Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1863, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: TUESDAY....-....NOVEMBER 17, 1863, H = =| } sy BEADING MATTER ON BEVERY PAGE. BEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPHIO AND OTHER MATTER. 7 Washington Money Market, uotations for stocks, coin and 8 Pre nc furnished by Lewis Johnson & ©e., | Bankers: Buying. Selling. 110% ww | — | 9 | New Yorke Ratxe—Fizst Boarp. Coupon 6's, 1881, 110; 7-30’s, 108%; Certifi- cates o1 Indebtedness, # ¥; Gold, My. Stocks dull. OUR MILITARY BUDGET. SS ES NAVAL ORDERS. Capt. George F. Emmons, detached from duty as Fleet Captain of the Sonth Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and ordered North. | Lieut. Commander Edward Barrett, ordered | to command the Massasoit. Assistant Paymaster Henry A. Strong, or- | dered to the Sebago. Assistant Paymaster Horatio L. Wait, de- tached from the Mary Sanford and ordered to | tee Pulladclphie, Gunner Thomas Stewart, detached from the | receiving-ehip at Boston and ordered to the | Cyane. | i ! Gunner Cornelius Dugan, detached from the Cyane and ordered to return to New York. VISIT OF ITALIAN OFFICERS TO THE NAVY | YARD. Yesterday afternoon, the Italian Minister, | ‘with several officers of the Italian trigate now | at New York, paid a visit to the Washington | Navy Yard, and were received in a manner } appropriate to their raak. The marine guard | of the yard, numbering above one hundred men, accompanied by the marine band, saluted | the distinguished visitors, and a farther salute | of twenty-one guns was fired. Commodore Harwood escorted the visitors to the various | objects of interest about the yard, and before they left they visited the U.S. iron-clad San. 4 gamon. | RELIEVED | Lieut. Col. Lathrop, Inspector General, j Lieut. Gol. Greene, Chief Quurtermaster’s De- | pariment of Washington, have been reli2ved | and are to go West. eee THe GETTYSRURG CeEMETERY.—The Pree- ident will ieave here at noon on Wednesday for Gettysburg, so as to enable him to be there | en Thursday morning early, without fail. While tacre be will be the guest of D. Wills, | E He will be accompanied by his accom- | plished private secretary, J. G. Nicolay, Esq. | INTERNAL ReveNve R PTS.—For the | ‘week ending Saturday last, tne receipts of the | futernal Revenue aimount to 1,000, IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS. General Banks’ Expedition Safely Ar- | rived at the Rio Grande—The Govern- | ment Works at Fort Brown Destroyed by the Rebels. | By late arrivals from New Orleane we are | advised of the successful landing ef United ; States forces under Major General Banks upon | Texas eoil. This is most cheering intelligence. | ‘The expedition was fitted out at New Orleans under tue command of General Dana, although | General Banks and staff accompanied it. From the time the expedition left Southwest Puss, | the weather was warm and agreeable. Jn that day a storm commenced, and for nearly twelve hours raged furiously. Two deserters were picked up by one of our steamers in & small bout, where they had been dritting around at sea for forty hours. hen these men were able to converse, it ‘was discovered that they knew much that was of great importance to the general command- ing. They said that revolver and powder in large quantities was manufaetured at New | Brownsville, and that the former sold at two | hundred and fifty dollars each, rebe! m oney. Three regiments, which they said were on | the RioGrande a few weeks ago, had been | sent to Galveston and Sabine Pass, and that | Col. Luckett’s regimentof cavalry was ordered | to proceed to Houston nearly two weeks ago. Sabine Pass, they said, was expected to be | daily attacked, and an & week ago it was re- / ported that five or six Yankee steamers were | off the mouth of the river. Two or three days | before they deserted a report was circulated | that ten thonsand Union troops had landed ; | H | | i { | | but the day following this statement was cor- On Matagorda Island, near Saturia, there ix | a large tortcalled Fort Esperanza, mounting gine guns—one 10-inch columbiad, six 24- | pounders and two 12-pounders. Capt. Ver- | non is incommard. Two companies of infan- | try and one of cavalry, a3 well as a company | of comscripts (also cavalry), are reported en- camped in the neighborhood. Gen. Magruder, they say, is now at Honston. He bas only 2,00 troops (cavalry) there, the remainder of his army being scattered about at various places, the most being at Galveston | «nd Sabine Pass. Atthe former city there is uregiment of heavy artillery. ‘ ! Thete is 8 formidable fort near Brownsville, | on the Rio Grande, called Fort Brown. Bri tien, Bee is in command. Since receiving this | uvws I learn from another party thatGen. Bee bas been superseded, and Brig. Gen. Slaughter | appointed to the command. - As no attack was expected in this neighbor. hood for some time, all the rebel troops have deen sent away to other points, leaving only a | jJorce to garrison the fort. rebel guuboat John F. Carr, lying in joria Bayou, is a small river boat. Two #ous, obe an is-pounder and the other a id. pounder howitzer, ure on board. These men gave their names as George Sim- g= and Henarick Bush. They have lived in Texas -everal years, but are Germans by birth. cy both offered their services to the Union Government, and were this morning sworn in OCCUPATION OF TEXAS. } The Herald correspondent <ives the following | description of the occupation of Texas : Atan early bour thig morning the bar was ~xamined and casks kuddownas buoys. Nine feet of water was found upon the bar, and once over, Davigation was easy. We accordingly commenced Preparing to enter the barbor, and the light draught steamer en. Banks, with the 19th lowa on