The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1863, Page 1

\rrival of the Steamships McClellan and George Cremwell. jappression of the New Or- leans Delta. nnn S REISSUE UNDER OTHER AUSPICES. ‘ears of a Crevasse in New rs . Orleans, te, &., ke. ‘Me stearoehins MoCiellan, Captaip“eray, and the Geo. omwell, Captain Post, with Ney Orloans dates to the th inst.,: rrived at this port Yesterday. Tho moet important ever’, since the departure of the vious packet was ‘the ‘gupprespion of the Daily Delta, ited by Captain Clarlv’and Golonel E. M. Brown. It had transpired what. ‘pad induced the step, a8 up to the y before the Jer of suspension General Banks had »peared to be ell satisfied with the management of the per, The ¥,rinters of the office had called upon the i they advised the workmen to wait upen sere’ Yanks and ropresent to him that their source of Dsietonce was in the continuance of the paper. Upon is the General directed that the paper be continued wer the management of the bookkeeper, Mr. Henry reer, There was 2 good deal of exultation in settesion circles, ad many prominent citizens ‘had called upon Colonel” and the Sclota were blockading Gaiveston, no mov of Genera) Banks’ forces. sere was some discontent Ing the troops, growing st Of the cnwillingness of white olficers to be placed on mmon relations with biack officers. Raph shbnoons from Galveston that 7) was sground in eleven feet of water. Our New Orleahs Oorrespondence. Naw Onixaxs, La. , Fob. 12, 1963. se Sinking of the Hatteras by the Alabama—The Running Of the Vicksburg Blockad:—Which Vessel Did It—Fears of a Destructive Crevasse in New Orleans—Vhe Suppres- sion of the Delta—Its Change of Name and New Corps of ‘Bastore—Important Army Orders—Escape of Secesh 1» Be. item of greatest interest in this city at present is received by the steamship Crescent—though ‘oredit was wrongly given at first to the Greole—that mer which sumk the federal gunboat Hatteras |Feally the piratical cruiser Alabama, and that the ab- story that it was her Britannic Majesty’s steamer fire by which the deed was done is false. This of the transaction has been already published in Sees > wi ions, were taken by the Alabama to Kingston, Ja , apd there landed. get Weal Of discussion is going on in both Union 4 revel circles as to the identity of the Union steamer fecently ran the blockade of Vicksburg from above. ‘persone. insist that it was the Ktar ef the West, dig others are as positive that it was the Conestoga. jird party will have it that it was neither the one nor } other, but some other ram, These latter persons add the sald ram bas been captured. Opinions are wally divided as to whether tho destination of the ram iitg Black, to destroy the railroad bridge, and thus uff communication between Vicksburg and Jackson, or mmunicate with Admiral Farragut. Ag I take it that ju will receive ail needful information on these points ig ere reaches you, if, indeed, you have not ob- med it already, 1 shali inerely refer you to the accom files of New Oricans papers for the Southern the frigato C eston has been captured is pretty erally discredited on all si therefore does not she the interest that so tm, an operation would re it properly authenticated of even taken as true ob re are beginning to be entertained of a crevasse on a Ke voale, resulting ta au immense logs of property, and, , of life, The river bas risen to some three or . within high water mark, Sie ten feet last Fr this time, ana it 18 continuing to rise. public were astonished on Monday morning ing that the Delta was suppressed by order of eral Ranks. That® paper so unmietakeubly and un- promiBingly ip fi of the Union, and the offieial r, moreover, should be ordered to suspend publica , Was a general marvel. The wogs among tho seees. alste seized on the occasion to get up a scrry joke—to : that the present commanding general te a scvession. atheart, and that, therefore, be suspended the Delta ite devotion to the Union, The paper resamed publi- b the same afterrcon, however, with the following jouncement — this paper, from this date, ana until Will be coutimied by the per, The former editorial WENRY GREEN, Foreman. 1662, * the Deita is never publisled op Monday mornings, re really waa no break in the poblication. The other kw ORLEANS, rapgemenis spoken of hay to be piiblisted in f ing NEXt, under the name jointly by Lieotenant Colonel Alfred ©. Hills (for: ‘ly connected with the New York Leeming Jor, and ‘caine on here with General Banks’ army corps) and . Albert G, stills, of the Boston J’. Colonel Hills held ay captain in a New York regiment of the omac. He was through the whoie of the paign, ending with the seven days’ fighting, which uated with the battle of Malvern Hil's. He is as completed. The paper . Thongh nearly go much alike in name, the wo emen are in bo wire related to cach other, pape ly in the beginning of the year I meutioniéd the fact the colored people's celebration of the Presi- t's emancipation, which was to have taken place on Year's day, baving been postponed Uil the sth of wary, the anbiversary of the battle of New Orleans, consequence of 9 oulored parson, to whom some two dollars ia collections had been entrusted, ee off with the pel’ It seems thet the needful be raised over again by the 8th. It is now announced on foot for « colt collation , in lea ventions affuir, at an early day 1B Important orders have been issued — GENERAL ORDERS—No. 15. Heapgeanrens, Derantwenr oF tum Geis.) New ‘Onteans, Feb. §, 1863.6 § far necessarily byimus with fl, toa great extent, the sam ations, aad natorall not ordinary pure fects mont inaterialy the product of their lands. creditors should be po im thew oforts to ret oe Co the ab manding dir« - |. The 1oreclosure hy by thelr edie andy tn to thelr former state | miity to meet all just de ali coecerned, the Genrral as corr ib. of may have Rew oes soldiers who ui lare a affair Y? ‘iver, about ihe a replied, justice, in @ very soldterliy, ya mt wy orders, bir, to give any rhe wan to fi ted lore tho colloquy when 9% ck Knowledge of, a me that big lim! our lay, did not permit rhe understanding what ‘therefor vautee the observation Tanda — - \”/ friend, you have stand me, I don't uur batteries, your All I want ” Orders,” by adding, « ah know an! Strength in men, ¥0 know is where and under w! comrades were taken privoners.”