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HOUSTON. TEXAS.
X. H. CU8HH5Q. Editor and Proprietor.
Letter from Alexandria.
Abut Mail.—The next messenger win leave Novem-
ber 5th. Carriers charge on all letters to go beyond
the Mississippi, $2. Remit only Confederate money.
No county scrip Is current here.
W. Adams will carry the mall of Nov. 5th.
FINANCIAL.
We hear a good desl Just now, especially from onr
neighboring State, Louisiana, about making Confede-
rate Treasury Notes a legal tender for the payment of
debts. Tetltlons are In circulation calling upon Con-
gress to enact a law to this purpose. We regard the
movement as neither conceived In wisdom nor war-
ranted by experience. If those who urge It would
urge the passage of a law compelling all debtors to
pay their creditors one-fourth, one-fifth or one-tenth,
as the case might be, of their claims, and hand the
balance over to the Government, we could see some
gain the Government would derive from such a mea-
sure, but to enact a law that debtors shall j>ay ten,
twenty or twenty-five cents on the dollar In full
cancellation of their debts, is simply enacting aunl-
vereal bankrupt law, when the condition of the
debtors of the community by no means calls
for It.
The ostensible purpose of those who are moving In
the matter Is the benefit of the Government They
Imagine that such a law will raise the value of the
currency. Universal experience contradicts this
conclusion. Such expedients hav e been resorted to
In *11 ages of the world to re-establish currency that
has depreciated, and always In vain. There is Noth-
ing that warrants the belief that our case would
would prove an exception to long established ex-
perience.
But we are told that the Treasury Notes are the
life blood of the Confederate cause. To this we beg
leave to demur most emphatically. The cause of the
Confederacy does not depend on them to that male-
llal extent that If their value Is destroyed the cause
Is lost. We should be very sorry If It did. For In
that event we should be bound to conclude that our
prospects of success are now but one-fifth as good as
they were a year ago, and but one-tenth as promising
as they were when the war began. Who thinks this?
We apprehend that those who have made this asser-
tion would be first to scout this conclusion. And yet
it Is fairly deduclble from their premises. The con-
clusion must be that the premises are false. In fact
there is no reason from the lessons cf history to
believe that If our present currency should become
valueless, our cause would be seriously Jeoparded.
In saying this, however, we do not wish to be
understood that it Is not extremely desirable that
the value of the currency should be raised In
Borne way. Nor have we any new way to point
out by which it is to be done. We believe that
the means already rssortsd to are legitimate, and,
If not sufficient for the purpose, are In the line
that embraces others which will be.- If the taxes
we are now paying are not enough, let them be
doubled. The country will pay them as it is now
paying those already levied, with patriotic cheer-
fulness. If this Is not enough, let the Govern-
ment either bonow or take the immense means of
alien enemies now locked up in the Courts In acts
of sequestration. Call into the treasu'y the debts
due them. Dispose of the personal, and, if neces-
sary, the real estate belonging to them. From
this resource, together with that of taxation,
enough can be realized without hardship to the
people, to absorb every dollar of the currency
now afloat. The point aimed at would be reached,
and no shadow of encroaohment on the Constitu-
tlon would be manifest!
Already we see the benefit of the tax law, al-
though as yet almost none of the taxes hare been
called in. Within six months from this time the
tax ought to be collected. Within one month no
inconsiderable portion of it will come in. Already
large holders of taxable property, such as idle
credits, staple produce, etc.,are casting about for
means to liquidate the tax-gatherer's claim. The
treasury notes are growing more valuable as a
currency day by day. There is scarcely coy spe-
cies "f 1 V T 1,1 '** r—*""
dollars In treasury notes will not go as for as
three dollars would sixty days ago. The only ex-
ception we ean call to mind is that of imported
goods, and these are so few comparatively, as to
he subject in valuation far more to the arbitrary
demand of the holder than to any rule of com-
parison.
In reference tolthe absorption of the currency,
take the State of Texas for example. Suppose
that the taxes on idle capital aBd on staple pro-
duce to be assessed now and those on Incomes
to be assessed in January, estimated at we will
say, alltogether, «20,COO,000 (and most men
will, after a little consideration, place the amount
above this) were collected. Suppose the alien
enemy debt, which we will, for the sake of hav-
ing some figure, place>t $5,000,COO were called in.
Suppose that the alien enemy property, which, if
the whole taxable property of the State amounts
to $300,000,000, will reach at 5 per cent or that to
<15,000,000 were sold and the proceeds deposited
in the treasury. From all these eaases (40,000,000
in the SAte of Texas alone would be removed
from circulation. If the same were dene in all
the States, the amount removed would be $4,00,-
000,000. How much does the reader imagine
would be left? Rot enough to supply the mere
wants of a single State for circulation. If this
was done, the Confederate dollar would speedily
buy as much corn as the gold dollar, and the for-
mer relation of values would be speedily re-estab-
lished. It would be a legal tender by common
consent. Then if a law was proposed compelling
the debtor to pay his debt in Confederate money,
we should hear the other side of the argument,
very much as we heard it when the stay law was
passed.
These reflections are not now for the first time
g Wen .to our readers. They are not exclusively
these of the editor of this paper. They have pre
sented themselvee to the minds of the leading fi-
nanciers of the Confederacy. On them, the poli
ey of Congress, so far as it has been developed, is
baaed. We trust that policy will be carried out
till It brings the relief sought. We are assured,
bat for the fears of the Georgia and Alabama Con-
gressmen, that the collection of the alien enemy
debt would ruin their mercantile constituency,
a fear that we cannot realize the foundation for,
that debt wonld have been called In long ago.
We trust the condition of thlngsln those States will
now warrant a resort to this measure. Then we
shall see the depleting policy fairly tested. If
it does not give relief, we shall be surprised,
though still unwilling to see the old plan of stuff-
ing tbe already gorged patient, resorted to, be-
cause that always has resulted fatally as to the fi-
nances.
Alexandria, Oot. l9lb.
Capt. Sllcer, of the steamer Dixie, although a stranger to
me, except by reputation,called on me and voluntarily put
me in possession of the N. O. Picayune of the 21st, eight
days later than I had seen—and Chicago papers of the 5th
and 6 th, and the Cincinnati Commercial of the Tth, for allot
which the 100,000 readers of the Telegraph, including my-
self, are under obligations, if they did but know it.
TH£ CONTESTS or TBS PICAYUNE IN A BCT SHELL.
The city which contains the "hub of the universe" is
getting a sword ready for Banks, because he took Port
** About 300 Confederate prisoners confined in anunfihished
hotel, known as the Maxwell House, (Nashville,) were pre-
cipitated from the5th story through the gangway, which was
fitted up with temporary stairs, to the second floor. The
prisoners made a simultaneous rush to breakfast, and the
stairs gave way under the unusuat weight. Two men have
been taken out of the ruins dead; two have since died from
injuries received, and 96 others are* injured. Some have
both legs and arms broken, and others are more seriously
injured. , _ ,
Mr. Mason has left England and gone to Paris.
Rosecrans has laid three pontoon bridges across the river,
and his wagon trains are packed on the opposite bank.
Two blockade runners, 500 tons each, the Fergus and £io-
la, havebeen completed In Bngland and were about to pro-
ceed to Nassau.
Liverpool; Saturday, Sept. 19,-rThe stock of cotton in port is
estimated at 172.000 bales, of which 39,000 are American. Sales
last Thursday, Orleans, nominal, 27.1.; Mobile, nominal, i'C.vi ;
Uplands, nominal, 26Jid. Consols on Friday, 933£s93H.
The Inhabitants are la the habit now of flocking to the levees—
to meditate. . . ,
James H. Caldwell, of New Orleans, Is dead.
iiex3 f&om tee chicago tlacd of the 5th.
A letter from Baltimore states that the force under Johnson In
Northern Georgia numbers 135,000, with 34 batteries of artillery;
and tnat Lie's force in Virginia amounts to 80,500, with 291 can-
non. The rebels expect to take Chattanooga and all Tennessee,
and thon reinforce Lee heavily, with the view of making an aU
tack upon Washington. The same letter states that a council,
composed of Joff Davis and the highest rebel military authorities,
was recently held, at which it was determined to arm the slaves
immediately.
Mr. Pugh, who has been making a pretty thorough canvass of
Ohio, expresses tbe belief that Mr. Tallandlgham will carry the
State by nearly 40,000 majority.
Since Bosecrans'great defeat Old Abels out with a proclama-
tion fora notional thanksgiving day. Be wants tohave.them all
rejoice that they are not at war with all the world.
