The New York Herald Newspaper, June 15, 1863, Page 1

wa. LINCOLN ON MILITARY ARRESTS. Letter of the President Relative to 4 Mr. Vallandigham. What General Jackson Did in 1815, &e., &e., he. Correspondence in Relation to the Public iy, N. ¥. LETTER OF THE COMMITTER AND RESOLUTIONS. undersigned, otticers of # public meeting held at ( ity Of Albay on the 16th day of May, instant, herewith tw your exceliency @ copy of the resolutions at the sald meeting, and respectfully request your ‘earnest cons of them. hey deem it proyer on her esponsibility to state that the meeting was ene of the most respectable as to numbers aud character, pani Re Tar pores: ia, the suport of the Union, ever held You! regal ERASTUS CORSING, Freaiiont, EDWARD NFWCOMB, Secretary. R. W. PECKHAM, Jn., Secretary. M. A. NOLAN, secretiry. JOHN R. NI RRMOLUTIONS ADOFIED AT THK XRETING HELD IN ALBANY, R. Y..ON THE 1OTH OF MAY, 1963. wed, That the democrais of New York pont to their "mm course Of action during the two years of civil war evi which we have) passed to the alacrity whi nce’ in Hillng the ranks of the ams, to their to their cai wi ample resources od men as je have voluntarily paced in f the adiini Rescived. That ae democrats we are determined to main- this patriotic attitude, and, despite of adverse and dis. ing circumstance, to devote all our energies to wis. cause of the Uniot, to sectire peace thronizh victory. bring Fation of all the States under the f the cqnstitntion, |, That while we will not consent to be misappre- Beaded upon these points, we are determined not to be mis ‘maderstood in to others not Rese esmental, We de ‘Adusinistration snall be true to the constitu. mize aud maintain the rights of the Staies of the citizen; sha!l everywhere, outn de of military occupation and the scenes of Ii ts puwers to matntain the supremacy military law. hat in view of these principles we denonnce f a militar ‘ 7 Olin Lent itary commander to bela and re and i ‘allaudigham, for no other tom public meeting, in eviti- of the administration. and in coudemaa- Lo to itary orders of that x: ral. t this assumption er Dit Hed, nol only Thengates, tks 4 thep ivi at the *upremi constitutions, ry ‘Of the State and tederal the const.tstion, of the United Stmiea—th vas deined the eri ndBaes coum wealed to transmit a copy of these tne i in every covsti- Pay woth "koaaaure ts soyoreas ibe existing vebe!. MR. LINCOLN’ REPLY. Execorivs Mawmon, Wasmnctox, June 12, 1663, Blow. Enasron Consino an ovuns:— Gurriees— Your fetter of May 19, enciosing the revo. Tations of a public mesting held at Albany, New York, on ‘Whe 16th of the same month, was received several days ag. ‘The resotutions, aa 1 understand them, are resolvable Sato two propositions—fret, the expression of a purpose eeeustain the cause of the Union, to secure peace through wietory, and to support the administration in every con- titational and iawful measure to suppress the rebellion; and secondly, a declaration of censure upon the adminis tration for supposed unconstitutional action euch ag the making Of military arrests. And from the two propo- sitions a third is deduced, which ie, that the gentlemen qompesing the mecting are resulved on doing their part to ‘Maintain our commen government and cduatry, despite the folly or wickedness, as they may conceive, of any ad- ministration, This position is eminently patriotic, and as sveb, I thank the meeting and congratulate the nation for M. My own purpose is the same; 0 that the meeting and myself have a common object and cao have no differ. ence, except in tbe choice of means or measures for effect gug that object. ‘And bere I ought to close thie paper, and would close tt, if there were no apprebension that more injurious con. sequences than asy merely personal to myseif might follow the censures systematically cast apon me for doing what, in my view of daty, I eould not forbear. The resolutions promise to support ‘me in every constitutional aod lawfy) measure to suppress the rebellion, and I bave not knowingly employed, nor ehall knowingly employ, any other. Bat the meeting, by ‘their resolutions, asrert and argue that Certain military arrests, and proceedings following them, for which I am uilimately responsible, are uncomstitational. 1 think they are not. The resolations quote from the constitu. tion the definition of treason, and also the limiting safe fruards and guarantees therein provided for the citizen on trinis (or treason, and on bie being held to answer for capital or otherwiee \ofamous crimes, and, in criminal ) Prosecutions, bie right to @ speedy and peblie trial by an impartial jary. They proceed to resolve ‘ that these pafeguarde of the rights of the citizen against thefpreten- sions of arbitrary power were intended more epeciaily for his protection in times of civil commotion.” And, apparently to demonstrate the proposition the resolutions «They were fpecured substantially to the war, 4 <ptitation #t the close of the Revolution.” demonstration have been better, if # cout have been troly said that these eafeguarde bad been adopted and series mn ad EI, ‘sacriiices, as the evidence of th tr patriotisin dev county. “Never | ‘the ament ben th auch ~ ‘Inatead of after the one and at the close of the other? 