New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

cavalry officer who accompanied Gen.
s;.b I,to erpediton gives the following particulars
1rr srce. consisted of division each of infantry and
csyalry together with brigade OF colored troops.
Gan Smith outmaneuyeTed Forrest all through and
whipped his force FIVE times. The battle Of Tnpaluci'
on the 18Th was very severe one. the enemy being
terribly punished by cavalry and negro troops who
bore the brunt OF the engagement The same night the
Rebels assaulted temporary works and were re-
pulsed. On the 18Th another battle occurred Forrest
making three charges on line. but driven back
each time with great slaughter On the night OF TIE
18th the last DAYS rations were distributed and the
next morning the expedition started on It's return io
lowed BY Buffords cavalry whoretIeated however with
loss. after going fur miles on the 2Oh the ex
pedition reached La Grange, with loss of less than
go men. Not gun or wagon was lost. Tie Reoel
loss cannot be less than 1000 Dispatches captured by
Gen Hatch admit q loss OF 2,loo Col wilkins 9th
Minnesota and Lieut Mcmahon. 9th Illinois, were the
only Union officers known to be killed.
The Washington Chronicle Of Saturday says;
"By a prominent gentleman who left Gen. Grants
headquarters about noon Thursday, we learn that
the gallant cheftan continued in excellent health and
spirits and confident Of consummang the grand object
of his campaign In this he is uoby sustained by ali
his officers We are glad to state that within day o.
two copous rains have refreshed tie entire country &C.
cupied by the veterans at the front"
A short time since, body Of Union soldiers
surrounded Newcastle, KY, while squad charged
through the place having been informed that Jesse and
his gang had possession Of the town. When the So.'
ders made their appearance there was general hidlng
of watches ard pocketbooks in which WORK the Rebels
in the town were active. So sOon Is IL was known
that h6 Union soldiers the Rebels at once hunted
up their valusbles again.
The steamer Charles Z. Leary, D'Oyly, which
left New Orleans 9th inst. via Bermuda Hundred 18TH
arrived this port yesterday. She landed at Bermuda
Hundred the l73d Regiment y. Y. Vols, Major Iio
brook commanding; also the lG2d y. Y Vols Lieut..
Col. vandenberg commanding aud detachment OF the
l6Oth N. Y. Vols. Capt. Burrud commanding.
Reports were rife on Saturday that the Rebels
mad recrOssed the Potomac into Maryland below Ed
wardss Ferry. The raid turned out to be only few Of
the Union troops returning from thi pursuit Of EaryS
retreating column. temporary panic existed in
Maryland but at night the people who had hastily
abandoned their homes were returning.
The Rebel raiders in Kentucky made an at
tack the village OF Henderson the bank OF the
Ohio river, Thursday; but the gunboat Brilliant
sholed the woods around eiIectualy that is no.
likely that the raiders did much damage to the village.
A conspiracy is said to have been discovered
In Missouri having FOR its object the formation of
North Western Conederacy. This discovery had led TO
the arrest Of several influential persons supposed to DC
implicated.