The New York Herald Newspaper, November 21, 1864, Page 1

THE NE WHOLE NO. 10,312. YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1864. =< = HEN ANDOAEH. ebel Army Reported Moving Into Wiater Quarters. All Hopes of Recovering the Valley fer the Present Abandoned. Qfficial Estimate of Damage Inflicted tn the Valley Since Grant’s Order. Casualties im Custer’s Cavalry Division, &e., ry an Mir, Theodore C. Wilsun’s Oecpaton, Wrre run Ca) cuay, Meopia MiuitarY cial Nov. 17—P. My CES REBEL ARMY PREPARING FOR WINTER QUARTERS, Desertors who have just come im fay that Geveral Barty bas retreated to, if not beyond, New Markat, to go teto winter quarters, Some here incline to the belief @ai the present rebel army in the vailey wil! not winter Bere; certain!y not this sido of Staunton. As the roada will soon become but very poorly passable, ft ts thought ‘has Early te realty going up the valley to stay there dur. tag th:s campaign, baving givon up ail hopes of beating @eneral Yderidan during the present yoar. EARLY’® EXPECTATIONS IN £18 LATY MOVEMENT, ‘When Ear!y last moved hie army norte of Cedar fercok fhe brought with Lim ebout five :housand aparmed con 1s. Fis totention was to surprise Gen. Sheridan, avd @Mempt toe capture of a suflicient number of arms to arin (@e uarmed men brought forward with bie army. PROMOTIONS, ‘his morning Colone! W. B. Tibbets, Griewold (Twenty. New York) savairy, received ols appointmont as ‘Lieutenant Colonel Charles Fitzsimmons, formerly of jew York oavalry, becomes colovel of the tenant colonel. REVIT OF MOMPY y made an attack on» dotach- moving uear Winchester, two went Out at daylight to cut off Yo the mountains BRECKINMIDGS IN SOUTHWESZ VIRG Breckinridge’s old division is ati! with Mreckinridge himself t2 in Southwestern Virginia, GOLORS CAPTURED @enera! Powell’s division nave just captured tho colors @f the Second Rockingham battalion, #itty-eighth reg! @eat Virginia militia, Op the color is the motto “Peace ms Plenty” ‘WHat SHERIDAN’S CAVALRY 848 DOFR. Bome idea of what Genera! Sberidar has accomplished pees yy. by bis cs ry alone, may be gathered ‘the following reports — Heap scarrana, Freer Cavaury Divigiox, Nov. 16, 186: Lam of property and prisoners captures by tno Viras y division, from August 10 to November 15, 1564 — ers of war—enileted men...... ... 1,690 of war—comni 122 29 12 36 4i 2 172 A riy althoegb Capinred and Destroyed. Qrmy wagons, C. &. and U.S, loaded with quarter ‘master's and ordoauc 3 2 4 23 ei fe tage captured. oe a Retimate of property destroyed by Firat cavalry @ivision during the campaign in the Sbeuandoad vailey—- Number, alter, 680 $1,693,000 47 314,000 3,450 103,670 +410, 749 4,026, 105, ‘ 8,000 e 46.000 Jeolven will i} 10,000 of corn 010 18,600 is OF 08 L160 750 we driven pat ae 380 iinet "328 8,000 18 of fou (Boe 720 of straw , 286 2550 ama at20 3 4,000 1 3,000 1 10,090 ' 1,600 ‘Bota! money value. eeseceassl $3, 30: THEO. W. BEAN, Quarterinnster ané Provost Marshel, First (av Div. {4 fall list of prisoners and property captured since degust 1, 1864, by this division, was pubitabed to the Masry of the 191b inst.—Ep. Haran, } Brapgcanrsas, Timp Drviston, Cavarny Conra, Nov. 17, 1864. } Property captured by the Th:ra cavairy division, and @arned over snd receipts received theretor:— Artulery, pieces . Gaterons. . airy division Number, Volue, 156 $100,000 se oreanas is oe 60,009 coutaining wheat, &e, 400 600,000 hein Oo” wheat eee 200,000 400,000 je of corn, -800,009 409,000 Is of oats ses4 98,000 120,000 Pattie driven orf. v.68 15,000 Qheey driven off. . 400 8,000 Qslumbie Farnace.. . i 100,000 « 3 1,000 Secor c ‘Captain wd Prov. Marshal Third Cay. Div., M. M.D. MBCA MTTULATION, ‘Botal amount of property destroyed, the destruction of wlio ifs loas to the revel army, witvout including the qelue-of articies specified am exptured but uot destroyed, O04 turned over for use, e,, sz millwn nine hundred end forty heusand ome hundred aud twenty-eight doliars. When it is also fully known what has been taken for Be ase Of the army without being directly accounted Ger, Bod when, furthermore, we ascertain the wal S- property capiured aai dessroyed by the in. COrps, tae aggregate will be very considerabiy Lust oy CASUALTIES. ‘The following are the uames of those of the Third orairy division (Geuerai Custer's), wounded in the late GERANT action of the 12th of November, a8 reported to Heal Lirector of the division — Fravcls Cardnoll, 1, 1st Vermont, wrist; Sergt. 0. BE. yee Ist Vermont, groiu: Thor I it. foot: George Harroom, lst Vermont: ba G, Jet Vormout, gro: Lieut, James Mo! well, Lt rwin, &, Yow York, bip, Sergt. Jacob Witw, D, 2d new York, ww, Horace Mings, New York, sltoulder, Sergt. ¢ Robinson, fi, dd New York, thumb, Wm. Hee- H, 2d New York, thigh: Wm. Cres, HM, 2d New jerk, shoulder Jobo fisher, H, 2a New York, arm; ick Hatch, H, 20 New York, skoulder; Sergt J. aed, A, let Convection}, foot: James K. Grey. vi, 106 Donvecticut, head, Corneiiur sullivan, B, 1st Coopectiout, Rpee, Corp. Edwin Bishop, a, ie Connecticut, wrist, Cap. = M. McMullen, =D, 224 Now York, erm; Serpores A. Peck, F, 224 New York, venry Dun @, 8tb New York, killed, Corporat A. 0, Std ‘York, abdomen; (eo, Weils,C, Sih New York, shouider; Gorporal A. 3 Wetmore, D, 8th Now York, log, Frauk Eaieston, D, Gib New York, toe; John hero, v, Sth New York, finger: Wiarrie Macon, «, fh New York, krue, M A. Wyman, Let New Hampehire, thigh, A. .iader, My it New Hiampedire, ankle, Corpora! aD. Hivod, ¢ Now Hampeuire, head: G ‘i've, K. tat Now Hampebire Bead W. Pieauy. , int Now Harmpsbive, thigh Wo. K, Lat New Hemipsbire, mouth: Mo J. Yicooy, Fy lat fermoni, dip neo Clapp, G, int Vermon., neck; M fovovgh. F crmont, bead Allen A Fyerts, Ly Bat Vermont, «0 sve, Paul Domne, f, lee Sertmont, (Bitte? cerpewt joun F. Muit, Ky fet Comnectiout, @horax, Corporal Chae Lawia. ©,’ tae Coonnetiout, wm; Yacod Fisher, 6, let tout, ave Gas, F. Switzer, M, Ist Connecticut, eivow, ser goant Jobo Krider, Highteontn Penneyiventa, Broan lvania, thigh Ehjoh Briater, Fegiosion, 224 Ohi0, back; Nohard Mooney, 1, 424 Obio, anuowea! Irving ull, O, Ob‘, phoulder. Killed—Tote!, ofcorm, 1; enijetod men, 4 Missing —Ol cers, 4. entisted men, 146, bola, 147 orne have sinew come iu, reducing tue YUL ber OF MINE. Pe 10 eas idan ons Bundrod, Me, N, Davidson's