Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-12

probably inc 0EUre hWTecu upon OelOrenAnu.
"Previous TO the election we had an estimate
made up Of the probable result BY counties In
this State. 1t was carefully compiled, and
from the best sources Of information, and gave
us the State by about $4,000 majority. On
the night Of election, the actual returns more
than Justified our estimates; for we did not er-
pect more than 5000 majority in this city.
Hence we felt tolerably sure that Seymour had
carried the State, and were at loss to under
stand the basis for the confidence OF the Re-
publicans in face Of the figures; but 1t seems
Morton did not visit New York for nothing.
Governor Seymour may be counted out by
doctored returns; but we firmly believe that on
last Tuesday he received an honest maj jorlty of
the votes of the people Of the Empire State"
Important Psper. Captured ON the Pirate
Florida.
Among the documents captured on board
the pirate Florida was the letter.book OF the
commanding officer, containing his Official
reports from the beginning of this year, and
his correspondence with officials at the several
ports where he touched. One OF tho documents
thus brought to light is letter from Vice Ad-
miral Hope, OF the British navy, referring TO a
case where the Florida had burnt an American
ship which was known to have taken out Brit
ish papers only to protect itself. The Vice
Admiral states emphatically that British papers
must under all circumstances protect the vessel
holding them, and announces that he has Issued
orders 10 attack and capture any vessel that
hereafter shall be guilty of acts like those OF
the Florida.
Other letters in the book reveal the constant
ly recurring troubles Of the pirate in getting
food, engineers, in supplying itself with Goals,
and in making the necessary repairs. A let
ter written at Bahai, the day before the cap
ture, asks the Brazilian authorities to have
certain repairs made for him In the govern
ment navy yard. One of the official reports
sheds some light on the fate of the United
States mail steamer Electric Spark, captured
on her way from New York TO New Orleans,
with mails, oficial dispatches and q ve;y val.
liable assorted cargo. The report says "My
first attention was to put in prize crew and
try 10 run into Wilmington, but my great diff
fculty was the want of a competent man to
run her engines. sent two Of our best fire
men aboard, butthey were totally incompetent.
"Underth these circumstances deemed II best
To sink her, but stroye 10 give the passengers
the idea that we had carried her of TO make
tender of her, or had run her Into Whining
ton"
Another letter transmits to Mason, at Lon
don, the captured diplomatic correspondent
with the remarks that perhaps he may find 1t
useful. Among the other papers found on the
Florida was the original letter communicating &
the thanks of our government for the building
Of the Red river dam last fall.
ENCOUNTER WITH MosBY.-The following is
extracted from private letter ofs Boston boy,
now a lieutenant in the Sth Illinois Cavalry, a
regiment which has had numerous encounters
with both stusrt's and Nosby's cavalry;
"You ask, are We after Nosby!' Yes.
We keep him In hot water most OF the time.
Saturday afternoon, sir companies were Or
dered out on a scout, under Captain Lincoln,
TO go TO Upperyille, Va, to move some negro
families few miles from camp, and we were
skirmishing continually, front, rear, and
both tanks. On our flank and rear, between
us and camp, we could sec u column oil rebels
OF about a hundred In number, while in every
direction could be seen squads OF men, from
six to dozen, who were pretty careful 10 keep
out of carbne range. Some were bold enough
| 70 come up close and try to entice us 10 charge
| them in the woods, where they could Cut us
of with superior numbers, but, after one OF
their number was shot and one horse wounded,
they desisted from such endesvors.
| AT Upperville, on the plain made memorable
| by two Of the most successful cavalry fights of
the war, in November, 1862, and June, 1863,
between PleRsanton and Stewart, In both of
which we figured ConspicuoIsly, Nosby gave
us what we have hoped, l5hged and prayed
| ior-an open field, hand-tO-hand fight. Capt.
Wings squadron was sent over across the plain
to get the negroes ready. Part of Mosby's
u
proaCh, formed to meet them, and sent back
word TO Capt. Berry to support him. Wing
| reserved his fire TIL the enemy were close upon
him on full charge, when he ordered, Fire
drop carbines and draw pistols forward -
and counter charged them, cutting them in
two and driving them to the woods. He only
| had G5 men, and they llS.
had charge of fifteen men OF my company
as rear guard, and while galloPing over "a
| where the fighting was | observed a heavy
force OF rebels approaching on my left flank
and rear; had just time to form my men TO
gether, when they were upon us. | had nc
hopes of stopping over a hundred men with
fifteen, but ! could give them asptcimen o.
my regards, and perhaps attract the attention
OF some of the other companies making for tht
rebs in 'front.' AS we opened with our carbinei
at lfteen rods, we staggered them just mo
ment, when they came at us, showeriDg colo
lead as they came yelling, on dead run. w
had attracted Lieut.. Corblt's attention, who
was charging for the iroLt with part OF Is anC
c. He formed and waited for us to dispers
on his hanks, when, Just as the rebels wer
close upon him, he belched forth h fire itsel
into their faces. Sergeant Hupp, my orderly
came down on their Aank with the rest Of m
company, having heard my firing, and the da
was won.
1t was a close, hand.to-hand enCounter-W
{ were so mixed up at times as not to be able /
tell our own men. Mostly attacked with abou
' 800 men. We had 200 men and officers. The
took a drink oil round in the woods, befor
starting, swearing TO "use up the id Yar
kees." When they attacked in our rear 1t va
, one of the most critical moments | ever wi
l messed, and but for the heroic fighting of II
y men we would have been annihilated, as the
n came in on all sides. Wing was in the thicl
est of the fight, with nothing but riding Whip-
whipped a reb over the face and made him su
n render. Delsny goes right in among them wit
/ impunity. Corbit is a tower ofstrength-goc Of
4 for twenty common men.
In chasing them had to get out of the WI
I to one side and let the rebs pass-couldn
e tend to both front and rear at once. Our lo
was four slightly wounded and one man take
, prisoner. They left on the field eleven kill,
= and mortally wounded, and had some TWEEN
d or thirty more wounded, who rode away. v
c also took nine Of them prisoners. There we
O thirty or forty horses killed and wounded. D
q boys are Highly elatcd. hosDy's men a
Z picked, you know. They have been shy of
since their defeat"
CONVICTION OF FRANZ MULLaR.-The tri
=, Of Franz Muller extended over the 27th al
ii 18th Of October, and II was doubted whether