the Government to keep a powerful corps of ob¬ 
servation on Ibe border of the theater of French 
operations in Mexico, which may be made 
quickly available in case our complicated nuta¬ 
tion with Napoleon should result in war with 
that potentate. 
Gen. Banks will Roon be in possession of all 
important points in Texas, and practically of the 
entire State. It is understood that, another corps 
of his army is co-operating with him from the 
Red River country. 
Dates from Yermillionville up to 10 o’clock 
the 16tb, state that there has been skirmishing 
nearly every day for a week, without any 
casualties on onr Ride. To day we lost six men. 
and the enemy about the same. The enemy’s 
WST OF NEW ADVI 
Poes— R. M. Roe. 
Sir r s r k. ward. 
S7.)» M.intli—S. MadifOn. 
T « Pr 'iT 1 ? r :* p, ‘~,i' j!| n ' r Bailer 
A 1»«w tollfciom. w-.rfe—Roh. ,U Brother*. 
TKirVSifV£*"** 0 “J**'if— Avncri€»n Bril Com pan v 
r . P ”?* *&**“• Son? & Co. ^ ‘ 
rS e J2!I*iS r > , «mo«n*tand Amoricap—A. Strom* 1 r„ 
$^,000 Worth nf Pure—Geo, Clark. ori R « Ce 
Special Netlec*. 
Q' T er VftlI in Exnhanpe for Crape*—'W. O. Hicfcofc 
The Rixh Kind of Rduo.tion for Boys—II ~ — 
unr lowat Blue springs and m pursuit was 
abon| 100 killed and wounded The enemy’s 
loss ifas considerably greater. About 150 pris¬ 
oners were taken. IS. A. Burnside, 
Major-General 
Genl Rosecrans has issued the following con- 
: gratulitory order to his meu: 
l IlT A r-tjrA STERS UKJ*T OF TBft OnfRBjn.tL»n : > 
Chstianooga, Opt 2, 1883. 
Akmt op tub Ctri»BKRLA»D—Yon have made 
a granj and Kucceatftil campaigni you have 
driven the rebels from Middle Tennessee. You 
crossed a great mom lain range, placed your¬ 
selves oti the banka at a broad river, crossed it 
in the face of a powerful opposing army, and 
crossed two other gfefct mountain ranges at the 
only practicable pastes, some fortv miles be¬ 
tween extremes. Yoi concentrated'in the faoe 
of superior number-.; fought the combined 
G. Kastman. 
®l)c Keros (ftonbmsrr, 
, ~ The N - Y. city banks have $10,000,000 
than they bad the 1st of Jnly. 
— Maj. Gen. Bishop Polk of Tennessee has 
commissioD in the reh^i service. 
The Spaniards in 8t. Etoraingo arc* in aba 
insurgents are everywhere sneocssfal. 
— Cotton bas matured well in the Southern 
Kentucky, and there U a flr»t rate crop. 
— The quota of this State nsder the Prej 
call for 300,000 has been fixed at. 38,208. 
Sixteen years ago there were scarcely any railways in 
Ireland; now there arc about 1,600 miles. 
— Up to tho end of last year there were 11,000 miles of 
telegraph lines and 144 telegraph stations in India. 
— The Portuguese Government has built a gunboat. 
It has <me gun, and Is named The Terror of the Sea. 
— Six blockade runner’s cargoes brought the neat little 
pile of $000,000 at auction, in Brooklyn N. V., lately. 
— Biscnlfs from wheat thnt was standing in the field 
■our hours before bare been accomplished In England. 
— The Eussian fleet now in New Tork harbor will 
probably be re enforced with twelve additional vessels #f 
war. 
— Valuable lead mines have been discovered at New¬ 
port, N. H., and immediate steps are to be taken to work 
them. 
Gen. Blunt, who is doing such good service in the 
South west, is a Maine man, born in Trenton, Hancock 
county. 
— The Maine batteries in the field are to be filled up to 
their full complement by drafted men who prefer this 
service. 
— Dr. Whatelr, Archbishop of Dublin, is dead. He 
was one of the most eminent prelates of the Ohnrch of 
England. 
