The New York Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1863, Page 1

‘WHOLE NO. 9637. federal force could only be sent to Fort Brown tt would have tho effect to stop the trade almost entirely, You can scarcely have an idea of the way Union men are treated in Texas. They are hung on the slightest sus- Picion, and by bodies of irresponsible men who, were they in a country where law was respected, would uot be allowed outside of a prison yard. Yon have probably heard of the way theta small body of Union men were treated by the Texas rangers and apart of J. McDuf’s company, at the head of the Nueces, I learn from a gentleman here, who had a conversation with an officer who was present at tho massacre, that twelve passports from provost marshals of Western Texas were found on the bodies of the Union men killed, by which they were allowed to pass freely over any part of the frontier. After the affisir on the Nueces another party of twenty Germans were attacked on the Rio Grande as they were Preparing to cross 1t by a large party of rangers. They (the Germans) succeeded in killing a number of the rangers and driving them back, only having in the party one man wounded slightly. They immediately crossed the river, leaving their horses’ withthe Texans and IMPORTANT FROM THE GULF, . Movement of Rebel Troops Towards Port Hudson. GENERAL BANKS AT BATON ROUGE. Departure of Governor Hamilton from New Orleans for Washington. snneanees ar Lg into the water. fiae onde ‘e have at present upon this frontier about one LOYAL TEXANS AWAITING DELIVERANCE | stovsand tea, who are ovly waiting tor an savanio of - ~~ (4 MEXICAN PORCH IN THE FIR! D. A more recent letter from the same source contain the following:— There is up the river a iarge force of Mexicans, who have been driven from Texas, numbering about thirteen hundred, of whora one-half are well armed and mounted, Enormous Trade of the Rebels with Mexico. Dat short of amraupition, They are being joined Ise Be is by a few Americans, and they now keep | tho ghnann Sy 3 as fon Antonio, in a x perfect fermout © military commander of San An. Important Information for | Pere ferment, Tho military, which was published in the Oficial Bulletin of Monterey, that a large forco of Mexicans belonging to towns in ite State of Tamaulipas had armed themse!ves to inyaco the State of Texas, ‘in. duced and paid by the American Consul yn Matamoros,” Gen. Vidaurri made them a very evasive answer, saying that he had nothing to do with citizens of Tamaultpas, but that he had written to the Governor of thut State, informing him of the fact. The same writer tates that refuyees are constantly flocking over the border into Mexico, and that the rebels are very much frightened at the prospect of an invasion by a force under Gen. Hamilton. the Government. BEBEL TORPEDOES IN THE MISSISSIPPI. THEIR TERRIBLY DESTRUCTIVE POWER. NEWS FROM THE REBEL LINES, Our New Orleans Correspondence. Now OxtKaNs, La., Jan, 25, 1868. The Quick Condition of the Gity—No Movement as ¥ &e., &. &e. Against Port Kudson—The Opening of the Mississippi— pees Voluntary Briles On Tieir Way lo Dixie's Land—the ‘The steamer Columbia, Capt Barton, arrived at this Killed and Wounded at Rerwick’s Bay—Pleasant Pros pecls for Residents of New Orleans—The Rebels Cutting the Lewees—The Ofice of Provest Marsnal of New Or. leans—Sales of Cotton, de., fe. Nothing of importance has trangpired since the date of my last letter. Indeed, so quiet is the city and yicinity, #0 devoid of stirring incidents, that it is with the utmost difliculty a newspaper correspondent ean find matter for a letter; and as I have not the honor of being acquainted with those amiable gentlemen—the thugs, Towdies and gamblora—I am ‘nablo to get up a good mur- der, afreo barroom fight, or even a swindling transac tion on a scale of anything approaching respectability Alas! that the Crescent City—the whilom bauat of thievo- crats, lyncherg and vigilance committeo rascals should have to es'ferieuco such degenerate days! Inactyeity seems) prevaileverywuere, There bas been no move mou? againet Port Hudson, 4s your army vorrespomtent ‘Will, doubtless, (ell you; and gince the late affwir at Ber- wick’s Bay, wheu the rebel steamer Cotton was dstrayed, and the gallant Lieutenant Commander Puchagan fst bis life, no important movemont of Weitzole brigade has taken place, There isan impression abrowil, howover, that the prevent calm is one of those which ‘portends a storm— an interim between a season of @aiet and of the clash of arms, to be followed by deods #Y bloodshed, which may bave the most momentous @Aact on tho issue of we present war, loading, psébevly, to tho opening of the Mizsiasippi and its trioueuries, from the great delta con- necting the river with ihe Gulf, to the various heads of bavigation, Some of the femrie and jnvenile relatives of rebe soldiers hays beew availing themselves of the permissicu given by Genera! Butler, in onc of bis general orders, to go veto the Confederate lines, on condition of uot return- ing. This orer, it will be