The New York Herald Newspaper, January 25, 1862, Page 2

2 “MEWS FROM THE SOUTH. Interesting Statement of a Southern Refugee. Affairs at Savannah, New Orleans and Columbus. NORTHERN FUNDS AT A PREMIUM, &e., &e., &e. Wo publish in to-day’s Heraxp another iment of news from late Southern papers. Among the late papers received at this fice are the— Richmond Enquirer. Japuary 21 Norfolk Day Look... January 22 ‘The nows will be found worthy of careful perusal. INTERESTING STATEMENT OF A REFUGEE FROM THE SOUTH. THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS AT SAVANNAH, NEW OR- LEANS AND COLUMBUS. {Special correspondence of the Cincinnati boon Caro, Jan. 20, 1862. A genticman connected with a well known leather firm of Boston arrived here last Friday evening direct from New Orleans. He went down in the latter part of Octo- ber, and has since that time till within the last ten days, been in Savannah and New Orleans, endeavoring to seil or in Some way realize upon some Southern property. He is a shrewd, intelligent business man, and his ac- counts of matters in the South differ so essentially in some particuiars from the most pleasing stories we have hitherto had, that it may be well to occupy some space with them. HOW TO GET OUT OF NEW ORLEANS, Let me premise that the gentleman went South with a letter from the Mayor of Boston to the Mayor of Louis- villo, which secured his passes through the lines; that he had many friends and acquaintances in New Orleans, and was thus enabled to learn much of the real fecling, which a stranger could not be expected vo see; that he had spent a mouth in fruiticss endeavors to get’a pass to return; that linaily he secured an appointment as bearer of from the Belgian Consul at New Orleans to the Mipister at Washington, and on the strength of this ured a pass from Major General Lovell, of New Or- ,and that Major General Polk, at Columbus, after refusing for two days, at length reluctantly agreed to — _ through his lines, and furnished him with the -ollowing:— ieetnewaneans Firra Divisio, C. 8. A., CoLumaus. Ky. amma bearer, Mr. A. of Boston, has permission our lines into the United States, with this, he walked out of Columbus, in four miles passed tho last of their pickets, and in four miies more reached a column of our ‘‘expedition,”’ making a Teconnoissance toward Columbus. Coionel Paine, com- manding our brigade, was greatly disgusted at tho pass, and ,* Why, didn’t the reverend old fool know you were in the United States at Columbus?” - NO UNION SENTIMENT IN NEW ORLEANS. Perbaps the most important of Mr. C.'s statements is his denial of the existence of any Union feeling lew Orleans. -He says there was a suppressed Union sentiment there until tho issue of that astounding procia- matory effort by General Phelps. This was immediately caught up and republished by every Southern journal, and its effect upou the Union cause he represents as most baleful. Business, excepting in sugars, is utterly pros- trated, but the military enthusiasm is unabated. There aremany fancy regiments, composed exclusively of the ‘wealthier classes, which drill regularly, and keep up a great rivalry among themselves; and ail ciasses seem, if Possible, morp determined to fight the fight out and pos. sessed of an intense hatred to the Union and tho North than when he went down two mouths and a half ago. THR BLOCKADE. Mr. C. represents the blockade as only effective enough to be provuking. During one week that ho spent in Su- vannab four vessels rag the bieckude and entered that harbor, heavily laden with Enfield sities, army stores and the more important necossarics. They havo pu Jargo quantities of arms in Europc,and have got tha greater portion of them safely in. Many articles are uf course very scarce, such as the heavier classes of foreign Amporta, but he saw nothing of actuai want more than is ‘usual ip large cities. The vessels which ran the blockade ‘are mostly small, light draught steamors, built solely with a view to speed, which clear {rom ports of the West Indies with British ‘papers, for some neutral port, sail ‘under British coiors, and, with the Tun m undor cover of the night. See ce ac port they stand off shore, run to another aud try again, and so cn until they Pesta or enormous profita of course pay for the de.ay ris THE SUMTS&% NOT A PRIVATERR. Mr. C. states that the Sumter is not now sailing under Jetters of marque, as has been universally supposed, but is regularly commissioned as & Confederate man-of-war. The th and, ” bas every privil in a port that a vesse! of the Unitod states Navy can claim. DEFENCES AT NEW ORLEANS. ‘New Orleans is re, resented as having been made almost imy le. The shell road and every avenue of ap- to the city are defended by vory powerful bat- tories, swooping them for miles, while on either side felied troos form an impenetrable abattis out into the swamp. And, to man the fortifications and aid m the fence, they have a force of no less than 50, men, under Major General Lovell. THE PORT ROYAL AFFAIR. Mr. C. was in Savannah at the time of the naval bom Dardment at Port Royal. A —. regiment, in his opinion, could have taken Savannah, or the fleet could have run pust Fort Pulaski and taken the city with more ease than they reduced Hilton Head. The whole coun- try side at once rushed down with miscellaneous weap- ons and n0 organization ; aud even after fifteen or twenty thousand had collected, they would only bave swelied the slaughter ou their own side, if an attack bad been Promptly made. Bat now everything has been lost, the fortifications have been greatiy strengthened, and the most officient preparations have been made for « des- » defence. ‘ew Orleans the people were much depressed over the lossof Port Royal island, Subsequent.y, howev ‘they consoled themse!ves with the reflection that it ws foolish for them to have ever thought of holding the islands against our powerful navy; but when we at- tempted to leave the cover of our men-of-war and them on the main land, they would be ready for us. MASON AND SLIDELL. The news of the capture of Mason and Slidell at once brought gold cown from thirty tive to fifteen per cent. premium. Coufldence in their government increased at the prospect of war between tho United States and England appeared, and they were jubilaut accordingly The subsequent release was a crushing disappointm and under the depression gold mounted rapidiy agaiu an exorbitant premium. THEIR SPIRIT—ABOUT OUR FIGHTING. ‘They have made up their mind that the North mast be as weil convinced by this time, as thoy ara, of the im- Possibility of reconstructing the Union, and must, there- fore, be waxing the war as one of subjugation. Against this, former Union men will fight as readily as original secessionists, and it ts this conviction which has, of late, produced such unanimity They regard McClellan ae a great general, but say it isa pity he should be compelled to den! with troops ho is airaid to trast. The fighting at Belmont, they say, was about the only good fighting done in the war. on our side, and they are atvazed that we did not make it a complete success HOLLIN'’S RAM was taken up to Columbus with _ oat diMculty and at heavy expense. When they got it there they could flad no use for it, and it was soon sent back again. It drawa sixteen feet of water, and was, of course, almost