board, got uuder way, and was soon rising and falling amid the foam of the huge breakers; but, as she slesmed gallantly on and crossed the bar in suf ty, the soldiers on hoard gaye three hearty cheers, which were heard on the fag-sbip and suaered by the waving of hats and handker- chiets, She crossed the bar at precisely 12 o'clock | coon, and from that moment Texas was ours, The Geutral's dispatch boat, the httle steamer Drew, followed, and she went capering along like @ trisky young coquette of sixteen, bound ing over the bar like a cor. Tie Clinton, with the 13th and 15th Maine resin ents on board, was the third to crose, and it was Ler good fortune to be the first to disem- bark her troops, the soldiers ot the 15th Maine first touching Texas soil. The next moment the flag of this regiment, followed by that ef the isth lowa, was raised. Thus the men from the extreme northers point of the Union wore tirst toraise the flag of America over the soil of the extreme southern point, and finish the work so gloriously began, of pisnting the banner of freedom in the last tate im’ rebellion over which the stars and stripes have not waved for some time. THE REBELS BVACUATING ORT RROWN, Fiver O’CLock, Pp. w.— We have just received official news of the greatesri importance. The Government buildpgs at Fort Brown were burned to the grosind yesterday by tho rebel garrison, preparatory to their evacuating the fort. FIGHTING IN THE STRERTAOY RROWNVILLE ! TWEEN THE UNION MEN AND SECESBIONISTS —THE TOWN ON ¥IRE. rem the same source we learned that about this time (3 o’ctock on Tuesday afternoon) & squad of sixty rebel cavalry, which had wit- nessed the lauding of the soldiers under the ; ns of uke M. la, at the mouth ef the fio Grande, into Brownsvilte aad com- sarmeed setting fire’to the buildings, with the intention of destroying the town. The property Rolcers and Unwa men resis’ them, when ined the cavairy, and & took place, which lasted all Pp eoraing io eve: _pe-e of communicating the news to the general ©2Ppe 12th Maine, which was in the Advance at ye UE the time, at once received orders to march without delay, and by daylight to-morrow morning this regiment, with others in support. ing disiauce, will be in Brow@aville. | The Bombardment Still Going | mortar batteries and two monitors. | batteries and the enemy continues briskly. | enemy has made a movement fromright to left, | Phillips’ Battery. | generaled, | blamee Longstreet. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. _ FROM CHATTANUOGA, ‘ one =a, ATTACK ON GENERAL HOOKER. — New York, Nor. 17.—The World's Chatta- ncoga letter of the 13th instant, mentions arv- mor then prevailing, that Gen. Hooker had just been attacked. FROM NEW ORLEANS AND KEY WEST New YoRK, Noy. 17.—The steamer Merri- mac, from New Orleans on the 7th, via Key ‘West on the 13th, has arrived. She passed the steamship Empire City, of Banks’ fleet, on the morning of the 7th in the river. The frigate San Jacinto, steamer De Soto, Huntsville, Mississippi, Bermuda, and Oyn- thiel were at Key West. LATE FROM CHARLESTON. i— Rebel Accounts from Chattanooga. ForTRESS Monrok, Nov. 16.—The Richmond Whig, of the 14th of November, contains the following: CHARLESTON, Nov. 12.—The enemy kept up @ moderate fire on Sumter all day, from their One monj- itor and a wocden gunboat moved up to Salli- van’s Island at noon; shelling the batteries one hour. LATER. ; CHARLESTON, Nov. 13,—The firing ofthe ene- my from their mortars and rifled pieces ave | aged two per minute all last night, and is in- creasing, and is still going on this morning. | Casualties Iast night, two Killed and one wounded. ¥ROM CHATTANOOGA. ATLANTA, Novy. 13.—The firing bela een oar eo either with a view of diversion in order to at- tack Lookout, or to send troops to Rarneide. THE YANKER CAVALRY IN ALLEGHANY C0., VA. General Imboden is in Alleghany county, co- operating with General Echols. The report of his fight and being wounded, as reported, is doubtless premature. The Yankees, under Averill, have advanced to Covington, Alleghany county. The Fight at Rogersville, East Tennessee— Exagerated Losses—Matters in Bragg's Army Kyoxvit tz, Novy. 12.—Col. Garrard, in com- mand of the 7th Ohio, ¢d Tennessee, and Phil- lips’ Iinois Batiery, having driven the enemy under Gen. Williams out through Moccasin Gap, had returned to his a 4 near Rogers- ville. On Friday, at daylight, he wasattacked by superior forces, and compelled, after a re- sisiance of three hours, to fall back to Morris- town. A large number of the Tennesseeans fled to | the hills, and were supposed, tor atime, to bs captured. The real losson our side will not exceed three hundred men and four guns of About eight hundred were at first missing. No blame is attached fo Col. Garrard, who make every effort to rally his men. The Rebels also fel! back to Kingsport. Allis quiet at present in tront of Gen. Wil- cox on the east and Gen. Sancers on the south Sanders still holds out south of Holston, and reports all ciear in Little Tennessee. Twelve Paymasters and our Chief (Quarter- master are anxiously expected to-night. ‘The army’s health is improving. summer reigns in welceme tranquility. CHATTANOOGA, Noy. 13.—The rebels shelled briskly trom Lookout this moruing, but did no damage. Thirty-six deserters came over the lines last night. The Atlauta Appealefthe 7th bewails our late success, and admits that Bragg is out- Itsays Lookout is worthless, and Cheatham has resigned. From South america. New York, Nov. 16.—The steamer Champi- on, from Aspinwall, has arrived with $252,000 in specie from California, The U.S. ship of war Cyane had arrived at Psnams trom San Francisco. War between New Graunda and Ecuador is considered imminent. The Granadian Min- ister had received his passports from Ecuador. The ship Duchess D’Orleans, from Baltimore, Judian | arrived at Walparaiso Oct. ist. Remarkabl- yields of gold and silver are re. ported in the northern provinces of Ohili, The Mauch Chunck (Pa.) Rioters. Mavox Unenck, Pa., Noy. 16.