? understood thie, and became more commu- nicative. Hesaid he was/captured on the 26th ultimo, with bis three comrades,‘while on picket duty at Fousse Point, by @ company thf leftffor that point in « launch. The four men belong te, Company C, Thirty-third Louisiana by Colonel Clarke. Company C is the immedia%e command of Captain Montgomery. On 1g the eoldier who brought him on here, naively replied, “1 bro: ht on myself.” Further couver- sation elicited hat he been allowed to come on hero on parote for exchan; ‘He was in his gray uniform, as he told me his comrades were. ‘The following general orders concerning the labors of slaves acd freed negroes, and the remuneration to be al- lowed them, aro of great interest :— Drrartwent or THe Guir, Hrapquanrens, U. 8. SeQUESTRATION COMMI New Onixans, Feb. 5, 1803. The officers of the governinent will induce the slaves to turn to the plantations where they belong, with their fami- lies, and when returned will require them and those remain- ing upon the plantations to work diligently and farthfully of the plantations for one year, to maintain respectful Tre ment to their employers, and’ perfect subordination to their duties, upon condition that the planters or other employers Will feed, clothe and treat them properly, and give to them at the end of the year one twentieth part of the year’s crop, ‘or a fixed monthly compensation in cases where it may be moro convenient, as follows:—Mechanics, makers, drivers, &c., $3 each; able-bodied field men, hi: able: bodied field women, 8, de, use servanta, nu each, ‘The proportion reserved for the slaves shall be divided into shaves aud distributed according te the value of their labor, WwsieeMechanica, sugar makerr, driv: aec., three thareseach; able-bodied ‘field man, two shares'each; able bodied ‘Bold wonten, howe servants, nurses, ., one share ench. Ali negroes, not otherwise employed will be required to labor upon the pubite works aud no’ person capable of labor ‘will be supported at the public expense in idlenens. E. G. BECKWITH, Colonel, President of the Sequestration Commission. ‘The planter or other employer has to subscribe the fol lowing agreement :— ‘The undersigned hereby accept the arrangement above pro- , aud agree to carry it out. on thelr part, for one year date thereof, it being distinetly understood thai the crop referred to mean’ the commercial ‘crop, und the acoept Snce of thiscontract does not imply the surrender of amy right of property in the slave or cther right of the owner. The following is General Banks’ devision on this sub ject :— Heavquanvans, Durantwexr oP tux GULr,) Orrick or ane ‘SION, Ww , Feb. 6, 1863. In accordance with the agreement between ‘the military anthorities and tl ers, upen Genera) Orders No. 12, January 29, the provost marshal of each parish is aut wed to iv e Bignatures of planters to said agree. ive thi ment, (@ printed copy of which 1# herewith enclosed) and in ordered to carry out in good faith the provisions of We agree ment on the part of the authoritic He will. in good faith, offer all fair and logal inducements to the negroes within his district, in whatever condition or service they may be found, to returmto their families and the plantations where they belong. ‘When any negro bas acquiesced in the terms proposed, tbe provost marshal will see (hat be fuifiis his engagements for one year, In good tafth. He shall be required to remain upon the plantation to which he is bound, to, work faithfully and jedu sly, a) MH in a respectful and su! inate de Portinent toward bis saMopar oThe provost marshals are ordered to prohibit the arbor. Dg, und lantations or mili ent, not aud employment of negroes In| upon ler this tarsement, by other parties, either tary. ‘All negroes not acquicacing in the proposed agreems shall lunmediately. be put to labor upon Ht found in the country, ut the infitary stations, wishionn viet i¢ OF subsistence, shal rested aa ER vor upon the public works of the ‘ont ‘marshals itt ‘also see that the ‘agreement cn wi * tered thio by. the pignters in regard to the ‘negroes I fa folly amd fairly carted out. 11'is not expected that an individual contract is to be made ‘the negroes who return to thelr remain Movements of General Foster—Continaa- ton of the Storm, &<., &c. Fouramss Mowaox, Feb, 18, 1863. Major General Foster arrived here this morning from Washington on the steamship S. R. Spaulding. ‘The United States gunboat Sacramento, Captain Boggs, arrived in Hampton Roads this forenoon from Ports mouth, N. H. ‘The etorm of rai and wind from the noriheset con- tinues. Yorrnans Moxnor, Feb. 19, 1863. General Foster loft Fortress Mouroo today for the South on the steamship Spaulding. Colonel Wm. H. Ladiow has just returned from City Point, trom a conference with Mr. Ould, the rebel com- missioner. The Virginia Legislature will overrule Governor Leteber in his late attempt at retaliation in imprisoning United States officers, and will transfer to the rebel authorities, where it properly belong under the cartel, ali matters connected with the exchange of priseners. It is now quite certain that the rebel Congress will overrule Mr. Jeff. Davis In his retaliatory proclamation and message, and exchanges will go on ag heretofore under the cartel Arrangements fs exchange of civi- lane have been pe od, ah RE. —e The War in the Souathwes 1 Vite, Feb. 20, 1863. It is reported that the rebei Colonels Tucker , Schowat and White, with from six hundred to one thousand mount ed men, have crossed the Cumberland at Mil) Spring, and are bound northward. crovsing the Cumberland river are uot credited at heat. quarters. Caino, Feb. 20, 1863. It is reported at Memphis that four thousand rebels are within six miles of the Charleston Railroad. The towboat Hercules was burned by guerillas on Toes day last, just above Memphis. Personal Intel ‘THE RECENT 8CENE AT A PARTY ON FIFTH AVENUE. ‘The late affair in which a young English nobleman was a leading character has produced quite a sensation in town. All sorts of reports are im circnlation; but the real facts seem to be these — ‘The Marquis of Hartington, who is a son of the Dake of Devonshire, was oneof the invited guests at the party mentioned in our first account of the affair. Om his ar rival with his friend Colonel Leslie be was received by the