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which seemed to be effective, so they “’bout faced” 
and disappeared in the woods beyond. 
Both General Moore and Colonel Johnson were 
killed in Ihe attack on the fortifications in the morn¬ 
ing. The color-bearer in Moore's brigade having 
been shot, the General himself seized the colors and 
advanced, when he fell, pierced by many balls. 
Tho rebels fought desperately, determinedly. They 
evidently knew the desperate nature of their under¬ 
taking. It. is Capt. Sands’ opinion that it was their 
intention to storm the fortifications in the outset, and 
turn the guns on our own forces. 
Failing in this, they broke the center, and pushed 
desperately forward on the town, hoping, probably, 
to utterly route the Union infantry, capture the vil¬ 
lage', and compel a surrender of the fortifications. 
It was a hazardous business, and being met aod 
checked by our infantry, they remained exposed to 
the fire of the thirty-two pounders on the forts, 
which would soon have annihilated them. To 
retreat in good order, under such a withering fire, 
was impossible, and they broke in the utmost con¬ 
fusion. 
The pursuit was not commenced till the following 
morning. They were overtaken about, six miles 
out, and another sharp engagement followed, in 
which they were again defeated. Copt, Sands says 
that the rebels used no artillery in the attack, except 
the two pieces with which they shelled Corinth on 
Saturday morning. These were captured from them. 
They did not undertake to remove the pieces which 
fell into their hands on Saturday, nor did they carry 
off any of their wounded. 
Generals Hackleman and Oglesby were the only 
brigade commanders who were hurt during the 
engagement. He thinks there is some mistake 
about the reported death of Oglesby. At the time 
he left Corinth (Monday morning) it was the opinion 
of the surgeons that the General would survive his 
wound. 
The following is General Okd’s report concern¬ 
ing the part his command took in the fight on the 
Ilatebie: 
Koki'itai. NKAu Pocahontas, Oct. 5—C P St, 
JHajor-Oett.tr/tl U. S. Gray !:—! joined the column 
and took command at ?J o’clock this A. M., and 
found lhat Gen. llmibnt had driven in the enemy’s 
vidottes, and had skirmished considerably in the 
afternoon of the 4 th. I also found that he had made 
excellent arrangements for the advance of to-day. 
About half a mile from Crimp of last, night’the 
enemy begun to dispute our advance, first with cav¬ 
alry, to which their infantry and artillery in force 
were soon added. The road, narrow and winding 
through swamp and jungle, and oyer precipitous 
ridges, acrosF which at limes the artillery was drag¬ 
ged with much difficulty by hand, was one of the 
most dangerous attempts in the face of an enemy I 
have ever seen. They took advantage of every 
swamp and jungle lor their infantry, and every 
ridge by their artillery, from which we successfully 
drove them, generally at the double-quick, for five 
miles to and across the Hatchie, at Davis’ bridge, 
over which aud up the steep beyond we pushed 
them so rapidly that they had no time to burn the 
bridge. Ill driving the enemy we took two flatter¬ 
ies, aud have them, and at the river captured 200 or 
300 prisoners, among whom are tield-oOicers ami ati 
aid-do camp to Gen. Van Dorn, who commanded 
tho enemy. On account of the fact lhat we had fre¬ 
quently to attack across open fields and up bills 
while the enemy were under dense cover, we. have 
lost quite a number of officers ami men, and have 
several hundred wounded, probably a greater num¬ 
ber than the enemy, Gen. Vouch was very badly 
contused by a spent hall striking him in the side. 
I will send you regimental lists ot killed and 
wounded us soon us they cun be brought in. Gen. 
Hurl but has cavalry in pursuit ot the enemy, who 
moved off to the south about 4 o'clock this after¬ 
noon; our infantry which started from Bolivar at 3 
o’clock A. M. yesterday, marching twenty-nine 
miles, ami to-day fighting five miles over this coun¬ 
try. under a fire at short range for seven hours, 
being too much fatigued to pursue to-day; besides, 
it will take until dark to bring in the" wounded. 
The troops in their charge over the miserable bridge 
at Davis' creek aud up the sleep beyond, exposed 
to a murderous fire of shell, grape aud canister, 
with three of their batteries playing upon them at 
canister range, however, proved that wherever their 
officers dared to lead them, the men will go. Gens. 
