The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1863, Page 1

‘ wt THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 9650. INTERESTING FROM NEW ORLEANS. ARRIVAL OF THE EMPIRE CITY. Departure of the Rebel Sympa- thizers for Dixie. EXCITEMENT AT HICKOK’S LANDING. FULL DETAILS OF THE AFFAIR, Very key Bao ‘The United States steam transport Empire City arrived ‘at thisport last evening, She brings dates from New Or- Jeans to Feb, 6 and Key West Feb. 10; alo s cargo of cot- tom and sugar, consigned to the United States Assistant Quartermaster, The following is a list of her passengers:— Major Schaffner, T. L. McConkey, H. J. Quinan, Captain | D-H. Finly, Mr. Jones wife and ‘child, T. 1, Child, A. | Fisher, E. Mies Mary Harris, Lieut, Marshall, 6. M. | Higgins, Tieot. J.P. Perkins, Capt. Starkey, Lieut. J. Co- | gr Sere P.'W. Robbins, N. F. Avery, Lieut. B. Pinney, | 5 ey, A. Whevier, Dr. A. Orcutt, F. Smith. From » Key West—Cornolius O'Neil, Mr. McPhearson—and 78 in atecrage. ys The Empire City left at New Orleans bar, bound up, Steamer Illinois ; ships Belle Wood, George Peabody; barks Albert, of Boston, and WhiteSea (outside bar). She also left at Key West the United States steamers Octorara, Hunta ville, Santiago de Cuba, Magnolia, Sonoma, Tahoma, ‘BR. Cuyler, and theprize steamer Virginias.Also the United Stateg steamer Rhode Island, which arrived on the 10th, atseven A. M, The frigate St. Lawrence, bark Gemabok and United States transport ship Wizard King ‘will leave for New Orleans in aboat fen days, Our New Orl Correspondence. New Oniuass, Feb. 4, 1863. Arrival of Mrs. General Duncan—Ihe New Gunboat Barataria Under Orders—Something Aleut Pilot Town and the Pilots—Generat Banks, dc. , dc, ner Among tho distinguished arrivals in this city we have one from Dixie’s Land. Mrs. General Duncan arrived at ‘Hickok’s Landing on Monday night last, and came to the Gity on Tuesday. She came from Pontchatoula, and took passage on one of our schooners that came in with a load @f cotton. She is the wife of the General Duncan who had command of the defences of New Orleans, under General Lovell, at the time the city was taken by the Union fleet. ‘The new fron-clad gunboat Barataria is now ready for service, and ber commander, Captain Frank {:. Blanchard, bas received sealed orders, with directions to be ready to fail to-morrow (Thursday), The Barataria carries two ‘twenty-four pound rifled pivot guna, and draws only three New Onceans, La., Feb. 5, 1863. The Departure of Rebel Sympathisers for Dixie—Scene at the Place of Embarkatwon—Their Baggage Searched Be- fore Leaving—The Departure of the Brown—Stern Bilence of the Departing Seuls—The Flag of Truse—The Rebel Officer at Madisonville—The Garrison—A Lively Time in Redeldom—the Arms of the Rebels—Our Corres Pondent Lectures'a Rebel Sentinel on the Rules of War— The Trip Back—Dread of the Return of General Butler to New Orleans by the Rebels—Cotton, dc. On Monday morning Hickok’s Landing, at Lake } Pontchartrain, was the scene of great bustie and anima- Yon. There was aseembled a Jarge crowd of ladies and chiniren, with a slight sprinkling of men, who were about to avail themselves of the permission of the commanding general to cross the lake for Madisonville, with the inten- tion of joining their connections and friends in Rebeldom, ‘The crowd was augmented by « large number of the friends of those who were about to leave living on this side of the lake. The assembled multitude had arrived in all sorts of ways and by various routes— some by the train, others by horse cars, ag far as the Halfway House, from which, they were transported by omnibuses to the place of em- barkation, while a large number of carriages, of every description, in front of the Lake House, testified to the fact that not a few had journeyed in their vehicles over the ‘slick road.” Time being an object with your cor- respondent, who had little of that precious commodity to Spare, as he had to put his despatch on ard the Marion, he was compelled to do the journey in the latter preten- tious style, not without certain misgivings that be might Qrrive just in time to be too late after all. My fears were groundless, however, for I had ample time to look around me ere the steamer (the Brown) left her moorings. The assemblage was red together in groups, engaged in earnest conversation, while not a few of the “lords of creation”’—as members of the sterner sex are called, for what reason I have never been able to learn; for every one of us ‘‘lords” ie rulea in gome shape or Other by the women—not a few of these “lords,” 1 say, appeared to be laboring under a preter- natural twist, to judge by the quantities of whiskey and other, potables their iordehips contrived to.get outside of, Trunks werg strewn around in apparently inextricable confusion, ‘They were looked pretty sharply after by ther owners or their sterner compavions; for thére are rascals in every community who are mean enough to rob even the exile. I could not help thinking, though, that many of these trunks