The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1863, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. a ‘WHOLE NO. 9642. IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS. "The Operations of the Rebel Gen. Ma- gruder’s Fleet in the Gulf. Reported Recapture of Sabine Pass by the Rebels. (Captare of the United States Ship Morn- fg Light and a Schooner, SKETCH OF THE SHIP. oy a ‘Names of Her Officers at La ‘ Advices, key Ren . ‘The British war steamer Rinaldo arrived at Havana, from Galveston, on the 80th of January, She brought an extra of the Honston Telegraph of January 23, which Bives an accoun' of the capture,at Sabine Pass, of the United States brig Morning Light (?) and a schooner {mame unknown), on the 21st inst., by an expedition of a Part of tho Magruder fleet, an = Major 0. M, Watkins. ne aceount of the affir gives vleven as the number of guns captured. A We give to-day the two following despatches from this Fedoubtable Major, which differ in the number of guns ‘Yaken :— Om Board Conrapxnire States GuyroaT PLL, Sante Pass, Texas, Jan. 21, 1863. } ‘Garram—Woe met the enemy this morning in the Gulf @f Mexico. We whipped them and brought everything to Sabine Pass, I fought him ten guns toourove. My officers and men behaved nobly. We have captured two “vesseils—one of them a full rigged ship, and the other a schooner, and twelve fine guns, medical stores and ammu- Ree mition In abundance, together with one hundred and nine Prisoner 1am here, Captain, awaiting further orders from the ‘Major General Commanding. This communication will be went you by Captain Dan Showaltee, whom I have ap- Pointed a captain of artillery, in acoordance with the @rders of tho Major General Commanding, and assigned Aim to duty as commander of Shell Bank Battery. Very respectfully, OSCAR M. WATKINS, Major and A. A. G. Commanding on Sabine, ‘Te Kowarp P. Turver, Captain and A. A. G. OFFICIAL DESPATCH. Sanrve Pass, Jan. 21 Via Lungety, Jan. 22—7 P. M. } ‘Yo Captain E. P. Turner, A. A. G:— 1 engaged the enemy to-day, and captured thirteen gens, and about $1,000,000 worth of property and 100 ‘prisoners. 0. M. WATKINS, Major Commanding. General Magruder on the 4th alt. proclaimed the port @f Galveston as opened to the commercial intercourse of ‘the world. ‘The following 1s THB MAGRUDER PROCLAMATION. Gatveston, Jan. 4, 1863. ‘Whereas, the undersigned has succeeded in capturing and destroying a part of the enemy’s ficet, and in driving ‘the remainder out of the harbor of Galveston and beyond ‘the neighboring waters, and, tho blockade having been thus effectually raised, he therefore proclaims to all con- cerned that the harbor of Galveston is opon for trade to all friendly nations, and their merchants are invited. teresume their usual commercial intercourse with this port. Done at Galveston, this, the 4th day of January, 1863, J. B. MAGRUDER, Major General Commanding. Commodore Bell, however, issued a counter proclama- ton on the 20th, declaring Galveston, Sabino Pass and ‘the whole coast of Texas, to be under an actual blockade, ‘and warning all vessels from trading under penalty of eaptare. Sketch of the Morning Light. ‘The United States ship Morning Light is a purchased sveasel, which was put into commission about eighteen months since, She was built in Philadelphia in 1853, has two decks, and is of nine hundred and thirty-seven tons Darthen. She is constracted of oak, copper and iron fastened, and was metalled in February, 1861. She has &@ dranght of nineteen feet, is one hundred and seventy two feet long, over thirty-four feet broad and twenty-four feet in depth. She is of sharp model, and was last sur- ‘veyed in this city in July, 1861. She carries acrew of ‘about one hundred and twenty men and an armament @f eight thirty-two pounders. She was attached to the @alf blockading squadron under Admiral Farragut. HER OFMICERS. ‘When she was first put into commission in this city er officers wero as follows:— ‘A number of changes have since been made, and the ‘Met of officers in September last was as follows:— in Command— — ——. Soin dase iam H. Fowle, Alden T. Spear, wom . Washburne. prayer ned ameareee 2: Chay OO ‘Acting Master's Maics—Heury &. Hayes, Doubtless the latter list may have also undergone sevo- val changes since September last; but we have not been ‘@tvised of the fact. Amportation of Supplies and Exporta- tiom of Cotton. Mr, Kimmey, tho United States Consul at Monterey, Mexico, under date of November 4, 1862, writes as fol- lows 18 a astonishing to see the enormous quantities of goods that go from here into Texas. Mi of dollars worth @f cotton are soli here monthly, all hioh is sent back to the rebels, by their agents here, in the shape of pow- der, lead, coffee, blankets, shoes, rope, sugar, cotton ‘of all kinds, and in fact everything that can'be used their army. An order is here now for six hundred diackets, ail of which can be had, and with « sufficiedt amount of money vo pay for them. ‘Mont of the goods go from here across the river at Fort Duncan. Only a few croee at Laredo or Roma. Until thie ‘trade in cut of Texas will uot feel the blockade, at least the Western part, If a federal force could only be sent to Port Hrown, it would have the effect to stop the trade al- ‘Moat entirely ‘You can hardly have an ides of the way Union men are Texas. They are hung om the siightest suspl- » and by bodies of irresponsibie men who, were they'in a country where law was respected, would not be p ntey outside of a pr You bave probably d of the way thata small body of Union men were Wwoated by the Texas Rangers and « part of J. McDull's Sompany, at the head of the Nueces. 