The New York Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1864, Page 1

cee vt __THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 9990. HARVEY BIRCH. Apother Communication fre Interesting Correspondent. Tho Rebel Sympathizers in New York and Baltimore. Infernal Gus at Drory’s Sloff—Trial Exhibition. \ Zlow They Brand Deserters io the South, a, 90 THE EDITOR OP THE HERALD. Barrens, Jan. 20, 1868. Ia my lost letter published by you,] promised to ex. oso in my next commanication some disloyal practices en the part of certain rebel sympathizers in this clty and New York; but circumstances, which you will Jearn from private note, constrain me to respite the guilty parties ‘watil cacceihes scridendi comes upon me again. Bat let not the transgressors, like their late friend, Dr. Wrigbt, of Norfolk, imagine that a respite prognosticates ‘epardon, or like him they will fail a prey to bitter dis- ‘eppointment. Nor Jet the joyal readers of the Hsara.p ‘approbend that the iateresting disclosures which my let- tersled them to anticipate will not be forthcoming; for Weir advent is as certain as the millenvium, and will recede that great event more than a year. ‘THB COPPERURADS—WHAT 19 THOUGHT OF TERM 2: DIXTR. ‘Jeannot continue my narrative of what I eaw end heard fw Dixie better, perhaps, than by referring to the eopperheador peace party of the North, and showing @heestimation in which it and Sts leaders ere held by romincnt robelsin the South, The fall elections are now ‘over, and Icannot be suspected of writing or exaggergt- og for political effect. It would bo superfluous, if not intrusive, in me to oc- Cupy as much space in your columns as would be neces- ‘ary to recite all the slurs, insinnations and imputations ‘J beard uttered by leading rebels against the heads of that party—that “bermaphrodive party,” as the rebel William ©. Rives appositely styles it. It will be ‘waficient to recount what I beard in a single day. Tae NEW GUN. tn the latter part of Aprit last a novel piece of ordnance @f rebel invention and manufacture was tested at Dru- "ye Pioff. A considerable number of army officers, ‘ee woll as maoy distinguished civilians, were invited to ‘bo presont to witoess the astonishing performances of abo vew gun. Colonel Williams, of the First Virginia in. ftemtry, avery agreeable gentleman, whose acquaintance ‘I bed previously made, invited me to accompany him and be present on tho interesting occasion—an jovitation which I readily accepted. ‘Of the gun and its destructive qualities, as evidenced By the oxperiments, I will speak ‘bereafter. When the ria! was over a considerable number ef the spectators, ‘both officers and civilians, whoibad received Jovitations— ‘among thom my friend Colonel Williams and myself—re- Pelred on board the rebel steamer Patrick Henry, fying at the biuf, to partake of a collation which haa ‘Seen provided by Commander John K. Mitchell and ‘ether officers of that vessel (at whose expense J don't fepow) for our-en‘ertainment. COMUS AND FEASTING “GONB A TRAVELLING,” EXCEPT ON STRCLAL OCCASIONS, Peaeting 8 #0 out of fashion in the confederacy that Gomus je almort forgotten. One would naturally suppose that bo bad died of starvation, or left the country in dis- gest long ago; bat, eo far from such being tbe case, be presided at our board with bis wonted jollity and grace, rendering the affair quite a gleefal and-pleagant one. Moet promivent among the distinguished pereons pre- een was bosoited Silenus, commonly known as John Letcher, Goveroor of Virginia; next tho snarling Cerberus ‘of the confederacy, alias General Winder, who bad left Debind him two of his hesds—Major Griswold and Cap- tain Alexuoder—to watch the gates in'bisabgence; next ‘the ferce warrior Achilies, notoriously known as Roger A. Pryor, who bad always the remarkable fasbion of turning Bie vulnerabie bee! apon the enemy, for whieh be was re eumtly charped with cowardice and roduced:to the ranks Ba private, next Vulcan, the inventor.and maker of the great gun. which'ne swore would be, io the:bands of ord- Bary artierymen, more destructive than Jupiter's than erdolts or the best forged weapons of the gode. ‘There wero also pregent the eloquent Wm. C. Rives, the provound David Funsten, the crafty Walter ‘R. Staples ‘and the modest Robert 8. Montague, them candidates, and ‘@ow,1 believe, members elect, for the rede! Congress. ‘There were other colobrities too numerous t0 menticn. AN bands pitched—! think that’s the best sword—into the victuals with the voracity of barpies, os if they did oct expect to get another uch a whance for many months to come. after gor mandizing fcr aboot ap hour, attention wes tasned te the decanters. Sinus made the corn whiskey suffer, en usual, and Cerberas got pretty wel! cormed. Tonsts were proposed, and speeches followed. The chivalrous Pryor, after boasting of what the South bad dove, could 60 and Would do, lavoched a terrible philippic sgaiaet the people and prese of the Nortb, AND BEPRCOALLY AGAINET TRE HERALD a ite-editor, a if he experted bis speech to be reported To repent all bis billingsgate would bo impossible; bat the pee of n}) bo snid—if there was any seneo in it—was — (That the HensLp wee Limoolo's organ. and had ween the ebief moans of keeping up the war. ‘Whenever were is 4s) rapture in the Cabimet, or one of its members becomer eefractory. Old Abe bas only to communicate witb bis ‘Gecanic friend Bennett, sod a shange or reconstruction of <bo Cabinet is urced by the Henaro, until the delinquent taesbors, Knowing the influence of that abominadie @bog! upon the President, and fearing removal. kick Beck «into the traces, and ail pull again. Bot for the Henau tbe rotten admin Seisom §=«would bave allen to pieces, and the war meuki bave been ower long age. Besides, tbo vfiamogs sheet bamboozier the ignorant people by ly og end enging war for the Union ; ebereas, if, like most of tho ether Nertbero papers of smaiier circubation and lees in. fiuenee , # would declare or ackmewlodge the war to be for fubjugation and emancipation, at isthe’ fact, tbe reve. tution would epread over the Merth in a single fort. night. Py doodwinking the peeple it bos #0 long Provenied se peace party from becoming powerful evough to resict the abolition goverment and to demand @ comaven of abe war, Butlam sasurod by a lever evhich | roceiead only afew days age from.sirieod ip Sew York—o eteanch ol! bunker degsocrat-—that the peeple are getting cheir cyes open, and that wery soon sacneis wil) De eroaued in the Middle and WeeLorn Flotes, Pedanon in Now Engiand.”’ ‘THR AORKTERY TRACE PARTY. (air. ewes nino made® speech. As there were sawra mutasbomn of (be press peonent, I dare say he expected a's veatertt would be publiabed and peruned by the e.eotoen of hi disuniet; Dut paper aad printers are ecarce i [Dixie and Me. Rives, ike the rest af the orators, received b ut Apassing wouce. He willae doubt be surprised and Mattored at Geding an abstract of bie specch ie tbo Riansin. Alor sdying & great atany other thiogs, Mr. ives declared thes ho bad > capfidence in the so ersied peace party a4 the North, and had no respect for de deadera, They Were an ubscrupwleuw and recklees set of Gackguards and demagogues. They Propore nothing oro, a0) 1s ip DOL certain that they mend anything gare, than Vo give us poses I, vpCD some terms, we will feturo to lee Union, This be would nover agree to. He would retbor (be war should coptinue twenty years, and that toe Soucb ebould suffer rubjngation and a tho do plorable couse} vences that such @ calamity would env) Phan that nho should egain afMiiate, spon avy terms, with Yar-keo aboitioniste and vandals. Thoy anuet rely exclu 1y pon shor Own FenOUrCE®, endray and fortitude ‘cap depend oo HO Yankee peace party, andon no Faoese poiiticinn. When be fevered onttion the Gordian knot betwoon the Nort: and South, ho Peoded =n uly & Heverance ow ot Me ee, a, tlona) ties between the two sections, but, for Dimself at least, a dissolution of all political and social relations with the people of tbe other section. He had had many political aesociates in the North; but be learned from experience that whenever they needed their help, ‘and attempted to put their bands on them, like Paddy’s flea, they were not there. Like the goveamer, they 0 ‘with the strongest wind. Now look at the conduct of Joba Van Boren, A few months ago they were led to regard him-as a friend—that is to say, as an enemy of the ‘Lincoln administration, and im favor of ‘peace at any price” “Trey expected him to pecome one of the leaders Of the :poace party; but in the middie of March they found him in New York avd Brooklyn advocating the ‘war at any price.” Jobo is ebip of the old dlodk,”” and they onght pot, perbaps, 0 be sur. priced at any political jaconsistency or summersanit com- mitied by him; bot it is much the same witb all ‘the Northern people, The leaders of this peace party ‘are med of no character even in the North, apd w ‘frtendabip. By pro@fering the South their ‘they are guilty of treachery 10 their own eqetion and ‘country, and if they hed an opportunity they woid not | de log in Hkewseo betraying us. 7 ‘SNOTSAR ON THB CAMB CUBIROT. Mr. Staples also made aspeech. He bad no reepect for the peace party of the North, and would never listen 10 reconstruction. He was glad to be assured that pearly all the Jeading men im the South entertained similar sen- timents; but at the same time be believed it bad policy to avow such sentiments, to that wey should become known to the leaders and members of tbat peace party. ‘We may talk as we like here among ourselves; bit be was opposed toour statesmen and Jeaders writing letters, and to newspapers printing editorials, continually declar- ing reunion impossible. Jt is better to encourage this pence party; to induce its leaders to believe that if reasonable guarantees are offered by the Yankee government the South will return to the Union. This will furnish them good grounds to ‘work upon; ‘their party wil] become formidable and em- barrags the Lincoln government, and enable us the soover to obtain am'honorable peace. Phoogh we can but despise these mea for their perfidy towards their own section, yet, as their conduct tends toembarrase our powerfu) and un- gcrupulous enemy, we ebould prove recreant to our duty to our owe country not to encourage this couduct for our own advantage. He boped his suggestions would be ap- proved by the gentlemen of the press then pregect. XO RESTORATION OF THE UNION ON ANY TERMS. The gentlemen of whose remarks I have given this brief synopsis are well known to you, Mr. Editor, and to all well informed politicians of the Nortb, as prominent lead- ers in the South. Their speeches prove that they will listen to no terme of peace involyjng the restoration of the Union; and nearly all the distinguished leaders in the South bave made speeches or written letters of similar import. Why is it, them, that eome of our people will persist fo advocating concilia- tory measures on the part of the government? If they really desire the restoration of the Union, why not join bande with the President tu sabduing the traitor who are sworn and are seeking to prevent that consum- mation? When these traitors bave been thoroughly chas- tised and Jay down their arms, the government may af- fora to-be merciful and magnanimous. Then it will be time enongh to discuss matters of secondary considera- tion upoo which the people of the North may Gisagree. THE NEW REBEL GUN AGAIN. I will now attempt a brief and imperfect description of the nove) gun to which | referred and ite performances. I say imperfect deecription, because} bad no opportunity to examine the gun, and saw it only at the distance of several yards; 60 that it would be impossible for we to descrive it very minutely or accurately. It appeared about the size of a twelve pounder, aud !e mounted upon a swivel on an ordivary artillery carriage. The butt, or breech, resembies the handle of a pistol, On the left eide of the breech is placed # bopper, on