remembered, was temporarily sespended by General Banks on his taking command of the department. The order bas been, subsequently clared to be once more in force. Under its provisions, un Wednosiiny morning Inet, about one hundred and Arty women and children embarked ov board the stoamer 5. B. Brown, at Dan, Hickock’s landing, on Lake Pontchartrain, under charge of Col. Clarke, Provost Marshal General of tho | Department of the Gulf. The trip was ® pleasant one, and is said to have resembled a piomic party rather t the deparinre of exiles from their patrve place. E Port yesterday. She ioft New Orleans on the 26th ult., end Havana’on the 28th, ‘The steamer Roaroke, Captatm Thompson, was to leave New Orleans on Wednescay afternoon, the 28th ult., at four o'clock, for New York yla Havana, ‘The George Washington, Captain Gagor, was to leave for New York direct on Tuesday morning, 27th wt. ‘The British sloop-cf-war Rinaldo, Commander Hewilt, Ieft New Orleans on Thursday} morning, the 224 ult., bound for Havane vin Gaivestun. The New Orleaus Hee understands that Commander Hewitt has been promoted to tho rank of captain. A nephew of Admiral Milue suc him in command of the Rinaldo ‘We learn from the Delia of the 22d of January that the lots of the Passes, who bearded the 200" on the Sth, imarrest. There are eight of them. Ir, previous to arrest, says the Delta, thoy had taken tho caih of al- nce, they ought to be hanged. New Orleans banks have lately refused Treasury notes | ‘deposit. The latter are now par with city currency, eral Banks has remonsirated with the hank diroc%ora, they had cousented to receive tle notes on, special posit. Confederate notes were rising and in soiuc do. ) and secesh more buofant and happy. The Columbia brivgs a good cargo and fall passenger it. Among the latter are Captain Rov, United States lavy {Ldeutenant Colonel Filiott and Major Dimon, United army; Mr. Greathouse, the 4efeated candidate for eress from New Orleans; Mr. Wm. J. Reid, agent of steamer, who was wounded by gueriliss up tho Mis dppi river, and Paymaster Taylor, United States Navy ‘The Alabama hae not been heard from in the Gul? sinoo sinking of the Hatteras, As a number of vessels aro ising after her she probably finda it pragent to keop of reach for @ while. Our New Orteans Correspondence. New Oximaws, Jan, 25, 1863. ture f Governor Hainilton from New @rleans— Sup Keason for itis Decision—Whai the Troan: Expected & Him—Importance of the Rio intons of the Governor's Priends— Affairs in Mericu Gnd, Texas Reid (Commerce in Mexico—Enormous Extent of/ Their Trade— Treatment of Union Men—Menicans cn ibe Border, &c. departure of Governor Hamilton, wfith a part of bis for Washington, on Tuesday Inst, r " 5 , , was very sudden, | only ‘his or her persoual clothing wnd ity dollars in | ot known except to a few of his in smediate fricnds # | money; but cach contrived 10 have a hasket of pubrian- eae the sailing of the steamer. Jn fact, the Gover. | tial eatables, which ware, of course, allowed to be taken. 8 decision to yo and his actual de Colonel Clarke did the agreeable so well that, on bis fair pearly simultaneous. 1 belie ge re Seem 2 BAF | gna youthful charges Ianging at Nadivonvilio, « small we, however, that be | town on tie opposite Kbore of the lake, the ladies gave aR time previously determin gt te go in the eveut of | him thre cheors—uothing is said about a tiger’ —but ive refueal to send an exped they did not forget three more cheers for Jeff. Davis, now us this anawer wan rece, cum (0 Texas, and that | inet they wore safe on seceah poll. : Ved ho embarked on the | YT append tho official list of kilied and wounded, belong- r which was about to gail, ing to the military, at the late dght xt Berwick’s Bay, or, ernor Hamilton came here with the full expeotation an expedition to Texas v imuid be immediately dee- more proyeriy, Bayou Te Last OF kK: AND WOCSDAD IN TEE EXPEDITION OF GENR- trom thiaport, Het ea inhispooketacomml.| mtu ue, Ms brigadier general of gorymteers and Military fof Texas, and full au ynority from the War Depart- to raise @ brigade Of T yas cavalry. A considerable Nber of Texans who ba’ taxon refugs in this city had | ly formed themselve » into companies, aud nad been | tered into the servier under the authority of Gover- Seers provisionally commiesioned bad made good progress io raising ed. baud. coded, breast, slightly. wounded. ©, wounded. . B, wounded. t had also Colovet Haines in raising | Dwyer, Co.'B, wounded, 3 andthe friends of Governor Ha- | fermae*ta th woumden nad tant Tematm tn Texas, and many | Moueimnd, Co, B, woended taken = refuge in Mexico, were eagerly | Milehell, Co. F, % to join hin Deroy, Oo. F, athe moment he should make bis ap. upon th # sollof that State, He had positive | Eventen, Co. Fr wounded. saa gach was the case,and knew to a cer- BB Hatey, Cu, ne wewaded: Scene of the Captur General Banks and a portion ef Dike tai, acoorapanied by Brigadier Gerieral Woitzeh_ General Banks arrived ‘vere on board tho government transport Now Brunswick, on Wednesday