—About seventy of the “Back. Shots” have been arrested and sent to Reading. The murderer of G. K. Smith has also been arrested and identified. The Ninth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers are now stationed in the district where the late disturbances took place, and the rioters are all being arrested and forwarded to Reading for trial. eneral Graham. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—[Associated Press Dispatch }.—Brigadier Gen. Charles K. Gra- ham has been relieved. by order of the Secre- tary of War, from his command in the army of the Potomac, and dirested to report to Gen. Butler for duty iu his department. Gen. Gra. ham will go to the front to-morrow to bid fare- well to his old companions in arms. Bounty to Volunteers in New York. New York, Nov. 15 —The county bounty of 1s city to volunteers thas been fixed at #300, | und the State bounty at $75, in addition to the Government bounty of £302 to new recruits or 402 to veterans. Loss of a Steamer. Detroit, Nov. 16.—The propeller Racine, with a cargo of merchandise, struck a reef on | Forty-mile Point, on Lake Huron, on the night of the 12th instant. The vessel and cargo will probably be a total loss. The Missour: Election. Sr. Louis, Nov. 1 Ninety-one counties in this State, including the soldiers’ yote, give the | radical ticket majority. Launch ef the Iron-Clad Dictator. New York, Nov. 16.—The new iron-clad Dicator will be laune! on Thanksgiving day. OF THE BOOKBINDERS’ roe, reel of > NING. Novqgth, etree" ee By order of the Committee 7 1t* DGE.—A Adjourned SND LO) Meeting of the Grant Lodg the District of Qolombia, will be ald THI8 (Tuesday) EVENING, Noy. 37, at 7% o’clock, to make arrangementa for the trip to Gettysburg. It P. H. SWEET. G. 8. A MEETING in ="GRBEAT ATTRACTION AT OFD PRL. | Ne; lows’ Hall, 7th street Beautiful ladica, n~ music and elegant entertainment, Wentorn “Presbyterian Onareh contig ene eaten resbyterian jure! continue their QERAT FAIR of interest avd attraction for the present week, and hops to receive the patronage of & generous public. no 17 -5t* —Notice is hereby a8 not chenged hands ‘t from the original owner, bout to be put in such s ried on ing manner as to com- mand the patronage of the house as before for which ratronage the undersigned thanks most re- spectinly and bopes to continue _ seat RIOn P,8 Smal! parti+s wil’ alweys find a Hall for en- tertainm ats, meetings, &o , by applying asabove, be W7=!t STATED MEETING OF THE SHAMROCK Cinb on tUSSDAY BVENING, Nov. i7zh, act o’clock. at the house of John U, Gillen, oppo: site Willards’ Hotel. Punetual attendance is ro- questsd. a2 business Letore the meeting. no 16 3t* M. McDEVITT. Sec. AN ADJOURNED MEELING uf THE Feed of Truatees of Public Schoo! il be eid on TUESDAY uext, Nov 17th, at 434 o’olock, . to hear the annual report * Pie nT. MORSELL, Sec. SHAFFIELD’S BALTIMORE CONFEO- tio Ladies’ Oyster Saloon, 346 xth street, botween G and H. Weddin; Balls, Fairs, Suppers. Dinner Parties, and other enterta‘mments furnished at the shortest notice Water Lees: the best qualloymada ty ansehen ‘ater Ioes, the quality,made by steam power, wbolesale and retail. no7 im* * Come all, EU RO} N HOT. } given tha: this kote Cituer in whole or in butonth- contrary, repsirend be cari The benevolent ladies of the | of import snee will be brought | comers on the Lakes to be Destroyed. The Montreal Commercial Advertiser, which is evidently of secesh proclivities, after trying to indice the belief that the Johnson's Island risoners were terribly ill-treated, says : e «In these circumstances the Confederate Government determined to make An attempt to rescue the doomed officers. and for this par. 9 an exped.tion was fitted out, consisting of thirty-six officers, under the command of one who had distinguished himself in similar en- terprises, and three hundred men. The officers embarked at Wilmington in the Confederate steamer R. E. Lee, and isnded at Halifax. The cotton and tobacco brought by that steamer as freight were sold to furnish the funds required, nmounting to $110,006, The mencume oyer- land through the States in small parties to the general rendezvous. The intention was to surprice the Federal garrison on Jobnson’s Isisnd, liberate the prisoners, convey them to Canada in vessels provided for that purpose, and forward them by Halifax to Nassau or Bermuda; the greater part of the fonds being specially devoted to paying their passage to one of the points. Any further operations on the Lukes were left to the discretion of the officer in command, | whose orders were stringent and mptory to avoid a breach of British neutrality, and to take care thateven the semblance of interna- tional wrong should be prevented. Had Jonn- son’s Ieland been tnken, it might have formed abasis tor other operations against Federal commerce on the Lakes; but the real object of the expedition was to rescue two thousand valnable lives from the cruelty which had de- yeted them to slow but certain death, in a climate and a situation in the last degree inimi- cal to them. The Detroit Free Press, under the head of “ Startling Reyelations,” says: We have received information which appears authentic, bot which seems scarcely credible, of a daring, gigaatic, and dangerous rebel cheme which has just been overed by the Government, and which, for its apparent feasi- bility and the state of forwaraness to which it is said to have attained, may well cause the utmost apprehension and alarm in Detroit and throughout Michigan. The scheme is worthy the