The New York Herald Newspaper, February 6, 1863, Page 4

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Despatches received trom Fortress Monroe at Washington yesterday, state that the blockade at Charleston was not interrupted for any cousidera- ble time by the dispersion of the Union fleet on Saturday, the 31st of January. While there can be no doubt that the port was opened by the sud- den assault of the rebel rams, it appears that on the 3d inst, the blockade was completely resumed, and that the Union iron-clads were then lying in- side the wooden vessels. An attack on the city of Charleston was momentarily expected. This news was derived from information conveyed to Gene- ral Dix from rebel sources—in fact from Charleston itself. Our news from the Southern journals to-day contains much of interest. The most prominent feature is, of course, the late attack on our block- ading fleet at Charleston, upon which the rebel press is jubilant. It discuss:s at length the quese tion of international law relative to the subject of blockade, and claiins that it is legally raised. They admit that the Union gunboat Ironsides was lying in the offing on the 3d instant. The Rich- mond Enquirer states that a steamer was despatch- ed to Nassau to notify the British authorities there that the port of Charleston was open to foreign commerce. Mr. Benjatnin, the Confederate tary of State officially informed the British ani | French Consuls in Richmond of the same fact. if the news received by General Dix is true they may have been too hasty. The only news we have regarding the affair at Fort McAllister to-day, at Genesis Point, comes from Savannah, and describes that the Union gun- boat Montauk was seriously injured, but that be- fore she retired the parapet in front of the guns of the fort was entirely demolis hed. The only news from the Army of the Potomac is that the enemy do uot seem either as active or as Their pickets and camp fires appear to be reduced. A heavy snow storm mumerous as heretofore. commenced at Falmouth yesterday morning, and ended in rain, Jeaving the prospects of available roads for military operations exceedingly doubt- ful. A quantity of ice had gathered in Aquia creek, which completely interrupted the advance of the mail boat. Major General Peck haa issued an order highly omplimenting General Corcoran and his command for their bravery and success at the late fight on the Black et, which the rebel Roger A. Pryor pretends to claim asa victory for the enemy. A despatch received at Cairo yesterday states that the attack of the rebels on Fort Donelson re- sulted in a decided repulse v lows did not amount to more than forty or fifty. The intelligence from Isiaad No. 10 leaves us in doubt as to the resalt of the attack upoa the Union gunboat New Era, farther than that the Tebola, who retired after firing upon her have not becn seen there aince, and the probability ia that they have transferred their guerilla opcrations to aeme other point. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday a bill to aid the con- struction of railroads and telegraphs in Kansas was introduced. The President was requested to communicate whatever official information he may possess in regard to the death of Mandarin Ward, a citizen of the United States, in the service of the Chinese government. A resolution, directing in quiry into the case of Captain John Wethers, of the Fourth New Jersey regiment, who has been confined at Fert Delaware for several months, was Ss2/0E N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, | Mousey sent by inail wilt be | heavy lows. Our NEW YORK HERALD, { laid over. Bills relating to jurors, concerning | courts in Washington Territory, and changing the time of holding district courts in certain districts, wore passed. The consideration of the bill to on- courage re-enlistments, and providing for the en- rolment and drafting of the militia, was resumed. j and after considerable disctission the subject was recommitted to the Military Committee. A reso- | lution requesting the President to communicate the number of volunteer and drafted men actually raised and mustered into service by the several States, and the time when their terms of service will expire, was adopted, and the House ad- journed. In the House of Represe:atives, a bill estab- lishing thirty-seven additional post routes was passed, The Ways and Means Committee report- ed back the Senate's amendments to the Execu- tive, Legislative and Judicial Appropriation bill. Several amendments were disposed of, and finally the bill was committed to a conference committee. A joittt resolution to revise and codify the naval laws was adopted. A bill amending the Pension act of June 14, 1862, so as to give certain parties