The New York Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1864, Page 3

, oF 7 ‘Weil fod Rajeatic deatnnes at bY ciqeved deep and lasting @ spectators, tieman in the Bebre: of Jenne, egutieman, who re senor, but Med obtarned bie discharge, and wae Biren of fee sory ent of throe lov distinction of being & er: ; ands third, in considers Mon of bis Laeger med aniigoity and bis “cften ipfrmi- ? wasan “exempt.’? The ¢: of these three ies conveys a useful lewson to thore sickly and ‘pbysically disabled” specimens of humanity ab the Nori, who, on account of their enfeebled condition of Reacher Nene ee om the Sue = pues arms, greatly their woertifcation a! 5 Al of the “tshivuiree”’ at tock poe, Rot precisely the quatity of oath” which the Muster) empath: ot ine ‘Mackerel Drigade’’ wes accustomed administer, in addition to which the waole party in- mma scaniaceice Mane of swearing upoo Own private account ‘The manufactory of salt at theee works was quite exten prs: the furnaces were kept in operation day and night, fix beavy teams were constantly employed in the Semperianen. of salt into the interior, where it com- Mande au exorbitaut price. There are other ealt works in thie vicinity, and our ofMcers are greatly interested in the manufacture of this weagonadlo lon. 4 ‘Phe success of tho expedition was complete, and reflects Breat credit upon the already enviable of our — ee, Acting eee Ww + ene who jesigned Operations, and u; Hnetga Russell, who etree i Tear 10 his tame bie energetic and faithful execution of tho UB cum mission eutrusted jo him. Much praise ts jue $0 tbe Yacrew, who by their iptrepidity and activity con- -nut.a Jittle to the favorable issue of the whole ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA. TWO DAYS LAYER FROM EUROPE, |: THE AMERICAN REBELLION, aie Explanation of Marshal Forey’s Visit to Washington. The Rebel Privateer Florida Still at Brest. Maximilian Expected to Accept ~~-the Mexican Throne. His Early Embarkation for Vera Cruz Anticipated. ‘ Address of the French Legislature to the Emperer Napoleon. THE GERMANO-DANISH IMGROGLIO Proclamation of the Hing of Den- mark to His Army. New Contributions Imposed on Poland by the Russian Government, CONDITION OF THE MARKETS, de, ae, &eo. ‘The steamship Columbia, Capt. Leach, from Galway on the afterr..on of the 5th inetant, arrived ot Bt. Johns, cn roule to Boston, at four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, The Columbia sajiod for Boston yesterday morning. | It ig aggerted that the Archduke Maximilian will accept the Mexican crown, proffered him by the Mexican Nota- Dies, and will sbortiy sail for Mexico. ‘The Holstein question stil] continues to have a threaten- ing aspect. ‘The Danes have completely evacuated Holstein.- ‘The United States corvette St. Louis was at Lisbon op the 20th of December, ‘The press is quiet upon American affairs. The London Times publishes a letter from its secession correspondent, epecial, from Liverpool, in which the | ‘Writer admits the North bas made progress, but not in Proportion to the cost. He contends that the next cam- paigo will reveal greater difficulties for tho North, and that their nancial policy will sooner or later collapse. Lord Palmerston was unable to attend a Cabinet counci) on the 2d, owing to an attack of gout. Tho Anglo-Chinese fleet, fitted out by Captain Osborne, , Wan returhing to Euglaud for sale, Prineo Kung having refused to carry out the bargain. Tt was stated that Par!iament would mect February 4. At @ meeting relative to the Great Eastern it was said the projected ‘ottery for the ship at Peankfort was Proceeding with consiterable spirit. Shares were rapidly token up inEngland, It was also said that the French and American goveroments were expected to bid for the ship at tho auction on the 14:b of January, Te was anvounced that four fast scrow steamer’, twenty-five bandred tong each, are to be placed on the Jine between Lovdon and New York by the Pritish and Awerican Fterm Navigation Compaoy io Marcb Tho steamship Cavada, from Boston via Halifax, ar. Fived nt Quecnstown at poop on the 4th. \ a Mexican Qaestion, Tho Memorial Diplonat:que confidentially arserts that pgnaane Maximilian will accept and occupy tho throne. The understanding betweon the Arch- Ad Napofton is said to bo oxcollent, avd it is repre- cqpitalists overwhelm tho Archduke with ay simple guaranty Of bis accession to Wee At, BSS . Sen London News saya it that the extra- is ands ‘ordinary minsion of Marabal Forey to Washington had Ta Baa a hE Sao irn it is believed that promises were f régird to the attitade of that coun- Wy towards the Confederate § States. ‘The News aleo ways tho Archduke and Archduchess aro expected very sbortly to vieit Napoleon at Paris, whence they proceed to 8t. Nazaire to embark in an Austrian frigate , attended by a French man.of-war, for Vera Cruz. The Schieswig-Hol Quest ‘The Danish trooye- had completely evacuated Holstein, including the six villages north of the Kiber, which are geographically part of Schleswig, bat bad been incor- porated # ith Holetew, Th» London Times remarke:—Scarcely can it be ead Uhat pece is yet uobroken, Tho federal execution in Holstein is distingnisvablo only by the utmost discrimi. ation from the reality of war, and it is impossible to tell how long even thie shadowy distinction may be main. tamed The Avstrion proposal to tho Federal Dict that the wr of Auguatenburg be immediately summoned to leave the Duchies wae rejected by o vote of nino to veven, The King of Doomark bad reached Flansburg, on a visit to his army in Schleswig. Potend, Rosalia bad \npoved wpon Poland a fresh contribution of wix Millions of roubles, of which two and o balt mil- dco fat on Wareaw. , France, ‘The bullion In the Bank of Franco was still decreasing. ‘Tho Courrier due Denanche had been euspended for two mont be. —_——. Portugal, ‘Tho King opened the Cortes on the 24, He said jn hin Bpecch that the jobacco monopoly would be abolished “Pat April. Tobacco may henceforth be cultivated in Dariewa and we Azores, Tho budget wee satiafactory, | from which sho must attempt to Hderate hereelf as soon NEW YORK HEKALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1864.