The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1862, Page 2

Aa a kaa ms ARRIVAL OF THE ROANOKE. INTERESTING FROM HAVANA. The Successor of Captain Conseat Serrano. of ba Portion o the Tobacco Crop, VESSELS FROM THE BLOCKADED PORTS. CUBAN OPINIONS OF THE AMERICAN REBELLION, &e., &e., &e. Failure ‘The sicamship Roanoke, Captaia Couch, from Havana on February 15, at five o'clock P. M., with merchandise ‘end passengers, arrived at this port yesterday. February 9, on the outward passage, Jno, Xt. Keenan, Coal passer, died and was buried at sea. Our Havana Correspondence. Havana, Feb. 15, 1862. 4 New Captain Geneval—Approaching Departure of Ser” rano— Business Affairs in Havana—The Trade Reports— Operatic Affairs, de. ‘Tho successor of General Serrano, our present Captain Gongrai, has been appointed, and will soon be here. He ig General Dulce, at present Captain General of the pro- vince of Catalonia, in Spain, and enjoys the title of Mar- quis. General Serrano has been created Grandee of Spain and Duque de ja Torre. What more can he possibly desire? Rich, a noble of the first class, honored with Bigh trusts, loved bya beautiful and amiuble wife, he ‘ought to be happy. He will leave the island regretted by all. The fashionable world is all agog just now at the grand fancy dress ball to be given at the palace on the night of tho 2%d instant, probably the last which the Duke and Duchess de la Torre will give in Cuba. It wil! bea magnificent affair. Where is Jenkins? ‘The Marquesa de los Castillejos left for Vera Craz three or four days since, to rejoin her husband at that city. ‘Tho ult in the arrival of vessels from the blockaded ports of the South, noticed in my last letter, was only temporary. We have had no less than four this week— the Alexander, from New Orleans; the Wide Awake, W. Mallory and Bell, from Mobile—all schooners, Iam told quite as many, if not more, arrived at Mantanzas. The anniversary of the secession of Louisiana was celebrated at New Orieans with a military parade, &e, It is said the mititary part of the celebration was very fine, all the Tegiments giving proof of the most careful drilling. I wiit uot say all, but a grest many here, have made up their minds that the war will never be ended but by foreign intervention. An {ending of this kind would be certain separation. Is there any use in any one lifting up his voice for a truce and an attempted peaceful settle- ment, or has there not been blood enongh shed as yet? Or it may be there are some hungry speculators whohave not ‘ma‘iconongh to wish the war at an end. Is there no one Bota enough to apeak out and propose a peaceful adjust- ment, before the fleets of foreign Powers hover on our coasts’—one effort, just one,on the only basis on which psn will ever lay down their arms—the utter pro- soription of abolitionism—unless the people of the South ‘themscives choose to initiate the practice of that dov- trie. This would reunite the country. Ail the talk about the sympathy of this, that and the other foreign Powers with the United States government strikes me a5 Mere dosh. The crowned heads of Europe would gladiy sting itself to death as a polit: ‘They bave no faith in its prolonged exist- ence, bri ‘dread it while it lives. Mr. Pachecho, the ex- ambassador to Mexice from the Court of Spain, aud one of the political philosophers of a new school in Rurope, in a debate in the Spanish Cortez on the 10th of last December , the revival and establishment of manarchism in America, ‘‘at least from the Potomac to the Paciiic."’ No doubt the wish was father to the thought. Shall we con found thes» prophecies, the prophecies of our deadly ene- mies, bya moble and generous conduct, or verify our predicted ruia by pursuing folly anda false pride’ The Temody i. in our own hands. Anuna mea in manibus mois semper. That the cad of the war is fervently desired by the Dusiaces comm mn bry Havana way be inferred from the trate report published in one of my previous letters and the comments of the local press here. It will be an ap- Propriat: appendix to that reyort to note “the falling off ia the Hivana shipping of 1861. In that year the number of duty paying vesssls which arrived at ihis port amount ef to 2,134, while in 1860 the number was 2.263—a dif- ference of Lit: but that is not all; (or if we inciade in ihe total differouce the non-dgty paying Spanish vessels, the number swelis to M7. Then, again, the ton- age of the former class of vossels amounted, 1a 1961, to 640, . aud in 1960 to 697 .958—a difference of 57,372; and if add the toanage of the latter class it makes a difference of 73,820, which is equivalent to fourteen per cent of the shipping of 1860. In contemplating these figures, ihe Diario dela Marina exclaims, ‘Have we ar- rived at the close of our material prosperity, and shalt weuow begin to retrograde?’ =, besides, of course, @ rolative falling off in the trade of other ports of the island, and it is needless to repeat the cause to which this state of affairs is attributed. Whi'o on the subject of trade, may mention that i have beon informed by a gentleman just returned fcom a visit to (og tgp region of the Vuelta Abajo that the crop there has almost entirely failed; so for some time fo come we may expect good segars will be srarce and oxpensive. We -ball have the Opera for one month: more, and then farewell for » tediously long time to the scenic pleasures of this vam world; for with the lent, now rapidly ap- Proaching, every plage of amusement will be shut up and given toailence. We bave been fayored with an opera which has never been presented to the critical eves and ears of a New ‘k audienes; but do not be jealous; for whoo * Aro'do”’ shall be put cm the boards of the Academy 1 expect there will be a difference ‘ in the manner of the doing” that will throw our performance into the background. The opera of + Aroldo’’ is good, €, the