The New York Herald Newspaper, May 18, 1863, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GURDON BENNETT, tDOR AND PUWOPRIELOR. OFRCBR NW. COMNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. AMVII..... . Velwme ANUSBMENTS THIS EVENING AgAw YY MUSIO, Ireog place.—Itallian Opera— t Nii RDEN, iroad ’ STHUATRE, & wt Lint—Inxvisinur \N MUSEUM, Broadway.—Pav- A‘ternoon and Evening. » MINSTRELS, Mechonics’ Ha, €72 Broad. IAN SoxGs, BORLNSQURS, DANCES, &0.—LOWN ¥ su PHECON. MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway. Brmoriae Cie, dC RUNNING THR BLOCKADE, W IDEN. 4 way.—Soncs. Busresuxs, va—Vou av Vax: UTHERN REFUGEE. HUAN THEATRE, No, 441 Broadway.—Batters, Vaxtosomms, BuRTEsavEs, &0, JOLEWS OPERA Roses. Brooklyn.—Brmor1ax * 3 Dances, Bunuxsguss, York, Monday, May 18, 1863. THE SITUATION. By the arrival of the steamer George Washing- ton, from New O-'ears on t e 9th instant, we have @ fall account 0. the capiure o° \ exandria, on the Red river, by Adm'1al Porter, the «rival of Admi- ral Fa: agut at New Orlea s, and an intensely in- teresting and most valuable description of the cavalry raid of Colonel Grierson with his gal- lant ill'nois cavalry, which will be found in our Baton Rouge correspondence. His expedition was a ina’ nificent success. He cut his way through the enemy's country with two regiments of cavalry, de-troying en his route four millions of rebel pro- pei capturing over a thousand men and twelve buydred horses, demolishi g a camp of instruc- tion, with ail its equipments, cutting the commu- nication on th Grea’, Northern and New Orleans Jackson railroads and destroying a large unber of curs, telegraph wire, water tanks and stores, After passing through many dan- and working terrible damage he arrived at | Rouge on the lst inst., to the great surprise ditants. From thente he pushed on to Orleans, where he was received with great ecut, as will be seen by our correspondent’s de- scription. The whole movement only occupied seventeen days, This is certainly one of the most brilliant feats of the war. . We have received from the Southern journals a number of highly int: resting articles, chiefly dwell- ing upou the disastroas effects of these grand cavalry raids of ours in Virginia, Mississippi and Georgia, in which ft will be seen the enemy admit that terrible damage has been done by our forces in these States. The Richmond journals also lay great stress upon the occupation of West Point, Virginia, by tho Union forves, intimating that its possession would bs an incalculable damage to that large and most productive portion of Virginia, which, having thus far escaped the ravages of war, has supplied the people of Richmond and the troops and hospitals with large and indispensable supplies of bread- stuffs and other provisions. Such is the opinion o’the Examiner. And it farther states that the presence of an army at West Point will completely paralyze the agricultural energy of more than seventy tlonszand persons, the most distant of whom do not reside fifty miles from Richmond; because, tut Laving suffered from the ravages of war, the farmers throughout that whole region are making the most extensive preparations for large crops. These are significant admisions, and show not only the value but the necessity of gaining and keeping a secure foothold at West Point. - Lieutenant Colonel H. Davis, of the Twelfth Illinois cavalry, sends forward his report of the part which his troops played in the great Stone- man expedition in Virginia, and it was a highly efficient and well conducted one. In his dash from the South Anna river to Gloucester Point he destroyed an amount of the enemy’s property, conristing chiefly of army stores, found in wagons and railroad trains, of bridges, roads and depots, to the value of over a million of dollars. In his expedition he came into collision with the rebel pickets at several points; killed and captured many of them, and only lost on his own side two mitigwed officers, and thirty-three privates in killed, wounded aid missing. We have it stated on the authority of the Chat- tanooga Nebel of Saturday that Jackson, Missis- sippi, was then occapied by the Union forces; that the rebels held out against our troops all day, but could not hold the city. It will be remembered that at the latest accounts the rebels were driven from Raymond to Mississippi Spring, where they intend- ed to make a stand. We presume that if the above report be true—and both stories come from the enemy's side-—they were unable to maintain them- selves at that point, and fell back on Jackson, where they were overwhelmed by our forces, Our expeditionary correspondence from the Big Black river, dated the 3d iust., which wo give in snother column, details very briefly the opera- tions of General Grant's army in that region, the capture and occupation of Port Gibson, and the spirited actions which preceded it. The rebels in front of General Hooker's position are throwing up new and formidable earthworks long the line of hills to the left and in the rear of Frederickaburg. They are evidently preparing to resist a second advance of our army. It was re- ported yesterday that every soldier available for service in the fleld who may be now detached on daty, either around Washington and Baltimore, or on the railroads of Virginia and Maryland, will be at once forwarded to General Hooker's army, and theif places supplied by the Pennsylvania militia, with the consent of Governor Curtin, Aparty of United States cavalry having been captured at Charlestown, Va., on Friday night by 8 body of rebels, Gen. Schenck sent out a force of Gen. Mifroy’s command to intercept the rebels, and £0 ' captured by Mitroy’s