twenty, instead of fifteen, dollars per month, was passed. The Naval Appropriation bill, involving expenditures to the amount of sixty-eight millions of dollars, was then taken up. A proviso was added tothe appropriation of twelve millions for iron-clads that fo contracts shall be entered into for this class of vessels until proposals have been solicited from the prine'pal iron shipbuilders. -The appropriation for the Brooklyn Navy Yard was increased, in order to afford accommodations for three vessels four hundred and twenty-cight feet in length, now building there. Without con- cluding action on the bill, the House adjourned. THE LEGISLATURE. In the State Senate yesterday, the resolutions endorsing President Lincoln's emancipation pro- clamation were taken up, when a substitute for the original ones was adopted by a vote of nine- teen yeas to seven nays.’ The resolutions adopted etute, in substance, that the war sha | hereafter, as heretofore, be carried on for the restoration of the Union, and that the emancipation proclama- tion is justfiiable as a war measure, and merits the support of all loyal people. The bill for the re- payment by'the State of bounty moneys raised by the various counties received a favorable report. Notice was given of a bill to incorporate the Hud- son and Harlem River Canal Company. A number of bills were introduced, among which were one to amend the Brooklyn city charter and one to authorize the New York Warehousing Company to construct piers on their lands under the water in the Twelfth ward. In the Assembly, resolutions of regret in refo- rence to the death of State Senator Willard were unanimously adopted, after appropriate eulogistic remarks from several members. The special or- der—the resolutions proposing a special committce to investigate into the character and conduct of Speaker Callicot—wasa taken up, and over it a great portion of the day was consumed in speeches and motious. Amoug various motions made was one to refer the subject to the Committee ou Privi- | leges and Elections, which, after a long and warm discussion, was withdrawn by the mover, when the previous question was ordered, and a substitute for the original resolutions adopted, to the effect that when apy distinct written charge shall have been made by & member against the Speaker, giving the facts and circumstances, a committee shall be ap- pointed to examine into the matter. The adoption of this resolution occasioned severe denunciation of Mr. Callicot and the republicans by some of the democratic members, and one of them declared his intention of hereafter making a charge in writing, over his own signature, against the Speaker. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has de- cided that a quit claim deed, releasing a mortgage on real estate, and an assignment of a mortgage, are exempt from stamp duty. The idea that Judge Lemuel J. Bowden was chosen to the United States Senate to represent the new State of West Virginia is erroneous. He was elected precisely as John 8. Carlile and Whit- man T. Willey were chosen, and will represent the same sections of the Old Dominion that those gen- tlemen now do, unless the organization of the new State is perfected before the meeting of the next Congress, in which event Mr. Bowden’s election will be null and void, except in case the provi- sional Legisiature at Wheeling should claim to act for the old State. There are uow three thousand eight hundred of Jeft. Davis’ men in Camp Douglas. On Thursday a feeble attempt was made bya few secession plugs of Chicago to rescue the prisoners as they were | conveyed to camp; but a few pricks from ‘oncts in the hands of the guard were ar- guments sufliciently stropog to cause them to fall back. The democracy of Kentucky will hold a conven- tion at Frankfort on the 18th inst. The receipts and exports of specie at and from San Francisco during the years 1861 and 1862 were as follows:— 1862. i 42,539,799 676,758. 42,561,761 regular mouthly meeting of the American | Geopraphical and Statistical Society was held at Clinton Hall last evening. The decease of Rev. E. Robinson, a member of the society, was alluded to by Rev. Dr. Thompson, and resolutions of sorrow off:red and adopted. An interesting paper was then read by Rev. Albert Bushnell on ‘Equatorial West Africa,” giving a description of that locality, its productions, people, &c., which was attentively listened to by the audience. The meeting ended with a short account of the progress of the Suez Canal by Rev. Dr. Thompson. The Board of Supervisors held an extra session yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of consider- ing the majority and minority reports of the Com- mittee on Annual Taxes upon the tax levy for the present year. The minority report, presented