The New York Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1862, Page 4

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APEL HITCHCOCK'S THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL, Cauat eirees. Gs, Dancks, Bunnesquxs, &c. GAIETIES CONCERT HALL, 616 Broadway,—Daawina Meow LATERTAINUKNTS, PARISIAN CABINET OF WONDERS. 563 Broadway, — Open daily from 10 A. M. ull LO P.M. A HOUSE, Brooklyn.-Erarorras ques ko New York, Monday, November 17, 1862. THE SITUATION. The intelligence from the Army of the Potomac generally indicates immediate action, although no decisive movements are reported yesterday. A ramor, for which there was not the least founda- tion, was circulated in Washington that General Buroside's army had a battle and met with a re- pulse near Warrenton. Hon. A. J. Hamilton has been appointed Milita- rary Governoe of Texas. It is rumored that Jeff. Davis has offered a mil, lion bales of cotton for sale at 724 cents a pound, payable in gold. He agrees to give permission for ita shipment, the buyers to arrange with the United States government as to exemption from seizure on the high seas. President Lincoln has issued an order enjo‘ning upon our soldiers and sailors the strict observance af the Sabbath, and reminding them of the words of Washington, that men may find enough to do in the service.of God and their country, without abandoning themselves to vice and immorality. It is reported by reputable parties from Han- cock and Martinsburg, that Stonewall Jackson's forces are encamped within tea miles of Manches- ter, along the railrosd from Harper's Ferry. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now clear of rebels and will soon be in operation through to Wheelin, Official accounts from General Weitzel, in Ope- Jousas county, Louisiana, state that on Tuesdaf, | the 28th ult., he entered Thiboudeax without op- | position, after meeting and subduing the rebels at labadieville. Our loss was sixteen killed and sixty wounded. The rebel loss was heavy, and ineluded their commander, Colonel McPheeters, Ve took one hundred and eighty prisoners, two guns, two howitzers and a large quantity of rail- road rolling stock. Our troops consisted of regi- ments from New Hampshire, Connecticut, New jisiana, We give a map of the locali- da list of the killed and wounded in York a ty to-day the action We f hh further particulars in another column of the occupation of Holly Springs by our troops and the state of affairs in the Southwest. The rebel chiefs, Van Dorn and Price, now in Mis- sissippi, are said to be receiving reinforcements ‘\om the Arkansas troops under General Holmes, ‘The enemy is again hovering about the railroad Vetween Springfield and Rolla, endeavoring to intercept our supplies. Ly the Btaa, off Cape Race, we learn that the Loudou Times of November 6 denies that any Lisme can attach to the English government rela- {ive to the fitting owt “operations of the priva- ty Alsbama. England, the Timea says, does not 1 alsh ships of wer, but ‘her shipyards are open ‘ vod she selis the “ component parts’ of is" to all comers.’ Her theory of neu- tact jo that direction, the London Times says, | ‘lly up to that enunciated for the United President Pierce, in 1856, during the {the Rassion war. | correspondent of the London Times, rom Richmond, on the 8th of October, ve rebels ‘ gaffer terrible desolation, it plvit. of resistance iss high as ever.” i vion News undertakes to show that the f the rebels are “almost ex. ht, M, P., denoances the idea of .con- rds the South on the subject OF m hopes that the Bnglish govern vteriere ia the ease of @ servile rn States, M'SCPLLANEOUS NEWS. trtieldp Hing, from, Queenstown of the srity pasted Cape Nace last Satuwday afier v hor royago to Now York. Our agent at fouritand 4 synopsis pf Wavdcd W BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery=Dearm PLaxx— | | ers were arrested by the troops. | brig | street, all five stories inheight. and the mark! closed buoyant. Breadstn fs were quiet and ste idy, and provisions quict on the «ame day. Gavibaldi’s name was mentioned in coanection rown of Grogoe, some Hersons saying ctator had been already “sounded” of hia acceptance, Some Austrian and Italian soldiers had had a sherp conflict on the frontier tine of the two countries. After quiet was restored each party blamed the other for ori- g the affray. ‘The Rrifish Par nent stood ed to the of January. The London Hebibition was closed. Advi from Austra dated ‘on the 26th of | September, repre trade of Metbourne as dull, From China we lear ata recy to burn down the city of Cantoa and murder the manda- vins had beeu discovered in Reptembor. We have files trom Bermuda to the 4th of No- vember. The papers contain late news from some of