The New York Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1863, Page 10

~~ em ~ oe GEN. GRANT’S ARMY. Th Military Situation at Chattanooga. General Rosecrans’ Goodby te Hie Troops. Bre Bérald Correspondents in the Front, ee, as, be. Mr. B.D. Weetfaly's Despateh, Henge anamns, ARMY Ov KH ¢ Cusrranooea, Tenp., Oct The “piination,’ whieh appears to be the only avail- able topic for @ rewepaper correspondent bereaway, is du nowise cbanged up 0 date, I traut every warrior in thie arwy & alive to ft; Corl coufess 1 do not see apy sory Prilliaut prospects for continuing alive im it all ericter, unless sometbing desperate be done. White the sreg rite hore, hungry, chilly, watebing the “key to yeonenece,’ the “good dog’? Bragg lies over againet us yoving big Chickamauga sores without whine or grow), Me /!l vot reply to our oocasional shote from Star Fort, ¥ jon or the Moccasin Point batteries nerose the river, has ford dden the exchange of newapapers and the ceropliments of the day between pickets; has returned vorly auewers to fing of truce merzages; i fact, bas cut ce dead Degerters tel) ue Bucknor's and Bindman’s | Sroope Daye already leit our front, and I am spetraved to think the balance of the * vie 4cre’ whl follow before many days. They know we are been and are being Inrgely reinforced, ard Tear a flank movement similar to that whieh gave Rose. 470s poeserston of Chattanooga. The reports of heavy | se rbigumente of big guns to Bragg, of tne ferocity of the | vebels and their greedy devire to gobble thie army, i do | set credit. If they fight they will Might troopa coming pen their flanks from Byytgeport, via gaps in Lookout Monntain, and then only to ine Cont retreat. J do wes deleve the rede) force tmmed ly im frovtot os srceoiy in gumbgr ferty-fye apd mep, This ie Thepw'e oP the eituation, The details, so far ag relates 40 our Bide of the Rouse, about which I am only expected 40 Muow, are (ar leas cheering. AODETATE OF THM ROSDB—A SCARCITY OF PROWIBIONS ANIC. PAID. ey weet Fy (he Anderson rona (north of the Tenuessoe), from Pridgoport (o Chattanooga the distance is something like einty miles, and since the heavy rains of ihe part week the entire route is diemal beyond exe wotion, Mules stage through twenty-five or ‘histy miles of almort unfathomable mud, toil up and over & mousthin—Walden’e Ridge-—-where a single mis wtep would insure thelr exit from Jife over a frightful precipice, grinding along, over enormous boutdere and Segged vocks, through more mut, to the maddy banks of abe river at Chattanooga. A thousand ponnds of provi thone or forage were an extraordinary load for the best of tix mule fears Op heir trial trips over this ronte; bat Bow I is jovitive Inbusmanity to asic half that work of the Jaded, Ball starved Drotes, Yet all the snpplies must come Dy thin routs, and every animal able to stagger wn- der a Dortben moat be kept on the move. Trains once the pride and boxst of proprisiary quartermasters have Qwindled away; wagon alter wagon worn out, or de- sroyed by Wheoler's raiders, ‘ii! the transportation of the army isnot haif what it was,or one.quarter what Mahovid be; and, unlese we shail be able to navigate the Fiver noon, want stares vs w ihe (ace. Half rations for troops w)ii suffice for a time; quarter rations, now darikiy Biuted, i# rather « crowding the mourners,” the troops way. A very patient and meek mule can exist on two or ‘bree pounds of corn per day; but wagon boxes, dry Yeavee and woollen biankets, with harness for relish, are mot conducive to mule health, strength and longevity. Avgoinr rkoletons of artillery horses rattie past my quar: ters toward the Tennessee—Heaven be thanked there prenty of water—while I write this, and within my range # vision, up and dewn the main street, are nambers of ‘weak and trembling horee “frames,”’ giandered and atarv- staggering about iu eearch of & convenient apot to die. mortality among these Sunocents is frightfol to r corpees line the road and taint the air all along the Bridgeport route. In these days, here abouts, !t 18 within the scope of the most obtuse to dis ish a quartermaster or staff oMcer hy u vasual glance at tbe anifoal he strides ‘He bas the fatness of twenty Borses upoo his ribe,’ as =queers remarked of litte ‘Wackford: ‘and so he has; God help the others. IMPROVING ‘THR MEANR OF COMMUNICATION. 1 am assured this state of things will not last long; ‘hat hordes of men are energetically at work improving far meaus of communteation, aud that we shall soon be often again by the overflowing plenty of the North vigor end good spirite of the army all thix time wre developed to a mont astonishing manner. HP ORRAT CHANGE. A genera) order from the War veperiment rea ers Se ening wet iran since, retiring Mayor 4 8. Ronecrans from the comtaand of the Lepartment of whe Cumberiand, a ing Major Geveral George H. , the hero of Chickamauga, m command of the Swo corps which now covmitute a grand division of the Disirict of the Migeiseipn). Faily next mornmg, at five @’vlock, the Genera), wiih « couple of aidx aud hid private Dagarge, departed for the North, with the least ;o-sibie @tepiay, “41d Rocey’ has we tified bimeelt with the Army of the Comberinvd, was such a universal WMD Bis troops, and porseared the’ loaneh ade. a Re Many Pegrete were expressed when the fact | known among the troops «He har never been ped,” they contended, apd, ganging his value by thik | wtendard, they could uot see ihe propriety of removing | fimo, it wan, however, gratifying t know they were serve onder a ian who stood ae high in their estimation ne General ibonag, a they quietly and cheerfully re. qumed their digging, and things went swimmingiy on, fen: Stricken staf iv @ general order, t sloging With tbe earnest sentence, avovlte | wely Db: God piers y: whick gave fixe to Sowterity