The New York Herald Newspaper, February 10, 1863, Page 1

. a WHOLE NO. 9645. ——2 THK CHARLESTON AFFAIR. fAditional Details of the Rebel Tron-Clad Raid. Official] Reports of Admiral Dupont and His Officers. nteresting and Graphic Particulars of the Dash and the Fight. Terrible Time on Board the Keystone State. ixtoal Confirmation of the Rebel Accounts. wime ef the Mercedita After Her Surrender. e' Blockade More Effective Than Ever. AMES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED, Ber, he, Re Wasmnoron, Feb. 9, 1803. Pne bearer of official despatches from the fleet off Obarioston has arrived here. Admiral Dupont has sent fall official despatches concerning the revel attack on our dron off that port:— Admiral Dupont’s Repert. Fiacsmir Wana, Port Rovar, Feb. 2, 1963. ‘SiR—I have to report that about four o'clock on the ping of the ist ultimo, during the obscurity of # ick haze, two iron-clad gunboats came out of Charles: by the main sbip channel, unperceivable by the squad and commenced a raid upon the blockading fleet. ‘Most of the latter were of the light class of purchased els, two of the heaviest men-of-war, the Powhatan the Canandaigua, being at this port coaling and re- puring. The Mercedita was the first vessel attacked. Her officers d crew bad been particularly watchful during the night Jook out for suspected vessels, and at three o'clock she had slipped her cable and overhauled a troop steamer run for the channel by mistake. She had returned to Ber anchorage, and Capt. Stellwagen had gone to his room fer a short time, leaving Lieutenant Commander Abbott @eck, when one of the iron-clads suddenly appeared. 1 approach was concealed by the haze and moisture the atmosphere. The vessel was immediately hail- and an order given to fire; but, the iron-clad being close (apd Jying low in the water, no guns could be brought o bear upon her. A heavy rifle shell was fired from the wemy, which, entering the starboard side of the lie ita, passed through her condenser and the steam drum of port boiler,and exploded against her port side, blowiug hole in its exit some four or five feet equare, killing the yunner, and by the escape of steam scalding a number of men, and rendering her motive power apparently Unable to use his guns, and being at the mercy of the y, who was alongside on his starboard quarter, all farther resistance was deemed hopeless by Captain Stell- ,and ho surrendered, The crew and officers were 0 th nothing was said of the ship, the Exetu Officer, Tieutenant Commander Abbott, having goue board the enemy’s gunboat and made the arrange at. ‘The iron clad, leaving the Mercedita to her fate—to or not—next engaged the Keystone State, Com der Leroy, who was attacked by the other. Their was gallantly returned; but,a shell exploding in the old of this vessel, she was set on fire. Commander Leroy kept off until the fire was got under, yen he stecred again for the trou-clad, having ordered p a full head of steam, determined to try to run down. The guns had been trained and depressed aplunging fire at the moment of collision, and the Aad acquired a speed of twelve knots, when a shell or from the enemy passed through both the steam chests, lly disabling her boilers and rendering her powerles:. Ten rifled shell struck the Keystone State, and two om the quarter deck; but most of them struck the |, being near and below the water line. In the meantime the Augusta, Commande? Parrott; tue City, Commander Frailey, and the Memphis, Act Lieutenant Watmough, kept up a fire upon the every, their attention from the Keystone State, which ge0n after taken in tow by the Memphis and drawa from the fire. ‘The Augusta and Quaker City were both struck io their ie ‘The Memphis was only struck in her rigging. ‘The Housatonic gave chase, and a shot from her strack pilot bouge of the iron-ciad, doing, it is thought, «ome , and carrying away one of her flags. . ‘The rebel vessels then passed to the northward, re the fire of onr ships, and took refage in tbe channel, behind the shoals. ‘The only casualties were on the Mercedita and the Key State. On the Keystone State they are very large. About ove of her crew were killed and wounded, and among the former is the medical efficer of the ship, Assistant Jacob H. Gotweld, who was scalded to death rendering surgical aid to one of the wounded me». Most of those who died perished from the scape of when the boilers and steam chimneys were pene , and among the wounded the greater nuraler re their injuries from the same oiuse. As the Mercedita was the only veesel which sirren |, | have directed a court of inquiry to examine (nto circumstances of the case, aa well as into the terme which the surrender was made, Thie inveotigation been asked for by Captain Steilwagen I received this intelligence on Saturday at three I’. M the Augusta, Pharleston ‘The Mercedita soon after arrived, sod tue Keystone }, ib tow of the Memphis, when thefiatter veswe! was it once Rent back to her station, ‘The James Adger, Comumander Patterson, war als ed back, She was just coming into Port Moyal, aud ordered back to Charleston ‘The Powhatan, through the commendable geal of Cap Gordon, war also fOt ready oY nine o'clock P.M. I the channel aud bar booys lighted, when she passed s8 eafely. 