The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1864, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 10,012. QTATRs sURVION MAGAZINE, MPORPANY ANNOUNCEMENT . 30 THR ARMY AND WAVY, ano 70 ann INTELLIGENT OBSMRVERS Oy MILITARY AMD WAVAL OPERATIONS. HB UNITED 67A3H0 ERAVIOR MAGAZIND, DEVOTED 90 uR INTERECTS, DRSORIPTIVE OF THB PROGREDE, ABD ILLUSTRATIVE OF THB HONORABLE @RRYIORS OP THE VFITRD 67A7B0 mays, ————— ‘Under the Baiierial eave of ‘VWI11, Cavatay Boxe, i Ayvanany Inreiucsnen nD Nore o” Naw Booms, mad. Inmucence, ~ ‘Pun Atiny. ’ om ive. ot - 8 OP THE JANUARY NUMBER. a2 A Wonn o> Gaxarne. wf, Onarranvoes (with a Map). Mi, Tum Nonraunn any Wasrean Lines. 3¥. A Pew Facts Avovy Anmuuzny, ‘VM Moonen Pane, wire an Ivrenxani0yal MoMA VL Tum Bums ax Qnrvvonuat. (Poetry) = ‘VIL. Tan ‘Urn or Inon mm Yormmicarions, By Brigadiey ‘@eeeral J. G. Barnard, Lieut, Col, Corps of Engineers. ‘VENI, Wan Sones ann Pusin Inrivarce se Histony, By Charlee @, Leland, Bog, 2M. @uuex Pine ayy Orman Drruanan.ss, : 2, Movanw Wan, in Tunoay anp Paacrics. 22. Lavan Ranaizs on AE Privy ov GerTVaaTRO. By M. sem, eede, D. D, FoR 35, Panvew Mitizany Ponpaee. fg Reranany IvrarizcErce ann Noras on New BCone. —_— i —— * ‘Yon ARxy. Ree Bary. Ainosig the contributors 10 ihe first mumber are Adwirad DAVIS, U. 8, ¥.; General J. G. BARNARD, General WIL- RIAM P. BARRY, U, 8, A., and Oaptain B, 0, BOYNTON, Adjutantof the Military Academy. Yu the second number the contributions are fiom the pens of distinguished military and sclentifie writers, vpon topics fw @8 their apectat etody, | The publisher has the pleasure of announcing that con- etbotions ave already received from many of our most ie. Anguisbied ofcers of both services, and other writers of tte ReGhent autmority. ee ‘Pate liaa been undertaken at t2¢ solicitation of waay oMtcers, fo pDAY ay scRnowledged want of the service, die to the immense development of the ecienge and ort of war in eur counlry. fee Parmeipan Anricuxs will cover the entire avope of ‘War Topics, including Modifications and Inventions of Aruie ofa kinda; Votes on the Organization of Armies and Na. ‘vi90: Hielorienl Sketches aud Iilustrations; Interesting Nar- wasives of Personal Experience; Stories of Miltary and ‘Waval Lite; Mil! ary Hygiene, and such other tnemen as ave rectly or indirectiy connected with the great subject. Me columns of Orricias, InvELLIORNCE will be always fall and accurate, and be brought up to the very day of ggetvg 10 press. The departments at Washington have of fered overy facility for the fulfilment of thie promise. The Reitor's “Bractsr, Deranraext” will present, from mmeatb to month, a Sketch of the Progress of the War, avlear @atement of our Foreign and International Relations, and wach varied Colloquy with Readers and Correspondents ar ‘will keep the Journal en Fapport with its Patrons, Bx. warts from Army Letters ‘and Tranelations from Foreign ) Mititary and Nave) Mogavines will also appear in thie De. periment. Saar ‘The Political aspect of the Magazine will be patriotic, but ‘enpertisan. Its pages will be no feld for intemperate dis. exsaion;; bus there shall always be » clear recognition of the Qeuer of the country and the majesty of the Constitutional @everoment in the present straggle, and a determination to farther the grand objects for which our Armies are in the eid anit our Navy aftoa, In oil porely Military Criticism ib shall be the aim of thie Fouraa}, while doing full justice, to tell the truth, “withont Partiaiity, favor or affection,” where any information at ai) eas be given, ae | oni (GER FOLLOWIFG ARP 4 PFW OF THR MANY FLATIERING TRE ‘VIMONLALS PROM DISTINGUISHED OFFICERS AND CITIZENE = LIBUTENANT GENBRAL SCOTT SAY8:— “Tbave read and shall continne to read, with gress plea- pnre, the United States Bervice Magazine, edited by my ‘friend, Professor Coppee, whom I vogard as one of the most ‘weconapllabed officers of the army. Buch a Magazine cannot fail fe boot the greatest interest to the Army end Navy, ‘and 10 the pubilc generally.” MAJOR GENERAL MEADE 8AYS:— “T bave read with great satisfaction the firet nunbey of the Magazine, and shail be very glad to contribute to ite eve ren tw any way in my power.” @BNERAL HANOOCK 8AYS.— “41 Dave had the pieasare of examining the Ors! nuber of she Vaiied States Service Magazine. The prominent mili- © ary writers who bave alreddy lent their ald to your enter- (Price cannot fall in Ineuring Hie euccesm, The want of ech @ work bas long been felt among military men.” GEN. ORANT BAYe.— “@ooh @ Magazine In much needed, and te deverving of the . etreulation fo thie military division.” ABAWADMIRAT, DUPONT eats— “T feel inlereoied and gratified tbat such a work should be mabered unde? your. auapices, and: shall take pleasure in rag ik any ald in soy power.” BENAY W. LONGFALLOW 9578 .