1, oo, am devotealy for them after civil war, and before civil war, and at all times, ‘except when, in cases of re- Dellion or invasion, the public safety may require’’ their suspension. The resolutions proceed to tell us that these safeguards ‘‘have stood the test of seventy-six years of trial, under our republican system, under circumstances which show that while they constitute the foundation of all free government, they are the elements of the en- uring stability of the republic.” No one denies that they have so stood the test up to the beginning of the Present rebellion, # we except a certain occurrence at New Orleans; nor does any one question that they wil} Stand the same tet much longer after the rebellion closes, But these provisions of the constitution bave no applica tion to the case we bave in hand, because the arrests complained of were not made for treason—that is, not for the treason defined in the constitution, and upon the con- viction of which the punishment is death—nor yet were they made to hold persons to answer for any capital or otherwise infamous crimes; nor were the progcedings following, in any constitutional or Jegal cense, *¢riminal Prosecutions.” The arrests were made on totally dider- ent grounds, and the proceedings following accorded with the grounds of the arrests. Let us consider the real care | with which we are dealing, and apply to it the parts of the Constitution plainly made for such cases. Prior to my installation hese it had been inculcated that | any State had a lawful right to secedefrom the pational Union, and that it would be expedient to exercise the right whenever the devotees of the doctrine should fail to elect a President to their own tiking. 1 was elected con trary to their liking; and accerdingly,*e far as it was legally possible, they had taken seven States out of the Unioe, bad seized many of the United States forts, and had fired upon the United States flag, all beore I was inaugurated, and, of course, before FT bad done any official act: whatever. The rebeilion thus began soon ran into the present civil war; and, in certain respects, \t began on very unequal terms between the pastios. ‘the insurgents had beon preraring for it more than thirty yeass, while the government bad taken no atepe to resist them. The formor had carefully censidered all the means which eould be turned)to their ‘account. It undoubtedly was « well-pondered reliance with them that in their own unrestricted efforts to des- troy Union, constitution and Taw, all together, the gov- ernment wou'd, in great degree, be restrained by the fame constitution and law from arresting their progress, Their sympathizers pervaded all departments of the gov ernment and nearly all communities of the poople. From | this material, under ooverjof ‘ liberty of speech,” * lib erty of *the press,” and‘ habeas corpus,” they hoped to keop on foot amongst us a most efficient corps cf spies, | ioformers, suppliers, and aiders and abettors of their cause in a thousand ways, They knew that in times such as they were inaxgurating, by tbe Constitution itself, the ‘ Rabeas corpus”? might be suspended; but they a's) knew they had fricnds who would make @ question as to who was to suspend it; spies and others might remain at large to help on their cause. ‘Or if, as bas happened, the executive should sus perid the writ, without ruinous wasie of time, instances Of arresting innocent persons inight occur, aa are always likely to cecur in such cases; and then a clamor could be raised in regard to this, which might be, at Jeast, of some service to the insurgeut cause. [t needed uo very kcen perception to discc ver this part of the evemy’s pro- was fairly put in motion. Yet, thoroughly imbued with @ reverence for the guaranteed rights of individuals, I was slow to adopt the strong measures which by degrees 1 have been forced to regard as being within the exceptions of the constitution and as indlspon- sable to the public safety. Notbing is bettor known to history than that courts of justice arc utterly focompetent to such cases. Civil courts are organized chiefly for trials of individuals, or, at mont, ® few individuals acting io concert; and this in quiet times, and oo charges of crimes wet! dedued in the law. Even tn times of peace bands of horse thieves and robbers frequeatly grow too numerous and powerfu! for the ori wary courts of justice. But what cemparivon in numbers have such bands ever borne to the insurgent sy mpathi even in many of the loyal States* Ageia,» jury Votre quently bas at feast one memer more ready to hag the pane! than to hang the traito-. Aud yet, agin, he who dissuades one man from voliotesring, oF induces one soldier to devert, weakons the (oion enuse a4) much as ho who kills a Unioe soldier ia battio. Yot tis dimsuasi u OF inducement may be 40 coviucted apto be no delined Grime of which any oii court would take cognizance Ours is a Case of roboltion—ao silled oy the resolutions before me—in fact, a cisar, flagrant and gigantic case of Tebeliion, aed the provision of the constitution that ‘the Privilege of the writ of habeas carpus shail oot be sus pended unless when, in cases of rebellion or invavion, the Public safely may require it,” is the provisiou which specially applies to our preseut case. This pro- visiog plainly attests the understanding of who made the constitution, that ordinary courts their purpose that, ip such cases, meu may be beld in custody whom the courts, acting on ordinary rules, would discharge. Habeas corpus does not discharge men who are proved to be guilty of defined crime; and its auspen- sion is allowed by the constitution on purpose that men may be arrested and held who cannot be proved to be guilty of defined crime, “when, in cases of rebellion or in vasion, the pubif® safety may require it.’ This is pre. cisely our present case—a case of rebellion, wherein tbe public safety does require the suspension. Jndced, arrests by process of courts, and arrests in cases of rebellion, do Rot proceed together altogether upon the same baris. The former is dirocted at the smal! percentage of ordiaary and continuous perpetration of crime, while the latter is di rected at sudden and extensive uprisings agaivat the gov erpment, which, at most, will suceeed or fail in po great length of time. Io the latter cate, arrests are made, not | #0 much for what bas been done as for what pro- bavly would be done. The intter is more for tho Preventive and less for the vindictive than the former. ‘Ip such cases the purposes of men are much more easily understood than in cases of ordinary crime. The man who stands by and says vothing when the peril of hie government is discumed cannot be misunderstood. If not hindered, he is sare to help the enemy, mac! more, if he talke ambiguously—talke for his country with “bate” and‘ ifs’’ and ‘“‘ands.’’ Of how little value the constitutional provisions 1 have quoted will be ren- dered, if arrests shall never be made untii delved crimes shall have been committed, may be illustrated by a few Botable examples. General Jobo C. Breckinridge, General Robert B. Lee, General Joseph E. Johnston, General Jotn B. Magruder, General William B. F B. Buckner and Commodore Frankiio Buchanan, now cocupying the very highest places in the rebel war service, were all within the power of the gov- wince the rebellion began, and were nearly ae Well known to be traitors then as now. Unquestionably, if we bad seized and held them the insurgent cause would be mueb weaker, But no oo of them bad then committed any crime defined in the law. Every one of them, if arrested, would have been discharged on Labeas corpus were the writ allowed to ope meanwhile their | gramme go fo0n as by open beetilities thoir machinery | ton, General Simon | a a) | | those | of justice are imadequte to ‘cases of rebellion’ —attests | | | Ps than words addressed to a public meeting, in criticism of the course of the administratiou, and in condemnation of the military orders of the general.” Now, if there be no mistake about this; if this assertion is the truth and the whole truth; if there was no other reason for the arrest, then I concede that the arrest was wrong. But the arrest, ag I understand, was made for a very dif- ferent reason. Mr, Vallandigham avows his hos- tility to the war on the part of the Union; and his arrest ‘was made because he was laboring, with some effect, to Prevent tho raising of troops, to encourage derertions from the army, and to leave the rebellion without an ade- quate military force to suppress it, He was not arrested Decause he waa damaging the political prospects of the adm nistration or the personal interests of the command- ing general, but because be was damaging the army, upon the existence and vigor of which the life of the na- tion depends. He was warring upon the military,and this gave the military constitutional jurisdiction to lay hands upon him, If Mr. Vallandigham was not damaging the military power of the country, then hig arrest was made on mistake of fact, which 1 would be glad to correct on rensonably stisfactory evidence. I understand the meeting, whore resolutions 1 a1 considering, to be in favor of suppressing the re- Ddellion by military forc-—by armiee. Leng experience bas shown that armies cannot be mrintained unlers de rortion sball be punished by the severe penalty of death. The case requires, and the law and the conatitntion sanc- tion, this punishment. Must | shoot « simple-minded sol- dier boy who deserts, while | must not touch a nair of @ wily agitator who induces him to desert? This is ncne ‘the less injurious when effected by getting @ father or brother or friend into a public meeting, and there work- ing upon his feelings till he ie persuaded to write the sol- dier boy that be is fighting in a bad cause, for a wicked administration of u contemptible government, too weak to arrest snd punish'him if be shall desert, 1 thiok that ip atch a cage to silence the »gitator and save the boy is not oply constitutional, Dut withal @ great mercy. If 1 De wrong on this question of constitutional power my error. Jica in beliey ing that certain proceedingf are con- stitutions) when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety requires them, which would not be constitu- tonal when, in absence of rebellion or invasion, the pub- lic safety does not require them, Ip other words, thas the constitution i# net in ite application in all respects: the ‘same, in cases of rebellion of fovasion tn- volving the prblic safety, as it is in times of profound peace and public recurity. The constitution itelf makes the distinction; and I can no more be per- suaded that the government can constitutionally take no strong measures in time of rebellion, becanve itcan be shown that the same could not be lawfully taken in time of peace than I can te persuaded that a particular drag is ot good medicire for a sick man, because