New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

We learn from Pensacola that on the 18th
NJ JuIy. Con. Asboth, with force comprising
She 9TH Vermont s2d United States ooiored IN
satry LAT Florida cavalry. dismounted, and Company
M. 18th New.York cavalry, together with the list
dords battery moved out from Pensacola to Cooperate
with reding force from Sherman which was operating
against the Mobile and Great Northern Railroad. On
NE nert day lie encountered Rebel force composed OF
COMPANIES G. L aud Of the Sd Alabama regular cav
airy numbering $50 men. strongly fortified at Camp
Gonzales Is miles from Pensacola After plueky
sht of hslf hour the Rebels leaving as spo's TO
GAs votors the reginenta sg ali their official papers
q considerable quantity Of camp and qusrtermssters
stores IL horses with equipments Is sabers Is guns
Barge quantity Of ammunition. and ~ head OF cattle
Cen Asboth continued his march, intending TO burn
treste work on the rajlrssd the Escambia River
bat receiving information that Sheruans force had
accomplished its work without his assistance he TO
turned W Pensacola
On the 26th ult.. cavalry force Oh 3,2VO,
unaer Cen Ed MoCook fel upon the Macon and West
srn Railroad, somewhere below Atlanta They de-
xroyed 10 miles Of track and captured Rebel train OF
Boo wagons with about many men. including large
nu Der Of officers. The wagons were burned. Gen
1oCoOk started to return with the prisoners and 800
mules but was oyertaken by the Rebels in force under
Gen. Ransom A desperate engagement eDsued. in
~Soh our men we're defeated The number OF Union
Gsts captured it supposed will number 1000 dis
match from Nashville Of later date. says that several
hundred Of COR men had made their way back within
our tnss.
Lieut.. Com. Fleming Of the steamer Saga
more in letter to the Navy Department. dated July
~ of Cedar Keys, Florida, says that he sent launch
from that vessel and two boats from the steamer Clyde
with twenty -four and four officers, upon an e1pe
dition on the Suwannee River to seize some cotton
which he learned the Rebels were making use OF for
She purpose OF constructing breasworks on that river
The expedition eolished the bresstworks by bringing
away ninety bales OF cotton. There cnsu-
stes on our side. The behavior of the officers and
men was everything that could DO desired
The duty Of preventing the running OF substi
flutes out OF Washington to supply distant markets has
been intrusted to the Provost Marshal Yesterday
morning substitute broker OF that city wac arrested
Sor such practices He had procured four colored men
at prices ranging from $50 to $780, and in order to OBJ
taIn large bonus had removed them TO Bsdensburg
fhenos to DO sent to Bstmore bat before they could
be placed Oh railroad train the entire party
rested
The Supervisors of this city have begun TO
wake up to the necessity Of hurrying in recruits At
fhs meeting yesterday after wild raving BY Mr..
Rurdy about Massachusetts and negro enlistments,
resolution adopted (Purdy only voting NOD that
che Committee on Volunteering be requested to report
ut che next meeting the possibility OF ensting in
chs Rebel States A resolution also adopted that
$500 b paid to any person bringing substitute.
Gov. Seymour has written to the War De-
rartment to call attention to the inequalities OF the
dra He says that while our thirtyone Congressional
Districts called upon for ssl men EACH In Mossa'
husetts the average per district is only 2l67 or IA
1sss than In New-York. The letter La printed else
where.
Several farmers Of Santa Clara Co., Cahfor-
Mia have been arrested the charge Of being cond
crates Of the Rebel bghwamen who have been robbipg
the stages and expresses In Sierra Nevada. They are
Copperheads. of course.
The actual quota of New-York State under
che call Ia s9.3ls. Adjutant-Gen- Sprague says
the War Department has given permission for tho
Organization Of one hundred new companies.