— + “Wour new Magazine, 7 Ave Wo douds, will be very see exmafa), 064 only in the Acray and Mavy, but among civilians, one in jp thie Holy War and emotions with which I received of confidence eontly addresned to me. first received separate acknowledgments were returned; bul it ie now apparent that @ like generous enthusiasm pervades the whole army, avU that the ovly exception to uch megnanimous tender will be of those who, having Originally entered for the war, cannét display anew their zeal in the public service. priate, and it is hoped make a general acknowledgwent, inetead of successive Special responses. Would that it were possible to Tender my thanks to you in person, apd, in the Rame Of our common country, ae well as in my own, ‘while pressing the hand of each war worb veteran, to recognize bis title to our love, gratitude and admiration. reek liberal patronage. Every faciiity will be given fer ite The Preparations of the Rebels for the Spring Campaign. Manifesto of Jeff. Davis to the Rebe) Army. Restrictions on Rebel Trade and Commerce. i Fights Between Union and Rebel Troops in Alabama and North Varolina. The Virginia Legislature and the Ex- change of Prisonere, &, ae, Ms. Frank G. Chapman’s Despatch. Brengusrrene, Any OF re POTOMAC, Feb, 14, 1864. Thore ie notbing special to report from thie depart. a 7 ment. Ihave received Richicond dates to ihe 10th inetant. Jefferson Davis hae issued a flaming address to the +o! diere of the rebel armies, which I send you entire. ‘The proceedings of the rebe) Congress and the Virgiuia fj Legislatore are voluminous, bet unimportant. 1 eha}) send them to-night per mail. a JRYP. DAVI8’ PROCLAMATION PO THB REBRL ARMIES. He anes god @ngaged you bave achieved mady noble triumphs. You have won gloricus victories over vastly more numerous hosts. You bave cheerfully borne privations and toil to ‘which you were unused. You her i Festraints upon your individna) will, that the citizen might better perform bis duty to the State es a soldier. To all thege you bave lately added apotber triampb—the oblest of human conqueste=ma victory over yourselves. as @atered the service might we!) have beep expected to eMmim relief from your the endearments of home, you haye heeded only the call of your suffering country. your service for the public cefence—a free ofter'i oo}y such patriotiam as yours conld mae. worthy of you and of the sause to which you are de. yoted, AB CONFEDERATE SPATRiwe fo whieh your eougivy #8 readily submitted to the time drew near when you who fires dnous labors and reetoration to Again you come to tender Iwoald ip vain attempt adequately te express the the testimonials regard which you have re Yo some of those It i therefore deemed appro- 1) be equally soceptable, to Boldierse—By your wili--for you and the people are but one—I baye been placed in a position, which debars me from sharing your dangers, your sufferinge and your privations in the field. bas aceompavied you in every march; with solici- With pride and effection my heart tude it hae sought to minister to your every want; with exultation it has marked your every heroic eobievement; yet never in the toileome Maren, nor jn the weary waicb, por in the desperate as- psauit have you rendered. a service no dec! 85 in the last display of toe highest qual and 6e)(-eecrifice which can adory the character of the warrior patriot. beats in unison with yours; already they compare your Spontancous and unanimous offer of your lives for the defence of your country with the halting avd reluctant service by the enemy at then bave bitherto been known in war. ip results Already the pulse of the whole people of are chewed higher bounties Avimated by his contrest, they exhibit cbeerful confidence and the mercenaries who the price of nore resolute bearing. Fren the murmure of the weak and timid, who ebrink from the triais'which make stropyer and firmer your noble natures, are ebamed into silence by the spectacle which you present. Your brave battle ery will ring loud and clear through the land of the enemy a8 well as onr own, will Filence the vainglorious Doastings of their corrupt partisans and their pepsloned prete, and will do jnstice to the calumny by which they seek 10 persuade a deluded people that you are ready to purchase dishonorable cafety by degrading endmis. rion. Soldiere—The coming spring campaign will open under auspices well caléuiated to‘sustain your bopes. Your Fesolution needed nothing to fortify it, With ranke replenished under the inOuence of your example, and by the aid of representatives who give earnest of their pur- pose to add by legislation largely to your strength, you may welcome justified by the other hand, debt, taxation, repetition of heavy drafte, disrensions power, by the pursuit of the spoils of offied, by the thirst for the pinuder of the public treasury all, the consciousness of s bad cause, muet (el) with fear fol force upon tbe overstrained energies of the enemy the invader with ® confidence the memory of past victories. Op occasioned by the strife for nd, above His campaign of 1864 must, from the exbavation of hie Terources of men and money, be fer lee formidda. Dio than those of the last two years, when uvimpaired means were veed with boundless prodigality, and with resulta which are suggested by the mention of the names of Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro and the Chicka- hominy, Manerear ler'cksborg and Chancellorsville. Seldierse—Arsured success awaits us in our holy etrag- glefor liberty and independence, and for the preserva. tion Of all that rendors life desirable to honorable men, When that success eball be reached, to you your coun. wry’e bope and pride, under