The New York Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1864, Page 1

“WHOLE NO. 10,053, IMPORTANT NEWS FROM MEXICO. | Defeat of the Franco-Mexicans and Capture of Guadalajara. Twonty-four Cannea and Seven Hun- dred French and France- Mexican Priseners Taken, Uraga and Gonzalez Ortega Combining. A Liberal Force Threatening 8an Luis. POOR PROSPECTS FOR MAXIMILIAN, Arrival of Santa Anna in the New Empire. M's Summary Expulsion by General Bazaine, He Arrives at Havana with His Family. The Cfiicial Correspondence on the Question, &en Kee, ae By the arriva) of the steamer Evening Star, Captain Bell, from New Orjeans 19:h «nd Havana Qist instant, we are in the possession of yery interesting intelligence, the ‘most imp rtant part of which is contained in the letter of ur correspondent resident in the city of Havana. The ether facts, independent of our correspondent’s account, we also give, and the entire recital wiil be read with more ‘hap general interest, Our Havana Correspondence. Havana, March 21, 1564, ‘When I announced in my brief letter by the Eagle that @French transport had just arrived from Vera Cruz, I Metle thought of the excitement 20 apparently unimport. fat an event would have caused in this city, Theso transports generally lie in Sacrificio Bay, and rarely, if ever, bring any news. Even on; this occasion I made the usual inquiries and met with the uaual reply—No mews.” But it was quite wrong; for the Colbert did Dring news, and that of a most interesting character; and Bot only did she bring news, but the persons of the ro. ‘owned General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and bis son Don Ange! Lopez de Santa Anna, both once more expelled, Dy order of General Bazaine, from their native Boil. ‘You can got the history of this affuir from the corres- ondence which I am enabled to place before you. The Metter of General Almonte, inviting the exiled General to peturn to Mexico, does not appear; but there is po doubts ‘qat such an jovitation was sent to him at St. 1omas by ‘the hands of an ehvoy from the regency, backed by the Gobcitation of Marshal Forey and Gutierrez Zstraaa, who may be considered the chief of the monarchical move- ‘ment in the ex-republic. Io pursuance of this invitation, the ofd General left bis home and game cocks in St. Thomas, and took passage for Vera Cruz, on board the British mail steamer Conway, arriving,at that port on ‘the 27th of last month, Immediately on the orrival of §be steamer an officer presented bimseif to the General, Pequiring the signature of himself and son to the follow. tg document :— Mexican Exprpimoxsny Conrs, SUPRRIGR Commanvancy oY VERA CROZ, ‘undersigned, deciare ou my honor that J adhero French intervention, and recognize as the only U phterae gd the monarchy proclaimed by the bly of nutables, undor the title of Mexican empire, with Prince Maximilian, Archduke of Austri: for of Mexico. 1 likewise pledge myself to abstain from @by political demonstration, and to do nothing, either by ch or writing, which might lead to the supposition I return w tay couniry @s any other than a private as Empo- The General, not understanding French, in which the ebdovd was written, bad it translated to bim, and thea ‘put bis signature to it, his son adding, ‘1 pledge mysoit, ag father has done, to the conditions contained in the bore. ANGEL L. DE SANTA ANNA.” Father and son then disembarked, and on the follow tng day the former wrote to the Rojdiee — Vara Cavz, Feb. 25, 1864. On the 27th instant, at five o'clock in tue ovening, f disembarked in this port, proceeding from St. Thomas, where I livea some years, receiving the hospitality en 3 tical vicissitudo obliged mo to seck in a foreign ‘Un deciding to return to my native soil, If bring with ‘me the ictention of co-operating in whatever way I may be able im the consolidation of the institution whick tho pation bas thought proper to adopt, under tho beuel- ent shadow of the throne on which will be seated the — Prince designed in the subiimp counsols of ivine Providence to raise the nation from the bid ‘of misfortane into which she has been piynged by auar- eby. The Kegency of the empire may consider my @ervices needless wd doliver mo the orders it may think Proper, un the installation of the Regency 1 charged General ‘Don Sangingo Rianoo to declare my sentiments of adhesion Gnd the satisiaction it gave me to know that a notional wernment had been established under the form chosen the will of the Mexican people, which commission he th@gooduess to discharge according to my desire, Consequently I now do #0 directly from this place, to inform the cy that it may rely on my pour services aes what orders it pleases to the dean of the Mexi- y. aap to — ys ey, sa this note, and my protestations of consideration, ‘ ANYONIO LPs DE SANTA ANNA. ‘To the Uwngr Secnerany or War, Mexioo city. At tho end of # week the following reply was re- va fwenmiat PALact, Mexico, March 7, 1564. j To his Exoeilency General of Division Dow Axroxio Loree pe Santa ANwa:— eS ee Regency has rt ‘hich rece!ved with grateful satisfaction your note of tho 28th ult., toned ploared () communicate your safe hat port, om the 27th, from St. Thomas, whero lived for several years ¢ is also informed of sqeneie four Exceliency ou Feturniog to your country: ling? which were never ted, both because they demonstrate your patriotiem Qn4 because you had made thom known through Geveral Bianco when the present erpment waa instalied ‘The Regency your Pxoollency on your re. Surn to your native soll, views with the decpest inte rome our decision to your tinportant services. tbe honor to wg this in reply, it isa sat my distin Seoretary of State and War sd Navy Depereataie, But clouds may obscure the fairest sky yand just at the @oment that the old General was giaddened by the re @ctpt of the above flattering communication came an- ether of o very