The New York Herald Newspaper, July 1, 1863, Page 2

_ ~8 _ the fomoral artery. 2 on bis way to imapect the condition of the river. Hoe has olilied the authorities at Plaquemine that if, during bis Bbsen0e, any passing vossel is molested by armed rebels ia the vicinity, he will lay the town i ashes on bis return, Aod you know Le is as good as his word. The ladies of Vinquemine acknowledge themselves rebels, but at the Bamoe time eagerly sought the advice of the officers of the Monongahela as to what they should do for their safety ia case of a bombardment. All the satisfaction they received ‘was being told to go back in the swamps with their house- hold goods out of the range of the heavy rifled guns. This did not seem to suit their ideas of comfort, and they determined to rus their chance of staying at home, These ro a sample of the people who intend bringing Louisiana Dack into the Union. The men in the rebel army and the women acknowledging themseives rebels to our cifleers. ‘Tho United States steam transport Crescent arrived yes- terday evening from Pensacola, bringing the Fifteenth Maine regiment, seven buudred and fifty strong, They Wore at once sent up the Opelousas Railroad to reioforce ©1r column acting azainst the enemy in the neighborho:d © Thibadeauxville. Tne Crescent brings us the impor- fant news of the capture of two valuable prizes by our 6 \uadron off Mobile. One of them is the steamer Planter, Doaded with six hundred bales of cotton, from Mobile bound to Havana; the other is the augic-rebel steamer Nep- tune, from Havann, bound to Mobile, with a full cargo of ‘Wines, brandies , munitions of war, clothing, medicines, kow Bot: vessels were captured by the United States steamer Tackawana and were sent to Pensacola, The Planter ts the mate to the steamer Swan, captured last year off the Tortugas by the United States ships Painbridge and only rebe's wo encountered were detached portions of | Cavalry and fufantry, under command of Kirby Smith, whose entire force did not number more than fourteen thousand, After we reached Opelousas, which was on the | 20th of May, ult, Smith gave us no further annoyance | from his arty, but rapidly retreated iuto Texas, where he remained until our investment of Port Hudson, Almoat immodiately after that event he eommenced a movement in our rear, which resulted in the recapture of many of the placés we had formerly occupied. But it was re. reserved until quite recently for the rebels to make any eliective ovensive demonstrations on territory over which they have not protended to hold any control for nearly two years past. Kurly last week we commanced to hear of them in the direction of Plaquemine, whore thoy burned two transports, and did sundry other damage hardly worth recounting. It wasat first supposed that thedisasters we were suffering from were at the hands of guerillas but it was soon determined tnat General Mouton bad succeeded in throwing a portion of his army up the Grosse Tete to Indian Village, thence up Bayou Ylaquemine to Plaquemine, where be frst eucountered an insignificant co of our infantry. The rebels at Plaquemine were under command of Colonel Major, who, after bis opera- tious at that place, at once directed bis force, consistiog of about 2,500 mounted infantry and cavalry, to Bayou Goula, General Mouton in the meantime remaining in the vicinity of Plaquemine and Indian Village. From Rayou Gonla the rebels proceedsd to Napoleonville and Thibou- aux, without meeting with opposition At Thiboudeaux, on the Bayou Lifourche, we had stationed a portion of two companies, numberi Before the enemy reached Thibodeaux their approach had beon heralded to thecommand at that place, whicb Arthur. She is aregular western boat and will answer | was apprised tn time to make preparations for a hasty dmirably well for a transport on this river, She should | retreat te Lafourone crossing, a distance of about’ four e “ppraised and takeu by the army at once. Tne Nep | miles. The advance guard of the rebels reached Thibo- eaux about half-past three o’clock Saturday atternoon , the 20th inst Finding that the small force they expect- ed to meet there had fied they’ sturted in pursuit, and overtook about sixty of. our men between Thi- bodeaux and Tatourche cressing. ‘hese they surrounded and took prisoners, The balance of our gol- diers, about thirty in number, including a portion of the wort guard and a few cavalrymen, escaped to La- fourcho three hundred yards in advance of the rebely. The race between our hand‘ul of flying men and at least six bun- dred well mounted rebel cavalrymen was exceedingly exciting. The enemy evidently anticipated an easy tune is a berutiful Clyde built paddle wheel steamer of about tive hundred tons. She was constructed expressly for blockade running. is remarkably fast and a perfect fmodel of beauty. She has two smoke stacks and is schooner wigged, and would make an excellent vessel for this Byuad-on to act us despatch boat and to cruise off the of the Mississippi river, in order to prevent any Such raids as the capture of the steamers Fox and Boston. Roth these vessels will, I suppose, be sent to Key West for adjudication. The United States steamer Princess Royal, Lieutenant Commander Woulsey, has arrived and ined’ this squaitron, the United States supply steaner fermuda has aiso arrived from the westward, but brines no news: enamoves, trom Texss, Everything is aot with peer, aon was 4 not) wotit hee saw that our squadron Galveston. The Bermuds to rr iT r i oir Ww at day for the North. The United States steamer (Rey coftraaet to Healing fh Patt of tl ie escape. Circassian, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant’ Eaton | At one time they had nearly closed in upon our men, but ommanding, arrived today from the North, | good horses and a determination to reach a point where a succcss{ul stand could be made urged our troops forward, and led them eventually to win the race. The Provost Marshal, Captain Silvey, who was with our retreating for y succeeded in carrying off from Thibodeaux all of his book! be leaves to-morrow for the westward. There have been no changes in the squadron that I Know of: every vesse! that arrives here will now be sent up the river to keep: our transports fom being annoyed. The Mon ngahela ‘will go up the river this afternoon, to. reoin the squadron papers. Immediately upon tue news of the near Port Hudson. Ihave not yet leaned who is to | appreach of the — rebels received . at gommand the steamer New London, now the: Commander | Thibodeaux, Captain Glover, who was in com- Reud has been ree hed from. her. bat am nnder the by preagion, e Jiewtepant Commander Pert ing, now pelea y be up SSA igh raught steamers Arizona and Kstrelia are now in the Mississippi Tiygr above Port Hudson; they are bally wantei in the Atchafalaya, oar Brashear City , but cannot get back the ‘way they went on account of low water. Accounts received to-day from along the Opelo Riltroad are of a more favorable chiracter. The HERALD's cofreapondent, who has been