The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1862, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENBET®S, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. ‘OFTICEN. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NaSSAU STS, TERMS cash tm advance, Money tent Dy mat will be of ¢ wish ofthe sander. "Nometut Bank? bile current tm New Fe VULUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing important from any quarter of the world; & used, will be Taherally for, gr OUR FORKIGN CORRESPONDENTS ARB PamticULARLY Requm@srsp TO Seal alt amp Pacs- AGES SENT US NO NOTICE taken 0 anonymous correapondence. We do nat return rejec” 2 commiveitions ADVERYISEMENTS sennwed very day: advertisements in- werted ty the Weekiy Henatp, Faminy Heratp, and én the California and Ruropean Bivtions <— PRINTLNG exscuted with neainess, heapness and dee po Volu ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving Place.—Beneeit iN Arp pa eo Garwouio Onrusn Asytum, Afternoon and MIBLO'S GARDEN. Brosdway.—Bic WALLAOK’S THEATRE, Brosdway.—Moner. WINTER GARDEN, Broadws LAURA KRENB’S THEAT! ne Wickep—Conucat Love. WEW BOWERY THEATRE. 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The whole army of the Potomac is now in mo- tion—pressing on into Virginia—with the exception of General Sumner’s corps which remains on Bolivar Heights. The headquarters of Genera; MoClella:: are at Berlin. Itis believed that the rain body of the rebels have retreated through the mountains at the gap near Front Royal, and the passes on the other side of the mountains, and that the pickets observed by our reconnoitering parties at Upperville, Snicker’s Gap, and in front of Sharpsburg and Charlestown, are only watching the movements of our army. It is said that unless lee's retreat is more rapid than it is supposed to be, General McClellan has it now in his power, by making a vigorous advance, sus- tained by a similar move from Washington, to compel General Lee to tura and fight before he reaches Gordonsville. The news received at headquarters yesterday from the vicinity of the main body of the rebel army shows that Generals Hill, Jackson and Hamp: ton are encamped between Murtinsburg and Bun- ker Hill, the majority being near the latter place. The sick and wounded have been sent toSteunton, as if they expected an attack by our troopa. A terrible fire took place at Harper’s Ferry yes- terday afternoon, destroying a forage train of fil- teen or twenty cars filled with hay and four bun- dred feet of the trestle work of the railroad bridge pon which the cars stood. A new military department has been crested, @Blled the Department of the Cumberland, & which General Rosecrans has been as- Benei the chief command. It comprises the State of Tennessee, east of the Tennessee river, and such parts of Northern Alabama and Georgia as may be taken possession of by the United States troops. This command constitutes the Fourteenth Army corps, and that now undcr General U.S. Curtis the Thirteenth. The news from the West is important. General Grant despatches from St. Louis an account of an efair st Putnam's Ferry on the 27th, in which 1,600 rebels were beaten by a body of Union troops under Colonel Lewis, and a large number killed and captured. Gen. Grant also recounts that the expedition to Clarkson, Mo., thirty-four miles from New Madrid, under command of Capt Rogers, has been entirely successful, disposing of the gnerillas, killiag ten and mortally wounding two, cepturing Colonel Clarke, Captain E-then, three lieutenants, three surgeons, thirty-seven moa, seventy stand of arms, forty- two horses, thirteen mules, tivo wagons, a large quantity of ammunition, burning theiy barracks and magazines, end entirely breaking up the whole concern, withont any loss to our troope. ‘We learn from Jackson, Tenn., that General Price's rebel pickets wero driven eut of Grand Junction on Monday by the Second Illinois cavalry, and that place was occupied by our troops. We publish to-day very full accounts of the fall of the city of Galveston, Texas, which we an- mounced a few days ago. A map accompanies our story which embraces Sabine Pasa, recently cap- tared by our forces—an important position to fall into the hands of the government troops, as will be secn by its relative position to the South wostern frontier and the elaborate description of the locality which accompanies the map. In addition to the above will be found in our columns en excellent map of the vicinity of the late battle on the Charleston and Savannah Rail- road, together with etill further details of that affair—which does not appear to have been a very Aecided suce ss—from our correspondent at Hilton ‘Head. Ind ed, despatches from Charleston to the Richmond papers claim it as a glorions rebel vic- tory, and represent their loss at only fifteen killed and forty wounded, while our army lost two hun- dred killed and wounded. Among the other inte- resting items from that point is the statement that the British steamer Wachuta, Captain Gilpin, was brought into port on Thursday last, a prize to the gunboat Memphis, Commander Wartmaugh. She owns captured, after a full day’s chase, off the coast of North Carolina, She threw overboard the greater portion of her cargo, and so strained her engines as to be unable to make steam. She is believed to have been loaded with arms and ‘ammunition. The Wachuta is an iron steamer, built in London, and will prove valuable prize. The Richmond papers report everything quiet in General Lee's army. The command of the