-TRIPLE SHEET. Na) TARIS oo Son thte mame 70 the Paris i ii in Hi t i i i on i a / il i : i ii i F E = j i it iF i i 1 z E é HTH i ii | i E i lif 4 i ing @ restricted gress, that body, if it ehould meet, will merit the name arestricted Congress, less from the absence of England than frou the previously circumscribed number of ques- tions which it wili have to discuss. Europe is po longer asked to make a general examination of conse! ; She peared too much terrified at the idea of such a tark, ‘She is simply asked if there @re not some pressing cares 2 3 as possible. The Powers will not assemble to raise ques. tious in common, but to come to an noderstanding upon some of those which bave already been put forward, after having removed, before assembling, the points upon | which too passionate disputes would have to be feared, So that,’”? remarks M. Drouyo de Lhuys, ‘the Congress may have a greater chanc? of arriving st @ praciteal resuit!? In any caso, it will cortainly not be so much ex- posed to lose iteelf im the vagueness of dangerous generali- ties. (From the Parie Prease, Dec, 24.) * * % Jhe Fmperor’s reply will find the eame echo in Earope as his sp from the throne, It nobly and goveroigniy takes up that word “Utopian schemes,’’ b; which the ignorance, folly and incredulity ot al) times | hbuyvo never miszed an opportunity of attempting to brand | with reprobation all the great conceptions, the vast un- | dertaking#, the important discoveries, and the graod ideas which bave illustrated past ages and marked tbe progress of the human race. Without the ideal, that enrobling of the real—without the ideal, that mexhaust- ibie spring of all the kinds of arising one from the other, what would have been and what would be man? What would be society? Sire, you are right tu calling, with all your wishes, for the moment when the great ques. tions which divide governments and populations may be pacifically solved by European arbitration. Sire, you are on the Fight way; persist in it, and the air-blowo obstaclea will burst of themselves, and railing wcredulity will be scoffed at. Sire, if there be only two sovereigns who on your appeal shou! to Paris, receive them, bring them toj % that is to say, sow, and the word which you shall ha: sown, being fertilized by the publicity of all countries, Wiil germinate and fructify in the minds of al! popula- tions. Sire, General Bonaparte would vot bave been the Emperor Ni , he would not‘have beaten all the ene mies of France, and gained the innumerabie victories which have rendered him immortal, i” he had not left the beaten path and put traditions to the rout—if he had made war a3 his predecessors cone, and as it was taught in treaties, He was not vanquished by all the coal- esced sovereigna untit after be had taugbt them tho art of conquering, such as be had conceived it, and as he bad ee oF only basten renewed it. Sire, your uncle, the Emperor Napoleon J., as his victories attest, was right in not following the usual routine of war; you, also, aré right in not following that of peace. In the new road on which you have resolutely entered the same success awaits you, if you do not allow doubt to arise—doubt, which acts on the mind ag paraly- sis does on the body. The Latest News. Gatway, Jan. 4—Evening. It is confirmed that Maximilian will visit Paria, and reach Moxico before the end of Mavcb, with requisite re- inforcements. The Holsteio question shows an increasing embitter- ment, The Times continues to take gloomy views, and says tho Germans are watching still upon events, while evonts threaten more and more to be mister rather than guide. Tho address to Napoleon was introduced in the Corps Legislatif on the 4tb. Jt exprosses the hope tbat benefl- cial results may speedily.be derived by France from the Chivese and the Mexican expeditions. It is very pacific in tone towards Russia and Poland, and loudly extols the Emperor’s acheme for a Congress, The rebel steamer Florida bad completed ber repairs at Brest, aud anchored about two hundred yards from the Kearearge. Sho would sail in February. A French vessel will accompany each, at an joterval of twenty-four hours. The indictment sgainst Messrs. King and Heenan has deen removed inte the Court of Queen's Bench. Lonvon, Jan. 5, 1864. It ts the general belief in Copenbagen that the French aud Fnglish fleet will soon appear in the Danish waters. Large reinforcements will be sent to the Island of Funen, Berun, Jan. 5, 1864. In the Chambers, M. Bismark advocates ireedom of ac- tion on the part of the government. He hoped the Chambers would pot compel the government to obtain means on crown authority. ‘orernacen, Jan. 5, 1864. The Danish government has called out fourteen thou- sand reserve troops. A proclamation of the King to the army says:—The new year finds you in arms for the defence of your country. Our motto is ‘Honor of Country;” and it shall be upheld with peace, or if necessary by fosue of arms. No life is too precious for the salvation of the fathorland from its former strug gles, be army has retained ita, experienced leaders, whom the young troops will follow with enthusiasm. Courage, not nombers , always leads to victory. Financial and Commercial News. LONDON MONEY MAIKET. Lovnon, Jan. 4, 1864 Consols closed at 903 a 907; for money. AMERICAN ETOCKE Uhnois Central Railroad 25 & 24 discount: Erie Rail- ad 65 2 66, Loxpon, Jan. 5, 1864, Console 907% a 91 for mone} Iiliuele Central allroad 28 discount; Erle Rairead 65. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Tho sales of cotton on Monday (4th), were 12,000 bales, including 5,000 bales to speculators und exporters market ts id still advancing, especially for Ameri- ori 5 oebeatr market reported. Li¥RRPooL i DSTUFPS MARKET. Tho market for breadetuils is generaliy firm. Mesere. bh & Co. and of i—Flour firm, mt oer a a red, 88. 