The New York Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1862, Page 1

— WHOLE NO. 9578. TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. The Wibernian at Portland and the China Off Cape Race. THE MEDIATION SCHEME. The French Angry with Eng- land and the Czar. EFFECT OF ¥PCLELLAN’S REMOVAL Napoleon’s Tiesign for Recognition and an Alfiance with the South. FRENCH GUILLCTINES FOR NEW YORK: Rumored Attempt to Assassinate the Em- peror Napoleon, &e., ‘The steamship Hibernian, Captain William Grange, from Liverpool on the 20th, via Londonderry on the zie! ‘ef November, arrived at Portland, Me., at haif-past fon: @olock yesterday morning. 5 ‘The Hibernixn touched at Cape Race on the evening oy the 29th of November, from wheuce a portion of her news was tranemitted over the wives, Purser Brown reports that tho steamer Norwegian ar- rived at Rondonderry on the morning of the 21st of No- vember. He also reports:—Parsed, November 27, lat’ 49 35, lon. 43 10, steamship Nova Scotian, bound east. Pasved, Hecember 1, lat. 4310, lon. 6F 60, steamship Fina, also hound east Tho steamship China, Captaiv Cook, from Liverpool ou tho evening of November 22 and Queenstown on the 234, passed Cape Race at four o’sloek on Monday afternoon, December 2. she bas eighty-seven passengers for New York, where she will be due Thursday night. ‘The China’s news, which is two days later than the ad- ‘vices of the Hibernian, was procured by the news yach; ‘and forwarded from Sackville, N. B. A deapatch from Liverpool of the 234 of November ways the pelitical news is unimpertant. A deputation had had an interview with the Duke of Meweartie on the subject of @ route through British terri- tory to the Pacific. The United States sloop-of-war Saratoga arrived at Lis- bon en the 17th November, ‘The Spanish papers hint at Mexico being destined for a French ‘‘Canada,”” In the cotton manufact aring districts of England there ‘was increaring distress, and this distress was claiming ‘mere and more the attention of the government and the people. The contrioutions for the suffering workingmen ‘were unprecedentedly large. Accounts from Pisa relative to Garibaldi are cheering. ‘The Fmperor of Austria bas amnestied all political of- femacrs condemned by recent courts martial, as well as such refugees as have already returned te Hungary: ‘He has also ordered a cessation of the judicial proceed. tugs now pending for political offences. ‘The Princess Clotilde is again reported enceinte. Baron Gros is now the French Ambassador at the Court ef London. ‘The Prince of Wales and the Prince of Russia had been roovived by the Pope of Rome in a private audience. ‘The steamship Bavaria, which was ashore off Altona Beach, got offon the 18th ultimo and proceeded to Ham &e., ae. ‘The steamehip Arabia, from Boston via Halifax , bad ar. rived at Queenst own when the China tailed. . Effect of McClel! emoval—He Is Ranked as a Conservative Martyr— French Guillotines for New York—The Mediation Id of Napoleon Not at Rest—Large Cargo of Arms for the Re- bele—The Casc of the Alabama, dic. The French project of mediation in American affuirs continues to attrset considerable attention, and is the theme of much comment. 2 ‘The Paris journals, with the exception of the Meniteur, generally reproach the English government for holding Dack frem the offer of France, and charge it with discre Gitable motives. It te reported that much disappointment exists in France ‘fat the course of Russia, as the proposition for mediation ‘was sent 10°St. Petersburg before it was to London, and tho assent of the Russian government was relied upon, ‘aud was expected to weigh upon the decision of England. The London Times ana the London News think that gsubrequent events, including the democratic successes fm the Nortbern States at the recent elections, con- farm tho wisdom of the British Cabinet in acting as they Rave done. The London /’ot saye @bat the question in the view of all the three great Powers appears io be simply ove of time. ‘The London Jievald thinks that notbing ould Dave bean more graceful cr inore opportuge than the proposal of the Emperor of France to England, and nothing more hurlish or itogical thaw Ear! Ruseoli’s reply to that ‘The Hersid asserts that the relations of England and France bave assumed an unsatisfactory character; but the London Globe ridicules this idea, Cabinet councils were of frequent occurrence in Lon don. ‘Tho result of the election in the State of New York was the theme of very gener*)} comment, the prevailing im. Pression being that the democratic enccesses were a step ‘towarde peace, and that they would tend to keep the fede- Fal government within its censtitutional limits ‘The London 7imes thinks that the successes of the de mocrats in the Northern States will bring the word “com- promise’ into vers general use iu America. The London News thinks that the democratic suc cesses signify a dispesition to let the republic “wallow again in the old mire of elavery.” ‘The London Star thinks that the effet of the demoora: tic successes may be to protract the war. Jt ip stated that the steamers Saxonia and Hansa, | from Séuthamptom, will take out large quantities of arms and ammunition jor New York. A correspondent of the London Hivald charges that ® recent sieriner {yom Liverpool took out twenty four French ‘guillotines,’ consigned to @ confidential agent of President |inceln, in the city of New York. ‘Yhe British and Foreign Ani avery Society have is sued an address to call forth public sympathy in Bogiond with the emancipation party in the Northern States of america, The China, off Cape Rase, roperia that McClellan's re- moval caueod depression in American securities, ‘The London ime: says it Is the first eflect of the elev. tions on Mr. Lincoln. McClellan {# excrificed to politieal ponlonsies, to the party in power, being kn non (0 be @ con- servative and cpposd (0 the violent acts of the Baceutive The Zimes questions the euccess of tho movement, as it makes MeClellay) m eouwers ative martyr, The London Stay thinks the cause of MoOl-Nan's removal furtifie: the action of the President. ‘The Loudon //erald regarde Moviellan’s removal as a _ terrible mistake @F Me. Lineoln’# both ina military and political point of view. ‘The London Army ant Navy @ welte regards the removal as a defiance of the goverumont to the domvcratg and the Aaniliation of Mr, Lincoln. No momont, it says, has denn more favorable Cur bold Coutelerate movements. It suestions Burnside’s abjlity for the appointment. 