The New York Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1864, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE, NO. 10,314. EUROPE. Tho Moravian at Portland and * Borussia at New York. FIVD DAYS LATER NWOWS. Lord Palmerston’s Speech om Peace and a Friendly Settlement in America. The Seizure of the Florida in an English Point of View. ’ og “Extingulsh- ed? if Mr. Linceln Sustain the Act. SEMMES’ NEW SHIP, THE SEA KING The Peace Treaty with Germany Sanc- tioned in the Danish Parliament. Fruits of the Allied Victory in Japan. The Rate of Discount Reduced in London. Suspension of a Paris Banking Bouse with ; Heavy Liabilities, den Be. Loy ‘Tho steamsbip Moravian, from Liverpool at baif-past twe o’olock on the afternoon of the 10th, via London- erry on the evening of the 11th inst. arrived at ort. Iand,, Me., at balf-past ten o'clock yesterday morning ‘The steamebip Borussia, Captain Meir, from Southamp- ‘ton op the 8th of November, reached the port of New ‘York yeuterday evening. ‘The news by the Moravian is five days later. Rougemont do Lowenberg & Co., Dankers tn Paris, Bave suspended payment, with liabilities amounting to from five to eix hundred thousagd pounds sterling. The Paria Bourse on the 9tb inst. ‘wag lower, Fontes closed at 640. 86c. ‘The British iron frigate Warrior diementiing at Ports. mouth, ta to be paid out of commission. She ia ordered ‘Yo be thoroughly dismantied, everyshing being roturved te store and her machinery taken to pieces. On paying 08 she will de placed in the second class of the Steam Reserve. ‘The investigation into the loss of the steamer Ontario ‘ws concluded, and clears Captain Brookiug of all blame. Lord Wodehouse bas boeo formally inaugurated as Lord Lieutenant of Irotand. M. Borrier, the distinguished French Advocate, 1s re- colving great aitestion in London, A logel banquet given in bis honor was « most brilliant affair. Bombay letters ef the 14th, and Calcatta of the 6th of October, fully confirm the disastrous effects of the grout cyclone, Fuller accounts from Calcutta are expected io afow days. Tho forepart of the steamship Jura has keeled over, and the afterpart remains fast and upright on the sands where she grounded. ‘The ship Ocean Pearl, from New York for Yarragona, The ‘wae totaily wrecked on the 28th of October off the latter port. The crew and « large portion of the cargo were waved. ‘The steamship Damascus, from Quebec, reached Liver- pool on the evening of the 9th instant. The steamship City of Washington, from New York, arrived at Liverpool on the afternoon of the 16th ‘ast, ‘The steamsbip Scotia, from New York, arrived out op ‘We 10th instant, The Saxonla passed Falmouth oo the th inst,. wader ] canvass, at the rate of six knots an hour—ber macbivory was disabled, Insurance promiums op ber advanced ‘Sweaty per cent, She reached Sovtbamptow on the 20th inst, om the South for Her Supply of Cottos The cew Lord Mayor of London was inaugurated on the Mid instant with the usual ceremonios, terminating with * id banquet at Guildball. ‘The leading members of the Britiev Cabinet and otber ‘Be gh dignitaries were present Lord Palmorston, in an eloquent speech, spoke cheer. togly of European politics, Aw regards America, bo said:— There is one dark spot in the picture which (the affairs Of the world present. That dark spot lies on the other ido of the Atinntic. We grieve, and every man of right mind must grieve, that that bloody and disastrous war which bro! ut more thao three years ago among the Kandred notions of Northern America atiil rages—etill lays waste the fertile plaive of that continent—atiil be~ dows with the bicod of its people those forests and tracts itory which ought to be cultivated and become sources of weaith, pieaeure and baiy dt n permit that deadly and disastrous Binve—that the contending parties within some period mol remote, will find i much beller Co be recomcriedt than to fight—and that those disputes which bave bedewed th Continedt witb fraternal blood wait be setiled by an amrew ble arrangement between themselves. (Loud eheem™) The beginning of the etrife was expected to ve attended in thie couvtry with moet disaatrovs results to manutac tures. ‘These alarms bave beeu found groundless, At ‘all events, out of evil may come some good, and | trust Jn future our sources of suppiy will be sprend over a Kreat portion of the globe, end that we shai! no loner be dient on any one country for materials so eeential to ‘the industry and prosperity of our own convtry, The Setzure of the Florida, BNOLAND'S GREAT INTEREST IN TUB AFFAIR AS REGARDS PRIVATRERING RY AMEMICA, The London Dimer’ city article says — Aévices from New York, with regard to the mode in which the ‘Washington goveroment bave received the news of tbe capture of the Confederate steamer Florida, are with the greatert inierent by the mercantile as woll political wor! Ope resnon for the importance attributed fo thone advices consists in the inference that i/ the affair ve not paiiiated or condemed by Lincoln's yowernment, at will henceforth entirgly extinpwith any power on the part Of the United States (0 atratt by privateers the commerce of any nation with which they may be at war, since tho procedent will establish a claim to the right to purswe and destroy every MCh versel, whatever may be (Ae port in which aha may seek shelter or rupplies. It fe stated that the last veasel destroyed by the Flori. 