1 forward herewith copies of the reports of Captain jwagen, Liewtensnt Commander Abbott and Com jer Leroy: aso Ue reports of the caguaities on ard the Merced*ia and the Keoystme State On the Mereodtiia there wore four killed and three winded. endon the Kegstone State twenty killed and aenty wo mded. Very ceapect{ully, your obediout rer) wnt % F. DUPON Admiral To Hon. Crpeow Wanrws, Geeretary “Pine Nay Commandor Stetlwagen's Report. ‘Phe following ie she ropors of Commander stollwageu — Usrren Staves Srmawen Mier pr irs, ) Port ovat, J 16s. 5 Admiral BF. Doron Sm—I have to report that nt half. a6t four this mora g fron-elad rame from Char! «ton, in (be oberarl yy at a Dare and tho moon having just pot, succemted in the bar near the Sbip channel, tinporvwived by nadron, sod mnge ab Stack Upon jt, thie ship Lelong pais mn nee which ship (mmedistely returned to , | | { | feo inveh nde | event, personally or by signal, | ae Particular vigilance was exhibited by the officers and crew, in the expectation of @ vesse! to run the blickade, At Ubree o'clock in the morning wo bad slipped our cable and overhauled a troop steamer running for the channel. At four o’elock I laid down, Lieutenant Com- mander Abbott was on deck, giving an order to Acting Master Dwyer about recovering the anchor, whem they saw asmoke and the faint appearance of @ vessel close at band, heard them exclaim, ‘She has biack smoke,” ‘Watch, man the guns; “Spring the rattlo? “Call all hands to quarters.”’ Mr. Dwyer came to the cabin door, telling me ‘a steam- ‘Doat was close aboard,”” Twas then in the actof getting my pes jacket, and shipped it on as | followed him out, 1 jumped wo the poop ladder, saw the smoke and a low boat, apparently a tug, although I thought it might be a little propeller for the squadron, T eang ont, Train your’guns right op bim; be ready to Bre as soon as I order," Thailed the steamer, “Ahoy! stand clear of us and heave to. What steamer is thatf’”’? I then ordered my men to fire on him, and told him, ‘You will be into us. What steamer is thaty’’ His answer to the first and second hail was ‘Hailoo!’” ‘The other replies were indistinct, either by intention or from having spoken inside of bis mail armor, until in the act of striking us with his prow, when he said, “This ia the Confederate States steam ram.” T repeated the order, ‘Fire! fire! fire!” but no gun could be traived on him as he approached us on the quar- ter and struck us just abaft our after mast with a thirty two-pounder, and fired a heavy rifle through us dia- gonally, ponetrating the starboard side through our Nor manby condenser, the steam drum of our port boiler, ana exploding against the port side of the ship, Diwing a hole im its exit some four or five feet square, Yhe vessel was instantly filled and enyoloped with steam. Reports were brought to me‘ That we were shot through both boilers; that the fires were put out by the steam and smoke; that agunner and one man were killed; that a number of men were badly scalded; that the water was over the fireroom floor, and that the vesee! was sink- ing fast.” The ram had cut us through at and below the water }ine on one side, and the shelj had burst on the other side almost at the water's edge. After the ram struck she swung around under our starboard counter, her prow touching us, and hailed, “Sorrender, or Pil sink you. Do you surrender! After receiving the reports, 1 answered, “I can make no resistance. My boiler is destroyed.” ‘The rebel then cried out, “Do you surremigr!’” I snid “Yes,” having found my moving power de stroyed, and that I could bring nothing to bear but muskets against his shot-proof coating. Tie hailed several times ‘to send a boat”’ and threatened to lire again, After some delay a boat wae lowered, and Lieutenant Commander Abbott asked if he should go in her, and asi.ed for orders what to say. 1 tout him to see what they demanded, and to tell him the condition we were in, Le proceeded aboard, and, ac- cording to their demand, gave his parole on behalf oF him. self and all the officers and crew, His report accompanies this. The ram, having eon detained a half hoar or more, now ran out for the steamer Keystoue State, which veg sel aud three othors we bad tried to alarm by light We saw a shell explode ae it struck the ram without injuring her. Saw the Keystove State struck several | times, and saw the steam and smoke blowing from her, ‘Yhe Bring then receded to the northward and eastward, and was pretty brisk at the head of the line. I set every- body at work taking care of our wounded, pumping the ship, stopping leaks, examining the engines, &: About six A. M. got things in erder to start a little steam and bove up anehor, The Stettin and Flag see.ag our con- dition, | told them thay might be wanted to the southward to pick up men, the fighting now being over. Ip concinelon, | have to say that in the squadron, where all the veesels were eouspicuons for vigilance, this, ship has never been fooud wanting. Everything was done