The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-18

ssissry "a Win severe panshnsnt On he 2lst inst
VS. asSoysd BY BY 5ssS 1sssss q Jackson anss shsy
were far advanced for retreat and routed with
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Asen Aundrod who attempted the passage bus abon
one hundred and Afsy are believed 70 have escaped
Maryland at wnliamsport and probably already
established his headquarters Al that point.
perfectly successful campaign with the aid Of Gen Jcn
kns) by which the enemy, after being beaten in series
Of battles with heavy oss IN killed wounded and prison
Ind. reached In their flight the lower waters the
kanawha and The VI sher forces Ia probably by
this time the other side q the Ohio river thus leaving
force than small parties in the extreme northwest In
The neIghborhOOd OF Wheeling.
Signal sriumphs have Illustrated our arms IN me valley
Of the Mississippi Ny last despatch announced that Gen.
Bragg had commenced . movement which was expected
70 berae Tennessee from the presence Of the invaders
After long and laborious march OF over 400 mies nc
crossed uninterrupted by the enemy from Tupelo IN MS
sissippi " Chattanooga In Tennessee. Cavalry cxped
daring leadership Of Col Morgan ana Gen
Forrest were despatched into kentucky and Tennessee
which attacked the enemy at their different cncaRp-
ments and dcpos Of supplies Their eommnnlcati1 on
soyed camps captured and several thousands OF 'air
troops made prisoners. The epemy's army At Cumbor-
land Gap about 10 900 sfang was closely Invested its
supplies cut on and they were forced to abandon their
position in the night and are now neeing through kon
lucky holly by forces under General Carter
Stevenson, who IL capturing their struggling bands a.
be- reach them. This army Of tho enemy may
b considered As nearly snniiiased MAJOR General KIRBY
reached Richmond defeated and utterly routed an army
Of 10 GOO men, under General Nelson, on the 30th Of
August (the very day OF General Lees grand victory
at Munsseas). The ercmy's army was absolutely
destroyed, not mo than Two Or three thousand fagi
tyes escaning from the natte field. The whole Of
the arms taken this battle used 10 the Ken
tuckias uhs joining us e., -ds, and no doubt ~ en-
tertaned that that great stoo IS a. las. permanently
Kentucky by another line, and, leaving Nashville and
Bowling Green to hts left arrived at s where
t.tt,.lsg
ibrs pros ding arms for further reinorcements Of Ken
tckans These operations, by cutting oil General ue
from hs base have forced that officer 10 evacUate Nash
vile and thus only Is the Whole state Tennessee
restored TO oar posseson with The exception VI small
removed from the line Of the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad 10 the banks OF the Ohio. We are ia daily
pectation of the news Of the capture Of Louisville
The contrast between present condition and that
which existed ninety days ago seems almost magical In
OF having the invader IN tho heart Of country
with capital closely invested by arrogant and
fdsnt foe our entire frontier from the Atlantic The
Mississippi, with few insignificant exceptions, is re-
posing in peace behind the protection Of our victorious
proportions Of the rebellion s changed into discordant
cano for protection arising from Ohio and
and terror ana confusion reign In CINCINNATI and Harris
burg and Philadsphis. No greater or more striking
proof Of che change Of spirit at the North can be present
Ian in which after falsely claiming victory on the l7h
ines ho actually felicates his government that "Penn
q lvan,a y saie The .swspaps.s q Ssw York TO-
States 70 that city on the II Is exposed to cap
ture IN Philadelphia.
