The New York herald., 1863-09-28
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
The latest dispatches from Gen. Rosecrans to
the government shows the condition of affairs in
the Southwest to be more hopeful, although no.
thing definite has been received since the despatch
es published in the HERALD on Saturday last.
There appears to be no prospect at present Of
an engagement between the Army of the Potomac
and Gen. Lees rebel forces although such an
event was momentarily looked for few days
since.
The reported movements Of troops, as published
in one or two of the radical papers, are nothing
better than sensation paragraphs, and are there
FORE unreliable. There is very little doubt that
tho statements have been made by interested par.
ties for the purpose Of operating upon Wall street.
1t has been reported that the government had
taken entire military possession of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. Such report is without foun.
dation. The government has certainly used this
line to some extent it has other railroad lines;
but without interfering with the running Of the
regular through trains for either passengers or
freight.
General Herron's expedition has been heard
from at 81. Louis 1t is reported that he has
cleared the entire country between Red river and
Port Hudson Of all the guerilla parties who have
been firing on the vessels passing along the river
and that he has driven General Green's rebel
forces beyond the Atchafalaya, with considerable
tha
eminent agent of the rebels with important
papers.
Col. Cloud, Of Gen. Bunts command, arrived at
Little Rock on the 10th inst, with small force Of
cavalry. Col. Cloud with battalion Of the
Second Kansas cavalry five hundred strong at.
tackled Gen. Cabell's rebel forces, two thousand
strong, in the defences between Perryville and
Fort Smith, Indian Territory, and succeeded in
routing them with considerable loss. He also
defeated rebel force at Dardonelle on the 9th
inst, capturing their camp and commissary stores.
Over two thousand Union Arkansans had joined
his command, and deserters from the rebel forces
were arriving at Little Rock daily.
The United States revenue steamer Hercules
while lying under the Virginia shore Of Chcsa
peake Bay, was attacked on the goth instant by
gucrillas; but, after an engagement of about
twenty minutes, the rebels were driven of.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The steamship Anglia, from Galway on the 18th
Instant arrived at Boston last Saturday. A tele-
graphic summary of her news-which is two days
Iater-was published in the HERALD yesterday
Sunday morning. Our European mail files con-
tain some very interesting details, with additional
intelligence Of importance, which appear in our
columns to-day. The Anglia did not furnish a
commercial or financial report; but we are ena
bed to supply the want to great extent to-day
from the foreign journals at hand.
One of Laird's rebel rams was To make her trial
trip on the l4th instant, Mr. Laird guaranteeing
the government her return to her yard.
The London Post Of the llth instant says the
vessels will be permitted TO go to sea, as, up I,
that date the Cabinet had no evidence that they
were ever intended for the rebel government, no
anything 70 prove that the Foreign Enlistmen
act had been or was about to be violated. Tn,
London Times states that they will not be per
mitted TO sail until further explanations are givel
70 the executive.
President Lncoln's late manifesto TO the Repub
lican Convention in Illinois attracted good shar
of attention in England. His arguments in favo
OF emancipation and the subugation of the soui
were very generally condemned as unsound b.
the London press.
=, The ultimate acceptance OF the throne OF Me xi
CO BY the Archduke Maxlmilian was regarded a
very probable in Paris and also in some poiitica
circles in Vienna Indeed, IL was asserted in Pari
that he had already assured Napoleon Of his &C
ceptance, and only waited openly and officially {
ayow Il to the Mexican deputation. 1t was ais
said that he was negotiating with the French En-
peror on the subjects Of the use Of a French arm
in Mexico for a limited period, and the raising Of
European loan for the Mexican treasury and IN
payment Of the French soldiers for their service,
Count dc Montholon, the new French Ministe
TO Mexico, had addressed Napoleon, urging on II
Emperor the absolute necessity Of recognizing II
South as a means Of giving stability to the nev
empire.
Consols closed in London on the l4th instant
e3,s g3II for money, and at 93ss 93. for a,
count
Coroner Noumann held an inquest yesterday o
the body Of the late Mr. William ~ Brown, N
keeper Of the Pewter Mug, who was shot In fror
OF bis place Of business on Saturday afternoo
by returned volunteer named James H. Nixor
After q long and careful investiga the iur
returned verdict that deceased came 10 his des,
nv shot from a pistol in the hand of Jamea !
Nixon, who was accordingly committed 70 II
iTombs. to await the action Of the Grand Jury.