useless so high up the river as Columbus. JEFF. THOMPSON. This noted Missouri marauder, whom we have been ex. pecting again in the region of Bird's Point (opposite Cairo), was in New Orleans when . C. left, ten days ago. MATTERS AT COLUMBUS. Mr. ©. was three days in Columbus, but was not per- Mitted to see much of the fortifications. In passing in ‘and out, howover igh was seen to show ‘ha: thoy are of the most ‘ebels then- pov de ¢ Fo of them as peessed a desire to have us attack them there, but feared we would not. He saw some of the torpedoes, with which they are filling the channel, and learned of an accident which would seem to show that they are rather more destructive than has been su Doring the gale, the Saturday before he ar- rived, their bridge of ferry boats was blown down the stream, and one, happening to pass over one of these sunken torpedoes, was literally blown to pieces, There were about 30,000 troops at Columbus, aud some ten or twelve thousand had been sent to Bowling Green within the last two weeks, They were established in comfortable jog hata, and appeared well, though rather miscellaneously clothed.’ They spoke of our gunboats with great respect, ‘said they had complete plans of the Hentou furnished by one of the workmen engaged in building her, and thought Commodore Foote a very respectable antagonist. Mr, C. was convinced that if Columbus was taken, it will only bo after @ most bioody and desperate struggle. He returns fally satisted of the desperation of the south, and of the improbability that they will ever be finally subjugated. WHAT THIS NEWS AMOUNTS TO. All this is to bo taken as the judgment afd observation of a surewd Boetom business man, uf tho orthodox Boston business conservatism and liking for Southern trade, whose object was primarily to seil property, not to study revolutions (especially as it was very dangerous to be known to be engaved in such study), and who naturally looked at things main y as they aj on the surface and was linpresced acordiugly. As such, his facts and opinions ary nut altoge:tier unworthy of note. ABRIVAL OF DESELTERS FROM THE REBEL AMY, INTERESTING DETAILS OF THEIR MACAPR. (From the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 22.) Three young mm, namod Cha les Cox, Jesse Gilbert and W. J. Morre!l, deserters from the Southern army, ar- rived at the Tremont House on Monisy nicht, having boon forwarded from Cairo to this eity by Ceo, W. Gage, Raq. , and other citizens, who were cogn zant of their com: dition. Cox, in company with Grbert, Morel ad a fourth party, vamed Gardner, wi) 8 renal ved in Caen, are all atrong Union men, who, prior to tho breakiny ot 0: the war, had been engagod in various saparties wt hw South, Upon the commencement of hostiities they. in common with Momerous other Northern men, were in. pressed ince the rebel army. Gilbot, who had formeriy Docu conwectou with Rice's oq estrian estabjishment, was NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1862.: compelied to join a Louisiana regiment. Cox, who was a compositor in the oflice of that rampant organ of seces- sion, the Memphis Arpea}, was offered his choice—to en- list in a Tennessee regiment or be confined in the labora- tory aud engaged in manufacturing cartridges. Ho chose the former, as presenting the best opportunities for ev cape. Morell was also im into a Tennessee regi- ment and Gardner into a Louisiana regiment. ‘The con- centration of the Southern Some at Colombes Drowee them together, and their sympathy of feeling A nent soon discovered them to each other, and they laid various plaus of escape. ‘The battle of Belmont, in which their regiments were aged, offering @ favorable opportunity, they deserted aud made their way into the woods, but were arrested seven miles below Cairo by Southern scouts, securely ound and taken to Columbus, where, thrust into irons, they were tried before the reverend rebel and pious trait- or, Gen. Polk, and sentenced to be shot. They were put into heavy irons and kept in the ‘until two: days before the time of the pro} execution, when the unhappy quartette were made the happy recipients of a file at the hands of afriend. With this instrument they filed off their irons, keeping them together for a time with a wire taken from their bucket 80s not to arouse the suspicions of the guard. ey the night of their es- cape, although a heavy force of sentine!s was on guard, by means of a knife they cut through the floor of the guardhouse and then forced their way through the dirt and rubbish, by means of the file, un- derneath four buildings, and emerged in sight of the picket guard, who were huddied together round a fire. They crawled along upon their hands and knees and managed to elude the observation of the picket. In ths manner they proceeded until they reached the bushes, when they set offat a rapid pace, which was not slack- ed until they came within the lines of the Twentieth Colonel Marsh, at €amp Jefferson, at the mouth yileld creek. Colonel Mars forwarded them in safety to Cairo, where Gardner still remains. The other three were passed to this city, and left last evening for their homes, Gilbert for Brooklyn, N. Y., and Morell and Cox for Watertown, N. Y. The parties are quite young, but very intelligent and energetic, and are determined to once more shoulder the musket, this time in defence of freedom. ‘They have ren- dered our forces at Cairo most excellent service by fur- nishing Commodore Foote much valuable information and drawings of the defences at Columbus. ey represent that Columbus is strongly fortified, and that the troops are still at work day and night in the in- trenchments. They are in hourly expectations of an attack,and sleep at night—when they do sleep—upon their arms. The forces at Columbus number some 40,000 men, composed of ail nationalities, and mainly trom ‘Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Tbe Tennessee troops are well unifurmed in ‘‘nigger cloth,” and armed with improved muskets. The other troops, however, are wretchedly armed with shotguns, and poor- ly uniformed, many of them barefooted, but all seein hopeful, contented and confident of ultimate success. In the ranks are large numbers of Union men, who have been impressed into the service, and will seize the first opportunity to escape. Columbus is defended by cighty pieces of ordnance commanding the river, the largest a 128-pounder. The submarine battery is planted three miles above Columbus, and rifle pits extend back from the river for a distance oi threo-quarters of a mile. At Memphis business was com paratively prostrate and large fires were of frequent occurrence. THE PRICE OF GOLD. [From the Norfolk Day Book, Jan. 22 } We have already taken occasion in these columns to show the preposterous nature of the charge originated by Mr. Seward that Mr. Memminger was buying up gold ai an enormous premium, in order to inflate for a moment the national credit. Aud yet, prepostorous as was thc charge, we regret to know that it gave rise to some cre- dulous debate and ignorant anxiety. The premium, too, in the warmth of Mr. Seward’s fancy, was exaxgerated some twenty per cent, and the discussion was conducted on that basis. But we are also happy to know that the credulous are limited in number, as they were in infor- mation. There is, however, another vary absurd popular