New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-09
NEWS OF TIE DAY.
NIIE WAR.

There il little news from the vicinity oi Nash
vile Tho Rebels have established battery on bInh
fourteen niles down tie rigeg. Ga Wednesday seven
,unboats went down and engaged this battery. but
without disodgnr The Rcbc.s The Clnbc5ts returned
one OF hom cons draJy GsiDa rcd reconno IS inc'
vas made On Thursday hy lOIces between Lebanon
sad Nashville pixies The Relcs were discovered IN
considerable force Our troops charged np'n the hu
rhich the Rebels occu;i and drove them OH Two or
three Of our iuen were Killed. seven severely wounded
and few slightly ShelinE he Rebel lines ana their
working parties wGs hep. up on the 9th inst Inc
Rebel Ggu Forrest with lis conmant, is said TO Ne
across the CuU,ber.audii'or
The resolution calling Cor information as 20
British interference in all Of The Rebels has brought
gu. foni the State Department certain correspondence
IN reference 20 Ire funds Of Che Sec on Fai Lately
held Liverpool The tesr friends of America in that
rasca'ly ookadc- unniss city raised &i"OC9 ".ioi
Lord wharncffs had the cnoiness to propose TO dis
t.ibute by ENGLISH accIts arnoue tie Rebel prisoners CT
var held In Ncithern custody. Mr. AdaGs did not
agree aud the snondence finally reached our Ste
Department Secretary SewGrrt's rcly was plain en-
hatic and decisive and put Tie possibility o. afeoin
Ter beyord even BRITISH impotence. The letter IS
pfiaied in another column.
A Port Royal paper OF the ist inst. states that
.hrec dcscrtcrs arrived ut Fer Pulaski the 30,h end
reported that ShcIm advancing ou savannah IN
three columns one by way Of Milton, one between the
Ocouee ard Ocm;gee Rivers, and the other ocToss the
Savannah River at SsteI's Fe.y, seventy nes above.
He has Ganked Macon. but aid not sop to occupy it.
lie had whipped Wuynes and Cobbs militia at 0ccnee
Bridge,
The steamer Trade Wind, from Hilton Head
Sd inss reports that residents there doing guid
duty Gen Foster having taken away Ill the troops 10
cooperate With Gen. Sherman. Foster had met pretty
severe resistance and number Of wounded had been
sent back " Hilton Head al w!ich place hcav! Er,ng
was heard when the steamer left.
The Navy Department has adyices from
Admiral Portor OF tic capture and arrival at Hampton
Roads Of the Coneiersse steamer Armstrong. OF go
tans measurement; q beautiful vessel. very last and
new captured by tae Cuyeg eld Gettysburg on the 1a
oi December. with cargo o. io bales Of cotton HE
lager part was thrown oyervoaid i'll the chase
Provost Marsnal- General Fry and Quarter
rnaserGeneral Nlees hcro Issued special orders TO
guard agains. the providing villains coming into the
states FROM Canada 10 p.under and brrn. These
agents Of the Tcoelion active and interruptions.
and it is Necessary 10 watch them closely. Let eTegy-
one he marked.
The County Volunteer Committee are pro
,sressn, slowly but steadily in the work OF recruiting
Nothing ~ imporapce occurred yesterday at the head
quarters. excepting the enlistment OF men.
II is belieYed az Detroit that q raid upon that
city from Canada IS determined upon and active
urcs have been taken 10 Illustrate the purposes II the
n Invaders