The New York Herald Newspaper, November 8, 1863, Page 4

& luW YORK HERALD. JAM@S GORDON “BENNETT, OFFIOR N, W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. Volume XXVIII .. AMUSEMENTS TO. MORROW EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving Place.—Itaciay Oreks— jonMs NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Contotanvs. WALLACE'8 THEATRE, Broadway.—Rosanace. WINTER GARDEN. Broadway.—Katuuern Mavours wkan—Tunice Marnier. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway. ~Dcxx's Motro ‘Tuerr's No Buon Woup is Far NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowers—Mazxera—King AND FREKBOOIKE—TIGKR OF THK Ska, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Lapy Aunurr's Sx- OwKT—Giies Scnoccixcs’ Guost—WanpeRtng MixatRat. BARNUM'# MUSEUM, tant Boy, uiLpa—Joskenie. Afternoon end Kvening. Broadway.—Tix Movine Wax BRYANT'S MINSTRELS, M. way.—Ermiortan Songs, Danci Ruswin Bau. nica’ Hall, 472 Broad. Burvesquas, &c,—Tue WOOD's MINSTREL HALL, 516 Broadway.—Erarortax Boxcs, Dances, &c,—Binp Hv Ntens. GEO, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, 585 Broxdway.—Bun- uxsques, Songs, Dancus, &c.—Hiau Davpy. IRVING HALL, Irving piace —Musica Mariner. AMERICAN THEATRE, Pantomines, BuRLKS@UES, HOPE CHAPEL, 718 Broadway.—Tur Sixxxoscortigan No. 444 Broadway.—Batters, —Haruy Max, KEW YORK MUSBUM OF ANATOMY, 713 Broadway. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, foxas, Dances, Buniesacxs, { Cumiostixs ax Lxcrurxs, trom 9 4, MUI IOP, M. | | | \ Brooklyn.—Ermiortax New York, Sunday, November 8, 1863. THE SITUATION A report reached Philadelphia yesterday by the Bteamer Salvor, which left Hilton Head on last Monday, the 2d inst., that Fort Sumter had sur- | rendered, that the Stars and Stripes were flying over the dismantled ramparts, and the One Hun- dred and Forty-fourth Pennsylvania regiment of | Volunteers were then garrisoning the place. This news reached Hilton Head on Monday morning by the United States steamer Golden Gate. But as we have déspatches from Charleston to the Rich- Mond papers of the Sth and 6th inst. which entirely upset the probability of such a story, it is undoubtedly a fiction. For example, @despatch from Charleston on the 4th, two days after the Salvor left Hilton Head, says that the bombardment of Fort Sumter was going on fu- riously at that time, and that Jefferson Davis had visited James Island, Forts Pemberton and John- Bon dhd all the shore batteries. Another despatch, Gated the day following, also says that there was slow firing on that day from the enemy's Monitors and “their land batteries; that five hundred and cighty-seven shots had been fired in the last twenty-four hours; that another . lron-clad had joined the fleet, and that the Moni- tora remained quiet, while, at the same time, the Monitors were then taking in ammunition. + sewer ve vuurse, UeMOLIEN te story of the surrender of Sumter on or before the 2d inst, From the same source as the above, a rumor Pyros, &0.. at all hours, Bruy- | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1863. expodition to Tampa Bay resulted in the destruo- tion of the rebel vessets. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. By tho arrival of the Hvoning Star from Was | vana—bringing news np to the 3d inst.—we learn that General Forey, with bia stat, landed at that city on the 27th of October, aud paid a visit to tho Captain General of Cuba, who roogived him with all the honors due to his high rank.” He afterwards viaited the naval commander, He was escorted by the guard of the Captain General, And had all the honors paid him, ‘The Marshal is described in the Havana papers as & man of about fifty-seven years of ago, displaying in his face and figure great physical strength. His manner is frank and affable, with a decidedly martial bearing, He was much gratified with his reception at Hayana. He was to have lett Havana on the evening of the 28th, en routeto France; but, having accepted an invitation to a banquet ofterett him by the Marquis de Castellflorite, to take place on the 29th, he had pestponed his departure till the 30th, In the meantime he visited the eathe- dral, fortifications and other points of interest at Havana. He was accompanied by eleven French officers. | The Surrogate yesterday settled and adjusted the accounts of the estates of Nathaniel W. San- ford (amounting to $125,000) and James Carroll, An order was made allowing compromise of a claim | against Thomas Collyer's estate, on behalf of one of the passengers on the ill fated steamboat Henry | Clay, burned some-yeara since on the Hudson river—the suit being for injuries sustained by fire and fright, and loss of baggage. An order was made for anew accounting in the estate of Con- rad W. Faber. ‘Thore was no change inthe money market yesterday, | and the demand continues active at 7 percent. Gold was dull and lower, closing at 14734. Exchange remains at 16244 for bankers’ bilis. There was more activity in the stock market, and prices of oyorything were highor. Thore was a fair amount of business in vrogress on Sa- turday, im general merchindise, and it was remarked that prices kept up well, considorinz tho «light stringen- | cy of the local finances. Imports are likely to be compa- ratively small for some time to come, Importers geno. rally do not tike to carry large stocks while gold and | _ | exchange aro so variabic, and recent orders havo boon comparatively light, in view of the somewhat erratic movements of the precious metals. In domestic produce there was slight reaction. Flour was somewhat de- pressed, while whet, under heavy roceipts, fell off 1 cont. Corn anil oats, on the other hand, advanced 1c, under a falling off in the arrivals und ® continued specu- Iative demand. Hog products wero buoyant, and the business continued large. Whiskey was