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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-12
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Arrival Of the China with the Mails
10 the LIST Instant.
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What the English, French and Irish
Think Of the Rebellion and the Riots.
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Important Relative to Bellige-
rent Cruisers.
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CAPTURE OF MANA SAHIB.
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The Recall OF General FOrey
from Mexico.
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The Reply Of the Three Powers
to Russia.
&C., &C.. 30.
CAPTURE OF MANA SAHIH

The Cunard steamship China arrived at this port yes
serday afternoon She brings London and Liverpool pa
pers Of the LIST inst She left Queenstown the I'd
We published on Monday last OF the points OF her
news intercepted OF Cape Race.
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-
oss on rHE WABASH LArwBn run uowS
On wean ssday night the first launch Of Tho Wa
hash. mannod by IL from that shir bu IN CON.
mand or Acting Master Hsines. o. tho nvhatan whe
doing picket duty the Earbor, near ro-t sutn,er
tepcs s pa;rol to far sp, and discovered by tho
rebclr. Ono Of the rebei steamers which also ing
piokea duty. Immediately toward hcr ard had sp
prcaced que closely the lasnch before her presence
was made known Then, supposlng the steamer 70
blockade runner outward hound they rrled the how
itzcr On the aunehs bow upon her and fred with
effect not known. The rcbels Yolcy Of nusketry
into hsuneh and theu put4ug extra atea,n r.n tho
laanch do~n striking nearly amidships and crushing
il pieecg The officers and found themselves 10
the IN instant, struggling for NE spme of the
men we're struck and killed BY the steamers wheels
which passed them others drowned and others
killed by the are maintained by the rebels upon them
while in to water and incapapis of defence Quarter
was asked by those coating around from the
rebel hre. and the only reply eiici1d was
'swe viii give you quarter you GOD damned YANKEES sons
Of bsr and another vney of nnusxe,ry. No prisoners
we're taken by the robof, but all the launchs
were allowed y escape, az vol they might they
we're not killed ty bnllets
scouting boa from the New irOnsccs being attracted
Sy the firing moved % the sot after the steamer haa
turned and ran up the hpbor AMI suscecded rescsing
eight OF the crew ef the sGnsh, who we're nearly or
hsnsted The balance Of the crew, and Acting Mss.er
IIanes ~ she Powhatan, were lost, Numbering IN AL
eighteen souls have not yet been able 70 obtain
isl of names Of those lost saved bot viii at rc
nrsi opportunity.
rAcs ~ Trrcx.
On the 5lh Inst a boat from Her Britannlc Maiefys
ship Plever was allowed 10 ~ in the harb 10 besr
munsatons from lord Lyons 70 Mf. Bruce, the febei
English Consul Al Charleston. As thar have not como
f0 tu0n<
formation 70 Rebellion.
Anotnar nag was sent In thp morning By Admiral
Dahgren 70 communicate with the rebels a, Fort wsgrer
In relation " important matters
FxksoSAf-
James Lander, private M the Seventy ninth Nov YORK
state Miiita tBighlardcrsl, f1r ong time
chief clerk IN the headquarters n ths signal
corps. goes Moth On tho Arseo. 30 rep "a
10 Washington Tor eramlnaicn ~ signal ener.
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has come, and Ia the greatest city Of tho Union ses
the Union and The state, not themselves IA coisi.n
yet il agreed indoors that the question is fought
the streets. with carnage and destruction. We 6l l.u
pleasant state ~ ings Hs b. auiy reported IN ctand
order ihaf esry Irtshman knci0 hai upon HI1
Ae quay Of Nsao York nc liable 10 Le cA<d on
hiu pass eaytiHork noanp, whae he ,o,i u
Jaasod al the front harc chance n tsH
shot dun manned for hs That N the law II Presl
dent Lincoln his Cabinet and the Congress bo right
u " not the INV will cost few c.tie~ burnt 10 th
ground and few populations dcclmatcd 10 rectfy ih
mistake.
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THr HFAr IN WARRINGTON.
fPro,n fh~ 0s.< 4.m-.