The Robert Campbell, Jr., was burned near MUliken's Bend
La,, on the 23th. Several lives ware lost, inoluding some
women and children. Steamer valued at $50 000. She was
fired by an Incendiary—a white man painted black—who left
the boat above the bend.
Chattanoooa, Oct. 3.—Our ambulances, to the number of
200, sent within the enemy's lines under flag of truce, for the
purpose of bringing in our wounded, returned last night,
bringing over 500 wounded men. All that was given tbem to
eat while In the hands of tne enemy was corn bread and
water. The rebels treated them very kindly, expressing
their regret that they could not provide for them better.
The rebels refuse to permit the bodies of wounded or dis-
eased officers to be removed. Only private soldiers are per-
mitted to return to our lines.
Gen. Lytle, Capt. Lurdeck and Ool. Will Jones have been
buried, and their graves mirked.
The enemy retain 52 of our surgeons, who fell into their
hands during the battle.
Both armies are industriously fortifying, and the respective
pickets are within-a stone's throw of each other.
Two divisions of the rebel army are reported at Harrison's
Landing.
The following is a iist of our officers in the hands of the
enemy reported safe. It was sent in yesterday by flag of
truce:
(Here follows a list of 120 names of officers.)
CINClSHATl commercial, oct. 6th, VENULATED.
Nearly the entire paper Is taken up with electioneering
articles, calling on the people to beware how they Vote for
" Valiandigham."
On the 5th, gold went up In Now York to 1441-
The object of the raid now being made in Tennessee, by
the rebel cavalry force under Wheeler, reported 4,000 strong,
is to destroy Rosecrans' communications, capture and destroy
his supply trains, and throw all possible obstacles in the way
of reinforcements. The rebels seem to have effected a cross-
ing of the Tennessee river,between Chattanooga and Bridge
port on Friday last, and among its first exploits captured a
train of 200 wagens. and an ammunition train of 12 wagons-
!f hey then proceeded due north to McMinnville, which was
def.- nled by the 4th Tennessee Infantry, but without artillery
or fortifications. McMinnville was reached on Saturday, its
defenders attacked and captured, the town held by Wheeler.
From McMinnville they took nearly due west, burning Stone
Elver bri-lge on their way, and appearing before Murfreea-
boro on Monday, but declined to make an attack. -
Portions of rebel cavalry are scattered aleng the road near
and south of Murfreesboro, designing to destroy the railroad
and telegraphic communication, capture stockades, &c.
Ticksburg dates of the 21st, say the Texas expedition has
exploded.
The railroad from Ticksburg to Jackson will be rebuilt.
No move from Vicksbnrg will be made very soon.
Gen. Logan has taken command of the oity, and closed all
places of business.
Gen. Grant rode out for the first time on the S5th.
Matters are evidently drawing to a crisis on .the Western
side of the Mississippi.
. All of the 13ih and !9.h corps, except Gen. Herron's DivlS'
ion. have been moved to Brashear City. One corps will move
further West, while the other moves North to co-operate with
Herron, who has been after Dick Taylor, on Red River.
Gen. Banks, it Is slated, takes the field in person. Franklin
is In command of the 19th corps-
Gen. Herron's headquarters are on the Atchafayla river.
— mbm
raw York, Oct. 5.—The steamship'pi!y ul LimBoa n i
river laid down on the maps. Xt is the longest, most serpen,
tine ahd m jst dangerous stream ever navigated. It is a mon
ster, for it has c-nly one head but five mouths. It is deceit-
ful, for very few who dive into it ever again rise to its sur-
face. In Its meanderlngs it is inconsistent, for It freqaentl-
runs fifteen miles or more to gain one or two miles in lati-
tude. But, oflate, it has become the most remarkable anom
aly that we have any record of. Ever since it was blockaded,
it seems impossible for any one, saint or sinner, to cross Its
waters, and yet retain the power te speak the truth. Its wa-
ters have become completely Yankeeized; that is, the troth is
no longer in them, and they seem to possess the power of
absorbing the truth from every living thing that moves across
them. Within the last three days the only "news" that has
reached us from the other side of this strange stream, is the
following :
Gen. Hardee has recaptured Vickaburg. .He took 800 negro
Srisoners, spiked all the guns, and then marched on to retake
lemphis.
v Gen. Johnston has reoaptured Corinth and 15,000 Yankee
troops that were on their way to reioforce Rosecrans, and lias
completely cut off all reinforcements from this direction.—
Bosecrans learning this capitulated. His surrender was un-
conditional.
Lee has had another great battle with Meade,and como off
victorious.
Valiandigham is elected by 35,000 msjority. Howard Is
also elected,
A French and Yankee fleet had a naval engagement off tbe
mouth of tbe Rio Grande. Three of thr French men-of-war
were sunk, and all the Yankee vessels, seven in number.
I will give nothing further under this head.
One thing, however. Is not a rumor but a certainty—all
communication with the other side of the Mississippi below
Natchez, is at present cut off, and has been for a month past.
Parties now go op and cross the rivar above Natchez, gen
erally at St. Joe, and from thence to Shreveport, via Mon-
roe ; none coming here except; those who reside in this sec-
tion , or those who have business with Headquarters here.
the surrender or rosecrans1 army.
If it be true that Bosecrans has surrendered to Bragg, our
present "situation'' is all that we could wish.
Fin I—We have more prisoners than the enemy can over
take from us, and we can henceforth dictate our own terms
concerning exchanges.'
Second—We have now all the arms and ammunition we need
to complete the "job" we have on hand.
Third—We can retake Tennessee, Kentucky and every
inch of ground we have lott in the Missississippi Yalley and
elsewhere.
Fourth—The Confederate loan In Enrope will soon be at a
premium.
Fifth—We ean reinforce Beauregard to any extant he may
desire. .
Sixth- We oan also reinforce Lee, so as to enable him to
wipe out Meade.
Seventh—Enough men can then be spared to aid us in the
Trans-Mississippi Department, so that we can effectually op-
pose any force that may be brought against us.
Lastly—We have struck a blow that the enemy can never
recoverfrom. In this world, win the next. H. P.
[ ju" a flue castle in the air.—ed. tsl ~\
the situation.
turing the town and garrison, consisting of the 40th Ten-
9 " rr> 1 i. > l... ^ Af Anr. Qhii n,i a
HP We are sometimes asked ab.ut the cotton
market in Houston. There is bat little done at
present, and prices vary with the prospect of get-
ting it off. We ean hardly regard what few sales
take place as constituting a market. We pre-
sume the following are about the correct quota-
tions at present. Inferior, bo sale. Ordinary
40c. Good ordinary, 45c. Low middling, 50c.
Middling, 55c. Scod middling, 60c. We hare
heard of several small sales at these figures with-
in a few days past.
ILr* ClotUng may be sent to the 4th Texas (1st
of Green's Brigade, late Riley's now Hardiman's
Regiment) Mounted Yoiunteeers, by a wagon that
will leave Victoria Nov. 5th, Gonzales Nov. 9th
Lock hart 12th, Cameron, Milam county, 18th,
Crockett Nov. 26th, Nacogdoches Dec. 1st. All
persons desiring to forward packages are lequest-
ed to have them ready. Agents will be appointed
in each place to take charge!
Liverpool 23d and Queenstown 24th, has arrived.
The withdrawal of Mason is confirmed.
Tbe Times says that if tbe Confederates are offended with
Bngland for trying to keep in the right, it is sorry for It; but
the loss is theirs, while the relief to the British government
will be great, and the nation will have nothing te repent.
A crowded meeting at Leeds adopted resolutions rejoic-
ing that the war was shaping itself into one far the destruction
of slavery ; denouncing the building of war ships for the
Confederates, and applauding the Government for detaining
those built.
The Hurone, of Frankfort, assorts that Arohdnke Maximil
llan has finally accepted the Mexican crown, at all risks and
perils, even renouncing the rights and prerogatives under
the Aus rian crown.
The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post asserts that
the Washington Government assisted Juarez with arms and
ammunition.
The Great Eastern has been withdrawn from her American
trips at present.
The Alabama boarded a vessel off the Cape of Good Hope
and fitted her out as a privateer. The Georgia waa with
h-r.
Niw York, Oot. 5—It is conjectured here that the true ex-
planation of the appearance of Russian vessels dt war In
our waters is to secure them from being blockaded in home
porta, as was the case during the Crimean wari
But I will serve up the balance of the news, now on hand,
to-morrow,In another letter and by telegraph. H. P.
Alexandria, Oot. 20.
The Chicago Times of the 7th gives the following under the
caption
"THE NEWS."
The main body of the Federal troops has been removed
from Morris to Folly Island. Tbe reason assigned is the con-
tinued sinking of tne beach'of the former.