6d, a 88, ri i Sieg Tho provision market is dull. Various circulars +38 port. — dull. Pork inactive. Bacon firm. quiet and steady, Tallow steady. Butter has an upward tendency with a elight advance, LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. Sugar steady. lo |. Coffee quiet, Lard oi) quiet. all, Spirits tu . Petro- ian very dull; waned, Ya 0a, DON MARKETS—JAN. 4, Breadstutts upward tendency. The produce markeis are still cloned. TH LATEST MARKETS. Gatway, Jan. 6—P. M, The eteamship, Canada in off Liverpool. ‘wRVOOL, Jan. 6, 1864. Tho sales of cotton to-day 5,000 bales. The market is quiet and unchanged. Tho breadetufts market !s firm. Wheat upward, with an advance of 2d.; winter red is scarce, The provision markot is firmer. Produce —Petroloum dul}; refined, 19. 9d. Shipping Intelligence, Arrived from New York, 34, Gebhard, Greenook , B, W. Stetson, Gravesend ; 4th, Virginius, Liverpool ; &mma, ; Buenos Ayres, buyin i0 Grande, mmo: Jamon, In the Meresy;, Peroambnoo, Phillipe, Augo Malta, American, Liverpool Arrived from Borton—Fortuna, at Boones Ayrow, NON-ARRIVAL OF THE ADRIATIC, Sf. Jove, N. F., Jon. 1810 A, M, Tho steamship Adriatic, from New York, which was expected to arrive here last Saturday ovening, has not yetarrived. Some forty parsongere, intending 16 take paesage in her for Galway, have returned to Boston in the Columbia, Captain Leech, of the ColumbiA, reports no Jeo within forty miles of this cont, rot ir ‘ grees below zero on the 94 inat,, ® point only reached Mice slaco 1821, | headquarters to Hilton Head, where he will quietiy await Preparations most be made for ® spring cams paign. it will prove an + thing © for those who baye not regular quarters at the Bead. The hotel is mot t bo thonght of me ‘® place of reeidence by any one who cares for cleanliness, Com/ort or good living. Woe meed a new hotel badly. The department is quite satisfied with the exporienco it has enjoyed of the present affair, and praya for a better one. NEWS FROM CHARLESTON. ARRIVAL OF THE TRANSPORT ARAGO. PRRSOSAL. Brigadier General Israel Vogdes goes home on tho Arago to day on a short leave of absence. Ho has always had @ command on Folly Island since we occupied it, and bas ever been vigilant and wise in all hi operations, ‘His many friends hope that he will return with an addi- tional star. He descrves that recognition of bis servicos. Papel dp ‘Three deserters camo down from Battery Pritigie, on James Island. They belonged to the ‘regu- lar” South Carolina artillery. One of thom is from New Jersey, another from Baltimore, and @ third is an Irisb- man, They report that in the Christmas engagement wilb the Marblehead and Pawnee the rebels lost forty six men killed and wounded, and gave up the dght, disgusted and thoroughly disheartened. The rebels had nine guns iu position in the offair, thirty pounder rifles and heavy howitzers, Two of the latter were captured by us. At Battery Pringle, near Grimbal’s plantation, there are five guos—two heavy English rifles and three heavy siege guns. The rebels have a plan to blow up the Pawnee and Cim- merone by means of torpedoes, which they propose to bring down with boats and set them adrift pear the ves sels, Our folks are ready to meet thom. One torpedo bas already been p'cked up, and if the reports of desert ers are tobe credited there are any quantity of the same style of machines plunted in the Stono fiver above the spilling. REBEL RAVS IN CHARLESTON. Admiral Dahigren is on the looxout for rebel rams from the city, and is making preparations to recelvethom in proper form. It is known that they havo three largo rams and iron-clads alre dy ip commission, and another, by far she it efficient in every point of view, nearly ready for service. Sho will carry eight heavy gud8. aud is said to be fast, A ft is on the stocks, ready for launching as soon as the ma- chinery is all in, This will make a formidable fleet, and one that may give us no little trouble if they should come out and attack us. Our force inside the bar is re garded as amply sufficient to flog them if a chance is afforded. Some of theso days we shall see lively times in Charleston harbor, a8 the rebels, when ready, will assume the initiative. Wedo not dread the conflict nor doubt the result. Chief Engineer Hiram Newell, of the frigate Now Ironsides, has been relieved by Chief Fngineer Alex. Grier. Mr. Newell goes to Philadelphia. Brigadier General A, Kerr, of Connecticut, has mot with splendid success in re-cnlisting the Connecticut troops in thig department. Nearly one thousand men have re-enlisted, He goes home on business to-day. AFFAIRS IN THE TENTH ARMY CORPS Genera) Gillmore’s Headquarters Re- moved to Hilton Head. The Rebels Fortify the Ruins of Sumter. The Naval Expedition to Mor- rell’s Inlet. The Five Rebel Rams at Charleston Threaten an Attack Upon Our Fle ——~ A Skirmish Near St. Augus time, Florida. NBW YEAR'S DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Kee ee, ae ‘The United States transport eleamer Arago, Captay Gadeden, arrived at this port yesterday, with dates from Port Royal and Stono Inlet to January 15, The news is unimportant, General Gillmore is about to remove his the spring to commence anew his operations. The rebel rams at Charleston threaten our naval forces with a raid, which Admiral Dahigren is proparing for. Tho Arago brings sevonty-four first and one hundred aud ninety second class passengers and the noual mails. Among the Arago’s passengers are Brigadier General Vogdes, Brigadier General Aiken and Captain Ammen, of the United States Navy, and seven reboi prisoners. A letter from Doboy Sound, Goorgia, dated January 3, announces the capture by the gunboat Huron of the British ship Silvanus. After being repeatedly she'led and wel) riddled, the Silvanus was run ashore and sunk in one fathom water, and low tide leaves her nearly dry, and may be repaired. She is about four hundred tons burtben and is loaded with salt, spirits of all kiods, cordage, &c, She was trying to run In and suddenly changed ber mind upon seeing the Huron, and tried to ron out. Her papers made her out to be from Nagsau, N. P.,and bound ostensibly to Bermuaas., Her captain acknowledged that sho is a blockade