The New York Herald Newspaper, March 4, 1863, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 9667. IMPORTANT FROM NEW ORLEANS. THE NEW SYSTEM OF NEGRO LABOR, | 3 Mass Meeting of Louisiana Planters. SPEECH OF GENERAL BANKS, Unlawfal Demonstrations by Se- cessionists. Dispersion of the Rabble by Union Treops. " important Orders from General Banks. The Harriet Lane Still Shut Up in Galveston Harbor, &e. &e., ‘The steamer Che-Kiang, from New Orieans on the 23d, ‘@ip Island on the 24th, and Pensacola on the 25th ult., @rrived at this port yesterday morning. She brought two hundred discharged soldiers. The following is her report:—Passed Key West on the ‘27th ult., and saw a largo white steamer going in. On the ame night passed the steamer Illinois, bound to New York. Atalater hour in the afternoon the steamer Bio- Bio also came in from the same port, calling op her way at the port of Havana, A Jackson (Misz.) paper says that a Jew had been ar- Rested on the charge of ofiering to spike the guns at Port Hudson for $60,000, A rebel deserter reports that Gen. Sibley has sent his infantry—1,500 etrong—to ‘eveport, and has gone up with the balance of his command, consisting of artilery and cavalry, to Atchafalaya river. The infantry were entirely destitute of ammunition. The conscription of all men between the ages of sixteen and «ixty was being en- forced with relentlees rigor. uw Our New @rleans Correspondence. New Onurays, Feb. 22, 1863. @reat Meding of the Planters of Louisiana—The Great Change Worked by the Redellion—Importance of Con- tinual Oultivation—The New Plan of Negro Labor— Important Oficial Documents for History—The Meeting in New Orleans—Excitemen: of Planters on Negro En- Kistments—Ea'raordinary Panters’ Reso'w'ion:—Speech @f General Ban\s—Pized Remuneration for Negro Labor—Large Number of Immigrants for Secesh— Rabid Secession Demonstrationseotr: mptiiude of Gen. Banks— 4n Irish Remonstrance—Valuatle Infcrmation from a Negro, de. Binee my last letter to the Hrraup the event of chief importance in this department has been a great meeting ‘of all the leading planters of thie State now within the federal lines. The convocation was held inthe parior of the 8. Charles Hotel, and continued two days. In for. mer times, before the rebellion wh ich hae £0 crughed the power and wealth of these prood planters, it would have Tepresented an almost fabulous amount of money. As it ‘wan, I doubt whetber the most ingenious @alculation ould make any one of them satisfied that he waz rich; end, taking their own confessions and etatements. they are Bow the most helpless of individuals, totally unable to enforce the labor of their negroes, and utterly dependent ‘wpon the military authorities for the cultivation of their plantations. ‘Tt was a spectacle never to be forgotten to look upon eve men, retaining the same externa: appearance and he same spirit of pride which characterized them in former days; speaking with the same tone of importance, and yet admiting, not only by the very act of assembling, Dut in actual words, that they were helpless. They re- minded one of movarche—of a Roman Senate stripped of ite power—of bankrupts surrounded by luxu vies about to pass from their bands; and no one ac- quainted with the circumstances of the case could look ‘apon them without a curiosity to read the actual thoughts of their hearts. Your correspondent ie of the opinion ‘that, could their inmost thoughts have been revealed, we should have seen before us a conflict of pride and humilia- tion; the first too strong to permit a willin: exhibition of ‘the Inst; the last too powerful to be wholly concealed. ‘They came, in fact, as supplicants to a humane govern- ment, asking for protection agains the effects of the mad- mess of their own people— madness which many of them had shored, and for which they still entertained a linger. tog affection, mingled with regrets fur ite fruits, and com- pelied to ask their own judgment if the old maxim of ‘To begin at the beginning of this business, and explain ‘& correctly, it will be necessary to take the reader ‘emwally called Reavy; but in the present instance I be- Move the reader will find bimsclf sufficiently interested and rewarded for hie labor, even if he roads some of the fiset documenta for the second time. Jt will be proper to state, however, as introductory to ‘these important documents, that the cultivation of the @ager plantations in the parishes within our lines pre- sents & subject which could not fail to attract the serious @ensideration of the commanding genera. It presents Meelf as a question of great importance in several ag- pecte—ae important to the plapters, important to the country and important to the negroes, who ‘must be Kept at work or starve, and who wiil soon find ‘themecives expored to abject want and absolute famine | £ E é i | i i y extates—an omployment for which they have by nature and habit. But it was found that the slaves were wholly unable to contre! the affection which they had ‘on the part of their rlaves—an aileo- nothing could induce the slave to owner—the moment a belief in the freedom got hold of negro’s tind the this tie in which he bad trusted ent. pped he stood alone and powerless, a fallen Without empire, a king without snb- ee. His meniais deserted bim aod refused w return, bogus confederacy in which he had trosted covid not to his relief, and he must go to the ities for protection or allow bie plan i He i ee it 1 an hand to ory (and we come to our fest dex ] im which we fad the pian fixed upon by ihe se \ueotra tion Committee of the it aod proposed to the planters. PLAN OF LARON. Pazantaxst or ree Geir, i , SeauenrRarion Comias:0%, Bw Onreaws, Pop. 5, 1663. | § sorcrnmem Will inéuoe the slaves 10 re lantations where with their fam! re vod when, returned will require tl an ned thoes ap; tations, to Work ditigentty