music swoet and agreeable, as all of Verdi's a with (he undoubied earmarks of the author: for ome recog: Bizes bere of * Rigoletto,” there a little of some other, and so on. The scenic part—the mise en sens, 3 your more elaborate and ornate musical critic would say—is good. very good, and the argument vile as is the fashion nowadays, Lsnppose nothing else will go down. Alas, when stall we become more civilized? The artisis in the principal roles did themselves credit. Ferri was eduurabio; Tombesi, our best—1 might say our only— tenor, sang with his usual taste aud fecling and a constatly improving voice; and Madame Kenneth, who 46 a finer actrows than singer. displayed great ability in the role of Mina. On the whole, “Aroldo” {9 one of the few successes of the O, era season. For the first time in my life Tsaw. the wonder{y! per formances of the brothers Manion ai the circus the otuer = Kvery seat in the bailding was occupied. 1 pt a description of what is so familiar to Paeraie What struck me particularly was the ab Bence of everything cirevs-hke in the performance. It ‘was more like the exhrbition of a private gymnasium. Botter late than never. I had almost forgotten to men- tion that Miramon returned to Havana a few days since in her Britannic Majesty's steamer Phwton, and it ts Baid intends going to Spain by the next mail steamer for Cadiz, That is wo say, then, that the English have for- given bim his sins against them. My word for it, Mira- mon was “born to good lack.” Business for the last few days is said to have been more active, though in sugar transactions buyers are slow. No. 12 is now quoted at 7 and a further cline is expected by some. Exchange on New York t bo toe 426 percent discount. London is firmer at ita 11s; ‘The French squadron ig still lying in our harbor. P. 8S —Another schooner from Mobile has just come in. That nakes the @fth this week. Havana, Feb. 16, 1862. Gen. Gricowria and the Spaniard:—Movements of Spanish Dignitaries—Revel Vessels at Nassau, NP —The Civil Wer in Venesucla—Revolution in Honduras, and As- Gassinatin of President Guordiola—A Brilich War Vessel Reviving te Right of Search—Gen. Miramon in Havana—Posttion and Intentions of the Allies in Mevicom The Yellow Fever Among the Troops—Running the Blockade—Cotton Laden Southern Vessels at Havana, de. ‘The Diario of the 9th dislikes the appointment of General Domingo Goicouria, by the Mexican government, e6 Minister Extraordinary to our capital, and thinks it proves that Juarez is playing the Allies false, On the 9th instamt the Condesa de Reus and son took @eparture for Vera Cruz, in her Catholic Majesty's feabei in Catolica. Gen. Prim, Conde de Reus has been appointed Ambassador to Mexico. Generaj Echague is succeeded at Puerto Rico by General Messina, be being appointed to the Philippines. ‘We have dates from Nassau to the 8th, saying several the Admiral arrived, eee Ser the dug apologized. hips of Porter's expedition had arrived. inst. en route for place. We have dates from Yi ton (L have letters from Merida to the 30th) to but there fs nothing of importanee. steainer Phaeton, and will leave in the Isla de to-day for Cadiz. We were told that he would be the French and Spanish dent writes me, under ‘been made by the Allies, and there were over 1 sick in the Jeria and Med to an alarming ex! insist upon the re em! that an escort of 2,000 of (hthree Powers the negotiations to ‘be held at Orizaba. Tho een moiying tio mata - their ultimatum , say Ly tmont senecn § they shail a troops at"Jalapa. Woenkent far Priue bat Gordo if he found opposition to his lenipotentiarios. A corres- , ag also her Britannic Majesty's Feb. 9—Came in rebel schooner Alexander tons, with cotton, sixteen days from New schooner Wide Awake, seventy nine tons, wit ten days from Mobile, and French transport L'Avoisier. Feb. 11—Came in rebel schooner William Mallory, one hundred and eight tons, with cotton, eleven days {rom Mobile; and from Vera Cruz, in ten days, we Sunrise, with ene hundred and fifty-one sick troops. French steamer Sevre sailed tho same day for vor ee. Feb. 12—Suiied the English (*) schooner Henry Travers for Matamoros and Nassau (?) Feb. 13—Came in rebel schooner Bell, eighty-nine tons, with cotton, five days ftom Mobile. Brought Movile 7i- dune to the 6th inst. You will have heard its news, which we know not whether to believe or not, of the surround- ing by the Vuionists of Fort Henry. ‘The Beitish steamer Steady, while going out of this port, came in collision with the coasting steamer Coman- ditario, and was considerably injured; sent in a claim of $2,800; but, as she has sailed, and the Spanish captain Was not called on the survey, he refuses to pay. ‘The Steady sailed, notwithstanding his Sc of her lwaving ti a proper survey had beew Bel F rare COCK FIGHTING IN THE ME METROPOLIS. How It Is Conducted—Details of a Main Fought between New York and Phila- delphia=$15,000 Staked on the Result— The Police Non Est, &c., For a fortnight past‘the sporting feukacanig have been on the qui vive for a cock fight which camé om in this city Wednesday night, and which waga tria! for stiperi~ ority betwoen Phiiadelphiaand New York. Matters had been so well arranged by those having the «fair in hand, that the police, with all their vigilance (?), did mot suc. ceed in getting the’slightest ¢lue to its occurrence. Upon reading the details given below, the public will wonder that a things can transpire within the limits of the Metropolitan district, guarded by a force of two,thousand men and at an expense of vear!y $2,000,000 per annum. Still more surprised will they be to know (which 1s the fact) that cock fights occur regufarly two evenings oxct woek iu this city, without the slightest obstruction so fap aa the police are concerned. ‘The fight that took place on Wednesday night came of ata well known “Cricket Court’ in the Bowery. The mode of