in that direction, sends herewith an interesting account of what has occurred ‘he rebals were soundly thrashed, id upon the fiela.among them Licu , of the Texis cavalry. We aro still cut off from communication with Brashear City: but Jam certain the road will be in running order again fo jw days at the most. It 1s evident tbat this force of rebels intended more mischief than they were able to accoraplish; they were no doubt deceived in regard to our strength. and imagived every man we had ‘was in tho neighborhood of Port Hndsoo. They have paid dearly for their impudence, and have been taught a |: s- gon by General Emory that they will not very soon forget. The revel force consisted of at loast three regiments und two fult batteries,and I think the arrangements of Gene. ral Emory aro such that we. stand a very {air chance of apturing them all. 1 hope that we may not again be an- froyed by their presence in this vicinity. rain storms that, haa visited this country for several tam abie to send you herewith a iist of the loses in | years, they made their first charge. It is impossible to the Fourth Wisconsin and Seventy fiith New York re. | describe, in fact aifficntt to imagine, the forlorn condition qimen{s, and part of the losses in the One Hundred and | our little band “presented iu this dronching rain Bixtioth and Ninotioth New York, in the assault upon Port | storm, as they stood up to defend themselves against onthe 14th inst. The Fourth Wiscousin hive | the approach of ‘be beak of aezanelag, seyel cavalry. aly about seventy three effective men left—over one | When within x6 Ode “a1 rr a them a hhu.dred having bee. ‘used up” in fhe Iass fight, out of | rapid fre of grape and canister, which, with the balls two hundred that wevt into ft. I have it this evening | [rem our muskets, brought them to a dead halt scarcely from one who knows that our losses on the 14th inat. will | sevesty-five yaras from our position, when the rebols foot up as high as (ifteea huadred, instexd of seven hun- roke and retreated to the point where they formed their Gred as first reportea. You will observe how the prin. | first line of battle. Hero they rallied, and again charge cipal losses fa both these fights have fallen upon the New | upon us with ite determination and courage. This York and Western regiments of three years men. I heard | time t! succeeded in getting within Ices than fifty ya-ds & conversation a few days since, between two soldiers, | of our first plece of artillery. Our fire was again too Chat was no doubt occasioned by the fact Thave just | hot for them, and they were compelied once more called your attention to. One said to the other—**sill, do | toretreat in confusion. Stilt in they rallied at their you want to find a safe placo in the next row at Port | first line of battle and made a third furious charge, yell Hudson?” “Yes,” replied the other, “of course I do. | 11g like demons, and evidently determined at all hazards Where will I find it” “Why,” said the first speak tide usdown. Thoy were nearly successful, for in this ‘tall you will have to do is t» get yourself transferred to esas closed in uy our lings, and at one time bat Massachusetts nino months regiment, and’ will guaran. | possession of two plecea of our artillery. We succeeded tee you against injury."’ The lists of killed and wounded | only after the most desperate fighting in ing them, ‘thus far prove the fellow to be about rixht, ‘The bravery of our troope cannot be 160 hi eulogized. ‘ho returned this evening from Port Hud. | Men nevor fought botter nor under mo ever | som informs me that we are now doing more Gghting in | circumstances. ‘The enomy were completely routed and a 18, a t Bthroatte Bhsink Ta’ aadther tbe lak 68 Giicey Proparations made for the evacuation of Thibodeaux that the officor carrying the news of the approach of tho bela reached Lafourche Crossing only tea minu: :ival of our retreating force, which escaped capture at the hands of the rebo's. As soon as Colonel Stickuey, who was in command of less than five hundred effective mon-at Lafourche Crossing, heard of the approach of the rebels, he at once formed a line of battle, whicli he had Bc ircel y accomplished before the Provost Marshal and his retreating comrades dashed into his yresence.. Luckily we had four piecos of artilery, a thirty two pounder, and three twelve: pounder brass pieces. rhe rebels, as soon as they discover. ed that we were prepared for them, suddenly halted and appeared to hesitate what course to pursue, A few discharges from our cannon evidently suggested a hasty rotreat in a few moments, for they galloped out of eight. They soon returned, however, with the main body of their force, numberjng nearly two thousand mounted men, but they le no elective demonsirations until the next (Sunday) morning. about eight o'clock, when they commenced skirmishing in squads at different Points with our pickets and advance guard. In this man ner they annoyed us until about six o'clock in the evon- ing, when, in the midst of one of the most tromendous tho rear than in the front. This does rot sound well, and | fed from us in dark masses, through tho driving storm, tooke as if the enemy were concentrating in that direc | which lovked like copnterparts of the black clouds hang- tion. I hear thada train of baggage wi was captur. | ing over us. The rebel loss in this fight will vot fall ebort 04 from us this morning. 1 donot know what to think, | of three hundred killed and wounded. We havo already and dislike very much to prophesy anything. Icannot | buried fifty three of their dead, and have found quarters for many of their wounded which they dil not carry from the field. We took several prisovers. from whom I have learned many of the facts related im this letter concerning the movements of the rebels up to this t loss was nine killed and wounded, Our extraordiaary siccess in repulsing an immensely superior force may be attribated partially to whiskey, eleven barrrols of which the rebels stole at ‘Thibodeanx and drank bofore their attack upon us. Some as I would wish rogarding affairs here; con- sequently I had better say as little as possible. It makes one gloomy to think of how much might have been done to this department during the past winter towards ending the war, If the government had only reen the importance of the situation, and kept the army up to what it shoull have been in :oint of numbers. To se9 ourselves no fur. eee pg eg p+) wees toe months ey a ena! t all we have done thus far amounts in reality toamere nothing, makes one thick the war is to Inat | 0° them were a> completely stupefied by ifqnor as to fall forever and a day.’ When will there be a change for the | { om their horses in maki charge. In the third as better? Whocan answer the question? Are we to derend | Sarit, when two of our guns wore in their jon, a upon the War Department and Genoral in Chief entirety, | soidier at one of the pieces informs me that a drunken or will the people of the North demand a change, and | rebel cavalryman slid, or rather feli, from bis horse, and ‘(hat some one capable of sceing beyond the lines of the | creeping up, 8 led himself full length on the gun, bic- Rappahannock be placed in control of the army? We | ¢ ughing out, “This piece ts mine; deliver The sol have been sadiy fm 3 cted here, and ore great suflerers = — Teg same time Unrusting his sword into in consequence. ¢ the siege of Port Hudaon is abandoned | the re ake it. tt wilt cake a huge army to reinvest it. for the enemy Tie damage done by the rebels is not inconsiderable, will increase his force, and the strength of his works. if | At Terrebonne, a place about threo miles above this sta the latter is possible, and render tie place it gnabie | tion, they destroyed over a mile of track and cut = almost, for they are determined to ho'd one point at le st | telegraph wires. The ob.ect of the invasion soema to b+ in order to keep the Mississinpi river c'osed. Our | plunder and to obtain supplies for Kirby ‘Smith's army, mon are fast feoling the effect of the climate, | which is revorted to be on the west side of the Mis congestive and swamp fevers are on the in. | sissippi river, below Port Hudson. As far as sup orease, and the sick men number more than the wounded. | plies are concerced, the rebels have been eminently This is the natural consequence, exposed as our men are, | successful. They have robbed nearly every grocery ant without even shelter tents. Well, mitters cannot remain | Provision store along their roate, aw@ have coulis much ag they now are \ very few days must | eated. wagons and teams for transportiti n. Their depre- decide the affair one way or the other, and we shall | dations have in some instances been suamoful. They have either be within the works at Port Hudson or back at | forced many citizens into their ranks ag conscripis, a d Baton Rouge , when the work will be ever for the wim. | it Is reported that thoy have shot a large number of pe me-, and the first consideration then will be the heatth of | gFoes found on sequestered plantations. The babs ee the remainder of the army. A few weeks will take home | men are a fine looking set of men, and are mostly nagrmoed all the nine mouths men, and the army thea left will be | I have been unable to gain any fprther iniormation con ‘@ mere corporal’s guard, capable of holding the city and | cerning the movements of the enemy. The prisoners assert sarroundings, and nothing more. that Kir +y Sinith has a plan of campaign Which, includes T regret to announce the death of Lieu'enant Colonel | a raid into New Orleans during General Banks’ al nee Smith, of the One Hundred and Sixty.tifth regiment New | Port Hudson. In my opinion it would be a very unhealthy York Volunteers, better known as the Second Duryee’s | experiment for that iiustrions individndl to try. Zouaves. Colonel mi h was severely wounded in the | Reinforcements have been sant ip the Opelousas Ralt- Aight of the 27th uit.. through tho chest and inthe arm, | road. The track is being repaired at Terrebone. The Nint} and was brought to this city and pliced in the Hotel Mie: Connecticut {a alrerdy at Chocahola Station, six miles He had been doing remackab'y well. his wound was hoa above lerreboue, and trains are runping regularly to La- ing rapidly, and every one supposed him oat of danger. | fourche Crossing. But by imprudence he contracted pneumonia, and Adaltional Casualties at Port Hudson. ally sunk under the attack and died this afternoon at fi ‘clock. Colonel Smith was ab exceelingly popular man, | ‘The following is a fadditional list of the killed and wounded in the action of the 14th inst, -— he commanded a regiment equal in every respect, except: “ SEVENTY FIFTH NOW YORK VOLUNTERRS. Killed. fhambers, to any in the army, and they have tin & manner to win the admirativn of their commanding general, The body of Colonel Smith wi!) be sent north for fotorment. Gan, Sherman continyes to improve rapidly, he will be able to go up n crutches in a very few days more, and will probably leave for the North in’ the Columbia on her next trip. Mra. Sherman arrived by the Columbia on Friday last, and her vresence has done much to cheer the General and make him feel more at home. It is very singular that Gen, Sherman's general bealth is much bet- ter than betore he took the fleid: he slways before entfered from 4; , bat now his appetite is good, he enjoys fis food, and bis complexion indicates a much better con- dition of stomach. Gonoral Payne is, 1 am sorry to say. not so well, Hie wound commenced Ddiesding yesterday morning, an ir. ‘ ene. Stine pronounced it poanien Se yesterday afternoon to tie | Private —— Velo, Co. hy Fils leg will in ail probability have "i ~ Wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Babooek. Captain J. & Lavery. Lientecant Corporal Hntchisoo. A Privat 2. Sergeant —— Woodworth, Co. F, Private —— Zones, Co. F. Private —— Getler, Co. F. Yrivate —— Hopkins, Co. 6. Ferjeant —— Wing, Co. H. Private —— Pommea, Co H. Sergeant —— Olmstead, .o. K. bo amputated,» soon as he can be got inlo a prover tition. He Iaid so long exposed to the sun that fever set in slightly, which bas been much against his re ting \aptain Badeau, of Genera! She-man's staif, is recover ing rapidiv, His foot wil! trouble him, newever, for some time to come, for the bones were much shattered ond flevh taoerated. He will go North in a week or two | ‘he steamship Columbia, which leaves to-morrow for | York, carries one hundred thousend dollars in ape . Thurber. Pr Private Huny, Company A Private Jobr ympany A. Private Henry, Company A. aymond, Company A @, the property of the Loaisiana Stare Bank Othe ahiy. | Priva e Lan Fiter, Combate Oe snot will be shortly mace by the same institatyn | Private Kil R Wagner, Company 2. ihe wexthe contignes very warm anit the hevith of h@ | private Charles %. Coleman, Company B, city oxcellont " | Private —— Ashley, Company Vs i d Private —— Beardsley , Company Our Lafourche Crossing Correspondence. prvi oie coppe hol, company B, Larouncur (rossixa, June 25, 1863. Private —— Priddy, Company B. A Ree! Cavatry Riid—-Comiition of Affairs inthe Atiaka. | Private —— Whitcomb, Ce =e B. prs Country—The Rebel Forces in that Vicinity— When LA a bs they Returne! Ther. — Affaire at Thidedeaur=™ Rite | Corporal Wm. S Hoxie Arrival There—Purewit and Capture of Our Pore a—Tie | Private —— Morel , " h , », Private —— SI Heac tatiom—Treparations at Lafourche Crossing—the | riware —— (iter Satay, t li. B, Babcock Company R. ries A. Leonard, Company B, Johp Pveher, Company B. P - Vaul, Qk Private calm af Private ¥. M. Sweesug, C& ia Private J. J. Briukerhoff, Co Private David Monroe, Co. B. Private S@1ovell, Co. te Thos. Birming! orpora! Jobn H. Brink," Private —— Powell, Co. F. | Private —— Dickersom, Oo. F. Private Jobn Mathews, Co. F. Private —— Willett, Op. F. Private wr pine SALA ae om oa 5 ng = LH. EB. Jones, Co. G. Private Frank Mérrilt, Co. G. | Private George, Btele Bepuleed after Three Desperate Chargee—The Care uote The Damage Done ty the Rebele—New Orleans | 7h catned, de, de \ We Leave aed mm visited by 4 rebel cavalry raid in this Binco General Banks’ ¢Vacuation of the Attakapas country and bis attack upon Port Hudson, seariy the @tire seciion of country running from the Ateha: i where it emptics into Berwick Bay, 10 Alexand the Red river, bas been partially abandoved, and ip some cases ontire'y given up by Our forces, in order to coucen. 