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dergoneno change , and that he " does not desire to close to Italy the way to Rome . " There seems reason to believe that no ministerial changes will occur immediately ; but it remains to be seen whether Signor Rattazzi ' s administration can long survive the meeting of the Italian Parliament . The reports relating to the health of Garibaldi still continue to he } unsatisfactory and discouraging . A French paper represents it as the advice of eminentlqualified surgeons that the amputation
y must take place after all—that is when the patient is in a condition to bear such an operation . Other accounts spe : ik even more gloomily . Their Spanish Majesties will return to Madrid on the 28 th inst . Official despatches are said to have been received here from the French Government , in which assurances are given that the rumour of France intending to make Alexico a French colony is unfounded . The King of Prussia , in
replying to an address presented by a " Conservative society , " has made declarations which will certainly not tend to allay the quarrel between himself and the House of Deputies , backed by the constituencies . He said that he wished to maintain the constitution , but that " it was his invincible determination to keep unimpaired tho Crown transmitted to him by his ancestors , and tho constitutional rihts of that Crown" and that " he was
g , firmly resolved to yield nothing more of the rights which had been transmitted to him . " He added that " there must be a permanent well-constituted army , and not a pretended popular army , which as a Prussian had not feared to say , was to be the support of the parliament . " A project is said to he under the consideration of the King of Denmark of giving a special German Governor to the Duchies of Holstein and Lunenburg ,
so as to deprive the Germanic Confederation of its pretext for interfering in the internal affairs of the kingdom . A curious incident , unique in its kind , in connection with the Schleswig-Holstein question , has just occurred . M . Von Bulow , the Danish representative in the Frankfort Diet , and who has taken a leading part in all the intricate negociations on the subject since 1851 , fatigued and disgusted with the endless business , has
tendered his resignation to his Sovereign , which has been accepted , though with great reluctance , us the utmost confidence was placed in him by his Government . M . A oii Bulow , however , is not so completely exhausted ancl worn out but that he
is prepared to assume the post of Prime Minister to the Duke of Alecklenburg-Schwerin . —•—At a conference at Munich on the commercial affairs of Germany the Austrian delegates proposed resolutions declaring the Franco-Prussian commercial treaty prejudicial to the rightful claims of Germany and injurious to its interests , and that therefore its acceptance was not to he recommended ; ancl resolving that the propositions of Austria should be discussed simultaneously with the renewal of
the Zollverein and the treaty with France b y the collective German Governments with a view of arriving at a decision . These resolutions were assented to by all the representatives of the South German States . A letter from the Foreign Office states that Lord Russell is of opinion that British vessels making for any point of the Circassian coast between the ports which have been opened by Russia to forei commerce would
gn not be secure from interference on the part of the Czar's cruisers , and that , consequently , any such attempt to open a communication with the people of Circassia " would only bring about complications with the Russian Government , ancl result in losses to the persons engaged in such enterprise . " AMERICA . —The Scotia arrived at Liverpool on Saturday and brought news to the 6 th . It appears that on the 3 rd and 4 th
instant the Confederates , under Generals Price , A an Dom , and Lovell , attacked Corinth , but were ultimately repulsed , leaving their wounded and some 7000 prisoners in the hands of the Federals . They retreated towards the Hatchin river , but on the Sth they were encountered ou the south bank of the stream by the Federal General Orel , who drove them back across the river towards Corinth , and captured some guns and prisoners .