it can be shown to not be good food for a we'l one. Nor am Fable to ap. Preciate the danger apprehended by the meeting that the American peop'e will, by means of military arrests during the rebellion, lose the right of public discrssion, the liber- ty of sycech and the press, law of evidence, trial by Jury and habeas corpus, th oughout the indefinite peseo. fui future, which J trust lies before them, any moro than 1 atm able to believe that a man could contract #o strong an appetite for emetios during temporary illness as to per. sist im feeding upou them doring the remainder of hi healthful life. In giving the resolationa that earnest considera. tiou which you request of me, 1 cannot overlook the fact that the mee'ing spexk os democrats,” Nor can J, With (ull respect for their known intelligence, and the fairly presumed deliberation with which they prepared their resolutions, be permit ed to suppose that this oc curred by accident, or in avy way other than that they preferred to designate themselves “demucrats’ rather than ‘American citizens.’ In this time of national pert! I would have preferred to meet you tipon a level cue stop higher thau any party platiorm, becanse | Am suf® that, fiom sneh more elevated ysition, we could do better battle for the country we al! love than we possibly cam from those low 2 ones where, from the force of babit, tho Preudices of the part aod seiflah hopes of the future, we are sure to expend much of our ingenuity and strength in floding fault with and simig blows at cach other. But since you have den ed me this 1 wii! pot be thank- ful, for the country’s sake, thot wot ali democrats wo done so. He whore discretionary judg- t Mr. Vatiandighau was arresied and tried is a miocrat, having No old pax ty allinityowith and the “a m Judge whe rejected (he constitutional view expressed to theo resolvtions, by refuniug to disebarge Mr. Valiandig ham on habeas corpus, i@ @ dcmonrat of betier days than thre, having recoived his j.dicv! matic at ine bands President Jacksop. Ard etl! jaore, Of all there dewo crate who are nobly expostie their lives and shedding Ubeir bined on the battie fel | bave jearoed that many Approve the coures taken with Mr, Vallandigham, while I hive not heard of a singic mlemning it. 1 connot assert that there are none such. Aud the vame of U'resi dent Joekson recalls an instance of pertioent bistory After the battle of New Orleans, and while the fact that the treaty of pence had been concluded wan weil koown fa the city, but before official knowledge o' it bad ar- rived, General Jackson stil! maintained manial or miti tery law. Now, tbat it could be suid the war was over, the clamor againat martial law, which bad existed from the first. grew more furious. Among other things a Mr. Jouniliier published a denunciatory newspaper article. General Jackson arrested him. A lawyer by the name of Morel procured the United States Judge Hall to order a writ of habeas corpus to relieve Mr. Louaillier. Gene ral Jackson arrested bob the lawyer the judge. A Mr. Hollander ventured to ay of sone part of the mattor that ‘it was a dirty trick.” General Jackson arrested him, When the officer undertook to serve the writof habeas cor; Generel Jackson tok it from him, and sent him away with » copy. Holding tho Judge in custody afew days, the Genera! reut him beyond the limits of hie encampment, and set him at liberty, with an order to remain till the ratification of peace should be regularly aunouneed, or until the British shoujd | have loft (he Southern const. A day or two more elapred, the rati(ication of the treaty of peace was reguiarly an- nounced, and the jcdge and others were fully liberated A few days more, and the judge called General Jackson | into court and fined him @ thousand dollars for having ar rested bfm aod the others named. The general paid the | fine, and there the matter rested for nearly thirty years, | whew Congress refunded principal and interest. The late Fenator Dooglias, then in the House of Representatives, | took a leading part in the debates, ia which the conatite tional question wae much discussed. 1am not prepared | to may whom the jourvals would show to have voted for | the measure It may be remarked, first, that we had the same con- | stitution then as now, secondly, that we then had a case of invasion, and pow we have « case of rebellion; and | thirdly, that tbe permanent right of the people to public discussion, the liberty of speech and of the prose, the | trial by jury, the law of eviaence, and the habeas corpus, rate. In view of these and similar cases, I think the | time sot unlikely to come when I shall be biamed for having made too few arrests rather than too many By the third resolution the meeting indicate their opin jon that military arrests may be eonetitutional in local). thee where rebellion actually exists, but that such arrests are unconstitutional in focalities where rebellion or iusur- Fection does pot setually exist. They insist that such arrests shall not be made ‘ outeide of the lines of neces sary military Occupation and the scénes of ineurrection.”’ Inasmuch, however, # the constitution |teclf makes po such distinction, I am unable to believe that there is auy such constitational distinetion. I concede that the cleas of arrests of oan be constitutional only wleu, fn cases of rebel! invasion, the public safety may te. quire them; and I jpsiet that in euch cases they are copstitetional wherever tne public safety dors require them, as well in places to which they may prevent the rebellion extending as Ww thee where it may be already prevailing a# well where they may restrain mischievous interference with the raising and sepplying Of Armies to stpprene the rebellion, aa where the rebellion may actually be, as well where they ay restrain the evticing men out of the army, as whore they would prevent mating fe the army; equaily consti. tutional at all places where they will conduce to the pub- Ne safety, as againet the dangers of rebellibe or invasion. Take the pertientar ease mentioned bythe meeting 111s asserted. im substance that Mr. Vallandigham was, by» embed [on bo Cher reesoy | th the Held fe the better jodge of the necessity in any yar. | suffered no detriment whatever by that conduct of Gove ral Jackson, or its eubsequent spproval by the American Congress. And yet, let mo say that, in my own discretion, I do not know whether I would bave ordered te arrestof Mr. Vallandigbam., Wille I cannot shift the reap osibility from my rel’, bold that, ag # general rule, the commander | ticular case. Uf course, I must practice » general direc tory »n@ revisory power io the matter, | One of the resolutions expresses the opinion of the meeting that arbitrary arrests will have the effect to divide and distract those who abould be united in sup: proseing the rebellion, aud Lam specitically called on to discharge Mr. Valiandigham. I regard (hia ws, at least, « fair appeal to me ou the expediency of exercising & eon jutioual power which | think exists. In response to ch appeal | bave to say, It gave me pain when [learned that Mr Vallandigham bad berm arrested—ihat ts, | was pained (hat there shook! have seemed t be « necessity for arresting bim—aud that it wil afford me great ples | gore ty discharge Bim so soum asl can, by any means, { | believe the public safety will mot suffer by it I fur ther say that,as the war progreser, tt appears tome, opinion and sation, which were in great confusion at fret, take shape and fall into more regular channels, fo that the peceesity for strong dealing with them gradualiy de creases, | have every reason to desire that it should cease altogether, and far from the lesst is my regard for | the opinions ané wishes of those who, Ite the meeting at Albany, declare thelr purpose to sustain the g vernment — io every constitntional ead lnwfai measure te suppress the rebellion. Stilt] must contians to do so auch af | may seem to be required by the pubis sarety Cal when the boat bearded her. They obtain papers trom | | all out bound vewsele, and thar are well informed of | ai that takes piece at heme After capturing the dark (Union Jack ant ship Mee lark abe THE PRIVATEERS. Two Now Rebel Steam Cruisers Heard From. ACTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE REBEL PIRATES Work of the Rebel Privateer Georgia, Late Japan. SHE DESTROYS THE SHIP DICTATOR. Statement of Captains Phillipe, Peck and Melcher. A British Vessel Loaded with Cools and Am- mypition for the Privateer ‘Georgia at Bahia. THE FLORIDA AT PERNAMBUCO. A SUPPOSED PIRATE OFF CAPE AK UNKNOWN SHIP BURNED, ae. a. cy ‘The Brith ship Bucephalus, Captain Bake, of Livor- pool, from Bahia, Brazil, arrived at this port yerterday, bringing b’me Capt. Weaver and family and Mr. R. Bin- minger, lato of the bark Union Jack; Capt. Meicher and Indy, of the ship Dorens Prince, and Capt l'eck, of the ship Sea Lark, the former of which vessels was captured ant destroyed by the rebel steamer Florida, and the two latter by the Alabama, also Capt. Vhillips, of the ship Dictator, captured by the rebel steamer Georgia (Japan). The Pritivh bark Castor arrived at Bahia from Eng- land on the 12th May, baving om beard a cargo of coal and ammunition for the rebel privateess, Tho Goor- gia being in that port at the time, tho authorities or- dered both of them out of the harbor, when they left and sailed to the southward, CAPTAIN PIULLITS’ STATEMENT. Sarled from Liverpool April 6, in the ship Dictator, with a full cargo@f coats, tor Hong Kong. On 26th, being then in jatitude 26 north, longitude 21 40 west, was chased, captured and burned by the Confederate steainer Goorgia, Capt. Maury. After burning my ship they steered to the southward sand op 80h, at daylight, made the island of St. Vincentis, Cape do Verds. and stecred in for the har dor. Whem about three miles from the anchorage saw a man cf-wat lying there with tbe Ameriean flag flying at the peak. They then steered out northeast at full speed, Whe v ‘abOGt twenty miles frem the irlund they again steered tobe routhwird, chasing and speaking every veasel thefisaw, cntil the night of the 1260 0: May, whom Ou the yee, officers and Jere landed; thy rent of the men joined . We were allowed to have all the clothing we brought from the ship. Captain Menry gave me back my instruments, for whieh 1 thanked him. They ail | treated us kindly while on board. ‘The Georgia ie a common iron veerel, brig rigged, with & fall poop, a very large smokestack, about two bundred abd twenty fect lang and about twenty nine feet deam. They pay she can steam foarteen miles an bour; but I doubt it very much. She carries two rifled gunn aft, two twenty four pounders ainidehip® avd one thirty two, podnder forward. Her crew consists of about fif- teen efficera avd