et 9 subd ‘and porrow?al Kind. io this wine ‘aeeiatant 24 man—'No, no, Godard. | can’t command God a; But Loan earnestly aud Doperily ask biu to ‘the documen! went forib with the signature une. | apd other 0 a} Rosecrans announced bit departure to hie sorrow | > Beavy raios Bave raised the Tensensee, and on febelk hove ance or twice forced the removal « ggz“p toon bridges by rafts sent down from above They caused oply temporary inconvenience; BO 1088 % Tile or poate, THE LATEST NEWS. ek out Mountain—Arrival of \@ at Chattancega—T Hand, dc. Cuatranooas, Ga., Nov. 7, 1863. ‘The rebels threw some baif dozen hells at ur to-day fvom Lookout Mountain, doing no damage, Al} ie quieb cleewhere along the lines, Bosta from Bridgeport with sapplies, mails and paseon- g6r# came up through the oreok to Brown’s Perry. © There is two miles of wagon transportation from Brown's Ferry to Chattanooga. Paymasters arrived to-day with furds to pay the troupe , Enemy Driven Acre: hie River—Rebel ©: the Memphis and Cnarlesten Railread, dr. dhe. Mme, Tenn., Nov. 7, 1863. General Match bas driven General Chaimere across the Jallabatohie river, punishing the latter’s forces severely, General Richardson, with a force of rebels reported at from 1,500 to 2,000, this morning struck the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, six miles east of Salsbury, born- tng the trestlework, tearing up the track and destroying the telegraph, Nofurthor particulare haye been received of his movementy, General Lee's rebel force hae gone towards Decatur. ‘The rebeis under Generals Roddy and Forrest a ported to be near Tuka. re Enforcement of the Rebel Conscrintion im Tennessee — Destitation of the People, &. Camo, Dl, Nov. 7, 1863. ‘The Memphis Bulletin of the 5th instant states that Stevens and Bell, with a force of Ave hundred rebel guerillas, are conseripting aud rebbing ip Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties. That part of the country ie represented to be In & Areadful condition. ‘Tho crops are destroyed, and the people are dopendent on what they get through our new for support. GENERAL GRANGER. ander of the New i Fourth Army Corps. Major General Gordon Granger was born in New York about the year 1826, and is therefore under forty years of age. Doring bis youth he was enabled to cbtain a very fair edueation (rom the echools of this Btate. His early yoars were, however, not marked by any remarka- bie feature, but rather gave more evidence of an unim- portent future than otherwise. APPOINTED TO WEST POINT=-C:A86MATRS. Young Granger was appointed as a cadet of the West Point Military Academy from bis native State during tho year 1841, and after four years study graduated on June 80,1845, at nearly the foot of the clasa, being number thirty-five out of forty-one menibers, thus showing that high class grade does not always guarantee the best offi- cers. Among his classmates were several noted men of the present war, including the following:--Gen. Wm. F. Smith, now Chict Engineer on Gen. Thomas’ staff, gradu- sted third; Gen, ‘Thomas J. Wood, of Kentucky, now commanding a division under Gen. Granger, graduated tfth; Gen, Charles P, Stone, now Chief of Staff to Gen. Banke, seventh; Gen, Fitz Jobn Porter, former com mander of the Fifth army corps, eighth: Professor Ty. Coppee, avthor of several military fel! manuals, oleveuth; Gen. John P. Hateh, who was severely wounded whilo in command of the cavalry forces at the Rappahapnock, August, 1662, seventeenth; Lieutenant General E. Kirby Smith, now commanding the rebel ‘rans-Missic- sipp) Department, twenty-ttth; Gen. John W. Dayid- son, the recent commander of the cavalry that helped to capture Little Rock, Ark., twenty-seventh, and reveral other officers of lesser grade in both belligerent armics Mae ENTRY INTO THB ARMY—OFERATIOND IN MEXICO—RKCTMKY. ‘7Al. COMPANIONS. Ow the Ietof July, 1846, be was breveted second Hew Vonautof the Second United States infantry, and after serving for about tweive months in that capacity was, on July 17,1848, transferred to the Mounted Rifles, with the same rank. Gn the 20th of May, 1847, he was made a fu)} kecond lieutenant of the Rifles, and with that ravi participated in the battles of Contreras aud Cherubuaco. He obiained the brevet of frst Neutenant, to date from August 20,1847, for bis gallantry end meritorious con- duct jv thore copteste, At the battle of Chepultepeo, September 13, 1847, be again distinguished himself and Gained the brevet of captain, to dato from that occasion, ‘The first brevet was awarded during August, 1949, and the second during March, 1849, Among bis regimental compavions we find the foliow- tog genera) officers of the present -—George B, Crit- teuden, recently a major geueral of the rebel army, then capiain; Pevinimin S. Roberts, now a general in the Union army, then captain; Andrew Porter, now brigt Vier genera} of Vited States Volunteers, and recently commander of Rendezvous for Couseripts at Philadelphia, then captain, Jobo I, Hatch, mow brigadier general of | United States Volunteers, then second Neutenant; Infics N. Palmer. now brigadier general gf Untied States Volun teors, then second Teutonant; George H. Gordon, now brigadier genera! of volunteers, then second Neutenant, ers of lower grace, FORTIN PROMITION®—IEX AS NEW MEXICO, Op the 240b of May, 1862, Lieutenant Gra Was pro- | Moted to ihe rank of fret ieatenant of the Mounted Ri | fle regrment, and shortly afterwards his regiment was or- dored into Texas tooporate againet the Indians, Lientanant ranger took a prominent part in the contests of 1856, and krovtly distinguished himeolf in bis parguit and attack «f | the Todians on the Nueces river, in the southern part of that Stale, on the 19th day of April, 1856, The regi meut was afterwards scattered aboutfin various portiona