The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-10-09
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SANDY Hook Oct

The Persia. from Liverpool 10th and
Queenstown 9th, las arrived.
The Rhine oyeItlowed about 7 feet along
the line of Lyons Country submerged
along the banks.
The pirates Alabama, Georgia and Con
rad had visited the pert Of Cape OF Good
Hope, and had captured and bonded sev
eral vessels. The steamer Vanderbilt left
st. Helena Aug 90 IN pur.uit. The Ala
bama h ad captured 56 prizes,
Mason's letter 10 Russell on withdraw
ing from London was published. 1t
quotes Davis Instructions, saying he be
lleyes the British Government is deter
mined to decline friendly overturss. and
will not receive Minister. Ii is there
fore ~ longer consistent with the dignity
Of the Confederate Government for Mason
to remain.
The Polish question is unchanged, It
ia reported that Baron Gros informed Earl
Russell that it WAS the opinion Of the
French Government, relative to the Polish
negotiations, tina. i: is preferable 10 close
uts!ess discussion.
New YORK, Oct I.
A dispatch from the army of the Po-
,omac 4,h to the H5rald, saws that about
g FIVE o'clock to day, rebel messengers, in
the shape Of shells, pail us a visit. The
& firing was Oh our extreme left in the di,
rection Of SomerviIe Ford and ms we
treated them with silent contempt, they
shortly gave up the amusement.
4ribunes Gtspaich--A private in the
Second Corps was shot in the woods, in
. side OF our lines, near Raccoon Ford, ty
rebel, on Friday lasj.
Five rebels were captured. One artiI-
iery private reported that he was arrested
ny rebels within mile and half Of Gen
Meade headquarters iobbel and released
1t IS stated that some time ago the citi
zens Of Loudon and Fairfax counties had
pclitioued eff. Davis 10 have Mosbv re.
moved from that region, as the horses
that he captured did not compen~.ttv e.. e..
horses taken and damage done bv the
Union troops in pursuit OF him.
To this jeff Davis and Gen Stuar: re-
.ponded tina, the people could not see
good done by Mo>bY with lis men, which
was keeping s large force of the enemy
employed around Washington, which
nigh, otherwise he empIoved elsewhere.
A Paris letter to the World saws the
pirate Florida is being repaired by gov
. ernment engineers and iaborers at the
Government deck When she goes to sea
sie will salute the French FLAG, and i; il
arpsdy publicly stated tha, the Confeder-
ate sts'ea will he officially responded to
Three Federal vessels OF war are on the
watch outside, and The chances Of an ac-
Ion are imminent. It is reported that
the Florida will leave Brest during the
present v /. This is not true. She will
leave the dock bu, not the port. In the
meantime she may be joined by one or
two formidable colleagues.
The Post says we have a report. ap,
psrently on good authority, that the head
quarters Of Gen. Gilmore had been remov-
ed from Morris Island to Folly Island
The continued sinking of the beach on
Morris Island has rendered the removal Of
the federal headquarters, the body of the
troops and the material, measure Of con.
venience, while there are sanitary reasons
which would ultimately be controlling.
CHICAGO, Oct. 7.
the IEre"ing Journal has information
ty nasseno..rs Just from New Orleans,
that Frsnkiins CO.'S was rePul,ed in an
stack on Bra,hear LIt7 Afterwards
2rd's corps, the l3th, attacned and CONS
f,ie,ey defeated the rebels No par'lcu>
lats or dates given. 1t is said that 'en.
Sherman. at Memphis. has received oflicia.
information Of the rfflir.
Louisville, Oct. 6
The Nashville Dipatch to-6qy saws the
rebels burned the sairoai bridge at Stparts
Greek md another over Stone River afet
the capture Of McMnnyiils hy the rebels
under Wheeler They burned ono loco
motive and ten cars and took anumber Of
raiiroai men ~ prisoners
Subsequently Col. McCook with bri-
gade OF Federal cavalry attacked them
there scattering them in every direction.
The rebels left behind Al. the prisoners
they hal taken mi several hundred horses.
MrCook killed and wounded one nun
dred and twenty-five and took unety pris-
oners.
On sunday morning tn. 'CoEf-d-ra'e>
appeared before Murfree,boro. driving .he
Fedgrals into their eu,reuchneuts ana
threatening the town. Alter DESTROYING
the railroad bridge crossing a fork OF Stone
river. about three miles distant. II i. SUP
po>cl they Tetirc:.