The Sun (New York) Newspaper, October 17, 1863, Page 1

Nc Eee | a NUMBER 9761. Latest News BY TELEGRAPH TOTHE NEW YORK SUN —_——— oe FROM VIRGINIA. THE BATTLE OF WEDNESDAY. OUR “LOSS 600 MEN. THE ENEMY MOVING AGAIN Meade Ready for a Battle, LATEST FROM CHATTANOOGA. Rebel , Batteries Withdrawn. ‘Becesh Cavalry Scattered. JEFF DAVIS TO TAKE COMMAND. Interesting City News. The Cooper Institute Meeting. Bpeeches of Senator Wilson and Others, DISASTERS IN THE BAY. Two Pilot Boats Kun Down &e., en &e. Army of 1 of the Potomac. The Hai of Wednesday. (Correspondence af the N. ¥. Sun Washington, ct. 18. Additional intelligence has Peached here from the battle field of Wedoredar ‘When the battle commenced, near Eroad Kun, the Pennsylvania Reserves, attached to the Fifth Corps, were resting on @ field. A concealed rebel battery Guddenly opened on them from a bill half a mile die tant, killing and wounding Being returned by a battery hed to the Reserr when the Becond Corps, Gen. Waren, ¥ @esaulted the rebel line and put them to figh loss in the Second Corps amonnts to between five Dundred and six handred Billed, wounded, and miss fing. At the cloee of the fighting in the morning, Gen. Caidwe!! had (ue dead and wonnded all brovent | eway. The same was done in the afte noon by Gen. Warren, Allcur dead were burie!, and the traine @afely withdrawn. The army is in fine spirits, Ail was quiet Thureday at noon, I rend youn partial Met of the easuaitios among New York regiments tn the Second Corps, B. KILLED. Col J E Mation, 424 Regt, Capt F Plum, 126th Kegt WOUNDED, ra ag 2d Regt. JG Din, 42d Regt, tabrook, *d. A J Caleb, 42d George Brein, 42d. a QO MeGurney, 42d An J Malony, 444, Mock, JK chel, 624 § M 7 Cord 2 Cor B C Bueoto, 39 Capt. Smith, 424 J C Gregory AD Kale, 64th, L Rifen " Jobneon. 66th. 8 Keeney. y 3a, ‘i whch, Kelle; 4a. N dreeu, iden Ssth. FM Wilson, 125th. Plummer,108tbh J 1, Smith, 1.0tb, Ly jabey, lsth. B Warner, ly6tb y eee 103ih, Berat J 3b Harper, 126th. Porter, 105:b. bi Becker, 146 bh A f Brcesh 103th, 8 Humavy, 126:h. Briggs, 10sth. whe pak tH 126th Warner, 111th. 6 Prouty, 1 Crowin, 111th. B Liaiber, Leth Ostrander, 111th. © Kiloe, 126th, MW Bingham, 126th, + J Rose, lvuth. BY TELEGRAPH. Washington, Oct. 16.From ituformation received @rom the Army of the Potomac to-night, it appears @hat « bedy of the enemy was seen passing South ward opposite Biaekburp's Ford last night, and our | Detteries shelled them. They replied for balf an Boar and then disappeared. They made no other de @onstration yesterday, 1t was reported that one @orpe of the enemy was approaching Fuirfax yester- vy battery | was cent out in that direction, They have returned ud reported all quiet. Our army is ina pertectiy @ay by the Chantilly road, and one bi @afe position, and prepared to repel any uitack, From Chattanooga. The Rebel Batterics Withdrawn, Etc. Chattanooga, Oct. 10.-Bince the 7th, no hostile de- @onstretions bave been made by the enemy upon our froat. Yesterday end the day before, our gune ov the . Breage to gemove his headjuerters from Missionary Hidge, and Grove away the whole signal corps on Lookout Moun- Weft and right opened and compelled G tain. On the day before yesterday, @ rebel picket, eem- posed of a sergeant and six men of the Ihird Ken- @ueky, deserted tous, They report that the myate flous engagement within the rebel lines obvervid | roady for ven from our left on the 6th, was a fight butween abrigade | (ies, Avuue is in commant of the Was ‘ of Georgia militia and the regular troops, The for- | troops and fortifications, doring toe i er refused to crose the State line, and thelr refue Heiateelman, Que thousand men fi 1! vA Drought on the collision, Btrange asthe story ir, itis lescent Camp were cote nm Thureday to # o @redited at headquarters, | the fortifications soutn of the Potorr The rebel cavalry has been closely followed by Woasrhingtoninnsare uta! oj); e t ars on their raid, and attacked and defeats several! siretocloseevery loophole of wea La dimes. It is now reported to