The New York herald., 1863-10-24
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Now York, Saturday. October "A, 1869.
THE SITUATION.


General Meade has returned to his command
after an apparently satisfactory interview with
the President. 1t is said that the General made
frank statement concerning the peremptory in
structions lately received by him to compel General
Lee to accept fight, which not having been able
to carry out to the letter, he declared himself
President declined to entertain any such PROPOSE.
ton, and General Meade has accordingly gone
back to his post.
1t is rumored that General Lee has sent two
more divisions to support General Bragg, and that
he is Withdrawing the rest Of his forces behind the
Notifications at Fredericksburg. The Orange and
Alexandria Railroad has already been repaired
one mile beyond Bristoe Station. Forces are en-.
gagged day and night Yin repairing the damages
done'by the enemy. General Greggs cavalry ad.
vanced on reconnaissance yesterday within two
miles Of the Rappahannock and returned to camp
without finding the enemy.
There are no indications whatever of general
engagement. Our total losses In killed, wounded
and prisoners, in the recent desultory campaign,
is estimated at about one thousand i've hundred.
Our news from North Carolina to-day Is interest.
ing. It was said that Governor Vance was offered
the next Presidency Of the confederacy at late
meeting of the Southern Governors held at
Richmond, If he would undertake to keep the
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the Union. We shall see what Governor Vance
can accomplish in this respect. The Raleigh
Standard has resumed publication on its old prin-
ciples of opposition to JEFF. Davis government.
The inhabitants Of the northeastern counties Of
North Carolina who have resisted successfully the
rebel conscriptien, with the aid of our troops,
now almost to man repudate the rebel govern.
ment and ask for the protection Of the Union
forces, and the establishment of military posts at
Edenton and Elizabeth City.
We have files Of Richmond papers to the 2lst..
containing news from Northern and Southern vir-
ginia, Eastern Tennessee, Chattanooga, Charles
ton and Arkansas. The falling back of the rebel
army under Lee Is attributed to the failure Of sup
plies, that part of the State being reduced to
the condition Of a desert. The railroad
track from Manassas to the Rappahannock
Is reported to be so badly damaged that our army
cannot repair it in a month. The rebels acknowl-
edge loss at Catlett's Station of five pieces Of
artillery and five hundred killed and woyaded,
with three generals-Cook, Posey and Kirkland
wounded.
There has been change of rebel generals at
Chattanooga, D. II. Hill being relieved of the
command Of his corps, which is given to John c.
Breckenridge. An address to the army has been
issued by Jefferson Davis, which we publish.
From Charleston the report is, everything very
quiet" French war vessel, the Tisphone, had
gone up to the city. Another Monitor had joined
the feet.
Another invasion Of Missouri, under General
Price, Is reported to be in contemplation.
One Of the Richmond papers. in an article en-
titled, 1.-THE War and the Prospects" intimates
that we can have peace on very easy terms.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
Tho steamship Etna, from Queenstown on the
18th Of October, passed Cape Race yesterday
morning. on her voyage to New York. She has
four hundred and sixty passengers.
Our news agent at Cape Race boarded the Etna
and obtained . summary Of her news, which is two
days later Il has been telegraphed from st.
Johns. Newfoundland, and is published in the
HERALD to-day.
The Laird rebel rams were guarded by force
OF British marines, placed on board by govern
ment order. Tho London Times says there is no.
thing =" certain' determined about the rams. They
viii not, however, be permitted to slip of" like
tho Alabama.
The Paris correspondent Of the London Post
says that Napoleon has no intention of recogniz.
Ing the erebcl oonfederacy.
There II nothing new from Poland.
Queen Victoria had made her re.eutry into pub.
iio life.
The drain Of gold from the Bank Of France con.
finued.
A Russian decree. Incorporating the govern
ment of the Angustaroro district Of the Longs
provinces with the empire, had been issued, and
General Mouravief was appointed Governor.
The government Of Spain was well supported ai
the recent elections.
SWEDEN had dsclnVl 70 sign treaty Of alliance
with Denmark.
The Great Eastern ID TO be relieved By the