The New York Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1862, Page 1

_. THE NEW YORK HERALD... ILE NO. 9284. —" NEW YORK, TUESDAY, The America at Halifax and the Jura at Portland with Eight Days Later News. Napoleon’sSpeech tothe French Chamber. Important Declaration as to the American War. Reported Decision of Napoleon ~ to Assail the Blockade. England Officially Invited to © Join Him. The London Times Again Ad- vises Her to Wait. Arrival of Biason and Slidell in : Zingland. MOVEMENTS OF THE SUMTER AND TUSCARORA The Nashville Ordered to Leave Port. Rumored Regulations Respecting ~~. Belligerent Vessels, What: Spain Proposes to Ac- complish in Mexico. Address of the Emperor of France to the Bancio of the Pope. AFFARS IN INDIA, CHINA AND JAPAN, bey Ress Reo ‘The:ntesmship America, which left Liverpool at twe %. M.'en the 26th, and Queenstown on the 26th, arrived ‘at Halifax on Sunday evening, at six o’elock, and sailed ‘egatd for Boston at midnight. ‘The America was ashore on a mud bank in Queenstown harbor for five hours, and, im consequence of a heavy , Gale, did not sail until nine o'clock on Tuesday morning. Although virtually three days later than the Nova £co- ian, it does not appear that any communication was had with theshore during the thirty-six horusshe lay Queens- town harbor, and her latest advices include only those received from Liverpool and London by telegraph on Sun’ day.” This is to bo regretted, as it is intimated by our that the Emperor Napoleon was to have de- livered his Speech on Monday, which might posmbly have ‘Deen obtained. America has twenty-six passengers and £2,400 in ‘The steamship Jura, which left Liverpool on the 30th ead Londonderry on the 81st ult., arrived at Portland at Gfveon minutes to twelve o'clock last night. Purser Newlans reporta 7th, & field of ice, ninety miles’ ‘east of Cape Race, the large amount of which prevented the landing of despatches, Passed a steamer on the 8th, ound east. ‘The'steamer La Plata, with Messrs. Mason and Slidell on board, arrived at Southampton on the 39th. They were taken to St. Thomas by the Rinaldo, as she was unable to weach Halifax. They were roceived at Southampton ‘Dut no demonstration was made. Soth London, where Mason remains. Lord Lyons is gazetted as a Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. ‘The Etna, which left Liverpool 29th, put into Holyhead the same night, with fore compartment full of water, having beon in collision with ship Cheviot. ‘The steamer Kdinburg was coaling at Liverpool to take forward the Etna’s passengers and cargo if necessary. ‘The American ship V. 8. Gamble, from the Rio Grande for Queenstown , foundered at sea. ‘The steamship Asia, from New York, arrived at Quecastown on the 26th of January. THE AMERICAN WAR CRISIS. Napoleon’ jpeec! the French Cham- . ber on the American Ware ‘Napoleon opened the French Chamber on the 27th ult. Jn a speech he said:— ‘The civil war which desolates America has greatly com- promised our commercial interests. So long, however, as the rights of neutrals are respected we must confine ourseloe 10 expressing wishes for an early termination of these dissen- sions. ‘The speech refers to tho pacific relations of France and recapitulates the financial programme of Fould’s budget. ‘Some English journals construe the allusion to America into something liko @ threat, and as significant that France is impatient, and when the occasion appears to demand it will interfere. ‘The Bourse was higher. Rentes, TIf. 30c. Rumored Decision of Napoleon to Inter- tere with the Blockade. The London Shipping Gazelte says that a rumor is cur- rent in circles, supposed to be well informed, that a semi-official note has been addressed to the British government by France respecting the blockade of the Confederate ports, to the cilect that the Emperor cannot longer allow French comiserce to be injured by respecting the non-effective blockade, and that bo will shortly make an official demand to the English government (0 join him in raising the blockade, and that in case of non-com- pliance he till take the initiativ:. ‘Tho French papers conclude, from the attitude of the Englith pros, that (he Trent qfeir was only a pretext for war, and that England wan's to force the blockade of the Southern ports. ‘the Paris Zemps in replying ‘9 tho assertion that the blockade of the Southern ports Is ineffective, recalls that somo Rarsian ships ran the blockade of the Baltic in 1854, a how happetis at Charleston. ‘ ‘Tho Opinion Natimale blames tho semi-official French papers for their Widden Southern sympathies, and says hat England would become dangerous to France if Ame- rica wore woakened. England Can Afford to Wait—She is Recommended to be Nutionally Con- nist ent. ‘The Lovaon Times in an editorial says:—We need not peager to mendie with American affairs. This isa timo or awaiting, and we can afford to wait quite as easily as ho North and South can afford to be looking across tho ‘otomas at the cost of two mi'lions sterling a week each of them. If there does conse any real cause of complaints 1. wili toll all (he tore for our present pationce and for- pearance. ‘The London Globe editorially remarks that the maritime Powers eannot be expected to rerpoot the federal block. aio unless really effective. The e mmeree of the world sannot suiier iteelf to be derpoited for an indefinite poriod ander fhe more paper blocka As to th ,ervention, cays the Glole, wo may bo Invited or offered to intervene, but our great aim must be to pre- serve consistency with our own principles. ‘The London Times, jo @ characteristic article, calls for something decisivo in America. Jt says unpleasant com- Plications must arise if the prosent state of affairs con- tinue much longer. Mr. ward's Opinion of the Stone Block ade at Charleston. Another despatch gives Lord Lyons’ conversation with Secretary Seward on the Charleston blockade. Mr. Sew- ‘ard stated that the plan was not devised to injure the the harbor permanently but merely to aid the blockade* It would be the duty of the government to remove all obstructions a8 soon az the Union was restored. The harbor of Charleston was not rendered