about seventy men, Most of the crew are quite boys. GEORGE M, PHILLIPS, STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN FRCK, The Sea Lark sailed {rom Boston on March 28, bound to San Franciaco, apd wheo in latitude 24 minutes south, longitude 20 west, saw a large weasel om fire. Stood west to the burning ship, and when about two milen from her saw a steamers light. It being night, 1 pot my ship on the other tack, and atood to the eastward for eight bours, and so ocaped. On the 84 of May, when in latitude 9 35 south, longitude BL 20 west, made a oti on die weather bow atecring went, Wan soon aware rhe wana steamer, and trying to intereop? the sbip. Kept ber off two points, bat the wind, being Hight, the steamer came up with me, showing the American Colors, fred a gan and ordered mo to heave to. Brought the ship by the wind at once. Was noon boarded by © boatfrom the steamer, who informed me my ship was & prize Wo the Contederate ship Alabama. After al Jow ing me &) take @ ainail portion of my clothing, they sent me on bard the steamer, where they put my officers aud crew in trous, and 1 was forbidden to speak to the ‘They took our chests, trunks and fo much of the cargo an they wauted, and then set the ship on fire, The same day they took the bark Union Jack and burned her. Captain Melcher, of the ship Dorcas Prince, 1 found on board his hip, having been captured the previous week. were kept on boara autil the 12th of May, when we wore landed at Bahia, where we were joined by the cap. tain and crew of the ship Dictator, burned by the steamer | Georgia, when we all took passage in the Pritich ship Bucephaius for New York. WrereK STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN MELON! I sai‘ed (rom New York, March 13, for #hanghse had» Jong passage to the Fquator, was becalmed on the Equa tor twelve days; crossed in about 28 degrees 50 minutes west; had the wind prevailing from southeast to south southeast, which forced me to the westward. Oo Mun- day, April 26, was chased and captured by the privateer Alabama, at five P. M., in latitude 7 degrees 36 minut # south, longitude 31 degrees 15 minutes went 1 wan allowed time to pack my truvk, and was then re moved to the Alabama, They put out all the ship's boats, and after removing @ quantity of provisions the ship was set op Great ten o'clock P. M., aod at twelve o'clock wan burned the water's edge. My offers and crew were crnfined in irons, being released for & short time each day, and no communiestion allowed between myself and them. During the firnt week of my stay on board they overhauled and boarded every eail that was seen. and io one day chased and boarded five verels, all foreign She Always chased onder the American colors, and on board jog always gave the name of some Cnited Ptnt her whereabouts. When « vorrei did not #top they would Dring ber to with a gun, And APoloKi#e to the captor continued to crane © the south and lancet her pris ouereover eiehty in number, being the ete 4 om core of jour yernelr—at Pehin. on (he t2th of Mey. Om the 1th the rebel steamer Georria camo in, the Ploride being then ia Pernambuco, 1 wat on board the Ajybama sixteen deyr, aud wan treated with coneideration and kindness. Ubtaiced a paemage on board the Britieh ehip Hecepba'es for New Yorks F. MEL CHT Capiain Weaver, of (he bark Colon Jack, would mot give | any Ftatement until he commenicated with bit owners, | ‘The rebel steamer that left England under the rame of the Japan. on arriving on the Pquavor changed ber name | Wo the Georgia, and the Metator wae the fret prise phe bat mode About eighty seamen of he shove vemele were ot Aabia on the lath of May, walling means (» reach the Up ited States The following it & Geveription of (he vesee's destroyed by the rebel pirates — ‘The hip Dorcas Prince was owned by 5 1. 86 Orie | Wold, of New York, was built in 1860 at Yarmouth, Me., ee ANo 1h ‘The ship Sea Care wesoweed by #0 Rang, oy Boe PRICE THREE CENTS ton, and woe built at Trescott, Me., io 1 Durthen, and clamed at Lioyd’s A No ‘The abip of New York, was owned by 0. R. Greeo, and was tons; was built at Robbivaton, Me., fm 1856, ana-claased at Lioyd’s A No. 1}. ‘The bark Union Jack belonged to Boston, and was own- @4 by the captain and others; was built in 1662, at Kast Beaton; was 482 tous, ant classed at Lioyd’s A No. 1. She was 130 feet long, 28 feet beam and 16 feet duop. THE CAPE HORN PIRATE. The following report of Captain Leach, of the ship George Greov, ie full of interet, The description of the pirate anewors weil to that of th@Alabama, but it harde ly seoms possible at she could have boon thore at that ume — REPORT OF CAPTAIN THOMAS LEACH. Catto, May 16, 1868 REPORT OF CAPTAIN LEACH, OF THK SIP CRORGH CNREN, OF NEW YORK, MADE BEFORE Mv, CONBUL OF THE UNITED HrATION, Apritté, 1863.