The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1862, Page 1

~d San Francisco. Captare of the Steamship Ariel "hy the: Alabama, Release of the Ariel on Giving f Bonds of: $228,000. The Arms and Ammanition on Board the Ariel Taken and One Hundred and Twenty Marines Pareled. ‘The Treatment of the Passengers by Captain Semmes. The San Jacinto Prepares to Fire on the Alabama. Whe Fort at Martinique Trains Its @uns on the San Jacinto. Arrival of the Steamship Ariel at This Port, Re, San Francisco, Dec. 27, 1863. By the arrival st this port to-day of the @Meameblp Constitution, from Panama, we have Mghly important and exciting news. ‘The Constitution reports that the steamship Asie), from New York for Aspinwall, was cap- fared on the 7th instant by the pirate Ale- dams. The Alabama detained the Arie) until the 20th instant, when she allowed her to proceed towarde Aspinwall, upon ber giving bonds in Maey ae - te'sum of two hundred and twenty-eight thou- sand dollars as s ransom. ‘The arms and ammunition on board the Arie} were taken from her, and one hundred and twenty marines who were on board were pa- reled. abould recapture the Ariel on her return trip te New York, and seize the large amount of fweasare whieh she will carry. ‘The passengers on board of the Arie) spoke fs the highest terms of the courtesy shown them by Captain Semmes. ‘The Ariel was captured near the east end of Osba. ‘The only plunder, with the exception of the arms and ammunition, that the Alabama se- eared was eight thousand dollars in “groen- Decks,” belonging to Messrs. Wells, Fargo & Oo. ‘The Alabama last coaled at Martinique. ‘When leaving that port the United States @teamer San Jacinto almed her guns at her, when, simultaneously, the guns of the fort were trained on the San Jacinto. This is the state- ment of the first lieutenant of Captain Semmes. ‘The Alabama claims a speed, under twenty. five pounds of steam, of sixteen knots an hour. Se overtook the Ariel, with only eleven pounds of steam, and fired two guns at her, when she heve te, « ‘SB00ND PRsPaTou. San Francisco, Dec. 27—P. M. Oeptaip Semmes first intended to destroy the Ariel, By burning her, Gret putting the passen- gers ashore in little settlement huts at San Domingo. Captain Jones, of the Ariel, protested that Ralf of his passengers would die if this were done. Captain Semmes then proposed to land the passengers at Kingston; but after much parley- dng an arrangement was effected to relcase the Asiel on Captain Jones giving bonds in the gam of $228,000, payable in thirty days after eo acknowledgment of the Southern confede- waey. ABRIVAL OF THE ARIEL. ‘The steamship Arie}, Capt. Jones, from Aspinwall, with smalls 004 passengers, arrived at this port iast night. The Ariel salted from Aspinwall on tho 6th inst. at eleven A. Mt. and tovehed at Key West on the 284 inst, She sailed agpin the next day, at siz A. M., and arrived at New York am the 37th, at-eleven P. M. STATEMENT GF THS PURSER OF THE ARIEL. ‘The Ariol was captured on her outward passage by the webel steamer Alabama, under the following circumstan- @08:—@n (he Tih inst., at balf-past one P. M., whoo round- fag Cape Mayst, the enstern point of Cuba, we eaw o ‘eessel about four miles to the westward, close under the ‘teigh land.of Cubs, bark cigged, and ander canvass. As ‘Whore was pathing In her agpearance indicating her to be © steamer—ber smokopipe being down—no suspicions camry {m @ short time we eaw she had furled por anita, raised her smokestack,and was rapidly nearing ‘asunder steam. The American fag was then fying at her peak. Buch wes Ber speed in comparison to ours, (hat in about half ao hour she had some ap within a Ralf @ mile of us, when ahe fred a leo gun, hauled down American ensign and rau wp tho robo! fag. No atton. thon was paid to tho summons, ead the arte: was pushed 0 her utmost speed, She then sailed across our wake, ok » ponition pe our voriauarter about My 23ndrad yards distant and firea two guns almost simultaneously — me shot passing over the burricane deck, between the walking beam and smokestack, and the ether hitting the foremast and cutting it half away. 4 ‘peody of United States marines, consisting of one hundred and twenty-six than folly to resist, as we could plainly see they were Bow training a full broadside to bear upon us, and Captain Jones gave orders to stop the sbip and haul down the ensign. A boat then put off to us, aud the boarding officer, on coming aboard, at once assured the passengers that none should be molest- @4, and that all baggage and private property should be respected. He then demanded the keys to the specie locker, together with all the ship’s papers and letters» and informed the captain he must be in readiness to go on board the Alabama with him, where he was detained