November 1, 1863, The New York Herald
There are no new movements in the Army of the Potomac. The weather is intensely cold, and the troops are preparing to habituate themselves to the comforts of winter quarters.
No operations in the vicinity of Chattanooga are reported.
From Charleston we hear nothing today of the result of the recent bombardment.
General Hayes, who is to replace Colonel Nugent as Assistant Provost Marshal General in this city, is to have authority as general superintendent of the volunteer recruiting service, and chief mustering and disbursing officer for the first ten districts of New York, including the city.
The United States mail steamship George Washington, which arrived at this port yesterday from New Orleans, brings dates to the 24th, and copious communications from our correspondents there, showing the operations of the army in the field, and the preparations for a new secret expedition, the objects of which of course are not revealed.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 27th ultimo, on the question of the Confederate currency says: — “The condition of the currency has become so alarming that its importance has risen even above the excitement of military movements. From every quarter of the confederacy, essays, schemes, expedients and remedies are daily scattered broadcast over the country, and suggestions of every character and description are urged. One thing is certain and indisputable, that the present financial management is an utter and absolute failure, rendered so not by Mr. Memminger, but by the people themselves. The funding scheme of Mr. M. could succeed only by the prompt and persisting cooperation of the people, by coming forward and continuing to convert the currency into bonds. It is not necessary to inquire into the reasons why the people have failed. The fact that they have not and will not voluntarily fund the currency is an important matter for legislative consideration.”