The New York Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1863, Page 1

LE NO. 9682. — HVPORTANT FROM MEXICO. RP CT ERS SE Reported Capture of the City of ' Mexico by the French. ort, Sharp and Decisive Campaign. h of the French Military \ Operations, &., ae. [43 announoed in the Richmond papers of the 17th received yesterday at Fortress Monroe, that the Mezieo had been captured by the French. important news, if true, probably reached Ricb- on tho 16th inst. by telegraph from Houston, ¥. by. the way of Port Hudson, on the Mississippi. course, reached Houston across the Rio Grande by of the numerous traders and truins that are now ually passing to and from Mexico across the Rio iS his news be reliable General Forey has made a short ecisive campaign. According to tho intelligence shed lu the Haratp on Tuesday last the French com- ed their forward movement from Orizaba on the alt. Om the 16tn he issued the following PROCLAMATION. Ouizana, Feb. 16, 1863. PM anrrants oF Onzana—Within a few days I shall lea ity to undertake military operations, the prepuritions RQiich, tat-nuted 69 secure suecenny have detained ie tine; but I do not desire to ieavo without addr few words. which T fy they ace from my heart, In the first place, 1 thank we the reception which the expeditiouary corps bas met un your city during a residence of nine inonths, during time order bas never ceased to reign there, and our re bave enjoyed the sume security as In their own ry. If this be not owing to your sympathy (and [ esteem myseif happy if it were so), it is due, ut least, ‘ood cisposition, which we should always thank you ‘do not believe myself laboring under a delusion when k that the appearauce and behavior of our soldiers, jn all parts of the world have been loved and cate moby their enemies, must have produced the sane / upon yuu, Who have been wiinesses ef their order, Jdisetp ine and the sweetness cf their mar Bsible that your fellow countrymen who have we: points of the couutry can bave failed to recog: Sule ax th Of La Belle France, which marenes in of civil have umierstood the intentions of the Empe in sending wito Mexico have been no ot ian obtaining vy arms the j:int reparation of in: re aware of, ana whieh negotiation could not ar. ‘and then to revonelie your country with Europe, par- ly with F ance, your aucleut syc:pathies for which wonld have ceasod iad itnot been for the conduct of . present Th regard to myself, if Task to bless on it in not 30 much for the sake of & imbition of permuual ulory as for the prosperity of your ul connury, to whieh we have come to bring, at the Tour blood’ thore two preciows boons, without which “y Cannot exist—liberty and order, Farewell, then, in- nig of O.isaba, or rather wntil nest tivie, because I + onhall ret n’ $0 eee you. God alone knows the fu. Dut be what may reserved for me, I shall ever sorget Fospitality we wave received here,” and shall preserve, out my Iife, the most dedighiful recollections of your picral of D.vistup, Senator, xpeditionary Corps tu Mext the 19th, 2let and 23d ult. the several divisions of Brench army moved out of Orizaba, and on the 25th Forey was with bis generals at Acazingo, some gues this side of Puebla, The Count do Saligny, mneral Migre and the rear guard, were to have left [pa on the 23th for the encampment in front of Pue- The Freavh force was 23,000 men, with 3,000 Mex- allies, Mexicans had 17,000 men in Puebia under Ortega, ,000 cayniry under Comonfort at San Martin. The ‘as woll fortified, and there werojseveral foreign of- of merit engeged-with the Mextcane. An American, }d Gayon, was in command of the fortifications, and el {auc (formerly a captain in the English army) is ted to have taken u prominent position. These are prted by several other foreign officers, and they nly infuse pluck enough in their Mexican rdinates to give the Freuch some trouble. not, therefore, soem likely that Puebla was civen pih uta severe fight. In the city of Mexico the cans bad made extensive defensive preparations, collected a large force. They had cut down all “ees 0 all the fino roads and passes about the capt- nd cut up all tho roads and*streets with ditches and ‘cade. ocs not appear