1 learn from a gen- ‘Seman here, who had a conversation with an officer who ‘Was present at the massacre, that twelve passports from = marshals of Western Texas were found on the ie of the Union men killed, by which they were al- Towed to pags freely over any part of the frontier. A(tor the affair on the Nueces, another party of twenty oer le creat Rye ene arande, as they were bo 6° party of Rangers. They Bocce ber Nine Rangers and driving them back, only baving one man in the party wounded atightly. They immediately crossed the river, loving = — with the Texans and throwing their guns into w ‘Wo have here upen this frontier about one thou ‘Union men, who are only waiting for an invasion ut Tea to got a chance to join the fe army. Mr. Pierce, Jr., the United States Consul at Mata. moros, writes to Hon. A. J. Hamilton, dato of Deo. 9, 1862. We quote It bas been rumored that you are in Galveston force, for the twentieth time ‘that such isnot the case, yet, as i expect you there soon, | bave not contradicted the report, ‘every day to know that you are on soll of your own State again, in as good condition as your enemien, ‘There is up the river a large force of Mexicans who riven from Texas, numbering about thir. are well armed and ~ ‘nr, invade the State of Texas, ndneed oe by the American Consul at Matamores.’? Ueve ral.Vidaurri ary evasive anewer, #8706 with citizens ied that he had written to the Governor of that State, informing him of the fact. Nothing has been said to me about it, neither dol expect there will be; but I have given them to understand that 1 have told these parties, ‘that, ag citizens of the United States, they had a better {itn dhe ma calling hineet’ the Milkary Ocmamander man the M San Antonio.” bce oni ie au ay ones Pes La rm 8, Bti!l get as many compliment the Brownsvillo Flag.’ The ‘yellow fever has, been very bad on both sides of the river, but is pow nearly gone. THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Our White Oak Chureh Correspondence, Near Warre Oak Cuvncn, Va., Feb. 4, 1863. Severe Weather—Scarcity of Fuel—The Men Suffering im Comsequence—The Light Brigade—What Its Duties are to Be—Quality of the Troops Composing it—General Dub ness—Searcity of News—Leaves of Absence—The Left . Grong Division and Is Slanderers—The Course of Gen, Pranklin Endoried by His Men, de. ‘The weather yesterday was terribly severe. Although {8 was clear, there were high winds and a freezing tempe- ature to penetrate the flimsy shelter tents or dash down the chimneys of tho soldiers’ huts, and scatter their scanty fuel acrogs tho earthen floors, It is a wonder in- deed, even protected as they are by unusual luxuries in the way of dwellings, that the men have escaped being frozen, Fuel, it must be remembered, is still very scarce, and even with their superior accommodations, owing to the lack of this necessary article, the men must suifer greatly in this severe weather, “Pratt's Light Brigade,” the organization of which I noticed in a previous communication, has at last been completed, The troops have all been picked or selected for estimable qualities, and they have a good commander. ‘The duty of this brigade, it is understood, will be to pre- cede the left grand division on all marches, in the opening of a battle, in skirmish, and all light duty. Items of news were never more scarce in the Army of the Potomac than at present. At General Hooker's hoad quarters, too, this sssertion is borne out by a geners appearance of dreariness and desolation, indicative of the Present very unwarlike state of somnolent inactivity, Everywhere the same dulness i to be observed, Even the mule teams do not move with their wonted alacrity, as if knowing that the exigencies of the case do nob demand of them such great exertions as they were com- pelied to put forth a month or two ago. In short, despite impressions to the contrary, there is a general idea bere that we are in winter quarters, In proof of this is ad- vanced the fact that from headquarters has lately been received a systematic plan for granting leaves of absence toa certain number of officers and privates ata tine. ‘There fe in high circles @ growing antagonism to the left grand division and its officers, and some haye gone 80 far ag to make publications detrimental to the good name of this fine boily of brave men, excluding none trom their unjust censure, but involving a!l—oflicers, privates and niggers—in the macistrom of their malice, The worst they can say is hearsay, and arguments they do not attempt to advance. General Franklin, it is true, bas been removed; Dut be left ue with the dignity of a soldier and a geat'o- man—not as a culprit, all adjudged, who cowers from the Presence of the law. He has since demanded a court martial with becoming dignity. Let those remember who seek in their spleen to villify the whole of Franklin's old command that its majority is composed of some of the bravest troops that foliowed McClellan through the dangers and horrors of the peninsuls, and whose only crime, in the eyes of their self-constituted judges, ts that they will whisper in their dreams the name of their “Little Mac,’’ and wish in their hearts for his return to command, Of course, under the influenco of the high winds of yesterday, mud is no more: but, on the con- trary, granite could not excel its present hardness. Add to this that the wagon ruts still remam as they were im- pressed, afoot deep in the pulpy soil,and you can ima gine the practicability of a lively gailop »ver the country as itis, in its present rough state. Transpertation ia, howe facilitated by this state of affairs; so have | ong mm to be thankful. Ovens are being ‘rom which it is