The New York Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1863, Page 1

' 18 THE BLOCKADE BROKEN? Magruder and Beauregar Pronunciamientos. (The Blockade of Galveston and Charles- | ton Raised by Rebel Proclamation. FICATION OF THE REBEL GOVERNMENT, ‘emporary Withdrawal of the Union Fleet from Before Charleston. _ British, French and Spanish Consuls’ Reported to Have Declared the Block- ade Legally Raised. RMeappearance of the Union Fleet in Force. ¢ Constitutes the Raising of a Blockade? Kent and Hautefeuille em the Problem. on the Efficiency of a Blockade, &., | Bet tenet | , oe ue ‘he intelligence that tno blockade of Chatiestou was, a days since, raised by a ‘superior’ torce of the Con- navy—which we published in the Heraup yestor- morning—is creating an intense degree of public rest, particularly in legal and maritime circles, inti- ly connected, as the event is, with a similar oc- nee which lately transpired at Galveston, Texus. No ous episodes in the course of the rebellion are so fraught with importapt questions as the action of Gen, der after the dispersion of the Union blockading from betore that city and its recapture by the rebels, the course similarly taken by General Beauregard Commodore Ingraham, commanding respectively the derate naval and land forces, on the reported porary dispersion of the Charleston blockading tieet. Immediately following the pronunciamienio of Ma- , declaring that the harbor of Galveston ‘ n for trade to all friendly nations,” and inviting mer- to resume their usual commercial intercourse with port of Galveston, comos the intelligence, through a hern source, of the constrained departure of our jing fleot from before Charleston, and of the 00 of anether pronunciamiento which formally de- the raising of the blockade of that port. Weare informed—and it is in this camnection the question vital importanco—that the British, Freoch and ‘Consuls at Charleston had gone some distance out een to judge for themselves of the state of affairs, and then none of the blockading vessels were in sight, (Ghat subsequently these personrges held a meeting, at ‘the opinion was unauimously expressed that Diockade nad been legally raised. But the very following ite and mo ‘Charleston bar. Don! Whether this very brief absence of Diockaders from this port can be interpreted by i law as @ defeasance of the blockade and }@perations is now the question which presents itecif the mind. The events arising from this rebellion render necessary a new tome upon international ; for they are of @ nature and character never dreamed fm the philosophy of past writers on the subject upon points now most interestiag—how far the temporary ce of the blockading squadron was an abandonment ‘the blockade and its operations, requiring the usual to foreign Powers before it can be legally Wo have referred to the writings of Ortoian on ‘Lee Reglis Internationalis et Diplomatic de le Mer,” and Mautefeuille on “The Rights and Duties of Neutral im Times of Maritime War,” and publish some Dearing thereon. We ajso quote Lord John Rus- letter to Lord Lyons, of February 15, a8 essential to fall consideration of the question. We also republish Pronunciamientos of General Magruder and General d and Commodore Ingrahaia, with an account The action taken by the foreign Consuls. The whole ct presented in this form will be read with much THE MAGRODER PROCLAMATION. Gatvemox, Jan. 4, 1863. ‘Whereas, the undersigned has succecded in capturing destroying « part of the enemy's flest, and in driving remainder out of the harbor of Galvestoa and beyond neighbering waters, and, ihe blockade having been effectually raised, he therefore proclaims to all con- jeermed that the harbor of Galvestou is open for trade to pel friendly nations, and their merchants are invited Fesume thetr usual commercial intercourse with thie Done at Galveston, this, the 4h day of January, 1863. J, B. MAGRUDER, Major General Commanding. THE BEAUREGARD AND INGRAMAM PROCLAMATION, Haxangvarrens, Lavo axp Navan Forces, Cuanueeton, 8, C., Jan, 38, 1868. At about five o’clock this morning the Confederate Gates naval force on this station attacked the (nited (Mates blockading fleet off the harbor of the eity of Charies- een, and sunk, dispersed or drove off and out of sight for ‘@e time the entire hovtile deet. ‘Therefore we, the undersigned, commanders respec- Uvely of the Confederate States naval and land forces in ‘Wie quarter, de hereby formally declare the blockade by Ue |Writed States of the said cily of Charleston, 8. C., to be Paised by a superior force of the Confederate States from and fier this 81 day of January, A. D. 1803. G, T. BEAUREGARD, General Command ing. D. N. INGRAHAM, Flag Oficer Commanding Naval Forces in South Carolina. OMficial—Twowas Jounnay, Chict of Staff. THR VOREIGN CONSULS LOOK OUT TO SEA. On the Slet ult., aecording to the Richmond Dispatch of the 2c lust., General Beavrogard placed a steamer at the Aisporal of the foreign Consuls, to see for themselves that 00 blockade existed. The French and Spanish Consuls, Recompanied by General