The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1863, Page 1

——e | THE NEW YORK HERALD. ‘WHOLE NO. 9671. MEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. Important Military and Naval Movements on the Mississippi. Tremendous Efforts of the Unionists to Open Navi- gation to the Gulf. Heronlean Efforts of the Rebels to Prevent Them. Xerxes, Cyrus, Jullus Cesar, Hannibal, Alexander and Napoleon to be Outdone. The Natural Course of Great Rivers to be Changed. The Father of Waters to Be Set Aside, and Another River--‘the Great Union River”--- Opened to the Gulf of Mexico. The Plans of the Southwestern Cam- paigns as Developed by the Rebels. Sews from Lake Providence, Yaz00 Pass, the Viebsbarg Cut-Off and Port Hodson, eo, &e., ae, ‘The reports in the Memphis journals of Saturday, Feb- fuary 28, are very encouraging with regard to the suc weer of the Yazoo Pass expedition. It was confidently ptated that the gunboat Carondelet and five others had reached the Tallabatchie river by way of Yazoo Pass and were pushing onwards to their destined position. ‘The Memphis correspondent of the Miesouri Democrat, ander dato of March 1, confirms the news as follor ‘Yazoo Pass is sopposed to bea success. By it boats would be enabled to reach the rear of Vicksburg and the fallahatchie, and perform a most important work in re Aueing the place, All boats passing up and down the ‘ier are now oompelied to report at White river and Tauoo Pass. Lake Providenee cutoff is a success. No doubt is enter- tained that our boats will be able to eoter Red river by that way. Rebel Accounts. Port Hrpsox. La., Feb. 26, Via Mowite, March 2, 1863. ‘A Yankeo force of four thousand strong is marching to- wards Lorgansa, The advance guard, ove thousand strong, is at Amite river, tweWwe miles from this place. is deemed an important movement, and doubtless (prompt steps will be taken to arrest it. Pont Hvpson, Feb. 27, 1863. Colone) Mill’s Legion, the Fourth Louisiana, Colone) fluater, and Fennery’s battery, drove the Yankees from Point Coupee. The enemy ignominiously retreated at the appearance of our forces. The reported force of the ene- wy at Paton Rouge is thirty thousand. The Mississippi Valley Grand Campa ‘The opening of the Mississipp! river is now the grand sbject which occupies the attention of Both the Union and yobel armies. The former is determined to epen the navi- gation of the river, while the latter, as evineed in the proclamation of Jeff. Davis, is a» determined that it shall net be acoomplished. As an evidence of thie ba but to observe that a force of rebels are posted to resist par advance by the Yazoo Pass, while batteries aud troops are employed at Vicksburg and Port Bud+on to impede, and, if possible, stop our movements in those directions. ‘The Union army is now engaged on three grand ylans for Abe reduction of Vicksburg #1 the opening of navigation, ‘aad thd are usmg might and main to Abwart, is litle doubt » 7 t the future pigto- vian will have to class the siegd of Vicks) most important sieges of the world, Ce “ The Three Union Plane. THR CHANGING OF THE COURSE OF THE MISFIESIPTS. Ware often cause great changes in the face of the eountriee in which they take place; but 60 great a change @ the prospective one about to cocur in the Mississippi valley has never yet been accompiiebed in the history of the world. Streoms and even rivers have been turocd ‘Dy imvesting armies, and victories won by such a course @ strategy; bus never before bas such an immense and powerful body of water been changed out of it course a) > now contemplated in this region. Nijilan w bie maxims recommends the uring of stream: as means of offence or defence, but there # nor cor! of bi, gat river for hundreds of miles from ite natural }, OF Of bie opening an entirety new rou'e of navi¢ tion ey Geen ° oracs TUxvRD Fie RUPHRATE® AXD CONQUEARD JS BABYLON. Ww ancient history we find that Cyrus, wisile com mandor of the army of the Medes and qvered Babylon by turning the Uphrates, after baving laid seige to fhe city for over two years. ‘Taking advantage of & great amnval Baby- Jonssb featival, when the whole ctly was eugaged yn revei- Jing, be ordered tho artificial bank of the Faphrates to be gut away, by which action the river paseed off ito another Girection. The river, when flowing slong \t@ regular sourse, passed inder the walle of the