The New York Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1864, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. —S= WHOLE NO. 10,068. tal oe a ee RIVER EXPEDITION. THE RED Additions! Details of the Fight at Cane Rivor. Gem A. L, Lee’s Cavalry in Pursuit of the Fleeing Rebels. REPORTED OCCUPATION 6” SHREVEPORT. Tre Union Gunboats Laying Off the Town. Farniung of the Siexmer across Mear Alexandria, Presentation of Colors to tie Righteenth New York Cavalry in the Field, be, &e. ‘TRe arrival of the Morning Star a+ ints port places ‘em to prssension of later dotails of tho operations on tho Red iiver and our correspondents letters from that now Bistoric stream. oe, @r. Henry Thompson's Dowpace! New Onions, Le, Apri 2, 1864, REPORTED BATTIA 'N LOUISIANA. ‘Tre arrival of the Illinois yesterday morn’, ‘Bed river, places your correspoadent in pos vemcrathe most startling, and whicn were soon spread eve: the city, On the strongth of these rumors extras ‘were issued by the papers. At beadquarters, however, Bo ews whatever had been recoived ap to tive o'clouk, ye verday afternoon, ‘he news brought by.the Ilinols, and siterwards coo frcned by the Alico Vivian, Is as follow 4 Dattle was fought on Monday iast waar tio month of Ge.0 river, between the forces of General A, J. Si ap. tho rebels, The latter were re:uised. “he Union loss in killed and wounded will not excesd wxty. ‘be enemy suffered racre severely, and six handred ‘ee ners are now in our hands. Tre cavalry of General Lee was in pursuit of the feeing wdels, SHREVEPORT SA!D TO BR IN OUR POSSESSION, Tos errival of the Gattle on Wednesday last, from Abexingra, March 20, brought the following news:— ‘D-eveport was reportod to have been taken pore: asion oy the federal foreas on Monday hast. Me navy was on tho advance, the gunboats delug op- sostto the town before the army arrived there Ove of our yossols (0 hospital boat) was lost in going | ere tho falls SIBAMBR LACROS8 BURNRD BY GUBRILLAS Sne Tacross was destroyed by guerillas on Tnoraay #-raing last, about twenty miles this side of Alexaudeia. 4) che time she was lying in the contre of the river, aad Ws eurorised, captured and burned by a few guorilias, ‘#10 ‘loated down to her on a raft ‘roma bend a sdurt dis- Buco Bbove. fhe olficers were carried off and t To Lacross was burned to the ora! ‘The following night the Mittic So hens was fired | “obably by the same a the boat, and vo per: ons were \ojured. Tho Alice Vivian, which arrived here yosterds,, ‘wought nine hundred sontrabin THE RD RIVER Go" NTRY. Tho theatre of opera: ion o the late expedition up wud river is compasatively little known, therefore the fol- wowing short account «! the principal points upon that @ream ©.|l! proye interesting. The Red river courtry ie proverbial for its wen''a and resources, and is one of the fohest cotton growin: regions in the South, Shreveport, the capital of Cuddo parish, Lonisiana, started near the foot of Caddo loko, in the north western tte tho State, is the greit cot'on port of the region. 1s la Guely located for business,ca the Ved river, being garrounded by an =rceedingly fertiic ;'aating tecion. feme O'ty thousand ') \\e8 of cotton wero cnnualty shipped trom thig place bo’ >> the war, and a very Large number et crttle from Texss, The town contains & lorge auriber e¢ stores, sever: am mills, churches, & printing orice, bod a resitent por i/stion of about three thousand. S vce tae rebaltion, Shrovcport has been an extensive copot for ~-aooiseary and other stores for the trans Mississippi Con- Gerate troops, and up t» the time of the siege of Vicks. arg formed an important link in ‘he ‘chain of supplies"? <¢ the whole rebel srmy. There is a military prison neve, which bas at times contained a large sumber of “Yaton captives of w: It ww two hundred and thirty »ofles from the mouth \f the river. Alexsndria, one bo odred anc fifty miles from toe mouth, is, we believe, the highest point on Ret river yet vebed by our troers. Eighty miles above js Natchi. «wehes, an old French town, settied 19 1713. It is noted tm Distory ax the scenvof albard fonght battle between the inhabitacts and the Natchez \ndians in 1732, result- we In the oxtinction of the Na Frou: Shreveport tiere runs a railroad westward to Wareball, Texas, and s xteen miles beyond, me) ig 4 line mal sixty miles in length, Many yeore ago a Pate was projected to Vicksburg, which was oomploted f-om tho latter place west as far ar the Washita river. LATED FROM CANT RIVER. The Fra publiehes the following additional particulars oot the fight at Cane river:— ‘Yhe traosport steamer Illinois, Crptain Porter, arrived crew paroled 1's a this from aadria, avd the steamer Alice “iviao arrived from ihe seme place thie morning, vith nine dred contrabar is—men. en aud saiidren, Passer.ere by these boata bring the report vat @ bettie Dad taken piace between the opposing omies in Western Louisiana, of which we gicun the an- \4xed Interesting details: —The Urion forces consisted of »qbt thousand infantry, belonging to tue Seventeenth \ny corps, under General Mower; and Dudiey’s@rigado & Geroral Lee's ca’ airy corps, the whoo under the com. wernd of General A. J. 8mith. On the “stb ult. this force wacer ‘ered the rebels, under Dick Txylor, estimated at tvely thousand a » Posted im an advantegeour Yor en Cane river, some thirty-five milee above anc ria, and a figh' ensued of nearly three hours’ @urstion. The infant y thrown out ag skirmishers did part of (Le Oghiing, ana inficied quite a the enemy, who were conosutrated to Aicipated wseanit (rom our whole force. After Seer Pu e afver a few volleys bevan to retreat, ‘very good order, vad the nature of the grovid was puch as to prevent « coup de main by one trooys bad an eoportunity offered. Atter the retreat began tie cavalr, erigade ot Geveral Dudley mace ry aot ohare a colvnin war crossing teropers swooped down an open ‘epon it Ike a hawk upon {ts prey, rud captured ever 200 prisoners. The confurion créated vy this charge The rebels fe!) vack wes such an to di nize @ portion of t.8 rebel force, aeie ourber of additional prisoners were afterwards taken as stragglers. Our whole lose is sxid_ to be but 18 Killed and about 60 wounded, most of tbeia slightly, whilo ‘bat of the enemy is known to be muci grestar. It is qatimated by some as high as 200 killed and wounded, aad wo captured over prisoners, and others were yeu brought im, In equa’» of twoe, threes and balf Our troops did not balt at the battle ground, io the