The New York Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1863, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 9965. ——————— —~ NEWS FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Olympus with ihe five handred aod Two Days Later News. DEBATE IN THE FRENCH SEN TE, Protest Against the Address to the Emperor. Nee “England, .Perfidious and Disleyal, Desires the Ruin of France.” The Congres and a General Disarma- ment Impossibie, THE HOLSTEIN QUESTION. Seizure in the Clyde of the Rebel Steamer Pampero. THE ALABAMA AGAIN: AT WORK, HEENAN AND KING IN LONDON, heey cy ae. Tee oxtra Cunard steamer Olympus, Captain McRan, whiod loft Liver pool at one P. M. on the 1th and Quemstown on the 16th instant, arrived at this port yes- ferday morning at three o'clock, bringing 406 passengers amd a general cargo. Dec. 22d at 10 30 A. M., lat 46 26, fang 42 02, parsed steamship Kedar, benve for Liverpool. The controversy betwecn Mr. Cobden and the London ‘Times bad merged into a personal matter between Mr Gobded and Mr. De ape, the editor-in-oblef of the Tins. Garibaldi bas iraued a manifesto to the powers in favor @f pationdlities. Tha Vnetian Committee calls upon the People to prepare for action A crigia Im tho Austrian Ministry was oxpected. Mepeciar correspondent of to London Nimes, writing Richmond, points out that the federais are now in- ing the perts of Secessia with a cordon of vessels 20 @umeroes as for the first time in thirty months to make @ocers to the Confederate coast really difficnit and dan. (geroue. ‘Tho London Times correspondent at the headqearters of ° ‘the Confederates m Tennessee, says that a crisis in the ‘War Wapproaching whick will test more thaa ever the @ubbornness and tenacity of the South. He pays a bigh tribute to the magoificevae ‘of Northorn faith aod self re- Banco as contragied, with the lukewarmness of the @oathera masees. Another rebel represeutative, Mr. Superveilie, has reached France via Mexico. A private investigation has been iaking plice by the and castoms officials at Queenstown; into the cir- attending the receut enlistment of the fifteen fen who were recently disembarked trem the United tates war steamer Kearsarge. © Ata public meeting recently held at Loieos'or, a cesoha- Gon te Of the sepuration of the Nosth aad by a very Incas matory. The MOC! the subject exctusively from the slavery point, ‘and based the reapietion on the opinion that the exttuc- ‘@len of slavery would tw dest promoted by secession. 8 te asserted that a searching Inquiry into the expendi tare of the ralty will enable Mr. Giadstoue to submis @0 Pas}iament a material reduction ov this bead. ‘The Cownial Secretary, the Duke of Newcastle, bad re- @overed from his severe iliness. ‘Sir R. D. Collier, the Soficitor Genera!, was expected to be nominated tothe vacant Judgeship, vico Wightman, @poeased, Another nuthority suys Sergeant Shee will be theasn: ‘The iron-clad frigate Minotaur was successfully lanock 4 at Blackwall, on the Thames, on the 12tb of December. Sie is nearly sevon-thousand tons, about four bundred Geet long, is protected by armor plates *hroughout five end a half inches thick, and is designed (o carry fifty guns of the largest,calibre. ‘The new six hundred. pounder Armstrong gun bad been @mocessfully tried ageivss armor-plated Lergets. The Proposed Congress. The Meniteur pudlishes tho rephes of the Germanic |, Denmark aud Greece, to the invitation (o proposed Congrese. They are all aceepiayces couched fmeGattering terms to the Emperor Napoleon. ‘The Ost Deutsche Post, of Vienna, says the Austrian gov. evement had forwarded a now t) Pare definitively de- Giming the invitation to the Congress. ‘The Europe, of Frank(ort, says:— Drouya de Lbeys has addressed a circular to the French diplomatic age ebread relative to the Congress. The circular does not Grace out the programme to be adopted, us bas beeu arked bey some goveraments, for suc’ programme cannot be the Work of one government, or even of twoor three, fhe wefusal of Kngiand bas frustrated the combination of « Baropean Congress, but France is resdy to come to an enderetanding with the goveraments who shat! think tt Whtfal to dehaic principally among themselves those qmentions, which, if left to chance circumstances, migit @eeduct to the most faa! complications. The gorern- ment of the Emperor would consider it failed to tte daty Of it abetained from profitiag by the dispositions so cor Gtaly manifested.» The progranimne of the questions which @ Congress thus brought together sbould @iscurs is still Comsiderabic evough to evxcourage the eabimets jn the path marked out.” The Evrape adds that revere! gov 00 GO0Id 8 canfiiet the Manish troops sbeuld evecuate the Gowns in Helsteim which the German troops «tend oc- few days a the army of execution the 14tb voted 17,000,000 rhaie® ree il f 5 2 Tapolved to vote aa aodross to the King, motever for rel: wng the bull for the dean of i ft fi Proceaded to Co via Berlin, ich latter place be had a con Herr Von Biamark and an sodience of ike Prosvia. Fleury bad deft Parte for Copeueagen on a like London /’cs! saye thare is reason to believe that Lord Woodehouss was officially informed at Berit that, to he event of an execution, the German Powers would Sener to the evanuise of their federal rights. ‘The Tenmark may bewitate about surrendering inte the hands of the administration the Ducky ‘hot Knowing to what extent the thin cod of ty bw be driven, and may regard wrap Hobo Holatoin a8 a carws belli. 