The New York Herald Newspaper, November 25, 1863, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1863. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Orrioa N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. ‘TRRMS cash in advance, Money sent by mai! will be None but banks bills current in ‘at tho riak of the seader, Now York taken, Volume xxvii ———————oeee= AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving Place.—2ux Ormaa— Pavst. As RIBLO'S GARDEN. Broad’ oF tux Counrar=Par's Buus Paine Ciacee—Customs WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Rosavace. @INTER GARDBY, Broadway—Kitucexy Mavour- waun—Youna Agrnnss. OLYMPIC THBATRE, Broadway.—Doge's Motro— Aovwt Cuaacorrs's Map. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Mazurra~ Eucon's Duatu—Tup Pours. BOWERY THBATRE, Bowery.—Forser or Giuxponue—Goipan Axe—State SuoRers. BARNUM'S MUBRUM, Rrostwar —Giaxe Gini, Gianr Bor, Perl Kinc. . hours, Saips—Rovaa Drakonp—afternoon and Breniag. Boxor— BRYABTS MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall. 472 Broad. way.—Bruertay Songs, Vanous, Buatusquas, c.—Tax Busan Bau. 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THE TUATION. The latest news from Chattanooga reports the webela falling back from Chickamauga Station. Their artillory have entirely withdrawn from our front. Our forces, under Generals Wood and Sheri- dan, of the Fourth army corps, under the direc- tion of General Gordon Granger, of General Tho- mas’ division, made a most brilliant movement on the 23d to obtain posscasion of two eminences, Hiif ‘way betweon our left and Missionary Ridge, where the enemy were in force. The brigade of Gen. ‘Hazen opened the attack, supported by that of Gen. Willich on the left, and the whole division of Gene- eal Sheridan on the right, General Howard’s corps forming the reserve. The points of attack aimed @t wore goon occupied, and in ten minutes after Genera Willich carried the enemy's rifle pits im front, their defenders flying before him after firing one volley. Meaa- time, General Sheridan pushed through the forest, drove‘in the enemy's pickets, and halted On reaching the rifle pits. We not only captured two hundred prisoners by this movement, but ob- tained a most important position in the occups- tien of the heights north of Missionary Ridge. We Give a map to-day showing the vicinity in which General Thomas achieved this brilliant result. But this is not the end of it. The reconnaisance commenced on Monday hes resulted in a general battle which was going on up to our latest re- Ports yesterday with great success, the enemy re- treating gradually, although making a stubborn Conistance. Despatches to the War Department from General Grant, received last night, are of a most cheering character. ’ No further news had been received from Gen. Burnside up to yesterday. Cannonading, how- vor, was still going on. A battle was supposed to be imminent between the forces of Generals Gratt and Bragg yesterday. A despatch from General Bragg to Adjutant General Cooper, at Richmond, dated at Mission Ridge, on the’ 19th, gays that General Wheeler reports an attack upon the Union troops, in which they were dis persed and driven into their works at Knoxville, with the loss of three hundred prisoners. ‘The latest rebel accounts from Charleston are to the 20th inst., and state that on the day previous our guns fired eléven shots from Battery Gregg at the oity, but did little damage. Some three or four buildings were struck, and one person was in- fared. The Pawnee and another gunboat came up the Stono and shelled Battery Pringle, but effect- ed nothing. On the 20th the firing on Charleston was re- mewed. The shelling of Fort Sumter was more heavy than asual. But few rifled shots were fired. No casualties occurred either in the city or at the ors. There is no change in the position of the Army of the Potomac. The unpropitious state of the Weather sppears for the time to have interrupted the contemplated movement on the Rapidan. The steamer Convoy has returned to Fortress Moaroe from City Point, in charge of Captain Ir- wing, who reports having transferred the govern- mont rations for eur prisoners at and about Rich- mond satisfactorily into the hands of Commissioner Old. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamship Arabia, from Queenstown on the 15th instant, passed Cape Race on Monday even- (ng, on her voyage to Halifax and Boston. The Arabia brings three days later news from Europe; but, owing to the prevalence of a high gale off the coast of Newfoundland, at the time, she Passed, it was impossible for our news agent at Cape Race to board her. The steamship City of Baltimore, from Queens- town on the 12th instant, reached this port yester- day evoning, bringing files of papers dated in Cork, Ireland, on the 12th of November. Our very latent advices by the City of Baltimore contaia @ synopsis of the most important and most adroitly worded letter addressed by Napo- leon to the sovereigns, inviting them to aseem- ble in a congress in Paris. The latest London mo- Mey market is reported, and an interesting history Of the origin of the O’Kane-Palmerston divorce oult given, in the colamns of the Banatp to-day. errived at Madeire in the y totry to run the blovkade. ; Yoaterday admitted to probate the A contested will of Frederick William Schwalbe. The Merchant will case was summed up by coun- sel on both sides, the argumert lasting some six hours. The decision in this cause celebre is now im the hands of the Surrogate. A welcome home was given to Henry Ward Beecher last evening in the Academy of Masic, Irving place, The prices of reserved seats were placed as high as three dollars; but the experiment of high figures was not very successful, the Aca- demy being hardly half full. Mr. Beecher gave a history of his English experiences, drawing @ pa- rallel between the American government and Eu- ropean governments, and declaring hia conviction that the latter must either have reformation or revolution, He described himself in England aa being a missionary and colporteur among the heathen. Remarks were made by Mayor Opdyke, Wm. Curtis Noyes and Rey. Dr. Bellows. The proceeds were for the benefit of the United States Sanitary Commission. The Board of*Supervisors met yesterday. A communication was received from a number of hotel keepers, asking the appointment of a special police to arrest hotel thieves. Referrod to a ape- cial committee. Supervisor Twoed moved to in- crease the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the First Judicial district to $2,600 -0 year. Referred. A resolution was adopted to notify the canvassera of election that steps will be taken to hold them accountable to law for any neglect in the discharge of their duties. A motion to thank Governor Seymour for appointing P. W. Engs to fill the office of State Assessor was passed. The Committee on Riot Claima recommended the payment of the militia for "their services during the riota. Their claims amount to $277,240. The report was adopted. Sundry other claims, of mi- nor interest, including one from the police, were likewise disposed of No further business of im. portance came ap, and the Board adjourned till Monday next, at twelve o'clock. Business transactions were of a restricted character yesterday, the variations ia gold and the violomt rain storm having put a stop to moat kinds of operations. Many kinds of merchandise were renderod nominal by the great fall in gold and sterling exchange, and tho markets wore generally unsettled. At the Produce Ex change most commodities took a downward turn. Pro- visions were pretty steady; but breadstuffa wore lowor, Petroleum was dull, but quite frm. Groceries wore dull, with the exception of coffoo, which was quiet but drm. Cotton was lowor. Freighta were dull, but without especial change > ‘The market for beef cattio waa firmor this week, under large decrease in receipts. The demand waa active all through, and sales were roadily effected at from 7c. a 10%c.allXc., the latter for atrictly prime, of which there were but few on gals, The bulk of tho sales were at 8c.al0c. Milch cowasold at $304 $60. Voala wore firm bt Sc.a 7c. a 8c. Sheep and lambs sold freely at $3 486 cach. Swine were activoat 6c. a 6%Xc. for corn fod, and 6c. a 6c. for still fod. Tho total receipts wore 6,179 beevea, 144 650 voals, 10,618 shoep aad lamba and 36,925 aw Chattanooga and Kaorvillo-A Great Battle Golmg om. | 4 Good news from Tennessee comes by way of Chattanooga. A battle, which was commenced on Monday by reconnoissance in force, was | continued yesterday, with the moat gratifying results, The enomy, though resisting aturdily, the advance of our forces; have been driven: back. This comprises the pith of the very brief telegraphic announcement - wo have received. The retirement of the rebel army in fromt of General Grant tells all that we