The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1862, Page 2

3, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1862. terror i th® | hotly engaged with the enemy im their strong position THE. REVEL EDITOR OF THE RICHMOND EN- | ing to live acamp life and be of some servive Wo my | nations, sud o cemeut their permanent alliance, than ali WEWS FROM THE SOUTH, | promos se prcistiice’ prot Lemplttion ee vatiod no- | the woods Watching carelvily the actions 1 aaw the QUIRER VISITS BALTIMORE. Giuniry. Capa tid tuore ao bai paople allover | tho diiomacy of scanty. Kuvwing, ax thoy 8, that thing. Tho local estimate of the condition of the feet, | enemy were constantly being reinforced, and at halt-past WHAT HE SAYS AND WHAT BEB SAW. Sores, [eeametane that it is said of mein camps | a piece of brutal and cowardly piracy ‘been ‘com- THE REBELS IN A TIGHT PLACE. They Feel the Desperation of Their Situation. THE STEAMER ST. NICHOLAS, &, ee. &e., We have received the following named rebel newspa- pers :— Charleston Woekly Courie + January 28 Norfolk Day Hook... February 4 Richmond Pispatoh. February 4 Richmond Examiner. February 4 From these papers we select the following items of news. SOUTHFRN RAILROAD CONNECTIONS. [From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 4.] The House of Delegutos having agreed to Senate amend- ments to the bill authorizing connections between the Failroads in Richmoad and Petersburg is now a law. The railroads will now, no doubt, take the earliest opportuni- ty of making the connections permanent, aa they are re- quired to do by the bili. Tho bill for a ‘connecting link Detween Richmond and Fredericksburg and the Manassas Gap railroads, at the junctions of the respective roads will como up for consideration in the Senate this moru- ing as uniinished business. The necessity of disposing of ‘at an early day is so apparent that they will, no do doubt, be considered at the time mentioned, though {rom iutimations heretofore given, both schemes will meet with opposition. THE REBELS FEEL THE DESPERATION OF THEIR SITUATION. From the Richmond Examiner, February 4.) WWehave a thowand proofs that the’ Southern people are not sufici-n:ly abine to the necessity of exercim im the struggle they are involved in, Our very riclories have brought injury ‘upon the cause by teaching uso despise the publicadversary. The timmense magnitude of his preparations for our suljuca- tion has excited no apprehension, and had liltle efject in Tousing us {0 exertion. We repose quietly in the lap of security wien every faculty of our natures should be roused Tho evidences of the prevailing sentiment are manifold. ‘They are proved bythe set of men who are ed to tespensibio positions. Men of pailiatives, expedients and partial measures control in our public councils. Men who could not perceive the coming storm that is now upon us, and who continued to cry peace, peace, when peace hi cvased to be possible, are those who receive the largest support for controlling stations. The go almost turned over already to these passive characters, who look upon confiscation as barbarous, aggression as impolitic, and vigorous war as a policy to be avoided, because teacing to incense the enemy against us. The men who descried the cloud of war when it was no bigger than a man’s hand, and who can now see no peace but as the resuit of vigorous measures, and renewed and repeated viciories , are relegated to subordinate positions; and tbeic views being a burning rebuke to the states: ‘men in position, they are laboring under the weicht of implied censure. To wiu a fight by an aggressive move- meat is to. incur a sort of obloquy; and to lose a battic ia ® brave push upon the foe is to provoke a chuckle of sa- tis(action, and the taunt, “I told you #0.” Better to fight even at the risk of loving battles. than remain Anactive to fill up inglorious graves. etter that govern- ment and people should be roused to duty by deieat, than that the army should go to sleep, the government dove ‘and the people grow drowsy, in the very jaws of deatriic- tion. To fill our public councils with men of passive measures, who would administer war ou homeopathic principles, who would whip the enemy by cowardice and sloth, is to paralyze the government and to enervato people are alive the crisis; but if Con- gress snows upon them they grow tame an: crouching. In the midst of revolution no greater calamity can befall a people than for their aftuirs to pass into the control of men who could not «mderstand it in the be- iuning, and are incapable of appreciating the demands of the crisis as they arise. ‘the French, m their revoli- tioa, had ap easy way of getting rid of such characters— they chopped off their Leads. They felt it necessary, as all subsejuent opinion has acknowlodge!, to push their Tevoiution through to a elimax. at any cost, and, though | eoiten with tears and sorrow, they goes the pubic men who eaned back against the harness. Their revo- lution succeeded, and owed its success solely to their excesses. Thoy pissed to tho proinised land through a Fed sea of bivod. Cid institutions, abuses and enormities were swept away, with overy relic of opinion that up- held them. France became a /abula rara, upon whieh a Rew destiny was to be writien. All Europe moved against her more formidably than the Northern bordes are beieaguering our own country; Dut such was the flery earnesinoss of her leaders and her people, that the gathering hosts of invasion were seat- tered to the four winds. At last, it must be confessed that the su jon of & nation is not to be defeated ey much by armies and guns as by the flerce resolution of its rulers aud people. \n unconquerable will and fierce combative purpose are more eilective than invincibic | arms. Does s.cha fiery purpose blaze in our govern ment, imparting its bot ilame to tho hearts of our people? | ‘There are two things needf:! for the carly extinction Of this war. We mut first banish from the cowntry cory wiry aceunt of h E er’s Opinion of the Burnside Expedition. the implied confessions of 1:# own officers, and the waste of twenty-five days in finding even the locality of its des- timation, seem to demonstrate the enturprise to be 8 com plete failure. What the wiuds, the gout, and sinister stars have left undone, the Carolinians wil! finish, and the important achievements of this much vaunted expe- dition, promised by McClellan, predicted by the Hirai, and gloated over in advance by the willingly deceived Northern public, will find no record im the pages of tus. tory. That essential fold of the dread anaconda whieh was tocoil around the body and crush the South is waut- ing, and oar devoted country may breathe more freely. ‘The prediction of the Hxkatp on the 1st of Rept A that within the month events would happen which would de- cide the war and prostrate the South, has ridiculously failed. The South is stronger to-day,and the Northern plana of coercion weaker than they were when the boast- ful prediction was published. In the light of the misfortunes that have befallen this famous enterprise of Burnside, the North must itself now sco the fatuity which possessed them in sending the most costly expedition ever fitted out in American ports against the most dangerous coast that lincs our continent. Of ail the destinations that could have been chosen for a vast land and naval force, that of the eastern shore of North Carolina seems to us in the South the most un- romisit The dangers of disembarkation in the Orst tance, and of supplying subsistence and reinforce mente from the water, at all times insure repeated losses and catastrophes, These dangers are ten times greater on the Carolina coast than on any other portion of the Southern seaboard, and the ciances of achieving any great results are smaller in that quarter than in any other. Interior North Carolina ts fertile and populous, abounding in rich soil, flourishing agricul- ture, sterling people and brave soldiers; but the eastern connties of the Stato present a series of barrens, swaps and low alluvial tracts, opposing impassable barriers to a large force in winter, and a nursery of pestilence in the surmmer. Nature could not have prepared a better de- ainst invasion than she has arranged in East The only important feat which an expedition against this region could promise is the destruction of a ailroad: but this line is located far enough inland a successful demonstration against it far more costly to the assailant than the result could possibiy re- pay. The whole conception of this expedition seems to have been weak and fatuitous, The evil genivs of the North must have haunted the dreams of its projector, as ithas diligently attended the expedition through twenty- five days of tribulation. INTERESTING FROM NORFOLK. f@pecial correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.