The New York Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1862, Page 8

8 WEWS FROM THE GULF. Arrival of the United States Steamer Connecticut. THE YELLOW FEVER AT KEY WEST Another Anglo-Rebel Steamer Captured. INTERESTING FROM MOBILE, &o., &., &e. ‘The United States steamer Connectiout, Commander Féward A. Barnet, arrived yesterday morning frem the Guif of Mexioo, Her dates are as followsyGalveston Jaly 26, New Orleans Juty 80, Pilot Town July 31, Ship Island August 1, Pensacola August 2, Key West August 5, Pert Royal August 7 umd Hampton Roads August 9. ‘The Connecticut bas accomplished the quickest voyage Yo the Gulf of any of the transport steamers, having been absent from New Yark only one month. She has Supplied all the vessels ofthe eastern and western di. visions of the Guif'squadron, and brings @ large mail and many passengers. She reports the prevalence of yellow fever at Key West, some fifteen deaths baving occurred during the week prior to her arrival from that divease. Yhe traneport steamer Rhode Island arrived at Port al on the 7th inst. The following vessels were spcken ‘signalled on the paseage —Fifteen miles east of Sand Key, steamship Delaware, from Port Royal for Key West and Tortugas; of Cape Carnaveral, United States steam gunboat Pengum, from New York for Key West; fiiteen miles northeast of Port Royal, United States steam frigate Wabash, steering to the southward ; off Churles- fen, steamship Honduras, from New York ‘or Key West. On the 7th inst. the English-Confederate steamship Ladona, of Hell, witb a full cargo, arrived at Port Royal a prize to the United States steamer Unadilla, She was frem England djrect, and was taken while avempting to Fun into Osssbaw'Sound. At Port Royal General Hunter and Commodore Dupom, were making preparations to encounter the ram that ‘was daily expeoted-tocome down the Savannah river to attack the fests off Fort Royal. The health of the Dlockading feet was good. ‘The following-are among the passengers by the Connec- teut:— Hon. Reverty Johneon, Commiesioner, &c.; Cuthbert Bullitt, JudgeRovetiusand Dr. Thomas Cottmann, New @rieans; Commander &. Phillips Lee, Lieutenants Com- manding A.D. Berreliand Charles H. Baldwin, United Bates Navy. ‘The Connecticut brings home the body of the late C. H. Wheelwright, suryeon, United States Navy, who'died at PMlot Town ou the 20th ult. from disease of the heart. ‘The following isa Hist of the officers of the Connec- tieut:— Commander—Edward A. Barnet. pine ai ‘Acting Mastere—Charles > Marahman, George B. Hil, #. J. Limekin and J. W. Smith. Assistant 'W. H. Whitaker, pbell. Acting Masters! Mates—Jobn Baly, John P. Jones, A. B. Langworthy, John Rober: ‘Theodore E. Brown. fits Master's Male and ‘Ageno—W. Harrison joseph P. Carter. . A. Parkhurst. Cap ain’s Clerk—C. V. Woodruff. Paymasier’s Clerk—W. H. H. Blackman. Our Naval Correspondence. - Unrrep Srates Srkamer Comnecriour, Kay Wasr, August 5, 2662. } Aavvical at Key West—News of the Fellow Fever Bring There—No Communication Allowed with Shore—Number Y Deaths—Our Cruise Thus Fur—State of the Blochad:— Masters and Things atand Around Pensacola—Course to be Pursued Dureng the Prevalence of Yeliow Fever—Its Rifects upon the Trade of Key West—Our Sailing, &c ‘We arrived at this port bast. evening, after the shortest cruise to Galveston and back that ‘has yet been made by either this vessel or the Rnode Island. Our new captain, Commander Edward A. Burnet, United States Navy, is a @riving person; be permits no grass or baruacles to grow ‘om the Connecticut's bottom, and does not lose a moment's time at any port we stop at. The consequence is great de- wpaich, and proof that these voyages.can be made in a month, instead of six weeks, as formerly. ” Much to our chagrin, op arrival at Key West we Dearned that the yellow fever had made its appearance on shore, and no communication would be allowed. This in- formation went very bard with many; for the society of Key West bas always afforded opportunities for a pleasant evening visit whenever we have stopped here, and to be @ebarred on this occasion was, to-say the least, annoy- fag. - As soon as the vessel was made fast all bands com- Menced couling, as Captain Barnet was determined the ‘ship should sail to-day at noon. ‘We learn that the yeliow fever is worse than at first re- ported; some fifteen deaths have already occurred, and quite a number are sick. Among those who.have died is Mr. Gates, acting as deputy coliector of the port. He was a geotieman known to many of us, and much respect- @aand beloved by all his acquaintances; he was ill but four days. The United States gieam frigate Sap Jacinto, @emmander Rockendorf, lave the tagsbip of the Lastern Galf squadron, left this porton the 24 tust. for Bouton, aving the yellow fever on board very badly. She had Duried three, and there were, according to report, four- fen cases on board at the time of her sailing. Captain Rogers, of the United States steamer Huutsvitle, has been very iM with the fever, but is to-day reported better. Onur cruise thus far bas been a deiightfal one. We have ‘Deon as far west as Galveston, and have supplied all the ‘Veasels of the Dlockading Geet with we and fresh provi- Sions. We find the blockade well mafntained, although eocasionally a smail fellow slips in, notwithstanding the ‘ance of our cruisers. I regret to report that the Con- steamer Cube managed to elnde the vigilance of our is off Mobile, and got juto that port with a full argo from Havana. She was chased by the Kanawha, Steam gunboat; but, being of light draught and groat |, she scon © run ander the protection of gune of Fort Morgan. At Pepsacola we found ‘all quiet.” Our treops are in jon of everything, aud, vedisturbod by the enemy, are enjoying excellent ‘health. The United States ips Vincennes and Maria Weod are off the city. Wi enderstand that the majoriy of Admiral Farragut = 40 Pepsscola to remain some weeks a change of air, that the health of officers and crews tted thereby may be venedi v. Pensacola to this port we have found everything quiet, no appearance of the enemy, and no captures to re pert of bi-ckade bre kers ‘The usually crowded harbor of Key West is compara- tively deserted: the only vessels of war now here are the Bt. Lawrence, Huvieviile and Wasderer: the two latter day*,and the St. Lawrence will, I hear, go on a cruise shortly. There are but few merchant ‘veasols im the port—lcas 1 bawe seen on any former Tt would be policy om the part of Flag Ofieer Larduer, @aring the prevalence of yellow fever here, to shift the ters of the squadron to Tampa Bay. If he does Bot do 90, or something of the kind, it may lead to Many of our vewels becoming infected, and a disabling @f the squadron in consequence. Yeliow fever cannot be Pihyed with, and the sooner thove iit acclimated can scape from it the better, especially whore they are cou- fined on board ship, as in the care of our men-of-war. Communication to aod from Key West with the North or ‘Wont will be in a great measure stopped during the of the summer and fail, and very properly, The Bopply seamers, beth for army and vavy, should not stop Bere, excent to deliver matis and diwharge what is abso- necessary. In fact, there should be ae little com- 4s possible, and then only to farnish mails and provisions, which aru as necewary to the population Of Key Went as life iteeit. Our, coal is on board, also the mails, and we are off for Port Royal, baring boen detained only twenty hours Quick work. We lexve our friends in Key Woat with sor- Pow, and hope that it will not be jong before their little may be reported free (rom disease, and that on our Feturn no familiar face may be mirsed from among those ‘we have #o long known asfrieuds Leaving a piace as we gow do Key West, knowing (hai wo leave behind and among friends disease of B Walignan character, always eaiie up the best feelings of poor human nature and makes ‘as feel kindly towards even car enerwies ‘The case of the British prize steamer © ©(\!