ingress was peculiar, and Had been constructed with special yeference to @ visitation from the police, Passing through the oyster salocn, or eating house, in front, the visiter found himself in a room, large and airy enough, but not lighted. ne well posted, however, would turn short to the right and find a door opening into intensely dark and narrow passage. The door closes behind you quickly, from the force of a spring. ‘Tu the left, and seemingly attached to the wall, is a small rope which auswers as a conductor by allowing it to trail ihrough the half opened hand. This passage is some twenty feet in length, and terminates abruptly ina stecp tight of ladder steps. At the top of these steps is a very narrow landing. Should you take three steps in advaneo you would be precipitated to the bottom of another flight leading to the passage way going out. At the right of this landing a door opens intoa room eighteen fest aquare, well but not brilliantly lighted. At one side of the room is @ bar, and opposite this a stove, around which a paaty of men are clustered, talking ‘‘ Chiek’’,”’ and already laying money on their favorite. At the end of the room is a table, on which are weights for scaling the fowl. Over this the twenty-five printed rules for the government of the cockpit are suspended. Ono of these provides that the pit shail be at least eighteen feet in diameter and sixteen inches high,and that the floor of the same shall be carpeted. “Another that fowls who do not scale within two ounces of cach other shall not be considered as fatriy matched. A weigh master is ap- poitited, whese business {s to scale the fowls, and whose doctsion in maiters of weight must be considered final. As the cocks are sealed their weight is placed upon a sheet of paper, from which maicbes are made up by pairs who approach near enorgh to cach other in’ this respec! to answer the requirements of the rule above quoted. The paper being hong up,the crowd gather around, and the betting begios, but does not grow lively for some (ume, or until the fowls bave been well shown up. White sacks, resembling grain bags, are lying about the floor at different points of the room, the conteuts of which are be trayed by the sonorous note of some valiant chant icleer ing therefrom, who is anxious to be out doing battle with his adversary. Matters being 1 the “doorman” eries out, on behalf of the “They are getting ready for the pit; get your Lickets, gentlemen.” All parties stop out to the table, except those who ara going to “ght the fowls,’ and procure tickels. A very narrow door in the southeast corner of the room dis closes another steep aud narrow stairway, wide enovgh to arimit only one man at atime. This leads up to thee ck pit. This laiter structure bas a circle about twenty-one feet in diameter and twenty inches high: Around the pit were circular seats rising to the roof, for the accom- modation of the “beiters” and other spectatora, ‘The fow!s ore brought in by thei respective fighters. and the steel heels, or gafls, are fastened securely on in place of their natural spurs. which have been removed. Placing an eighth of an inch out of the proper angle puts the chick at the mercy of his antagonist and causes 0 zing the fowl just previous will weaken him several ounces. ‘These impositions are sometimes practised to enable the knowing onesto bet on the favorite and win. The fight on Wednesa <a main between Phil \ was to 09 par- ticipated in seven chicks snd eight cocks a side, making thirty low!, or fifteen mat Fifty dollars to a mateh and $500 to the odd or eleventh math were the torme of the tight. Betting was quite lively previous to the entre’ of the first hb, which was made at teu minutes before nine o’el “William Brummix, of Philadelphia, agaivst John Mul- holland, ot New York, both parties ageeeing on Jako Somerndyko, of New York, as judge and referoa,”’ was an Annonnesd a3 the pittess stepped in and stroked their fowls, preparatory to delivering them at the mark. Five to four, ten to eight, twenty to sixteen and forty to thirty-two were the odds offered by New York and taken by Philadetphia, as the received thple polishing touch and were delivered at the score. fight w: ort, sickening, desperato—again and again the cruel steal’ gas wore buried in the necks of each, wntil the heads of the fowls were deluged in plood, and they were obliged to stop from sheer ex- havstion. The pitters counted ten, and the birds making no move, were picked up and re-delivered at the score—ono of them with both eyes gone, and the other nearly biinded. ‘Ihey spring together again ond inflict terrible panishment, New York knock- ing bie adversary clean off bis pins, and theoxcitement becoming intense. “Five to two on Mulholland,” shouted a man, weil known about Fulton markot, who occupied a front seat, and bad been betting heavily. ‘Ten toone, twenty to one, fifty to one,” he continucd, as Philadelphia yielded the palm of superiority. and rolled over on the floor of the pit, dead, under the be of his adversary. “New York wins t! Says the judge; and the andieuce, some two hi aad is seeaber- ant haying a more thin average sprinkling Of gray heads, simul- taneously come forward aud mingle together to settle their scores, claim their winn' and canco! their losses. On this match about two sand dollars changed hands. While this business was going forward tho pit ters were removing the gaff: from the fowls, the scales were brought in, and the winning cock wreighed and de- clared ‘all right” by the judge. From the moment of sealing fifieen minutes were allowed to intervene be- tween the fights. There was no very essential difference in the foenes that ensued in the twelve successive bat tes that were fought. It was what is designated a close- ly contested ‘main,’ ge - ing to the amount of $15,000, and was won b; te the vessels have arrived, having run the blockade. The