The New York Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1862, Page 2

7 ‘PHE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION, The Capture and Destruction of Winton. The Reconnoissances Up the Chowan and Roanoke Rivers. Official Documents Relative to the Capture of Roanoke Island. Report of the Rebel Naval Commander. The News of the Capture of Fort Donelson in North Carolina. Great Excitement in the Seacoast Counties, Many Rey OMotal Report of the Engagement at * Winton. Unrrep Sraray Srmawgn Pmapairaia, Orr Roawons lacanp, N. C., Feb. 23, 1862. Sm—The reconuoitering expedition up the Chowan Tiver, about which I wrote you in my communication of the 90th, bas returned, having found it impracticable to sacend the stream beyond Winton, There the enemy, in considerable force, opened a heavy fire upon our vessel in advance—the Delaware—with a battery of artillery and musketry, which induced our force to attack it in return, ‘oth by landing the Ninth New York Zouaves and with the guns of the vessels that could be brought to bea: The enemy now took to flight, and the houses he occupied a8 quarters were burned. Not aman on our side, of fisher arm, was injured. Your obedient servant, L. M. GOLDSBOROUGH, Flag Officer, &c. How. Gio Writws, Scoreiary of the Navy. Re. Our Expeditionary ‘Corresponde nce. ‘Unrren States SrkaMeR De1.Aw Aun, Ove Wustow, N.C. , Feb. 21, 1862. The Becommoissance up the Chowan and Roansie Rivers— Phe Appearance of the Shores as Seen from the Fleet— A Warm Recetion near Winton—The Vessels Reply and then Retire for the Night—They However Raurn next Morning and Land Troops—T hey Capture Winton—The Rebcla Desert the Place—The Destruction of the Vil- lage, éc., de. On the morning of the 19th inst., the flotilia under the ommand of Commander 3. C. Rowan set out from Eden- ton for @ reconnoissance of the Chowan river as far as Winton, and the Roanoke river as far as Plymouth. The rot detachment, under Commander Rowan, consisted o° the Delaware, his fisgship, aud the Perry, baving on Board acompany of the Hawkins Zouaves; the second de- , Under command of Lieut. A. Murray, compris- the remainder of the flotilla. The greater portion of day was spent in admiring the picturesque scenery which is te be found on the bonks of the Chowan, Hore and there were ceserto’ houses, and small boats drawn up upon the shore by their timid owners, who had left them upon our approach. Solitary contrabands ‘at intervals might have been seen waving their hats * with perfect delight, with tho belief, apparently, that ‘*Masea Bobolition’’ had come to free them. Not a single white man, however, was to be seen until within twenty miles of Winton, when a party of fifteen horsemen, ap. Parently reconnoltering, was discovered on a hillsome distance inland. As our mission was one of peaco, we ‘did not distarb them, more especially aa we learned at Elizabeth City that five hundred Union men at Winton had raised the Stars and Stripes and desired protection, which we were about taking them. (Of the warm re. ception the five hundred Union men gave us I'll make mentionof hereafter.) Towards evening tbe weather be- aul banka of the river saauming rather ‘character, being in fact naturalembankments, ni protection and concealment, either to illery. Tho river at this point is not over i ou yards wide, affording hardly room enough » in. Whoa about opposite to the landing place at Winton, Colone! Hawkins, who was upon the lookout at our maintop, sung out that he saw armed men—as near ashe could judge, an entire regiment—drawn up in line om the hill, covered by the trees and houses. He desconded from his perch ina manuer far from leisuro! bardly reached the deck before a volley of musket balla and buckshot greeted us. For the spaco of fifteen minutes we were the recipients of a perfect shower of balls, no less than two hundredand fifcy piercing different parts of our fortunate little ft. I say fortunate, for Qot & man, wonderfai to resto, was injured in ‘any way, although there were some narrow escapes. Mr. Gabaudau, our signal officer, who was on deck at the time, had the sieeve of bis coat uearly torn off by « ebarge of buck shot, and many of our officers aud men 1 r being quite une unable to bring our large guns to. effect upon them, but after Geoonding’ the river, passing through ihoir verride sorm lead, we at last got into range, and fred with terrible effect our shell smongst them. Wh ‘turned and anchored some eight miles below th: we afterwards learned that they had compelied an aged megro woman to show herself upou the banks of the river, evidently for the purpose of decoying us to land, when we would havo been, for @ cortaiuty,cut to pieces. But, shank God, their mean andtowardly device failed The following morning, at nine o'clock, the flotilla got ander weigh, our commander being determined to teach them a leson and administera warmer rocoption than they grested us with the day before. When nerr! Of the landing, the United States steamer Perry « the ball by throwing a ni ech sheli into the followed by the balance of the flotitla. Signal we at this time made to land troops from the Hunchba and other vessels, contain! the Hawkins Zous which was successfully ac isbed, and they. together with our two boat howitzers, under the comment of Acting Master Hammend (promoted for his bravery at Roanoke Islaad,) took poesession of the towa of Winton, situated sume balf # mile back from tls lind ing. The village waa found to be entirely deserted, even by the five hundred Union men, of whom we saw no trace, unless they were the ones who had given us #0 nd had warm & reception on the evening previous. No doubt tho person who reported these Union men was a rank secessionist and spy. About this time we came to avchor,and Lieutenant Commanding Quackenbush and Acting Assistant Paymaster F.R. Curtis weut on shore for the purpose of reconnoitering, and while there took possession of a rebel sioep lying at the wharf, from which Place they ascended the baoks and entered the village whore they found the Zouaves in full possession, with our two howitzers guarding the forks of the roa, ready ata moments warning to cover the soldiers. After setting fire to the town (with the sole exception of the churcu and witnessing the total destruction of the samo, they returned on ‘d and the flotilia weighe! anchor tor Roanoke {siand, where we arrived in safety. Usirep States Smtr Driawarn, ) ‘Ore Euzavern Crry, N.C., Feb. 13,1892. f° Stampeae Among the North Carolinians—Great Evcitement m the Seacoast Cowntiea—Movementa of the U Fleet, ae. A boat qpotaining eitizens has just come off from ‘“lizabeth City, bringing the following news:—That the wildest confusion existe in the seacoast counties —Pas Tuotank, Cainden, Beaufort, ke. The white people ‘ell running back into the country, and the negroes a vancing tewards the coast, The whites fear an (nsur reotion of the slav Apparently there are no troops in the vieinity of Elizabeth City; but the lawlees threaten Dum the town, it is eupnosed for the sake of plum ‘A guard of some fifty has been formed to prevens ita on destruction, if possible. ‘All probability the feet will leave here to morrow, 2, with the balance of our mosquito tet,” to Newbern, which piace ix said to be strongly ified, If we sueceod ip taking it eee ‘coast of North Carolina will be in oyr poggevsiow, eat (hen good: by to secession in {hor Waters. T think twot*rds of the people Cuion tg opin Garin. Twili aotity you of every 08 “BUST ce at every opportunity. ‘ APTURE OF ROANOKE ISLAND F RO. ND. Orme sanenes on sill OFFICERS COMMANDING NAVAL VRSSELS—REPORT OF LIEUTENANT 8. P. Quacmmnsuss. Sraawen Detawanz,} on timanety Cn, Feb. 13, 1808 ° Oommnander §. 