proposed to serve the men with daily ra- tions of fresh bread. This is really @ charity to our poor victims to ‘hard tack.’” Our Falmouth Correspondence, Firm Army Corrs, In Camp, Near Fatwovru, Va., Feb. 5, 1863. The Storm in Virginia—The General Army Inspection Post- poned—Excitement About Charleston News, dc. To-day was assigned for a general inspection of all the regiments in this corps; but the storm comyelied its post- ponement. It is understood that a more thorough inspec- tion of the army is to be made than at any time hereto- fore. The storm promises to be @ second edition of the re- cent one. Of course any storm of this kind only post- pones @ general movement. A good deal of excitement has been caused by the news of the breaking of the blockade off Charleston, The news ie fully confirmed to-day, although thus far only reaching us through rebel sources. THE NAVY. The San Jacinto—Fairfax to Command an Iron-Clad. ‘The Navy Department has signalized its appreciation of the gallantry of Commander Fairfax, late of the San Ja- cinto, by appointing him to the command of the iron-clad battery Nantucket, now under orders at Boston to prepare at once for active service southward, Captain Fairfax is acknowledged to be one of the bravest men in the navy. He was @ schoolfellow of Worden, George Rodgers, John Guest and other officers whose names the rebellion has brought prominent before the country. He has reported ‘at Boston for bis new ship, and is working day and night to get her of. Acompleto staff of officers has been sent for the vessel. Some of the most distinguished loyal citizens of Brook- lyn are getting up @ memorial to the Senate, praying that body to confirm the promotion of Admiral Paulding, Com- mandant of the Navy Yard. The document states that the interests of the country and the business of the gov- emnment could not be more efficiently attended to than it has been since Hiram Paulding took command of the sta- tion, The enthusiasm of the movers shows that the Ad- mitral has many friends in our sinter city, ‘The Arabia Outward Boand—No Signs of the Europa. Haurar, Feb. 6—Noon. ‘The steamehip Arabia arrived from Boston at five o'clock thie morning, and sailed again for Liverpool at eight o'clock. There areas yet no signs of the steamship Europa, now due here with one week later intelligence from Eu- Tope. International Relief Committee. The Treasurer of the International Relief Committes acknowledges the receipt of the following donation in aid of the suffering operatives of Laucashire — From Mr. Fletcher Williams, treasurer, being a collection in the churches of the Western diocesa of N: York, aa f appeal of the Bishop..........0+ $442 Previously acknowledged ie 110,675 Total. «+ $111 457 0 Ke A LOW, Treawarer, 31 Burling elip. Fob, 6, 1008: easnrer, 31 Burling elip. Police Intelligence. Arcewrt at Stictum ny a Youxa Wivow.—A young widow, named Mary Frances Clark, was brought before Justice Dowling at the Lower Police Court, on charge of attempting to commit suicide, and being asked to give an accountot herself made the following interesting statement —I am feventoen years old, and restte at No. 141 Worth street, 1 was married at fonrteen, and about @ year or so after our marr my husband went to the war. About eight months ago my husband was killed in battle, and Twas ‘eft helpless upon the world. One night, while I was wandering through the fFive Points, sergeant Jourdan (since appointed « ked me up, aud ascertaining that frien No, 20 Carro'! street, Brooklyn, sent me thithor. io Brooklyn but @ few’ days, however and coming to New York got acquainted with a young man named Clifton, I lived with him fora time, but be troated me #o badly that | left him,and in a moment of despair determined to commit suicide, ied ; Welch's drug store, No. 46 Centro street "tor Lag ounce of Isadanam, ind, by making use of the name of one of the Doctor's patients, | succeeded in getting the poison. Upon my arrival home Tdrank of the laudanum in the enone of several of the inmates, and thought 1 wou! dead before they coald bring aby pliysician to my aid, ‘They sent for Dr. Welch, and, contrary lo my expectation and desire, he succeeded in extracting the potson from my . Tam not eorry for what | bave done, and my ‘only regret is that | did not succeed better in my dewign. Justice Dowling, has known the prirover by reput for several months, gave her a wholesome lecture upon the enormity of the offence she was go anxious to perpe , and consigned her t the care of the Commissioners of Correction. ‘Tar Recent Berctary i Fourteartn Sraxet.—The per. fon who arrested Honry L. Sanders on Tuesday night last, while breaking into the house of Mr. R. W. Martin, 160 Fast Fourteenth street. was private watchman Hen Dianey, and not officer Butterfield, as previourly #' \. Is was the officer, however, who Orét Wok note that s doing perpetrated, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1863. THE RECAPTURE OF SABINE PASS. Scene of the Rebel General Magruder’s Second Naval Operation. qen0ore9 € ov SANJAU ovtre: GALVESTON CITY OF A TKEVILE PER {LOUISIANA SY CY Noy Ss Sy [iv CAKE CHARLES COURT HOUSE Homileide in a House of Prostitution in the Eighth Ward. AN ALLEGED DESERTER SHOT DEAD BY ONB OF THE GOVERNMENT DSTECTIVRS. Avout eleven o’clock last night the Eighth ward was tho scene of another homicide, occasioned by a deserter being shot by one of the government detectives. It seems that about ten o'clock or a little after Michael Brady, one of the government detectives under Provost Marshal General Simeon Draper who is detailed to hunt up and ar-est de- serters, entered the house of prostitution No. 101 