4 ‘The toxtof the Russian note refusing the French pro. \Mon ter mediation, Sully bearsMhat the tolegraphig ry. There is vague sumore that France bas rent another to England in respento to Karl Rusvell’e reply, The Loudon Suurday Aevirw thinks Napoleon hag foot which do not appear on the purface (f bis mediation scheme, and says the express mention of the name of the rebel States which they selected for themselves virtually involves reccguition, and the propo- tal of an armistice implies an opinion which may shortly be altered into language more intelligible than words. ‘The article bints ata probable alliance with the Southern States, im connection with the Emspefor’s designs in Menico. ‘The Liverpool Post explains that the “+290” recently Jaunched is not for the rebels but for the trade. ‘The sale of sunary fast coasting steamers for the pur- pose ef running the blockade is reported. Astcamer,name unknown, recently left the Mersey with 600 tous of arms, &e., for the rebels. ‘The London Jimes and Post reply to Secretary Seward’s reflections on the case of the Alabama,and emphatically eny that there are grounds for the federals to complain im @ matter where thoy have reaped the greatest bene- ts. ° ‘Yhe London Times of Saturday again expatiates on the probabte effect of the democratie success in the elections’ It says uo sudden change in the federal policy can be an- ticipated, but it is enough at present to know that the worst of Mr. Lincoln’s measures have been condenmod and will probabiy be abandoned. Tue conservative victory, will prevent (he great crime‘f s'ivving wp the negro toin- surrection, and will insure porsonal liberty and free dis- custion at the North, ° Garibaldi , in a letter, pledges himself strongly in favor of the North, as au opponent of slavery. He goes for the abolition of rlavery betore any constitutional questions: France. it was rusmored in Paris that a plot had been discovered to take the life of the Emperor at the inauguration of the Boulevard “Prince Fugene,’? Extraordinary precautions were being made to prevent the would-be aseagsine from carrying out their murderous purpos A despatch avnouncing that an actual attempt had been | wade on the Emperor's life had made its way over Ger- | Many, which temporarily alarmed the various German bourses, , Italy. ‘The Italian Parliament had reassembied but no speech from the throne was made. The state of siege in tho Noapolilan provinces and Sicily was subject to certain conditions. Greece. The movement iu Greece in favor of placing Prince Alfred, of England, upon the throne of that country, was gaining strength. . A disturbance had broken out at Patras, Greece. The elections in Athens commence on the 6th and ter, minate on the 10th of December. The great probavility of the election of Prince Alfred of England to the Greek throme, eauses excitement among the foreign ministers. The country is tranquil. Denmark. ‘The government of Denmark had replied to Bart Russell’s note that the maintenance of a common constl- tution in Schleswig is a vital question for Denmark, and that Denmark will therefore firmly adhere to the line of conduet prescribed by the constitution. The reply con- tinues:—The acceptance of Earl Russell’s proposition would lead to the destruction of the constitutional life of Demark and imperil the existence of the monarchy.”’ Russia. It ig stated that forty-two Polish officers of the Russian army have been condemned to run the gauntlet. Even in the days of the Emperor Nicholas officers of the army were exempt from this dreadful punishment. Letters from Ws describe the funeralof tne Ia- mented Countess Seamogski as having all the significance of a political demonstration, The Russian police and the Cossacks rode among the crowd who attended the funeral, striking right and Jeft with their sabres. Many arrests were made, Turkey. ConerantXornr, Nov. 22, 1862, ‘The Prince of “Montenegro has again protested against ‘the actien of “Black Douzen” along his frontier, but the Porte persists in its occupation. Commercial Bnto! ence. THE LONDON MONRY MARKET. Lorpon, Nov. 22, 1862. Consols closed Vig at 9946 a 994 Tor money. Kiie shares, 40; a 4134. Illinois Central shares, 4434 @ 433; discount. PARIS BOURSE. Panis, Nov. 22, 1862. The Bourse is heavy. Rentes, 70f. 200. LIVERPOOL MARKETS, Liverroor, Nov. 22—Evening. The cotton market has been firmer to day, and all de- scriptions are a trite higher. The sales (oot up 10,000 beles, including 5,000 to speculators and exporters. Breadstutfx are unchanged and steady. Provisions flat. HAVRE COTTON MARKET. Havre, Nov. 20, 1862. Cotton declined considerably, but no quotations can be a Sales of the week, 1,000 balés. Stock, 55,000 The Europa Outward Bound. Sr. Jouns, N. F., Dec. 1, 1862. ‘The steamship Europa from Boston, via Halifax, was boarded by the news yacht off Cape Race at six o'clock Sunday morning, and late news with eommerotal tele, grams put aboard. General McClellan at Belicevae Hospital. Qn Tuesday and Wednesday Major General McClellan visited the sick and wounded soldiers in Bellevue. Tho soldiers, anxious to see their old friend, appointed a com- mittee last week (9 wait upon him eand request him to visit them, He came on Tuesday so quietly that he was hordly known at first, Time would not permit bim to visit all the wards on Tuesday, 80 be returned yesterday to complete his visit. Mrs. MoClellan and Mrs. Marcy aecompavted him, and received every courtesy at the bands of the gentleman. ly werden. The soldiers were almost beside themselves with joy, and the General, as be went from bed to bed, bad a word of cheer for each ove. ‘The ovation given by the seldiers here was one of those quiet kind, which spo:ks from the heart and to the heart. Soveral patriotic airs were sung, and when the party left cheers rent the air and handkerchiefs waved until they were far out of sight, General Banks « Merchants of New ig of the Committee for Aid nee, dc. The following named gentlemen, viz:—George Opdyke: Seth B. Hunt, of the arm of Hunt, Tillinghast & Co,; Ne- D. Lathrop, of the firm of Lathrop, Ludington & Co. ; 8i- meon B. Chittenden; W. F. Townsend, of thdltirm of Sack” eit, Peleher & Co., and William A. Hall, of the firm of dict, Hal! & Co.