The New York Herald Newspaper, October 20, 1864, Page 5

SHERMAN. HOOD RETREATING SOUTHWARD. Occupation of Lafayette by | tr country’s detenters as our brive seamen may be Union Troops. BEBEL ACCOUNTS OF HOOD'S OPERATIONS. The Reported Capture of Rome a Rebel Canart. 4 Dofoat at Allatoona Virtually Admitted by the Bebel War Department, ae. ee. ae Cuattamooca, Oot. 18, 1854, ‘The latest news from Genoral Sherman’s army ts that @0 enemy is in sight of his force. Small bodies, supposed to have been detached from Glood’s ariny, are hovering around our front. Hood ‘with the main body of his army is scpposed to be re- Groating southward, One of our army corps was at Lafayette yesterday, REBEL ACCOUNTS. Enterestigg Detvits of Hood's March— Me Bw ingly Declares Snerman is no Match"¥or Him. (From the Montgomery Mall, Oct. 9 | * The following interesting resume'is given in the Montgomery start of the Vin :-— Tho operations of Wheeler's cavalry on the State road dave beun ‘active and successful: the capture of Dalton obstructs all transit, and the Yankee cuinwu cn route from the Gate City to the Lepnessoe river is supposed to ‘De proceeding overiand. q The sptrit of our troops is flosoription, The lin: faces and joy: songs. While General Hood’s army was over night on the Vil- #arica road, about ten miigs north of the Chattaboochee, ® fearfui thunder storm swept over the couviry, destroy” ing the bridge near Newnan, dismounting the trancporia Gion and sertously retarding military operations. A stroke of lighiving passed through the camps of tho Phirtieth Alabema regunent, wounding over twonty of its Gallant members and Kkuling throe, ‘When Sherman heard that Hood had le’t hig front and gone northward, he crossed the river wiih two corps aud rmed a line of observation at Vining’s station, Hood's th rossed the railroad at Lig Shanty, with Stewart on the right, Lee on the left, Cheatham, commanding Lur- ‘Qee's old ‘corps, was bela in reserve. On the 3d and 4to the two armies held this relation to @ech other without firing a gun. On th: &th Sherman withdrew and re urn-d to A'bania (>), The enemy thug disposed of, our army set to work withaxe and spade, It pretty effectually administered upon the State road. From Big Shanty to the Uostenaula fhe seéns is one dismal wreck. Zoe deep cavities among Che Ktowah hills have been filled up by heavy timber, ecrch end stone, The mode of procedure is thus described by ‘Our correspondent:—Whiist one detail if enguged tearing @p the track and burping the cro: @ second occupies fact with bewing heavy logs, or the purpose of chok- g the gaps, These logs are thrust into the cuts, buried nder 8 mags of dirt and rock, upd so effectually destroy- Ang the line of travel. The Yankee moce of doing the Bame thing is not half 80 cortain. We have decidediy ae hee upon their pla of operation. i the bridges on the State road are desirey*d from Mariela Ge Daiton. In General Hood's battle order he says his word is “Forward.” He announces tha! Sherman hes seni two corps 10 Chattanooga, that he will leave one corps to hold Atlanta, and that the residue of his army wril not be a match for our invincible litle band. We have strongly iortified Kenesaw Mountain, Jackson holds Rome aud Wheeler bad possession of Ressacca, Our cavalry hud captured a train of thirty c Ackwert), On the 2d instant, loaded with sunplic Cortes, five huadred barrels crackers, ke. On the 3d they eaytured a train of cars loaded with beet cattle, which wore buroed, ‘Theso licks, together with those struck by Forrest, will soon have the desired efect in moving Sher gaan froin Atlanta. Genoral Beauregord and staf passed through Opelika on Friday, ou bis wey to the Tenvonsee art assume the command, and be will pereonally direc mive ‘ments and operations of the army until the fall campaigo hall have deen fully ceased ‘Tho situation on both sides {s critical; bur if Hood can keep up bis suppiies. Sherman must evacuate Georgia in mo great leugth of time. The Macon /ntelliocncer states, upon information re eoived from the frovt. that our forces bave efiectualiy destroyed the W. and A, K, R. by tuking up the rails, Duraivg the timber d ing away eyobankments, from Kenesaw Mountain northward nearly to Kowab, A number of Yankees who were prowling ih tb he Worhood of Lost Mouvtain on Thursday, were c: ‘our forces, and when they were informed thot our army was in poasessiod of the railroad north of there, they were incredulous and perfectly astounded when they Gisoovered the truth Our base of supplies is perfectly safe and convenient to the army. bei 4 Capture or Re to be of the liveliest of march is cleared by beaming by the Rebeis a anard—The Rebel War Department 8 pp’ Despatches Announcing a Rebe tory at Allatoon: Ce {From the Richmond Examiner, Uct. 17.] Notbing authentic tas been received {rom Georgia for Bowersl days. Stanton’s telegrams in rega:d to our re- yuise at Allatoona are no more to be relied on than tbo ‘aokee accounts of elections in |’enusy!vamia, Ohio and Indiana, which came out the morning alter the election, and were prepared expressiy for the European steamer which sailed that day, ‘The truth 1s. wo beve had nothing oficial from Georgia since Hood's despatch apoouncing that General stewart had torn up ten of the railroad in the rear of Atianta, A Macon says the reported caj of Rome, with Bs » ore garry gen, is a canard. Wy hav? also reason to think ‘had the ‘mysterious affair aboutsa Confederat: success at Allatoona, cohen the War Depariment witely (for ones) sup) \ 490 more reliatle than the canard about Ri Move. ments of vital importance are ap doubt tiking place in Georgia, but our y being now beyond the reach of , We can of, course have uo direct and speedy Yommunication with it. General Beaurevaril hax by this time joincd General Hood, and the country will a ave the beneiit of s lurge aud well cultivated military dnteliect. A (ew hours may bring intelligence which ‘will retiove the patural suspense of the country in regard Go the situation of afairs in Georgia. We may cow rea- gonably hope Tor good tidings from that hitherto unbappy tS LETTRR DECLINING THE NOMINATION ror ory COUNTY CLERK eae ‘ sew Joan, 