The New York Herald Newspaper, October 22, 1862, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 9534. INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH. Advices from the Rebel Army in Northern Virginia. ON MOBILE FEARS OF AN ATTACK THE REBEL MOVEMENT ON CORINTH. Anxiety Regarding the Result of the Elections in the North. ” Rebel Accounts of the Battles in Kentucky, Rey Aer ae ‘We havo recelyed Mobile papers to the 7ib inst, the Appeal to the 14th and Richmond papers ‘Wo the 18th inst. The Rebel Army in Northern Virginia, irom tho Richmond Exaniner, Oct. 18.) We have some intelligent advices from our army in Northern Virginia, but as they refer to anticipated move- ments we suppress that portion of them. Our linos are « iet, The enemy aro etil! at Harper’s Verry, The fode- a * on Wednesday last were destroying the railroad be- twee” Charlestown aud Winchester. Persons arriving last night from Winchester, report ‘that General Stuart was off on another foray. A report reached Staunton yesterday morning that a cavalry fight bad occurred ‘at Charlestown on the dey previous. No particulars were given. All the information from our army is burthened with ‘the complaivts of the wretched and shametul arrange- ments for the sick and wounded. Krom Winchester to Staunton, ninety milos, there are no accommodations provided for the sick and wounded. The fault is not with ‘the subordinates, but lies at tho door of the Medical Di- rector here in Richmond. The fil treatment of our sick and wounded isa crying abuse. Nothing dampens the ardor of vur soldiers so much. 1t demoralizes the service and disgraces humanity, the government and our officers im the ‘leld. It {s a fact that none of our generale, except Beaurozard, has ever visited one of our hospitals. ‘The Yankees scarcely know what to male of Stonrt’s dash into Pennsylvania, it was so bold aud daring. The Threatened Attack on Mobile. {vom the Mobile Tribune, Oct. 7.] From many sources come intimations of an attack upon Mobile. ‘there can be no reasonable doubt that the Yan- Kees have their eyes steadily fixed on this coveted cotton mart, and will 200n send against it a powerful armament. Hiuierto the gunboats of the enemy have drawn too tauch water for a successful approach through the §] Jow and toriuous channel of our bay. It is said that g ‘Doats of a lighter draught have been for some timo in of construction; and with these new engines of ‘ion the eueiny hopes to penctrate within shelling distance of the city. Last week inteliigonce was brought hither that as sven as the [ronsides arrived in this part of the Guif the Yan- kee flect would commence operations. That vessel sailed from }hjladelphia on the 22d ultimo. The plan, as stated oy the blockading officers off Fort Morgan, is, that while tron-elad engaged the fort the Yankee gunboats would = and poss up the bay. pertinant question now is: ‘* Are we prepared ?’” Ts the channel £0 obstructed as to stop, beyond perad- ture, the gunboats of the enemy? Are the troops armed? Are the batterics in the best possible posi- ‘tion, supplied with ammunition for a seige, and, sirong ast are, capable of raining such iron fire vpon the @emy as to make hima beat an inglorions retient 7 For mouths prior to the attack on New Orledns the cit- Akens of that unfortunate place were lulied into false se eurity. The newspapers assisted to bring about a mel- ancholy surrender of opinion. The utnost reliaace was ‘Placed in the military authorities, and those incredulous People who preeumed to quesiion the safety of the city devounced as grumblers ani idiois. West Point had its way, aud West Point Jost the city. The citizons ‘wake up from their false security too late. Commit- te of Safety, formed at an hour when capiure was a fore goue conelusion, saw that had they not relied wholly upon the military of the government the great calamity wigs pave been avorted, jie should take warning from the past. The inac tivity of the enemy has given ample time for fullest pro- Peration. ‘The peculiar situation of the city is of itself « matural defence. Without tho slightest hesiiation we firm that if our military authorities, assisted by ow hhoir duty, the cily cannot fall, If it fails, miiy is due solely to incompetency,, inaction and neglect. There is uot the ghost of a doubt of it ‘There are some two thousaud peop'e who could organize thomselycs into cempanies for temporary serv: This ld be done atonee. There is no necessity that seh companies should go into camp until their services are positively needed. They can drill in the city without in convenisuce to (he business and families of the members ‘there if. Our military anthorities mey rest assured that a Yankee attack will be well maiurod, persistent and tre- mendous. The enemy wil! come in grea; strength, ond sengibic men will not underrate bis power. it behooves ‘ws to be on the alert, and spare ueithor pai nor work, Bor expense, to give invincibility our arms and secu- Fity to the city. Derexted and terrified into a conscious. nese of the ipregnability of Mobile, we sho hereafter be in no danger of a second bombardment. {From the Richmond Examiner, Oct. 13.] ‘Our exebanges xpeak with great anxiety of the prospect of an attack npoa Mobile by the enemy, which attack Might involve important conseyvences, as the eapture of aetese would give the enemy immediite possession of ‘the Alabama and Tombighee rivers. A march of the eue- my into the interior of Alabama would succeed in cutting the confederacy more completely in two than the enemy ould hope to do even by the possession of the Mississippi through its entire length, as it would destroy the of cominunication now passing through Montgoiery, whieh bas been of incalculable beuefit to the people of the entire fouth. Whe Battles in Kentucky. From the Richmond Dispaich, Oct. 18.] From the remarkable consistency of tne three reports po ay by us yesterday, it seems that our forces uncer 1 Bragg have gained a great victory over General I. Our joss was five thousand. The present position our army is not known, but doubtless they are in pur- ult of the ae From the Richmond Examiner, Oct. 18.) ‘The fight in Kentucky contioned three da} Shand oth. Bragg was euccoss ul each day, capturing many gans and over ten thousand prisoners, besides Kill- pe ‘oe many. We have heard of no geuers! rs killed. the 7th, The Movement Upon Corinth, From the Grenada (Miss.) Appeal, Oct. 13.) ‘We have diligently sought to obtaiw the facts connected ‘with the recent attack upon Corinth, but areas yet en bled to obtain only meagre accounts. A few reliable Particuiars have been communicated to us. From these ‘We loarn that Genoral Price, commanding the Ariny of the West, joined General Van Dorn, who had one division, at Ripley. General P.’s forces were composed of two di Yisions—one consisting of three brigades, commanded by Brigadier