different Import, to wit: — Maxtcan Exrenrmonart Corrs, ‘THE GENERAL in. Ourer, | was all they wanted ———————— Se Ry Lien W YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1864, to be printed in Crizada, and for not having addressed myee"t vo your Bxcolleucy, who, as Commander-in Udiot of ihe Frabeo-Moxlean army, represents Hrauce, 1 mutt immediately leave my country, Aa accusation of such a nature compels me to reply to our Wxceliency that you are mistaken in what you say, inst, bocauge i do not remembor to have piedged my word to be dumb on returning to my eountry. Lam not acquainted with the French language, and on’ siguing, on ‘board the Engtiah ste mer, the recognition of the inter- vention and the Mexican Mmnperor, Ferdinand Maximilian, @3 | was directed to do by the commandant of this place, |, 1 believed mysoif bound by thut promise alone, siace { ‘bad no intention of doing sosinine on coming, for the reason that Marghai Porey had arranged, in an order in my possession, that uothing should be required of me on my arrival, and that I should be properly treated \a every reavect Besides, it was not I who sent my manifosto to be printed. Friends from the Soterior who visited mo, desirous of knowing my opinion under present circum stances, asked me for a copy of my manuscript, which friends, of thoir own accord, published it, assuredly with the best inteution, since the dooument covtained botbing unfavorable to the new system, but, on tho contrary, ‘Birengtbeng it in every respect. Having been jntormed that it could not be printed here, 1 directed the manuscript, signed, to General Al- moate, President of tho Imperial Regency, which is tho government of tho nation, recognized by it and some others, including that of your Kxoollency, and did not direct it to you, it not being upon any military subject, and because I know that the rej mntative of France ts his Excollency the Marquis de Moutholon, Minister Pleni- potentiary of the Emperor of the French. Wherefore your Exceilency wili understand the pro- found displeasure which the supposition tbat | had broken my word hag produced in me, and that upon this is based, jo part, the abuse done me in expelling me immediately from the Lyla? of my country, after oight years and @ half of ostracism, and when my health is latterly so all To consequence of guch @ procedure, which I cannot misunderstand, and in use of my right, I protest formally against the ssid act of violence againet my por- gon, a8 being both unjust and inhuman, and I will appeal to the government of his Majesty Napoleon III., trom — wisdom and equity 1 do not doubt I shall obtain justice. ‘hia ts ail I can say to your Excellency in reply to your note, and offering you assurences of my high considesa- tion, I remain, Xe., ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA. Make your own comments on this extraordinary affair For my part I think Coneral Bazaine was too hasty in ex- pelling the old general, sf be had the power; aod, in the next place, he had not the power, legally, if the Regency be the g-vernment of the country. In the meantime the Goneral i3 bere in our midst, and T have heard that he inteuds remaining here uotii Mui milian tuches at Havana, as itis whispered he will, or arrives in Mexico. His excuse for the appearance of’ the manifesto i# a little lame; but since the order for his ex- pulsion did pot come from the Regency he will haye tho | best of the quarrel with Bazaine, It goes to prove, how ever, that, oid as he ig, the French are afraid of him, and ould rather see his infernal majesty arrive at Vera Cruz tian Ssnta Avna, The faintest excase to chip him oil , and the faintest excuge was all (hey got, Thoy certainly have good reason to be alraid of him; but the manner in which they got rid of him is nighiy unjust, if not a very dangerous precedent. Ihave no other news to give you, and must close this letter, ‘betvg alrendy 's10 for’ thé maul by the Ever ing ar. Newspaper Accounts. The Havana papers contain lengthy acc unts of the arrival and debargation at that city of Getieral Santa Anna and bis family, but the details of ali the farions journals, as concerns the original facts, are substantially the same, On the genoral bearings of the question the Prensa of Havana observes:— Under ali circumstances wo sincerely lament these rather disagreeable occurrences in Mexico, and we hope for the early arkival in that boautifui country of its new sovereign, the Arcliduke Maximilian—a high inteliect, a noble man, 4 statesman, one fil to command, and who will know how to put an end to all those tritling diflicul- ties that may invoive Mexico in serious difficulties, as weil as to all the microscopic Machiwvolian schemes which will not acknowledgo that the hour of Moxican re- generation has at length arrived. The Sigio laughs at the enthusiasm of the Prensa in favor of a foreign prince, and says that it is ina very happy state of mind. Comets the capitulation, rendition or capture of Campeachy by the French, we have in our possession large number of very interesting documents. Oue of our correspondents examines tbe transaction at great length, and deterininedly decides against the pretenttons of the French invaders. Tuose tetiers and communications are altogether too long to be given to-day. The documents presented by the krench as ‘justifiable’ for their con. duet are enough (© occupy any ordinary journal. Even the general facis must be omitted until a more favorable epportnpity. IMPORTANT, The Defeat of the French and the Cap- ture of Guadalajara. (From the New Orleaus Era, March 18.) The foliowing extraet from a letter received by a geu- tleman of high standing ja this community contains much that is interesting’avd important in relation to the aifal of our sister republic of Mexico. It was written by a log: gentleman, who is in a position to obtain early and rell- able