The New York Herald Newspaper, November 14, 1864, Page 4

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DODWORTH HA! = pi perl 806 Broadway.—Anrzxus Warp AMERICAN THEATRI al P = sight aps ord Ll No. 444 Fey. Bauuers, ROPE CHAPEL, 72) Broadway a ary MIAN TROUFE OF Giass BLowxns. ae ee VAN AMBURGH & CO.'S MAMMOTH ME: 539 and 541 Broadway.—Open Day and Bveait rir eta NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, fa piesa. _ Ouriosrtizs anp Lectures, from 9.A. al. ‘til HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, ig, Dincks, BURLESQUES, 4c” New York, Monday, November 14, 1864, Brookiyn.—E£rgtorian THE SITUATION. General Sheridan’s cavalry have been baving some more lively work, in which they have, of course, main- tained their jprevious brilliant reputation. On Friday {ast the rebel cavalry made their appearance in -froxt of Custer and Merritt, apparently for the purpose of feeling General Sheridan’s strength in the new position to which be bas fallen back, at Kearnstown, four miles south of Winchester, After pretty heavy skirmishing with them for a short time, Custer and Merritt fell back, in order to fraw them on; but ‘the rebels, after advancing ‘bo where the Union resorves were in position, soon, in re- tura, fell back hastily before several heavy volieys, Early on Saturdsy morning ekirmifbing was resumed with much briskness betweon the opposing cavajry, when the same plan of slowly receding, as on fhe pre- peding day, was tried on the Union side, it being Genoral Sheridan's design to bring on a general engagement if Possible; but the enemy could not be induced to follow ‘Up our pickets, General Sheridan then ordered Geue- Fal Powell to advance wiith bis division, and the rebels were driven back with severe loss. ‘They retreated in great haste, and were pursued through and beyond Front Royal in s most handsome and spirited menner. Besides what they suffered in killed and ‘wounded, Powell's men captured two of their cannca, made prisoners of one fundred and fifty of their num- Der, and took severai wagous and a large numbor of borses. Our losses are said to have been considerable, tbe fighting being of a close and very warm character. Nothing but cavalry was engaged on either day. ‘There is no news of a positive character from the armies ow the James river; but one of our Washington Correspondents states that a private note received in that ity yesterday from City Point mentions @ .report brought in by persons from the left of the Army of the Potomac, that the rebels were massing heavily ja front Of that wing on Friday, and ap attack was expected. Nothing later in referesce to Genoral Sherman's ope Fatious bas been made public, J Commander Macomb's official report of the recaptare by our naval forces of Plymouth, North Carolina, shows the takillg of this town to bave been a very bandsomo affair, and quite substantial in its results, as twenty-two cannon, many small arms, and large amounts of ammv- Rition, besides some prisoners, were captured. An ofti- cial inspection of the late rebel ram Albomeric, Dbiown up by Lieutenact Cushing on the night of the 27th ult, elows that her machinery is completely submerged, and the entire top of ber case matic biown off. She Hes on the bottom of toe Reanoke river, at Plymouth. Hor armament is two eight-incb Filed guns, one of which was still aboye the water when Our fogces took possession of the town, We have also wecetved ber rebel commander's report of ber destruc tion to Mr. Mallory, rebel secretary of the Navy, and a» letter from another rebel officer, showing the consterna- tion which ber blowing up produced among the chivalry a Plymouth. Mr. Jacob, Lieutenant Governer of Kentucky, bas Deen arrested by the goverumect, and is Dow on bis way to Wasbington as ® political prisoner. Wo publish to-day the annual report of Mr. Seddon, Jef Davis’ Secretary of War, recently submitted to the rebol Congres. Mr. Seddon sees, in the review which be makes of the cempaign of 1864, a succession of vicic- ries for the rebelarm:. Le demends a more vigorous conscription, and is in favor of arming the siaver, but docs not perceive any immediate necessity for it. We yesterday gave some brief extracts from tho mes- Gace recentiy addressed to the Legislature of Georgia by Govervor Brown, We have now the eutire document. The Governor makes some pretty strong complaints against Jel. Davis, on account of the jatter's failure to defend Georgia against the army of Sherman. He considers the Capture of Atlanta a severe blow to the rebel cause. As & thorough disciple of the State rights dogma, it t© with a shivering dread that be observes the fearful etrides which the South ts making towards a Coutralized goverument, Yor still, though be is very Anxious for peace between the North and Souta, he is Opposed to any reparate State wotion to gain it, and thinks that mo State can honorably withdraw from the conlederacy without the consent of the others, but {mvors & convention of all the Siates. Hq says that the tender of such & proposition to the government of the Unind Biates by Jel. Davis would incur no sacrifice of dignity op bis part. Our late rebel newspaper Giles contei much other intoresting reading. The Richmond Ez. aminer bas, or pretends to ave, ® correspondent at