The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1862, Page 2

‘The only anxicty was lest Thomas should drive the enemy over he a a we could get down. Boys sick in hospitals hurried out to get their muskets. Our \- Ment, which could not have brought out three hundred men for a drecs parade, marched five hundred strong to battie, and one company gone to repair the road'to Staniord” It was the sane with all the rest of the bri- gade, Colone's Bradley and Vaudevier left their sick rooms, whore they had been ying dengproualy AU for to head their regiments. I did not see the latter, Tests to nee ldiey 1ooked as tho Cid Campendor must havo done when the Spaniards placed his corpse at their head to lead them once more to vietery. MARCH OF SCHOKPFY’S BRIGADE. Wereached Fishinr creek in an hourandahalf. It ‘was rupuing breast high and very swift. Tuere was no time to bridge it, A rope was stretched across. ‘The mea sirapped their cartridge boxes upon their shoulders, and, with one hand holding their gun locks out of the wator, and with the other clinging to the rope, to keep from being swept down the stream, they prossed across. All the horses and mules that could be found were put in requisition for ferriago. But it was ight before tho last man was over. Four mies’ march Drought us to Generai Thomas’ camp. Ail along the road ‘we had hovrd the report of General Zollicolfer’a death. The country people, who have Boldiory, or feared their ravages, were wild with « One oli woman on the read exclaimed, ‘I’ve got two children in the Oght, but 1 don't trouble mysel about them, I’m so glad that Zollicoifr is dead.” We had dis- Delieved the reports, knowing how such rumors sprcat after a battie, buton arriving at the camp we made ia- quiry, and found that there was no doubt or the fact. APVBARANCE OF Z0U.LICOFFER'S CORPSE. Colonel Connell, who had known General Zollicoffer in asked to be permitted tw see the corpse, and Twent with him. He lay in a tent wrapped in an artny, Dlanket, his chest and left arm and side exposed. A tall, rather slender man, wih (hin, brown hair, high forchead, Somewhat bald, Reman. nose, ‘lirm wide mouth aud clean shaved faco. A,pistol bal! baa struck him in the breast, alittle above the heart, killing him inetanly. His face bore no expression such us is usually found on those who fall in baitie—no malice, no reckless hate, not evena Bhatow of physical pain. It was calm, placid, noble. But I have never looked on a countenance so marked with gBadness. A deep dejection had settled on it. ‘The low cares of the mouth’ were distinct in the droo» at its corners, and the thin cheeks showed the wasting which comes through disappointment and trouble. ZOLICOFRR’S CARKER. Poor Zollicofer! He has been a most unfortunate man. Distrusted by his party on account of his supposed liber- ality toward the North, which was bis birthplace, his political aspirations were destroyed before ihe rebellion commenced. n its inception h was bitterly opposed to it, and. struggled against disunion tiil (hat great flood tide came which swept away hose whose names were once venerated throughout the Lind. Assuming command of the Coutoder ‘Tennessee, he became a terror there anc al Cumberiand, not,as 1 ain convinced, through sition of his own to bo cruel or rapacious, but on acco. of the wild and undisciplined hordes which he coma: od but could not contro}. His filelity to the upstart vernment was doubted, and he fou; bt the battic of V “at agaiust the advice of every colonel in his ar ith a reckless desire to obtain military om and prove himself faithfal to the new cause. ihat attack was unsuccessful, simpiy because it was twenty-four hours too late. Foilet there, he brought his troops to their late position on the Cumberland, threaten- ing the heart of Kentucky vigation of the Cumberland, and ieady net with the army at Bowling Green, No positon was ever better chosen, either tor its own strength or its value as con nected with other military me Gen. Crittenden relieved him of his day of January, and Gen. Zollicotier weat hom days. He left his home again to ¢ the moment of defeat. MAROH FROM THE BATTLE FIELD TO THE REVEL (At After loaving the camp we pushed on our read toward the enemy. Wo passed through the battle fleid in the night. Two co lay by the roadside, and our men stumbled over in the darkaess. We could see no thing more at that time. ‘The road, which had been bad enough before, n»w be came frightful. The be! worn Out with hausted to raise themseives up by their comrades. ‘us light to travel by. Two hours of rest sumewhat re- {reaped us, and we again passed ou. Wo had heard heavy caununading at Mili Spring before dark, aid we know that the morning would either see a bloody fight or & complete retreat of the enemy. It was twoo clock when we reached the cxmp. More than half of tie Unree regiments which wont through thut uight were drop,od on the way. One by one thoy camo etragy! ng in, till by the thme we were ready to move im the morning there ‘were but few bebind. Our boys built afew camp fires and lay down on the damp ground to sleep. I crawied off toa stabie, tied my horse, aud at first only place I could see wich scemod ayaiiabie; but Ca, pony Hanged tng eyes discovered a box which hai 1 deen with rye (ia its watural stats), unteuante. Fortunately we aro short men, and tho bax just itted is. ‘Thore was enough of the grain ieft to make @ comforta- ble bed , and wo enjoysd it. ‘Yhe morning came, glootny and threatening, as usuai for the last two weeks. Our wagons had nt come up ‘with provisions, and we had bat a scanty break’ast. The enemy had not been beard from di. he wight. WEBORN TUE SIEAMBOST, HOFIN T) TRAY THE REMY. About feven o’ciock Captain Standart opened with his guns upon assteamboat lying in the rive’. He s ‘on fre with his shells, and burnt it. We thea lated ourselves thut had caught the secape. INVESTING TEE €: Nttle while a loug columa of y from a point half a mile v. camp. Another forme! near over a bill, through the woods, ju t Phen came an order to move, and ox we In ed half a mile and halted, forming in line of Dattle. Jest than the artillery, which hal ac companied the first columa, openot again, For & little while we were iu docbt whether it was re- | plied to of not, but word soon cam that tho intreach- ments on t, ant throwing shel! into the fortitl: without waking any oue up ed forward again, “In a tew top, ani the ouemy’s cam more than a huudred aere low hills, aii of which w: works, ‘The woods we: away, lay in every direction, to hinder tho tucking enemy. ‘As wo marched over the | was ragirg. There was as: ning leaped from the eky uy side of the river, as tho’: 3 were th e. Then we were o. ments Wo Linto the cam> a rfalt or Long sof our Inen Mle of hitls. But there was to capture every man, ani tho thing which mity then This was pecwisrly the Drigade, and in xt partic larly » and the Thirty-ct other regiment im tho We soldier's luxury—a fight. We iad 5 nearly two mouths, and at last, h his hole, to have him taken from “bad. Ports ov Tar Fictory. Yet the victory was comyp! Thi thau a tho sand stond of arme,e tho san hors muniti«n, bagcage trains, comm 8 of ey kind, tents, coiling, and, in hing which poor