delusion which it is our present intention to assail—a do- lusion far more general und far more excusable than that to which we have referred. The misconception of which we speak exisis in the irmpression that, inasmuch as gold and silver are bought ata promium hitherto unknown, our paper currency is of just that much leas value, the rates for bullion being generally taken as a measure of depreciation in current funds. is a far more pardon- able crror than that already alluded to, but it is not less an error for all that, as we shall endeavor to estabiish. ‘The argument, however, to overthrow this fall is somewhat subtie, and if employed full extent would involve the statement of ciples for tho proper elucidstion of which we nut the neoeasary space, even if our readers had the | patience te follow our abstruse speculations. But, fortu- nately for our present purpose. the condition of affairs enabies us to tliustrate the truth of our position, and if we can exhibit the factas against the assumption that the present premium on gold shows a depreciation in our paper currency—if, we repent, it can be shown that the commercial fact is adverse to this theory, we can very weil afford to dispense with -the principle.’ Arguing the question upon this our readers will pardon ws fur rostating what wo havo previously advanced. ‘Asa necessary. in fact, as an indispensable preliminary to our explanation, we remark that tho abnormal rates now prevailing inthe buliion market are indications of the profits upon contraband trade. This statemont, how- ever, might be characterized as a cool aegumption of the point at issue! Such, nevertheless, is the fact, that it is 4s matter of general notoriety that vast sums are expend- ed in the purchase of articles not only of prime neceasity, such as quinine and other i but of such as minister either to vanity or appetite. For this trade the procious metals only are available, and it 1s on this traffic that the brokers act as agents for the merchants. Now, here is the point we design making. The merchants are in turn the agents of the community. It is im obedieuce tv this demand that they send coin across the Po- tomac, in payment of articles of general consumption. The community, in the meantime, has, to a great extent, parted with ite ‘gold to the brokers, taking paper in ex- chunge, and conscquently when they present themselves as consumers, they have nothing but this currency to give in exchange for the commosities bought by their agents, the merchants, in obedience to their demands. The picture then is presented of the purchase of gold by the tradesman for the simple purpose of reconverting it into paper. And hence, as we have remarked, the fact is against the popular assumption. For, very obviously, as the consumer only buys with paper, the merchant would not exchange his gold for it if he felt any appre. hension of instability in the basis of value upon which it rests. But, in reply to this, it might be urgod that tho merchant allows in his transactions for the depreciation , and includes that also in his ‘Kes. The reply to this is still an iliustration:—Go into the market of our great staples, and allowing for the effect that disorganized prices in one department necessarily exercise upon ail other departments, you can submit our paper currency to the practical test of ascertaining by actual purchase what value it represents. Tue result of such an experiment as is here suggested will be to dis- cover not a depreciation of value, but an appreciation of price. And, in fact, the quotations of Confederate stocks are conclusive against this idle and pernicious talk about depreciated currency. The $15,000,000 loaned stands at 101 and interest, while the $100,000,000 is at 100 and interest. Now, with this confience in the government, popular faith in the States remains unshaken, and it only remains for the people to exercise a prudent economy at the end of the war—torab- stain from rockless expenditures—for us to secure gold in ample abundance for all our banking necessities. Let our foreign debts be contracted with the economy we have | Suggested, and our great staples will bring in upon usa tide of coim more than necessary for all our wants. And, until our ports are again opened, paper will answer quite ag woil as any other mediim—always excepting irrespon- sible personal notes, which we inost earnestly com- mend to the attention of the grand juries and the sus- piciovs regard of the community. ‘These wretched things involve a waste of paper and an expenditure of ink not to be tolerated, and we earnestly hope that they will all be converted without delay into pipe lighters, for which purpose they are better adapted than any other. Let us have a Moscow of these little ten cents, and the pockets of the community will be all-the better for the the conflagration. A REBEL FLAG STRUCK. (From the Lynchburg Republican, Jan. 18.) During Friday night the Confederate flag, which has been flying from the yard of our townsman, John 0. L. Goggin, Eeq., was forcibly torn down by some trai- torous scoundrel, the staff broken in two, and the cord by which the was hoisted cut up into small fragments. The flag itself was torn into tat- tors, and from its appearance when found would seem to indicate that the guilty party desired particularly to strip the stars from it, as not a vestige of any of them was left. The act was @ moan and dospicable one, and proves conclusively that there is at least one Lin- colnite in our midst, for no one, we feel sure, with one speck of Southern spirit could have been guilty of such an act. We hope the miscreant will yet be discovered, and that he may have his deserts awarded him. REBEL TELEGRAPHIC VESPATCHES. PROM NASHYILL Nasivitie, Jan, 21, 1362. is full of rumors, but there is nothing reliable Henry and Donelson. Captain Wharton bas been elected Colonel of the Texas Rangers. In accepting the position he said, Terry's death must be avenged before his leaving Kentucky. Five companies of the Rangers, with Wharton, have gone on a scout in the vicinity of Green river. ‘The sixty days’ Mississippi troops have returned home from Bowling Green. SUSPICIOUS MOVEMENTS OF FEDERAL VESSELS. Nasnvitte, Jan, 20, 1962. There has been a federal movement up the Tennessee and Camberiand rivers, but it must have been a mere feint. The federals fired a few shells from their gun- boats into the woods below Fort Henry, but the gunboats did not come within the range of our guns. Tho latest intelligence reports that the federals have retired. A few federal gunboats came within three or four miles of Fort Donelson on Saturday, but they returned after firing a few shots in the wood [Official confirmation, substantially,of the above has been received.) DETENTION OF RAILROAD TRAINS, ETC. Lyycnntm, Va., Jau. 20, 1862. No trains have reached hore from the West duri past two days, in consequence of accidents on the ru: irday night the tra jarion, ran into 1 siide, which so disabled the engine as wo render it unable to proceed. A despatch was then sent co the central d pot, distance about sixty miles, for an engine, which was promptly sont forward. In the meantime « frvight engive was procured near tho slide, and was at The cit: from For tached to the delayed train, which proceeded eastward, bat had not g fliteen miles when it came in col tis.'ou with the engine from the central depot, resulting | in the partial destruction of both engines, breaking the | loge oF soldier on the train, and cauaing severe injuries | to several other persona, ‘A heavy rain, accompanied with thunder aal lightning, prevailed here this evening. DEATH OF A REBEL SURGEON, George Hacknal, a surgeon in the rebel navy, it Norfolk, Va.,on the 20th inst. He was, before ath, io charge of the general hospital at the above ve | died hie p NEWS FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the City of Manchester. The screw steamship City of Manchester, Capt. Hal- crow, which sailed from Liverpool at eight o’clock on the morning of the Ist, and from Queenstown on the 3d ingt., arrived here at ten o'clock A. M. yosterday, bringing newspaper files, passengers and cargo. Her nows has been anticipated by the Arabia, and the advices by the City of New York are a week later. ‘The City of Manchester brings the following SPRCIB LIST. To order......... £678 16 Mosos Taylor & Co. . 