The New York Herald Newspaper, November 8, 1864, Page 8

8 NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. hhether they paacvn tye By we Bn ky The Attack on Wilmtagt Defe: ‘the Wilmington Journal, Nov. 1.) meas eentennt wh aiid en we The Rebel Reverse in East Tennessee. Loss Three Hundred Kille Wounded and Missing. THE SITUATION (N LOUISIAN (From the Richmond Enquirer, Nov. ¢) Benator Semmes, of Lonismana, delivered & speech 9 ‘bge vce ip Mobile. concluamg with s brief of va ation beyond the Missiasippl. We save arge army, now 4 uot he proper Wim ve tay and # is constantly tmcreanine under the of vation of ‘As Conscription saw, which sould not Lersto! be mforeed Bur sow we Dold the country dowa te ibe the state that limit. Sopples of ple, the army, eapoot consume , And of seat there is noarly ee great ap Exchange of Ten Thousand Soldiers oro ar arog “ai ery. ctfmr Effected at Charlestom the epirlt of ibe peopie of Lovisiana, among was indomitable Additional Particulars of the Destrue- tion of the Albemarle and the Attack on Plymouth. Destruction of Milton, Fla., and Cap- ture of a Part of the Garrison. tomes, their deter te the oud wu y etrengtbenee were soduring —Nowher dbase ne conceded the pi voor 80 muck distrese eo much anblench:ng resolutio | The svents of the sant sampaige bad provad the imp: DMity Of tbe anemy occupying the country. aud oot only sould the (rans-M:se\se'pp! hold her own, but, possessing. te tbe would by aex* toring ap army not lese in numbers (wap one of ibe greay srm:es rp this side of the river, she woud even >» Ibe “fh means of crossing would permit, fe send reenforecmens « rer srethren of the Hast, The Rebel G A. Shelby's Operations {From the Richmond Enq: Genera! Sheiby's operatioos tn Arkansas during the raonth of Seplember regu'ted lo the Ly of five forts aud the destruction of ® large portion w she railrood between Little Rock and Duvai’s Kia The san- idle fruits 1 (he exped and Atty: seven prisoners, ‘nclu' cers, over two bundre woradee over Ges bundred stands 9 large quapi!tiee of quartermaster and comm:esary suppiios and @any Ine aorses AN this was done chiefly m the vi- cipity oF Snea'e Blu®, His ‘ccs was one coodred and seventy saree £ kilied aud wounded. The forte captured wore razed se \be ground. Exsoba of Ten Tho id Prisomers at Savanman, Ga. (From the Richmond €zamizar, Nov, 5 | Aa excoange of ten sBousand sict sad wounded prison. ¢78 ab bovanoad bas already Dees mentioned as «future event. We vearo shat on yesteraay ibe Arai interview of the flag of truce sor place at \siand City Jolone! Waday acting 20 the Confederate ¢ide, Corone! Bennet sppear:ng ihe Yaoxees. The preliminaries were arranged ‘or THE BREAD QUESTION IN RICHMOND. THE NEGRO CONSCRIPTION, The Rebel Army in Favor of Arming tie Slaves Arguments of the Citizens Against It. Balt'c. None of them wore 3 ‘Dut boxes for prisoners se boty sober The escond Sage of truce on this business wll moet at the same place on the 6th instant. TWecessity of Discipline in the Rebel Destruction »% Mi » Fla. Army, REVAL BEPORT OP THR DESTRUCTION OV SALT WORKS AND DAMP iN FLORIDA. iFrom the Auguste Advertiser, Oct. 29 } 2 by @ private ietter from below Pollard, that a force came ap to Milton, Florida, 21 Wednes and drove olf the sevalry company that was sta ‘oned the hey burned the town and destroyed the au works and proverty generally. Capt. Robinson was tured. The Yankees cxmge from Pensaccia, and ‘eatly outnumbered the email Confederate force pro- tecting Milton WIFTY OF THE DEFENDERS OF MILTON OAPTURED. {From the Mobile Tribune, Oct. 28 Re Wednesday s regiment of Yankee infantry ‘anded @\ Escambia bag below Milton, They were attacked by company of the Eighth Mississippi regiment, which stationed in tuet he im Ea Te ORS OF ARTILLERY. publican, Nov, 1 oe of a fight between eb forces «i @er Genera) Vaughan ‘od ‘he Yankees in East Tennesse, fo which our troops were worsted and compelled to fail Bacu. The fight occurred on Friday last, at or near Mor. Wtatewe. But very few particulare were received by the ‘Westen care inst cight, but 't was stated that Generai Vaughan lest four pteces of artillery and betweem nwo and am Aundred in killed, wovnded and missing, wrong our Kilied was Co:ouei Lilly and ‘Gata Gam. lone! Simmerman is reported to have besn mor. tally wounded, and was left in the bands of the exepy, The Og! was 3 hand-to tand one, and our iroops held Shei ‘ound until forced :back vy the choer weight of Tue enemy destroyed mp syuipage, Wagons, kc tod also everythiog im and about Milton, © : olla, Fla. ‘big, Nov. 9.) Genera! Hardeo, commanding, at Charieston, has re caived ne following despatch ‘from Brigadier Several ‘m r: Captain Dickinson yesterday weet a woes force of forty men, ave miles from Magnolia, wounding half of their force and Capturing tw men, including nine weunded, bes:des bors: meais, ic. Tre Arming of the Slaves. ADVIOE PROM THR REDEL ARMY IN FAVOR OF T2B CORKBCRIPTION OF 'THE NEGROES. {Correspondence 0° Richmond Enquirer, Nov. 4.) Gunrizwex—Allow me a brief space to bring acain to Public notice the subject of negro conscription ana :be probabie action of the next Congress on thie subject. Phat the owners of ffteen negroes ars ae upward: would pre- fer thas Congress should « or even @ greater iper tentum of their Masri fee thee army rather than the present law exempting them should te revoked. there ean be not the least question; that the negrees then remaining a home on large plantations would produce, with the attention 2 their masters, more (ban the whole number would {! + mister were conscripted, and they loft intast, cannot be denied. Then what are the objections to bringing this pow 0 long overlooked, to bear pon our enemy, who sre using men of every faith, ci:me end color to subdue us has great Fight Near & (From the Richmond by them. ATHER FART: cULARS—Loss NOT 80 BRavY 48 STATED. {From the Knoxville (Bristol) Register } The federais bad deed relntorced by the Eighth Ohio @avairy. eigblecu bundred strong, and the ¥ourth and Eighth Tennessee in‘actr; ch more thao one hundred and ten killed, Colonel Rose, of the . 