of New Mexico and Texas, and was so employad when hes, and perform ol homes ie reinforced, persou jo, obhging and ge emungcoll La, he ‘an accompanied by Quartermaster Geners) M Mr. Vana, of the War Department, wh HID Rhowlt write w wonte apd movements of tbe om the Tennessee river and elsowh: is, Ue overthrow of «thie jenid no doubt be arrestes one Lavekily, J know #0 }itle avout toe Hoviger and the reat, that ib requir efor’ 44 keep my pencil quiet. ‘They are in their proper places. Heneral Grant propably k re they are however. ane Going: The wilt ply Jespated from dering Us rawier back into Mudie dit waa utterly impossible for tim risked amd worn out (he me i auldn't vaderatan: saptire a fixed fact, 0 the water at Mimile Bho’ iy to pay epecial onir carreayean dan ited their oovy contraband news we whever chanson of (he pm keeper or pontoon for ite rewching it p & werk on row b bir rewey «aes wai! we © a* favre pation Ma for dealivg im | find | “ | during (hat campnign dying the time he served in Missourt, Coton | gero brigades. and General Granger was placed In com | Operated in the © | wacant | don Granger w the rebellion broke out In 1861. On the Sth day of May, 1861, Lieutenant Granger was commissioned (uil Captain of Company H of the Mounted Kifer, whieh wae afterwards redesignated ag the Third veyiment of Unived states cavalry. He waa afterwards Appoluted an assistant « tjvtant general, and had bis bead: AUS! Tous ersone! during the operations of (he TLyou in Missoorl. HP ORO Ae CTRE OF waever. Vormng the month of Novewber, 186i, Captain Granger ‘Was appoiuted by the Stare of Michigan the colonel of the of Michigan cavalry, which was orgen- W. Kellogg. Abe regiment left the State, twelve hundred strong, on Nowembor 14, 1861, and wae stationed during the winter of 1861-62 at Hanton farracks, St, Louis, leaving that 1862, to participate avauey the operations fer the capture of New Madrid avd ud No. 10. When Genera) P organ 0d bis etal for that epecial campaign he chose cavalry, xiving bite (he * in Bie army. Granger ae his chiel of mroan! over al the cavalry fo the operations of the cavalry * due much of the the army while busy with Imporsuus ponts, the utting of the canal, de. Yor these valu korvices rendered, and Tor genera) merit displayed ugar wu awarded the Drevet of major ju the regular army, co dete trom the fal) of felend No, 1, April 7, 1862, ANORK OF DIVIMOMMCOMINTM. oquition of the value of Lia services in Missouri, 1 was also promoted to the raple of brigadier commission dattog from Mareh Neral Pope's army was traosferred from river to the Tennessee, during the latter all the eavairy of tne “Army formed Wwlo one Atvision, consist RNC AINNK 1K the wicge of Corinth, which 1862, the cavalry forces ington, Mise., ehout five miles to the northwont of tbe beleagnered town, and on severe! o Mm prevented the rebols from taming the righ! aul of Genera Halleck’s army by thelr rapid movements aud prompt action when attacked. The com in the State until ordered into Kentucky 1 the advance of General Bragg during the fal! of mand of (hat foroe, lasted autl! the end « ANOR OF UE ARMY OF KANTCORT—MAJOR GANENAT. of Gene nd of the Army of Kentucky became aucafler it lad been detached from General wl'* Army of the Ghio, October 90, 1862, General Gor- \ted theretomtbe ariny forming @ ofthe Ohio, Ae soon as Getieral Ky for Tenuessee, General Oranger irtors in the city of Lexington, Ky. red by * for (be subdivision of the CT part o Prope ha: army ander hie command, so as te bave a more complete military jurisdiction over the whole State. The head- quarters of tbe Kastern distalet of bis army he placed in tho Goid under the orders of the renior commander of the forces operating therein; the headquarters of the Western portion ie iocated a6 Lauisville, uuder General Boyle, and the chief bendquarters, with the centre of the army, he Placed, aa vefore stated, at Lexington, under bis own per- wonal supervision, To enable bim properly te hoki & po- sition of such importance as @ commander of @ large army, he was appointed by the President a major general of veluateors, with a commission dating from September 17,1862, This nomination wae confirmed during tbe Executive session of 1868, F MASTERY TENNER EXPRDIMORG—EE WODERTY, Under General Granger several very important expe- Gitions were made by the Kasterm Tenmessee forces ope- rating under the more immediate command of General 8. P. Carter, Atabout tne beginning of the present year an oxpedition started from the Army of Kentucky and cut the Eastern Tennessee Railroad tu several places, thereby delaying the reinforcements sent from Richmond to strengthen the army under General Bragg. He also clear- @4 the more centra! portion of the tate from guerillas and roving rebel binds of troopers. Ag an evidence of Genera! Granger's motetty and on- Willingness to assume ® rank and position to which he ie Rot entitled, wo give an extract.of his answer to @ resolu- tion passed by @ meeting of Kentucky eitizens, in Lexing- ton, in which document they alloge to him as chief in command of the forces operating in Kentucky. His an- ewer wae as followe:—~ Lamxaroy, Ky., Deo. 12, 1862. Guerizmex—Your note of the 9th inst., enclosing a re- solution from certain citizens of Fayotte county, calling upon. me to respond to the interrogatories therein con- tained, has been received, and has by me been referred to Major Genera! Wright, the Commander in-Chief througb- out Keutuecky. To him your resolution should have been ‘a8 he is tho proper person to fix a pohoy for of his subaltorne, Ha instructions and or- dere upon the points set forth therein would govern not only myself, but the commander of other military dis. tricts in this State, and would indicate a fixed and eqnal rule of action to be observed in the cases