The Berlin Faculty of Medicine has condemned 
Bavarian lager beer as the cause of innumerable eases of 
apoplexy. 
— Mr. Beecher bas been talking in England and stirring 
op the wrath of the Loudon Times by his criticisms of 
John Bull. 
— The Emperor of Russia proposes to grant a constitu¬ 
tion to nine of tho great provinces of his empire, iaclu- 
Piwo out the old banner, let fold after fold, 
Enshrine a new glory as each is unfurled; 
Let speak to onr hearts 6till as sweet as of old, 
Tho herald of Freedom all over the world. 
I^t it float out in triumph, let it wave over head, 
The noble old ensign, its stripes and its stars; 
It gave os our freedom, o’ershadows our dead, 
Gave might to our heroes, made sacred their scars. 
Let it wave In the sunbeam, unfurl iu the Btorrn, 
Our guardian at morning, our beacon at night, 
When peace shines «, splendor athwart her bright form, 
Or war s bloody hand holds th« standard of might 
Unfurl the old banner, its traitors crush down, 
Let It still be the bauner that covers the brave, 
The star spangled banner, with glory we own, 
’Tis too noble a banner for tyrant and slave. 
speeie 
Rosecracs is relieved j Gen. Thomas assnmi 
command of the Army of the Cumberland. 
Department of the Ohio, Burnside; Cur 
land, Thomas; Tenneseee, Hnrtburt; and V 
burg, McPherson, are consolidated into 
Grand Military Division of the Mississippi,p 
the command of Generals Grant, Hooker aDd 
Sherman. Thelatter, now at Iuka, will command 
a corps In the field. 
An amended circular has been sent out from 
the J rovost Marshal-General's office, by which 
it appears that to every recruit who is a veteran 
volunteer, a bounty and premium amounting to 
!M02 will be paid, and to all other recruits not 
veterans, $302. These are for the old organiza¬ 
tions. The object is to encourage volunteering, 
as those who are drafted receive only $10ti 
bounty. Men enlisted under this order will be 
permitted to select their regiments, which, how¬ 
ever, must be one of the old regiments in the 
field. 
of coal and nitre. L$. thpse achievements con 
solo yon for tbe regr« you experience that uni 
vale of freeh hostile Irotps fortmde your remain 
J~~ JV “ *■ -- ' ‘ • ' * ■» ■» - - 
Of burying your gatLftt rlettrj, and 
- ~ r VM...U juv-aa I.uniu- 
Ing on the held to remw the battle; for the right 
ol burying your gatjiijt dead, and caring Tor 
your brave compatriots who lay wounded on the 
field. The locres ftu have sustained, though 
heavy, are alight col tidering the odds against 
you, and tbe slake jok have wOfL 
You hold in your funds the substantial fruits 
of ft victory, and dese-ve, and will receive, tbe 
honors and plaudits of « grateful nation, which 
asks nothing of even those who have been fight¬ 
ing up, but obedience to the constitution, and 
laws established for our own common benefit. 
Tbe General comn ividiugearneiiily begs every 
officer and soldier of if if army to unite with him 
in ihankirig Almighty God fur His favors to us. 
Uc preaentR his b**arft!t thanks and congratula¬ 
tions to ull the ofHcert aud soldiers of this com¬ 
mand fur Iheir energy, patience and persever¬ 
ance, and the undaunted courage dipt,laved hv 
ROCHESTER, N., Y., OCTOBER 31, 1863. 
Governors of the Loyal States for 300,000 men 
and herewith publish the response of the Exeon; 
live of New York. It is to be hoped that tbe 
Empire State will promptly and fully meet the 
requirements of the hour: 
ICxe-trt-Tivie Oira»rj»Kii, > 
A ciiakt, October 20th, 1»6S J 
The President of the United States has called 
upon me u« Governor of tbe State of New York 
to furnish its quoto of 3no,000 men, to recruit the 
volunteer forces of the United States which will 
be largely reduced during the coming year by 
the expiration of the terms of enlistment. 
At this time the defenders of the National Capi¬ 
tal are menaced by r-uperinr force. The Army 
ol the Cumberland is in an imperiled condition, 
ding Poland. 
