The New York herald., 1863-10-30
TRIPLE SHEET.
New York, Friday. October 80, 1899.

New York. Friday, October 80, 1868.
THE SITUATION.
The only news from General Meades army is,
that the work on the repairs of the Orange and
Alexandra Railroad is going on briskly under the
protection of strong force. The rebels made
demonstration the day before yesterday against
the Sixth Army corps and drove in their pickets,
but proceeded no farther.
There was rdmor in the city yesterday that the
people of Richmond had risen in insurrection
against the authorities, released the Union prison.
ers, seized tho arsenas and held the rebel capital
IN their control. These rumors have not up to this
time received any positive confirmation, but the
desperate condition of want and privation to
which the citizens have been reduced might war.
rant the truth of some disturbance at almost any
moment.
There are some lively movements going on in
the vicinity of Chattanooga. The enemy have
been driven from the ridge of mountains on the
Eleventh Ohio, under Colone Stanley who crossed
In pontoon boats which be Hoated down the
ttreem to Browns ferry. The enemy was thus
Aanked, and their withdrawal from Lookout Noun
tain rendered almost indispensable. The com.
munication between Chattanooga and Bridgeport
will now be opened Immediately.
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Island-Gregg and wagner-together with two
Monitors, opened fire on Forts Sumter and John
son on Monday at eleven o'clock in the morning
and continued until dusk. The batteries threw in
that time one hundred shots, and the Monitors one
,buadred and sixty. The rebels responded from
Fort Moultrie.
We give to-day numerous extracts from the
Southern journals to date Of the 9th. They de.
vote much comment to the seizure Of the rebel
rams In England, and affect to regard them az but
small loss to the confederacy, while at the same
time the disappointment created by the act Of the
British government is very poorly concealed, and
Lord Russell comes in for fair share of vitupera-
tion.
JEFF. Davis arrived at Mobile on Saturday last,
and reviewed the troops there. It is denied by
the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph that Mr.. A. H. ste-
phens has gone to England, but asserts thsa he is
still at his residence in Crawfordsvile, where he
has been for many months past.
Our correspondence from New Orleans feveals
curious and interesting plans of the rebels in
Texas. which will be found illustrated in the map,
which accompanies the history.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The Germanla. from SOUTHAMPTON on the 2lst
and the City of Washington from Queenstown on
the 22d instant passed Cape Race yesterday on
their way to New York. They xsss s. boarded y By
our agent at that point, and q SUMMARY OF their
news-which isfour days later-telegraphed from
Newfoundland, appears in the HERALD to-day.
v The rebel privateer neet-consistng of the Ala.
bama, Georgia and Tuscaloosa-was cruising of
and around the Cape Of Good Hope.
Captain Semmes, of the Alabama, had sold his
prize, the Sea Bride.
The United States steamer Vanderbilt was re.
pairing in simon's Bay semmes, of the Alabama,
acknowledged that he was afraid Of the Wander.
bilt, by stating that he would try to avoid an en-
gagement with her, and If she bockaded his vessel
in simon's Bay that he would use all means to
elude her, as he did the San Jacnto at Martinique
The Vanderbilt is, he said, so Every much faster"
than the Alabama, that IL once engaged with the
former he could not get away from her.
, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered an address
In Exeter Hall on the goth inst, before an inn
menss assemblagc, and, although there were
some slight manifestations Of dissent, they were
quickly drowned in the intense applause with
which Mr.. B. was greeted throughout his remarks.
Two divisions Of Russian infantry with several
batteries OF artillery, had been ordered to Poland
o. rcinforcements to the army Of the Gar.
The Black sea Hotilla Of Russia was being fully
equipped.
All ofncials Of Polish descent residing in Poland
have been replaced by Russians.
| A revolutionary band OF Poles had been com
pletely cut or near Lubln.
The Hotel de Mile, at Warsaw, was burned BY
1ncendiaries.
[ sThe Paris Morite,r says that the movements n
the Caucasus "are very serious"
I The Paris Pays says that England and austria
were negotiating for an Identical note on the Po.
lsh question. France did not the Pays alleges,
participate In the negotiations, as France win ad.
Der TO every act which satisfies public opinion In
Eu ope, and Is in accord with existing circum-
e.ar es."
The statements of the Vienna press agree in the
moin with that Of the Paris Pays.
large body Of Danish troops was to be masset
or ne Southern frontier OF Schleswig.
he Ionian Islands are 70 be annexed TO Greece
immcdistely.
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