The New York herald., 1862-10-02
THE SITUATION,


THE STU ALTON.
General Mcclellan, with his staff paid visit to
Bolivar and Sandy Hook on Monday. General
Pieasanton, with his cavalry, has made another
dash across the Potomac at Shepherdstown, when
he came into contact with body of rebels, and
drove them back to Martinsburg, sheling them
out from that place with his artillery large
force Of rebels are lying between Winchester and
Martinsburg.
by advices from Louisville we learn that General
Buell., who was temporarily deprived Of his com.
mand and General Thomas appointed in his place :.
was immediately reinstated at the request Of
General Thomas himself and all the Major Generals
10 the Army Of Ohio. General Morganis is advancing
rapidly towards the Ohio river, to reinforce Gen.
Buell..
From our ccrrei pondence from Hilton Head We
learn that some important naval movements are
on foot IN that direction, probably towards Sa-
vanaah and Mobile, under Commodore Dupont
With regard to the rebel rams at Charleston and
Savannah, We are Informed that the Fingal is neur.
iy completed, and that Commodore Dupont is on
the look out for her with the Wabash, which is
constantly ready for action.
We give some interesting news from New Or
leans to-day, among which is an account of a
allegiance in order to escape the operations of the
sixth section of the Confscation act, which, in ac.
cordance with the Presidents proclamation, was
to take effect on the 23d of September.
The New Orleans journals state that the opera.
ton of civil law has been restored in that city;
that the Sheriff was to open six district courts in
proper form, and the usual law proceedings were
TO go on.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
The mail steamer Columbia Captain Barton,
from Havana, arrived at this port yesterday af.
ternoon. The news from Havana is OF no impor.
tancc. The papers are filled with discussions on
the war in America and the recent sangunary
struggles in front Of the federal capital.
The letters Of our correspondents at Vera Cruz
and La Soledad, Mexico. which we publish this
morning, will be read with much interest. From
the former place We have confirmation of the
death Of Gen. Zaragoza, one Of the bravest and
best Of the Mexican generals. He was buried
with great pomp and ceremony. good deal of
typhoid fever prevailed at Vera Cruz with fatal
results In most cases. The letter from Soledad
gives . succinct and comprehensive account OF
tho movements of the French army and the adj
vance rom Vera Cruz, together with some inte-
resting facts concerning skirmishes with the que.
siiias and the atrocities committed by these
wild and barbarous soldiers. The views of the
Emperor Napoleon are also given az length IN an
autograph letter TO Gen. Lorsncez.
The Havana papers contain brief statement
conhrmatory Of the revolution in Maracaibs, We.
nezueia, andbof broodng difficulties in other parts
OF the republic; but no details OF these insurres.
tionary movements are given.
We have 6les from Turks Islands dated the 18th
OF September. The Royal Standard say.:-we
have had q moderate dcInaud for salt this week.
without any change in the price, which 10 seven
cents.
The Turks Islands Standard Of the 18th nit con.
tsins the following news--Adyccs from Sc.
Domingo, dated at Porto Plata, state that the in.
Ger nittent fever has proved fatal among tho
spanish troops and other Europeans. The cu,ti
walton Of cotton APPEARS to be exciting the a.ten.
ton Of both the Spanish Government aud people
The great difficulty Is 10 o. tain the proper class Of
pcrsons for carrying out the views OF those ulost
interested in this matter An effort is being made
90 iDtrodcce colored labopers from the United
states, which Is likely to prove successful ia tho
district Of AZua large formations Of rock salt of
a very good quality. have been discovered. The
nsw Captsin General, Don Felipe Rbero Je.
nsiss, is reported to be gentleman Of extremely
liberal views, and is likely TO he popular with the
mixed and white Inhabitants.
We have some interesting news rom the South,
ny way Of Granada, Mississippi, and MSnpbis,
Jennsssco.
It's reported th at in the naval engagement be-
twscs the Uu'on gunboat Santiago de Cuba and
the rebel steamer "2eo" the former was riddled
with shct, and was forced 20 retreat.
The village Of hsodoph, Tennessee, which was
rscertly destroyed by order OF Gen. Sherman. on
account of tal treachery Of the inhabitants n
nrng into The steamer Eugene, on board OF which
sas largo namh.r Of women sni c1,ldre-,. cou.