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

TH WHOLE NO. 10,072. IMPORTANT FROM THE GULF, Two Hundred Union Scldiers Reported Captured by Dick Taylor. The Rebel Rams Shreveport and Missouri Said to be De- stroyed by the Enemy. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT AT NEW ORLEANS, Rebel Prisoners, Cotton Specula- tors and Blockade Runners Guarded by Negro Soldiers. Seven Hundred Rebel Prison- ers Exchanged. Very Interesting from Mobile, Texas and Mexico, &e. &e. &e, By the arrival yesterday morning at this port of the stoamebip Creole, Captain Thompson, we are ‘p poseession of New Orleaus dates of april 6. Our thanks are revurned to Purser Mallory, of the Creole, for kindness tn delivering despatebes, NEWS FROM LOUISIANA. Mr. Henry Thompson's Despatch. New Orirans, La., April 6, 1364, Since the saiting of the Morning Star, on Saturday morning last, we have had no reliable news whatever from the Red river country, though the city is full of startling rumors. Passengers by the Ohio Bolte, which arrived bere on Monday last, state that at the mouth of the Red river tbere were rumors of a fight. Yesterday moraing the Empire Parish arrived from Port fludson, bringing twelve rebel prisopers (nine pri- vates aud three officers), together with a large number of cotton speculators and blockade runners, They were guarded by members of the Corps d’Afriqne, and march €4 trom the lovee to 28 Carondelet street, where they are now confined, As they passed through the streets the fecessionists rawed weir bands 10 boly borror at the idea of white men being guarded by negro soldiers; but when thoy learned ny inquiring that a number of those guarded were ‘“Yankeos" and cotton speculators they modified their tone, and said that it was good enough for them, but “niggers” guarding the others was ‘awful ? The twelve rebels were captured ata skirmish in Point Coupee parish, which occurred on the 30th of March, ve- Iween some of our cavalry and the Second Louisiana ‘The rebels were repulsed and the twelve now in this city captured A detective, who came down op the same boat, stater Abat two or tbree mornings eince, while about wo, bun- dred of our meo were at breakrast, io the neignborbood of Alexandria, and % the rear of the army, Dick Taylor suddenly appeared with @ large force and surprised and captured the whole, The True Delta of yesterday publishes the following from its special correspondent tn ube Red river covu- try — ALRXANDRIA, March 29, 1864. 1 now send you a few lines to let you know where we | are. We arrived bere oo Saturday morning, and went anto camp about Uiree miles above Alexandria, on the Red river. Our route tay over the came road we went Jast fall, through Upetousis, and then we took the Wash ington abil Alexandria road.” We were about ten days in making the distance—about one hundred and seveoty miles. The last two days our march was over some of ‘Abe worst roads I have aver seen. It ramet most of the time, and the mud was so deep and teavy that t was almost Impossible to march. T suppose you have received the latest news from here Dy the transports, The advance ander General Smith Jolt here on Saturday morning for Shreveport, ust as we arrived, oud we bave orders to nove in the morning for the game piace. | hear (bat the rebs bave un army of Detweon twenty and thirty thousand, and that they will make a stand about fifty miles trom bere. but this is doubtful, It 1s thought here by those that onght tw know that the first «land they make will be at Shreve port, woere it {3 said they are strongly fortified and bave rovisions enough to staud a siege for several moatbs. ‘he guoboats—seven mn all—bave got over the sboals, and will co-operate with the land forces All the gunboats Ahat conid get over the shoals have gone Major General Banks has his beadquarters oo the steamer Blackhawk. at this piace. One scouting and foraging parties are Dringing in large quantities of cotton and droves of cattle and ponies. ‘There are vearty two thouraad bales of cot. ton bere now, abd the cry is still it comes, The troops of the old Thirteenth corps are in fine spirits and in good Death generally, We send cue huudred and thirty sick down cn the Warner to day to the hospital in New Or Jeans. J believe there were none of + dangerously nt t bear that a report bas come int portion of Geveral Steele's forces from Arkansas had taken posses. si00 of Shreveport, bat cannot learn any of the particu Jars, only that it was surrendered without firing a gun Uf this be true we are getting along betier than we bad oped tor. ‘Ihe Natchez Courier of the Ist inst. ays:— ‘The Washita and Red rivers are now open—the former to Colombi and the latter to Shreveport—it we are to be Hieve reports to the effect shat Shreveport bas been evacu ated ‘The rebel rams Shreveport and Missouri are reported te Dave been blown up oo the 26tb alt, to preveot ther Nog into the bands of the Uoited States troops, Oo Wednesday, March 30, a squad of gueriliag dashee into Washington, six miles from Natcbez, in the hope of surprising the place, but were somewhat surprised them. relves when a larget sqnad of Union troops appeared and yepuleed them with loss. Four of the rcbels—one an officer—were captured ARRIVAL OF ADMIRAL PARRAGET, Admiral Farragut arrived here ov Sunday evening tast in the Tennessee, ¢ Riraud, I loarn that the Ad. miral bas transferred bis headquarters rom the Hartford to the Tennessee, eo that t t 18 Dow the flagship of the squadron, POR PXCHANOR Fifty-eight rebel oificers and two tundred and seas E feven privates left this city yesterday morning on ti Polar Star (or the Red River, for the purpose of being ex- changed. ~ Arrangements had been made for the exchange of seven hundred and dfty. The remainder, however, will be sent ‘ov the next boat, as there was vot room on the Polar Star for more than the number mentioned above. While they were embarking. and about to start for Redbeldom, one of them gave three cheers for Dick ‘Taylor,’ and “three cheers for George Washington, the Drat rebel.’ TSCAVE OF RENE PRISONFRE, Your readere will probably recollect that thirty-eight Prisoners escaped one night afew woeks since from No 23 Carondelet street, by cutting a hole in the wall bebind an jron safe or closet with their pocket knives, and passing ‘Out into Common street ‘Twenty more escaped a fow nights since in exactly the same manner, The bole bad been filled up, and the sato doors wore suppoved to be strongly locked and barred but rebel ingenuity (worthy the skill of a Yankee or a Durgiar) opened the doors, opened the wall, and they were = the open air before their guards know anything about ‘The whole escaped without a man being recaptured. ‘Two more the following morning escaped at roll call in a similar way. The reason given for their departure is that the mem- ‘Dere of the Ninety seventh Tilinois, who are on duty there, were abseot on review abd that thelr places wore Altod ‘by men from the Fighth Indiana. that tho tater were not «cup to the dodge” by which the thiry-eight took French Jeave; that the rebel prisoners know it, and thus took ad. vantage of (boir ignorance, aud, as you see, played the same dodge very successtuily. THRER NEGRORS SENTENCKD BO AE FIUNG FOR MURDER ‘On Monday Inst seven negroes were tried before Atocha for murder. Three were found guilty a fenced (0 death. ‘The particulars of the murder are as follows: — ‘On the 27th of Jannary last, early in the morning, the family of Mr. Neff, residing near Port Hudson, awakened by the report of firearms and the rattling of Dullets against the house. On Mr. Neff appearing at a window be saw ten or twolve armed negroes, and upon asking what tbey required they replied by ordering bim fo open the door. This demand not being instantly com: plied with, they forced it open; but as soon as they appeared upon tbe tbreshold Mr. Nei fired apon them ‘tho contents of @ eo which wounded one of 1! ruffiane. The family composed of Mr. Neff, his wite, gun and daughter, A friend was also in the bouse at the of the attack. oryee | etant that the gun war discharged Mr. Nef! and Die son wore shWt; Dat neither was inetantly killed. One Of the nogroce Ubon advanced towards Me. Nef, with a CvEKe weto) jD tus hard Whar the devebier adypogey NEW YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1864—WITH SUPPLEMENT. el z i i almost entirely flesbiess, ‘buzzards bav preyed i the whole of that time. The friend es. fends now attempted to compel the mother and daughter to fire their dwelling. Money was offered them by Mrs. Neff, and while they were consulting to- gether as to what should be done further several neigh- bors, who bad been attracted 4 the fring, fortunately arrived, and the negroes made off. It is smpossible to tell whether any of them belonged to the army or not, but the seven brought up before Jodge Otecha evidently did pot. Proof could only be pote a bome to three of them, as only that number could be recognized by apy of the parties who saw them on that pigbt. Their names are Fowler Willis, Stepbeo Jobneen and Jordan Dorr. Of course they were sentenced to be bung; but the Judge sbouid bave added drawn and quartered The Latest News. MERTING OF THE LOUISIANA CONSTITUTIONAL CON- VENTION—LIBERTY HALL DEDICATED—CAVALRY FIGHT AT PENSACOLA—A REBEL REGIMENT ALMOST ANNIBILATED, BTC. New Orzeans, April 6, 1864, A brilliant Gigbt receutly took place at Pensacola, be- tween the Thirtietb and Fourteenth oavairy and the Fifty-seventh Alabama cavalry, (7) in whicb the rebels were almost apmbiiated ip a bavd to band encounter with sapres, The Louisiana Constitational Convention met at Liberty Rall at twelve o'clock. Alfred Shaw was chosen Presi- dent, pro, tem. A Committee ov Credentials was selected, and the Convention adjourned till twelve o'clock to mor- row. The ceremonies of dedicating Liberty Ball, med and kelected by General Banks, took placo this morning They were mosi impressive Kev J P. Newman, of New York, wag master of ceremonies, Mrs. General Banks, assisted by tho ladies of New Oricans, desigos giving a series of tableaux at the Opera House ov Wednesday, for the benetit of the soldiers’ Wives and widows, IMPORTANT FROM OFF MOBILE. The Tennessee at Anchor in Mobitc Bay — Deserters from Fort Powell—List of the OMcers of the Flagship Tennessee, &c. ODOR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. Broew apr Pree, Ore Monit, March 31, 1864. As} tod you in my last, the teet bombarding Fort Powell bave veen removed trom here, and | learn that Admiral Farragut leaves tor New Orleans in a day or two 10 the Jennessee, be baving made that vessel his tlagsbyp This 1s certawly a very deserving honor to Captara Giraud and his staunch vessel; for a braver man does not exist in the United States navy than the com. Mander of the Tennessee, Captain Pierre Giraud, TH# REPORTED SINKING OF THE TENNFSSES. J was somewhat surprised this afternoon on being shown a copy of the New Oricans Era giving an account of the einking of the rebel! ram Teanessee in a squall, on the ist of Marcb. This is not so. ‘The Tennessee ts not sunk, but vow les qnietly at anchor opposite the city. ie facts are these: — When the authorities at Mobile found that Gene Sherman was advancing, with the evident intention of tacking and capturing the city, Admiral Buchanan (who was then io Mobile conferring with them) gave orders for the Teunessee to return tostantly and agsist in ity de- fence. At this time the ram was not quite over Nog river bar, The order was executed as soon as possible, and three days after she was steaming up the bay. About the time mentioned in the Era we had a severe storm, ‘Ihe rebel ram Huntsville at that time lay very near and under the guns of Fort Morgan. She labored heavily, as could be seen by us. and at one time we tboogdt that she mast go down. She did not, bowever, though she bad evidently a very narrow escape from Jo- ing 80 We bave just taen on board six deserters from Fort Powell They bave no news of importance to give, ex- cept that the Sonthern soldiers are continually talking to each other abont the war: and the gist of their conver sation ig that it bas lasted long enongh, and that they ara tired of it, This is not said ina free and easy way, my informants assure me, but with flerce words and scorch. ing looks, which bode evil ere long to their leaders They say that Fort Powell is very strong: they bave no doubt, however, that Admiral Farragut can take it when be wants it. The authorities knew very well that after Sherman returned to Vicksburg Admiral Farragut would bave vo use for Fort Powell if be took it, and that he could not hold it Jong against the forces and fleet of iron-clads which the rebels could send down at any time to recapture it. They also know very well that when the Admiral actually comes to take Mo- bile be will bave iron-clads for the purpose of protecting his fleet of wooden gunboats aud mortar vessels from the attack of the mousier rams, the Tennessee and the Nasbvitie. LUST OF THE OFFICERS OF TRE FLAGSHIP TRNNESSER. Your readers must not confound the Tennessee. sdmiral