Despatch, Manrivenona, Nov. 20,1864. ROTMRG YROM THR FRONT, db euere f nothin? new from the trovt thie morning in wegard t> General Sheridan's operations The gueriliax @At) thrive and go uapniEhed, PHPORIED DRTHAT OF A PCONTING PARTY. Golone) Biagoar, with some sixty OF eighty men, who A Longhurr, F, isth Mane Bub New York, tog: BB has been scouting for Mosby's command and watohing their operations for some time past, came ip con- tact with about ono bundred ana fifty of ‘how two or threo ¢ays agoand gave them a very abarp anc sangumary Ggbt, It ts reported that Biazear waa Killed, and alt but Afteen or twenty of his men oither killea or captured, ‘This story needs confirmation, although fears are entertained that tt is too trne, KSCAPE OF A UNION PRISGNER ¥ROM MOSBY. Captain Brewster, Commissary of the First brigade of the First cavalry disvision, lately captured by Mosby's men, bas returned, having escaped both death and im. prisouiewt, He,and four others were captured while on thes way (rom Winchestor to army teadquarters As thoy were parsing along the turnpike tm the vicinity of Hunerour others, who wefe bound in other directions, they were accosted by & party about ten tn number which they mot dressed in light blue overcoats, and whom Lbey supposed to be our OAn wen, and ordered to survendor, ho order being accompauiod with presented rovelver’, they thought It prudemt to comply with th ‘Tats occurred about midday, in the vicinity of Newtown, from whence they marched in the direction of Arbby’s Gap, and delore nigdt mes the “Colonel.” ax Mosby is Styled by bis men They crossed the Sheoandoab cna Pasned througn tho gap to Paris, where they spent the night, and remained the whole of the next day and night, On ‘the wext day (~unday) they marched to ectortown, on the lino of ibe Manassas Gap Railroad, where Mosby, | fiuding he some of Custer’s men, Kindly Informed vbem that he had an account to adjust with Custer and that they must raw lols to gee who tho seven were out of the whole rember (twenty vine) who should do anced in retaliation jor seven of uis men who had been hanged a short time previously by Custor’s orders, iba ballotg were preparert, seven aying nua era on them, nod the rest being bilan) s. @ of the numbers wero drawn on the first trial; but one was drawa by a drammer boy, who was retoaed be: canso he was pot a bearer of arts. One or two more trials were made, the captain eacu time eacap- ing with a blank. Lieutepant Disosway, of the Fifth New York heavy artillery, drew @ oumber; Dut was re- jeased and one of Custos men substituted for him, This was the Mast seen of the viotima by their comrades, woo were marched noder alight guerd ty Sperryville, where the captain contrived to make his escapo, and, ander various disguises uot proper to mention bere, retorned to General Sberidan’s headquarters in safoty. The account of the executicn, or astempted excontion, ef the even victims haa sirsady been mado pudlic our were kilied and tore e#caped, one of the latter being Captain Brew ster’s orderly. ‘On Sunday there was an agsembly of Mosby’s com- mand at Rectortown. They wers a fixe looking set of Tollows, weil dressed, and most of them commiasioued officers of the rebel army, who prefer the romantic Io of marauders to that of civilized warfare in the field. Some of them were well mounted, woll dressed, Majority of them were provided with Un! ‘They were nearly all of them apperently highly intelt gon? and well educated men, ermed with sabres aud revolvers, very (ew sbavingicarbines They seemed well disciplined, aud exhibited the utmost confidence in the Colonel, The Captain wea informed that tt was decited at the assembly to go down and pitch into the iighty Minors. TURKRYS FOR THR SOLDIERS. S1x thousand cooked turkeys are expected Sore to-dior- Tow, asa Shanksxiving feast to this army. Lieutenant Colone! Keilogg, chief commissary of the army, i# hore charged with their receint and diatribution, Extra ra- ons for tho entire army have airsady been sent forward by Captain Bale, der that tbe traics and all con- nected with the ortation department of (he army may evjoy © full holiday on Thursday next. Thin Tac aght(niness for the uappiness of the men o! bis com- maud evinced by General Sheriaan is grato(uily appre claied by them. Captain Hosmer, at Jato on duty xt the headquarters of the army, having resigned oo accouttt of ill bealth, Lieutenaut Jno, W Spanier, of the Shah uy trod Staves cavalry, had been detailed ‘or duty in his KR OF RNUGRO MEN WOR TRRA TAN KXPIRED, ‘evenly -eeveuth New York Vetunteers, Colonel hevia:, served three years, those membors who reenlt—aome Afty im naumber—retarmed to cheir hones in Saratoga county to day, wheve it is hoped they will meat with a Sitting reception on Thavkegiving ay ON FURIOUGH. Several of General Wright's staf are on their way home for afow days, Among them are Colone, 3 Tompkins Kent, Uaptain Whiutlesey and Lieutonant Whittier. PROMOTION. Captain O'Keefo, of Shoridan’s staf, and one of the atlant and faithful oMicers tu the Held, bas been eppolbted senloy major of the Seroud New York cavairy, late Kilpatrick's, and will probably sesume commund of bis regiment VROSENT TO GENERAL SNDKIDAN, Some mysteriona {riends and admirers in the city of New York have sent to bim, @ most beautiful and costly seo! horse trimmings ere of gold, and aro exceoling!y appropriate and becoming to the large and noble bisvk charger that carried the Goveral iu such hot Uuste from Winchester to thy battio field on the 19th ultimo, Accompanying the equipments was an elegant and cortty sabre, which tn pronounced the finest in the whole army, came by the Adame. Express. with 8 not Geoeral zherdan to accept i sight memento of bi services in the field from some of his friends aud ad mirers in the ety of New Yors. No signature or other ciue to iiserigin was apparent; and aa the whole outfit ia so fitting aud appropriate, the General must perforce accept, SRCFEM LADIES EKNT URYOND THR UNION LINER. Captain © W. ©, Moore, of General Sheridan's ataff, wes despatched inst week with two ambulances, contaiu- ing two fair damsels acd tho dead body of a rebel maor, under # fing of truce to the rebel lines. Captain Moor provided himeet? with ao anple lunch, and proceeded far as Kdeuburg, where he was mot by an officer of Gem eral Kariy’s staif Hero ho spread his lunc! tained some of the rede! ofcers whi ambulancew were driven @ short distance farther down the road and disebarged Of thetr precious freignt. The young ladies referred to were employes of the rebel Treasary Department, who bad been to Winchester on a visit, wheo Sheridan's army walked in and prevented their escepe. Captaia Moore was wery kindly received, and passe. av bour of two quite pleasantly wity ibe rebel obcers. IVPERBSTING SOUTAWBSTERN WAR NEWS, Beaure, ‘@ Stil) at Corinth, Misetesip- pi—Forrest to Jota Him There-En- forcement of the Rebel Conscr No Attack Vet Made on Memphis— General Longstreet Reported as Holly Springs, Miss.—General Meagher to Ase sume Command at C a nooga—Gene- ral Gtilem’s Los tm the Recent Battie im Hast Lemuessec, &e., &e. Catro, Noy, 19, 1864, Momphbie Gates to the 17th say thas reports placed Beauregard with « eonsiderabie rebel force ab Coriath, and that Forrest would jo bim thera, The rebe: Captain Thompson was consoripting every map he could find in the arighborhooed of Germantown. There wore about four thousand rebeis at Mount Piee » tweive miles from Collierville, This is the but there are several want, Mim ouly targe body near Memp! aroail forces not far away Chalmers and Locgatrect are reported at Holly Springs There was s monster Unvon celebration at Memphis on the 16th in bonor of the re-election of Mr. Lincoin. Ninoty-eix paroled Caioy officers arrived at Memphis On th J6th, under asoort Of @ rebel Commissioner of kx: change. = | The crew of the steaner Cheeseman, captared on the Tonnessce river by Forrest, have deen parcied, and have aise arrived at Memphia ‘Tho Chattavooga Gastte ‘earns that Major General Meagher hae bee0 ordered to report to Major General Stodinan for duty, with matrnetions that be be assigned to the command of al! $he treope beleaging to the Fif- teenth and Seventeenth corps now in this district. The joes of General Gtliem® loreer im their recent @povunwer with Brecklaridge i@ estimated at foyr bua Giliem is rate Beavy raire here avd at Nesbvitlo to-day, Wator twelve feot deep on the Harpeth Shoals, Comberiaod river, REPORTED DEATH OF GEN. CANBY. Capo, Nov. 20, 1864, tyofve escke and three bundsed and otoety Ove bales of cotion have arrived from Lemphie for St Louie. The clerk of the stearoer Sthiekary, from Now Orleane 6a Lae evening of (ie 12th, Gaye Comt be was told by the Quartermaster of New Orlenns that Geveral Canby diod At oan o'clock that afleracon, £4 08 the arrival of the Steamer at Morgane: A Colegram received shore confined the ctalauect, Nows from the Pactae Conant. San PRincmeo, Now. 19, 1864, Advices from the Mexican cones reprosont («i the peo~ ye Bre divided, the empire is gaining q ovad, and Man zanifis Will Koon be wor led by ita (riende. The Custa Chica Indians had rebelled ageinet Alvarez, The Gervernor of California ban issued @ proeiamactoo calling for another regiment of volunteers, ta acuor ince with o roquix ition from abe War Deyarimens, The new regiment vil be ased to KarriaoN the harbor reloncor of San Frauciseo, Reorniiiig to ON up eld reglwen ) goes op Drinkly | comment from the fngiisb papers. Dy the Times “piracy,” and ihe London Herald, the sory organ, says, after stigmatizing + in quite ms strong ‘ap NEUTRAL PORTS. England’s Violation of tho Laws of Neutrality. The Capture of Copenhagen and De- struction of the Danish Fleet. The Frigate Essex Attacked and Captured in Chilean Waters. The Case of the Privateer Gen. Armstrong Ip the Harbor of Fayal. MIGHT VERSUS RIGHT. HISTORICAL SURVEY, ue, &., um The recent capture by the United States sloop-ot-war Wachusett of the rebel privateer Florida ip the Brazilian port of Bahia, under ciroumatances that as firs dusb would appear to de in violation of the neutrality of Brazil and the law of mations, Bas elicited a good deal of exoiwed The se:zure ta called ago, that ‘4f the Waghington government does oot release the Florida all the maritime Powers wiil bave the right to interfere ip the matter.”” Other papers, i their huste to meddic with an affair that t# ovtire.y between our government and that of Brazil, grow furious over she afair, and call upon (heir goverment to step into the arena and dictate » settioment berore @ single ‘ine has passed between the partios who primarily bave ao interest in the matter. For the benefit and information of thone ranting writers who appear to have taken into their keeping the Donor and dignity of the Brazitian empire, and seem inclined to induce the British government to adopt the cause of Brazil as ite own. give below some English prece. donts of violations of neutraiity, whica they have doubt joan overlooked im thoir hot haste to force their aation into an officlous and tmpertinent intermoddling with afuirs in which it has no concern. We do not quote the atta:r of the Caroline, burned on the Niagara river by armed soldiers from Canad that involves pi les somewhat different ‘rom those {ssue in the Florida affair. Tho other cases, which we give below, show pretty clearly the illegal, but vigorous mode of proceeding adopted by the English officers and sustained by the English government, when oosbing but & flagrant breach of neutrality apd Ja. tion of juternattonal aw are to be committed to enable them ¢o gain their ends, As jong as these plain precedents stand upon the page of history England ts estopped from officious imtermeddling and from becoming the gratuitous vindicator of the nevtraiity of nations Wegive first an account of the capture of Copenbagen ‘and the destreetion of the Danjah feet by a combined Jand and naval force, under Admiral Gambler snd Lieu- touant General Cathcart, while Denmark was in profeaud peace with Fngiand, and before ciaration of war had Been made: THE ATTACK ON COPENWAORN AXD THE DESTATC- TION OF SHS DANISH PLAST BY THe BRITIAR, 1807. {Abpidged from Brentin’s Naval History of (reat Britata,} ¢ © Hlaving detailed the eventn avd causes which ted fo our attack on Copenhagen and coveequent war with Denmark, !t only remains to be observed that when the British government found all remonrtrance vain, and ‘that the province of Jutland amd the whole of Ieamark propor was ai the mercy of the Pronch Einperer, it prepared tworake mch steps ap would at Leas deprive him of she arresces of the Danish movy. A Geet of twenty-five sail of the line, under command of Admiral Gambier, assembled ip North Yarmouth Roads ty July, 1807, A vast oumber of frigates. bomb veasols and smal craft were added to this force, and an army of twenty-seven thousand men. ander command of 1 Catheart, was embarked tp the sbipa- of. war and transports The Admiral sailed on the 28th of July, and reached hegat about tne Int of Angust, when be Commodore Keats, with four cail of the line, inree (ri gatew and ton gunbriga to secure the passage of the (reat Pelt detween Holstein and Zealand and proveut shoe transport of any jand forces fram one aide to the other. The Pritisb feet sailed by Crouenburg Castle and anchored tu the Road of Elsineur op the 34 of August Not # abot was Grea on either part: but a foreboding Hence, ap awfu) preparation, announced the approacd of some great event, and Denmark waw too iate ihe conse quences of ber mistaken policy Lord Cathcart Innded bis troops at Wibeok, « village Balt way detween the capital and Kisineur, on the 14th of August, and \agued ® prociamation to the people, de claring that they did not Jools to “capture, posit’’—that is, that tbe [aniab feet should be removed from Danish waters, where it was likely to fall a prey to Napoleon, and be transferred to English waters, Tho attack on the city and fleet commenced on the Z34 of August, and on # igDt of the 6th of September a fing of truce was sevt out to Admire) Gambier, with pro posnie for an armistice to settle terms of capitujation, Some difficulty aed in consequence of the peremp- tory demand of the Admiral and General that the de Uvery of the Dauieh fees tato our Beads, says Brentin, whould be the sine qua mon, To theso hard conditions the Danes at length were forced to submit, and ihe British took possession of the citadel of Copenhagen and the crown batteries, while our ships-of-war moved inte tne arsenal,anéd immediately commenced the work of dismantling thas noble repositery of shipping and storer— one of the Haest and most complete extabiishments of the Kind a1 that time in Forope. The ebject of securing the Daniad feet having been attained, writes Lord Cathcart to the Secretary of state, ‘everything of a tendency to wound the feelings or irritate she gation bas been avoided.”” The capitulation was eonducted by Major General Sir Arthur Wellestey, Sir Home Popham, and Lievienant Colonel Morray, by whem it was signed on the nighi of tbe 6ub and 7tb. wer to 8 communication from Admira: Gambier the surrender of the Danian Geet, General mander, sent the following My Lonp—Our feet, oar indtepatabdle property, we are convinced, is as mate 1D Bis Danish Majesty's bands as W ever cau ‘be in those of the King of Kngiand, ss our master never intended any hoatility againet y If you are crue! svovgh to endeavor to destroy x city which bas never given you the least oause for such treat ment at your haude it must submit to ite fate; but honor and duty bid us reject ® proposal cubecoming an Independent Power, and we are resolved to rape! any at- tack, and defend to the utmost the city and ovr good caure, for which we are ready to lny down our lives, The only proporal io my power te make, io order to prevent tbe further efusion of blood. ts \o send to my royal tmaeter to learn bie Anal resolution with respect to the contents of your letter, if you will grant » pase for that purpose, PAYMANN. ‘Sarramnae 1, 1807 Copenhagen was nearly destroyed, ner fort taken away, her arsenals dismantied. Sixty aati of yaluavie merohectmen were taken in the Sound ana Catteg desides a6 Immense cumber ip the North seas end cthor parte of the world, and the whole were condemned as the lawful prizes of the captors, Besides these Deomark fost ali her colonies in the East and West indies.—Aren- PRICE FOUR CENTS. for which, up to thia day, she has never offered apology Or reparation, The tirat caso was that of the capture of the United States frigate Kasex, under Commodore Porter, tw the barbor of Valparaiso, Chile. THE CAPTURE OF THR UNITED STATES FRIGATR ESSEX (32) LY THK ENGLISH SHIPS-OF-WAR PUCEBE (36) aNd CHERUB (20), IN 1814, IN VALPARALBO, CHILE. Tho Essex, with her consort, after = tong and success Tul cruise tn the Pacific, 1p which ahe destroyed an tm. mense vumber of Fngtish armed and anarmod merchant: mea, put tnto the neutral port of Valparaiso for repairs and supplies. While in thore neutral waters the English sbipe-of. war Phoebe and Cherud, oo the 28th of March, entered the rbor,and in violation of the neutrality of Chile opened fire upon the invex, white eho was ina partiatly disabled condition from the effects of astorm. The Kx\ex bravely fought the two Engiish sbips, disablod as Khe was, for two houre and a buif, and fually after bis ship bad be- fome a holpirrs wreck, and one hundred and twenty-four Of his o\cers and crew were killed aud wounded, Captain Porter struck bis tag, after one of ihe most remarkable combate to naval warfare, The battle took place about three miles from town, @ mile and a polf from Castle Brigo, haifa mile from a one-gun battery and wilhin pistos shot of shore. . . « . ‘The dattlo was witnersed by thousands from the shore, And so near wore ali the ebipe to tho Inad that at one {ime many of the Phocbe’s eighteen-pound shot struck the beach. This fact appears to be well authenticated, And, of itself, tf settles the question of aviclaiion of the neutrality of Chile, since even they who majutain the doctrine that jurisdiction does not properly extend three leagues to sea substitute the greatest range of » shot or @eheli in their piace. During the action Mr Polusett, she Americon Consul, repaired sc the Governor's und Gsked the provection of (he baiiertes im dehalf of the Essex. He received the evasive answer that, should the sbip sueceed In reaching she ordinary anchorage, an officer ju.d be sent to the British sommander requesting Dim cease bis Orc, The Governor, however, declined re. Sorting to force onder any circummtances. This conduct Teft no doubt of a coliumen between Ae Kngiesh officers and the locai authorities and Mr. Peinsett took the Gret occa- Slop 60 quit ihe country.—Cooper'’s Naval Hinory, vol. 2, pp. 149-60. ‘The same year witnessed another violation of toterna- Hlonal taw, Portngal being the nation outraged im this in- Stance, the detalix of which we append — THE CASE OF TAN AMBRICAN PRIVATERR ORNERAT ARMSTRONG, DESTROYED BY BAITISH MEN-OF-WAR UNDBR THE GUNS OF 4 NEUTRAL PoRT, IN 1814. {From the History of American Privateers and Letters of Marque.) ‘The American privateer brig General Armstrong, Sam- uel ©. Reld commander, railed from Sandy Hook on the 9tb of September, 1814, bound ov acruise, On the 26th of September Captain Reid came to anchor in the Fayul Roads. for the purpose of filling up with water and ob taining refreshments, Captain Reid makos the following relation of subsequent event: . Conan}, who very politely ordered our water immediately sent off, it being our in. tention to proceed to soa early the next day. At five P.M. 1 went on board, the Consul and some other gentlemen in company, I asked seme questions. concerning the enemy's cruiners, aad was told there had been none at these iflanda for several weeks, When avout dusk, while we were conversing, the British brig Carnation suddenly hove ip sight, close under the north east bead of the harbor, within gunshot. When first diacovered, the idea ef getting under weigh wan tn- StADLiy RoggeRted, Dut, Moding the enemy’s brig had the @ivantage of @ breeze, snd but Jittle wind with us, tt was thought doubtful if we shontd be able to get to soa without bazarding an action. 4 questioned tho Cove know if, In bis opinion, vee enemy would regard the neutrality of the port. He gave m te widerstand thut 7 mioht make myself perfectly easy, asturing me, af the same time, Oey would Never molest usgohile at anchor. Bu no sooner did the enemy's orig stand from the pllothoats who we were than she immediateiy hauled clone in, and let go her anchor wibin pistol phot of us At the same moment the Fiactagenes and frigate Note hove w eight, to whom the Carnation instantly made rignals, and a copetant interchange coor piace for some time The resnit was that the Carpation proceeded 10 throw out al! her boats, despatcbed op board the Commo. ore, aud appeared otherwite ic be making unusual exertions. From there ctronmetances we began to aus pect their real intentions. The moon was cear ite full, whieh euabled as to observe ‘bem very minulely, aod | now determined 10 haul In nearer the abore Accordingly. after clearing for action, we got under weigh and began to awesp in. The moment thie waa ob served by tbe enemy's brig she instantly cut her cadie, made gall, aud despatched four boate to pureutt of us. Being now about eight P M., even as we Kaw the boats approaching, we iet go our anchor, got springs on our CAbIA. Abd prepared Ww receive them. 1 alled them re. veatedly as they drow near, but they felt uo inclination to reply. Bure of thoir game, they only pulled ap with the greater speed. 1 observed the boats were wall manned, and apparently ae armed, and as soon as they had cleverly got alongside we opened our tire, which wae ay eon returned, but meeting with rat! yermer reception than they tad probably been aware of they very noon cried out for quarters, and uanied off this skirmish 1 pad one man killed and my Grat leo tenant wounded. The enemy's os musi Dave ven apward of tweuty willed ane wounded They had vow repaired to their anipe to prepare for a more fermidavie aliack, We, m tbe ‘mienm. saving taken the Oink, prepared (0 nau) close (nto the beach where we moored, ead and stern, within Gait pistol shot of the castie. This done we again prepared, (v (he beat porsibie manner, for their second reception About aine P.M. we observed the enemy's brig towing in a large fees of bei They soon after loft ihe brig 400 Look their station Im three divisions, ander cover of semall reef of rocks, within about musket abot of as Here they continued magmurring for some time. the brig still Keeping coder way t© act with the Denes, should we at any time attempt to escape. (The engagement issved forty minutes, iw remuited in the defeat of the enemy, with very beavy jose Bp. Baran.) About three 4. M. I recetyed @ menage from the American Conen!, fequesting to ere me on shore, where he Informed me the Governor bad sent 4 note to Captain Lioyé (the Brittah commander) requesting Dim to desist from further boat)!ities. Te which Capt. Lioyd eent foran. swor that he was new determined to have tbe privateer, at ibe risk of Knocking down the whole tows, and t the Governor suffered the Americans to injure the priva teor ip any manner be «honld consider the piace an ene. my’# port and trom it accordingly. Finding this to be the caso, I considered al! hope of saving our vesse! at an end. 1 therefore wens on board and ordered all our wounced and dead te) De taken op «shore, =«and = thi ore sare effects as fast ae poss Soon after thie it became daylight, when the enemy's Drig stood close in, aed commenced a heavy Ore on us with all her force, after roveral Droadsides she haaled off, having received @ snot tp her Doll, Der rigging much cut, aod fer forstormast wounded. 8be soon after came in aga anchored chee to the privateer, 1 then ordered the General arm. strong to be scuttled, to prevent the evemy from outting hor of, She was soop afterwards boarded by the eue- my'# boats and set on Gre, which soon completed her do. struction. They also destroyed a number of houses io tbe town, and wounded some of the inbabitanta * © The enemy paid dearly for this irruption on the novereignty of Portugal and the rights of norpitality. * * The court of Portugal 42 bound to pay for the privae eer and receive satisfaction for the oulraye from that of Great Britain Thie clones the Oret ohapter of Koginnd’e disregard of the madetity Of oeutral ports, and her indiffebence to rights acknowledged tn the law of cations aceide or to the Propetier Galiate Providence. O08 STRIKES ON 4 ROCK aT HLL OATS. The propeller Gailaten, on her agual trip between Provi- dence and this city, #truck on a rock at He?! je yestor jay morning, and bad not been got oT up tos late hour lasteveniog, Her injuries are not of @ serious character, tin, p. 118. This ie the Kugiish account of one of tho most cruel and outrogeous violations of Lhe rights, honor and digoity of ® werk oation by ® stronger that tho history of the id affords, Nor is 1t tho only violation of the law of hations (hat hietory presents, Seven years subsequontiy Knglacd again violated 00 two oocasions, io ber war With she Uwited States, the neutraliay as weak mations, and It Is expected that she will be rafely doated off this morning. The tugboats Virginia Seymour, P. ©. Schulte, ©, Birkbeck and William Fletcher proceeded to the scene of the disaater yeatorday, but did not auccoed In reliey. ing tue vessel from her perilous position, A barge was also ‘akon up for the purpose of removing some of the CArHO, 80 08 $0 Jiablen her, IMPORTANT TO SHIPOWNERS. The Re-Measuremen om the let of January, Speelat Act of Congress. AN ACT TO REGULATR THE ADMEASUKEMSNT OF TONNAGE OF SHIPS AND VESSELS OF THR UNITED STarEa. Be ut enacted by the Senate and House of Represertattyes of the United States of Ameria in Cougress a wmbled, That overy ship or veasel beily within the United Ste or that oF citizana the eof or-after the Ist day 1b65, shots be ond registered tn the maaner beretualter provided every stip OF vessel that is now vwued by & cilia citizens oF the United Siates sha) be re measured and re registered upon her arrival alter s<id day at a port of entry io the United States, and prior to ber departure therefrom, in the game manner as erinatter descr: ‘bat any aiiip of ve within the United Staios after the paasage o, ths act may ve measured and registered tn tue manuer bereip prov dea See, 2 And be ul furth ry enacted, Thus the register of every vessel eiiall express ber length and breadth, 1o- gether with her doptiiand the beight ander the Wind or Spar deek, which shut! be ascertained in (ne following manner -—The toncage deck, In v havior three or more decks to ibe ball, shall be the second deck from be low. to ali othar cases the uppor deck of the hull is to ba the tonnage deck. ‘The length from the fore purt of the outer placking, on theaide of the atem to the afiar part of the main sternpest of crew steamers, and Lo the after part of the rudderpost of ailother vessels measured op the Lop of the tonnae deck, sal! be necounted the ves Soi’e length. The breadth of the bradest part o esse! what! be accontted th breadth of beam, A measure trom the ander side of ton nage deck plonk, amidships. & the ceding of ibe hold (average thickness) shal be acc unted the depth of bold If the vesse} has a third deck, (hen the Leight from the top of the tonnage deck plauk to ine under Fide of the upper deck ph counted asthe height unde the spar deck — All measurement to be take iu feet and fract pd all fractions of feet sail be ex- pressed in decimals. Sko, 3. And be it further enacted, That the reginter ton- page of a veraol eball be ber eutire interual cubioal ca- pacity in tons of one hundred cubic feet each, to ve as: certuined 28 follows'—Mensure the leogth of the vessel ina straight line along the upper side of the tonnage deck, from the inside of (he inner plank (average thick ness), at the sido of the stem to the inside 0’ the piaok an the stern timbers (average thickness), dednetioy (rom this length what is due to the rake of the bow in the thicknesa of the deck, smd what te due to the rake of tue siern timber in the thickness of the deck, and aisc what in ue to the rake of the stern timber in one (itrd of the round of the beam: divide the length go taken intc the number of equal parts required by the followig ‘adi according to the class in such table to which tne ¥: belougs:— 1865, TALE OF CLAPAED Clas: Veasels of which the tonnage length according to the above measurement is fifty feet or under, Into mix equal parts, Class 2.-—Vessele of which the tonnage fengtb ing to the above measurement ig above filty feet, not exceeding one hundred fees long, into eight equal parts, Clase 3 —Versels of which the tonnaze length accord ing to the above measurement is above one hundred ‘eet long, and uot exceeding one hundred and fifty fect tong, into ten equal parts, Clase 4,.—Vessels of whieh the tonnage length accord: ing to the above measurement 18 above one hundred aud Oity feet, and not exceeding two hundred f¢ long, into twelve equal parts, Clas 6 —Vesseis of which tbe tovoage fengih accord sng to the above measurement iaabove two bundred tect, aud not exccoding two bundred and fifty feet jong, into fourteen equal parts, Class 6.—Vessois of which the tonnage length accord. ing to the above measurement is above two buadred and fi ty log, into nixteon ejual parts. Then, the being muificientiy cleared to admit of the required depth and breadtha being properly tukeo, dad the transverse ares of such vessel at esch point of divi sion of the length, as follows: — Measure the depth at euch point of division from a Point at a distauce of one-third of the rouod of the beam below such deck, or, ip case of o break, below a line stretched im coutinu tion thereof, to the upper side of the foo ber, at the inside of the limber strake, aiter ded the average thickness of the ceiling, which te between the biige planks and limber #trake: (hea, if the depth at ihe Midship division of the length do not exceed aixteen feet, divide wach depth into foor equal parte, then moasure inside horizontal breadth, at exeh of the three poiwts upper and lower pote of the depth, @: ent to the average thick: noss of that part of the ceiling which is between the points of moasurement; number these breadthe trom above, (numbering the upper breadth one, and s0 on down Lo tho lowest breadth:) muitivly the second amd fourth by four, and the wird by two add these products together, and to the aum add she first breadth and the last, or Ofth: multiply the quantity thus obtained by one- third of the commoa interval between the breadtns apd the product shall be decmed the transverse area: bat if the midship depth exceedjeixteen (eet, divide ench depth into #ix equal parts, instead of torr, and measure, as be+ fore directed, the horizontal bresdths at the five pointe of division, and wiso at the opper and lower points of the depth, onmber them ‘rom above s* before multiply the second, fourth and sixth by four, and the third ard arth gud to the sum add ensh, muitipiy ibe third of the common in apé the product ball be orval between the breateb deemed the transverse ar Having thoe aacertainad the transverse arse at sach of division of the length of the vesse: as required above. proceed to nghe regieier sonnage of veswel in the fotlowing mann Number the areas ¢uccors'vely one, two, three, Sr Dumber one being at the extreme limit of the length at toe how. aud the Inet unmber at the extreme itmit of the ength at the stert. then whether ite engi be divided Aconrding to \ab.¢. ‘nto #.x oF #.xleeD parts. an 1 Clusses one and wix,or any ‘Rtermediave anmber. ae in classes (wo, thres, four and Gwe, myitiply the second, aud every oven Bumbered area bs fouge aud whe third and every odd numbered eres (except the frat and test) by two add (hese products tugotuer. and to the «nm add the dret and ini, W they yield auytbing: muitiply she quantities Lbus obtained by one-third of toe common interva: be tween the areas, and the product witi be the cubica con tents of & product by Dago undor the toonag register tonnage of the vessel, subjoct te hereinafter mentioned. Ii there be» break, ® poop, er any other permenent in apace on the upper decks, on the spar seek bie for oargo, oF stores. or fur the verthing oF sion of passengers or crew, be LunDege of suck all be ances tained an (Ollows — meue length of muah Aprce tn reer, And divide 1 te an even cursber of aqua! parts of w the distepor arunder eha:! ve mom aenriy & into which the length of he tonna, ded; measure at the middie of tte height the ieide hreadine namely, one mt each end snd at eact of the points of division, num them nuccede'rely one, two, ibree, &o : then to the sim of the sud add’ four ‘Vimen tho eum of the aven nambered breadins aud twre the eum of the odd oumbered Nreadtns except the 6 And tnet. and multiply the woole sum by une third of the common interval Derween the breadens, the product wil 1» Horizonte) area of such spoce shev mens height betworn the p.aoke of the feces a multiply by it the mean hor:zont duct by one hundred " to be the tonnage of auch space aud #hall be tonnage undor the tonnage deeks, xxcerinined Ifa vesrol bas a third deck, or sper deck the tonmage of the apace between ii and deck enal) boas certajoed as follows:— Measure in femt the inside sengtn of the apace, at the middie of ite he aide of ti Mem. 19 the plank o6 the timbers ai the stern, and divide tbe length into (be sane oumver of equal Pg iubo which the length of the tonnage deck ie divided: meas- ure (al80 at the middie of its Leight) the inaide breadth Of the space at each of the pointe of diviat nino toe breadth of the stem and the breadth at the stern, aum- Der thom succemively one, two, three, do., commen ab the stem; multiply the second aud al dered broxdthe by four, and the third and odd numbered breadths (except the first oy two. to the sam of these products add tbe Grwt and last ultipiy the whole sum Dy one third of the vetween the breadihe, and the result wil give, pertcial feet, the meaw hor)ront cb space: measure the inean height betworn toe piank Of the two decks, and moitiply by it the mean borizontat aren, and the product wiil be the cabical contenss of (be vide this prodnet by one bovdr a the U@ot abil bo devined to be We tonnage of Buch space, ‘and shal! be added to the olher tounge of the venee!, ax certained an aforesaid. And & the verse! has more thea three decks, the tonnage of each space botwoee decks above (he tonnage deck, eball be reveraily ascertained ‘the manoer above described, and sdeli be added to ibe tonnage of the veane!, ascertained as a(oreeaia Ip ascertaiaing she tonnage of open vessels, the upper sdge of the upper straxe is to form the boundary line of moasurersect, and the depth shall be taken from ao wartkbip extending (rom upper eage of said h division of the leogth. if Of the wesne! shall express the owmber of docks, the toauage under the toanaye dock, that of the Detweondecks, above the tonnage deck, aio thet of the poop OF Other eacloned #paces above the deck, sach separ. ately. Inevery registered Uaited Staten ship or vensel fe umber denoting sbe total recisvered tonnage abal! ve Ny carved oF otherwise permanently marked ob her ) beara, and ahall be #0 continued: aod if It ovang to he 80 continied rch Fassel shail a0 longer be reengolzod ag a registered Upited States vorses Bec. § And beth further enacted, That the cherge for the measurement of tonnage and certifying the same Ghali vot exoned the fam of one dollar and f!ty conte for ack trans: section under the wonnage deck, aad the sum of three a ‘Ss for measuring each between decks © the tones, joltar and cent (er each poop, oF closed in apace available (or cargo of stores, of for the berthing oF accommodation of om tes or o@cers and crew above the upper of spar ea owe. & And be dt further enacte?, That the pportatons of thie act ehall pot be aeemed to epply to vease! not uired by law to be registered, or enroited. or licensed, Aud all sev and parte of nots and parts of acts incowse tent wilh the Frovisiona of this are bereby Approved May 6, 1864, te addisions comn space ahi Measure the tater: Milteary Affatre. THM NINRTY-THIRD RROIMENT, %. O A meeting of the officers of this regiment whil Ie hed Ot bali past coven o'clonk thie evening, at No, 00 baat ‘Thirtoestb atroey. FURTHER FROM GEORGIA. Preparation for the Move. meat, THE ROUTE OF SHERMAN’S AUMY, &e. Our Spectal Washiagtom Despatch. w 1864, ke, we. ninctox, Nov Ip connection with Gen erman’s tovemons South it is significant that the | egistature of Georgia moets at Miiledgevil's wboat thie time, lo thas Legisiaturs 1% @ usdereteod that the Union sen- timent we very some here in bigh military positions Narr verily backed ap bys large Crion f uid ating, and that with 2 frec ex a of jon thus essured, | Under protection of our arms. they witi repeal the oth fance of soceseion and place Georgia sgata benaath the Union fag. it 0% impro! tuat General Sherman, who har ahown himssif an adie diplomatist xa well asa skilful aod auccess’ul genera! (may have beon in comin Bication with parties I powor there aod an urderstand ing betweec Dim and euch parties have been oue of (he reasons for mie wew campaixa Destruction of Property at Rome, Ga, Covreapondencs of ha Cmovwnat! Commercial.) Rowe, Ga, Now U1. 