4a, before her capture at Hebla, wes the Mandarin, trom io de Janciro for Baltimore, VITA BXGLICN PRESS ON THE FLORIDA AFPAIR, Under the influence of the details of the capture of the Florida tho Fnglish journals indignanMy denovnce the affair, ‘Yho London Time ways that tho act was mist (le grantly lawless, and prosumes that the American gov. ernment and \t# citizens will hasten to repodiate it; and that tho Now York Chamber of Commerce will soruple to forfoit its character by rewarding or juatitying the crime gor mitted, The Loudon Pos! thinks that the federal government will disown she act; but has some misgivity about w. It Anwoke Hat Le euprege Cxnapt be Dermitied to pass un- woticed dy otber Powers,and that all the maritime Powers should enter a protest against it. ‘The Londen Telegraph thinks that the unlawful seizure of the Florida will cause womitigated satisfaction in News York, although at the expense of the loss of vation al honor. ‘The London Herald believes that events such us these will epeedily force European nations to i fere in the Amer'cap difficulty for their own security. ‘The Loudon News bas nothing to say about the matter ‘apd tbe London Siar is silent in regard to it. : mmes’ New Shi ‘The Lovdon Shipping Gasette delleves the steamer wo which Captain Semmes and bis men were tranaferred by the Laurel off Madeira was the Sea King, which recently cleared {rom Londen for Bombay. * Arming the Negro Slaves. {From the London Times, Nov, 7.) Om the question which reaily appears to us portant one—the sa’ety of putting arms into the hands of the sinves—there really seems to be no aiflerence of opinion. Whatever might be tbe case if the mob of New York were instructed in military discipline apd fur- nished with weapons of war, whatever danger might result to the government of ‘Mr. Lincoln from putting arms into the hands of the citizens of Baltimore, the South has no reason to doubt that the negro will fight just 8 bravely in support of the cause of slavery, which és the f his master, ak he wit in the cause of liberty, and his fidelity may just as well be retied on in the one cage ag in the other. We ‘do not expect that this unfor- tunate race, doomed first to be the cange and afterwards the maim instrament of the war, will distinguish itself by prodigies of valor iufavor of either side. But we believe that there is no reason whatever to think that the negro will be less faithful to those who maoumit him as the price of his military service than he is to those who first make him free and then, ag an unforeseen fruit of his freedom, send him forth to die for a boon the sweets of which be bas never beeu allowed to taste. So fe from wondering that this thing bas been done now, we can only express our surprise that it has mever been done before. The objection, we conceive, must have been, after all, not eo tnuch to the employment of the negro in iteelf, ap the shock to the rights of property which it in- volved. On this one kind of possession the South had concentrated all its proprietary fecling, and the man who would submit without ‘@ murmur to tho im- presement of his borses or bis crops may very likely sbriuk back with @ species of superstitions horror trom the attempt by his own government to de- Prive him of those very slaves for whom be has already fought @ long and desperate war. But the obvious expo- diency of recruiting by any means the shrunkeu bat talins of the Southern armies, the advantage of posses- ging a kind of troops which if not to be trusted in very arduous duty may yet relieve the veteran white battal- ions from much labyr that wears down their strength and (bine their numbers, ie #0 manifest that we are convince the suggestion of Governor Alien will before ieng be ad fed, and that the South will confront the North with an equal number of negroes, thus undoubtedly ereatly in creasing-the horrors of a war which needs no aggrava- ton, but atthe sams sme redressing im a great deyrce the anequality between the two contending porties. John Bright's Peace Plan Rejected. rom the London Times, Noy. 7.) Trae to the principle of non-intervention, Mr. Bright bas issued a manifesto to the Americans, denouncing th “rebellion”? of the Southern States, and urging the Northora States to select the President most determined to suppress it by force of arms and, true to his own character as peacemaker between nations, he bis de- nounced as the friends of social slavery apd the enemies of political freedom ail those of big own countrymen who desire a speedy aod amicable settiement of thir hideous uarrel, 4 * * * Mr. Bright wisbes more, He wisher w see the Union restored by the methods now in operation, He wishes to see Mr. Lincoln carrying fire and swora into every hurbor, every city, every river, every valley, every bomectoad, where tig authority is not Knowledged, til! there shali be either peace or solitude, ited States.” there shall many of us sbrivk and, seeing the utter bope- leseness and eodlessness of the struggie, wisb to see a compromise that wil) at least stop bloodshed, Mr, Bright the Americans that it ts not peace we desire, but the division of our rivals, the perpetuation of aristocratic usarpation. It becomes our duty to protest against this version of our preferences and oninvens, Mr. Bright is vot qualitied 10 Tepreseut those (ruin whom he diilers upon almost every question, and whom be datiy shows tbat be cannot ua- derstand, We do not undertake to represeat Mr. Bright. For example, we forbear from taxing bin with what we unrseives believe to be the tuevitable results of a federal triomph. © We do vot charge Mr. Bright with desiring to exterminate the Southera slaveholders, to make their cities ruinous heaps, their widows and orphans bdeggure in esolate places, and nobody foft in those fair and once bappy regions but @ sprinkling of negroes such ag now live the lives of animals ip our own West India colonies. We do not Mr. Bright with the wish to see the federal vic- oir prey, and exercising al! the of victory, not property, upoo the and hearibroken survivors of the white race. We take Mir. Bright upon bis otvn showing. The wonderful image, overlaid with gold, and we know pot how many cubits hich, which he fell down and worsbipped, bas fallen to round and is broken to pieces. He wishes to see It ‘6 more on {t8 legs, once more holding the globe on oue hand and a Victory, with outepread wings, on tbe othe; ouce more with its foot on crowns aud mitres, acoptres and chaing, 11/3 disappointment is too mueb for him, The Danish Question. The foal yore im the Danian lower House, on the Treaty of Peace, was taken oo the 9th inst. The treaty waa opposed by seventytfive to twenty-one votes, One member abstained (rom voting, Four were absent. All the deputies present from Ecbteswig and the Enelaves caded by the treaty to Germany, voted agaiust she treaty. Tho bill wae attetwards sent to the Upper House, Italy. The debate on the convention and removal of the Capitol te Rome is atili progressivg in the Chamber of Deputies, : Home of the speakers denounce the vouvention ax & virtual renunciation of Rome, while owners regard tt os loading to Rome at no distant period. ‘There bre boen great tioods iv Tuscany, and sousider damage tone tu property, particularly to the rail- ways. At Ploreuce there was