—having been selected as a committee haif of the merchants of this eity for the purpose of completing the Third regiment, Merchants’ Brigade, and kn wnas the Blair Light infauiry, Colonel Ethan Allen j commanding, with a view of toudering the same, when raced, to Major Generel Banks, in fulfilment of their pledge of aid contained im their jovitution extended to hin a few days since, met yesterday afternoon in the City Hall. ‘The committee was Organized by the selection of George Opayko a» chairman, Nehemiah huight a8 treasurer, and ME. Townscnd as socretary. Colonel Alle, being pre- Sent, stated the wants and requirements to be supplied in order to effect a speedy completion of the organization, Sud measures were (2ken to pro aptly effect this object. | ‘Tho regiment is already rapidly recraiting men, we up- derstand, and with enetgoti: action, i is stated, the or- gap'ration may be rowdy for the fleld on or before the 1st of January, Closing of the State Cana! Aumany, Dec. 3, 1882. The Canal Commissioners have resolved to close the State canals on the 10*h of December. An Important Decision—Dra ‘ted Men. Vho Marriebai i) Pebgraph contains an important decision just in a case of habeas corpue, by Judge Pearson, of that county, The facia are as follows -— The commissioner of Lancaster county hed drafted an excess of mon Over the quota ef his county. John Murk- ley, one of the excens was ight before his Honor ona writ to test the legality of oxcess of the draft. Tho Judge, ju & very claborate opinion, in which the merits of the question were diseussed in every particular, decided that the draft over the quota was ilegal and void, and that the prisoner be di-charged. There is another point in this areision, however, which is hnportant, and. which Will prove interesting to substitutes, Th the case of thowe of the men Lins drawn In excess who accopted the draft and procured anbstivuter, it has been de that auch suibstitates can be held for the ser\ ico into which they volintarily entered. The decision in the case of Markley will pot affact the care of any titute. such mibstin ton wre voluntary: and the en tule is regarded, to ail ietonte and purposes, asa volunteer, regularly culisted aud sworn into the service of the country, NEWS FROM BURNSIDE'S ARMY. Another Rebel Cavairy Foray Across the Reppa ock=Prompt Punishment Neglect of Duty—Condition of the Rebel Army About Fredericksburg, &¢. HBapqoanrens ARMY oF THE l'oTOMAC, } . Dec. 3—Eveving. At three o'elock yeeterday morning parts of two com panies, numbering ip all sixty men, belonging to the Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry, under command of Captain Wilson, who were stationed at King George Court Houne, were attacked by about three hundred rebels, who crossed the Rappahannock in small boats at a point some distance thie side of the Court House, thus getting between this eommand and the main bedy of the cavalry. Forty out of the sixty escaped, and there is reasen to believe that more of them will yet return, Captain Wilson is among tho missing. How many we had killed and wounded is not known. The enemy left three dead. Citizens living in King George eounty, and who had ap: plied for guards to protect their property, were known to be among the attacking party. They doubtless gave the NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1862, information which led to the attack, The following order was issued to-day by General Burnside. All others who may be guilty of auch gross neglect of duty wil! thus be promptly dealt with, without reference to rank :— GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 190. HeapQuarters ARMY or THE Poromac, Camp Near Farmovra, Dec. 2, 1862, Capt. George Johnston, Third Pepusylvania cavalry, while in charge of a cavalry picket on the 28th of No- vember, having, by his negligence, continued, after ro- peated warning from his commanding officer, permitted his party to be surprived by the enemy, and himself and a number of his oflicers and men to he captored, is, sub- | fret to the approvai of the President of the United States, dismissed the service for disgraceful and unofficorlike | conduct. ‘The Commanding General hopes and believes that a lack of discipline in the regiment and brigade to which this officer belonged did not warrant him in 60 gross a neglect of duty. By command of Major General BURNBIDE. Lewis Ricnmonn, Assistant Adjutant General. A flag of truce was sent over the river this morning tor the purpose of conveying two daughters of Dr. Sylvester Conway, of Fredericksburg. Deserters from the rebels continue to arrive daily. They represent their army as being very destitute, par- ticularly in clothing. No galt meat has been issued since thoy left Maryland, Last week an order was issued by Genoral Lee that such soldiers as were without shoes should make mocca- sins from the raw hides, otherwise to do duty barefooted, No Prospect of an Immediate Movement— The Rebel Defences, &e. Wasninatoy, Dec.'2, 1862. There ie nothing ef importance from the Army of the cavalry have not yet returned from their reconnoissance. >i Everything remains perfectly quiet, and there is no prespect of an immediate mevement. ‘The army is well supplied with rations and forage. The rebels have about fifty batteries, large and small, some of them mounting heavy guns, bearing upon the north bank of the Rappahannock. It is said that our pontoons, in being carried to the po. sition where they are to be used, passed nearly the whole distance along the river roads, in plain view of the enemy; and this fact, together with the other, that the proposed movement was expected by the Times’ correspondent, induces the belief that a | desperate fight will ensue on an attempt ov our part to cross. Yesterday Lieutenant Colonel Myers, Assietant Chief Quartermaster, visited the several corps to inepect the amount and condition of supplics. All were found abuu- dantiy supplied with good rations. A large amount of “fresh vegetables have been ordered