4rate the full strength of our army ot Port Hudson, The $48r—m of affaira at the time of the cecupation of Alex peal ‘nea .gocesetul termination of Genera) Banks’ weit “nthe Attakapas country, was friefly, thie General Mouton my had been cs the | [ree oleh, Ce hk, nevoted, roar a Vermillion bridge. In ol . eas, (0. i, vowed kt that point, he retired with™ +. the poet =. nded ase tn o the interior, alow ing our victorious troops to pass 4 nH fore aud after reaching this place the Corporal Throop, Co. |, wov we A ‘ Co. . Be F. NEW YORK HERALD, jing, which place they reached less than. | WJDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1863—TRIPLE SHEET. @ poral Haskt!!, Co. 1, wounded ) Private Cuapman, Co. 1, wounied Corporal Albert W, Smith, Co. K, wounded, Privete Cyrus 0, Cook, Oo. K, wou ded. Private James Covert, Co. K, wounded. Private Charles E. Knapp, Co. K, »ounded, Private James Moran, “o, K, wounded, Private Sylvester J. White, Co. K, wounded. 1 ‘been unable to get the names of the missing, which number ten. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTIRTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEKKB. Wounded, Captain —— Moore. Co, K. Lieutenant —— Reiley, Co, 8. Lienteaant —— shaver, Co. K. Lieutenant ~— Grey Co. K. NINT:RTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS, First Lieutenant Commanding Chas, Smith, Co, B,sup- _ posed to be killed, | Second Lieutenant —— Ward, Co, A, wounded severely, Corporal George Bush, Co, G, in wrist, Co. F, in leg, severely. —— Lawrence, leg and arm amputated, ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Mails of the: City of Baltimore, The Marquis of Clanricarde, Earl Russell and the Duke of Somerset on the Block- ade and Right of Search. es Admiral Milne’s Opinion of Admiral Wiikes. Mr. Bright and Mr- Conway on the War. Gexgeral Forey’s Report and Mapo- leon’s Reply. THE GREAT POWERS AND POLAN' COURT FASHIONS IN FRANCE. THE DRAMA, THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES. Address to the Ex-Queen of France, &,, &., &e. The Inman steamship City of Baltimore, Capt. Brooks, which left Liverpool at n00n on the 17th and Queenstown on the 18th of June, arrived at this port yesterday fore- noon. Her news has been anticipated by her own report, ,When off Cape Race, published inthe HxnaLp yesterday morning. The Prince and Princess of Wales wore present at “Commemoration” in Oxford. The Prince was madea D.C. L., as was Prince Louis of Hesse. Jn the supplementary elections in France four opposi- tion candidates had been returmed to two for the govern ment. r ‘The Pruseian and Swedish governments have signed a convention relative to the establishment of a submarine telegraph between the two countries. A private communication from Berlin says:—You may Judge of the King’s'state of mind when I tell you that some little time ago bis Majesty was possemed with the iden that @ gailows intended for himsclf was being erected under the very windows of his palace. Sitting at the window and looking out upon the courtyard, he would re peatedly say, ‘‘They’re building it—they’re building it.” T peed scarcely add that nothing was being erected there at the time. ‘The Cork, (Ireland) Feaminer, of the 17th of June, says:—Amongst the now numorous departures of steamers from this port for Americs the Great Kastorn puts in her claim for a share of tho passenger traffic. This monster ship undoubtedly offers accommodation of a species such as has vever before been seen or even dreamt of in ocean travelling. THE AMERICAN QUESTION. The London Times publishes an account of the battles Of Chanceliorsville, from its Southern correspondent, ex- tending over six c»iumns. Ae sets these down as the bioodiest battles of the war, placing the total Confederate Joss ut 16,000, and that of the federats at 25,000 in killed winded and misein:. The account is very minute, bat it contains no facts that have not been already published. Mr. Bright and the Abolitionists. A large meeting was held at the London Tavern on the Joth ult., to near sn address from Mr. M.D. Conway, of bastern Virginia, the son of a slaveholder,on the war io America, with special referencs to the late speech of Mr. Roobuck at Shefticid. Mr. Bair presided, and in opening the proceeding passed 4 bizh culogium on Mr. Coaway. He then went on tosay that as long as people believed there would be no erica everybody mned the South; but seen that the orth was not determined the dismemberment of the nation, many who de of the North went round to the calmly to 8 bef re were on th Ju the struggie, and he feared this had be which had prevented and still prevented her doing justice to the cause of the North. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Tiright then expatiate! on the difficulties of the South in the matier of slave Jaber, maintaining that it was insuificient to satis'y the wants of the world in the article of cotton. ‘The production of cotton, theretorc, bad been insuiticient aud insecure o1 ut Of the institution of slavery. The South had mad ery the issue, ad having rasbed into the battle fleld to settle the great question, it wis sinking into irretrievable ruin. Was it possible that this great cotton industry might yet be placed on a rock which nothing could disturb? Let them imagine thot the war was over—thoogh some say ho Lad no right to Imagine that the Union was restored—and that slavery abolished. Did they suppor that in such @ case there would be fewer vegroes in the South? On the contrary, he believed the number would be focoased If si and the lash were abolished the nogro would turn his face to the sunny Fouth, where ho would find himself happier and more usoful than in the North, There would besides be a migration from the North to the South. Once abolish slavery ana emigra- tion would flow {rom Europe to the South, ana ina tew years there would be an increase of the cotton crop. He came from the midst of the cotton industry in Lancashire, and a large portion of what he had fn the world deyended upon that industry. Nota little of it was now valueless; his neighbors arouod him wero suffering more or less from the war, and wiile it cont t numbers is fellow. country- med atta Sopendent on charity. His interest was therefore the interes} of all the wr population tm the cotton districts. He spoke 6? the quostion one of business, though he was glad that on at cecasion business coincided with high sen timent and high morality. After some fu ia which the honorable gentiemsn expressed t England and America might always be found ther in the cause of liberty and prog.ees, he mid mach mney Mr. Conway then