The New York Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1864, Page 8

WILMINGTON. Puer, bulk for we protection of the light blockede Feuecrs which, cuter and escape from the harbor by the “beech cb.nnel”—ia te be silenced firet and the tended Vvore, The frigate Ironsides is to have tbe lead, te te ctosely followed by tbe others, and take up position ‘Bet over Unree-quarters of a mile distant from Fort Fisher, Brom w Wich position the bombardment isto be kept up. The ‘wooden avd reserve vessels are to4ake up position further eet, end bop up ibe bombardment incessantly unt the roege can do tended. | WILMINGTON, {We oapital-ef Hanover county, N.C., te eitueted om the eam bank:ef Cape Fear river, about thirty.four miles from ite meuth. It ts the largest commercial place in dhe State, the business aad population having been great. ty Wwcreagad by the construction of the Wilmington snd Raleigh Railroad, which extends north to Weldon, on the Seancke river, one huvdrod and sixty.two miles, and ferme part of the great highway of travel North and Bouth. This railroad cost $2,500,000, and up to s sbort parted was in exceliest conditien. Wilmington ie alse Dommected with South Carolina by-sncther railroad to ‘Manchester, and then connects with the branch to Cam. ea, in South-Caroline—a very Sourishing town, situated en the east bank of the Wateree river, thirty-three miles heast of Columbia'and ome hundred and forty-two mites vorthwest irom Charleston, with which it {a con+ Pected by raliroad, This is the Camden where we fought the two battles of that name during the Revolution—one fa Angust 1780, between General Gates and Lord Corn- ‘wallis; the other in Apri! 1751, between General Greene ‘and Lord Rawdon. Wilmington is thus coaneoted by rail ‘with the most important and fruitful portions of the neighboring States. From Wilmingten steamboats ascend the Cape Fear Fiver at all stages of water to Fayetteville, one hundred and twenty miles, The United States Arsenal at this place was seized in January, 1861, and @ large quantity @f arme and powder and shot were secured by the rebels, Provious to secession five or six newspapers were pub- nd more than twenty steam engines were employed in manufacturing, while four mail steamers kept up a daily communication with Charleston. The errivals at the port, exclusive of the Charleston steamers upwards of one thousand, The population in 1854 was ten thousand, and the city carried om a Jarge trade, with tonnage amounting to twenty- mine thousand two hundred and minety-eight tons. The tecation ts said to be unhealthy, and in consequence the population is principally confined to tradesmen and me- @hamics, the mavufacturing branch of business being quite large. or many months past Wilmington bas been the most Mmportant port of entry in the rebel confederacy, and is ef vital toterest to Lee’s army, and, indeed, to the whole @outb. Io aspeech which he made in Wilmington in November last, Jeff. Davis alluded to the port asthe nly one of great importance left open to the webels. Much of the material for the rebel armies jm - perted from Europe, by blockade runners, bas been here- tofore entered at Wilmington; and the chief supply of eetgon for Earope has been shipped from the same point. Accession to the port has heretofore been very easy for ‘Veusels of such hght draught ag could run past our block- ailing fleet by way of the Beach channel, where our Qeavier veusels could not follow. There is no etber port fu the rebel confederacy from which such extensive ope- Pations in blockade runuing has been carried on as at ‘Wumington. The rebels have never undervalued the position, and now, as ever, have taken every precaution $e defend and hold it, SMITHVILLE te the county scat of Brunswick county, N. 0, It ie Situated on the west side of Cape Fear river, two miles above its mouth. ‘The harbor here is eafe and commodious, ‘Tee town covtains a court house, jail, hospital, and 1,464 febabditants, Unlike Wilmington, it is considered very Rhealtby. 1 is the point at which Forts Caswell aud Johnston hive been located, and Its importance is secoud aly to that of Wilmington. A rebel officer, writing from Bmithviilein October last, says of the defences at that pont Nature has endowed them with defences to ‘which art bas been skilfully added. 1 suppose theenemy ‘will atiempt a land attack, but they will find this very Bazardous.” CAPE FEAR RIVER, ‘wpon which Wilmington is situated, is @he largest and Mestimportant river in North Careline. Ite northwest branch is formed by the union of Deep and Haw rivers, which connect with the northeast branch of Clarendon Fiver, above Wilmington, Opposite the city two isiands @ivide tbe river into three channels; these islands afford he finest rice fielda in the South, The river is navigable Ser ove hundred miles to Fayettevilic. It euters the Atlantic by two chaanels, one on either side of Smith's er Bald Head island, which t# about fifteen miles in Yemgtb. The river bas many artificial levees which have been built in order to deepen and widen the stream aud wake it navigable for vessels of three and four hundred fons. At low water there is only from seven to cight Jeet om tho bar and in the channel of the