New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

vo,r,, man has Just reached WasnihS''"
V""o ling len that city by night son'e'
.'" .,.et aimee 10 avoid military service
s-''b ''e any oeoplo in Richmond whisper that
i' r,,s, saccumb, while tho majority perhaps
Ga, s.cors. Ito reports that iutrehchm."'S' ""''
',s..el and well defended extend several mics rom
civ and this statement agrees with 'na' ~ on' ~
our reformed PRISONERS en- 'uccr--"ho s'ia '"a' nc
orr,,d ve lines Of deenses he passed Into lAs oy
| by the Central Railroad.
The MONTGOMERY Adgeriser, OF the Jolh OF
eartouber saws that tho deportation OF Me CIV
,gsns ~ Atl,nt. ~ TIA orders Of Cen Sher
mar. shows his extremity for suppiies. and that
be- bad 70 adop, that to save bis army from
starvation. II does not sec how Gen. Hood
c MD have retained possession OF Atlanta but IL
thinks tha, no punishment Is too severe for the co"ardy
mscreents who took the amnesty offered ~ sherman 10
save THEN property, and went North.
Tie Sclma hpPca! says that Henry 5 Foote
looks on Mcclellan us of tho peace party and conn'es
that the Conf,derates show readiness 10 welcome
peace oyerurcs The same paper says that the hau'
KEGS are strongly terrifying Atlanta, probably To- max
Ing another movement: ere long. Our army a' Jones
boro with picke;s al, mile, beyond the foFiihea'ons'
The Southern ourlns look FOR reign oil terror n tho
North. ai.i q great financial revolution
1t. Col. l.. S. HaskoD, Of Orange, Ncw-Jersey,
who held command Of coored troops in Gen B;rne's
division. wns at home on frrloush when Grant I'D.
vanced: but on hearing Of the position OF hi' men
near Richmond immediately left for the sconc Of actor
HI, men we're IA tie trenceS within twenty yards oi
the onemys works. for some woois before Col HaSSe
len them so close that they conld hear all the orders
| given by the Rebels.
| Tho Rebels lost about 900 killed and 600
wounded in the assault Oh the fort at Pilot Knob Ma
lor wilson commardnDt Of the post md Capt D.nger'
no were captured by the Rebels badly treated
Major waker who oravely defended Potosi. and sew
era other persous murdered in cold blood ai;er
the surrender Of the plnce The Iron Mountain Rail
road is pretty badly damaged, and it vii take Two
months 10 repair e.
Tie Moatg0nery Mil says that the Mississippi
RveT il plroed b. tie Yankees with sleepess watch
fnlaess rendering It impossible 10 cross any where.
Tie Chief Quartermaster Of Mississippi has issued o.
dss for Il preservation Of oa grain bags gram
fape-scod sacks and other matarisr OF when paper
can be made for tie public use.
Information has been received at the Navy
Depa .meut Of the capture by the u. s. steiner Mag
uolia OF tho blcokode running steamer Nsiagords'
aboat - mics OH Cape Antonio. Cuba. She was from
Galveston, for Havana Her cargo Consisted Of cotton.
the deck load Of which, so'ae 2Oo bales. was thrown
o,eiboa,d She Is sail 10 b. a splendid ftecmer
A new Rebel steamer appeared of Cape Race
on sunds7 She is namoi-at present-caroliae, and
briggs machinery Sc, for NewDsru. - O. sho Is 40
tuns register and "a very last.
Gen. joe Johnston has been ut Macon, Ca,
since his removal from tie command ot the Rebel foFces
at Atlanta.
Gen. }. II. Wilson, relieved from duty with
Cen sheridan takes command OF tie cavalry wiis Gen
Sherman.
The Mississippi Legislature vas to nee, AT
Montgomery On The 25th Of September.