ma hostage till themext day. The money in the ship» amounting to $0,600, was taken off, and the prize crew, twenty 10 number, all well armed, put om board, The engine room was taken in ebarge by two engineers from the Alabama. The ofMecrs and marines on board. the Ariel were paroled, and their arms taken, as well as some belonging to the ship. Both vessels lay off the Cape during the night and part of the noxt day. On tne after- noos of the 8th our sails were thrown overboard and the steam valve taken away, inorder to prevent our oscap® should they give chase to’ any other vessel, as they were expecting been lying in wait for several days at this point for that purpose, The same night our valve was returned, and the intention of landing on St. Domingo was changed to Kingston, Ja. Both vossels wero then headed for that place, andon the 9th inst., at nine o’clock P. M., we arrived off Point Morant, about forty miles from Kings: ton. Near this the Alabama gave chase, and boarded a ‘vessel, from which some information was received which Induced Captain Semmes to again change his mind, and take heavy bonds for the ship and cargo, permitting ‘us to resume our voyage. The reason given was that this vessel] had reported yellow fever raging in Kingston, and he would not subject our passengers 20 its ravages; Dut we were afterwards informed that no yellow fever bad prevailed there for some time, The conduct of the officers and crew while in charge of the ship was ox” tremely courteous, They were in regular commupica- lion with the United States, ‘both by letters and papers and were fully cognizant of our daft of sailing, and that || Bot ling ber appearance, pot the Arie! up to her speed men, passengers on board the Ariel, had been drawn up | stranger to be the Alabama, The Ariel wet ‘and armed; but the officers in command deemed it worse doing her best, and going about ten knots, Alabama fired a blank shot, of which no notice was taken by the Ariel, she only trying to go the faster; but it wa, of which took effect in the foremastof the Ariel, cutting Wt half off; after passing about six feet over the head *hip was loaded with passengers, and knowing that be shot would go through bim, to heave to. Ho did #0, and alongside and he was ordered on board of her. On reaching the deck of the Alabama and being met by Captain Semmes, Captain Jones was informed thas his Passengers would be landed on the east end of Cuba, ata ‘small settlement there is at that point, and the ship de- stroyed. Against this Captain Jones plead very hard, and spoke in bebaif of the women and children be had as passongers. To this Semmes replied, spare your ship? She is owned by a man who has given AEs finest vessel to your government to cruise after me.” Semmes soemed to be bewildered by the number he had to deal with. He was like the man who after he bought the elephant did not know what to do with it. He kept Capt. Jones on board the Alabama from two P. M. on the 7th until eleven P. M.,on the 9th instant, ‘before he concldued to t take the Champion, avd had Payable to the President of the Confederate States after Peace is declared and released her. There was on board the Ariel as freight, eight thousand dollars in Treasury Rotes, aud fifteen hundred dollars in silver, all of which ‘was taken by Semmes. Among the passengers on board of the Ariel were Capt, one hundred and fifty United States marines on their way to the Pacific. All of whom were paroled the Ariel being on her regular course, a steamer wa* Giscerned close under the bigh land, which, on obscrving hhe Ariel, stood out to have a closer look. Captain Jones and it was not long before he determined th, the wind being 00. that sails would not draw. The Alabama came up with her ‘‘hand over hand,” going at Teaat three feet to her two. In a very little while the of po ‘use, the pirate came nearer and bearer, and finally» when close enough, he gave his ship.a broad sheer on the port quarter of the Ariel and fired two shotted guns, one °f Captain Jones, who stood near the wheel house. As the could not escape, hedeemed it best, thinking the next it was but @ few moments before the Alabama we* © Why should I bond the ship in the sum of two hundred and sixty-one thousand dollars, to cover the value of the ship and cargo, Sartor}, of the United States Navy; Major Garland, of the United States Marine corps, and others; together with NEW YORK, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1862. 