} Norroik, Jan. 3, 1862. ‘The Great Burnside Armada—lIts Back Bonz Broken—The Excitement of the North—Confderate Reconnoissance— Northern Finances— Letters from Correspondents, dc. At last we have received some news of the Burnside expedition from a Northern source, and find that it ex- ceeds, in the chapter of disasters, the most exaggerated rumors that have been floating through our streets, The sum total of it is that the baek bone of the armada is broken, and so much damage has been done it by the long storm that reinforcements become neceseary before putting the plan of the expedition into execution, Burn- side has burnt his fingers m this little project; but he is still valiant, and calis as loudly for more men as King Richard did for *‘a horse.’ He has become terribly se- vero, and will undoubtedly, in a sheer fit of desperation, throw himself upon the North Carolina coast, in the hope of recovering the prestige lost with so many of his ships. The very full telegraphic despatch sent you yesterday gave the main portion of the Northern news, and I need not recapitulate. The most striking points are that General Burnside expected to find plenty and willing piots to conduct him through the inlet, and found none; that mention of loss of life has been so studiovsly avoided, that s) many vessels are still missing, not reported lost, and that many of the gunboats refused to move from Fortress Monroe—whereupon Burnside attempts to shift the responsibility ofthe disaster upon contraciors. Those items will furnish material for considerable thought and speculation. Some days ago, when the rumor reached the Yankees from this city, that the Louisiana was lost, it was generally discredited, and published in their papers “blamed rebel faisehood,”’ in order to keep up the public credit as long as possible. Still there were many misgiv. ings, and many fears that all was not right; and some went so far as to hint at disasters which the goverument (a Ia Ball’s Bluff) was trying to conceal. On Thursday, however, the startling news burst upon the people, and, of course, was differently received. In New York the excitement was intense, Stocks fell at once, tha bulls and bears wen! gambling furionsly, brokers regarded the information as news of the sinking of & vast amount of money , shipowners saw in it new chances for spocniation and a ready sale for more oid huiks, contractors saw new bargains in supplies. But the massof the people saw the re of one of their dearest hopes and immense ce- ction of public property, and its consequent loss of life. See how differently the world looks at disaster ! We now have information from both sides. Burnside arrived at Hatteras on the 15:h; some of his vessels ran ashoro and were lost, others were missing: ® few he got inside, where he is now endeavering to the bar. Several times his annoyed by our little gun- 8 too high for them to operate with success. On Monday and Tuesday of last week two of our steamers went down Pamlico Sound on a recon- noitering expedition. At about eleven o'clock A. they were nearing Hatteras, three or four Yankee steam- ershove tn sight. Our is pushed on, when the number of the enemy soon increased to twenty-one, and all joined in chasing our two gunboats. After keeping up the chase ‘or several hours, our vessels being faster theirs, all dropne:! astern except fonr, and at dusk they were still in sight some miles bebind. Our gunboats ro- joined the ficet. Since twoor three gunboats have been down at ditlerent times and met with the same ex: eri- . Tt was thought that as soon asthe sea became mn there would ve a fight. But it is useless for me to speak further of this air, as the full extracts from the Norther papers, which will be seot you, give the inior- mation at reaver length than I would be able to do in my short corner uf the paper. I hope, how- ‘ver, to go down to the sound to-morrow, and shall posai- bly glean some items of interest for those who choose to tollow me in the jonrney. Another important item is regarding financial a‘airs in Yankeedom, which grow ho better as rapidly as can be it A vast public ing, with no prospect a8 yet of money to meet it. The probability of a paper currency bas ca’ sed an increase of price in every q to its certain depreciation ming seriously alarmed. Th strong to the bill l spoke of in my last, to raise money ears, and it is believed uinot pues the House, owing to the fierce rarposes anid objerts here. of spica ia a men sure of importance. but comparatively of minor import he next thing requisite is for the whole com throw themseires heart and soul inte the wor crisis dema ith the sappc broken and well conditioned, w ators, could be thus secu: single instance to show what m general spirit of patriotic seli-< tem of expenditure, now exhaust might be turned to advautage classes of -0¢ y would bu fice of uselens pleasures! take the pains to Tun through the whole ems which could thus be turned to ecount in the war, will be astonished at (he and valine ¢ which the conatry affords. The most « Dring ont the mea “and resources o war have boen its women. I tions, like that in which we eng 'y should have quovns for their rulers: for it is wor Jone who is proof against the persuusious of time servers and the sin of backsliding. There has been but one Lot's wife in all the tide of timo. THE RICHMOND EXAMI R ON THE BURN: | in Of purpose und capacity ; jot a retreating column from the he is the person who inven the Burnside gin—which, though an arm of merit, was | condemned in competition with others—bad luck accu. | mulates upon lim. A general may be ever so gifted aud talented; he may have enjoyot the advantages of West Point—an institution which, alter the manner of the | mint, stamps ‘“‘hero”’ upon the front of every graduate, however sorry the raw material supplied to its hand, yet, evea though thus gifted ond branded, if born under a sininter star, neither talents nor courage, nor even West Pout, will command for him success. Holdiers are not So superstitious as sailors; but even soldiers, the most brave and staiworth, fail to acl fortune under an un- unfortunate is it when the | aden of wild beasts than amid the flerce and howling winds which his presence invokes from every quarter of the heavens. Sailors instinctively discover the presence of a Jonah, and give upall for lost the instant he is revealed. Thoir despondency extends to the whole expedition. and the unlueky general has an enemy to combat before debarking more invincible than tho ono he goes forth to attack The Burnside armada has failed. It has lost its and hope; and henceforth the highest achieve. ‘ment it can accomplish will be that of taking care of itself. ‘The storm has broken the bac of the land arma. ment,and the gout has laid Commodore Goldsborough low. The frown of Heaven is upon the enterprise, ond the combined talent of a gouty naval leader and an {li- starred general cannot baffle fate ‘The expedtion set sail from Annapolis on the oth of last month, and has been twenty-five days engaged do prosecuting its work. It has not yet succeeedeu far enough in its undertaking to mark the distinct goo. nical theatre of its intended operations. Its losses are greater already than if it bad sustained a defeat: and and it is crippled and paralyzed by its intrinsic unwieldi- ness. As an aggressive demonstration it is pitiful. In the language of German transcendentalism, the damages it has inflicted so far are all subjective, and none at all objective. Tt found the forts captured and built by Butler washed away. It found no pilots that gold could buy or threats coerce. It found no “loyal’’ people to welcome them with open arms. The constitu. ents of Foster, the spurious tativefrom North Ca- tolina to the federal House fortheoming, ‘and the mild pate sent to the North is, that “General Burnside differs with General Butier and Colonel Hawkins with regard to the pore ‘at Hatteras.” gen nm pt note se- compan| declaration, alluding in rather strong terms to Butler's claims to veracity. ‘The most significant revelation jn regard to the condi- t' 4 of the expedition is conveyed ins eonversation re- lw das occurring between Goldsborough and @ local po Commopore—Would you like to make some money? IT will pay you gold. Pror—The secessionists will ili-treat me. Lor—You might not succeed business thy would treat me very bad. —_ ‘The —.