information: — Ban Luis Poroat, Feb 19, 1364. Ihave the pleasure also of forwarding to you the latest items {rom the interior of our republic, io order that you may know the state of things there, But a few hours since positive intelligence arrived here of the storming of Guadalajara by the diviaioa of the constitutional army under the intrepid Geveral Don Jose Lopez Uraga, The city of Guadalajara was garrisoned by a very respectable forco of French aud Mexican traitors, and was attacked by the liberal army, under the orders of General Uraga aud General Berriozabal, and alter a tevacious and bloody battic the town was obliged to surrender, leaving in our possession twenty-four can- non aud more than seven hundred prisoners, aud aa im: mense amount of war matorials, ‘Tho loss of men was aot so great as expected, tn con sequence of the cowardice of the clergy patty, who aban- doned their forts, and because the troops are opposed to the French {ovasion and are loth to fight agaiost their countrymen. * 7 ‘This misfortune to the French and their allies bas re- sulved in an aitempt ou toe part of the French. troops, who occupied Zacatecas, to move t 18 Stats of Michoacan, where Generals Gonzalez Ort and Miguel Negrete have united a considerable turco—say liftecn thousand men, The jatter are determined to attack aud take that city. General Pueblita bas joined Gonzalez Ortega with three thousand cavalry, and it appoars that thins are about to take a favorable tura. Generals Dou Pordrig Diaz de Leon, Noblado and Ne- grete all appoar to bo striking a deadly blow at the infa- Mous regevcy, Ali, however, are resolved to obey to tho Inst tho legitimate authority of the republic—Doa Bonito Juarez, Ail are determined to die rather than succumb to tue rule of the vile traitors who wish to sce us under che iron heel of a European despot. Ip this city we Dave the domon Mojia, with about thres thousand men, all badiy ermed, and he is kept in con. atant alarm, as a (orce under Geueral Alcalde is at Verado, threatening the city Relative to Vidaurri, { must say that he has thrown off Yeo mask and is trying to preserve lis position by siding with the traitors. Dodiado has started from Saititlo with & sufficient number of goon troops to take Monterey, the government seat of thi traitor Governor, In complicity with his son-in-law, Vidaurri perpetrated a big swindle ashort time since. He Nad gtvea permission to the rebels to transport cotton in any quantities through his territory, of which they Inrgely availed themsclves, A cone\gninent of six Levdret bales happealng along when they were hort of f it was adized and sold, aud pay meat to the rebels ri q eee , received an invita ng Dim’ to second his move méit. This nh was auswored in the most in digaant style, Dexun his preparations to march against aim with & spiendid force of resolute men, roaoived, ail of odie treason of iho ¢ e uer than acknowledge the Leon, By order of Vrosiient Juarez, the State of Coahuila had boen separated from New Leon, lt will be remem. dered that this state bad for a sumber of ye na part of the latter, through the intrigue and ambition ot Don Saptingo Videurty The city of Pusbia by the liberal + according to last accounts, army, oder Porfirio liag and and expocted to fali,’ there boing no reiuforce- ts expected in aid of the enemy French Gnd at Mexico will not #0 casi'y fallunder their rule, oll wish that the war of tho United States was.over, and ices Mexican wishes that republic to help us, We will hold ont as long ag we have aman apd a musket with which to oppose the tuvader, jajara Fight. a [From the Brownsville National Journal, March 5.) Last Wedtesday evening, just as we were going meonced fring cannon and rockets, ri Jating gener: A it we thouglit it was salute and in honor of the advent of our modest litte » when, with the he astonlshed ee r—for i ae of Gut. of Faust ATAMOROS TO BE ATT, (From the New Orleans Era, 17. We were shown this ears A from an officer in our army, stationed Brown, which oon- owing imy it item of news:—''There are nine French war Atationed off the mouth of be Rio Grande, it Is Doljoved ag attack will bo made apen Matamoros.” pays that Cortians, on tbe Tth instant, ware against tho enemies of the Nbevai ove aadul be has gone Matamoros will be at the worey of the Frenoh forces, Our correspondent «4 ESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS. PE Po McClellan Meeting im the Thirteenth = Ward, Thore was aa enthusiastic meoting of the McCleHap Age sociation io Clinton Garden last Thursday evening, The resolutions adopted will be found in anotber column, State Convention, Jorsoy Dentveratie State Convention will meet on May 18, to mppoint fourteem delogates to the Democratic National Convention, to be held ab Chi. cago, Susy 4. Dlinois Repablic State Convention. The Xepub!ican Union State Committee have called a convention, io mect in the State House, at Springfold, on the 26th of May next, for the purpose of selecting thirty- two delegates to the National Convention at Baltimore, for nomiouting eandidates for Electors of President and Vice President, candidates for State oflicers, and ope mem- bor of Congress for tuo State at largo, ef Colorado Republican Territorlal Cone vention. The Chairman of the Union Territorial Committee called & Torritorial Delegate Gonyvention of the citizens of Colora- do, to meet in tho city of Denver, on Thursday, the 10th day of March inat., for the purpore of appointing six dele- gales to the approaching National Couyention to be holden at Baltimore, ‘The German Press ov Mr. Lincoln. Tho St, Louis Westliche Post denounovaghe Germans of oibor States who support Lincoln, and tells them:— In eupporting i.incola you support our bitterest enemies in thie State. * * “# Tho only Ynglish paper here whieh supporte Lincota’s nomination ingulis our German daily, just as Lincoln ingalted