8 miseing, and Captain Mayo, of joing this it is {mportant te hoid to Bull’s eur forces being below this point endangers ‘Meir communication with Cumberland Gap. Hence their desperate effort (c drive our forces trom borr:stown. White tbie <isaster m greatiy regretied we bear of se Sitacned i tbe ebiof officer :c ecm mand, Gen. \agr conscripted, thus to be out on a1 others that there is a gre ‘ayetved in thus forcing the aszro life for the {reetom of bis master If the first clase would cultivate the wociety of our intelligent soliiers more they would diecover tne reai sentiments of the army ‘e be greatly in favor of megro comicription for reerutting the army for the ensuing tpring. Ax \e (bose entertain the iatter view of ‘moral objection,” tberr opinions, conecientious and mora! siasions emack too much of the fanatice! and Paritanicel iove for the negro which the Northman projesses wheu we se* them un willing to allow bit to strike a blow againet thoseywho would eusiave to a worse than Hindostaa servitude oid muster and sorvant. ‘That the negro will Sight more faithfully for his master than ‘or the Yanks no one can doubt who bas seen the e3 to their masters in camp, and the ese with which they diseharce rome ous and difficult duties. Then too, | which wouid be dr: The reported defeat of ret leo conSrmed by four pieces of pha Bis whove tose of men killed, wounded and m wader three bundred, The etair seeme wo b fudden concentration of cavairy by the ewemy, end over conficense, pernars, also negligence, oa | ja, The Yaucees are at Bu.i's Gap, The Albomar WHE DRTAILS OF TRE @:NEING [From the Ge'dsboro (N.C) J rather about wo 9 a dar noera'of t the iron clad tau Acdemare at | some Bien! the etemp’ was recessfus a party of clever with’ torpedoes, Piymoub, and, times the west the wonderful obar. Wo arg cot ip posseetce of wD: we sonaider ibe w2- ‘ Ubeotic detaile, Dut fotlow ing vetm to De ibe tacts — by & gion A srg couten ot Senet ot ‘The Aibewarie #49 eoor heap rhage ‘hem to acknowledze and to npou ioe g ber with the here by Captain Cook whea Plymouth was cap from the Yatkees. The Southfeid war weed ass oicget Maton by sur infantry forces, o wtich they pa and from the shore by @ boat, and sbis Doat wna aes <= @\ the Soutbfeld. hear 20 more of gegros Contented and ti a proper Mel A my tg nea ee For any the enemy her Sootnte.d tion of reciments whose cumbers have been reduce without mere ckelstons end we take it for granted Congres F to the feet below ib or i m o#8 copso|i/la\* many regiments, batta.ione and compa- aed for the Nacken expedition | gee et tne oficers tue throws out, and otters s | arch erpedo Post. Frovelied | ready ost, and now doing oothing but troubling the an- | we. ae . 1 + ' 1 y, Groesed. th che wte cf the | {bor.tiee vak thelr time tc find something for them to do, be sssigced 10 the command of these oegro regiments Let thom de placed in our eencoast gar : communication and s nto ba there tried ap and who t f opposite to Fiymocth, came | apon ihe A’bemarle from vp i swno says be w for, and was form She torpedo, ways, that lo coseequence of the darzuess: | and the uolse of the storm, the waich on the Albemarle knew oothing of the approsch of the qmemny (il abe wus close upon them. The boat wae Batied, “What boat is that’ The reply was, “Tne | Albemarie’s bot.” apd at thie momert the Alvemarie wae giruck by the Yaokeo boat, co tne starboard quar Ser. Ip this attompt, it ts thought the Vackees “a etto | Diow ap tbe Aibomarie through a detect in \ They wnmediately swung round the'r boat negro compasiag matd, wt tbe same & 8 eee ae ae tee athens © ont coneira ct termort kindoes @ vo cficer Seecams devicigh, vobgd z ig beg | Bhould sorsier Mt ap: waent 19 Dico to command Fou will 601 arms. | Uheve troops, bat rat on tt im the got of a aim ck and the t enlt task shih government has aseignes © him for } bie vigna ‘cote i the past, aud b: y 6 reduce to eee ee Proper discipline and make good goiciers of tke raw aad } ro eral. Rather let him regard auch an ensign rent or Appointment we a compliment t command. Ia other words, oni be selected to command these trovps, aud, our we wil! have iu (be fourth year of the wars vew 1 powerlw! reinforcement, % force cap ot thing ‘oes \bam the greatest einergeacy, and an 6! | to the tire inge and blacks that tbe enemy are bringing | against as which they Cever dreamed of. Do tas now | and we wil eniy do what is ev ien'iy decoming more appa | yi moet with | they w bow iteor in ‘the cod rapid fire all me af the Slove tn and the was rapuliy set ed effect. for Yaokere, to their confusion, got | She widst of some loge, fixed around’ the her protection, sod . ; N° | emt we teud Nave to do sooner oF Laver—mara whee parry, with the ere etc er’. | the same material that clase of enemy's 4a command, tuver dered, torpede enced ih a, form « So far as We cho lars, woue of ihe crew of the Albe eRe Bantam mye gl je suffered more \nane few a'gui woanis Three of 7 ‘cigin pend - og by auy Whe Fankers are sard (0 Nave teen seounard becoming more nrgent Dy the prea: a+r masors'y of our prople and army for (Att enactment abd DY sue Dut cotetances around me: for be it noted shal | wre from » section of Virginia