Mercer street, accompanied by Mr. Beach, a government in- spector, with a view of looking after several deserters who were reported to frejuent this house. Upon entering the barroom they observed some half a dozen men fitting Around the stove, and among the number Thomas Reed, alias Thomas Donnelly, whom Brady recognized as a de- sertur from the second battalion Duryee /ouaves. Brady, finding that Reed had too many friends with him to attempt his arrest, quietly left the house, and called to istance oilleer McCormick, of the Eighth ward, who happened to be near at the time. Brady told hit he required his aid to arrest a de~ serter, informing him of his position, when both started up the stoop with the purpose of arresting Reed. Just as they got on the firet step Reed made bik appearance at the door, evidently having discovered the business of Brady and intending to make his escape. However, ob- serving the officers be ran back into fhe house and secre. ted himself in the back area. [Detective Prady and officer McCormick immediately followed after him, but for a moment or #0 lost sizbtof him. McCormick , thinking that he had escaped over the fence, ran out In the street to rap In the meantime Hrady kept a sbarp lookout in the yard, when suddenly Reed #prang upon him and dealt him’ & powerf blow ou the head, ing him to the ground, and then ran over to the fence and attempted to get over, but just as he reached the top he fell back into the ‘ard. Brady cried out to him to stop, and warned bim if he did not stop he would shoot him.’ Keed, however, seemed to pay no atiention to Brady's command, and again tried to get over tho fence, which he had nearly accomplished when Brady drew his pistol and fired, the ball entering the left side and passing up out of his back. He fellon the other side of the tence and succeeded in walking into the houre No 99, also @ bouse of ill fame, and on gaining the barroom called for # Jase of water, at the same time exclaiming ‘1 am shot.’ je Immediately alterwards fell w the floor, and in afew moments expired. ‘The Eighth ward police soon after took the body of the deceased in charge and conveyed it to the Kighth ward station house, where the Coroner will hold an inquest to-day. Brady was also taken into custody and locked up to await the action of the Coroner's jury. The deceased is said to have deserted twice before, and one time was conveyed to Governor's Island ond the second time to Washington. He, it said, bas made his threats that he would never rejoin the army The affair hus created Do little excitement throughout the ward. Heavy Snow Storm Mowrama., 1A. M.—Barometer, 29.514; thermometer, 16 above; wind, N. E.F, There was a beayy snow storm all night. About eighteen inches has falle, and it is still snowing. Stations west report the fall of snow heavier than here. At Kingston, two feet feil, and at Belleville thirty inches. Trains are suffering considerable detention. 4P. M—Barometer, 29,614; thermometer, 23 above; wind N. E.£. The storm bas coutinued all day, bat is be- gianing to abate now. More than thirty inches bas fallen. ‘Trains are very much delayed.- No maiis have beeu re- ceived from New York to-day. Quunec, A. M. Thermometer, 14 above; barometer, 30,06; wind east and sowing fast. 4 P. M.—Thermomoter, 17; barometer, 29.70; wind N. F. Snowing heavily all day, American Bible Society. ‘The stated meeting of the Board of Managers was held at the Bible House, Astor place, on Thursday, the Sut inet., at balf-past three o'clock P. M., Hon, Lather Bradish, President of the Society, in the chair, assisted by Ben). L. Swan, Vico President. ‘The Rev. Dr. Trwa read the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, and offered prayer. Two new auxiliaries wore recognized—one in lowa, the other in Nevada Territory. Communications were received from agents, chaplains in the army, and others, in relation to the general work, and especially in relation to the work in the army and avy, eatisfactorily showing the importance and utility of distributing the Seriptures in those felds, and en. couraging to perseverance in thia work, from the Mary land Bible Society in regard to distributions in Southern States; from Rev. A. Wright, M. D., In regard to printiug the Syriac Testament; from Rev. Dr. bergne. Secretary of British and Foreign Bible Society, in regard to publighing the Arabic Seriptures; from Key. Inaac G. Bliss, with encourag:ng accounts of Bible divtribations in the Kast, and also in regard to the need of funda for the coming year) another fron: the same, showing how @ per secutor was foiled, from Rev. Dr. Schautier, Constanti- Boole, stating his progress in translating the Seriptures into the Turkish language; from Rev. L. 8. Jacoby, Bremen, two letters, showing great success the past year in distributing the Heriptures, and asking eomtinued aid from James W. Gordon, treasurer of A. PM. wo regard to appropriations to that Board for Bible work the coming year, and from Rev. Dr McDougall, Florence, Italy, #tating rapid progress im printing the Bible in italy at tho expense of this sooiety. Grants were made to ihe Penasylvania Bible Society, books in Englieh and German, for soldiers in Fort Dela ware Wo the Misronary Society of the Reformed lresby terian church, Bibles and Testamenta for their mirsion at Fernandina, Fia., w the Preebyterian Board of Missiont, one thousand copies of the Gospel by Mark and five hundred of Luke, in the language, for their misrion at Coriseo Inland, Wert Africa books to the value of $400 for distribution at Valparnisy And books in Spanish ¥ the value of $800 for North Mex! 60; 136 volumes in pee on wore granted to captains of