fellows had were left to vs. A Totreat was found, divecting th itt y at four o clock, siiently and leave everything. not even spike their gems, ‘Teka YOR EE CATIONS A: Wo army was over smitten with sn the open fied. That they should the extent and strongth of seemed almost increlibie, Ths dently coustructed vider the r es: It would be difficul: t) ¢ ustecct m earthworks. They were uefeaded by Uhicu many of them riff. “Tho to ‘their heavy ‘To our men, sccustomed camp seemed almost a pare Monts wore furnixbed with | and homelike. In ‘Were much betier supplied than we ha crackers be ‘They ait me. ha panic, oven in fortifications of around their camp x the regi fortab.o missiry department they No been. but good coru bend ana biscuit most luviti Coffee, sigar. beet, wa, everyiniug of the bes: plenty of it. The South may be starving, but the South. orn army is fae from it. In arms alone our bm dy honed hy ory ny . Their guns were, many tn Hint lock muskets, shot cone and rifles. But fow ritied muskets were (ound, oon Oe a THE FIRLD OF MATTER, No signs of the eno:ny being viv of the river, and our vwn swe. short, General Schoo, on the other side turn, we came to the fi ° The iw rolling, the hiils not high nor stoop, but se woods, irregul dd covered, tu g! Along the roa there are som DETAILS OF THE BATTLE. PRILAMIN AR The enemy, under the immedi Geueral Crittenden, marche from their camp, last Satu grand guards wore skirmishing of the nigit with o:rs. ie strong, part Colonel Wollora's cavalry were doing outpost duty that wight, and by their beh then, and in the battle aliorward, compitel away the reproach which somo unworthy « brought upon them. They wili always tight weil We is with them. ‘ihe Tenth indiana oven wooded hill on the right of the rond. On tho left wae a field, strotehing down the bill for several hundred yards, — the woods was another field of about twenty acl THR ENEMY ATTACK OUR ADVANCE. The enemy forined in these two flei Tadana trovps botu ia front and upon t section Of Captain Standart up and Waa stationed m ibe made about pe eu o'c ok in t fon coming wp ( the poastion j: and seeing viet his in the other regiments cy fall back, which they did in good tafter tie attack beg wn, be overpowered batore Wp, ordered his my rider, fighting #9 FM 9 ae roluetantly gwe up the privis “giv! 9 ONOMY One gow bI of iat nee“ ent blivawrd’’ from thag imi ‘ul of thy woods where tine 4 Won stati Deets Ri Ra Boop ‘th ve snd then comes another dense forest, On the Btw» Coping contin to the ravin: , the ‘of whicl wt point mre covered with \b oaks and vbher timber, ks tate ] at the bead of his army, fighting a battle against bis own judgment and in tigue and Bunger,one by one dropped dowu by the wayside Wo . ‘Some, stumbling in tho mud, were to auch ex- in, aud had to be pallet ‘About nine o’ciock we halted, built fircs and.jay down to rest untii the moon should go: far enough up to give at of sieeping under ‘him, ihe 3 on the other side | dy others Was too © comman! of Major | Tight of the road, and bundred and fifty yards to this point Colonel Fry’s Fourth Kentucky camo the fens the rear of the ravine. At up and oy, forined " which separates the road from the lleld on tho left. ‘The e is no fence on tho right of | Joel Allan Battle, A: jutant of Colonel Battle's Nashville int aa — ~ ins tamara aoe oa fer'’s at the a clittorces, Seitendar ‘the hm Wiabry Me yc: Ryne se oe point towart (Mhey bat re. | North, and is well known to many of our vaacing from the ravine formed after their tempo: “Mississippi Tigers,” aa Uney loved to call ‘These were 1 esate vegiments of the enemy, 8 stained their reputation, Again and ‘across the fleld, but were always met of the Kentucky Fourth and criver bacl HO" yW ZOLLICOFFER FELL. At the point of the-V" died Genera! Zollicoffer. He fell nearer our oamp than any other man of his He was with Buttle’: my. distance from him, to gother like frightened de: about to fre on them. Colonel Fry bi right of bis regiment, a Colonel Fry:— Coronel, our friends, would yout” Colonel F. supposed, from tho. Genera''s manner and remark, that was one of our own oflcers,and at once replied, “Ce taialy not, sir; I have no such intention.” He turned and rode a few steps, when one of (he General's aids fired at him, wounding his horse. Believing that b» was tr ed, Colonel F. at once wheeled and fired at the Gen ‘The latter ra'sod his hand to breast and fell a » ‘Another ball struck him at the same moment, I beliove, in the arm. BALIR PRYTON, JR.) Fore, too, foll young Balic Peyton, son of a venorable Young Peyton, like hia He wits hissed and insulted in the streets last May for telling his love for man, wel! known to the nation. father, struggled long against disunion. the old Union, JOR! ALLAN RATTLE. ‘Tt was near this point that my only personal fae 80 s ‘ou rememb-r Allan Battle. There is noone fthe Oxfurd boys far as | know, in the Southern army was woun'e. and love him, of four years ago who does not remeub and who did not mourn when wo hoar known and most ré tics of friendship bislimg hin to the Ni not us. Last June he tovk his young his fa contest. His father and brothers were in the army. men of the South were rushing into it. hi wr family and from his fait a compli, a ways be a marke | and prescribed man. And so he weat into the army. with a wounded prisoner, the color bea giment the world outside of nis owa family.””- Allan was the Ad. jutaut of his father’s regiment. The color beazer, march- Young Battle when he. too, was shot m the shoulder. rising again, was struck by a bullcton the was able to walk from the fleld, and mado his escape. e wounded. ’ He relato. tho incident in the same way. DES! ERATE HG!T.NG. ly ishoartened the enemy. They c teks with as. much vehomenco as @ on the jeft of the Fourth Kentucky. tended their }ine to flank us on that side, Tho Lighteenth Mississippi charged up to the fouce, and the mon ia the two rogimonts fought hand to hand, cat-hing hotd of each ‘ying to drag tiem through aad ove: it wasal in vain, ‘THe CHARLE— UN NINTH ONO AND TRYIM INDIANA, MeCook's gallant Tenth, forming cn their right, aud with them driving tik a8 the field to tho right of ths road. Sinth, had m Ohi get to the buttie, ¢ and the Tweil K ‘The ouemy thomso:ves were in danger of being out fianket and cut oT f.0m thelr retreat. Standart’s battery was in full play, with deadly effect, on their’ centre. Kinney’s and Whitmore’s were advancing. ny he went acrors the fichs. Col. Wolfor Many of our brave ‘fellows drop, @ "ge! t pon th hors» was shot under him, ss he ¢ contre. Bob MeCbok w: uivler him. Bat @ butk stop Bim. REFE'S RETREAT. On they went. woos, whe.e, au hosr and a bail bs zurroublet the Tenth, the her: ¢ Many regiments aro completely b. Cresison the lect. Wood's Atabam tor a swamp and te s there. thom, and 18a » e Luan the road or the fiskds her, and fo; :. Bot ° the eeetion they of Rich Mountain. fer p ot tig tan inet’s sheds, pur dim given to o&r own, ‘Ths e mide tomy ast pessod shroo.le th bow trea’ > BeLve are kinde ho only dit diego of tht O.wown w as tal of Une ds D pit many of right arm, wai oh right clbow, Ht ugh ho b Taeed no. t 40 horrible ti wv boon eh y, worn hart ait’ the Lats consuled by tie promise