our ational capital, who states that Butler’s canal will soon De completed, Grant will be reinforced by fifty thou wand, and thes, im connection with @ fleet of fifty gunbonis which are cow assembling on James river, a grand land and naval attack is to be mado upon Richmond, This Washington correspondent urges the arming of three hundred thousand slaves by the confederacy, and says that tho bare rumor (hat this proposition was being seriously entertained fm tho rebel capital seat up gold tweaty ver cont im ar sa Wail eircot NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1864 EUROPEAN WEWS. ‘Tue steamship Nova Gectian, from Londonderry em the 41m of November, passed Cape Race Saturday afteracoa, on her voyage to Quebec. The steamship Peruviaa, from Queenstown on the 24 of November, arrived at this port Our full telegraphic repert from Newfoundland ef the news by the Nova Scotian contains advices five days laser than the despatches by the Africa ‘The steamship Jura, from Quebec, ran aground at the mouth of the Mersey, and parted in two after some time. Her matts and passengers were safely landed. ‘The steamship Borussia, for New York, pat back to Southampton with her propelier broken. Captain Morris, of the rebel navy, had telograpbed the news of the capture of the Floride to the Confoderate agents in London, They set upa loud cry of anger at the ner hich was re-echoed by the British aristocrats {n the columns of the London Herald, aud all the other enemies of the Union in the Londoa Times, The London ‘Times says the seizure was “an act of piracy,’ and the London Herald recommends ‘‘all the maritime powers to interfere” {f the Florida is not given up. It ts stated that the steamer Laurel, from Liver- pool, bad transferred a crow, arms and ammunition to the new Alabama, off Madeira ‘The Liverpeol Post, made wise perbaps by the financial disturbance produced by the rebel loan agentes in Eng- land, recommends the rebels to make peace with the ‘United States as soon as possible—a course which the writer says is clearly indicated to them ip the letter of their own Vice President, Mr. Stephens, just published in Great Britain. The Liverpool Jowrnal says the eon- federacy will come down with a “heavy fall’ soon if its leaders persist in war policy. The Ozar of Russia, after his interview with Napoleon, at Nice, went to. visit the King of Prussia at Potadam. Cardinal Antonelli had prepared a reply to thenote of Napoleon on the subject of the Franco-Italian treaty, in which the Cardinal defends the policy and cause of the Papal government, A leading Italian statesman recommends a European convention, as preposed some years since by the Em- peror of Franee, to settle the Italian quostion, and the feeling in favor of such a step was progrossing. Count Rechberg’s resignation had terminated the Cabi- net crisis in Vienna, Jobo Leech, the well known artist and illustrator of the London Punch, is dead. ‘The concluding scenes of Franz Muller’s trial, his death sentence, remarks in reply, and conduct in prison, are re- ported in the Hrratp to day. ‘The demand for discount at the Bank of England was very light. Conzols closed in London on the 4th of No- vember at 8934 for money. The Rothschilds have con- tracted to supply two millions sterling in gold to the Bank of France,. Late despatches from Rio Janei- ro, to London: state that no pew failures had occurred there, ‘The Liverpool cotton market closed quiet on the 4th of November, the rates being at a partial loss of an advance experienced during the week. Leia sg were flat and provisions dull. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. We have received sufficient returns of the recent Presidential election from all the States to warraut the announcement that Mr. Lincola bas over three hondred thousand majority of the popular vote, which is a repub- heap gain siece 1860 of four hundred thousand; that he bas carried ali the States voting but three, and that he will have oue bundred and ninety-two majority in the electoral college, without including Teoneesce, It is therefore unnecessary to go further into the details of the election. All other returns pubiished will, therefore, be merely a mattor of record, The only State about which there nas Deen the least uncertainty was New York. Complete returns from every county have now been received, and they exhibit the following result:— Aggrecate majoritics for Lineoln in forty counties. .64,455 — majorities for McClellan in twenty coun- cos80 Lincoln’s,majority tm the State................. 