The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-16

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this aftcrnoonfocr from Lcesbnrg and four rom Fair
a. There is no news Of interest from the camps.
| TaOUgLE AMONG THE RaBTI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. r,ou
or GENERAL WALKER
tFrom the Chifiostun Mo curry, Nov. 21
RiennoyD, Oct. 81, 1851:
Detwe.n u igsder General " H. I. Walker Of Georgia
ana the Secretary u War; reativato the resignation Oh
General Walker Says lie has been ,yersanci I'd bv M
appointment Of yor@g officers, whors he had ranked 10
ma 1a sFsica tha ae government contested with
putting his own counaymen had brought from
Sc,s York when he buss q Mana1sas us fought and
t. clap the climax, his General Walkera briea.l hnJ
been taken from iu ana q his junior Coona,s Md
b. made BrSldier hi rplce. He eoncldes his ;eetar
by saying - ono would ksHe supposed Iat an exe,u
tive, who had himself been soldier would rave scurnan
4 b. have wouade tho scnsiLitss Of an ot ana tra6,
4 idier. Ihe sacred wah drew n sword r
win agse for in my natiys State bu. win not con
d'soen ay icngr !, submit tpc insults and ndgnl-
Ties Of The executive"
Tn creta OF VAR Mr.. Een snyn in his re, ~ says
Mat II is us 70 his secspect tefemark on tn rimpro-
priey u Rrgaaer General Walker using tho War Depart
meat as the pedi IL, for conveying ascspectul md in
shifting comments tho action OF Ae Pesdenrcf the
coneacFaey Hcag. es that Tho Presidents sole eGe
clnsists IN not Getting General Naser to be ssanr
General that ufsne is question OF rwmction involved
vesng The APP ossing power in the n sdent and hs. Il
y no dsprag nent Of airy officer or of ais SERVICES THAI
the President prefers another division sommanlsr Tbs
Secretary cnccds by stating tha, Gen raj Walkers res
sgnaticn IL aceepced.
In reien'cr 60 thu Sacretarys Sts about self
re ho mpfoprices OF his letter OF resignation,
General Walker says that the War department Is Tho pro
per military channel through which 10 convey his resg
nation, and thai the acting Secretary Of War In,
conseqcnceof his short sojourn III that department.,
ignorant Of The TACT.
The three e,ters are exceedingly sharp aad spicy and
will doubtless, be read with unusual feeling throughout
the country.
FIGBT WIFE BLocKADfNG VESSEL
From tie savannah RcpGbl can. Nov. IL
The garrison Oh Wrslw Is ald, consist Of the RI.
pnbic,n Bues, Captain Andcgson and Coas. kiils Ca,
~, Briy tarI had t~n nrf, ..;..
a shot at, the enemy Wcsincsday afternoon. 1t ap.
pears that tine schooner lle, which left here days
ago With cargo of naval stores, bund for Havana, by
misnlp stFaded or Wa beach while going out.
Wednesday, afternoon large United states
despatched three iDlnches, with about humid cd and
1f'y men and oae howtzer o. m,a 10 tlke possession
Of or burn the wreck Captain AHaerson. who Is in M
mand immediately sent out considerable force frum
the Entertainments, ordering them through the WOO %
to & point opposite the wreck and within mssket
shot OF tho enemy, when the latter sholld reach
their destiwi,en. The larty lay IN anbrsh 9nti
tho launches got within reach, when they iied
epon The beach and oponed terrible upon III ~.
III enemy retauot the sautaon with shells from tlei.
~ an 10 firing was ksp up Ter some 'rn', though
msea aaa t'V aac. wnsn tn s red fn ,sn n
tn fort uon stem arm kept The Are Until
on though thy were too far rouri the ont Of The
mea could Civ ho idea OF The damage cone to the enemy
bat think hey mast have suffered 10 some extent from
tho fire Of tn r. skets. Yesterday morning. learn,
TIE wrecked schooner still IN the spot Id tho
steamer ms Ing We hope tho enemy viii not be de-
TERED From ther visits BY this reception gwen
them on their frs. Appearances.
JEFF. THOMSON ON TIE STUMP.
From he N tnphis Avnl;nohe Oct 39.1
This famous guerrilla chi Rain who has cen styled the
Marion a. this var, having been com ,neniei by one Of
the lady songs resses by atierng aaon, III the coarse
Of the at the theatre evening favored
tho audience with OF cha acer!sc speeches. He
State that in the last month his gallant little army Of
only ole thousand hal marched oyer five hundred
miles had fongh the alnos; every day had kill
ed tive hundrc of themnore than had zen de pstched
IN hat time by the woe OF the Western army besides;
OF to do in its Missouri campaign, and had come out
with more than Ii had started with.
MOVEMENTS OF j. T. BisHfE.
The Richm nj j'ssoaasts says:-lhis perseverng nd
vocate Of internal improvements navigation and creo!
communication with Enro,e WIS, at las: accounts in
onion, doing good work In the q the SOUTH His
many personal friends in Norfolk md this place viii
roce to hear chat he wl, and that he intends to
Old Abcs blockade sometime between now and
Christmas.
JOSEPH sEGAR.
Tho Raleigh Recis'er, noticing statement that
from Yankee land that Joseph segar of Elizabeth City,
has been elected to the Yankee Congress- saysBut for
the lies told by this twster whose morals obqus
his vision Fortress Monroe would be possession
OF the South When it reported in Richmond lash
winter that tho garrison at the fort were engaged In
unting guns and lointing them inland, scsar, who
owns the hotel at Old Point wrote teitcr positively do
nyng the truth Of tho report As SCARS true character
net known ut the time, and he had for many years
been prmnen, member 81 the ifousc OF Delegates, his
statement was believed ard apprehension quieted In
all probability but for this false statement of Segar the
yrgnns would have seized the fort before could have
been reinforced"
RAyAGES OF THE REBELS IN KENTUCKY.
We permitted says the Frankfort (Ky.) Common
pedrh, to mike the following extract from letter,
written by surgeon in the Union army in the
tains to a friend
LONDON. Laurel county. KY, Nov. s, 1851.
We will leave IN pace in few days 500 men were
ected yesterday morning, " eniy from each company
an advance p csct They entered Rarboursyie yes.
tray evening took possession the place and hoisted
the Stars and strips. Dr. Stanford this morning
for the first sece left your city, shlii present him
the suit sent by Nj. Eul to-day. The rebels hava ruined
all the peoftc from Pa be, rsvle TO Wild Ct-ho-e
living and the roai, burnt all the rails, rsed
all their corn, hay and oats, bui thor camp fires
ag nst their ru trees: Killed all their cattle, hogs and
Sheep and those not fat enough to shot down
and sl ned; robbed them Of everything in houses and
kitchensbed clothes wearing apparel -four meal, and
Cupboard In short, veryhing they could cat
carry off, tic very bottom rail burnt. There s
not cnc Standing along the road for Ave nil east and
west Of ths ulAce never, in my life, saw or dreamed
o. sa wantcn and uncacd FOR destruction. Tie people
all poor and are in suffering condition. II such
party triumph, Shalt almost deny tho eyjserce OF q
Just God. They made distinction between Union men
and secessoniss-all alike objects ( their
geaAce. They told those who elaine to be ssionists
tiat they could not deceive them by their lying. Not
withdrawing this, some Of these yet Southern
| rights
They the NEST Coz! fcrsaken set Of looking
ever saw in my life God help them.