steamer Kate, alias Caroline, sailed on the 30th wit. with ‘& portion of the Gladiator's cargo, destination unknown. ‘The latter is still at anchor there. The Oldenburg bark Miphonse, from Savanifla, New Granada, was lost at Mayguana, cargo, two bundred and fifty sacks coffee, en. Virely ost, and tobacco and segars, which will be waved. The English steamer Elizabeth, alias Miramon, @rrived on the Sth and sajied on the 7th for Mata- anoros. (?) | War continues in Venezuis, Restrictions have Ween placed upon the liberty of the press, Hereafter all editors must ax their si 4 the bottom of their articles. Gen. Francie ‘Mejia and many poworful citizens wore arrested, A Crightfal revolution is raging in Hondurns, 1+ com Monced at daybreak of the Lith wilt, at Comay yagoa as spread throughout the country. The first victin was Pee Prosilent, Dow Santos Guardiola, who was assmesiante| jatter getting seven battles ont of anton: ‘The figh ting continued antil half. “past three o'clock in the morning . As THE aig 91 amp BTURRPIRLD, # Bus, ven fe, 0) al I see by your Paper of gen fin gi ‘i ing at of @ recounoissanes made by the Fort: vert slight mistake, which has popag fo of the paper, ey a Ph ag d= (hat my command wish me to pe Deer any man. Wo did not woluneer t on worth’s death; that waa ty ae | May Feaoh stn epeoed Wercame to assist, to the extent of our ete tho constitution of the United States tkerebaiticn. Car regiment was fe ee ra and is known in eee ide tho army ‘as the « People’ Pine fe in the field onr number js oe ctmenn Now York State Volunteors. By in- nhs the above in ybur valuable paper you will greatly oblige the Forty fourth regiment, 0 t Nai Colonel Forty fou Py regiment N. ¥.8, v ‘The Troquois galled, ou the, 16th ult, The Quaker City two more were ape outside our harbor on the ae t the Bist, Miramon arcived on the 11th in her Britannic Majesty's prisoner on board the Phzeton till he sailed for Spain; Dut this steamer left our port on the 13th; so Miramon may ~ turn up in Mexico, [lis arrest was uot sanctioned 9 ‘of Vers Cruz, besides many at Te- ‘The yeliow fever has declared itself ‘The Mexican government atill of the Spanish troope, but said ho Sonia give tattle a Onrro ‘On the 8th tho English (#) steamer Victoria sailed for gunboat Steady. eighty-two ; Tebel ‘cotton, at Havana, ewe Into the Interior, Allied Forces. Yellow Fever. ~ manne RAPID APPROACH OF THE VOMITO SEASON. Highhanded Proceedings of the Spanbh Commander, Go., : &c., ao. — Our Vera Cruz Correspondence. ‘Vitxa Cnoz, Feb. 6, 1962. ‘The Status Quoof the Alliies—Preparations for an Ad- wance—Death Industrious Among the <Allies—High handed Proceedings of General Prim—Depredations of Spaniards on Mexicans—Unity of the Mexicans to Renst Their Invaders—The Arrest and Liberation of Miramon, de., de. Mattors ‘here remain in élatu quo. The Allies havo made no further developements as to their intentions. ‘Their ultimatum is still before the Mexican government’ and as yet has received noattention. The Spanish are busy constructing wagons for trans portation. Tue yellow fever has mado its appearance among the fleet, and the English are suffering severe- ly from the epidemic, and are at work in fuil force making tents for their ick. - The Spaniards are daily re- turning their sick to Havava. Already have nearly Sight hundred gone, and stili the Spanish have over one thousand in the hospitals, Matters here wear anything buta pleasant aspect; and if negotiations do not sen come toa conclusiom the greater portion of this allied force will find a resting place at Campo Santo be- fore they receive marching orders for the in- terior, The officers are very anxious to get thoir men away from here, and twice have ‘decided to march for the interior; but, for reasons best koown to themse}ves, their decisions have been changed, and (hey still remain here. The French Admiral, how. ever, has givon orders for his forces to be rea march ou the 22d of ‘he present moath. This city iong has been called the City of the Doad. It never was in such a filthy condition as at present, the Spaniards hav. ing’ votéd and stolen ali the money they couki find to fur- nish General Prit’s residence, and the city is tho auf. forer; but if these troops are not soon removed thia ominous name will be too sadiy true. The Freuca are daily expecting reinforcements from Martinique and Brest, and report says that General MeMahon is to assume command. ‘Ihe Spantsrds are daily receiving additional foreva, but im limited rdly enongh to coun- terbalance the number of sick returned te Havana. General Prim stil! rules with a high band. They have ‘commenced’ contiscating Mexican property of whatovor natareand wherever found, without regard tothe pro- test of the owners aud occupants. If an officer is quar- tered in a vacant house, aud fads no furniture, be immediately informs the Governor, who at once issses an order upon some unfortunate Mexican citizen, demanding beds, chairs, lights, charcoat to cook with, and vinegar; and the Moxican has aes mcordiog tothe demand. If he is not able 5 household are acized for these noble deteaders, of nbelr country’s honor; and these feliows, after having intruded iuto private families, are arrogant, abusive and insulting to the members. These demands and intrusions are daily made upon Mexicans, and twice American citizens hive been victims, notwithstandiag the protest of tho citizen or the Consul; but in noinstanco have they disturbed a Spanish resident. The Englishand French interfere only in behalf of their own citizer One great feature of this wonderful expedition is that they occupy this place by suffrage, without any dectara- tion of war, saying to the people we come here not to interfere, but to sustain, and our deportment slall ba such as to win the love and osteem of the Mexican Surely this isa great éxpodition. They have been hei any oo