be completely ecaitered biy avail himeeit, @rough the region betwecn Dock snd Elk rivers, | Is the Supre Cor I ve ¢ Vesterday another strong rebel picket, commanded | the parties alleged ¢ t ave Dy e lientenant, came into our Hnesina body, They scrip! riot, on ther tt} Bing weport that theeneny are building pontocns. The arrticned on an tui ctaont ‘ @ndicates an intention to dislodge us from our preseat wth tue mu . A position bye flauking movement seross the river, bilo att e . | q@hich will be provided agaiust by Gen. Hosecrane Three other pereour w There has been no communication with Gen. Burn Tw pe meno, who were arrest don sunday eide for several days, The public bas been wrongly last, in Wrelingson, for demoue ine erfeit¢ Grapreseed as to the strategic relations of hiscommand federate err), were rilemel y ar, it having q@ith thisarmy. It isserving a good purpore, but mot | been arcertained (hat they old tha eocp @ the manner generally supposed in the North, | rebel lines and not within curow t was Rebel papers of the d 7th contain the fare | not considered & Crime by Wairane Lo ! L well address of Gen. Polk to hiscomman! He speake | carci rs ef an unfortunate misunderstanding between himself Iv will lected that in April lert ; end the Genera! commanding the department, aud | dent ria'e vtrsct with claims that official investigation will ciear bie record. ties fur the dep su of f to en Longstreetisbisacperior, ‘The same papers havea i and on the eou'hweet const of ti . au wit veport that Jeff. Davis is about moving to ‘ieorgia | colonization, on ea’) r ‘ reat 0 take command of Bragg’ army, Owing tothe de ly infurmation has reacara hove ‘ * , Bay, occasioned by the difficult arrangement of the Je Inquusee ae cu the © | changed ¢ to tle war | number, The fire war | Orleans a} pee = = BEVIN ONO NEW YORK, Proa Charloeto The Ralimore Aw «tha following details from a corresponds nt The rebels continue ¢ ke A ore ay ove , seorion of the mine of Aare @ndewey evenne u ¢ avs ved from the urpt . went t arod ‘ G up astrongtravee ye tnd ‘ oon a t " arimn te toy 108 Sumter ie concerned, wt h . the for itients oe ' « ¢ to Pont Pleasant, ir 1 ' ¥ et @ upper end of rele a ‘ ba teries every ava Tats i wh nN | gun coald be advantogeonsiy + ited 1g o€ ped. Immediately upon the te. © te hort Sumter they have an: xvedaug. boavy work WhiG has pot yet heen engeaed The prisoner Soft, capture’ fom ¢! nd uel, we Quite Cone t city wee desert o . t rewheoe | rer suen 8 ve . ‘ , Lhe inhabitants th 1 the borubw daen: of th city, and f ecognire fact that bod it eutcet ww or ¢ ¥ x preesed the cpinion that weou.h © to eh e erty, and wher remindea ths cp eh does to biow pverree that cope with Lad o eu Let over ocber romon, we the major't wore Caier rapidly dec io ue, kod even in one felive aval wert aud abaious, au: Albany, Oct. 16 recruit Art Awe ant Provort & ‘ s greed with Gow € & eystens ) for that purpore Capture ef an Puglish Steomer The United States suppl etea a ! yeeterday from the Fa fe 2 Atis blveiadiog eyuadrone, Gathe Pith, belat ol 20, the Union camured t 4 ater Iding, bound for Wilr gtou, N i and ; bog basavaiuab. a ‘ ane ff . ved the St Jobr as captured ' he United st ra ping t run the blockade ¢ uth Ca . e hen taken t¢ top st ale bs k ¢ ef , wih aAcaicon * * tember 6, the Sth of Sates gunboat , > then ren sute Charlest Bavy Comin ned ope she was emplored by the rhe port tu carry troops and singin city of Charleston and Fort Fumter, She eniod fr leston with @ large cargo coro of collou, Bp tem ber 16, and arrived safe at the port of Naw Bhe again jonded wi ba vance cae, eed ber Oth, left Nasean sith theintenti n bioek: Dut waa chased andou be bl en ordered t) Phila attr . ‘ Her ofucera crew, Lttern par oners. Later from New Orleans The steamer Columbia, from Now ¢ ans, (ict 10th, arrived yeeterday. The oews jeu portant A regiment for home defense ie crgen eng ot New he echooner Fiorrie, capiured we hia ele orda Island, Texas, wih ao nsored cargo, had ived at New Uri ‘ bouncer the e@rrivalef