General D. H. Maury the other of four brigades, commanded by Brigadier Geveral Lewis Hebert. General V. D.’s division was immodiately commanded by General Lovell, and was composed of three bri- , commanded respectively by Brigadier Geueral’s en, Villepigue and Rust. General Van Dorn, in command of the combined forces, ook up bis live of march ia the dirovtion of Pocahontas on the Jet inst. On the 2d, at ten o'clock A, M., ho moved 4m tie direction of Corinth, camping near Chovalla, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, about ten or twelyo miles wert of Corinth. At daylight on the 3d he resumed ‘the march to Corjath, crossing the railroad with Price's oo Mead stout aoe oie ren Corinth. General ell's division oocupled a £0 feed tharicston Raroad, opie aly ‘being tn line of battle, an advance was made, my Were found in line outside of their ine trenchmente, aud were speedily driven to their defences. After short halt an order was given to storm the outer ‘works, which was successfully done, and they were taken at the point of the bayonet. On the left one twenty-four pound itver and one Parrott gun were captured, and @ome artillery was captured on our right by General Lo- ‘weil’s division. ‘The {orces were again formed in! of the outer works, ‘which had been abaudoned by the enemy, and ordered ‘ advance cautiously. The enemy was met about o mile from Corinth, in heavy force, where a bioody conilict en. sued. The eoemy were finally repulsed and foreed to veturn to their works immediately about Corinth, when night came on Wasnun ie remained on the fleld on their arms until morning, having thus for succeeded in driving the enemy bofore thom in every attack. Just dawn we opened a fire upon the enemy with twelve or sender od op of artillery, which was not very faa GU be tence sacri e was to ad- ance slowly. Skirmishing " and wok The reserve of the enemy then poured a heavy fire on our lines, which were wemewwbat confused and scattered by the charge, and two of the br! became enemy Ww: to make ‘on hie (Lover ‘en ’s) ri be "This necessitated a retreat, which was WA Forces fell back to & Dill within a mile of the Tuscumbia Yiver, aud east of it, where wero formed in line of Waitls, and remained until next morning. ‘On Sinday morning Moore's brigade, of Maury’e di ‘vision, crossed the Tuscumbia river, fling past the wi park, and moved as the advance guard on the road to Po- eahonton, When it reached the bridge across the Hatchie, ope and a half miles ‘rom where the cavalry ‘under Colonel Wirt Adame had previously been ekirmieh- ite p wae dieputed by the enemy e force of ry and artillery. After a revere fabt reinforce. mente were ordered up, and the was crossed in column by onr troops; but they were apecem Ddack. The wagons were theu ordered to take Bone- yard road, and, by a circuitous route reached the Hatchie At a different point, when they found the bridge in flames. Another was Promptly const)’ aud over this the whole army retreated, takin road, a sight and the troope weve geueraly B ight, ani 1s Were gener: good order. The reports to the contray have pre- Vailed here, aud been sent to the North, are all without jor de as pr THE SUCCESSOR OF GENERAL VAN DORN. General Pemberton, who bas been appointed to super. sede Van Dorn, and has recently been put in command of the Department of the Mississippi, belonged to the Yan- kee army in the spring of 1861. He was in command at ‘the siege of James Charleston, 8, C., and bas a Island, reputation for a large share of caution. Rebel Views of the Northern Electi {From the Richmond Examiner, Oct. 18. Many anxious momeits have passed since the com- mencement of the war. The fortunes of a nation have several times scemed to depend upon the turn of a single chance. Fe! it 's doubi/ul whelher any has yet oc- curved more burdened with suspense than the present. A large portion of the Northern people evince the dis- position for a return to the ordinary ideas of civilized society. If they can prove themselves a party sufticient- ly strong to secure their own snfety they will establich something like sane politics in tho Northern States, and render their government amenable to the laws of reason. Under these conditions, is possible, to see a termination to that carnival of the Devit, now in full blast over the North American continent. But if tue movement is shortly orushed ont, weasures will certainly be taken by the abo. litionist (yranny to prevent a recurrence of such menace to their power, by measures like those through which the leaders of the Orst French Revolution maittained their hold on @ nation long disgusted with their crimes. This is the matter to be Hecided at the next elections in New York and other Northern Sa’e*, now close at hand, If the men whose bold attempt to recover the ordinary liberties of an Anglo-Saxon people can elect Uheir candidates and so establish the fact that they ‘ule a majority, the tyranny at Washington wi! be rapidly reduced to insig- nificance. We know how quickly the mars of the people in theNorthorn States, and indeed everywhere else, rush to the winning side, and we can have io doubt but that Lincoln aud Chase will have no other supporters of their usurpation, after sueh a defeat, than the abolitionist fanatics who were won: to vote {or Gerrit Smith and Garrison in the old elections of the United States, A re netion of public opinion, as irresistible as the tide of Lhe ges, would b cornmenced: the principles on which American government is founded would reappear, and the instincts which have animated the race, with rareand temporary exceptions for a fuli thousand yeare, wou!d re- sume their sway over the conduct of tho nation. Then, aud then only, will it be possible to stop the torrent of blood, and redico the present way of extermination to an ordinary issue of arms. It is difficult to beliove that the majority of a people, sprung from free nations, and heving at least a large ad: raisture of Anglo Saxon blood, can be resolutely bent, and deliberately decided, on government at home not less absolute than that which Ro: prefer to freedom, with mut perpetuation of a war abroad, such as f Ghengis and Timour could only delight in ‘The poople of the United States have given, in every evidence necossary to prove e reader now hitherto, the Inst two years, that they are stich a people. But, as sees, some bold men have dared to utter in their land the words of frecdom, law and order, once most familiar to the ear. We shall soon know whether these words have still an echo; au@ we may well listen anxiously, for on the auswer depends the daration of this war, McClellan Sustains Lincoin. {From the Grenada (Miss.) Appeal, Oct. 14.) By reference toa general order from McClellan to his army, it will be seen that he upholds Lincoln’s cmaucipa- tion scheme, and deciarcs that his troops must sustain