496 15 Nesmith & Sons. +++ 600 00 Total.....+.... £1,174 31 During the entire passage the City of Manchester en- countered boisterous weather. On the 8th inst., at noon, jn latitude 5034 and longitude 3121, she had aviolent gale, commencing at south southwest and ending at soven P.M. at northwest—the barometer at three P.2. marking 28.16, during which she shipped.a sea which did considerable damage. On the 12th, when in latitude 49 25, longitude 40 32, where the soundings, as shown on Capt. Dumont’s chart of the bottom of the ocean made for the laying of the Atlantic cable, shows a depth of 2,424 fathoms, the deepest part of the Atlantic, the ship experienced a fearful galo from west to northwest, with mountainous seas, ene of which came on board over the starboard bow, tearing away everything in its course, staving in the oaken bulwarks, splitting rails and stauncheons, bending and twisting great iron bolts, washing the forward galley with its contents over tho rail and into the sea to leward, tearing away the boats from their lashings and dashing them to pieces in the op, posite side of the ship, @iling the decks, ataving in cabin doors, and forcing large quantities of water down into the engine rooms. At one time, and for a few moments only, the ship was at the mercy of the waves. The spokes of the two steering wheels were torn from the grasp of the four seamen stationed at them, and the iron gear attached becoming disarranged, the helm was useless, and until the relieving tackles were bent cn to the top of the rudder, the ship was in a most critical condition, Some idea may be formed of the force of the sea, when wo mention the fact that on Bell Roch, in the German Ocean, off the east coast of Scotland, scientific men have placed an instrument for ascertaining the power or force of the seay and the greatest force yet shown was a pressure of three tons to the square foot. However, with men of experience, like tho officers of this ship, all these difficulties aro eventu- ally overcome, and after one of the moat tempestuous passages on record, Captain Halcrow bas brought her, his passengers and freight into port in safety. Double gangs of men will work her day and night to discharge her and put on board her outward freight, of which she bas a full complement, and she will sail again on Sunday, 26th. Our Paris Correspondence, Paris, Dec. 31, 1861. Another Shot at Englani from the Opinion National-, th Organ of Prince Napoleon—The Loving Alliance and What it is Worth to France, dc. The articles on American affairs which appoar in the Cpinion Nationale, translations of which I have sent you, and another of which I give you below, are understood here to be very significant, and to mean more than even appears from their surface. As Ihave told you, the Opi- nim is in great part the property of the Prince Napoleon, who ig now lookea upon as tno leader of tho liboral party i2 France, and these articles are supposed to rofloct his sentiments, as they certainly do those of the majority {the French people. It is even somotimes believed ‘hat his Majesty himself permits these artictes to appear in the Opinion for the purpose of testing public feoling. At all events, it is highly probable that articles of this description, directed against the loving ally of france, if pubtished in an eatirely unavthorized and un, fathered manner, would bring down upon their authors and the journai’s head, if nota warning, at least a com- munique requesting them to bo stopped, or at least softened down. The Press, in roply to an article of which the following appeared in tho Opinion of yester- day, bag, until recently, sustained the cause of the fede- ral government. About the timo or the Trent affair, how- ever, it suddenly turned over to tho rebels, and now ap- pears to belong to them as much as the Patrir and Pays, which have bezn sold out to them, body and soul:— {From the Opinion Nationale, Dec. 30.) The Presse desires to convince us that England deserves our sympathy more than the United States. Its task will be more difficult than would be that of a missiv_acy in the conversion of a min. We do not count, as that joursial secms to imagine, upon the “everia=! \¢ gratitude of the Americans,”’ Gratitude ia not a duty which transmits itself from va ration to ,eneration. Benofits at such a prico would be purchased too dearly; but we will do the United States the justice to believe that they have not forgotten the merits of our fathers, and that they have for us senti- ments of gratitude and friendship too precious to be sacrificed to the mercantile interests of Great Britain. Was it not at Washington, and by one of. the Presidents of the United States, that were pronounced these words, which do honor at tho same time to our country and to America’—‘ Every man has two countries—his own and France.” ‘The Presse, nevertheless, seems to foal a great satis’ac- jon at what we say about the gratitude of the United States; and it reminds us that in 1793-94 Washington permitted’France to fight single-handed against the coa- lition, proclaimed the aeutrality of the government, and concluded with Engiand a treaty of commerce which per- miitted the Britigh navy to seize the enem) board of American vessels. ,7 says the “Lhe Americans were caught by the bait of the immense profit which tho English market offered them tor the saloof cotton.” In this manner of appreciating the facts we see but one difficulty, but that is a grave one ‘The United States at that poriod did not export cotton, or exported it in very limited quantities, as the cotton plant had not then been acclimated. ‘Tho truth is that Washingten, the illustrjous founder of the young republic, only thought in his sohicitude of the means of placing it out of the reach of ali exterior dan- and in particular of a collision with England, which her a terrible blow at a time when xpeet from France, fully occu. ;hor from any other European pied with its own det taut in. solves seek to justify Washington, his fellow at toward hin, and his foreign Toe nation protested against the neutra! aud desired at all hazards to intervene in our behalf and march against the common enemy, England, and Wash- ington in this matter lost a portion of bis popularity. The Presse forgets equally that in 1806 the American Con- goes, sympathizing with