and. faith pia # for one year, to maintain reaper to their employers, and berfect subardination to thorrauties, upon condition that the pin or wtber een Jers will ferd, clothe snd treat tBemn properly, aad give 10 St the ado! the year one-twentieih part oF the Gear's ly compensation in cases where Three doliars each. Able bodied fe Two doliark each Able bedied fed women, house servants, One hy lar eaeh. us be divides the vaing of thelr Respquartem, U. gmake, drivers, ac. Three shares each, Two shares each Said women, houre servants, i ‘One share each. All negroes\ BOl oiberwise employed will be r ‘bred te labor upon the publie, works. and vo perwn capable of Iavor will be supported at the tie expense in idlenem ©. BECKWITH, Colonet, ne re i a aS Crop jeierred tn Serena eases ee set iy oF seent the surrender of her vehi of the \ | military rule; that Ge Accompanying thie proposition was @ circular, giving imatructions for beng a Out the agreement, as followa:— pevanreen, (PARTMENT OF THE Parana, Fob. 6. p sccordabes with the agreement between the military piterien ane Planters, hased upon Gens ders Ni Ee January, 1063 jibe ° provost m caerehial oe each Li were. ‘is \eneloe a wand oe arse prvvisions wi will, gt arkof ihe a ‘all fair and lepai re negroes within his district, fa. whatever tbe} be found, to retura to thelr tations where they be ducements ition or and a his engagements fe He nal be pay, to upon is bound, and yaaa ‘@ respectful and subordinate de- vote pr Se Ere’ erdered to prohibit the harbor. Marien offer civil oF mill neat in the proponed acrearnent, not ayn ‘aud din the ae pee be arrested as it the patinene er ‘the public works or the Quar. master's plantations. i alao neo thet the nd ar qntared laa by the ples regard to fe ba the nl tern the negroes fully and f ‘aarly carried out. ‘It is not expected that a SoByiaue) con! with the negroes who retui upon them. Buch arrange eat gel be impracticable, ¢ fact that they return or remain is to be taken as proof of vee assent. The officers of the goverument who o advise assist their return will feel that they are responsible at the advantages promised shall be secured to them. By order of the United States Sequertration Commission, Approved. P, BAN. : Major General Commant About the time the above plan and circular were is- sued & number of planters met atthe 8t. Charles Hotel, and, after a good deal of discussion and conference with the authorities meluded to try the plan; and subse. quently a large majority of the 2 oe signed a contract or agreement with the authorities im accordance with the proposition. Stall later General Baoks published avcircular op the Bub,ect, a8 follows:— CIRCULAR. Heanquartens. DevantwEnt or in Gurr} New OnvpANs, Feb. 16, 1463, The »companying orders cnd elreulars, relating to the im. mediate empioyinent of negroes, will explain a system of labor that hus Leen surgested and adopted for resent year, TI ast Marsha, re authorived and directed to ord the planters or other per consent is given ofl n of begroes aud their fatal y have been accustomed to Without regular employment, many thousands of negroes must p-rish during the year. More than sixty thousand dol- dare were appived so thé support of dependent and destitute Persons in the month of January, Th port of many SUpy Played negrues will increase the burden and other products Lively deman consideration and for this no saber labor is now availab y will have secured te them by wovernment suflich Wholesome food, clotuiug, kind sreatment and @ sha, stryp ther produes, eeorapensnticn may seem amaii: but, in view of ihe pecunisry advances that must be made wud Che risks that at it 1s not unreasonable. gaged Will be employed on. t ‘Quart rinaster’s Department, without Day, except their food and clothing, medical attendance and such insi;uet'on and care aa may be furnished to them and their women andchikiren. In view of ail the facte, and after most anxio.s cons deration, the Sonenting General be- Neves It to be the best system of laber that can now be plod, and, anrumoing the entire respemibitity of the ack he calls upon’ the commanding generals and all officers of the government to assistin it immed ate execution, N. P. BANKS, Major General Commanding. And, ftoally, we come to the latest order on this sab- ject, being the ret paragraph of General Urdere No. 17, ae follows — 1, No negroes wit! be taken from the plantations, until further orders, by any oficer or ouber person in the service of the United States, without previous authority from these headquarters. So much for the official documents in this matter, which Tbave deemed it best to present entire. Yhey form a complete history of the matter, so far as the official record is concerned. Aud now we come to an interesting episoue, beng THE GREAT FLANTRRE? MERTING AT THR ST. CHARLES, The mecting assembied at twelve o'clock on Wednes- day, the i5tb instant, and was composed of about sixty or seventy planters—all of them prominent and leading men in the community. They were men such as @ romuncer would delight to id of—men whe would form most excellent subjects for portraits and sketches— men, in short, representing every characteristic of the rich and proud sugar planter of Louisiana, who bat recently exercised unlimited sway over hundreds of slaves, aud who, whenever he appeared in public, was treated with the inarked deference to which bis position entitled him. ‘The meeting was organized by the appointment of Mr. E. E, Matiboit, an influential planter of the parish of Ter Tebonne, as President, and Messrs. J. Mf. Pelton, of a rebonne, and H. B. Foley. of Arsumption, as secretaries and it was then yoted to adjourn until evening. Jp the evening committees were appointed to consult with (he ‘ommanding General and otner officers on vari ous m: tters relating to the questions involved, which will