by Mr. Supervisor Glunt, was simply upon an item of $6,000 appropriated to pay cértain parties who advanced the money to clerks employed by the Commissioners of Record. Mr. Blunt feared that by passing the appropriation the Board would re- cognize the claims of the Commissioners of Re- cord, and he was desirous not to do so until the controversy shall have been settled by the expect- ed decision of the Court of Appeals. The Board agreed to strike out the amount, with the under- standing that the proposed appropriation should be added to ‘ county contingencies." The mino- rity report was withdrawn, and the majority re- port was then taken up item by item. The only amondments of importance were the addition of $10,000 to the advertising and printing appropria- tion, and the sum of $60,000 for the completion of Harlem Bridge. After aome discussion, the tax levy, a8 amended, was passed, the aggregate amount of the estimates being $3,624,482. Re- ports of committees upon routine matters were adopted, after which the Board adjourned till Toosday, ‘The meeting called for the discussion of peace resobutiona at Tammany Hall hasbeen indefinitely postponed, ‘The Chicago Times saya that twelve of the revel Prisoners of war confiaed at Camp Douglas froze to death on Sunday night last, Cpwards of a thousand of them are now sick, In the Court of General Sessions yesterday, be- fore Recorder Hoffman, an Irish laborer, named Michael Cabill, was convicted of grand larceny, in stealing a horse valued at $250, on the 30th of De- cember last, The horse was owned by Mr. Ed- ward Daly, of 2% First avenue. The prisoner's defence wae that be had found the horse in the street, The Jury, after remaining out a short time, brought in a verdict of guilty, and the Re- corder sentenced him to the State Prison for two years. | According to the City Inspector's report, there | were 423 deaths in the city during the past week— & decrease of 47 a6 compared with the mortality of the week previous, aud 34 more than occurred during the corresponding week last year, The re- ' capitulation table gives 8 deaths of alcoholism, 1 of | diseases of the bones, jointa,'&c.;67 of the brain and | nerves, 3 of the generative organs, 17 of the héart | and blood vessels, 176 of the lungs, throat, &c.; 6 of | old age, 31 of diseases of the skin and eruptive | fevers, 4 premature births, 561 of diseases of the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs; 27 of uncertain seat and general fevers, 15 of diseases of the urinary organs, 21 from violent causes, and 2unknown. There were 282 natives of the United States, 13 of England, 98 of Ireland, 21 of Ger- many, and the balance of various foreign coun- tries. The stock market was inactive yesterday ; but prices wore firm, especially towards the close of the day, and some of the speculative ratiway shares were bighor than the day before. Money. was in rather better supply— rate of call loans 6 @ 7. Gold opened at 156)f, rose to 15734, fell to 15634, rallied, and closed at 157% bid, Ex- change closed at 16344 @ 164 for bankers’ bills. Cotton was in more demand yesterday at 80. # 8Tc. for middling, with sales of 1,500 bales, Flour, wheat and corn wore steady, but in limited request. Pork and beef were steady, while lard, bacon, butter and oherse were active and firm. Sugars, rico and coffee were quiet. New Orleans molasses was in good demand, as \kewise were hay, hops, tallow, tobacco and whiskey, the latter article mostly at 600. Thero were mode- rate shipments of breadstuffs and provisions reported for the ~ principal British ports, without any important changes in rates. The Hebel Raid Against Our Bleck- ading Force at Charleston. We learn from the Richmond papers which arrived yesterday that immediately after the scattering of our vessels by the rebel rams in the recent unfortunate affair at Charleston a Confederate steamer was despatched to Nassau to give formal notice to the authorities there of the raising ofthe blockade. This step, taken in connection with the fact that the British steam- er Petrel was kept waiting the issue of the con- flict to convey the British Consul to the en- trance of the port, so that he might satisfy himself that their dispersion was complete, sufficiently attests the understanding that ex- isted with the agents of the European govern- ments as to the objects intended to be accom- plished by it. And to show how thorough and general that understanding was, we have only to point to the additional fact that scarcely had the plan been consummated when the British war steamer Cadmus arrived off the port from Fortress Monroe, having, no doubt, been deg- patched there by the British Minister at Wash- ington. It is evident that considerable weight is at- tached by the