The New York Herald Newspaper, October 19, 1862, Page 1

Another Expedition Up the St. Johns River, Fla. Capture of the Rebel Steamer Governor Milton. The Steamer Coamopolitan Grounded and Staved In. Ruined Condition of Jacksonville and Its Commerce? Capture of the Slaves of Rebels to the Valne of One Hundred Thousand Dollars, &e., &e., &e. ‘The United States eieam transport Un)ted States, Capt, Fulton, arrived yesterday morning from Hilton Head, ‘which port she left on the 14th inst.,atfourP.M. Onthe fret day out sho encountered heavy gales from north and east, She left the following voseels:—Steamers Karnak and Trade Wind, in distress; United States transporte Ben De Ford and Boston; steamer Cogmopviitan, sunk, by running on her anchor, in St, Johns river, on the j Sth inst.; the United States veasels-of-war Vor- mont, Wabash, Vandalia, Marblehead, Housatonic, Coue- maugh, Patroon, Wisabickon, Dawn and Port Royal. ‘The Pawnee and Sebago were at Nassau. All weil. ‘The following is a list of the passengers by the United Mates:— Hon. Mr. Hutching, Mrs, Frankan and son, Mr. Naville: Mrs. Graves and three children, Mrs. Martue avd family» . Morgan, Capt. C..R. McDonald, Capi. Sears, Capi- , Paymaster Parker, U. 8. N.; Mr. Spier, Mr. Trom- Baberaent Alec, dass D. Miller, Laeutenant Hartman , tenant Warren, Lieutenant Massey, Mr. Bossett, Mr. Alberteou, Mr, Burritt, Lieutenant Argan, Capt. Low Ford, Lieutenant McFarland, Lieutenant Porter, Capt. Beard, Lieutenant J. Lebby, Lieutenant Weatherly apt Bal ‘bina, Samuel Valle—und dwin, Mr. Aleris, Mr. Rankin, Mfr, Rov- 72 in the storage. Our Jacksonville Correspondcnce. Jacksoxvis18, Fla., Oct, 12, 1862. Arrival of General Brannan and Staff—A Guerilla Kaid— Jha Town Guarded—The Expedition Up Si. Johns River— A Rebel Steamer Captured—Description of the I’vize—Ac- oldent to the Cosmopolitan—Jacksonville, dc. Un Sunday, October 5, General Brannan and staff aud four companies of the Seventh Connecticut Voinntecrs went aboard the steamer Boston ana steamed vp to Jack. sonville, On artiving at the wharf we found that the town had been deserted by nearly all the population. It ‘Was also reported that the gueriliag bad just ieft it, aud ‘were supposed to be lurking on the outskirts of the town. Pickets were statioued in the prominent streets and roads Yeading out of it, At four o’clock @ party of yuerilins, about thirty in number mado a dash across the read near ‘the railroad station, firing at the pickets as they went along, and then; making a circuit’of a part of the western Portion of the town, returned, but doing wo gorious damage. Two boate, with howitzers and marines, were sont ashore to the assistance of the picketa—one from the Yao) Jones ana the other from the Cimerone. They re. mained on guard ali night, and next morning returned jo their respective vesse's, The steamer Boson arrived on the 6th with the balance of the Seventh Connecticut Volunteers, and the whole regiment was stationed guarding the town. About ton o’cleck tht day the little steamer Darlington, Baying on board one hundred men under Captain Yard, of the Forty-seventh Pennsylvania Voluntecrs, and two twonty-four-pounder howitzers and a detachment of vail $78 from the Paul Jones, the whole under the command of , Mt ~- " oe Lieutevany =m. of the Paul Jones, areloted by Lieu. tenant Bacon, of General Brannan’s staff, left Jackson. ville and sailed om an expedition up St. Johns river, At daylight on Thursday October , the steamer Darlington returned , convoying the little atexmer Govorbot 31h G | prize. The Darlington visited every town ow her route, Baving sailed 259 miles up the river, and met with no re wletancé Whatever. Having heard from an intelligent contraband who wa= aboard the whereabouts of the Governor Milton, Linuie nant Williams determined, if possible, to capture her. Accordingly ,on Tuesday night, about ten o'clock. a boat's erew of ten men of the Forty-seventh Pennay|vania, Liew, tenant Wagner, Lieutenant Bacon and Licutenant Wi) Hams, pushed off from the Tarlington and rowed np by- creek situated about two miles above Hawkins ville, on right side of the St, Joka’s river and 225 miles ats mouth. About half a mile from the mouth of the river, in a bend of tho creck, the Governor Milton was found snugly moored. Lieutenant Wiliiams and Licutenant Bacon were among the firet to jump on After searchi: Milton, the captain berths. Oa veing forget the Ag : i M1 : recuaok ts Mra ar fas Ae eg ay he 7 '. in loving this SS NEW YORK, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1862. politan, the exped: throughout has been emmently Successful; aud, if Major General Mitchel is ae successful in every one of bis expeditions as he has been in this, @ Rew era will dawn upon thie department such ag will £ive ey throughout the land. steamers Ben Deford and Boston sailed this merving for Ehitoo Head, . C., taking with them the balance the troops belonging’ to the expediti ‘The Cosmopo): tan being not-quite ready for sailing, Forty seveuth Pennsylyi Jett INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI. Capture of the Steamer Emilie by G jas—Activity of the Rebels im Mie- sissippi County. Jrermson Crrv, Mo., Oct, 18, 1862. On Thursday evening the steamer Emilie was stopped and {akon possession of at Portland by a band of twe hundred guerillas, They passed Linn, Osage county, at one o'clock on the following morning on their way north, Later accounts state that the boat has returned, having bean abandoned by the guerillas. They did but little damage to the boat. They seized the stores on board, Dowe' and robbed the passengers of clothing and other valuables. Carmo, Jil, Oct. 18, 1962. Captain Sperry, commanding at Bird’s Point, has just returned from a sconting expedition. He reports that the repels in Missiasippi county, Missouri, are very aetive ‘and that the secesh in the surrounding neighberhoods are flocking into the rebe) camp at Littie River Ferry, twenty mites from New