The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1863.

The Right Hon. C. P, Villiers, M.P., on the
Policy of the Government.

On Monday night Mr. Villiers and Mr. Weguolin ad.
dressed their constituents at a dinner given in Wolverhamp-
ton to the retiring Mayor, Mr. H. H. Fowler.
The ex-Maxon gave " The health of her Majesty's Mi-
nisters," coupling the name of Mr. Villiers with the toast.
Mr. VILLIERS, in responding to the toast, said, as one of
the body who had the honour to be included in the toast
they had just drunk, he begged, on his own part and that of
his colleagues, t) tender to them their best acknowledg-
ments for the compliment they had paid them. The loyalty
of this country usually prompted people to do honour to
those in the service of the Crown, and such toasts were
commonly those of form; but such was not the impression
left upon his mind after hearing the remarks which his
friend had just made, and he felt bound personally to express
himself grateful at the manner in which the toast had been
received. (Hear.) A Minister was certainly not less sensible
than another man to the good opinion of his neighbour.
There was abundant reason for his being more so, for, if he
had to state the result of his experience in that position, it
would be that such was the trouble that it entailed, and
such was the responsibility involved in it, that nothing
could compensate for its possession but the hope that he
might deserve, and should obtain, the good opinion of
the country. (Hear, hear.) In this country men had the
inclination, as well as the power, to express their opinions
freely on public matters, and it was difficult to obtain gene-
ral agreement on questions of policy, and still more to unite
opinion in favour of any Government. When, therefore,
the merits of a Ministry could be mentioned with favour in
a promiscuous assembly like the present, he could not but
feel gratified at the circumstance. He was told that at
meetings of this kind politics were abjured, and certainly
he would not be guilty of violating not only rule, but good
taste, by saying anything that could provoke question or
dissent. He hoped, however, that he might be allowed to
express his satisfaction at observing upon frequent occasions
the friendly tone in which men who were opposed to them,
but:who were esteemed in the country, had alluded to the
Government, and how often they had seen manifested :at
meetings of their opponents a disinclination to displace the
present Government, or rather, perhaps, men of such large
experience in public affairs as Lords Palmerston and Russell,
and men of such extraordinary talent as Mr. Gladstone—
(cheers)—and their old friend the present Lord Chancellor.
,(Hear.) If these things occurred he trusted he might re-
gard them as indicating no dissatisfaction with the policy
of the Government, and as an indication that the govern-
ment had been administered in a national spirit. (Cheers.)
Great events had been passing in the world during the last
four years, and the Government had been frequently re-
quired to decide upon their action with regard to them. He
should not then enter into the precise course adopted by
the Government upon such occasions, but he thought that
he could point to some general results upon which there
was no question, and which possibly might exercise some
influence upon opinion. In the first place, peace during
that period had been maintained—(cheers)—not at the ex-
pense of honour, for when the privilege of the British flag
was assailed, as it was in a great question of maritime right
by the Americans, it was by universal assent vindicated
with spirit and success. (Cheers.) Again, in the face of
the strongest inducements to take an opposite course, the
pledge of neutrality to each contending party in the States
of America has been strictly and honourably observed.
(Hear, hear.) Again, duties on trade that might be written
in millions have been removed, and yet the revenue had
been left unimpaired—(cheers)—and lastly, there was then
a state of commercial prosperity in the country that
equalled, and presently would exceed, that extraordinary
year which preceded the one in which the disasters of
America occasioned such fearful disturbance in the great
industry of this country. (Cheers.) The consideration of
these circumstances might possibly account in some degree
for what, for fear of giving offence, he would not call con-
tentment, but for that political calm to which his friend
had just referred, and which certainly does pervade the
country at present—(hear, hear)—and which also might
have influence upon the minds of men of experience and
judgment in thinking that it would be unwise at this mo-
ment to excite those feelings which in party contentions for
power are sure to be evoked. (Cheers.) He certainly would
not himself say a word in disparagement of his political
opponents. He knew that among them were meu of the
highest talent and most benevolent views; and ho believed
that if they were not forward in seeking to displace the
present Government, they were actuated by considerations
for the best interests of the country. (Cheers.) He was not
going to eontend that the present state of the country was
not also owing to other circumstances than those which he
had mentioned, and over which neither the Government
nor the Legislature had any control, and he would name
among the most powerful agents in our immediate pros-
perity the bountiful harvest, the best that was remembered
by our oldest men, which had been vouchsafed to us this
year by Providence—(cheers)—and already were all the
blessings that follow so directly from cheapness and abun-
dance of food, and which in former times used to be so
elaborately estimated in this borough, being traced to the
homes and comforts of the poor—(cheers)—.a circumstance
which reminded him of the fortune that had befallen this
country, if this crisis in a great industry was doomed to
occur, that it had come upon us later instead of earlier, and
not when we were committing the fatal error of relying
upon one source alone for our food as well as for our cotton,
and that we had not had at one time a dearth of food as
well as of cotton ; for they knew that the cotton famine
had actually occurred in the midst of three successive bad
harvests—(hear, hear)—and could any man realise to him-
self what would have been the extent either of the misery
or the confusion that would have followed if this mister-