France, mado not the slightest protestagaiust the bicckade of the English ports prociaimed by Napoleon; but it remembers that, notwithstunding the federal government forbade Americans to visit European waters, “they all went to work navigating op English account, with the object of realizing great profita.”” ‘This is true, saving the exaggeration; but it is well to add as @ corrective that the personnel. of the American merchant marine was at that epoch composed in major part of English subjects, whe probabiy telt no great scru- ple in evading the laws of the federal government. ‘The arguments invoked by the Presw are not, as will be seen, of a nature to shake our convictions. We persist, then, in thinking and saying that it is our inte- rest to follow, in regard to America, the traditional poli- cy of France, and to remain on good terms with the United States. The ties of sympathy which exist be- tween us and that nation will permit us, if circumstances should ever require it, to conclude with it a profitable alliance, and we should be wrong to compromise the future. ‘We were able to appreciate from 1812 to 1816 the im- portance of the assistance which we might obtain from the Americans. The glorious struggle which they sus- tained against England made a diversion, the importance of which cannot be contested. Theu the United States were peopied but by eight millions of inhabitants, and they on! pesscased mall number of vessels-of-war. It ia, then, to our interest to husband the United States. It is not now a question of an allianee offensive and de- fensive; but, if it should come to this, to whom ought we to give the preference? To America, whose pol hostile to ours, or to England, our eternal antagonist? ‘To the American democracy, or to that arrogant, egotie- teal and jealous aristocracy, which speculates upon all nations and reduces the yple of the United Kingdom itself to the bratalizing level of helotiom and misery? ‘To the United States, which has never taken anything from us, or to England, which, enriching herself from our territory, has taken from us India, Canada and the Isle of F ” To the Cabinet of Washington, with which we have always been at peace, or to the Cabinet of Sj. James, which has excited wars against us, and whith places itself everywhere across our jth? We know how much blood and treasure the jonlousy and egotism of Lngland have cost us; we know, also, how much the regime of the entente cordiale has been worth to us. We have tried it during the eighteen years of the reign of Louis Philippe, at Constantinople, in sy. ria, at Cairo, in Algiers, and even in Oceanica; we have tested the fruits of iteven beueath the reiga of Nupo- leon the Third; and these words—Suez, Periin, Savoy and Lebanon—raise souvenirs which are still palpitating in the justly indignant conscience of our country. But tho question of alliance, we repeat, is not before us. The time is not come fo take part for America or ior Great Britain. We hope we will hear no more,then, of an intervention in behalf of our neighbors acrux« the straits. Keeping aloof is, for the present, the only wiso and prudent policy. Let France be permitted, then, to maintain her neutratity. Fire at Plymouth, N. Ul. A Coscorn, Jan. 24, 1862. A fireat Plymouth last night destroyed Tuit’s store and Mr, Dearborn'sdweiling. Loss $20,000; insured for $15,000. Fatal Railroad Casualty. Bowron, Jan, 24, 1862, Joseph Morrill, member of the State Legislature, repre- sonting Amesbury and a portion of Newburyport, was instantly killed this morning at the Amesbury Railrond station, by slipping from the car steps ashe was onter- ing tho train which had started fur Boston, He was terribly mangled, Te a a ND Se kT ee TN The Sigel Mass Mecting Committee. ‘Wasuincron, Jan. 23, 1862. To R. A. Wirruavs, Esq.:— We deem it our duty to make you, as the President of the Sigel mass meoting, the following report of our mis- 8. Your letters to the Hon. F. A. Conkling and to the other honorable members of Congress had the desired effect in securing for us a most cordial and friendly welcome. To- day we were honored, through the introduction of F. A. Conkling, M. C., by an audience with his Excellency President Abraham Lincoln. You would confer a great obligation upon us, and, no donbt, upon every patriot of German birth in Ne York, by handing the following report to the various daily papers. With sentiments of profound esteem, FREDERICK KAPP. ‘Wasuincton, Jan, 23, 1862. ‘The undersigned committee, appointed by the Sigel ‘mass moetings held on the 16th and 17th instant in Now York and Brooklyn, in order to presént tho unanimously accepted resolutions to his Excellency the President, Abraham Lincoln, hereby respectfully report:—That his Excellency the President has honored us this morning by an audience, and after the reading and presentation of th® resolutions we have received the following reply:— Neither the original resignation of General Sigel, nor any official despatch in regard to it, has as yet been re- ceived by the President from the Commander-in-Chief of the army in Missouri, and all the information the Presi- dent is so far in possession of has been gathered-from the daily journals, However, being desirous to retain in the service of the United Statvs so eminent an offeer ‘as General Sigel, whom none could esteem higher than his Excellency did; he, the ident, had already, be- fore beiug informed of the petitions and resolutions of the adopted citizens of German birth, instituted inquiries with the view to redress any wroug which may have ‘been done to General Sigel; at the same time his Excel- lency the President reassured us of his aetermination that, while he should decline the acceptance of General Sigel’s resignation, be intended to give him a command in or out of Missouri in accordance with his established abilities. The interest of the service did not demand at present an addition to the number of major generals of the army, but as soon as such necessity should exist that tho claims of General Sigel should be considered as among the first in order. The President further remarked that sinco Franz Sigel had beon appointed a Brigadier General nothing had transpired to diminish his Excellency’s exalted opinion of the eminent talents and capubilities of Gen. Sigel.; but, cn the contrary, all ascertained facts had combined to confirm the same in every maaner possible. His Exceliency tho President took further occasion to express his sincere satisfaction with the patriotism shown by the adopted citizens of German birth, during this unholy rebellion, and particularly acknowledged the so well kuown and meritorious services of Geueral Franz Sigel. FRIEDRICH KAPP, ANDREAS WILLMANN, R. WEIL VON GERNSBACH. Dr. C. KESSMANN, 8. KAUFYMANN. News from the River Plate. OUR BUENOS AYRES CORRESPONDENCE, Besxos Ayris, Nov. 27, 1861. Resignation of President Derqui—General Urquiza’s Way Clear to Resume Supremacy—Mitre Divides His Army inlo Five Divisions—Thus Far Successful Revolution in Cordova—Urquiza’s Strength in Entre Rios—Gold Rising ‘in Value—Mississippi Steamer Again Afloat—Attempted Suicide—British People Sympathize with the South— Lucid Remark of the Weekly Standard—Sisters of Chari: ty—Shearing Wool—Markes, dc. A half a month makes but little perceptible progress in these regions, where there are no railroads