The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1863, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, @PFIC8 N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS." Volume XXVIIL....cc0000 . AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, NIBLOS GARDEN, Broadway.—Leau, Tue Forsaken WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Pavutne. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Cuiaser Corxer— Wray ste LAURA XEENE’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Loay or & Lovan—iioe oF 14m Makwer, NEW BOWERY ‘TRE, Bowery.—Conieny BawN— Dwar. 137 aict GHOST—Bay ants’ Min steRts—ViR- Ginta BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.~Snow Bigo—Jace axp fue Beasstach—be Hyper, BARN( \ CAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Mis Lavinia Wav oumopore Nort, 4c, at all hours, Cuantes IL ; ‘ BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, way.—Erniortax Soscs, saves, Daye Davoy. WOOD's MINSTREL HALL, 5i¢ Broadway —Erarorian Boxcs, Dancas. &c.—DowN iN OLD K-¥-KY, BUCKLEY TRELS Broadway —Eruiovian Song uv. CLINTON HALL, Astor Place, Fisxe’s Exreninents in E) Stuyvesant Institute, 659 Dances, &0.—LA SONNAM- eSShS, WKITTAN AND ‘CTRO-PSYCUOLUGY. BROADWAY MENAG Broo) vay.—Living Wino Aniisio—Piks ORMING ELEY ANTS—Coure MULES, &e, {C HALL. No, 444 Bro: Bau. BURLYSQUES, 4. ene DERS. 563 Broadway. — om 10 A. Mt 2. M ome AMERICAN MU tats, Paxrouims PARISTAN CABINET OF WON! Open daily HOOLEY’S OPE RA HOUS! Brooklyn. —! Sones, Daxcus, bua hit yn. —Eraiortas -ESQUES: New York, Friday, January THE SrroATiIon. The news from the Southwest to- ing and important. A special despatch from Caire Bays that mation has been received that Gen- eral McClerngnd’s forces hav giana side of the Mis: landed on the Loui- sippi river, five miles below the mout! city of Y when tie ir f the Yazoo, and in full view of the Two brigades were engaged mant left in opening the famous ‘“‘cut- sburg. off” of Gen. Williams, which is to make Vicksburg no longer a river city. General Grant left Mem- phis on Tuesday for below with one division. The river was quite full at Vicksburg at last ac- counts. The rebels are evidently posted as to our movements, for the Petersburg Express of the 26th Bays, in a despatch from Vicksburg:—‘We have trustworthy intelligence from above that the great Yankee flotiila, consisting of sixty gunboats and transports. has passed Greenviile, Miss., coming down. We are ready.” Our map of the ‘cut off’ and the accompany- ‘ing description will be found very important to week. The number admitted last week was 1,628 | aims at placing the whole military power of the of the trade carriéd dn with the revels, while at’ government, arrested and carried off to Washing- ton Mr. Boileau, editor and proprietor of the Journal of the former city, put sentinels on the office and stopped the issue of the paper. This occurred on Wednesday afternoon, and yesterday Judge Ludlow, in the Court of Quarter Sessions, drew the attention of the Grand Jury to the fact, and asked them to vindicate the authority of the State law. The, charges againat this gentleman are not known, EUROPEAN NEWS. The steamship Edinburg, from Queenstown on on the 15th of Jafmary, was off this port on Wednesday evening last. In consequence of not finding a pilot she did not make her dock until half-past seven o'clock yesterday (Thursday) morving. Her news is one day later than the ad- vices of the Saxonia. The Italian question had entered a new phase. England had officially proposed to Pope Pius the Ninth to leave Rome and take up his residence | at Malta. It is to be presumed he was to be under her protection, as she offered to lodge him in the palace of the Governor. The Pope declined the offer. In the Italian Varliament the subject of Rome for the capital of the kingdotu was discussed the intentions of the Emperor of the French, Not knowing what he would do, it was evident Italy could effeet very little. The Count la Tour d’Au- vergne, French Minister in Tome, had expressed to the Holy Father the regret of the Emperor at the prospect of his quitting Nome, an occurrence which the Emperor “would endeavor to prevent.” It was hoped, however, that if he did leave the Eternal City he would seek a shelter in France, | and not from England. The session of the Prus sian Legislature had be 1 with a roy speech, delivered by proxy. King defended his Jai ion towards the Chambeis, and asserted that the constitution of the country did not meet ment. It was proposed to permit the Quee Christina to return to Spain under certain re- strictions. A famine may be said to exist in Ireland. The means of the small farmers were almost complete- ly exhausted, the laborers were unemployed and in want of food, the manufacturing industry of the kingdom was greatly depressed and landlord evic- tions were multiplied. In the town of ‘Tralee, county of Kerry, an alarming demonstration, in the way of a black flag parade, had been made by the unemployed laborers. Relief societies were in operation all over the Southern and Western count CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday Mr. Sanlsbury, of Dela- ware, made a frank and manly apology for his re- cent violent conduct, and the resolution expelling him from the Senate will probably be withdrawn. The resolution concerning Commodore Vanderbilt, Commodore Van Brunt and others for allege negligence with reference to the vessels of the Banks expedition was discussed, but no vote the reader in the impending struggle. The official report of Commander Walke relative to the recent successes on the White river, anda very fine detailed account