Hurl but, Vouch and Laumun, the former command¬ 
ing the division, the latter two brigades, did not 
confine themselves alone to tlieir duties as corn* 
mauders, but did everything that men could do to 
make victory complete. Gallant officers! so much 
praise of them Is entirely unnecessary. To their 
respeotive stall officers I must, also, add my sincere 
(hanks for the zeal and energy with w hich they dis¬ 
charged their arduous duties throughout the day. 
To the officers of the line and the men, from what 1 
have seen of them to-day, 1 can only say that, 
should the fortunes of war continue them under my 
command, it will he my pride to wiu their confi¬ 
dence. Gen. Veacli pushed the pnemy with great 
vigor and success in front, until their forces were so 
much increased that it became necessary to bring 
up our reserve under Com maud of Gen. Laumun, 
which I ordered at once, whereupon the enemy 
were driven from their last stronghold, Gen. Gun¬ 
man showing by his coolness, energy, and courage, 
that the front was his proper place. 
Gen. Hurlbut has reported to me that he has 
gathered about 900 arum already, thrown away by 
the enemy in their retreat, and expects to collect a 
large number to-morrow. The names of 280 pris¬ 
oners have already been registered, and they are 
Still being brought in. From the nature or the 
country over which we fought, rt is impossible to 
arrive at an accurate estimate of the number ol the 
enemy; but this muy be inferred from ihe number 
of arms thrown away, the quantity of their artil¬ 
lery, and ilie. fact that a portion of their forces 
engaged against us were not at Corinth. Guns are 
heard to-night u the direction of Corinth. 
Gen. Hurlbut will pu -h forward curly to-morrow 
morning, as it is presumed Gen. Roeecraus is har- 
rassitig ihe rear of the enemy. My personal staff— 
Division Surgeon S. B. Davis, Capt. Sharpe, Lieut. 
Brown, A. D. C.. and Capt. HotaHog, 2d Illinois 
cavalry, and A. 0. C—were, by turns! colonels of 
regiments and captains of batteries, cheering and 
leading ihe men through the thickest of ihe light. 
They always look the shortest line to danger on the 
field, and were always on hand when wanted. I 
commend them to the consideration of the govern¬ 
ment E. O. C. Gun, 
_Major-General. 
The Rebel .Propeller Alabama. 
Tnis rebel vessel is doing a good deal of mis¬ 
chief among our merchant vessels, and we have 
already received information of the loss of ten or 
twelve. The rebel propeller Alabama, of 1 200 
tuns’ burden, is a wooden vessel, copper bottomed, 
210 feet long, ralher narrow, painted black outside, 
aud carries three long 32’s on a side, and pierced for 
two more midship; has a 100-pottnder rifled pivot 
gun forward of the bridge, aud a GS-pounder on the 
main deck, and has tracks laid forward for pivot 
bore guns and tracks aft for pivot stem chases, j I er 
guns are of the late pattern made by Lesley & Pres¬ 
ton, Liverpool, 18(12. She is barque rigged, aad is 
represented to go 13 knots under sail, and 15 under 
steam. She can get steam in twenty minutes, and 
has all the .national flags, but usually sets St, 
George's Cross on approaching a vessel. 
Her compliment of men is 120, but she is anxious 
to ship more. The Virginia was captured Sept, 17, 
in lat 39, Ion. 34, and stripped of all valuables 
found. The Elisha Dunbar was taken the next day, 
and burned. The crews of both vessels were put in 
irons on deck aboard the Alabama, and kept there 
night and day until transferred to the Emily Farns¬ 
worth. 
Capt. Gifford, of the Dunbar, Rays he understood 
the Alabama would cruise about the Grand Banks 
a few weeks to destroy large American ships. They 
had knowledge of two ships being loaded with arms 
for the United States, and were in hopes to capture 
them. They are anxious to catch the Drednaught, 
and were confident of their ability to capture or run 
away from any vessel in the United States. The 
steamer being in the track of both outward and 
homeward bound vessels, and more or less being in 
sight every day, she will make great havoc among 
them. 
The Alabama took her arms and crew on board 
near tho Western Islands for an English barque. 
Her crew are principally English, her officers being 
chiefly of the South. All water consumed aboard is 
condensed. She has eight months provisions aboard 
besides what is taken from captured vessels. 
The following is a correct list of the vessels de¬ 
stroyed. Ships— Brilliant, Ocmnlgeo, Benjamin 
Tucker. Barks— Virginia. Elisha Dunbar, Ocean 
Rover. Brig —Great Altamaha. Schooners— Cor¬ 
sair, Weather Cuage, Starlight Also an unknown 
ship. 
