The New York Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1863, Page 5

* NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1863. 5 orn ete etna sede testi ‘INTERESTING FROM NEW ORLEAN: | Arrival of the Morning Star and Merrimac. Guerilla Firing on the Mis- sissippi, SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED. “One of the Herald Correspond- ents Injured. Rebel Attack and Repulse at Natchez, Miss. “CONFLAGRATION IN NEW ORLEANS, a Quarter of a Million Dollars Worth of Property Destroyed. “ANOTHER DARING ACT OF PIRACY, Key de, Re ‘Tho steamship Morning Star, J. M. Courtenay com- «mandor, from New Orieans and Havana, arrived at this 4port yesterday, ‘The Morning Star left New Orleans on Sunday, December ‘%3, arrived at Havana the 15th, and sailed next day. She exportonced heavy weather on the passage, The Morning Star has ono hundred thousand dollars tn “@pecie and eleven bundred bales of cotton‘on board. Off Mariei she passed a small schooner loaded with Cotton (blockade runner), steoring south, The steamship Merrimac, Captain Sampeon, also ar- tived from New Orleans yesterday. She sailed on the ‘L3th inst. Our thanks are due to Mr. @. A. Fuller, the gentleman $y purser of the Morning Star, for the promptoess with ‘which he dolivered us our mails from the Crescent City. Mr. Charles H. Farrell's Correspondence. New Ontxans, Doc. 12, 1503 An Important Case Before the New Orleans District Court— Gueritia Firing on the Mississippi River—The Steam:r Von Phul Fired Into—The Caplain and Severat of the ‘Crew Killed—Others Wound ed—Audacity of the Rebels— ‘Mr. Knox, of the New York Herald, Injured—Rebel At- tack on Natchez, Miss.—Iis_ Prompt Repulse—Conflagra- tion in New Orleans—Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars Worth of Property Destroyed—Rebel Rumors of van Outbreak of Negro Soldiers at Fort Jackson—The Facts of the Case—The Holidays in the Crescent City—Rebel Ancursion in Arkansds—The Conscription Being En forced—Trial of an Ez-Oticial—Court Improvements— Meamship Morning Star Aground—Th-atricals, dc, fc. ‘The United States District Court is still occupied in boar- {agthe case ofthe United States versus the estate of Thos. Griswold &Oo., the points of which I stated in a previous Fetter. The case is ove in which the property of robels is Gried under the Coufiscation act. The counsel on both Pides embrace the most talented lawyers of this city, and ‘their arguments thus far have been characterized by the ptmost learning and research pro and con. A portion of Property on trial is the large jewelry establishment of Griswold, at the corner of Canal and Royal streets. establishment stands in the samo relation to New ‘leans as Tiffany's and Ball, Black & Co.'s do to New ‘ork, The stock on hand embraces the finest and most @xpensive jowolry, articles of virtu, fine paintings, &c., nd is valued at about two hundred end fifty thousand ‘Tho store is in operation, but I understand the of sales aro paid into the hands of a recelvor, Pubjoct to the result of the present trial. Tho decision of {the case is looked for with much anxicty, as it will Dea im many othor cages under the Confiscation act. ( The stoamor Atlantic, Captain Harry Mclougall, ar Pived here on the 10th inst.,from Natchez. By this ar eival I learn that the new steam packet Henry Von Baul, Captain Gorman, which loft here on the 7th inst , with a Gull cargo of sugar, salt, &c., for St. Louis, while proceed- {ng up the river and about eight miles above Bayou Sara, ‘was fired at from a rebel battery of artillery of six pieces, Rhe cannonade being kept up with rapidity until the Outof range. Captain Gorman, a most esti- moebdie ‘was killed by the third shot, which entered his body. The barkeoper, Hugh Murray, received @ wound from a spherical case shot, which pierced his fimbs. He died in a few minutes, " Four miles above, at the foot of Morganziaj bend, the ‘Yon Phul was met by the gunboat Neosho, which con. woyed her, aud when about midwny of the bend the same attery, baving crossed the peninsula, opened on the boat again, fring briskly until both boats were ont of range, the Neosho firing at the rebels as sho steamed along One of the rebel shots penetrated the boiler of the Von Phul, so that the escape of steam caused the boat €o slacken speed, the shot and shell crushing through the cabin every minute, The firing of the Nevsho seemed to ave litsie impression on the rebel battery. By this » ond attack one deck hand was kilied and one dangerously rounded. Mr. Hamlin, a passenger, was seriously wounded by a ball penetrating one of his legs. Two other passengers wore wounded less seriously. Mr. T. ‘W. Knox, correspondept of the New Yorx Henan, was avouoded ia the foot by a spent shot. Mr. Colburn, of the Yew York World, bad s narrow escape from instant oath. There were many other narrow escapes, as the Doat is riddled with shot. The pilot of the boat stood to {ls post like a horo, as did the other officers. The clerk, Mr. Douglass, took charge of the boat after the desth of Captain Gorman, The leak in the boiler of the Von Phu! ‘caused the wator and steam to escape at such a rate that ‘hoy were obliged to stop at the river bank two miles @bove Morganzia, when, after some hours’ delay, the ‘@toamer Atlantic, from Natchez, came along, aud the rave Captain McDougall volunteored to tow the disabled ‘ptoamer up to the gunboat stationed at the mouth of Red iver. The steamboat Mars, from New Orleans, came up the Giver during the same night, passing the point where the Von Phul was fired upon, but did not excite the ire of the ‘Cobols, and passed unmolested Information was received bere a day or two ago to the Veet that an attack was made on Natchez on Sunday Pnorning last, the 6th inst., upon the Union troops in gar™ ‘vison at that piace. The rebels, under command of Geno- rails Wirt Adams, Crosby and Logan, opened the fight arly in the morning, but were bravely mot by our Corces, coveisting of the Fourteenth, Twenty ninth, ‘Thirty pocond, Thirty-third, Thirty-seventh, Forty first, Winety-fourth and One Hundred ana Eighteenth I!inois roops, Thirtieth Missour!, Second