Latest from the North.
Through the courtesy of the officers of the
Exchange Bureau we have received New York papers of Monday last, the 2d inst.:
The capture of Lookout Mountain — Gallantry of the 11th and 12th corps--the rebels driven at the point of the bayonet.
Under this heading the New York
Tribune publishes the following official telegram from
General Thomas:
In the fight of last night the enemy attacked
Gen. Geary's division, posted at
Waxahachie, on three sides, and broke his camp at one point, but was driven back in most gallant style by part of his force, the remainder being held in reserve.
Howard, while marching to
Geary's relief, was attacked in the flank, the enemy occupying in force two commanding hills on the left of the road.
He immediately threw forward two of his regiments and took both at the point of the bayonet, driving the enemy from his breastworks and across
Lookout creek.
In this brilliant success over their old adversary, the conduct of the officers and men of the 11th and 12th corps is entitled to the highest praise.
The following dispatches relating to the subject are published:
The Cincinnati
Gazette has a dispatch from
Chattanooga, dated the 27th inst., which says:
‘
"A detachment under
Col. Stanley, of the 11th Ohio regiment, floated fifty pontoons down the river in the face of the rebel sharpshooters, landed at
Brown's ferry, and surprised and drove the rebels from the ridge on the south side, opening communication with
Bridgeport.
"The rebels are flanked, and must evacuate
Lookout Mountain."
’
A second dispatch says that
Gen. Hazen, with two thousand of
Gen. Palmer's division, attacked the enemy on
Lookout Mountain, and drove him from his position.
Cincinnati, Oct. 29.--Our loss in the brilliant achievement at
Chattanooga was only five killed and fifteen wounded of
Gen. Hazen's brigade.
Gen. Palmer is assigned to the command of the 14th army corps.
Communication will be opened between
Bridgeport and
Chattanooga along the Chattanooga river.
High-Handed treason in Ohio — a startling Development — plot to overthrow the State Government — arrest of the Ringleaders.
Under this heading, gotten up in a style regardless of the cost of type, the
Tribune publishes the following telegram.
Cincinnati, Nov. 1.--An extraordinary case of treason has recently come to light, implicating several persons in this city,
Columbus,
Covington, and
Newport, in conspiring to release the rebel prisoners at Camp Chase, and overthrow the
State Government.
The conspiracy was brought to light by
United States detectives, who were supposed by the parties implicated to be spies from the rebel army, and were treated with full confidence.
The plot, as disclosed to the detectives, was, that an attack was to be made on Camp Chase, release the rebel prisoners confined there, numbering some 3,500, seize the arsenal at
Columbus, take possession of the Penitentiary, release
John Morgan and the other officers confined there, and then was to commence a rebel campaign in
Ohio.
United States Marshal
Sands and
Provost Marshal M. J. Reany arrested the following persons implicated in the plot:
Charles W. H. Catherart, of
Columbus, formerly School
Commissioner of
Ohio;
J. D. Crensoss, of
Columbus, formerly sutler in the 18th regulars, who were to lead the attack on Camp Chase;
James D. Patton, of
Covington, a regular agent of the rebel Government, who furnished money to detectives under the impression that they were spies, and, according to agreement, were to meet
Cathcart and the others at Camp Chase, and assist in maturing the plan of attack.
Ruth McDonald, of
Covington, who acted as mail carrier through the rebel lines, whose house was the headquarters of the rebels;
Sam P. Thomas, merchant tailor of
Cincinnati, and his wife, and
Catherine Parmenter, of
Cincinnati.
Information has been obtained that the organization exists in
Illinois, waiting for the outbreak in
Ohio.
Other particulars are known to the authorities, but have not yet been made public.
The papers publish the following two dispatches relative to affairs in
East Tennessee:
Chattanooga, Oct. 27, (via
Nashville, Oct. 28.)--Unreliable intelligence has been received on the movement or a portion of
Bragg's army, under
Longstreet, up the valley of the
Tennessee river, with the intention of operating against
General Burnside.
It is also believed here that a corps of
Lee's army, under
Ewell, is moving into
East Tennessee, by way of
Lynchburg, for the same purpose.
Knoxville, Oct. 30, (via
Louisville, Nov. 1.)--Our forces which occupied
London have retreated to the north side of the river, and now occupy the heights commanding
London.
The other dispositions of our troops remain unchanged.
From the army of the Potomac.
Furloughs for 15 days are being granted in the army of the Potomac.
The cars on the railroad now run from
Washington to the Three-Mile Station, and will soon go to Bealton.
A dispatch from
Washington, dated the 1st inst., says:
‘
We learn from the army of the Potomac that the principal movements of late have been changes of positions of the different corps.
These changes have been the occasions of slight skirmishes, but without serious loss to either side.
’
The guerillas continue their operations upon wagon trains and outposts with varied success.
The impression prevailed at headquarters that
Lee was disposed to fight and
Meade's intentions was to accommodate him at the earliest opportunity.
There are those, however, who continue to think that
Lee's army has been materially reduced, and that any show of intention to fight is merely to conceal his real weakness.
A letter from
Corinth states that the 15th army corps, under
Maj.-Gen. Sherman, and one division of
McPherson's 17th corps, had passed through there and advanced as fur as
Tuscumbia, without meeting any material opposition.
The
Mobile and Ohio Road will soon be opened from
Columbus to
Corinth, and thence to
Chattanooga with all possible dispatch.
An expedition sent out in the direction of
Holly Springs, consisting of the 7th Kansas and 3d Michigan cavalry, with other regiments, met the enemy in the vicinity of that place, where they had a severe engagement.
The loss of the 7th Kansas was three killed and nine wounded, and the other regiments suffered in about the same proportion.
The rebels lost nine left killed on the field and 100 prisoners, while our forces occupied the site of battle in undisturbed possession.
Miscellaneous.
Gen. Butler has been assigned to the command of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina.
Iowa has given a majority of 25,000 for the
Republican ticket.
Of eighty two counties only fourteen give Democratic majorities.
From
Arkansas we learn that
Gen. Marmaduke was at
Arkadelphia with the cavalry of
General Holmes's command.
Dobbs, a notorious guerilla, had been captured.
Col. Chas. R. Ellett, commanding the
Mississippi marine brigade, died suddenly at
Bunker Hill, Ill., on the 29th ult.
D. K. Abel, editor of the
St. Joseph's (Mo.) Tribune, has been arrested for publishing articles "defamatory" of the Abolition militia of that State.
Major Mosby, the famous guerilla, dined in the
Marshall House, at
Alexandria, on September 30th, and then had the impudence to inform the public of the fact by placarding it in chalk on a dead wall in town over his own signature.
The Chicago
Tribune says: ‘"We have an intimation that
Gen. Halleck is shortly to be removed from the chief command of the armies of the
United States. "’
Gold was quoted in New York on Saturday at 146½.