also & great inundation. fhe streets wore Hooded, the fields laid waste and the roads brokeo up. The damage done ie enormous, But few lives were lost, The Ovarwiteh of Russia was on @ visit to Turin, Spain. w and naore |!Deral law in favor of toe preee was being apoken of by the Spantnh government Auw A new Joan of twenty-five millions of fo per cont, to be issued at eigbty-seven, is aaneunced. TRIUMPH OF THR ALLIED EXPEDITION ( OPENING THE INLAND SEA—EPPECT OF THR MOVEMENT. ‘The details of the naval operations agaioss Japen by the combined Powers are pubjished ‘The expedition wae entirely successful. forward there le to bea {ree passage to the in and all sbipa passing throogh the Straite of Simonaseki are to be treated in the most friendly manner. The forte, which were, to a great extent, destroyed or rendored useless, are not to be repaired, vor are eny guns to be mounted on them, and no new forts are to be built, ‘The Prince of Nagata ie to defray the expensce of the expedition, and to pay & rapeom On aceount of the town of Simomasaki having been repaired, The total lose of the expedition was aboot oinety killed and wonnded, of which sixty-five fell to the Puglia, The Muller © CONDUCT AND APPEARANCE OF THE CONVIOT—BF- PORTS OF HIS FRIENDS IN HI® BRHALF. [From the London Timea, Nov: 7.) Yertorday again Franz Muller, pow under sentence of death in the prison of Newgate, was visited by tne Rev. Mr. Walbeom, Minister of the German chapel in Se Jomes’, who remained with bitn some time. fe also ttendéd the morning and evening services in the jail chapel, » last evening ba bad not shown the slight- eft jnelination to coufess the crime of which be bas been convicted, On Saturd Feat y Pong Sherif Dakio paid him a visit in his cell, and found bim reading the Bibi After saying be wax giad to gaged, dir. Dakin solemoly entr indulge the slightest hope that th not be carried into execution, and exhorted him to mal the beet uge oc the short time tbat remained to bim ia preparing to die. Meantime the prisover continues cool and collected, and to oat and sleop well, Ho ts even much improved in ap- pearance since his conviction. Hix countenance, which At times during the trial was pale and careworn, is said to have mumed its wonted hue and exprossion, and 6 is dogcribed ae being in high beaith, His mother, and a sister, ib is anid, reside in Saxe. He wrote a letter to them @ few daysago. It and in it be only elightiy allude! to the bad been convicted, without saying cithor that be wae innocent of guilty. it is said that a memorial from the German Legal I’ro-. tection Society, embodying an appeal to the clemency of the Crowa for a commutation of the gentence, will We forwarded to the Home Secretary today (Mou- day) or tomorrow. There has been some difference gt opinion, it tt understood, among themselves as to the ground® on which ‘the appeal should be | it ai mado (0 reat, abd. that accouate 4 the delay tn forger was disappointed if getting Drexe) & Co.'s chocm presenting the wemorial, Ori tly, Mr. Beard, with bauk Would not pay bim withpet identix the advice apd aenistance of counsel who defended cation, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1864. bie trial, red = memorial praying roy On the ground, in gffect, ff not in terms, that ome of which he had beem convicted might be a struggle: at a meeting they held in Finsbury one evening week, declined to adopt it tm that shape, and at the suggestion of their solicitor they agreed to prepare one embodying their own views. In the meantine most Scrapuious care has been taken by the Governor of ewgate, and by the officers under him, to conceal from the doomed be efforts that are being made in that quarter to save his life, leat the know- ledge of them might 4 bis mind from the prepa for death. Mr. Beard, the solicitor for the ce, algo declares that, in the interviews hv has had with bim gince his conviction, he bas carefully avoided for the same reason making auy reference to such 07 ‘Still, there. i that the con- Ot altogs ‘por the cbaplaim are understood to regres « circumstance very much for his own sake. [From the London Observer, Nov. 5.} It ts understood (according to the Observer of yester- day) that a communication bas been made by the Secre- @ to the Judges who presided et the trial, nce to the cage, as to their opinion of the ver- customary in all cases of capital conviction ach ap application to be made, and it is said that both the Lord ( ad Mr. Baron Martin, in re- ply, st evidence enti conclusive, and that they exw me reason to doubt the propriety of the verdict. ‘The prisoner, since his conviction, bas heen repeatedly invited to give some reasonable explanation how be be- came possessed of the property that was stolen from Mr, Briggs, on the night of the murder, and the possession of which formed such cogent evidence in support of the charge against him; but be has evaded doing 80, and ex- presses himself unable to. say more than that he bought it. He bas, bowever, mate a very mportant admission in reference to the evidence given by Matthews, the cab- man, asto bis having purchased a bat for bim at Mr. Waiker’s, which ig that Matthews really did purchase a A for him, but he appears utterly upable to give any account of what has become of that bat, and the coly mMference that can be drawn js that the hat so purchasert was tbe one found in the ratiwa: er ignol Commercial Intel TUE LONDOM MONBY MARKET. ‘The Bank of England on the 10th inst. re:luced its rate of interest from nine to eight per.cent—an event fully an- ticipated and discounted in advance, Tn the open market money was abundant,and the funds continued upward, Congole were baoyant, and further advanced a quarter per ceot on the Oth inst. + Satterthwait’s circular says that up to tbe Sth inst. there was a very Grm market for American securities, and much disposition to buy five twenties and Illinois shares at improving prices; but on the 9th inst., upon the receipt of advices from New York to November 1, report- ing an advance in gold, tree Appeared, and a decline ‘was es bed. The market, however, closed firm, at 41%; for five-twenties and 6234 for Tilinow, The rede! loan rallied two per cent under the news re- ceived by the City of Washington. Loxnon, Nov. 10, 1864. Console close at 90% a 902, for mouey. The Bank of England to-day reduced its minimum rate ef discount to eight per cent. Ansrican *rocks.