ingenuity and audacity of the rebel leaders, and, if it is not fully successfal, it will be in consequence of the vigilance of the officers of the Government, assisted by the detectives whom they have employed in ferreting out and bringing it to light. The schame comprehends no less than the seizure of 1)-troit and its occu- pation during the winter, and the organizition ot a rebel army to take the field in spring as an active invading force aguinst Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. The Cleveland Leadsr of the 13th says: Gn Tuesday evening, Major Pierson, who commands the poet on Johnson's Island, re- ceived a dispatch trom Secretary Scanton, stating that information has been received from Government detectives in Canada that four propellers had been fitted out at Montreal by | Southern symputhizers in that city; that they were louded with caunon, muskets, and mani- tions of war, and that they pas<ed through the Welland Canal last Tuesday ae trading vessels. Their intention was suppcsed to be to attack the island under cover of the night, taking tho guard by surprise, to overcome it, to liberate the prisone ss, and to regain the Canadian posts, perhaps first surprising the steamer Michigan, and playing the duece with our Lake harbors and shipping. A dispatch to the same effect was also sent to Gov. Tod, who stopped @ train containing 160 prisoners, buund tor the Island, and or- dered the men trom Camp Cleveland to the ne of action, whose departure we haye al- ready noted. battery of six Parrott guos was also t from Cincinnati, together with some guns of beavier caliber tor the U.S. rev- ue cutter, tae steamer Michigan. Secretary SECOND RDITION. 4 OOLOOE P. | Important from the Army of the Potomac, —_—_—->——_ CAVALRY RECONNOISSANCH ALONG THE RAPIDAN, AT RACCOON FORD. > THE REBELS DISCOVERED IN FORCE BK- TWEEN THE RAPIDAN AND GORDONS- VILLE. See The following bas been received from the Army of Potomac: On Sunday morning the cavalry division commanded by Gen. Kilpatrick, under the temporary command of Gen. Custer, made a Teconnoissance along the Rapidan, at Raccoon Ford, to ascertain the truth or falsity of re- Ports that the enemy were falling back upon Gordonsville. As our cavalry approached they were greet- ed with afew guns from the rebel entrench- ments, but our light batteries soon silenced them, A tow rharpshooters were seen in the lower Tifle-pits, and shortly afterwards a Strong in- Santry force was developed. The river was too swollen. by the heavy storm of Saturday night to make the attempt to cross, and our cavalry returned. It was confidently believed that trains over the railroad would ron into Culpeper last night, as the bridge over the Rappahannock is. nearly completed, and the road uninjured to Culpeper. REMARKABLE CONFIDENCE OPERATION. The Cincinnati Commercial of the Lith tnst., has the following paragraph: «The New Yoik Tribane of Saturday, con- tained au elaborate communication from Wash- ington, on the subject of the removal of (ten. Rosecrans, which, as tt appeared to hare been inspired by the War Office, was of considerable ublic interest. Copying this letter trom the Fribune, we did no, of course, omit to give credit to that journal. Consider our astonish- ment, on opening the Gazett-, yesterday morn- ing, at finding the identical letter, largely dis- played, unger the head-line, «Special Corres- pondence of the Cincinnati Gazette,” a most unseemly performance, certainly, and one which the enterp ising proprietors ought to have known would inevitably be detected.” We can explain this mystery, and at thessme time expose one of the most disreputable acts 4ver perpetrated in the profession of journalism. The Cincinnati Gazette has a correspondent here who calls himself «* Agat-.” The Oincin- nati Gazelle has constituted titelf the especial champton of Major General Rosecrans, who is rashing with inconsiderate haste to his own | ruin by making public speeches, and farnish- Welles also sent a dispatch to Commander | Carter, of the Michigan, directing him to gnard against a nicht sarprise, and to prepare for the deience of the harbor of Sandusky by the plantiug of torpedoes in the channel. ~ This was dove. The crew of the Michigan spent Tuesday night in planting torpedoes. Three tugs were chartered as picket boats, and sent up for the double purpose of watching tor the enemy and warning vessels bound m aguinat the torpedoes in the harbor. also placed in 4 state of defence. “On Wednesday evening the picket boats came in, reporting three propellers lying to- gether off Point au Pelee. This, however, may be -allin theireye. But, after all, it ap- pears very unlikely that the Government can be entirely deceived as to the matter. The bad weather prevalent lately may have helped to cloak the conspirators, and, taking the affair in connection witt the Cathcart conspiracy, it would seem probable that an attempt of the sort has at iength been plotted.” Happily, the scheme has been exploded, and Canadians, who have seen nothing but beanty in the Rebel Confederacy, and sympathizers of the North, may uow whine over their disap- VY PROJKCTILES. Onpvanon Orrion, War Duaparrvanr, Wasuincton, November 16, 1863 84iLBD PROPOBALE Will be received at this office prororais FOR HEA t § . on the lsth of Decomber next, les, to be delivered in the follow- updernamed arsenals, viz : _At the Watertown Arsenal, Mass. 2,000 15 ineh battering abot 2% §-inch shells 8.00 10-inch abot 5,(00 10-inch shells At the Watervliet Arsenal, West Troy, N. Y. 1,006 1§ inch battering shot 1.60 15-inch shells 4,000 10 inom shot 2,00) 10-inch shells At the U.S. Arsenn!, Governor's Island, N.Y. 3,(00 16-inch buitering skot 3.000 15-inch shells 100 W-inen phot 8,0 1)-inch shells At the Alleghany Arenal, Pittsoure, Pa. 