The New York herald., 1864-12-02


interesting account Of rebel operations along the
Red river. In louisiana. and particularly At and
around Alexandria, Is furnished IN our Natchez
despatch The rebel General Ducknsr commands In
thas region, ana has his headquarters At ALEX. I
andria, where additional formidable defensive |
works have. been erected for the purpose OF ren-
sdsring il impossible for the Union sunboats 10 again
ascend Red river The dams which General Bailey
srucsed release the n,ss accompanying general Banks
army have bssn used y form part these forsnca
tions apparently with very good effect for the rebel
designs ali the country far around Alexandria a.
General BuokDsrs authority reaches an indiscrimna
and mercisss ooascripon al the male inhabitants is
enforced. Old and young boys. foreigners and
tives the tables and the exemps all ac gathered
In 70 swell the ranks Of the rebel armies
Cairo despatch says that information Of seemingly
reliable chAractsr, has been received that Captain
ssmuss Of pirate Alabama no.orissy arrived n Basdad
MsxoO the 18th Of OOtobsr his way TO Richmond,
vis Matamoros- ~
One Of our Fortress Monroe correspondents gives
account OF small Union cavalry expedition which went
on. from wnamsburg on the Virginia Peninsula the
27h ul for the purpose OF breaking up gang Of BUSH
whackers and murderes who have recently been very
annoying troops In that visiny. They succeeded
arrestng Of the party, and the Of others
viii shortly bs attended TO- Generals Grant and Butler
visited Fortress Monroe and Norfolk Tuesday last
In the rebel House Representatives Monday last
Mr.. offered his Monroe doctrine resolutions
form, and began speech favor OF them; but while he
was talking the House went into secre. session.
x1sCEL1ANEous NEws
The President yesterday appointed Hon. Joseph Holt,
Of Kentucky Attorney General Of the United States In
place Of Hon. Edward Bates, resi- ned.
Tho steamship Matanzas, which arrived hero yester.
day from New Orleans, reports passing At sea- in dis
abled condition, aad In tow Of the gunboat conveying
her. tho steamship North STAR from Aspinwa for this
with passengers, mails ana specie. She VIII pro-
badly srr,ve here during this forenoon.
BY an arrival at this port have advices from RIO
Janero Brsz the 18th Of October. On the 10th of
chat month the city was visited by most violent tor.
uado. accompanied by hail and rain storm The hail
stones we're Of an size and the rain very
heavy Many houses blovsp down. and others were
completely riddled by the hail. number OF lives were
ro.t ana much damage done TO the shipping 10 the
harboi I.
uo, co,r.,a.. .ant In British Honduras, dating at
p.ze On ,ns -, :, ovcmber reports the weather as
,,,,.u .~...s,.s,N and the local trade very dull
49, ors,,,,,.s !, 'entine had bcen collected
in she pine forests, and itwss H. ~. .r,,.,. a. Nov
would be realized In the export a. - $500, 49,.
York and other cities. The colony vas D. ,,,,o. !,
sels.supportins by the production Of larger ccN>
sugar, tobacco, rum aud cotton.
The examination Of the prisoners arrested sasPs
cion OF beng connected with the plot 70 burn this city s
sNw knfc.> =
number Of important facts. which would not be pru.
den. 70 mako public have been developed The regstsa-
tios OF sousberners General Pecks headquarters N
Bsecksr street, coutinues. About Eve hundred have
been registered up 10 ths time
day this rebel agents caught in the act
u attempting = set nro to the Memphis aud Charleston
Railroad depot and government warehouses, containing
property worth two million dollars. in Memphis Tenn.
said that these em ssaries receive from
ebei government the amount OF ten per cent or the
vaue Of property destroyed BY ,hem They will be tried
~ military commission, and, found guilty. probably
hung Dr. Mcmillan proprietor OF the Charleston House,
n Memphis charged with being implicated the plo.
among those arrested.
The custom officers at Collingwood, Canada, wsA.
'esday seizsi boxes, which found oontssc
gun carriage and artillery ammunition, supposed to be
Intended TOR oar Southern rebels.
The regular nthly meeting Of the Chamber OF Com
nsrce held yesterday assrnoou communication !
read from the British Consul and merchants Bahia
eatlve 10 tho capture OF the Florida. The document
fter some debate was rsaerred 10 \ committee OF the
'hAmber. A letter read from Captain wirsow, OF
Kearsarae, thanking tho mombers OF Cham oer
'ehaM OF officers and men, for the complimentary
osice taken o their action in tho destruction OF the Ala
,ama. A report was also read from the committee ap
ointed hook after trade regulations with the rebel
tates. Resolutions were adopted complimentary 10
Gushing apd Chief Engineer Wood for tbcr
conduct in tie destruction Of sbe rebel Abemarie
'lymouih, N. C.
The Board OF Aldermen met yesterday. but adjoroed
xHbopt Transferring auy business OF importance Tho
csou,iou frem The Board OF Courcilmcn Offering 70.
rard for the detection OF the bcte neencsres lard
,ver under the rule
The Board OF councilen session yesterday and
cted upon anumoer OF routine papers Mr., Hayes the
called the ordinance for the better rogua
ion Of the New York ,Firs Department and moved
to section eight to The effect that assistant
nsinees shall be elected every three years The paper
gas again over but will DO called up at the next
meeting and finally acted upon After receiving number
{ papers from the Board Of Aldermen, the Board ad-
CURED Til Monday.
A libel was fled in the United states Dsstrio. Court
es,erday, by the District Aorrsy agaiosa the prize
chooper Sybn and cargo, captured on November 20, |
sea- of wlmpgto N. c., by the United States steamer
oeco, Commander John Guest. T,p Sybi had on board
vhen captured cargo three ha,nred and seven bales
1 cotton she arrived here yesterday in charge OF l
rize Master Paul are and Ia lying OF the Battery.
The case Of the United States against Philip y. Marsh
vas yesterday referred from tne military authorities TO
he United states C,mmissoners Office for examnation
sarsl was some ago arrested and confined Fort
Afayetts oy order Of General DIX charge Of NAL.
ersstiou In once, hs being At the time special ocer
The Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Generals ON CO.
was intended 10 have tried the accused by military
commission; but, the oxgencss II the service al the
rs.sn. slime mot permitting this, the csss has beeu
urred over 70 the hands United Copmssonsr
,.oorns who yesterday admitted tho defendant 70 bail
In three thousand dollars