The New York Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1863, Page 4

” 4 IRAGY. | MURDER AND E @ Capture of the Steamer Chesapeake, of New York, by Rebel Passengers. BOLD AND SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR. One of the Steamer’s Officers | Killed and Two Wounded. The Captain and Passengers Landed on Partridge Island. The Steamer and Cargo Valued at $180,000. powers vere erer ered A Fieet of Guxboats Sent in Pursuit of the Pirates, &e., Sz Jou, N. B., Dec. 9, 1363. Tho eleamor Chesapeake, Captain Willetts, from New York for Portiand, Me., was taken possession of oa Sun diy m> ving tast, between one aad two o'clock, by six eo. ae. torn rebol pasapagers. ‘Tho second engiador of the steamer wag shot dead and bis body thrown overboard. ‘Tho Orat engivoer was shot ia the chin, but was ro. tained on board ‘Tho Girat mate was badly wounded in the groin, Kiowoa of twelve shots were fired at the captaia. ATtee™ being overpowered, the captain was put into froas, and the passengers were uotified that they were prisoners of war ty the Confederate States of America. ‘Tho sto mor'came Xo off Partridge Island, at about ono o’clock tts morning. Too crow and passengers, excopt the first engineor, wore put 00 board a bout and sont to this city. Tho steamor thon sailed in an easterly direction, and Was sabsequentiy seen alongside another vessol. It is Supposed that sho took on board a supply of coal from hor. Tho attack took piace about twoaty-one miles cast of apo Coa. Captain Wiiiotts aud the passengora por tho Chosapexke aro aow at the Mansion House. ‘The stoamer and cargo were valued at one hundred and @ighty thousand dollare. The atoamor sailed from Now York on Saturday at four O'clock P. M., aud wagene ofthe rogular line plying be- tweou Now York and Portland, Ic wilt bo copollectod that it was the Ciesapoake that @apturod Captain Reed and his party when they attempted to run away with the cultor Cushing from the-harbor of Portia. ‘The following telegraphic despatch was received by Mrr Cromwmet! — Porrtann, Dec. 9, 1863 ‘A.B Cromwers & Co Steamer Chesapenke was captured twenty miles north Rortheast off Cape Cod, at balf-yast one A. M. on Monday, by cebels, who left New York as passengers, Second Cngincer killed and thrown overboard. Chief engineer ‘and wate wonnded. Captain Willetts and crew were landed at St. Jobu this morning. Krom UNITED STATES CONSUL, St John. PortLann;Me,, Dec, 9, 1863 Deputy Collector Bira has applied to tho Washington Gutborities Cor permiasion to despatch the Agawam, the f@ow gunboat now furnishing here, after the Chesapeake, and in tho meantime the Collector is fitting her out with guna, men and proVisions. Two detachments of soldiey ave been furnished for the expedition by Brigad Goreral Rowley, from the Conscript Camp, aud Major Au- ‘rows from Fort Preble. She will aail about six o'clock this evoning, under command of Captain Webster, of the rovenus cutter Dobbin,” Citizens are volunteering as crew. Additional Deta ‘Voe public were thrown into a fover of excitement yes. | torday by the above telegrams announcing that a party Of pirates, who embarked as passongers on board the Stoamer Chesapeake, had captured her alter some resist- ance by the officers, about twenty che miles west of Cape Cod, Tho voldnesa of the affuir was a theme of universal Conversation, and a large number of perkons interested in the passenger list and cargo immediately sought the inifpignt, aod tho task of capturiog (be vossst was ae casy ons, whov eondded to the bands by the doxea oF more villains who had matured (heir bollialf plan, Phoro are grounds for supposing that thease murdortog piraies ‘otvend running the Blockads with the prize, as ib has Been ascortaived that five hundred packages tn. voiced as marchandise contained fiqdors, bonded (or Mon- treal, were On board. ‘The acquisition of her cargo, vablo ong, aad the steamer, which would be 30 valuable to convey It into Wiimiggtoa, would tompt | almost any determined band of aoa devils to hazard Buch @ bold act, and a5 the city has been ful! of mou who bave run the blockade several limes, it is fair to suppose some of them havedaad @ hand in the operation. ‘This aflair should stir up'the Navy Department to the Pp Ssibility of the Alabama or Georgia being in the vicin- ity, for it {will {be remembered that when the Tacony made her raid upon the fishermen the Florida was vot far distant. ‘This may be a preconcerted thiog t@ draw out @ targe umber of armed chartered government gua boats, and the regular privatoers would like no better fue than to capture a half a dozen or more of that class of vessels, The rebels would loudly ing tho praises of their corsairs, while France and Eng- land would taunt us on the ineficicvey of out naval vessels, It may ve that these now unknown men are & portion of the Johnson's Island rebels, who, frus- trated in their plans for success in that quarter, have come into this locality, where qutetiy they have planned the capture of this or some other vessel by which to make havoc upon the sea, and knowiog full well if cap tured they wil! only be subjected to a shert confinement, fod and clothed wel!, and then set adrift, io make as much moro mischief as they deem proper. At any rate, the blockade runners brought to grief should uct be allowed to go at large when captured. . AS s00n as the news of the capture of the Chesapeake reache? the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Admiral Pauiding and Commodore Radford set to work to fit out a fleot to be sont in pursuit of the prize. The Sebago, Grand Gulfand Vicksburg bemg the most euilabio, and the nearest ready for sea, a large gang of men were set to work to get them ready as quickly as possible. They were worked upon all night, aod wilt be off at an early hour this morning. Other ve-sels will be despatched as soon as they can be got ready. Tho Vicksburg is a now vessel and this wii be hee frst cruise, and it is in accordance with the expressed desire of her officers that she ghould be sent on Bpecial service, She now has an opportunity to do something. The follow- ing is a list of her officers:— Lieutenant Commarnder—Dantel L, Brgine, nd Executive Offic Lie rut Paynaster—T. 6 mm! Surveon—'T. W. . G. Osborne and