tune had formerly happened ? (Hear, hoar.) But we see the
fact that from our timely wisdom Of drawing upon the re-
sources of the whole world for our food we had never for one
instant lately ban. inconvenienced by dearness or scarcity.
(Cheers.) Who had not admired the manly patience and
resignation of the operatives in Lancashire under thir dis-
tress, and who that knew them doubted but that those feel-
ings were, above all things, strengthened and confirmed by
the belief that their misery could in no way be traced to the
bad laws or the bad government under which they were liv-
ing? (Cheers.) He thought the c)ndition of the country
was matter of congratulation on another account—namely,
that, as regarded matters of public policy, general opinion
had never been in a sounder state than at present. Not-
withstanding the great increase of popular influence in our
Governments`of late years, he never know the country more
tenacious of its honour, or more ready to defend it. (Hear,
hear.) Ho never knew the public better disposed to the in-
stitutions of the country, subject as they always were to be
reformed. (Hear, hear.) Again, never was there a greater
desire to promote the metal elevation of the people. He
would also say that though at no time were the people of this
country more averse to war, or more acutely alive to all its
misery and mischief, yet at no time had they been so pre-
pared—should that sad exigency arrive—to make the sacri-
fices necessary for the defence of their shores, or to resist
their enemies in any part of the world. (Loud cheers.)
And he would say further, that though England appeared
to be more wedded to her own form of government than
ever, and had the mos+ perfect faith in liberal constitu-
tional Government being the best suited to all the civilised
communities of the earth, or at least of the European race,
yet that never was she more satisfied that it is no province
of hers, and not the interest of any other country, that she
should by active intervention effect any changes in the form

of Government of other countries. (Cheers) Th:tprin-
ciple of non-intervention was, he believed, regarded as
sacred in this country, and, for the peace of the world, he
verily believed it ought to be so universally. (Cheers.)
The disregard of it had caused more misery, disappointment,
and bad government than any other known cause of those
evils. (Hear.) It might be tantalising actively to assist
a people struggling for freedom, but if one people were to
be allowed to meddle with the affairs of another people, one
bad Government might assist another as bad to oppress its
people—(cheers)—.and the result must be insecurity and
discontent. All history, and one might say daily experience,
tended to confirm this opinion, or to show that intervention
ought to be deprecated, (Hear.) When the present Govern-
ment should fall and there was one of those sketches given
of its actions, sueh as great men reoeive is the newspapers,
in justice they would have to be commended for the firm-
ness and determination with which they had resisted all
inducements to interfere actively with the internal affairs
careful st il l l
in of other countries. (Cheers.) Non-intervention was the
great household principle of minding your own business
abecoulde more, and a
applied to nations at large, where it was useful to be ob-
served.nee somewhat( H
be r
carried alaugh.)rttHhheee further, and
gawtahisgahetetdhnteahytiaot eninfsopwrlbooeyuaelrdd-
towards each other. (Hear.) It
arose frequently from
ignorance, quite unwarrantable, and censures were often
unreasonable in those who cast them. He thought hard
measures had been dealt out both to the Federals and the
Southerners in this country. The most bitter reproaches
had been cast upon the President for desiring to retain the
Union, and against the Southerners for desiring to retain
what they called their property. Yet he could not help re.
membering that for the first ten years that he was in Parlia-
ment one of the prominent questions of the day was the re-
peal of the union with Ireland. Yet he never remembered one
English member who was for it, or one that would not have
voted any means to maintain it, or any Minister who would
not have been called a traitor who had thought of yielding
it—(hear, hear)—and he did not know to what length they
would not have gone to retain the Union had the emi-
nent man who agitated that question so perseveringly not
died. (Hear, hear.) Again, for some years before he went
into Parliament he remembered well the kind of lan-
guage that used to be held towards Lord Brougham and
others who sought to emancipate the negroes that
belonged to Englishmen, and he ilenhtefi if it ware very