be du y noticed in their turn. The first of these commit- tees, consisting of one member from each parish repre- rented, wae charged to wait upon Gen. Ranks ‘‘and ascer- tain definitely from bu if the signing of the contract, in accordance with order No. 12, by the planter, will secure the return of negroes bound by said contract ‘ope om tations to which they are bound as laborers, and by whore agency their return is to be effected. Another committee was a to make arrange ments for the return of euch slaves as have been enlisted and are now desirous to return to their homes: another, to ask that the office of provost judge and provest marahal be made one office, so that each court might be the ex- ecutive officer of its own decisions. ‘A resolution was offered and adopted {nstructing the committe: tbat was to wait on General Ba: ka to repre- sent to Lum “that the spirit of the agreement of the Sth inst, bas not been respected; that this February 18th pre- sent, two oflicers of the United States came down on the Ope ourem Railroad in charge of five or wix negroes, re cruity fo the Fourth regiment of Native Guards’ and to requet: of General Banks the removal of said officers— Lieutenants Croseman and Grant, of the Twelfth Counec cut regiment. The following resolutions were also adopted, setting forth the instructions of committees:— Resolved, That a committee of one from each parish re- Presented st this meeting be appointed to inquire it patios Siriea have been appointed in and, if a wo ave such appointments made at once; that ihe polloe ja s 5 of each be request to have pawols organized ani paid if n ierornary, ato ake m weekly Hager af ali st sieves peel in pariah the place w 4 Tom ‘aad name of owner, that the be lerowtod te to the. mt of the police ofthe pariah in wove the slave ‘Resolved, That a commitioe of ive from the plamters of Assumption, Ls Lafourche, Terrebonse and Bt. Jemen be ayy to make arrangement« with toe tet het quartermas. for the revarn of @ large number of taken from the store parlahes, and now used on plantations shove and Resolved, That ® committee of one from rach appointed to, make fultable arrangements, if po ‘Quartermaster General for the abandoned plan rink be ible, with ye These resolutions eer aaen Promcuously, the upon the other, and were discussed at random, without regard to pari tary rules, ‘The result was {hat exch speaker imtroduced a topic quite different from the one by the man wi bim, and it took @ great while Wo do a litte br offence was that they refused to give their names and bad enlisted five or #ix “The truth of the umatter, however, a# your correspond ent bas it from feveral persons who were present, is, that the efficers in qvestion had nothing whatever 19 6 h the negroes; that they were only - vaunding thei rai planters, whe ‘secaah” and ibe man who offered t finally went aud seated himee! man, add commenced method of ‘ntroduction thority he had enlisted th bie name, The Lieutenant. anxk 0, ance ned W have Any COBVerration with bin The ear Coll lec) + and for tb lation reqnesting tt neral we of the goed deai of ill feoling, whieh exhibited hielly brought oot by red by Dr. Knany, whict ty of New O 6 departnent ihe eiviit (neve Beadqnarters, are yAEBLS wereatiped by th : ate the kind actment vo uy relore, ile’we thaok the" Chminand hg ntions towarde both the white ok & nent the greatest in 1 to have the Immediate and d 00 & That, Dat we be ena Jon thes caw nent be aforded py re. ¢ owr rights, 9 cidrens of the Untied ascitizens of t os ia In other we rempr ctf our civ amthority Or appolnied, ax the We sew € and in ni tthe Hnived Paves ort manding. All of which is respectfully © binitued This resdtution called oat a random discussion of con- siderable jength, in which there were many expressions Of i.) feeling and diecontent, Ope planter said that the question was not what they would like, but what they conld get, and thot if they could have what they wanted be did not doubt every one would want a restoriion of the State authority, aud that those gentlemen who had paid ue @ viait (meaniog the Union soldiers) should ail go bom oF two speakers vy reminding the pl k a very sensible view of the ers that New Orleans is under oral Bank thority ol t military, and’ that he eould not estore the laws of Louie) ana it he should deam jt to be advimavle. y might hav ¢ added that what ja left of the State govarniment has rkedaddled oF it in active rebel lk Dr. Keapp spokes at avme length in favor of ie prope: PiOB. e Whieb be Could nee poibing durenweeifal tow arda NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1863. whose intentions he declared hey moat einovre good will, i ol ar he was go- to the planters EEE +4 i E ve ih i the proposition good quough, itself; but be thought the President Hot United States, not General Banks, was the only one to whem they could look for @ restoration of their civil rights. Finally the resolution was laid over, and all the other propositions were adopted. The meet- ine ore until the next evening, with an understand- Gen, Banks would be invited to be present, and ill holhad oxprested& jipgoess: to meet the planters manifest improevment in the feeling of the planters. They seemed to be good natured and chatted B The principal busincas was sebese |: several committees who had appointed on the sous meeting. The firat t submitted was me ‘Mr. Tobias Gibson, from the ittee on Police juries. He stated that*the interview of the sisting satiefactory to the meeting, oe Dr. Knapp withdre: preamble and resolutions, sa; he had done £0 dience to the wishes of his tr Considerable merriment was caused by the report of the Committee on Mules. The President's interview Lang Capt. Couzens, of the Quartermaster’s Department, on the subject, xeemed to leave it in a state of delightful cucer- tainty, If the owners of the mules which