the right side @ windlass, or crank. It is loaded at tbe breech. The dalleg passing through the hopper. are carried i appropri ate quantities into the gun by the motion of the windlass, as is also the powder, which is arranged jn charges in another portion wf the breech. The gun, being thus loaded, is ‘ivcbarged by the continued rotatiin of the windlass. The machinery ip the breech and modus operandi I was unable to see further taap I bave de- cribed. The hopper and machivery can be set for the recoption of shot and balls of various @izes, and even canister. The crank is a sufficient distance from tbe gun to enable @ person to work it without injury. The bore of the gun is larger at iig muzzle than at its ‘base. Porpondicularly it is the same, but horizontally it js considerably larger,so that the mouth is oval, and will ecatter sbot right and left. On the trial alluded to the balls used were about the size of musket shot. The target, which was the size of company of infantry in line of battle, consisted of cheap quslin, fastened upon stakes, and was logetber | placed two hendred and fifty yards distant from the gun. Fifty loads-were Ored, in five minutes, and then an éx- ‘amination was made of the target, which was found 10 be perforated in every direction. Had men occupied the place of the target, scarcely ene could have escaped Other trials wore afterwards made until the target ga' way, the muslin banging !0 shreds to the stakes, It ts claimed that this gun will throw musket shot by the sbovelfal, effectively, further than a musket wil) carry, and can be fred ten times a minnte for two houre without becoming too much heated for use. Whether the rebel government purchased the gup, or ordered others of the kind, 1 did not learn; but tbe mili- tary Officers who witnessed the firing were extravagant in their praises of it, and expressed the opinion that the government would order a large number made at once ‘THE PATRICK BENRY te a propeller of about the class and burden of the Tozpo- do, upon which Alexander BR. St attempted to visit Washi She is very neatly fitted up, but as 8 maval craft is of very littie importance. it is on board of this ‘vessel that the examination of al! the candidates for mes ters and lieutenants io the rebel pavy is conducted. THE RENE) TROOPS Op the following day 1 accompanied Colonel Williams to bis camp. I believe) bayealrency stated that be com- smanded the First regiment Of Virginis infantry, which at this time was stationed at Atiees,@ emall hamlet on the ‘Virginia Centra) Railroad, about nine or ten miles from ‘Richmond. | rew.ined the whole of that day and nicht, ‘and most of the next day, ond gained mucb interesting jnformation in regard to tbe areny and the feelings of the soldiers. ‘The First Virginia entered the service nearly nine Bon dred strong, and now number only one hundred and sixty two men. Two hundred and seventy-six tad ‘been lost by disease end casualties in the field, and thece hundred and sixty-four bad deserted. This io oan Li oye from Colonel We be t » reguaene been doing a great deal icket dut; in Lee’s army, and, the chaeces for.desertion Coan good, the boys made the best of them. To use toe Colonel's own expression, ‘-his boys carried op-desertion by whole- senle; nnd yet,” be ndded, ‘I cannot ‘blame them mucb; men can’t Kve on air and Sight. after day on empty atomachs. Very few of my men bave Diggers; 80 ‘that they havo Botbing to oor co , and take sho interest io the war. If in face of the enemy ‘thoy will fight, pride will drive them to thie: and, ve. eides, !t is safer to fight than to etand still and be fired at. But.we cannot expect our men to be satieded votil we can put them o« full rations and make our aovey good for eemetbing.”’ Still the Colonel ie aetrong mebe!, ond is for Gghting to the last. DRERRIIONS. For@ copsiderabie time the rebels hawe beep lcalog men by desertion faster shan they can eu} their placer under the conscription. Ge punisment Op those.caugbt find copwicted bas wo effect, seemingly, in dewrring others. While] was. (astle Thunder scores were abot, readings * performed it the Castfe, ea bea 26 a 4 beautiful og humane as beautiful. ‘The aslprit is Dangling manver. a arisea, accompanied nag: founds avd the iron nee, into the fleeh. On pretence te iearace plaio avd tndelible, but ia reality to lorture the unforupate culprit, the hot iron is drawn mang times through the wound, making it lorger and deeper, until she victiin, unable fo endure the excruci- ation jogger, faints, and is carried he The operation the executioner of ormneder stationed at thes We pot in To Tig * villago of phe jews biliae NEW YORK, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1864. @§ Charlestown, Notwithstanding our Bathe oF i eg i 2, ite i i ir comrades from BaRVEY BIRCH. THE PRESIDENCY. Lincolm Nominated by the Maryland House of Delegates. Baxrmors, Jan. 23, 1864. Im the Maryland House of Delegates yesterday, Mr. Jones offered a series of resolutions endorsing the ad- . ministration of Abrabam Lincoln and renominating bim for the Presidency. ‘The regolutions were adopted, and a disloyal one de- noupoing the administration was laid over.under the rales. Mr. Murpby, of Baltimore, submitted a resolation providing for the expulsion of any member using dis- loyal language. ‘Tho Speaker declared this resolution out of order. Lincoln Nom: ted in California. San Francisco, Jan. 22. Among @ series cf patriotic resolutions before the Legislature one concludes as followe:—"‘That the people still look to Abraham Lincoln ss the instrament selected by Providence to lead their country in safety through 2!) ‘te peril, and restore it again toa peace in which no ele- meat of discord eball de found, and that we do most heartily favor his re-election.” This passed the Senate with but Give dissenting votes, and the Assembly witb only two objecting members. Interesting Criminal Matters-Sentence Day. COURT OF GENERAL SBSSIONS. Before Recorder Hoffman and City Judge Rueee). Jan. 23,—Thie