different from that which the Southerners addressed to the
Abolitionists now. (Hear, hear.) They, however, as Eng-
lishmen, would have been indignant if other nations had in-
terfered with their national disputes, and not allowed them
to settle those questions as it seemed best to them to do, and
which in fact they did, to their entire satisfaction. (Hear,
hear.) Why, then, should the Americans not be allowed to
settle their own affairs in the way they think right, without
being so severely condemned by other people ? (Cheers.)
After some further remarks on local affairs, Mr. Villiers
concluded amid much cheering.
Mr. WEGUELIN said it had been a general complaint that
the discussions of the House of Commons had been fruitless
of results ; that politics had become languid and the mem-
bers flaccid—(a laugh)—that, content with the leadership of
one great man, they had shunted their responsibility and
were content to look on from a siding at the express train of
affairs which ran by them, (Laughter.) But there had been
an absence of party strife, which state of things must be at-
tributed to other causes. General questions had of late years
been settled by the triumph of those principles which had
established civil and religious liberty, had extended self• go-
vernment and placed it on a wider basis, and had regulated
trade, currency, and finance. (Hear, hear.) But if party
spirit had been dead in late years, they should all rejoice
that the spirit of trade was reviving. (Hear, hear.) He be-
lieved the prevailing prosperity was sound, but they would
let him, as an old merchant, address to them a few words of
warning, because there were a few indications that this pros-
perity might be based on an even sounder foundation than
that on which it now rested. lie referred to the sudden drain
of bullion and the consequent rise in the rate of interest.
He thought it was not wise to neglect these indications.
It might be that, after a time, owing to the measures taken
by the Bank of England, the drain of bullion would cease
and the coin which had been, issued for the internal wants
of the country return; but, as far as his experience went, a
drain of bullion and a rise the rate of interest were in-
dicative of something unsound in the state of trade and
credit. It was therefore desirable that not only individuals,
but especially banking corporations, should take the earliest
possible opportunity of checking any undue extension of
credit. (Hear, hear.) When they considered that the
Bank of England Reserve, which now amounted to not
more than six or seven millions, was practically the only
unemployed capital in the country, and that it was the only
source by which a balance of trade could be secured, they
would see that there was every reason why they should be
careful not to give stimulus to other than necessary trans..
actions. He made these observations,not because he thought
that a monetary crisis was at hand, but because they might
tend to those healthy restrictions which, if generally ob-
served,
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di a
would go far to ward off misfortunes of a serious
nature, and place trade on a wholesome and permanent foot-
ing. The speaker concluded by acknowledging the toast
of thelit. "Members(Hear,h aoafrt.)he Borough," and by saying that h
felt it a great honour to be the colleague. of Mr. Villiers,
with whom he always worked on terms of the utmost cor-
y.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

The following will be the dimensions of the armour plated
wooden frigate Lord Warden, the preparations for building
which have been commenced beneath No. 7 shed at Chat-
ham dockyard, where she is to be constructed :—Length
between the perpendiculars, 280 ft. ; length of keel for ton-
nage, 233 ft. llin.; extreme breadth, 59ft. 9in.; breadth for
tonnage, 58ft. 2iu.; depth in hold, 20ft. 9in. Unlike the
other vessels of her class hitherto built, the Lord Warden
will be provided with the same thickness of armour plating
thxonghout, and the principle of furnishing our vessels of
war with guns at the bow as well as at the broadsides will be
practically recognised for the first time by the Admiralty by
the construction of a bow battery at the fora part of the Lord
Warden. The stem will project some Bft. or 9ft. below the
water, which will render the Lord Warden more formidable
as a ram than any of the existing iron and iron clad war
ships. It does not appear to be finally settled whether the
twin-screw principle is to be adopted in the Lord Warden,
or whether she will be constructed to carry merely the ordi-
nary single screw, though from the marked success which
has attended the introduction of the doable screw in those
ships in which it has been tried, it is probable that the Lord
Warden will be constructed to carry two independent screw
propellers, both working by means of separate engines.
The sheds adjoining that under which the Lord Warden is
to be laid down are being fitted with overhead tramways to
facilitate the removal of the timber and iron plates. It is
intended that the Lord Warden shall be completed and
afloat within 18 months from the present time.

