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GEN GRANTS VISIT TO NEW YORK.

Ia compliance with the special request Of Lieutenant
General GRANT, the Commercial, in common with the
other city papers reanei from all mention Of the eceut
visit Of the General to New York Now that he has re-
turned to the 'front.' it may be interesting to our readers
to state that Gen. Grant arrived in New York on satur
day evening and took up his quarters at the Asor House
where his wife and children had repaired to await his
arrival His visit entirely of private nature, but
during his stay he called upon by quite number Of
our prominent citizens to all of whom he spoke in the
situation and prospects, To gentleman he is reported
to have said The Southern Confsderscy mere shell
know IT, am Of it," With reference to the end
of the war he said not ninety days man. but we
shall see what will happen 10 six months
Gen Grant called Gen. Scott at the Hoffman House
on Sunday evening, accompanied by Brig Gen Van Vet
and spent half hour. As he about leaving Gen.
Scott took copy Of his autobiography recently published
and presented it to Gen Grant having frat inscribed On
Ay-lesf the following
From the oldest 10 the ablest General in The world
WINFIELD SCOTT"
The General present at the reception given to Gov
Fenton at the Astor House, Sunday evening where
was greeted with the widest enthusiasm He declined TO
make speech but authorized Gen Sickles to return bis
scknow gnents which he did the following terms
Gentlemen Lieut.. Gen. Grant desires to thank you
for this enthusiastic welcome he must postpone until
future occasion the pleasure of addressing you yielding
as be does 10 imposed by his official RESPONSE
bties the propriety Of which you will appreciate You
will agree am sure thai IL any afford 10 be
silent it 10 Gen Grant his deeds speak for him-1eeds
more eloquent than the words of any orator.
Gen. Grant left New York Monday afternoon for the
'front.' COMMERCIAL Advertiser.
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PEACE RUMORS.

The New York papers have numerous rumors
concerning probabilities of peace at an early day.
We copy the following:
WAsHIsGTOE, Nov. 6.-Washington has been filed
with peace all day. Gen. Buffers speech in New
York. and the leading article in to days Chronicle have
probably been the foundation Of them The latter sssum-
log that slavery virtually abolished calls for peace on
the basis Of the Union. Gen. Butler has been in cOnsuta
ton with the President during the day 1t claimed that
the former spoke the card in New York with the view
Of sounding the public mind the great question peace
Assurances given out that his speech oreshsdows the
policy Of the Administration
Some journals speak Of its being in the contem-
plation of the President to send commission to
Richmond charged with the essential powers for an
armistice and amnesty; but while we can readily
suppose that the Government organ here and Gen.
Butler in New York would hardly venture on SO
delicate matter without feeling themselves in &C.
cord with the views of the Administration, and
while We think it probable that such commission,
judioiously constituted would be wise, as it might
lead to happy results, we are under the impression
that thus far no such proposition has been serious
ly contemplated by the President. Having, as our
readers are aware, no means of knowing the pur.
poses of the Administration in this or any thing
else not patent to the public, our remark is Of
course only hypothetical.
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THANKSGIVING DAY.