Ripley, accepted the invitation. ‘The Brith Consul, with the commander of the Rriti#h ‘war steamer Petrel, had previously gone five miles be yond the usual anchorage of the bloekacers, and conld ree nothing of them with glasses. The foreign Consuls then held « meeting in Chariston, and were unanimously of the opinion that the blockade had been legally raised, THR BRITISH AND FRENCH CONSULS IN RiCHMOXD NOTIFIED. {Prom the Richmond Dispateh, Feb. 2.) ‘The Dlockade of Charleston hax beou brokan—the Suera. tary of Slate has yivom notice of the fact te the Britich and French Consulemly the strict rule of international law the Trankees must give vixty days? notice le/ore they cam re-estad. lish it, The question is whether or not the Yankeos witt be bound by that law, seeing that thoy aifvet to regard as an rebel#, and therefore not entilicd to the benefits of International law, and whether or not Lord Russell wiil ilow their claim of right to exciado us from euch benefit, ‘We have no doubt that the Yankees will make the claim, end that Russell will submit to it. The whole conduct of the man during this war leads us to this conclusion In the beginning, it was maintained by the London Imes, and no doubt by the Englieh Ministry, that no na ton had a right to Diockade ite own porte, and that if the ‘Yankees insisted on blockading the Coulederase porte other words, the blockade of our porta was insisted to be ‘an acknowledgment of our separate existence. This was oon given up by Russell, if indeed he ever insisted upon 18 in Pariiament, which we believe he did, though we aro not certain. Nor was it all that be gave up. By the treaty of Paris in 1856 it was decided that a blockade, to ‘De respected, must be efficient, When called on to explain what would be considered an efficient blockade, the Palmerston Ministry established the rule that the entrance and departure of five shipe inte and from a blockaded port was evidence that the blockade wae not effi- cient. Now, instead of five, five hundred vessels have entered and left the port of Charleston since it was declared to be blockaded. Yet the complaisant British Minister for Foreign Affairs #1ill regards the block- ade of Charleston as effective. If, therefore, the Yankees reatore the blockade without notice, we have no doubt ‘that he will look with perfect nonchalance upon the cap- ture of a number of British ships that may attempt to enter. Ho is quite too polite to give offance to the Yankee Adams. P Besides the glory of the deed, therefore, and the oppor- tunity which the diaporsion of the Yankee ships affords to merchant vessels to enter the port—and these cousidera- tions are of great moment—wedo not.see that any perma- nent advantage is to be derived. We have no idea that Lord. Russell would take it in dudgeon were the Yankees to cap. ture any number of English shipe without notice, We must keep our ports open by the strong hand, Our sea- me will do it if they are only permitted. ORTOLAN ON WHAT CONSTITUTES THE RAISING OF A MLOCK ADE. Whenever the naval forces employed in maintaining | Dlockade are diupersed or drivn of by the superior forces | ofthe enemy, the dlockade is not only suspended, but it entirely ceases. Neither diplomatic notification, the pubd- Uickty of the fact of the re-establishment of the state of Blockade, nor even a personal notification , can have the effect Of precluding the communication of neutrals with the place previously blockaded. This is @ general law perfectly in acoerd with the principlo that we have taken as the fundamental basis of the rights of blockade, In effect the delegated sovereignty which had up to this timegheld the place no longer existe from that moment—the enemy baving reconquered by arms the exercise of their rights over thefr territorial seas. JUDGMENT OF SIR WM. SCOTT, QUOTED BY ORTOLAN. Ortolan quotes the following:— by To a judgment which he pronexnced in 1805, before the High Court of Admiralty, Sir Wm. Scott expressed himself as follows on the sulject of this right:— When a fleet bas been driven some distance to sea by | Bome arcidents of navig«tiou, the belligereuts holding the Dlockade must take that into account; fur thére is no rea- | som to suppose that such a circumstance can make any | change in the system, because it cannot bo expected that | a blockade will continue for several months without being subjected to similar temporary interruptions. But when | a fleet has beemaremoved Ly some superior force, new events | aupervene therefrom which may bring about other désposi | tions of the blockading force, and which will present, following in consequence thereof, very different presumptions in favor of the usual liberty of commercial enterprise, In a parallel case a neutral merchant is not obliged to foresee or to conjecture that the blockade will be re-established; and consequently if the blockade should be renewed it must have recourse again to established usage, without Tevard to the preceding state of aflairs, which have been eftectively interrupted. It is in virtue of this principle that the Court has