Divine Providence, will it be due, The fruiwof that success will net be reaped by you alone; bot your children apd your cbiidren's children in long generations to come will enjoy the bieesings derived from you that wil) preeerve your mem Ory ever living in their hearts. Citizen defenders of the homes, the )iberties and altars of the confederacy—That the God whom we al) humbly worship may shield you with His fatherly care, and pre. berve you for enfe return to the peaceful enjoyment of your friends and the associations of thore you most love, (p the earpest prayer of your Corarmander-io-Cbief, JFPFERSON DAVIE. VER RXCBANGR OF PRIGONERA AND THR VineIWA DPOTHL ATURE, ‘The Enginrerof whe 101h bes an editoria) denounding the Virginin Legislature for attempting 10 interfere with the State and: war rnitert of tho rebebgeveroment Dy the passage of an act requenting Je Bavin-to remove.|' the aot of cutiawry againnt General Boiler, in crder to iMate the axchange of prises.” ‘OND PHOURAND BALED OF COTTON BURNED, ‘The forlowing ‘s she Enquirer's latest vows by tele emp: — Woameron, N. C., Feb. 0, 1864. A Oe Sccurred bere Jest night which eonsumed one thovennd and twenty-five palen of cotion, belonging to tho Chivorn Steamebip Company ond 8. R. Morrone. ‘The won wae Partially Wwrured. 10m veyou hundred Abourand dotars. ANOTORR DH RURNAK DREVROVRD. ‘Tho steamer Spankie, biegknde Tanner, is aadore undor ‘ ihe guns of Port Caswall, Tho principal part of her cargo will De saved; Dub the vesse! wil! probably be jomt. OMION BOLDIEA® IN PRIBON. Geyenty-three prieonere, captured by Geseral Martin oat woed, ai Shepardsvillo, belbw Nowbern, arrived here orday, NOB 4v LEBANON, ALABAMA. Sens, Ala, Fed. 9, 1664. Tho Keportey how received information of a fight be tween ihe Lewis squadron and the enemy near Lebanon, Ala., on Wednesday inst. The enemy, nine thousand strong, Subsequently abandoned Lebanom and retreated toward the Tennessoo river, Our force aumbered four Dumdred only. ‘Tho Reporter's correspondent says the Yenkee fores at Tarbin’a Ferry, numbered at ieaet 40,000. OPERATIONS IN BAST TENNSGERA. Monwerown, Tenn. , Feb. 9, 1664. A fag of truce, for the purpose of bringing a number f 'ndiee ont of Knoxville, went out yeuterday. General Martin's cavalry drove ia the euemy’e pickets ‘and captured one caisson abd a few wageua within four Iniles of Koonwilie yesterday. ts ¥ ‘TRB VATROT @ENGRAL ORDERS. * * Yho following i# promulgated in Geners} Orders from ‘the mebe! War Deartment:—- Beit ile Misuiesipp!, Rast Louisiana sud Went Tencessee Lave been organized into two department by General Poll. ‘The Northérm Department wi)! be commanded by Geve- ra) Forrest, with headquarters at Como, aud the Southern Department by Geneva) Lee, with headquarters at Jack- poo. SRASIONS OF TRE RRBRI. CONGREEE. Yho vebed Congress -bas possed the following acts, whieh weregivned by Jeff. Davia on the 81 ini Act No, 28.—Thé Congress of the Confederate ftates of America do enact, That the Congress of the Confederate States of America, for its next regular seesion, eball ae- semble on the fret Monday in May, Anne Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and not op the fires Monday in December, eighteen bondred and slaty four. TOR RAR) TEYNESGRE TROOVS. Act No. 26 is @ preamble and eet of resolutions compl). mentary to the Tennextee troops who bave re. enlisted for the war. MUITARY JUDGE Act No. 27 is one snthorizing the Preeident to appoms military juages, UNION RAID IN NORTH CAROLINA. The Releigh Confederate leards that on Saturday last a party of Yapkeep weot to Windsor, in Bertie county, In Donte, while another party landeg on the Roanoke rivdy, eight miles below, and marcbed on the town, where they made g {evetion with those that went up in boate. They darned op emgnent oveg ‘gue salt ang carried off the Rev. Cyras Walter®, of the Episcopal oburch, and several others, They attackéd Captain Bowers’ camp, and routed the smal) force there; but, Captain Bowers being reinforced with a smal) cavalry force, after rome sharp fighting the Yankeer retired. THE SMITH BRIGOR. A gentleroan who was at Smithfield on Monday informs the Petersburg Express that be made apn inspection of the wreck of tbie steamer. He states that her engines are apparently uninjured, snd thinks our government ehould adopt some immediate measures to procure thbm, Her srmament, too, consisting of two very serviceable thirty-two poonders,a Parrott and s nifled piece, can ve easily rescued. There are also large quantities of iron, which wonld prove of va)ue in times of soareity like the present, NEWSPAPERS IN THE REBBL STATES. ‘The Enquirer says that there are now publieped in tHe confederacy only forty one dally, newspapers, and that over one-half of the employes upon them are exempte ° from the draft and conscription by reason of disabilities | Teceived in the service of the rebe} States. PERSONAL ADVBRIISEMBNTE. ‘The Enquirer bas a column of personal advertisements, which the Harayn ie requested to copy acd send bill to that office. PRESENTS TO MORGAN AND HI OPFIC General Jobn Morgan and bis two ataff officers who escaped with him bave been made the recipients of a. -NEW YORK, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1864. a THE FIGHY ON