had been taken from the plantations would recover them, they must drks talag the oath of allegianca, then bring a certificate of owa- ership and identify each’ individual mule, when they would be given up, provided they were not in the empiwy of the United States. In reference to the enlistment of negroes on the planta. tions, a report was made that the Commanding General had said it should cease. The General bad also said that, #0 far as his instructions aod the laws of the United States would permit, he should do all in bis power to carry out the arrangement which had beea entered into between the government and the planters, but that some time wou'd be necded and patience was necessary. The con. clusion of the committee was that the General would faitnfully perform nis part, and that only ime was re- quired. Whereupon the following resolution, offered by Mr. E. M. Lapice, of the parish of St. James, was, adopted:— Resolved, That the communications of the several com- mittees appointed to confer with Major General Banks and Governor Shepley have satisned this meeting that they will do ail in their power to facilitate the planters in carrying out the arrangements whieh have been entered into. Dr. M of St. Bernard Parth, offered the following resolution, which was adopted ;— Resolved, That we, the pianters of the First and Second Congressional districts of Loulsiana, will honestly, earnestly and persistently co-operate w'th General Banks and Gover- nor Sheytey in ing into full effect the contract into which we have entered with the Sequestration Conumittec, It was stated that General Banks had been invited to be present, and that he was ly then in the hotel, ‘Op motion, Messrs. McCall, Gil and Jobaton were ap pointed a committee to escort bim to the room, ARRIVAL OF GHNRHAL BANKS, About eight o’clock the General entered the room, es- corted by the committee, when the audience rote and received him with loud "applause. The President wel comed him as follows:— Mason GeveRst Banks——As President of this meeting, welcome you; and it gives me pleasure to assure you it we entertain the highest respect for you, and are thank- ful for the many favors you have granted us since your arrival here to wke command of Department of the the Gulf. SPRECH OF GENERAL RANKS. General Banks replied as follows:— Mr. Presipxst any Gevrieaey—I certainly am very happy to meet #0 many of the citizens of Louisiana as [ see around me to-vight. I do not present myself here to Participate in the proceedings of ts meeting, or to take apy pact in the discussion of the sabjects which have brought you together. Charged with important duties by my government, and, so far as 1am personal oom. cerned, reluctantly here, 1 have pul that which I thought it to be my duty to do as an officer of the government, coming here under general instructions in this department. I am, sir, unable to express my feelings in meeting #0 many citizens of this ae tant part Of our confederacy, so many of my fel- Ent citizens in @ portion of the country #0 tar from = own home. In Feat times we ha lived peace- ‘ully and prosperously together, T am to behev etlane thiae: tie Teed) peas aiee ea wie ‘enjoy "aie atin peaceful and promperous intercourse, The names of Jackson and Taylor are inseparably iden- titled with the history of the pation, there are no names dearer than those to the heerts of Now Fogland, and I trust that there are in your part of the country, as in mine, men who will #0 direct the affairs of the people that the Kast and the West, the Northeast and the South- west, may feel that they Stull have a bond in common. lam sure that the government which J represent has no feeling of hostility to the people here, and that it wonld be the henpiert dey ‘nour history if the great interests of the country could be united together as heretofore. (Cries ot + Good,” and loud applause.) 1 wish to con. tribute to the extent of my power to sreat cee ae department, and to give you the onarenee of 27 Cen and earnert desire to do all that I cam, consistent wi ti my daty, for the peace, prosperity and happiness people of Louisiana. General Banks closed amid enthustastic applause, and immediately retired, when the meeting adjourned sine die. This meeting is remarkable as the first public gathering of the planters since the rebellion, and not lees remarks bie for the objects which called it er, Ite results cannot be properly judged now; it I} require time ve prove whether they are such as aro anticipated by the go- vernment and the planters. It is most remark: as an attempt © inaugurate a new system of labor on these plantations, differ: from the institution of siavery in these essential part: : that a fixed compensation js to be paid the negroes for their labor; that the negroes are Joft to choose whéther or not they will accept hy = oderea; that the contract, if they accept them only for the period of one year, and that ame ‘gov- ernment pleages itself to protect them against ill usage of America in aly pound upto the Fre of the United States of America, the said Treasurer of the United Quartermaste: e bounden sail well and truly take charge and work. the plantation st bel ——, situated in the pari of at on ‘. ahs area ra and» Lelse appertaining \0 and used y . and toake returns of the same CRiet Qu erat the Department of the Gell, at hs aa th, and shall also make monthiy' returns to. the © Quartermaster of (be crop, ite condition, the growth, 1 of ‘oF actual yield: and the state and auitign Of Ait matters apperialaitg 10 the plantation. snd is affairs: and if, further, he sbail subseribe to and faith{al ly exeoute the pripuia one agreed upow for the beuelt of Piantere femued by the Sequestration Commiaaion, under of New Orleans, February 8, 1868, and signed “E.G resident Sequesiration Commission, —~ from the date L plantation, on reof. and