General Grant , who holds the supreme command of the Federals in Tennessee , was consequently confident that the Confederates , thus enclosed ancl pressed on opposite sides by General Orel and General Rosencranz , could not " escape without losing everything but their small arms . " Newspaper-correspondents estimate the loss of the Federals at 300 killed and 1000 wounded , and that of the Confederates at SOO killed and 1800 woundedThe
. Federal Generals Hackleman and Ogleby were killed , and the Confederate General Ilogevs was likewise killed . Neither of the armies in Virginia seems to have made any considerable movement ; but if we may believe the rumours published in the New York newspapers , General Al'Clellan is about to undertake im-
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portant operations . From Kentucky , the accounts are very obscure , hut it seems probable that a battle must soon be fought . The Federal General Alorgan ' s retreat from Cumberland Gap to the Ohio had been effected without any great loss ; but his troops were greatly harassed by heavy marches , want of supplies , and constant attacks from the Confederate cavalry . By the arrival of the City of Baltimore and Anglo-Saxon we have news from Saw York to the evening of the 11 th of October . So far
as the war news is concerned , it is very confused . Two things , however , appear clear . There has been a severe engagement in Kentucky ; and the Confederates have again entered Pensyl . vania . AA'itli respect to the fighting in Kentucky , it took place on the Sth at Perrysville , where the Confederates , under General Bragg attacked the Federals . General Buell officially reports that the engagement lasted from ten o ' clock in the morning until dusk , when the Confederates were repulsed . They gained
" some momentary advantage" on the left , and the Federal loss is stated to have been pretty heavy , including several officers . As to the advance of the Confederates into Pennsylvania , it seems that General Stuart , with a force estimated at 3000 men and six pieces of-artillery , crossed the Potomac at Hancock , ancl on the 10 th occupied Mercersburg ancl Chambersbnrg . At Chambersburg the inhabitants surrendered on the condition that private property should be respected , hut that public property might be carried away or destroyed . Accordingly , the Confederates destroyed tho railway station , and carried off 500 horses . They then moved in tho direction of Gettysburg , to destroy the bridge
at that point , and so prevent Al'Clellan coming upon them . The Governor of Pennsylvania at once began to send troops to the spot . If is difficult to conceive that anything beyond a mere raid is intended by this movement ; for 3000 men must be wholly insufficient to contend with the force which would soon be brought against them . Two items of the news show movements on the part of the Confederates . General Bragg , who commands the of the South in Kentuckyhad issued a
army , proclamation to the North-AVestern States urging them to exercise their State sovereignty and make a separate treaty of peace with the Confederates . He offers them several inducements to do so . This is of course intended to sever the Border States from the Union . In the Confederate Congress a step has also been taken by which it is probably hoped to enlist the sympathies by touching the interests of ] 3 nglancl . The
Secretary of the Treasury is ordered to buy or impress 1 , 000 , 000 bales of cotton at a fixed price , and agents are to be sent to Europe to sell it . A resolution was also proposed to repeal all laws prohibiting the export of cotton from ports occupied by the Federals when such cotton is purchased by foreign Governments or their subjects . Captain Semmes , who achieved such fame as the commander of the Confederate war steamer Sumter , appears to he doing great havoc among the Federal merchant
vessels in his new ship , the Alabama , or " 230 . " According to intelligence received in Liverpool yesterday , he has recently captured and destroyed sixteen Northern vessels , including ten whalers .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
PETER * * * You must sign it . See Pooh of Constitutions—p . 87 . AVOLATJRILUIPTOX . —It is a very rare volume , and if perfect ancl in good condition , priceless . Ax OLD SUB . —AA hat do you mean ? You sent us an envelope with a wrong enclosure , which we put into the post for you , and now you are angry some communication did not appear .
AVe never received it ; perhaps you put that , too , in a wrong cover . J . B . —Burnt children dread the fire . AVe have had enough of it . H . AV . P . ( ESSEX ) . Let him be thrice formally admonished by the AV . AI ., and notices entered on the minutes that it was done . Then fine him ; and if he don't day the fine , you can .
get rid of him easily . P . L . —No ; there is no price which will secure such a rank . ERRATUM . —In the letter of " Scrutator" last week , H . R . Hthe Duke of Sussex is stated to have been " installed Grand Alaster of the Orders of the Holy Temple , and Sepulchre , and of St . John of Jerusalem , August 6 , 1862 , " which year should have read 1812 .
