The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1862, Page 5

BARL RUSSELT TO LORD LYONS. Forman Orrice, Dec. 20, 1861 My Torn—You may speak to Mr. Seward on the 8 feria of my Should Great Britain and wa States ever unhapnuy bo at way against eachother, 2aj ind U 3 will be ready co relinynish her prerogative, « abolish private ring as Velwern the (wo notions, provid P evident would be ready tomake a similar engage i . USSELI. ARRESTS OF ENGLISH SULJFCTS. On the 224 of las: Novembor Earl Russel! had written a despatch to Lord Lyons relative to the arbitrary arrests of certain British subjects. The following is Mr. Seward's reply to Lord Lyons:— “MR, SEWARD TO LORD TyONB. ‘Wasuixeron, Jan. 13, 1862. My Lorp—Ycu have kindly ieft with mo a copy of an instruction which you had received from Ear! Russell, dated onthe 22d of November last, I iave great piea- sure in stating to you, for the information of his lordship, that the President frankly and unbesitatingly accepts the explanations given Earl Russell of what was the meaning of the British government inthe views which, sbthess Sostance aps had heretofore submitted tomo MF og the right of the President to suspend the ha- ‘eas fcorpus in, time of insurrection, without waiting for direct authority from Congress. 1 have to regret, however, that while the misapprehension which has ex- fated upon this one point is thus generously removed by Earl Russell, he deoms it to persist in tho opinion that the President’s under a Bus- of the habeas corpus, in the case of William k, wanton and capricious, and that {t had ilar. As the goverunvent inust proceod always government must ways information, and often with great promptness a ‘energy, it could hardly be possible to avold the commis. of occasional errors in the exercise of precautionary ‘to repross insurrection, manifesting itself more cr formidably in every State of the American Union | cannot but think that a prompt correction of the error in ‘such @ case, such a correction as was made in the caso of Mr. Patri ig all tha: could reasonably be required persons willing to deliberate carefully and anxions to interpret the action of the government with candor ‘and impartiality, as 1am gure Earl Russell is, 1 chocr- consent to leave Earl Russell’s protest on tho record where it will lie side by side with tho de- . Gisions of this government, which show that during @ Civil war, now of nine months’ duration, no com. of any kind has been denied @ hearing, not ove has been pressed into tho land or naval servico, Rot one disloyal citizen or resident, however guilty of treagon or conspiracy , has forfeited his lifecxcept in bat- tle, not one has been detained a day in confinement who eguid and would give roliable pledges of his forbearance from evil designs; nor indeed has one person who could ‘or would give no such pledges been detained a day be- Pipi the pores when ‘be danger. sehiah be nen engaged ‘producing had safely passed away. Happily, it is not the judgment of even great ‘Parl Rus. Re teyar in the excitement of the hour, and possi- bly subject to the intluerces of disturbing events, which determine the characters of States. From such judg. ments we cheerfully appeal to that of history, confident that it records no instance in which apy government or people has practiced moderation in civil war equal to which this far has distinguishe1 this government and the American pesple. WILLIAM H. SEWARD. THE STONE BLOCKADE OF THE SOUTH. A despatch from Lord Lyons, dated January 14, 1862, eontains sir. Seward’s explanations as to the obstructions of Southern harbors. In another despatch of the samo date Lord Lyons writes:— ‘Mr. Seward said that he was desirous that tho United luapls o€lebieoey towaria: (ho sony ‘and regaed for wards the enemy and ri for the interests of neutrals, such as had never: before been secn, Ho led to enlarge upon the moderation Ritherto displayed by this government; on its having abstained from shedding the blood of traitors or inflicting any severe punishment upon them; on its har adopted the mild form of a blockade for the Soutbern ports, and on other simi- Jar topics. He went on to say that he hoped to be able to = another — bow mesptn = was bev etori levising ® plan for re-opening correspondence by lotter with the South. Of course what was ‘conceded to one nation must be conceded to all;and what was con- to foreigners must be equally conceded to citizens. He thought it might be porsiblo to } Rt and good men like establish at somo point a special office to which letters to and from ‘he Bouthers States should be sent, and from which such as, prove to bo on examination, ‘anodjectionablo might be forwarded. THE REBELS ON THE TREATY OF PARIS, ‘We may have occasion to revert to the correspondence respecting international maritime law, involving ag it Goes questions of more than temporary importanse. [t ts noticeable that the Confederate government was willing to subribe to all the clauses of the Treaty of Paris, thus:— ‘Scaalomeeatral tay cover aayro ponds, vt jh the covers en it ex- ‘of contraband of war, ‘ jeutral aren with the exception of contraband of ,are not liable to capture unde: enemy's flag. $f Btoceades, In order to be binding must bo effective; ‘ts tonay, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the corst of the enemy. ‘On the present occasion the federal government. would Bave accepted all the four principles but for the declara tinn, which was pro:osed to be attaclied to them, and by which the confeerate war ships were, in effect, to be excluded from the category of privateers, or “pirates.” THE NASHVILLE AND TUSCARORA. — ‘The last of the serics is the correspondence relating to the above steamers. Woe extract the following in rofe. ence to the Nashville and Tuscarora:— BARL RUSSELL TO MR, ADAMS, Feraion Ovrice, Feb. 1, 1862. Sm—I have now the honor to sond yor a suinmary of the dings of the Beard of Admiralty in regard to tho Tuscarora and Nashville in Southampton rs. 1 think you will seo from this summary that her Majesty's government havo reason to c-mplain of ths conduct of the commaner of the Tuscarora, as an attempt to carry on hostilities in the waters of'anoutral. T have tho honor also to enclose acopy of the London Gazete, con- taining the rules which I mentioned to you in a previons letter. RUSSELL. STATEMENT OF FACTS WITH PEGARD TO THE Ti SCARORA STATES VESEFI-OF-WAR, ND THE NASHVITLE, A VRS LONGING TO THE 60-STYLEL OONFEDFRATE STAIRS. Novewsee 21, 156!.—Tho Nashville arrived at South. ampton, and taken into deck for caulking and other ro- ITED Pi. > pairs. Dacemarn 15.—The Tuscarora arrived and anchored off the entrance to the river Itchen. TRCEMEER 23.—Cajtoin Pats y reported that no repairs had been made in tho Nashville beyond what wore abso- Jutely necessary, ond that she had not becn in any way equipped more completely as a mau-of war, Janvany 10, 1862.