contemplated by your resolution. » , * * “ ’ * In future let al! communications on such subjects be made to the proper authorities. Very respectfully, G. GRANGER, Commanding Army of Kentucky. Tt will bo Pee that be did not even affix the title of “Major General”’ to bis mame, although fully suthorizea #0 to do. BD JOINS TER ARMY OP THR COMMBRLAND=NABHVILLE— FRANKLIN. After wintering in Kentucky during 1862-63, bis com- mand, about tho beginning of February, 1863, began moving, via Louisville, to Nashville, to act ag a renerve force for the Army of the Cumberland, ve Under Gene. ra} Roeegrans. Tho force arrived m Nashville about the middio of the wants, sud wore detallod to protect the right flank of General Rosecrans’ army. When that part of the army was threatened by the rebel forces, under Genera! Von Dorn, he not only engaged am! caused them to retreat, but also pursued them with vigor until they took refuge on tho southern side of Duck river. He then oeeupied the city of Frank!in—March, 1863—and the position ag long as tt was mecossary €0 to do for the protection of the Army of the Cumberland, RASERVY. CORPS-—DISTRION OF THR CUMKERLANN. On the 14th of June, 1863, Genoral Rosecrans, haylug prepared for active movements !n tho field, orgav- ized cortuin new regiments, with General Gran- ger’s ol nes, into @ corps to be kmowm as the reserve corps ef the Army of the Cum- berland, aud to have iis healquarters at Murfreesboro. After tho evacuation of Tullahoma and Shelbyville, Gene- ral Rosecrans, on June 29, 1863, made all that part of his department lying worth of Duck river into a separate district, to be known ag the District of the Cumberland, and placed the same under the express orders of Major General Gordon Granger, who assumed the command on July 2, 1862. He at fret located hin Deadquarters at Murfreesboro; but about three weeka after, for better centralization, he removed thom to Nashville, Teun. Pro- ‘Vious to assuming the command of ths district he assisted Rosecrans in hie operations in Middle Tepnessee by a feint movement to Triune, thereby creating an impretpion with the rebels that the whole command intenied to advance by way of the Sbolbyvilie and Triune pikes. The feint suc- ceeded admirably, and his command was next placed m suck & position that jt cou'd support the advancing forces should they be attacked, Tho army, however, proceeded to the accomplishment of thelr mission without astraggle. CBICKAMAUGA INCIDENTS. ‘Whén the army advanced towards and for the pur- pose of flanking Chattanooga, during the early part of September, 1863, General Granger was again placod in command of the reserve corps of the Army of the Cum- berland, and at the battle of Chickamauga greatly an- sisted General Thomas in saving the day and the entire army. Wo oxtract from our correspondent’s account of the battle the following passage referring to the arrtyal of General Granger on the fel: — General Thomas, near tho centre of the y, was en gaged, about one o'clock on September 20, sitting on bore in the hollow o: a ridge ip ap open field, bi watching © heavy cloud of dustin hie rear, in sucae@ direction that it Might be General Grangor Wits rein- forcements, or it might be the enemy, The im that General Thomae at one o'clock P.M. *z, this day of the battle had no disposition to aght any more, age feared the result of tne next rebel altaci, And 39 watched vith natural anxiety the derelspment of the cloud of duet, which was then nO more Pan a mile distaut. If it dissolved to re. veal friends, thon they would be welcome; for at th: hour fresh. friends were al! that was ceded. If it di closed the enemy, then the day was lost, Vhere was no escape if the troops moving were, us it was feared, the cavalry of the onemy. In the dit that emerged, thiek as the clonds that precedo the storm, nothing ovild be Aistinguishet atm moving tones of men. But it was seen that they wore iofantry. hie information made Thomas breathe more freely. if infantry, it was mock moro likely to be Granger than tho enemy. ' At thie mo- ment a tall officer presented himself to General Thom: a ‘Ale over tin t.!” Than instant Johnston was gone. Ip a few minutos he again appeared. ana following hii came the red, white and blue crescent-shaped battle flag of Wo bad wished for night, and it was come to us. At aquarter-past one. Stew!man first, aud Gordon Granger a torwards, had wrong the hand statue Thomas, who had gone all through the terrible scenes of the Inst two daya’ battle to be meltea and moved at thts hour. GORDON GHANGRR TARA THE OFFRNKIV). 1¢ war understood that the division ammunition tr of Henoral Baird was just beyond the centre of our tin in a hollow between the two ridges occupied by t enemy and ourselves, and General Tho: panfally ehort of ammunition. ordered Mitchel! and Whittaker, of Steadian’s diy om the contre, in tbe of retaking the svmo time, suggested that a battery which he placed to enfitade the live of the enemy , now piainty viet ble on a ridge tn our front. This battery was brought and placed, with orders to dislodge a battery which war throwing shel! and grape most viciously. ‘The battery planted, Steadman i position, aud the oAhers votified as to his purpore, Thomas, with all the asarance of power and strongth, asmimed the offensive, and, while the enemy were actually moving on hie flanks, intending to envelop him, positively mado nn attack, ant, in a fight of ton minutes of desperate encounter, Whocked the centre out of their line aod disiodged them rom the posttion which they had held. This littie ia gloriour episode in the story of the bloody bat It ts enough for Granger that he was there when bis adja- taut died, five minutes after his arri thi about the fald heli-torn and enough for thore who read to know be war derniand that he behaved