The New York Herald Newspaper, October 26, 1863, Page 4

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NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Caminie, WALLACE'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Rosepae. WINTER GARDEN. Broadway.—Russianw Aparnat— Bares in Tue Woops—My Nuicnuon’s Wire. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broudway.—Po-cs-non-tas—My Puxsereen. NEW BC Suavow—' BOWE ERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Synen or Panis— SECRET, Y 7 Cuarurp Rusy—Tar EL, FCnOOLMAS TEI —WAR DERING —Tnr Movinc Wax all honrs, Manaxt noon and Evening. Troadway. . ke. Mechanies’ Hall, BoRvesquas. Broad. —MiLEs MINSTREL ALL, 51 Broadway.—E tence, Dancas, AG—PANORAMA uP tue NOTH RIVER. GRO. 3. 685 Broxdway.—Bur- asquns, § SSIAN ADMIWAL ANURICAN THEATRE, (No. 444 Broadway. —Dat. Paxtvaines, Buubusgues, Ma—THe Secuen ia gNBW YORK THEATRE, 435 Broadway.—Drasa Gopen- 1 BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Brooklyn.—Mar- ux Heart. HOO, 5 OPERA HOUS Bonas, Das Berersques, Brooklyn.—Ernroriax New York, Monday, October 26, 1863. THE SITUATION. Cavalry skirmishes continue in the Army of the Potomac, and beyond these daily conflicts there is no movement to report. On Thursday a por- tion of Gencral Gregg’s cavalry had a fight near Fayetteville ; rebel infantry our troops were compelled to fall back. On Friday our forces ayain attacked the enemy but meeting the and drove back the cavalry; but when they came in contact with the rebel infantry, they appear to have been again repulsed. On Saturday portions of Gen. Gregg'’s and Gen. Buford’s cavalry divi- sions had an engagement with the cavalry and infantry of the enemy, and were driven back to Liberty, beyond Bealton Station. The recent attack of the rebel General Imbo- den on Chariestown, Va., is reported in the Richmond Dispatch of Saturday, in the shape of a telegram from General Lee, stating that Gene- ral Imboden had captured four hundred and thirty-four prisoners and all their arms. The {atest rebel accounts from Charleston state that our troops are putting the fortifications at forts Gregg and Wagner in order, and that they expect stormy times very soon. ‘The advance of the rebels into Kentucky, which we have already reported, seems to be confirmed Bramlette sends from Frankfort, Kentucky, a despatch to the demo- cratic committee at Buffalo, excusing himself from attending the meeting there, in which he says:—‘We now have a for- by the fact that Governor midable raid upon us, our banks are robbed and towns sacked within forty miles of the capital. No man,” says the Governor, ‘can think of quit- ting his post while this continues.” Despatches from Louisville y rday also state that the rebels made an a kon Danville, burned the quartermaster’s ste es there, and robbed several of the citizen: Our news from the Southwest, thoagh not very important, is interesting, the position of all the Union generals being stated with accuracy. The division of General Osterhans had a severe fight with the rebels, in which he lost twenty-seven killed and wounded, among whom was Colonel Loreny, of the Thirtieth Iowa, who was killed. The recently reported mutiny among the Ten- nessee troops in front of Chattanooga proves to have been a very serious affair. It appears thata whole brigade attempted to desert to the Union lines, and in resisting their attempt over eight hundred men on both sides were killed. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. We had the first snap from old Boreas yester- day. The weather was decidedly chilly and an- comfortable, 80 much #0 that people generally at- tired themselves in their winter clothing. Prog- nostications regarding the weather are seldom very correct, but if present indications mean any- thing it looks as if we were to have an early set- ting ir of winter. The ollowing table shows the amount of govern- ment « otton which has been sold at St. Louis and Cincinnati siace June last :— ST. LOUIS SA LES. Bales, Bag. Talue. July 6... =" $116,404 42 | ‘August 2. = 321,372 23 Beptember 7 06 373,472 41 Ootober 6..... 6 24,881 67 Caren cessanas seve 4908 TE $0,220 09 | CINCINNATI SALBA. Bailes. Bags. Polne, June 18.0... 3° $103.508 11 | duly 20 23 160,730 13 | ‘Augiiet 17 “ 116,601 53 | Beptember 21 2 140,313 65 Total... 72 8800/80 08 The bran railroad which extends into Maryland is doing a large business. On the night of the 1th inst. fifty slaves disap- Penred from the vicinity of Leonardtown, and dnring nearly one hundred more | took pasange from St. Morys cousty, and have | hot since been heard ¢ Adespateh from § intelligence has been re the rop rted massacre of Captain “s party. A letter from Bannock City, Idaho, dated Septem. ber 22, soys Captain Fiske's party wore within | three or four days’ march of thmt plave, all cate | eed sound. This is ister than the tine when the | reported massacre took place, and is considered as cunclusive evidence of their safety. L. Ge Qlale sivar and ise ibujacion are on the | | ward tendency. | delivery to 147 NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1863. rise, and the long loaded coal boals