THE YAZOO RIVER. AFFAIRS AT NATOHDE. The Mississippiaus Returning to Ther Allegiance. Cccupation ef Jacheon and Yazeo lay. by Gem. Shorman’s Forces . © Biter Slight Shirmishing,° © Petaile ef the Sinking at the Steamer Plamet, anon nae Operations *: ‘Along’ "the River Banks, hes Guerilla kee ae. Camo, i. Feb, 14, 1864, Memphis pacers of \be 121b eootain no news, Theleteamer Platte Valley bes returned from Sartatie, on the’Yaxco river, where she and tbe other transporte and gunboats with Porter and Sherman’s expedition were attacked, on the Sth inetant, by « force of 3,000 Texans, who, with artillery aud musketvy, fred into the trane. ports, wounding slg soldiore. A fight ensued, in whioh a portion of our infantry and the gamboate participated, and which resulted in die- lodgingand driving tbe enemy, with what joes ie ur. kpown, Eigbt of cor meen were willed and thirty wounded. The Eleventh Uimeis yomoreers, with negro onyairyend imfanty , were engaged in tue affair. Tho enemy were akofiriven from MevbanicsyiNe, with ont lose to a8. A siek negro roldier, veiooyi0g to Colonel Wood's com-- mand, who bad siragg'ed frop bie regiment, was mur dered by tbe rebels. A ievtenant and two privates: who commitied the deed, were captured, and Colonel ‘Wood, im-yetalintion, bad them D)indfolded and caused them To Bneei on the dend Vody of the negro they nad murdered, when they were ebot, Natchez advices of the 6th represent that a heaithy |-reaction te taking place in that vicinity. The §planters are returning to their allegiance and property, and a lergeaumber of deserters are coming into our dines. ‘They feport that the country is in a terrible state of Aigorganization. Al) the males between sixteen sud sixty years of sye were being t#ken as conecripte. Boote cot at $200;per pair, coats at $350 end overcoate frome $100 to Pie. The Union eentiment in and around Natchez is growing. Kigbty-four wen have eviieted in the Second Louisiana cavalry from one rection a: MueR siekoese proveils in the contraband camps, and the smallpox is raging to a copsiderable extent, many dying for want of proper treatmeet, Tere are also many Cases among the citizens. The Judiciary district of Naiches bas been fuliy reor- gan)zed under Jndge Hart and bis associates. Genera) Chetlain, cowmender of the colored troops of thy State of Tennessee, bas left for Memph s. Mr. George W. Brown’s Deepatch, ‘Vionepone, Feb. 6, 1664. General Shermans Mevenente—Ovcipa'ion of Jackson and, Fesoo City by Our Forces The Advance Attended with Small Loss—Pight a: Setartia—the Avvival of the BDmprae- Sinking of the Steamer Planet-—Loss of the grand ovation and teetimovia) from the State of North Caroline. The testimovia) consists of a maguifcent bore to each and seven sets of elegant and costly caparirons. RESTRICTIONS ON COMMERCE. iFrom the Richmond Enquirer, Feb.-10.)} The President yesterday approved the following bille of Congress, passed in secret seagion:— ¢ A Bill to Impore Restrictions wpon Foreign Commarce.— ‘This dill prohibits the exportation of cotton, tobacco, naval and military stores, molassee, sugar or rice, und: the penalty of forfeiture of any vessel or vehicle or any slaves or animale engaged in the transportation thereof. Permits to export may be granted onder roles which may be preecribed by the President. ‘The bill also probibite the sending of any of the above pemed articles to any point in the coofederscy in posser- sion of the enemy. A violation of this law comes within the category of high misdemeanor, and is ponishable by One and imprie- onment, at the discretion of the Confederate States courte. A Bill to Prohibit the Tmportation of Lumuries into the Confederate States.—Thie Vil) prohibits the importation of luxuries, of which @ loug Jist is enumerated, ‘after the first day of Marcb next. A provision in the bill empowers the Secretary of the Treasury to fix the maximum of foreign prices at which or within which all goods made wholly or partly of cotton, flax, Woo! oF silk may be imported. ‘Thie ix designed to insure the importation of articles of prime necessity and com mon vie. We mention in thie connection that the Senate bas passed a Dill to esiablich « bureau of foreign supplier. The injunction of secresy bas been removed from the bill fo far ag the Senate is concerned: but it ie being con- eldered ip recret cession by the House | Kepresentativer. Newnan from Bermuda. 188 — CAPTURE RRIET FANS PITTING OUT AB A REBRL COTTON CARRIER, FTC. By the arrival of the brig Excelslor at bie port yester day we have files of Bermuda papers dated to the 3d inet. The Colonial Parliament, which stood prorogned to the 20th of February, was dissolved by the Goveroor, aod write were issued for the election of members toa new House of Ansembiy, to meet on the 17th of March. THE FIOOKADE ROWNRRA {From the Royal Gazette, Feb. 3.) ‘the steamer Don, which left here on Sunday morning lont for Nassau, N. P., ie reported (falsely, of course.) to bave been captured on leaving Neseau by the United States steamer Tiogn. From the 34 to the 6th wit. the steamere Faunie, Syren, Scotia and Hanga had arrived there from Wilmington, The Presto apd the Wild Dayre!) had aleo arrived there. The steamer “ity of Petersburg, hence for Wilmington, N. © , was