ihe circumstances permitted, and ina proper manner. Very respect(ully, your obedient servant. H. 8. STRLLWAGEN, Lieutenant Commander Abbott's Report. Sin—Iu obedience to your order I procesded to the rebet rain, and was rocerved vy Lieutenants Parker aud Phy- rock, #ad conducted by the former inside of the house, where | was received by her captal His name ! did not Jearn. (told Litul had come in the name of Captain Stellwagen, to give up the United States steamer Merce- dita, she beng in a sinking avd perfectly defenceless con dition. ‘They aeked raw about the condition of oar beats and the nomber of the crew. I tid them our boats were not yb nor in 4 proper condition to carry our num- ber of crew. Aiter privately coomiting with the Commodore, the captain returned to we, saying “That they had concluded to parole our oiticers and crew, provided I would pledge muy sacred word of honor that neither I ner any of the officers and crew of the Mercedita would again take ap arms against the Confederate States during the war unless legally and regalarly exchanged as prisoners of war. Belioving it to be the proper course to pursue at that time I consented, | wae then informed that I could retarn to the Mercertita I will here etate in thie report that I was on deck at eof (he ram was discovered, avd in loss two mint was into us. oy to tire into her could not be obeyed, as no gun in the stip could be depressed or trained to bit her, thongb every effurt wax inade to do so, she being 80 low in the water and coming upon us quartering. We had only time to get the wateh to their quarters, and before we could 6lip our cable we were without steam, & shell having pascod eopletely through the ship and boilers lam. very respectfully, ‘t. ABBOTT, Lieutenant Commander. Captain Hear 8. Sireciwacmx, United States steamer Merceditu Sik] Lave to report that about five o'clock ana thie day, January 31, while at anchor off the main entran Of the harbor of Charleston, the ship was approached by what was supposed to be a steamer, but, regarding her Appearance ae auspicious, I ordered the cable slipped and fired a gun, which was responded to by # shell, when I ordered the guns to bo fired as they could be brought to bear upen Ge object. On potting my head to the astward it was discovered that there was one on either juarter, «nd we made them out, from their peculiar con strvction. be iren-elade, after the model of the Merri mac, Owing'to@ fire in the hold we stood to the north word ahout on minutes, and, shoaling water, kept south east abowt (on minutes to enable us to vubdue the fire urned around, aud undor ful! stearn proposed attempting to run down the ram; but about six A. Mo a shell from one « entered on the port side, under the forward whee! and then wee ur motive power, Ten rifle shells struck the ship rter deck, most of tl below the water Hoe, destroyed, our motive por uation bocame critical. There were and two burst on striking var stearu etfimoe wae lot, 9 two feed r in the shi water. apidly and the tire hold on fire. Otners of the eqoadeon coming along, the ra:n that had énjured us | so ravch alt A her cour and belore cor wieels entire. ty stopped we were enabled t get a hawser from the Memphis and were lake ulow 1 regret to report our oxmualties very large. Some twonty were killed and teeuty wounded. Among the Killed Ihave to mention te argeon of the sbip, Amuat ant Surgeon Jacob H Gutwald, who wae k while ia | the act of rendering aesistnnee bo Kame of the wouuded plate Watmongh, of the Merwphie, kindly ue the Fervinge Of Acting Amine jon Brown, & whom f {for the actaution be has exhibited in Caring for the wounded. Being unable to comuuuloste with (he tentor 0 cer # te ny dat (Comaaater Frailey advising the step) nace the best of wy war & Port Royal, Commatocr }reiley (by ny wnert) advising the ronior Meer thet 1 yurl4 lear tow of the Nemphix, anlees Le gave other order Ac& myeny ig please find tint of casnaities. Tn conclusion, T beg Lo call attention to the aee're maw fonted by ail under my Command to destroy the « y 4 end particularly 0 dhe cool aad effictent seamper in which } vouse guard, paseing through the port | steam chimney, and landing im the sturboard, depriving | and lowking Badly, the | NEW YORK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1863, NEW YORK HERALD ETS : FRIOE THREE CENTS | I was seconded by Lievtenant Comman wg Thomas H. Eastman, the executive officer of thé ship. Iam, very respeotfulily, your obedient servant, WM. E. LEROY, Commander. Capt. Taylor's Report. Captain W. R. Taylor, senior officer of the Housatonic, makes to Admiral Dupeat a circumstantial report of the action, but ai! the detatis are published elsewhere. He thinks he shot from the forward turret the fiigstaff of the rebel ram, but as she immediately steamed away, and be had to aseivt the Quaker City, he vould net ascer tain with certainty, The Angusta received ove shot in her side, Noone was ‘jured. Captain Taylor rent the Keystone State to Port Royal, asshe was disabled, He last saw the rebel rams lying in Maffit’s chapnol, elose to shore, with no signs of a freeh attack. The © ities om Board the Mercedita, Acting Assistant Surgeon Mason, of the Mercedita, makes the following report of the killed and wounded on board that vegsel:— xrLLKD. Jacob Atwel, guunor, by a soll; Jarne# Gale, second class fireman, scalded to death, WOUNDED. Wm. Fastwood, slightly; James Armstrong, slightly; John Riley, mortally, James Gallagher, mortaly, The two latter have aimee di The Casunities on | Board the Keystone State. The following is @ report of the killed aud wourded op the Keystone State:— KILLED. Jacob H. Gotwali, Surgeon, scalded to death; Samuel W. Baylin, toward, do. ; Juno Haw, froman, do., George A. Netow, fireman, do.! kdward Livermore, Orderly Sor geant, do.: Wm, A. Graw, Corporal, do.; Thos. Riley rine, do. ; Robert McKinsey, Aclase’ buy, contr: hood, 2 do: David 1. Caldweil, ordinary geainan, killed by « shel; William H, Clark, do; Jobn Bunsano, landgman, do.; Owen J. MeGowen, do. R. H. P. ‘Thornes, do; James W. eae. marine, do.: Wm Dietz, marine, John H. Conway, do.; Wm, Peyton, do,; Patrick Herrick, do WOUNDED, H. Bellville, J. Wrighs, Patrick Loftus, Rovert At kingon, R.A Kon J Hovey, Atexan der McKnight, Pat ight, Jno, McKenney, John Horus, Hugh Golden, » Wm, Coffin, Moses Thomas Kelley, Jno, Sullivan, Jno. Quinn, ott. Robert. Welling OrConn Michae The Capture of the Steamer Princess Royal. ‘Tue following has sleo been received by the Secretary of the Navy relating to the capture of the steamer | Princess Royal:— Fracsme Wanast, Port Rovar, 8. C., Jan, 31, 1863. Sim—[ nave the honor to report the capture, on the norning of tho 20th inst., of tho screw steamer Princess Royal, while attempting to ran the blockade into Charles ton, Tho following are the circumstaners connected with anda half Lioutenant Com. ed a steamor standing along the direction of Charleston, He fired two shots towards her, whea her course was altered towards the beach, and she was run ashore, Two ollicers an armied boat's crew were immediately sent to take posses sion. She proved to be the iron steam propeller Princess Royal, Inst from Yermuda, four days out, and laden, as far as we could learn, with rifled’ guns, arms, ammunition, steam engines for the irou-clads, and an assorted cargo. On taking possession it was uscer tained that the captain, supercargo, plot and some of the petty officers and & passenger, bad left the ship when sho struck, and escaped to the shore, which fact anding in 2m Quackenbush obs wus substantiated by the chiet imate, under supercargo and chict engineer, ax well as by seeing the two missing on the beach deserted. By the active exer Master E. Van Sice, and Acting Kosign of the Unadilla, asvisiea by boats crews from the United States sieawers Hours! one and Augveta, and schooners Blunt and America, aided by two of the engineers of the prizo, she was gute out sustaini injury. There wot being sulle went coal on board the Princess Royal to send her North, she was ordered by the senior otlicer t this port to obtain a supply. No papers pertaining fo the ship or cary were found on board of her at the time exept tha shipping artic Master Van Sice, of the Unadilla, the oiicer ia ehargs of the prize, dixcovered ae identally, in looking over the ertain papers, which had jodged in the feader ia the atvemp: 10 throw thom overbuard. These refer prin ctpaily to the cargo, and with the papers berore men- tioned (which were all that were fom d wwe will be forwarded to tue United States Distries Judye at Phila dolpbia. ‘he under supercargo, Hoxley; the chief inate, Shaw ihe captrin’s clerk, a young man hamed Hacksley, whose fatuer ix said to be interested in the cargo: lwo oF the engineers and several of the Gremeu, go North ip the prize. a rest of the crow will be sent by the first op riment to the #, eaid to bo 6 call the attention of the ¢ in thi prize are two complete 0! grout po for iron Very re specutully vant, SF. DUPONT, Rear Admiral commanding South Atlantic Hlocknding Sqnadron Hon. Gionon Werrm, Secretary of the Navy, Washiug ton, 1.0 The Lows of the Gunboat Issac Smith, WRPORT OF REAK ADMIRAL DUPONT. Fiaceme Wanasu, Porr Rovat Hanwor, §.C., Feb, 3, 1863. eix--On Saturday, when I reecived information of the atfairs off Charleston, referred to in my previous despatch, No. 5, there were also vague rumors that two gunboats, holding Stono Inlet, bad beon eugaged, heavy jiring hay ing been heard in that direction. At twoo’clock A. M of the let instant the Commodore McDonough came into Port Royal, and, I regret to say, reported the capture by three rebel batteries of the United States steamer Isaac Smith. It appears from Lieutenaut Commanding Bacon's re. ports, herewith enclosed, that on the afternoon of the Joth nit, be sent the Isaac Smith, Acting Lieutenant Conover, up Stono river, © make @ reconnoissanec, as had been frequently done for weeks previous. She ‘passed some niles beyond Legarevilic, without seeing the enemy, and was on her way back. When about a mile above that place, and in 4 bend of the river, three batteries, Lereto fore concealed , opened a concentrated fire upon her, firing heavy rifled guns. Lieutenant Commanding