gallantly. COMMANDAR OF TAB FOURTH AKaKY CoRre On the 24rh of September, 1362, the President ordered that the {wentioth and Twenty-tiret army corpa should he conaotidated and made into one corpe, to be known a8 the new Fourth army corpe, the original corps of that number having bravely fought under Gen, Keyes tring its whole term of service, and had become extinot by reapon Of lueses on the battie and expiration of the time of the troops composing It. The name of the olf Fourth corpe had never been disgraced. Therefore it gave it, a) bere te wi whore numbers had been oxpunged {rom the army in diggrace an opportunity to retrieve their lost honor wdor am abso and gallant leader. On the Oth of October Gon, Grangor was orderod by Gen. Rosecraus to assume command gud % reorganize the now corps, which he soon snoceeded in doing, the men being vow ready to dght under their noble and gafant leader We shal) again bi of Maor General Gordon Grange | PERSONAL DESCRIPTION OF GRNERAT. GRANONR, The following personal description of Oeversl Granger has been given by & gentleman from Nashville, who visited him at Frantlin previous to the advance through Middle Tennessee — He i very erect im hin carriage, appears to de six feet bigh—though I think he t# not quite #0 tall—steps with a firm, elastic tread; bas an eye like an eagle, which sparkles and shines beneath # thoughifal brow and a lofty, intellectual forehead. ils conversation in Guent, eaay and natural. Hie afimpers are digni- fled nnd unaffected. You feet attached to him the moment you see him. Military tac oy loves sa a great eoience, He enforces rigid discipline with bis troops, #0 ae to scoomplish the great Parpore of their enlistment. You never sees eiraggling soldier, You wever poe fant riding by officers or men, unlees imperative duty requires i, Private property ie never wantonly abvred or destroyed, Everything moves like clockwork, with method and without noe. ie w leo atriot with (he e\tinem# Not that he ip tyranwical io Die disposition, oF wishes .to oppress or impose unneces- sary restraint upon them; but the goodness of bie heart huapela him w prefer the prevention of crime #0 as to avoid the necessity of punishment. Ip a word, he is @ head and shoulders above apy genera) J have met, Our Naval Correspondence. Unrran Staree Grmawen pero} Kay Weer, Pla., vot. 22, 1863. The Work of the De Soto—List of Her Captures—Death of Paymaster McIntire, de. We arrived here on the 20th inat,, from a seven weeks’ cruise inthe Gulf. There is a survey ordered on cur Doilers, and there ia no doubt that we will be ordore North for repaire. We require them very much. bave performed our guty, I think, very well. During the last six monthe we have captured the following rebel Diockade runnors, viz:—Steamers Cuba, James Battlo, William Bagaly, Alice Vivian, Nita, Montgomery and Liviathan; echooners General Prim, Sea Bird, Bright, adelia, Mississippian, Clarita and Lady Maria. Twelve of the abovementioned vesse) were laden with cotton, having rup the Mobile blockade; the other two were from Havana to Mobile, with general cargoes, all of which has been condemned and sold. The amailest boy in the De Soto has over three thousand dollars due him in prize money. We lost cnly one “man by sickness during the cruise, And that was our much lamented paymaster, F. T. Mclptire. He died at sea on the morning of the 13th instant, with yellow fever, which he contracted at New Orleans & few days previous, while there on duty with the prize steamer Liviatban. We buried bim on the after- noon of the same day, in rear of Fort MeRae, Pensacola, Our worthy Captain , attended by all his officer and crew, attended hig funeral. The Captain read the Episcopal ser: vice for the dead, aud the marine guard, commanded b; Orderly Sergeant Percival, fred three rounds of biani cartridge over his corpse’as it was lowered into ithe rave, Our indefatigable Lieutenant Commander, R. F. , bad welab, wih the proper inscription, placed at the of the grave. Mr. McIntire was born in“the city of New York, on the 8th of June, 1842, Although quite a young man, he was a very able paymaster, He was @ great favorite with the officers and men of the ani. In bi J have lost an old companion and a true end, We expect to remain attached to the De Soto, and come ont again in @ mouth or two under the command of Lieu. tenant Commander Bradford, as our Captain will be or- ered to some heavy ship. Death of a Te'egraph Operator. Pusraperrmia, Nov. 8, 1863. Information having been received yesterday by an ar- rival at New York of the death of Frank T. Mclutier, United Btates Navy, Assistant Paymaster on the United States steamer De Soto, a special meeting of the tolegraph operators of this city was held (bis evening to testify their respect for the memory of their late associate, who was highly esteomed by them, and who, previous to his appoiutment in the United States Navy, held the respon: sible p.sitiow of ¢perator in the Capitol building a§ ‘wash. on, where ke was well known and hignty esteemed by the menibers of the pres®, the Scuntors and representa tives in Congress and the euie generally, for his talente, his — eps aie virtues. Mr. Robék-J. Biack presided at the meeting and Mr, Jamgs-!. Toville acted as secretary. F comralttae, consisting of Messra, Woodruff, Revill Partrick, Morrow and Buckwell, were appointed to ad appropriate resolutions, and the following series were unanimously adopted:— Wherras, the reception of the sad news of the death of our late friend and associate, Mr. Frank '. Mclntier, United States Navy, has created a feeling of the deepest eyrmopathy, expressive on!y in our hearts; and whereas, he has ever performed his duties to the entire satisfaction of bis friends and benefit of his brethren, we fee! it in- cumbent ee ‘that bis merits