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going to jump over into the pit. Her face was as white as a sheet.” At that moment Emily entered. She could not have slept all the long night through. Her young face wore a haggard look, and her usually slow, graceful step, seemed languid now. She took her accustomed place beside her mother, who spoke to her tenderly, but when she answered her lip quivered. Frank Appleby saw it, and made @ hasty breakfast, excusing himself sooner than was his wont. I, too, went, but not before I saw Lottie, with a look of great concern on her fea- tures, go up to her sister and whisper to her. Oh, the hearteaches I had to gaze upon after that!—that marble face, so colorless!—so wan with the beautiful hope-light blotted out! She now seemed uneasy and unhappy if she knew Frank was near, and equally unhappy if he waa absent. At last she did not come down to her meals, 7 Her strength seemed to desert her, and mutely, uncomplainingly and sightless, she was going down to the tomb, Every day she grew more saintly, every day more inexpressibly dear to me, who knew the cause of her malady. Oue evening I noticed a peculiar expression on the countenance of Charlotte Houston. Her face was very stern, and I surmised that there had been some misunderstanding between Frank Ap- Pieby and herself; and I was right. During Emily’s childhood she had learned to write, guided of course by an implement to which the blind*have recourse, and she wrote with aston- ishing accuracy. Itseems that Emily had asked her sister to bring her a certain little box from her private drawer. Charlotte complied, but finding some papers which had been left, and also some scraps of poetry of a peculiar character which had been read to her sister, Charlotte felt herself justified in opening the box, and there she Jearned the secret of Emily's sorrow. ) At first resentment filled her soul, and then oame anguish. Had the man whom she had loved a t e ot and honored with her confidence done this thing? Would any man, possessing a spark of principle, bes gh win the affections of a helpless blind \? Slowly passed the agonizing days and weeks. Frank and I scarcely spoke to each other; I could not act the hypocrite. They told me Emily was growing worse; that there was no hope of her re- covery. J saw the doctor’s brougham at the door early every morning. Frank Appleby ceased to to take his meals with us, One beautiful summer's day I was called from my office. Emily was dying, the messenger said, and had requested to see me. J entered the sacred chamber. She lay like a fair marble image, color- less, yet serenely beautiful. They stood around her, mother, sister, two or three friends, and her kind physician. They told her I had come, and she held out her hand. Oh, that moment! I threw myself by the bedside of the dear angel—the only woman I had ever loved. She whispered a few sweet words, very faintly, “If I could live, I would live for you!’ Then a sudden light, like a glory, played round her pale features, and she cried—'I see—I see!” Wonderful! she turned to each of us with dying recognition. In that last hour the Almighty had opened her eyes! Well, there is @ grave in the cemetery I visit sometimes—she sleeps there. Charlotte never married Frank Appleby. He became an inveterate gambler, and an outcast and a wanderer about town. You now know why, with all my wealth, I live in a state of single blessedness, as you are Pleased to call it. I am blessed in being single, for q I am wedded to the memory of Emily Houston, the 2 poor blind girl. w te NEWS FROM MEXICO. 4 The French Commander's Valedictory to ry the Mexican People. 1 Wo have received a copy of the Vera Crus del Commer- cto of the 17th of October, from which we trenslate the following important address of Gen. Forey, showing the ultimate desiens of Napoleon and his determination to bave Mexico permanently occupied by bis troops, as a part of the Freoch empire:— PROCLAMATION OV MARSHAL POREY. MaxIraxe—! bave terminated the great mission which the French + mperar eotrusted to me, and I am now about to leave for Franen, gouoy of the Tuperer tae a gore v , Tn departing from Tleave you with a fo " = ae you general enuola same net” fully eit bees are. 00 “ta ‘Mexico, I hove my departure will be tne weans of atone ayes of the blind (or refractory) smong you, and the false patriots in your midst will be discovered in the ruin eck for their country. Then the true Mexican will ‘ont there are but few false Me~icans,and that there are not many who treat with contempt or disregard the existing government. Then the true Mexican will be astonished to see the little Bomber of the moex patriots, and their proximity to the pidly falling. mire in which they are rapidly Ra assured that God, whose Providence he fratricide of the oe French arms, will pot allow the fratr: @ nation. ‘adieu, Wexicans! Iloave with fall confidence in the welfare of your country, You may be proud, and you may thank Providence that your tigned to the French Emperor, In Laver ae say you will not regret placing your happiness hands. Maxico, Sept. 30, 1803. FOREY. News from Fortress Menroe. Forraem Mownor, (ct. 28, 1963. Silas Smith, of the Ninth Vermont regiment, was lost overboard from the propeller United States last Sabbath, while of Cape Henry Schooner Shooting Star, Captain Marshall, from Calais, Me., bound to Washington, put into Hampton Roads — Fortames Mownor, Oct. 29, 1863. ‘The steamer New York arriyed last evening from City Point, with about two hundred prisoners of war, most of whom were wounded. ‘The steamship 9. R. Spaulding, Captain Howes, arrived this morning (rom Beaufort, N, C. Fortrnas Mownor, Oot. 30, 1863. The steamer 8. R. Spaniding, Captain Howes, sailed from here this afternoon with six hundred soldiers, sick from, the Hampton hospitals, bound to New York. Tho United States steamer Dakota, Captain Sanda, ar- rived to-day from off Wilmington, with smallpox on board. One of their men died to-day. The Jonn Rice, ® propeller, sailed from this port on Sunday inst, with the Ninety-nioth regiment New York Volanteers and two compantes of the Ninth Vermont regi- Ment, with their colonel, on board, bound to Newbern. Tt has been potiished in the Norfolk Old Dominion that they were lost JT Hatteras. This report is incorrect, as the S)aulding has Jost arrived here from Beaufort, and rovorts that they met the John Rice putting into Deaufort harbor a they left. ‘The United States steamer Florida on Monday last cap- tured of Hatteras a black steamer whilo attempting to run the blockade. Taylor’: Hotel and several dweiling houses were con- sume by fire on Sunday last in Beaufort, N.C. Fire ac eidental, Oty Inter ALL FALLows,—The jolly festival of Hallow een, pacred bachelors, and maidens, and pancakes, occurred last evening. «nd wax commemorated with the usaal festivi- ties by a portion of our community, The daytime was ed by retigious coremonies in the Catholic churehes, a apple. nut eracking, we o among the enjoyments that marked Tun Cast or MR. Staxtow, Dervry Cousacron at THe (rom Hooss —We Dave been informed upon the highest authority that the case of the alleged frauds in the Cus tom tlouse hae been entirely minetated in most of the pa- pers {tis not troe, it eeems, that Mr. Stanton haa been fihor suspended, F moved OF arrested on account of the sovposed treads.’ On the contyary, Mr Collector Harney bas oll Confidence in the honesty and integrity of bis depoty. The only fundathm tor the consists in the fect that one of Mr. Stanton’s clerks was bribed aleeod, by amereantile boare in this city to abstract certain bond® from the Castom Houre. clerk has heen arrested, and ali the facts relating to the case berg investigated by Mr. Jourdaa, the Solicitor of Treasury. f Corowm, Negwer Rewoven a8 Provoer Mammut ov Naw Yore—GexmmaL Havks Arroteran is Hoy Pace — Brigadior General Hays hes been appointed, by orders received from Washington, to supersede Colonel Rober ‘A Nogetit, aa Provost Marshal of Now York Provost i Maraba! Goneral Fry has transmitted @ complimentary ' betier to Colonel Nugent ou his revirement from office, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1868.TRIPLE SHEET. INTERESTING FROM NEW ORUEANS. Arrival of the United States Steamship Geerge Washington, News from the Department of the Gulf to the 24th Ultimo. OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY IN THE FIELD, Further Details of the Carrion Crow Bayou Fight. Return of General Banks to New Orleans. Preparations for Another Se- cret Expedition. Grand Musical Festival in the Crescent City. Music in the South Before and Sinee the Rebellion. FINE ARTS UNDER THE HAMMER, &e., &o., ae. Tho United States mail steamship George Washington, Captain E. V. Gager commanding, arrived at this port yesterday, with New Orlesns dates to the 24th ult. Wo are indebted to the purser, Mr. F. T. Allen, for his kindness in taking charge of our parcels. Tho following is a list of the passengers from New Or- leans by the George Washington :— J.T. Tucker, Secretary to Major General Ranks, J. V. Durand, Dr. J.’H. Wohner, W. Brace, Mrs, Bnekley, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. @. B. Dutel and cbi'd, G. H. Chen! M. BF. Par Miss Bates, 8. H, Kennedy, Mr. Newman, F. Vinal, in D. H. Finley and servant, Lieutenant J D. Warren, United States Ni . wy: Rev. J. DeDyckor, J. W. Brittingham. A. P. Perkins, G. Townsend, W. B. Philips, +, Wallace, H. Otis, C. A. Bragdon, United States Navy: €. Braff, Captain G. B. Aiken, Captain J. A. Matthew, R. Jeo a F. Goss, F, Sievers, W, Ellinger, T. Keough, x Mr. Wm. Gatche! Correspondence. Brapquanters, Fourts Divrion, Trmerxentn at IN rum ADVANCE, Near Orgtovess. Ta., Oct. 17, 1863. The Organization of the Army inthe Field—A Brisk Skir- mish on Carrion Crow Bayon—Atiempis of the Enemy to Turn Our Flank Fru:trated—Rumors—Rebel Prisoners and Deserters Coming in Our Lines—Conditions of the Field of Operations, dc. Tn order to more fully understand the position of affairs in this locality, it is necessary that your readers should be made acquainted with the fact that the Army of the Gulf, as now organized , consists of the old ptoneers of the department, the Nineteenth army corps, reinforced by acorps of Vicksburg veteran tranferred from General Grant’s command to that of General Banks. This is the iate comnond of Major Genera! Franklin, were placed in the advance, both officers and men having beeu through the country before, and understanding exactly every point where the enemy would be likely to make a stand, The many slight skirmishes on the road, and tbe success- coula haye made as spirited defence severe losg to ap army unacquainted with but from sll which they joss. by the totimate knowledge sessed by the men opposed ter of the. country, however, & more extended freut has sary for the protection of our on Thuratay morning, 15th inst., when the rapid report of artitiory was beard at Vermillion from the front, Gone- ral Ord, commanding in Genera! Banks’ absence, imme diately ordered the Fourth division, Brigadier General Burbridge commanding, to proceed to the front. The General, in the shortest possible space of time, was in the saddle at the head of his troops, consisting only of the First brigade, Colonel Owen, commanding, (the other two brigades having been detailed for special daty,) and proceeded rapidly to the front, a distance of some twelve miles, where he took up a position on our le(t front, re- Heving the First brigade of the First division, Nive. teenth corps. The fight, which was a small matter, was over on his arrival, and the troops were ordered to en- camp. Daring the night following General furbridge was joined by tho First brigade from the Third d:vision, Major General Maginnis commanding, under charge of Brigadier General Cameron, which strengthened and extended his line to such an extent that no fears were entertained of a successful attack by the enemy. Early on the morning of the 16th Generel Burbridge wag ordered to advance his line about « mile, and en camp on the edge of @ large prairie, between (arrion Crow bayou and asmall tributary of Bayou Plaquemines. ‘The movement had scarcely been conciuded, and the line determined upon, when rapid firing was beard from the front, and the report came in that our pickets had been attacked and driven in, and that the enemy in some force ‘waa waking demonstrations along our entire front. His force was estimated at about three hundred cavalry or mounted infantry, and they wero known to be supported by some three thousand infantry and at least ove battery of field artillery. The firing rapidly increased and ex- tended, and it was anticipated that the enemy had at inst mado up his mind to hazard an engagement. The caval , under command of Colooel Day's. and the Seventeenth artillery , under command Rice, supported by the Twenty.ninth Wisconsin regiment (it were ordered tuto oo the open prairie, alscrity with which their different positions were as sumed spuke weil of the discipline of the division and the isporitioa of the men fora . The artiliery on gaining LW eomwon immediately opened upon the enemy woe. (uely decrees, 08 ph, ree len: pounder shell toward them, which exploded in such close imity that they broke and fled, jeaving ua a blood Keen victory. The om have 4 just fear for our rifled piecer, ‘® sbell or Iwo, dropped in. the proper spot generally brevks them wi on the open field. Their artillery is very much inferior to our own, although jn the Inst skirmish with the Nineteenth corps they Ored from one which was pronounced a ten pounder eee: are no mateb for our ten, twent) va Par it that ia te boyd * I% terda; enemy had no knowledge arrival © con y expected, in caso the Nineteenth a distance from the bayou, to gain our rear and play havoc with our traios, in which undoubtedly they would have met with some the bayous aod small streams are #0 that a fg roam bs Cael nap les with impunity, for the streams al ot wa they wwe 3 disappolated, however, Fr discovering thet while our vance nad been pushed rd such @ distance, the rear had not been at all un- covered, and that an attem} reat movement would piace fu & position from whieh ercape would be ost hopeleas. ne commander of the enemy—General Groen, of Texas—is no Mean adversary, and he i* continually on the alert to discover & Week spot, necesnitating the utmost vigilance to prevent surprise and damage to our trains, which are necessarily large and much exteoded He has found bia match, however, #0 far in this respect, ‘and Generis Ord ant Franklin, together with their ablo division generals, are conatantly on the alert to prevent the sncocsa‘ul carrying out of any plan of General Green's caienlated to reterd or prevent the rapid onward move- thie army on the receipt of the order to push ; J, are in constant circulation, the mort to the effrct that Sabine City has Heo'treimain and Siget: thet eredible af whic peupled by Goner has repulsed rage i and bes een reinforce! by twenty thovna the North and by Berovide’s army, thos ep Aabling tim to resume the offensive, aod that © Heron's old division, ander command of aa officer an- known 'a approachiag us from Red river, baving driven A desperate attack b: the enemy in confueion before him, captaring Many pri- sobers and immense stores. Tho elects of Teporta are undoubtedly upon the troops bat if ther should , particolariy the second named, fering wi be deep and iaeng thet Rosrersge has been mctificed for polr ee the = co the eros army euyer pacity and. neyig v, the bes! e and ths designe it'eap azath, o¢, noeeeing., theme ani any @: most assuredly fail. Self-copident their main desire is to beat the enemy with of bis own choice, and restore our country to ite original Pr and a few deserters are continually drought in, but their statements are so cont! unreliable that they are pot worthy of publication. The country through which we ,bave Brashear City to tbis point is almost ruined. small patches can be s¢en, but having received pe eult) not make vation, and the fences being destroyed, it would one hundred pounds to tho acre; besides tho samo condition: some few fields, might average stx to eight hundred pounds to the acre, ‘Dut the cost of gathering and making would repaid by the crop Of corn and vi les there may de sufficient to support the few ixhabditants who 4 Dut nope io excess. Altogether this, the worla, may be aptly term: ed desert for the it tod years will’ elapee. tefore. itcan be rewtored to tho condition it was in three years since. The inhabitants pression of hostility to — are generally open in the! government, and firm believers in the ultimate success the rebel arms, Mr. Henry Thompson's Despatch. FRADQUARTERS, I8 THR FIELD, Orrvoveas, La. , Oct, 21, 1863. Tp my lest despatch J stated that the enemy were com- pelled to fall back after a daring attempt to turn our flanks. Since then they have attempted to discover our force, believing that the wholo army hed moved ip another direction, leaving only ® small body of cavalry in the advance for the purpose of covering the move- This force of the enemy numbered between seven and eight hundred; but no sooner did they discover our infantry than they fell back, and up to this morning re- mained verfectly quiet. ‘INE ARMY IN OPBLOURAS. To-day the whole army moved from “arrion Crow Bayou and advanced to Opelousas, with‘ General Franklin in command. When within fivetmiles of the town the rebels made 4 stand; but, bold frout and moving forward to engage a a retreat, and before village. Our cavalry, under Brigadier General Lr, has recon: noitrod the country in advance some three oF four miles, and reports all clear Tn the various skirmishes which bave occurred on the Teche, since the advance, our loss is twenty six in killed and wounded. ‘TUR KNEMY'S LOSS 18 CNKNOWN—RERELS REFORID IY OUR REAR On Wednosday morning Inst a negro came iat our lines apd reported that three hundred mounted men were in our rear, not more than three miles distant. A force was immediately sent to give them battle; but they no doubt. bad timely votice of our approach, as whon we arrived at the spot dovignated not a rebel was to be seen. On Monlay last the residents of New Iberia reported tbat four hundred cavalry of General Mouton’s command crossed the Toche the night previous, about ten miles abovo that village: also that they saw the headquarters’ train retarning from the artoy to New Iberia, but that it was too strongly jed by our cavalry, both in the ad- vance aud rear, to attack it. ‘Captain Dupre, aid de-camp to General Mouton, is said to have bad charge of the raiders. 