fortiled ety. and being drained, le't an woguarded entrance into Babylon along ite bed. Two columus of troops then « place by thie channel aod without opposiion Babylon fe!) und thus HOW THE DUTCH DAPRATED THR HPAN ANS. The Dutch on one occasion deft a0 i Jing army ‘dy changing the courte of ther eireame, uring the ‘Spanieh invasion of Hollond in the #ixteenth century the Batives, to drive oat the enemy, cul a number of the dykes, with which the country abounds, aad jee the wa. ters overflow the lands to such an extent thaly the march of he invaders wax prevented. OUR PREVIOUS EFFORTS IN LIKE STRATSGY. During the prevent war ont armice and navy have roade eve oF two atlempts of & similar nature The stove (lert attempted to block Up and change the channel of (he har- bor of Charleston; but the meagurawas comparatively a failure, a8 it uly helped to deepen instead of dextroy ing the main channel. At New Madrid, Mo, a canal was cut whereby the bayous above aud below that place were connected, and navigation through them made pract cable from the Mirsisnippi above Island No. 10 w the same river a few miles below that point Thiet canal, bowever, 4:4 not change the course of the mae river meroly opened a now route of travel It, however, hoped mainly th the reduction of the fortified iwland ad like ponitions on the Kentucky shore, whic bad previourly blockaded the Miccisvipp! river, Military canale, and d§nair con structed under the autherity of military engineers, by ‘Seon cot im times of peace to open uP Comntrien, « avoid rapide in rivers, bet (hese did net directly change the courge of the watere. They merely imade pew revtes THE PRRRNT SCHR Kut the preeent ecbene #' son of our armice and fh he Sonthweat is of a far more gigantic character © mighty Father of Watere yartially turned out of aod eloeed up routes of navigation are & opened Three distinct plans of operation are now 1m progress ach important 0 ‘trol, but af tending to the mame cb ect, namely: the reduction of Vickrbarg. B PROV IDENCR CANAL ROUTE The principal of there movements, f We take ibe ty spying the atten 2 to be be a tent of country invélved, is the Great Union river to be formed by the opening of the Mississippi into Lake Provi- dence. By referring to our map it will be seen that the lake in a few miles gouth of the Louisians-Arkansas line. It ty situated im Carroll parish, Louisiana, and es about one mile west of the Mississippi river, which, without doubt, once fowed through the bed of the lake, It ts about six miles in length, and from it leads two, at the Present time, not unimportant streams, vis: the Tensas river and the Bayou Macon. At the lower extremity of the lake ite waters approach much nearer the river, and ‘st thie point the canal is being or hae beencut, The removal of the levee allows the Mississippi waters to flow along {ts old channel apd connect with the lake, thus reodering an entrange imto the lake easy from the rivér at @ point eeventy-fve miles above the fortifications of Vicksburg. Having once entered the lake a navi- gablo stream south can be formed by way of Tensas river, This river is two bundred and fifty miles plong, and iw navigable during 81x mopths of the year by steamboats for one hundred and fifty miles from ite juve tion with the Washita. It puraues a tortagus. course in 6 direction nearly parallel with the Mississippi until it. unites with the Warhita at Trinity, a village of Cataboula parish, le., twelve miles below Harrisonburg. The river thos formed is called the Black river, which falls into the Red river by three chavnels ta point about thirty miles above where the latter ‘alls into Ube Misemmipp river, nearly opporite the boundary line belween the states of Missiesippi and Jouisiana. Rut ae this outlet of the Red Tiver is fifty miles above the fortified positions at Port ‘Hodson, and between that place and Vicksburg, it be- comes necessary to find another outlet to the Gulf than by the delta of the Missiveyppi, to reaeb which Port Budgon has to be passed. VHE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER now comes into play. This river is ap outiet of the Red river—balf bayou, half river—and commences a few miles from the mouth of the latter, at the north extremity of Pointe Coupee parish, Jt flows nearly southward through Schetimaches lake and enters Atchafalaya bay on the Gulf of Mexico. The whole length is estimated at two hundred and fifty miles. Tbe channel is much ob- structed with driftwood, which hinders a free navigation jp the summer, but in high water steamers van navigate from the Red river to the Gulf. Its name in the Indian dialect is “lost water.’ It i pot at all anlikely—in fact it is aimoet a matter of certainty—that formerly wie Fiver or bayou formed the main channel of the Red river before it forced its way into the Mievigeippi river above fort Hudson, If the waters of the Miseiseippi could be induced to flow with any degree of force into Lake Prov)- dence it would naturally make ite way to tbe Red river; and sf by any engineering kill the current of the Red Tiver could again be made to fow along ite original chan- nel, the Atchafalaya, a powerful and navigable stream would be formed from the Miesisxipp). Bfty miles above Vicksburg, to the Gulf, a digtance of over five hundred miles, cutting off Vicksburg, Port Huaeon, Natehez aud New Orleans. CAN THE RED RIVER BE BLOCKED UP? There is but little doubt, if auy, that the Red river may be completely blocked up and the course of the stream turned into the Atchatalaya, if a proper engineer be set to work upon it, After the route through Lake Provi- dence and the Tengas river os opened to the Red river, what is to prevent the transportation of bundreds of veasel loads of stone to the mouth of the stream and supk? What ig to prevent them being floated past ihe batteries to the same place? If the rebel# sink thom by their projectiles they only help to dam up the Mix#iesiopi, thereby forcing the water into Lake Providence. 1 the present water course of the Red river be blocked up, even only partially, the water will find ite easiest outlet, and ‘that is by way of the Atcbalafaya. The scheme is practi- cable, and with very jittle skill and some amount of bravery cun be easily accomplished, At least it can be tried, and by its success the cities of Vickeborg, Natchez, Port Hudson, Baton Ronge and New Urleaus will coon be placed fn the list of the doparved-——with Atbeus, Carthage, Tyre, Rome, Jerusalem and Ephesur. We do not euppore England will gbject to this arrangement. THE PLAQUEMINE EXPEDITION, In connection with this subject, the robel newspapers report that an expedition of gunboate, with « large num- ber of troops, left New Orleans rome timo eioce for up the river, and it is expected that more will yet follow. Of course the utmoet secresy i+ observed on our #ide in the arrangements, but there is no dowbt io the minds of the rebels extensive operations are contemplated on the Red river to open up this very route, The fleet, oonviet- Ing of vessels of light dranght, avouled Port Hudson, and, insiead of entering the mouth of Red river, passed through cue of the ub bayous leadiwg into the Ked river, and Jeaying the Mississippi somewhere about Plaquemine; at least such is the accounts publiehed in the revel newspapers, although they doubt ite final success. PRE VICKEBURG CUT OFP. The vext plan of operations ie by the Vicksburg or canal, This canal, which was started from an idea sug. by the late General Williame, has been a matter of Lcity OB both the Union and rebel eites of the es under the eyes of the question, aud has bees poe rebe! military authorities, wha re if no weoret in the matter. The object of the canal wae Induce the channe) of the Miseisippi to force iteelf along @ Béw route, leay- ing Vicksburg far inland or on the edge of au \nland lake. Aa yot the canal nas net been proclaimed @ euccers al rebels agsert that tbe canal be A success until the bard strata of the subsoil se removed and the sand reached, and as they say that has not yet been done, nor 6 there a prospect of its being reroovedunless by biasting— ‘en operation which they assert cannot be accomplished withous a great amount of labor and loge of time—they pretend to laugh at the whole afar and consider is @ failure, em 6 tee ¥ o ~TRE REBRL BATTERIES AT VICKEBURO. ~ The rebels do not consider that their blockade of the Miseissippi river at Vickeburg ie eutirely perfect, for acorrespondent of the Kuoxvilie Register, writing from Vicksburg, February 14, saye:— Tam Still more apd more confirmed io my opinion thas gunboats can pacsdown either might or day, and not be in jured very much, A boat running at full epeed down a ewift corrent t« hard to