troops, togethor with forty |,from various points along the Mississippi son, Averill and other cavalry officers of the the rebels, Our files from Nassau, New Providence, are to the 9th of May. the Southern ports from that British harbor contin- ued as brisk as ever. Our marine columns to-day show a list of the vessels engaged in the traflic, The Nassau Guardian of the 9th instant staves that the steamer Kate arrived from Liverpool on the 7th; the steamer Orion, from Hartlepool, on the 8th, and the steamer Ella and Anna, from Charleston, on the morning of the 9th. These ar- rivals enabled them to publish news from the mother country to the 19th ultimo, and from the Southern States of America to the 6th instant. The following blockade runners cleared from Nas- sau on the 7th and 9th inst.:—Steamers Britannia, Emma, Norseman, Pet, Antonica, Victory, Calypso and Banshee. The ship New Era, from New York for New Orleans, with a cargo of pro- visions, was wrecked at Cat Cay on the 15th of April. Tho steamer City of New York, with dates to the 6th and 7th from Liverpool and Queenstown, four days later, arrived here late last night. The American question has been receiving the farther consideration of our Minister, Mr. Adams. | A deputation of the Trades Unionists, introduced’ | by Mr. Bright, had waited upon him to present the address recently adopted ata public meeting of: that body, sympathizing with the North and ap- plauding President Lincoln for his emancipation policy. a Mr. Adams made a reply, recognizing their | right to present’ such address, as, no doubt, they saw in the present war an attempt on the part of the South to establish a government on the destruction of the rights of labor. The tone of the provincial journals was more moderate, and a general desire for the preserva- tion of peace between the two countries was more freely expressed. The English fands were buoyant. The Liverpool cotton market was firm and active. Consols were at 93% a 9314. The communications interchanged by the lead- ing Powers of Europe on the Polish question were published, and excited much interest. They do not appear to be regarded as at all satisfactory in the present phase of affairs. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Captain George B. Cornish, of the packet ship Emerald Isle, which arrived yesterday morning from Liverpool, makes the following interesting report:—April 28, at five P. M., latitude 47 46, lon- gitude 46 50, was suddenly surrounded by drift ice and the pack ice close aboard; tacked ship, and stood to east-southeast—the wind from south, and hazy—-and for six days was more or less entangled in the ice—the wind fresh from the south most of the time, with fog. May 1, spoke British ship John Parker, from Liverpool for Quebec. May 2, spoke British ship William Bishop, for Montreal. Both ships had“been in the ice. May 4, at daylight, the wind north, the fog blew away, when icebergs and field ice were seen from north to south as far, as the eye could see from the masthead, with an occasional opening tending to the westward, one of which the ship pasted through, in company with some twenty others, and at half-past cleven P.M. was clear of the ice. In latitude 46 10, longitude 48 42, May 6, was spoken by a British brig, bound to Quebec, that had the crew of a ship on board which was Jost in the ice. Did not hear the name. The British ship Hemisphere, Captain George, also arrived yesterday morning from Liverpool. The captain reports, April 28, latitude 44 50, lon- gitude 3730, in a thick fog, fell in with a large quantity of field ice, and was detained in it for seven days, and received some slight damage by coming in collision with it. When the fog cleared away saw eleven ships in the ice. Same day spoke British ship Clio, from Falmouth for Quebec, which had been in the ice five days. April 30, lati- tude 4310, longitude 47 60, fell in with the ice again, and was detained two days. Same day spoke British ship Austria, for, Quebec, which had been in the ice five days, and had received some damage. The packet ship Emerald Isle, from Liverpool, which arrived yesterday morning, had seven bun- dred and twenty passengers, and the ship Hemis- phere, alao arrited yesterday from the same port, had five hundred and six passengers. The Christian Ailiance Association held a meet- ing at the City Assembly Rooms in this city last evening. After prayer the Rev. Mr. Goss, pastor ef the Mission, stated the object of the meeting, which was to previde means for the moral and spiritual improvement of the children who were allowed to run about wild on the Sabbath day, without any person to care for them. The Hon. Daniel 8. Dickinson was then introduced, and made a lengthy and eloquent appeal in favor of the objects of the association. Want of space compels us to omit an extended notice of his remarks. The speculation in stocks was as active as ever on Sa- turday, and a furtder rie of 3 a 4 per cent was established in several descriptions. At the close the market was ‘uoyaut, aod gave promise of an active time this week. Money waa casior—call loans 5 a6 per cent, Gold was doll at 160.3150%. Exchange, 16434 a 106. Cotton was quite dull op Saturday, Flour, wheat, corn and oats were decidedly lower and less active. Mode- rate sles of provisions, hops, fish and augara were re- ported, without any remarkable alteration im prices. Mo- lasses was more sought after, Hay was in better re- quest and advancing. Tallow was selling freely. Whis- key was dull and heavy, Hides were moderately inquir- ed for. Wool, leather and tobacco were quiet. No very important movements were reported in other articles. There was decidedly more activity