delivered hie address» He maintained | that the South had got up war to perpetuate slavery, jus- tifled the proclamation of President Lincoln, and contra, yy accusations which Mr. Roebuck had made inst North. The room being unable to contain the people who de sired to got in, another nceting was be!d ip Sussex Hall MEK. BRIGHT S OPINION, The London Times refers to Mr. Bright's speech, and contends that he is inconsistent as a professor of peace. It says thad,at a time when every Northern man admuts that the Confedorates will ght to the last, and that succees will be obtained by the Jaderal, gaerninecs ouly by the exhaustion, if not destruction, Of the Southern people, Mr. Bright urges the prosecution of a war which the go vernments of his country, of France and even of Russia dr ace brow fo ap end. Papo = The Blockade. GRARCH OF BRITISH TRADERS PY AMBRICAN CRUISERS. In the House of Lords, on the 15th of Juni ‘The Marquis of CLanmicanpe, who had Of bie intention to move for copies of any reports | that may have boen received from the Admiral com subject would admit of, and our pre-eminent position as a im: }ower made itm @ ative upon u- to soe tl Seas was not violated. prese it state of things in tho.waters of the Buh-map aud West ndies was most extraordinary, An eiigient le was ussume! to cxiBt of a large extontot Briti:h commerce was engaged in violating that block. a Whetber the trac wih a nowinally blockaded country was legitimate or not might be doubtful, bat. be- sites tlds trad) thero hid sorung up a large ant perfectly legi ‘mat trade with M xico and our colonies which was interce; ted b the feders] cruiser We had submitted long to this, bit the thing had got tosuch a beight that, although the government retused to admit the accuracy. Of the st tements he bad mado, our own Officers on tho Bta'i D had thought it incumbent on them to interfere for the protection of the mterests of 0°) wnmerce in a man ner which was as contrary to international righis a8 the ouirages wh ch bad been inflicted en our comme ce by fome of the federal cruisers On the last occasion when he hod brought forward tne subject be was told that he had no right 10 sasume that the American prize courts would not administer ine national law fairly and impar- tia'ly. He did not mean tosiy that those cases would not -be properly tried in the United @tates. His comp! wa. that the seizure of those ships was wrong ab initio, and he contended that we buds righé to domand their re- Btoration avd aD ap ‘gy for the seizure. |t had been Baid that we had no rightto q esti nthe decision of for- eign courts in matters reiting to. the persin and pronerty cf British subjects. He denied that dctrine. He beld that a cow try ws entit 64 to queation the decision of a foroign tribunal in respect of its ships and the persons of its Ce He ee latest odition of Mr. Wheaton's work, e 678, Was this passage'— PGrotins states that a, judicial sentence platoly against Tight (in re montmr d biz), 10 the prewudice of a foreigner, entities bis pation t obtain reparation by reprisal: © * * Soalso B ork, in treating the same subject, puts an unjrst jndgment »p n the same footing with naked violence ip authorizing reprisals op the par} ef the Stucco whose sub-ects bave been thug injured by the tri- bunals of another State, 4 What wero tho fats with’ reapect to the Adola, which ship bad been tried and condemned in a prize court? When on a former cccagionhe meutioned what the de- Cisivn in respect of this anip wag, two noble and learned Jovds, both eminent authorities on the s:':ject (Lords ‘Cranworth,and Kingsdown). at Once asked was the judg- ment to which he re‘e-red that of ** the supreme Court,” thereby implying the dec sion was go absurd that nocourt of high standing could come to it; but he contended that DO matter what the decision of tho prize cours might ship. ‘fhe’ clrcimstaboes ‘onder, whyob the sutp ‘had ship. circu wi ship beee Cae ef Papers taid re Co gress, copies. of which, it was to bo umed, our by er at Washington. bad forwarded to the noble |. earl at the head of the Foreigm Office. In these papers the tirat report of the captain who had seized the Adéla was stated to be that he saw the vessel attempting 0 Geet tee way to Nassw. He was re- ake pie report ‘a "ya the 8 of. Pe ag gg lesCriptim had sai wing on board articles odntraband of war, and he did not examine her ‘hold. but having a suspicion of ber.character deemed it his duty to send ber into port. Here, then, was a case of a vessel trading between Liverpool and Nassau, and seize’ because a United States captain had been informed that a vee-el of her description was carrying articles con traband of war. Theseizure of the Adela under such cir- cumstances was &n insult to our fleg, and we had aright to demand redress for the act. The case was not one in which we should wait for the result of an appealto the Supreme Court, for he should be greatly astonished ifany noble and lesrned [ord stood up and said there was even 8 prima facie case to justily the seizure. Several Other British shirs had been seized under. somewhat similar Circums‘ances, The question was pot that of a vescel runing th: blockade. If a ship wasseized while @olug this she was subject to c nflacatimn, no matter how barmie-s tho character 0° her cargo. The case beforo their lorésbips was tht of a vessel seized whi'e onvagod ima legal trade: and the British government should pre- vent the legitimate tr.de of the country fiom being so harassed, vexed and interrupted. Jn the cave of Peierhoff the curgo was discharged with 8 view of having a search made for eviderce be‘ore she was tried. It was time, therefire, fo: government to demand redress What was being done by-the United States could not be regarded in the light of an attem»t to carry out a fair exercise of bel'igeront rights. The attemut was one to put down our legitimate tr-de to Nassau and because these places were depots from which the Confederate tes, Matamoros being in Mexico, and the State srecew d State of Texas separated from Mexico by only a narrow cha" Our trade was thus vexed and harassed, while nel. Now York ships filled the port of Matamoros. Vasscs were granted at New York to these ships. Whotber this pass System was legal or not he did not know; but, as it was in (o:ce, there was the strongor ground for our insisting on a stop being put to this interference with cur mer- chante and their commerce It was said that if the pro- tection which was desired for British mer itmen were Given by our, squadron 1t would be war. Now, be was not frightened by hard names, nor did he be!leve that such assistance would lead to war. But if it did, what object could justify war more completely than the de ence of our trade and of those maritime rights which it was at once our duty and our safety to maintain? He contended that if this protection had meant war we shouid have bad war befure now, becausé the English admiral and captain seemed to be pursuing to a grost degree the course which bo bad recommended. He. held in bis