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The New York herald., 1864-11-08
The Press Despatch.

xAo FEebo OcopatCns
HAVANA, Nov. q 1854.
Sick Soldiers from 81. Dominoo-Ndssau to be a Ffes
Pors-7hs Quee~'s Saint Day, DC.
From g. Domingo 10 news Z published, .'though
there are one Or more arrivals from there weekly On
the 3oth the Hamburg In, four days from Monte
OF her. The number am told about three hundred
The steamer Europa from st. Domingo, H reported She
brings passengers hundred and thirty sick so
ders Most Of these unfortunates will lve think,
ill Christmas. Havana Is full OF these socaed 'ssick
passengers and they lying about the streets totally
uncared for.
For two days there was one poor wretch Of soldier
lying in the entrance to my 6ce, and the other day
one could 60 to the American Consulate without passing
wood for pillow. There is need OF sanitary COM
mission iq this lever most faithful island OF Uuba''
On the 3lst the steamer Orioe left with pay for tho
troops PROVISIONS, and with more soldiers
The English steamer Flora arrived on the 29th,
from Nassau In two days. BY her have the
Bahama Herald Of the 26th. It reports the
arrival OF the Banshee No. 2. from Whining
ton In forty eight hours also that the steamers
florie aud A. h. Fry got ashore outside OF Charleston
that the Wando and Talsman left that port on the 20th
but had since been heard rem that the Lucry
Armstrong and Virginia had arrived safety 1t also
gives the wonderful news that there has been great
battle in the Shenandoah valley At first Early repused
the Yankees but afterwards lost pieces artillery
he papers OF Nassau are debating The idea OF Mas.
sau being declared tree port, only exactng an import
duty oi one and u quarter per cent on all goods.
Tho Captain General gives grand ball on the 10Th
niversary Of the first railroad and the eleventh Of the
rst telegraph
The New York herald., 1864-11-08

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onLEANs.
rork, NovT 'p S"'~ "'-
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roa Hsv.s.-stssmship Eas'e from New rors Nov
YORK Nov so ~"-
Steamship Morning star. from New York Nov
S,tsmshlp Evening Star from New Yors, Wow w
c.esnsn,p Fung shney, from New yors No, w ~. N
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Steamship AneL from ss- vcrs ges q
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msvsnsass Or Ocean sssa ~srs.
HRON lnRnHl

Nails forwarded by every regular fuss
The fer or from Liverpool call
sspt the CANADIAN tns which call at Lerdondsrrv IA.
fer frem the Con tnsnt saI Al plea
The New York herald., 1864-11-08
Additional News.

Intelligence received yesterday from Mexico states that
Garcia do Cardcna Sandev and other Juarist leaders
Department OF Zacaccas have given n their adhe-
sion TO the imperial government.
General hea, 10 the OF the impsriasts had In
stalled himself Al Maamoros, the Juarst forces there
having also submitted to the new order OF things.
Telegraph lines to be established between the
ading cities OF Mexico communicating by way Of Texas
with the United States.
Another line will connect Mexico with Yucatan, and
submarine cable will be laid 10 Cuba.
In this way Is expected that Mexico city will soon
be in direct and instantaneous communication with New
York, Havana and san Francisco.
The forces lately under the command Of General Ortega
said 10 be completely dispersed Whole companies
have voluntarily 90 the various municipal authori
Tics and laid down their arms.
Tho newspapers contain long accounts OF an earth
quake which the Sd OF October The shock
was felt at 0rzaba at Ave minutes before two O'Clock
Many houses and churches were damaged and several
lives were lost AZ Tehuscan and Atllsco the church
lowers fell and many houses wero dcs troyed
brigandsge s increasing In Mexico. ON the 9th ult.
sne digence from Orzaba for Soledad attacked by
sx robbers, two OF whom were French dessrters. On
the eth another diligence was attacked whom but swo
miles from the gates Of tho capital itself
The New York herald., 1864-11-08
~ dsu. - Aws.ss Dss saapos alsas decide sn the
tntass p0slflao q shs duchiss
vhe Latest Msrksess

