New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.


W. bave Richmond papers Of the 22d. They
~, vo,v ,ov, indeed, the most rabid fre-caters
xho . YEAR $50. would have had violent attack OF
.,,,.. a, the mention OF Peace" are discussing
N, orobsbi es Of that event with commendable 90
hr,stv and earpestness. The E1aminer urges the ut
oos, energy and vigilance in military administration
1t the only way to sustain the peace party ~nieo
owes its existence solely to the success OF
Confederate arms. The enemy Is waxing up
srs,n. and from the present moment until the
6sv NJ tho Yankee Presidential election. we shall
have no, and heavy war; which will require all our skil
.na oourare 70 thwart." The Sentinel sustains the
view. Of TIA. Ersms~ey and counses patience and cir.
um,pec,ion to carry the Rebellion through the critical
.tsye OF thu war which Is now upon It. Tho rebels OF
eour,e claim great victory 10 the fight OF Friday Oh
The Weldon Road but confess dolefuy that Grant sun
bolds HIS place The battle OF Sunday they had not
the latest dispatches being dstedo Saturday
IL. Gen. A. p Hill commanded In Fridays fght The
Rebss ssy they drove the Union forces back three quar-
t.rs f mils TWENTY-FIVE hundred prisoners. inondng
nine commissoded officers were captnred; night endeo
Aha FIGHT 1.-THE Unionsts still hold the Weldon Rail
road" The Rebel losses were not heavy Gen. Cnng'
man was wounded. Maj. Lawson 3sth virginia
vss killed. The Union loss was not ascertained'
We quote sundry items: During Saturday afternoon
there were received at Libby prison. from Petersburg
and other places thirteen hundred and fortynne YAM
kee prisoners Of war. including eighy.uine commits
sioned officers with Rrigsdier General Hayes. OF Gene
81. ud we,rous corps The nnmber VI prisoners Of war
noar Anderson vile. Ga, thirty eight thousand Inc
bad policy Of ccneregating such an army OF prisoners
In one spot must DO apparent to the authorities.
The Yankee Government never commit that oinhdei
The powder works located at Charlotte North Carolina
1aws an linz hraQ m
ing several others Nal Gen Frank Gardner assumes
command Of the Gulf District to-day August nth The
people are pleased with him. Yesterday evening the
enemy handed at Montrose In FIVE launches. Our oavd
r, fred on them wounding several Hopes are enter.
tanned Of an early exchange Of the prisoners ct
Danphin Island free Of the enemy from Pen.
sacoa estimated OF thousand crossed the Perdido
River yesterday, advancing toward Mobile Bay. A
heavy Yankee force is in North Mississippi whose des
tination is supposed to be Mobile" dispatch nom
Charleston Of the Goth. says; captain Dickinson,
with a greatly inferior force engaged the snemy's
cavalry and artillery at Gainesville, Florida, on the
10th and completely routed them capturing one hun
dred and fifty prisoners one piece of artillery and one
hundred stolen neg The ensmy pursued four
teen miles and scattered"
Regular kilograms from Grants headquarters
are up to Wednesday. 1t wss found on Tuesday that
she enemy had fallen back to their lines two miles from
Petersburg where they seen busy erecting strong
works They are iaboring night and day with large
number Of men. though they were afraid OF
an attack from us before they get them completed
Their picket line extends nearly mile south Of their
works with videttes thrown out neer the Davis House
Richmond papers acknowledge heavy loss In
officers and men on Sunday morning but claim that
shey have taken three thousand prsoners Our losses
IN the Fifth corps foot up. follows Kiled-0fcers,
1T, men. 1872 wounded-oficers, "a; men. 1884, Miss
iDg-ofaoers 80; men. 1853. In the Ninth corps the
casualties about three hundred. which will make
total loss Of 255 in these commands since Thursday
18th instant Col. Tilden. who was missing after the
action Of Friday Ia safe. He was taken prsouer and
with others conveyed to Petersburg but during
Che excitement OF loading them on the cars he
20 escape. Gen. Warren advanced his line mile along
The rsroad towards Petersburg On Tuesday, the rebel
piokes falling back before bis skirmishera The Is
Division Of the Second Corps engaged all day In
tearing up and burning the railroad distance Of three
nilesL That portion over which the Fifth Corps adj
vanced was also completely destroyed. A dispatch
from Washington Of yesterday says; THE news to-day
from General Warren is of exceedingly satisfactory
character. There has been severe fighting in his
line since Sunday that nearly his whole army pref
ty thoroughly recruited portion Of the cavalry il
engaged destroying the Weldon Railroad"
"Tbe force that entered Memphis on Sunday
morning consisted Of nine Rebel regiments Of cavalry
and four guns. commanded BY Gen. Forrest IN person.
The Rebels captured about $50 prisoners mostly 100
days Many Of these subsequently escaped. but
others were murdered They fred on the patients in
the hospitals shot several Of the sick soldiers and cap
tured sthsrs The prisoners they took. who were IN
able to keep mp with their cavalry. killed The
rebels suddenly len the city about six O'Clock fol-
wed BY considerable force Of our troops and |
Eight occurred near Lanes lasting two hours In which
tho enemy were severely punished and driven of It
v hero thstCols. Starr and Ksndrick were wounded
coming through Lanes the rebels captured two guns
I'D portion Of the Seventh Wisconsin Battery and
nber Of one hundred day msn but were obliged to
abandon the guns In their retreat After the retreat
General Forrest sent In flag Of truce asking for an
'-change OF prisoners. which was denied Lieut.. Hsr
iUgton Of the Third U. s. Artillery was killed In the
6tyoso House. When last heard from {, o,cIock on
Monday morning. the rebsla we're eight miles beyoad
Peak. In fun retress Col winsov,s oay.
dry were pursuing them. 80 .-i-
AL an early hour on Saturday morning. q par.
" twenty or thirty guerriss made raid into WOOD.