One hundred and ninety-one prisoners were 
landed on the Island of FloroB. 
It is believed at the Navy Department, that sev¬ 
eral of our gunboats are in pursuit of the rebel 
steamer. This vessel has never been in American 
waters, but in British waters or upon the high sea?. 
This fact may lead to reclamation liy our Govern¬ 
ment upon that of Great Britain for the acts of a 
vessel that has no stamp of nationality other than 
British._ 
Army of the Potomac. 
A correspondent of the Philadelphia In¬ 
quirer, with McClellan’s army, writes a? follows, 
under date of the 14lli:— Many and important 
changes have been made in various brigades, 
divisions, and corps, within the past few days, and 
it is now almost impossible to ascertain the location 
of anybody of men less than a division. Colonels 
have been appointed brigade commanders, briga¬ 
diers have assumed control of divisions, and sev¬ 
eral changes have lukeu place in tho commanders 
of corps since the recent conflicts in this vicinity. 
Gen. Hooker haH been assigned to the command 
vacated by Gen, McDowell, and us Gen. Hooker is 
absent, recovering from his wound, Gen. Reynolds 
is in command. 
An immense number of troops are encamped 
within a circle of five miles around here, and many 
of the divisions are under orders to move at a mo¬ 
ment’s warning. The Pennsylvania Reserves, which 
are now in Gen. Hooker’s corps, received marching 
orders at noon yesterday, but have not yet moved. 
On the 16th, an important reconnofosance was 
made by a portion of the army of the Potomac in 
Ihe direction of Winchester. The division of Gen. 
Hancock, late Gen. Richards,left Harper’s Ferry a* 
an early hour this morning on the road to Charles¬ 
ton. Three miles from Bolivar they came upon tho 
enemy’s outer pickets, who retiled as our troops 
advanced, to within half a mile of Charleston, where 
they formed in line of battle, with dismounted 
skirmishers thrown to the front. Having no infantry 
they covered the approach to Charlestown by two 
pieces of artillery on the left and three upon the 
right ot the turnpike, with the view of disputing 
our occupation of tho town. A battery was soon 
brought into position and opened with shell and 
solid shot, which was promptly replied to by the 
rebels. 
The engagement, which was carried on wholly by 
artillery, lasted two hours, when the rebels fell back 
to the hills beyond the town. Our loss was one 
man killed and eight wounded. Capt. Smith, of the. 
Richmond artillery, and eight men, were wounded 
and taken prisoners, which is the only loss they are 
known to have, sustained. 
The troops under Gen. Hancock entered Charles¬ 
town about 12 o’clock, and occupied it, the enemy 
leaving in our hands all who were wounded at the 
battle of Antietam. At four o’clock the infantry 
formed in line of battle on the right and left of the 
road leading to Bunker Hill, when they advanced, 
driving the enemy from the bill, and at dark occu¬ 
pying a position two miles beyond the town. 
In'brmation obtained shows that the main body 
of the rebel army occupies a position extending 
from the Bunker to the Shenandoah. 
"When Hancock advanced to Charlestown, Gen. 
Woodbury’s division crossed the Potomac at Shep- 
ardstown ford, taking the road to Smithfield, a small 
village half way between Charlestown and Bunker 
Hill. Gen. Woodbury encamped the first Dight be¬ 
tween Lecslowu and Kearne^sville, about seven 
miles from Smithfield. llis Hoops were but slightly 
resisted during the day by the enemy’s mounted 
pickets. This forenoon (the 17th) be advanced his 
cavalry towards Smithfield, six miles from Bunker 
Hill, where he met the cavalry of Hancock's division. 
Before reaching this point, the enemy was found to 
be in very large force. Reconnoissaucc here ended, 
its object being to ascertain where the main body of 
the rebel army was. 
There is no doubt but that tho rebel Generals 
intend to give battle at or near their present loca¬ 
tion. Indications are that they will not have to wait 
long before they again meet the army of the 
Potomac. 
We have dispatches from the Times' special cor¬ 
respondent in front of Washington, dated Center¬ 
ville and Green Springs, to the following effect 
The rebel General Stuart was certainly at Leesburg 
on Monday, our correspondent having been within 
sight of his camp fires. He attempted to cut off 
Capt. Ayers’ detachment, but was toiled by infor¬ 
mation from a negro who had heard his master de¬ 
tail the rebel plan of operations. There is no doubt 
that Stuart is now immediately in front of our ad¬ 
vance guard and threatening uu immediate attack. 
