The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-06 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1862.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, WIIIIIMODAY.
The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Company's screw-steamer City of New York, Cap-
tain P. C. Petrie, which left New York on the
25th ultimo, arrived in the Mersey this day shortly
after noon. A telegraphic summary of her advices
has already been published.

The New York Herald of the 25th ult. gives the
following summary of the position of affairs on that
morning :

We believe it is now decided upon to make a change
in the position of the commanders at the beads of the
different departments of the army. General Hillock
will resume his old position at the head of the
department of the west, where the important operations
now progressing there will require all his wisdom and
experience. General Hooker—" Fighting Joe." as he is
familiarly called—will meantime take charge of the army
of the Potomac in the field. These facta, which come to us
from a well-informed source at Wasbiugtoo, account for all
the flying rumours current here for the last few days, rela-
tive to important changes about to take place in the army.
Reports from Shepherditown state that the rebel Generale
Jackson, Longatreet, and Hill's divisions are concentrated
between kLartinsWig and the Potomac, and in consequence
our pickets are donUed in that direction. The scouts of
General Sigel'a force, who returned yesterday, report that
they met rebel pickets at Thoroughfare Gap and New Bal-
timore, but could see no evidences of the enemy in force.
The troops which the rebels bad stationed in large num-
bers at Bunker Hill moved off on Thursday towards Win-
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train of WlLfgolll.
Officers who have proved delinquent in the performanos
of their duty on the field of battle are, we perceive, almost
daily receiving the, punishment due to cowardice or incapa-
city in action. An order has just been promulgated. dig-
missing Colonel John Burke, of the 63rd New York Yellin-
tem, from the service of the United States, upon the deci-
sion of a court-martial, for " misbehaviour" before the
enemy is the battle of Antietam. Many other officers,
we believe, have shored or will share the same fate, a fact
which shows that the military authorities are not unob-
servant of the shortcomings of those holding responsible
positions in the army, nor dummied to overlook them upon
the charges being established.
Considerable difficulty occurred in Sehuykill county, Penn-
sylvania, the great coal distnot, on Thursday in consequence
of the draft. An immense tome of miners turned out fn
anus of various kinds to resist the draft, and for a time
created much disturbance. At last accounts, however, the
trouble was adjusted, and most of the resistant miners had
resumed work.

We learn by despatchers from Cincinnati that the go-
vernors of the loyal States are determined still further to
embarrass the administration by renewing the conferences
formerly held at Altoona and Washington. It is stated
that they intend to convene again next week in the national
capital to make certain demands upon the President, which
miler complied with, the States represented by their go-
vernors will furnish no more troops for the prosecution of
the war. The demands to be made, according to this
authority, are the removal of Generals M'Clellan and Buell
from their respective commands on the Potomac and in
Kentucky, the immediate advance of our army into Vir-
ginia, the enforcement of the Confiscation Act, and the
treatment of all rebels as traitors. It is said that this
movement is not endorsed by Governor Tod, of Ohio, nor
Governor Morgan, of New York.
A despatch from Washington says that General Rua ham
already been deprived of his command in Kentucky, and
that General Rosericmnz succeeds him. It is unnecessary to
add, that the latter bas proved himself a most, skilful and
successful commander.
Our latest news from New Orleans in to the Ifith inst.
General Butler has been visiting Pensacola and Fort Pike,
making an inspection of the works. He has also undertaken
to set the church iu order in New Orleans, by arresting an
episcopal clergyman for avowing himself • Secessionist, and
refusing to pray for the President of the United States.
General Neal Dow has been appointed to the command of
Pensacola. The condition of New Orleans in general ap-
pearance and in a sanitary point of view is greatly improved
under the active management of General Butler.
The New York Times says • •
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The natureof our despateleifrom thearmyof the Potomac
leads us to believe that if a general advance of our lines has
not already taken place, it will take place very soon. Orders
were issued on the 23rd to the various commands to be ready
for en advance on the 24th, and Generals Porter, Morrell,
and Griffin returned from Washington, and resumed their
respective positions. It is reported that the rebels in con-
siderable force occupy a position about three miles beyond
Shepherdstown.
A correspondent of the Philadelrhia Prat writes from
Harper's Ferry, under date of Oct. 22, that the army under
General M'Clellan is almost entirely reorganised in all the
arms of the service, and that ROOD General Hallcck will
himself take the field to lead in the movement against
Richmond.