rebels to all these formalities. They are intended to constitute the grounds for another appeal against us to the great international tribunal of the world. How far the facts will sustain it has as yet to be ascertained; for we have only their own account of the affair. To enable our readers to form their own judgment as to the jegal bearings of the latter, we yesterday placed before them the declarations of such high international authorities as General Ma- gruder, General Beauregard, Commodore In- graham, Judge Kent, Sir William Scott, the continental writers Hautefeuille and Ortolan, the rebel Secretary of State and Lord Jobn Russell. Notwithstanding all the light thus thrown upon the points at issue, people seem to be none the wiser for it; but, even if they were, it would affect but little their ultimate decision, The writers on international law are not held in much account now-a-days. Our own authority, Judge Kent, has but little weight abroad; and as to Sir William Scott, although his recorded opinions fully sustained us in the Trent affair, they were not listened to. It will no doubt be the same with the continen- tal authorities Ortolan and Hautefeuille, whose views seem to bear in our favor in this Charles- ton matter. It is in fact unnecessary for us to trouble ourselves about what the text writers may say in regard to the question raised by it. England has set the world an example that will for the future render utterly nugatory their decisions. In the Trent affair she asserted the principle that might constitutes right, and in this Charleston business we shall have to fol- low her example. Instead, therefore, of concerning itself about the legal and diplomatic difficulties of the ques- tion—of which there is promise of a plentiful crop—let the government at once set itself to avoid all such quibblings, by taking measures for the immediate reduction and capture of Charleston. The enterprise should not be un- dertaken, however, without such a force as will insure, beyond all chance of failure, the object aimed at. We should no longer underrate the military and naval strength of the rebels, but should prepare for this enterprise as if Charles- ton was one’of the strongest places in the world, and as if its capture was to end the war. Let there be no more peddling, no more cheese-par- ing of our resources, in eonnection with it. When the blow is struck it should be decisive and crushing. In this way, and in this way alone, we may bid defiance to the efforts of the rebels and their European sympathizers to em- broil us with foreign governments, and to defeat the object of all the sacrifices that this unhappy war has cest us. “Tus Game” Between THe Heratp ann Massa Gree.ey.—The Hon. Massa Greeley, in com- menting upon some remarks of the Heratp on ex-Governor Morgan’s election to the United States Senate, as an encouraging sign of the times, says that our “game” is to “let the war drag on, with alternate successes and reverses, but no decisive event, till some doughface can be chosen President in 1864, and then we can patch up a compromise that will make all serene.” But Greeley is slightly mistaken. Our “game” is to put down the rebellion, and to let the almighty nigger take his chances until we shall have saved the Union. Greeley’s “game” is unquestionably the abolition game of ‘“‘eman- cipation or separation.” He says that “the re- beilion may a8 well be put down in three months as in three years;” and #0 say we, and 80 we have said from the beginning; but while the negro is made the al!-absorbing question at Washington the war will “drag on.” Greeley might do something to push it forward by don- ning the red breeches of the African Zouaves, and by leading @ brigade of them “on to Rich- mound.” Let him prove his faith by his works. Tue Axmy or Tur Poromac.—The great snow storm which passed over Southeastern Virginia on Tuesday lust has doubtless “snowed up” the Army of the Potomac on the hills of the Rap- pabannock, and this wintry embargo of snows, rains, thaws and mud may detain General Hooker for days and for weeks to come. Three or four days of continuous frost are wanted now to put him and his army in motion; for the Army of the Potomac, as much as a ship at soa, | is dependent upon wind and weather. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1863: Prebabie Results of Napoleon's Poltcy | Towards This Country, . The French “Yellow Book” bas made re- velations which enable us to appreciate the Policy of the Emperor Napoleon at ita just valug, We are now aware from the best ‘authority—the Emperor himself—that hig real Geaigns are t6 ingreave on this continent the Power and influence of the Latin race, and to check the further spread or aggrandizement of this republic. Napoleon is averse, ashe bim- eelf states, to our ultimately obtaining posses- sion of Mexico and Central Ameriea, and he de- precates our having the entire command of the Gulf of Mexico. He admits that America must feed the manufactories of Europe and give life to her commerce; but he objects to America be- longing exclusively to Americans, and asserts that he (Napoleon) should have his share of this continent. In furtherance of these plans he has undertaken the conquest of Mexico, aad, as he imagings that we are greatly reduced in power by ‘the protracted rebellion which has made 6uch great inroads into the resources of our go- vernment, he. now lays aside all hypocritical pleas as to his having undertaken this expedi- tion for the welfare of the Mexivan people, to re-establish order and law and give them a good government, and avows that his Mexican campaign has for object the furtherance of the influence of the Latin races, and also to estab- lish a barrier which shall stay our advance- ment and progress. We are not desirous here of cavilling at Na- poleon’s assumptien of the dignity of leader or head of the Latin race, nor will we discuss the measures whereby he obtained the throne of France, nor will we make any references to his mode of procedure as regards Nice and Savoy. We will comtent ourselves with asserting that for the future we hope all pretence of good will cr friendship for the United States will be set aside by Napoleon, and we would suggest to his Minister at Washington that any further deception upon that point were useless now that the mas- ter has unmasked his batteries. We are at present fully aware of that which we have all along feared—namely, that Napoleon is our enemy, and that he will use his every effort to keep the North and South asunder; but we may surely hope that the misguided people who now acknowledge the usurped sway of Davis will understand that in Napoleon they have as bitter an éhomy as we of the North have in him, and we hope the Southerners will appreciate that when he labors to separate us he is fatally in- juring all parties. He is surely working against the confederacy in Mexico. Should the separa- tion between the North and South occur or not, | the natural tendency of the people of the se- ceded States is southward. Here they will meet with the antagonism of Napoleon, who will, when he has conquered Mexico, absorb State after State from the confederacy. That this is his design the people of the South know full well from the evidence of that intercepted ‘Texas correspondence. May we not reasonably hope, then, the rebels will understand that divided we fall, united we stand. Let us hope that our administration will make use of this new weapon placed in their hands by the unseemly haste of Napoleon. The French Emperor supposes our power at an end, imagines our form of government de- stroyed. In this he may or may not be correct. We are, perhaps, passing through a crisis which must arrive sooner or later in the existence of all great nations, and as a result we may—which Heaven forbid !—change our present liberal and free government for one centering in a more ar- bitrary form of power. Be that as it may, we cannot lose our strength, and Napoleon makes a fatal mistake if he thinks that we shall be rid of power because changes are brought about in our form of government. The probable results of his avowed inimical purpose against the advancement of the Ameri- can people will be to cause them to join issue against his encroachments; and herein he has unwittingly rendered us a great service by his development of his Mexican policy. He has allowed his ambition to overrun his usual caution. Like his uncle, he has become intoxicated by success. He should bear in mind that Napoleon the First came back from Mos- cow a wreck. He will understand ere long that he will retreat from Mexico a ruined man, should he not at once adopt the wise measure of leav- ing America to the Americans. In vain will he pit the Latin against the American. The sturdy Yankee and the impetuous Southron will alike bear down a race that has no call upon this continent—which at one time was theirs, but which they were unable to keep. Providence has placed upon this vast New World an enter- prising, hardy, adventurous race of men, whose destiny it is to people and hold it. They would clear away any portion of the Latin race as surely as they have swept away the red men and the great forests. Napoleon is a great di- plomatist and a successful one; but he cannot stay the progress of the American race. He might as well attempt to mop up Niagara with his ermine mantle. Let him take warning in time; for we are now aware of his real inten- tions, and will resent them. Our government will surely act now with but one idea—the welfare of the Union and the defeat of all its enemies. Tae Late Cuarceston Arrain—Tae Par or Boreer Pirayen Ovt.