webdel army of Northwestern Virginia has been in conmnand. N transferred from General Loring, to General Echols, in consequence of the former officer diso” beying orders in not reporting his command to Stonewall Jackson at a certain point on the Balti- more and Ohio Railroad by a particular route, and marching his men by way of Red Sulphur Springs, | where he was met by an order to hand over | his command to Echols. The-Richmond Enguérer | says that General Jackson's division is destroying | the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as rapidly and effectually as possible in the neighborhood of Win- | chester. Colonel Imboden has advanced to Moorefield, Hardy county, and the evolutions of Reg army in that direction are carefully ob- served. The Enquirer further states that quantities of clothing are constantly arriving at Winchester for the soldiers, that the weather is very fie, and that ‘God, as uaual, favors our cause."" MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. By the arrival, last night, of the steamship Magie, Captain Adams, we have dates from Havaua to the 25th instant, The United States steamer St. Jago de Cuba arrived at Havana on the morning of the 25th from Key West, all well. The United States gunboats Tioga and Simona left Havana on the af ternoon of the 24th, on a cruise. Havana was per" fectly healthy, and the evenings cool and lovely. Opera was to open on Saturday evening, the 25th, in Trovatore—postponed from the 23d on account of the illness of some of the artistes. The new Captain General was daily expected. The North German Lloyds steamer Bremen. which was to have left Southampton on the 11th inst. for New York, is not coming, having been laid up for the winter. Her mails wil! be brought by the Edinburg. Mrs. President Lincoln yesterday embarked on the United States revenue steamer G. E. Winants, Captain J. C. Lowber, and procecded to the Navy Yard, where she was entertained on board the receiving ship North Carolina by Admiral Pauld- ing and Captain Meade, After examining the various buildings, vessels, Lyceum and the other prominent features of the place, the party pro. ceeded down the bay as far as Fort Hamilten, and returned to the city early in the evening. Among the persons accompanying Mra. Lincoln were Mra. Judge Roosevelt and son, Miss Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Judge Barnard, Judge Hilton, Major Gencrai Banks, Brigadier Ggneral Anderson, Hon. Rutns 1. Andrews, Surveyor of the Port, and many other ladies and gentlemen. The Board of Education was to have inet yes. terday evening; but in consequence of the gas meter having become out of order the chamber could not be illuminated, and the Board adjourned to Wednesday next—the day after clectiou. The trial of Jacob Weiler, charged with the murder of his wife on the 26th of August last, wae concinded inthe Court of General Sessions yes. terday. The case was nto the jury at three o'clock in the afternoon, und atter being outa considerable while they stood seven for conviction and five for acquittal, with no prospect of q nearer agreement, and were accordingly locked up for the night. Rear Admiral David D, Porter, of the Western flotilla, has ordered thut “any vessel that may he fired on by guerillas or other persons will do ail damage in her power to the vicinity from which she was attacked, in order tu repress the outra- geous pri of guerilla warfare." The Cumberland Valley Railroad GCompaay, whose depot, ¢ house, shops, &c., at Chaw. Dersburg, Pennsylvania, were destroyed by Stu- art’s cavalry, is rebnilding the dierent atrnetures, sume of which will be larger and mach improved. The with of November has been appointe Thankagiving day by the Governors of New Y: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hamps! Maine and Maryland. The tollowing military appointinents have been made by the government:—Bi jer General Tho- mas A. Morris to be major general: John M. Aus- tin to be assistant paymaster; James }3. Sheridan to be additional paymiaster. The troops under the command of Major Gens- ral Grant will constitute the Thirteenth Army corps, and those ened to the command of Ma- jor Gen Rosecrans will constitute the Pour- teenth Army corps. There was a German democratic mass meeting held last evening at the Cooper Institute, at which speeches were imade by Mr. Cox, of Ohio, Capt. Rynders, and a number of German speakers, none of whom were very complimentary to the tederaj government. The stock market was lower yesterday, closing tame and heavy, Thedectine ts chiefly due to sales to realize profits by parties who are made uncasy by the election prospects, Gold declined to 1315;; exchange closed at 144s a 11S. Mouey is pretty abundant to good borrowers at & per vent Tne cotton market was active yesterday, and prices advanced Ic. per tb. The vales embraced about 2.500 balos, closmg firm on the basis of G0%e. a Ble. fur middling uplands. Flour opened with firmness, and at an advance of 5: a We por bbi, but it grew dull at the close, aud the advance claimed early in tbe day was partly lost, while tho salos wore modorate and chietly to the home trade. Wheat opened firm, and 1c. a 2c. higher, but closed tame, while tales were tolerably active, Corn was neu per bushel higher, aud sound qualities were in good de. mand. The saies were toler#iy active, clusing at about 70c. a 72c. for suund Westeru mixed. Pork was beavy and sales moderate, olusing AL $15 0 913 12s, for tness aud $12 125 a $1225 for prime. Sugars were uc. tive, with sales of 925 hinds. and 1,225 boxes at fui! prices. Coflve was firm, but quiet. A sale of 275 bags Laguayra was made in bond, for oxport, at p. t. Freights were without important change iu cates, while engage. meuts were inoderate, Hor Work ix Soerm Garottva—Guserat Mitcuet..