By the extraordinary exertions of a numerous party of
mechanics and labourers, who have been employed day and
night on the work, the massive screw shaft for driving the
propeller of the iron frigate Achilles, at Chatham dock-
yard, has been successfully fixed in its piece without acci-
dent of any kind. The principal portion of the machinery
will be fitted on board by Messrs. Penn and Son before
the vessel is undocked. The four iron masts arrived at
Chatham some time since from the establishment of Messrs.
Finch and Co., Chepstow, by whom they were manufac-
tured.

Her Majesty's gunboat Ranger, Commander Wratislaw,
from the West Coast of Africa, was yesterday paid out of
commission at Woolwich. In addition to their arrears of
pay, the officers and crew rcceived a large amount of prize
money, the latter sum, including remittances, exceeding
£7,000. The commander's share amounted to ,D 309. The
continuous service men have been granted 42 days• leave.
Preparations were commenced on board yesterday for re-
moving the boilers from the Ranger, in order to commence
the repairs without delay, with a view to her being recom •
missioned as early as possible. Command Wratislaw served
under the late Sir W. Peel in the Naval Brigade in India,
and was honourably mentioned in the Admiralty despatch
at the time of his commission as commander—viz., March,
1858.

The re-appearance of scarlatina among the cadets of the
Britannia at Dartmouth, after an entire cessation for up-
wards of a fortnight, has induced Capt. Powell to take the
more prudent course of commencing the Christmas vacation
at once, by granting leave to all the cadets excepting those
whose course of instruction is just completed, and who
will remain for the passing out examination.
The Falcon, 17, screw corvette,Commander G. H. Parkin,
made her official trial of speed at Portsmouth yesterday,
under the superintendence of Captain H. Broadhead, com-
manding the reserve at the port. The ship drew 14ft. Gin.
of water forward, and 15ft. Bin. aft, on getting under weigh.
The wind was moderate from S.W., but squally at times.
Six runs were first made at the measured wile with the fol-
lowing consecutive results in knots'-B'o9o, 8'651, 8.911,
8.275, 9.350, 7.610, The mean speed of the six runs was
8.632 knots. At half boiler power four runs over the
mile gave 5'769, 5.042, 4.738, 6.081. The mean speed of
the four runs was 5.148 knots. In testing the engines to
ascertain the time in which they could be worked, in
obedience to a transmitted order, they were stopped dead
in 11 seconds from full speed, fram the time of moving the
telegraph handle on the bridge ; started ahead in 13 seconds,
and astern m 9 seconds. At the conclusion of the trial the
Falcon again anchored at Spithead, but was ordered to leave
last evening, or at daylight this morning for Plymouth
Sound and Australia.

The Emerald, 35, screw steam frigate, 2,913 tons, 600- i
horse power, which was paid out of commission at Sheer-
ness on Saturday, is now being dismastod in the large basin
position in the third divi-
of that dockyard, to take up her
sion of the Sheerness steam reserve.
The Tamar, 2, iron screw troopship. 2,812 tons, 500-
horsepower, Capt. F. H. Stirling, will be removed this day
from the basin of Sheerness dockyard to moorings in the
harbour, and it is expected the artisans of the dockyard will
have completed operations upon her in a day or two, after
which she will bo taken for trial at the measured mile off
Maplin Sands.
It is rumourese at Sheerness that the Lords of the Admi-
ralty id
tons, d placing the Eurotas, 12, screw steam mortar
ship,
200 horse power. and the Horatio, 12, screw
1,201
steam mortar ship, 1,090 tons, 250 horse power, belonging to
Sheerness steam reserve, in commis-
the 3d division of the
sion for foreign service as store ships. The officials of Sheer-
ness dockyard are instructed to report upon the fitness of
those vessels for the service, and the cost of their prepara-

tion.
Lieut, George Stanley Rosanquet, commanding her Ma-
jesty's gunboat Flamer, who was severely wounded in an
en pirates on the 28th of July last,
gagement with Chi ti eso
was yesterday promoted to the rank of Commander.
Lieut. Charles J. Wise was yesterday appointed to her
Majesty's ship Royalist.

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THE ARMY.