the most prowpecoux, and tbat there ten farmers living adjacent owning more thaw iwenty Ported (0 be all communoned and ert, volunteers for this daring underiacing, ™ Altemarle went down in a few mini bul (he water Being Hhaliew, her porhelet are not eubmersed, ard hough jundeck 16% few inches under water, hi acres of laud between ‘bem, and (vom (0 } pt channel up and down. The ing ares ol one aingie soldier @ furionhed w the army. Think, reparred in bwo pr ihrse Weeks Virgynians, of twetty thonsapa scr and in Hug owned by ‘eo different families cot furnish) sative inthe army, if such be the caee | in te ‘ 1 be ip the lees popwloue South, where the srieneive cotton iands ef the rich planter extend for Tat there man art wulinp, yea, many of enaribute Weir periion af negroes to the hundred son'd be raised i this Imm bout materia! detrim sountry. fee ti on the part of Congress, 40 ubject when the forces wassing of the vessel. The fornguing se our version of thie a 6 jements it to be quite the wait further devails feet of twenty fow' botbing definite or reliable of RL (From the Rietmone g We were cew illite to belew Cooleser ihe Lat Congress take fon a! am carly any. Lan tt hae prompt and mgoreus action om ku te'gect, and fet nave (e lament, sn ‘he Fall of 1865, the many vewreer we would Aawe 24tn prevenied by the orgamuaiicn of 1c 9 force. 4 YOICR FROM TUR COTRTAY A@AINET ty, « {Corresvondence of Richmond Enquirer, Now 4.) Gavruamas—te the Prqurer of the i606 alt, you ad vance aed recommend the provorition te conscript the finves of the Sonth for the purpowe of making soldiers of . and claw for the Bngquirer the honor or merit h J euapect nome wi.) diapure with you) of being Are serveur amd earnest in pra. ° i ani ble thal rr Len by cor precrmmem? 0 matter se 0 something pasved our negiig e-c.ad, woich did ench Tre aceount of the aff ride with thal circulated Dont wan enuk by # aBeb caplured oF deutroped, Bot the Ri7mouin boing ew non extant the Confederate forcer |i ded tbat sbey aewid wor do devter & ° ACUMLA, ANd Fo did, ee eareienenene Rome ere cease of thin emall €inaater, bor we do not enow that Phe lon of Plymouth 1 a greet evil. The piece w fanpe in * more deniradie then possihie if Grant ob eempaign in that direction, It belie ya without jon— thet he mad sivendy or {rey City Pet VO wel jw thie eitaw, hereby ve imbinaidate oF ihrecten car one 16h bey may drive ue monacing the place when ihe ps and of | more nimane Dy ‘bis ‘raining of we camp? by ibe at | the mort renowned | Our armies bave ‘rom the begiua Can tbe ‘ote that a Southern man—edior ofa Mareat reenguiaing tee rigbt eiplwe ef war. and witb large miliary exper‘ence, the bitter experteoce of Virginia with regard negroes already been forgotten? Has that jxeq 6 of legisiation found ite olatiom and -remedy the wwe expedient f arming aod tramme ‘¢ ‘arms uct ouly ber wortbiess {ree uexro popo- lation, but is tbis 40 be muitipliea sen- fold by shu slav# conscription. Will ignorant, druta: tree vegroes de rendered ah, igaoran\, ieee hi paigns of .bree or four youus? MOD RSs ar “ ttted af a¢ drepute; tat he iniended to be indepen: dent of ai. foreign ‘ntuences oo thie ae weil as on otker matters ‘ree 10 ia tay our own taxes free to govern intended \o ignore th y OF to do anne express the determ 2 wmdependen! iD other matiors. “What hse embitvered etions of ibe old Union? What separation’ tbat Bas made two aationaiities of them, if it ery® It wae @lavery tbat caused them to de- nounce us ioleriors; it was slavery that made the 4:‘er ressiOnal representatives; it was Al made the i:fference in ow pursuits, in our interesie in our (eeligs, I, our soca: and political Ife, a Slavery which cow makes of as two poopie as widely Antagonistic and tiverse a8 any two peopie can be, and Wt only needs s diference of language to make she Northerner and Southeroer as opposite aa the Frenc man and the Engi:shmas, You say tiberty «aa Treedom of ourse!ves and children, the maisonaii'y ot our country, &c., are involved in this siruggic.” “es and of this nationality you would deprive us; for instead being as we now are, 8 nation of freomec Slaves as our property, you would mace aso nation of white men with frse negroes for our equals, Messrs. Editors, \f you bad sought © the politica: body of ihe confedeeacy for some spot a which to aim and etrike one blow wi you could not bave ‘ound one mors truck with more J lone vy yhe advocacy of 38 gucb a scheme. aca, i there ig any member af Congrese 6c 10st 4 ais eenee 14 athe the duty whieh he owes to his country and ibs tution which be oa: eworn to defend, ‘f there 'e on t9 Bot tired of the scenes of blood and rum ap te tion which have siained and dpsolated many pertions a aur beloved land, Dut yet desires to eee more anc vot % thousand fold more of the strife and woe and m.serv »e- gotten hy civil revolution, let him persuade Congress to ry) page such a !aw and attempt to sarrry ont euch saysiem, | and the things which have been will be noim:ng i be sbings whicd shal) *e—the revolution and ore aad Durtured and raging ip our midet, sbal; de aothing wren compared to (bat etruggle in whicb we are sow suga ae the wild and desolating tornade, compared .