10 SEY Qn BANE RETURN OF GENERAL BANKS A: a ® General Banks and staff have returned to New (ricans, and Genoral Ord, of the Thirteenth army corps, baving also left on account of iil health, the command of the army devolves upon General Franklin. Major Gene- ral Washburn assumes command of the Thirteenth corps. General Banks and staff will embark on board one «{ the transports of a fleet which leaves New Orleann ia the course of two or three days, with the division of Major General Dana. ‘The destination of this expedition, like all others that General Banks has bad command of in this department, though the knowing winks and nods of the of General Dana’s command would lead the ia a mystery, Polite officers that it is fally able to undertakes to 5 Ax to the destination and Mr. Charles H, Farreii’s De: New Onteans, Oct, 21, 1863. ‘New Orleans As It Js—How Our Army Officers Suffer for Their Country—A Arinscracy— Fast Horvs and Patt Oficers—Milvary Wowed—Potitical Gene rale—2N¢ Siberia for the Army—Fall T'rade—Condamna- tion of Prize Vesels—Interesting from Baton Rouge, e., de. A visitor to this city could hardly restive that we are jm the midst of a great rebellion, with the enemy at our very doors, when be sees the large number of vayly dresse! Union officers that throng our hotels, barroums, restaurants, promenades and pudlic drives, The tailors, the boot makers, the perfumers say that they can acarce- ly fulft the army orders at this time, ard the livery stable keepers are put to their w end to get “font teams’ enongh to satisfy the pleasureable desires of oar military Jenus, This is not all. Many of these officers aro residing im the city, absent from thelr commands, ant without proper authority. They reside in what aro known here as confiscated houves, living fn princely style at little or 50 expense, using the material belonging to the once enterprising but now erring citizens. This state of things tends to, if it does not actually create, disorganiza- tion in our army, and brings distrust upon our caves, and pats the prospect of the termination of thix war to ome indefinite and remote period. There le an evident generat want of amor patri among our officers. and this essential quality begets the like in the rank and file, Pay day, fine clothes, fast teams and promotion, seem to be the general rule with our army, while a desire to strike beavy blown at the enemy, and thus crusn the rebelli o is thoexception. [ do not make ‘these allusions in spirit of comptuint against the commanding General. on the contrary, I know that be has done all that humen foresight and judgment can do to tnaptre his officers and men with that esprit du corp: that would render bis army efficient in the field and a terror to the enemy The fault lies in another direction; it is with the subordinate officers, tne commanders of regiments, who apparently think that leniency, kind wordy and a emiliog face are the essential qualities of a commander. (til the evils I have allud to—and there e only a few of many more—are remedied the army will fail to attain that bigh stancard of efficinecy, evsily to be attained with the adoption of prover means, desirable in this o is, What our army oMeers ck is military ene An able ¥ Ly essayist remarks that ‘evergy, under the gaida jadgment, seems to be the most important of pre qualities in a military officer.’ [0 ilustrating thin pe sition by examples In the loading pursuita of public life, he begins with the soldier, and marntaine the proposition that evergy and its qualities @xcei more directly professional gifts acquirements, That is, activity ‘and resolution, with moderate military abilities. produce greater effecta than the highest strategical and tactics! jenius without them. Energy wos the leading quality of flavaibal, and whenever grest results are attain ed, will be found, ¢ not wole, yet tho dominant iv in civilized or ber darian war y was the prominent charac teristic of our immortal Jackson, and furoishes the solution of his whole myatermas and magnificent cx reer. In military skill and selenee be may pot have been superior to other generals, bat in promptness. parse Tahoe, rapidity, determination to secure success, be had few oqonle or Amarion. His woe the “ne tion, action, setion,’' of Demontheses, whien is got low the success in war than in pesce. Would thatour officers would try to omalate a little of the Jacksonian spirit aud infue it ameng their men, ana not give themeeives wp, as Ubey too often do, to the pursnita and exesrses before alluded to, Tu make this war short, sharp snd deeirive blows must be atrock often and hard. Uetll this is done the war will linger, finger, ant pomibly end in a dis hoporible ;eace and & divided country I notice from late Northern papers that the War De partment bax recently ordered wo this department eve- Tl polition! generals who, having been tried In other field® and fouad wanting in military skill, are now imposed pon General [anke st 4 time when he is about commencing an setive campaign.* Kt seems as thongs the Department of the Gait has been copsututed # military Siberia for the entire armire, and that heoceforth it is to be the recipient of the dregs and outeasta of the otner departments General Banks may well exclaim “God save me from my friends” whes ho meen this seeming imdiiierence or uta! jance of tbe ag Department in the troe state of affairs and wante Of this section of the country. A general officer, who bears honorable soars of battia, remarked to me the other | When be Raw tbe notice of @ certain political general to thin department for doty, “Uh, to God, that Hie merey would to remove ore halt of eot gene Tals from the fied, then the conniry cope for peace; bat, alar, there ix no hopegthere, bene nth eri and ot poliiieal qualifeathm Is hae standard promoti¢n among our officers anc i@ the rank,’ ‘The fan trade i opening here rather sowly. The Mot eaents oo ibe levee promine that trade curing the HI} there are searce- by oy Jaboreve.on, te. plantation jo gather it. Cane ja in exactly ” a @ scarcity of the interference of Porter's fleot with river «(samboats aad the thousand apd one drawbacks imposed yy subordinate military officers and centage agents unite trade and travel ou the jasissippi and open trade om @ sure and steady basin, Our steamboat owners must bo ‘tbat all needful prtenticn and factiices shall be afforded them, without iJ oflicer who aees fit to impose them. ‘The New York Ouucasian, ® paper of well known rebel tendencies, the circuation of which has been prohibited 4m this department, has again attracted (be attention of the mititary authorities. On the last trip of the steam- hip George Washington from New York a barrel full of the interdicted paper came into the department as freixbt. ‘Tbe cok of the stoamor was the offending party. Fo was arrested and locked up by the Provost Mi . In the United States District Court yesterday tho steamer Southern Merchant. captured in May. 1562, by the United States gunboat Diane, Mastor Goodwin com- manding, in Grand Lake, gedr Brashear City, was con demped as forfeited to the United States. Since the cap- ture the'veese! has been used by the Army and Navy Do partments. ‘The cargo of the sloop Blue Helle, captured as a lawfal Prize by the United States gunboat Cayuga, W. H. Dana commanding, in the river Mermenteua, on the 2d of July, was also condemned, The Blue Helle had neither colors: nor papers. Her captain acknowledged ownership of the vessel and cargo, and was bound to Calcosieu, but got 1m the Mermentean by mistake, ‘The schooner Mack Canfield and cargo were also con- domned. ‘ibis schooner war captured about August 25. 