and firmness in the freight market. | The News from the Southwest—The Great Struggle for the Mississippi. Our latest news from the Southwest indicates @ successful issue to General Grant's inland movement in Mississippi for the reduction of Jackson and Vicksburg. The advanced detachments of his army, wherever they had come into contact with an opposing column of the enemy, had, after a se- vere contest, invariably routed it. The last re- ported engagement of this character, (according to a rebel despateh to the Richmond Enquirer, was on the 19th or 13th instant, at Raymond,) some five or six miles from the Jackson and Vicksburg Railroad, from which point, after « fight of several hours, the rebels fell back to Mississippi Spring, where they had reinforce- ments; but the Rebel of the 16th says that the rebels were driven out of Jackson on the 14th, after a hard day’s fight, not being able to hold that city. Meantime the main body of Gen. Grant’s army was at Willow Spring and among the hills in that vicinity, some thirty miles below Raymond, and in close com: munication with his base of supplies at Grand Gulf. With his army strongly in- trenched against the possible contingency of a febel sortie in force down the country from Vicksburg, General Grant was awaiting the They were overtaken at Piedmont Station and ro. | reinforcements that were moving to his support They contain ample evidence of the fact that the trade of running the blockade of x {iV fAGVE NEW. YORK HERALD, river betweea Memphis and Baton Rouge, The rebels e*timate the forces under Genera! Graat’s command at one hundred and twenty ‘thousand men; and -yet, while they are ev. | dently uneasy and perplexed, they profuss considerabie confidence in their ability to expel him. Doubtless they have scoured all the Southwest to strengthen Gen. Pemberton, and have thus, in all probability, given bim anarmy exceeding a hundred thousaud men. It was understood at Memphis that thirty thousand men from Mobile and twenty thou- sand from Charleston and Savandah, or fifty thousand in all from those three places, bad been sent forward to the defeace of Jack- son and Vicksburg. This may be an ex- aggeration; but we do not doubt that Pemberton has been drawing reinforce- ments from every accessible hole and corner in the Southwest, including Charleston and Savannah. We may reasonably believe 40, after the declarations of Jeff. Davis that be would defend Vicksburg to the last extremity, and after the sagacious opinion of a leading rebel journal, that Vicksburg is of greater im- portance to the rebel cause than Richmond, Charleston and Savannah all put, together. But why so? Because with Vicksburg in our possession we secure the absolute command of the Mississippi river, and can easily hold it, from Cairo to the Gulf, witb,our gunboats. | Thus.one-halfithe territory of the States and parts of States now held by the rebellion will ) be cut off completely from the other half. On a grander soale it will be the ‘decisive opera- tion’ of cutting an army'in twain on the field of battle, The War Committee of Congross | have impressed this important fact upon the government; General Halleck, we presume, fully comprehends it, and: we conclude, there- fore, ‘that General Grant’s' movements are being conducted so as to secure success against any possible concentration of te rebel forces for the defence of Vicksburg. We are satisfied that Colonel Grierson’s late dashing cavalry foray and other movements of the same description, cutting up the enemy’s communi- cations, and destroying his: railway ¢rains and’ depots of supplies, will materially weaken Pem- berton and assist General Grant; but we still believe that now is the time for another ad- vance by the Army of the Potomac; for another attack upon Charleston or Savannah; for a land reconnoissance around Mobile; for anadvance by General Burnside into East Tennessee, and for some active work on the part of General Rose- crans. While General McClellan was halting for reinforcements in front of Richmond we were giving no serious employment to the enemy elsewhere, and so from all points Gene- ‘ral Lee was strengthened until by the mere weight of superior numbers he rescued the rebel capital. So, now, if fot no other purpose than to make sure work of Vicksburg, the armies of the rebellion in every other: quarter should be given instant and serious employment. While fighting around a great circle this is the simplest way to prevent an overwhelming concentration of the enemy at any given point. moa With Admiral Porter in occupation of: Alex- andria, on the Red river, we may consider the work of the subjugation of the rebellion on the west side of the Mississippi as substantially completed. With our occupation of Vicksburg the work of reducing the remnants of the re- bellious States on the enst side of the river will be a comparatively simple and easy opera- tion. Meantime, s rebel journal at Atlanta, Georgia, of the 6th of May, positively affirms that Port Hudson has not been evacuated. We hope that our next intelligence from that quar- ter will be that the place has been visited by a Union land and naval force which has settled in the Southwest, since General Grant’s move- ment below Vicksburg, has worked’ and is pro- gressing prosperously. Let the War Office see to it that while Grant is strengthened the rebel armies elsewhere are given abundant employ- ment, and we shall soon have a victory which will abundantly compensate us for the late humbugging attack upon Charleston and the inexplicabte retreat of General Hooker. The Effect of Our Raids in the South— The Vaiue of Cavairy. The cavalry expedition of Colonel Grierson through