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London, England, 1862-11-18 00:00:00

York and Brooklyn, all the members of which have pledged
themselves to resist the draught, by force of arms if neces-
sary. With the secrecy that must envelope the delibera-
tions of such clubs, it is not easy to ascertain their numbers,
their plans, or their mode of operations, but sufficient is
known of their doings to cause much anxiety to the Govern-
ment, and to make quiet people wish that the power of the
" almighty dollar" might again be tried to raise the men
required, and so avoid both the danger and the scandal of
an unpopular conscription.

Nov. 5.

There is little time before the departure of the steamer
this morning to do more than briefly indicate the results of
the great victory achieved yesterday at the polls by the De-
mocratic party, It was generally asserted for several days
by both parties that there would be serious rioting on the
day of election. The Democrats proclaimed that the Re-
publicans had planned a popular outbreak, and that the
Government had so far favoured their views as to send
several regiments from Maine and other ultra-Repub-
lican States to intimidate the people, and so create the
breach of the peace, which they pretended to prevent.
It was asserted, on the other side, that the Democrats
had predetermined that the elections should not pass quietly
over, and that the Abolitionist and Republican candidates
should be mobbed, with the view not only of proving to the
world the unpopularity of the party, but of compelling the
Government to employ a military force. All these predic-
tions have been falsified by the event. The elections began
and ended with an almost total absence of disturbance, and
with no breach of the peace that even party malice could
exaggerate into the name of a riot. Long before noon yes-
terday it was evident that the whole Democratic ticket was
in a majority in all the wards of the city; and after the
close of the polls at sunset, it was reported by the Demo-
crats that the majority for Seymour was at least 20,000;
while the Republicans themselves admitted that it might
be as many as 10,000. The lobbies and bars of all the great
hotels in Broadway were crowded throughout the evening ;
and at most of these establishments telegraphic despatches
were hourly received from remotest parts of the State, and
posted up for public perusal. By 10 o'clock the returns
from the city showed that Seymour had a larger majority
than his friends anticipated—amounting to nearly 30,000,
while the despatches from the towns on the Hudson River,
and on the shore of the Lakes, and from all the rural dis-
tricts that continued to arrive until 2 o'clock in the morning
were of a character to justify the belief that the Republicans ;
bad been as thoroughly defeated in the State es theyhad been
in the city. The papers of this morning contain the re-
sults of the metropolitan voting as they manifested them-
selves from hour to hour, but those from the State are not
yet made up with anything like accuracy or completeness.
No one doubts, however, that Mr. Seymour stands high at
the head of the poll ; and it is stated that the present Go-
vernor, Mr. Morgan, a Republican, who has held firmly
aloof from the proceedings of his brother governors who
met at Altoona, led off early in the morning by a vote for
the Democratic candidate. In New York city there was
some fear at one time that- Mr. Benjamin Wood's seat was
in danger, inasmuch as he was opposed by a member of his
own party, but the fear speedily subsided. General Wall-
bridge, his opponent, though a quasi-Democrat, was a
thick-and-thin supporter of the Government, and approves
its suspension of the right of habeas corpus, while Mr.
Wood had denounced its acts, had disapproved its conduct
of the war, and months ago had had the courage to print
and publish a speech appealing to reason and common
sense for the settlement of the dispute between the North
and the South, for which a motion was made and lost to
expel him from Congress as a traitor. The people yester-
day pronounced between the two, and gave Mr. Wood a
majority of no less than 3,289. When it is borne in mind
that not a single Republican was elected in this city it will
be perceived that a strong and steady reaction has
set in against the Government ; and when it
is also considered that the State of New York,
which now gives its vote to Mr. Seymour and his
ticket, gave, two years ago, its vote to Mr. Lincoln and the
party now in power—a still more significant proof will be

apparent that the Ultra-Abolitionists and Exterminators

are out of favour with the people, and that reason has at
last a chance of being heard above the din and turmoil of
this miserable war. Gen. Wadsworth, in one of his elec-.

tioneering speeches, spokeof the admonition which it might
be his duty, if elected, to administer to the President. The
word was not well chosen. But admonition was needed--
and it has come from a quarter that Gen. Wadsworth did
not anticipate. The triumph of Mr. Seymour is an admo-
nition stronger than words could convey. It marks a new
era in the course of the revolution (for revolution as well as
war is running its course in the land), and cannot fail, if
properly taken to heart by the President, to bring him back
to the constitution, which unwise advisers have persuade('
him to set at naught.

The news from the army of the Potomac, which has el
cited but little attention for the last few days, will now re-
aurae its interest if not its importance. The indications at
present are that the Confederate general is retiring upon
Gordonsville, and that .111‘Clellan will advance to Winches •
ter, and find it unoccupied. In this case the great battle,
which some of the journals predict as certain to occur
within a few days, is not likely. The prevalent impression
is that the Army of the Potomac has fought its last battle
for this year, and that it will speedily be sheltered in ito
winter quarters.

ZHE AMERICAN BLO CKA

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3.—The schooner Emma Content!'
was captured on Oct. 11, while trying to enter Bull's Balt
channel. She was run ashore when escape was impracti.
cable. She was got off, and arrived here.
NEW YORK, Nov. s.—On the 24th ultimo the United
States bail Restless captured the British steamer Scotia,
which vessel was discovered at daylight standing to
wards Bull's Bay. The crew of the Scotia were in s
state of intoxication when captured. The boats of the
United States steamer Flag, on the 27th ult., captured
the British steamer Anglia, about four miles ir°l3l
the entrance of Bull's Bay. On the 14th ult. the United
States steamer Memphis captured the British steams`
Ouachita, from Bermuda, ostensibly for Havanneb. she
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endeavoured to escape, and threw overboard most of he'
cargo of arms and ammunition. The character of llecrt
cargo, and the fact that she was far out of her course, all
was doubtless making for Charleston, induced the °Ili:
mander of the Memphis to send her in for adjudicatia''
The United States steamer Flambeau, off Charleston, r°ll
the English steamer Minho on shore near Fort Moultrie ..
the 20th ult., while she was endeavouring to rat the
blockade. Her cargo was floating about loose, and '5l
will be a total wreck. The brig Robert Bruce, Muir'
Bristol, England, arrived here on Saturday, in charge''
prize crew. She was captured on the 2,'d ult., off Shill, ()0
Inlet, North Carolina, while attempting to run the blocks%
there, with a cargo of medicines and woollen goods. Sil
ran the blockade at Wilmington last December, with aolo
and taking out cotton. She was from Hull for Halifax
On the 23d ult the schooner Tuilla, Loganson, with a cart
of salt, from Nassau, got ashore near St. Helena Island'
while attempting to run the blockade. Captain Logana°!'
finding it impossible to get the vessel off, set fire to Ile"
and with two men, comprising his crew, attempted to escape
in a small boat, but all three of them were captured /41
Federal pickets.