—IHinois Central Railroad, j2 a 5235 ount: Erie, 40 @ 42; United States five-twentl Aig a 41%. Lonpow, Nov. 11, 1864, Consols close at 9025 & 9134 for money. Bullion in the Bank of England increased £534,000. AMERICAN StocKS.—Ilinoig Central, SL a d2sg a count; Erle, 39 a 41, LIVBRPOOL COTTON MARKEBT. LiveRPo@L, Nov. 10, 1864. Sales for four days, 50,000 bales: including 22,000 to apeculators and exporters, The market was Duoyant, at ab advance of 34d, @ 1d. per pound, TRADE REPORT. ‘The Manchester market was firmer, but qwet. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFVS MARKET. The market is generally quiet, but steady. Richardson Spence & Co, and others, roport:—Flour quiet aud steacy, Wheatateady. Corn quiet and easier, LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. ‘The provision market was flat. Measre. Bigiand, Aytha WN Uo., Waketield, Nasd & (o,, and others, report:—-Beef heayy aud declining. Pork has a downward tendency, Bacou eteady. Lard Orin at 48s. a 50s, Tallow Srmer. LIVERPOOL, PRODUCE MARKET. Asbes quiet and steady. Sugar upward, Coffee quiet and steady. Rice steady, Linseed oi! steady. Kosin 11. Spirits turpentine inactive at S8r. «598, Petro- Joum steady at 1s. 103;d. 818. 11d. per gallon, LONDON MARKETS. Breadetutis firm. Corn casior. advancing. Cofce firm. Teasteady. Rice firm, Tallow farmer. THE LATESY MARKETS, Livurroor, Nov. 12, 1864, Cotton,.—Ihe sales of the week reach 72,000 beles, including 18,600 to speculators and 15,000 to exporters. ‘The market has been buorant, with av advance on the week of 1d per 1b.on American, and Jd. ad. on other descriptions. The gales to-day (Fridsy) were 15,000 bales, the market closing with an advancing rendency at the following authorized quotations: — idling, Orieans. 244d. Mobile 2d. Uplands... ....- mt 240. The total stock in port amounts to 51,000 bales, in- cloding 11,000 bales of American. with an advancing but the advance checks business. Corn Lard is f the Supposed Pirate at Toronto. From the Toronto Giobe, November Some few days ago Mr. McNab, County Attorney, re- ceived information to the eflect that a person who an- swered the description of, and was supposed to be, Captain Bell, was stopping in Guelph. — It will be remembered that this Captain Bell was one of the leading apirits ip ‘the recent piratical acts on Take Erie. Mr. McNab being convinced that bis information was of a reliable charac- ter, proceeded at once to act upon it. Accordingly, on Saturday morning ast, te called into requisition the ser vices of County Detective Lambert, whoro he instructed to proceed imuvediately to Guelph, and act in the matt Armed with the proper authority Lambert started fr wore on Saturday morni od oo arriving at Guelph mace known bis mission t) the authorities there, who afforded him every av#istance. After making sundry 1p- quiries, to be sure that be was on the right track, he went to the place at which the person he was in search of was stopping, and at once arrested bim. 80) offered no resistance. but simply informed the detective that he was not tbe man, and that be knew nothing whatever sbout (he crimes with which he war charged. Lambert, Lowever, considered that the information he had received was sufficient to justify bis holding the prisoner in custody, and told him that, in compliance witb the warrant in bis possession, he must come to To- ronto with bim. The prisoner accordingly came along, and arrived on Saturday evening, and was at once taken to the jail. He persists that he is not Captain Bell, and even says tbat there are persone in Toronto who van prove who and what be is, If such is the case he will have an op- portunity this morning of clearing biuself of the charge preferred against bin The Arrest Tononro, C. W., Nov. 22, 1864. Captain Bell, the Lake Frie pirate, was before the Court to-day, There was some dofect in the warrants; but he ie still jv custody, and the will proceed to- morrow. The Ope Rigoletto was given last night, with (te original cast, with one exception—signor Lorini sang the part of Rigo- lotto, It i8 not an easy task to take’a part requiring #0 much stady, at @fow moment's notics, and yet give satisfaction, Nevert ea, thie was accomplished by Signor Lorini, Madame Van Zandt fully mainteined the g00d opinion which she bas twice before earned in the vole of Gilda Familiarity with the stage has broaght an ease and confidence which enable! her to give a full do- velopment to that cultivation of voice and excellent method which at first were somewhat lost in the nervous. neve inseparable from @ debut before ao audience so criti- cal and exacting as now frequents the Academy, she recelved with @ cordial feeling last night, The quar- tot in the third act was dolightfully given, and was very positively e@ncpred, Massimiliani sang with more than bis ,usual excellence, particularily in the quartet referred to, The new operajDem Sebastiano, is vow fully 4 will be given on Friday nig 22; 1864, At seven o'clock this morping the packing bouse con. pected with Smith & Rand's powder mills, three and « balf miles weet of Newbarg, was blown up, A Mr. Smith, one of the workmen, who bad entered the building three or five minutes before the explosion, was the oaly person killed, The building contained about three tours of pow- der. Nothing is knowa as to the causeof the explosion, Povomnrrraie, Nov. 22, 1564. Nearly all the bulldings in this city were shaken to-day Dy an explosion, A despatch from Fishkiii etates that tho powder mill five or six milos back of Newburg was blown up. Purtapmrma, Noy. 22, 1864, A check for three thonsand dollars on the Lockhaven Bank, purporting to be endorsed by Lodwig, Knoodier & Co., was presented to Drexel & Co. yoaterday, who gave the party a check on the Commonwealth Bank for two thousand nine hundred and eighty eight dollars, pay! to the order of Ludwig, Kneedier & Co. The check on the Lockhayen Pauk proves to be a forgery, but the a 5 THE CASE OF THE FLORIDA. Report of Hor Capture by the Paymaster of the Privateer. Conflicting Estimates of the Number of Killed and Wounded. Reported Death of a United States Naval Officer on Board the Florida, Ben Ren Captain C. M. Morris, of the rebel navy, late com- mander of the privateer Florida, and Paym: lor, paymasier of the vessel, reached Report of the