The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-27

trnng IN N to us,irl account. our troops are said 10
have retired the direction Of Ccnrevie. All Tuesday
nch H. trains from Manassas 10 Fairfax busily
enb'oyed ~ Transporting treops and carrying supplies
| back TO Mal.ss's 9.
4 puEL IN ARKANSAS.
duel ors; he the llth II Arkansas, opposite
Memphis, bctw Messfs. Laukc ard Chamber, both
Of Mississippi, nd ry, candidate for Congress. Thy
in Q, GLANCED. At tho th'rd are Mr. lAulo shot
m1ytt'y IN the hc~d, Mr. chambers uitnjusea The
dihcuiiy occurred curing their CANVASS.
MURMrRlNGs OF THE RI.BrL JOURNALS.
The Richmond WAis rs out with half acoiumn o, com
PANT to trc Same effect those have copied ifw
Other papers OF The same vicinity II open, by py
admitting that tho present IS likely 70 be my one,
though II bad hoped tho rebel .oscas "o!r cary
everything will dash. II hen denoun'es WIN much
bitterness and cons dcrabc length, tie de' oil
cy wl'ca the Davis government has seca 1T to pursue,
and ayows its bee that invasion into thu loyal s,aes-
III other woraa strictly oa.s.ye s.t At g-csr alone
win The day II iar,her says The ,nemy have the do.
nnion OF the s'a and the COMMAND Of Chesapeake
BAY, and with their p9',orfui Ices can can
Wig is cond n: that il its views are carried tho
rebels haze hot ing TO fear bat everything 10 hore but
AFFAIRS are 70 DC MINISTER as At pres Mt il rays "wo
had as we 10 cooking olt for terms OF On, and
the Sooner he better IN endless war; which affords
potniiy other Victory revenge is hootess IN
defthkitgN ftconcJics by bearing testimony to the
ensh eL w "a which the Southern people have offered
thensee nd ;hai? all for the war but says uneasy
feeling has gun 10 exist, sense Of aneas mess aud
esfnst fgeaaraly snpplantng ganerors confidence.
Matter ~ e and comp'anings heard. Many OF the ap
poinm hs which have been made here filed the country
eFefyt hiug Is lolHs on a. loose ends.
TITS NEW ORLEANS "ruErLE."
tprres 0n.ea. O; the Cincinnati ~ e writing from
Lor fvlie, ~, under tate OF October 10, says
4 ne pa,l pfcttEy at New Orleans is described by
~ htemaa wh0 her while process oil construct
ahd after completion terrible aquatic. Indeed there
s reason % aarreend that this Southern Invention will
.ctonie ntg Tho monster war steamers OF our navy
what jack, tn Giant Killer, was among the human mon
sefs 81 LIS day She called the .'AuG Turtle, per-
La ,'Qar y Il The Mud Turtles, ana was built by wi
vae en'o pfs a cost o. abe, two hundred thorsfas
aola-s.
Tic Old al In oh Train WAS Sed fors beginning
but NHs thoroughly rtyp nstfult thgt The Mud y ;tio
may 10 considered = hcniX tu.a tie ''Tran s. ashes
lie .nsc0 twenty or thirty fosi oror than tho Old
tow hea,, strea ,ihenea al ihfo0h w:th tsnbers ty
ines II tlianecr made o. hgch shape the Is tsi r
TIM. cannon tails lao FROM l.. iron sides like humber
ten bird SHIT fou NE scaes Il alligator, is coated
completely with thc wrought ircn, aad contrived
that persons attempting to board hcr he sealed OF
with boiling Al bow ehc very heavy
gun, and NJ her storna light one, aud Sic Is besides
armei with beam OF iron six ci.lt riches in
as,neer VIII which she runs Ss INT into Ihe So
Is only intended 20 carry about twenty. Theold towhoat
FROM which this monster is rcmoiel could make abo II
twelve knots an hour. II s supposed the Mud Turtle was
made faster by change Of shape and length She runs
by screw power, and Las engines OF immense force
CncAMAcOMIoo ISLAND.
