The New York Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1863, Page 7

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIELOR, OFFICE MW. COKNER OF FCLTON AND NASSAU STS. Money seat vy maul will be Nove but bank bills curreat in +) TERMS cash i advance et the e sunder dew LUE DAILY HERALD, Tange cents per comm. may, at Eive cents York taken. $ THIS EVENING. MUSIC, Irving place.—Itatian Opera,— "ADEMY OF ir vera Di Lamxi axon, Evening —Ger- roar’ mau Opera NIBLO'S DEN, Broadway.—Epira. WALLAUK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—My Nowix Son- an-Law. WINTER GARDEN, Ercadway.—East Lyxxn. LAURA KENNE’S THEATRE, Bay—My Netounon's Wire, NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowory.-Satanas—Kinc, Devi ano DoseateR—Lun Al SSIN, Broadway.—Banter BOWERY THEATRE, ry¥—SNow Binp—Jack ano Tuy BEASSTALK—LENDERMIE, BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Minsts Wannra. Com. Nort, Livic Harrororanvs, ac., at all Lours—Uscix Fooziy—Lapy or Mumerex. “Afternoon | and Frenne. WRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechniew’ Hall. 672 Broad. | } ateoyeng eo Sones, Buk:esqugs. Dances. 4c.—Hica arpy. x VY OOD'S MINSTREL HALL, oi Broadway.—Etatorian | ‘Soncs, Davexs. &C.—L Aint Gor True To Taney. THE NEW IDEA, 485 Brow Banners, ac. Songs, Bua.tseuxs, COOPER INSTITUTE,—Du. ou-toy’s Exuiaini0n oF THE Lavenine Gav wie Commopoxx Netr ano Concert ar tut Ovp Fou s. HOPK CHAPEL, 720 Broadway—MacEvor's Hisernt- con: of, A Torn 18 TRELAND. AMERICAN THEATRE, No, 44 Broadway.—BaLuxrs, MWantow mgs, GK LRSQUBS, £6. PAKISIAN © \ s1NET OF WONDERS. 563 Broadway.— Opendailv iron tu A.M. MOP. M, war HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—E1mrorian New York, Saturday, April 11, 1863. ANOTHER TRIPLE SHEET. Owing to the pressure on our space from news and advertisements, we are compelled, ut a great cost, to publish a triple sheet to-day- which is the second this week in the face of the high price of paper and printing materials. But the people's appreciation of our enterprise enables as to do this; for every one who has any kind of trade, or wares, or profession, which he desires to make known throughout tie land, in order to obtain numerous customers, will naturally go with his ad- vertisemonts to the journal which is in everybody's hands. It is no wonder that this is the case when all our contemporaries are obliged to admit that the Hexaco is fhe newspaper of the country. For in- stance, the Tribune, through its managing editor, makes the followiig confession in a letter to one of its own reporters: — 0: vic oF tie TRBUNR, New York, April 28, 1862, Mv Dear Six:— * * * 8 * * The curiosity and anxiety about Yorktown is feverish, and the public Tike the papér best thatis always giving something. If there is absulutely nothing to write about, drop @ line and, to! 20 that. The Henao is conséanily ahead of us with Yorktown news. The battle of the 16th Hence the pressure on our columns. ‘NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1863—TRIPLE SHEXT: | comprise the wooden guaboats, the ordnance vee- sels and storeships. The Keokuk was evidently injured—she is reported sunk off Morris Island— as only eight iron-clads are reported inside the baron Wednesday. It is possible that sho may have been penetrated by a shot, and was beached, im hopes to repair the damage by plugging up the hole, and then get her off. ‘She must have been out of the range of the rebel guns, or they would have made ,an effort to keep up such a hot fire upon her as to prevent us from extricating her from her position, to drawehe fire of the forts, to feel for the rebel obstructions and prepare for a dash by the forts; and that a8 soon as they are in readiness another move in greatér force would be made on Thursday or yesterday, for certainly the wooden vessela, with the number of heavy guns they carry, can do something to draw some of the fire from the forte» which would otherwise be directed at the iron- clads, We learn from the Richmond papers of Thursday, concerning the state of affairs at Vicksburg, that the Union forces are being withdrawn from the peninsula; that four transports have gone up the river filled with our troops, and that the levee has been cut through by our forces and the water turned into our old camping ground. A despatch from Jackson, Miss., says that Admiral Farragut is still above Port Hudson with three vessels, and that Vicksburg will be attacked positively this week, The government stores of the rebels at Bayou Sara were destroyed on Tuesday by the flagship Hartford. The same authority says that the “lower fleet”—part of Banks’ expedition we presume—has opened fire upon the batteries, but Express of the 8th indicates that some terrible preparations are being made by the rebels to de- stroy Farragut’s ships, the Hartford and Albatross. ral Foster is a very critical condition near Wash- ington, where he was pretty closely hemmed in by the enemy. Reinforcements were sent to him on vessels from Newbern, but had not been able to reach him. Forces by land were also pushing along to his assistance, but at last advices had not arrived at