morning, baving leit New Orletvs the previous night. NEW YORK, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1863, THE NAVAL DISASTER. e of the Gunboat I. P. Smith in Stono River. lke: Tid CAANWE! FORT JOHNSO! <4 8) ULTRIEAS Seehes == SP FORT SUMTE R KIAWA\ HSLAB O Ler WATERS—SON _ and rarely at that, The onigianian and General —My family lives beyond the lines. sir, and are g (or food ani clothing, and I wish & permit t supply them with wh. t they need Tle was accom. panied by Coldnel Charles S. Holabird, Chief Quarter MaJon—-Are you a Union man, sir? ee an; Lient, © Fr Crnaxx—1 do vot belong to th » arity, an mas’ er Lent. Colone! Strothers, Captain Abbott, Chief of Het eion Sen ab tol es 1 shoughs there ¥ pec the Engineor Corps, and Lieutevant Hartweil, all of his | eho for that sido staff, Masor—What do you wont to send to your family? General Bavks and party were meton the levee by several officers of Geeral Augur’s staff, and proceeded at once to the headquarters of General Augur, in Lafayetto street, General Grover und stait soon after called ujon the Genoral, and the entire party then rode around ‘ho camps, inspecting the Hnes and the general disposition of the forces, There was no parade or review, or formal In spection of the troops; at the same time the Govern! sat of the men and the ctate of disciptine in the division. Hie coming, of vourse, was the canse of inuch specule vion and many inquiries, and every ono asked himself and his neighbor what i meant. Crraex—Well, a barrel or two of flour, if you won't allow me to send more. Maron—A barrel or two? My doar wir, we cannot atlow anythicg of that sort. 'rrien—Well, Tnaver was called a vory bad man, and you will at least allow me to send « barrel? Mason —No, sir, Ton pounds of flour (vriting down the order) is all you can read, What else? (rrizen—Well, a hittle coffee, Mavor—-How much? Corea: oll, my funtly Is large, and @@ wil vay fifty pounds. Maon--It can’t be done Crmmex—You will certainly allow mo to send twenty- five pounds: od himself, by personal observation, of the condition o, sir; not tho half of it. But, sir. my family t% large, and you won't Did the General credit f saving loss than twonty poundy? the reports that have beon circulating recently | Mavon—Y uw can sunt five pourds of coftee, What else? nd ck No, that contt not} Crrizex—Shees for my mon. CHa semvege mage ee , es Divvon—You can’t send any inen’s shoes, You may have brought him up here, because thee Fe | send a few ladies’ aud children’s shoes if you wish—say ports subsided several days ago, and thero is | two pairs a prevailing disbelief in the intentions of the rebels to come here and attack us. be to see that the dispositions had heen properly made, or, adult, in uccordsnce with the order, was nliowed to take | perhaps, to command the expedition in person? That is a.question that time must answer ‘The Genera! hud several long totorviews with kis sub- ordinate generals, in which, of course, tho strength of tho enemy at Port Hudson was discussed. and al! the known facts w and expediency of a movement. consultations will be developed by time. At three o'clock in the afternoon General Banks pro- ceeded on board the sloop-of war Richinond, where he was received by the fag officer, Capt, Alden, The usual courtesies were excha\ the citizen looked on with great disappointment white the order wes made out, and went away grioved in bin heart. HSCOMNOINSANCH TO PORT HUDSON RY THR RSHIX—AN (11 FRRNAL MACHR’! PICKRD Ub. On Sunday last, the 1th Jost,, the gunboat Resex made 9 Por: Hudson, going within range of tories, Dub faring to draw thoir fire. Yer Daye the rebels are too much diegis tod with che Maser to waste powder by Uhrowing #heil at her, which pever she ceed in doing ber any damage. Roports have heew received to the effect that the rebels had constructed inter al machines ,or erpedces, by which they were to blow the Fasex outof water the next Lime sno went up. This news was brought by coutrabands, who stated that notless than twenty had been prepared. Ono 0, wah a lok of grave alarm, warned the captain of his danger us follows — ayn you'd better be ekeered at them fellers up there Theyse put fourteen ob dem are pictoriais in de ribber.’ Well, whe tha captain observed gum Was a movement about to i had the General como up made on Port Hudeon, canvassed, us was also the feasibility But the results of these VISIT TO THR RiCHMOND. the Pswex was near the first water battery, thing flouting io the water, which looked jiko an ole Darrel, and he immediately sent ovt an officer aud boat's crow to examine |t. The Lieuten ait discovered a wiro running to the chore, and com menced pulling at it, It finally occurred to him that this might not be eafe. and the Gene Interest Jooked through the ship. 4 the General then proceoded together ot Of gonuine curiosity with much every one, not only vecause of her ringular appestunce, ub the wire with bis cuthare but ure af her reputation and the many severe bat- | tHe Gund that it re}, and that Nes she has passed through. under this