Lac, week was oos q The hot@st mat our .xsns have
cvporenoed lor ofg time The tbsrnola~tsr ssegsged
hlsh - ninciy ote a. rom, and o, ave r. w. was
NtHety.thfee agrees. There searcniy agy winf
sgffg snd 80 best Ns q the tno~t OPPRESSIVE Kind
j. day ~ bar taet sleyer, 4 eshty slsh, Va tir
tlade sEJ 90 tsrifli and nine n the fls
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James Lander private in the Seventy ninth Nov York
state Miita tiiighlmdcrr1, f1r Iong tine
chief clerk IN the headquarters "A tbs signal
corps goes Moth On tho Arseo. 10 rep q
10 Washington for ersminaion ~ sFral enerr
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09
An Apt Illustration.

General Bruce, of Now York, made an apt
illustration, in his speech before the English
ward Union meeting, held at Horticultural
Hall, on Monday evening In speaking of the
position assumed by the politicians who are
endeavoring to mislead the Democratic masses
in regard to national affairs, he said: Sup
pose fellow-citizens the block of buildings be-
low here were to burst into flame our first
impulse would be to rush to the scene, and 20
to work with will to put out the fire, and
save as much Of the property as we could
Perhaps we might all be Mortified to learn
that women and children were yet in that
burning block. 1t would be natural, under
these circumstances, to redouble'our energies
and save them if possible. Y ur steamers,
your hose carriages, your hooks and ladders,
all manned by your brave iremen, would be
there in full activity. No one would stop for
single moment to ascertain what caused the
| fire, whether it was the work of design or the
result of accident. Under circumstances such
as these, what would you think of any class
of men, who might chance to meet short
distance of, in the very presence of the heat
and glare of the conAagation, and pass reso-
buttons, such as these:
ResolUed, That the fire appears to be in
creasing and it is not possible for the fire
men to extinquish it.
Resolped, That we are not in favor of such
fire, and it ought to be put out.
RESOLVED, That fire engine No. !, ought to
take water from plug around the corner,
and, instead of playing big stream on the
burning property, should play on the build
ing on the south side of the way.
Resolued' That the lives of the women and
children in the burning buildings ought to be
saved, but the method adopted by the fremen
to do so does not meet with our appreciation.
ResolDed, That the people are in danger of
losing supply of water from Paramount, un-
less the iremen stop using it so freely to put
out the fire.
Resolced, That we are in favor of putting
out the fire by more conciliatory measures
than throwing water upon it.
1t may be needless to say that this happy
exposition of the position of the conciliatory
Copperheads met with rounds of laughter and
applause. The speaker drew marked dis
tinction between Democrat and Copper
head
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09
GOV. cANNoN.s LETTER.

Below we give the letter of His Excel
lency Gov. Cannon, addressed to the Com
mittee Of Arrangements of the Great Union
Ratification Meeting held at the Cooper
Institute, New York City, on the Both ult
This meeting was one of the largest ever
held in the Empire City, to uphold the
Administration and vindicate the validity
of the Laws. Speeches were delivered by
some of the most prominent men of the
country, and a number of letters were read
from various distinguished personages OF
the Union, amongst which we see quoted
that of Gov. CanDon. We would commend
it to the careful perusal of all Union-loving
men in the State of Delaware. 1t is full
of the patriotic ardor and candor which
the Governor has always felt and express
ed toward the noble cause for which we are
battling, and which the voters should har-
Dor in their minds eye, to guide them in
the good work which they are called upon
to perform, in the coming contest for Rep
resentative in Congress. ~
State Of Deldardre, Erecutiee Department.
DOVER, Sept. 26, 1868.
To Messrs. IL. Smith, John Keyser, A. NJ
Palmer, j. G. Able, S. Shook, John Fitch
Samuel Sinclair, Solomon L. Hull, Com.
mittee Nl
GENTLEMEN. Your letter Of invitation re
questing me to be present at the ratification
meeting to be held at the Cooper Institute t.
confirm the nominations of the Union Conven
ton at Syracuse, has been received.
ltwould give nae pleasure to be with You
but am necessarily prevented.
The loyal men of the country regard witt
intense anxiety the elections in the grea
States of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Every indication of popular sentiment Their
adverse to the Administration is felt as q dis
aster second only to the loss of battle.
Defeat at the polls in the Free States i
the dissolution of the Union. The ballot i
equivalent TO the bullet The one silences tn
traitors at home not less effectively than til
other strikes down our more manly enemie
in the field. Both are necessary and equal,
useful to sustain the Government.
! have the honor to be your obedient ser
want, WILLIAM CANNON.
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09
PARTY DRILL.