8,099 This of course elects the Stite as well as the national ticket. Mr. 8. H. Johnston, journalist, accompanying Captain Fisk's overland expedition to Montana Territory, has seat ug acommunication. It is dated at Fort Rice, Dakota Territory, to which point the party were ordered back by General Sully, on account. of the Indian hostilities, after they bad reached within two weeks’ travel of the mouth of Big Hora river. Here they bad a severe fight of three days with the Indiaos, in which twelve of their number were killed and two wounded, Tho savages were finally driven off, after forty of them were killed and about as many wounded. Mr. Johnston says that as far as they travelled the road was ter with a sufficiency of water, graz ng and fuel. An interesting trial of tho range and precision of fire- arms took piace at Flatbush, Long Islan¢, on Saturday jast. A number of British and American pficers were present, and the experiments lasted from twelve o'clock until half-past four, The guns that attracted most atten- tion were the Whitworth and Berdan rifles—the latter carrying off the palm in every case. The Kerdan carbine for cavalry was also tried at short range with great suc- cess, Lord Mahon, of the British army, was among tho gentlemen who (gox part in the proceedings. ‘The N vember term of the Court of General Sessions commences this morning. Judge Russe! (who bas just been elected by a bandsome majority to the office of City Judge) presiding. It tg understood that the calendar contains many important cases, The jurors, both grand and petit, who bave been summoned to serve in this court during the term had better attend punctually, ana thus sate the fine, which will certainly be imposed if they absent themselves, ‘The United States steamship Wachusett, Captain Col- ling, arrived at Fortress Monroe on Friday last, with the captured rebel privateer Florida in tow. The Wachusett brought as passenger Mr. Thomas Wilson, our Consul at Babia, Brazii, ibe couble-turreted Monitor Mooadnock sailed from this port on Saturday, convoyed by the steam frigate Suequeban' ‘The rail steamship Costa Rica, which saila for Aspin wall to day, witl be convoyed out and back by the gov- ramen: steamer Roode Island. A man giving bis name as Fdward Messeoger was yes. terday committed tor examinatiqn in the Tombs Police Court on the charge of having bought clothing of the Mosers. Brooks Brothers and given a check on the Shoo and Leather Bank in payment, when, on examination, as allozed, it was found that he had no money deposited there to liquidate the bill. Ove George Willivms was yesterday committed to the Torabs on the complaint of Rosmus Christopherson, who charges Williams with baying absconded with one hun- dred and fifty doilars im Treasury notes placed io bis hands to be exchunged tor gold A charge of n most -brusal assault on @ little girl only three and balf yoars old was yesterday moce at the Tombs Folics Court sgaitst ® tatlor named Jobn Jones, who was locked up to await the decision of the Grand Jury, before whom tbe papers im the case will be laid bag oro of the hotel keepers acc master bakera was held at the Astor House on Saturday to make arrange. ments for roastimg, baking and preparing the ten thou- tod turkeys, inpumerable pumpkia pies and other Jexuries which the conerous sod patriotic people of this eliy propose to sead to ‘th 60 of the Potomac, Ji e and Shensadoah and the sailors of the North Avtantic squtdroa for their Thankseiving dinners, Another meet- ing to conclude tho arrangements will be beld at tue Astor House this evening. Hiouw: oap—Ineecunity or Lire anp Proverty.—The city and the neighborhood ure infested with bands of land pirates who nightly commit depredatioas in the most daring and high banded manner. The case of Mr. Warner, who was assaulted in one of our most public thoroughfares a few evenings since, is a case in point. Another case has been reported to us as having occurred in Williamsburg, on the same night (Friday last), when a gentleman was attacked by three ruffians within a block of bis own residence, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, knocked almost insen- sible, his vest ripped open and bis pockets plundered of everything moveable. These outrages occur in quiet parts of this and adja- cent cities, where a much larger police force than ie now on duty is required to patrol them end protect person and property. We call the atteation of the Police Commissioners to this matter, and urge the importance of speedy action by at least doubling the police force in the localities where the depredations are commit- ied. An example should be made of the vil- lains now under arrest for the assault apon Mr. Warner. The National Bicotion. General Grant, in & recent despatch to ‘the Secretary of War, desires him to late the President for ‘the double victory” secured in the late national election, and says:—“The election having passed off quietly—no blood- shed or riot throughout the land—is a victory worth more to the country than a battle won. Rebeldom and Europe will so construe it.” The double victory thus expressed signifies a victory over the enemies of the Union at home, and a victory over our enemies abroad. The same idea was the leading feature of the pro- found little speech of the President himself to the mass meeting gathered the other evening in front of the White House to congratulate him on his re-election. it speech he says that the isaye of this late eXciting political con- teat “has demonstrated that a people’s govern- ment can sustain a national election in the midst of a great civil war;” that “until now it bas not been been known to the world that this was a possibility;” that the experiment “shows how sound and how strong ‘we still are;” that “it shows that even among tho can- didates of the same party he who is most de- -voted to the Union and most opposed to treason can receive most of the people’s votes.” In these comprehensive views of the Presi- dent and our General-in-Chief