—Fresh breezes and hazy. At two P. M. Cape Horn bore north west Alteen miles. Tho hazo ciear- 1Dg OP, naw two vernels astern—one of them # steamer. In Blow mingles alter naw tho veswe: that was in company ‘with the steamer on fire, and the steamer beading for the George Groep, under steam and sails, coming up very fast. At thee I. M., be being about four miler aste-a and in our wake, the atmosphero getting clearer, saw 4 large double toprail yard ship (no doubt American) off our leo quarter on tie samo tack am Ourselves. In & few minutes after Floumer kept off for him, gain- ing on him very fist, with wills and steam. At dark be ‘was about three miles from the ship. As adon us | lost night of him at dark | tacked ship to the north, and saw no more of him, She was a very bmg vessel, bark rig- ged, had no topgailantmests aloft, but had topmart eromntreen and cape Gtted for topgaliantmant. She bad her fure and main topsalle, foresail, two jis, forevopriast Staysail aod spanker not, and no yards wn her miren mast, She was painted with a white streak, with a tier of ports fore and aft, Her smokestack wan painted white, and sho appeared to bea very fast vorse!. ‘THOMAS LEACH, Mester of rip George Green. Altested:-—Jonn BE. Lovnor, United States Cour THY KEDHL CRUISERS. ‘The rebels are gradually incressing their piratical pum. Dera in tho Atlintic, and probably by this time they have one (ast stoniner in the J’acific. As yet we ure unable to dofnitely determine tho name of the versel committing ravages among our commerce on the soutbern extremity Of the continent, but are let to believe that it is none other than one of the sr-called Chinese uaval veusels fitted out in England under the superintendence of otticers of her Britannic Majesty's navy. ‘The rev je now the following vessels ongaged in pirney — Stormer Alabama, lite +400.’ Steamer Florida, late Oreto, Steamer Georgia, \ate Japan. Steamer unknown, off Cape Hort Bark Lapwing, tender t> Florida, Bark Tacony , tender to Florida. Brig Clarence, or Coquette. No doubt others aro fitting out as rapidly as por sible. Had the Vanderbilt been allowed to pro. ceed to the destination she had been ordered to, and not been appropriated by Acting Rear Admiral Wilkes, wo craft, to nay the least, NOTHER NEW YORK VESSEL BOARDED BY THR PRIVATEER CLARENCE. Captain Mullins, of the rehooner Phithp Bridges, which arrived at thie port iast evening from Port au Paix , St. Domingo, reporta:— On the Sth inst, in lat 35 96, long. 73.04, mpoke the schooner AMred HL. Partridge, of New York, Captan Newman, hence for Matamoros. ~he reported having the day previous, in let 34 40, Jong. 73 04, beon boarded by tho rebel privateer Clarence (of Baltimore), Captain Read, who, after compelling Captain Newman to give boods, allowed her to proceed. They placed on beard five eolored seamen, who had bees taken from tho bark Whistling Wind (previousty captured), aad were trans. ferred to the Pillip Hridges and browght to thie port. Captain Newman, of the Alfred H lartridge, reyorts Baving been well treated by the officers of the privateer IMPORTANT NAVAL MOVEMENTS. Bevem Vessels-of-War Despatched tn Bearch of the Privateer Coquette of Clarence. Warmaxgrom, Juve 14, 1868. Upon reeoiving tatelligence of the pirationl tranmactione on the coant, the Navy Department promptly despatched vousols in pursuit of the pirate. Four vessels left New York on Saturday night, Unve aailed “from Hampton Roads, and these were to be followed by others. NEWS FROM KENTUCKY. Hecovery o} from @ Rebels at Stat 1m Government Property Lovsmviin, Jomo 14, 1563 1t tn reported that our forces to-day eaptared the band Of guerillas which committed depredations yenterday near Elizabethtown, and recovered all the stolen govern ment horses except twelve Lexmoron, Ky., June 14, 1640. Rufugess from Monut Sterling and Winchester, just ar rived here, report thas three hundred rebels, under eter Everett, thin moroing aitacked a part of the Fourteents Kentucky eavairy on State creek, east of Mount Sterling A revere engagement, laxting three hourt, ensued, when our forces commenced retreating showly, Mghting an they withdrew. Keiplorrements have been rept then The federal Major Williams aod Lioutenant{W \iiiame were wounded, the former ta the thi Laat wight the Lexington military suthorither arrested Captaio Laishaw, bia clerks aud Miluore, & contractor NEWS FROM TENNESSEE. ANew Department Created—The Hebe tn Fores, Under Fo Hovering im Front of the U de., he. Tarewe, June 19, 1868. A teow army corps, denominate! the reserve corum, has been created im the Department of Cumberiand, and placed under the command of Major General Gordon W Granger, with its present headquarters at Triume, we be com ted of three divisions, commanded by lr gadier Geveraie) D Morgan, B® Granger ama A Meira A tivong force of Une @nemy, extimated at 10000 0 under Forren and Colmel Cruse, are atull hovering » our froot No demonstrations have been made re ent!y All quiet at Pranklia. te < Ata Hebel Acco re tn the Souath- weet. Mesrarmnen Tern , Jone 14, 1neg bol papers of the 16th ¢ eroout of rabd on CHiatew La, 00 the * bourand. The rebel tener drveen Urierem att miler, taking tee guna, kilt capturing thirty Ove The rebel lowe was two fe era) wounded 4 aod Mowns, June , 1608. & ier (rom Hawana for the port ty mie a turmon the im Omiy ee arp Govecs) Bocknere + Mer 6 Yauikee gunboat ie lett te Mad r owing & low 7. The Chattenongs Mitel of te 12h hee wotbing whet ever tr canvore ee reed yealertay trem a pcm, bring ng one bentyed and My borer, Why beer cnttle nod twelve primers. Vive repele we The Rebel reports (hat Morgan 4 Pestern Kenter ne + geners and bas Armomet ComnmAnd OF & divine mere statue at Wartrace A Mew Kony oF Aroce A herd of ten buttalons permed the fh lent. dee : herd omemd eight yearlings two two pear cits They ear uet on jnase carwelty song the line this « the ikl specs of fast we ever epectet our Vermont farmers ret ould be fount