advavce, dozens. Dut posved on, Dudley and his caval aad it was supposed no rest would be Ws was the design of General Smith to’ grand, and to defeat them ina pitchs! bar ‘The would tend to disorganize tho © which coasiderable dissatiafaction « y oxists, Youn, 's Despatch, ALExAnDR:\, La., March 28, 1864, ‘THE POLICY OF GERRAL BANKR, The policy adepted by Gener i! Benks in bis present gampaign is that of ample protection to loyal citizens, @abire respect for individual riciits and property, and a sondemnation Of the waste aad destruction which ¢ sil- disciplined army creates on ite marches, The policy pur- ued at New Orleans, Baton Rouge and ether important points in his militar y department, of eneouragemout to le- gitimate trade and ommerce, with the least )ossibie re wrictions thereon,» sulring no conditions from the cit} soos but that of deiity to she 'uton and the constitution, te rapidly conquering the prejidicos of those who bad boon exasperated by what thoy wore led to concider military tyranny. ¢ will open the chamneln of ; roduction ead commerce on tho Misses!) pi and the He! rivers, in the fon and fortite Teehe country, and wiorever bis socupation of the torritory in thie military department will encourage the development of Union sontiment and , @ resumption of the arts of peace hy a mild yet firm mili- my, among tary rule, THE POLICY OF AD¥ RAL PORTER, ‘Admiral Porter, commanding the flevt co-cnorating with General Backs, may not maintafa thy same views and purrae tho samo line of poliay as does tho General commanding the Depart: of the Gutf, The military comm ader @ ble for the acts of ‘the naval comriander, over trol, It a not wil ‘on tice what or navy) or wilh he state occurrences whieh it may Bo Vuploamaat road. ee PRESENTATION OF COLORA, eis ta a ena hie But little damage was dons | z asa distinet nation, | of Now York, and costing searty two thousand dollars, img yesterday, Tho ‘Uoionel Frank K& Howe, a9 volumeor aid on 8 responded to by Col nel regiment, Major Geveral Banks, tone, / rnold aad Dwight, and other Offic rs were pre: After the presentation ceromonies the hospitalities of the Eighteenth wore pleasantly ad- ministered by the sargeon, |r, Rockwell, ‘The (ottowing 1 the prese:tation sperch:— COL. HOWA'S BPERCH, Mr, Commanorn—These standards that I bave the ‘Donor bo transfer to you ag (he cou.manding officer of the “Corning Mght cavalry,” representa the intel the wealth and the enduring patriotism of the pon ite broad fulds the embiem of our lands, and whien y defend here,and which we be lieve to be the imahevable right of all men, of whatever color, Clime or coudition. In entrusting them to your keeping they rely upon your ¢ natancy, your courage and your cxpacity to defend them and the cause ied yoa have given the nobler and too. most enauriog proof you have given enduring for you have atready vindicated the confidence of your friends in tho field. You do not recetve your colora, as many other regiments have done, fe ar your departura frem bome, ied by friends; but in the enemy’s country, after tollsome marches. The martial bearing of your men does them honor, and confirma the belief that the standard of liberty entrveted to your keepiog will pever be dishonored. May i lead you to victory and Otfengthen yeu in the hour of trial for every duty your eountry and liberty demand. ° ‘To these remarks Colonel Byrne replied as follows:— In receiving this magnificent stand of colors, the gift of ope of New York’s most patriotic citizens, | feel mysalf imadequate to respond in language expressive of toe grati- cation which I foel. know that whon the tune comes for us to prove our valor that the Corni: cavalry, Eighteenth regiment New York volun sbow to our Btate and country that the trust thai they have repesed in us wus not mlspioces and when our term of service exoires. which wall not be until this war ig over, that the Eightsenth cavalry will bear back to their native State the zift which they now receivo, bear- ing such marka as wili prove that tho volunteers of ‘ue Stato of New York, in Army of the Gulf, are not inie- rior to their brothers of Aldie, Beverly Ford, or Middie- burg. Though boend gold may be tarnished, and their silk bear the atain Of the smoke of tha battle and the blood of the slain; Yet shall they live as mementoes of the battles they’ve won, And emblems of the brave deeds our heroes have done. PROMOTIONS. The following are the recent promotions in the Eig! tweath New York cavalry:— Ad utant John Drought to be Captain, company 0. Co:neliug Van Guider, of New York, to be Adjutant, vice Drought, promoted, Mire DeB. Randolph Kelm’s Despatch. Camo, 11. April 7, 1804. ARRIVAL OF COTTON FROM THE RED RIVER, Tho New National, Admiral Porter's despatch boat, with two barvos ia tow, ladon with sixteon hundred bales of captorcd cotton, arrived here this morning di- rect from the flsct ia Red river, having loft Jt near tho raft, ashort ‘nce above Alexandria, La, She brings no news later thio we have already hoard through other sources. xporienced much delay from tho barges. She, howe ports progress in matters on the Red river, Too uavy is constantly active on the water, whilo General Smith on land ts giving the ere. no rest. Ib was expected that the fleet ‘be nnabie t reach Shreveport until a further riso u the river siiould take piace. By tho same steamer wo rocetve another rumor to the effect that General Steele, rons Little ‘k, and eaptured Shreveport, and that the onomy was making bis way to Texas. It is time for us to bear from Goncral Steele’s expedition. COTTON SPECULATION. On White river overything is quiet. Cotton speculators are doing @ brisk business, and oces make gnd- den forbunes or get picked up in their operations, either by the cue’ illas or the government authorities. sald the amount of cetton on the Red river is enormous and oo throw @ large quantity of the staplo into the markets. IMPORTANT FROM MOBILE. Withdrawal of Farragut’s Fiect—Pre- parations of the Enemy with Their Tron-claad Rains—Capture of a Picket Roat ana Six Men=Desertions from the Enemy—A Whole Regiment Deserts— Cavalry Sent to Capture Them, dec. OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. BuockanixG Freer, orr Mowe, March 23, 1864. Although Admiral Farragut remained hero with bis flect after it was known that Sherman had returns! to Vicksburg, engaging Fort Powell wit his mortar vi-sils anc gunboats, there was perhaps ao glimmer of hove in the breast of the old veteran that