We need not remind our readers that the people
OF the Loyal States are this day called by the Chief
Magistrate Of the nation to render thanksgiving
and praise to Almighty God for the mercies and
blessings which have crowned the past year.
Though the record Of the year has, in some Of its
aspects, been made by the conflict of human passion
to resemble the roll which the prophet saw in the
heavens written within and without with weep
ing, lamentation, and woe" the motives which in
cite to gratitude meet us on every hand-prompt-
ing us to rejoice that il is as well with US as it is,
when by our individual and by our national deme-
rit we have brought down upon our heads the vial
OF the Divine wrath in the awful form of civil war.
If the Hebrew Psalmist could exolaim, at mid
night will rise to give thanks unto Thee because
Of Thy righteous judgments" it surely behooves
the Christian of the present day to minge the song
Of praise with the imploring cry for mercy as he
beholds at once the goodness and the severity OF
the everkind All Father, who in the darkness that
has for time closed around our nation, still keeps
His hand upon us for good, that under the disci-
pline of His blended providence We may fear to do
evil and learn to do well.
Who that reflects upon the condition Of the ma
ton to-day, or upon his own condition As an indi-
vidual, will refuse to acknowledge that the ap-
pointments of his destiny have been better than
his fears and infinitely better than his own sense
Of desert? The evils which afiiot us, though sub
ject iu their prevalence and intensity to the con-
troll of Him who makes the wrath of man to praise
Him, come from ourselyes--the outgrowth OF our
passions and folly the passions and folly OF
our misguided countrymsn. The good and perfect
gifts we enjoy come down from the Father of mer-
cies and the God Of all grace-prompting us only
the more by the strange and sharp contrasts Of the
time in which we live, to center into His gates
with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise
And, in remembering the goodness and mercy
of which we have been the objects, let US not for
get the injunction that bids US to feel for the woes
of others Freely we have received, let us freely
give to the children of penury and want among
us, that so our faith in the benefcence of Heaven
may show itself by our works on the earth, and
that thus we may be partakers of double benefit
receiving good that we may do good, and redupi-
eating the of JOY in our hearts by realizing
in our experience the truth divinely taught, that
dit is more blessed to give than to receive"
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UNION CAVALRY AMBUsHED BY MosBY
Correspondence of The PHILADELPHIA I,ovi,ey.

Correspondence Of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
HARPERs FERRY, Nov. 2l.-In my last despatch to
the Inquirer mentioned the fact that party guerras
made attack cavalry escort near Winchester few
days since For the purpose, if possible of ntercepng
and capturing the attacking party Capt Brashets indie
pendent Scouts, attached to Gen. Crooks scouting COM
maId, started through Loudoun county Friday last
The command 10 the saddle all day and night and
finally reached Cableown the Shenandoah river about
sixteen miles from Harpers Ferry. The next morning
Capt Brasher captured two of Mobys men, and received
Information from them that small party from the Ruer-
rls cheftans outlaws about two miles from Cable
town. Capt Brasher started wth'two of his men on
accommodating expedition aud discovered party Of be-
tween thirty and forty of the enemy He quickly returned
to bis main body consisting Of sixty two men and proceed
ed at to meet them. As the enemy were in
sight Capt Brasher drew up his in line and charged
them. The rebels fell back until the of Capt Bra
sher command had passed cross road, when Mosby,
with two hundred men, made sudden dash both
sides of the road, and sharp encounter ensued The
Union scouts confined at this time to lane
without much chance to aud consequent
y surrounded and subjected to deadly fire. Twenty-Five
of Brashers command werekied the spot; among the
number Lieut.. Cole. Eight were wounded, and the
Observation-Disclosures in number-were captured.
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THE CoNTRETEMPs OF THE wAcHUsETT

Our little difficulty with Brazil, touching the
violation Of her neutrality in the port Of Bahia,
occasions good deal Of solicitude in New York
and other Northern cities This is natural-in
the FIRST place, from the large extent of our navi-
cation and commerce dependent on our friendly
relations with Brazil, and, secondly, the sudden
cessation Of election excitement, which makes any
stirring event welcome to the daily press. The
Washington correspondence Of Northern papers
accordingly teens with rumors and speculatoss on
the merits of the untoward incident IS we'll as on the
course which our Government proposes to take in
the premises. One of these correspondents, gene
rally well-informed one, states that Secretary
Seward has prepared letter to the Brazilian Gov
eminent in which he tenders an apology for the
uujustifable act Of the Wachuset, but does not
offer to return the captured vessel to the port
where she was seized. Whatever truth there
may be in these statements-of which we have no
means of judging-we do not ourselves feel much
anxiety as TO any serious consequences attending
the discourteous act Of our naval commander The
signal success Of the Secretary of State in carry
ing the Government through many diplomatic diff
fculties, which have grown out Of our civil war
and otherwise, gives US confidence that he will be
able to adjust this Brazilian embroglio without
either compromising the dignity Of his own Gov
ment or making an enemy of his Majesty the EN-
peror Of Brazil.
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After the support We 50 consistently gave to the
Presidenps plan for the abolishmsnt Of slavery in
q way which hcwas confident would secure peace
more speedily and maintain it more permanently
than can be done by force alone" it argues at
least great ignorance Of the position we have
taken on this subject to suppose that the views re-
Gently expressed by US have been extorted by the
pressure Of an event recent IS the late election
1t is undoubtedly true that the events which date
from the origin Of our civil war have tended in q
large degree to modify our opinions with regard to
the processes by which slavery was destined to
come to an end in the United States. But, what
ever might have been the result of the late election
we are certain that the status Of slavery was doomed
to pass away, As it has passed away in the history
of every nation in which it has found temporary
place. We repeat that the mode of efecting this
great social revolution in the South is all that now
inspires US with anxiety.
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EXPECTED ATTACK AT RICHMOND