sti? at previous | Sgures, and petroieum about the same, with considerabio speculative action, Froights continued flat. Grain and flour shipments aro about suspended, prices of these sta- p'es being considerably higher than those ruling in Eu rope at last accounts. The supply of tonnage is enor mously in excess of the demand, and as a natural conso- quence, rates are low. The Military Apathy at Washington. Those persons who argue that the govern- ment had no desire to put the rebellion down at present, and consequently no intention to do it, may certainly find a good support for that argument in the position in which the War now stands. Rather more than four months ago the strug- gle had a most hopeful appearance for us, and even those-ef our people who had been least sanguine of ultimate success seemed to see the daylight of peace through all the carnage of the past summer. We had beaten the enemy in three combats of the first magnitude, had lessened the forces of the rebellion by nearly one hundred thousand men, had opened the Mississippi river and uncovered the States of Mississippi and Alabama, and the choicest and best of the Southern armies was in Tull retreat, fearfal for its very exist- ence, before the triumphant Army of the Po- tomac. Such was the state of affairs in the found circulation yesterday that the rebels were | arly days of Inst July; and then the rebellion evacuating Richmond. The same credit, how- | W4# in the position of a combatant beaten to ever, may be attached to it. Tha Army of the Potomac is evidently on the qui vive for an important movement. General Moade has already changed his headquarters. It was reported yesterday that the enemy were crossing the Rapidan in haste, it was supposed with a view to reoccupy Fredericksburg, under the impression that General Meade was contem- plating & move in that direction. We ave late and important news from Ten- Citee by way of rebel telegrams to Richmond, 14 appear in the papers of the 6th instant. They came from Altanta to Richmond, under ‘date of the 4th instazt, and state that the Union troops which occupy Raétogn Valley have been Felnforced, and shell the rebeld Jncessantly; that Our pontoons have been carried awa;’ by the food inthe Tennessee river; that our advance Has reached Florence and that our forces are Sommitting terrible depredations near Huntsville. The telegrams admit that we have gained impor- his knees, and whom only some miracle of acci- dent could save if his adversary should press the fight. Even the hard cranium of John Bull was penetrated by a conviction that the for- tunes of his Southern friends were in a des- Perate way, and the whole country saw that a vigorous prosecution of our success then and in the fall must inevitably give us the much hoped for result of victory and peace. \ Yet we, the so far triumphant combatants, failed to press the fight. It will sound very strangely in the history of this war when it is written that after all the successes of the sum- mer, through the remainder of that season, and through the whole fall, not a single battle was fought that was not directly an at- tack of the Southern army, and, beyond that, that those attacks only awoke us to repel them, and that we again immediately fell into the apathy in which the present finds us. No circumstances can be imagined that will be sufticient to excuse the present inactivity. Sustained by the voice of the whole country, sustained financially, and even sustained in the tant advantages within the preceding forty-eight | last requisition for men by the preparations hours, and it unless n an y od thpt unless the movements ot ‘ap “roups are counteracted, the question ofysubsisting ‘the Union army at Chattanooga will be placed beyond doubt. Later advices from Arkansas state that General now in progress to call out volunteers, the ad- ministration yet stands and looks at the war as if in dumb wonder what to do next. We are not of the number of those who at- tribute to the President any want of disposition to put the rebellion down; but to us the ex- Bteele now occupies Arkadelphia, the recent head: | pjanation of all appears to be in the utter in- quarters of the rebel General Price, and -over | capacity of the military authorities. Through Beven huudred Arkansians from ¥ell county have Offered themselves as volunteers to General Stecle. ‘The arrival of the steamer Evening Star, from New Orleans on the 3lst ult,, puts us in posses- sion of much important news from that district, ‘which will be found embodied in the letters of our correspondents, An active campaign is now in Progress in the Department of the Gulf, The naval expedition unier General Banks was at Southwest Pass on the 26th ult., with the Com- manding General on board the flagship McClellan. The fleet consists of sixteen steamships and a large number of schooners and brigs as ten- ders. Three ships of war—tho * Monongahela, Owasco and Virginia—accompany the squadron, General Dana issued a stirring address to the troops of lis command on their embarkation, in which he “Tho people where we go shall feel that we oro their friends, and be encouraged to ‘fallin’ under our battle tattered colors and fight the fight of freedom; and the troops of any nation we may moet shall burst into a shout of ad- Miration when they shall see the citizen soldiers of armed America ‘going in’ to ‘repossess and oc- upy’ their own, and to troad out the dregs of the rebellion.” On tho 27th the order for sailing was given, and the wholo flect sailed ont in two lines, each et amer half a mile apart, presenting a splendid spectacle, Our correspondence from Key West to-day is very interesting, recounting the capture of the lookade runner Martha Jane, with a large cargo cotton, and the British steamer Mail, which was @Apposed to have beon burned by the rebels. An the