0. Rowan == Sm—in obsttionce to orders } herewith submit to you the following report — On the Tth day of February, 1862, at ten o'clock in the morning, the United Staver steamer Delaware, & P. Quackepbush, Lieutenant Commanding, and bearing the ret peypant of Commander 8. C, Rowen jin obediense to @ general order from the United States fagship Routhfield, got wader weigh end procesded through the marshes sowards the battery on Roanoke Island knows as Fort Sullivan, mounting ten gaunt, which battory we attacked at half past eloven in the morning, and continued the fire, gredually closing in, wutil about three o'clock in the at. ternoon, when we ran close ia,to shore, within ten fort of the beach, for the purpore of covering the landing of the troops from the army transporte and flanking the fort, At this period the launches, under the command of Mid. pilpenna Porter, came up for tagsame Purvose, Master's hospital, { rendered Mate J. H. Hammond, of this vensel, then assumed the ccanmand of the launoh Delaware. At this time the Captain called away his gig, and, together with his aid, Acting As- sistant Paymaster F. R. Curtis, made the drat landing on Roanoke Isiaad, for the purpose of recounoitering and ap- turing @ rebel tent, which was accomplished and brougit ou board. After which, believing that hore was a large body of rebel troops in the woods, wo tired sovoral sholl from our nine-inch Dahlgren ,cominanded by J. H. iy which {t was afterwards ascertained lodged in the midst thoir encampinent, compelling them 19 disperse and de- Sist from throwing up int eachmen: At @ quarter at five P. ported to dagship and re- quasted permission to land troops from tho transporte, which was granted, and we lamiod the Kilty- first Pennsylvania ‘regiment, accomplishing it by eight o'piock P. M., when we haulod off and anchored, distaut some hundred yards from the shore, whore we remained daring the night. ‘Tho following morning, at ao requoss of General Bura sidepwant Acting Maal sage, with the command of ten soldiers of the Ninth New Joraey regiment and two boats’ crews, on sliore for the purpose of reconnoitering. ‘thoy returned at eleven o'clock A.M. Previous to this Pay master’s Clerk Charles T. Hallowell landod for the pur- pose of ascertaining if be could procure compressers’ scrows for our rilled howitzer, which was disabled during the action. ile was unsucceseful in procuring them, owing to the engagement at the time. Captain Quack- enbush and bis aid, F, R. Curtis, went on shore at half-past ona o'clock to 0. assistance to the army; ascertained that they required warm freaa water and surgical attendance to dress the wounds, and bad the same sent to thoir together with the Surgeon, LeTraver, who etticieat service on the transport steamer Union. Afterwards weighed anchor and ran within one hundred yards of Fort Sullivan, when Gurumandor and Lientenant Quackenbush landed-et the of the glorious Stare and id tremendous cheering. e r we chased until dark, miles distant from this inst., at six o’olock A, bi., weighed auchor for Elizabeth City. At oight A. M. dis- covered the enemy's gunboats, consisting of seven stoam- ers anil one schooner; gave chase and found that tho ene- my had a battery of four guns on ou; le(t, and one of one gua in the town facing us. At six minutes pest nine A. M. engaged gunboats and battery, and ciosed in faatupon them, filling the au with shot and gheil. Attwentg-tive miniles past nine A. M. the schooner struck her colors, auil was found to be on fire. About thesame time the rebel flag on the baltery at was taken down and wayed signal for che repelgunboats. Wm. was commanding at the fort. This signal was after- wards ascertained to be an order for the evaouation of the rebel gunboats. They immoediatoly ran close in shore, and were instantanoously abandoued and set on fire by their crews, some of whom escaped in boata, and others, jamping overboard, swam and waded to’ the shore.’ Lieutenant Commanding Quackenbush now gaye the order to his aid, F. R. Curtis, to man tho outter and bring off a rebel Gag for Commander Rowan, J. H. Ray- mond, Acting Master's Mate, together with a part of his division, immediately jumped in the boat with F. R. Curtis, and boarded the rebel steamer Fanny, which was at the time on fire, and hauled dowa tho rebel flag; then proceeded on shore to the battery, and Mr. Raymond thon planted the Stars and Stripes, and returned on board the Delaware, which was moored to the wharf at Elizabeth City, at forty-five minutes past mine o’clook in the forenoon—thus eucing one of the shortest and most brilliant engrgoments which has occurred during this unfortunate civil war. Too much praise cannot be awarded to the officers and men attached to this vessel. ‘Mr. Gabandon, signal officer, attached to this vessel, rendered effloleut aad valuaSio service during the en: gagement. GENERAL ORDER FROM COM. ROWAN, GENERAL ORDER. Usivap Srarea Staamee Dacawarg, Ory Exszauera Cry, Feb. 11, 1362. The commander of the flotilia in Albsinarle Sound avails himself of the earliest momeut to make a public acknowl ent of the coolness, gallantry and skill played by the oficers and men under his command, in the capture and destruction of the enemy's battery and ron at Cobb’s Point, 1 strict ebservance of the plan of attack, aad the steady but onward course of tho ships, without return- ing a shot until within three-quartora of a mile of the fort, excited the admiration of our enemiss, The undersigned is particularly gratified at tho evi- denee of the high discipline of the crews, ia refraining trom trespassing, in the elightest degree, upon the pri- vate property of defenceless people in a delencéless town. ‘The generous offer to go on shore and extinguish the flames applied by the Lai vaudal goldiery upon tho houses of its own defenct women and children is a striking evidence of the justness of our cause, and must have its effect im teaching our deluded couatrymon a les. ‘sou in humanity and civilization. S. G. ROWAN, Pg ie United States Naval Forces ia Alvomarie Sound. F, R. Cun, Paymaster. THE CAPTURE OF ROANOKE ISLAND. The foliowing is an extract from a fetter written bya soldier of the Ninth regiment New York Voiuntoors, who Participated in the battle of Roanoke gland, to a frieud in this city:— ‘The fleet commenced bombarding on Friday morning: the 7th instant. The troops landed in the evening, and bivonacked ina cornficid, amid a drenching rain, which lasted all might. At two o'clock the foliowing morn- ing the rebei pickets fired on ours, killing two of them, whereupon tho frst brigade, who were at the time under arms, moved towards the rebels, remaining on the qué vice until daylight. At seven o'clock tho first and second brigades engaged o body of the enemy who had the temerity to come out of their works aud attack us. After a brief but decisive recontre, the rebels retreated behind their fortifications, The regiment to which 1 helong (the Ninth New York) was ordered to fall in,’ and in a few minutes we a: vanced apon the enemy's battery in ‘“‘doudie quici time. The road through which wo passed was very nar- row, with swamps and woods on each side of it. The wounded from the first attack made on the works were, while we were cn rowe om the charge, carried past us. but even this did uot seem to unasrve our men, Onward they weat, filling the air with cheers a8 they rushed, as it wero, iuto .tho very jaws of death. We pasael two of our regiments on our route; they were lying on their facos to protec themselves from tho stiowers of musket balls aud sho that tho enemy were pouring ont from behind their fort fications, As soon as the right wing of my regimont gut withia easy range of the rebels, it poured a volloy of dalis at the almost left wing b this time formed in line of bat net of those untoward and unjor' 0 instamees of which have ec’ that we mistook the Ninth Jar for a body of the rebels, whereupon we fred and wounded nine of them. ‘Tho mistake was at onue order was then given