and Sixth Mississippi ‘Coolored) regiments, Second Mississipp! artillery, Third nd Twonty.third Jowa and Thirty-thira Wiseonsin regi monte, under the command of Brigadier Generals 6 ebm, Crocker and T. K. Smith, and finally repulsed Chem, The fight did not become general at any time, D> fing 0 nGined chiefly to the ekirmish@rs,and when, during ¢he afternoon, the Union troops began to press them, hey rapidiy retreated. General Gresbam pursued the vemy ight miles, when, evening coming on, be halted ‘thie forces and finally fell back to @ poiat which covered bho approseber to Natchez. During ¢he pursait a umber of prisoners wore cap - tured by our men, but how many our informant id not learn. It was aleo Impossible to arcertain what lors was @ustained by elther side, communication with our forces, -pxompt to offigers on business, baying been stopped by order cf Gen, Gresham It was expected the fight would be resewed by Gon. Gresham the following day, pro 4jicing the robels bad not decamper. About five o'clock on the moraing of the 11th inst. ‘Gre broke out in the hartwa of F. Folger & ¢ Tohoapitouias sirect, between G Mesars. Folger & Co. ccoupied three stores, (ing on Teboupitoulas and New levee streote, throug the fire was soon ragiog with relentiess fury. 1 were soon on the ground, but could pot prevent store of to 2 e Oppoaite side of Natchez street At various times on fire; but the flames there were Bhecked by the exertions of the fremon. Moaara. Folger & =. fy Anabver of gcode on band, as bad also Messrs. D &Co, We understand the latter saved a rt of books, but loat rome $6,000 In greonbacks total loss fm buildings apd other property will fally $500,000. Det waare foarte thie the foes of property was the lose life whieh attended this confixgration, by the ong Od Portion of the walla of the store of Jonas Vickles. - buried beneath the ruins, resulting in , aesistant foreman of No 2i, of J. Hoffman and A. Nevette, several others, who were more or less braised. of Buckloy were not recovered the ruins uotil they had buried for several . was arraigned on a charge of having given aid and com howe Deshler was sencahed end fected ove all parts ' iy. ‘The store of Grief, Byrnes & Co. was one of the most beautiful commercial edifices in New Orleans. It was built of brick, but stuccoed and surmounted by ® mag- It ocoupied ® site on the corner of Tchoupitoulas street and Natchez alley. The fire seou penetrated into every part of twterior, destroying all that was inflammabi», and leaving the bare and unsupported wails to sway in the winds, like some tull forest tree, which totters to its fall when the woods- man’s axe bas been Inid to its trunk. The cry was raised that the walls were about to fall, and there was @ hasty retreat from the scene of danger. The engines were promptly limbered to the rear, and not a moment too soon, either, for the stately front wall, with its mag- niticent Cornice, fell almost instantaneously out into the Street with a crash that made the sohd earth trembie The smoke and dust had scarcely cleared away whoa the side walls fell in with a sweeping sound reaombling the fall of whole acres of foros: trees or the dvadened crash of platoons of musketry on the field of battle. The walls were all down now, and with their fall the fire had spent ita fury. It was completely subdued, and there was uo longer aby danger of its spreading. [ts destructive course was Stayed by the intervention of the alley, and the supply Of Water haying increased’ the engines were enabled to pour in great streams of the soothing and al- layivg cloment. “The buildings occupiod by Grioft, Byrnes & Co. wore valued at $40,000, and belonged to 1. Irwin, that occupied by Folger & Co. belonged w M 8. Ida Slocomb, and was valued at $50,000. Several build. ings on Natchez alley were considerably injared by tbe falling of Grioif, Fyrnes & Co.'s store. The buildings, I believe, were all tusured, with a considerable portion of their contents, Some considerable excitement occurred in thie city on the 10th justant in consequence of the circulation of a Tumor, by secession sources, to the effect that 4 mutiny ha occurred in the negro garrison in Fort Jackson, beiow this city, and that all the white..oflicers had-beou mur- dered aud the guns of the fort turned upon vesse's plying up and down the river. When the matter was condeosed down to truth it appeared thaton the evening of tho #h inst. an altercatt place between one of the officers of a colored regi itaudsome of his moa. The disorder was quolled and order restored without bloodshed. The fingship Pensacola will shortly lo \ve this port for the North, for the purpose of ellecting innumerable re pairs necessary to keep her afloat, if such a thins ia de- sirable after the following truthful statement is made:-— ‘The Pensacola is a steam sloop of-war, built in Pensacola, Florida, under the Buchavan administration. The build- ing of the vessel at that port was a sort of patronage sop to Mr. Mailory, who wus then a Member of Cougress from Florida, but’ now Secretary of War of the rebel con. federacy. The materials used in the construction of the ship was of the poorest quality, ad she began to rot before she was fairly completed ‘in 1861. The con tract for hor engines was given to aa inexperienced party, who botched the whole aifair by putting in engines that would not budge a stroke. ile then applied for Congres sional relief aud got it He then took out the first engines and put iu others which were only a fraction better than the frst, but they managed, with a high pressure cf #t to propel the enip six mites an hour. The ship and eines have cost the yovernment more than any two Monitor batteries now atloat. ‘To repair her 1s worge than useless It would be money saved to the government to take her out in mid ocean and send her to Davy Jones’ locker, A trial trip of this vessel was made a few days ago, and eho re-established her character for slowness. She could hard ty stom the current of the Mississippi. The Crescent City will not be behifd hor sistor cities in the celebration of the coming holidays—Christinas aud Now