veasels palling to fore w, with four ‘volumen tn raised Tetiers for the bund, sha 0,b00 volumes for distribution in the Southern Staten, At a val Meeting of the Board, held durmg the month, 10,000 English, 1,000 German aod 25 French Textaments were ETADIOA wo the Waahington City Bible Booety for roldiers and In near Washington; and aleo 228 | 0 French and 20 German Testaments wero granted for Qbd wounded soldiers at Fort Sehe aod 8 donk I fur the chapel, and 20,000 Testaments t the Chris Com mination. Liberal steps were taken for the upply of the army, navy and hospitals hereafter, and for general supply io Fa dor Stat here the auxi/laries are comparative woperative An agent wae appointed for North Mexico It was an important and interesting meeting, and ao ubusye amount of besiness was transacted INTERESTING FROM TENNESSEE. Reported Death of the Notorious MoNairy. Nasnviram, Feb. 6, 1863. J.D. Bingham, Quartermaster of this department, has been promoted tw be a Lieutenant Colonel in General Me- Pherson’s command—Army of tho Missixalppl. It is reported that Colonel Frank McNairy, of “blood. hound” notoriety, was killed in tho attack on Fort Donelson. Rebel Movements in Te JOO Nasnvitig, Tenn., Feb. 3, 1863. ; Tho following is the latest news from the rebel army In ron ‘There are two divisions of Polk's corps at Shelbyville. Cheatham and Withers are both on the other «ite of Duck MeGowan's division is between Shelbyville and Tullahoma. ‘The enemy bave recently been moving their artillery southward, apparently with thm intention of abandoning the line of Duck river nltogether. ‘There are no fortifications at Shelbyville, although tho robols are endeavoring to create the impression that there are. It dees not appear that the rebelx are making any formMable proparations for an attack at Tullahoma, The only fortifications are these erected by our Lroops last surnimer. Mardeo’s corpe ia at Tullahoma and Manchester. A doubtful rumor bas it that Clepburn’s division is coming to Shelby: The rel are erecting fortifications at Mridgeport, and will doubt ess fail back to the line of the Tennessee river. Jo that caso it m said that nearly ail the Tennessee soldiers in the rebel army have arnounced their intention wo do sert and come home at all bazerds, Tho soldiers are all down on Brayg. The severity of his disetpline incroases every dav. Threo meu were shot fur desertion at Shelby- ville onjvaturday last. Bragg 4 making desperate efforts to enforce the con- feription. Pillow tt chic€ of the Couseription Bureau, with headquarters at Coluinbus. The woods throughout Bedford and Murray counties are filled with loyal citizens endeavoring to eseape the con- scription, Two regiments of cavalry are engaged day aud night In hunting them down © Hebel Raid Contempiated in Kentecky. Lovisvitem, Feb. 6, 1863. Rumors not traceable to any authentic source prevail that Morgan’s force in Kentucky contemplate a raid on Lexington, and the bankers and business men there have gathered their money and valuables preparatory to an ewe It haw also been reported that Sholbyville, Tenn., has Deen captured by the federal troops. The Attack on Island No. C Sunday night, about made on Ivtand No. 10 by a large number of rebela—pro- bably three thourand—composoa of cavalry, ifantry wod ‘artillery had crossed the Obion river ia flat boats and skiffs, ant stationed themselves on the Tennes- yoo shore, with three nix-pounders. A transport with troops, pasming just as they arrives, was fired at and com- polled to come to. The light draught gunboat New Fra arrived, and with six twenty four pounders stationed at the island, immodiately returned the fre, and abota were exchanged for some time quite freely. After ove hundred rounds were fired the enemy gavo way aud beat a hasty retreat, since which time they bave not rhown any diapo- sition to renew the attack. ‘The transport, of course, re from their clutches. No casualties are reported. ‘The troops on the island dit not participate in the fight, there being but a amall garrison and no opportunity to of fect anything. The New Kra coutinned to shell the Ten- nemee hore until yorterday morning, and convoyed pasning bonte. The iron-cled gunboat Faatport, thickly plated and-heavily armed, went down yesterday moruiny to remain at the island, and, with the New Era, will rut cimatly protect the works there aud keep the euemy ata respectful distance. Anot| rior Court. Refore Chief Justice Homworth Fre, 2 —Woeds os De Miyaniere—A person aned as Preaktent of a joint stock nseoulition may be compelled wentify before the trial the same aa ahy other party. Motion granted. Pdervm wt. Oe Chemical Bank.--Morion Ww strike out parts of the answer granted, with $7 casts. The defeud- ‘aois may amend iu ten days on payment of such costs. Common Pieas—General Term, Present Hon, Judges Daly, Brady and Hilton, Fen. 2.—Decesons,—Joho H. Thompron ve. Henry G. Harrison, Ernest Richter acd others ve. Abiel I. Marke George F and others, Charles A. Uuik ey and others ve abers, Judgments affirined f Baxter and overs ¥ pt reversed \brese L. Onborne va, Joveph S Reynolda Judgment reversed as 60 $24, and alfirined aa Wo the balance Supreme Court—General Term. Detore Hon. Judges Sutherland (V,J.), Clorke and In- 1m. 3. Alert OM —Judgment reversed jal ordered in the Court of General Semmens igo Clerke—Barnard, Justice, dimenting ax tried and convicted of mansimughter, under charge of the Court, a# follows —"If the Jory find that the prisoner was justified in defending himself, and carried that protection further than was necemmary for bit cefenes, then he ia gulity of manalaughter in some one of the four degrees’? ‘The (cart beid that this was powitive inetroction to the jury, when the real question for them to determine war whaler the cireumstances in whieh the prisoner was placed furnished him with @ reasonable or pre grourd for believing bimeetf to be in danger of bie great odily harm, and not whether such danger sctually oxinted Judge Barnard, ina written opinion, argued that tne charg was clearly correet and the judgment etvuld be afirmed Clark and others vs. The Mayor, ke., of Now York.