with those be cou'd capture Mobile as he captured New Orleans. He could vot pass the forts, as he passed Forts Jackson and Philip, Ow ag to the shaliowness of the water ond the nature of the obstructions placed in the channel in evory direction. Nooile must be taken by @ land attack, or Admiral Farrogut must have two or three tron-cluds, if for no other purpose than to guard his flee@from the attack of the ‘crmidable rams Tennessee and Neshville. WITHDRAWAL OF FARRAGUT'A FLHER, ao longer bombard or firs upon fort Powoll, for the reason that the gunboat and mortar vessels be ve tooo withdrawn and are vow at Pensecote, « Cowslip and Metacomet are blockading fn the ls are building docks around @he “enoesace for » purpuse of lighting ber over Dog River bar. achiville is nearly completed, fhe will not be * ‘.e\\dable appearing monster es ibe Tennessee, ITEMS OF INTRREST, On Surcay, March 20, a picket boat Belonging to the snemy «oe» captured by the Jackson. Ir tt were five men ar. ©» officer (master’s ma'e.) The boxt, officer and men velonge | to the rebel guudowt Selma, ‘The North suore, in the Found; is full of dapcrters, and {near that (Le whole of the Third Mississippi have de- rted wImosi 49 & MAN, and estadlighed themeclves in posta, and fiy captured a number of the rebel ca- vairy oud period them. The autborii cs +t Mobile have recently sent out a force of between four wot Sve hundred cavalry for the purpose of capuring them aod breaking wp their camps. In Jones county, \!9., there sre hundreds of deserters, Some of the: ing im the woods, but the majority beir homes. Re RIVING- ABAVY GA! % OUTSIDE—LARGE NUM)ZR OF VESS"LS IN THE )MLAWABE AND LONG 18L\ND BOUND, Yesterday we had anoth: bea@y storm of wind od rain, It wae the ecighteen'® svecessive day that ‘he wind bas blown from the ea tward—from east northeast to scuth-southeast—the only exception being for al vut two bours on Friday last, when shifted to southwest, then to she nor! owest, and fineliy settled back to the old quarter, «Very fow vesrola Rave arr'eod during this period, and a large pumber aro now due from European end Southorn ports, Vessels boand to cortiern ports bove sought wafety In the Delnware ama other foucern har. bors, while larze feels, dour! to the ©vetward, are ancbored ie Long Islend sound. 4 heavy gale outside the Hook, from ai ut east norihenst, rted by the steainships Mory'ng Star and Roan: hero oke, which arrived hore yesterday from He rane veasels from below yeste nd we the to Sandy Hook was pot ip work ny order al when most nosded), nO informasion ould be awed as to what inward bound vessels (if auy) wero in the lower bay at snohor. Some anxiety is felt ‘or the safety of ‘ho pilot boat James M. Wate “a Sho was Inet seen on tho Tet inet. , with but one pilot alniog on board, the rest beving arrived with ditfercut vesse 3. ‘The tides have been very high, and all th cellars along Woter and Greenwich streets have been /.\ed. THB S10RM AT THB SOUTI. Bavtimone. Apri 10, 1864. ‘The storm last right was the sovere:| of years past, Cons Ioradlo damage was done in theo ty by the fvoding of collara, foun tating of now buildings, ke, Tho falls aro very bigh and overflow tn many placss .t is reported shat cevoral buildings have deen cenir yet on the Sus quebanna, No particulars are recs ye. TAB WRATHER 4) Se TON. Boss 4, April 10, 1864, A cold east wot bas prevailed wo-dey, with equalls of ABow and rain. ry DEATH OF AN OLD @TB\ \GOAT CAPTAIY. Naw Haven, April 10, 1864 Captain J, Miles Lewis, of tbe steyner Con: satal, died in thin city to-day, of typhoid favor. As ciark and Sommendsr Captain Lewis has been connected #*th the Sound stoamers for » poriod of ewonty three yoare, DEATH OF WILLIAM D, TIOKNOR, OF HOLTON. Pairaomnemia, Aprit 10, 1964. Willian: 0. Ticknor, Raq., the eminens Boston publisher, of the firw of Tokaor & Piekie, died hore suddenly this morniag, @4 1he Costingnial Hote), er NEWS FROM HAVANA, THE FLORIDA AT THE CANARY ISLANDS. Project of a Splendid Hotel for Havana, Spanish Opinion of tho Present Aspoct of Affairs in tho States, THE LATEST NEWS FROM ST. DOMINGO More Megroes Landed on the Spanish Coast, en Ree ae The steamship Roanoke, Captain Drew, and the Morn wg Star, Oeptain Hepburn, arrived at this port yester- Gay from Havana, which port the former left on the 2d And the latter on the 5th iost. The uows from Havana and St. Domingo by these arrivals, which is interesting, is given in our special sorrespondence, Our Havana Correspondence. ‘Havana, March 29, 1864. The Campaign in St. Domingo Paralysei—sufferings of the Troops— An Ez- Dominican President Among the In- aurgen's—Military Movements—Gen. Santa dnna Once More—Landing of Negroes, dc. , bc, The steamship Cotumbia leaves this morning at seven o’clook, and, taking into account the very short time at my disposal wherein to prepare a letter, and the fact that {wrote yesterday by the Matanzas, you must expect a very short communication. By the arrival of the steamer Mais! from St. Domingo City we have dates from there to the 21st inst., which add very little to what I sont you yesterday, The weather In that country is very bad at present, heavy rains prevailing, and renderiug the movements of troops almost impossible, as well as materially interfering with ‘the coinfort of those in the field, A corresponaent com plains bitterly of the condition of things at Barahona and Neiba, lately occupied by the Spaniards at considerable cost of men and money, without any apparent corros- ponding benefit, says the correspondent. in the former place especially, since the occupation, quautil’es of ammunition and provisions have been destroyo rains owing t» want ol shelter, there being ov); buts and a begyarly little church ‘here, to say nothing «¢ the sickness caused by the unavoidable exposure +! t) troops to the weather. In the province of Seibo, a! opposite eud of the island, the Spaniaris bave be: obliged to abandon Gnanuma rnd Moute Plata, oo accours of insalubrity, and now occupy San Antua!o de Guerrs. & more central position, aud with the aay ge of mtren 4 ening the line of operations from the Ozema river cust- ward through Llanos, where Gener.) Suero commands, looks go much like n strategic movement thas the i gents naturally cone nde it wast be, and have coure- quently retired further tower ‘s Cibao, to the east. These, le, draw an sdvantege from this movement, ~B More covcentrated—an advantage they ia- { uring against the expedition from Monte Cristi, which Geueral Gandara planed and organized while in Ho ana, an¢é whieh most be jo the teld within a few days, on the march for ine ruins wera ouce stood Santiago de lo3 Crbalteros, ‘The Iosurgenta hove lately bud an accession in the ner- fon of Decarte, first President, thongh for i how > only of the Dominienu repabli 1844. Ho has bee formany yeers au ortle ip Vi whitber be was banished by Somtana, bc tt withthe view 0° avenging hinsel! on whom, ost likey, he bas BOW cor > to ihe feland. Yue danth of Florentino js fully confirmed by the ac- counts of humerous prisoners and feeortom. 