inaccessible. Mr, Seward was not prepared to say that as an operation in war it was unjustifiable to destroy the persoanent har- bors of the enemy. Ear] Russell's Reply to Mr. Sewaxd’s Ar- sament on the Trent Affair. ¥arl Ruswell, in a denpatch dated January 28, to Lord Lyou, gays the English government differs entirely from Mr. Seward’s conclusions on ahe question whether the Persons taken from the Trent, and their supposed des- patches, were contraband. He argues the point at length, and points out the injurious consequer'ces of sucha law. For instanco, according to Mr. Seward’s doctrine,a packet carrying a Confederate agent from Dover to Calais, might be captured and takon to Now York, and in like saanner the Confederates might capture & Cunard steamer bound from Liverpool to Halifax, on the ground that she was carrying dggpatches to Mr. Be- ward from Mr. Adams. ‘The British govern- ment would not acquiesce in the capture of any British ship in circumstances similar to thoue of the Trent, and tho fact of its being brought for adjadication before tho Prize Court, though altering the charactor would not diminish the gravity of the offence, ‘The despatch concludes with reference to Mr. Soward’s declaration, that if the safety of the Union required it, it would have been right to detain the Tront prisoners, In reply to this Earl Russel) says:—'‘Great Britain could not have permitted the perpetration of that wrong, how. ever fourishing might have been the insurrection in tho South.” ‘The London Times, in an editorial on Mr. Sumner’s gbeech, protests against any suggestion that England has: budged one step from her former position with respect to her rights, eithor neutral or belligerent. What sho agreed to at the Congress of Paris she still stands by, and what she had before limited only by those concessions she has sti. The case of the Trent has made no new phase whatever. Secretary Secward’s Reply to Smith O’Brien. In letter from Mr. Seward to Smith O’Brien in re_ sponse to the latter's recently proffered advice. Mr. Seward urges Mr. O’Brien, if he would promote the cause of America, of Great Britain ana of humanity at large, to speak andact in every case, and without qualification for the American Union. Mr. Seward’s tone i# highly pa- triotic for union, and friendly towards European Powers, in regard to whom ho ig determined to stand always, not only in the right, but upon the defensive, George Thompson, the Abolitionist, in Favor of the North. George Thompson had again been lecturing at Man- chester on American affairs. His remarks were mainly in response to a late speech by Mr. Mas- wey, at Salford, whose statements he branded ae absolutely false and a grievous injustice to the North. The lecturer said the breaking of the blockade would be a wicked and gapdish act, and no greatér crime could be committed agaligg® any country. He had faith, howover, in the. pacific a neutral policy of Ear) Russell. The Blockade of the Nashville. ‘It was rumored that the government had ordered the Nashville to quit Southampton, but extended the time for her departure, owing to danger from the Tusca Tora, It was also rumored that the government will pro- ‘hibit armed ships of eithor party remaining over twenty- four hours in any British port. , ‘The commander of tho federal steamer Tuscarora pub- lishes a denial of the report that he anchored off Osborne, and was rebuked for his violation of good taste. It was reported that the Tuscarora was’ about to ‘quit }outhampton. Tho destination was kept secret. The Privateer Sumter’s Cruise. REPORTED SUCCESS OF THY PRIVATRER OFF AL- GIERS—WHY THE SPANIARDS AIDED HER AT Capiz. A telegraphic despatch of tho 22d ult., from Algiers #ays:—On Monday a prolonged cannonade was heard here, proceeding apparently from a distance of about six miles from shore. A vesse) was sighted this morning, which Sypeared to be the Sumter. It is supposed she sunk her adversary. ‘The above is considerod doubtful, as an Aigiers telegraphic despatch of the 24th ult. says the Sunter has been seen in Genoese waters, a few leagues off the port of Genoa. ‘It was rumored that the vessel which the Sumter en- gaged off Algiers was the Iroquois. There was no nows of either. The Gibraltar Chronicle says:—The United States Consul at Cadiz protested against the assistance given the Sum- terat that port. The authorities, however, considered themselves bound to afford such aid as was indispensable, the Sumter having sprung aleak near her screw. She was permitted to effect the necessary repairs in the arsenal, THE INVASION OF MEXICO, What Spain Demagds and Proposes. ‘The Spanish Minister of State has declared in Congress that Spain would demand reparation from Mexico om ac- count of the war of independence. It was also stated that Spain had received no official communication respecting any further resolution. of France and England in reference to Mexico. He con* cluded by saying that Spain would fittingly support the interests of Mexico. ‘The Paris Constitutionnel of the 25th ult. says that tho Mexican General Almonte is now in Beigiam. pursuing a ation for placing the Archduke Maximilian on the throne of Mexico, General Almonte will accompany the French oxpedition to Mexico. ‘There were contradictory rumors of an enlarged French expedition to Mexico. Great Britain, Lord Palmerston had issued the customary circular to his supporters ju Parliament, soliciting their attendance on the opening on the 6th of February, as matters of con siderable tmportanee will be diseussed. He and other Parliamentary lea’ had also issued invitations to Danquets prior to the commencoment of tho session, A moeting had beon called in London to consider the propriety of forming a British-American Association, Aroyal warrant regulating tho amalgamation of tho Royal and India armies ts published. More fears were realized relative to tho accident at the Hartley coal mine. Not one of tho buried miners was found alive, ‘Thore has been very stormy weathor in the Trish Chan- nel. There were several shipwrecks and some loss of life. Thero were no important American disasters, but some vornels returned to port with slight