Washington. Despatches from Rich- mond yesterday say that two of our batteries were captured on Sunday, seven miles below the town; that two of our gunboats were badly damaged, and the Louisiana was sunk while attempting to run by the rebel batteries. General Foster re- fuses to surrender, and it was thought General Hill would shell the town. It is believed, how- ever, that Foster can hold out against all disad- vantages, for several days. yet. ~ The last sensation «story comes from a sensation journal in Philadelphia. It relates to a mare's nest dis:overed by an astute United States detec- tive in a barn near Reading, Berks county, Penn., who, according to his own testimony, “‘ piped” for information concerning some grand plot to abduct—or ‘‘abdicate,” as his notes had it—the President, to resist the conscription act, and bring the war to a speedy termination. The de- tective hid away under the straw in a certain barn, and heard a conversation tending to the above purpose. Oaths were administered, he says, but he could not see the Bible upon which they were sworn. On cross-examination, he admitted that an obligation to support the constitution of the United States was taken by the “conspira- tors.’ Three of the parties were arrested upon we wore compelled to copy frou it. Yours, very truly, 8. H. GAY. We know of several other letters of the same import from this and other establishments, com- plaining that ‘‘the Herap is constantly ahead of them with news.’ They are well aware that it is ‘this that gives circulation, and that circulation -brings advertisements. OUR MAP OF CHARLESJON. We republish, on the first page of this morning's paper, our map of Charleston and of the rebel bat- teries for the defence of that place. It is the best map for reference that has yet been given, and will bear repetition. It enables the public to see ataglance the position of our iron-clads in the action of Tuesday last, as briefly described by the rebel telegraphic despatches published on the third page. THE SITUATION. ‘The long expected attack upon Charleston com- menced on Tuesday last. In the early part of the day only four of our iron-clads were engaged— probably three fitted with submarine devils and one other. According to the rebels the firing from both parties was very beavy-and during the action the Tronsides grounded, but got of and dropped out of range: About two o'clock in the afternoon seven Moni ‘tor batteries, the Keokuk and [rousides aga re. newed the contest at about one inile and three- quarters distant, asin all probability no obstrnc tions were found, and for three hours the firing was rapid and heavy, Fort Sumter seems to have been the object and aim of the operations at that time. At four o'clock the Tronsides and Keokuk withdrew, leaving the other vessels to continue the work for an hour longer. {tis probable that the signals from the flagship were not readily seen on account of the dense smoke from the guns, and it was not until some- time afterwards they noticed she had left. This may @ccount for their remaining an hour later. It is apparent that the rebels have but little con- fidence in their iron-clads, as they did not at- tempt to engage until our vessels withdrew, The casualties in Fort Sumter were one killed and five badly wounded, showing that some good udnnery was exhibited either at their barbette or through the embrasures, No reports had been received from the other rebel batteries at the time of sending the despatch to Richmond, and it ‘+ fair to presume that our wooden vessels, with their long range rifles, had been engaging some of the cebel earth works, On Wednesday there seemed to have been no sana of @ renewal of the attack: but of course the rebels had no means of knowing the intentions of A lniral Dapont, and therefore they are Dot justi. fied in feeling very joyous over the \fact that no pa: two were visible Of a movement. von vessels were revorted of the ber ‘ These this information, and carried to Philadelphia, where, after an examinntion by the United States Commissioner, they were admitted to bail. Stories were prevalent that an organized mob was proceeding from Reading to rescue the prisoners, who are set down-to be Knights of the Golden Circle; but we have not heard of any dis- turbance, so far. The trath of the story probably is that some foolish copperheads held a meeting in a barn, and that an officious detective was very anxious to exhibit his zeal and capacity for “piping” onthe occasion. It appears that the conspirators made several dangerous preds with a hayfork among the straw where the detective was concealed; but they did not hit in the right place, or else this interesting and alarming story would never have seen the light. We learn from Nashville that the rebel guerillas are destroying the railroad trains in Kentucky and the track and murdering the train guards. The forces of General Granger were attacked by Van Dorn at Franklin on the 9th, and after a severe fight the rebels were driven back. EUROPEAN NEWS. By the arrival of the steamship Bavaria, from Hamburg and Southampton, at this port, we have dates to the 25th, two days later than the news