The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-18

LIE STU ALTON.
Inc all absorbing topic Of the day is the ARES
OF the rebel Commissioners, Mcssrs. slider auf
Mason, and the possible consequences a "a
einnieh' according to the Interpretation of inter-
national law upon the question involves in the :
arrest. We give to-day very full history Of tina
whole affair, sketch of all the parties connected
with it and some precedents from history ,.nd;n,r
"Jus'hy tne act OF Commander Wilkes in making
the arrest The governments has had no comnnni.
cation from Lord Lyons on the subject up to the
present time.
Nothing of Importance occurred in the cam,s Of
'he Potomac yesterday, except the capture Of
poruon OF foraging party by rebel cavalry rear
faiis Church. Thirty-five out Of fifty of our NON.
including the two officers in command were talon,
prisoners and carried off,
we publish to-day some very interesting news
from the South, including the report that the elee.
ton Tor President and Vice President Of the Sout5.
ern confederacy has resulted in the almost nnar;..
nous return of JEFF Davis ana Alexander II.
stephens, the present incumbents.
We have received Richmond paners of the l4t,y,
INST, with other recent dates, extracts from ,hich
will be found elsewhere In the news is cont ,nel
the correspondence which passed between IL 10 re-
bel Secretary of War and General Winsier in rc!a,
ton to the selection of officers 10 be hung ! re-
taliation for the condemnation Of the psivat, GERS
men in this city and Phadel2hia. Fo, lrteen,
officers have been chosen by lot whose nan les are
given in this correspondence. Tho Cha rlestoa
papers give as one reason why their forts at Port
Royal were taken by the Unc2 fleet, Il rat the
smoke rom the vessels guns was. carried by the
wind directly in the face of the men in le forts.
thus preventing them from seeing tbs ,ips II
must have been decided Unie2l wind I hat Der.
formed such special service for nave vessels.
as it will be recollected that forts W. llker and
Beauregard are on opposite sides OF the channel,
and, therefore if the statement l tiis Charleston
papers is correct, the wind muss k2se blown to
wards two points of the COMPASS at the same
time.
The New Orleans Bulletin says Ii ere is cot.
ton enough in that port to loaa all yes sshs that
choose to run the blockade aad n, to the
city. This information should DC sent in nediately
TO Captain Dupont.
The old Congress Of the Southern coafederaoy
will meet again to-day il Richmond Ito, endeayon
to arrest the rapid decline OF their ca iiunacious
government The achievements, pas and pros-
pective Of the great military and r. ,val ex2edi>
ton. the taking of the Soath Carol forts, the
occupation of Beaufort, the rebel re verses in the
West. and the arrest of their two famous repre-
sentatives james NJ. Mason, of Vir ginia, and John
Slidell, of Louisiana, will be UNIV ecome subjects
that will obtrude themselves befase this treason
able assembage.
A convention which boldly asserts it's de
termination to revolutionize the STATE o.
Kentucky and turn it ovar to JEFF. Davis
confederacy, in opposition TO the wishes o
four-ffhs of the people, will Reasonable to
dav in Russevlle, L0gan county, Ken
lucky. The President of the Convention is Hon
II. C. Burnett who was elected to represent tn
First district of Kentucky in the Congress whc
assemblies next month in Washington. Its leas
.pr spirits are the traitors John C.. Breckinrdg,
Humphrey Marshall, Robert Mckee, Blanton nuI
can and William Preston.
General Dix has ordered coo Of his troops frol
Baltimore to march into and locate themselves
Accomac and Northampton counties, Va. II
said that Accomac county is loyal, and will recei,
the troops, but that Northampton county is di
posed TO resist them. General Dix has issued
most important proclamation, which we give
another column stating that the object of the a
vance of his troops is 10 maintain the authority
The government, to protect the people and resto
commerce to its original chanlel; that no one h,
IN service under the laws of the State shall be
4erfered WITH and that unless resistance is otiel
no freside will be molested.
We learn from Fortress Monroe yesterday {
the rebels were assembled in large force at
Bethel, and that an attack on Newport News ,
mot at all unlikely The late fire at Norfolk c
eumed a vast amount of the enemy's stores,
GLIDING nearly all their supply Of oil.
Mr.. Chase, Secretary Of the Treasury, had an
terview yesterday with number Of contractor