— Judgment affirmed, with coma Sanders va, Seaney —Jodgment reversed and pew trial ordered DaCore the refaten conte to abide the event Sacnuel Stock well ve, Thor. Vietch and John H. Hiliter. — Jody cent affirmed, with conte scaph Colenall ve Herbert Lawrence et als —Jutgment aMrmed, With onmts, A New Reomemer of Su snrenorren — There is being or ganired At present @ fine regiment of sbaryebooters in this State, under command of Colonel W. 8 Rowland. There are wready in the Geld two companies belonging to thie or ganiration—ome from Lockport apd one from ( ‘The batialion here is ptationsd at Camp Sprague, ' 1, Manor Kivae catnmanding the part, The companies are procipally back @oedemen, from the northern part of this #uate, and are principally armed PRICE THREE CENTS. ARRIVAL OF THE ROANOKE. THREE DAYS LATER FROM HAVANA Operations of the French Army in Mexico. Institution of French Military Tribunals. CONFIRMATION OF FORMER NEWS. Bxecution of Two Mexicans by the French, ae. &e., ko, ‘The stoamshtp Roanoke, Capt. Thompsom, from Havana on the 81st ult, and New Orleans on the 28th, arrived hero last evening. Wo subjoin tho letters of our correspondents and the Jatest news contained in our files. Our Havana Correspondence. Havana, Jan. 31, 1863, Our Iatest dates from Vera Crozare to the 24th, by the French steamer-of-war Ard and previous to that up to the 17th, via Santiago de Cuba, There is nothing In tho Mexican news to communicate to you auye vague ru mors—so vague, in fact, that Ido not record them. Tho French have exeeuted two of their prisoners for having poisoned or attempting to poisom somo French oiticors. All seems quiet ina military view, Tho siege trains aro #till in Vera Cruz, without which even the French do not hope to take Puebla, ‘The smallpox i# abating, thongh the hospital built for that class of pationts is nearly full Thave heard nothing reliable inca my last from either the Florida or tho Alabama, The rumor most worthy of credit i# that the latter received four nhots from the Hat tras, and that she carricd the priseners from that v sel lo Kingston, or rather to Vort B J (to the arse . where she is to undergo repatra, which will detain ber threa days at least. I tust that the many veesol# ia search of her may find ber, wad there ts eome probability now that they will, Havana, Jan, 31, 1863 News from Mexico—Tampico and Jalapa Bvacuated by the French—Dr. Elliott, of New York—Close of the Opera Season—the Company Determined to Viet the North— A Lucky Evcape from the Gallows—The Mestages of Lincoln and Davis—Has 1Winois Secded? de Tho French frigate Ardecho arrived the day before yesterday from Vera Cruz, with dates to the 2éth inst.; but the news she has brought is meagre enough and de void of apy great interest, for which reason I incorporate it in my local lottor. ‘Tampico and Jalapa have been once more occupied by the Mexican authorities, and ® letter from Vera Cruz informs us that numbers of the inhabitants have been hung tor favoring of aiding the Fronch while they held forcible possesion of thone places. You must remember that we are living in the fifteenth century. A few days previous to latest dates two persons accused of poisoulog some of the French troopa were shot in the Castle of Sau Juan de Ulloa, Matters around Puebla are tn state quo. Since the sailing of the Columbia on Thursday we have beard nothing about the Moria or any of her remorseless aisterhood, and tho local news of Havana amounts to almost nothing. Dr. Elliott, of New York, has been elected a momber ‘and correspondent of the Medical and Scientific Society of this city, and Wook bas soat ax suc that body, on Tuerday of this week. The Doctor returned thanks in’ the Spanish language for the honor conferred upon him, and through bin upon bis me the Empire City. ‘Ours are the plane of dear delightful peace, Unwarped by party rage, &e. I wish I could say as much of the news from homo. ‘The opera company ander the management of Maretrok have closed the searon of sixty performances, but will probably give ux a fuw more representations DeTure hey take their departure for Now York. During those sixty hts they have given us thirteen operas, tree of which — “Trowatore,!’ “Tr aud the Ballo in Mosehera’’— were produced eight, and th times. ‘The ra were ‘Bennambal “Maebeth,’” “Ernani, ita? “Luce cia,” “Puritant”? and “Otel You may rely upon it that the company wil! yo to New York, and upiews my moskal taste is very indifferent | predict « great deal of succes will ationd their efforts, I want you to pay particular attention w Mazroleni's winging, if for wnotning more than Wo Kee bow your jadguent and mine will agree about him. Altogether, T think there i 4 rieb musical treat in store fer tho New York public. The opera of *-Judiih” tm now in re al for our ar ent, and wilt be, of CmrHe, Ah attraction during the #bort Femuinder of the , ‘A poor devil, in the town of San Juan de lon 2 was led out of prison the other day t arriving at the scaffold it was discovered to be rotten and therefore unsafe, not, | Ruppore, for the miserabie victim, but forthe worthy ‘oficiala of tho law. The Captain General was immediately telegraphed for orders, aud the anawor