The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-11-26
NO. ID.


A party of Mosbs's guerillas, disguised
in federal uniform, yesterday morning at
tackled a small train near Charleston, be-
longing TO Sheridan's army. The trainwas
captured. M
We learn from Little Rock that Captain
White, Of Steele's army, on the 23d, after
fight Of four hours, captured an entire
rebel train of 80 wagons and 200 horses.
This is probably one of the trains sent ahead
of his main force by Price, with the inten-
tion of saving it. ssr r-..a,.s
The Richmond Sentinel of wednesday
says large fleet of ironclads are in the
James river, below Dutch Gap. 1t also
says, that the UnioL soldiers are not vet
making any preparations for winter quar-
ters and that it is rumored that Grant con-
templates move on Wilmington by way
of Weldon, and that he is already sending
troops to the latter place, .raf
| The IIerald's New Orleans correspondent
says our gunboats are watching the mouth
OF Red river, for three very formidable reb-
ell rams, which are expected to come down
as soon as the water rises sufficiently.
jeff Davis currency has been almost en-
tirely set aside by the Texas rebels, only
gold and silver being accepted. -'-
There is but litt news from Mobile
,
shelling the city three hours every day.
Late Richmond papers contain the pro-
ceedings of the rebel Congress. The Ju-
dietary committee were directed to enquire
into the expediency of requiring citizens
liable to military duty, who are absent
from the country and not on public busi-
ness, to return and assist in the public de-
fence, on pain Of conGscation of property,
acknowledgements after the war, or other ad-
: equate penalty. |1.i ,.a sEf
North Carolina papers say that Washing
ton, in that State has been evacuated by the
rebel troops.
The Herald's Matamoras letter Of tho
9th ult., says: Cortinas having become an
e lmpsrialist, has been sent on an expedition
against his brother, who lie at the head Of
band of guerillas.
Juarez is at Chihuahua, with 1000 men.
and is said to be fortifying that place with
|. the determination of standing seige. At
a recent public dinner in Matamoras, one Of
Maximillian's officers gave toast 10 the
union of the Southern Confederacy and
\ Mexico, which was received with great sp-
plause and the performance by the band Of
the So Bonnie Blue Flag"
Cincinnati, Nov. IL.
: The Gazette's Nashville dispatch denies
n tine reported evacuation and burning of
& Atlanta and the destruction of the Chatts-
d nooga railroad.
l'~ 4i'S Washington, Nov. H.
s A Agcntlaman from the valley to-day states
y that the larger part of Shsridsn's army 10
in the nsighborhood of Winchester, while
d the enemy is at New Market, receiving re-
a Inducements. There has been no active
e military moves recently. a711
!, .s. :. Cape Race, Nov. l2.
II Per the Nova Scotia from Liverpool sd,
If Londonderry 4th. 1t was thought that tn.
steamer Laurel, from Liverpool, had trans-
ferred her crew, arms, and ammunition, to
:, the steamer New Alabama of Madeira,
= The London Herald editorially denouuces
!, = the capture of the Florida in Indignant,
, terms. The Times SAYS the capture Of the
- Florida in the harbor of a friendly state 10
:, simply an act of piracy. The Herald SAYS,
:. if the Washington Government does not re-
lease the Florida, all maratime powers have
a a right to interfere in the matter. l
= . New York, Nov. II.
= A Washington dispatch says, Banks, i is
:. said, will soon take charge of the Navy De.
:, partrnent. There are reasons TO believs
" the course to be adopted with reference to
:. the Infringement of Brazilian sovereignty
q in the capture of the Florida, to be sub.
stantially the transmission of a dispatch
:, stating that this governm ent will be glad to
:. receive and give Favorable considerations to
- any propositions Brazil NAV have to make
~ 4 letter to the Post mentions several in
~ stances similar by great Britain, and thinks
- : 10 trouble can ensue in the Florida case.
~ Lord Lyons is lying very ill with typhoid
y fever. s-. - .o..-r..Tt
- The World this morning Acknowledges
- the defeat of Seymour and says, We hav
!. lost the State, both electoral vote and Gov
!. ernor. -ar -r.-s-r
- A letter from Matamoras says, when
-. Mejia was known TO be advancing on tn,
=, city and within days march, most of the
=, foreigners claimed protection of their re-
Ls spective consuls. Dir. Beldin, former mer-
g e chant of Brownsville, and claiming to bs
- the rebel consul, was recognised By Corti-
-; mas, and permitted to give certificates OF
-, rebel nationality. .s.s
on on Monterey is now occupied by brigad.
:, of French, under Decasing. He recently
10 sent Gen. Yiaduri with an escort to the city
~ of Mexico, for the purpose of taking The
,n ,,n oath of allegiance to the Emperor Maxi,
20 millian. The Union and Confederate fercs
a on the lower Rio Grande arc neither at
Is tenn pting to nelest the other, Itis reported
III that three pieces of artillery had arrived n
he Brownsville and more were expected, which
,as ,a the Confederates will wait for, to make al
w ,a0 attack on the Federal garrison at Brszos
The forces on either side are very small.
u. New York, Nov. II.
L;s Ia Per the Peruvian from Liverpool. LIST
~, Queenstown I'd. John Leech, the celehra
,nn ted Punch caricaturist, is dead. A treat,
wv Of peace was finally signed at Vienna, DC
tobsr 30th. Ratifcations were to be sx
: changed in three weeks afterwards. ,Th
has evacuation Of Jutland is 20 take place in
en- weeks after the ra.ifiea,Ions. .4s
are 4 terrific hurricane occurred at Calcutss
an, October 5th. Of 200 ships in the iiooshle
MIA 10 we're totally lost. OF the remainsier an
an. ly 90 are reported seaworthy. A bundre
s,of and fifty were driven from their neoyiss
ca and stranded and damaged There 10 d
the serious loss of European lives, and il 10 b
lieved THAI shs greaser part Of tho sargs'
tent will be sayed. There was much excisemsl