reene. umn! TEORSBURG. The Cannonading Still “on- tinued on the City A Skirmish with a Pertion of Joo Johnston's Force. Rebels in the City Reported in @ Terrible Condition, ke, The &e., ae Jousion's Laxora, June 8, Via Came, dremel 186 ‘The lines of thearmy aro in the ams position nonading from the front and rear, a iatorva'®, baa been going on during tho day Anmall body of our troopa at Sartaria, eo the Yaa, ‘on the Sth, were inet and attacked by « portion of John ston's forces, when wo retired, without low, to Hatuen? Mult Tk was antichy»ted that the rebelx may Ritvek thas Position, Ample proparation# have Ween made wo repel them The rebels are known to be ina terrible condition with- fo Vicksburg, ‘The weather te hot, The beaith and spirits of the tr cops are pocd. } Caa- Hesoye auras, In nie Finn, Warstr Hise, June 7, 1863 The some routine of bambarsment and sbarpabooting stil! Comtirues. The casunilier on either side are mot very rat. The enewy closely kee; # his earthworks, oceasion- ally fring a abot General Fherman mace an sdvence to-day, and, it ie Teported, hax succeeded in efitering ono of the enemys works Gi affering \@ reported within tb Bad rations ard the angiiy paturahiy stringency of the siege ithe came, f the city. The mortality omeng women and 1 No blame, buwever this se In the b ng of th sbatants thely information to very great Aliached to Coneral (rent ment he gave all non ee come putof the city, He was vubeeded, aad the stit- necked are the sufferers Our lt «Blatt (Miss) Correspo: Harms Expedition to Big: Back Kiver— Hever, Mie ohn June 7, 186 » UML ihe Other Side of the Ricer—-His Force Ratimatd at from Piston (@ Twenty Tho Shmih Near Mechaveturg— The Enemy Driven Back —Lirge Capture Keeryhung D wo ol, fe. Ioformation reaching the ere of the ¢ General that Johustdh, in porrenvlon of a ¢ tofee, wax moving towards the Mig Meck river with aa Intention of making a demonstration on our orimy now ia the rear of Vicksburg, ind evi the mo tof a mutt cient body of troops in that direction t the ap. proaching enemy if found. as reported, a before he could effect # crowing, every hoard repel any attempt he might wm don wage Lin or General FOP. Bias Tot mans Inst month the party etaried Mearthar on * the ody towards Mechanicsburg. the cavalry hear that plies, fell in wit) mbowt partly of the Twentieth Si oh taunted commanded by Cajone Wirt Adar pared of detachments. al! un A brink rhirmish cneued, resulting in forcing beck our cavalry. The juiantry y woon formed and throws forward, aud after a Vrief engagement the ene my let the field in tuste. (ur lesa here was ivo mem mortally wounded and five agntly ‘This affsir benz over the trool* parched forward, reowr Ing the countey tp ail directions, seiring tock, barce aud every otber thing wsefal wy uf, The advance marched within bwenty of Yaroa City without meeting wy foroe, then wire acram the coomry and returned ww thin ince, where the traps Wi" rest A few daye and thea return to (ake thetr part i the Investment of Viekeborg, The facts collecied cancorving the enemy were thar Jobomton bad at bir call tw en dyer wot Damber more tise Miioen the inhabitants it be! inated a ty from the | Con of the Hig Tikck at «ns rate for pome time erverienes bee mo initmidate”’ the rebel Wtthe danger of eres | iduens « he reuwine On the «ther wide have 10 eon «4 cwalry i always in in that direction, and keey clome wateh on ail bie pm Imevenmot the ex petit nubted (a five hundred hea! « carte, ered heroes nd mules, ope huniied bales of cotlem, and ten the sand pounds of bacon tgetber with @ fuimber of email ae Hiele@ Latten by (he suidie « aud rever accounted for it by ldgee were ether burned oF deimalivhed apd (orange ce stroyed, Ina word, thy v diverted of ; hing wrefyl to the enemy The nativee ave, wth very few exceptions, left tor more rome Keailien of tue CBA Mw Tonight Mr Edward Mollenkauer's pew opera will be tee We { the yok fiven, We append « 9) e sireaty given the cast » full chorus and eGerti the composer, whe © Arsorem of tre Pret A feud baring & Biderable perind oetwren the (wot rome Core 20d opmenens, me AL leet enon cither wide ws © a thelr Gertie = Acme may oF the une house end scenpied oo the of tnture amity, @ OC mpect war @ signed, io whieh it w dren, Cbaries Myag foraard be cmmVered be bn serordance eh Ube oom « Charieg sam afior qowe ub hie native piece some years ncenpts Ue eddrernnn af © ye 0 fram « ret the fact chestra © ng Vreweh ofteer The (act of tha ager Corres, aed ate fore, own’ tort nome nerrel anderen? Henwes iiie, and which the Intter enenping fromm (he pa Ville, upbraide him, aed f | te the duel whiet | immed ll Ania | te the demiqners ant manet And Antwan, believing him to be de finter end procisiona the yart fu en | wtreng: be the eam) teem of by for ‘ belare ty ftatia wntrt 6 with the howwe o 0, aot Heme, the Wet «rn demnnet The Hegatin. The pr tes totended for Vin wining banka of (be ie Yacht Cheb Ot ihe inak regatta mre new oe or ot Titeny &Om'* The Geet pre me wine riaed, with & plaka base, ramiaen ing wh or yetal decanters, ome ind. ‘The handie rv ” og are ‘ “ ‘ ets & yectitoninn ply ny mton . i cali Cow 1 . sume Hy 4 = the the ye an @ red the aufliode of (stag se abeers . wren for ee Ur tne aber bang (tow + epetam The pert Anan I Ree one tent dhrwider* seoting nny eh oe mm Wor, aed oo Pioug ooretasly a" reahaes oon uw The erie ehemion 4