W. A. H. Harris, Assistants, HA. Delius (in charge), ‘i ird Assistants, J. L. Bright, A, Nagle and If, L. Slosaon, Acting Ma: Mates—Aaron Vaadorbilt, W. 0. Me d’Aubigne and Robert Captain's Clerk —Jaa. W. Paymaster’s Clerk—Thos. A. Simonson, The Grand Gulf is also a vow vesaci, and has only made asbort craige of Wilmington. Auncxed is @ list of the officers of the Grand Gulf:— Commander-—George-M. Ransom, Liewtenamt and Executive Offirer-—¥rederick Rogers Acting Assis‘ant Surgeon—George B. Higginbotham. Ac'ing Assistant Paymaster—bdward B. Southworth: Acting Kasigns—Charles U1. Frisbie, Charles H. Cadiou, Jobu Boyle and Hens J, Ipson. Engineers—Aacting Second. Assistants, George W. Shank (in charge), Gumpbell Mckwau; Acting Third Assistants, Samuel \. Stillings, Kepjam‘n James and Joel M. Wheoler. Acting Guaner—B. ©. Betts. Acting Master's Mateo—Jam Harrison B. Cleaves. Commander's Clerk—Witliam S. Dick. Paymaster's Clerk —Atbert B. Gillet. ‘The Sebago is one of the fastest double-enders in the Service, and as her list of offjgets was vot completed last evening, were unable to procure ‘it. The Dawn and sevcrat other“weasels will be’ despatched to-day, and poa, sibly the revénue cutter Miami. Ag Boston, the Ticon- deroga, Hendrik Hudgon and others. were. ruinored to have sailed last evening. TpeNavy Department is awake, and ie all ts wateh- fulness it should not forget to warn the Wilmington blockaders that the Chesapeake’ may cme along ead.re- port that she is bound to Boauford..or Charleston, and thus get the.weather gangeof ‘them. Yet it is possible that, baving taken in a supply of coal from the vessel she was seon alongside of, she will go-torth.tosink , burn aud destroy inoffensive merchantinen. ‘The following strange story appeared in ane of the.sen- sation evening papers on Monday... It was thought at first to be connected in some way-with the Chesapeake affair, but the dates do not correspond, §nd the, lea quietly moored alongside of ber dogk: It isa strange coincident of facts, and may be possibly the doings of some wicked sensationist; but, be it true-or pot in foun- ation, it might Lave been thrown ever from the Chesa- peak@y and the name given wrong as well as th dates, or it may bave beep done by ove of the party of pirates, who threw it over while half drank , 90 that in the event Of ite being picked up it would be but the forerunner of events to take place :— TO THE EDITORS OF ———. Movvay, Tec, 1, 1863. Yesterday, about dark, 1 wicked up a bottle in the sound, with a white rag tted abut the neck;'and found thie whieh is @ v Eng . Pe e8 Courtney , Thomas Mason, paper. I send it to you, thidking it might be Of import. ance. J put one of my"b1vs ashore at ‘and send ft to you Iwill be in the ciiy to morrow; aod will call on you. J. WILLIAMS, Master setiboner Betsey . Ox Roar Pararaco, Sanday + daylight Fast night, about twelve ‘o'clock, the in and off- cers of the Patapeco were seized by a band’ of ruffians, between twenty and thirty in number, who had taken passage on board at New York ‘Yhoy were all thoronghly armed, and among their num. ber were engineers aud sailingmasters, who immediately took charge of the vessel. The passencers had pearly all retired, and all hands completely surprised that Office of tho owners, H. B, Cromwell & Co., to le: Qhor of the particulars. Marshal Murray was ootided | early, and took possession of the passenger list, with a View to (urther the ends of justice. From al! we can learn there were only seven passengers ‘Who purobasod passage tickets for Portland, Me , while a dozen of moro persons, dressed shabily, some as returned Boldiers’ wont ou board and purchased their tickets of the Clerk of (be boat. This not being an unfrequent method of | Going business, of course would not create any suspicions @ither 1 the mind of the clerk or captain. Among the Seven passengers who obtained their tickets at the office as ono person who stated to the clerk that he was an ‘Old soa captain, and preferred this mode of reaching Port {and on account of its being the pleasantest and cheapest Boforg sho started some fifteen®persons were counted oa | hor dock; but oven at the office nothing was thought of ite she was full of freight, consi:ting of colton, rags, pro. #1008 and general merchandise, She only carr.es about | thirty tons of coal, which is enough to last her for the found trip, and had not moro than three days coal at the Gime of hor capture, so that the rebels cannot get very Kar with her, She carried two gaa, #ix pounders, one Breas aod the other iron, severai revolvers and some tbor firearms. Ik ia oot known whother thore was any powder oo | Board, but it aaupposed there was not much. Her sails @ro small and cannot be depended upon. There was no War risk, and the valve of the vessel is over sixty Choussnd dollars. Tt is not known whether the cargo rea ineured. The captain is expected to arrive hore to. Gay, and thon tne full particulars will be obtained. Tho atoam propelier Chesapeake wa a by HER Cromwoil, of this city, and was a aplondid vessel in every pect, She waa built in 185%, by J. A, Westervelt, was tons burthen, and eleven foot draft of water, built of schooner rigged, and had a direct acting engine o° wo Rundred horse powor, one cylinder of forty incher! (And forty-two inch piston. She bas always been a popy Bar boat on this route, and was the vessel which chased Reid, of the Tacony, at the time of his famous foray in Portiand harbor, June 27, aod succeede! iu cap Caring his vosasi, the schooner Archer ‘Tho Chosapoake carried a crew of about twenty por Pons, who were, 00 doubt, 80 scattered throughout the fom (hat they did not have time to collect and retain Powosion of the steamer, The officers po doubt modes Gorpornte reaistanes, as the second engineer, Mr. Orin Behalor, was shot deadvand his body thrown overboard, Mod the chief officer and chief engineer were wounded | | } Tho following Is a list of her oficers and crew — Copran—Innac Willette, Mate—Chas Johnson, wounded. Second Maia—laniel Hendersou Engmcers—Firat, Jamea Jonnson, wounded, Second, Orin Sehattor, killed: Third, August Strebeck. | Firemen Vatrick Gooner, R. Tracy, John Marphy m Alsou, Thos Hudson, Poter Wester y Btewardess—doony Borguras Cook —A. Petorson. Watters—Potor