host, and was then introduced to many of the guests, | hone of whom noticed any badge of any wort on bia breast or any part of his coat. During the evening, and while lady then and still un the badge on his cout, the ladies were still in domino, w known Ww him came up and pinned asking him to keep it there, innocent jest, took her arm and the staircase Acrom@® CDE Teom. friend Colonel Leslie, who, upon seeing the secession badge upon hie breast, asked him to take it off, For ax mu 4jor General B. Ave Adj. Gen, akon 1 a have not tak report on Friday, the 20th in hat Canal eve, in thin el through the lines, under or uch a hare pot alrredy Leen ste Wil report at the Marshal's office, 177 arm! wiceet” in time to be rderate prisonore this city under ry 10, 1868. from erals office, the follow: tas prison men wd camp ieinna ty Adjutant te officers and men are " for duty with their p command of aRD HB. Lewin, Diev if was the extent of lity @t Quek a AMA!) “whack ame), Wi 1) woe word is that of ao evme rebe) ( A bear ag it was not comme 1 faut to wear it unlers | every one understood how it came there, The Mar quis’ immediately removed it, notwithstanding the | entreaties of the fair joker to keep it there, she then loft him, and, while waiking with apother lady, « geutieman who had seen the badge before on his coat and sn ‘i | it still to be there, p up against him, when they ox- changed a few words, and there the matter ended for the night. The pext morning the matter waa satisfactorily explained between the parties interested. Jt will appear from these facts that the inferences drawn. from this oceurrence tn some of the public prints are fn It is shown that the Marquis did not wear the objectionable badge on his arrival, aod that it bad been removed at the tion of hie own friend before the ty whose patrioti«m exhibited itself on that oceasion taken opon himself Teet # supposed insult to the host. Major General Rutier aud staff arrived at the St. Nieho: Jas Hotel dast evening. A. McDowell and W. R. Hynes, of St. Loge, Jobn N, Franéia and A. Dempster, of Providence, (reorge Trott tieorge iarding, William Welsh, B. Gerhard, F carnal pein. | Of Philadelphia, are stopping st the Me tropolitan Morel. . aie Chevalier Halseman, Austrian Minister to the United States Hon. 0. P. Chandler, of Vermont i Dr. Jeweut, of | | I | | | The reports of large bodies of revel cavalry recently | with Major General | Those who { eperal Woo! ' New Haven; J. P. Bradiey, of Boston, R. N. Rice, of Chi ona; C. Gosarich, of Now Oriesas: William Mae, of ‘aunton, J Seymour, of Utica, P_ A. Moore of Troy, | T. Colt, of Pituseld, and CP. Weod, of Auburn, are pte d pig at the St. Nicholas Hotel. 4. Felton and wife ,of New Orleans: W. Thomas and wife, of Boston. W. 8 and wife and R. Rowland, of Phi Indelphia, Hon. B. F. Rexford, of Norwich, Coon.. ‘Thurlow Weed, A Van Vechten and H! J. Hastings, of Albany. &, P. silea, of Rechesser A: H. Fieke, of ‘bngland. Wr J. \yer, of Lowell, Mane. and Homer Ramude)i,of Newbury, are eluki A 84 tLO ABLOF Louse, ee en | pote weeks afterwards he atte | gag and » native of ireland NEW, YORK, SA eee | trons and took THE NEW YOR ——— ¢ Dy the arrival of the sisnmenip Eritisb Queen at this ‘port yesterday we have recerved news fram the Baha. mas, dated at Nassau, N. P., om the 14th of February. Our Nassau Correspondence. Namuav, N. P., Feb. 7, 1868. The Privateer Oreo Safely in Port when She was Re- ported as Destroyed—Caytain Maffit at Government House—His Ship Anchored with British War Vessle— Pilots Imprisoned for Taking Union Veasele Over the Banks—Deadly Use of Rebel Revolvers—Cargoes from England for the South, dc, ‘The steamship Britiab Queen arrived from New York this afternoon, bringing dates from that city to the 2d inst, The greatest news noised about was the reported destraction of the Confederate eteamehip Florida, late Oreto, which created a sensation. Upon reading the ac- count it turns out to be entirely unfounded and erroneous concerning that vessel, for at the time of her supposed annibilation the Florida was quietly riding at anchor in this port, having entered it early on the morning of the 26th of January last. 4 ry Tne Babama Herald of the 26th reports:—The Con- federate steamship Oreto, Captain Maffit, entered our harbor on Monday morning. Immediately on coming to Qn afchorage, Captain Maffit proceeded to Government House, when permission was given bim by his Excellency to remain the allotted twenty-four hours to recoal. In accordance with the same he remained until noon yester- ay, when steam was put on and the Oreto again went on way. She lay in port alongside of the British steamship Parra- couta (6), the British steamship Galatea 9} » lying outside of Hog Island, The British steamship Or! Mts (50) ar- rived hereon the 23d ult. Many of her crew deserted The day before ber arrival the American ship Sally F pero left this port for Abaco, to take away the United ates troops lately wrecked there. No doubt Captain Mafht was posted up on this score, and the probabilities of her capture are great. It is said that the Nashville is the Confederate service, and is waters. ain commissioned in jovering about there Semmes has also been lately veen in the Bahama wate ‘The Crown officer filed during the present month ex oficio informations against several aay ol who have piloted United States gunboats across the Bahama Banks ort b passages. The charge was for a violation of the Foreign Enlistment act, in entering and serving on board United States vessels of war as pilots, without the leave or licenre of her Majesty.” Two have Leen tried, and convicted, and renteuged to three mouths’ imprisou- | ment. ‘The peace of the community was disturbed on Christ mas morning by a row which tock placo among some Southerners in a billiard kaloon, when the proprietor, wi Was uot engaged in the row, was shot in the thigh, the ball passing into the bowels and ,cansing inflammation, which produced death in two daye. The party who fired was arrested and tried last week for mauslaughter, Belog 4 foreigner, ho was entitled toa jury of half foreigners. He wasacquitted, his counrel defending on the ground Uthat he fired at a person who had fiercoly assaulted him in self-defence, and that, in causing the death of the other party, he did so accidentally. The carrying of