being sentence day, the court room was unusually crowded, aud the bench was occupied by Re- corder Hoffman and City Judge A. D. Russel. The interests of the people were looked ofter by As sistant District Attorney O. L. Stewart. Jeremiab Kehoe, an old man sixty-nine years of aze, with watery eyes and thin gray bair, bad pleaded guilty of mensiaughter in the fourth degree As areason why sentence should not be pronounced against bim , he men- tioned having lived io New York thirty-eight years, duriog whieh he had always been a good demccrat. Sent to the City Prison for sixty days. Francis Burke, the young blacksmith convicted of an assault with intent to kill, was sent to the State Prison for three years and nine months, Judge Russel inform- ‘ng Dim be bad uever known a cage of a more aggravated character. . Michae) Hanlon, a man with a low brow and closely cropped bair, had pleaded guilty of grand larceny. Judge piety 4 satisfied that it was not bis first offence, gave bim the ful) bevefit of the law by sentencing bim to tne State Prisom for four years and pine monthe, with jabor. Honore 1, the wowan who stole @ man’s pocket book because he Lok improper hberties with ber, was Jet off with a reprimand, Richard Gilchrist, the man convicted of ap assault and battery on a grocery and liquor dealer, was, in conee- quence of some mitigating circumstances, awarded tue light sentence of sixty days in the City Prison. cntterin, had plesded gully eran aseesit with m deager: form, tn guilty of ap assault with @ ous woapon. ‘Recorder Hoffman said be bad. to pase een tence with a great deal of pain. He understood the pris- oper lost an arm at the battle of Gettysburg, and his com- manding officer spoke higbly in bie favor. On arriving in this city he went out with two otber soldiers. They were all under uhe influence of liquor, and became voiey and quarrelsome, when a police officer interfered to pre- serve the peace, and the prisoner drew hie revolver and shot the officer. It was necessary that retorned soldiers should understand that they could pot use their revo} ‘vers with impunity. If he bad nothing to consult but bis own feelings be sbou)d bave preferred to rend bim to the Invalid corps; Dut, there being about two thousand policemen in tbis city, it became his duty to jet them know that they could not be assaulted and ebot at with impuvity while tp the discharge of their duty. en- tenced to the Penitentiary for ove yer, James Wilson, a young, reepectable looking man, was eent to the State Prigon for two years for passing counter. felt teeny 8 Patrick Ryan bad pleaded guilty of asimiler offence, but Recorder said ne should only impose a light sentence, being satisfied it was his fret offence and tout he was a bard working man. Sentenced to the City Prieon for thirty days. Francie Williams, a very respectable and very ebarp —_ boy, about seventeen years of age, who bad plead ES, of ey” at grand larceny, wae told by the Recorder that he believed bim to bea very bad boy, and shon}d send him to the House of ‘were, it would be the place be would least like io go to, and if he were not it would be the best place for him. ‘Obadiah Bayley, a sbort, stout, jolly looking colored man, who had stoleo vothes, " some «1 , Wes Bet to the leu tentiary for three months. 2 ‘Mary Avo Mel earnaa, the lady in black, was seatenced the Pesitentiary for six montbe and to pay a of A. T, Stewartand other storekeepers wil) jong re- ber her shoplifting proclivities. Ipb Blank, & clerk, and Joseph Mattmann, a porter, ‘both employed m a drug store jn the Bowery, tried and convicted about twelve months since for robbing the tame. Biank was sent to the State Prison for two years, and Mattmann received the eame sentence, with an extra three months added. Adjourned until Monday morning at eleven o'clock. , a8, if be 5 leged ¢ Assignment. VERDICT OF $47,954 AGAINST A GEGAR DEALBR-—A CABB GROWING OUT OF THE PANIC OF 1857. COURT OF COMMON FLEAS. Before Judge Daly. + ‘The cee of Jove Fraschieris againet David M. Hevriqacs and David T. Ferrie, whicti bas occupied the attention of the Court since Monday last, was concluded yesterday, The plaiotiff is @ commission merobant, doing business in Havana, whore he bas a large eegar factory. very beavily ent action was Of certain ship mente of Lyra rent to The defeedant Hen- =, ea deing $33, The frequently, by every Fraschieris bad been in the bad: or je of goods 1857, the plaintiff sent by at $36,102 vessel arrived in New York on ‘September goods did not get into the Custom House until the Previous te the arrival of tho a Z = i were (rai yearn’ hard iss aes 7 A procured a prepared tor Wag aeiesan wie tex Judges Protvepaoe. asd’ Dooce Yer the do Fire it Oswegi—The Heamh of Mr. Littiejonn., Oswraa, Jan. 23, 1864, A fire Inet night destroyée! James Alexander's brewery 2nd malt house; also a email Mwelling, and domaged tha darn and ontbuiklings of Dwight Herrick. The lonw is $18,000, on which thore \s ap inurm,76 of $7,500) about equally divided in the Aina and Nogth Amerwan, of Tiarttord, awa Hope, of Sew York. ston. D. 6. Littejobn etid romaine quite ni at bis re. sidebco th thig city. Hie phyniclana gay bo avyst 108 ro fund Wie HONE in ungrons for a Month yor. 338 | Eg I i ; i H 5 s id L 7 i ‘ B thefirst round there was come 5 but Pian naga wel date Sow ot Lye, fal 8 In the eccond round both men well to their work knoc! ‘him violently into bis corner. First blood for Plant, and firet koeckdown vigy for Love, ‘were both claimed and allowed. There wae a good deal of sparring in the third round, and the ‘kid’ seemed disinclined to go in. He danced ‘around the ring in the most approved Sayere style, until, ‘Dy a little numoring and feinting, Love got within reacb, when he planted @ beautiful right-hander upon the ¢i die- tex spore” of the boy, and sept him to the earth ‘‘etar gazing. The fourth round showed the youth to have a @ecided discoloration and a swelling setting in upon the “¢yigaal organ,’ so that bis friends and backers looked @ little ‘down jo the moutb.”’ The little one bimeeif had dro} the smiling ‘‘mug” he displayed earlier in the fight, and seamed to look as if bis prospects were getting as bine as his left ‘‘optic.”” Presently, however, Doth got to work, Love receiving few gentie hints on the bread basket, and retaliating on the rigbt bearer of his little admirer, and the latter fell. ‘The fighting in the firth round was very spirited, Love admipistering some forcible suggestions with both baods on-either side of Piant's wisdom depository, and receiv- fog another cut on the nasa) protuberance, which drew an additional supply of carmine. Fipally Plant fell At the commencement of the sixth round Plant com- menced to adopt a diferent line of tactics, fighting very shy Of coming tv close quarters, but when re imme- Giately upon receiving the slightest blow from his an- tagovist be fell. ‘This ‘ul game continued up to the seventh round, when, having got his wind, the ‘‘lad”’ went in desperate and smart rape were exchanged on both sides, and for once Love was down. Up tothe thirtieth round the chances of Plant win- ping the laurels of the day were not utterly abandoned by bis friends; but it was seen that he was gradually Josing steam and“was geberally dispirited. Jo the thirty-first round the soldier went in as if be meant todo up the fighting quick. Lodging a severe blow on the left breast of Plant be fairly knocked him acroes the ring, sending him with a back action through the ropes. Io round tDirty-second Plant came up remarkably « »? from the last sledge-bammer bint from hig we: antagonist, and it wag eome time Defore be could de induced to accept a close bey ci bie poe Love got within range and gave bim a frightiul right hand ‘su; jon under the hinge of the movable ‘‘masticator’’ which sent him again to earth. ‘The thirty-tbird round sbowed opmistakably that so far ag Plant was concerneds th ‘little e"? was ‘all up.” He was slack in coming to the call of time, and re- quired the strongest persuasion of his friends to follow up acontest inwhicb be felt himself being worsted. He made several ‘‘seedy” att toget at bie man and failed, Dut & gentle reminder from the ‘‘right” of the giant “grounded” bim. Tn the thirty-tourth apd last round ap attempt was made by the boy and bie backers to put on a ‘‘spurt,”” which was a signal failure, the steam by J completely driven out of him by the pummelling and quick fighting of Love. The latter went in and did bis best on the bead ‘and ribe of the lightweight, sending bim completely doudled up into bis corner. At the call of time for the thirty-ffth round, Piavt be- ing apabe and unwilling © come to the scratch, the sponge was thrown up apd Love declared the winper of the stakes. ‘The fight Jasted forty-three minutes, and although Love is declared the winner of the 8 , the greatest credit pe Ca Plant bog continuing =) ~ be fond i struggle against ap antagon' rt nds beav and toven inches taller. Love bs ‘ove hundred apd five feet eight inches in eight. ‘buparea and ‘opponent ‘one and is only five feet one inch in fight Plan able ag taken to bis an jut is was found that he fi ‘was suffering more from exbavation iban from avy se- rious spjuries. THE EUROPEAN STEAMERS. Non-Arrival of the Canada, Bouwax, Jan, 3—9 A.M. There are as yet no signs of the steamship Canada, now fully dce at this port, with Liverpool dates of the 9th and Queenstown of tbe 10tb instant. Haurax, Jan 23-10 P. M. Nothing yet of the Canada. ‘Ibe weatber is splendid. Bauirsz, Jan. 233—11 P. M. No tidings yet of the Canada. Non-Arrival of the Damascus. Pormasp, Jan. 23-—11 P. M. ‘The steamship Damascus, from Liyerpoo) on the 7th, via Londonderry on the 8t® inst.,bas not been signalied up tothe preeent hour. Her dates are three days leter. ‘The weather ie very clear and fine. Clty Intetligemce. Camis Daiwma—New Recucarioms Reqcingo.—In yeeverday’s issue ,wae poblished an account of an old lady baving been killed, while attempting to cross Broad way at Grand street, by being run down by some vehicle unknown to the Coromer’s jury. Such accidents are of too frequent occurrence, aod generally the reeult of reck- lees driving. But @ e@bort time ago vo less than three persons were felled to the ground and dangerously ip- jured by the driver of @ brewer's wagon at Canal street and Broadway, and the only excuse the driver could ren- der to the indignant bystanders was tbat ‘‘his borses were op & trot and be could not stop them in time.” The butcber carte, €xpress wagons and omnibuees invariably turn the corners on a fast trot, and expect to bave the way cleared by eboutipg vociferously to (be pedestrians to make room, never calculating that some are blind, Jame, halt or infirm, and voabie, a) receiving time- ly warping, to escape. To abate this evil, and to avert stressing these dit accidents, is it not in the power of the city authorities to epact an ordinance whicb shall regu- Jate theepeed of that claes of drivers referred to, and from whence @ great many of these calamities flow, com. pel!ing them to pull up and cross Broadway, or turn from or toto that great way, a @ walk? Such an ordinance sas mach jired, if not more eo, than those enacted to prevent dri the streets and avenues of the city, and should receive the immediate attention ‘of the authorities. Ixcneag® OF BURGLARIES {N THB Crrv.—The alarming increase of burglaries and daring acts of theft in this city within the past few weeks bas excited a large de- gree of apprehension in the minds of respectable and wealtby citizens, and stimulated them to taigy come steps for their Own protection’ independent of the police force. meee Lee SS ae a of the ¥ — and Twenty wards have a patro}- meo and watehmen, who will Bo paid A fund col- Jected for that The state of feeling Pinus of those wards of most painful solicitude for their lives and property. Po.ws Court ArrorsTuxns.—Mr, Thomes W. Pittman, formerly chief clerk to City Judge McCann, bas been ap- pointed ove of the Police clorke at the Second district Court, at Jefferson market, by Justice Dodge. Tux Pores Force axp tam Great Fam oF mam Sani- rary Coumsesow.