Whalen, and two or three otbers ‘The capture was made at hail-past one o'clock on Mon - flay morning, when there was only ono-balf of tho crew Du duty, the others being below asloop. Mr. Sot aifer, (he 4 Aasiatant Ragineer, was, 00 doudt, on watch, and y tat his life while endeavoring to protect the yy Of wis employers, and vindicate the honor of his ‘Bo bas boon & long time in the employ of this line, has always woo the and coteom of his om. me fe weds young man, and leaves a wife and Tye captain was probadiy ealoep, ax jt was “+ —-- ’ | bor availed themselves of the opportunity, and were de | will be a resistance was out of e| cora were handevfled all the passengers, bottle Two HOURS LATER There hos been a groat bnatle on dock A vessel is alovgside, and cannon in being trane‘erred to one vessel The craft alongside is a steamer, and from what I can see of ber through my stateroom window, she is pierced for cannon, From a conversation | ove: that there were two other vesse's pear with them ’ wad T gathered . to 0 operate Look out for a formidable raid somewhere. THE LATEST. PoxrLanp, Me.. Dee. 9—10 7. M. A private despatch, received this evening, says there are many suspicious characters about St. Johns, and there are hints of a plot against tho steamer New Kngland. Permission bas arrived to put the gunboat Agawam in commission, which Deputy Collector Bird bad already taken the responsibility of doing Bosrox, Dec. 9, 1863. The United States gunboat Aéacta left here this evening search for the ( besapeake Re @itati To-day is the Inst on which visiter® will be admitied to the iron clad frigate Re d’italia, Yesterday a large num- lighted with her beauty and grand appearance. City Intelligence. SteiK® —The laboring men employed by t New York and Providence line of propellers, mt pier 11 North river, yestorday morning strock for higher wage These men were employed by the year, at forty dolla Per month for nine bourse’ work, amd receiving for extra work eighteen cents per hour. Bhey now demand ‘orty- five dollars per mouth and the anal Renner. the agent of the line, had ady hundred men. and. anticipating difenity, a posse of police were sent to the pier to protect the new workmen, only afew baving responded to the advertizement Tae Axwuat Fain in aid of St. Ann's Church for Deat Mutes if now open, day and evening, and will continue through this week, at $06 Broadway, opposite Fleventh street Patriotic Concrer.—A concert of a sacred and miscel wneons character will be given at the Academy of Music thi evening, for the benefit of the Union Home and Shoo! (or the Edueation and Maintenance of the Children of ovr Votonteera, by the ebildren of the inetitetion, as. sinted by the Javenite Choir,” ender the direciion of Mr HH. Lee A ComTRanasn Cowcmmt at rie Coopar Iserirere.—The | Contraband bas often been in the mouths of those fre- quentiog the Cooper lustitate, but this evening, for a cbnnge, he will be there in person. The colored indi Vidal is the juvonile musical genins called Sawhee. whose whose powers of mimicry have already been noticed these columns. He totends giving a concert, in which iated by his friend and companion, Georg John, also @ contraband, and the entertainment will co clade with the administering of Laughing Gag to each and every person present, just as they choose. Tue Accipayt to Commopor® Vaynennint —tt will be Gratifying to the numerous friends of Commodore Van | derbilt to learn that the injuries be received are by no means of @ serious character. The thickness of the fur cap wore saved hie skull from fracture, and he eacaped & etght contusion. During yesterday the Commodore's bouse was visited by & number of his friends who were anxious to know the They were received in the mont corteous her's injaries were not ton, who assured them that hie of @ natare to create aay alarm. Axatir oF 4 Cocrrearmrm.—Georgk McDougal w arrested on Tuseday by Deputy Marshal Borst, baving « Ramber of counterfeit bills on the Northampton Dank of New YORK HERALD, $1,500; cargo of hay, $4,000. surance. |. $5,000; cargo worth $2,000; said (o be insured. | and bay, wortD $4,000; no insurance. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1863.-TRIPLE SHEET. EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION. Serious Destruction Among the tay -and Feed Craft at Pior No, 563 North River. NED TO DEATH. ONE MAN B One Brig, Bight Schooners, Twelve Hay Barges and Four Canal “Boats Destroyed. TOTAL LOSS ABOUT $300,000, &e., &e.. Ge. shout baitspast one o'clock yeatersey afterno0a a Are Originated on board the canatboat Cord Campboll, lying. |), at bulkhead, between piera Non. 53'idd 54, foot of Chartea atreet, North river. Tho veesel was leading with bay, which caught fre from a spark from! the stove pipe. T' high wind epread the flames rapidiy, avd ina very short time it extended from veaselto vessel, until (1 reachod | pier No. 61, enveloping about twonty-five'veasels ia 000 sheet of dame. hy ‘The firemen’ worked well, but were unable. todo more than stay the spreading of the devouring ‘elemout. The vessels on fire were aearly-all totally desteoyed ‘The system of gathoring so'many vessels loaded with | bay at one place is extremely dangerous, particularty 40 im windy weather, 9@ acarly al! (he boats have slove Pipes im Close proximity to bulen of hay, and ta mauy it stances only protected by a piece Of board. ‘The following list of véssels aud ewnergis as nearly. ‘Correct as could be obtained: —Tho canal boat Corn Camp- bell,on which the fire originated, was owned by J. H. Davis, of Ciyde. Vessel totally destroyed; loss about $6,500: 00 insurance. ‘The loss on cargo is about $2,000; |' insured for $1,800 ia Cotimbia Tosurance Company. Coptain A. Davis bad abous $500 iu money on board, which was fost with (he boat A mau named Edward Suilivan, who’ was asicep on board the boat, is supposed to bave been buraed to death He bas not been seen etuce the Are broke ont. "Brig General Bailoy, Captain 8. F. Noyes, owned by J. W. Mott & Co. Losg $16,000; insured for $2,000 in Now ‘Yor@"Fico aud Martho Insurance-Gompany. Sho wis loaded with 45,000 bi'shets of oats, 500 barrels of pro- visions and 400 bales of bay, and bound for Port Royal. ‘The 1088 on the cargo wiil be about $20,000: aupposed to be insured. ‘Schooner James A. Segoine, Owned by Captain Wood & Co. Voss'$12,000; vo iusiirance: | Cargo worth $10,000. Schooner Alexander Law, owned by Wood & Co. toss $9,000; no tnaurance. Cargo worth $6,000, Schooner &. H. Parker, worth $3,000; cargo, bay and oats, $3,000; no Insurance, Schooner K. W. Farcington, owned by Robinson & Co , worth $10,000; cargo, hay “and oats,-$5,000; uo insur- ance. ‘Schooner Boout, owned by United States,-vort's $12,000. ‘Schooner Lancaster, worth $10,000; cargo‘about $9,000 no lasurance. Schooner Union, worth about $6,000; cargo, $5,009, a9 fosurance. Scheoner Armstrong, worth $5,000, cargo about $4,009; ‘80 insurance. ‘Schoonor Hinckley, loaded with | river aud burat to the water's edge. BAROKS. Canal bargo, owned by Southerland & Bradiey, worth ‘ , tirned ont in the Barge Cleveland, owned by W. & EF. Mayers, Losa $7,000; insyred for-$5,000 ta Kings County and Fiarmony Insurance companies, Cargo werth about $5,000; no in- + Barge No. 402, owned by Hovor-& S.asher; worth $1,000; no insurance. = ‘ Barge Niagara, owned by Morrison & Puan; worth ‘Barge No. 2, of New York, owaed ‘by Laaton & Co.; worth $1,060; $2,000; 9 insiirance. Harge County, owned by Smith & Davie; worth $3,000; cargo, consisting of lumbor, &ic., $5,500; ‘uo ineurance. ie Barge Castleton, of Athena, qgned by Broman & Van Laane; worth $4,500; carge $2,000; e4 insurance. Barge Green County, of Athens, owoed by Captain Howland ; worth $6,000; cargo $2g@MO, v0 insurance. Barge Wrahington, owned “by We! -Herrice, worth $5,000; insured for $4,000; cargo worth $5,000. Barge LAvingston, of New York, owned by Riker & Son worth $4,000; inenred: cargo worth $500. Barge Jack Rynabeo, of New York, owned by Mr. Max- wall; worth $1,300, cargo $3,000. no insurance. Barge Stella, of Bath, owned by At red Allendorf; worth $10,000: cargo $5,000 ° Barge Kellogg, of Athens, oword by Siivestor Nichols” worth $2,00@; cargo $3,000; partly insured Burge Norfolk, loaded with tay, Mesars, Brad oy & Southerland proprietors, totaliy destroged. Barge Harvest Home, loaded with hay, totally des troyed OANAL BOATS Canal boat P. G. Deanisoa, of Ciyde, Captain 1, L. Meade ;worth $3,500: cargo of ou thousand bags of salt Canal boat Alice Beach, owned by Me. $8,000; cargo $2,000; no insurance Canal boat Fravk Foster, wortt $3,000; cargo $2,000; no insurance, Canal boat Wm. Smith, of Weadsport, worth $2,500; in- snired $2,000, There wero a number of other vassois that hauled into the stream and tus exc The bark Panny Faler mid) a Very narrow escape, aud a number of canal boats. were more or less damaged Piers Nos. 61,52 and 6% are consi iervly damaged; pro- bably not loss than $20,000 Any further spread of the fire waa stopped at about ive o'clock, and the firemen were engaged 1a applying streams of water on the piles of smoulderiag hay and straw and the burming hulls of the remaining vesse!s Brady, worth | Another Accoant. Que excitement follows so fast upon anotaer im this city. that it is dient to keep pace with them. At noon yes- terday tho city was startled by the report of the capture by rebels or pirates of the steamship Chesapeake, ber Ienging to & regular steam packet line plying between this city and Portland. Before this excitement lulled another was created by the receipt sad publication of the | President's message, and again ® third immediately tol lowed—ail having more or loss © a with the gov- ernment and its interests The last involved the destruction by fire of a large amount of government property, loaded upon vessels moored at the wharves or (he government docks on the Hadson river, situated between Perry street to the north aod Christopher street (o the southerly side of .the docks. Between these points, the wharves siretching owt from Charles street, from West Tenth or Amos streat, and from the vicinity of Christopher street, bave been occupied by the government as a rendezvous for vessels taving forage nd other stores for iis own uae, Frequently steamers of | the largest clags—the Ren Deford fur iostancehave been repainted and repaired at the West Tooth street wharf, and other steamers bave been loaded at this and the other wharves with cattle, forage, provisions, kc., for. thi ' my and the navy. A!! the vessels, with but one or two exceptions, moored al the wharves yesterday afternoon suffered by the conflagration, and the majority of them, together with their cargoes, wore totally destroyed, Be: side the value of the yossels, and other government stores on board, at least ten thousand toos of bay, val- ved at ® quarter of & million of dollars, was destroyed by fire and water, The whole amount lost, im public and Private property, wil! reach, probably, $900,000. The de taile will be found in the accounts of our reporters. | The fire commence YW a stationary barge at the ond of | the Perry street whar!, joaded with hay, The wind was stron most A gale, biowing from across the Hudson, down In a southerly and soutbeasteriy direction, cover. | ing the entire feet, if it may be so called, of vessels loaded with gorerament forage, comprising a bark, brig, schooners and perhaps twenty or more large barges and canal boats, It was said that by throw: werboard three burning bales of bay from the barge whore the fire frst commeuced the conflagration would have been avoided, and perbaps at least one life saved. As it wae, the fire was allowed to ortond its ravages, and in a space of time almost asiracilous the fiames spread and eaveloped every vessel in the vicinity. Most of them wore aground ie Compequence of the low tide, and could aot be towed of, although soute managed (o got away. About three o'clock, or an hour after the fire started West street wes literally io Memes, the bales of hay (ald Ans ices marion fame re, wad CoE bulimg greatiy to the dense emoke, fying sparks nnd Gro, and 10 the general excitement. Thoy were fortonstohy Gnany gubdued, of thrown toto the 4d% — Theed was iminineat daagoe Of the siore- 0 0d pablo and powate buridings on Wost aleoat, and the dotting hoses on Peery, Cuaries, West Touth and Chestopt etvoets taking fire Crom the Diaving Dende, ihe cous gale drove them from. the moiats of Burning hay | and from (he aaiis and rigging avd tho: timbers of the com- sunning