Gen. Stahl has advanced to meet him. Stuart was 
encamped yesterday between Bull Run Mountains 
and the Blue Ridge. Our pickets were driven iu 
last night from the direction of Leesburg. 
Lieut. Kaumig returned on T uesday evening from 
a reeonnoissance, aud reports a force of 4.00 rebel 
cavalry at Bristow Station, and that the rebels are 
running trains between Wurrenton and Warrenton 
J unction. A small rebel force appeared on the 15th, 
at the Stone Bridge or Bull Run battle ground. 
The Washington Star says that circumstances 
conspire to induce the general impression among 
military men here, that the rebels in Gen. McClel¬ 
lan’s front will soon fight. He is evidently crowd¬ 
ing them more and more, and they show no disposi¬ 
tion to give back. 
The fact that if they prefer retreating, he may, by 
moving upon the arc of a circle to some near part 
of the Blue Ridge, get before Richmond as soon ii 
not. sooner than they reach that point by marching 
down the valley through Staunton, is the reason 
why it is now thought they iuu.-,t fight before making 
their retreat. 
A dispatch from Gen. Sigel’s headquarters, Fair¬ 
fax Court House, of the 17th, Bays:—Last evening, 
Gen. Sigel in person headed a reconnoitering party, 
consisting of a portion of his body guard. He 
passed some distance beyond Centerville, and satis¬ 
fied himself from personal observation of facts, 
which may have an important bearing on future oper¬ 
ations, lhat there have been no serious apprehen¬ 
sions of an attack from the rebels, of whom there is 
no force within forty miles. Governmenttrains are 
now running on the railroad to Manassas Junction. 
All is quiet to-night 
Gen. Stahl started from Sigel’* head-quarters on 
Wednesday last on a reconnoissance to Albia and 
vieiuity, and returned on Friday evening. He cap¬ 
tured about 100 prisoners on the way. He drove a 
party of the enemy through Thoroughfare Gap on 
Thursday having encamped at White Plains Wed¬ 
nesday night. A train of five wagons loaded with 
provisions and forage sent from Centerville to Gen. 
Stahl was captured near Newmarket by a party of 
North Carolina cavalry on Thursday. 
The rebels are running trains to Bristow Station. 
Reporters are continually coming into Sigel’s head¬ 
quarters from de erters that large parties oi rebels 
are retiring from Winchester. 
The Washington Republican of Monday, the 20tb, 
says:—x\ refugee who came into Gen. Sigel’s head¬ 
quarters from AmesviUe, Culpepper county. Ya, 
reports that there is the greatest consternation 
imaginable among the whites in that section, in 
apprehension of a negro revolt. Seventeen negroes, 
most of them free, have been hung, copies of lute 
Northern newspapers having been found upon them 
containing President Lincoln’s proclamation to lib¬ 
erate the slaves. The terror of the Whites is be¬ 
yond description. It is said that the negroes of the 
different counties around Culpepper are all engaged 
in a conspiracy for a general insurrection. 
The Harrisburg (Pa ) Patriot and Union, of Mon¬ 
day morning, says:—As usual ou Sunday, the city 
was filled with the most exciting rumors yesterday, 
the most important of which was the crossing of the 
Potomac at Hancock by a large rebel force, and the 
repulse of the Union troops, with considerable 
slaughter on both sides. A dispatch to this effect 
was received by Gov. Curtin. At the time of pen¬ 
ning the item, however, no dispatches have been 
received by us confirming the above rumor. 
The Washington Star of Aloud ay evening has 
information lrcun Aldie aud Middleburgh, that the 
inhabitants there yesterday morning believed the 
rebels were evacuating Winchester. At Manassas 
Junction, Saturday, the inhabitants were expecting 
the rebel cavalry at Ca'ictVs Station. 
Gen. Stahl reports to Cen. Sigel, that on the 13th, 
3.000 rebels entered Snickeraville, from Winchester, 
to protect the return of Stuart’s cavalry. On the 
next clay they all recrossed the Shenandoah, to join 
their main body under Lee. 
Movements in lb© Went. 
A Bony of mounted rebels, supposed to num¬ 
ber 500, were seen near Bolivar on the 13th inst., 
and a force has been sent after them. 
Dispatches from Paducah of the 14th say the 
steamer Hazel Dell was stopped seven hours at 
Evansville, by a large force of guerrillas, aud the 
mails, negroes, and a quantity of goods taken from 
her. Several soldiers and officers were ulso taken 
prisoners. 