From The Richmond Dispatch Of NossrnJsr l9h
lhere were ndcaons on the north side yesterday that
Tue enemy We're preparing for the attack which pretty
generally agreed he ID to make Yankee troops re-
ported by deserers to be Sherdans were being massed
on the line between Fort Harrison and James river II
Buffers canal completed any thing near it, this will
be one of the points of assault but it, as we believe the
canal will not for month"; if ever be in condition TO adj
init the passage Of the Yankee feet Grant must repeat
MS atemPs on our hanks We have previously given it
weight upon our left the north side be true that
ne has drawn Sheridans mounted infantry him. we may
expect here repetition of some Of those flank movements
that they pracsed with considerable success in the Val
ley. Sherdan's will here, however, encounter an
army of veterans who have grown old in meeting and de-
feang flank movements; who indeed, have done little
else since Grant crossed the Rapid Ann last May
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Brig. Gen WM. f. BARRY, chief of artillery ia Gen
Shsrmans army who returned home accoun. of Illness
has addressed letter to the Buffalo Courier in which he
speaks as follows in reference to Gen shermsns new
campaign
AS am the last officer who left Major Gen. Sherman.
Snsvng bldden him good bye at Kingston Georgia on the
iS.h Instant at nine o'clock A. M when no turned his
horses head in the direction of his proposed
word OF Two as to the condition of his army may be OF
. sresI Gen Sherman has every infantry cavalry and
aLery soldier that he wants they have all received
egu months pay their outfit has been especially adapted
aard and rapid winters campaign and the morale OF
tno troops unequaled Our friends at the North must
exercise patience with regard to Cen Shermans move
en put must never for single moment lose confidence
~ us nna success His genius and vgor will carry tho
army trumphanty through the work which it has to do
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GEN. CANDY,

Letters from New Orleans to the 10th instant state that
Gen. Candy had arrived 10 that city from the White
Arkansas where he shot by guerrilla We graft
Ged to learn that his wound though is not consider
cd dangerous He still attending to the duties Of his
command but would not be able to walk for six weeks.
Four blockade running schooners mostly cotton laden,
and three Of them British recently captured ii the Texas
coast, had arrived at New Orleans
There was Presidential election held 10 Louisiana on
the 9Th instant but the Legislature has chosen the proper
number Of gentlemen to represent the State in the Elec-
toral College
At Pensacola, Florida Gen. Bailey s said TO be prepsr
ing for some important expeditions into the enemy's
country
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S32I.OG5 42

Louisville Sanitary Reporter.
II will thus be that in this branch Of the Sanitary
Comm sson the Of 1921 O65 AZ expended during
tie period Of years and four months Immediately pre-
csding the Let Of January last Of this 500 Sc
was applied to the purchase Of suppes the remainder
being expended 10 the various agencies established and
made for bringing these supplies into contact
with the soldiers 10 the Western Department Of the Com
mission Under the head Of expenses $27 44772 was
absorbed under the head Of &c. S. 2S3
was absorbed, and the amount OF $24 069 Is was alb
sorbed in the work Of general inspection; being a.
preeate Of $50 0075 for these three items alone In the
Directory" the sum Of $l307153 was spent for cou
pensston Of officers agents, and in the Relief De-
psrtment the sum Of $l3,22i50 similarly appropri
ated II will also be observed that the cost Of the
transportation and distribution of the supplies
was nearly equal to the value Of the supplies In word
cost in the Western Department Of the Sanitary Com
mission 1927 &c to place 1893 worth Of supplies
at the disposition Of the soldiers benefited the operations
Of the Commission 10 this quarter We give this analysis
Of the facts and figures Of the exhibit without
any opinion the rate and proportion Of ts several er
pendtures 90 we have Of formss shy opinion 10
the premises.
We learn that the Eastern Department Of the Comms.
son which has s headquarters In this city and Ia which
the appropriations have been made q greatly more
extensive scale has published any financial report
since the date Ct ts organization down to the
TINA
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GoyERNoR JACOBS, OF Krsruckv