are proparing to move. he stock market opened steady om Saturday and gradually gained strength during the closing buoy- fan ups Gold rose on the wants of the bears for . Exchange closed at 1604¢ a 161. Mo- 1 loans about T per cent. Tho inclemeney of the weather on Saturday interfered lly wilh the movements of produce, which fact, in jon with the recent gold and exchange flu j tions, bad the evlect to circumseribe the yoiume of busi- ness within comparatively narrow Limits. The spectila tion in gold is exceedingly annoying to merchants, the violent flactuations not unfrequently subjecting dealers in foreign ine:chandise t serious flosses, as nearly all transactions are now controlied by the value of gold, in- stead of demand and supply, as was formerly the case, The Army of the Potomac—Richmond, and flow to Get There. It does not appear that the Army of the Potomac is any nearer Richmond now than it was before the battle at Bristoe Station. Atl commanders of that army find the roads leading to the rebel capital by the way of Fredericks- burg or Culpepper hard ones for an army to travel over. Richmond is not, in our opinion, as we have hitherto declared in these columns, a point of any other than moral importance in this war. Strategically considered, its possession would give us no equivalent for the labor and life that its capture would cost. But the authorities of the War Department are not of this opinion; for five campaigns made against that city must be accepted as a very positive expression of their desire to capture it. Since the’govern- ment desires so intensely the capture of that city, why is it not taken now, when the rebel lion is absolutely forced to concentrate its armies at another point and uncover that city? Longstreet, with one entire third of Lee’s army, went to Georgia about a month ago, and we may soon learn of a further depletion of Lee’s army. General Lee recently advanced from the Rapidan to near Centreville—experimen- tally. Had he been resisted there would have been no battle and no more of bis advance; but, not resisted, he was able. to effect con- siderable damage to the railroad, upon the line of which our army must operate as it again ad- vances. He counts that that damage cannot be repaired in less than twenty or thirty days, and he has gained so much time. With no force at all, he has rendered it impossible that Meade should strike him within so many days. Before those days expire Longstreet will return, or Lee will resort to some other equally good dodge. And, while all this shows so transpa- rently the defencelessness of Richmond at the present time, we hear of no active operations against it. Is Richmond worth less now than it was when Pope, Burnside and Hooker, be- tween them, sacrificed forty-eight thousand men to get it? Evideatly the reason is not because it would be less pleasant to capture Richmond now than then, but because the government has finally seen the hopelessness of an advance against Richmond by its favorite route, and will not; through a stubborn pride, try the other way. Pope had the Army of Virginia to go to Rich- mond by that royal road. upon which the War Department smiles its approval. Burnside had the Army of the Potomac for the same pur- pose, and for the same purpose Hooker had “the best army on the planet.” Before the close of that campaign which Pope began wo had lost in the armies of Virginia and the Poto- mac fully thirty thousand men. Burnside lost in killed and disabled ten thousand men. And in the subsequent campaigns on the same line we have lost, not merely in killed and wounded, but in killed and disabled, fully thirty thousand more under the respective com- mands of Hooker and Meade. Such is the price that the country has paid for the government's persistence in the advance against Richmond by its favorite route. Such is the price that it costs the country for General Halleck to “stake his military reputation” that the overland route to Richmond is the only feasible one. General Halleck’s military reputation! Now we are not of the number of those happy mind- ed persons who consider that a heavy stake, per se; yet it isastake that the nation may rue. Does the country know what it means when General Halleck “stakes his military reputa tion on the overland route?’ It means that there is no other way to the rebel capital. It means that if a million men will be killed in that triangle between the Rapidan and the Rap- pahannock in the attempt to do what ten thou- sand might easily do on the peninsula, the million must die. It means that General Hal- Jeck is committed against the peninsula route, and that he has made the success of the. other route a question of pride, never to be given up while the war lasts, whatever it may cost the country. Yet, with all the immense and obvious advan- tages that the peninsula route at its worst had to the other, it presents at the pre- sent time a chance of success that it did not present when tried in 1862. General Mc- Clellan’s peninsula campaign failed principally through causes that could not possibly operate now. It was lost in attendance on the Navy Department, and through