The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-28
IMPORTANT FROM the SOUTH.
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Significant Circular from the Rebel
Secretary Of the Treasury.
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Appeal Of the Cotton Planters
for Help.
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The Southern Commercial
Convention.
shall Direct Grade with the North
BE Gut ore
General Buff Green Out In Favor
OF New York.
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A PROPOSED SOUTHERN INCOME TAX.
Rebel Hail Communication with Europe
Established via Mexico.
Enfield Rifles and am Armstrong
Gun in Richmond.
INTERESTING DETAILS CT SOUTHERN NEWS,
&C., &c., Go.


we ay before our readers this morning another batch
OF interesting news from tie South Our dates are as
follows -
Lemfhis. october %
Cha October n
Richmond October 49,
,u.sois Octuoer ~
b.ac isock October IL.
NHnlnbgsi (ca) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. October 10.
Pensacola October IA
We have later dates from Richmond and Pensacola to
tho 23d inst and 18th inst respectively but those above
give Interesting details Of the news.
SOUTHERN NAIL COMMUNICATION WITH EUROPE,
From, the Memphis Appeal Oct. Z2.l
We learn from LAtiiie, Of New Orleans, that NJ An
tnlV Costa OF that city has undertaken tie establish
inent Of regular monthly mail communication between
tat city and Europe which he has tho Of
The iosiasu Of New Orleans Ihe mails 10 by way OF
Eexico and are transported in she regular Eng sstaam
ers, winch carry the mails OF }eXico and the West l
ah's 2hettst pot ieft Neto orleans Thursday wee,
November. AS soon as tho necessary arrangements
be onp.eted, II will leave every two wecks-on the 10Th
nnae vii 10 Charged AS folowsIo Mexico nifty cents;
ID cuba, seventy i've cents 10 Europe dollar. Let
tess Tor this mail must be ncosed with the
amount 0. postage, IN an envelope directed "tosta's
Foreim Mail, Of Postmaster, New Orleans
and the postage paid 10 New Orleans.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
From the Memphis Appeal, Oct. 22.1
magnificent lag voluntarily contributed by members
OF Congress to Col Howell Cobb, presented 70 reg
ent At lachInond on the 10TH by brother Of President
Davis. handsome letter from the President was read
al the entire aliair passed OH finely.
Tho Southern Moire, OF the 10th, published at Granada
MISSISSIPPI that the pressure VI the times rem
defs necessary that the pabiicatQ of that paper should
be Snded We regret that friend has been forced
20 lake tn step
Hopkins vile few days sipCc having escaped The ndig
lilies which would have been forced upon them by the
abolition servants vomited from Indiana ana Illinois to
potute Kentucky soli.
XorEGn.STs OF MEssns. BRgcgINRIpGE, MARSHALL
AND PRESTON.
From tho Memphis APPEAL, Oct. 22.]
RclMc Nd, Oct 81, 1851.
The Hons John C. Egockinrldes, Hum hrey MAJ han
anu Am. b. Pr ston, arrived hete to-day from the West
large crowd Cong ogted III tie railroad pot aud ex
tended them most enthusiastic reception. Mr. Breck.
ardge naae an appropriate speech the hearty greet
Ing OF tn multitude.
Tho knoxville Register Of tie Goth states tha, Hon
john Be,kinridge: lion Humphrey Harshal and H. n
WIN, y, Preston, al Gistilg uisbci kentGckas passed
Through that city On the lsh their way Richmond
Mr. Marshall occupied the brief interval that elapsed be-
tween he arrival Of th Western and the departars ot
me Eastern ,oi,., !" ahlr,sspga Largo crowd IL c
zcna WHO we've assembled al the depot Ills remarks
were eloquent and patriotic, aud elected much enlhus
asin.
CAPTURE OF 4 FEDERAL VESSEL
From the Charleston Mercury oct 2I1
Among recent captures by p-vateers is the brig
Grenada, taplsin letnein, Of Portland, Name with
cargo y Sugar, molasses mahogany huiey 1t is TO
ported there is addition - The bockaGlg lc.t Of
isree steamer transpo. Wit Yrkce ccps, lowering On
The Carolina coast.
DESTRUCTION or rLuERM vnssiLs
Ifron the Memphis Appeal oc. III
RoiixosD, Uet q, 1861.
yesterday and two more Today by hot shot from the
Con eueraic batteries Lear Ey,.Isu tort.
THE snip THOMAS WATSON DESTROYED BIZ THE LIN
COLNITES.
from the Charleston Courier, oct III
This snip, which we announced yesterday ashore near
Fshy Island, was burned ON Tuesday Afternoon by the
fe sefa tuei now OF this bar Captain Alien his oiices
crew ami three passengers reached here in boats yesler
udy sSehng lhet gave US the following information
The Thomas WATSON sailed from Liverpool a6lh Of
august aad tld moderate weather all the passage. Her
cag consisted Of 1900 sacks Of suit consigned l. order
two printing presses aud photographic stone Tor Evans <
Cogswe aad several bales OF merchandise for kerrison
Lctnng On Monday last, O'Clock A. ii. got out
a tho gulf stream and nj eight O'Clock p. NJ the
evening gtood III for tho bar. At five O'Clock A. NJ on
Tuesday, surprising the ship to b. to the northward Of
tais port and whiie steering southwest by west, got
AtA3te on the north breaker Of stono Inlet. After
a. hght discovered seven blockading vessels i've
near by ana Two IN the dung. One OF the
former small steamer toward the ship when
Captain Alien AMI CREW La 70 abandon lbs vessel
take 70 the boats, in which they went 10 Coles Island.