Your. In a perambulatim through Canal street (the Broadway of New Orieans) a few days ago my attention was particulurly attracted to the elegant display of boll- day wares in the toy shops, jewelry ostabilshments, dry goods palaces und fancy Koods stores. ‘The religious Christmas services in the Roman Catholic churches of this cliy promise to be of the most tmpost g character ‘The winter holidays tn the South, before the present war, and especialy in’ thts, city, were of the most extensive character,” The wealthy ivhabitunts of the city ex ended little fortunes iu giving costly souvenirs to their frieads aod relations, to the great delight of the latter and the Satistaction of the shopkecpers. wiil not be of so expensive a char Jess, will be ample, cousidering esent condition of the country. Writing on the subject of ary goods palaces reminds me that New Oricans has » dozen or more of the most extousive character, and excelied by few in the Empire City. Many of these nave imported their goods direct from Europe, and seli thei at prices not above these of New York establishments. Among the celebrated dry goods eatablishments are those of D. H. Holmes, Haggerty & Brothers, Bvrriere & Brothers, E. Giguel, late Giguel & Jamison others, The insufficient and poor rvcter of the custom bouse prisoos fur rebel soldiers has beon brought to the at tention of Geveral Banks. That officer, with tae kin thess aud humanity characteristic of hia military adininistra- tio, ordered the Southern cotton presa to be cleared and fitted up, and a few days ago all the rebel prisouers of war were removed there, where they are bow erjoying com fortable quarters. This just aud homave act of the Com manding General contrasts favorably with the tahumanity exhibited by the rebel auth rities at Richmond ta the treatment of Union prisoners, Our side exbibrts the air of conscious etren; and the wtimate success of our armies, The rebel side exhibits a desperation and de monistn indicative of defeat. Agrand musical high mass, the occasion of the testi- val of the Immaculate Covception of Bloxsed Virgin. will be giveu at the Jeawit’s church in this ety on Sunday, the 13th instant. Weber's © Mars fo sol’ will be chauted by & numerous choir of ortiste and @mateurs, under the superiniendesce of Moos. Coilixnon, Late acc unts from the Arkansas river represent that the country is subject to frequent incurst.us 01 rebel Conscription squads, and that the citizens hive been compelied to band together for mutual protection, This State of ailuirs reuder the efforts of gathering in their cotton crops ineffectual, Ja the Provost Court yesterday ex-Recorder and ex Al dorman P. 5. Witz, @ former prominoat citizen o Orleans, and a member Of one Oo! the videst creote tans ‘om, fort wo the enemy. He tad been arrested a few days Previously wt Si. Martinsville, withio the federal lines, and bi down to the city.’ He was required tw give security in the sum of two thousand dollars not to loave the city without a proper military permit, and required to report every Saturday and Weduesday at the Provost Court till the cage ts ventilated. The United States Provisional Court and the United States District Court aro about boing removed {row their present rooms. The District aod Circuit courta are re. moving to the rovms formerly cceapied by them in the Merchants’ Fxchange building, on Royal street, and the Provisional! Court ts removing tv the rooms now vcoupied by tho United States Listrict Court. The steamship Morning Star, ou ber lust trip from New York to this cfty, grounded on'the bar at South west Pass, where she remained for several hours, She sustained no mship St. Marys sailed from this port on the tor Texas She took a large cargo of ammuni- tion, several gouerals and colonels as passengers and a detachment of soldicrs. The campatgn in texas is to be condusted with vigor during’the winter. in the item of theatrical aud other amusements I can fay that they continue to be well patronized. The Varie- ties has entered upon its second month and is crowded nightly. Manager Baker alternates his plays by giving the standard drama ono night and comedy on the next, Lawrence Barrett, the talented young actor, 18 an estab: lished favorite with the pub.ic, and ts improving in atylo, if Buch # thing Is possible. Mra. Gaker, Miss Angela Sof ton and Dan Setehei!. the comedian, sth oummand the applause of thetr auditors. teAt ihe Academy of Mosic G. F. Bailey's equestrian Troupe is attracting full houses, with a fair prospect of w Jong continuance of the same, The St. Charles theatre has not opened yet, It ia ru- mored that the contemplated opening bas been postponed for the present. Lieutenant Core, of Boston, and seven others of the Third Masswclu iry, were captured » few dave ago near Port Hudson by «party of Logan's men. Lieu tenant Gore was badly wounded, and four of bis men More Or less seriously injured, Brigadier Genoral Weitzel, commanding the Firat divi- sion Nmeteenth corpse, goes North to-morrow by the Morning Star, It ts expected be will be transferred to General Hatier's Department, in compliance with the wish of “the jatter general. Others think be will return to this departiwent with two stars. He is xccompanied North by Captain Fred. F. Smith, Lieutenant Graver and utenant Fiteh of bis staff, Capture of the Schooner Joseph L. G by Pirates. The Morning Star brings as paseugers Captain Jamer Nichols ana Walter Greenough, supercargo of the #ebc 1y Joseph L. Gerety, which was captured by pirates the second day out from Matamoros Captain Nichols reports that he left Matamoros Novem ber 16, bound for New York, with a cargo of cotton and six passenger®. On the night of the 17th, about twelve o'cmek, the captain and two menon deck,one at the whnel and the other aloft, the six passongéts mace an asevult on the captain with revolvers and knocked him down, threatening to shoot him if be made any noise. They took him forward and locked bim ta the torecastio, putting @ guard over him. Four of them then went aft, and the mate, hoaring the noise on dock, came up and was taken in the same manner and put in the