9, 1954. Vewonnen—Sincorcly anid ae the Se fall you have paid me by tender: me your nomination for the Office of County Ciork, JI foel obliged to decline @he honor of being your candidite for the rea- fon thet, after care/ul examination and faithful effort, Lean gee no prospect of _ the entire dem- Goratlo opposition upou my name. therofore, with many thanks, return to you, for disposition in some other the nomination you were good enough Sie bopiog that the success which would ap M0, @ pear at least problematical with may be secured by Lhe substitution in my place of another rf didate. My ooly regret in the mattor—and I mention it in this “Lotter that it may be remedied if possible—tie in connection swith the vote of my kind friends and former associates “fn the army and navy, who in very many cases (as | am fnformod verbally and by private corresnondence) have ‘already sent their ballots In my favor, irrespective of ‘party lines. the pames being already in my posssession Of several New York city regiments whoso votes have ‘Deon cust for mo with the seme uBAnimity whieh impel heir oayonots againat the enomy,; and reliable intelli. gence having reached me that the vote of onr New ity sattors On differnt versels of war at distant stations % algo to be thrown to the same direction. 1 ic the gallant officors amd men of of the service who have given me this of 'd and confidence, with a warmth of gratitude to no words can render justice; and hi ‘the hope that this notice of my not being a can io ny réich them im time to give them another 1 thank them with my whole beart, as'dogs algo (hat Milesian Orderly, whose name has been so widely gonnected with kg mn th the present canvass. as a Conolysion, I would also desire to thank the erro ot he Now York. press for the oxtreme ners, with which—also irrespective of party—my bame was <wecetved on its being brought before the public by your taal daa Ue orp that 80 wi differing om jo Ser cat ps Triduns, World and Times should have becw ne sean ebep e i the natderacion. ny to oF oandidate to y thanks, believe ma to re ‘eery gouaty for their co Again aesuring you of main your obliged friend it, CHAS, G. BALP IN%, “Po Mosses, George C. 4 James Lyuch, Hon. Luke F, Cozans, T. H. Ferris, Ignatius Fiynn, Committee, an: Jobo Vyne, gg of the National Democratic A despateh from a Harrisburg correspondeat says the w@Meial vote of Afty-nine counties has been reliably tabled ‘more, which show a democratic gain of 16,208, and a Union gain of 2,910 over the Gubernetorial vote of 1663, Toe excess of these gains, 18,878, deducted from the ‘Doiou ragjority of 1868—vis; 16,326—leaves « Vaolon ma- gority of 1,962, with the counties of Clazion, Forreat, Jef- ‘Tereon, Mercer, Venango, Wyoming and York yot to hear (rom oflictally. ‘The Indiana Election. months Rave been DAMOORATIO MAJORITY IN STATE RENATE. sivas, done | ie tanapolis Journal of th fost, has the fol- a0 large nomber an we heve bese aie * ra trie repel ren Bonatorial onmposed of the tien of Lad end eaeen, james A. Vawter scosives two oy Sees ee ae tyt0g 0 tone (hese (note, nad to stem everything passed cessful clade; Captain Boggs, Chiet F the navy, and a numbor of prominent ship and Monitor builders and constrictors of encines, of Iadies were also present to grace the sceuo. lowing are the principal dimensions of the Naubue:— Length, two hundred and twenty-five feet; beam, forty five fect three inchos; depth, eight foet eleven inches. Her enginer, constructed by Moasars, Dolan & Farron, of Williatnsburg, have two thirty-inch cylinders with thirty- two-inch stroke, driving two four blided rorews nine fect in diameter, with mine feot pitch. with two bollers twenty-sewan feet ning inch sieven feet in breadth and seven feet des; expected she will be able to make a creditable rate of ‘speed. bows; two feet three inches astern, and two fect five however, will not be placed on board, with one heavy gun, mounted on'a pivot carriace amid. ships, and protected agatnst an enomy’s fire by a system of iron screens, which are expected to be proof avainst ordinary ordnance. proof pilot honso of the usual style. teu days, as «ll bor machinery is on board and service, taken of in Mr. Perine’s room all, ches | Will cortainly be remem NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1804. ———— NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. THE PEACE QUESTION. THE NAVY. PAIR FOR TH SAILORS’ HOME. ‘We are giad to learn that the people of Boston are ‘about opening a fair in that city, the proceeds of which will be used to endow a home for invalid satlors, Tne fair wil! open at an early day; and it is to be hoped that the claims of so large avd self-sacrificing 8 class of Letter from the Hon. Herschell : V. Johnson. Vice President Stephens Denouneed for Dis Peace Sentiments. 4 substantially recognized by all the good people of the North, Wo have had any number of sanitary fairs, and large sums of money and immense quantities of supplies have een liberally donated for the purpose of caring for the soldier in the camp, oa the battle field and in hospitals, Why should oot the claims of ‘poor Jack’? be heard now and satisfied? He does not ‘ask to be cared for or assisted while he is able to do ‘Vice; but when he fs worn out aod broken down, unabio to perform duty afloat or gain a livolinood asbore, he desires to find somo quiet, home-like havea where he may bring bia poor battered and battle torn hulk to an anchor, protected from tho storms and the inclemeucy of the weather, and assured of his daily bread, so that bo may pass bis declining years in poace and comfort. The brave mon who have carrio¢ their flug into uearly every revel town on the const, from the Rio Grande, to the gates of Richmond—who havo braved the terrible goles that rag® along the treachorous Atinntic coast, lay- ing mont! 1@ months off rebel harvors, biocksding with sleepless vigilance, or risking their lives ia tho pos-* tileutial atmosphere of the Gif stations, desorve auc an EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS RESUMED, BoC oy Se, ame. The Letter of Hersehet! V. Johnson—The Pence Party iu the South. (From the Richmond Mapaten. Oct. 