by the City of Cork. In the House of Lords Earl Russell emphatically declared im favor of continu- ing the non-intervention policy of England in the American question in reply to an argument of Lord {Ririthedes, who ur show that interVent not only common, but effectual, in settling revolu- | tionary difficulties. | The Confederate loan had fallen from 4a 444 premium on Saturday, to 2 a 244 on the evening of | the 24th. 7 | We have more intelligence of the pirate Ala- | bama. ‘The Bethiah Thayer, arrived at Nantes from Callao, was boarded by the rebel pirate, and the master had to sign for $40,000 to obtain his re- lease, The Miss Nightingale, which arrived in the ship John A. Park, of Hallowell, which the Alabama had destroyed. The news from Poland is not favorable to the success of the popalar movement. We give de- tails of the defeat and surrender of Langiewicz. Although the English press consider the Polish insurrection virtually at an end, yet the Revolu- tionary Committee appeals to the Polish people to continue the struggle. ‘i THE LEGISLATURE. a In the State Senate yesterday, the bills amending the New York Harbor Pilotage law and establishing | & burean of licenses for this city were ordered to a third reading. Favorable reports were made on | the bills confirming certain ordinances of our Com- | mon Council, providing for the recording of United | States Internal Revenue stamps, incorporating the Soldiers’ Home and the Soldiers’ Rest, and the Forty-second Street Railroad bill, The Annual Appropriation bill was passed. The bill for the incorporation of the New York Society for the | Protection of Destitute Children was referred ty | @ Select Committee In the Assembly the bill amending the Bieotgs law waa recommttet Tye Byoatya, le wat It is possible, therefore, that our fleet went up | that they were out of range. The Petersburg The news from North Carolina represents Gene- .| Tennessee to a fearful extent, running them off yy foreign een England, had on board Captain Cooper, master of bill being received from the Senate, 8 motion was ‘The Privateering Question—Strong Pro- , dory;” shows the devotion and patriotism of made to refer it to the Committee on Cities; but this was defeated, and it was referred to the Rail- ability of a Kupture with England, Important information which we bave re- | the noblest and meanest of the people to the truth of republican freedom; explains:the for- road Committee. ‘he bill to regulate the Staten | ceived from Washington, and trom sources en- | mation of guerilla corps and their modes of | Island ferries was reported complete to the House. The Seuate bill to encourage volunteering and re- enlistments was ordered to a third reading. A number of bills wereaeported complete by the - Grinding Comnittec. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The Constitutional Union League*held a meeting last evening, at the corner of Broadway and Eighth street, Mr. J. L. Noyes in the chair, when resolu- tions were adopted advocating a vigorous prosecu- tion of the war, and denying any connection what- | ever with the recent peace meeting which took | place at the Cooper Institute. Committees were appointed and steps taken to organize leagues in the different wards of the city. Speeches were made by Messrs. R. F. Stevens, Dr. Deey, George Kelsey, J, C. Ham and others. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday, be- fore Recorder Hoffman, the Grand Jury handed in & large number of indictments for minor offences. The calendar was then called; but in consequence of the non-attendance of witnesses the Court was adjourned unt? this. morning. ‘Tho gold market was agitated yesterday by the war Tumors, and, after selling ‘At 146, olosed- at about 140%. ‘Stocks were Unsettled—some higher, some lower, Money ‘was very easy. It was difficult to give quotations for ex- change. Tn the morning’it add at 16134; later in the day 163-4 wag about the price. ‘The market for cotton continued dull and unsettled yesterday. There was more doing in flour, at steady Fates, and in corn at a sbade lower prices, while wheat was quiet. The demand for groceries was mainly confin- 1 to Rio coffee, 4,500 bags of which changed hands at uniform quotations. East India rice was in more re- quest. Firecrackers were brisker. A fair business was reported in hay and tallow. Whiskey was dull and heavy. ‘The movements in dry goods, in private trade, were ex- tremely limited throughout the week, owing partly to the violent fluctuations in gold, which had tho effect of inti- midating buyers, who have been anticipating a further reduction in prices, and have consequently been doing very little in the reguiar way. The auctioneers have been kept quito busy, im selling both domestic and foreign fabrics to large companies, whose competition, bowever , was without much spirit, espectally in the early part of the week, amd consequently prices were seriously de- Pressed—iess so yesterday than previously. The changes im other branches of trade were not remarkable. Tho imports of foroign dry goods during the week were in value only $951 ,624. The Attack on arlestom—Rebel Ac- counts of a Repulse