The New York herald., 1863-09-27
'rIIE, SITUATION.

although " the details cannot be stated. The
rebel army has not attempted to molest Genera,
4. ''ccrons in lis present position, and Col Wilder
of ~ cavalry force. reports matters in tic from,
Ia he more favorable. He says Long streets men
arrvcs lin the cars while the battle was opening.
ghe erd ge over the Tennessee river at Bridgeport
Is to he ebuit. and will thereby open railroad
communlcs, ION between the North, via Nashville
end Chatham 'oga. 1t is reported At Nashville
that General Burnside has reached the point
where he w,s expected to prevent the flank
movement of The enemy; and it is rumored at
Washington that 'eneral Burnsde's resignation
mae neen accepted. and that General Hooker has
bcrn er,l red TO assum his command.
The special report ON our correspondent in
he field with General Ro secrans is published in
or columns to-day, accomI 1anied by correct dia-
grams of the positions of tn 9 contending armies
on both the first and second &iays of the battle.
The account will be found yer, interesting, con-
aiming it does the full details of tie three days
dyh'ing.
The United States steam transport Daniel Web
ner which arrived 1T this port last evening, reports
chat when passing Matthias Point on the 24th
instant, all the buildings at that place were dis
covered to be on fire. Four Union gunboate and
one transport were lying of the port. TIE DC
;a's Of the affair were not asccrtaned
-. EUROPEAN NEWS.
The steamship Anglia. which left Galway on the
'i5pi instant arrived ut Boston yesterday AFTER
aocn She touched at st. Johns, Newfoundland,
~ 4sr voyage, and there left our parcels OF Euro
reat journals. 80 that our files have not come to
aand. The telegraph wires to that point appear
TO aaze been out of order for some days. Conse-
,nr,ly our report of the ne1s-which is two days
,isaer-A coufned to our dispatches from Boston.
Nc.co,,,,acyca or financial advices have been re.
sce'sedtby the Anglia.
IL ,s, sad that Earl Russcrs written message to
Ml il ard contained positive ORDER that the
Angs ,rebel iron rams should not leave his yard
with out an "ample explanation as to their desti'
um5 on"
he privateer Alabama As expected to visit the
~ rt oi Cherbourg. France.
This Maritime Prefect Of Brest opposed the
seizure Of the Florida. it is said, on the ground OF
preserving the inviolability Of the port.
The Paris Constitutional was to reply 70 The
shelter accorded to the Florida, asserting ,sL the
Emperor's government has observed the rules Of q
'strict neutr ality'' in the war. ssr =;
The Russian authorities In Poland were enforc-
ing the mos, rigorous measures agains, the peo-
pie. The gates Of Warsaw had been closed for
ten days against all ingress and egress. Two
hundred Of the inhabitants OF the city were trans
ported to Siberia. Enormous fines were levied ou
h.. ,pciept prov;ncpa of the kingdom
FThe King Of Prussia was 10 forward separate
reply 10 each one of the princes who signed the
late joint letter on German affairs to him at Frank
fort.
The King OF Italy had Withdrawn the exequatur
srom all the Pontifcal Consuls in the cities of the
new kingdom, in reprisal for tie course pursued
by the Papal government towards bis Consul in
Rome.
Vienna journal denies that Austria would ally
ierself with France. to the extent of q war with
i,ussia on the Polish question.
King George or Greece had s'rned the agree
ment settling the right Of succession TO his new
throne.
The official report Of the income revenue 0
Great Britain for 81 has the following item-
There was a large increase in the export 9
British spirits last year to the West Coast {
Africa. TO italy and to Turkey. With the las
country IL is the creation Of new trade, and
owing 20 sLe war in America having stopped III
pupres from that corn'ry.n
sIsCELLANgcWj WEw6
n steamship Nor Stsy Captain Jones. fro
Asp.cwai,. arrived st thisport yesterday, with 81
Pacific mails and passengers and t277,65 in trc
sure froi1 California.
. Mir William N. Brown, the keeper OF the Pewt'
slug saloon in Nassau street, opposite the Gil
r, Ia, fxnn ~
Dlace OF business, by one-lcgged returned volu
.eer named james II. Nixon. and died in sho
time after. An s'coun, Of the ARRAY Is given
another column.
The writ Of habeas corpus issued by jude
xgerke. in the Suprcme Court, for jeremiah Wa
d,ngton, was dismissed yesterday the Unite
States Marshal having made return that II
petitioner was not in his custody. waddington
In Font Lafayette on charge OF eEticng a So
der 70 desert.
The supervisors Committee on Claims have d
cided thot they have no right by law to allow p
cuniary rehei to parties who sustained bodily
juries during the late riots. There are quite nul
ber OF widows who have put in claims for the 10
oftheir husbands and this de ecision will be hca
blow 10 tlem.
The concert in the Park yesterday afterno,
vas attended by very large assemblage Of Wis
ors. notwithstanding thai ibo breeze was vel
r1sh AID cold. The concerts will be kept on uni
the weather Is too bite lar ooplo to stand ste
ing to them.
A steam boiler exploded yesterday afternoon
the establishment al Buffalo formerly known
the Swarts Iron WORKS tht building was a
molishsd and thirt persons opposed TO
buried beneath the ruins
A collision occurred ON F4day on the rsilro