1s was at fret contemplated by Captain Semmes to burn the Ariel, but in consideration of the number of helpless women and children on board of her be allowed her to Droceed on ber voyage after taking bonds from Captain Jones fer two hundred and sixty thousand dollars. ‘The passengers denounce their treatment and acoom- modation on the Arie] as most abominable and diexrace- ful,an@ would gladly bave seen her burned, had there ‘bees amy other way Of reaching thefr destination. ‘It appears that Geptain Semmes was hooking out for the steamehip Champion when be feil in with the Ariel. Before taking the Ariel Captain Semmes fired biank cartridge at ber and afterwards shell, one of which struck her foremast, nearly cutting it in two. ‘The people tp the North can form their own ideas as to the precautions hitherto taken to protect California inte- ¥ eat by the government. THE CAPTURE OF THB ARIEL, ‘The following is from the Panama Star and Herald oy Saturday, December 13;— ‘The news of the seizure of the Ariel by the Confederaty steamer Alabama will create no.small sensation through, Out both the Atiantic and Pacific States, especially among ‘those who have large sums of treasure on the way from ‘San Francisoo to Now York, for it ie by Bo means certain hat the Ariel will be allowed to take ber valuable cargo Dome unmolested. ‘When the South fret fitted out privateers we called the aitention of the United States government to the ‘expossd position of the steamers plying between New ‘York and Aspinwall, and the inducement their large gold freighta offered for capture; and we suggested then the Propriety of keeping at least one good steam veesel-of- ‘war at Aspinwall as a check against such a casualty, or even to accompany the homeward bound steamer as far ag Cuba. ‘The subject was also discussed in the United States; but beyond the childish farce of putting a trifing eix- pounder, or something of the sort, on each of the steam- era, nothing whatever was dono either by-their owners or the government for their protection. Indeed, instead of any precaution being taken, we ob- serve that the ordinary sized war vessels usually kept a, Aspinwall for the protection of the transit bave been re. Placed by a miserable listle brig, 80 small and 80 old as to Dewunfit for service in any other part of the world. ‘The immediate resalt of this gross neglect on the part of the govetnment has been a heavy lors in specie ty some unfortunate shipper who probably can badly afford it, and the arrest of Captain Satori on bis way out to take command of the Cyane, and one hundred and twen- ty mariners en route for California. ‘These persons have all been paroled, but their services are, of course, lost to the government until they can be redeemed as prisoners of war by exchange for others belg by the north. ‘The heaviest loss will fall uyon Mr. Vanderbilt, in the shape of freight on the three or four millions of dollars ‘tn treasure sent every menth from San Francisco to New York. there were no cruisers to intercept her in these waters. For thie reason the specie to come by the Ariel was lef, ‘at Aspinwall, as Captain Jones 4i4:pot think it prudent to bring it. Dy Semmes and aliowed to proceed—he first tak” ing ali their arms, and the cannon and muskets belong jog to the Ariel. While Captain Jonos was detained on Doard the Ariel a bark hove in sight to which the Alabs- ‘ma gave chase and oon overhauled. She proved to bea foreigner, and of course was mt molested. Captain Ito net to be supposed that shippers will any loge, take the risk of their property falling into Confederate Bands, but will prefer the dafer pian of shipping it from Aspinwall to England, thus putting a pretty little sum into the pookete of the Royal Mail Company. ‘The fact of the Alabama still being allowed to roam the Beas at large,and in the immediate track of American STATEMENT OF. THB PASSENGERS. IMPORTANT FROM RICHMOND. Terrible Retallatory Procla- mation of Jeff. Davis. General Butler and All His Offi- cers to Be Executed. Federal Officers Found with’ Slaves to Be Hung. The feldiers to Be Paroled as Not Free Agents. Negroes in Arms to Be Hung When Taken. WAR OF EXTERMINATION, Roy Rey he A Proclamation. BY THS PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. Whereas, a communication was addressed on the 6th day of July last, 1862, by Genoral Robert E. Lee, acting ‘under the instructions of the Secretary of War of the Con- federate States of Ameriea, to General H. W. Halleck, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army, informing the latter that a report had reached this government that ‘Wm. B, Mumford, a citizen of the Confederate States, had been executed by the United States authorities at New Orloans for having pulled down the United States flag in that city before its occupation by the United States forces, and calling for a statement of the facts, with a view of retaliation if such an outrage bad really been committed under the sanction of the authorities of the United States ; And whoreas (no answer haying been received to said letter), another letter was,on the 24 of August