bit, but I think transports can be stopped, should they try it, erpecially in daylight. I grease we will bave another tris] about to-night with the two below. (This alluswm * mado to the Qneeu the West and the De Soto, one of which bas #ines Deen etftured fand the otber destroyed —Ep. Henan.) They will be able to the river below as far an Port Hadeon very much in redu esieeippi hae to be may look every day to boar of stirring quarter, Rumer sai now that they are waiting for pontoons to lay across t ricer here. [think they will find {ta hard job. But witl another gunboat or twe they could heip to protect thir Yank while doing 80, or while setting their troops acrowws tu the ferry boats and what email boats and skiff they might haul across below, Bot | bariiy think they would attempt “veh & bewrdous expedition without more transportation. The above quotation would intimate that a moverent of the Union army across the river for @ land attack, iy con. nection with & naval One, was expeeted by the rebels but as yet we have received no intelligence that we can publish w thout detriment to the Valon cause that would feud to confirm such aa idea, THE YACOO PARE EXPRDITION, We now come to the third of the gigantic operatioos relative to the turning of the rivers, bayous and streams allies for tbe 1 hu of Vickebarg. ‘Thit is known the people of both North and South as the Yaroo Pass Expedition. and \¢ at present exciting @ great deal of uneasiness m tbe winds of the rebels, This Yaxoo Paw was formerly @ regular navigable water eourse; but, owing to the fact that when the Mieniasipps river rose above « certain level it woukl overflow almost ali the Adjacent lands, @ legilative enactment caused its mouth at the Miesieippi to 96 clowed by the construction of a Jevce. The present expedition has opened the pane again by removing the leveo and clearing away the obste: tong, ‘The rebele report that 4 eteamer has eucceeded in Betting through tbe pare, but refuse to ackoow ledge that it will gocceed in getting to the rear of Vicksburg, The Mobile Kepasier allnding to the exertions made by the Union army to Gnd anew route to Viekeourg by way of 700 Paws, eays ~ The report of w Yankee rvoamer having got th thie pare need cause no alarm. // & be true, the bout + nie trap, that isall Wo were couversing yesterday with aa old Cav gator who ooce took a steamboat throug : P t to take her to pie zh pleenmeal at t it wae actually ne ceosmary eomotiner to take off her paddle boarts, The kes Out from Lie Miewiewippl to Moon Lake, thort, and not dificult of, mavigation when wi proper order From Moon Lake w Coldwater river ruos the Cokiwater Paer, sixteen miles long—i{ it wege atre ched Out—ar crook d at the ereok dest thing you can think 0, aod « barely wide enough for @ hatioas to oa (hroueh. From thin, | NEW YORK, SUNDAY, MARCH 6, ,ov3. THE GREAT UNION RIVER. Map Showing the Important Water Courses Opening Into the Gulf of Mexico which May Form the New Route from the Northwest. ~ a NAF OLEON Of | 3 é OOS gy aN rreet ——; IMBURG = S| } oJ Es ™ 2 $7 Sitene river, the route lies to the Tullahatchie and ‘ax00. About twenty years ago thie oommunioation—the whore A which goes by the name of the Yasoo Pact—was ren dered navigable by the State of Minmisriyyi bet ince that time the policy of the State haa chaner! and, p Ting the reclamation of the swamp lands to the advan tages of this navigation, the pass hax been clonsa by an act of the I. re, and @ loves thrown oo 0m It the Missinsippl For rome time flatboat men perninted breakiog the loves and parning through |, 19 prevent which timber was felled so aa W obstruct ihe channel which was properly ony navigable for Marhe ate at fret The news from Memphis, however, shows that more than one vessebof war has purhed onwar! towards (ne Tallahatehie, Whether they have really (allem into a trap oF not time alone will show The Route Vicksbarg. 