The New York herald., 1864-10-28


lost few prisoners sxcep. those that wounded
a s any rss. fTr % the y Y:1fsss y S, sne
taxes % csns..n:s sses. victory. We had dei.s.ed
them very badly at nrstS We had taken eightsen hum
now u our possession. ws killed. and wounded upwards
Of three thousand more and we lost but eleven hdnded
Our torcss crs a, rallied ana ready TOR anotAy fg and
the enemy 10 too much crippled TO pursue. We fought
against overwhelming odds. and have shown that onr
troops are far better troops than those Of the Yankees
our "S e. q: V sooH 50
General Early will then stand better footing than he
has ever stood on before in the valley
Bet sose change nus Be made with respect to our casn
~ has been s srsI esiu q Sarly througAoa. us
Here were falling back having secured our prison
and our s o n
1 ea;ons .sro,v'no sssryt to Confusion .nssirsca.
pieces Of ours. IT'S too bad.
The progress OF the enemy advanced foot by
and he has nc no immsdiate prospect of holding any
more He 10 fortying 1t seems, to keep US in future
out o PennsylvaniA That very different from takus
Lynchburg.
Union Forces Guarding the Manassas
Gap Railroad.
tFronk the Richmond Sentinel, Oct 25.]
we learn that a. oast twenty thousand men are scat:
Royal to protect 1t from gallant partisans. Finding
this large force Intellectual for The protection Of sherlcans
peden Of placing inoensive citizens upon the cars, in
exposed positions for the purpose Of detrng the Con
zens living the line Of the road have been arrested
and placed on the cars. Among the number notice
Means, J. A. Cochran, j. Hondsrshal and J. W Flynn
The alexandria Journal says several recently captured
commends the arrest Of femses in Alexandra for the
same purpose. What peopei
The Occupation or BulI's Gap, East
Tenns:sce, by General Vaughn.
From the Richmond Enquirer, Oct 2t.l
nsssse says the Bristol Roir would not be prudout
to publish, but we may say that be holds important
movements Of the enemy. The Commands increasing
every day by the coming in Of absentses and new re.
. Ss ns & Gap
sivss General Vaughn chance Tor general sneagement
the Ystse army are ssudns for their families to s
within their present lines, Indication that Upper East
tennessee abandoned by them for the present.
l7th:-
Las. night, near midnight. come eight miles this cid.
scouts and thoee q the enemy about fifty each side
Tho snsmy completely repsd scattered Our loss
in ali our little bshts Quite 40 interesting religious
meeting 10 in progress here At this time.
The Naval Battle in Mobile Hay.
REroRr or THE REBEL ADMIRAL BUCHANAN.
From the Richmond Whig, Oct. 25l
gentleman Just from Pensacola, upon the authority
Of Admiral Buchanan through the columns the Trbuns
makes correcton Of the many Misrepresentation which
engagement ia Mobile Bay We make brief synopsis
OF his statement
s reported IN the enemys papers that our Aeet con.
sisted Of "thee iron cads three cotton cads and other
vessels" II was com posed OF one Iron-cad and three
The fcet Of The enemy numbsred fourteen steamers
and four Monitors, carrying 10 all ono hundred apd
in as Ss Tses vessels
manned by twenty eight hundred men.
Our little squadron haa ali told twenty two guns and
four hundred and seventy men.
Our loss was two killed aHd twenty wounded.
" nj Ad and
wounded, omtiug the one hundred and twenty thaA
were blown up In the Tecumseh BY Confederate tor
pedo.
Instead Of his beiog demoralized a charged the
Admiral says they stood Ealan'ly to their guns and
AS 70 the delivery OF his sNord, mentioned in Karra
CUTS official report be says was demanded BY Captain
board the Tennessee by Mr.. w. Forrest aid to Admiral
Buchanan.
Highly Interesting Circu from the
nsns. .sc.e..ry 20 OF si:.e ON the FL
the Capitaiists oa. .Europe.
CIRCULAR.
nRfARIMkRT or sTATg, RICHMOND, Oct. 10. 1854
s,RFor months psst the United states have been
able uphold their sinking fuapces by the OF large
sales reported to have reached total varying from
thirty TO one hundred millions OF pounds sterling There
rs no method within reach for appro1ima.ng the true
sum- although II s doubtless very large. We deem it
advisable 10 present an analysis Of the financial condition
OF the United states drawn from their official reports
the information OF European capitalists, NTH
MARKS the Iroba5ts influence Of cont iaued inssns Jy
them, not only in retardng the restoration OF peace
this continent but in destroying tue which
alone they rely Tor the security OF already
made
Appended hereto tables exhibiting the state OF the
federal finances based the reports or the Secretary Of
the Treasury at Washington on the 30th ut and at four
dates 10 the present year, with statements Of
the OF annual interest the debt the tnree
different dates and table showing the rate OF increase
Prom these tables as well Is from other facts 10 bs
mentioned some remarkable facts may be deduced.
q adv
The total OF the United States as it existed prior
united, amounted for the year ending the aoih June,
' lsSo' 70 s7e7'2oa sa. ne emoant q m.'
p,dtg fhe rate Of increase q the o debt debt was
81 9o2 900 yer DAY In the nrs period Of hundred and
augmented ten per cont 20 the period Of fty days,
aud reached oao er day and this augmented sum
my eiget days, eavng ,ho present daily increase
n2le 80 u further % De observed that .he entire
the soics shows that the amount o, the interest
bearing deot on the 3olh q september about the
same as on the st a March, tho whole iucrcase beng
eomposcd Of debt That bears interest The rate
which "a paid for the money borrowed varies from
paper. No money borrowed Al lees Elk per cent
the alem.l 70 bcrFox At nvo bsvog failed and Inc small
ameaui ehed being now quoted a. discount Of four per
Eatine 4 r., orss,,atha' As ufsd state. ~, pcva IL
AeU cfeurf ~ suiEqdfs a. Sosah, ts not dim.
cult 10 form estimate of their rEanclai condition on
tie is ~ Nay ney, the probable date for tue
Tue s0n ci september to I.i Of Nay Is two huuied and
twelve days the incr~sse ef their ohe debt daring
that uterval he estimated al two mllors and quarter
per day, wheh bet riue than the present rate
w amount iofsI. 90 ooo, which the interest,"
average ~ and hai rer cent, be ssl oosoco per
nrpum.
the Usliea sialse then win he compelled
new campsgt u commescef pexi year, 10 begin ID
ale pressnfe ~ total sett NJ about a. a30,.
900 600, bearing annual interest," Of about
Sll4,7s0opo n 70 this amount be added mo
pcps,or lhs 70 tbo army and navy, 10 winch
the faith Of the United ~ 10. pledged sacredy ~ o
the payment OF the monsy borrowed, ~ "a q moderate
estimate " place TIE snspsl charge on Their nnapces
Il vii exst on thc isi ~ may 1853, ~ ti20 600 600,
Leaving out of the unl,qoldAsed claims, VIII ch are
reppofed by the solicitor of ibelr Treasury 20 reach
.hundr eds OF ngions Of doisrs"
The appropriation made for tbe meps ~ the interest
the deut Britain, Tor abe ending
slsi Of March, 1854, f2o, goo equal 70 abeut
sl2s COO COO 90 that The Unlted salss viii 10 the
years az "a, erpbsne on the 1s of May next have To-