— Tbe Stiumtead (C. W ) Journal says gold has been 
found iu large quantities on a small stream in the town¬ 
ship of Ascot. 
— The rebel conscript officers report that about 30,000 
e-iufcripts from Virginia have been put into tbe field du¬ 
ring the year. 
- A Washington report says Chirr Justice Tanoy will 
, «iiir» e*-foro 'pring. Sec. Chase is said to be spoken of as 
his successor. 
— William Sturgis, aged 81 years, one of the most dia- 
gulshed and influential citizens #f Boston, died at his res- 
Idcuee last week. 
— A Maryland paper contains an advertisement offering 
$6 reward for a stray steer, and another offering five cents 
serious disasters. Jn this emergency it in tb*- 
duty of all Citizens to listen to tbe appeal put 
forth by the President, and to give efficient and 
rorriial aid in filling up the (bin ranks of onr 
armies. It in One to onr Ijre'hron i„ tho n«j<i 
'••'ho have hn'fieri so berotcal y for the dug of our 
country, the Union and the States, and to uphold 
the Constitution, that prompt aud voluntary 
aanlJowao ..L. 1,1 L,.__ A . at • ^ 
efficient support. Every motive of pride and 
patriotism should impel us to give this by volun¬ 
tary and cheerful contributions of men and 
money, and not by a forced conscription or coer¬ 
cive action on tbe pail of the Government 
The President also advises the citizens of the 
several States that iu the event of the failure to 
raise the quotas assigned to them, a draft shall be 
made for the deficiency, to commence on the 5tb 
day of January next. Not only does duty to our 
soldiers in the field and honor of the nation de 
uinnd that wc shall continue to fill our armies by 
voluntary enlistments, but the Interests of ail 
classes in society will be prompted bv the success 
of that system. 
The unequal burthens which conscription un¬ 
avoidably inflicle on a portion of society, not. 
only pause great distress and injury to individ¬ 
uals, but are more hurtful to the whole commu¬ 
nity than the equalized distribution of tho cost 
and sacrifices ol volunteering, which more per¬ 
fectly adjusts itself to the condition of all classes. 
The bounties which will be paid by the Gen¬ 
eral Government, and in this State by the Gqv- 
ornmentof New York, are extremely liberal, and 
much larger than those heretofore given. They 
will aid the volunteers who shall enter the service 
to make immediate and ample provision for those I 
dependent upon them. 
I exhort ail classes of our citizens to assist in 
recruiting the volunteers culled for from this 
State by their influence and by liheral contribu¬ 
tions, and I call upon all State officials to give 
every assistance in their power to promote enlist¬ 
ments into our armies, and Ibna save our citizens 
from tbe inequalities, the irritations and suffer¬ 
ings of the draft, and at the same time animate 
onr soldiers by an exhibition of sympathy and 
patriotic devotion, and give strength to our 
armies in their buttles for ibo preservation of the 
Union. Hokatio Setmour 
— i »e Liverpool Mercury boasts of its recent purchase 
of <m« of Hoe's rotary six cylinder printing machines, 
American though it be. 
— One of the beet farmers of South Deerfield, Mass., 
sold his tobaeoo erop for 30 cents per pound, it netting 
him the earn of $6,000. 
— Never were »o many diamonds imported as daring 
the present war. A single 6toBe worth $16,000 has just 
paid duty in New York. 
— The Richmond correspondent of the N. Y. News says 
Bragg’s loss at Chsttunooga will reach 30,000, aud that he 
is in bad odor at Richmond. 
— No movement from Vicksburg will be made very 
soon. Gen. Logan has taken command of the city, and 
closed all places of business. 
— There are at this time eight hnndred and twenty-one 
students at Cambridge, of whom five hundred and thir¬ 
teen are from Massachusetts. 
— Letters from Eg' pt state the murrain still continues, 
I and will cause an immense loss to that country. It is al¬ 
ready estimated at $5,000,000. 
There were nearly COO more hogsheads of tobneco 
sold in St Louis this year than during the twelve months 
ending wtth September, 1802. 
— The rebel government refuse to release captured 
newspaper eorrespendent* until our government will agree 
to set free all political prisoners. 