during the healthiest part of the year, which they have allowed to pass without taking ‘one step Lo: wards accomplishing the object for which they came. The sickly season 13 fast approaching, with a severity that has net been known for years, and still they are here with no more accomplished than’ the day they land. ed, with an enemy more deadly than any armies daily destroying their forces, and stil! no movement. There is something in this great problem of tho nineteenth cea- tury yet unsolved 7 vory mysterious. One thing is they have got to move from here very soon, or live. @ other side, the Mexicans are actively Leagan to meet their f tions and parties M co is one grand unit. God, liberty, and deatt: to in the watchword. If the Mexicans were slightly timid first at the idea of three powerful nations coming Lo whip them, when cag saw the insignificant force sent to ac- lish the thing, and the ovident timidity of the eve- they got bravely over their fright, and every day creased their streagth and determination (o resist; hat the allied force could have done with ten t sand men when they landed they cannot do now thirty thousand. The Mexicans have five hundred wo- men in the fleld, {rom Guadalajara, dressed as Zonaves, and armed with the tance and lasso, who, if allowed to come into action, will do good serv They aiso have several very fine volunteer companies in the fleid, com- posed mostly of young men of both wealtt: aud infldence. the Mexicans do not complain of want of mon or movey ‘They are in good positions, aud lave but to reuain diem aud wait the movement of the Allies, and they will oblige this great expedition and the inventors of it to slow to the world tha jor they hve made a great mistake or tliat they relied too much ov diplomacy aad too little on force. Mexico and the friends of Mexi congratulate the English npon their happy capture of the traitor Miramon when they were astonished and chagrined to jearn that he was to be taken to Havana and liberated. ‘Their reason for 40 doing is not known. The Puglish claimed that they ar- rested Miramon upon an order is-ued more than a year ago by the English goverument. that Miramon slould be taken prisoner whenever found, ou board any English ves gel or English ground, and that this act was done without any connection with their present position. If this is true, why do they give him upr He 1s ce w that Miranion is one ol Mexico's greatest enemies: that his mission here was w ferment-and revolutionize this country; that hy brov asiet hit ia his nefar t have been guilty in th a criminal. ‘They committed by man, and who a waiting bat for their leader: that the act of Miramon was of the moat vital impe xico, and the peacefi! accomp!i t | 45, and an act that the w war ste at. liberty. iad the result. will be that Miramon will be in this conn: try before a mouth; and, matters here, Spain will carry the Vera Crvz, Fed. $, 1962, The Designs of Prim in Mexico—His Wich to be King or Prevident—Approwh of the Yellow Fever and Black: Vomit Seavon—The By ‘There is positively nothing new since the d letter to the Haraio on the Ist. The allied f tinue their preparations for marehing into the interior and now speak of getting off from hore by the 15th of the 20th of this month; but their march will depend mich upon the state of the intrigues of Prim. General Prim now makes no secret of it that he wishes to be President, Emperor or King of Mexico, and he is laboring with might and mala to further his designs in the inte rior. The game of the Mexicans ig to gain time and try to delay action ifatil the vomito season, when no more European troops can with safety be landed bere, and they are consequently defeating the expedition with the ity of its chief, keeping him alive with hopes that be wil be made ruler of Mexico, when in reality he my not 30 much chance as I hive of arriving at that po! ‘The extraordinary part of the business is, Sir — Wyke, the British Minister. is the advocate of General Prim and hie go- go-betwoen. ‘The fellow appeurs to be per- fectly inad, and has been condemnod by all the English erior, who have petitioned their im removed from here, as being an ‘The French Minister is tho ps tO & consisteht course in vert rr business He adbereg to tho yy Aneel) of the three Fewer’, oa | ina ee “eA the intrigues mn. will see we have not much concert here, and wil likely have lesa when the issioners renew jations at Orizaba or Ji yc that Prim will be removed from is unade in | Arrival of the Spanish Steamer Alava The Allies Preparing to Advance Increasing Sickness Among the whether the war might not Last twetve or months, it was a matter of the first to enable Mr. Chase to pay his debts in a currency which should be bankable. The extremity of the crisis in which the country was plunged rendered & resort to paper money—made a legal tender—an imperative necessity, Whether the recent victo- vies have not to some extent modified the state of the case is a matter which may admit of debate, If General Buell seizes Nashville, and General Sherman reduces } | Savannah, it is probable that Mr. Chase might sell - | @ large amount of six or seven per cents in open market without too great a depreciation. Victory will bib foreign capital to our aid, and will strong! confidence at home, It would be bet- saree eas y cent ins | ter, of course, that the soldier who fights for his very short space of time. We know very well that i country should be paid in the same money as the and that a majority of the likely he will object, but net eat ‘Siice of Marien, impoverished and withou! sap deck: be responsible for it. What would it avail him if the Allies—that 6, the pope Spe England Spuin—nover” decanted of armed istatce, ot, they national » But, after all, if everybody would have sent a much larger sees the way clear to the suppression of the rebel- Sie rer gummed hat Prana’ and by