¢ rummer wind—i ery fury of the ocean waya whon lashed by derce Diasts, to the smooth exkace of abe mountaio lake. The Yankse steals my slave, and makes @ soldier aud freeman of him to destroy me You take my lave, and make a soldier and ‘reoman of him to defead me. [he difference in your intention is very great: but, is not tno Practice of both equaily pernigions to the slave and 4 structive to the country? snd at'he expiration of ten yea: after peace what wowid ve the relative difference between my vegro stolen end freed by the Yankee and my = tuken and (reed 2y yout Would they sot de equi worthiees tnd vicious’ How would you distingush ve tween sbem’ Siow prevent the returo of tim whose hand is red with bis master’s blood, and his enjoyment of those privileges which you 40 lavishly bestow apon the faithful freedman? Have you thought of the influence to ve exerted oy these balf or quarter million of free negroes ‘n the aidst of slavos a8 you propose to ieave them at the end of ‘he war’ These men constitute the pone gad sinew of our laves—the ablebod tween eightecn an "hey will be men nation; they will be well disc.plined, wain-d ic 2 arms, with the power and adilt'y of enmands WA same time they will be grossly and misera! yrand without! any fized principle of life ar te ability *f acquiring one, The camp and the baitte are not ronevdered the est schoo! of virtue. With jeness learned tp eamp, with ‘no fixed sailing ~ ocninees ‘m whieb 1 engage, a clase by ites, an sircumstances proscribed anabve to 60 mes must have their wives aud aratitude a4 perhaps ip poiiew to free wives ana cb: . This wili give you, instead of bale miltion, a mitiion and a naif or bwo miiiione of ¢ negroes a your midst. That 's more than one baif of Presect slave opulation of the Confeaera.e States. | How tong wo under his iran? — de not | Geur proportion aboutionies im disguise? No, Weasrs. Editora, we conid ent ‘ive in s country inhabited by such ecings, Fither they or we wocid be forced ic eave. Which would it be, and where and bow ould they go! Abrabam Lincein emancipates ah he aieal, You would take and emancipate one halt at a word. 20, at al! events you would :ake and emancipate that porbion with- out whom the other portion would be vaiueiess tnd s charge upon ihe country No, our cause 2 03 60 despe- Tate, nor its condition 6© tow, as to need the ald of ap army of free aegries. There'are stout arms acd brave bearts esough among the white men of the confederacy ¢ 2 freedom, and be who would ave te fight bis baities for ta secure por seion of a good maste: uack Disetp! Absolute to} f. im the Rebel Army— ty of a Reorgantza- [From the Richmond Enquirer, Nor. 4.! Our army, the noblest ever rising in arms on this earth, possesses aii the briljians qualities and rare virtues of « | troly national army. lis spirit is unsurpassed, Filled with @ clear sengs of the danger that threatone bis native lucd, persouliy interested im the weifare of the coun aud sternly resolved lo die rather than submit, every man in tis a bero. Their bravery bes never beea ted by the enemy. Its military capacity ie equal to pirit, The ragult of every Sgbt, she acknow of carefal obasrvers from abroad the pr xchange adopted by tba North, have ali proved tb oumbers hive ever Cajled so make an tmpres yoo aur troops, and tuat cur grt have been %btaued when our . that of the eoemy. ay whi have never been onle ‘gers susceer, Ww with each oth! bieved, the sistance age. ae and the comma: them me bave repsuced. the successes which the Nether \ngds—a wercaniMe country of ema extent, exbausied by w loug conrec of tyrauny and opprossion—achieved azaivet tbe richest monarco of the earth, the master of the largest and moss powerful armics, commanded by enerals, Voder the skiiftl tuition and Jaurice. of Netsan, they iearned the bie spirit oly. tore the brow nod drove th from their country. hed, unehod the abie con art of war, I f bed (rope of tbe nificent armi ee and over the Aly NH od, triumph at inst ¢ which ip to give us liverty, pros sj ecu at p ee aod greaine 1 before we can hope for final triumph we shall h none more lesson. We bave all that trocpa had who thus achieved independen ods and crowned the arme of 1 mperishable glory, save one thing. dunphne There no diggttinng tbe fact From the siraggiere oof the great Sackson aad the froitiess © vatiey and the r sory of Bui) rum to the diaaevert io ihe ai in Georgin, from ibe sen/ ter one of rave gem Od ge ao! privater, to the decloeures of tus Fxtculive at Macon, every wocwury and every defent speaks of the ope thing weaiine—the lack of discipiine, t ehou'd be tmperiect iF not to be wondered ab been #0 abnorina the elements they contained, the commanders (bey ch end the laws that controlled (hem, that men in the army doctor the army thought along time she usvat | we of discipline imap, tothem. Were they oot ail gentlemen Aad wh man Would do # micay eas a horee hieken coop | 1 beyond other troops of the ie senses would eat up ibe ave de i ve and bold nge op the march ay ‘a dattle’ It was thought | p operate vooo the men by appeals to vheir fal ther patrioi#m anc bonor Whenever they met the eoewy, man to mee, bin war HuMoIMOL iL we se | wm! But we bave learned to look upon onr army ae what it ao} & voluntary aesemblage of gentiemen, isting of treiiens parte. In kis an ariny cannot be aficvent without discipline: and af wr wanl be consucr, if swe wiBh lo be free, we must have | Whar ib well undereiood and atrictly enforve@. — The ap- pare Guest i Lue Kindness, (he ome deserter shot fvet of @ thousand oormrudew Th in tra pine ‘# bnpaiatante men acoustomer freetomy of action, It amecks of and reminds them ‘of elavery. Put ae wife and onild Uns “bes Wireely, day by day, on the | ‘not make ihe d man, whe en juages $0 ceeuly bis anperiors, Jory 1# to De won not by vourage apd gallantry only, but bas bo be earned by obedience and Kelf- denial. Who eas command othere without wing learned to obey bimdel? it we iroe, aleo, it the tummum jus of w oourt martial Ye often the summa injurio poor offeuder. Bat tf ib Mob 80 In fivil life ako, end tnfoitely Geter thet ene shove