that a on the way to loanssuew. ‘iuere is uoslite os us LOW @ zain with bo, an army. 3 the winds, they will go Lowe oF We wait ouly for our provision traia aud (he means orussing the river. ad now my Ing and imperfect story of the battle i ed. I fear that 1 have nol given f t account vf it, bub I have dowe my mn tha ofedit of thia, the 7 ar, to ome regineuts which properiy be others, or have made taistakes in tny description of what they all did, 1 oan oniy aay to thom that if they will b: let me know when thay todos. If them ali fall justiea, way remy ay It will be a matter of su the febels should teave ¢ to attack us in the open field. they either had to fight oc retreat. Ger ACKED THOMAS, ‘is@ to tho whole nation tha! The fact te th Boy threatened their roads and high water. They had found out that we had Keon possession of Hudson's Ford. nut cross, and were totally anawaro of the arrival e two Tenuessee regiments and the Twelfth K: vicky atGeu, Thinas’ camp. In danger of bet: A complete! tor do what they did—try to cut via up picemeal Thoy thought that they were attacking bat three regi- i he attompt aud were bilterty fol'ed. They ad'as many w cvoded in sending « 1, bes.des the many wham they sue. how for them. Gr bndred and thirty-four “ WH6RE, Ol WHER’ 15 GHORGE 1. CRITTENDEN? One tnystery still remains unraveled, General George B. Crivtenien ? Ni after the battle tarned ageiost him. unded. se gned b nei Cumm Acting Brigadier General, a tnuilier, and 80 eseape?” I think that an: crak, woman @f Brentiord. The ot his army, aad with two regimes: still some chickens left on the scattered farms, believe any one will ever able to find the mythical robols, but I have no doubs that the childron in the west: ern part of Pulaskt county will, for a lo out alone at night, of inio the woods in day time, at that. thoy wil ry guccess im the first attack. For nearly an hour they tried to break that “V," but ‘What rebel regiments came through the woods to at- tack the Tonth at this placeI bave uct learned. Those whieh attacked Cvionel Fry were Pattle’s Tennessee and the Fivieench Missiesippi, the “*Wigfall Rifles” and the themselves. and they they charged the torrible dre regiment, his own home friends, born and brought up around him at Nashville. A short right, a party of his moa had beon broken from ‘their comrades and were hording to- Colonel Fry's men were just imself at tho the point of gveatest danger. Geueral Z. was on foot and within a few feot of the Colouel. A gum coat concealed his uniform. Seeing the condition of his mon, as the Colonel rode up, General Z. said to you would not fire vpon A ‘d that he had jeined the rebel army. Married into one of our best vectod Ohio families, edue ited in a Northen college cams University), aud with so many ) ib was Bo thoughtless spl it or bitter hatred which made him take i 0 to and then returned to Nashvile to close up ‘s unsettled atfairs, intending (hea to go North again and await the issue of wht mast be, to hm, a sad Bat thetide in Nashviily was too strong for him. Ali the young ‘To carry cuths intention would be to soparate himself f-rever from Lulace, for to the men of tho South their independence seemod at that time un one who ceserted thom then would al- 1 talked about him 0; Battle's re- Ho spoke of him with an aifection which you aud many otho-s of our we yuaintance will echo He said that 2llan had often told him of his hatred of this war aid his unwillingness to fight “the best friends he hal in ing besive him, had his Jeg broken by a bal and fell. dught up the flag, advanced a step, waving He feil,and, ook, He isoner did not think that either of the wounds was erou, though another tolt me that he was badly ‘The death of their General doos not soem to have great- od their at- Tho Second Minnesuta regiment came up and furmod along the fence, The rebe's still ex- upto sapprt tho enemy oat of the woods, over the ravine, up the bil, The Fourteenth shed all night to her with the two Kast Tennessee tacky regiments, were coming up. Taere was for it, the day was Jost to the rebe's, and they mint retreat. ‘They wero pushed back, fying as they Our deadly Minie bails told fear. fully on their ranks; yet the kas was not all theirs. wounded and his horse shot through in heart would hardly us The enomy ix driyon through the dure, they su ueariy en,and ron for the regitn st breaks it has a hom look to jaa Gold a milo was so nearly ny ebaried Tear young that night, through ‘opping In eaves they 1 all things a cor- t decisive victory pugs to oxt haye a fight, in time for me tobe there, T will tol exactly what they do, and give ir fortified camp on the river knew that brigade had cut off their river ¢.mmunication with Nashville and They knew that Gen. Thomas was advanciog on the Columbian road, and that his regiments had necessarily become reatteved by reason cf the bid They believed that Fishing Creek wat so high that Geo. Schoepil’s forces sur- and starved out, they had either to { battle one hundred and fifty dead ‘ay before the pursuit became too | he joes was thirty-eight killed and one Where is Major supe | was seen of him G did Bot got back to. his camp, for the orser'€e romana pees Did he put on a hat,a man's gown might fi him eines this battle of CIUt without hunting for that of “my aunt, the fat & strange rumor flosting through the eountry ond in our eumps, that he wag cut off from tho mein body is still hiding soruo- Tdon't timo, bo afraid grow up with the fixed idor, which they will in turn transmit to their descendants, that readers. uated at Miami University ip 1858, and his graduat- ng Speech excited far more than usual atttention and ap- In the autumn after his graduation he was mar- ried to the darghter of a prominent citizen of Chillicothe, and shortly afverward he commenced the practice of law in Nashville. Young Battle was bold, generous and nial, was warmly cevoted to the Union cause, and was driven into the rebellion through fears of being taunted with deserting his family and section, if he did not take uparms on their side, and by General Zollicoffer’s influ- ence over him. At heart he, like thousands of other rebel }, Was @ sterling Union man. SKETCH OF THE OFFICERS OF THE EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT UNITED STATES INFANTRY, COL. H. B. CARRINGTON. This is one of the new regiments of the regular army, ‘4, as bas been shown by the report of the Secretary of War, is already the largest in the service. ‘Twelve com- panies were moved to Lebanon, Ky., by Col. Carrington, early in December, where, under the construction of the iw respecting officers »ppointed out of the regular army, ho was ordered to his headquarters in Ohio, to compiote his regimont. Five additional companies of tho Eigh teenth and a portion of the Sixteenth rogular infantry are now in the camp of instruction for United States in- fantry at Camp Thomas, near Columbus, under his com- mand. ‘As this regiment is in tho forefront of the army in Kentucky, under Gen. Thomas, we give ® sketch of its principal officers:— Colonel Henry B. Carrington, a native of Connecticut, abandoning the project of a military education at Wost Point on account of ill health, in 1841 entored Yale