1863, by tho bark W. G. Anderson, Fred. 8. Hill, United States Navy, commanding, off the mouth of the Rio Grande, undor Swiss colors. She was owned by J. C. Kohn, of Galveston, whence she sailed with one hundred and thirty two bales of cotton, and bound for no spocial meee The cotton on board had beem brought from Hous- From inteltigence received yesterday from Paton Rouge I learn that the day betore the flood gate of trade and the restrictions thereon were removed for one day only. The rebels and otbers beyond our lines came into that city in great pumbers. The martes of trate and busi- ness were overrun with customers, abd the stores wore thronged from morning till night. It is said that beet 4 half @ miilion dollars exchanged hands, and the re! went out of the lines satisfied, but with only such goods a8 were nocessary for their personal use. i i é i i 5 Naw Onixans, Oct, 22, 1863. 4 Case of Piracy and Treason—The Accused Claims British Citizenshi¢—The Caplure of the Tug Levia‘han—Honor to Whim Honor is Due—Movements in Cotton—A Large Carao from Natcher—Loss of the Schooner Manhassett— Ofivers and Crew Captured by the Rebels—Prize Vessel at Aucin—Removal of Restrictions om Commerce—Smalt but Suecesful Expedition to Bay St. Lowis—Skirmish wiih the Rebele—The Enemy Houted— lecovery of Union Prisoners, de. In the Provost Court yesterday, Judgo Atocha preaid- ing, the case of Henry Skinner, charged with treason to the United States, was called for trial, ‘The accused ap- peared in court with his counsel, Hoo. Christian Roselins, ‘The prisover is charged with having, aa a citi zen of the United States and in its employment, been on board the steam tug Fox when that vorsel was captured, and that be was with the rebels, having sworn allegiance to them and been gUsL ee patie wo septzed two steamboat spine ississippi river. The for thé Afused raises @ point of citizenship to disprove the ground of the charge of treason, and produced in court @ certificate, dated October 12, 1862, certifying tbat the accused is registered by tho British Consulate in this city ag @ British aub- ject, Tho Court ordered the custody of the accused to be given to the Provost Marshal General unti! proof should be produced that tho prisoner bad become a citizen of the United States. In the published accounts of the capture of the tug Leviathan by @ gang of rebels fa fow weeks ago, credit ‘Mas pot given to Acting Master Herrick, of the sailing wer vessel Pampero, stationed in the Southwest Pass, at the mouth of the Missiasippi river. When Captain Her. Tick learned that the rebels had stolen thy Leviathan he mugtered his crew and determined, if he could not ro- capture the boat, he would at least save from destruction two yessels thet wore then « few miles from the rebel craft, While bie men were taking to their boats the steamer Crescent, from New Orleans, came in sight, and \ta a short time after Captain Herrick went on board that ‘vessel, and proceeded in pursuit of the Leviathan. While ‘gaged in this duty the genboat De Suto was spoken, ‘hich reported the recapturo of the stolen vesrel » (The steamer Empress , Capt. Rider, arrived from Natehez ‘arith a cargo of five thouesnd bales of eotton and complement of passengers. The value of thocargo at (bepresent price of cotton exceeds that of any cargo of any Kind of produce ever brought to or taken from Now Or. eons, and would realign jn New York two militons of dol- lars, The intermsl. revenue on this cotton amounts to $20 000; the f Natches to this city, $85,000. The Empress, on a previous trip from Natches to this city, Drongat a cargo of over four thousand bajes. She returng were taken prisouers by the rebels. ‘The United States Marabpl for the Houthern Instrict of Florida advertises for sals at public auction the captured viockade runners Alicg Vivian aod Jamos iattie—the former on the 14th, ap4 the latter on tha Zist proxtmo. Hoth these veesels were recently captured by ovr block. ading flect, taken isto Key West, cogdemned, end ordered to be sold, General Orde@ No. 17, headquarters defences of New Orleans, dateg July 11, 1863, prohibiting private boats leaving the sity to go up the river,except from orders from pout riers, oked. The military autho- rities are thus showing & desire to relieve trade and com Meron 48 Circurn#tances will warrant. Lf intelligence from Mirsissippi Sound records the sepount of a ¢mall but etpedition of a detachment from the Ninth Connecticut Volunters. The following is tue account furnished by an officer who accompanied the expedition — A detachnent of the Ninth Connecticut Vomnteors from Companies A, G and I, loft Proctorviile on the 18th jogt,, for Bay St. Louis, to rescee four men of Company Al, Ninth Connecticut Volunteers, who were wounded Oo the $tb inst, 8. W. Sawyer, of Compaay H, Mi ‘Olunteers, landed there with aine got but ® short distance on the wharf be’ore he wow fred upon from behind houres by about eighty five rebels, wounding four end taking three of hin mea prisoners, The fact of the four wounded lying at Louis ben reported to Captain Sawyer, he items, of Company A. Lieutenant Curti#, of Company G, | cuteoants Lee and Lawler, of Company H, amounting 10 and detachments from said companion, eighty men, to rescue them. The 5 Fae E 3 8 3 & a F 3 not been on Abore more than five red upon by « party of caval in the loas of neven of the rebels. and Marshall, who had beeu sent from Moniie the take command. Thu officer Gred six was in the act of using his second putol, First Sergeant Thos. Couners, of Company experianced soldier, Company A a ishers and drove the rebeis back. Lieu the gunboat Hortense in support . After hunting the rebels from the hole party moved in order to the place iff 3 i a iv Fs H wounded men iay, aod just as they sight the whole