very Darrel was he vertable infernal ma- Doring the interview & reconnoissance to Port Hudson was suggested moud should go up, and the General expressed a strony desire to take a look at the rebel batieries; but for want ‘of timo the project was abandened. chme he was |ooking for It was raised out Of the wator And pot on board the Essex, when an examination showed that the thing con tained at least a barrel of powder, and that it wax intend. ed to be exploded by pulling the wire. It wae supposed It was propored that the Exsex and Rich. INT SO TER CREV ASS that the verse! roping over the wire would explode it, On Thursday morning General Bauks and party rode | or, \¢ not, t could be Ared by pulling che wire at the end down to the break in the levee. about a ruile anda hatt | on'the ahore. Thiv wire wom attached to a cork, and to below this city, and on tho same side of the river, toex- | iho cork was altanbed another wire, running into the amine it ‘This break ip the lewce, which har aiready been discunsed jn the Herat, is the cause of mech alarm powder, and t pul ous Mbit cork was to wet fire to the much torpedo war shaped like a demijotin, and wae corm. | Fi Burbank, Go, , wouaded. among the planters of an extensive disirict, and | pleiiy conealed by Uo barred attachod Lo its top. mate'et loyal men, looking to Bim a8 | boos, ce}, wooneed fe really of 'vety great Importance. The ‘break | t'vas biovsht down to Butua Rouge, and en Mooday , ve and leacler, would enrol themselves Merry, Co. K, wocnded. war made last year, aud resulted in food: | jast takeu ashery and placed on the weet ide of the levee. ranks of the Union army the instant he | Py hin od na i gate NEW YORE VOLUNTZOR® img & considerable portion of the parishes of Want | 4 atrong rope was When fastened to the cork and thrown the opportunt Michaei Abert, Go. G, wounded Baton Touge, that portion of iberville which is | over the ever. A man then pulled the rope with a jerk rice ity. Solomon Rouff, Co, BB, wouaded, cast of the river, Ascension, St. Jamer aud *t. Jobo the | wien the t-prd) weut off with a frigttalexplowion, em alton had labored earnestly and faithfully |G’ iianmark, Go. H, wounded. Babtist, the water daily emptying liself into Lake | jug up the lores and making & hole wn the ground more months tn bringing before the Cabinet avd the |W. H. Tidbe, Co. wounded. Maurepas. It destroyed more thau & million doilare worth than twenty feet In @RLEt. Thie was a suficient demon ct i Trent, of property, andecut achannel which, it is feared, will | erration of its wer Wo blow avy abip «loan out of water, se unbappy condition of the Union men in fhov. M. Thompson loat besomme a perraanent outlet forthe river, Maoy of ube | of it bud beca Sred at the right lone and spot or unswerving loyalty, their cagerness to Sgbt ieee inbabitamts were driven to the tope of their houses by the PORT MUOBON. homes anc their riqnts,and the preat im . 6—one comm'sstoned officer and five privates, ae ee arate Pain pong Bees pans The reported oy tions in pan ayy of en - ’ | raise various other ale of distress for their mor P inland wil amount to little or nothing. The current in {he Rio Grande, the possession of which hur en. | jy Brigadier General WEITZEL\ | runate neighbors come and take them off with be the river is very swift in the vicinity of Port Hudeou, and Ae rebels to carry on an immense trade with Mex: | |. Biren, A. A. General. ‘The break in the levee is abeut eight huudred foot } it 1s we'll nigh i poseiple to construct any permanent ot dng their cotton and receiving in return biaakesw, vote H. Thorpe, the City Surveyor, madeastart- | wide, and in order Ww repair ib 1k,is Becersary WO ) structions. Tue ‘sland is very low, and when the river # dons and warlike stores. The governtont | ting direlosnre on Friday evening at meeting of the | embank for about two thousand fet. The water | at its height)» nearly allsubmerged. The wort that the Atel the importance of the subject, and the Gover. | Third lirtrict Union Avsocintion, The Colonel said the | is now within four and @ half fect of tho vreak, and | pod ls could arcomphieh would be to rau light artillery efi New York on the 4th of Deeamber im tho full | guar! t great above the city, , is rising daiiy,and much apprebension is felt that the | oyer with wh annoy the approach in” gunboat wtetion thatthe day of deliverance for Texas had | in order to trait Ordnance to bear on steamers paseing up | work will not ¥ completed before the river .