ster ipnecentiy then that thousands should be seer. fied by His #ecape? Nor in It Meconeary that disripline should be particularly atrics or excessive, Wo have tong me wack from the sterpoers of aociens Rony \lowed Coninriour to chnetiae with blows and 4) (ncore to a6! aoldiore into alevery for @ simple dinon noe, Bul we if BO Victorioun Amy 4) sodjeried to peoviemned Atecipiing, ok the Gi the chances of succers Myos of tha bravest among ihe men Dy tbe adeonee, ri} | @ay, from @ cru'se after tho pirate: | sember 20, | I; officers \@ 20-operate The de Congreee sei! aust take people wre gover: genera:s 4nd our rulers do sheir 8 = wever ‘aard and severe i) may appear at Ors Ml be cheer- hose dealing ts ec compisia Wishing to find out the rsa: propor ec (be sost of four and the price charged for bread, yesterday to teat the matter practi cary for ou DB Gatisfaction. So we purchased @ usual At @ OaKery Op Main street, for which we paid im Confederate currency. Its weight was exactly #gBt Ounces—half a pound, Say then we take a barre! of four of one bundred and inety-six pounds ry $550—(be market rate This converted in the way—conmisting largely of water, sait and materials—would produce 2f bread one-third more tM weight or about twenty-six and a balf pounds, worch atone dollar—tbe present price of loaves, welgning but cigbt ounces (bait ‘8 pound)—would pro. a more, acd may oe added; 90 that the profit 90 working ® barrel of flour, costing three hundred and Af. ‘toilar bread, !8 one bundred and seventy. g for labor, eat and other materia! img, wouid give s clear profit of at least one bux and fity doilars. This v# the caiculation on bread. Pier, cakes, Ke , are sold ata Talal = er rare, and ihe profits eordingly @ i a Decoserty rewith all classes, the poor y, aud these should be protected from im: It becomes a consideration of some mo ment whether the Common Counci) sbouid pot at Ouce pane a6 asstze Ordinance to protect commoners, 6s. peciaty , ine poorer ,crase, Crom the unfair demanda >¢ pakers. Most goveromante tp the Old World have passed laws regu'eting soeir business, and comoeiliag them se gives iH amoUat of bread to correspond witd the market price of dour, !n Paria where ibe asso care chat bread shi t y by the municipal actbor't.: OWNS, And Ine@ld times througs proc.amat.ons mayors §Wecan recur to the ims wasn had got on:y azeizeo rbbread, but whon the prices ut 6o- tertainmeni in tavers were fixed by iaw. Thepueriy Commit of Richmond. From the Richmond Examiner Nov 4.) The Suppiy Committee *f ine sity of Richmond have evtered (nto arrangements Dv which. after «(ew saye they wil! .¢ enabied ic serve sut » Prices, guppties af not on!y mei now commanding wr tbat The committee ing of any more tickats for &s they eome in are eancelled. ta \asned. This bas in part been rendered necessary dy ‘he fact bat the, Signaturas of she police officers charged with ¢ tne city ing. We ry arrangement entered us anderstand that the sozree frem whence supplies are to- tended to be drawn will be permanent through tbe season, anvess tnterrupted py unforeseen syeute incideat lo any enterprige ip (hése times, ‘The Congr 108 Monday, tne Tth inex Then we shall have she Of Presid tate of the country. Oo next day—! iy 8th fnst.—the Presidential elec Mon takes ptace ip the North. , The result will be Aounoed 10 tbe Tanke so Life ip the G 2 located im Terrell county, Georgia, _ ja raid to be working admirably ed @ large tract of land, in the midst of 4; and the tocation ts a most dclightCul sod healthy one, A tent-lown das been built op, in imi ‘ation of the primitive moae of man. Spacious streets served det tbe rows of tents, and the side- ps meat and clean. Order, tility, mo- Tality and religion—indeed, al) the charactoriatics of beir attractions to the plac } @ecipline ws enforced No ‘oow tbaracters ere permitted io remain in he the Btate purcai ” iwatisution, hts of Siaves. Georgia, at ite ‘ate session, the following resointion im relation tothe mar: Slarital Rig A Baptiet Aesociation of ‘adopt riage one igen g between sinves:— , That it ie the Grm belief and conviction of thie tody that the institution of marriage was ordaiued the whole buman boy pay God for the deneft of iba purity amon; and w all countries, and and protect this reiation bet On, is C68eS\ wily defective, and ougus to be amended, Pers al. Racumonn, Nov. 1, 1864, To My Freese — iam all ance and treated right. Lies have been toid about our treatmest. Dou't be afraid. ARLES Cay, 17 — bX. ¥. Company H, One Hapdred apd § IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI. Particulare or ane Battle ana Defeat of at Newtonina by Gen. Blunt, &c. 1, 1866. A Geepateh from General it, dated Noosbo, Mo., oer $8, says tat on the 26th he came ap with Price and after asevere Ogh) of three or four to confusion, with cluding two eojored. Jur 1908 wes adout one bundred and twenty fae Unton troops coustatod of Ford's and Jenrisce’s of Biuats dirt The toomy were iully one trong. Price ia retreating toward Careville and wil! b ouey purevel, Hew reporsed to evil! have large tre:as and aboot ven thousaad cnarwed conacr'pts, but this is qaite doudital, About six Buncred rebel prisoners, captured from Proce, arrived yeovergay. Others are ie come Steamers Burned by Guerit Cucixnats, Rov. 7, 1864. Two small tvenmers were burned by guerillas om the Biz Bacdy river yesterday,s few miles above bonis Sey Brniowe Fauta, Vt. Ap attempt war made on Saturday Back bere, and came near being successful. rotters broke open the ourer door to the ra’ 414 20% have time to proceed furtbor excitement in the piace. Naval Intelltgen Bostom, Nov 1, 1664, The Vnited States steamer