from aur correspon- dents, are given in our columns to-day. « The news from North Carolina is interesting. The Third New York cavalry has made an exten- sive tour from Newbern to Trenton, Onslow and other pisces in the direction of Wilmington, break- ing up rebel camps, destroying their works, bridges, &c., and capturing prisoners, horses and ‘eolors. The expedition which combines the re- connoissance with the dash was successfully car- ried out, and occupied nearly a week in its per- formance. By the arrival of the United States transport St. Mary, from New Orleans, we have intelligence from there to the 20th. Major General Banks was still in New Orleans. He had reiterated General Butler's order taxing certain rebel merchants for the support of the poor; had cautioned the public ng insult to the soldiers, and i acts had indicated a vigorous administration. against offeri several Jacob Barker had appealed to him several times for permias'on to revive the Advocate, but Gene- ral Banks, it is said, will not permit the public: tion of that rebel sheet again. Our correspondence contains an account of the occupation of the west bank of the Mississippi by General Gr and the menacing position which the enemy umed for some days after. Our latest news from Port Royal—to the 26th instant—<tates that a good deal of anxiety was manifested there with regard to the fleet gone up the Ossilaw Se The Montauk went down on Baturday morning last for the purpose of expelling the rebels from their batteries, while the capture or destruction of the Nashville was to be under- taken companied? her. tauk’s safe arrival at the mouth of the Ogeechie ernoon, nothing definite was + *rd ty. Yesterday a dense “og hung over the coast, and, together with President Lin- coln's Sunday orders, operated to check whatever ove: ad by the wooden vessels which .ac- Beyond the news of the Mon- on Saturday a from that vici taken. The bill appropriating money to aid in the emancipation of the slaves in Missouri was taken up, and debated until the adjournment. . The Mouse of Representatives was engaged in squabbling over the bill for arming negroes, It is probable the bill will pass iu some modified shape to-day. THE LEGISLATURE. In the State Senate yesterday, among the bills reported upon favorably was that confirmatory of the official acts of ex-Governor Morgan in relation to volunteers’ bounties. A bill relative to the transportation of passengers and freight to and from different points in this city was noticed. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes relative to sav- ings banks was introduced. The Senate adopt- ed the concurrent resolution for the ap- pointment of a joint committee of the two houses to draft a bill for the establishment of a State hospital and asylum for wounded and isabled soldiers. A majority report was made from the special committee on Governor Sey- mour’s message in reference to the late disorders in the Assembly, assailing the position taken by the Governor. The report was laid on the table till the minority report of the committee is sent in. Considerable other business was transacted, but principally of only a private or special char- acter. An evening session was held, in which the Governor’s message was the special subject under consideration, Governor Seymour's strictures on the arbitrary arrests by the national government being replied to at considerable length by a repub- lican Senator. Inthe Assembly some discussion took place on a motionto make a corfection in the journal of the previous day’s proceedings; but the House refused to make the correction. A Dill was in- troduced to amend the act confirming the New York Common Council ordinance authorizing the Comptroller to ascertain and audit the account of contractors and draw warrants for the same. The resolutions creating a special committee to inves- tigate the matter of arbitrary arrests was called up and debated, and finally made the special order for to-day. MISCELL ANEOUS NEWS. The steamer Bio Bio briuga us very important news from Mexico, which, though not presenting all the features of complete reliability, has doubt- less sometiing more than mere rumor for its foundation. The same reports which reached us by the British steamer Sheldrake on Sunday last are Substantially repeated in these advices brought to Havana by a later arrival) from Vera Cruz; but until we receive news direct from the operations might have been in progress. On the 25th heavy firing was heard from the flect, indi- cating that eomething unusual was going on. The activity of the pirate Oreto, or Florida, on her first trip ‘n that capacity, on her run to Hava- na, is carefuily detailed in our Havana correspon- dence tod. She is a propeller of 1,100 tons burthen, sails fast, is splendidly armed, and gave the slip completely to the United States vessels that chased her. It is reported that she will sail for the Vast indies to look after our richly laden Ships in tuat quarter. The owners of the bark Parker Cook, of Boston, burned by the pirate Alabama, have made a claim pon the United States government for nine thou- Band doliars damages for loss occasioned by the Geastruction of that vessel. The United States an- Phorities may make the attempt to collect the Bmount from the British officials. The ship Escort, Captain Whitman, arrived here last evening from Vera Croz, and reports that hen off the southwest side of Cuba was in com- pany for two days tith (what was supposed from the description given in the papers) the pirate Alabama, who would approach’quite near at night tnd keep away during the day. She was under | fayette, Olcott was held to