persisted in the opinion that the first bwekade coased to exist, and that it judged it necessary to renew and recommence the same mensures, to bring it to the knowledge of the neutral Powers, either by means of @ public declaration or by the publicity cf the fact. On the same occasion, Ortolan adds, the same wise ma- gistrate continues as follows: — What the Court has already decided, on the best considera- tion, is, that the raising of the former blockade by a superior force was @ total defeasance of that Weckade amd its opera- tions, Whether that is sound opinion or not must be left to the determination of the Superior Court; my persuasion is that there could not be a more effectual raising of the Dleckade, and that it should be renewed again by notifica- tion before fircign nations could be affected with an obliga- tion of observing it a3 a blockade of that species still existing. Under this view have already intimated my opinion that the mere apperrance of another squadron will not reatore it, but that the same measures would be neces- sary for the recommencement that bad been required for the original imposition of the blockade, and that foreiga merchants were not bound to act on apy presumption that it would be de facto resumed. CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A BLOCKADING FORCE MAY TEMPORAKILY WITHDRAW. The blockading jorces may at any moment be dispersed or destroyed by the surerior forces of the enemy; bad weather or want of previsions may place them in the neccenty to with- draw. From these considerations it may be seen that neutral Powers, although acquainted with the biockade by diplomatic notification, may venture, however, to sail for the blockaded harbor with the hove to find its ou” trance opened-—the possibility being that the blockade had been raed during the interval of their voya’ In principle such a fact is nova violation of the blockade, and hence is not punishable, If a person who sails for a block aded port, and who finds,on his arrival, the entrance of that port blockaded, and retires at the command of the blockading forces, the intention which he might have had to enter the port iu case the blockade was raised can not be imputed to bim a an offence. (Ortwlan, vol. 2+ book 3, chapter #.) KENT ON THE RAISING OF A BLOCKADE. Kent, agreeing with Sir Wm. Scott on what constitutes the raising of a blockade, suys that “when a bockade ip raised voluntarily, or by a superior fore, puts an end to it abvolutely and to ald operations under st, ond diplomatic notification must be given de now byere it can be renewed."” D'BAUTRFEUILLE ON THE KIGHT OF BLOCKADE, On the right of blockadejd'Hautefouille bays:— According tw primitive law the right of blockade is but the right of sovereignty belonging to each povple upon its own territory, extending to& portion of the sen conquered either from his enemy or on the open sea itself. In order, however, that the belligerent be master of the place he intends to blockade, he must hold do- minion over its entrances; be must bave them in his power, and hold them at the very moment & exerciving that power. There is no conquest without real porsessivn In fact, no sooner does a copqueror abandon his prey and withdraw than he ceases to retan possereion of the por: tion Of the territory belonging to Lis enemy which he bad Seized; he ceases to be the master, be abandons the sovereignty. The places fert acquired by torce return to ‘their former severcign by the very fact of the retreat of the invader, This indisputable truth is applicable to ail Kinds of conquests, and consequently to that of the terri- torial soa of the eneiny. Jn order that the belligerent ehouli have the right to dictate laws upon a foreign territorial sea, it is necessary, firat, © have made tho conquest of uhat Kea; sovond, to ae. tually porsems it—that is to say, he must not only have ac quired sovereignty over it, but he must have preserved that sovereignty. To acquire it, the employment of force and of ships-of.war is necestary. No sooner than, under apy circumstenes, voluntary OF compulsory, the vexpels are withdrawn, the conquest Censes, and with (t the sove reignty, and, as a consequence, the right to dictate laws oF to extablish a blockade, We must say, with Cooceium— Jus Wiwot tan’um acquiritur ceeupanti, qualernis ocow- pes.’ Ineo long as the occupation of a place exists, so Jong can it be held. This rule of primitive Iaw js absolute and har no excep. tion, Maritime blockades murt be eGective; they munt be formed by vessels actually on the spot, establishing, by their prosence, the sovereignty @f their government, In section second, page 214, d’Mautefeniiie says When vessels appointed to maintain tho biockede have Withdrawn and given up the port of the evemy’s terri. tory of which they were in charge, thie port returns to ite former owner, The open sea, if they are stationed beyond the reach of cannon, which ofjeu cceurs, mu considered an tree, The blocks Neutrals can again communi ate w ith (he blockaded, made free to all poopie aud (he torr Wwhove Original sovereign permits entrance thereunto The cause which compelled the easeisofcar appintd to (he blockade t withdraw is indifferent; their retreat, euher voluntary or compulsory, permanent or temporary, hos | | always for fect tw sop the Viockale 11 often lap | pene that winds, the state of the ses, the want | Of provisions, the necewity of refitting the vor. tele, or to give some rest to the crews, exhousted | by fatigue or diseases ,or any fortnitoue ease, c pet the | ™ they must acknowledge them a# no lovger theirs, In | ships to withd aw, Although they should return to their | comp Position as soon as the cause which compelled them to leave it is removed, the blockade will cease to exist dur- tog their absence, because their oomqueet has ceaned as completely as if they had been driven away by superior forces, or as if they had given it up forever. The Divckade, @ material result of a material fact, cannot oxiet Jp the absence of this fact, Jn support of this opinion d’Havtefeuille quovea a pas- sage extracted from ““Ortolan’s Diplomacy of the oa.”” RIGHTS OF NEUTRALS TO ENTER PORTS. Spenking of the rights of neutrals to enter @ port the bicckade of which has been temporarily raised, @'Hauiefeutile adds— There will be no violation of the rights of the blockading delligerm? if the neutral vessel saile at the moment when the Dlochading s;uadron has been driven out to sea or separated by 0 gale; in a word, at the moment in which, )y any cir. cunstorwe whatever, it has voluntarily or forctti abandon- ed ‘he pots: ssion of ‘he terri ortat sea. BAKL RUSSELL ON WHAT CONSTITUTER AN EVFICIENT BLOCKADE, RARL RUSEELL TO LORD LYONS, Foxmion Ovvick, Fob. 15, 1862. My Lonr—Her Majesty's government have had under their cens:deration the state of the blockade of the porte of Charleston and Wilmington. It appears from tere Ports reeeived from her Majesty’s naval officers that, al- though a sufficient blockading force i# stationed off those ports, various ships bave successfully eluded the block. ade. A question might, therefore, be raigod as (o whether such a blockade should be considered ag effective. Her Majesty's government, however, are of opin‘on that, assuming that the blockade is duly notified, and abso that a mumber of ships are stationed and remain at the entrance of @ port, sufficient really to prevent access to it, oF to create an evident danger of entering or leaving st, and that these ships do not voluntarily pernrit ingress or egrese—in fact, ‘that various ships may have successfully escaped through it, as in the particular instances here referred to, will not, Of itself, preven the blockade from being an q€ffective one by international law. ‘The adequacy of a force to maintain a blockade being always and necessarily a matter of fact and evidence, and one as to which different opinions may be cntertained,a Deutral State ought to exercise the greatest caution with reference to the disregard of a de facto and notified Dlockade, and ought not to disregard it, except when it en- tertains a conviction, which is sbared by neutrals geve- relly having an interest in the matter, that the power of Dlockade ig abused by a State either unable to institute br maintain It, or unwilling, from some motive or other, to do 40. RUSSELL. From the foregoing extracts from the works of tho Jearned Thebans on international law, it is evident that contradictory opinions are entertained as to what consti- tutes a defeasance or raising of a blockade, The ques tion, however, not intrinsically, perhaps, but as a handle to foreign Powers to extend our present imbroglio, so that they may become active and declared abettors against us, as they have long furtively beon, i# an all important one, and demands the most earnest attention of the government. NEWS FROM MEXICO. ONE WEEK LATER FROM THE CAPITAL. The French Advancing to Attack Puebla. THE MEXICANS QUITE READY FOR THEM, The “Sympathizing American Neighbors” of Mexico. AMERICAN MULES FOR THE FRENCH. The Mexicans Capture Over Six Hundred Mules from the Freneh. i THE LATEST FROM PUEBLA, Rey ken ge. ‘We are in posseesion of papers from the city of Mexico to the 4th of January, being one week later from tuat place than already received. We give the most import. ant points of the intelligence they contain :— {Translated from El Hvraldo, of the City of Mexico, January 4.) THE ENEMY ADVANCES. It ig now boyond all doubt that the French are advanc- ing, and tet our army will soon find itself face to face wiih ibe invader, The myrmidons of a tyrant, of we ambitious man, of an emperor who bas ueither ho re’ about y measure swords wi f the people, with citizens who defend their country and their liberty, who maintain their independ- euce abd their political existence. We cao give no moro or better idea of the injustice which attaches to those who trample upon our soil, or of the undoubted snetice of the Mexican cause. The struggle ia unequal, inasmuch as France isa powerful nation, the first of the Faropean continent, and Mexico is weak. for during the ears of ber natwna! existence us a sovereign Power sha as passed through many struggles for the e=tablishmegt Of liberal principes, for the conquest of reform, Bat i” ent evemick count un bfote force, we depend on on dor ein, upon the bravery and determination of these whe will nol be trampied pun, who prefer deat to the condi tion of wlaves. The decisive battle may rettie tho fate uf Mexic bour for the great etrugg.