The New York herald., 1863-11-28

fully carried out. The sufferings of the unhappy
prisoners are set forth in most painful terms by
the reports of the surgeons who have been re-
leased from Libby prison. The mortality in the
hospitals amounts to fifty day, and the food sup
piled to the sick is wholly inadequate and unfit fol
the patients. The surgeons referred to, however
state that the rebel surgeons in charge of the hos
pitfalls not responsible for this state things as
their kindness and humanity in the performance
of their duties fully equal to the limited means
at their command.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Our correspondent in Havans, writing on No.
vember 21, says:-"There has been report flying
around. that the st. Louis sunk the Georgia, and
Uice uersd, but think we have no certain infor
nation here, though as the st. Louis and Georgia
are both in the neighborhood of the Canary
Islands there may be some truth in it. Two car.
goes of slaves have been landed on the island
lately-one on the north and the other on the
south coast"
From our files Of Bahamas papers, dated to the
2lst of November we learn that the Anglorebel
trade between Nassau and the port of Whining
ton. NJ c., and vice versa; was exceedingly brisk,
the steamers engaged in the traffic running be.
tween the ports with great regularity, as will be
seen from news report given this morning. There
was nothing of local interest occurring at the
| islands.
From st. Domingo we learn that the insurgents
had organized provisional government. The
| Spaniards had four Thousand troops in Puerto
Plata. A large number of the most respectable
nh <apt of ;<u hod
on suspicion of being connected with the revolu.
tion. About seven hundred Dominican refugees
had landed at Turks Island. General Ramon
Mellor commanded the insurgent forces. Some
hundreds or Chinese had arrived in st. Domingo
from Cuba, to be employed as laborers with the
Spanish army. The Spanish blockade of the coast
only partial for want of force, the three chief
ports of the island being still open-a fact which
shows that the Queens army cannot hold the
towns
There was a very large and enthusiastic demon
stration Of the united democracy at Cooper Insti.
tute last evening to ratify the nomination of Mr..
Boole for the Mayoralty. We give report of the
proceedings.
In the Surrogate's Court yesterday the ac-
counts of the estates of Jacob Aims, deceased,
amounting to $4,000, and of Charles Hamilton,
deceased were settled; also the accounts of the
guardians of W. H. Forbes and Frederick A.
Starr, who have come of age. The Surrogate
heard argument in the contested accounts of
James Daly's estate, and also upon the probate of
the will of Rebecca Kelley.
The Observance Of Thursday q day Of "Thanksgiv-
ing holiday, and the great fall In gold occasioued
by the OF General Grant, unsettled the markets
for merchandise, both foreign and domestic but lit
tie business was done yesterday in any department At
tho Produce Exchange there almost panic. Flour
declined 10c. 2oc and grain &c. 4c. Provisions
also rather lower. Cotton dull lower and nominal
Petroleum dull and almost nominal Groceries were
also duh. There was very little movement in anything
frcishts dull usual and very little business was
reported.
General Grants Great Nictory-A Fatal
Blow to the Rebellion.
The completeness and the Importance Of
General Grants great victery at Chattanooga
can hardly be exaggerated. His captures OF
prisoners, artillery, small arms and the various
materials Of war incident to great army will
eclipse in the amount the spoils Of any other
field engagement since the beginning of the
war, and are only exceeded by his captures Of
Fort Donelson and Vicksburg. But at this
stage Of the struggle this utter rout of Braggs
army will operate far more disastrously against
JEFF, Davis than did even Grants Mississippi
campaign, eliminating in the surrender of the
rebel Sebastopol Of the West. That victory
cut the Davis confederacy in twain by the line
of the Mississippi river; but this victory strikes
home to the very heart of the rebellion.
Failing, with his proftless battle of Chicka- +.
mauga, to recover the commanding position Of
Chattanooga, Bragg, 1t was confessed by lead
ing rebel journals. would have done better had
he not fought that battle at all. The grain and
cattle of Middle Tennessee, and the saltpetre
caves and salt works of East Tennessee and
Southwestern Virginia, were pronounced indis-
pensable for the winters supplies of food and
ammunition for Bragg's army, and without
their recovery his victory would prove seri-
ous defeat. Hence the desperate expedient, no
doubt dictated by JEFF Davis himself, Of divid-
ing the army Of Bragg for flank movement
by Longstreet against Burnside's isolated army
at Knoxville Subsistence had more to do
with this enterprise than military strategy, or
surely Bragg would hot have been weakened
by the withdrawal Of onethird of his troops,
when he knew that reinforcements by thou
sands were daily arriving to the Union army in
his front, and that General Grant had been ap-
pointed to command them. In this view the
failure Of Longstreet and the complete over
throw Of Braggs army must be immeasurably
more disastrous than such misfortunes could be
to an army with abundant supplies to fall back
upon. When an army enters upon q campaign
for subsistence, and is signally defeated, we
may pronounce It an army destroyed.
But, in more strictly military view, Bragg's
repulse from Chattanooga was fatal disaster,
not only TO him, but to the socalled "Confede-
rate States" His defeat secures to us East Ten
nessee and Southwestern Virginia, and opens an
easy way for General Grant to Atlanta, 10
Charleston, to Savannah or Mobile The whole