a final necessity to rearrange the whole plan of the campaign, in consequence of the failure of the Secretary of the Navy to do what was expected of him. All that could be done better at Yorktown than higher up the country. Had the Merrimac been so attended to that the gunboats could have gone up James river, that river would have been, as contemplated in the original plan, the line of our advance. All the line of fortifications that began at Richmond and stretebed across the peninsula would have been turned upon the day of the army’s arrival, and we should have gone on at once, reached Rich- mond early in April, and doubtless have taken it then, But Gideon didn’t bave his “lamp;” consequently didn’t see his part of the arrangement; and General McClellan, having waited a proper time for Gideon, had to change the river, as the country knows. Now, however, there is no Merrimac at Norfolk, and that route is open to Richmond which the simp!est consideration of strategy and logistics will convince any reasonable crea- ture is superior to every other. It was lost, too, after’ this difficulty was partially gotten over, by the interference of the War Depart- ment in preventing the junction of McDowell’s forces, and the refusal to send Gen. McClellan reinforcements. Twenty thonsand men sent to Harrison’s Landing, when McClellan was within sight of Richmond, would have saved the bundred thousand which have since been sacri- ticed in the half a dozen attempts on the over- laud route. But governments are not reasona- ble creatures, and Gen. Halleck has staked his military reputation on the success of the latter Toute, and we suppose we must therefore let it work, The War of the Roses—The York and | had beon presented openly and flatfootedly. Lancaster of Opera. Vive la ublique Noire de Massachusetts ! The musica! world is excited. At any hour eee Mysteries of City Politice—How te Elect Grau—the irrepressible Grau—may arrive ia the Best Candidates, New York with bis artists, and then will com- be " meuce a struggle before which all bistorical ‘The politiog.of this clty beve always heen * precedents fade into utter insignificance. In mypteny. fo, Ail Seoupt the slack And |pittatod other words, then will commence the Maretzek fow. | We do nee Know that the: royeieny, S099 and Grau war; and deep and deadly will the Seid Drecine, # Yecple SUAS Cy ON conflict be. Grau is fushed with his Enropean ty minds tograpplewith 15 bak Were noone ie. successes, his triumphant receptions in Paris, As Bir regan dog Algae London, Milan, Vienaa and Berlin, and be will ¥ " no doubt have lost all the pleasant smoothness oe ee Pai Slighapaie’ i er, and b ; 2 “ ured, of bie fepmer manners AP, MeORMe. Ae A8tt bottom of a well; but the well is very dirty and unbending as European impressarii always ‘ 7” 1d the descent dangerous. The'Scriptures tell e. is" CO 8 P' ar The forse of exemple ie Danian. At us that we cannot touch pitch without being Grau will no doubt have ‘adopted the style of " those lordly managers of foreign opera houses. ote ae a Myr esis way a e i ti - 3 y He comes provided with: RriNM miner ne $0 usually happens that those who take up this f * : ; coerpaensig pratripl | pi yap alia * subject as a study end by becoming themselves Maretzek is nowise anxious to avoid the en- | ©Tupted. The knowledge they obtain makes counter. Far from it, We hear of combinations | v¢™ vicious, just as Satan’s information about which he is at present turning over in his mind the trees in Paradise transformed Adam and Eve hich are to astonish Grau. In fact, Max | 0™ Saints to sinners, or aga man who should thinks be bas found a “Swamp Angel” which | Pltually associate with thieves, in order shall utterly silence Grau’s pests ae We | ‘0 learn their ways and means, would, in f nine cases out of ten, become a thief him- are not as yet at liberty tolgive the details of wt fon Be cee een eee the ‘Jotendog ‘campaign. at). we might pty ation. Upon this hypothesis alone can we sa- bbc Mg inthe Li Fouulle SG: SM tisfactorily explain why those who profess to Belrer fancecin) im: panes pe is ans, . Fort be most thoroughly posted in regard to city Lafayette as a punishment for our indiscretion. pélitics*and politicians generally reveal none of Who knows whether, under his smiling, jovial their valuable secrets, and use the knowledge pnnery pameisek ye not. turn outs very they have acquired, not to expose and defeat Burnside in his edicts, and we suffer accord- the political trickaters, but to assist, donéeal ingly? Be that as it may, Maretzek is prepar- aga dofen a then. ing mines and countermines, and has even laid To this explanation €f the surprising igno- in asupply of torpedoes, and, Greek Are. In rance of the public in regard to city politics the way of ammunition:he has's lot of new and may be added the fact that our politicians, like attractive operas in rehearsal. But he. may the swell mob or the Wall street brokers, have well take measures of defence; for whe knows a peculfar slang language of their own, differ- what engines of destruction Grau may not ing entirely from ordinary English, and there- have secured? He may have some heavily fe . . 