contained more than the stipulated quantity of wearing apparel, though there did not seem to be any inordinate excess. All the intended passengers were, of courge, subjected 4q_ a@rigorous, but not rude, search. The ladies of course, not exempted from this ordeal, as criidline has ny amount of quinine, — _— to yi eet jut a wonderful number Of auch more bulky articles as vootg and shoes,” Thar not learned, however, that any contraband articles were seized. a on press was reprorented by the correspondents the New Yorx Healy and other papers. A general pass for the representatives was given to one of them. The arranger,énts in this respect wero very Jiberal, and speak, well for the attention of the new Provost Marshal ‘Ae departinent. fect of water. She is propeiied by a stern wheel, and is a singular looking craft, bat well adupted to the servico on { ROMBTUNNG ASOT FLOE TOWN AND tHe PILOTS. _/ AN the world knows that Pilot Town is a singular oo. img villago, in the Southwest Pass, built up on spilyy, and iahabited bypilots and their families. Thavg just had a conversation with a youngégentioman Yad occasion to wait thore two or threr; days for a r, to come to this city, and, ‘who arrived here yes- iy. Hisexperionco was not very satisfactory, but quite interesting. BR seems that Pilot Town isa nest of eocessionism, and the most bitter and malignant hatred of ‘the United states governinent. So bitter were the people that oe the young — y papers of on eo floor, ans ‘sol ie pn en bias to house.’ One woman, in for shelter, replied that she would returned to one of the houses it with his consent or ritaout, most of it; and so the fellow desecrated by a ‘‘Yankee.”” wever, that there was loud talk him,” and that he had been pro- spy ,’’ and advised him not to eat the house. general disloyalty of tho pilots is iam Jones, Coast Pilot of the United , who is devotedly loyal. Captain Jones for in Mobile, Alabama, and the rebels once had ‘Union sentrments; but he escaped. He keeps the Stars and Stripes flying from his house, and is hated on that y all his neighbors. He has received anonymous Setters threatening his life, and the other pilots have threatened to tear d:'wn his flag. ‘Cap'ain Jones recently informed some of these gentie- men that if they did not behave themselves a little bettor toward the government which supports them he woud ee that they wore taken care of, and this created a great tement. Some of the rebel pilots immediately com- sietond ve Coptatn Huggins, who commands the United gunboat Pampero, and the Captain was silly enough ‘to have Captain Jones arrested and bound over to keep ‘the peace. The captain of the Pampero, in fact, is quite popular among these rebel pilots. THE RECENT VISIT OF THE ALABAMA. The recent visit of the rebel pirato ship Alabama off the mouth of the river was for the purpose of capturing the Pampero, which isa sort of storeship, and had five hun- dred tons of coat on board at the time. “This coal is just what the Alabama was after. While off the month of the river rhe was boarded by one of the Pilot Town pilots, ‘who, of course, gave Capt. Semmes all the information he was in possession of. Capt. Huggius, of the Pampero, was absent{rom his post at the time, apd had been for several days, and Capt. Jones, having Uiscovered the Ala ‘Dama’s presence, and the ‘act that che nad been boarded, | immediately telegraphed the foct to Admiral Farragut, | the Admiral at once sent the Mississippi down to take cure of her and thes the of capturing the cowl was thwarted The pilot who | the Alabama was arrested eer city. . 1» Higging, One of the pilots who dwell in Pilot Town Fareed Lie eat reves flag Seer claplayea in the parish of Plaquemine; and some think |t strange that these » rious rebe's should be employed and paid to by ernment transports, when it is the business of Cay Jones to do it, and when he is quite w The Mississippi still renmins at the Southwest ass, but will scon be relieved by the Vineenues, when she will Join the flee, for operations up the river. By Gév¥ernor Shepley’s General Order No, 2, dated Jan ary 24, John Mann and Robert H. Til’ord, @f the port of New Urlegn#,are appointed the Boa Examiners for the Port. The importa of this Board is @ppirent from the second paragraph of the order, which Geclares that ‘No branch pilot will be commissioned ox , and ig now in conte in in cept upon the recommendation of said Board of Exami- | Bers, and no person will act a¢ a branch pilot after the 20th day of February next without a commission from Shis department. Now both the members of this Poard, Mann and Tilford, @ommanded rebel gouboats previous Lo the occupation of New Oricans by our forces The re*ponsibie position to levated leads o ‘which they have been » hope that they haye yepented of at they ore wow loyal to the soverament from which they obtaia honor aud prot, f ABOUT GRNERAL RANKS " : thousands of {rien:t and admirers of General Banks be pleased {5 Tear that he appears to be in excellent and that he endures the great labor and heavy