hand some ship- ping reports from the Timex. as to which it might be said that they were not to be relied on. But in answer to this he could only say that if the nob!e earl had better infor- mation he o: ght to give it to the world, for this informa- tion iafuerced the rate of insurance and the whole course of our ship trade. The frst statement was contained Oruseustst cathe. Ieee a ‘ived, reporting that hi captain arrived, thie vessel was blockaded at Barracoon, about fifleen mi.es from Havanpab. A British gunboat was sent to his as- sistance, Gpon the appearance of which the federal ship made a speedy retreat, leaving the Dream to prosecute her voyage. it was pretty evident from this that the federal commander bad orders t» harass our commerce as much as he could without coming into collision with our vessels. Anotbur of these.re;orts was as follows:— Admiral Wilkes, it appears, bad given characteristic orders that a British steamer named the Kuby was to be seized, wherever found, and whether engaged in runnin; ‘This jon having Touched the blocksde or not. informat! the tri ish Artmiral, the Ariatne was forthwith despatch. 1 in search of the Ruby. She found that vessel coming out of Matanzas, on the coast of Cuba,and convoyed her into Havannah, wheace the Ariadne satled for Key West, and having returned with the masters of two captured British veesels on board. they found Admiral Wilkes’ ship lying within three cables’ length of the Roby. OF course the did not limit ber services to convoyiig that vessel {rom Matanzas to Havannah. We sbal! pro- bably hear by the next mail that she saw her clear of the attentions of Admiral Wiikes and bis cruisers before she le t hey fh with “hic! . New, Le had not the least doubt that the captain ot the Ariadne and the British Admiral did their duty, but what they did was entirely illegal, and in protecting the Ruby from visitation that ship: ipso facto lable to con fication. Lord Stowell, in the case of the Meria, in a Jjudgmont whieth"was recognized us sound and indisputa- orld, jaid it down that by the law of nations, search on the part 0” a neutral vessel was followed by the legal conte juence of confiscation, and, on the sume ground, the convoy of this British vessel was a gross breach of maritime law und belligerent rights Altogether the stare of things on the cowt of America was one which orght not to continue. On a former occasion the noble erty uote! from the Convention of Russia in 1801, d he would now invite the attention of their lordships t» another portion of that convention, which declared that vessels of a neutral Power shall not be taken except u) OD just cause, that they should be judged without de. lay, and that the procedure should always be uniform, prompt and legal. The exact words were: — ue ‘es vaisseaux ds ia puissance neutre ne peuvent etre arretes quo sur de jurtes canses, ou faite evidents; qu’lis sotent juges sans retard, et que la procedure soit toujours unifurme, prompte, et levale. The Plenipotentiaries at Paris hvd gone out of their way to make a deciaration on this subject with low to establish what they said was most necessar} ‘form and legal privei, and they deciared that , ia order to be binding, must be really effective—that is to say, maintained by a furce sulfcient really to provent ac- cess 10 the coast o the enemy.” Yet now,on the very first occas:on which bad arisen since the conference at Paris, the government jusiitied state of things which was entire y at varivnce with ig D gir mse Id down ye riters upoa maritime rights interaatwmal law. ineffici ney of the Bockade was the main cause of the complaint. It was no reproach to the federal government that th» blockade, which was much more efficient at the beginning of tho war, had coused to be #0 bow. The question was whether this was 9 | publi Ameriom coust ant a considerable. nmount of | Wr ter said that being desirous of seeking for cotton where blockade | which ought any longer to be recognized, and be thouxbt it perfectly clear that it was not He had in hia possession shipping reports that he would not read | in detail. Cne was from Perm da, giving a list of sbips which arrived there aud which had run the blockade Another was from Nassau, di the 2d of May, and it stated that since the 11th of twenty eight steamers had left that for the blockaded ports, and of these only sevgn had been taken. One waa supposed to have been TA aoa some had gone aground, but seventecn were known to have arrived acd landed their cargoes; aod this “rom one s.ngle port. Another long list gave the names of vessels that bad arrived at different porta from the Confederate coast, aud very few bad been taken, It co to call this a blockade, It had been laid ‘a blockade, to be binding, must be really ef fective—that it must be miintained by © \orce suffi cient really to prevent access to the enemy's coasts He could refer thetr lordships to the opimons of the Ameriean goveroment upon that point, as lw down by Mr. Monroe in 1816 At that po the S anich South American colonies being in q government ised a prociamation set that a certain re of coset embracet tofined limits was ina state of bi ck jn reply, declared that tho proelnmat ropugnant to the law of nations, for rever nd partic alaly because it declared a lin const several hundreds of miles in longth to bein a stete ot blor He would remind their jordships that the United States government were now profossing to main tain a bockade upon a coast two thousand five hondred m Jes tn length. Mr. Munroe further objected that the preelvmation ordered the seizure Of neotral vessels at an tajostifiable distance from the const, and he marked that no maxim of the law of nations was better established than that a blockade muat be confined to particnlar ports, ‘and that an adequate stationary force must be maintained forth oxel few months later the Spanish si aia ante ‘achdor aa ihe United States go- ‘vernment had given to our spnet the manier should be referred to Courts ef Admiralty for in’orma- A few months lator, 1816, " teving, the United States Minister ot’ Madrid, that from Courin of Admiralty aioe arene withont (olay satisfac: mandi Maeaty’s squadron on the North Ameri: cap hy Indian station concerning the tion from eeizure or visitation afforded w ‘ab tance of preserving ascieara definition of the of geutrals atid Lelige eats as (be peture of the } e,"impor as seized under the proe!smation. Two Hed Ry en? gave way, and the lator the Sewaadraws. He war not aware (DAs dec. trine thus laid down had ever been repudiatet by the United : tates ment, but certainly it was to commen sense Wo supp ee that (Rey could Dieckade fr two yearn along @ coast “J,100 mites in tongtl our commerce, impoverishing oor manefacta imped _ and stopping the legitimste trade of ovr ships, thas Ferticg theen fat ‘a lees legitimate trade, Dut @till nor ope deserving the stigma which the noble ear! had cast upon it. How was the eflicienoy of blockade to be tested except by merchant vessels? He had a letter (rom a Man- obester