1,00 15-ineb battering shot 1,09 1b-ineh shells 6,000 1t-inch apct Syx0 10-inch shelis Atthe St Louis Arsenal, St. Louis,, Mo. 2,000 10 inch shot 2,40 10-inch sheils At the Washington Arsenal, Washineton, D.C. 1,00) 15-inch battering shot 1609 16-foch thelle 2,4) 10-inch shot 3.00% 10 inch shelis The Projectiles are to be made of the kind of metal,and inepseted after the rules laid downin the Ordnance ‘Manual, with the exception of the 15- uct: 40’clock p.m tor Heavy Projectile ing quantiti att inch battering shot, which are to be made of gun | metal,of tensile strength, ranging between 25,10 and 3),0U0 pounds to thy square inch, aad tiene mist cast from # reverbrator: air furnace. Drawings of all these projectiles can be sean at any of the ersenals where they are to be delivered. The projectiles sre to be inepectad at tha foundry where cast butmust be delivered at the various free of charge for tracsportation or haudiing untii delivered atthe arsenal. Deliveries must be inade at the rate of not less than five per cent per week, of the number of projectiles can- trected for; the fret delivery to b= sda within 30 Gays efter th fe of the contract, and any failure to deliver at as itied time will subject the contractor tos forfeiture of the number he may feil to deliver at that time. Separate bi ust be made for eack kind of pro- jestiles; and if any bidder propowes to de.iver at different arsenals, reptrate bids must be made for each kind at eack place. No bid will be considered from parties other than regular founders. or proprietors of works, known to this Department to be capable of exec; uae ie. work contracted for in their own establish- mente. Each party pbeaining § ntract will be required to enter into bonds, with approved sureties, for its faithful execution. The Department recerves to itself the right to select any orall bids, if mot deemed satisfactory, jor any cause. Proposa's will be addressed to Brigadier Gen. ral George D. Ramsay Ohief of Ordnance, ington, D. C., and will be endorsed ‘* Heavy Projectiles.” GEO BD. RAMSAY, nolg eotd Brig. Gen. Chief of Ordnange, OR SALE—An old established FEED an: F HOUSRE. corner ist and BR stresta, For CHAE ulars inquirr on the premises. no 16 6t* Fer TREES, SHADE TREBS, ROSES, &c. » fond Dyer! Pear Trees, 3 and Syears ola, Cheap, 12,96 10. Peach, Apple, Aprioot, berries, 5 Cencosd, Wilk other cecies Orftes, Delaware, Black berries, Strawberries, Raspberries, je trees. All at the lowest rates JOIN no 16-Iw* 396 Seventh street cee a. ‘ton Beses, I10E CREAM AND WATSR IO0K3 of the ARRI. best quality delivered to Families, Hotels, ee Coe a RBT AG ke: deipnla Confectionery, oorter tilvase Pitre GG!ES. EXTENSION TOPS, ROO 00 33-1m* : J. FUSSELL. i 8 PS, ROCKAWAYS, A Family HOGSE and OARBL4G 4, pe aay eng AMBIT at HLARUL- pO ard 3d poe § re, Corner Rese are: PALE —Four S098 HORSBA, four sets of 5 Wal ee eis Subse) shy cae: LD’B, O atrect, bet. Wand Mah ats., (Ialaod,) non — —— M43 LYN peas. A NOVEL, By Lady Emily Rebeanrytetaa ice Mi seer 2 pee ©, B Beets Peston a “PRANOK Tavion, iat WAGONS,’ aca AGB of the best make cleanest Wont hodaeet to, B74 D strest and 477 Be rest, RE, Pintne Plage tn: Boa onder ana Tar emcone Siittnee Sar eras te eae iced for new ones ‘wt the aolt ALP TOPS, Eien? GARR bend Bopalring no 16-3" corner of tith strect ang Fu Est FURS, Greet apply now ready for sale at 20 14-3 ERYMOUR'S, in Georgetown, Sag Oa A ceoncr ay aa eT ee DOT GLas eink ee at ou. Bole 3" cora'> touth, for | ie ha another at gacement ing material for newspaper controversy. For the purpose of saving other people any trouble in making out a case against Gen. Rosecrans, the Gazette editor forwarded to its correspond- ent, “ Agate,” @ suffictent quantity of facts, consisting of extracts from efficial dispatches, etc., to answer the benevolent design had in view, and instructing him to prepare a letter for the New York Tribune, or some other influ- ential eastern journal. purporting to “enome- rate the sources of irritation, in the order of time,” existing “in the War Department, and at ie Headquarters of the Army, which have re- sulted in Gen. Rosecrans’ removal! The facts sent on from Cincinnati were judiciously garbled from Gen. Rosecrans’ files, fur the purpose of giving an air of Authenticity to the letter, and were strung together in such a way | &s to form & weak and silly indictment against The islind was j Ger. Rcsecrans, and yet to seem to have been ; furnished by, or through, the War Department. Here was “strategy” for you! The excessive impudence of the principal in Cincinnati was equalled only by the brazen frent ct the agent in Washington, who palmed off his bogus coin upon the New York Tribune. But that sheet has been made the victim of con- | fidence men so often that it needs a whole board of Metropolitan Police to keep it out of the | hauds of sharpers. We doubt not it paid a good round sum in greenbacks for the privi- lege of being done by “ Agate,” thus further illustrating the adage ot the fool and his money, which the Tribune is a0 fond of quoting for the improvement of others. Of course the Cincinnati Gasette was among the first to copy the letter. We assure its con- temporary, the Commercial, that the Gazette had the most perfect right todenominate it «special correspondence.” We presume its editor has the weapons at hand now to demolish his own 2n of straw, and we commend him to the mighty task. lt is fit to exercise his great powers of mind and body, and happy must be the major general who has such a chief of staff! Late Southern News. $$» THE REBELS ADMIT A WANT OF FOOD IN RICHMOND. —>>_—— REBEL INFORMATION FROM MEADE'S ARMY. anal acai A COLLISION BETWEEN THE ARMIRKS OF MEADE AND LEK IMMINENT. genase We have late copies ot Richmond papers, from which