this Sion, Bio pes and the end of the war, there will be no diffi any — — mere le pages tr culty in getting along with any kind of paper. Even the stupidest of our bank managers will be compelled to receive Treasury notes on deposit for the sake of having ® currency to pay checks in; and, in ordinary circulation, United ARRIVALS. Catiok Mes, Bid. Ty notes, such as are now afloat, will pass as readi- ly as gold and silver. The ility of “a disa- pdlarara Steamship k yk arte, Gael. Met Bide between the Senate and the House on ‘GrBrisn, Edward Fisher, ‘Wilet the details ofthe Trenauty \te bill, which — { gory fot wi seemed syn David Wilsons Predera | st Gated ee, 80 alarming a week or ten days ago, would not Be Adehos Te itt, Nicholas Pieanon, | now be'a'matter of grave consequence, The Tax bill ia the point of now. while inating 00 the contrary astertion, because it ee ete the allied army wag not gent to wago war, but toact as an imposing police force for the protection of the allied coumissioners. Se Arrivals and Departures, ra wenronep-Gtonsasbip. Asa from Bosion—itor T N 7" : , Haskell, Hi Nove, "Ne Wisiktsp Sec He Hunbee, Geo | Hoary C. Farmer, late Cashior of the Artisans’ W Deans, Mra S Parkwan, sipasis man, Master Parkman, | Bank, has been appointed Receiver to close up { Boston; P Brewster: | -thotr affai Bucks Serre I Ht Richard lan Louis; 1c ‘Os, =f Geo W Hale, of Newburyport; Wm Patrick, ae Patrick | The business of the Sub-Treasury to-day was as Miss Simmons, of Halifax; Jor Auson aud G HT follows:— of England; 8 Setie, of Aust For Lia 3 he MeDou- gal, of Nova Soule: BA He GP Dawson, mnpton, Receipts..... 239 J Roas, Mrs E Lynch, Mes 8 R Lindsay and nna ate ime —For customs. 176,000 02 eloeeice as Pi ages a eae Pa 430,053 1 wing, of Milfo pper, of Roxb hildren, of Baltimore: G. Sanderson, ed pt 6,127,681 4% Yarmonih, NS: J ‘MoKay, of Pictou ; { Beach, of Cornwaitia, ‘The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this x By DC Moore, wife and cull, of Morristown, NJ—22. morning were $18,823,534 89, and the balances slyten ian “na from Portiand J ad $1,062,183 35. shew. OFF hee i Kee ee By the Bohemian, at Portland, we have advices no J Cha eee M'Neame, of New Fork; “Me Haswacd and wile, | from England to the 7th inst. Consol ruled steady Mimbla—P J 1 Arnot, Wm (tut, | in the London market at 9234 a 9274. Lord roe ‘Win Coanba | Palmerstow stated in Parliament that it was the Mi — Rey a acd J voombe, J Whiehead, Mad Be prague, Robert | j ji iti: intai wbteheet, Nee fhe: pense. aeare intention of the British government to maintain i M Uruzad, Gedrge K Thogndike, JM dq.Carvalho, Miss neutrality in relation to the affairs of this country. M y' OH Hawes and lad. . le la A G Know erent al two ehiToren: Aen The cotton market at Liverpool was dull. The ray, J Schulier, ney Abiuinbat, ‘Sion sw | Sales on the 7th inst. were 5,000 bales, at declining Aba iacates as, aden) Drom. Brcedetai wore quiet sad Sen, sag ndehild, Mrs Basdea, Hy Richmoa., provisions were dui. 3 Berrera, 8 Fer evaseeh As The statements of the banks of the three princi- pat cities of the Union for the last week compare with the previous one, and the corresponding time of 1861 as nso Markets. PHILADELPHIA BYOCK BOARD. Pur.apewewa, Fob, 20, 1862. Stocks steady. Pennsytvauia State 6's, 82%; Reading on ‘and the expedition directed by others than the * | pat a If somo change is not made it ia certain to prove a wretched failure. Sickness bas already com. Frenoed here with great adage and & great man say 600 or more ae oe nee pitas, er iijenis steamer Plover, lately stranded at Alvarado, been got off, somewhat injured. Ten of the interior wae have declared for war aud agaiust any compro. mise whatever. Oar Havana Correspondence, Havama, Feb. 15, 1992, Arrival of the Spanish War Steamer Aiava—Sichness in the Alltcd Army—The Allies About to Pow—Shreved Poi. cy of President Juares, Be. , Bo. Giaos my last Iotet to you, by the Ovlumvia, there Railroad, 215;; Morris Canal, 40; Long Island Teaitroad, 10x; Ponnsyivania Raitroad, 36%. emeht ‘exchange on Now’ York at par a 1-10 per cont discount. Puu.aveurma, Feb. 20, 1862. Flour dull: sais 1,200 bbia. at $5 37: 4 for superfine Wheat dr sales 10,009 bushels at a$i 40. Corn = at S5c, Mesa pork, $1250¢ $15. Whiskey dull at 26c. XN. Pent ag "904,198 Sais a8 aati eres Phite eb. IT. 18,692, 182 pened 2,192,513 ‘The Essex County Bank, of Newark, N.J., has declared @ semi-annual dividend of three and a half per cent, ‘payable March 1. The Michigan Southern Railroad earned in the second week of February— F INANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘ACRSDAY, Feb. 20—6 P. M. ‘The money market continues moderately active at last quotations. The brokers.are free borrower® at 6 percent. The oew bull movement naturally gives employment to a targe amouat of capital. A fair business is being done in 7-30 Treasury notes at 99 a ty. Moacy wilt probably remain easy unleas the United States government enters the marketas a borrower. From one to two hun- dred thousand dollars continue to be received at the Sub-Treasury daily on deposit at five per ceat. Foreign exchange fell off again to-day. We hear of sales of firstclass sterling at 1183f a \%4, which is considerably lower than leading bankers ask for their bills, Francs are held at 4.97% 06.05. The market has not fairly opened yet, and transactions are limited. Gold dropped this morning to 3 per cent, then rallied to 3'4, at which figure there were sales, and finally closed at 314 bid. If the Treasury Note bill fails gold will fall. The stock market opened with some buoyancy this morning, and many of the speculative shares advanced a fraction. After the board the apward movement was assisted by purchases by the lead- ing speculators, and a further small “advance took place. At the second board this advance was well maintained, and the market closed