2 fore almost unintelligible to those outside of plated iron-clad’opera which shall utterly crush the political circle. For ‘inatance, the term and destroy those works upon which Max so “machine,” which the firemen understand to be confidently relies. So the precautions of the | 4,,;, engine, and which the general reader de- latter are wise and timely. «, | fines, like Webster, as “a complex structure, We are not aware as yet where Grau will consisting of a combination, or modification, of pitch his tent and begin his intrenchments and the mechanical powers,” is used by politicians fortifications; but we aro assured that he will to describe a regular political organization, find a place by those who seem to confide im- | };., Tammany Hall. “To smash the ma- plicitly in his. ability to do so. There can ex- chine” is the political slang for defeating ist no doubt that Grau’s army place great con- such régular organizations. “A private ma- fidence in their general. The same must be! chine” is a special organization, started for said of Max, however; and, as he has had time the purpose of selling out to the highest to erect all his defences, and has obtained pos- bidder. So a “caucus” means’ a meeting session of the strongest ground, so far the ad- of political managers of themachine, A “can- vantage is in his favor. It is said, as an offset | gaat ig a person who is willing to pay the to this, that Grau is great at mining, and thathe | chine managers for a nomination. A “pri- may run parallels and saps right into his ene- | 114.5% is a gathering-of politicians and roughs, my’s camp. This, of course, Maretack will | +1, send a few of their number as dele guard against to the best of his ability, and the gates to a nominating convention. A “conven- conflict thus promises to be most animated. tion” is the slang term for a collection of dele- Grau has some heavy weapons—among gates who nominate such candidates as the others a tenor, who may be considered a four managers have chosen. “To ratify the ticket” hundred-pounder, having an immense range. | ;, 4 phrase used to inform us that certain assem- We refer to Brignoli. But there is a flaw in blages of people are to cheer when the names the affair which must be arranged ere Grau) oF the candidates selected by the managers and can use this formidable means of assault. As nominated by ,the caucuses are read before a skilful general, Gran will more than likely | tein, “an election,” ina political sense, is see that his great gun is at once putin the best | ¢ crefore equivalent to & formality by which order, else he would prosecute the coming ope- our citizens go to the polls and vote the ratic war at a great disadvantage; in fact, Max | tives which have been thus selected, might at once snap up Brigaoli and turn bis | j minated and ratified. This little for- fire upon the foe. If Grau has Brignoli, Ma- taaliie: io wateciwashile cab bef fore the retzek has Mazzolent; and, though very differ- nsec can Nl 7 aris praia ent in style, these weapons are equally de- ceive their salaries. If it were not for this structive. Other and most potent weapons silly legal necessity, we might profitably dis- have both of the soon to be contending gene- pense with that costly ceremony altogether. rals; and they may congratulate themselves | " 1 is very evident, therefore, in spite of the upon the fact that never was there a season 80 mystery of city politics and the obscurity of po- propitious for an operatic struggle. litical slang, that the people have nothing ay 8 is gibi in New York. ne are told | whatever to do with the selection of their offi that {tis “drag in the market,” which ac- | oi.) representatives. The political managers counts, we suppose, for the great number of attend to that. The people-simply elect the patients who throng the place. From the pub- candidates brought forward by the managers. lc, abundantly supplied with greenbacke, Ma- | 174, is it loss evident that these candidates, as retzek and Grau can draw inexhaustible sup- a general thing, do not take office for the plies, Shoddy is determined to come to the purpose of iextor money ovt of their aid of opera, and the rival impressarii salaries. An Assemblyman receives a eala: will profit thereby, of course. Diamonds, laces, otthres ‘dollars .@ pleas dae ikea igs, silks and satins must be shown, must be worn, from the State of New York Thies sum hula must be admired; and where can all this be ob- not pay his hotel bill at Albany; and yet he is tained ~ Rais vo i beg es bt ne willing to spend one thousand dollars to secure pee ary viriibeggonaecgedy oe ses rs ure his election. It requires about ten thousand do all in'our power—we are naturally, sangal- dollars for a candidate to procure an office parr saeco -_ saat aban ations which pays him only three thousand dollars a stata ¥ Produce new operas and famous | vear for three years. This would leave him, at artists, the more shall we applaud these vindic- * tive efforts and urge on the conflict. We shall Sara ie ee i mromt a not flinch even when we see the artists cowering Saas ; sible tars under the shower of