Tallapoosa arrived here ty bud pro There io The Uaited 6 tm \atitode 6 11 orth, longitude Wen Hteamer Kearoarge was epoken Sep. a7 at, srayeing. G, G. Teeeara, Spanish Miniter; M. Geofeay, Acting Frouck Minster, L de Pover) Secretary Spanian Le- gation, K D, Moragae, Secretary French Legation; Couut Colbert, Preach Legation: Capt. Woodroffe, Royal Horse ©. Smith, Brivbisn Army; Major Genre dier General Gordon, Brigadier General Capt. 7.0. Otte, of the United sinter a & Nicholson, of the United @iates Marines at ihe United Biater ) are among tbe arrive, In the potios notices of yesterday morning our aames are mentioned in connection with a charge of “Robbery | toe liquor atore.”” Upon a fol) hearing of the matter we n have been found to be entirely tmnecent, ae u been honorabiy aischarged. Wo are reat “4 character, amd ask as & matter of Von ef (he accusation agninnt ue Tt ‘a, the Banasn. MICHAEL MONABAN Nov. 7, 1804 PATRICK BURNS. Kve es Steck ‘xen Wowoar, Nov. 108.80 P. $100MODIoAMIe® 407.09 49 19008 do. 0008 American gold, {oe mutron bp F neewreeaiers Cee oe NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1664. THE BLOCKADING SQUADRONS. Capture of the Blockade Runners Lady Stirling, Aunfe and Lucy Off Wilmington, THE ACCIDENT ON THE ERIE RAILROAD, SUFFERINGS OF THE WOUNDED. Gulpability of the Railroad Com- pany. Description of the Vessels, Captured INTERESTING PERSONAL INCIDENTS. INDIGNATION OP THB PASSENGERS, de, &e., ce a We are enadied to fornish some additiona) particulars felative to the jamentable accident on the Erie Railroad, Rear Calloon station, which occurred on Sunday, the 6tb ynstant, The train wee the six o'clock P. M. train from Buffaie and Dunkirk, apd cona:sted, bosides locomotive and tender, of @ baggage car, smoking car, two passenger cars and two Buffalo and Dankirk sleeptug cars. There were perbaps one bundred and fifty passengers on the (ram, At ten A, M. on Sunday morning, going at the rai of twenty miles ax hour around a curvi i. 1) ban Already bees announced that the Navy Depart- mend yerterday received despatches from Rear Admired Porter, commanding the North Atlantic blockading squaa- rob, announcing the capture of two more steamers of ‘Wilming to ile rumning the diockade, viz:—The Luey ané tbe annie, The following particulars are cow Stated:—The Lucy was captured oo the 2d inst. by the Santiago de Cuba, paving acarge of four hundred ape fourteen bales of Gdticn and twenty-five tons of tobaceo, tbe was built in Liverpoo! by Jones, Quiggen & Co, , 1s am tron oF steel sidewheel steamer of about Sve bundred tons, and similar to the Banshee, captured come time ago aud now in the naval service. The Annie wae caplured op the Sist wit. by the Wilderness and Niphon, witb a cargo of five buodred ai ignteen bales of cotton, thirty tons of tobacco and fifteen barrels of turpentine. She was built by Daigeon, of Londoa, t#a double screw iron steamer, of about four bundred toss, and is of the same class asthe Don, sow In the nayak service, and some ergbt other eeamers which bave been captured on destroyed within a year, ali built by the engine, and the tocomotive, plunged down the precipice into Cal!!coon creek, about fifty yards from where it weut off. The accident occurred breaking its coupling, (p consequence of the switch being misplaced and pad. | me party. ocked, The tender remained attached (o the train. The {| _ The following captures have been reported by Admiral tmpetus was so great that the entire train, witb the ex. | Farragut:— Oct. 36, Mextcaw rrbooner Louisa, four miles south: of St Louis Pass, witb assorted cargo. Oct. 19, three masted schooner Emily, while runcing out of St Loui Pasy with one Dundred and sbirty bales of cotien, Beth captured by United States steamer Mobile, Lieut, Giraud, Octobar British schooner Louisa, with ® gemeral Cargo, captured by the Chee! Lieutenant R. W. Meade, Jr. Sbe belonged 10 Nasss., and was ostensibly bound from Hovana to Mata:coros, tvs whe discevered ahe wie making tor Arkangas Fass. Admirai Farragut, under aate of October 25, my despatches reporting the action of Aug ception of the sleeping cars, went over the embankment ‘one upon the otbor, The poor victims bad to de dug oF cus out wita axes. The third car stood upou end on she debris. The sleeping cars were both thrown of the track on the side of the embankment, Tha .sst wis hauied back on the track by © jocd@motive, tha fret re- ‘maining ou the side of the bang at aa inci:nation of thirty degrees. The stoves in the firs! and secoad cars sot fire tos portion of the wreck, but the fames were forta- Dately roen extinguished. Immediately after the disaster the passengers in those cars which were not ihrown of got out os weil as they could and proceeded tc the assistance of (heir unfortunate companions. The people of the ‘ocality alac ieut prompt and active assistance, the ladies beirg particziariy dise guished for their activity bringiag towsis, tt ests, oucks:e of water, stimulants. &o.. for the wounied and crag Toe much praise canost be Destowed upoo these pecy.e “or their praiseworthy endoavors tc alisviate the suffering: of she wounded, aod for their care for tne bodies of the toad A® may 2e imagined, tho scene of the disaster was a most agonizing one. The uofortuncte victims who were jammed be debris could not fur some time be exirl cated. The sufferings of the wounded were most excra- ctatiog. Their cries and shrieks wero continved during she terribie hours occnpied in working for the:r reionse ‘The precise cause of the accident may be inferred ‘rom the following statement, furnished by a passenger om \he train — A freight train started from Dunkirk on