ibility of hie position in 4 mAnner most eratifyng to his friends, He looks much loss careworn and por, An every wag than when he left New York, JUS ico ig Phronged daily with citizens, who visit biD Tq pusiness Mo receives them with his usual frankn¢s”, and court but If the peoplo here imagined that “the General wonld five the scocssioniets their own W-.y they havo discov ered their mistake. He treats thers all in a polite and g monly manner, but is at firm ng a rock. Ho dos ‘enewer hastily; but when be doea anawer he ineans ( what he saya, and it i# useless to precs the ina further. He sometimes speaks very plainly to m make unreasonable requewtas nnd the number of these me ts large. All sorte of speculations are 4 =A ible trick resorted 10 for the purpiecer euane’ 4 goods across the lines, and where plied for with such an object, however cunningly oon enor, the General makes very short work of the case in willingness to hear every one, and bis anviety tw do Strict justice to al! make his duties and labors very Overous y pose Of getting con Paasen are ap. AN ARTICLE SUPPREEMRD, The True Delia of Thursday img contained an ute tack on the policy of the gover of the depart rm and charging that the Frew rinse to protect t' Property of citizens in districts whieh sould be repre. Sented in Congress bad not beeo carried out, It epoke of the « privacions, loses and tribulations” of the inbabi tants of the two districts of Lowsians, now represented fo Congress, as bein hh a4 miglat be fancied to be. faii_an Italian province subjugated by Austria, o Citizens of Warsaw if subjected to Cossack rule, plenty, more talk of the same sort, The editor was sent rand is reported to have declared hi« determination \o adhere to these views, and the article was suppressed— that is, it was not allowed to be published in the morning Sdition. Quite an edition wes printed on si'ps, however, Und sent North for distribution among certain persona whom it was supposed they would please, A package ‘went on the North Star, which sailed on Friday A) PROMOTION Captain Abbett, of General Banks’ staff, Chief of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, hae been appointed Colonel of the Ninth regiment of Con ieut Volunteers FROM waTON ROWER. nt * The @eling aguinst the negro regiment was very in sense, but did Tesult in any rcwwal collirion The efieers cave a ball op Saturday evening, and & large nom Ber of while ecidiers gatbere! arouwd the bid ¢ “AM the arrangements having been completed, nothing ‘Was wanting but the arrival of the order from General Banks for the boat to leave. ‘Ibis was not long delayed, and on {ts being received the Brown moved off, amidst the waving of handkercbie(s from the shore, which was responded to by the passengers on the steamer. There was no noisy demonstration, and it is somewhat remarkable that there was no cheering for Jeff. Davis, af has been the case on previous occasions, the ie silence of the people, in reference to ‘peor Kiag Richard” when be rode beside the ‘great Bolingbroke,’’ no one said “God bless him!” ‘The sawe silence was maintained, both on shore and on the steamer, on the arrival of the at Madisonville. ‘This was # feature of the whole afuir which particularly struck the attention of the military and the Joyal passengers ou the Brown, I should have said before that the secesh passongers wore under the care of Captain Tailburn, Assistant Provost Marshal, though the geveral management of the expedition seems to have been entrusted to Colonel Clark, the ex-Provoat Marshal Geueral. We left somewhat after eleven o'clock in the morning, with a bright sky overhead, a gentle breeze rivpling the surface of the lake, am weather being as genial as late spring or early summer in New York. The break- waters passed, we were soon bowling over the luke, under easy steam. It is bardly in buman nature for any number of persons to be thrown together in the confined space of a small vessel without the thawing of tho ice of reserve—the natural first impulse of the compapionsh{p of strangers. The living freight on board the Brown wai of humanity, and, ina short time, the passengers, male and female, secessionists and loyal, were fraternizing with cach otber, if, indeed, the term | be admissible, seeing that the majority wero women. | The press gang were particular in their polite attentions to the fair rex; but let it be distinctly understood that the present writer was crowded out ef this supposed nice Hie arrangement through his inveterate bachelor pro clivities. Presently the opposite side of the Inke was discerned in the dim distance. This was soon succeeded by a sight of the lighthouse. Soon the bayou was entered leading to the little town of Madisonville, which was reached at about three o clock in the aiternoon, when preparations were made to place the pasenge ‘This was not the work of w ments were siinple. ‘The Brown, it to say, had a fleg of truce tiying on the 1 On shore a large rebel flag hung to the staff, there not being sufficient wind for tt» float out. The