river. Any vessel which should be caught aground within range of avy fort would be emashed as easily as you could crush ‘Bp oggsbell. At the highest tides the water is from twelve to thirteen feet deep, and the chanve! te so in- Srioate and windjog that the least variation will stracd © veseol, PORT CASWELL. ‘The woin defences of Wilmington are of course at whe mouth of the river upon which it is situated. Fort Oas- well, jocated on (ak Isiand, was built by the United Mates government of massive granne wasonry, with two ters of guns under bombproof casemates and one Mer of guns en barbelle. It was calculated for an arme- ‘Went Of twelve thiriy-two pounders, twenty twenty-four Pounders, four eiguteen-pounders, for twelve-pounders, ‘Shree Geld pieces for flanking defences, six howitzers for waking the gorges, 6ix eight-inch heavy howitzers, two fejnck mortars and two Cohorn mortars— in all, eighty seven guns. The work is surrounded by a dited end advanced works, aod is in every particalar a first @lass and formidable fortification. It cost the federal Peveroment $571,000. Its war garrison consists of jour Bundred men. Besides the armament enumerated, Several guns can be mounted on the gorge of the main ‘work of the covered way, as those portholes bear directly on the chaanel, which has sbifted from the east to the est shore, New platforms for these guns bave been rectod and the guns mounted, and the whole import. noe and strength of the plage fully brought out, Accom- modations for an increased garrison bave been provided. ~ Bort Caswell, at the southern outlet of the Cape Fear vivor, is a0 immense fortification, mounted with gune of <Bhe beayvicst calibre, with « splendid garrison amply Srovisioned und fully prepared. Tne old fort, which was @f brick and & very solid structpre, has been completely eovered with raiiread iron, and on top of that sand bas ‘been laid to the depth of from fifteen to forty fees. There are minor forts of great strength constructed ectirely of wend vn the sea bemoh, cutside of Caaweil, and aiso others faiend witbin supporting distance PORT JONNSON, mmoteer fort—one af the defences of the entrance to Gaps Veer river—is situated two miles from the river's Mouth It protects the harbor of Smithville, Cicre to @be present fort, and cecupring the wite of the preseat own of Smithville, there was formerly a Revolutionary Tout of the same name, Fort Jonuson is pot of mueh con. eequ:ouce, and could offer but short resiatance to the large Pons. of av enemy's flor. is cont $5,000, la garrisoned Ly sixty meu and mounte tea gave. FoRT risnee, ‘ue rome important of the works defending the entrance, Ms ritu. wed om Federal Polmt, and is one of the largest @rtbw orks in the confederacy, being properly denom)- fated a wrtress, It stretches completely aorose ihe reas, a disianoeyol adout four bundred yards at toe point at ‘which it p located, and commands # straight eweep, aii the wand We for (wo miles and @ half baying been lev. Pew. ite Wont i etockaded, presenting a perpendicular appronch miwrly Dity (oot high, aod some of the traversor are three howdred feet in diemeter. There is a #ubter- fi panies quarters immediately, with all men in their Mable to Home Guard duty, to repel inv: IL, This o1 militia officers ood wok part in th® Ceremouies:—W, © number of strong sané forts, supporting each other. ‘The principal of (heer batteries is called ‘'Lighthease” Dattery. Their peruse te mot te command the chapecls bo mech 26 10 rem penesscion ef the inand, is order ‘thea 4 may Bet be esea by our foress ts redecing Pert Onswelt, PORT QUARANTIND te shunted on the west side of Cape Fear river, imme diately opposite Fort Fisher, and commends tbe chansel of the stream which Bugs the western shere. FORT 6ST. rHILIP, ‘a large earthwork mounting nine heavy guns, is situated Gt the eoutbern extremity of Eagle's island, immediately Ddelow Wilmington. FOR? VRENCE, ‘@ similar, Det smaller work, is aiteated on the east side ef the river, o few miles south of Wilmington. 11 ts clad ‘with raitroed tron. Several water batteries are comected ‘with this work, and line the riveras low down as Stag Park. These worse, with Fort St. Philip, command anum- ‘Der of ebstructions which have been placed in the river pear their locatica. ‘ BATTSRY BUCHANAN. At Federal Point, now known by the rebels as Conied- erate Point, 8 new battery has been lately built, and amed, as will be seen by the following order, “Battery Buchanan,” ip bonor of the rebel admiral:— 7! am tgemamna Pinan} ‘ABD SOUTHERE - Waanpewee, BO, Och ao, 1684 ‘The new work on Contederate Point, to be mauned and commanded by the navy, will, in honor of the admiral, de known as Fear ge . H. O. WHITING, Majer General. THE REBEL FORCES AND COMMANDERS. DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN VIRGINLA. Gen, Basco, com! Major Franeis 8 Parker, Acting Assistant Adjutant General. * General Bragg was assigned to the command of the department in October last, and assumed command, with headquarters at Wilmington, om November 17, in the following order:— Orders—Ne, 1. Witaixctox, N. C., Nov. 17, 1864. 1. Jaseume the commana of the Department of North Carolina, defined in special orders No. 269, paragraph 14, A. and 1. G. office, November 4, 1864. 