1 ain in clined to think that Roudou, wiv bad mim executed, wos moved to that act by the dasire of porsessivg the large booty whieh bis victirn bad collecte’: for he prosentiy made it his own and carried it off to the Haytien “routicr, where he is now endeavoring to effect a comprom'se wiih the Spaniards, in the hope, porhape, of belug able | enjoy hig ill-gotten goods, HAVANA ITFMS. Lent fs over, though I do not know that !§ makes any | cron come in our bodily comfort. None of my friends ve prown any thinver by their passago through that penitential: season of fasting and prayer. The theawor are once more opea—though wey should | say once more. when they have never beon closed, oxcept during ast week? We have a couple of pro'ty good 3paniah come- dians who will do their best to amuso us fora whily, which I hope may prove along while, Jn talking, of General Santa Anna, in my letter of ycster- day, 1 mentioned that price i» his departure from St. Thomas he received an intimation that be must say nothing on bis arrival in Mexico, He denies having ever received any such intimation either verbally or in writ Ing, and I supposo we are povnd to insist no turther. When General Bazaine tells hés side of the story, "be thinks it worth while to exculpate himself, we sual un- derstaud the case better. lilearn from good authority that at least one cargo of live Africans bas been safely landed weir Cienfuegos According to other versions, r> lets thea three arrived «t the same point. Nothing is cnown us Fetof the sum. bers, nor of the veagels that ¥songint them, Fnelosed you will find trangintion of an art’sle which appeared in Sunday's edition of the Diarie de ic Marina om the political complexion ot siaire in the United States. I think it is thrown out more for the pur pose of getting information, threugu i> “or'bere press on the question asked in rerar! to tt f what tr known as the radical party. ihe qves!ioo pw 6 nertous one and shoutd be auewered one way or the o! hor; theru- fore | have transiated the article for you inoruer to whord you an opportuvity. It is not treasonable, I hope, 10 copy an article from a foreign paper anu publish ic, aod I, for ove, wou. like to know som-thtr, abo 1 the threat. tack on State rights, #s hinted at rather positively cle iD question oD the North i@ still qaote4 at ar i foray. Havana, april 2, 1904 my in St Domingo—Siotement wm with he vouch Army again a Spanish Officer- sce and the number of steaia- Mortality in the Spanish - Of & Cabsnet Minister—ormrs of Le U'ercmSerious Ohar Weather, Mxcharge, fe. News is 80 exi:omoly + ere leaving for New York #0 great that my labers are considerably increased, No joke intended. From Morico thero is nothing; nor is anything in tho news line expect. od from that quarter till the arrival of tho British mail steamer tn four or five days from now. From St. Do- mingo I have seen nothing but a letter from the capital, which speaks fn a melancholy way of the appearance of some troops arrived in that cits from ihe samp at Gua- numa, where they bad beom cor: oy coder Santana. Those men are described ar mere ek vleione rearcely able to walk, and looking #0 wrovehed te hehvider with compassion, I havo seen some poor ivilows whe had returned from their arduous campaigns there, an’ oever saw any victim of fever and ague look more miser able and woebogone. | have conversed with many return ed officers and al! express the same sentiments, namely that the climate of St. Domingo offers an insuperable bar- rier to ite conquest, and that the continuance of the war can only prove detrimental to Spain and her colonies. One of these, on officer of rank and intelligence, gives it ag his opinion that it will be necessary to keep the army vere up to the number of forty thousand men, at least, io order to bod and keop down the districts occnpied. The foree now operating fatis short of that figure by por- haps one-half; abence we may deduce that the conquest from being complete. Correspondents agreo that the insurgents reappear as soon as the Spanicrds retire from a placo where they claim to have gained an important gg ye obliging them in many inetances to return; and this worn out and Hill the colama grape and canister. In this w lained, Afty insurgents can in: Togiment, which, to them, is « 'y. Perhaps there have never been, since the commencement of the war, more than ten thousard ur cents in arms, who aro yet Live caused a fone to the Spaniards of more than thit bumer of men, The Spanish Minister of War recently stated, by way of calming public oxcitement on the sub- fect of sufferings in the army, that there were only nine *bousand sick in all the hospitals. This is ample testi mony of what the unfortunate army suffers, and it is duo to ther troops to ray that they ways whipped in a fight, endure every fatigne, pri- vation and exposure with the most unflinching patience whom and heroism. The nine thousand sick of iro the sutvivors only. How effects: Minister Miccambel to. tue tho of the deadiy <i Dorsingo is not stated, nor will I ‘take to gay. One Of our Havana daily papers, lending itnelf to the wishes of the government, ag f sanpess it i ite duty to do, endeavors to prove thet no comparivon can be made between the mortality in the Spank array rating in tbat island and that suffered by tho a tale laat atternps at its congueet, 1 do not ¥ proper comparison cannot be made. It # contended that the Spaniards aro net far from Caba, where they ovn be sent to comfortable hospitala; while the ‘ware thousands of miles from any sueh re- {ef, and whon attacked by sickness had no remedy but to resign themselves to aie There may be some force in thia; but yera may be mide, Tho Rpan- jarde, for instance, have never thrown ae large an arm: # the Froneh did Jato the island, leaving it, wo might — ——. from time to he m rtality. eveo under all these advan- , hag Deen fearful, as the official returns show, and