could wish of the success of Burnside’s re- sistance to Longstreet. Though the telegraph is so indefinite that we cannot make out whether an advance of General Thomas found the ene- my ready to retire on the slightest occasion, or whether the previous retirement of the ene- my led to the advance by General Thomas and the occupation of ground recently within the enemy’s lines, yet the news is sufficiently clear and satisfactory upon the general fact that the recent sfatus is broken up. Tf it shall prove that the force under Bragg {s again really in retreat, we may assume thence that the movement into East Tennessee has disappointed its projectors, and we may tee in the column under Longstreet but little else than a forlorn hope. It was evident a great many days ago that the rebel army near Chattanooga could not retain its position in front of Grant if matters should remain as they then were. An advance of the main force against either Thomas or Hooker was certainly hope- Jess, and it was well known that we had expect- ed an attempt in East Tennessee, and prepared for it. Proaress ov Recrvrra.—From all the in- formation we can gather, the number of volun- teers obtained for this city and Brooklyn an- der the new recruiting managements amounts to upwards of a thousand a week. As soon as the organization is perfected there is no doubt that this average will be largely increased. We were always of opinion that if proper in- ducements were offered there would be no lack of men. The result of last week's operations fully bears us out in this, and we are confident that before the time fixed by the President's proclamation our quota will. be are fully completed. The inducements to enliet such as have never before been offered by any government. With the seven hundred and seven- ty-seven dollars which the volunteer receives he can buy a farm out West for his family, stock it, and locate them comfortably. And this with the almost céftainty that he himself will be spared to enjoy it; for it is not probable that any of the men now volunteering will ever see active service. The present call once filled up, the rebels will acknowledge the use- lessness of further resistance. To persevere longer would be to doom themselves and their families to hopeless beggary, if not to extinction. Mr. Coppen’s Resvxe or Exouisn Lvroue- Nance and Decert—We published in yester- day's edition a letter written by Mr. Richard Cobden, and which relates to the war in Japan. | Upon that subject Mr. Cobdén reads a lesson to those canting and hypocritical countrymen of bis who are so continually crying out against the barbarous manner in which our civil war is conducted. To those who bave so freely condemned us Mr.Cobden frankly states that the atrocities conMfitted by the English in Japan are horrible in comparison with any event which may be cited as having occurred in thie country. The English bave shelled and burned to ashes a city of one hundred thousand inhabitants, and those who accomplished this fiendish act now demand from their government praise and reward for the deed. May wisely concludes that unless Engladd euch atrocities she will stand committed In the - eyes of the world as beneath dontempt for her eas ae Louls Napole: Proposition for ea Eu- rope Counoil. The clearsighted, astute, selfish man who governs France in bis own way, and as if the people bad no interest whatever in the matter, has produced’a terrible commotion and con- sternation in Europe by the startling proposi- tion announced in hia recent speech to the Le- gislative body, to call a grand ocounoil of na- tions for the purpose of revising the existing state of things in Europe, and making such changes therein aa may be decided upon. The English pross does not know what to make of this new move, and acea in it only an effort to get up a genora burly-burly, of which the im- perial Mephistopheles of France is to be the presidisg genius. The French press recognizes in it a great Napoleonic acheme to bring about the millennial epoch, whee awords are to be beaten into ploughshares and spears into prun- inghooks, and whoa war shall cease upon tho earth. The Amovioan press appears to be quite as pusvied and befogged by the mysterious words of the great conjuror of the Tuileries a4 is the press of Europe. Aad yet. the trick is really.ap transparent that it ought aot tode- ceive or surprise anybody. Doea Napoloon tho Third really contemplate a European council, or