00 referring to owe may it will be noes (hat the Your Pam leaden directly into Moon Lake a nbert of water aby two miten long, and then joing the Colrwater Mame. at the end of whigh the Coldwater river beaing, Tha river rivem im the northern part of the State of Mismiaeippt, ent flown tn & went southwenterly direction to Tunica county, 1 tares towards the { enters the Talis batchie river, in the county of that nate, Thin lant river is the principal branch of the ¥ aod, after being jotoed wy the Coldwater, purrues a eatherly courte voli) it uniten with the Yallabushe, to form the Yas op the wontern border of Carroll eowuty, Prom the entrance t Yazoo Pane Ws thig point in a distance of between two te fred and fifty and three hundred milo At high water the whole of this route is perfectiy navigable for light aratt wteamboate, The Varo a by the befor mentioned fanction southerly 4) ection, bearing weet cotf | emption into ihe Minelewppi above Vielwbury The lated throngh whch it tows i very fertile, aod the eiream dep, morrow and coh The whole route from the pase to (he rant of the Varo or five hur dred mice and i ot equalled for navigable qualities, ofter (he fret few miles ore pened, by any river of eyes! aise, THE REBEL PRIVATEERS. Heperted Chasing ‘e 0 Privateer Ale- bama by s Union Gunbeat. Captain Augur, of the brig Condor, recently arrived from Porto Rico, reperts that he left that port on the 20th of February, and on the next morning, at about forty wiles from Porto Ric, Le saw a three masted bark rigged steamer, which he believed to be the Alabama, with her foreeai}, mainsail and jib sot, making all gail in the direc- tion Of that port. Sho was closely followed by anether steamer of about the same size, which vesee! appeared to be chasing her, This latter vewe! had all ber yards down, but from tbe distance—seven or eight miles—the brig was from the two steamers, and being to leeward, Capt. Augur could not state which gained the better of the race. Both steamers were woather bound, bul were going under full head of steam. THB CAPTURE OF THE SCHOOXEN HANOVER BY THE PIRATE KETRIBOTION. Captata Case, of the rehooner Hanover, of Province- town, captured off the inland of Hayus by the pirate schooner Retribution, while on the voyage from Boston © Aux Cayes, has arrived. Ho wok pamage, with bis mate aud one man, from Port Au Prince to New York ia ‘the brig Bird of the Wave, Captain Murray, to whom Cap. Jain ©. is greatly indebted for his polite attentions, Captain Case thus states the circumstancee of his cop ture — On the 30th of January was off the eouth #ide of San Domingo, close by the port of L' Anse d’Hainault, when | saw # echooner runuing down with the American flag fying her courso was directly towards me; as she crossed my bow TF first eaw ber battery with ron out; o8 her captain hailed me the American dropped and that of the Confederate States hoisted in tte ; the display of force on the part of the pire irke overwhelming, and I was obliged to obey his x. ho sent bis lieutenant and five of bis ore in a boat nt way a mere boy, of the name of Cray, who appeared to be i) at ease at the business in which be was engaged, Le was quite ¢ foout, remarking that the Hanover was @ good price for them, and then requested me to Ko aboard: the thon , to have an interview with her commander When Capt. Case stepped upon the deck of the Retriba Lock, stepped forward and know me / bave ye that ti know you, Cap Capt. Lock, “how os aid, AD neon mi before!” Lis recotiection he Case, very well by r your brether, I Washingun Cast ever miles from the shore of Havth when captured Capt PRICE FOUR CENTS INTERESTING FROM HOOKER’S ARMY. Expedition of Colonel Phelps to Northamber- Jand County, Virginia. SUCCESSFUL RECONNOISS ANCE Captures of Rebel Prisoners, Mails, Horses, Cattle and Corn. AFFAIRS IN THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, de. &, se Hrapgu neem, Anwy ov Tu Potomac, March 7, 1463. ‘The expedition under Colonel Phelps, to Northumber- Jand County, Va., returned this afternoon, after wn em ently suceeasful trip. The force left Belle Plain last Tuesday, in steamers, and was composed of picked men from the Fourteenth New York State Militia, Twenty-second, Twenty-fourth and Thirieth New York Volunteers, and Captain Virgeo's company of the First Maine cavalry. The inary cur respondent accompanied the expedition, Owing to the ignorance of the pilot concerning the channel, and the bigh wind, the landing at the head of Coon river was not effected until Wednesday noon, wheu the whole command debarked, and Colonel Pheipe, with his staif,at the bead of the cavalry, dashed on into Heathsville, the county seat of Northumberland, captur ing « rebel soldier and taking the entire town by surprine. The Post Office was searched, but vothing was found rave afew