utter brainlessness of those men in Wash- ington who pretend to carry on the war the fall season has been lost. Through their interfe- rence the well projected campaign of Rosecrans ended in defeat, Meade was compelled to with- draw from the Rapidan, and now the only con- sideration is of winter quarters. Meantime the uthern armies have recovered from the heavy blows of the guigmer, aan year all that bas been done will have to be done over again, at the same or greater expenditure of labor and life, and without the three years regiments. Thanks for all that to the Washing- ton imbeciles. The Mayoralty Contest and the Candt- dates in the Ficid. The contest for the Mayoralty has already begun. Three candidates are in the field, Be- fore the excitement about the State election is completely over the people of this city are called upon to engage in another political can- vass, Fortunately, however, we bave an easy choice this time, and can easily decide whom to oppose and whom to support. The republicans, or, as they satirically call themselves, the Union party, have nominated Mr. Orison Blunt. Mr. Blunt has beon an Alder- man and a candidate for Congress, and is now a Supervisor. His character is aptly expressed | by his name. He is openly and honestly Blunt. | Asan Alderman he was distinguished by his care for the public finances and his strict in- | togrity. The same unusual and commendable | qualities have made him a very efficient Supervisor, The Tribune radical faction | the teprbfican party defeated him when he | ran for Congress. There are nine chances to | one that this faction will conspire against * him again. He would make a very excellent Mayor if he could be elected; but there is no hope of of that. The democratic majority in this clty is | feat, we contend, has made him, not the victim’ overwholming, snd, besides this, Mr. Blunt has bitter enemies in his own party: He is too good a man for most republicans to endorse. Unquestionably, therefore, Mr. Blunt will be defeated. Several copperhead factions have nominated Mr. Godfrey Gunther aa thein candidate for Mayor. Mr. Gunther has been a candidate for the same office before, and his previous failure inay givo him some faint idea of what he has to expect at the coming election. Mr. Gunther is & Gorman by birth, a fur merchant by profes- sioh, and a copperhead in politios. He was Chairman of the great disunion peace meeting lust ‘spring which sowed the seeds of the terrible rivts in this city. He has been nominated by copperheads, and stands tpon a copperhead platform, and will | receive only copperhead votes, Mozart | Hall may possibly sustain him; but if she does | it will be a now illustration of the Scripturat | saying that when the blind lead the blind both fall into the pit. Weare glad to believe that | Mr. Ganther’s prospects of an election are so exceedingly diminutive that you cannot see them even with a microscope. Our citizens are not all rioters, and have no liking for those who affiliate with rioters. The mobs in New York did damage enough by burning houses and sa- crificing lives, and need not attempt to com- plete their work by electing Gunther. ‘The third candidate, and the one who will be elected, is City Inspector Boole, the nominee of Tammany Hall. This organization is the only remnant of the old conservative democracy which fate has left us. Such men as the two Woods, the two Seymours and the mana- gers of the Albany Regency have destroyed all the rest of the old party. It will now have to be entirely reorganized, under the leader ship of new men, and Tai fny Hall # the nucleus for this reorganization. If Tammany had refustd to unite with Mozart and the peace mongers at the recent State election, she would have been a great deal stronger than she is now; but till, having learned wisdom by experi- ence, she is at last resolved to keep upon the war platform pure and simple. Mr. Boole is in every respect a war candidate. He is a plain, poor man, and the most honest of all our New York politicians. He has been an Alderman and is now City Inspector. In both of these offices he has displayed that vigor and energy which we require in s Mayor of such a city as this, He offered and carried through the strong war resolutions in,the Common Council about @ year ago, and has always lived up to the spirit of those resolutions. He is now raising a regl- ment of the New York National Guard, haying received his commission as colonel from the powers at Albany, He believes in putting vn the rebellion by fore of arms and abo- litionism by force of votes. Re wnderstan municipal affairs thoroughly, and ikhows whom to watch and whom to trust in administering the city government. We have not the slight- est doubt that in three months after his elec- tion Mayor Boole will win golden opinions from all well wishers of this metropolis, no matter to what party or faction they happen to belong. This has been his'experience as City Inspector, and there is no reason why he should not repeat it as Mayor. General Rosecrans and the War Office— Another String of Accusations, A Washington writer to the New York Tri- bune, who has evidently been posted up at the War Office, produces a numerous catalogue of specifications for the removal of General Rose- ¢rans fro bis late command. We will briefly fate them. - In the first place, it appears that “the War Department was first surprised, then anxious, and at last openly indignant, at the delay after the victory of Stone river’ (Murfreesboro). Against numerous appeals he had failed to move against Bragg in support of Gen. Grant at Vicksburg, and “out of this failure grew an irritating correspondence.” Secretary Stanton, we are informed, would telegraph, “I am very much dissatisfied with your long delay, and think, unless you move at once, the country cannot justify your