missiles (bouquets) which cheese is, how do these officials make-up guch shall be hepped upon them. Not one jot of ai ie and retire from bead public service kindly feelin shall we show when, panting aud Ai aod Drie yet pid heel el fatigued, the tenori attempt an escape from a i icant of city polities. An accurate and ictaritkous camacte le Cea a Ween critical examination of our State and municipal trance, and we shall never cease urging on the ig grand agen a are “ percori yoann pias or the other party acknowledge plain it; but our design at present is rather to Of course, as we have announced the coming call attention to these secrets than to fully elu- war, New York will prepare to take an active cidate them. Nevertheless, it must strike the interest in the affair. New supplies of the | Public as very remarkable that there are al- richest (oilettes will be ordered, while natty | WS 8° many eager aspirants for those offices evening bonnets will be laid in without discre- | Which arithmetic proves to be honestly un- tion. Truly there will bea rare chance foren- | Profitable. At this time there are five or joyment during the impending musical tourna- six different tickets in the field for the ap- proaching election. The republicans have _— a regular ticket. Tammany and Mozart have united upon another regular ticket. Then there are three or four soréhead cliques, each of which has its ticket, more or less bad, and the most of which will crystalize with the regular nominations before elettion day, or will be quietly purchased and withdrawn. Does any one suppose that the majority of these office- seekers desire the honor of the positions they seek, or that they are patriotically anxious to serve their country and their fellow citizens? Echo answers : Decidedly not. Why, then, are they so eager to get office? This is another mystery of city politics. We have earnestly and consistently labored to reform the abuses to which we have just al- luded, and we shall succeed in our endeavor as soon as our citizens are sufficiently tired of being tied to party machines, and unanimously resolve to do something to emancipate them- j Selves. The respectable voters of this city | could control all the elections and all the offices if they would only unite in a real reform. This Tue Noro x Massacavserrs.—Who shall say the world does not move? Who shall say that its revolutions are not felt within the walls of that famous State House in Boston, familiarly and profanely known as the “Hub of the Universe?” In January last an article was published in our columns showing conclusively that by the statute law of Massachusétts negroes were and always had been excluded from the State mili- tia. The article was not copied into any Bos- ton paper, so far as we know; but the acts and resolves of the State Legislature, then in ses- sion, give very significant proof that the legis- lators of that sharp old Puritan Commonwealth are in the habit of reading the New Yorx Heratp, and profiting thereby. The following is one of their acts:— CHATTER 193—AN ACT RRLATING TO THR ENROL- MENT OF THE MILITIA, Re It enacted, Ac... ax follow: Section 1. Every able bodied male citizen resident within this Commonwealth, liable to enrolment by the laws of the United States, shall be enrolled in the militia, Sec. 2. All acta and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby Le ee Bee, 8. Pee me upon fis passage, The negro bas therefore received justice at last in the old Bay State. Under this act, we take it, the black man may be en- rolled in the militia in the State of Massa- chusetts. True, it would have been a little | more manly to have come out boldly and modi- | fled their own “ancient,” if not’ “honorable,” statute by striking out the word “white” in the qualification for enrelment; but we must be | satisfied with the result, especially as there may | be still a good many citizens of that State who idea seems utopian now; but it will be real- ized some of these days. A good beginning may be made at the approaching election by those who are so disposed. It is too late, per- haps, to nominate any new candidates; but it is not too late to select the best of those already nominated. Let each honest voter, therefore, take the various tickets, pick out the best can- didates for the various offices, and so construct a ticket of his own. Then let him vote this ticket, and be will deserve the credit of having done all in his power to rid the city of its poli- might object to allowing negroes to “train” in | tical tyrants. Next year, perhapa, he will be the same company with themselves, and the | able to assist in a more searching and effectual Upw might Dave failed to nam if the intention ; reform. Tux New York Democracy Acarnst Tax Rica- monn Revers—Tae Issue Farmcy Mave anp Squanery Met.