— A newspaper has lately been started in Berne, Swit¬ 
zerland, in the German language, advocating the cause of 
the Northern States of America. 
— A newspaper has been established at Galway ealled 
the United Irishman and American, It displays at to 
Department of the Gulf 
The Port Royal A : e?o South, of the 17tb con¬ 
tains tbe following: 
The United States steamer Bienville, com¬ 
mander Mallory, of the Western Gulf SqnadroD, 
touched in this harbor on her way to Philadel¬ 
phia for repairs. She brings important intelli¬ 
gence, which had been received at New Orleans 
just before her departure, that a grand expedi¬ 
tion under Gen. Banks in person had effected a 
landing at Port Isabel, Texas, a small place at the 
mouth of the Rio Grande. Two corps are under 
Gen. Franklin, and another under command of a 
Major-General whose name we did not learn. 
The successful occupation of Port Isabel will 
give us in a short lime possession ol Brownsville, 
which is opposite Malamoras, Mexico, the grand 
entrepot of rebels, from which munitions of war 
and needed supplies are transferred across the 
Rio Grande to the other place by means of small 
boatB. A large portion of the Confederate cotton 
which ha6 been sent to Europe to pnrehose sup¬ 
plies, has passed through Brownsville to Anglo- 
rebel blockade runners lying on Mexican or 
neutral sides ot the river. Of course our occu¬ 
pation of the place will effectually put a stop to 
NEWS PARAGRAPHS, 
in East Tennessee. The following is Gen. B.’s 
dispatch: 
K.voxrn.r,K, Tenn., Oct 17. 
To Maj-Gen. UaHfok:— On the 8th inst the 
enemy held down as far as Blue Springs and a 
cavalry brigade of ours held Bull Gap. sup¬ 
ported by a small body of infantry at Morris¬ 
town. r accordingly dispatched a brigade of 
cavalry around to Roucrsville to intercept the 
enemy's retreat and with a (x)nsidmihle body of 
infantry ami artillery moved to Bull Gap. 
On Saturday, the Iffih inst., I advanced a cav¬ 
alry brigade to Blue Springs, where they found 
the enemy strongly posted and offering a stub¬ 
born resistance. .Skirmishing continued until 
about five o’clock in tbe morning, when I sent in 
a division of infantry, who charged and cleared 
ihe woods gallantly, driving the enemy in con¬ 
fusion until dark. During the night the enemv 
Between tbe 24th of April and the 21st of 
Augu&t last, the gunboat De Soto captured five 
steamers and eight schooners, bound to and from 
Mobile, having on board nearly 3,000 bales of 
cotton. 
Frederick F. Low, just elected Governor of 
California by the Union party, by a majority of 
20,000, is a native of Waterport, Maine. He emi¬ 
grated to California in 1849, and has been in the 
banking business. He is about thirty-five years 
of age. 
A drafted mao presented himself at the Pro¬ 
vost Marshal’s office, Norwich, Connecticut, 
having th» forefinger of his right hand freshly 
cut off at the joint. The Board thought the 
finger was not amputated close enough, and 
that a trigger might be pulled by it when it 
healed up. 
A law was passed at the last session of Con¬ 
gress by which all patents were forfeited if the 
final fees were not paid within six months from 
the date of the issue. The law has just taken 
effect, and under it some four hundred patents, 
which had b6en granted previous to March 2, but 
the fees on whieh are unpaid, become void. 
Among them are some really valuable ones. 
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. 
The State Department bas been officially in¬ 
formed, from and after Nov. 6 th an effective 
blockade will be established, to be maintained 
by the French naval forces, of all the various 
ports, harbors, roads, creeks and colonies, on the 
coasts of Mexico, which are now occupied by 
the French troops, and whieh still acknowledge 
the authority of Juarez, from the Lagoon, ten 
leagues south of Metamoros, to Carapeachy, be¬ 
tween 25° 22' North, 99° 64' West. 19° 52' North, 
92° 60’ West of the Meridian of Paris, and that 
friendly and neutral vessels will be allowed the 
period of twenty-five days to oomplete their 
lading and leave the blockaded ports. The 
places excepted from the blockade are Tampico, 
Vera Cruz, Alvarado, Coataacoalcas, Tabaeo 
