The New York herald., 1864-10-20


THE STU ATsSN
The news from General Sherman is meas:e "a organ
srsd enemy is in sight Of his force, bodies oi
rebels lowering about hia 'front.' one cerps a. lae
Onion army At lafayette on Monday. Hood, it Is
supposed, is retreang southward. The rebel preas
very jubilant the recent movements Of Hood A
Richmond paper states that tho rebel general has
announced Sherman will be no match for his ny.nci
Bile little band.
No military OF Importance has been reserved
from the army front OF Richmond The rebels cai,n
tho fght Of the 18th INST. tn or the James rive a.
great victory for them
Our New Orleans correspondence is important. Gene
raj Candy in command OF the Department OF the glf
publishes . letter containing despatch from the SELL
siylea Governor OF Louisiana, Henry W. Allen to the
rebel Secretary OF War advocating the putting OF every
able bodied negro In the confederacy into
shs army a. q soldier. This Nr. Alien says,
should be done Immediately. ssHe caused the dybt
ana he will portion Of the burtheu to bear
All the regimental battle Gags the number OF 6f
sssn lost by IN tho nanarents Of ArkansA.
and the Gulf during the past year reeaptured
BY Lieutenant Earle OF the Fourth Wisconsin cavalry
while scouting with number OF hIs in the vicinity
OF hatcher. He also captured very important rebel
mail General Candy has issued general order express
Ing bus qualification respec,ngthe capture. The Of
forces aud Of rebel destroyed
rebel militia camp dispersed and number OF
prisoners taken. The rebel Dick Taylor has issued
circular forbdding the importation OF luxures
lines but Offering TO pay cotton for ordnance medical
quartermaster and commissary stores brought in.
body Of rebels supposed 70 be from Canada yesterday
invaded 81 Abans w. robbed the banks OF between
and two hundred thousand dolIarA They shot
several citizens who resisted them stole twenty
horses and threatened burn the town. they left in
ths direction OF Canada party Of citizens have armed
and gone In pursuit.
The Secretary OF War has issued an order th snkng
General sheridan and the officers and soldiers In his
command for the brilliant victories won in the
Shenandoah valley Sunday, the 9th instant. The
rebels nsrcnched as Fishers Hill. Colsnel Powell
has been operating successfully on the extreme
left OF General Sheridans line, In the directioa
com.
neocea the I'd inst. thousand 1--WE hundred head
OF castle Eve hundred horses destroyed thIrtytwo
large Touring mills thirty dstisr,ss, four blast fur
naces and upwards Of nfty barns
current al Halifax, brousht there By her
Msestys steamer steady from Bermuda that the Roam
oke had been captured by Lieutenant Brans and party
snd taken 70 Bermuda passengers wore land
the authorities refused 70 allow the vessel 20
be coaled provisioned Lieutenant Brans burned her
on Tho island, he and his crew reaching Bermuda In
boats be vas arrested BY the British
authorities.
10 Missouri and Kentucky the rebels keep W their
gusrila warfare. Towns are sacked and burned, rail.
road trains csptared and destroyed, and altogether a
spirit Of nsud,shness developed.
We again publish this morning q large batch of rebe
ssws. Tbey claim many victories, bu, declare their
oavary dsgracs TO the service The peace question 10
VERY violently discussed Vice Prcsd.u. Stephens 10
asseuncsd roe ht sssstpep,s
very interesting obituary OF Major General u. D.
B,rney vii, Be found in columns this morning
MDCELLANEous NEWS.
BY despatch from Quebec We learn that the Canadian
confederason has at length decided on The great
acuity of prcportons representation has been
come. Acadia-wbich comprises Nova Scotia, New
Brusswick and Prince Edwards lslsnd-is 70 have
tventy -four members, Newfoundland four, and Upper
and Lower Canada twenty -four each The details re-
spcctg the constitution, LEGAL and fed
srs legislation, &C, 10 be somewhat compiicaisd
but when the whole scheme ID made pcblic-wbch IL 10
stated Win Be done ~ dinner soon 70 b given 70 the
pesgs'es Msssreathe public Will b better able 70
audes q the feasibility Of the movemsss.
inc nasssu 0nardior o. tLe 2sth Of 0eps0O Ssr co.,
ssns the Following paragraph Our --latest Intelligence
from the Ferry lsssds 10 the aiss instant o. ths
mcrsrs Of that date, aocu, seyss o'cloo long United
essses black steamer With yeIow houss an passed NE
Great ssrrups Cay. hbe appeared 70 have ocms iron
ahs dresspo o Nassau. vsss she arrived a shs vsss
nd cf Lais stirrsp's 0y. large three mssssx propsl
tss steamer, brig riessd, vtt vsRs ksu ssa fusas,,
nstaised M bisct asauer reu stg u1 svsvs O'Clock
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