, 1864-11-06
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ARMY NEWS
The New. York Tines Army Of the Poto |
mac ,spe cial eays: We uude rstand the last |
movement n as aim ply reconnaissance In |
force, Gen. Grant determined to ASCERTAIN
The actual atrtrsth of the enemy on the left. !
such Information could only. be effected by
concen tratiEg large body Of troops to feel
their way through CO untry comparatively
unknown to ue, but every part OF it familiar
to the enemy. Orders were simultaneously
sent to GIN. Butler not 70 g. a1lacA, ous Oily
1icbt, for the double purpose OF preventing
tctm from masslng sgainst ous left, and to
ascertain their actual strength In tnat dtrec-
tion. The enemy Was found entrencned,
and tbetr works manned The results OF the
moysment are IN onr favor, we hay.ng cap
tured 2,O00 prisoners, while losing less than
1.CD0. In Killed and ROUNDED We gre about
eapai, Tie health Of the army u excellent.
Everything reported quiet In the Shenan-
doah. Guerfl1as are very active between
She1idar's headquarters and Msrtinsburg.
TIE FfrAG1oAL DEpEEuAT1oNs,
The HeYo,d styes full particulars Of the re-
cent pi1atical depredat1ons of the coast.
| Cap1. Drinkwater, OF the ship Shooting Star,
| ea;s the steamer Chlcamanga carried the stars
and stripes until Withln eu9eaot OF nef
| Shooting Star, n. Spotter and Emma Hall
were burned, and the crews placed on board
The Abrahsm Lincoln, which was bonded Tor
916, coo and sent to New York. AL the prf5-
one1s were compelled to sign parols rot to
rate States until regularly exchanged
L1ent Wilkinson, commander OF the Chick
anaaRa, is an old officer OF the navy. He Is
a natve Of Virginia. BE resigned his COM
patea %saea n iqps eatenaRf Il and hs wA' rese
navy. Lieut. Ward, commanding the Olus-
tee, Is an old ot1cer in the navy, appointed
from Ohio, who went over to the rebels in
1861; he has been serving In tAs rsbe1 feet
On the James River.
The Cb.cka1nauga aud o1us:es are English
; built, AID armed At Wilmlagton.. Several
+ more. Of the aane character are reported
afloat. Our gunsoats are In vigorous pur
; Tho q. 8. Consul at Liverpool writes te
; ton that the English screw steamer Leaking
! cleared from london for Bombay With
large quantity Ct coal. Tho guns, men an,
! ! officers taken ont IN the Laurel viii probabl
thoueana tons burthen, very strong an
fast.
TEE CONFEDERATE PIRATES
+ The Ccmme7cfaps Paris letter stYs the tw
# Confederate vessels, the Shanghai an
It San Francisco, built at st; Mizstr, have r
te.. at time, aud accompanied By French Oh
~ cIals to prevent the1r escape. The author
sI9 'a9 zation is only granted upon exhibition OF
a. a. bona fSs bill Of sale to neutral governtnen
se W unSer erstood to be Prussia. An official qua
= dfan Is put On board to prevent her eelxu
aF hr Co11ederates at se8, before she arrives
A. Tia bands Of the Prussian Goyernme1
re-. 49, ~ sa1;ra7ad nrer in . A prnssian r,o
he 0hSe harn1oea resnonsfb]e to fhe Gore,
Ter Elue "eths Tnited StatFs.
Of men1 VI ~A' ren,T NV ORLEANS.
:ot NT YoRE, Saturday, Nov. 5.-Thc atea
his e,s EVENT. 2 Star and Mssrimac have arrly
SER 5foh ~" we1e nnb1ished In New Orlea
uch y os1efa osrfae. fnr the commencement OF
Gr Gcnrol}mert IN The Department OF the 9!
the Hntohtr oIst, md all persons who do not
nEn norf themselves will be arrested ana pu1l
had ed' 0notAe4