The divisions of Rosecrans, Stanley and Hamil¬ 
ton have returned to Corinth, and are to be re-or- 
ganfzed. 
The Memphis Bulletin says the late Federal vic¬ 
tory at Corinth has quieted all apprehensions of an 
attack on Memphis, and it is believed it will relieve 
all Western Tennessee and allow the Federal army 
to enter Mississippi, arid open the whole territory to 
commerce with Memphis. 
A dispatch to Gov. Robinson, dated at Danville, 
says the rebels left Camp Dick Robinson, going 
south of Kentucky, toward Lancaster. Federals 
are in pursuit Federal forces occupy Lexington, 
which the rebels evacuated yesterday. A squad of 
John Morgan's men surrounded the house of Capt 
Jim Townsend, late commander of tho Red River 
Home Guards, and fired upon his house, killed his 
wife, and captured him aud shot him. 
Under date of Cairo, the 16th, we receive further 
information in regard to the robbery of the Ilazel 
Dell, and other important matters: 
Tho rebel force which robbed the steamer Hazel 
Dell, at Caseyville, Ky., commanded by Cols. An¬ 
drew Johnston and Martin, is supposed to number 
3,000. They took about $2,000 worth of clothing, 
groceries and powder, and threatened to burn all 
the vessels tailing into their hands alter the first of 
the month. 
Two transports, the Admiral and Philadelphia, 
laden with ordnance stores, were burned at Colum¬ 
bus to-day. The fire originated in the cabin of the 
Admiral, and was supposed to be tho work of an 
incendiary. While the Admiral was burning she 
floated against the Philadelphia, and a thousand 
kegs of powder were taken from the latter before 
she was destrowed. During the conflagration sev¬ 
eral hundred shells exploded on the Admiral, tear¬ 
ing her to pieces. Many houses in town were 
struck. Gen. Dodge was slightly wounded by a 
piece of a shell. Loss estimated at $75,000. 
The expedition which left here last night for Bal¬ 
lard county, Ey.,has returned with five prisoners, 
aud also captured a number of horses and mules. 
The rebels are still at work on the Ohio river. 
They took fifteen negroes from the steamer Corde¬ 
lia, yesterday, above Southland. Thorobels camped 
ou Tuesday night four miles from Caseyville. Col. 
Whitney’s regiment, from Sbawnestown, started in 
pursuit of them yesterday. The steumer Exchange 
also landed 600 infantry and two pieces of artillery 
above Caseyville, Tuesday. They are also pursu 
ing them. The mail taken from the Hazel Dell has 
been recovered. 
An arrival from Helena says, last Saturday a 
batallion of the 2d Wisconsin cavalry went out on 
the St. Francis road to La Grange, where they were 
attacked by the 27th Texan rangers and driven 
back ten miles, when the 1st Missouri came to their 
assistance. Twelve rebels were captured, includ¬ 
ing a Lieutenant-Colonel. The health of the troops 
at Helena is fast improving. 
Louisville dispatches of the 16th say quite a num¬ 
ber of rebels without arms arrived at Richmond, 
Ky., last night, reporting that their forces had been 
thoroughly whipped. They say that Kirby Smith’s 
force, on the morning of the 15th, was drawn 
up iu line of battle at Big Hill, six miles east of 
Richmond. At Lexington heavy firing was heard 
all day, indicating the retreat of the rebels and the 
sharp pursuit of our forces. 
Rumors were current at Lexington that a detach- 
mentof our men had separated John Morgan’s band 
iti two parts, which were trying to concentrate and 
retreat in the direction ot Gallatin. Gen. Critten¬ 
den's command is said to have captured 50 beeves 
and 100 wagons on Tuesday, from the rebels. 
Gen. Buell’s main army passed through Crab 
Orchard at 11 o’clock yesterday morning, and if not 
interrupted by skirmishes, must be near Rock Cas¬ 
tle river, while Bragg's main forces are supposed to 
be near London. Buell will force them to fight, or 
capture the whole army. Gen. Bonce and Col. 
Cassidy are at Bowling Green, and says we have 
thrashed the rebels at Springfield and Keysburg, 
breaking up their camp. Their camp at Trenton 
w ill be attacked to morrow. 