the : upriver that has been brougnt ¢ time, amounting ty 2,870 bales goes were expected from N pected that the ehipments wou some monthe Five bogeheade oi wew sugar bad acrived from Baton Rouge miles of {Me News Items, (Tleqraphed to the New York Sun Tur official wote of Phiiadelphin te aa fo lows Curtin, 44.274; Woodward, oi,liJ bia,» sty for Curtio, 7,051 ‘Tue Pennsylvania Legislature wil! protebiy etand Senate Republicans, 17; Vernousie, eh licuse Republicans, 5); Democrats, 60 ity on joint ballot, 1, Tus treaties recently made by Mr Dole with he Republean majori Indians for their removel from Kane uot carried into effect without action of ¢ « Mr Dole represents the Indians as genera |y peaces Le Tus Provost Marehal Gene he ato ment that the colored trocys or to the draft in that state will Lec vedited on the present draft. Gas, Gaanvand etaff, arrive! esterday morning et Catro, 11), All leqaet atlotle Rock Liaes pedition under Mujor Leed. of the Sth Missouri, iately broke up the camp of tha notorion: eucrr lia Cotter, in Jefferron County, Mo, milled bin, and took au bie men prisoners. Bo many veasele are at presen! Pee piace! lo con Mission, that the Navy partroent ie experiencing & dificu in procuring « att encug!) to man the | multiplied craft in our wareeivs The ecrew vigate | Niagara, at Boston, has becu de ayed in) repartee for want cof # Crew, but she is Gow cb yo.t were badly provided {many oft ‘ Gaile of the consolidation of the Twentieth and Twen | ditease, whi othuse fot ft , # buen @y-Oret Army Corps, Gens, McCook and Crittenden | were not formally relieved until last t wight, ‘Tus Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, have | 5 ghtonthe | two or three bundred guerrsoas t jyved, ont of tho conge of another peasible said of Gen» | greedy removed the rolling stock and fr eau ime, tles, An agent will inmmedintely bo diepateaed to ta quire inio all the facta {| Onwof the moss efficient detectives he very says, he \s pretty well « the Rappahannock, and south «f (en. M army ‘Phay ae dally and mighily acresiius L0.ce Gis, | Colm and ATURDAY, OCTOBER me Crem Pen r of the Unto North w! tle they When the flee of the vter the American peopie Ki pubhean ic he polities! powit avd the deat tettyelureh, | aterns, wae Baca lity pow of (reaeon, acd ahouid be 1 thim to jisie, and they let him for him io, and he ba been wait. ferto hear from Objo, and Porrn stock « jes, and LL have hesedno Ary rean Congress that aus of emancipation, ead, Chase men who are no Dickinson, (he next epeaker, was {1 am happy to na with yon, and conenr with AK & GreRt Interest at @ of thie Gowernine speak at sore lengty ta favor the Union to Alver he bad cone juded, » Vitor hoate.—Two pilot boats mehip | nion, while When between mer rap into the l, carrying away the boweprit No one tnyured; afterwacda, the HH, wud enuk her in ua water, the crew aod three pilots om pity with their llves, ly carried away ar + Aftren con's eck down by thet thle pert yesterday, Tlook and the bar, the et 2 dl Girtrnel, No tie In test een Contra Bash 2 ‘Tae pilote aod the Fun k came up to the city in the tug, and went dows again to (ry wud raise the boat, 29 tons register, 81 feet team, built by Webb & Bell,ata It le stated by thore on board the ept her course the | » would have been avowed, and that after the | , they asked the samo of the sieam ‘ received po auewer, plendid boat, of 1 attuaat if the awetate, that Sschipta anv Scewxortrorss.