¢ apr Its indtepensa. ble, then, that we be prepared td aud to conquer ‘There is no sacrifice which at a time ike thi« she com great to our fellow citizens, Everything must be regard ect insignificant when we treat of tu the re public. We bave faith in the triumph of Mexico over her in. vader, and we hope that t ow Which siall here be given to the French army shall be for tho be humanity, iu the ¢ urow of tbe oppressor of lib it oF e spoken with & Vera Cruz, and be informe me that he naw eight but mutes landed at that city, which our #ympathiziny weigh horn, the American®, have seut the French from New York. ‘These mules must now be near Fi TRADUCING THE MEXICANS. The Heraids suys that Ube common pract aid Freveh 8 of Mexico im to run ¢ Mexicans ke it appear that th barge. wotw é the proofs of ivi homens have given tothe 1 editor ther Is to recapitulat against Mexico, indiscriminately © press. THE LATKET PROM FUERA. [From the cor wudence A the Heraidu Me icano Our worthy sends ue the annexed own oF ZAKAGOFA, Jan. %, 1468. The enemy i continuing to advauce, ' Ii that he bos occupied Acuitzingo with eight thourand mon and th artillery ‘Those of bis troops who were at Qnecholac are now Tecamschaico, They uuwber Fix thousand men, with r the forces which cov: re some who twenty seven ¢ Tt ie ptated th begun to move, aud the are now at (0 de Agua Allthis clearly indicates an attack on this city; but we do thot lobke forr it wntil the Mich or 20th of the present month The intetligence has ecarcely yet been efreuiated of the ‘approaching visit of the enomy, and notwithstanding tue onthanisem of the garrieon borders upow freizy, There is the truest joy among them, aud it would reer to that these defenders of Liberty are only preparing to take part in a great feast. There have been « ¥ Meetiigs, at» » towsts think (hat they rived at the ben Last night the whole gart if the enemy had arrived reserves were in tion, the forte manne erything executed with a pres tain We are prepared. The enemy wilh med we fa . and fork to and find we vested to defind te h the caeved wil Of our fathers. Ad LATER STIL Tn my last letter ot French had on tained that bad arr tat an evtate near t i Perote bave NEW YORK, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1863, diMowls 6 might Dé ; but tho genera) opinion is that the French will. cecupy Acuitzingo to-morrow, and for th) present be content with tuat feat. General Carvajal ie continually watching the movemente of the enemy. FROM THB MINIETRY OP WAR. Last night (the 3d) we received the following from Poruta, Jan, 3, 1868. the Minister of War :— } {Received in Mexico at eight. M.) ‘War :. ‘Tum Maser oF — Last night the whole force of General Carvajal bivouack- ed at San Bartolo, The enemy had not moved, I havi mech ‘stating that the commander ron of Zacatecas, Pillareal, ‘h Tecamachaleo ‘and Quecholac— the invaders—and taken from them. 1 have also atch, which rays that ‘ve captured near Pal- mar five hundved mules, which w./0 on their way for the invading army, I bave to-day given directions ()..1 everything captured from the enemy Shall be prize to we captors; aud with reference to these beasis of burdei 1 havo only stipulated thie condition, that they shall by old at these beadquar- ters, inasmuch aa they nay be veeful for the public sor vice. I bad forgotten to ray that Acultzingo is neither oenpad dur forces nor by thoée of the enemy. ES ir news. JESUS 6, ORTEGA, wd nal IMPQRTANT FROM ALBANY. , 1863, Additional Developments of the New Organization Movement. Moxwernt ov WAR axp MARIN, just received a the Fourth has é two points occupied by ‘one bi ‘and thirty m this moment reeelved another der the National Guard of Clacntopec WHERE GREELEY HAS DRIFTED TO. Appointments of the Standing Committees and the Contest to Revise Them by the House. An Analysis of Some of the Most Impor- tant Committees, a0, &., a. Atpany, Feb. 4, 1863. Additional developments are hourly being made in re ference to the new organization movement, which show very conclusively that this movement has already been extended, and that combinations have been formed to a greater extent than mest people imagine, Even the Atle and Argus this morning boldly asserts that the election of Morgan is a atep forward in the organization move ment, in which exteusive calculations are alrcady being made in reference to the next Presidency. Sufficient facts have already come to light that will justify me in making the prediction that the party which will control the elec tion in this State next full and the next Presidential e Mf the conntry ienot by thet time a perfect wr already been put in motion at Albany, and legalized, if 1 mimy 80 epenk, by a large majority