The arrest Of Col Jacobs Lieutenant Governor of Ken.
lucky, reported day two ago by telegraph The
further report however that he had been sent to Wash
ngton under guard proves to be untrue Gen. Burbrdge,
il seems has taken summary action in the without
the formalty Of sending the accused to Washington and
has decred his Punishment beyond the Federal lines
Col Jacobs passed through Covngton Saturday last
en- route to the South accordance with the order above
nsmed
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FROM THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
HEADQUARTERS EsrTEESTH ARMY CoRPs.

HEADQUARTERS NINETEENTH ARMY CORPS,
IIssday, November is, 1864.
The enemy still in considerable force between Fisher
i and strasburg his cavalry lowering along our mme.
date front and halk. His strength all told is est
al about twenty thousand men
our new position has been greatly Dshened by the
erection OF earthwoks and rspits and should Early at
Tempt an offensive movement In force he viii find himself
in trap.
Our losses IN the cavalry brush Of Saturday will amount
to about one hundred and seventy The snsmys loss in
killed. wounded and prisoners is than double that
number Over one hundred and Fifty prisoners alone were
taken The rebel Gen. Lomax lost several of his staff
officers killed and wounded. The body Of his Adjutant
General, Lieut. Col Harvey, fell into hands Prison.
ers say that Gen. Wickham commanding brigade in Lo-
max's division, was severely wounded
HEADQUARTERS NINETEENTH ARMY CRops,
Vednesday November It, 1864.
The willy, perseyering Early surprised and baisd by
the CELEBRITY and skiunsss Of Gen. Sheridan movements
is again in full retreat towards Staunon with his whole
ioce and We have probably heard the last of him and his
army in the valley for the winter at least Desertsrs who
in last night state that the rebel force which was
camped near Fishers Hill broke camp Sunday
ing leaving only slight picket force along Cedar creek
which was withdrawn during Sunday night His cavalry
reconnaissance which to grief satisfied Early that it
would be madness to risk another battle and 60 he ncon
tinsntly skedadded.
10 the cavalry skirmsh Saturday the rebel Lieut
COL Thomas Marshall, grandson of Chief Justice Mar
SHALL was killed within mile Of his residence.
slight skirmsh occurred yesterday near Luray be-
tween party of Gen. PowePs cavalry and small force
Of rebel cavalry who were foragng in the vicinity The
rebels driven in the direction of Mount Jackson
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION STATISTICS.

The returns Of elections afford curious matter of nves
CATION and study Few people consider how close are the
contests that in their results overwhelming We have
not yet the data to judge of the election Just terminated
but an examination Of some of the preceding will show
by how small PrePonderance of the popular vote the fate
OF parties has been decided apd how little change Of votes
properly distributed, would have reversed the decision
The election of Harrison regarded such an over.
wheming triumph to threaten the annihhaton of the
Democratic party. Mr. Van Buren, carried bat seven
States giving GO electoral votes Gen Harrison carried
eighteen States with 234 electoral votes Yet although
the victorious party thus swept the country carrying nearly
four fths Of the electoral votes Harrson majority was
only l3s 472 in total vote Of 09s and change of
l43 votes distributed IN Maine, New York. New Jersey
and Pennsylvania. would have elected Van Buren, These
9tata Harriann mi riti II
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IMPORTANT FROM CANADA.