The campaign in Kentucky has apparently been a failure
on both odes—the rebels failing to capture Cincinnati
and Louisville, and General Buell failing to capture
the rebels. Our latest reports from Cincinnati and other
pants in the Weet indicate that Bragg and Kirby
'Smith have both succeeded in escaping through the
mountain' into East Tennessee, with their ammunition and
subsistence trains, and their immense spoils captured from
the loysl people of Kentucky. It is believed that Bragg
will now make direct for Nashville, and we shall probably
have a portion of Buell's army countermarching in that
direction to head him off. At all events the rebels, except
the guerillas under Morgan and a few detached squads
prowling about in various lomdities, are out of Kentucky,
and it is too late in the season to anticipate another invasion
of any dimensions. The pursuit of Bragg appears to have
terminated at Mount Union, in Rockcsatle county, 75 miles
south-east of Frankfort.

The Louisville Journal learns from a well-informed army
officer who &nivel from Daryllle on Friday that General
Gilbert's army corps was within seven miles of the Ken-
tucky River on the 22nd, and moved at 2 p.m. in pursuit of
the rebel army. The rebels in their flight destroyed 900
waggons, together with a bridge over the Kentucky River,
to embarrass the pursuit by General Gilbert's forces. The
retreating rebel force embraced 4,000 infantry, 400 cavalry,
and a battery of artillery, wherewith to dispute the passage
of the Federal& In confirmation of the above report, pa-
roled prisoners from the 24th Wisconsin Regiment of Gen.
Sheridan's division, who arrived here yesterday, state that
the rebels have retreated with the intention of escaping
through Cumberland Slip.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 20th is received. It
admits that General Bragg has fallen hack from his late
position a distance of 40 miles for the purpose of securing
subsistence. The combination of the enemy, who had been
strongly reinforced, doubtless rendered such a s..ep abso-
lutely necessary. It is surmised also that Restive-ant bad
commenced a strategic movement to form a junction with
Buell and cut off our army entirely.
The Wilmington Journal of the 20th says that the
sudden change to cold ou last Saturday night had a deadly
effect on :OD pending cases of yellow fever. Coffins are in
great demand, and cannot be obtained u fast as the citizens
die. The number of new cases on Saturday was 53, and on
Sunday 40. The paper making these announcements sus-
peuds its issue in consequence of all its hands nearly having
died or tied the infected city.
The Raleigh Standard notices the death of General G.
B. Anderson, C.S.A., from a wound received in the foot at
the battle of Sbarpsburg, Maryland.
The Richmond Enquirer clamours for the most striegeot
measures to prevent the crime of desertion, otherwise called
"alsggliog, and boasts that the Kanawha salt mines are
furuishiug enough salt for the curing of all the pork now
almost ready to be slaughtered. The piles of salt at the
mines is 1 dol. per bushel, Confederacy money or the
bank notes of any of the Southern States taken at per.
The capacity of the furnaces now at work is stated to be
about equal to 7,500 bushels per day.
The rebel loss in the three days' battle of Corinth is
estimated b an army correspondent of the Alabama Con-
federacy at :1,000 killed, wounded and missing. Our lees is
put down by the sante authority at hardly less than 2,1.100.
The letter concludea thus:—".The future is dark in this part
of the country. I fear other reverses are in store for us,
including loss of much ground now held by us. The enemy
an readily in a few days concentrate three to one against
our forces."
The Richmond Dispatch has a remarkable editorial,
noticing in terms of commendation John Van Buren's
speech, but dissenting from his declaratiou that Richmond
must be captured as a preliminary to peace negotiat4cas for
an amicable separation. The Dispatch wants "peace," but
thinks it should be made without the further humiliation
to the pride of the Southern people involved in the capture
of their capital.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the demo-
cratic party had been held at Brooklyn, when the
following resolutions were carried by acclamation :
Resolved,—That the democracy of New York, waiving
the expression of their views upon questions not rendered
imperative by the imperilled condition of their country,
hereby declare, that they will continue to tender the go-
veroment their sincere and united support in the use of all
legitimate means to supprem the rebellion and restore the
Union as it was, and maintain the coustitutiou as it is, be-
lieving that that sacred instrument, founded in wisdom by
our fathers, clothes the constituted authorities with full
power to accomplish such purpose.
That by the following resolution unanimously passed by
Congress in July, 1861, the government was pledged to the
policy inculcated therein, and which cannot be departed
from without violation of public faith, viz.:—Resolved,
That the present deplorable civil war has been forced upon
the country by the diaunionists of the Southern
States now in arms against the constitutional
government, and in arms around the capital ; that in this
national emergency Congress, banishing all feelings of passim)
*and resentment, will recollect only 34 ditty to the whole