last, 1962, addroesed by General Lee, under my instructions, to General Haileck, renowing the inquiries 1u relation to the execution of the said Mumford, with tho information that in the event of not receiving a reply within fifteen days it would be assumed that the fact was true, and was | Banctioned by the government of the United States; And whereas, an anewer, dated on the ‘7th of August PRICE FOUR CENTS Prisoners of war, who surrendered to the naval foress Op the United States, on agreement that they should be 9. Jensed on parole, have been seized and kept in elose cam finement. Repeated pretexta have been sought or invented fe® Plundering the inhabitants of the captured city, by fnew Jevied and colleted under threats of imprisoning reow ‘Sante at bard labor with ball and chain. The estire Population of New Orleans have been’ foreed to elect be- ween starvation by the confiscation of all their proe erty and taking an oath against conscience to bear allegianes to the invader of their country. gress from the city has been refused to those whose fortitude withatood the tost, and even to lone and aged women, and to helpless children; and, after being ejected from their homes and robbed of their property, they have ‘een left to starve in the streets or subsist on charity. ‘The claves have been drivea from the plantations in @e neighborhood of New Orleans until their owners would Consent to share their crope with the commanding geae- val, bis brother, Andrew J. Butler, and other offcers; and when euch consent had been extorted the slaves have been restored to the plantations, and there compel- Jed to work under the bayonets of the guards of ‘United States soldiers. Where that partnership was re- fused armed expeditions have been sent to the planta- tions to rob them of everything that was susceptible of removal, And even slaves, too aged or infirm for work, bave, ia spite of their entreaties, been forced from the homer pro- vided by their owners, and driven to wander helpless on the bighway. By @ recent Gonera) Order, No, 91, the entire property B that part of Louisiana west of the Mississippi river bas ‘Decn wequestrated for confiscation, and officers have been aasigned to duty, with orders to gather up and collect the personal property, and tura over to the proper officers, upon their receipts, such of Said property as may be required for the use of the United tates army; to collect together all the other personal property and bring the same to New Or- Jeans, and cause it to be sold at public auction to highest Didders—an order whieh, if executed, condemns to pun- ishment, by starvation, at least a quarter of a million of human beings, of all ages, sexes and conditions, and of which the execution, although forbidden to military officers by the orders of President Lincoln, is in accord- ance with the Confiscation law of our enemies, whieb he has effected to be enforced through the agency of civil officials. ON THE LIBERATION OF VES. And, finally, the African slaves have not only been in- cited to ingurrection by every license and encouragement, but numbers of them have actually becn armed for a ser- vile war—a war in ite nature far exceeding the horrors Monnay, Dec. 8, 1962. Seuimes said had she proved to be in American he would States mail steamer Ariel, A. G. Jones commanding, take thie means of expressing our approval of the surrender of ‘aid ship, on yesterday, to the Confederate steamer Ala, Dama. Just after passing Cape Mays! she showed herself. A8 soon ag we were apprised of her presence we were at the mercy of her ship, and the Jarge. Doard, wonld have made it inhuman to resiet. » L, Joseph, San Francisco. ‘We, the subscribers, passengers on board the United have transferred: the passengers ant crew of the Arie! to her and then destroyed the steamel. ‘and the unarmed condition of our of women and children op Chas. B. Wyatt, fan Franciseo. Jobn G. Ellis, 8an Francisco. ‘Wm. A. Dana, San Francisco. Edward Blosson, San Francisco. W. H. Parks, San Erancisco. Capt. Jones further says that the Alabama hasafine crew, and that they are well disciplined, that the ship is im fine order, and that the deck is arranged for two aidi- tonal pivot guns, which he was informed were one lun dred pounder rifles, apd in the Alabama’ahold, ready to Charles Le Gey, San Francisco. A. B. Coffin, Boston. Patrick Kerby, San Franotaco, , J. B. G. Isham, San Francisco, B. F. Moore, Dutch Flat, California, Edward Farrel, San Francisco. J. L, Beyoa, New York. E. K. Howes, San Francisco. Morwin Devean, New York. C. J. Prince, San Francisco, G. W. Read, San Francleco. John Callahan, San Francisco. C.S. Bonestill, Placerveile, Cal. Dr. J. Journi, Mexico, “Old Beeswax” treated him remarkably well, as well as Met of officers of the Alabama is corlect, as