—Cuptain Patey reported that the dockmaster at Southampton had on tho previons night found two officers (ons with side arms) and three mou belonging to tho Tuscarora under the graving dock fenco on the pier between the docks; ‘hey stated that tho: were stationed there by their captain's orders to watc! the Nashville,and to make ® signal to their own ship should the Nashville attempt to ges under way. Tho Temoved these persons * JANUARY 10.—Caplain Patey also reported that the Tuscarora had received 150 tons of coal, and had kept ber steam up since her arrival, witha spring on her ‘enable, apparentiy ready for sea. January 11. Wilcox, of her Majesty's ship Daunticrs, stationed in Southampton Water, informed the captains of the Tuscarora and Nashv ie that ho hod observed preparations for their departure, and had in stroctiona to pr vent any hostilities ip British waters, and brought to their @otice that the law of nation ra- pve v that twenty-four hours shon!d clapse before the leparture of one belligerent shi from @ coxtral port in porentt of another; Captain Patey, as senior ollicer at ithampton, a'so inforgned the captains of the Tusca- Tora and Neehive'e that he had received orders to detain one vesse! null the otLer had twenty-four hours" start, ‘The captains of the two vess"s anewered they would con- form to law; and Captain Craven (of the Tuscrora) slaimed right of free access to om) egress from “waters of a nation believed to be jn amity with the United States,” trusting that etrict inmpartiality would pe ob- rerved between th» two veasely, In reply Captain Patey referred to tho fact of Captain Crayen having sent of. corsand men into docks to watch Nashbvillo, end also inted out that @ boat, apparently armed, from the Riscarorabiet been observed pulling in and out of the deeks without landing during the night. Captain Craven. gaye assurance that this would not be repeated. An Ae 19.—Tuscarora left anchorage at four A. M., and proceciled to anchor one mile west of Calshot light. ship, Returned at four P.M. to former nuchorage at entrance of Itchen river. Jaxvany L5,—Toscarora at two P.M. welghed, and passed CatrBot, JASCARY 10. —At two P. M. retorned (0 original anchor- eS andany —At eight P. M. procerded down South. ampton Water, and anchored outside Calshot Castle. Jaxcany 22.—At ten A. M. returned to anchorage at mouth of Itehen river. JANCARY 25.—Captain Petey. reported the. Nashville coried, and noceseary repairs completed, and the Tusca rora.ready for sea: aleo that, ia conversation with him, Captain Graven, of the Tuscarora, had avowed that he 10 bis vttnont to rounder the rule as to twenty-four start null and void, by constantly keeping up ateam, and tay ing slips oa her cable, co tbat the moment the Nashwilic might wove the Tuscarofa would precede her, and claim priority of galling, returning again within twenty-four hours, and so actually blockading the Nash. vile ina nentral port. . Jamvary 96.—Under instructions Captain Patey ob- tained written promises feom the captains of the Tuvca- and Nashville not to leave their then positions with- wiving Wronty-four hourg’ notice, JENCARY 27.—In order to prevent any hostile pro- ceoltings between the wo vessels in Hritteh waters, & thessongrr was deapatched. in the amarniug to Southampton, with | Sastructions t Captaia Vatey t the | Nashville to dopart by twetyo on on Tieaday, tho 23th January, ant Tys wing (oy At kame hour; but at one! M., we ¥/N6 these last mentiowd. ipesructions, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1862—TRIPLY SHEET. i i | ff i gLeeiie tle tek Pai ga oe ital ture, + Janvary 20.—At ten minutes past eight A. M. Tuscarora down Southampton water. January 30.—Cantain Patey, by tel graph, reports Tus- carora, at two P. M., remaing in Yarmouth Roads, and he asks for instructions as to Nashville's departure, In- fo med, in reply, that the time of Nashville’s departure will date from hour Tuscarora shall really go to sea, in accordance with notice. ApMRALTY, Jan. 30, 1862, MR. ADADS 1 Mr. Adams, in a letter addressed to 10rd Russell, and dated 224 November, 1861, after stating that it appeared the Nashviile was not equipped under a commission as a p-of-war, nor even with the pretence of a letter of marque, says:— Tho act of wilfully burning @ private morchant ship while pursuing its way quietly to its destination in its own country, seems in itself little to harmonize with the general’ sentiment among civilized and commercial nations, even when it is committed under the authority of a recognized bo'ligerent; but when voluntarily un- dertaken by individuals not vested with the powors generally acknowle!ged to be necessary to justify Aggressive warfare, it approxitnates too closely within the cefinition ef piracy to receive the smallest coun- tenance frem any Christian people. ‘Tho undersigned cannot permit himself to doubt that her Majesty’s government, which hag voluntarily renonmcod tho autho- Tity to wage private war at sea, would not fail to visit with its utmost indignation any attempt to seck shelter ‘under its jurisdiction from the consequences of indulging 4 purely partisan matico, in unauthorized acts of violence on the ocean. ‘Tho purpose of tho undersignod in presenting these Papers to the consideration of Lord Russell is, to request that her Majesty’s government will cause an inquiry to ‘bo made into the circumstances attending this extraordi- nary proceeding, and will adopt such measures as tho case, upon investigation, may scem todemand. This in- i uf 5 dh a &, i z | e MR. GREGORY ON TRE BLOUKADE. Jn tho Commons, on the 7th iast., Mr. Greco- Ry smd that he he had been yowilling, vn the provious ‘evening, to introduce any subject which could give rise toadebate, but there was one topic which was on the lips of every one, and that was tho effect which this lamentable American war had produced upon the popula- (Hoar, hear.) It was not his intention justified in alluding to, and that was tho condition of ‘the blockade of the Southern ports. (Hoar, hear.) Ho did so because, last yoar, on the 6th of May, he put three questions to the Foreign Secretary, ono of which referred to this subject. He would not be recognized ; to which Lord Russell replied that he had not thought it necessary to give ang. special instruction to our Minister at ‘Washington, but that Lord Lyons and tho United States government both knew that no biockado could be recognized uniees it was effective. Now, docu- ments had been placed in his (Mr. Gregory's) ‘hands which showed considerable ference to the effectiveness of the ‘Ho regrette:t to bo obliged to express his con- vietion that the blockado was only a paper blockade, bnt he should not then anticipate the discussion which must take place on the production of the papers. He had merely risen that evening to announce his intention of bringing (he whole question f the tocade before the House, because if the Ogures which he should bo prepared to quote should turn out to bo true, then he thought the House of Commons would pronounco the blockade to be ineffective, On the other hand, it would rest with the