to charge the harga was made in line of datile aiid the encouraging commands of 4 Major. ‘Ths cheers of our mea terror into the minds of the rebels; tupou thom with cold steei of tid boar, In lowe od our charge we We bed the our gallant Colonel were enovgh to but wh ware im poasor bonor of being the first regiment that has takon a fort d fa the rebel fort overything were arms of ali kinds, clovhing, gona, ke. Our won were not allow Appropriate anything to their personal benefit. We kept in the ranks, and after @ brief rest we pro. ded on 3 doubi: k five mile march up Roanoke isiand in search of ‘strentiag rebels. ‘Three miles of the road over whieh we had to pass was throtgh mud and water pearly knes de We were catohing rebeis as wo passed. Ou Saturday; he Sth inst., we bivoumcked on a plamtatio the inconvenience of having no tonts, we had the superadded n provimious; hence we want suppo land force was at work the nm the other rebel forts seriatim ‘combined day) wo wore or gallantry, Barnaide for Ninth regiment were then marched down W the complimented by Gener: The dock ‘and embarked on the steamer Eagio. Companies H and B were sent ov board the gimboat Picket, when we proceeded to Ni Head, ® public resort for the bow tom (?) of North Carolina, "When we reachot the piace each house seemed to be covered with a white ting. The rebels, before they retreated from this place, burned several buildings. After remaining at Nag’s Head short time we reemberked,aod are sow ready for ® start, we know not where. THE REBEL NAVAL COMMANDER'S REPORT OF THE FIRST DAY'S FIGHTING. ‘The following ia a copy of the official report of the rebel Cowmander W. F. Lynch, of the first day's Gghting at Roanoke island. The origioal wae found on board the | rebel tingship Soa Birds— Frasca Sea Biro, ) Ow Toanoxe Istaxn, Feb. 7, 1862, Sin—I_ have the bh to report that the enemy, a ton A. M. to-day, with tweuty-two heavy steamers one tng -made AD attack upoo this squadron and the bat- tory at Port Point, As bis numerical forces waa overwhelming, we com. menced the action at long range, but as our shells fell short, while bis barst over around wa (owing,T think’, to the supertor quality of his powder), we eventually compelled to shorten the disiance, ‘The fight lasted continoously from yay ton A. Me to batf-past five P. M., th it whieh soldiers ia sustained their position with a galiantry which woo our warmest approbation. The fire waa ter. Af times the battery would be enveloped in and dust thrown up by shot and shell, and Mean beeen man killed and taree wounded. The A . Imention the ‘er, you og | aes nd battery, because in obaditie] Weis communication will reach you before 4 4 ihe appropriate te gone official source ing ranspor cad, ch was the attacking division subdivided, ous portion ‘ansailed raed the other the battery. Repeatediy in the course of the day I foared our little squadron of seven vessels would be utterly demolis! acious Providence preserved us, Master of the Forrest, received # wound in the , if now ~ avin d Chad trust’ that thin promising young officer, who ao bravely fough! his ship, will be suared to theservioe, Midshior Isia houncing that the p rikoners would aot be sent down unti to-morrow the Rappahannock, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 1862, { mea Camm, of the Bilis, and ——, of the Curlew, each lost an arm, which, with three others slight); wounded, ounsvitute the cum of cnr paceman ueiage, Tam sory to say that theCarlew, our largest steamor, was gunk aud the Forrest, one of our propellers, dis- abled. W»bave received other from shot and shell, but comparatively of slight cl Worrest with the exes)Aion of ‘bo prepared to use in the action to-morrow, if we had ammunition. I have nota pound of powder or led shell remaining, and few of bi» other vesse's are better off, During the latter part of the engagomont, whea our ammunition ws nearly exuausted, Isont t the upper battery fora s:pyly. Bot two charges were ail that could be spare’, anc (hese were exponded at dusk, as the enemy was wilt i'w ing from the contest. In all probabicty the contest wiil be renewed to- ™morrow, a# the onemy has landed a force below the batiery, and wili undoubtedly endeavor to divert its Ore. Thave decided, after recovering the guna from the Curlew wrock, to procood direct with the squadron lo Klizaboth City aud send exprosa to Nortolk for aminu. nition, Should it arrive in time, we will return to aid the defence; if not, will there make a final stand and blow up the vessels rather than they shall fall into the of enemios. ‘are reasons for retiring upon Norfelk; but it would be unagernly thus to desert this section of country. If [have erred in judgment, by # speedy notification the error will be corrected. Commander Hunter, Lieutenants Commanding Cooke, Parker and Aloxandor, and Masters Com MoCor- rick, Taylor and Hoole bravely sustainod the it ofthe service, and every officer aud man performed nis dut; with alacrity, Lieutenant Commanding Simons, al! absent on dotallod service, exhibited such an eagerness to participate in the conflict ag to give full assurance that, Tas vory reapeottully, oar obedient sorvanty vory respectfully, wor! seater W.F. LYNCH, Fiag OGioer. Hoa, 6, R. Martory, Sooretary of the Navy. LETTER FROM A REBEL YOLENTEER TO : HIS MOTHER. < ‘Tho following lotter, among hundreds of others, was found a Winton, N. ©., by an officer of the Union force, n tho iate descent on that plas. We give it verbatim titeratim, ea & fair apocimen of the intelligence and edu- cation of the democratic whites of tho’ South:— Hb. Qas. 1st Barr, N. 0. V- waren C., Foby 17 1903 } Dask Morame—.. is with the greatiat pieasure that [have the oportunity of writing you a fow lines to let you a0 that iam well aud in hops that thiesfow lines may find you.tho same. i have uothing of importance to write you only we have loft camp Park Grove we left thear laa* monday Morning and arived hear tusday morning 10° o'clock we maid out wary well unte! monday night it was 80. oold that we suffred a wary mutch in the cold Mo- thier Do, uot Give your selfe epy uncasness about mo for i am making out wary well wear at a paice named Winton in hurtfoot county on chowaa river we will stay hear about three weaks and then we wilt go to south Mills and bee ready for the yaukes we ar only hear to make biockada acrose Cowan river thoar is no danger hear yot & while but no nos how #oom we have got wary good houses to stay in the ladys treate ous wary nice Cosin william B Shiner is hear with bis wife andchildren mo- thier [ no not how goon the yankos,may get me or kill me and for that reagon 1 want you to write me and let me no how you all are getting a longand what tho nows is at South mills we will bee thear or at Portsmouth inoourse of three or four woaka but { had aa live stay hear as ony whears if { could hear {from youall. wo ail are in fue life aud good spire. to meet the yankes and we ar tho boys that can doit iwtsh togod that our regimont had bia on Ronoke Island if they had we would had it yet there was no body to fist om Ronoke old Shaw run aud so did Jirdam and after the head men run of corse the private had to dothe same Mothier wili you pleas rite moe one letter if i¢ ant but three lines writ me and let me no how you all ar geting aioug. If i ahould get kiled in thia unholoy war thats wags upon ous by tbe Northen Govenmeont may see pardon my sins and take mo in heaven whear thear wil! bee uo more parting thear Mothior Ihave bin wary hard to work sence I bin hear asinkin old veaols and jiters 8 oross Chowan river the yan- pooh ay to com but they cant comet the water is two lows Give my love to ail thats inquiring about mo and tell thom tist if 1 never seo them in thie wourd i hope that Imay see them in hovea Mothier Write me if you pleas a s00n as you get thin leter 60 good by for a white. This you sve remember mo aad bear me in your mind for ¢ stili remain your aexinate son until! doatb. JAMES KE. RABFORD. Mothior you promost mo that you wear a going to aond me & pair of homspuu pants : want you te seud them (or iam in wary mutch neod of them, direct your loter to Jamea E Radford Hurt(vod co NC imear of Cornel Wil- lias Bataing Gop, 1. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A NAVAL O¥FICES'S WITE TO HER HUSBAND, Among otber letters found at Winton, N. C., by the Union troops, waa one from the wife of an officer of the rebe! oavy, dated Portamouth, Va., February 8, to hor husband at Roanoke island. The letter relates to domes- tic affairs, vot interesting to the public, but closes up with the following parugraph:—*Ploaso tear this up; I would aot have my letters fall into Yaakce handa for inillions of dollars, I would write many things to you, bat i know you are crazy on the subject of keeping old lotvers; 80 if you are captured L may expect to see my Jotiers published in the New Yor« Hanaco as specimens 0 Southern ignorance."” SOUTHERN MACHINE POETRY. ‘Tho following Southern morcean: wad algo Cound at Win- ton, N. C., by an officer of the Union troops. ft was sung by diadame Bovarita and Signor George, accompanicd by 4 full baud, at Oxford Hall, Portemouih, Va., October 23, 1361:— THR CONFEDRRATK FLAG. Bright banner of freedom, with pride I unfold thos; Fair flag of my country, with love I bobold thee, Gleaming aboye us, in freshness and youth, Funblein of liberty—eymbol of truth; For this fiag of my country in triumph sath ‘U'er the Southerner’s home avd the Southerner's grave. All bright are the stars that are boaming upon ua, And boid are tho bars that are gleaming above us. ‘Tho one shall tncrease in their number and light, The other grow bolder in power and might; For this flag of my conutry in triumph abel! wave O'er the Southernec's nome or tho Southerner's grave ‘Lhose bars of bright red * our fem resolution To die, if need be, shiv! i. from pollution ; For man in this hour in ,.\ve all he holds dear, And woinan her prayers aud ler words of high cheer, it they wish this fair banner in triumph to wave O'er the Southerner’s home and the Southernor's grave. To the ‘eat God of Battle we look wit! n foo With convey uth sili smile on in her (ragy When the Norti ia fast sinking in silene: For the fing of our country in Geiumpls m Over the Southerner's home or due siout a News from Fortress Monroe. Forrasee Moxtox, ¥ob, 25, 1862. ‘The steamer Exproes, Captain A. L. Calmady, loft Old Point at tow o'clock (his morving, to go up the Jaines river to receive anothor boattull of released Union prisoneray who wore to be seat down from Bi tinvnd by previous appointment, ‘The Express waited at the asuat rendezvous antil o'cloek, when the Ranoooas brought xo order from General Wool for her to revurn. The Ranoocas had previously goue over to Cranoy sand received a deapaten from General Muger, an. ‘The steamor Mystic bas arrived from the biookade off Our New port Nows Correspondence. Came Burtsx, Nawroat News, Va., Feb. 37, 1562. Rifects of the Gate on the 2Ath—Something tthe Wind, Lo, The gale that raged with such fury over the greater part of the country on Monday last did not fail to pay us a visit James river rose toa height that bee been un. known for many years, and the violence of the storm | prevented ail communication with the fort during the whole day. Tho United States sloop-of.war Comberiand dragged her anchors aud barely oseaped getting aground A schooner belonging to Captain Webstor,a dealer at thig port, broke loose from the upper whart and drifved down on onr main steambout wharf, doing it considerable damage, and at one time threateving ik with entire de. struction. Tho-e regimenta who had no barracks suffered Severe inconvenience, from the fnot of huif the touts boing diown down. [twas both ndicrous and pitiable 10 ee men running aroand in camp tn search of shoir houses. City Intelligence, Mason Gavanat G. W. Swiru, C. S$. AL, fyvitep vo Union Careunamov.—The committes of arrangern the Washington Birthday colebration of the Or, to the Stroet Department, Inviting the Late Sires ( missiener, @, W. Smith, to attend thoir fostiviti Cowsrtran Roows, 55 Stxta Avexur New Youx, I'eh. A062. ©. W. Bure, Bsa. :—Dear Sir—The Order of United Ameri to their usu vom, futend to celebrate er the nextagniversary of the Birthday of the immort sngion, whore teachings and precepis the fundamental prinelples of thetr o antaation, af Niblo's . on thedad inal. AB oration Will be pronounced by the Rev, J. D, Dutcher, oe city, and other sppropriats exercixes nay be expec ou are respectfully Invited to be present om this occasion, Invited guests, on ihe delivery gf inele ekete, mt be provided OM the stage, erg reapectiully, de Ww KENBY, A W. M. POWNALL, Comovtttee of Arrangements. ‘fe, et COMMISSIONER'S Seatie Tonn, Feo, B10 | Gureimuen— Your favor of the 13th ihal., extending an in. ritation to with G. W, Smith to pai your Order In their cetobration of Went ved af » 10, co) nee der of the oreuary of War probibittng all cor. tion with “ rebela im arma,” I am un to ard our Kind invitation to the gentleman named, as he iPhow, Trutnas for long. tne. esas Major tieontal in ive rebel + stan Tree . RYE RS, 1 fi Co maiie of The Woketa re herewith rewarned, ‘The shove reply was written by Mr. B: A clerk fa the Street Department, wnder Instructions ‘hep- herd Koapp, Where have Messrs. Biakeney, Tahiug gad Pownall 9900 for the lant aia montha? 2 f feativitten will not my. Hoping tl wa th rh wor 101 Ty iy, ‘enseee We. 'H. Biauaake wad others, INTERESTING NEWS FROM THE GULF, Operations of the Naval Vessels in the Gulf. Tho Rebels Shelled Ont of a Fort Near Brazos. Successful Boat SEixpedition in Tampa Bay, &., a, &e. Our Key West Correspondence. Kav Waser, Fob. 11, 1842. Nows from the Glf—Capture of the Schooner Ma- jor Barbowr—Inoidents Attending I-A Yankes man and @ Rebel Battery af Braz0s—Looation of the Bquadron—Heatih of Officers and Orews of the Siywadron- and Troops in the Gulf—Rebol Prisoners—Their Reports— Purther Partioulars of the Qapture of the Schooner Wilier—Affair at Tumpa—Boat Kxpedilion from the Ethan Allen and King fisher—Ocowpation of Mamatec— Passengers by the Oonnectieut—Arrival of the Pensacola— Her Being Ashoro—Particulany of How She Go Of— List of Hler Officers, sto, to, ‘Théto ls bul little if any nows of -am exciting obarac- er feom tho Gulf squadron; the blockade ls vory efftc- taal,and hardly & vossol dare show her nose outside without the certaiaty of oapture or boing chased bask again. Wo may congratulate oursolyes of this condition Of affuire; for “Dixie” will suffer more than ever, and we wiil hear leas of veasels arriving in Southern ports taden with provisions, arma and munitions of war, which they have purchased with tho procoeds of the cotton and nave, stores they have suoceeded in carrying from the country under the very noses of our blockading floot. ‘The capture of the aohooner Major Barbour by the De Soto was offvcted ia amaaner that reflects great credit on her captors. It waa a real Yankee teiok—one that will serve to be recorded in the annals of this war. Tho Ma- Jor Barbour bas beon one of the most successful vossels in running tho biockado, Sho baa made four voyages to and from Havana, and was on her roturn from tho fifth when taken. The mauaer of her capture was aa follows. It appears the De Soto afew day@ previously succcoded in capturing an oyster sloop, which sho manned and armed and usedasa tender, Tho officers of the sloop though proper to take a short cruise among the oreeks and bayous of that section of the coast of Loulalana. So they disguised themselves and started on what I should think rather @ perilous expedition. Thoy cruised about with” out molestation or guapicion, and nally anchored near, an extensive plantation in the neighborhood of Temballer Island. Thoy (the officers) had the audacity to land and visit the planter at his residouce, by whom thoy were most hospitably received. They were invited to dive with him, which invitation thoy accepted without hesitation, At the dinnor table they informed their host that they were citizens of Now Orleans, looking for something to 40, and aaked him for information as to the probabillty of obtaining employment, and ifany voasela were oxpocted om the const that they could aid in running the blockade aud landing their cargoes, Thoir hoat waa very commu. uicative. Ho informed thom that the Barbour was soon expected, and that they could give her valuable aid. After spending some time with ‘he planter they took their leave, and it waa not long after they discovered a er to an anchor, which bad the appearance of being ‘Gish for their net." ‘thoy stood for her in an apparentiy unconcerne:| manner, the officers dressed in red shirts and slouched hats, with the blue jackets stowed away below. Aa they approached they bailed the . and asked if thoy could come alongside you come for tho The reply was, ‘Have cargo?’ No reaponse was made te this question until the sloop rubbed alongside the schooner, when-the officer, calling hia mea from below, jumped on board, saying, “Yes, we bave come for the cargo, and the vessel aisy.” There was 00 resistance made, and the schooner proved am caay prixe. She proved to be the Barbour, from Havana, with « full cargo, principally of coffee, and her capture iiiustrated the truth of the old saying—<The pitcher that goes too often to the well is broken at last.” The Barbour is or- dored to Philadelphia via this place; but, as ghe is an old vessel, aud not fitied to encounter the severe weather of our Northern coaat at (his seasion,ahe may be condomaed and sold hore. i Ashort time since the United States barks Midnight and Rachel Seaman, while saillug along the coast, in the neighborhood of Brasos, received a shot from t ‘They immodiately stood in a4 close as possible to the beach and tried tho rage of ihoir guns, which thoy found would reach a small fort from which they received the shot. The next morning they stood in and opened firo on it, and after throwing thirty sholl into and about the work they silenced tt, and drove ita occupants out, thoy leaving in auch @ hurry that you could not dis: tinguish them for the clouda of sand which they throw up on their rapid retreat, Having 9 force to land, and Uaving done all that fay in thoir power, they continued on their courwe down the const, The affair at tho Southwest Pass of the Mississippi, between the Colorado and (our rebel eicamors, to which 1 roferred in my lotter of yoatorday , amounted to nothing. It appears to be impossible to coax the rebels within reach of our smooth bore guns; they open fire at range, and there thoy remain; start after them, and the river they go at double quick. ‘Thay will’ try this game onoo Wo often, for they wiil lad themaclyos some fino morning in a trap from which thore will be no escape, and whore their rifle guua will avail them nothing. ‘The following 14 the procise location of the Gulf aq) san Allen, at ‘tampa; Tahom ¢ Koya; Mobawk, off St. ; Sagamore an, off Apalachicola: M. A. Wood, block: a Tslaud; Bb: No and R, ok » of and jaland ‘and; South Carotina, Witch and Mercodita ai east Pasa, Tre Southwest’ Base and Hatteras, and Rachet between jog botwean Missi South Pass, Colorado and Tw Goo, Barataria Bay; Mon chatiiaya and. 89 whe river and Yacatan Backs tinny, ervisiag between Ship Shoal amt Sabino Maca; Midnight, 01 Lwoen Galveston and Matamoros: Arthar, crea'ag between Matagorda aad Corpus Christi; Portsmouth, crusing “pus Christiand tio Grande, Yotymac, ordered to Vera Crug. . Ib affords veasure to state that the officers aud crows of cadron are in the enjoyment of excel- jent hoaith, aa are alsy Lhe troops on Ship island. In thie respect we hava bowa very furtunate, as we have besa regarding tho.weathor; there have heoa few northers, and they of tight charactor, Ibis tobe boped that the good fortune attending us thw far may be coutinued throvghont «id summer. Throuph (ye kindness of Lieutenant B. W. Taylor, United States Navy, of the Connection, ( have sen and ovaverso! withthe prigonare who wore taken at Cedar Koys by the United States steamor Hatteras, Their names are T. J. M. Strands, A. J. Roberts, J.D. Smith, J. 5. Sryan, Lewis Gray, 0. M.D. Weeks, Under. ii Rl.is, 14 Roy 1, Langford and 8.'T. Langford. ‘They are truly # rough looking aet, aud none of them, aa far as lcould judge, are over twenty-one years of age. They ave all natives of Florida, and express strong rebel sym pathies, aud were all of ‘tho Fourth Florida rogitent, Colonel Hopkins, 1 asked (hem many questions rogard: ing the condition of affairs in Vlorida; but T ain sutisfiod rom their answers that they did not teil the truth; far they evilently wiabed to put the beat face powsible op (he whole aff | desired to roake me think that all the troops aad inhabitants fared suaptuously every day The prisoners who were not taken in arms tell a very difforgat story. ‘They represent the condition of the people as trily depiorable, and say that starvation stares them in tho face, aud they do not know which way to turn for relief. Tt is the oxpressed opinion of these prisoners that, from their own observation, four: fifths of the people of Florida would gladly return to their alipgiance to (he government of the United States if they could only dogo. They are hei sick and tired of the war, and doaire peace on any terms, Cam iuclived to think chis report tho only reliable one; for it 1s confrmned by ali Impartial persons—-thoss who have had (he oppor tuuity of being and jadging for theraselver, and wno have not formed their opinion from mere hearsay. Que of the y v8, fot taken in arms, is a native of this place. His aame is Canield, and he bears the reputation hore of being a great sconadrel. He is now in double ivous on board the Conuestieut for umruly conduat. the lie who cotmmanded the detachoient of mon taken ai Cedar Keys remains on borrd the Hatteras. Why he has not been soot forward with the rot { do not know, neither can | gain aay information on the subject. AU ths prisouers are on their way North, and a few days Will find thom comfortably located im quartors provided for them hy genercus Uncle Sam, who will bave wo ob: jection to receive insny more of thesame kind, and provide quarters for thein suitable to their rank aud con dition of life A few weoks hones (here will bo enough more, and [ (ink ji would ba advisable for the govern. ment to piace (hem on one of tho keys oastward of thia ey are now uuiubabited except by rattlesnakes and mosquitoss, fit compantons aud associates for the rebeis of Florida, aud it would be considerate in the go- vernment to pot them ina location whore they will find @ climate and companiona auch as they have been acoustomed to. Many from this place could be sent to the game location with advantage to our community. I gave a description of the sapere of Wilder, near the entrance to Mobile bay, by the United States ship KR. R. Cuyler, in one of my former letters, and thas the English Consul had demanded hor Teiease on the ground that she was bound to Matamoror. It now that @ letter found on board after her capture gives particular direottons how and whore sho was to iand her o1 and she waa captared in the precise locality, The letter says that teams would be in readingas at wet gos con io Ee inland, and that a company of troops would be there to protect 4) lane ne. ‘ot, im the face of these facta, which the vi {he conaum. LL most have known, he had Wate Imptt#uce to make the demand for her release. I am ploased to eay that the men wounded io this affair rapidly recovering, and will soon be ft for duty oace