the other West India Islands. We have reports of extensive and formidable labor its, chiefly among negroes, which had taken place at St. Vin cent, Which lasted ten deys, aud resulted in the plunder and destruction of numerous planters? estates, the maiming o! yp! s, and the killing of many negroes. The t was only allayed by alarge military force co-operating with armed Pritish vessels, emeut prevailed, also, in NEW YORK HERALD, MO | ponce sterling a pound from the 1st of October, [The Campaigu in Virginia—Progress fad Prospects of he War, Our latest intelligence of any moment from the Army of the Potomac is the offical ordor of Priday last from General Buraside anacun- cing the organization of a portion of the forces under his command fate tree grand divisious, each conaisting of two army corps—the division on the right uader General Sumaer, that on the | left under General Franklin, and the central division under General Hookee, with a boavy ce of reveryee under General Sigel. This important concentration ef the forces immedi- ately around Generai Burnside into the four dis- divisions of an army waa doubtless the business of the late visit to Warrenton from General Halleck. We accept the order upon the subject as a ootification that hot work with the enemy, on a grand acale aad at close quar- ters, may be soon expected. General Lee evidently does not intend to fall rther than Gordonsville without a dos- rnggle. He may povbaps make a stand on the south bank of the Rapidaa, the largest tributary of the Rappahannock, and affording at feast equal advantages to the Antietam river fov a defensive position. It will be remem- | bered that General Pope, after pursuing Stone. for Barbados Mar! law had been prociaim- ed in Saint Vincent, and one hundred prison They will Yellow fever tad carried off ma- iis in Barbados, but it bh abated in th of its character, at the Intest date. The ni , from the rebel Amerivtan brought to trial. | States, had been seized on a bottomry bond, and | her captain (Neil) imprisoned in Demarara, at the j suit ‘of a firm in Bern a. The United States | steamers San Jacinto and Mohican had called at muda had j eam communication be- York lisman, at this vers to the Oth e ath. Them ing of interest to Amer Crusader had arriv Charletain, from Boston, 4 Ja., on the 31st ult. At about twelve o’cloc broke out in the extensive iron w of S. B. Alihause & Sona, corner of West Ho and Greene streets. The building oceupied four lotsa on Houston street and 100 feet on Greene The whole of the building, with its contents, were burned to the ground, involving a loss of about $150,000. The | flames spread to adjoining property before extin. guished ly the firemen. The loss is about covered by insurance. The origin of the fire has not yet been developed. We give an account of the disas- ter in another column. An insurance patrolman, named James Magnum, is believed to have lost his life by the falling of a wall. The body has not yet been recovered. The Rutland (Vermont) Cowrier has the name of George B. McClellan at the head of its columns, for President in 1864. The War Department has informed Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, that drafted men will be allowed to furnish substitutes at any time within-ten days of the time of muster. The illness of Hon. Edward Everett is not of a serious character. Brigadier Genera! Benjamin M. Prentiss was married at Quincy, Iilinois, on the 11th inst., to Miss Mary W. Whitney, of that place, Some two hundred sailors from New York city passed through Indianapolis, Indiana, on the 12th instant, on their way to join, the Mississippi river gunboat fleet. General Ben. Loan has ordered the bank in Lex- ington, Missouri, to be closed, and the president and cashier arrested. It is announced that General MeClellan contem- | plates visiting Hartford, Connecticut, and will pass | ghrough this city on his way thither. The Twenty-sixth regiment, Colone! Kingsbury; the Twenty-fifth, Colonel Bissell; the Twenty- fourta, Colonel Mansfield; the Twenty-third, Colo- nel Holmes, and the Twenty-cighth, Colonel Fer- ris, all belonging to Connecticut, are to go into camp on Long Island. Senator Rice, of Minnesota, has declined the ap- | poiutment of Major General in the army. Hon. A. C. Wilder, member of Congress elect of Kansas, has gone to Rochester, in this State. The stock market opencd better on Saturday, fell off at the close of the first Doard, rallied in the afternoon, and cloged strong at av advonce over the prices of Friday, | Money was active at6aT%per cent, Gold, which was reatored to its former plece at'the board, closed at 131%. Exchange closed at 146.0 3. The trade tables of the port ww York for the post week wlll be found in the money le. art The