The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-15
sew York, Friday, November ~, 1861.
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
In addition to the further descriptions from our
special correspondents Of the late grand victory
at Beaufort, we publish to-day variety of robe
accounts Of the battle ali Of which coincide in ad.
hitting tie disaster which has befallen the South
ern arms in that quarter. The rebel papers also
confirm the fact which VIC stated in these columns
q few days ago, that large amount Of cotton
must necessarily fall into the hands of our army.
The census returns show that the Beaufort
district contains 1862 bales of ginned
cotton Of four hundred pounds FER BALE OF this
amount probably 10000 bales are now at the dis
posal of the government. The Charleston Me,e,,-
~ says that there is no doubt but that the Union
army would capture a large amount of cotton in
the vicinity of Port Royal and that Beaufort itself
contains an immense quantity OF that staple. That
our government intends to maintain Port Royal as
permanent station is evident from the fact that
orders were despatched to New York ycster-
day for the preparation of large guam
tity of lumber for the construction of
buildings for a naval depot thare intended for the
manufacture Of machinery, and orders, also, to
despatch at once number of storeshps, to be
permanently stationed at Beaufort The Chief of
Police of Baltimore arrived in Washington yestcr-
day, and stated to the Secretary of War that news
had reached there by the boat from Fortress Mon
roe to the effect that General Sherman had seized
two million dollars worth of cotton at Beaufort
and that the loyal citizens in that vicinity were So
licting arms to protect themselves against the des-
potism of the rebels. All these facts prove the vast
Importance of tho victory the government has
achieved by the occupation Of Port Royal 1t is
said that the Secretary Of the Treasury intends i'm
mediately to appoint Collector for the port Of
Beaufort. Thus this important cotton district of
rebelious South Carolina, the mother of this mis-
chief is restored to the Jurisdiction of the general
government.
Governor Pickens of South Carolina, has issued
message to the Legislature of that State, which we
publish in another column and which is evidence
enough itself OF the weakness and disorganization
of the State. He admits that South Carolina is dis
contented with the Southern government, alludes
to the intense suffering Of the rebel troops, and
confcsses that all which South Carolina has been
able to do in sustaining the rebellion, which she
was chiefly instrumental in fomenting, is to furnish
the miserable quota of nineteen thousand men.
Among the rumors contained in the Southern pa
pers is one that Col. Corcoran, Of the New York
Sxty-ninth, together with three captains and
ci ghtecn leutenants, captured at Bull rum have
been selected from the prisoners at Castle Pinck
ncy, to be hung in case the crew Of the priyateer
Savannah, lately on trial in this city, were con-
signed to death. The result Of the trial. however
in the non-sgrecment and discharge of the jury
will, we presume, interrupt the contamination of
the Ter tdlos on the part Of the rebel authorities in
The case of the gallant Corcoran and his comrades
Everything remains in s'dtu quo in the army
Of the Potomac.
How little the representatives of the Southern
eonfederacy, now in Europe, expect to obtain the
recognition of their government by England and
France, we can Judge rom the discovery Of let
ter from w. l.. Yancey to his son in Alabama,
found on the person of Mr.. James Brown arrest
ed as secessonist in Boston yesterday Mr.
}ancey speaks very oiscouragingly Of the pros
poets OF either England or Fra,,cc recognizing The
independence of the Southern confederacy.
We learn from st. Louis that General McKnstry,
ono of Fremonts subordinate officers, was arrested
on his arrival in that city on Wednesday night by a
posse Of police officers, and conveyed to the Arse
nal, where lie is held in close confinement. His
cashier, Mr.. Hahn, it appears, was also arrested
which would suggest that the General is placed in
durance upon some charge Of pecunary malfea.
sance.
The Unionists in Tennessee have been doing
trrrible damage to the railroads over which the
febels might effect the transportation Of their
troops. In addition to those already reported in
orr columns the Louisville Journal states that the
Splendid bridge north Of Nashville has been burned
by the loyal men, the intelligence thereof causing
Che utmost CONSERVATION in tue rebel camp at
Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The Niagara, at Halifax, has news from Eurone
to the Sd Of November. We have variety OF 70.
ports on American and Mexican affairs, but the
majority Of them are evidently the fruits Of the
propogandsm Of the rebel agents in France and
England Earl Russell, in his speech at Newcastle
stated that one party was struggling for e,opirs
1nd 'Ae other fgs Independence in the war. Mir