17.) The Jeter of the Hon. Herschell V. Johuson on tira Pesce propositions, which we bave not yet been enabled to pubieh, but which has beex some dys before the Public is tn gtriking contraat with the jetters of Mens Stephens and Brown, of Georgia, and Mr. Boyce, of South Carolinn, Mr. Johnson is as anxious for pence ar either of there gentlemen: but, under the cireumatances. be can ao@ng way to obtain ‘it. As we are the party scting asylum os England furvishos her iavalid searaen in| O° po (eens, -ehile ite Re ly ie - een from the beginning, the ag- Greenwich, when they can no longer perfortn the | grossors, he does not thiuk it altogether becoming ts arduous and dangerous duties of thotr profession. | us to make the first proposal Shoaild we, however. put our dignity im our pocket and go forward ago suppliant, thero is no apnearance of probability that we should be met in the apirit of veaoe. On the contrary, reasoning from everything that has occurred m this connection, there laa much greater probablly—nay, there is ro xb: golute cerbainty—that our motives will be entirely roin- construed, and that our approaches will be attributed to, fear, The proporition for a convention meets with Senator Jonnion's decided disapnrovit. He can see no diftivence between it and an absolute surrender of all wehane been fiohtinn for. We cannot too highty applaud the monly tone and stroug common sense views of Senator Johuson, and thoy wre presonted to the public at the preciae point of time at which they are most needed. Recent dewlop- ments in tha! quarter have produced painful imyresion Virginia, The letters of Messrs. Stephens and Bryce, and the whole conduct of Governor Brown, have nol Leen calc. d tay assure us, Abows everything else. there hoa been rans concer n=—(o Us? no stronger term —to find that there should be mon of influcnes in the too Siates that first weat out of the Union and carried the «thers along with thom, 10 setile matlers with the enemn, and leana other States, who left the Union laier, the bao to hod; for that’ ie the amount of it all.’ Certain States ara to make their neace (that ts what it moans) and to return to makieg cotton onea more. The Yankees, having them of their handa. Aro then to take their satisfaction ont of Virginia: and that it will be a bitter ono everybody can: very wolt derstand, These gentlemen nay disguise their intent may; batit their object be por reconstruetion urse loads Inevitanty to it. and Senator Johnaon’s letter is the moro accentable fram ite proving that the counsels of these men are not shared by ell in that sec. tion of the country. Tt Reems to us that Massrs. Rrown, Stephens and Royce Propose a very clumsy machine for effecting their objees. Nothing can de easior than to return to the bosom of the i Lincoln himself tel's us how it can be done Tay down your arms in the first place. Acknowledge that there are po such rights as State richts, and: that the’ federal government in sovereign and supreme. Confers that the attempt to establish a separate independence is 'a wicked and damnable rebellion. Acknowledgo that you, ac one of its abottors, are lable to all the penalties af. fixed to the crime of high treason. Admit that a President of the United States has a richt to set all the negroes of the South free by his proclamation, Although the con- Stitution of the United Stetes prohibite Convress from arsine bills of atiainder or corruption of Diond. admit, nevertheless, that ail the lnws of forfeiture passed by the Yankee Congress, avd which operate quite ag effectually os an attainder, are constitutional, and that all the pro: One will not be enough to receive and entertain all tue worthy applicants for ite aid. Others must be built and liberally endowed, But for the présont wo bope all who” are able will pond to the Poston fair donations of money or gooda, in order that a monificont sum mny be raised At onceand the home quickly prepared for tho reception of its matmed and broken down inmates, Nonations sent to the commander of the Boston Nivy Yard will bo gratefully received. We hopo that contrivutions will be taken up on all tho naval vessels in the services, and large-enms obtained tor this most aobie object. LAUNCH OF A LIGHT DRAUGHT iRON-CLAD. The light draught Monitor Naubue waa launched yes. torday morning, at tev minutes to twelve, from tho yard of Mr. William Perivo's Union tron Works, Williamsburg. The Naubuc slid down her ways as gracefully and smoothly as it ts possible fora vaswel to move. Thore were no accidents or mistakes in the launch: but of in a brilliant and suo manner, A large member of spectators wore present to witness the jaunch, among ‘whom were Rear Admiral Gregory, Suporiatendent of Iron- vineer Hall and others of Quite a number The fol- She’ io furnished in length, It ts When launched she was three feet out of water at tho inches amidships. She seemed to hs very buoyant when | nerty of tho confedersay is. proneriy. confiscated in the water. and capable of beariag a turret. This, | tereby. Appliud the zeal of the “Yankee gol- > | ciery ‘in obeying their orders to rob, buen and She will bearmed | murder. Inn word, enbmit quietly to Abtabam Tin coin, and let bim do with'von what he think best. He will not, perbaps, use you very badly, He will, of course, insist upon hanging.all the leaders; bot, as he ix known to beat amerci‘ul disposition, permans he. may be eatiefle’l with a couple of hundred, Of catirse you cao- not bo allowed to retuin any preperty. That. would con Alet with the laws of Conzresr. Then the country is to bo Pold wt and settled andy Yankees andregrors But that of course you mide your mind up to when you asked to be taken back. Yon toot into consider: tinn, too. no doubt, that the noble patriots wi have fallen in this war are to be etigms nitore and thoir graves and memories foray That ia all matter ‘Yo here: ut least, not f you. bough may stag to serve a# moniale to the necrnes whe oscapy your estates: the She will ba furnished with « shot- If necessary the Naubue can be made ready fur sea to ly for tiful collation was nar. a greatly enjoved by After the Iaunch a box ct nored certainly cannot expeet to stay OTR MISSISSIPPI L PORTER'S Far U SQUADRON—ADM Wei ADD rp STATES Mies I sire SovAMRON, Maite PCE Lek rest murt off to a Siberia, away off in the direction Movxp rrr, Jil, Sept 28, 1804 Mormondom, where Ano bas deserts to setiie, Alexan. The government has thought’ proper to wssign mo to | Sef has a Siberia: why chovid not Abrehans have one? These are the terms Abe ofors, which: yor will cet by pairer inte terpore the convention at all! ‘They are che tern another command, Ja taking leave of the ofi.cera and eowvention, men who bave served with ine in sceces Oo! (riat and peril, I desire to expres the regret feet at breaking un the most plersent aesocivtions of my life, and algo to sure them tbat Thive always felt the most sincere srati fication at the manner ia which I have been auprorted throughout this extensive command. 