our delegations, * And this man Lincoin and his party you ant to force ; dud you Insult u8, moreover, if we le. Very nice fraternal sentiment ies to bo our rulers again, Nothing but that fyou should adyise us now to kisa the vodden upon us. (From the » Monthty, } Tho main arjument in fay Lincoln is that he ts @ man ofr sionts, who will never abuse the powor of his 88 republican tmatitution; whereas if Webad Lad a promineut man, a man of goniaa, in the Presidential chair, be might have become dangerous to republican Hberty, Weehoerfully admit Mr, Lincoln’s mediocrity; but then it would seem to ng as if oven men of mediocre talents could be dangerous to liberty iu times of ational t a. And how are the promi- nent men of the country treated, who have a hold on the syrapathies of the people? They are removed from mili- tary and political action, because they might bo danger- ous to the aspirations of Mr. Lincolu. Vremont was the first in Texas. Itiaan open secret at Washington that Grant plodged bimself not to be a candidate for the Pre- sidency; if he had not ao pledged himself he would not Dave been permittod to take Vicksburg and storm Mis- tionary Risge, it is time to tell the truth to the people, andwe shali do 8:no matter how much we are abused. A Prediction. [From the Clevelaud Piaindealer.} We don’t claim any prophetic ken, but we are willing to risk our credit for any segecity, that the democratic convention wi mests at Caicago in July will, if it, adopt any platform, do so upon the basis of the war pro.* gramme suggested by General McClellan. The radicals would like to have it otherwise. They are exasperated beyond measure that the democracy won’t consent to be disloyal, but It is foolish rage. The democracy can’t affiliate with the conspiracy at Washington, or the con- spirscy at Richmond. It protests against both. Its mis- sion ig to gave the Union and ibe laws from both conspi- Facies and both sets of conspirators. It will succeed. The New Health Bills. At a recevt meeting of the New York County Medical Society, Dr. Underhill in the chair, the report of a spe- | cial committee previousiy appointed to consider what action, if any, sbould be taken in reference to the Motro- politan and other Health biils now before the Logislature, was received. The report was lengthy and doalt alto- gether in goneralities. It contained many assertions, but presented no eyidence; much assumption, but lituie argu ment. The committee submitted also arezolution recom. mending the adoption of one of the bills in question. Dr. Cyrvs Ramsar opposed this action on tho part of the socioty, ag not only wholly unnecessary, but parti- gam in its character, ‘The present laws of health ho wed wero amply sufficient. The Board of Health pos- aegsed immense power, oven to tho pomt of teariog down buildings, of appropriating any whatever—ovon tho finest hotels—for hospitals, aud or employing every physician io tho city, ff, in sts judgzaeat, the public health required soch action, it had beon bis misfortuue to combat, overy , this oft of a host of croakera to legisiate themsolves into office for the last four years; and it had been persistently made for nive years past. Now York, be said, bad a system in this niatter. Every death was reported, and inter. ment without official authority was almost an |mpogsi- Dility. In other cities the same system did not exist. Be- sides, New York was like a walled city with gates, boing surrounded by water; bodies could pot be carried out without a regular permit, the penalty for evaston bein, $250, Dr. Ramsay presented an array of statistical facts whi evidently confused and confounded the friends of the report,and in a very able and forcible manner vind:ceted the city and its health authorities from the attacks of mea who,have so long endeavored to substitute for the present system one which would esthb lish ia its stead a sort of charity hospita! for decayed and upfiodyed doctors. Ho evinced a thorough know. ledge of the subject, and exposed convincingly and very satisfactorily the gross misstatements con tained in tho report of the special committee and of the ‘‘memorial to the Legislature.” In the begioning there were indica- tions of a “packed” majority for the report; but the se- vere handling which it received bad the effect to | separate and scattor its olements. The bdriof | space at command will Sot suilice to present | anything tiko a fair idea of Dr, Rameay’s ncdress The following table, taken from his statistics, is appended for compatison. it will be observed that it is bighly { fayorabie to Now York in a sanitary point of view — (From the Philadelphia Medical and Surgical Journal } RATIO OF DEATHS TO ON! MUNDRED THOURAND IN THE CITIES OF | NEW YORK, PULLADBLPOIA, BALTIMORE AND BOSTON PRR | WERK, Veek End’g. N. York, Phitadeiphia. Boston. Baltimore. \ Jan, 2. . 50.63 48 62 61.66 41.25 | 61.89 68.88 38.75 63.62 cimel 48.33 56 89 67.21 46.83 x 56.37 saad 55.56 + 49.80 5274 46.07 49.58 say insisted that Now York contaioa a popu- lation of at feast one million, and established the fact by approved statistics that ite health compares favorabiy with that of any e city in the world. Atthe conclu- sion of his remai the reading of the momorial was called for, It wasa savage document, denouncing right and left, but presenting neither facts nor argument. Dr. Rameay feit called upon to expose its unfairness and ite misttatements, after which its roal character was ident vo wil. Dr, Daare next addressed the meeting. He said much bad been asserted by the supporters of the new legisla tion demanded; but he bad seeu nothing proved; they had furnished’an abavdance of declamation, but no proofs; there had been a lamentable lack of information, even where such radical changes were demanded. As he had seen nothing proved, he would not stultity bim- solt by vottirg for the resolution, In ono