before pub- Nahed fo the Herarp. | 8. C. Talcott, San Francisco. Geo, W. Dow, Bristol, N..H. Chas. B. Pettit, Placerviile, Cal, | Chas. E. Hut, Boston. marked that “he cared nothing fvr thy San Jacinto; tha from.” Usrezp States Mai, Sraawen Aan, Ove Care Mayet, Deo. 8, 1862. ‘Wo, the undersigned, fully concur in the foregoing | she was allowed so proceed. letter from the passengers of the steamer Arivl to the | treasure in Aspinwall, and rounding Cape Maysi the rede) steamer Alabama came = suddenly upon us from bebind the highland, where she | ts being supplied to him by thNavy Department. Ah had been awaiting usa day or more. We were at once within range of her guns. The Ariel was very mucb crowded, having many passengers and nearly ove-ba!f of them were women and childrea. The enemy first fired a biank charge, which Captain Jones disregarde!, and endeavored to escape; but she rapidly over hauled us, and fired two sbell, Struck our foremast . few foot above the hurricane deck, | lying quietly at anchor, eating barracuda end ‘and nearly carried it away. The vessels were then Jess | other of the fiopy tribe, « waiting for seme Wilkes, and the question now @es, Where is Admira} Wilkes’ and Bis ying Wee Indaguadrou? We appre hend he can be discovered « thé Bahama Ronks, than five hundred yards apart, Resistance would have | unlucky thirty ton sloop, loaded th » fow Waics of cot deen worse than folly, as the preceding lettor stater, | ton, to run under bis guns avbo csplured, while Hence we prompily advised her surreuder. Vory rospect- | Semmen and the Alabama areon criising gtound, in faliy, LC. SARTORI, Com.,U. 8. Navy. the track of the California steamy, and carrying on hig A. GARLAND, Major, U. 8. M. O- D. M. COHAN, Captain, U. 8. M. C. STEBCE, Lieut. , U. 8. N. @eviltry with impunity. We cane nothing with the vessels on this station. They argood for nothing, an’ Captain Jones says that the Alabama deserves all her Previous reputation for speed. Sbecan steam fourteen knote with seventeen pounds of stean, and is allowed to carry twenty-five pounds of steam. Bhe has two engines of fifty-two inch cylinder and seventeen inch stroke, and ja im all reapecta s perfect model of beauty. Her armament is, be savs, ope hundred-pounde rifle, and ome sixty-eight-pownder pivot guns, besides sx medium thirty-two-ponnders, He can fight seven gute a side having arrangements for transferring two of the Drosdeide guns from side to side with great rayidity. ‘be mounted should they be require’. He says that if he had been # visitor. He was no{ confived, bad the privilege of the deck, and messed in the wardroom. The Captain Jones says the only ship {at Semmes fears is tbe Vanderbilt. He made many inquries regarding her speed and armament, bat obtained op information what- ever. He laughs at all the other shits we have, and re- t he went to sea by her when im Barthique, and paid no attention to her. What hecanne whip he can run away It Is the opinion of Captain Jores that Semmes has goue to Asplowsll, or off that barbo, te intercept the Call” fornia. steamers both ways Hebel on to the Ariel long enough to determine that tle steamer bound the other way with treasure \ bat passed Bim before tain Jones left his on bere to solicit @ommander, A. G. Jones, reapecting{her surrender. On | from Admiral Bailey convoy f\ the other steamer now at Aspinwall, and to obtain a en amount of coal, which the steamers now attached to Adiral Bailey’s squadron are good for nothing for the pudsc required. All that would Lave answered bave bedransferred to Admiral ene of which | near ame of the small isla ibere to be found, TL TH, First Lieut., U. 8, M. 0. T. H. CORRIE, First Lieut., U. 8. M. C. W. B. McKEAN, First Lieut., U. 8. M. ©. A. W. WARD, Second Lieut. , U. 8. M. C. C. H. DANIELS, Second Lieut.,U. 8. M. C. STATEMENT OF A PASSENGER. we do not know where to find ¢ that are. Oaptata Jones will be through coaling im Atle time, when be can leavefor New York, knowing at Admiral Bailey, although anxious to afford the rered asstetance, has mot one vessel in his squadron that wanswer the purpore, or capable of being of any use whaer. A gentleman who came on board the Ariel—a well known and respectable citizen of Now Yort—states thas | FROM OUR PANAMA coreg era Captain Jones very prudently declined to bring any tree | 9 sigamship Aric) recched Aspiall on Friday night, sure with him, knowing that the Alabama would be on the 12th inst., having been overhat by the Alabams the lookout for Bim on bis return. Accordingly, be left | on the 7th inet,, off the east end ofebs and taken to the trensure at Aspinwall, and took what ie called the | “Smalca. Weatern passage, anew and somewhat dangerous route, (2 whiob the ship was sometimes in only nine fathome of ‘The Ariel was