loaded re volyers in this peaceful quiet country is greatly abhorred and deprecated , and there is no doubt but that the Legis- lature will make it @ criminal act. Steamships stil continue to arrive from Fnglapd with cargoes for the South. The British bark Severn, from Liv ig ulead) vee of these cargoes, jetag laos outside of I, ju our city, op the morning of the 2ith ult, ‘The wind was blowing fresh trom the worth and she parted her chain. Bemg ona seo shore sho could not help going on It, The cargo has poentaved by wreckere. AT a ase Newspaper Accounts. REBEL TRADERS RUNNING THE BLOCKADB. {¥rom the Nassau Guardian, Jao. 31.) °~ The steamer Antonica arrived from Savanuah this morn- ing. We are indebted to C ic Coxeter and his purser, Ar. Thuron, for files of the ‘leston Courier and Afercury to the 27th instant. From these, ag well as from Rich mond papors received by the steamer Giraffe, which ar- rived | 7 Wilmington on Sunday tast, we have mede ex! 4 {From the Nassau Guardian, Feb. 11.) By the arrival of the steamer }» Srom A on Monday, we were politely favored with dates {rom that city to the Sth inst., from which we learn that the blockade off Charleston was raised on the evening of the “et, ‘the particulars of which will be found elee- where. ANGLO-REBEL TRADBRS AT LIVERPOOL. {From the Nassau Guardian, Feb, 7. ‘The vessels were at on the ‘Toth wt. for Nassau:—Georgina (1 }), Davidson; 87 a gmap ag Iris, McAlister; Speculator, & Rebel Privatecr’s Prise Recaptured by @ Women. Among the American vessels by the Retriba tion was the American brigantine J. P. Elitcott (233 tons), of Bucksport, Me., A. Devereaux tnaster, from Hoston for Cienfuegos, Cubs. She was captured on the 10th of Janu ary,in latitude 28 degrees 12 minutes north, and lon; tude 68 degrees 56 minutes west. Her officers and one were taken on board the privateer and placed in irons. A Prize crow was pot on board the brig, consisting of Gil bert Hay, a Sc . prize master, recently from Fort Lafayette, and John Gilbe;t, mate, and five seamen. ‘The captain and mate of the J. f. kilicott were accom. panied by their wives. The wife of the mate was left op board the brig. This* woman had cause to fear bad usage at the hands of the prize master and his mate, aud managed to get them intoxicated, when she proposed to the seamen, who were mostly, if ‘not all, negroes from St. Thomas, make thei prisoners apd to captore the vessel. She toot iron bandcufis from her trunk, and, with their assistance, put the rebels in Possession of the vessel on the 12th of January, She had studied navigation on the voynge with her husband, and, having assumed command, sailed (or St. Thomas till she spoke a French vesse), whic gave her the right course. “me made Tortola. one of the Virgin islands, to the windward of St. Thomas, when she was piloted ‘by negroes to St. Thomas. w ‘she arrived on the 17th ult., and placed her in the hands of John T. Fdgar, United States Consul, who put the master, mate and five seamen on board the United States steamer Alabama. City Intel . sraL Woot Resrecriyg Anes a¥o Aextsinox 1x7iie Posttsinos or 2rOnmeamerms—Govins Many PROPERTY ONLY IN QuxENON.—The announcement or that the police had received instructions to visit the stores of the city, with @ view to ascertain. ing the number of arms and the quantity of am mmmition in the possession of storekeepers, caused | no little excitement yesterday among our cittvens, and gave rive to a great many silly rumors and specntations. As we stated, the proceeding seems to have or ool--at Jeast such is Mr. Keunedy's esplanation—bat there are others who pretend that it is an idea of Governor Seymour, who \# represented av being anxious to obtain injormation ob the above subject. hold the latter opinion do not furwish y reason for their peculiar belief, or ex plain why the Governor shewid bit upon such an original = confidentiat «= agent = as Superintan. dent Kennedy to carry out hie project. The truth i#, undoubtedly, ss Mr. Keunedy himeelf says, that | is the father of the idea, and doubtless conderstands himeei why he has seen fit to adopt such a ayn F In justice to the Police Superintendent it should | said that he denies having given the offensive imstroc tions which Pome of the papers report him as having is. sued. It appears that the police were merely ordered to visit the stores for the pu of ascertaining the | amount of government guns and ammunition in the por | vession of storekeepers. If in any case the individual members of the furce overstepped the letter of their in- | stroctions, Mr. Keniedy clans he should not we held re- sponsible therefor. No orders, it appears, were givente | interfere with the private proverty of storekeepers in arms and ammunition much m juatiieation | of Soyperintendent Kennedy. On the other if government property alone was the object of the search, the issuing of inetractions to the | police to proceed with the greatest delicacy seems to have been entirely annecersary. The indelicary of imquiring respecting what to the government Mr. Kennedy, does not explain, while he asserts that the police were cautioned to be as delica’e as powsible in their investiga | tions, We are bound, however, (o ecoept Mr. Kennedy's | explanation, although it was given while that official was aD, hand, evidently under the highest state of excitement, cocasioned by the public announcement of bis connection with tho movement. The investigation, he said, was TURDAY, FEBRU SS ARRIVAL OF THE EAGLE. f Important from Havana and Mexico. eee eee THE FRENCH DEFEAT AT TAMPICO. CAPTURE OF THREE FRENCH SHIPS. Cannon Left in the Ha Mexicans. ALMONTE’S PRONUNCIAMIENTO, Ren Rew ae The United States mail steamehip Fagie, Capt. adams, which. left Havana on the 15th of February, in the even- ing, arrived at this port early yesterday morning. We aro indebted to Purser Mather, of the Eagle, for the prompt delivery of our despatches. Our latest advices from the Mexican republic place the French in asad state. Several important places bave been abandoned’by them, and they have met with seve ral reverses afloat and ashore. Sickness among them does not seem to decrease, The amallpox is stilt violent among thom, and has been carried to Martinique or brought thence. Dysentery is playing sad havoc with those in the interior, and the general impression