there is o volume of instruction for the historian and political philosopher. How is it that in the midst of this great civil war in the South, and the fiercest political excitements in the North, President Lincoln, through tle quietest and most orderly election, bas secured one of the most signal political triumphs in the records of human history? In the fourth year of this gigantic struggle for the Union, sanguinary beyond example, draining tho youth and strength of the nation in rivers of blood, swallowing up thousands of millions of treasure, and involving high and low, rich aud poor, im habiliments of mourning, and in taxes, prices, and financial embarrassments and dis- tresses believed to be utterly impossible in the beginning, was there not dome plausibility in the idea adopted at the Chicago Convention, that & people thus sorely tried by this unexampled domestic war would be ready for peace at any price? Then, again, looking at the numerous failures and blunders, military and political; at the opportunities lost, the great armies {rit- tered away, and the public resources squat dered in vain adventures, under thia adininis- tration, was there not a broad foundation for the opinion that the people of the loyal States were prepared for almost anything in- the way of achange? In contemplating ail these draw- backs to his success, surely this re-election of President Lincoln must be conceded as one of the most remarkable, imposing and sublime events in the vicissitudes of any nation on the face of the globe since the miraculous cross- ing of the Red Sea by the children of Israel. Great, however, as was this schedule of ac- cusations and objections against Mr. Lincola, there yas, as the campaign was shaped at Chi- cago, an issue made in his favor which over- shadowed and bas overwhelmed them all. The people of the loyal States have responded: Give us war and all its horrors; give us taxes, financial embarrassments and poverty, and distress us in every way, but give us the Union, and spare us the dishonor, the degradation and ruin of peaceatany'price. The American people have thus sustained the severest test to which popular institutions have ever been subjected, and have fully establisbed the great fact that our republican form of government, in the hands of an intelligent people, is the strongest ever devised by human wisdom. The siruggle of centuries between kings and the people is thus determined in favor of popu- lar institutions. From the bands of the igno- rant masses of ancient Isracl, of the States of Greece, of Rome, of England, France and other nations the cause of the people has fallen again and again, after many bloody struggles, into the hands of emperors, kings and oligarchies; but ia the pos- session of the intelligent and educated masses of the American people popular institutions have, in this late election, secured an enduring victory. Its pervading influences will go on until the feudat relics of Kugland and the stoutest desputism of Continental Europe shall have recognized the sovereign rights of the people. ‘ This is “the double victory” referred to by Geneva! Graut—a victory over the enemies of the Union and the idea of dissolution at home, and a victory of the underlying idea of popular institutions over the monarchical systems of Europe. As General Grant says, “Rebeldom and Europe will so construe it.” On the broad popular ground which he occupied in this late contest, Mr. Lincoln was accepted as the representative of this principle. Any other man in bis place, as the battle was joined, would, have been acceptable. On the otber side, against the great principle at stake—the integrity of the Union—no man in all the country could have succeeded on the Chicago platform. Even atter rejecting it, General McClellan bas been rejected, because be was still supported by and associated with that deluded class of democratic leaders who would sacrifice the last hope of vindicating the strength of tho republic in order to buy an in- glorious and ruinous peace. Sate or tue Pvptic Lanvs.—The demand for the public lands has increased very consid- erably of late, as shown by the returns at the Land Office. Not only have the applications for locations in the Great West under bounty warrants and the Homestead law beca very large, but cash sales are also extensive. This is mainly the result of the vast immigration since the war commenced. It is calculated tuat every emigrant on an average brings a huodred dollars with bim. This he usually brings in gold or its equivalent in bills of ex- change, which he turns into greenbacks, and pays them back to the government when he buys the public lands. Thus there is a double benefit reaped. We receive so much more gold, and there are many more green- backs redeemed. Nor is this the only good result accruing from the sale of thes¢ lands. They are brought into immediate cultivation, and all their splendid mfheral and agricultural resources are developed, thus adding Im- meusely to the wealth of the country. We have now at the disposal of the government somo thousands of millions of acres of public Jand, most of it the richest in the world, #0 rich that it will not require manuring for nearly @ century. This is open to purchase for a mere nominal price. Let the