runner. Joseph Strobel, of the Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania Volun- teers, was shot for desertion at Beaufort, on the 6th of Jenuary. It is stated in the narration of his execution, that, whlie in jail under sentence of déath, Strobell was offered by one of the guards an opportunity to escape, which ho refused. Purser Grantejean wil) accept ovr thanks for late pa- pers and other favors. Hazon Heap, 8.C., Jan. 2, 1864. ‘THE HOLIDAYS IN CAMP. New Year's Day was very generally observod at Ililton lead by grand dinners, balls aod mal calls, in genu- ine Knickerbocker style; and at Beaufort by a proces:ion speeches and an immense barbacue, in which the contra. band element shone in unpdva'loled lustre. At Hilton Head the Forty-soventh New York gave a very sumptuous dinner to the officers and mon of the Forty-eighth regiment, in return for an‘entertainment of ilke nature which the latter had extended to the former on Christmas Day. The entrance to the camp strects wero ornamented with triumphal arches of qvergreen, adorned by patrivtic and beautiful devices, and each company had its own tables loaded with the good things of this life, aad adorned with evergreen, at which the company guests from the Forty-eight were geated, with their hosts of the Forty-seventb, The men dined at three o’cluck, and enjoyed the repast highly. Speeches were made and sentiments given and responded to, and great hilarity manifested. A barrel of ale to each company was ampio to supply all with bibuldus: enjoyment. At four o'clock the officers of the Forty-eighth sat down with their hosts of the Forty-seventh and a large number of Invited guests, among whom were General Seymonr, Majors Judd, Freeman, of the Pay Departmeat, and others. The tables were abundantly supplied with a variety of viands and wines, Toaets were offered and responded to Mr. Oscar G. Sawyer’s Despatehes. Fouzy Istanp, 8, C., Jan. 15, 1864, - 1HB SITUATION. “ Charlestonwards there has beon but little doing since my last communication, We have not fired upon Sumter for several weeks past, as that work is now about as well used up as it is likely to be, even if our fire should be maintained indefinitely. The rebels, who cling to it with so mueh tenacity, have evidently not lost a great deal of time erecting some sort of defences or protection within tbe work, which will in ‘& measure cover them, in case of another bombardment. It may not be considered beyond the bounds of possibility that they bave even succeeded in placing some | by General Seymour, Volonel Barton, Majors Judd and guns ip position bebind these new defences, | Freeman, and others, including ® number of the prezs, vy which they will be enabled to hold the | which were well received, fort against assault or escalade. We can see no arma- ment at, all; but wew bombproofs or siartelio towers within the work, or whatever the new defercos may bo, which may be discerned witheut the aid of a glass, are large evough to cover guas of small calibre, euch as could bo vell used ogainst a storming column. However, as we do not propose to attempt to take tho fort in the modo suggested, the labors of the redois aro not likely to inter- fore with avy plans that may bave beeo formed by Geo. Gill more. After'a long and gay session the party adjoarned to the Commissary”“Hall, where @ ball was givon, and dancing was kept up toa late hour in the morniwg. Mr Ingulls furnished with the post band most excolient music at the dinner and the ball, Ip the evening the macbiniste sat down toa five din- ner, Mr. Macgregor presiding, and afterwards enjoyed themselves in listening to speeches from the President, Dr. Craven, Colonel Dunbar and others, and numerous sopgs. They hada glorious time, and are satisfied that they can indulge in good dinners as well as others. NEW YEARS AT BEAUFORT wos marked by a celebration of the anoiversary of free- dom to tho negroes of the South. The contrabands, male and female, old and young, attired in their best and most brilliant garments, docked into town from all the planta- tions on the neighboring islands, trom Hilton iiead and every quarter accessible to boats. Suvh a gather ng was vever before seen in quiet Boan fort. Over three thousand contrabands, of both sexes, congregated together, and marched with bin- pers and flags to camp Shaw, where from a stand # oum- ber of speeches were made by Generai Saxton, Colon! Filwell, Chief Quartermaster; Ovionels Higginson, Van Wyck, Lyach and others. Swords were presented by the colored people to Gonera: Saxton and Colon+! Higginson Mottoes were suspend d@ aout the stand—Jobon Brown deing in juxtaposition with the name of the Father of his Country, and Saxton shining forth with that of Toxssaint Overture, After the epeechos were over the hungry contrabands feasted on fifteen oxen, roasted wholo, and enjoyed the repast quite es much as they did the intellectual entertainment. It was a great day for the sable sons of Africa, who reigned supremo, demanding and receiving the adoration of their white brethren. According to the prophetic utterances of the enthusiastic speakers, éach one of the coptrabands would s00B be fa possession of a princely mansion, and the new order of things would be established on the geo islands on the Caroiina coast. THE BRAUFORT FIRB DEPARTMENT. : Tbe new Fire Department of Boaufort was edcially in- | ougorated on New Yoar’s eve. New York Mose Com pany No. 1 gave on that evening the most elogant soiree daneonle yet enjoyed in this department. The music was superb, the company—numbering nearly one hundred—select and the ladies beautiful and charm- ing. Tho supper was elegant and rcherche, The mem- bers of the company succeeded in accomplishing a de cided succes, alike creditable to themeelyes and reflect ing be the Now York Fire Department, from ane Sat Our Folly Island Correspondence. Founy Ierawp, 8. C., Jan. 15, 1804. & tha Garriton Plag at Fort Strong on Mor. ris Wand—Naval kepedition t» Morreil’s Inlet-—Re moval of Headquarters to Hition Head, de... The fing raising om Tuesday last at Fort Strong, formerly