landing was 6 on olfected, when the passengers who intended to | remain, ‘acd not return,” were hauded over to Lieuten aut M. Cassely, the rebel office: and of the post, aid arrangements wore at the passengore to their respec Your correspondent introdt assely, who i a very young rebel troups in the town o ‘They are armed with very and thetr u is a vory coarse stuil, made apparently of cotton, ihe grr consist & detachinent of the Third Arkacsas regiment, Lioutenunt Cassely took mo a short distauce into the town, which extends a very sLort disiance jaded, There are very f good houses in it, althongh there are one or two thit« puss muster. In'ove of thow that.bears a hotel the cloth was laid for diaper ; but signs of pu-sia; and Iwas told that’ whiskey be bad for oF mint i tried some Lowisian lhowev: to g@¢ What it war like. Jam not to repeat the dose; for more beast c to Lransport destinations: 4 himecif to Lientenant In tact, the f ebaraetertof ere re no potd not cone: The inbabit’ nts > fr | posed, andon my retau to the river's bani, t cor afreeanie sy manner, © ho werd on “ko cen arrangod betwoon the representative champion of America, Johp ©. Heenan, and sothor antagonist | who at present rejoices in the sow fas | | cognowen of the “Unknown.” It has been go | supposed in well informed quarters that Heenan was American incognito who bad accepted challenge t Jem Mace, the present champion, for $1,000 aul | the champion’s the prize for which the formar hal | ¢ contended, and fairly aud aetually won, on the deli | 4B CODY 8 or nemooth bore, he, was about to haud itty me | | for. ex: ation, upon’ which told him that be was, guilty’ of . ie. was contrary, to the A sontinel to allow his arms to { quired was to see the by 5 when | found it was | Be it remem bere hence it w to toneh the | detach Neg BT fart | Pebel f the country ab!o to ountest agntn r Joe Coburt, who bad reesn'ly cba" fo the Yr" lace my friend,’ CT have not | Matohing of the lattor againat the hour “or being a'Yaskoo.” . wove | Maseutly strengthened tig con | you with them eh. He, | of the Atlantic that Coburn w Do ethat the Yankees ‘tan posalhly whip uk, or that ach @ thing ts probable? To which I NEW YORK, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1863 THE REBEL IRON-CLAD RAID. Scene of the Naval Conflict Off Charleston--- Position of the Contending Vessels. again embarked, after the farewells had been spoken and the embraces usual in such cages given. The paseage back was a pleasant one, though the broeze freshened and the sea became alittle rough on nearing our destination, caus- ing the boat to roll somewhat. Howevor, we got through in first rate style. On entering between the two break- waters connecting the lake with the canal, however, a schooner was seen moored right in the centre of the chan. nel, alubberly act, for which her master ought to have eon keelhauled or rope’s ended, at tho very least, Why, did tho man think that he ought to haw the monopoly of the channel? Our old captain equal to the task, however, and after an ineflectual pt to get to the starboard side of the schooner, and finding the hassago too narrow, he cleverly worked ‘to port, passed the cl w= 4 obstruction, and reached Hickok’s lauding, from which place the road to New Orleans was plaia. ‘There was only ove casualty during the day. A gen- tleman, by some means or ote had afall and sprained ono of his feet very severely. Nothing serious 1s appre- hended, however. It i8 Seid that eeveral persons got on board the Brown at isonville without passes. It was determined to detain’ them on board tl! they took the oath of allegiance. I know I was stopped by a sentinel on attempting to cross the gangway; but an officer coming up at the time told the soldier that it was all right in my care. Quite a consternation has been occasioned in this city among the secessionists§ on the positiveannouncement in one of the New York dailies that Gen. Butler is about to return to take charge of the department. The Genoral is regarded by the ‘Little Thumbs” of rebellion in this re gion as @ veritable ogre, and some of them are trembling in their boots at the prospect of the said ogre again mak ing his appearance among them in his seven league boots, in Ube shape of afast sailiug steamer. Those who enter- tain this apprébension aregthose who acted so insuitingly towards.the General and his stafwheu he was about to leave, not expecting that he would ever return. They have, however, one grain of comfort; that is, they think that General Butler will not remain loug in the depart ment, that h z merely to redeem his charac ter (rom been removed for mal ’ prohibitmg port of any vesse! between the nd six in the morning wally in ecoupation of the city by the », in nothing like the samo 9 event ring in oree co th of ¢ hour palmy days of New Orieans beture | ha min agevmed a disagreeable aspect. | A strong nor a wi Jing one to the ma ow. Some } ho are weather wise are actually looking out for raro thing in this latitude Heenan Matched Against an Unknown