New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-01
Terms Of The Tribune.
Oily IIIBUNt.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

We have some further particulars OF the
tronhlc at Charleston III. Col Cakes Assistant Pro
yost Gcncral started for Charleston on Tues
day night and elegraphed Wednesday for the dist
lpgiment which left Sprin Geld in the afternoon Gen
Ilcintzlemen was also requested TO send 5000 troops
from Indianapolis. Col Cakes arrived on Thursday.
The list Illinois Regiment had been ordered nom
Camp Yates and 500 ordered from lntianap'
Oils Sheriff Ohara has been joined at his rendezvous
Iy the Sheriff OF Edgar County, with band OF des'
peradocs spy sent out by the insurgents vas cap
tured on Thursday afternoon lie confeSses that there
arc large bands two places mentioned, but refuses to
give further information. The telegraph wires east ana
south have been cut. Scouts report force OF kcbes
1900 strong three miles east of NATION. Nation
dispatch Of the 30h says: "On the receipt of the news
of the riot 30 OF the Gath Illinois Regiment rem
dezyOusng here went to Charleston. The rioters nav
ing loft before troops arrived, pursuit was made
and about 80 prisoners taken and brought 10 Tins
place. The Copperheads in this and tho adjoining
Counties Immediately commenced mastering their
forces with the ayowed purpose OF Iescung tae prison
crs Reports from different source says that the Rebels
ere from OO0 500 strong. The insurgents are said
20 be threatening both Charleston and Mattoon. n
reconnaissance last night found them fortified II miles
from Charleston" dispatch from Cairo oil the Jst
says: 'Co. True, in command OF the post here has
authentic information that they in force at Copairns
Mills ten miles south, and ut place eight miles west
Of Nation
The following items are in a dispatch from St.
Louis Of Wednesday: The steamer David La;ern
reports part of FORESTS forces crossing the Cumbcr
land River Eddyvillc The LIST Alabama Cavalry.
reported last night at Cairo have unanimously re-
enlisted. They are 100 strong, and all Ahblinians
IT ia reported that large numbers Of Union men in
Northern Alabama waiting 10 JOIN tie array.
Alexandria, La. occupied by our troops on the
10th. The enemy under Gen Taylor crossed The river
and retroa:ed 10 Shreveport by land. SeYcra! Rebel
guoboats which were there had gone up the river
The advance of Gen. Bauks's cavalry, under Lee ar
1iyod at Alexandra on the 10th The remainder Of the
army was within two days march. when 1t arrives
the combined force viii proceed westward by llnd
Supple are going by river. Tie Rebels norta aid
south Of Red River are concentrating at Shreveport
except Gen. HGriison's cavalry at Columbia. The gun
boats made prize Of al the cotton captured, amount
ing to 5000 bales Foit De Russey was accidentally
blown Up on the 18th, killing four and woundiug six
men"
We have Port ROYAL dates to the 9th, but
the il of little Importance The steamer Cont
mental arrived at Port Royal the Goth, having left
Portland on the 18th. she had Oh board Company a
ami a detachment Of COMPANY 3 I'd Maine Cavalry.
having in tow the ship Frank Bali. which loaded
with men and horses. On the ed inst. owing to II
strong gale from the " T. which drove tie ship down
so that she came in collision with the steamer they
obliged tie hlwscr which held her in order
TO prevent further damage The gale lasted 30 hours
during which time they lost &c horses. They Lost dur
ing the two storms 80 horses and the remainder
used up that it is doubtful whether they will be Of
any value. The ship Frank Ball has not been seen
since the Continental parted with her.
A dispatch from Fort Smith says that about
1000 elective troops gone South from this district
Tie whole number in the Department undor Gen.
Steele now moving southwark, is from 10000 TO 5000
sufficient to overpower any Rebel force opposed TO
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