Farragut’s tlagebip, with the rebel ram Tennessee, Adini- ral Buchanan's flagship. ‘The following are the officers of the former :— Capiain—Perre Giraud. * Acting Masicr—George F, Nelson. Acting Assistant Paymaster—D. ¥. Fitch, Acting 8 zacon, Joseph Marthoa ting Master's Mate—Henry Giraud agineers—Chief, David Frazer. Third Agsistants, Messrs Campbell, Kierstead and Fitzgerald. NEWS FROM TEXAS. The Catiforn Cavalry at Corpus Christi, and pt of the Town, with Eight mdred Prisoners—The Ciifton Barned by the Rebels, Laden with Nearly a Thousand Bates of Coi - ton—A Blockade Runner Oriven Ashore and Burned Near VelascomA Large s mer Kans the Blockade with Four Whousand Stand of Arms. Sc. OUR TEXAS CORKESPONDRNCE. Fort Esrenanza, Texas, Apri! 2, 1864. By sending you the news from this command and slong the Texas coast J] am able to furnish you with much valuable information, though, as the most of the vews has arrived but a few moments previons to the sailing of the steamer for New Orleans, | will not youch for its cor. rectness. Corpus Christi is said to be reoccupiet by the | vwo troops, and between seven and eight hundred prisoners: captured. Eight huodred cavalry from California are reported to bave arrived there by the overiand route, Engle Pass, nearly four bundred miles above here, ie re. ported occupied by our cavairy, the enemy making but slight resistance. This place was u sed by the rebels precisely as Browus. ville was before they were compelled to evacuate—name ly, passing cotton, &¢., into Mexico from Texas, and, vive versa, passing munitions of war, clothing and other con. ‘rabaud goods from Mexico juto Texas. MLOCKADE RUNNING —LOSS OF THR OLIFTON. In tho affair at Sabine Pass, your readers will remem: ber that the gunboats Clifton and Sachem were captured by the rebe's. The former recontly attempted to rao out to sea from the pass, loaded with cotton, but ground edon the same bar that the Arizona aud some of our transports did op that disastrous campaign. As she could not be got oi before kg | into the hands of our blockade runners, she was set on fire and entirely destroyed. [t ig said that sho had vearly a thonsand bales of cotton on board. A schooner, also laden with cottou, was chased, driven ashore and burned near Velasco. There is good reason to believe that a blockade runner (a steamer), loaded with contraband of war, among which were four thou: sand stand of arms, recently ran into Velasco, after ba ing failed at tom, She grounded on the bar while tering Velntoo, and one of our blockaders steamed towards her and fired several shots; but, the guns of the fort opening upon the gunboat, she was compelled to sheer off, and apon the rising of the tide the stranger floated off and quietly ran into Velagoo She will probably take ina large cargo of cotton, and pass out as she enteredaein a fog. Thave tnformed you that the Harriet Lane js already Jaden with cotton, and watening for 9 similar opportunity, Our Jack Tars in that neighborhood will require a con stant eye-opener to enable them to keep wateh of her movements, IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. Three French War Vessels Off the Rio Grande=The French Reported Advanc~ ing on Matamoros—A Fight Me rey—Communication Between Saltillo And Matamoros Cut OffMejian Marche se on itillo and Juares Le Darango, &c. OUR MATAMOROS CORRREPONDENCE, Maraworos, Mexico, Aprill, 1864 In addition tothe arrival of three French men-of.war off the Rio de, we have a foport here that the French are advancing for the purpose of attacking this city. Cortions rotnroed in haste on the receipt of the news, and at once commenced preparations to receive the ene- ty. The Mexicans are pow busily engaged in building carthworks, both around Matamoros aud Bagdad. On the day following several boats were jowered from ing the bar of the Rio Grande, but the water was feund too shallow to allow of the war vessels passing over; #0 tbat whatever is intended to be done bere must be ac complished by the landing of men in small boats, In this Beighborhood the men-of-war can do Iittie damage them- selves, though they cap jand their whole force of mer wit little difficulty. ave a report that the Freuch have gained a victory at Mont another ramor says that it was be- tween the of Vidaurri and Cortinas, and that the former were vanquished. Trade between the Mexicans and Texans at this point has been carried on very extensively of late, and cotton i8 pouring ipto Monterey ip large quantities. Upwards of ten thousand bales of cotton have been ferried over the river at Fagle Pass alone within the past four or five weeks, This is bavied down to this city, a distance of four bunared miles, for shipment. The Monterey Star, to alate issue, in speaking of this trade, says — Weare xratified to state that tho trade between this State and Texas tas rezumed its usual course, and cotton i arriving in great quantities. Large sales of merchan- dise have been made and remitted thereto, It also publishes the following:— We notice the departure of Colonel C. © Thayer of the 8 Mississipp) Department (Con during bis stay ip thit city bas made many frends, and we trust he will be successful i accomplishing the object of his mission. We are really in a state of siege. All our communi- cations between Saltillo and Matamoros are closed, This condition of things 18 extremely detrimental to our com- meres, ag this market bas important interests, bot with the ioterior and tho trontier, and naturally these com: bined interests require frequent information from them. We bope that this unhappy state of things, to which we are go often tiuble, may not continue fong, as there is a scarcity of the most necessary articles of subsistence, and a perfect dearth respecting al! political matters, Some two or three weeks ago two men, by name Charies Carpenter and W. A. Williamson, arrived in thn city trom New Orleans, and aftor going to Saitilio, in bopes Of swindling the Juarez government ont of ten thousand dollars, op the pretence of having arms with wep t- beht the French, and being unsuccessful in voerr scheme, returned to this city, Alter stuppiuy at one of the principal hotels and obtatning sundry smali loans from our foreigo residents, they “went up.’ They were I see0 1D a restaurant tn this city, on Sunday morning last, from whicb place they are said to have takeu their de- parture for the top of ‘Saddle Mountain,’ and have not been heard from since Carpenter asserted that he was acolonel in the United States army, and sent to treat with the President. “Ob! bow are the mighty (allen'’”” “Will the vew order of the government be prejiicial to liberal sentiments?” Wil the old feudal persecution be reuewed?"