of the Legislature, It bas already caused great alarm at Washington, resulting in the Prosident tolegraphing for Weed to come immedi ately to Washington. He left last evening, and will be in Washington to-morrow. In this view it will not be altogether out of place to refer briefly to the true position in which these develop- ments have placed Greeley before the country. Prior to the mocting of the Chicago Convention Greeley stood in the frent ranks of the republican party; the dritunc was looked upon as the organ of the party, and the adberents to that faith did all thet was within their power to extend its circulation and increase ite power. ‘Then tobe @ republican was tobe a friena of Greeley. But ho went to the Chicago Convention under the pretence of going for Bates, but really to defeat the nemination of Seward, and claims that he was the man who nominate: Lincoln, But, even admitting the latter fact, what his Le gained from it? He has, it is true, se- cured positions for @ score or more attaches of the Frilane, apd was able, thi Wilkeson,to keep a job agency open for some time, until it was found that it did not pay, when it was abandoned: but, as everybody who knows Gr understands that be never covsicers soything but Creoley, he hae not ouly not obtuined anything for bimseif, unless it i ao interest iw gun contracts, ut the circulation of the WwW Trune bas been largely rewnced by = republ Committecs transferring sbetr clubs trom the Zritune to other journals, thus dimiuiehing its power and influence, A Bitter snimcrity hes grown up du the perty Against his, lo the extent chat when the election of Morgan muted yoateraiy two-thirds of the repnb- Higan metabers publicly 4 they were reolced that Horage Greviey cannet run ius iagistoture. his devia ration wae not made by two or (ree persous, but seemed all among Ue repablioans, aud it was said with thar eraphnsis that «howed they jelt what they said. Here, wax conn thon, we {ud Cre bus fallen in dese thaw thr years from great) exponent oo: th principles of hie pariy—respected and hie ¢ un se's and advice sought after und followed by almost jo Kuch “a jasition that thowe wie once gloriet t whim are ashamed of his company ve over his detent whieh, added to this move a hew crganivation of powerlul servetive but t fall back the entire party a BOyunee nent Of th Imre; d seversl others Mested wo dispepitiou—to »tor rrait geutiemen to further carry their , the,detriment of the businoes of ive iiee the Legishet ore. ne se 1W0SE steiiking requowte to be excused from wr tee was that of Mr. Munro, of Ononda ‘ (hose republicans why stood vot almont 1 the jas on Une contest for Speaker, ntd ret for Cadlicot, Me f ait that Nia ¢ Vedag Tee t wliier char aby au ont 91 I F s the committee turned oy to rman of Viliaces ye exsused {rom tree that Mr. Munro ity 1% ‘ar better { the preeent otmuaition 4 any member who wil but to look after the f his tituents cy be re nt Wak car fully over the formation of the comusit ® 4 their formation gular f y thow The Ways atie Comm) ttec has « iy of republicans —that cabling two Unie 4 viicaut. No fault ean be found with ! it Is au able committee om rail rowdy, 1 wht Will be referred the aity 1 eet hes three blicane and two te Th the comm ed ee, nowow make the Triame the organ of that faction of desirmetives Hw record is such, bie alliance so unboly, that it te an it~ y for hit ever ty reach the outwide door of the aute root of tha pew this may not be very intersting to the stockbe Tribune; but such * whieh cau | ‘The meat i the Assembly thie morning pore | nutter fon PRICE THREE CENTS. committces of minor importance may be an objoction to them: but. ae @ general thing, the committees are un- questionably well arranged, and all do credit to tho Speaker, Many wembers are swearing bitterly over tho Tesult, as thoy atwayware. One thing ix very striking fn ther formation—pearly all those classed as Union democrats are placed tn good positions. thus showing that the Speaker has desired to plant himself between the two extremes of both parties. A significant notice of s bill was presented by Mr. Lou- Wel, to incorporate the Albany and Susquenanua Calico Manufacturing Company. ALnany, Fob. 4—11 4. M. By come mishayof the telegraph the real meaning of a Paragraph iv my Me~patch in to-day'y issue in reference to the democrat’. caucus was destroyed. It should have read, ‘(When the developments of the night proved that there was no danger of the radicals defeating Morgan, those in the secretof the real iseue of the contest set themeclyes at work and secured the nomination of Corn- ing, who is understood to be pledged to uuite in the pro- gramme for & new party.’ ‘The appointment of colicetors and other canal official aro all made; and, as 1 predieted last night, the radicais are vleaned out. ‘Tho consarvative portion of the Board united, apd have given the appointments to Weed re padlicans aud democrats, refusing to appoint any man having @ radical record, ne 4 movement that is made how seems 0 Jean directly to this new party programme, ‘The poor radicale, who a few weeks ago boasted that they run this Jaxisiature, are having 4 sore time all aronnd, Even Cailicot’s committees do not suit them, and they are blowing around that he hae sold them out, There is also & great commotion among the New York delegation on the question of refuring to serve on commit. tees. A portion have made op thor winds wo refure wo fervo, and are trying to force the others to do the paine ‘The controversy between them has reached such a bitte point that @ regular fight has taken place between or of the members, resusting in black eyes and other signi. cant marks. It is likely there will be another filibuster. ing scone to-morrow, Jt would geem that these men would see the dieu position that they have place) themselves in by théir | course. They have already sunk #0 low in the estimation even of their own party that they can hardly obtain enough backers to order the ayes und noes to be called. ‘The State Media Association of the allopaths is now in fersion here, and j# largely attended. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, Benate. Aupany, Feb. 4, 1503 RETORTS AVOMABLY. By Mr. Fxxen—Authorizing the Governor to furnmh tourniquets to the soldiers from «his State. ‘ By Mr. Ronynr-oy—To prevent desertion and the en- ticing away of seamen. Aleo amendatory of the charter of the New Yor) Ware’ housing Company. Mr. Connorty notived a bill authorizing Wiilito Everett end others to construct piers, &c., mn front of their lauds Kleventh a Senate the susuehunn upon it went inte Committ Hasiroad bili, and progress was roported THE KMANCINATION PRO LAM AI10% Mr. THEMAN called np his revolution approy emancipation prociawation of President Lincoir Mr. Coon offered the foliowing ag a substilute:— Resolved, That in our plormng constitiienal rela aud the people thereof in hed, motion of Mr, Mumruy the consideration of the re ond Was PORtpOned until LommoTrOW. Avsembty. Aunany, Feb, 4. 1563, THe MINDING COMMITTRNS, The Speaker anounced the following standing com tees, which are the principal ono#:— wm ani Means —Meesrs. Depew, republican, Dean, it democrat; W. Dewey, republican; Woodward, domverat; Abérns, republican; Steward, republican, Mayham, de- mocrat, Commerce and Navigation—Meusrs. Mattoon can: Haring, democrat; Leamy, democrat; Cutle pendent, Bostwick , republican. Canali—Mesacs. "Trimmer, democrat; Breed, republi- can; Bookstaver, democrat; McGowan, republican Hopkins, democrat; Mattoon, republican; Huleit, orat, Kailroads—-Mesnrs, Healey, republican; Tallman, re- blican; Houghton, republican; Duryea, democrat, joomis, republican, Privileges and Klations—Measca, P. E., Have: + republican; ¥. republi- rT, indo. A. m9 republt- can; Mouton, democrat: Church smith, democrat; Fisher, republican. Affaire of Citien—Moaure. Seymour, democrat: I republican; Andrew Smith, democrat, Ber Ta ke, republicsn: Huichivgs, democrat, Lake, . Fey Frean, sblican, Sodywic | re é are, W" De republoan Davis, } pega eo denverat, Peet, repnilican, King democrat | Cn the onpbcaceinent of the commi:ters, Mr. Twowse 0, Fi 08 asked to be excused from werving | on the Committes oo Hanke, on which he had a place Mr. Fields was exeruod Mr. yanid that be had given notice betore th committees were hatued that be would accept no place Ihe hands of Speatmyr Callicot, He asked to be excused ‘The requeet was granted, Mr. Lovrat. said that he bad been appointed on the Committee on Charities, and, a8 he bad no charity for Speaker Cal/ieet, be must sak to be excused Mr, Loutrel was ex MeNko (rep rman # mittee on Vilage placed hitn as Chauman of Ub theo tran ferred bim to the € “ mniitter on Vib loges. Le (Mr. Munro) bevieved tha:,the Spoaker had not | exercised his own judgment, but had beou influenced by sume outsider, Mr Munro war not excused Mr. Mrxraty wsker to be excused from serving on ony committer to whieb the Speaker bad appeintet him, He moved to be exeured Mir. Pietus moved that the w inittens be rrod to the frat x rolod the motion out of of the taming com mmiivee of the Whole dor, ponding Me ou Mr. Tivuerr moved to refer the subjent to | 166 oh Urievances The Sanne decided, that the point of Mr. Darey wor not well taken Mr ¥ appealed from the decision of the Speiker Y withdrew bia motion, by requent, oa low Mr. Viekis to move to reter the whole subject to Ube | mittee of the Whole, Mr. Dewny raised the point of order that it wi the power of the Houre to refer the subject to | mitioe of the W: ne tho rule gave the Mpeas | power toarpeunt te sees the “rmanek ruled the point of order well taken Mr. buxcre then rex Houre, which ray appoint the eommmitions, ex A 'oty and warm doc 00 war surtamed Mr Guserr,of Dewware, bere rove and 4 [rom kerving on Any committon — Lie he fact) ue opporition ju the House t hue duty to ork to be excnred fron hargoe of “corruption | m veelgated and & report mac hen oler wo o eomued, when thi peries were t war net ereuet ba fab certain a past op: rent rew 0 he erve a remit . report On the patiect f COMMEILULIO® News tr HEAVY NORTHEAST S00 mM Vere THU W EN ARHORM, TC Tea