damage. France. The disentistaction with M. Foutd’s budgot was appa rently giving way. Napor ny in officially receiving the Papal Nuncio, said Tiolin.s has already addressed words to ino tht) hGeneral yon, which have deeply toiched me. Ishu always seck ‘ally the duties of a sovureign with th Holy Father, [do not doubt but that tribute to renter more intimate essential to the welfare ot re ligion, pened aud Christianity. the on Globe consiciies the Emperor's roimarks info @ maniestation that lila relations with Romeare not hermanions. Iisa eonunen ntifteal government to ac cieiattort oc tho temporal situation be ended. ply shows no disporition to yx Tw diplomatic correspondence betwoon Fra Kor biishied. Franeo recommended cilistion with the Court of Turin, | Antonell! abso! fi re that the Engl b importa into Franco Jab the DEI er the optional i E i z conversion of the four per cent stock into three per cent bmitted to the Couneil of State. Denmark, * Corman, Jan. 26, 1862. ae ue though he had fatied satinfac' and a solu- thon of the question is shortly ‘expected. Oiee's isto obtain free developement when the danger of foreign in- tervention passes awa: Prussia, A billhad been introduced by government regulating miniatorial responsibility, according to which the right of te ean only be exercised by hothghouses con- intly. A rapture was anticipated between the Prussian government and the Archbishop of Posen, who, in a letter to the Minister of Public Worship, defends the national attitude assumed by his countrymen. Rassia. St. Perersuons, Jam. 26, 18¢2 Ap imperial Wkase is published, permitting Jews to enter every branch of the State servico; permitting Jew- ish merchants to reside anywhere, and granting other concessions to the Jews. 3 Tarkoy. A decree has been issued, announcing the publication of the budget confirming fall powers in Fuad Pacha as Grand Vizer and Minister of Finanee, ‘The ¢x-Minister of Finance has been deprived of his decoration and is to be tried for malyergation. 1862, 5 Raausa, Jan. 26, a ‘The ingurgents have rejécted tho amnerty offered them pa, — Pacha, Bostilities have recommenced in con- nequence. India and China. Tho Caloutta and China mails lett Malta for: Marseilles onthe 22d. Additional despatches have beon received. Cateurra, Dec. 80, 1862 Facilities have been afforded by the government for opening out Indian export and cotton trade. Shirtings dulland deciiping. Indigo active but anchanged. £x- change, 2e. 4d. Vreight# advancing. Canton, Dee. 14, 1861 Shirtings dull and unchanged, Twist advancing. ‘Tea firm and unaltered. Exchange 3g. higher, Canton ifr resuming its former iraportance ax a place of trade. Sitanawas, Dec. 7, 1861 Alarm 18 no longer felt here on account of the rebels. N ingpo is reported to be invested by ther Tea declining. Silk active, but drooping. Exchange unaltered. Cochin China advices say that the French bad taken posession of Reilo Caudoro japan. ‘The Japan newe is satisfactory. Financial and Gommercial InteBgende. LONDON MO) MARKET—JAN. 30, onsols closed, for money, on Thursday , at 9276. AMERICAN STOCK. a fitacte Central-sbares, 44.043 discount; Erie, 2834 a LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—JAN. 30. The sales of cotton for three days were 28,000 bales, in- cluding 12,000 bales to speculators and wxporters, Tho market was firmer, with an advance of 4d. per pound, MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT. i ‘Tho advices trom Manchester a:o favorablo, tho market PE cos and yarns having an upward tendency, but quiet. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET—JAN, 30, The market is generally dull, with a slight decline, ex- copt for corn, which is steady, Messrs. Richad- report flour y barrel. Wheat dull and declined 1d. a 2d.; red Western 118. a 128, 21., red Southern 12s, $d. 4 12s. $d., whito Wostern 128. 6d. a x Od.,white Southern 138, a . 3d. Corn steady; mixed 31g. a Sis. 6d, LIVERPOOL PROVISION. MARKET—JAN, 30, The provision market has a downward tenlercy, Beef declining and quotations have receded 28. 6d. Pvik nominal. Bacon declining. Lard very dull, ‘Tallow Nomina! at 478. TAVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET—JAN. 30, Ashes quiet at 35s, for pots. Sugar duil, Comes in- active. Rice—No rules. Linseed oil firm at 358. Rosin gale , common, 185, Spirits turpentine steady at 7. LONDON MARKETS, Breadstuffs dull and all qualities slightly declined. Sugar ot and stowy. Coffee frm. Tea firm. Rice dull. low firmer at 472. 9d. Consolg closed toviny (Hriday) at Oz% 89% f clos yy (Friday) at 92% a1 for money. ‘Tho weekly return of ‘he ey) of ita aaa t crease i bullion of £70,000. AMERICAN PRCORITIES. weal shared din 8 Miscou iw Y. rita ph 1. Livervoon, Jap. 31, 1862. ‘Tho Brokers’ circular reports :—The sales of cotton for the week have been 46,000 bales, including 14,600 to speculators and 7,000 to exporters, The market ruleg firmer, with an advance on the week of Ad, ‘The sales to-day (Friday) reach 6,000 baies, of which 3,00 were to speculators and exporters,the market closing quiet, but steady, at the following quotations:— Fair. 5 i ga. KA. b Nad. 12) ‘he total stock of cotton in port is esiimated at 546,000 bales, of which 215,000 bales are American, Breadstuffs.—The market stil has a downward ton- tency. Wheat js more steady. Corn quiet. Provisions.—The provision market ruleg dull, Lame < gy | Intell Arr from New York, M. Glencarn, Aberdeen, J at Genoa; hann Lo ney and H You rabant,’ at Bremen; Dol id Fanny Kireboer, at Flushing; Greenock, ‘in diyde; Isabella, Westport, Kiygoer, and Lyngorn, at Queenstown; Guy Manering, ai Arr from Baltimore, }Energie, at Bremen. Lavemsa Gas Eximermon at Coorsr Inerrrore.