for General Sumner’s and General Franklin’s old corps, the scurvy having made its appearance among them. It is remarkable that these troops have always been the first to be attacked by thie disease when deprived of vogetables, ‘The government is taking steps whereby the railroad from Aquia crock to Fredericksburg will be provided with the rolling stock neceseary to furnish supplies, NOOR dite to General Burnside’s army. Our Army Correspondence, Aeapquanrers, Nivri ARMY Corre, Ory FREDERICKSBURG, Deo. 1, 1862. Firing Down the River—The Rebel Batteries—Mov-mente| _ of the Rebel Troops—Military Personal, de. . We were startled last evening by the souud of heavy capnonading dowm the river, at a distance perhaps of some five mniles. Wo could see the emoke of canuon, and judged that one of the rebel batteries below the city had opened op ovr pickets. Im the abseuce of information juet now it is impossible to give the cause of the firing but should news come in before my letter leaves! will send you particulars. ‘The rebels have twonty-five distinct batteries or earth- works on the hilis beyond the city. They. have been working like beavers ever siuce we made our appear- ance, and on Saturday night finished the latest of these works. One redoubt only exhibits guns; but, in relation to the others, it is supposed that the pieces are on the opposite slopes of the hilis, in readiness to be run up iuto position w! needed. These earthworks, together with all the roads leading out of the oity, are commanded by a strong series of rifie pits. The rebels appear to ob- serve Sunday with great strictness, So far as we could Bee yesterday ‘was totally suspended on all the . HiIl, with his division of light troops—an organization composed of picked men, ready for rapid and dashing movements, thorein resembling Stose- wall Jackson's command—was expected to arrive at Fredericksburg list night. It was observed yesterday morning thet the smoke of a largt camp below the city bad entirely disappeared, a tact which gives rise to the conjecture that Longstreet or D. H. Hill has moved tur- a a the river to repel an expected crossing in that With the changes in the organization of the army changes have also taken oy in our efficient signal corps. Lieuteanuts Hall and Taylor, two experienced signal off cers, have been assi to the staff of General Sumner, whom they readily plaee tn communication with his whee command, the right grand division, or,as itis more familiarly known, the right wing. The pay masters have made their appearance, end, as a consequence, ne little flutter is occasioned in camp at the prospect of replenished pockets end purser, Haapgoanrens, Anmy or te Poromac, Dec. 2.1802, | ‘the Rebels Patling Back—Extension of their Line —Raile | road Communications, de. There isno news of importance to-day. Y General Averill wont out on a reconnoiesance w cavalry brigade, but bas not yet been heard irom rebels have fallen back from the immediate vicinity of Frederiekeburg, having only their’ batterier and patrols fo sight. Their line hae also been extended down the river several miles. Thely tr.dus occasionally ovine up io sight within a short distanee of Fredericksburg, and are copatantiy running, bringing supplies to their forces, Our trains alto ren up close to the river, and are sup. plying @ depot within sight of and immediate!y onder gane of the onemy: but fours for the safety of the city evidently prevent them from opening upon us low and casily forded. storduy nolssance from Harper = 2 3 = about six o'clock yesterday morning by General Goary. They came spon a party of guerillas near Charlestown. ‘The rebele fled, but wore overtaken by our cavalry and one of them killed and his horse taken, The latest news wo have from the expedition is up to yesterday afternoon about one o'clock. The main bedy ‘was then threo miles beyond Charlestown, on the Berry. | vile turnpike, and the advance guard was near Berry ville’ ‘The whole column was in motion towards Winchestor’ where @ rebel brigade is supposed to have been encamped. Beyond this we are yet uninformed of the reconnol: nace. Further and more important intelligence is momentariy expected at neadquarters. ° GCanienarmc Portaarr oF GxrmRaL Scotr.—We haye fre. quently heard of men who could write the Creed or the Lord’s Prayer on apace not exceeding the rize of a wafer, The highost desideratum of al) great ponmen ha® eon to ecopomise epave and Lo excel the efforts of their predecessors in fore.ng the largest amount of wriiten matter mto the smallest possible piace, Mr. David Navid son has surpasked all eflorts of this kind that have hithor- to been geen. The Grecian seribe who wrote fitcen | thousand verses of the Hiied im the Space of @ nutshell did what jn his (ime was considered the groatest marvel of caligraphic skill, The freed men of Cicero wi Iso ox traordinary cnough in their way. The picture ‘Seott and His Stoo,” drawn §by Mr. Davidson, and in which thonsands of we ire written, is enough to attract the Attention of the pubilc, We are glad to know ‘that the pictire fe goon to be extnbited, and it is to be hoped that the governmont will remember this man, RTANT FROM THE SOUTHWEST. of Tallahatehico by the tiom of the Forts by the Union Forces—The Union Cavalry at Abbeville—Retreat ai Parsult of the Enemy—Tramsfer of the Mississippt Ram Fleet to the Naval Command— Preparat! for the Advance of the Vicksburg Expedition—Advance of Gen. Grant from Lagrange, &c., de. Cuicago, Deo, 8, 1862. A special despatch from Holly Springs says that the rebels evacuated Tallahatchie on the 1st inst., and that Geveral McArthur’s division occupied the rebel forts there. There wae vo Aghting of consequence. The rebels were bdelieyed to be in :ul retreat. ‘The telegraph line is working to Wyatt, on the Talla- hatchie river. ‘The despatch saya taas the Union cavalry occupied Abbeville at nine o'clock at night on the Ist instant, and that the rebels left the town before we enterad. ‘They burned the depot building which was filled with commissary stores and elothing. A considerable quantity of ammunition was also destroyed. : ‘The rebels have gone to Oxford. We will pursue them at midnight. Our Cairo Corresponde: Carmo, M., Nev. 30, 1862, ‘The necesrity of harmony