Bacon, who, with the Commo. dore Mefenongh, was anchored lower down the river, immediately, on bearing the firing, proceeded to her as” sistanee. Soon after bo bad got ander way he discovered that » white flag was ying trom the Isaac Sinith, and that bey firing from the shore hal ceased. On arriving abreast of Legarcville she was ecen to be aground about & quarter of a mile above the bend in the river, aud two of her boats were observed going on shore loaded with officers men. ‘The Commodore McDonongh stond up towards the bend, with the intention of either towing ber off or destroying her, [ut after reaching the bend she was Ored upon z the same three Datteries—one on the bend, ove half ai ‘above the bend oo St. Jobns Island, mounting Fix tnd gine, and one back and tw the left of Lagareville. Liew tenant ( ommanding Bacon immediately returned the ire from bie rifled guns, and, by keepitg his vessel in motion, olny ahead aud backing, suc ceoded. in escaping injury from te evemy * shells, which #trock ail around the ship. It becoming dark, he ceased firing und dropped down to the entrance of the bar. Lieutenant Commanding Bacon reports that the Ieaae Smith was under 2 heavy crovs fire, and, just before it wteain was ascending from her, her npmanageable and caured Notwithstanding ail the vigilance mnanding officers of the Ivaac Smith and Commodore MeDonough, the enemy, who bold com. plete possemsion of the surrounding country and islands, muieceaded in erecting tho batteries by which the Isaxc Smith was taken, inasking them so skilfully that their existence was unknown Thave bad no moans of ascertaining the casual mu board the lease Stith: but it is my purpoee to do ro by: a flay of trace at the earliest moment, though I propume | the department will receive information through Svuth } a sources on this poiut before it ean be obtained here. Very respect’ully, your obedicnt servant, 8. F. DUPONT, Rear Admiral Commanding 80: b Atlantic Blyckading Squadron THE CHARLESTON EXPEDITION. Bows, Mass., Feb 9, ls A New hern correspondent, who hag just returned Beanfort, writes under date of the 21st ult. as follow The sailing of the expedition, for, I believe, (Marleston harbor was one of the grandest sights | ever witnowed. ‘Phe feot consisted of about one hundred and twenty five nail of veesels—etoarnere, transporte, toge aud schooners. Al about eleven o'clock on the 96th of Janaary the sails of the vartous emalier crast were untoosened, and, silentiv, one by ou, im close order, they ged from the harbor Next followed jn the sume rapid euoweRion the steamers, Morosbips, trans , tgs and atl, Te war a may vifiennt right—one bom crowded with tr tig. The tends wore playing and the colors stro from the mate 1 counted wewer'ty eight Wh Shinty (WO steamers cust cheer wg ners a shim, aud Ae why of ing © very ArOOR. AL dae Une eoanele wore RIL preming the forws The gumt mt Daylight had reached Morebead (sy (ren the evi ejuadron of Cuar te « ® tye vetsel Fepors “ting thie iron gue boats Pow aie and tauk, & bomter & morta and worn ® other United States war vessels were at abehor in Bull's it pear bat! HtOm, when Uoay left The Fourdh Mavaaeh . ite reginvwmt and come other regan tel Peabern fad boom ordered ou me tier etpe Gite, Wied was to start on the moroing of February J. IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE. The Europa at Halifax, with Three Days Later News. Napoleon’s Mediation Offer Re- newed in Washington. He Propeses an American Congress on Neutral Ground, 40.039 ount; Erie shares, 46 a 4 28.500 bales, of and2,S00 by ex orters, The mu and pijees nave declined Jed. a Igd. for Ameri for Surats, and Id. for other indy. The sales of Friday | ~ Hostilities Not to be Suspended, and a Recon- ciliation Effected if Possible, Porters, the mark Orleans, st Importance of the Mexi- Hauivax, Fob. 9, 1863. from Liverpool ) arrived here at seven ‘The steamship Kuropa 24th via Queenstown 2i Captain Muir, Europa has fi(ty-six passengers for Boston. periouced heavy head winds, She passed 2 fifty ove degrees, longitude fourteen degrees tweaty three minutes, mail eteam: The Knropa will sail at midnight. ‘There waa no news of political importance om the 2th uit, in London. Insurrectionary outbreaks are taking place ip Poland, ‘Tho ship Pamelia Flood, from, New Orleans for Liver pool, was abandonod at soa ! ‘The captain was the » steamanip William Corey, from New York for Lon don, put ito Falmouth on wh loes of masts, &e. Favorite from New York was ashore at Sligo. from Portland, arrived ‘The steamship Angio-#axor Londonderry 28d, and reached Liverpool 24th, ‘The steamship Hammonia, from New York, arrived at Southampton 23d, The steamship Glasgow, from New York, arrived at Queenstown 23d, and reached Liverpool 24th, ‘The stenmship St. J land, put into Londonderry 22d—iive days out THE AMERICAN QUESTION. New Offer of Mediation to the Cabinct—An American Congress Effect a KHecon- Proposed in Order 1 eiiation—The Meeting to be on Neutral Ground, and Hostil ies Not Suspend. ‘The Vuris eorres to know that official ins: tof the London ‘Times ha: setions have been sent by the Fronch govermmont