The rebels are endeavoring to erect new batteries among
the ruins of Fort Sumter, and Gen. Oillmore has directed a
heavy fire on that point, with the view of compelling a sus-
pension of rach operations. Batteries for the purpose of
throwlng.Greek fire are near completion. Charleston is said
to be within fair range of the guns; but fire will hot ke opened
until other arrangements are consummated.
Rosecrans Is strongly intrenched at Chattanooga, and It is
said, is making preparations to assume the offensive. Brave
is fortifying. There are rumor* of an engagement at Chat-
tanooga, but they are not credited.
A rebel force, estimated at from 4,000 to 8.000, has just got
Into Rosecrans' rear, and threatens to break bis railroad com-
munication! A number of bridges have been burned and
some rolling stock destroyed. Rebel cavalry are moving all
*l0?S the Cnattanooga river, watching for weak points Iff the
Federal lines. The right wing of Buroside Is In communi-
cation with Rosecrans, and the position of the former Is sta-
ted to be secure.
t#" The captured Yankee gunboats Cli fton and
Sachem were repaired by the well known Texas
engineers, Joe Cherry, Tom Seymour Jim Mit-
chell and Ned Williams, In less than ten days,
and placed ready for action by their active exer-
tions h> tolling night and day. Th-:se gentlemen
are entitled to much credit; and while the hard-
working mechanic is seldom heralded in official
reports, he la still ever ready to do his duty, know-
ing that history will do him justice, and he knows
that gold lace is not always the badge of true
merit; but that those clothed in the garments of
the workshop, and whose hands are hardened
with honest toil In the service of their country,
will receive her thanks and gratitude when the
storms of war are over, as much as those who
bare been favored with military rank.
expedition has left Fortress Monroe, comprising
both military and naval forces. Its destination Is unknown and
^stated that !ts intention la to strike a fatal blow"p2?!'y1S3
On Monday rebel guerillas made raids upon Lanelej. f aix miles
above Georgetown,) Fairfax Courthouse and Falls CburchT A
considerable amount of sutlers' goods captured
Glasgow, Ky., has been captured by the rebels', the Federal
force there belnx taken prisoners. It Is thought tint there irli
soon be another rebel movement into Kentucky
Advices from Columbus place the probable moloritv of the De-
mocracy In Ohio at 50,000. >'otblng but fr .uds of the most out-
rageous character can defeat Mr. Valiandigham. A conspiracy
has been discovered to import a large number of Abolition voters
from Weil Virginia regiment*, and extensive colonizations is also
to be made from Indiana and Michigan. The democracy are wide
awake. Tt>ey will defeat Abolition chicanery, and every attempt
to employ lorce against them will be vigorously and effect™ lv
resisted.
Governmenthas prohibited the telegraphing of news from th«
Army of the Cumberland to Northern cewspaMrs e^en ^nub®
listed In Journals at Washington. n n pub
- Tbe rebel iron-clad Atlanta, captured some months ago and
which has recently arrived et Philadelphia, had on boartl si Vmi,
containing Greek fire, which jtrere to hive 'been emrtored It te
stated, In the Lombardment of New York and Philadelphia
A Federal gunboat from Newbem made a reconnolsssnce
recently on the Pasqustank river. A boat's crew from her
which landed near Elizabeth City, was captured by the rebels!
whereupon the town was bombarded and considerable dam-
age Inflicted.
- Several other steamers have been burned on tho Missis
sippl river, and the Yankee prefs say that '• Jeff. Davis' Gov-
ernment" has employed incendiaries to burn all the steamers
on that river.agreeing to give 10 per cent.oa the value of all
destroyed. They are in great consternation about the matter
At the rate they have been consumed lately, they would"
nearly all be destroyed in two years' time.
Xnw Yoke, Oct. 6.—Gold reached 147£ In the street. Sil
ver 141.
From the N. O. Picayune of the 11th.
There Is a Russian fleet In New York harbor. On or about
the 1st inst, there was a grand ovation given to the Russian
officers, and in order to create an Impression abroad, the
office!s of the French and English fleets were not invited I
Tne Russians tnemselveB do not seem to know what thev arc
there for. They say they are "waiting dispatches " The™
!s alio a Prsmh and English fleet there " to kee?i« ev£ on
the Russians. ' The arrival of these fleets affords room for S
heap of gossip, and more political espttal.
Washikotoh, Oct. 3d.—Last night a gang of vnerrlliaa
surprised the guard at Camp Beckwlth, near Chain Bridie
and fired into the tents of the men, stampeding th«
cimp. Two wtre killed nnd several wounded. The euer
rillas esciped without loss, carrying off with them a number
of prisoners and SO horses.
A few days since, Mosby visited a house near the headouar-
ters of Gen. King, and sent in his complimenis to the ilen
eral, but before lhe cavalry sent after the Guerrilla Chief
reached the premises, tbe Msjor bad escaped. His wounds
in the arm aud tbi;h have entirely healed, and he is again at
the head of his gang, ravaging the country. A number of
civilians who have been passing to and from Washington are
suspected of complicity with the guerrillas, and st'ps have
been taken for their detection and punishment.
Mosby while on his waydotrn on Monday with his eirrof
guerrillas, passed withiu half a miie of a detached camp of
the 2d Massachusetts Regiment of Cavalry, whose headqiiar-
ter« ■*C«rt nifc He seems to have no fear or capture,
and finds but little difficulty In entering our lines. On Wed-
nesday last he-captured near Springfield Station, two trains of
four mules each. Guerrillas seem to be about as plentiful in
Fairfax as cur own troops, and much more active.
Yesterday 140 horses were sent in under guard from the
front. At night, when within three miles of Alexandria thev
hailed and a portion ofthe escort went into town. The guer
rlllss, who had evidently been watching their movements
slipped in, took all the horses, and made good their escape
Al*xa* ria, October 23,1863. '
The Mississippi river is certainly the most extraordinary
Alexandria, Oct. 25lh, 1863
From reliable sources I am enabled to-day to give the sit-
uation of affairs east of the Mississippi up to the l?th or I8th
instant.
AKMIZ3 or VIRGINIA.
The two armies of Virginia weref at Culpeperand Orange
Court House. About the 13th inst. there was heavy sfilr
mishlng, which terminated in a pretty general engagement
Stuart's cavalry, said to number 12,000, was tho principal
force engaged. We drove the enemy across the Rappahan-
nock, and In the direction of Washington, to a place called
Bristow. We captured over 4,000 prisoners. Other particu
lars have not reached here.
biaoo and roskcranb.
On the 17th Bragg woa still shelling Rosecrans in Chatta-
nooga. It was stated in the dispatches of that date that no
reinforcements, not even Burnside's, had reached him. The
general feeling among the best informed was that Rosecrans
must ultimately capitulate, for the want of sapp'.les
near jaceson.
There were four days fighting -about ten miles from Jack-
son, Miss., last week, but what forces were engaged, 1 have
not been able to learn.
gen. johnston.
Ii Is rumored on the other side, that Johnston, with consid-
erable force, waseudeavoring to flank Rosecrans on the left
This rumor is not without foundation.
TH> ILICTIONS.
The elections so faras heard from are all Hack. That Val
landlgbam would be defeated in Ohio, none could doubt
who are acquainted wilh the populat on of that State. It was
originally peopled by the blackest, puritanical Republicans
that Connecticut ever spawned, and that element has always
been predominant ever since it was a Slate. No other State
outside of New Rngland ever could have sustained an
" Oberlin Institute."
CHARLESTON
All the efforts of the Yankees at Charleston now seem cen
tered on Morris Island. They are sanguine that they will
eventually capture the city. Our people, on the contrary,
think it barely possible that the enemy may sueceed in burn-
ing the city, but they do not believe that the ground on which
it stands will ever be surrendered, or taken by the Yankees
OCR PROSPECTS
Go where you will east of the Mississippi, you will find the
pjoplein the army or out of It in the very best of spirits
and entertaining the brightest hopes concerning the future.
This was the case before Rosecrans' defeat, and much more
so now. They have no longer any doubts as to the flnai
result, whether Rosecrans is compelled to surrender or not
They thinkthe machine or " crusher," which was to "crush
th rebellion" Is so badly broken that it cannot be repaired
anSTh&f no 'o flier cm te <mn*traeted.
later news.
The Mobile Register of the I6th is received. It contains
the following rich information :
Jackson, Oct. 14.—A gentleman from Natchez arrived at
Brookhaven, another from. New Orleans at Summit, and
others from intermediate points, all confirm the defeat of
Banks, and the capture of himself and his staff, and fifteen
regiments by Gen. Taylor.