# high enough ‘Two or three days ince our pickets brought in @ corpe , and that he would be enabled at once to gratify the dows the siver. The consequence was that levoos , to overilow it, General Grover bag had a force of contya- | raj and two vee Of the Ninth Louisiace battalion, who | ir withes of the Union population of that State had become dangerous in the event of arise inthe river, | bands at work upon it, aad General Banks ordered a still | pad been ent Ciinvon Wo arrest deserters wear our lot General Banke was onable to supply the men and wf bo lene than th e Jooding of tne Sta larger force to be employed at once. Every porsivle ef | ty The corporal and bis com thought it war a terials for the expedition, and varing informed Ge t Ana, Which is below the bed of the river when it | fort will be made to prevent @ repetition ef the flood. ‘ovurabie opportunity to get home, aud *o came within tonof this fact on Monday wight last, th | ¢ derable portion of Missistipp) and Ar- | There is also courideralic break in the levee above Baton | ti. sud wore taken prisoners, They bat large fled for the North on the steamer the next morn. | pleasant prospect this for peoplo living ia | e and on the opposite side of tho river, about vevon | Louies of tre are moving from Camp Moore, M . You will, of course, be informed of his tatentions ng and places m thonsend miles or so Urt fiudaus. Thin, Of eourso, ix beyoud our | wy), to Port Hivileon, and that the rebel foros at the efiurte at Washington; but if Lam not mistaken bi may be remembered that at the com. | nillar with the subject say there i8 LO | jaiter place has \een materially imcreased within the jast | ts wil make a strong effort to have Texas vet 8 emont of the present on@reak at least one Now | doubt @ large district west of (Le Miksismippi will be us) ected, however, th independent department York daily paper advocated the entting of the lor flooded by this break rposo w spread f is said here that General Banks’ ora’ ond the coneequent drowning out of tbe rebele, for which | Thoe as was inevitavio, produced innumerable strength at Port Hy wuch that be could not send out the paper or papers were properly rebuked By the He- | cases of fever, abd is justly dreaded un ranitary grounds ‘Yoere ace only fifteen gun® now act } @ violation of them. katt for the want of humanity disphige! in the rigger: Having visited this broak and comptoted the informal | the river at rort Hudson, avd five inore are rendy v } e Governor complain that tion. Tt was never th atthe time that the rebels | Jnxpection 01 tke troops, and given suck orders aud direc- {| mountetr. Thore ita great difference of opinion amor that to send him there without the means to yo on | then a would perpetrate 60 suicidal an act tions as he decmed necessary, Ge Bauks returced to | the omicers of the navy Io Feintion to the atrength of th Sct of crueliy against the loyal men 0° Texas, | live and learn Now Orleans the New Brunswick, which started at | place Hi te!) you that Commodore Parragat’® heot ae hopes have been thus raised to a high pitel ov ,, Cuionel Jonas Hi. French, in an order trom ¢ half past two o'clock op Thureday. The Geveral stoppet wuld ROLLIE quertio® WHR the river batteries in half | pe disappointed. None of them can be more die tanks, dated January 22, has been relieved from at Donalsonville on bis way nd forwarded adee- | an tour withoat ony ttouble, and another will tell you ted and pained than the Governor, whose heart ts | duty of Provost Marshe! of Louisiana, and Coloac! Chas. | patch to New Orleans by the raph that Port Putson |s a* strong as Vicksburg. cog cori re eee ane wh y G. Dee tof the O te yey ‘Sixtieth New York Cap Charis 5. Bulkley, the govermmont telegraph PRIBONRRS, at th s enemics. j niecrs, has be ed in is etead. Duriug his accompanied General Banks to make arrangements | Capi, Motoo'# cavalry occasionally pick up & wander mem Hagen pF mg ky TRXat aND MERICO. term of office Cotonct French won al! hearte. ~tocieding Se ccepiotieg the telegraph from New Oriense vo this D, ee er. A iy or two thee they Brought Pee een Penns gn geetleraan residing in this | the | —through the uniform arbanity with which he | piace, which ia now werking a# far up aa Donaldsonvilie. | a young max vy the wame of Hanter, who belongs to St rfectly anthentie ounce. hehe erivate letters from | ditch red the arduous and often dikagreeable dution of | An examination ehowed that the wire had been broken | arta cavairy. He is the non of Capt Hunter, who + he eo mahs ving a highly interesting hy ee. Tall, well proportioned and of commanding | down much of the way and some of ihe materials destroy. | war the F I at Marnbal of Baton Kouge pre | wt of al mn the soulbwestern borders of Te precenes, he always ingured respect, while hie band- | eq, Such remaivk, however, and it is probable that ina | vious to Ge ks! ocoupation of the city. He he | XT » onutewanee bas ever been a passport to the regards | phort time we «all bave tolegraphic communication with | was a sold er and Was proud of it, He was drevend + person e irnrmenee commerce xe fair sex. And yet the Colonel knew how to be f citizen's clothes and stated that every man fornibed b is corried on by tho rebels crows the Texan bor. stern when sternneas wit necessary, Two or three days hig own uni rm and Aressed ag be pleased. He prevented | trade 's by no means confined to the Mexicans. bat | ae, u with © fellow who delighted in boasting of fo be totally ignorant of What waa going on in Ui my and thoussnds of speculators from the Nor his rebel prociivities, and who bad on at the