Mississippi has proved a great success. We have received a full and graphic description, of the affair from Baton Rouge, by the George Washington, which arrived yesterday, and which we publish in another column. From the tone of @ leading editorial in the Richmond Enquirer of Friday, which we pnblish- ed yesterday—equally prophetic and desponding as it is—it is manifest that our cavalry raids are as much, if not more, feared by the enemy than heavy battles in which whole ammies are en- gaged. The effects of these expeditions, as there admitted, are telling fearfully upon the rebel strength. “They (the Union troops) can cause much sorrow, and heart-break our people by expeditions through thinly populated districts destitute of troops.” “They can rob and de- moralize us within our own borders.” ‘The more of our mills, machine shops and railroads they will have destroyed, the more of our national resources they will have ruined and wasted, and the better chance they will havo for an irre- sistible advance at last.” This is the dese tion of the coil which is winding around the rebellion, given by a leading rebel journal. In addition to our special account of Col. Grierson’s expedition, we publish further ex- tracts to-day from Southern papers comment- ing on the late ratis in Georgia, Mississippi and Virginia, showing how disastrous they have been to rebel interests, by the im- mense destruction of private property, crops, mills, iron works, railroads, bridges and army stores which has marked the track of our all over these States, as they swept slong like a whirlwind from point to point. Even in the unsuccessful attempt to reach At- lanta made by Celenel Sircight, in which bis whole force was captured, it is acknowledged that the resalts of his movements, as far as he had gone, were terrible. The destruction of prop: erty was enormous. He left nothing but ruin and desolation aud a terrified population behind him. An Atlanta paper speaks, with evident fear, of another raid now contemplated into Goorgia, the supposed object being to destroy the Georgia State road. Everywhere that our cavalry hag penetrated the poople have exhibited every symptom of alarm and terror Thus this once slighted arm of the service proves itself most efficient, and will soon be more formidable than that of the South, where cavairy service is almost a natural eloment in the char- acter of the people, where almost every man is a trained rider from his youth. Before long the names of Stoneman, Kilpatrick, Buford, Grier- the question. Thus far the whole campaign | ye ‘ ; Vv yi MONDAY, MAY 18, 1863. | Union army will become as famous in the South as these of Stonewall Jackson, Stuart, Morgan and Forrest have been for some time in the North, for deeds of daring | aud briliiancy. Aud yet at the begivning | of the war there was decided objection on , the part of the -governmont to increase or | encourage our cavalry force. It was represented that the iannense expense necessary would not | be remunerated by the value of this branch of j Borer Alexande, 2 ourrespond im every respect with the army. It was only the constant pressure of | (2.8 pede eh By ertiogs. ie manna oP applying opinion by experienced officers, and the start- a aoe Phing © gt est hy ard lipg examples set by the cavalry of the enemy, | right, a# events Layo shown. in antloipating that the Em. Wuich finally induced the military authorities to | Port Moxmuder would Lie. Siapened:to Ahem clemency <0 pay attention to it. bands, Count Rechberg wil, however, perceive that a We now see how invaluable our cavairy arm | fous” “tie iuisieroc at E mipmage’ se ik nape is in crushing out rebellion, and we hope that its pag te aia a lalate * interests will not be overlooked, but that its or- 5 . , ganization will be atill further pushed forward, until the United States can boast of as fine a cavalry force as any country in the world. THE POLISH QUESTION. The replios of Russia to the governments of Fagtand, Fiance aud Austria were delivered to those goveruments Wely on the 2d inst. The aris Pays says, in rese- ) the Dob to Prance,* Russia declares her good in tenu0ls towards Poland. aud expresses a desire to satisfy the Powers within the limits pruseribed by ber own salety and dignity, The toply,on the whole, is of a pa- 84) 6.--' The reply of Russia exprossos 1 intentions on the part of the Em. st those intrigues. Prince Gortechakof at Austria will neglect nothing in order to gat 2tep to the machinations of the revolutionary party.” the London imes anys that. Lord Russell recalled to the recoliection of Russia the stipulations of the Luro- Peav settioment of 1816. and all tho rights and privileges guaranteed to Poland by so ies, which were ignored for a generation, and torn up at Warsaw 1830. Russia, io a ¢ nciliatory tone, declares herself readg to en:or with England {oto a cousideration of the terms and condition of those treaties, with the purpose of ascortuining how much of that ancient character can be made a modern reality, for England is assured that Russia is really only anxious to promote the welfare of FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Steamship Poland, three Russian apswers have ore com: City of New York. mou purpose, but the mavner in which it. is con. veyed {3 not unskilifally varied. In reply to the Austrian note, Russia pleads the difliculty of doaling with the intrigues of the revolutionary party abroad. Austria is reminded that she shares the danger, ‘48 A possessor of Polish territory, and has not yet been so ready in c0-oj jon against the revolt as might ba: been expected, consider ing that she has Hungary apd Ve- netin offering flelits that may also be cultivated