detained for twoid « balf days and then relenged, after her captors b taken out twelve thousand dollars in specie on freigor Nicaragua, the ‘water. The captain was certain that the Alabama would | the proporty of two Southena men,| some boots and ‘not weature upon this track, and as results prove be was correct, the Ariel arriving safely at this port last night. FROM OUR KEY WEST CORRESPONDENT. Kay West, Doo. 22-~1 P. M. shovs. ‘The officers of the Alabama also m: prisoners of and disarmed Captain Sarteri, of the UniGtates Navy, whe was coming out to take commnan@ of Cyane;} Captain Garland, of the marine cops, e rofor Mare Island, California, and.some other United Stofficers, and one By tho serial Of the stesmatip Ariel, Laptain 4, @ | Hundred and forty marines, and sf taking ali their Jones, this evading at dark, from Aspinwall, we have fall particulars of her capture on the 7th inst., on he" the equipments, including their eide arms y released them parole. © des Sartori and one or two of thfcers return to outward passage frotti New York, By the pirato Alabama. | the United States on the Ariel Dy Oedersdcina Ben. ‘The Arie! was crowded grith passengors a¢ the time of her Captain Garland and bis marines b proceeded to Mare Island. oapinrs, which, in (he end, proved t0 be the preservation | tne oficers and passengers of the Arijenersily speck of the ship and cargo. Du tho 7h inat, whon of Cave Mavs). eaghond of Caray iq the highest terms of the treatment | copsideration ihe ¥ geeoived fram the oMeers Of tbe Amas + ‘veonels ie little eredit to the administration af Washing» 100, and coupled with other gross mismanagement of the Secretary of the Navy, deserves at least a very serious sBvestigation of bis conduct, if it does not call for his prompt dismissal. News from Central and South Americas, Panama, Deo. 15, 1862. ‘There fe little local news to send by this steamer. ‘The ray season ts pretty well over ana the Panama Railroad ie again in good order. It is astonishing how Mitsle the road has guffered from the late heavy rains. ‘Mons. Felix Belly, of Nicaragua Canal notoricty, is ‘again heve pader an areumed name, en route for Central America, i® parsuit of another humbug. Mr. Carter, United States Minister to Bolivia, returns home on the Ariel. The French fleet bas sailed for Mexico, leaving here four American and one British sbip-of-war. At Aspinwall there ie only the disabled United States brig Bainbridge to protect foreign interests, A forced loan of $34,000 bas juet been assessed on the Batives of Panama. Don M. M. Diag has deen elected Governor of Panama for the next two years by the State Convention. Thesame body has passed a decree banishing the Bishop and ex. Governor Obaldia from the country, and prohibiting the return of Don Pepe Hurtado, the Falugas and others, at proeent absent. Arboleda, the leader of the conservative party in the Present civil war in this country, was recently assassi- nated by some of the people whose relatives he shot some time since. This event may probably hasten a peace. IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE. Reported Falling Back of Gen. Grant’s Army. Rumers ef Orders te Evacuate Island Ne. 10. MOVEMENTS OF THE REBELS, a, a., ae Carno, Til, Dec. 27, 1962. ‘We have received nothisg to-day in regard to the movements of our forces against the rebels’ who are Operating in Northwestern Tennessee. ‘The rebois havo done great damage in the Obion river bottom. Tey have burned two long bridges over the river and destroyed two miles of trestle work at Middle burg. It is reported this evening that orders have beon giveu for our forves to evacuate Island No. 10, to spike tho'guns there and to blow up the magazines. Information bas been received to-day that trains are | funniag on the ratlroad between Jackson and Trenton, and that two thousand of our troops are at the latter place. There i» a rumor in circulation here to-night that Geuo- ral Orant's ormy has fallen back across the Tallahatehic river: Dut it ts not traceable to any reliable source. WEWS FROM MISSOURI. Movements of the Rebel Jeff. Thomp- son—Denth of Clatborne Jackson, de. Sr. Lours, Deo. 36, 1662. Advices received here at headquarters from Pilot Knop are to the effect that a deserter from Colonel Green's rebel regiment reports Jeff. Thompson at Poca. hontas, with between five and siz thousand infantry, mestiy Missouri and Arkansas troeps; aleo two regiments of cavalry and one battery. The deserter left Pocahontas last Monday. Reliable information has been reocived that Claiborne FF. Jacknon, the deposed Governor of the State of Missour) died at Little Rock, Ark., about the 8th instant. ? Gevernor Seymour's Appointments. Anan, Dec. 27, 1962. Governor Seymour has made the follewing appoint ments:— a General—Major