We may, beyond question, attribute most
Of the difficulties, and disasters, which our
Government has experienced, through the
course of this atrocious Rebellion, to the
terrible influences of the rigid discipline
of the so-ealled, Democratic Party.
Never did party make SO glaring, yet
50 fatal a mistake, as did the Democratic
party, in resolving, as a party, to oppose
the war in which the Federal Government
is now engaged for the suppression of the
Rebellion. Yet, having opposed the Re
publican party and denounced all who
opposed this modern, n.-Democracy,
as Abolitionists, and Amalgamationists -
and finding the country involved in dread
full, and gigantic war-tby the act of"
the Democratic Demagogues of the South,
and the criminal supineness-a indiffer-
ence--if not, indeed, the more criminal
completely of james Buchanan's Demo-
cratic Administration; the short-sighted
selfish leaders of that corrupt party, could
mot summan up moral courage, and mag
nanimity sufficient to induce them to aid
the Administration Of Mr.. Lincoln, in sup
pressing the rebellion. The great body OF
the Breckenridge Democrats of the loyal
states, the natural allies and supple tools
Of the slayeocracy of the South-early re-
solved to give aid and comfort to the
enemy" True, there are many honorable
exceptions to the rule--but' such eexcep-
tons as only prove the rule" Butler,
lDiekenson, Dix-and many other Brock
INDEPENDENTLY resolved, at the
earliest stage of the war--to stand fast by
the Constitution and the Union-and by
the time honored flag-"the broad stripes,
and bright stars" Of our beloved country.
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09
The PARROT Guns.

The theory of Mr.. PARROT, the inventor of
our best rifed ordnance, is that the larger o
gun having rifle bore is made, the steadier
and truer the ball or shell is sent--indeed, the
accuracy of a rifle is attained. Over twenty
five hundred of these guns have been made
by Mr. PARROT, who furnishes then. at a less
cost than the Government can make them at
its own foundries indeed, supplying them at
a trife above cost, depending upon shells
which he furnishes to the Government for his
profit. He is at present engaged ON FIVE
hundred FOUNDER, and, if successful, viii try
two thousand FOUNDER The celebrated
three hundred pound PARROT gun which GEN
eral Gilmore has, weighs twenty-seven thous-
and pounds. 1t took two thousand men nine
nights to get the monster into position, the
drag-teams breaking down seven nights in
succession, the enemy Smelling the party all
the while and men being killed nightly. No
thing was done with it by day, the gun being
covered with bushes to conceal it from the
enemy's fire. The diameter of the bore is
ten inches, the charge of powder twenty-five
pounds, and the shell that goes out of it is as
I
high as a -four barrel, weighs three hundred
pounds. and contains seventeen pounds Of
mortar powder. The execution of one Of these
shells on Sumter is considered equal to three
200-pound shells. But two of these immense
rihed guns have been made, although twenty
more have been ordered for the Navy. Gem
eral Gilmore, at first, had only one, but ano-
ther has just been sent to him. The 300
Founder, when it exploded, was in charge of
an infantry captain, who had never fred
cannon before in his life. He was cautioned
that some accident would happen if he was
not very careful. On the 25th round, the
shell, containing seventeen pounds of powder
was filled, the percussion fuss was screwed
halfway down, and could not be got any fur
Their, when the captain said, Let it go at
that" The consequence was, that when dis
charged the fire communicated down by the
thread to the shell, causing the latter to ex-
plode before it left the gun, and breaking off
twenty inches of the muzzle. The gun was
repaired and got ready for use again in two
days.
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09
FOR CONGRESS, G
Nathaniel B. Smithers,
OF New Castle County.
VOTERS TAKE HEEDi