it. ‘They can have no voice in the mutter—eveu earnest dis- cussion is jubtbited ia the camps. The President can izsuo his edicts to the army, and they innst obey, because “be is the proper and only source through which the views aad orders of the government can be made known to the armies of the nation. The remedy,” he says, * for political errors, if any are somuitied, is to be fonnd ouly in the action of the people at the polls.” But the solders in caunp are not to help decide—they only can do ail the fighting to enforce the **political errors” and vaga- ries of the President. If the federal armies are composed of slavcs tame enough to submit 10 such dictation, we can safely set them down aa cowards, whom we need never fear to meet, no matter how great the disparity of numbers may Le. They cannot preserve their own liber- there need be no fears entertained that they can conquer onrs. Draft of Negrocs for Military Service, {Evom the ?ichmond Fxaminer, Oct. 18.] notice that in Texas jn some portions of the ippi valley, the proposition is urged to make a mu or forced Jevy of slaves, wiere their labor is necossary for the army. Since the iavasion of the South the Yankees have stolen tens of thousands of negroes, aud made them \selul as teainsters, laborers in camp, Ac. Ttappears that slaveholders are averse for gome reason to hire their negroes in the Confederate army. ‘The prejudice is certainly au ignorant and mean one. Asthe war originated, and ix carried on in great pari for the defense of the slavcholder in his. property, Fists and the perpetuation of the inslifition, it is reasonable to suppose that he ought to be first end foremost in aiding and assisting, by every means in his power, the trinmph ur arine. Good weges are offered, avd re and attention will be given every negro hired wmy, and the slaveholder onght to remenaber thet for ery negro he thus furnishes he puts a soldier im the ranks. Death of Ex-Governor Means. Colonel Means, ex-Governor of South Carolina, is not alive, as has been stated. He died on the field of Ma naseas, Miscellancons News. From the Richmon: Dispaich, Oct. 18) Tue Hon. W. H. Field, formorly of Kentucky, waa mur- dered in Missouri by the federal soldiers. Over six huadred Yankee prisoners arrived in Rich+ mond from the South yesterday. They left Macon, Ga., six hundred and forty-seven pes Many have died on the way. ‘They will be sent North with all convenieat 8] A namber of sick soldiers arrived in Richmond yester- day on the Central Railroad. Included in the number ‘were some of those wounded by the railroad accident at Charlotteville on Wednesday last, by which over forty were killed apd wounded. {From the Richmond Fxaminer, Oct. 18.) ‘The Commiasary Department is the most corrupt branch of this government. The sysiem of contracts by this bureau, and the fashion which ail Mr. Northrup’s assistant commissaries seem to have of leading that of i by the nose, have given rise to speculations oa the army, and the country wil! be found, when fuily developed, to rival the corruption of the Washington government. The Rebel General Pemberton. A recent number of the Richmond Dispatch coutajus the announcement that General Earl Van Dorn bas been re- lieved of the command of the revel army engaged at the last battle of Corinth, and Major General J. C. Pemberton appointed in his place. This Pemberton is Jobn C. Pem- berton, a Penusylvanian, a West Point graduate, and one of the heroes of the Mexican wer. He was nominated for the West Point Military Academy i 1882, and entered upon his studies in the following year, graduating in 1837 jn the same class with Generals Joseph Hooker, Henry W. Beecham, Lawrence P. Graham, William H. Freneh, Lewis G. Arnold, John Sedgwick, Thomas Williams and Colonel Edward B. Townsend, of the Union army. Among the rebel generals who graduated with him Braxton Bragg is the most prominent, On the Ist of July, 1687, Cadet Pomverton was commissioned second lieutenant in the Fourth regiment of artiltery, and served as such for five years before he obtained bis first promotion. In January 1839, be was attached to the Conuni sary Department as assistant commissary of Subsistence, still retaining his rank in tho Fourth artil lery. His commission as first Neutenant was issued in March, 1842. From 1846 to 1848 he was on tho staff of the late Major General Worth, to whom he was aid-de. camp. The record of his services during the Mexican ‘war is highly honorable. Mor gallant conduct in the sove- Tal conflicts at Monterey in September, 1846, he received the brevet rank of{captain. A yoar afterwards, in August, 1847, he was distinguished in the battle of Cherabusco, ‘aud in the following month, Stb September, 1847, he was again distinguished for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of El Molino del Rey, for whieh he received the brevet rank of major in July, 1948. At tue capture of the city of Mexioo, 14th September, 1847, be was dis- tinguished again, and this time received a wound, On the 16th September, 1850, he was promoved to the full rank of captain, and took command of company F, Fourth artillery. He continued in command of this com- pany untilhe threw up his commission, on the 29th of April, 1861, and cast his lot with the rebels. —— Statement of a Refugee from Richmond, Farnvax Court Rovse, Oct. 21, 1862. A negro was brought in to-day, who reports that he is ‘a native of New York, but being im the South was im- pressed as a laborer by the rebels, and has just succeeded in making bis escape from Richmond, He saye thero is no considerable rebel force at Gordons. ville, the greater number of those there boing sick and conviescenta. At Culpepper Court House there is a con- siderable force, and he counted ten pieces of artillery, At Richmond the nogroes were being called in for the porpore of covetructing fortifications, yeu NEW YORK, TUESDAY, OCTOBER‘2, 1862. NEWS FROM M’CLELLAN’S ARMY. Successfal Expedition Against a Rebel Cavairy Company, d&c., &co Louth pmaga sey et An expedition started from General Slocum’s command this morning for the purpose of intercepting and captur- ing a force of rebel eavalry under Captain Dug, who were foraging near Lovettsville, Loudon edunty, Virginia. ‘Jt was in every respect successful, but the details are not known, ‘We took thirty-two prisoners, among whom was the captain, and kidled ton of the enemy. Our loss was one man killed and four wounded. Dug’s was an independent company, raised in Loudon county. Mrs. Genera) McClellan and Mre. General Marcy, having finished their visit to the Army of the Potomac, left for ‘Washington to-day. £niistment of Volunteers in the Regular Army, &c. HrapQuaRrers, ARMY OF 1p% Potomac, PuRasant VaLunY, Md., Oct. 21, 1862. } ‘The enlistment of voluntecrs into the regular army is on the ipcrease. Almost every regiment of regulars 13 receiving acceasions