bail in the etm of wail, having her propeller hauled up, it blowing a he ime. She finally left without making From Bermuda we learn that on the 12th of January the British steamer Gipsey Queen, from | widow and children of the late Washington Smith, Matamoros, via Havana, with cotion and $225,000 in specie, entered the port of St. George in want of coal. The military authbrities in Philadelphia, acting city of Mexico, Puebla or Orizaba, we will be left in doubt as to what is completely reliable and what isnot, The Spanish accounts from Vera Cruz are utterly unsatisfactory, as they attribute everything to rumor, although it will be observed that under the head of “‘reliable intelligence” the correspondent of the Prensa of Havana reports the abandonment of Jalapa, which confirms the statement of our own correspondent. On she occasion of the alleged surprise of the French at Acajete by a portion of the garrison at Puebla, it is said that a dense fog prevailed, and in the consternation that ensued French killed Freach, while the Mexicans also attacked, lassoing the officers and dragging them off. The steamer Columbia, now expected with later dates, may bring us the news we now so anxiously desire. We have late papers from Bermuda; but they are devoid of interest. By the falling in of the roof of the market at Zanesville, Ohio, on the 24th instant, four persons were instantly killed, five mortally wounded and twenty-seven others more or leas injured. A report comes from Arkansas that the rebel Brigadier General McBride died recently at Ozark, Arkansas. Colonel Olcott, recently appointed to investigate the military frauds, was arrested by the Sheriff on a civil suit instituted by a German gentleman for his false imprisonment, the Colonel! having been instrumental in incarcerating him in Port ba- $4,000, and we understand that one of the editors of the 7rihune became his snrety. The Commissioners of Public Charities and Cor- rection met yesterday afternoon. A resolution was adopted, expressive of condolence with the who was for eight years President of the old Board of Ten Governors. The resolution also eulogized the character of the deceased, and his course while officially interested in the care of the public } institutions. very delicately, full confidence being expressed in | the requirements of tho time and needed amend- | while the number discharged, transferred or who died was 1,560, In December last Judge McCunn decided, in the cases of Michael Welch and Nelson A. Buell, that aminor under the age of eighteen years could not be enlisted inte the service of the United States, nor between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, unless with the written consent of such minor's parent, guardian or master, and that the oath mentioned in the act of February 13, 1862, was only binding upon the recruiting officer, and not upon the courts, This opinion has been sustained by Judge McCandless, in the United States Circuit Court of Pennsylvania, jn the case of the United States ex rel. Elizabeth Turner vs. | Captain Wright, United States Army, which ia very important to the service and to those engaged in recruiting. The stock market wos feverish and unsettled yesterday morning, but was better in the afternoon, Mover wos rather more abundant at 6 per cent. Gold fluctuated all the morning between 153 and 164, und jumped up to 156 in the afternoon, closing at 154% bid. Exchange closed at 17034 @ 171. Pi idly advanced yesterday.to Sic, a 86c. for uid ding, with a lively faquiry. There was considerable ac- | Uivity in provirious and bresdstuffs, Pork, flour and grain closed higher. Sugars wore#!¢c. a tc. dearer, with liberal saice. “Whiskey rose to S6e., with sales of 2.000 bbl-. Wool, pepper, metals apd tobacco were brisk and buoy- | ant. A tair business was reported in hay, hides, sk leather, hops, tallow, teas, molasses, fruit and foreiga | liquors. Moderate freight engagements were eifected. The news Crom Havana of the depredations of the Fiorida on American commerce caueed intense anxiety among | American shipowners. ‘The Reopening of the Mississippi—Gene- ral McClernand Doing the Work for Vicksburg. We bave some cheering news for our readers this morning from General McClernand’s Army | of the Mississippi. He has moved down in | tront of Vicksburg, on the Louisiana side of the river, and is engaged in the excavation of a ditch which, when opened at both ends, will, it is believed, speedily enable him to silence all the rebel batteries of the town, Our itlustrative map will furnish the necessa- ry explanation. Vicksburg is situated upon a range of blutls at the turning point of a great bend in the Mississippi. Within the peninsula formed by this bend the land level is hardly above the surface of the river when its banks are full, as they are now reported to be. Acrosg this peninsula of soft alluvial soil, eight or ten miles west of Vicksburg, a “cut-off” was com- menced by General Williams last summer, and hundreds of contrabands were employed for two or three weeks, but all to no purpose, on account of the low stage of the river. But now, with the banks of the river full, .and with two brigades of soldiers at work in the trench, we may expect soon to hear that this “cut off” has been opened, that our gunboats and transports have passed through it, that the mighty river is hourly widen- ing and deepening the channel, and that Vicks" burg has ‘ceased to bean obstruction to the navigation of the Mississippi, and has suddenly become as valueless to the rebels as an inland town. * Island No. 10 wag circumvented by an ope- The number of inmates in the insti. pader ordefs, og