2. Major Whiting and Brigadier General Baker will continue the territorial command heretofore exer- them, and make their reports to these head- BRAXTON BRAGG, General. ‘This assignment of Bragg to the supreme command of this important post, was received at the time by the rebel press as an ev!] omen, and an affectionate “farewell of Wilmington” was taken, The department has beon divided into the two districts of Plymouth aud Wilming- ton. The troops of the First district, under General Law- rence S. Baker, are so far removed from the soeno of action at Fort Fisher, and ao busily engaged opposing the ‘advance of our forces up Roanoke river, that they need Bot enter into our calculations of the ferce opposing General Butler. DISTRICT OF WILMINGTON. Major General W. H. C. Warmmc, commanding. Major James H. Hill, Assistant Adjutant General. Genera] Whiting, who bas been for many months fo ‘command of the Third district of the department, is con- sidered the ablest engineer, next to Beauregasd, in the comederscy. He is said to have thoroughly studied the country, and knows every inch of defevsible ground. He bas created several batteries of late at various points, and added materially to the strength of the old works. Of.the force which he haw to hold these works and man the guns but little is known. Beside the regular rebel troops in the works, the forces under his command Goubtiess consist for the greater part of North Carolina tmilitia, Ip October last, when it was believed ip ibe rebel jines that we were about to attack Wilmington, General Whiting issued an order requiring the ‘‘compa- nies of senior reserves of the eounties of Cumberiand, Barnett, Richmond and Robeson, N. ©., which were allowed to goto their homes on September 20, to reas- semble in Wilmington without delay, reporting to Major James Reilly.”’ The Wilmington battalion is also alluded to im one of General Whitivg’s orders, The Seventh regtment North Carolina Home Guard, Colene) James G. Burr, was hastily collected at Wilmington in October last, under the following order:— General Orders—No. —. Baanquanrens, Seven Recent H. G., Witnaron, ., Oct, 22, 1864, 1. Captains of com report at these head: commands der includes all foreigners, under fifty years of “e Colonel Commanding Seventh regime B. 8. Parsons, Adjutant. Im addition to this regimént the foliowing regiments rendezvoured at Wilmington in September last:— Twenty second regiment North Carolinn militia, Twenty-third regiment North Carolina militia, Fifty-sixth regiment North Carolina militia, It may be inferred from this that the troops depended ‘upon to bold Wilmington are of very poor material. Subject to the command ot Genera! Whiting, but under tbe immediate supervision of General Hebert, are the fortifications, officially known as the DEFENCES OF CAPE FEAR RIVER. Brigadier General Henry, commanding. Captain Wm, D, Hardman, Assistant Adjutant General. Colonel Lamb, commanding Fort Fieer, Lieutenant James A. Kelly, Aid-de-Camp, Licutenant ©, H, Williamson, commanding Fort Johnston. BEBEL ACCOUNTS. RBAPPEARANCE OF THE FLEET OFF WILMINGTON. [From the Richmond Whig, Dec. 24.) An official telegram from Wilmington, dated 234, sayo— “The fleet, which drew off in the rough weather, is again assembied.{Seventy veesels are now ip sight on the coast.” Wirarxcrom, Dec. 24, 1864. Seventy vessele of the enemy’s fleet are reported off Fost Fisher this morning. No demonstrations of landing yet. The weather mild, Wind west norihwest, 4 Yankee gunboat grounded last night near Fort Fisher, and was blown up by the enemy. of Marr: SUPREME COURT—OIRCUIT. Before Judge James. Dac, 28.<Leone J. Sauvan vs, John Kelly, Shertff—The plaintiff, who was @married woman, but who bad, for « mumber of years previous to the transaction in quee- tion, lived apart from her husband, became possessed jn 1857, by virtue of a will, of some real estate io Westches- ter county, Im 1860 she borrowed upon thia soparace estate sufficient money to commence business on ber own ecoount, which she did at No. 940 Brosaway, Becoming indebted to Spellman & Bons, of this city, who bad rold her goods on ber own account, they issued an attachment against (be piaiotif! ’s husband as @ Don-resident, alieging ‘that the said had been gold to the bus! Under Chie atiachment the Sheriff took all the goods contaisod to plainvift’s store. Evidence on both rides was intro. duced as to the facts in the case, and the Justice ruled, after argument, that the property, with the exception of the fixtures, belonged to the husband, and non-guited the piainvit as to the vi then found for the plaints for the vs Tue law questions will be heard at the general term. Jersey City News. Laying 4 CORNRR BTONE FOR A Masonic Hati.—The cere many of éaying the corner stone for @ now Masonic bal! tooe piace at Washington village, Hudson county, on Tuesday afternoon, at which ail the Grand OMcers of the Stave were represented. Nojwithstanding tho upfayora- ble state of the weather the craft representi rious lodges @nd chapters of Hudson county, as from New York avd elsewbere, were present in strong yorce. Shortt efter two o'clock in the afternoon ihe raternity aswombled and erganized in due form at the jarge ha)! in Rwmmel! & Leight’s hotel, from whence they marched in fulAregaiia to the grounds of the assvciation situated at the Warner of Montgom ery avenue and Colden atreet, where tht ceremony usual of such occasions wan Worsbipful ft Rockaway, be 4 present SB, Whitebea Me; rd Penean comneetion from ooe end to the other, perfectly | M. W. G. M.: 0. W. br atl - Pd R, BR, Oan+ ei \< ’ bon, RK. W.5. 