The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-25

uc0n ,bes They s1y that great Chorus were mace ny
their ocess to prevent slssye the fact that Mr.
Lincoln nsd been reelected. Our Dispatches give &C
OF abe prera Tor agrsnd observance OF the
National ThanG sgvipg by the brave OF tho two
armies Heavy copsgnmerts Of turkeys. chickens and
other appropriate articles the celebration OF tho
day had been received Cola ~sAtnsr has set there.
as well as at the North.
The rebel General Brecknrdgs after his defeat OF the
Union force under General Gem in East Tennessee on
the 14lh inst, advanced westward with the apparent
intention Of attacking Knoxville or sesus Cumberland
Cap and invading Kentucky. On last Monday hs was
within ak miles q Cumberland Gap where thero was
heavy ssirmshng with his army during the entire day
General Burbridgs has moved from Lexington, Ken
lucky with strong force, for the purpose OF keeping
Breckenridge out OF that State.
Alarge number OF Teunsssesans who had como ato
Memphis from the surrounding country, ossnsiby TO
sell produce procure supplies for their families were
arrested BY the military authorities there on last Mon
day Tuesday, aud prevented leaving Tho most OF
them proved 70 be disguised rebel soldiers and
three Of them we're ofncers in the rebel army.
said that the rebels, few days ago, succeeded In
getting across tho Mississippi about hundred and
Hfty couscripts from Texas to be 10 Beauregards
armies.
Ono OF cur fortress Monroe correspondents norms
Of the recent capture, in the Gur stream Of tie rebel
blockade running schooner syb or Nassau, N r, and
claiming be from Matamoros she had on board over
three hundred bales Of cotton.
From Georgia We have an account Of another rebel
atrocity company Of . hundred men, who, under
the title OF tho Georgia Home Guard had been for
North Georgia. recently surprised and surrounded
about sixty miles northeast Of Dalton, by orcr three
hundred rebels The members Of the Home Guard were
principally who had been consoipted Ato the rebel
service and had deserted and their capore determined
to show Thorn 20 mercy, immediately shos or hung all
but twenty one them most deliberate aud uhuman
manner.
In debate in tho rebel House Of Representatives
the 10th three very interesting points were
disclosed The expose by Mr. Foote Of the fact that tho
radical secessonss engaged crusade sgaiust the
rebel Vice President Stephens the developments
appears to be extending to all the rsconstructIoass and
Boyce Brown, Leach Vance, Stephens Cobb and Footc
are denounced heedeas agators Of dangerous ques
tions The rebel House Of Representatives like the con-
redsracy 10 general. s house divided agans, itself,
and long 10 such tosnados Of excitement Is
Sherman n present creating in the establishment.
The detection o. Governors Bswn and Vance 10 fully
shown and illustrated BY this debate and perceive
shat hs opessiisn u these ee 70 the rss government
hs Dos sssa confined 10 mare argaaeus and assertion
ba, that they have taken positive action in opposing the
execution Of ihs couscript laws Mr. Lsach, OF North
crons takes occasion fully endorse the language Of
Brown, stephens aud Boycs, and asks 10 DO hung
with thorn IN eass the coafsderacy decides
that they are asoyai. He denounces sta.
pies, OF Virginia, a. . coosoIdatioaiss. and is
ing more alarm 1t The sscroachnsass OF the Js Davis
despostsm than those the enemy Foots, who 10 an
Arab with hasd raised sgaiuss every man. denouuoe
every body general and dsa.rAs that sAis -ss
p..-... or pcacs The House passed, Ia undue
haste the senate bill 70 amend ths law ~ TO force tho
militia OF one saats 70 70 to defence Of other States
This action has beeuakeu in order 10 concentrate tho
hardly give them time 70 do SO.
In letter written BY Alexander II. Stephens, the rebel
Vice President that gentleman explains his position 10
regard 70 The reconstruction question lie ntimates,
among other interesting matters that JeT Davis Is sus.
peced OF being one OF those who opposed the election Of
Mcclellan for fear that ODER OF peace. on the terms Of
the restoration OF the Unoo would lead to recons,ruc
ton aud reace on that bssU.
The gichmond Why OF November Il announces that
General Gran, consented that blankets be pur
chased in New York city for the rebel prisoners at the
North vessel loaded with cotton to pay FOR these
blankets 10 be shipped from Mobile, consigned 10 the
rebel Generals Trmbe and Besis confined at Fort
Warren.
On the Sth inst Mostly executed several inca OF sbsr
dams army 10 retaliation for the killing Of his followers.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
The steamships Etna. from Quesustown, and Bremen,
from Southampton, arrived at this port last evening.
Though The European dates furnished by these arrivals
are no later than those given yesterdays HERALD the
details OF the Of interesting character They
embrace comments OF the English press on the speech
lately delivered by Jeff Davis at Columbia. s. c.; re.
marks on the Florida case with British statements Of this
executive legislative Organization OF the proposed
Canadian confederation.
Franz Muller still sien, to bis guit absolute
Innocence OF the OF which he has convicted
and the case becoming, possible, more mysterious
and contradictory consequence Of the Official reception
Of post fote testimony by the Loudoo magistrates.
From the Eat rsdles very full and graphic
accounts OF the rs progress aud Of The dcsuc
tive cyclone which did much damage In the harbor
and city Of Calcutta and Of the inland rivers.
tho Emperor Of China after the restoration Of Nankiu
TO the impsrlas by capture ordered that tho chung
Wang and Kan apg--ssch JET. Davisshoaid be "cut