Cincinnati dispatches of the. 19th say that Morgan 
with 1,000 rebel cavalry, entered Lexington yester¬ 
day, our small force retreating before him on our 
main force at Georgetown. Morgan found and pa¬ 
roled 75 of our sick. After remaining three-quarters 
of au hour he retreated toward Manchester, and 
then retreated toward Frankfort. Gen. Dumont, 
learning of his presence, started in pursuit with 
1.000 infantry and one section of artillery. He over¬ 
took and defeated Morgan at Frankfort, and is now 
in full pursuit of his scattered forces in the direction 
of Lawrencobitrgh- Morgan is now between the 
forces of Gon. Dumont and Buell, and it is thought 
he is not likely to escape. It is probable he is push¬ 
ing for Mt Sterling to join Humphrey Marshal. 
One of Humphrey Marshal's regiments, composed 
mainly of Tennesseeans, deserted him en masse 
yesterday, and were brought into Paris to-day by 
our cavalry. Marshal's forces are represented as 
being greatly demoralized and anxions to leave 
him. No details of Morgan’s defeat hus been re¬ 
ceived. 
Morgan left Lexington yesterday passing through 
Versailles, thence ihrongh Lawrencelmrgh at day¬ 
light on Saturday, and at Bloomfield at 2 P. M. Gen. 
Dumont was in pursuit. There has been no fight. 
Buell is reported just south of Mt, V ernon. 
Gen. Crittenden’s army corps is in pursuit of 
Bragg. His supposed that the rebel army is trying 
to cross into Tennessee by Big Creek and Wilson’s 
Gap. Buell is in close pursuit, and it is believed he 
will forcet.be rebels to a fight or capture a large 
number of thorn before they reach the Cumberland 
Gap. The Perryvilie battle at Chaplin’s Hills was 
brought on prematurely aud against the orders of 
Gen. Buell, whose plan*, involving the whole of 
Bragg’, army, were thwarted and his pursuit of the 
rebels destroyed by that battle. 
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON. 
A memorial was submitted to the President on 
the 14th inst., by Gen. Walbridge and Messrs. Ste¬ 
vens, McCarthy, Lalbrop, Wesandosli and others,on 
the practicability of sending a Federal force to 
re-take Texas, and demanding a proclamation an¬ 
nouncing the policy of the Government to be sim¬ 
ply a restoration of the constitutional government 
where it is subjugated. 
After tracing tho probable designs of Napoleon 
with Mexico in contravention of the Monroe doc¬ 
trine, the memorial says: Recent advices inform us 
that if loyalists of that section of the country could 
be positively assured of the protection of the Fed¬ 
eral Government, large numbers would imme¬ 
diately flock to the standard of the old flag, who 
have been induced by the misrepresentation, that 
the action of the constitutional government of the 
United States has been undertaken to subjugate 
them and overthrow all Iheir civil and political 
rights, instead of furnishing them immunity and 
protection against the odious oligarchy which, 
under the title of Confederate Government, has 
endeavored to subvert the representative and consti¬ 
tutional government of the Federal Union, aud erect 
upon its ruins a ferocious military despotism, which 
ignores the welfare and prosperity of the masses, 
for the advancement of the few, who by intimidation 
aud violence, arc now temporarily directing the 
administration of their public affairs. 
The subject of always having a large and efficient 
reserve corps is popular in military circles, and 
among the suggestions is one that it should be 
placed under the military Governorship of the Dis¬ 
trict of Columbia, iu connection with the recon¬ 
struction and organization of the host that are con¬ 
stantly arriving from the several States. 
The depreciation of paper money is inconve¬ 
niently telt by the Government iu its transactions, 
including the diflerence of exchange to pay the 
naval and civil expenses distant from points where 
the United States notes can be made availablo. For 
similar causes many contractors will be involved iu 
heavy losses, if uot bankruptcy, owing to the large 
increase of prices of articles which they have obli¬ 
gated themselves to furnish ahead. It is said they 
will apply to Congress for relief. 
Gen. Fremont expects soon to be in Washington, 
preliminary to an assignment to an important com¬ 
mand in the South-West, 
Gen. I’rentiss and a large number of the Shiloh 
prisoners have been exchanged and arrived at. 
Washington. Ou Friday night lust tho General was 
complimented with a serenade, aod made an ad¬ 
dress, in which he graphically described the scenes 
through which his fellow soldiers taken prisoners at 
Shiloh passed. He said he had come to use harsh 
language when speaking of the demons of the South, 
whose conduct towards our troops was characterized 
with murderous barbarity. Col. Gordon, Assistant 
Adjutant-General to Beauregard, was the only 
rebel from whom they received tho least courtesy; 
so help him lloaven. those who persecuted his com¬ 
rades should never escape retaliation iu full, at his 
hands. The returning Shiloh prisoners who have 
sufficient clothing to completely cover their naked¬ 
ness, do not number fifty. Nothing in the way of 
garments was furnish d them by the rebels; be¬ 
sides, they were supplied with mostdisgustingl'ood. 