Madrid, in jarge numbers, The rebe! force in that vicinity is from 1,000 to 1,500, Squads of rebel horsemen are ecauring the country, stealing horses and phindering private citizens. INTERESTING FROM CAIRO. Rebel Proops Concentrating. at Holly Springs—Reported Attack on Inland No: 10, Carmo, a. Ook. 18. Price is said to be gathering a large number of troops at Holly Springs, with the view of attacking some point on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. There is a ramor here, apparently not wel! auihenti- cated, that an attack bas been made by the rebels on the Union troopa at Island No. 30, No boat has arrived from Memphis in three d trouble is feared op the river, Gen. INTERESTING FROM TENNESSEE. Fighting Near Nashville—Brilliant Af- faiv by Gencral Negtey. Some goutlemen reached Louisville from Nashville on the 13th inst., baving been robbed on the road by gueril. las of ail their money and everything ef value. Dr. M. Ik. Rawson, of Frement, bronght copies of the Nasbyille Crion, which contain full accounts of the by ing up of the revel camp of General Anderson at Laverne. Geworad Negley ordered General Paimef to move with his-command, and iastructea Colonel Miller to co-operate in the movement. The whole force moved promptly at ning o'clock on the night of Monda . consisting of the Twenty firrt Ilinois, Colonel ‘Miles: firet section of First Kentucky battery, Lieutenant Nell; part of the Ser- enth Penneyivania cavalry, Captain May; two sections of Cuptain Hotaling’s Minois ‘battery, Colonel Stokes; First Middle Tennessee cavalry. Palmer’a force keeping straight on the Murfreesboro? road, while Miller commanded four regiments of infeniry, took a direction left of the railread. Paimer arrived ut Favergme at half-past three o’clook on ‘Tuesday morning. Miller did not arrive in front of the enemy mntil the battle had begun, which wre at daylight. Before the enconuter Palmer wok prisoners some men who were on picket duty at Lavergne, and sent them to Nashville. the enemy, under General 8. R. Audorson, opened upon Palmer; and atterapted to flank hin by throwing the Thirty-second Alabama on his right. The enemy” wit ouo Kun opened, but Hotahng’s battery. a short distance of, returned fire from sections. The second shot om ont artillery went throngh the enemy's powder mayarine, which tty tely blew up, causing complete aeztruce tion of the whole work and overythiny around it. Abont this time the Alnbuma regiment abo¥e referred io mace a hostile demonstration npon Palmer's flank, bt Miller's for i Nh Odio, Liewilemant Colo room The Seventy-eighth Pounsylan- nia halted In front st the retreating “cuemy, when neat tompled to pars hiv line to oar left. Sorwell Uhrew his ragimont rapidiy completely fn front of the cuemy: the artillery was playimy upon The cavalry dashod against the uth, Wit Was met by & y the tort Hank, during «ii this time ith telling eifeot, ine of the seventy. iecersion of volleys of mus. ketry. The Thirty-seeond Alabama quickly ihrew down their arme, and the ry clevated a white flag, but the captain of the artillery not seeing it kept firing. then fide in great contusion inte the woods. ntinve the Webteeth Ohio had arrived nearly at the ce Where ihe enemy's artillery made the first stand, af, Dy Cluer of Miller, deployed as skirmishors to sweep thé Woods recently occipied by the Alabaina ent. ‘fhe men swept the woodselear hack by the and eamp ary. M Me dete Firing in cornfields in front of the battery had, by this timo, beoome sei ag and irregular, and soon ceased, ‘The Fourteenth Michigan ané Twenty first Ohio had exch taken an active part, and secured many prisoners. Nog ky, al am early hoor on Tuesday morning, deeming it &podient 10 risk no sacrifice of troops, sent ont rein- foreomenis from Nashville, consisting of the Twenty second lihnow, Tenth and Eleventh Michigan, and « bat tovy, Negley taking immediate command, nravernouts proceeded to syinm, when met by Stokes tiark the Colonel mad mile of the In- hie reviments. 0 the General war— “Well.” said: the General, IY George i" ejaguilated Siokes, g—two colonels, several other com- aud nearly three hundred men; all flour, bacon, amd all the novesear’ e filing our own and all the enemy's MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS. THE ARMY OF VIRGINIA. nennnnnnnnannnnnne Maime and New Hampshire Regiments | Fight With the Rebels at Thoroughfare Em Route for the feat of W: Bosvow, Oct. 18, 1862. ‘The Twenty-third Maine regiment, from Portland, left bere this morning, via Vall River, for New York. ‘The Fourteenth New Hampshire regiment aiso left here thie morning, via the Worcester and New London route. Military Movements in New York. TRE PRAYT—ONDERS IN RELATION TO THE SAMR, ETO, Everything necereary ¢o carry out the draft in this city With order, is being attended to by the proper anthorities: ‘The following order in relation to the matter has just been issued by Superintendent Kennedy, addressed to the police captains of each station where the Commissioners are to hold their sessions: — SPECIAL ORDERS—NO. 1.156. OyNCH OF 11s SUPRRINTENDENT OF THR Metroyursr4n ) Pouicr, New Yorx, Oct. 18, 1802. Captain ———~-, —— Precinct~-Your station house Deen designated as the place at which the Commissioners ‘on Draft will hold their sessions, to hear claims for ex- emption from military of persons enrolled as re- iding within the ward, You will allow them the use of the desk in the public office during the hours of hearing, and afford every possi- ble facility to enable them to perform their duties prompt. ly and orderly. A rovess in the session will take place daily from twenty minutes to one o'clock to twenty minutes to two orolock P. M., to enable the necessary muster on and off at one to be performed. will retain one section of the off platoon jn the sta tion hose during the sessions, to assist in acting as guard fo the coumissioners. ‘The sessions wilt open on slonday, Oct. 2, and continue ton days, during