from among the new troops weekly. To-day @ large number of the Ninety-third New Yori Volunteers, attached to headquartors ag guard, went over in @ body and joined the Second regular cavalry rogi- ment, which is also attached to beadquart Volun- teers are always at liberty to enlist ia the regular army, even without the consent of their officers. When they do 0 they are honorably discharged from the volunteer service according to the usual forms. Applications are constantly being made at the Provort Marshal's office for passes to go outside the lines, Some of the applicants are from Baltimore, and are no doubt in the service of the enemy. Afew have recommenda. tions from officers of rank, but at present they cannot be permitted to pass. To-day a lady with a paes from Gene" val Wool applied for permission to go to Winebexter, but without avail, and finally left bighly diegueted with the army regulations, The Union Pickets Extended Beyond Halltown—The Rebels in Large Force Near Bunker Hill, &e. ‘Hanpun’s Ferry, Va., Oot, 21, 1862. Our infantry now hold Hailtown, and tho cavalry piek- ets extend beyond there. Tt is reported by deserters who have recently come in that Stonewall Jackson ig stiil with a large force in the vicinity of Bunker Hit). ‘The sutiers and others had introduced large quantities of whiskey and other contraband articles into this place, but the stringent orders of the Provost Marshal, together with the vigilance of the guards, are rapidly breaking up the trafic. Several parties have been arrested and im- prisoned for sellivg liquor, and a considerable quantity has been confiscated for hospital purposes. Intoxication among the soldiers is becoming rare. Captain Pell, of the First Minnesota, late Provost Mar- shal hore, whose disappearance last Friday has already been announced, has been heard from. It appears that he was out near the front, when a body of revel cavalry made a guddon dash through our lines, eapturing the cap- tain and several others of our men. He has becu sent to Richmond, but is unhurt and in good health. Yesterday all the shops on Bolivar Heights, of which there are a large number, were closed, and the proprie- tors ordered to remove their wares at once, The river continues very low and fordable at alinost any point. The Line of the Potomac Well Guarded) Suarravenc, Me., Oct. 21, 1362. There is nothing of particular interest transpiring bere at present. The line of the Potomac is weil guarded to preveut the repetition of the recent cavalry raid, Ail quiet alovg tho lines. Appraisement of War Claims—The Case ‘of Dr. Moran, &e. FARDERIOK, Md., Oct, 21, 1862. Every .o og remains quiet in this vicinity. Acommission bas been appointed, comprising Colouct Lewis P. Buckley, Captain James A. Gets und Captain Boothby, to recoive claims for damages and apprais damage done to tho property in this vicinity by United States troops since the 12th of September last, and will sit tor that purpose on the 21st, 22d and 23d i ‘The investigation into the exempiion certificates of Dr. Moran, Examiving Surgeon for the drgft, was continuet to-day, and a number of witnesres examined, whore ov: dence was of the same general character as that prev: ously given. ‘he investigation has been suspended | while the Commissioner reports to the Governor, It i thought that sudiciept evidence has been obtained to vitiate the enroiment, The wife of one of the federal officers couresied with the Potomac Home Guard obtained possesrion of about ninety rifles which belonged to the men, aad threw thew into a well in this city, at the time the rebels cums here, that they might not fall inio their hands. ‘to-day they were shipped to Washington by Mr. J.. B. Perkins, Go vernment Detective. The lady is the wife of Lieuteuant Grofzy. THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. Reported Capiure of Island No. Tin by the Rebels. Caio, Oct. 21, 1862. ‘The steamer Coloretta was fired into by the rebels on Satnrday morning, thirty milea below Memphis, and one man wounded, ‘The same evening the steamer Gladiator was attacked by aband of rebels while jioading cotton, twonty-five miles below Memphis, and two persons killed and seven wounded. The rebels then fred the boat, but the flames were extinguished without doing much damage, and ihe oat escaped. The rebols continue to burn cotton in the neighborhood of Memphis. ¢ It is said that Price has been reinforced recently by 15,000 Texans, and more arriving daily. A steamer from Commerce reports all quiet thers. ‘The rebels sacked the town, and carried of $5,000 wor'h of goods and a number of horses. A report is in circulation here to-night that the rebels hay ittacked and captured Island No. 10. The report is not traceable to apy reliable source. Henson, Mo. , Oct. 20, 1902. Major Woodford, of the Tenth cavalry, Missouri Stato Militia, attacked a band of guerillas on Auxvois river, dis- pereing them, killing and wounding sayoral, capturing arms, ammunition, blanket# and herges. The large vamp in the vicinity of Portland was broken up, Major Gates, of Adair county, reports that Captain Smith came suddenly wpon Dennis? band of thieves, kill ing and wounding some twenty, aud capturing eleven prigoners, twenty horses, arms, &c. General Guitar has captured several gueriila leadors near Columbia, Boone county Reception of Gen. Fremont in St. Louis. Sr, Loria, Out, 21, 1862, Tho friends of General Fremont iast night welcomed his rotdfn to this city ina grand serenade. From four to five thousand people were present, and the reception was in overy way cordial and enthusiastic. [na response to repeated calla the General made a few remarks, referring to his former visits to this city, stating thar the principal object of his visit now was to be present at the trial of bis friend and fellow soldier, General MeKin- gtry, believing, as he did, that the assaults upon him ‘were made solely because he felt it an honorable duty to stand by the side of his chief. News from Fortress Monroe. Fortress Monon, Get. 20, 1962. The steamboat Commodore arrived at Fortross Mi roe at o'clock to-day from Aiken’s Landing, bri down over six hundred paroled Union prisoners, many of whom came recently from Macon, Ga., and wore captured at Codar Mountain. There were but fow officers; among them are the following:—Captain W. D. Foulk, Forty. sixth Pennsylvania; Captain Samuel M. Quincey, Second Massachveotte#; Henry F. Walloway, Fifth Connecticnts Arthur &. Jordan, Tenth Maine; Henry Shaw, Ove Nun. dred and Second New York; Janres H. Smith, Forty sixth Pooneylvania. The most of the six hundred wil) be set to Annapolis. THE CAMPAIGN IN KENTUCKY. Lovievis, Oct. 31—11:80 P. M. General Dumont passed through here this evening, en route for Indianapolis, One bundred and fifty rebel prisoners trom Frankfort and Lexington, and three hundred paroled federad priso- ners from Cox's