cotton ma-ket was quite active on Saturday, and prices advanced to 66c a 05sec. for middlings, with sales reported of bales, partly to speculators. Flour de- clined 6c. @ 10¢., wheat 1c. # 2c., aud corn fully 2c., with less activity in each, sales having been reported of only 16,750 bbis. flour, 145,000 Dushels wheat, and 120,000 bushele coru. Fxtra State flour cloved at $5 90 a $6 10, winter red wheat at $1 37 a $1 41, sound mixed Western corn at Se, Oats were firm at 67¢. a 700., but pot so freely dealt im. The sales of su- gars amounted to 1,800 bhde, aud 1,650 boxes, at fall ¥ . Coffee was in fair demand and st held. Mo- ses was inactive, Pork wae steady at $12 for mess, and $11 37a $1i 60 for prime, with sales of | 1,200 bbls. Lard declined to 9340. & 103s0., with of 2,600 packages. Beef was quiet, yet unchenged in vaine. Butter and cheese were activeand buoyant. Bacon was quoted at 8c. @ 9)yc., with sales of 550 boxes, Whis. key wos heavy at 36!,c. # 37¢., mostly at S6),c. a 36 Ke., with sales of 500 bbie. There was a fair degree of ani- mation ia fish, fruit, hay, hops, hides, iron, leather, oils, | and in the latter instance rates | skins, wool and freigh: to British ports were Sriuer —— Ocr Procress m tHe Scmnce of Ann Lery.—The success that has atieaded the ex- | periments made with the fifteen-ineh gun on board the Passaic is a subject on which we have reason to congratulate ourselves. It solves a most difficult problem in gunnery; for until Captain Ericsson found means to lessen the recoil and deaden the concussion cansed by the discharge of these monster pieces it was extremely doubtful whether they could be em- ployed inside the turrets of our iren-clads, thus rendering them ineffective for the purposes for which they were most wanted. To be obliged | to run them outside for each discharge weuld | he to expose them to the risk of being disabled | and silenced—a hazard which it would not be | prudent to rin, seeing that only two of them | can be used on vessels of the size aud build of the Monitor. The manner in whic) the dificulty has been overcome ja, as we have said, a theme for congratulation, for it proves that in all mat- ters appertaining to the sclence of artillery our American engineers distance those of all other uatries, Te advantage gained by this fresh discovery of Coptatn Fricston, al) ftportant as it is, will, we have reason to believe, soou be equalled if transcended by other improve mepte is t their facility | jon. Ta lending secret) aid and open eneournaement to the rel cneUrpaeenhy ,craent and powers of on, the ruling cla Ky land i thé ff on) be | | wall Jackson from Cedar Mountain to the Ra- | pidan, there received positive information that | the whole rebel army from Richmond was ad- vancing upon him, and that then be commeneed his sanguinary und disastrous retreat, via the Upper Rappahannock, Warrenton and Bull ran, to the forts of Arlington Heights. In that ad- ce the rebel commander took good care to icipate General Pope's designs upou Gor- d ille, and General Lee, in <his present re- treat, will hardly, without a great battle, aban- a tbat important position. In connection with Charlottesville, afew miles off to the south- | west, Gordonsville commands all the railway | comn: ns and high roads of any practical | value between Richmond and the Shenandoah valley. We assume, of course, that the country betweea Charlottesville and Fredericksburg will be covered by Generai Burnside’s advance. | Hence, to maintain his communications with ihe Shenandoah valley, Lee must fight for Gor- donsville and Charlottesville, or run the hazards of a demoralizing famine in Richmond. The grand army of Gen. Burnside being at length abundantly supplied with all the means, ials and facilities for an advance, includ- Potomac river to Aquia creek and the M Railroad, we expect soon to hear some intelligence from Virginia which will illuiniuate Washington, intoxicate Wak street aad electrify the whole country. There are only five important strongholds of the rebellion yemainiag—Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, Mobile and Vicksburg; but the firat of these is more important to the cause of the rebellion than all the others together. With our oceupa- tion of Fort Pulaski and the neighboring inlets Savannah is really of no consequence; Vicks- burg is at the service of Geu. McClernand and Admiral Porter whenever they choose to call; Mohile, next to New Orleans, is the largest and the most important commereial city of the South, and therefore its reoceupation by the “old flag”? would seriously weaken the enemy. Charleston—as the head and front of the rebellion, and as the principal port of entry of British neutral traders engaged in running the blockade—should have