the hours of nine oelock A. M. to four o'clock P.M. JOHN A. KENNEDY, Superintoudent. A cireular, of which the following is a copy, has been addyessed by Adjutant General Hilthouse to the diti war committees throughout the State GENERAL Beapguanrers, Sia ow New Yori, Avwaxy, Oct. 14, 1862,” f Sin—Genernl Orders No. 79, of this date, provides’ for a drait, to be made on the 10th day of November next, equal in the aggrogate to the number of men rejuired to complete the whole force of 120,000 men apportioned to this Siate, The orders further provide that, until tho Lat day of November, volunteers with he achepted for nine months to apply on che drat Since July 2 there have heen eulisted, ii tho aggregate, 80.000 three years’ volunteers. Of these 60,000 have vod and placed in service, thus conipleting ave first quota, leaving 20,000 to apply on tue quota of the nine menthe? militia, under the callof August 4. It only remaing to furnieh 40,000 additional volunteers for the short term of service and the work will be compict In sodic'ting tho aid of the inilitary committees through- ‘out the State for this parpose, thus avoiding the necessity’ of enforcing the orders for a ‘draft, Lam directed by the Governor to say that ho frilly appreciates ihe value of their co dperation in the past, and how tnueh the suceosses which lave been achieved is ine to their exertions, In ‘appealing again to their patriotisin, his Excellency feels assured that (he response will be sncli as becomes citizens of New Yori, proud of our noble State, aud alive to alt that affects her interests and obligations to the govern- ment. To accomplish what still remains to be ‘one it is re- spectfully and earnestly requested that courmittees in ail counties and disuricts Which have not already raised their quotas, will at once eudeavor to supply whe deficisncy by volunteers for nine months. ‘The short period of service will be favorable to enlistments among a clars of our vitizens who have heretofore been deterred from volun teoring on account or the length of the term, and the ap- proach of the winter will release others who have becn } empioyed in tbe Inbors of the field. On th whole, nothing appears Lo be necessary but a provpt and determined + effort, and New York will havo the prond distinetion of having contributed to the arties of the Union 250,000 of her vitizens withous resort to, the principe of eompulsory serviee. For the purpose of fagilitating and eneonraging. enlis!- inents, it has been decided to continue the disirict camps as at present located, and to meke them the places of rendezvous for the nine months volunteers, atui also tor the draited ee me tna) Recvane the mii Runber of voluntecis shall ot bg ratesd. Authorizationg will be arasted’oh applfeatbon the eats ace Bet Biens a Be teers for three years; but to avoid delay, and that the short time to elepse becore the first day of November hext may be properly improved ,companies cau be con- menced vuder the permission of committees aud fu anti pation of the authorities. Next to promoting enlistments for nine month, important duty devolving on committees is volunteers who haye y ce dnly 2. The attention of commit. Tam, sr, very respectfully, Your obediont servant, THOS. HILLHOUSE, Adjutant General. The Brouglyn Comimiseioners have set down their first day's sessiShi (or Tuesiay uext, in the City Hall. The fol lowing are the different stations at which tho Surgeon's of Brooklyn will sit in order to hear claims of exeinp- tiow:— Isi, Sd, and 4th wards—41st preoines station honge. 21, and Sth wards—4zl “ “ Gth,120", and 19th wards—dad Tih, and Vth wards—44th Sd, 14th, and 19th wards—45th 13th, Léth, and 18th wards—46eh 7th ward—47th 8th ward—48th oth ward—40th . es conCOR ANTS TRISH LWGLON. There was a report yesterday going thé rounds that a disturbance bad takeu place at Camp Scott, among the soldiers of Coreoran’s Irish Legion, which it appears was false, It is true that there j have been a large number of skedadders of late from this command, and thie fact has inducod Ceneral Corcoran to request a military regiment from the city to do gnard duty at the camp. Eighth New | York state Militia are now engaged iv this duty, and the ‘Yoirty-seventh leave for the camp this seroeg. is order to assist the former corps. Colonel Bryan's Albeny regi- ment for the legion will soon be full. Quartermaster W. Hi, Wallis and Captain Ryce of the regiment, both arrived im this city pening f in bet id wake Bae Singer repurations for the grriva) of their corpe otk. Catalin Edward Skmaate company & ey tesa, which he has designated the “Richatd O'Gor i and which will be attacked to Colone! Bryan’s command, ies of eart we could prese.’” one gun, which was captured. We alo took irom the enemy four hundred smell arma, a Poghneutal eolor, Avty six joads —_ eeverat bond and aM weight af bacon, fort ‘ of Our loss, a8 lay a8 wecertained fay and seven wounded: ihe rebel ions, thicty kil ty wound ed: munber of prisoners, over three hur 3 two colo- ele, several captains and lieutenants, ordinance of 4 and a aynad of sergeants and corporals, Many of the of q a Shae! eum bone Mt v wnder rebel foree were the command of General jervon, and that individual informed his men yements were necessary, wnd alerted towards: o for thom, aud has not been heard ef since. were respectively under Jobn T. Morgan, Ubree feet when loaded, is 110 fect » has | Bidel and McKinstry. thirty fect beam and four feet hold. She lus double en- | Among the ¢Mflcai’e capiured are Lieut. Col A, R. Lange ines, is hi ‘and is four years ford, Thirty-eight Alabama: Capt. W. aheceteee, Bo On the Oviober the #toamer Cosmopor Geants S.C. Gatlier, 8.8. Parker,J. Digger, J. N. Daniele had the misfortune to ground on the bar, and in getting | and A. 1 ), Third Alabama; 1. Deestrick, First Lievte- off she ran on her anchor amd cat @ hole in her bottom, { heat Billets Cavalry; Corporals J. H. Livingston, FP. near the bilge injection. The