Ten Thousand Dollars, 6 Wa learn that the al prize fight have advices from ¥ at 1 against tho grout wonder of the Euglish Sayers. oa | in tho acceptanae of Jem ¥ was represented to b ring, Tou Althoug by an unknown, who was not the ‘origi Indeed, Coburn bit atch bia nat muy One made the following somewhat Byrouic answer i— Whether it i# porsiblo or probable I am not prepared to say, but It has got to be done, and will be dore, the sower love this fact, ana ne the hetter * hoy can't whip 0s,” he resumed, «Do soe ovating oa youngster With a short rie aur the Confederate ar and fog ht ‘ th snot boys At this , who had heard every word, New called 1 mina ¥ 0 boy, who fought ata mock more tender age than my young secoRh friend ph Pte Tk wt one Yankee boy, whom saw, at (tre age of Uhl 4 g like & Trojan on board of a gonboa' harp's rifle mat winking or 4y 7 This seemed to Have taken the of rebein— whe | haa by this tim the sparring match—somewbat aback rey bit Leould wea by thetr ¢ » had perpetrated » Mc which must have br stated Hrnase The rebel and phisticated, with k imyrat ¥ fluenced Tor good or evil, Hit it happans that the men of infivence among them have need that tiluence for worst purposes. What a pity that theme poor feilo shonld be involved im thia tremendous gnite by ty | Oebt to know better. It is my firm belie! that (hey far 0 ned againgt than sinning. Hot let me imiaunderstood. | mean not the als ( fmpatation againat the beneficent government snder whic! twy lived, but wih be diatinetly known tat iy ailusian cints to the leaders of the rebellion, This explana: Sera neoonenny. an there are une: upulovs permons ready to awl at everythieg that appears in the Fenain he towrof re embarkation was fixed for five o'clock by Cohouel Ciark, and ot that hoor. or aborve aft nas much A mystery am auch larger quanti- | “ NOTHER INTERNATIONAL’ PRIZE FIGHT, | « } a us uokuown may be we eau solve the Jot the match to which wo bow al vil eupetsede ite impor’ pur Mace aud Ue Unknown,” & jonship of the Englieb rit hee 6 principal mem! r ‘ " Corimth iat members he {in won uch a match wel ra can hardly believe (1 friend, J American ts ven urn out to be, we know nothing ‘ Fire at Milwaukee. Manwacner, Win M4, t86, Cer fab bien, mart be tow he are The Affair Of Ch jton—The Rebel Secretary of State’s OMctal Ciroular. ‘The above map clearly points out the position of the blockading fleet at the time when the rebel rams mado ‘the dash upon them on the 3ist of January last. ft will be seen that the Mercedita was stationed off the bar of Charleston harbor in the line of the main ship channel, with the Keystone State as a support. Tho rebol rams came down this channel and made tho first attack upon the Mercedita, which received the whole shock almost before she was aware of the proximity of the enemy. ‘Tho Keystone State advanced to her assistance and gave chase to thé ’nemy, but was soon crippled by the heavy fire poured upon her by the rams. The positions of the Quaker City and other veasels of the Diockading fleet show plainly that they ould not have been in the engago ment—therofore the serious injury of the Quaker City, as reported by the rebels, was, doubtless, applicable to the Keystone State. The lines of the various channels are et forth in the map, which also shows bow closely the vessels were biockading them at the time of the attack. The following is the official circular of the rebel Secre tary of State to the foreign consuls relative to the abovo attack, aud whiet document bas just come to hand:-— SECRETARY BENJAMIN'S CIRCULAR ON THE KALSING OF THE CHARLESTON BLOCKADE. The following is @ copy of the circular addressed by Secretary Benjamin to the foreign consuls tn the confede racy:— Derarraxyt or State, Ri Monsicur Berraxcouwe, Cons Wilmington, N, C. m instructed by the President of the Confe tates of America to inform you that this govern mont has received an official despatch from Flag Officer | Ingraliam, commanding the navai forces of the ceniede- | racy on the coast of South Carolina, stating that the blockade of the harbor of Charleston has been broken by the complete dispersion and disappearance of the block drou, ih consequence of @ rucceseful atiac by the yon-clad steamers commanded by Flag During this attack one or more of the nk or burned. 