The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-17 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
The Net York Herald of the nth inst. contains
the following summary of military matters :
lour army is making rapid advances into the different
Gape of the Blue Ridge, heretofore held by the rebels, and
we are now in possession of all the Gaps as far as Ashby's,
our foroe being in front of that position. Yesterday Ge-
neral Stahel, with a portion of 54gel's command, drove the
enemy out of Thoroughfare Gap, and General Carl Sohurz
immediately occupied it. General Bayard's force meantime
holds Aides, and all the country between that point sod
Bagel's front. Buckland Mills is also in our possession.
Time the rebels are pretty closely outflaoked, hemmed in,
and cut off from Richmond. General M'Clellan is 50 miles
nearer the rebel capital than General Lee's army, and a
vigorous movement—protected of course by • cautious
attention to his rear—may at any moment put him in posses-
sion of that place.
Amongst tha moat melancholy portion of our war news
to-day is the announcement of the death of two of our
brace generals—O. M. Mitchell and J. B. Richardson.
The former died at Beaufort of yellow fever on the Slat
Wt., and General Richardson died of the wounds received at
the battle of Antietam, at Sharpsburg on Monday night.
Some of the rebel cavalry made au attack on our pickets
near Bolivar Heighta yesterday, and captured three of
them, whom they sent to Charlestown. The rebels were
observed in some force yesterday, between Charlestown and
the river.. _ .

General Banks, in a few remarks which he made from
the platform of a railroad car is Boston on Saturday last,
mid the approaching winter was not to be lost in inaction.
The government was determined now to put forth its
strength. Numerous expeditions were on foot that could
not, if vigorously praised, but be fatal to the revolted states.
The second edition of the draft in Connecticut, which wag
to have taken place to-day, has been postponed until the
19th inst.

The following are the latest despatches from the
army of General M'Clellan :
Headquarters of the army of the Potomac,
Bloomfield, Nov. 3.
The advance of the army of the Potomac op the valley on
the left side of the Blue-ndge is being pushed forward with
alldespatch
. . .

Oenerral Pleasanton occupied lipperville this afternoon,
after a spirited engagement with the enemy for about four
hours.
We had none killed bat several wounded. The rebels
left three of their dead on the field. Upperville is four
miles from Ashby's Gap, which the rebels are endeavouriog
to hold. Our troops now hold all the gaps up to Ashby's,
withevery prospect of having that tomorrow. There wag
some tone of the enemy today in front of Snicker's Gap
on the left bank of the Shenandoah, to dispute our passage
at that point.
The rumours of the invasion by way of Downsville are
not believed at these headquarters. The Lot report from
the rear shows that these reports are unfounded.
The army is ready and prepared to fight a general battle
when the rebels .nay see proper to meet them. The army
is in better condition than it ever has been,
with the
exception of the want of mere eavalry—a want that is greatly
felt.

Harper's Ferry, Nov. 4.
About daylight thin morning a squad of rebel cavalry sur-
prised and captured three of our pickets within two miles of
Bolivar Height; near the railroad track, and carried them
off prieocers to Charlestown.
The rebels continue to show themselves in force in the
neighbourhood of Charlestown.
. . .

fooptreet is at Paris. Jackson just passed through
Ashby 's Gap, and Bill is close on him.
The general impression among the Federal officers is that
the rebels are fast retreating to Gordonsville, and all their
movements are only feints to cover this movement. They
told the people of Pnrcellville several days since, that they
had no idea of wintering in the Shenandoah Valley.
It has been beautiful Italian summer weather for the last
three or four days, but this morning is cold and cloudy,
denoting rain. The Potomac is still low, but a sudden and
great rise is universally expected.
THE WAR IN THE SOUTH WEST.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 4.
It is reported that Bragg's army is at Murfrees-
boro', Tennessee, and that 1,500 rebel cavalry are
at Somerset, Kentucky.
Four hundred sick and wounded Union soldiers
from the interior of the State arrived this evening,
also some 40 rebel prisoners. General Bayle has or-
dered all rebel prisoners at Harrodsburg and other
hospitals sufficiently well to be removed to come
here for shipment to Vicksburg.
The New York Times publishes the following de-
spatch from its correspondent at Alexandria :