8 that Lord Woaehoure is iustructed to ae- ng ot eye gt ey uy rest 4 (he event Being threaten no av co wiles amineite abe may need. Rr VERT LarEer. Lawnos, Deo. 16, 1463 Holstein nesta contiques in a threateaing pani a i z : ei # § The Rebei Privateers. ALABAMA—BURNING OF TWO MORK AMERICAN & i ‘destroyed first clam American he few parijys Drones Oy this aod pomting ont the policy they think | C Halaey, learn that the bark Amanda, wader the command of Captam Larrabee, ohien dott diana for Cork, tor ured , aflerwards destroyed. The Amanda war a fine clipper inety five tous, built at Maive . aad owned by Messrs, J. AT. Stevens, Of that city, Tho other vosrel burot by the Alabama was the well Keown (ast India aud Chig@ trader, Winged Racer, commanded by Captam Cummioes. versed feft Manila on the 6th @ Septamber, for New York, anv also mavaged to fall to with the Ala- bama off Java tioad, and after gudergowg the prem) BATy Course 0! showing papers, &6., was deciured a law ful prize to tho Confederate government and destroyed. ‘The cargo of the Winged Racer was very valuabie, being ‘ineipally tobacco, segare The ad sc@r was built in. io barthen aud was owned in York Dy RJ. Tayler & Co. Mauritius elites tbat ine States war steamer Vandertit, ze, evarcl of the > nm Raving ‘bede epprised of the fa. mous cruiser, 08 & PAMPERO. fi ' net fwstructions from the 40, of coctaaay a ocieg the-acrew steamer Pampero, under Foreign Raletment act (50th George 111. eFO » Vaunched from yard of E : 33 i ; ery the table @ motivo, # by ten Senators, purporting to modify the constitution. General Gemeau regretted that the address made no mention of the Roman question. He called upon the oles to repudiate foreign Wterveation, A revolution eb overthrews one ki cannot establish a The goneral regretted that the treaties of Villafranca and Zurich had mot been executad. The power of the Holy Father would then have respected. the speaker ended by hoping for peace, and sai it France must again make war, let her carry it on withoa The pon the address closed with the termination of the sitting, and the discussion by para- graphs degins tomorrow. The supplementary election took place in Paris on the 14th, and the opposition candidate, M. Pelletan, was ba sony Ad nearly six thousand votes over cand the government te. ‘fhe bill for a Joan of throe hundred millon {raves had been laid before the Corps Legisiatif. * ‘The Parie Bourse on the 14th was rather drooping. Renter closed at 671. 30. Austria. Rumors eontinued tocirculateof.# crisia in the Aus- trian mimistry. It was reported entered into with Prince Charles At , Archduke Rainer as President of the “ also assorted, but contradicted, that Herr Von Scbracr- ling had tendered his resignation, - Italy. ‘The Allensa of Yilan bad published a manifesto from the Venotian committee inviting the people to prepare for action. The same jourval also a memorandum of Garidalai to tho Powers in favor of nationalities. The King and Heenan Fight. have been thoroughly disposed of, we spall, in all proba. Dility, have another great matea for the spring. WRENAN ATTRIBUTES HIS LOSING THE FIGHT TO OVER: REACHING HIMSELF IN A FALL. ‘The Sporting Life says ‘was incomparably be low bis form when he fonght Sayers, and mast have greatly disappointed bis backers. King had improved tnore than could possibly be supposed. He states tbat after the second round be felt, barring accident, con- fideut of the result. Heenan ié ing favorably. | Mace repeats his challenge to Rim. Heenan attributes hie | toning 10 overreaching bimsolf in a fall in the nine * mae wod then falling ep bis bead and stunoing dimes Extensive Robbery of me Duke of Brang wick’s Jewels. (From the Londoa Daily News, Dec. 15.) A codvery of Ciawouds to the valve of from $.000.000f bo 9,000 ,000F. (bet ween £500,000 and £400,000), was comm. mitted on Tuesday night last, at the hotel of the Duke of Brunewics, in Paris. On the lst of Juty inet, the Duke | bired « young men named Shaw, of English descont, who speale several laaguages, a9 second vale de chambre. He appeared to be above bis bumtte condition, and, iu a | sborttime, he gained the confidenee of his master by tis choge attention to his duties, The Duke possesses a col- lection of diamonds gaid to be the richest in Earope. A portion of them are deported ip au iron chert, placed in hie bedchamber, aud supplied with two doors, ove of | which ieepened by a apring ingeniously concealed in the } wainsooating, and the other by a key. Three or four | poraona only. among whom was shaw, were acquainted | with thie fact. but tbe key was Gever