After fully describing the unkindness and offensive 
treatment, they received, he inquired of his many 
listeners, including ladies, what they all thought of 
this boasted chivalry. 
The Government is preparing a remonstrance, 
addressed to the rebel military authorities, on the 
subject of their treatment of our prisoners of war. 
It is said that the speech made by Gen. I’rentiss 
receives the sanction of the Government, to some 
extent as an indication of tho views it intends, to urge. 
Accounts received from other than newspaper 
sources, show that since the battle of Antietam there 
is less inclination in Europe than previously to 
recognize the Confederate States of America, and 
that the result of that engagement, so far as the 
United States Government is concerned, has deci¬ 
dedly a beneficial influence. 
Military indications and privately known facts 
are entirely at variance with the current report that 
the Army of the Potomac is preparing to go into 
winter quarters. 
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 
To Farmers, Dairymen, &c.—.Tosiah Carpenter. 
The Independent—Joseph H Richards. 
Clark'S School Visit*,- l>nunha/!av k Hammond. 
Faulkner Nnranrkis - W.lliaine, Kamsden It Co 
Cow. at Auction—T C I'eteis. 
Stock Breeder —K N Ri»-e!l. 
Carriage llonne. Wanted—CeO A Prince. 
Important to Farmer*— Peter .Torolemon. 
Delaware Drape Vines—W H Danphaday. 
Appia Stocks. &C--R H Clark Jr Co. 
SPECIAL NOTICES. 
Revenue Stamps—N Lyman. 
®l)e News Couimmr. 
— The taxable property of San Francisco figure* in round 
numbers at $60,000. 
— Rev. Thomas Hill, LL. D., has been elected President 
of Harvard University. 
— Valuable miueralogical discoveries have recently bees 
made in New Brunswick. 
— Of the forty Major Generals in active service, over thirty 
arc graduates of West Point. 
— The Rev. E. H. Chapin, of New York, is reported at 
Paris, in an improved state of health. 
— The death of Marshal de Casteilaine, a distinguished sol¬ 
dier of France, is auuounced, aged 74. 
— Thomas Jefferson Hogg, well known in literary circles, 
recently died in London, aged To years. 
— One of the most remarkable droughts ever known has 
occurred this season in the Valley of the Ohio, 
— The wlialeships destroyed by the rebel steamer Alabama 
were valued at $130,000. aud were insured for $32,600. 
— Gen. Count Giulay, late Commander-in-Chief of the 
Austrian troops tn Italy, shot himself recently at Vtfnna. 
— Rufus Payne, of Cleveland, Ohio, was Tecenny mulcted 
in the sum of $20,000, for breach of promise of marriage. 
— The Chinese Government has ordered three propeller* 
of New York builders. They are i" course of construction. 
— Albrecht Adam, the German battle painter and the Nes¬ 
tor of Munich artists, is just dead, at the age of seventy six. 
— Commodore W. N. Hudson, It S. N , died in Brooklyn 
on the 15th. He retired the night before in Ids usual health. 
— The tax paid to the Government by the fire insurance 
companies of Great Britain, last year, was nearly $9,000,000. 
— The Union Congressional Convention of the 3d N. J. Dis¬ 
trict have nominated Dr. Orestes A. Browuson, for Congress. 
— There are no less than 3S4 vessels built and being built 
for our navy Their total tttmiago i» 371.665 tans ; guns 434. 
— Of the 2d Wisconsin Volunteers (1,100 strong one year 
ago.) there only remains 69 war-worn and battle fycgrininied 
men. 
— It, i- proposed to restore the parish church of St. Giles, 
Cripplega'e. London, as a memorial to Milton, w ho was buried 
there. 
— M. Thiers has lately published the twentieth volume of 
his “ History of the Consulate and Empire,” completing the 
work. 
— Hon. Adam Fergusson, a distinguished Canadian poli¬ 
tician and agriculturist, died a few days since at WoodhiU, 
c. w. 
— Mr. Lyons has proposed a resolution in the rebel Con¬ 
gress offering $20 to every negro that will kill a white Union 
Soldier. 