? to Uheee and em whicb spring vat vf any Intelligent rettections op the sub: joot we attempt noanswer. Strong us our sympathies are in debaif of hberty in #1! application of the prineiplea Hot forbidden by great and manifest evils, we confess our: selves oot prepared with any satisfactory solution of the great problem which these questions present. Far be it from us to say that either of the aptagontst fanaticisme to be found on eitber side is right. Profoundly un biased amidst the present conficting stements, we cap only concinde that a liberal tolerance of the bonest Mifler ences of votb sides may be indulged tn, together with a certamty that, whatever good is to be done in the new regniation of things, must be done by the adoption of a very vifievent mode of action from that op which our former social compact was composed We do not believe that iv this nimeteenth century of Progressive etvilzation aud enhighteament any or one individual will be persecuted for bis liberal sevti vents. The obect i to create and consolidate a new order of things, based upon a hberal monarchy, that will assuage and heal up the wounds of the past by acts of moderation , consolation and pardon to one and all. We are extremely obliged to a(riend for a moment's perusal of files of papers from the city of Mexico, up to the zist of Feoruary We copy the following from the Paciro Verde:—* Arch- duke Maximilian was to embark on the Austrian (rigate Elizabeth, at Trieste, ou the Ist of Marcb. He bad suc: ceeded in procuring @ loan of 140,000,000 from German, Freneb and English bankers. ‘The Socirdad, of same date, says that ‘ now there is no doubt of Mexico being an empire, trom the fact tbat from Vera Cruz to Guaymas,on tbe Pacific, there 1s 4 complete submission to imperialism, and before the ar- rival of Ube Archduke the work will be accomplished. Also thar the Freneb forces now in Mexico wit! re- main tive years to consolidate the throne, whieh will bring abont av era of peace. tranquillity and progress tor the nation.”” The Rothschilds bave obtained a privilege from the Regency, to be approved of by the Einperor, to establish a banking house, lo be called the Bank of Mexteo, with a capital of $60,800,000. Mena is said to be marching ov Saltillo, and Juarez to be about teaving for Durango SUFFERING AT SEA. Sinking of the Ship Elvira—Terribic Suffering of the Crew=<Only ‘Three Saved. Boston, April 14, 1864. A private letter to Messrs Howes & Crowell. dated Voint de Gaile. states that a French vessel had arrived there with four men picked upon aralt. They reported themseives as the vors of the ship Elvira, Captain Andrews, from Calcutta for Boston, foundered at se The ship Elvira, Captain Andrews, from. Calcutta for Boston, with a valuable cargo, foundered ip the Bay of Bengal on the 20th of January, during a burricane The captain and first mate went down inthe ship. The re mainder of the crew took refuge ov the ship's house, which was detached (rom the veese!_ Nelore the night of the first day Hye of them were washed oi the house and drowned. On the fourth day two others died, and on the 6th day one more died ‘The eurvivers remained on the Wreck until January 27, wheo ere taken off by the French bark Clair, and subsequently tavded at Point ve Galle, Ceylon. OF the erew, twenty-niue all told, only ‘Uuree were saved, viz —William fH. Paimer, second mate, of Southwick, Massachusetts, George D, Binke, third mate, of Hyannss, and James Anderson, seaman, of Ham burg. ‘The Etyira was a tine ship, of one thousand hundred and thirty-eight toue, and was owned by Wil Ham Weld & Co.,0° Boston, The vessel and cargo are largely josured in this city ‘The follow ing 1s an extract from a letter, ticulars of the lors of the ship Discharged pilot of Tar Heads, on the 22 of December Jannary 1s. beavy weather. i4th wind east-northess! aud ship onder lower topsais: on the 20th 4 spare toy mast broke adrift on the lee wr starboard side, and, owing 1o the great quantity Of water on deck, if was impossl- ble to secure it, it soon Stove im the layerctte, a side house. the forward house and water cvsk*, “rove out the bniwarks, and broke off many of the stanchions on the few side; the ship commenced to list to starboard. orders were given to cut away the masta: the m sven went frst ne iving par. and then the mata, which broke, sue piece going through the deck: by the time the foremast went the ship had paid off early — before the wind, and ehe kept coing off, and then came to with the starbourd side to windward; the sea then relied in right on the deck: time everything. incinding cabin aod bouses, was @ ear of the deck, and the sbip was gradually settling down by the stern. All hands wore on {he forward part of tue ship. Captain Andrews, who had been firm and collected through the whole, now said, “We have done all we ean for the ship, and now every man must take care of himself.”' neariy all stripped their clothing off and jumped overboard, ani swam trom the ehiy, whieh goon sunk; and as neither the cv tain nor cbief mate were seen afterwards, it is supposed that Ubey must have been taken down by her. Soon after the ahip sunk the wind changed very sudden ly, and commenced blowing furiously from the opposite quarter. At sundown it modera Kleven survivors got on the top of one of the houses. Before nizht of the first day five of the number were drowned or died from exposure. The house was several times turned upside down, and ail of them thrown into thesea, On the fourth day twomore died. On the fifth day one died. Op the 2TUb, at balf-past leven in the morning, the survivors were taken off by the Freveh bark Clair and taken to Point do Gaile, baviog been seven days without food or drink and exposed to a tropical wind without clothing ‘The French captain states that when be fell in with the survivors they were unable to mit up, and were cov- ered with ulcers, and that be bad to lift them on board Tho survivors have now recovered and are on board the ship Elion Foster, of Boston, where every attention 18 given them by Captain Robiue ‘The ship Elvira was (psured for $55,000 and jer cargo for $155,000 This insurance is about equally divided betwoen New York and Boston offices, Disaster to the Schooner Jennie Morton. Nawrecwer, April 14, 1864. The schooner Jennie Merton, Avoriil, of Baltimore, from Matanzas for Portiand ib sugar and molasses, struck oo the