congress of nations, auch aaho has. proposed in. tis late comarkable apecoht. Does he imagine, for a moment, that any of those great Powers‘of Europe which hold part of thoir dominions ‘as conquered ter- ritory will now consent, when there is no ab- solute necessity for auch a thing, to submit the question of right to the arbitration and decision of a new and hitherto unheard of tribunal, composed of enemies and rivals? courde not an idea. self to be not the ablest, but the most idiotic, of European rulera plunderers of Poland stepping up to the con- fessional of this grand council, unburdening their consciences, aud declaring their readiness to do penance and make restitution, Conceive John Bull consenting to plead his right to re- tain froland iu a fraudulently obtained and rathlessly onforced union. What chance would “Why, of He never once entertained auch If he did, ho would have shown him- Imagine the three great Austria have bofore auch a tribunal of retain- ing her bold on Hungary and Venetia? And how long would the unity and nationality of Ttaly continue to be sacrificed to the Pope's protensions to retain power at Rome as a tem- poral prince? Of course the crowned heads of Europe would not slone be represented in this congreaa of nations, The representatives of the people would also have to be recognized. Poland would be there throagh her delegates, . and: Hungary. and Ireland and Venetia and the Papal States, and tardy justice would bave te be rendered to these and other long op- pressed nationalities... This is what Louis Na- poleon’s ides, worked out into ection, would produce; and,aathe French people: might pos- ably take it-into their beads to.got rid of their present Emperor:by this. new-faagled mode cather than by the.old-faghioned-plaa of revo- lution, it is not within the range of possibility that bis Imperial Majesty had-ever any serious notion of following out this latest and most wonderful of Napoleonic tdeas. What, then, did he moan by proposing a Eu- ropean councilt Me meant, in the first place, toimpreas the governmeats of Europe with the conviction that he hold their destinies in his hands, and that, as they know him to be ca- pable of almost anything that might subserve hia own ends, their best policy was to adapt themselves to his views and to carry out bis wishes, But he meaut, above and before every- thing else, to turn the attention of France from bimself and his government to external mat- ters, so that he might thus the more easily protract his rule, continue to wear the purple, and perhaps establish his dynasty. This latter motive will be found to have been the main- spring of that most extraordinary movement which he indicated in his speech. He is aware that he bas already governed France for a longer period than he could bave anticipated when the revolution of 1848 gave him the Pre- sidency of the republic, or when the conp d'etat of the 2d of December, 1851, made him an ab- solute ruler. He knows that the same classes of society that overthrew the elder branch of the Bourbon dynasty in the person of Charles X., in 1830, and the younger branch of the game family in the person of Louis Phi- lippe, in 1848, bear no love to himself or his dynasty, and are ready to get up a new revolu- tion at the first favorable opportunity. It was under the leadership of such men as Thiers and Guizot that the ridiculous pretensions of Charles X. to govern France by right divine were upset. Louis Philippe, the Citizen King, had too much good sense to set up such preten- sions, and he had, besides, the political sagacity to adopt the new order of ideas, by giving places in his ministry to those who represented it. Consequently Guizot and Thiers seem to have relieved each other in the management of pub- lic affairs all through the eighteen years of Louis Philippe’s reign. But even this policy could not save his throne when the Parisians began to get tired of him and to long for novel- ties. The revolution of 1848 sent him an exile to England, and recalled from exile in that country his successor. Louis Napoleon is doubtless pretty well satisfied that there is quite as much desire for novelties in the governing line now as there was in 1830 or in 1848. Me knows that the time for a change of programme has come, and that if he cannot devise some other excitement for his mercurial subjects they will inevitably be resorting to the barricades some of these fine days. His suppression