been attended to twelve months ago; but we apprehend that our shortest route now to Charleston is by way of Richmond. We attach such importance to Richmond that we believe with the occupation of that city by General Burnside the rebellion would at once collapse and fall to pieces. With the expulsion of Jeff. Davis from bis “‘ Confede- rate” capital, there would be an end of the agitation of intervention in Europe ; an end of the delusive English idea of the capabilities of the rebels to hold out for an indefinite period to come ; anend of the “Confederate scrip,” upen which the rebel armies are subsisted, and a general reaction throughout the South in favor of submission to the Union. This is our estimate of the advantages which will follow the occupation, before the close of the present year, of the “rebel capital by the army of the United States. Let this crowning triumph be longer delayed, and the taking of Richmond may become the work of a protracted avd wasting siege. We accordingly accept the latest official intelligence from General Burn- side’s headquarters as indicating 9 prompt ad- | vance upon the enemy, and for nothing less than the possession of Richmond. Antiotam has shown that the Army of the Potomac is eqnal to the work; and that army to-day in Virginia is nearly twice in numbers the victo- rious grmy actually engaged at Antietam. mate A New York Bovrss—No Moworoty ty Srock Joppive.—The long standing opposition | to the close corporation known as the Stock Exchange has at last crystalized into a rival | organization framed on liberal principles, aud | devoid of that feature of hole-in-the-corner | | secresy and exclusiveness which characterizes | the original. We learn that on Saturday even- ing last a large number of the men who have been active in this movement met and elected asort of provisional directory of nine members, charged with the duty of preparing and putting in working order the machinery of this new hall of exchange. Ite general features are to resemble those of the Paris Bourse. That is: the proceedings are to be all in open session; | the public is to be admitted—possibly a smal} entrance fee may be charged—so that orders can be given direct by the purchaser or seller to the broker, and their execution witnessed by the parties concerned. Accommodations are to be provided for the reporters of the press. The admission of new brokers is not to be made de- pendent on the chance of their not having five | black balls cast against them, but upon their receiving a fair two-thirds vote of the associa. | tion, and their commissions are not to be fixed | at an unvarying standard-—and that altogether | too high—but are to he a matter of agreement | between them and their principals, The public will see in this general outline of the features of this new organization the assur- } ances of a much needed improvement in the } matter of buying and selling stocks; and, no matter how modest may be the beginnings of this enterprise, we expect to see it flourish wn- | ti} 1t bas built for iteelf as superb « structure as } the Bourse of Pavis, the exchange hall of which | is capable of holding two Uhousand people, and | whieh, ia times when speculation runs high, | | | present# one of the most exciting spectactts that al be seen, egen in the great lench capital Th Tetifive tha wed, aud we I temples of smysticiem had 4 Jud to eee thal the sin is to be ueceed | Court and his rank in the army. ‘The Successor of Pius 1K. For years the Pope haa been ill, ao very ill that rumors of his demise have been current several tines during the last twelvemonth, and that upon one occasion despatches were sent to the French Court, by its Ambassador st Rome, to the effect that within twenty-four hours Pinus IX. would die. Much speculation aa lo who should eucceed him upon the chair of St. Peter has been rife throughout Europe, and plots and counterplots have arisen, all having for object the definite settlement of this qnos- Gon. To none is the snccossion of Pius [X.a matter of sueh great importance as to the Emperor Napoleon. “The death of the Pope would re- lidve bis Majesty from a preasure which must cause hjz ruin or drive him into a war with England; and as this is his trump card, bis last reaort, it may readily be understood he would by far prefer to escape the dilemma by a sud- don deliveraace, such aa the doath of Pius 1X. would undoubfedly be to him, As candidates to the Papal mitre stand pro- minent two proteges of Napoleon. One isa relative--his cousin, Charles Bonaparte; the other Monscignear de la Tour d’Auvergne, now Archbishop of Bourges. Some five years ago M. de la Tour d'Auvergne was an officer in the French army, a gay, dashing ca tain, who in the Crimea had gaiued lanrela and the