South Side yesterday, remained eight bours, stove deck load of molasses, and then proceetad Without further damage. News from Fertress Monroe. Fortress Movnow, April 13, 1404 leamer New York returned from City Point th's morving bringing neither news nor prisoners, the water being ¢0 high in the James’ river as to prevent commu nication with Richmond. A Richmond paper of a recent date announces the de struction of the steamer Maple Leaf by a rebel torpedo forty miles above Jacksonville, Fla, The sixty women and children taken up on the steamer New York were landed at City Point, and wo learn that they had to pay seventy-five doliars each, in Confederate money, for back hire from that place to Petersburg, 9 distance of nine miles, Lake Erte Navigation. Borvaro, April 14, 1864, Navigation i@ opened here, The propel Equator, of tho New York Ceotral tine. left for Toledo thig morning. she French Peg) Jor INO OUTRORS OF pTagmiNswE ADI gourd F Ronly WN DOW Fun Fepniayy, TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the City of Limerick at New York and the Asia at Halifax. Maximilian’s Difficulties Said to be Arranged. The Privateer Georgia Re- fitting in France. THE DANISH WAR. Hopes of Peace from the Conference. Revolutionary Agitation in the Hungarian Begiments in Jutland and Hungary. Garibaldi to Have a Grand Recep- tion jn England. The City of New York Likely to be Got Off, & hee ken ‘The steamsbty City of Limerick, Captain Jones, from Slét uit,, and Queenstown 2a inst., arrived at tia port iagt night. She brings 659 passengers. ‘The steamship asia, Captain Moodie, which ieft Liver- pool at three P, M. on the 2d, and Queenstown on the 3d inst. arrived at Halifax at tev o'clock yesterday forenoon, The Asia has fifty-seven passengers for Halifax and forty-four for Boston. She has had heavy weatber nearly the entire passage, apd was eightern hours off the harbor in a fog. The mats and newspaper bag of the press by the Peruyiav, at Portland, were forwarded by the morning train {rem Hoston and reached New York last night. ‘The news by ihe Asia is two days later than the report of the Peruvian The federa} steamer Keursarge bas yore into Victoria dock, London, for repairs. The United Servier Gatette cays:—“The Channel squad- Ton 18 under orders to prepare for sea.”? Whe ship Del{thaven, from Callao for Hamburg, put into Deal Sigt ntt., with damage, having beon in coltision. ‘The ship Edith, iv leaving Liverpoot for Boston, ground. ed op the bar, apd returned into tock to discharge, with five feet of water in her hold. The steamship Bavaria, from New York, arrived at Southampton on the evening of the Let inst The steamship Australasian, from New York, al Queenstown ov the morniny of the 2d ast, ved at he Steamship City of New Vork. POSITION OF THK VESSEL ON DAUNT’S ROCK HOPES OF GETTING DER Orr. ‘The latest aavices from the steamship City of New York are more eocouraging. Divers report that, with the exception of one hole underneath ber pear the forward bunker, she appears to have sustained sight injury She continues firm and upright on the rock, and it ts hoped. it tbe weather continues favorable. she will again be afoat. Prejurations to lift her are aimost complete, and the weacher at present is excellent tor the work. More ot her cargo bas been got oat. The Inman line has been reinforced by the purchase of a new steamer, to be called the City of Dublin, She is two thousand tong burth op the fine. AND THE Lat QUEENEFOWN, April 3- Fvoning There is no ebaoge inthe position of the steamstip City of New York. She stilt hes ti Parations on a large Bopes are now eutert aunt's rock Pre nade, aod strong ued of being able to float hoe The American Qu THE PXIVATBERS—THE GEORGIA & RIVER GARONNE, FRANCE NO IN THE The Paris corre-pondent of the London Gl ‘The rebel cruiser Ceorgia 18 refitting in the Garonge, not being ullowed to anchor 1 front of Be quence of the port regulations exetuing +f der on beurd It was reported that the Georg's bad borved the sniy William ¢rampton, of New York, recently from Be Hut the crow of the Ceorgia would give go into | the aubyect THE CHESAPEAKE CASE Iho correspondence relitive 1 the Mhesapenke case is publehed, but it adds nothing of material interest to what is already knows Ju Uns correspondence Jr Seward izes tor auy violations of British juriedictiou, and acknowjedges the istice and impartiality of the Pritist: offietais and of whe court of Nova Scotia. lord i yous accepts of the apology in the spirit that it ys offered, and rejoices that the matter ie settled in a manner favorable to both parties, and ealcuiated to im prove the (riendly relations betweeu the two Powers, ENGLISH REPORTS FROM REBELDOM hs ni Tones BAS TeCOMMENKTed the publication Of letters from its sevession eorrespon S$.) of Liver pool, who paints in as strong colors ag ever the prospects of the rebels, He thinks that realiy the decisive strug gie bas come now, and that itis beyond the reach of gunboata, The Mextean Question. MAXIMILIAN’S DIFFICULTIES IN A FAIR WAY ADJUSTMENT—JHE MEXICAN THRONE Nov or yer ANNOUNCED. in regard to the Mexican question, several Freach journais assert that the ditticu'ty relative to the d ture of Maximilian for Mexi¢y will sbortly be arrange The Ceerrixh: Zeitung of Vienna says that negotia. tons between Maximitian and the kmperor of Austria were brovet ton favorable igsue on the Bist, and the Archduke s formal avveptance of ihe Mexican crown may be expected very sbortly. jt was stated that Napoleon eent General Froseara to Vienna to smooth down the ditficulties between Maxim: Lan and the Emperor of Austria, The War in Denm Ihe Uruvstane, on the night ceeded 1m opening the first paratia movestatioa from the Panes ficially wnnounced that the Danes occupied Hor the 28th of Mareb, este televFem aeverts that the Austrian iron clad will Jou the fleet im the Norit Sea ia a week THR CONFERENCE. The Mth part of the correspondence relative to De mark as been publabed by the Pritisa government, and brings matters own to the present time. Tt spvears from this correspondence that the proposal for ac oniereuce bas been accepted by aii parties, aod will provably, saya the Loudon Times, lead to a setilement of the disputes, UDIESS Warlke pageious are too much excited by overts taking place belore buppel The Londou .Vews says the correspondence suificiently shows (bat 00 preparation Whatever bas been made for aconiereuce, aod if (ue kmyperor Napoleon has only halt the sagacity for which he gets the credit he will be easily to transform it B10 the Congr which