shall | alent Plantation, «th hief Quartermaster of the Dr bt thesiull, at tie expiration of ——- from the dats hervot toen thie obltvation to be null and void; otherwise, to remain b fall fore and effet 4 ORs MR AMONG THM SRN We had @ great wensation ia the Crescent City on Friday | wet, O0 WWE OocaMion of the expected departure Of three 5 and eighty odd rebel prisoners, who hal no’ | ' xobange!, for Dixie, by the steamer Empire Pa | , the ame boat which was attacked by gueriling few “eke wince, These prisoners havo been having a | © among their friends in New Orieane, and have, | ‘ fly, furnished themselves with new clothes | Father bave been furnished by their admiring relatives | | and mpatbetic aequaintances. Not content with « #in. many of them had on two or three suita and it us enough Ww clothe a I probable they Wore of garme regiment yok was the hour fixed for the departure of the a long before the time the levee for many densely crowded with people, a8 were (he e river, Men, women and children, bloc ke wae galler jes (rontiag whites, bieek#, mulattoes, representatives of every clase wero there, and every rebel soldier that went to the boat bad ap escort of three or four women, who formed aroun? bim in a sort of hollow square. As the prisoners went on tho veusel it became evident tits ‘& majority of the crowd sympathized with them, and they finally became quite demonetrat.ve, waving miniatore rebel and other wise exhibiting their attachment for the cause of Jem. Davie It was evident, in fact, that this had been fixed as the occagion for & grand secession turnout, and that the great mass of rebel sympathizers had come together lo show their sentiments. General Ranks sent down a regiment of soldiers and dieperred the crowd, or ragher cleared the levee,as soon as he heard what was @ on, bat Chis wae not until mavy ridicu- | lous and many disgraceful ecenes bad occurred. Oo | Wriah soldier “got bie back ap, on geeing «rose in crowd wave one of the rebel Hage, Pat would not mt ew down bir musket, and gave mecesner it, plomy ee von, “Be Janne” © Yo most wart flat. here. Secesber picked hitnse! uy and BOW THR RRNRLA KMGARUED THER FaRoLe OF MOOR The prisoners bad given their parole of honor not tw | @can’trhow that thing | her side uv the lines’ vaided. carry letters oF auythiog contraband ‘ rnd it war (bought by nome ef our olfleere thet their word should be taken, and that it war impolite and improper to rob 008 Lem 16 & clone eearce. ‘Wee are vontlomen 4 Ht their per king him anite | ‘was said, ‘‘and the word of a <n peptone set eoldier be taken without mS eee, Papel re was ordered, and the result contraband letters were found Soocoaied about | their persous, They were found sewed collare of their coats ee the cutis a gt, tage, Pi ences of guilt came to light, such pe Salp as bad trust in rebel honor became convinced that their trust in something that did not in that crowd, baggage was also searched, and many sri taken away. Immense plugs of tobacco, vials of medi- cine and bottles vey oud were among the treasures: which gentlemen stowed away Ww carry into Avcensiderabie number of wen, about twenty in all, had dressed themsolves in tho rebel uniform, io order to 5 bi a0 Shae names were not ban ae were, eee passage. One fellow tr! game four times, when ho was arrested and locked up. One of a, also behaved in hi not takep along. ‘The steamboat Jaure! Hu was lying near the Em} Parish, 4 Cer ae hapteed eg fed hes sexes al ier, to get @ sight the rebels, Degan to cheer for Jeff. Davis, when the boat was ordered to put off, which she did immediately, withoat giving any ome time to go ashore. She stood out in the stream for some time, and finally put down the river three or four miles, Near night she came back, when the ‘seceshers” on board her made some kind of a demonstration, aud the Laurel Hill was ordered down tho river again; and off =~ went with her five hundred unwilling passengers, nd finalty set hore in @ cecal yard on the opposite side, wero jeft to perforea a jonrney home on foot, Press of the crowd several boys and one into the river, and floundered about in fine style. One of the rebel prisoners fell from the wheel, avd was (ished out by Union foldiere, The Km- pire Parish met with an acerdent before she sailed, By some means one of ner wheels was broken, and she jay to the river ali picht and alt day. What shall be said of thig demonstration? The rebels will exaggerate it. the enemies of the government will use ts 10 prove that the people of New Urleaus are dis layed so eart’s core. If we Imag of New icles wae there we im saine conclusion. But dono. tnink it va ton thongand mea, women and ciuildi be found in this city to xympathize with secession, and ten thon sand is the largert estiwate! bave beard made, and my own opipion i that i is quite ae large as the truth will justify. There is no doubt that it was the grand outpour ing of secession sytopathy. it wae premeditated, done on purpose It wax the result of a design to meult the Union authorities and express the real sentiments of thore who partictpated in the demonstrations. The hunareds of #e cession fings which waved #imuitaneo showed that the thing was understood and wos done with a purpese But it was more ridiculoos than dangerous. The most that can be made of {tis thar a cortaim number of citi. zens here sympathive with the rebellion, end that wae as well understood before as it fs now. NEWS YROM OP TMi RIVER, On Monday luet Captain Caldwell, of the gunboat Ke x, was informed by a negro that the rebels w gaged in planting eae Baton Rouge. The Captai and, going up the river the ‘infernal machines,’ containing two hundred pou: of powder each. He bronght them of and exploded them behind Uke levee, teariug up the yround for a jong distance We have the gratifying Intelligence that the grent cre vasse just below Batou