The New York herald., 1864-11-06
GENERAL BUTLER q CANAL.
fIrOyl Tho RIcl mo "A [ IRnaicA Nov

This WORK while prusrc css ali COZ e. can
NOT fa g. be OF interest From well acqnant
wIh the geography OF pulch Gap through winch ma
canli Is beng cut have learl facts whon will
th reader 10 understand tae character and magni
tude OF toe work Butler has eraken. Tho is,hmna
known as Dutch Gap, which connecis . Farrar's Isl ND
With the main land or north b,pk OF the river ex
acty TWO hundred yards across being eighty high
ths western side, and sioping down the
the east. The channel against west
point the from twelve 70 fifteen 'eet deep The
channel peing on this side viii greatly aid Butler shou
opposite side the river would have been Obliged
10 construct hinge breakwator to The
btbmus, beginning hundred yards beow hs mar.
rowes point, and designing 10 como n the point
where tho channel strikes the bank This win give his
oana finished length OF about three hupdred
yards.
As we stated on previous OCCASION We have reason "a
believe that the canal proper has been begun, thu
cut TO she waters edge. which 10 . necessary pro-
limnary, having mot yet been more than twothrds
plesed
Rebel Aavioos from Heod's Array % Octo-
Ser ~.
From the Richmond Examiner, Nov. 81
a friend who sft Jacksonville, A!abama. on the x7th
utimo gives US some interesting information Of Hoods
army, and or recent operations In North Georgia.
Hoods army laid sueamped al Jacksonville Alabama,
for ton days While there the undsr the most
Ths sixons appreciated this good conduct and opened
their homes to the men showing them every kindness
On the 2M utno tSe army broke camp .. Jackson
Vile and took up iss line OF march. By tie following
Tuesday-Ae 2ott! had completed it eyossis0 of < 7ss-
When the army left Jacksonville Il was n splendid
condition. The nnesprits and well equipped
thing perfect TRIM There fear Of our men not
getting plenty to cat, doce Of oA Aousand Sns
motion.
There were some men len behind q Jacksonville for
want OF shoes co,hing but these have bean sun
phed and the forward to their com
mands We assured whole country has been
cleared, and not hra09er sksiker behind
fpn hOMP NJ dAAh niytf IN lar h>h;
started OF wish great alacrty and spirit rhe only thing
that tended 70 dampen their enthusism the fact
that many OF h-r had not b.es paid cent for fifteen
months; yet thers was qusruousness complaint
not single murnur Whisper Let the take
ant, win have Ono an army as ever marched TO the
tap OF the drum II seems hard that these brave FOL
should be kept out OF what little is due them, aud We
hopo our authorities will ses that The neglect at
corrected
The railroad from Dalton ives mos: ensctuay DESTROYED
by Hood The track wss torn up for distance Of thirty
eight mles-h TACT the whole way from Dalton up 10
within three hundred yardo Ressacca The destruction
complete. The rails torn up bent the sies
burnt the excavations Allied up, and the ,unnel blown
OF housel sad aos Me damage 70 lss Ysod caanol
be repaired sn lesf than tsoo months.
In destroying the railroad our men followed up their
work TO within few hundred yards or Rsssxcca. Yhe
enemy had mouaied guns. but none Of them commanded
he railroad Our mon wsr: al eager 10 attack and carry
that s capture would nos DO worth She sscrhcs Of us
u would cost
ve, but ief after the sarmy took up Its ns Of
march 70 join them In the ned. His presence had In.
About the t,me of ,be arrays crossing ths rsnuesses
Waesiors cavalry isi upon tns :ssmy a King about
sWssytrS n,iss odu, o. :sSsson,e' and shout
for Eve miles, kiii0g Asd rounding . good many, and
capturing number q pyisooers
Sherman " reported, Informant says not 10 havs
than th'rty-nve thousand Msp. His army 10 said
to be dsmoralized, and bis trains in most wretched
condition. II was thought in Georgia and Alabama that
Sherman would be forced TO evacustc Atlanta Northern
papers received yesterday report that has done
10 bs A. Sood and non,n A. Al sny tos sinas The ws
commenced Everything wears cheerful aspect. and IL
% believed that the enemy VIII be driven soon out x
Georgia The greatest reaction has taken place the
popular mind since tho fall Of Atlanta the people Of
Georgia have longer fears Of being aud subu
bama TO Richmond friend ssys that there va. the
mcss buoysnt .nd hopsal feeling exhibited by the poo
pie. Not q croaker allowed himself.