be pro posed fovember, with the additioval gratification of Seeing it convened by (he Fery statesmen who defeated it before THE HUNGARIANS IN THE AUSTRIAN army, The London Trnesgives partial credit to the report of an before Duppel, without extensive attempt al revolt among the Funzarian troops arrayed against Denmark. The Anstrian army broke up from belore Frederteis 10 aD unacconptabie manner, and the disaffection of the troops may have been the canse. The London Tymvr trusts that the report of the wholesale execution of the Hungarian troops ta untrue. WAR TAXES IN THE prcetes, It jg reported that the whole municipality of Flensburg has been dismiaeed, AQ @Xtraordinary war tax has been imposed on Flensburg, whien, it is tikely, will be levied on other towns in Sebloswig POSITION OF NORWAY, The Norwegian Storthing bas been closed. The King, i bis speech, #aid that Sweden, jointly with the other Powers, would endeavor to obtain peace, but at the same time was prepared to render assistance to penmark agaroms an overpowering force, bate I The Britied revenue year end Mareh 1 was seventy million two hundred and ‘aight thousand aine hundred pounds sterling, within four hundred thou wand pounde of the preceding Hotwithetanding that more than three millon were taken off in taxation The monthly retiroe continue to show @ great increase in iho revenne. Pany took place on tho Ist instant. The Messrs, Glass, Elhott & Co. to manufacture cable was explaiued as agreed upon, and a resolution Was woanmously passed approving of the contracs. Tho chairman predicted that within eighteen months the Ereat work would Le iw successful operation, act with tay the HIS ARRIVAL ANXIOUSLY LOOKED FOR AT SOUTHAMP- TON—PREPARATIONS VOR A GRAND RECEPTION, Sovmamrte, April 2--Eveving. A telegram anoonneing the arrival of the Ripon, with cine 00 board, of Hurst Castie, i momentarily ex> pe Gp its receipt signa! gaus wil) be fire will be hoisted, and peais rung (rom the The Mayor add Corporation will receive the dock, and pres Foes, ‘The General and b s will Loen proceed, in open carriages, to the residence of the Mayor, preceded py bands of music, and will be entertained by bis Worship The Mayor of Hristol, and gentlemen from Newcastle Glasgow and otber towns, have arrived as depututiwone to invite the General to visit these towns The town is ii state of excitement, and ali the belets are tilled. the town flag rob bells, he Geueral at Frances The French news is nuimportant. Panis, April 2-0. M, ‘The Bourse is dull, Rentes closed at 66. Se, Russia. ANT TO APOLFON, A reviow of the tinperiat Guard bad taken place at St Petersburg, in bonor of the anniversary of the entry of tbe Allies into Paris. The Revolution in Poland. The Invatide Russe accuses the Wallachian Minister of openly sympathizing with and tolerating revoluuiouary Poles. Agitation in Hung It was stated that the military organization of Hun- gary by the revolutionary party was progressimg, on the basie of a former regimental list of the Natioval Guards. Prinve Couza, under Austrian menaces, 1s said to have conseuted to take measures against the Nungariaa and Polish refugees in the principalities. News from South Americ: Livexpoor, April 2, 1864. The Brazilian government has accepted te mediation of Portugal i the dispute with iogland Tho Brazil mais bad reachea Lisbon, bringing the fol lowing dates: — Rio Janenio, March 10, 1804. Coffee, 7/200 a 7/400. Stock 60,000 bags Bama, March 18, 1864, Sugar, 3000 a 39050 for whites, and 2j0v0 a 2/600 for brow Prnvamnuco, March 15, 1854. Sugars, 34700 a 3]900 for white, and 2/600 for browns, BurNos Avkes, Feb, 27, 1864, ange, 477g. Dry Amerieau hides. 38 a40. Wool, slities, tirm; middling to delective, weaker. Montevingo, Feb. 29, 1864. The instalation of the new lresidert passed off quietly Exebange, 62'4. Commercial intelligence, TUB LONDON MONEY MARKET, The Conda were steady, The demand for discount at tbe Bank of England ws very heavy, pending the ap- proaching payment of dividends, Phe old banking honse of Jones, Loyd & 6. 1s to be amaleamated with the London aud West. wnt Stock Bank. Lonpon, April 2, 1864 American securities inactive, Consols closed Friday at 91 }4 a 91%, for money. Buluion im the Bav decreased £150,000. Lospox, April 2—Fvening. Consols for money, 915% a 9146 American securities close fat, Mllinois Central shares, 17} 4 16}; discount, Erie shares, 67 !4 a 6536 LIVERPOOL BREADSTUPFS MARKET. Richardson, Spence & Co and Gordon, Bruce & Co. report flour very duit on Kriday, and prices nominal. Wheat (uiet and quotations barely maintaiued , red Western, 78. 10d. a Se, Gd. red Southern, 88. ud. ,$s ¢d. Corn dull at 288, a the 3d. for mixed. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. Bigland, Athya & Co and Wakwileld, Nash & Co. re- port:—Beef duil and parually 2s. Gd. lower, Pork—Sales small, avd prices Is. a 2s, lower. Bacon active und tend. ing upward, Lard firm, Hutter steady. LIVERPOOL PRODUOB MARKED. ‘The Brokers’ circular reports:—Agtes inactive a for pots and pearls sugar active aud firmer, 4 Colles firm, Rice quict and steady. Linseed buogant, and va. and 64. pigher, Livseed olf tiem perm oil dull and fending dowoward. Cod oil, &) yiils Lorpentine Steady. losin steady ait, English & Iirandon report’ —Petroloum steady at Is, 94. 81s 9 4, for refined, and £14 16s. tor crude. LO. DON MARKETS. Baring’s citculur reports —Ereadstuils dull, but etealy and unchanged. jron quiet. Sugar quict aud steady. Coftee quiet, and partially Gd. a Is, dd. lower. Rice Tea quiet aud steady. Lin: oil quiet, at Sas. 6d. Spirits turpentine inactive, French Sis. Pe tro!eum quiet, at £16 lor erude and Is. 10d. for refined. THR LATEST MARKETS. Lavervoot, April 2—Eveving, Cotten—Sales to-day 6,000 bales, including 1,500 to Speculators aud exporters, Market quiet aud unchaoged. Breadstatls inactive and drooping. Provisions heavy and tending downward, except bacon, which is quset and steady. Produce steady ava qu Taverroo The Mauchester market i flat, and pyr ward, April 2, [sé 8 tend down VAVBE CUITLON MARKET. Havre, April 1, I8t4. Market dul! Ww Oriewas Lies 0 Sales of the we tations barely m 6,000 baies pLaiwed. 