New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

a movement Is on loot III several counties III
She State of NewYork to erect monuments to the mem
oy OF the brave who have fallen in defense OF our
common country since the commencement Of the war;
1t is the Intention Of the grateful and patriotic men ana
who take the lead in This andabe enterprise 10
put up ia each town SHAFT Of marble containing 'ne
names Of the gallant who have died In the service
TO meet the expenses incurred by such on undertaking.
sysriety of plans have been adopted. Fairs, exhibi
lions lectures public collections aud private srbscrp-
tons have srsay been resored to TO raise the requisite
funds in the town OF New-Patz, Ulster County. the
ladies have taken the matter In hand end are having
course OF public lectures the profits OF which are de-
voted to the monument fund.-
Gen. Foster telegraphs from Knoxville, on the
2Sth thot on the 9Th cavalry, under Gen Sturges
achieved decided victory over the Rebel cavalry at
point ten miles cast Of Seyerye, about twenty miles
east Of Knoxville Our cavalry made brilliant charge,
driving tue enemy from the field, with loss OF g. Killed
and wounded left the field. and over 100 prisoners
and two steel cannon An officer from Knoxville, at
Lousyile reports that about week since the Rebels
drove off 800 head of Government cattle within three
miles of Knoxville. He says that our army has gone
into Winter quarter and apprehends no attack. A
Reconnaissance made on the sd discovered that Long
sreet had made hasty retreat. and gone beyond Dan
eridge
From Newborn we have further particulars of
the rapidly increasing feeling Of discomfort in North
Carolina The people urging the calling OF State
Convention and DR.. Leach of the recendJslected
members of the Rebel Congress- ssys. through The
Raleigh S.cEdGrd that North Carolina claims the
fulhment of the compact or the right TO depart from
the Confederscy in peace Gov. Vance opposes the
taxation Of State property by the Rebel Government.
The RallgA Standard in On article addressed 10 slave
holders says IL the war should continue twelve months
longer the Institution of Slavery would be destroyed
From Chattanooga we have news Of @ recon-
noissance by Gen. Palmer, with one division. the
sSth They had proceeded far Tunnel Hill, where
they drove in the Rebel picke.s and captured com.
pany Of cavalry. The L bel loss was 81 killed and
wounded They retreated from Tunnel lin during the
night Gen. Clsiborne's Rebel division is said TO be
above Tunnel Hill on tho Dalton road, while the resi-
81 the Rebels have disappeared and supposed tc
have gone to Mobile or East Tennessee
BY the arrival of the steamship Evening Stsl
at this port ON Saturday We have news from New
Orleans up to tine oath inst There was nothing OF es
pecial Importance tanspTing in the Department Of TN
Gulf The Free State movements we're progressing
favorably. Gen. Banks had scceded to o request to 81
modify the Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana
do away with slave representation. Judge Whitaker
were spoken of for Governor.
A dispatch to The Chicago Tribvne says Gen.
Thomas Chief Of Staff Gen. Whippo recently stated
that over seventythree hundred desertes from Braggs
ssmy had come in our lines since Oct 90 shown BY
the rolls They were principally from Kentucky rcgi-
ments. The number arriving is unusually large.
Dispatches received at the War Department
from Gen. Kelly's command state that on Saturday
3Oth q supply train on the way Petersburg at.
tackled BY the Rebel force under Gen Rosser and after
severe resistance on the part Of the escort cap
tured by the Rebels
Brig. Gen. Rawlins, Chief Of staff to Gen.
Grant. telecraphs from Nashville the Goth confirm.
ing the reported repulse of the Rebels at Athens and
sso on this side OF FloIence Ala. The Rebels were
badly defeated in both eneag ements.
A letter dated Mobile Bay, Jan. 9, in giving
an account Of on attempt to destroy Rebel steamer
aground on the bar reports sharp Little fight between
our feet and Fort Morgan We were unebe to set the
steamer out but received no damage.
The Rebel news relative to affairs at Charles
Ton il to the 2sth instant Five shells fired into
the city that day. and Sumter returned tyeshos al
of which are said to have struck batteries at Fort
Gregg and Cummings Point.
The LouispiAs Journal has the particulars of
an affair at Sootsvie, KY where 800 Rebels ATTACKED
$50 Of the 4sth Kentucky, who finally surrendered
The Rebels burned the CoutHouse robbed stores and
committed other dcpredations
In pursuance of an order from Gen. Schofeld,
several persons arrested ct Louisville on the 30th
kidnapping negroes in Missouri and selling them as
slaves.
Admiral Farragut arrived in New-orbans on
She 2lSt and Yves enthusiastically received