they state, from the general | tutious now is 3.105<0am incteage of 68 for the ration of this kind last spring; while the stupcadous defensive rebel works on the bluffs at Coluntbus were turned and captured by our successful enterprises wp the Cumberland and ‘Lennessee rivers some seventy-five miles inland from the Mississippi. Iteis said that the great city of Babylon, the massive and lofty walls of which defied assault or siege, was first taken by the Medes and Persians by turning the rive’ Euphrates. which flowed through that splendid metropolis, into an artifictal channel outside, thus converting the nataral bed of the river into a dry passage, by which the invaders marched under the overarching walls into the heart of the city. Gen. McClernand, therefore, in turning off the channel of the Mississippi from Vicksburg, is following an example which lies many generations behind the exploits of Alexander. Entertaining no doubt of the suecess of this “cut-off” at Vicksburg, the rebel army of over a hundred thousand men, which Gen. Joe Jobnston is concentrating at that point, will very soon, we suspect, be moved down to Port Hudson, the last remaining rebel foothold on our great continental river. But what will be the prospect to Jeff. Davis of holding Port Hudson against the forees of Grant, McClernand and Admiral Porter from above, and of those of think that the passage of the first boat through the Vicksburg “cut-off” will open the Missis- sippi to New Orleans, and that, once open, our gunboats will keep it open from Cairo to the Gulf, and to the end of the war. ‘Thus. with the success of this Vicksburg ex- periment, Arkansas. already substantially sub- dued, and Western Louisiana and Texas, will be “eut of from their vebellious confederates on the castern side of the river and speedily brought to terms; and thus the bulk of our military forces in the Southwest may soon be able to co-operate inland with General Rose- craus. Meantime, with the hardening of the miry soil of Virginia—which we may now reasonably expect—-we look for some decisive movement against the rebel army of the Rappa- hannock, and for another thorough shaking up of the rebels in North Carolina. The country ‘expects the administration to strike while the iron is hot, and we ave gratified to believe tha; its numerous blunders of the past are in a fair way to be eclipsed by great successes, Let the President drop the negro for a short season, and direct all his energies against the armies of the rebellion, and he may still restore the Union in its integrity, Toe Work ov tae Reske Parvacuers.— Among the news items in yesterday’s Heratp we find the following suggestive paragraph:— “Captain Smith, of the bark Moneynick, which arrived last evening from Malaga, reports that on the 24th ult., whew in latitude 29, longitude 35, he saw a large fire, apparently a vessel burning; but he did oot run towards it, for fear of falling in with a privateer.” A simiiar report had previously been made by another arrival here. Thus it will be seen that the plan of the pirate Semmes to use burn” ing vessels as a decoy begins to fail of its effect, and that he has succeeded in overcoming the natural impulses of bumanity in the breasts of our brave sailors. Those who know what are the horrors of @ fire at sea will be slow to ex- cuse any captain who shali neglect to gp to the assistance of a burning veevel, no matter at what risk of privateers, But we cannot blame the sailors half go much as the government, and especially the Secretary of the Navy, who allows rebel pirates to scourge the ocean un- checked. Sevarorn Witsos’s New Mitrrary Buw.—The Dill reported from the Military Committee by Senator Wilson has but one fault, and that, to wea Celtic puraso, i @ “Wumyer” for it Banks and Admiral Farragut from below! We | pow: why should not the Pope end the trouble a¢ country in the hands of the ruling power a¢ Washington, leaving to the States individually no control over its organization or employment- Thus we pass from one measure of despotism to another. By and by an effort will be made to | dispense altogether with legislative control. | W411 the Pope of Rome Visit the United States t—A Refuge for His Holiness. Tt will be seen from our foreign advices this morning that England has proposed to the Pope to withdraw to Malta, and that M. Drouyn de Liuys bag expressed a hope that in the event of the Pope being compelled to leave Italy his Holiness would retire to France in preference to England. This is a remarkably nice little diplomatic imbroglio, and it is further compli- cated by the despatch of the Prince Latour de Avergne of the 27th December, stating that Mr Odo Russell had renewed his proposal to the Pope to leave Rome, expressing regret that the offer of England was not accepted, and adding, menacingly, that he had reason to believe hig Holiness would very shortly find himself ne. cessitated'to profit by it. There seems to be a unanimous desire on the part of Italy, England and France that the Pope shall change his base of operations; and what these three Powers are agreed upon may possibly come to pass. It | behooves his Holiness, therefore, to be looking out for another eligible residence. Indeed, where that residence shall be now appears the only point in dispute. ; The Jtalians desire to rid Rome of the Pope, so that they may extend their kingdom over all Italy and make the Imperial City their national capital. The Pope’s obstinate reply of non pos- simus is absurd; for if one Pope could remove hirgself to Paris and another flee to Civita Vec- | chia before a revolution, there is no reason in the world why the present