0 that, by tho law of nations ude, When thus broken by superior force, ceases and cannot be suteequently enforced unless abiehed dé novo, with adequate forces, and after due to neutral Powers, it las been deemed proper to 1 the information herein contained for the gald such vessels of your nation as may choose to carry a ont with the now open port of Charlestou spectiuily, your obedient servant, J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of State. wp, Jan. 31, 1963. at of France, at 4 are doabtlees a y NAVY THE The Brooklyn Navy Yard. The now vessels on the gtocke—tho Maumec, Mackinaw, Shamrock aad Miantanomah—are progressing gradually © for many weeks, Tt ement will explain with suffles the eondition of the fleet at anchor — Creuse ae Tranapor Waiting cargo. Ha Steam gunhost Liounderoga. tear Fer Says gon va o t Cam tr Florvia . tem ¢ c rato Steam ‘r avannal Schoolebip... .. Perr toes oPPlg-OF-WAR., 6.6 Water Witet Steam gunboat 6 e Ra Ta the rt ‘am tM To be lachd tn a mh. + Doi io. in 6 whe st + eho Do. ju 6 wke dint. omsb irc . I in 6wke Adama’ hxpress Con ay turned over tho atoamer Mary fandford " She is t to Port Royat ating Corr ta session tn Bridge rent rouly Court Mertial of the Montgomery's Cap- tale Contain Hunter, of the | 1 States steamer Mont « abich was called bome in obedience to a rejvest 6 Queee Of Spain, ie now on bis trial befure a naval gvonral martial at the Host y Yard, charged arrived c t permitted & be pe t gt in nent t the Navy Departtnent, It ie aworted, however, that Cag tain Monier will ba able to prove that ¢ ements t nea siting oF Insulting Offeers In the serv ion of Majesty are otterly without foundation y i6 vow lying of the Chartestown Navy Ya “ the further action of Geeretary Welles 10-~greet w frignie—han been ordered t aves tond er taking In sot der off ery. The ¢ one of evr ¢ crew feet te here a few weeks wince to fepait, was ‘ ie now for active service, She han ¥ PM eral ax thin t re tperar na vied was a month ame " 1 » fratward boond ny . Hein hs or) ™ Wrcead 10g we wi Var rngut'e tage 4 Siagarke « rarved t re of the Colorado are the game « 0 ber art Captain Semmes, of PRICE FOUR CENTS. ARRIVAL OF THE TALISNAN. INTERESTING NEWS FROM JAMAICA. Arrival of the Rebel Privateer Ala- bama at Port Royal. ~~ Particulars of the Action Between the Rebel Bover and the Hatteras. One Hundred and Sixty-five of the Crew of the Hatteras Saved and Forty-three Drowned. “— Gaptain Semmes’ Reception at Kingston Exchange. The Crew of the Hatteras Sent Home the Ship Borodino, the ao., &e. oe ‘Tho British steamship Talisman, Captain Rossel, from Kingston, Jamaica, February 5,and,Port au Princo Febra- ary 7, arrived at this port last night. By tbis arrival wo have some interesting intelligence respecting the move- ments of the rebel privateer Alabama and her crow. Arrival of the Alabama at Port Royal. (From the Kingston Journal, Jan. 22%) ‘The Confederate steamer-of-war Alabama, eight guns, Captain Semmes, arrived at Port Royal on Tuesaday even- ing, January 20, from a cruise, Sho reports having ci tured and destroyed the federal gunboat Hatteras off veston. The officers and crew. one hundred and viaty five men in all, ave on board the Alabama, which called in’ land them and obtain supplies. The Engagement Between the Alabama and B {From the Kingsti ‘This famous rover is now at Port Ki ving arrived there in gallant #tylo, wo are informed, at eight o'clock on Tuesday ni No luo surpr' folks of the town when what the Steamer turned out td famous “No. 200." ‘The object of her virit was snOna@@ide known. It appoars that she was hard pressed by tho floet sent out for her cap ture, and when of Galveston Commodore Semmes con ceived the idea of making ove of tho intended dosolators desolate. The gunboat Hatieras was iu full chase, and the Alabama then turned head and pre- tended to be running away, and thus de. luded her pursuer into following up tho chave, At inst she turned round and prepared for battle, sending into the Hattoras a broadside, which sunk her thirteen minutes. She took off the officers and crew aud came into Port Royal for the purpose 6 A They were handed over to tho American Consul, then proceeded to Spanish Town to obtaln the Lieutenant Governor's permission to refit his ship befor Weaving, OR RE om we wergcne Another staiament is that she carcied French colors, and only made known who sue really was when she came up with the Hatteras and was prepared to give hora broadside, The Alabama has eriainty been severely rid died, Forty Uiree of. the crew of the Ilattoras were drowned, The Alabama is arakish looking vessel. Sho wax Wuilt ad Works at Liverpool, by & subscriy ota of that place apd other porte holding | s with the Southern states, and was pre- sented as a gilt to President Davia, who appomted Com modore Semines to be commander, That officer and his Hentenants left Liverpool in the Alabama, equipped as a stareship, and were in a few days after joined at, an ap- - y regarded as a French pointed rendezvous in the placid waters of the Azores, to leeward of ‘Terceira, by & mer chant vessel bringing @ complete equipment in men, gun# avd ammupition. The Alabama ia a screw jeamer, bulit of wood aud coppered, i two huudred aud ton fect ia length, narrow, painted black outside and brown inside, round stera, and bow scooped hollow, deck flaeh with a bridgo forward, is armed with three long $2-pounder carronades @t each side, and one 65- r pivot Kun, aud is prepared to ‘mount a bow aud stern chaser. She is bark masted, with a part of her rigging of wire rope; bh tadapted for a veusel of the under canvas sbe rune thirtecu knots an hour, and Afteen Knots under steam: her steam is got up in twenty min utes, but she seldom reserts to the use of it unless in chase, or on exceptional emergeacies. {From the Kingston Standard Rarly yesterday morning the news of celebrated Confederate steamer Alaban Port Royal, epread in thiarity ke wild fire, and it was not long before all curtowity wae Ket at rest, ax upon ap. plication at U mmercial Room, «record of her arri val was found on the books. Of course, all sorts of rumors touching her visit were put in cireulation. The following particulars, however, have been furnished from a reliable searte s>ama made for the port of Galveston, Texas, the porpere of making a flying at 4 runnin he was discovered, and as ) was sont in pursuit of twenty eight miles from Jan, 22.) the arrival of the . 