Col- lege, graduating in 1845, and at tho Yale Law School in 1848. After practis ng law several years successfully in partnership with the late Governor of Ohio, Governor Dennison, he was appointed Adjutant General of Onio in 1857 by Governor Chase, devoting his time largo!y to military studies, and laboring to develope in Ohio a sound military system. His annual visits to the brigade parades in this city, and at the encampment of the seventh regiment, New York Volunteers, at Staten Island, were noticod at the time in this journal. ‘After the war broke ont, be faaugurated the system of the Militia of Reserve in Ohio, calling for 100,000 mon, and the whole number was cnrolied before he lo!t vice at the end of last June, During his administ:ation o Ohio military aff.irs, in the spring, twenty-six regiments wero put in the fleld in logs, than ten weeks, and cordially seconding the plans of Ganeral McCicllan, he moved the nine Ohio regiments into Virginia within a week (ror ra- ceiving orders to that effect. ‘This appointment to the regular army left uncomploted the secind edition of his Military Guide, of which ten thousand copios were ordored by the General Assombly - | of Ohio. It contains, besi les thie army regulations, light | docantry tactics, and a complete guide for the vclunteer. This book he bas just issued. Occupying a prominent position at the’ War and in the churen, his influence secured rapid euiistmant of men in the West, and the offectivences of his discipline and drill is provon by the good behavior of tho regiment in the felt. ‘Tho War Departinont appoiuted bim in the Board of Visiters at West Point for 1861; but the appointment was doctinod on account of the press.ng nature of oficial duty in tho organization of the Ohio trcops. ‘This regiment will undoubtedly be soon able to put its full complement of twenty-four companies in tho ficld. Lieutenant Colonel Oliver 8. Shepherd, late of the Thirtioth infantry, and ordered from New York, where he wa: mustering troops, by Colonel Carrirgton, to taxe his ptnce in Kentucky, in December, graduated at West Point in 1840, and is a native of Now York. His career has been a successful one as a goldier, and he occu; ied a prominent place as candidate for ope of the new Insp-e!or Genera'ships crented by Congress. His patience and efll - | ciexey,,in mustering troops in this city are well known to all who had oczasion to visit the White strect ofieo during tho past summer. Of great personal integrity and mirk force of character, his promotion to the Lioutonant Coly- nelcy.of this reyiment was well deserved, and he w:l mako his mark in the Eighteenth. Major Edward Underwood, toaior Major, thorgh nota graduate of West Point, is an appointes from the old army, to which ho was appointed a Second Lieetouant in 1848, serving in the Fourth infantry until he reached the Captaincy, from which position he was promote! to th Majority of the Eighteemth. He bat reeoatly returned - | trom California, in someshat impaired health, and has been absent f On his regiment on account of sickucss much of the time since his return. He is a brave officer, and will soon be in the harness, Major Frederick Townsend, Adjutant Govoral of York during the samo period that Colonel Carrington v ~ | Adjutant Coxe al of Ohio, is well knowa to all oar people for his entice devotion to iniatary udaire. His labor was unremitting aad his saccess marked. While in Baropo ho acquired n strong passion for the French syst tactics,and when the war broke out he of the Thicd New York, with whieh s capacity to command. Though mustering ducing t early part of the summer in Now York, ho e ent ths re mi of the year with his battalion, and mareued wits it to Kentueky. vor W. A. Stokes, former'y a distinguished tawy onrgyivania, and appointed to the army 1561, hos been engaged actively i2 receuitur ounsyivenia,of which four companies a ol. Ho is s, and will be rem Cadwaliater, niin telpht of sk otehor w provi aman of abered as an active aided, ing the famous Moya me y sto ‘o% oy tien last wi i the Our Havana Correspendenec. ». 18, 1583 omitted en trate roport of lust year, LXVORTAT. ONS OF MORE FRODUCTIONS ¥ tTuOsk or 1969, Siigat in boxes Sugar in bags.. Cofiee in bags 4 | Sugar, box a of Colfue, arrobas S$ ] Moles ‘Tobacco, te I io it t PASSENGERS ARRIVED, t | In 1859, mostly Americans, no doubt In 1800... In 1861. in yesterday's Diario discusses tho trade 1 | roport of tho is and, fr oma which it would appear t sy @ steady increase in the star production. ‘here is an ® | article in today's Diario on American matters, which I would like to translate if 1 had tiae; but I have got ba little time left me to mail my letter, he street paving here, tndor the new contract, has commencetand is procesding vigorously. A considerabie | portion of the Calle del Empedrado (Pavement streot—a + | most appropriate name to begin with) is already hand. . | somoly paved. This ix a good opportunity for unemployed workmen at tho North, who would wish to earn good these hard tin and now would Yime for the Ayuutamionto to decide on Up towns 3 Havana with goo sewerage, when laborers are plentiful and easily procured. 1 should rathor say this is a good time to commence the work, for I under. sland the sewerage has been decided op, and it would bo Cotne We aaa to have Se Works carried on together. With good sewerage and a proper pavement the hewlth of Havana will be imaterially improved, for , | there is no use inedenying that Havana ia not healthy. Riven at this, the covlest season, there is a good deal of sickness, aad occasionally I heat of a death from yellow faves theretore the sooner the sewerage is commenced the better. Tn the musical line we have had ‘Marta’ and “La Fa. vorita.”’ 1 cannot say much for either performance, expecially the latter, which was, in my jud t, ® com plote faila Anow'prima donna made her debut in where in the woods this side of the river. Nubody can | that opera ht—not exactly toll the exact spot, but the forests ore wide ond wild, | firatappearance after @ long ADOunding in squi-rela and woodchucks, and there are | the very powerful voice; bi 1 | musical yoiee I have ever heard on the stage, and tu “La - | Favorita’’ she had the misiortune to be supported by shadows, which lent no relief to her strength, which , | transcended even the powerful orchestra, 1 believe the “Ballo in Masel ora’? ia the favorite of the season; (or there we have ‘ke best artiots im the company, #3 AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. Our Paris Correspondence. Panw, Jan. 3, 1862. TheSentiment of the French om the Trent Affair—No War Expected Between England and America—Mason and Su- dell no Loss to America—-The Opinion of Marshal Pelis- sicr—The Emperor's Reception on New Year's Day—Fine Appearance of the Emperor—General Gayety in the French Metropolis—The Press on the First Day of the Year, de., de. ‘There is a very general disposition to believe in all cir- cles that there i to be mo war between Amorica and Great Britain, Public securities are all looking up, and trade is inciined to take heart of grace, It is argued that whatever maybe the inner sentiment of America regard- ing the generatconduct of Great Britain ever since the