fore castie with the captain and crew Mr. Greenough, the supercargo, In attempting to cute on deck, was kicked down Into the cabin and two shots were fired at bim, but, fortunately, did not Bis } They confined him to bie berth aod kept guard over him, with orders to shoot bim if Be atiempled to make any Tosistance After keeping them In conflpe:nent for eight put all bands into th | boat and told them to their way (o land the beet way they coold, They tan on the coast of 8 afier De og two Gaye and night ot sea, There they pot parmice & Havaoe Ina Bpagiah brig, and the crow were rent to. sow York by the seho ner Horace C, Boll, from *at. je BX pastohger. had puld their pagsage to New Vor from Matamoror, iver nomen were T. BE Hogg, of Raitimore, J. Brown, of Canade, James Clements, Kelly, Brown and John Wilson, This Wilson waa mate with Gordon, the slaver, and hesays he was in the Tombs in Now York for four yours and ten me ‘They say that there are four other parties in Matomo ros waiting for veosels apd chances like this, anddhat they ore sure to get them. This same party expected to have bad a steamer at Matamoros, but that it got away before they had thelr plans laid. After they bad pot the captain aod crew in the amall boat they hoisted the rebel flag and fred of their pistols as (a salute, saying that they pad authority from the rebel govern ment so to do, When acked where they were bound, they #aid to Belize, Honduras, where they could sell the vessel! and cargo. ‘The voanet wan owned by Francia Gerety, of New York, and the cotton was cousigued to Sheplor & Co. P s they 4 HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM MEXICO. MURDER OF GEN. COMONFORT. Dissolution of the Imperial Regency. General Dobladc’s Proclamation Against the French. Unopposed Advance of the French on Sap Luis. COV. VIDAURRI'S HOSTILITY TO JUAREZ. NEWS FROM ST. DOMINGO. AFFAIRS IN HAVANA, &e., &e., a. By the arrival at thie port yosterday of the steamship Morning Star, from Havana on the 16th inatant, we have later and important tatelligonoe from Mexico, and teresting news from Cuba and 8t. Domingo, which will be found dotailed in tho lotters of our Havana corre: spondent, Loft at Havana 6\oamship Corsica, for Now York on the 19th. ‘The French transport Aliier arrived at Havana on the 15th with twelve hundred troops for Mexico, and was to sail the noxt day. ‘The British brig Mary, bound from St. John, N. B., for Havana, with a cargo of lumber, struck oo the reefs at the entrance of the harbor on the 9th inst, Tho crew was saved , but the voxsel will ben total loss. Oniy part of tho cargo is expected to be saved, On the 12:h the verael and cargo wore Bold for $2,600. Exchange on London, 10 a 1044 premium; Paris, 2 a 2 discount; New York, 31 a 33 discount, Our Havanw Correspondence. Havana, Dec. 15, 1863. Death of Comon/ort—The Regency Virtually Dissoleed— Curious Scenes in Mexico Ci',—Vidaurri and Juaree— Mazimilian's Acceplance—A Disapprin'ment—Juaree to Goto Durango Doblado’s Preelamation—Occupation of Qureare— Siege of Guadalajara, de. , de. Comonfort is dead and tho regency dissolved. Thus each of tho two grewt parties which at present divide Mexico ts cajled on to mourn » momentous event, considerably alfecting the interests of ouch, and one of which, at least, is irreparabic, General Comonfort was on his way from Queretaro to San Luis in @ private ear- riage, attended by several officers and escorted by about oighty mon, when the purty was attacked by » portion of Mejia’s forces, commanded by two brothors named Troue “4 At the first discharge Comonfort and all who were in thp carriags dismounted and attempted resistance, but were at once overpowered and cut down or shot. Among them perished Don Jose Maria Duran, Colonel of Kagi neers on the Genoral’s staff, and well kuowa ta New York, where ho formerly resided at the time General Robles was M xican Consul in thateity, Every mam of the escort was either killet or captured; and of the off- cere—.ome cighteen or twenty —only throe wore unhurt. Comoontort’s body was found with a lance wound through the heart, two bullets througo the breast, and the head isigured by sabre cuts, ‘Thus teil, by the bands of his own conatrymen, General Don Ignacio Comonfort, @x-President of Mexico—n man certainly not without fruits, bat stil not without virtues, both im his public and private character. It can be said of him what, porhaps, caunot be said of any other man who has ever ruiod Mexioo—that be honostty endesvored to pay hia country’s debts. It is melancholy to think that one go distinguished should be «hot like @ dog oo the roadside by those for whom and for whose posterity he was risking his lite aod staking bis fortane ip endeavoring to Persusde them t) defend the independence of their country. The official version of the occurrence has been sent to the regency by Mejia, and the priacipal facts publiahod in the Mexico city papers. Naturally the: '@ magy reports fo ctreulation regaré ing the affair. Some say robbery was the object, for the Goneral had @ hundred thousand deilars ta drafte about him. Others say that the escort hid not » single ear- tridge, and could not defend themselves, the General, it Appears, being alraid lost the ease of the unfortunate Gon, La Lisve should bere enacted. He it was, you will remem- ber, who was murdered by bis escort when making bis . tugethor with Ortega, after the surrender of Rat Ue worst story of all, and whieh flads Many beliovers, ts that Debisdo planned the whole affair, and got Troucom) to exreute it, The simploat and moa credibie is that Mojis had information of the movements and seat a party to cut him olf. in bis despitch In fine, Juarez loses a valuable man in Comonfort, at a very critict! moment, when he needs all the influence he can bring to tho aid of his goverument. Thia melavcholy event accounts perfectiy for the appointment of Uraga to the © mmand-ia-elief of the Juartst army. Looking from this to the other picture, we have a dis tinct view of a rerious trouble in the imperial party. The withdrawal of Archbisnop Labastida (rom the regency amounts to dissolution, for