6. W,; el J. oe, RWS, tm je a OF shell, and the eptire garrison could W., provem.; PJ. Powlers, R. W. G. Treasurer, pro tem,; be su i(/ed in security from ove flank to the other, This | 4 L. Wilcox, RW. G, Marsbal; A, Sevens, R. W. fori ie wigoentirely of rand. Its armament of over finy |B. D.; W. Po Condict, A. W. J.D, G, iL. Jones, BR. W. G. Chapiain; Wm’ Hextes, R. W. @. 8, pro tm. Gane, nady of which are (he heaviest Blakely rifled can- eon if unequalled for range and efficieocy in the South, This work, With fis OULOr batteries and forte, the prine!- po one of wiMeb te “Balt Moon’ battery mends the Dench for ix mikes along the coast, To land upon this Bevol end go dowel ya to march againet terrible odds, and | etort, which if ig @414 Gonoral Butier mado on the | PH Ih, Ou troops Dave dou, Wiors aided bo their giory ) Pevweem Forts Cagmet! ang Mither the OO. yertously DOWD a Raia Or! ** to the hotel, where they partook of an excellent after which toasts were offeped and speeches were w arsumblage was broken up. At the cloee of the cereuonies the procession returned hich was continued until abeut five P. M., wi The edifice wili be built of » 6 piaio @od substantial. manner, two stories and o height, twenty-livefeet froot and fifty f part will bo used, for stores or achool- tive upper part for be occupancy of the te olfeera ihe association, which is com- aliy of members of KagteT eighty. one by one hupd jbo building wii Pout abox The Establishment of the Empire—A Bew Omectal Pauper in Famaulipas— ‘By the arrival of the Brig Joba Butler from Matamoros, ‘Wexice, we have received the fret copy of a ew journal which has been startea in that place, in the imperial ie- terest. It a cleanly printed sbest, and appears both in Our thanks are due to Captain Knowles, ef the Joba Butler, for bis attention, Phe establishment of order under the*mperial au- tbority, and the continuance of commercial and indus- trial prosperity, induce us to commence the publication of the newspaper called The Monitor of the Fronker. ‘Phe rapid though solid and substantial of i 5 & 3 5 5 and where they unite to must be overwhelming vent the success of such influences. let of an immense of she has never enjoy: the from the communities north Rio Grande, the reason is apparent, prise and commercial fatelligence trated their powerful influence to-attract interior trad ber storey. St. Louis supplied these necessities which of right should Bave entered the nation on the gulf of Mexico. To-day this error is understood, ‘and to-morrow will see the rich trade of Northern Mexico seeking its market in this. ite natural storehouse, Such ry and warrante our attempt to Cates ‘@ paper worthy of a city whose population numbers twenty and whose imports and exports count yp he egy iene of dol lare. Sccb a peper we intend to make Monilor, the firet umber of which is before the public. As this, the firs number, is before the readers, we ask them to judge bow it may be improved if thelr favor warrants us io devoting more money and continued evergy to the epter- pr In ite editorial department and with all the ability of which we are capable the paper will uphold the imperial government and its representatives. An honest and earnest conviction that the empire is firmly established, aud that it is adapted to the wants of the country, ana that it is supported by the mace of the people, justifies us in pot eg rendering this support, but in every effort to bring to the same conclusion those who may alienate themseives from a policy which builds upon the rulus of avarcby tho beautiful fabric of order and stability. ~The empire proposes, and, go far, has maintained ite policy of cementing Mexican nationality, in order that in the unity of the people the government may find that force which will enable it to afford the greatest resistance to external assaults while yielding greater liberty to its own citizens. By destroying divisions among-the people, the ‘State becomes the first object of patriotic devotion, and by creating patriots everywhere the goveenment finds its surest permanence tm that national sentiment which abominates the hand raised agalost the law and its re- presentatives, She Kmperor has that firm and extraor- dinary wisdom which refusea to acknowledge that his government bas an implacable enemy tn the country, avd Consequently bis policy bas been to accept the allegiance ofevery Mexican who comos before the throse witha petistien for pardon. From Juarez to the lowest private 1D arme against bis rule there is an open door of approach to the benefits of the new regime; and though the polity of tho State is imperial, no hovest man bas ever been Yequired to change his polites or make recantation of bie faith. Opinion ts free and no one keows better than ‘be Emperor Maximilian bow eeseatial