probable that Mexico could fall so iuto the hands of the Freuch. E PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL. sing. ber you will comprehend, om, Theretored cherish the hope that or, = view! ‘OREY, and Commaniler-in-Chiet of loo vointment of Assistant Adjutant Gene- ral Bry—Sketch of the Man, following ge: eral order has been issued — GRNERAL ORDERS—NO, 075, BVAKTENT, ADJUTANT GENURAL’S OEFICK, Wasitixcton, March 17, 186: is hereby ordered:—tirst, That Col, James b. Fry, dant Adjutant General, United Staves Army, be, and , detailed as Provost Marshal General of the tes, in pursuance of section five of the act ap. ch 3, 1863, for enrolling and calling out the ad for other purposes. He is aceording thorized and required to perforin ali the daties ot ogi Marghal General get forth in the said act, and other duties as may properly pertain to his office ommunicaiiing relating to the business of provost hale and ‘he provisions of the act of Congress atore will be addres ed to him coud, ‘That al) appointinents which have been here- -e made of provost marshals are hereby revoked. order of t SEORETARY OF WAR, Tuowss, Adjutant General. WHO 18 COLONEL FRY? Jonel James B. Fry is a graduate of tho West Point hary Academy, which institution he entered in the » 1343. He is, therefore, between thirty ‘ve and forty sof age. He is a native of Tilinois, from which State pas appointed to the Military Acadomy in the above He grwtuated on the 30th of June, 1547, standing 14 in’ bis class, in which we find the names of Generals Willcox, Burnside, Chas. Griflln, R. B. Ayres, Hunt, and others io the Union army, be. afew who belong to the rebel servic. On the Ist uly, 1847, he was brevetted a secoud Heutenant of Third artillery, and on the 20th of the following ust was trangferred to the Virst artillery, with the P rank of second Neutenant. On the 224 of suary, 1851, be was promoted to # drst lieutenancy he sume regiment, and in 4453 was appointed stant instructor im artillery tactics at the tary Acadomy at West Point. The next year (1854) yas appointed adjutant of the same military academy, ch powition he heid antil the beginaing of 1854. On ‘WSth of March, 1961, he was appointed an arsietant ‘ant general of tho United States Army, with the vet Frank of captain, and on the ‘id of Av guat, 1861 | Promoted toa full captaincy, (n the 14th of No- ber, 1951, he was appoiuted an additional aide de- 1p to General MeClotian, commadding the Army of the | with the rank of eotone! of volunteers. He was good to daty with Major General Buell in Kentucky, ro, on November 16, 1851, he war announced us as- War wnt wljutant geacral and chief of his staff. On the Of April, 1962, he was promoted to a full majority ia fegular army. He performed the duties uf chief of | oral Byetl's staif during the whole of his events! can ,partiolpaing in tho batties of Shiloh, or Pits Mt Vaoding, Apeil, 1862, smd in the puranit of tg out of Keatucky, in Octobor, 1862. Previous his latter ovent bis beadquarters were for some time 104 In Nashville, Tennesseo, where no performed his Lots duties in the midat of enemies, fitting him well ithe ponitson ke Is about to lo occupy 4 provost mar. |g voral, He has recently been promoted tieutenaat wt of the Adjutant General's Department, in the 6 of Julius P. Gareshe, killed at Murfrevaboro De- ber 81,1862, aud haw since been brevetted colenel of } regular army, from Febraary 1, 1963, for meritorious Lrices at the battle of Bhiloh, April?, 1862, and for } jor Services with the armies of the West and in the | lant General’s Department, On the 17th of Maret, | |, he was appomted provost marshal General of the ted States, with the rank ef Colonel, ax set forthon above order ge of Political Prisoners. Fort Mownom, March 18, 1569. ‘1, Ludiow has just returned from City Point, having Mleted une arrangements for the exchange of ail po- wl prisoners, Those in Richcrond are rolonsed to-day se \u sauiabur¥ Bon) week. THE NEW YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, THUR SDAY, MARCH 19, 1863. DSPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Attack of the Rebels on Newbern, and Their Repulse. Naval. Force Und Spirited Fighting on the