seemed to be that nummer, with its venom (the yellow fever), would be upon them ere any important changes could take place. On the 27th ult. the Mexican guerillas attacked a train of pack mules at, Arroyo de Puebla, seven leagues from Orizaba, capturing abd carrying off the mules, which were " laden with provisions. Three hundred multé were captured by Don Pilar Vil lareal, of the Fourth regimeut of Zacatecas, between Te- camachalco and Quecholac—two places occupied by the of the Near Sam Agustin de) Palmar five hundred mules were captured by the Nationa! Guard of Tlacotepec. They were sent to Puebla, and some of them thence to Mexico. On the 30th Colonel Diaz Miron had an engagement witn twelve bundred French at a place called El Organo. They were escorting @ train of wagons. After threo hours’ fighting the French retired, taking with them twenty six killed and thirty or forty wounded, The Mexicans cap- tured several wagons, twelve mules, arms and knapeacks. Colonel Miron then went to Puente Naciosal, and thence, on the 15th, to Jalapa, which place he entered a few hours: after the French abandoned it. ‘This is the Mexican ac count, ‘The French havo established @ hospital at Perote and two large ones at Queckolac. Ip the latter they have tw thousand sick already. A decrce of November 23 ordains that the war taxes nay be paid in goods serviceable to the army. The fortification taxes have been abolished. e ‘Thg town of Coscomatepec has been abandoned by the Frevcb, ~ «ve The Mexican military commander of Tlaxcala captured 612 mules, which were being driven to Chalchicomula for the Frenob, Sir Charles Jennox Wyke arrived at Havana in her Britannic Majesty’s steamer Medea, ana left for St. ‘Thomes and England by the royai mail packet Conway— the same steamer that carried to Vora Cruz the Marquis de Gallefieet, special envoy of the Frooch Emperor to General Forey. A Mexican, named Florian Berardi, has been shot, and two otber men condemned to hard labor in Martinique. Bernardi was serving as essort to Mr. Utterbourg, United tates Conout at Mé'Se0; Win. H. Corwin, Secretary of the United States Legation, and Mr. Gacat, United States Con sul at Puebla,from Nopalucan to the French lines. On ‘approaching Perote, Berard! advanced with two men, bearing « white fing. They were immediately taken prisoners, and Berardi was ordered to be shot by M. Garnier, in command of the French forces there. Une of the men with sata 4 subgequently succeeded in encaynng. Some inore of the Jecker correspondence had becn |n- tercepted, al! of which was from bis family in France. ‘They advise bita to sel) out his property, pay fifty per cent to his crelitors, reserving enough to make hie family independent, und eaying that ‘‘this war was brought on entirely on account of his claim, and that when the Fmperor Napoleon received the despatch an- nouncing the defeat of the French at Puebla be thr nu into Fugenie’s lap, saving, ‘it is all your fault.” ‘The magnificent Italian Opera troupe, under Max Ma retzek, arrived by this steamer. Our Havana Correspondence. Havana, Feb. 13, 1863. Defeat of the Pench at lampico—A War Steamer and Two Transpor's Coptured by the Mexicans—Bnemunters at At samira and Other Ploces—General Almonte’s Lateat Bro clamation, ke. , de. We have had no important news from Mexico beyond what I xend you today, received by the English steamer Conway a few days since, with dates to the Ist inst. The extraordinary news published in the HxxaLn of the 30th olt., although it went from Havana, has not been con. firmed in the slightest particular, so far at lesst asl have seen or been able to ascertain. ‘The news of the bombardment of Acapulco was re ceived and published by yoo on the 27th ult., some litte time before we beard of it, and it is quite likely you may have also recetved before this the news of the French de feat at Tampico, which I mow send you, and which is, as 1 have said, the only item of importance from Mexico received for some time, You will nd the facts detailed tn the foilowing OFFICIAL DESPATCH. Amey ov Tamapuiras ann LA Heasreca, } Tamrico, Jan. 22, 1863. Geen ay 1x Cone — In conformity with, what had been formerly ordered relative to oppox mg evemy on undertaking W divem bark, 1 directed that a of one bundred infantry of the First battalion of the State, two hundred of the Hattakon iidalgo, one hundred of the rection Pa- vou, opé hundred lancers and two rifled pieces of artille- ry, all under the orders of the citizen Colonel Kafael de la | Garca—ehould march te the bar of this port, where the | enemy wat, in order to make a reconnoissance, which was effected on the 20th of the present month without cayeneg Sove ocourred beyond gome infantry fring on both sides, which lasted some time. he day (21st) Colonel Garza returned to me force, and, aftor afew discharges wy hada yn-- Log ad asst gunboats which to protect his infantry, the steamer but, owing to ber hurry and the brick | the enemy attempted to fire maintained by us, #he grounded m the channel of the Today she remains in the rame porition, \n order to accomplish her complete destruction, our artillery, stationed there beforehand, reopened fire upon ber an: the other war steamer which composed the squadron outside the harbor, and which, doubtless, came to protect sod save ber from the danger in which the was placed. All thelr attempts were in vain: for, notwithstanding they directed ail the fire of their artiliery against our the steamer remained completoly «ground, and * med by tho enemy, who, after having wet fire her, weot aboerd (be other vessels of war outside the “for the benedt + Sonn Woo, aod not the | per fools,” by which fiattering name he alluded, it | “tee French forces, over and above their lors, which is is to be presumed, to the general public. | considerable enough, have left im onr power a smail | Gur reporter, however, was net rash enoug® | schooner laden with war material, a large vownel (illed with to require a particular explanation oo the point, having | provisions and another of equal size, Lalf loaded, ov visions of eel! No. 410 imagination, not footing | Th) al f meelf precively obliged to martyr in the caure | of suffering humanity. [t will interest the public, never | thelers, to learn that one of their well paid servants con eres them es a wet of “fools,” entirely unworthy of comaideraticn | 1 Tar Stowsy Purn—Maernxe of Tre Scnecmree: —The committes of benevolent gentlemen who propore to raise ‘8 fund for the benefit of the family of Mr. John Slowey, Superintendent of Lands and Places, who, it will be re membered, was killed at a tate fire, will hold a meeting ®t the Hone House this evening in furtherance of the ob- Jpot of their organization. A. 1B Frank Boole i# chair man of the committee, [1 \* said thet several thousand dollars have siready been collected, end it in expected ap at the meeting 6 nights large additional eum wi! resized. Suictom oF 4 Loxanc.