encrusted to aay of | tuem Oo Tuetday the Duke, on leaving bome for the afternoon, informed Shaw that be expected a yewoller te come the following marning to mouut some of tbe dia. monde tn the iron chest, aod thet. to order Got to bave to Wave his bed in the moruioy, be ned le!t the secoud door of the chest open, aud he coula open the other by touching the spring. He further desired soaw to les the jewellor enter bis bedroom withont cele He thea went et, aad did not retura nots! between one an’ two to the merniag, when he war surprised vot to find Shaw athe poet. ‘Ihe Duke. supposing that tis vuiet asleep, went op to bes bedroom sad (nnd (iat be was not there, but be opserved om the bed « fumber of bege in which be kept Wis diwmoads. Tey had evidently been abstracted (rom tbe irom chest. On & farther examination he discovered a purmber of dia raond® #rattered about a8 if they bat been abandoned im a morent of Might. These dismouds were worth at least 1,000,000. The Duke descended t> his bedrown on the Ast Noor aud summoned his servants. They aii appeares | but Saew. The (uke asked them what had Besome of the later, tolling them at the same time that hie dia. | monds had beew stolen They reptied that shaw had | let the hotel at ten at night oc bad ot returned. The Duke pert examioed his iron chest, sad ascertained that | diamonds to the value of 4,000,008. bad bees abstracted toqether with 20,000f. in geil pieces of MOK. There was & pocketook (a the iron ebhevt cvotaiaing bapk avtes to the omouet of 109.000T and varioot valvable weonrities, whic’ the cbiet bad tft loferartioa of the robbery was moumedately given ty the Pretest of Police, nad a telegram wae received within a few meurs from Boglagne-sur Mer, anvoune ag the x how wind all the stolen praperty. Nowety-aix parceis # étamonda and other precious siones were nd (nh te pockente and a leather bet ronad his 5 together with | aniber of gold pices of 100%, In repry wn the quostirns Adeeesedt to him by the taw officer, Saaw oan) bums a!) tue amond« he head abetracied were there. aad be @as cer tain he had neituer leet wor givenany away. The swoller alued tbe diamonde at about $000 0001, Several a them at valine, one betton Kold was likow iso prisaver adanitted he bad wpent @ Pare. Shaw waa then lodges in the town * any fox wntil the chiet of the seoret police arrived (row ! folowrg day. He was Gem Parmuatod wo do m0, ie a very state The prinonwr, with al! the valuables, arrived in oo Thuraday. Saw asveria that he mever before commited any crime, either m bis Own country oF elsew He mamtaines that duriag the (+49 months he ta the service of the Duke of Remewtck he sever of committing a robbery uptu tbe idea waa aad. dently ted to bim when the Duke mnformed him that he tir left the deor of the (ron chest opes. The Gcat Baster to be Disposed of by e Lottery. [From the London Moraing Star, Dec. 15.) Another meeting of the Liverpool creditors wae bold esterday ta order further to consider the propriety of Kemiog ‘company (or the parebase of the ship or disposal Ly Mottery. It wae stated that the gentlemen who had been deputed tw obtain counsel's opfpice ig Loodon as to the advipability of tbe latter projet ited mail wo | reported that megwuaes could be taken to reli (be verwei | sbould be made through your columos of what is entirely NEW YORK, by lottery distribution, tt being proponed 40 Dave two bundred pees ranging from twenty thousand F two hundred and fifty pouuds. ‘The sebeme, adopted, would have 0 be practically carr’ Fraoktort On the-Main, though the shares will m Wglaod, The new compioy sopome soyndoned, India, China and Australia: The London Times rays the aflawr witb the MUD & i senueie ae fe of yb pasctteet porial war, bat it m cont! Fee ee rid “rosched Pagiaad wits Cs lowing daiesCalgutta, November 9. Hong Koug, Ie beh nciepaied by ate tlogtoumn. Th 8 ant 0 : tbe cotton crop in tho borthmeet ‘provisces of ‘The advices in regard to the New Zealaod war are th ry Jo quotes cotion dul Laas er Dates en ws rnackd to un. 38, Frewghis unchanged. oe Catcerta, New. 28, 1843. ‘Sbirtings dull. ‘Twit declining. Exchange 29. bdgd. Brash. steamer had a 4 e for The Mmes city article pays thero was y: 4 morease in the demand for discoun' to jenced a reduction of £660,000 withia four days caveed a goveraj increase of dulness markets yesterday. fell '¢ per cemt, securitied, which opened well, became ¢: It is anticipated that tho principal portien of such. arrivals as may now take place will be p Prange, and an adverse influence ow the various wa! now consists in the desire actually felt by operatives wind up (bei accounts at the end of year, @ 0) cess which is stimulated by the absence of symptoms the probability of an @rly chango in the course Of money. ‘Tho latest rates are:—Iilinois Central Raitroag 26 a 28 discount, Erie 62 4 64. Consols—-Money , 90), a 90%; account, 91, new threes, 90%, 290%. Lonwo, Dec. 27-216 P.M. Console—Money, 9034 @ 9024; account, 91 a O15; Dew | threes, 90% a 90%. The Lancashire market reports of poserdan sp favorable, There was a talk of again stopping . the report rays that at such rates as were offered ba ay + manofacturers would prefer rm of Messrs. Browne, Shipley & Liverpool, & house in London, and that the business will be conduct and Londen in connection, as hitherto, aod Baltimore. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. Loxpow, bec. 16, 1863. ‘Sugar beid for previous prices, but few transactions, refined les@ firm Coffee much in demand; ad- vance weil sustained. Tea firm: a moderate business. Rice quiet; former rates. Saltpetre moderate; rates not Jowor. Tallow—More business doing ; slight advance. LIVERPOOL MARKETS, Livmnroor, Dee. 16, 1863, Corroy.—Salet 'e day 2,500 balen, inctoding 1,500 to Apecniators and exporters, The market closed with a downward tendency BRkaDsTUr¥s.— The market is flat and quotations easier, The market ‘s quiet aod steady. Tallow" NEWS FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Rebel Soldiers ‘Taking the Oath of Alte Glance—Activity of (he Blockade Ruanm- meors—Abandoned Plantations, dic. Newman, N.C., Dec 23, 186%, ase cninekila lb ince) abate tehatabowe Dumber of rebel officers and soldiers, who Rave recenthy come into our Hives to accept of the parden offered by President Lincola, They bring intelligence from » large Bumber, like situated, who intend to do Hikewise at the earliest opportunity. Late Wilmington papers announce the arrival at that port of Diockade ruvuing siexmers im great wumbers. A refugee who bas just reached here says that twenty. three arrived the night before he lett. ‘The plan of leasing out the abandooed plantations in Eastern North Carolina, adopted by the Hon. David Heaton, Supervising Agent of the Treasury Department here, is proving a great success to the Treasury Depart- | mont, and also a great benefit to the laborimg classes of | doth colors, who are soon te present Mr. Heaton, whom » they regard as a benefactor, with » bewutiful testimonial, The Morrissey-Sheehan LImbrogtto. 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Youn, Dec, 28, 1808. Jo your issue of this morning | motive ap article beaded ©The Morrissey-Sheetan fmbrogiio.”” While it is not my Ambition to intrude upow the publicnotice,! feel it ie | due to my friends as well as to myself that a correction erroneous ia that article 1 beg leave to state the foliowmy facts, and theo leave the matter for the pablic to decide ate my conduct in the premises: — On Christmas evening, at about seven o'clock, I went unattended Inio the Hone House to gota gogar. There | was savfied by 4 friend to take a glage of wine, which I declined. [ noticed Mr. Morrissey was one of ® party drinking at the bar While ia act of lighting my eegar he came towards me, using dbusive language, and at the same imo meut struck me without any cause oF provocation | There bad been no conversation between Ux upon avy subject whatever As oon 48 hestruck me I did what any citizen bas 9 right todo—defend myself to the best © my ability against his rutianly aneault,eod gave bun « severe chastisement Ou the following evening, about the eame hour, be again attacked me with insults and bantering. He de manded that | sould go out and eater his coach with Bim. Wisbing t> avoid any dieturbanor at the time, | asked bir if uothing elve would vatiafy Bim. He teptied, «No. I theo consented to go and accompanied Lim to the side walk. Ais couch dogr was open, aud | invited him to | procede me, nis he declined to do, umd, seerng that t motive was suspected, heewdeuvored 1 draw his pistol, Upou which i seived bie arm aod etrack him in self de fence. | was uaarined at the tine and bad oo bor course fn regaré to wy taking trouble for the policeman by whore 1 was arrested, | will refer with pleasure tot police record, [ made fo demonstration whatever ov the contrary felt glad for the pretection afforded As to pecuniary matters betug the canse of the difoully, saothing cvuld be farther {roe the truth, fa conclusion, I hope that | aball have mo further trouble with Mr. Morriseey but 1 do pot relinquish my eeght as & citizen to defend myself under afi circum | satances. ANOREW SHEEHAN | Our Pia Correapondence. GENERAL GRANT FOR THE PRESIDENCT. Paitavmerwa, Dee, 27, 1869. J gad this evening an interesting conversation with @ geriieman whose card I enclose, sod who ise warm ad vocate of General Grant for the I'vesidency. Ho re saute Ubat bis own sentiments in that respect are the sea- {iments of the Weatern people, He keowa Mr. léncoin persoally, and saye-tbe is contidemt that the President js Ngurice for a renomination, aod that there will ben rtval- cy Detweee bimeel! Aud Mecretary Chase 00 that quent ion The opinion Of the gentleman iv that the proper time for tbe vomnmation of Genpral Grant by a national conven. tow will be after tbe republicans make their vom imatow a secsetery Chose Ae t Genera! Geant be saye be Kkaows President Liventin and Congressman Washborue,of Hikunie, hot bare ietiere from the General omprenning the opinian that the inatitation of Mavery ®.. be ob Heated