Fort Wagner, op Morris island, was the occasion of a very \wteresting ceremony. For several days prior to this eve0t Ubere stood a beautiful fagstai? patiently awaiting !t® starry companion tn the south ealiont angie OUR FIRE ON CHARLESTON is somewhat desultory. Further experiments bave been made with Col, Beil’s method of using incendiary shells, and they bave proved decidedly successful. Co). Bell has succeeded in exploding incendiary shells in the city with the same ease and certainty that are observed to ordioary shell practice. There ¢eems to be no trouble atteoding bis exporiments, and if tf composition was worth A copper gialifying results might follow. As it is, the damage inflicted by fire is comparatively weignil. cant. When we get bold of the right kind of incendiary composition, and explode it in the right spot, we may be able to start a conflagration that will leave nothing but a mass of ashes and rubbish to mark the spot op which the proud city of Charleston now stands. There is a good chance now for ingenious chemists to invent the material by which this desirable consummation may be attained. It bas not yot been discovered, A REPS. RAID SBAR SF. avOUETIME. Small parties of weed choppers, under a gard, have bean jn the habit of going out into the country from St. Angustine and beyond the picket Mnes for the purpose of gathering fuel for the use of the garrison, They have never bee» aitacked or interferred with until Wednesday, the 30th of Inst month. Toe usual fatigue party wes then gat, attended! by « guard dcuble the usual strength, made up of details from the Tenth Connecticut and the Twenty fourth Massachusetts regiments ,aa there had beeo rumors: Of an intended atiick on the party by Dickerson’s company of cavalry, from the St. Johns river, The guard numbered twenty five men, and the wood-chopper-, also armed, thewame. The fatigac party were in wagons. On reacb- ing @ point about five miles from the town a sudden fire was opened op the party from ambush on both sides the road, which wounded one or two, Lieutenant Walker, of the Twenty-fourth Massachussetts, who was in command of the guard, attempted to make a successful Ogbt, but to no avail. The rebels were a hundred strong and bad the advantage of # surprise, Tho result of the aihir was, that Lieut, Walker was mortally wounded and a private named Burns, Company J, Tenth Connecticut, killed; two others in the detachment were wounded and twenty-five taken prisoners, of which the Tenth t 3 i of the affair a strong force was sent out from the town to overtake the enemy; bat the latter, being mounted, oscaped. Licutenant Walker was found and Drought into town, where be died two days after. iin remains go North on the Arago to-day. He had been recontly promoted to hie position from a sergeant for general good conduct and five soldieriy qualities. The rebela treated onr wounded, whom they paroled, with great kindsess, They made no attempt to rob them, but left watches and purses on the bodies of the dead. Dick | erson placed his own saddiebage under Lieut. Walker'® head, and expressed bis regret that he was anabie to make Bim more comfortable. 2 NAVAL REPEDITION, ‘The navy sent ap expedition of three steamers to Mor Toli’s Inlet, alittle south of the North Carolina tine, for the purpose of chastising the rebols thereabouts for their capture of one of the brig Perry's boats some time ago ‘The fleet mot with gales all the way up while there, Dut succeeded in throwing aghore, through the breakers, after much labor, a detachment of marines and sailore avd a couple of gun’, The revel cavairy om post wear by fled, aiter making a how of defevoe, and our force ad vanced, A large schooner wes observed at apebor op the inlet, and, as our force bad no boate by whieh they could Teach it, it was determined to dostroy it, #0 half avioves Shells wore thrown into jt, the third of whieh eet thd vessel on fire and goon destroyed it, The schooner was loaded with cotton, turpestine and rosin, and was worth ‘® hundred thousand doliars or more, After this matter ‘wan accomplished the party retorned to the ebiy, and tho expedition came back to Charleston, HRADQUARTER® TO PR RRMOTED. Tt is understood that headquarters aro to bo removed Wn few days from this isiand to Hilton Howl, Active ‘operations are about suspindod im thie quarter, and fag, which had never been floated to the breeze over ‘his once famous rebel stronghold ja any otber form that a regimental one, bot which was now to wave triumph and deGaptly aloft. Zvery preparation had been made by Capt. C. G, Strahan, of Company I, Third Rhode Inland artillery, commanding the fort, to insure a prompt apd creditable undertaking. The numerous guests baving arrived and taken their poritions wear the base of the staff, the excellent band of the Fourth New Hampshire Voluoteers atruck of, and | continued to play a6 intervals through the optire cere. | monies Chay lato EVM, of the Third New Hampabire Volunteors, tben stopped forward, and, amid uncovered heats, do livered & prayer appropriate to the occasion. Cap: | taln Strahan, aesisted by a sorgoant, thon drew the fing, »indied, to the peak of the staff, immediately after up /olding It 40 the beeere, All eyes Were Row fixed on our insulted national em. | bicm, fully @Rpeeting @ salute from tho “robs,” ail thoogbt that @t this moment the enemy would open on | their old glory, Wagner, jy a manner not usual; but nota | aound wan beara’ from them, It was otherwise with us, Now commonced tho thnader of thirty five heavy guns from Port Strong—a national salate—fired at intervals of fifteen weconds Between each report. General Torry, Colone | Hoyt, Fifty-eecomd Pennaytyania Volunteers; Cap- fain Hamilton, Third United States Artillery, and Captain Straban mado a fow remarks, which cliciied deafening cheers from all assembled; and, amid salvos of heavy guns, with the utmost enthusiasm, heightened by Professor Dignam’s unrivalied band (kindly furnished by permission of Major Drew, at preseut commanding the Fourth New Hempshire Volunteers), the flag of the for- over free took its airy place in the heavens, never to be removed by our country’s foes. Upon invitation of Captain Straban the officers present adjourned to ‘inspect the bombproo’s.’