—The large basement hall of Cooper Institute was crowded last evening with @ most fashionable and select audience to witness the comical effects of nitrous oxide, or laughi a8, upon the human subject. It being the first exhi- bition of the kind for several years in this city great interest was manifested by the audience, and Dr.G. Q. Colton’s method of administering the gas left no room for disappointment. Everybody went with tho idea of having a good laugh, and everybody retired smiling from the hall after a few hours innocent mirth and enjoyment: ‘The entertainment was, in fact, a decided success. A strong railing was erected on the stage to prevent those under the influence of the yas from coming in contact with the audience, or of doing injury to themsoives by falling. Dr. Colton prefaced the exhibition by a fow humorous remaiks, explaining the harmless otfects of the gas, and also the elements of which it iscompesed. The niteous oxide, be said, digers from the atmosphere only in the proportion of the constituents, there being much more oxygen in the iaughing gas than in the air about us, The exhihrating effect provuced was owing to immense quantity of oxygen inhaled, the blood being sy genated much more rapidly than by the air, Dr. Colton then proceeded to illustrate by inhaling the gas himseif. The effect was aimost instantaneous, Dr. Colton fairly jamping with pleasure and laugaing most heartily. ‘The oxperiment was next tried On several young and old men, some lean and sume fat, some small and some tall, the effect being almost the satne in every case—provok- ing the highest cestacy and developing the leading traits in the varivus charac Some exhibited very strong showed fight, one shouted "Three cheers: fetf. Davis,” another danced and pirouetted around in & Most extraordinary manner, and one very Jean i worked and jumped and twisted himself most inside out with merriment, The exhibition w: preceded by an excellent concert by the Seventh rog: ment band, and will be repeated this evening. Personal Intelligence. Professor Agassiz aud wire left tho Everett House yes- terday, for their home in Cambridge, Mase, Edwin Forrest, the tragodian; J. J. Rarey, the horse tamer, and Colonel Egan, of the Mozart regiment, are stopping at the Metropolitan Hotel. Dr. H. Lyon, and J. R. Bassett, of Boston; Lieut. W. Smith, Lieut. G, Brown, W. M. Coleman, and J. 1. Uli: phant, of the Ur ited States Navy; J. H. Burton, of Gin. cinnati; R.A. Korsyth, of Newb: Hartford; M.B. Bremhall, of Now reey Higby, of Detroit, are stopping at tho Astor House. €. Winghip, of Connecticn mont; L, and G. Follett, of Ver J. Rodos and wife, of rg; W. W. Suwyer, of fs , of Abiny; 8. &. Woodworth, of California; C. hitney, of Boston; P. Fitch, of Syracuse; 1. M. Ronock and wifo, of ‘New Beutord; Robert Gray, of Springfield, and Hi. Sibley, of Rochester, are stopping at the St. Nicholas Hotel, Captain Nices and E. D, Walt, of the United States Army; A. Fredman and ©, EB. Cady, of St. Louis; B. B. Buckingham, of Boston; J. Uarran and J. Wali, of Oi land; CH. bo ‘of Washington, J. F. Winches of Masiwohuserts; W. W. Roberts, of ifutford: I Stokes, of Toronto, and R. Edge, of Bulftlo, aro stopping fat the Figth Avenue Hotel. Tammany Socrery—Eixct10N oF A GRAND Sacrmy:—tytron. vast Meeris@.—Tho office of Grand Sachom of the Tae many Soclety has remained unfilled since the death Colonol William D, Kennedy, tho iast ineumbont, Yes torday the Council met—present, Sachoma Jo TH. Vandewater, R. 1. Connoil: Wilson Smal! Pay ac hell, J Goprgo F ting sor Waverbary Grand Layge Five at Brantford, C, W, Braverory, C. W., Fob. 10, 1862. Loko Huron Raitrord yorod Tho ear shopsof the Huilaio ar Loss $50,000, whieh is coy tore burned yesterday by insnrance. FEBRUARY U1, 1862. | — os a PRICE TWO CENTS. IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE. Movements of the Union and Rebel Forces. Additional Details of the Bril- liant Affair at Fort Henry. WHAT THE REBELS THINK OF IT, Names or the Killed and Wounded in the Action. Vigorous Preparations fer Future Operations. Terrible Panic Among the Rebels in Tennessee, Bees ae, he. INTERESTING OFFICIAL DOCUMSNTS, <i} Be Lov, Feb, 10, 1862, The folowing devpatches have been received at head- quarters:— 7 Waseanuton, Feb. 8, 1862. Major General St, Louis: — ‘our energy and ability receive tho strongest commen- dation of thy departroent. You have my perfect conti- dence, and you may rely upon my utmost support in your undertakings, The pressure of my engagements has pre- vented me from writing you; but will dosofully in a day or two EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. The foltowing has aluo been received — ‘Thank Gen, Grant, Fiag Officer Foote and their com> mands for ie, GEO. B, MoCLELLAN, Commander-in-Chiof, Two despatches eeeived by Gen. Haileck state that Gen. Carti#, eouth Of Lebanon, had taken twonty-nine priconers, including twe corporais und a quartermaster. Aino a quantity of fleur, FS MOVEMEM(S OF THE UNION AND REBEL FORCES. , Si. Lous, Feb. 9, 1862, The Republiean’s spécini despatch says that the enemy is etill enedinped near Fort Henry, and preparations for further movements go vigorously forward, ‘Tho river is high, and apart of Fort Heury overflowed. Five more regiments were expected to arrive from Cairo in By aye. i Arti ed fortification, called Fort Hermann, oppo- site Fort Heary, has been taken possession of, ‘Tho panig was #0 extongive in Tennessee that the river is considef@d open for Union tieets to its head waters. ‘The late garrison of Fort Henry haye taken refuge in Fort Donelson, making the force there between eight aud ton thousand. A Squthern mail bas been captured by Captain Ingan. Tt contained a letter from some high officers, speaking of the “demoralizing effect of the defeat at Somerset,” another that *‘ Fort Henry would be almost irroparable.’» ‘The rebel steamer Orr, being chased by the gunboat Conestoga, was fired by the crew aud abandoned, Several otber steamore are #ai! to have fallen into our hands, ‘The Conestoga and Lexington have gone up the ‘Tennes- gee river, and will probably go as far as Vlorenco, Ala- bama. ‘ Sr. Louis, Fab. 10, 1862. ‘The Democrat has a special despatch, dated Fort Henry to-day, whieh says that 200 of the Second Illinois cavalry, while of a roconnoitering expedition this morning, meta company of the cnemy’s horse, charged on them, killed four and took twenty-five prisoners, their captain among them, Only one of our'men was wounded. In copsequenco of General Smith’s appointment not having been confirmed by the’ Senate, that officer trans- forred. gomm-nd of hig division to General Wallace, ‘and will leave for Paducah to-morrow. Generals Grant ‘and McClornand tolegraphed to Washington, youching for Smith's loyalty and efficiency, and urging that the Senate reconsider its action. General Grant.and staff made a reconnoistance in the vicinity of Fort Donolson to-day. . ‘Tho steamer W. H. B. has returned from tho railroad bridge, with o lot of horses, wagons, commissary stores, &c, NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. to the Chicago Evening Journal. 1 Foxt Henry, Feb. 6, 1862. ‘The land forces under General Grant, on the cast side of the Ten:essee, loft Camp Halleck at two o’ciock this morning. ‘Tho jand force under General Wallace, on tho west sido of the river, started at the same time. The gun- boat: ail got under weigh at fifty minutes past ten A. M.and sieanes directly up the channel west of Paather Is'and. ‘Action was @ommenced at thirty-five minues past twelve by the flagship Cincinnati, the flect being at that time at the head of tho isknd. ‘The Carondelet followed. ‘The St, Louis at thirty-six minutes past twelve fired two for- ward rifles. The canucnade was kept up with scarcély an inter- mission untilforty minutes past one, when the rebeis struck their colors. General Tilghman sorrendered to Flag Otfieer Foote, The Adjutant General and the officers in command of (he battories are ainong the prisoners. ‘The rebel infantry bad run early tw the fgbt. Our. gunboats took seventeen iarge guns, «largo number of muskets, a largo amount of ammunition aud all their tents and camp equipage. ‘Tho lund foree did not reach the fort m time to partici pate in the action, ‘The victory is splendid. ‘The Kssex was disabled by @ shot through her boiler. ‘The two pilots were eealded to death, Capt. Pratt, mas- ter’s mate-of the Cincinnati, will lose his leg. {Special Despatch to the Chicngo Tribune. } Cato, Fob. 7—12 M, ‘The gunboats Cincinnati, St. Louis and Kasex haye just returned from the rebel Fort Henry, on the Texnessee river. ‘The Stars and Stripes now float over that place. Yesterday, at 12:98 P.M., tho gunboats Cineinati, St. Louis, Carondelet aud Fesex—the Taylor, Conestoga and Lexington briogiog up the rear—idvanced boi ily against the rebel works, going to tho right of Painter Cros Island, igsuing above which, on tho eaet shore of the river, stands the fortifi-ations: and keeping consequantly off range till atthe head of the island, and with a mile ‘of the enemy, passing the {sland in full view of the rebel guns, we sicadi'y advanced, every man at quarcers, every car strained to cateh the ag officer’s eignal gun for the commencement of action. Our line of battle was on the left, the St. Louis next, the Caronelet next; the Cinqyanatt, for the time boing the flagship, having on board the tag ofeer, A. H. Foote, was next to the right of the Krsex. ‘We advanced in tine, the Cincinnati a boat’s length in advance, when, wt half-past iwelve the Cipemnnoti opened the ball, and immediately the three aecompanying boats followed uit, ‘Tho enemy, not backward, gavo admirable response, and the fight raged furiously for half an hour, Wo steadily advanced, receivingand returning storing of abot and shell, when, gotting within 300 yards of their works, wo oume to a stand and poured into them right and lett. Te was magnificent—tho whistling shot, chogs of the sclp-seipa, and the cheering of our men as our shots took effect. “inthe ~ time tho Essex had been disabled and drifted away from (be scene of tho engagement, leaving the Cincinnati, Carondelet and St, Louis engaged. ‘At length, at precisely forty minutes past one, the cnomy struck his flag, and such cheering, such wilt ox- citemént as soired the throats and arms and caps of the 400 oF 600 kaiors of the gunboats—weil, imagine it, ‘Aftor the surrender, which was made to Fiag OMflcor Foote by the rebel General Lloyd Tilghman, who defended his fort in a most determined Monner, we found thet the robel infantry, eneimped, to the number of some 4,000 oF 6,000, outside the fortification, had ent and rua, leaving tho rebel artillery company i command of the fort to weir fate. “ime fort mounted soventeen guns, mostly thirty-two and twenty-four pounders; one, however, ® magnificent ten inch columbiad. ‘They claim'to have bad. but eleven eiective guns, worked by fitty.four men, which Is the nemnder yall told, of our prisoners ‘Our shits haa dismounted two of their guns, driven the thew embankments and played simael with at five killed and some ton badly wounded. One 82-pounder, buret during the xagemont, badly wounding one of their guauers, bus ki tain Taylor, of Nashvil!a, rebel commander of the fort artillery compunys.vow our, prisonér-—eays this Jz poonder is the gua thas did their chiol firing. Wai ts, fort of Ciuclonatl, and of Macon county, Ky., of the flew of Wit Faro, wae (helt ordain oiler. I r r The iwfuntey ved from Cuels qarters, lov ing. bag and hargagd. A vast del of plindor his falen date our hinds, anda large aud Valiatto quuntity of orduance stores Gen. Ti ghua tan fthtaks Cho of the mibet danagilg bio , } Tp surreados ing Ncor, the rebel eral ro. marked —' 1 ain glad to r r to so gallant an of! | T ihe joud fotco under commmad of General G | poy Mr the fort till after the rebels bad surrendered their army escaped. Our gunboats did id fighting. We can make no distinctions, The Cincinnati, however, was in the lead ‘and flying the flag ofcer's penant, the chief mark. Flag Officer Foote and Captain Stombel crowded her defianj)y ‘into the teeth of the eemy’s, ges. She got thirty one shots, some of them going ugh and through her. She expended one hundyed ead ten abot, Pringle Carradice, seamen, of Hamilton, C.W., was killed outright; Win, Lakeman, seaman, wounded ; Mastin Huskey , George Masvey, Wm. Curt! hae! Dal” ton and K.N. Arilla, all seamen, were slightly wounded ; Captain D. H. Pratt, Second Master of the boat, was slightly wounded. ‘Tho Esecx was badly erippied. When about half through the fight, and crowding with a splendid heroism steadily against the encmy,a@ ball went in at her side forward port, one of her boilers, the ay, steam scalding killing