About alpast seven O'Clock A. Nj. the boats Of tho
squadron boarded the Watson and took possession. IIe
sails cher articles that were conyon cnt were taken
and bAtoi 70 tho llect During the lay Captain Allen
felt cole lsilnd ANA PROCEEDED Folly Isaad beach
whe he had good lookout, and where he anxiously
watched the operations # the vadas About midday one
" e steamers stood u toward thC beach and Cred Shell
which ell short about FIVE hundred yards At hail.pas
I've o'coc6 2 ~, N Tuesday, after having made th
mos, Of tAer prize they set fire to her burned he to
The water. her officers tie Lights Of the Ell on the
night she sooa u shore, and the ship the land
ap - HAT mile 10 the south OF them Tue Thomas
Watson halls from Mobile, aud is mostly owned there
enc was gu about fourteen years ago. and is considered
q fast sailcI
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
correspondence Of the Mcni ha a peal, Oct. ISL
RICHMOND, Oei. II, 1851.
Tae 4T1st .fhe PoonIc fas Back % Ce.territie--lH
SoT u hgmoySIsolabe Films 10 Cotty ~ March ofa
StS0s'9 q tamn iny heataekg--ia Armstrong Gun IL
fscstassat-ve,c Enfield Rifles ddto--Postg. Stapps-
SEE s,5titoa u tts Res Family Properly ~ 4ugmae
Tia army OF the iosouae Las fal. back from Fai1iax
Court ii0use, enough. The niaa body IS now ~
CenterNio. This is jusi what save you as news YES
te day, that such novemea, had been ordered 4hey
VII flll back further yet. They viii keep falling back
They VIII conJugate lie compound verb, to fall back IN
al Us moeds anu nscs. Or, rather, might saw in
every mood eycep, The potential Nobody has The least
itea ~ What IL all meaGs-h is nobody about town.
Inc PRESIDENT who Keeps is o"h counses, and the bright
eyed little secretary Of War, who doesn't whisper word
Of the business d MS Office to the parridges he eats
for DINER, may Know, but ali else ignorant That the
army VIA retire the old lines Of Their ntreneh
rents 20 Manassas Juac,i9n, have learned upon good
Authority.
Meanwhile the town is wild with rumors The Yankees
we arr tod arc moving II strong column under General
30 '11on Hafrers Ferry. There Was report today
tntttAey were landing al urbanna, the Rappalannook
Also tha another heavy attack about to DO attempt
"a "a thc Lvaaort battery, and that effort would be
1aaae 70 H troops aslore 10 take it in The rear III add
.o - Gus great activities are reported at Fortress Mon
t tNee hNhoef Of horses, and sixty seventy
Th30 cianen have been received there within few DAVIS
~ p IN 3e 70 get AZ The truth any one OF these .
.ors 11uesby there Just enough Of foundation for
them, q justify ia seley my TIA, syera fnns i Ia
nade ~ t4e east cte ioee army ID lLr.s,, ma
he'"fV re p,eal struggle artu h tha Sa.g far te
ttetf> uio~'aes1 tr FligfGr, should sal d ,y1S s,J
" seets & car Sdefalse fo59il Of 0Als1t a,ua rs
Tdceo1 e u'Ehef 17tasir, te,,r,ag Beayeqay,s S,oe
20 dJSsdthe tPtdJ dgd1S oipdNoe 81 iL. yo,,t1es
tohsh oo0 s'tccsS ty TO- soufd the o9ds M In, d 49, -
<a,or " N, ,7ldo.se. >'' 90
One q tile Armstrong steel guns brought over IN ,h
BornndH passed through the city YESTERDAY il isatrc
inee0us iteco of ordnance, and excited gsea attention a.
y Mas drawn through the streets. Numbers ii lie n@,,
FHaehi r!fs with The saose hayonet male lheir nDuoa
anee n,s morning in the Lauds III solders 10 whom INV
had been distributed u Il beautiful and yery a,gf
- lo9kJg weapon, which the Yankees nay o., me
- lus inied with AT the other end
tietc has been considerable run on the ,st oHec
AMiafim ut iof samrs since tho delivery * teI onl
In.h.sa, ana te supply haa been exhaust ~ lie tse
.al tley VIII be abundant asein b lev as ToS
iWip y really quite good one though sae.eNllt H.
touFe ~ aeiesiFe qualify, and inconreRsnl m f..Dg
from MOI having been perforated s4sh iIiD. ites IT.