it is to pubilo peace m4 at the people be allowed to think and act in freess fashion, so long as they do not attempt to stri wish armed band at the safety of the State. To advise is the privilege of the people; to eorrect is the prerogative of the goverument, Not onjy is the empire the author of order and stabilit at home, but it is the origin of respectability abroad, ‘That Europe which discredited our people, our govern. ment and our resources is now no less eager to accept our ministers than it is to-endorse our people, our gov- ernment and our resources, by investing ber capital in our obligation. Sbe accredits ministers of celebrity to the imperial court. In a word, Mexico bas her Jegitimate position among the nations, and it shall be our covstant endeaver to teach the the advantages they bave gained ‘rom these wholesomo changes, «nd how best to use and improve them. In its news department we shull use all mons ames the !atess intelligetice. The world ig one vast community, and no calamity belais us, no Prowidence cheers us, that, either to day or to-morrow does not grieve or gladden aii the people everywhere, The imperial policy will, sherejore, seok first and foremvet to avert disaster anc misferiuve from Mexico, which being done, it will strive by ite good counsel to soothe and compromise any aud every grievance which may arise to set communities one against the other Enjoying peace itselt, it will work to promote the same biessing everywhere. We shall make it @ point to ioform our readers when avd where trouble threatens (0 arise, in order that they may act as the case requires, Of loca} matters we shall chronicle all things that are Ukely to interest the public; and that the stranger may not charge us with neglecting his interests, we mjt the English department to competent. hands, spar noexpefse and shrinking from no labor. ihe large population in our midst speaking a forelgn ianguage will find an organ in the Monitor that will seek to merit tbeir favor and patronage by giving them all the news to be gathered irom the various sources that furnish them with subjects for their reflection or facts for their guidance. A newspaper is necessary to the interests of the city and its people, and if we fill the measure of this want. ag we intend to do, we simply ask in return that patronage which the public always yitids to such enter- prises. Sympathy for the Cause of Mextoo. (Translated from the Continental of Dec, 17.) The St. Nichoiag Society of the city of New York, which is composed of the descendants of the families from Holland who first established themselves upon Manhattan Island, and who founded the city of New Am- eterdam, celebrated, on the evening of the 6th ivst., the anniversary of their patron saint, St. Nicholas, who is the patron gaint both of New York and of Holland, where his anniversary is a day of national festivity. Tho descendants of these emigrants (rém Holiand form what may be called the aristocracy of New York. They preserve with veneration the memory of tnoir forefathere, and can trace back thelr genealogies tor more than two centuries, wberiting landed property where real estate bas become so valuable. This circumstance. with education, has placed them In the front rank of society, aud given them a@ distinction apart from an aristocracy founded solely upon commercial wealth, and which often lacks the qualities necessary to assure social superiority. The Kuickerbockere, as the descendants of the Hol- janders are bere called, celebrate the day of their patron saint—as everything ts celebrated here— by a sumptuous dinver at Delmon ico’, where, on this occasion, covers were jaid for more than one buvdred, and among tho persons cone were many of the most eminent citizens of New ork, Being only a family gathering, as it were, at which the Kmickerbookers meet to honor the memory of their forefarthers, it bas not beea customary to invite to it the foreign Minieters accredited near the government of the Upited States; and io previous years only the repre sentative of Holland, who is considered as ove of the family, bas beea invited. ‘The sympathy for the cause of Mexico, which, among the higher circies of American society, bot jess than Among the middie classes, i@ now so general, ied some of the moat distinguished of the members of the St. Nicholas Society, when the details of the dinner ‘were being arranged, to propose that this year the representative of Mexico resident at Wash- ington, should also be invited, a8 @ proof of the interest with which the ty regards the holy cause 8 against the ‘80 well received by tho ber y that it was adopted unani- mously, Motwithetsuding that by it @ distiuction was which, undor other circumstances, i would not have been proper to make among the di‘ferent represen- tatives of the fossa nations friendly to the United States whe reside in Washington. Renor Romero, Kuvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotectiary of the Mexican republic, esteoming ‘his proo! of sympathy in ail ite value, accepted tho invita tended to him, and came oa from Washington es- pecially to arsist at the banquet, It being our purpore only tovofer to the which the members of the Bt. Nicholas Society fested