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The Week.
dergoneno change , and that he " does not desire to close to Italy the way to Rome . " There seems reason to believe that no ministerial changes will occur immediately ; but it remains to be seen whether Signor Rattazzi ' s administration can long survive the meeting of the Italian Parliament . The reports relating to the health of Garibaldi still continue to he } unsatisfactory and discouraging . A French paper represents it as the advice of eminentlqualified surgeons that the amputation
y must take place after all—that is when the patient is in a condition to bear such an operation . Other accounts spe : ik even more gloomily . Their Spanish Majesties will return to Madrid on the 28 th inst . Official despatches are said to have been received here from the French Government , in which assurances are given that the rumour of France intending to make Alexico a French colony is unfounded . The King of Prussia , in
replying to an address presented by a " Conservative society , " has made declarations which will certainly not tend to allay the quarrel between himself and the House of Deputies , backed by the constituencies . He said that he wished to maintain the constitution , but that " it was his invincible determination to keep unimpaired tho Crown transmitted to him by his ancestors , and tho constitutional rihts of that Crown" and that " he was
g , firmly resolved to yield nothing more of the rights which had been transmitted to him . " He added that " there must be a permanent well-constituted army , and not a pretended popular army , which as a Prussian had not feared to say , was to be the support of the parliament . " A project is said to he under the consideration of the King of Denmark of giving a special German Governor to the Duchies of Holstein and Lunenburg ,
so as to deprive the Germanic Confederation of its pretext for interfering in the internal affairs of the kingdom . A curious incident , unique in its kind , in connection with the Schleswig-Holstein question , has just occurred . M . Von Bulow , the Danish representative in the Frankfort Diet , and who has taken a leading part in all the intricate negociations on the subject since 1851 , fatigued and disgusted with the endless business , has
tendered his resignation to his Sovereign , which has been accepted , though with great reluctance , us the utmost confidence was placed in him by his Government . M . A oii Bulow , however , is not so completely exhausted ancl worn out but that he
is prepared to assume the post of Prime Minister to the Duke of Alecklenburg-Schwerin . —•—At a conference at Munich on the commercial affairs of Germany the Austrian delegates proposed resolutions declaring the Franco-Prussian commercial treaty prejudicial to the rightful claims of Germany and injurious to its interests , and that therefore its acceptance was not to he recommended ; ancl resolving that the propositions of Austria should be discussed simultaneously with the renewal of
the Zollverein and the treaty with France b y the collective German Governments with a view of arriving at a decision . These resolutions were assented to by all the representatives of the South German States . A letter from the Foreign Office states that Lord Russell is of opinion that British vessels making for any point of the Circassian coast between the ports which have been opened by Russia to forei commerce would
gn not be secure from interference on the part of the Czar's cruisers , and that , consequently , any such attempt to open a communication with the people of Circassia " would only bring about complications with the Russian Government , ancl result in losses to the persons engaged in such enterprise . " AMERICA . —The Scotia arrived at Liverpool on Saturday and brought news to the 6 th . It appears that on the 3 rd and 4 th
instant the Confederates , under Generals Price , A an Dom , and Lovell , attacked Corinth , but were ultimately repulsed , leaving their wounded and some 7000 prisoners in the hands of the Federals . They retreated towards the Hatchin river , but on the Sth they were encountered ou the south bank of the stream by the Federal General Orel , who drove them back across the river towards Corinth , and captured some guns and prisoners .