Cross of the Legion of Movor for daring bravery, He returned to France with bis regiment at the close of the campaign, and married a wealthy and beautiful lady. The Emperor appointed the young officer on of his offciers d’ordon. nance, and promoted him to the grade of colonel. Madame de la Tour d’Auvorgae be- cume one of the dames d'honneur of the Um- press, and was for a season the belle par excel lence. A sudden illness caused the lady's death, and for months the husband mourned in ret ment, Be reappeared but to announce his tention of entering a monastery, gs prelimi- nary steps to which he resigned his station at The Emperor Napoleon combatted the resolution of M. de la Tour d'Auvergne with but partial success He consented to renounce his intention of en: tering a monastery; but he was persistent in his desire for taking holy orders. ‘This the Em- peror did not object to. He sent M. d'Auvergne to Rome, where he was made a priest, and where, still under the special protection of Napoleon ILL, he rose with unprecedented rapidity, through the clerical ranks, and now, within four years of his noviciate, we find him an archbishop in France. It is well known that the Emperor has urged upon the Pope the choice of Monseigneur de la Tour d’Auvergne as his successor. Pius [X. can of course but designate a preference, as the cardinals elect the Pope; but it is well understood that an expressed wish as to a successor would go far, towards securing the nomination of the object of this choice. The Italians would no doubt struggle against having a French Pope; but enormous stress would be brought to bear upon the ocea- sion, and Napoleon would promise or grant anything so he might succeed in placing M de la Tour d’Auvergne upon the Papal chair. Napoleon could then make his peace with Italy. Rome would be ceded to Victor Emanuel probably, or at any rate Napoleon could act as he chose, and he would find means to crawl out of his present dilemma. The family of the newly appointed Arch- bishop is a powerful one, and wields great in- fluence, not only in France, but in Italy, where numerous relations by intermarriage have been made by this old and noble family. The Prince de la Tour d’Auvergne, the eldest and head of the family, is a well known diplomat, who represented the Court of France at Turin for years. Of course his influence would strengthen the efforts of Napoleon in favor of the Archbishop. The clerical party ia France have hitherto been opposed to Monseigneur D’Auvergne, as he was considered the special in- favorite and ally of the Emperor; but, as now | Napoleon has become the tool of the ultramon- tane party, it may reasonably be expected that Monseigneur D’Auvergne’s chances for the succession of Pius LX. have greatly risen. Less has been said lately about the ill health of the Pope; but we are informed by our correspondents that danger, and that at any moment we may hear of his demise. These fears, however, may be groundless; the Pope, though ill, may yet struggle along for years, and Napoleon be forced to renounce the hopes he founds upon the establishment of a Fronch Pope of Rome. In that case he will have to bestir himself to avoid the rain which the revolutionary party will endeavor to bring upon him; and then he will, no doubt, like a wild beast at bay, turn upon England and strike that blow at her which she has endeavored to ward off by her famous volunteer movement and ber atterapted rivalry of Napoleon's armor- ed fleet. Truly it may be said that mighty contiagen- cies hang upon the Pope's thread of life. Another year of suffering and Illness to him may, doubtless will, bring upon Europe a des- perate, an exhausting struggle. His death, under existing circumstances, might avert the storm. Be that as it may, Napoleon will undoubtedly scheme and intrigue for his succession. Were he to win it, his power and influence would be greater than ever; otherwise that long delay- ed struggle with England must take place. Tue Kearxy Lerrers.—Mr. Pet Halstead, in his determined hostility to G lan, bas seen fit to publish another letter of General Kearny’s, reflecting in a bitter and satirical mood upon the former Commander-in- Chief of the Army of the Potomac. Having already notieed these letters to reprove the spirit evinced in their reproduction, we were inclined to let the matter drop, feeling sure that the effect of those hasty epistles would be more beneficial than injurious to General Mc- Cleilan, We reeur to the subject, however: because we wish to state our surprise at the fact that the lart published letter, or rather re- port, made by General Kearny to the Depart- ment of War, should have found its way into the hands of Mr. Halstead. We are aware that the report in question was not addressed to aby wnoficial person; and it seems strange, to | say the least of it, that such a doeument—a military report, made by a general on duty to | the proper anthoritiesshould have been al- lowed to poss into the possession of Mr. Hal- It really seems that the. odium of the cotton of the Kearny letters does not with Mr. H. We are informed neral Kearny about to pulslish an ex- v lolier whieh will clear the General's ! ‘he disgrace of these un- Pius IX. is really in | ral McClel- | the gentlemen who were the legal advisers | NDAY, NUVMMBKK 17, 1862. Romarkable Symptoms ot Mention. at the Seath. We recently published @ most extraordixary article from the Richmond Hraminer of the 8th inst.