wy the war, and thet Mr. Washbarae ie & stron aowanate of Urnot for the Pres seocy We unew that bat ben be been Washburne’s ferling aad «few daye stoce, sow hin if Waehteie®, aaced bim—when of other Congressmen af all political opin\ ne — was to fovor of Geant. He replied anbesttsting!y that he wae Tbs gentioras “ys (bat be binvvelf jormoctat, Wut thet be we be General Graut, whatever may be Bie views Peot to alewery. opinion at the Wert, sesording to thie authority, i= that the nomination of Chase by the republicans vill’ aure the ehect ion of General Grant ax the opporing cand Gets, noid that the drifting of thé demoerats. is t tao teintonance of a war poliey, # poe they diver Mistake made mgninal~g and ropperting Me as a0 anti-war Gemoorat. Wit Grant ae Gale of the pesple, in opposition to the rep: Blican candidate, be is confident ibe whole great West will be carried By that -oldver Sale of Government Bonds. Parvapeirws, Dec 2, 1809. The rales of bonds 10 day amounted w $1,141,000 f+ liveries of bende ore made to Nov. 21. Only seventy TMous remeln upecid. Mews FROM NeW cRaNana. | ARRIVAL OF THE HORTA ST. Five Thousand Troops Called for in the State of Panama to Rein- force the Army of Mosquera. A Forced Conscription the Con- sequence, &0., &e., ae By the arrival of the steamship North Star, Captain A. G, Jones, at this port yesterday, from Anpinwall, wo ‘Rave later news from (bo Istymus of Panama, which ‘Will be found i@ the letter of our Panama correspondent. Purser Wheeler, of the North Stor, has our thanks for (be prranps delivery of ous papers and corres) cadence. ‘The North Piar wailed from Aspiowall on the 19th {094., Bowl g been detained for two days by the noo ar- ovale thd Oriuaba Wit Uien, ‘Thé North Star broughs the following Lisr OF SPROIB. a Raa SOPLNW ALS. Marcial & Co. 00 steene cece MO, Partous & Petit .... 00 DeWitt, KittleAk Co. 30,40 Ridon & Manoz..... 780 eee. ene fatey poeta ese es ee ybbR . esse oe 86, Colgate & Boamaa.. 2, Marcus C, Hawley. Le Duncan Sbe 97,006 Total,....... $6,282 Wels, Fargo & Co... 73,000 From Sau Francisco 244,007 Grad total... 9a 0 Panama, Deo. 17, 1863. Attemph to Reb- the Storehouse of the Pacijic Maik Svan ship Company—Mive Thousand Troops to be Raised in the State of Panoma to Reinforce Mosqucra—How They Pub uth Decrees in Panama, he. ‘Tho ytoamehip Atlantic did not leave Aspinwall until 4wo o'clock yesterday, and as sbo ix going bome on slow time, in order to save coal, sho may not arrive in Now York bufore the North Star. Night before last some daring thieves, taking advan. tage of the onange of watchmen, attempted to rob the storchoune of the Pacific Mull Steamship Company. They were soon discovered, and as the first ono jumped out of tho window be was tired at; bot the ball missed him. Tho second was less fortunate; when taking tho same leap be foll and fractured his leg 80 badly tuat he will probably die, There scoundrels wre ouly two of large number ip and near Panama who, too lazy to work, eure only to live dy stealing, and take advantage of every opportuni. | ty that occurs, The news recorved by last steamers trom New York and England relative to tho establishiuent of a Hine of steamers between Now Zealand aod Pauama gives sativfoction we all business mon bere. The others care nothing about it | either one way or avotter, the great object of their liver | Deing to swing ia @ gravy hammock, eat, slesp and smoke IL will be of advantage tothe Mekatn (not the star and Herald), of it will evable your correspondent to compile | ‘att tho news from Australia, New Zealand and the balance $f the Sonth Sea Islands, aud send it to Now York much {a advance of its receipt via Emglaud. it will serve to matorially increase the business of the Panama Railroad (pnd tho moamshiy) lines on the other side, aud willadd in ‘Take it altogether, avd it will be a great im provement, and | long to announce the arrival of the fret steamer. | have no doubt but the lino wil! yield good turns for the capital invested, aod will improve as nt grows cider, and will serve to develop the resources of many of the isiands that are now hardly known to havo ~eleistenes.” mde GEMN Cite amor, cAfing Yor He haRNBA et to increase the army of Moequera, and forbidding « trafic im arma and ammunition... It is also ordered that all firearms shall de given up to the authorities, aod (he ‘oly ip placed ueder martial law. The consequence of © this decree will be to di Ht the men capable of bearing arms into the woods, or away (rom Hanama for it f evi dently the intention of the authorities to ake them by wit) vot come forward and volunteer Ay decree in made knows ia the country, that we depend.apou for the market aul up, UP, up, to famine pr nture bere to rua the cha being carried mal to bo mare a target for au Fe adorian musket I very mbt, however, the to enforce thi=deeree. The fow men thoy have here wer ly recruited for howe defence only dered to arrest or ein toemacives thie w ote to witoees will eormpal cy Presvieat General Mowquera to ook else where than ta