The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-23

CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERT HALL No. As Bowerv.-
r,METEopoLTAN CONCERT HAIL, 600 Broadway
tSSNGs DANCES FARcfs. BURLEsoUEs &c.
New York, Monday, September 23. 1861.
THE SITUATION.
The position of the army around Washington re-
mains unchanged and undisturbed by any move
ment on the part Of the rebels Everything was
perfectly quiet yesterday, and partook of the
solemn stiffness and repose consonant with tho
Sabbath. We give some very interesting details
of the information furnished on Saturday by the
rebel officer who deserted from Manassas, rela-
tive to the strength position and intentions of the
rebel army, from which it appears that an attack
on the capital at three different points is still in
contemplation, as the rebel leaders are convinced
that they cannot induce General Mcclellan to at
tatk them in their masked defences at Manassas.
Among the most interesting features in the com.
position of our army is the number of foreign
officers who have proficred their services as vol
unteers, and have been accepted by the President
The following list, we believe, comprises the whole
Of them-
frince sain-sam. Prussia.
ooionei LebenhoH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Prussia.
Lieutenant Oscar Brendeuer ........... Prussia
Lord Adolphus vane Tempest .......... England.
Lieutenant Colonel Ftzroy do Courcy ..... England
Count de Paris. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. France.
Duke de Chartres. Observation-Disclosures. France.
Captain Vegesack. Observation-Disclosures. Sweden.
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Major W. A. Kirk. Observation-Disclosures. Canada
colonel X A. Rankin. ..................... Canada.
Mr.. Secretary Seward has issued circular in
explanation Of the Confscaton act for the benefit
of United States marshals and district attorneys
In which he states that the law only centem
plates the seizure of such property as NAV be in
transit to or from insurrectonary States or used
for the promotion of the rebellion, and that real
estate, bonds, promissory notes and moneys on de-
post not subject to confiscation in the absence
of evidence of such unlawfuncss. There are large
amounts of money in the banks of New York be-
longing to parties in the rebel States who have
no sympathy with the rebellion, and which, accord
ing to the understanding of the District Attorney,
are equally liable to seizure with the property of
those who are known to be in arms against the
Union. This Interpretation has caused great diff
Guilty among some of the moneyed corporations
and has u tendency to drive loyal Southerners to
Europe for the investment of their funds but, as
will be SEEM Mr.. Seward takes different view of
the intention of tie law, an nterprets its meaning
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fostering the rebellion.
Another arrest was made yesterday by the 60
vernnent officials at Portland Me-, in the person
of Major John Bateman, bearer of dispatches
from England who came by way of Montreal. He
was conveyed at once to Fort Lafayette. The
prisoner claimed to be British subject, but we
believe he is native of Camden, Alabama.
From facts which have come to our knowledge
it is evident that the theatre of war not to be
confined to Virginia Missouri, but that the rebels
will have to look out for the safety Of their
coasts. We are in position to state that three
new naval expeditions are being fitted out against
probably some half dozen points on the rebel
coasts; though do not feel at liberty to mention
the precise points Of attack, should not be sur.
prised to find that the port of Galveston or New
Orleans is the destination OF one of them. II Is
quite probable that the people Of the South will
soon begin to think that Governor Brown, of Geor
ga, was right when he objected to the troops from
his State joining the army in Virginia, and advoca-
ted the propriety of their remaining at home to
protect their own State.
Intelligence Of reliable character reached Chi.
cago on Saturday that Colonel Mulligan was COM
PEELED to surrender to the superior force of the
rebel General Price on Friday who now occupies
therefore reluctantly forced to yield from cx-
haustion. They had lost between 500 ard 9oo
men, while the loss of the rebels is put down at
from three to four thousand
The United States war steamer Powhatan,
Captain Porter, was on the track of the rebel
prvateer steamer Sumter at the time of our late
advces from the West Indies. Captain Mitchell
of the schooner Jenny Lind, has just arrived a,
Holmes Hole from st. Thomas, having left that
port on the 9th Of September. Captain Mitchell
reports that the Powhatan entered the harbo,
On the night he left, and that the Danish man Of
war on the station had received orders to peremp
torily direct the Sumter to cult port forthwith