1 may be atin to other squadrons, but Ifeol that I shall never asain derive sueh entire satisfaction as I bave exrerienced while conneated with the one Tam about to retinuith. No common events have ovcrfrred here to make me feol as I vow do, for the arsociations aro of no ordinary character that make me take the deepest interest tr “nil tioxe who are connected with the Mississippi xquadron ; and! shail never regrot when either officers or men who, eve served under me here shat! join me in other scenes where wo may be called to rerve our country. When I first assumed charge of this equadron, the Mirsiasippt was in Possession of the rebels (rom Mefonhie to New Orleans, @* distanco of eight hundred miles. and over ooe theu miles of tributaries were closed against us, embr territory larger than some of the kiogdome o: bse) Gur commerce is now successfully, if not qnietly, trans: ported on the broad Miasiexipp:. ‘rom one end to the other, and the same muy almort be eatd with revard to its tributaries, These results are owing to the indomi table spirit evinced Ly the officers and men of the Misxis- Sippt aquidron, Although the aid that has been piven to the army by this equadron in capturing, " its co-operation with the Inad forces gor been properly estimated and acknowledged. history wil! do Justice to all concerned, and you can, with pride, point to many a fortified piace which would now be in the he Rebel Oavatey ‘The Richmond Enqvir + ee October 17, in aloug article upon the sabjeet of the re aveiry and its inefiiciency, takes occasion to copy the following extracts from the letter of ao «ficer in Burty's corre Tt presenta ao im teresting and comical picture of the “chivalry”? in the demoralization produced by the jed dotonts inflicted by Shoriden., The writor say: What our cavairy cote is awfal. The volne of the barns burnt, the crops destroyed. the cattts killed or carried off, the horses stolen, the money (geid and all- ver) exacted from even the’ poorest farmers, under the threst of burning their houses over their herds, the lows of material, and the far grenter apd more Bitter loss of merate, such ws i tnflicted upon us by thee unrpaniond, demrratized and demoraiicing sinviccrum of cavairy, would poy for the organization, horses ineluded, and the support of six thousand cavairy for six wi Tt won't do to look for sempo sronte ta the shape of Joba Harley. corn, and “a valley which is running witb apple bran 1 toil you, dear wir, there ts nothing ramming in wis like our cavalry; the valiey it now our Valley of Hi tmore good living tm this vailey in the glorious time of Jackson than there is now; yet he took, if fam weil in- SMograce to the nina There was more brandy, and more drinking, and nda of the rebels but for the exertions of the navy in. | formed, @ hundred and odd pieces of artillery fron the thess waters I peod not siy that I trust y witl | Yankees In thik campaign we have taken but continue to’keep up that discipline and vigilance which | t¢2 pieces from the enemy, white the avemy have made the Mississippi equadron eificiont, and that | Pere a fence nae Pith ar oo oA cage) m ‘oom: o alan s an’ tim When a new commander takes my place, he may admit | iat little we bad of cavairy wos Asbhyan, if Lean 66 there is nothing dofectiwe in this large organization. has been my aim and desire to brig tho discipline here to the bighest state o° periection, and if ] may be seemed over strict to those unatonstomed to na cipline, all will, | think, admit that I have endoavored t be just’ If I have caused thoes to be punished who have not done their duty, or who have been taice to their trusts, I have sought every occesion to promote those who have cistinguished themec!ves im any way, and the door ty promotion hns been open to. any railor ia the fleet who chose to exert himeelf and deserve advance- ment, The records of the leet will chow where men who were petty officcrs or meamen two years ago are pow lioutenants, a position whieh | was sixteen years in reaching after I frst entered the navy. Again let mo impress upon you the importance of vigilance and cis- ciplice. The enemy we have been fighting #0 persist ently is now in his lect dying agon¥, and a tow months more or less will close this rebellion. Do not by any ‘want of vigilance on your part give the rebels a cliance for a single success over you. Remember ail the goveral orders I have iseved with rogard to the proper precaa- tions to b6 GoadrVes, 1 ah many of the mishaps which have occurred to want of attention to orders on. thé part of those in command, and, though T am happ: to say that instances of this kind are few, 1 cannot regret that thoy hi of the #q however, be any war I rogret the brave fol who bave or thrown = into hands of the by fnatteation to orders, I console myself that. is all canes the flag was properly defended, and the vessels seldom surrendered, Gowhere I may, I shall aiwaye entertatn a lively recollection of seaves on the Mivsissip) i and its tributaries, scenes thas will hereafter be clicunl- cled by historians an they deserve to be, and those who have figured in them, or corey prominent actions, by a grateful country rescued from the hands of the wretched rebel traitors who destre her overthrow. | bid you sil farewel), hoping that we may meet on other ficide. wo die our country will bave a debt to