—Delegations from the various police precincts of the city met at the Police Headquarters yes- terday, for the parpose of taking into consideration the matter of dewoting one day's pay towards tbe fund for the grand foir of the Sanitary Gommirsion, to come off gext March | lnapeoter Carpenter preaided, aed Patrol. won McWater, ofthe -elxth t, oficiated as Besretary. After resolved that powecription Veta ‘be lott at at station houees, and chat cach would be left 4 put down bis pame for any sum be might see nt. Bay On THe BeNerrr oF mam Roman Camorio Onenaw Asy) of BROOKLYN.—Ibe Twonty-sixth wnmyal bail of tho Emersid Benevolent Agrceiation will take place next Treeday evening ,at the Academy of Music, Brock ow and promits to be one of the plensintest affairs oF ihe winter The Kt. 10 bo devoted to the very Invtable ob the Bi coklyo Cuthote Orphan « Aeylum, hich, bw WOUDVO: Od. Wan oatroy ad by fire sore tae HO. Neh au? ¢ nOd'e end in Yew there wan bo no dou! Ulet the fa) will be Hberaky patron Wed by Sho chieitab’s Oop of Broek va, GENERAL KELLEY'S DEPARTMENT. Mr. Theodore C. Wilson’s Despatch. REBEL DESERTERS COMING IN—SUFFERING AMONG THB REBEL TROOPS. Bsapquanrens Derarruans Weer Nervi Jan, 23, 1964. Ninety-eoven deserters have come in to General Sullivan within the Inet few days. Cause—suffering among the re- bel troops. The weather here is clear and very mild. The Great Catastrophe in Chile. {From the Providence Bulletin, Jan. 19.) We are indebted to Mr, Waldo A. Pearce, late of Santi- ago, but now in thie city, for a copy of a letter received Dy him from an eye witness of the terrible holocaust of human life in the church of Santiago. Some of the facts and in bere are not set forth in any other Sorreensatennee at ber arene ofr eye, and will be Dec. 14, 1863. Saxr1aco, Mz Dean Sox—3 bave to inform yon of one of the most heartrendiag calamities, and the most distressing scece ‘ever gmap ty ake oe which occurred on the ‘8th iost., in this city. TheSth of December was Chrurch failed ive in Compania bed been fitted up in, great 1a up taste after the Catholic style, by adding extra lights, ‘which pumbered on the occasion, as per report, 20,000, end mostly fuld i pd MW Besides, the saints ‘were all decorated with all sorts of gauze and fancy dra- Cz of cloths and ribbons. ‘The altar was also hung it drapery of every Le og hueand form, saints aod painted on their cloth, and hung as curtains in front of the lights back of the altar. being the ultimo dias of the festa, or last duy, the church was crowded to its utmost capacity, and, as is always the cage, principally by females. Services were about to eommence (seven o’clock P. M), when the person ip obarge of the lights atvempted to adjust a light near the altar, and behind one of the curtains, when the curtain, ‘by some carelessness on ¢he part of the person in charge, caught fire. To add stili more to¢he combustible mate- rial, the entire wood work of the interior of the church bad been painted for the occasion, and much spirits of turpentine used in the mixture. The consequence was the flames spread through the whole interior in the most incredibly short space of time. The whole number of persons in the church at this time was sn d to de three thousand. There wore three doors on front of the church, besides several doors on each side, but al) the doors were closed at the time, except the front or middle door leading to the centre aisle from the street, and report says these were closed by an order from the Archbishep, in consequence.of the great rush of people on the evening of the 7th inst., and the confusion raised by them, £0 that the services were disturbed. ‘The rapidity of the flames was such that the whole mass of people became, as it were, stupified and helpless. The fashion here for ladies is long dresses and large skirte; and in the attempt to leave the church each one stepped on the next one’s dress, and one fel) upon tho other, overlapping the other, like sbingles on the rouf of a house. The mase in the rear clambered over and on to those already down, apd tumbled and fell one upon the other, in the same manper, and io this way they were smothered and burned, more or less, and taken from the ruins in heaps from four/to six feet deep, as closely packed as if it nad been done to Thear you asking, why were sufferers not res- cued? Yes, why were they not rescued? My heart sick- ens witbin me at the question. Those determined, stupid ignoramuses of policemen! Fifty foreigoers, bad the; allowed to work, and to work in thelr own wa} could and would have rescued nearly or quite the who! qass. But no, as is always the case here on an alarm of fire, the police place a sentry on every avenue leading to the fire. They have, as you know, no fre engines except seme two or three old Gordon pumpe. I fought my way past the police one entire square, by eee ana sabres from their bands, knocking them out of my way and being knocked in rewuro, until 1 was overpowered by numbers and compelied to retreat, and all within beario; of the most jing lamentations that ever sound: oo human And nearly every foreign: er fared similar to myself, wi kept ~eack. Mr. Demilow, of the ee ‘works, received Dayonet wound at the fire while jn the act of resouing oung lady that be recognized, a Miss Larren. He had fought his way 10 company with one of the workmen at the gas works to the church, and battered down a side or private door, aud saw Mies Larren, she at the same time recognized. ‘Bim and called on bit to save ber. He could consequence of a sheet of flame between them. He reached his cane to which she grasped with both bands, when he abd bis friend attempted to drag ber through the fames. but she was so surrounded and bemmed in witb tbe dead and dying that her strength ‘was not sufficient. Ibey abandoned this method, and pec) pen of some other means to rescue her, and agai rett iD, and on ca