J.T. Sprague, United States Inspector General—Josiah T. Miller, of Seneca. in-Chief—laanc Albany. Advocate General—Neleon J. Waterbury, of New Generail—S, V. Taloott, of New York, Secrelary—Lieutenant Kidd, New York State Votunteers. ; The other appointments will not be announced unti after the inauguration. Major Sprague, who is now doing bureau duty in Alba- Ry, awaits, before accepting of Governor Seymour's ap. Pointment, the permission of the War Department at Washington. Departure of Massachnectts Regiments. Boston, Deo. 27, 1862. ‘The Marsachusotte Fourth and Forty-sighth regiments Jott here to-night for New York, whore thay 141) gmbark frp the Sen tth” q York. “te, and most merciless atrocities of savages. seat, 1803, was addressed to General Lee by General H- W. Halleck, the said General-in-Chief of the armies of the United States, alleging sufficient cause for failure to make early roply to said letter of the 6th of July, asserting that “No authentic information had been received_in relation tothe execution of Mumford; but measures will be imme. diately taken to ascertain the facts of the alleged execu- tion,’? and promising that General Lee should be duly in- formed thereof; And whereas, on the 28th of November Inst, 1863, another letter was addressed, under my instructions, by Robert Ould, Confederate agent for the exotrange of pri- soners, under tho cartel between the two governments, to Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Ludlow, agent of the United States under said cartel, informing him that the explana- tion promised in the said letter of General Halleck, of Tth Of August last, bad not yet been received, amd that if no answer was sent tothe government within fifteen days from the delivery of this last communication it would be Considered that an answor je declined; And whereas, by a letter, dated on the ad day of the pre- sent month of December, the said Lieutenant Colonel Ludlow apprised the said Robt. Quid that the above re- cited communication of the 19th of November had been received and forwarded to the Secretary of War of the United States; and whereas, this last delay of fifteen days allowed for answer bas elapsed and no answer has been received ; And whereas, in addition to the tacit admission Teguiting from the above refusal to answer, I bave re- ceived evidenge fully establishing the truth of the fact ‘that the sata William B. Mumford, acitizen of the con- federacy, was actually and publicly executed, in cold Dlood, by hanging, after the oceupation of the city of New | Orleans by the forces under General Benjamin F. Butler, when seid Mumford was ao unresisting and non- Combatant captive, and for no offence even alleged to have been committed by him subsequent to the date ef the capture of the sald city; And whereas, the silence of the goverament of the United States, and its matotaining of said Butler io bigh office under its authority for many months after his Commission of an act that can be viewed fn no other ‘Might than ag a deliberate murder, a8 well as of mumerous other outrages and atrocities heroafter to be mentioned, afford evidence too conclusive that the said government sanctions the eondact of the said Butler, and is deter- mined that he sball remain unpunishod for these crimes; Now, therefore, 1, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, and in their vame, do pro- Bounce and deciare the said Reujemin F. Butler to be a felon, deserving of capital punishment, Ido order that he shall no longer be considered or treated simply as a pub. And whereas, the officers under command of the said Butler have been, in many instances, active and sealeus ‘agents in the cousmission of these crimes, and no inetanes is known of the refusal of any one of them to participate in the outrages above Sarratea; And whereas, the Presidems of the United States has, Dy public and official declarations, signified not only bis approval of the effort to excite servile war within the confederacy, but bis intention to give ald and emceurage- ment thereto, if these independent States shall continue to refuse submission to a.foreign Power after the let day of January next, and has thus made known that all appeal) to the law of nations, the dictates of reason and the in- stincts of humanity would be addressed in vain to our enemies, and that they can be deterred from the eom- mission of these crimes only by the terrors of just retri- bution; Now, therefore, 1, Jefferson Davie, President of the Confederate States of America, amd acting by their au- thagity, appealing to the Divine Judge in attestation that their conduct is not guided by the passion of revenge, but that they reluctantly yield to the solemn duty of re- dressing, by necessary severity, crimes of which their citizens are the victims, do