rebeliion of the Southern States, there is, among nations, as among individuals, a time forall things. However powerful aman may be, he does not take occasion to roughly bandie an ingolent bully when his house bas just caught fire or villanous thieves are in the act of break- ing into it. On the contrary, he acknowledges the wis- dom of the Gordon motto, and “‘bides his time”—dealing | with ono evil at « time. ‘That America will not play the game of England, by ac- Gopting a war with her in the psesent juncture, is,I re- peat, the general supposition. What are the persons of Slidell and Mason, it is urged, when so great a game is at stake? Ifthe right tocapture them was a subject clearly out of the range of discussion—hot admitting of two opin fons—at all odds a great nation must stand or fall by such a right; but if it is one on which much may be said on both sides, Amorica may cast the rebellious stuff from her shores without any loss of prestige or dignity. All the world will know the reason why, and that it is not that sho has any fear of the ultimate result of a war with England, but that just now she has something more im- portant to attend to, Yesterday, at the Tuilorias, where senators, legislators? judges, occlosiastics and the members of every diplomatic mission were collected, scarcely any other subject re" tained attention than this, and I am sure I state the sim- pie fact whon I say that the general opinion was as I have given it, Marshal Pelissier, Governor of Algoria, was present, and Iheard him more than onco say, America will yield to,circumstances, but she will never forget this business—‘* Eile ne Voubliera jamais” were his words. ‘The Emporor, instead of receiving all tho various func- tionaries of the empire on one and the same day—tho Jour de VAn—was obligéd, In consequence of the vast rocenstruction that is now going on at the palace, to divide the duty over two days. Tho weather was re- mukably fine, and, as at this epoch all the functionaries whose incomes are sufficient are expectod to appear in new liveries, now carriagos, now dresses, &e., the beauty of the weather and the prolongation of the ceremonial rendered the observances and appliances of the present New Year moro than usually imposing. His Majeaty looked uncommonly well. The colebrated Hullof tho Marsha's was literally & universal blaze of spleador, and as the multitude of dighitaries, in all their varied Costumes and eolors, from the simplo epaulet to tho marsbai’s crimson cordon, and from the robo of the avocat to Ute erminod judge or impurpied cardinal, oscil lated te aud fro before the imperial presence, the Em- prese, with tho lalies of ber suite, leaning forward from the light gallery at the back of the throne, the eTect on the spoctutor’§ eye was alike magnificent and dazzling. ‘Tke Emporo:’s spscch? or rather spaechos, were listencd to with broathless attontion, aud as bis sonorous vdice rang through that lofty roof you might have hoard a pin drop, so hushed was tho crowd beneath him. I will not eater into aay doscription on the subject of what his Maesty said, as it is evident that tho chisf ob- ect was obtainet—nam that as little should mae “of them as possible. While tho breach between America and England was still undotermineds the fowor words tho botter. It is impozsiblo to ovorstate importanco wh'ch overy ono attached to anything n from bis Majesty .on that sub- ject. Should auch a war roally take place, Franco, I heard many persons say whose positions gave importance to thoir words, will never be jackal to England. Of course we have had the usual gayeties and customa ry observances which are incitontal to this particular epoch. Everybody is expected to prosent overybody with something—an exchange of good will, in which all are sors but the shapkecper. If astranger bad sudden- ly dropped down upon Paris on the Ist’ef January, igno~ faut of the national cxstom, great must havo boon his surprise. Every second person ne would havo oncoun- terod would hi been found with a parcel in bis hand. Porters—commissi-maire’, a8 they are elegantly termed here—are not to be got for love or monoy ; for who will con: descend to p'y his prosaic oceapation when tho poctry of the new year hus just dawne | upon him. No; every maa for Hana Mf or tho “our delAn, and wothing but the mcst fiordinate prices enable the necessary shops to retain cut for their custome. This is the day concierges receive their gratuities from the tensnts of apartments, These gertry ara properly dogs of (he proprietors, it is ia the y hold the keys, that th iy alive to Jealous of theie popa us thoy emret igaore presented ty tho the bargain thy on taking o y aro at ai sthe om foge Cait pot tive but for the ing Js the pay of the landioW: aad yet this So1.age respee shit ani locks to bi " having the. powlr either to. leary Jour de Van is his seaxon, a h. oaru your p peever, ae. ou) mney, OF © TY: Pan iu oes to you from his ean. to be his yudiico. He rings at your street, hangs ow your staircass, iage, fut that bo wit! haye hie 6 wonted ge . Then this ts the season when Indios delight to don The most econ cal drosset hi 6 4 wre, bonnet makers, Tie tafvee ali feed Orders, Th ‘toovertiowing. Old Uiags ia 5 ones ary not ty be inate, And now, three | or P. M., you ‘8 the Strevis threngel with ‘Jades either enw dure or @ pied, hastening wo ulter their aunual salutations. Oh, the; 0 the salons ring with their . Would think that all sclilshn from theearth each seems #0 entirely over scigbore’ goo fortune in the y pied with b alae or or every house, “W id you would disinterest paw round ene on Angola k: bek each other's taboy stvipes, But trath to say, tho scene fe sadly changed when, wearted with these extra- yagant eifusions, they at last reich their own homos, Eile and wornwyood often take tho pleee of those honeye | eaculations ich tax even thoir beautiful language, and who shall register the amount ot gall and hate that gushes forth en rewanche is is, too, the se:son when all mankind receive du monde. All formor tranquillity is abandoned; open wide the dvore—the more the merrier. ‘Their houses have beon thoroughly restaure, Carpets roll ont from their sammer hiding places, curtaids, portieres, things of vel- vet and silk, ae in the ascendant. Balls, dinners, aup- pers, receptions, keop an overlasting round and tho first notes of the Holy Season afford something like respite to tho over taxed servante, the drooping beauties and the breathless dowagers. The interval of Lent is a vorita- bie godsend to the body if it does nothing for tho spirit of tho beau mond, and I believe many are indebted to its arrival that the: enabled to go through all the severi- ties of another opening year. The Court temporarily fun; ‘ide the mourning for Prince Aibort on the occasion ow year. Te following pasrages from the Pays, the Patric and the Presse wi ow agreeable reception the Empe- ror’s §j has mot with: ‘The Orst saye:—"Certain foreign journals affected to await with emotion the anniversary of the Ist of January 1859. At four different times the Emperor spoke, au nothing but peace and conciliation betweon sovereign and people, between the conservative and progressive olo- ments of modern socioty, between dynastic fidelity and national aspiration, escaped his lips.’