? Hero, sur rounded by many spirited evidences of creature com forte, mutual pledgos, toasts, &c., followed in quick sue- ceesion, and the party shortly after ratired. Among the many officers present I noticed General a. Hi, Terry, Genoral Aiken, of Connecticut; Col. Dahlgren, wounded at Fredericksburg, son of Admiral D.; Colovel Boll, Fourth New Hampehire; Major Drew, do.; Captain Rockwell, First Connecticut artillery; Colonel Holliweil, Fifty-fourth Massachusetts (colored); Lieutenant An- drews, Signal Corps; Lieutenant F. A. Sawyer, of Gene- ra} Stevenson’s staf’, and many other gentlemen. T learned on Tuesday last that Admiral Dabigren had dospatched an expedition to Morrel's Inlet recently, Precisely for what purpose I did not hear, I understand that, owing to the stage of the tide or to some other un- ‘orseen circumstance, tho object of the expedition was not attained, The force employed in this affair is un- known to me, DEPARTURE OF HEADQUARTERS, To morrow Gen. Gillmore’s headquarters will be re- 3 ARRIVAL OF THE ILLINOIS, rn News from Central and South America, Another Bloody Revolution in Now Granada, ANTIOQUIA DECLARES HER INDEPENDENCE THE NEW COLOMBIAN CONFEDERATION, a, &, do. By the arrival of the steamehip MWiinois, Captain Bab- cock, we are in possession of our usual files and corres- Ppondence from the Central and South American repab- lics. We subjoin the letters of our correspondents, con- voying the news up to the latest moment. Oar Panama Correspondence. Pansua, Jan, 811 P, M. moved to Hilton Head. Gen. Terry will remain in com. | Affairs Quict in Central America—The Steamship Moses mand here, while Gen. Stevenson, who js now home by Teason of sickness, will command the post on Morris Inland upon his return, thereby relieving Col, Davis, will assume command on the departure of Gen. Terry. ‘The weather to-day is delightful, Of late we have ox- Perlenced a perfect siege of very cold and rainy weather, liberally interspersed with fogs and damp firewood. Gen. Israel Vogdes goos home to-day on furlough, and right well does be doserve it. Defrauding Recruits. HOW THEY THROW AWAY THEIR MONRY—SAM. DROWN RELEASED AND WIS WIFE MADE HAPPY, BTU. There are numerous complaints of frauds committed by brokers, agenis and otbers on the new recruits, as wo have all beard. S me of theso, un/ortupately, are too true, and all cases of complaint brought before § pervisor Blunt, Chairman of the Sapervisore’ Voluntecring Committee, are rectified, so far as lies in his power. Bat many of these cases are entirely beyond the reach of the committee; more have no foundation at all, but are tho more invention of the brain of some foolish fellow Who hes equandered his money, and, finding in his pocket bot a few dollars of the $300 peid Bim, forthwith makes complaint of gross fraud against somebody. A cose of this kind occurred a few days ago at the committeo rooms of the Supervisors. A fellow ap- peared, passed and was paid his $300 bounty. at the same time there appeared with him the keeper of tho boarding house where the recruit bad been boarding and claimed a certain pmount as due him, Tho new recruit ad the money in band, and could do whatever ho chose with it, He asked the landlord what tho *‘damago was,” acknowledging that he owod him something. It was set. ted by paying him twenty dollars, Mr. Blunt, thé chairm ‘n, then suggested that he leavo the balanco of the money with him, to be placed in the savings bank to bis (the recruit’s) credit. This bo consented to, reserving five doltars ouly for bis own uso, handing the balance== $275—over to Mr. Blunt for deposit. So far all right, But the landlord or boarding house keeper amelt the ‘greeubscks,” followed up the recruit, Bad his pleasant talk with him, and got him again before dir, Blunt, when he made a demand for his money, saying he had changed his mind, Of course Supervisor Blont’s a intentions were thwarted, Ho was obliged to give it up. The fvolish ro- cruit received it und — banded it over to the Roarging pees keeper, with the injucction to “keep it for him” coarse ho will do it 20 effectually that it will never get back into the hands of the recruit, who goes to Kikor’s Island with just $5 of the $300 paid to him. A few days eubsoquentiy & lovg complaint came from @ solder on Riker’s Island to the comunittce, detail @ groas fraud upon him, Nee | he was cheat out of ali his ity money but $5. The peetes we the case Investigated, when it the-recruit making the complaint was the cery one who withdrew bis money from Mr. Blunt and banded it over yoiuntarily to his fried, the boarding house ke » Of course ke had simply dung away his mopoy and nothing could be dove. We state this cas:—and it ie one of every day cccur- renee—more in detail, to show how idie many of the complatots o: fraud on soldiers ure. Real cuses of {raud Drought before the committes are, Heaven knows, nu- Merous envugh; but fictitious aod idle cnes are more 80, The old adago of “believing orly ove-haif you hear’? applies to reported Trands upon soldiers. A re. crult was received & few Mays since whoge old mother wis present to receive the bouniy from him Instead of hand- ing the $300 over to bor he informed her that she had better come to Riker's island, where he would ive her the $300 and the State bouw $7 in addition. She returned 10 tho ojice a few cays afterwards, in eviden distress, with complaint that sue bad visited her s the island, and found that te hud fambiet nod equand ed dollar of the $376, not having enough left to buy his poor old mother a loaf of bread. Such or similar cases are freqoont enough and c but the committve nor any other power have apy cont over them. It would seem tiat from the moment in 18 made & private soldier Le becomes reckiess. careless of himself and all porsoos else—nnd no advice, no pleadings or explanations of the Chairman have rarely avy efiect. but when he finds @ case of