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HEWS FROM THE NORTH. By the steamer Delaware, Capt. Cannon, which arrived here last Tuesday from New York, we have - received papers to the 14th inst., from which we make the followiug extracts: ?Latest adviees fro.n the Army of the Potomac lead us to the belief that a portion of the rebel army is still in the Shenandoah Valley?exactly where is not yet ascertained. The forces under Stonewall Jackson and A. P. Hill, are said to be there?those under Longstreetand other comraandei aat Culpepper having been thrown forward to preaiim . /? l-k n +f \ ao a >v\ Ain U #1 * YCUt Mill HI III V UUI1I ^Ulll^ UCtYYUCU IUC lUttlll u.>u> of thfe rebel army and Richmond. Lee is also said to be now at Culpepper, where be has his headquarters. ?Dispatches from the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac inform us that nothing of importance transpired yesterday^ (Nov. 13). General Burqside was eugaged with several of his principal otiicers on matters of business Gen.'Halleck arrived at \Varreuton on Wednesday alternoon, and returned to Washington yesterday morning. ?Advices from the Southwest represent tAat Gen. Graut ha;;adva..ced beyond La Grange with his main army, and that his pickets are withiu six miles of. Holly Springs. It is believed, however,! that the rebels have fallen back from that place. Gen. Grant iulorms the War Department that Col Lee, of the Seventh Kansas Cavalry, has during he advance toward Holly Springs killed sixteen aud cuptured one hundred and thirty-four rebels. . ?The Washington'correspondent of the Philadelphia Iforlti jimerican telegraphs : " There is pr obably no Cumulation for the report that Gen. Lee w s in ihchinond, and that Gen. Joe Johnston wasiu eonimatul of the army. Not only are the Kicnmond papers entirely silent upon the report, But those here, who piofess to be informed^tate emphatically that Leu is at Winchester, ana that Johuston is in the Wesc.^Tbere are rumors of other changes in the army, beside that of McClella&, but the names are kept private. With regard to the removal ol Geu. McGlellan, it L asserted by the friends of the President that he was the last * man to conseut to the same?that it was recom- ; mended at ti st by Gen. tiaileek, and agreed to. by , ' at least Ave members of th? Cabinet, and finally by Mr. Lincoln. If would be idle to say that the removal caused no disappoiutmeut among his I friends and a considerable portion of his army, but the disappointment is believed to have been forgotten, and no untoward result is anticipated.? Uen. Hooker has sufficiently recovered to leave for his command, and for the present will be under k v the direction of Gen Burn'Slde. It is believed, however, that he will eventually succeed the lat'ter, who, I have reason to believe, is not yet placed in permanent command. Nothing has transpired here with respect to the Instructions of Lord Lyons, though a rumor is current that he will soon propose' an armistice between the contending parties." - ? ,, ?The following Farewell Order was reaa to the troops composiLg the Army of the i'otomac, Nov. 10th, on dress parade: Heai*U;abtkb*, Army or the Potomac, ) - Camp near i;ectortows, Va. Nov. 7, 1662. / Officers cn.1 .Stldier* .>J the Annj ?J Ike I'otomac. An order of the President devolves upon MajorGene. al Burnside, the couimandof this.army. In parting from you, I cannot express the love and g atitude 1 bear to you. As an army you have grown up under my c j-e. In you 1 have never found doubt or coldness. The battles youJiive fought uuder my command will probabi^lve In our nation's history. The glory you tamnicliiev ed; our marches, per ls and fatigues; coergraves of t ur comrades fallen in battle and by tuaea.e; the broken forms of those whom wo mds and sickness have disabled; tne strongest associations which exist among men, unite us still by an indissoluble tie. We shall ever be comrades in supporting he Constitution of our country and the nationally of the people. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN, Major-General U. S. Army. ?Mr. Lincoln, it is said, takes tble result of the New York election quite philosophically. In fact he made it the occasion of a story. When t'ol. Forney inquired of hnu how he felt about New Yora, lie replied: "Somewhat like that boy in Kentucky, who stubbed nis toe while running to see his sweetheart. '1 he boy said he wa, too big to cry, and far too badly hurt to laugh." Letter from New Yor*. CorrtxpatvLav t of Tie Sew .