290,"" pearcely time to an and tweu thirty-seven stro ty seameu The Alabarndll . Charte of thiy cit mle, Ke yal from Me called into thin F oa be tenant Governor ish Town al of the Confederate officers wero ass #. and we learn that the prisouers w an Vico Courul bere We { th ceived mage, and that caulke aiehed to Port ioyal to repair the damages. Farther Partie of the Encounter with the Hatteras, (From the Kingston Stondard, Jan 2% About midday yosterday the officers aud crow of the | United States steamer Hatieres were 0 hore 5 a par , t the Ox han Confederate $ © gather the f ine was folt by the good | | The and all the maa ger, who replied # + Britannic M. er Petre Captain Biake, of the Hate In the meantime the Alabama aitempted to | to the stern of the Hatteras, While off the Captain Make aid he would send his beat on board. and while in the act of lowering the beat tho Alavarna sents blank cartridge astern of the Hatteras. @he hailed her and said she need sand go boat an she was the Con Captain Blake then gave * the changement — eneved ten minntes @ hole was discoverot be tween wind and water in the Hatteras, Fire also broke yat in the fore p the ' on pot A shot was aent through b thea « rendered, being ovtmpletely ame went all hor boats to lake the crew off, ao . after this sho wank. Only the whip , ‘ The Alabama made Port Royal in eleven days A bow row from Whe Hatteras, teven in number, ia misring have gone back to Galveston, Litle personal ruttainad om bth 4, wo learn, wae an iron beat, shout three | y theare and orow te na at ut We understand the recuived every ¥ Sernmes yeaibie attention “ the Ainbama, atthe Commercial Kxe {From tbe Kingston Stawtard, Jan 24 Wor eyiented Vy tata that Captain Semmes Confederate atentont of war Alabama, will b bxchange al tw kb day, a he reapecte of acy gentlemen who may ° from of meeting bie > [¥eow 4, Jan, 24 vrata Ataten wtoamer of war A +, we : wartay , at 7 " 5 ‘ even Of thie city at the pereial bahay ee aptyin bed ally | welenmed, more ptiyeme . * 4 the company bie eral rei ' free t re wih & Sab ma ant the & ' at we . ‘ ’ ) by the Confederate steamer Alabama, to seo the above startling intelligonce in the shape of am advertisement in another column. To tell you eundidly £ did not believe it. ‘1 ie impoenmible,” naid 1, “Comman- der Semmes cannot be taken.”’ Well, Jet us look at it to- gether, “@ommander Semmen, of the Alabama, - courage’’—by Mesara. A. Duperly & #01 ¢ i Measieurs, vous aves beaucown de courage.) ALE Toader, stop a leetle bit; don't be in too much hurry, as tho Frenchman would ray. It i# his photograph that haw At eon taken, and nos himself, and which Mersre, A. Du- hy & Sots offer to sell. What avell! Ha! hai piaurms uly, UN. Jaxvany 28, 1863, The Alabama Pursacd. {From the Kingston Standard, Jan. 26.) Twas currently reported in thin clty on Saturday that ® pilot who arrived in Port Royal reports having fallen n with two federal men.of-war off the east end of this island, and having boarded one, ho was interrogated as to what vessels of war were at Port Royal; he mentioned the names, including the lerate #tearaer Alabama. officer on board refused the servicer of the pilot, and be ara to Port Royal, The ramor requires confirma 2 The Alabama's & POLICK COURT, Before the Pofice Macon. Mr. Bicknell, and Mr. Jus- tice Lee. [From the Kingston Standard, Jan 23. Five of the natiors of the ‘atedern Meuine? Alabesse Were brought before the witting magistrates, charged by Mr. Lipman with an aseault aud creating a disturbance. ‘Tho circumstances were briefly these:—They, with two others, numbering altogethor seven, entered the prose cutor’s hovel at five o'closk on Wednesday evening and ordered ale and sogars, which they continued to enjoy tilt eight o'clock; and an there were werved they paid their scores, It was a regular merry making The parties made speeches, and drank toasts in honor of the Alabama and tr exploit, uot forgetting thelr country. At eight nek they ordered supper (seven plates) which, having finished, one said be would pay for, anather comrade raid, No, let's have a dozen eggs to complete the night's meal ,’? and took out a sovereign and put it down, Lipman took it up, and maid the supper must be first paid for, and the he would send for the eggs. His charge being twelve shillings he handed eight shillings change, which was re- fused by the man ordering the