Black- PORT HUDSON. Scene of the Reported Repulse of the Union er Admiral Farragut. water, Rew Fortress Monnos, March 18, 1963. ‘Tho rebels made an attack on Newbern, N, O., last Friday, but were repulsed. This attack was,,no doubt, made under the direction of the rebel General D. H. Hill, who has just beon placed in command of the rebel troops in North Carolina, The Union troops are under the com mand of Major General Foster. ‘There was fighting on the Blackwater yesterday, but no particulars are received at this point. key hee Details of the Battle on the Blackwater. Surroux, Va., March 17,1863. At one o’clock this morning two sections of Capt. Da- vis’ Seventh Massachusetts battery and the Eleventh Pennsylvania cavalry were despatched by Major General Peck, under command of Colonel Spear, to attack the ene- my in his intrenchments on this side of the Blackwater, opposite Franklin, Cepyyprns EREEK x (<4 We were to make the attack at daylight, but, owing to ai FANCY é the bad condition of the roads, found it impossible to do ad « ‘he so until nine A.M. At this hour the attack was made in Qe. = = good earnest. Small arms, heavy guns ana cavalry were used on both sides. The Sight lasted for nearly an hour, and was highly spirited in its character. Two separate cavalry charges were made on the fortifications. These were found to be literally lined with infantry, who poured a deadly fire into our ranks, wounding many in the first charge, which was made by Major Stratton. The major was wounded in the shoulder, algo Lieut. Mowday in the side of the bip. Tho latter it is thought fatally, The second charge was conducted by Major Cornog in person, who took his men up to and up and down in front of the fortifications to try and jump thé ditch, &c.; but the move was soon found to be impracticable. ‘The enemy opposed a heavy force of infantry and ca- vairy to the right and left of our position, in order to try and outflank u ut with little show of success. When your correspondent left the field to-day the fight had not terminated. The following are among THE WOUNDED, Private James Morgan, Co. B, 11th Pennsylvania caval- ry, arm, severely. Sergeant Thomas Bayley, Co. B, shoulder, severely. Daniel Moore, Co, I, arm, John Henry, Co. B, hip. Theenemy © strongly intrenched behind well con. structed breasiwovk. Thecharges of the cavalry were of the most dar’ scovery I have ever witnessed. General Jeukius, of South Carolina, is in command of the rebel forces. Peinfor ements are dally being sent to defend and prevent the passage of tbe Blackwater by ‘he Union troops, ‘tio rebel# are strongly of opinion that we will goon mows frei his direction, and are making pro- parations accordinxiy. We took Fete prisovers, wounded ones. IMPORTANT FROM THE RAPPAHANNOCK. Brilliant Cavalry Fight at H Kelly’s Ford. ff 7 ‘ “is a Among them wero come Desperate Charges the Enemy. Against Defeat of the Rebel Forces and Cap- ture of Prisoners, ae ae hey Wasmyeron, March 18, 1863. ‘The cavalry command of General Averill returned yes terday from a reconnoiseance jn the direction of Culpep- per Court House, bringing with them twenty-five rebel prisoners and a bushwhacker whom they picked wp on the way. This command left Morrisville yeeterday morning at daybreak, accompanied by Tidball’s battery, At six o'clock they crossed the Rappahannock at Kelly’s Ford, about five miles above Falmouth, The rebels were evidently apprisea of their approach. The rebel picket at the ford was strengthened by a reinforce. ment of forty of the Fourth Virginia cavalry, The rebels were foiled in an effort to reach their rifle pits After a short skirmish, with a loss of four wounded on our side one on theirs, twenty-five of them were captured. The prisoners taken belonged to the Second and Fourth Virginia cavalry. They state that they were required to furnish their own horses, and have been paid in Confederate scrip regularly every \wo months. They report that the force in the recent raid.on our right’ was composed of the First, Second and Fourth Virginia cavalry They appear well satisfied with their preseut condition, and say that the Confederate government can obtain no more men from their county