course.” General Halleck would write:—“I feel very kindly to you, Gene- ral, and have the highest respect for the abili- ties you have so signally displayed; but be assured that neither your reputation nor mine can withstand the effects of this delay at a crisis when the exigencies of the service so imperatively demand move- men The President would write:—“I am very much grieved by your unaccountable delay. Iam bound to believe that you, on the ground, are the best judge of what you can do; but you see how vitally important movement is, and you give me no reasons that seem to me satisfactory for your delay.” To all this, it is said, General Rosecrans would answer:—"I know what the country needs, and I know, too, what the army needs. I must bave my com- munications and supplies secure. It has never been my habit to move into a place till I could stay there. If I am not competent to command the army you can remove me; but while I re- main in command I must use my own discre- tion.” We are further told that “such passages as this did not occur once or twice only, but frequently,” aud that this sharp correspondence “was the initial cause of the War Department's dissatisfaction.” In the next place, when General Rosecrans, after over five months’ delay, with an army of sixty-five thousand men, against Bragg's army of forty-five thousand men, did advance to Tullahoma, he was impeded by the June freshe ets, which i i f Bragg. Next, the defay a wy ‘ivy I iaiehonn. Ki steahy a visit of General Rosecrans to Nashville, where he stayed two weeks, so increased the displea- sure of the government that “orders began to be sent instead of expostulations.” Next, it appears that General Rosecrans was compelled to fight the battle of Chickamauga in order to get into Chattanooga with the main body of his army; and then follow the accusations that in the midst of that battle he fled to the rear,when he should have advanced to the front, and that he unwisely abandoned Lookout Mountain. His relations with Truesdail, too, whom he had made chief of the army police, were very ob- noxious; and, finally, a bad feeling had been created between Rosecrans and Grant in re- gard to the failure of the one to move in sup- port of the other. These, with some palliating circumstances and pleadings thrown in, by way of charity, are the reasons assigned by, this Zri!une cor. respondent for the removal of General Rose- crans, It is hardly necessary to consider them in detail, We presume that if the General had won a handsome victory at Chickamauga he would not.bave been removed. He was de- feated in that struggle, however, aud that de- of his own shortcomings, but the scapegoat of the War Office. This, we think, we ean estab- lish from a gingle fact which we have received from an intelligent and trustworthy source, in reference to the late advance of General Rose- crans from Tullahoma to Chattanooga. General Rosecrans was instructed to move his army to a junction with General Burnside in East Tennessee. But the former officer suggested’ to General Halleck that it would e much valuable time end very much fa- cilitate the work of the campaign to order Burnside from East Tennessee to a junction with the Army of the Cumberland, for a com- bined descent upon, the army of Bragg. To join General Burnside Rosecrans would have had to move his army over a difficult mountain. ous country a hundred miles or more, only to countermarch it back again; whereas the temporary abandonment of East Tennes- see by Burnside would have secured its com- plete and permanent liberation with the over- throw of Bragg’s army in Georgia by the united forces of Rosecrans and Burnside. To this ap- peal from Rosecrans, a3 we understand, no at- tention was paid by General Halleck, The almple truth is that Rosecrans had fallen from grace, and “orders began to be sent to him in- stead of expostulations,” as in the case of Gen. McClellan’s campaign on the Richmond pen- insula, and hence the same result in both casea—a serious repulse where there might have been a decisive victory. This explanation, we have no doubt, covers the real cause of the removal of Rosecrans. He has fallen a victim, like McDowell, McClel- lan, Pope and others, to the blunders of the War Office. et a MEADE’S t wR. RMY. Mr, William Young’s Despatch. Army OF THR Poromac, Nov. 7, 1863. Let mo repeat that the readers of the Hexatp will look to this column for gratifying intelligence from its correspondents in the fold. ‘The sutler imbroglio has been settled by tho release of all those who were put in arrest and tho sending of the sutlers and their goods to the rear, except what has been The whole matter was the result of a mistake onthe part of the officials who permitted the goods to be shipped; but the sutlers who boasted that thoy had bribed the guards will lose their goods in conse- liable to confiscation, quengg of their indiscretion. ‘ihe Twellth Mlinois cavalry hasbeen sent home to re- cruit, It is rumored thatthe First Maine cavalry is to go home for the same purpose, CHURCH GRRVICES ‘St. Ann’s church, Eighteenth street, near Fifth ave- patervices at aquarter before eight, half-past ten, (bree and half-past seven—the afternoon being for doaf mates. ‘St. Thomas’ chureh wil! be open for divine gervice and a sermon this-eveaing at half-past seven 2 ‘The Rev. W. H. Miura will deliver the filth of a se. ries of discourses oa the “Farly History of Christmmity’’ this evening at half-past seven o’ clocks. Rov. Erastus Seymour (Congregational), from Wiseoa- sin, will preach regularly im Livingstoa Hall, corner of Fifty-second street and Third avenue, begimnning to-day. Families interested in a Congregatiopal enterpriae in that locality are invited to co-operate. & Rov. C. C. Goas preaches this morning on “*At-one- moat,’ and in the evening on ‘Down Town,” at Hope Chapel, Broadway. Rev. Dr. Junkin will preach in the Canal atreet Preaby- torisn church, corner of Greene street, at half-past tea im the morning and at three in the afternoon. Rey. E. G, Brooks will preach in tne Universalist Mis- sion room, corner of Third avenue and Fifty second street, at half-past three o'clock. Rey. Sidney A. Corey will preach im the Murray Hill Baptist church, corner of Lexington avenue and Thirty- seventh street, at half-past ten in the morning apd at hal!