* rolated by Yankees themasives, and @bowsn that @tpedition was in po condition to strike | other Yankees who visited Oerac | [awaited his approveb. n of estorn members. If it fai t,caa be done next? What an be devised’ cters of encouragement have y 1 persons, some of them so leave to notice them, promising not to mos often with priva aftuirs. I * that I think it impossible to get the a the Dispatch oft. bi then. if elegant smoking cep—so fine indeed quite wshamed of my poor little with its wooden be 1 wish I knew «J. that | might exnress my thanks. From +1) ord’ Ihave | alittle Look of pins and needles. They will prove very | useral tome, for my butt ns are the most obstinate in | existence: they will persist in coming off at the most un- | warranted time. NORTH CAROLINA f BURNSIDE EXPEDITH ) Progress of the inst. says:— hat three lun- Yankee who professed to have deserted and was seeking conveyance to this place, bas been contradieted by five subsequently, who say that only three persons were lost. Heavy fring has been going on considerably at Hatteras for a few days. ce Singleterry bas esiabiished boat communication on the river, fo thal immadiate information can be given of any movement of the fleet. THE BATTLE OF LEESBURG, VA. REBEL OFF.CIAL REPORT OF THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE SEVENTH BRIGADE WITH THE FEDERAL FORCES ON THE 2st AND 22D OF OCTOBER, aT LERSBURG, VIRGINIA, BRIGADIER GENERAL EVANS COMMANDING. Herangvarrers Seven BRicape, Lessnere, Va., Oct. 31,1861, } Corower—I beg leave to submit the followin, report of jis himeelf to the seas. Far | the action of the troops of the Seventh brigade in the battle of the 21st and 22d inet. with the enemy at Lees- burg, Virginia: — ‘On Saturday night, the 19th inst., about seven o'clock P. M., the enemy commenced a heavy cannonading from three batteries, one playing oa my intrenehment (known as Fort Ryans), one on the Leesburg turnpike and one on Edward's Ferry. Heavy firing was also heard in the direction of Dranesville. at night T ordered my entire brigade bridge on t Th y had reported as approaching from Drauesvilie in large force, ing a strong position on the morth side of Goose Cr Reconnoiter 7 turnpike on Sunday morning, courier of Gem. MoCall was captured, bearing despatches to Gen. Meade to examine the roads leading to Leesburg. From this prisoner I learned the position of the enemy near Pranesvilie. During Sunday the enemy kept up @ deliberate fire, without any effect. Farly on Monday morning, the 21st instant, I heard the firing of my pickete at Big Spring, who had discovered that, at an unguarded , the ar had efiected a crossing, in force of five compapies, and were advancing on Leesburg. Captain Duff, of the Seventeenth regiment, ral killed and wounded On observing the movemente of the enemy from Fort Evans, at six A. M.. 1 found that he had effected a cross. ing both at Edward's Ferry and Ball's Bluff, and | made preparations to ineet him in both positions, and imme- diately ordered four companies of infantry (two of the Eighteenth, 0 f the Seventeenth, and one of the Thir- teenth), and a cavalry force to relieve Captain Duff, the whole force under the immediate command of Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Jenifer, who was directed to bold his & i sition till the enemy made further demonstration of design of attack. This fores s00n became warmly en- ed with the enemy, and drove them back for some distance in the woods, At about ton o'clock I became convinced that the main point of attack would be at Ball's Biff, and ordered Colo- nél Hunton with his regiment—the Kighth Virginia Volunteers—to repair immediately to the support of Colonel Jenifer. I directed Colonel Hunton to form line of battie imme- diately in the rear of Colonel Jenifer's command, and to drive the enemy to the river; that i would support his right with artillery. About twenty minutes past tweive o'clock M. Colonel Hunton united his command with that of Colonel Jenifer, and both commands soon became ‘4 immediate.y attacked him, driving him back, with seve- | | two o'clock P. M. ordered Colonel Buri to marok: his regs ment—the Eighteenth Mississippi—and attack the left flank of the enemy, while Colonels Hunton and Jenifer attacked bim in front. Ou arriving at his position Colo: hel Burt was received with a tremendous fire from the enemy, concealed in @ ravine, and was compelled to divide his regiment to stop the dank movement of the every. At this time—about three o’clock—finding the enemy were in large force, [ordered Colonel Featherston, with his regiment—the seventeenth Mississippi—to repair, at double quick, to the support of Coione! Burt, where he arrived intwenty minutes, and the action became long my whole line, and was very hot and brisk for more than two Bours, the enemy keeping up a con- stant fire with his batteries on both sides of the river. At about six o'clock Y. M. I saw that my command had driven the enemy near the banks of the Potomac; I or- dered my entire force to charge and drive him into the river. Tne charge was immediately made by the whole command, and the forces of the enemy were completely routed, aud cried out for quarters along his whole lin In this charge the enemy were driven back at the point of the bayonet, and many killed by this formidable weapon. In the precipitate retreat of the enemy on the Dlufls of the river, many of his troops rushed into the water and were drowned; while many others, in over- loading the boats, sunk them, and shared the same fate The rout now—about seven 'o'clock—became complete, and the enemy commenced throwing his arms into the Da \g this action I held Colone! Wm. Barksdale, with nine companies of his regiment, the Thirteenth Missis- sippi, and six pieces of artillery, as a reserve, as well as to keep up a domonstration against the force of the enemy at Edward's Ferry. At eight o'clock P. M. the enemy surrendered his forces at Ball’s Bluff, and the prisoners were marched to Lees- burg. Teen ordered my brigade (with the exception of the Thirieonth regiment Mississippi, who remained in front of Edward’s Ferry), to retire to the town of Leesburg and rest for the night. ‘On Tues:lay morning I was informed by Colonel Barks dale that the enemy were still in considerable force at Edward's Ferry. 