or telegraphs. My last told of the resignation of President Derqui and his Tetreat to Montevideo, and the apparent solution of our national questions by the provisional dictatorship of General Mitre, Governor of Buenos Ayres. But General Urquiza, finding the President out of his way, showed himsolf slow to treat, hesitated, and by all method made time, and finally offered the most impossible condi tions of peace. General Mitto proceeded at once to divide his army into five corps, ordering one to Cordova, under General Paunero, and one to Santa Fo, under General Flores; one to guard our zouthern frontier against the Indians, one to retain Résario, and one to proceed to meot General Ur- quiza and ‘to beard the lion in bis lair.” This arrange- ment looks well on paper; to do it will be a tug of war. Beginnings at once begin (o augur success. Genoral Flores met the enemy, and.reports an easy victory, witn eighty prisoners and one hundred and fifty killed,’ with little loss of bis own. Genoral Paunero is still more fortunate. Just as he departs he receives a despatch that Cordova, which he threatens, has risen in revolt, joining the interest of General Mitre, and hae already established a provisional vernment, Thus far all seems highly prosperous. it We are yot to record the resistance of Genoral Ur- quiza. He can bring from Entre Rios,of which province he is Governor, more troops than are in the whole five divisions of General Mitre’s army. Moreover, the coast is now clear for Geueral Urquiza to possess again the un- disputed authority of the confederation, from which he was virtually qjected by the trickeries of the late ad- ministration of President Derqui. In the general fear of the results of these complications gold has been constantly going up in price. To-day ounces sold for twoaty-eight pesos currency. This morning the steamer Mississippi, owned in New York, escaped from the bank,on which she was swept about a month ago, dragging her anchors, in a storm. She is reported unhurt, and will procoed at once on her trips between Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, ‘esterday a sailor on board the Emma Cushing at. tempted to cut his throat, but was prevented, and waa taken wounded to the ‘hospital. The cause, as usual, was drink. This evil proves the destruction of a number who come to this city from the United States. At this date we have some sad wrecks of this kind among us. Persons at home often send dissipated friends here for their safety. It is a miajudged clemency—it is send- ing doomed men into the jaws of death. ‘The British public here are far less interested in Ameri- can affairs than they wero in the convulsions of Italy. As far as [have opportunity to Jearn, their sympathies are with the South. When the arms of the North are successful they are horrified at the horrors of a fratrici- da! war, and when the South succeeds they come up with their loug settled convictions that our unwieldly repub- He would not survive its first century. There is a little periodical published here called the Weekly Standard, which gave its British readers in a recent number the following lucid sentence in its general intelligence:—""President Lincoln is recruiting {a Dub- lin.’ No other word is added to expiain whether Presi- dent Lincoln's health is the subject or whether he has gone to Dublin to suek recruits for the army. Recently arrangements were made to bring over from Europe @ large number of Sisters of Charity. For a few years these iadies have given valuable service in the hospitals of this counts Jt is a little singular that this order must seek its recruits from Europe. There must be something in the social condition of Kurope, as com- pared with this country, which will account for the fact. Its philosophy is a little out of the path of a correspond- ence, or | would atvernpt it. This is the time of beginning sheep shearing, and it goos on well, ‘The weathwr is favorable, and soit has been for some timo. The wool of this year will mach exceed in quantity that of last year. There is no proba- bility of there being American buyers in the market. As woo! is bought with paper, and as paper bas gone down in value, and at the same time the demand for wool has abated, {t is likely that about the satne amount of paper money will be paid for wool t year. Several vessels have recently arrived, bringing pine lumber. For that article this is the season for good mark Vessels bringing general cargo have lately done well as to markets. Our Rio Janciro Correspondence. Rio Jasmin, Dec. 8, 1861. Arrivalsfrom America—High Price of Provisions—Ship- ments of Coffee, de., de. There arrived here during the month of November 32,486 barrels of flour, principally from Baltimore. The price for which it sold was from $7 50 to $10 por barrel. Some cargoes of choice brands from Trieste brought as high ae $14. We have still on hand about 30,000 to 40,000 barreis. ‘The shipments of coffee since the sailing of the last packet (November 8) are as follows:—United States, 35,800 bags; Channel and North of Enrope, 82,240; Medi- terranean, 14,600; Caiifornia, 5,000; Cape of Cood Hope, 8,000, The prices are as follows:—Wached, 7/600 084500; superior, 7/000 a 7/200; first good, 6/000 a 6)800; first ordinary, 6/300 a 6/400; second good, 6000 a 6)200; cond ordinaty , 5}000 » 5/600 for an urrobe, which is 32 pounds. ‘The prices are in mil reis. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. In the Heaan of yesterday a communication, from Ed. win James, Fsq., makes various suggestions, which he thinks should be embodied in a bankrupt law to be enact- ed at this time “in order to be effectual.’ _ Wo believe that every one of the suggestions were con- tained in tho late ‘‘nct to ertablish an uniform system of bankruptey throughout the United States.” Th addition thereto, by the re-enactment of that law, we should have the benefit the nume: courts of the United r Court of the United States, which is a matter of the groatost importance, as every new law is comparatively valueless until adjudications bave been had thereon. X.Y. X. The Affair in Washington. ‘TO THE RDITOR OF THE HERALD, In your Washington despatches, in the Hexatp of Tues- doy and this morning, my namo is mentioned in connec tion with an assault upon me at Weldon and Campbell's, in Washington, on Saturday last. I merely wish to state, in reference to the matter, that [ never liad any acquaint: ance with the man who perpetrated it, and do not even now know his name, 1 was tn the store on business, was entirely warmed, and never carry any. The alleged charge is eutirely groundless, and { cannot acc the Assault, except that 1 supposed the man founded mo with another person, and treated the m: dingly-—-my business engagements also ein ire that I could not apend the ting to invest ntend to do go at an early day, Naw Yous, Jan, 244802, The Blockade. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUBT. Before Hon. Judge Betts. JAN. 24.—The United States vs. Schooner Jane Campbell and Cargo.