—Coroner Ranney yerterday held ab inquest at (he Lunatic Aeylum, Blackwell's Island, on the body Of Peter Donohue, who committed ruicide by hanging bimeelf to the door of tbe outhouse with ope of Bis suspenders, which he had firet festened about bie neck. Decensed war admitted to the atylog on the 16th of December lant, from aberration of mind, and © take bis fife, but the ettacbes of the inatitution prevented the consam. mation of hus deeperate design. Denehoe baw since been clonely watched, Dut he alipped away 00 Thurediy aod hong himeeit on vated. Lenebue wae thirty years of | Sa PRICE TITREE CENT: K HERALD. SEE. ¥ ia (Old Town), in the State of VeraCruz, and the other at Altamira; gud, for aught | know, these may be the founda thom for the story gree you about the fog and the «French slaughtering Freuebi,”’ &. The detail# of theso hie are thus yiven:—“On the 221 of ast month ber) the enemy, in two steamers, having we launches in tow,’ advanced with glx hun dred men towards Pueblo Viejo, by the Lake of San Franciveo, State of Vera Cruz. The Mexican forces under command of Citizen Pavon, revisted him for O howrs—from three o’eleck in the afternoen till eight | o'clock at night—at which hour the enemy withdrew | withont having effected bis object. On the following day he returned with a targer force, whea Citizen Pavon retired, posting fineelf strongly ta Tamploo Alto, at which town be determined to resiet the enemy. Tho lattor reached l’aeblo Viejo, enraged at tho reverse he had sustained the previous day; but there was nothing fer him to do. He then went in search of Pavon, | but, having reeopnoitered the position held by the latter, withdrew towards Iampico without firing @ sbot.” | ‘That certainly does not amount to much Here ty the Other, which does not differ much jn point of import a eee » , ‘the 18th December the enemy left Tampico, going towards Altamira, with five hundred French and. itty x jarcia abandoned the place rising ground of Keal, and our forces, under Citizens Ca date we and Fernaodez Garcia, to the number of two undred cavalry, placed in ambuscade, threw him ‘nto disorder during the moment of surprise. This over, the Mexican forces retire! after a sustained fire, intended to prevent the cavalry from maneuvering, and the enemy did the same, aiso evacuating Altamira, To-day our forces are again tn Altamira, Those at headquarters amount to eight hundred and fitty cavatry, and more than five hundred intantry. In the Southern district prodigious efforts have been made, and, though the chief city is cecupied, there are well founded hopes that more than 4 thousand citizens will engo!l themnelves under the bauner of the country. This reMlt, which will reflect so much boner on the sons of Taman!ipas, is due to the efforts of Colonel Fernandez Garcia and the patriotism. of the people. In the encounter at Pueblo Viejo the enemy had threo killed and twenty wounded, Colone) Pavon loging thre» wounded. In that at Altamira we had four killed av | five wounded, ond the enemy au equal number killed aud eoventeen wounded, ‘The very latest from Mexico, up to the moment of writing, 18 a French transport, arrived day before yester with dates from Vera Cruz to the 6th, brought by this vessel amounts to nothing; neverthcless ‘the rumor of the rout of the Freach at Puebla prevails more or less, In consequence of this rumer I have taken particular pains to ascertain what ground there might be for it, ab@ I am satisfied there is none. Let others tell you & different story if they choose: I know that my Eources of information are not inferior to'any, T append herewith Aimoute’s proclamation — MANIFENTO OF THM GENERAL OF DIVISION, DON JUAN NEPO- MUCENO ALMONTE, TO MIS COUNTRYMEN, Mrxicaxs—It i# now more than eight months since announced to you, from Cordova, my arrival in the re. Pp and the object with which IJ came. During the time which has elapeed you will have been able to convince yourselves, I doubt not, of the truth of what 1 told you when J said that European intervention in Mexico had no other object than to insure independence, to put an end to the civil war and contribute to the establishment of order, morality and asolid government, leaving to the Mexicans the cholee of the form that might best suit them. ve of my countrymen believed that the better to bJect of 0 grand an idea, the establishment visional government would be proper, which as acommop centro to the well-intontioned Mexicans, who might desire to the intervention, be they of what party soever; amd with that view the plan of Cordova was proclaimed, which was subsequently seconded in Orizaba, Vera Cruz, Alvarado, the late of Carmen and other importaut towns, General Galvez, with bis brigade, presently attached himself to that plan, ns did likewise Colonel Lopes with hia corpe; aud the ‘Mexican army, the defender rt, firmed it also by coming to piace itself’ under orders, under the lership of the distinguish- generel of divieton, Don Leonardo Marques Generals Don Tomas Mejia, in the State of Queretaro: Don Manuel Lozada, in that of Jalisco; Don Manuel Montano, io that of Puebla; Don Felipe Chacon, in that of Mexico; and finally, the chiefs of guerillas, more or loss numnerour, as those of Colonel Galvan, in Milpa Alta. Colonel Navarrete, io the Monte de ias Craces, Colonel Jimenes, in the Rio Frio; and, in fue, those of Camano, Maiz, Jeans Ramirez, Arguelies and Coeme Gonzales, at various nts. Pottnfortunately , the irreconcilable enemies of Mexico and France found in tbe plan of Cordova, and the estab. lishment of a provisional government which emanated from that plan, & pretext for ceosuring the condvcpot his y the Emporor of the French, desiring to create the belief that bis