—a journal which has excelled all others at the South in the intensity of its hatred to the North and the violence of ita hostility to any idea of 9 reconstruction of the Union. Now it sings in a vary different tone, The hopes it cherished of foreign intorvention having been dashed to earth, it begins to see that the Unioa, after all, is as good for the South as the North, aad that it is Hagtand alone which bas any real interest in keeping North and South divided and protracting the war till both sections are completely exhausted. England, it is true, is in extreme need of cotton, and the distress and sufferings of the people In consequence are very great. But there is something her statesmen desire more ardently, ani that is the destrec- tion of the great maritime and commercial rival of the British empire. The Richmond paper points to the wonderful development of military power at the North and the South during the last eighteen months, exceeding all precedent in modern times, “Had the North and South,” adds the rebel organ, “continued aa one nation, there could egarcely bave been any limita to the achievements of their military power. Wo could have overrun the continent, taken Cana- da ia the tecth of a combination of all the Buro- pean Powers, and crushed England alone as an eggshell under the hammer.” England, it is argued, fears this, and “nothing ia more con- trary ‘to her wishes and policy than that the war should end in reuniting the North and South, and consolidating and renewing in rival- ry to her a miliary Power which is now wasted in internecine strife.” Could any argumenta be more potent for re- union than these? They are the vory argu- ments we have urged in these columns at vari ous times during the progress of the war, and the fact of their adoption now by the leading journal of the rebel capital is a remarkable sign of the times. “Perfidious Albiou,” with the jugglery of a fiend, has kept the word of promise to the ear of the rebellion, but has broken it to the hope. Had it not been for the ex- pectations of foreign aid the insurgent leaders would never have launched upon the dark sea of civil war. Now that these expectations are frustrated they look to a speedy reunion as the anchor of hope ina tempestuous ocean near to alee shore. It is the rainbow in a troubled sky, upon which the biceding and prostrate South looks with longing eyes, dimmed by tears, The utterances of the Richmond paper are the premonitory symptoms of an outburst which will result in as great a counter revolu- tion in the rebellious States as that which has been developed at the North by the recent elections. And the time will soon come when those in either section’ who stand in the way of the reunion will be denounced as enemies and traitors to a common country. The South- ern people are heartily sick of tho war; it is ruining and destroying them; and greater ruin and destruction till await them if they do not come under the protecting shadow of the Amorican wgis. It is no wonder, then, that their desires should begia to find expression in such bold and outspoken journals as the Richmond Eva- miner. The promises of their leaders have failed them as badly as the promises of England and France. They can now see no other end to the war than submission to the legitimate and constitutional authority of the national go- vernment. The elections hold out to them a suze guaran. tee that their interests will be protected in the letter and spirit of the solemn league and cove- nant made by our fathers, and that their only safety is in the ark of that covenant—the Union of the States. They must now feel convinced of their folly in severing by force their con. nection with the North, whose great conserva- tive element would have amply protected them from the meditated wrong of the revolutionary | abolitionists, whose threats to barm them or , meddle with their domestic institutions would have been as the idle wind. Let them, then, lay down their arms at once and take shelter in the | Sanctuary of freedom on which they have turn. ed their backs. Lot them lay their hands upon the sacred aliar, and their security will be in- | violable. But what they do let them do quick- ly. For thus will the effusion of more blood be prevented, and the abolitionists be wofully disap- pointed in the sole object. for which they desire to see the war continued. The fate of the Southern people is in their own hands. Let them be true to themselves, and they will be equally trae to their country and to God Governor Vance, or Nort Canora, Rane rant.