ve aooounta of @ brilliang little affair that occur. ‘ampa Hay on tho Gd Loft, which réflocta groat Oredlt om the offlcers and orews of the barks Ethan Alien and Kiugusher. ‘The commander of the Ethan Alien determined to pay visit in foree to Mauatoe, a settlement near the outrance to Tampa Pay, as he had learned that a number of the Floriva Coast Guard ware located at that point, Aveord. ingly @ war expedition was filted out on the evenmng of the 2d inst, manned by sixty mea, and they wok their departure under the cover of night, for the purpose of taking the Florjdians by gurprige in’ tho morning. The entorprige was's success, Ax they approached th thoy were chatlonged by a sentry, who was shot down; thoy soon discovered a force of about one hundred aud fifty men, having a fleld piece; they appeared to be cay aly. x our party approached, a volley wae fired at them, wien, without firing a abot, they (the rebels) took to their hools and scampered off is if the entire arny of the Potomac was after them, ans: wituout even saying “by your lexve,” taking the fiold pives with them: party then landed, and found the place doserted by womea and ohilirea and afew old inn, Thoaa of 0 town Ulay did not disturb, but suocceded in destroying Ul racks aud an old fortomposed of logs and sand. ‘The party thon re-ombarke:! and returned to the ship without the joss of @ maa. Ailulre of this kind, aidhough nut much in thomeclyes, have & good infusnce; thoy worry aud Laraes the epoiny, especially on (he Florida oonsi; for they do not Kuow where (0 oxpeol the attack uoxt, and are in constant foar of their lives and the destruction of thelr property. ‘The life of tho Florida rebels withacon ba sanondurablo, and Chey wil i shorg ture be bogging Cor pesoe on any terms we may dictate, The above matter comprises about all the news of interestfrom the Guli; and we are not likely to have anything more stirring until a larger ferce of military arrivos, 90 hat the navy aud army can Operate togeihor for pormanont good, ‘The following oflicera of the squadron are pamsoopers by the Connecticnt:—Com- mandér Hunry French, late of the sloop-of war Probie; Paymaster Lowis Warrington, Inte of the Sanive frigate; ani First Assistant ingineor David B. Macomb, late of the stoam Ccigaie Niagara, besides several junior ongi- ‘UBOTW, FIO BOMB 1) tion, : ‘The steam stovp-of-war has arrived, baving Deen ashore on the reet,as { informed you in my totter of yeaterday. ‘The report’ of the Naagait schooner prove! correct tn every par 5 came ino the Gulf through the Providence chaune! aftor the Isaacs, @ group of islau’s on eteored a course that should have carried hor clear of ali danger ; bus she ourrent 1 uncommonly strong wo tho northward, she wascet by it almost direotly aoroas the stream, and grounded on the night of the 3d inst. on the reef, about thirteen miles jo northward of Carys. fort Reof lighthouse. Kyory exertion was made at tho time to hor off, but ail were of uoavail. On the morning of tho 4th the United States lighthouse toudor Florida, commanded by Captain William Richardson, ove of tho oldest and most exporienced of the ree! pilowa, hove in sight, and at once p to the assistance of the Pengacvis; and after the greatest exertions, with the aa- sistance of two wrecking vessels, and after having to Highton the veasel by tuking out anchors, china, fourteon of her guna, shot, shvil, &0.,8he was hove into deup water. She was then taken into Turtle Hai bor, inside the reof, and anchored, aul all the articles that were re- moved from her replaced. She was then taken out over the reef into the Guif, aud arrived here ag before atatol. It was a fortunate circumstance that the Florida, with her experienced commander, was close at baud, the sea was perfectly smooth while the ship wag on the reef; otherwise &ho would in ail probability have booome a total wreck, and the navy of the Uniied States have Jost ono of ils finost veasais. ‘Too muoh praise cannot be awarded to Captain Richardson for his oonduot in this adbir. Ho bag been a long timo pilot of tho different coast survey vessels that have been employed on the sur- vey of thoso reofs, and bears the highest testimonials frou ali the officers under whom ho has sorved; besides which, ho is an houest and toy! citizen. I¢ is to be hoped tho Navy Department will reward his valuablewervices on this ocasion; for to his knowledge and oxperience the goverament ia indebted for the salvation of the Pensa- cola. I am pleaged to see that Captain Morris baa no- tioed his aervices by & most dattering tottor, and 1 am confident all the officers agree with the in what tie “Batiama Hauke, —_ connivanceof her Majusty's Consul Gonoral at Havana, Mr. Joseph T. Crawford. Imust give Commander great crodit for seeing through the whole affair at a glance, and & our Admiralty Judgo the samo, for go arranging the evidence that the veasei’s true charaoter is diseover: 4 beyond a shadow of a doubt. Judgo Marvia ia adm ably fitted for his posttion; poasoasing a perfect know- lodge of all marine pointa, he cannot be caught on an} tack, aa those wo have and will come Leiore Lim wi find to their enst, toa steam sloop-of-war Hartford, Com- mander Wain) ight, bearing tho flag of Flag Olliour Farra- commander of the Guif Blockading Squadron, has a changed salutes with f 1g she will proceed to Havana te look out for our ivteroste in that quartor. I rajoice te hear it, for it wil! haye # most beneficial induence ‘We have no local news, with the exeoption of the death of private Henry Davis, of Company F, Ninevieis regi- ow York State Voluntoers,oa the evening of the 10(b inat,, from disoase of the heart. Our voiupteors are domg remarkably well and improv ing every day, Gonoral Branan will bo pleased, I know, ‘at the condition of the portion of his brigade now here. We are now having, afier the change yesterday, mout delightful woather, with 4 prospect of its continuance, we are ax Yor without news of the minas ing schooner Pickering, and the worst fears are enter- tained since the Connecticut's arrival without intoilt- geuce of her that sho has perished, with all on board. ‘To-morrow will bring us newa froin the North to the ‘Sth, when we hope to hoar of important movements. E the Ponaacola, Obitaary. DBATH OF PROFESSOR 0. C. FELTON, OF HARVAE® UNIVURSITY. Wo wore apprised by telegraph, Thursday, of the death of Proféesor C, 0, Felton, of Harvard University, af tbe regldence of bis brother in Ghester, Pe>“5yivania, on tho ‘20th inst, Professor Fottoa was born at Woat Nowbury, Mass.» November 6, 1807. He graduated at Harvard Colloge ia 182T. While tm college be was distinguished for hia 'y tastes and the wide range of his atudies, im bia senior yoars ho waa one of the conductors of the Ranwara Beider—setadenie! Periodical. Aftor leaving college, was engaged for two years, in conjunction with two of his classmates, in tho ‘Charge of tbe Living. aton High School in Geneseo, in this State, In 1820 be waa appointed Latin tutor in Harvard College, Greek tutor in the following year, and Ovllege Professor of Greck im 1832. In 1834 he was Eliot Professor of Greek Literature, the duties of which place he continued to discharge until failing health ‘obliged him to abandon his official duties and seck retire- ment. In 1833 be published an edition of Homer,” with’ Kaglish notes and Fiaxman's illustrations, which haa since passed through several editions, with revisions and emendations. In 1840 a translation by hina of Menzel’s work on “German Literature,” in throe volumes, waa published among a work entitled «‘Speoi- mons of Foreign Literature.’ Inthe same yoar he gave to the publio & “Greek Roader,”’ containing selections im prove and vorse from Gireck authors, with Knglish notes anda vocabulary, This has gince been frequently re printed. In 1341 he published au edition of tho ‘Clouds’* of Aristophanes, with an introduction and notes, since revised and republished in Fngland. Im 1843 he aided Profesaor Sears and Profesor Edwards in the pre poration classical studies, con- taining essays on classical subjects, mostly translated Fag the | sak snp rere poira ee eyo 4 the preparation he Posts and Poetry of Kurope which appeared in 1846. In 1847 editions of the ““Panogyricus” of Socrates and of the “« om - non” of Aachylus, with tairoductions and Kngliak notes, were published by him. A socond edition the former appeared im 1854, and of the latter in 1369. In 1849 ho translated from the Fropoh the work of Prof. Guizot on physical geography, led the ‘Earth and Man,” and ia the same year he published an edition of the Birds’ of Ariatophanea, with ‘an intZoduotion and. Engliah notes, which was republials- of @ work on he has ai Alt tho officers and mon of the Ponsavola | 94 in land. The period from April, 1853, to May trying week of it; they have run the en ar by bina’ in @ Rurcpech tou, in tee aunties on several ocoasiona, aud eye came, “right | course of which he visited Groat Britain, France, Ger- pay and from thoir good luck 1 to antisipate | many, Switzerland, Italy and Greeco, In 1356 he revised greet things of thom. knows but thoy may be, | for publication in tho United States Smith's ‘History of with their ship, the firat voagel to force tho 0 nw | Grooce,” and ia the same year an odition of Lord the harbor thal ehe‘is namedattor? If tt is to be hor | jisie’s ‘Diary in Turkiah ald Greek Waters’ waa pre. fate, may she bavo the samo luck as whoa running the | parod by bim for tho American presa. He wad the au. blockade of tho Potomac. The following is a list of tho | Ease of other worka, which the Ilmits of this notice forbid Pensaoola’s officers: — ; Cnplain—Heary W, Morrin, Hira Liealonand and Hoeratie Offcor 6. te. Lieutenant Bs ie emma ‘dtilweH, Surgeou—J. Wind! tor. Paymaster —G. L. Davia. Sailing & MoKay. Acting Maters—J. D. Robdoris, 0. . Weoke aod — Shur. Chief Engincer—S. D. Hibbert. FPiret Assistant Engi V.A Sacmd dsstant PaginomC. i Bal whatever. Whersehe grownted the reef waa comparatively soft. Had sho been a short distance north of south, however, thore would bea very diftorent tale to teil. Some of her copper may be off; but beyond Ua I, should ink she will be found almost without @ scratch. She will coal and GU water, I suppose, nnd thon proceed to join the be tg In ali probability she will remain tn port a week. ‘The Connecticut not being able to take the cargo (out- tony ot the prize eobooner Lizzie Weston, it will be shipped north by the bark T. W. Hall,a verse! now ia the harbor, and will leave here iu the course of three or four daya, ‘The case of the achooner Kmma, aling Ouward, prize of the United States slip Connecticut, is now be ure the court, and I am able to give the following evidence in the case, which wil! be found interesting: Tt appoare (rom the papers found on board the verwol at the time of her capture, and from the testimoay of the masier and of Mr. Kilison, & roswient of Apalachioian, Plorida, aul of Mr. firch, @ resident of Colkmbus, Goorgia, two passer on board the vessel, that the vessel safled from Apala cliucols under @ rebel regisior and tag,on or about the 6th day of Bucomber last, iaden with @ cargo vf spirits of tarpentive, and bound for Havana. Two yosavis wore blockading the harbor at the time ate sailed; but sho got Out at a pass, the witnesses Bay, Where no veasei Was at the time stationed. Mr. illigon, Mr. Birch and Captain Moris wore all on board vn hor voyage wut to Havana. Aftec the artival of the vessol in Havana, Mr. who, it appears from bis Own testimony, woe the owner, asitrustes (or certain other parties reaiding in Columbus, Georgia, made & di of sale of the vesnel to ono Jona Molamnan, of Rosshiro, Scotland, who clains to be a itri- fish subject, now residing in Havana. Mr, Kiligon says in his testamony, ‘hat as the agvot of cartain persous residing in Gol imbue, Georgia, he, about the Ist of Janu acy, 1862, made a bill of saic of the BUbjO0L, tis tho Bettiah Ce says, in hig testimony, by him to # Bush: hundred dollars, but ays “he believes veusol reside ut Georgia, and also the owners of tho cargy. Neithor’ Mr. Kiisoa nor tho viher (wo wiinesKas appear to have kuowu or romamberod tin Haine Of ine the bill of sate Was male. At any cate nous of them name hitn in thoir depositions. His hams appears in the cortifieate of registry. nd on board tho vessel at the tine of her capture a docement called a Hrovusional Certillesto of Registry," given under thoCousular seal and gigh meatal of Josopls E.Crawiocd, British Consul General of Cuba, dated at Havann, ihe 80th day of Decomber, 1861. ‘This document deserihas the vessel, and certifies that John MeLannau, of Lochalsin, scotland, merchant, ow resid. ing at Havana, “es the sole owner of the above slip.” Accompanying (he “Provisional Certifieats of Registry,” ia « document catlod a “*deviaration of ownership yl ai the same time and place as the certificate of registry, and made aud subscribed im the preaenee of ths iritinh Consul, by Jokn MoLennan, in which che decisrant gaya “that he is a natural bortt British subject, bora at Locl tish, and thet he hes never takeo the owth of aile- gionve Ww any foroiga state, and that he ia on. Tikied to be fogiaterod as sole vwer of sald slip, and that 10 the bost of his knowledge snd belief no person or body of persons, ther than such persons aa are, by the mer- chant shipping act of 1854, qualified to he owners of British sips, & entitled aa owner to any interest what- ever, whether logai or benefaial, in the sald suip, and that he makes this solema dec Delioving the same to he true.” Huih the Provisions! Certilicate of Registry’ and the “Declaration of Ownership” are in conformity with the Britivh merchant shipping act of 1654. ‘Tho vewol when she loft Apalachicola was oalled the Unward, and u stated to Lave boon built in Baltimore in 1834, She drst assumed the vame of the Kime tn the “Provisional Certificate of Regietry'’ and | Degiaration of Ownership.” ‘Tho veaael, having Agsymod a new mameand fag, was ladon, one of the witnesses says, by Messrs. Hamel & Co, merchania,of Havans, with voflee, soap, thraad, eum, Ae and the cargo was coosigned ta order, The bil o ud on board the veasel states that (he vargo wat by &. Catala, anit copsighod to order, It ia o blank by (he shipper; 40 that the holder of on board tho veawal contrailed the delivery of the vessel to a British road's oflice.”” Subaaqiontiy, ho Haat the vessel was Li set for the gum of nineteon not paid.” the tine Columbus, He atterwards 1s of own the itish subject" to whom ration Oonsciontiousiy,, tho voasel cleared for Noagau and St. Jotine, and sated from Havana about the 16th of Janaary, fayiig on board the same ceew and persona with which she wt Apala except the now master, Marks. . Bireh, who appears to have acted somewhat in the capacity of @ suparcargo, sud Who resides in Columbus, Goorgin, says In bis dopesition ‘Mosars. Hamel & Co. morchants in Havana, were the agente for the purchaas of the cargo, [t waa copsigned to order, He dose nut know whore the cargo was to lx: delivered. He believes the cargo waa on the account, risk aad bonofs of £. Bowers, W. W. Garraud and othere, resident at Colum wus, Georgia, and if the oargo should be restored is wi Delong to the waid parties aud nous otbers. master, Charles F. Marks, gaya “that he was bora in Convevticut, Apalachicola, ,and is and reyides wow at a citizen of the United States.” He ‘says he was appointed to the com. mand of the vessel by the owner, thr the of Captain B. flison, at Havana, about the 10th of January. He cannot remember the owner's name. Ho sags the vesgol and cargo would ha but for Ellison huve directed. He says the leding was put on board the said vessel by some parties mp