thelr sympathy for the cause @f Mexico, it is w necessary for us to ent pon desoription of tbe ner, to mebtion the oares of the persuns present, or rofer to the regular tonsts which were proposed for Si, Nichoias, for the President of the United States, for Governor of this Stats, 10 Holland, &e., and the manner in which these toasts were replied to by the distio- guished opators to whom this duty was sasigned, We fon only that when these toaste were con- Augusius Echelt, the President of the Society, prowide | at the dinoer, availed himself of the oppor- to present senor Romero to the company, and to make some important allusions to he country Which Bi lowing remar! NO MAMoERS OF THR St, NicHoLas So- joguisbed friend, Mr, Van Karnebeck, the worthy representative of Holland, who bas go elo” that has just beea given thought it Seeessary to king to spoa® to you ina language Bot bis * shall I say to you very far from possess\n Karnebeck bas? ad mae ae should neither feel it my duty if) did sincere (banks jor tho bonor which you have conferred upon me 10 extending to me an invitation to be present at this family reunion, where | bi the pleasure of ndetiog #© many Of Lhe mort distinguished citizens of New York, worthy representatives of the early Of this metropoll#, Which, ae has just bean anid by our worthy friend, Mr. ‘Bogart, 1 now not only the first upon the American continent, bot also one of the first in the world. J appreciate tn @ll ite value the impertance aod rigoifcance of this honorable distine- tion, whieh | very wel| know bas a punt of any merite that f y that } havo the bonor to repre. and gl for which is in and ouder aii circumstances avd bodor the memory of In the ent. ration whieh irtnen kn thaie own. a quently replied to the tom in honor of bis countr Mr. this, however, I nor comply with ener my mone our tertam for the many pubile aod pry fove(asioaen. tye fu ot thin eae Hd i i | i i i il Ha Hi 5 B rT : i i i | g, i t i H i rf fl Li i f H lt i i i i ! [ i i i thi: Lb the depth of bis there same aptrit bes. dred ), guided con dnet of seeoud ‘Tbe pretext Tight be the questive of bat he present era of tolerance does not Dew ibe_procie- mation of religious fanaticiom ; for thie reason reeort bes been bad, with aemguiar e-straditiog to tbe repad- lican dogma of popular , im order to frustrate the desires aud to lough at tne aed we people. ibere «a coleciéeace a end beat sustaing the parallel | have bees bt 4 foot been distributed to as of be to ry the Historical Society of New Foon celderstes for the fret val } ~4 Our views are more elevated rights and the future of the volved in the result of the carried on in this country. centuries backward; whi! mph here, not only will they ented on this continent, ana the badly damaged by the ice, anda Uni the interests fer bole orable to i ited States.’” i roasts The Western Rivers. THB 10H BREAKING UP—STRAMBRS SUNE—NAVIGA- TION SOON TO BB RESUMED, Sr. Louis, Deo. 28, 1866 The ice gorges above the city broke away on Monday, and the river is now believed to be clear from the mouth of the Illinois river to Cairo, Several steamers were Darges were carried away. ‘The steamer Highland, from Pittebarg, with a cargo of Dig iron, suck on Pot Island, and it is foared will prove & total loss. She was valued at $40,000, The famous ram Monarch sunk twenty miles below here. ‘The total damage by the moving of the lee ie not yet known. The epublica institutions, everywhere, and humanity wili be thrown Tepublican institutions and be fraly ber of flatboats aad Misoourl, Intoois and Upper ‘Missiesippi rivers are reported to be rising, and navigation will doubtless soon be resumed for a considerable diatance up these streams, It ts further charged that the prisoners passed similar counterfeit notes to James W. Walliers, of 164 Pearl strect; Henry E. Fichett, of 30 John street, and also at 33 CHARGE OF PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY. Two mem named James Thompson and Joseph W. Put- nam, were arrested by officer Hedger, of the Second pre- cinct, charged-wkb passing a counterfeit five doMar bill on the Bank of Oswego, this State, to Livingston B. Van Kleek, of 160 Broadway, in payment for some note paper and 34 Fulton street, The prisoner, Thompson it, seems passed the counterfeit bills while bis confederate, in most of the caser, remained outside till Thompson reappeared again, when Putnam, who carried the spurions notes, would give Bim one or two as ho wanted. The being cone! cominitted Mr. Augustus H. Levy, of 696 Eighth a appeared before tice Dodg proof @ agatost the prisoners, Justice Hogan im to the Tombs for trial without bail, it and Putnam is a clerk, yesterday od entered a complaint icholas Horn, charging upon bim a counterfeit $10 County Bank, at Johnstown, this State, in payment for some clothing. ‘he parties acc ed were arrested by oflicer Taylor, of the Twentieth precinot, and the magistrate committed them for trial in default of $1,000 bail each. Williamsburg City News, DESTRUCTION OF A PIANO MANUFACTORY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS DAMAGED TO THE AMOUNT or $30,000—rNsURED For $20,000. At about half-past twelve o’clock on Wednesday morn- ing an alarm of fire was