tho present, of that august triumvirate, the cause being the knotty question—which was forseen would artse—in relation to the church prop erty neized and distributed by Juarez The Archbishop insists upon fi# restoration, and bas not only withdrawn from the regency, but threatens with excommunication alt thoxe who resist bim, from Almonte and Hazaine down to the smallest drummer in the imperial army ‘The Sundoy following this action on the part of the pre tate a scene oecurred tn the capital, of which the newn- papers make no mention whatever, and which | got from an eyewitness. Gm that bright Sunday morning the cathedral was Closed by order of the Archbishop, wlio was determined thet that sanctuary should not be trodden by the feet of bi gi0u8 allies. The proceed. tng was noiked about, aod Genoral Negre, who command. ed in the city, at once took measures ‘to couvert the Archbishop by that most potent of ali arguments—the wiima ratio, About eight o'clock some three thousand Frenchinen, infantry, cavalry and artiliery, defiled toto the Cathedral square. The cannon was plipted right in frout of the sacred portal, and a polite mentage having been sent to those wit Advising them of what wos about to take place, all without waited with breathless anxiety for’ the next scene. Presently the cathedral doors were thrown open. to the great relief of all: the General rounded by his stat and followed by the troops, « heard maas with the devotion for which Frenchmen are Fpiscopal benediction, w been delayed oniy that short shot would bi bee gilded candelabra, nacles, ite altars and taber- mn Jeweled images, Hut thongh the cathedral was opened, the diMer'ty waa bot adjusted, bot rather may increwe to troablesome proportions. "Some think the Archbishop was too great a hurry to «pring this important question thet he should party war more secure y cata neo, but the dove, and the Are The Bcoeptange of Princ nod in the capital ou the 1 a three days afverwards the rity news whieh threw @ doubt Im periaiiets looked gloomy and fomitie of Premdent raise biado, let Mow Laie f he tranelerred Ws Poranyo, The attitude of Vidwurrt change in (be programme: for there ts now that iu tdani ia fewer of the Itaperial extadl«hment aod Feet & courteous Uugh Oumistakabe reru al to Joarer when permeation wan xeked to tr rent of authority to Monterey. it is even + rownn wat fuer ts i does the St <0 and oa tach thetnselves lo bis caume, and it is not onlikely, i wecall to mind the many evidences of joatebility ‘whiayered Of In regard to tbe northwert eorver o Mexico. | append am article from La Serielad, Of (he capital, which gives ail that ts as yet knows about Vidaurri # coudaet acd intentions, Uno Fay of comcort wo Joxren, im the midet of all (hie trouble, oomnee from Guanajuato, General Doblado, the Governor of that State, whowe long silence caused inany the governtuent cause, PROCLAMATION. Citizen Manne! Dobiade, Constitutional Governor of the Bate of Guanajuato, to its habitants — A/CATENER—The French aod the traltore are al: J return, there Ld fe @uvernment, in order to fultl my duty Ld Getepding it, snd am resulved to pursue the destiny which Providence may present to me is the place where the popular will has located me The Frenchman proceeds using advantageously oor po. Utical aptipathies and deceiving at once progression tats ad rotrogreasion inte, in order betld up & power purely Freech on the ruin and dworedt of beub. Neither (he vae Gor the other wil be persuaded M (ois remedy the evil. The toyal Mexicans, who see clearly the object at which the conqueror aims, have marked out a path ia whieh there can be no vaciilation, aad therefore pursue it wi xb 5 Sem step and cole cousoience. All aro resolved to figit incessantly, until they fall or BVO independence and tho coustitultonal government of the republic, They know all the disadvantages of tho Situation and the resources of the enemy , but thoy cour ehend that when the aunthilation of @ Balion is ib ques jon woukuess Is BO excuse, because duty is #atiniod Only whon all that could be has been do: ‘The insurrection is now an undeniable Wherever there are Frenchmen and traitors there are chai} independence, Thoy are fighting ab one aud t Moment irom Vera Urus to Queretaro, and in Lhe voi gutlors of che city of Mexico the upheaving of insurgoats rominds the tucredulous that the country i8 occupied militarily, but not conquered. ‘The pacification of the Sonstty under tho empire of the French fag is impos. vie, ‘The invasion will cause the State countless losses, for Which neither the invaders nor false Moxicans who Lave called them will be responsible, The government of the Stato has matatamed order, poace and individual yuaran toes from its establishment, ia the year 1560, until Low, notwithstanding that {t has found iteelf sarroundod on all sides by olemouts of destruction, If hereafter tt should find \tsoif compelied to abandon that path and ontor (hat Of roprisals and coercive measures, jet the biamoe Fr th wore who, to satisfy potty ambitions and wre hed passions, have brought upou thoir country tho scour ge of foreign war, Upon them tet the tremendous responsi bility of whatever may happen fail. Feliow-citizoos—The hour of struggle hos; the time of trial has arrived, In tho pages modern his- Vory there ts no glory comparable with that which Spain and Russia acquired Whea, at the boxiuning of this cen- tury, they opposed im an Iusuriootion an indestructible wall to Napoleon I, Both appeared to succumb speedily to the immense power of the modorn Artaxerxes; but tho ne. Aroxe, and those two Powers overturned him who won the prestige of invincible. Lot us imitate the boroio example of those great na- tons, nor allow the power and number of our enemies to affrighy It may woll be that the chances of war may be adverse to us at firrt; but fortune will como at length to crown our const ucy. The question is not be tween Mexico snd France excluaively, There are inter- eats and considerations of a high order, which will be do- veloped iu time, whon Mexico, sustaining with courage 9nd honor the unequal straggie, will prove to the