—In this cause Mr. Stewart L. Woodford, As- sistant United States District Attorney, appeared for the government and the naval captors, and Charles Ed- wards, Esq., counsel for Her Britannic Majesty’s Consul at this port, appeared for George Campbell, the claimant, who is a British subject. Mr. Woodford,read the tostimo- ny in preparatorio, and then presented the ship's papers, the log book, and the several Presidential proclamations establishing the blockade. The evidence having been closed, Mr. Woodford opened the argument by a brief statement of the facts, as he claimed they were estab- lished by the proofs, and argued, from the character of the lading, the course of the schooner’s entire voyage, and the locality where taken, that tho alleged voyage to Havana was but a pretence, while the real intent of the voyago was to land her valuable cargo on the Carolina coas! it. Mr, Edwards followed, in a vory elaborate argument, of about two hours’ duration, in, which ho carefully re- viewed all the evidence ndduced, He first alluded to the Gircumistances under which his cient (air. Campbell) had disposed of all his property in Virginia, and with the proceeds had purchased this schooner; and having load- ed the same, had“ sailed from Beaufort, North Carolina, for Liverpool, early in August last. On reaching that port with his family, Mr. Campoell sent them to Scot. land, and having laden his schooner with a cargo belon ing to himself,cleared and sailed for Havana. Mr. Eil- wards claimed that the course of his voyage was fairly for such port. Heavy weather was exjerienced. The sch oner’s centre board got down, aud was 60 injured that they could not raise it; the captain was taken seriously ill, and a brig was spoken, which told them that Beau- fort had been captured. They needed assistance, and supposing that they would be well treated hf lac United States forces at least, they went to Beaufort for help, and in return were captured, He argued that these several circumstances warranted her in being where she was. He then claimed that her cargo was in no wise suspicious, but in all respects adapted to the market of Havana. He commented next upon the manner in which the owner, mate and some of the crew had been treated, alleging that they had been tuken from the vessel and seut to Baltimore, without any pass or means to come North, and that the owner reached here at his own expense and after much delay. At two o'clock the case was adjourned toSaturday morning, as tho Judge desired to attend a funeral this afternoon, Mr. Woodford will close on be- half the government. Jan. 24.—Zhe Case of the United States vs. Several Pack- ago Wine, Phycoes and Others, claimants.—Messrs. John McKeon and F, Smyth ap»eared for the claimant: and asked for # postponemeng, on the ground of the ab- sence of Mr, Odell, M.C., who was in Washington, and could not obtain leave of absence from the War Commit: tee of the House, of which he was a member. After some opposition from Mr. W. M. Evarts and Mr. Stewart L. Woodford, on the part of the government and the Col- lector, the Judge ordered tho matter to he over until Wednesday next. Messrs. Webster and Craig appeared for some of the claimants of this property, which amounts to over $50,000. . THE PRIZE CASES. On motion of Mr. C. Edwards, the case of the Britjsh ship Cheshire was postponed until the master, mate and some of the crew who had been imprisoned in Fort La- fayette, and who were now brought up to this city, wero examined before Prize Commissioner Owen. The Court made an order discharging the monition, and granting the request of the counsel. Court of Appeals Calendar. Auuany, Jan. 24, 1862. ‘The calendar for to-morrow is Nos. 11, 13, 16, 44, 68, 60, 61, 62, 57, 63. ee CTA FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Fray, Jan. 24—6 P. M. The upward movement in gold received a check to-day. It fell to 103}, at the first board, and to 103% at the afternoon session, with sales of about $175,000, and was freely offered late in the day at the last named price—a decline of 4% per cent from the highest point touched yesterday. The exchange market is also weak again and very in- active. The best sterling bills were offered this afternoon at 114, and many bankers’ signatures could have been bought at a fraction lower. The demand was exceedingly light. Money remains in easy supply to the brokers at six per cent on call. Paper is scarce and the rates unchanged. The 7.30 per cent Trea- sury notes continue to depreciate as the supply from contractors increases. We hear to-day of transactions in the endorsed notes at 4 per cent discount. A small sale of the “clean” notes was made at the board this after- noon at 1% per cent discount; but the street rate is2a2%, The latest telegraphic despatches per the City of New York inform us that the Bank of England re- duced its minimum rate of discount to 2% per cent on receipt of the Jura’s advices. The sales of cot- ton at Liverpool on the 9th inst. amounted to 25,000 bales, at an advance of 34d. ald. a pound. The stock market opened weak this morning, not- withstanding the tone of the City of New York’ vices, and several of the railroad shares fell off a fraction from the highest points touched yester- day; but the general tendency at the close was upward. The registered 6's of 1881 fell to 8834 at the first board, but rallied to 88% at the afternoon session, and closed in demand at that figure. ‘The coupons fell to 89%, but closed at 89% bid. New York Central opened at 8354, fell to 83% at the first, and to 83% at the second board, and closed at 8344. Erie fluctuated between 35 and 3534, with sales of about 2,500 shares, closing in de- mand at 35. The Western shares were generally firmer. Michigan Central opened at 64, rose to 544% at the first board, to 5424 at the afternoon session, and closed firm at 65. Illinois Central rose to 63, and Toledo to 3814, but the lust named stock fell back to 38 atthe second board, gnd some large sales were made at that price after the final adjournment. State stocks were irregular. Missouris declined to 4234, and North Carolinas to 61%, while California’s 7's advanced to 80, Mllinois coupon ,6’s to 81, and Michigan 7's, war loan, to 90. We notice a further advance in Mil- waukee and Prairie du Chien first mortgage bonds to 89. The following were the closing quotations: United States 6's, registered, 1881, 887% a 89; do. 6’s, coupon, 1881, 89%4 a 90; do. coupon, 1874 | 79.480; Indiana’s’s, —a 76; Virginia 6's, 50% a 50%; ‘Tennessee 6's, 44 a 4494; North Carolina 6's, 62 624; Missouri 67s, 4234 a Pacitic Mail, 98 298%; New York Central a 835%; Erie, 35 a 3614; do. preferred, 57% a 568; Hudson River, 3834 a 39; Harlem, 12% a 13; do. preferred, 30% a 3134; Reading, 39% 03934; Michigan Central, 65 a 5%; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana, 20% a 20%; do. guaranteed, 41 a 42; Panama, 11234 a 11344; Illinois Central, 6214 a 63; Galena and Chicago, 68 a 68%; Cleveland and Toledo, 33 a 38%; Chicago and Rock Island, 55 a 55%; Chi- cago, Burlington and Quincy, 6194 a 6244; Milwau- kee and Prairie du Chien, 21% a 22; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, 104% a 105; New York Central 7’s, 1876, 10234 a 104; Erie third mortgage bonds, 92 a 93; Michi; Central 8's, first mort- gage, 974 999; Illinois Central bonds, 7's, 91% a 92. The business of the day at the Sub-Treasury was as follows:— $491,055 27 —For ot mn 72,000 00 a including redeemed 6 por ct. notes. 