One OF the INDIANA troops gives the following sketch Of
THIS island on TIC coast OF North tarolna:-fhe island
contains some twelve houses about sixty people three
miles long ard half mile wide. II is wld spot, aud
notwithstanding the white sand that most or
surface, Is lu&triant wh vegetation and Aeayy growth
Of small timber The trees loaded with wild Craps,
aad the Iersimmon tree yields its fruits bountful!y
Huge box trcrs such decorate the borders gar
dcns, thrive IN wild beauty. Wnortlebcrry bushes arc
as tnicl rs rrnpes II reminds one Of Eobnson trisec
ard ,he Island OF Juan dc Iernandez-this scmropicai
life this lone island; the gathering gralcsfut
fui as those brought from caaaan; oysters may be Ia
unon the beach pr the trouble Of picking them up
cntrahand niger that followed from Virginia viii do
tor the Friday 10 give still more resemblance,
have goats. pes chickens and ducks for Robinson
| trusoes 10 take care of.
| A
From the Louisville Democrat, October 1871
We understand that Colonel Jack Allen, of nbustcr
IotoTiety, "ho, with band OF followers, left
weeks ago Tor Buckncr's army, has returned TO his
home in shelby county Kentucky, taken the oath and
settled down oyal citizcn as he should Thirteen of
/ thosc who followed him away returned with him. and
have taken tho oath, and like himself, settled down quiet
Jack Allen Is cettng ~ among the es he will no on
ser LAY the part Of ibustor Let him turn his
| gios in behalf q lie country.
REBEL CURRENCY.
leter in the Washington Star, from Alexandria Va
says Of the rebel VA Fairfax farmer came 10
town to-day buy -four salt with the follow
ing currency Of Warrenton, Va. one dollar
and nv cent nntce town of I"osbur@ twelve and hof
cent notes; Manassas Gap Railroad Company, hy
cent notes y = Cunnc Of FairiaX, twenty five cents
city of Richm nd. wo dollars, dollar and fifty cents,
Bank Of the state OF south Carolina dollar Manufac
turcrs Bank, Richmond, G. W Purcell, dollar; Bank
o. Winchester one dollar City Bank nf augusta, Ca
| dollar, Rauk u Richmond one dollar Corporation OF
Charleston, nifty cents, Corporation Of Winchester, fifty
cents. SAT- ana 1as could not be had for the OF IT.
THIS Is but small sample 9! the issues # every bank,
! village, city town ii The confcderacy when re-
Sumption day comes there VIII be awful times.
| REBEL VIEW or THE SITUATION
| lErom tho Jackson Mississppan, sept. ISL
Things from Western Virginia leave room 10 doubt
gion. General lee has routed the army under the
nous Rost Grams with great s.a gher and il reports
true, the battle at BIZ Springs complete and i'm
pcrtaDt victory General R0secfans himself Is reuOrd
to have brcn mort.lly wounded. At Cheat Mountain,
our heroic Jackson win $500 Georgians ard put
night with Heavy loss 600 Incolnes un,cr General
iari *
adding Nstre 4 that synonym Of daring
and honor Long may the Power above preserve the
Jacksons of the south
The news from Kentucky is Of the most encouraging
character lie sway Of her crittcndcns ndesons, and
her tory Legislature is doomed kentGckians themselves
rising lp % redeem the state from the thradom Of
anarchy and despotism Long deceived and slow 10
move her true hearted and stout sons viii show last
the tyrant Of the North that he has walked up lion that
will pouncc upon his cowardy mnions and scatter them
rs 50 many ocks Of frightened wolves The whole sac
Is III b,aze, and everywhere they fockiLg the
standard Of those true heroes OF the South Generals
Buckncr and Johnston
III Missouri is progressing as finely as the
most sanguine could hope for. Upon every field the
brave Mssoui ians have g!ororsy trumphed over the
Hssans. Lexington. Springfield and Carthage are prond
monuments OF the invincibe arms Of the South. Tie
1000 Killed al Oak Hill by our glorious band OF Arkansas
ians Louisanans and Missoirans, led by the indomita
bic Ben. McCulch, ana the great and Triumphant siege
at exngtan. resulting in the killing and capturing Of
$500 lncoes the taking Of 5000 stand Of arms, twenty
cannon $3.50 0C0 of specie, and mules, horses, wagons
provisions and ammunition without number are victories
which are terribly felt by the enemy and the legitimate
results Of which uniting the Mssourians almost
one man and bringing them in swarms TO the standards
Of the conqucrng heroes. few more such victories
and Missouri will be free.
The the south is in the ascendant every where
| In every battle field victory perches upon
| Triumphant Tag We only need successful
| ward movement on the Potomac to exhibit TO
! the world successive train Of crushing victorie
unparalleled in history. Another Manassas affair wond
give to our arms prestige and shed around Tag
halo al martial glory which would command the
admiration and respect Of ali nations place indcpen-
dece beyond the ibliiy Of dotb and secure