The New York herald., 1864-11-04
Rev York. Friday. November q, 1864.
THE SITUATION.

IAE SIXUATION.
Secretary q State Seward has despatch TO tho
Mayor of this city similar to thaforwsrded to the Mayo,
Of Banaio published yesterdays EszAl 70 the eject
that the State Department has been spprssd o rebel de-
ssrs 10 carry out punderng and burning raids In
the primo pa c Of the Nerherr States on election day
Mayor conthcr replies that he has appsshsusou Of
anything q the kind being attempted In this city but
thss, however, hs will all necessary precautionary
measures. He has also issued preclamatioa 10 the
sizeus counseng quietness and avoidance oe a aor.
opious discussions In the vicinity OF The voting places
ssd suggesting TO each sector that deposit Of his
ballet he fhsl immediately retire frvm tho polls
Koch excitement prsvais IN osdsnsburg, st. Lawrence
puny, ~ Y, regarding the expected rebel raids from
hnsda Business there was suspended yesterday. and
ks citizens were preparing for defsncs large num-
Ger o. armed men, supposed TO b rebels, are on che
sancs In tho st. Lawrence river above and below og.
decsbue, ind suspicious persons we're arrested in
ths te~n yesterday. stcamtug sent ous o
reconnaissance suspicious steamer, having on board
about fois men, passed aous the river close 70 the
American shore In the afternoon.
The ag2snce OF tie rebel prlvacer Tallahassee
miles sOuih cf Block Island at the entrance to
Lons island sound and her capture and scutng in that
locality f tue rchcone- Goodspced announced in
Festsr3sy's HgrArD. We have now rumcr from Phla
delfhA tbst the Tallahassee entered the Delaware
Bretkvaer and destroyed several vessels anchor thero
YESTERDAY morning There al ieas, four government
vessel 81 cose pursuit. OF this privAecr Tho fast
from the brooklyn Navy Yard, AID the Miami and Mar
Slebeas aud revenue cutter been the
came ni,son from Eas ern ports.
Applications ror vriis Of hasoss corpus the Of
thirteen OF the 81. Adams rObei raiders made be-
fore judges In Montreal Wednesday but refused,
ep the ground trst tho prisoners were s,g subject TO
the Jurisdiction Of the magistrate, Gnsl commitments
aAyns yet been made The examination Of witnesses
IN those cases is 70 commence 70 day.
Arar, 10 the Shenandoah valley remain quiet Sew
and comfortable wintor clothing aud camp eQupage have
beer served out sheridso's men, and His army b In
eDe condition ana ready Tor all emsrgenc,ss.
We have nothing later 70 notioo either from the armies
before Richmond Petersburg under General shsr
nAn In Georgia and Alabama
Two hundred Union cavalry recently sen, out nom
Memphis, with The cooperation Of gunooas, succeeded
IN brsaSns w aud scattering camp Of about eight hun
dred euoria, making many Of them prisoners and cap
turing punber OF tteir horses.
The steamship Monterey arrived yesterday from New
Orleans She bring, OF military movements OF
importance hsr dates being the same as those received
BY way or tie Mississippi river, pubshod In yes
serday's HERALp. s1 hundred spd seventy eight OK
thc mouth OF The Esd river the 2ih nit These msr
had beer confined a Shreveport and Alexandria, La
Two thousand SIX hundred Uaoo prisoners stn remain
q, ryler, rsIls.
IA,e rebel ncvspapcs give the particulars Of The
mcvomsut o; General Hoods srny from oadsdsp, Ala.
bsms towards Guniers Landing, on the Tennessee river
Ihe astounding results Of course, are prophssied
but, says correspondent Of the savaunsh Republican
snhto Be regretted thai General Hoods army 10 90
badly provided wish biABkols and shoes 10 tois
extraordinary novemesL whole regiments are bare
cos,sd, wbiN blarksu Win tuy Of the non 10
rather the srssptico than the rule" The garrison Of
Atlanta 10 rivss a. ain thousand elective Yea, The
stisr In fE ef NE rebel Vice President, Ai,x. IL
Stephens, 10 rsspouS 10 Genera sberm,ns inyits,oa
% vsli Atlanta sgpesn In the r lhmona WAte or tso
20 snylhlns n hs power 70 bring about Tsaoe, but, a.
!. ceocsyss ,hai neither he nor General Sherman
~, boiA of ns., could srse, this he thinks u usoisss
n ao~1ea ~ Ese~u,os. ~ RieAaoaA Sstssl