Rouge, which I descrived in a former letter, has been repaired so that there 's no further danger of an inundation, The river boat Laurel Hill got into a tight place the other day. She was sent up the river above Baton Rouge, when the rebels planted two field batteries below her to cut off her retreat. The Exeex went to her relief, and the Sight of that much dreaded craft caused the rebely to skedadile before they had fired a gun. Reports from Baton Ronge represent that there are numerous indications of ap immediate movement, and that great activity prevails jn the army. THR WARWIRT LANE. The arrival of the gunboat Itasca. Captain Lewis, at bp port, Aets at rest the repert that the Harriet Lane ix atsea, She ir still shetap, but the rebels are believed to be giving her an iron coating. A PRERENT ATION, Colonel French, late Provost Marebal General of this departinent, was last night presented with a beautiful service of plate by bis friends, in view of hit expected departure for the North, speeches were made compli the Colovel for the able maaner in which he bad formed the duties of his office, In reply, Colonel hb made aspeceh, taking a ju) w of nffaire, and saying he was going North to follow the fortunes of one he loved—General Benjamin F. Botler, Three cheers were given for Golone! French and three more for General between Port Hudson aad immediatety got v DRRRTERA ROM GENERAL SELEY § ARMY report that his infantry was out of ammunition, and had left the Grosse Tete. His infantry, one thousand five hundred strong, had gone to Shreveport, and the balance of is foreos bad fallen back to the Atchafalaya, IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE. Defeat of the Rebels Bradyville. Capture of Seventy Prisoners and a Quantity of Military Accoutrements, Ken ae, &e Civceman, March 3, 1863. A special despatch dated Murfreesboro, 2d inst., says:— An expedition of one thousand cavalry, composing a de- tachment of the Fourth regulars, Third and Fourth Ohio and Firet Tennessee regiments, and one thousand six hun- dred infantry, containing detachments of the Kighteenth and Twenty first Obio, Nineteenth Illinois and Second Tennessee regiments, left Murfreesboro yesterday morn- ing, and encountered the enemy at Brady ville After severe fighting the enemy were driven from the town with the loss of eight killed and twenty wounded, and eighty privates and nine officers captured. There wore also captured three bundred new saddles and ac. coutrements and a large collection of official orders and papers and the private baggage of the enemy. The enemy engaged was a portion of Jobn Morgan's division. Our Joes in killed and Wounded was about half that of the rebels. Despateh from General Rosec: Monrrexspono, Tenn., Feb. 27, 1463. To Major Genera) Hatsxcn, General in-Chief — General. Stanley reporta from his expeditioh to Brady- ville, that the rebels of Morgan’s aad Wharton's com. | mands made a stand in Bradyville. Colonels Paremour and Long went in with sabres and whipped them in about three minutes, Stake’s cavairy advanced bravely with carbines, We Wok seventy prisoners, including Gight officers, their camp equipage, tepts, saddles, some seventy horses and Basil Duke's regimental papers. Major Murphy did good service. We lost one man killed and one captain and veven men wounded W. 8. ROSECKANS, General Command Movements of Gencral Van Dorn’s Rebel Forces, &. Masnvnse, Tenn, March) 1862, | The rebels under Genera) Dorn wivanced towards Franklin yesterday on two roata, 2,000 «iroog, with ar tillery. After mapa@avering # while, be draw our | men into amberh, they return’ Vi Van Porn's command General Van Vorn’s headquarter thirteon miles south of Franklin. ( yoay One Handred and Twenty-third Obio No fears are entertained mdoral foree, by order of General » captured Felix Young and William i. Seragge, notorioue guerillas, who have murdered many Union soldiers woounty, They, with two others, have been « d to clone confinement and boavily ironed, Seventy prisoners arrived from the front inst night, al! | of Morgan's command, mostly the Fourteenth and Firrt Alabama regiments. Une hundred and ninety three re bel prisouers leave here for Loulsvilie to morro A Union man, aamed Waggoner, waa brutally dere last night, seven miles from the city, on the Lebanon pike Hie boage and outbuildings were burned. There is thirty feet of water on the Shoals, The bot tom lands of Nashville and Edgefield aro entirely rab- merged. Sami The Mails fer the Canada. Bortow, March 3, 186% ‘The mails per the steamship Canada will close at eight o'clock to-morrow (Wednesday) morning, bot ehe will not entit about eleven clock The Gov eee | of Khode Te Paovirmwer, Mardh 3, 1863. Wm. Ppragae to-day resigned the office of Governor to Wat in the United ntates Senate An thers i | t. Governor, at the present time, Hon. We at Newport. Prewident of the Senate, becemer fio Acting Goverbor a Lacawisd Gée.—Dr, Colton gave hin teath bition of the lenghing gar, for the prevent, at the Cooper | pmnate lant evening, The ball war packed by three (Lewrand people, and protably « thowmnd falied WY can ode a ig of the Aovtor wud he eutertainmenm FP York Rib ih BbOwt (#0 weene ant ox PRICE THREE CENTS. THE al OF VICKSBURG. Advance of the Union Army Under | Union Sil of the Evacuation of General Resecrans, Starvation in North Carolina and Alabama. Complaints Against the Rebel Financiers. PROCLAMATION OF JEFF. DAVIS. the City by the Enemy. OPENING OF THE YAZOO PASS. Our Gunboats in the Talla- hatchie River. REBEL REPORT OF A GREAT BATTLE, Another Day of Humiliation, Fast- HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES. ing and Prayer, &e. &e., &e, Beanquantens, Anwy ov tir Potomse, March 3, 1863, The latest advices from the South state that General Rosecrans had advanced as tar as Middleborough, way between Murfreesboro and Bhelbyville. A