Rebel Officers. [Southampton (Nov. 5) correspondence of London Times } An interview einco held with Mr. Paymaster Tay/or, at Kolway # hotel, supplemented by iniormation received from Babia, enables me to furnish you with the following particalara connected with the eapture of tbe Florida by the federal steamer-of-war Wachusetts of which a tole- graphic announcement has been received yla Lisbon. ip IN PORT AND BOARDED. It appears that’the Florida arrived at Babia at nine M, on the 4th of October, haying put in at that port for a supply of stores and coals, and to effect some slight repairs iv ber machinery. Soou after sbe had anchored in the outer barbor o boat went alongside and demanded the name of the vewel. The auswer was given, “The Confederate States stesmer Florida,” and a person in the boat called out, ‘This boas from her Britannic Ma- jesty’s steamer Curlew.” The next morning it was found that noither the Curlew nor any other British stoamer-of wr was at (he port, and the officers of the Florida came to the opinion that the boat must bave been sent from the federai steamer Wachusest, which was lying in the harbor. On the morning of the Sth the Florida wae visited by @ Brazilian naval officer, to whom Captain Morris stated his requirements, and we ofiiver toid the Captain that he would carry his message to the Governor of the province, Dut until an answer was received from that official the Florida must not communicate with the sbore. At twelve o’ciock at noon a jetter from the Govercor was received by Captain Morris, informing lim that be was then ready to receive him. The Captain immedi- ately went on shure and had an interview with tne Governor, who informed bim tbat he would be allowed forty-eight bours to get Jn gtores and coals, and that should the repairs require a longer time he would grant ‘an extension (or that purpose. The Governor was very urgent ip his request that Captain Morris would strictly the laws of nentrality during bis stay, and lotaemed the Captain that the American Consui, Mr. m, bad given bim his word of bonor that the Wachusett would not violate the laws of neutrality within the Brazilian watere, Captain Morris gave the Governor the same assurance on the part of the Florida. An admiral of the Brazilian avy was present during the interview, and when Vap- tain Morris requested that be should be allowed to move the Florida from the outer to the inner roads, £0 as to be out of danger and to facilitate coaling operations as well, the admiral said, “Ch, yes, move ber in and come inside of me, and you will be out of all danger.”” Immediately after the wterview the Florida was re- Moved to the bert!) designated for her, having two Bra- zilian vessels of war between her and the Wachusett, and close under the guns of a steamer-of-war and a Brazilian fort. Ibe Brazilian engineer who exam- ined the broken machivery of the Florida reported it could not be repaired less than four ia days, and Captain Morris at once came to the doterm ina- tion ‘to tet part of bis crew go ashore for iiberiy for twelve hours. A pumber of ashore in the evening. Just a(ter dark, about seven o'clock, a boat went along- side the Florida, and on being bailed the reply wae that she was from the Wachusett, with the United States Consul ow board, who bad an official communication from the captain of that ship to the captain ot the Florida, The Consul sent up bia card witb the letter, which was addressed “Captain Morris, sloop Fiorida.”” The letter wus geut back to the Consul, who was told that tt could not be recoived, #3 it was not properly addressed, but that any communication addressed to Captain Morris, of the Confederate States Navy, would be received. Doat then left. A CHALLENGE YROM THE WacuuUserr. Op the morning of the 6th @ Dir. De Vidiky went on board the Florida, having received a jetter from tho ‘Dited States « oue to Captain Morris, Mr. De Vidiky: in bis letter from the Consul, requesting bim to deliver the enclosed challenge to Captain Morris, and offering to use hig influence witb the Hrazilian government to have the Florida fitted out quickly if be would accept tbe challenge to go out end ght the Wachusett. ‘The letter to Captain Morris was improperly directed as before, and that gentieman declined to receive ft, but told Mr. ve Vidiky to say that he bad come to Bahia ior the men accordingly went a jal purpose, which being accomplished, he should lea’ in—that he should neither seek nor avoid o contest with the Wachusett, but should he meet her he would try to destroy Having received this answer Mr. De Vidiky left. CAPTAIN MORBIS ASHORE. ‘The same afternoon, the first bateb of liberty mea having returned to the Florida, the starboard watch wae released, and Captain Morris, and some of the officers also, went ashore at the same time. THE ATTACK BY THR WACHUSETT AND SURRENDER. One of the six men who subsequently swam ashore Btated that abovt a quarter-past three o'clock A. M. on the 7th, Acting Master fT. 1, Hunter, Jr., being in charge of the deck, the Wacbusett left her anchorage, and, taking advantage of the darkness, steered (or the Fiorlia, from whom ghe could not be seen until she was close to ber, sSbe was bailed by Actiug Master Hunter, who re- ceived no auswer, and he consequently called ali bands to quarters. Before the officers and crew conld al! get on deck the Wachusett struck the Florida on the starboard quarter, cutting ber rail down to the deck and carrying away her mizzen At tb e time the Wachusett poured a volley of musketry aud a charge of canister from ber torecastle pivot gan upon the Flori decks. The Wachusett then backed off and demanded a surrender, to whip Jseutenant Porter declined to accede. The Wachusett fir , which was re- icers and crew of the Viorida, Another 6 to surrender, ana Lientenant Porter av. swerea, ‘I will surrender conditionally.” The Wactu- sett then ceased firing, and the commander called out for Captain Morris to come on board ner. Lieutenant Porter answered that be was on shore, but that he, as commanding officer, would come as F000 as he could get & boat ready. A number of armed boats were then sent from the Wachusett to take poasession of the Ficrida. A# goon as Lieutenant Porter was heard to say that he would surrender, Ofteen of the Florida's crew jumpodt overboard to escape capture, of whom only ix succeeded in reaching