time @ mi- campe, and stated that Stonrt died about two weeks ator | ther coultrios are reaping 4 rich harvest of | litary cay adorned with tho rebel buttons. Stopping him b we woueded. the rabole with goods conten and o« | An the pirest «olnuel French compelieg him to Aol bis exp FR oe cuter. exchange ou any ey he nd cut of the buttons, to the delight of the few Union ere are now abhvot two hundrs nd twenty fi te oan are hostile to the Southern confederacy: but the | em aroind and the intense disgust of the rebet bogator, | p bY, tireetion of the 4 simone’ ‘ bd ng ant the pont pay ican govemn ment is powerless to prevent this immense Mr. Montgomery, a anctioneer doing businene in Camp | ali the troops at this p mand of ( 1h There have been many ‘erertions,” je, which has alreaty assumed colossal proportions. | airont J, the othee day, thirteen bales of cotton at ‘The following iva | constitute bis staff, and a whi weeks the force has 6 boon reduced of the letters to whink | have: referred, written from perlb, A tow d wifore he roid fifteen bales at | they wilt be obeye: cordingly — from three hundred 10 Ite present number terey, says — z 3 per Ib. Hoth parcels were received by way of the . . a STEP OTING RTORT OF on here is Colone! Mamiiton’ If in New Orleans, tell | inks. What a commentary i this on t! ment Hale of i Seren Soh it sat Adjaions General, | by ine vase of DeAbOr meade has anenpe on Thor? the rebels are buying up everything that can be | aiaire, compared with th mer state of Now Orieana | 8, ¢ pain Jurtia Hoe Quartermaster. da wEing OF Raton ieuge in wafer Her | in or worn or C ~ to Kal Val m met is a ve be belore the of seceusion raised ite bydra head. | 4 Captain Henry D Woodrot, Chief Commissary. aided abet > above Port Haden, aod fer b oes the enormous Ganmtibies of gouds (Bet go from jPmnauN L arary, cover of a log. ucrcedted In paaming Sil the batteries, in a ee ee ar ae bees ma cond. toes te te Our Baton Rouge Correspondence. i Sebtale Geers. wee ea it kif, yee leverted ere, in the shape ter, lend, | Batox Rovor, Le., Jan 24 | 3 Captain James Benkard. A.D. ¢ ir et se aap eee ee en ri 1 on " ered } 4. Captain M. Ritehie, Aetna A.D. this war t feretly wok an oath Phat te would pon ov ' how all the ¥ A Oenerat Ranks to Boion y—Nia Inepe ©, C. AUGUR, never take ar eevee bie evntry. He at iS Hatcen be use f the Prope What Could Hig Virit Mew? — His View w | : sdeapere Perret eu loot a ape the conseriptie der is bere ow IoF six bupdrod (vy he River Overflowingaeneral Augur in and | ¢ ‘various § , 0 bought # Hock uf twelve hundre rt, sey ¢ yoyo aan.” end With « | % Haim Range—He Blops the Rebel Supplicr—Dialogue | prevencer. | se Was more ovum for perm m all the property be owned in Potost, buying ub all the wheat abd flour tat nfvrmal Machines in the Ricer—their Terrible Power | © purchase supplies, all, of cour f their 4 IMLENtion be did now wh wed are, ssh actos we Rio Gra b “Affairs at Port Hudson, de Bat no sooner "would the rascals get 0 WAR DOL the slight ; ~ 7 inet ateh to th strom che | h their supplies were id we th vidence of ys lonign N theese - n Until this erent as h tothe Henaty from this eity roiis. General Augur bus preity | about twelve miles below Hatem Wh an! ey Lg blockade, at leugt the western nt ot val sreatest interest bere bas beea the visit of | acd allows uothing Ww be takeg ov} | wiles from ver huet, bO Wes Arrested by & oumber PRICE THREE CENTS. Of planters, who came upon nnn armed—a self-constitut- od Vigilance Coummitt Ho was taken before & tribunal of some sort and luis property ated. The sheep Were AL Once taken forthe ime of the rebelarmy, aud Butler wa# thrown into prison. Ae where waa ne evi dence against him, however, ho was ceinased after six months? incarceration, aud after many weeks of waiting and watching, succeded jn making bi e He states that there are mauy Union mén about Port Hudson that they mean to hicapo a8 soon as porsiblo; that thoy all know each ether aud have secret eigns of Fecognition, Said he— ‘i could gtart from Port Hudson and travela thousand milos, and put up witha Union man Overy Dight.”’ He way aided by friends i hs om cape. Started at two o'clock in the morning, and the fog on the river so competely concealed fim tat be had pO trouble whatever in passin rt Hudson, notwith standing the patrol on tbe shore ‘The enterprising proprietors of Adame’ Express havo already sent an agent up bh ud the friends of officers and soid re will forth be able to send boxes and packages to thems directly to this city. The Express Company ix doing an imimeute busi hose in the way of forwarding money from the soldiers to heir’ Camitiea, ‘Tue contrabands now here number over two thousand, They have prayer meetings every Sunday evening, which abound (a the wildest exhibrtion of negro peouliaritien, ‘Their hy mos are extraordinary, and but for the ignorance and simplicity of these people some of thera would be eousidered blasphemous i the exirome. Yet they are subg With ail the fervor aud earnestness ef devotion, and one hearing them