merchant, whose name he would not mention y, but which be would commumeate to any noble lerd who might be desirous of knowing it, in which the it could realiy be obtained, he, in conjunction with one or ‘two others, at the end of last year, sent out four steamers to the West Indes. Of the doings of these vessels he gave the following account: ‘The firat of those, a urge screw steamer, left Nassau on the 1o:b 0! January,aed ran the blockade at Charleaton Ubree times before the 14th of March,on which day she wag sold toother parties, The second was a double screw steamer. She left Nassau on the 25th of January, aud om the 12th of May she had mado six successful rons, and on the 18th of May she left for another, The third was a paddle steamer, which left on the 10th of February for her first run, avd by the 24th of Mareb she had mad auc. cessful runs through the Charleston blockade, averaging aboutone aweck. The fourth was also a paddle ste.mer, which, after two sccesaful ruus through the Wilmington blockade, was caught soon after leaving on her third trip. Thus, in less than four months, seventeen successful rans hive been made by these four steamers, and in addition to these | hi: got agorew steamer through the Charles- ton block de with a cargo on board of 1,750 bales of cot. ton and 600 barrels of resi ‘These facts speak for them. selves, and you may make what use of them you mu think ft. $.—These steamers havo run in EKugliat goods to the value of about £120,000 sterling, and have Tan out cotton, &c., to the value of about £200,000. They carried no contraband of war. Profits we shall not speak about, And yet the blockade was kept up notwithstanding such faces, und al hough every man of common sense inthe ued ~ was mow convinced that it was impossible to were taken, peace would be no nearer. It was the duty of the British govern. ment no? to allow these infractions of maritime law to continue, which were in fict setting aside all law and Practice as hithorto maintained, He would like to know what bad been the effect of any remonstrances that had been mado, and whether avy ships had been delivered up, and he moved for copies of any reports that had been made by our officers om the North American and West Indian stations. Ear! Rusexut—My noble friend has given us a lecture upon international law somewhat desultory in its nature, and contain! decisions which rest,1 believe, upon n0 data of Lord or the American courts, nor upon ion of any writer upou international law, but are conclusions firmed in hit own head of what inter. , contra, friend pronounce that opinion, nor will I jounce an ion to the contrary; but this waist wie hing quke , Y ve made; yet when tus san wh of that vessel may show ground for ite capture, and that a prize court may decide if that vessel was clearly going to an ot carrying contraband of war, sho may be condemned in port. My neble friond says it catmnot be condemned, but to be released; and { cannot presume to give an authorita- tive opinion on that qnestin. Then my noble friend maintains that @ merchant ship cannot be seized by a belligerent unless breaking the blockade. Now, I have understood from the various decisions I have oud that if a vessel is found on the high sas, and her cargo and papers prove that she is intend to break the blockade, or carry contraband of war to an enemy, that would be ground of capture on the seas, and that t ts not necessary that the vessel should b: taken actually altempling to break the blockad’. That another Tart of international law into which my noble friend may wish to introduce reform, but Ido not think his views arc quite consistent with international law as ¢¢ at preser ¢ stands. My noble friond says now, as on a former occa- ion, it is quite clear that the object of the American go- vernment has been to vex and interrupt our commerce: that they could havo ‘no other object but (o embarrars our legitimate trade and prevent British merchants from carrying on @ perfectly legitimate trade. But in another Part of his 3] my noble friend says, and I do not dis. pute hig authority in this, that he evidence that many vessels have successfully broken tho blockade of the Confederate ports; that they have entered with valuable cargoes of merchandise and suppiied the confederates with articies of which they were in want. If that be the case, is It not possible that the American ment and the American savy, without any wish destroy our trade, may be suspicious of ald being given to the Confederates, and that they may search very narrowly and very strictly the veasels they find, some of them no doubt ports cent's uatars that tere eat be opreont or nxrohing a nature can be no jor Boat ‘ereberrass oer com- merce; and the other, that we are carrying on s most nuc: coasful trade ee the blockade and introducing goods into the Confederate ports. For my part I am not te bom to b Boies iP ne an edie ma- Hignity against this countr: oe to twform Lord Lyons ha ibere impression ear, that aa ia tals country thet several British shine that bad been seized did a to be intended for neutral ports, that they had been seized in @ reck!ess mani er, just ground. Ip regard su & of the Supreme Court, thovgh a man abov: cight, age, rclains the whole vig of hts faculties; ts furnished with a kwnoledge of all the the ques'ions that eome before him, and his be received with respect, no! only in America bul in this coun’ Weil, my nobdle friend went om to di-cuss the jaw blockade, and ne laid down prepositions which would certainly not be sdmitte? Dy our prize courts. He lays it down on the authority of Mr. Mowroe that the coast canpot be Ulockaded, and that you must blockade the par- ticalar port aud not the coast. "We at one time blockaded the coast of France from Breet Dunkirk, acd when we were at war with America we blockaded not less than two thousand miles of coast: and if we did so 1 should still, if we were at war with the United States, bold that such a blockade was a legitimate ove. | don’t sco how we c: now say, although we consider the blockade of two thou sand miles of coast to be perfectly iegitimate, a blockade of two thousand hundred or three thousand miles is such @ monster of illegality that we find it impossible to reongnize it. The declaration to which tay poble friend refers—namely , the deciaration of Paris—recogpizes not only the blockade of ports but coasts, (‘‘Hear,” frow Lord Clanricarde.) My nobi friend does not deny that to be the case. Well, then, what becomes of the Monroe doctrine of blockale? (Kear, hear.) With regard to this question, Raving soon after bow nd the blockade collected together all the ich came to me from the Admiralty, from America was such a bieckade as they cons! jing to the declaration of Paris, and having received their opini n that it was effective, | felt bound not to set Up an opinion of my own, Hot to invent any Dew th ory of bi , but to be guided by the legitimate authoritios, and take that declaration of the law officers of the crown as that by which | should be