the sbore, the other nine, it is shot in the water by men on the foi boats of the Wachusett. Mr. Hunter as number of men killed, ‘The Wachusett then made fast a bawser to the fe mast of the Florida, and, after slipping ber cable, towed ber out to sea. ACTION OF THE BRAYILTANS. While (his was being done a boat from the Bravillan fagehip went alongside the Wachusett, and ordered ber to return to ber anchoring ground, and a reply was given telling the boat to keep off, as she was about to go back to ber anchorage. CAPTAIN MORRIS A LITTLE 6URPRISED. Captain Morris wae sleeping ashore, at a betel over. looking the water, and when called up by persons at the hotel, who suspected that something wrong was going on by hearing the report of guns, he got down just in time 40 take oul what in the darkness appeared to be tl ‘vousels steaming out of the barbor. Ou the 12th ult the Wachneott, with the Florida in tow, passe! withio sight of Peaambuco. Mr. De Vidiky wrote @ letter to Captain Morris op the 7th, expressing bis regret at baying accepted the mission from the American Consul, whom he eould not find on his retard {rom the Florida to hasd bim back the letters, and stating that after what bad transpired he believed the eballenge bad not been made in good (aitb, CONDITION OF THE PRIVATEER. ‘The Florida bad only twenty-five tons of coal duet on Doard at the of ber capture. repaired—viz., the pipe of her key engine and fresh be ac ed still on shore at the Brazilian areeas! at Babia, HER LOASKS. When the Florida arrived at Bahia she bad a comple- ment of seventeen officers and one hundred and tweaty- nine mev, of whom five ® and seventy-on (inclading the six who swam ashore at the time of ber Lm ia id consequently preserved their iberty. The other twelve officers and firty eight men wore ojther captured, killed or wounded. The names of twelve ofticers are Firat Lieutenant T K. Porter, Second Licutenant §. G. Stone, Past Assistant Surgeon S. Chariton, Chief Engineer W. 8 Thompeon, Acting Mast R. 8. Floyd, G. D Bryan and T, T. Huoter, Jr., Ase homas Fmory, Midshipman G. 7. Sincia! First Assistant Engineer W. Ahern, Second Assistant Rn- gincer J. Brown, and Captain's Clerk W. D. Hough, THE OFPICRRS SAVED. ‘The five officers who are free are Capta! ter R. Taylor, Third Lieutenan' J.B. Dytte an 0. M. Morris, Barron, Jr. ing. Passengers in a sailing ebip, to leave Baba (or London about the 15th of October. ILING IN BANTA. |, Mr. Wileon, went away in the Wachosett, leaving no one in charge of hiv contulate at Rania, All budiness with the Statue wae conrequently interrupted. The indignation of tho Braziliaue at ine | conduct pursued towards the Fiorkia wae very iatense, and the populace tore dows the Amerivan Coaru! aud broke jt io pieces im the wires. Neariy all the moore | | } PRICE FOUR CENTS. York them to witnbold any juagment on the subje have full aud correct accounts of the outrage A CONTRADICTION OF THE LOS#Re Captain Morris proceeds to !ondon by to-nighi's mail | t and Mr. Taylor follows im tho moroiug thoes geutlemen wish it te be stated that the reporta in some of the Brazilian papers of the deaths of certain officers th ry 6 unt they rida are untrue. and calculated to give uawece rm W their friecds and relatives. . An Englism Account. 10 THH EDIFOK OF THE LONDON TIMER. ‘Those op board mado a desperate resistance. Some ten or twelve were killed (among them @ United Slates naval officer, captured by the Florida, whe was waiting to be paroléd the next day), and a great number wounded. {h the meantime toe noise of the firing bad aroused the Attention of the oftlcor commanding the Brazilian flagehip Donva Januarin, eiose to which the Florida bad anchored, who sent a boat sy chargé of @ lieutenant to the Wachu- MAN Sherman’s Advance Into the Heart of the Rebellion. A Panic Existing at the South, sett to order that fighting in the pentral port should coase, Tho federat captain replied that the order should be respected, and tbat there shov!d be no more firing. The struggie, however, still continued on boara. Io the meantime a haweer bad beeo passed from the ows of the Florida to the Wachusett, aud thas vessel baving by this tene a ful! hoad of steam on, proceeded to tow Prive” 20 86a from under the gums both of the Brazilian flagship and the barbor forts, from which she wos fred 00 as sb@ stood out, The donna Javuaria ip a sailing ehip, and purauit in hor Was useloaW: Dut steam wae at ence got up in @ emall Steamer of sho Bragilian navy, the only one at band, and tbe Ki jan Adiniral went on b with bis sta? aud foltswed the Wachnsett and Florida; but she latter being by this tine under steam algo, pureuit wee useless, and ‘Was soon given up. Mr, Wiiso, tho United States Consul at this port, na slept on board the federal sbip, avd, of couree, proceeded to Kew in ber, Mie exequatur was al once withdrawn by the President of the provin It appoars that the immediate cause of thie violation of néutraiity was the temptation of the reward of $600,000 offered for the capture of the Fiorida by the New York Chamber of Commerce. 1 am, air, your obedt- ent servant, VO¥AGKUR, Loxpon, Nov. 6, 1864. MILITARY AF FAIRS. The City BZnyolment—The Quota of New York to be rected—Instractions to We published yesterday the important fact that Pro- vost Mareba) Geveral Fry bad written to Governor Sey mour, expressing the desire of ihe government that a more oful examination shoud be made in towns and cities of persons fiable to military duty, with a view of reaching vorrect quotas for a ftutnre draft, This is @ very significant ag well ag fmportert snggestion, for if there ie any work that oughs to be done over again itis ‘shat of the last eprolment, preparatory vo the draft for five hundred thousand men, There seemed to have beeu no order, arrangement or system about it except to enrol rybody—the the Inme, the bind, the aged, equally with those actually liable, ‘This want of a proper aystém on the part of the gov- ‘ernment officiais was not confined to thin city alone, but pervaded the whole country, and the consequence was | that when thedraft was made fow sound, able-bodied men were found to be evrolied, and hence the complete failure Of the draft itself, it yielding jess than one huodred and uwenty- five thousand of tbe baif million calied for, It was owljng to this carelessness of the enrolling offi- vere