Hxavgvanters, March 18, 1863. A most brilliant cavalry fight occurred on the Kappa. hannock yesterday beyond Kelley's Ford. A reconnois sance, under command of General Averill, forced a pas- tage over the river in the face of a determined resistance by aconstderable body of rebel sharpshooters, who were covered by houses, rifle pits and a dry mill race, with an abatis in front. The ford admitted but a single horseman at atime, and the stream, which was swollen, was very rapid. Arriving at the south side of the river, our cavalry charged the rebels in their intrenchmente, killing and capturing nearly the entire force, besites securing a large number of horses picketed near by. A short distance from the shore General Averi!s com mand encountered the rebel cavalry under Stuart and Fitzhugh Lee, who bad hastened from Culpepper to pre- vent omr passage, They made some dashing charges upon our troops, who repulsed and in turn eharged them with fatal effect, using sabres only in the conflict. When. ever the enemy made a stand they wero immodiately barged upon and routed frow their positions with great one Tho battle lasted five hours, and was a eeries of charges and hand to hand , rewalting in the falling baek of theenemy. The forces were about two thousand on each = THE FRENC ontiic de. senemy at Inet took refuge behind an intrenched battery, four milee from the ford, fanked by rifle forts and ab General Averill, having accomplished his object, and securing his privoners, the wounded on both sides anda large pumber of horses, recroesed the river without atteck or demonstration on the part of the rebels who were co badly whipped that tbey could not follow or annoy bim Among the yrisonere ie Major Breckinridge, 9 cousin of | the traitor Jobn ©. Breckinridge. The prisooers charac torize the affair ow our part as one of the ablest and mort reliontly fought cavalry raids of the whole war, and ad. mit that their own troope were totally demoralized ey charge of our cavalry, About eighty prisoners havo been brought in. The wounded Of the esemy bear enfficient marks to show that the rabro was the pole weapon ured on oar axle, A Fight Probably Go! Havana ann No Orieans—E4award The Route of the French the City of Mexico. BATON ROUG® 130 MILES AROVE I NEW OGLE. H IN MEXICO. Army from cUuAr f j, Tuscon My ~ ? ONIS DENN S SRM OURS News from Albany. Aveawt, March 18, 1968, The committes of the Amombiy to invertigate the ebarges againat Ube Apenker held a meeting this morning, Vicinity of Hiram Beckwith, Mre | aud decided to allow the employment of counsel aud st» Stavvorp Covmt House, Va., March 17, 1862. Me Vermisnat, WT Brugge, Avtvouy Ream Mee RY fein ce. | oographers, iseued aubparnan, apd adjourned till Tuesday Treavy firing has been heard on oar right. wi Me, 'Adaenson, ¥ Booth Jenn’ Danicie Acs p nracs » | ®*2! Day bofore yertorday & rebel camp waa discovered in| HD Mayer, Win. Bray, Margaret Hrar, Chron an Dror | The Cawal Roard met to-day, Their business was un the vicinity of Rartwood chorch, anda force of cavairy wife mt tnnt cadres Jane | importa Robert Mavcsy. Mr Mortock, Robert Lat Alte rt Den hert Barer nemend others in and artillery haa been sent in that direction to ascertain spt it there Momgorne steerare arkwart weather. the ( fe the day for ove eee Owing wo the Vera Cruz ty PRICE THREE CENTS for, Until the breaking out of the rebellion she remained the flagstip of the Kast India squadron, Om the breaking out of the rebellion rhe was immediately or- dered home, and ber armament increased to twenty five guos. Admiral (at that time Commodore) Farragut made choice of her as his Gagship when he was appointed to the command of the West Gulf squadron. On the morning of the memorable 24th of April, 1802, the Hart- ford, a8 the flagship of the squadron engaged in the taking of New Orleans, was one of the firat vessels to pans Fort Jackson, which work she bad been engaged in silencing during the previous days of the bombardment. When the Hartford was passing the batteries the rebela suc- coedod in setting her on fire three times by means of fire rafis; but the flames were promptly extinguished by the brave men on board, Another danger, however, veset