wat wo hit, but believes Mesers. Hamel & Co. shipped the cargo. Re bolleves the cargo belongs to B, Ellison, Biroh: and others, He does not know to wi {8 was cons } but should {t arri t ita destined port, he believes it would belong to Captain 8. Ellison and Mr, Birch, ‘The above the substance of the evidence. [had in tended making some remarks upon it; but tt does not od Lhom—it apeaks for itsolf, and shor pataly how the | vessels arriving at Havana are‘ whitewashed,” and tho proveotion of the Rogliab Mag, through tho 9 gone, captare, to St. Johns, or any port Captain B. Nt Pensacola Yterar: a passing and that th of all Captain of Panag Keniew, Christias Roard tly: io, | compl lar Gs laws. y (ir bh jl Jpice igors i, ed T in dated | Oj oT ip journal ough lgned o to mention. He was a contributor to ihe North iow, ¢ in Keaminer and other periodical publica- tions. His Mterary labors om the face and added to them his cojlege tu! Seemed more thad poastbie for one man to grasp. But to a mind endowed with te highest intellectual virtues and comprehensive mind, both branches were fnithfully attended te. Professor Folton wag a member of the Massaobusette of Fducation, and one of the Regents of the Smith- sonian Institution. In 1858 he mado @ second tour to Kurope, partly oa account of his health, and partly te jote some investigations into the (hs ae jo waa boyond doubt one of the greatest. the country, and the best Greek scholar of the day. His death will be widely de- plored by the litorati ip all lands, as mueh, perhaps, ia Athona, Groece, a8 in Boston, ag @ long residence ia Greece had ondeared uim to wany Criends in that claame laud. seem immonse, The Taylor Indtotmen om the National Police Gazotte, Feb. 5) Woatated that tho offence for which James B. Taytor ‘was indicted was made punishable by the obarter by im- prwonment in the penitentiary for not more than two yoars and a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court. appears, '» that the Revised Statutes in the edition of 1859 makes it years; 60 that imstoad of simple misde- meanor, it is a felony, and disfranchises the party con- vioted. Undoubtedly it ia a high offence, both in law and in morals, and no punishment can be tov severe for a soa who thus dares to atrike at the great principle uader- lying free governments, and upon which our aceurity. Kk certainly is oot in us to i over & man’s misfortunes; but when @ doliveraiely undertakes Practice of cascality on a Ege scale in prosecuting a war againat everything that society hola most dear, and becomes @ comtnon enemy to all mankind, we can ha sympathy for him. {fx man steals Arty dollars from his neighbor, we arrest him and incaroerate hi for a torm of ina felon’s coll, and yet ig vot hai eo dangerous to society as the man why would corrupt our legislators by bribes, to enable him to ex- tract bis thousands unmolested from the public treasury. It is Che latter offence with which Taylor is by oy and although this 19 the first crime of this kind that ‘booa more than ten Bi oF brought Lome to him, yet it ts currently rumored that he has been engaged in the business fer a long time past. Certain it is, ho bas been connected with transactions that look so suspicious ag to excite inquiries among hoa- ‘est mon to koow how such things can be t abou Among these stand forth prominsatly the West Washi ton Market, tho Fort Gansovoort and the Glew will affairs. ‘Tho market aitair is settcd mo far am it can be (or the ‘at w oot Lo the city of three hundred thousand im bonds and oighty thousand dollars in market ronta. Compiroller Haws, in the suit before Judge Ingra- ham, awore ponitively that the whole matter was @ fraud upou the city; and the Judge, to pr the poople, ses asite the judgement to enable them by their accredited agents to come in and defeud the suit and thus defeat the fraud Utat the Comptroller alleged had been perpetrated. bia ailidavit, awore, thacat the request or i and with the knowlcdse and approbation of tl Comprrotior, ha procured the of @ law through Logisiature, giving to Mr. Haws tho power to settle ‘Thus the tnatter stood between them, and ho can explain why it was Uhat the Comptroller did not offect the aettioment according to the Inw thus passed, and why it was thas be preferred to go before the courta to have the judyineyt obtained by Taylor set aside on the uid it be Chat @ disagreement arose ween them in the settlement, and if so, what was the nature of tho disagreement, aud bow did ita flect the oy treasury? After the judgment was set aside, why did not the Comptroller prosecute tho claim of ihe city, and Lave it properiy and legally adjusted by the decision of the cour! and thé verdictof twelve honest ? if the whole affair was founded in fraud, why was ‘Any compromise or settlement made bofore a legal And it the settlement was made just grou , why was it negessary that Mr. Matteson should be brought from the country to ar- range it? If the city did not have a fee title in the estate, then it veated in the State, and all the money paid for the same should go to the State Treasury. Woe would like to Know tf the State received any part of the 0, aud #o, how much’ It is the duty of the Common il eo ‘siqate this matter,and to lot the public know how preset @ matter. ound of fraud? m was esiablished? on honest and question in regard oo this ty caine Lo subside id ‘and quietly, aud if they do not do it the La- mittee on Beil Corruption shoul@ subject and shed light upon it, espeotally now U that it is known that James B. Taylor has been indicted for attempted bribery and has got (0 stand hia trial thore- for, besides another indictinent that is pending agaiust him ia Poughkeepsie for breaking into or causing shows to be broken ito. The Herald avers that this man Taylor is one of the owners of the Times, and Uf this be 90, it accounts for the fact that no accownt of his indictment has been in that F We have doen informed, and we have no doubt ; : that the aces wae appeared in the Times, abusluy Ingraham for docision in the mark emir worep prepared in skeleton form ia the office of James B. Taylor, and then seat te nes office, where they were arranged iu form for publication. It is an outrage on the lo that nows- payers should allow thomest vee ene opp" or aud. sidized by a man so subtie in devices ‘4 Newsyapers, to properly are to reat ‘of the truth of our information the from the public treasur; form the duty they owe the pab! buy mich apjroactien, to. expowe the man who would at- towpt to bribe them, and to we the power they possess W protect the interests of the who support thom, When they do this, they area blessing to ‘the communt- ty; when they fail #0 to do, they aro @ curso and @ ‘Balyanoe, or intends to move to quash the (m- dni ie bald that Taye ot bellove he will attempt it, ua. lnve he Arst discovers that the District Attorney wilt favor him, of can be indiced so to do; and if any such ade, Mr. Hall will secure the gratitude of Sreryyoon citizen by making tue {aot publio withows delay 5 a SE The Siave Trade, UNITED STATES CIROUIT COURT. Before Hon. Juige Shipman. Mancnt L—The United States ve. Hayne and Winslow. ‘Tho defendants are mates indicted for the capital offence of being engaged in the slave trade, Meee icKeon submitted that if he entereda pioe of guilty the same ruleehould pertain to them as to the mates of the Erie, ‘The District Attorney naid that with respect to Hayne he rhould have to press the oapltal charge. Mr, McKeon then asked for time to comsidor the indict mont, and the matier was laid over until Monday. ‘The cae of the United States va, Downes and other charged with burning the & A. Kinsman, was algo lai vor antil next week, charged with man. ‘The United Staves va. Millett, slanghler, wan then continued, Me, Choate, associated 94 to oven tba with Mr, Evartefor the defonos, prownans leu. ome for’