Thursday evening, and the locomotive on ‘t gave out, being anadie to carry the train through. It was ome twenty-fou: boure behind time et Calliooon, and came up on the ap tack, wooded acd watered on the same track sad thea went »ack to ® single track across the bridge sod awitehed off to the inside double track, aad left the 6 sh focked. It then backed up to the depot, wait for she express traip, on which the sccidens sccurre: te pass, without changing the switch, The engineer of the express traim not knowing the Position of the switch—in fact be could aot discern + 90 sccount of a curve in the road—came thundering along around the curve, upon asingle-track on the creek bridge, and over it plunged as described. This is a very dangesous portion of the road, jo eonsé- quence of the switches thore and the steepness of the om: bavkment. ‘There is neither switch tender, house nor hut within three or four huodred feet of the switch—the distance to the depot, If there bad been two tracks on the pridce, or if there bad been a flag man oF witch tender present, the accident would not bave cceurred. eompany ts culpabi not taking the fF precautions 10 prevent accidents at this seo The damage to the cars by shis accident wou'd bave paid the cost of building « double track, or to have employed @ Gagman for twenty five years, to say nuthing of the loss of life and the dreadial suffering of the wounded. It & feared that the loss of Ie will be larger than at ‘frst reported. ‘The engineer ig not dead, althevgh seriously injured. His eecape from instant death is a miracle. The bodies of - Clark anda Szeman were ‘ourd im tbe creck. ihe cow. catcher tay on the head of the firemaa, whose body was sbockingly mangled. Mr. Clark’s body was considerabiy mutilated The engineer's ‘aco aod bead are bad!y cut, and bis body considerably injured, There were many others ‘pjured—thirteen at least. Mest of them were brought on tn a succeeding train, some beiug left et Port Jervis, Paterson, &c , and others coming through. ‘One informant was standing up in the last sleening car at the time of the accident, aud was thrown with con- siderable force against the arms of the seats, but for. tunately without serious injury. Other passengers ‘no the same car, to the number of twenty, were aeaied, anc received vo serious injury. There ie a feeling of indignation among the passeogere for the suppression by the company’ tors of tele graphic despatcnes apprising tt cit friends of the Rect dont avd of their sa’ety or injuries, as the case might have been. ‘There wes at one time a report that a woman wes be. atb the wreck, from the fact (hat an infant about tea hs old was found on the track near the scene of the 0, J mene Moned that four of the crew of the Tecumsen swam asbore and wore taken prisoners by tbo rob By a fing of trece up the bay 1 have ascertained their names, viz:—George C, Overica (Dut probably James. © Ouiston ig meant, 3. Longberry, P. MeGin- pis acd —— Farrell. They were sent from Mobile om the 21s) or August to Americus,Ga, Admiral Stribling, commacding Sast Gulf blockading squadron, communi- cates io the Navy Department the particulars expe- dition from tac United States bark Restless, on blockade duty at 5t. Andrew’e Bay, Fla. It resuited inthe deatrac- tion of fifty salt boilers for making from five bundred to ‘one thousars galioue each, and ninety-five ketties, sixty= five to two bundred gallons each. Three bundred bushels Of sait were aies destroyed, thirty-one wagons, tive un- dred corde of wood aod one bundred and @fiy buildinge— all being the property of the “Contederates,”* Mr. William H. Stincr'’s Despatches. Fortrsss Monmor, Nov. 6, 1866. NB P:RATR TALLASAgeER, whore escape from Wilmingtoo I advised you of n& previous despateo, seems to be playing havoc generally, And oot only destroys vessels om the high seas, Dut hap the temerity to venture close te our harbors, Day before. yesterday she made for ihe Delaware breakwater to ea capo she stress of weather, Oar cow Admiral, D. D, Porter, is, Dowever, ® watch for soy and all the redeb Pirates, and his preparatious for their apprehension an@ destructivn are so perfect (hat oaly « ebort time muse elapse waico wiil cDrouicie so bappy eo event, 83 FLEET CHast of the Tatlahasses, sent out by the commander iho: North Atlantic Wockading squadron, \e very large. Ad~ q@iral Porter informs a - that he sent aine (ast pion Roads on learning thas on the bigh seas. hig Tall ‘rom Wiimiagton on the 224 le, wae chased, and fired inte, 3 Gually escaped after'an exciting CAPTERD OP ANOTIER BLOCKADE RUNWER. T also leary from Kose Amiral Porter that the fast Diockade ruaner Lady Stiriiag was captured on the 281m vik, of Wilmington, By the Uaited States jteamers Kolas, Fort Jsokson aod Calypso. The Lady Stirling te a sew ves: ei, of one thous: us burden, very fast, bel with very pourra Dondrea and oundrea the send dollars, and the will aot fail short of one Bundred i Soomaue ot . was the first trip made by the Lady Stirling out epee ‘She eluded the vigilance of the blockade in entoring. vouse: and argo are now eale at Beaufort, N.C. (HS UNITED STATES GONDOAT FORT JACKSON, Captars 8. ¥. sands commanding, arrivec in Hamptea Roade tDia morning from the diockade off Wilmingtoa, Captain Sanda brought the xbove vews of the capture of the Lady Stirling to Admiral Porter. besides other imfor- mass to departmental affa: Fournasy Mownom, Nov. 6, 1868 CAPTURE 99 THB BLOCKADE RUNNER LUCY. The United Stavea steamer Santiago de Cuda, Capiam Glissen, arrived ibis morning (rom ibe vlookade off WH- mington, N, 0., ana reported w Admiral D, D, Porter, commanding the North Atlaztic Dlockading