by con- Spiracy, London Post remarks that while the Russian Cabinet is inditing conciliatory notes it is prepar- ing the most violent means of restoring order at the int of the bayonet, If the insurgents do not lay lown their arms by the 12th of May the wi Kingdom will be declared in a state of sioge, and mar- tial law will everywhere be administered by an un- set lous soldiery. The kingdom will be divided into” a each of which will be occupied by a military column. The military chief of each district will execute Pieter Sap seamen maneinon such ag he believes. insurgents , ‘The texts of the roplies by Russia are published. ‘The substance of the Eerie to England ts given in the following despatch from Ear! Russell to Lord Napier:— Poricy Orricy, May 2, 1863. : morning, and before giving me a copy of the despatch of his guv- @:pment in answer to miue to your excellency of tho 10th of April, said to me in substance, as follows:— “You havo declared to me that the step which Lord Napior was in- atructed to take was taken with a pacitic intention. The Imperial Cabinet has received your despatch ina similar Spirit of peace and of couciaation. You havetold me that che representation yon hive made is formed upon tho basis of the stipulations of the treaty of Vienna, 1815. The Imperial Cabinet on its part accept this basis, The Imperial Cabiuct is ready to outer upon an exchange of ideas upon the upd and within the limits of the treaties of 1615.’ T enciose a copy of the communication of Prince Gortchakoff. I shall, in another and Jater despatch, furnish you with the views hor Majesty's ge ar tag upon the contents ae THE AMERICAN QUESTION, meer Speech of Mr. Adanis to the Trades Unionists. Anonpene MODERATE ‘TONE OF THE ENGLISH PRESS, THE POLISH QUESTION. The Reply of Russia to the. Powers of Europe. THE NOTE UNSATISFACTORY TO ENGLAND. STATE OF THE MARKETS, key Ben kee The Iamaa steamer City of New York, Captain Kennedy which left Liverpool on the 6th and Queenstown on the ih instant, arrived here at a late hour last night. Another important financial combination between Paris and London, to be calied the “Society Generale,’ aud em- braving all the leading Parisian wankers, &c., not con- nected with the Credit Mobilier, is announced. The head of the association in London will be Mr. Samuel Laing, c. thiuks Princes Gortchako: h as ifthe government or f ed doing nuthiug further. If that be so, th three Powers will have been written in vain, and Polish independence must be achieved, if ever, at the point of the sword. the late Indian Finance Minister. Tho Times considers the Russian reply as unsatis‘actory, Preliminary arrangements bad been completed in Lon- here is cc hout a ber Rises doar don with a viow to the establishment. of an International | 50°05" h any thing, t pasees v frontier ; (hat Poland will, be left to stand ov fall, according to hor own strength, aud that consequent : independent and sumowhat haughty tone may be ‘ds those who havo affected to jectar on the reform of its ways. It has become doubtful 8 nent Of the National Com mi stronger at this moment in Poland than the lnperial nuthority, The command of money has at last told, and a machinery has been constructed and ses at work which has turned Russian officials into agents of the revolution, It is a new state of things more formidabio Association in connection with the Credit Mol ofParis and some of the leadigg bankers there. Mes’ Peabody. & Co, and other firms of the greatest eminence are con neoted with this important undertaking. Lord Hatherton, formerly a promiacut politician, and at one time Chief Secretary for Ircland, died on the 4th instant, aged seventy-three sears, ‘Tho Africa reachea Liverpool about ten o'clock P. M, on the 3d inst. than any ordinary insurrection,” The Bavaria arrived at Southampton on the evening of According to news (vom Warsaw, a ramor was current the 4th inst. that the government intended issuing a manifesto on the 15th instant, ordering the reorganization of the pole, gendarmes and peasants, The manifesto would, it was suid, further order the confiscation of the property of all iusurgent landed proprietors, and the levying of a con- tribution throughout Poland, ‘The Isis reached Liverpool on the moraing of the Sth. ‘Tho City of Baltimore arrived at Queenstown dbout five P. M. on the 5th instant, The Hibernian arrived off Greencastle (below London- derry) on the night of the Sth. THE AMERICAN QUESTION. , Tuo loss of the Russians was ninety killed aud wounded. The insurgents at Dunsburg had captared five hundred Russian rifles. The soldiers statioued there made an attack on the un- azmed colonists on tho Moll estates, who had taken ne part whatever in the insurrection. Vhey dragged the jamates from their beds, abused and violated the wo- men, seized the Trossury chest, containing, fifteen thon- sand rebels, aud after hiving stripped the place, burned it to the and bi it the men bound with cords toDunaburg. A simitar fate bad befalien o.oven other estates in that neighborhood. According to an order of the chief, sians’ kt Pyzdoy, om the 20th ult., which lasted eight pat oe ee was decided in favor of the insur- gents mea. The Prussian authorities have ordered the inhabitants’ of Inowruclard, ia the province of Posen, to afford quar- ters to the Russian troops, who are to be looked upon ag rere} virtue of the convention concluded between Place between the insur- Speech by Mr. Adams to the Trades Unionists. * On the 2d inst. a deputation of Trades Unionists wal upon Mr. Adams, the American Minister, to present the addreas recently adopted at a public meeting of that Dody, sympetbizing with the North and aypiending President Lincoln for his emancipation policy. Mr. Bright introduced the deputation and made a few pert!