we extract the following: Relative to the fight between Averill and Imboden, on Tuceday last, the Richmond En- quirer of the Lith says: The Yankees advanced it seems upon Co- vington where Imboden was and after a sharp skirmish the enemy fell back. Information reaching Imboden that the enemy was being reinforced be fell back on the day ofthe fight to Goelien. a The enemy not receiving his reinforcements, is repoyted to have continued his retreat so that boih forces were retreating at the same lume. It was reported, however, that the ene- my did make some show of pursuit after he had learned that Imboden was retreating. Some doubt exists as to whether Imboden is really wounded. Our informant, who saw him ‘at Goshen day before yesterday, states that if he is wounded, it is very sligat, and does not affect the performance of his duty. North Carolina Election. The Petersburg Hzprrss, as copied by the En- quirer, says: ‘The conzervative or peace men have carried Leach in 4th district, Turner in 5th, Christian ip 7th, and probably Logan in 10th. The Enquirer notices the capture of the steamer K. E. Lee, and says: «Her Joss will be seriously felt. She had made many trips—had probably paid for her- self several times; but her losa is none the less to be regretted on thataccount.” The Federa} Prisoners in Richmond. Under this head the Enquirer reprints and endorses an article trom the Dispatch with reference to the treatment of those of our men they hold 4s prisoners. The Dispatch’s article is significant, aud we preeent the following as a specimen: If we are starving ourselves, how can we keep tnem from starving? But the truth is, that though straitened in our own means of life, we are doing as well for our prisoners as for ourselves. * * * * * * Our own people, as we know of our own personal knowledge, are in some cases denied meat tor their own families, because it is ne- ceseary for thefYankees. The Richmond Dispatch of the 12th, has the following: From Northern Virr'xia. Advices from Nor.bern Virginia leave no doubt of the fact that the Federal army under Gen. Meadeis advancing upon our forces with a view to bring on 8 general ment, which will meouadly not be declined wi! the T time ives. 3 Fro prevent indications afew more days will serve to bring into collision the contend- ing forces. Meade haw already established his h: adquarters at Culpeper Court House, whilst his whole army is own to be south of the en! * is advance. 7 morning was several miles south of the Court House, moving in the direction of the several fords of the Rapidan. it of the Yankees from Greenbrier. Bic Intest reports trom A verill in Greenbrier ‘states that he ‘Gnd our forces , is pat ‘WAS mainl: duel, and there were not man: ‘wounded on either side. Sees REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT. ‘The First and Second Battalions of the Inva- lid Oorps were reviewed by the President about 3 o’olock this afternoon. S@ From Shillington, Odeon Building, we have an advance copy of Le Bon Ton Journal de Modes and Monthly Report of Paris Fashions. Washington aeeiey ot—Latest Que. eo Furnished by Lewis Johason & Oo., Bank- ors: Buying. Selling. U.S Coupon Bonds, 1861 ......100% 110% U. S. 5°20's ...- per — U.S. 7.30 Notes. w p emepatenrrsesd Ch _ jew Certificates. — American Goid 149 American Silver. = BEW YORE RATES—SECORD BOARD. Coupon 6's, 1881, 110; 7-30"s, 1064 Ocrtifi. cates of Indebtedness, 96 a%8 xy; id, 145 34; Erie RR., 103%; Michigan Sonthern, 81; Fort Wayne, 8; Alton and Terrahaute, 61%; Ohi- cago and Northwestern, 45. Stocks stronger, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. RAILROAD ACCIDENT. PovouxKerpsts. N. Y., Nov. 17.—The down express train while passing Stockport yester- day at full speed was thrown off the track by & switch being wrongly placed. The engine Ws thrown in the bay inside the track, and the tender in the river. Several passengers were injured, probably none fatally, some cars were shattered. Geo, Lyon, engineer, was severely injured, but his recovery is hopeful. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. The Entire Rebel Army in Its Old Pesi- tion South ef the Rapidan. Wasuincton, Nov. 15, 10.40 p. m.—{Agso- ciated Press dispatches]—A correspondentwith the Army of the Potomac, under date of to-day, sends the following: This morning there was considerable firi on our extreme left, between our cavalry an therebels. So far as ascertained it did not amount to much. Our position has not changed for the last three days, but we shall not long remain inactive. Itisa well ascertained fact that, with the exception of detachments of cay- alry, the rebel army has moved to its old strong position south of the Rapidan. The reports abouts general engagement being imminent are, to say the least, premature. The rebels could have been accommodated any time du- ring the past week, but they fled precipitately before our advance, leaving their comfortable winter quarters. They do not want to fight north of the Rapidan. Gen. Meade is master of the position north of the Rapidan, and will no doubt give the enemy battle when it will be advantageous to doo. Fourteen more miles of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad have been rebuilt, includ- ing the bridge over the Rappahannock, which is five hundred and fifty feet inspan. The earsran over the bridge to-night. A violent thonder-stcrm raged all last night. Seventy prisoners. most of them captured by our cavalry, were sent to the Old Capitol to- day by the Provost Marshal General. Wasninaton, Nov. 15.