I quoted to you in a former letter. ily tho time the Spaniards wiit have employed a force equal iu number 40 tho Frech army of General Le Clore. tac mortality wil! bave been very little, if anything, less. Iu regard tothe chimmate, there has been certainiy vo improvement, were & @rures Of disease being prec wenty yoara since In reg ment of yellow (evor or vomito, I do not groat advance has been mide "The dieeas recovery scoms more @ matter of chance (hin the result of scientific treatment. Jn this respect, thy ye Spaniards of to- day have bo advantage over tho French of seventy years and stand pretty nearly the same chance of dying; the oaly difierence being that they can be sent to com- fortadle pitals, where they have the privilege, as Molicro’s 4 tor, Diafoirus, would say, of dying accord- role. mong the lntest items from the thectreof war | find the of another skirmish near Puerto Plata, or raiber tio town itself, a party of insurgents having Rot into houses near the church, whence they were dislodged after some sk rmishing. ‘This proves what T aay of sug of condnoting the war—reappearing agaioand again in the same place, ani preventing the smalt 8 from concentratlog for any grand move. This affair at Puerto Plata is probably the teuth repeti- ‘The hot season and, what is worse, the rainy season is now commencing. The expedition t» Monte Christi bas sailed, avd in the course of the next two or threo we shall know something about it, Some excitement bas been caused in Havana by the af serted disappearance of a lieutenant governor of a dis- trict in the interior, withthe proceeds in bis pocket of two bundred nigzers, landed within his jurisdiction, seized and gold by him, By law they were free by the fact of capture, and their services duc to the goveru:nent im the quality of emancipados; therefore this person, if ‘the allegation be true. has not only oid free negroes and put the proceeds in his pocket, but bas defrauded the government, to say nothing of the disgrace he bas heaped on himself a8 un o'ficer holding a high post of trust. His “disappearance,” however, strange to say, wasno secret, for I caw bim at the opera only a night or two before be shipped himeelf on board the Corsica, on the last trip of ‘that steamer to Now York. For this reason, I doubt very much the addition to the story that the government here bas sent police officers to New York in search of him; for I naturally suppose that what was known to ine In regard tohim before hie departure must have been known to the government. In fact, permitting him to lvsve 80 quietly and openly is a species of admission that ‘ere is no positive proof against him, and therefore I iid vot Care to speak about the matter before, much less wention the name of the individual in question, The weather in Havana has Leen very chanyoablo, & strong, unpleasant south wind prevailing for soe da’ past Excl @ to-day ranges from forty three ‘9 forty four per cont discount, with a decided tendeucy to atill lower rates., Havana, April 5, 1964. Projected @rand Hotel at Havane—Lotlery Ticket Counter. feits—Catition to Strangers—The Florida at Su via Crue ae Teneriffe—Rough Weather— Wrecks on the Bahamas, dee, de. ‘Tho Morning Star beiug expected momentarily , I may ag well drop you a few lines by her, $f for nothing more than to tell you that I have nothing to say. ‘Thie is ar awkward position for a punetual correspondent, and yot 80 literally true that I had almost dotermined to spare aysel’ the trouble of telling you so; but, happening to | ascertain that a friend of miue, who has beon keeping a hotel hore for some months past, was returning to New York on the Moruiag Star, it occurred to mo that those ho visit Ravana during the winter seagon might desire to know 9 ‘oct which interests them very much. Any one who as over been here must know bow sadly a good hotel © readed, and the gentleman in question, Mr. J. A. ap! sea now to supply this want by building @ suse on an eligible piecs of ground, furnishing it haudsomely sod keeping it in the style of a first class New York hotel, ‘The plan bas progresre: only }a certain dsiance, and Vir. Staples returns to New York {o make some necessary arrangements, Tho sotel will be built on government property, being @ por- m of the ‘lich surrounding the old wail new in pro- | gress of deraaiition—a most exceilent position in every expect. It will be three stories high, higher than this ace of two , with a small garden and fountam in the ceatro; will accomm: ‘rom three to four hundred guesis,and will cost about two hundred thousand dellars, peshaps more. It will not only be anornament to Havava, but a paying concern. ’ Tam be mistaken, it is Mr. Staples’ intention to invite | capitalists to shares in the enterprise, and, in the resont deranged condition of aifairs 1a the States, no in- ‘extment could be i During Mr, Staples’ taken by parties bere to seoure the groun 6 the month of October arrives I expect to see tho build- ng commenced. The project has give the greatest pleasure to al! here who hi to depend on hotels for their creature comforts, as w ublic gener. ally, who are »pxious to see Havana embellished as much a3 possible. If the necessary amount of funds be raised there need be no foar of the realization of the pian; and, fn fact, 1 understand that a large amount has already ‘Dean subscribed here. Speaking of money matters, reminds me of whet I had fatended mevtioning before for the benefit of strangers, ‘but which accidentally oscsped my memory. You know we have a lottery here every twenty days, and vast amounts of tickets are sold jo the States and other countries. ‘These tickets are so ordinary in appearance, being merely printed slips of paper, that to counterfeit them is the easiest thing in the worl The countorfeits, it is trae, can be detected by the lottery officers; but you or I ‘or any other man’? could not tell the dillerenco between them and the genu- | ine; therefore they are sold without difculty. days ago a yentiom: ing bus:ness hore aml holding besides the office of cor stecelved a ticket from a cor respondent in Mexico, with directiona tc collect the ainount it had drawn to ene of ‘he last lotter “4, and, on Presenting the ticket, beho d, he was arreste | or offerit acounterfelt, Of courre, tle consequences wer? nothin; but fancy the unpleasant position of this centiemat Suppose @ poor or unkaowo had been .0 circum: stauced; he would have surely gone to jail, Sitular cases ‘fare constantly oceurring