of the freedom of the press has made all the leading journalists ot France hostile to him; and no more for- midable enemies could be have,.as Charles the Tenth found out to his cost when Guizot was assalling him in the columns of Le Temps and Thiers pitching into his government in the columas of Le National. In fact, the influential classes of society in France are known to be at this moment anxtous for a change jn the government. The wealthy and intel t portions of the community have no sympathy with a system where the one man power is absolute and supreme, and where they consequently have no in- fluence in the direction of public affaits. What France wants is, as Lafayette oxpressed it to Leuis Philippe, a popular throne sur- rounded with republican institutions, The leaders of public opinion are watching for an opportunity of having a fresh shuffle at the garde, This is A pecs wid Noticeable in the large centres population—such as Paris, Marseilles, Lyons and Rouen—where, at the late elections, deputies unfavorable to the gov- ernment were chosen. The Emperor affects to treat these results as of no manner of import- amet: bub be ig Woe well ecquslated with tne French imagination, and to turn the attention and thoughts of the people from his unfortu- nate Mexican expedition, from his unpopular Italian policy, from his coquettings with the Southern confederacy, and fcom his repressive internal policy towards thia grand phantasma- goria of a Europeaa counoil, which he promises to create by his art of logerdemain. That is really the explanation and interpretation of that oraoular jargon with which the great French mountebank has confounded the dul- larda of Europe, and set them gaping in amazement at what is to come next. And all the time the wizard ia playfully drawing out the enda of his moustaches, elevating the outer corners of his eyes, and enjoying the bewilder- ment into which he has thrown the nation, and, moat of ally his dear old friend, John Bull. The European council is undoubtedly a capi- tal trick—one of Louis Napoleoa’s very best. The Oapture of the Baashee—Another Hint for Sccretary Welles. ‘We published yesterday the very interesting dotaila of the oapture of the blockade runner Banshee by the army-transport Fulton. The‘ Fulton had previously captured another bleok- ade ruoner, the Margaret and Jessi. This vessel and. the Banshee were the fastest in the Anglo-rebel fleet. The Margaret and Jeasie bas run our blockade sixteen times, and the Banshee eight. Both these vessels defied any ship in our navy to catch them. The Banshee had run in and out of Wilmington lately with perfectimpunity. On hor Laat trip in she was chased by three of our blockaders, and easily escaped them all. She was at last captured, it will be aoticed, not by one of our naval ves- sels, but by an army transport, after a long and oxciting chase. Ever sinoe the outbreak of this war we have urged Secretary Welles to place our fastest merchant steamships upon the blockade, and upor the track of the rebel privateers. «He has taken no notice whatever of our arguments and our remonsirances. “He might have had the Vanderbilt, the Baltic, the Atlantic, the Fulton, the Ocean Queen, the Illinois, the Arago and 9 dozen other such floet steamers in the navy a year or two ago if he had only had the disposition to accept them. Instead of that he permitted his agent, Morgan, to buy up and chatter a lot of useless sailing }. veasels, which have coat the countty two or three millions of dollars and baye*enriched no one except: Morgan and. the rebels: Con- Grom virtuaily. censured Beoretary ‘Welles for- this transaction, aad upon this the Secretary ought to have been removed, and would havo been had not President Lincola been a great deal more kind than just. But gross nepotism and the folly of purchasiag-alow aalling vessels at oxteavagant prices, when fast steamers could, bo had for low prices—and even for adthing— are by no moans the worst of the offences Secretary Welles. As obstinate as. ho is-igno- rant ia the affairs of his department, this incu- bua pon the navy continues the felly of which be was long ago convicted by publio opinion. It will scarcely be believed, and yet it is a fact that not one of our fast steamers is now ia the navy, with the single exception of the Van- derbilt, which was forced in despite the open opposition of the stupid Hartford-Philadel- phia fosait who pretends to preside over the