—From the best infor- mation which we have upon the subject, we conclude that the late disgraceful affair at Charleston was the result of a discovery by the rebels that we had nothing but wooden ships on guard around the outlet of the harbor. Qur iron-clads which bad been there, were tempora- rily drawn off for service elsewhere, and so the rebels seized the opportunity for a dash among our wooden blockaders, with the consequences alroady detailed. We have had enough of this unprofitable game of bopeep with the rebels. They occupy the inside of a great circle, around which our warlike forces are operating, and so it is useless to attempt to surprise them in any important military enterprise. They are promptly informed of all our movements, and if they discover a weak place in our lines they attack it; if they find themselves in a dangerous or weak position they evacuate it or fortify it. The only avaitable strategy which we can snc- cousfiilly employ is that of Gen. Hooker, of fighting the enemy wherever we can find him, and of fighting him, not, as heretofore, with in- ferior numbers, but with an overwhelming force, which we can do in every important operation. We hope soon to have the pleasure of communicating to our readers some cheering results of the adoption of this rule of strategy, so strikingly illustrated by Gen. Grant at Fort Donelson, in moving with a crushing force “upon the enemy's works.” Cavour Narring.—The eld sleepy heads of the Journal of Commerce, the nogro minstrels of the Evening Post, and Greeley, too, can only account for the publication of the first news of the late disgraceful affair at Charleston upon the theory that it was a rebel trick for a uropean sensation, Thus it ap- pears that by the underground railroad the news HAS bropedt to the Heraln by special ex- press, in order that it might go out to Kurope by Wednesday's steamer. But, if such was the object of the rebels, why did they not give their news to all our morning Journals at the same time !—for every one of them would have snapped at it. And why, if a favorable Euro- pean sensation was the object of the rebels, should they report that the ships of our blockading squadron, which were dispersed in the morning, began to reappear in the afternoon, and that the nextday, to the num- ber: of twenty, they were counted in the offing? But, at all events, ssy our sleepy-headed contemporaries, the real facts wore awfally ex: aggerated in this newa from the Richmond Dispatch. But how sot. We; havo in this news no positive declaration of the loss of any federal ship except the Mercedita, and we presume that no one doubts the logs of that vessel. So far from exaggerating the facts in the onse, it ap- pears that: the rebels in these original reports omitted the most important fact of alt—the escape, after the dispersion of our blockaders, of a steamer from Charleston bound for Nas- sau. The simple truth ef the matter is, that while our drowsy centemporaries were all caught uapping by their readers on Wednesday morning, the Heap was found, as usual, to be wide awake. This is the simple solution of the whole mystery. Our Iron-Ciavs.—The conflict between the Monitor and the rebel ram Merrimac proved the immense power of our newly invented iron-clad vesselu-of-war. Since the date of the repulse of the Merrimac great improvements have been introduced in the construction of our Monitors, and not the least is the fact that they have been rendered seaworthy. The late voyage of the iron-clad Weehawken proves beyond all doubt the ability of these vessels to outride any atorm, however severe. The Montauk, commanded by the famous Captain Worden, has, as we learn from the rebels, made three terrible assaults upon Fort McAllister, in the Ogeechee river. The first day the rebels announced her repulse, after severe injuries having been inflicted upon her turret by the heavy ordnance of the rebels, We learn, however, that upon the second day she made another attack upon the fort, and was again repulsed, sustaining, as she did the first day, severe injuries. From the fact that the rebels themselves acknowledge she came on the third day within one thousand yards of the fort, and gave it a terrific bombardment, we can but conclude she was not injured seriously on any previous occasion. The rebels state that the heaviest solid shot broke into pieces when striking the ship’s turret, having no per- ceptible effect upon it. We are perfectly justi- fied in stating that our iron-clads are a great success, and ready for any serious work which may turn up for them. It is needless to add that Charleston should be the field for their immediate operations. Ovr Omsipuses Bavty Recutatep.—We pub- lish in another column several communications calling for a change in the present system re- gulating our omnibuses, and citing in- stances of its evil results. We would suggest to the superintendents of our om- nibus lines that a great benefit would result for them in placing upon all our stages a con- ductor or money taker. Were the drivers free to pay undivided attention to their horses we should not see so many horses falling down in our streets. The pavement of Broadway on a wet day is exceedingly slippery, and we ob- serve the horses slipping and sliding about. As long as they are held up by the driver they do not fall. But some passenger calls off his atten- tion, either by entering the vehicle or by call- ing upon him to receive the fare; the driver is obliged to turn away from his horses, and down one of them goes, and remains lying upon the pavement until the driver unhitches him. This occasions vexatious delays, added to which the falls must injure the poor horses. All this might be remedied were a conductor placed upon each omaibus and the driver allowed to give his whole attention to his horses. The com- fort and safety of the passengers would thereby be enhanced @ hundredfold. We call the spe- cial attention of the omnibus superintendents to this matter. Tue Wars or Tuk Racks.—England, some centuries ago, suffered a long time from her “Wars of the Roses,” and now the North American continent has become the theatre of the wars of the races. Louis Napoleon is making war agalnst Mexico to establish in that quarter the ascendancy of the Latin race, and we are engaged in a continental war which involves the emancipation, salvation or extermination of the African race. Abrabam Lincoln’s proclamation is before the world, and Louis Napoleon’s follows close behind. We know that the Emperor has undertaken a diffi- cult job for the Latin race; but it is a mere trifle compared with our President's project in behalf of the African race. The sequel will probably be the subordination of both the Latin and the African from their “irrepressible conflict” with the Anglo-Saxon race. Let us wait and see. Ope Lark Victory at Fort Doneison.—The defeat of the rebels in their effort the other day to recapture Fort Donelson may be set down as @ very important victory. Fort Donelson com- mands Cumberland river, the chanmel by which General Rosecrans receives nearly all his supplies. The recapture of this fort by the rebels Would cut him off from his supplies, aad would probably compel him to risk the safety of Nashvilie in order to reopen his communica tions. [t will be perceived from this daring assault upon Fort Donelson that the rebels in Tenneweo are desperate, and active and vigi- lant. but that they have been successfully check- maiod thus far in all thelr grand schemes. We hope soou (> hear that, routed and dispersed, the fragments of their main army are on their way to Georgia. Bear or Mus Comes ar rim Wormer Girne ‘The beautiful Cubas makes her last appearance but une, anid takes her farewell benefit at this theatre this evening, presenting @ bul of unusual attraction—The French dance, ‘La Folio,” assisted by Signor Zimenes and afult corpse de ballet; Celestes groat pantomimic Nar- ramattah, the Spanish dance “La Madrilena’’ and the “Fronch Spy”; when in addition to this Mr. Couldock appears (0 bis Inst success of “One Touch of Nature,” we (hiok the most exigent will admit that am enter. taoment of fall amd rare atéractions will be presented. | & THE ATTACK ON FORT DONELSON Pan ee Cereal The Rebels Repulsed wit Con- siderable Lose. The Enemy Driven of at Island No. 10, i hea “3 >) Ken he. mr * ? ‘ Cama, It, fob. 4, 1863. Genoral Tuttlc received a despatch this afverneon ing that tho rebels at Fort Donelson had been repulsed’ with considerable loss, and that the Union loss was from; forty to fifty. ‘The despatch gives no further particulars] ‘There is no further news from Island No. 10; it is supposed that tho rebols have been complotoly ven off. Camm, Fob. 5—11 P. M. ‘A deupatoh from Fort Doielson to-tight says that ‘Bight lasted from one to Sight o'clock in he evening, wher thd robots retired tn gtoas disorder evuthvart \ ‘Their killed is edtimated at two hundred and ative hundred. Gur loss was two killed tad forty-op, woundéd and missing, f Nasuviis, Tean, Feb. 4, res. | About 6,000 cavalry, under Wheeler, Steans ‘Wharton, attacked our force at Fort Donelson yesorday' and wore repulsed and utterly routed. f Gonerm@ Mitchell solects tho quarters of prommex, secessionists for wounded rebels, Forty-five are ti; quartered. 