- nent remarks. Speeches wore aisomade by several mem- bers of the deputation, Mr. Apams, having expressed the plessure he felt at seeing 80 numerous a deputation of working men before him, said:— A serious So. took GENTLEMEN—I accept with pleasure the duty you havo =— and the tan troops on the 4th, Ben- imposed upon me in reeciving your address to Mr. Lincola, wen, @ town upon the Oder, in Prussian The forces of tne hortile parties were drawn up in order of battle. ‘Ihe Russians tat bo biota artillery and vehicles. ives Representing, as 1 do, my country in land, you must be aware that 1 stand outside of all foeal Getetiods; there- fore it is not my proviace to oxpress dissatisfaction or satisfaction with those persons in Fugland who express their opinions upon America. If thoro are any in this country who puta harsh construction on the conduct of the American government, it is not my find fanit or my right to criticise. It is my duty, however, to accept from the Topresentatives of any body of Englishmen the favorable sentiments towards the government I ropresent , and to reciprocate the frank, man'y and independent spirit in Some hundreds of the sian territory and were The Latest News. A Vicnna despatch says that the French Emperor with his own hands, drawn up a prospective rejoinder to the Russian reply, in which his imperial Majesty lays Stress upon the gravity of the situation. His proposed note is now in the hands of the Austrain government, with an invitation to in it. over om the Prus- to which they have been tendered. 1 , gentle. ‘The Paris corr tof the London Times ts men, you attend here as representing ‘bide of | the Emperor is of’ opinion that Russia will do nothing Yorkingmen, who advocate and uphold the rights of la-.) unless Foglund, France and Austria. act in unity, bor, and it is therefore but natural you should look with’ | and pat a great pressure upon her. She wiil do nothing it dislike upon any parties in whatever countries | thoy act separately. Franco thinks the best results. they may exist who infringe on those rights. | to follow from tho united action whichshe so much do- om ve that in the stenggie now going om an'| sires, and that with little or no cost im men or money. Ye attempt is mado to establish a government on the @entruction of the rights of labor—a government of Physical power to take away the rightsof labor. It is a question above all local right; it is a general principle, andthorefore, though taking place in a foreign country, you ey dh right 79 hay wf your ged thereon. i aocept jaty you impose on te with great pleasure the more 80 as you have taken advantage of the occasion. on the question of war. I agree with your views. With two nations of the samo race, of the same high spirit, both feeling prow? of their peter, on the ocean, uncer present circumatancos it wonld be indeed surprising if something shontd not epring up on that ocean which might occasion collision. I concur with you, gentiemen, us to tho gre: forbearance which ought tobe exhibited by both tries in construing tho actions of each: other. 1 trust that in spite of all that has occurred, there is in tho govern: each try a suiliciont sense of responsibility | | Ta = > ee the ares poet _t : or desire ot weeking avy lvantage for himself it babies mye ge Ky Se wrcbable as may on in Feacuing Pokind she Will thik, thes all het, blood tea treasnre should not be lavished without compensation. bb) that compensation is to be sought tor is another question. Great Britain. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS, In the House of Commons, on the 4th iust., Mr, Peacocx gave notice that on the Sth inst. he should call attention to the case of the Hem Queen, for Matamoros, aud ask wa certain despatch bad boen suppresecd. . Lavan, in reply to Mr. Maguire, said that the American flag bad been bauled down on the islaad of Sombrero doy the stay of her Mavesty’s steamer Phaeton there. Jt wes not trie that this island had been discovered by the Americans ten years ago, for it had jong beea pirt of the British porseesions in the Ca ribbean soa. It had been settled by a party of Americans working a mine there, and the captain of the Phaeton was unwilling while he stayed there to recognize that occupa. ment ot which will indice them to maintain friendly relations with each other. There must naturally be a feeling of ppear to refrain ‘ide, of fear jest one nation eh resenting what it might properly mato be an of. fence; and im this lice great danger. 1 feel confident, bowover, that if the two peoples, if the two kovernwent® | tion, There had beou no correspondence. would speak together in tho same senso, in the same frank t c of po = aml As Saencherven enabeprins are tae Mir. Gransronm made a powerfn! speech in defence of his proposition to extend the income tax to chrritable jn- stitutions; bet afterwards, admitting that the liouse was against the Lp od ho consented to withdraw it, in the midst of loud cheeva. ‘The Princo and Princose of Wales visited the House during the proceedings for the first time. In the House of Commons, on the Stb inst, Mr. Lavann, in response to Lord R. Ceoil, made some onto the majis on board the steamer Potorhoff, and the promise 4 the American government that they should be deliver ed np. evening, all foar of avy goillision would be at an end. ‘ear bear.) lean assure you that, notwithstanding speeches of some of my countrymen; not willistanding tho writings insome Amorican jonrnais, there is no na- tion under the sun for which America cateriains a regard than England, and if tho real sontimeuts address