\ouLh. New York, Saturday, Nov. 8, 1862. For two weeks I have been waiting an 9pportunity. ot sending The New South a letter, but until now thero has been no chance. Port Royal people must have had a peculiarly unpleas ot time . ? * # 3???sa?g?H?! .1- .ULL .1 ?J-H LI of it, without receiving their mail matter, and I hdpe have profited individually by an enormous development of that precious quality tharacteristic of the patriarch Job. Kcally, there seems to haVe been no way of avoiding^ the inconvenience, as ev.ery thing which floats in the sha^e of a steam vessel has bcen^subsidized by the* Government in the prosecution of anumber of expeditions, wherein ifa <rraat milifot.tr nnri naval raanitN<og am tn Vu> IU ua Q* VWI. j ?uu umw ivovui wo m v w w wielded on the coast and in the interior, at many places simultaneously, against the vital parts of the rebellion. Such steamships as the Baltic, Atlantic, Arago and Ericsson left here early-this week, and having taken troops on board at Baltimore, are now at Hampton Roads awaiting orders. It Is not improbable that you may soon hare occular proof of I their destination. In view, therefore, of what is j to happen don't murmur because you have been j neglected. The vessel which is to be dispatched' to-morrow is a very small steamer, the George Peabody. better, adapted, I should judge, for navigation of the Erie Canal thop the Atlantic Ocean.1 She is to carry a deck^?ad of cattle, the mails, | aud a dozen venturesome passengers, leaving a host of officers and civilians anxious to follow, but; whom nothing but an absolute necessity might in-1 duce to hazard li^and tempt Providence at this ' season of the year in so frail a craft. Information of the recent battlo at Pocotaligo was received North the day before I arrived in the Ericsson. It came from the Richmond papers in the form of a ten-line telegram from Beauregard, stilting that the "abolitionists" had been j repulsed to their gunboats with heavy loss in an | attempt to cut tlie Chariest .n and Savannah iiailroad, and that his cavalry were in hot pursuit. The idea of gunboats being pursued by cavalry struck the Northern mind as.being somewhat ridiculous and this averment, taken in connection with Beauregard's well-known propensity to swerve from a strict expression of fact, left the people ttcreduloi.s, l?ut very anxious to hear our side of the story. gThe fimis anAHerald iext morning were the only New Yo.k papelBtontaiuing a report of the atfnr, and the ecUUoirirpre% eagerly sought. ALhough theao jmgounts subwea the fight in a more favorable aspect than was at first seen, and/ demonstrated that$h%,v ietory waftentircly witlfus, Gat a v.rv of sorrow?#reTailed at. ;v. . . vV o? O - _ the lung list" of casualties wgiCh the battle ha<f produced. "Some persons wei^nfllncd to blame Gen. Mltchel for attempting more than his small force could possibly accomplish, but the dissatisfied could only be found among that class who are ever clamoring for activity and dashing raids, desiring bricks to be made without straw, and when the risk is taken in obedience to. their imperfbns demands and proves disastrous, are first to rebuke and to Condemn. There can be no disputing that the cost of what we accomplished at Pocotaligo was great, but who is able to say that the advan* tagee gained i.i experience and knowledge of the physical features of the country, in view of an^ future ope.ation in that direction, did not warrant the sacrifice? i he sad announcement of Gen. Mitchel s death cain'e to 'tis on the night of toe 4th inst. iu the midsf of^he election excitement. Never have I " - A- U- i?.U known the loss of a puouc man 10 uc ieu more poignantly. His brief career in South Carolina was so fru.tful of good to all in his command. Winning the respect and confidence of the soldiery by his ingenuous ce and fiery zeal; inspiring his officers with feifttit devotion to himself by the magnetism of hi^presence as he met them in familiar and social ii^rcourse; atul by his sympathy, kindness and sounti practical wisdom gaining the affection cf the negroes, he had, as if by a magical ape.I, ch irmediaway all acrimony, while evfcry interest of the Department was being prosecuted in harmony and peace, in the midSt of his usefulness * Death, tbe ^ble giant, ' aimed his shaft, and he fell. May the spirit which he infused be lasting, working continua ly and with increasing power for man's advantage and the glory of God, long after his form has returned to the dust of which it was created. J shall always jpa words to me when he assumed commanjlf the Department. Spe iking with a touch of sjirfniiss in hia manner, as his mind dwelt upon the injustice of^the Government in sending liiui to I a place of comparative inactivity, he said : "I' have nothing to live for but my country. My wi.e is dead, my children no longer need me; I owe ali that lam to my country ; 1 will laborer lier in i any position, and cheerfully die in heriiwvice.