Vicar of the Almighty should not be able to settle down wherever he pleases. Christendom is beginning to take a very sense view of the case of the sick man at Rome, and if the Pope persists in his non possimus his infallibility will be generally discredited. So that the Pope leaves Rome the Italians do not care where under the sun he goes, and England and France both offer him an asylum. The English want the Pope at Malta, not because of any religious sympathy for him—as the English Church is Protestant—but solely from politicay and prudenti@ motives. England is tired of this perpetual disturbance about Italy, and is desirous of arranging the matter at once, so that it will be impossible to involve her in any continental quarrel through the feeling of her people in regard to the Italian cause. There- fore, as a sort of compromise, England offers the Pope a residence on the isle of Malta, and urges him to accept it before he is forced to beg an asylum somewhere else. Napoleon, finding the Italian question taking "this turn, revives the scheme of bis illustrious uncle, and invites the Pope to Paris. The first Napoleon wished to make Paris the centre of civilization and the veritable hub of the universe, and was: therefore, anxious to induce the Pope to remove to that city, and dictate laws to the religious while he himself attended to the political and military worlds. The present Napoleon ha’ the same idea, and is apparently much nearer its accomplishment. Napoleon and the Pope together would be an extremely strong team, and very hard to beat. The Pope cannot go to Malta, because Eng- land is a Protestant country, and it would be impossible for the Pope to honor heretics here by allowing them to protect him while he damned them hereafter because they could not agree with him upon certaim doctrinal points: Neither can the Pope go to Paris; for to accept Napbleon’s hospitality after being kicked out of Rome by Napoleon's permission would be like doing a favor to the man who had robbed yon. The Christian principle of returning good for evil, exposing your left cheek to a man who had slapped the right, and giving your cloak to a wretch who had previously stolen your coat, is all very well in theory: but when it comes to’ be pnt in practice we imagine that the Pope will be found to have as much human nature about him as any other man. Consequently, in | view of the conduct of Napoleon in regard to Rome. we believe that his Holiness, if obliged to leave Ltaly, would prefer Greenland to Paris, nce by emigrating to this country? There are plenty of good Roman Catholics here; there is no national Protestant church, and we are tole_ rant of all sorts of religions and all sorts of people. With true Yankee shrewdness we do not pretend to decide which sect has the exclu- Sive monopoly of Paradise, hut take advantage of all the chances and give every Christian company a fair trial. The Pope will, therefore, he as welcome as the flowers of May. We will give him the college at Georgetown to begin with, and the faithful will soon build hima brown stone front, on the site of Archbishop Hughes’ cathedral, which will surpass the Vati- can. Here his Holiness may fulminate as much as he likes, out-bull the operators in Wall street, and have a good time generally. Gari- baldi and all other such agitators shall be kept at a safe distance. Who knows but that the Pope may find his proper mission here? He i§ the apostle of pence, and there could be no bet- ter opportunity for the display of bis apostolic functions than in the reconciliation of the hostile sections of this distracted country. Greeley and Jewett are trying to get Napoleon to intervene; but we will match the Pope against Napoleon as a peacemaker any day. ye cordially invite his Holiness to this new country, therefore, and have no doubt that he aod our own people will be mutually pleased with and benefitted by each other. Acarmine Activity or tHe Rewer, “Prva, rvxers—Four Mong or Ovr Vessets Desrroyen.— In another column will be found an account of the capture and destruction of four more of our merchant vessels off the Cuban coast by the retel privateer Oreto, or Florida, commanded by Captain John Newland Maffit. After com- pieing her work of havoc she was seen steering under English colors for the Bahamas, whence wethall no doubt soon hear of further addi- tiork to the list of her piratical feats. Not only are the enemy's *privateors pursu- ing tnchecked their depredations upon our com- meite in the Gulf, butasg conseqnence the blodade runners are swarming there. On Mortlay last we published a long list of English yeetls which havi arrived within the course of a fey days at Nassau from Liverpool, Havre, Yarnouth and other foreign ports, with arms and assorted cargoes for the South. In one of the liverpool papers received by the last stednerywe find half a dozen similar announce- metts /of vessels about to sail for the same not. Inshort, gothing «, t exceed the activigy common | ~ long intervals some small prize fa\,'$ into our hands, insufficient to compensate for ,* tithe of the loas now being inflicted on our ca Bmerce by their privateers. What is the venerable Secretary of the Na '¥ doing all this while? We hear nothing of tix” Atlantic, nothing of the Baltic, being got ready” for sea, notwithstanding the earnest entreaties of the press to that effect. Ah, true! we forgot: Mr. Welles has just done something to convinee us that he is awake. He has sent Boggs—the hero Boggs—in a regular built navy vessel in search of the Alabama. We have no doubt that, under other circumstances, Boggs would be just the man for the occasion; but it should be recollected that the tortoise cannot overtake the hare, and that Boggs, in one of our ordinary navy tubs, with its heavy armament, has about an equal chance of catching the fleet-footed pirate. Try again, Mr. Welles; another rub of the eyes and we shall see things in a clearer light. Seaworruiness AND Speep or THe Monrrors.