— 03,687 bales of East India cotton had arrived at Liverpool 
recently, and 370,000 bales are eu route to England from 
Bombay. 
— The State of Delaware, it appears, has furnished her full 
quota of volunteers called for by the President since the 2d of 
July last. 
— The town of Howland Flat, Sierra county, California, has 
been almost totally destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at 
$100,000. 
— Major-General Edwin V. Sumner reached Syracuse, N. 
Y., on Saturday evening, where he will remain a week with 
his family. 
— The French cotton districts are reported as suffering 
dreadfully. The distress in Mulhourer exceeds anything in 
Lancashire. 
— “ In the Woods ” is the title of a forthcoming work, 
comprising selections from the poems of Halleck, Longfellow 
and Bryant. 
— The wife of Dr. Livingstone died on the River Shire, Afri¬ 
ca, April 27th, shortly after joining her husband in that far- 
distant country. 
— Oysters are said to he scarce this year in Baltimore, tho 
beds in Virginia being closed by the war, and a rise in tho 
price is anticipated. 
— Specie in the Bank of England is diminishing. It 
amounted at latest dates of advice (24th Sept.) to £17,100,742, 
or about, $86,000,000. 
— Mr. Story, tho American sculptor, has sold his splendid 
statue* of Cleopatra and the African Sybil for 3,000 guineas, to 
an English gentleman. 
— TllC rebel accounts of the battle at Corinth, fuily confirm 
the victory of our troop*, aud acknowledge a loss of 6.060 
in killed and wounded. 
— Henry Ward Beecher’s contributions to the Ledger under 
the title " Eyes and Ears" are soon to he published iu book 
form by Tick nor & Fields. 
— The Rebel General, Thomas Kirby Smith, is a native of 
Middle Haddarn, a village of Middlesex county, Connecticut, 
twenty miles from Hartford. 
— The pretty Jewess, Charlotte Werder, who sued for $10, 
000 damages for broach of promise, was accorded six cents 
and costs by a New York jury. 
— A “ Peace Address” to President Lincoln has been signed 
by many eminent Europeans, assembled at the recent Social 
Science Congress, at Brussels. 
— J. R. Spaulding, of the N. Y. World, has dissolved all 
connection with that journal, because it opposes the Presi¬ 
dent's Emanc-ipatiou Proclamation. 
— The rate of exchange ou London (146 per cent, for 60-day 
bills) makes the English sovereign worth here six dollars for¬ 
ty eight and a half cents, ($6 48 %.) 
— A trustworthy gentleman from Charleston reports that 
the rebels have completed two formidable rams, and will prob¬ 
ably have them in use in a few day*. 
— The Hon. Solomon Foot 1ms just been, for the third time, 
elected to the United States Senate from Vermont. lie has 
been in public life for nearly 30 years. 
— In London there are six puhlic statues to kings, but one 
to a mau of science, (Dr. Jenner.) and none to a single au¬ 
thor, artist, poet, iuveutor or engineer. 
— E. J. Chase, brother of Sec’y Chase, U. 9. Marshal for the 
Northern district of N. Y., died at his residence iu Lockport, 
on the 13tli inst., of affection of the heart. 
— The American Institute holds no Exhibition this year, 
but the managers offer premiums for new machinery aud es¬ 
says on scientific and agricultural subjects. 
— The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has decided tlat 
a firm doing business in different places, must take license for 
each place where the business is carried ou. 
— Wm. L. Dayton, Minister to France, writes home that 
there has been a perfect rush to the Legation in response to 
Scc'y Seward's note inviting emigration to tills country. 
— The news of the recent Federal victories hare reached 
England, and the principal journals pay high compliments to 
Gen. McClellan for his vigorous and energetic movements. 
— The steamship Asia, Capt. Shannon, arrived at Halifax 
on the morning of the 15th. She was struck by a sea off New 
Foundland, which smashed her paddle-box and deck cabins. 
— A typhoon of unprecedented violence swept over Ilong 
Kong, Macao, Canton, and other parts of China, on the'J’th 
July, destroying a great amount of property and 40.000 lives. 
— Hon. Townsend Harris, of N. Y., has arrived home from 
Japan, after an absence of eight years, during which time he 
has negotiated liberal commercial tr eaties with Siam and Japan. 
— The La Salle Press states that in Macoupin county, IU. 
the boues of a inan were recently found ou a coal bed capped 
with two feet of slate rook ninety feet below the surface of 1 
the earth. 
