The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-16
TRIPLE SHEET.
New York, Saturday, November 10, 1851.


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The army Of General Mcclellan has as yet made
no active movement the troops however, for the
past few days have been engaged in accommodating
The rebel batteries on the Lower Potomac yester-
day kept up continuous fire all the small vessels
passing up and down the river, but as far as we
can learn they did no damage.
Information received from Pooesville yesterday
states that the rebels have evacuated Leesburg,
and it was surmised that they had moved towards
Romney, to attack General Kelly On the other
hand, it was supposed that they had gone South
upon hearing of the result of the naval expedi.
tion.
Nothing later concerning the state of affairs at
Port Royal has arrived.
Though the Charleston papers of the 18th inst.
state that Beaufort not then in the possession of
the Union troops yet the fact that We publish in
our columns to-day advices from there on the very
same date, by the Coatzacoacos, proves that the
assertion of the Charleston journals is without
foundation According to the same authority
rebel reinforcements were being sent to Beaufort
The petition of the Baltimore merchants asking
the loyal and suffering mechanics of that city,
praying for the establishment OF a naval depot
there, and the participation in contracts for 60
vernment supplies, has been met by the President
with good grace. He promises that the Balt.
more mechanics shall receive the fullest conside-
ration from the heads of the various departments.
The Pacific mail steamer which arrived here yes
terday from California, brought Senator Gwn and
two other gentlemen as prisoners, on charge Of
REASONABLE practices. General Sumner, who was
on board the steamer, made the arrests,
end brought the three parties with him
to this city, where they are now at large
on their parole Of honor not to leave
tho country. Certain papers found in the
baggage Of Mr.. Gwn, it is sad connecting him
with the Southern rebellion warranted General
Sumner in placing him and his companions under
arrest They await the orders of the government
from Washington.
We learn from Missouri that the Union forces
have evacuated Springfield The divisions of
Generals Seigel and Asboth are moving towards
st. Louis The Union men of Springfield and its
vicinity are leaving with the army, not being
willing to risk their lives in the hands Of the
rebels.
Intelligence Of the capture of large British
steamer laden with arms and munitions of war,
and supposed to be the Fingall from Greenock,
Scotland, by United States frigate which took
her prize into Key West, reaches US from Holmes
Hole yesterday, where the brig Manzoni has just
arrived from Cardenas
Our news from San Francisco also mentions the
arrest Of supposed privateer-tbe schooner
Neva-at that port by the captain of the revenue
cutter Mary. 1t appears that the Neva was fitted
ont at Shanghae, China, and that information Of
this fact preceded her arrival at San Francisco.
Intense excitement was created in Savannah
upon the arrival Of the news Of the Union victory
at Beaufort The women and children and large
number Of citizens were leaving the city, and the
Savannah papers were urging the necessity of the
defenceless portion Of the population getting out
Of the way, in order not to embarrass the troops
which, it was expected, would have to defend the
city against our troops. The news from the South
which we publish to-day will be found very inter-