The Portland daily press., 1862-10-27

RumOred Proposals Of Peace b,
the Rebels.
THE REBELS RETREATING.

New YORK. Oct. 20.
The locomotive No. 164 exploded at thu
Erie Railway Station, in Jersey City. las
night, and was completely destroyed Som,
OF the pieces were thrown $50 feet. A trai,
of platform cars standing near were mucl
damaged. VIM. Root, engineer, Alfred Brad
bury, fireman, Patrick Minscol of Binghamtop
Martin Bennett, brakeman, and another man
oil man on the train, were killed. Two
them were terribly mutilated. Henry Hunter
conductor, and Charles Ball, boy employed
in the shop, were injured, but not seriously.
1t proves that the steamer Blanche, DESTROY
ed on the Cuban coast, was a confederate
steamer, which Gen. Pusk nominally sold to
an English house.
The Herald has another Cincinnati dispach
stating that the Governors of Iowa, Michigan,
Illinois and Indiana are on their way to Wash
ington to attend a gubernatorial conference
They will probably remain over Sunday at
Harrisburg, and thence proceed to Washing
ton with Gov. Curtin. The dispatch says. in
addition to the propositions to be submitted to
the convention demanding a change i'm the
command of the eastern and western armies
in the field, vigorous prosecution of the war
and change in the treatment of rebels, have
it that propositions have been received in
Washington from leading Southern men, sug-
gesting the holding of national convention,
at which representatives from all parts of the
Union shall attend, TO consider the feasibility
of settling the present difficulty. 1t is under
stood that the South proposes as basis OF set
tlement: 1st, That the North shall recognize
the State rights doctrine of secession, which
they claim is to be found in the resolution of
'9S and '99, written by Jefferson and Madison
I'd, That the North shall return fugitives from
labor or pay their value to their owners 1t
is also understood that they will accept the
Crittenden compromise as a basis of settlement
relating to slavery in the territories. II the
Governors do not sanction the holding of snch
a convention, then they are to unite in de-
manding OF the President vigorous prosecu-
ton of the war;
There was violent snow storm in Cincin-
natl on Saturday night
The Herald's Harper's Ferry dispatch of to-
day says the rebel pickets have disappeared
from our front. Evidences that the enemy
are moving towards Gordonsvie multiply
For four days large wagon trains have been
leaving Winchester, asd large camp has been
established at Froat Royal. Col. Lee of the
10th Mass. regiment, is dangerously i'll here.
The Times special dispatch says it is gen
orally believed that the rebels are rapidly re-
treating southwark. Their pickets have dis
appeared, and they evacuated Martinsburg af-
ter destroying all the railroad property.
The Times special dispatch from Fairfax
Court House last night, says that Capt. Rock
nay just returned from reconnaissance to
Leesburg, reports the rebel General Mumford
at Purcelvlle with 1900 men aud some artil-
lery Maj. Stedman, just returned from
Thoroughiare Gap, reports a small rebel force
at New Baltimore and the railroad in good
running order to Front Royal. The enemy
are actively accommodating. 1t is creditably
reported that they have 2009 cavalry, some in
fantry and artillery at Warrenton. No rein
foIcements have been sent from thence to
Winchester.