several of her crew and badly wounding many more. Captam Porter, his aid, 8. P. Britton, Jr., and Paymaster Lewis, were stand- 10g On @ direct line of the ball’s passage, Britton being in ‘the centre of the group. The shot struck poor Britton on the Wp of the head, scattering his brains and biood in every direction, ‘Tho escaping steam went into the pilot house, quickly killing the two pilots, Ford aud McBride. Many of tho sailors,at the rush of steam, jumped over- board and were drowned, Here is the complete list of the Fssex dead, wounded and missing. This cagualty to the Essex has cast a gloom | over our fleet, and somewhat dampens the enthusiasm of our victory. Kiled—M. V1. Yord, Jas, McBride, pilots; 8. B, Britton, Quartormaster’s Mato: David Wils@n, cap:din of gun; J: Coffey, Jasper P. Breage, seamen. Qpicers Wouided—Commander W. D. Porter, Theo. P. Ferry, third master. Wounded (badly)—John Mathows, N. McCarty, Foter White, G. B, Nichols, Samuel Boyer, B: Harringtov, Wm. O’Brien, Seamen Wounded (sightly)—John Rodgers, Francis Wilson, Harvey Hogan, Thomas Mulien, W. H. Maxley, T. Sullivan, Joba O'Hara, John Castello, J. J. Phillips, B. 0 Mis A. D. Waterman, Jno. Larrizo, Houry Gulper, Henry Reynolds, Jas Beiard, ‘A dotachment from one of tho Indiana regiments, taken on board tho Essex, just be‘ore engaging the enemy, to ‘act ay sharpshooter’s, under command of Daniel Trotter, lost some of their iaen, as followe:— Sealded— Missing —W Liowtoriant ‘Trotter is now on the ‘Ty:er, and cald to be badly ‘scalded, David Wilson, the gun captain, being mortally wounded, worked his gun afer the accident. ‘There was no casualties on board the St. Louis or Ca vondolet, though the shot and she!l poured upon them as rain, ‘Tho St. Louis was under the command of Captain Leonard Paulding, who personally stood upon the main deck and directed the gung to the last. Not a man flinched, aad with cheer upon cheer we sent the seip-seipa among tho enemy. The St. Louis received seventeen shots and expended 106. Ihave not been upon the Carondelet, she yet being at tho fort, cannot say what damage is done her. Sho was near to our bout, however, and stood splendidly up to the work. Captain Waiker’s’ shots wore neither few <Ror far between, Camo, Feb, 7, 1862. 1 arrived from Fort Heory on the gunboat. Be. Louis this morning. We left the fort at nine o'clock last night. Our gun took one 128-pounder, une twenty-iour rifled enn A ten $2 pounders, one twenty-four sie; gun, two 12-pounders, one 6-pounder caisson in the fort. A rifled shel! was fired directly into the muzzle of the 128-pounder. Seven guns were disabled. Thirty-one shois struck the Cincinnati, seven struck the St. Louis, and fourteen struck the Extex. ‘The Cincinnati, Carondelet and St. Louis were within three hundred yards of the rebel batteries when the tlag waa hanled down. On the St. Louis no one was injured. The St. Louis is as good as new. She fired 126 shots during the engage- meut; fifty-three five second rile seyon-inch shells, weighing cighty pounds; eighteon ten second rille seven- inch shel:s, weivhing eighty pounds, two fifteen second ritfe sevon-ineh shelis, weighing eighty pounds; seven- teen five second and vight ten second eight-inch shells. ‘The Cincingati fired 136 shote. Tho Fesex fired 65 shells. Tho Essex was disabled by around shot that entered a forward port, poseing th ‘@ heayy bulwark into her bofier. She reports twenty-six kille?, wounded and missing. ‘Her pilots, Marsh Ford, of Pittsburg, and James McBride, of Cincinnats, were ecalded, and died. ‘Captain Porters clerk,S. B. Britton, was killed, a round shot taking off his hedd. ‘were killed on the Cincin- nati. Tho Second Mastor, Howitt, lost a leg, but will probably recover. Our prisoners are Brigadier General Lioyd Tilghman; Capt. H. L, Jones, of Kentucky, acting Quartermaster; Capt. J. H. Hayden, Chief of Engineors; Capt. John Mo- Laughlin, Quartermaster; ¢ W. L. McComico, As- sistant, Adjutant General; apt. Jesse Taylor, command- ing garrison; Liouts. J. Ormeley, Watts aud Fred. J. ‘Weller, and Capt. G. R. R. G. Jones, and sixty privates, In theevening three six-pounders and five rifled fleid pieces were recovered that had been taken into the Eye iantoctennnt Coverite ects te ite, ies Gansta beuaee so Gen. Smith, on the west sido-of tho river, has captured the whole camp cquipage of two regiments, and ,as was believer’, a number of prisoners. At Jeast six hundred shots were fired during the en- gagemout. It wis a most terrific canuonace, ‘The guns ‘were wellserved. I saw six dead rebels, Their loss could not be ascertained, the dead having been taken away. Thescee inside of the rebel intreuciments was terrible. Jn three rows of their log barracks fe thd escaped , shot and shell having torn everything to splinters. "On the Cincinnati one was killed, P. Cassidy, of St. Catherines: ¢ight wounded, one of whom, Wm. Lakeman, will die, Capt. Pratt may save his leg. Our aid forces on the east side of the river encamped at Fort Menry last night. ACCOUNTS VIA PADUCAH. Papucan, Feb. 7, 1862. Fort Honry foll yesterday at two o'clock. ‘The gun- boats oj fire on the fort at forty minutes past twelve. High water prevented the jand force from participating in the engagement. The rebel force at the fort was about 3.500 to 4,000, having been largely reinforced within the Jast few days. Have not learned the enemy's loss+in kitled and wounded. General and staff and sixty men were taken prisovers. eels left thing and aro in full retreat, General Smith on the west gnd General Grant on the east side of the river. In tie early part of the engagement a gun was fired from the fort, and the shot entered a port uf the Esser, cutting a plate in one of her boilers, kiting and woundirg by scalding thirty-two men. Commodore Porter wa badly scalded in the face and hands. ‘This is our prinei, | pal loss. ICTAL ACCOUNTS VIA SPRINGFIELD. Souscr , eb. 7, 1862. Cairo official despatches from the Tennessee river state that Fort Henry was capiured yesterday by the gun- boats aione. i fic land forees did not reach the point to which they were ordered in time to participate in the engagement. The rebels stampeded, and nearly all made their escape. ‘The rebel Commander Tilghman and his staf!, with about one hundred others, mostly officers, were | taken prisoners. 