of action in all our operations against the commen cnemy of the government is becom: ing more apparent daily, as petty strifes and jealousies ‘among commanders are developed. Jealousy has always been, to a greater or less extent, a component of military character, Minerals are found alloyed with deleterions substances, We can, therefore, only select that which has the ieast of the alloy. So with our military chief- tains; we can only hope to saceced in fading a few the alloy of jealousy in whose characters is £0 slight as to lead to no well founded apprehension of trouble thorefrom. But {f we must have more or less of this deleterious quality in our officers, it is no reason why it should enter iuto the general management of our public affairs. If military commanders and naval commancers aro jeatons: of their personal reputations, and to a corresponding do” gree envious of the advancement of others, it is no reason why the several departinents of the yeveral government should be jealons of each other, Why should the Secre- tary of tho Treasury, for instance, look with jealousy upon the achiévements of the Secretary of State? If the latter wivs distinction in his office the whole administra tion shares in the glory—the Seeretary of the Treasury no less than the others. If the government is overthrown by the insurgents each member of the admiuistration will be required to sbare an equal amount of the respousibility. ‘ihe administration has a gingle object to subserve in the suppression 01 this rebel- lion, It ought certainly to work together in unity. Hitherto it has not, unfortunately, worked together with eutiyo unanimity, There have Jealousies de- veloped in its operat! he War Department and the Navy Department, having, the one on the land and the other on the water, to prosecute the war, have been jealous of each ether, and in gome instances have allowed their jeaiousies to overstep the bounds of reason and pro- priety and to lead tan encroachment upon each other's prerogatives. This has been particularly the case with the War Lepartment. That department, in an emer- gency, and very properly, too, at the tme, undertook the construction of a naval flotilla tor operations on the ‘Western rivers. Having no experience in naval *fluirs the Navy Department was cailed upon to officer this flo- and did se. The flotilla, however, still remsined under the general management and direction of the War tinent, at whoge expense it was maintained. But warye of the flotilla was found to be unsatisfactory to the War Departinent, and a fleet was projecied that should be entirely control- Jed by army ofticers%ucting under asthority derived from the-Var Department, Hence sprang ito existence tho famous rom fleet of Colonel Kilet. Hs organization, man- agement and operations were entirely separate from that of the Western flotilla, Thus were bronght into existence | two equadrons distinct in their charecter and organiza- tion, each jealous of the othe: , and both destined for ope- rations against a common eneiy in a common field. The result was quickly made appareut. At Memphis the two commande jnterfered with wach other and closied: At Viekstnry the same resuit was disclosed, At both of | ces it was (uily demoustrated that two in mands could not operate ieother vr Me wie Jable bill, transferring the ‘\eotern flotilla, with ali its gunboats, transports, verses or ull Kinda, stores, ‘HE NEW YORK HERALD. — = PRICE TWO CENTS. IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA. | A Brilliant Fight Near the Mouth of the New River Between the Gunboat Ellis and a Rebel Battory. Spirited Conduct of Captain Cushing, who Blows Up His Vessel Bather Than Surrender It to the Rebels. HE FIRES THE VESSEL HIMSELF, The Last Gun and Explosion of the Magazine, ° ben Ben ae Our Naval Correspondence. Bocur Inrzr, N. U., Nov. 25, 1862. Departure of the Gunboat KUlis—Arrival at Beaufort and | New Kiver Inlet—Capture of «Valuable Prize—Arrivalat | Onslow and Occupation of the Place—Arms Captured and | Two Sehooners Taken—Retreat of the Rebel Quard—A Ca- | valry Cump Shelled—The Hoot Fired Upon by Muske'ry Gad Ariillery—Lhe Rebels Driven Back by the Missiles from the Biliv. Rilig: Grounded—Landing of the | Union Prooy n of Ten Whale Boas and the Salt Works—spus tress of Caplain Cushing—A Fine Wight Between the Grounded Vessel and Four B vet Batteries—1he Vessel Set Fire to—The Last Gun—Kr- slosion of the Magatine—The Escape, de. ‘On Tueeday last, the 18th instant, am order was received | frem Rear Adintral Lee for the United States guuboat | Ellis, Lieutenant Commanding Wm. Parker Cushing, to go on a particular expedition. We thérefore left Newbern at onee and anchored that night at the mouth of the Neuse river. On Thureday, November 20, we arrived at Beau- fort during a Leavy gale, and early on Sunday mornin the 23d, we started from this point, which had boen gained, for Now River Inlet, where wo arrived at about nine o'clock A.M. We succeaded in crogaing the shoal, which js a mile anda balf from the bar, and started up the river. This etream is witle and beautiful, aud, as we beheld it, seomod even more inviting for navigation than the Neuse river. Five miles up the river we came across » schooner, a prize, with a cargo on board valued at $30,000. About one P. M. we reached the town of Onslow, the capital of Unsiow county, aud @ large and rather pleasant place, situated forty miles from the mouth of New river, on the right bank, As we approached the town a chivalric cavalry compapy made preparation to leave, and did go. Lieutenant Gushinglandcd with a force from the gun- Doat, aud took posscasion of the town—Court House, Pos! Office aud other public buildings. Captain Cushing captured twenty-five stand of public State arms. He aiso ‘confiscated’ the negroes of the Pommaster, although the jatter oilered bim & good sum of | migazine, causing a thundering explovien nary thing. At the time it was almost sacrificing one’s Seif wo cortain death; and for the reason—the 1 of the Fills wae eutirely unprotected. A shot from the e-emy’s guns was as likely to take effect in the magazine | as ted to remain en board the Riis were Jentine and Barton; and, li wecoriance * lnstroctions, ‘the prize schooner hannel yp UR