4 Genoral Joff. C. Davis’ division, with a cavalry brigad}, oocupy Franklin. NEWS FROM VICKSBURG. Camo, Fob. 5—11 P. M. Our forces at Vicksburg are aow engaged repairing "| crevasses of last fall to keop the water out of camp. ‘The water in the old caval ie sic feet deop, but doi), little execution: t ‘The robel force at Vicksburg is estimated at six thousand. It is believed (hat this is the !argost numb that can be brought to its defence, A thousand nogroes will be sent from Memphis to wo, on the canal. eae = ® THE NAVY. Reinforcement of the Charleston Bloe! ade. Wamsvrra--8, United States steam guaboat—is ui ordors to leave this port to-day or to-morrow to reinfor tho South Atlantic blockading squadron, She is to at Port Koyul and receive there such orders relative’. her future movements as the Commander-in-Chief m gee fit to issue. Captain Kittridge, who distinguish himself s0 conspicuously while attached to the bs ‘Arthur, has been given the command of the vos Tho Wamsutta is oncof the twenty-three gunboats by, by contract for the regular uavy in 1861. Shs has cently undergone a thorough overhauling here, and is og in excellent cendition. Her officers are;— Commander—J. W. Kittfidge, Acting Volunteer Lieu: Sian Fnsigns—Chas. R. Bryant, Peter C. Asserton, | ® eang assitant Paymaster-—Wm. R. Winslow aie Master's Mates—Goo. I, Goodrish, Chas. Cross, ae Toupaneers—Wm. A. Andrews, Wm. B. W Modfam, Won. J. Carman. f 4 Jouxiata—9, new screw sloop-of-war—is ordered Joave Philadelphia on the same mission as the Wamaut ‘She recently failed in two attempts to get to sea, bul now believed to be all right. Sho is a perfectly new sh and has on board nearly throe hundred officers ana m: among whom is & full guard of marines, Her hull compare favorably with that of any vessel in the having beeu built by a regular naval constructor. Or to-morrow the Juniata will leave port for the read vous at Port Royal, where she will be assigned toa p,| on the Charlesten blockade, Wai.ace—2, steam tug—aiso leaves hero to day or morrow for the South Atlantic floet, most important having been iaid out for hor there. The nature of it c. Rot be published. q ‘Vuoirr—3, new steam tug, recently the Martha—I sailed from this port for the South Atlantic fleet. Sh« & vory pretty little vossel, and is neoded in the neigh’ hood of Charleston er Key West for important She was recently purchased in this city, and was built Williamsburg. Her officors are:—- ' Commander—Enaign John, W. Bennett. iting Master's Mates—William L. Lindley, Georgé Marks and John Bishop. ne Acting Assistant Engineert—John Soaman, John T. Edwin P. Richardson and Samuel Fowler. Brown, No Signs of the Europa. Hattrax, Feb. 6—11 P. No signs of the steamship Europa, now about due. at this port. Weather fine and cold. ‘ To night the opera of “loa Giovanni” will be given the Academy of Music with @ strong cast. Added to | taleut of Manager Grau's troupe will be the efficient «) vices of Madame Strakosch, who bas kindly consen sing the role of Donoa Elvira, thus enabling Mr. to bring out the work. The following artists will Signora Lorini, Madame Strakosch , Miss Kellogg, Bri Amodio, Susini and Bariii. The house will be hourr ‘fore the commencement of the per‘ermance, insi'r che comfort of the immense audience which will | pres: \t. Almost ail the places in the house are alres., disposed of. On Saturday there will be, as Manager Grau’s clos * performance, a grand matinee, which will combine 44 Attraction of Italian and French opera, Signora Lor and Mile, Morensi will appear in ‘Norma.’ Mile. Co will sing, for the first time here in French, in the cor, opera “Lea Noces de Jeannette."’ Atroona, Pa., Feb. 5, The heaviest anow storm for several years foll on ( mountains to-day. It has drifted #0 on the railrond tri as to hinder the passage of trains, and twelve trains w, stuck in the snow gear Galitzen, at ten o'clock to-night Death of am Army Correspondent. Boston, Feb. 2, 18634 Nehemiah Stanly, for several years a reporter for Boston press, and well known as the corresponde “Scout,” of the Journal, with General Burnside’s alt) expedition and with subsequent expeditions, died | night, at his home in South Tamworth, N. H., of cl @iarrhoa, contracted while in the faithful discharge |; his duty. Ho was aa estimable young man, and his eay< death is deeply regretted. q Tee ’ 3, 18094 The Boston Bank Weekly State Bostom, Feb i [18.00 rS a AM.|19,00/ 29.45 5] @A.M.|28.00| — | — |Hmowing. AM| 4be] —| N. [Clear 6] 9AM! Obz| —| N. !Cloar :| 6] 9AM] 2.00 — |%,,¥. Snowing. 5] 9AM! 6.00] —] _N. |Clear, 5] 9AM [14.00] — | N. EB. Snowing. 5] 9 A.M.[11.00] — | N.f. [Snowing 5| 9A-M.|19.00| — [N. W.[Clouay. Ratlroad Disaster. pasengir train from Steabenvile, Tndigns v wnrowson the track by a wroken ral a Paat cate i is aftermoon. passengers in two ol re leas injared. One car waa badly emaat and the other burned up. y