A man from New Orleans, who left Friday, says the news
is published in the city papers.
Jackson, Oct. 15.'— A lady from New Orleans says about
l3t)0 paroled prisoners had arrived there, and more expected
Fifteen regiments have been eaptured. She brought out l
copy of the Era,in which the account was published,but had
given it away. That is reliable news certainly. The "re-
liable gentleman" it seems is not dead yet, as reported.—
Somehow Madam Rumor Is always about when an outrageous
lie gets under way.
All important items and dispatches cents in ed in this pa-
per (Register) I send over the wires to day. H. P.
Alexandria, Oct. 27.
The wheel of fortune Is certainly turning in our ravor at
present. Wehuvehad nothing but good newt for tbe last
six weeks, if we except the Northern elections; but these
do not disappoint us- Let them have their Black Republican
Governors. They will get enough of them by and by. As
long as gold keeps going up In Wall street, I care not how
many Abolition Governors they elect. Bragg has Rosecrans
just where he wants him, and Lee has driven Meade to the
wall. Hear what that Abolition sheet, the St. Louis Republi
can, of the 15th inst., says of the "Army of the Potomao ".
" The army of the Potomac appears to have been at some
of its old tricks within a few days past. It has never got
further than the Raptdan, on the way to Richmond, by the
Culpeper route, and the trouble is that it doesn't stick long
even at that stream. ' Gen. Meade has fallen back to this
sldo of the Rsppahannock, followed by Gen. Lee's army,
which is in great force half a mile from the south side of that
river," says one of the printed dispatches, which statement,
though it appeared in a Washington paper on Tuesday, was
not allowed to be telegraphed till after the election was over
in Pennsylvania I There has been tome heavy skirmishing
and more manceuvering, and, as "Geo. Meade Is said to
have displayed good generalship," we must infer that he has
been compelled to make this retrograde movement from sheer
lack of numbers to compete with the enemy. This is not a
very pleasant reflection, when It is known that Meade might
hare been much stronger in troops if the Washington au
thorities had thought proper to let him have them. Bo our
readers desire an explanation of this remark ?
It Is at hand In the New York Tribune of Saturday last,
which speaking of Gov. Curtin's chances for re-election in
Pennsylvania, said: "Were every soldier at home to vote,
his majority would be 50,000; now it will but little exceed
20,000,fust about the number of returned tllditrt, in-
t*lidi,l[c.,'who Kill be on huni to gfet him a lift at the
polls. The other day we placed the number of soldiers sent
to Pennsylvania to -vote, at 10,000, but Mr. Greeley, who is
better posted, doubles our figures. Now we do not doubt
that a difference of20,000, or even half that number, is con-
sidered an itemiuGen. Meade's army, especially whilst be-
ing pushed In the direction of the national capital, tbe ene-
my attempting all sorts of flanking operations. We hope
the "returned soldiers" will now return the other way very
speedily.
It appears remarkable, certainly, that after two years and
a half have elapsed in the war, and with the chief attention
of the War Department tnrn d to the army of the Potomac
in the way of making it efficient and strong, the veterans
composing it should at this time be ieis than fifty miles from
tne fortifications or Washington, and on the retreat. But to
it is. Great progress has been made by our troops in other
quarters. The rebels hay© loit enoraionisly in men. Even
Leo's command has been severely whipped wherever it has
ventured oat of Virginia, bat there it appears to "hold its
owe0 with stubborn pertinacity. Why is it that a Federal
army which defeated the Confederates in ail their strength at
Gettysburg, is unable to compete with them on the Rapidan?
'lhe army of the Potomac hag shown itself invincible when
on the defensive.
„r^hr; pf^0i!,?nd,?ea't Hal'e?,k wl" r°t consent to the adoption
of the Peninsula ilne. Pope, BurnElde, Hooker acd Meade have
ff'led rrhfeahib'i't/ of progresB on the interior
line. Then let sufficient troops take a strong oQjitlon near to
and covering Ts aihingtou and guarding the Potomac, whiia tbe
surplus men are distributed where they can be made useful in
attacking, pursuing and destroying the enemy. It is wastlD"
money ana slaughtering meu to fritter away a campaign by
maintaining a force ^ lrglnla stronger than la required for uieie
defensive purpose?, and not strong enough to carry tbe war deep
Into the enemy o country. We once heard of a diess whlca the
owner declared was^ too dirty 10 wear and not dirty enough to
wash, lhe army of the Po.omac la too numerous to be idle and
not numerous cuough to flgbt. It has been managed too much
by the public functionaries and the politicians. If there was not
another election for twenty years to come it would be better for
the country,so far as tbe success of tbe war is concerned."
Hurrah for Abe I. Let htm stay "President for twenty years!"
"gAuag " g 1,1 lhe rlSM direction now. Let him keep
telegraphic dispatches.
Telegraphic dispatches have come in thick and fast durlnc the
sent forward^ follows what I have not alfeadl
Gorooksville, Oct. 12,-The Yankees appeared not to have
know°0' fjee's movements until last Friday when they com!
mcnced falling back from Culpeper. They finally retreated'
yesterday in such haste as.to prevent their burning RaDoa
hannock bridge. Their force from all accounts was small
It Is reported that we burnt Bull Run bridge in time tor-
ture their trains. " ■**''
A telegram from Nashville of the 8th says : Rumors prevail
that the robel cavalry have captured and entirely destroyed
Shelby vllle, 'l'tnn., taking the forces there prisoners ^
The Nashville correspondent of the Philadelphia inquirer
says : Burnside, with two corps, holds a position the valne of
wbichis hardly known yet. When the enemy la irown
Pr°nJhe.o .? ThS ia "nd Tennessee Railroad, be
will be ready to finish Rosecrans' work. Mcpherson is ad-
m f by one route, while Sherman, with
the 13tb army ecrps, is moving up by |a shorter and better
oue. Two corps under Howard and Slocum are moving up
the country, uuder the directionof Gen. Joseph Hooker
A movement has been made which will insure our posses-
sion of the Railroad, cast of Kuoxville.
The Nashville Press, of the 7th, says Wheeler crossed the
river at Washington last Thursday, 13 miles above Chatta-
nooga, and passed down tk« Sequatchie Valley.
The rebels captured fifty wagons near Anderson's Cros
Boads.burning a number of them, and killing abcut 300
horses and mules. The train was loaded with ammunition,
ciothing and rations. Forty wagons carrying medical stores
and about fifty sutlers' teams were also lost.
On Saturday lhe rebel cavalry attacked McMinnTiJle,cap.
nessee infantry . The rebels barned a train of ca and des-
troyed the railroad and telegraph. '
A special Washington dispatch to the New ^ ork Herald
saya : For two months past the question of the settlement
of the pending difficulties between the' North and the South,
without further bloodshed, has been under consideration at
Washington and Biihmond. The negotiations have not
yet reached any definite propositions.
A. considerable force of rebe's from Marmaduke'a com-
mand, under Col. Shelby, hive entered Soulhwest-Missouri
and Arkansas.
The draft in New Jersey commenced on the 25th ult.
The gold mark.t in New York, on Wednesday, opened at a
lower figure than it had closed the day be'ore, reports hav-
ing been current that the Government would break down the
market prices on Thursday.
The Tribune says gold sold freely upon the street in the
morning at 146, upon fresh rumors of peace propositions from
the rebel States. Quotations at the first board on Friday were
147; at the second Board, 146 3-4.
Richmohd, Oct. 12.—'The olumbia from Liverpool brings
advices to September 6 Bussell made an impor:ant speech
on foreign affairs at Blair Gowrie, Scotland. He referred a*
considerable length to the American question, jjStifiedEng
land's recognitien of the Confederates as bel:gerents, an-
swered some imputations brought by the people of the North,
particularly the speeches of Senator Sumner, replied to the
complaint of the South in regard to the recognition of the
blockade, and asserted that although self interest demanded
that Bngland should break it, she prefers the course of honor,
as it would have been infamous to break it. He Bhowed that
that Government had not sufficient evidence against the Ala-
bama to detain her, until she sailed, and explained the diffi-
culties in the way of interference in 6uch cases. He drew
the line between ordinary vessels equiped for war purposes,
and steam rams, which, in themselves, were formed for acts
of offence, and might be used without ever touching the Con-
federate shores, and asserted that Government was ready to
do anything just to a friendly natim, tueh as they would wish
done to themselves, but would not yield a jot of their right
to the menaces of foreign powers.