—The train which reached here at ten o’clock to-night from the Army ot the Potomac breught information of some cannonading in the vicinity of Stevens- berg ibis morning, commencing at§ o'clock and continuing about 2n hour. The firing was renewed between 11 and 1° o'clock, Rud was heard at Bealeton, twenty miles distant, as the train passed that point. No facts are known; but it was supposed that Kilpatrick, who has his camp at Stevens burz, had engaged a reconnoitering force of the enemy. Elsewhere all was quiet when the train, at 10 o’clock, left the army. Although it rained incessantly throughout last night, the ground has not been rendered unfit for military movements, Skirmish Near Cumberland Gap. CUMBERLAND Gap, Nov. 13.—A very spirited skirmish with the enemy occurred, yesterday, about ten miles from the Gap, in Virginia. A forage train of twenty-one wagons had been sent out with @ guard of twenty-eight men. The wagens were loaded, and star for the Gap, with no appearance of danger, when sud- denly a party of seventy guerrillas rashed from & convenient ambush, overpowering the guard, and compelling a surrender. The officers’ clothing was immediately transferred to Rebel backs, ahd their wallets appropriated. Ten minutes after the capture, Qolonel Lemmert, commanding the forces atthe Gap, appeared in a bend of the road. Whilst the Reheis igno- rant of danger were approaching, Col. Lemert immediately led the charge with ten men of the Fourth Battalion Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. A firece band-to-hand sabre fight occurred for a few minutes, when the Rebels left the fleld in ® most accelerated manner, severely whipped and terribly frightened. The train and pris- oners were recaptured, eleven of the enemy captured, two killed and four wounded, and some small arms and horses taken. An exci- ting chase of tern miles failed to overtake the feving Rebels. ee LOCAL NEWS. JURORS FOR THE CRIMINAL CouRT.—This morning the Clerk of the Court, in the pres- ence of the Register otf Washington, Recorder of George'own, and Clerk of the Levy Court, drew the following-named persons to serve on the juries at the next term of the Criminal Court, which commences on the first Monday in December : Grand Jurors.—W. H. Barbour, 6th ward; Jno. Corcoran, 1st ward; Andrew Rothwell, 4th ward; Joseph F. Hodgson, $d ward; Isaac Marchall, county; F. T. Sands, 4th ward; Benj. S. Bayly, 4th ward; Lewis Marceron, 6th ward; John Li:tle, county; Washington Bacon, 4th ward: Isaac Siiby, Georgetown; J. W. Spaul- ding, 2d ward; W. G. Dorsey, Georgtown; Jos. G. Watere, Georgetown; H. G. Fant, 4th wara; LL. Harbaugh, ith ward; Ben. Kinsey, 5th ward; F. W. Gcisking, Georgetown; J. W. Hoigson, 2d ward; Nathaniel Bateman, 5th ward; Alex. F. Kulley, 6th ward; Enos Ray, county; Jas. Bradley, 7th ward. Pettit Jurors —A. J. Joyce, 2d ward: Thomas Roby, Georgetown; T. J. Harrison, 6th ward: J. J. Mulloy, sth ward; ©. S. Whitney, 6th ward: John McClelland, 24 ward, Esau Pick- rell, Grorgetown; J. G.W. Bruner, 2d ward; Geo. Col.a d, sth ward; W. B. Cook, 7th ward; Jaines Goddard, Georgetown; Geo. H. Miller, éth ward; C.C. P. Barnard, R. W. Bates, tat ware: Arthnr Leake, 4th ward; S.W.K. Handy, Blagden, county; M. Nash, 6th warc; 1. G. Ford, 4th ward; Jas. Skirving, 3c ward; Phillip T. Berry, Georgetown; A. H. Marlow, 5th ward; Join Payne, Georgetown; Jos. Mundell, sr, Daniel E. Kealy, 6th ward; Wr. Harper, 5th ward. > SWINDLER ARRESTED.— On Friday last Post- master Bowen received a letter from the post. master at Canandaicua, N. Yy informing him that a number of letters, signed «Frank W. Morgen,” avd addressed to various perzons in that place, had been received. in which the writer propcsed, as a forwarding agent, to for- ward certain articles on the receipt of $250, which he said were in his care. The object of the letter of the postmaster at Canandai-aa was toenquire as to the correctness of Morgan’‘s statement, as there were suspicions that he was nothing more nor less than a swindler. Postmaster Bowen at once set himself at work to ferret cut the matter, and on the atternoon of Friday, when application was made for Mor- gan’s mul, the applicant, a soldier, was de- tained, and the cxse placed mm the bands of Su- perm ent Webb, who transferred it to Capta’ Todd. The investigation by Capt. Todd re- sultrd in the development of the fact that Mor- gan wasa swindler, and his arrest was ordered and finally made at Fort Ethan Allen, and the prisoner committed to the Central Guardaonze. He proved to be & sergeant of the4th New York Artillery. ———_»—.. Fovurta Warp SraTion Caszs.—Thomas Madden, drunk; $1. John Holloran, assault Assault and battery with intent to kill; dis- missed. Fat'k Burke, selling liquor to sol- diers; $<0.63—also, for threats; bail tor peace— also, for keeping gambling house and for as- sanlt and battery; Cismissed. Pat’k Corcoran, refusing a passenger: do. Sam'l = levee, oo} R. Powers, in 8 pone ce. Win. OUarr, drunk; battery; bail for military. Amos Johnson, do. $2. Oharles Smith, drank and sisorderiy: $2. Mary Chis- ley, Harriet Briscoe, disorderly; $2each. G. Robison, suspicion of stealing chickens; mili- tary ——2——— . PHANS’ CoukT— Judge Purcell. — This eae: testamentary letters were issued to John Van Riswick and Wm A. Fenwick, ex- ecutcrs of Philip Fenwick, deceased. Mrs. Ann Donnelly was appointed eenreiee to the orphans of Richard rast M leceased, The first and final account o: Moses Kelly, administrator of Amos B. Little, deceased, was passed and a distribution of the estate or- dered. —_—_— sa _ . eR5.