The New York herald., 1864-10-01

He reports that after tramp Of hund' sad sixty
son Of Major Levy rebel comnIssary Of prisoners. ~ho
kindly offered return it but Major Cowan generously
s m a .aScsa - oOs ao mile
70 be exchanged.
Lieutenant A. r. Jerome, the Signal corps. has re-
signed account of III health. Lieutenant Jerome was
formerly editor Of tho -Galvcs,on lreIasI Nssos.
CAVALRY.
Brgadisr General T. ). Moas IN, who was ordered by
the War iepartmentt 70 report 20 General H.nks. hn
been sssigned command Chief Of Cavalry, Depart
meut Of the Gulf, vice Colonel sherbsrne, resigned
,.ss " ~. s;,,a, cn,os ~ ihs ds
partmenl, oeen rel,eved from duty and ID now in
jail, he h,ving been detected 10 selling government
horses and oragc and applying the proceeds 70 hs own
GENERAL lEx's CAVALRY DIVISION sAu.
Ihe following Iis Il officers COMPOSE the Stall OF Brga
Hsjor r. r. Caakeo Acting Assistant Inspector easrsl
Capt r. w. emery. Acting Assistant Adutant General
Surgeon N. Reece. surge,n.in Chief cavalry division.
Capt. Jerome Bradley, Chief OF STAFF.
Capt McCenas. Geographical tnsinesr.
Capt. g. c. letrce, Picket Oncer. Ert
fieut. G. T. Painter, Aiddetamp.
Lieut. Moore, AID de Camp.
ExoNgRArEp,
ton the rebel General Page, charged with destroying
after had surrendcred has acquitted him. The 6nd
ings Of the caunch were approved by General Candy
The following is his ordor:-
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leans La by virtue q ;hs qT,er' 1s
wr,r stSs's:'1'9 NEW L. Sept
2, to be eS~posss ., Major
James j. s T"sssu 's% n 49, % saa Isassara co%%sndss
Sast un I'd ssss S.y
the AND Morgan
the Of the and his intention 10
Der ey M rsbos ss % M fact. and ga opinion
unon,as matters suenited e is and T. &C.
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BY order of Major General g. r. s. cANHy
O. CHRisrENsEK. Ma and ASA. AdIutan, General.
The council have submitted tho following 9. tho fact
the hour six oc,o the Of the ssd q
ss s as I BY
COLONEL SORTS CARD.
The rebel Colone scott, who has been relieved from
the command al Clinton publishes o card IN the Gem
cdt, v hich closes ss toiows;~
,h cardinal virtue Of discipline and diencc Con
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irends and TO foes when peace comes again vi
leave your children that vita ra,ering .scp al the
se
Sn IL but sy M g. s eses .ns Of %
e5%p II. Yet Ne s % ana
viii gain addsona claim. hs title of defender q our
He comes to oppose The same Sanai horde desosd
s % % a o In a e.. ohsr s
river Let then unite In corda! support o. n The
ssIdes wasa ss President pissed II Command
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viii '''' over
EoDGE's SPECIAL osDKH.
General Hod sco,ts promu,Rates another
special crder from which this extract is made:-
The military officer, OF this district reminded that no
s'S ~,hu VII q ifa Military i Of so@%.a
s IN ssfoass !ss s.s 4, i'r.sson q: es.%y
which create rcss,uabs ,usp cicn that
The s 20 s @ OF
be sed and turned ever 20 the nearest Confederate States
ran Nxw eonMAsDER or THE DEPARTMENT
Yesterday General Banks rcuquished the command Of
the Department OF the Guf He 10 succeeded by MAJOR
The oficers at present attached TO General Hurbuts
saG are Major J. D. Benncr, Captains NJ X COOK and J.
SINKING or A auxBoAr.
The tinclad grnhoat Antelope yesterday struck sua
in tho aton. ak mcs beow this CITY, and sunk TO
boiler deck in twenty minutes NO lives we're lost.
II thought she can bs raised The Antelope carried
six guns.
MIR. Henry Xhamps0n's Despatch.
N2w ORLxArs. La, Sept "a, 1854.
STEAMER GERTRUDE cArSusp-EraHr
Relween seven ard eight O'Clock Tuesday morning
last the steamer capslzed opposite College Poi
near Baton Rouge. Eight persons were drowned. Ths
particulars follows
The Gsrtrudc Captain Kerr. left MorganzIa for this
city about nine O'Clock Monday morning, shc 18th
ust She was laden with cotton muies and beef cattle
she had bosrd fifteen twenty passe gers,
mostly ladies and chidsen. About three O'Clock en-
tuesday morning when or College Point, she haicd
by party who lgaed TO know If she could take any
freight on board Car au Kerr asked what 1t was and
naInr nf r0ttp ~ n
answer. The csptsin thousht that he pretty wei
laden but pcrhaps could be found for H. and
the seventy two accordingly placed board
after considerable difficulty.
Tue Gertrude was undoCbtediy overaden, as she
tied 8, deer that hall tho
bow, aud the pumps ejectod bige water She 1ild
very fast, although III ,hc pumps card we're al 40
About thb time the seriously alarmed D.
her carecrng right Ia this state OF affairs the cap
and decided I'll there cause 10 appreed
the boat. Whe ia the of turning the Gertrude cap
sized, giving only moments warn ug before she
floating bottom up ~ the centre o. Toe hssisspr with
within tbcis reach several who were Ia their cabins or
At work below psrshed ~hcrc they wers. while oners
drowned getting Gear Of the steamer. Eight
known have fourd wstcry grave and IL is :eared
there others who have shared the same fate
are.Hrs. Heurich, nre. O'sieara and . dsushtsr of
Mrs. Barton, axed ten years Two cabin boys (coored
drowned.
Captain Kerr escaped by padding himself ashors
bale Of cotton. number II tho lsdtes and cIlurcu
we're saved by t~o 0. tho named James Hcssrer
and Daniel Hllscn 1bey broke open the cabin aud
cued them ijoais from the shore we're Immediately
sent 20 tho assistance of the survivors, and short
time py prssibc wcrs safely on tsvr0 frho The
Mittic stew ems which fortunately way dow
at the tme took che rcmsipder OF the WRECK brought
them 70 the city aud her officers did every thing their
power TO render tas unfortunates orabe cir.
,umstanccs w.rd siiow, fsusng the money handed 10
them Tor payment, Both Captain Heno aud bis clerk,
Mr.. Lioano, are "a. aly spoken Of by ali.
II Is TO be hcpe. g. tho Of this unfortunate
affair will be thoroushiy Investigated, asd that she
parties who are guilt OF such gross and fatal caecss
mesa will bo severely punished.
CAfTu BLOCKADE RuNrKRs.
On Sunday last the lnIted States steamer Augusta
lnsmorc, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant n. u. Go~eli
commanding arrived st his port. Lieutenant Crowsll
reports that on the 10Th nstans o Veasco Texas the
Augusta Dnsmsre ospturcd the schooner John, wbiie
attempting 70 run the blockade. She was laden with
eighty one bales " colsou.
rho United SA'ss steamer Nayot4sus, Captain w. q.