gov- ernment to F dap idl whether tt was ¢ffective or not. Whilst they looked at all these mattersfrom a concilia tory point of view as regarded the United States, al- though he should be the last man to advocate any act of two bellige- riper ee Guiry may be solicited to the ascertainment of twa classes | MOSt pit ay Rough that 4 ution to both, and to the suf- of facts. ‘ihe first,as to the authority possessed by this ves- | fer le of this country, no time should be lost in discuss- fel to commit £0 aggressive an act on the citizens of a friendly Powor,and then to claima refuge and recognition in the harbora of Great Britain. ‘Tho second, in case the nature of that authority bo deemed sufficient, at least ia tho view of her Majesty's government, as Lo the purposes for which the ship is alleged to havo come across the ocean, to wit, the making more eilective preparations in the ports of Great Britain for carryiug on a war against the people of a friendly nation. In the former case, the question will arise, whether the yesse} be or be not sub- ject to due process of law as a common disturber of the ‘pence of the world, In the second, whether a recognized belligerent shail or shall not be permitted with impunity to violate the terms of her Majesty’s proc'amation for- bidding the fitting out within the ports of Great Britain of any armament intended to be uscd against a nation with which sho is at peace. Tho undersigned is compelled, with great reluctance, to call tho attention of Lord Russell to the fact, that for period of many months large steamers have becn built, equipped and despatched from her Majesty’s ports, by sons ill disposed to the government of tho United tates, with the intent to supply thore who are in arms ee ran it with further materials to attain their object. LORD RUSSELL TO MR. ADAMS, Forsign Orricr, Nov. 23, 1861. Lord Russell presents bis compliments to Mr. Adams, and begs leave to acquaint him that his letter, and tho inc’osure, shall receive tho immediate attention of ber Majesty's government. Lord Russell has already given dircctions that no in- fringement of the Forcien Enl:stment act shmll be per- mi ted in regard to the Nashville. On November 28, Lord Russo}! writes :-- With regard to the first point, the undersigned has to state that the Nashville appears to bea Confederate yesse!- of-war; her commander and officers havo commissions in the so styled Confederate navy; some of them have written orders from tho Navy Department at Richmond to report to Licutenant Pegram ‘for duty”? on board the Nashville, and her crew have signed articles to ship in the Confederate navy. In these circumstances the act done by the Nashville, of capturing and burning on the high seas a merchant vesael of the United States, cannot bo considered as an act ‘voluntarily undertaken by individoals not vested with powers goneraliy ackriowledged to be necessary to justify aggressive warfare,” nor does it at all ‘‘approxi- mate within the definition of piracy.’’ Such being the answer of her Majesty's government on the first point raised by Mr. Adams, the undersigned to the second. ‘The undersigned stated to Mr Adams, in his informal ‘ing the swhjec!—(hear, hear)—and ascertaining whether this Uockake was in reality effective. (Hear.) Mr. Bewrinck was glad that the question of the blockade of the Southern ports of America was to be brought under the notice of the House, There were two questions involved in the consideration of the subject—namely, its commercial bearing and its bearing upon the character of this country. Upon the commercial question he would at present say nothing; but it appeared to him perfectly clear that if’ his honorable friend (Mr. Gregory) was able to substantiate the statement he had fore- shadowed—namely, that the blockade had been nothing moro than a blockade—then the character of this country was to a great extent involved in its recognition. ‘The recognition of a paper blockade would, as was ad- mitted on all hands, be a violation of tho rules of inter- national law; and, assuming that such could be shown to be the character of the blockade of the Southorn ports, he should like to know what Become of the principle of non: ich they had heard so much; for if the tntervention of wh blockade was not cfficien!, ils recognition would be an inter- vention in favor of the Northern States. (Hear, bear.) UR. CAIRD’S, M. P., OPINION OF GEN. MCLELLAN. From the London Observer, Feb. 8. In his recent speech in Dumfer! 1M. P., faid:—Sofar as my own sympathi 0 i have many friends in the North. General McClellan, the commander of the federal forces, 1 have tho pleasure of calling a personal friend. J spent some time with bim in America, and he was kind enough to go with me part of the way down the Mississippi. I found in him an exceedingly intelligent, exceeding!y well informed, aud exceadingly useful companion. 1 found in him those alisies which, I trust, have merited for him the high position ho hag been called uzoa tooccupy He was ‘ho east boastful man Tever met with in that’ con: try. He has had considerable experience as an engiace! ott Fe had been appointed a commissioner w vis the Crimen, and he had there exainined the French, Eng- lish and Russian camps, and reported to his ovzn country, rt may have beun tho means of obtaining for igh position he now occupies. Of dais military was no judge, and bad no opportunity of judg. T were, bat! hope and trust he wiil distingnish his present important position. 1 know gonorats, and I fermed very high opinions Ttrnet that they will make good in their jous which J, at loast, formed of them. SAtling of the Tuscarora, Sorthampton (Feb, 2) ov. seopun tence of London News. ‘The fe-eral steamer Tuscarora left Wuwes morning. Hor stay here forty hours longer capacity ing of it it himself in othe s ¢ of thes, a: evroer slie op note of the 23d int., that he had already given direc. | necessary shows thit her comtnauler, Captai n, tions that no infringement of the Fo Enlistment act | had given up ail thoughts of chasing th. Conioderate should be permitted in rogard to tho Nashyiile. Infact | steamer Nashville, whi hereon Movday atternoon, directions already boen given to prevent the Nash. | The excitoment which t ‘esonce of vessels has yiile from at ting her warlike forco within her Ma- | caused here for several w: has now entirely ceased, Jeaty’s jurisdiction in contravention of the Foreign Enlist- | aud the rulcs laid down by Earl Rusgall for the future ment act. treatment of beltigerent ships in Briiish ports will pre- With respect to the Slane made by Mr. Adams, that some of the officers of the Nashville are to be put in command of vessels now fitting out in British ports for purposes hostile to the government of the United States, the bag ogg ceves tory ap, Shy that,if reasonable evidence ean be procured fo that offect, ail parties con- corned who shall be acting in contravention of tho Foreign Enlistment act shall be ly preceerted against with a view to the punishinent the persons and to the for- feiture of tho vessels. The remaining portion of the correspondence has re- ference to the probabilities of a collision between the Tuscarora and the Nashville im British waters, and the measures which were adopted to prevent such an oc- currence. ENGLAND'S ESCAPE FROM WAR TROUBLE, [From the Loudon News, Feb. 8.] The bare doscription of these Bive Boolis enab'es the reader to form some idea of the constant danger of ig- nition which the American civil war bas brou ix as near t ourselves as a neutral State as if no broad .