The battery of field artillery in command of Lieut.-Col.
Barstow, ordered for service in New Zealand, went on board
the screw transport Sea King yesterday at Woolwich pier.
The troops assembled on parade at 1 o'clock, and were care-
fully inspected by Sir R. nacres, commanding at headquar-
ters. In answer to the muster-call every man was found to
be present, fully equipped for the voyage. After the inspec-
tion they marched down the Arsenal pier, and were greeted
along the line of route and on their arrival at the arsenal
gates by the cheers of the people. After a short delay they
marched on board, in single file, with the greatest order.
The vessel will sail this morning at 10 a.m. She will bo
followed in a few days b 7
the Silver Eagle, with war stores
and 300 draughts of the line. The Scimitar, of 2,500 tons, is
is also loading for the same destination.
Tho head-quarters of the 55th Regiment embarked at S
a.m. yesterday OR board the hired transport King Arthur,
alongside
Somerset , C•l3')
Locke, Portsmouth dockyard, under the superintendence
of Col.
ndi
Deputy Quartermaster-General,
and Cu t. E.
embarkation officer to the Non. Coun-
ts It,
, 1/4
,ra `?ion was effected in a very orderly
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and creditable manner. At 330 p.m. the King Arthur left
the harbour in tow of a Government steam-tug amid hearty
cheers from the people on shore, who had assembled
to have a last look at the regiment which had ;been
quartered among them, the band of the regiment on the
poop playing " Auld Lang Syne." The ship anchored at
Spithead for the night, and will commence her voyage for
Madras at dayiight.
The Morayshire, Indiaman, Commander Mather, arrived
at Spithead yesterday afternoon from Bombay and the Cape
of Good Hope, with troops—time• expired men and invalids,
under the command of Capt. C. F. Hunter, 72d Highlanders.
She sailed from Bombay on the 2d July, and the Cape of
Good Hope on the 6th of Sept., bringing a small mail from
the latter place from her Majesty's ship Himalaya. The
passage home has been a somewhat lengthened one, the
Morayshire having been detained off the Cape with strong
westerly winds and lain at anchor at the Cape four days. Off
the Western Islands very heavy northeast gales were ex-
perienced, after which westerly winds were brought up until
sighting the Isle of Wight on Monday, when a strong north..
east gale drove the ship some distance to leeward off the
island. The troops on board consist of CO time-expired
men, 58 invalids, 1 discharged man, 6 women and 10 chil-
dren, 5 soldiers discharged with ignominy, 3 deserters, 13
convicts, including a late lieutenant of the Bengal Royal
Artillery, sentenced to four years' penal servitude on convic-
tion of a charge of manslaughter of a native servant. Seven
soldiers died during the voyage, and also one lady passen-
ger. Lieut. Easton, 32d Regiment, and an assistant-surgeon,
Indian Navy, also came home as passengers in the ship.

AMERICA.

REUTER'S EXPRESS.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.

A dispatch from Chattanooga, Oct. 28th, states
that Lookout Mountain was taken by the Federals,
on the 28th, the Confederates falling back without
resistance. The Federals occupied the South bank
of the Tennessee River from Bridgeport to Chatta-
nooga, and the river and railroad were unobstructed.
Yesterday morning Major-Gen. Thomas tele-
graphed to the War Department as follows :-
6, General Hooker was attacked at 12 o'clock,
midnight, and a severe fight ensued, which con-
tinned for two hours, with lighter work until 4
a.m. Gen. Hooker reports (7.30 a.m.) the conduct
of our troops to be splendid. They repulsed every
attack made on them and drove the enemy from
every position they assailed."
Nothing additional to what has been telegraphed
has been received at headquarters, concerning
Hooker's victory.

The fight took place at Brown's Ferry, on the
Tennessee River, near Chattanooga, and the result
is considered of the highest importance, as it re-
moves the rebel obstructions to steamboat naviga-
tion to that point, and opens the way for army
supplies.

