New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02

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Yesterday 70 Yankee together with thoI orm' equip
mouts and horses near James my
DESTRUCTION or BRANDoN.
The Ptte5sburg Register Of Thursday estmates
the loss by the recent burning by Butter ioiees oi
Lower Brandon on the james hayel, AT sJVU.uvV ..
s3OO0OO The Yankees carried off all the slaves bnt
one who socrotcd herself thousand tushels corn
large quantsles Of meat and burned all TIE buildings
IRON The Enquirer Jan %.
NEwS FROM BELOW.
The Pttersburg EIprcSs of yesterday states
that gnuboats constantly moving mp and down the
Nansemond River. On Sunday about fifteen men
Landed az Cherry Grove where a skirmish occurred
week or two since and robbed the house of Mr. Hodgden
of all the furniture killed and carried off all the poultry
and hogs and carried off and destroyed all the corn and
bacon they could ud Cherry Grove belongs to Richard
H. Riddick esq. and Mr.. Hodgden resides on it, Both
Of these gentlemen are sufferers.
-Four gunboats came up james River on Sunday night.
They passed Hog Island, and how much further they
advanced We were unable to learn.
Butler the Beast returned 10 Fortress Monroe a day
or two since.
From The Enquirer, Jan. ?a
MORE OF BUTLRR'S REIGN IN NORTH CAROLINA,
A correspondent of The Wilmington Journal
writing under date of Hamilton. N c. Jan ~ rui'
nishes that paper with the following account OF buuI
operations in Eastern North Carolina:
Beast Buffers reign in Eastern North corona
every day approximates nearer what il was IN Lous
iana. Tomorrow is the time for all 10 take me 0ain OF
already taken H. and in many instances voluntecrcd
hired no doubt by the 500 bounty offered by tie Fede
raj Government.
The situation If the people Of Eastern Carolina and
Virginia is really heartrending. Men Of all ages ana
classes may be going from one 10 another SHEDDING
tears like whipped children at the gloomy pro5l'eo
ahead Of them Near the town Of Plymouth they have
fixed place for the people 90 60 and take the OATH
They have stretched huge chain the road where
oil have TO 20 and swear to support Abe IN has hlgg
procamators, or go to prison. Alter they take the
oath they are allowed 20 go into town and barter prod
for Yankee notions tho young men and negroes he
ing offered every iuducement NountcoI. Tie regular
troops are rcGnisng for three years and going home
forty days firlongh, in consequence Of which the
garrison both at this place and Washington has been
considerably reduced.
Butcr saws that he must extend his lines 40 miles in
order 10 feed his troops account Of scarcity Of pro
visions among the Yankees and the continually increes'
ing price bacon having recently gone up 90 80 cents
pound in Aew.Nork within incredibly short period.
The effect Of the largo bounty offered for rcGnisment
will cause everything 10 90 ny stu higher. TT.
Butler claims 90 have restored justice 70 the citizens
Of North Carolina and Virginia who have come under
his rule. Here instance ~ their boosted justice
\ bout 10 dRys ago Miss Emma Blunt Young lady Of
Washington County, was found dead near tie picket
stand A post-mortom examination showed that she
had been ouly used and then knocked In the head with
an AK Suspicion pointed 10 ore Moore free negro
living near the place. He arrested and the prem
Uses examined and with theeye bloody was found
covered with some loose fodder.
1t subsequently proven that the negro was absent
the night beiOre-thlt he brought home q bloody ax'
and hid II under the fodder. Tie print Of an "a was
found in the road exactly corresponding TO the bloody
Ak On being examined he prevaricated exceedingly
and told several different tales. The one however that
seemed most probable % Buffers JndQS % was that De
saw several Rebel soldiers armed with axes that II
them offered him $50 10 tel him here Emma Blunt
was for he was going 20 kill Ler You may naturally
ask what Was done 10 the neCrof He was told that If
he would volunteer he should De molcgted no further
He volunteered nnd was invested with the blue badge
Of tyranny and oppression, and gun placed IN his
hands with which IN oil probability. a. murder another
woman. How IOng VIA I'@ayel's Islanders ,slsepi
PROM TEXAS.
From late Texas papers VIC select the follow
ing interesting items:
TIE TtsrGyh has a letter dated Caney Dee 2.
which SAYS:
We find the entire country in great excitement.
The majority Of the planters have removed their ne
gToes &c. toward the interior and many families have
left the1 al behind in fleeing from the peris oil inva-
sion We think much Of the fright is uncalled for. he
people rayiny 20 the standards oi Gems MhgTnder
aud Bee with enthusiasm.
LITTER FROM GIN. HIE.
CoRPus CHgIsTI. Nov. q, 1863.
Mr. Cox Iregret TO hear that the country is again
filed with rumors and reports On the main started by
men who are fying from danger that Lam retreatng
and that Western Texas is not 10 be defended &c.
viii You say the people through the press that The
enemy are at Arkansas Pass, probably hye thousand
strong that he cannot possibly advance into the country
for some weeks to come; that so far unable 10 as
certain his place, as he occupies point on which
cannot approach than five miles; that every
point is pckeed with reliable men and that shall
know his movements as soon as made The landing
may be made 40 Corpus Chrisu,or 81 MHrys or Lamori
but even then IL will only be- landng that IL IL my
intention 90 oppose the landing wherever 1t may be- If
have the troops 10 do il with and IT is with the people
10 say II shall have them. ask every man that can
leave home 10 Join me, and together do ELL that men can
do 10 save their homes from the destToyers.
Very respectfully, H. J.. BRR.
The enemy now have possession Of important point
near Siuris and land troops under cover Of their
gunboats on MatagOrda Peninsula. They are advanc-
INC up toward YeascO All their troops, excepting
few negroes are massed in this column. They garrison
every captured point with the Corps dAfiqne. We
have had the BEST information that there were only
seven regiments belonging 10 the 18Th Army Corps dc
tached 10 the advanced guard. They have no doubt
been reinforced from New-OIleaDs.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE REBEL CONGRESS.
On the 18th OF January, the Char lad before
The Senate a communication from the Secretary Of the
Treasury sent in response resolution Of the Senate
adOued on the Doth II January asking Information rel
alive 10 the funded debt call certificates nonnterest
and interest bearing treasury notes and other financial
matters.
Tie Register of the Treasury, Robt Tyler esq makes
the following statement;
INTEREST DEABiSe TkFArhF NOTES o'IsIAHD'N" 'AS
], 1864
Act Of May g. lcsl-Payabie two years ster ~
B1ot!5 o.
Act Of Iug TO- sG-Genersl currency.... l691l9lI 00
hct ~ oct IL l8Cl-A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l3l i 80 ~
Act Of March 25An denominations @IiblsW 80
ro,.i q 40 ss8 o95 90
This statement is not based upon the notes actually
outstanding but those Cancelled and redeemed in puf
q the warrant Of the Secretary Of the treasury
About 81 600 go In notes Of all issues returned Tor
cancellation we're uncounted January lst Several mil.
lions in the HANDS Of repositories had not been
reported. Notes issued under act Of Oct 10 Ieo2 ana
Msreh 30 1863 included In the above. Those under
IS issued under act OF April H. lSG2 arc excluded aud
put in another statement.
The amount Of call certificates issued under the
several acts authorizing the same outstanding on let