thousands, then, from the Old World who have means to invest, settle down upon the splendid prairies and slopes of the Western Btates, and ,Territories, and, they hundred fold. : Tht Nebel Finances—The Bottom #Fati- img Out of the Tub. Mr. G. A. Trenbolm, Secretary of the rebel Treasury, may be avery smart man as the manager of a small South Carolina bank, or as 8 blockade runner; but he makes a very poor exhibit as a government financier. His atate- ment to the rebel Congress is about as naive and bungling a document as bas ever been eub- mitted to a government that bad need of brains to drag it out of insolvency. The picture which it presenta of the condition of the rebel fiuances is only to be matched by its recom- mendations. It would be difficult to find any- thing more visionary or impracticable in the wild schemes suggested during the bankrupt era of the first French revolution, In one respect the document is Invaluable, and that is in its admissions. They furnish the best commentary that could be framed on the manifesto of the rebel Seoretary of State to the agents of the rebellion abroad. Placed in juxiaposition, the two statements will convince the most incredulous of rebel sympathizers of the monstrous character of the falsehoods on which it is sought to maintain the credit of the South in the European markets. Benjamin’s despatch was intended, evidently, to pave the way for the damaging character of the revelations which this fiuancial expose would have to make. By giving a gloomy and per- verted picture of the financial position of the North, it was hoped that the impression created by this authoritative statement of the utterly bankrupt condition of the South would be ina measure counteracted, This, bowever, is but a poor expedient. The inexorable logic of figures will force con- viction even upon the most prejudiced. In Eu- ropean countries, where skilful management of the public finances is the only guarantee for the stability of a government, the facts of Mr. Trenholm’s statethent will have a powerful effect. Our military and naval successes can be ridiculed and made light of, for but few there understand their imgortance; but there is no explaining away O®fundervaluing the desperate financial straits to which we have reduced the rebellion. What hope, it will be argued, remains for a government whose cur- rency bears the relation of one hundred and thirty-five doilars in paper to six dollars in specie, and whose plans to meet this deprecia- tion have all signally failed. When fuith is once broken with the public creditor it is d:fi- cult to restore confidence, and it was to be ex. pected that the rebel Treasury would find it impossible to palm any more of its issues on the people. The plan by which it now pro- poses to sustain the credit of the government amounts to little less than a confiscation of the entire property of the landholders, by impos- ing, in addition to their existing burdens, a tax of ten per cent on wheat, corn and cotion, to remain a charge upon their esiates until the whole debt of the South is repaid. A further tax of five per cent per pound is to be imposed on the exportation of tobacco and cotton, and the abatements at present allowed on the property and income tax are to be repealed. ltis obvious that these measures will be resisted by a!l whose property wiil be affected by them, and that there will be thereby drawn into the class of malcontents a great majority of those -who were instrumental in commencing the war. The burdens sought to be imposed on then are more than they can possibly bear, and if con- fiscation is thus to be the order of the day, both in regard to land and slaves, they will be led to consider whether 4t would not be better for them to return into the Union willingly, and so save baif their property, with the chance of get- ting some compensation for the . remainder. But the hopeless character of the measure is further demonstrable by the fact that no cer- tain basis can be fixed for it. The area of the rebellion is daily be- coming more contracted by the progress of ouc arma, aud another year of war will leave it but little land to tax. Be- sides, it will merely suffice for the Union stand- ard to be planted on any part of arebel Stute to render it impossible to collect the tithes which it is proposed to levy from it. Qir. Trenholm’s recommendations, like the sug- gested arming of the siaves, are evidences not only of the desperate condition to which the South is reduced; but are so many powerful agencies brought to bear jor the restoration of the Union. That the rebel rulers do not see this, can only be set down to the infatuation which has all along governed their actions. Tue Lars Accipent on THe Sore Live Ran- noap—Tue Dory or Rattxoap Comranis.