New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-24

erance and homeless refugees pine for the hour when your
victorious arms .ha their family shelters from which
they been driven and forced 10 take TO vndcate
which heritage purchased by the blood Of your revol
but the alternative Of being slaves Of submission
dSpos n u;ppasn Of & of @ which 'r
All which a manly breast patriot, OF exas
hero present TO stimulate sustain You Noby have you
redeemed your pledges given in the of Freedom ohe
memory OF your ancestos aud the rights Of you poseIly
sy viii soae of yo" sosh m
future you have made IN the past and continuous
which REJECTS every af variance with the pnh
service unworthy oi the holy in which you are
United are IN destiny. obedience and
dial cooperation essential. There IL higher doy than
that which requires and render s what due
aae, station ne VINO SOW. the seed Of dso"'n' AL" ''
To your galanry aud icude you crown th' bs'
with due subodna'ion and cheerful 'uppo Of lawful
When the shah be ended the highest need of pru'
T ss c %. IN ySrc"n to 20 the " server he has
er-d And the btiec' sefTcprosch which may hereafter
selfish prevail his desire for The public good
ervsnily hope that this crocious unju.tly wseed
against country may end and that with the blessing
peace You may yonr homes and useful pur
sas; and pray our Heavenly Father may cover yod with
pips we ''''''' '''' W" 'O'' JEFFERSON pivis.
Several passages Of the address have been mared in
the transmission. The coTyist has given the best
transcription the telegram admits Of
HIS SPEECH AT SELMA.
SELMA, Oct. lS.-Prcsidcnt Davis arrived
here this evening and Wac welcomed by the citizens en-
masse. An immense crowd gathered In front of tho
hotel The President congratulated the people meet
inc them under such favorable circumstances and
spoke in glowing terms Of The galantry " Alabarnians
every battle He said IL the non conscripts of
Alabama wond gather their guns and SO 10 the rescue
by guarding Courtand and other points, thereby re-
lieving regular soldiers who now from necessity
discharging that sort Of duty such blows would be-
dealt the enemy he would find il difficult 10 recover
from In his "a ay
the gallant men and officers who are carrying ont the
paD Of the noble Lougsir,ct under the supervision OF
In this way the President was confident that Rose
Grams could be- crushed o dust II only by force OF
that the Yankees could he brought TO reason ana
their plans for suhjugaiion dofeated Sell reliance
and energy now our duty. We should not look To
Europe for aid for such not TO be expected now Our
only alternative was 10 sustain ourselves with renewed
energy and determination and little sacrifice upon
the part Of the people and the rcsiden; firmly believed
that Spring wogd the invader driven from our
borders. Then farmers. who now refugees. could
return TO their families and pursue their business unds
turbed heretofore IL fact. lie believed that tho de-
feat Of Kosecrans wond practically end the war.
GEN. HILL sUpERsgpED-TLOoD IN TnB TEN
NESsRE.
MISSIONARY RIDE, Oct. 17.-ticn. ID. II. Hill
has been relieved from duty. and himself and stah
ordered report to Gen. Cooper at Richmond for duty
Gen. Brrckinrd,-c has been put In command Of tie
corps recently COMMANDED by Gen. Hill
The recent heavy ras have Produced freshct in the
Tennessee River. The valley Of Chattanooga is one
sheet Of water. The bridges over Chickamnnga and
Cha.ooga creeks have been swept away by the food
The Tennessee If still rising.
MISSIONARY RIDGE Oct. ls.-for the first time II
four days blessed with sunshine. The flooded
creeks gradually reccding and the bridges rap
idly bcingrepsred.
Tie enemys pon,oons were swept away again. md
the tIestle bridge above the .oun submerged.
Gen. Adams brought out under "A hag 81 truce
today His wound il doiEg wei ana his arm VIII b.
saved.
Sieger. corp is reported to have been a, Stevenson
Oh The ith inst.
PROM CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 1.-THE firing from our
hatte-ic. confines. No reply from the ensmy boat
fiom the French corvette 1sephoDc Captain DE Man
ysux off the bar up to the city this afternoon u
con nnunicste with the French Consul She len New
York Toy Charleston Saturday. 10Th inst
CHanIsslus Oct. Is--Ths ia the hSndrsdh dny Of
the siege. Everything is very quiet. Tie weather is
delightful
Our batteries keep up their usual frc, the enemy
making no response II IL believed however, ESin
close scouting and reconnaissance that they VIII open
one shortly ,,
has been in leaking condition since the torpedo
xposion md that her pumps are Kept constantly wofk
trr to keep her free. some reports say that Glasse
and Sullivan still prisoners on board TIE ironsides
and are treated kindly having been paroled and given
the liberty If the ship. The enemy award them great
credit for courage and Gudaciiy. ~
Commander Dcmariyaux. Of the French shp Itl'
uhone now in thin city il reported 10 be cousin u the
Emperor Napoleon. Tie Isiphone Will probably come
rCp.Rrr rsrox Oct eO-Our batteries kept mp brisk
FIRE upon tie Yankees. who appeared in much larger
force Than usual at Gregg and Wagner. Another Mon
itor from tie North has Joined the neet making hsc IN
ALL The Ircnsdes. for thc hr't tiinc since the aaos
noon evidently making trial Of her machinery Naval
officers xho watched her closely she has been con
sderaby iiehened. most probably Tor the purpose oi
sailing North.
PROM MISSISSIPPI.
nvy,nr.r Oc, IA column OF cavalry
and infantry reported 1900 strong crossed the Big
Black few days since at bridgeport moving out 'o-
ward Canton were met yesterday by our forces near
brownsville where light artillery night occurred Our
frccs have fallen back "a few miles. A general engage
Inent is looked for.
IBv telegraph from Fcrr-'s Monroe.
FROM III. Richmond Dispaich. Uciob,r2l
CuARLRsTOS. Oct 2I.-Our batteries have
,cnt nm br.k fire upon ths Yankees. who appear IN
much larger force than usual a. Gregg ana wagner
Another monitor from the North has pihed the meet
making I'VE in all The 1ronsdes, for the nrst time
SINCE tLe attack upon her steamed around Cummings
Point this afternoon evidently making tral OF her
machinery
SHALL RICHMOND b. STARVED?
On this question the people OF this city will
be called on 70 vote next Tuesday The Extorlion bi
it, If the people neglect 20 vote and thus allow the
hin 10 pass they will howl FOR food when Ia too Late to
apply remedy
PRICE MARCHING on LITTLE ROCK.
Gen. Price with force Of 10000 men Is
marching OH Little Rock with only about 600 Fed
erals in his front. Gen. T. hrDy Snlth says Iflee ID
y" "'' from The Richmond Disps'ch, Oct. 2l
FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
The adyices yesterday developed nothing
new in the condition Of affairs in Northern virginia.
Since the great chase given the Army OF Meade, our
forces have been quietly resting in their camps waiting
for the cnemy to make the next demonstration
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.