—The Richmond Enquirer, in one of its recent issues, devoted an editorial article to the question of peace or war, setting out elearly and succinctly the only terms on which the war could be brought to a close and peace restored to the country. It lays down its pro- Positions in the following language:— Save on our own terms we can accept no peace what- rather than yiold an tota of them: and our terms are:— Recognition by the enemy of the independence of the Confederate States, Withdrawal of the Yankee forces from every foot of Confetorate ground, including Kentucky and Missouri. Withdrawal of the Yankce soldiers from Maryland, Until that State shall decide by a free vows whether she sbull romaia iu the old Union or ask admission into the eoufederacy. Cousent on the part of the federal government to give upto the confederacy its proportion of the navy ay it stood at the tine of secession, or to pay for the game. — Yielding up all pretension on the part of the fedacral government to that portion of the old Territories which lies west of tho Confederate Staton, An equitable settlement.on the basis of our absolute in- dependence and equal rights, of ail accounts of the public debt and public lands, aud the advantages accruing {rom foreign treaties. It will be seen that there is no uncertain or equivocal demand here—no clause capable of a double construction—no room for the en- trance of the least little bit of a doubt, “Sub- mit to all we ask or have ever asked, or else we will fight you till doomsday.” That is the formula of the Richmond rebels, as enunciated through their principal organ—the Enquirer. What response to that challenge comes from the loyal States? The friends of the adminis- tration, the republicans and the abolitionists, need not be inquired ef. But how about the democracy? How about those who are stig- matized as copperheads and rebel sympa- thizers? Let us see. On the very evening of the day that the Enquirer article was published in the journals of this city there was a great meeting of the democracy in the Cooper Insti- tute—a meeting in which some of the most ultra copperheads of New York participated, and where cheers were given for Vallandig- ham-—and there, among other resolutions re- ported and adopted, was the following:— Resolved, hut the democracy of the city of New York, in general meeting convenod, sgain reiterate and dectare their unylelding opposition to ail men and to all factions who, in any manner, seek to impair or destroy tho glorions Union of tho United States as a great confederate republic; that we will uphold and maintain the Vnion at all times and under all circumstances, by all the means in our power, and that we will never consent to or permit any arrangementby which it shall be either destroyed or endangered. It was from the democratic party of the North that the first secession of Southern fire- eaters took place, in the National Convention at Charleston and Baltimore in 1860. The democratic party of the North has since sup- plied many of the ablest generals, truest patri- ots and bravest soldiers to the work of subdu- ing the rebellion. And now again we sce—de- spite some miserable defections like those of Vallandigham and others—that the democratic party of the North is the most resolute and de- termined in the policy of conducting the war so as to “uphold and maintain the Union at all times and under all circumstances.” The rebels may make up their minds, therefore, that they have no friends at the North, and that, howevor desperately aud obstinately they may perze- vere in their wicked attempt to destroy the re- public, they must eventually be crushed under the mighty resources of the loyal States. Ovr Sream Navy—Sarrixa Sars Ossorers.— Several days since, the Sabine, one of the finest sailing frigates in our navy, was put out of commission, her crew sent to other voasels, priocipally, however, to the steam frigate Ni- agara. The Sabine bas been in commission since the rebellion, and has rendered some very valuable services; but, being a sailing vessel, of course she could nét be sent with propriety to cruise for the Alabama or Florida, aithough she carried a splendid battery and a crew ex- ceeding fourfold in numbers those of the pri- vateers. The question arises why so noble a ship bas not been able to perform duties which the num- ber of her crew and guns seems to warrant. To answer it we have only to say that she lacked that powerful agent, steam. The days of sailing vessels for war purposes have long passed, and, with the exception of store vessels and receiving ships, we should not have a sail- ing veseel in the navy. The sailing frigates ia our navy could, at a comparatively trifling cost, be transformed into formidable war vessels, while the sloops-of-war should be laid aside either as store vessels in foreign ports or sold as useless himber. We have only to look at the British navy, which a few years ago consisted of scores of uawieldy and huge sailing vessels. A new light broke in upon them: it was demon- strated that steam was necessary to success ully carry on naval warfare. Machinery was placed in these vessels, and to-day the old sailing ships built nearly a century ago become for- midable engines of war. The use of steam overcomes another difficulty now sorely annoying us—the manning of ves- seis-of-war. In sailing ships a large propor- tion of the crew must be practical seamen, while in steamers it requires only a few to take care of the vessel. Sailing