General Grant , who holds the supreme command of the Federals in Tennessee , was consequently confident that the Confederates , thus enclosed ancl pressed on opposite sides by General Orel and General Rosencranz , could not " escape without losing everything but their small arms . " Newspaper-correspondents estimate the loss of the Federals at 300 killed and 1000 wounded , and that of the Confederates at SOO killed and 1800 woundedThe
. Federal Generals Hackleman and Ogleby were killed , and the Confederate General Ilogevs was likewise killed . Neither of the armies in Virginia seems to have made any considerable movement ; but if we may believe the rumours published in the New York newspapers , General Al'Clellan is about to undertake im-
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portant operations . From Kentucky , the accounts are very obscure , hut it seems probable that a battle must soon be fought . The Federal General Alorgan ' s retreat from Cumberland Gap to the Ohio had been effected without any great loss ; but his troops were greatly harassed by heavy marches , want of supplies , and constant attacks from the Confederate cavalry . By the arrival of the City of Baltimore and Anglo-Saxon we have news from Saw York to the evening of the 11 th of October . So far
as the war news is concerned , it is very confused . Two things , however , appear clear . There has been a severe engagement in Kentucky ; and the Confederates have again entered Pensyl . vania . AA'itli respect to the fighting in Kentucky , it took place on the Sth at Perrysville , where the Confederates , under General Bragg attacked the Federals . General Buell officially reports that the engagement lasted from ten o ' clock in the morning until dusk , when the Confederates were repulsed . They gained
" some momentary advantage" on the left , and the Federal loss is stated to have been pretty heavy , including several officers . As to the advance of the Confederates into Pennsylvania , it seems that General Stuart , with a force estimated at 3000 men and six pieces of-artillery , crossed the Potomac at Hancock , ancl on the 10 th occupied Mercersburg ancl Chambersbnrg . At Chambersburg the inhabitants surrendered on the condition that private property should be respected , hut that public property might be carried away or destroyed . Accordingly , the Confederates destroyed tho railway station , and carried off 500 horses . They then moved in tho direction of Gettysburg , to destroy the bridge
at that point , and so prevent Al'Clellan coming upon them . The Governor of Pennsylvania at once began to send troops to the spot . If is difficult to conceive that anything beyond a mere raid is intended by this movement ; for 3000 men must be wholly insufficient to contend with the force which would soon be brought against them . Two items of the news show movements on the part of the Confederates . General Bragg , who commands the of the South in Kentuckyhad issued a
army , proclamation to the North-AVestern States urging them to exercise their State sovereignty and make a separate treaty of peace with the Confederates . He offers them several inducements to do so . This is of course intended to sever the Border States from the Union . In the Confederate Congress a step has also been taken by which it is probably hoped to enlist the sympathies by touching the interests of ] 3 nglancl . The
Secretary of the Treasury is ordered to buy or impress 1 , 000 , 000 bales of cotton at a fixed price , and agents are to be sent to Europe to sell it . A resolution was also proposed to repeal all laws prohibiting the export of cotton from ports occupied by the Federals when such cotton is purchased by foreign Governments or their subjects . Captain Semmes , who achieved such fame as the commander of the Confederate war steamer Sumter , appears to he doing great havoc among the Federal merchant
vessels in his new ship , the Alabama , or " 230 . " According to intelligence received in Liverpool yesterday , he has recently captured and destroyed sixteen Northern vessels , including ten whalers .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
PETER * * * You must sign it . See Pooh of Constitutions—p . 87 . AVOLATJRILUIPTOX . —It is a very rare volume , and if perfect ancl in good condition , priceless . Ax OLD SUB . —AA hat do you mean ? You sent us an envelope with a wrong enclosure , which we put into the post for you , and now you are angry some communication did not appear .
AVe never received it ; perhaps you put that , too , in a wrong cover . J . B . —Burnt children dread the fire . AVe have had enough of it . H . AV . P . ( ESSEX ) . Let him be thrice formally admonished by the AV . AI ., and notices entered on the minutes that it was done . Then fine him ; and if he don't day the fine , you can .
get rid of him easily . P . L . —No ; there is no price which will secure such a rank . ERRATUM . —In the letter of " Scrutator" last week , H . R . Hthe Duke of Sussex is stated to have been " installed Grand Alaster of the Orders of the Holy Temple , and Sepulchre , and of St . John of Jerusalem , August 6 , 1862 , " which year should have read 1812 .