themselves with the ‘means of fri tor door, the police ordered them back, and, not the order, ilow) was Demi Dayoneted. Hie friends wrested the gun {row tbe Dolice knoeked Dim eeneeless to the ground, and made a second attempt to save the poor girl. Bat the time ost in dis- pute with the pohce wase life lost with ber. This is only one of many similar sceces. ‘Your brother Charles battered a door down on Calle Bandera, or Flagg street, entered and found in a small anteroom some thirty many statues, Fogonm ly unconscious. He was compelled totake many of them ion his arms and carry them into the street and eaved them all. Mr. Meiggs and H. Keith fought their a through the police aud reached the chureb at @ late hour, and when the tower was falling all about them succeeded in saving several. Mr. Moiggs saw @ woman still alive under a crowd of otbers then dead. be r ized him and calied to him, saying, ‘‘ For God's e, save me)” He rusbed through the fire to her and pushed several of the dead from,per, then at- tempted to lift ber out from among the dead; but they were so Ormly wedged in about ber and on her he had to abandon that. He then procured a lasso, fastened that about her waist, and the united streogttr of eight men could not extricate her her companions, and they had to leave her, amid such cries for belp as no Christian beart could endure, neither can language describe. The police had full chargeof the front of the church and inguch force’ that tbe foreigners could do nothing there. The police rescued Duttew. Axes and crowbars were not to be had untila late hour. A single instance will suffice to show tbe stupidity of the police. An officer Of the police set some half @osen of bis men to hew or batter down one of those large front doors with their old broad ewords. The doors are made of two inch hard ‘wood, double thickness, and riveted through and ‘Brough with iron rivets. Youcan judge the effect their ee remy ne eaten The aceve at the church the following day was tbe most revolting, heart-distresaing. that ever was wit pegsed since the world was |. There were the poor unfortunate dead in all sta, of consumption, tbe greater portion of them op: . Butafew could be re- en Dy their surviving friends. The police ordered oo peones, or laborers toremove the dead. Those demone— worse dovils @ampei—commenced their work biliarity as you ever saw schovl children excursion. The dead were = witbas mucl anotber. bars and pick. Limbs, beads and led inte carts with no more feel would have in shovelling gravel into a railway car. Hundreds of bodies, but parsially burned, eatirety naked, ‘were tumbled into open carts and packed up io ceme- tery in one promiscuous heap, without even the covering of & bundle of straw or a bullrusb, and hundreds of (hose heartless wretebes commenting and joking on the scene, end all under the supervision of the police. I have seen within the past ten years bere among as yop that were to me 37, uppleasant. it this is Bo ifying to the soul that j canoot find language to ex- press my diegust of them. Twony-tae hundred bodies bave been counted out from the ruins, and it is supposed many were bu on- tirely up. ‘The prevailing opinion is, the number of lives lost will reach twenty.fve bundred. The count and ames collected to date amount to gome fifteen hundred. Many families have lost the entire female members—six, teven, eight and nine from one family. All those that could not be recegnived by their surviving friends are now buried in one grave or bole. A place twenty-five ds square was excavated, and into this they were ita of tumbled ad shoveled. ‘The clergy that were in attendance, it is said, instead pa I fog congregation, turn ir Ww the sav of the saints and valuables of the church. ay The city setnories have bee their bands full the past , ae the masses are the church eball not again be rebuilt. ined A church that wos on the site was burned twenty-three Dac, 18.—The 1t bave, étepped in and ordered the ruins taken ‘and carried off, and wil! purchase the ‘and erect a monument to the memory of the ‘8 substantial jroo usd laid out ing ‘The place is to be enclosed w fence, and the remainder of the flower garden. Thave writien thie with eveh feelings, caused by what | have seen and beard, that! do nob koow #@ you can make it ont, or make eevee of it if made out, It bas almost craved me. The Ship Golden Magie Wreeked. hove ‘23, 1804. Le ph..) Hoklen Fagle, fram Liverpool September 19 a des Agte® wed wieckell OF (he Fiver Pate, about Ne vember Sa. females and all living, but like so, PRICE FOUR CENTS. REWS FROM PORT HUDSON. The Fate of the Captured Union OMicers— The Enemy Concentrating near Port Had@son and Baton Rouge—Captare of Prisoners Who are Giad to be Taken, deo, de. The following extracts from private letters received 'p thie city are of marked interest: — Por? Hurson, La., Jan, 12, 1864. ‘The statements published in the papers of December 22, of the capture and imprisonment in Richmond of Genera) Ullmann was ® mere canard. ‘There was pot o syliable of trath in it. Another invention has gone the rounds of the papers, and caused a vast amount of unnecessary pain in fami- lies—pamoly; that the officers of Genoral Ulimano's com- mand who had been taken prisoners bed been bung by the rebels. The facts are that, after much effort, Genera} Ullmann long eince received information as to the fate of ail the officers of bis divi#ion who bad fallen fnto the hands of the enemy, excephone, Over bie fate there is doubt, The probability ie that he was Billed, He was last seen at Jackson, endeavoring to escape tron> Sequad of cavalry pursuing. As to the others, thse who wore taken at Jackson are in Libby Prison, afd those who were captured at Brashear City, io June, are and have been at Camp Ford, a rebel depot for prisoners, four miles from Tyler, the sbiretown of Smith county, Texas. It is known that latterly their treatment bas ‘Dob differed essentially from shat of other prisoners. At first Allen and Pago were put in