captured of that porton the morning of the 18th ult by the United States ship Connecticut. he Red Jacket, from Mobile, with 500 Dales of Vessed ead Cargo vew and Passengers alt Saved— Guerilla Operations—Coilon Burning, de, de. Jackson and Yasoo City are again in our hance. ‘Through the Windness of Major J, 8, Stewart, Paymaster, Jam epadled to commupicate the above important in- formation, which reached headguarters bere » few hours since:— The Sixteonth snd Seventeenth army eorpe, acting under the supreme direction of Major Genoral W. 1. Sherman, avd under the immediate command of Maor Generals Hurlbut and McPherson, occupied Jackson yee P. M., MoPhereoa leading the advance. of the ovenpation have yet arrived. A elight resistance was met with pear Baker's Creek on the morning of the 4th, in wiich we lost three men killed, pine wounded and eight captured, in am at tack of the enemy's cavalry on our advance Geveral McPbereon'e® despateh to his Adjutant General, Lieutenant Colonel W. T. Clark, dated three P. M. yesterday, saye he wae within sigbt, aud within» very short distance of Jacksou. He should oc copy it early that evening. Later tntelligence was brought of euch coovpation, as predicted by the gajant General. This is tgp first of mauy grand successes that may de confidently expected at the hands of the veterans now operating in the rear of Vicksburg. Nothing farther ig permitted to be eaid at present of the movement aud destination of General Sherman's expedition, The move. ment on Yaz00 City bas also beep successfully accom plished. The force deapatohed . to occupy this point was onder the command of Colonel Coates, aod con sisted of the bieventh Mijnois infantry, tbe Fourth Miwois cavalry and Eighth Louisiana infantry, Corpe d'Afrique. No resistance was offered to oppose the advance of this small column until it reached Satartia. Here a brisk fight occurred on the morning of the 41b, in Which we lost mine men killed of the Eleventh INivole avd Kight Louisiana, Both regiments acted with the greatest gallantry, aod the rebels were soon com pelied to retire, with what jons is unknown. After this repulse of the enemy, io which Col. \sbaud’s Fourth Wisconsin cavelry took an active part, ihe force moved forward to the occupatinn of Yazoo City, which wae ef. fected without opposition on the 6tb, yesterday. This occupation, whieh js ded t¢ be enent, con. siderable importance, contr? about there is known 4 io corn and forrge, wo cbean be readily col- 200 City, and thenve we shipped to Vicksburg for the ure of Genera! Sherman's army. mer Fimprees arrived here this morning from New Orleans with a0 immense cargo of sugar and mo lessen, The Empress i# beand for St. Louis, and brings mie tvoye New Orleans. I" ionru. tbe following. par wiles above Dg par: Thomas the Planet. re Henlars of Moore, inet, re gerding the departure from Cpiro and dreadful disaster just below College Point:—Thé Planet ieft Cairo on the morping of January 26, boand for New Orleans, wi troope and government atores on board. First eourl ipfantry, d'Afrique, eight bundred 1d cevonty-five officers and from St. Louie, were on eteamet ‘cotton and & quantity of rosin, had red by the Tnited Btates steamer Kennebec. The Jacket colore, arrived #t valued at $100,000. The steamer teabel, under Spanish ce from Mobile on the 16tb uit. , laden with cotton blockade runners Cumberland, Alice and Jittle a. were at Led the a, m wan reported at Havana steamed! rriet Lane, formerly the United States gunboat of that name, bad been fitted up at Gaiveston, Texas, for blockade ron. ning Purposes, and was expecten at Havana witb e ful) steamers index, Kmily, Minnie and Caledonia bad arrived at Bermuda from En They were euppored to be intended for blockade runners. The Park—Faurther Donations. ‘The weasher wan too boisterous yeaterday to enadie visitors to enjoy @ pleasant, quiet waik in the Pari, although many persons took advantage of the day to Blow Off a Iiftle-of the own towa smoke, The surface of the lake wan partiaiy covered with about three eightbe oe meh Of ic@; but the wind broke MN up consider follow coe theming animals have heteg aed -10 the Park One baad GOO, bY Signor Salvador Cy das loaner ete apa cre a, Hundred and kecona New Yor! Vetunteere, part: ‘thelr movements until the present ted by Surgeon U. B. Lord. rere es Ose raccoon, a very One animal, donor's Hame at pre et unkoown ‘The ste Of living curiosities te benoming irierent- “Gariag the . be recent Saaveniead +R, the Park poyerat aaa oe ‘tof noarly a board, besides many The freight iist com- prised a large amount of haygnd oats, seventy-two head of cattle, swo bundrea and six bogs and sixty monies. Nothing of importance ocourred ov the trip vutil the ateemer reached College Point, sixty-one miles above New Orleavs. onan bere ebe struck the bank, while ranning in a fog, February 1, at five A. M. The jar re- colvedt wae very light, and the steamer backed out easily, proceeding on ber way as before. After they find gone three or fouremiles it was discovered that the boat was leaking badly, aod the pumpe were immediate! work, bot the water BOW gained rapidly on ti was finally fonnd necessary to lend at Madame plantation. The water ‘was alrealy above and there war no longer