her on her way up the Mississippi to the Creseent City. Owing to unfortunate mishap she grounded within range of the rebel guns, Fora short time the shot and phell from the rebel works fell around her, and threatened to cripple her machinery. Dy the umited exertions of hor crew and engineers she was, however, got off, and although bearing many honorable sears from tho terrible fire to wbich the bad been expowed, the Stauuch chip Hartford carried the Stara and Stripes at her peak in triumph to New Orleans. Sines that time abe bas performed much peed service in preserving order among tho rebels who throng the banks of the Miewienippl, and who entertain such a wholesome dread of what a gum boat can do. Sketch of Port Hudson Port Hudson in tteelf is bat of small imy #trategically is of considerable vaine to und rebel causes, as is plainly shown by the mop which we give toulay. It isa post village of East saya pa rish, Louisiana, and is situated on the left bank of the Mis sissippl river, at the terminus of the Clinton and Port Hudson Rajiroad, It is distant about twenty five miles north of Raton Rouge, and previous to the redellion was place of very active business by way of the Missi*sippl river, ‘The annual shipments of cotton were estimated at thirty thousand bates, in addition to about two thourand hogsheads of sugar, The population in 1860 was but thre» hundred, but doubtless is now much lem, if we exelndo tho army and the camp followers BRY IMTORTANT NEWS. Attack sities Hudson and the Reported Repulse of the Union Naval Force. The Steam Frigate Mississippi Said to Be Burned. THE FLAGSHIP HARTFORD DISABLED. SKETCHES OF THE VESSELS, Our Land Force Not in the Fight, &e., &., be. tance, but th the Union The following important telegraphic despatch was received last evening:-— Fortress Moxrem, March 18, 1863. ‘The Richmond papers of the 17th say that on the 1ith Admiral Farragut attacked Port Hudgen and was re: pulsed. ‘The Mississippi was burnt, Admiral Farragut went down the river in bis flagship, which was disabled. ‘The land force did not join in the attack, Whether or not this news be true, of course re- mains to be proved by the arrival of the despatehes from our forces at New Orleans and the Lower Mississippi. There however, a shadow of probability that a portion of the report may be true, so far as the attack upon the place is concerned. But there is also a fact that stands out clearly in the above despatch, and that is that the land forces were not en gaged. It therefore shows that the movement was a mere reconnoissance to draw the fire of the rebels pre- paratory toa general attack; and even if it has cost us the loss of a vessel, as stated by the rebels, 1 may have also given us the dosired information that wil! be the means of entirely subduing the rebel stronghold—for strong it certalnly is both naturally and by the aid of art. The force atthe place is also variously estimated between 10,000 and 70,000; but there t# little doubt but that the rebels have at least from 15,000 to 20,000 men at Port Hudson, independent of the force they may haye at Vickaburg, Natchez, Jackson and other intermodiate places, From New Orleans we learn that the rebel cavalry but recently patroled and scoured the district in tho vicinity of the Amite river, back of Port Hudson, One of the facts that gives a degree of probability to the rebel despateh is, that General Banks left the city of New Orleans on the night of March 7, in company with his staff and General Grover, who had but recently leit Baton Rouge for General Banks’ headquorters on the most important business, The movements of the com The News in Washington, Wasiincton, March 18, 186 There were rumors here this afternoon that government had received from r bel sources, via Fortress Monreo, ro ports of a repulse of Admiral Farragut at Port Fudsc ‘Tho correctness of this report is denied by an afternoon paper here; but there i# rewon to believe that such wd vices have been received. 