hospital there bad been during the past year six thousand syphilitic cases, Surely it would not do toc! Now York with all che deaths resulting from this, Besides, there was no way of preventing such by legislation tm this country. Aa Dr. Ramsay bad said, some of this is due to our im tmense ‘foating population.” He was tired of hearing 80 much eald agalost the health of this city; he did not be- Love it to be true; but, if persisted in, the effect would bo to keep people away from New York. But be thought that Dr. Ramsay's well arrangod facts were more that: a0 oilsot to the declamation and rhetoric on the other side. Some facts were required to convinces either the Legisia- ture or (he people that New York was unheelihy. He had tolerable means of forming an opinion, and he dil not belteve the assertions set (orth ia documents thea before the society. ‘Dr, Savew was tho next He was very severe on the report, which he said was false, In the iirst place, it ed that of all the officiais in the Health Department there was not one who was qualided by ed: cation of in any other view for bis position, With al! « ereuce to tho rather modest author of the report, &e., ne took the liberty to disseut from his sell coniidevt assor- tion, One of the prime movers in this scheme bad taken from the city treasury $12,000 per annum by moans which bis own conscience would not permit bim to adopt, and which be strongly condemned as @ perversion of jaw, instigated by morcevary motives. As Dr. Ramsay had said, the Board of Health had ample powers, and they | ld be, as they had been, tully exercised tafter effort had been made to got a copy of the bill des be adopted. the [er layor, among othors, but ail exertions had (ailed. The the mi il, without all them to kno: One it coon of mort! ity i toate the numbor but, unfort UJ tried; i i # i il 5 ; 8 | HF fly 3 3 2 ! In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my NEWS FROM WASHINGTON, Proclamation by tho President Explana- tory of the Amnesty Proclamation. Whe Are and Whe Are Not Entitied to the Amnesty, What Officers are Authorized to Administer the Dath of Allegiance, doinnnniiennans The Quota and Credits of New York on the Call for Troops. Debate ip the House on the War and the Administration, Rees Mees ae. PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Wasuineron, March 26, 1864, Whereas, it has become necessary to define the cases in which insurgent enemies are entitled to the benefits of tho proclamation of the President of the United States, which was mado on the 8th day of December, 1863, and the manner in which they shall proceed to avail themselves of these benefits; and whereas, the objects of that procla- mation were to suppress the insurrection and to restore the authority of the United States; and whereas, the amnesty therein proposed by the President was offered with reference to these objects alone, Now, therefore, I, Annanam Lrncoun, Preai- dent of the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare that the said proclamation does not apply to the cases of persons who, at the time when they seck to obtain the benefits thereof by taking the oath thereby prescribed, are in military, naval or eivil confinemeft or custody, or under bonds, or on parole of the civil, military or naval authori- ties or agents of the United States, as prisoners of war, or persons detained for offences of any kind, either before or after conviction, and that, on the contrary, does apply ov'y to those per- sons who, being yet at large aud tree from any ar- rest, confiaement or duress, shall voluntarily come forward and take the said oath, with the purpose of restoring peace and establishing the national authority, Prisoners excluded from the amnesty offered in the said proclamatiom may apply to the Piesi- dent for clemency, like all other offenders, and their application will receive due consideration. I do further declare and proclaim that the oath prescribed in the aforesaid proclamation of the 8th of December, t863,may be taken and sub- scribed before any commissioned officer, civil, military or naval, inthe service of the United States, or any civil or military officer of a State or Territory not in insurrection, who, by the laws thereof, may be qualified for administering oaths. All officers who receive such oaths are hereby authorized to give certificates having thereon the names of the persons respectively by whom they are made; and such officers are hereby required to transmit the original records of such oaths, at as early a day as may bo convenient, to the Depart- ment of State, where they will be deposited and remaiu in the archives of the government. The Secretary of State will keep a registry thereof, and will, on application, in proper cases, issue certificates of such records in the customary form of official certificates. hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washing- ton, the 26th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1864, and of the independence of the United States the eighty-eighth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, By the President: Wituam H. Sewarp, Secretary of State, GENERAL NEWS. Wasarvarow, March 26, 1364, AFFAIRS AT WILMINGTON, N. C. Wilwington, N. C., newspapers of the 10th, 11th and 12th instant, have been received at tho Navy Depart. ment. They contain oothing of spocial interest. There ig not an advertisement of blockade goods for sale in any of them, which indicates that the strictness of the biockado has cleared the market of imported goods, VALLANDIGHAM POR VICE PRESIDENT. Prominent politicians here from tho Wast state that the pressure for the domination of Vallandigham as tho can- didate for Vice President om the democratic ticket is vory guoat, Tho Vallandigham men controlled the Ohio State Couvontion, and the delegates appointed to the Natioual Convention are almost exclusively