instinotively exowies the seeming Irre verence of the words. ‘The following is one of their hymns, which they sing with great unetion, to the aw of Gideou's Bane’ — CONTRAWAND (LY MIN T went down to de gates ob hicll, J went down to de gates ob ball, i went down to de gates ob hell; Au’ dar } bids ‘or all fareweli b! play on do harp of golden strings, ke. Oh! if you'd make old Satan run Oi! if you'd make tan r Oh! if you'd make old Satan run, Den jist fetch out the Gospel gan! Ohi play on de harp ob golden strings, ke. lcast my eyes down to de gromnd, J cast m: Loaat my eyes down Task the Lord wo kick me Oh! play on de harp ob g Teast my eyes up to de sky yea down to de grouid, k yond, nd. {cast my eyes up to de sky Task de Lord to kick me bivb Oh! play on de harp ob golden strings, ke KMSIGNATION OF COLONEL TURNHULE Colonel Charies $. Tarnbull, of Que Hundred and ‘Thirty first New York (Firs Motre in) regiment, ro- signed bis commission & few days since on account of ill health. At tho earnest solieitation of the oflicers of his regiment, however, and of his suporior officers. he recon sidered his purpor withdrew hin resignation bufore it had boen forwarded to Washington, {Ho has ajjlted for A Jouve of absenco, in the hope of recruiting bie shalterot health, and there is no doubt it will be grau Ho will probably go to New York hy tho next and hopes w be able to resuine the command regiment IMPORTANT FROM CHARLESTON. The P, Smith Captured by the Rebels, The Reported Crippling of Another Gunboat in Stono River. SKETCH OF THE I. P. SMITH, ke, ac. Acting Rear Admiral Lae bas seat the following tele- gram to the Secretary of the Navy — Newrour’s News, Jan. 31, 1863, Via Porras Monuow, Fob. d—8 A.M, } The Richmond Braminer of Saturday vontains the fol towing despatch — Cuancesran, Jan. 50,1463 ‘The federal gunboat | P. Smith, carrying eleven gone and two hundred and thirty ten, surrendered tionly tw our forces this afternoon, after « sharp engage mont at Stono river, The enemy's lown is heavy. Ouly one man wos wounded on our side, Anether gunboat esonped in a crippled condition, Our force were 1 of Lieutenant Colonel Raves 4KPTCU OF TINE VRESEL. sm under comtat The TP. Smith is doubtless the formerly used in transformed into @ gunboat and enlarged, When em- ployed In this harbor ¢he was rated No. 2 at Lloyd's, and wasof 360 tons burthen. She then drew but seven feet Of water, and had but one deck. She wae built of oak at Witiiamsburg, in 1269, copper and iron fastened; bas « Dean engine, with a cylinder of forty-four inches in dia meter and five feet stroke of peton She war then ow Yaa. b, a propelle this bar by H. Smith, and commanded by Captain John Smith, She was of medium model, with freiit house and cabin above, and was surveyed im New York on April, S61 She was repaired at the lagt fall, and was enlarged to 453 tone burthen then armed with nine gune creased to eleven. The News in Washington—The Isanc P. Smith Agroand When Captured. Wameneton, Feb. 1, 1863 The Navy Department has « despatch announcing that the Gunboat Ivaac P Smith, one of the purchased gun- boats, Lieutenant Connover commanding, got aground on Stono Inlet and was captured by the enemy. ‘The details had not yet been received THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Everything Quiet tn Camp—le General Hooker—Prospects of Another Storm, ~« de. Heange snrene, Amey or rim Pore ‘There i nothing of special unporta: Wo regard to affairs of thie army. ‘There are indications of another ftom, whieh will tend further to inorease the depth of mud which already #0 torsounly impedes army movermen ty Genesal Meeker returned from Washington thie morn. ing, whore be has been for two or three days past to arrange matters connected with the reorganirawan of the army She was which Lave eioce been ju Feb. 1, 1863 © Yo communicate IMPORTANT FROM SUFFOLK. nee in Search of the EK A Reconnoi my—Visit of Native Virginians to ¢ Late Battle Field—The HKeported In- terview Between Generals Peck and Pryor, &., de. or a, Fob. 1, 184: A reconnoiwaance of the First Mounted New D went to Zuni, aime in t tion of the late 0 within hall « mit the Black wa bridge, wot 4 not find the enemy an ore in that eghbor hood Over two bundr a natives to-day were on Dg tie aw wine of thewe me from quite « aietance rporal Coleman of npany 1), Sixty-ninth New roe ef the Bleveoth Pennsylvania cavalry, rey 1 ww have since { thelr wound» The correspon MaLD would wtaic that tt ou fact that Gene he bad beard of a late eogagement tear Ya b. You are mistaken in pob og that General Peck and General Pryor bad an | ter Gene jement to a ‘eck thew 090 wre the facts of tb th ar the Black wa hing ttothe Fo ifications of New Vork arbor “ Hera! Wool apd wiaf tare had t ai and y Tomday, bY ‘ News from San Franctsco an Pree Jae 1963 Bervon at A they Agra Union Gunboat Isaac uncondi” or an % towboat, and xivee | ew York Navy Yard during | ' THE FLORIDA. The Reported Destruction of the Rebel Privateer Off Cuba. | WHERE SHE WAS LAST SEEN. The Pursuit of the Florida by the Union Gunboats. Heavy Firing at Sea Heard at Card denas and Matanzas. MENT 1 &e., THE EXCITE a., HAVANA, &e, A passenger by the Columbia from Aiavana brings th intelligence (hat ppoded reliable rumor of tho de struction of the rebel privateer Oreto or Florida was curront in that city, aud that the rumor was somewhas contiemed by the arrival of the Creole from New ¥ The following ie his statement in brief — News at Hav t was an reportud iu at Matanzas ai Nay na car «from ve pa, Tt was of war engaged in a re )wtated that the Ureto or | somo otlier rebel vesnel hl ed by several Union } gunboats; but with what r wen learned. 