The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-22

The Union troops have now full possession Of
Accomac and Northampton counties, in Virginia
Inc advance of the troops has been success,
and full particulars will be found interesting to our
readers.
The remaining news from the Lower Potomac
gives evidence of continued activity in that quar-
ter, both on the land and the water The rebels
are busily engaged in preparing to resist any at
tempt on the part of the Union forces to gain pos
session Of their batteries along the Potomac.
Since the negotiation of the new loan on Friday
last, Secretary Chase has placed to the credit of
disbursing officers in Boston, New York and Phila.
be paid to contractors and other government
creditors.
The providing of pontoons wherewith to invade
the country claimed by the rebels is now meeting
with attention from the authorities. The prelimi-
nary experiments have proved a complete success
as far as they went
1t has been ascertained that the volunteer forces
Of the Union army now amount to six hundred
thousand men.
From reliable information it is understood that
the rebels intended to make demonstration unon
the Union plckets during the review Of Wednesday
1t is said that it intended more for the purpose
of frightening the civilians than fer decisive attack
Of the Union troops. This foreknowledge Of this
proposed attempt may perhaps account for the
distribution of forty rounds of ball cartrge for each
man previous to the review.
General Hunter has sent a letter to Adiutant
General Thomas, setting forth his reasons for renu
dating the Fremont and Price treaty about the
carrying on of the war in Missouri
Information has been received from the
HERALD special correspondents at Hilton Head
relative to the progress made by the Union troops
in that locality. Port Royal Island had been
surveyed for strategcal purposes, dock built,
storehouscs erected, stores, &C., landed hospital
established, and other work accomplished. of a
nature vast and surprising when it is taken into
consideration that the troops had not occupied the
place ten days. large quantity Of Sea Island
cotton is yet ungathered. The Baltic. which has
just reached this port, brought quantity of the
staple with her.
The news from Missouri is interesting if not i'm
portant. General Halleck had given orders to ex-
clude fugitive slaves from the camps, as they have
been detected giving military information to the
rebels. General Prices rebel army was moving
towards the old camp at Neosho, and General
Harris division was about to enter Kansas for the
purpose of rayaging the southern counties. 1t
was supposed that General Lane was on his track
and would doubtless force him into an engagement.
The European news by the Asia is important,
reporting, as it does, synopsis of speeches de-
lvered in London by Mr.. Adams, United States
Minister, and Lord Palmerston, on the American
war question, the progress of the great cotton
Crisis In the manufacturing districts Of England,
the commencement of spinner's strike" in Pres
ton, the influence which the CONFUSION in America
cxerts on the policy of the Bank of England Di-
rectors the near approach of the departure of the
allied expedition to Mexico. and the shipment of
large bodies of British troops with great supn,v
of munitions Of war Gncluding three millions Of
rife ball cartridges), from Great Britain to Canada
and the West Indies.
At the Lord Mayors dinner in London on Lord
Mayors day, November ., the Chief Magistrate Of
that city proposed the Foreign Ambassadors,
coupling the same with the name ofMr. Adams, the
American Minister. That gentleman, in his reply.
stated that his mission was to promote and per.
pctuate the friendly relations Of the two countries
Lord Palmerston said, although circumstances