to Our Fleet. We receive by way of Richmond a brief ac- count of the results of the first day’s operations of our iron-clads against the forts in Chartes- ton harbor. At first view they would appear to be rather unfavorable to us, According to the rebel statement, the attack commenced on the morning of the 7th, when four of the Moni- tors opened fire; in the afternoon aight of our Monitors, with the Ironsides, opened fire on Fort Sumter. At half-past two the firing became in- cessant on both sides, the three principal forts concentrating their guns upon our fleet, and about five o’clock it gradually diminished, and soon after ceased. It is stated that two of our vessels—-the Keokuk and the TIronsides—were | disabled in the fight, and that the former lies sunk on the beach off Morris Island. The Iren- sides was got off and taken out of range. There was no renewal of the attack en the following day, at least up to the period of the transmis- sion of the despatch. It is added, however, that seven of our turreted iron-clads and the Tronsides were still within the bar, while a blockading foree of twenty-two more of our veasela lay outside. Thie statement of the affair, taken without the accompanying facts, would lead te the infer- ence that our fleet had met with a serious check. We are satisfied, however, that it will be found that the result ofthe demonstration of the 7th does not deserve this character, and that it was intended merely as a fecler of the enemy’sbat- teries. There are two circumstances that would ge to establieh this assumption. It is mentioned that the distance at which our ves- sels opened fire was three thousand yards, and that it was continued enly fer three hours. Now, as there was nothing to prevent our iron- clads approaching within three thousand yards of Fort Sumter, and as three hours’ firing could not possibly exhaust their supplies of ammunition, it is clear that the object of the attack could only have been to draw the fire of the enemy and to try the breaching power of our own guns. The injuries received by the Iron- sides and the Keokuk are mo doubt exag- gerated; but in any case they would uct have furnished a sufficient reason for the suspeusion of the assault after so brief a duration. At no time has any great dependence been p!aved by naval men on either of these vessels. But, taking the news in its worst possible as- pect, it ought not to surprise or discourage any one. The ostensibly formidable prop:ratioas which the government has been mating for the reduction of Charleston have had the effect of stimulating the rebels to strain eviry eifort for their defeat, and for the last year aud a half the best engineers and artillery officers in their service gave been expending all the resources which Postar and for the defence of both the city and barbor. The result is that whilst on our side we have only-brought the thir- ty-two guns of our iron-clads to the assault, they have between three and four hundred pieces in position on the different forts and floating batte- ries, including a number of the famous Whitworth and Armstrong cannon, imported from Eng- land. With suck facts before ys, we s! \d not fo TRAN TY take Ro SRR our present efforts against the place were not to meet with immediate success. The affair of the 7th, of which the Richmond papers make so much aecount, must not, however, be looked upon as any indication of failure. As we have shown, it was merely intended asa feel the strength of the enemy's battgrjes, : ‘y¥ without which no experienced naval commander would commence an assaul of such magnitude and fj Ve ie In whatever light, however, the affair of the 7th is to be regarded, it ought net and must not be allowed to affect the ultimate result. Places like Charleston and Vicksburg are not to be reduced in # day, and it is the duty of the government to concentrate all its available re- sources for such efforts. Congress has invested it with enormous powers, given it » conscrip- tion law which places at its disposal the whole military strength of the country, and furnished it with money sufficient to meet all the de mands that the: War cam entail upon it for the next couple o€ years. Under such ciroum- stances it must how no stich word as fail, it must recognize no such phrase as impossible. Let no military or naval operation be under taken when there is reason to believe that our means are insufficient to insure the object aim- edat. The prestige of frequent «nocesa is bet- ter than that of great victories alternated with reverses. With the resources we possess, even temporary defeat ontan'4 lasting diagrace and tunitiatioe are strong probabilities existing of a speedy rupture between the United States and Engiand, resulting from the unfriendly and oifensive course of the British government towards this country in reference to rebel privateers built, armed and equipped in British ports, and issuing therefrom to prey upon American commerce on the bigh seas. Gur readers are aware that since the adjourn- ment of Congress the Cabinet from time to time has been reported as having had under con- sideration the question of the employment of