Actual fraud on 4 soldier by w bivker OF agent be receives no money. He is made not only to disburse hiv fra lent rains, bat ieshut out (rom doing. any furthor basi- bess abt : oflice. ihe case Of the black recruit Sama Brown, to whom we referred a few days since us having boon inveigied into the army under the plea of driving a pair of bo carriage, bas been ful sa signed papers at the Provost Mrsbal’s ofliee witnr knowing what they veo and received fifty dollars tweaty of which were bogus, but instead of being mounted on @ carriage Lox, he found himself in a cioth tent on Rik 1's Isiand, with cloon straw for a. pod, surrounded by a foot of snow and tho tbe atu ‘This was vot what the durkey Dargax 1 ¢ for all parties concerned Was 80 vulragcous that Mr. lint took wousual pains with it, ferreting oat all the facts and guilty parties; brought the whole sub ject to the attention of the War Doparimens, cbrough General Dix; obtained bis full discharge, and competlet the broker to re/upd tg the county the turee hundred dol Jars he hud received fFumn the Chairman of the Commit tee, pald on papere signed by the i'rovest Marsbal. The wife of Sam appeared before the committer, plow! ber busbaid ¢ release, wo was heron y | Sippat, S.odid not waut the bounty, even is sheco d frown; he was ber ouly friend; ber 2 could Bot work much. “What would you give to hay im re‘eased?’? + ord &@ masey, Mr. Judge, monoy (crying heartily); but | guess { could get friends fifty dollars.”’ “ben be is worth fifty doi you, fs he?’ “Ob, mercy on ine, I'd give @ thor them ero green feilers, if 1 could get ‘em. ‘ub you kee» a good oye upon him if] get bimolf’ ‘A good 8: tir, dis chile wil do nuilin’ else’ “Well, bere Ni discharge for your husband. Take it, and get bia. home #8 Seon as yOu cen, and pophing to p: “On, de Lord bab mercy on me, and bies# you, too! l’se eo thanxiul, Mr. Biunt, that [can’t say naffin, Do Lord brees you.” * is the $20 bogus money your husband received, and Taylor, dc. , de, ‘The ateamehip Moses Taylor, Captain Blethen, from San who | Francisco on the 234 ultimo, hasarrived. Her ‘passen- Gers will be disembarked to-night, amd feave for Aspin- wall at daylight to-morrow moroing, Phey willbe in New York nearly as goon as the Ariel, e The Panama Railroad Company’s steamer Salvador, Captain Boroditch, from San Jose de Guatemala and inter- mediate ports, has also arrived. Sho brings the followin cargo for New York:—18 ceroons indigo, 1,008 dry nides and 14 packages of sundries, The entire cargo of the ship consists of 5,780 packages. The Salvadonreports everything as being very quiet in Central America, Tho authorities of Salvador still feet sore, however, at tho assistauco given by foreigners to secure the escape of General Larrios, The steamabip Moses Taylor will, I understand, take in tho cargo brought by the illinois and return toSan Fran- cigco. She stands in need of being taken into duck before making another trip with passengers, as hor bottom 18 vory foul from haying leid up sv ong. Paxama, Jan, 9, 1864, Delay in Landing the Passengers of the Moses Taylor—Ths Revolution in Antioquia Against Mosouera— Reported Designs of Mosquera and Fior: ainst Peru—A Sailor Bitten to Pieces by a Shark, dc. ‘The Moses Taylor’ paszengers wore not landed Ines night, a8 a matter of precaution, They are brought from the steamor to the wharf {a open Jaanches, and it was feared that some might get overboard in the darkness and do lost; as it ig, they camo ashore at noon, exposed to a blazing tropical sun, without any awning to proteat them They do not land in the Paowma Railroad Company's steamer; but the launches which they are in are merely towed by her from ship to shore. The Lilinols will pro- bably leave Aspinwall this evening, We hear that the revolution in ihe province of Antio- quia is more serious than at first supposed, Four thou- sand meo are in arms against Mosquera, and the govern- mont has been oblived 10 raise a large force tu oppore them. There bas tet been much enthustaa in regard to Mosquera’s victory, except ainong his partisans This, if notlfing else, gives the strongest proof of his unpopu- larity with the majority. It ts said, by those who apparent; y the situation, that it is the Intention of Mosquera and ores to combine against Pera, and endesvor by the conquest of that State to annex it also to the United States of Colombia. if this is the caso they will have undertaken a task of large proportions, and one they will flad difficult to complete. A sailor going sshure on a hawser from the bow of tho English mu! steamer rolent, which arrived at Aupinwall on the 3d inst., was seized by a shark, which took oif one of his legs at the frst bite. At tho next attack the mau loet his lefts arm near the shoulder, then tho right 1 to the shoulder; and lastly, his bead was tikeu clean o’ The trunk, with the one leg attached, tlosted, and wi buried on the 7th by the shyp’s compan: understand perfect iy fr Archbishop Hughes. LETTER FROM THK PRESIDENT IN REGARD TO THB DFATH OF TAE MO! REVEREND ARCHBISHOP, The following letter, on bebalf of the Presiioift, was received by the very revereud admipistrator of the diocese:— Dmrartweye or Stare, Wasuincron, Jan, 13, 1864. To the Very Reverond Ww. Sranas, Administrator of the Diovese of New York: — Very KnverunD anp Dear Sin—Tho President of (be United States has put into my hands the invitati n to the obsequier of the late Archbishop Hughes, wih which he was favored by you, While i, wag imposstbie for him to aceeyt the invita. tion, be hus, nev rtheless, earnestly desired 10 fad somo practicable inode of manifesting the sorrow with whiea he received intelligence of that distinguished prelate’s demise, and bis sympathy with his countrymen, ana with the religious munion over which the deceased prosidel, in ther great bereavoment. I have, therefore, on bis behalf, to request that you will make known in such manner as wili seem to you most appropriate, that having formed the Arch. bishop e ncyuatutacce iu the earliest days of our coun- try’s prese sel aud advice were gladly smght