Alexandria, Virginia, Oct. 29.
The order remanding the old soldiers to their respective
regiments who have recently enlisted in the regular army
has produced the greatest satisfaction. Many of the
oldest and best regiments in the service were rapidly
becomiug decimated from the effects of the order granting
soldiers in the volunteer corps the privilege of the re-
enlisting as regulars. Hundreds are daily rushing to the
recruiting stations for that purpose about Alexandria, and
discipline was ridiculed under the plea of intentions to
"enlist in the regulars." Many of the regiments were
rapidly reduced to shadows, and the effect in a few thys
would have been the complete disorganization of the very
flower of many of the peninsular commands and the muster
ing out of service of many of our ablest and most valuable
officers.

Vast storehouses for army purposes are in the course of
erection in this place, and subsistence supplies are rapidly
pouring into them as fast u the work will permit. Forage
ra prodigious quantities is also being piled up on the
wharves, and all supplies pertaining to the quartermaster's
sad commissary's departments are being landed in the most
vigorous manner at all the government wharves.
Thousands of stores are being forwarded to the troops
occupying the defences of Washington on this side the river,
and busy preparation is making in all the camps, adder the
probability of a permanent residence here for the winter,
and the regular supplies of fuel are being conveyed to the
encampments. Still these preparations do not positively
determine that the troops are to remain here for the winter
but the fact that these preparations are permitted to
progress without interruption, or orders to the contrary,
conforms so materially with the programme of last fall, that
the troops justly infer that they will not be disturbcd in the
occupation of their wiuter quarters here. Such has been
the demand for lumber for this purpose, that the supply in
Alexandria has been swept away, and the supplies arriving
are insufficient to meet the necessary wants of the official
departments. This want will be remedied in a few days,
however, as a large number of vessels laden with building
material are known to be on their way hither from eastern
ports.
But the soldiers meanwhile are by no means allowed to
remain in idleness. The old fortifications are being mate-
rially strengthened, bridges are being built, old roads re-
paired, and new ones constructed, while new and important
lines of breastwork, are being thrown up, and the entire line
of defence rendered as impregnable as skilful engineuriug and
indefatigatde labour can make it.
THE ELECTIONS.

Horatio Seymour, the democratic candidate,
carried the election in New York city by over
30,000 majority. His majority in the whole State
is estimated at from 8,000 to 10,000, and he is
elected Governor of the State.

The full congressional democratic ticket was
chosen in New York, Benjamin Wood and Fer-
nando Wood being both elected to Congress.
In New York State 19 democrats and 12 re-
publicans were elected to Congress. New Jersey
has voted the democratic ticket by a large ma-
jority. Governor Andrew has been re-elected in
Massachusetts. Michigan has elected the republi-
can ticket.

The Ntw York Times sums up the elections as
follows :

The election in the City and State of New York yesterday
resulted in a complete revolution in the ascendancy of parties
as far as the State and Congressional tickets are concerned.
The Democrats carried the city by over 30,000, Kiog's
County by 5,500, and the State by a majority not yet ascer-
tained in its extent, though there is no present reason to
doubt that it will be decided. The Congressional delegation
will stand 16 or 18 Democrata to 13 or 15 Republicans. The
Legislature is Republican in the &spate, elected for two
years in 1861, sad probably Republican in the Assembly.
The returns from Massachusetts are very full, and insure
the re-election of Governor Andrew by a very large majority.
The following are the latest election returns from
other States :

DELAWARE.
Wilmington, Nov. 4.
Wilmington gives 6150 Union majority.
Pencadeo „
Brandy wine ~
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