, 1864-11-01

NEW YoRK, Monday, Oct. 31.-A dispatch
from the Army of the Jamss, October 2s,
says:
Among the latest rebel newspaper extracts
Is proclamation Of JEFF Davis, naming the
l4th Of November ss q natlonsl thanks giving
JeH., while claiming that "thanks are due
for the many signal victories with which our
arms have been crowned, for the fruittnlneas
with which our land has been blessed, and
for the unimpaired energy with which tha
hearts Of the rebels have been insplred. - at
have merfted and received grieyous chastise-
ment," tor which the soldiers of the Union
can vouch, aud that large districts Of the
country have been swept over and held by
tho armies OF the United States.'' That tue
colored troops are thorn IN Jen.'e side, Is
shown by his statement that " with fendtsh
nalignity, the passions Of scrvile race have
been excited By our foss.'
Tho Charleston -Mereu7y reyleWs at length
the 20 called peace theories Of A. q. Ste
phens and the rebel Congressman Boyce. In
the course OF its criticism it very frankly ac-
ults that the people Of rebeldom Hlive IN.
der despotism;" that the rebel Coustttu-
tlon has been violated BY the rebe1 Congress-
in the levyIng Of direct taxes, and that the
public faith has been forfeited By CO npelling
third Of 1t. sour late military disastcrs,"
It says, "havc encouraged the Reconstruc-
tionists to raise sheir heads"
The rebel accounts of Grnnt's last move
ments are summed up "in terrible Union
loes in killed and wounded" while the rebel
lots is put attwenty dye men. The death Of
the rebel General Dearipg ts announced.
new YonK, Monday, Oct 31.-The Char-
lcttesvtl1e Chrentese has an account Of Ear
lt's battle with Sheridan, It gives the TO-
loving statement Of the rebel force: Whar.
ton was on the right, then WeGord's brigade
OF Ke1sba w's division; then Pegram stretch
/ ng across the pike, then Rsmeenr; then Ker-
the left, with gap OF nile between them.
After the success In the morning, the men
went to plunderlng, when the enemy sud-
denly attacked Gordon, Ramseur and Ker-
shaw. Go1don's division broke first, Ram
eeu1's and KershaW's next. Soon after Pc.
grants and Wharton's took panic. One
brigade Of Pegram's division stood as rear
! gunrd, but was finally routed By Custar,
| The Raleigh Confederate states that the ram
| A,bemarlc ran ont on the sound on the 4th
and destroyed Crcatan light house; then
put back through the enemJ's tleet and
reached her destination safely.
| The Charleston Mercury reviews at length
| the peace theories Of Alexander Il Stephens
and rebdl Congressman Boyce. It says tbs
| people Of rcbel> ON live under despotlsn !;
| The Constitution has been violated by tho
rebel Congress 1evJing direct taxes; the
| public faith has bern forfeited oE compelling
| inc soldiers paid In rebel currency to sacri-
fee one.third Of It. "Our late military dis.
usters," It says, ''have encouraged the re-
constructionists to raise their heads.''
NEW YoRR, Monday, Oct. 31.-By the ar
rival Of the mali via Fort Monroe, weFhave
! North Carolina dates Of the eth Inst. The
| late frost has materially checked the Yellow
Fever which is abatiag. The medical au'
thorities Gay It will not be safe for parties to
return who have not been exposed to the
fever until cold weather sets in p.rmsuently,
TIE reported death Of Col. Heaton and
son is incorrect; both having recovered.
The number OF deaths from fever will moi
exceed 2000, consisting mostly Of cittzsns
end refugees. The fever originated from tht
clip ut the foot Of Craven stream in Newbern
which was allied up last June By Capt. Brad
leY with manure and barrels OF rotten. meal
The rebel papers appear to be unanimous
In favor OF arming the blacks. The editor o.
the Sou1at1n Confederate, writing to bis pa
per from Richmond, says that the pressure
I brought upon the authorities faroring tht
szn,ing Of the blacks hes been too strong K
rssist, hence 1t is with gratitude that an
sble to state, officially, that arrangements
| are low being made to arm for the Sprint
campaign 800, 600 slaves whose masters ar
| to be Compensated by the Confederate Gov
ernment. The slaves thus armed are to hav'
their freedom and fifty acres Of land each
| which insures them permanent homes IN tn
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