New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

snthority Of The Louisville Journal. The story now
/. Brown Of eoria has rendered peace proportions
70 Cen Sherman The General has appointed Commits
TO 60 into the Rebel lines and confer with the
State authorities of Georgia Gov. Brown. 1t IL ru'
,uored and believed is sustained In his policy by Alex
ander H. Stephens who is operating in the back ground
The Commissioners are raid TO be already In conference
with tie Governor and the peace propositions VIII
soon be forwarded to Washington for the President .
approval.
The Navy Department has received details
from Admiral Farragut Of the successful expedition UP
Fish River some particulars of which have aircao!
been published. On their return, the vessels wore
attacked from Peters's Bluff. at one Of the shHrl
bends Of the river. by 60 or 20 Rebel' VINO hau
feled trees across the stream. The fire was rcturne
from our howitzers and vessels passed through
with one officer and two men killed on the S'ocAaAe'
the smokestncks Of which Knocked over anu 'o
boat OF the Tritona was smashed.
One Of our surgeons who wos captured ny
FarlSs Rcbel, on the 10Th, has escaped He says he
was conveyed before Gen. Early who inquired among
o,ho- th;rgs 10 Grant was not in command OF our
forces The Doctor replied that be WAS not but Eafy
oua mot beleve him and told him it no use to lie
10 him ss no had positive information that Grant
uos commanding in person; and he knew from The
way our troop. fought and were handed that Grant
must be there.
| Stories from Missouri concerning the inva'
sion of that State by large Rebel force under Price
are confused conflicting and apparently exaggerated
The truth is probably that Price is endeayoring to DO
something brilliant but has not the requisite force. II
il said that he was repulsed Monday in an attempt
TO capture Pilot Knob
A Nashville dispatch of Monday, says: For
rest with las whole force advanced upon and destroyed
Sulphur Spring treStle yesterday Our forces Lett at
daylight and Forrest took possession with force esti'
mated at 1000 strong and three batteries Forrest
is reported to have butchered all tho negroes cop
tured who were in Union uniform.
Some of the soldiers just released from Libby
Prison have reached Washington. II is stated that one
Of their number while the way to the place OF de-
livery engaged himself III Sketchng the Rebel defensive
works on the river and other points Of interest For
this he was taken back to Richmond
The cunboat Fort Morgan arrived here
Yesterday. with Mobile dates to the 10TH Mobile. at
the time Of her departure from the Bay Ind not been
attacked Our Iron Clads and Gunsoas were near the
city No Yellow Fever at New Orleans. Mobile OF
Pensacola. The health Of the squadron was good.
Naior-General Dix arrived at Sandusky, OHIO
on Monday evening, and was serenaded ct the West
House by the Union Band He Acknowledged the
compliment in iew pointed remarks.
The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Maine Rcgi-
nents composed Of reanlsted veterans aud numbering
rs men each. left Augusta on Tuesday morning Tor
Virginia.
A full description of q number OF the Lake
Erie pirates has been elegraphed to different points in
CANDIDA and every e1ertion is being made to secure
their arrest.
Admiral Faragut says he is successfully en-
gagged IN removing torpedoes and thus far las sue
cceded in taking up twenty-one.
A Western dispatch states that 800 men OF
the 9th and 9Th Indiana Cavalry were captured Ia the
recent fight OF Athens.