—The report which we publisied yes. terday, from our special correapoudent on the grouud, shows that the battle at the Charleston and Savanah Railroad crossings of the streams at the head of Broad river, in Suuti Caroliaa, was avery fiercely contested and sauguinary eng: ment. It also appears that the special objects of the expedition—-a reconnoissance and the de struction of an important railroad bridge—were accomplished. Weare not satisied, however, that the rgeults attuined will compensate Gen. Mitchel for his losses in the battle. Our forces were withdrawn from the point where the bridge was destroyed, while the rebeis on the opposite side of the river were strongly rein- forced, from which we may conclude that within a few days the bridge will be restored and rail- way travel fully resumed between Charteston and Savannah. General Mitchel is a fighting man, and wher- ever he sees the heads of the rebels he is apt to strike at them, without much regard to their position or numbers. It is evident that he has commenced in South Carolina that same system of dashing operations into the enemy's country which created such a sensation during the sum- mer along the northern borders of Georgia, Ala bama and Mississippi. But let him be ad monished in time that if he pursues too far these haphazard adventures into the swamps of South Carolina he may not be able to get out again. General Mitchel belongs to the school of Fremont, Phelps and Hunter, and his zeal is apt to outrun his discretion. General Hal- eck, however, we hope, will see that when General Mitchel goes on another fighting expe- dition he goes for some object that will pay expenses, aud with the men and means to ac complish it. Ww The Conservative Uprising for the Con- stitution and the Union. The October elections in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana reveaied the commencement of a deep, powerful political revolution. The more the results of these elections are studied the more this fact is apparent, Consider by what overwhelming majorities the republicans car- ried these States in the last Presidential elec- tion, and then compute how large must be the radical loss and the conservative gain to pro- duce such a revolution as the conservative tri- umphs indicate. It will not do to attempt to account for auch a result by asserting that the radicals have gent nearly all their voters to the wars. Such an assertion is manifestly untrue, and was never ventured upon by the abolition organs until the exigencies of the present can- vass demanded the falsehood. Up to the time that the returns of the October elections were YORK d . ey sentatives to the army. On the contrary, they admitted that in nearly every State the conser- vativesthad furnished the majority of recruits. Their appeals to the President for an emanci- pation proclamation were based upon the etate- ment that such a document would bring out the abolition reserve force, who had never yet smelt powder. The Tribune even went so far as to give the exact number of the abolition recruits to be obtained by such a proclamation, and stated at nine hundred thousand. The false assertion that the enlistments of abolition- ists in Pennsylvania, Obio and Indiana caused the losses of the abolition party in those States is refuted, therefore, by the dectarations of the abolitionists themselves. The plain fact of the mailer is that the people of the Central States, alicr thinking the whole subject over, resolved to put down the radicals and have this war carried on constitutionally. The voters of this and of other States bave formed precisely the same resoltttion,and will manifest it in the aame way. The elections in November will be the sequel of those in October. The canvass in this State has created no very great popular excitement. In this respect it is exactly similar to the canvass which preceded the elections in October. Evidently the people are making up their minds for themseives. Revolutions in public opinion are quiet and undeimonstrative until the moment of action arvives. ‘Uh run deep. are never loquacions. Tie great principles in- volved in the coming elections have made a deep impression pou the people. In vaiu the rattling, uvisy politicians attempt to disturd the public mind and avert the approaching revolution by the old, stale devices of party roguecy. Babbling orators go for nothing: the people have heard talking enough. Choice tidbits of scandal in regard to the caadidate: are unrelished; fer candiklates are of no acconnt when grand constitutional principles are at stake. Appeals to party feeling and, party discipline are unheeded; for ail political par- ties are dead, sad the Vaion and disunion par- ties only remain. fpishets and nicknames are bandiod about witieut effect; for the people are engrossed with considerations wore im- portant than hard names. We teli the politi- cians of ail parties tim! they have lost the ear of the people; that they are despised and re pudiated by the peopie; that they ave unable vither to underatand or to control the present feelings of the loyal voters, and thatthe etec- tions to be held in November are practically decided in advance. The conservative ava- lanche which started in October, suddenly and without the slightest: premonition, is gat! is strength and ipereusing its momeatum as it ad- vances, and in November it wili be irresistible. To try to arrest its progress by the eilly clap- trap of an ordinary canvass is as insane as to try to sweep back the angry Atiaatic with au old broom. The experiences of this war have educated the people, and they now accept tic babble of politicians at its true value. Can potiticlans talk back life into the slain fathers, busbands, sons and brothers of the people Can politiciuns talk the money expended in this war back into the pockets of the people? It not, neither can they convioce the people either that this war should be stopped inglori- ously or that it should be continued in accord- ance with the abolition policy. The secession policy and the abolition policy - are {dentical in thetr results. Tie people w derstand this, and will rebuke them both. Be- tore this war began, both the fire-eaters of the South and the radical abolitionists of the North Were avowedly disunionists. So far these two classes of extreniists sympathized with exch other, When South Carolina seceded Wendell Phillips was the first man aad the Tribune the first paper to bid the eecessionists God speed and glory in the disruption of the Union. Now the abvlitionists profess to oppose the seces- siouista; but in reality both are striving for the same object, with different motives, just precise. ly as they were Lefore. ‘Ihe secession leaders desire to dissulve the Union and abrogate the constitution in order to obtain power in a new confederacy. The abviition leaders desire to destroy the Uniou and supérseng the consti- tution in order to destroy slavery and reor- ganize the nation as a great abolition society, with abolitiouists in all its vitives. If the revels were to triumph aud the Union were divided, both sections would break up into a number of littie sovereignties, ail warring against each other, like the petty republics of ancient Greece. Only the war holds ihe seceded States together. South Caroliua and Georgia are too bitter rivals to long unite in a contederacy. New York would very soon secede trom New Engiand, and the West from the Kast, if the fatal dogma advocated by the rebels were admitted and legitimatized. The people will never entertain such an idea for a moment. The material in- terests of commerce, of trade, of our mercantile navy, of our railroads, of all ow internal and external improvements, would alone suffice to make our people loyal to the Union, even if the great principle of nationality were not involved. On the other hand, if the abolition schemes were carried out, the prospect is quite as re- pulsive. It would require at least twenty years of bloody war to free all the slaves of the South and reduce her white population to prac- tical slaves. In the meantime the North would be ruined, and a military despotism would usurp the superseded constitutional govern- ment, Then @ vast series of costly experiments’ in regard to amalgamation and a piebald repub- lic would ensue, and very likely a popular revo- lution or European interference would soon de- stroy all that remained of the country. The conservative people will have neither of these policies. They refuse to allow the constitution to be trampled upon either by rebels or aboli- tor HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, received the abolitionists had not dared to claim that they had sent any great number of repre- still waters of politics always When the people bold their tongues itis because they are keeping up a terribte thinking. Men who are cogitating great ideas disastrous depreciation of our curren it caused by uay tears as to the conduct or re- sults of the war—for stocks of ail kinds are rebellion and the abolitionists together. They support our patriotic President in his struggles to resi-¢ the pressure which he confesses has been brought to bear upon him by the radical leaders. They believe in prosecuting this war constitutionally, and for the reunion of the States. They know that the Union, constitu- tional, conservative policy alone can suppress treason and save the country. Therefore they gave conservative majorities in October. There- fore, by the fixed laws of political revolutions, they will give still larger conservative majori- ties at the elections in November, and the natioa will be saved from destruation. Mr. Chase's Misman agement of the Trea- eury in Relation to Currency. Among all the financial phenomena which have been exhibited in our midst within the past few weeks, none is more remarkable than the fact that our currency, in its relation with specie, has fallen to the extent of thirty per cent. ‘This difference in the relation of specie with pa- per is so great as to deserve particular inquiry into the causes which have produced it. When we reflect upon the different positions and conditions of the two sections of the nation, now in hostile array against each other, there is nothing to excite surprise that the Confederate paper should be, as at the present moment it is, ata discount of sixty per cent or more; while, on the other hand, it is portentous and surpris- ing that our Northern paper should be depreci- ated by only one-half of the other. The rebel rulers of the South exercise an absolute despot- ism over Southern people iu this respect, and force the circulation of their paper by the seve- rest penaities against all who refuse to take it. Its value, such as it is, is only kept up by the strongest military despotism. But with us the ease