counley.; that the war is not waged on their part in anyspiritot
oppreseift,
_or for any purpose of overthrowing or interfering
with the nghts or establehed in
of three states,
but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the consti-
tution, and to preserve the Union,
state
all the dignity,
equality, and right, of the several ke unimpaired, sod
that as soon as these objects are accomplished the
war ought to cease; that we, having confidence in the
loyalty of the citizens of the State of New York, reiterate
the sentiments heretofore expressed by the democratio
Party, that the illegal and unconstitutional arrests and
imprisonments of citizens of this State are without the
justification of necessity ; and we denounce such arrest. u
• usurpation and a crime, and that the freedom of the press,
squally protected by the constitution, ought to be main-
tained.
Reeolved,—That we are willing to act in the coming elec-
tion with say clan of loyal citizens who agree with us in the
cooperation of all citizens in giving the most emphatic ex-
pression to these principles by supporting the ticket nomi-
nated by the Convention.

Resolved.—That stern convictions of public duty constrain
us to arraign and denounce the recent proclamation of the
President as unwise iu policy and bad in principle. lt
incites the slave population of the United States to rise
against existing laws, for it proposes to annul those laws by
an executive decree. It punishes the innocent for the
crimes of the_ guilty. It secures a united South, and makes
• disunited North. It denies the propositions of inter-
liaisons' law to which the United States is pledged by the
most solemn acts, and subjects us to the reproach of assert-
ing in our own behalf what we have denied to others, and,
in the language of President Lincoln to the Chicago com-
mittee, " must be necessarily inoperative and inexpedient,"
and that no possible good can result from the Mining a
snob proclamation.
.Bamelaffk.schali weesedially demists, and ratify the local
nominations recently presented for the suffrages of the
electors of this county.

The resolution, "arraigning and denouncing"
the President's proclamation of emancipation was
vehemently applauded.
Alter a few remarks by the president, the Hon.
Horatio Seymour, the candidate for the governor-
ship of the State of New York addressed the meet-
ing. He declared that the events of the last few
week-s bad essentially changed the relationship of
the democratic party to the government, and that
that party was now the "master of the situation."
An allusion in Mr. Seymour's speech to the Go-
vernor of Massachusetts brought down biases for
Governor Andrew, while another allusion to Gene-
ral MgClellan brought down rounds of applause.
Mr. John Van Buren then addressed the
Assembly. He delared it as his opinion that if
there should be an attempt to make this a war for
the abolition of slavery, and to arm the brutal
helots of the South, it would be the highest duty
of European nations to interfere.
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A Large meeting of the republican party had also
been held in Brooklyn in favour of the claim of
Mr. Wadsworth to the governorship of New York
State.

A Washington telegram says :
A. large number of propositions have been made to the
Navy department for the destruction of the " pirate"
Alabama, provided a suitable reward should be offered to
warrant the undertaking. As a general answer to all sock
applications, it may be safely stated there is no doubt that
the department would cheerfully buy the vessel from any
one capturing her, and pay Italia million of dollars for her,
and in the event of ber destruction, 100,000 dollars—the
latter payment, however, to be subject to an appropriation
by Cooper.
Californian advioes are to the 24th Oct from
San Francisco. The markets were unchanged.
Subscription books had been opened at Sacramento
in favour of the Central Pacific Railroad Company,
and 400,000 dolb. subscribed.
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The steamship Ariel, withr154,795 dohs. in specie,
had arrived at New York from the Isthmus of
Panama. The news is unimportant. Moequera
had quite established his government throughout
the United States of Columbia.

At Panama the churches had been permitted to
re-open by the governor.
Difficulty had arisen between England and Peru
relative to the false imprisonment of several
Englishmen, in which the authorities are alleged to
have committed the most flagrant acts of cruelty.