to Waebington, enggesting that oom miraionors be Gelegated by the federal goveramoat and by the Aonth@en'States, to meet on neutral ground and couter together, without hoa they might advise mutual concensiona and effect a recon rable for ‘he interests of the world. » that we are able to vernuvent of the !mperor has addressed a comtunication to Washington proposing means of av which woult fully propre) of he Amevioonm hus proposed the for which it was inteud and a log book; but after her arrival here Acting | ties being suapended, 90 that | Le Nord also saya Fran of the American people to give any very « that the miveries of thet gation ere drawing to an end. in favor of peace 6 out of wight the moro do the auother iit frantic must be content to hope that most sorely tried, handed over ils own devices. from some juarter, of which prevent cirenmetances afford ‘The more the Laion va of the State vie with on Army and Navy Gases Ubinks that the at Murfreesboro i more than counter ‘Whe London correspondent of the Manchester Quaraian learns ou eorllent authority that the Confederate govern derable stroke of bert aud through the mediam of cotton warrants. are cndertakings to deliver so much cot reported to be at from three pence to per poond, to many day# aftor wight, at any Confederate port, alter the reongnition of the confederacy © that it is reported that the confederacy bas even addressed proposals to the Hritiah government uch provisionary and speculative transactions ment hae been 0 Momiteur denies that the French Consul at New perseded. He left merely on eave of ab- The Lonam Times eaitorially corrects Milner Gibson's amertion (hat davery is the sole cause of the American t slavery ie only & part of the caume i the American constitution which has broken down THE WAR IN MEXICO. Vest Importance of Napoleon's Plane. Paris letters speak of probable aniunated debates tn the Logielatare on Maly, Mexioo and the treatment of the press, with considerable opposition to the Mexican war. | Ube Emperor is reported to bave said to a member of the " «the public do got yet understand which dictated the Mexican expedition to me, judged later by resulix, imp rtant and glorious acts of my cna nad says that the ppted from the Egyptian of humanity, they being pre their ordore who fails to issue the above nained stores to the command epot for sue to bitn, covnt for bie faitore. ‘Hy command of tains the Of & temporary «a their auppl fire on Wednesday night lat. It © eappored that some Viton in ordered to Mex lying at Morehead, bad ber Great Britain, ixened his usual appeal to hie wp ent at the opening of Parti atorin was aging yout enmmena to the oppor) Pearnou’s bankroptoy , in the Hankruptey » tated that the value of bis shige which od and condemned in the federal prize courte hundred and Ofty thourond yc ine tonaen Tunes has a sarenetic art + the Galway eu laud will umeiet its Asmall mation, «9 bet ber kaye digest it in peace (enimisterial ot t pot in Maples SCoomittee tay wre haw been any chang’ evermnent intends Tutrodaeiny verb to the Bag ion roy ( Germany. Toe proposal \o elabiieu & Cuataber of Popular Dele | q id ede " i = lie Wo the Fedora! Diet, had been rejected NEWS FROM WE E OGEECHEE. Prus The draft of an address of the Chamber of Deputies, to be provested to tho King, « adopted, rote matrong | 2H@ Fight Between the Mon- terms against the violations of tho constitution by the uk Minliste », and aeclares that peace at oe eo and ta ta and Fort McAllister. abroad can only be secured by the goverpy to @ constitutional tate of thing rotureing wamamannhensne The First Engagement Between lron- Clads Afloat and Ashore. Commerce Intethigence. LONDON MONEY MARKET. ‘The fandé on the 2d were flat and teudiny downwards, Mone 7 wae {tet demand, and rates in the 0 were a quarter below the bonk minimum. Consols closed on Friday at 924, 4 025% for money. siege sn “tagcat awe | A DRAWN BATTLE THE RESULT. YHR LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Lavenvoon, Jan, 24 The brokers! eiroular roporte th ich ¥,000 The Passaic Sent to Assist the Montauk, ny sea were 4,000 bales luding 2,000 to sp closing dull at the Teese | ericematts tei Samak ut tn ‘al ar ir. AMddling. Br tans: — Mobiles... : wy Uplands a” ae, * the stock ius Port ie estimated at 290,000 baler, of which 000 are American The Adams Express steamship Mary Sandford, Captain SPATE OF TRADE. ester market le very dull with a downward Morrill, from Hilton Head, 2. 0.,and Beaufort, ¥.¢., Th inet , arrived at this port about midnight last night BREADSTURPS MARKET. ie ip The Livorno! breadatats markot is Leary and declin Our Hilton Head Correspondence. ng ardson, Spence & Co., Waketled, Nash & Co 48. C,, dam, 2, 2908, and Biglnd, \thya KC, raport four dull, ahd 4 Hixon Hnan, 8. 0, Jan. 2, 64. 