private armed vessels on the ocean in the fur- ther prosecution of this war, and in pursuance of the late act of Congress on the subject. This question, we understand, the Cabinet has at lengta determined shall be left to the decision of£pgland, and upon her acceptance of peace or war with the United States, in relation to these Anglo-rebel privateers, Ia other words, the administration, in Cabinet council, has re- solved that England shell in good faith adhere to her proclamations of neutrality, and that her ports no longer shall be the navy yards of the “so-called Confederate States;” or that swarms of privateers, under the flag of the United States, shallgbe let loose upon the ocean, to make reprisals upon English commerce. Of eourse this will be war; and the demand indicated, which is to go out to Eng- land, for an,honest observance of her obliga- tions of neutrality, embraces this warning, or a conditional declaration of war. In this connection, the correspondence which we publish this morning, between Earl Russell and Mr. Adams, our Minister at London, is very interesting and significant. Mr. Adams calls the attention of Earl Russell to the “admitted fact of a violation of a statue of this kingdom (England) intended to prevent ill-disposed per- sons from involving it in difficulty, by commit- ting wanton and injurious assaults upon foreign nations with which it is at peace, of which her Majesty’s Ministers are invited to take cogni- zance; of which they do take cognizance, so far as to prepare measures of prevention, but which, by reason of circumstances wholiy with- in their own contrel, they do not prevent in season to save the justly complaining party from serious injury.” The flippant and ill-tempered reply of Earl Russell to this grave and undeniable charge may be readily answered. He cannot escape ‘ under the miserable plea that the local laws of England have restrained “her government from interfering, while they have facilitated the building, arming. equipment and sending out from English ports of armed vessels to prey. under an unrecognized flag, upon the commerce of a friendly nation. We have nothing to do with the local laws of England. We hold ‘her to her proclamation of neutrality and to the supreme law of nations. Nor will the shallow excuse avail Earl Russell that British subjects have disregarded the Queen’s proclamation in fur- nishing war supplies to both parties in this civil war. The offence still exists that her Majesty’s government, :4 its indifference to the notorious acts of which Mr. Adams complains, has practically made itself a confederate of Jeff. Davis and an enemy of the United States; for when the attention of a government has been seasonably drawn to any illegal acts of its citizens or subjects, and {it fails te enforce its obligat; and its authority, it becomes a party to the ce complained of, and may be justly called upon for the reparation of all re- sulting damages to the party injured.” No doubt such have been the conclusions of the Cabinet in regard to the rebel privateer Alabama, and other vessels on the same ser- vice, sent out from the shipyards of England. Thus the very cases of the Citizen Genet’s privateers furnish, in their final settlement, aconclusive answer to the defence in which they are brought forward by Earl Russell. England will therefore be called upon for in- demnity, and, in default thereof, she will in all probability be compelled to meet the alterna- tive of reprisals by privateers upon her own commerce, and the tremendous responsibilities and dangers, foreign and domestic, of a war with the United States. We have nothing to expect from considera- tions of justice from the British government. The existing ministry, instead of cultivating the good will of the United States, have mani- fested in every way, from the outbreak of this rebellion, a strong ingjpatign to take sides with it, offensive and defensive, in order to destroy this overshadowing republic. England may, therefore, prefer war to the reparation of the wrongs she has committed against us. She will, at all events, be requived to change her course or take ¢ fikaces. We know thats war with England will unite the people of the loyal States as they have never been united hereto- fore; and doubtless this conviction has had its weight in bringing tie administration to the resolution of presenting the simple alternative to Eari Russell of an houest neutrality or war. ae Tne Frevcu Exeeprrion to Mexico.