y of the rebels, one bun ,akedaddied. It appoara they took bint the Third Missistipp!, who ran tweaty elght mites in seven hours, whea the Ninth (onpecticut tanded m Fass Christian on the 41h of Apr The detachment of the Ninth retarned with the f sanded i embarked on beard of The bravery displayed by buth officers ani men of that amall detachment i worthy) f the highest ee in @ country where every man be thelr enemy, wiih but #1 men,end \earning t wero ‘ove handeod nad Bixty well mounted men to con With, Hut this odds could pot ¢ Captain sawyer the brave'men of tho Ninth, who left (0 accompli » object—the resene /f their suffering comrades, and wade Up sheir minds to do it, and they did \t without & men being hurt. the New Omnsiee et Aas, The Campaign Openct —The Work to te Accomp) thed~A Vigorous Policy to be PurtuadeMore Props Wanted — Politico Civil-Mildary- Generals Ordered to ws De partment— General Joe Johnston and Ili Army at Mer dian, Mise—Matters at Pensaceln—The Yellow Fear Another Bxpedition About to Sai —Generak Hawks Com mands in Perum—Addren to the Tronps— An Eopennct Reba Eatatluhment, do. ‘The unhealthy season in this section of the couulry bas peared. The time for active military operations * fairly inaugurated, and although it dors cot open oder a8 favorable auspices as te desirabie—for ream ne #hih | with hereafter state—yet General flanks eters op the campaign with confidence aod deterininatiwo intent spoo conducting future army movements wih (he ulmowt ‘Vigor, strtiking heavy and frequent bivws at the eoemy whenever aod wherever opportunity presente & self, giving bin pernopal saperviewn where the batue rages thickest, The governineet at Westrington hut failed 10 comprehend the importance and wants of thin department, by not furniah ing more tronpe] in nom. bere adequate to enter upon the work (0 be aceomplehed. Hence if the resulta to be atisined do not come op public expectation it will mot be a reflection upon the COerKy and skill of the Commacding Geoersl, Every flcer and eoldier in thie departinen| has ibe utmont oom. fidence im General Dapkus, and they sro smured that ihe moana io ‘ie hande will be used skilfully, coosomicaliy and gees ively FIPS! amonget (he work to be performed by Gemers! Panks 9 the captore and cocopation of Mobile. Ie cap ture 16 « measure of the highest importance, as \ta pos- session would put apother link iu the chain of our coast Dicckade, und sutiafy meddiesgme Kurope that we are Bot struggting tm vaio. Hecond, the Texas line of the Rio Grande must be oc. cupied by our troops, The success of this measure would bo eqnivalent to capturing the ontiro State, as it would cut off the contraband trade 0 import. ant © the rebels, and from which they bave derived great pecuniary profits in disposing of their cotton, in return for which they received arms and munitions fof war from the vesselsof neutral England, and with which they have increased the means of do. fence and offence against the constitutions! authorities of this country, This incagure is also necessary to conati- tute our army a corps of observation, Lo watch the mover ments of tho French in the Kio Grande district, Third, the recovery and occupation of Western Louis sinna, tho majority of whose inhabitants, though at one time hostile to the Union, have become tired of the per- fidy and false promises of the rebel government, and now Seok to disenthral them-elves and once more enjoy the protection of the loyal authorities of the country The reader will readily tofer from this brief statement that to accompliah those desirable ends requires the utmost energy and possession of military and like qualities The possession of these virtue Banks has given the moat undoubted proof: but he r quires Something more—he neads the co-operation of the War Department to furnish him men and means before these things can be revlized = The herces of Port Hudwon and tho Teche stand ready to aguin testify their love w their old commander, avd before chia letter is pabluhed they will have given proof of their valor and thin ekill for somo time pant it has keemed ng if the War lepart- mont had created this cepartment sort of Botany Bay for the entire armies, Krom time to time tho depart ment has been inflicted with the refuse and debria of other armies, in the shape of politics civil military Impraction. dies, ip the garb of generals, colone!s and quartermasters, Some of these men are notorious for their capabilities for oreating echim and inaubordination ju our armies, some times with jncaleul: injury to the interests of the country, and on the field of battle to the xacrifice of mony Drave and nobie men. The latest nows in that ‘till they come.’? This department needs vo more ceneralx—rather {thas afew who are a positive incabue to it. Their moral decapitation would be an infinite advantege to the country. What Genera! Banks needs is men, men met, and then the country may rest assured that {t will learn of action, action. action, bringing with it glorious resulta, to the discomfiture of the enemy and honor w the country. Intelligence from Meridian, Misniasippi, of the 15th innt,, states that General Joe Jobnston's reinforcements to General Rrogg has returned to the former place, but with standing orders to be ready to move at a moment's warning to any menaced point. This force consists of twelve thousind men. From Capt. Wilson, of the Fifty.fourth Indiana Volun- teers, who returned a few days ago from Pensacola, | Jearn that yellow fovor atill prevails at that point. Wheo Jeft Vensacola and had proceeded afew miley on his ney be beard heavy firing in the direction of Fort ickens. He inferred from this fact that the rebels had Attacked the small garrison stationed at the Warrenton Navy Yard—an event which has been anticipated for se veral weekn ‘The yard in within range. Tam at liberty to state that a large expedition do- parts trom here within twenty four hours. Ita destina- tion is Known only to three general oMcers in the depart. ment. Major General Dana bas command of the active fores: Major Gouera! Danka assumes supreme command. The expeditionary corps consists of cavalry, artiliery and jofantry. Among the latter are two regiments of tho Corps do Afrique. The oxpodition has been prepared with ex- transcript of the ordov road to tho troops to day on abip- board. | am ivited from giving the name of the troops composing the expedition for