\ betor: the Court, and tbe owners are making the most devermined @flors to obtain her restoration. This i# the case in which vomne beined of the ing to the verso! were pur trom the clerk's other in the posseesion of ihe now im port thirteen prize vesseis ith cotton, as follows: — veh) Reliance; schooners Wil- falia, Torra, Curlew, Victoria, Umrrap States Sraammn Connacniovt, Port Rovat, August 7, 1862. ~~ transport of MOP sr was reported in sicht. It was amusing who are going North to be discharged, menicd he port patiery. They tumbled oif the fore- emetic ama hurricane deck as if they wereom “a lark” rather mn about to participate in warfare. The Stars and ‘Stripes were flying at oar peak, aad our pumbers ai the fore, when to our annoyance the stranger responded. Ske proved to be the United States storm gunboat Pen- gow, Commander Williamson, from New York for Key ‘West. We senta boat on board and received several jate papers, which were most acceptable. We arrived at this pert about nine o’clock this morning, and found in port the United States sbip-of-the-line Ver- mont, bearing the @ag of Rear Admiral Dupont; United States steamers Keystone State, Alabama, Paul Jones aud others. We also found—and whieh vessel had arrived that morning—the Huglish-Confederate steamer Ladona, of Hull. This vessel basa full cargo, its character not yet, ascertained, and is direst from England, She had the unblusbing smpudence to attempt to run into Savanuah by Fort Pulaski, but was etopped by the guns of that fort. She was hit by some very large shot, and, finding the passage imporeibie, turned, went to sea, and then at- tempied Ossubaw Sound, where she fell into the claws of the United States gunboat Unadilla, Qumnander Collins, who quickly took possession of and sent ber to Port Royal, The Ladona is a heavy, bark rigged, screw steam- sbip, of, | ehould thick, about one thousand tons, and from ber appearance joaded with a heavy cargo. { did not hear what disposition will be made of her, but toink she will go to New York. An hour after we anchored the United States steamer Rhode Igland arrived trom Boston, bound to the Gulf. She will coal hore, and only etop at Key West to land the mails, We have learned nothing new at this point re- eng Seti of either army or Ravy, excepting the Affair of the Ladona, mentioned above, ‘The weather is very warm; but the reports are that the health of both army and navy is excelient. We shall leave in an hour for Hampton Roads, and, if the weather coutinues as 4t has been, will be there on the morning of the 9th, We are constantly on the go, thera being ‘no rest for the wicked;” but, as we are home- ward bound, should cot compiain. The Admiral has sent his despatches, steam 4s being blown off, and our anchor ig ** all awoigh” 80 goodbyo to Port Royal for this time, You shall bear ire me, with further items, aiter we leave the Chesapeake; for Iam confident ‘“ something will tarp up.” ‘Uxrmp Staves Sraamer Connecticut,’ Ar Sa, August 9, 1962. Arrival.and Departure from Hampton Roads—Our Pas- sengers—Asa F. Mftand His Brother Chirles—Mecting the Watash—Speaking t!.. Mlonduras—Our Sailing Mas ter, Mr. C. P. Marshmon—Want of Seamen in the Navy— Where to Find. Them—Our Own Ship—Wrong to Keep Her a Supply Vestel—She Should be Made a Cruiser, de., de. We arrived at Iiampton Roads this morning at six o’chock, and after landing the mails sailed again tor New York ut nine, where we hope to arrive to-morrow morning. Mr. Reverdy Johnson, Judge Roselius, Dr. Cotsmann aud Commander Lee Jeft us at Hampton Roads, as they are destined for Washington city. Commander Lee and Lieu- tenants Commanding Harrell and Baldwin are three of the heroes of the Mississippi river, having participated, as commanders of the Oneida, Mixmi and Clifton, in the capture of New Orleans and the obstinate fights at Vicks- burg. They should be properly received by their fellow citizens. After loaving Port Royal we signalled the United States steam frigate Wabash. About fifveer miles from the har- bor, and off Charleston, spoke the steamship Honduras, from New York tor Key West, and received from her the Hsraxp of the 3d instant, and were very glad to got it. Ilearn from ene of our passengers, a gentloman long resident in New Orleans, that Asa F. Tift, tho rebo! ram builder, snecooded in making his eseape North when Now Orleans was taken, and bas sinee hiv! an interview with his brother, Charles Tift, the person who left Key West, on the 27th'of May last, in tho steamer Baltic, and who was particularly mentioned in the letter of your Key Weet correspondent under date of Mey 27. Asal Tift is back in Savannah building other guuboats, and Charles Tift. now rosiding in Mystic, Connecticut. ms We hear it rumored that our sailing master, Mr. C. P. Marshman, is to leave us and the naval service on our arrival in New York. If the government has 2 vaiuable man in ite service, that man is .C. P. Marsh should be retained in it if possible, He is an ald ard thorough seaman, an accomplished officer, and one of the dest pilots on the’ coast of the United States. The pud- lie will know him ag late commander of the United States mail steamer Keystone State, running between Pbiladel- Wa and Savannah, in which trade be was most «cess. + pilot ef ime and ful. Mr. Marshman, as sailing master and c this vessel, has been the means of saving muc money for the government, and if any one,! conduct, bas won promotion to the rank of acti teer lieutenant, that person is our worthy master, Marsan. I trust the government will consxier his = retain him in the service, and ou board this ip. Jt appears from papers received this morning at Hamp- ton Keade that the navy iz in wanto’ seamen. If such is the case, why are wot the large sailing f/igates now in the Guif—such as the Santee, Potomac and St. Law- Fence—at ence put out of ccimmission, and their one ‘thousand weil drilied seamen |\.s: erred to steamers and other vessels that are wanting them? The frigates | speak of are of no earthly use, and ii is a great waste of money and the services of valuabie men to keep (Lom as they now are. They should be at once turned iuto store or hospital ships, for they are tit or nothing else. Having exhausted all otner subjects, | now return to our own ship. Why is she kept for a supply vessel? The best and fastest steamer the government owns, she should be made a cruiser of, and usod only to loox afler the Nashville and other steamers that are daily ranning between Nassau and Dixie. The speed of the (nnecticut is unequalied on our cvast, and to her catching ihe Nashb- ville in a fair race would be mere “ boys’ play.” the old steamers would answer for enpply vessels. why keep this splendid ship for a ‘beef boat,” when she could do wonders in the