of that strips THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MON ARCHICAL GOV: IN CENTRAL AND SOUTIT AMBRICA. The mossage from the Presidout, transmitted to the Sonate in response to 4 resolution of that body, oalliog for information in relation to alleged projects for estat lishing monarchical goverameats in Central and South Amorica, covers ® commantoation from Secretary Sew ard, who reports to the President that surmisos and Joalousies are constantly arising on the subject to which the resolution refers, which are brought to the notice of the Department by our represontagives abroad; but there is no orrespondence or other form of information which furnish any reltable facta showing the existence of plans for the accomplishment of the object montioned. Any corres. poadence which might be irded ag ombraced ia tho resolution, besides being very vague, is in its nature con. ‘Adential, and its publication at the progent time would bo incompatible with the public taterests. The communica- tion was referred to the Committes on Foreign Affairs, GONPIRMATION OF MAJOR GENERAL BIRNCY. Brigadier General David B. Birney, United States Volunteors, bas boon confirmed as a major genoral in the volunteer sorvice, bis commission t date from May 20, 1863. MENTS GRNRRALS FRENCH AND SYEKS. ‘Major Generals French and Sykes are in town. THE ARMY BXAMINING BOARD. Colonel Allen, of the Fifth Wisconsin Volunteers, and Lioutenant Colonel Campbell, of the Twenty-third ‘negro regiment, have been assigaed to duty on the Vasey Ex- ‘emining Board, RETURNED TO HIS COMMAND. Colone! Ray Stono, of the One Hundred and Forty-ninth Pounsylvania Volunteers, who during the winter has pro- sided upon a ber of courts martial hero, left for the front to day, having recovered from his wounds sufficient- Jy to resume the command of his regiment. REWARDS OF MERIT FOR INDIANS, Bow. W. @, Coffin, Guperintendeot of Indian Affaire for | the Southern district, leaves for the Indian vourtry to- morrow. He takes with him a number of very fue siiver medals, to bo distributed among tho chiofs as re- wards of merit, The medals have an excellent likeness of the President jn relief, and on tho reverse a design represepiing the agricultural pursuits of the tiibes, en- circled by tho arms of two stroggling Indians, Mr. Coflin hag had upon several occasious much difficulty with the tribes gympathizing witb the rebels, and upon one occasion narrowly escaped with bis life. The condi- tion of the Indians tn bis superintendency bas improved very much during tho last year, and is bottor than at apy previous poriod, THE QUOTA AND CREDIT OF NEW YORK IN THS LAST CALL FOR TROOPS, Tho following is tho official statement, by districts, of ‘the quota of New York under the last call for two hun. dred thousand troops, made March 14, showing the excess and deficiencies under previous calls up to March1. Vet- eran volunteors r0-enlisted aro not included in the credits, the account of them not yet having been made up and credited: SOUTHRRN DIVISION, usta, Deficiency. Balance. 108 1,712 1,061 23506 ‘307 7631 129 (excess) 1001 0 5194 1,866 2.568 2,291 3,861 1,370 2,507 ‘ea 15980 NORTHERN DIVISION. 198 (excess) 648 206 (excess) _ 617 631 5T 237 1,553 10 (excess) 1,090 877 (excess) "267 43 Bad 138 (excess) — 943 L113 112 (exces#) 1,001 2 1160 67 (exces) 1,103 wastses pivisiey, . 187 611 1,291 074 556 + 986 598 + 1,082 513 817 413 +. 097 347 (oxcoss) 1,179 804 + 1098 bal 830 306 1,289 1,510 $26 ‘BoL ARRIVAL OF INVALIDS FROM THE FRONT. A large number of sick were brought in from the front yosterday, and, with the invalids in tho hospitals at Alexandria, brought to the city. ENLISTED DESERTERS PROM THE FRENCH NAVAL SER, VICE. Four men, who deserted the French merchant service and enlisted in the Thirtieth Now York Volunteers, wore sont up to the city last night by the Provost Marshal Goneral of the Army of the Potomac, in obedience to or- dors from the War Department. They were committed to the Old Capito! prison to bo held subject to the disposi- tion of the Minister of France, THE FIRST BRIGADE OF VETERAN RESERVES. ‘Tho following officers are appointed on tho staff of Col. Ricbard H. Rush, Commanding First Brigade Veteran Resorves, lato Invalid Corps:—Capt. James Montgomery, Chief of Staff and A, A, G.; Capt. Wm. W. W. Rogers, of the Nivetecuth regiment, Acting A. A. G. and Acting Assistant inspector General; Lieut. Charles C. Hyatt, Sixth regiment, Assistant Quartermaster d&id Acting A. D. C.; Lieut, Westry Markwood, Twenty-fourth regi- mont, Aid-de-Camp. SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS WITH A FLYING MACHINE, While exporimenting with a flying machine yesterday at the Patent office, the attached balloon filled with hydrogea gas exploded, shattering the windows and siightly injuring the gentlemen testing the merits of the improvement. The balloon waz of india rubber, and ‘the explosion was caused by the electricity with which it was accideNally charged by previoily rubbing it. The subsequent experiments were successful. The machine is designed for military purposes. RESTRICTING THE USE OF AMBULANCES. An order has been issued prohibiting the uso of ambu- lances and goveromeat spring wagons except by order of the commanding general or ia tho transportation of sick and woonded. The evil of ambulance driving had be. come very great, the streets boing dilled daily with this class of vehicles, tothe discomfort of the commuuity and expense of the goverament, THE WAGES OF THS NAVY YAKD WORKMEN, ‘Tho clamor fn the Washington Navy Yard for an in- prease of wages has boon revewed, and men in all its departments are leaving for Philadelphia and New York. ‘The pay of a few has been raised, but the probability is that unless tho demands of the other workmoa be ao. ceded to work will be very much retarded, if not sus. pended altogether. THIRTY-E 1GHTH CONGRESS. FIRST