\tlantic lay betworn us and the burning house beyond, Contrabands of War from Englund, {From the London Gazeite, Feb. 7.} At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 5th day of February, 1862—present, the Queen's’ most ex- cellent Majesty in Council. It is this day ordered by her Majesty in Counci!, that the prohibitions now subisting, under her Majosty’s royal proclamations of the 30th day of Novembervand the 4th aay of December, 1861, on the exportation out of the United Kingdom, or carrying coastwise, of gunpowder, sultpetre, nitrate of soda, brimstono, arms, amm: nition and military stores (including percussion caps and tubes), and lead be, and tho said soveral prohibitions are, heveby taken off, And the Right Hon. tho Lords Commissioners of ber Majesty's Treasury are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. ARTHUR HELPS, vy British Pav) ME. SHEPHERD'S ALLEGED GREIVAD BY ORDER OF MR. SEWARD AND bk) THUS FEVER. In tho House of Lords on the 7th inst. the Earl of ‘are narvon Was anxious to ascertain the trath, or rather to obtaia from her Majesty’s government a contradiction of a story which had been in circujation daring the Inst week or ten days. That story se-tncd to him 0 monstrous in the shape in which it had reached this country, that ho was almost confident it must bo full of exaggeration, Ut was to the offeet that’ Canadian gontiemin, a British fubjoct, whilst travelling ov an American railway, was arrested by order of Mr. Seward, Secrotary of State of the United States; that he wes taken to the guard house, stripped and searched, and subjectod to very great and gross indignity, under the pretence that bo was councctod with soine persons engaged in the war in the Conferterate Siat thing was found to ineulpate bi in the slightest degree, bat ho Was taken to prison in New York, where be was immarad for sevorul weeks, while typhus fever was raging in the jrisom, and carrying off its victims daily. He was detained without beibg brought to trial, and without, in fact, a charge being inate against him. faotttontlon vopene.i by him with Led Lyons through the United tates government, but. withoutsets obtaining any redrens. During that time bo received soveral let ters from ( itish Legation, but the and tho covers torn, The most extraordinary part of the matter, however, was that at length, when he was offered his liberty, it was on tho condition ‘hat he should for- swear his own nationality and swear allegiance to the Northern States. Ho (Earl of Carnarvon) could hardly believe that such a si of things was possible; bot this was the story. It was said that this sgontloman with vor; great courage and constancy refused to accept avy auch Condition, and preverred at tho risk of bis life aul o” great ai suilering and inconvenience, to remain in prison rather than accept a discharge on sueh te: ms. was altorwards rempved to another prison, and it wag said that afler a tine, Lord Lyons having interposed, he was offered his liberty on & condition only ono degree lesa extraordinary than (he former owe, namely, that ho would not engage In the servico of tho Southern States nor have any communication with the inhabitants, Te refused that condition, and he remained in prison from the 5th of October wnt! the 6th of January, whe he re. ceived an upeonditional discharge. It was also stated that other British suljects had beon confined in the aamo rigon, and subject to various revtrictions. They had my treated in violation of international rights and pri: vileges. He would not make any comments on Una subs Jeet, because ho coukt not bring himself to believe that tho facts were as they had been statud. Karl Reems, who was very indistinctly heard, was understood to say that on the 29h of October s letter was written to Lord Lyons by a Mr, Shepherd, s: “a that whilo travelling by ratlway—he had bo 6 of tho Grand Trunk Railway—ho was arrested and sont to @ prison ia New,York, on a charge of conspiracy against the United States. ‘That gontioman further sta tho charge was quite untrue, and thet he wag a loyal British subject. It further appeared that ho was asked (0 take the oath of allegiance to the United Stator, and refused to do ao, Lord Lyons sent. ® ropresentetion to Mr. Seward, and ‘ou tho 16th of Nuyembor he wrote a. reply, saying that he haa at first beov lad to botioke that the gen. tioman was a citizen of the United State, ‘and that it was under such an impression ho bad asked him to take sho oath of allexianes, Tat when it | turned ont that ho was ® Dest subject his release wie | still wilhheil on tho ground that bo was a epy in tse ainploy of tho Conte lerate Pat Mee Nour OM! pate an jndignant demial ty Hab aeowe nie, att bO was thon | = ct A Sa A Ale Re i a EIR SS ESR Ie REE i A aS I A Re a RN EM ER ae ae SEE ET ON AE ERA Met IAS veut the probability of a recurret ce of it, me idea of the trouble which the visit of these two ‘has caused here to the government authorities may nero! from the fact that the Tuscarora every tame be lett jthampton on short cruises, and she did so Captain Craven gave, in accordance wi international law, twenty-four hours’ notice of his toten- tion. That notice had to be considered by the authori- ties, and steps bad to be taken to see that it was nota dejurive one, and that the ship actually did leave when the time had expired, or furnish some valid reason for not doing 80, otherwise the notice might havesimply pre- vented Nasbyille leaving. It is but just to say that the difficult task of mediating between rival ships, which Le) poe mpeg a Royal Navy,and two officors of his staff—Lieutenant Tickell, Royal Navy, and Mr. Messum, Royal Navy—in addition to their duties of superintending the transport service and the mail pack- ots, has been od in ® manner veges pram a both to Captain Craven and Captain Pegram, and that bot! FROM COMMANDER SEMMES, ‘HB RDITOR OF THK LONDON NEWB, An ariicle in the Daily News, reviewing the rights sions oce At the same time, it must de admitted, that both the Sw ter and the Nashville have grossly violated the laws of ci ize by burning merchant ships to the water edge, instead of carrying them before a prize court, Theircon- duct tscer tainly much more like (hat of pirate Aumani # the commander of the wer says, Nor is itclear nmunity whieh sanctions hh barbarous d= as orves to be treated with ths consideration which is wniversaily accorded to those who themselves observe the laws of