Navy Department. Commodore Vanderbilt of- fered to sell his fast ships to the government for a fair price. Secretary Welles would aot take them. The Commodore offered them at a mere song. Sécretary Welles would aot take them. Indignant at this treatment, which is unparalleled in history, the Commodore at- tempted to shame the Secretary by presenting his Gnest vessel, the Vanderbilt, to the govern- meat freely and without reserve. Secretary Welles would not take the Vanderbilt into the navy, aud this magnificent ship was to have been used as an army traasport had not otber parties interfered. A ruse was contrived by which the Secretary was outwitted. An As- sistant Secretary of War represented that the Vanderbilt was unft for a transport, aod upon this representation the President com- pelled Mr. Welles to take her into the navy. ft isa pity that this trick could not be played in regard to a few more such ships. There is the Fulton, for instance, that has just proven herself better than most block- aders. The Fulton ought to be com- missioued as a cruiser at once; but we have no hope of this being done. and a few of his relatives. We submit, there- fore, that this is another and amply sufficient cause for the removal of Secretary Welles, and we urge the President to act uponit. Any of- ficial who wilfully, knowingly and systemati- cally deprives us of the services of such steam- ships is guilty of giving aid and comfort to the rebels, and we have a right to demand his dis- charge. The whole Navy Department needs an over- hauling, and we shall insist that it be overhauled. We believe that more official corruption and flagrant violations of the public interest will be found there than most people imagine. We know that the government has been abomina- bly swindled in the purchasing, the chartering and the repairing of ships. Sworn evidence of this swindling has been given in this city, and this evidence has either been suppressed or not acted upon by the Navy Department. The government has been humbugged into buying bad ships when good ones could be bad for less money. The nation has been defrauded equally by corruption and negligence. The conduct of the Navy Department is an out- rageous nuisance and disgrace, and the next Congress must investigate this nuisance and remove its cause. Ovr Corrency—Some Cuanae Bantry Want- xp.—In the bygone days of a specie currency the gold, silver and copper coins issued from the Philadelphia Mint wore the poorest speci- mons of taste of any civilized nation. Since we have been reduced exclusively to paper by the war the original postage currency issued by the government answered very well; but Mr. Secretary Chase was determined to have something better. What is the result? A “fractional currency’ which is a disgrace to its contrivers and a shameful imposition upon the public, The engraving isdh incomprehensible jumble, and the circle of bronze around the head of Washington, “Honest Old Abe” might well say, is ‘a brazen attempt to give this mise. rable staff a metallic 7 make the ae Freach people not to appreciate the meaning of these signs. And the proof that he does ap- preciate it is to be found in this pretty little manoeuvre by which he hopes to tickle the Why not no one can explain, except, perhaps, the old fogy Secretary Wasmmmarow, Nov. 24, 1696. PINANOCAL MATTERS. Thoro ia nothing deolsive about issuing aay one year trgasury notes at prossnt. Of ths two yoars’ notes only the Aity millioas aogotiated with tho banks will be pre- pared. No gow faanocial moaguro of avy character is aow Coa- tomplated by thegovernmont, In the various Gpancial eots passed during this administration, ia not dis- coverable any positive provision requiring tho payment in gold of the principal of bonds issuod by the govornmont, with the exception of the provision in theiaw of March, 1863. Under this law a9 bonds have yet boon issued. Tae Secretary of the Troasury, however, has aovor yot directed the payment Of any portion of the funded debt otherwise than in via; and this, It is conddeatly asserted by those whb have the beat opportumitios of knowing the Secrotary’s opinions upon the subject, will continue to be his policy, unless prevented by circumstances boyoad hig ability to coatrol Tak WarmMATES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL THAR. Goxt facal year to the Treasury Department, This com- plotes the catimates of all the departmeats oa which the report of