dusty papers and old letters, the office net having been reopened since the raid of Colonel Faireb.te, several weeks wince, The jail wae pext examined, buf the cells were empty At night the commana Bivouscked a f i, ogi outae the place, and next day foraging parties Were rent out ua ® directions and the cavalry despatched on 4 weout ing expedition into Lancaster county, The foraging parties seized ome thousind bushele of n, fifty horses aud mules, a large number of fine beet varie Lock repled that it was four mile*, apd that he was Bprize Ww the schooner Kotribution and the Coniederate fa % it was imporsible to resist, requested the faver that he woold at once put ne ashore, bo assented, telling me to take my clothing and that of the crew, wnd the bout of the Hanover. He took my charts and those of the mate, Aud the chronometer, which belonged to Mr, Wheelwright, he obi rot the vessel, on the shore at about dark presume that she was taken to one of the cays and wold to the wreckers. ‘The people of Hayti received me ip a hospitable man ner, stating that if the pirate bad come within ran, of their battery they would have given bim a warm fr coptien. ing I met with eeven of the crew of the Re. ned me that they orig the purpose of running the blockade at N..C., with the understanding that they were to A day or two vetore the capture of the Hanover however, the Retribution received her armament from the cattle and quite an amount of madical stores. Two port offices and Boveral stores were visited, and two important rebel mails captured. ‘The cavalry aixo eeized a large number of horwee ard mules, and are now on their way overland to Freder eke borg Among the prisoners taken wax Colone! Claybroe the rebel army. He was in command at Helle Pt Aquia creek last summer, during the occupation of thors pluces by the enemy, burned @ number of barges joaded with bay, &c., that had been blown ashore in the gale at the time of Genera! Hornedes jast movement. He has also been very setive n enforcing the conscription and the arrest of Unwn people, and hit captare haw occasioned not a little secret son the part of bis nelghbors, Hix family were edingly violent when our troopa visited hin house, one of them drawing a revolver upon the officers, lor, who had shipped asross the Potomac over exe scvooner Dixie. The crew were then mustered, informed that they were to croive as a Contederate privateer, Seven retired to ferve in Auch a business, aud were put mebore as above stated. They assert that’ Captain Locke has vo commis: flop from the Confederate States, aud is, therefore, no- thing but a pirau They also state that the ouly other vessel taken by the Retrivntion was the brig J, Ellicott, before % a8 recaptured by the crew on board, and taken to St. Thomas. Captain Lock was dressed in a naval 0 Without doubt the same person who sailed from thie port in the bark Vernon and other vexsels poveral years since, Captain Case considered it ap aggravation of his ruse tubes that he sbould have been captured by a N: Seotiap, Captain was born in Yarmouth, N. 8. ton was formerly « Ler, aad could to one wn she bas the vam form of after bedy., The space boty sen the sternpoat and rudéor- owt w filled, whieh gives Ler avery long rup, and by Which she might be easily dotected it ‘cen broadside on She is atmost flat upon the floor, has rhorp ends, and off tho wind wails very fart, but chow banied, little depth of keel, anid not being coppcred, abe im not Weatherly. whe « fore-and aft rigged, carries gad topenile mtay- fails, and is pretty well found aloft. Her armament con fuete of one rifled thirty pounder amide ps and two twe pounders, one on each side, and she has a crew of twelve beach oombers, principally British kuljects or escaped convicts, iform, and te va The Commander of the Kebel one hundred thousand dollars worth of coutraband goo: wo captured, together with two influential ¢itivenm engaged in the same traffic, and who have opprenel loyal citizens. Two clerks in the rebel departments at Richmond were overbauled on their way to Maryland, anda large and itn portant mail found in their possession. Among the jet ters were recommendations to citizens of Baltimore, and onticial correspondence to parties in Loudon, mddrenmed to tho care of Baring Brothers. The country t# quite barren, and by the visite of both armies bas been stripped