, 1864-11-29
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Especial Dispatch TO the Western Press.l
New YorK, Monday, Nov. =.

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tspec,al Dispatch to the western Press.l
New YonK, Monday, Nov. =.
MILITARY NEWS.
The New York Commercials City Point let
ter says Of Butler's Canal: The cut is In an
advanced stage Of construction. The lower
half has been finished and dregged out at Its
entrance. The greater part Of the second
section has been cut down below the water
line toward the upper end. A bank. from s
to 20 feet thick, has been left to keep of the
current. Thecanal will be 500 feet long, and,
including dredging, $50; breadth ut top
125 bottom, IS; the sides haying very steep
slope. 1t will have Is feet water at low tide.
This cut will save the navigation Of seven
miles. 49,
The He7u|d'a Army Of the Potomac special
gives IN account of Thanksgiving in the va
various camps, but contains no news Of in.
portanco.
The canal at Dutch Gap 1t reports nearly
ready for opening,
The Chief Commissary OF Sheridan's a}E1iS
announces the distribution of 4, COO pounds
of poultry to the troops on Thanksgiving
day.
The Worlds Army of the Potomac special
says: Within the past five days we hare been
receiving greatly increased inumberso Of desert
ers from the enemy. They corroborate the
statements that Lees army is de1nora1ized.
The dcsertcrs trusted on picket duty are gen.
orally from North Carolina and Alabama
regiments. They state that the Richmond
authorities are apparently wholly in the dark
Us to Shcrn1an's movements, and extremely
apprehensive that he will strike some un-
guarded point when least expected. This
terror has caused them to increase their force
along the line Of the Danville Railroad, and
extend their cavalry pickets. -
Tie rebel authorities say Sherman may at
tempt to form junction with this army, or
with Sheridan.
The Tines Nashville correspondent says
that Beauzegard's army consists Of 5000 in
Gantry and Il, 600 cavalry. :
NEW YoRK, Nov. 28.-The Tttbune's Army
Of the Potomac special says stntcmcnt IN @
Gcorgia paper lately that the rebel Congress
passed IN act to pay JEFF Davis' SALARY in
gold, is Indignantly denied by Richmond
papers. We have information that the rebel
Congress in secret session, passed such an
act. It is reported that there has been dis
covered widespread conspiracy in the
South for oyerthrowing the Richmond dy-
misty. There have been many arrests In
North Carolina, upper South Carolina and
Georgia, and some in Virginia. The discoye-
rs created considerable CONSERVATION AL
| most the first business Of the Confederate
Government after assembling was to discuss
in secret session, measures to counteract the
danger.
The use Of some shells recently, Of fextraor-
dinary infamable power, has demonstrated
the feasibility Of reducing to ashes either Pc
.tersburg or Richmond, and guns are now on
their way there which will throw shell into
Richmond from our batteries in front Of the
18th Corps, q distance Of seven miles. With
these guns In position, and proJectiles pre-
pared, orir gunners can destroy Richmond In
forty eight hours. L particular of shell
has been prepared, and in this consists the
main feature Of the proposed plan.
FROM THE SOUTH.
New YORK, Monday, Nov, Richmond
papers contain accounts Of suffering ut the
South during the recent cold snap at. the
rebel capital. Wood was selling Inst week in
Richmond at 800 per cord, and it has been
difficult to procure fuel at that price.
On Thursday some women were brought
before the Richmond Police Court accused of
having dismantled the house in which they
lived, for fuel, burning the doors, shutters
and window blinds.
The Co]umbia Guardian says there are 4, 900
deserters from the rebel army in South
Carolina.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 26th says
"Nothing unusual occurred yesterday OF the
day before aronnd Richmond. The army is
now receiving supplies Of slothinG. shoes and
NEw YORK, Mondny, Nov. 2s.-The Rich
mond Dispatch. In IN editorial, favors the ap-
pointment Of Gen. Lee as Military Adviser to
Congress, with the understanding that his de-
cisions will always bc abidel By.
It also fayors the granting Of plenary pow
crs to the Secretary otthe Treasury.
Brig. Gen. John II. Winder has been ap-
pointed CommissarY General Of prisoners, and
all men and officers on duty In the various
military prisons are placed under his con-
| troll.
The Legislature Of Alabama convened on
the 14th, but neither House had quorum,
The correspondent of the Mobile Register
describes the gun factory at Montgomery,
which is turning out large number Of arms
for the rebel Government.
The rebel troops In Alabama are said to be
suffering greatly for want Of clothing. In
one company t~enty-four men we're bare
footed,
EsCArx OF UNION PRISONERS.
The Palmetto Herald {Union) gives list of
eight Union officers escaped from Columbia
| and arrived inside our lines. Among them
are Capt. Parton, 18th Tennessee cavalry J;
Capt. Kathbone, 10th infantry; Capt. Y, II.
18th Ohio infantry; Lieut.. ]. Q. Elder, 18th
| Ohio infantry. They confirm the state
ments of prisoners previously arrived
| in regard to the treatment Of our prisoners.
| At Charleston they are treated better. than at
any other place. At Macon they were badly
| used, and at Columbia the treatment almost
unhcarab1e. They were placed under fire in
| Charleston On the 28th Of July, and remained
! there G4 days.. On the 18th Of October, 1,700
| were started for Columbia. Only about I, 500
reached there, the rest escaping on the
way. At Columbia they received nc, meat,
sorghum. They we're provided with no cook
ing utensils, but prepared food with such i'm
proyiscd articles as they could obtain. They
were placed In open lots surrounded by woods,
| with no shelter and no conycniences OF COIL
| forts.
Capt. Parton wns captured at Fort Pillow,
on the 18th Of April. He says the newspaper
accounts Of the massacre are very correct,
I but believes discrimination was made be-
tween white and colored troops. Very few
white troops were massacred.
In the vote for President, taken at Colum-
bia, on the 2Gth Of October, a31 votes were
cast for Lincoln, and 143 for Mcclellan.
4 FLArTEn1Nd IMITATION.
The British war corvette Scout has been SC.
lectcd By the Admiralty to have her 'midshiI
sides protected by chain cable, on plan
similar to that adopted BY the Kearsarge
| when in action with the Alabama.
| DEATH OF UNION PRISONERS.