, 1864-11-20
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- 9:oU O'NLOGhs a. NJ.
FROM NEW YORK.
Our Armies In fllo FicId.-.KcbeiS St;ec-
ulntions.--A bold Speech In the 1soLcl
Congress.
Especial Dispstch to the Weatosn Press.]
AoRRoRs OF REnEL PRISON.
New YoRK, Nov, 10, 1861.
The HtrazTs Hilton Head letter Of the
l4th Inst. gives a list Of Union officers es-
capped from rebel prison at Columbia, who, after
twelve days hardships, reached our feet.
They are Capt. ]. L. PASTOR, 18th Tenn. Cav,
Capt. Alfred A, Dickerson, 10th Conn. !; Capt.
Capt. r. ". Raltbonc. 1854 Ohio; Cant.
Thos. T. Burke, 168th Conn. Capt. @. ".
Smith, 10th Iowa Capt Wm: J. Rounds, 7th
Licut. John Lclder, 11th Ohio. They state
that privnte soldiers at Columbia arc intlnte-
II worse OFT than officers. Many harc moth
Ing to cover their nakedncss but grain sacks
with holes cut In them for their naked arms. i
every night and are shot at BY lis gunlrIs.
Many arc killed in this manner. Those who
eschpc to tho woods are hunted by dogs, and
tern s1 ~. end II msnelsd. Capt. Porter escaped on
hounds. who totc him 80 horribly Tint he
died In d few days. Thcrc arc about 1900
prisoners In this rcn, md hundreds without
}nntaloons or shoes for days together. An
lntlons are withheld from tho prisoners, mud
then rebel officers come il. and uifer food to
and Join tho Southern army. In this way,
under the Tangs of hunger, many have taken
tho oath Of allegiance TO tho Con!adcracy
hut Of course few feel tho oath under sucli
circumstances binding upon their consclenccs.
FROM THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
New YonK, Saturday, Nov. lo.-The Nrr-
ads Shenandoah. VALLEY dispatch Of tho 18th
cr's Hill. Descrters say Early l,as but Il, ,00)
men under lts command. and that all tho ro-
Inducements he received since the battle Of
Cedar Creek consist Of returned Gonzales
cents and small squads who we1e away on de-
my over ccdat Creek Fr!lny night Inst ailcr
bis cavalry had been so handsomely whipped
by Generals Custar nnd Merritt, the
Infantry refused to stop any longer and Early
was obliged to order them back 10 his works
on Fishers Hlll. The Aera'sFs dispatch, Of
the 17th, says everything Is perfectly quiet.
4 cavalry reconnaissance us fur us Mount
Jackson failed to discover any presence Of
armed rebels, save here aud therea few foot
worn strngslcrs making their way up the
thha!ey Ks1dehts Of The country sa fat
army would 90 into winter quarters at staun-
ton, and no further attempt would be mado
to recover possession Of the Valley this win.
ter. The rebel RINK aud file arc said to be
clothing.
MunDLED REBEL spEcu1AT1oNs,
Tho Richmond Enquirer Of the 10th has no
doubt that Grant planned movement from
Atlanta toward Mobile, Tor We learn that a
fleet Of transports laden with supplies has ar
| rived at Pensacola. It claims that Hood do
1eated the plan. and TINT Sherman Is ut
Bridgeport; but 1t says the plan Is not go i'm
probable that attention should not be given
to 1t. Whether there Is or is not d force to
meet Sherman, he will ascertain. when he
makes the attempt. He might reach the
Gull, overpowcr all opposing !orcc, and fix
his new basc upon tie waters Of the gulf, but
damage repaired, he would have accom-
plishcd nothing to impair our means Of de-
tense, and would find himself opposed in the
! spring by another army
FROM CHARLESTON.
| The Snt;nei Of tho 18th says of Charleston !:
Sixteen shots were fired at the city on We'd
nesday night, and eighteen on Thursday
ported of the Amcs 7-milc patte1n) at Battery
Wagner. They also continue busily han'ing
ammunition to Batteries Gregg and Wagner.
No change in tho feet Is reported.
The State military works at Grcenyfie, 8.
| c., will be sold at auction on the 18th inst,
|
| 4 BOLD SPEECH.
=. In the rebel House Of Representative on
tho 10th, Hon. Il G. Chambers Of Mississippi
made q speech on the question Of negro
troops. Ho said: "Thc question is not
whether they ean f ngSt successfully II 16r ii M tie
present death grapple with our enemies, on
what motive Is the negroIto fight our battIcss
He ia affcr al q human being and nets upon
motives. VIII you offer him his freedom
A.,t
80 as dseerter immunity from military ser
vice. Will you offer him the privilege Of q
return home to his fatnffy free man after tho
war? That you daro not do, remembering it
| was the free negroes Of Domingo who Ind been
ttalncd TO arms that excited the insurrection
Of the Statct and the enemy would oven mcet
TINT offer With promise Of a roturn frce to
his Southern home, and tho right OF property
In It. Tho amount OF II a'l IL, TINT tl tifspufr
Of achieving our indcpenncncu with our own
right arms .wc turn for succor 10 The S1ayc.
and lmplorc him to establish onr freedom aud
Ax slavcry. IN himself, Or At lcast OH Ills fam
| tiy mud heirs forever. I1o then afleT Tho cxp{.
ration or i,IA term Of service ts to bo banlslcd
to Liberia nr some 0thcr !nlosp!tnh1e shore
tho world before him, ior tho Statea could
cd homo either FREQ O. s'ays: The war - 70 hp
fought solely by white soldiers mn! black IT.
horcrs, OF whtc iaborera md black soldiers.
Try 10 inteFmingle tho two when you
may, tho attempt will full. When
f' T. e Hsts s sy ~ a5o !q so4sf IT, an1 S
must support him. ILLS fhIn!ly and tho ncgru
| IN rapid emancipation and colonization In the
North by bringing up tho Slaves by regiments
and nrlgadcs e the Opportunity Of escape a|t 70
q proposition 10 snbycft lilo labor sy.tcm, tho
social systcm, aud the political systom
| Of our. country. faettcr fur to employ