consequence was, the } Fianut and 1 Thomas Fincher, Thirty-second Ala- => steamer tolenk very badiy; but by great exer- ie, the steom panrpa working steadily, the drought the bar, opposite May bame. Col. Harry Maury, Phirty-second Alabama (sfo- bile) was sick iv camp during tho fight, aud nnable to e part. He wae brought to Nashville by Palmer in an port soon became full of water. After [ a®balanoe, Yeon, very, bard for three days, the precise spot 0° the me cane urcccar eile tes | Ths taaceen. "a nates of in Corye' ‘yom the Louisvttie Journal, two ire Tepe paselYed tram Jacksonvie,"anis |e robaging (patties witha the pert ten weeks have | Gata y-seventh Pennsylvania were | eou abundantly snecessfal. Major Harding mado an sent aboard to work the fire engines and (0 relieve ihe { expedition on Sih, and returned in an incredibly exhausted crew. On the night of the 10in the waier | short time with two hundred and thirty heavily foaled hhad been reduced so low that plags were placed over the | wavons: 90 that, although there are over fiftaen thou- Rae Teale weing. prettee coneetten the beach | sand a ne . Ndos Led sick = prt “gg working sucecoded in getting | thore is not the least danger of sarval ont sibs water out & tbe bold, nad tn stonsng. np | whole, mattors look decktediy cheern J the leaks with biavkots, &. It is expected to | = The Narhyillo Chiom save a ge an of that ciiy float the veusel into the river to-might. A large | heard Harris take # two hours’ speech at Murfreesboro’ bi an AP gand has found its way into the | on Monday of last week. Mle was vehoméut in manner this annoyance can be eneil So {| and violent iv Iauguage. He said he wished to raise f Tis parton sl el have the # mae rete eee? “thers Wel Mae ties apo " ‘vessel, noble-hearted Crocker a ng Nashvitie. There were e obance of nee tp ae poe pew North feces mares oy a bmp sick ju the hos. ground these waters on fae miasi Testora- ale, ane the place could easily be captured, ton of the Union. oe yan ee river, about SP Sebcasvive sanee trom npr ae Tuteresting from Frederick p “ i | INVESTIGATION OF THE ALLRORD MALFI }. population in times of peace was about 1,00. At Peraea inn & mintable onan Its trade : utterly DR: MORAN. Sameer wee before the war very valuable, quite r Vrenemew, Md., Oot. eiaae increasing. n investigation was to-day commenced, at ico of marin of geting any. The tale imkabitants ate oos'y | Jedee Maloney, the enrolment commissioner for this be rage Wy ise he Confederate army; bit | county, into the alleged malfeasance of Dr. John J. Mo- gome few have ‘What few tobebi- | ran, the examining surgeon for the draft, Tuis examina. = renin mubit akg "Tie ‘epo nme Hon ia not to establish the guilt oF iumocenoe of Dr, Mo- ‘On ‘6 the steamer Neptune wassent to Hilton | Tan, but to deciae whether the enrolment has been viti- tan, org apoard ough gene that were in the rebel | ated by his action fh the premises, William B. Hill, vatiery all the m and. sheil ae sneres oe Secretary of State of Maryland, has been appointed Sooo tet cetaael ater, it not cae by Govervor Bradford ® special commissioner to of General J Jacksony: iM amination, and 5 i the Dif, but leave ore on career the ‘gia: | "wreyouted by Colonel. We P. Same ae eon, ona ‘con! OO |W. B, Neleon af aching Counsel for Dr. Moran. Six @it- voard one hundred a largo number of ie for the biaff, | pareex were examined to-dey—John Shu, of Catoctin some cthccvmn, tue rebels ave low at leat’ pt0D ap | wiateict; Jo. MePherson, of Wit Storm of pare slaves by the visit of General Brannan. [don’t | Frederick county; Jno, L. Withide, isburough, dipent bave mineh eause to love him. His visit | and Trving* Parson, of thigeity, This Inst witness ig in oN gy ey ae aM | the employ of Dr. Moran, ‘There are quite ® numbor of \n the contrabands ‘ARsixtance In | OtNEr witnesses yet to be exammed. fn enabling re eee Bate monk of | The evidence to-day was unfavorable ta Dr, Moran, but st Fe i : he and hie friends contend that his entire innocence in is fast fllimg up. -This is intended to be the crack com- pany, of the regiment, and, frow the officers which are se- to command it, there is no doubt but that it will Tealize the expectations of all, Drafted in Pennsylvania, Sonaxrom, Pa,, Oct. 18, 1962. Among those drafted in this place are John Brisbin, Superintendent; R. A. Henry, general froight agent; W. 1H. Fuller, ticket agent, and H. P. Phelps, paymsap- ter—ail of the Delaware, Lackawnaua and Westera Rail road. Some of ulted States Circait Court. Bofore Hon. Judge Shipman. SENTENCE OF DEATH a ON THE MG Ocr. 13.—The United States vs. Perdinaride Dimanchi— In thie cage the prisoner was convicted of murder, bat recommended to mercy by the jury. He was defended by Mr. Edwin James, who made two motions in arrest of judgment, as the ship was not proven to have been of an American register. K. Delafield Smith, United States District Attorney, moved for judgment, which the Court pronounced as fol PRTIANDD Disaxcu—You haye been presented by 4 krand jory of this district upon the charge of murder on the high suas, op board the 6 uD, Biondel, av American ves- sel,owned by citizens of the Uniled States, You have tried by an impartial jury, and after a faitbful apd alrit ae. fence have been gonyjgted. Your victim, Feu Vincent, was J yar shipmate, with whom ahs Tnelant before you terminated his life, you taflicted apou him a ibe blow whi ata ot ‘fend rn a very slig pf an Syn & knife inte his body, cntt hig death had en! prevocation you pil his bowels, thereby ments. Although. from the did not appear that you 3 herished purpose to take bis life, yet You were at the moment. stimulated by a murdorons iim tent to = ‘upon him fatal bodily harm. Your failure wo ny regretat the crimes you had pe eae wish that death, bore not without express tho fen! and, what was worse, fatal, ana Four avowed, it stilleause hiv Gap—The Enemy Routed—Eighty Pri- soners Captured—General Stahel in Par- of the Rebels, dc., dice GewenaL Siem.’ HeavguarTars, Fainvax Court Hover, Oct. 18, 1862, General Stabel to-day, with a detachment of cavalry, met a large force of rebel cavalry and one battery of artillery near Thoroughfare Gap, and attacked thom, eap- turing eighty of the enemy and one caiseon fled with ammunition, The enemy was routed, and Genera) Stabe) is in bot pur- anit. NEWS FROM M’CLELLAN’S ARMY. Return of the Reeonnoltering Expedi- tions—Capture of a Number of Stuarts’ Rebel Cayalry—Precantions Against WRADQUARTRAS, Spies, dc. Army ov ie Pevomac, Oot. 18, ‘ea. } The troops under Generals Hancock and Humphreys, who left on Thnrsdey morning to make the reconnoizsance jn the direction of Winchester, returned after arriving at Smithfield, five miles fom Bunker Phill, None of theene- my interfered with the return of General Hancock’s wom mand. With General Humphreys it was different, The rebels followed him with cavalry and artillery withiu a short distance of Shepherdstown, opening with the latter when ever they contd get within range. Our oss was one man killed and six woundod, ‘The troops s recrorsed at Shepherdstown ford last ning, britiging with them 2 number of prisoners. The rebel wounded, numbering one hundred, left at Charies. town, were brought within ovr lines yesterday forenoon, whore they will be paroled, The rebels hat between forty ana fifty killed and wonuded on Thursday night, in digputing the advance of ohveys? troops. f Mr, Letterman, Medical Director of the army, a me | board, consisting of Sur- geon George Suckley and Surgeon Pino, United States Volunte#rs, and Assistant Surgeou Wellson, United States Ariny, is ordered to convene for the examination of ench modical officers a3 may be ordered before it, All eur. geons about whose competency any doubt exists will be on) THE PIRATE ALABAMA. tions of Semmes and No. 290. Interesting “neldents Connected with the Seizure of the Brilliant. The Rebel Officers Think the Worth- erners Mo Longer Belong to the American Race. Their Intermarriage with Euro- peans Has Destroyed Them, ae, &e., ae. We ave Captain Hoyer, meebted te late of the rebel privateey atabama, cipline on board the pirate ia very like thot of & privat ~where it js every telf—than a regular man-of-war. All the plui from any vessel they may cxpture bas to be tothe Confederate ent hereafter prize money, Anything waute Duta vane i8 placed upon 4 against their wages. in measure paid Nearly ali the cal new and handsom slack, eounte this manner t was taken for towels and anything elve they fancied, stu™ug them nto their clothing, so that when they went over the side they preséuled more the appearance of feattter beds, with strings ted round the middies, than human doings. These were ail private stealings, no notice be. ug taken of the theft when they arrived on board their own ship. Ceptain Hagar says that the only ¢ voard the pirate that treated them humane! compelled to undergo a strict examination, ip order to rid if, ARMY oF THe Potomac, the army of nil nosiciiful October, 18—Eveuing, } All ie quiet agein along the lines. The reeonvoltering volimon returned to camp, having eilected the object for which shey were sent out, One hundred and fifty of the cavalry engaged i the recent raid into Pennsylvania have beon captured on this side of the river, They are strag_ gers from the main body, Most of them are dressed in the United States yniform, and it is probable that there may be afew yct invking about watching for an oppor- tunity to escape. -Six of them were eaptured a few nights since in the midget of General Ricketts’ camp. Several officers are included in tle lists of those already captured. ‘Tho bospitals around Sharpsburg are filled with the rebel wounded. Besides this, there is a very large num ‘Dor of rebel Bick and wounded in Shepherdstown. Some estimetcs place them a8 high a8 four thousand. The mor- tality among them ig yory great. Those oven who are only sligutly wounded are very feeble apd emaciated from lack of proper attention and nourishment, Every atten tion, as far as medical attendance is concerned, ic now fiven tothem. A large iumber of their convalescents decline to eccept the usual parole, but tno the oath of al- legiance and travel Novih. ‘Stringent orders have recently been issued relative to passes within and out of the lines of the army. Civilians, and officers even, are now required to have passes in visiting the several commands, and vo civilian ie allowed to cross the river above Harper’s Ferry upon any pretext whatever. ‘his measure ix intended, and donbtlese wil! tees is directed to the elghth paragraph of Genera) Orders | Lave, the effocs to check the systesn of rebol espionage Na, 79, and it is hoped they will at once take the necea- | which th 4 osafnlly mat ei oay steps to comply with ie directions therein given. ee oe ee of Antietam, Until within a few days the onemy haye, without doubt, been accurately informed by their spica of our forces and position, Only a night or twe since a body of rebels croseed the river near Shep- hardstown, and penetrated to within a few yards of bri- gade headquarters before they wére repulsed, As the enemy ave eueceeded in procuring a quantity of our uniforms, our pickols are liable to be deceived, and un- jwes the greatest precaution is obgerved disastrous con- euonces might ensue. Ray bofore yestoriay Gen. Pani arrived Lere, and took command of Gon, Patrick's old brigade. Gen. Patrick j8 now Provost Marshal of the Army of the Potumac- ‘The troops are receiving winter clothing. A large quantity of medicine and forage was eecured by the Jate oxpodition A South Carolinian was captured last night at Dam No. 4, in citizen's dress. He is believed to have been a spy, thongh porsibly he nay be one of Stuart's meu attempt- ing to make bie way across the river, His case is being investigated. Suarwenvsrown, Va., Oat, 18, 1802. Ourtroope engaged in the reconnoissapee are now re- turning to camp, having accomplished the