sball not be forgotten; therefore , be it Resolved, That we bereby testify our respect for the memory of the deceased, who was ever ready to “answer”? on “report,” and who has now ‘responded’? to the ‘last call,” an amiable companion, a generous friend, his loss opens a ‘‘circuit”? which bas continued for years without “interruption,” Requieecat in pace. Indictment of the Uhio Conspirators, Cincinnan, Nov, 9, 1663. The Grand Jury bavefonnd true Ddills of indictment ‘against the parties charged with conepiracy, The vase came up in the United Btates Court yesterday, but at the oquest of the counsel of the prisoners it was postponed until the 18th instant. The indwtment charges them with treagon in endeavoring to release John Morgan and bw officers from the penitentiary, to release the prisoners from the berracks in thie city, and with eonspiring to capture the United States steamer Michigan on Lake Erie. Gathering and Stering Fruit. ‘The time of gathering and storing fruit requires par- ticular attention, for if it be allowed to remain too long on the tree fruit will greatly deteriorate. It should be picked just as tbe reeds commence changing color, and On a dry, clear ry, day. Hand jie the best mode of gsthering, and e ‘De used to pre- vent bruising, more ble tod ‘After being properly gathered 1% should be placed in a {emperatare and situation which wil evaporate nor ‘Ubrough damp- none the ditiealty ot fine fruit, 1» cellars arines cither from Or moisture, or both combine” Fruit bouses constructed on privciples spin, to a ance, Detter than \dergroysd contri: , ag we Tentiiaton. The stmosphere, shoul” pg "Zit admit of oe heat and moi" ire gre ib Dat rising above forte » Salty come, wh euilem', p degrees nor falling below sion of ext precautions against the edmie- 9 whenover its temperature is much above that Cf \ne room, as tbe air is Mable to part with its moist~ire when in contact with @ colder substanee, and 80 M27 whatever benerts might result from ventilation. Fruit requires frequent examination to detect and remove all that exnil fruit, such inter pears, are be yy an of temperature for a» few days before they are required for use, as it hag a tendency to heighten their flavor and Temove the grittmess common to some varieties. Very late varicties of pears may be allowed to remain on the trees wutil Le stem parts freely from the branch, ‘as they are lets liabie to be affected by the frost than the early ‘varietics. Many growers pick too soon. If the stem parte easily from the branch, however, it ta time to gather, for if leis much louger it would fail by ite own weight and be badly bruised. Ni ures full. 80 jy: much as raising, as decay will seow follow. Pears, aod im fact atl fruit antended for keeping, should be handied with tbe utmost care, In putting pears away it is a very good practice to wrap each ove up in paper, first wiping of any moisture that may be on the surface, apd then pulting them in boxes of convenient size. Fruit is occasioually keyt in whet is called « cabinet. ‘The cover, boing hung on binges, is rwovable, as tx-2i80 the door. Drawers with slat bottoms, dee; contain dhe fruit without contact, are placed im this box, larly. sll adapted to the preservation of grapea. “Tt Jar to rapes. should be placed in @ room of a iow, equable tempera ture, ened See nan portent ae be Te Inte keeping ki w ly dry. Fequire care- wading, go aa mabiber to avout thems nar Fabel tne bioom, and ali decayed and imperfect berries should be removed with the ecidsors. The bottom of the drawer whould be covered with paper, and the grapes plaved 00 it wo that the bunches will not touch each other. The ondinet ahould then be c'sed, amd only opeued wheu ne. to remove the (ruit or examive Into {ts condition. Any Of the bunches or berries exhibit decay they should be taken outatonce. If the weather should be- come very cold, « Shick woollen bianket may be thrown over the cabinet, which will keerally de sultlelent to avert any danger from fromt cabinet, when opened should pos be exposed to a current of air, age draft will dinpose the berries ebrivk up. On warm days the room may bes sired, but generally the er ahaa reoelve ov ve while the (rust is ui ing exami- vation and removal. = the Crye Londoa. Poultry Show s ‘The pouttry show which opens to-day at the Crystal Palace wit! be found to be one of the largest and best of those which Bave of late years been got up for the edifica- tion and amusement of the public. The word ‘poultry’ murat, Dowever, De understood jn & very comprehensive ‘eons, as it Includes and rabbite, ch form an + apd intel feature of the exbibition. Pataec, i J ' i | fo nearly @(uel were the claims of many birds in some elaseos to reward, tt r found 1 aimcult de cde tbe Offeot theese anv the Spanish, Hy Fs ih is no less various and complete, It iwely -nine pops of ponters, fifty two of carriers, twelve of dragons, fourtees of almond tumb- lors, thirty-six of mottied or other short-faced birds, ixteen of Jeo obing, thirtees of owle, ntue of nuns, twenty: one tnrbits, twelve of fautaile, thirteen of barbs, tweive of magpies, sixteen of trumpeters: seventeen of Spanish and runt, and twenty-four of new varieties. As if thie claseieation were wot enough to satiny the moat inveterate ornithologist, are rubdivisions for he og te, ongas,”’ wat Same, ‘agaten, 4 Proeine «listing, tions between wDich it would Zeusle Any ordinary indivi dual to discover. no doubt, however, that mene, trouble it the subordi any Nar aredand tye collence. W Delow ie int of the prizes. The jodgen of poultry were Mr. J. aan Mi jwitt, of pigeonm, Mr. 8. J. Cottle and Mr. F Bellamy rabbite, Mtr. A Rancks, Mr. TH Pox, and alr # Webster Londoy Post Ot ee NEW YORY HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1863—TIPLE SHEET. IMPORTANT NAVAL