— Efforts are being made by some of our contem- poraries toshow that the Ericsson vessels are failures both in regard to their speed and powers of endurance at sea. The recent ex. perience of two of these vessels, the Weehawken. and Nahant, in a heavy gale off the coast, has effectually settled alf doubts as to the latter point, and, as to their steaming qualities, we think that the letter from Captain Ericsson which we published yesterday will satisfy the public that there will be no disappointment in that regard. He shows that until the boilers of the new Monitors have been got into proper working order, and their engincers have ac quired the necessary experience, it is not fair to expect that they will realize al! the conditions under which they were built. These two re- quirements fulfilled, he is convinced that they will easily accomplish their intended nine knots anhour. We have full faith in Captain Ericsson’ calculations. They are based on well ascertain- ed principles, and we are eonfident that they will be borne out by the future performances IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. Desperate Sortie of the Mexi- cans from Puebla. \ The French Reported Complete- ‘s. ly Routed at Acajote. The Vefeat of General Berthior at Rio Seco. The French’ Said to Wave Slaughtered ‘ Each ®ther in a Fog. The Abando: ment of Jalapa by the french. Successful Mexic'an Attack on a French C.onvoy. Failure of tion to Tampico. THE SMALLPOX AT VER 4 CRUZ, | Ber, Rte ae The steamer Bio Bio, which arrived from Sivrana last evening, has brought us highly important cows from Mexico, which may be somewhat exaggerated, bat 1s cer- tainly not altogether devoid of truth, It will be 629m thas this intelligence in a manner confirms previous reports. Our Havana Correspondence. HAVANA, Jan. 22, 1868. Arrival of the Una from Vera Crur—The Defeat of the French at Rio Seco—How They Were Surprised in a Peg and Slew Fach Other—Capture of a Vrench Convoy-— Desperate, sortie of the Garrison of Puebla—Rout of the French—The Smallpox in Vera Cruz, dc. , de. The English steamer Una from Vera Cruz brings dates to the 9th, and confirms what I seuf you in my last, which came by the steamer Ossian. of his vessels. MOVEMENTS OF THE GENERALS. Movements of General Buraside. General Burnside remained during yesterday immured in bis hotel, the mouotony of his privacy having only been broken by a few visitors, The General's good tasto precluded the possibility of anything like a public demon- stration, and beyond a few courtesies to his lady, nothing of a formal nature occurred, ‘The Genera! will leave this afternoon for his home in Rhode Isiund. Arrival of General Samner. . Major General Sumner, accompanied by his aid, Captain S. S. Sumner, arrived in this city about eight o'clock yes- terday morning, aud was immediately driven to the Astor louse, where apartments had been prepared for bis ac- commodution. ‘The General was very much fatigued with his protracted and tedious journey from Washington, as, in consequence of the accumulations of ‘snow at different points on the route, tho traia was fully three hdurs be- hind its usnal time. He was dressed in citizens’ clothes, and but for his erect and soldierly bearing few would have believed the quiet spoken, gentle. manty looking man who alighted at the private door of the Astor House early yesterday morning to be Major Geueral Sumner, whose name is so intimatelga: sociated with the history of many a scene of carfage, bloodshed and victory. ‘The finger of time has been busily at work on His face and hair. ‘The one is deeply lined and the other is already slightly touched with the frosts of age. During the day a large number of gentle- men, both military and civil, called to pay their respects to him, Among them were Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher and Colonel Nugent. eral Sumner intends leaving the city some time to-day for Syr: Before doing so, however. he will cal! on Geucrul side, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Receptton of General McClellan in Boston. {From the Boston Fost, Jan, 29. Although it was not generally Known in Boston that General MeCicllan wonld arrive, the depet of the Wor- cester Railroad, as well as its vicinity, was throvged with people. Among the vast crowd were napy leading citi zen» who readily improved the very first ojpertunity to bovor the leading military genius of the age. Hardiy had the train come in sight before the enthusiasm of the myl- titude broke forth, and when the General made his exit upon the platform of the car the demonstration wus en- thusiastic beyond anything that has occurred in our city for years. It was with the utmost ditliculty that the po- lice could open a way for the General and party to p ceed. Cheer after cheer was given him, and with a heartiness that was unmistakable. He at length reached acarriage which bad been provided for him, aud, wiih two members of the Committee of Reception, was con. veyed to the Tremont House. (m his way thence he was greeted with the most enthusiastic demonstrations of tavor. The carriage at the start was surrounded by bun- dreds eager to obia.n a sight at the hero of the Army of remont House the ovation was no less cordial. re assembled large numbers, and as be en- tered the house from Tremont place