1,041,136 37 Di sscvecscsseseeves sdeeteds voseced 2,760,943 73 The earnings of the Cleveland and Toledo Rail- road the third week of January were: ‘Third week, 1962. . ‘Third week, 1861.. Increase .. The Galena and Chicago third week of January: Third week, 1962. . ‘Third week, 1861.. Railroad ea ++ $5,488 ned the Increase... The earnings of the Eaton and Hamilton Rail- road for the year 1861 were:— Not earnings... seve sv dvb eeves se veess CUOMO The policy of the Boston banks, in refusing to deal in Treasury notes, is drawing New England bank accounts to this city, whore they are gene- rally received on deposit. The Bridgeport bankers held a meeting a day or two ago, and resolved to transfer their accounts to New York, In the Legislature of Wisconsin a bill is pending which provides for the taxation of all railroads in the State to the amount of three or four per centum upon their gross receipts. bune of Wednesday ‘The money market em tinues yory q let in alldopart. ments, Soarcoly any disvounis are asked for except in and the market continues to droop. The buying range of to-day was 144 a 13; selling 2a2%4. For round lower figure was accepted. The jana branches con- a to redeem Indiana bank notes at 1 per cent pre- mium, The Cincinnati Gazette of the same day says:— Exchange fluctuates between 3¢ discount a par, buying, and 3¢ a ‘4 premium. selling, as the supply of currency the dealers. increases or diminis! Houses that operate at the deal- the are easy outside figures, and vice versa; and the position of ers is reversed from de shifting of currency. morving at 2 premium, but advanced to 23¢ in the after- noon, owing to an improvement in New Ye ing rate remains at par. We quote:— . The buy- ni it Chi The receipts and shipments of produce cago last week were:— 2 3 seit fe 4) 1,065,274 2,337,812 "TT Live hogs, No. 16.410 Dressed hogs. 7 Boef cattle... 1217 Wheat, bushels. Seeds, Pork, bbls Cut meats, Ibs. Lard... Stock Exchange. Tsay Jan. 24, 1862. 650 shs N RR. do. 250 Erie RR. 600 do, 100 do. 100 do, 100 do. 500 do. 450 do. 75 Clov,C&CRR ovo lil cou base 9 os cite RR pref. 58 cou bds, "4 ie RR pi wn? ie te ix do.... 400 GO... . 0.000 1000 Ii war loan, 50 Hudson River RR 39 tooo Meee wae 90 Se 3000 Tenn 6's, 1990.. 5000 do 3000 Chic&Rkisid bd 98 3000 Cleve&Pitts 4m 3934 9500 Am — + b30 103% lo. 8855 a 35 pref.al0 674 1000 Chi&NWestim 41% 50 type B77 25000 American gold 103% 250 Mich Cen RR.... 54% 10000 do..., .860 103% SOMi#o&NIaRR. 20% 20 shs D&HudCanCo 90: 10 MISOKN Ig'd atk 41 50 Pac M 8S Co.b10 98: 10 Gal & Chi ee. 68, 20 Boverd 98: 800 38 10 do. ‘ 31% 50 do. 400 38% - 50 do. 530 985, 260Chi& Rk Isl RR. 55 100 N ¥ Central RR.. 833 CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Fripay, Jan. 24—6 P. M. Asnes.—We have no change to notice in prices, while sales were light at $6 873g for pots and at $6 25 for pearls. Breapsturrs.—Flour—The market was firm, but not active. Dealers were disposed to await the receipt of private advices from Europe before doing much. The sales embraced about 10,000 bbis., closing within the following range of prices :-— Superfine State... . $545 a 560 Extra to fancy State. +6756 a 500 Superfine Western... - 545 a 5 00 575 a 68 +575 a 650 Southern mixed to good supe - 580 a 630 Extra do, 625 a 690 Good to 690 a 7% Rye flour...... ie 1300 a 425 Corn meal, Jersey and Brandywine, 295 a 330 —Canagian flour was firmly held, while sales embraced 600.2 600 bbis. within the above range of quotations. Southern flour was firm and in good request, with sales of 1,200 bbis., closing within the range of the above quo- tations. Rye tlour was steady and in fair demand, with sales of 300 bbls. Corn meal was firmer and in fair de- mand on the basis of our quotations. Wheat was firm and in good request, chiefly for shipment. ‘The transactions footed up about 50,000 a 60, bushels at $1 45 for com- mon white Indiana, $1 44a $1 45 for amber Michigan, $1 43 for red Western, $1 35 for amber Iowa, $1 33 for prime Milwaukeo, and $1 31 for Chicago spring. Corn was firm and in good request, with sales of about 65,000 bushels at G4igc. a 65c. im store, and at 66c. delivered. Ryo was in steady request, with sales of 2,000 bushels State at 8éc. Banley was in steady demand and prices firm, while the sales ombraced about 10,500 burhels at 70c. for Cali- fornia, 75c. for common, in store, and 83c. for winter State, in store. Oats were dull at 40c. a 41 Mc. for Canadian'and Westorn, and 41}¢c, a 42c. for State. Cor+ee was firmly held, while nv sales of moment were reported. Cortoy.—The sales, in small lots, footed up about 370 bales, closing on the basis of 33c. a 34c. for middling uplands. Large holders were holding back until the receipt of later news from Liverpool. There was some talk of parties preparing to ship somo lots of cotton to Liverpool, believing that prices: and here will soon pan aman Paley the high rates of exchange favor » in in profits. Veeck —To Liverpool 30, Ddushels of corn were a in bulk at 7d. a 73¢d., 600.8 700 boxes bacon at 278. 6d., 8,500 bbls. flour at 2s. 44d. a 2s. 61., 12,000 bushels wheat in neutral vessel at 844d. in ships’ bags. To London 4,000 bushels wheat in bulk were engaged at 9d. Freights to Havre were steady and rates unchanged. Hay. —' market was steady, with sales for shipment at 85. a 90c., and 90c. a $1 for city use. Moxasses.—A sale of 35 hhds. Vorto Rico, damaged on voyage: was made by auction at 28¢. a 30c. cash. AVAL STorks.—The market for spirits turpentine was firm and supplies light; sales of 50 bbis. were made at $1 3734, while at the close $150 was asked. Common Tosin was quiet at $5 871 a $6. Provisions.—Pork was steady and rather firmer for new mess: the sales embraced 700 a 800 bbis., at $11 75 a$12 for old mess, $1u 373¢ a $12 6234 for new do., and $12 37 a $12 76 for Western prime mess, ana new prime at $9 25 2 $950. Beef was firm, with salos of 200 bbls., at $11 50a $1225 for plain moes and $13 75 a $14 for extra. Bacon was dull and lower, with sales of 700 boxes at 7%. for short ribbed city, 74gc. for long clear do. and 610. for Weatern Cumberland cut. Dressed hogs were dull at 4c. for Western and at 4c. for city. Cnt meats were firm, with sales of 100 cases Western and salted shoulders at 4c. Lard was stondy, with sales of 1,200 bbls, and tiorees at 714c. @ 8c, * Butter was steady at 18c, a Zic. for good to prime, and 13¢. a 18¢. for Ohio. State cheese was at 6c. a Tigc., and Uhio do. at 6c. a 6c. Rice. —The market was firmer, and some sales of Caro. lina were at an advance, particulars of which were not stated; sales of 1,200 91,500 bags of Rast In- dia were made at 6c. a6%c. Svoars.—The market was steady , while sales wore con- fined to 150 hhds. Cubas, chiefly within the range of 7c. a8\¢.,and 370 boxes were sold by Mr. Parker, at public auction, at 6%c. a 8%, chet At 6340. a Bigc. Toracco.—A demand for lowest gra ‘es of Kentuck: cleared the market pretty well: the vemand for Spanish leaf is good at full prices. The sales were 213 hhds. Kentucky, at 8c. a 8340; 300 bales C.ba, p. t.; 88 do Yara and 12d was heavy, while the sales om- braced 1,200 bbls, at 2340. a 240, Woor.—ihe salos for the week have been chiefly ine wools, the demand for coarse and mediam grades having fallen oi very much, the sales rqported are 116,000 ibs, ilocos wt G06. n 62%e., and 20,000 do. polled at 460. & 48c. In foreign corso there have been no sales; fine (ane wools have been offeret vory freely, and 800 a 000 have been sold, mostly on private terms. The gouerally is very quiet.