The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-23
ENGAGEMENT At FREDERICTON, MO.
Defeat Of the Rebels and Death
of Their Leader.
BATTLE AT CAMP WILD CAT, KY.
Repulse of the Rebel Army
Under Gen. Zollicoffer,
&C., &c, &c.
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, Oct. %, 1861.
EFFoRT OF GENERRL SCOTT 20 sUPERsEDE GENERAL
MCCLELLAN.
An effort is making, under the superintendence Of
General Scott, to supersede General Mcclellan with
General Halleck, who his way here from California
This change would create revolution in military
and civil circles where the greatest confidence enter
tanned for General Mcclellan.
THE PURCHASE OF ARMY CLOTHING ABR0AD-coR-
REsPoNDENCE BETWEEN THE BOSTON BOARD OF
TRADE AND GENERAL hEfGs.
The following tho despatch received by the Secretary
OF War on the 18th instant from the Boston Board Of
Trade and tho of General Megs, United States
Quartermaster General thereto which supports the posi-
ton taken this correspondence in yesterdays HERALD
relative to the purchase in Europe of woolen goods
Boston, Oct. IS, 1861.
To Hon. SIMON CAMERON Secretary OF War =
SIR-Learnng that agent Of the government has
been sent to England for the purpose Of procuring supplies
Of clothing for tho army the Board OF Trade of this city,
believing this step to be entirely unnecessary and preu
dical to the government and people, will Immediately
communicate facts deemed conclusive upon this subject
The undersigned requests that the instructions said
agent may be revoked or susrnded until this commun
cation be made CHAs c. MAYOR, Chairman.
The following is copy Of reply sent by telegraph
WAR DEPARTMENT, Oct 10, 1861.
To CHARLES G. MAYOR Chairman Of the Board Of Trade,
The Secretary has been absent for ten days past
and your elegraphic despatch has been referred
Tor attention The government with every exeton has
not been able to procure wooens to clohe troops suffer-
ing in the field. They fill the hospitals at great expense
of Me and Of money The has instructed its
agents to procure not largely but only enough to meet
the immediate and pressing demands of the service The
goods ordered will be made up in this country by
own people This supply, with what is now making in
the troops and it believed that full employment for all
our manufactures will yet remain to provide for the
wants Of the government and the country at large
Of the people II II permitted its defenders to
suffeT. while waiting for increased productions
may assured that the policy Of the Secretary and Of
this bureau Is altogether in favor OF using home
iactures when i s possible TO be done without positive
matter we should DC glad TO have assistance to this
end. N. G. MIIGs, Quartermaster General
To enable COL Thomas the disbursng agent execute
the above order Of eight hundred thousand dol
lars passed through the Treasury Department Saturday
last which is to be deposited with Barring Bros
subject to the order Of Colonel Thomas.
BARBARITY OF THE REBELS AT BOLIVAR HEIGHTS
Cor Geary reports that the four who killed at
the battle Of Bolivar Heights afterwards charged
upon by the cavalry and stabbed through the body,
stripped Of all their clothing not excepting shoes and
stockings and left in perfect nudity One laid in
the form Of crucifxon, with his hands spread cut
through the palms with dull knife This nhuman treat
mcnt, says Colonel Geary, neensed my troops exceed
ingly, and fear it's consequences may be shown in
ttalatory acts hereafter.
THE SHIP THOMAS WATSON BURNED BY TIE FLEEV
OFF CHARLESTON.
The Secretary of the Navy tonight receved the fol
lowing letter from Flag Oficer Godsboroush, dated
SHIP MINNESOTA HAMPTON ROADS, Oct. q 1861.
SR-By the Vandala, which arrived here last night,
informed by Capt Marson, Of the Roanoke that the
merchant ship Thomas Watson, one Of those to which
you called my attention short time since, burnt
the waters edge the 10th inst while lying aground
Stony reef by our bockaling vessels or Charles
ton II attempting get into Charleston despite Of
the blockade and the pursuit OF our cruisers that she
on this reef No among her cargo. II was
made up SALT blankets aannels and few othor things
She had various national flags board and annong them
Confederate lag sRespectfulv, your obedent servant
/. N. GoI.DSBoRoUGH, Flag officer
To GIDEON WEIIEs, Secretary of the Navy.
THE coLoNELcY OF THE TwENTY-sEcoND MAssA-
CHUsETTS REGIMENT.
Capt Sexton, Assistant Quartermaster General the
regular army s to command the Twenty second regiment
ACCIDENTAL DEATH or MAJOR LEWIS.
Yesterday afternoon Major Lewis, of the Twelfth New
York regiment, thrown from his horse, while
riding to see his we and his neck broken. He died
almost instantly.
ARREST OF JUDGE Ns'RRfcK.
The residence of Judge Merrack the Chief Justice Of the
United States District Circuit Court, yesterday
placed under surveillance by the Provost Marshal. At
the meeting of the Court this morning commsuni
cation was produced from Judge Merrick, as
Signing rs plea for his absence that he
was under guard aud constituting the act of placing SEN
tnel in front Of his house the part Of the
military authorities obstrrct the course Of justice on
account Of his entertaining writ Of habcas corpus against
the Provost Marshal in behalf Of minor 1t ia under
stood however that there totally different cause for
the surveillance The Judge charged with strong sym
rathy with the rebellion aud the object OF watching his
house is to ascertain some facts in this connection.