? ‘The second says (apevking of parliamentary discus. sion) :-—* As thongh the Fmpe-or himself wished to ratify. tho right of free dikcuesion, he brielly touched upon the various important discussions of the flay,” &o. And the third says:—« Mort persons saw in the exprea- sion addressed tv the Senwto—‘J rely on it to assist me in improving the conetitntion’--a new plodge given of a de- cided return to liberal institutions, amd a renewal of the formal promise of ‘crowning the @tifice.’ Men ha thought, too, thet it was io allusion to Rome that the Em- peror ‘said to tho Archbishop ef Paris, ‘The French clergy now that it js necessary to render to God that which it God's, and to Cesar that which ts Casar’s,’ ’’ Paris, Jan. 8, 1862. The Fabrications of the Paris PatriemDevire to Eacite War Baween England and America—Kforts of the Prench Government to cause Hosiilities— French Snow Shoes for the Brritich Avmy-=The Trower in India— Bankrups Conti- tion of All Ruvops—Krance Against the North Hifect of Our Free Institutions on tie Governments of France and England, de. , de. ‘The stosmer Africa has just arrived. Her nows, so , MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1962. i anxiously looked for, brings no peace to those troubled spirite who dread war and its foarful consequences. The Patrie, that most vilo, lying, bigoted sheet, still conti- hues to assure its readers that war ‘must take place,’ It continues its daily issucs of false advices, of letters re- ceived before steamers have arrived, of despatches that exist but in the vilo imagination of the knavish editors who seek, at all risks and hazards, to cause an increase of the bad feolings that exist between England and the United States. Still all its lies and misreprosentations, al- though daily denounced by the English press, which foara the effects of such ill-judged, dishonest friendship, are apparently unnoticed by the American Minister here, who should at once cause the Patrie to be prosecuted for the dissemination of false reports calculated to injure-the cause of the United States government. Those well in- formed tell me that France deems a war between the United States and. England as inevitable, and that en couragement is given to England to act in a hostile man- ner. Any one not prejudiced will easily understand that the British government is sure beforehand of the co-ope- ravion of France, else it would not get ready with such unsoemly baste when the President’s answer is as yot unknown. In my last lotter I announced that France had supplied England with snow shoes. Report said that two thousand pairs had been given. I asserted at tho time that more were sont. I now have ascortained that twelve thousand pairs were sent. Some eighty years since Frenchmen were assisting Americans to gain their independence, and were fighting with them side by side against the treacherous common enemy. Now France aids and abets, by loansof munitions and preju- diced despatches, that same treacherous common enemy against Américans. She may yet rue this mistake. It is thought by well informod Englishmen that war will mot take place now, as the people have plainly evinced that they are not in favor of it, and more especially as news of fresh troubles in India has just been received. In case of war, a few thousand Americans might’ be most profitably employed in India, as all tho people there need are leaders. ‘tho desire to throw off England's most hnteful yoke is strong enough. Ireland, grateful for past favors and for your constant sympathy, is all right on the question of war, and will pee athorn in England’s side should one occur. It sis the English are laboring under the idea that tho war, if engaged, will bo but a short ono. the Ame- ricuns will get well thrashed at once, will suo for peace and pay all expenges,”’ they say. May they not find that the war, once engaged, will have become ove of extermi- nation? for surely @ more dastard-y act was never perpo- trated than the present onsiaught upon a nation involved in adeadly civil strife. It isquite impossible to say what may tako place in’ Europe in tho’ spring, as all complica tions must change in case of war between the United States and England. Should that wa. be avvided, ageno- ral row must take place hero, a8 all'are alike binkrupt, and must get their soidiers fed elsowhere than at home. M. Fould finds ita hard matter to get along with his financial reforms, while Porsiguy” continues to give arertissements to the Fresch press with a blind fury that is bocoming irksomo evea to the go- vernment itself, But a yeat ago ho assured the journals they wero frec, and since then more journals v8 beon condomaud to different fnog and ponalties than during any five years provious, and for the most puerile reasons, ‘The state of the country is.most embarrassing: no commerce, no moxey, no confidence. Some great change mist soon occur. As regards tho animus of the government tawards you, ils own action will show that it is against you intoto. It is astonishing to soo how great is the efloct produced.in Kuropy by your leaders upon poti- tical affairs on this. side of the Attantic. The English papers attribute to you an influence almost boundless; the Franch journals do the s1ma, and their general abuse but goos to prove how truly you serve the interests of your own countr hice ut the same time most justly and sevorely judging the actions of th» European nations that would injure our great Union. Your loud cails for the building of poworful fleets aud equipment of power- ful and numarous armies onrage the English as well as French, who (the gevernmont, 1 refer to) hate you because your froc instiiutions are & living reproach to th> restrained condition of the French people. Decided:y you are croating & sensation in Europe, Our Berlin Correspondence: Buus, Dec. 81, 1861. Prussian Note on the Anglo-American Dificuty—Aj pre h nvions of War Between Engtand and the United State:— Distrust of France—Embarrassing Condition of Prussia— The King and His Ministers, de. ‘Tne Prvasian government has fo!lowed the cxample of France in addressing a note to its representative ia tho United States, deo!aring the arrest of Messrs. Siidell and Mason by the San Jacinto to be at variance with the prin ciples of international Jaw, and expressing a hope that, a‘ter mature deliberation, the Cabinet at Washington will conclude upon releasii judge frem tho tslegraphio despatches received yester- day (which, by the way, have caused a little exeitiment hore and produced quite a panic on 'Change), the doctrine rrojounded by Prussia is not likely t» in@uenc: the conduct of thy ican government, Tao action taken by her in this caso '¢ only tn confovmity with her antece! nts, aud cannot be looked upon ag unfriendly to the United States or exhibiting partiality to Eagland. Since the days of Frederick tho Great, who, duriog the war of independence, ec mbized with Catharine of Russia to oppose the maritime pretensions of the British by the amous treaty of armol neutrality, no Power has boen moro strencous in asserting the rights of noutrals then Prussia; and, not haying a sufficient naval force horsoil