contents they became
alarmed at the proximity Of the 18th Ohio Cavalry and
decamped The rest of them arrested and confined
In TaylorsviIe Jail last Friday. but on Sunday their
comrades made an attack the jail and released them
Dispatches from Vicksburg TO the Sd say that
the Rebels attacked Rocks plantation (Which is being
worked by the Government, near SnydeTsVie, on the
Yazoo River on Friday last and destroyed all the vaIu
able buildings and machinery. The lst Massachusetts
Cavalry (coored siy hundred strong drove the Rebels
off after an hours fight. The enemy numbered nearly
fifteen hundred.
The steamer Varuna, from Key West, brings
dates 10 the cd inst Rumors about the prevalence Of
endemic disease prove TO be false. The health OF the
place continues good. The steamer Ericsson went
ashore off the Tortugas with several soldiers and
Rebel prisoners on board but she foated OF next
day.
On Sunday night last band of forty Rebels
landed s Cape lookout took possession Of the light
house. put the keeper and his wife in durance. aid
ploded keg Of powder which seriously damaged the
bdilding. They then retired the approach Of the
steamer City Of Jersey.