io this city that eur own quota was made so enor- mous—some tweoty-three thousand—the estimate being made up from the vumbers enrolied, who with a proper and correct enrolment our true quote would probably have been ahout fifteen thousand, And it is this heed- Jese action that the Provost Marshal desires sball be corrected end made fair and equitable. The order will apply to this city as well as elsewbere, not- withstanding the Supervisors’ committee have filled our entire quota, excessive 48 is was, and it is about the only city or town where the quota bas been filled, If it turns out, as it douptiess will, that Mr. Binat has fur- ‘nished, 10 Qlling this quota, more than our proper por- tion, the excess will of course be credited to our uext oF true quote, In the meantime the new enrolment aud in- ‘Vestigation and correction ef the uld will immediately com- mence here, ip accordance with the request made to Gover nor Seymour. Agsistant Proyost Marsa! General Hays has received his imatructions ip reference thereto, and was yos- terday ip consultation with the Supervisors’ Volunteering Committee, which 16 expected te co-operate with him. The Genera) bas great confidence in this committee, and ip the gagacity and good judgment of its chairman, and we aball feel perfestiy coufident that whatever Je done tp this matter, under such auspices, wil! be woll and faithfully done, and will allay, trust, all that suspicion of upfair usage 40 genoratiy prevalent among our citizens—be satisfactory to our people, to Governor Seymour and to the Wat Department. Thie presente apother incetitive to wll liavie to be drafted as well as others, to obtain their substinites fortuwith through tbe Supervisore’ Volunteering Com- mittee Mr, Blunt furnishes now about who make application; but how loug substitutes will be allowed vo one cam now say. It i# a true rule tw make bay while the stn shines, It was sup- posed that many of eur good, worthy and pat- eriotic citizens who, from age or disability, were wb DO way liable to be drafted, would yet desire to be represented in the army by paying the price of a man, nd sending him to the ficld as bis own sole representa: tive. But alas, Yew such patriote, we Jesrn, have yot been found. Yet it is not too Inte, and the books are kept open to accommodate all such, and we would suggest that when Mr. Blunt closes them a list of tbe ames of such as have thus patrictically stepped forward to ald the great cause—a kind of rol! of honor, which will be more glorious than auy honor of knighthood aince the days of the crusaders—be published. The feventy-si Re th (Migh) ment. This corps is about being reorganized as one of the Navional Guard regiments, After a three years’ cam: paign atthe war they have covered thomselver with glory. A wumber of the men desire to be enrolied under the command of such @ man as Colonel David Morrisov who carried the regiment through neurly all ite fiery ordeal. Colonel 8 M. Filiott was in cot and only inthe | early days of the war, and several members (vel that it 18 doing mjustice’to w Valiant officer that this gentleman thould be Kelected to reorganize the Seventy-nintn, Colonel! Di Ceanola's Military Institute. A military inetitute i¢ about being started in this city, under charge of Colonel Di Cesnola, formerly im com mand of the Fourth New York cavalry. Here all the branches of military education wil! be taught. Under the able contro! of Colonel Di Casnola there ia every prospect of ite entire auccess, Thix gevtletaan hoaorably zerved a three years’ campaign with the Fourth New York cavairy, until they were mustered out of service, their term of enlistment naving expired. ‘The Sixty-Ninth Regiment, N. G. A meeting of tho officere of this regiment im called for ‘Thursday afvernoor next, at heif-paet four o’tlock, at ‘heir armory. ma) Tne Sixtieth Ma setts at Home. Boeton, Nov. 28, 1864. ‘The ixtieth Massachusetts regiment arrived bere this morning from Washington, baying served out their term Baron Max von Alyensiobes, Liew Prassian Army, Bow jn the United States service, sent over by the Prussian government to observe our war, \s stopping to the city, at the Metropolitan Hotel, He is « young and ry intelligent ofcer. The Baron has been around tho world, He was in the Crimes and in tho Italian war, and fought io many battles in the Union armies, He was several times wounded, ance at tho battle of Frederickaburg, aod agein on the Jatnes river. ‘The Baron jaa very warm friend of our country, and thinks very highly of the free jostitutione of the groat ra. public, His family in Prusela is among the most io fiuential in that country. Governor Curtin, of Peonsyivania, arrived in this atty yesterday, and is stopping for the present at the Astor House, It js proper to sky that bis presence Bere is con. nocted with nothing. political, this being merely one of the occasional visits which he js ecoustomed to make to the metropolis, Governor Curtio was entertained last night by @ few friends at Deimoaico’s, é¢orner of Firth avenue and Fourteenth etreet. Ho will visit the Produce Exchange 0-day at one o'clock, Brigadier Genera! Thomas W. Sweeney arrived in this city several days since, The General has participated copapioucusly in ail the great catopaigne of the Wost, commencing in Miseouri. in Sherman's lats qampaiga in Georgia he came very near loging hie other arm, The General ia nearly recovered from bie last wound, and will Sherman's ariny when {t broaks through aud reappears upow tbe evel) of the rebeit vin Genorn’ Sherman’s Army Within Thirty Miles of Macon om the 19th Inst. He is New Doubtless in Posse of the City, &e., fe. &e., Sherman Within Thirty Miles of Maco! Wasmngton, Nov. 22, 1864 Aavices received here to-day from General Sherman # }, Within toirty army sbow that he was, ou the 19th io miles of Macon, aad it in believed that by this (ime hs has Posseanen of cAe place. He bas thus Car met with but lucie opposition, and bis campaign is progressing wtb ail (be success tbat conid be desired. Wanic Produced ty Sherman's Movemont,. i¥rom \be Washington Republican, Nov, 41.) Reports from Richmond aro to the effect tbat Genera) Shorman’s grand advance movement |nto the heart of rebeldom ‘Is producing ® panic, A degpatoh from General Rawlings, at General Grant’s headquarters, City rolmt, giving the substance of sews im the Richmond papere of @ recent date, confirms the foport, We can aseure the rebels of Richmond and elsewhere that what (bey bave already discovered of Sherman's movements, and which so alarma them, is not the half of what they will soon discover, if they b 80 wiready. not done , The Frese Despateh. INGTON, Nov, 22, 1864. Nearly two weeks bave elapsed since direct imforma- Noo was received from General Sherman bimacif. The goveroment bas no intelligence of his recent movements later thao that contained in the Richmond papers of lass Friday. Ge 1 Sherman at least a month ago informed the proper authority at Washington of bis plaes, which, judging by the rebel accoants, have thus far been carried into effect with a bright promise of success throughout bis campaige. Sherman's Forces and Plan—Where w Strike? Nov, 19.) ‘Tridun . 