The Latest Markeeos
LONDON MONEY AARgB1.
LoHDoHs Oct ~. 1884.
Oossols closed at soK sox for money. Illinois Gen.
6al shares 81 discount. Erie shares 40 . IL
The Improvement In commercial circles makes pro.
sress. Money 10 easier Failures are, however, stin
daily announced.
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
LrsRrooL, Oct 81, 1854
Cotton rhe sales Of cotton today is 900 bales
ket closed buoyant az u trlning advance. -
Breadstuifs steady
Provisions quiet aud steady.
Lard firm.
Tallow armer
Setrolsum esssf.
The New York herald., 1864-11-08

ARRIVAL OF The LIBERTY.
ADDITIONAL NEWS FROM MEXICO.
->,,~~>~,~~.>~,o~~,~-~
General Dsblads and the Imperial
Government.
Disturbed State Of Yucatan
and Campeachy.
Juarist Leaders Giving in Their Adhs-
sion to tho Imperial Government.
Telegraph Lines to be Es-
tablishcd.
THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE.
THE WAR In ST. DOMINGO,
Co.. Co.. &e.
THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE.
THE WAR In ST. DOMINGO,
Co., Co.. &o.

Tho steamship Liberty, Captain Wilson arrived yester
day from Havana, with advioes to the I'd inst
There ID no news Of any importance from Havana
The people Of Havana very ANXIOUS to have reliable
news from the steamer Roanoke. Her captors Bit.
terly denounced by all parties.
Sugar market s quite dull very few transactions since
Ast reports.
Exchange.-The market 10 not 20 Arm last week.
1he following quotations based the weeks trans
Standardization, IA a 14h premium. Paris, Y . y
premium. United States, 4S Q 40 discount. American
god, premium.
The New York herald., 1864-11-08

nih A deputstion composed Of our most PROMINENT
citizens waited the Captain General the other day and
rendered him an elaborate address, expressing admra
ton for his Governor General And Offering ~ m
pathy because the spanish press least large por
tfon had attacked Gen. Duce, some account OF Ar
guees, others account OF his suspension Of the S0o
newspaper, &c, &C. The deputation politely listened
TO, and n few words replied TO. What hearty laugh
his Exce,lency must have had when the door closed
may possibly been reported to you, from GER
tain unreliable source, that the amous Captain Semmes
had arrived here. The papers here published II ~ true;
but Il all q mistake.
been current since Sunday that there has
been another general rising in ST. Domingo; bat have
been unable to trace 1t to any reliable source and under
su The circumstances think II than doubtful The
onv thug certain that the nsurgent leaders have had
serious quarrel suopg themselves and that Salcedo,
President has placed some Of them In IRONS
The Evening Star, from NsW Orleans left here at noon
yesterday for your port.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-08-27

small savings, and the suspension CT savings
for one year or ten no more means ruin to
them than il does TO the non-slaveholding
whites of the South. Till they give up,noth-
ing is given up, and what motive for giving
up has as yet been suggested to them P
Nothing that has occurred this year tends to
smooth away the original difficulties OF par
tition, to make it easier to fix aboundary or
more honorable to surrender the valley OF
the Mississippi, pleasanter to abandon an
enormous trade, or more possible to surren-
der the one dream which makes these mems
lives bright-he dream of the mighty continent
united under one empire, ~ which the eciteS Of
earth may find a home, before Dchich all goeern-
nents must bend, and IN Which misery and OPP
preston have no place, and toll at last has ceased
TO involre tie curse of poverty. Englishmen do
not believe in the realization of that dream,
thinking men may doubt whether it is well
that it should be realized, but it Is the dream
of these independent and gripping honest and
obstinate Anglo-Saxons, and the French ia
collins went to the grave by thousands for a
dream which seemed even to themselves very
much farther off
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-08-27