of nearly everything. The i habitants are destitute, and groat wuTering prevails, The roada are dry and dusty, like fummer, and the few far mers remaining are busily engaged ia ploughing and pre paring for the epring crop. No rabet troops are upon the neck save a few cavalry, engaged in enforcing the couseription and escorting orn- traband goods across from tbe Potomac. Several depots for umugylers are extabliahed along the Potomac, but Inck of rations and proper transportauion prevented Colonel Phetps from visiting them, Very little Union sentiment was found, though a few welcomed us heartily, and offered their servicen oe pilots, and conducted the expedition faithfally Uirough the tortnous channel of Coon river. A few contrabands came off, but, owing to the armali size of tue steamer® (he e meton Tri Mi that Captain Lok: schooner Retribution, which bas captured # United States vexseis in the vicinity of the West India Inlande within the past few weeks , including the eclooner Hanover, of Horton, # an Engimbman by birth, but wae formerly aresident of Massachurett#, baving been in the employ of shipowners at this port. Atone time be was | in command of @ swift b: this city, whieh made a very auccersful rup to the Cape | of Good Hope. return of Captain Locke to this pert, however, owner did nof weem well rationed With (he requit of the voyage, ed that there was one brn ch @ ewilt cralt would be ed the owner, “The siave trade,’ remarked Captain Locke when he observed that Lhe suggestion war unpalatable, he turned it off ag a joke, it was rumored at §t. Thomas that the commander of the Retr jo wasa trator to the contederacy, a® bin orders were itoperative to burn ail bis prizes. He, on the con ary, was attempting to wel the veerele which be cap tured) with their cargoes, THE NAVY, Fire. An Albany paper printe a review of the attack male | by the Montavk on the shore batteries, fre which we | make thin extract — The Montauk got ber position aud we al) bartered for three how 7 nev ne were demented. the enemy wore agai and again swept from thew, but they supplied their places and kept up am auremitting Gre ‘The rents made in the lowe sand, of which the fort was cometructed, were repaired, the enemy fighting with the greatest devormination apd’ ptack. We were obliged to give it up asa bad job, The Montauk was struct forty times to thie aGuir by rifle bolte and eight and ten inch solid ehot, but came oot with no material inury My nice Iittle cabin was knocked (nto a cocked hat. Tne ia this adveutare in the perfor manos of ‘he one Of the Dew Cliss Of Momitore, wot se amy of them have been #ubjercted of actual vervice. You wil be this being the to the severe tr | | terested, know, ia bearing of the powers of irow. i @ great caries The rhot eruck her in eve part necomary tofally proveher invuloerability, Op her | fat deck, protected bY One inch plat of oak and beams twelve by twely inches apart, ‘he received five or over vipbt melew tae rbot. They made | Her side armor | king Jenks abont arth the cir y the im | 1 lente were furrows, but glanced, doing Hm) joiry we rte ek repeatedly (five incber) ne iach deep, mm oronce of Upun her 1 borees, mules and corn could only be removed, and the beef cattle were left at the landing Upon the retura of the expeaition the high wind com polled the heavily loaded steamers to lie at anchor yerter day in St. Maryebarg, on the Maryland chore, While there «mall boats were seat on shore for water, and» umber of contrabands came off to the steamers vot Co louel Thelp sent them back, having mo right to har bor from © loyal State, Before them return, however, thei owner made a complaint to one of our gunboats lying above, and an the expedition came uy an officer was pent aboard, with instructions vo detain the comman! aod take the commanding officers Into con tody, A satiffactory explanation was gives, aod We party wan at length allowed Lo proceed Captain Wadeworth an4 Lieutenant Wileex, of General Reynolds etal, acoompauyed the expe ition and rendered creat rervies. Much eredit if due to Captain Pitkin, post Quartermes ter at Holle Plain, for energy and Wet io Siting out the expedition. ‘Tvaowportation was very scarce and of an inferior quality; yet, notwithstanding these diffieuition, the troupe = were admirably provided (or, and obstacles overcome that would Bave ef fectuaily defeated