Ho complimented tiie Federei Governmentand Seward upon
the fairness with which lie discussed the matters of differ-
Dce, but said others, including Senator Sumner,acted dlf
rerently. He denounctd the efforts to create trouble be-
ween America and Europe, and with expressions of frie&d-
tship towards America asserted thata'l his efforts would be to
maintain peace. Speaking of Poland, he defended England's
position, and remonstrated against ihat of Russia, but did not
think England should go to war on the subject.
WATERroRn, Oct. 10.—The victory at Salem was more com-
plete than at first known.
Prisoners report the enemy *6 strength in the fight at two
thousand, with six pieces of artillery.
Gen. Chalmers had twelve hundred, with no artillery.
The enemy never halted till they reached La Grange. Gen.
Chalmers, being dismounted could only follow them a few
miles.
Sixteen of the enemy's dead were found on the field.
Their loss, according to the account of prisoners captured
after the battle, was 200 killed and wounded.
Our loss was 3 killed and 47 wounded.
The troops are in flee spirits, and an event of more moment
is expected.
October 12 —Qen. Chalmers,yesterday,attacked the enemy
atCollierville.
•After a severe fight he drove them out and took possession
of everything.
Oar boys had a "good time generally." We captured
clothing and commissary stores in abundance.
The enemy's tents were burned and the railroad track Urn
up.
We killed and captured about 100; our own loss is not
known.
A Yankee force of 2,000 passed through Holly Springs last
evening, from the direction of Salem.
Atlanta, October 12.—The President reviewed the army and
works bofore Chattanooga on Saturday. He had an excellent
opportunity to scan those of the enemy also, and availed himself
or'it largely. His reception by ihe troops was enthusiastic, and
as he rode aloug tbe entire lines iu reach of the enemy's shells,
not a gun wa? opened on him. The Yttnkees lined their works at
every available ncint of view, and doubtless were aware < f the
presence of the President, as the pickets held frequent conversa-
tion. Jt is cot known whether the President wl'l make any
changes. The army is In fine condition, and most anxious to
cdmmecce active operations." The weather Is cool and brazing,
senatobia, October 12.—Gen. Chalmers tore up the railroad in
four places on the night cf tbe llhh, and attacked Colliervllle on
the 11th.
Gen. 8herman, with a part of Smith's brigade, was here going
to Corinth.
We captGred 104 prisoners, five stand of colors, and twenty
wagons, and burned the eneLuy's camp with 40 wagons, and an
immense quantity of-atore*.
Adjutant Pope, of the v'th Tennessee regiment, captured Gen.
Sherman's sword from the cars under the guns of the lort.
We drove the enemy into their fortifications, but could not
take the place ou account of reinforcements co.i iLg up trom
both ends of the road.
Our loss was about fifty killed and wonnded; the enemy's loss
was heavy.
Prisoners report General Smith and Colonel Anthony kiue j.
Gen. Chalmers was slightly wounded, but remained on the
field.
Bichuokd, Oct. 13.—In consequence of the action of the
British Consuls relative to foreigners enlisted in the Confed-
erate service, the President has felt it his duty to dismiss them
all from the Confederacy.
A special dispatch to the Enquirer, from Orange Courthouse,
of the 12th, «ays our forces hold Culpeper Courthouse. We
have 278 prisoners, and have sent down 13ft more. General
Stuart drove their rear guard across the Rappahannock last
night, after a severe fight of three hours, at Brandy Station.
Our loss is about 75. We are pressing the enemy.
Charleston, Oct. 13.—The fire continues slowly this morn-
ing. Some interesting information is derived from the two
prisoners captured Saturday night.
They utate that Batteries Gregg and Wagner will be ready
to open upon the city in two weeks; that Gilmore is mount-
ing many four hundred pounder Parrot guns ; that a new four
gun battery hss been constructed between Gregg and Wagner;
that Parret, the inventor of the Parrot gun, is on Morris Is-
land supervising the mounting of gjns, and that the Greek
fire consists of oakum soaked with tincture of ether and
gnan o.
Tbe Iron-clad Page ani frigate D^tatnr, witti rlirpe addi-
tional monitors, are daily expected from New York.
The two men missing irom our recent expedition to blow np
the Ironsidei, Lieut. Glasselland Sreman Sullivan, are pris-
oner,, having been picked up by the enemy's launches. They
report our fire from James Island as very effective and an-
noying.
G.RnoNsviLL*, Oct. 13.—A small force ol our cavalry en-
gaged Kilpatrick yesterday evening near Culpepper C: H.,
when we were reinforced and drove the enemy beyond Bran-
dy Station. Another body of our cavalry surrounded a por-
tion of Kllpatrick'a on Sunday, near Brandy Station, tak-
ing nearly three huncred prisoners. Fourteen more prison-
ers were captured by our cavalry in a skirmish with Buford
yesterday. These, with others picked up and captured be-
tween Bobinson's River aud Brandy Strtion—amounting to
180, mostly cavalry—were brought here to-day. They were
from over elgbtv different regiments.
Dr. John A. Seleon and Lieut. Lomax Taylor, 2d Virginia
Cavalry, were killed ill a skirmish at Racoon Ford last
Sunday.
Memphis. Oct. 12 —A force of rebel cavalry, reported to
be from 8,000 to 10,000 strong, have been threatening the Hem-
phis and Charleston railroad for several days past. General
Hurlbut's force has been constantly skirmishing with them,
defeating every attempt to do serious damage to the road.
Buggies, Chalmers, and S. D. Lee are aid to be in command,
under Gen. Joe Johnston. Yesterday (Sunday) morning sev--
eral culverts were destroyed in the vicinity of Germantown
and Collierville. At 10 o'clock an attack was made by Chal-
mers with cavalry and artillery, reported about 5.000 strong,
upon the garrison at Colliersville, consisting of the S6th In-
diana regiment, driving them Into their fortifications, burn-
ing their cantonments, etc. During the fight Maj. Gen. Sher-
man and staff, with a detaebmont of 300 ofthe 13th Regulars
arrived upon a train en route from Corinth. They disembark-
ed and engaged the enemy, repulsing him with heavy loss {II)
The Regulars lost four killed and 27 wounded and misaiBg.
Ool. Anthony'b lose was about the same.
I have Just learned that Lieut. James, Ordnance officer on
Gen. Sherman's staff, waa badly wonnded, and Lient. Lee, of
tbe 7th Illinois cavalry, waa killed In the fight at Colliersri'lle
yesterday.
Bear Admiral Porter has just issued a General Order to
preventthe burning of public vessels by Incendiaries.
Washington, Oct. 14.—The Evening Star says, the whole
of Gen. Gregg's division was ordered from Boston Station on
Saturday towards Culpeper, and arrived at 4 p. h.
Hence the 2d Brigade of the 24th Division was ordered to
the Fox Mountain to the support of Kilpatrick, but (lading
that Kilpatrick did not need reinforcements, the brigade left
him on Sunday morning and rejoined the division at Cul-
peper. On Sunday night Gen. Gregg moved to Sulphur
Springs,arriving at 6 x. m. on Monday.
The regiments of tho 4ih and 13*.h Pennsylvania were sent
towards Jefferson, about five miles from Sulphur Springs, and
tbe lit Maine was sent toward. Little Washington to recon-
noi.er. The last named regiment encountered a large force
of the enemy just beyond AnnevIUe, and were surrounded,
but gallantly cut their way cut. and crossed the river at
Waterloo Ford, aboct 12 miles above Sulpbur Springs.
At 10 o'clock, Monday, the enemy advanced on tie 4th and
13th Pennsylvania, which were at Jefferson, with cavalry
showing heavy infantry supports, In their rear, when onr cav-
alry, seeing they were being overpowered, reltred elowiy,
contesting the ground, to a large forest this aide of Jefferson.
Gen. Gregg, now ltd these regiments in person, dismount-'
edaportion of his men, and eent thom out ss skirmishers,
their horses having been seat back to Sulphur Springs.
After stubbornly contesting the ground fof over two houn,
they were ordered to fall back elowiy. and as they were doino-
so. a heavy Infantry force of the enemy was observed on each
flank, and at the same time three regiments or cavalry having
made a wide detoar, attacked them in the rear. At this t!mo
the 10th New York Volunteers waa sent to tho support of Gen.
Gregg, and Beed'a battery of tho 2d Now Hampshire opened
on the rebel cavalry, but owing to the short ranse of the
ituns, which wero brass Napolecn's, no serious harm was In-
flicted on the eceuiy. The 4th and 13ih were now pressed
severely !n front and our center broken, at the same time
they were attacked on each flank and in th re.ir. Ourmen
cut their way through and escaped across the river with heavy
loss.