way of prize money, and in losing money for the scoundrels of Nassau? W/!i not the Navy Departwent take this subject imio consideration? It will be @ “big thing;’’ and this ship, if fitted fora cruiser, will do more to stop running the blockade and terrifying the people of England, who are aiding our enemy, than any other ship 9 have afloat, are nearly at the emd of onr crue, oneof the most delightful I have experienced in the many years I bave been going to sea. The weather has been all that one could desire—ihe sea like a mili pond—and everything on board the vessel conducted ina manner toprepone.r= one favorably towards Noptune, salt water and sailors generally. our next bein all respects as pleasant and agrecable. Ker West, August 4, 1862. Progress of tha Yellow Fever at Key Wesi—Mortality—Pre- cantions to be Obeerved—Oolonel Morgan's Order—Neces~ sity for Another Hospital, de. It appears impossible to discover the actual state of the health of Key Weet. It is certain that the yellow fever prevails to a great extent, and is increasing rapidly, no matter how muoh some interested people may say to the contrary. Ihave been unable to learn from the Medical Director the number of cases that bave occurred, or deaths, but from reliable authority know that fifteen have died on shore, and four others in the squadrou. Many are sick, and new caves are occurring every day. It ie evident the disease bag*taken strong hela of the island, and will remain there until ithas no other food, or cool weather puts an eud to it. The disease appears to be of a malignant character; for, from all I can learn, the majority of cases have died, The United Sintes steamer San Jacinto was badly infected, :hree of the crow having died, and fourteen were sick at the tine of ber eailing for Boston. The first case on board the St. Lawrence frigate died this morning, a‘ter an illuees of three days; no other cases are reported on board that vessel. Captain Rodgers, of the Huntsville, is, I am rejoiced to say, better; we feared yesterday a less favorable repert. No other carss are reported on board the funteville, After the fever nas made ite appearance aud bas be- come epidemic, we bear that the first case of it ocourred about five weeks since, having been imported from Ha- vans on board ao English bark which pot in here in d: tress. Case number two oveurred among the crew of the slave bark captured by the Amanda, and the next was ia Fort Taylor. Sines then it has increased rapidly. It was not known to Flag Ufficer Lardner that a case had occurred onshore until it bad made ils appearance on board the San Jacinto and oue of her crew had died. Fleet Surgeon Horner was loth to promounce the disease yoliow fever, until the cases became too well marked. And when he @id Aiseover the character of the disease it had as fumed a form om board the flagship that compelled the fleet surgeon to recommend that she be sent at once to the North. It i@ impossible to speculate as to the probable course the diseaso will take. There are 60 very many unaccli, mated persons en the Key, the majority of whom are more oF Jess expoeed to the san, that we may expect to That it will get the All the medical precaution oud teething, and if it does they will be deci- mate? It is most fortunate thet the rowority of the brigade have been trwoved, for, bad they veem hers, the wish * yellow fever ‘Trouid' be bn a Rag Sor-onene, wae “a yerterdrs. ied ho at \emowed Ww enforgs tio + ® thet would have en. two, About an hour afters steamer was Tope’ eq in | sued; for no one would have sobmiittd tq have any mem- sight abead. As sbe approached a blank sb was fred to bring ber to, She preved to bethe ary Delaware, having General Terry apd ‘gat cn board, Dound to Key West and Tortugas, fry, port Royal. The mext day, the Oth inat., when & lV’ gto the south” (Cape Carnaveral, another Ata distance she resembled fong of the Knglish-Confede. wale steamers that BOW Fun regularly between Nansau and Cha: lceton . and aceo’aingiy we made all preparations to receive and capture'ner, The ro g sounded to quar ters, and in five mir ates theship’s | atte 'y was cast lose, and everything, ready for a row. to see with, whet alacrity the seamen, Dor of a family takea (rom their own hauses to a horrible hole, where deata would have been the certain realty, ‘were the oDfe- quence. The order sakt withous resisting it, evem if coons should find their own OZetors, nurses, beds, Bedding and food. Had the order Teen enforced ‘with Ail its re- , ~ es umety-biBe @ut of every hundred would have ost willyaturimg he existence of the pestilenc: Docoine a8 it We7e & dace ici yitiage. The squadron will avoid it; iMtercourse with ober ports will cease unless pin strict necessity, and even the few steamers pow cruising to the eastward will only core jn for coal, All intercourse between ship aust shore will be onded; for every effort must be made w pre- vont, if nogsible, the disease spreading to other ships of ‘Uhe squacron. The harbor of ey ‘West is almost desert ed, nearly alt the veseols having ischarged their cargoes wud left,” Thé St. Lawrenes aud Huntsville are the ony United states ships in the harbor, and i am under the im- preasion that thoy will leave in a few days. It would be weil if Tampa Bay were mide the headquarters of the squadrow for the next three months. It is a gafe harbor, easy of access, and suiticient coal sent there for the steamers, ond \in vessels kept away from cunta- gion for the balance of the summer. The Flag Oficer has, | understand, stationed every vessel for biockade daty in bis division jn a manner to make the blockade of- fective, and at (he same Ume put them tm a safe position dung i.e harricane months. It isa diflicuk matter to suggest any method for the better preservation Gi health oa the Island of Key West during the suuiner season, Non-intercourse with Cuba from the lst of Aprii wo the Ist of November should be resorted to as One method, Another, and the most im. portant, is to pay strict attention to the condition of the city and entire ipland. It is astubborn fact that ilih is allowed w accumelate in many places about the city, ftagnant ponds remetn wi! howt notice, some cisterns aie very foul, and offal ix not in all cases carted away to @ point where it can be carried off by @slrong current. The latter precaution is the most im- porteurt, and should be carried out by the military au- thority alone, and the work be supervised by a compo- (ent muliwary oficer. Then we may feel comparatively safe. We had no right to expect, from all 1 have seen for ‘the pest ix weeks, that we shou'd escape yellow fever; and although | hoped we might, still I was not disap- pouted when it came ‘The necessity is now apparent for a proper hospital for contagious diseases, and it siowd be constructed at once, if only a temporary ailair for the proseat season, to be made permanent during the winter, whem men can work with Balety. The workn ‘at the machine shop have all applied for and received permission to return Nort on board the Connecticut when she arrives, Lving umacclimated, it is beet they should go. Key Werr, August 6, 1862, Arrival of the Connecticut—Her Rapid Voyage—Death of Dr. Wheelwright, U. S. N.