world that sho i porfectiy ‘worthy to form by horself a ove. reign aud independent pation Viva la independoucia, &e. , &e, MANUEL DOBLADO, ANAIUATO, Nov. 9, 18 docu the clearness with . lie has evidently jo to the netual govern 2 iw not (riendly. doos not say the French will be unable to ses Lhe more cautious exprestion © pacify ing. us difference between his country disunited and Spun and Rusaia io the solid unity of their poopke at once destroys the compartaon, if not alo the hope to Which it gave birth, “The question i Bol bebween Moxt conud Erapee exclusively! No, truly, unkappity for though Tdo not know that the General in Husion to the rival factions at home, but if he know that the bor 4 great popular has but to think of the bridge of froah dabbled with the biood of Comontort, ed how base ese im his drown, perides, that Lazain®, who lett the capital on the 19th ull, is now in possession of the etty OC Guinajaate, whither be intended going, 1a which case Dobiwdo is elther a prisoner or a fugitive. for he hid no force with which he could expect to make @ succosatul resistance, He apor, the Cromisa, saym that Guadalajara is ‘by tmperi Moxican forces, under the well kuown Lozada. Thosw are the kind of men Do biado hundred and eighty miles Crom the the 16th by Mejia, who immedi. ately pushed on toward Lats, Morgila was abardoned on the approneb of Berthier, Hazaing was received in Toluca, 80 the imperialist px pert «ay, with the mozt jubilant demonstrations, It was expected’ be would reach Guanajuato by the 20th ult, ral Doua} had reached Queretaro oa the 20th, and won following close on the heels of Mojia, who commends the atvance of his division, 0, it ix maid, intends going as far as Durango, peots to raige troops. He is accompanted two hundred oiler in which tho imporialists claim to have been y On the other hand, Tampico ts endoubtedly or the next thing to It'and there in great deal of ing in the yh guoriling, and tt 1 ture out of attempt to got ip. well ag the inbubitar by sea from Vora Cruz. General Porfirio Diaz i Faid to be meditating am atiack on Puebla or Ortzaba; bot it is far from likely that he will make apy such attempt. its (urve camuot bo nore than three or four thouxand men. General Alvarez, Governor, think, of Guerrero, bas imsued a waritke proclamation iu wupport of Juarez. | Ne- grete succeeded in rosching San men, the balance of his division, whic and strong thros months «go. On bh pointed him Minister of W 1 In this condensed way | hove given you alt the tema ia Any way worth giving, though Wo Quis more completely Tehould add a abort sketch of the aummary of eveuts Published in tae news aper called he Cuedion Batronyera, Of Hun Luis, dated the 2ist wit Like all partizan views, it fg extremely favorable to the Juartat cause, beginning with @ glance at the difienities phe French have to surmount, and proceeding t speak of what the gov. ‘und its supporters all over the country ard. doing or intend doing. The guertilas on road between Mexico and Vern Cruz are dovcribod performing wovders, aud @ Lumber of mtirmisher to districts adduced ag proois that the people are up apd doing. Touching on the atiitudeof the reveral States. Chituahua, lurango, Jriimco, /acatecas, Sinaloa and Tamanlipes are spoken of x rbowle bot @ word im said about the fact ie thet the Jnarisis aud impo rinligta can each say pretty tnuch the rame things as we find in this publication about th ve or avy other States, for each party baa friends and supporters everywhere ‘Tho regency—or tho tail ond, which is Almonte, perhars all that ts left of it—te ranguine that one-half or those States above named wil very ooo declare (4 the em pire, under the lead of Vidaurri, oud, as ‘ar a8 we lookers on are concerned. tho best thine we can do te be ax tonished at nothing ond preperod (or anything that may occur Im the lapd of the Aztecs Tor one's 1H worth ty veo Governor Vidaurri's Attitude. (Transiated for the New Yous of Mexico enty The inet letters from Mor ty from trustworthy corres) and in the biyhewt od in Mexico ptuin import orable to the al of New Laon ho for a long and (cabaila time past haw, to fact, wihdeawe hi rom the au thority of Juarez, and who governs thowe States on an absolute master, Got without the eytnputhy and support of « majority of the inhabitants, \ dod im favor Of the intervention aid the er d that this ig the only thing that ean rave from the abyss of avarct swallow it, and the fron were of dismemberment a Unitet States, Vidaurrt 8p8 we ‘ Dew order of things, and rather will proclaim it openly whea mom nt has arrived To the meantime ‘he funilies « rez and Doblado bave found refuge jn Saltiho. On seeing the kind with which Vidaurri received them @ fortnal tranmer of the federal powers to Monterey or Now Leon and Coahul'a «a4 thought of vin vantry in general | the « var threatening to toulgr from the dan. nun the part of (he t decided in favor of the secret of it, but ¢ Unik the propor daurri was opponed, repr & that’ lis State wan too poor to support the ortenta he Juarist court, that it was Bot accustomed to lows oor extraordinary em butions, and that be f it would pot receive the fuprome rulers of the and respect (hat they would (i pr of Ruch excurER, showing fF bene of the host, the sick ‘ami y shendor New Leon and Coabatls, noi har, it appoars by lant dates, definitely resolved o6 peeking ob asyiuin in Durango, for whieb point the men of legality were to set out from San Luis from one day to another News from St. Domingo. OUR HAVANA (On) ON LENCE ana, Dee, 16 Mirch of Insurrection, 1862 A Series of Spanith Victor Towards the Heart o/ ‘h After the length of my Mexc 0 vows you will not be sorry that | have very liltie to may about St. Detmingo Lean easily compress it into a ‘oren lines. in fact, the 1 = contained ia y by Geoors aks of th th net , maid to be 0 the 3th ult 1 made a norte Only late iaveidigence fre boa another by « Colonel Gaston, iv 4 third by General Suntana, on the damaging to the inmurgents, and » »b: Crowe them out, and destroyed ond adorn, on the Oooa shows thai » mowly, towarda the heart Above three thousand addity 