eggs, who demanded back his sovereign, which being refused, he collared Lipman, and then a malee took plico, which terminated in Lip: man's making his escas after having received somo blows, A scene of rowdy ism followod—the demolition of glasses and botties, the women outside deciaring that the satiors had been o arged, and succecding all this — volley of stones was tired. The defence was, that no violent dixplay would have occurred but for’ tho refusal to return the soveroign, which was given solely to purchase the eggs and not to pay for the supper, which the other comrade had engaged to pay for, It was endeavored to be shown that the sajlors had bem assanited. The wounds of two of tho men wore exhibited. The evidence of the principal wit. nesses for the prosecution was somewhat confused, and one of the attendants in the tavern found it rather difientt to distingniah and identify the defeqdants, or to depore to Any singlo act of breakage, he case occupied the sitting magistrates for a consi derable time, and seemed to excité interest and amuse mont from the unusually crowed stato of the Court Houwe, inion of the Justices was as follows+— Joun Netil was discharged. Sai Beane, Joho Allen, Patrick Broadby, and John Harrigan, fined fifteen shillings and cost, or twenty days in the greera! penitentiary, Mr. Lindo defended the parties. Examination was then made into @ charge made by Bevjamin T Hyman against James King, Maxter.at-Arms of the Alabama, for attempting to stab. The charge of attempting to stab was waived, and the offence was re duced to a mere assault, This case, as was shown by Mr. Burke, who conducted it, arose from min conception, and the Justices, thivking that the brandiah- lng of the kuif@ constituted an aseault, fined the defend ant ten shillings Ashore, United States Steamer Hatteras. (From the Kingston Journal, Jan, 24 } Wo have boon informed that the sleamor Hatteras, de- stroyed by tho Alabama, was built to navigate the shoal waters between New Orieaus and Galvento ger packet in Morgan's | The rides al were about three-eighthe of aa inch thick, of @ fraction thinner than the sinoke stack of the Alabama. She waw purchased by the United States government for a port and armed with four thirty two pounders of twent foven hundred weight, Afterwards, on account of her lig dra(t and speed, she received ay additional armament of two thirty.pounders, rifled, and twenty pounder, and with this armament she met the Alabama, Her betlers, ma- chinery aud magazine were all above (he water jine, pro- tected only by the thin ides of the venrcl, borides being thus vulnerable, bo was bulit with tho old style of walk- ing Doam, which rove about twenty-eight feet above tho decks. Gu account of the deception practiced by Captsia Sommes im representing his vemel to be one of her Majesty's ships of war, the United States ship Hatte aa recelved a full broadside from the Alabama, while rho (the Hattoras) was lowering 4 boat to board the Alabaiwa The Hatter: Men. [From the Kingston Standard, Jun. 90.) The American ship Borodino, whieh has completed the discharge of coals at Port Royal, for ber Majesty's servies, came up the harbor yerterday, having been chartered by American Vico Consul 0 take away the officers and of the federal gunboat Hatteras, which waa de or stroyed by the Coufederate steamer Alabaina, THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Visit of Ge: ke. Srarron Cownr Hovnm, Feb. 14, 1868 ral Tooker paid a vinit to Genera! Sigel bere day. Ho waa accompanied on his return by Generale Sigel and Stahel. The Phillips House, opposite Prederickeburg, at time occupied as the headquarters of Geveral #t Chiel of Pavairy, wan burped to-day caused by by the efforts of the eavairy at hand weman, The aceidont wos a defective fue. The outhoures were saved Interesting from Mexico. From the Panama Star of the 6th inst, we learn the | lowing important intellige veal Wo have aivices from Mexico to the 20th ult., which are important Congrens adjoarned on the 15th, with the full determs pation of promecuting the war agatost the Prem bitter end The Freoch, contrary to the reporta which ba ‘ od um by way of Havana, but were still at Pa lack of had pot advance th real rihe war, thirty pr pow works of def ep wore resto f reception “ thrown up at ai! polota: Hetween P m the Panama #t The Trouble ' ree eiwed neon roa and Bragil. Fob. f ¢ hay many hak the contract (which war ® no Wenger in Foren At Josvoring by all meann to thelr power to per rea, the directors of the Am eiders ery via RoVOrDIBe ‘ ond “ ’ any'# #teamors, the time tian « ' ireter given with the view t prevent, aa far o# matmerchal ine mTenien 4 yA convention eT IRL Dg on the @ t Prantl and Pera, it @ dm 7 etipabstent . all be taken the Amann he limite of tree & Wally me The jtnenedtiate ine te a : The Voruyian war * Morne wot Veotess on At Pare aheoot th viehos war wise y we ceived by the F nef o morye ' + few tage aubtequen Merve r . * y bat werd at 8 F atin from uy ting eo . o vuynae, 6 the He tthe ‘ he Mors ‘ Pa '