—News from the We Admiral Farragud's Flet to Rendezvous at Pensacola— News from Fort Morgan—How Mobile is Defendéd— ‘The Connecticut as a Cruiser, de. ‘The Unived States steamer Connecticut, Commander E. A. Barnet, arrived last evening, having touched at all the ports and supplied all the blockading vessels between this point and Galveston. Her yoyage hes been exceed ingly quick, ten days in advance of any voyage made by this chip on similar service,and proves bow much oan be done when energy and porsoverance have the control. ‘The Connecticut brings ‘us the melancholy intelligence of the death of br. C. H. Wheelright, United States Navy, at Pilot Town, Mississippi river, on the 30th ultimo. Dr, Wheelright is from Boston, aud came to the Gulf ag surgeon of the United States steamer San Jacinto. He was detached from that ehip on the 17th ult. and ordered % Pilot Town. He left Key Wost on the 18th ultimo, on board the Connecticut, apparently in excellent regia, ‘and now he returns in the same vessel—a corpse. I the pleasure to make the acquaintance of Dr. Wheelright while on board the Sau Jacinto, and learned ina few day; to respect bim as a thorough gentleman, an accom- plished scholar and a most agreeable companiun. His reputation in the service was second to none. He was beloved and respected by his brother officers, and hig death will be a severe loss to the naval service and to the medical profession. Dr. Wheelright was not mar- ried, but leaves rolations, to whom his death will be a severe blow. We of Key West, who knew his worth, Bympathize with chem deeply in their great bereaye- ment. ‘There is no news worth repeating from the westward, The United States frigate Sentee been, very pro- perly, relieved im the blockade of Galvesten by the use, Beaten meaner Tie Sow, and is now on her way jorth, The majority of Flag Officer Farragat’s squadron are to proceed to Pensacola, for the purpose of allowing the offices aud men to have a little rest, and recover their Leaith; for very many are sick. We hear by the (onnecticut that the steamer Cuba, from Havana, ran the blockade at Mobile; a few days sives, in broad daylight. She was closely followed by ‘the Kanawha. but sneceeded in making her escape ou ac- count ot her light draught and great speed, Information received from contrabands tends to con- firm the report of the death of Acting Mosier Stearns, of United States schooner Beaurecars. A few days o the Beauregard, while lying off Crystal river, was siruek by lightning; her mainmast was stiivered, and the hill of the vessel somewhat injured. Acting Master’s Mate Jones and @ seamen were stunned, and the seaman wiil, in all probabitity, lose his sight. The Connecticut has seventy ocd .invalids from the Western Gulf squadron, who are certined for the Naval Hesvital at New York. They are aii doing well, being much benefitted already by the change of atmosphere. vhe has also several deserters from the rebel garri- ou at Fort Morgan, who mude their escape in the colo- hel commanding’s boat, under cover of the night. report a garrison of six’ hundred men in Fort Morgan, a fail garrigov in Fort Gaines, 1y new and heavy guns being placed in position, and a determination to hold the place iat all prssibie. They report the story of an arri- val of iron-clad .nboate at Mobile as untrue, no steam- er of any kind, other than the Cuba, having arrived there for some nat. ‘The laborers at the machine shop, who expected to re- turu iu the Connecticut, wilt uot be’ aliowed to do so for fear of the ship becoming infected. Two of their number have been taken sick this morning; one, 1 understand, his died, I fear the disease will go through the balance. No communication between the Connecticut and (he shore has beou allowed, very properly; nor will there be any with other steamers that inay arrive, until the disease has disappeared. No boats from men-of-war are aliowed ashore after sundown, and none during the day unless absolutely necessary. All these are wise pre- cant ious. It is a singular thing that a steamer like the Connec- ticut should retained as a ‘‘ beef boat,’’ when she is, beyond doubt, the fastest steamer owned by the govern: ment. She ig the only vessel the government owns ca- pable of catching the Nashville in a fxir race, and yet she is retaumed to carry supplies. I amin hopes, the Connecticut 2 North, sho will be at once fitted for acruiser, and, with a proper armament, end under her present sbie commander, be gent to look after the Nash- ville, and nothing else. 'She should be sent on thie duty at once; for tho Nashville is having it all her own way, and lavizhing at our blockade, Will Mr. Welies take the hint? or will broken down hacks”? be kept for cruisers, and the best 2:40 horses remain for ‘ butcher carts” — i. ¢., storeships. 1 trust it will not be long befere the health of Key West will be restored to what it has been for the past eight months, although I fear October will come before it will be safe for a stranger. Usirep States SreaMsnir SvaquRn anna, Ovr Moun, July 31, 1862. Escape of Siz Desertersfrom Fort Morgan—Boldness of the Dxploii—Resolution of the Men to Shoot Bach Other Rother than be Taken—The Condition of Port Morpan— Names of the Deserters—Suffering of the People of Mcbile—Arrival of Contrabamds, Ac. As the Connecticut is expected along this afternoon, on ber way to the Empire City, I embraee this opportunity to inform your numerous readera that the monotony of blockade duty at this p ‘was disturbed tais morning by a rether exc!ting afar We have now on bord six men, deserters from Fort Morgan. ‘They say Ney were put on port duty at twelve o'clock lat night, outside of the fort; that as sven ws the posting officer left them they immediately started for a boat that bad been prepared by previous arrangement, end pulled out for the shipping ## fast as they could; their gunboat Morgan was lying within three hundrod yards of them when they started; but they were not cis- covered by the lookout, as they observed great caution in their movements. They had not been gone jong when they were missed from post, and the alarm was given; a rocket wes fent up to warn all other sentries to keep a lookout for Improper persons travelling uround loose, and the gun, ‘boat immediately gave chase; but the night was too dark to discover so small an objeet as the little boat containing these men who were risking life ima determined effort to gain their liberty. At the sume time they could both hear and see their black-bulload pursuer, and were enabi d to avoid her. When daylight broke the Morgan found her- ult too near eur big 4 immediately back inside of t dour reach; but the i ordered to go and pick It was fortunate for the were exbausted and al mbont Kanawha was up and bring her to this ship. if tellows thut she did, as they ut ready to up, having pulled for five houre against wind and tide; but they had maade np.their iniuds not to b# taken alive, as by common vent they had agreed to other ai the jast than Le re : browcht off tueir muskets and accoutrements. wis were of Uncle Sam’s make, having the Springfield mark on them, Each man bad forty rounde 0 cartridge in his box, each cartridge containing one ball and three buckshot. ‘They state that they were pressed into the service; also that many others are fureed to serve against their will. ‘They compute the garrison in number from six to eight handred men. Many of them are foreign born, but little sympathy with Southern institu y ove of the opinion that when we attack ¢ will uot meet either @ vigorous or prolonged sistance, and that if an opportunity was offeret thirds of the force would follow their example Fort Gaines is occupied by tl artillery that ran away at tl ¥ ‘They say that rome two or three weeks since orders came from General Bragg to Colonel Powell, commander of Fort Morgaa, to have his force ready to march to Chattanooga; that as the Yankees were not going to make any demonstrations Mobile for some time the men eould be spared for awhile to help drive the boat was safe, two- the Yanneve out of Chat ‘They say the indignation of the people of Mobile at our | uw YORK HERALD, MUNVAY, AUGUST U, 1862 ~ capt.re of the English steamer Ann resulted in & eourt Partial of Col. Pewell and his subsequent acquittal, the veusel being out of the reach of hie guns when captured; Dat, as soapageata are very useful now and then, why Col.’P. bad to take his turn, ‘ ‘The following are the names of the deserters:—Johm, Dnggan, of Liverpool; Theodore Shum (a German), Philadelphia; Joseph Filler, of New York; J Hanna, ef New York: John Luey, of New York, sid James ve. non, of New York. All these men say that the people Mobile bave suffered 90 much since the eommencement of the blockade that they inwardly loug for the time to come for Uncto Sam to take possession of them yeti ' Refore closing I will observe that on the }9tl inst. two contrabands came on board from Mobile. Tuey we'e Lie property of Wm. Berkley of Mobile, Thoy were & week in reaching the ehip, Mobi thirty op the bay; in the bang they would haul their «mall beat up into the bushes, lay quiet ‘all day, and when night came on would recommence their journey. INTERESTING FROM NEW ORLEANS. ARRIVAL OF THE CONNECTICUT. 2 Attack on the United States Steamboat Ceres. Death of Captain Brooks, of the Seventh Vermont Regiment. THE HEALTH OF THE CITY. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS, &e., &e., de. ‘The steamship Connecticut, from New Urleans om the 80th ult., bringing the mails from shat city and the Dicckading fleet on the coast, arrived at this port yester” day. Affairs at New Orleans remained about the same as they were by our previous advices. The health of the city remained remarkably good. Our New Orleans Correspondence. New Cxuaans, July 30, 1862. The Mission of Hon. Reverdy Johnson to Ncw Orleane—4 Trve and Loyal Loutsianian—Inhuman Coniuct of the Rebla—A Flag of Truce Fired At—Admiras Farragut’s Fleet—Repedition to Pass Manchar, de. The United States mail gunboat Connecticut, Lieutenant Parnett commanding, leaves this morning for New York Among her passengers are Hon. Reverdy Jghneon and Cuthbert Bullitt, Esq. ‘Mr. Johnson has completed, as fai*as he was able, the investigation of the question of the seizure of money at the Consulate ef the Netherlands and other financial matters which he was commissioned by the government to examine, He will report to the Secretary of State on his arrival at Washington, and the decision of the government will Probably soon be announced. Christian Rosclius, Esq., one of the most prominent citizens and lawyers of this city, and one of the few in the Secession Convention of Louisiana who could not be in- duced to countenance or vote for the ordinance declaring the State out of the Union, is a passenger by the Con- necticut. He visits Washington on business of importance , a8 representing the claims and sentiments of an impor. tant and influential element in this community. One of the most flagrant outrages that has ever occurred in the history of any country transpired on last Friday. The steamer Empire Parish, bearing a flag of truce, bound for Baton Rougo, left this city, crowded with pas sengers and provisions for various plantationg on the coast. The steamer Southerner, which left just before the Empire Parish, stopped at Donaldson. ville, and informed ‘t+ people that the Parish was coming with « Jarce number of passengers, residents of Louisiana, Wheu ‘ie Parish arrived at Donaldsonville the captain was teli tat he would pro- bably be fired upon a little wars above, consequently he kept over on the ite side of the river. When about eight miles above \dsonvillo the boat received a volley of musketry from the woods, there being pro- bably a force of about fifty men. The promenade deck was crowded at the time with women and children, Owing to the boat being on the farther side of the river nobody was hurt, though, of course, there was no little consternation on board the steamer. The captain turned right round and re- turned to New Orleans. A six pounder Sawyer rifle, witb percussion shells, has siace been put on board of her, and twenty-five men of the Twenty-sixth Mas. sachusetts, under command of Lieutenant Brady, and om Monday she again started on her trip, with orders to dispense with the flag of truce and to fire upon any suspicious gathering of men on the banks without wait- ing to be attacked. All the large vessela of Admiral Farragut’s ficet have arrived here on their way to Pensacola, where they have been ordered by,the government, to recruit the health of the and to form @ naval donot at that point. The efforts of the fleet to cut out tue ram Arkansas from under the guns at Vicksburg you have learned before this. From all we can gather, toe attempt was not much of a suecess, though the conduct of the Essex was gallant in the extreme. General Williams’ entire brigade arrived at Baton peer oi, Monday, having been convoyod down the river yy gunboats. jam very sorry to say that the work in thoc anal whitch was atteinpted opposite Vicksburg, aud the other hardships which our men were obliged to endure, have cansod @ gcod deal of sickness and a consider: able mortality in the command. But at Bator Rouge they will have the benefits of a perfectly health? locality and all the comforts possible to surround them; 80 we have good reason to hope that only a abort time will elapse before the regiments will be restored to their usual health. T meutioned in my last letter that Captain Buchanan was to start on an expedition up to Pass Manchar and the neighborhood. He loft ou last Friday night ou the Gray Cloud and with the New London and five companies of infantry. Arrived at Pass Manchar they found the stories about the rebuilding of the bridge entirely untrue, thero being nobody there bul one man (a spy), who skedaddled on the approach of our force. Capt. Buchanan destroyed everything in the shape of buildinzs, and then ran down to the Covington river, where the rebels had been raising guns from their smken gunboats and placing them on schooners. As the rebels became aware of the approach of our gunboats they threw their guus overboard. A few muvket shets were fired from the shore, slightly wound- bg ee or four of our men. ‘wo of our men haying died from sun stroke, the boats then returned to New Orieans to leave the bodies for in- terment, and on Momday they again started to renew their “pyrooting” expedition to other points on the shores of the Mississippi Sound. Attack on the United States Steamer @eres. ‘The Delta of the 30th ult. has the following:— Tho steamboat Cores (in United States government employ) Cantata Mitchell, arrived yesterday morning from burg, which place she left on the 234 inet. Captain Mitchell reports that on the 22d the Ceres was sent to a point about twelve miles below Vicksburg, with some three er four hundred negrocs, who have Jately