— Messrs. Antho: ati pod. Hi. Norwoa and Mathew ted. Pm Prize Voart 7th ward; Th (4 ot s, prizes and brought into the juris. ———— SEE os \LE—A BAEBSY dong good paying hi ee lee nae OFFICIAL. Wan Duranruesr, Abivraxt Guugaas’s Ovvice, Wasnincron, Nov. 16, 3868. The following officers having beem reported at the headquarters of the army for the offences hereia- after specified are hereby notified that they will be recommended for dismi:sal from the service of tae United States unless within fifteen (15) days from this date they appear befare the Military sion, in sestion im thia city. of which Brigadier, General Rickets, TU. 8. Vols. is president, and make satisfactory defence to the charges agai: them: Fasting to report at Columbus, Ohio, as ordered : Sargeon James Bryan, United States volantesrs. First bieutenant Joseph Marshall, 13th Gaited States infantry. Failing t veport at Annapolis, Md., as ordered Captain B, B. Perkins, 12th United States i: fantry, B. D, TOWNSEND, stant Adjutant General. Wasuincros, No . { The following officer, charged with offenses, and heretofore published, is exempy from being dis- missed the service of the United States, satisfactory explanation having been made in his case: Captain E. D. Willard, commissary subsistence ‘of volunteers, B.D. TOWNSEND, Assietant adjutant General. ARTMENT, ERAL’@ Orric 36, 1363. War DerartMenr, Abscrant Gungrat’s Orrics, Wasuincton, Nov. 16, 183, The following officers having been reported at the Headquarters of the Army for the offenses hereinafter specified are hereby notified that they will stand dismissed from the service of the United States unless within fifteen (15) days from this date they appear before the Military Commission in session in this city, of which Brig- adier Genoral Ricketts, U. 8. Vols., is President, and Wiske satisfactory defence to the charges egainst them: Absence without proper auzhority. Captain F, Deicke, 52d regiment, Indiana vols, Second Lieutenant William H. White, 2th regi- ment, Pennsylvania volunteers. : Second Lieutenant George W. Hillary, 2th regi- ment, Pennsylvania volunteers. First Lieutenant John D. Qooper,M regim New Hampshire volunteers, Desertion. Lieutenant N. Murphy, 58th regiment, Illinois volunteers, E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. Wag Department, ApsvTaRt Gs AL's Orrvon,’ Wa: HINcTON, Nov 16, 1363. First Lieutenant and Adjutant James B, Com- stock, 2Ist Missouri volunteers, charged with offenses and heretofore published isexempt from being dismissed the service of the United States, the Military Commission instituted by General Order No, 53, current series, from the War Depart- meut, having reported that satisfactory defence has been made in his ease. B.D, TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant @eneral. "7\Wo BOOMS FOR RENT AND FURNITURE I forsale. Apply at No. 479 Lith street bet. Eana F, (back building.) 1t* Foz, RENT— Four Furnished or Unfarnished ROOMS .® Dry CELLAR. Apply at No. 175 Brid » Georgetown, D.C. no 17 3t* SW ANTED—By 9 recpeetable young Woman, a VY SITUATION as Cook or Chambermaid, or to make herrelf generally ueeful. Inquire at corner of 6th and N ets, north, No, 604. 1t* ILL BE BOLD, AT THE CITY POUND, corner N and },-stieet, Island. on THURS DAY KVENING. at 5 o'clock. 4 White Bows, t B ack Sow, 98potted Shoats. end 1 Nanny Goat Lol7 J. TCOMBS, Poundm: I O8T—On Sunday afternoon, on Mass. 4 I street, between 4th and Sth streets, = iuT BREABS1PIN, the gift of a deceased fri ‘Tre fincer wiil be liberally rewarded by leavi the same st No. 52S Mass avenue, near Fourth at. nO TT R MITCHELL & SUN, EAL ESTATE BROKERS, Southeast corner Penn. avenue and Id5th streets, pave now for sali Brick Residence oa Dastreet, (Island;) price 9: $),45) cash; balance, 6, lz. 18, and 24 month possession atonce, Fifty Building Lote, well-lo- caved fc ll houses. iso a Farm, 139 acres, for ai B impro' ents. near the city, 2¢ miles from Hastroad ‘ro exchalige for a House in the city, ~PO By THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneez. Georgetown, D. C. Varceets AND DESIRABLE FIRST-CLASS PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN G: riow —On PRIDAY AFTERNOON, Nov 2th. 1868, at 40’clock p. m.. I will sell, in front of the premi- ses, on the northeast corner of Gay ani Green streets, th: able and Desirable Private Besi- dence. The Dweiling contains 13 excellent rooms bath room, servants room, celiar, &c. Gasand Water through the House and all the modern im- provements, The Lot fronts 60 feet on Say strevt, Fupning back 150 feet on Green street, with ane: cellent stable ip the rear. This proserty offersa nate opportunity foran investment or asa private resicenc>. oasession given immediately. ‘ithe indisputable, Terms: One-third essh ; balance in 6,12, and 1s months, secured by a deed of trust on the premises, All conveyancing and Stamps, at the cost of the hi, js ‘or THOS. DOWLING. auet. oa OL M#s?o?! TO THE AFFLICTED: B. DAVIS has again retarned to 2 ould advise those tocall upon him who are ing with Gonorrhea, Gleet, Be! feak- Becondary and Tertiary Epebilts, eumatism, Gout, Bronchitis, Balarged Tonsils, Neuralgia, crofuls and all Blood and Chronic "FEMALE DISEASES Treated tn the most Seientrfic Manner. The Doctor's Diploma. from one of the first col- 1. ges in the United Ste hacgs in his offse,and those Blac ng themselves under his care can rest atsur- d that they will not be subjected to quackery of uy description. pt All visits atrictly confidential, Persons calling will see no one but the Doctor. r OMe ZOUTY streot, near F, opposite Post Of ice—458 reet, near F, - fice, Room 22 up stairs, 20 17-Im* IM mt Lt * a” = LIM Bi ae 100; Just received per schooner Jennie Morton, casks freah barn Lime ad fort sales La - At their Wharf foot 2 no l4-lw* Woob! woopb! KINDLING AND STOFE WOOD. woopb?: On hand the best quality of all kinds of woob! ZAWED AND SPLIT IN ANY LENGTH OB SIZE REQUIRED. KINDLING WOOD! A superior srtiole of Pine, selected exprestiy for kindling, Sawed Short and Fine Split, asa substl- tute for charcoal in building Anthracite Pires im Badiators, Ranges, &c, RI Cash at Office when ordered, THOS. J. 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