We have nothing laser om St. Domingo. Among the items of news Drought b. 5 Spanish mail steamer from Cadiz, which arrived on Sunday, find that the famous Florida was at the capital of the Canary islands oa the 4th of last month, Morris. She was wi the comman¢ of a Mr. What, then, "hee become of Mafiit? She only ro. mained in port one day,during which she cowled and shipped some provisions The Corsica arrived yesterday, after rough passage, and pasted ee mas. One of there versels— rier thinks was ao American, if ebe left High winds wail, varying « the weather is anything bvt plossa.: stecly that Spanish Opini: eo Present Aspect of Sffairs in tl of BStates—The Danger to Stat. Rights. [Tress ated from the Diario ce In Marius, of Havana, Mere 27. for the New Yous Hw neo e think- fog men weve re owerniment of President | establishment of the | oton by meas of « war whi WL ‘federal © reully b now insted tre We wisut westion, but do cot ab presont esire to Clucidwie ft. ‘bape an opportunity to do eo mar soo present Steelf, At this preseut moment, and negord. og wl webave heard from Novthorn men ulierly opposed to separation, bat who, from she itopor- tance of their interests are bound to thick of the futur and who arcontle best footing in high official circles, neither the feders! government nor i: military chiefs, nor capitalists of fortune aod proferiy, believe in the possiblity of subduing the South, an‘ much loss in the ro establishment of the Union as it was formerly. hy then carry on the war with sc much fury? This question has not yet been put by (he press; but privately it bas,as well in Washington a in other political for it appears that it ‘isn {convenient to peas ne papers, much less fiscuse it, and above ri) If the people wuld open’ their eyes co which the gowurnmens of Mr. Lincoln pro- if the war would hove yo stop for want of re- bas purpor: the dewiga now, AbOVe everything else, is to contralize wer by gradualy desiecy!ng the autonomy of each Stete, so that, Onally ADd at leog:h, the feaeration may disappear and a tation be established instead. The Gormans, in proporing the candidacy of General Fre. | ant for the Presidency, bavo ict slip that significant | expression. They have deen precipitate, to tho greal diggast of those WLo have taken #o much troubioto keop tho eecrot—a secret which has boon for some time + plain enough to the eyes of thoso who can feo a ile heyond their nrres. ‘Wo have not thought ont these points which We print; we have taken them partly frora private lettere written i by persone of author! hers we bave gathered in conversation with Americans entirely beyond suspicion tu regard to po.itical opigions, and according to whom, all who have anything bo lore, can not do otherwise than coincide with (be governinent which progresses towards the above-mentioned object. Th writing these lines we have only desired to propound ‘an interesting question, and repeat that an occasion may soon be presented of olucidating \t extensively. Reception of the Twe chuscetts Regiment. Boston, April 10, 1864. The Massachusetts Twenty regiment, Colonel EB. M. Plerco, which arrived at Boston last night on fur. lough, will have @ grand public reception to-morrow, This rogiment won a gallant recor | in most of arent battles in Virginia, and subsequently at the capture of Vickaburg, forming the advance ov Jackson, Miseissipp!. They havo also seen hard service ja Tennessee and Kon wuoky. American, Mo , Apel 0, 1864, The steamship North American sailed at ve o’clwok P. M. for Londonderry and l\verooo) PRIGE THRE! NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS. | THE ARMY Of THE PoTORAC. Arrival of the Steamship Morning Star. Further Particulars of the Sinking of the Rebel Ram Tennessee, Details ef the Burning of the Steamer Russell, ae, ae, ry ‘The steamship Morving Star, Captain Wepburn, arrived at this port yesterday, with New Orleans dates tothe 4d Instant. ‘The news by this arrival wil! be found in detail tn ‘he letters from our special correspondent, We are indebted to the pursor of the Morning Star for favors, Mr. Henry “hompson's Despatch. New Orreans, La., April 2, 1844, Whatever your readers may think of tho affair a) Cane river end the occupation of Sureveport, Tam afraid that the following from the Fra of tho $0th ult., 10 relation to the sinking of the rehel ram Tenuesrec, cannot be trie, as we have liad Movilo papers reguiariy to the 20sh of March, and ibey soy nothing of it, whio naval officers who have arrived in this city from the blockading squad- ron within the last ‘ew dayssay that there is no truth whatever in it. However, | give you the account as pub- Nsbed. You will observe suas the Tennessee {3 said to have sunk on the Ist of March: — THE @(NKING OF THR REPRE RAM THN NESSES. West Guiry © .varon, Marcu 30, 1864. J ennnose you have received my jeticr in which I men- Yoned sho sink!ng of the gree’ Temussce, 1 will now give you lig partioula¢ On Mar 1 the Kenr obec steamed upto Danphine i, & communicete with the vorsols in the sount. ~a among them, were Ving ooar Grant's Pass, The Gay was aqually, and ib bliree «6 lookout on board the Kennebre use, “The T¢ este ia sinking’? All officers than on cook tmmediatoly looked townrds tho place whore ‘ho [eunesseo was lying, and, sure enous!i, they saw hor go towa At the saree tine signals wore ren on board the Ocl- Para, lying im th voond, and said sicnals, internretei, read bot ram Tonnessee sunk.’? a mexher, and she, being very low in water, kesled over wad went down. Two feet of her smoke stack can new bo seon above the water at ‘he spot where the great ram once lay at anchor, Tho (on nesace ran down from Mobile when wo first begav bom barding Fort Powell, and rebel deserters said Kho was expected'to sink our whole fleet. Sbe was an extreayty powerful vessel, her urinor plates being six inchs in thickness, She wae very shortin the huil, bet bad a long projecting spear «: ram), which was entirely under water. Her extremo weight made her slow and bard t handle, being too mich for her ongines, and she would not, therefore, have proved a very formidable opponent for our fleet cruisers. + Her armament is tte greatest loss to the enemy. It consisied of six one-hundred-pounder rifled Parrott «ne throe In front and threo astern, I believe there ere threo or four Finaller pieces also on board. We have hat some very bad weather, but ‘‘all’s well’’ with the fleet. I have not tiie to say anyt!»ing more in this letter. REVENUE CLERKS