6d. Wheat On the Ogoccbeo river for the Inst fow days, the Mon- nd the rebel batterioe of Fort MoAllister have ben a Westera 9s. Westorn, 10s, xchanging somes of shots at the Corn eavior: mixed PROVISION MARKET. ‘The market bas Oven steady. The above port —Boet stead ay. Hacon stil deck a1 lard te wave w quiet but MARKETS tauk firing at long rang | distance of seventeen The gunboats mortar schoouer € | companied the Montauk up the river. A rece was made on Tuesday, Jan, 27, when it was found that the inhies easier: pote agx,, | fort could not be appre 4.027. Spirits ture | of the obstructions, conristing of # still declining, 0d | torpedoes, ‘The Montauk now advanced and was received ean anne vonckaumet, | by 4 thot from Fort MeAllister, This was returned by tho all quiet bk at no fal Montauk: others followed from the fort, and a fight of LONDON MARKEIS. wome three or four hours took place, when, night ap- ar reports breads tuts dbl but steady ved to her convoy uudred yarde Dawn and Wissehicken, the iMiarne and the tug Dat call ac nance withorities re The broker pearls Sis. pontine —Sraall Ba, lower, Cath Paring’s circ unchanged rates. [ron ste: tn bit steady at | poaching, the Montauk returt lower, Coffee hnoyant ond still aster jug. Tea quiet It is paid that the Montauk fred in all Kevemty mix but BY ; iat ve Heity turpentine te | shote, and was struck forty five tines, forty atriking the lownward vow at ithe hoe 1 advancing } firm fd, f 440. Ot, Linseed oil still advancing: | fret, making vo further impression than an indentation itl Linseot calces heavy in the iron from three-eighthe wo fve-ewhths of an inch ward, Sperm oil quiet and unehan 14 se, and shaped like a cancer, The enemy's shells wore ft 08 , . Med wi ad to render them more effective, and when wives cortos xaucer, f!led with saad to render them more effective, and Jan, 22, 180 they struck burst lke a percussion cap, seattering the Cotton—Sates of the week, 9,000 bales, market fat and | jron and sand around, It is sald that ene bell emtared easier. New Orleans tres ordinaire, Stbi.; 40, ba, 302! stuck, 54,000 bales kestack of the Montauk, ehattering it to pieces urther injury to the fort was done than the dismount the THR LARRE? WARK | Ne VELPOOL, Jim, 24—#vening | ing of one or two guns e 5.000 balew, including rket firmer, though ‘Tne sales ot cotton to day 2,500 to speculators and ORTANT 1 TRUM: g five contrabands are said to have aiuet, bat quatatious x On Thuraday morn) B fk were quiet but steady. come rd the Montauk, haying deserted frem Fort revisions were st. aay -“ vnehiged. nen McAllister the night previout, one being the pilot of the Consois for monoy, 923, 7 MBONr IAB: Mm Evenings F Sapnvitio, and another pilot of the tug which removed Pant, Jan, 24, 1663. the obstructions in the channel when the Nashville en Bourne heavy. Rentes 691. 95e tered, and a’terwards replaced them, The former says that he knows every pile and obetraction im the river, THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, also tho position of the tarpedoes, and that he can re move them all with anfety the Right The pilot of the Nashville reports that on the appear ance of the veasel# ascending the river the cotton which Potomac, Feb. 8, 1803. the Nashyille was loaded with wat taken off and heavy od yesterday on the right | guns placed on board for the purpose of assieting Fort wing of the army, which accomplished all the purposes fer in repelling them. ‘The torpedoes aro placed in the most suceessful ma pile about two fect from the top of the water, and Richmond! papers of the 5th and oth have b aepring triguer falls upon foiminating powder, causing }, contain long extract from the New York | gn explosion the moment a vessel touchon the pile, The pert, and ra‘ler a rignificant notice of thre’ exeoutions » Montavk ray that they can oasily pare Uhe to teke place in Richmond. the notice states that the | patterian after the obstructions are ramoved. executions are ko frequent that Wey excite wo aitention On Saturday morning, Jancary 21, the Pasnaie left the whatever, harbor of Port Royal for the purpore of joining the Mon Titapgranrnns, Ansty oF Tu A reconnoiseance was comple wee ore of th General Order Reorganizing the Army. | '4!* OPNERAL ORDERS NO, O. Hieapqv anreus, ARMY ov Tux Poromac, 7 Vort Me Camr Nran Fataour, Va, Feb. 6, Ise. f phe 1, Tho division of the army into “grand divisions” nen: impeding rather than facilitating the despatch of itn | tuk cold easily be ween bureting inside, aod the 7 current businers webaracter of the services it is | fying into the caseruates [t appeared to be very strongly called npem Co pe being adverse to the | inanned. A brigade from *evenaah i reported to have reutorced the garrison on Thursday, and the whele ptry around ia alive with eavalry an 2 FORT ATION TKR OUR OF ce IY. strong ballt, wren on guns, Shelly from the Mow Pom MALS ance if & FeFDenLInE eneral DF ‘Third Corpe— Brig Sickles. (Tempo Beyond Yort MeAlister 6 short 4 rarily Pres Gp gh lees ta fortification three miles long, mounted with powerful sith re ” val ane Saat een ele Rain (PON DAW ORORIE MEAN Twelfth Corpe—Major General 1. W. Sleeum. On Thuraday night, January a party of the enemy 1]. Heveatter the corps will be considered aaa anit for | made # raid upon Dawfurkie Island for the purpose of the organization of the artillery, and ve transfers of bat- | carrying off the pegrome. (ne of the negroes ercaped in a tories will be