is different. We share with England all the trade and commerce of the civilized world ; we possess in our midst all the elements of wealth in the undiminished development of in- dustry and the unceasing abundance of produc- tion, while our Southern “ wayward brothers’”’ ure shut out from commerce with the world, and are destitute of all our immense commercial wad industrial resources. There exists, therefore, no natural cause why this excessive perturbation in the relation of specie and currency with us should be ex! ited as it is ut this moment. Nor does history assist us in the solution of the question. We can refer to a period of English history when the financial difficulties of that country far ex- ceeded those under which we may be said at the present time to labor. Kngtand then was engaged ia a war of even greater magnitude than our present war; she resorted to a much larger issue of paper credit than we bave hith- erto done or shall probably ever have to do. Vetin the greatest height of her credit expansion the bills of the Bank of England celdom were lower than about seven.or eight per cent, except for a Uvief interval towards the close-of the war, shortly before the batite of Watertoo, when Dank of Eugtaud bills feit for a day or two as low as thirty per: cent or. more, and at leagth stood .at tweuty-five per ceat discount as compacted with gold. But theaaune causes are not in operation with us to produce the samme effects. We are not obliged to send out several milliona sterling iu gold to subsidize foreiga arintes aad keep foreign atiies in the field. Our position is not so precarious, and our people are more prosperous in cominercial affairs at the present time than was England at that time. We are not shutout trom the commerce of any part of the wortd, as idagland at that period was [vom all commer- cial intercourse with Europe. ‘Taxed as we are now beginning to be, ou taxation is not by one half so great and oppressive as hers then was and etill is. There are, therefore, unnatural causes operating with us to produce an eflect which would not be witnessed under a proper course and management of the Treasury Depart- ment. Disguise the fact as we may, the conclusion remains inevitable that, since no special com- mercial or popular distress bas led to this hor is liigh—the cause ot it must be looked for to the injudicious conduct and incompetent action of tue Treasury Department, particularly in re- lation to special specie deposits in the Preasury, which we. will explain bereatter. In other words, we have not a slalesinan suea as William Pit, or approaching in any degree to his standard, to manage and direct our fiscal department. Our chief in this department, departing from the: wise and conservative course he showed himself at the beginning of his career inclined to pursue—for which we. cheerfully gave him due credit at the time— seems, since-then, to have abandoned the proper sphere of his duties and office to mix limself up with abolitioa schemes in connectica with future aspirations of inopportune ambitioa. He hus been so busied in undignified squab- bles in relation to the command of the army, laboring to put down and set up generals one above another, that he has lost sight of what was going on in the specie market, and of the fatal consequences of bis fatuitous gold specu- lations, Hence all the blundering which bag iately emanated from the Treasury Depart ment; hence tie unnatural rise of goid and consequent depreciation of the currency; hence the adverse condition uf exchanges, proceeding from the cause above referred to und from want of confidence in the action of the Treasury De- partment; hence the perturbation between tue relations of currency and specie. It is, we are thoroughly convinced, owiug to these causes that the commercial world at large has lost all confidence in the Secretary; aud where con- fidence is once withdrawn trom any depart- meat of the government the most disastrous ef- fects are eure to follow in that department, as we daily witness in our specie quotations at the present crisis. Ovr Ercutn Conoressiona Districr.—No more desirable Union war caodidate for Con- gress ut this crisis stands betore the people for their suffrages thau Colonel J. McLeod Murphy in our Kighth district. He is an inde- pendent Union war candidate; has proved him- self in many battles a good and trusty soldier, the loader of his regiment in the fight and their careful guardian in camp. He has won for himself in the public service « name of which he and his friends may well be proud. He is, mereover, a scholar, a conscientiously honest man, and a man of talents and the requisite ac- complishments for usefulness and influence in Congress. His opponent—a certain Anson Herriok—on the contrary, is nothing but a trading, huckstering politician; a model repre- sontative of the jugglers of the Tammany Coal ana ph jeaping character. 