—President Lincoln's Military Governor og th Carolina, at Newbern, having propored a sort of peace conference with his old line whig friend Vance, the newly elected Governor of the State under the rebel Confederate govern- ment, we had some hopes of a favorable re- sponse. But Governor Vance “declines a con- ference, writes in a defiant tone that North Carolina will fight to the last drop of blood, and refers Governor Stanly, if he has any pro- position to make, to treat directly with the Con” federate authorities at Richmond.” Governor Vance thus appears somewhat zealous in his loyally to those authorities, inasmuch as he was elected over a rabid secessionist, and was ac- cordingly under some suspicion a6 & very moderate rebel. The only way, therefore, to reach Governor Vance, and every other “Con- federate” Governor, is to get those “Confederate authorities” ont of Richmond; and this we hope | will soon be done, and to the satisfaction of Governor Vance, as decisive operation fully justitying negotiations for peace. As for “the last drop of blood.” it is a very stupid humbug, which Governor Vance may tell to the marines; for old sailors will not believe him. How tre Raptoars Assist tm Anmy.--A few days ago Gen. Foster, who is in command of our army in North Carolina, undertook an im” portant expedition, the success of which would have heen of the uimoat consequence, by putting us in possession of a portion of the railroad whereby the connection of the Southern rebels with Richmond would have been cut of Gen. Foster wanted more troops than he had at his command in order to accomplish all) that he desired. Rgr the want of these tranps he vt | fottunately failed in his expedition. At that very time a number of regiments in Massaghn- | setts were under drders for North Carolina, | just when thofr presence would have converted Gen. Foster's discomfture into a brilliant vic- | tory. But were they there? Netoat oll. Gov. | Andrew, the radical executive of Massashusetts, kept the troops at home until after the election | After beipg retained evidently to sitit Gov. An drew’s political and personal aims, thoy ware d ee rd election, too late to be of any service to Geox. Foster. Gov. Andrew, thea, is responalble for the failure oF Gen: Poster, and bis action ia this affair is only @ fair sample of the way in’ which the leaders of the radical faction befriend our army {n its necessity, and help the sup- pression of rebellion. With them their on Political interests are first, These attended to, the country and the national cause may take care of themselves, abi ain Mousiowat Roves anp Reauiartons.—That we have a most efficient, active and untiring po- lice but few can gainsay, while we dare assert that Mrs. Brinsmade, for one, will testify to the farsightedness of the New York police. We do not wish to insinuate any displeasure at this untiring watchfulness; but we are inclined to deprecate the fact that, in its anxiety for mo- mentous work, the police quite overlook home matters of minor importance. It is all very well that “dangerous secesh girls,” or those suspected as suoh, should be arrested, untit an immediate and strict investigation be gone into. It were better that, once that examina- tion terminated, and no convincing proof of disloyalty be found, the girls, or meu either, be at once set at liberty, Butit is not our object to discuss these matters here, What we wish to do is to call the attention of the proper a‘ thorities to gross negligences and evasions of municipal regulations, It is clearly aa infraction of the laws to place dangerous impediments in the streets; clearly aa in- fraction to dig holes in the streets, leaving them unguarded, as traps against the limbs or the life of the unwary passer by, We flod streets filled with stones, boxes, dead horses or dogs, and piles of offal, hours, nay, days, aftee these obstacles to locomotion should have been removed. The police are certainly to blame for this, Tt is their Guty to see that the laws of the municipality relating to the mat. ters above mentioned are enforced; that whor- ever obstructions are unavoidably placed in tho street lights should clearly indicate their whereabouts at night; that holes should be fenced in so that the person passing