the prerent:— on Heapqoantens, Broor Brea' Sorvress or Pea Ripe You greatest order and quietness peaceable inhabitants the ‘The be molested; neliher eve! 7 oven rt % nbis qualitieg of the rank and. fle, by quiet, vnqnealoning obedience to orders. to surmount ali vbetacles and exnjuer Pe dnd yd The people where ‘we go shail feel we afe their friends, and be @ raged in” under our dattle-tattered colors aud fzht the fight of freedom; the wey wreops of any nal we nee burat inte a shout of sentra whew Hey shal ae te jen soldiers of armed re ( “going their own, and {otread ont the ‘rege of rebellion. My Want ¢ hie lige not enly will our own hemes and sand be try which we freely bieed for on with cheering interrat and Cae ‘bat the whole world ah: !! see and be satisfied. [congratulate you that we have it aii w ourselves, Let us do or die, Major General DANA. Tt tw weil known by our naval sathorities that the rebels for somo time have boen building and equipeing iu the bays and bayoos in proximity to Mississippi Hound a fleet of ‘stnall sail craft, to be manned that may venture to” near land jo that OF these erat; probably the pioneer of the Beet, that recent. ly sapemred suo vag 17 ILE, av the Bouthweat Pass, al tm st under (be guus of one of our war veasels. The measures have boon taken tO theart the Aavien «f theow small fry =. 5 ee them are they will and prove bls loyaity, otherwise bis goods and chatteis wi)! be so!d at auction to the highest bidder. New Onrmave, Oct, 29, 1863 A Musical Religious Carnival—Short brutoric Sketch of Musical Art in New Orieans—The Cradle of the Art om this Continent—Then and Now—Maset fer Peace—So lemn Exercises in St. Pherese's Church—Sutscripoiom Con corte—Opening of the Operatic S:asem— General Vanks Present, de. Daring the lant eight days thin city has had muses! carnival—civii, operatic and relighous—on a scala seldom known in this country. I have, therefore, thought the sabject worthy Of a separate letter, giviog 4 very brief rerume of the progresa of the science of music \o thw city. A minwter of the Goape! wen once reproaches by one of his parishioners, aed in 8 puritanical owe worthy of the days @ Biiom witcherafl, that he wpe diggracing ix spiritual office by allowing operatic muric to Invade the sacred choir of the church. The minister, who was some thing of 4 wit, replied that it would be uofair towards God to allow the Devil to have all the best music. The reply of the minister contained tnore logic and phiiiwepby than the castigation of bis parishioner, and the latter tarned away abashed at his presumption. Musie emanating from * pare principle cannot be af verse to retigion. Sacred manic properly ored ia storm of piety, and bas in itself ae moch religion a prayer ‘The sources of inepiration between churc! aed operatic music are #0 pearly allied that nothing unworthy of each other oan be derived from their union. Theamni ty be tween operatic and sacred music has been very thorough ty tried in this city during the part week Though war with its attendant evile bee vieiied this city, yet it haw bad jt compensating revolts, and ove of them « the fact Ihave already etated—che blending of operatic and aa cred music, Three years ago the Southern metropoly wielded the seaptre of munical art over the American continent, and when the rebellion devel ped ite incipient head it was predicted that thin preeminence wuld de part. The admirable clamieal concerts eo selentifieaily {tuted by Colignan, im the organization of bie corpe sixty artes, were among the firet to feel the shock of wer, and (his company Ged ene by ome from the city The theatres shared the same fate Thie tories! pre eusinenre and the drama were worcended by the regimental bend aod tbe beet of the drm. The bieckade of the Hoothern ports, and capecially of New Orleans, eae made cfective before the mores! artiste thin City enemped, and, moles wolens, they re ranined. Then began © terrible orivie tor the art As ous wandered the halt dewertet etrems of the city be aid stop in vain before the palatie! maneion or be ” bie cottage: bot, instead of bearing the CBA TED winging the tnencal gems chia ned | ea fr origios) sonrem®, Onl silence ouly reigned, sed th supreme, Ik semtned in thin orien that a New Orieane wae going to perith as & poor Marving by the road mde, when ay ideniy yatoa of ration apd wer revivited wae the macro comearta, (be v the port, Many & poor remembrance tbe ruccor they der Comraria, and thane that ots ibuted, Lhe phew im the crtnpeneating tresseal fem fret and huntrete of © sod cnknwws arvae ream. tarred bo appear Del re large sodieneee A memurable re. pall of {has was (bat arnowg the male and femnain amateurs many diververed ‘or ‘he Bret ime thet wore tptved WIth monica! Caner, (he pommenmiot of nwa farre ferred ‘rom their tbongyte After (harty emeton wae trorrenptabed Feith bege fa part in fev ving munenh ab Three Cuthatie eherehen extended the 1 (ortTing band and guve theher Ww sore — compositions by adopting operatic music in thelr ly’ choirs Art and artists were thos saved by religion, artation of a led to the encouragement of com- and some Mons. M G. Carto, who bas been the Resin! of the South, compored several splendid chorch masses, avd 60 blend ed church and operatic music that the muh ledomet of thin city tleeked im numbers to St Patr te true (hat in a meas mpositions artistes (Mis eclat from the fair who executed them DOV ertheie Moric itvelf wae new and marked a pew Yet original with thia elty. nother ondy ailuded— Mons, Co! new role Ho sharpened his ins, Beethoven, Weber Cherubind apd Donn izes Jesuits’ churob. end in th the fruits of his labor eboir of this St. Theresa's churet yotagion d developed the ability v , by the nd practice of reveral of bi sacred maseom, ane compositions Are NOW wsed in Northern and Western charehos It in these (hree composers | bave named mcred music in thin Jperatic music hove beon blended, adil tho fame of these geatlomen tion of tostivals held in the Catholio churches. (n Sunday last the forty hours’ devotion for peace commenced at wa church It bappened that Sunday war aleo al of that walt, and on that oogasion the choir by mony now foatares in the severat “Coronation More” of Ered, "of Mendelsrotn , th ‘Mange Ling Peer ‘and and the “0 Saluturia’’ (grand trio) of Mengal. Un Monday the “Missa po Peel.’ by La Hache. the “Vent! by Proch, and for offertory thegrand trio by Gen port