Raleigh (N.C.) paper charges that the petty tyranny ofthe rebel miiliary and the operations of speculators have brought starvavion upon the people ‘The Mobile Register says that efforts are being made by the Mobile and Objo Rajiroad to stay the famine-effects of General, Pembertov’s orders prohibiting the shipment of flour and meal southward; but as the railroad agents have not bayonets the evil continues unabated, i ie were loft to the arbitwament of justice and humanity General Pemberton and bis dictatoria! edicts would goto the wail. ‘The leader of the Examiner is upon (he subject of the finances, lt denounces Congress for dilatory action in providing ways and meang, which, it says, augure 4 con sciousness of ineapacity to master the subject; but ins tered it must be, or the worst consequences will follow ‘Toe Lzaminer containg bo war news from any of the prominent polute. Tne Richmond negro market i reported aod | bait | The Reported Evacuation of Vick | NO DECIDED RESULT, To Cano, March 3, 1668, The Memphis Bulletin of Saturday, 2th alt “We have reverts, which are confidently beliew d in well informed circles, Mat the rebels are evacuating Vicksburg. “The gunboat Carondelet aud five others aro reporued Vallabatehie river, via Yazoo Pass, enya to have reached the Reports are still favorable from Lake Providence. “About a inile of tho track of the Memphis aad Charles ton Railroad, near Moscow, bas been submerged seven days, and the bridges sunk, 80 that trains cannot ran.’ Wamuxcrow, March 9, 1860 Letters have beou received here from the army in the vicinity of Vick#burg, announcing that the expedition under the charge of General Washburne to open the Yaroo ase has beer entirely succesafa!, and promises to furnish buoyant, offerings large and demands heavy, Frices of | aduit# ranged from $1,700 to $2,500, Edwin S, Dorsey, son of Rey. 1) Dorsey, of Maryland, who was captured by the rebelt near MarUinsburg, is held asa hostage fora prominent Virginian from the #eame neetion now neld by the United States. Ip the rebel Senate Mr. Wigfall’s bill prowiding for en- fincer troops to serve during the war was pased and sent to the House. In the Hone the bill to accept volunteers from Ken tueky and Missouri for le#s than three years war debated ‘The supply of #ait and food and Confederate taxation oc tention of the Virginia Senate, uso of Delegatew & bill parsed to travefer the State line troepe to the rebels. A resolution uf thanks to Floyd wax adopted. Jeff. Davis’ Proclamation. {From the Richmond Enquirer, . 8) it meqt that, as people who acknowledge the sn- premacy of the living God, we should be ever mindful of our dependence op Him, and should remember that to Him alone oon we trust our deliverance, that to Him ie due the devout thankfulness for si«nal mercies bestowed on vs, and that by prayer alone can we hope to receive continned manifestation of Uhat protecting care whieb has hitherto shielded us in the midst of triale and dangers, In obedience to this precept we have from time otime deen gathered Wxether with prayerr and thanks has been before koy to the capture of that rebel etronghold. rt curront Mist week of «severe engagement at Vicksburg, has, it i ascertained, been | received in distant cities. The government is noteven aware that there bay been a general engagement la tbat quarter, REBEL ACCOUNTS. Reported Great Battle at Vicksburg. | 1nAS The Py re Bupress Saturday wayy that @ great battle has been fought at Vicksbarg, with heavy Jorses on both sides, but without any decided success. Fonvnm® Mownom, Mareb & Jered The gunboat Indianola was captured by the rebeim Arrival of an Enor' near V (Telegram to the Richmond Enquirer, Fen. 2 | Monin, Rob, 27, 1468 The correspondent of the Memphis Appeal, writing from Vieksburg on the 234, ways— An enormous feet appeared this morning, larger than witnessed from thin point, Every tniog Biving, asd He bas been graciously pleased to bearow | jooks ay if preparations were almost ready for the ene- supplications, and to grant abondant exhibitions of Hin favor to our arins and our people. ‘Through many conflicts we have now attained a place among nations which commands their respect, and Jet the enemies who encompass ue around and seok our dostruc- tion se that the Lord of Ho-ts lias again taught them the Jesson of hie inspired word, that the battle is not to the strong,” bat to whomanever He willeuh to exalt. ‘an onemy, with loud boasting of power ef their armed men and mailed ships, threaten us with subjugation, and with evil machinations seek, even in our homes and at our own firesides, to pervert our men servante aad our maid servants into accomplices of their wicked designe. Under these circumstances it is my privilege to invite you onge more to moot together and prostrate yourselves in bumble supplication to Him who has beeo our constant and vever failing support in the past, and to whose pro tection and guidance we trust for the future. To this end I, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, do \anue this my proclamation, setting apart Friday, the 27th day of Mare, as aday of fasting, bomi Nation and prayer. I do also invite the people of the said States to repair oo that day to their usual places of public worship, there | eyoning released and restored to hie command. join In prayer to Almighty God that Me will continue hix merciful protection over our canse, that He will seater our enemies and set at naught their evil designs, aud that He will graciously restore to our beloved country the Dlesstngs of peace and recurity. In faith whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at the city of Richmond, on the 27th day of February, in the year of our Lord 1863. JEFFERSON DAVIS. my to commence # forward movement The moneter fores before the city cannot long remain in idleners. Ver juainted with t Pass and