voaselg. Thorbrants fired the roofs of houses, im Weebawkon street and at the corner of Greenwich apd Morton atreota,and an oyster ealoon io Hudson Btroot, between Morton and Leroy But alt these buildings and the inferveatog biocks were providentially eaved, olber- wigo thore would have befaien tho city a crlamity Gearcaly oqualled ainco the great Gre of 1835 Usually at anchoe ia the atream, three huodred.,foe from (bo Purry street wharf, is a government powdor _¥cs801, baying OD beard at no time toss than 2ad/darcots of ‘powder,’ Bho was; fortunately, comoved Crom: hor piace. bargin beionn sho ce Had aho\beon' to the sparks and bushes of flame as thoy wore driven, before the wiad trom the biiruing masses, The eifeet of an expiogion from Lbis source would have bon ga Lerribie ad ‘an earthquake ia that part ofthe city, aadias onoves g0i aud angtber fell a proy to tho goasyming element, It ARRIVAL OF THE ROANOKE.. Details of and News from Mexico St. Domingo. The States of Yucatan and Campeachy at War. Arrivals of Reinforcements from France. y have failon aproy | Progress of the Spaniards in St. Domingo, &, oe &e., ‘The atéeamship Roanoko, Captain frow, from Havens ‘wad 00t Khown ‘how'soon/antne vessel loaded with powder, | 2d inat., arrived at this port ycaterday. Ske opcoua- charged gholla and other deadly material for goverm-\| tered contiauous uortheasterty gaios the eatire passage mout use might be absorbed ia the genoral conflagration, and explostons-follow that would occjajon a lameutable Tosa of life. Our gallant flremod coutinued to work, asthey Oar Havana Correspoudence. Havana, Dac. 2, 1863 always G0; fonplossly and effectively , for ths preservation | Guerilla Operations in the Interior—A Mexican Washing. Of the public property. 1 was by (heir oxortions that ‘tho destruction was votjimmeassly geoater. A lull ia the gale, about Gve o'alock, also. helped to. circumaccihe what threatened to be a widespread and desolating couflagra- tion, and one attended wth mach greater toss of Live than Q0w reported. Another Account. One of tho most terrible: coofingeationa which bas ever ccourrda iv this city took place On Une Northiriver: you terday afternoou, and will probably involve: a (orn of some three: lindred thousand dollars, From what coitld bo tearned= it” appears chat the Gre broke out about halfipast “ono olciock PL Mi, ow board the barge Cova, Campboh, which was tying at the {001 of Porry! atecot, with a -oargo) of bay on board. ‘The inflammable wature of (the €argo, it may casily be! Gupposed, a00d created actarge lave, which sproad rapkily from barge to barge, until seme twenty were a prey tothe dovouring element. ' Boom afier (ho alarm was'rung the liremen'wera'on theapot jv force, and did ati (hat/men could to chedk the ravages of tho fire, which now ‘appeared! tov be mercitessly extending itseif more And more, andithvesteniag to maken cleansweep of the docks for'a considerate distance» Thewitd was blow- ing atilly north corthwest at the tine, and Unis gave ao additional impetus to thorprogress of the famos. ‘the tide was tow, aul consequently some eeveaty five barges, achodvers aud’ ether crafts im the vicinity were Agrowmd ond Cowld uot! be got out into the stream, which feuderod the situation #1 the works, ‘A muaanmed baward Sullivan, a! lant ov board the Cora Campheit, # i@ anid ;got burned to death ia his exer- tions to seve some of tho property. “ “ALOUt twenty Buildings OD Ike enst Bido Of Weai strect (Ot partintiy on Brefrom thoeparks watted thithor by Lhe ‘widd but tho ‘Gromen' worked Bo BtronuoUsly that they totally destroyed the Gro ta! that quarter, aud but little damege was dous to the buildings. ‘The! Hedsow ‘River Rettroad ‘office, ootio? Chir istophor atrect, aiso caught fire; but before any damage worth mentioning was dono the firemen got the better of it. To Captain Sebring, and the police génoraliy, of the Ninth precinct, a good deat or credit is due (or the praise worthy maanor {no which thoy oxéited (themselves throughout’ tho afternoon and vight. At night the burning Vessels presented’ a magoifoent spectacle, Tn’ mang respects the acene resembled that of @ prairie on fre. The flames wete sproid over a space of about one acre in extent. In some places they were leap. ing high in the air, while in others nuthing was tobe seen but adil! red giare where the smouldering hay was lytng. Many of the masts, like stately forest trees, were sti sanding, and thé “flames wero busy around them. Romuaots of bdiining cordage were Moating ia the, breeve, and ag the masts (eli, an funumerable quantity of sparks were cast on the air, which the wind with great promptness and impar sLinlity acattored in every direction... At the end of each street from which @ view of the coufagration could ve ‘opjained, iaege crowds of pegple bad collecied, their places with groat persistency, votwithgandiog the koe frosty wind, Lae dense smoke and the good natmred etaris of the police to keop thei from impeding the ope rations ofthe fremen. Between eight andmwe o’ciock the Bremen had suc. coeded in mastoriug.their Gery foe, acd every appear- ance indicated that the flames would not extend further. Al the eagof Charies street, however, the fire was still burning >wite considerghle vigor. At this point a large foréé was ‘accordingly concentrated, and oumerous streams of water poured on the burning mass, ‘The harbor polive b at was on duty of the pier at the foot of Bast Tontti streot, and rendered eicient service in saving it from destruction. During the evening the wind freshened considerably, aad was also very variable; but owing to the progress which bad beoa made in subduing the ‘lames, ‘eheosion was (elt that they would be ably to extend to the huildings in the vicinity. When ove reporter left at alate hour last evening the baik of the fighting was over, and our galiant remen were (uroing togir attention to guoriiias, in the shape of obstibate bales of bay, whith would persist to blazing up, a(ter the Gory aspirations of tl paniens had docu subdued. The tide was also which coo siderabiy aided th® operations of the firemen, at the same time lessening the danger of the firo again breaking ont Une of the Inctden the Fire. Me. Wood rotated to our reporter the following incident , whieh cecurred a few days ago, remarking that be then believed bithsell to be one of the lucky fellows, but now ho beiieved himself to bo one of tha unlucky ones. He Stated that on commg out of an cating house in Maiden lane, about a week ago, he dropped a package of bank bills, to the unt of (wo thousand two hundred dollars He advertised his ioas in the New Yous Heratn and Mr Jobn Creig,a well known insurance broker, being the finder, aw the advertisement a Mr. Wood. frown this Mr, sidered that bis luck was coming 90 Le i ted $15,000 in the purchase of Awe hay boats, and both were destroyed by the fire of yesterday. No insurances. Particulars of the Lose ab The foil. wing is a list of the insurances and tosses by fire at No (68 Broadway, ou Tuesday night, December 8, 1868 No. 354, first Moor and basement, trunk store of J. La ured as follows — gowite: lors about $25 000, im St. Nicho! Park... : Williamaburg C Mechanics’ and East Iiver..... Pesta..." Total... ssrensees canna $14,500 Second flour, Cloak 9s¢ ak lisbineat of William Bank: Co, Lose about $30,000—Ibsured for $20,000, in the fol- jowlng companies —Mechanics' and Tradera’, Broadway, Rutgers’, ooklyn, Tradesmen’s. Second floor, sewing silk, owoed by BK. Adams, loss about §3,000—insured in the Citizens’ for ‘ ote New York (ire and Marine yp aaltae Na . Philo Schofield wad somo c! totally destroyed. losured for surance Compat in the Firemen’s fo The building ss Owned by the Lorillard estate Loss $26,000. Insured in the Knickerbocker. . $10,000 woriliard 10,000 Total....++. tonees sta sssemengess assess 20,000 and aiso the three upper floors of No. 356 and No. 358 wore occupy 4 by E. 8. & Co., dealers ip carpets, Lona about $0,000. Insured as follows, tor $188,000 — see 10,000 £510,000 10,000 8,000 10,000 « 60 Merchants’. of Providence. ‘American, of Providence. . Providence Washington, of 6,000 wo $25,000, nd returned the money to | Wood that ~——— { sides, bat it ra the tom—Yucatan traded by a lution Nipped— All Quiet a! Ma'amoros onthe 21st tl’.— St. Domingo—The March (o Bani—Havana Local News, | dc, de It i mot uaitkoly that. the steamor Eveniug Star, which did oot cai! unt4 yesterday morning, may have carried from herealt the news weave had front Mexico and St, Domingo, Hudiog @voa the additionai detaiia published ince I.cloaed my letter; but, lest by auy chance auch should tot be tho case, { will add,on this oecagion, Buch items a8.1 And worth transmitting, though { cxnnot say that they possess much intorest, They af, io fact noth. fog more nor (0s3 than accounts, through reactionary. or imporialist newspapers, of guerilla skirmishes, colored, Porhaps, LoRuitpartydnteroste; but, such eH They are, und for want of better matorial wherewith to ompioy my- nett (or some benoft, or your readers’ interest, | wit! give thom; for even if they do no mowpthau help to keap up the thread of the story they may"be worth homething. ‘Tho. most important of Lhese minor military operations was tho destfuction by a Muicau force of imperiatiats of the town of Aj isco, ia the mountains, almost withia view of the capital. ‘Tuis town bid tong been famed and foared as the headquarters of a formidable band of high- warmen, fellow. who made war entirely upoa theic own fagok .and iv their own fnterest,and tad always beon abic to hoid their gronnd against the amal? parties sent to dislodge thom, o ving to the nature of tho country in the hoart of which lay Ajyaco. Oa thie occasion thoy were 0. ‘the dense woods around the fown ot 60. fortun were Ored by (ae acking party, who quictly awnited the effect of this Franco- Aigerind mode of warfare, which resulted 'siiccessfully for them, the woods and town boing completely destroyed, wo arestold. and the iobabitants @r1ven out to seek shelter and safety elsewhere. Nothing is bald Of killed, wounded or captured, and probabiy there wore dno. . ‘A-viotory ovor a Juarist guorifte party at Tlapa, ta the reported, in which six pieces of ar- Uiltery, with # lot of smallarms and borses, were cap- ured. State of Gaercoro, ‘The district of Tulavcingo, adhering to the new order of things, 9 far from quiet. Guertiias bave appeared at Fighte have occurred at ‘tous points, and the imperialists claim \t Zacatlan the gueriita succeeded in occupying , Waa beaten in a sxicmish at Uhat place and bis wn (ollaneradisiven, out, sixty comalning as prigonere in the the victors. Amvag the pri rs was Cabrioto, ‘Tacaling , and, to fact, all over the district. victory ia overy inetavce. leader, one Cabrioto, who b: ‘thas to whe, as is. usual in Mexico, waa iomediately executor At Tito, the ano district, the Juartets, wader one Mori had sucmeoded ta —, poRses sion of the place, were driyon out by forces goliected in he aeighb ring towns, who advanced to the cry of “Viva t Ja relijiont"’ Nola, bad ideaoathe-part of the imperialists toen- deavor to make it appear a religions war. Mako a pote of thatawar. cry. older iteme,1Gnd a communication from Jalare, General of Division ‘Oetober, signed 4. Marquer, atating that, that month. (rom the eapitel, taat Berthier to ie from to the «| capitalpand evea in” to Berthier ta More- lia, Dut it jp the first time we hear of his having been at dalapa, which, we were (oid, was taken possession of by Liciega, who bas for some time been patrolling (be road from met to Vera Ceuv and watcbing the movements of rnor, Diaz Miron, It is, however, of véry the ex little consequence, except as an instence of the confused Mexican aews comes tous and the little mauvor io which wninAne tier Caleote, goceeal re, eget querilia parties are raning and daing odd jobs for | 8 oordisions present. A large party, amoug whom were some o’ the Tefugees from Ajuseo, attacked the town of Tialpam, drove oat , with the prefect the interventionist. garrison, ‘ocoupied the town Gol. Falcon, heights, where they were in ful! possession on the 28tl of October, and may still be, (or we bave heard oothing (rom (hem sinee. It was con-idered quite a wonder that a convoy of pro- visions should ¢ roach Vora Crys from Jalapa witoout bay a al Or, 1 would respectfully suggest pe by the guard, which consisted of five busared Moxicans. Well, it was a wonder. Apropos of convoys, there is a gentleman’ at G the name of Joseph Washington. and i tien Military Commendavt of the stai evidently a Juarjsta, but who appears to have the droll ont way of rer Hing fact and fiction. In a recent despatch of bis he says be left Tepatitian in charge ‘oy for Guadalajara, a distance say of twenty mites, with au escort of two hundred mea, that be was attacked by (rom seven bondred to one thousand of the caemy at Arroyo Prieto, about half way; that they com: pletely surrounded him; that he selected bis beet mea and charged, capturing a smal! fleld piece, &c., ke. He admits vo loee whatever on his part, ¢ained a complete Victory, of course, but returns to Tepatitian, whence he d started, withont bis convoy, which he says be le't in road in charge of an ther, Who he promises witl ‘arrive here to-night.’ Take it altogether, the gallant ‘and sorround! Washington's despatch js much more daring thin his ch I wonder who be is. The name of the writer, more than the absurdity of the despateh, attracted my Attention and induced me to present him’ to the public How valnab‘e an acquisition be would be as secretary to some of our geverais the field 1 jeave sto your own judgment to determine, while for my port T intead keep 6 an e¥@ AS well ne A notebook on his track, and lope | be may show bimscif often The States of Yucatan aol Cam, eschy, like @ couple of independent sovereigns as they are, are carryipe oD @ war oo each other on their own account, troops of the latter invading the former on some question OF rr-veoue In (act, (he towns of Maxcapa and Jalncbo, which you probably never heard of before—t never did—have beon solved by the invaders and the anthorities imprisoned, The Governor of Yucatan call on (he people to come to the serateh without delay, and if glyey do not be will try to make them. for bas he not af€rmy of eighty men, fierce aud “bearded like the pard,” to do bis viding, in the great city of isamal’ What the Campecbanos say we know vog: for they bave not told us, byt we can easily believe that they consider the Yacatecos the seum Of the earth. Is itnot a wonder that the planets revolve? ‘The present Yucatecan goverpmeut is in favor of the Freach but all tue Yucatecos are uot. On the 2d ult. an officer tried to effect a revolution agaiust the govern. | ment: but the firmness of Colonel Solis, commander in- chief of the army of eighty mea, saved Governor Navar- rate, and the evolutionist lost bis life We have datea froin Matamorce to the 2ist, at which | time all was quiet. There i# a report bere that « fire Lad broken out in the town on that day, aud ed some alarm, but it proved to be pothing eerinus ST, DOMINGO | The details of the occupation of Bani show tha ~ the ingurgents simply fled vetore the Spaniards, who, bow. would ever, did. not pursue them beyond the town appear that skirmishing was kept up all the wi San Cristobal to Bant, the insurgeote retiring dal by Sonar) to eit ie ‘one Florenuno, thousand and their strength ¢ 4 two men, four or five hu of whom bad come from Cibao, under one Duperron. trom. his Freoeh name to be & Hi be Spaniards took one pris amall prize certainly att ty houses in that town were destroyed—by far the larger part, very likely, The Spaniards claim to bave routed the Dominicans. Well, they certainiy drove them betore them, but that does pot amount to a rout. To route enemy meaoe to Break him ip pieces, from the Latin par- ticiple rofus, broken. The capture of coe prisoner shows that the ri force pretiy weil lopeaber aod they could pot be said to ¢ been routed. | like tonee | proper expressions used protest against «retreat or ja ine being called @ rout—an error which is quite fre- | queot to otber (ha Spanish arm; ke More troops are leaving Cuba for the revotted Islands, about a thousand haying gone (rom Matanzas avd Puerto | Principe withio the last five or six days. From the detais | fod in letter (rom an officer \n General (4 Ganda column, the Spamiards must Suflered considerably on the march to Bani, though the writer does not say one word on that point. in one place they were attacked oo both flevks aod in frout, and ‘@ ‘ained on them for some time, e tb It ie not likely concluded without leases om beth jneurgents muss have su ceeded io carrying Killed aod wounded, or else we should have been told of their losses. In the district where Santana bas been operating all ie qui feais of arms [rom Samana thie i jster Stalee—A Frarist Kendy 3 dated in 7 the writer occupied (bat town on the 224 of” But the is this, weare told, direct artasts conlinud to desert you at this rate, though f bed thougbt tho field io Now York go promisiog (hat wo ‘ubould bave been quite thie © inter. 1 Speaking of weather, Havana juat oow is oreaking ond uupder the furious north wind wich swooped down On ua on Sunday 0) and bas continued biow! 46 About and dashing ua with rain Over gince. Last oI it waa 90 Old that I almoat expected to seo the groud wale King ae thie morning es anow novor there i oo knowing what may Lappea Ws these atrange times, _ A ' ‘The ladios of tho Renevoloat Society their bavaar just ia time. It had been open since thd week before last—about toa days in all—during which time they col desig Sourtzsight thonsand dollars. You see wo are | #8 ol and extravagant a you, though times ‘arc bad and business shocking|y dull Z “ § Next seaaoo's sugar crop will be stort about 00% | fourth op an average, and the rains now falling will oot improve tbe canes. Fxebange ix a shade better, 6ay | thirty five pex cent discount. The Roanoke ieavoa (a aa bour from gow, and 1 am done. f Maker—So Cause for the Accident Dis- covered, &e. ‘The inquest om the bodies of the seven mea killed by the tate oxplosion of the Isaac Newton was rosumed yoo. terday at Youkors by Coroner Lawrence, assisted by Mr. W. Romer. No new fact were brought to light, aad the cause of the explosion remains as much a mystory a8 ever, The Chie! Kogincer of the vessel testified to the fact that be saw one of the jojured Bremen, Richard Lyman, dead on tho vessel, and eoother Groman, named, Charies Smith, ia very bad condition from écalds hey had recoived.. The Assistant Engineer algo stated in bis toatinooy that be had reen two little boys, supposed to ‘bo bootblacks, on board asd bad not siaco heard of them, ‘The probability, thorofore, would seem to bo