-past seven in the evoning. Rev. Chauncey D. Murray will preach in Westminster church, Twenty-second atreet, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, at haif-past ten in the moroing aud at half-past three in the afternoon. Tho Afty-fourth anniversary of the Protestant Episcopal Tract Society will bo celebrated this evening, in the Church of the Transfiguration, in Twenty-ninth street, near Fifth avenue. Tbe annual report will be tead, and the sermon preached by the Rey. A. S. Leonard, D. D. Services to commence at half-past seven in the evoning. At the Missionary Anniversary, at the Methodist Epis- copal church, West Thirteenth street, between E'ghth and Ninth avenues, Bishop Baker will preach at half-past ten o'clock in tho morning; Rey. Adam Poe at seven o’clock in the evening. Mrs, Gora L, V. Hatch will epeak at Clinton Hall, Astor place, at balf-past ten o’clock in the morning and haif- past seven o'clock in the evening, Subject for the mora- ing—“Patriotism adv, Religion,” Evoning—Subject se- lected by the audience. Discussion after the lecture, In the Marjnggs’ Temple, corner of Ou-K 504 Henry st#2bis, preaching at balf-past ton o'clock in thé Ridrn- ing by Rev, Ira R. Steward; three o'clock in the after- noon, by Rev. W. H. Pendleton, of Cannon street Baptist chureh; half-past seven o'clock in the ovening, monthly concert of prayer for seamen. Prof Mattison delivers the first of a series of Sabbath Evening Lectures to young people, in his church, in Forty-first street, near Sixth avenue, this ovening at seven clock, In the Memorial ;church, Hammond street, corner of Waverley place, the Rev. S. R. Jobnston, D. D., will Preach this evening. The services commence at half- past ten, half-past three and half-past seven o'clock. In the Christian chapel, Seventeenth street, near Sixth avenue, there will be preaching by the minister, Urban ©. Brewor, at half-past ten g’clock in the morning and balf-past seven o'clock in the evening. Subject, morn- ing—‘Reagons for the Weekly Observance of the Lord’s Supper.” Revening—*A Popular Question.”” In the French Protestant Episcopal church du St. Es- prit, West Twonty-sccond street, near Fifth ayonue, morning service and sermon in French by the rector, Rev. Dr. Verron, Sorvices to commeiice at half-past ton ovelock. In the free church of St. Matthias (Memorial of Rev. Dr. Turner), corner of Broadway and Thirty-second street, services at half-past ten o'elock in the morning ‘The woather is magnificent, aud the, troops are ready | 80d half: past threo o'clock in the afternoon. The Right (o-perform their duty. ie ie Rev. H. Potter, D, D., will proach in the morning. —— ‘4 “#ias Abraham Lincoln’s Conduct as President of the The Press Despatch. United States been Just and Patriotic?” wiil be the sub- Wasuixatoy, Nov. 7, 1863. | get of discussion at the Paople’s Mooting, at 187 wary: It was reported in tha Army of the Potomac this | On and after Novembor 8 the People's. fiatoes Lez morning that the enemy were crossing the Rapidan in | monee at two o'clock in the afternoon and continue uutil haste, probably with the view of reoccupying Fredericks: | aye wetock, war burg in force, apparoutly anticipating a movement of | qho Rey, Alfred Harris, of Hoboken, will proach at the tho forces of General Meade towards that point. roms of tho New England Soldiers’ Reliet Association General Meade has changed his headquarters. this afternoon at three o'clock. Rey. Matthew Hale Smith will preach in the Athenaum, Brooklyn, corner of Cimton and Atlantic streets, this morning at half-past ten o'clock, on “Carist as Our Juadge;”’ in the evening, at half-past seven o’clock,on “The Prodigal Son from Home—How He Fared.”” Sunday school concert this afternoon at haif-past two o'cldok. In the Park Presbyterian church, Fifty-ffth street, Rev. Henry Kimball will Proach in the morning. Subject—First Voice from the The capture of nine guerillas, about three miles from Burke Station, by a detachment of the One Hundred and Fitty-fifth New York Volunteers, upder Captain Hart; led to the discovery that the house of one Potit, in that vi- cinity, was furnishod with beds for firteon of these despe- radoes, and that this house was one of their rendezvous where they hold banquets ang carousals, A very heavy force is at work on the railroad between Warrenton Junction and Bealeton Station, and the trains will hort! rag fo the latter point. The supply depot on fhe Warrdhion branch road has been abandoned. The Minnesota Elcction. Caicaco, Nov. 7,1868. The State election in Mini on Tuesday last re. suitod in the election of Stephen Miller, the Union can- ite, for Governor. The correspondence of tho Journal,says that Miller's majority will not be less ghan 10,000. The city of St. Paul gave 600 Union majority, and the county 226, which is a gain of 1,000. near [oxington avenue, Brooklyn Acad my of Music. GOTTSCHALK’S GRAND CONCERT. This distinguished artist gave a brilliant musical en- tertaiument last ovening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He was assisted by Madame Cordier, Mr. 8. C, Campbell, Mr. H. Sanderson, Mr. Carlo Patti and Mr. W. Castle. During the evening Mr. Gottachalk was recalled Several times, and on one of theso occasions played “Home, Sweet Home,” with fgreat feoling. The ‘Infe- lice’ from “Ervani,’ by Mr. Campbell, was sung ina masterly and excellent style. Madame Cordier and Mr. Castle sang a dyet from “La Traviata’ with much dramatic power. Mr. Patti next rendered a very difficult “Tremolo” on the violin with such great case and elegance that he was rapturously recalled, and de- lighted the audience with Yankee Doodle” in all its variations The entertainment terminated with Wagner’s march from “Tanhauser,’”’ performed on four pianos. In this piece Mr. Gottschalk brought forth tho beauties claimed for the “Music of the Future’’ in an elegant and astonish. ng manner. 