been in the erapioymont of the government, for the purpose of returning them to their owners. After landing them, and while returning to Vicksburg, the Cores was {red into by three pieces of artillery stationed long tho shore, thirty-two shote being fired in quick suc- session, consisting of grope, six pound balls aod shelle. ht shots paseed through the boat: one charge of jod in the huil; one sia pound shot went Brough the hull, six inches below the water line; six shots passing through and between her upper and lower decks, aud one through her cabin, killing Captain Brooka, of the Seventh Vermont regiment. Captan Mitchell and officers re- maiaed firmly at their post, thereby saving the boat. prta on M . when six miles below College Polat, close in shure, came in contect with the steamer Southerner, Captatn YeQuoid, which left this pert ‘on Monday afternoon, boutd to the coast, striking t about midships, and sinking her in a few minutes. No lives were lost. The officers and crew eame down in the Ceres. ‘The steamship Philadelphia, which left New York.on the 16th of July, arrived eurly this morning. We learn that Khe did not bring & wail nor aby passengers. The United States flagship Hartford, Com. Farragut, in company with the frigates Richtnond and Brooklyn, and several gunboate arrived yesterday afternoon from Vicksburg and anchored iv [vat of the city. The Dela of the 20th bas (he following :— Oneida avd Irogi! orrtved opposite the y, and report everything quiet above, cA" States gunboats New Loudon and Gray ym Manchac, Madiaonville and report that everything remained at wi Colonel Kimball left. No at tempt whatever has been made tw rebuild the bridge or construct another. James Stevens, of Philadelphia, died in the street on the 25th of sunatroke. A heavy thunder and rain storm occurred at Now Orleans oa the 28th, One or two heuses were struck by lightning , and sorne damage was dene by the flood. ‘The Mobile News of the 22d says of the Arkansas: — We are expecting hourly to hear more of the ram.” ‘The repairs ofdai to her weeo completed last week; and on Saturday night she was oxpected to get under way for another desperate struggle with her outnumber. Ing foen. ge Brown, of Boston, has been sent to Fort Jiek- fon for three years hard laber, amd without pay, for un- lawiuily plundering houses at haton Rouge, Land Blockade. ‘leans Delta, July 80.) «the name of Keys and Jones, were federal militar, Lod ee Two talividcae, desirous of passing w Srch pallte, prs weed ¢ tho. Invented roman ef av trict pol wi ja r Pie; Gul to make eure work, it sppeare ott Police on the wrong scent, Be this pepe bale tl Fils BSQUATe, when ther unless tae fare was not drive on be would who woald. 086 of the policemen to get up and drive. When Yreman got out for that parpose the driver ran the omuibus over him. Seeing this, Duane and the other peliceman got out, dragged the driver from his seat and beat over the head. He saya doriug the one of the wheels of the omnibus passed over him. A man by the name of Woodruff, seeing the muss, ran g € h and (he says) inquired what was the mat /here- — a tne one) eee his revolver and struck him in matter will doubtless come up 0-morrow, when it will be more fully ventilated. Reb m the New Orieans Delta, July 27.) Owing to the present unballowod outbreak against the Denefieent authority of the United States government, the poor, who bave had no in its inception, ha’ ‘beer compelled to bear all its ‘earful burthens, and have been driven into testifying with their blood to the in- fluence and mom-néum of the werithy men who ed and remorselessly used thoir power to drag them help- lessly into the vortex of disunion. 7 Wi the Union flag has resumed its wonted sway these fellows have left hurriedly and jeft @he masses to their fate, whatever it might be. Fortunately, the United States found its strength upon the people, and, recognizing the source from which it has derived its im- mense power, treated as her own children the misguided mien who had been torn to the support of a cruel and this Kindly plaa_as kindly not suited tho of the pavranpay a oligarchy who have indeed Prandiers| hazard upon a die. ‘They bave resolved, if they cannot rule, to drag down our country into @ common ruin, and in furtherance of thie diabolical scheme have orgunized their robber gue- rilla bands, to ravage and destroy, respecting neither friend nor foe, sex nor age, or even tose whom they pre- tend to call their eountrymen. Countrymen! It ia false. Such men have no country and no friends. They possess nothing but a rescive to “+ rain or to rule the State.” necessaries of life—to relieve the starving poor of Baton Rouge and its vicinity. Relying upon its errand of mercy, that would command the respect and ay: of even a band of savage Indians, a number of planters, with their families, took passage on the boat for their homes, fondly dreaming that. they and their little ones were secure the elements. They were, whole errand of love. Can homan malignity go further? Another Bank Case. ron the New Orleans Deita, July 26. Ih ost Court yest @ case was decided of rable importanée. J. F.,Pepin, a resident im France, bi sht suit ve. the Bank of America in the sum o , al to be due and owing to him. It ap- that Mr. Pepin is a stoc! in the Commeroial gS on the ground that the payee of a check or bill change inust bring satisfactory proof of the genuineness of the document, if he is not himeelf the depositor of the funds, That Mr. Labatut, the present payee, bad not taken bel pede eed of ose wibirgenmad attempt to evade requirements of General Butier’s order. It wasan attempt of the Water Works to do indi- rectly what he could not do directly, that is to say, to draw money out of the bavk without taking the oath of allegiance. Furthermore, it was denied that payment had been offered in Conf notes. Judge Beli said he did not construe the order of General Batier to mean that a secessionist could not pay a debt to ® loyal citizen; that Mr. Pepin, being a reaident of France, cbuld not be required to take any oath, but must be consilered for all practical purposes a leyal citizen; tbat unless collusion to evade the requirements of the order;was shown, it must be deemed a Lona fide proof of an intention on the part of the President of the Water Works to satisfy a juet debt. The counsel for complainant then introduced check signed by Mr. Lebatut, in favor of Mr. Pepin, for $60,000, and also the passbook of the company, showing a clear balance in its favor of more than the nt drawn for. The chief point raised by the defendants was that {t was not Mr. Pepin, but Mr. Labatut, who had ckuse of action against the bank, as the drawee of the check had not same, or under certain conditions—the receiving of Confederate notes in payment. A condition acceptance, not agreed to a the Interested party was, in effect, not acceptance at all. Counsel for piaintit?, Mr. Roseliue, then eutered into an ablo argument to preve the benk was habie both in law and equity. The case is held under advisement. Solemn High = is for the Return of eC’. [From the New Orclans National Advoeate, July 30.) A solemn mass will be celebrated on Saturday morn- ing, August 2, at seven o'clock, at the Jesuits’ church, on Barone street, to implore of the Almighty a restoration of peace and a termination of the calamities which now desolate the country. A