The 16th dismounted Pennsylvania .rtu now dismounted
and thrown outalong the river backs a-! skirmishers, while
the 8th was also dismoun ted and ordei' d to support the bat-
tery phich had only four .hort range guns, and the enemy
opened on us with 20 pieces of artillery, but our troops gal-
lantly held their ground for several hours, repulsing -the
charges of the enemy and gradually fell back on the Fayetto-
villeLroad, the enemy following, but keeping at a respectful
distance.
Gen. Gregg had but two Aids with him; both were wound,
ed. The loss of the 2d New Hampshire, was serious. The
4th and 13;h Pennsylvania suffered the most severely.
ITEMS-The Yankees say the reason Qen. Rosecrans left the
flght at the battle of Gblckamausa and weiit to Cbattanooea for
a tim", wna because he was attacked with an epliectic fl t. Jo me
of their other Generals will also be frightened Into fits before
they get through with the little Job they have on hand.
Tbe Yankee official ror.ort ot the battle of Chlckamanea but,
their disasters were 13,SCO; 1800 killed, 9300 wounded and 2M0
prison srs. ' up
judgement or attempt to arrive at the facts in regard to thos®
interesting yet troubled points. The power and influence o
the army for good has been wasted by ambition and politi-
cal jealousy, and the objects for which it waa created have
been lost through the machinations of designing politicians.
Kow, what is to become of the army of the Potomac 7
Just here I shall drop the subject. Circumstances, over
which I have no control, forbid that I should enlarge upon
this subject. Other correspondents have announced thit
all the Western troops have been withdrawn from thia^rmy.
The announcement has also been made that we were about
falling back into the defenses of Washington. These state-
ments have appeared In papers having a pseudo connection
with the Administration. You may take them for what they
are worth. I will only say that we are still on the Rappa-
hannock, but that our fighting days are all told. I verily
b«licve the army of the Potomac .will never flght another
battle.
Communicated.
The Confederate Currency and the Crisis..
Shrivifoht, La., Oct. 20th, 1853.
Editor Telegraph.—There are those amongst us In the ter-
rific ortais which our nation Is now passing through, who talk
as though gbld and silver coin, interest bearing notes, mort-
gages, money due, princely fortunes and the like, are a vast
deal more Important than Southern liberty. They talk about
what is due them in gold, and what they must have in gold, aa
Shylock talked of his pound of flesh. While the soldier
fights, bleeds and suffers for the protection of Senthern lib-
erty and property, and gets but (11 per month in a deprecia-
te J currency for himself and family, the multitudes of avari-
cious men, who are not In the war forget the poor soldier and
their bleeding country, and are unwilling to make any sacri-
fices for either. But, to tbe question. That the Confederate
currency has depreciated in value loan alarming extent 1b
the last year, none will deny. That the crisis we are passing
through will either; secure to us freedom and prosperity,or
plunge us into slavery and ruin, few will question Already,
In imagination, the Republican Pharisees ,of the North have
confiscated the South, made peons of the slaves, and are
counting the profits of their conquests, and the new system of
labor. He Is blind or stupidly Ignorant who does not see that
the North alma to swallow the South and 'pocket the entire
wealth of the country. They have tried to starve qs out, and
failed. They have tried to whip u« out, and have failed. It
now remains to be seen whether we shall be guilty of a na-
tional suicide by utterly destroying our currency and ruining
ourarmybythe demoralization which must follow, or show
ourselves equal to tbe occasion by following examples which
may save our army and our nation.
Our enemies, early in the war, made their currency a
"legal tender," and thongh, as we are informed;by Vice-Pres-
ident Stevens, tha war has costthe North tmmty eight hun-
dred millions of dollars, yet "greenbacks" are current
all through the North, and sitisfy soldier and citUen, credi-
tor and debtor, and as a currency they are nearly as valuable
as gold and silver.
lhe Bank of England, for a space of nearly twenty-live
years, commencing in the year 1797, suspended specie pay-
ment on accoGDt of the great straits to which the coantry was
reduced by harrassing and oppressive war, and the Bank and
the Government emerged from these perils and. calamities
strong and prosperous. During this period o f a quarter of a
century no subject of Great Britaio for a moment expeetcd
to obtain gold or sllyer on notes that werejdue him, or on the
notes of the Bank of England. The notes of the Bank of
England were in effect and practically a "legal tender" for
debt. The Bank loaned the Government hundreds of mil-
lions of dollars In this Uying crisis, .besides being the chief
agent in negotiating and funding over five hundred millions
of dollars yearly, and It never bad In its vaults overfiftymll-
liona In specie, and at limes It had not more than ten millions.
Caldwell In his'-Ways and Means of Payment," speaking
of the suspension above alluded to. after stating that during
a quarter of a century of an exolaalvely paper currency, three
millions of aores of land hitherto unimproved, were in
closed and brought under cultivation; the exportation of
cotton goods Increased from thirty-live millions of dollars to
a hundred and thirty-five millions, further remarks :
"But we need not multiply figures, to show that the period
of suspension of specie payments la Graat Britain, waa one
of great progress in wealth, industry, commerce and power,
notwithstanding all tbe disadvantages of an inconyertable
paper currency ; the vast expenditure of the war, and the
great burthen of taxation. After speakiDg of this eventful
period of British history, in which-the nation surmounted so
many difficulties, and Anally came off conqueror|in a con-
test with the most powerful and most skilful commander the
world ha: ever known, a recent historian of the Bank of
England says: "These things are not written to defend ;
they are only penned to mitigate the wrath which has been
poured upon the Bank Reetrlction Act. Extraordinary
events require extraordinary measures, and our history from
1797 to 1S15, is unsurpassed in tbe annals of nations."
The author In another portion of the same article, makes
the following important statement: "Wt need not explain at
length here, what we have so fully explained elsewhere,
in tbls volu me, that the payments of Great Britain, during
the period ef suspension, did not derive any part of their
efficacy from the precious metals, nor from the promise to
pay—a promise not performed, nor Intended to be per-
formed."
These facts throw a flood of light upon the financial con-
dition of the South at the present time,and point clearly to
the policy which our Government should adopt. Like Eng-
land during the period cf the suspension, tbe South has the
oppressive burdens of a gigantic and bloody war upon her
hands. Like England In these times, she will have to bow
down tc heavy taxation. Llice England, she has been drained
to a great extent of her gold and silver; and now, like Eng>
land, she must provide a currency which will pay debts, be
respected by the people, and support our armies and main-
tain our navy; and it is folly and madness to talkaboutre-
pudiation. The South has amply the .ability from her fertile
soil and rich resources, to pay the interest on a debt of two
thousand millions of dollars, and in time to pay the p rind
pal, besides supporting the Government.
In the trying period of suspension and war which England
paased thruugn.tbe people, bankers, creditors, fanners, mer-
chants, manufacturers, lawyers and soldiers all stood by the
Government and the currency. Are the Southern reople doing
the same tMng? Shame and conlualon to those who are not. Let
nvarlce ever} where give place to patriotism, lei every man in
X rlvate life as well as in the army do his duty, and let Congress
five us a currency, and the Southern poopl<r*ll! Ill due time be
ree, prosperoua and happy. D.
[Our correspondent 1). has taken the history of the Bank of
England as a criterion for the Congress of the Confederacy. The
cases; are not parallel. They are not even In any striking
aspect similar. If be will examine the history of the attempts of
the Jvarlous Governments of the world, from Lycurgus down, to
make an arbitrary legal tender, particularly those of the Conti-
nental Congress, the French Committee, etc., and apply the
lessons these attempts teach, he will find not only a sufficient
reason to beware of such attempts In our own Government, but
also to prognosticate the failure of tbe U. S. Government In their
scheme long ere they have thoroughly tested It. Greenbicks
have done very well s) for, we grant. But let tbls war be pro-
tracted and we shall see them becoming as useless fbr the purpose
of a legal tender, despite of the laws of that country, as Confede-
rate notes with ua. The only remedy Is that already ventured
upon In Congress, rlz: to call In the currency by evefy practical
means.—Ei. Tel.]
Frost Pillar to Post,—The following from the London
Index shows the welcome that awaits runaway slaves InHew
York and London.