near may be saved a broken limb or neck; that boxos left upon the pavements be removed by their owners, and the latter fined for non-compliance with an order to that effect; that when shop windows or doors, or the railings in front of dwellings, are freshly painted, due notice of the fact be conspicuously given. Ladies who ruin fine dresses and rich cloaks by coming in contact with fresh paint, and husbands who have these dresses and cloaks to pay for, will, we are sure, uphold us in the request. We would further claim that people be not allowed te place flowerpots on the window sills of the third and fourth stories of their dwellings, to the imminent danger of the akulls of passers by whenever an unusually hard gust of wind may blow; that carriage and omnibus drivers be not allowed, as may be witnessed each day im Broadway, to race, without regard to the necks of the public or the rules of the municipality against hard driving in the streets. These and many more abuses and violations of the law demand the earnest and constant care of the police, who are the legally appointed supervi- sors of the public safety. We earnestly recom- mend these matters to their careful attention. Taz Crowpep Drives iv Town AND WW Cenrrat, Parxk.—London has its Hyde Park, Paris the Bois de Boulogne, where each day the elite congregate, where rich and handsome, gay and well dreased dames du monde may be seen, gazed at, ad- mired. New York, the capital of the New World, was not to be outdone in that respect by either London or Paris, and so, aa if by en- chantment, our Central Park rose upon a bar- ren, rocky site, now transformed into a bloom- ing garden. Since Central Park has become our fashionable promenade hundreds of car, riages, from the rich caleche and brougham to the less pretentious hired vehicle, throng each afternoon the broad, smooth roads of the Park- Round and round, from bridge to bridge and from lake to lake, an unceasing line of carriages and horsemen passes from four in the afternoon until sunset. Many remain until night. But as the shades of evening approach we see no evi- denees of a careful conforming to that muni- cipal regulation which orders that after dark all vehicles shall bear a light. Although the measure is clearly one for safety and preserva- tion from accident, none obey it. The conse- quences are often annoying—often put life and limb in jeopardy—and yet, although each day we witness. broken wheels, hear the crash of carriages as they come violently in contact, we find no policeman compelling the drivers to put lights upon their ‘vehicles, no fines are im- posed, no complaints or arrests made; and so it wil! continue, we suppose, until life has paid the forfeit of this gross, this culpable negli gence of one of the most evident measures of safety, dictated alike by the law and by con” » mon sense. We hold that it is clearly the duty of the police to attend to this matter; that it involves life and death, and, at any rate, obedj- ence to law, and that policemen were clearly organized to enforce that obedience. Let an edict go forth at once, ordering all owners and drivers ef carriages to put lights on them the moment it is dark; fine them for the first omission, fine and imprison for the second, and the object will be attained—the law obey ed. In Paris and London no one is allowed to drive a vehicle after dark unless it bears a light. We have seen the Emperor’s carriage in Paris stopped in the street and the lanterns daly lighted, and that when within fifteen minutes’ drive of the palace. But the regulations of the. Paris municipality are that—at such an hour of the evening in summer, an earlier hour in win- ter—all carriage lanterns must be lighted; and one and all, ricb and poor, must conform and do conform to a rule the slightest infraction of which is deemed dangerous to life. We repeat our caution to the police upon this subject. It is one of growing importance, as the drive to Central Park is becoming more and more ou. merously attended, The matter clearly call: for the attention of all those whose duty it is 1 enforce law and order in our city. Our Hanror Drrences—It is stated that : communication bas been received from Wash ington by Governor, Morgan annowncing that j haa been agreed to pledge the credit of the feder government for an appropriation for streagther ing the defences of the harbors of New Yor and Boston, provided the Common Counoils: : poth cities will agree to raise the money this be true, there #8 no doubt that the necows uma cam be at once procured, fhe more eq): chally if, a8 there fs reason 10 believe, tome pickings ave tobe made ont of them. "The ap'py priation of » million of dollars for the dote s te amount speoiGe of New York —for st im Gan ba best