sounded, caused by an incendiary fire in the manufactaring establishment on the corner of South Third and First streets. The building is occupied by the United Piano Manufacturing Stock Company, and was formerly used by Messrs, Firth & Pond for building the samo kind of musical instraments, The flames wore Promptly extinguished, involving a loss to the building which will prove very slight. Tho large stock of ivetrn ments on band wore very materiaily damaged by smoke and water. Tho loss will reach $30,000, upon which there is an insurance of $20,000. The origin of the fire is sup- posed to bave been the work of design. Diernesine CaLaMrry—Turem Brotaers Daownrn To GEruER,—Ove of those melancholy occurrences which, ia ‘8 small com: ‘excitement of painfully the resid ‘our city yesterday most simultaneous death, by brothers—baif the ith ita saddenin ‘omoved from the momory would shroud all iu gloom, atartied of the extreme western portion of import, of the al- tal drownin, told number of children of ne fam}. ly. The unfortunate victims of this accident wi , q ort Notting noes of J, B, Rossman, who resides on Ligh street, in Sterrs town- abip, jast beyond our western corpo! engaged Frank, fo Geor; he young arm, to try t abont eight o'clock A. M est, Frank, started ont, will 7 heice of Mill creck, upon which be ye a eas; distiliory. go Ani yeors respectively, The Hon Iti The #0 John H.—aged_ ten, fourteen and accident nd in wero bay tured, on tho west side, not far from the rallroad bridgey, wher Ohio river had formed since fallen conriderablfy wae then @ short time before, the back-water from tho rust, which, as the river had ‘t above the Rend supported and held only by ite own tenacity, ‘The | bad walked out @ distance of thirty or forty feet oni tated into the ers tao when the ice gave way and he was prec! While struggling there, and siod, to whieh he clung,the next older water, buayed b; a HL, ment 19 bad followed him down to the ice, id and shared a like fate, By this time seve- ral peraons bad been attracted to the scene, and among them the oldest of the three brothers, Job who, actuated, as had been bis brother George, by a fraternal dosire to save the drowning, rushed upon the ice, re. gardiess of the terrible danger, and despite tho efforts of thoee who would have beld him back from cortain death ‘and in the next lesiant three drowning brothers raised thoir armie together in feeble efforts to save themselves from the toy water which immedia dead bodies. After conaiaerable effort the bodies closed over their recovered and taken to the humble home, which but an hour or two before they bad left, animate and ig the a paren' vigor of beall and three remaining ch!lasn—two giria and a boy—wept —Cincinnats in the of thelr De, Ni. ai th, to the home where di arief Arrivals and Departures. ARRIVALS. 5 Olt Dublin! ueBleamship City of Dublin=Mr Jacob !Kobl- Lawerroo' berg and family, Livarroor—Steal ‘uiton, Stickne: x eodald, Siete ste Maik JL Watson, Wm nd 363 in the and—Capte A P ship America, at Pe y,, Betts, orn Bead, ager; Capt and itr a; Wm Layton, Mrs ‘Bralth- DEPARTURES, HayrvacMleamship Columbia—J Murdoch, WH Flan. Gers, Jose MG Ribon, Miss MJ Hopkins, b Oo a Sig Ariodio. WH Kimball Fe Mrvak Dyer, Mrs O°W Mr Oario, Mr Gri re, Mie Nicojag, BY titrreh, Mrs Magn', L. Banes. wil children ; wife, & Banes, Mr Werrecke and wife, Bono Core, Liverroo.—BSteams! MeDura, Rol al, G & Morrison, Hamilton York; Mise Phinney, Boston; J De Ealma, apd; Hy Nash, Crore Ragga, ith, Philadelphia; Mb Fran’ Brunne ore Morland: fi “hapiand: ay, Bleed. ih wm Av lon, @ Janie, in, Now pie, Landon: They G 6 Now ¥o R Layonby, ‘kburt ? Straits, Lande re Win Yoru; A Law, J © Ryu & Bitey ae SF rb) Leow stent Win Fale wanthe wo Yore: WiadP rage, Monirea) AW Kingman, 3 McLes Wm MeKee, Toronto; Jae ie, Me wensdle, me A no Major. Deifanty ns Londoa: yO On en) " m * Hngiag); Me and Me Poronte; Wm a wv wo east povkenen tahoe en ‘From escaped prisoners who bave just arrived from MY Fameve—t have long enjoyed the pleasure of Florence | learn that the advance of Hood’s army reached a Feta ml ave oatnond to do 93 had lie Florenge On the evening of the 1st, and during the whole aeop ‘whieh | bad borne for unspoken— | °f Dext dey bis infantry was crossing the river. efven 0s ibe sh pease of being d upon From Duck river, Hood retreated rapidly to the Ten” wy Beart thet te westiog fever and of the : bis ‘army not once making a 4. fummer were the ‘There bas been a | Tevet; bis main ¢ . pit wees my father's deste that ‘Isouid some day go. | OUF cavalry crossed Duck river iu time to have an ec- tbe ~ Vy. Fp casional brusb with Forrest's force who covered tho aa Bi “A “a ‘ne ey | enomy’s retreat. No fighting of any consequence, how- = the “a society, home im | ever, bas occurred since the affair at Spring Hill. i- I hee eonsed inviting my friends. 