A Nashville telegram says
" Lookout Mountain was taken on the 28th by
our troops under Gen. Hooker, with the eleventh
corps and a portion of the twelfth, and Palmer's
division of the fourth corps. There war no serious
opposition. The river is now open to Chattanooga,
the Army of the Cumberland is relieved from any
danger of interrupted communications. General
Palmer has been promoted to command of the
Fourteenth Corps, over Rosseau, Reynolds, and
Shridan. Gen. Mitchell has been relieved of the
cavalry command. The Tennessee is four feet high
on the shoals.
The Washington Star has information that on the
27th inst., by a brilliant movement, planned and
executed under direction of Gen. Smith, chief of
engineersuse of the river as lines of supplies were acquired,
h
tnegh aGt teann. o orrgtwo waggon roads and the
Thomas's
mas's command from its
chief
e
li
embarrassment.
Nothing of unusual interest is reported from the
Army of the Potomac. The repairs on the Orange
tchur
and Alexandria Railroad have been completed to
Catlett's station, and are being rapidly prosecuted.
relieving
a,
Someail ro of h
point where Turkey run crosses the Warrenton
R
The
ed Federal
Confederatestroop s are said to be at the
adt. e F
hold the burned bridge
across the Rappahannock in great force. A similar
official despatch says :—" It is not true, as has been
reported, that General Meade is retreating. He
has moved his headquarters from Warrenton, but
not towards Washington. Military men view
Gen. Meade's position as highly favourable in the
event of Lee making a general attack."
General Buford's cavalry was attacked by in-
fantry, near Bealton Station, on the 27th, at noon,
and was forced back to within one mile of Ger-
mantown. The Confederate cavalry scour the
country as far as Stafford Courthouse. A number
of citizens along the line of the Orange and
Alexandria railroad have been arrested, charged
with harbouring guerillas. _ _

Charleston dates to the 27th October have been
received. On the 26th General Gilmore opened
fire on the rebel works from Cumming's Point, and
on the following day he opened upon the city, using
the spire of St. Michael's Church as a target. The
fire on the Confederate works is said to have been
very destructive. They responded slowly, and
without effect, from Forts Moultrie and Johnson.
A special despatch to the New York Times, from
Morris Island, Oct. 27, says :—" Three heavy guns
have been turned upon Charleston, and each had
thrown Greek fire into the heart of the place. Four
Monitors are in position off Sullivan's Island, and
it is reported that they will engage the rebel works
this afternoon. The range of the guns on Sumter
and Johnson is one-third less than before the cap-
ture of Wagner and Gregg. The firing on our side
is excellent, every shot seems to tell. The object of
the fire was to get the range of the rebel works.
It cannot be put down as the commencement of any
vigorous attack."
A despatch, dated Chattanooga, Oct. 24, via
Nashville, 28, says
The enemy's action indicates that Bragg is
moving in large force upon Cleveland, Tennessee,
with the evident purpose of breaking through our
lines in that direction. It is generally believed here
that this movement is co-operated in by a portion of
Lee's forces from Virginia, moving down by way of
Lynchburg and Bristol, with the intention of driv-
ing Burnside from East Tennessee, and turning the
flank of this army, thus compelling its retirement
from Chattanooga."
Advices received in Washington state that the

Federal position at Chattanooga is perfectly secure
against any direct attack—the line of defences
being short, but very strong. The rebels held the
mountain encircling the town (on the 24th) both
their flanks resting upon the river. The greatest
embarrassment was the difficulty of getting sup-
plies—the roads being in such bad condition that
the trains got through with great difficulty. The
troops had been several days upon half rations, and
the animals suffered greatly for want of forage.
The common animals have died by scores of hun-
ger. Foraging parties were out in all directions.
The expedition under General
returned to Vicksburg, having i‘ppherson has
accomplished its
object, which was to scatter the rebels on the Big
Black. They came up with a large Confederate
force, which retreated without risking an engage-

ment.
Advices from Fort Scott state that the Confede,
rates under General Cooper have been reinforced
from Price's army, and threaten Forts Smith and
Blunt. Price's force is estimated at 9,000 men.
Quantrell is with him.
Brooks having been
General Blunt has gone to Fort Smith,
where he
will turn over the command of the army of the
jforoinnetaierbytoshGe
bn ye r ias marching with 3,000 Confode-
-1
rates against the union force at White River.
Tne union forces, under General Sherman, ad-
rvancing eastwards from Memphis, met with a
sharp resistance at. Cherokee station, about 9 miles
west of Tuscumbia. the Confederates fell back
upon their fortifications, which are said to he very
strong, at Tuscumbia. They had about 6,000 in-
fantry and 1,000 cavalry, and were commanded by
Generals Loring, S. P. Lee, Roddy, Richardson,
and Forrest.
The following is from the Macon (Georgia) Con-