Coliwater say if the enemy succeed in getting their gunboats in Coliwater they will never get out. that sons well ountry bordering on Yaxoo Again | AN army of one thousand could bold at bay and destroy an invadiog force of Ufty thousand in that country. NEWS FROM PORT ROYAL, S. C, Stevenson Keleased from Arrest— urvey of army Vransports—T’ Boy Condem: im pen eg Attack om Charlesto &e Hinton Heap, 6 Fob. 27, 1863, The troops are under vrders te embark, and the mext steamer will probably bring intelligence ef the attack on Charleim. Brigadier General Thomas C Stevensoa, whem Genera) Hunter arrested some dayr wince for aaying he would rather be beaten than fight with negro troops, was thie ihe aa mitted having made ure of the language attributed to him; but stated that he bad used it in the heat of debate, litte thinking of the consequences it entailed. + General Stevenson wm regarded as one of the Gnest off. cers in the department, and bie restaration to bis brigade is hatied by them with extreme demonstrations of matin faction. Several practical machinists have been rent by the War By the President—J. P. Baxsaus, arvana tenictnsent daaduainas Department to inspect the marine transportation of the NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Four Mewnon, Mareb 2, 1963. Toe propeller Detrott arrived today from New York. Her freight embraces 4 ton of cotton seed, to be planted on the old plantations at Hampton Mr. Cushing, of Adams Express, arrived to-day from Newbern, N. C., and reports that General Foster bad retarned 10 that department, and that all was quiet there | styne, democrat, wan elected Mayor up to the time he left (Friday) The steamer Henry Burden left here at ten this morn. ing for Yorktown, taking up several offcers ‘The execution of Clark and his comrade taken place at noon to-day at Yorktown. ‘The following order has been promulgated — Der anrsn oon Viner Hranqearrnies SevEwT Amey Com 14, 1868 we to be shipped Ww Norfotle, ryt rill be revoked hereafter all permits will be caneriie’ aod xpiration of mixty days from the dae ame, Ry commant of "] tae MILO, Ji , Captain ¢ ntom the . BILLED AND A » no 4s OF THE BUFF RE® Prayers xprene train on the Penne oy morning was sppre wd rock exme down, a tux post, there was wot i 0 lo cheek the trair 4 the engine, baggage, «xp? i dows the em banker tee King care panccuger remained om the track The (ollow img are Lie caenail en John A. Shearer, of Greevaburg, Pa, was tantly B.A. Prior, of Bh or D. D. Donabu, of Ore i, indiana county, Pa., realp wound. BRAHAM Heo ge Ballioger, of Pitteburg; J.C. Karts, of Belticnte, Maur # BM. Vousg, of Pine burg.a0d |) b Coste of fochne nd ind, were all alightly | imjared The engineer wan Pig aed below the knee. Neither expres jorerriger nor fremam Me tleaing, or in wither ser The acodent was © rocks (arse down upor one hundred yards dintant table, a the earth sot racks when the Wain was bat Reception of the Second New Ham psh Regiment at Boston, a warm welortne 4 ibe veteran Second N ehire regiment on its paseage (rough fowtvin boputitul’ dinner vo the men io Faneuil Hall, a» tu at Park's Hotel to their offears wore aunvog th ’ dente of the orcurtm, ‘The regiment reacheiliwton « two TM. and iat jor Manchester at five, At Manchewter preparations were making for their cordial reception T Steamship MK hersonese, Hataren, Maret ®, 100 be ft on one gh, from Liverpee New York. put whe thu port wrt oimet, ebort of coal led in. | Up for trial army at Port Royal. They commenced their lab re day, and the fret transport they visited, the Pilot Roy was soudemued after fifteen minutes’ examination Manicipal Kleet Al the municipal election to their Mayor by 108 majority, two out of the four Ab Tro, March 3. 1802, im i. Vem Al y over 1360 maj Connell rianda—democrats, 13, re Rocasmren, Mareb At the charter election to-day the emasrest’ cont the Mayor and entire city ticket by about 600 Aes aod eight of the twelve Aléermen and seven of the twelve Sapervisors. March 3, 1645. Locerom, ‘The democrats have elvcted their whole tichet by & large majority. wi of Urea, March %, Tse Charles ¢. Wilson, democrat, was to-day eiectet Maver by M04 mayrity verity Licknt m aie dewwo~ cratic. Ms (he manne ae Inet year At the charter election bere to rity. ‘The Common publicane, river beatae wines J & North 2 ty 0 Troy, was taken inte cum tody y ay by Morgeant Garland, uf tie Keve ( oocing & counter’en “Give! « ty Bank, of Taunton, Mase. The compiarnant vitivan, of No, 11 Catharine trent, tert) fed that the prisoner bought two pai of flocking’, and pre t therefor the countaefelt Bill fi yomet ion “m ed, and dearching bim, se found on bie person ' wt the Hence Mark 1 be nu aaked tive UW the charge preferred aga am guilty, bat | wan hard ap, « the kind before.” The maghe ented the prismer for bie homeat confon sod expremed a hope that Ht might 40 bitn some gont whew the matier cane The defendant was commited W await the action of the Grand Jory United # District Court. Rofore How. Jutge Botte reine CAnm Fe Court ore seen ct comlernation and sake of | the echooner Forita, captured while sttemptiog to rap the bioceate, of the sloop Mareury, enptared Off Char ten ton harbor, sod the cargo of the khip Wave, cnptured off Mine mo 1 The vewsel was released, The Loiied Mates Diuriet Attorney hax fled » Whel ot the bark Mint won tavarday inet .. fed cargo, which arrived here se Tae bark Mpriog bolt was captored IO ramming the blots ete aed Wihevled for comdemoation. Mc, Rhwarde « for Writieh owners ae claimants, and tu tase jown fr hearing The schoouer Hillman war captured @ running tho biockade, There being ne claiment the [/Miritt Attorney Nibetiod her for comtenmmakion. The Court tak the papers bd temerved Gertnwn. The Nosten Weekly Hank Siatement, tewres, March 4, lee Capital wtoete . * Jeeus a4 Jooupte a * Span oe 7 Dee from o