0. have Very recently bees & jous and we may room bear ata to Caotiage de low (« by the cetsile oF a plan of cams over ihe military strategy of er ome can carily Pee that (he on aud that (he days of the tomurree News from (aba. OUM HAVANA CORRE FN OTTOR. Hareee, Deo. 18 1808. Reinforcements (rem Spain A hows 04 Ton iheure At Mawnan City bey 08 Ee The ew frigate Villa de tin’ 4 errived in our port last weet from Cadin with trooye. fs carries witty gone, nd ee very beautiful motel, Ciner reeeels heave ike wise lately arrived, all bringing (ro ys for 000 oF other of Cheee islands, 204 ome three those 4 more 8°60 er peoted from day to day. Une Gay lat wook we wore enlivened by abi of & thingy” to the Tacom Theatre, which would have ended Very seriously but for the goot sense of the Captain Gens ral. It was the $th inet., a day observed as © relighons bol! day in ali Catholic countries ant, xe a #oeh fentivala— bare at least—the might te devoie! 0 dalle and theetres A oplendid performance waa proms’ ot the Teoon, and Walther the people went, is gts, weet @ po the scone of another bloody fight, rounded by vivant The French garrivou, a6 , bave to depend on supplies sent past one and at balf-past oom, to go by railroad, tion with all that warmth | he Roval Army | formance that wast Discontent at Qrat found an outlet in lagi¢rous couversativns between the actors and audience, sheu in whiotiiogs, poundings and catcalin, till tho whole house joiued m the boisterous uproar, which grew more furious every Moment Ladios left ina hurry, Oranges wore thrown at tho glob tho chandeliers, shivering them and acattoriny Sho at of the stormy audience below, roaring louder al every wh orash. Chairs wore smashed vad the (regments Beatle) he actors polled with everything wt band, the Police hustied out of the crowd, aud al attempts bo restore order utierty failed A number rushed on the wiage, broke things geuerally, danced the culebra, a Cabeu can-oan, made speeches, sung come Kougs, ‘nnd did aft (hat mikht be expected of a excited, mdignant and Sr Umphant crowd, To witnoss the soend wae fully the price of @ reat Word was sent to the Cx for troops. General Duk quest, romarking thal wh d gob tired they id go home, This they did ab about haif- past twelve, Daving enjoyed au undisturbed away during more than three hours In my Bumble opinion, and with # due respect for thove who may diller, the public 8 thal occasion was Hot far wrong. A fellow hires a theatre, publishes bis pro KFAINME, Ud Cooly pockets two or throe Ui *, for which be haa given nothing. The govern been arresting Kupposed ringeaders ameag the au s instead of punishing the manrgers with a few hours ta the stocks and thirty uine lashes. Ib ia gentityy over, to know that the manaver oa that occasion mo 80 frightened thet he promised the procoeds to the Asy Jum for Orphana und | eatitutes, to which promike be baw been strictly held, ‘The sum thur given to the poor w not Joss hun three thousand dollars, abd the punishment ta fiicted in this way on the imansger is much seyerer (han the rigorous treaimo st recommended aboy Lett bea lesson to all evil disp sod managers, We aro progressing with our city improvements —that 4a, wo pond thousands upon fountain and other gimorack adornments of au unfrequented paseo or promenade, whrtla wo lonve business strocts and thoroughiares unjaved and in & condition more voarly resembling quagmires, But we will improve. V’ro;reas ia @ ponderous body and moves slowly: Notwithstanding the cooinoss of the weather all through Jagt month, the mbitery hospital reports four hundred and two cases of yeilow fever, of which ove hundred and #Ix were fatal—a fraction more than twonty ix per cent In the city Thave known but one fatal care, which oo curred during the coldest weather we have had as yor In this instance, however, the fever wax brought on by the immoderate use of strong drink, Tt is ns ing there t4 no more fever among us, considering the quantity Of liquor conaumed by rirangers, who appear to forget (hat whiskey and water cannot be taken here with the #ame impunity as in New York. Bat ¥ now and then some poor follow fatin a viotim to his ras hnees At preveut the weather is pmfortably warm, and t Promise you we will appreeimte the next vorther Gat visite un. A aechor orth with a req refused thin or arrived here thie morning from Mobile ‘oiton, Such an event bax not before occurred montha, h transport Aliier also arrived, in five days from Vern Cruz No liter wails had been received from the capital, and there i consequently no additioual uews EAMINOALY, Exehunge on the North i¢ quotod wt about thirty three per cont discount. United St « Commin Rofore Geo, F. Hetta, Faq. CHAROK OF HARBORING A DESHITER, Dre. 18 —The care agayst the cyprian Eliza Washburn for harboring a deserter was continued today, From the whole of the eviderce, which was elaborately indecent, it wan ascertained that Mr, Leste, who proferred the compiaint,as meutioued in yesterday's HmkaLn, was not only A resident of the house of bad repute whore the al loged harboring gecurred, but was the actual proprietor that he resded thore several dayne in the weok, when Away (rom bie legisimate home. furniahod the prominos with chairs, beds, &e., and carpets, which he bimaelf actually nailed down: that the land “Indy” of the house had boon his particular’ friend since May last, and thit the result of the ietimacy was a baby, unmistakable as to ite paternity. This was sworn to by the matron of the house, who i aldo the mother of the child. These circumstances were reverely and cloquently uneated upon by Mr, WF ©. counnel for the aroused, ® very large audieoo, amongst whom wore several mombcra of the bar. being prosent. When Mr Howe concluded his woxthing remarks, Me, Hell, on behalf Of the government, aid that he would pot Kum up the cane, be would leave tho matter in the bands of the Commissioner, Commiasioner Betts, bofore Mr. Howe had reaumed bis soat, wid. “Eat the young woman be discharged. ’? ‘thers was thon & great commotion througbout the ile, Old nnd roapectable law yors came up to nee who the momber of the profession wan who had thus daringly dofied public opinion, and young lawyers througed around to neo what Kort of an oncbantross was the fair but (rail hurborer of ho deserter. 