1862. tionists. They are in favor of putting down the whose principles are spoils and plunder and the prefits of party ins and sales of men and offices. We hope, for the credit of the honest people of all parties of the Eighth dis- triet, that they will elect by « handsome majority Colonel Murphy as their representa. tive in the next Congress, THE WAR IN MISSOURI. Defeat and Dispersion of Guerillas—Im- portant Official Despatches, &c. Wasinarox, Oct. 29, 1862. ‘Tho following despatches have been received at the headquarters of the army :— Hkavquakrers, Sr. Loss, Oot. 28, 1862. Major General Haixzcx, General-in-Chief, Washington:— Col. Boyd reports turther success in General Davidson's southeast district. Col. Lewis, commanding the Twenty- third Jowa, with dotachments from his own and the First, ‘Twenty-fourth and Tweuty-filth Missouri regiments, with A section of Stanger’s battery, attacked fifteen hundred rebels at Putnam’s Ferry on the 27th inst., killing several and taking over forty prisonors. Our troops behaved well. 8. R. CURTIS, Major General Commanding. Jackson, Tenn., Oct, 28, 1862. Major General H, W. Hatixce, General-in-Chiof :— The foltowing despatch is just received from Brigadier General Davis, at Columbas, Ky.:-— ‘The expedition to Clarkson, Mo., thirty-four miles from New Madrid, under command of Capt. Rogers, Co. K, Se- cond lilinois cavairy, has been entirely successful, dispos- ing of the guerillas, killing ten and mortally wounding two, capturing Col. Clarke, in command, Capt. Estneu, three lieutenants, three surgeons, thirty-seven men, seventy stand of arms, forty-two horses, thirteen mules, two wa gons,a large quantity of ammunition, ‘burning their bar racks and magazines, aud entirely breaking up the whole concern, No loss on our side. U. 8. GRAN?, Major General Commanding. IMPORTANT FROM MISSISSIPPI. The Rebel Pickets Deiven Out of Grand Junction and the Town Occupied by Oar Troops. Sacxgon, Toun., Oct. 28, 1562. The Second Illiecis cavalry drove General Price's pickets from Grand Junction yesterday, und pow hold the place. Tho woops at this point and Bolivar have been under marching orders for two days, but probably ‘Will not move at present, Mews from Corinth and Memphts. RO, OOt. 29, 1862. An officer direct from General Grant's beadquarters reports that the rebels were massing their forces nine miles below Grand Junction oa Sunday, and passengers who eft Corinth yesterday say that the night betore they left our scouting parties had driven in tho rebel pickets Genorai Sherman issued a very stringent order in Mera’ phia, on the 25th, for the government of the city. Coloney Antony is aunounced as Provost Marshal, with two as- sistants, and rd cemnposed Of one regitnent of try and eqs ty. A military comms tree army oflicers sits dary to try offenders und laws ot war, Vagrants, thieres, and other disreputable characiees are lo be restvuined of liberty, organized int Gunys, aud Bet to work in Che trenches or ont Citizens turking about the Camps wiil be Wreaied us spies. Chuzens are (0 Keep within doors between t2itoo and revetite, avieas attending churen, places ot umusoinent, w party of frends, oF necessary business, After mid: fught “all persoos ‘must be am theis houses except the guards, Assomblages of negroes are torbidden, except hy pormission previously granted by the Urowoat bar shai, after hearmg the object, place of meeting, ume of closing, and probable matnber of (be askemblage, THE WAR IN. KENTUCKY, - - Locesvsian, Oct..29, 1862. General Buclt Bas issued orders saying Unt alt captured ‘or the rebel aciny will be sont vo Vicksburg as of war, und thea paroled for exchauge; also that ail persone who bnve aetevely abetted the invasion oi Wentucky withia the tase three mouths, will be. wn* medutely arrested, 6ent (© Vicksburg and torbulden to relurn (o Kentucky. General Boyts is charged with the exeeation of (he apowe, Geta! Losecrans 13 expected hare to night, Justih Jacksou, proprietor of the Estee County Teoo » ks. a colugee from tbabcounty , died at (he Galt House “i Morgan's Poreea, & i@ reported, have left Kon” tucks via Elkton to Galiatin. Ab Cuubeciaud Kurd the rebots recentiy hung Captain King, of Lanceln county, Kentucky, iormerty ot the Third Koutnek> regiment, bss 6Wwo BoUs, Mere youths, «ad (wlve other Lnvanista, peverm passcagors by stage from Nashville roport delng rifled by rebel plekets of letters for Otuioaus. ces end wounded federal soldiers Contuiue arrwe bore, from Fortress Monree. Formupss Moxnon. Oct. 28, 1982. ‘The Eugtish eteam (rigates Cadmus aud Racer rated to diay from Fortress Monroe, parsing down the Roads at two o'ciek PML, lo be absent for about two weeks ova urnse. ‘Ubey will thea ceturn to this place tw await or ders. ‘The following paroted rebels are here awaiting the next cons ey ance ty Richmond —Ors, Nobiusum aud Kennedy, of Louisiana; Chaviais Jones and Smith, of Georgia, and Chaplain Mekeliam, of South Carolina, Chaplin W. A, Jones his with bim tho corpse of bis brother, Captain W ¥. Joves Ne News from Salt Lake City. Baur Lake Civ, Oot, 29, 1862. Colone: Conner's California regiment bus artived hove, and ts located at Carp Fort Lou bree miios wost of this city. Major MoGary, 1 nwad Of tw Comp ies, sent out frym Ruby vatiey to thunbeldi river to w the Indians who myrdored the emigrants this tall, They optured dweuty-six between Gravelly ford ard'tie Cicy of Rocks. Holding twenty four as hoses, tag others were: to bring m the me ng, with the tmdorstanding that if pot buck by « specided tine the fromaivg twenty-four would be shot. The two did not returi, and ihe tweaty-four were taken out and snot. The Maor reperte thut noariy ali the Humbdeldt indus nad gone to Keffule Range on a big bunt, The troops are in goud health, Prisoners of War. UNITED STAIRS MARSHAL'S OF FICK. Oct. 29.