GESSION, House of Representatives Wasninarox, March 26, 1366, This is “speech-making” day. SPEECH OF MR. MOORURAD, OF PRYNSYLVANIA, Mr. Moonenman, (rep.) of Pa., argued that this was an infamous end caugeless rebellion, It was @ wicked and premeditated attempt to destroy the Union and free goveromeut, and establish ou their ruins a bateful des potism, with the aid of European fotrigue, The man who sympathizos with it is a traitor, and would betray his country. He spoke in condemnation of the course of Prog ident Buchanan, aud the encouragement given to tho rebels to inaugurate war, amd predicted that the day would come when the false friends of tho "inion would be consigned to deserved infamy. President Liocoin bad wisely administered the government and had sera. pulously regarded public and private rights; hence the people demanded bis re election, Proclamations of emaa- cipation are not alone sufficient; we should resort to legis. lation to make the destruction of slavery complete; aud to that oud there should be an amondment to the consti- tution. Our financial success is the wonder of tho world; and our military success will make our country the favored spot of all the earth, and the asylum of the op- pressod of every pation, where merit and honost labor will receive thetr full reward. FPRRCH OF MR. HERRICK, OF NEW TORK. Mr, Harnicx, (opp.) of N. Y¥., charged the administra. tion with the greatest crimes which could be committed. ‘Yhey bave no desire or intention of bringing the war to a close, They are making no calculation for tis, but are shaping everything for a prolougation of the contest. If thoy hud dosired to restore peace and the Union they might bave done ao long ago. Every soldier killed was mordered by the administration, aid every dollar spent was so much abstracted and lost to the honest labor of the country. It was the first and most tmporative duty of the administration to bring the war to a close; if they fail to do #0 they were morally guiity of treason. Our military operations had produced varren fruits. The ruling minds of tho dominant party keep the war alive ag the best means of prolonging thoir power. Hoe contended they had no right to inter. fere with the domestic institutions of toe South, and that this was done by tho {nsane worshippors of the nogro. Ag for the democracy, they would cldse the war na soon as they could compatible with honor, irreapective of the Prosidential election. The sulvation of (+ country do- penda more apou the ballot Sor than upou our aranies . Some hope may be expected (row ' Grant of patis- factory military result®; but with the aboiii on party po. iigiew! domination 6 hold superior to the restoration of the Union. slect Lincola, aud the war will continue throughout bie second term. The plundorers and con tractors will prosper, while the public debt will become too great to be borne. Mr. Boxy, (rep.) of Obio—bis voloe being almost ta andibie io the foporters’ gaitery—was understood to view the inception and the progross of the rebellion and the political influences which produced it, and to advo- cato a vigorons prosecution of the war to secure the Diessings of peace. Copp.) of Ind., argued that before the Mr. Hanr:naro: emancipation proclamation there was passed 00 conscrip- tion law, the bideous features of which it was now n to conceal by the plea‘of military necessity. The Presi. dent and his wicked advisers unblushingty broken faith with @ gencrous and confiding people; armed powor was paral, sing and overshadowing tbe iains x the people; tho war was projonged to pull down be whito man to am equality with the negro, and for thia the President = romoreelossly the eee the mation. The acts of President mark the pat! ry lod to the French Revolution, which produced its Marats Robespictres and their condjutors, who, in the name and of universal liberty; disgraced humanity. administration there wag gaw oo it fed, but ion mem ra, ‘thi the t argued against interference with’ the institution slavery, and declared that the Prostdent was self. accused and golf-condemned of trampling on the constitu: tion of his country. The House at baif-past four adjoarned, —— PRICE FOUR CEN " 5. IMPORTANT FROM NEW ORLEANS. Arrival of the Steamship Evening Star. Cecupation. of Alexandria and New Iberia by the Union Forces. Additions! Particulars of the Cap- ture of Fort De Russy with All Its Gar-ison and Siege Guns, Key Reve he Tho steamship "vening Star, Captain Rell, arrived yes- terday from New Orleans, whence she soiled on tho 19th inst, Ske touched at Havana, whence she sailed at balf- Past five e’clock on the afternoon of the 21st inst. Mr. Henry Thompson's Despatch. New Ontxans, March 19, 1864. The news of the capiure of Fort De Russy, on the Red river, has just been recoived at department headquartere, Aloxaudria and New Iberia havo also been occupied by the Union forces. The particulars ag received by tele- graph are as follows — At six o'clock cn the evening of tho I4th fost. Fort Do Russy was tekeu by assauls by the command of Gen. A.J. Smith. The battle lasted two hours, tho rebel gar- rison fighting bravely. Ten siege guns and @ large amount of ordnance stores were taken, The gunboule arrived shortly alter the capture of the fort, Thre hundred ot the prisoners are now on their way to thia city on gunboat No, 13, They report that threo huu+ dred more are on the way. Lorses not reported. The day following Alexandria was taken by the gun- boats. Brigadier General Lee, Chiof of Cavalry in this depart. ment, has driven the enemy beyond New Iberia, oo the Teche, aud now holds the town. The rebels were driven across Vermillion Bayou, threo miles from Vermillion= ville The advance on the Teche will probably be very rapid, and in a few tays the army in that neighborhood wi) doubtless form netion with Sherman's on the Red river. Your roaders may look for a