MEN OF SUSSEX, AROUSE MEN OF
DELAWARE, ARousEl BE on he alert i!
The foe is at your door, Throw off the
shackles which have been binding you to
the wicked Vaccinations Of the combined
forces Of Copperheadism Show to the
nation that you win no longer submit to
the clamorous cries Of Peace on any terms j.!
Show them that you will, at all hazards,
stand up and yindicate the business of the
Administration and the supremacy of the
Laws! The crisis is at hand You are
called upon to assist in crushing this dire
full Rebellion by your votes. Throw off,
then, the shackles which have enthralled
You and kept you PROSTATE. Make grand
rally, and we shall triumph over these con-
spirators in "sheeps clothing" which shall
be lasting blessing to your future gene
atoms, and consolation to you in the clos
ing days of your earthly pilgrimage.
A Candidate is placed before you in the
person of NATHANIEL B. SMITHERS,
q man who is steadfast and honest, and
every way worthy of your hearty support !:
and it now becomes your bounden duty to
ELECT HIMl Will you, at this trying mo-
ment of your Country's existence, prove
recreant to the promptings Of the just and
noble cause that calls you to this i'm
portant task? Wehope not. Awake, then,
to the stern realities which are before YOU /;
and declare to the world that you are no
miscreant Avenge the many noble mar
tyrs who have fallen on the altar of liberty.
Show to your brothers and sons in arms,
that you are not forgetful of their tolls and
hardships, and that you will, with a united
and overpowering blow, strike down Cop
perheadism, and place your foot on the
yoke Of despotism, with which these vile
traitors would have you bound and we
will then have the assuring glad tidings to
herald througout the world that VICTORY
is oURsl ~
ioo VIII nave a cNhdiuaue placed before
you by the Copperhesds of Delaware, VIII,
will stand on the broad platform of Peace
on-any-terms A candidate who will b.
willing to see Monarchial Government
established over the Southern States; anG
who viii be willing, like Judas Iscariot Of
old, to sell your little Diamond State" to
these conniying traitors of the so-called
Confederate States. They will, no doubt
appear before you in laundering tones, to
excite in your minds the benefits of their
doctrines. Listen not to their sounding
blasts of Immortality; but shun them az
youwould the poisonous reptile which crallt
at your feet. And you will rest assured
thatno stain win remain on your memory
and that you viii not be condemned b,
those who are yindicating your cause oil
many bloody contested battle field.
RALLY THEN, ONE AND ALLu!
And letthe watchword be ''VIvELA AMER
IcAi Nolo and Forcuerl One and ,h,ser
erable!"
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09
LATEST NEWS.
THE WAR IN GEORGIA.
GEN, BURNSIDES FORCES EXPECTING BATTLE.
A FIGHT NEAR CHATTANOOGA.


The Rebels repulsed Nth Great Loss Gene
raj Thomas on the late Battle. Rebel De-
spatches. from Ctdttanooga.- General Braggs
FdiLure--RoSecrdns Considered Formi-
da5le Foe--Rom Of the Rebels at ARderson's
Cross Roads, Tenn.
WASHINGTON, October 5.--A letter from
Dalton, Georgia, dated September Goth, pub
lished in theRichmond Dispatch of Saturday,
says:
The over-sanguine multitude will be some
what disappointed to know that the chance of
General Bragg taking General Rosecran's
army is no easy job. Although his losses
have been heavy, he has yet very formidable
army. hu
CIEcINNATI, Oct. 5.--A despatch to the
Commercial, dated Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 4th,
says Colonel Carter has taken position at
Bulbs Gap The rebels still hold Greenvlle,
and are said to have been strongly reinforced.
Decisive results are expected in the East.
Bayard and Woolford are still In our advance
below Loudon, skirmishing with the rebel
cavalry.
| General Hascall is in command Of the 23d
Army Corps. This, with the fact that the
rebel cavalry have attacked McMinnville, is
construed to mean a formidable flank cavalry
movement to cut Rosecrans' lines and isolate
Burnside. 81 ~ ii-
Officers direct from Chattanooga say both
armies are busy fortifying, and their pickets
are close together and skirmishing daily.
On the 18th ult., the rebels attacked our
right, but were repulsed after fight of two
hours, with considerable loss. A large num-
Der of prisoners were taken, all of whom ex-
pressed disappointment at the result of the
Chickamauga battles. They say their losses
were enormous, in killed far exceeding ours
Five hundred wounded men have been ex-
changed on each side, but no officers.
The two armies were still confronting each
other, at last accounts, at Chattanooga
Rosecrans, it is said, has established three
lines in front of the town, and it is also re-
ported that Bragg is certifying Missionary
Ridge.
The Richmond Examiner, Oct. 2, says;
d ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 30.-Trains have ar
rived here from Chickamauga station, bring
ing such; of our wounded as will bear removal.
About $500 remain in field hospitals, who
are too severely injured to endure transporta-
ton. aa .vBt.gs
A flag Of truce was sent in yesterday by
General Rosecrans. "a was ssasf
General Bragg has consented to an exchange
of the wounded. : ~ tra "a sa-r
There is no change in the condition of affairs
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09
AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.