— We publish a communication from a correspondent ia New Haven reflecting upon the statements of another correspoadent in relation to the late accident on the Share Line Railroad. But bis reasoning that the road must bave been in good order at the point where the accident oc- cured, from the fact that a board of railroad Commissioners, whose duty it is, to examine | the condition of all the railroads in Connecti- cut, had just passed over the road and pro- nounced it in perfect order, fails to meet the case, or to furnish satisfactory evidence that the road actually was in proper condition. What are railroad ommissiogers, made up of lawyers and politicians, expected to know of such things? Their duty principally consists in riding over a piece of road, asking a few questions, and drinking a great deal of cham- pague. It is rarely that practical railroad mon, who know what & thorough examination of the condition of a railroad amounts to, are found among these railroad State comiissioners. The fact is the companies themselves should be held to a greater accountability for all acci+ dents that occur on their lines than they are now subject to. They should be held responsible for all flaws in rails, and other causes whieh pro- duce accidents. They should have proper and practical men assigned to the duties of examin- ing axles, wheels, the state of the rails, the position of switches and drawbridges, &c. They should be made to keep their roads in thorough repair, or they should be made to suffer heavy pecuniary damages for a neglect todoso. As it is now, companies neglect to repair their roads in order to be able to declare large dividends, all of which money would in many cases be more appropriately devoted to making such repairs. We have heard of one company which failed to make any repairs on their road for an entire year, in order to pay a large dividend. Many of the old roads all over the country gre in bad condition. They have been worn out by constant service, and the companies are so grasping and avari- cious that they fail to take the necessary time former observation, that unless the railroad companies institute the reforms necessary to keep their tracks in proper and safe condition, their passenger cars ia comfortable order, and do other things necessary for the convenience of the travelling and trading public, Congress or every State Legislature’should adopt the necessary measures to compel them to do so. In some States—New Jersey, for Instanoo—the | Wey railroad fs the State and the State the railroad; and as no reform can be hoped for from either source, the national government, through the action of Congress, ebould pass the requisite lawe to demand a reform in the management of the roads, and to suppress, as far aa may be, the exactions of an odious monopoly. Our Naval Victories—The Capture of Plymouta. We present our readers this morning with copies of the official report of Captain Macomb, commanding the Districts of the Sound, on the capture of Plymouth, with the reaulta of the examination instituted into the injuries of the rebel ram Albemarle, aud a number of other official documents having re- lation to the gallant feat of Lieutenant Cushing.‘ Among these is'a report of the commander of the ram to the rebel Secretary of the Navy, Mallory, which was found in the Plymouth Post Office. The importance of the events to which these documents refer cannot be overestimated, although the rebels endcavor to make light of thom. While the capture of the Albemarle relieves our squadron operating in those waters from a formidable danger, that of Piy- mouth gives us entire command of the Sound. The possession of Washington, at the head of the Pamlico river; of Newbern, commanding the Neuse river, and now of Plymouth, commanding the Roanoke river, gives us, with the exception of Wilmington, control of the entire coast of North Carolina. The capture of Plymouth will also give us, if not possession of the railrond to Weldon, at least such power of interference with it as to render it practically useless tothe rebels. All these advantages would have been, fruitless to us so leng as the formidable rebel iron-clad, which was such a terror to our vessels continued to maintain its supremacy in the waters of the Sound. To the gallant young officer by whose dash and heroism the destruction of the monster was achieved, we owe the opportunity of enjoying the full results of the costly sacritices that have already been made in that quarter. Much as the feat is admired and app!4udod, it will be more appreciated when the public tearn the ‘act dis- closed by Captain Macomb’s report, that Lieu- tenant Cusbing set out on his expedition with the intention of landing on the wharf and cutting out the ram from under the batteries—a project which would have undoubtedly succeeded but for an acci- dent, There are no rewards in the power of the governwent to bestow too great for conduct such as this. A step in rank or even the thanks o/ Congress do not sufficiently mark its character. It is not, we believe, within tbe rules for the Navy Department to go further than it has already done until Congress takes some action of this kind. As there is no doubt that it will do so as goon as it meets we trust that the Department will lose no time in pro- moting as soon as possible afterwards tbis gal- lant young officer to the highest grade that the rules of the service will allow. It is only by such encouragement thut we can hope to wain- tain that reputation for heroism and sel!