he returned wax a reprieve, A good mubject this for the poet Jon G. Saxe The Diario de la Marina—that is to say, the Hamas of Havana—oompares the late message of Jet Davie with that of Lincolm, in an editorial devoted to that mubjeot and the verdict of the writer i unqualifiedly in favor of the former, That i# to may, of the two men Davia is un questiouably the abler stalewman, ap opinion which hax nothing whawver to do with the question of secomaion. If the porithm of the men bad beew reversed how do you suppome the war would have ended? I ventare to think it never would have been begun, and by thix time a» resetion in Bouthern feeling would Dave restored the cotwon States to their places in the constellation of the Union. I say cotton Htater, for the other® never would have se. ceded. But these opinions of mine aro foreign to my duties asa simple correspondent, and if they involwe ineareeration in Fort Lafayette, send the Provost Marshal out here for me. In fing, the opinion of all—eaitors, merebanta, planters and military men—whatever may be their prejidices or predilections for North or South, is that the war is over, Or vught to be, The Drarto, in the article I refer ta, pub: day before yerterday evidently advocates, though in a cortain feeble manner, the recognition of the Bouth orn confederacy, and the Intervention of foreign Powers in ¢avo the goverment at Washington should attymyt wo conuinoe the war, T need pot aay anything about business in Mavans, and in regard tw exchange on New York you may be sure there is bo linprovement, It fluctuates between 35 and 40 We have a rumor, brought here by the Roanoke from New Orieapa, that Illinois and Indiana have seceded. if true, please let © pedion, be executed , aud on and heavy over. crate are worn, It quite « ' for the Indien are afraid to venture out, and we see uotbing but stupid men tn he #treets Tho Webb family, of whom I poke ones before, have gone from bere to Matanras, and may probably viet ocher towns on the wland, Their performaners have been very touch liked by thore who hinve seen them. but of course they are better adapted W a nommunity where Rog n, and where the characters pervouated are betier understood Newspap (Translated from the Vi for the her We take the following Cruz, brenght here by the Fr bearing date the 234 January + | ean send you litte or no pews today have had no late advices from the interior, and jt may be said that we are living io limbo. Everything, is however, progress.og prudeatiy Um the SN General Borey wns wil Gt Crisabes, amd iL te watd hak he will nek move from (had of tom thousand wen, a letter from Vera | ws Wranepert Ardeche, aot becouse we | tthe last meeting of formalities prescribed by the code of “ cording to the Freveb military Se Vena Cruz, Jan, 13, 1863, - do Saligny has been nominated Grand OMicer of the Legion of Hover, neral Mejia bas defeated G $400,000 from bim. A Genenehsienrene: eOEne Z The, sretilies are sald to give great trouble to the French, banging ou the ekiris of the ar anno: them in every porsible way ome Oe sites We are here without any positive from the inte- rior. The Vera Cruzana, publistud 80 partial ta the Freuch that I can never rely on ith statements, have heard. however, independent of thin, of « sorte the Mexican garrison and of & defeat of tue French, bub 1 have received nothing positive. P There is no other news of importance, British Reports from Mexico. [From the Bermuda Royal Gazette, Jan, 27.) Woe regret to learn that accounts have been recelved from Mexico, by H. M.S, Vesuvius, to the effect that the Freoch bad been defeated in the attack on Puebla, aud bad sustained & loss of 3,000 men. She ts Spoken Sout Our files from Bermuda are Ww the 27th of January. ‘The Royt! Garadie of that day mforma us that the brigan- tine Wilhelmina, Welsh, master, arrived at St. Thomas on the 14th of January, and reported having spoken the 200," Of Alabama, on the 16th of that month, tm lath tude 26 dog. 45 min., vide 62 deg- 26 min. It will be remompered that the United States steamer Hatteras waa attacked and sunk by a rebel privateer steamer about (wenty miled from Galveston, on the 118B of January (Sunday), ‘The ‘artng and successful rebel steamer stood wo sea tinmediately after~ n tho eventing. wards, and, it appears (rom the report of thy captain of | the Witholmina, was distant about four hundred miles to the soutboast of Hermudaon the 16th of January, four days afterwards, In order to nocompiists this the Ala bama must have aset all her speed, and p ably passed near Ur numerous fleet of war vessels lymg at and of Key Wost. THE GREAT SOUTHERN EXPEDITION. Fortes Monndr, Feb, 9, 1868, A propeller arrived ut Norfolk from Newbern this mor- ping, via the canal and jaland route, The reports two go- vernment schooners ashore on [Hatteras shoals, one haded | With cattle, and one with coal, and that A, fleet of one hundred aud twenty vemselt had sailed, aud are bound South NEWS FROM FORTRESS. MONROE, The Disasters to Shipping by the Storm, Ke. Fournage Mownor, Feb. 6, 1863, ‘The steamboat New York left he napolis to © y the released Union prisot hundred and fift: ree in number, from Richmond Some of the schooners which have been aground to this vicinity have been got off by wtoam tugs, There are Bow two schooners ashore back of the fortress, and three ea the bar between Sewell's Point and the Kip Raps Baker's wrecking fleet bax been blockaded for some three weeks at Norfolk. It conniats of the schooner Re- lief, Captain Rockwell, sekooner Planet Mara, and tag steamer Pilot, Captain Maker To-day General Jobn A. Dix bag very judiciously given them a pers mit to pass down the