and unfit for use, wells were dug; but the
supply they furnished not being sufficient to
meet the demand on them, recourse was had
to lake water, which by straining and boiling
was rendered go-down-able." At this lake
we remained for the night.
JULY 17tb.--As carly as o'clock a. m. the
sound of the bugle aToke us--as soon as pos
sible, all hands few to pack.ng-breakfast
over, loading up" commenced, and at 20
minutes past three we had broken camp and
were on our way. The 18th being the Sab
bath, the commanding officer went through
general overhauling of soldiers detached from
their companies as teamsters, Tor the purpose
of finding out whether or not they were prop
erly equipped to defend themselves against
an attacking foe. Many were and more were
not, but all were given to understand that
they must become SO at once, or abide the
penalty of military disobedience, stringently
administered. The train was then formed
into tour lines deep-the front of the column
protected by Company and one piece of
artillery, the centre supported by Co. K and
another piece of artillery, while the rear was
guarded By Co. L, one piece of artillery and
one platoon of cavalry, while the other pla-
toons of cavalry were deployed as fankers.
The scouts being far in advance completed
our marching position. A march of % miles
brought us to Big Turtle Lake, where we
camped for the night. Severe driving and
want of water killed six of our oxen. The
waters of Big Turtle being very inferior, We
were compelled, as on former occasions, to
dig for it.
The departure of the returning train from
Fort Wadsworth to Fort Ridgely, compels
me to draw my letter to close, as it carries
with it all letters from the boys to the dear
ones at home, and is the only means of con-
veyance we have as yet. | understand that
mail route will be established by Major
Clowney between Forts WadswOrth and Alb
ercrombie. Abercrombie is some eighty miles
distant from Wadsworth, and if things are
properly managed, we can have mail once
a week hereafter. Capt. Fisk's expedition,
which is accompanying an emigrant train to
Idaho, rendered us much service in getting
the mails since leaving Fort Ridgely. We
being five days march in advance, by the aid
of our cavalry we held communication with
him, and his cavalry with Fort Ridgely.-
Thus since the 9th of July to the present we
have received three mails.
In my next / shall give you a full account
of our trip from Big Turtle Lake to Fort
WadswOrth. +. j. X.
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Rebel Suffering In Georgia.

The following is an extract from letter
found on the person of a deserter from the
Rebel army, and gives some insight into the
condition of affairs in Georgia and Florida
1t is dated Dade County," in the former
State:
Times are hard here. Corn is So per bush
ell and hogs 81 per pound fiat or poor,) gross;
bacon $3.50 per pound, salt $l5 per bushel,
chickens from 81 to 81 ,25 per head peas IS
per bushel, ground peas So per bushel-
There will be a great deal of suffering in
this country, if there is no perishing. Even
the yelpers are getting sick Of this protract-
ed dance and tenth law, and the swarm of i'm
pressing thieves that infest the country with
their ravages. The poor must do all the
fighting, and the Richmond Government
makes Offices for all the rich men TO keep
them out of the fight, and on big pay, and
the poor man in the service on 81 per month.
If he has an industrious wife and two or
three children on an ordinary farm with a
blind horse, they can make kind of sup
port, if she should keep the animal but the
cursed tenth law will take more than her hus-
bands wages will buy out of il to feed those
thieves to stroll over the country and public
ly rob the people under the sanction of the
AsiChinonu miutury uespotlsln nave Haue
support, and am able to pay the rapacious
devils tenth hope. If the poor soldiers got
it. it would go free as water ever ran down
an inclined plane. BUTT does not go free to
pay the rich man $50 per month for negro
hire to work on Notifications, and if the ne
gro gets killed, the poor soldier must pay his
proportionable ratio out of his 81 per month
for the dead negro but, if any poor soldier
gets killed, his life is not worth any thing,
according to the Richmond dynasty's judg-
ment.
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Nine Days of Rest-7He Assault on Petersburg
Losses of Officers ia the FIght-C Confidence
of UhinlGte !SWeeess-Missing of SCH Pris-
OHerS.
Correspondence of the State Journal. 49,
CAMP NEAR PETERSBURG, Aug. 9,1S64.
Nine days of continued, undisturbed rest.
The Seth has never been so favored before,
and this relief, unbroken by single picket
or fatigue detail, is much appreciated, after
the terrible fatigue of Hancock's movement
to and from Deep Bottom. We got back in
time, and we're placed in position as Gre
serve," where we witnessed the terrible and
fruitless assault upon the enemy's three d.
visions on the SOth. Where the fault was
that kept our army out of Petersburg that
day will not attempt IS guess, but that there
was fault sonleiohsre was selfevident fact
to the four corps that were held in reserve in
the ravines close by. What glory the seth
lost by missing one fight was more than made
up by the gallant S7th and 3eth, who were Ia
and suffered terribly. =
The BLACK division" of the 9th corps lost
nearly all its officers. / have heard that ev-
cry officer of the 29th U. S. colored infantry
was killed or wounded, except Capt McCor-
mick, from near Madison, who had just come
down with his company and acGs not mustered
ia He went through without a scratch, and
has since gone home. Col. Bross was badly
torn by a shell or solid shot, and was buried
in the same grave with his Adjutant, who was
killed about the same time, inside the rebel
works. Lieut.. Robert Bucham, of Co. B, u.
= inf IF 81
brave sons-from Sun Prairie-formerly of
Co. ii of the I'd, is also supposed to be dead
inside their fort = -
Lieut.. VIM. Atwell, a Madison 5 ~, in the
9th, one of the first of that regiment upon
the rebel works, had had his right leg ampu-
tated and has bad bruise fiom piece of
shell upon his left thigh. He has not been
heard from here since he was sent to Wash
ington, but there are good reasons for hoping
that he will recover.
But somebody did not send troops forward
at the right moment, and the day was lost,
unfortunately, because it puts the inevitable
end to this campaign,-Grant's occupation
of Richmond-a little further off. The idea of
Grants failure in the ultimate capture of the
city, is one we have not yet dreamed Of dis
cussing here, but like the farmer who upon
hearing the song "There's good time com,
ing boys" we would like to have the date
fixed.
We were made glad few days ago by the
receipt Of information that most of our miss
ing since the charge of June LIST, whom we
supposed to be dead, are prisoners in Rich
mond. Capt. p. B. Burwell and Corporal
"Dave Kanouse, of Sun Prairie, are there,
the Captain wounded in the shoulder and an
kle, but doing well; KanOuse is ,.nhurt. Ad-
jutant Atwel has got back, his wound receiv-
ed on the Sd having healed. Capt. Fish has
gone home on fifteen days leave. Captain
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ceeded In reconstructiDg temporary cross.
ing, and our forces moved on without any
other Important event exceptto be constant
ly harrassed on all sides by small squads of
the enemy, until they reached Big Black Riv-
eF where they found quiet and safety.
The total loss to our forces was then sup
posed to be about one hundred and seventy
Ave in killed, wounded and missing and that
of the enemy was acknowledged to be more
than three hundred. By the above, which
believe to be correct, your readers can see
that the gallant I'd Cavalry played a very
conspicuous part, never finching at any place
and really deserving more credit than the
troops who we're the especial favorites of a
correspondent who could not chronicle gal
lantry save that exhibited by the troops from
his own State. All who were with this ex-
petition deserve all honor for their bravery
Yours respectfully, II. B.
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Frem the 18th Regiment-Its deeds and losses In
the present campaign.
correspondence OF The state Journal.
HEADQUARTERS Urn REC. Wis. VET. VoL's)
Camp near Petersburg, Va,
Auonst 10Th 1894 \