sermon will be preached on the occasion by the Kev. Father Jourdan. the cere. mony & tion will be taken up for the benefit of orphans of the Third district, now greatly in need, and for whom the charity of the public is earnestly solicited. The Health of New Orl oe ‘The Secretary of the Board of Health of New Orleans, ja his published weekly statement of the number of deaths for the week ending Sunday, July 27, reports one hundred and seveuty-six deaths—an increase of eleven over the previous week. Sudden Death of a United States ‘The New Orleans Delta of the 26th ult, says:— 4 sailor named Michael Harrington died suddenly night before last, on board of the gunbvat Jackson, and suspi- cions of poison were entertained, as he had taken a drink in « coflee house on the levee betore going on board. Yee. terday Coroner was sent for and gave it as his opinion that the sailor, bad died of congestion, toace Woy symptoms of poison present. Nono of the other sailors who drank at the game place were injured. Betore he diot the sailor had vomited a large quantity of half digested food. The proprietor of the coffee house says that the sailors went there: and were raising a row, and that he gave them a drink cach to get them to go away. Toe New Orleans National Fustigowess of lew y of the 30th ult. says:—The Picayune of yeotereay, Sreaing Saves us the trouble of relating inour own words the account of Mon- day's storm, as tollows:— storm yesterday was fer time “grand, gloomy can Jearn in relation and peculiar.” From all that thereto we are incifped to suppose that the cy was never more thoroughly overflowed from the effects of a single shower. All eapecially in the rear of the city, coul have been navigated by skiff, and even by small steamboats. Wooden bridges were swept away in ever: direction, and it incipal streets, will take some time to have them ly repaired. When the storm was at its height the thunder and lightning were very violent. A three. house on Bieaville street, between Bourbon and atreets was struck by the subtle fiaid, knocking out several bricks and splitting the front and end No in the house was injured. A. tree at the ovrner of Delord street aud Tivoli Circle was also struck and shivered into fragments; but to the people and houses quite pear the tree no damage was done, The action of the storm was altogether eccentric. Yesterday, again, wo were visited by a heavy rain, and at the time we write there is every prospect for a ‘wet night. News from Up River. (From the eame rover} ‘The gunboats Uneida and Iroquois arrived opposite the city yesterday, and report everything quiet abeve, are indebted vo the gentlemanly payminster of the Oneida for late Northern papers. ‘The Luited State? gunboats New London and Gray Cloud have just returned from Manchac, Madisomrilie and Covington, They report that everything remained ut Manchac as it was when Col. Kimball left. No attempt whatever has made to rebuild the bridge or con- struct another. Recent Orders of General Butier. GENERAL, ONDERS—NO. 50. Heapquanrers, DerartMent ov THe Gute, New Onteans, July 24, 1862. ‘The Commanding General of this depar Peecaiia publishing the foliowing endorsement from fashington of what he bas considered ti vices of Lieut. Colonel Kimball,of the Twelfth regi ‘ine Velunteers, and the troope under hie come * © * The news of the brilliant achievement of Lieut. Colonel Kimball, of the Twelfth Maine . aod the brave mou under his comimand, at Manche Pass, was very gratifying to the department. 4 it entirely ap- proves your action in aliowing the ry ent to retain the colors which they had so gallant takea from the enemy. * * * # . * « @ @ By command of Major General BUTLER. R. 8. Davis, Captain and A. A. A. G. SPECIAL ORDERS—NO. 226. Hgapquantans, DerartMunt oF cue, New Omrana, July 20, 5 All soldiers now in this city belonging to any regiment stationed at Baton Rouge, if able to thither, will {ummodiately report to Colonel J. W. , Quartermas- ter, for transportation, and proceed to themselves to their efficers. By order of Major General BUTLER. R. 8. Davia, Captain and A. A.A. @. » New bg ian iam pons ae AN this institution there were ‘live for the week. ending July 29 with the following. cf Ips, bacon, 8,100 Ie. roe, 10 bbls. molasses, 1 o beans, ‘bushels’ peas. Hew, Oxtenne henany A aw ae wrass of the money maryott”" In often agbed, bven ne w gold and silver. Gold commands 1258 mited States demand tender notes 108 a 111, exchange on New York at. sight, 734 a 10 per cent premium; time bills, sixty days? sight, po demand. They might be forced off at par to three per cent premium for the highest grade of signa- tures, though there have been transactions in bills of lading drafts; but we are not advised of the rates. Our Danks say they are doing nothing in time bills, nor are they doing much in demand bills. We are inforined that our banks which held balances in favor of the Confederate States, or to the credit of the Confederate Treasury , have, Paophg amount—it being remitted to Mr, Cisco, United eatiassa coo” York, a few days since. It amounted to $258,000. ‘We do not learn of any movements in foreign e: . ‘There is a stnall supply of francs on the market at from 4.20, 4.10 a 4—the latter for bank drafts. As for sterling,. it is difficult to raise a quotatien—wo might quote 135 a. 140, a8 covering small sums for remittance. The produce now going torward to England has been paid for long since, and, of course, the shipments furnish nothing for a basis for exchange transactions. ‘The most important sale which has transpired for months past was the sale of real estate belonging to the. succession of the late Philip Avegno. The amount of the property sold, as per bids, was $370,000, om the usual. terms—say one-third cash,the balance at one and two years’ credit, with interest at the rate of six per ccat from date. ‘We append below the statement of the banks, as made. on the 2ist inst., and also the statement of the 19th of April last, the last previous to the change of governinent. ‘The specie reported by the several banks covers the: amount sent away during the weeks ending the 19th and 26th of April. There are only two banks—the Citizens” Bank and the Bank of Amorica—which have the amount reported actually in vault. The sorthern Bank, never having suspended coin payments, has no debts to liqui- date beyond its circulation, which, we learn, will be paid on presentation in specte. It will be observed that within the short space of ninety days the deposits of the several banks have been reduced from $28,602,872 to $10,232,268. To carry out this very great reduction the circulation has. only been increased $2,877,907. The statements before us are made up to the 21st inst., and our banks w vid be, if the specie represented was in vault, or within control, in the very strongest position. The payment to depositors of $18,560,000 within nivety days ofiers. room for many remarks, fer which we have not spaco, at_this time, to comment on. The Prue Delia of the same date says:— Financial movements have been of a very restricted character since the close of our Inst review, and the mu ket still presents an exceedingly languid and monotonous appearance. There is no business progressing in either commercial or mortgage securities, aud operations in all olasses of stocks and bonds appear to have come toa complete stand-still, while