three rousing cheers were yiven for him. Hundreds rushed into the house, it soon became necessary to clear the various pussage This could only be effected by the strung arm of Police. ‘Tho moat intense d obtain at least a sight of the General. but few were so fortunate 4s to obtain it, He proceeded at once to the wits which had been prov bim by Mr. The accom Srit is hardiy necessary to elegant av After the protracted journey of th & e. Accordingly but few pad their Dinner was served about seven d’elock, in private. ot which a member or two of the committes joined. ‘The occasion was greatly enjoyed by tho-e so forvun ‘ot Ding subsequently occur- rededuring jal iterest. A serenade wax contemplated, but the severity of the weather made it impractie bie. abtless vconr at thronged during the e*cards were sent in, r to-day by personal in: This will however The Trem a jome hundred of jet tellan will be “Tt was the York to ma tention of General McClellan on leaving New. rivate avd undemon- gree thi n wili be departed will have an opportunity ef see. The following was circulated was bumerously signed :— lersigned, destrovs of expressing their regard of eneral Goo. B. MeClelian, propose to close their at twelve The day after, an, Mar: Washburn, Welsh & Carr, skinner Id & Co, rdner, Brewer & Co, Garduer, Colby & Co. w J. W. Page & Co. er, Barnes & Merriam. E. 0. T & Co. Wheelwright & Cormeriais. Denny, Rive & Ce. Parker, Wilder & Co, ¥ Kdwards, Nichols & Riche Mackintire, Lawrie & Co. ards. Dale Bros. & Co. and many other prominent firme. Payers are tw be circulated to-day for further signa. tures, and it is hoped that they will be generally signed. It ts probable that a day carly next week will be sot apart for a public reception. This will afford the people an occasion to grasp the hand of the General and to exchange afriendiy greeting. General McClellan will remain in Boston from a week to ton days. The time will be fully taken up in visits, levees, &c. He will receive abundant evidence of tho General Rerthier, and the vanguard of the Jalapa di- vision of the French army, four thousand men, were surprised at Rio Seco, at two o'clock A. M. on the 18th by General Rivera, with eight hundred cavalry, during & very dense fog. During the consternation French killed French, and their loss is estimated at one thousand six, hundred. The Mexican loss is reported at one hundred and thirty, The French officers were lassoed and drag- General Luesada surprised and captured the part of a convoy which bad lett Jalapa for Perote, killing’ twenty-seven of the guafd and losiug seven. Gene: alf Negrete. with 10,000 men, made a sortic from Puebla, and at Acajete attacked @ division of kroncty 14,000 Strong, eizht leagues from Puebla, and completely” routed them. | They retired to Orizaba. Jalapa bas beem abandoned. Tampico bas algo been abandoned. ‘Tae armed force which went for mules haz returned, briuging one hundred an aiKty. ‘The smallpox still rages at Vera Cruz. A Ricca: just in—cleyen A. M.—mot the Florida, steering about east. She steered southwest when she left this port. whe Spanish Accounts, [Translated {rom the Diario de la Marina of the 20th inst, for the New York H¥natn.] ‘The English steamer Una, chartered by the French go- vornment {or the conveyance ot artillery end other ar- maments intended for one of the ships converted inte transports, the Foutenoy, we believe, arrived in this porte from Vera Cruz on Saturday afternoon, but up to: yester- day (Sunday), we did not receive our files of the Vera Oruzano, brought by this vessel. to the 9th inst. Owe private letters trom that port and Ortzaba not having reached us up to the moment of writing, we areunable to publish tnore than a few paragraphs of some interest which we find in the Vera Cruzeno, Verna Orvz, Jan. 2; 1863. Some: cases of smal'pox having appeared tn the city and in the hospitals, the government of the city, z:alous for the public welfare, took “all the necessary hygreate precautions, which will be found in the documents pub- lisbed. Dates frem Orizaba to the 24th ult. also condrm the news that Geveral Bazaine arrived at Perote on the 18th. ‘The advance vf bis troops, under the command of Colonel i of the Chasaeurs Afrique, Lad an encounter troops of Aureliano Rivera, some distance from igas, out of which he came victorious, Some of big 1 troops passed over to the ranks of the French Geacrat Ba vaine, but Aureliano himself tan at '. re algo informed that at San Andres, Tehuacamy nothing of importance had occurred. All the iahabe itanis were quite content, and resolved to de‘end them selves against ali incondiaries and villains who mako war ou cities, but not against those who are called their eae the nows which arrives agrees in stating that, under the protext 0 going to fight General Mejia, troops, artil- lery and ammunition are every day being removed from Puebla; but itis surmised that Gonzaler Ortega is doing this to extricate himeelt from a didleulty; that he does not intend to de(end the city, but rather to abandoo i aud retreat to the interior to fortify the capitals and live means ag he can obiain. “If tis intel irus out to be correct, I betieve there will bem ment on Puebla pretty soon ta prevent his retreat.” For our part we require some confirmation of this news. “Here,” we are also told, “ the poor think of nothing but working on the railroad, and a great desire has beem awakened among them to see it carried up to Soledad as soon as possible, private letter from. Jalapa, which Genera! Marquen addressed to General Almonte, among other things be ays — Pas*letier has been reosived here from an officer of the