1 directed him to make a thorough re- connoixsance of the position and strength of the enemy and attack him. Attwoo’clock P. M. he gallantly at tacked a much superior force in their intronchments, driving them to the bank of the river, killing thirty or forty and wounding a considerable number. ‘About sundown, the enemy being strongly reinforced and stationed in rile pits, Colonel Barksdale wisely re tired with his regiment to Fort Evans, leaving a guard of two companies to watch the movements of the evemy, who, evidently expecting a renewed attack, retired dur- ing tho night and recrossed the river at Edward’s Ferry. ‘On Wednosday morning, finding my brigade very much exhausted, I left Colonel Barksa: with his regi- ment, with two pieces of artillery and a ‘a grand guard, and [ ordered the oth to fall back towards Carter's Mill, to res ed inorder. Colonel Hunton, with his regiment and two pieces of artillery, were halted at @ strong position on the south bank of the Sycolin, about three miles south of Leesburg. I would here state that im an interview on Monday night with the commissioned officers of the Federal ar- my taken prisoners, Iam convinced that they expected to be recaptuted either during the night or the next day, and, as the captured officers refused their parole not to take up arms against the Southern confederacy until du- ly exchanged, I ordered the whole number to be imme- diately marched to Manassas. This parole was only of fered to give them the liberty of the town, asI did not wish to confine them with the privates. In the engagement on the 21st of October, which lasted thirteen hours, our loss from a force of seventeen Bere - kighth Regiment Va. Volvnteers. Killed. Wounded. Commissioned officers. Non.commissioned officers. Privates... ipa ieee ancse aces mae 43 Since dead of wounds, three privates and one Lieu- tenant taken prisoner. Thirteenth Regiment Miss. Ve Killed. Woundei. Commissioned officers (22d) 1 Non-coumnissioned oflivers. Privates. Pigg stool | Total. One pri p Seventeenth Regiment Miss. Vols. Comznissioned ofticers. ‘on-commissioned officers. Killed. eres Privates.....cs000++ i : 8 : eee ¢ cent Regiment Miss. Vols. Killed. | Wounded. Commissioned officers... =- 7 Non-commissioned officers 2 6 Privates... 20 50 22 lery at Ball's Bluff, and four regiments, two batteries, iry at Edward’s Ferry, numbering id troops. Jition to this forco, three batteries of lopg range instantly firing om my troops from the Maryland side of the river. ‘The loss of the enemy, so far as known, is as followe:— Thirteen hundred killed, wounded and drowned, Captured seven hundred and ten prisoners. Fiftcen hnndred stand of arms. ‘Three pieces of cannon. Une stand of colors, a large number of cartridge boxes, baycnet scabbarde. aod a quantity of camp furuiture. Among the killed of the enemy was General Baker. formerly Senator {rom Oregon, and several other commi sioned offivers. Among the pi missioned office: furnished. jencral C. P. Stone commanded the federal forces until three o'clock A. M.. om the morning of the 22d, when he was superseded by Major General N. P. Banks. engagemeht <n our side was fought entirely with the musket; the artillery was in position to do effective service should the enemy have advaneed from their cover. The enemy were armed with the Minie musket, the Melgian gun and Springfeld musket; a telescopic target Title was #iso arnong the arms found. ln ing my report I would cal! théattention of the ding to the heroism and gallantry dis- and men of the Seventh brigade, in 224 of October. The promp beyed, and the spir ‘isoners taken were twenty-two com- ) the names of whom have aiready been pees with which e hich their to attock the in muck aud in @ position where he had great advantages, ‘entitles them to the thanks of the Southern confederacy. Without food or rest for more than twelve hours previous to the com- mencement of the battle, they drove an enemy four tumes their number from the soil of Virginia, killing and taking prisoners a greater number than our whole force cd. To witness the patience, enthusiaem and de- votion of the iroops to our cacse, during an action of thirteen hours, ¢. my wermest admiration. AS my entire brigade exceeded my most sanguine ex- S in their intrepidity and endurance, Pam w ‘lar command, #5 the tena t held their positions was dannted courage and tirm de ed only by their ination to conquer. To my general staf! 1 am much indebted. Major Jon D. Rogers de Quartermaster, was directed to con- duct the baggage train beyond Goose creek, which ditt ult duty was performed in the night with great regular- Captain Orr, Brigade Commissary, was actively aged in tig commissary stores and in providing cooked rations ‘or the brigade. To my acting Aid- lieutenant Charles B. Wildman, of the regiment Virginia Volunteers, and my . Mr. Wm. H. Rogers, 1 am_ particularly in- rviees ou the field of battle, Lieut. Wild- ryan conducted the Kighieenth regiment and Mr. Rogers the Se nth regiment of Mississippi Volunteers, to positions in the action, and both’ re- peatedly bore orders under hea’ % Captain A. L. Evans, Assistant Adjutant General, though detained by other duty till two o’cleck P. M., rendered valuable services. The medical staf, both brigade and regimental, wore all actively engaged during tie day in removing the dead and wounded, and in patriotically administering relief to the dying ou the fled. J am pained vo cae the fall of the = Colonel FE. R. Burt, of the Eighicenth regiment Mississippi Volun- ‘was moriaily wounded about four o'clock P. M., gallantiy lending his regiment under a tremendous = © His lose is truly severe to bis regiment and to our common cause. ‘The prisoners taken were sent to Manassas under charge of Captain O. R. Singleton, of the Eighteenth regiment Missiseippi Velunteers, with bis company, and Captain W. A. R. Jones, of the Seventeenth regiment Mississippi Volunteers, and @ detachment of cavalry, the whole un- der) the command of Captain (Singleton, whe conducted 529 prisoners nearly twenty-five miles, after the great fatigueof the battle. ‘Accompany ing (bis report I enclose an accurate map of the field 01 attic and the reports of the immediat ] would respectfully ret ry and patriotism. ports of the fieid officer of the , Liontenant Colonel McGuirk of the Seventeenth reg: meut Missivsipp! Volunteers, to whom I am much in- debted for information of the flank movements of the enemy. Lieutenant Sheffield Duval, here on duty as Topographi- cal Engitecr, and Sergeant’ Wm. R. Chambliss, of the Fighteenth regiment Mississippi Volunteer, my private recretary, rendered material service, the former by fight- ing ow foot with bis musket asa private, the Iatter by conveying my orders jon the fleld of ed under heavy re. . G. EY. Brigadier General, Commanding Seventh Brigade. To Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Jonpay, Arsistant Adja- tant General, First Corps Army of Potomac, near Centre- ville REBEL STEAMERS AT HAVANA, The Mobile Trijune lishes @ letter dated Havana, January 19, which sa; It is astonishing to see the number of Confederate ves- sels daily arriving, and, instead of lying at the wharves rotting, as the Yankee vessels do, they sre sold imme diately, and the yd Bumber are now actively ex gaged in trade with different ports—a great many being under charter of different governments. On!y one vee sel, the brig Chapman, of New Orieans, is unabie to leave Our Confederate , Charles J. Helm, of Kentucky on. Beverly Tucker, of Virginia. | Major Lewis ; Scott and jady ; —— Green, Re New Orleans ; A. J. Matthews, of Pensacola ; F. of Mobile, and Jobn Japerariety, of the same piace. are all staying bere. Tho English navy ofieers exprees the most supreme Gingust at the cowardly buck'ng out of the Yankee Mason and Slidell affuir, she S,aniards oye of the seeming slight bes « on their government in never having A commy sioner sent to Medrid. They claim thas they would have jong since rece nized os, hay. jug the saxme institations to upheld that we tas [from the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 4.) Our local” friend, of the Richmond » who loft this city several weeks ago on a business visit to Baltimore, returned home last Saturday after an adven- turous but entirely successful trip, Zits report of Cad vailiny sentiment of the people of Maryland, gathered reliable sources, 1% most encouraging. He represents that fully nine-tenths of the people of the State, and of the’ city of Baltimore, ave earnest sympathizers with the South, and that their sympathy finds frequent and en- thusiastic expression. It is strikingly manifested even to the most careless observer, in the eagerness with which evory success of the Southern arms, or every disaster to those of the Lincoinites, is bailed, and in the undis- guised scorn with which the Unionists are treated. They are relentlessly “cut” in a their social relations by the Southern men, and openly shunned in all business trans- action The Southern sympathizers are recover! from the apathy into which they fell after the subj of Balti- more, and