—Up to the (time, about ela thousand drafted men and | ve been sent from Kiker's leland to jota Ly order of Government, | At half part one the Admiral and bie lady ieft the Pome five buadred out | school, apparently wei! plessed with thelr wislt the remainder the editorship « Warraw liane issued ‘ itary foree will A HoURIMLE accident ey are gil aent by water, is Uhoussnd are drafted men te, (hese substitutes miss no op- When @ court martial ty of running avar (to, ek daddiers, if eangh', mp Led to eit the wooden hors, yew thi atewerk « going at full eperd were all eruashed up ‘This borse, erect ir, plays an important he government of refractory soldiers, stositin that ridiculous postion all day, in | it will be remembered, wae eeiiously injured by pbionesp arming. »onded by @ guard, and the other | period, thue affording our ciiirene @ capital opportuni ardemen were found intoxicated , nuch eg@inat hie will, slivbt of the aubstit rformance the equestiiaoe | uot be ea rice reuest wane n | be tuus suilered be ore hit LOCAL de ctains that t attoriee of the i6t pels non ne 8 A. Kank'e in the wv! Ascombie are, in the ad ! tion ‘athe. wirkoles aupens to ta the wocas passione af iby sowie r) PRICK ONE CENT 4 declarta Rie intention of manning. © raven re beid so all be cietete on Tharedey tow the abore reception, ad Ont making any nominations “he youraed A twang General Committee Reld @ large | God euthuatastic merting, Hon. Win, M. Tweed tt the chair ta rep reof the Conferenes Committee Benster Cornel Chao manwaeans limonaly adopted | end @ eal! for prinvare electione issned, to take plea thier | ing for ths marpere ef electin | Convention. (6 meet at. Tammany, heatayrate O'cloek; Neva orial Conventions, Tacaday evening | and Assembly Conventions Wednedas even ne. a | Fesolution pledging the support of each member oft Committee was alee unanimously adopted | Chairman of the Finance Con mittee waa nuthorine | to arrange with the Mozart Hall Finance Committe ; ta regard fo the expenses of the coming election Avwirnal Farnaoct ar Wary foot No VL Tsteneetixo Procampitos, Yoeturday, Gran foar Sehool No. 11, Seventeenth etreat, wear Kiehtt | avonne, presented quite a gala appearance, in antics pation of ® visit from Rear Admiral Farragut. Ove | the prone.pal entrance, artistically wrought in ever word * Wetocoma.” The gallant Ad mairal @rrived shortly before moon, On entering the | Bebool the ball was found tastefully decorated with | the pational colors, and near the platform huog a fine portrait of the hero of New Orleans and the Missleeippi, = Amon the visitors present were Ke Dr. Lindeay, Rev. Dr. Osgood, 8. & | | Randall, Bebool Superiutendent, Mr. Delameter M. St. Joba, and 1). Kerse, Upon the entrance o the Admire rand march wae spiritedly perform | n Act, | @4 00 the piano by Miss MoGeechy, the puplle mor Yerk to banish poomed the validity of rid ean furnish aoth hoe becu toword reb uid eeite every my the cov mment ing, at the same time, through the aisles, preparatory to cecupying their desks, When all was atient, @ bell rany, aod the pupils eang @ hymn with creditable effect, the closing choral response being given by the scholars {o the principal hall, Several triotle fonge followed, afer which Master Hogencainp re cited Lougfeliow’s beautiful poem, ‘Tell me not, in mournful numbers," &e, The Rev, Dr. Osgood, ia introducing Aduiiral Fartagut, spoke of hie great eer - vices in uocbaining the Father of Wat after it had been entraromeled by the rebe! He was @ure from the songe thoy had aung that the boys had nothing to do with treseo Mhree cheers forthe Hero of the Miasleiyp!,” called for by two of the boys, and three cheers were given with a will by ail presevt, Adiwiral Parragut then rose. He would only maken few remarks, hosald. He bad been atench: ell bis life, A part of bie doty was to instruct the young and old officers and sailors under his contro! Me had long wondered at the great reputation whit the public schools had achtewed, In past years pe | one refused to send thete children to them, but now they were spoken of astheonty schools, He hadny couception what caused the ceputation of such echoo's until he eaw the epoctacte that day im their hall, and he thanted tho gentiemen who had given hiru an oppertnnity to do ao. (Applause) After several beautiful sire performed on the piano, the company adjourned into the female departime im the hall belo liere the young nt through @ variety of caliathenic O78 veral enum followed under the Mise M. A. the Erinelpaly Ae Mi pincoforte, After ching addresaty of the Amercan ool Rls bint teuiug, aod their