er ie c his morning the euemy opened on us four batteries of artilery ‘stationed onan eminence and in such @ manner as to vive us across fire. We replied ae well as we could. The ene: ebeils in a little while 8. It was soon found thas was 29 chance to #ave the vessel, nos even the lightest degree of a hype 0 do so. Then it was that, with trne pride and courage, Cap- tain Curbing resolved, as long as ever it was possible, to maintain the honor of the flag by fighting to the last extremity, even without a show or hope of suce: sa, end as thore was anything of the vessel teft to stand on. did fight, and fonght well, and wa: heard w re- mark that jt waa the toug! fight ke eve: saw, aithongh he had been in eight others, It was not a devire for w display of bravery tbat made him act so, but it war an actual regret to Jeave his vessel—a vessel that we had captured from the exemy. Those who remained with Captam Cashing Dehaved with great coolness and executed his orders, aithough dangerous, with deliberation and success. It is your correspondent’s belief that if the Ellie had net been oground she would actually have sunk or went » effvctive was the enemy’s that toremain fighting longer en the BHis was but exposing himself and inen to every chance of eapture, Captain Cushing, with bis own ban: 8, fired the this in five places: and while doing this he remarked, ‘1 caunot surrender her, and toarebel”” At this cine tho ouemy was appronching the doomed vessel in email boats 1B* strong foree. When tho vessel bad been thoroughty fred Lieut. C,, with all on board, left im the gix for the «choon- er, and the men bad to pull their ears thro gh an appa. rent hail storm of shell, the shells bursting 0: the airs ud seattering in every conceivable direction Heforo leay- ing the vessel ihe pivot gun wag loaded and tained on the enemy, 80 that the heat would enable the verse! itself; und i did go; jor the gun wentoff, Sh abandoning tho Filis the flames eommunt where clea the ve-sel roae in the air to spread in all directions, Some sheiis wh eb we wari ulao burst in the air, ‘Tho white scene wis one of terrific xrandour, ‘Tho reverberating ech: 9. the burstiye bombs, the scattering timbers, tie roar of tue enensyd e.nnen, the escape in the gig, the evidence of bei watched from the shore, and the hard ad (ast row ¢ the setiooner, rendered the whule #08 € too excting an peculiar for explanation in & newspaper paragras ty. AS #00.. n8 we reached the schoower we got Nt and stood for the sea, Ou reaching the staed that it was low water and that we cold not gt across it, aud the eea wag running very high at the ume. At all ‘hazards ©. conchided to forve the vesse! over it. put inte the brenkers and struck four tim swell came along and carried The enemy's cavalry wo the extent ot tour companies follo..od us along the bank « river, und hen we got to the brewkers they were within about eix hundred yards of us. As they eaw us go over the } ir thoy thred & volley, but without the least effect or injury tour party Then it was that the party on board the schooner gave cheer on cheer for the Captain and flag of our natin. This the rebels heard, and could he ven by the aid of @ glass looking quietiy if not demureiy on for they suw Us escaping in ene of ther own b ats, and it a prizo, while they gained nothing but a few Tragments as ab impediment to ther New river channel. On board the sche we saved ev rything of value, including a twelve pounder rifled howitzer. Tu this affair Coptain C. penetrated forty miles up @ “New” river, where no United States vessel had ever born before ‘since the commencement of the rebellion, took a town and waved over it the United States flag captured three schooners, forty-five stant of arins, and: dostroyed thesalt works and ten whaleboats, bested #08, money to leave the aforesaid sabies alvue. We also cap- tured two fine schooners, in sailing tritn. . ‘The rebel Captain Ward, with his company, was in town; but they skedaddied like the rest. He was out driving in a buggy, heard that the Yankees were com- ing, cut the horse loose {rom the buggy, mounted horse, harness and all, and jeft for—dear lite. We took possession of the buggy, but didn’t use it, Reason; the rouds were in bed cendition, Our uext military manceuvre was to station around the town a nombor of pickets, and thou to reive the American flag jor the first time in Onisow since the commencement of this etroggle, During this tine several persons escaped and went as couriers to Wilmington, to tell ail ‘that they saw, no doubt, and more too Ata quarter past twelve on Sundey afterneon we left that town and’started down the river, Us our way down we esyivet on the left bauk a rebel cavalry camp, which We shelled with good etiect. and all appropriations made for its rsinteannce, whoily to the navy. That body thus el orly recognized the broad principle of the navy for tions on the water, aud the army for operations on nd. Tt was andosbte ediy the intention of Congress, in that act, to traneter ail warlike vessels operating ou the Wostern rivers to the navy, but, unfortunately, the were the act was defective, aud the Secretary of War nas choeen sinco to chim tho ram fleet as ® separate arm of the service, working undor his direct Tuus the object songi ished by Congress was defeated, Weetern flotilia was Before leaying W fore bad ah jutery i dopartnenta inter cste w discussed. The Secretary of the Nuvy,ef cuurse, sevovded | the Admirul’s suggestion, that the ram fleet should be | transterred to his command. ‘The secretary of War por. sistently opposed such a trabefer, an ingisted upoo re- | taining that feet in his department. The President finally determined the matter by iawuing an executive order in his own baud, commandiug Coloue! El'et to report to Ad- miral Porter for instructions, and to ho'!d his fleet subject to Admiral Porter's orders. ‘This was 2 temporary acit!e mont of the controversy; but it is liable at any time to revocation. Congress should, at ite approachingsession, pase an act transierring every warlike craft, of whatever | name or kind, belonging to the government, to the navy, | or else abolish the Navy Pepartmout altogether, and se all its powers and junctions to the War Depart. | ment! j When this