Mownom, Va. Fed. a, 1868, A beayy ner thew « torn pet in Late this morning tay ot itvaed Gill meme with + wlewee Dore mow bas fellem th avy obo Lime for yourr ' + are azhore on the bench mene by. A peat com the Dar inthe harbor. The siete e. The ore will probably b } Swe from San Pranctece. Hon Feamemmo, Feb. 4? { ‘ + the Uuited tt “ #, prey arate partere ™ THE VICKSBURG RIVER EXPEDITION. The Latest News from General McClernand’s Army. The Grand Armada Sailing Down the Mississippi. Our Troops Again Investing Vicksburg. pt to Destroy the Enemy s+ Communication, Atte: DEATH OF COL. STEWART. | Whe Vicksburg Canal and Its Pre- sent Operations, LATEST REBEL ACCOUNTS FROM VICKSBURR, ae, ae. ac. Caio, UI, Feb. 4, 2669 From below we have information that all our divisions have arrived in front of Vicksburg, except Logan's, whicts is expected goon, Our Mississippi Kiver Correspondenres Yousu’s Vorvr, La, Jan, 22, 186: ON Tue MosmOIPNS RIVER The Mismsipp: river expedition has sed this place, whence operations against Vicksburg will be re newed again, Major General MeClernand had dors that the whole armada must be ready tof Napoleon on Sunday, the Lath, at noon, In the mesntin sued or eo ’ f the transports had, by permission, dropped dow the river to wood np for t ao. The feve was thus considerably scattered for a Gime, but ail the steamboats were soon bronght together avin. While we were ty ng overal shells ot houxew Mogg, which bad gone op brought General Grant hing the mi ab the levee the soldiers burned in The pteambe to Memphis with « Napoleon downon aft of White riveron Saturd thore d the took the 1 ap the W on wi day mero the cata tite ¢ jew with ron teene apinad i hada |b the Mb ‘i aA cure « board t er view wilh “be wt maudiirg , ppt sub to N . #8, Whore bet tb rotmander the ut nnd the tine for the dep il early Men that the transports would # daw i ) Met torn wn w manding ps Darl ts aay wo Men orca on Sunday noon que WY Ly postpone ) the programme jresvioosly arranged, int that no steamboat must top Ul! the feet arrived at Milli ken's capt tor wood OF fur olen imperative ra AL eight o'clock ou Mond, ing the igual ¢ fired from the flagboat Tigres, aud vbortly alter ards all (he transporte were on Ubeir way down the ippl. ‘The delightful weather of the Sably succeeded by a storm om Monday. ‘The sky and the wind blew Drivkly. The sleammboats the bosom of the Minsiesippi like ships at pea, wove the Geet was s0On sew tberel Over inany iniies, And transports enuid be seeu blown about, far as the eye could stretch, aney by the windings of the river, They came to for awhtio At the foot of Uzark Island, until the storm bad pe x subsided. During the afternoon, when the wind had lulled, they started off again, aud proceeded many miles further down the river, At night the principal portion of the fleet was moored at Chicot Bend, Tho plautation at which we stopped is owned by Judge Grif_ln, one of the Wealthiest men in the State of Missinsippl, wud obo of tie largest planters in the South, He owns geven or eight large plantations at different points on the river. bie the outbreak of the rebellion he raleod regularly « year between seven and eight thoure WANOING NHOKOPR At that place we asceriained that veveral negroes who had vinited our boat at another point three werk befu had been executed by the ueighbors, ing (be case wore thee: —Om New Year's [ay steamboat Tigress was bound down the river, w 10 get mone wood on Me. Moore ® pluutation. Boo y Davee of colton ibe facts concern. when the weer that when Mr, Moore had seen our #0 | ing he had veut the negroes off to the woods m0 Ht inetead of going Wo tho wovs they rode round to tue river to our sYamboat The servants ou Judge Griin’s place raid thet these negroes for that offence had since been hanged by tie neighbors. They aivo said that a few days before, when one of our steamboats wo panning, some came out on the hank aud balled but Ue pteam beat paxwed on witbout taking them un board Next day ome plenters who had peen them iron the other ide came acrows the river and hung then THR ARMADA On CO REVI karly Tuesday morning we resumed oor mei down wo the vielmity of Vicksburg. The fagboa! Tigress took then lead, followed by the oter steam lous. In the ute ug wear Ieinnd No. 05, we exme to severalof tha ganbusu wtih bad been cruiring about the mouth oF (be Yarne, Some of them conveyed ws furwer dowa the . her till we arrived at Our present sane Two Of Our Wapaporte—the Davin« Logan Adratic—one laden With amiaunition other with cutmmineary @oores, panred om beyond (he gow bout There were rumors of a rebel rém baving oun out of the Yasw, The steamboat Post Doy wan teat after | the other wwe, There wore reversal boure of | ro which it war feared by rome over approbens ns that the three wMeamboute might Lave been ey t but early vest wining the appre Sing boats apeured us ail Uuad the lot were wd by the rebels 0 of the wm od We weno 4 or the wight a6 biileria lent. Altogethe sine of our de bacepiing Ut dohign i mar) att ken Urenct of the rownth th ’ ne AULD ON KRIORTH PA gy.