EXPEDITION. woe ~d- Dest?retion ef Two Cotton Loaded Re Vesselema Seerp Skirmish with the Rebele—Its Resulte—N“¥A) Nowe, dic. OUR TAMPA Usrren Staves Guxnoat Taxes} Buockaps ory Tama, Oct. 25, 1803. On the night of the 16tm sixty-one men from this ves Sel, under command of Colone) Crane and Agting Master 1. R. Harris, and forty men from the United States steamer Adela, commanded by Acting Master Stromberg, left this vessel and landed'on Gadaden's Poigt, at a place adous eight miles from the batteries di Tampa, and marched through the svamp dnd marsh to » poing on thd Hillerd HVGF, Within four mites of Tampa. Hore the Steamer Scottish Chief, loaded with ove hundred and sixty-five bales of cotton, and the yachs Kate Dale, also fully loaded, lay waiting a favorable opportunity to yade and escape the blockade, They were both boarded, five men standing guard were taken, and the vessels set fire to and burnt. At six A. M. the expedition began {te retrograde march to the vessels, and after a emart aad spirited action with the advanee of the enemy (who by this time had learned ¢f our route), in which we charged on them, drove ana routed them, capturing two and wounding several. At twelve M. we arrived on the beach, in signt of the gus. | boats, who immediately sent boats to fetch us off. But during the time of our arrival on the beach and tho arrival of the boats the whole force of the enomy’s ca- yalry and infantry had approached to within iusket ‘shot of us. vs, as we had the superiority of position, having com mand of a slight ridge that was separated trom them by ‘a marshy gullty. We were now ordered to fali back to the boata, the First division of riflemen, under the command of Colonel Crane, acting as rear guard. Tho retreat was made in good order and effected with but slight damage—we loving one killed and flye token prisoners and missing, Most conspicuous for their bravery were Acting Mastor | Randall, Acting Ensign Koehler, Bontewain’s Mate,Jona. | than Murray, Master-at Armes John Colline, and ordinary seaman John Hilton. The latter was more conspicuous for bis bravery, being the last man on thé’ beach. Tho Doats having pullea off ho stil kept up fring until, se- | verely wounded in the, head, be wns surrounded and taken prigoner. Tho enemy's loss was heavy—seven prisoners, fifteen killed, twenty wounded, and o great many missing. ‘The ¢abiny engaging us wero the wholo garrison of ‘Tathpa, forty cavalry from Broge’s army, who were do- tailed in this région to gath itle for the rebel army, and sixty volunteers from the State Defence Infantry, all under command of Colonel Wescott. ‘The expedition was a complete success in every way, and reflects the greatest credit on our side. ‘The rebel blockade running steamor The Mail, which was burnt by tho rebels at Bayport to escape destruction from the expedition in the steamer James Battle, com- manded by Lieutenant Commander A, A. Semmes, of this vensel, having been ropaired, started to run the block- ade, but was captured on the 1sth by the United States | steamer Honduras and tender Fox, of the flag ship San Jacinto. Sho had one hundred and seventy-five bales of cotton on board, all good Sea Istand. Would it not be well for Genera) Halleck, or those in command, to sead two hundred and fifty or three hun- dred men that are lying idlc at hae f ‘West and Fort Tortu- {ar shel} boxes, rings, aud picking up old shell jacks for the $3 60 reward, to be sent down the coast satice men eshore'by's hag of truss. and teen cowandiy = of trase and then rd fire on then, and then ‘Boast of it? The whole count ld be cleared in a fortnight. It being impossible for reinforeawente from one to range The following is'a list of the officers of the United States cing Master mot eecudtse Oar t RB ive heer. R. Barris. ‘acting Master Randal! Shaw: ie Ensign— —— Keebler. ——————— Gunpi - ‘Assistant, Acting Chief, J. ¥. W: » Acti . ‘au claine; Third Assistant, J. Fornance; Acting Third Assist. sate, J. Feavimore, Charies S. Sot ae Acting Master's a 6 ant —— Semmes. Paymaster’s Clerk—J. 1). Beaeh. Yeoman— Boatswain's Male—Tay! urn New Work Horse Market. OALBS STABLES SITUATED INT, cNTY-FOURTH ATRAET, BETWEEN EBUOND 479 LEXINGTON AVENUES. Business in the Yorie market has increased somewhat during the D>>, week or s0, ana msy now ve called fairly sete’, ‘The high price of feed operates to some extout to retard Dusiness; but this is confined mostly to the market for work horses. The sporting fraternity, as well as those who find pleasure on the ‘‘road,” care little about the high price of bay and feed, and are accordingly not de. terred from buying. The class of horees taken by these find ready alo at full prices. Fancy Carriage horses have been in good der ali the week, bh prices have been paid. Young $1,000 a1,200, hive quite s Wonber Lave ‘ncentod 7 3 0 from $600 vo $900. Those .. who want stylish teams do Rot stand upon the matter of twoor three hundred dul ters and gaddic horses have also sold quite freely ab 175 @ $300, some few fancy horses bringing $400 a $500; jut sales at these prices are unfrenuent. exeept ip cases where speed forms one of the chief attractions. bt a work borses scli usually at from 9130 $175 2 $200, and heavy draught week a6 the latter rate. tivity stows little of mo abatement. $125 is still the price, and yery good horses are brought in at that price. A atill better lot of horses ts every way desirable, bow. ever , and it is to be hoped tuat they be order’ that there be bo more rvporte to e rebel cavalrymen are superior to oure, because of their being mounted on superior horses. We bave the borses, and it juires ba! comparatively eral! addition to the price paid to bring them out THE LATEST ADV RYORIVED AY Tum NEW YORK HERALD OFFICE, November 7, 1863. eS Montevideo, Monterey SA Fe a 38 Raker’s Island, P. ites 2 ok, Stam.. Sh o8esssss— Zan’ .Sopt i. Sept. 19 Port an Prince,Hay g ‘ + +-Apr@ Fort Reval, 8 Y Port Spain, Trinidad. Bept Carthagena, N.