matter bad been settied as above ststed, | Adtuiral Porter suggested te the President the propriety of creating a Naval Brigade, and,as Cojonel Kliet bad been | deprived of an iudepenceat commaud, he aiso Prov sod that this brigade, when organized, should be pliced | under his command. These suggestions were adopted, and Cotone! Elie: was directed to prooved with the en\isi- ment of a naval brigade, to consist of one regiment of in- fantry,@ squadron of cavalry and ove battery of light artillery. Recruiting offices for this s-rvice are now open principal Western cities, and the brigade wil! soon | perfect institution. A suitable trausport will be provided for its quar.ers, and it will always move with the squadrop, aod, although under the iminediate com mand of C Kilet, will operate as a biauch of the naval service, ander the gescral orders and direction of the admiral of the squadron. ‘Thos there has been effecied, after much effort, a unity of command on¢he weie-s which promises harmony of action during the winter campaign, and if Congress will only cement the union by an act that shail ma nent our operations will sbow greates success Let us bi nud damaging jealorsies io the several arme of the service, lot us have one head to ail offensive operations, and 1 soon see an end of the rebeltion. Divided com. | pds aod antagonistic forces can never work together | h ohy surety of euccess. | reparations for the advance of the great expedition dooyu the iver are progressing rapidly, and the advance may be soon looked for, When the expedition moves the , pubic tay look with confidence for rapid work and glo: ovs accomplishinents. ‘The weight of metal the Missis fippt squadron will bring to bear against the batteries of | Vicksburg wall be not a pound less than that of the out. bined fleets that Besieged the place last summer. io this will bo added the power of a land force ample to coy with the most powerful army the rebels can couccntrate at that poigt. Thay seem to be fully posted on our moves | meuts, aud are trusting to th ‘They may fiud that what wae go what wo have got to d denily predict (hat the expedition will not tarry three days before Vieksburg. General Grant moved wich his entire army from grango ob Friday, and is now pushing abead with expedition in the direction of Granada. / he Memphis and Charleston Raijirod bee been put in | yupuing order between Memphis and Grand Junction, 80 | that we now have direct railroad communication from | Columbss to Memphis, via Grand Junction. The raiis | were taken up between the Junotion and Cori: th to repair the western end of the road, As General Grant te repair: | ing the Mississippi Central Railroad as be advances, be is kept in constant railroad communication, both with Memphie and Columbus, and will have no tronbdle in receiving eupplies us fast as be may need them. This place wae visited this morning With @ very por. coptibie earthquake, the fourth that visited us this year. The morning was dark, cloudy and fomgy, with ae temporature of abvut forty degrees ¢ abrenteit ai an esti mute, The shock was first felt at about half-past oight, and lasted fully two minutes. The lar age Ry the leveo were with consi ible Fi 5 Guests tu the St. Charles Hotel were much alarmed, many | | of them fying from their rooms in terror, and some continuing their fight even juto the strest. No damag however, was dave, The quaking was preceded by no warbing, and ws accompanied by no noise. The Pirate Alabama Spoken, Bostow , Dee. 3, 1662. The British bark Mary, at Qaeensiown 19th ult. from Yarmouth, N. S., poke, October 90, latitude #1, longitude 69 90, the rebel steamer Alabama, News from Arrived eteamor Pacific, with Oregon. Busiacss opens quietly, Foreign brandies . ontinue ie favor, Butter 36u Fair jubbing business in groceries, Franotsco, nancrov, Dee. 1, 1862. $276,000 in troam Towards dusk, a8 we were going down the river, tho enemy opened on us with musketry. Their shots took effect in wil pari of the wood work of the vessel, bot, strange to (ell, did not really injure any one, This Oring we goon silenced with shell. ‘Two miles below this we auchored for the night, mak- ing all prepsrations to repel bourders. At this time the chomy’s troops were swarming around us on both sides of the river. At @ point three miles from tts mouth the river is quite crooked. The channel lies directly through a saud bar, and approaches at ove place to within one hundred yords of «high blu, This channel was onee dredged owt to faciiitate mercantile yorsels in their progress wwards town; but it is evident it never was intended for the benefit of Yankes warfare. Once a vessel euters this channel it cannot turo around. Tt has either to back out or to proceed onward until it comes to the point within ope hundred yards of the blutt. TRE SCENE OF OPENATIONS | | ‘When we got to withta Aly yarde of the month of this ug-out artfficis! chanagl, which we did yerterday mora. fag, the enemy opened om ws from the bluit with two | pieces of artillery. Their firing was immediately arswered | from our garboat. An action between the two forces | entued. In Jeet than an hour we drove the enomy from | | hia pleces and from the bluff, We kept up an occasional | firing on the blat, after wo hat driventhe enemy away anti! high water, We lad thus to wait about two hours. At high water we attempted to pars the bar, Whea | we got to @ point witnin three hundred yards of the Diuff we grounded, the plot mistakiug the channel. | In order to deceive the cnemy as to our situation and keep him from boatding us, a party way sent on shore to destroy certain boate, Thia pitty took possession of the | felt on which the enemy bad planted his artillery in (he morning. Whea our party landed they fonnd no opporition, They destroyed ton whale boats, these having been designed by tho enemy to enable him to bourd os at night There wore also desiroyed at this time sore salt works | At ton o'clock last night every effort was made, both by steam and anchor, to get the Eilie of, bot without One of the schooner prizes was hauled alongsirie in 0, to lighten the ‘Riis. Fvervihing was takev out of the | vessel except the arms, munition# end men: but all with: t micoose, ‘ASG last resort, nad when everything