accompanying documents. including tho measures taken
for tho OPPRESSION of the enores threatened by the
TO inform You that some seventy Of GeDera Pope's Ola
GERS including General Prince, were captured by General
jackson at the battle q Cedar run soon after the issue
Of tho Presidents realiaory ORDER and were excepted
out or the exchange OF prisoners Of and bold IN close
custody This wholesome severity produced tbs desired
effect, and Official assurances from the enemy that
General Popes order longer orce and that he
had been removed from his command, the captured on
that in some Of The EDesh Journals the facts have been
strangely perverted And the action Of the President cen
sured wanting In humanity. IL desirable that some
The facs The confinement Of ,he oRcers notwiihstand-
ing the threat Of great rgor was the same that Of all
exercised towards them than refusal parole them
exchange till Popes murderous orders were set aside
not % s . Sn ss s -
enemy during the present campaign, and TO which history
furnishes parallel except the disastrous retreat from
out any prsiension 10 exact accuracy 10 reduced much
below what Is believed % b the real state Of tho
enemys own confessions. Ths list ncndee not only The
killed, wounded and pris0uere but the osses Of thu
enemy by sickness (which WAS truly terrib) and do
4 MnflellAn's army 100000
mon. was after wards reinforced to 1855 900, and
i.si with a remnan: Of about % ooo mon
g. The armies Of Banks, Milroy, Mcdowell. ''''
shields. and Fremont in She battles OF thsvsllsy
l. HsIiscKs army in the West, originally go 900
was reduced by battles. at Shiloh and elsewhere,
by sickness and desertion, 70 less Than 100000
men, but let the loss be stated 81 only 100 900
O. On the coasts Of North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida and Louisiana, principally by
o. In North and Sou,hw esisrn Vrapia ....:.. 1000
J. In the battles Of Eoonsocrc and sharpsburs> $4,000
s. In the surrender Of Harper Fcrry...... II ,Oo0
y. In the battle Of Boteer's Mills ...... -. 26C0
10. In the army Of General Morgan, at Cumberland
H. In the battle Of Richmond. kentucky 100
H. In the surrender Of Aunfordsville 5000
ID. In the campaigns OF Morgan and Forrest, and
other partisan leaders In Kentucky and Tennes-
"a In The trans lssiss,ppi campaign, including WV
partisan warfare IN Missouri and Arkansas -. as ot
Total. $40 800
what general officers included but In the single
tie Of sharpsbg, OF 10th and 18th instant eleven gene
rsis Of the enemy were killed or wounded, among then
four major generals.
enclose you, for information copy Of despatch sent
TO Mr. Mann on the subject OF recent convention DO
tween the United States and the King Denmark rela
tive to Africans captured from slsvers sea- may be
well to have an eye 70 the movements Of the enemy
the disposal OF slaves captured from people, aud you
will perceive by the Instructions TO Mr. Mama whs, ar
the president's views this interesting matter.
received, on the 10Th yniy the duplicate OF letter oil
Mr. Rost, resgning his office, aud informing the depart
ment that he was about tosave Madrid and had condsd
the books and papers OF the legation for safe Keeping
Madrid. This letter dated the 2sih Nav aud e no.
thing IL said in II in relation Mr.. Walker Fsarn the
Secretary OF legation Infer that the original
Inned by letter Of resignation from Mr. Fearn also
but such letter has reached the department are
requested 10 ascertain whetber Mr. fearn has resigned
and contrary 10 the inference drawn from Judge Rost
oter he has not done So the Prsident that you
intimate 70 him, in the manner best adapted avoid
woundng his feelings, that the departure Mr. sost
under the circumstances and his oos,ng up the aga
ton NJ Madrid have put cod 81 Mr. Fearn
Secretary 70 Madrid and that his office has been
vacated. am, sir, respectfully your obedeu servant
p. BENJAMIN, Secretary Of STATE
Mr.. BENJAMIN TO Mr.. MANN.
NO. y. DEPARTMENT or SraTY,
RICHMOND, August IL, 1862. (
Hos. A. prpilr Mann, Sc., Brussels, Belgium
SR-We are Informed that AMI ement bias been
recently consudsd between the Of the United
States and that q Denmark for transferring the Danish
colon In tho West Indies Africans who be captured
from slavsrs and brought into the United States We
not informed Of the precise terms Of this agreement and
can, VI course, have no objection 70 oerto les
confined 10 the class 81 persons above Designated the,
h t. Africans released BY the United states from vesscs
engaged IN the slave trade 10 violation Of laws and
treaties.
has, however been suggested 70 the President thai
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