@. Sept. 8 Poedia, Mex May 19 Cayenne, Fr. Guiana Oct. 1 Puerto Cabelie, Veu.June 22 o }, Cubs...Oct. 6 Ciudad Bolivar, Ven.Sept 12 Rio Grande, Brazil, Colombo .. Oct. 3 Rio Comayagua, Hou. Sept. 28 Remedios... Coquimbo Sept. 4 Rio Janeiro ‘Costa Rica, daly 15 Rosario... Oot. 13 Rustan jan. Oxt. ‘ < July 12 San Blas Pi * voce Feb. Oct, 8 Bagua la Gravie,C,, Oct, «| Ang. 18 San Francisoo,U.C..Nov, @ ‘7 April 18 Ban Juan, Nic Sept x' Avg. 29 SanLnis Potosi, Mex Sept. 29 Sept.20 San Salvador, 0.A,. Aug. @ Oot. 18 Sania Marthe, NG Avg. 1 Guayama, P Guayaquil Rounder, et Goaymoas, Mi 2 +. Oot, O..Feb. 21 Bt, Kite. Oct. 8 St. Martins Ang. 10 8t. Thomas Oct. & Bomatra ‘nam = N, &.W.. ang. ai | Varies aH . 8. W.. 21 | . Hondutes. Aug. 7 | Goclety Iel's. May 80 ++eOeb, 31 Bampiog, Mexico... Aug. 9 | + Auge16 Trinidad de Cube 15 | ++ Oct. 27 Tarks Telaods., Oot. 18 | d 7 Tobasco Sept. 20 +. 4g00t, 17 Valparaieo, Chile. !Oen. a Maita,........,.. Sept. 90 Vera Crux, Mexioo.. et. 17 | Manila,Philip. Ini’s..Aug. 22 Yokal pan..Aug 6 + Managua, Nic... July 16 Zanzibar, Ind.Ocean,July 14 Maneanilin, Cubda,...0et § Zara, Onda Ava Maracaibo, Vener ot is i They, however, wore kept from charging ou , jt Pay $1,200 almorsas readily as $1,000. Single H Rorses at $200 «$250 & $300—several salen within the | In government horses the ac- | AN al i a ne. ‘PROTECTIVE MEDICATION. iM cara GREAT TRUTHS { SMALE COMPASE. Rospprtpn’s STOMACH BITTERS. WHAT THE BITTERS ARE. pure, delightful Vegetable Baim, Bothese piri andthe nerves tea, strength Rouse ‘orpid Mature, and ise tt sustale THEIR INGREDIENTS. Suices of plants, roots, of virtues rare, a of an Sroesed wis pedlent cares Ex shen ald aurgor ‘the soundest ry¢— Purest of all ditua.r® stinoull. nde - , nesuits OF Tuam tes, || Digestion rallies, appelite revi Pub rood assimflaten, wwe hiyry ives, jahes y throes, Rae eeatetulalenp uvsceds disturbed Tepore. EFFECTS ON THE LIVER. Tho bilfous sufferer, languld, listlens, pale, Physicke re, perhaps, without avai, Flods in the BITTERD all ue aaka or needs | ‘And lives to amile at doctors and thetr ereede, ! OPERATION ON THE BOWELS. peels ‘ Related, constricted, o the seat of pain, ‘There organs should'uct, for ove day, reraiy ‘Tho cause of each extreine you can expel— j ‘The Bitters toue and regulsie as well. EFFECT ON THE DESILITATED. ‘The flaccid muscles firmness soon acquire, Fi Frappe mynd sesh, need eve ns ceberd fire: ren ¢ linda, hope to the Till staff and crutch the convalescent spurua BROKEN CONSTITUTIONS. The constitution tried ‘by pain or ear | Or wild iudulzenee, is not past repalr; ‘This goulal Tonie, ne tho heclthiel tewe, Quicken parched herbs, tts wasted power renews, | CHILLS AND FEVER, { Damp, cold, exposure to roalartous fog, if Bring ‘on of ills a fearful catalogue} But Intermittents, whatso'er thelr kind, Hostetter's Bitters ecatter to the wind. SICK HEADACHE, WANT OF APPETITE, Without due nourlshmen’, \:totg pulees wane, | The blood grows thin ang yuieces oy oe { But this Bitxir wo.g Cepeny nC abeag bn | And "Good Sigéftion waite oa Appetite.” THE BITTERS ATER SIOKNESS. Exhausting fever leaves its v And, unassisted, Health’s return ‘Then with the Bitters weakened Ni For tn each drop vitality conveyed. time low, low: ure ald, AS A GENERAL PREVENTIVE, By night and day, on river, sea or land, in tnstant peril of dixease we stand; But its dread arrows harmlcss seem to glide Past all with this invigorant fortified. IMPURE WATER, &C, Ream through the worid, through every climate range, Flore in the Butid.te ‘gafoat every change; re ures ‘all temperatures BEA SICKNESS. Who hax not feit how fevbly words easay, ‘Pho qua.ms one feels on shipboard to portray? Dread them no more, defy old Neptune's power, ‘Tue Bitters cure the na\sea in an hour, AN UNADULTERATED TONIC. 1@ liquors borne across the sea ome—mark thate-from acrid poison’s free. ‘These Bitters stand 'mid stimulants alone, Powerless to irritate, though prompt to tone. A MILD APERIENT, Remember, too, aperient root and herb, Are blent with those that relazation curb In this rare mixture; give this fact due weight, ‘That while the Bitters they regulate. 1 t If en the stomach food to acid i tl And pungent gas the inner inembrane burns, 1d corre: the a And from the heartburn frees the Inner mab, ) 4 SAFE AND GENTLE ANODYNE. x Why not with all the opiates ‘Boal that the aercezad Beratyrethe sense, i rare Boothe both mind and frame, Inviting both to yield to slumbers claim? F. 4 ee THE WORLD'S OPINION. faethe mE, Seerat naka ‘nown in al! lans hed by its oceans swatn, Haatta, Hors end Vicom fol in their train’ AVOID COUNTERFEITS, ‘ Hostetter'a Bitters share the common fate Seotaen aaabiaee Prom honest boviees purchase your supplies CAUTION, SAbHOe- CAUTION. CAUTION, CAUTION. CauTION. CAUTION. CAUTION, Gauri | CAUTION: AU TION, CAUTION, ON, | } CAUTION by ©. j CAV" iT et = 7 Ze +t es o tok + i J 3 | } St = me 4 RRtientrt ttt beer rer rrr tes oe a rot oeaceoes sseceseec sees batst BAZ! ERE ALLE: ot epoca tas te pooper hehe ERRRRe peered pL SSSR SR SERS Sy inet singte mest ee Sates HOS’ This abield. Acapaleo, Mex.....Sept. 11 Martinigne,.........0et. f Axyai; fecigal Ray Aug. && Atatamronss ss. kone BiciBRs, This sh cor Aug. 28 Matamoros 29 he Mexandria, Egypt-Sept. 4 Madras as | Comatan’S peel Cosseo-ody exten oF Be ad | Pg SY Y “Ang 20 Mauritius, 1. Ove: | W's BITFERS can be gooulne Tt is also proper to state that the BITTERS are 25 | shusiety'n plane nl Dever under any cirzu “aeg 1i Minasteden 30 | Eid'the" only _ontoguard: the pubis bave agalvet Md e . 5 «Ost. 3 Miragoane, St. Tiv.. ar yy Ty ‘ant Aug. 29 Monrovia, Africa a8 Rd : pereeee| BEEEEEE SET EEE: