The New York Herald Newspaper, November 28, 1864, Page 5

SHERMAN. CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE feouses being spacious and elegant, avd has @ population 12 about twenty thousand tobaditun’ Richmond county, it bas a spacious city wall, cory aud jail, while @ goverument arsenal, powder mill, nos pital und ceveral thor public build ngs, gr ce the city. A canal, vine miles in length, furnishing an immense water power to the city, has attracted a large number of manu Gaciurers co the vicinity, and mavy important manutace @orles aud roiling mills bave bees in operation bere for oars, GOVERNMENT WORKS The wor has added new importance to these. The ~Gtate Arsenul bas been seized and enlarged by the ‘cebel wuthorities, aud a large powder mili bas been sSrecied, A number of other works bave also been built “Sy the rebels, until the city 1s almost abeorbod tm the Production 9% materiel of war. Anions these works are rhe (ollowing:— Conederate States Government Works—Col. G. W. Rains commander; Major John G. Buruwell, orduance -@ilwer Auiapta Arsen:1—Col M, H. Wright commander; Capt, 5. HH. Avsiey, assistant. Nitre aud Mining Bureau—W. A. Pratt, superintendent, Fowder mulls Garrison, ‘Tne following is ths orgauization of the garrison of the aly — Bi tyadter General B. D. Fry, Post Commandant. Capt. Geo, G. McWhorter, Acting assistant adjutant -Goveral, Capt. J. P. Baltzell, Provost Marsbal. Col, Win. M. Browne, Colonel -ommanding conscripts. Rigdoo Guards, Georgia muitia—H. P, Williams, Order- fy rergeaut. Eewuregard Rifles—Georgia militia, H. L. Mewling, Or- eriy -ergeaut. Silver Geays, Georgia militia—C. H. Rogers, Orderly Bornean. Wright Local Guards, Georgia militia—J. P. Holmes, Gecoud Licuteusns Commapat Harnes Battery, Georgi millis—G. T. Barves, Captain. Wheeier Dragoous, Gevrgia militia—P. H Primrose, Aeutouaut Commanding. HOSPITALS. May Hospitai—A. W. Browne, Surgeon tv charge. Bluckio Hospital—J. G. Boatwright, Surgeou ia charge. FORTIF.CATIONS. Immediately after the ial of Atianta the rebel gov- ‘@rnment decided upon fortifying Augusta, as well as Macon and other points, Mrjor C. L. Sayre, of the rebel tnspector General's Departwent, was authorized to im- press slaves in the counties of Richmond, Burke, Jeer- gon, Glascock, Warren, Columbia and Criven, and for 9 “Month pasta large force has been engaged upon these works. Unless a large force of veteran troops has been pushed trvard into Augusta to bold these works, Sio- gum will walk uver taem agaiust all the militia that can fo gathered together iu the surrounding counties. Tbe destruction of the works at Augusta would be a serious ‘low to tho confederacy, SKETCH OF SAVANNAT, GA. We have often described the city of Savanuah, and our ~Geaders are doubliess tamiliar with its geveral features. ‘These descriptions bave been chiefly devoted to giviug & view of the harbor defences, no attuck ever having eon made or Imagined trom the rear. The city Is built, 0 @ suudy plain, but slightly elevated above the fevel of the tide, and has been considered ua- Gaealthy cn account of the swamps in its rear, It is, onsejuently, not admirably suited for dofeaces com- mandivg the land approaches, Fortifications have, how- ‘Over, been built, but not very great in extent, and arc ‘Qt this time incomplete. Two years ago the rebel general government tbrew such obstacies in the way of the Dutlding of fortifications commauding the land approaches as to cali forth the most bitter denunciations from Gover. ~gor Brown and General H. W. Mercer, commanding the city. Vory few troops were in the city ut the time Gene- ral Sherman began his march, and we have no poattive -@ssurance that the garrisen bes been reinforced during the preeeut emergency. General John R. Jackson, of Florida, bas lately been agsigned to the command of the ‘Bavannen district of Georgia, with headquarters in the aity. The following is all that ts koown regarding the -gecrison of the city GaRnison. Ma'or Geveral Lafayette Mei aws, commanding district -Of Georgia and Third military diewict of South Caroling, Captain R. W. B, Elliott, Assistant Adjutant Geveral, Captain G. B. Lamar, Aid de-Camp, Brigadier General Joba K. Jackson, commanding dis- Grict oF Georgia. Colonet &, G. Anderson, commanding post. Tieuteoact J. Bunter, Acting Assistant Adjutant Gene. oval Lieutenant C. A, King, Acting Ai ant Adjutant Geue- ptaio Robert Grant, Acting luspector General, ‘Oa ‘i Major Benjamin E. Crane. Forage Quarterimaster. Captain T. W. Neeley, Transportation Quartermaster, THE LATEST REBEL ACCOUNTS. ‘QHERMAN REPORTED REPULSED—THE PEOPLE URGED TO HARASS HIM, {From the Richmond Seatinel, Nov. 25.5 The iuteiligence from Georgia yeeterday was very “mgreeable, and the bope grows more buoyant that Sher. «nan will suff-r severely for his audacity, A portion of Ais force is understood lo have been very heavily reputed in Ghe a'temp! to cross a stream. We forbear particulars of games aod localities, Let our troops cpposed to Sherman adopt sleep!ess ac- Sivity for their motto Let them barass bim with at. Gacks snd barags bim with alarms, harass him by day and harass bim by vight ‘Let them destroy supplies “Welore him, Let them block bis roads and resist bis march at every practicable point, All this may be done éndspendent of the havier operations which we shall doubt ess be able to diree! acainst him, Brea i upon bis rray, and there will goon be a grand nunt, (ree for ravery body, in which we hope everybody will join. There is no confirmation of the report of the burning of Milledgeville, A CAVALRY FIGBT AT TOOMSBORO ON TH! {From the Ricbmond Nispatch, » } Wo are still without avy official information concerning Gherman's movements in Georgia; but wo are pot entirely avithout some authentic advices op the subject. Suermon was yesterday still west of the Oconee river, one of Lia ‘¢ributaries of the Altamahs, which rups eouth through tho exst centro of the State of Georgia, Milledgeville is s@ituated on the west bavk of this stream. It ts believed hat the enemy has been fo Milledyerille, though we aro pretty well agsured that no official information of the ‘fact hae been received at the War Uftice Io the only ‘orush we hear of our troops having with the enomy they ‘Rave becn entirely successtul, This occurred near Tooms- Moro, where the Central Georgia Ratiroad, runuing (rom Macon to Savenoah, crosees the Oconee river, A consid- “arable body of the enemy's cavalry attempted to arom 40 the cast bank of the Oconee at this point oa Wednes- day morning, but were met ly our troops and driven back. The situation in Georgia is regarded, in off cas decidedly encouragin: paign which we think should give much ground for Qepe—tbe slow progress made by Shermao. ile is now in his fteeuth day from Atiante,and has ae yet marched ‘only about seventy-five miles, and has oot reached ono point of strategic importance, Perhaps he docs not now, aa ewhen he started out on the expedition, fee! himself posi ‘Dively master of the situation, We shall bear more from in in the next day or two. 28D INnaT. CHMOND NEWS DECLARED TO BE WorTH ONS MULIUN DOLLARS PEK DAY TO TEE FEDERAL aU rrontrie (To the or of the Richmona Dispatch | Without reference to your own course, permis me to Goggeet that the vewspepere of Richmond, and of tho sountr® generally, publish aothing in regard to the condi Sion of military atirs in Georgia, Tho enemy has 20 meaus of bearing anything ax to the progress or result of Sherman's advance oxcep’ through our own nowspnpers, ug far thoy bave fur ed him al ¢t ration t ued, to eNAdI® bint to tako his mousu operate with Sherthan from the soa, aud to checkmate any move that might be contemplated by ourselves, suber in Virginia or Tennessee, Tudecd, the enemy t 1jford to pty one million of aottars in gold p 4 information which the Richmond newspapers 1 tres of charg’. sme of thom preface their daily ews with (he remark that they are in «ion of Important tntelligence, which, for praden Slat reasons, they withhold from the publie; and then, Hike a child burstiug with desire to toll some wouderful 6s Le bas boon insiructed to keep to himself, they go ov, and by hints a auendos, ted by arguments egalost this or that m nally} t the whole thing, ehorman may be bun or be may be compelled Go strike for tho sea at Brunswick, Savenuah, Port Royal, Charleston or Wilmington, He may follow the Ventral fallway to Savannah, of the South Cal Railway to Charleston, of he may move detwoon ihe two to Ports Royal, avoiding Avgusts, or, taking Avgueta, he may wirike sixty miles across the country to Columbia, and on to Wilmington, We do not know what are his pl federal gov: @roment does, and intends to meet him on the seacosst @ith supplioe, and otherwise to co auerate with hin sete lteseenetedpnsvep ai cig i a a a ee NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1864, Se But {f we can force bim to change his plaos, mevt cannot know i except through vur O ce:10n, and caunot, thore ore, im snywise OO-Operate Witt or assist him. The newspapers ia Petersburg, Wilmington, Charleston and Savapman, should be equally reticent with those ia Richmond, for their issues revcn tho cuemy as weil as those from this city, Tem @ pews | paper man myself. Let us how the world that the mere desire to print important vews shall Bot betroy us imiv tue p-blication of wéelligencs whicu, willous our agsist auce, ‘he ecemy cannot jossibly get, and for which be would wiliwgly pay mililoug of doliars, Sileuce, FINANCIAL AND MILITARY DJCATORS WANDD FOR , TH EXISTING CRISTS. {From the Richmond Dispateh. | Acontemporary journal recom uends to Congress the of turning the whole subject of flnance over to the ary of the Trousury, merely endorsing bis views | aud giving to bis suggestions the force of law, We like the idea, A single iudiyiduaio’ undoubted abilities, who is @ practical nan, and bss devoted bis whole life to the consideration of the subject in all its aspects, is surely a sufer guido than & body of lawyors and farmers, such as our Congress is, We have no doubt Mr. Trenholm could, and would, present « pian for the relief of our fluances which would completely aucceed, if Congress would only pass the necessary laws and uot meddie with it any arthor, Now, if this be true with regard to foancial matters, how much truer is it with regard to matters military, The Copgress of 1776 was wont to have Washington before them every winter, when the season bad put an end to active campaigning. They beld a conference with him, face to face, heard his suggostious, aud were guided by bis arguments, They did not merely receive bis recom. mendations through a written paper, delivered by a Secretary. They bad him there with them, and slong with him all the prodigious weight of character which Le Was enabled to throw into the scale with bis arguments, To big personal influence with the members, aotwith- standing the bitter and persistent hostility with which ho was pursued by somo of them, wo no doubt owe much of the succeas which ulti mately crowned our arms. Why may not Con press ‘have General Lee with them, to explain, to recon.inend, to lay open what be thiuks are our absolute wants? It is true, General Lee is subordinate to the President, and properly reports to him. But the Presi- dent, most surely, could’ not object to a personal con- (erence of the Congresa with him, nor, we are convinced, would he object, The President, in big meseage, has already brouched certain military propositions which he considers of great importance. Now, there is no doubt that Geveral Lee agrees with the President on these sub- jecie. Now, if General Lee shouid be called in, beivg the mao who 18 to excoute what the President advises, thera, 18 uo doubt his advice would carry immense weight woth it The great military question now before Congress is the recommendation of the Prezideut to employ forty thou- sand slaves in certain capacities as laborers in our armies, thereby releasing nearly the same number of fighting men, This we consider to be absolutely ueces- sary in the present ’stato of affairs. If Congress {col any doubt, let them call in Goneral Lee, and abide by what he saye; and let it be dome at once. WHERS 18 SHERMAN?—THE NOATH TO BE KET IN IGNOBANC {Frora the Kichmond !:nquiter, Nov. 25.] General Gillem 1s sare at Kuoxvilie; but where is Sberman? The CincMnati Ties published a despatch which the New York papers were mado to suppress. The despated told the amoant of Suerman’s forces, the immediate direction of his march, the quantity of big supplies, and his ultimate dvstiuation, all of which bi been published in Richmoud, and was known bere eveu before it appeared in Cincinoats, But where is Sherman ? His ultimate destination was Savannah, or thore- about, Bus will he get thore? Nous werrons. In dua time we shall all eee what we shall cee, end the Yankees musé wait for news from sherman tbrough tbe Richmond papers. For ono, the Pnquirer will not let them know what bas be- come of Sherman, Perh«ps Le ts # victor In Macon; per- hapa a prisoner in Andersonville, General Rawlings Might tel! the Tréune alt adous Sherman, The 7ribune does not believe that Sherman curried sixty dave’ rations, nor do we; batthe cavalry wii! keep the army tn com. mireary stores, Tye 7'ritune rogarda it as an “improd- ablo contingency” that the people of Georgia wil) avan- don their countryand bomes at the approscn of this jovader, and destroy their stores of food. Such action, the 77.bune knows, would be ruinons to Sherman; but it ig not at all probubie that Georgians ‘will resurt to oa: sure of absolute despair.” CORNWALLIS’ FATR AWAITING BRERMAN. [From the Richmond Whig, Nov. 25.) A comparison bas been instituted betweeo the march of Cornwailis from Charleston to Yorktown, in 1781, ard the march of Sherman now in process of execution. It does not bold good, at least in one important particular. Sherman bas evtirely cut himeetf of from his base of operations, exposing bis communications to covtinual in terruption, and even destruction, without having, thus far, secured aby compensating advantage from free com- munication with the Yankee fleets, Cornwallis, on the contrary, was always within reach of bie vaval forces; or, if be found himself beyond them for a few days, he oon regained a position noar enough to keep up his correspondence with them, When he adyinced from Camden in purauit of Greene, in the wioter of 1781, be supposed that be bad left a conquered country bebiud him, Not a mouse seemed to be stirring in that part of the lately hostile territory where Mariou and Sumter soon after made thomselves go formididio. It istrae that the datties ef King’s Mountein and Cow. pens bad been fought; but these were away off apon bis left, while everyihiog was quiet in his rear. Alter the battle of Guilford, Unding his victory very doubtful and his loss very severe, bo determined not to trust himself avy longer 0 far from the sea, and he fell back down the Cape Fear river to Wilmington, to order tobe pear bis ships, At that place Tarlton endeavored in vaio te prevail upon kim (o retera to South Carviina, where the revolutionary epirit bat again brokes out with extraordinary violence; ut he refused to be couvaciied. 18 looked too mech, he eaid, like o retreat. He had, be eid, loft Rawdon im that province with force encugh to put down any loeurrectionary movement. Me passed on to Virginia, being opposed rowhero, tecause Greene had passed bim and gone ov to Scuth Ceroiips, He enterea Virginia and wade tly for Petersburg, where be uuited with General Leslie and communicated with bie feet. There wero po troops in Virginia, but Laferetie soon come on ana the militia raliled aroond bim tu great cambers. Cornwallis bad paseed throngh nearly two thoussad miles of country when he surrondered. But be bad not subdued one inch of it, Greens, before the ond of the yeor, bad shut up all the British forcoa in Charleston, and the country war free, The differencs between the circumstances under which Cornw undertook bin eoterprise and those under whicb Sherman baw undertakep bis is thus apparent to the lonet ro: fecting. Sherman ne only bes, et pr + at least, mo communication with the sea, but he bas none with hie friends im his reer; nor, sv far ae we can discover, has be any means of opening anch communicat! He has loft « vaet iract of country, which Will grow as he advances, absolutely free io bie roar, and that country is ly and upenimously hostile, A® Cornwallis left Rawdon to toke care of Greoue In South Carolina, ¢o he has left Thomas to take care of Hood in Tennessee. Should he ever succeed ia posseesion of Charleston or Sayaunah, it will only be to Gnd himself shut up there, as Sir William Howe was in Now York, and ag Sir Henry Clinton continued to be after Howe bad been recalled. In the meantime, hiv determination ‘to make war support war,”’ that is, to eubsist hiv army wpom the country through whieh + ywaves, will have the same offect that it has alwaye bod whenever u has besa attempted. It will {nemo the bostility of the poputation to the solut of deediy hatred, The people of Geo are by, no imeaus fucking im patelotiem or geal for however miggaided some of her pudlic men iuey havo never until lately felt « erors of war, Tl was not natarel elt ail that zealand avimation in mtest that bas b ted here in Vitgmia by mon who bava bad their ho burnt, their crops ¢o. stroyed, thoie cogrues stolon, 4nd their Aiock driyea oF Yankevs call soldiers. It was havural, eeelng that they bad not thus far suiferod to a great extent, for tiem to wish for peace before the ra. Voges of wor had extended to thea, and to believe tt bem the som tive by the rebuer possible because thoy wished for ik That tagse wishes Hover extended to te contr lation of reovastruction will now be made evident. opie ef Georgia will arouse themoatyes Ike a stroag mon who haa been lulled ssleep, We know not what nay be if contemplation by the military authorities,or what operations my have Siroudy commenced, The war oilico Keapm upoa that Sabject ® most profound and, we have oo doubi, most judicious silence, Rat we do beliove that an opportunity ts wrsvan’ad (0 atria the areatest how for our deliverance that mi pee RS Tt AOE: 1S LEO has yt deem s:ruck by the Confederate armies since ths war bean, GENPRAL ORANT BENT ON BUSINNSS. {rom the Richm ad Whig, Nov. 25.) Northern p po s received yesierdsy bring us the up- Ox, coied tuformution (bat Ulisses bas sudde ly tora him- sof from te embrace of bis Poveloye aad retucued to City Point. Cau it be that bo out short his visit bec.use 0 (he rumor curreat in Gotham thas General Lee has Cespit-hed a portion of his force to Georgi to aid Hood jo Dogging Sherman? This moy or way nut bo the case; but, quote from the geniiem u of the prize ring, O18 retura @yideotiy ‘moans buviness! and tho favors character of the woather will loave him without the shadow of @ pretext or not carrytag out bis intentions god miking aa advance, General Leo, with character. 18Lio coolness, Wil accommodate him, aud ve forced to welcome any numbor of Yaaceos “with bioody bands to hospitable gravei Gourgia ts vow the tnteresting military fold of the coniederccy, Shorman having discarded caution and boldly advanced iato the interior, We would that, wih- out giving iuforaaation to che Yankees, who are now de- pendent upoa Soutnera sources for iaformation as to his movements, we could tell our readers where be ts and how he i faring, 1t suffices to say, however, that there ix novbing in the situation to cause evn tio least bopefut Conlederate to foar tat the turn the campaiga bas 20W taken in that quarter will uot result most advautage- ously to our cause, Instead of applying the toron certain coveted cities in tue Empire State of the South, we indulge the confident hope that Sherman will soon have to exbaust both bfs military skill and unquestioned energy im makivg good tue retreat of the remnant of a dejeated army. While without jutormation from Sherman, except through Southera rumors, the Northern journals assume a knowing oir, and pretend to speak by the card with reference to his move- meuts, In the absence of anything positive, the Northern papers are still Gguring out largely che expected results of Sherman's campaigo, retreat, or whatever it may be. SHEUMAN’S OPINION OF THE KEBBLS—CULD COM- Fort. The Georgia Countryman gives, upon the authority of @ most respectable lady, uow aa exito (rom Atlanta, @ lengthy account of the doings and saylogs of Sherman aiter bis ocoupancy of the Gate City, She States that be Paid a just and well merited tribute to the valor of our arms. He remarked that it would be no disgrace to us ii we were finally subjugated, as we certainly would be, a8 we bad fought against four or five tinies our number with a degree of valor which bad excited the admiration of the world, and that the United States govornment would gain no houor uor credit if they succeeded in. their Purposes, as they bad thus far (allied with tive men ic the fold to our one. Ho regarded the South ern soldiers a the bravest in the world, and admitted that in a fair fight we could whip them two to our on but he claimed for bimseif aud Lis compeors the credit of possessing more atrategicability than our goncrale, “You can beat us in fighting, madam,’ said he, “but we can outmaneuvre you. Your generals do uot work bait enough; we work day and night, aad spare uo labor acr pains to curry out our plans.’” THE EXCHANGE OF PRIBONRES. {From the Richmoad Dispatch, Noy, 25.} Tho exchange of prisoners gocs on well, Thirty-two hundred Confederates have beon delivered, and Captain Hatch 18 wow engaged in the delivery of the Yavkees in return, Arrangements have been made to exchange a large number of prisoners at Stobile, and’ it 1s probable that exchange will soon be resumed on James river, asthe arcangomeuts made at Savannah and Mobile wore only at the suggestion of Commissioner Quid, in order to obviate the necessity of so much overland travel on the pars of the Yunkeo prisoners. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasminarox, Nov. 27, 1864, FINANOIAL MATIERS. The anounciation of proposals for a new loan, and all other extraordinary operations of the Troasury Depart. ment, are cecessarily postponed until the acy has completed his report, which now engrosses bis attention and shat of the heads of all the bureaus, THE RICHMOND PRESS AND SHERMAN'S MOVAYENTS, ‘The Richmond papers are particularly reticent adout Sherman’s movemeats. They openiy acknowiedve that the real news iv suppressed because the Noritere people and the Lincola guveramen: baye no other means ef ob. tainiug intolligence of his progress. They profess great ignorance thenselven upon the subject, but arc filed with boasiin! promises of what is going to be done, and earnest appeais to the people to do something. Ht ts ovi- dont they bave no cheering news to themselves to report, or they wouid have biazoned it iv their columas. INCENDIARY PLOT IN WASHLSGLON, In addition to the reguiar guards employed about the public buildings, commiasaries’ depots, Ac, in this vicinity, the War Departinect Rifles have beea oo duty Uoce last evening, in consequence of information received by the government of ap iecendiary plot, sim'iar to that attompted to be carried out im New York on Friday evening. The guards at ai! the public buildings bave been doubled, and a etrict watch ts Kept at the bo! and other public places, to guard agaynat any attempt that may be made to execute the diabolicet plans to ac complish, by sneaking incendiary operations, what the rebols have falied to do by legitimate warfare, Consider. able excitement wis occasioned, about tea o'clock task night, by the prociamation, at all the places of pudlic amusement, of order from the War Depart ment, requiring aif the employee of that depart. ment to repeir (ortawith to their posts, The summons waa tutended to have them assemble for eased ‘The Treasury Guards are to relieve the War De. partment Kifca, and juceodinries will wave a eo bance for eucgesstui operations bere an TRE INCSMOR DEPARTMMNT AND TuR citar st nicesmir. The change fa the Interior Department is underetood to be depoudont upon she appoimtment te fii the vacant Writed Stater Judgeehip in Indiana, ff thie appointment suould be given te any other thon Mr. Usher, there wii! be no cuanee in the head of the Interior Department. J B, Julian, brother of the member of Congrose of that name, and Judge Macdovald, are strougiy urged for the Judgeship. ARRIVAT, OP QENERALS HANCOCK AND POPE. General Hancock and Gentra! Pops are among the ar. rivals ab Willard’s to-day. THE GOVEANMENT DECLINES TO RFCRIVE THR ANGLO REDEL PBACE ADDESS. Abont six weeks ago Mr. Joseph Parkor, of Manchester, Fpgiand, arrived at New York, bringiog with him the peace address of the subjects of Great Britain and Ireland, with a lecter from Sie Henry De Moughton to Governor Seymour, who deciined formally to receive it, arsigving as a reason thet it should be given to tho Prerifent of tae United tates, the latter being the only authorized eban- nei of communication between other nations aud the citi- zona of the United States; and berides, Goreruor Sey- mour satd his official position did not authorioo him to accept the address in behalf of other states, nd that it would be better to withRold the wocument vali! after (he Presidential election go ea to ayold the apposrauce of interfering with the canvass. conformed to these euggeetions, and Revin fast week addressed ® note to Seoretary tating thot ke hat beon deputed to this country to conver the addrest to the people ef the Vaited States, and aeke@ the honor of an opportunity of presenting it to the Preaideat. To this the Secretary replied tat, before avewering the letter, It wae dosirapte to be further jcformed whether Mr. Parker bad authority from the government of Great Britain and Iretand for the pur- pose referred to, and whether bis mission hed been made known to the diplomatic agent of that government noar the government of the United Sisies. Mr. Parker replied by saying that the address he bad tho honor of bringing to this country, coateining the signatures of some threa hundred aod fifty thousacd of his counirymon, (rom the peer to the artisan, was not from the government of Great Britain, wor from aug politiont party, It was eimpiy ao expreseion of tho earnest desire of Great Britain to see peace restored again 10 this continent, The correspondence clowed by & note from the Secretary of State, in which he seid the government of the United States could wot recoive (he address, and that the request for an juterview wiih (he President was therofore decline. This address bis Aiready beow published, and ia s' sympathizers, who aek the goverument of the United States to case hostilities againat that section of the country. The fotention now isto preseut the address to Covgress at the @pproachiag seasion. DEATH OF PAY/OM GRAVELY. Peyton Gravely, a weil knows tobacco me ond distinguished membor of the Virginia S« vention, in whieh he opposed seceution, died at bis rest dence tn Honry county, Va., September 2. TRADE WITH INSURRECFIONARY DISTRICTS. ‘The instructions to tho ageats of the Treasury Dopart ment for the trade with insurrectionary disiricts have been prepared, Au Inspector, weigher and moasuror for 3 fecturer » Come oxch agoncy is to be appointed, epon whose cergilicate tbe ageut sb ull issue am order upeD cue Nearest depomuary of public funds (or tae payment of tho price of the pro- { ducts brought tn, The depositary will pay upor this cer- tiflcate two th rds of the price fixed by the Treasary De- partment, the osher third to be paid when the actual price of the commodtiy at taat dae ia the city of New York shail bo wscertained, The agent is to iesue (he per- mits for tae purchase of cottow, tobacco, &C, aad to fix the amount sod character of the supplies to be taken back iv exchange thoretor, TIE GREAT INCENDIARY PLOT. More of the Phosphorus and Turpentine Conspiracy. Attempts on Cther Hotels—Suspicious Cheracters at French’s Hotel, Evorett House, National Hotel and Hanfleld House. One of Them Seen in the Act at Tammany Mall. Tho Affair at the Fifth Avenue Hotel—Effort to Fire a Lumber Ward in West Street, Bey ke. «ec. ‘Tho daring attempts to burn down our city Iast Friday Qnd Saturday continued to occupy the public mind yos- terday, to the oxclusion of almost everything else, Tho full and graphic account published in this paper was read with the deepest interdst, and everywhere the hope was expressed that all the guilty parties might bo Bpeedily apprekended, and punisbed in such @ manner as the Rorribie character of their crime Cully merits. The Vigorous orders of Mjor Gencral Dix were regard- ed as just the kind which the occasion demands—es pecially the one which promises cour¢ martialing aod summary hauging to the iocendiaries. His famous order about the American flag scarcely gave more general sat- isfaction than No, 92, issued on Saturday right. Wo aro still anablo to gratify our readers with a full account of the plot, its coacoctors and unsuccessful exocittors, A large amount of interesting tmformation Is in our possession, bus tt is still considered imprudent by the authorities to give publicity to it, and we have no desire to interfere with or thwart In the slightest degree the plana of the police. The detectives are industriously engaged in working up the plot, and tracing out the whereabouts of such of the conspirators a3 have not already beon socured. When this last partof the aifuir is accomplished, we will be at liberty to publish all that is kuowu about this extraerdipary but bappily abortive attetapt to destroy our city, aud our readers will be lied with the fullost details, It will be seen by the account which we publish below thot other hotels besides those mentioned in our report yesterday were visited by the conspirators on Friday Fortunately their intoutious wore frustrated by ight and vigilance of the proprietors aud their assistants, There can be littl doubdt, in fact, that nearly every hotel in the vity,and perhaps many of thio places of public amusement, were called at by some of the par- ties in Lhe plot at diferent times during the might, and that the iutention was to ect fire to them all at the first favorable opportunity. Kvery- ‘thing goes to show that such was the case, afd many of our hotel keepers perhaps will never learn the fuli extent of the danger that hung over their eatablish- menta on that memorable eveviog. The city may be eed to huve been sleeping over a volcano, which waa omy Prevented (rom bursting forth by the kind interposition of Providence. This is meant an no detraction from the praine justly due to the police, firemen and other persons active in providing the means for frustrating the plot after its discovery. Hut the fact ie remarkably conspicu ous that nothing but the hand of the Great Overseer of things conid have saved us, when it ts remembored bow extensive the arrangements were, how many places were exposed, aud how generally failure was the result. FULLER PARTICULARS ABOUT THE FIFTH AVANUS MOTKE CASE. dome farther particulars respecting the attempt on the Fifth Avenue Hotel were divulged yesterday. It appears that the reason the tacts were withheld from the report ore was that {t bad been arranged wilh the detectives to Keep the matter ax secret as poxeibie until (ke suspected party might be arrested. No one im the hotel was aware of the occurrence except Mr. Hitchcock, the proprictor, | and Mr. Micuael Perry, the regular detective of tbe | establiaument, This explains what before appeared such | siuguiar couduct ou the par: 0 the clerks of the ote: in refusing to furnisb aay tnformation aboxt the maitor, oJ 10 denying that any attempt at ali to fre the botel bad occurred. ‘Toe tacts aro as fotlows.—On last Wednesday after- noon a genteel looking maa, carrying a small bleck testher valige came to the hotel and appited at the desk for w coom, He regiatered bia name as Bir. Hicks, of Portviiie, Pa, aad was assignod to room No. 145. woug iu (Le appearaace of the man ex . of Mr. Porry, the detective of 20n pico who voted the clerks of big doubts ae to the char- ded Lraveller, 8 of the prete and pe should be v kept a sharp but war vot able to discover anyth his suepiciors, On Saturday morulug, exposvre of the grand incendiary pl jective determined to te the room occu. pied by Hicks, About pine o'clock he proceeded to the room (No. 143), aud on opeuing the door beheld a sy tacle which left no doubt av to Hicks being one ef the parties to the conspiracy. In @ corner of the room was a confused pile, consisting of the drawers of the burean aud two big chaire, covered over with the bedding. Atl around the pile wore pleces of rosin, and a few bottles of phosphorus lay near the drawers. the botties were ua- opened and closely sealed. A case of halt a doven car tridges, soakea {a turpentine of phosphorus, was aizo | among the articles noticed, Evidently Hicks, or who- | ever the party was, had lets without fully arranging the materials e@ thet they would ignite, No tie occurred before the door was opened, nor did any take plice afterwards, The statement, therefore, that the moment the door was opened ard a fresb cur. rent of air let in, a Gre took pince, was erroneous, No fire whatevor ocourred, The detective gathered up the Dottios of phosphorus, the rosin, and the leathor valise uf the escaped Licks, and went to inform dir, Hitcheock of wBat had beea discovered. Mr. iitehcock immediately progeeded to room 148 sud mado a thorough investiga tion, finding out #0 more, however, than bad been pro- | viously ascertained, The detective promptly set about i the task of tracing wp Hicks, nnd, for that purpore, took with bim the boy waiter who had attended bis soom during his stay 1a tho hotel, and who was, therefore, more familiar with bin features, They waiked through Broadway aod searched several places without obtaining any clue to the whereabouts of Hilcks. Up toa late hour last pighs the search bad bea unsu ful. PRENCA'S NOTSE. A moat singotar circumstance occurred at this hotel om the evening of the attomp'ed raid against the city, & men came into the hotel having om the unttorm of = Heutenant cotonel jo the United States Army, and after signing the reRister, waa shown to a room om the elxth Story of the building. [ie was eavelopad io @ large over. coat, trimmed with black brad, which nearly concealed his uniform, and bad ro baggag® Hla cap was sitatiar to thore worn by officers of his rank, with the exception that the sliver leat bad been removed. A MAN SEEN SETTING TAMMANY HALL ON FIR®. In a fow minutos after rotiring to bis room at eleven o'clock, the porter and buokkeeper at Fren Hotel, who wero oo an opposite floor, in ® room fronting on Frankfort street, observed © man with Dis coat of, busily engaged distributing something through his room fn the Tammany Hotel; aud a few minutes [ator they saw him apply & piece of lighted paper to the combustibie material with which be bad saturated the furniture and drapery of the room, Whoo the Name first burst forth they could distinctiy fee bie fontures, but in an iostant the fre seemed to go out, and they wore uniecided ee to whether be was really attempting to burn the building or not, when bo £6 entered tho room ant agaia applied the match, thi Lime with more succcss. THA INCENDIARY PACATRS Of TH CONFEAION, They werd vow fully satiated of bis intention, and the: acter aud lute tive uimaeit nie, the area, Y pote bookkeeper rushed do: ira an rapidly as possible te sive Lhe warm, bul by the tune be reacbed the Pam- many Hote! be found the butiding fied with sinoke aod the guests rushing wildly about, and he was eomaequently Unable to recognize the perpetrator, who ip tho geuoral coufusion effected bis escape. HOW THM MISCRRANT AUGHET HAVE REN SHOT The distance between the room ia Irench's whore the bockkeeper aud porter were standing and that in which the fro originated is net more than eight or ten paces, ud bad the porter bad sullicient | rescue of mind about him, being armod with # loaded revolver, be might bave shot the miscreant ia the very act. Upon the retura of the bookkeeper to French's Hotei bis atteution was attracted to bis new gucst by the peculiar manner in which be was acting, and having some suspicion of Lis character from tho first be was determived to thwart bim in bis purpose if he really meant to fre the build. ing. Tho language and setions of the man were of the most suspicious character, aud the bookkeeper gave strict orders to the porter to keep a sharp watch upon bis movements, and if he discovered him in any attemps to set fire to the Duilding to shout him immediately, A closo watch was, therefore, kept upon the door of his room, and shortly afterward he emerged into the hall nd in an excited and angry tone domanded to know the cause of all the noise and confusion, One of the clerks replied that the botel opposite had just been ect on fire, and that a conspiracy was evidently on foot to destroy the city, as six other hotels had beea reported to be on Ore, and that from bis (tbe guest’s) actions, be bad reason to suspect him of being one of the conspirators. He mado ‘00 answer further than to remark, in an ironical tone of voice, that the clerk must be mistuken, He also re- marked that he did not want to be disturbed, and wishod the servants who were in the vicinity of his room to be removed, and gave a great deal of insolent language to the bookkeeper, who still remained in the hall, He treated the matter of the attempted burning of the other hotels in such @ cool manner as to atill further confirin in the minds of the managers the guspicion of his being an ‘accomplice in the diabolical plot, and was only waiting for a favorable opportunity to carry out his part of the hellish design. i 18 FINALLY. RUBCTI AND PUTS UF a? tum wartoNaL HOTEL. The proprietor of the hotel was consulted as to what was best to be done in the matier, apd that gentleman, after carefully considering the circumstances, concluded that it would not be safe to lot bim remain all night, and eccordingly went to his room, and told him that he wished bim (0 leave, not stating the reason. He replied to Mr. Freach by askiog him ‘If he had any fear of the hotel being get on fire?” He was answered in the negn- Uve, and promptly ordered to go to the cashier and gut bis money and leave, as he would not be allowed to remain uader any consideration whatever. Finding that he could not persuade Mr. French to let him stop, be went down stairs, took bis money and departed. It was remarked by some of the guests that his overcoat looked if he bad something conceated beneath Its ample foida, and suggested that be ought to be placed under arrest and gearched; but it was then too iate, the bird Lad flown, and they knew not whither. The proprietor and managers of the hotel are now sorry that they did not take him into custody, ag they are quite certain that he was one of the gang, and might bave had on his person evidence which would be invaiuabie in aidiog the authori- Hes in bringing the guilty parties to punishment. NATIONAL HOTEL. ‘THE MYSTRRIOUS OFFICRR ASSUMES ANOTIIRR NAM. About haif an hour after the supposed incendiary left French’s Hotel,a man auswering i every respect the description given of him by the bookkeeper, who serut! nized him closely, made his appearauce at the National, and desired a room for the uight, While be was stand- ing in front of the desk several guesis of the house were diseuesing the great plot, and the clerk noticed that he {elt considerably embarrossed at their conver- sation, which was the first circumstance that aroused his suepicion, fle was finally furnished with a rogm on the first foor,#o that ihe servants, who bad been put on their guard against any attempt that might be made by this suspicious character, would Lave the door of bis room under their eye forthe night. The only thing remarkable in his conduct, aside trom his embar- ament on entering the hotel, was that be kept the light burning in bis room all night, and, on retiring, gave ordere to be called exriy in the morving. A etrict watch was kept upon bim (ili morning, and at six o’elocks he got up and immediately left. He gave a different name at this hotel, and ontered on the register that be belonged to the United States Navy. There is little doubt but that this was the same person who was ejected from French's Hotel, All the ciroumstancos, when taken to- gether, would seem to prove that be was ons of the party, and was only thwarted in his bloody dosign by the vigilance of the managers ond servants of the hotel. EVEURTT HOUFE. This hotel was fortunate in escaping injury at the bande of the incendiaries, At wbout three o'clock im the afternoon of Friday a man, apparently about twanty-fve or thirty years old, calted at the hotel, with the inevite- ble biack valise in hig hand, and requested the book- keeper to bave Mt taken care of until he called io the evening, a8 he intended to stup wt the botet boat might. A(ter leaving the valise he went away, and nothing more way eon of im uuttl about six o'clock in the evening, wheu he returned aod wished to engage lodging for tha ‘The clerk, vot liking the appearance of the fellow, night and the hotet being full, refused wo accommodate him, aud gave bim his vative, when he left the hotel. Whethor this man was one of the gang or not iw not known, Dut from the fact of bis Laving in his g n the fatal block bag, which in iuture will bo lo kod upon with great suspicion by hotel keeyera and blic generally, Where the maa went to, or bis 1 whereubouts, is wot kuown; but the bookkeeper sily recognize bim, aud In fact pearly al the tn oun be ea identified, if cougut--wbteh it is to be hoped they will be—by tho clerks of the var 6 whore they stopped gu the night (he plot was to have been cerried out. Every vation has byes tokeo by the proprietors to guard agsinst any further | witompt, if any should be made, to carry out tie diaboli- cal latention of the conspirator TWO CCSPICICTE CADIFS AND SRYRRAL WRANDE PUNCHES, ‘The only ober suspicious elreumstances which trans. Pired at this hotel on that night, occurred about an hour after the firet applicant for lodglugs took his departure, A genttemen, accompanied by two Jad entered the hotel, gud the gentleman, who oypeared to bea bignly respectable person, engaged 4 room for the ladier, after which he took bis departure, and did not rewrn. Tho ladies, after going 10 their room, ordered bot brandy punches, which they had repeated several times, and, in- siead of remaining In their room, they eeuatered through the halle, and acted na very rude sad improper man- nor, The fact being communicated to the propriaiors by | somo of the servants, the indies, upon being remonetrated with, immediately left, without settling their bill, aod ave not since been heard of—uor nas their male com- de bis appearance to aetile the account for them, There is no doubt iu the minds of the detectiror that these ladies were concerned in the plot, and would, n all probability, bad it not beon for the vigilance of the servant, haga attempted to sot fire to che building. HANDFIELD'S HOTEL. ‘There was no attempt made to destroy this burldin and no suepicious circumstance was noticed by the pro: prictor except thar a atrange men, about thirty-five years of carrying the usual black qaliee, culled at the hotel about pine o'clock in the evening and inquired for 8 room for the night. The hotel being email and filled with permanent boarders, the request of the stranger could not be complied with, aud, besices, the proprictor having been notiled by the police, he did not fee! aafe in trusting any stranger in the house, particu. Yarly when carrying a euspicious diack traveling bag, The stranger, on finding that he ceuld oot get the accommodation be desired, departed, aud st ix wuppored crossed the ferry to Williamsburg. ATORMPT ON A LUMSER YARD AND OTADL Aten early bour on Saturday morning one of the mea emptoyed in the lumbor yard of Messrs. Horton & Lew corner of Weat aad Clarkson streets, discovered that Attempt had been made to set fire to the lumber and horse stnblew belonging to the rm, Phosphorus nad been scatisred about the lumber and fo the barn, bos the Torts of the incendiaries proved abertive, a# vo Ger (ous lows was Rustained, THR ALPRMARLE MOTEL. One of two cuspicious charactors made thelr appesr- auce at the Albemarle Hotel, corner of Twenty-fourth street aud Fifth avenue, on Friday evening, A ‘ay, a accompanied by any male companion, wont straight (0 the office, and, having registered Ber vame, called for * room, The handwriting was rather itieg!ble, this» coupied with the fact that carried @ mysterious looking black travelling bag in ber ty d, aroused tne fuspicions of (he bookkeeper, and he re(umed (Be app Cant & room, when abe Immediately departed. Tie MOFFMAN MOUSE. No fire or attempt at © fire took piace at the Foifinaa Howse, a4 ban boon stated cn some of tae payers, The preeeo panion 5 ! Proprietors of the hotel desiro this fact to ba atated post tivoly. THY BANOKOFT HOUSE. * fire broke out at the Man ft House ornar of Broad. PS. 418d Twentieth street, 0 Thursday ovening, whieh we edily got uoder, but not b 2 damage was dune to the am 206 Of twenty thousand dollars. Covered by ineuranee, !"- Peter V. Yerance, the proprietor, was pot the resuls of that this firey ny premeditate the part of desig, 0/9 Persons, but simply accident excellent pote: m T#gementa in case of fire w plainiy proven, Thx * 4¢@ commenced 1a the Davement of the hotel, at a Inte hoa fo she evening, and was spread ing rapidly, when by th ¢ eaergedic exertions of the hots employes it wan immedia tely extinguished, There wore a large numbor of guests ia the betel at tbe time, and bad the flames extended sad. consequences might ba resuited, 1H PANIC AT NiBLO'S—CO\TMUNIO NTION FROM & SPECTATOR, A gentioman, who was present at Niblo"y Garden der- ing the excitement occasioned by she alagm of fire ow Friday night, writes us the following letter, relative so the habit of crowding the passage Yo 1Me RTO OF Tite HaALD New Yous, N Last evening, at Niblo's Cardes, u Of fire, there was witnessed the mort that couid possibly be imagined. Some gallery cried “Fire” with chairs 2 the In a moment fre cry paced fromm tier to Lier, the audience rose en miter and made a rah for the doors, and it was some sive belore juiet could De restored. Mr. Wheatley came forwrd tw the lights after qQitiet bad been restored, ard annousced that the tuertre conrtructed in such away that bo fear ueed be ¢ as (0 want of menos of egrose in the pasenge benches and srools in such @ Magver shoud, unfortunately, at any time, a fire occur, the most disastrous couse, ueuces might ensue from this rep- rehenstble practice, Such came uoar being the case Ines evening. Had not the excited audicoce been calmed as f00n af th was there is no doubt in my mindy thas mang ladies aud obiidren would have beca cruched aad sinotiiered in attempting to escape. Will you not draw the attention of our authorities and the public to thie glaring evil, and use your eforts to avert divaster, whiten Might exceed the late catastrophe of the cathedral ia Chilo? 1am not in the habit of writing to editors aking them to publish sommunications relating to petty nue ances, but this is @ subject that, in my opinion, every Citizen is interested ip equally with unysetl. A OITIZEN, THOMAS. Skirmishing Botweon Pulaski and Columbia, Tenn. THE POSITION OF OUR FORCES. MOVEMENTS OF HOOD'S ARMY, aay &., te Mr. D. P. Conyngham's Despateh. Naguvitts, Teon., Nov. 27—10,20 P. M. There has been smart skirmishing between Pulaset and Columbia for some days. We have fallen back behind Duck river, Part of Fore rert’s forces have also crossed the river, on our righ® flank, and are airoing to strike ibe road in our rear. Hood’s main army is supposed to be moving on the pike road towards Shoiby viilo aud Wurtrace. The Ope DON SKBASTIANO AGAIN TO-MIGHT. This great opera will be reposted to-night, with the same full cast, splendid scenery, costumes and dramatio force which made ev decided a euccess (or iton Friday. Mr. Maretzek bas embarked @ wioderate fortune In ibe production of shia great work of Denizetti, and be de- serves to be sustained in bis landatie ellurt to rival the grand operas of Kurope. If there be ang feuk in the way Don Sebastiano Is presented as the Academy It Is that {tts too gorgeous, There is so much splendid pageaotry, brilltancy of costume rapid euecession of dram ofiect, combined with music of rare oxcellence, that the mind becomes somewhat bewildered between the com flict of sight and sound, This is sornsthing, bowever, te which the public will become acoustoned after beariag the opera a few times. ni Part 1 —Cou o'clock A. M.—N. 15. 2611, 278 2571, 2731, 1957, 2607, 2 T78, 27! 2789, 2791, 2795, 2799. re opens ut tea o'clock A, M.—Nos, 2574, 2338, 1636, 993, 1540, 1338, 1920, 2596, 2860, 2610, 4016, 1443, 2006, Laos, 1040, 2625, 2682, 264, 2078, 267 SuPRaMe Cocrt—Gexgrat Taux.—Adjourcod until Se- turday, Lecember 3 ‘Surenion Covat—Taiat Tenm.—Adjourned for the teria, Covurr oy Common Pimas,—Equity casea only. Ladies’ Home United: States G Bespit ner Lexington avcnie and Fifty sreet, New ¥ Ov, 26, 1364, commitne of indies of tbe Ladies’ Home Uniie, ex General Gosp! al retura thelw beurtfelt thanks to Messrs, Pierre Homber: aud B. . = maiue for thetr thonghfe! einduess and personal tuduence wiih the gentlemen ef tho New York Stock kxebange s iy responded to by giv. hundred wo 0 some sur of tw ner to our bra rowtes of the Iie uy make our most grates of Le Committes, LA MALHMWS, Secretary. ery Mi ines Cashed Hy in gold. Information Doubtoous and ait kinds of Gold and Silver. TATLON & CO., Bankers, 16 Wall sveet. tadic Present@ diy ® Mears: VUuLAK & S rth wereel. the Difference Between Us arden ordion One is an everecling and the other a uever A.— What t PIALON'S NIGHT BLOOMING CER ryperfume: ng odor. Batchelors i Dy world. Flarmions, relisvie, tustan dye, Boil by all druggisia,” Fac Aen enre for bu Burdsails fatlibie Ko, at Great Bargains no, Gin ¥'S, Siath w cnt HADI aue, between Towty Afth and Thisty- Pimples, Kraptions Winn Medion Coates, * cured by GOURAUD tila depui, 4s Broadway, new 4 sireet. Soup, Cristndoro’s Hate Dye, Preservative and Wig Depot, whoinsale ani retall, No, 6 astor (owen. Tae dye ay at artises, ‘ Grover & Baker's Wighest Premings Nib MACHINES, 409 Broadwage a. ELASTIC &THCH BE Dew York, aad 205 Fulton sirect, brovk Tust Meceived, ars . wext @oor Ge ad below Feet. Highest Prey Necuine, WHEELER & WILSON ier & Wiisoa’s Button Mole Machio or Old Booka. ROTHERS, 11) Nastaa 19).00 Books om bh street, near Beekman. tpiar—New Ststes—Two, nto Thirty five Doilars each, N, 415 Broadway, owe door ALL is For SatemtIn the 8 couuty, New York, om 7 1, ©. Scott, Wok 1,440 Post oiios, Soult, Yorawiire, Cattaraugus county, N.Y Poudre Subtits Uproocte Matr from Low foreheads orany part of the body, et at GOU> War: RAUU'S depot, so Brows near Grea mond.—Koots amd Sle description, who.ewale and retail, al 100 Petre Atty at President um co o! tixeme pase, and fully explains t he'seon that tae oleers @ mercial standing aad in. ts 80 aonple & r the intended to f¢ te tene agente Leet, UDP $10) 0 1 iato: east alle hab tos paid im secures $000 of Wwe or! The Proite Memur. fon it is matured the should ¢ which are dew poreoual wea afixed to A sarge uajortty that necessarily wliract the atteotion of the = PURCHASING P whe denies to combing Keonomy g tueir tod Bore