firm, though without any appearance of outside busi- ness. The Southern State stocks continue to be freely bought oa speculation. Tennessees rose 2}, this morning, and 2 more this afternooa: Mis- souris 1+, in the morning and L more in the after- noon. Tennessee owed before the war $16,000,000, and was well able to pay the interest on this com- paratively small debt. Last spring she began to issue war bonds, and no ove knows how much money may have beea borrowed in this way. In what condition the war may leave the resources of the State it is impossible to say. It seems cer- tain, on the one hand, that it will not have the effect of removing slavery altogether, as may be the case in Missouri, and, on the other, that it will ceuse immense losses to slaveholders through the escape of slaves. The large ad- vance in Tennessees to-day was no doubt portly due to the wild rumors of a proclamation by ernov Harris, calling upon the citizens of A comparison of the footings of the weekly statement of the Boston banks with those of last week exhibits an increase of $247,197 in the items of loana and discounts, and a decrease of $749,735 in deposits, $103,746 in epecie and $146,600 in cir- culation. We annex the principal footings since January 1, with those of the corresponding week last year:— Loans and Specie in Fob. 18, 1861. 69,118,592 4.961,808 11,796,444 6,216,299 Stock Exchange. ‘Tuursvar, Feb. 20, 1862. #10000 U8 6'n, 162., 985; Sea Pac Mail F800 % ‘Bers ‘histheeat ae 4000 Kentucky 6's. 4000 Iii cou bils '76. 86 700 Ill war joan... 83 33000 do. . 15000 Tenn 6 5000 1000 Mo6'si Wikre 1000 Cat 7's. +60 U 2000 B'iynk City wi 100 3000 Jer City wi... 100 500 N ¥ Con 6's.. 98 8600 NY CeaRR 7's 103 2000 F RR 4m bids. 86 1000 Har Istmtg bds 104 000 MichSdatmighs 91 500 Mich S 2d mige. 62! 200 1000 N Ind ist mtge. 893, Tennessee to lay down their arms. ‘The morning's | Soon Gol ell Leta 100 advance was equal to 24 in Central, %4 in Erie, 3g | 2000CleeatTolstbs 85, St ciew dite i in Michigan Southern old, 14 in guaranteed, % in | yor Ae An intra OL sovOMMCeso Rtn, ae Ilinois Central, % in attempt is being made by tena, 4 in Toledo. An the speculators in Cen- 11000 Ch&NWest 2dm 14 25 Cle Col & Cinn RA 109 1000 Tol & Wab Ea a “3 200 Gal eo RR... 63% 1. Mass 6 16 tral to corner the market: but we presume that, | 10000 a 400 Cle weter' RR il eaetth clatale | e effect of theliaat 36000 100 do. as usual, itavill merely nae the effect of bringing 45000 200 for sale, At 8294, dividend off, Central | 20000 200 " ratively wi " 20000, 300 4 ‘e rv eno} gh oomper : _ w oe og + dil nao i re of government securities and first class bonds. | “os chs Mech Bank... 95 100 The Tolling bill, we understand, will shortly be Li ac Papk..... 8% 100 ay Ty ‘ pe ‘ 0% et 4 brought forward at Aibany, ‘The corner in To- Batchers'Drofi yf nies et Tat RR cae ledo is understood to have given way; some of the | 150Cum Coal, pref... 6% 116 MilaPdnCh2d; 56 spe tors have been selling privatel, Pacific | ie eet hE * , . , . . OND ATLD,. Mail declined % per cent. The business of the | gy:999 13 6% 201, 90 nhs NYCemRPs60 company is very light: the last trip from San | 60000 Us 6's, 90 nue prof... ¥ fae he li ii 5000 do. 90 do... 10 Francisco was the lightest ever made since the 32000 US 6's 981; FF peactone iit pref. company was established. It is reported, that 1000 Trea 73. 8; #9 Gal & Cut RIED the government has notified the company "that pen 5000 Tenn6’s,09.810 584, 50 2000 Missouri 6's... 504 20 Mich Cou itt bs the Baltic will no longer be wanted as | y3099 — do.. . 6915 100 do... -830 a transport. At the second board the | 20000 do... 4 market was firme at the prices which | s9¢00 Me'sitoH&Sin. Ninditit. ruled between the boards. The closing quota- 250 Mich So & Nig s tions were as follows:—United States 6's, register- ed, 1981, 90 @ %4: do. 6's, coupon, 1481, 90 a 14; do, 5's, coupon, 1874, 80a )4: Indiana 5's, 754 2000 Kentucky 6's.. 89 25000 1!1 war loan... 84 8000 NY 6's,'74.... 1000 B'lya city wi. 100 do 65 1000 MC8pelmsfcb. 102 100Cleve w TRRS10 4500 American gold pd 500 r “4 Virginia 6's, 59 a 61; Tennossee 6's, 5934 a 60; 308 1033, 500 North Carolina 69"{ a 70; Missouri 6's, 50% | labs = MS<Co owe 100 Chi & Roc 25 Chi, bir eg Rt o DOL. scenes a 54; Pacific = 954% a %\; New York Cen- 2 tral, 62°, a 7%; Erie, 10 Nore ror RR. 60 do, cIry COMMERCIAL REPORT. ‘Tacxspay, Feb. 20—6 P. M. Asaas—We bave to notice no change in prices, whi sales were limited at $625 for pearls, and at $637); for 5 a 35; do. preferred, 53°, 14; Harlem, 2% a 4; do. preferred, 30a Central, 53% 54; Michigan Southern and North- 227%, a 23; do. guaranteed, 4544 a Central, 64 a 65; a %; Cleveland and Chicago and Rock Island, 55 perrcnreto pert att vinsinay tor demand » y ay. | mu rate, wi , common Sieshcui tat: Praise ingrid scromre grades, foll off about Sc. per bb!. Tho sales embraced land, Columbus and Cincinnati, 1092{%a 110; New | 800 9,000 SV, ening ANIA tho -Rillowing quote 6, 103 a 105; Erie third mort- gage bonds, 96 © 97; Michigan Central 8's, first Sa 838 mortga| 102 a 103; Illinois Central bonds, 7's, Hd ® 4 92% & 9524. Sia 600 After the second board the news of the passage » 600 640 of the Treasury Note bill through the House and 3 44 tho cheering intelligence from Clarksville imparted a ae “ “ ’ H 0 H 5 fresh courage to the bulls, and a further advance | “CSuadian four was algo lower, while iho demand way of 4 a % per cent was realized on the speculative shares, ‘The recent victories in Tennessee and North Caro- lina have deprived the financial measures before Congress of the importance they once possessed. If, ag we all believe, the rebellion can be crashed good. The sales embraced about 1.300 bbis., within the Tange of the above prices, Southern flour wes in mode- rate demand, with sales of 700 a 800 bbis., closing within the range of the above quotations. Corn meat oie tee ‘with sales of 150 bbis. at quotations. steady at our figures, with sales of 225 bbia. mt 000 inactive, aud sales ite limited, not out in the course of ninety days, ft matters very | bushels, tn stall lots, at $195 for rod State, ’ for ite what couse Congress may pure with re | 85" 1" gm "Co a? oo Gard to the fingnggs, When it seemed wacertain | fir demand, The galey ‘ormbrgged 99,000 bushols, cheese at 278. boxes 000 bbls. flour at 25. 