civilised warfare. Now, the above remarks are exceedingly w that I suppose you intended injustice, but you have not rightly appreciated the position in which we of the Con- faderate States have been placed by those “civilized”? natious whose rule. of warfare you say has been vio- lated. Groat Britain has ackn:wledged us as a belligerent. This acknowledgment gives us all the rights of war with the ‘cther’ party One of the wa anno these rights on the high seas is the right of de the enemy’ commerce, ond thus disabling him from on the war; aright which Great Britain, in all her wars, has exercise to its fullest extent, aud with terrible effect upon ber enemies. And wheu she has not found it oon. venient to send her prizes into her own ports she has had that overweening imiluence with the nations of the earth which has enabied hor to send them into neutral ports, aud there to have them condemned by ber own prize courts. ‘Tho ports of the Confederate States were blockaded on or about the Ist of June, 1861. Subsequently to this po- riod, and with full knowedge of the fact, Great France, and Spain, and the lesser maritime Powers Europe, all issued proclamations, their positions ibited bel- into their . defining m the war. In these proclamations they Higerent craisers from bringing their ‘te—except in case of necessity, and in that event Roun the cruisers and their prizes wero to dopart within ‘twenty-four hours. In this state of facts, how can it be insisted that we shall send our prizes juto port for —. dication? Into whose ports shall we send them? We cannot send them into our own ports, for they are block. aded—at least so far blockaded as to render it for ordinary sail ships to enter them. of the ports of those dl at the barbarit; What, then, shall we do wit! of our burning therm, them? They are our lawful prizes, captured, says Ea- rope, by (he cruisers of a recognized de facto govern. pe or Mehl raat them Ko This would deprive us of our r ght of capture, or render null that right, which is the Het thing. Add can this be what Tonrtlal Rurope inteuded when it pennod its proclamations? It {s readily admitted that tbe usual and more — course is, a8 you say, for @ cruiser not to burn Prizes to the ‘water's edge,” but to send them into a “torize court for adjudication,” and this is the course which I need not ure you we would be glad to pursue. if the thing wero ible, for obvious reasons, But if tho jonn the earth put it out of our power to pursue this course, isit generous to find fault with us beca\s wo do not pursue it? To show Thad,in the beginnivg of fe Cyne rather with reference to Ht, that | had not at ite date seo: Spanish proclamation. I rely upon your sense of justice to give place in your columns both to thiecommunication ond the'l I, SEMMES, Commander, Confolerate States Navy, ©. &. Syme Semrnn, Gre icran, Jan. 29, 1802. The Invasion of Mexico. KOW SPAIN REWARDS HBR FRIENDS AT VERA 61 A lato official ietver from Vera Crug to Paris suys One of (he \itst acts of General Gaseot, after having taken possession of Vora Cruz, in the name cf tho theee alliod Powors, was to form anow Tribunal of Commeres, oiler: ing to tho trading population of the city every desirntlo gra-antce for hovosty wid intelligence, Hananed ae Presidext of that tribunal pon Rayon @rida, one cf the ol lost e minercial men in Vorn Crux, Me wos horn at Cadiz, avd 15 fathor bed eaeridved ail und duties of belligoronts and neutrals, has recently come beervation, in which the following expres. bis fm Mexico to remain be Spain. anpointinent was generally approv of. While waiticg for tho time when ihe Mexiean territory should be occupied by the united forces oi tho three Powers, it was to deviso meausures for the proper management of the genera) finances of the Mexican republic, Tho superior direction of that im- portant branch of the public service was provisionally confided to Don George Flaquer, a functionary of well known probity, who had held at ove time the mahage- ment of territorial revenues at Havana. Al) the advices from Vera Cruz gree in saying that tho collection of (ho customs duties was effected with the greatest exactitude fm the name and for the account of the three Powers. PRINCE NAPOLEON'S ORGAN IT OPPOSITION. {From the Opinion Nationale, Feb. 6.) Intervention to found a monarchy in a republican cown- j, like all intervention to change the form of government '& people, must necessarily be an act fraught with danger, it ean never be accomplished without recourse in @ greater or less dogreo) to force and arbitrary dicta. withoutan infringement of that princiyleof national sovereignty which must now be considerod as the basis of all diplomacy. We daro say that a certain amount of su t for the schemo will be found in Mexico. It will very likely imagined, in all good faith, that the interveving Powers are acting in accord with the inhabitants, after tho nssent of a cortain number of indi- viduals and influential notabilities shail have beon ob- tained, But tho day after the victory it will be found out that the national pride of the Mexicans has been hurt, and insurrection will become general, just as was the case in the Dominican republic after annexation had been demanded, ‘as we were assured, by the majority of the nation, It may therefore turn out that in seeking to establish tran- quillity in Mexico we shall only provoke new revolutions; and it might, perhaps, have been much better had Europe seen fit to give a diplomatic support to the efforts of a a Juarez to put down hostile parties and restore order. Board of Supervisors. ELIJAH FP, PURDY TAKES HIS SEAT AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD—THE SHEKIVR’S COUNTY TERM FEES-—-FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS APPROPRIATED TO THE HARLEM BRIDGE COMMiSSIONERS—STAND- ING COMMITTEES, ETC. A rogular meeting of the Board of Supervisors was held yesterday, Supervisor Shook in the chair pro tem. The minutes of the previons mecting were read and approved. Supervisor Sigzwart said that Elijah F. Purdy, the per- manent chairman of the Board, was so much better as to De able to take his seat as presiding officer of the Board. E.isan F. Purpy was thon conducted to the chair, and took his seat as President for the first time since his election, Bofore proceeding with tho regular order of business, he said that before commoncing the dischargo of his duties he wished to return his sincere thanks for the henor which bad been conferred on him, but being still. very weak, and far from well, his remark3 must — necossaril very brief.’ To be thrice elected as the presiding officer of the Burd of Supervisors was au honor of which any man might be proud, and which any man might covet. His best efforts should be used to forward the business of the Board; and after again asking them to excuso him from making lengthy remarks, and thanking then for the honor conferred on him, the regular order of busi- ness was taken up. A communication was received from the Corporation Counsel in reference to the legality of the chargo of the Sheriff known as county term fees. By this it appoars that the Sheriff has no right to charge the county “ term fees? in auits brought by the Commissioners of E: against parties violating the excise laws, but that he has @ good claim for his services against the attorney bring- ing the suits, or against the Excise Commissioners. It was laid over for further consideration. Tho Commissioners of Harlem Bridge sent in a commu- nication requesting an additional appropriation of fifty thousand dollars. A resolution to that eifect was adopted. The President then anounced the standing committees of the Board as follows :— pO ig Taxes--Supervisors Davis, Roche, Stewart and ed. are Officers—Supervisors Tweed, Little, Briggs and Printing and Stalionery—Supervisors Blunt, Conner, Stewart and Briggs. Criminal Courts and Police—Super visors Shook, Roche, Weismann and Conner. Civil Courts—Supervisors Ely, Weismann, Tweed and ilies and Correction—Supervisors Conner, Blunt, Briggs and Little. ‘Special Committee on County Court House—Supervisors Ely, Stewart, Briggs and Litue. odiazem Bridge—Super visors Stewart, Roche, Davis and mner. Supervisor Tween offered a resolution that the chair- men of the different committees be appuinted a Commit- tee on Fuel, which was adopted. A motion totake up the Sheriff bill of term fees, —— to $3,894 96, was lost. The billof Peter Monneghan, for repairing books in the Register’s office, was ordered to be paid, after a re- i oe ee soning made in the charge for wages from $3 per day. ‘The Board then adjourved until Tuesday next at three o'clock. Meeting of the Street Committee. YROPOSED WIDENING AND EXTENSION OF CHURCH STREET. A meeting of the Committee on Streets of the Board of Aldermen was held yesterday. A numerousiy signed petition was presented, praying for the widening of Church street, and proposing to extend said street from Fulwn street to Battery place, the easterly line of said extension to commence on the south side of Fulton street. The extension will be to Liberty street, and from Trinity place to Greenwich street, The width of the street thus eeeiece ve cighty, fet. Mesars.C. Godfrey Gunther, }, Mellin & Co., John J. Cisco, Arnold, Constable & Crnae Sys egy }, and numerous other peti- loners, claim that the proposed extension will greatly relieve Broadway, and will afford better accommodation to merchants who are constantly engagod shipping by, the epee which have their Lape: he that side the city. About twenty or thirty merchants and pro- perty holders were present, the majority of whom were in favor of the {mprovement. Several maps wore exhibited ing the proposed widening. These were thoroughly examined by the gentiemen present. A lengthy desultory convorsation took place between tho members of the committees and the gentlemen present. Among those who remonstrated agamst the proposed im- Provement were W. II. Livingstone, Richard McCurdy and other large holders of property in the lower part of the city. No vory strenuous objections were made, how- ever. Mr. Gunther said he thought the opening of the street in tho manner proposed would bea great advantage to the mercantile community, and would greatly relieve Broadway from the immense uumber of vehicles with which that thoroughfare is now crowded. Mr. Mickle spoke in favor of the improvement, although it would cut up his property considerably, and render some of it almost useloss. ‘On the question being asked as to tho matter of assess- ment, Aldorman Boole remarked that the Commissione 8 were appointed by the Supreme Court, and they would freed assess only those whose property would be improved. After some further discussion the Committee adjourned, promising to grant those interesied a further hearing at the next meeting of the Committee, of which due notice will ve given. Police Intelligenc SnoorinG Arrkay—A Woman Te Vicrew.—A disputearose betweon Charles Riley and a woman named Anna Smith jterday morning, at the residonce of the jatter, in eth street, near First nue, when Riley, becou provoked, rew a pistol and shot the woman in the broast. Nineteenth precinct police conveyed the injured creature to Bellevue Hospital, where, upon examination, it was found that the bullet had lodged iu the shoulder blade near the back b»ne. The attending physician it as his opinion that the wound was a very serious on ‘and advised that Riley bo kept in confinement until after the crisis, The assailant, who is twenty years of age _ — ricklayer by occupation, was locked up for exami- Buroiars Scrrmsep.—In the height of the storm on Monday night some burglars effected an entrance to the grocery establishment .No. 4 Broadway, and proceeded very deliberately to carry off several thou- sand dollars worth of wines and segars, when they woro surprised by the police and obliged to leave all tho plun- der behind them. About two cartloads of goods were found piled up near the dour to being re- Bored, eae ae doce tobe missing. ‘The lars 8 making good thoir escape, and thus far the police have got no clue to their identity. A FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Tourspar, Feb. 25—6 P. M. The following is a comparative statement of the exports (exclusive of specie) from New York to foreign ports for the week ending Feb, 25, and since Jan. 1, 1862:— Paice ae 5 2, 112 10/023;186 18100108 Since Jan. 1.....$11,661,906 21,421,637 20,636,617 The export for the week and for the year to date falls below that of last year. The event should warn Congress that this is no time to suffer our ithports of foreign goods to increase. Inthe course of a few months our exports of food to Europe may dwindle down to 9 nominal figure; and, if cotton be not ready to take their place, the deficiency will hive to be supplied with gold, The money market continues very active, and 7 per cent on call is readily paid by the brokers. In paper there is no change. First class short paper is still current at a lower rate than call loans, Very little business wos done to-day in foreign exchange. Thg ieading bankers ask 114% for ster- jing and 4.95 for francs, but the best dius we hear of are Lid and 4.974% a 0594. Opinions begin to be divided with regard to the course of the exchange market, Mach of the recent inquiry for bills has arison from tho sale of American # ities hero for foreign accounts it ia now smpposed by the | forvign houses that . rs heress t i Water will be ipduced by our recent vietorivs to | bay—if so, the supply of bills will be increased and [ the demand diminished. We have again to report @ very active stock market, with a large increase of genuine business- The public are certainly. “taking hold’? with a vengeance, though as yet State and federal securi- ties, bank stocks and first class railway bonds command the preference over other stocks. The speculators—who a few days since controlled the balk of the floating stock in the marketa—re re- ported to have sold out, at least in part, and