10 house was crowded with the elife of Brooklyn so- clety, and the whole performance went off to the utmost #atisfaction of the audience, GARDEN. An entirely new version of the French play called « adrienne, the Actress,” was produced at this theatre Jast evening, with Matilda Heron as the heroine. Mana- gor Wheatley promised to place the piece upon the stage in splendid style, and kept his promise. The sconery, the costumes and the accessories were as elegant and appro. priate as could possibly be desired, The play was also very wollcast. Miss Ada Clifton, Mr. Sheweil, Mr, Nu- nan and Mr, Burnett supported Mutilda Heron, and the minor characters were well represented. Mr. De Walden is the author of this new and improved version of ‘ Adrienne,” and we can assure him that his improvements could still be stight!y improved by a careful reading of the pices. We have no fault to find with the situations and the incidents; but they might be much more strongly and effectively managed by cutting tho play a little bere and there. The dialogue, too, would be all the better fora little touching up. In some por- tions it is dull when it should be funny, slow when it should be lively, and heavy when it should be sharp and telling. A few strokes of tho pen will suffice for this; and Mr. De Walden bas the good sense, the experience and the ability to make these corrections, if he will only take the time and the troubie. The play billy inform us that “Adricnne” will not be played peo ring this engagement. For this reason ‘we should not fee) called upon to say much more about it, were it pot for the fact that several of the actors did not know their parts, and the stage cals "Md remiag at certain portions of tho fordn appeared to great advantage, ‘and never dressed more beautifully and acted more natu- rally. Almost the samo praise is due to Miss Clifton. Mr. Showell was also himself. For the other actors we hear the excuses of insufficient rehearsals, and we aro told ‘that one of them did not receive his part until yesterday morning. Wo mlht accept such excuses from minor theatres; we cannot accept them from Manager Wheatley. We have praised bim too highly and to often to allow deficienc! pass unl . Pe es 7 8 ” giving. sctora’ there parte. io Hime he Wheatley mado one mistake in this matter, and perhaps be could explain it very satisfactorily; but Patter ofthe general priveie. than” of hie pars of of par- case, The pros Teer titeario' been altogether too | Jenient in this regard; but the theatres have imposed up- ‘on this leniency, and it must be s |. The public pay the full price when they enter the ire, and they have ‘e right toa full If an actor does not know itches because it has not boen pro- ae Pare eeaeae the public ‘do not got the worth of their or Me tere prlee, apoo te pion tbat they had left thelr pocketbooks at Thomovor bed not time to think. about . How would the manager like that? What is ‘sauce for the managerial goose is sauce for the public ndor—ia ft pot? wi This week Mr. Grau will give opera at Niblo's, on Wed- nosday and Saturday evenings. Mr. Wheatley will tako bia company to the Brooklyn Academy, and rupport Veet. vali in 'Gamoa”’ 00 thos® nights, | Mr. Forrest will ping, Cortolanas the other evenings. His engagement fasts but two weeks more, and Mr. and Mra, Williams sucoced him. Miss Avonia Jones appears in * Medea’ at Mr, Wheatloy’s now Cheetnut street theatre to-mor- row night, for the Qrst time since her arrival from kurope. Greyhound at Hampton Roads. Fortunes Mowkor, Nov ‘The British corvette Greyhound arrivet Roads this evening. Crogs.”” ‘Afternoon service at half-past three o'clock. Addresses by different speakers. No evening services. In the Central Presbyterian church, two blocks east of Broadway, preaching at half-past ten o'clock A. M. and half past seven o'clock P. M. by the pastor, Rev. James B. Dunn, Subject in the evening—“Pilgrim in the House of the Interpreter,” being the next of the series on ‘*Pil- grim’s Progress.” Rev. I. 8, Kalloch will preach in tho Laight street church, corner of Laight and Varick streets, St. John’s park, morning and evening, Subject the morning— “Christ not Discouraged.” Evening—Zoar, the Safe Little City.”” At the Twentieth street Universalist church, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, Rev. E. G. Brooks preaches at half-past ten o’clock in the morning, and in the evening ‘at half-past seven o'clock Rev. G. T, Flanders gives tho second sermon of the current series. Subject—'Univer Isaism in Its Relation to the Reforms of the Age.’