this city for t increase bis army. 1 decrees public is ¥ docurnen Coloma b all with athe surroundings woold b aac hi that abo majority, ite e:reu! to check any furt time past fearfully ov might take advantage of 158 ¢ was the care with Oe ss Ban. rho was always unable to bett QotRer, BOL quie #0 Il, ALG few ‘The Pacific Mati Seam» Ceptaio Farnaworth, fay efters%on about one o'clock 100 jate on acocynt « the tide for (he paw this moraing. Se brings the Bolte» im, spars For bngiaod aes 4H For New ork } ass fot | For Panama f 15.6%) 09 | Towel $1094.06: t hevry freight Aud only Atty wight passengers . #he bar ow board a menageri¢ cm go the & animate — Twelve elk, two fixed, on: Jog, One enon wing | and | four caper of They ardth ry charge of, Cowot Caatigh will go Grough with tv | hourd the Neri Star The Orteaba brings no cewe from Mevico (bat | could lear. For the lant three dary we bel the heaviest mind , neice on Chime the oe wo have been italy postye ood fone way decrees of the | Prenidept of Use othe wae exiting bet worn United « a od Ke dor. to whieh [bere referred IB my (ere sont — pene ae VAR LOM ow The Citiven President of the strereqs commdering that the Citieen Pree te States of Colombia bas deciaied bat © Pie sail from thin port mort Mea carry pare nat may We bortile, ner alects that any Ue peayadieenl to the pation , do fees | mn 2 Mate of Paeeme, 4 of the | wited Art. |. Motion i given te the Gap! store or ee rignees of eteamers sad eaile ¢ ve vat are about w | fail from thie port for any other, tio «Len they ank for the perminslod Lo #all they bare to p coont at the Pres dent's office a wHilieo and mead 4. aretion, i whieh they must rtate upuo their word of bower thet they do wot carry soy implementa ot war, or wy “iher pervone Dut these risted io ihe Ft of names 0. 5 | persone alvout 0 eave fo the vense!, WOD et fae DP scoompeny Wee | loney the Commanding NW great dexree to the lively appearance of to harbor of | 4 aod the port oF their ‘ From thene diapositivcs are excepted the captaing of the steamers of the hoes to California apt Central Awerl c&, aod (be vessels of war of (rivadiy oF Heutrat Dations. art. 3. [bo masters that, without submittiag to the Peposi') os of the preseat decree, may sail or try we sail irom the port, will meur a peoaity of frou Mby to two Duadred dollar, wil nei/vre a tbeir vernels and caro. P. SANPACOLOMA, President of tha State. DROW OF THM YTTH OF DRCKITIRR. The Citizen Presden' the ouvereign state of Pana ma— Art. 1, No individual can continue his voyage to te ports of the Faoitic withoos the Ve peamport. Art, 2. Wiw the duty of the Executive Hower of the State to give the suid pansporis, To be communicated to the it of the company of Englisd steamers in the Pacific for bis cognizance. Setsurc—Arreet of H. Legur, Ex-Ministe: San Salva- dor, Hie Wite, Maid and Calld—They Are Consigned to Fort Lafayette, dic. Some further developments relative to the weixure of the George Cromwell, afow days since, were allowed lo leak out yesterday, and they afe “by ho monne of an un- importamt character. It appeara that on the day the Cromwell was to sail Merebal Murray's detectives ar. rested Mr. H. Legur, formerly Minister of the United States to San Salvador, together with hie wife, maid, child, Mesers. G. F. Cauty and D. Perez, all of whom were vent to Fort lafayette on Sunday last, there to be detained uati! farther orders On searching Mr. | egur’s baggage @ bill of lading wea PRICK THREE CKN ve ». NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. Rowbardament of Chacieston, Vigorous TWELVE BUILDINGS DESTROYED, GUNBOAT FIGHT IN STONO INLET. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley. ‘Luray Partially Burned and Tan- neries Destroyed, a, oo, ae, Fourwine Momnon, Deo 23, 163, Tho Redmond Kramucr of day contains the follow ing dewpatoben. ‘Tee Bombardus it of Charleston. Cuamamrmon , Doo, 16, 1869 found for’ Bfty barrels of lard, shipped on board the Tho enemy commenced shelling tho ety lant sight, Britiah brig Circassian, On searching the lard one thou sand navy revolvers were found secreted therein, for the purpone of boing tranymitted to the South. Canty and the other parties wore arrested, having been found in the company of Legur, and on the sepporition that they knew cometbing of the matter. When arrested the whole party were iu the act of going aboard the George Cromwell. The wife, child and maid of Legur, on being rearched, wore found to have several revolvers concealed about their perrons. Theso al It the partioulara relative to the seizure of the Cromwell developed up to the present writing nothing bas been heard by the Marshal from the Wash ington authorities since be trangritted the facts to them THE RUSSIANS IN HAMPTON ROADS. Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence. Fouraese Moxnon, Va., Dee, 26, 1863, Seoiat Parley Between Generat Hutler and Adnvirat Lisuffsky, de. In my letter of Thurngay laat, from Point Lookout, Ma, 1 meptioned that the Rasslan fleot—or a portion of jt— had passed down on ite way to Old [oint Comfort. Karly yesterday morning the vessels entered our harbor, avd | wore saluted by tbe Minuesota with « roar of caunon, Admiral Lisoffaky's ship responded in tones equally thundorish, There vivilities over, litte else teanapired. it being Christmas Day—until this morning, when, ut ten o'olock, the Rugsina Admiral despatched an ofticer tw the headquarters of General Bucier to ask what and at what hour it would be agreoable (0 hiv Excel eneral to vive Adu Goneral Hatler replied — It will give m | Satinfaction te reosive the Admiral of the Hursian feet | this day at one o’elock, and at my own house, and to | honor him With a national salute upon hi return to bia ship.’ ‘The Officer" thank you, General, and shall re | port, and 1 bave no doubt the time you fix will be agree: able to tie Admiral Thereupos the offver witharow and, morving business having Been Aninhed at headqnar- tors, the stam harried Off to their caxeniates and houses | to make becoming preparations for the reception of the distinguisved strangers Promptly at (ve pour | Fleet Captain Houtakor, atteuded ‘by four other oifcers, | wore in atiendauee at’ the General's house. General Butler received the straugers cordially, and formally troduced thera to Cotowet Jou W. Sballer, chief of mtalt, Major Davis, Adjatunt General: Ir. Canaries McCormick, | ebey;’ Major Sticxpind, Captara* Parmer! Cay tacar Haw Clark, Captain Haswell C. Cla 1 Captain Martin As the aayal olficers were Bngtiab, \t wae quite easy to onférwin them talk followed, and eit | soitsky.”” senge of stiff ron melted awi ‘The General said it would be & pleasure to him to piace within the resch of the Admiral every facility to his own power w| py degree sbould add to his comfort during ay. The Adrairal thanked (he Geveral for luis politevess aud good intentions, Wut remarked that be avould Bitnsel!—after dimpogiug of his flert lor the winter | at Aguapoli¢ and at this polut—procent to New York and then the Went ati) spritg, He aeked many questions a to the eharacter of Chie muitwtary situation, Which were answered by the Admiral cymplaived of the ova” [¢ blo fact that men {rm tte snowy region more OF thé cod hore Laan the Makive p The interview letwoen (bo representat and America day than Fraw Team ( was uot ¢ takoT aud Ad) tuey bad speot phoir | elorsburg; aa and i grand work: with Wise old m group. *o that, tu fact, the formality wax jort, and the gootiomes, asverabied Bere for the firet time, seemed wore like officers of a common oowntry than the Citivens of the two umightioss Powers on earth, To be America is to-day Iu her throes, ae other national) have been: bnt whe will have « happy deliverance afutire and jong ‘The Admiral hei met Gen Hotler betpre, and regained Lot the occavion, which be bad pet forgotten, for fr forgnin woy thing. the welt wae cordial and devoid of all ran Woor or 90 the ate retired, ane ew of Ue tional palate formality an they ascended th was iret (rou gums of the “0 ended th: parley between G | Hotier aud Aduural | isoffnky Artestof Two of the Chesapeake Pirates, Sr. Jows, NB, Doe. 28, UNO. A McKenna, two of the Obesaposke pirates and brought before the police magistrate yicatiog of their counsel the examination was week Havvee taney —Theee are eoment of pecting soy, particularly as regards which, {1 i alleged, are run tine OF syetem, The dows nw tea to fifteen minutes betiod treme aod it & oot uocommon for th on Ww give out altogether from want of steam or . Mt some otter defi som At the Forty-second « on, at which a grent masy peo « them loo! ea dren ad ladies, comfortable Inotiog Oa to | mac a» of the wa. over which you are ot ge eork of mint weather, you have (9 wate thr 90 water ankle aeep Commncest 10 4 Snoot | excime —On lent Wetnesday Mr Jobe G MeNary, formerly princi! of shoot No 46, in Twenty-fourth street prevented | with » chrowometer wateh a> be re aod toe ov th omy nied BY & wot togrowed by tir Frawew evan y have emer 4 Perrivat von tue Pama f Denali of the poor of Bk Few present grew ia the bane Binteouth Fireet vetweew Hifi a \ far will termimaie W morrow arene ft "i wo recomnmnecd ths cuarity U7 the heeer vient (attr hes of the city, at there ge fo dooth buts large min wi Be reat ced Uurowgls Ue exertions of ive A toe ohare. Asonnen “Cort there m property owners iy tbe ty & Mawhact are, or Chak part of the oy berwenn fevesty tewenits ait & Wnt sireekn, Demi 04 Winth over ver, which wan devignet @ serch by the y ae thor tie = Ib overent temeee Me Haproremest And an ten & e ting Dae been belt at the ofiew of Mr Mo lave, in Pie sirert, for the purpons, Sad meseuren Moyted (hat mart prove tre om Paamert rion —On Chr Chiat Cher of the Court a ( Mr Nathaniel Jervis mtn Piet, wan prenrute enn 6 oot pete of plele, manefattered by Titeoy bo, by the attnches of Ue court. The preaen- taben wet cede at the rem ence of Me Jervia, who wee ken crmnpieiely Dy rerpr me ppainted, Adiniral Lisofteky and | orig atl | Keoping np & nteudy fro, which is Mi) gomny on at amo o'clock thin mornic g A fro broke out