Correspondence of the State Journal.
HEADQUARTERS Urn REG. Wis VET. VoL's)
Camp near Petersburg, Va,
August 10th, 1864. J
EDITORS STATE JOURNAL have seen
statements from the different Wisconsin reg
iments in the field of their losses in the
spring campaign of 1864, in the State Journal.
herewith send you list OF. the losses of the
18th regiment, from the 9Th of May, 1864, to
the Slst day of July, 1864, taken from the
official report just made, which should like
to have published your paper, as it may be OF
future use to the members of the regi-
ment and also their frierds. l could have
given you the name and date of each one
killed or wounded, but it would have been
asking too much of you TO publish 400 names.
We do not feel ashamed of our record as a
regiment, and are willing to let our light
shine, because our deeds were not evil The
18th does not boast of what it has done or can
do, but moves quietly along
There are two circumstances in this cam
paign which, perhaps, you have not heard of
our being connected with. One was the long
pull over Laurel Hill, on the 18th of May,
where the 18th stood for nine hours with 9TH
er regiments and kept up a continual fire over
the brow of the hill until oak trees 81 inches
in diameter we're cut off with rifle balls, and
fell into the rebel rifie-pits. The regiment
stood in mud half knee deep where the dead
lay half covered in the mud.
On the 30th of July the 18th was again in
for long pull, as the regiment was in the
front works when the fort was blown up and
had orders to open fire as soon as the fort
went up, which was done, and kept up du-
ring the greater part of the day. There is
one more circumstance of bravery which
wish to mention; that of private Melvin NJ.
Starkweather of my Company. He was
wounded on the 9Th of May in the Wilder
ness, and was absent for few days, then
came back and was wounded in the leg on
the 18th of May; he left again for few
days and returned and was MORALLY wounded
May 23d, and died May oath.
Yours very respectfully
Capt. A. w. BEAN,
Co. ID, 18th Reg W. V. V.
Losses IN the lSeuer,h Regiment Wisconsin Vete-
ran volunteer Infantry from Nay 5h, 1864,
20 july 3lSt, 1864.
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CASUALTIES TO ENLISTED MEN.