? In the Church of the Mediator, corner of Lexington avenue and East Thirticth street, Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, Jr., rector, will preach this evening. Services will com- | monce at half-past seven o'clock. Spiritual meetings of the congregation of tio New | Dispensation at half past ten o'clock A, M. and three fod haif past seven o'clock P. M , at ball 954 Broadway, corner Twenty-third street. Morning—Inspirational and ‘Trance Speaking.” Afternoon—*Human Perfectability,,”” by Dr. Newberry. Evening—The Comparative Value of Judaism, Christianity, Orthodoxy and Spiritualism,” by H.W, Adams, Rev. W. T, Richardson, of Beaufort, 8. C., will_preach this evening, in the First Froe Baptist church, Twenty- eighth street, near Broadway. In tho Second Universalist church, Eleventh street, corner of Second avenue, Rev. Moses Ballon will deliver | the second discourse of the current series this evening at half past seven o'clock. Subject—"The Relation of Uui- versalisin to the Materialism of the Age.” AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. { | The stated meeting of the managers was held at tho Bible House, Astor Piace, on Thursday, the 6th instant, | at half-past three P. Peletiah Perit, one of the Vice- Prosidents in the chair, assisted by James Lenox, Faq. The Rev. Dr. Hutton read the 19th Psalm and offered prayer. Three new auxiliaries were recognized—one tn Con. necticut, one in New York and one in Jowa. Communications were received from Mr. Hicks, Panama, in rogard to openings distribution in Central America, which are not | very encouraging; from ev. W. Willerup, Co- | penhagen, returning thanks for a grant of funds to Bible work in Dentnark and Norway, from Rey. Dr. Bergue, of London, tn regard to printing the Bulgarian and the Modern Greek Testament; from Rev, Drs. Wood, Schauitier ‘and Riggs, in reference’ to printing the Scriptures and pects of the Bible work in the Fast; from Kev. Janes Hickey, agent in Mexico, and Mr. Matthew W. Starr, Jr., Monterey, with encouraying statements as to the work in Mexico; from Rev. K. Holden, Babia, aud Rev. A. G. Simonton, Rio Janeiro, as to the work in Braail (Mr. | Simonton’ recommended two Bible colporteurs, who were Frederick for Bible pe yell from Rev, F. W. Clark and Rev. r . Deane, Honolulu, in regard to revision of the Hawatian Bible, | printing several books of the New Testament, in | ee languages, for the Micronosian Islands; from Rev. | nderaen, Secretary American Board of Commission- | for Foreign Missions, in regard to binding the Hawaiian Bible at Honolulu, with the funds granted by this Society, ich was and also in rogard to ao agent his scelety for India; trom Rev. Dr. Van Dyck, Beirut, as © the progress of the Arabic Bible (he is now translating Proverbs and the book of Job); from Rev. I. G. Blisg, Constant! }, With an interesting account of Bible distribution in and the region around; from Rev. Jacob Chambertain, Yerragoutia, with an account of « Bidie tour in the dominions of the Nizam of Hyderabad and on the Godavery river: from Rev. |. G. Jliss and Dr. Riggs, of Betrut, asking funds for printing Scriptures for the blind in Egypt and Syria; from Mr. John A. Broadus, Corresponding Secretary Sunday Schoo! Board of Southern Baptist church, sending vote of grateful acknowledgmont of that Board for the recent grant of twenty five thou- sand Testaments by this society. Grants wore of books to the American Sanday School Union to the American Missionary Society, Portu- guoke bibles and testaments for Brazil, Bibles and vesia- mints in Portuguese to the Presbytarian Board of Mis- tions for Braril. Smailer grants were made to individa- als in Spanie, Norwegian, German and English, for vari. ous places at home aad abroad; 126 volumes in yarious | Inngunges to captains of veasols ta foreign ports: 100 fam. | ily bibies to eapply those which were burat up ip the ) | eack of lawrence, Kansas; 200 ‘volumes in several lan~ | goages for Amoy, China; bookg for the French coloay in Uinols, and 41,000 volumes for the supply of aoldiors, Confederate prisonera, Gn! prisoners at Richmood, honpitais, and for disaribation {0 Fast Tenoesseo The ~ ~—s Interesting Particula."$ of the Escape of Two Union Officers 15." Libby. he The Shameless Brutality of the Rev?! Officers of the Prison. THE BILL Of FARE AND THE BBDDING. Murderous Attempt to Lynch Union Officers. Treatment of Union Prisoners in the Valley of Virginia and Elsewhere, Rey Bers Bee ‘TWO UNION OFFIOERA RSCAPKD FROM LIBBY, ‘and bave come within our lines at Williamsburg,’ wag the tonor of a despatch received by Major General Fostet on Tuesday morning, from General Wistar, com: at Yorktown. ‘This despatch was shown mo by Goneral,.and I therefore kept on the gus vive for the ar- rival of the gentiomen at this place, from wh: a I ex, Pected to hear some fresh news from Richmond via the overland route, Sure enough, last evening, on the arrival of the Thos. A. Morgan from Yorktown, the two fugitives: ‘wore pointed out to me, and proved to be Major John By Houstain, of the Ono Hundred and thirty-second New York Volunteers, ana Lieutenant D, Von Weltzien, of Scott's Nine Hundred cavairy. With the usual modest; of a Hunan roprosentative, I introduced myself to officers, and obtained from them the following tntoresting details: sihiows 1 Min * Ay hte MAJOR HOUSTAIN’S STATEMENT at tive | He having joined the One Hundred and Thirty- second New York Voiunteers at theig orgapjzation, havi previously seen service with k ‘ourth New Fork, + ‘Scott Life Guard. Last January tho regiment was sent to North Carolina, under Spinola, and did good service. the 25th of July Major Houstain was sent outatde of lines on diity by Colonel Classen, to Batcholor’s croekr near Newhern, in company with Captain Wm. A. Avery, of the samo regiment, and both were surprisod and oak tured by guerillas,to whom they surrendered at bem cretion. Not having any escort, defence was uscloas, they had to submit to their capture with good grace. RO! FOR KINaTOM, i was the cry of the rebel captors, and as scon as the prige oners were disarmed the route was taken up for Ki ton, N. C., afterwards to Goldsboro, then to Rocky Moun where they were compelled to leave the carg, owing the raid made on the bridge by the Third Now York ca, valry and other troeps of this department, There tl “were under guard with two more Union officers, nam Lieutenants Mosher and Hubbard, of the Twelfth New York cayalry. ' AN ATTEMPT TO TANG THR PRISONERS i was made by the inhabitants of Rocky Mount, who collected in large force,and mado all ktods of tile