The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-03

THE SITUATION.
General Mcclellan received Yesterday splendid
sword, presented to him by committee of the
City Council Of Philadelphia. Upon accepting the
weapon General Mcclellan said that he received IT,
not for what he had done, but for what he hoped
to do. He added that all that was necessary was
patience and confidence and that victory would
eventually be ours.
The Powhattan arrived at Washington Yesterday
from Annapolis, passing the rebel batteries on the
Potomac without being attacked. Several vessels
passed down through the Swash channel yesterday.
however, and were fired upon, though without
receiving any damage. Several shells were
thrown from the rebel batteries to our
intrenchments on the Maryland shore, but they did
not impede the progress Of the work on our fortf,
cations. Some Of our thirty-two Founders answer
ed with three or four rounds, but whether they
took effect has not been ascertained.
We have no intelligence of any movement in the
army Of the Lower Potomac yesterday.
On the Upper Potomac a she'll was thrown across
by the rebels, and struck an officers tent on the
Maryland shore, opposite Edwards Ferry, wound.
ing soldier inside. No other demonstration was
made in that quarter.
Some fears were entertained that the prevailing
gale would seriously effect the progress Of the
great naval expedition, and this idea gained
strength from the factthat the Roanoke, which has
Just arrived at Fortress Monroe, reports that she
experienced very heavy weather on her way
from Charleston, which compelled her to keep out.
side the track Of the expedition The Ethan Allen
which has also reached Fortress Monroe, states
that when she left the fleet, off Cape Hatteras.
the two boats-formerly beoning to the New York
and Brooklyn ferries-the Eagle and Commodore
Perry, had been separated from the squadron.
But by the arrival Of vessel at Baltimore yester.
day afternoon, we learn that the feet twas off
Cape Hatteras Wednesday evening ut which
time the weather was remarkably fair, and the
squadron was moving along finely. The captain
Of this vessel reports that the gale commenced
north of Cape Hatteras, and gives it as his opinion
Z 1.
ships had passed south Of that point before it
commenced.
Our news from the South puts us in possession of
the fact that the rebels have an army of 1876 600
men in the field, which are said to be divided as
follows:-
Department of the Potomac ...I5 $50 O0O
Department OF Chesapeake and rest Of Vir-
GINA. ................ 90 000
Department Of Kentucky and Tennessee. III, 600
Department Of Missouri. ........ GO O0O
On the line Of the Mississippi 81, 600
at Charleston, Savannah, Mobile and Cal
'es'oh.. ........'..... .................. 10000
The amount Of small arms proves to be sos 900.
which were obtained as follows:-
Sent to the South by Floyd while Secretary
OF war ..................... 57S 900
Seized in Southern arsenals. " 100 000
Made in stolen arsenas. ....... 20 600
oidpped from europe. ................... 200 900
Total. ....................... 1893 900
We learn from St. Louis, on the authority Of a
loyal citizen just returned from the camp Of the
rebel General Price, at Neosho, Newtown county.
that the latter general and Ben. McCulIoch had
united their forces-3O 900 strong-at that place.
Large quantities Of clothes, medicine and other
supplies had reached General Price, and he EXPECT
cd a number Of rified cannon to arrive to-day, in
charge OF General George B. Clarke. It was said
that Price intended to give General Fremont battle
al Neosho where he hoped to defeat him and then
mafch on St. Louis, and make his winter quarters
In Central Missouri