aud coutinvally received by the governinent on those points whiecb his position enabled bim better than cthers to consider, Ata conjuncture of deep interest to the country, the Archbishop, «sociated with others, went abroad aud did the nation a servi & jumbly hopfhg that the loss.whiew the church and the State have sustainest in the removal of the head of your arebdlocen su the blessing of God, hé re one, cakable grin to bie orrow to them, ectaily, your obedient LIAM di, SEWARD, Military Affairs, FIPVY-PIRST REGIMENT, NkW YORK YVOLCNTEERB (SHRP and RIFLES). This veteran regiment will be reviewed by bis Honor the Mayor, at the City Hall, at two o'clock to-day, 19th. They will then be crcorted through Broadway, Filth avenue, Thirty-coventh etreet aud Madison avenue, aud. bonqueted ot ¢ street, They ¢ servant, the regiment,” (New York, for th sented by ond batts « Stripes, it tho arma af the s blending with those oUnka. Let the paopie a! og tho route cheer them: as they deserve. REORPTION OF THE THIRTY-SRCOND MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT. Be The arrival to-day of the THirty , Jan. 17, 1864, cond Maesachuse | Tegiment was the ocovsion of a great ovation to the brave Mon composing it, The regunent was rocelved at tha dopot by a crowd of citizens, and cader escort: ‘ho mde hore is a big pocketbook to keep St in’? (handing her ono nos he lias Had prepared for exch yulanteor p his bounty money in). “Yah! yab! yah! } dosent Want the nasty bogus trash, vor the pocketb ok needer Yes, I'll keep ‘em bofe. Iiiframe de bogus, and keep de pocketbook to keep my huelacd s millentary comme. sion in—yab! yah! ya! Good by. | Lord brees you.” She of courte went of happy, to look for her released bhueband, Sam Brown. The Evening Express Case. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CHAMBER? Pefore Judge Cardozo, The case of Henry Hobson, the contamacious witners who refused to answer any questions relative to the cir- culation of the Zvening Express, in the suit now pending between the partners, James and Erastus Brooks, op one side, and Stephen Clark on the other, came up yesterday on the motion of the counsel for the plaiotif to commit Hobson for contempt of court, Mr. Crain read tho affidavits upon which the motion was founded, and argued that the power of the Court to commit for a contempt was found at common law. It wae no excuse to say that the witness meant no covtempt, and that in refusing to answer the questions put to him ho was acting in accordance with the instructions of the counsel on the other side, His testimony was necessary tn the adjudication of the present case, and i¢ he stil continued to refuse to answer there was only one remedy, and that was the jail, Mr. McKeon, in reply, stated that the witness intended no offenee to the Court, and that, furthermore, the Court was not vested with power to commit the witness under e yet 4 the provisions of which these proceedings ou The argument wes continued at some lengih on hovl sides, when bis Hovor took the papers, and annonnesd that he would render a decision cn the point thiy mora ing, to which tine tho cause was adjourned, The First Ma hhusetts Cavalry. TO THE KOITOR OF THE HERALD. Haarquaniens, Piast Massacnvsers Cavanty,) rs Winnantom, Va., Jan. 16, 1864.) 1600 by your despatch of the 13th inst, that the oan of thie regiment wae reported to have been surprised by guoriilas sand several men and horses captured. You JH) oblige mo By contradicting the above report in your Thé report probably arose trom the late sar: Ivania cavalry, picket reverve, veven man wore wounded, avd inetoen men forty-two horses and equipments were Yared bya party of Mosby's ittalion, who, mest wroond thee picket tino, attacket Ukem fo the rear, fam, very respectfully, your obediout servant, BW. CROWNINSAIFLD, Captaia Commanding First Messachuretts Cavalry. pendent (adete and other military bodies wag escorted to (be State House. whete Governor Andrew extended welcome in An eloquent apeech, A salute woe fired on the Common. A dinner in Fanen\! Mall followed. So im posing and enthusiastic a demonstration on the Sabbath has seldom been seen here, The Cases of Paimer and Company, A MILITARY COMMISSION APPOLNTED, Major Gel i Dix bas ivewed an order, appointing a commission to try the cases of p roows at prevent vontinet in Fort Lafayette and Fort Warren, O° course Mr. Palmor and his friends will be included im thls jnvestig tion. The following is tho order in full, a copy of which hae been eent to Marshal Murray — SVRCIAL OKDERONO. TD, } » Heapgeskrens, Derantaent oF via Kase, New York Cery, Jan, 15, 1564, Pursuant to ingteuctions from the War | dated January 12. )9%4, a Military Comminelo» is here Appointe to examiae add Invesitiate the cases of per- 8008 arrested and detained in Furt Lafayette, New York harbor, and fort Warren, Boston harbor, other thou pria- oners of war and convicts, The commiasion wiil report the fects together with their » Fecommendation jp each caso to the Major Geveral com Toanding the ahaa gs and will try such cases ag may Le sent before them for triat from these headquarters, Netail for the commiasivn:— Volono! M. 8, Howe, Third U.S, cavalry, Major F. 8. Dent, “oorth U.S. inanerys arg) Royal ‘ V. 7 OR na ‘ lay t Jobn A, Holes, A 1. Cy Jay ie. By ccramiseion wilt tate treba rd Eacoette, WY. harbor, atton o'vlock, A. M., om Toes January iv 1404, of ag svon thoreafter as practioabl tases nf these confined is that forte : | instractions fur the guulance of the Court are nich sed, comand of Major Gencrat DIX. LD. Ty Vas Buarm, A. A. General The Weather. A SNOW STOKM IN THE WEST, Creorewant, Jam, 189 A.M it commenetd raining jast n.ght about aime o'clock, and conticued (li two o'clock this morning, when \t tara od tognow, he ground is now covered, And snow cou: tinwes to fall. Thermomptor thirly-dve dogrese, SNOW Brow AT CATO, Carmo, Jan. 18, 1844. t snow storm prevatied tere from early last ovening un'il moon to-day, Some ate. twenes 6f how bave fallen, Tho weather is now clear, ‘Thore is no vows from below, laiking up she A viol