enemy, in which he says that the exemy were every day becoming more disorderiy and were destroyme themeelves, having completely lost their morale, This will cause our triumph to be inore swiden and complete, and our beloved country will sooner enjoy the tranquillity which she so much needs. Vera Crnz, Jan. 6, 1803. A letter from Oriziba, dated the g0th staves thas two hundred men deserted from the Cerro de Joreto, im. Puebla, after having spike! several cannon If this ne true it will partly corroborate the state- ment that Go! 7 Ortega will make no resistance. We se in such a case, and if the desartions daily. continue, the retreat will be the id not of strategy, However this muy be, if it be out, it will Knock on the head alf the boastings that have hitherto been mate. Day before yesterday aud 2 gd part of the Fighty- first regiment of infantry, which went to Tampien, landed here With muth satisfaction we announce to the public thas the smail pox epidemic—it it can be called an eprlomio— does not muke any progress, reealt of weakn Vexa Cuz, Jan. 9, 1868. We insert to-day the decree issued by General! orey om the 14th of last Novensber, reguisting the home adminis- tration of th , and establishing orde tion of property according to the bene intervention, which di ment which de es} detinite laws. We also pub tive body presented by the I this city, and approved by bis Excell ch YEsteraay Morning th@other portion of the Fighty~ first iotantry regament [7m Tampico, arrived ina war steamer. {Translated from the Extra of the Prensa de la Habana, of the goth Jan.) By tho English steamer Cua, which arrived at this port on Saturday, we have received papers avd corres Pondence from Mexico to the vth inst. The following i» the letter of our correspondent: stra Governor of ncy the General-in- eRA Ttake advantage of the sailing of an Ep generous hospitality and bieh respect of our citizens while hore. This evening be will be entertained by Mr. Faward H. Eldridge, Meacon street. and to morrew even. | ing by William Gray, Kaq., Mount Vernon street. On Monday evening Mr. Huntington J. Woloott, Pi and Mr. Jaros urtesy. But it will pot be the of the cordial eivitities io this manner visit Cambridge, where it rePativy Retore » take a trip to Salem. few idle moments To-day General MoCotian he has friends, and. if we mistak: Teturning to New York be will a It is probable that he will bave bu’ while in this vieinity, Rostos, Jan. 29,1863. | General McClellan has accepted ibe invitation or the committee of civizens to attend a levee in Faneuil Hall some day next week. Mayor Lincoln will probably pre- side, The General to-day vised Cambridge, accompa- Bied by bdward kverett and other (rieuds. The Gunboat Winona Safe. Boston, Jan. 29, 1863. A letter from Paymaster Train, of the gunboat Winona, Proves thereport of the loss of that vessel unfounded. | Mr. Train writes on January 10;—''We are well and pro- Sreesing finely. We ran upon aeunken bg and came sear upsetting, but went over it, We are Bound for Deaalt- sonvitle, whore we hear thero are sore iron-cl 1 we | find the.a thore will be some faa alow.’ News from the Soath. The Richmond Whig of January 26 has the folowing: — On Sunday last a man named Carrington was arrested in Richmond on charge of being a Yankee spy e The enomy is advancing from Newbern in two columns, , one towards Kinston, the other towards Wim ington. Mowrix, Jan. 26, 186%, A despatch dated MeMiansvillo, 24th, says —The ene my attacked Morgan's rogiments ¢his morning. Atyer two hours’ arg fighting with suyerior forces our men | ell, bagic tro Cais to address you these lines, and tO send companying numbers of tho Vera Crusane, tho only Piper at my disposition at present. There is no vews tty them, and althoogh there are many reports cur 1 do feol justified im giving them full credit, although 1 must not be supposed that | am influenced by yurty sptrit, for if some are favorable to the inveded, others ure faverable to the invaders. Neither one nor the other can be takon for more than rumors. and that you may make use of them [am aboot to vnbosem them first, so that afterwards | may beable w give you the little thas is positive. * Rewor Finest —It if said, thal Negrete left Pues bia with 10,000 mea t Feeach deb sion of 14,000 some eight t from Puebles ut the camp of Acajete, root cls and Kilking tw) thouaaad of them. Chis ber skirmishes have aroused General Foray t lamediately teow 4 tho slightest debaye Remon mia, Seoonp.—L hw { been informed Uae Puebla bas béen surrendered to tue French. ‘To one Vory strange report, ado soother still stranger. KWS.— ihe troops which lett bore tor Ts arhed, acsomypanied by the ex al Dou Carlos Mitamon Arnau, aad ober offictae who cond themselves in that city “1m conseque deserted condition Dick the French lve lett » wee with thie ob fee y four Vere Or aie! by & 6 ouit thay the expedition to Tap of obtaming two shouawtd, mules merchants nad ac eed to deheor military force, under @peaalty of $25 G00 if Une woul | mot fall ¢ agreemout, Notwithstanding they were able to obtnix one hundrest mules. ‘The fine or poualty has heon carrie! ty tion, and the military expedition bas returned to Ay of the aring tnain F) aieo been apandoned by the Fi and it is now that the Joatist Governor, Diaz ‘Miren hos taken possession of it, We are oves more cut of | 5 { ert | from communicasion with that | ealizing their pr abaudontng the re fi mrty Man y'Spaniards in this city @ ji risks, with the intention ui oe a themeelyes in Spqin next April, to establish ape} easing, and while in Eitope | ee wert x here, Ou the oittor £ camity, 1 tk ~ 0) Cun go will do well by ing,