ships will do for some kinds of mercantile purposes; but even in that branch of navigation steam is fast les- sening the number of vessels propelled by can- vass alone. For naval service steam is the only proper propelling power, and it is time that the old sail ships of the navy were used no more, until they are furnished with auxiliary engines, at least. Speed and guns of long, effective range are now the desiderata. It is a curious fact, which our naval authorities should keep in view, that very few of the prizes taken during this rebellion have been captured by vessels built for the navy. Nearly all have been taken by chartered and purchased mer- chant steamers. The Navy Department should attend to this matter at once, and let us have the Sabine, Santee, St. Lawrence and other vessels of their class transformed into steam frigates that will be able to go into action or cruise at sea with a probability of being able to compete success- fully with vessels of their own class, instead of lying with sails becalmed and at the mercy of the guns of the steam vessel of any enemy ‘Tue Park Yestervay—the sudden change in the wea- ther, from warm to a sharp cold, prevented the majority of the Sunday visitors to the Park oo Sundays from taking their usual stroll. avery fair attendance during the day of persons who were desirous of breathing the pure fresh air of that lo. cality. ‘The gayly colored dresses of the previous Sanday had, however, disappeared and given piace to the more sombre and warmer aitire of cold weather, and great- coats and shawls were plentifully to be seen about the grounds, The comfortable buffalo robe accompanied the vebicles that moved along the Drive, and the general de. sire seomed to be to keep warm and yet enjoy the health. ful atmosphere of the Park. Court Catendar—This Day. Courr. ari geoaajourved to Friday, Ociober 90, Part Boe Part 2— . - (Cajeotar apobanged. F Notwithstanding this fact, there was | $$ NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. MOVEMENTS OF UNION GENERALS. Severe Fight ef General Osterhaus’ Advance with the Rebeis. Review of Bragg’s Rebel Army by Jeff. Davis, Rew Rey &e. Caro, Oct. 24, 1863. By the arrival of the stesmer Dickey we have Memphis dates of the 224. ‘The correapondent of the Memphis Bu lelin, writing from Corintlf, 19th, says:—Cor.nth has again assumed a lively martial aspect, the street being filled with columns Of troops. ‘The Memphis and Charleston Ratwoad was tn running order from Corinth to Bear creek. Genoral Sherman and staff had left for the front, and indications of operations were apparent. General Ripley, Chief of the Ordnance Bureau at Wash- {ngton, had paid the department a flying visit. General Dodge had returned from @ ivave of absence and Tesumed command of the left wing of the Sixteenth army corps. General Sweevy’s command, sent io pursuit of the rebels {rom Lagrange, were expected to return the next day. ‘ The Third Michigan cavalry had returned from a suc- cossiul scout, in which they killed, wounded and captured a number of rebels, Seventy-five thousand dollars worth of goods por month was allowed by trade regulations to be taken to Corinth aud sold, Maaurnis, Oct, 22, 1868. General Hurlbut’s sconts report Loring at Grenada, watching for an expected edvance of General MePber- son's forces from Vicksburg. Adams is guarding the Jackson and Meridian and Mobile and -Obio railroads agamst expected Union raids. ‘There are no troops now at Atlanta, all having gone to join Wheeler, Stephen D Leo, Roddy and Yorrest The latter are in General Shorman's immediate front, tearing up the railroad and telegraph, The former is reported south of the Tennessee river, between Tuscumbia and Decatur, ten thousand strong. General Osterhaus? division, which is in our advanee, had another sovere fight yesterday, losing-Colonel Loreng, of the Thirtieth Iowa, and seyen men killed and twenty wounded. General Sherman's hospital depot is at I-n k-n Stearns is reported south of the Tallahatchie river, re cruiting for another raid on the Memphis «nd Charleator Railroad, Jell. Davis reviewed Bragg’s troops on tho 11th and 1202 inst. Southern papers of the 10th state that Brags draw over eighty thousind rations. ‘Tne balance of Longstreet” corps had arrived from Virginia. Heavy rains fel! here to-day, Musiesl. THY OPERA. Tonight we are to bave Verdi's * Macbeth" at our Academy of Music, with Mme. Medori, Bellini and Signor Lotti in the principal roles, The success which attended the reprise of this opera is a promise for a brilliant enter. tainment this evening. We wish to say a few words apropos of the Cavorite opera * Icne,”’ which was given on Saturday evening for the ‘last time.” We must have no last time of this ch:f d’avere. Yt is too popular bere to be shelved. “ Tone” and “ Norma’ never fail to draw large houses, and we think that in its own interest the management can do no better than to often provide either of the above operas for the amugoment of the habieues of our Acade- my of Music, : It must be allowed that’ the artists of the Maretzek troupe are groat in tho operas above named. As Nor- ma, Mme. Modori is