763, ITHS, 2767, 8769, ATT 7 81, STKS, BTMD, STVL, 3795, 3797, STV, Sal. 88. Mart BoA nod without day. Common Priae—Adjourned for tho MAILS FOR EUROPE. ‘The Sie of Charleston—News from Mesico, Cuba, St. Domingo, &e. The Cuuaed mail steamship Canada, Capt. Moodie, wil lorvo Boston on Wednesday for Liverpool The maits for Europe will close ia this city at @ querter O'clook tomorrow after. ‘The Naw Youu Hxnan—Fdition for Karope—will be published at eleven o'clock to morrow morning, and will comtain Cll detatia of the Recapture of the Chesapoake Late and Interesting Nows from New Orleans end Texes The Latest News from Charleston, The Latest Despatches from the Armies in Virginia, Tenneawe and North Caro ‘ion, Late News from Mexico, Coutral America, Cuba, “t Domingo, fo, aud ali other oventa of tho past woek of an jnterastiog character, Singlo copies, im wrappers, ready for mailiag, Ove conta Perfume Poetry. —Moo Haily have celebrated the Night Hloom eh Metal Drawings of Marray, Naay & Kemtucnr and Miewuri Stale Latterine Kxrrecey OLaes Glee. 19 19% 26, 50, 34, 69, 33, 56, 67, G5, 9, 44, 21, 66. Otreuiars seat (ro9 Of charge. by aitrewny «ther oe “ON hAAY BODY «03, Covingioa Kr. oF a6 Larne, do OMetal Drawtnge of tne Cation Company's Lottery of Kear vouy Ame ATB— Lier, 19, NBR 15, 5h, 2, 31, 60, 11, 6. 14, 27, ATo-—Dee. 19 180K. Manarere Oorlagies, Ke 65, 60, 4, 09, Al aang 209 softne s Der. 19, 2,3, 7 hy Cotte me. 1 1, 62, 8 Chane 1H— Deo Ui ime ra 40, 27, 9 “ 14, 36, 45, 4 ; 46, 63, Cireulars set by a4 treating % fh. HIMMONS & OO Ruccessors to A Morne & ane for Lottery.—Thirty per Prives. Infor farniabed. wie of God and Bankers, 16 Wall street pale Highest price paid for Deubloone and ail piven TAYLOR & OO hed and Int fred lotteries K 4 OO., Brokers, 1% Pine street, SY. ce — The Or ¥ Aineriont. Boge and Rogie Waren Cte . OF * ngs. tote Le TS ‘The soroed (aye cele Wedormta: pikes will ernbrame the Pimentel an 1 Aller whien t * called Fainvngs Peri” by J HT LEEDS a+ Aromatic Behiedam Selma pps. In portet im quart 1 teatime 4 Vor wie by all 4 (greene ri Beautiful Complexton.—Laird’s | oF Liqui Peart, for presere aed sie, OS Broete OKA Oo Sine will prove Dresdwsy. Sew Vert ond 180 Polen oteest, Bross! Arthar Mongors, sail fA renin, met 1 Lem erent A® 414 Hetiday bre he SLAY MELurriC aenihe U Breet oy, Hew MACHINE “ As Customary, Ba T ANTHON) BROADWAY, toore Nietotas +t -_ rene sre ahead of oll cempetiiion yee on litg of there aiaal o r ty rhic slaves ot the Ls eed ent ta shots opine “yr te Whale 0S PHOTOORAPES TER ROCOP RS ana TIRWR efZ% P07 0 etamine weir ek betore oe ants Pa lees, Une LT id wine tunes Ter aled tema eth Priel? & THOY erred wireg, Pernines te Moat Reapect weve, Cutitied Alba Veronicw Quinte fotia, arid Lots--Acceant: me Cottage: inamall porments ble by avenue cars every Monday evcuiing ab 1a) Power 1 28. MITOR SLL, Bishop & » Firth Avenme Mote! | New Yorn, and ty Paris DIAMONDS, CORALS WATCHES, &e HYST ASSORTMENT DIAMOND Jia BLY rtors, Fifth Avenue Hota, Brartiinn p Speetactes y dey and night to weak, Hantend able Perapeetty Cc riety and suitable for prom SEM OO Liroad ma 2 the Beet patat fos Jeaky root, KR. KKY NOLL Recapture —-Splended At DRITEAN & SCOTT A, U4 Liewwker Cheanponte's Turtle Koup daily street, corner of Crosby Chaps, Chates, Sallowness, 6 and ali Bin Biemiahos’ cared by GOW RAUD'S lialleo Medcated Soap, 409 Broadway, ‘e Cough Batham Cures Croup every time. cures Hokilng fb the (hr@nt, cures the imest stubbore (fail, cures chills and fever cough, caren colds with: cures homrnenes the: Ge bold by HELMBOLD, 04 Bioaiway, and ali drug. Pe ha, Colds, Sore Throat, Dr. BWAYNE'S © most obstinate om bold by WELLS, 115 Fimak Preservative No GAsibr Howse. Inverted Natia, foot oured | withoas y De LACK ART or oy 1° on Chiropodiat, No TH Broadway Deatness, Impaired Sight, NOMWKA IN THE HEAD OATARRILAL AFFRUTIONS LN THT THROAT CHRONIC OATARKH, CATARIL OF THK TYMPANIC MUCOUM MBMBKANE. Obs TRUOTIO. “ EUSTAOHIAN TULM CURED, CRON EVE ST ITENED IN ON ™ Matches—tn Round Y Direction gt the manufaeturer'e and Teas, All Kinds, POR K MAUGER, 116 heme Elegant and © UE TH CRONDAL'S Patent Prey assortment of Mattresses and Furnitare Life Preseryin constantly ow aud, aud ordere filed at short novice at 706 BROADW AY—708, At Getty Dotalls of the Maitlos, Kaward Everetas on burg. to which I added jolnk, Spenches of President Oetave parph'et: fa paper ¢ if & Godwin, Tr resemts.—All the Differems er Hewing Machines near Twenty secomd atrmet rT description done ta tne baee many, styles of the celebrates for aale ot O89 Hroadwa: machine sewing of om upper tive low fore! Warrented 40) Broadway im Premium Leet om, OG Wromd «my. 1 from falling overcomes Ue bad eifects of thy containing au’ No | Barelag stroot air Dye, 506 by all druggies my Like Magi ole ‘Ha r © beet manner BI or 1 Baroiag street, —ire. Winstow'’s for echildree teething, eflens the quime, ads of All Kinds.—Hatchim-e BOM A WICKERAIIAM, 2% Consi etrect, east of Broadwag. Malllard’s Confectionery, Mo @) BROADWAT The annual erpibivee of Kaur y Morse, Christmas Toya, , Commenced Taretay ter is, ci copies of (he paper tree ¢.—Instanta- Grugeme Depws Mrs. S.A. Allen's World's Hatr Nesteree Dressing. The enig reliable vreparations for vemuring aid Greaming tee babe and Zylotaian or Works Me PROTROTANT BPIBCOPAL praeien BUNDAT FOHOOm ¥ YORK ILL. wertey of this week ot ny Quantity, ‘0 Neven) slreet Insarance and Gen JOIN NAKA. Hayvesant Lneuitute, S. T—1860,—% We wil! pay $1 per deren for a cor Manutncory, 10 Liberty erect te or cot WTR OTUrT, Is Reva “ Fianiation Mure by the indier. PRIVATE GOT 7 prreen pretending Wo ow or f “ ATES URY BOTTLE IAS OL EON M EST BTAME OF RR THR CORK H bibake & 00. IMPORTRN wo. Ye Anparttneet of oor neerleem of every rane @f Rauber Goete eat rege oe wiSiowan, n Tar Vioeeton eireet. 555 NeoeAway "Hage. Brows? m Tayler, keen an tiee a + Dye~The Mest Racheions He tue ‘ni we arn Ore, + Moots, Ae —Meet Que Le ed