to protect her comms'ce, sho is particularly is'orested in g those rights. re: recognivot. position, therefore, 1s very different from that of Eng? Joni, who bas fuyatably pushed tho Ugereat Power to their utunost extent, and evi nuost flagrant disregard of nentral rights whenever they i:torferod with her ¢ Daring thy late ssien war the Eng acked Pravwia Tor allowing the transit of goods to aud from Rus ia acres the land fvoaticr. The Moraing Pot and the other ournals in the pay of tho Pei rnineat bocka ting the Vr in crder to ntry to i iate course and the anim oi by Lord t time may b» said tok in the recusalcf the lat consult Hand in y 2 tuhs- own, It is wler these cteamaturces, Pras ta 6 aad appear io eer tae & futtle, © of Will De re. 1 mann the this ¢ not Sarpriging tha should see the novel cha J in th, pet Jon that on future ocausions that fro actin gia Vag bight sam Neostaenen ji ie phen a! x by the ixious by “abs Inspite of the pacite loow, and bis ostentatious ct- rs to effect an amicable 'settlomont of the Avglo- American dificulty,the atmost uncoctainty and distrust are sill fet.asto lie actual intentions. Doo oa! y want to j revent Eng’and from boing plunged into a war which may occupy hor Tor g,and in which gu at the comimenc ment it may be ds strous ty the Uaited + tates, th: deny ¢ atic en ey Of the American people will, ta all probability, enable them to inflict severe blows on ths other cvntry, to ha her Wealth, aud fualiy, perha, a, idue of her tlntic posses b ho merely intond to blint Lag’ by assurance’ cf frioncship and sympathy, and thes enesurage her to enbark in a conilict that will distract her atlention from tho wlfairs of Europe, and leave bim to carry out his pe of ambition aud conquest without let or ar trance? ia the pre ext condition of the Contivent, Prussia is tho only Power whose military forces would be gullicient y Sespsre to make a stand against France; but thoy are completely paralyzed by tho waut of a powerful navy. While the Prussian army was fighting in Swizerland or on the Rhine, a French corps might land in Pomerania or at Dantzic, revolutionize Poland, and march upon torlin, and the fate of the movarchy might , a8 at Jona, by a single battle. be Notwithstand- ing the diderences that have existed for some years bo- tween this country and England, tho Prussian govern- ment has always hoped that, if the worst came to the British fleet would assist her in defending her or that at any rate the prospect of such a contin- ency would deter France from detailing any considera- Jo portion of her naval power to such @ distance from thoir own harbors; but if tho only maritime Power able to cope with the French should bo otherwise engaged, they would have nothing of that kind to fear, aud the position of Prussia in the event of a war would be pre- carious indeed. To thcgo apprehensions of foreign entanglements must be added the uncasiuess ins; irod by the intornal state of the kingdom, which is still very unsatisfactory. The quarrel between the King and Ministora has been patched up for the nonce, but no one expects their rocon- ciliation to bo permanent. In fact, the Cabinet is divided {n itseif, and therefore must naturally fall to pivces at no distant period, The liboral party is represented by MM. Auerswald, Patow, Schwerin and Berouth, who aro sworn that, if some concessions are not made to public inion by the introduction of the refurius promised on their accession to vtfice—such as the roorganization of tho provincial estates, a law for Cito | ministorial Toapons bility , and, above all, the purification of the Houre of Lords, which, for the last three sessions, has nullified all the measures passed by the Deputies—it will be impos- sible to prevail upon the popular branch of the Loziala- ture to voto the sums domandod for tho enormous milita- ry establishment required by the necessities of the times and the porsonal predilections of the King. Th» reac tonary minority in the Cabinot—M. Von der Heydt, General Roon and M. de Bothman THollweg—ou the contrary, discoursge all idea of reform, as a step towards rovolution, and, if tue Chambers refuse the supplies, would send them at ones to the right about, and trust.to the influence of governmont ie procuring more obsequious representatiy . atthe next oleotions. As for tho ling hisnseif, it becon ex daily more evident that the attempt upon bis’ lifo inst curmer bas profuuncly affected his mind, and he has eve bucu #0 of Waldeck and other a policy aiarine’! by the olect of ths democratic party that he this Of ropression is absulutey indispensable to prevent a re- currence of (he scones of 1848. In this mood it is,onsy to gens how little he re ishes the proposais submitted to him by the liberal porticn of his advisornyand if, as is most likely, he should decides rojecting them, M. Averswaid and his colleagues Wil have no option but to rotiro (rom office and leave the conservatives saa the the prisoners. ‘Though, to, On that day Prussia Gin *TiUns to thol? own devices. will by” 22 the brink of @ catastrophe, © War Party in hoarse stint, me io “I very much for ¢ - work to ‘wes cult as passed = ae ph igene and Mason pond Liver- . we Possible jues- tion ot See es depend irably a government shall Seward's ‘This, will not help our good friends who have been 80 confidently on American obstinacy and madness. We submit that, however the affair may end, the Americans have alrcady cleared their reputation. They are not in @ They talc as rationally and as we do. They ave not mobbing the ‘There have been no anti-British d:monstrations. There has been uo ind! tion meeting at New York like that which was hel Liverpool. There is @ total absence of rant and ‘‘ bunk- um.’? It is clear that the people are quietly await! decision of the Cabinet, and that the Presidont will be he may deem it bis duty to purst |, after all, be the sad re- sult of the presont ralecnderatan ings Bilge unjust to ascribe it to the prejudices and pass! people, Mistaken tl may be, but a will agssurediy enter upon it, quite as much as we shall with the decisions of the coolest jt conviction that they are right. But, if the affair should be settled paar gpa willourrallersdo? One would gay they ought for once to to the moderation and good and acknowledge Le ak i . wise as cligarchs and kings. Will they adopt this creditable Their will mie ied iy © : peeing pe a lu'y of doing justice toa whom are resolved oh vat i nasande They will tell us that the sorper" black cans, like all bullies Doastingly till they found out that we wore in earnest, yrhen they got down from the stuiap aud quiet od the feek. We assert beforehand that .the Guar allthe credit. It will be said that our twelvo thousand troops in Canada made New York shiver with sage and sent a panic through Mr. Seward’s soul, The whole affuir will, no'doubt; be made the theme of complacent homilies on the avantages of firmness and the special merits of the British constitution, with its army,pavy and aristocracy, some of whose tmombers consent, for pay and promotion, with tho chance of a peerago and Westminster Abbey, to fight our battles at tl isk to aboub one in twenty of having their bones bleached ‘‘om Polar snows.” Hence let us be thankful. There is no likelihood thas our railers will be reduced to silence, or that America will escape being thoro.ghly abused. it let us not,be too hard, even upon them. ‘Let us do them justice. 