1364. vetion ef such buildin ¥ afternoon the patel and property as in.gbt be o. value to the repels was co} monced—ticneral Corse, wh somman? was stationed at fome, cuperinienting the devtruction, whch was coutlned almost o: ment The buitdings de ly lo property of sho rebel govern- Toyed were she rolling milla, “gow- eroment shops,” stubles and worohousea, But few private houses were bursed and these were fired accie devialiy, the fire comme ciealiog teem the borning build. Wwge Dear, Lhe soldiers Avomod to Make every eifOrt to fave private property Hebel Movements to Connterace Shor- an’s Campaige {From the Cincionatt Commercial, Now, 19} The conjecture that forly’s unexpected ret eat opom Staunton is io covsequaves of Sherman's movements im tivorgia, is not probably mark, Thore will de great Lurrying to and fro throughout the conjederaoy, t) collect an army suttic.aus ia number to dispate Shar man's advance. Hood ana Beauregard Jogs enterprise against into the very heart of ¢ dispoded to (ry ® campalyy i boat divectiqn eases, they will find fhemas, tm the Geo. A, J, Smith in the forme: berdiy wante time in a boot- herman marchiig fat if at ait pnts, with & com'ederaey, Supposed Rou He will Pa {Correspondence of tbe Cincinoati Commercial.) Naswvitte, Nov. 14, 134, @ aavertion tbat savannah Is his ebjective would be made through one of the fu Course are civers and (be The ‘ater, on ihe Ocmolgee, ie one of the tineat tn Gaorgin, and \@ tho contre of conmiderable mavitac- Quring eoterprime ‘These Fivers will prove #igut oo Btacies before the skill and enorgy of that able offic Colone:G P, Buel, Twenty eighth Indivoa, who charge of pontoon trains. in the evantry soutn of Mucon ae crowded thousands Of nogroos from Tenuassse avd Coorokeo Georgia. 1 country has vrougus forth @ pleuisa) barvest, aud tbe well Giied cribs of corp ard bine of whet, with the game, poreers, deer and poultry, will enable nim to move wit viele traneportation and give big army @ mobuny omieing speedy marchos avd a readicans to promptly at unguarced (ocaiities To the rignt seventy miles on & b railroad, 18 WAb scene of e@ much suflering ou the part of our captured bravea—An- dersouy: Here are atill vopiued Gumbers of our prisoners «hough more have been transerred to Havan~’ gah and Cbarleston eversi abermao, in Dis loser to Presiaecs ¥ abe may tke the stores provided for these men ta person it be hoped be will Lod & ® pleasing diversion, aud that, a@ he noara the Atinntie coasts. bis tried voteruns may be joined by these surler= ing captuced braves, #10 Learte Oiled with joy, aad yer giving Volume to tbe shouts of gladorss aod peame of victory Theis remambrance of past sulering end fuhumen treatment would nerve theur, | necessity demeandod, to firike earnest Dlowe im the deadiy strife. The hberating of thene prisoners, at thie time. would, in itself, be am achievement mare (ban a su reward for she powers put (orth That chie if ao lent pars of the Shore ww OF reason te doubt. This march ibrowgh Georgia will a ple in oor war The fort from the & Henication wor ady 40 far extended, @ large army could cot bo supplied eny further ie the Interior, But {uis bold curt.ng Jose from ali ines se the rear, thie marching orth without apy of the ‘ung trains that al- ways encumber ao Army and humper ‘te progress, thie atop ery heve dra new ori much come es of vom- bold trust im the country te give up its stores of food, disper. these a ee of ty. aod demonstrace thai oven the remolest corsers of the coalederscy sre open & our conquering armies. This proof of vulrera- DIty may open egew light apos cored we be Sale poople may persuade e ch’ mo tbat there # no hope or thew, pNDALOG |e OMIY 4 question Of time, aad aot of he aucompromieine Thoet «be have feo ‘rom she avenging 6o#te of free off Kettucky nd who Dave sown jolet On the rors Of the sett. i) AVaAntic, wil Sod thas even shore the etarry banner is to wome borne the sam Geode who pianted It om the ramparts of ‘océ4on, oF o'gy above ine clouds em Loogout, er within ibe maxsive cartiworks abou At lanss Savaniad « oot ae on delevce Dom 04 ob & DFON, Iewel cities of the souto and \i# defeacer at present are very linperiect. The city te op the Sova er eighineo miles from Fort Pa jae). Whick Was bu) Lo guard Lue sutrance to the river bis fort has .cog aince Deen ‘nour pOsReHsWN. The river abowe the fort sud bs ow she city nae Dee orcer (hat cam he thoroughly obstructed Fvan shoud the protracted veld be Iendet ab obstructions, aad the army be fed Detore croxsing Um ‘e be right, ie Milledgeritie, where Gororoor Brows presides Coe reste of the Stay ba feala % deetrine of eo feels im truth more ore with Geoers) Sher the latter to wi tt ined city, logs, however ploesiDie, wh) searce. yee the rea! cat: of the movement wil tse Toutthe country has reason to pect great retuite from (his Movement i ¢ av that they foay not expect too much, and, A & renult, be disappointed wbsa they #mould rejoice, {t would be well ¥¢ caution them The object of the move i vodoudio iy to force the war into t oxrrow ares of the Atieatic Statee. Geeeral Sherman's propted campalga 19 the dircction of the presont marek promised to be thwarted by Mood's more road io ne Joe ne «3 Sears of gumernstoriat tof Power and with bis ereighty Iately promu eb man may io tment to the North, ead such undoubsediy was the bope of Jet Davia, iB aay INTERESTING FROM JAPAN. of the Med Fleet, me Ope Bem by the &e, Sap Francisco, Nov. 19, 184 Motel advices of Octoder 28. frm Yokshame, vontrm the repart of the opening Of she Injand ees of Japa dy the allied Gowt, The engagement was brie, The a/lies lost twalve Killed and dfiy-tour wounded, ihe Japanese from two Rundred to three hundred Kiied and woonded ‘The rieemor dea Ping, chartered by Minister Truro 6 Accompany the float to reyreseat tbe United States, dit 6000 execution with Ber tDirty-two pouader Parrout gun, She was afterwards qoid bo (he /apances goveroment for $108,000, The tademalty to the Americans ie expected 0 reach $200,000 ‘The commissioners of the aller wore to meas the Japa. nave officials at Keongna on Oclober 19, to adjuss tbe emounts of ihe indemnrttes 10 the vartous nations, The porte are to be dismactied wud the foot will re- mato to seo iat the Iaporit keep) his promise, 1 ig believed (nat (ne Japanese goveroment will hence forty be able to keep the aaruly aobles te cneck. The feesss Traitorons Attempt to sa the Gunboat Rattler to the Me~ Beles. Cano, New. 18, 1894 Mow Orlena® papers of the 12th confirm the statemeas concerning theaitempt of the commander of the guaboat Rattier to surrender ais yoxsei to the rebels. He wae to rewive one bantred bales of totten, $20,000 tn green backs, and pass through she Trans Miesiasippt Depart, meat to Mexico,