pulee throbbins ore rapidiv, at the presence of the gallant here who stood before (hem. She invoked the blessing of tho (ied of Battles on hie bead, and concluded by pe ing btm with a beautifal bouguet as a tokeu of r "love end esteem,” Admiral Fartagut rose and thanked the ladies for their kind recepiion and the ated to him. In the present re- |, more depended on women than The: Drowehs brother against brother, parents af net children—all by fF womantond bt God cewsful ia defeat the women of the Boutb bad been to in aise and coutinue the hori! re hell! Jon vita which ther’ nad to contend. (A Admiral elosed by Mi his th he hindus hich te * Was received. The e mpany next proceeded to tae Primary Depart ment, The exercises of the little ones elicited marked xpress: f plesaure from the Adwiral, One of them Pikes him witha Dourusts when at o eg mal all the rest rose, and sang with happy effict *The the Union, the home of the free- H ir we inay differ, in thie we A effort of the juveniles elicited loud applause betes rs | Thi Tus eTkam-rKigGate Brookiys, tlag-ship of Admiral Farragut, was tuken on Maron's great Sectional Dry Duck, foot of Rutgere atreet, East Biver, on Thursday afternoon, She will undergo ex- tensive repalre at the bands of Messrs. Jacob A Wes tervelt & Bons, but under the immedi upervision of their foreman, Mr. Joseph Stark. The Brooklyn, ed | attack of rebel rameat the mouth of the Missial endehe will be kepton the dry dock for a protra ‘portions. During the process of notica was given of the pres Admial gut, when the colore on the wared: , ete, Ip che neighborhood, wern bd the workmen on the dry docks, and the large Concourse of c.fizene present, erected Lim with enthneietic cheering end otuex dewoustrations of respect. | Paxem wir ne mcs av the Central Park today, ati o'clock, PM. ‘Tne Ructacky Boanos.—The annual regis- tration of voles for the November election, eom menced ov Thursday, ‘The boarde will bold another session web rit molefore theelection. Kvery voter shon'd sce that bie name ie properl, entwced ou the poll Liste Tux Brerrsep Execrrewanr.—From the re~ f.tol the great billiard mateh for the ehamplonahip, whch wae plased oo Thoraday evening, at Irving Hioll, Kavanaghet/ll re alos the tithe as leader of the ty to view her foley rasing the Lrookl, x protesatonal billiard experts in this country, The game wee 1,000 prints, carome,cn ® four pocket te Itwasabevient (aoltl on of ekill, 4 oeeu. ui hourein got we end of w aph wae tue wi ooo potota, baving scored re Another match ie on th tar p Tieeac. of Cincinnati, having | podted maccae wi earcest Of his Geeire tor @ trial j WALL wr atsingl to4 the chanpion’e laurels ) Cory Govnwssnet.—The Board of Aldermen m ceeorday, 109 committee on rellroade reported in favor Creccind ng end repealing the grant given toth N Y and il. RK. Co, to extend theirirs as through i sway, Madison avenue and other etrosu The ey wee lai) over under the rules ies On, sncreaslng sore to B10 per gunn M it rcy called up the * luries of fire bell led May oron the r Hote Gorectimg (be corporation ito bave t on the three totlon Astiar yily aid lived. ‘The Mayor's obser ween roe of twelve in the alliuative te amount of reutine ariion of sewers, UiCy vent edad a authorizing the ¢ i odjourned Lo bio RONRRA Ixquears,—Coroper Collin held 4@n inquest yesterday upon the t of Antionette Long, 8 child 3 years {who was kuled by ofall froin a fourth atory window of the residence of her prrente, 119 Browns ot Alea. son the body of an Uekown mau, found drowasd Guar Pier No, 6, Basy river, Accipresrs -Cuharing Aeker, a German women, 6% years’ , was dangerously injured yee terday uy an aly este fe liog apom ber at diy Girand atroet Meron Cuoten, & laborer, fe frome v of \new Dnilding {m Beoond at., third story « near Ayoune hel three of hie moe brokuo Jaco 6 r No 44 Hor O treet, was ruw over) enghe No. 3, 1G Dhanlon street, +tho choos of the McKeon Conventiva, | seriously inured sebieh suid Wound fas Genaingla the 46h din) (Comtinusd @ Kourts Pages