3d, Rates to Olangow and ‘Havre wero un- changed. HAS von ctente isp pelea a Ole 800 fe. NIP use. iors wore in tar domoatio demand for for browing, with asot 1861 at 14¢. a 220. , and of 1860 at L4c. a was dull and nominal. eas 1 Sas. — Spirit ‘of turpentine wore _ dull and l lt lites g s z SHIPPING NEWS. ALMANAC FOR. YORK—TUIS DAY. 4. pit pine wed, Sule 4 Bett Ee sanemary i, Hubbard & Co. Be), Maxwell, Port au caanearongs eehe Gilchrist, Names D By sy pri Aeee. Sap ate are ett ert Hapa SOx Neescady BO 5 Heoeneremeaig Seb: Taa de la Torre, Jonce, eee Palmar? eke Rese, Ba Boson, Baitionore Morsay Kbpote: la erane Evernham, Baltimore—Van Broat YC Hulne, Te it Smith & Co, fete kB (en Nan ee iaiat Pome & yl Mason She R DPritco it + calts Taund—B Crowell & Co. oa) w eoater, hoa Miiton—Master. Schr J Ponder Jr, Dorman, Sere Del—Master. Sehr tings Crowell, Gloucester Master. Behr Sarah Eiizabeth, Smith, New Havea—# D Stanvard, ARRIVED. Steamship Bebione ula Grindle, Li Queenstown Fe! dee, to Rapier, iD Couch, Havana, 5 panseogers! to Ludiam & Hetoeken. ee Shi Nowell wv. ag a in bal mt to WH. ‘Had strong N’ scm sor, Pratt, Havre, Deo Jan.20, and ford & Rankin. days, with mdseand Servs, seem 26 passes to Lay Giles & Co. sae lat 26 18, lon ‘rence, jan. ry tapos Snip Joe Holmes. 30 daye two Bovlon for Sip on ‘of Freeport, Me), Soule, pera in ballast, mito Nes ion Anant Now Sve tene ter to Olrphant, how tite ee ee Fey te a Bark f4do Kimbali (of Rocktand), Uimer, Limerick, Jan 20,4 bata, to Mefeatt Duncan, Bark Evel we ok Seon ony fmt Patterson, Matanzas, Feb 2, Br niclutha. CBr, of Ureenock), Clark, Bahia, 69 days, wi oR E aie Pro ‘of New Haven), Neal, Ponce, Fe aa . toD ig EP Swett (of Bath), Brioham, Matanzas, Jan 18, via Delaware Breakwater Feo 1s with sugar, to master. Put into the ek +4 Jan 31 with loss of sails. Schr GR ‘of Cornwallis), Hammond, Jacme), 16 daya, with Coffee fe: to Kunhardt & Co. Had heavy wonther n. thie coast ORchee H Cook (of Provincetown), Sparks, Jaemel, Ped with coffee &c, to Brett, Son & Co, Ath inst, off Cape'Ni Mole, spoke brig Foster, from Boston for’ Gonaives; same = eke brig wd of the Wave, from Boston for Port aw oss (ewe May, Neuvitas, 19 days, with sugar, lot ry i Bowman, Clark, New poet, er Falcon, Willtams, Providence. BELOW. with B: Brig Boreas (Nor), from Cadiz. Brig Ida, from Berinuda.—Both by pilot boat B Porreat Ship Columbia, Bryant, from Liverpool, San 1% Ship R Robiason, Tous, from Pluahiug, Jan 18. Alzo, one ship, vaknown. SAILED. Steamship Columbia, Havana, Wind at sunset NW, American Shipmasters’ Association, * Nos 87 ano 83 Muncnants’ Excnanon, ‘The following approved officers have received cerificates ains Daniel Doane, sche L. Dai Alfred Price, scbr Jobn Price: nha; Tsaae Clason, bark Antioch Atington: David d Sturges: bark Petre: Laura fet go) Hevry Newton, bark’ Boynton? Jona M Hudson, act fehote Toland; Een hip D tontgomery ; Simeon Howard, bark i Seb RK Tibbetis, bark James E Ward; Elijah 8 McC , brig, lone; Wm H Mitchell, brig Palinetio; Andrew F Perey, ship M de Euvisil, Miscellaneous. Among the removals recently made of Inspectors of the Costoms was that of Mr John © Roach, for many years the polite and accommodating boarding officer attached to the Barge Office at Whitenall, His removal will be a source of regret to his particular friends aud among the shtpping com- munity generatly. Lavxea—A beautiful tron steamsiip was launched on the 13th inst from the works of Messrs Neafle & Levy, Philadet- phia, by whom she was built, Her dimensions are as follows: Leng'h 170 feet, beam 23 feet, depth of lower hold Uf feet, be- tween decks 7 feet, She is owned by RF Lopes, Bag, and Capt DL Witeox, of thisetty, As the ahip glided tato the water she was christened “General Burnside, The steamship Roanoke, Capt Couch, arrived yesterday afiernoon from Havana. To om purser of the ship we are indebted (or the prompt delivery of our correspondence. Burg Ww It Paras, MeAlve ed at Holmes Hole 16th. from Bermnida for Bath fi a8 rom Philadelphia, {iota the int ot of dau wan cnages ta" ‘at gale when it Cap: Cod, aud blown of to Mermauda, as before reported: wt), es ping Ad hy inst, leaking mbar aight of of Thy baw Prepared Port Staxcey, Vathiand Islands, Dec 10~The ship Wilbar Fisk, of Boston, before reported here with rudder da. maged, has been repaired by ba 0 that she with safety on her voyage to Sai sttbmarine diver here the rhddet, repaired and replace, {he ship would have been the woodlee water, inatead der the apper pintie.. ett ta vessels to re- port of late, a At a meeting pty H Ss eel sehr Pendleton, ship corte, ou lsreiion eae Bec nto atthe er Trovnge las bec neende a feng olence and severity, yet one nol Seis Lempeat, and, under cr A and the skill of superinder, we have ie Weer prospect Of reaching our dosti. ion io = afte: ira have ie, a livels 4 le re Bee at hy ‘ident and gens dent en generous rega ise oatae Wiisiness ind tn the one to whom they mey cxcice lite. and property. ‘a commander equally worthy of thelr cont: aRenolved, That we cannot Fall to enti the aame of th ! r parrer of the Matan: Ths genial Broome ou S urhaae and a rr manners have not only Hiustrated the eulture and rednement of the true gentieman, but have alsa conuributed in no ‘ugh td 40 rene ¥ Voyade more than com fortable—really @ #bal Cherish bis memory with weerere Resolved, abt we fuchde tn thie tostimonial of eegard the suborgateomcers of th vig Oy