at two o'clock , dentroying 100 er twotve Dutidings and cauring @ few cusmartien, There im heavy firing i the direction of Hono, whieh iw Deheved to be between our batters aed the enemy gunboats. The shelling of the city continund today Une white mau wan mortally and ope white woman slightly wounded, three fremen wore Badly wounded Dy tho falling wails of the porning Dulldings, amd eight oF ton wore slightly wounded All im quiet at Sumter, Coamumron, Doe, 26, 1868, From twelve o'clock oo Thure lay wight to four Friday afternoon one buntred aod thirty abelle were thrown at ibe city, The enemy Gred (rom five guna three at Grogg, 060 &t Commingy! Poiot, aud from & mortar bab- tory ‘The engagement op Johnson's Inland, between our ahs attericn and the enemy * gunboat, resulted 18 » drawn Oght. ‘There wore few cunuattion Cuamamron , Deo, 27, 1063. ‘Tho enemy fired four shelle at the enty Ines aight. There hag been no Oring from Morria Inland today, Our batlerion kept up & vigorous fire on tbe enemy's working partion, who are engaged if erecting smother baitery mb the extreme cod of Cummings’ (evut Our lone at Stone was oor k led and Ove wounded, The Rebel Army of Tennenue. anno, Ga , Dee. 24, 1868 General Joreph K. Johnrton sneumer command of the Army of the Tennonses to day Scouts report two thourand Yeukors at Cumberiand b of Cleveland, aod a phuubar foreo Operations In the *hengndoab Vailcy, Onancn Covmr Borne, Dee 24, 1863, The Yankees destroyed @ part of the lows of Luray, Vage county, by fire Ouswon Court Hoorn, Dee 20. 1863. General Roster burnt the hrxige over Pope's Head Tho high water prevented bin doing stare dam Grogg's Vankes cavalry pureued Gen Hower wae compelled Wo ewim Wall run. The enemy, while ie par uit, destroyed two tanneries and & Wt of ineiber at Sherryville, and two lanneries, @ floer mit and ibe | Fovermment workrhoye at Iuray . ron. Mouns, Deo 34, Kea. Two white regiments sent down (9 Fort Jackman bait Dot recovered (he fort abd were Nghiiag OO Matucday, KB sof Gener Kata. The Richmond papers are glootmy ever the effects oP General Averiil's raid | IMPORTANT FROM FORTRESS MONROE. ‘Arrival ef Five Hundred Released Prisoners from Richmond, Yo More Larhauges Uutib ALL Pending Ques- tions Are Settled. Refusal of the Rebels to Hold Intercourse | with General Butler. Cabinet Conrultation on the Exchange of) Prwooners, ae. dew as. Forte Monkom, Ome Th, Us6d, ‘The fag of truce & ot hee arrived from Cay Vows wittr | five hundred Uno proewers ia exctange for tune sent | oy by General Hutier The rebel poverntnent refuse apy further exchange wo lene all the quentions are civea up abowt #hieh oor gov eroment bax been coplending, abd their aww wo regard wy Officers ana mOiaieTs 1D heETO Tey iIneULe are recKEE ied They nino refuse 0 recetve @ fag of truce (rom Geoerad Butler of 10 negotmte with tian on Uke pubwos of em because of Jot & proclamation eu ioe Hg fant year ik will Be remembere! hae willing (0 receive inediciwes from aed to | correspond with bite, motwithetaadiog (be proetamaton | of whiet they cow 0 & prevent fer decomtinwing the | pegotiations, and they have siready exchanged over Ove bondred pracners with General Baver Oar Washington Despats hes. Warnewron, Ome. ah, eet A Pepiree Of Ve Vth eetant waye thee ot hae ‘abandoord every poll, «caring tbe treiment of negro prixoners.”” Now, the simpler truth le, cor QOTerD Tn eOt bas Bet abaadoned any pow 16 \* koown that Majer Generel Matier, who has superended Generel Meredith oF the aqeator metem fer he om change of pmchers, hae no tech inetroctions, The prt oners st Forte Norfolk and Motleary end Pott Loemoet | have bee pootd ender bin orders, aod he @ evthorned cede the mokange, man fot mam amd alioer lor a Sk ee Cees cared ned weak lowed by The lyek 9 sme 60 0veR wEehenge Of | fares the pPROREES Im lhe feted pormmanim wilt dune, and goverted by bomane metrves, the efor wil be made, fret, © procure the roca of these who have fey the | emgess rae bewe hed ae primcmers Coker 8 ge Wed nnn Monn Combating tee wa Changs 41 be (ned Oe an eomlihy with wt Other treme, sod of honed men le Or) empeyment The been | of Un pemate herenttar to be aA pated. | The hover ant Gumiy of the goveremnans, im tie pre Ct Ok Or td Unewe OMeeee with teat, |e fee tortion of warn + | be commpreen vend ee ONO Cooeral Wieben te te Kertrems Mow. conlet «i Conerek Batier smd to eommmuns to hia the orders A ear Ever wm wyrm the eat may be repented, im Wo mcure tee on number Ah pracnert oo exch tte, vention for [ature Gelert lah Maun weaving all ut ber encom being lnrge'y ite oon (aver Waemnotew, Lee, —tvewing The nohjeck Of exchange sed Wentenemt of primemers, | Witherte loft etelomyely to (he management of the Kar Departement © ts enderrived, to be mate ibe topic of A Cabtent cooeeltaton, The authorities seam at leet fo be nw ekering Wo ihe Gate of mending Vo the matter bot Lkewe whe are an rious for Une retense of eer year teiowe wvflery 0 fouthere prams bepe muth move irom the tere of Comeral Povied tone (he wndy opersinas fe Cobmel comet