the object of the movgment if afaire hod been placed in the hands of « lene eaergetic uBene. Yesterday the steamer Frederick Graft wae rus iu and wunk off Windmill Point. All 60 board escaped. Affairs in (be army are remarksbly quiet, and the re Atrictions upon the exchange of newepayers have effects olly excluded all eres from the South, itou tabevesly with the gutmet of Ontened helper ven - dion, © emall force trom ome of the Jersey bration ftarted upen @ rimilar raid tom Guffey has net yeb retarmed. The Ongatiztion of the Defenders, onder the abe oom of Clete ¥.X. Aranlt, & protreeing 4) rapid) ty. Recruiting offoes have bean opened mu various parte of thu elly, and, netwithetanding the ontnes whieh is generally atperleneed tn rath tegruite, there ude, Dut Wot prod sad oy every hope that the Intomters wilh shortly ake \ be the pike Rouse om Wop ot ecarniuis ievide, canapl in the | Mid. The beutnaarterw or tne'regimnayare wiuated st | prenngat my eee heats oktch there secu e | *% Whity wtroet. Capt, Charted 2. Dunkeavy Ye recrwitit t hour, « sen of (he te A th a he plating, were (hrom } = ed trade a | al Ho (ootre street, whe offers every ind coment for cid. “ihe peep Dliged Ww take refuge | " cali lense funder the en of the torres, 1B Bo viaka | Tecthite Wo jim hip company ‘These reeroiting nendy mr The eaermcas 9. forty tive vo trom@le or ot peaetra with wan there the east wie anneynece nao, . either from the lnpaet of shot roe ihe dwebarge of the gun vom the terret 1 sounded Like (he cracking of apat open an aovil Many difben! were experienced, bot all admit of @ remedy, ieee marvel how Sch cumplionied machmety oo ie Grek trial, The turret weighing ooo hundred and sixty loos ®, a8 you Know, keyed uy from an’ ite weight fapported oo a hat) afer em veh Oring ot eagged somewhat, aud comeiderade trouble was encountered io Keying wp wo that it would revoive eaety The Blast from gant came bet b ibe eye Rolet in the pilot bowst, to IRAs effets of pot be observed. Tha big gua Gils op ite | ow that it could not be mighted, axeept by the porte ‘eleven ined’ slongride of Fipng over the store and quarter Gauned the bottlers to (oat (hey tut be Mourel Slee more firmiy, dows be vw, pace sulfered and the wicks of lampw disappeared et 1, which ® rough guanery ferharge Some meant meet be devined for b as the enormeus propotilen, weighing apwarte tear bandred pounde pw Letters for the Riockading Squadron. The United Btatem steamer Mamachosetts, tote Vo hunter Lieutenant W. H, Wert commanding, leaves the ow Yoru Navy Yard on March 10, 1862, for the Routh tic Dinekading eyasdrons, aod will luo letere sod f wetw te At peckagen for versie ia that mquadron Praxiye Novy Yard before (hat dase raomal Intelligemee. si bona swe ny, Nery rah New Yore Vol ro det on thie city, (rem Newhare, WC, inet ee reg. cn voueter Weaningion. Ne han hese whined 6 retiad be wae Bey ARCO A 1 Wem, tere may be known by the large Gag whit © ~ the ewe i whecd eeben het, bow 4 tunertyien —' Yor readout, Ge . Met deb v4 The dancer was bomiet by Mr. Themes W. Carey, proprietet of the house, shorty alter the removal a em, Metle\iam from the comand of tbe Army of tne Fo tonnes. Mr. Caney is 6 sivong Debever th the efficiemey Gen. Wetielian, sad Dance thie action on bie part Theme banners are being botied in her paris A the wity Peeenr ation TO AN OFTICHR OF THR TWRLYTH Ew YORE CAVALAT a evenings Hino Captain H.R. Went, of the Tweilih New Yorks cavalry (Third Ire Harrie Goard) poniod eth a bandenne gold mul ted wae! yard, bet and epnipments. by the ten com seare and privates al his company mt Cam Pebingion, otaten Inland, where the regiment iw at pre emt etatiored. Sergeant Wiikon made Ube presenta! in eth opm (be commen, which waa aypropratey te qponded wo by Cxptatm Wert, Ficeing From the Draft te Come. Tonoste, ©. W., Mared 7, 160 ‘There bevebeem o pemiber of arrivals frou the Statee Of partion ereaping (he expertet omneripie® Teertyer thirty arrived mm Toronte yemterday. Rewem ov fe, Parente body will eve 4 ooh ab the Colnese Amemb\y Ff my He \atriee se aight, The wewty a gale 0 ge ee ed le thew, We halleve, are Hettat Oy four handred | Thay Tr be puppies U mamunre at & meaning tbe lithd io Laereee evening, w2 vecan’e ilate, carrer of Wa tat -- ver Cot egerted (Tom and | remmw eh sireetn weary cae civil bie wil be Mr gbie ot mend event of eit