- devotion which the conduct of such men as Farragut, Porter and Dupont has already earned for our navy. It will be seen by one of the official reports, accompanying Captain Macomb’s statement, that the injuries to the rebel ram Albemarle are greater than was at first supposed. It is said that she was « second time blown up after Lieut. Cushing’s exploit, whether by the rebels or by tue fire slowly reaching her magazine from the burning splinters sent flying about by the torpedo does not appear. The entire top of her casemate is blown off, and her ma- chinery is entirely under water; so that it has been impossible as yet to ascertain tho exact oxtent of her injuries. She appears, however, to be very much shattered, from the fact of all the joinings above water being found discon- nected. There is no doubt, however, that a large portion of the vessel, the iron plating especially, can be turned to account. Any further speculations on the subject are, how- ever, useless; for until she is raised no exact estimate can, be formed of what we have to expeo} from her. This, we presume, will be done as soon as the proper vessels and ma- chinery for the purpose can be got from New York. Tar Vauiorry or Leoat Tenner Notxs.—The newspapers have published a decision of Judge Grier, of the Supreme Court, rendered in Phil- adelphia, touching the validity of Treasury notes as a legal tender, about which there ap- pears to be some misconception. Judge Grier’s decision affects more a State law of Pennsyl- vania, regulating what are properly debts and what are not, than the validity of Treasury notes as a legal tender. It is, in fact, but a re- affirmation of a former decision, which declares that a rent service is not “a debt;” and if the offer to extinguish the defendant’s claim to the premises trad been made in gold, instead of Trea- sury notes, Judge Grier would no doubt have decided the same way. In this case a raiJroad company sought to compel certain individual owxers of property which the company had rented from them to extinguish the claim to it by the offer of $300,000 in Treasury notes, which are on the face of them made legal for the payment of debts between citizens. The deci- sion was that no debt existed, according to the laws of Pesnsylvania, as the only debt con- tracted was the rent of the premises. As far as the legality of Treasury notes a8 a legal tender was concerned, in payment of a debt, there was no decision given, although we have the opinion of one judge of the Supreme Court, incidentally given, that making these notes » legal tender is “doubtfal in policy and dan- gerous a8 a precedent.” The validity of legal tender notes in payment of debts between in- dividuals is in uo way effected by Judge Grier’s decision. ee Cosma to Taam Sexsxs.—Now that the elec- tion is over the copperhead papers aH over the country, instead of carrying*out their threats of revolution in the North in caso Lin- coln should be re-elected, have assumed a very subdued and patriotic tone. Most of them are converting their papers into “ fireside journals,” and are likely to become more ure- fal to soclety in this light than when they es- the secession cause, and helped to ———— armani O ceapeg tee Great Moral Results ef the uate wt be sepeli for their taber ond ceplial are cen capes Rey aaa se ‘We repeat s agreeable regdable companion. We ase glad to 8% the conductors of these papers are comin their senses. They have bese out of theng epough. RN government made a proposition to per- chase blanke the North for thirty thousand or cere in our prisons, for which ian by a cargo of cottoa from sold here, as they have ne ona wherewo buy these articles. Now, ins humanegg of view, this is very Proper; there idoubt that the rebel pris- overs ought to byt comfortable. In s com- morgial point oby, aigo, it may be very fair; the eystem of py in la not objection. able nor unusua jg quite a regular case of barter and sale; \eoasidered as a matter of policy on the parlour government it bas @ very differont 6p¢ ]¢ these prisoners were to spend the winteyh us thore’ might be me objection to theyposal; but masmuackh as the prisoners (both sides, are being rapidly exchanged-ye ten thousand of them were sent South ther day—it is equivalent to furnishing blankto ga army of thirty thousand of our €D\g, the philosophy of which we do not cleatercgive, We remem- ber that during the winter of the war, @ quantity of clothing | fyrniebed to a num ber of rebel prisoi out West, who were subsequently ex\sod, and in one of the next battlagome of them were captured, and comfortably olad at our expense. It is \¢, says the Latin proverb, to learn wisdotom our enemies; but it is not just the & to clothe thei armies, This appeal for blankeWdanother proof of the exhausted condition ®¢@ South. It is evident that they bave not means to eupply themselves with necéssariand it is also plain that they are anxioua open up com merce with the Norti agaas they can get nothing from England s:nce'lyr took charge of Wilmington. Now, the \¢ course they could pursue would be to layyy their arms, become good citizens, and rye trade with the Northern States upon the ipayis,. They would the fiud such a flood otgrities pour- ing in upon them from the lp that they would soon forget all the sorrtand suffer ings of the rebellion, and gratittwould take the place of hostility. Tbere \id be no want of blankets or any other Corts at the South then. There is not @ boyoid in all the Northera cities that would not¢rjpute a blanket. When want and