creek haye arrived here, They left at three o'clock on Monday morning, and up to two thie afternoon had nothing to eat, Morgan having destroyed al) the captured provisions that he could not carry away. Morgan's men changed clothes with many of our prieo- ners, and his band are said now to be clothed i federal Donbtful rumors say that the bridges over Rolting Fork and Baeon Creck have been dostroyed by the rebels. Eight commissioners sent by the Chicago Sanitary Com- mission, who were captured near Cox’s Creek, bave ar- rived here. Morgan's mon took all their supplies. On Ménday morning the rebels at Cex’s creek captured Captain T. B. Lewis, Postmaster of General Wood's divi" sion, with all bis mails, containing several thousand jetters.s Thoy took out the money therein and destroyed the letters. Lieutenahts Neff, Fourth Ohio cavalry, and Choate; Fifth Ohio cavalry, have arrived en route northward. They were captured near Bardstown on Monday ant parolled while proceeding to join their respective regi- mente, after having been out on government service" Lientenant Choate had two commissions from Governor Tod for transmission, one of which was for Colonel Anderson, of the Sixth Obio infantry, on the back of which Morgan endorsed ‘Approved, John H. Morgan, Oct. 20, 1862.’’ Those gentlemen say that Morgan’s men entered Eizabetbtown on Monday and broke open the Post office, aud were thon driven out by two Union regi_ menis. His force is at Lebanon, INTERESTING FROM ARKANSAS. Sr. Lovis, Oct. 21, 1862. Despatches at headquarters from Helena, Arie. , to tho 17th inst,,report all quiet and the fortifications nearly completed. The rebel geveral Holmes had sent to General Carr, un- der a fiag of truce, a communteation falsely assuming that the United States government or its general had engaged in arming negroes in Arkansds, to which course General Holmes entered an omphatic protest. Genova! Carr promptly responded, telling him that ne: ther the government nor its agents had armed negroes: On the contrary, the Union troops had boeu employed in disarming the negroes, and while go employed were at: tacked, and a portion of them captured by guerillas. Ge noral Carr adde:—Whatever may be the policy of my commanding officer and the government I shall cheerfully follow it out.’’ In 4 ckirmigh on the 11th Inet., twelve miles weet of Heleva, the national forces captured the Lieutenant Colone! of the Twenty-first Texas regiment and twelve privates. The enemy’s further logs is unknown. Majo, Rector of the Fourth lowa was taken prisoner, and we liad four killed, six wounded and fourteen missing. NEWS F (OM SAN FRANCISCO. Arrival of $450,000 in Treasure from Oxvegon—Departure of the gan J Steamer, &c. San Francisoo, Oct. 20,1862. The money market is very tight. The rates of discount ave at two to two and a half per cept. United States legal tender notes range from fifteen to eighteen per cent discount. Sight exchange on New York, payable in currency, ranges from fifteen to twenty per vent discount. Several capitalists are disposed to allow their money to Lie idia until foanciel afirs in the East become more settled. This is bolicved to bo the main reason of the pressure for money. The steamor Pacific has arrived, with 400 passengers and $450,000 in treasure from Oregon, and $20,009 from British Columbia. ‘The opposition stean.or sails fr San Juan, and the Pa- cific Mail steamer for anama, to-morrow, producing a ‘ively competition among passengers. The opposition TACO, as wtvertised, are: For the firet cabin, $200; for th econd cabin, $150; for the steerage, $90. The rates por ihe Pacific Mai! steamer are $250, $197 and $122. Saw Francasco, Out. 21, 1862. Arrived brig T, W. Taicas, Boston. Sailed steamers Moses Taylor, for San Juan, with five dnndved and ten cngers, and St. Louis, for Panama, with four hundred paxsongers, and $700,000 in treasure for New York and $470,000 for England, Henry Hamilton, editor of the Los Angeles Star, has deen brought to this city by the United States Marshal, and confined in Fort Alvatras for disloyal publications. etweon three and four inches of rain has receutly fallen at Los Angelos, doing great damage to ihe grape crop, which was unusually largo this year, The Prize Steamer Columbia—Hev Cargo and Kis Veluc—The Importance of the Capture, &e. The Anglo-rebe!l eteamer Columbia, recentiy captured by the United States steamer Santiago de Cuba, con deroned im the United States District Court for the South. era District of Florida, and brought to this port by the United States Marsha!, has been turned over to the Navy Department, aud her cargo discharged, prior to part of it being taken by the government aud the belance sold. ‘Tho value of the cargo is very great, and exceeds the firat estimate by many thousand dollare. Much of it will be taken by the government, and the balance will bring its full value wnder the auctioneer’s bawmer. Among the articles are the following:—One com- plete flold battery of cight brass rifled guns, with every. thipg appertaimiog to them even to the harness for the horses. This battery is said to have cost fifty thousand dollars. The guns aro of Austrian manufacturezand are considered to be very fine specimens of European arti lery. There is also a very large supply of shot and shell for the guvs. Two thousand stand of Enfleld rifles have been is. covered, all now and in ne order, together with immense rolis of shoot lead, many very heavy blocks of spetter three hundred boxes of tin, aud ether articles of a 1) nature. There are also eighty three bales of biankets of the vory best quality, worth about seven hundred dollars a bale, They are ail marked in large letters C.8. A. Bo- sides these blankete there are many bales of army cloth and flannels, al! of good quality, and well adapted for the nse of our troops All the cargo that can be used by the governmen the army will be taken, such as those mentioned ab There are many large boxes of dry goods thet have be examined, and also several hundred chests of (ea, a ry large number of boxes of soap and candies, bags of spices, and other articles too numerous to mention: The importance of this capture to us can readily be seen, The Colvm! rival in Charleston was no doubt anxiously looked for; for all that she badon board wag badly wanted by the army and people of Jeff Davie. It will cause them to utter many a bad word when they hear that the vessel, with her much wanted cargo, is iu the hande of Uncle Sam, and being used for the benefit or his troops, They will feel mortified to know that the gune are to be used against thom, and that their blankets and cloths are keeping Union soldiers warm. Such, how- ever, is the case, and they will have to “grin ana bear iv? as becomes philosophers—which in a great de grce they are. The greater part of the Columbia's cargo, if not all, is on Confederate account, The loss this time does not appear to have fallen on their friends of the gen-zirt isle, The vessel even has the appearance of be- ing built for a Confederate crui#ér, and was no doubt pur. chased for that purpose in England by money received for cotton which has run the blockade, We can assure the people of the South, and the Navy Department of the rebel government, that she will be put to good use in our naval service, and will make a most cfiicienteruiser. Sho will look remarkably wel! under the Stars and Stripes, which is the most appropriate flag she could fly, named as she is the Columbia, Who knows but sho may yet suc- ceed in running into Charleston, rather, however, (0 the horror than delight of the chivalrous Charlesionians ? Release of General Jeff, C. Davis. Locisvitae, Oot, 2111.90 P. My General Jom, C. Davie, who killed General Neleon, hag been released from arreet and ordered to report for duty at Cincinnati, and left here this evening re THE REBEL PRIVATEERS. Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. The Fitting Out of Armed Ships in England. The Responsibility Thrown Upon the British Government. American and English Neutrality Con- trasted. s SPEECH OF MR. A. A. PATRIOTIC ACTION OF THE CHAMBER, key &e. ke. Low. A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday, comvened for the purpose of taking tun- mediate cotion relative to the destruction at sea of the ebip Brilliant and other American vessels by the rebe; privateer Alabama, There wasa prou.’ full attendance of shipowners, anong whom were Mossru. Low, Minturn, Mieston, Sturgis, Wetmore, Marshall, &c. Mr. A. A. Low, inthe absence of the President, took the chair punctually at ono o'clock. He referred to and expressed his regret at the resignation of one of their mombors, Royal Phelps. Mr, Low then stated that he bad prepared a report and areries of resolutions with regard to the burning of tho Brilliant and other American ships at sea by the rebel steamer Alabama, which he desired to submit to the Charober, end would for that purpose vacate his seat. Mr. Minturn being cated to the chair, Mr. Low read @ lengthy report, towhich were appenied the following resolutions — Resolved, That t prot *hambe of Commerce has ki nt given by ( Brilliant, on the i ard, with the ing of the sh and em of the bi jer instant. olved, That, in view of this aty hamber toannounce, for t wre a burning ship at son will hee signal that lures to destruction, and will not be, as in tmes generous and intrepid mariner anal encon to sulite ti ly If-preservation will be the até of prudence, as itis the first lay of nature, and ently the desiruction of the Brilliant ean be only cha das aerime avaiust humanity, and all whe havo ingly aided and abetted must be con- ors in the erime, 5 is Chamber lias not failed to notice a ange in British sentunept, transforming a friendly rif styled neutral Power, the nature of which wi in permiiting ships to go forth with men, a oMow them for thi K of pluaderin oying Au ing upon the high seas an olfence agai the plea of which, ia the ease of the overnment threatened to plunge this go’ testable w thus eneour tral rights, 0 the Britieh g ment into war ved, r, That the outrage of consigning to de- ntrnetion by Gre, without adjudication, British aud American roperty tozether, s an aggravation Of the offence azainst Re rietits of neutrats, and ougl.t to be denounced as a-criine by the civiliznd uations of th d. i Resolved, Tha! this Chamber has heard with amezoment that oth he ports of Great B A ruetion begin by the Mae enormity that cannot lye committed on the high ithout jeopardizing the commerce and peace of un we tiene Resolved, further, That it ts the duty of the Chamber to warn the merchan's of Great Britain that a repetition of such avis asthe Warning of the Brilliant, by a vessel Lt owt in Great Britain,and manned by British seaman, eanno’ to produce the'mort widespread exasperation’ in | petite they invoke the influence of all men J among the nations to pre of the character referred to, trom who t the amity OL war. sive of tis Chamber, ax it ts (he to cherish sentiments of amity ‘At Britain, to maintain those core led to promtable tater ‘se and to skuit them together in mutual cour Seay ani respect, Rosalvet, Thai roy tlone b of the Navyof the Uni > of London and Liverpoo!; and th 'y of Teanested to transmit copies of the same to the \iplon agents of the United Sites for diswibutio in othe. mercial counirie Mr. Low anid bo to the vesolfitions, struction of lighthou # of the foresoing prea Swate and LOW’'S SPEECH. re? to say afew words in addition Ag to the fact with regard to the de son the covst, he would read an ct from Blt’s Coast Mlot.”” That writer states that Adystone Lighthonse was commenced dorivg the war eon England and Franc Even thea the French government gave instryctions to their naval forces in no to inter vith or inolest the workin o were ecuting that work, Jbut, on the eoutrary, that they were to aid them,’ ic neveseary. That whs the course pursed by ao enlightened nation to protect light honges erected for tue protection of nm life, not to destroy or betray ships. With ref to the resolution which concerned the cause of humanity, he aaked:—Suppoae that the Bremen steamor, the Austria, which was burned = few years ago al sea, or a steamor like her, baviag four bandved or tive hundred lives on Board, shontd now be crossing the Banks, or any other central ro Atlantic, and take fire, what American ship could be expected to go to the retiet and succor of the unfortvuate passengers and crew? She would be shunned a2 the victim of a pirate. Kvery ship in the day of her distrees will be re. ship burned by a pirate oy Confederate privateer, if there be any distinction, and merely burned He would qnoto the evidepce of Captain Ie gar with regard to this point, to show that the fate of bis ship was reserved till the darkness of the night, ¥o Usat she might be a decoy to other vessels coming to hor res cua-—that men governed by generous emotions, in coming to her relief, might eucounter the same fate. Tho conduct of the captain of the pirate to the crew of the Brilliant was most inbuinan. These unfortunate men were clus tered on the deck, manacled, without room to lic down at night, or with only room for part of them, while the rest were compelled to stand, and in heavy weathor they were washed by the sox—an exposure which only the stontest men could endure. That is the ‘ay Semmes treate the sailors captured on our ships. Capatin Hagar appealed to Semmes to save the ship, for that she was filled with a British owned cargo. His reply was, “Do you think J am only a damped fool not to burn hip? —trking on him, as he apprehended, the risk troying British property, im the knowledge and ith the’ conselousi © property thus desireyed world be paid for by the so caiod Southern