any prospect afoat, A plank was puboutand the debarkation imme diately commenced, whieh operation was about half com- pleted when (be prow of the Planet 41 sudden); down the aimost perpendicular bank, jucing & ire, mendous jar, nud causing the boat to eink in two minntes, Bho sank at once to avotber fearful cree = beard, Be gus cote cama Pewrata ite erie wate, Won ger the reed Kab ate ew 7 ¢ orage went ‘te and ke., which are oo ya é abe ine ave’ anes ‘Oneane | ‘W was thirty thy A nse conn crow of the Planet wo Pores ty ‘4 rleamer Meloor, ande then wp ae. 8 on beard the steanier they rare. Kil optertainedt and helt wi el 10. In coming the account of (he wrecking of 1) ik io mont gratify: ne fo refer that erica’ momenta of dinanter OF anarificed, Tlearned on the ‘at varions Pelnte on tho river above Baton ‘of guoriiiag, who ae a een had fred on goveral boots, withont, however, doing much avenge, On tbe preceding might they had fired into tho Comtioental and J. W. Rugeell when passing Lobdell’s store, @ point Iwelve miles above Rouge. General St, George Cooke had thorefore ordered ap éxpedition in Porsuit oF this querilia band whieh had ventured 80 near. Polone! ¥. Hl, Roavdman wag placeg in commrnd of these consisted of his own tthe Fourth iry—a section of arti] and 2 force of infantry from the Twenty.second Kentucky regiment, ThO expedition was on board the feet steamer Black Flawis, an! landed a fow-miles above Baton Rouge, on the opposite wide of iho river, at four o'elock iat moroing, Cenoral Cocke's provptness in nding out this expedition iu pursuit of the deaperadoas ie worthy of Great praise. The gueriiias oame into Waterloo in the ‘Afternoon of the previous day, and ae the ', Roeseli wae appfonohiog the landing there negro on the. bath beckrned her off, whieh warning she and pasted down uninolested. At Mor. win, the same day, the Continental, pound to Orleans, bad a sovvoy ofe the gunboat toga. The guoriitas suffered the Continental to pass without molestation, bat when the Conestoga approach- od thelr position, weit the levee, they fired ber 1. the. ¢ » however, 8000 sent By ing with; Felpbt-Inch perenesion Just above Morgsusia Beud Bod noar the lower end of Tonka Telagd a large pile of cotton pales had been eal- lected and prepared for shipment to Ne It was ive Ry ae J je aan bad bonne the wg my up from. ava ond yevebve it\ but. when ‘she arrived within sight @f the place the cotton nil8 waa buratng. brijiiantiy, and 2. 18 was considered unsafe to land. The guer! fired it HN oben the vicinity. The wat io ape TOLLED 0 Rayon Harn with, the amatt enlators, who were interested th tho cnt. toa, somewhat Aaddeued by the trip, and yot quite anxious for a new investment In the stapie. At the mouth of Red river there wi Do particular ex. citement or apy uews of wiance. A report had reached there that the rebal '¢ concentratin, y ad ith Red river; but the firet fort on the rivor was represented to be seventy-five miles above the mouth. A large fleet of gunboats will soon attenpt @ passage to Alexandria and Shreveport, when, it !8 supposed, the rebela stationed at various pointe on tho route via Red river will be inolined to remove toa more safo and comiortable position, That i tion will be placed in the hands of the most intre- At Natches ¢ ye wi ajet and business very active. A military post has been established at Water- proof, thirty miles above Natchez, where the guerillas fired upon so many Pesto steamers about two months wines. Tt ts proven that a large amount of cotton ja to be found io the country around ang in the rear of Water- proof, and this might come {nto the possession of the gov> ernment through the medium of a military force. INTERESTING FROM NEW ORLEANS. ARRIVAL OF THE MORNING STAR. The Herald Correspondent, Mr. Finley Ander- son, Released from Rebeldom, Rey Ren ‘The steamship Norvivg Star, Captain 8. M. Courtenay, arrived at this port last evening with New Orleans dates to February 7. The steamahip Creole arrived at that city on February 5 and the George Washington on the morning of Feb- roary 7. The steansbip Havana, which was to have sailed ou February 5, was detained anti] the 9th, owing to an accident happening to her machinery. Among the passengers from New Orleans in the steam- ship Morning Star is Mr. Finley Anderson, correspondent of the Henaip, who bas been released from a year’s cap- tivity In the hands of the rebel. He was captured on board the Queen of the West, on Red river, February 1¢, 1868—juet one year ago. He was first taken to Alexan- dria, where for two mouths he was confined in the parish prison. A portion of that time be was locked ap within the dismal walis ef an iron dungeon. In the month of April, when the Union forces under General Banks were rapidly advancing on Alexandria, he was taken up ‘to Shreveport, three bundred miles farther up Red river. He was immediately put in the parish prisod there, but after the lapse of about a week was moved tos military goard house with other Union prisoners, to Jaly lest all the Union prisoners in Shreveport were marched to Tyler, ‘Texas, a distance of more than a hundred miles. During the month of August they were kep! Im clore confinement ip a dilapidated building. They were er ne to a conscript camp