now openly resent the atrocious outrages daily perpetrated by the federal police and their leaders upon the women and children. ‘The fact is not attempted to bo concealed, even by the Yankeos themselves, that the sentiment of Maryland is overwhelmingly against the Lincoln government, and that the danger is imminent that upon the first reverse to the Yankeo army, the people of the State may rise and wreak summary vengeance upon the insolent horde who have so long oppressed and humiliated them. Tho city is strongly fortified on its four suburban limits. The Federal Hill fortification is especially strong, and is capa- ble of resisting the assault of a powerful destroyed in a ‘ew hours. There are about ton thousand men encamped in various quarters of the city. THE STEAMER ST. NICHOLAS IN COURT. (Fyom the Richmond Dispateh, Feb. 4.) CONFEDERATE STATES DISTRICT COUBY. Judge Halyburton’s Court was in session yestera In the caso against Louisiana Redd, to sequester tho pra Perty of Win. J. and L. R. Holliday, alien enemies, it was ordered that the defendant pay into the Bank of Com. merce, at Fredericksburg, $864, due by her to them. In the admiralty case of George N. Hollins et als., against the steamer St. Nicholas, hor cargo, tackle and upparel, the Marshal reported that he had placed the amount of sale of vessel, is. ($18,024 73), in Dank, to the credit of thecause. Ordered that the claim of Joho Hamilton, as owner of part of the cargo, be referred to William F. Watson, commissioner, to take proof and report. The Judge directed that anorder should be entered that on every notice issued hereafter upon a petition filed in pursnance of the provisions of the sixth section of the Soqvestration act, approved on 30th day of August, 1861, the clerk of this court shall make the following endorse: ment, or an éndorsement to the following effect, to wit:— ‘The’ party upon whom this notice may be served is hereby restrained and prohibited trom transferring or disposing of the property mentioned in the petition, of which a copy accompanies the notice, or from parting with the possession of it in any way while this suit is pending, and without the order of this Court, under pain of fine and imprisonment for his contempt of Court if he shall do so.”” KENTUCKY. THE FEDERALS AT MUNFORKDBVILLE. The Bowling Greon Courier of the 30th says:—Tho latest reliable advices we have from this quarter is that the ‘Yankees have sent back their sick from Munfordsville and are busily engaged in bringing up their artillery from Nolin and Bucon creeks. It is said they received their marching orders early Jast week. Four Yankee regiments are encamped in the bend below Woodsonville, on th side of Green river, under cover of their heavy guns on tho other sid ed here this evening. crossed Green river in force, estimated at 16,000 strong, and that General Buell is making active preparations to pour his eutire command against this place. We very much question the correctuess of this statement. The federals have doubtless sent reinforcements across the river to protect the bridge, &c., but not in such numbers as reported. Wo regard an early advance against this piace as being by no means probable. In this place all is quiet, not an event of interest having transpired for some days. SCRAPS FROM ZOLLICOFFER’S CAMP. A REBEL COLONEL’S ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT. Buck Grove, Ky., Jan. 19, 1862. Mr Dean Wire—I wrote to you last night, and dated my letter ‘‘the night before a battle,” this, ‘fifth night after a battle,” a most terrifie and flerce battle of over ihree hours, which resulted in our defeat and the terrible slaughter of our troops. For two hours the bullets fell all around me, and sometimes within a few inches of my head, if I may judge from She whistling made; but the protecting providence of me from harm, and I came off the fleld without a scratch. Our regiment lost ten or fifteen men, and there are others missing who may bo yet wandering in the woods, seek- ing an opportunity to get in. ‘he cause of our defeat is not definitely ascertained. Some attribute it to overwhelming numbers, they being two to our one. Others to tne fall of General Zollicofter, who was killed early in the action, Both probably were the combined causes. At first and for nearly two ,hours the tide of battle was in our favor, bit “at this time no one seemed to have com- mand, and three regiments, viz.:—Murray’s, Powel! and miné,all ef which had been ordered up to the piace where the battle was raging, remained in position ready to enter the woods where the enemy were under cover firing upen us; but no order came, at least to me, and,I presume, none to the other colonels, as both of them, being in advance of ns, remained in their position for nearly one aud a half hour without advancing. We were in an open space, with nothing to shelter us except an cecasional stump or fallen tree. The general's aid passed us shortly after we had arrived at our position, and told me that a charge haa been ordered, that the Mississippi regiment would charge the right wing and Tennessaeans the left, at the came time,either Cummings’ or Battle’s would attack the centre. The charge was made, and for half an hour the conflict was terrific. 1 then saw the troops come out of the wood, in disorder and atarun, Colonel Powell moved his regiment off to my right and rear. My men were about to foilow, when 1 ordered them to stand to their position and mect the enemy, drive him back or die in their tracks. At this time a fire was opened on my left flank and my men re- turned it. The fight was becoming general, when some obe told me we were firing on oar own regiments. I ordered my men to cease firing, and ran down to see where the enemy opened upon us. Finding we wero flanked and the ene- my within about sixty yards,"l ordered our men to deploy and take cover Dehiad a fence about thirty yards to our right, which they did in good order, and the fight cei tinued fiercely for fifteen or twenty minutes. I then dis- covered that all the other regiments lad left the field but mine. 1 bad only two hundred and fifty men, and we were being pressed in front and on the left flank by thou. sands. I then ordered the men to take cover behind the point of the hill, which we did, but finding the otner troops retreating, my men started to follow. I rallied about half ot them and turned the point of the hill, pasg- ing through a field, and was marching up on the battle- ground, when the fight” — COLONEL WOOD TO HIS BROTHER, IN COMMAND aT Noy. 21, 1861. Dean Brormen—I received your letter to-day. two days since, Hope you have received it. I cannot come up, aa I expect vo leave soon; only sent here tempo. rarily. General Carroll taiks of coming up. He ts about two-thirds full of whiskey. I think the Union sentiment isnot dead. It will break out agaim. Why do you not hang some of those fellows? If I can get hold of a leader, jon bim I will, and 1 will bang the vest i have, any ow. ‘A good many Florence people are here. Lelia and baby. 1 do not know what to make of the fools that are to be found in Tennessee. And you should all of you quit the name of Union and call them traitors and tories. Ihave my regiment at Tymus, fifteen mules from town, and will stay there awhile. I am sure that a good regi. ment should always be kept at this place, andat Knox- ville, with gaards at all the bridges. Nothing but this con save us from these rascals. General Bragg intends to take me back I know, for he has refused to send on my sick in the hospital, who are now getting well. About three thousand. additional troops have gone to Pensacola, It looks as if the old fel- ow intended to attack Pickens; if so, | want to return. I bave had a good deal of trouble’ comivg here with drunken oS and several of them are now under serious and wi court martialed; also about six or eight other fellows. Sister Campbell has been up two d seen about her. She will give you some ir she getshome. Jf! can only get a brigadier gencral’s ace then I am rid of this most abominable company. ? heard to-day from bhome—all well. Write to Rice again—to him, not Louis Lee and