sicknesiere deso- lating Norfol!: afew years ago, tharts and hands of the Nortiern peopte were \n to the sufferers. Personal service and lib) contri- butions of money and food were yced at the'r disposal. Whea tbe fever pho was decimating New Oricans, the Northtpeopft came forward munificently, in a subii Gprie- tian spirit, to relieve that doomed cityyt was the same in many other cases where thoyth. ern people were in need. They alwayound a ready response from tbeir Northern bhrep, It will be the same now if they only algom their mad and nearly broken down consjgey against the life of the republic, lay downyeir arms, and come in again fraternally undeype folds of the old flag. This is the best thingye Southern. people can do. This ts the true wy to get blankets. . THE PIRATE FLORIDA. ‘ Her Arrival at Hampton Roads. MK. W. H. STINBR’S DESPATCH. Fortress Monnpm, Nov. 12, 1864. The United States steamer Wachusett arrived’ in Hamp. ton Roads, accompanied by the capsured rebel pirate Florida, about five P. M. om Friday. Hon, Thos, Wilson, United States Consul at Babia, came passenger in tho Wachusett, and immediately upon bie arrival hore left for Wasbington, Theatre Franc: After several postponements Le Gendre de M.: Poirier was produced on Saturdsy, Monsieur and Madamo Lar- wet playing the principal characters. Tbo piece is fa miliar to our public through the English adaptation Drought out at Wallack’s a couple of seasousago under the title of My Noble Son in-Law. In construction tt is simple and entirely devoid of the sensational element, Its success depending upon the streagth of its situations: and the point and sentiment of its dialoguo, The story is one of every day occurreace in Parisian Jife—a mesal- liance bewween the representative of an old aristocratie family and the daughter of a with the usual pisodes «of extravagance and profigacy on the part of the husband, despair on the part of -the wife, and disgust on that of the beau rere. The bero is, howover, brought to re- pentance by the seizure by his father-in-law of a note Addressed to bim by a lady with whom he is carrying om ‘an intrigue, aod the fear of compromising whom induces him to consent to the terms imposed by M. Poirier. Here the most offective situation in the piece is produced by tho toterterence of the injifred wife, who insists oa the letter being given back to her husband and upon their separation. He is overcome by ber generosity, and, throwing bimzelt on his knees, promises etornal fidelity to ber. ‘he remains inflexible, however, untila friend enters apd informa ber that her husband is abous tofight duel, Then all ber feelings of anger vanish, aod (he repentant husband is forgiven, the absurdities of the in-law filling in the inner side of the picture. We have given this sketch of the story in order to show what opportunity it affords to an actress of sonsi- bility and fine perceptions to display to advantage those qualities, Such an artist is Madame Larmet. Tall, ele- gantly formed, and with features, if not regularly hand. some, @xpressive and sympathetic, her dolinestion of the role of Ant»inette is a treat to those who are sick of the artificial and oxtravagant portraiturcs witnessed om our own stage, She possesses an elegance and distinction of manner and © power of expressing feeling in a quiet way which impart an indescribaple charm to ler every movement is marked by grace and dignity, the etiect of which is enbacced by the exquisite taste of her costumes, which are etudies in themselves, fhe created @ genuine enthusiasm im the audience, who called ber out several times before the curtain. M. Larmet is ae actor of talent, but has not the qualifications for such » role aa that of the Marquis de Presies, He dresses badly, ‘# ungrace‘ul in persou and wants refinetnent of manner. As 1 bon bourgeois, a nocaire or @ veteran freab from tha. camp, he would be ta bis proper sphere, Novertheless he played with spirit, and in the closing scenes did very well, In other rospects the cast was evltircly satistac- tory, Choll, Faye and Rousseau being fully equal to the requirements of their respective parts. A little vaudeviile, entitled Margot, which procede@ the ebove piece, brought out Mile. Alioe Delange ine role which suite her perfectly. Her gquchertes in the new sphere to which she is transferred an the wite of the Compte de Neris were very well got of, and created a good deal of merriment, On Tuesday M. Dumanoir’s new comedy, Les Femmes Torribies, will be produced, The piece bas bad a marked success in Paris, +t ‘Twn Orena—Orexma Nicer of tas Wivter Season — Nl Polluto will be given this evening at the Academy te Fourteenth street, with Carozzi-Zaoch! and Masimiliant io the cast. This ushers in the winter season of the Opera, Inde 4) Chamountz, Don Glovannl, Faust and Rigoletto will be performed during (be week. Look out for « brit. liant season. the East. Bostox, Nov, 13—Rvening. The rain storm recommonced last night end stil! com finues, intermixed with enow sy ualls, Wind etromg from the northwest, Thermometer about 43 degrea THE WEATHER AT PORTLAND. PortLamy, Nov. 18—Midaighs, A heavy rain storm has boon prevailing day, Wine er apply the requisite amount of money to furnish fuel for the froside instead of am ' porth northeast. 1 i |