New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE, WAX.

The news from Red River By way OF 81
Louis reports Admiral Porter ut Alexandria where
large force was engaged in dammiug the Tvcr so as 10
Give sufficient depth of water at the falls 10Y the gun
boats 10 pass over Gen Grover vas IN command there
The Union lines embrace circuit OF Three miles
There vas no communication by land with the army nj
Grand Ecore McClernands command was rendez'
yousng at New Orleans for the purpose OF reinforcing
Banks Gen Smith to return with his troops to
vicksburg; Official retains of the Surgeon'in-Chef
On Gen Banks's command show our loss at Pleasant
Hill TO be GO killed. $40 wounded. and 600 missing
and prisoners.
The Secretary of War has issued an important
order with regard TO prisoners stating that as 1t has
been officially reported that Mr.. Onld Rebel Commits
sioner of Exchange has declared without consulting
with the authorities Of the United States that u! Rebel
prisoners delivered City Point up to the 10Th of April
were exchanged 1t is ordered that all Union prisoners
of war and all civilians parole prior to May lsoi
be declared exchanged The order further states that
the Rebels still remain indebted to the Union Govern
ment 49, 500 prisoners for whom equivalent has been
received.
TIL, Richmond Enquirer of the 9TH inst. feels
very downcast over the victories Of our armies paTc
tcuary IN East Tennessee and strongly censures Wee
President Stephens for his criticism Of their laws. II
aso gives the particulars of very destructive nre at
Wilmington the loss by which is estimated at 81 eOO
600 of which 5000 was Government property Con-
siderable dissatisfaction expressed at the deprecia-
ton Of their yedoar notes and the scarcity oil the
new issue The markets active, but the prices de-
manded for al goods fearfully exorbitant.
The Philadelphia North american oil Saturday
says I've learn from the highest authority that the
documents recently published purporting to be letters
and dispatches from Earl Russell Lord Lyons and JET
ferson Davis through his private secretary respecting
the building of Rebel in British ports were IN
mtigated forgere from beginning TO end no such doc
umonts having ever been written by the parties whose
names they bore"
We learn by an arrival from Key West that
the Harriet Lane which captured by the Rebels in
Galveston Bay in January, 1863 has succeeded in es-
Gaping from that port with cargo Of cotton for Ha-
yana where she is now lying. Her armament has been
removed and she is employed in running the blockade
Several other blockade runners from Galveston, with
large carcoes on board had also reached Havana in
safety.
The remains of Brg.-G Stevenson arrived
in this city at an early hour Saturday morning but
were Immediately dispatched to Massachusetts, where
the funeral services are to take place.
The reported surrender of Gen. Lee was
not circulated by The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pro
prctors Of that paper desire this correction made
The blockade.runner Young Republic is said
to have been captured the 18th inst, by the u gun
boat Grand Gulf
Gen. Schiver has been appointed Governor o.
Fredericksburg and has gone thher to enter upon hi
duties.
Gen. Candy and staff passed through Mem
phis on Thursday, en- route for Red River