New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Where is Sherman is the grand quely Of the
hp0r. The Rebels evidently worried ABOUT MS
n'ovcn snts. and preparing their peolhe Tor sun
ing news" Most OF the Western papers assume thh1
Sherman is the march for Charleston ol Sa'anhah
destroying his communications as he goes Inc h!si
taking from the General himself l. IA uoio to the
Western Sanitary Commission in which lie says, under
da,e Of Oct q at Gsyleryie Ala. speaking about
rcading relief to prisoners at AndeisonSile: Il
thank you for the prompt fuliment of the request to
sad certain articles for our prisoners at AndeIsonyle
Things have changed since, and my IN PersoF 70
Sier these articles TO The prisoners. In the meantime
viii hold them for that purpose. can mako no use OF
tas money for their benefit. and beg you 10 Use Ii IN
your noble charity" IL cannot be- many days before
t,lormsns position will become known. Thus iar me
Secret if there is one-has been well kept
Last Friday afternoon the Rebels MADE "
cavalry reconnaissance. doubtless 70 ascertain Gus
strength and the position OF Shelmans ne" me- "'h
tlcy were met by tho Union Cavalry under custer 'u
Merritt and driven back in a severe sA4Fnl'h' "e"
kaefhan's Army at that time was near Aearls'o"A
iour mile south OF Winchester. On Sa'uida! morning.
The enemy's cav airy again ADVANCED upon ouI H"es
ncr njoket fell back when considerable fighting ensued
resulting in disastrous Iepuse oil the enemy VINO "c'o
,ursued by Col Powell with great through and
pao hundred and fifty prisoners several wagons and
t-ge number Of horses. The fighting done cxca-
sve!y nv the cavalry Generals Sheridan and 1orbert
~e both In font in person The Union loss was also
considerable.
The case for the prosecution against the ~.
sans raiders closed Saturday when il was decided
. take the voluntary statements OF the prisoners
Soung made statement to the effect that he was com
ssoned officer in the Confederate services that the
expedition was not projected in Canada and that the
object Of II was TO rctalate foi The acts committed by
Grant Sheridan and others. not in accordance with CIV
iiyed warfare Young then handed in his commission
from MI Seldom. Rebel Secretary of War lie Smd nc
had TO communicate with his government at Richmond
o. obtain important testimony and could not De ready
Sor fuh defense for thirty days
Another Rebel barbdrity is reported III The
s,se u Corporal james S Bennett of the Second Mich
ican Cavalry now in hospital at Winchester. He was
~lpp-ed on the 9TH inst. with six Of his comrades by
Nosby's men near Beryville Three Of them were
hung Immediately by order OF the Lieutenant command
Inc the Cuerrilas who ordered the remainder 10 DC
sho One of the prisoners succeeded IL escaping Dlt
She others were shot and left for dead Bennett alter
being shot BY private through the shoulder received
btlei from the Lcutenants revolver In the head lie
wa not killed and hopes entertained that he VIII
recover. with the less of an eye.
Admiral Porter has transmitted 70 the Navy
1,cparinent the official report Of the capture of Ply
mouth n c. He says: This was very gallant
eaair aud reflects great credit on the commander OF
she expedition and all concerned. 1t is handsome
Finishing stroke after the blowing up Of the ram The
srts OF the capture o. cannon 81 prisoners POO
,,and Of arms and more being picked up daily The
Fags Of the fort and Of tho Albemarle. and large
amount Of ammunition were also taken"
Richmond papers of Nov. IL urge upon their
readers the necessity Of being prepared for startling
news from Gen Sherman, and il appears evident nom
The tone Of their editorials that they already in pos
p.son OF intelligence which they are Withholding from
fsc public.
a St. Louis dispatch states that Gen. Candy
was shot by guerrilla and dangerously wounded not
long ago while going up White IiveI on tho gunboat
Cricket. The ball passed through his abdomen and 1t
T. feared that the wound will prove mortal.
Information has been received that the Tulip,
attached to the Potomac otilia exploded her boiler OH
fdey and caused frghtful sacrifice Of lfe OF the
G. persous on board of her only 10 accounted for
GENERAL NEWS.
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