1 unboate Fseex and Cincimmati received the hottest of theenemy’s fire. A shot entered one of the bow por: h sssex ancl passed Chrough one of her boilers, ing seven persons fatally, and some others more or less severly. ‘This was ali tie loss on our side. Commo- dore Porter, who was on board. the Essex, wos slightly scalded. No other officers wore hurt. ‘The only injury (0 the boat is supposed to have boon the destruction of the boiler. It was reported and credited by some of our offi that the rebel troops at Fort Henry were ‘not true to the rebel canse, and took advantage of the opportunity offered by the attack, to run away from a fight that was distasio- fultothem. There is noe doubt that the fire from éur gunboats was terrific. ‘A third despatch just received from General Paine says tho gunboats attacked Fort Henry yestorday, and at half. past one P. M. General Tilglnoaa, commanding, surren- dered, in one hour and twenty minutes we have taken & large amount of cannon, caiap equipage and stores, Our infantry took no part in the tight. The cannonad- ing was terride. REBEL ACCOUNTS. THE REBELS ANTICIPATED DRFRAT. Acorrespondentof tho Memphis Appeal (30th ult.), Speaking of the anticipated attack on Forts Donelson and Henry, says:— Fort Donelson, with its 3,000 heroes, will be heli Against aj! op poritio More solicitude is felt about Fort Henry. In the first place it is built in a low place, which is easily commanded from a high bill om the opposite soil. That hiil is now in the posseasi: n of our forces, and if wo Jose it, Fort Henry cannot long bold out, thonch t a provisions enongh hore to last our forces for months. ‘Thoso in possession of Fort Henry have resolved to fight outside the \utrenchimenty. ‘The water at the fort is said | tw bo within a fow feet of our magazines, and within six | foet of our largest guns, and at last accounts the river | ‘was still rising. (Krom the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 8.) \ ¥ CAPTURE OF FORT HENRY. ‘The capture of Fort Henry, although much to be re- gretted by the Sonth, was a foregone conclusion when ever the enemy should think proper to bring ® large force of men aod arullery t bear upon it. itis a structure that has boen thrown up since tio begining of the war, a short distance within the Yennesvee line, on the Ten- hesece river. It was designed at first as @ defence against maragling xoursions of the enemy, and was never ex- pected to resist a heavy bombardmont, or assault from @ Jorge land fore. To have manned it with # very largo fore of ont own, and to have armed it with a suillciont noiniber of heavy gons to enable it w be hold under any acsuilt, would. have. required too great a dise gipation of our strength and extension of our les, The @nemy bas taken this fort, as he will eon the lino ef navigable tak» other points of importa tl eugih in artilivry and fa bows give jo do £0, These things we exnnot we'd ayei!, but when he tnarchos against os on dry land, tion is oof opportunity and then our occasion for punishing him pre The dc if tho railroad bridge which crossed the? iver, near Henry h_prodacuve ot sat nionee, 18 matior of any Kreab dew leuk Loour inarests,” The road without the bridge wili i bo available for strengtioning our lives on either doof thy river: through comnegvion, axce,t for mero ' nee, beitg a mater of inferior linportance, ic wouk! have Deca a aubieet of Hvely gravitation ort Hoary, 14 loss, 1@.not The Fighting at Roanoke Isiand Still Going on at the Last Accounts. One or Two Rebel Gunboats Sunk, Kees Ker ke. TRESS Monon, Feb. 9, 1962. Tho great topic of the day is the operation of the Barn- side expedition, and the intelligence brought here yester- day by flag of truce that fighting had already commenced creuted tho greatest possible excitement. The flag of truce which brought the answer of the rebel authorities in relation to the Commissioners gives us the intelligence that the battle at Roanoke Island was @ terrible, flerce and hotly contested affair. The fighting lasted from early morning on Saturday and continued all day, ending only temporarily by the close of tho day. ‘The rebels admit that one or more of their guntoats had been sunk. It is thought here that rather “mere” tham one rebel craft is now lying at the bottom. From these ®ccounts it would appear that the navy is doing aM the work, but when tlie official result’ from our side is re- ceived we will undoubtedly hear of some daring coup de main on the part of the troops with Gen. Burasive. ‘The lady who came from Nor/olk, mentioned in the tele- graphic despa:ch sent forward to-day, states that while in Gen. Huger’s office in Norfolk,at 11 o’clock this morn- ing, a courier eame in in great haste and brought the in- telligexce that Gon, Burnside had attacked Roanotee Island, The rebels were twice repuised, and « larger force was brought against them. Gen. Burnside has undoubtedly conquered the rebels and is now in possession of the igland. Some later news had been received at Norfolk, but it was not communicated to the truce boat. ‘The Eastern State returned to Hatteras today. She took a largo mail and an aceumulation of express matter here. ‘The steamer Albany, from Annapolis, with quarter inaeter’s stores, has gailed for Hatteras. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. {From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 8.) THE BURNSIDE PLEET—ROANOKR ISLAND—DESTINA- TION OF THE EXPEDITION, ETC. We have been permitted to make «the following ex- tracts from a private letter, which may serve to throw some light upon the intentions of the great Burnside armada:— Bravport, Felt. 4, 1862. ‘The Safety Committee here sent down a messenut few duys since wo Ucracoke for the put invelligence of the movement of tie tleot at Hatteras Inlet. The messenger reached Ocracoke on the 2d inst, He report that he was at the Ocracoke lighthouse, dis- tant tweive miies from Hatteras Inlet, on aria ° 1st inst.,and could see distinctly Mba, smc ob- served that there were fifty vessels over swash, and in Pamlico Sound there were thirty-three steamers and seventeen sail vessels. In addition to theso there were about fifty versels lying inside the inlet, including seven . This statement iscrroborated by the pilots @t Ocracoke. He also states that he saw two achoondys and one stcamor south of that inlet, and rum ping ‘own the beach towaris Hatteras. We have no doubt of the truth of thisstatement. This same messenger, who was down at Hatteras some ago, conv Pith cig Ocraeuke pilote who were of- fered indncements ofticers of the fiset to act as pilots for tho |, but refused to do sc upon any terms. These pilots were taken on board the dore’s vessel and examined, apart from each as to their knowledge af Croatan Sound- was the first from this fact, and the additional fact that Ocracoke pilots are well acquainted with navigation of Croatan, Albemarie und Chowan sounds, and uot acquainted with the navigation of the Neure, we are ind wo believe that the fleet is not at present des- tinued for any other point than Roanoke Island. By this course the enemy will put himself in position to get into the rear of Norfolk and cut off our supplies, &c. ’ Our force at Newborn is very large. There aré many batteries on the south side, and naviration is obstracted a ‘weat. Burnside will meet with a warm reception Af he goen there. Neaudern, at Sraifn 's or Adams? creck, and take up his ¢ “ Port Macon; (llr sake ce Bay Newbern can be of any advantage to the enemy, exept Fort Mac. iT doubt that they will make @ sea tao upon Fort Macon, even if they succeed in this. I can- not see what advantage the fort and harbor can be them as they could not have an inland navigation their steamers through Cove Sound, becanse would be unable to get out on account of the shallowness of the ‘water. ‘A few days since three Yankee soldiers came to Ocra- coke rnarmed, and stated that they had been wrecked at Hatteras. They said that eleven hundred rat f be ‘were encamped on the beach, at the west side ras Inlet. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE. Vormmnss Muxror, Va., Feb. 9, 1862. Our Commissioners to the South— Answer from the Rebels in Regardto Tuem—The Victory in Tennessee, dc. This morning a rebel flag of truce came up, bringirg a single despatch, which undoubtedly is intended for Commissioners ex-Senator Hamilton, Fish and Bishop Ames. On receipt of the despatch, General Woo) eum. moned the Commissioners and was closeted with them for some time. The contents of the despatches are, as a matter of course, a secret. From privates sources I 1 -y that a very bitter feeling existe in the minds of the TF cls against the Commigsioners, and if they are al- 1 wed to enter the rebel domains, they may be exposed “cheated insults at the hands of secession mobs unless properly protected, ‘The victory of Commodore Foote, in Tennessee, has been known here for iwo days past, from rebel sources; but the manner in which the Confederates spoke of it, ap- peared more like @ contemplated evacuation than a com. pulsory surrender. Tho detajl*,as published in yester- day's Hirnatn, olicHied great satisfaction, The Right Bishop Ames preached au #loquent ser- mon this morn! g inthe p st chape?, inside of the frtress, Alarge assemblage was jreseut, vmoug whom were a large number of ladies, wives and daughters of ofticers, Major General Wool, accompanted by bis staff, was pre- sent, and the able discourse 0: the Bishop was listened to very attentively. 3 Mayor Le Grand B. Cannon, one of Major General Wool's: staff, has been promoted to a colunoloy. Yesterday morn- ing the General received Major Cannon’s commission, and at once anmmoned him (9 his room, and imparted the inveliigence of the promotion. and handed him his come m . Major Cannon was taken by surprise, inasmuch ‘as he knew nothing of his proferment ant)! notified theres ‘of by the general, Tho following general order, promul- gating the anuouncement, was published to the depart. mont yesterday — GENERAL ORVER—NO. 7. Heangvaxrens, Dec annent ov Vincuyta, Foutness Moxhok, Va., Feb, 8, 1862. 11. I, the President of the United States having ap- pointed Lo Grand B. Cannon (late Major and Aid-de- Camp) Aidde-Camp to Major General Jebu K.. Wool, to rank a8 Colonel (rom the Ist day of February, 1862, he ws annowLced as such to the department, and will be obeyed: and respected accordingly. by command of MAJQR GENERAL WOOL, ‘Wa. D. Wiirrix, Aesistant Adjutant General. ‘The commission appointed by ge coustitut: dof Colonel 'T, J. Cram, Colon. ‘ non and Major Wim. P. Jones, to inquire into the condition, of the fugitive negroes nuder the enpreme: Quartermaster Captain Grier Daimad; are prosecuting their labors with great ui igenes. iimonse amount of testimony has already been taken, niay the commission examined the books of Mr. S. Marah, who lias charge of all the practical ad- jon of ihe bosinese connected with tho fugitive egroos under the Immediate upervision of Chief Quar- tormaster Talmarge, and found the accounts of clothing and money in admirable order, and elicited great satis- faction from the commission ‘The steamer Argo, Captain Davidson, of Boston, arrived She is to run between Washington and fternoon. Ferry. ‘The bark Fernandina fas arrived from the blockade olf Wilmington, N.€ brings no news, Ase oneral Stevens and Tleatenant Yelverton, recently comman'lir g tue Signa! De «rtment hore, proceed to New York to-night on leave of absonce, ‘The Fortress Monroe despatch ot Friday conv ined an error reference to tho deaths on board the Sawanee, ‘Thora were only two deaths en the passage from Hatteras Jet, anel bat one of theee whe die! was boric? ot.gom, hye latter died shortly actor the vessel lort the Lutet, wid Spiacopal burisi sereice WAS red over his rename sreeonmmitting the to" sen. The other who ried was i by his comrades at Hatteras, This corcoctien Is to relive the feeiifigs of (lig CHEN Of thd deceaved, 8, 1962. Five hundred passengers terday, being of whet © xpeeted to be ab unprecedsuted spring 1 to th «oo tad British Colftubia «old «1, Slip Derby, for China. re of cbiaining question asked each one, te ‘ $ { | {