troops had come to Mexico Bot a give areal , Bince the plan of Cordova, coupind @ National Assembly would be et oh, takingy itrto consideration the deplorable situation of the co uiry, should declare the form of government most suitalie in = Sa a Maire “$ ‘To morrow [am going to have taken from the ste the 9 AnoD with which she war armed and whatever eine tay be Useful, and ax soon ae | #hall have the documents detailing the quantities of war material and | provie in oor power I ball send you the correspond. ing despatch, that you may agyuaint the citizen President owith, You, among other things, that the invader abr burned completely the farma which we ie portykeaving it conse. quently reduced to # frightfal desert All which J communicate to yon, that you mey be planned. to. place 1 Iu: possesion cf the supreroe msgle tracy of the pation. The covatry, liberty and reform. JUAN To me Omeer Moueren of Wan City. ‘The Vera Crusano Of January 30 does not contain « DE LA GARZA, 0 Mamerk, Mexico word about the above, which I take from the lip printed | at Tampico. That paper, being entirely French in inte rest, contains @ couple Of despatches from M ®t Arna the commandant of Vera Crus, relating to rome wrgnif cant ekirmisbes with guerillas, Besider thore, the only docement of interest publinhed in the Vera Orusane i* Ube prociamation of Almonte, « trantialed copy of «hot 1 appends The Gvardia Nacional, of Matamoron, of Janoary 10 Rives an account Of a. oupie of fights Letwoen some Nex non aed (RO AN pen eOled Voanin oo order to destroy the roots of ana: chy> It has been necessary, thev, to remove all pre'exts from the enemies to the happiness of the Me» aos, that tho provisional government should dis. sar, which, although it had no other object t! tbat of preventing confusion and giving temporary ied vation to the States ana towns which should ero to tho intervention, miqht compromise in ite foveirn ree lations the government which had remained chorged with carrying outthe object of the London conveution. It was my duty, therefore, convinced as lam of tho ne- ceasity of smovibiug the way ty julerveption for the sake of my country, to abandon the title of Suprom: « im, of the nation, which the plan of Cordo ferred on me. Aud hence it is that | made no to the fact that his Excellency the General-in Cl expeditionary army of Mexied ignored that title ‘unsequently, eine his arrival ia the republic, | have ceased using it, and have returned to the position in which 1 was wh didressed you from Cordova, ‘siling you (bat, astranger to the bloody strife which ‘or 80 aby years bad desolated our by 4 not come 10 exercite vengeance, nor to ment to any party, but to co operate, with all -opsible means, in reconciling our brethren Imated, then, by those same sentimen shall willl comtinue woder’ the shelter of the French army, as every Mexican may who bas accepted or may accept the intervention, I have deemed it proper to make this frank de claration to you to prevent your being surprised by restless spirite who judge of others by their own | perverse and selfish instincts, and who in these latter dayseftorts have been made to make thetr intriguers like themselves, believe that | pretended to reassuime the Litle of Supreme Chief of Wie nation, which Lonly accepted temporarily, until the complicated situation in which the | republic was when I cae here might be ameliorated | You may, then, be persuaded that my only desire hae | been, and still is, that intervention may have tha benef t which the three Powers proponed W themeel ven signed the treaty of London, October 31, 1864 ‘ountryman and best friend, who only desires with al! the veins of bis heart, sures you JUAN N. ALMONTE. | Onaeava, Jan 12, 1#63. The Department of the East. TOUR OF INSPECTION BY MAJOR GHNERAL WOOL, Major General Wool is preparing to make ® tour of in ppeetion of fortifications, arseuals and military depots in Conneotiont, Rhode Irland, Massachusetts, New Hamp shire and Maine. His tour will commence next week and ho will visit the cities of New Haven, Newport, Fall | River, Providence, Springfield, Worcester, Boston, Porte mouth and Portiand, at exch of which cities he will uo doubtedly meet with that hearty reception bis distin guished military sorvices #o well merit. Tt is understood that the fortifications on the Atlantic coast will reeerve special attention from the distinguished roldier, and the degree of activity whieh he bas of late infused into operations upon the fortifications of New York harbor will sooa be observable In otber portions of the Department of the Past J leaves this rity In the eight o'clock train on Monday morning, and will undoubtedly receive the heartfelt greetings on the route accorded him some years tince upon a Kimilar trip, He will be accompanied by a Oi Marder in Brooklyn. A BLIND WOMAN KILLED BY HER HURBAND, Thomas McLaughlin, residing in a tenement houre in Park avenue, pear Canton etreet, was arrested yesterday on a warrant jemued by Coroner Norris, upon the charge Of causing thé death of his wife,» belpless blind woman, | some fifty yeors of oge. Three families occupy the name house, that of the aceuret had apartments on the uhird floor, It appears that about five o’¢lock on Thureday evening { the orcupants heard « pew Af persone were quarreling bat, aa it was no unueual @ reutnatance, they paid no particular attention to it, About eleven k MeLanghita, the son of the » wk yertorday Fr ot Home f aide of blood near by. on the head, the righ oar torn of. A& 1 been uaed Vea owmal pomit ye nowed nO evidenne fb upset. In the back room & man was lying on pefed with liquor, whoeproved wo be the hu , ia face wae amomred with blood, hus mbirt turated, aod his boo hAhed with ne ters Mary Aun McLaughlin, the dangh joued by the Coroner, stated that she hen ber mother diet, but some orenpants state that she wae in the room at the they beard her ail for & man named MeCabe the lower hoor, Motabe and the daughter fh taken into Custody as acceMOrien. An inquest w mneecet tast evening From all appearances the {rank when be came home the evewing pre #10 Cont | | wae beat b A New Steamenip Line Between Boston ana mares. fearon, Kor 20, 1908. @) Foward ®. Tobey, A. A. Lawrence an 1M Peete Lave petitioned Ube Marnachusetts fegubeture to be apitas Of t9@ rollfious of dotiers, The