transactions in uucurrent bauk notes are confined to unimportant exchanges of the issues. of other Southern States, and a'l descriptions are stil! sub- Jected to a reduction of 25 a 40 and 50 per cent discount. Commercial News. ‘The Delta of the 26th ult. has the following commercial’: jigence:— intel! RECEIPTS FROM THE INTERIOR. Baton Rouge—Per steamer Morning Light—73 bales cot ton, to order. Vicks burg—Per steamer Iberville—229 bales cotton, 150» hhds. sugar, to order. Vicxsburg—Per steamer Ceres—158 bhds. sugar, to order. Baton Rouge—Per steamer Bee—17 bales cotton, 4 bags: do., 7 boxes merchandise, to order. RECEIPTS FROM THE COAST. Per schooner Renaissance—64 bbis. molasses, to order. Per schooner Sister Kate—100 hhds. sugar, to R. bru- be schooner Adelino—102 hhds. sugar , to order. Per sloop Ellen—66 bbls rum, to T Lanoux. on schooner Tiger—78 bbls. molasses, to Lapone & re. Per sloop Balona—30 hhds. sugar , to J. Labatut. Bay: Russell’s boat—4 hhds sugar ,20 bbis. cistern sugar, The Rebel Price and His Army. A correspondent of the Charleston Courier thus de— scribes General Price and his army:— ‘As few people have an Kiea of the character of the man, Igive you a hasty pen and ink aketch, as he appeared to - me during a interview. He is over six toot in height, with a frame to match, full but not portiy, aud straight 96 an Indian. His carriuge is marked with dig- nity, grace and gentleness, and every motion bespenks the attitude and of the well-bred gentiemav. He has a large Websterlan head, covered with a growth of thick white hair, a high, broad, intellectual forehead florid face, no and a mouth ameng whoco latent smiles you never fail to diecover the tron will that sur- mounts all obstacles. ‘The army of General Price is made up of the extremes. It is a heterogenous mixtare of all human compouncs, and: represents in its various elements every condition of Western life. There are the old and the young, the rich ‘and the poor, the high and the low, the grave aud the gay, the planter and the laborer, farmer and clerk, unter and ‘boatman—men, too, who have come from every State ‘and bronzed in every latitude, from the mountaing of the ‘Northwest to the pampas of Mexico. Every man has come from his homestead fitted with the best aud strongeat that loving mothers, wives and. sistors could put upon him. And the spectacle presented: ag they are drawn up in Me, whesher for marching or inspection, necessarily forme an arabesque pattern of the most parti-colored crowd of people upon which human eyes ever rested. Some are in biack—fu!i citizens’ drees,. with beaver hats and frock coats ;, some in homespun drab ; some in gray, blue and streaked ; come in nothing bu; red shirts, pants and big top-boots’; some attempt a. display with the old-fashioned militia uniforms of their re‘athers ; some have banners flouting from their “outer wall”? in the rear; some woukt pass for our friend, the Georgia major, who used to wear nothing but. his shirt collar and @ pair of spurs. Our Naval Corres poudenee. ‘Unrrep Staras Srxauzr E. B. Haun, Sr. AnDREW’s SounD, Ga., August 2, 1862. A Boat Eapedition—Destruction of Ribel Salt Works—Th ov Revels im Force at Jefferton—A Reconnoissance—Cne Man Wounded, de. if ‘The following are the particulars of an expedition from . this vessel up Todd creek, Ga., to the plantation of H. A- Floya, (who, by the way, is a relation of the noto- Pious ex-Secretary of War, and also eon of the late Major General Floyd, of Revolutionary fame). to destroy somo salt works that were in eucceas‘ul operation there. Atsix A.M. on the morning of July 30, we got under weigh from our anchorage in St. Simon’s Sonad, and pro- ceeded up Todd ereek. At about eleven A. M. we arrived at our desired haven, and immediately had our gig and first cutter ealled away s@d a foroe fully armed jenied, under coramand of Acting Master aad Executive Uficer John R. Ise. They returned about eight bells (four P. M.) aud reported that the salt works, consisting of Ubirteen large kettles, had been totally destroyed. The - contrabands informed us that the rebels were in fore at Jefferson, a few miles away; bat we found them a little nearer than anticipated; for one of our men returned on board with a severe wound in his arm, received, it is supposed, from a musket which was fired from the Pact] wood. Fortunately, ali the rest of us returned ju safety. Collision on the East River. SINKING OF THE About six o’clook yesterday morning a collision between the Sound steamboat City of New York and the forry boat. Nebraska, plying between New York and Williameburg, took place on the East river; fortunately , however, with- ‘out the loss of life that usually attends such accidents. At the hour mentioned the City of New York was return. ing to this eity,on her usual trip from Boston, and the Nebraska was making to Williamsburg with a small nom” ber of paaseny consisting of a dozen or more mon, wo- mon andenilaren, How the, collision oceurred under the cireumstances, in broad daylight, It is not easy to under- stand. The vessels were rapidly nearing each other—the Sound boat about off Grand street ard the Nebranka oppo- site Jackson street. The pilot of the latter blew the whistle to indicate that he was ofS, to the fright; but the pilot of the City few York, it ia alleged, did. not respond as customary. Some mistake occurred in interpreting these sigvals, and the conse. quence @ collision was not averted. The Sound boat dashe her bow full into the side of the ferry boat,. almost cutting the latter in two halves, dostroying hor cubin, teariug open her side, and putting her almost in an instant ia 4 sin! condition. The City of New York then drove sinking vessel towards the old bathing ground, near the foot of Jackson street, im this city, and a@ sister ferry t also came to the rescue. The re of the Wont ae woreall put eafely ca board the found boat and landed at one of the wharves along the North river, instead of at Wilamsburg. The ferry boat meanwhile had sunk and was palied into the New ¥ork shore, where the top of her pilot house was just visible. The pilot of the Nebraska, Capt. Hoovor , used evory exertion in his power to avert the col'ision, and gave tho promptest aid to the passengers. Coroner# Inqueste. Fata, Macimveny Casvatty.—August Wedmeyer, German boy, eleven years of age, died in the New York: Hospital, on Saturday last, from the effect of injuries re- ceived the 84 inat., in consequence of having been caught in come machinery tn factory in Pearl street. Both of bi toighs and arms Were fractured. Coroser Ranney het! an inquest on the case, when a verdict of “acon douth’’ was return Farat Acorbent 1x A Sudan On the 24th ult, aGerman, named Peter Fink, twenty-nine yearsof age, who was employed im Schoonmaker's Sugar Refinery in: Pike street, fell into one of the vats of boil foarfully scalded. He was conveyed to Teale Sence, No. 148 Laurens reet, where he lingered untid yesterday, when he expired. Coroner Wild jd an in- quest on the body, wi ® verdict of ac was returned. Sommamecuist Kittay py A Faut.—Tate on Saturday night Peter Munday, while wolking in bis sleep, foil from, a third story window of the promitos No. 202 Must Seven. Atrost to the pavement, and wre so badly injured: es died soon afterwards in + froepia. Ranney held an inquest on the Get of * aooidente! death wee rerurns hen a vat.