—Thirteen prisvoors ef war from Hilton Head ac- tived hore ia the steatner [fe sou. Among them is one contraband, who is pat dows as a “suspicious character” Awhite gentleman is alvo so designated. Two of them=-D. H. Campbell, master, and Goorge R. Waller, engineer , of the ship Governor Milton—were taken prisonors by the United States steamer Dartington. The prisoners are nearly all trem Georgia nnd Seuth Carcdina. Mio following is a list of the prisoners delivered to Cxptoin McConnell, of the Nincty seventh regiment Penn- sylyania Volunteers, to be delivered to the Provost Mar- shal at Now York, pursuant to Special Urders No. 238, Headquarters, Department of the South, Hiltoa Heat, 3. €., October 22, 1962:— John Mitchell, Co. C, 47th Georgia Volunteers, prisoner war Seaboro Hall, Co, F, 47th Georgia Volunteers, prisoner of war, HL C. Scott, Miller's cavairy, Georgia, prisoner of war. Crawford, citizen of Georgia, prisoner of war. J.M. Thomas, Camden Chasseu jeorgia, prisoner of of war, #1. C. Morgan, Beaufort City, 8 of war, Benyuinin Adams, Beaufort City, S. C., prisoner of war, Amos Adains, Beaufort City, 9. C., prisover of war, Amanda Pursous, citizen of Florida, prisoner of war, D. H. Campbell, citizen of Florida, prisoner of war, Geo, R. Wailer, citizen of Florida, privoner of war. James Highgraas, negro, auspicious characier. M.H. Van byke, citizen, snapicious charaater. Papers are forwarded in the case of M. H. van Dyke, who is subject to the Prize Commissioners, ‘The prisoners were brought to the Marshal's office {rom the steamor Ericsson by Deputies McCay, Wetherell and Young. They now await directions from Washington. Rostan Catone Onrmay Asyitw.—The annual festival of thie meritorious institution takes place two-day at the Academy of Music. The afternoon entertainments will consist of performances by Wood's Minstrels, to be fol lowed by the comedicita of “The Loan of a Lover’ and «(pie Rough Tiamond.” In the evening there will be given “Tho Conjugat Lesson,” ‘the Irish ion” and gome ininstrelsy performances by Bryants’ troupe, the whole ty oonchide wita the musical farce of “The Swiss Swain,” with an excelicnt cast. With such @ programme the proceeds of the festival exnot tuil to surpass those of Jast year. New Bowxay ingatae.—This establishment was crowded to excess last night owing to an announeemont that appeared in some of the morning papors that Gen. ‘orcoran officers of tho old Sixty-ninth would at- ‘ oo ‘The General did not make his and mauy of his officers ) @ very flattoring teception. The the eccasion was of a varied Hole end Mozart Hall; » specimen brick of HWCLELLAW'S that. clase of profeaional party icicksion | MEWS FROM } ARMY. ‘The Army of the Potomac in Motion— le Retreat of the Rebels trom Winchester, &c., dice [Oorrespondeace of the Baltimore American.) Hanrss's Ferny, Oot. 29—P, M. Since Suaday last the movement of troops in this wi- cintty have been constant, and, with the exception of General Sumner's (now Couch’s) corps, on Bolivar Heights, our whole army may now bo said tw be in mo- tion. Genera! Burnside’s movement into Virginia has been strongly followed up, and Gonoral Fitz John Porter’s corps is now in position to operate promptly in the game dires- tion, if required. Pleazant Valley, lately so populous, a now nearly cleared of troops. General McClellan's head- quarters are now at Berlin, immediately on the Potomac: General Burnside is with the advance. ‘The robel pickets in strong numbers have again ap- peared in front ef Charlestown, and their artillery and ca- valry are visible from Bolivar Heights. Thoy keep @ strict guard and are apparently very svlicitous w prevent any communication within their lines in that direetion- ‘Their pickets have also reappeared opposite Sharpsburg? and picket firing over the river has been resumed, Notwithstanding these manifestations a contrary velief is entertained at headquarters. The impression incroases that the main body of the rebel army bas already retreat’ ed, and that we shall find nothing at Winchester # un ad- vance is made in that directioa, but a few of his wounded who could not be moved. It is pretty well known that e considerable force of rebels have already crogsed the mountains through the gap at Front Royal, wad it is believed a still larger force are passing southward om the other side of the moun- tains ‘The forces which our roconnoissances have found ut tho vicinity of Snicker’s Gap and Upperville aro probably wxtching against an attack on tho flank of tbe main army, ag it stretches towards Gordonsville, Supposing that this general belief of a retreat of the rebois is founded on fact, there is still a good chauce for a pursuit that would force Lee to turn aud give battle. Tho position of our army is good for accomplishing this. We nold th® shortest route toGordonaville, and have the bedt and most numerous roads et our command. Our reconnoissauces, made by Genoral Pleasanton dur- ing the Inst few days, have minutcly examined the coua- try over which the pursuit would be mado, and been fruitfut of much experionce that witl bo valuable. Unless Lee's retreat is mucb further advanced than iw probable or possible, it would seom that General McClellan has the power, by a vigorous forward movement, aided by a bimt- tar advance from Washington, to force Lee to stop and fight before he gains Gordonsville, ‘The New York and Philadelphia papers persist in talk- ing of Leavy rains and swollen rivers. We have not had heavy rains except for a few hours ou Sunday night, and the river oa8 not wollen. It is still fordabic almoa, anywhere. No News of Importance from General Ploasanton’s Corps—-The Position of the Rebels, &e. Heangoarrers, ARwy OF THe POTOMAG, Oct 20—Evening. No news of importance has been received from Geveral Pleasanton to-day. ‘The news received to-day from the viciniiy of the main body of the