"A man of color, named George Washington, was charged
with begging In the streets of London, before one of the Me-
tropolitan magistrates last week- His story was tbathe had
been a slave In lhe Confederate 8tates, and thathla wife and
children were now In Texas, that he had served as a drum-
mer in the Confederate army, and at Bull Ean, had deserted
to the enemy and got to New York. Thence, by the advice or
General Morgan, who informed him that "slaves would be
sure to flnil plenty or sympathizers in England," he got a
place on board a ship and came to this country. Having ar-
rived here and consulted a '"costermonger1' en the best meth-
od-of exciting sympathy In the public mind, he hit upon the
expedient of parading the streets adorned with a placard and
soliciting alms. His astonishment on being arrested for men
diclty was very considerable, and on being discharged he ex
pressed his intention of returning at ence to New York. It is
to be presumed that his notions ofthe receptions whieh he
will probably meet with in that city are derived rather from
recollections of Gen. Morgan's advice, than from an Inti-
mate acqqaictuice with the feelings of the New York popu-
lace towards the colored race.
The Necessity of Production.
The high' prices of every article of food and clothing, with a
constant tecdency upwards, indicates to us the greatest danger
of the Confederacy at the present moment. There are many-
sactlficas which men can make, and which a great maJerlty of
the people of this country h ,ve made, for the delence of their
liberties. They can dispense with the luxurlesjand superfluities
of life—they can life Itself for the cause of independence—but
while llle remains there are certain essentials which It can only
surrender at the cost of extermination. In the flrat place the
crmy Itself must be supplied with bread acd clothing, and if
theie were no other mouths in the country to feed, none others
to be kept from nakedness, the supply of this portion of the pop-
ulation alone would require that the producing power ol the
country be careflluy husbanded, and Its Industrial capacities de-
veloped, tnstead of diminished. But besides the army, there are
millions of women and children whose wants must be provided
for. and who are In serious danger of suffering if the regular ope-
rations by calling off the old men and youths ot the fields and
Workshops are Interrupted, lorm duties which they are capable
of performing, and which are as essential to the welfare of the
country and the success of military operations as the use of the
mn ket and the cannon by those In the field.
Aireany are we beginning to leel the want of labor In those
mechanical aud rnanutactnrli g employments which are Indis-
pensati.e not only to comfort, but to existence. Every day lost
b>' the withdrawal cf opera! ivos.from fActoilcs Involves a defi-
ciency of a vast amount of fabtlcs necessary to the use and com-
fortoi mat., and tor the supply of~wltlch we can no longer look
to lorelgn countries. What are the peep e to do this winter for
Clothlug, toed, fuel and other articles of prime necessity. It in
audition to the sufferings resulting from extortion, the few pro«
ducers who are left be turned Into consumers, thereby dlmlnl^h-
lug the scanty means of supply and Increasing a demand which
already taxes to the utnsoct' ur iabor and Industrial iklK' We
have alrea y in the flel 1 an army large enough and brave enough
to encounter and defeat our toes, and If the present laws of
Congress be faithfully executed, we do not requit e another man.
The Northern dratt. Is now admitted to re a lallare, and our
most pressing danger la the Immense prlfatlon and suffering
which our own people mn t endure If the producing power ofthe
country be any turthor diminished.
The subject deserves the serious consideration of our public
men. Organisations tor home defense are one thing, but a levy
en masse ot the population Is at this time about as suicidal a piece
ot policy as the Yankees themselves could desire us to perpetrate
In noting downaa amendment to tho ntl ltla bill which proposed
to require the same service from legislators that thev demand
from bojs of sixteen and old men of fifty, five, legislators here
expteaaeu the opinion that there ought to be some exemptions
from the service thev require, and tuey will pardon a suff-rlng
community for believing that Ihere are other classes—agricultu-
ralists, manufacturers aud artisans—whose producing capacity Is
quite as Important to the general welfare as the exemption from
tne draft or the members of the General Assembly .—Kichmmd
Dispatch. _
Thb Yankee anmv or the Potomac.—It is evident that
the Yankee army of the Potomao ia not in condition to take
the field. It Is believed that it has largely reinforced Bose-
crans, and that it is only threatening in-order to conceal Its
weakness. The Washington correspondent of the Chicaeo
Times assures bis readers that its days are numbered'
Nomoreiong marches (it says;) no more fatiguing cam-
paigns; no more sanguinary battles; no more thinnine of
ranks to relnforc the great army of the slain; no more leal-
ous rivalry for the leadership; no more , olltical warring
and conspiracy; no more victories or defeats—the record is
madenp. There onlyawaits to bo written the account of
tbe death struggle, and the history of the proud and eraat
Army ot the Potomao is complete. The ambition that has
at one time and another inspired Its successive chieftains-
the relative meriW of Scott, MoDowell, McClellan, Pope'
Burnside, Hooker and Meade, its different leaders; the true'
and authentic account of its unparalleled campaign, separ-
ated from party biaa and political purpose, leading to tbe ex-
aggeration of this or the concealment of that important fact;
the calm judgment of impartial witnesses as to the balance
ot advantage gained or lost in different battles, and the mer-
it* of diffeient plans adopted,oue after tbe other, for the at
tainmentof the same end by differentcaptaina; all this,and
much more, ia yet to engage the pen of the historian, and
the future will do justice to each aud all of the Generals
whose names have been prominent in connection with op-
erations of this army. This la not yet the time to pass
Teos, Castle's last.—Thos. Caryle gives the "American
Iliad," a he calls it, "in aNutshtil" as follows. It-la very
Carlylish:
I lias (Americana) in Ncck.
Piter of th«Hforth{to Paul of the Xouth.) "Paul, you
unaccountable scounorel, I flud you hire your servants for
life, and not by the month or year aa Idol You are going
straight to Hell, you 1"
Paul. "God words, Peter 1 The risk is my own ; I am
willing te take tbe risk. Hire you .'your servants by the
month or the day, and get straight to Heavtn ; leave me to
my own method."
Peter. "No. I won't. I'll belt your bratna out first 1''
(.And is trying dreadfully ever since, but cannot yet manage
«■) T. O.
May, 1663.
Foar GRim*, Sabine Pass, )
October 22,1863. (
Editor Telegraph—The Artillery Company designated as
the "Davis Guards" has been attached to Colonel Joseph F.
Cook's regiment of Heavy Artillery, since the formation of
the regiment ovsr two years ago. They are known in the
regiment as company F. As a great many ecquirlus have
been made of laie aa to what regiment tbe Davis Guards
belong, calls forih the following reply, namely: Tbe Davis
Guards joined Col.Cook's regiment over two years ago, and
from that time until the present, havebeen attached to said
regiment. By publishing the above, you will much oblige
F. H. ODLUM, Oapt. comd'gFort Griffin.
Translated from the Paris Monltaur.
Proceedings or a Conference held at Tullertea —
Present : T. T. M. M. Rapoleon III., Alexan-
der II., Victor Emanuel, Francis Joseph, Lord
Palmerson, Don Clarendon, H. H. the Pope.
Nap.—Holy Father, your Majesties, and gentle-
ien ! According to appointment, aud the excel-
lent practice I have had the honor to introduce In
the international code ot fixing other people's
business when they are unable to fix it themselves
we are here metto confer on certain Questions now
agitating the world.. It will first be our duty to
oonslder American affairs. Your Majesties are
aware of the deplorable condition or that part ot
America once known under the title of "United
States, as shown by the written Information and
proposals I hare already caused to be sent you.
From these yoa will have seen, as I hare seen,
that in that country two peoples and two govern-
ments exist—one In rebellion—
At4w*WlWiS Is the word, mon frcre, *nd
wherever rebellion exists it should be put down"!
It is what I have been singing to yoa all tor some
time, bntyou wouldn't listen to me 1 Look at Po-
land. What an awful spectacle is—
Fraxci —So say 11 Take Venice—
V. Ek —May it please your Majesty—
Francis—i protest against being interrupted by
thia upstart! Having stole my.provlnces, he wants
to steal away my vary words I Moreover, we
speak In French, and this fellow talks only his
mountain dialect, or, at most, bad Italian ; and
besides, has about him a most unsavory odor.—
Therefore, I say his presence is useless, as it can-
not but be offensive to your Majesties.
H. H. Dominus fac salens* imperatorem Fran-
ces cum— [Aside Me miierum. J
Nap.—Pope!—G«ntlemen, all nay be silent.
Your political opiniona are known ; hence let's
te business. As I was saying, one in rebellion
against the other, if we are to adopt that other's
point of view. But in this question we raustadopt
the views of neither sids : far ns it Is an affair of
facts, then of policy. And let me frankly state at
once that 1 am in favor of immediate recognition
of Let Etats Confcdercs d'Ancrifve. Now what
are the facts as regards Ameriea f There we see
a chief has been elected on bne side—I will not
say by a rote equal to mine ; his people are not
so numerous eTen—but unanimously elected;
that being thus unanimously elected,° he has or-
ganized an army and a government: he has held
his own, militartly speaking, against the nume-
rous and powerful fortes of tbe present United
States ror over two years, and ha* dispatched to
me a messenger asking my lmpetial recognition.