confederacy. And thus he mingled all together im one common desirue- {judication over property a the ovean DR Was the vary offence for which we y vorge of war with Great Britain, Noman’s memory—no American’s--the me- is 80 short as to gotten thatocenrrance or the nature oi (hat dilfiul He had been careful in submitting the reports tothe asseut of the Chamber that Unay should not bear the im. press of exaggeration this reason fe bad eerupae lously forborne in the resoivtions or im the intrownetion to the resolu in relation to the manner in which every effort ef our commerce from sueh invaders rs government, of coureo, is familiar with the (acts of the caso. itknows better than any others can—uot of the government—rnder what circumstances Une Nashville, the James Adger and the Tuscarora were pormitred to glish ports; how the two latter United States « were compelled te leave iusnfiiciently conle and Meient condition for sea; under what conditions 8 were compelled to loave—under @ cond.tion, atured to say, that no British ehip was over com peiied te leave our shores; for we still regarded Great Britain ag a friendly Power, When British ships visit our harbors coal and every necossary areas free them ag toour own. Togive an idea of the American poople aud of the sentiments of the Chaimber in time past on the subject of newtratity, Mr. Low called attention to what occurred seven yours ‘ago, in the year 1855, wh Groat Britain and Russia were at war, Fortunately he bad the record of the uae en yor ere ak eaned at that particular time on the subject ey You will not have forgotten iu 1856 that, on com- plaint of the Britis) Compul et thie port to the Brit. jah Minister at Washington, a bark loading for China and publicly advertised, receiving freight from various parties, was seized by the District Attorney of is city and kept in custody fer two di Now, the Gavatiee of the bark Mora for two was not of special importance; it subjected no oue in. convenience, for she was speedily rol when the ‘ounacied with her were stated, And yet thi Chamber thought it not er that a veasel ownod by oueof its member should be seized for av alleged co against the neutrality law of nations. You ap. pointed a committee to investigate ail the circumstanees of that case, and that committee investigated and made a report on the subject. Soine extracts bearing on the ense he would pow road from that report, as applicable to the prosemt are ‘ ar laws fordid the being concerned In Atting out any res. Our sas Lote Ainlae Caiven ay Mesion ak teoag ith ins ‘Thore laws are the well kaown e: md the commen con of oreed, as occasion required, Unived States. bile oplntar vor of all eainat: f ke; against France, ovr cariie we had eros questions with ring republic of he jontinent; 6 Tr ameinet Le real of atio The Chamber of Commerce of ne Uiuding equat'y in tnw, honor and conscience, ela & common tight fn assarting that 8 eharga of violsiing them—a havge which they derma cis race impenobinent-ehod re ighly ere, no th out earefn) inquiry, mst al ur mevobers. ye com> yulites recommend tothe Chatnber the adoption of the fol Jowlug resote tions: 1 Woro'red, ‘That the Chamber of Com Feeeire ana adopt the ara Pon taining the sense of this Voy on the subj 2. That ho proper amends oF apriogy have Ue it ni til lly; in favor of 0, Wh fA) SY ot week tans And‘now, without partiality moet warlike and the /nost commer jations with ws, holding these enactments tai but 60 of New York statemut, and & made to A. ae ean PRICE TWO CENTS a. : which, If true, would have rende thet infasoust fa} f renante of thisclty and country, #0 taleely and igno- ow & Brothers for the charge brought a as in law; and that who violate them as distarbers of the be held in universal abhorrence, fully submitted, STEWART BRO’ sf NOYaL geen, EB. E. MORGAN, hhr cae THOMAS TILE TON SAMS LS soobuwe, CHARLES H. MARBII Naw Yorx, Nov. 27, 1-96, ann Yes, sir, that was ibe judgment which this Chamber formed in times of peace a8 regarded a breach of neuy trality against Groat Britain; and T apprehend it most Lh, justify and reassert these sentiments no JO BOL wish to bring any reproaches agaiuat Greet Brita‘; but if ie concerned the honor of this Chambor to vi @ ite cha~ racter in times past against asaault, it certain it, and it concerns the nation, to vindicate ity character, not a? against any alleged assaults or offenc°s, but against, the startling fact, now made known to us, that a steamer las sailed from a British port which has burned or de- stroyed a doaen of our chips at goa, committing their crews to chains, and im all other respects treating then in @ most inhuman and bratal manner. ir, concerns 08 a8 a nation—a yet great and ‘pow- erful nation—nothing daunted, and in’ nowise deterred fyom asserting onr rights and dignitiee: and, sir, it alse \s Great Britain, as a civilized nation of the'workt, » that there shall be no repetition of these outrages the high soas. If, sir, the interests of peace are exssen- jal to Great Britain, it cortainly concerns her, If the in- terests of humanity are of value to her poople, it concerns Great Britain to 20 that these things are not repeated. 1 do not make the charge against Great Brita’n that sh fitting out these piratical ls. But this Pde say; thas the departure of the Alavama—known as the 290— was as distinctly shadowed forth as if sie had heew publicly advertised in the papers to sail ag a cruiser of tho seas for the Fo-called Confederate States of America. Tdo not know, snd therefore cannot gay, on what autho- rity itis allege’! that numerous other vevsels are soon to concerns: follow the Alabama, But! do know that it hag been reported over and over again, and poblicly reported too, that other vessels are being in the f built Britain for the confederacy. Aye, publicly reported too, that a'r ship, ia being built. for that serv And to-day we ‘read in the public papers, o telegraphia intelligence by the Bavaria, that the ship touia, loaded stor the Confederate govervin’ Now it cannot be said t of Fogland, and the merchants of ingly body else in England—Know nothing of ail this, and chat it is the appointed work of other vessels to fotlow the Alabama and othor privaiesrs Intended to operate against our coinmerce on the seas, when they leave the shores of England loaded with arms, guns aud mowitiong of war: aye, and with British sebjects, too, which are trans. ferred to those piratical vy for the purpore of destroying American ships and American commerce. it cannot be eaid that all this is done y ait the know. ledge of anybod: land, nor do { believe that tt bas been said that, id that, these other vessels fob low with these nvupitions of war Without ite being known to all whose duty it would be to k it. Therefore t say that this Chamber ought to pubii ress the opin- jon, the oft repeated expression of opinion, it set forth favon