—We ub) ny the first instalment .of a most eb Se or we uatvisd Frost expedition to the republie of Mexico. It isa document well worthy of being read by every person who is interested in the present war be- tween the greatest military nation of Europe and a country divided and weakened by civil discords, but in whose welfare we can never cease to feel ap abiding interest. This resume of the cases | steak of the French invasion land of Montezuma is written by a gen- of the educational ability, whose sources Piteheass fave always been re- liable and in every way unimpeachable. We commend the recital to the attention of all our readers, as it will form one of the most im- portant features in the future history of this invasory expedition. Now that the Polish in- surrection has been suffoeated by the colossal power of Russia, and the waat of organization and supplies among the Poles themselves, this Mexican war will naturally assume more ex- tensive proportions, and as the French advance into the interior of the country they will meet with accumulating difficulties, and their affairs will become more and more complicated. The sketch which we begin to publish to-day will be invaluable as a commentary on the whole enterprise, abounding as it does in most useful and varied information The instalment which we publish to-day gives a general iden of the condition of the Mexican republic at the beginning of tho | French invasion; relates the true feeling of the } Mectowa veovle lowards the Freugh “ libera titled to respect, leads us to conclude that there | | exislenee and operation, and iliustrates the Jifi- | culties which must attend the French army of invasion. The recital is brought down in this first part to the period when the writer arrives at Vera Cruz. The following papers will treat of the landing of the French troops, the fortifi- cations of Puebla, the defences of Mexico, and all the other ramifications of this extraordinary expedition. The document on the whole is a most interesting one. Our Dtplomatists In and Out ef Place. President Lincoln, having concluded his ar- rangements for putting down the rebellion a home, is about to reinforce our diplomatic corps in Europe. Our armies are now mustered and marshalled and ready for action, and Chay!es- ton, Vicksburg, Richmond and all the other strongholds of the rebellion will soon be con- quered and in our possession. It only re- mains now to put our finances in good order and to strengthen our diplomatic army, and our long agony will be over. To sccomplish this crowning and finishing wiumph our good, ho- nest, amiable and patriotic President has se- lected the three representative men of the age— Clay, Jewett aud Wikoff. General Cassius M. Clay sailed on Thursday, for Russia, as the United States Minister. He was ordered to proceed to the scene of his future labors some time ago; but it is'an infirmity of his great -mind that he never can obey orders. This was so distinctly proven during his military career that whea the Presidentdesires Clay to go abroad he probably ordered him to stay at home, on thersame prin- ciple that the Irishman ‘whe wishes his pig to go to the market at Dublin always attempts to drive the animal towards Derry. The last we heard of General. Clay before his depar- ture, he was sitting upon the platform of a Loyal League meeting. For a wonder, he was not making a,speech. This reticence is a sign of improvement. The General has followed it up by leaving in the last steamer. Ac- cording to last accounts, the Czar has Bucceeded in quelling the Polish rebellion, and will have more faith than ever in our power to do the same thing with Jeff. Davis & Company. Consequently Minister Clay will matic appintment. The Connecticut clection was settled on Monday, and the fact that Gen. Clay did not meddle init uecounts for the success of the administration party. There is no other election just at present in which Clay can be of any service, and he therefore started for Russia immediately. By the time he reaches St. Petersburg, unpacks his trunks, packs them again, and returns to this country, the rebellion will be squelched, and the next Presidential canvass inaugurated. There is barely time for him to do something for his salary and his mileage. Bon voyage. Geneve! Minister Clay! Colorado Jewett, like Clay, pas again started for Europe. We recently received several com- munications from him, and he reported himself in his native gold mines, taking account of stock aud preparing to fill our empty treasury. Now, having finished his work there, he is about to attempt mediation. He has taken the steamer at Halifax in order to avoid Secretary Seward’s interference. His tabular ‘tate ments of the number of thousands of pounds avoirdupois of gold which he has already collected would make Midas mad with envy California and Australia are poor in comparison witb Colorado. The discoveries of Columbus seem insignificant When compared with tiie div- coveries of Colorado Jewett. The gold gua- blers of Wall strect think themselves rich if they can gontrol » few millions of dollars in gold; but Jewett surveys the precious metal by the acre. With sucha base of operations Secretary Chase cannot suspend specie pay- ments much longer. As Jewett has mastered the arithmetical difficulties of the affair, and reported just bow many tons each gold- mountain contains, the government will soon be gin to redeem greenbacks in coin and pay of the national debt in double eagles. The moun- tain which Jewett munificontly donated to us, as a token of his appreciation of our patriotism, we propose,to transplant to the Central Park, and leave it there as a monument of Jewett’s gratitude, our own liberality and the flourish- ing condition of the country. We did intend to hand it over to the national treasury; but Jewett assures uy that Chase al fee!s the embarrassment of riches; and, besides, we do not care about giving any of our theney to poor Greeley and the other contract jobbers. Suffice it to say, then, that Jewett is going to do wou" ders, and that we expect to see him back soon with several: treaties with foreign Powers in each pocket and his hat. The Chevalier Wikoff yet lingers here, but expects to depart upon his speciai mission to Europe in about a month. His career as a roving diplomatist is by no means ended. The cause of the Chevalicr’s stay here may possibly be explained by the poet's observation, “it is hard for friends to part.’ Both President Lincoln and Secret y Stauton have takena great fancy to Wiko . Stanton is especialiy 12% tiogate jo our ftdrite Obevalier, and whenever his departure is men- tioned. fit waision to all this, the Chevalier has a great deal cf business to settle up. His little contracts have {2 be arranged, and doubt- less, like Thurlow Weed «ad other syocial di- plomatists, he will take a Sew] gontracts to Europe with him, and negotiate td there. The keen, shrewd, enterprising Chevelier is just the man fora contraci, and succeeds nxych better than poor Greeley with his Tribune gun factory. Then thegart circles of New York re- volve around the Chevalier Wikoff. He has to manage the critics for the Opera and the thea- tres, and commonly carries half a dozen of them around with him, linked together like a string of onions. The Chevalier is not always as lucky with the critics as with contracts, however; for Maretzek will have nothing to do with his batch at any price. Still there are Managers Wal- lack, Jackson, Wheatley, Laura Keene, Bar- num, Lingard, Fox and the rest to be patron- ized and obliged, and this requires time and diplomacy. As soon as these details are satis- factorily-arranged the Chevalier will be off to England, and then Wikoff, Clay and Jewett will #00n save the republic. : Non-Arrival of the Sorth American. Portuawy, Me., April 10—Midnight. There are no signa of the North American Commonone Nott —This little bit of humanity is to im. hale the laughing gas at Dr. Colton’s exhibition this eves. fog at the Cooper Institute, The other entertainments of music, &c., are of the usual attractive character, No @ pbt another crowde) house may be expected. have a comparatively easy job of his dipto-* THE GRAND REVIEW. The President and His Son at the Head of the Army. Mas. Lincoln and Other Ladies om the Field, &., &., ke. Our Headquarters Correspondéente, Heanquanrens, Amy oy rm Potowad, April 9, 1863. Preparations for the Review—Assemoting of the Tre Waiting for the President— Arrival of the Commaaetnap Presvdent and 11s Som at the Head of a Large Numbereff Army Oficers—Young Lincoln's Orderly—Atl the Army Of the Potomac om ’One Field—The View from am Wmt- mence—Crinoline and Curls—Exzeitemene om the Rébab Side of the Rappahannock, fe. ‘The event of the season came off yesterday. Tne grand review, which the army bas for days been Jooking fer- ward to, and in whick rival regiments wore to vie with each other for distinetion, has passed, and with it the “pomp’' of war, The ‘glorious circumstance” awaits us, ip our weary marebes and days of toil yet to come; the future apparently uninyiting, but anticipated with. dazzling visions. Great preparations had been made tor’ the display, and for several days « large fosce was employed, with axes, picks and shovels, levelling the fields. Ditchog were filled, stumps and bushes removed, ridges cut down, and quagmires drained, until the Pite~ hugh estate wore tho appearance of a race track. Tall Stakes, bearing the desigus of the badges of the soveral corps, were planted in the positions to be occupied by the respective commands, and as the troops marched out upon the fleld the divisions wheeled into lino as. if by instinet, with no confusion, no noise, save tho music of the bands, the tramp of the regiments and the few brief orders of the officers. Hours slipped by, and the dark blue masses on the plateau grew larger, the banners more numerous, the rattle of drums mure bewildering. Tho artillery came ont, and the great guns that thundered at tho heights of Fredericksburg pointed their muzzieg over towards the <s in the hollows, and the litte rifle cannca drew wv) by them briskly, as if proud of the work they” did before Richmond, ut Antietam and over the pontoons down by the river. Toe columns wore all in line, tho men waited and grew impatient, and the horses, to amuse thomselves fu the- told, kicked others shins. and fiercoly switched imaginury flies, an@ atill the cortege did not appear, The wind swept acrom the open cvuntry, stinging the of the soldiers, playing mad pranks with caps, tugging.ag the ilags upom the tutl bending susfts, 5 Soot nb the delay, and Ube troops began to fall oul ove by one-te stir themscives: foto wurinth: when suddenly « volume o smoke burst ap from the right, followed by anothor,.and then anvther, while tho sullen’boom of the gums rolled acros: Ww the leit and announced the commeneoment of the drama, The cavalcade was uopesing. Tho Prosi mounted upon a large bay, touk thw lead, fol by a