rebel army sbows thet Generals Hil, Jackson and Hampton are encamped between Marting- burg aud Bunkor Hill, the majority beiug near the later place. A request was made to-day to remove the bodies of two soklices buried near Shopherdstown. It was denied untit the consent of General Lee or General Stuart could be obtained, which occupied av hour, ‘This shows that the loading rebel generals aro nots grost, distance from our lives, and that tho rebel army has aot as yel retreated up the Shenandoah valley. «<The rebels have sent their aick and wounded back to Staanton, evadently- saticipiting au early movemout of the Army of the Potomac. , IL is believed that no large force of the oncmy have ‘crnsadd (0 Ube cast Of the Binge tidge. j The Strategy of the Enemy—Nows of @ Battle Expected at any Moment. ParLAmecrnrs, Oot, 20, 1862 ‘The Washington Star, of this evening, say6:— It a8 believed in front that Lec has divided his arm¥ qnte two largo corps—cue under Jackson, and tho other uuder Longstreet—and 15 leaving the rogion in which be hax beea posted since recrossing the river into Virginin Yrom information received this forenoon, wo believe that portions of Jackson's army have crossed the Bluo Ridge by the gap at Front Royal, w bilo we are also satis- ficd Unat 4 force of eight thousand rebels, under Walkerr ia knowa to have becu lor two day 6 past at Upperville, im the ubsence of Longstreet’s corps ‘The expectation of the revel generals was, probably, to be able to inake a successful dash at Sigel’s corps al and around Contrevilio, on their retreat towards Gordonsville, tenes the appearance there of these troops at the points indicated above, We may appropriately add that our Army of, the Pote- tue is promptly tn motion to meet these rebet move- ments, aud Burnside and Fitz Joha Porter are already #0 close on the hoels of Loagetreet's army that he will pro. Dably essay to retrace his steps towards Winchester, aad “eek to retroat down the vaMey, rather than gdvance Crther down in this direction, The public, therefore, tay aot be surprised to hear way woment of a cousider- ablo bettio in that quarter. Destructive Fire at Harper's Ferry—A Large Quantity of Forag: and a Por tion of a Bridge Burned. Magrnn’s Peru, Va., Oct. 29, 1862. About ove o'clock this aiternoon a firs broke out among some forage stored beneath the treaseling connected with the railroad bridge on this side of the Potomac. A bigh wind blowing at the timo, it was soon ina flerce blaze. A forage. tpain, consisting of Octeen or, twenty cars, loaded with hoy, &e., was standing on the track immediatoly above the tire, and was soon lighter. ‘The engineor ran this trai immodiately across fhe temporary bridge to the Maryland side, but before it had succeeded in crossing it was burning fiercely. The train waa run beyond the bridge, however, to Sandy Hook, « mile and a half {rom Harper's Ferry, where it was entire- ly conauined save the engine. ‘the tier of the ties of the railroad beueath were 60 burned as to necessitate their removal. In the moantime the trestle work of the road,and @ quantity ot {orage, lunber, &c., belonging to the govern. font, in the vicinity whore the fire first oceurred, is now barning. ‘The fire ic said to have originated (rem a stove placed beneath the trestle work, and near some bay for the we of the guar: detailed for the post ‘Tho fire was inaily stopped at the bridge after wme four or five bundred feet had been destroyed. There were tweaty four cars in all entirely destroyed, with thaw coutenta, The total lous by the fre cannot be less than from seventy-five to one hundred thousand dollars. ‘There is some dispute as to the c.annce in which the Ore occurred, but it appears pretty certain that it caughs from the engine, instead of from a stoyw beneath the bridge, ae first reported. It seoms that tho engineor, in. stead of backing his train up the track whon be found that it was on fire, hesitated until the fire had droppod upon the hay beneath, and then ran his train through the blaze, which set the combustible contents of all the cars ima dane. ‘Tho enginser and firemen were arrested and held untiy this evening, when their services being required to ran another train down the road, they were released for the ere force was immediately set to work repairing the damage to the road, aud it is expectod that the trains will be run into this place to-morrow morning. ‘Asecesh soldier, belonging to the Second North Caro- lina regiment, under Goneral D. H. Hill, came in to-day, and gave himself up, stating that be was tired of the service and was willing to take the oath of allegiance. He manifested @ strong disinciination to be exchanged. He is vory free, apparently, in giving information, but such news should be taken with a greas deal of distrust, He states that his regiment Jeft a point four miles beyond Charlestown, towards Shopherdaton {early yester. day morning. [Correspondence of the Baltimore American. Hanren's Ferrey, Oct. 29, 1862. A destrustive fire took piace here this afternoon. Some toamsters wore cooking dinner undor the trestle work in the vicinity of the point where immonse quantities of hay wore being wnloaded from the cars. The fames commu. nicated to several hundred bales of hay, and soon en- veloped twenty-four cars, loaded with hay, on the troatie work, Fearing that the burning cars would communicate the flamos to the bridge, a locomotive was attached, and they were hastily run across to the Maryland side, where (hey soon burned up. Upwards of five hundred feet of / 4 ’