object of the expedition, As be correspoudenta were allowed to ac- company thix column, I send what facts I haye been able i Gathor from parties engaged in the movement, ter advancing on Thursday within a mile of Kearney- ville Our troops Game upon two its of rebels and abattery. A brief engogomont ensued, when the enemy Bed to the hilis i. In this engagement, or artillery skirmish rather, w loet one man killed and four wound- ed, The rebels loft four dead bodies upon the field. ‘Our advancing column continued to drive the enemy Lofore them all the afternoon and until night, sheliing them from hill to bill. There was no infantry firing ex copt from our akirg ishers, who were from regiments be- longing to Gen. Sykes’ divieton, Our loss during the day did not exceed six killed anda dozen woanded. Of the killed two belonged te the Fighth Iilinots cavalry, aud three to Gen, Sykes’ division. Isaac Mullen, of the Ninth Massachuseits, was wounded by a piece of ehell, which took off his right car and inflicted a J"Continue iu such service an dangerous tealp wound. I have not as yet ascertained the names of the others killed and wounded. The revel joss is yuknown, but was supposed to be more severe thaw ours, Tn the march our troops passed through the camp re- coutly occupied by General Stnart’s rebelcavalry, Every. thing indicated that they bad made a precipitate retreat. A captured prisoner gril that General Stuart wag to have entertained at his hoadqnarters a party of ladies about the time of the arrival of our me, This prisoner gays that {pe rebels have been lying inactive, waiting for re- inforgements, estorany morning our forces advanced to withia # mile of Smithyilic, inceting wo farther opposition, and communication was opeuod with General Heneoek, at hariestown, As only two daya rations were taken, they commenced their return yosterday afternoon, and will all doubtless be ja comp im the course of the day. ‘These reconnolasances have established tho fact that there is no considerable revel forces in the immediate vi- cinity of the river, and that whenever ii shall bo deemed sdvieable tor eur army to Arivance they are prepared to fali back, at Toast as far as Winchester, where they pre- toad to be prepared to give ne hattle, : Wasnmnaren, Oot. 18, 1962. The Sor says (hat cirenmatances conspire to induce the genoral fapression among military men here that the rebels in General MeClelian # front will soon fight. He ix evidently crewding them more ond more aud they have not evinced @ imposition (to give back. The fact that if they prefer votreating, he may, hy moving upon tho are of the oirele, turongh some nar part of the Mao Ridge, get before Richmond as soon, if net sooner, than they roach that peint hy marching down the valley to Stam: tm a (he resson.why tt te now thought thoy must dght before atienapting @ retreat. News from Fortress Monree, Foutarse Mopnon, Oct. 17, 1862. 800 hundred oew recevite arrived this morning on the Pelmere boat for ihe Righty first New York regimens, ‘They #ill join their roghnent at Suffolk, Forty-ais invalide ware Wrought som the Cenney Ieland Hoempital t-day, and placed on board the Rrspital eb ae which bas Bees Sar eee | t ae ant ewes, Weed expected down the James tem hour (hreeeeeh hi). rived 58 Kerr, tho first Hentenant. He appeared to haye some pity for their situation, while the othore behaved as thieves and brutes, and appeared to care only for them- selves and how much thoy could make from the capture, When Captain Hagar was transferred to the Alabama, and ordeyed to be put in irous, bo remoustrated with Mr. Armatrong, the offer seeing the order entoreod, in the following lang an: ra “It laa very siagular thing that you should confine tioso men in trons and hold me as aclose prisoner when we were born and brought up under the same flag and goverument. If Twere ty meet you in distrese On the high seas, or anywhere else, I would not only not treat you inthis manner, but would, if you required it, share the last crust of bread with you, if Ifoumd you to be in want of it.’’ To these idud remarks Armstrong replied:— “We are nothing to each other as countrymon. ‘The North and South are now distinct races. with no feclings or ine terests In commen. The people of the South ave the only Yne reprerentative of the American race, Yon of the Novth Rare tnirmarricd 99 much with the lower classes of Euros peans Mat you hare, in a& great measure, if not altogether, lost your notionatity, and are wot worthy to be considered of te save people as ourseleg?.”” The Mr, Armetrong above referred to is. wo doubt? Hneas Armatrong, of Georgia, formorly of the United States Navy. He Was appointed an acting midshipman on the 2d of Oetdber, 1860. In the Navy Register of 1860 he +tands second on the Ist of masters in the line of pro. motion, He wag afterwards promoted to the rank of Heutenant, and resigned on the 2lst of November, 186v, Leing the frat resignation tendered on the prospect of a Ajficuity between the North and South, From hie early reeignation and his remarks to Capt. Hagar he may well be considered an extremist—one of those who have bee mainly Instrumental In eausing the present condition ot the country—and from whom no merey or compassion may be expected by any of eur people who may be un- fortunate enough to fall into his hands, When the Brilliant was boarded, the first inquiry of the pirates was for newapayors, All that Captain Hagar had togive them were thove dates containing the acconnt of the second battle of Bull rap, When they heard of the attack on aud defent of Pope, they were overjoyed; the papers were taken on board the Alabama and the contents greedily devoured; they were then carried below, whore the pour follows wero confined, end they tantalizod them with the news, saying:—"Thore, do you bear that; you are licked again; its all up with you,” and otber such lamguago. rf Captain Hagar was particalarly struck with the remark of one of the crew of the