1 of those rebel stories from any Union source, and it is be: Heved that, a8 usual, the rebels have grossly exaggerated and iniestated the real facts in the case. Even should they have some foundation in truth, it is not even known here, except from these statements of the rebola, that any attack hos as yet been made on this rebel stronghold. THE VICKSBURG NEWS, The War in the Southwest. Camo, March 14, 1902. Advices from Young's Point to the 18th report thet he anuoungement of the capture of Yano city is prematur Tho report of the capture of rebel (ranmports tx 4 #yrute Some rebels from Vicksburg, on the 12th, came over to ‘cut the levee, ald the entire party was taken. Camo, Maret 16-1". M. ‘The city is full of intense excitement, begotten © Tumors of events connected with the expedition ot Yaxvo There is no confirm mander of the department explains the business. | river, General Auger was already at Baton Kouge, and it was ‘The conviction that a decisive collision has eecarred 4 stated in New Orleans that these soon to be unived com. | Kenora), Arrivals at Memphis from Yazoo river or Young’ Point are awaited with feveri¢h anxiety. s ams mandors did not intend to return until they had witnersed the reduction of the rebel works, The fact of tho army not having yet been engaged in the attack proves that the affair was butanayal reconnoissance. Troops have been forwarded to Baton Rouge from New Orleans for some time past, and every moans of transportation have been collected for prompt movement in that v nity, The navy were also partially moved up the river to take advantage of the present high stage of the water for a bombardment upon the works in front, The vessels to bo engaged were the Hartford, Rich mond, Mississippi, Monongahela, Genesee, Kineo, Itasca, Essex, Sportsman, the mortar fleet and few nfortor vessels. The Hartford was to be the tugship of the Ad miral of the squadron, while the Pensacola was to be eta tioned off the city in the charge of Captain Morris, as a kind of sub-headquarter station for the Weat Gulf squad ron, Most of the vessels, with their officers and men, have already been under fire, and noted for their bravery. The following are eke stroyed and injured — THE MISSISSIFTI AND IK SERVICES. ‘The Mississippi was @ side wheel war steamer, con structed of wood, and ballt in Philadelphia in 1841. Hor and when an guns; The Atiantic Telegraph MEETING AT THR STOCK EXCHADOR. There was avery large meeting held ai the Stork © change yesterday afternoon in connection with the Ati Ue telegraph project. The Board room was dor crowded, and the greatest entimsiusm wax mani exed 60 the conclusion of Mr. Pield's midress to the Board Mr. Henny G, Sresnuns, President of the Board, eeu): x4 the chair, and in the few remarks introducing the au yee of the enterprise t the attention of the members vw very culogintic of the exertions of Mr. Field and other gentlemen who wero devoting their abilitios ty Ita guce easful furtherance and result, On closing, he into duced Mr. Crnus W. Fiery, who addressed the Board at com eth, detailing the early efforts of (he com ya- coe with which they had “Leen crowned. Jof \is future gucceam from capital and meneved Intercets Li Corth the greatest onthe of the Board Mr. Verne Manin, Mr P. Mr. Granem and other gentiomen ad 1. M then proposed the following resolutions, wnded by Mr. Wainwright and unanimously siderable I ry and the os of tho vessels reported do Mo Mitoxm, ronmed the meeting, register gavo her rato as 1,602 tons burths first launched was intended to carry ton Iai whi but during the present war ber armament was increased, That, In the optolom of thts B and cousisted of twelve heavy guna, She was a com- - penn t panion vesse! to the Missourl, which was built in this city Avanced ‘tala of actenon, Tele and Ir in the sane year as the Mississippi, and was accidentally destroyed vy fire at Gibraltar wi He on special service vrewnaens ane on route for China with Hon, Caleb Cushing, “ our Minister to that empire, as passenger. The Mieaienippi | 470") was first atioohed to the Home rquatron, alter which in tenolv yay, | Somnrnitine 1843, sho was laid up in ordinary at Boeton, in 1846 hb oe tattton ef'tln. Laven a pote of tonabieiaiadiala was again put in commission, and under the command of | yy sr. ried. After which the meeting adjourned, Captain A. Fitzhogh, was attached to the Home squadron, on ane — then under Commodore David Conner. The next yoar The New Chet Ship Hadson, EVLENDID KECRPTION ON WOAKD—-OAY AND VRSTIVE the was attached W the fleet engaged in the Mexicun war, and was then piaced under the command of Commodore Sey) EPS. Matthew C, Perry, who afterwards liad the sole charg ‘The how end Splendid Landow packet ship: Redeem (X the whole of the Home equadroa, When Perry left the | 94). Iyieg et the foot of Wal! mreet, was yreverday the aicamer Missiaeipp!, Commander McKeuate was bin |] Mees ComneEe beanies muarene charge, with Lieut. W. D, Porter, recently attached to tbe | He vowel sie Jee he ee the gunboat Exex, of Furragut’s squadron, as his oxe a large party of the dite of the oly 00, Viel (hte Goble tive ofllcer. MeKenzie died on the 13th of Septen ship and 5 Mt B dejexver a ur cheatte 1948, nod was ordered home from Mexioo, T Fue vison wee gnzly 8 orn, the Engitat 66 being ended she was laid up in ordinary at \ be the Fiench a tie mae, ond the Mare tripes at the peak, A vetac mont of jaltoe were ste- Va., where we find her om the Ist of Januory wae ni in charge of Captain Jobn ¢ the Mediterrean squadron, then W. Morgan. The vessel returned to N ber, 1861, with Kossuth and staif « ard as posrer gern, and was fitted out for the Hast vies. At the begginning of 1862 we Gnd preparing for sea, he railed shortly afterward came the flagebip of the equ of Commodore Perry, ber former omnmander in the Mex can war, She formed one of the th pedivion to J iu 1664 Perry changed bis flag to the Susqiehanna, and the Missisnipy! began to prepare for hor return the ed She arrived in thi harbor in April, 1866, and was sent to the Nevy Yard to repair, We thos find her at the beg £1806 and 1867, She was during this interval thoroughly over hauled, and another gun added to hor armament making | eloven, in When rewy © naga toy amt India squadron then under Commodore J, T 149. xt Lon der Con York to § india or her thus and be rou then under tho eharye tengaged in the ex ma States ping camer A 1). Bache ¢: Von Raren abiy fr went nthe | y who at once chose her aa hie fiagship, During 189 Com | modore Stribling was placed tn corm ¢ the Kant India antron, wed a® he hed raiset bie flag om the Hartiord, | Joncary, 1800, and waa laid op tn ordinary at Bo won, | where wo find ber on the Ist of January, 1e61 When the rebellion broke oat she was at onom attached to the gulf binckading squadron under Cor Adwiral) Farragut. During the fight in the M river, which led to the capture of New Orleans, the Minwineipp! waa placed tm (be seound divirion of mbipm, and performed her portion of the arduous task, Bhe was afterwards avtached to the sub-equadrun under Captain fruits w ada and embiemat nine prpt ay afew words | mmetry of her ominander, Cape Haley, During the action the Miremrinpl dimubled the | : 1 rat, who ® rt bly Kore AO 8 Blipmanter f thin jx hodiog bs tamed {by the rebels) Pare M>ssasees, whieh was to | Dr) wile ia which be very briefly referred i the "ep has 9 destroyed the whole Union Geet, Since the capture | viste.”” Caysain Pratt. tn thon at the remar fom words, expremad hin gratite of New Orieane this veerel has played go trmportant part pipeneg ie 7 Lo hpetyt mate by the guests to reference in the history of the Golf Bier eading sqnedron, and in this the poble vemsst he hed the baer W eommard. Ite taat setion of Fort Hedaom bas mete gimilar fave / that | ioged thas the ahowld be me bemest and patriotic reer of her wiater veusel the Miner! After the veo eyes bee ofhe wan serves. ibe bent ptrock Gp, & farewell anes wna enjoyed, and tee brisliant aamembinge deparved (oF tbe temas. The Hodson will sail for Landon about the Tet of THE FLAGHMIP HARTFORD. ‘The fiagehip of Admiral Farraget, which W reported to be dinabled, i the Hartford, aseraw steamer of 1- tons, The Hariord wear built tn Rowton in 804,204 AR VO seeeey nd Peace War Loan ond conatroeted 1 carry firarteen gore, Bhe wae vleced tn — Taxes. ig oe \ vor rank wae (creamed narrow, Mare ‘ ts abe wn cy ne = The penen reartotions pamend te Howe, Ww 18 sheer poo ai ory snvmatat debate, aakaw OG tel Five Ofeer of the S107 Aan te 10) petemh Voda, alee @ Tex yon Weare the Hart. ball ter 100 008