that conld be wae placed on board the schooner, Captain Cushing gave the order for nll hands to be called te muster, and ad. reseed thei as fortuws:— Orricens avd Max—I see no chance of getting this vee: sel off. We will probably be attacked in the morning, and that, too, by an overwhelming foree. Twill try | get hor off at'tho next high tide if | am not attacked in the interim. In the meantime ft becomes necessary and my | duty to provi for the kafety of you nil. If re wre at. | tacked by #he enemy in the morning and he overpowers ua, oither by boarding or otherwise, the only alternative fh ia to go up with the vessel or submit to an uncondk | | tional surrens To do the latter is neither my desire | nor intention. Twill not do the former except as an ab. solute and last resort. I wish all the mon, exeopt five or | sik—and these must be volunteers—to go or board the schooner. I wish the schooner to be dropped down che | Tiver to & point witout the range of the enemy's alot from the bin Iti my Intention, with the five or six who may volunteer to romain with me, in the event of an attack, to work the pivot gun in the moroing, and fight ber to the last, [ will not surrender the Bills to the enemy while amogarine or a Matoh remains op hy A body volunteered; no Capt, € m yn from the crew ; This volunteering to remuln with Capt. U. was ny ordi- had to eelect five anoy vefore taining a three days’ fight and avoiding the capture cither himself or his vessel. ‘The schooner has safely reached Beaufort, and Captain Cushing and your correspondent arrived hore late to night. All ig quiet here. IMPORTANT FROM EASTERN VIRGINIA, Sharp Fight Near Saffolk—The Rehcle Defeated and Driven Across the Glacke water—Recaptuce of the Celebrated Pittsburg Battery, &e , Ke. Forteess Mosnor, Deo, 2, 1862. Major Geveral H.W. Hariece, General-in-Chief, Wash- ington: Ap expedition sent ont from Suffolk yesterday by Ma- jor General Peck captured to-day the celebrated itusbarg battery, which was formerly taken from our army, aud drove the enemy across the Black woter at Framklin. Wo have thirty odd prisoners, and are picking up more on tho read, Many of the enemy are killed aud wounded, Our lous is trifling. JOHN A. DIX, Major General. INTERESTING FROM ARKANSAS. General Blunt Kattle of Ca Heang:axrens, Bartia Fini, Noy. 28, 1962. Major General Cunns:— Gimxat—Leurning that @ rebel force, under Gene ad Marmaduke, ight thousand strong, w. forty miles north of Van Buren, Arkansa-, Hiodman was to jein him to-day or to-n larg: force of infantry, for the pur) ose of mak rave effort to euter Missouri, I determined to muduke aud destroy hm before reinforcements arrived. Leoving my tranmportation ia the rear T made a foreed march ©. thirty-five miles, with about five thougind m:n, cuit attacked him at abeut ten o'clock thix morning. Found him e-rongly posted on advant-geous ground. Afver an engagement of about three hours he o mmenced vretrest, Every foot 0° the ground was tought ever and to lye nested until near sundown, when the evemy, viding thot their artilery, which ‘they were makio ry effort to get away, was about to be captared, hiels Shelby and Emmett MeDouaid with a of ce for the ortensible purpore of caring tor their dead if wounded, bot with the real obect of making good r retreat to Van Buren. Che cisualtien of the day i] am unable to state with ac racy at this time, as we fought over tweive mn.ies of round. One of the’ rebel oMigers with the flay of truce sisted to me that they had lost sixty in killed—among (bem @ lieutenant col nel. My kes is comparatively small. Among the wounded are Lieutenant Jewell and Lieutenant Jobnaen, of the Kausun Sixth—. both of them, I fear, mortally. The ovemy are bartly woipped, and will provebly not venture north of the Bem t jountain again thie winter, if this part of the State te ‘As it ia their reliance for subsistence, and havieg, ley of the Arkaneas, they must soon retreat into Te Thave sent for my trausportation to come up, aod ehall coonpy,& yo ition ot or near Cane Hil, The rebels had About tn days? rations of bread, cooked and in racks behind t saidles, from whch it te they iutended making a desperaie efort to for @ thelr way” aye rt of the u ow, with w Leld. © ton out all in the vi | North. “Very resjecitlly, your ubwtlent serval JAMES C, BLUNT, Brigadier General Commanding. The Expedition to Yellville. Heapgcanrens DevartMest oF THR Musoon, Sr. Lovin, Nov. 30, 1962. H.W. Haruack, General-ia. Chief, Washington, D.C. Gusxnat-—Cenersl Herron telegraphs thar the Yelivtlle expedition, of which Twrots you, bas retarved. It was successfil in destroying the saltpetre works and the ar- sepa! and store houses, with about five hundred shot- gine aod rifles, Sixty prisoners were taken, avd over che hundred horses. ‘The sick in hospital were parole@ | and the troupe returned last evening, alter travelling two ed and fi‘ty miles in lors than five days. the Were: First hewa, Tenth Minors, aed Seeond Wis commanded by Col. Wickersham, of the Tenth S. R. CURTIS, Ma} r General, bund he rew York City Klectio The following is the full vote of the Eleventh Alder manic district (Twentieth ward) == 8 The following is the fui) vote of the Twentieth ward for 3.278 FIFTH WARD SCHOOL OFVICERS, ihe fellow ing are the succeasfal candydates for echoot ) ward, inatead of thove given in our returns yesterday i= Commusioner—James B. Dupignac, citizens’. Inapector—Jobu Hew litt, citizenr’. Trustees —Geo, Irelaud, cicizeus’; D. D SIXTH WARD SCHOOL ©: Comploie except the Sixth diate ie Commitscnar Cone’), 1,188, Headley, 1,241; Hooper, 1,870. “Inspector Ohio, 1,609, Ran, 1,874; Maaaierson, 1,008. faced 1,143, Lucky, 1,827; Dobbs, 1,923; Williauason, 1.084, Gridiey, 1,266: Sebiewting 1048, ro ree EDITOR OF THE HPRALD, be ir issue of to-day, th giving the list of Coun. ed, you seated f Was a republican. which fe he Sin te eect. 1 ain & democrat, ond was vlectod as PREVERICK REPIER, Councilman elect. cen or AN frow-CLao.—The Whitney froo clad owe eokuk will be Jaunehed at haif-past mine o’elook Las tery on Saturday morning, December 6, from the yard of J. §. Vaderhil), foot of Blevonth strest, Kast river, ‘This te Jovking (ren vesdel, and je well worthy of seeing 19 Luly embomomed IB her deats ~