guided. (fear, noble friend gave certain tnstances, as to @ friend the noble duke at the head of the ade, and that we ought immediately to declare it to be Dieckade that we could not recognize. I will pot say that such @ deolaration and the acts following it would the smo part of the United Kingtom ss my noble friond does, seem to think that the whole of the honor on the contrar: and cordial’ ———$—~ fecting of mutual civility, frankness My lords, it is,1 think, bishly credit abie to the of both navies that whenever they have met they have endoavored, during a timo whoo, a9 doubt, there has been @° *4e for suspicion aad irritation, to aot with frankns, ‘tality towards each other, = to mainte between the two counricg ch temw'l to ace. Motion » ry THE VAs "EXICO. France May rege): erritortal 4 MERCK He od ment, wai ore Coe mer omy van. 9 wl confine % fo eUtring @ vorrcoria: ot varitime extaby Napoleon is said to ) that he desires the 00-0 ign mini ropean Powg to create a goverament ty Mos icv iba! on matntaia at home and keep faith im its foreigs : ms. 4 Forey's Report from Puebla. The Marshal Minister of Ws of bran»). received ° following despatch (rom ; Stare aN et com! Lorenzo ha diepe dar mee of Comsutort, which &. fo. var tne investment and to throw supplic vbore to garrison was already suffering ‘ 4 had taken of every: » on the ~~ other hand, a trench having been ed he the Fors of Teotimebuacan, and our butte. of guns of various calibre, having opened ths ‘+ ore 16th agaivst that fort, and in two hours \ hiv. troyed its works, two vigorous attacks were min) 0) 6‘) «place General Ortega, at this juncture, made an 0% + ; lation. But he’had the presumption to ask vo leave all the bor to wittdraw to Mexico. nors of war, Auer Fink el bage and atiery, leclined all p posals, telling him he might lerve with all Miia Renova ot war. but that his army must march it the French army, lay down their arms, and remain isoners of war, Promising to him ail those concessions which are custo: mary among civili: performed its duty. These proposals: who, in the night his army, up the that the garrison ized people when a garrison has bravely pi cenee Osage, were not accepted the 16th and 17th, disban: between destroyed the weapons. spiked his guns, blew magazines, and ‘sent me an envoy to say dared ak dscretion. nen a datenoe: and eurren daylight when twelve thoussod men, 5 vee most of them without arms or uniforms, which they had cast away in the hundred, of whom dred su streets, surrendered the officers, numbering from one Das patois ive prec aie wore Ig ant two bua- officers, int me they awaited an) perior Orders at the pa'ace of the government, All the material at ese oe ace neeenee hasten to forward this d: with instructions to Vera Croz, to send a fast stesmer days on Mexico, —— "ALACE ie—Tho- news of the capture Grane. me yesterday via th) greatest uer; Cruz on the 1st of June, and will bring you a de- tailed account of our situation, * The army is io high spirits, and will advance of the piace isin our bands, and has was supposed. patch to your Excellency, lott leave ia respect, &c GENERAL FOREY. jeon’s Letter te Forey. ov Fonvamrateav, June 18, 1863. of Puebla 'resched New York. This event has given us Tam woil aware what care Tam, with y were required beth by the commanders and to achieve this important result. Te to the arm; Climate, local di the more obstinate my intentions. of noulten, and because net! he was I deeply object, you are aware, is not to im; the Mexicans Zrament contrary to their wish, or to make our suopsee a triumph for any iy whatsoever. regenerated to 8 new government Ct order and progress, ite and ite peace bY: Tawait the official roy {ts commander the “oar General, I beg eo tations, East Hee Bee Pace of Berope be Pre I wish Mexico ife,-and that soon the national wi w wo rewards which they deserve: of youat peryrinspeness Fost (government organ), the yumimer is passing away are interchanging Giplor a ittons, the numbers of widows i i HE 4 r § i f i i i i fl ; | il ii 43 ry i 2 In my letter of id reached HH. ye i Hi t744 i s: rl i tind i i i Rah Ha ss rf i vente: diplomatic action in fa has a\ready waited of & nation consists in resisting what they may deem...0d. of legitimate, low. I and that you mast at once resent think that the whole hovor It was said by a great his torical poo by Mr. Hume in his account of the reign of James IL, in regard to the condemnation of Lord Straffrd and the restoration of his honors to his suc cossors. that “ the reparation of injustice is the svrond honor of a nation.” My noble friend rays the Americans aro endeavoring to destroy your maritime rights, and you ought to resent and obtain reparation; but / sy you ought narrowly fo cramine the care, you ovgh: to wait for ni may be said on the other evde, and I should wot al with any decision that wax not Lasel im justior, of Chanmmanne deid he had not stated thot not be effeeted beevuse it was exten tw show what bieh authorities in the United laid down as a general priscipte when they were tn the position of neutrals, and such « ‘was enforced. The noble earl but q voted a ve abort © the honor of repairing injustice.” but it hed not been shown that there was the shadow of legelty im the capture of the ships to whieb he had referred The Duke cf Somers®t—My lorda, the noble marquis has moved for certain reporta which bave ben received by the Admira'ty from the officers of ber Ma esty's sjua tron on the American station, 1 wish, thorsfore. to stite the I thipk ngewe be very ie Brenient those reports apon the table, No doabt during these protracted hootifities there have been several irre qularities commt'ted by the shire of this country, aa well aa by those of the American navy; bwt for these reparation were at once maintained betworn the tio govern- k ye be for the advan- t io ren Hi ofens f Al other t presen. had been equally sveeessful in France and Austraia, im the former country expecially was regarded as the eo, Ahield of of liberty. Mr. Arron seconded the motion. The Loxp Mavor of London protested against the fal. of the argumenta of Mr. Berkeley. ant thought the condi*ion of the United States of America should be asa Handing warning against the evils prodmend batiet. 5 ‘The Londom Tim Pr honcrs mand ve free frem the » the affairs of sta News | tele: sia bas required the ¢ opimons he expressed inh Ki g's anger koew no bounds, and it the Prince did not nd appointments. T? sab, Wilh the Princess , wre He refused to Pru er, in an 1, say Prince wo retreet speech at rent he wou! © firte anawer to this anything, offered to r «1 requerted leave by y, toeome place where be ri picion of interfering tm any wa’ The letter ie be from South Auerion, moe of whe 28h of May from Ty ort tbat the (hamber of Deputies was di The Minisoer of Wa y Sener tanna de Vel ots A 80, and dry Amer! ng upwerte inl i F t ii | t Buence Ayres wet salted ox bides were quoted everal + ‘The ins L which had been declared inn sta! ‘Hean at 36 a 46, tallow, 13%; woo! Fashions by Eu: Paris letter’