^ j And he verified his words. ^ We draw a great deal of encouragement from J the fact that the fever which has |^icken down so |,| ' ^ ^ .?x many prominent officers had nbt, at date of our last advices, become epidemic, and that frosty weather which must certainly be near, will rid you of it before many others can fall victims. We our selves are already in the midst of a cold snap, and Jack Frost haf been throwiirg Li* white glove at us for a day and a half. A few owners of uitters and horse-tiesh were even rash enough to take up the gauntlet, but were punished for the# temerity by being hauled over the stoues. W.o accept his presence .with us a* an earnest of his intention to pay yflu an early visit. ? iW'State election has resulted in the success of thep<entire Democratic ticket, headed by Horatio Seymour. This is-looked upon as an expression of the popular voice against the inefficiency and inactivity of the Administration. The failure of the Government with-the vast resources at its com niand, to prosecute the war with \ igoi and success, has w eighed like an incubns upon the p. blic heart. With splendid armies achieving but slight success, e* and victories barren of decisive results; with a million of uieu and all the money which it could possibly use, the Government had made scarcclv any progress in ctushing the rebellion. With'H^insurgent army still menacing the capital, their^rivuteers defying our navy and spreading terror anions our neae. lul traders on the ocaa? w hat iroou could result in sustaining an Administration which 9 lags so far behind the country ? Thmj people aae terribly in earnest for tin* crushing of tms rebellion; they demand a vigorous prosecution ot the war, and, despairing of a fnliillmcut of their desires aud of their just expectations, they inve administered this stern rebuke. And what is true of the people of this State is also true of others in which the Opposition have been successful. There are indications that tlie ATj^dout correctly understands the will oftho r was the prospect as brig|^|jMy)jarp nud necWve blows as since the recent s. It is cemnu that the Department of the South will be heavily reinforced at an early day, and it is equally certain that Major (jen. David Hunter has been reassigned to the command. h. j. w. % DEATHS. " * Pbter Hbnpt, Serjeant, Co. 0, 4Jth Regt. Pennsylv?jl%T<d9., Nov. 14, lockjaw. JerwwiWwn, Private, Co. E, 3d Regt. New Hampshire dropsy. Win. F. Kimball, Wvate CoAi. 3d Regt. New ' Hampshire Vols., Nov. 15, remttjlnt fever. '* George Conway, Private. C<?*, V7tn Regt. Ef^sylvauia Vols , Nov. 18, typhoid fever. M. Best, Private, Co. It, 97tli Regt. Penn- sylvania Vols., Nov. 19, sore throat. DWilel Higgles, Private, Co. A, 3d Regt. Rhode Island Vols., Nov. 20. chronic diarrhoea. # rrg-? ? ? Almanac, Port < Bey al, S. C., Now22, '62SCN RISKS I MOON SETS. .......5-55 SUi SETS. ? 4 50 }%IOU WATfittv 8 02 pterinjmetric Table Prepared by A. P. Datemple, Surgeon U. S. V., and Surgeon of the Post, Hilton Head, S. &, commencing Nov. Ut. ^giving the degrees of temperature ^ Fahrenheit; ?t lour .periods of the days. ^^ "1 ' I M-'i ( O , I I <f*> ^ J la )g |H \'m -2 He '> % lH (* In IS" aplai^iH E* H 62 65 65:60 62 60 42 30 43 36 45 60 60 50 64 56 57 62 63 66 64 60 60159 64 60 4.V42 46 40 56 62 62 63 63 59 61 64 69:66 70|7l|76lC3 68|53;53l51 54:5?!64'68 70170,?? 62(6J 70 73|70 66|66|69|6o|do|46l49i42 53I4'2|56;62I62!64]>>2!56 CT 66 66(56 The first line of figures is at 8iiuri.se, second at 0 A. M. third at 3 P. 3L, fourth at 9 P. M. MARINE NEWSARRIVED. Nov. 15, Schr. Hannah Matilda, Price, Georgetown, D. C.; Nov. 17, Ship Maria, Clarke, New York; Nov. 17, U. S. S. Courier New Y<>rk ; Nov. 17, Ship Conquest, Sears, New York; Nov. 17, Schr. J. G. Babcock, Babcock, Phila ; Nov. 18, J as. W. Lawreuce, Tooker, New York ; Nov. ? mass ... laUSl V..? 1 U IS, L>. W. tiariuge, Sampson, rims.; to, Montezuma, Lusconib, Salem, N. J.; Nov. Is, Steamer Delaware. Cannon, New York; Nov. IB, Sclir. Chief, Ryder, New York; Schr. Jas. 11. Wainwright, Ludlow, Phila; Nov. 19, Jan. >. Hewitt, Lake, Phila.; Nov. :i0, Steamer Neptune, Lynch, Fernaudiua. CLEARED j Nov. 14, Schr. W. E. Clark. Clark, Phila; Nov. 14, Schr. Gov. Burton, Peacock, Phila ; Nov. 18, | Schr. John Guyant, Smith, New York; Nov. 18, I Schr. Sainl. C. Hulse, FurinaoL^Tcw York; Nov. ;J9. schr. Lewis Mullord, 1 oyles,i{hili; Nov. 19, Scua. John Stockham Babcock, PiitiA.