DISMISSED—SRIRMISH. All the clerks and (:avelling agents for the Jniernal Revenue Department, cuter tho Hon, B. F, Flanders wore yesterday morning ‘lischarged and paid off. Thore axe no reagons given, he A skirmich recently occurred at Whitehall, Sint James’ parish nasquad of the Second Louir\sna cavalry and nearly vice their number of rebeta, Tho latter attempted to disiodgo tho cavalry from a stab! in which they were, bu! vuifered a loss of two killed aod two wounded, when \ti-y fell back Mmto the woods, and were fen De more. 08s mma SUL WY FIRE —SEVRRAL LIVES LOeT Tam now abie © ot you the full particulars of the burning of the J. i. Russell. On Saturday evoning last, about nine o’clock, the sottou with which the Russell was loaded accidentally tok fire, near Plaquemi: Bporks falling from tho chimueys upon the cotton ts said to bave been the canse: but J learn from vory good authority that the ise originated from the accidental spilling of sore tur- poutine anc the too near proximity of a torch totne fluid f course the flames «prend like wildfire, and in a few moments the boat wat enveloped. The pilot ran her ashoro, and it was Bought that all bad excayed, but eg 5 to ip uth the following have never eon secon or of since +-Pwo gentlemen, names an- 4nown—one, a Catholic priest ; a private cavalry sollior aud A negress. It 18 fered that there were others, who @it.er persfhed in the | ames or the water. ‘The Russoll wag heavily laden with cotton, muler and cattle. Theso, together with tho Adams Express freight and treasure, wore outiruly destroyed. While the vessol was burning and valuable lives sere ishing, guerillas, wo had been attracted to the spot y the fire, added to the horrors of tho occasion by \iring ‘on our pickets. while every one in the neighborhood in- side our lines were doing all they could to render w iat. ver assistance was In their power to the unfortunrtes on board iM fated steaner. HON MICHARL HAHN, CIVIL AND MILITARY GOV ERNOM Mr Lincoln has written a congratulatory letter to tho Hon. Michael Hahn, whose name will stand in bistory as the first free State Governor of Lovii suthociving him to act as and conferring upon him the powers of mil’. tary governor in addition to those in his civil capacity. ‘Ibis is probably done in the anticipation that circom- stanees may arise which wou'd require the Goveruor to act altogether diferentiy, and thus ronder bis ¢uties in this matter, without tis authority, to say the least, vory unpleasay b hs detogates to the Constitutional Convention on Tuesday iat called upen Governor Habn at bis reri- dence. They were accompanied by @ band, and bol a delighttul time, ACQUITTED ON A CHARGE OF MURDER. On Weduesday last a young lad named Wm. P. © tried before Judgo Atochs for Cox was working, ng man obeyed, harnessed , and was leaviag the place, when Clough demax ted the rent, Cox said chat be had no mpney, aud owed 80 rent, Clough then eaid he would take tho borses, and severed the reins with r koife. The young man resisted this outrago, when Clowvh struck and ingvited bim in shameful manoer. At tuis etage Cox presented a pi ‘and shot Clough in the bowels, causing death in @ few moments. NEWS FROM KEY WEST. By the arrival of the steamer Varuna, Oaptain Pen- nington, on Saturday, and the Roanoke, Captaia Drew, yesterday, wo have Koy West dates to the 4th inst, We aro indebted Purser Cliff, of the Varana, and Purser Fuller, of the Roanoke, for the prompt delivery of dispatches. Our Key Went C pondence Kav West, Fla,, April 4, 1864. Arrival of the United Siates Steamers Admiral and Mis- sissippi, de. ‘Tho United States supp'y steamer Admiral arrived here yesterday, baving on board quite a number of officers of the cavy, for the different squadrons in these latitudes. Many of these gentiemea are on shore, imparting to the town quite a lively appearance. ‘Wo aro beginning to experience a taste of hot weath Apropos of tbis, a supply of ice from Boston, to K. B. Raw. sou, which arrived a few days ago, was vory scascnabie. ‘We had been out of ice for an inconvenient Jength of time before. Allow mo Lo enggest a correction of the printer. In my letter giv ic ccount of the burning of the bloc! 5 rupaing st Nan-nan, tho said steamer appears io he apraliation of the “Nauman.” The ally will Nan,” 6 United ctatet stear sloop of-war Powthtan jug the fiag of Admiral ( arsoer, arrived hore up the ultimo. will roma Love several days, ‘The Huvteville is off on a cruise. The steam transport Missisaippi arrived bere from New. +, Rei, last evening. She left Newport on the morn- ing Of the 28th instant. During the entire passage she encountered very heavy weather. She bas on board the second battalion of the Third Rhode Island cavalry, com- manded by Lieutenant Colonel Sayles. pected that the Mississippi will leave to morrow morning for New Orieans. ‘Tho bark William fi. Hall, Castner master, from New York, arrived on the ‘orning of the 2th, The captain requests me to report nim. Police Intelligen A Desenran Snot. About three o’clock yesterday after- noon Michael Water?, alias Macgowan, an alleged bounty i Attempted to desert from a detachment of men who bad a few hours previously arrived from Albany, om route (or Washin,ton, The officer in charge of the do. tachment started ty pursuit, aceompanied by Sergeant Townsend. When Waters reached tho corner of Fx. change place avd road street Sergeant Townend fired at him, ‘The shot wok offvet at the back of his hoad, and he died from its wfects in afew niinutes afterwards, he First precinct polico arrested tho pursuers and took charge of tho body. ‘They were taken to the First pro cinot station house to awajt the agtion of the Coroner Teapoears that | An Early Resumption of Opera~ tions Expected. Severe Damage to the Raillroag by the Storm, Roe ken ae Our Special Washington Despatch, wos, Avil 10, 1862. EPFRCTS OF THR STORM-—TENPOKARE LUSPRNBION OF TRAVL- ‘The severe storm of yeu nrday ba- swollen tae rivers to almost an unprecede ied )orght, doing considerable dam- age to public and private property. Bridgeson Bo Urange and Alexandria Railrosi ware swept away, and travel between here and the srwy i suspended, ibough it ie beloved that the traigs wii resume tueir grips by to- morrow night. KARLY OPERATIONS OF TUM AMY OF THE POTOMAG ANTICe waren. The orders recently wit from the headquarters of Genoral Grant are rep arde\! as significant of an early be- ginning of active oye 101M Our Special Alexand Despatch. Auexannnra, Va., April 10, 