to President France. Foreign Baltetmente. | incoln. ( ) | Politics unimportent. ‘Ihe Paris Moniteur denies pi.) sn icmng Pape if we a Mir. Adams’ speech as | rumen thas toe Peioen of Wales is expected ona viit te TeAsonal ¥ many words may | the Emperor. pass,’ Says the Times, ‘without to blows, and ap rehtes Pro ne content that heithor Kngitehmen nor Americans sane lowed ditahaing have the least wish to go to war with each other, we look without mistrust to that forbearance oa Ital, the part of their government which Mr. Adams go wisely Cabinet of Turin bad announced to the Swiss fede- io ‘We must submit to io our | ral tl it will now withdraw the Italian ges pots the rights of a bettigerent, woepe rome the Panter, sinse, ater the arrests ga our pare in eotsideration of ibe aimed pad 8 set ian ni ties of a neutral. We can acsuro them if Priace Setimo, it of the Senate and need the assurance that not a single violation of our nou- | the former t Of Sicily, in 1848, died at trality would ever ocour without the of the a ts |, addressed by the of government and the deprecation of the public; but such | the relative to in favor leaees eancot be easly prevented.” of Poland, tofera to, the ‘debate ‘on tao In suothor editorial the Timer shows reasons why Eng. | subject in Parliament, and states that the in land must put the moat favorable construction poss tre a pretert for agitation abd for obstructisn of on the proceedings of the federal cruisers. the eetion of government. He concludes by In the Livorpool Of Commerce,on the 4th | the State. inat., © letter was read from tho see 5 ———- the 15th of April, ecknowledgiag the of the me- The Latest News, Meee ha Wagar Pato | _ Th sumaig Beene, fT Pee on oF EF ape pe ee seg how any improvement can bo made in that act. steamsh! SReseraae Greatest! | Cremer Uroretinar, cane further experience bay - COW, Sass eda stiow that the Foreign Eulistment act is not Nomerous arrests, including many noviernea, igre been efficient for the @ecomplishment of fts object in which | mado {n this ci id the of British interests are so oopiy inyolved, immediate steps | Osinisk!, after a ful encounter the Ruselans woul! ve token to remety the deficiency before proce. | on the Sth, occupied Donbrowe, 7 dents suowlt grow u; ‘The peasants in Podiachia are to revolu- which might seriously ombarrass fad whenever sho might bo onguged in war. The motion was unanimously agreed bo. The London Obverver, ia pacific editorial on America, doog fuaticg to President Lincetn and Bis advisers, who | tlonary agents for the support ' | A royal decree was read to-day ia | the eittings of the Cortes, it saya, ovitiog a Gineere and earnest desitc to cultivate | feations are wntou the most friendly reintions with Great Britain, and to | avoid & nee Of offence. | Commercial © Ccaane 10 g2lns ground that the improvement in the LONDON MONEY ‘ \ lige lately has been gonsiderable, and i, is ob | tho english funds bad been buorant, bat on the Gem » there was a slight reection, and conso's declined closing at 9334. ne . was rather jomand. The Dasly Nese city archer says, tho at ok LD inde? the ‘niatshun of the. s there was still @ decided tendency to apcou- lative activity. ‘Tbe funds, however, experi s further reduction of #4 per cent. English railways iw Many cases dev ined ig to 4; per cont. Foreiga stocks on thé whole showed an improved tendency. Transac- (ions continued on an extensive scale, Moucy was some- what bricker. ‘Whe London Temes city article of May 7 gays Cunds opened yesterday at a slight reaction and wore duit through-ut the day, although in speculative depots there were several instances of an incresso of anima tion. Turkish consoli lates 134 per ceut higher. Spanish dovtined %. Confederate an was les Orm. Eng)ist ruilways rather tat. Tho demand for digcovnt at Bank was slight. There wore no gold operations, ‘hore is still au absence of any gold demand for the Continent A prospectiis has beon issued of the Ottoman Cotton Company, with a capital of £100,000, in £10 shares ‘The chairman is Mr. Joka Choekman, whe is chairman of the Manchester Cotton Supply Assuciation, and the other di- rectors are persons of position aud practical expericu’e in the Manchester trade The prospectus enumerates six concessions which have been granted. by his imperial Ma- Jesty the Sultan, with the view of encouraging the growth of cotton within his dominions. A prospectns has also been issued of the Mediterranean Hotel Company, with » capital of £800,000, ‘The company pr pose in the first in. stance to erect hotels at Nice and Malta. LONDON STOOK BXCHANGE. Opening Price —Consols, money , 933; & %, accounts; 2824 @ 7%, June 9; new three’s, M174 & 92. Noon Prices. k; American, lower; Canadas, LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKRT. LiverrooL, May G6--A, M. Cortox.—The market has been active and prices have advanced sd. @ 34d. per Ib. since Friday last, The greatest improvement is in Surats. The sales of Monday and Tuesday were 25,000 baics, including 13,000 to epeou- lators and exporters.; Th good inquiry and a buoyant tou9 yestor ere was 8 uiry and a buoyant tono yeator- day, and prices for both cloth and yarn showed an ad- vance in the week ranging from 4d. a 4;d., per Ib. Messrs. Richardscny Spence &Co. Higiand, Athyn & Ri n, Spence &Co., Bigland, aoe Co, and Wakefield, Nash. & Co. roport:—Flour’ nogleoted and overalls, Od.’per bbl. cheaper; extra State 28. @ 228, Wheat in very Jimited demend, und in most ia- stances 2d. a 3d. per centalslower; red Western, Os. 34. @ 98. 6d; Soutbern, 96. Bd. a 9s. 104 ; white Westorn, 10s. @ 10s. 4d.; Southern, 102. 64 alls. od. Corn freely offer- od at 208. 6d. a 208. 