equadron, the oa) of the Anglo-rebe: b.ocxade runzer Luey 0! the 2d instant, while rcnuing oat of the rebel port, Thiw. capture is a very valuable prize, ,being a oow and Ines ‘vessel, Dit of iron, ancjof coe hundred and ninety-two er, whore mother could wot be found. Jt eudse- | tons burthes. Sbe bad on board four hundred and foare uchtly appeared that the cl d to @ Germaa | teen bales of cotton, a part of which she threw over- woman, ® paasea, s out of the car | board ip order to lightes her wits a viow to effect ber window to sav rred The wo- | escape jes the cotvee the Lucy had oo board wan was aiterwards found stunne: good care. « aod was places uncer | twenty-ave tous of tobacco, and altogether thie ea very valuable prize, The Lucy was ‘et at Beaufort, N. ‘au Among the passengers were ‘ome nineteen yonng men | taking m coai, in opargo wf & prize er which ste Detonginzto a cricket club in jot Jervis. They tad | take ber North. been on an excursion to Port Deposit, and were retura The ew aystem adopted by Admire, Porter te appre- tog. One of the numbor, Mr. Artbur J. Bach wiae | hend blockade runners, mentioned by me ip @ previous deuth was reported jn yesterday's Herat, whe ee: a | cespatca, « acoomplinning vhe beneficia! resuite an- the act of taking a vote for V’rositent in the ares one songer car, wae the only one of tie party killes Sere hours were oceupied tm digging our # avy joists bad to be nsed as levers to ight of the wreck from the bedies of the wounded. Mr. Robert Bate, of Dibbery township, Pa... whose thigh was broke Wurwed (rom visit to ® bretbar he ad cot Heipated. anc not only redects great credit op this enere gelic od afoclent oflcer, bus wise secures abund Ca Prize money to bis officers and tbe goverament, prives the rebole of the gemorous afd and comfort 20 layiahly Deaped os them by > Eogush cympaibisers, Navad matters. ‘The United Statce eutbeas Fors Jackson, Captals BF, Sands, while runniog t jess evening, war rl fast ever since, Ser wounded ere ibe ad the catastrophe bappersd Aim of Ife, within about twe hours after Fo accident, ancther about en hour aftewarcs. was tbe company’s physician Some of ibe wound. pen ‘medically attouded 10 for about ve" hours after the accident. ‘The disaster might have been stil! more destrective of Wife and \imb,; and it is the duty of the company to take oe steps a6 will preveut a recurrence of ao eveat of the ind. It shonlé be stated that the motive power on most of the trains on the Friee road is insufficient. We have shown 1 she (reight tratm preceding the one on which she aceident occurred twesty-four boure bebind time, and we tearn that the express train w: wo hours behind time on account of the weakness je engine, rh ch had to be repaired at rome jow op the route, ident might bave Been avoided had it uot beso inquest poo the bodies of the siain lone some facts in this particular g and important for the public bicd wil! probe Ope physictan he gunbost Fab-Kee, Captain Wedd, morning from New York, aod brought “abon bored apprentice boys Yor tbo navy, who forred to Captain R. R. Lowry, commencing. schoo! {rigaty Sabina. This moraing Captaia Low: 7g bald very impredt ive religious servies 06 boerd of hia saBiD, at guished persons, Indies Hemen, were present. The boys (nearly two ) were dreasod in taeir holiday # ond thelr sweet voices, in chanting the several syn nied by the string baud of fol. Among the distinguished visitor: hi? Captain Joho Clark, of the Norfoik Regi sptain Boota, of Boston; Mr. Cartright, Superinterdent the Albemarle and Ciresapen! i; Miss Charlotte Thomp- id many others, officers son, the accomplished actress Mt having cleared off Goely of the ‘army and navy 0 wroather fe delightful, wil whicd tay be interest: to ken Adjctant Kay, of the Nineteenth reeiment, Veteran Reserve corps, was among the yon on'the train atthe timo of the fast dreadful accident on the Erie Ratiroad. Ho waa dragged out of @ window of one of the dart, and sustained « sorious injury in the left grist. side to4 Lip Hoe is doing well. N OSWALD CRAY, ENTIRGG KEW NOVEL, Compiatuts Againse Railways Hise ANE where. Ay URS. HENRY WOOD. OO SEW LONDON CORRRSPONDRNOR. MRS WOOD'S NEW COPYRIGHT MOVE, New Lonpow, Conn, Nov. 6, 1864, OSWALD hay ep crayi The papern tn this section (New London, Coun ) seem OSWALD CRAY! ew ALD cRat) } be bought op by the railroads, The travelling pubiic HENRY, WOOD, author would Jie vo be informed through you, whether an investigation or inquest hae bees held on the accident (hat ocourred on the hore Line Railroad om October 15, 1904, which renulted im the killing and matming of sixty oy more soldiers, The condition of the road from New London to New Haven is bad; in many piaces the chairs art broken, the spike beads are broken, in afi aro OSWALD ORAY,, ty MR “Bquire Trev, u rotten, the iron is poor he town of Clinton 1 am informed by Mr Stenion, aw io fall and bad tornaiet the road and secure? Onght not the ae dry et wo aa injunetion pus on il road ts tn shorough re- pair? Again, ruuping ot cy trains, the time for which is limited to » loss space than either comfort or aafety, of the parnongers [a gt) ‘Th doe to Stonington te mos as bad etten compel sere 0 epee. for once of the company to farn! ace yesterday and v4 fa attached tw the train, an teatand Now what ie the ey’ Are they the over at the rate of one or itm defoctn? "Yuin ime nee) 3 nea 10 this loag negicet you will conten . ‘on the public ‘but the oompnay tending ap. by ti ib care, as was the mall | oe Novermver, im Row john Morrissey ‘se maken, mf Srenes ce bees tf fewer on 'Weeoet = @ebock, from Viuading avenne, o@aly O ie (Wor other Dowie yee diath Page