four miles from Tyler, wh from time .to time, they were joined by other prisoners. At length, in accordance with arrangements effected between Generals Banks and Taylor, the few cfviliane were released unconditionally, and among them Mr. Anderson. On February 4 he was returned, under flag of truce, to the commander of the gunboat fleet on the Mississippi, in the vicinity of Red river. He went down to Now Orleans ou the steamer Continental, and bas arrived in New York in the steamship Morning His friends will be pleased to know that he ip excellent health and apirite, We are indebted to Mr. G. A. Faller, parser of the Morning Star, for taking charge of our despatches. ‘The following are the passengers by the Morning Star:— Geo Cornwal 16, J Bourdette, wife and jd child. jee Mars apt Lebo, H GF Derbis, J i Dr Titebore Rofu FE Mathews, B Leb an, 8 N iH, Wine, Cy tPD J Blatenbers! wood, Dr Dausnan, Wr : Richard _Pitkl Griffin, © Monnot, |, Capiain Sam Abels, Mr Norris, F Ander: sou, Mr Conover, Jno Freeman, P Suitandel, ley. W Biliott, Wit g Mr Mather, wife, ; J Arrosso nod friend. Mr ii Friedenbarg, Thomas Carson, Samuel Rom: rado, Capiain Sebne 1, Deir} Berrel Amesbury, M Davis, J A Macodack, W 8 Wrig Our New Orleans Corresponda: New Onreays, Feb. 7, 1864. There are no army movements of importance to note in the Department of the Guif since my Inet per steam ship George Cromwell The split stil! continues between the different wings of the free State party jo this city. It amounts virtually to ewart and brother and three chi}. Goldberg. M a contest between the friends of Messre. Habn and Flan- the honor | guberua- ders, 8 to which party sball have of indeeting their candidate into the torial cbair. Fifty-one out of the delegates who met in State Convention on the let were friends of Mr. Habn—the other thirty-six preferred Mr. Flanders. Finding themselves unable to carry their point, the latter seceded from the Convention and met at another piace. The result was the nomination of both Messrs, Habo and Flanders upon nearly the same plat. form of principien. The question is one of men and not of measures. An opinion j tained that the friends of Mr. Flanders wil) withdraw their candidate before the election, tive Union ticket was nominated last friends of Mr. Mi the ticket nominated by the bolters from the regular Convention, To day a very interesting display was witnessed on Canal street, ob (be oceasion of the presentation of a beautiful battle fag to the Fourth brigade of cavairy, by the ladies of Massachusetts résiding in New . The presentation was made by General Banks’ eldest dau Du The wealth and fan! city were largely represented, more #0 than on any former occasion. The reenlistment of veterans progresses finely. The Fourteenth Meine js the last regiment recorded. It has jost arrived in the city on jts way home. ai aene ae te ayy J Gl vane = oveni 1 purpose, it js eupposed, of v: fleet off Mobile. es ‘The following were the quotations in the markets aw ey Gold, 62 a 6244 buying, 69 a 6334 selling. Ex on New York par and Ay cent discount. ae ted sation mid 78<0., strict 16Ke—a decline. aa Sngar—Iaferior 8 j6¢. 99740. ; common to pL 11X¢e.; fair to fay fair 12308 el ike. BISKME.; ¥ , clarified, and white o., new Crop, 180. 815}40., Common, bac: Tor ordinary. bes a B60. fap good, 680: for common, 630. for or . 68 BRO. Prime, nod G00. for cholee new crop. '¥ News from Avmansas. Cano, Bi. Feb. 14, 1864 Co}. Aodrew, of the Third Mionenota regiment, at J.ittle Teok, has Deen made a brigadier genera). His regiment hon re-oolieted, ands portion of it arrived bere to day, ” home, + hes, at Lithig Rook Deverters wore yin ng Into our lices Wi jal nnd regiunents were forming of them, two 1 . “ ane te Pricq’e army slate that no knowl dente awnesty proclamation exinied a bree ee, and they eaprene ‘he ion that aos aa ite conditions are known very Jittle wil be ‘Dis army common, .; prime to fo. @ Ide., fair, fold at 600. for e numbers, which bad — PRICE THREE CENTS. GENERAL KELLEY'S DEPARTMERT, The Recent Foray on the Baltimore and Ohio Railread Train. Capture of a Number of the Robbers. They are Rebel Guerili Gilmor’s Band, ae., ae, TTT. eva Mr. Theofore C. Wilsen’s Despatch. — Aleapquantene, DePAnTMENT OF has sn Arian CAFIURE OY (HE GOBRILLA ROBRARG OF THE RAUHMORE AFD ONO RAILROAD TRAIN. A portion of the guerilla party that stopped thé train on the Baltimore and Obio Railroad. and robbed the pas» fengors' were overtaken and oapiuted a few bout after the robbery had been committed. General Sollivaw was ordered to, and did, dospateh force of about threy thousand mounted men to overtake the bighwaymen. * ‘This pursuing force divided and subdivided, travelling on almost every regular, by and foountain road in tbe velghborhood where the robbery took place. Beniaed these movements we formed a continuons line, atretening for several miles, and somewhat in the form of a olvole, to hem the robbers in. ‘The thieves, on finding themeeives thus situated, re. sorted to many stratagems to ayold onpture. Soma donned citizens’ clothes, hid their military equipments, and, with their horses hitched to ploughe, set up the ap pearance of farmers and husbandmen. One portion or the thieves, finding it was Impossible for