years ago, when the situation of the two countries was sunk in government aye, every+ was reversed, when England was at war and we were at powce, The sentiments we then ex pressed, when we were vindicating our eharac- ter and our lonor against unfounded aspersion we may well, and ought emphatically, to express as our sentiments to day, and hold them out for considerabon to the people of England, with whom it haa ever been our desire to live on terms of friendly intereonrse. Tt will be for them to consider what infliecee it will have on the American mind when British built ships, manned by British seamen, are sent out to burn ant destgoy our ps pursving thoir legitimate courses upon the ocean, nd committing their ere: chains, And becanse the Low of notions, morecareful, it seems, of pereonal interest: than the interestg of humanity, has shut these pirates from the ports of every civilized countr 4 ,ond they ean not bring in prizes to condemn them in ihe vightfnl way by law, they must therefore condemn them by fire upon the seas. Bir, a8 @ great commercial people, boldin friendly relations with Great Britain, wo have a mor: right to present these things to the government at Wash ington, and toask the Secretary of State of the United States, through our diplomatic agents abread, to present these resolutions to the governments and peoples of Burope, aa cotaining the sentiments of this Chimber, With these observations, then, I will ask the adoption of the resolutions. Lond applause followed on the close of Mr. Low's speech. Pir, RAKWoRTH suggested that Mr. Towe, write out his remarks abd have them appended to the preamble and resolutions, to be subinitted to the y of State, that the execration of all mankind might fallen all thoee who commitied such atrocious acts of barbarity, oral Werwore moved that the resolutiont and the epeceh of Mr. Lowe, be printed for the vse of the Cham ber, and algo that they be made os public as posuibie, both at home aud abroant Tt was also resolved that copies of the whole be also forwarded to the President und to the Voards of Trade in Fondon, Liverpool, &e, ‘The preamble and the resolutions vere then unanimously adop' BNOOURAC ORATION PROM EUROFB, Captain Ma of the committee (o whom was referred the Seward to the Chamber, enclosing a letter from Mr. Payton, Unite ter to France, dated September 9, 1862, tion from Europe to Ane ertod action by tho nat A would facilitate such States Minis ng logialature sented his report. Tho report stated that the leading lines of pa had expressed thoir willingness to cooperate with (he autho- rities of the general aud State govornments in effycting # ‘tion in the rate of passage. If tho prosent tax was removed, the shipowners, under the impetus. which would be given to emigration, would be enabled to reaues the fare from £3 108. to £2 10s, The report cioses as follows In addition to the poliey'thns would sieqest that much wai stir fon if ¢ and by the Pres nt to vieit I mu » purpose of presenting to those ciasegor the population from Which emigrants are most largely drawn the facts relating to the present conuition of afaira in this country and the iaducerents afforded to the indus. trios, sob migrant to seek & hom It is believed that while rebel emiesa: ith too great songht to poison the sorces ie opinion in Mou the Continent axainst on, the go- litutious of this country, the great bedly Syu:pathy vith fm, aed that ihe i trath needs only to be told them iaa piain and familiar man. ier by those whocan do ft with Intelligence and eandor to crcite in them a desire to become our fellow «\tizens ag well As our svmpathizing friends, ‘The events of the war hav fully proved the patriotiem and bravery of our " zens that jt cannot be doubted that the langest accessions to {heir members would be hailed with delight by the loyal ‘American people, aud that the line of polioy sugzested in thin Teport would reotive their cordial approval. Mr. Tugsron said there never was a time when labor was more abundant or more liberally compensated. There were larger wages paid for Inbor, skilled and unskilled, now than ever before, and yet, so se were laborers that employers almost feared to accept of large orderg, while works remained unfinished or abandoned for want of men to complete thera, though the following prices ruled in the market:—- Ship carpeuters, per day . high wages—the bill ot a plumber being, by an acoov nt beeew 2 50a day for the workman himeelf and a boy. ‘Theso facts, he thought, if made known, would induce Irishmen and others to come to this country, where they would receive large wages and constant employment. The report of the committee was adopted, and ibe Charnber adjourned. ‘The Strike of the ’Longshoremcn—Meet- ing on the Battery. Pursuant to public notice, a meeting of the “longehore. mon was held yesterday morning on the Battery, to consid- @r what measures it would be neces*a:y to take im Order to eompel their employers to raise their wages to the sum desired. The attendance was very numerous, and a high dogree of excitemont was manifested; but no disorderly proceedings were pormitted for an instant, Everything was carried on harmoniously. What the ‘longahoremen seem to wish is, to do away with the present system of paying by the day, and sub- jtute another ayetem by which Inborers wil De pant a cortain rate 4 at present they are paid pwoive shillings per day, with only about three days’ work dw jing the meek. ‘they desire that thoy sball Loreafler be id $175 for Xt hours’ work per day, and 21%c Pe ‘hour. Tt 18 said Bonriy, si the me chants and stevedores are ly to acvede mand, only a few holding back throngh seliish motives. ‘About eleven A. M. yesterday the Battery meeting was called to order by Mr. Buckley, who made a sensible Speech on the suiferiogs of bis fellow workmen, and called attention to the editorial article in yesterday's Henato, which represented the justice of the longehore men’s cause, The speaker moved that acommictee be angetntes t0 death ‘suitable resolutions and report forth whi was ‘and the followin, @d;—Pat, Taomey, chairman; Ed. man, of the East river nm ‘Stedimaa, in, of ths North river men. tnd Cares hestin, reported the following resolution, which was coat athe work bereafter on of $1 rivet day, (or eight Lours, the time to be reckoned at that rate, advieed the men to. go and remeve a ced at. presedt onthe docks, Dut not to work the cargoes at ork stevedores i ise weet et was ag! to, and it was: under: Mood that the resolution committee would confer w the ate and merchante last —$—$———— ne Arrival of the United States Ship er. x. ‘The United States ship Courier, Acting Master Creegy commander, arrived at (bis port yesterday fren Washington, D.C, Annexed is a list of her ofeers:— Avinng Pay incor W. 0 O'Brien. deca Bogie Seva WD. 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