18 wan then believed at Matanz ing were eounected with the same vense! ‘The Creole Contiecms the News. The Creole, from New Yors, arrived at Havana at be- tween twelve and one ck P.M. of the bho brought news that she had been spoken by the Union gunboat Caya hich J reported that phe (the Cayuga) bad observed nur on fire, sappored lo bo the Ureto, and that three other veuels were firmg inl her with great rapidity, Tho locality of this engagement was jot definitely stai but that ikwas in the viebnity of the Cayes off Cardenas and Matanzas Oar Havana Correspondence Havana, Jam. 2h, 1860 The Becitement A> the Blorida—The Destruction f American Vessels Taken by Her—The Last News About the Florida, dhc., de ‘The Mlorida ing all sorts of rumor between be in yore nent contin Duily we are hear about vemsels destroyed, ond even dreaded rebel and the Union vessels Loft th War steamers 10 anit go continually, werybody is on the qut The United States ve joga and Sonoma eat love they are already gone ont ag ashore for an hour oF #0 guing inte on. naval action nuypoied to warauder aud n, tor got enfuegos. She has, with the Santiago de Caba, sailed again. ida bas certainly burned a number of vexets aet. Webhave heard of her at Cardenas, Cy | @and other px The names of the destroyed wrdto getat, bat you will learn them in One, called th « Corrs Aut was bureed off Cardona, very latest news of th wy den with tunber, TM Drought by a sailing voswel, awin tenmer, pu ney, chasing another uh two chimneys, bank, This latter is puppoaed te rebe} privatocr in that jost captain of which report ed white and with ene chun on the Dalene ne the Florida | The News by the Columb Havana 28, thee. ' etave had no rehab! formation of the Florida othe departure of the Eagle. Of course there are many rumors. (ne gives her wheresboute aa of the Grand tusqua; another places her on the Rabamar, Abarw, others that she Lat a fight with @ Union gunboat was ou Ore off A & war steamer py o, was being chased off th ted Dluck, dc banks vy A War Steamer Chasing Another. | (Translated for the New York Heasto from the Ha Diario of the 27th wit.) The captain of a versel which arrived at this port yor | terday stater that when near the Bahama flanks he saw a war steamer, pointed white, aud having one elimaey, giving chase to another painted black and having two chimneys, The latter war rapidly gaining en the former but nightooming on the captain alluded to eunld wot ve the result of the eb Why the Hepert May Be Tru | The rtoamebip Eagle, whieh left Hayauaon the itn | ultitno reported that the rebel steamer Florida (Ureto) deft Hw Thursday tmorning, the 224, having | coaled during the might. Ahe had arrived at that port | on the Zint, She had yr ouward towards Matanzas, aod tad destroyed four verre'* between there an’ Havasa. account brings the corte we of the arrival of the Pieridae in the A Mataneas. Captain F. A. Hinall, of the Corria A im that + the evening of the 224 bis veenel war burned by the rebet camer Florida in the very harbor of Cardenas There was wo dowbt a4 to the ident'ty of the rebel steamer, aod thin report shows ber pow he wight of te aad ‘The captain of a rene! arriving 6t Havane on tie 20th r« ports © war Rteamor painted white in full care of another painted black, and with two emokestecks This anewers | the appearance of the Oreto, or Florida, which fact could | bardiy bave > ertained by the captaum of the re porting vowel The rebel venael was then off the Be hamnas Tua Cayuga 4 reported to have announced the fact that | Laree steamers were coon Oring open another wteamer that | was on fire. Ae the Cree ot he morning of the | 28th, it must have beon « oth th that she aw } infor ae news, #od mothe Hittle Intery vat ba oocarre the time the Cayuga saw tho dente tion of t be reported the same Hevrew img all th " m the various pourer ary hao 4 haat the ur at triven woetward ¢ f the bunts he vicinity oF within he hewring of thn ree " wan there fired upon ec hape burn belie Crotm ‘aon gunboat the match of Ber capta 4 has been deetroyed WwW await fur co INTERESTING FROM FORTRESS MONROE. ! Yournee Mownew, Jan 31 ironclad Matay in n Powwte te Sate — The gunboat Kite inand. which bas been here severst Anya taking jn cow “ clock thie fore priconers ov 4 NEWS FROM TENNESSEE. The Mebel # ow hing the Pas * Wieet endoas othe Cambertand Mi KGort to Made ee, Be be fow thety Capte t { cevairy, Forrest 7 ft to efor Kewiog at veo M