Jenny. Having some ‘the money and stop their a will come up to ® court martial to bring them. Hope to see you soon, ‘Dot things are too uncertain to promise now. Write four brother, SHILING. A GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST REV. 8. BERRY. Movnr Hore, Ala., Oct. 2, 1861. Dear Sin—After my respects, this will inform you that the Rev. S. Berry has come back with a false certificate. He says he was,discharged for having fits, and his wi fays it was all affected, and that he is capable of doi such tricks, As rogards his hand and arm, there is nothing the matter with him, for he has ironed off a © he came here, and is now weather boarding ind Colonel Thaxton says it would be right for you to send for him and put him in service—make him serve bis time out. He is trying to dissuad young ‘om volunteering. Some of his neighbors, in faet all, say it is a shame, he tales be tells about the fare and the way the soldiers are treated there under you. He is doing a great deal of barm hore, and if you could and would send and take him baek, you would do ‘a great service for your country. You will got a letter from Colonel Thaxton, one of his neighbors He joined Caytain Bankbead's company from Lawrence county. He makes his brags that Al was the only way he had to get away from you. Please show #his to Captain Bank. head. is the stoutest bodied man in the noighbor- hood, and could endure as much hardship. He says he never drilled but once, Take him back and leara bim what it is to be agoldier, Yours, with x . BROOKS. Among others, To Colonel Woon and Captain Baxrwran. THE DEFENCE OF REV. MR. BERRY. Kix.ock, Ala. , Sept. 4, 1861. Dean Cartan W. S. BANKHEAD—I, as one of your best friends in this life, feel jt my duty to drop you a fow lines this @vening. Athomel am,andean say to you that I am not well ts nor | never expect to be any more i this wortd; but I have p up and about. 1 have im- proved a great deal since I got home. 1 have been under the care of Doctor Crom ever since I eame home, Cap- tain If L improve dy fost one more week as I have this last week I shall come to see you again, and stay with you as long asToan stand it, 1 will fix myseif with ‘some bed clothes to 7 me off the ground as much as [ possibly can; and I think thet T will be the ono that will get old Lineon’s akelp, yet Lam not out of hears in try. my. From | this intrenchment the city could be sholled and entirely Ihave bin told that it was wrote to you that nothing never was the matter. I never had ramatism, fits or anything else of the kind. 1 say the man who wrote that wrote a ly, and he is & Tory be sides. And that is not half what he will do. I will bet a gray horse, worth $150, that I go back to the army before the man that has been wright- ing about me; and I wili double the bet that the dog that has been wrighting about me to you and the boys, never does go to fight,or even stay ineamps. [heard also Uhatit had been writen to you, or some of the boys, that Ttold so many bad tails about you and your compay,; that I had dishartened the men of General White’s com- pany and broke it up. I will pledge you my word Captin Bankhead, that I have never seen but too White's men since 1 have bin home; and one of them was 8. R. Weems, and the other Robert Halcum. You you will pleas ask them if Ihave over said anything against you or company. This office is thare office. Captin, Thave bin fur from this. I told the people that cum to see mo that you was the chois captin in that reg- ment, to my humbel opiuion, and that 1 looked upon you asa hy toned gentleman. I told them that I did not like to stay in the hospitel, and I dislike it as much yet as I did whon [was there. If I get able to travel, I shall cum back next wook; and if I don’t cum then, I'will cum as soon as I got stout anuf. I eu your friend till deth, dear Capi W. A. Rev. 8 Y. AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. ree inc Paris and Manchester Correspondence, he, ate kee Cur Parls Correspondenee. Pants, Jan. 20, 1862. rae American Difficulty Arrangei—Who Shall Go to Cov.ri—Applioations of Military Men for Commissions in the Federal Army—Accident at the Bois de Boulogne— Enterprise of the Paris Newspapers—Theatrical Gossip. ‘The diMculty which I mentionod last week in relation to the number and ‘‘quality”’ of the Americans who were to have the honor of boing presented to *their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, this winter, has been removed, but removed aftor the accomplishment of wh:: he wos desirous of doing—on the part of M. Thouvene’— '° ta- terial reduction of the number of presentees. The fact of the matter is, that the facility with which Americans hero have been able to obtain the entree to court has been gross- ly abused, and there have, on soveral occasions, been more Americans presented on a single evening than tho citi- zens of all other nations combined. So much for tho quantity. As for the ‘“ quality,’ with our democratic ideas, it may seem perfectly proper that no distinction should be made between Ameriean citizens; but some facts have been brought to the attention of the Master of Ceremonies, and reached the Emperor himself, which do not strike bim and the court as ‘ exactly tho thing.”” For example, two years ago an American came to Paris with some horses to sell, and which he finally did sell to the Emperor himself, having bad an interview with him for that purpose; and in the capacity—qualite—of a horse dealer. So far so good. But the Emperor had learn- ed that the next evening the same individual was prosent- ed to him at tho Tuileries and minglod at the ball among the aristocracy of Europe. Two or three other cases of similar nature are reported, and the result has been the letter which M. Thouvenel sent to Mr. Dayton, re- quiring the ‘quality, title and social position” of’ the persons whose names he transmits for presentation. I learn that the Minister and the Duke de Cambaceres, Grand Master of Ceremonies, have had a persona! inter- view upon the subject, aud that ap understanding has been arrived at that the list shall be hereafter materially curtailed, and that those who compose it shall be at + persons of social position, The latter re- ion will make the duties of the American er in this matter not particularly agree- able, nor will his fulfilment of them have a tendency to make him popular among those of his countrymen who have no ‘‘titles’”’ and no ‘social position’’ to speak of. 1 would advise every American coming abroad hereafter to be dubbed or to dub himself Colonel” at least, as with that title anda fair share of impudence, he will have no difficulty in going to court. The second ball of the season takes place on Wednesday evoning, when the majority of those who were not permitted to go to the first one will, donbtless, have an opportunity of exhibit ing themselves in the imperial presence, ‘So many have been the applications of military men to tho United States Minister to obtain service in tho fo- deral army that Mr. Daytun has found it necessary to prepare acircular, which he forwards to all applicants, ‘stating that he has no authority whatever to make any contract; that he can neither insure the expenses of or commissions upon arrival, and that he is not in @ position even to offer any encouragement to such ap- plicants. Among these have been several persons of great military ability, and if our government need the services of such men it is a pity that there is no way by which they may be made available. All Paris is in a state of excitement to-day about au accident which happened yesterday the Bois de Boulogne, where thousands of persons skating on the lake when the ice broke, and ® oum! of young men, variousl; stated from three to fifteen, were drowned. Everybody is talk- ing about is, and although it occurred about three o'clock in the afternoon, none cf the morning papers contained any detailed account of the accident. What would your readers think if such an unfortunate accident should oc- cur upon the lake at Central Park and the Henatp the following morning should simply mention the rumor, and add, as the Siecle—the morning journal of the largest cireujation in Parisdoes this morning?—‘We have not heard the details. We will give them to-morrow morn. ing.” Lo kwlitems hasan easy time of it on the Paris newspapers, as matters of local interest are seldom pub- lighed till they are at least two days old. ‘The Vaudeville has struck a perfect gold mine in the new and immoral play of ‘Iros Intimes,”’ the first fifty representations of which bave produced into the treasury 179,603 rancs. The two new theatres, the Lyrique and Cirque Imperial, in the Place du Chatelet, intended to re- place the twoof the same name to be torn down in the Roulevard du Temple, are about ready to be opened. The Delaissements Comique, a theatre on the same boulevard, celebrated principally for the scanty style of dress in dulged in by its actresses, is to be removed to the Rue de Provence; in which street also, near the Chaussee d’An- tin, a new theatre is to be erected. One is algo in course of erection on the Square des Arts et Metiers,on the Boulevard Sebastapol. Mile. Delphine Fix, ot the Comedie Francaise, an excellent and popular actress, is, it is said, about to marry M. Salvador, @ rich banker and one of the Directors of the Credit Mobilier. Mlle. Dubois, the pretty little blonde who does the ingenues at the same theatre so charmingly, is algo, it is said, about to commit matri- mony Our Manchester Correspondence. ‘Maxcuuster (England), Jan. 22, 1862, British Sympathy with the South—1h+ Opposition Journals— A Minister's Character of America—Increased Distress— How Great Britain Preserves Neutrality—Another Pre- text for a Quarrel—The Emperor Napoleon's Heart Set On @ “Combined Expedition,” de., dc. In reference to the animus governing and influencing British feeling towards America just now there cannot y¢gitimately exist a second opinion. It is that of either ill-concealed or openly expressed hostility. Each new day is throwing light upon the past; and as the snake begins to uncoil itaelf it hisses, and you may rest assured will continue to do so until it isscotched. Indeed, #0 vile and nauseous have been and still are the comments of the British press upon, and so hostile and rancorous are the articles daily written against, everything American, that I do not wonder the moderate on both sides of the AUlantic should begin to fee! thoroughly ashamed of sueh an ungenerous and undignified system of procedure. Honee I was not at all surprised to find the New York correapondent of the Manchester Examiner and Tim writing, under date of January 4 from that city, as follows:—‘:That the journals (meaning English ones) should be 80 widely quoted here, simply because they ‘abuse everything American, when exprossions so much more friendly and appreciative are equally accessible, is one of those psyehological phenomena which it would interesting to investigate."’ Your gorrespoydent agrees with the writer of the above, that it would be interesting to investigate it; and he believes the problem is of easy solution, and that it ie that {t all arises from Great Britain's anxiety to seovaraize federal intereste and destroy federal character by base calumnies, malignant slanders and vile invectives, and all for the purpose of promoting her own evil designs upon your constitution and national greatness, and of Incensing the other Kuropean States against your efforts to crush an unnatural rebellion. On Sunday last, at the Free Trade Hall, in this city, s lecture was delivered by a very popular and talented Baptist minister, the Rev. Arthur Mursel!, who, after re. ligious morning service in his own conventical, delivers each Sunday an afternoon lecture at three o'clock to the working classes, many thousands of whom attend. His lecture last Sunday was on & vory prolific subjest—“ ing. yand and America.” Now hear his description of America: ¢ wno disce omnes. He says beliove the old popular notion of America to be the true ono; that to a very great extent she is a braggart, haughty and intolerant mation, without any discretion in her pro- testations of valor, but with wonderful discretion in her manifestations of it: glib enough to talk over « glass of gin sling and a spittoon, about “whipping creation,” but confining herself pretty exclusively to her own cowardly prerogative of whipping the niggers. Never had a peo- ple @ grander opportunity of displaying their owt inherent magnanimity than our transatiantic cousin in connection with this unlucky ‘Tront af. fair.’ Surprised into « delicate complexity withy the nation to which they owe everything that js’ great and good among them—through the blustering ignc rance of a conosited skipper—there was an opportu. nity for a display of real greatness aud fraternity which | would have done more to bind the regards of the two + mitted under the shadow of ber Stars and Stripes, uy ‘the high seas, the obvious and the honest aury ot ber government was oither at once to hand over the kid ‘napped men to the ambassador of the country from whose Protection they hat seized, or immediately to have sent ic despatches to the insulted Power to dis own the aet, and to ask for instructions how to act, in rendering ‘fatisfaction. But what did they do? received their Plunder with a yell of prep 4 doomed them te Now ploase bear in mind that this iecture is printed and circulated among many thousands of the Lancaster people. Indeed, it is truth vo write, that this person’s lectures are circulated to an enormous extent throughout «8 ag these that the deep hatred towards America now being evinced by the laboring classes in this country is due. is held up to them in the most odious light, and the present depres sion of trade, and the furnishing condition of the operatives throughout all Lancastersbire are laid at her door. And as regards the latter { may here observe that tho distress is daily increasing—in fact, is assuming a mag nitude truly alarming, whilst the poignancy of hunger # doubly increased by’ the very severe and inclement weather now so unbappily prevalent. You do not know how great is the distress hero, and why you do not,! leave the following extract from an article on thes cotton crisis,” in the Revese des Deux Mondes, a French jouraal, to explain:—In England,” states the writer, ‘‘the organs of pubite opinion take great pains, out of self-love, to con. ocal the national calamity, or, at least, to diminish the ex tent of it, They have touched very lightly on the in crease of pauperism since the commencement of the ma nufacturing erisis, and it is with great difficulty that ony can collect the necessary information,'” ‘Thus this England, this ‘mistress of the seas,’’ placed, as she says , in tl Thermopylw of the universe,’” has to hide the stat state of her people from the world. But yet we get an inkling of it from the local journals, thongh asa general rule their information is ‘very erroneous, Tho last accounts from Blackburn inform us that a sum of about a thousand pounds was raised for giving relief in food, the Mayor stating that in the bo- rough alone there were six thousand operatives wholly unemployed. And again, turning to Wigan, there are somowlero about twelve thousand unemployed, and several more mills are daily expected to stop. And'so on throughout Lancastershire and in the manufacturing dis- tricts generaily; andnot only in these, but to a gréater or less extent throughout the country. ' A letter now before mo from Stockport, states that the destitution existing there is rapidly om the increase, so that on evory side there exists nothing but gloomy pros- pects for the operative classes. Irecord the above, not only as a genoral pioce of intelligence, but also to show that popular mind, led away by misropresentation as to America, being the primary cause of all this distross, is quite prepared and open to have its passions and animesities excited against you, whilst equally dis- posed to give credence to anything, no matter howover absurd or derogatory, asserted against the American nation, It may not be out of place to observe that, for some months past, we have had, amid the rehash of accumulated offences served up against American courtesy, various accounts as to the