7! areaware of our weak points. They know that we aro not averse to that delicate flattery which mainly consists in dispraise of others, on they are kind enough he cost of their o sto in- dulgo us sometimes ‘at igpity. " in justice bound to take all the; its Hence we are in jus ake ty We behove thas the finest ith thom in our doar countrymen are taking ther all ia ail, the per vaiie,(snd go wi With which their folly ts, chargeable. fellows in creation, and if they would be bu’ just to foreigners they would be absolutely perfect. How- ‘over, waiving all further criticism, lot us rejoice that far, our prospects are more hopefui than they were a fow days ago. If wo cannot feel quite sure that . blown over, let us be glad that it is less imminent i has been, and that, with cedinery good temper on both sides, the difficulty may be peaceably surmounted. People who speculate in cotton, stocks and saltpetre may per- haps require to be cautioned against placing too much reliacce on probabilities; but the-great bulk of the com- tmunity have no interest in such pursuits, while tho inte- rests of hha age would suffer by Pe lence a is no reason why they sont ‘enjoy iter Adipetion to egolee ab the prospect of peace spire. iaposil rejoice al pros] is probabty the moat potent instrument for sécuring the Dicssing itself, ard: the: conciliatory temper whieh ie being shown on the cther sido of the Atlantic will, only make ys more anxious that the end which seoms. y thar obstinacy on the part of the courteors and un British goverpmont. Emigration from | Liverpool in 1861. the Liverpool’Mercury, Jan. 4. ‘Tho roturng of tho omigration trade of pevoeeen e past year are now completed, under the fovernmont agent, Lieutenant Privt. As at these do- cuments embody a la-ge amonnt of highty uzeful and in- teresting information. It appears that the total number of emigrants that left this port for the United States, Bri- tish North Amorica, the Australian colonies, Cano of Good Hopo,,ke., during the year just ended, «was In tho previous year thore were 83,774, being a 28,745. Of these there were under tho act, 38,879, not under the act 16,150. From tho following statemonts it will be seen that the numbers each month during the year wore:— Tit 2113 —- 618 “ey pe a3 13st * sat = 837 4a a 3,75T 5.490 = ties." ae a 2,625 ald ae 3,209 2,576 ‘633 - ‘The places to which the emigrants: ‘wero as cl procreded follow3:—Unit.d States, 159 ships, 1,866 cabin and 26,212 stocrage | assengers ; Canada, 7 stirs, 124 cabin and 1,006 steerage; New South Wales, 2 ships, 626 sleerago; Victe- ria, 30 ships, 1,868 cabin and 9,000 steerage; South Ame. Hed 1 bin aa 81 steorage passengers. ‘Total cabin passengers, ; Steeracc, 36,914. present state of affairs in the United States has necessarily exorcised an important infinence on the emigration trade. This year we find that cnly 26,212 steerage and 1,365 cabin passengers, cad the act, emtaried for the Uniled States, while inthe precious year the numbers were 5B,765 end 2,115 cabin en nt Tho June quarter this yoar— a poriod when the emigration trade, more especially with the United ‘tates, is mest active—includes a return of only 16 019 , assongers. The decrease on the March quar- ter, as compared with the corresponding poriod of the previous year, was 2,765; on the June quarter, 10,338; September quarter, 10,293; December quarter, 6,340. The Civilization of China. GLOOMY REPORT FROM A CHRISTIAN WORKER, Akronch oificer of rank, who served throughout the Jate war in China, gives au unfayorab!e account of that Yy. “limay sa’ely affirm,” he says, “that China is in every res ect a bad country for Europeans, with » c.imate whieh rapidly exhausts where it does not at onee kii'—incurable maladies, bad air, bad water; a corrupt sopit ‘ty, Whi h cannot bo improved but after the great revolution which moniecs it; ruin, physical and moral, which will prevent for a long time to come and, cons quently, all important ¢ momerce; ion, with fs of horkatiereieas “4 What can be done with sch a country? ‘The best we cam dots to qait it, racher than sacrifice our men and our money. The hope of putting an end to idolatry, and of introduet:g tho Christian religion among these barbarous populations, has given birth to a certain intorest for China; bet, after what I have seen, tho efforts of the mis- siovaries will be foiled in prosence of the moral atupldity of the populations, who have neither belicf nor religion worthy tho namo,’” The Emancipation Question in Rassia. PAST KEADING OF THE LAW BY THK SERFS, The St. Petersburg Gazedde pubiishes the fuilowing cir- ou'ar from the Minister of the Interior to the Governors of Piovinces:—It resulis from information received at the Minutry of the futerior, on th state of the question of the serfs, tha: gress of that question, and especially the completion of the charter of regalations, finds an obstacle in the erro. neous inter] Hous which circulate among the serfs, as also in the false hoy which they entertain. They ox- pect what they call ‘‘a new freedom,” the promu'gat! of which, at the expiration of two years, would confer po new privil mentioned in of the 19th of Fel to explain to the chief men of bad the honor of being pre- Majesty, tho exact state of the question, at thom of the obligations wore bound to'fuifil. ua his Majexty said to tho serte, “That there would not be any other freedom beyond that which bad been conceded to them, antl that consequently tho ser’s ought conscientiously to execute what was ex- acted from them °, the general laws, 98 well as by regulations of the 19th of February. Fashions for January. The artielos moslly employed for, sadoor are ert em| for droguets, rey and woaen tery volvets; eilks, satins, = oe — velvets are patroniued for visiting or for Foutache i@ still the favorite ornament, and is applied to all materials and for an oly dress. ‘ plovotiwherevte it com be adventagcounly Iltodneed. vod wherever it can . elt ea ee ro 7 an “tha skiets of dresses are worn very fill, and jong bo- hind. Tight sleeves are very Farely seen. The most - ableaha for the presont month is open; rather and smal he tela not generally placed at the Delow the elbow Ag ee uae down the front, but have are made m Tr vlece ot the tathe materiel. te the skirs Geesebed trom the corsage, but which canbe put under the opening for out-of-door wear. They are fastened by ‘buttons, unless they have somo trimming down tho front, which necossitates a fiat surface. Some bodies are at- tnohed quite on one sido,” or the fastening begins on one shoukler and ends at the waist on the opposite sido. May coreages ore 8o Mcimame’ ‘as to give the appear. ‘ance of u jacket, the ornament ending ‘at the waist, under Pe shee are still worn ornamented; but, instead of doing sewn on the outside as formorly, the cpentan ool is ‘seen. ‘are made either pointed or round. the latier style a band is worn, or a sash with float- ing ends, which #4 often made of the same ‘asthe Gress and covered with sou Silk ounces are worn pinked Of bound; fhe former