, 1864-11-21
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM NEW YO&M.
Our Armies In the Field.--IRebe1S SVec.
n4at1ons.--A bold Speech In the Rkebel


Our rArm1ea In the Fleld.-HebelS Snec;
congress.
Especial Dispatch 10 tho Western Prcss.l
AoRRoRs OF REBEL PRISON.
New YcnK, Nov, 19, 1884,
The Herolds Hilton Head letter Of the
14th inst. gives a list of Union officers cs
capped from rebel prison at Columbia, who. after
twelve days hardships, reached ou, feet.
They are Capt. J. L. PASTOR, 18th Tenn. Cav,
Capt. Alfred A. Dickerson, 10th Conn. Capt.
Capt. T. ". Raltbonc. 1881 Ohio; Capt.
Ihos. I: Burke, 1G8th Conn. Capt. G. Y.
Smith, 10th Iowa; Capt. Wm. J. Rounds, 7th
OHIO; Capt 7. B. Robinson, 18th Conn.,, "a
Lieut. John Lelder, 11th Ohio. They state
that private soldiers at Columbia are Infinite
ing to cover their nalkedness but grain sacks
with holes cut in them for their naked arms.
OozenB crawl out of .the~prlson pen
every night and arc shot at by The guards.
Many nrc killed in this manner, Those who
escape to the woods are hunted by dogs, and
the 9Th Of October, and was hunted by blood
hounds, who tore him 80 horribly that be
died In q few days. There are about 1000
prisoners in this pen, and hundreds without
rations are withheld from the prisoners, and
then rebel officers come In and offer food to
those who will take the oath Of allegiance
and join the Southern army. In this way,
under the pangs Of hunger, many have taken
the oath Of allegiance to the Contederacy,
circumstances binding upon their consciences.
NEW YoRK, Saturday, Nov. 10.-The Her
ads Shenandoah Valley dispatch of the 10th
says all Is quiet since Early fell back to Fish
cr's Hill. Dcscrters say Early has hut L, 600
men under Ills command, and that all the re-.
5nf0rramnu{a hn rnnniCnH Efnna 4hn hAff1asof
Cedar Greek consist Of returned convnles-
cents and small squads who were away on de-
) tached service. When EARLY crossed his ar
my over Cedar Creek Friday, night last after
by Generals custar and Merritt, the
Infantry refused to stop any longer and Early
was obliged to order them back to his works
on Fishers Hill. The Herazds dispatch, Of
the 18th, says everything is perfectly quiet:
A cavalry reconnaissance as far as Mount
armed rebels, save here and therea few foot
worn stragglers making their way up the
Valley. Residents of the country soy that
they were told BY the rebel officers that their
army would 60 into winter quarters at staun-
to recover possession Of the Valley this win
ter. The rebel rank nud file are Said to be
wretchealy provided with provisions md
The Richmond Enquirer of the 10Th has no
Atlanta toward Mobile, for We learn that
1eet of transports laden with supplies has ar
rived at Pensacola. It claims that Hood de-
feated the plan, and that Sherman Is at
Bridgeport; but It says the plan Is not so i'm
probable that attention should not be given
to it. Whether there Is or is not force to
meet Sherman, lie will ascertain when he
makes the attempt. He might reach the
Gull, oyerpower all opposing force, and fix
his new base upon the waters of the gull, but
what then? The march wou!d be all; the
damage repaired, he would have accom-
plished nothing to impair our means Of de-
Tense, and would find himself opposed in the
FpT1i liz &nt;nt1 ] Of the 15th says of Charleston
Sixteen shots were fired at the city on We'd
nesday night, and eighteen On Thursday.
The Yankees are mounting . new gun .(re-
Wagner. They also continue bustly hauling
ammunition to Batteries Gregg and Wagner.
No change in the fleet Is reported.
-. In the rebel House of Represen tatiyes on
the 10th, Hon. Il. C. Chambers Of Mississippi
troops. He said: "The question is not
| whether they have been known to fight, but
| whether they can fight successfully; for in the
present death grapplc with onr enemies on
what motive is the negrolto fight our battles2
motives. Will you offer him his freedom:
| The enemy will otIer him his freedom, and al
! so as desertcr immunity from military ser
| vice. Will you offer him the privilege Of O
return home to his family free man after the
war? That you dare not do, remembering it
trained to arms that excited the insurrcction
! Of the State, and the enemy would even meet
! that offer with promise of q return free to
| his Southern home, and the right Of property
IN 1t. The amount Of 1t all Is, that III dispair
| Of achieving our Independence with our own
| r7rrh+ &v1rr, In fh0 ole
and jmplore him to establish our freedom and
fix slavery on himself, or at least on his fam
| ily and heirs forever. He then after the expi-
ration Of his term Of service Is to be banished
| to Lberia or some other inhospltable Ehorc
the world before him, for the statcs could
cd home either free Or slave. The war is to be
fought solely By white soldiers and black ID
horcrs, or white 1aborers and black soldiers,
Try to-, interming1e the two when you
may, the attempt will fail. When
% the negro sntsrs the at1ay tho soldiers Eill
| must support him, his family and the negro
soldiers. This scheme ifattemptod, viii end
In rapid emancipation md colonization in the
| North by bringing up the slaves by regiments
the enemy. In any aspect Of the case this is
proposition to subyert the labor system, the
social system, and the political system
Of our. country. Better far to employ
mechanics from abroad and preserve that in
stitution which is not only tho foundation Of
our wealth but the palladium of our liberties.
Make the experiment, Of course, with negro
! troops, as the last means to prevent subjugsl-
! tIon but when we shall be reduced to the
| extremity Of exclaiming to the slaves, "Hclp
quite immaterial what course We pursue.
New YoKK, Saturday, Nov. 19.-LAeut.
Cushing, who blew up the rebel ram Albe.
marie. lind warm welcome Mt the Board Of
Brokers to-day.
Considerable numbers of recruits are con-
stantly going forward to the army from this
Slate. Five hundred o week hare embarked
from this city md Brooklyn. This morning
500 soldiers from Eastern States, who have
been here on furlough, left for Washington,
whence they will proceed to the front.
The Washington Republican Of last evening
says: Information Is received that Ewelrs
and Early's forces retreNed In haste up the
Valley Of the Shenandoah, hotly pursued by
Sheridan. IT was the opinion of officers in
Sheridan's army that EWel would leave
force at Lynchburg sufficient to hold the head
Of the valley, and send his main force to aid
Bragg In repelling the anticipated advance Of
Sherman on Charleston. This retreat of the
rebels up the valley will doubtless cause new
combinations on our side.
Washington specials state that General
Hancock, 1t is reported, will be here immes
diately, and assigned to the duty Of the reor-
gnnizing Of the interior military department.
He, rs already stated, was relieved of the
command Of the I'd Cor 2s at his OWL re-
There Is ru1por here TINT the Florida will
be given up promptly in the event of the de-
mand for her by Brazll.
In therebel Congress, on Tuesday last, Mr.,
Clinton, of Alabama, from the special Com
mite to inysstignte the charge Of disoyrslty sS
gfess from Alabama, made report &c
companied by the testimony Of several wit