The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-01

ers, and as that Is It's short OF our number re-
ported missing it is fair to presume that nearly all
of the balance were killed in the battle. OF the
prisoners, probably one hundred at least are
wounded. With these additions the list of casual
ties will stand as follows =
Killed. Observation-Disclosures. 223
Wouilded.. .............. soo
Wounded among prisoncrs... lOO
Prisoners not wounded. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4zV
Total. 9l8
To the above must be added the killed and
wounded of the Third Rhode Island battery the
First United States artillery and the United States
cavalry, which will probably swell the number to
nine hundred and thirty nearly fifty per cent Of
the whole force engaged.
The rebels have an enemy in their midst which
will soon prove more formidable and tend more
certainly to inaugurate terror among them than
General McClellans army or the secret naval expe-
dtion. 1t is the deplorable condition of their
finances, and the great want Of the "sfiews of
war; There is reckoning day approaching on
which shinplasters will be forced to show their
value.
Captain Thomas A. Dornin, United States Navy,
who recently brought home the frigate Consteiia-
ton from the coast Of Africa is now in this city,
having an order from the Navy Department in
Washington to examine the Stevens iron steam
battery, which now lies half finished at Hoboken.
Although Captain Dornin's family are now residing
in Virginia, where he left them when he was order
ed to the coast Of Africa, we have reason to be.
lievc that he has taken decided stand in behalf
of the Union and for the maintenance of the fede-
raj flag.
On the 25th Of October there were in the hos
pitfalls at Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria
sss sick and wounded soldiers including twelve
officers and 227 men belonging to New York reg.
ments.
grand review of the soldiers in camp at Ell
mira, N. Y, numbering about four thousand, took
place on Monday last
The government has now nearly fifty thousand
cavalry in the field and under marching orders.
On the 2sth Of October the Union army under
General Fremont was within ffty-five miles of
General Price ard his rebel followers. The former
was at Springfield and the latter at Carthage, Mis-
souri,.
A large number of wagons with horse teams, and
railroad cars with locomotives are daily running
the rebel Potomac blockade between Annapolis
and Washington, and between Baltimore and Wash
ington. They all go loaded.
In the town of Bedford, Essex county, Mass,
there is not lawyer, doctor, policeman or a
rumshop.
Seldom Braynard, convicted Of forging land war
rants on the 10th Of April last, >lias been pardoned
by the President, in consequence Of his age and
other circumstances which have been brought
under the consideration of the Executive.
At the meeting Of the Board OF Aldermen last
evening communication was received from the
Mayor yetoing the resolution Of the Board whereby
the World was appointed as the medium for tho
circulation of Corporation advertisements. No
other business of Importance was transacted.
The Board Of Counclmen met last evening, when
Mr.. Orion presented resolution proposing to
amend the ordinance appropriating $500 900 to aid
the families Of the New York city volunteers now
at the scat Of war. The amendment proposes to
amend the seventh section so that il shall read,
The maximum weekly allowed shall be 81 so for
each head Of the family, SO cents for the Oldest
child and rs cents for every additional chd''
Mr.. Orion, in an elaborate and lucid speech, moved
the adoption Of the amendment He showed that
the fund will be exhausted in December, and that
it would be better to curtail the weekly allow
ance at this time than to continue to dsburse S.
per week to each family, seeing that when the
fund is exhausted thousands of families will
Council. The resolution was opposed by Sc
veral members, and, after lengthy de.
bate, it was laid on the table, twelve
voting in the affirmative and nine in the negative
A resolution was adopted that l55th street be
opened and worked as a country road from Broad.
way to Harlem river bridge, under the direction of
the Street Commissioner After considerable dis.
cussion resolution directing the Street Commits.
sioner to proceed forthwith with the laying out and
grading Of Mount Morris square as public park
was adopted by fourteen votes. An appeal was
made from the decision Of the Chair, when the deci.
sion was ratified.
Collector Barney, accompanied by several Gus
tom House officials and number Of invited guests.
proceeded down the bay yesterday in the British
steamer Lady dc Marshant, recently arrived here
from Boston. The excursion was made to ascer.
tain her qualities, with view to purchase for the
revenue service.
The clerks at the Custom House were yesterday
paid their salaries for the month of October This
is the first time since the Inauguration Of the pre-.
sent administration that they have received their
pay on the regular pay day. The payments have
been very irregular in the Custom House, as well
as at the Navy Yard
There are now in the public institutions Of the
city s,os6 inmates. This is numerical increase
of 81 since last week. The number admitted "a
them during the week was z, i2s, and the number
"ho uiea' were discharged or transferred was
1901.
Inc cotton market was excited yesterday and moro
active, while the advance on the weeks sales re,cbet
from hcsa 3sc yer To- The sales embraced aho,, ooo
bales. Included u which were 200 10 s.inno, la