the commission houses appear to be taking a more acfive share in the dealings at the board. It seems to be supposed on aly sides that the disbursement of one hun. dred millions of paper money by the Treasury De- partment within a few days will exercise a favor- able effect on the stock business, and the leading commission firms speak sanguinely of their pros- pects. Arumor was current in the street to-day that the Treasury Note bill had become a law. It is well understood that it will become @ law with- in a day or two, if it has not been signed aircady by the President, and the money granted to the Treasury Department under it will be paid out to the creditors of government as fast as it can be supplied by the engravers. Government stocks were all in demand to-day. The coupons of 1874 (fives) rose 3 per cent; the coupon sixes of 1881 84, and the registered 44. As the banks hold large quantities of these securi- ties, the advance in them is benefiting their stocks, There was a general advance of 3 a4 percent in the bids for bank stocks this morning; Bank of Commerce has n eteven and American Ex. change Bank ten per cent within a few days. All first class railway bonds are in gooddemand. The Erie thirds are held at 97; the Michigan Southern sinking funds, which have only lately appeared to attract the attention of capitalists, rose 1 per cent. State stocks continue active and buoyant. Tennessees rove 1 per cent, North Carolinas %, and Mis- souris 14%. Theguyers of Tennessees say that any war debt issued since the secession of the State would be unconstitutional on the face of it, and that the State will re-enter the Union with the old debt of $16,000,000 only. The leading railroad shares were all very active. New York Central rose {, Erie %, Erie preferred 5%, Reading %, Michigan Central 8%, Michigan Southern 1, guar- teed 24, Poledo 4%, Rock Island 1, Illinois Central 14. These Western roads are said to have more busi- ness to do than they can manage. Their earnings show a handsome increase over last year. The only exceptions to the market to-day were Pacific Mail, which fell off 144 per cent; Panama, which de- clined 1, and Hudson River, which fell off %. The market was buoyant at the close, the following being the last quotations:—United States 6’s, regis- tered, 1881, 9244 a 924; do. 6’s, coupon, 1881, 9234 a 9214; do. 5’s, coupon, 1874, 85a 854; Indiana 5’s, 16% a —; Virginia 6's, 63 a 64; Tennessee 6’s, 6334 a 64; North Carolina 6’s, 724 @ 73; Missouri 6’s, 56 a 56%; Pacific Mail, 9134 a 92; New York Central, 8334 a 83%; Erie, 35 a 3534; do. preferred, 591¢ a 5934; Hudson River, 35%, a 36; Harlem, 12% a 128%; do. preferred, 30 a 3034; Reading, 4424 a 4424; Michigan Central, 54% a 55; Michigan South- ern and Northern Indiana, 2494 a 2454; do. guaran- teed, 48% a 49; Panama, 120 121; Illinois Cen- tral, 65%% a 6554; Galena and Chicago, 69 a 69; Cleveland and Toledo, 46 a 46; Chicago and Rock Island, 56% a 57; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 6434 2 65; Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien, 204 a 20%; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, 109 a 110; New York Central 7’s, 1876, 102 a 104%; Erie third mortgage bonds, 96 a 97; Michigan Central 8's, first mortgage, 102 a 10234; Ilkinois Central bonds, 7’s, 9424 a 95; gold, 1034 a 10314. The subject of the new tariff is engrossing atten tion in commercial circles. Among our most en- lightened mercantile men it appears to be con- ceded that it should be so framed as to yield a large revenue, by heavy duties upon articles of prime necessity, such as tea, coffee, sugar, hides, lead, spices, &c., &c.; and that it ought, for the present at least, so to operate as to exclude from our markets altogether the leading articles of British manufacture, of which we have heretofore consumed about $75,000,000 a year, viz:—Cotton, woollen, worsted, linen and silk goods, and manu- factures of fron and steel. We cannot, under present circumstances, afford to pay for these foreign goods; and with every wish to reciprocate toward Great Britain the friendly feeling which her statesmen express toward this country, Con- gress cannot, in justice to our own people, con- tinue to encourage a trade which is calculated to drain the country of gold at a time when it cannot be spared. Even if we succeed in altogether suppressing the rebellion within a few weeks, our banks and our merchants will, for a long time to come, be heavily burthened in con- sequence of the enormous expenses which have been incurred in the war. More than this, all experience shows that, if measures are not taken to guard against it, the restoration of peace will at once be followed by an immense over importation of foreign goods, which, in the present condition of the country, would infallibly cause a disastrous commercial revulsion before two years were over. At some future time it may be practicable and expedient to reopen our ports to British manufactures; to do so now would be to invite a repetition of 1857 in 1864, and we there- fore hope that Congress will guard against the danger by imposing such additional duties on all British woollens, worsteds, cottons, linens, silks and hardware, as shall effectually prevent their im- portation. Gold was feverish to-day, in consequence of ru- mors that the duties under the new tariff would be payable in gold. Opinions were divided as to the effect of this rule on the price of gold, but the rule ptself commended itself to public approval. This morning gold fell to 103; it’rallied afterwards, and closed about 103% a 34. The business of the Sub-Treasury to-day was as follows:— The North Star arrived this morning from As- pinwall, with a California instalment of $759,246 92. The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this morning were very large, amounting to $25,715,- 205 22. The balances were $1,207,081 29. The Lawrence Manufacturing Company has de- clared a semi-annual dividend of forty dollars per share, forty per cent payable on the 27th inst. The Cleveland and Toledo Railroad carned the third week of February:— Third week, 1862. ‘Third woek, 1861 Tncrense.... Tho weekly statement of the Philadelphia banks, made up Monday afternoon, presents the following aggregates as compared with those of the previous week:— Feb. 17. Feb. 24. Capital stock... 11,970,190 Loans, 29,280,049 Dec. $1084 Specie 5,867,686 Inc. 18. Due fm other 35,414 Deo 116,647 Due to other bi 46" 442 ». 543. Doposits... 18,692,182 $5,118 Circulation. 