pay to those foreign natiovs who bave dared to hamper us whilé atrugglivg to the mightiest contest the world over saw. May we then ali meot again. DAVID D. PORTER, Rear Admiral ‘commanding Mississippi eqaadrov. AFPAINS AT THE BROOELTN TARD. Admiral Paulding and Captain Case still continue have plenty of work on their bands. V. are arriv- ing daily for repaire, and one Coot is hardly off before another arrives to demand their attention. ‘The new gunboat Shawmat, §, arrived at the yard the ‘other day, to be finished and made ready for sen. It will be several weeks before ehe can go% into commis sion. ‘The A. D. Vance is nearly ready for sen, and the re- pairs to the boilers of the Mchican are about completed, Paymaster J. H. Haskell pas been ordered to the United frates stoamer Circassian, vice R. 8. Spaulding, detached om spectal duty. Jt io With great regret that the officers ‘and men of . the Circassian pert with Kr. Spaulding, who, by bie many kind acts, has won the sfactioss ef them speak, and the Yankees had not yet turned out ayninet well equipped, well organized, *well mounted, iplined qavalry. That cavalry was ja the course m. Sivce it has made its appearance ov the seat of war we all know what bas happoned. they haw bearded the lion in his den; in the suinerbs of Richmond. or two hundred miles fgom it, towards almost overy point of the compass; they have fed cn (ne fot of the lond, aid leit behind them, mingling with the smoke of Mer comp fires, by which were cooled the choicest pieces of ine poultry yard, the larder and the grazing ground, the larger volumes of smoke erising from those fires by which | were destroyed = private and ge-vern- moat property, harris and bridges, houses and de pote, villages and factories to wuch aD arnount that the most obtuse Congreseman most now see plninly that « cavalry is a roigeus thi Weil, six, you showla tee some of our cevalry brigades; il te ao perfect mockery: they make even the Yankees laugh. dimboden's cavatey (as it is called) had better be presen Furtoudl y give more ‘‘aid and cortort than traitors and Union men will ever be Why, the thing muat be taken up tn enrneet, by this tine, everybody i® opeu to conviction’ ont subject. As ageneral thing, we have wot hep! pac nieees in army erganization, disripline and dri that way they have been gaining’ ground. ineh by inck, Wo have opened a miliinry sehoo! for their we taken place, for the fake t cerned, There canuot, , and, while beon Killed 7 hose con: ut capsares, syn from them how t organice wil keep ergan- teed, the nert year could witness (he end of Ue var, at Troe? on our own territory. MW (worthirds of our men are beentees, ik fe evident that the great question with ue ft the Yatpct pin but im some regiments, to knowledge, from the want of either, Theva army was a humbug, Diseiiection and weariness are the fountain head of deertion, net cowardice; your tue coward date pot Gerert; besides, a coward among ‘us is, to sagythe truth, a rare b’ Keep the men em- ployed at all timer, treat them with juntice, let favorit- iam and nepotiem be weedod out of regimental organiza- tion; let every man belong to @ company which be can deprond of. in ite numbers, Officers, discipline, driil and tb, levevery regiment he formed of such com. dividnal feole that he i¢ a unit pectaiie and re- iets offer iptine may be found whence it follows that the officers must themsel iret embodiment of a All that hey have even learned from ve how to figbt-could | the Richmond Knquirer, Oct. 17.) a Sean Pet meee (9 country. been i the people that there holding depart. tout, Bas that allare doing thot eny tuliy a0 this tae. ing Sccond Class Militia. the Richmond a Oot. 17. The Bonelp bes penned a Ue all able- bodied of ), between seventeca and fifty Tani and sopsiniydooures thie member tne Lega lature shall not be exempted by any act. The xchange of Prisoners med. (From the Richmond Examiner, Oot, 17.) ‘We have good authority for eaying that the cartel bas been, ¢o certain extont, resumed, Arrangements have been made to exchange immediately ten thuusand of the Yankes prisovers in Georgia, Savannah fs to be the point Of exchange, and Capt. Hatch will leave in a few days for that city Lo buperintend the whole affair, This news will carry gladness to myriads of Soutbera fresides. Let us prey that it may be the prelude to the exchange of every one of our poor fellows who have o long bean languish- tng in Northern dungeons. EXCHANGED PRISONERS GOING NORTHWARD. Tho fing of truce steamer William Allison will carry down to ina this morning between four and five hun dred sick avd wounded paroled Yankee prisoners, to go northward in exch wage for those received by ue. Among them are twenty commissioned officers, one of whom is Lieucenant Colona! Burnham, who bas been ® prisoner twice in our hands. OBITUARY. Major Genernt DB. B. Birney. Tae country is ay Lupe to mourn the dimth of avothar of ite a et her jor Gevoral D, P. Birway died at his residenoe, 1.920 Roce street, Phita- dalphtm, on the evening of the T8th instant, of fever gon- tracted im the arduous catayeivm against Richmond, David Bell Birney waa born in Huntsville, Alabama, en tho 20th day of May, 1823. Ho was tho #on of the Ho, James B. Rirney, at one timesbe anti-siavery candidate for the Presidency, and # gentic@an of prominence the liberal party of bis State, When quite young the anb- ect of the present skaich removed with bis fathor to Cin civnati, Odio, He originally atadied law, but instead of entering immediately into practice engaged in mercan- tile pursnite. For several years he remainat in the West, and in 1348 made bis home in PHiladelpnia, Peansylvania, where he commeresd the practice of his profession Aftor the frat call for troops, upon the outbrexk of the prorent war, Mr, Birney,busily eppaged in the recruit- ment of the Twenty third regimont of Yonnsy!venia Vol- unteers for three months, and was commissioned lisu- tonaat colonel. The regiment was placed in the column of General Patterson, commanding the First division of Povusylvonin State troops, aud operated on the Upper Potomac, in the vicinity of Harper’e Ferry. At the ex- piration of its term of service the Tweaty-third re. enlisted for three yours, aut Lieutenant Colonel Birney war commissioned colonel of the regiment. To August, 1391, bis regiment was ordered to the Army of the HAVANA. ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA. THE MISSING STEAMSHIP ROANOKE den ° Ben ae ‘The steamer Columbia, Captain Barton, trom Havana on the 16th inst,, arrig@p at this port yesterday morning We learn py & pxssenger per steamer Columbia, arrived yesterday from Havana, that an organized plot for the capture of the steamship Roanoke existed and was pub- lioly talked of in Havana; and further, that after secur ing her, tne capture of the Columbia and the new stoagfr Moro Castle was the program me. Our Havana Correspontence. HAVANA, Oot. 19, 1864, ‘Tho most important mews I havetowsend by the steamer is tho end of the revoiution ia Venezucla of the States of Aragua and Guarico, the people of which have remained toyal ond driven the rebols out, who fled to the Stat Gasy mas, which till romatos {na bowtile attitude; but as the State of Barcelona immediately sent two thousand five huodred men, under ite Govertor, ¥ermin Bello, which force wxs reinforced with thvee hundred more by ‘the government, and asthe President of the roptblic bas doclared all the snore of Guaytnas to be blockaded {rom the mouth of the Vagres to that of the Navios, including the Delts of the Orinoco, and that civer as (ar afUiudad Bollvar; and us Guaymas found herself entirely devertod by ber sister States, she sent Senor Gambris to Generat Falcon to ar- Tange terms of capitulation; but the demands of Guay mas Faicon refused to accede to She asked nothing iosm than to be recognized as an indepoudent Power, aod issued, August 29, a declaration of independence. The blockade of Falcon was declared oa tho 13th of September. No duration was Axed Falcon was 0 «bis \orces. which, at last ac- counts, only r but which were to be 7,509 besides the contingents of seven States already on (heir way to join him, rors of Salcedo ara reported to have arrived at Mon‘e Christi on tho Ist instant. The Oriole, which Jeft there on the 7th, arrived here on the Lith, and we gro tld ahe brings noting of intoreat, and that the health of the soldiers hag improved and can be called good, Yet tho Oriole brongbt sick eoldiorg, and at Santia- go do Cubs tho steamer Cuba arrived with one huadred and sixty sick, and the war steamer San Francisco de Borja caiwe in with two bundrod more. somo officers are reported to have died of yellow fever and dysentery. the coveral impression is thut the uews per the Oriole 16 too unfavorable to bo published. By the arri at Santiago de Cuba of the French steamer Tampico on the 7th inat aud which left onthe jn safety at San Potomac, then commanded ov General McClel Ma In Pecember, Ikb1, Colonel Birney @ was pb emer ref . vos in a assizned to the command of a veieate. On Fav. | Of Which 1,500,000 are tur the French govorament. %, 182, he was promoted to the rank Ly the susanna we wave dates from Houston and Gal Of brigadier zoueral. and was agsizned te the command | Veston to the ath inst. The news is muimportant, | the of the Second brigade. Third diy Re thira | ZOU W fever was creating some havec at the latter place army corps (Hoinz ‘On, | Two blockade ronners axzived at Galveston on the night the Peniasuts Gonorat inirney S bat | of the int, sad another was off that on ¢hat morn tes from Williamsbarg te M Hit. and was (re. | 2%: Waving previously been asod by one of our quently mentioned At the bat C9. tion of the crusea, wae hono: Pope's earnprign in Northerv V. pent part..and particularly distingursied h reaend bottle of Bull run, At Kroderickabur comber. 1842, he commended a diviston in man’a Third army corps, Army of ths Voto 188%, commanded the First division army corps (Sioklea), Hooker's army. AL Chaneailors: ville, May 1, 186 he took a prominent part, and w promoted t general, to dote from May 20, 186’ In i meted the Third army pepe in Swklet, apd at Gettysburg again ts ater tie eCenernt wag re- lieved by Cen ot his division, Ft pehananek?’” Nover the army by Lieutenant General Grant in Ma Generel Mirney was aaaigned tothe Third division army corns (+ eck). General tomac, and particinated in Gene tr pad. to June, 1864, be was tempers command of the Second corps, during the rick General Banehek, officer, Pernmed Dy shecta! orcere front General ¢ President. Ceoeral Pirney was & of the feoth corps, B ing Gener der the toad nperat ions en bis enemy, tha nerth and Ch pot be Io hig militery carear, which has been so uniformly succensint any brittiant, General birney enjoyed the ud vantage over bjs uskorlate general olicars a, from civi) Ife, in that he received in hts early days ainiitory edvcation to the fullest extent furniehed by ihe Wester Military Ingtitute of Georvetown, Kentucty. {n petites, & field in whieh he vever sought promi nonce or eenspicuity, General Rirney never epmoathiaed with the radicwl views of hia father end other members of hit famtty. On (he contrary, up to.che day of bie death, he waa the owner of slave property. But this proporty ho was willing to sacrifice for his countyy’s good, With the outhreak of the rebellion he dropped all party ties and aesimilations, and eave bitasif to the cause of the Union, He considered Lis slaves lost to him as property yer, od did not regret the Ives. He never questioned sdom of 0 emunating from those in authority duct in the recent moveme mes bre conduct ot Deep F e still fresh in the memory and need A eiriot disciphnacian, he waa yet acces- » to the humbiest private in his commend, who could approach him with no acsurgnce Of @ patient’ hear. tng smin inet determination of his snit. He was mene. Tous as be was brave, aud, with firm Christian principles, always approved himself an booest and a noble man. In the present campaign agnivat Richmond it was his minfortine to find his encetapment among the malarioas roarehes of the frmoas Chickshominy. Here, after driv stheiebe's into the very gates of the rebel capital, ng 0 cories of victories that had p.omised pot only naine famous in history, bot to give him @ ended eld of usetalness ia’ the immediate prow