that Smith, the reman, together with the bootbincks and mr. Nedderick, the baggage mastor, have perished by the ur. fortunate accident—perhapes in the droadfui contlagration ‘hat consumed the entire vesso! to tho wales odge The total number of dead may thus be put down am twelve, sevon of whom died at Youkers. Only three of the wounded men now romain at Youkors, and ono of them, Alanson “Perino, the otter on the New ton, is: aid to bo still in a precarious condition, Hig mother is in attendasce on him, having come on from Albany for that pureoee ‘The inquést was commenced about half past (eo o'C!oote, yesterday morning, at Getty Halt. TESTIMONY OF A BOILER MAKER. { « Mr. William H. Cobanks, of tho firm of Cobanka & Theai, boiler makers, of No, 49 Harrison street, was the firet witness examined. He testified that be had made, repairs on the boilers of the Newton hy winter, and ba |. putin dew arches in both boilers, sew Bheota, tu thoes ghd new bridge wall in both boiters. Tho best, } materials were used in those repairs, the iron boing of, three eighth Of an inch in thickness. The oid iron of the, boilers, when he repaired thom, wag perfectly good and, sound. I have been on board one Ofte Jorsey City ferry, ‘boats, the laska, whose .boiler was 60 thia in some, parts that a knife cou'd be put through it. That boiler; wa: ten years old, and a new boiler has since beon put into ‘Ye Onalaska‘ (ibis answer was in reply to a di question from the coroner.) After the repairs to the, ey wore duly tested and inapect- ed, and found ali right It is possible for a defect to ex.) ist in a boxer, although it is inapectedevery day , boca cortain parts about she furvace cannot be examned. 4 Ir, Fdmund & F. Arnold was next examined, aud tes-, tiled that be resided at Yonkers; saw the flash of explosion Spuyten Duyvil on Saturday; was proven ;| when some of the sufferers died in Youkers; had attended, the syfferers ta tion with Drs. 's Reinfolder, aud Flagg. ant heard (he testimony of Dr. Upham, concurred with it generally. 1 TESTIMONY OF THR CHIRP RNGINEGR OF THR eT ORt a6 i water out, ‘on my hands: | staid on my to the cabin etairs, because I felt deal cooler down these: | (nought 1 pit; T got dowa the atairs, and there was po steam what. ors nae — to get up through a dam , mover netriall the light ere up there; | tried to get up to the gines wore working. ead while ‘the bell rung to stop the engine; | did bel rung. and | heard ly cry oat toud voice; 1 then got into the engine room | bor; there waa vobndy in the saw nothing of the greaser; gine room ti which above to shut the valve, Tabut off the vaty: th br it her to me, sa’ as fresh water: i cvs! took water (bat day in the usual yaw! boat which came to my relief, the Newton to see if any one was On board, got ou board, hat'oed loudly, but got flo answer, two ‘were snort ing on board. | cat the bawsers holding them and hackeds them overboard I then got into the yaw! agrin and scutt-+ ed away I sew Richard | yman, one of the @remen, dead on the Newton, on the larboatd side of the boat; I stum-t Died over him jost after the ex} be lived iv Alba. 4 ny, and wee aboot twenty two or twenty three re old; + he was mirried about three or four months, leaves wife: I think be was a native of Albany: saw no other} dead bodier on board: Tsaw Charley Smith, another fire. 3 man, badly ggaided: he wae not dead, but was partly t overboard when Tsaw him: | tbink be must have gov? overboard sferward:: 1 think the boilerg were about seven years cid, bat they mi have been t lene considered them first class boilers fors their age. they were first tried for forty pow . of alin and afterwards for thirty seven pouude. » yoar bevore'tast for thirty-five pounds, and this year for « | thirty-three pound: 1 am sure they did not bave over | I thirty three pounde of steam on that day; they had not: last Mrrob,: the + de so much. these boilers were inspect considered them good for anothér year tion would run out next March; I discovered ut the beferg any more thai be f ‘bout ally which require (6 be looked after tifcate of {uepection was no doubt om the , be ot Fee it. it wae not saved, T don’t know what part gave way, but | Suppose it mist bave beew about the furnace or one of the lower fines. I don't think there was muci . of a holé made. the notse was like that of a sky rocket. + ving way might have been in the steam chimney ; @ DO Meant of stating exactly where it did take ; it blew the coal ont of the fire alt over; no dou! ut two tone of coal, biazing hot, was blown out, there whe gene that quantity in each furnac the donkey was the Cn!y means of putting out the fre, could not be started io time; the hose was pat on er the ed. I was on dety at the time and on n pever bad an accident to a botler be fore in my ex: engineer in charge of the New ‘ton before me eft becwse be got as better situation, by a here and was to get $2,500 @ year to go to Chine; feel that no blame is to be to me: my con science is perfectly clear, and 1 think it a great thins that [got of with my lif TESTIMONY OF TH 1 ' 1 ' Mr. Alavsop H. !owkes, agsintan ton, testified {hat previous to start Dec engines a8 usu found everything , ed with thirty of steam on. the ; ¢ when we iny still, Dut lowers when to keap it thirty pounds | Nr IC weut Bighor to ; raise the ag fe: ve. noticed two boys sitting on bores, they peered ow me, and asked me if [ wanted ‘ Jacked: they said, “Lance, do you want your Sones Slacked i alee not pean those boys siece The | rest of Mr. Fowkes’ testimony was substantially « repe. | tition of the testimony of the chief engineer and other witnester. He was unable to explain the cause of the | explosion, or to atate what part of the botier gave way Mr. Heary it. Parsons was the last witness exams after which it was the intention of the corouer to a; the matter to the jury. i The telegraph Operator at Yonkers requests a9 to stare, that be was on duty on Saturday Right at hiv oMes up to ‘ twelve o'clock, and therefore that the statement that be could not be (ound on that occasion te entirety ineorreos. Rrookiyn City Néws i fraction oF Assistant Enainmtns —The following cand). dates for Angiatant Eneincers of the Brooklga Fire De. | ‘tment, Weatern District, wore elected at the seting |