19, aa Nov. 16, 1864. {he plan of moving through Georgia originated with General sherman, avd no ove and having matured {t, ha submitted st to the Secretary of War, who approved it byigiving the Generaluniimited powers in the premises, Hoe takes with him the following forces —! arteenth corps, Fifteenth eorpe, Seventeenth corps, Twentieth corps, eight thousand Cavalry and one hundred and twenty-five pieces of aftillery, making a total of itty thousand to sixty thousand men, Hila force is amply suMiciens for any purpose. The rebets ha bout three thousand men at Sayannab, and about the vame fumber at Charleston, basides militia, ‘who are of IIttle valine; and thero are no others to meet him without weakening Lae. a5 Hood could not overtake him if he were to try to do so. and beside, that individual has enough todo to take care of himself, with Thomas (Correspondence Chicago watching him. Shermea wil) move to the eastward, in two columns, one will by way of Macon, amd tho other direct to Angusta, aud a concentration will be oflected at the iat- tor place, and then future movements will be determined upon, as oxigenciow domand, There are three points, at one of which ho will strike— Savannah, Charleston or Beaafort; but my impression is, the last named will be the point. My reasons for this conclusion are thesa:— First—Savanuab, cut off from all comamunications,would be valusless to the rebels; aud the same reasons which render Mobile unimportant now wii! ronder it so with all its railroads cut of, Second—Charieston can be out off by moving down the railroad to Franchville, twenty or thirty miles 10 the west, and it {2 highly probable that will be Sherman's Nine of march, 3, Beaufort ia already in our possession, We have an abundance of shippivg, aud supplies there, and our men wil! need the fatter, after their long march, and there fore it 1a highly probable that Bexufort will be the new base of General Shortnan, ; evertuoless, clrewmatanoos may fnterveur to change the poley todicated shove, but I believe that the generat now intends to reach Reanfort, but not until he has comn- ted both Savapoal avd Char! movement will be Its, Both Bacon facturing towne, 1 one of tour, Jeff, Davis declared that tue latter plac plied powd®r enough for the whole contede racy, But it is i fespect 0 eomman: that the greatest advantages are to be ed, The army of flood wilt be completely isolated: hie army will be as thoroughly separated from that of Lee aa are the forcae wost of the Mississippi river, Savannan wiil be no longer valuable as a blockade running port. Charleston will be cut of, and Sherman's army of ifty- ive thousand men wit! be free to act as circumstances demand, ant will be on the eeasoast, ready for embarks. tion at a moment's notice, so that they can be need with Grant or Sheridan, ae may be moat advantageous; or, | after recruiting, they may be moved through eentrat South and North Carolina, utterly sonthilating every rajiroad by the way making Virginia the grave of the rebeltio: ; Can Sherman enbsisty Undoubtedly pecan. There are two articles in the South in absodance—corn and sweet potatoes; and be takes with Lim any amount of hard tack and several thousand cattle, Hie men wil! live Detter than when in camp. NEWS FROM ARKANSAS. Heavguartnne, ARMY OF 7 my Came Ankanaas, Nov. 8, Via Fort Scorr, Nov. 16, 1864. To General Davies: — Webave just concluded the parsult of Price, wae, rearguard crossed the Arkansas river under fire of ow! guns, He left another of bis gw wud bis own carri which, with other arms and equipments, have fallen into our bands, We are now rid of tweuty or thirty thousand half starved boshwhackers and balf starved vagabonds, who I hope may never return to disturb the peaceful in- habitants north of the Arkansas river. He is also beyond our posts of Fayettevilie, Fort Smith and Fort Gibson, which are now R. CURTIS, Major General. Naval Activity on the James, (From the Alexandria, Va., State Journal.) |. Yesterday (Friday) moruing the lrov-clade previousiy stationed at Fortress Monroe, moved up the James river to Dutch Gap, and the indications were very strong of heavy movement being im operation. We may, there. ¢, look for very startling news from that quarter by rival of the steamer to-morrow, and who can doubt ‘tbat it will be of # most favorable character, General Grant missed the morning train for Wasbing - ton, and while walking along Cheatnut street was recog - nized by asoldior, A crowd immediately collected, and the Genoral took refuge in the Mayor’s oflice, The oheer~ Tie left in the woon train for ing was most eutbusiaatio, Baltimore. More Trowb! BOLD REBEL RAID AT ROUHA'S POLNT, Bostow, Nov, 22, 1864. A gang Of rebel raiders on horseback are reported to have made their appearance at Rouso’s Point on Sunday night. Oo boing challeoged they fred on the picket guard, Their Ore was promptly returned, and one of them fell from bis saddle, The raiders immediately fed, taking thewounded man with them, Coroner's Inquest. Yoono in tne Waren.—The body of an unknown mi about 36 yeare of five feet six inches in beight, ligh! complexion, dark hair, and dressed ina soldier's uniforms, In Mexico he lost an arm, aud | W4# found floating jo the dock foot of Charles stree! North river, Ao external examfoation showed that had # bruise om the forehead, whicb, however, mip have beon recelved after death. A black morocco poek e¥book, containing some new pennies, and a red & hantkercbief were found in one of bis pockete, Coron Wildey wos notified to bold an inquest,