On Tuesday was performed the mass arranged by La Hehe, from Donpizettiy “Martyes,” Veni"? (tle) by Flotaw. apd “Ave Maria’! (soprano polo) by Mercadante. t nacred music we bave had some of ® ‘cular charscter duricg the past week at the Opera House and Qrloans tn Ab the former piace 0 eiverie. the wall known violinist, i@ now eugaged jn a soriee oF Bubserintio ty ame ieted by a fow Kolect musicians, The entertainments are well patronized and are Ine in favor The Artists’ Musical Uniou have just opened the Or leans theatre. They avo their frst entertainment lant Sunday night, and preduced the opera of “Martha.” The role was in Froneb. Considering the cireurn#tances will nerran- which this city is eurrounded, the venture promie s woll, The soprano, Madune Delimage, and ihe bart tone, Mons. Moric, made their debut, aod elicited the ‘applause and ancoroe of @ jarge and in telligent’ audience. Mademoiselle Maillot, woo was formerly of this company, has juxt been enenged vy M Paul Juignot, the director of the Kreneh theatre in New York, Sho ia a clever aotrors, and leav oy warm friends in the Crescent City, Among the auditors at the opera on the abovd named occasion wax Moor General Brnks. Ho was attended by only one membor of his staf, He was the observer of all during the evening In addition to the prominent componers of thie city, I may add Mone Augoste Davie. Ho ita young man. @ tenor vocalist of some merit, «no improving Mw com powitions embrace @ orien Of polkas, marches qulek stops end waltres. The introduction of these pieces bas obtained for him an increasing calebrity T will here clone my musical review of New Orleans If it finds interest with the readers of the HxmaLy, | will at a future occagion farniah additional interesting facts rela- tive to th MEADE'S ARMY. Mr. Wilitam Young's Despaten. Aner or mm Potomac, Oct 31, 1868 ‘Thin evening 9 cold north wind aweopa over the 0 of Manassas: but the army nearer the Happahanne sbaltorod from ite chilling gunta, Trains now run to Warrenton Junction and Warrenton, ‘Tho track is relaid nearly t Bealton, and it will be prec: Kicable to finish it to the Rappahannock in three or four days, Two miles of rails have been laid in one dey, which is groator expedition than ever before made in raiiroad ply depot at Galnewville is aba now run op tbe Manneas Gap A Young MAN, about sixieen years old, ruppome from Papers foand in his poseenion to bave been neting mea rebel spy, har been arrented and in awaiting i) an the guerilia who shot at Mr Davireon, one of the Henaiy corresvondents, a fow evenings since, The chances are that he will be tried as a spy, convicted as a py and baoged as a ep It was Mosby In parson who led the expedition that captured Lieutenant 1. 1. Stone, comminaary of the artil- lery reserve, and thirty-fonr six male teame, near ’ew Uiheation Baltimore. Tho guertila chieftain rode along witb 6Bout & hundred and fifty men dressed in the foneral uniform, inquiring for Lieatenamt Stone Whee that officer was found ho was pot ander arrest, and Mosby, representing bis command to be» ryuadron Of the Fighteenth Ponnayivenia cavalry, directed the Voemsters Wo park their wagons and antiteh the mutes, such being tho orders, na he alleged, from the headquarters. \ymte vatog done, the males wore sanity fan OM And a pare of the train destroyed. Lieutenant Stove had a countierable amount of govern ent funds In hia posseasion. Captain Crombarger, division commineary cf to Pecond corpa, ani Lieatomant Sproat, one of he brigade commissaries, subsequently on the same road, with train and a email emort, were attacked by guerillas, bot eacaped with the lomn of only two wagoor Parties from Philadelphia bave just purehared claime amounting to $76,000 held by lennaylvania recruiting omcers in the Army of the Potomac. NEWS FROM TENNESSEE. Mitcheli—-The dc. Nasmvitta, Oct. 30, 166% including nine officers, captured by Majer Columbia, arrived bere to-night Brigadier Genarsl Mitchell waa relieved of bin com mand of cavalry, at 1b revert, on acount of bealth It haw been esining heavily bere all day The river is rining. NEWS FROM ARKANSAS. Hebel Army Break . Cosma, M., Get, HL, ined Advices from Little Rock of the 10th \mmt mtate that volunteering fer the Unies army continue we be very wuccenet ‘The military organisations tn Ube nor the eet port aready number 2,000 volunteers Captain Ryan, of General Biecles walt superintendent for organizing loyal wroope for ibe oe fences of Ube Stata. Hfforta are being male vy the |'nler have Mr. agers, of Mine Wut Governor @ the Mate, Petitions to Washington anking for bin appeintinent a ap prnued Lobbing, « botorknas guerilia, wae surprined bnt weet at Tulip, aod 689,000 to rebel motes were captor Deserters from the arty of danaral Virion are ony we Little Beck ood Iie Mull, end es eg the eit of alingiance At inet aeqownts more than bail of Geversi (roe 8 semy bad derer vad Generel Marmatin, st iank acoounle, wan at Arkade pia, with the al Holinee Coen tieaee The Arkase’p Femeved Wer woe bite shepe to Marnteal!, Heme The Font Othes a re ontabiinted at [ithe Book A party of @ueriiian soter Campbell euleres | bares ton, Mo, inet ight, tubing Ube sore and © mee They tom Coloel Deal prisoner eho shet (wm iy p Coupon) wee caytared sea bre et bere aw one The prohibition om private rhipments © on wee bere hee been remuved, provided ihe [reqht « shipped by boats coming from St. Lows Conve not the National Telegraphic Union The Convestinn Setens! Teagrepte Unee wit be belt on Mow ov ing, November 2 The delegation Wo the covention will meet on thet evening, st eight o'clok, ot the Bverett Moore, in we city & New Yoru, for the purpose of completing the organ of the © Unto oto ng 8 cotatiNation aod by laws, electing & President od ber ofinre for the enewing your, sed iraneecting toch other bothnene ae my come before the Comven:» The proprintora of the Vere Hews have test kindly temtered the weet A room (of bold ing the someone of Ube Con een Chasing Pieces of Basiness om Bieetion Day. Aowems, Cet fo. vse he merchants of thin Cily have eyhed an agreement w helt sores on fincton Gay Gow Howe om Vore Tegeael YAY sopraret yorerday set aeked fore letenme | A Corporal of am Mew York re tn Secretary &t Wer ah for afew daye Me at be a4 Sete partiening fimeae 4d 8 We mee, and AAbed Unak tine, ant be woeldn't mind “pot io he way ot reine = he Peenved 8 for vag — Washidgton Unrvmecie. Cah. B1.