New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Lee does not mean to yield the Weldon Rail-
Rosd easily We have recorded the heavy battle CT Fri
day in which side lost heavily (mosy In pisoners,
aud bravey held our oginalincs at its close. Sa:ur
DAY passed quietly the rain interfering with movements
But on Sunday heavy column Of Rebels made dash
pon the Fifth Corps posted on the left of the railroad
on the battle ground OF Friday The enemy rushed up
On VIVA. they supposed to be our flank. but found
themselves in trap with batteries and muskets
pouring in an enflading fire Of the hottest des
eription. They quickly made signs OF surrender
Sad nearly 400 Of them came inas many more taxing
advantage OF the cessation Of firing TO run tho other
way Tho men were mostly from South Carolina and
Mississippi One Colonel. three Lieutenant Coiones
and 81 Captains and Lieu,enans were among tie prs
oners Gen. HagoOd (RcbeD is supposed to have been
Siled his body lying between the lines where he len
from his horse. On side Gen Cutler was slightly
wounded and Col Duchesne killed our total loss is
about $50 killed and wounded and 100 prisoners. AT
o'clock on Monday morning all vas quiet onr POSITION
on the railroad is made stronger every hour
Sheridan's movements are not exactly clear,
but the dispatches reeey ed yesterday afternoon indicate
chat the Rebels have no. yet made any considerable ad
sance. Msr,insburg is again occupied by our forces
Gilmore, the guerrilla having retired There was a
brisk engagement on Sunday. near Charestown, begun
6ummit Point For time the Rebels had the best OF
L. our administers were driven ill., and the First Division
or Torberts Cavalry suffered severely-Macfintcsh
brigade losing 900 men. At the same time the enemy
Attacked both our right and left and heavy engage
was begun Our sixth Corps bore tie heaviest part Of
HE shock the second division losing about 20 killed and
missing and 800 wounded Our right drove the enemy
pyer mile and then fell back to their old line, holding
until 10 O'clock when the eUre army retired towards
Haltown The result appears to have heen compare
~, GulDportant
! While the Copperhead papers here are making
believe that they don't believe in the exiscnoe Of any
Jecret societies plots in the Western States, the
people the spot LOOK upon the recent Developments in
different light. The proof already found Of the
epiraoy Of the Sons Of Liberty is ample They
30 hold grand convention the Cd OF July 10 " fix
khe National Democratic Convention OF the 4th. II
pay be that the postpoxemen OF the latter TO the last OF
august in the nteres. of the secret societies. but
whether 80 not il fortunate for the country since
N has led to such thorough exposure that the ang of
CHS particular Copperhecd drawn. The people of In
disnapolis held meeting on Monday night to take
measures for sekprotecson They denounco the order
rs tressonab,e and dangerous.
2 Two guerrillas, q. Bloom and W. 3. Nicolas
BON. executed at Franklin Kentucky on Saturday,
In retaliation for the murder of Union citizens b. guer
filas. on the 18th inst in Meade County, o detAch
nnent Of the 35th Kentucky on sqad ofguerrilas
and killed Frank King and Burch. both notorious
Official news fsom Atlanta is pronounced
shopekL" Kirkpatrick has returned from his raid upon
che Macon Railroad without serious loss He destroyed
kwo miles Of track and made several other breaks, and
brought in piece Of artillery and seventy prisoners
The Court-Martial, .of which Col. Rand of
Che eth Massachusetts, President which has been IN
sesion weeks past at Norfolk was adjourned on
Saturday last and all its members ordered 10 the 'front.'
pnder arrest
Thirteen Of the men who deserted from the
First New Hampshire cavalry while the regiment was
embarking board the Constitution Sunday Bos
ton have been arrested and sent to Fort Warren in
Irons. Twenty others arc stil at large.
Some of Wheelers Rebel Cavalry made a raid
On the Knoxville and Chattanooga railroad few days
ago. but they did damage OF consequence and COM
puunicatioR very speedily restored.
considerable force of Union troops IL $50
bay the Rebel papers, the march overland from Pen
sscola towards Mobile probably towards Fort Nor.
gan.
The United States steamer PontOogue re-
Earned to North Sidney. y. s.. yesterday morning
hvving seen nothing Of the Tallahassee.
Halifax seems 10 be doing q smart business in
blockade runnngtherc six steamers in that bust
ness in the port yesterday.
The Cumberland river is eight feet deep on
Harpeth Shoals. and still rising.