Alabama who was plundering his ship. While he was waiting to be transferred to the pirete steamer, one Of the men passed him with a double armfull of plunder of every description, which he intend- ed to pnt in the Alabaina’s bont. He turned to Caplain Tlagay ae he passed him and ri od, with a malicious smile:—'Captain, this it a bard cage for you.”” Had this speech been intended in kinduess of in cousideration for the Captain’s condition, jt would have beon well enough; Wut the fellow, no doubt, thought it an excellent joke, and was determined to gid iveuit to injury. Jt waz evidently fine fum for these raseats to plunder anddestroy. Thoy knew full well that no other use coaid be made of the property, aud they accordingly went at and continued the work more as an amuvement than a duty, It is evidently the purpose of the pirate Semines to allow bis crew to pillage and destroy as much as they wish, He no ‘doubt shipped 2 crew on the promise that they, should have perfect liberty in this respect; and he will keep theta together aad cullect more until bis num- Der is fail, by carrying out his promises that they may, whenever @ prize if tuken, sical, burn and do- stroy to their bearte’ coutent. Men who have po love for the fing (Rey. sail ander, and no interest in the country they fight for, will not enter or S stronger inducements pecially than so much per month —.. them when the mouthiy pay is uncertain. Captain Hagar reyorts (he majority of (ho Alabama's crew to be Bugliehmou. These fellows will remain true to Semmes so long v= they cau steal, but no longor. ‘When it comes to # fight, und their rascally lives are on dangered, {t would not be surprising if they should ro- fuse to riek life or lab and lay down their arms. If Semmes could dispose ef bia captures to advantage, and mon who oom hit crew coujd bonedt thereby, they wonid no doubt aght as hacd and ag desperately as any one; bat sach is not the case—nnless the govern ment that winks at the building and Muting out at their own porls of these piraticn! yoasels will also wink at their prizes being sold in Lome or colonial ports-—they will remain true 80 long as the service is profitable, When jt is not they Will desort ttoir rovel officers, and Semines will have to offer new inducements fo obtain auother crew, Now that Bnglaud has permittod a rebel fitted out in Liverpooi, and another one—the Oreto—im Nassau, and it it opouly announced (lat more aro build ing for the same prrpose iv Englieh ports, without any interference on the part of her Majesty's guvernment, it will be very ousural to 2uppose that other outrages and breaches of neutrality wit be allowed. ¢ Tt will not canse much astonishment te cara (hat Femmes bad sent his Prizes into Loaton or Liverpool; thas they had boen sold, and tbe money deported with English bankers to the credit of the Confederate government and the piratical oxptors, Engiand might as weil permit one ax the other, ‘and from pregent Provpeote she soon will Capi. Hagar i tinder ihe impression that afrangewents bave been perdecied by Somes to hay® cargoos of onal nt eortaim porte aa he may want i!, He will’ probably re- tain goar his last reperted positivm until be thinks tt risky; then seek some now looniity wiere our cruisers aro pot, and in the track af our merchant voseels, and near ‘the port where his caw Is deysited. fe can then sink, ‘Dura and destroy millions of properly before his change ‘Of position ie known, aul ja this mounor muy vipit ail parta of tire globe without abe slightens rive of cayture. Hite powder, shot amd shot! will we sent him ta tho same spanner. in three morthe be can ree inte aug bag Tinh port, fecrmit his mien ond eral paulivis, and find out the ext wort crvising ground. He may soon be heard of at tbe Cape of Good Hope, outting of o4F Bast Indiamen, or ho may Pit up at raiser te be ditional Particulars of the Opera- " the ship Brilliant, for additional particulars relative to He says that the dia- more au for him- “i and shared 08 by the crew Ia taken} mud the amount charged crow are ina a furniture of the Brilliant, being the decoration of the cabin and wardroom of the pirate, and her midshipmen ransecked the Huon closet, taking sheets, pillow cases, PRICE THREE CENTS.: Le ne ow es Singapore or Hong Kong. Hecan go where he pleagen,. and when he pleases, knowing full well that when in std English port friends will alwaya be found. The officers of the Alabama evidently consider ‘.pem~ elves om a long cruise; they know the powers of their’ vessel, and are also posted aa to the vessels now comprie- ing the United States navy, and, being thorough seamen,” understand how to avoid the dangers of eapture, and bow to do our commerce tho greatest amount af damage. Itio evidently not their intenwon to Oght, anleas driven t 14 by being caught ina tight place. Their object is plunder and destruction ovly; and if they areas successful th fu- ture ax they have beon, the record of the cruise of the Alabama, 60 far as the value of property destroyed im concerned, will be one of the most terrible im histery. Who knows but he may determine to dash into ona of our Northern ports and destroy all the shipping therein® Me vould do so aud be off again long before a vessel coulit bo cent after him. Semmes is aman of that character that he would not shrink at any exploit of this desorip téon, On the contrary, it would delight him, and when we next hear of the Alabama it may be oma raid eveh on above hinted, If the Alabama could be cornered in an English por' she should be taken and destreyed. It would be ne mera 8 violation of neutrality to do go than it was to permit her building and fitting out im Liverpool, Our naval com. meanders should be instructed to take her if porsibte, ne matter where found, and if in au Engtiah port, 60 muem the better. The Alabama is no doubt, from all the reports we have one of the fastest screw steamers ever built in England— in all probability enperior to the Himalaya, We have