1866. DESTRUOTIVENRSS OF THis STOHM—ARIDGRS SWEPT AWa’ The rain storm yosterday ani Inst night was the most destructive to the railroad of cia sasop, The steams betwoon this place and tho Army of the Potomac, which wore already very bigh, wero swollen beyond all prece- dent. Old citizens slong the Jive of the road say that they never before saw seh a food. The railroad bridges are vory dolly damaged, and the communication with (he army by rail haa been broken, the traia which loft Branuy Station as iifteon minutes to eight o’clock yesterday being the fast traia that has arrived here. ‘he bridge over Bull Kun, near Untoa Milla, is entirely gone this morniog, Ths structvre was one hundred and fifty feet ‘ong, and some thicty-five feet above tho shed of the stream. The bridge was at bead but 4 poor apology for ove, being of the famous, oF rattier infamous, Houpt patrorm. Its loss ig @ gain to the not, 04 A Dew one ia alroady framed and ready “or raising &% soon as tho wator subsides, Colonel Wentz thinks ho wii! be able to cross the stream with a train to-morrow, At Edsall’ Station two or three trestles under the bridge over Cameron run wero washed away, ag were also several yaras of erbankment, Bel veea Kdeail’a and Burke's Stations several heavy landslides ccourred; but a large force of taborers cleared the trick, 80 a8 to allow the repair train to ps this forenoon, The bridgo over Broad: run, at Bristeo station, ie but slightly injured, and will be easily repaired. Tho bridye over Kettle run, two milas west of Brisinv, has moved down stroam about two feet. This tructure Is about eighty feet long and sixty feet bigh, sod is an ugly customer, The next damage dono was at Cocar run, whore the lower section of trestles was carried away. This 9 idgo {6 a trestle work, two stories high, and ono of tbe best om the roua. ‘Vhe Rappabannock bricge is safe a yo!, though large quantities of driftwood nave accumulated above it, and great foars are entertained that it will have to succumb to the pressure, Between Alsxandria ad Washington (ae damage has been slight, and the traiss are running reg» irly, thouyh a portion of the track a) this end of the Tony iiridro i@ ander water. Tho flats on the Virginia eid ©: } oto. mac are out of sight, and the river ia aiowly The army w Il not be srconvenienced by theve broke, ‘83 Sufficient supplies are on hand at the from’! gubsimt it until the road can be reprired. Colonel Woot and Major MeCrickott promise that the regular trainy shall rao on Tuesday next. REPORT ON OVFICIAL CORUPTIONS BY GOV2AXOR PTERPONT. Governor P erpont, the Union Governor of Virginia, is now engaged \upon a rep rt to be presented to tho Prest- dent, Congress and the world,» which will be shown up some of the most nofanious (1 sosactions of the federad authorities a Alexandria, Norfolk and Portsmouth thas over disgraced the history of avy sation, The report will be aceompanied by documentary evideace as davun- ing a8 it is Gonciusive, and as conclutive as tuch eviden > can be. The Press Despetch. Wasinnatos, April 19, 1864. A letter from the Army of the Potomaa says Gener» Meade, Hum»hreys, Ingalls and Petrick visited 'iru- tenant General Grant at Culpepper on Friday. The army \as been considerably strengthened, ant ‘he men are anx)ous for active operations, Much compiaint Js daily heard ia eonsequen: Joss of lotters by the present mail ar-angements. Of four privates recent y found guilty of deser'wn ono ‘ to Deshot, ead the others are to fer elt pay an! stow ancos due and be sent to the Dry Tortugas. A errpe’s|, ‘or stealing wrenty dollars from a prieouer of war whito of (bo under bis charge, is sentenced to as. qilar punishment, iw FRANcisoo, April 7, 1804. The Britis aod Cali/ornia Banking Company, with a capital stuck of two million po ud= sterling, advertiaes Ite intention of esta¥lishing a bank at San Francisco. 18 Js Delieved that the new Institytion will exercise an in~ portant fnfluence over the exchange market. . Arrived, abip Shakspere, from New York. Satled sbipe Mary Robinson, for Howland (eland; Galata, for Maotia, Business shews symptoms «/ revival since the recent aumerous arrivals of ships. Ss4 Framcrco, April 9, 1864, A moderato Yusiness bes been done during tho week, ir disper \ion being shown at the close to increase stocks. There is plenty of sugar and leading staples. R qley Greathouse, one of the Chapman privateeramen, who recently took the oath of allegiance, was released under the Prosident’s proclamation 0; amovsty, has been rearrested or a charge of violating the forms of his parole ard oaths, He swore fidelity tu the T'a1on at St. Louis, a 1861, and again at Loulevil'*, in 1852 It te understood that he will be sent to %) aehiagton for military trial. Arrived, steamer Goiien City, frow Panama. A Disloyal Clergaymaa Suspended from ct Ministry. 8s, Loum, April 10, 1864, The St. Louis Presbyterians decided at a inte moetiog that the Roy. Dr, McPheeters could not be siioved to coutinue hie minist rial labore at the Pine atreot resby terian church in this city. De, Mcl’neoters was ‘«nished from this department for disloya!:y pome time since, bud the order of banishment war rovolur by the President, Pire at Harrod e, Ky. Loemyium, April 10, 1864. A fire occurred at Har visburg, Ky., on Friday evening, in the storehouse of A. Robertson. It is supposed to bave been the work of «1 inceadiary. Tho fire consumed thirteen bulidings in th» business portion of the piace, Ex.Governor Magoffin ex Dr. Emailey were among the principal sufferers. he aggregate loss was about $50,000, Tae Way tm Pouce: are Pain.—-Mr, McMurray, the pow Treasurer of the Yetropolttan police, has made ~ change in the manner of paying the force, whica hut cronted considerable reosation in the department, flore- tofore the captaing of the precincts have draws (ho money from the treasury, ad made payment tot! ) men. Mr. McMursay has sto, pod this, aod makes tho pay: yoot to every man by check drawn to brder, This mode «hie largely to tho duties aod labors of the Treasurer; out, the same time, gives cront satisfaction 10 she men, i meots approval genernily, as Being proper in \teelf « a Guarding Against porsinle ao ses, Tat ut resolve from this day tl Any botter as over thirty cents. This will crash the specututors in one week, Tet us try ib, and fod out who Tules-. ‘be speculators or the peop’>. Sale of ¢he P Pet. Boerom, April 9, 1864. ‘The prize steamer Pet, captured of Wilmingica, wan Fold at auction today for 815.600.