Number of men equipped for duty on the morn
ing of May 9TH, 1864 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4I4
Number of absentees joining the regiment be-
tween the 5th of May and 31st Of July. II
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ....... 521
Number of men for duty on the 3ist of July. 100
Number of Officers for duty in the field from
May 5th to July 3lst, 1864. .................. %
Number of Officers killed from May 5th to July
3lst, 1864. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
There has been officer wounded the third
time and eleven men wounded the second time du-
ring the campaign.
The following are the names of the different bat
ties in which the regiment has been engaged du-
ring this campaign: .EF
Wilderness, Va, May 5th and 9Th.
Laurel Hill, Va, May Sth, 10th aud 18th.
Jericho Ford. Va, May 23d.
North Anna River, Va, May 25th.
Bethsada Church, Va, June LIST, I'd, Sd, 4th and
5th.
Petersburg, June 18th and July S0th.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-08-27

Weeks who has been quite sick for some
days, was sent TO City Point on the 7th We
hear that he is gaining There is no impor
tant news here. Yours. G. E.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-08-27

One of the largest farms in Northampton,
Massachusetts,, produced nineteen thousand
dollars worth of tobacco last year, and sever
al other farmers raised from five thousand to
ten thousand dollars worth.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-08-27

THERE'S an excess of females over males
in five States in the Union. Connecticut has
5000, Massachusetts 81 900, New Hampshire
1000, New York IL 900, Rhode Island 5000.
In Pennsylvania the numbers are nearly
equal.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-08-27

What is the difference between Laird
and his rebel ramsS They lie in the Mersey,
but he lies without mercy.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-08-27

Nine Days of Rest-7He Assault on Petersburg
Losses Of Officers IN the Confidence
of Ultimate !SlEeeeSs-Missing of SCH Pris-
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From the Thirty-Fifth Regiment.

Movements of Month-Frona Fort Hudson
to ST. Charles-A Disappointnaent-Up White
RiUer-Building F0tifcatiOns-A Seoul
The Country Destitute of Men.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-08-27
From the Thirty.Slxth Regiment.

Petersburg, June 18th and July sOth.
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corn as the South uses its store of cotton.
The rise in wages may derange labor, or even
suspend it, but then the effect of suspension.
may be, as in France, to hurl the, laboring
class into the ranks, where alone they are
secure of food, The North if reduced to a
state of barter, with its industry suspended
and its commerce paralyzed, its finances nom
existent and its private fortunes disappear.
ing, can still if it will, while seed produces
harvest, fight on to the end. The single
question for politicians is now, as it was
year ago, the willingness of the northern
people to endure all rather than see the
South depart
If they are unwilling the question ends,
ness? s.
But for the hundredth time we repeat the
one fact Of American politics which our
countrymen viii never perceive, that SUBJ
stantial power in the United States rests with
the country free-holders, that they are when
combined and excited more absolutely mas
tiers of the policy of their country than the
middle classes are of the policy of ours.
The electors an England could not defy the
non-electors in arms, the northern freehold
ers have a complete supremacy in physical
force, could if so inclined reduce the great
cities to ashes, and send all friends of COM
promise to serve against their will in the
ranks. There is no power which can control
this class, and IL is tie one of all Others on
ulieb The currency difficulty falls sOiM tie least
visible ueight Whatever is wanting, corn
will not be done without. Whatever can be
given by the rich will be given to these men
first and last of all. If gold be at one thou
sand premium bread will still support farm
ers, and the land ploughed by father and sons
does not obey Mr.. Fessenden I; woollen will
still warm them and sheep yield their fleeces
without asking leave of Wall street; meat
will still fatten them, and pigs can be fed on
peaches, though gold be buried out of mems
sight
specie only as means Of accommodating their