The year that is drawing towards its close
has been filled with the blessings of fruitful
fields and healthful skies. To these bounties,
which are SO constantly enjoyed that we are
prone to forget the source from which they
come, others have been added, which are of
such an extraordinary nature that they can
not fail to penetrate and soften the heart
which is habitually insensible to the ever
watchfal providence of Almighty God
In the midst of civil war of uneoualed
magnitude and severity, which has sometimes
seemed to provoke the aggression of foreign
States, peace has been preserved with all ma
tons, order has been maintained, the laws
have been respected and obeyed, and hamony
has prevailed everywhere ceptin the theatre
of our military conflict while that threatre
has been greatly contracted by the advancing
armies and nayies Of the Union. ,.s
Needful diversionsof wealth and of strength
from the fields ofespeaeeful labor to the Ma
tional defence have not arrested the pillow, the
shuttle or the ship. The axe has enlarged
the borders Of our settlement and the mines
are full Of iron and coal and of the precious
metals and have yielded even more abund-
antly than heretofore. ~
Population has steadily increased, notwith-
standing the waste that has been made in the
camp, the seige and the battlefield; and the
country, rejoicing in the consciousness of aug
mented strength and vigor, is permitted to
expect a continuance of vears with q Largo in
crease Of freedom. g..f. .ft n.
No human council hath devised, nor hath
anymortal hand worked out these great things.
They are the gracious gifts of the Most High
God, who, while dealing with us in anger for
our sins, has, nevertheless, remembered mer-
cy. 1t has seemed to me fit and proper that
they should be solmnly, rsverently and CRATE
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09

The Detroit Adpe'tizer, after stating that
during thunder storm on Sunday afternoon,
a young lady, named Dunn, was killed by
Lightning, adds; ''About the time of the oc-
currence a fash of lightning struck the bayo-
net Of gun in the hands of soldier in
sentry box at the barracks, running down the
barrel .splintering it into several pieces,
without doing any injury to the soldier except
to stun him rather severely. After having
his gun so unceremoniously snatched out of
his hand, the soldier stepped from the sentry
box and called Corporal of the Guard? post
No. 3" Pretty good soldier to stand such q
" fire" as that, and coolly perform his duty in
calling his officer. He had joined the service
only a few days before as a recruit for the
9th regiment He'll do tofght rebels,".,s
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09


The Examiners editorial says; "There is
no fighting at Chattanooga. Loose kilograms
from irresponsible parties would have us be
lfevc that Bragg had cut Rosencran's COM
munications, holding Lookout Mountain and
the road to Nashville, &C.; but, from Bragg
failure to resume tho offensive, we fear there
is TOO much truth in Rosecrans' despatch to
hisGovernment that he held an .impregnable
position 1t is said Burnside has succeeded
in reinforcing him, and we have no reason to
doubt it. Burnside left Jonesborolo long enough
ago to have accomplished the march. Imboden
has recently made descent upon the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, with the design Of
obstrueting the passage of the reinforcements
to Rosecrans, but, sad to say, he was. q day
too late" a. ga
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09
CORRECTION.

In our last issue, in noticing the letters
Of Judge Layton, to Ayres Stockley, Esq,
@small typographical error occurred which,
we suppose our readers would readily cor.
rect for themselves-that was, we said
"the great objects of which letter" (of the
Elders letter. seem to be "pure" II
should read "seem to be to prooe," &c
We fancy, that, to those who have seen
and read this Letter of an Elder Of an
Old School Presbyterian Church"-there
would not "seem to be- anything very
"pure."
The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09
A Fight i'm Tennessee.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE lsT DIVISION OF Co
vALRY, NEAR DUNLAP, Tenn, Oct. 3.-Colonel
Edward NJ. McCook, with the LIST Wisconsin
and I'd Indiana Cavalry, attacked Wheeler's
rebel force of 1000, at Auderson's Cross
Roads, yesterday, and whipped them badly,
killing 100, taking 81 prisoners, recapturing
all the Government property, including sOy
mules, and also the prisoners taken from our
train. Among the prisoners is major OF
Wheeler's staff, and commander of his escort;
major of Gen. Martins staff; Col. Russell,
commanding brigade, and nine other officers.
The enemy was completely routed.