2,192,512 38,093 The Michigan Southern Company closes ita fiscal year on the 28th inst. The following shows a cow parative statement:— | Groves carvings during the fiseal year. . Previous YOar...csee 2,280,000 | 07,000 {oorense on tho your. , ‘The net oarnings will iy | Deduct 7 per cont on $9,714,704 of fui Surplus on the year foating tebe last The Chicago Tribune of Saturday,says New York exchange continues a drug. Bankers feat para ty discount (rom customers, and. cfw Filors Me THO demand 4 light, ‘tho caliwa: aviogly, if at all, aod bankers fare mel ty Ler | o Dalances than it is profitable for them to carry. Tho powkinal Fg | ate ‘4 per cent premiv ut round: Pinsenrmes as fonction, bot there i no ceveral de- a little B id a mand for it among the ‘The buying price two-day ie 2a 214 preminm, selling at 3a %\—the upper figore for retail pareels by some of the brokers. The Cincinnati Gazelte of the same day re- marks: — Exchanyo is plenty, with @ moderate demand, and the marks is o.sy at par buying and if Pp enium me? 4 ld, which was light, wis done at 1 at it was firmer at tho close, owing York at 103% ® 10834. The Boston Daily Advertiser of Saturday thus notices money matters in that city:— Bank specie, $8,393,600-—a gain of 343,200. There is @ little quicker demauc or money, but the supply con- tinues very abondant at § 10 6 per cont. Little b siness paper is offered in the market, as the banks are discount- ing freely to the regular customers. The demand tor businces purposes is quite limited. $5000 US6" 21000 US 6's, 3000 do’....b10 2560 Trea 7 3.10 pen 4000 do... +e 99: 1000 Ohio 6's," °69. 4000 INI cou bds,’7’ 5000 1H] cou bis, "79. 6000 Til war loan. 18000 do. 5000 Tenn 6's, 2000 do, 30 800 Harlem 150 cr 6000 Brook ety wtr 1 101 1000 Erie KRIst m b 10634 4000 do. 06 7000 E RR3d mb,’83_ 9614 1000 Hud Riv 8 f'bd 10135 1000 flud Riv3mb 84 2000 Har’m Ist m b 101 1000 Harlem 24 m b f bus 6000 North In 1st m 0. 2000 di + 90% } 9035 25 COssine «inne: Mae 90% S00IICon RR ecrip.. 655g fbds 87 100 do...... *B0 O55 1000Chi& NW Istm. 47 900Cleve & Pitts RR. 18 2000Gal & Chi lst m 100-10 Clev, Gol& Cia RR 110 3000 Cleva&sTol sf bds 86 oy 5000 Dt, M&Tolbds 76 160 do. . 62 10100 American gold. 108-200 Clov& Toledo RR. 46 2000 do + 10334 300 34 shs Union Bank. . 17 Bk of Commerce. 89 25 25 Am Exchunge Bk, 87 — 200 50Cumb'dCoal pref, 9 550 275 do, 2 8% 50 dow... scald 568g 25 do. ] 8% 65 MI&PrduChRR 204 100 Pacific Mail $3Co 923 100 do.....0... Wig 50 dO... 830 92 1 MH&PranCh1pr 77 10 do......b60 98 10Mil&PrduCh 2pr 67 50 do.....-810 92% SECOND BOARD. $18000 US6's,"81,reg 92 50shs Pac Mail$3.Co 55000 US6's,'B1,cou, 9236 60 —do......860 I 5000 Chi & NW 2d m 4000 Hud Riv 3imbs 83 1000 Tol & Wa 2d m. 5000 do. 4000 Cleve&Tolagibs 87 mer gold.-b60 1033 nk. 87 10 Pacific Mail SS Co 60 do......830 CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Turspay, Feb. 25—6 2, M. Asuss.—Tho ntarket was quit, and sales were !imiteg at $6 25 for pearls and $6 373 for pots. Brgavecrre.—Flour—The market was dull at yoater- day’s quotations, with a fair domestic demand. The sales footed about 12,000 bbis., closing within th» follow: ing range of prices:— ‘ Superfine State Extrato fancy State. Superfine Western Common to choice extra Western Canadian,.......++0++ Southern mixed to good superiine. .. Extra AUL0.- os0000+e00 while the sales embraced about 1,500 bbls. within ihe range of the above figures. Southern tlour wes. in mode. rate demand, with sales of 1,200 bbis. within the rango of the above prices. Rye flour was in moderate request, with sales more limited, at quotations. Corn meal was our figures, with sales of 150 Ddbdls. Jersey and lywine. Wheat was duii and prices Irregciar «nd unsettied, while sales were confined to about 14,000 bushels, in sinall lots, at $141 for red Wesiern, $1.33 for good Racine spring, $138 for good red State, and $1 44 for red Long Island. Corn was heavy, with a tendency iowards easier prices, the sales embraced about 24,000 bushels at 62c. a 62),c. for Jersey new and Southern yellow; 62%c. for old Western mixed, in store; 64%c. for do. delivered, and Gk. a 70c. for Jersey new white. Rye was in good re- quest, with seles of 5,000 bushels at S4c.a 86c. Darley was dem, with gales of 7,000 bushels, closing at S0c. a 820. for State, on the dock, and Canada West at p. te Pa ley malt was firmly held at $1 a $1 05. Onts wore y «nd in moderate demand at 39¢, a40c. for Cana- and Western, and at 4c, for State. Corres. —The market was firm but quiet, and sales uns important. Messrs. William Seott & Son give the follow ing statemonts in their circular of to.day regarding sales, ., for the past week :-—Stock of Rio and Santea 1862, 05,883 bags. Sales for con sumption estimated at 15, bugs. Stock of Rio anc Santos on the 2°th day of Febrvary, 1862, 80,53 bags Juva, mats, 18,376; government bags, 800, Ceylon, mais 2.600. Maracaibo, bags, 13,954; Laguiyra, 4,660; St. Do wingo, 4.861 Ceara. 4,910, othor ions, 2,950. Total mats and bapa, 131 Tho quotations were for prime, 21 3gc. a 22e. ; good , 201 A Qic.; fair, 198g6 Posh to good « = mats and bags, 260. a 27 months | 19, 219%4c., cxsh. The stock of Rio oi February 22’at Baltimore was 26,000 bags; Philadelphia, 3, Corowm.—Ratker more confidence prevailed among holers, especially in the afternvon, while the ne footed ay about 400 a 600 bales, closing on the basin We, a we. for middiing uplands. Private despatches Ftated that over 2,000 bales were consumed by fire in Bos- ton. Wo heard of Liverpool, chiet!y in Wall street, c reparations to ship some 2,500 baketo ra prominent bepkiag aud bill Ronse ‘A steamer which brought some cetton REGU, were moderate. To Liverpoo! 2,3 euigagort at 24. a ae, L¢d» $000 bash, 100 bbl. pork at 3s. 8d. 250 pac boxes bacon at 206., and by @ negtral vessel, 750 lwrd at 64. to London 1,000 bbls, flour at 2a. Sd, 900 packages boon and tard at 20. Od; by & neutral veasel 450 bbls. flour ot 28. 6d., 108 terces bect at 6s, and 200 boxes bacon at 278. 6d. Rutes to Glasgow wer. quiet and wvchanged, Havre engagements were limites and rates nominal at Le. for wheat and 70c. for flowr Hlay.—The demand was stendy, with sales at 8bo. 4 Ue. for shipment, and at @5e, a $1 for city use. Morwen.—The inerket was quiet. A small anie of 10 hs, Cuba was mado at 246 NAVALStores—The market wax tpactive and prless were wusettied. A sole of 100 bbis. # Irite turpentine was reported at $1 06, but itscorreetness was again doubt ed. Common rosin was nominal, Provisions.—Pork—The market exhibited moro firm Bese at Lhe cl.se, with sales of 9,000 bbls., a huge portion of which was for April, June ant July delivery, at $14 50 a $1476 for new mess, with new prime at $1050 n $10 6234, ant $14 for city prime, Doel was firm, wit) gales of 200 bbIs jowins at $120 $12 50 for plain mers. and $14 a $14.25 for extra: primo moar Jo, wos nominal at $20. Beef hams were qnict ant fimo: I€, at $16 60,for Wes orme Cut ales eed No at So. & be Ae iether and 1 steady request, with soles of GOO boxes, niost parcat p.t., and the remainder at aiebany- cl priges. Dressed Inge were firm at $5.0 $5 1 “ and at $5 25.085 50 for clty. “Tard wes Cen pod inne Yemand, with calca of 1,700 bbls, at cent ahd for apring delivery at §kee were mnebarg hy Aca'e of 15 YS OF iy 4 stcane--The sales cmbeeeed about 1,800 hhdey Coder for ret por bat Bilge {gr cory grades, apd 74 bow Tau, W.— AoW of 10,000 ha, of Westar waa made ot wha good, end the mmeget 1,000 Phila, werd Fs Ported alabigene a6