the Secrotary of the Treasury will be based. mature publication of the figures. THB WARS OF GOVERNMENT MEOQGANIOS, @TO. Tt boing ropresented that.che incroaned prices of pro- Visions and of necessaries romder (t proper and just that there. shou!d bo an increased rate of wages for mechaaica, laborers, and other employes, whose compenaation isnot fixed by inw, ft eas been ordered that tho: heads. of thd respective buroaua of the War Daparument make inquiry. ead report a just and reasonable rate of advanced wages to bo paid by the goveromont at the present time 4 OAS OF CONSOIRNOE. Goma conacisnce atrickow maa in Now York has gent to the Treasury Departmont aixty-five dollars, which, bo ays, belongs to tho government, and dosiros an acknow- lodgoment of tho receipt to be made in one of tho New York papers. Tho note is written in Roman capital let- ters, in ordor to prevont ali traces of authorsbip. The money bas been placed ia the Troasury and publicity is givon to this Cact in tho hope tlt ths good oxampie may be followed. TAB OASE OF THE MON-CLAD SANGAMON. Statements having been mado that the iron-ciad San- amon, oa the ove of her departure upon an important mission, wan found to be in a sinking condition, and a suspicion of troasoa having been mentioned in this con- Qeotion, a correspondent in the Wasbington Navy Yard,” @eods & communication, saying: — ‘Thor we no disaster on Saturday aight, and thero is Do mystery connected with the very ordinary operation of sending the yard ongise to do what the ordiaary band pump of the vessel.could have done had it beon in order. Thore was no de"ect in tho engine to be ropaired. Tho boilers wore filled twice avd @ half, for the purpose of diacovoring leaks, and the wator from the boilors was indiscreouy let into the vesse!: This brought her down 20 muok that water camo in at the junction of tho over. hang and tho body of tho voasel. The ordinary hand pump boing out of order, the iro oagiae of the yard was feat to the voagel, and used al! tho stoam (hat could be got Om her ongins THU PACIFIO RAILROAD. j,_ It ts understood that tho Progidoat, te compliance with tho tors of Uae taw of the. ingt Comgrod, decided that tho Northorm Pacific Railroad stall start froth @ point on: |, Uke Miadouri fiver neariy opposite Gounci! But, in con {aiand ronda: WEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. 4 Fora Moxzos, Nov. 23,1863, fhe stoamer Convoy, Ceplain Boehner, has returned ‘Crom Cnfy Pojat- ia charge of Captain Irving, whe roperty ‘having. teaasferred the. gover it. cations for out Drisoners at and about Richmond satisfactorily tato-the ‘bands of Comm isstenor Ould. ' Tuo atoamer City of: Now York loft for City Polat this, morning, withons bandred and twonty-Ove Confederate sirgoons, in charge of Major Mulford ia Hampton Roads last oveaing from New York. dhe takes (ho piace of the Oity of Hudson, em,the Norfolk: route, Henry W. Wilsou, of the Quartermaster’s Department, died at the Chesapeake Hospital this morning. Tae telegraph cable, between Old Point aad Cherry- stone, stopped working yesterday, and bas not pot been ropaired, owing to tho rough weather. A Government Hoerse Contractor. Ben- teaced to Six Months Imprisonment. Curommat, Nov. 24, 1863, ©. W. Hall, a horse contractor for the government, has been found gulity, and sentenced to-six months imprison- ment, and alse fined ten thousand dollars, for defrauding the goveramont ia purchasing horses. move, im conjunction with the other laboring classes, ta order to advance the prices paid them and protect their interests. Last ovening a meeting was bold by them at No. 187 Bowery, for the purpose of forwarding their ends in this connection. The meeting was called for seven o’olock. At this hour thore wore some @fty women Present in the room. The reporters of tho various dally papers arrived shortly after seven, but were politely informed by several of the women present that no males other than the officers appointed at the last mecting would be admitted, in accordance with the ordors of Mr. 3, Beach, Treasurer of the Union. This announces. ment 41d me neamntaginese the were guardians ot the Fights of the reas, ahd they remained in the room ad. joining for some few moments. The majority of the womea inside, however, expressed a desire that tho re. porters should be admitted, and the matter being put to '& vote it was unanimously carried that they be permitted \° ALount O Cock the” mectiagtwaa gelled $9 ordor by M Watromp, At this time there wore about one ea rod Dranch of Ove of the women being appointed to preside, the busi- ness of the meeting proceeded. A secretary on oe the se ident (—. Wet to make some remarks appropriate . Mr. McKaita addressed the women, cautioned them to work harmoniously together, and gave some in- structions relative to routine matters which they follow im the organization of their Union. He assured them that the sympathy of the entire public was with oe ea that success was certain should they unit le keep recommended them to immediately a come tion pp ne seeramialy to Sor, Ir. ‘and also counselled the women in the course which they should ‘A constitution and by-laws, framed bd Provious meetings, were then offered, the oficers of that « committee of twelve be themeeives, in conjunction with toy the association, ia order to frame a constitution a by-laws, to be reported for approval at the next meeting of the Union The subscriptions to this fund amount to The meetin djourned, BOOKBINDERS. report from the committee of one from cach shop, ap. polnted at a previous mecting, to walt on the bosses with acircular, asking tweaty per cent advance om the present tees. The committee od that, with one ion, Fee erases were wiliog to novede. to the domeng:” Tas meoting then res ived lo form @ permanent organizition, and to collect money to support those who may be thrown out of work. THE BOOK AND JOB PRINTER’ OF BOSTON ON & STRKn. Boston, Nov. 24, 1963. The Moston book aud job printers are on a atrike for an increase of wages, and compiain that their situations are being filled by printers from Now York. The proprietors of all the daily newspapers in the city at once agreed to pay the printers the increased pay asked for Some of the book publishers also agreed to give the increased pay, bat others refuse to do se, Personal Intelligence. N, B. Judd, United States Minister to Coroing and wife, of Albany; A. Delaware; Col. Wm. M ‘The War Departmont to-day sent {te catimates for tho ; The utmost caution is used to prevent aay possibie pre. {- ‘The new ateamor Groyhound, Captain Martin, arrived nn THE SIEGE OF OHARLESTON. anna REBEL MOVEMENTS IN TENNESSEE. THB CAVALRY FIGHT WEAR KNOXVILIA. Ge., Ge, ‘he. part Oharleston. a |. sh rm were en THE SIBGS. Tho evoesy have been Gring slowly from Bathety Grogs ‘spon Fort Sumter to-day, i ‘Nothing else now this morning. , Nov. ae ; neyo i. 1668. 40-day, botween eleven.A. M. and one ?. M, trifling, ‘geno or four buildings ‘The Fawooe and suction came up the Stone aad abolied Pringle, but tose Sana bas fe aL os, No cagugities.are reported at or ‘on o'clock. At four o'clock this afternoon thrown wastwelve. The sbellii haa been moro heavy than ui rifled shote were fired, No casualties Military Meremomte, in Northern Vir- ginia. (From the Richmond Examiner, Nov, @1.' Bince the recent successful dash of General ho ouemy there have boon ao tary movomenta of interest in Nortborn Virginia. was spit along our lines up to eleven o'clock morning. F atl. A Tennessee. HE RBBKLS AT KNOXVILLE. REBEL OFFICAL DESPA TCH, Nov. . To Gare: 8. Coorm:— ene General Wheeler reports his attack upon and of the enemy's cavalry, pursuing thom into ripe ef Knoxville, capturing threo hundred ‘The ia- fantry force is olese up, BRAXTON }, General. rp Nov, 20, 1868, ABINGDON, Nothing definite, Encouraging indications soreness Oe GENERAL a. “ woatber continues and rok a ‘have im- if i H fight the Yankees were , with the loss of thelr is reported to have bees ition is naia to be 1A Portion of the tropa vi to Port Hadeon and Baton Rouge. exorcised in regard to quantity Coed furnished the Yaokoo we oeban of fare sorved daily at the and Castle Care bay yy beng pa hh TT At the Lil 07 gue, peed of frau Srend or ocathers tnt a hait fresh beet (the fatted cow killed daily fer Bee Sastings, Winiet daily by sweet potatoes and mutrf eoup. This same ration ts algo served on Belle Isle, and is the {dontical food Shot the Iytag. vindlotive, Purften cheptatas of their return to the North. Our is, that the soldiors in General Fa re anders moad,’’ City Intelligence. A Tamcrg 10 AN Ornicen oF te Excmaon Buassa,— Captain Walter A. Donelson, formerty of the Second regt- ment, Excelsior Brigade, on bis retirement from service, owing to received while te section, were presented cis come, officers bam. This tes ke most Gatteringly of the services of Deseloes. REPORTED SUCCESSES IN LOUISIANA,