The New York herald., 1862-11-13

THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
General Mcclellan arrived at Trenton yesterday
morning. The news from Gen. Burnsde's army is
not important A party of Gen. Whites rebel ca
valry made an attack upon small band OF our
forces at Mount Gead, near Leesburg, on Tues
day night, capturing about thirty-ive of our men
and few small arms The rebel pickets are
reported to have disappeared altogether from the
vicinity of Harper's Ferry. Rain was falling
heavily there yesterday, and the Potomac was
rising rapidly, although still fordable.
There is some interesting news from the South.
west to-day. Dispatches from Nashville say that
the rebels under Generals Buckner and Polk are
retiring southwark. General Breckenridge sent
flag of truce from Murfreesboro on Tuesday night.
Breckenridge is reported to be sick. General
Rosecrans has written q congratulatory letter to
General Negley on the latter's successful defence
of Nashville on November S. The rebels blew up
the stone work of the bridge over Mill creek, on
the Murfreesboro Railroad, six miles from Nash
vile. The bridge had just been repaired by the
rebels, who also destroyed the bridge over the
Harpeth, near Franklin. Our dispatches further
state that preparations are being made to elect
representatives to the present Congress from dis.
tricts in Tennessee on the occupancy Of the Union
troops. Governor johnson will probably soon
issue proclamation to that effect
despatch was received yesterday from Gene
raj Davis, at Columbus, KY, stating that the ex-
pediton commanded by Brgadier General Ransom
has proved great success. 1t came up with
Colonel woodward's rebel force, eight hundred
strong, near Garrettsburg, and after short en-
gagement killed sixteen of his men, among them
one captain and lieutenant, wounding forty, in
GLIDING one captain and two lieutenants, and
taking twenty-five prisoners, all their horses and
city mules, large number of arms and equip
ments, half the camps Of woodward's men, and
routing the whole force and driving them out of
the State of Kentucky. Our loss in this action
was three killed and seven wounded.
The latest news from Memphis says that the
stores and provisions have been all removed, and
it was reported that the enemy were falling back
from there. The Union army passed beyond La
grange towards Holly Springs on Tuesday.
The tone Of the Southern papers, from which
we give some extracts, indicates an expected
grand battle. The Richmond Enquirer of Monday
says significant movements are progressing along
the entire line of the army under General Lee.
Stirring, perhaps startling, events, seem to be
rapidly approaching, promising, in reality, "a
short, sharp and decisive" winter campaign. It
jackson was upon the verge of battle in the
Shenandoah with greatly superior force of the
enemy, and predicts that in the course of a few
days considerable change will take place in the
present nominally inactive state of affairs.
Governor Brown. of Georgia, in his annual mes
sage TO The Legislature, takes ground against the
Conscription law, the suspension of the habeas
corpus, the impressmcnt Of privste property and
the enforcement Of martial law.
The son Of Geo. N. Sanders, major In the rebel
army, was captured by cruiser on the Virginia
coast while signalling to some soldiers in small
inlet. Major Sanders was found to be in posses
sion Of rebel dispatches for Europe, whence he
was endeavorng to escape when detected, and,
after fruitless attempt to reach vessel which
was lying on shore, he was taken by Lieutenant
Baker and boats Grew. The vessel, upon dis.
covering the arrest Of Mr.. Sanders, Immediately
put TO sea- Four English sailors were in company
with the rebel emissary when he was captured,
thus intimatng that 1t was upon an English vessel
he was about to sail.
The yellow fever is raging at Charleston, South
Carolina. The rebels have just launched 9 pow
crful ram there. An IRON plated steamer ran the
blockade on the 10th ult.. after undergoing heavy
fire from the gunboat Flambeau, without receiving
any damage. II was not known what vessel she
was.
Our news from North Carolina is very mpor.
tant. The Richmond Dispatch Of the llth states
that the Union troops we're advancing on Tarboro
IN force on the 9Th inst, and our special CORE.
spondence from Hamilton confirms the statement.
II was asserted in the rebel papers, few days
since that our forces had been defeated At vii.
iamston on the I'd inst Our correspondence Of
two days later, however, not only makes the con.
test victory but also states that our troops M.