demonstrations, and were fully bent w carrying out thoir hollish designs in hanging tour Union officers. They procured a rope, wi Major Houstain interfered, and told them that, botog prisoner of war, he demanded such protection from thg robel officer in charge as became officers and gentiomed, ‘but if the angry populace persisted in carrying out if threats the United States goverumont retaliate two for one. j 115 OFFRRED M19 ASSISTANCE 70 TOR OFFICER in charge, aud proposed that if the guard was unable protect them front the people to arm two of the pledging tholr honor cot to attempt an eucape. The tenant of tho guard addressed the populace, and told that ‘‘these gentlemen were prisoners of war and his protection, and he was in @uty bound to shield from all harm, come what may.” The reply of the mons to this humane speech was, "Hang the Yankee Of bitches; never mind the retaliation.” The drew bis revoiver aad threatened to kill the first who dared to lay a finger oa the prisovers, which sorveg to restrain the crowd, who soon after dispersed, murmury ing, however, that they would have satisfaction for thé destruction caused vy the “Yankee raid,” ia which thé Prisoners were concerned. \ + EN ROUTE TO TénDY PION ’ was the next move of the party. Leaving the delectabte and humane neighborhood of Rocky Mount, named pre bably ia honor of the flinty substance composing hoarts of the inhabitants, they crossed the Tar river pontoons, on the road te Petersburg; then took ti cary for Richmond, ‘arriving at Libby prieou ob the 20th of July. THE NOTORIOUS CAPTAIN TORKER welcomed the unfortunate prisoners in bis own brutal mam ner, and tho first thing be did was to search their pookets; and divest them of everything baving the slightest vaiuey after which they were shown to quarters up stairs in tobacco warehouse, where they remaived fourteen without receiving @ Dlanket to lay under. Having left the prisoners domiciled in the most ac- cursed hole since the days of the British prison brig, the Doxt thing of interest is ‘THR STATEMENT OF LIEUTENANT D. FOS WELTZIEN relative to bis capture and transfer to rebel custody, From this it appears that on the 20th of Jure he wag sent to Bolivar Heights in command of a picket guard, numbering some twenty men, Here he was attacked by a superior force of five to one of the Thirteenth Virgin: cavalry, and after a stout resistance, having cated the rebel officer in command, ho was wounded in the lett arm, overpowered and taken prisoner. ‘WR WAS TAKEN TO WINCHESTER, | and detained there fourteen days, owing to his being foot- sore. He left Winchester on the 13th July, io company with two hundred and fifty officers and thres thousand five hundred’privates, captured at Gettysburg, and arrived in Richmond on tho'19th, After being confined four monthe in Castle Thunder be was taken to Libby priroo, whea his money , boots and valuables were taken from bim. THE TREATMENT BY THE REBELS of the Thirteenth Virginia cavairy, from Hasper’s Ferry, was most barbarous and inhuman, Tho particulars of hie capture were these:—The enomy changed bis-lmes in the” morning at a quarter after four o’cloekt,.and went miles around the pickets to the woods, coming in go the! flank and rear. The rebel force amounted to eight y-ning men. On the way to Winchester the rebel soldiers toolg the rings off the fingers of our moni, and even their boota, compelling them to walk barefooted, Pasides this todig- nity, the wretches hurled the vf jest opithets of, the un- fortunate Union prisoners, Af or WALKING TH ¢ MILES Lieutenant Von Weltzien said {hat be gould go no further, and Usked the lieutenant to ? ¢ allowed to rest one bour. This request he most brutal jy refasod, calling the pris. oners robbers and thieves, # od saying that walking even was too good for them. %',ne footsore and weary officer answered tft it was disgr acoful to talk thus to gentlomen and officers, and that {f£/ he bad a pistol he would shoot him for the insult. The rebel officer ordered his guard to draw their pistols an@ compel the Unton officers to close Up and keep pace witli’ he rest. On the road FROM LIVAR TO WINCHESTER Lieutenant V. W. 8” » General Jobnson and staff, who ordered them to DF irry to Winchester with the utmost speed. After mare? ing sixteos hours, the prisonors asked permission to pic’ some eberries, having bed nothing to eat the whole tit 9, The answer to this modest request was “No; Defoe’ 5 Yankees get Virginia chorries we would Tathor seo there tgp Hell.”” At six o'clock the next morn- ing Lientenand Vv, W. arrived at Winchester, hungry and exhansted, 8 J was placed io a dithy dungeon, where he remained si) that day and uight, and the following morn- ing waa se@ . to (he hospital by special request. He re- mained t® ere ton days, at the end of which he was for- warded ¥ ith the Gettysburg prisoners OX 10 RICTIMOND. Frow | this place the captives had to walk to Staunton, ninety five miles, Yn six days, under escort of Imbotea's cavcdry, At Stezunton they took the cars, aod arrived at te rebel capi'yal footsore, disheartened and emaciated, where the L' sctenant remained until the 24th ult., when io Companys with Major Houstain, be effected bis cscape ‘THR FOOD OF THE PRIBONRRE in Lit;oy prison covsiste of the following rations Mair 4 | entire nutaber of bo xs granted this month was 43,700. Borides the above, grants were made in funds for print. ing Scriptures foe ‘the bind in the printing of ook of Genesis ‘on the Armenian ‘sdok of Psalms and the tho Zulu Inzgonge. Tt was abtyetosdingly Intarottiog and impoevant weet, loaf, of bread, three ounces of meat, oae epooaful of riot © 14 a fow Black beans, No such thing as coffee or ton a ever thought of. The water furnished the prisonere the pur8 liquid from the James river, resembling New Joraay mest. The OMcora arg divided tn sande of twom