eeramert are ww | ree hekween Rea ao Large | to the | ting: IMPORTANT FROM: VICKSBURG. THE RISING OF THE MISSISSIPPL The Town of De Soto Nearly Submerged. The Union Forces in Front of Vicksburg. THE MORTAR BOATS READY FOR ACTION, A COAL BOAT Ri ke, UNS THE BLOCKA Be. &e Cincano, Feb. 20, 1 803, A special deepateh from Cairo sayw that tho Army of Vicksburg is increasing. A barge, containing seven thousand bushels of coal, ran the blockade on * discovery. ‘Tho Vicksburg Whig of the 9th jnet. saya that the river ts overflowing ite banks on the Loulmana side. Of De Soto, opposite Vicksburg, is nearly subwerged, and it is expected that the whole pevinsula will soon bo under water, The Jackeon Appeal's correspondence of the Oth inet, eaye that there is now no lounger any doubt that the whole force of the federals is concentrated within secing dintance of the city of Vicksburg, The mortar heats were towed down yesterday to a point near the render vous Of the feet, and every moment it is expected that the commencement of the attack will be announced. Tho town of Holivar Landing, @fty miloa sboye Mem- phis, has been destroyed by the gunboat Conestoga, in re- taliation for the guerillas firing into the steamer Jenny Lind, DE, moknoes ia urday night, without accident or ‘The town The Ram Queen of the West Gone on an Expedition Up the Red fiver, Cwcavo, Feb, 20, 1863, A telegram from Cairo mays that the ram Queen of the West has gone on au oxpedition up the Red river for tho Purpore of destroying rebel vessels, If Khe enocaeds one of the chief sources of the rebel supplica will bo out off. ¥ Lake Providence, La. Camo, Feb, 20, 1863. A skirmish occurred between a small party of Unionists and three bundre@ of the First Louisiana cavalry on the 10th instant, near Lake Providence, which resulted in the rout of the latter, Their joes is unknown. Twenty five prisoners were taken, Our loas waa one killed and twelve wounded. The Skirmish n A DISTINGUISHED SECESSIONIST ARRESTED. Captere of Chartes Carroll Hicks at the St. Nicholas Hotel—His Conduct Ketere the Provost Marshal, é&c. Charles Carroll Hicks, a secesskaist of considerable notorioty, was arrested in the barr « m of theat. Nicholas Hotel about half-past four o'clor yesterday afteruoon by officer Denniston, on suspicion of being « m@y. The prisoner, # appears, attracted the attention of the officer by bis loud abuse of the administration and profuse pralpe of Jeff. Davis and the Southern confederacy. Ho openly boasted of hin Baving. once held a commie sion in the rebel army, and spoke of Stanewall Jackson and Jeli. Davin tn the warmest torma, When receiving some change from the barkeoper for s round jof drinks, he became very indignant at being offered somo postal currency, and #aid be would take nothing but mpecie or Contoderate billp, He had no faith in Lincoln's “greenbacks,” he seid, and became so abusive in hie remarks that the officor dpomed it his duty to take bim into custody, Upon betmg brought before General Wool the prisoner acknowledged his name, and said be commanded a reg)- Ment Of rebel soldiery at the seven dafW batties before Richmond. Subsequently he said he was appointed pro- Vout marshal at Richmond, and after serving several months in that capacity he grew tired of the servies and threw op his commission. Upon being asked if he bad his diecharge from the rebel Secretary of War be replied in the negative. Genoral Wool thon asked him what his busivers in Now York was, when he stated that he carne North for the benefit of bis health, and arrived in thin eity ye morning in the ateamer Eagle from Havana, further stated that he was stopping at the New York io. tel, and that the police might search bin beggage if they desired. General Wap! deen: searched, but the off tadvieabie to have the bage ten discovered nothing w to eriminate the accused. General Wool then proposed to se Hicks if he would take the oath of allogience, but latter declined the ofte meet ponitive inanne 4 wait he wor such an ont Genoral Wi uflor imprisonment rather thaw take to be taken be Hore ol then ordered the fore Provost Marshal Draper Hicks was charged with being North for the parposs of \earning concerniug the jar, all of whe eral Draper decked id give & watinactory Of aileganoe, Me igiment of the court was rather particular faver that bo be alowed Heleven o'clock this morning Te meented, and the priomer went om Ibeka thought t harsh, and arked me. hariew Carroll Hicks ix well York. aad, in fret, throughout the en taly be acted a abi do y with General Bob W wed), went all throug earn W the United number of lee italy, ated the pub will recollect bis appgarayee at the Comper oped ing upou thet 1b) + When the slave Stales neecded and the news of the at” tack upon Fort Bumter reached his city, Hicks, whe w: always a fire-cater, jmmedistely started for Charleston, and odered hin services Wo the rebels, He procured & position as captain in an artivlery regiment, but yomition of colonel, and «| the battle of iby A it by hie braw mihed Vanneet quently he took & porition om General Winder's staf ot Kichmend, and. fore long ime, acted im the capacity @ Provost Marshe) We wert hear of him { the Bouthers apern he whe hae done the confederacy some ser ful manner im which be landed « 4 blockade renner. snd in one een of an 8 pornon oo Wy tte wai Charionan. The Kichtnond Drape advives on of his very latest movements and under ie local head make mention of him aa futlows TOR —A few tomilee oe Robern part be Mi possible, Atter ¥, Biers, of tone Une brig ene ore away Wo Kt Th podore Wiikee © From the above extract would appesr (hat Hicks ie double traitor, Wa ate inclined to doubt the truth of I h's Maen wever, sod think thet the ee Dia h edad af 6 ruse 0 throw ws Of our ued. ig the rebel t real movements. iw mimewm at anne ta & very (oendly one at all events and be stvwld be under the strict wurveilianee of the pom lice daring bis *tay ty Mr. Valiandigham and the Loyal Bate~ morean a Davrreome Veb. 20 100s sme fon in og 1 the Maryland Vellandigham 414 pot come of that the loyal pentinents o The lecture anne wy Mr o~ o Hots more wold bot tolerale his presence baving indveed (he avanton A the lertore, The m © State Low 1h Me, Feb. 30, 1808. he Marne tate loan y yrare (ot $92) £90 om savaty A M6) per oamty taken at ® UN UMA yh were Oh 108