0d. for mixed. PROVISION MARKET. ; The same authorities and Me2srs. Gordon, Bruce & Co. nSpaes Deets manocntn Aartand and ey for the better sorts. ligpncmgies — 6d. for prime a Bacon very prices show symptoms of giving way. Batter q uite unsaleable, Lard H shade lower, 378. a 6d. for tine to choice, Tallow flat at 40s. a 423. PRODUCH MARKET. “ Ashes steady: sales of pots at 303. Sugar dull. Coffee steady. Rice ijuactive, Linseed active and 1s. dearer. Laneced oi! 44°. a 44s. 6d. Rosin quiet, 2%. a 2te. 64. Spirits of turpentine nominal. Petroloum—Rofinod, Is, Gd. a 18, 10d., and £15 asked for crude. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET, MAY 7. ScGar,—Demand ne better and sells at previous rates. Refined rot much wan Coffee quiet; rates anged. Tea firmly held; net much business in fine Congou. Rice—Demand steady yet afirm market for all sorts, Saltyctre dull; pricew easier. Talow steady; considerable business; P. ¥. G, 42s, Gd. a 43s, on spot. THE LATEST MARKETS. Livenroot, Say, 1868. The cotton market is firm, with an upward tendency; but quotations are unchanged. The sates on Weduesday and to-day (ihursday) foot up 20,000 bales, including 10,000 to speculators and exporters. ‘The breadstu(ls market is inactive and flat. The provision market is dull and unchanged. ‘The produce market is steady and unchanged Lonpon, May 7, 1863. Consols closed at 9355 2 98%f for money. Frie sbares at 473, a 484;. Ilinois Ceutral shares at 42 a41 discount, LONDON MARKETS, Dreadstuffs flat, without matoria! change. Sugar uns d, Coffee firm” Tea steady. Rico firm. Tallow dull; Y. C, 42a, Od. Linseed oil, 438. 9d. Musical. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. ‘done,!’ Petroiia’s beautiful opera, was given at the matinee Iast Saturday with great success. The house was filled by a most fashionable audience, tho display of toilets being unusually brilliant, ‘The audience was cer- tainly the targest of the seagon. As a general thing but Iittle applause is bestowed upon the artists at a matinee; but Jo this instance the ladies applandod heartily. Madame Guerrabella, as Ione, appeared to better ad- vantage than in any otner role we have seon her in, Sho song admirably, dressed the character to Perfection, and acted it with great discrimination and effect. She gave a diferent reading of the role from that adopted by Mme. Medorl. Whereas the latter was flery and impassioned, Mme. Guerrabeélla was all softness, and portrayed the tenderness of the loving maiden with great fidelity to nature. In the scene between Glaueo and herself, where, intoxicated by the poisonous philter, he insults her, she actedadmirably. Her terror and grief wero depicted with artistic skill, and she was fairly em. . titled to share the applause which the public bestowed so heartily upon this scene. Mme. Guerrabella betrayed great judgment in making no attempt to be forel: ble at the expense of the tender character of the role. wang with feeling, aud her per- / formance was all the more enjoyable. In the first act she rendered tho “L’Amo” admirably, and it was warmly applanded. Ia fact, throughout the opera she sang with undoubted success, being heard to advantage in the con- certed music, and meeting at all times with evidences of the approval of the large and appreciative audience. Before speaking of the other artists @e would sincerely” advise Mr. Maretzek to give at least two wecks more of opera. With ‘‘Ione’* he can draw a@ succession of fall houses, while, were be to produce some favorite operas ‘ag yet not given this winter, he could, we belicve, revive the enthusiasm of the public and end successfully his summer season. We regret that with such attractions as he possesses he should have made up bis mind to close the Academy after to-night, when ‘Ione’ will be given for the last time. To return to Saturday's performance. Signor Mazzolent certainly, in the role of Glauco one of his greatest (riumphs. Apart from the fine masic, he has in this character unusual opportunities for displaying his rare dramatic talent. Never in a single instance overstepping the nutural, he is yet beyond all we have ever witnessed in an operatic artist—a perfect actor, The scene in the second act, where Glauco falls intoxicated,in the hands of an unskilful‘artiet would degenerate. As acted by Mazzoleni it is a triumph of art. With great intelligence he avoids aught that might shock the most refined, and yet fully carries out the idea of the composer. It is this aramatic talent, added to bis really fine, manly voice, which renders Signor Mazzoleni’s performances #0 attractive, Mile, Sulzer, as Nydia, is also most pleasing in thie Opera, She is an artiste possessing @ fine voice, with ‘great cultivation, and she acts wiih apirit and judgment. She was warmly applauded throughout the opera, Signors Bellini and Biachi muke up 4 most powerful east for this week. They have become great favorites since the advent of the Maretzek troupe, They both sing and eet with energy, and are ever successful in eliciting the warmest applause. ‘We hear with pleasure that we may expect the re-en- gagoment of Madame Modori and all the artists above named for noxt fall, when Mr. Maretzek will commence a Jong operatic season. New York can certainly suppore: during the eptire winter, and in the most liberal hd aby Management so enterprising as Mr. Maretzck’s has proved. IRVING BALL. The grand avniversary Gottechalk concerts begaa on Ei afi ute Hii t j i f f Mr. Gottschalk’s second grand concert takes place this <% * Mr, Richard Goldbeck’s grand vocal gnd orchestral concert takes place at the Academy of Music on Tuesday Charlee L. Hanrrone, Come , May 1 1688: me piace in thie CY Teow>