nothing im our service that can compare with ber. The Troquois steam sloop-of-war is considered the best we have and yot her apeed, under the most favorable cireum stances, never exceeds Ubirteen knote, and under canvasd alone much leas, The Alabama under sail and off we wind cap go thirteen, under steam alone fifteen, and witin both possibly sixteen or keventeon knots per hour. Yhewa estimates of speed are based, of course, upon the water be ing comparatively smooth. If those reports of ber ard trae—and there is no reason to donbt them—she te dee. tined to give us any amount of trouble before being aay tured or destroyed. Advices from Fayal. Anvexed is @ letter to Mr. Eliwood Waiter, Secretary of the Board of Underwriters of this city:— Favar, Sept, 16, 1862 The whaling brig Echo! Robertson errived here on tho Ith of September, from off Flores, having gone there for protection, and reports that on the 8th end 9th of September @ rebel steamer had burned seven whalers and the schooner Starlight. On the 1th the Portuguese brig Hortense arrived from Swansea, with, coal, and arrangements were imiiediately made to dix charge a portion of her cargo,and ahe would leave the same afternoon for Flores and obtain exact information and comfort the unfortunates by letting them know that they were being cared for. The United States storeshiys Kelease, Commander Upton, arrived bere about neon the samo day, ten days from Cadiz, bound to Boston. Fortunately be had no special mission, and her captain was convinced that the good of our country would be vest promoted by his returning forthwith (o Cadiz, ap@ endeavor to obtain the presence of the Tuscarora and Kearsage in these waters, Statement of Captain Pilton of the Barks Virginia. Boston, Oct. 18, 1863. Captain Tilton, of the bark Virginia, destroyed by she pirate Semmes, has arrived home, and informs the New, Tedford Mercury that Capt. Sommes was very independent, short and quick in his remarks, looking on and treating: his prisoners and crew as dogs. Some of the uuder officers of the Alabama were more sociable, and wished themeelves wall out of the scrape they had got into, ‘The Alabama left Birkenhead, England, on a trial trip, but never went back, and is now under the direction of the Englien, who are to furnish her with supplica at the different islauda she is to etep at, while sho is to contione to prey on our commere The Pirate Cruiser Alabama Not at Mo-~ bile. Warmiwoton, Oct. 18, 1862. The report that the pirate Alabama ts at Mobile fe noe only improbable, but positively untrue. ‘There is infor mation in Washivgion which warrants the beliof that she is proceeding in an entir ront direction. IMPORTANT FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA. Abandonment of Western Virginia the Rebels, probably to reinforce Gen. Bragg in East Tennessee. Garurotie, Omo, Net, 18, 1862. Rey. Mr. Woodhull, chaplain of the Fourth Virginie, Volunteers, recently a prisonor, released by the rebels « few days since, reached PointPleagant to-day, haviog walked ail the way from Charleston, on the Kanawha. De reports that all the rebel infantry and artiMery have loft Western Virginia, after having secured large quanti- tioa of salt from the wells in the valley. It is conjectured that they have gone to Eash Tennescee, to reinforce General Bragg. There are no rebelsnow in the valley, except Colonel Jenkina’ guerilias. ‘This intelligence is perfecty reliable. Interesting from Arkansas. Sr. Louis, Oct. 17, 1662 Advices received at headquarters state that weneral Schofield, with the advance guard of bis army, has left Cassville, moving southward towards the Arkansas line. Scouts sent forward had penetrated as far ag Crosse Hol- lowe, but had Been driven back by the enemy. From Kast Arkansas intelligence is roceived that the rebel foree, about 7,000, has been cencenirated under McBride, at Pocahontas. General Carr, in command at Helena, reports Ilolmes and Hurdman with a eopsiderabia rorce on the wost side of the river, threatening to attack him, thoir object being to do 90 before he could be rein forced. Gen. Carr, however, hae sufficient force to make his position safe. Reports from Paris, Monroe county, give news of many bushwhackers surrendering and asking for merey. They are immediately placed in confinement News from San Francisco. San Francisco, Cal, Oot. 18, 1862. ajlod ship Aurora for Hovg Kong, carrying a cargo 7 wheat and flour and over $100,000 in treasure. ‘The ships David Crockott and Florenee Nightingale are rapidiy filling up with wheat for Liverpool. ‘The ship Enoch Train is chartered to take a cargu of wheat to Liverpool. ‘The morkets geveraily are very ‘There is vo dis- position to speculate in any article of merchandise. The money market is very stringent. Bonkers will charge five or six percent premium for drafts on New York by the next steamer, an advance of two por cent, to cover the increased war rink. Saies 600 firkins of butter by the last steamer at 26 xe per Ib, Gandles and sugar dull. The Penneylv ia Election. : Wasnmorox, Oct. 18, 1862. : Star bas the following official despatch :— = Hanntsnune ,Pa., Oct, 18, 1668. Our information to-day is mere edoouraging than it wae esterday. The republican candidates in three cea contested districts will get certifioates of election, via Thayer, Stewart and Wallace, bo thoir democratic competitors may try to convest ie seats before the House. "ins cunguesstensd Delegation will stand thirteen Repub eleven Democrats. or eboney majority in the State Legislature will jetnt ballot. wrobebly be rie stato cet i probably elected by 8 wmnal! majority. — A Leng Contested Case. , Oot. 18, 1962. Iong contested election Gise of Thorpton ve, Bwing, Piped eo @deridalty, bas beoin decided im favor of Yhompeoa, Thompson is a republican and Ewing 6 de mocrat. oe . Nomination. New York Acsembly ‘vt. 13, 1068. ‘The Third District Convention met at bancaster om Gaturday and nominated T As Hopirins for the Aseoath ir,