perscnal insults and unfriendly treat- ment measured out to Englishmon in America who were known to sympataize with the South. Well, let me assure you that your courteous neighbor at this sido of the world has not been particularly backward in this respect, for I myself have known and seen instances where the grossest insuits have been offered, and the most revolting language used against those who dared to sym- pathizo with the federal cause during the late imp: crisis. This is particularly the case as you descend: in the social scale, until it becomes flerce and fanatic among the canaille. I do not relate these things to excite hatred or contempt in the American bosom; but I have lately read such frothy anathemas in our journals here your opinions, per manners, customs, &¢., I Thought it just as well to point out the fact ‘that ‘here in England there has been no deficiency in fowi language, swaggering braggadocia, insulting epithet and vindictive phraseology. We protvss neutrality, and yet we will not be neutral. We havo been satisfied fully as to our demands in the Trent affair, but we are not content, and, accordingly, we now prefer another indictment against you horfid Ameri- cans. The British press informs us that tho fact of your having blocked up the entrance to Charleston. harbor is 80 flagrant a crime as to demand foreign intervention. The Paris correspondent of the Manchester always well and accurately informed, writes, under date from Paris, January 16, a8 follows:—Louis Napoleon’s heart is set on @ ‘combined expedition,” (cr reasons I have pointed out and which are obvious. No one bere chooses to believe that peace can be durable between the federal government and us—tireat Britain. Tuey say that, sooner or later the North Americans will ioros a ‘war upon us, aud they shape their political s»<culation upon that basis. Perhaps the Emperor partakes this feolimg, at all events he is beset—should anything arise— upon straining every nerve to bring about a co-operation betweon France and Eugland, go as to be able to England in check at the proper moment. Under sucl threats, for what else are they? America has to be wary and cautious, but doubtless, may well trust tothe and patriotism of her children. Nor can she have better counsel than that so pointedly given in the Heratp’s lead- ing article of the 7th inst.,to the following effect:—*I8 behooves us, therefore, to throw aside all apathy and profit by the lessons of what should, be a useful \ 4 ‘ence, to put ourselves in a condition to dispute with any Power on earth the supremacy of the ocean.” The Treatment of Union Prisoners at Richmond. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES, ‘The aceount of the treatment received by federal pri- soners at Richmond, published in the Northorn journals, and reproduced in columns of Monday, ia wholly ex- aggerated and lly without foundation. While resident in the Virginia capital from June to October of the past year, I became perfectly familiar with the manner in which the prisoners of war wore ac- ‘and treated. My impression is that thoy were allowed every needful indulgence, and that con- siderable kindness was extended to them. So sensitive indeed, were they of this that tears of gratitude would Sometimes roll down their cheeks, while their hearts would swell with emotion, They thought that when they fell into the hands of Southern men they had fallen thieves who would strip them of their raiment, of which they ound them good Samaritans, who bound up their wounds, poured in of] and wine, and took care of them Lhave myself bestowed trifing attentions upon some of these men, and no citizen of Richmond was prohibited from extending to them any kinduess he felt disposed » show. Indeed, so numerous and re wore these practical attestations of good fecling that the local jour- nals dad more than once to remonstrate, considering it scarcely just that the enemy’s prisoners should receive delicacies and favors while their own sick and wounded needed both. I constantly passed the tobacco. warehouses at the northend of the city, where some 2,000 or more prison- ers were contined. ‘They were allowed all manner of privileges; in fact they did as they liked. I have re- peadedly them ai the open windows smoking or reading. The guard placed over them consisted bat of @ few men, and approved visiters were permitted to visit and converse with them daily, It was not until a conspiracy had beon entered into to break from their confinement that stringent measures were resorted to. Several prisoners made their escape, but were recaptured. Still,1 most emphatically deny that any of the sentinels fired at the prisoners ause = stood at the windows. The Southern volunteers are better restraint aud discipline than to commit such a wanton act, unless, in «® Prisoner was deavoring to cacape, which in itself would form s just catory cause. It would be well if the North treated Southern prisoners with even half the humanity shown te the Unionists at Richmond. . PHILLIPS DaY. Parx, Jan. 21, 1862. 47 Urren Avbany Stneer, Regent’ 10 THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON TIMES. Among the Ameriean news in the Times of to-day is racted from *‘a letter from Baltimore, pro- correct agcount of the treatment of tbe xchanged on the James river on The writer alleges that the prisoners at Richmond were treated with great brutality. He does ‘not particolarize the acts of which he complains, except in stating that, “from the 2ist of July, the date of their capture, until the 15th of Deeember, they were liable to be shot if seen at the windows.” Now, as I visited Richmond for three in the sitting on the window sills and looking into the streots. Neither the sentries posted beneath nor any one else ever seemed to interfere with the practice. The buildings in which they were confined were not unlike English mili« tary barracks in appearance. I did not visit lou tox of any of them, having no business flere: but I was told that there would be ng objection to my having an order to do so. I was by many credible persons assured, more- over, that the treatment of the prisoners was humane and gentle; and I recollect, whon in America, seeing in a New York paper a letter from a federalist olficer, a pri- soner at Richmond, in which he stated that such was (he ease. ‘The writer of the letter in question says ‘it wanre- jed to him’? that in one instance one of the prisoners, Jt ig impossible to refu 8, lo] wish to set myself up as the advocate of the South; but as T can testify that what the writer al- legen on his own knowledge is untrue, there need be lit- tle reliance placed on that which he states from report. Imust say, however, that such an occurence appears to me most unlikely, as I have never seen a town in Ame. rien or elsewhere more orderly than wos Richmond im October last, although ¢o' le numbers of newly raised corps were cantoned in ighborhood. For their prolonged deteiNion these'pri-oners have to thank their own government, who have till now refused to make exchanges. JAMES FERGUSSON, 27 Carsnam sineet, Jan. 20. The American Difficulty at the Court of France. WHO WISHED TO BE BUT Ww! NOT PRESENTED, (Paris (Jan. 20) correspondence of London Star.) ‘The storm iu the teapot, as the affuir of the invitations poe ge bail has been weil termed, is completely settled. M. Thouvene! has explained what he meant b; asking: for the rank and titles of the Amoricans, The late Amorican Minister did not answer the note coutaiuing this intimation, nor a request that the subject shonld be verbally arranged between both, av it was hardly « thing sufficiently important to write about. The metvili ty of not acceding to this very reasonable demand, or even taking notice of it, left a Very tnploasant impres. sion upon M. Thouvenel’s mind; and to complicate matters still more, Mr. Faulkner managed in such a way that the whole of the correspondence relating to tho presentations, or rather invitations, ehould not talk into his suecessor s hands, who, not knowing anyth abortall that hae passed, naturaliy misumde:etood demand addresse’ to him avout the rank and titles of hig. 4 8 ——— ee ee | ;