New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

There is some news, apparently OF import
once, FROM East Tennessee and Georgia. recon
,aossance toward Rome has proved that PragGs army
has fallen back end is not within As miles Of Chatta
noogA Rebel piekets at Kpgston. 40 miles soutf
OF Dalton Ca but supposed to be mask to cover
retreat Gen. Cheatham's division went to Kingston
on the 2th II seems that tho recent activity oil 'n'
Febe cavalry was 10 cover this retreat Gen. lhona'
reports two or three skirmshes occurring about Inc
2Jth inst In which the Rebels were worsted ha'ihs
fifteen killed, several wounded, aud number taken
prsoncrs-among the latter three commissioner ON
GERS Tie Union loss was only ten wounded. In con-
nection with this have more about the Athens hA''
1, now appears that Athens in Alabama (not IenhcS'
see) was attacked by the Rebels on the niSht OF tAe
goth; our troops mostly absent OF the the' pui
enough were there to give the Rebels substantial &C.
fat Another part Of Johnstons programme seems to
hare been carried out by Longstreet who has been
pushing oat skirmshes and threatening advance to-
ward Knoxville and at the same time holding out tho
idea that Morgan the guerrilla chief was about to dash
into Kentucky with heavy cavalry force.
The Navy Department has received informal
Ton Of the following captures:
On the 10th Jan. the Z. S tork Roebuck cap
tired the Confederate soop Marie Leuse while attempt
ing to run on, Of Jupiter Inlet. Florida She Of
Of Sea Island cotton. On the persons of the captain
aud passengers were found about SIG in gold and
silver ard gold watches AID SEA IN Confederate notes.
She had Confederate register granted ut Savannah
last October On the 18th of Jupiter Inlet the Roe.
buck also captured the English schooner Susan, OF
about six tuns cleared from Abaco with ~ bags Of
salt aud boxes of dry goods. AT the same time ana
place the Z. S steamer Honeysuckc captured the Eng
sh schooner Fly Of Nassau On the 18Th the schooner
Two Sisters tender TO the San Jacinto, captured the
British schooner William from Nassau with salt bag.
ging and rope, while attempting to enter Suwannee
River On the 18th the L. s. schooner Beauregard
captured near Mosquito Inlet the British schooner
Minnie Of and from Nassau with sa liquor andenthen.
ware
Richmond news to the 25th comes to rs via
FORTRESS Monroe At Charleston the bombardment
COCA yer! slowly; the feet is unchanged. The Mis-
ssippi Is said to be bockuded by Rebel batteries at
Croenviile and Aiiiken's Bend Provisions are exor-
bifan;ly high. fight is reported at Bovins. Miss
between whites and negroes the whites got the woTe'
Of fora time but subsequently recovered and gave
Che blacks grape and canister, killing several hundred
dispatches from Russelyile Tenn, Of the ed say
that the Rebel cavalry within five miles Of kno'
v1ne, having made some valuable captures.
A dispatch 70 the Associated Press says:
1--WE have authority for conrcGicting the statemsn
published In several OF the Northern journals tina
Gen Butler had succeeded in efectiDg the exchange
all the parocd Union prisoners captured prior to th
Ist Of September. 1852. No such arrangement has ye
' been made.
The number Of prisoners at present confined
IN she Old Capitol and Carroll prisons is as follows IN
the Old Capitol Isl; Carrol prison 2s7, total, l,0ii
Twelve hundred colored troops hare ~eD-
listed for the war as veterans