them to escape, undertook to play off the flag of truce dodge, hoist- ing white tage, and reporting they bad come in to get the body of ao soldier who was killed at the battle of Antietam. It is reported that others of the party are hiding in trees and buchen im woody districts and secreted among the rocks, To catch them-all will require » segular ferret-like hunty From the best information on the subject it does aot seem that they numbered over twenty-elght- Wo have got ten of them prisonere. On one of the rdiftcs taken by our troops our cavalry bands are stil] on the bunt. The feeling among the the citizens against the acts of these robbers is very strong, and even vindictive. iho Unionists and rebel sympathizers alike agreoo in this respect. Strong requests are being made for the banging of every one of the rob bers caught. In no sense of the term wore their operations of a military character. They did no in- Jury te the road, mails, express or wires, but. merely robbed the passengers. ‘the parties who committed this robbery are sons et some of the chivalry and rebel sympathizing Baltimore- ang. They constitute a portion of Gilmor’s band. Be- side Baltimores born robbers there were engaged some of thé sons of the wealthy and heretofore respectable reel- dents of Jefferson and Berkley counties, Va. 1! leantd there were in-the party tite sous.of Marylanders and die- tinguished gentlemen living in and in the neighborhood of Cumberland. a £ “ OUR PRISONERS IN RICHMOND. Reported Escape of One Hundred and’ Nine Officers. as Arrival in Washington, frem Libby Prison, of Captain Porter, a, ae. a. Ww. Fob. 14, 1064. A gentle who to-night eisien Thank the Army of tue Pot w before he left there a rege of Thursday, found of the person of a deserter who ss into our lines, in which appears an article stating one hundred and uiue officers have escaped from the Libby: prison by digging a tunne) under the street for that pur- pose. It is supposed the prisoners bad beep engaged upon the work for at least a month. They were missed at roid call, and forthwith roops were despatebed in variove directions to capture them, Four were overtaken on the Williamsburg apd Hanover Court Rouse road. The others, it is suspected, were secreted in the | Beighborhood of Richmond. ‘The guards were arrested on the belief that they were in collusion with the prisoners, but were afterward re- leased, the subterranean mode of escape baving become known. The paper says that Neal Dow was not among the runa- , but was probably waiting vo accompany the next his regiment, the Fourteenth ouisiana, are barefoot, and that the daily ration coneists of a quarter of poond of meat and one pint of meal. Among the officers recently eacaped from Libby prison are Colonel Streight, Colonel Tipfon, Major John Heorg and Colonel Rodgers; but it is not known yet whether | they have succeeded in getting clear of thé rebei do- minions. The rations issued to the officers io the prisop consiet- ed of a quart of rice to sixteen men every eight daye, & smal! piece of corn bread every day to eath, avout four ounces of very poor fresh meat once week, an- eald aud vinegar very rarely. Acting Assistant Surgeon Kollock, who feigned to be il) with the smallpox, has deserted from the United States steamer Brandywine. Captain Jobn F. Porter, of the Foarteenth New Yorks cavalry, arrived here to-day overland from Richmond, having escaped two weeks ago from Libby prison, He left the prison in a rebel uniform, Daving secured an abandoned one, and remained nine days in Richmond without exciting suspicion. NEWS FROM THE PAGIFIC COAS Reported Re Pacific Ocean—No Co: Rumored Sale of Capi Fleet to Jeff. Davis, &e., ie. San Frawxcisco, Feb. 13, 1864. Nong Kong papers of December 20 do not mention the sale of the vessels to Jeff. Davie which came out from England for China. They eay the Chinese government repudiates the bargain which its agent made for the yes- sels with Osborn, the agent of the British government, on the ground that his Instructions were exceeded, tor instead of furnishing river flotilla, which wae intended, Usborn brought @ feet sufficient to guard the entire Chinese coast, compored of expensive ‘veasels too large for river service. Moreover, the own- ers’ agent, Mr. Lay, entered Into an engagement with the officers and crew involving o great outlay without authority. itor 2 forther refusal Osborne went to Pekio, malting there every effort for the acceptance of the steamers; but ip vain, The Chinese government proferred Ww forfeit the advances already made. Osborne consequently returned to Shangbae, registered the veesels as Britied at the Consulate, and despatched them, a part for Bnglacd and a part for Bombay, The Hong Kong press of the 16th cays they haveali left ore this. Arrived ebip yin gRchoteld, from Boston; bark aHb Rose, from New York, Batter is firm. Shipments from the Raat are sontinued. The dry weather operates to the injury of the growing crops, causiog the grain market to seeume increased firmness. ‘The Collector Of the port, Mr, James, called day om the Conatitation for Washington. Nayg! flier Farwell gailed twenty daye ago for Wash ington. The Army of che Pele on ARMY OF THR my There have veen no aerive miiBAy ermy for a week pore.