I have breakfasted with this messenger, and
have consequently heard some pretty things; but
I will observe that to listen and It btiicee are two
verbs. Mr. Davis U, then, the representative of
a nation asking admittance into our Tamlly. &o
objection oaa be made to him as a gentleman—il
a ete ne—his pesple are evidently In earnest;
have done well (pas vial), and desire to establish
themselves as an orderly community. I neither
conceal to myself at this distance their strong
points or their weak points. Jc passe paries sits
lef ncgres—1 skip over the niggers—tbe question
is one of dollars, not or colors. I see tbey have
bad organization ; but their soldiers flgbt well.
They will win. Bon. So foreseeing, what Is my
policy T I will speak to you openly—listen. You
have all bad reason to know who I am. [The
Pope and Francis J. aside—Pardieu 1 ] I am the
offspring of a rebellion myself, but consecrated
by the popalar voice, vox Dei, Emperor (par la
grace ts Dieu) of the Prsncb, and—
[Here interruption was canted by low murmurs
on all tides; the woras «legitimate ' and ' right'
being distinctly heard.]|
Nap. (resuming In a loud tone)—And,
I glory in it I My people chose me; ean you say
the same 7 There are those who take mo for a
fool.' [All the other Majesties interrupt lth, Ah!
Ma-jes-tjl] Others imagine I have been clever
enough—pour invtnter la poudre—while some
call me a Dangerous mystery. Nothing of the
sort I As to great schemes .and secret projects. I
have none but those confessed. What I sala in
the beginning holds true : peace, intellectual and
material progress of the peoples 3 I havebeen
forced to fl*-ht against my will. I have endeavor
ed, and still endeavor,to make my people rlsh by
Industry and trade. My commerce grows spaea,
and my marine likewise. Legitimate alms. In
view of civilization, good order and trade, I have
lately possessed myself of Mexico; likewise I
now desire to cultivate the friendship and re-
sources of the Confederate States. Were I dis-
posed to refuse .heir reoognltien on the guaran-
ty of my American possessions by Mr. Seward,
could I put reliance in Ameriean faith T Words
are but words, as you but too well know, easily
laid aside under certain circumstances. Expert-
encelhave. I say again, recognize! It had best
be done with good grace. What says the noble
Lord 1
H. H.—/* nomine Domini—I pass before here,
tics, and have a word to say. Alas I 'lis true, the
United States recognise not my divine character;
but would some holy sons bad their justloe I
Nap—Holy Father, calmness I do beseech.
H. H.—No, 1 won't be calm; I will speak a bit of
my mind, corpo di Bacco> Long enough have I been
tisd by you! What's the nse of being Pope, If one
can't speak out! Yes, I will appeal to all these Cath-
olic powers around me for protection, and I'll tell
them, as I now do, that you have stolen my kingdom,
trampled on my best affections, scoffed at my keys,
and laughed |at the lmmaccolata! You, tbe eldest
son cf the church, indeed! You, In whose eves a
miracle Is as nothing. You, who cause all the holy
things of St. Peter to be ridiculed under my nose',
and who, npon my apostolic benediction bestowed
inarticsilo viortis begin to whistle! finch la your re-
spect for me. You have been long enough torturing-
come cut my throat at once, assassin! Openly, i
deiy you! Hypocrite, you pretend te TSpfioid my
throne with your bayonets. but It la only the better
to sub. I protest against yon; I protest against
your rascality, your robbery, against your meddling
with legitimate authority wbeiever found, and there-
fore have I addressed the holy clergy of America to
Induce that people to return to peace and their alle-
giance. Now make Goyon grind these poor bone ;
yon can but kill the body, and God knows that la my
desire. Bat,per spirits lancto, before I will go to
Jerusalem, or Mexico either, I will die In the cata-
combs! Deo eratuu—Amen.
Don.—Excuse him, pray, yonr Mafesty. An old
man, though chief ol our holy church, and though U
is I who say It, msy loose his sight; besides, human
passion will have Its way. [To Paimerston.] Bear
with me awhile. On the subject in discussion I fully
concur with , your MtJeety. The United States oft
insulted Bpain.and were bad neighbors for Cuba, you
know. I slept not well when that jewel Was in tbeir
reach, wt6n their band nigh grasped It. Now I look
kindly on the Confederate nation; their independence
pleases me. (they'll take cigars for cotton,) and I say
justice demands fiiU aatlsjiction be given to their
rights.
V. Ex.—I wag one® little—I am now big; r
was once Ignored—I am now recognized— Oius-
tizia per tutti. Whieh is to say I must favor the
ne.w power's admittance in our illustrious raml-
ly-
Pa,l.—We have been approached on ail sides
upon this question; and ypu will admit it to be a
difficult one. We .have listened to the press,
we have had cabinet councils;, and, knowing
not what an hour may "bring forth, we have de-
termined to wait. If a mother should hare gui-
dance and control over her effsprtng, then Eng-
land's right to lead In this matter should be con-
ceded. Yes, we will wait and see—not with any
intention of re-annexing those revolted colonies
on their utter exhaustion—no; but because we see
such policy to be the best and safest. To try part
tbe antagonists now, would be the receiving
blows of jio light weight; so let them calm—I
will tell your Majesty when we can act We are
agreed that the new power wiU succeed, and
its success will benefit the world—no doubt of
it. These who know oar interests better u «n we
ourselves, may blame, and it may happen that we
will also be blamed in the name of humaalty;
but, after long trial, we have come to "believe
that humanity is a preservation of your own flash
and blood, by Ocorgel
Nap.—Well, I would prefer acting with yoa
immediately. Bemain assared of this. You may
-leave me alone, and the United States may
threaten, butFrance knoweth not ftar. I will do
what I think for the interest and glory at my dy-
nasty and people.
Dinner is announced to me. If yoar Majesties
ean put up with French cooking, let as in—the
Empress will entertain you.
[Exeunt, the Pope aad Francis Joseph lead-
ing.]
' ■ ■— « ■*
ITT George W. Kendall, Esq., writes under
date, Boerne, Kendall eounty, Oot. 21th;
We had a heavy rain—a regular Norther—on
tbe 2Sd inst., aBd this morning a stinging white
frost. Stock of all kinds in fine order in the
mountains, and ground in good condition for put-
ting in fall or winter grain. No Indians being
of late In this immediate neighborhood, bat North
and West of us they are committing many depre-
dations. Our time may possibly come next.
From the Tyler Beporter, Oct. 2-2d.
Fik*.—On last Wednesday night, about twelve
o'clock, a fire broke oul in the "Old Federal Court -
House" In this place, which entirely destroyed
that building. It was occup led above at the time
by some soldiers as a bed room, and below, we
understand, by some negroes, and through the
carelessness of the latter the fire is supposed to
have originated. The sUble attached to the "H61-
man House'1 was also destroyed, but the stock and
property In it were saved. The "Holman House"
itself was in much danger, and would certainly
have been burned but for tbe extraordinary still-
ness of the night and the efforts of citizens and
soldiers present at the time. The soldiers in the
court house were compelled to jump from the sec-
ond windows, the fire having reached the stairway
brfore they awoko. Most all of them were more
or less Injured by the Call, hut no lives were lost.
Nearly all their baggage, clothing, Ac., wa*
burned.
Nacossocbes, Texas, Oct. 22,1863.
Editor Telegraph—A difference of opinion ex-
ist* amongst officers who should be well Informed
with regard to one polni In military tactics—It Is
this : Suppose the company msrchlng oy the right
flank, and the instructor wishing U, to march
to the front without halting, what is the pro-
per command J Some drill officer* give the
command."By the left flank—march! and pro-
ceed to march their companies to the front, whilst
others halt their company; bring it to a front,
and then command; Forward—March1
Please submit this question to your best In-
formed authorities, and SKBfiKANT0'1
decision in yonr next- SECOND SEBGEANT,
lOlh Battalion, Texas State Troops.
[The military genlas of the editor goes more
to the planning of campaigns and movements of
large armies, than to the mlnutla of squad dr!U.
At a rough hazzard however, he woald say that
the drill officer who Is obliged to halt his men to
change them from a flank to a front movement,
should himself halt ail he learns his business.
For fartherpartlcnlsrs, see Hardee. We wott'i
send our copy, but it has bsen loaned out these
t « veers—Bp. TaLiaaaPB.]
IWU —
7>n Ann FAPEBS Assorted Garden heeds,
oU.UUU received by the way of Maumoros,
crown in foreign countries. Country dealers
supplied on liberal terms. JAMKB BURKE.
Houston, Oct. 13—wdftwlm
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