fesue thie my proclamation, and, by virtue of my authority as Commanaer-in-Obiel of the armies of the Confederate States , do order— Pirst—That all commissioned qfficera in the command off said Benjamin F. Butler be declared net entitled to be com sidered as sridiers engaged in honorable warfare, dul as red- bers and criminals, deserving death; and that they and each of them be, whenever captured, reserved for execution. Sccond—That the private soldiers and non-eommiesion- ed officers in the army of said Butler be considered aa only the instrumentg used for the commission of crimes perpetrated by his orders, and mot as freo agente; that they, therefore, be treated whon captured as prisoners ef war, with kindness and bumanity, and be sent home om the usual parole that they will im so manner ald or serve the United States in any capasity during the continuases: of this war unless duly exchanged. Third—That all negro slaves captured in arms be at once delivered over to the executive authorities of the respective States to which they Belong, to be deslt with ‘according to the law of said States, Fourth—-That the litte orders be executed im all casee with respect to alb commissioned officers of the United States when found serving in company with said slaves in tusuircction againat the authorities of the different Staten of this confederacy. In testimony whereof I have signed these presents and Cauned the 3¢2! of the Confederate States of America te bo affized thereto, at the city of Richmond, on the 234 day of No enemy of the Confederate States of america, but as an { December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight outlaw and eommon enemy of mankind, and that, in | the event of his capture, the Qficer in command of the cap- turing force do cause him to de immediately enecuted by hanging. hondred aud sizty two, JEVFERZON DAVIS. By the President 2. P. Densamin, Secretary of State. And I do further order that no commissioned officer of the Opinions of the Hebel Press. United States, taken captive, shall be released on parole, be- {From the Richmond Diapatoh, Dec. 24.) fore exchange, until the said Buller shalt have met with due | ‘The proclamation agaist Butlor and hie associates punishment for his crimes. comes up to the full measure of public enpectation. The And whereas, the hostilities waged sgatnst thie con. | goiiperation with which the conclusions of the Executive fedoracy by the forces of the Caited States, under the | have Deen arrived at gives additional solemnity and command of sald Benjamin F. Butler, bave borne no re- dignity to his purpose. The brute and bis minions will sembiance to such warfare as is alone permissible by tho rules of international law, or the usages of Civilization, digoover that it does not fellow because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily that i te forgotten but bave been characterized by repeated atrocities and or forgiven. outrages, among the large number of which the following Those of our own people, too, who ‘have been disposed may be cited as examples: — to complain of the President's alleged indifierence to the Peacefuland aged citizens, unresisting captives and fate of Murmford will see that they have dove him great ‘non-combatants, have Beon confined at hard labor, with injustice, and that be bas remembered it longer, perhaps, hard chaing attached to their limbg, and aro til! so held, | than some of his censors, Iu this, a8 in other in dungeons and fortresses. cages, it would be ag well for those of us who Othera have been submitted toa like degrading Pun- | johabit the vales of private life, and whose quati- febment for selling medicines to the sick soldiees of tho cations for conducting the government of the ccun. confederacy. try bave never yet been diseovered by our fellow ‘The soldiers of the United States have been invited | citizeus, to be modest and charitable in our strictures and eucouraged in general orders to inauit and outrage tho | upon the course of those whom we have placed in power, wives, the mothers and the sisters of our citizens, and who, from their official and intellectual elevation, are Helpless wormen bave been tora from their homes, and | probably able to acquire a wider sweep of the horizon subjected to solitary confinement, some in fortresses and | than those of us who dwell upon the plains. We crud prisons, and one especially on au island of barren sand hat the proclamation agcine’ Butler and ris officers, under « tropical gun; haye beon fed with loathsome ra: | should they fall into our hut, mary de carried out to a, tions that had been condemned as unfit for soldiers, and | very lever. The black flay '* ‘he only anewer tw the have been ernnegd to Uke yilast ineuite, uuhgard of crimes of these euemies af Ihe hewmen raam,