vory brilliant nud successful campaign. Agupboat reeonnoissance from Brashear City to Butte Ja Rose, on Grand river, has returned. ‘The particulars are ns follows:— The Nyanva, Lieutenant Washburne, and the Glyde, Ensign Fickett. started on the 12th inat. from Brashear City. They iound the country clear, with the exception of & company of guerillas, whom they surprised while im cump, Both vessels opened on thom with sheil and shrap- | noll, and the rebel dispersed with ail speed, leaving tents andarma bebind them. The camp was destroyed after the spoils were collected Thaye learned from a gensioman just from Natehez that the guerillas have ariven off or captured nearly a!! parties engaged tn working plintations ja that neighborhood, after taking all the mules and caitle, and destroyin; whatever there was upon the plantations which was value. The enemy aro very bold, driving in our pickets on both sides of the river near Natchez, until compelled toretreat, They number eight hundred strong. Tho particulers of the attack by gueriilas pear Baton Rouge are as toiiows:-—On Tuesday, the Sth inat.,a baud Of guerillas, under command of Captain Bryon, ambushed asiall party of the Fourth Wisconsin about six miles from the town. Lieutenant Williams was killed by tHe first fire, anda private wounded, Colonel Boardman, on bearing of the attack, {mmcdiately deepatched # large force in pursuit, The guerillas were overtaken by advanced guard, when the Unionists charged unon the rebels, killing four and wounding a large number. In ‘Chis affair we lost none in killed or wounded. The rebels mado for the woods, and for the time escaped, but in two other surprises which occurred a day or two after several of their number were captured. Whon the news of the captare of Alexandria arrived the waole of Gencral Banky’ staif, with the exception of Colone! Wilson, Cuptaius Crosby and Dunbar, and Socre- taries Tucker and Andem, cmbarked on the Nebraska and siarted up the Mississipi fer the Red river, intending to that route for alexandria. The Ceveral and the remainder of his staff will leave this city on Monday next for the eamo piace apd by tho same rovie. ‘The True Deita ed bunds again, Considerable uwuxiety is felt in thia city by the pon- arrival of the Yazoo, which was advertised to leave New York on the th. She is pow at least forty eight hours behind time. é The weather has been vory cold in the city the Jast few jays. Phe Press Despatch: New Onteans, March 19, 1864. We have at iast pews of active work in this depart. Mont. On the 13th instant a portion of the fest appeared opposite Alexandria end demanded its eurren The demand yas complied with, without, #0 far as we can learn, any show of opposition. General Bunks intended leaving for tho field early ia tho week; bui his depariura bas been deinyed. Do will “probably get away to-morrow or Monday. The Era’s Beownsviile correspondent writes that the armies there aro doiug uothing, and that there are no prog pectsot figbtiic. New roads and fortifications are being mado around Brazos and Browsuvilic. A fleet of nine French frigates bas appeared off the mouth of the Rio Grande, and an attack on Matamoros ia anticipated. Particulars have come to band of the capture of Gua- slajara by the liberal Moxic.n forces, under General m, Twonty-four cannon seven hundred prison- ers, French and renegade Mexicang, tell into possession of the Juarists, ‘The traitor Mejia is at San Luis de Potosi, with a force of three thouraud, expecting an attack It is said that Puebla is besieged by tho liberals and roust fall, the invaders hartug no reivfurcomeuts that ‘can resch there in time to aid the garrigon, Vidaurri has positively dectured for the Freuch, and Cortinas and Doblado, with strong forces, are marching to attack him, the formes from Matamoros and the latter from Saitilto. Cortinas is very popular in Tamaulipas, Before leay- fog he consecrated bis battle flag Music, cannons aod fandangoes prevailed quite extensively in Motamoros doriag the operation, The liberal cause is brightening. Our new Governor, Michael Habn, has called an election for delegates to « ooustitutional convenmon, to take place on the 28th iostant ‘A cottoh buyer, named Charles Zeigler, was gobbled up by guerillas near Liaton Rouge, three days ago He bad $10,000 in greenbacke «bout him. He taken once befora, but escaped by sbooting his guard. He will now probably be murderer Deserters and ref: ees sre coatinually arriving at Browasvillc. Two thvusand in all have reached that ince. 2 ‘A party of one hundred and fifty deserted from a rebor regiment, avd three hundred were sent in pursuit. The Jatter overtook the former, aud joimed them jo their flight. A pare of them have already got to Lrowngville. Gold opencd very uneteadily, prices ranging from 6636 (0 68, ors of the 0 of the Gold bill through Con- gress and tue decline in New York closed tho market, without wales, ae 6455 Cotton is unsteady. Some repacked sold at 62c. Sales of ordinary at 6tc., part sandy The capture of Alexandria occurred on the 16th inat., the day atter tho cai of Fort de Russy. General Leo's fo + New iberia, and pur- sued the enomy “8 Vermilion prairie to Vermilion bares, A distance of p\neteon miles, No particulars re- eoived. Governor flabn has resigned his connection with (uo True Delta to W. R. Fish ‘Tho Free Stute Executive Committee have adoptod the following resolution :— Resotved, That the Free & 08 oo 2 of te party is uneomprom! Rontrecied by the 8 mination, for the pur] Lot 1 di carrying on the war against the The pr Dougins ‘The Bark Sea Untied States. iz6 schooners Tilly, Stingarra, Camilla and S. A, Brazos. ‘ave arrived at New Orieans from m away: ‘Tho following despatch was received in thie city yesterday in reference to a disaster to the bark Seandi- pavian:— toa street pla? street or highway injury is using the purpose of sport or