unrivalled, while Siguor Mazzolqn} may be etd to represent the role of Glauco ip * Jone"’ as none but so admirable an actor as weil ag singer could. Ho is certainly most graceful and effective in his acting, ably dopicting the passions to be represent- ed, but never surpassing nature. Bat few artists possces this qualifcation in 89 eminent a degree as Mazzoleni, who, it must be allowed, sings the music role ag admira- bly as he acts it We shall expect a repetition of “ Jone’ very soon, as we believe that Maretzck will understand that it is ‘o his interest to reproduce this opera. We hear that noveities are in preparation at tbe Aca demy. ‘ THE GOTTECHALK CONCERT. On Tuesday evening the third Gottschalk concert will take place at Irving Hull. These entertainments are most attractive and fashionable, owing to the great talent Of the artists. THE MINSTRELS. Wood's, Bryants’, Christy’s and Hooley's at Brooklyn, we need s:arcely notice, as they are nightly crowded te excess, People are turned away from these places of amusement night after night. and yet they persevere in their determined efforts to enjoy the fun, The minstrele could not be more successful. City Intelligence. Feertvat 1s Hovor ov Tue Marriage or Ma. Havemevan AND Miss DE Loosxy.—On Satorday night last a large (estt- val was given at Firemen’s Union Hall, in Williamsburg, ‘equest of Theodore A. Havemeyer, to the working families, engaged in the sugar house of Favemeyer pelebration of his marriage with: Miss de Lao a rot the Austrian Consul Genoral Fiv’ hundred and eighty persons sat down toa plentifab and excellent supper. which was succeeded byda ncing 1p hall of the buttding and which jasted until 8 and! the brothers of Mr. Havemeyer, together with a large pomber ¢ gaged in administering to the all present. During the eveniu: marie | couple ( Chevalier ‘a brother-in law of the former, joined the entertainment, amidet the loud cheers of the guests. All presont seemed to enjoy them. selves to thetr heart's content. and this troly Germaa wil long be remembered by every who par fence of MM Havemoser & Rausoap Tracks 1s Beoapway ayy FOORTM AVENUE.— Tho sensibilities of the quiet church going folke were yesterd basil Canal to 1. down « track in Broadway from ne Tolls bere formed a double connected thoae streets by amway. Asimilar and perbaps Iarzer gang of s employed on the Fourth avenue. | snl tracks (or (le purpose of completing the |i 1 the Grand street ferry and the Weehawken ferry rty-second street, This route i to tap the Proad way Railroad at Twenty-third street, lenving it again at Thirty-tourth street. Tux City Lseectox AND The Sreeer Curaxie.—We have been Informed on the best authority that Mr. City Inapeo. tor Boole is in peed of more funda to carry oa the work of treet «leaning, which he bas thd® far condneted in so satisfactory a manner. The streets at present are in» splendid condition; bat they are allowed to remain for a consid tovehed, the aceumut ring the city back to tho state entered vpon the duties an iron men addit be should be bad in fur- nisbing bim with she roquired funds, and upon the Com mon Council falla the important duty of coming to the resene, They hold the key to the treasury, aud unless they take the proper eteps to unlock it immediately. by passing a proper appropriation, « large additional expense will be saddled apon the city. Ina communication to the Common Council, at their last meeting, Mr. Boole explaing the state of affairs fully and clearly, whilo he likewne urgea the necossity of prompt action respecting his recom. mendations regarding the removal of tho slaughter honsew and other cqually serious nuisances, Ftao Ramxa at Yorsvitix—About three o'clock on ‘Thursday aftervoon # beantifal Amoricay flag was raised over the station houre of the Twenty-third preeinet, cor. ner of Fourth avenue and Fighty sixth street, and cory * intereating and appropri ceremonies wero gone throug! A number of well known og Judge Weish, 5. M. Doyco, Hotebins. A fifty feot pole hed heen tion house, and at three o'clock the Stars and Stripes were thrown to the Dreeze amidst the greatest enthusiasm on the part of the crowd of snectators assembled tn the cinity, while salutes were fired {rom a large exnnon eyaton, and Captain ‘erected on the ate number of national vires were performed by as i ick Mr Jono Keynton do! add to the opension, snd soon the o, yhests partook of A hoantifal collation 10@ Of tho InrRe roome of the building, Speeches were is by Mr. Wel Ween amd Captain Mot aml the porty eoeyed themselves until evening in a very pleveant mmnnor, Fire at Dee: on 1» win, N. Je Newsnk, S. J., Oot, 24, 1840. White Mr. A. J. Rogers, of Sussex county, was addrogn. ing a mecting at Deckerstown last eveming, rome mission wore thrown ip from the outside. Mr. Rogers retorted in Joud and severe language. Soon after tho building was ‘on fire and entirely destroyed, with an edjrining ate. ‘vie, containing seventeen horses, two of which belonged te Mr. Rogers. Whole loss, $30,000. disturbed by witnessing a large gang of men tev, Dr. Tenth, Jude * # -e UF pdeG | BPetdee 9S) atarens 227 e358 PiaF | @8ene| Koges ask (2)