trope, but they were long ago removed, General Ullmann constantly has rebel prisoners in hie bands, and those who know bim need no assurance that if any of his command shall be treated by the rebels contrary to the usages of civilized warfare the retaliation will be sharp and quick. General St. George Cook, commanding at Baton Rouge, and Genera) Ullmann have sent out large detachments to try and cut off some two thousand rebels who are making ‘8 stand about fifteen miles east. Port Hopson, Jan. 13, 1664. The rebels are concentrating near this stronghold avd Baton Rouge. They are becoming quite enterprieing. They push their pickets close to the Union Jines. The rebel General Adams bas several brigndes dis- tributed at Woodville, Clinton and Jackson. General Ulinmunn took quite a number of prisoners to- day. Most of them protess to be sick of the war, and are glad to bo taken. They declare that they never beard of the President’s proclamation of amnesty. NEWS FROM CHATTANOOGA. Cuatrancods, Jan, 23, 1864, Tratos are roping regularly between Nasbville and Chattanooga. Colone] McCallum has arrived bere with one thousand mechanics apd laborers, and the work of rebuilding the rajlroad to Knoxville wil} be commenced at once. Supplies are accumulating and quartermastere com- menced issuing full rations to the soldiers to day. A large number of veteran volunteers havo loft the army, but the balance of power is maintained by raw recruits from the North and deserters from the South. 5 Seven hundred recruits came down this morning. Un Monday Jast one hundred and fifty rebels deserted, and to-day a squad of fourteen rebels. ‘The rebel army which bokis the position a4 Dalton tp believed to number 30,000 men. The Tennessee and Hen- tucky troope are camped in the centre under a guerd. It is positively known that the rebel soldiers are killing their best mules for subsistence. Gen, Grant came to the'front this morning. Gen. Judah has left for Knoxville, to resume commande of his old division, the Twenty-third Corps. Surgeon H. 8. Hewots bas been assigned by Gonoral Grant Medical Director of the Department of Uhio, to report to General Foster in the field. No demonstrations bave reeently been made by rebel guerillas op our front. MEADE’S ARMY. Mr. William Young’s Despatenh, ARMY OF TES Potomsd, Jap. 23, 1864, There was nothing new this morning at Mitchel’s Sta- tion, which is near our extreme front, apd all ia quict elsew bere along the lines. General Kilpatrick came up to-day. Notwithstanding what others say, there will probably be on carly an- Bouncement that be is assigned to an important com- mand in another department (bap the Army of the Po tomac. General Roeccrams Assigned to the Com- mand of the Department of the Mis- cour. CixcrsnaTy, Jan. 23, 1864, It is officially announced that Genera) Rosec: ane hap Deen assigned to the command of the Department of the Missouri. Geveral Schofield has been ordered to report to Goverur Grant, who wil) probably assign bim to a command ip East Tennessee. The Ninth Army Corps. CIRCULAR. Heapgcarrsns, Nove ARMY Corrs, Sraca, SERvR, } New Yous, Jan 22, 1864 The headquarters of the Ninth army corps, for epectad service, are hereby established on the north skie of ‘Twenty-second street, between Broadway aod Fifth avenue. By com Major General BURNSIDE. Epwarp M. Neu, Assistant Adjotant Geoeral. Arriva) of the Colu at Boston. Bosom, Jam. 23, 1864. The steamship Columbia, from Galway on the Sih, vio 8t. Johns, N.F., on the 17th inetant, arrived hero at nino o'clock this moroing. Her pews bos already been trans. mitied over the wires. The Columbia has been detained by ‘ce om ber passago from Newfoundjand. Perso imi ss e Generals Thomas, Crittenden, McOook, Buttertel, Hobson, Starkweather, Judab and Kiazyawaski, with officers, were at Louisville on the 17th inet. their stat itness for Stracban, now being tried by court martial on certain cbarges. Col. Freeman McGilvery, who ebtered the service as of the Sixth Maine battery, is to be made u brigadier ral. He ie Dow second in command of Ibo reserve artillery of the Army of the Powomac. Gen, Cass, now in bis eighty-Orst year, is reported be very feeble, Major General Winfield $8. Hancock, who bas been au thorized by the government to recruit the Second army corps to Ofty thousand men. for epecial service, lo be so- signated by the War Department, ie in Philadelphia, org is ing upoo people the importance of aiding bin im the work be is engaged in. Among other dieti hed officers io Mbiladelpbia at it time is Brigadier General Henry J. Hunt, of Artillery of the Army of the roto ob who, it will be remembered, evioced expecial gal) ry ab Bet tysburg in rallying the men at the time of the bold ad- vance of the enemy upon the Second corps with (he intem tion of capturing their gups. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan avd Geo. BR. V. Wrinks were Present at the marriage of Genera) Runyon, at \ewark, on Wednesday Jatt. Genera} Frank Biajr bas resigned bis porition m the arm, It is rted that Major General John A. McClernen® haetendered his resignation to tbe War Department, There were at the dinner table of @ Cabioet officer tm Washington tbe otber evening one Vice Preskient, one Secretary of the Treasury, three Ubfee ex-Hen ators, two ex-Major Generals, three and six ex-Govervors, and yet there sons in all, The persona wero Sprague, Morgan, King aod Ramsey. The Governor of Wiscootin, James T. Lewis, io hw message to the State ways: —'1f cur fathers were patriots in establishing thie government, we ove tainly cannot de far wrong 10 tain taining ft.” The rebel General Vance, captured on the 141) of the present Governor of Carolina. General Weitzel, who ie now jo Cincinnati, bas brow ordered to report to Genera: Butler. Major B. D. Kitto, Medical Inspector of the Military Division of the Miesiesippi and stant #urgeon for teneral Grant, 18 at Chicago ban been otearee re camp Douglas. Innatt. Crnenwn ary, Jam, 29, 1064 Woathor clear, percuty thirty Gye dayrece above