QUEBRe, Nov % According to reliable ipforms ton
southerners and rebel sympathisers 10 certain wester
towns manufacturing clsndssney and collecting at
convenient points shot and shell and cannon The Govern
ment under chapter 4h Of act Of 1863 has Issued
elsmaton prohibiting the expectation carrying coast
wise, or by inland navigation, arms or ammunition
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TIE REBELS DRIVEN FROM MISSOURI

Gen. Curtis, in official despatch dated at Camp Ar.
kaasas the 18th instant the conclusion Of
the pursuit by the forces under his command Of the rebel
Gen. Prices army Price driven into the State of Ar
kansas and over the Arkansas river which he crossed
under the fire Of the Union guns At that point be was COM
PEELED to leave behind him another OF hs aud his
own carriage Fayetteville, Fort Smith, and Fort Glib.
son (Arkansas) are rendered safe from attack by
Price, as the piece to which DO pursued is beyond
these posts,
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GEN sHERMANs PROGRESS IN GEORGIA.
From the RsyuJlican or n,t ,g,ni,u

f'0" nc hspHblieaR Of Last egcning
permitted to announce that tho Richmond papers
Yesterday morning TUESDAY. November 22) contain
lom Macon that on Sunday last Gen Sherman
"Aa eighteen miles OF that place, marching upon the
city II is believed in high military Fiat bssors
this time Macon has fallen. Information coo,dsrad r.s
able has been received that the city was only aarrsoued
by Georgia militia, composed chiefly Of old men and boy
and that no attempt would be made to defend it fearing
that Its destruction would follow. No reports from Rich
mond papers of to-day having been received the Inference
ID cOnfrmatory of the above probability.
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Take 543 votes from Harrison these States and uiye
them TO Van Buren, and il would raise his electoral VOTE
to $50, and elect him by six majority.
In 1874 Polk elected by majority Of CO eleoSpra
votes over Clay In New York which then gave Sc elec
torsl votes bis majority 5l5. Take from HE vote
1858 and add it to Cays and Clay would be- elected by
majority
In l545 Taylor beat Ca. by sc majority He carried
Pennsyvsns by 13452 majority of the popular vote Take
67N votes from Taylor and give them to Cass in these
States and Cas- would have sixteen majority
In 1854 Pierce beat Scott by 2l2 majority carrying all
the States but four Yet change Of 80 3 10 the popu
lar vote in the States of New York, Pennsylvania Della
ware North Carolins, Lousans, Iewa and Ohio would
have reversed this overwhelming result and given the cleo
ton to Scott What differences il would have made in
the destiny Of the country If $50 of the 1856 1874 mon
who voted for Polk had voted for Clay 80 far human
sagscty decide it is safe to say that should be
happy and united people
The popular vote al The elections which we have ennmn
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BoUNTIEs FOR RECRUITs

1t 10 stated that the Secretary Of War has just decided
that Solored recruits entitled to the same bounty
white recruits viz hundred dollars for one year
hundred dollars for two years. and three hundred dollars
for three years Representative recruits sao entitled
to thi, bounty without regard to 5o,cT
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justice CATRos,o of the United States Supreme Court
writes from Nashville stating that be will not be able to be
Washington at the opening Of the Court n December
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order has been promulgated abolishos the Sixteenth
Corps Gen. Emery 10 to report to the commander Of the
Military District Of Mississippi
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OFFICIAL VOTE OF MARYLAND.

The following the official returns Of the State OF
MISUNDERSTANDING the soldiers vote-for Presidential
Electors, Attorney General Judge Of the Court of APP
peas and Comptroller Of the Treasury The returns for
Governor ard Lieut. Governor are made to the House Of
naeuates.
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GEN. GRANT GONE TO THE FRONT.

Gen. Grant was in Washington yesterday in consultation
with the President Secretary Of War, Gen Haeck and
Assistant Secretary Fox and at three o'clock 10 the after
noon left with his staff hs special dispatch boat down
the river on his way to the front
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Ass.r. Hiram Mccullough, Edwin Fl. Webster Chas.
& Phelps Francis Thomas, and Benjamin g. Harris were
chosen at the late election in Maryland to represent tho
State In the next Congress- which will commence its SEES
.;on on the Srst Monday Of December Of next year.
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WOMAN TO BE HUse Sarah Jane Smith, oil Wash.
ostou county, Arkansas has been sentenced to be hung
the 25th Of the present month, by military commission
at st. Louis, for cutting Government telegraph wires