he contracted the fatal disse that cansed bis © malaria pad affected him 90 seriously as to 4 worical agsisianee, and @ course of trextment »n commenced that of enoae, a fall the Tth t to turn our ri ¢ of his phyricions euruest remonetrances of his t Birney mounted his horee mt daylight, and, amid an unsurressed atorm of batlets and ehail, from which he was miraculoosiy de- ed unhurt, be directed every movement of bis gal Jant commond. But the exertion. added to the weskening efivot af his medicine, was too much towhin, At midday he was compelied to Call an ambulance, and. rect nie tn euch & conveyance, he continued in the field oncil might Le prostration tht followed bated the skil of pheaicinns. On the following day be reluotant!y cor wanted to mpply for a leave of absence from the ficlt, provied the Medical Director would give bim n certiti- cate o1 q don had b Contrary and despite the f that wonld not apnece to be bosd sIdinh comple On the loft for his home in Phila pin tea daye. ‘The pores m Orrin Phiinde: th lett to 5 wh Lhe rosited and fueh was eradually rely Kuflie rhepe nt the poll of the ware deport bie ballot for the tmion evndidates. Lie ‘ort pablie act Frota tat day he anek 1 pot sierdily, despite ail the caret: i nursing of an alfoc Ve! the com‘orts of « moet comfortable and ele fre, avd the kill and wnremitting nttentioos of I faraiiy physicians, finally @raceully and quietly ex- piring, Inte ip tee evening of the Lath, ft is expected that hia fonersl will be attended from though the tenate gant | bie ble residence in Philedelphia to-morrow, preci#e hour bes nat yet heen named, se to the Nemo Jor General Kar y of eye Ties scAnereuta, Oot, 19, 1864 Ceveral Couch, commanding the Departmont of Sujuehonna, hes orcered the flare ptet the at hali-meart on the and signa? guns fired in hovor of the memory of General Birney. whe Free State Conatttation of Mary< fand, Baciimone, OCt 19, 1864. ere Burm se (hat Governor Hradford will throw soldiers’ vote on the new conatiiuiion in thie Siate on the around of ilerality, 1 is true there is bo Marylond (or taking the votes of sokliers im the fold; but their voting tn thie iwetenco was part end par. col of the machinery connected with the convention, and thrust into tbe boay of the Instrnment to go into effect voforehand before (he constitution reesived vitality and with the view of carry. form of apperent vatist witbont let sendiysacted thoes ade ot tga ote de augnedi thous nds of legal voters from depratt- iy oceet As the Governor before the election pol declared bis intention of comply tog with the re quirement of the convention, and no exeeption as te the soldiers’ votes, there is no reason to doubt ry bay,’ contmas te prove we ore ne. eay, equal o¢ the others who were retarced, puloss about fae majority tot doedred. Three of | i i A ij z. az LF t «approved F by the med to the eormand Army of the dames, we part taker by the Tenth cory eheral Parney (he severe he James river, weainst Petersburg, noo the power al works of rhe Colones ard is reported to be still in quiet poesession of Brownsville. saxiety “la felt hers for the safety of the Roanoke. 1b is eonfdert'y asserted that some ity ten oinbarkedgin bor with tho tatention of esdion of heron tye high seas, and hor non + the departure of cho Columbia im thus ac. mien are cud to have bee ake atfer. We are expecting ay wo reheve this anxiety. vhr concerns the Corsica ce Mov Havana, Oct. 15, 1864. Agiin [have sesrvely 4 word of jocal news to give you. Toe affair of the Roxvoke is the only thing new, and tx tn every one's out, Her reported non-arrival up to the Lime the Columbia left New York has created an impres sion, amounting, with some, to a positive delet, thas sho has been captared. Thore are al! sorts of stories afiont as to how the act wae done, the most commonly recerved one being thut the captora went on board here ag passengers, precisely an in the case of the Chesapeake. It is paid of- forts wore made to Pave those partion arrested here, and Jam positively assured that even the gentleman who cep- resents the rebels made bimself particularly active to Uhit end, bat withont success, the authoritiog replying that thoy had no power to prevent people trom going oa board any Vessel as passengers #o long ag they behaved theovelves properly and were provided with proper passports The whole sory may. after all, be more con- jecture, and the steamer’s delay in arriving ia New York may bo deve to some derangement o ber machinery. ‘the trrenda of Dan Roberto kacobar, a graduate of the Trov Institute, in your Stato, will be glad to learo that he his bean elected to the offica of chief architect of Havana, ite isa geutiomay of fine attrinments, and will (il (he office with credit und satisfaction, Conspira¢y in Minsourt. OSTIZRNS EATRAVPED AND SHOT "IVY MEM KILLED AND ONE WOUNDED, ETC. Tho St. Louls Republican of the i7:h inat. is responsible for the following stotement:— : We print beiow a letter written to Nathan Pepper, of the Fortioth regiment Missouri Voluntoers. The writer is Known in this city to be x reliabic man, and the parties mentioned have relatives aod scqua'ntances bore. gentleman up from Jefferson county, Kel firms the tragic +tory appended. The soidiers oogaged in thia appalling affzir are of the Forty-reeventh Missouri (six months) Votunter=s, Colousl Fletcher. It should be Stared that Hildebrand will recover. He can identity fifteen to twenty Of tho s.vage murderers. The meu killed were democrats, and had naver beou in sympathy with the rebellion:-— Jerrersos Cooxtr, Mo., Oct. 7, 1364. Mr. Natwan Prrcen ‘DrAr S1n—] address you a few lines to let you know that Tam weil. Yonr wife and children are well. Bit. oh! take notice of what comes now! I want to.tell yea the Gondition Of the neighborhood In which you used to live. Your bro! Samuel was shot through the arms and through the bh his nose waa nhot off: hia ears wore cut off close to hii ead, Noah Wise was shot dead. Mr Lave Pruett (sizty- Mr John Hardesty was dead. Hiram Hilde- fevon years old) was shot dead. shot dead. Mr Simpeon was al Seane wos badly wounded for 4 Tt appears {these mem were at Hildebrand’s killing a