made from one corpa or diviain te others nd then only under Givall boat (0 Fort Pulasks on Friday morning aud report ed the fact Un the Tuesday morning previous the steamer George Washington was fired upon by @ rebel battery oppamite tiiuand Of brigadier man, who will the necessary arcignimencs for de tached duty. Jeukine’ Idand. The George Washington was on hor IV. The foregoing changes in cormmmand will be made 98 | way from Iijiton Head to Fort Pulaski at the time. She carly as convenient V. The Major Generale commading grand divisions will | feturved their fro from her jarge rifled gun and com report W these headquarters she names of auch stat! otf). | polled the enemy to retire. cers as are for axemiment for duty in the execution of . this order. By command of t Mover, Feo 3, 1868 HOOKER We loarn from the Ogeechee river that the Montank imale another attempt yesterday to reduce Fort MeAlim Mayor Gens Jose DICKINMON, Aseiatwot Adjutant Gener ues Of Subsistence Stores. ter, but that the distance was no great aa to render her OXNERAT, OF DERE NO. 9, éfforta of no use. The engagement lasted vix hourr, Heangn cree, Army ov THe Porostac, 1 Came Neak Faraown Feb, 7, tet. | f during which (he Montagk was hit forty ix timer, Be Floor or woft bread will be i p at the depos, to com. | youd the riddling of ber pmomestack, the destruction of mivaaries, for at least four iswnes per week to the troope. | her fay tai and starting of one or two bolta in her pilot Fresh potatoes or onions, if practicable, for two i week, Deniccated mixed vegetables or potatoes for one | boure, she was eninjused. Commander Worden has come ve per week to the ¢ mm that the irom armar of the fort is an effective ers of arm, #, divisions, brigades aud se en that in which he a himnadt ncased Any cominivwary ubder | rie Vasauic is likely to try her ekill em another battery which be i# attached, and as often as | in « few days. The result shall be gives you at the #lated, to produce the writien statement of the officer in |, a , Charge of the depot trom which te rewularly drawn bie | “Nee moment —— wapplies, to the effect that they were not on hand at the Rebel Neports from Temnesece. Sane ee Wasinorom, Feb. @, 1863. Major Geveral HOOKER. The follow ing despatch appears in the Hichencnd papers Adjutant General of the 7th inst —~ Joamrn Ineniwnon , Awaits § Avorera, Feb. 6, 1863 A despatch to the Augusta Pres from MeMinnville, Tonn., dated Oth inet, says — Inforination from Kentucky wtates that an Ohio and Keutocky federal regiment had fought each other for an hoor ahd & half, resulting an follows —Kight Obiotens killed, seventeen wounded, five Kentucktans kille@, News from Newhern, N The Newborn (N.C) Progress, A he 4th instant con following (tert, in addition to an announcement wn of the paper on account of of paper being exhausted ‘The church at Newport Ciiy wae totally destroyed by wounded went jute the elifiee and built to kee division moved to Aleran. en, and neglectat on a. " os - | yeeterday, destroying flouring millt. A par ety z / rns pak Vo Morgan's cavalry tought (hem sevpral houre, but condiarvrn owing to the enemy's force had tw fail Eck The ene The etoamer iultimore, which for wome time hay been my's koaw was cloven Killed, thirty-eev twenty eight prisoners, Our town aectlentaitly burned out one day last A gay anit feotive od Sen ©" |) arrival and Meeep borning. The yrownd was Clellan at Stamford, ¢ tae hes deop. Semon Comm. , Feb. val MeCielian bas just passed the met here by Vayor Wider snd a tumber of the aldermen, well covered w Department of be omen that New lersey hae y the followiue it w boon added to the tat spewing the Department of | and was euthurlaatically reeeived by « large concourse ot thu baet Wevrem orga: ar Intelligences pe nh arrived in tows on Punting Hepes tanctt of tive Haat wilh bereat tee, im a . i / with the folow ing orders from tke War iv t 4 Momtren omer cat of the New boginnd States, the State of New York | wife, of Binghamton, J 6. and D0. M. Cunting, a Bo aod the Htate of New Jersey — tim, 20d J, W, Kittridye, of Clacioatl, are mopping wb the won ones TS. Wan Dapemonnnr, A lrevent) Nowe Colonel BT. Der FG Senn, Liewtenant Jaa, Twine ahd Ligntanaat H. Von Bd geal S ceuarat Oras Hh. argh, Lieutenant few ; ‘ 7yt | Seed of oe Uniend State Army Captails Wiitiarn B. Bae L Lien eer ee ‘ tee. cf the United Maton elanmer Cireasrian, C.K. More stotee ane et eee we dus of tae DC. Mawieine, of Caitrnia, sod W. 1 nad 7 af aay & | nd y Br keping Ot We Metropolitan rm the Norweginn Outw Boundanon- | 5) 1 W lowe son Nerneite Naf em ya : aright . - " f vont ee aed V Oey s eb of he Me version. oe tovoun ai a iownue a Porrane, a, Feb O04 6 | Viole t DM. Fidget, of Vee _— Peres titee Ot ole Vdd Ot A so, He & Weeaear, oF poem on La on 6 of My recmee, are etpping et ihe ‘ ot the he ton & Witt, nod Wile, ad Bom, A ‘ mere, nh Lave ~ the o Agence 1, Provider . Wom ott tater army Ji Yayor Wentworth mod we cath ant + Von Me on, Nathan ate @ Valivion (pi, are & n tee —_* ant en gel ) Rweeny it & candidate fry ally ‘tevin, Ged iam wight Me age om —- 49 wight pone i "ba verte ‘a