brilliant throng of generals, colonels and officers of lesser rank, while the lancers, wih their uttering em pants and a troop of erderlies, Falloped after. - col, accompanied by the Attorney General and Captaim Candier, of annem Heme stuff, ino carriage drawe by four spanking bays aud escorted by a ‘squi \Ancere, tenes Oe display from av eminonee; but Master Lincoln, with characteristic eaterprise, booted and spurred, — bravely at the side of the Presitent, followed b} dashing jit horeby hangs « tale. Whom the war br faced lad came down wit the troops fro: N.J., aod with the rest wens, into the fights. General Kearny noticed bin. and made him his” bugler, aud alt tarough the struggles on the Peninsula | kept bim -at the tront of the division. Geueral Kearny felt: but the bugler remained, and, under the new commander, thrived ors. Now he trampets for General Sickies at the bed of the Gorps, and sports his sword belt and broad set Stripes with the air of a veteran. A favorite among the oblicers, bis fot is far from being commiserates, while future cannot but seem promising. Steps have pve =§ ‘deen taken for giving him an education, and an appoint- mont to the military sctool a hinted by hiw frends. Yesterday be accompanied Master Lincoln as as his shadow, and after the review initiated him into the science of munaging the nce. The boys aro fa38 friends, aod ramble around together like brothers. Will their fa- ture histories be ever, ted ? ‘The Lrg! Bet d quickly reviowed and passed feld, when Presideut turned his attention to fantry. The troops were ‘trawn up im of divisions, and as cortege rE off the 8 u the front ‘the bsnners — dipped bands burst ont with ‘Hail to tue bugies sounded their flourish of paca, were reviewed separately, uy and ‘while one was saluting and the others restod upon their ‘arias, i ini fi i Hi rear ranks sometimes fell out anit tic jigs in the cold to the rattle of eistance. Guards were stationed itt ii the foids of the banners, shadows drifted over the music very few will fail to oy veterans surged onward. winding valleys leeding to the quiet camps, and “vill rested impatiently on 5 by one continued Lo ewing off from the hefore the President, and lose themselves ‘The afternoon wore on, at ceo, swept Sia ; i : $255 i playing hide and diery: spectaters grew tired of the ceaseless bugies and flatter comp-,nud the President waiting for the review to be At length the laat regiment came up, and bam: 1@ drame, vanished over corteg’ of génerula and orderli oles Nutting tho ofa dirceting the jotw it! er to e their base, great nambers of { and. tn ar-Mah coatumes appeared and (hen we caught glimpses ambulances, and occasionally nes, some ajong the plain to the admiration the envy of their fees fortunate scatterod about, and sketching the fledged poets sought ‘ana the classic canteen, and the knights of the quill played round the edges of the eddy, here and there darting in to waylay an acjuaimtance or revew their assurances with a rend, The appearance of the t1 was remarkably good. Indgod, that they should “look 0 well only Torly aight hours a‘ter the sioat terrible storm of the seagon is wonder, and excited oo little comment on the enectators, Uaiforme were clean, arms bright 1ipaienta in spendid condition. Everything wi finest style, and our Chief Magistrate could not felt « thril! of pride as be looked over the sea of the blue coats the determined faces, the regiments are all jn tbeir camps; dress parade seems dull to me, The drums seem to rattle feebly, the bande bave lort the fulness of their melody, the Bugtes peal out aleve, sud then stop suddenly, as it Startied at ticir insignificance. Out en the field, trample smooth and bard, a handful of cavalry is eilling, snd op where the cannons stood and thunder- ed tbeir welcome to the President tho boys play foot- fi ii the Geld. alr equcetrian sists, Sarketee in < in t] 8. ue: z 23F wall, This afternoon Fg Symes pa of very littie importance compared With the graud turnout of yoster- day" ' stration ou ovr part, and pub afother F recer' the banka of ( ment of civilians, fine, Coldoet Phelps’ brigade univerval attentioa, by the cleasliness of the aad the soldiorly Dearing of the men, Stewart's B, Fourth artiliery, surpassed io appearance any that haa yet been reviewed. All quiet stcag the river. ae Oe Macteat. ‘qonm! at TOR ACATRMT OF MURIO. doubt, 1¢ attesets audiences hich fi" the Acadewy of Music to tte utwost capacity, and etate rapturous ap- plause, Mme. Medori, a Tone, We certariiy grand She singe and seve the role admirebly, sobering @ veritable tetampb in it Mile, Bulger ts tkewwo moet pleasing ard tm bor role of Nidia she war louaiy sopleuted last night fu fect, 1 may de eaid thet ail Of the ertiots were um usually susvesaul io the performance, whieh was the iT i Neat ren ot Be ie, Signor Marrs for noge a Ay agate with ee sont manera le a " Cert . a me Beitint ‘and Wiech masterly performance. Signors 7 most enocewiul fest evening onps 4 matives. The entire opera of ‘Lucie au tammerinon wi be given, also the celebrated berty from i Puritans, the German overa trowos ive. at the Ace 6 8 Marthe and wore warmly rE