beef, sad re were five men caine fo disgutse and tried to them that there were some Southern men im the Bottom clone to the fard below Hildebrand’s field; but the boys were afraid of Ling trapped and refused to go, telling them shev did not ini ce of going in the woods to meet mon, But ther said, “You will awe to ge, or do worse.” Bo they concluded to mo. Went to the front and came to the pickets in the ‘Yhey got through the pickess, and then the men an they Were tp danger. At that mo- s eommenced firing at them. They all endered; but the firing was not shot. They searched th’ nie = raiged their hands and #0 Tam ob tyed to clone my letter, to come to see vs ao that T can tell you ali about ave. Lremai, ours, &e, News from San Francisca, sae Faawerseo, Oot, 18, 1364 The Unied States iron war steamer Waterea bas ar- rived ‘rom Acapulco, and the United States war stoamer Stubrick from Porto Angelos, Tee Wateree relieves the Saranw as gaurdiag of our harbor, snd the latter vessel © to Mazutian to look after American tnterosts in coast, titers dull, Legal tenders 49c. Sam PRanciavc Ocs, 10, 1864. Sailed & stoacer’ Moses Taylor, with a large number « ding three hubdred disbanded Caiifor volunteere, who feeoliated for acti nervice Arrived Pacific mail steanier Sacramento from Panama, with the pisseogera and mails that left New York, september 25, fhe Arctic whaling Jeet continue to drop io one ats tine. / News um Boston. ANRIVAL OF NUNKL PRIFONKNS FOR TORT WARREN— MAJON GUNBRAL DODGE IN crry. Four rebel geuerals—iones, of V irgi ‘eaveas; Trimble, of Marglaad, and Fraser—passed t awh Beaton to day for Fort Warren, Major General Dodge, of Sherman's army, ts ia town He bas nearly recovered from bia wou Atianta, and will soon rejole bis command. Malis of the Damaseus, ‘The steamship Toutonia, Captaia Taede, from Soute amptoa on the 6th of October, reached this port yeater- y morning. ‘The steamsnip Caledonia, Captain Craig, from Glasgow on the 5th of October, reackod this port yest@rday more ing. Our Europese files by the Demascus reached this pore from Quebce yesterday morning The news and newapaper files have beea fully antic pated. On the 18th tnet.,0@ board the Caledonia, the wife of Professor W. J, L. Millor was delivered of ason. Being the first occurrence of the kind on board this slip, (Be iufant will bear the name of tue vessel. Meeting of tne Vot ms at Cooper Em stitute, LETTER OF GKNBRAL BANKS. Tho following lester was received from Major General Banks, who was expected t be present at the meting of the Veteran Union ciuu held Inst evening at the Cooper Institute :-— Aetor Hours, Nzw Yorx, Oot. 19, 1866. Gnvtienen—[ rogret that'l am aouble to accept your invitation to attend tho meetiog of the Veteran Union Association tonirht, The memorable contest in whied wo are, engaged presents no incident more ry the friends of liberty throughout the world than the patriotic apirit which the people hove everywhere ox- hibited in the great sacrifices they havé Deen called upow to make; aud the brightest feature of this, is the genera® support given by the soldiers of the army to the cause of tho country aud the administration which repre sents 1b We cannot justify the destruction of a government ee magnificent aé ours for any cause uszt;ued a6 & protest for this rebellion. The people must ‘and will reject everything whie® falters to the success of the enemy, and make this grasé calamity impoasivie. ihe veterans of the army, who have defended the In tegrity of the Uniou in the tid, aad wow organize for the purpose of taintainig the civil side of the govern: have a double title to the chaplet of honors they ha won, History presents no such record as this. The com ourrence of such elements of power in support of such eause mukes our success u# honorable as tt 18 certain, it! in my powor | shall seek an opportunity to meet the nder# of yolir association befora the Precidential cam vase closes. [have tho honor to be, with the highest rqspect, yours, &e., N.P BANKS. M. @. V Tue gieo club gang the famous comte giee “Uncle Sant's after which Mr, Munson recited « patriotte poem. Rev. Wm. H Boole was introduced and made nn ele quent speech, He was followed by Mr. Peck, a refugee from Toxas. The proceedings were no? brought toe close sill nearly midnigat. Charter Election im Conmecttout- Sovra Norwata, Cona,, Oct. 19, 1864, At the charter election held here to-day the democrate elected their entire ticket. New Jersey Politios. Newarn, Oct. 19, 1864. The Union Convention of the Fifth district of Je sey nominated KE. B. Wakeman, of Jersey City, for Cam gregs, this a(ternoon, on the first ballot. 1 Nomination. Bostow, Oct, 19; 186%, ‘The democrats of the Third district have nominased Joho S. Siesper, of Koxbury, for Congress. Congressto: jedford Oil Market. Naw Baprox, Oct. 19, 1866 Hales have beoa made this week of 230 bbls. sperm eff for manufacture at $2 per galloa. Coart Calenqar—This Day. Surnsma Court—Cmeoir.-—Part 1--Court eleven A. M.—Nos. 1046, 2628, 597, 27) BIZ, 2723, 2725, 2727, 2129, isl, 2133, 3 m: Art ot % opens. of. 2590 New 2139, Zi4l; 274s, 2745, 2747. ten A. M —Noa 2576, 25803 2682, 3694, 2596, 2508, 2600, 2602, 2604, 2606 2012, 2618, 2620, 4022. Part S—No, 73 street. Court opens at ten A. M.—Now. 2063, 2004, 1661, 2087, 1480, 1768, 1898, 273, 1998, 1026, 2412, 1967, 1828, ! 2585, 2603, 1649, 1075, 1641, 2178. Court—Twar, Tuna, —|'art 1—Nos. 2465, , 1411, 8367, 621%, 3860, 3343, 3995, 4011, 980 2777, 411, 2747. Puri 2—Nos, 4002, 2906, 4! 4144, 4148, 4160, 4162, 4164, 4164, 4158, 4108, 4098, Aled 4172, 4b74, 4176. Court ov Comston Piwas.—Trisl term adjourned, @eam ral term in session daily at elever o'clock. Strango Word Broudway. SOZODUNT, which 's fast becoming & horsehold word, ae derived from ‘the Greek, ant composed of two \woi “Soro,” to preserve, aud “Odontes. the teath—Sozodoms, @ . weserver of the teeth. For benutifying tye teeth, mv}; Piling ihe gus and sweetening the brusth, tt le wihowte peer fu the world. Soid by druggists. Prizes Cosued in all Legalized Lote teres and information given. JACOB, Broxer’s offles, 1% Broadway, New York. 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