The Trans. .MlssissiPpi Departmen6
AN INDIAN REBRL GENERALS REPORT.
From the Richmond Whig, Nov. 81
Az we have buI Indian general in service-ibs
bravo stand Waite, who said 70 be as generous he
is brave-we insert with pleasure ,he hit, ohioisi
spstch have seen from him. No has greater
BIsp CRxsK, Sept. 81, 1854
GRSKRAL-On the morning Of the lGth captured tho
enemys post at Cabin crock After nqht six hours
drove the enemy away 1be tram tnurc, hich
now over one hundred wagons With us. We have
hundred and twenty prisoners aieuR Our loss very
aligbt-iwo mon killed and few wounded.
1he blow will be severely felt by the enemy
His loss in killed wounded and prisoners q over tvo
STAND WAITE, Brsaaicr General.
Anarchy An Louisiana-A sad Picture
81 the suheriugs Among the Rebels In
Ifronn the Louisiana Dsmocrstl
ALEXANDRIA, 0ct. 10, 1884.
The condition or Affairs of what tho OF
Lousisna becoming really alarming The long dres sd
winter at hand the town and country filed with popu-
fow ,tHusut haa
preoaous but rendered douby now by the action Of
the government hundreds Of families, many Of those OF
Confederate money they py the most pinchng econo-
had managed 70 save is reDdeSed worthless by the
sary facilities toenabe them to exchange the Old issue
for the None o. me absolute Of con
p.rchased visa s old sss,c ana the people have
Of the new or any way o, procuring IL. The depart.
menis here refusing even at the Discount made BY
Congress- Az for the State ISSUE thathas all dsappersd
through the energetic well meant aud laudable zeal Of
the covernsr whose honest anxiety for the credit the
State Is Withdrawing from circulation And as last
feather ADDED to camss back, come, an Official
notification that from tho Let OF December next the ct
must maks the requisite arrangcnens TO provide
Of common sense, how Il IL 10 he aone We csnno, pur
chase In Tcy1 with Confederate money, and certainly
wetave none else Again, 10 wood for fuel can be had
though timber s plentiful and hard labor syes
no transportation Doubtless there few among us
who will be enabled 70 pass through tho winter without
much actual sufcrlrg, but ue mgjory TIE ,di OF a..
psope ,sua ard wlk upon n. p.ygs Of sGTpdtion ana
| fyess.rq long bsforS rp'frc.
1dtn, htsrg, csssstS tHe, Gnsrir6 6jt h0fsefsdtnq
sssms Ne tae order Of ns day. n-ht passes bus
some poor unfortunate has hts horse stolen or houss
entered aud robbed matters are suffered To gon
| they now are 10 Wi not be long before mon viii be
Luocked the streets In broad day and robbed
A,rue aDpsdrs Ne ~ ne scsndan riot Might
ana dag Is there remedy CsEno, some one inter.
| rose check w
God help tho people FOR they certainly ss patien,
as they arc unfortunate.
Enrolment of Negroes IN Mobile.
Tho military authorities a. Mobile havs issued orde,
enrolling the free men OF color. rhs Following order Il
! also published
All persons between tho OF afetn and forty Ave
NOT belonging 10 the of the Confedera lc
states and within the county of koss whether state
county officers Foreigners and AL bcrded ngrcuust,
between these ages are hereby ordered to report
solves to Captain ~ Taylor, az lhe old state Bank al
Mobile. for organization, IN or before The ls day 81
september noxt they will he spprehcndod ana irestsd
| as descrters
Tho War CRY or President ISncois-