400 , do. bas J40f. Stock 33,500 bales. ‘ France and miederacy. REBEL IRON-CLADS BUILDING IN FRENCH PORTS. The French papers publish an article taken froin the Opinion Nationsle, of Paris, which includes oficial documents, and pre that the French government is quietly conniving at the efforts of rebel agents to bave ironclad war vessels bait In Franco for the rebel serve. From the revelations of the Gpion it appears that firms at Nootes and Bor deaux bave been for months at work building war ves sels, ostensibly for Coima, bat really for the rebels. Mr, Dayton, last fall, laid before the French governmeot proo.s of the real destination of the vessels: and, after tDoch delay, the work was stopped by goveroment ordere. Bot during the tact two months, as the Opwiion declares the work has been resumed, and two of tue vessen are now ready to be passed over to the rebel agents Hientenact Maury and Captain Bullock have been prom): nentin these negotiations These veesels are jron-clad, aod the rebel authorities bave ordered au entire fleet, which tbe government of Napoleou 1/1. seems wailing io have built at French ports, in spite of its resterated desire to maintain a strict neutrality . Arrival of Secretary Chase im the City. GREAT COMMOTION IN WALL SYREPT. There was considerable bustle and excitement in finan cial eireles yesterday, especially among the know/ng operators of Wall street, in consequence of the sudden ay pearance of the Secretary of the Treasury ia the metropo- lis) A short despatch from Washington on Wednesday evening announced that Mr. Chase was ou his way to this city, wud, trae to report, the hooorabie Recretary arrived carly yesterday and took up bis quarters at the Fiftn Avenue Hotel, Numerous cails were made upon bim during the day, but with email saccesa iv almost every instance, “Mum's the word’ with the Socretary, nobody, acd least of ali the gold brokers, koowing what pecatiar wind bad driven bim bithorward fhe gold operators were in an awful stew about this strange vel, God, which had been threatening to go up to 200, saddenly tumbled from tea to ifteen per cent tn less than halfan hour, and there ig yet great doubt and shaking among interested parties that it will go dowa still further, The great question now is, what is (he meaning of Mr. Chase's vs(? Has he como om to see the sales of five-forties, or to take high ground jn favor of greenback»? A day or two wilt show tbis, In the meantimo, Mr Chage ts too shrewd to let anybody know what his visit means, Ho was resting quietly in his hotel last night, intending, no doubt, to make a sortic among {he “bulls” and ‘bears’ today, We will faithfully report the re sults of nis movements from day to-day and io the meantime let tue bulls and bears trke care of themselves, ag there seems to be a crisis banging over the gold market which may be rerigusly destructive to some heavy speculators, So much for Mr, Chase's arrival {1 the city, and if be could only operate on the produce marke}, and induce the specalators to bring down the prices of butter, sugar, and othor artictee of domestic con simption, bis ‘visit would be bailed with joy by thousands of bis (ellow citizens, who ate now Victimiged by ebarpers, who take advantage of every opportunity to send up prices to such a figure that | the Working classes are deuied many of the necossaries of life, It iseaid that oue of the objects of Mr. Chase's Visit is to throw the entire amount of guid how deposited in the Sub- Treasury upon the market, to head of the speculators who have been atsiduousiy engaged im 1 be it~ ing” the gold market for the iast few days. Mr. Chase'® confidential friends have great confidence fn bie av iity to ‘bear’ the ‘bniis’” down to such a figure as to make their recent operations in the precious metal anything but remunerative. Whether the money bage of Cisco will be ponderous enough to meet the pressure of the got speculators, ix ® question that i now undergoing & practical solution, The Rnode re, April 14, 1884. Diock Island bas been heard from after three weeks’ jolerruption of communication es Y. Smith, for Govorner, received eigaty votes. No other candidate PRICE THREE CE IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY The Case of Hawley D. Clapp Again Befere the Senate. Military Officers Implicated in the Same Transaction. The Chenango Canal Extension and Champlain Conal Improvement in the Senate. The Final Passage of the Soldiers’ Voting Bill. The Lobby Headed Off by a Flank Movement, &e. & &e. ALpany, April 14, 1364, TUK CASE OF HAWLEY D, CLAP aGaiy. The communication of General Dix relative to Hawley D. Clapp, vow coulined {n Fort Lafayette, was brought up in the Senate this morning. Senator Folger, iv his piace, stated that in this connection, a3 a matter of public im- portance, he would inform the Senate that he bad this morning received information that a military commission was ordered for the trial of Hawley D, Clapp, whose peti- tion had lately been referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr Murphy thereupon moved that the information just received be entered upon the journal of the Senate. Mr. Folger moved that the furtuer fact be added thereto that tho said Hawley D, Clapp was to be bela and tried by a military commission, as 4 person connected with the military departineyt of the United States government, 08 a2 camp follower and otherwise; and it was so ordered. Considerable debate a rove over the whole subject, @ large number of the Senators taking part im it. Seoator Fields offered the following. — Rerolved, That his: Excellency the Governor bo re- qnested to correspond with the federal authorities im regard to the continement of Uawley D. Clap» in Kort Jafayette, to the end that said Clapp may have a fair uial before a ciyil tribunal io this State. Senator Andrews further moved to amend by adding the following words to the resolution of Mr, Fields-— “When the military commission now investigating bis case shall have disposed of the same.’ Senator Murpby stated that this resviution covered the whole question. He thongbt tbat if Mr. Clapp had committed an offence, that oifance had heen commited against the laws of the State, The bounty money which it was charged that he bad taken were funds raised to relieve the city of New York from the dratt. Senator Fields concurred in this opinion, Senntor Polger tated that the offence was committed within Lafayette Hall, where a general Mm the United States service was in charge, with bis sentinels statioued im alt parts of the building. It was therefore within the military fae, and the offmces commitied there were under the controt of military authorities. Senator Munger knew nothing of this matter except what he saw in the letter of General Dix, pubdlisbed ina morning paper. From that 8 not prepared to endorse the conclusion of General Dix; but the Charman of the Judiciary Committee migut bave additional facts In this matter, and be therefore moved that the whole subject be referred to the Judiciary Com- mittee, which was carried; and the matter will thus rest uotil that committee see tit to report on the aubject, ORDAR VOR TUF ARKRST OF MILITARY OFFICERA. It is now understood that orders are out for the arrest of several military officers who are mixed np in there frauds, at least by implication if not directly. This whole thing is likely to result in a goveral clearing out of the Augean stables and in ancovering to the gaze of the pub- lic AD enormous amount of frauds, CHENANGO CANAL EXTENSION. The Assembly hill providing for the extension of tho Chenango Canal to the Vennsyivania State line—to con- nect with a can! of that State, and thus open anew line to the coal fields of Pennsylvonia—was under considera tion in the Committee of the Whole in the Senate, and was debated at great tength, as it was in the’ As- rombly. Tho design of this bill ig {0 open a new route to the coal fieids,fand thus break down the monopolics now existing between the coal and railroad mpanies. In addition to ‘4 was shown that if thirty-eight miles of canal were built it would, by virtue of the traffic im coat and iron that woutd pass over the whole line, make upwards of ninety miles already con stricted, oringing it a large revenue to the State where now none was returned, and also furnish the coal the interior of the State af one third less than the present price; that it would thus furnish a supply to the cities a towns from Albany west without drawing from the coal brought to New York city. It was finally ordered to a third reading by a decided vote. MYLAIN CANAL [MPROVEMENT. bill for the improvement of tho Cham ordered to a third reading. The Assembly plain Canal was ab vie CHARITY ILE ‘The bill making appropriations tw the charitable insti- tutions of the State came up for a third reading im the Assembly this morning A motion was made ts recom. mit, with justraetions to insert au appropriation fer the Rochester City Hospital. This was voted dowo, aud the bill read the third time and passed, It bas yet to be acted spon by the Senate SOLDIERS’ VorING Bu The Senate members of the joist Committee of Confers ence appointed on the differences between the two hoses on the Soldicrs’ Votiag bill reported that they could not agree, ant aked to be discharged. The ques- Lion came up in the Assembly at « late hour of the session op the report of the Conference Committee. The poi upon which the House committee beld buek from arguing with the “onate committee was that in reference to whether the soldier should be allowed to send bis vote toa friend or only to the inspectors of elections, There wag considerab'e debate on this question: but a vote was finally reached, and the Assembly receded From its position f Bou concurrence with tae amendments, and concurred with the action of the Sevate. he bill will now go to the Governor. NEW YORK GUARANTEE AND INDEMEITY COMPANY. ‘There was quite a commotion today inthe assembly over the dill passed yesterday incorporating the New York Guarantee and Indemnity Company. It was passed Yesterday in (bo Assembly, having gone through the to aw more ago. About two hours i half after the bill bad — passed House—only a few voting against it—a whisper w: started in the lobby that a big swindle had passed the How Word was seot im to members, and they commenced running to othors. asking what the big swindle was that pad passed. There was for mente con i A dodging about. Three or four meinbers looked over the list of bills passed, and found the New York Guarentee and Indemn’ bill om the list, and immediately pitched that as the big thing. Thorenpon a motion was that the vote by which it was passed bo recousidered,and then that that motion be lui on the table, which was carried. It Appears, however, that the bill was retorned, together with all bilis that bave passed during the session, to tho Sepate, and from there sent to tho Governor, before tho motion to reconsider was made, and that the bil) was examined by him thoroughly lust night, and signed thie morning, and placed on file ja the Secretary of State's 0 When the question was brought op this morping t reconsider it was found that the bill was out of their bands. The question of reconsideration was pressed; but, not receiving (be necessary vote to recon- sider, it was lost Many of tho members wore deceived to regard to this bill from reading the printed bill on thelr file, whieb nad and overhauled to a great extent before it as passed nt things. It is r t that (here was an e lobby to etrike thi Dill induced the ‘overnor to immediately examine the bill and sign it before they could carry out their designs. THR CANALS. The Canal Commissioners have resolved to allow boats On the Erie and Oswogo canals to draw six feet of water after the tet of Jun The Canal Board, by « We rote, has resolved not to e+ commend the enlargement of the canal locks to gunboat capacity. W YORK ITY TAXATION, The New York Tax Py Committee bad a hearing thigeveuing hefore the senate Committee on Cities. Among thote present were Robert Rogovelt, Morris Kot- cham, Jobo Jacob Astor, Jr., feane N. Phelps, Wiha M. Vermily Robert B. Rosevelt, au some twenty oth Judge Edmonds appear tor the taxpayers. He stated that the increase in wealth 0 the city of New York since 1965 was twonty per cent. in population forty-seven per cent, and in taxation sixty per cent. He recommended as 4 remedy the contining of the power of the Common Council svrictly to objects for which the taxes are authorized, and the creation of & commission connected with the city government to examine annu- ally all expenditures; to fund tue Union Defence velemp tom dept, and to reduce the items for schools, streets, advertising, kc. He closed by predicting a repetition of the Juty riots in the city of New York, justice was done to the taxpayers in the mattor of taxation. Senator Andrews, Chairman of (he Committee on Cities, reminded the petitioners that their bill was not before them, being still in tne Assembly. He expressed regret that the taxpayers shonld wait until the Inet dave of the kessi0n Before attending to this matter, instend of com moncing earlier and probing deeper for the evi) of whet was voted for This seonres his election, acording to the Journal's tgures, by & wayority of ome hundred and fitty An adjourned meeting oF the Atipptie Telegraph Com- § ove. they complain, which ® only am exeresence, He addedt that the bill was nyf JikolW to remety the Senate ior +s ral dave.