The New York herald., 1863-11-29
New York, Sunday, November go, 1868.
THE SITUATION.


THE SITUATION.
The news from the Army of the Potomac up to
seven o'clock yesterday evening shows that it has
completely severed its connection with Washing.
ton and is now advancing, with new basis Of sup.
plies to rest upon No news of serious battle
has reached US. The cannonading heard in the
front was probably nothing more than outpost
skirmishing. 1t was reported in Washington
that on Friday morning our cavalry pushed for
ward as far ~ Locust Grove, four miles south of
Germanna Ford, where they met the advance of the
rebel cavalry, and the latter were driven across
Russell creek, and afterwards across Mill run,
two miles from the grove. body Of rebel in
fantry was posted between that point and Orange
Court House, and the whole rebel force moved
OFF in the direction of the latter place, which is
nearly twelve miles to thesouthward.
The map which we give to-day will show the
fords and the routes by which General Meade's
army crossed the Rapidan.
The report of Quartermaster General Meigs of
the late grand battle near Chattanooga shows that
it was surprise sprung upon the enemy, our
troops moving upon Missionary Ridge in such per.
feet order that the rebels had no suspicion of an
attack, but regarded the movement as dress
parade OF our troops. The details of the fight are
most satisfactorily given by General Meigs, who
declares that 80 well directed and so well ordered
battle has not taken place during the war.
the 25th. He then still held Knoxville, and was
in position to do SO for ten days to come. The
victory at Chattanooga has no doubt relieved him
ere this from much solciude as to the security of
his position.
By the arrival OF the mail steamship George
Washington from New Orleans. with dates to the
2lst, We have interesting relative to the
movements of Gen. Banks forces in Texas, which
our special correspondent gives in full. Corpus
Christi was captured on the 10Th inst. by Gene.
rails Banks and Dana, who marched upon that
place overland from Brownsville. Aransas
city was attacked, and taken after q very brief
resistance. One hundred prisoners and three guns
were taken. The British brig Dnshng Wave was
captured by the gunboat New London of the Rio
Crandc with a cargo consisting Of seventy thou.
sand dollars in gold and large quantity of cloth.
ing and medicines intended for the rebels.
The dispatches from General Franklin. in the
Teche district, Western Louisiana. report gallant
attack of General Lee chief of cavalry in that dc.
partment, upon the rebel Camp Pratt, ou the 10th
inst. in which the Union troops captured one hun.
drcd OF the enemy and killed forty taking all their
arms and cquipagc. We give q map of the vci.
nifty Of Corpus Christi and Arkansas in another
column.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The city, rivers and bay were enveloped in
dense fog nearly all of yesterday. Early in the
morning the Williamsburg ferry boats Warren and
Nebraska collided with the Sound steamers Com
monweal,h and City OF Norwich. The Nebraska
sustained no injury but the Warren's ladies' cabin
was cut away and her hull severely damaged.
No person was injured on board either boat.
These are the only accidents reported. All the
outward bound ocean steamships were detained in
port by the fog.
On the arrival OF the British steamship Corsica
on Friday. from Havana and Nassau, she was
boarded by the Custom House officials in force
Every passenger on board was thoroughly search
cd c ,i- persons and baggage, when large
lmo-., ., "a 'cc snd rebel money, also a large
rVoc INA .s 4u',a3. We aid not hear of any of
The passengers seia, jel-iaed in custody. The
letters seized are SID 60 have been t,r .Ne mos,
part mailed at Chaslestou .oi Nassau a.i ad
dress ~ par'i, North.
Nt.e-a.F '.a- deputy Marra1 Toscnb
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ana Dvife .t'd te1 steam. Morning Star. pre.
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siN. ho s-head- o. surpo ) pork uul ,stf., con.
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r.u. fac owners aofe.i to bona te v--.a. .or
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Good on her voyage.
Jvpu,y Marsha JOSEPH rLoa. son arrested on
Friday. by orders rio % s...e Department VIII
m White, of Dos Boss street, Brooklyn and
ID. W. Whiting, Of 200 Fulton street New York,
on charges Of doiraul.ng the government in con.
ndets. The accused were taken TO Washington
by tnc night tram on Friday, in charge of Mr.. w.
q thompson, Chief Clerk, and Deputy Luther
Horton.
The cups and "downs In gold and tue prevalence OF
unpropitious weather combined almost prohibited ali
Kinds OF business operations saturday whon tho mar.
kets for nearly all kinds % metchanlse verc re,,
dull At nominal values. At the Produce Dxehapse thor,
was nrmer feeling, owing to tbs high price Of gold AZ
compared with Friday; but tbcrc was no very active
bnovamcnt in anything The from Grant has un
settled the cotton market, sudprcos wore lower aud
homioal Petroleum groceries, &c, &c, were dul aud
nominal. FreNbu were almost At stand, but thero
~ers 40 marked changes to noe.