Hampton Reads for the rolief of the government vessel# and others tn distress near Old Point, and alxo to pass om to the coast of North Caroliva for the same purpose, and to report to General JG. Foster to relieve vessels in dintress there, and te follow our floet south from that place for the same pur- pone, General Foster having requested Baker's wrecking fleet to do Ke ‘The wind in ensterly and the storm i# increasing ‘The two schooners ashore on Old Point are the Mi- a, of Fall River, Mass, and the J.P. Nickerson, of Weilltloet, Mast, The former t# bilged and the latter in , and can be got off by the wreckers mile from Old Point, with bor 1 mast carried away. good ord A foretop m: INTERESTING FROM RICHMOND. rk is at anchor on {and ma eal brethren of oun, Va, Feb. 6, 1868, he Ketel From lads—The Mabel Defences of Richmond, de. Wo bad another fresh arrival from Richmond et thie place yesterday, in the person of a very tutelligent gen- Ueman, He reporta that the Virginia, the new Merrt- mac, i now lying between seven and eight miles below Richmond. It # pierced for two guns on each wide, an@ will carry one forward and aft. The veenel is pronounced by many a failure, while there are others who are oon. fident of Its waccens, Two other iron-clads are in process of construction. He confirma the usual statements ef the searctty of certain articles, and it would have been « great sight for & painter to have caught the expression of bia eye om boing presented with a drink o: whiskey by our temperate but jovial Assistant Adjutant General, Major Foster, ‘This gentieman further reports that the rebela are Atlll throwing up earthworks on every useful and available point in the nlghborhood of Richmond, and on both aidee | of the James river for a dataace of eight or nine miles | down, Siaves are exclusively employed for thie labor, and thee are being constantly gathered together for! such purpose from different parte f tbe so-called Confete rate Ktatew He nay that distilleries have been recently ereeted itr Michmond for making whiskey from wheat for army par- poses, The rest of bia assertions are anticipated by the letters of special correspondence that waa sent to me direot from Kichmond, and which I forwarded to you om the day preceding the present one. INTERESTING PROM THE PACIFIC. Arrival of Cottom Goods at San Franeteco inte of Cot Japan to Kagland—Shipping ee, dies San Paamemon, Fob. 6, 1868, Arrived ship Ocean Bark, Baltimore, ship Sardinian, Hong Kong, with datee UW the 14th of December, berks Simondra, Kanagawha,with dates W Janonry 8, Renity Ram ning, Shanghae, with dates to the Oth of December, fhe brings 700 bales f Grille and sheetings from Chine, aod the advices that hereafior our market will be liberally supplied with cotton grode from that quarter Three large Fuipe Wook cargons of cotton from Javan for England during December Th quailty wae rather in- | fertor, but ne. | At Hong Kong there was a fair business doing in bia teas for the United Stsles at easier rates Begar waa higher | The bark Lucky Star wan lot November 30 The Heuly ©. Starr, Captain Bargeant, bar oot been beard (rom since leaving Japan, in the miidie of October Baw snen, Feb. 6, 18 ‘The Senatorial eagcns at Bacramento hays completed the investigation o bribery charges. The result was that forme cand \lalen were involved in a bargain for the dle tribution of National and Sate patronage One baby man proposed to purchase the vote of an Arsembiymam to favor @ hin Senatorial cant her direct charge A bribery wae susiained ed Na ballting Ve night company bas © tate, No The cave wa ree a large treet of land on the penineule of Lower California apon vo 8 tale quality of upland onion grows wilt. They propose ite Jemediate cultivation, believing that cheap labor and place wntal Ke receives For which he hess appited to the Benperor, With thin ‘he can establish bie reserves W cover the road by he atvances with bis prerent ar ne thirty theuwand men) he will attack the whom, it raid, are Anxious W meet the Preach im batte, having lowt aM fear f their invaders “The |\nee of Cotynumioation are still interrapted, and traine and supplies Only go Ws Urizabe under strong guards for protection. "1 Tne cutet of Tampico and Jalapa have berm marwated by he Prem. While Uaerertiey aabured the periue malay and protection These whe supposed they would continue in the enjoy moant f (yee ber Ou have hat to abandon thean Placer, aod the slakmer which brings you this jeter tekee ome Gre bendred emigrants from Tampio The Juaren auther ites tone orreepy the city, and (hey hang ali thew whe Retwe lent GAA to the Prench |” An order has been iseved (rom the Prefecture of Freoel Potiee tor the district @f Vera Cruz, directing that a! per tone acruned Of treason, Ibwubordination rebeilio. be shall be brought before A French eouncli «ar, & be hatever may be they matey Vens xen, Jan 4 168 with the order & his Eaceleney the y We meatenre f tn compl Optomander io Chiet of the Prone! ari Rative population will make ootton growing profitable, ‘The Department of Washington. ORGANIZATION OF TH TWENTY -HROOND AkMY CORPS. ORRERAL ORC OR Wk Der mer, An fev rr Cx oan} Wamemoton, Feb. 2, 1868, The district of country north of the Potomac riger, from pcatawny creek W /coapelia Jonetin at the hh tha Moneaty, smd eoeth by Crome cree to (ue mouth f the Oo quan, # neo A Werkington, ane tne heope Wil COnetitute the Twewty seamed menandes by Majer Geoeral Hemt- we na! " lay otter Of the Becretary of War L THOMAS, Adjotant Cemerei. are. Fed @, 1m The Missoert i+ Jerremees Corr All partion have bean in cae “ 4 again Wo night barcemls and obs Ao th othma wae tbe menatorial Gomi, be