1 It is safe to eay that Tonuessee is now free from rebels Bethe: iesiea wabderb echosl without explens- SSP Snphes soe ket, we son a ee tindeoss , - Church is at work upoa two pictures rge iy whole sults af happlocee. T uever told oy ecnne | a rainbow in the tropics, and the other an aurers bores to any one wath the severe illness of the ‘end sum. | lis, The first of these us so far advanced as to enable us tli tact \'awoaid have us frisode, nad "noni REVS | to say of it that it is one of the Snost efforts of this ar. hove me Ll fe maasovetnees whieh cavy, tist’s pencil. Teenie demg Lap phetarcanre ad es = pore Km Hay’s, the arctic explorer’s sketches, promises to Sided mee why ‘The faitbfui servans of | * Very remarkable work, pow dead, | bad often iavited there, thas she William Bart basa landscape on the easel the subject might be sirengtheved to bear her peculiar irials with | of which is e composition from the scenery io the welgh- ce he bad treapently, been ordered from be | porhood of the Shaker village Lebanon, It lean autompal =>. PA Std ps ri aed effort in this artist’s best style. ov farver ome my u The Derby Gallery bas changed proprietors, ené 9 now a =, =a Innguage, 0, a in the hands of Mr. Wm. Lawton. The plan on which since my, ‘atber's oath, converted sixteen bar’ has been hitherto managed has boen altered, and for the vote loaves for ‘ort | future. there will be no auction sales of pictures, | A oe ee eee oat! ne bet seecetied inaccciving ure, | #Pt¥0g exhibition of works by Amerioin: artiste will fies apd ele | commence about the 1s} of January, imme diately attes discove y threw | the close of the exhibition of the’ srtists’ Fund Society. said of | partios owning choice pictures which they are willieg to re | bave exhibited at the gallery will have all the expense told what to | of transportation defrayed by the Institute,’ A conmale wryer and gone. | sod of ten per cent will be charged on all plotures sold. vo mel A portrait of Wasbington, by John Faed, of Edinburg, Deb # | bas been engraved by Ansdell, and is now here'for eab- ‘net even waik | ®tiption, Both the original and the engraving are to tell of it to | be seen at the rooms of the National Art Association, 563 Broadway, The portrait is an equestrian one, and the faco is as nearly as possible a reproduction of Stuarve Ukevess of Washington, The picture is very strongly painted and has many poinis of merit, The engraver bas ‘sino done his part well, ‘The two houses of the Legislature met this morning. A quorum being present ia each house, Mr. Payne, of Jacksow, was appointed Speaker pro tem., and Mr. Gaut was appointed Clerk pie tem. The rollof the members elect was then called, and sixty-five members answered to their names. Those present presented their creden- {tals, and the oath of office was administered by Judge re The Senate then organized by the choles of Mr. ad Clerk pro tem, The] newiy elected Senators then sented their credentials ann were duly qualified. The of the plaintiff towards ber friends, let depre. cate core qaces where uanhy rebalions are brougin to Senate then adjourned tll to-morrow. coafict 16 & court ef jestivn Sr. Loom, Dee, 27, 1864, SUaTIVORY OF MB. SUTLES. W. L. Lovelace, of Montgomery county, was elected fret ‘abou ose years ago; obe ‘iecsationed oar Geverner Fenton's Private Secretary. eae soeeh eae ae yt | eee ae ' wi Ataany, Doc, 28, 1864. ‘upon her ouce at New Teerest ee eek cm Wt te understcod here that Governor Featos bas appoint. Beecher preacber lp one owner @@ Boo. B. , formarty member of Assembly, tre would, hd’ opone of bat setentie Pelations os biome | sad es one Hoke, sailor Of tbe Watertown “Reformer, a> Ie'expoahg' ber fly ature; | “uiended one acting of Ratizeaa mw age Sapbath teachers Rouse; ta consequence Provipanos, 1066. prey yn pol nips A Boston hag been in collision with a freight train. The TROTIMONY OF MAS, BUTLER. ‘engineer of the Wain, Mr. 4, Monrce Lad Mrs. Butler, wile of the Test witnow, tered thas she | riousiy injured xo ‘other yereca wan’ hurt. “Poe teh was aoquainted with tbe plaintf for about two ard a | will svon be cleared. baif years; | was a tescher in” the Sabbath senool aad andes Set opera Sart between the isiv of June and lst of July she called upon me Sve or six tues sepnntn week mets we & seo Boas, Se TO THE EDITOR OF THB BBRALD. ’ caatining iu ber convernatiey ar conduct indicating loess, | 12 Me touchlug elegy recently delivered vy Foote oo ity; baving 4 she was innene I was parti 44 the occasion of his valedictory te tue rebel Sepate, eee ‘| paincing in the darkest colors tbe melancholy situation of the coufederacy, be wisely conciades that the moment ‘bas arrived for bim to wash bis naads of the whole concera and ebandon it to its ead fate, Thea, knew! tho deep interest whieb bis rebel eva tbe country at ‘arge take tn bis futere eereer, be kindly youchaafes, wm thet beautiful and/pastorel peculiar to the more lettered of our Southern ba a to vnfuld bis future plans for happiness and ueef “Lsball withdraw to some sequestered spot, where I copy @ Nile repose ond [reedom from taxation. ai torbed tn my retreat by the bend of oppression, 1 wild feok Ip foreign climes that freed mand Bappiness wBicd coosider are denied to me bere.” By all means ry avy tbing be more eeveible, more Feasovable, more peace- fyi and lamblker Aod this, two, from the king of fre. caters; nothing about “the last diteh’—nothiog about “bioody bands and huepitable graves.” He simply: de- fires repore, freedom irom taxa'ion and happiness; and so determined ts bo to enjoy these L yed diessings thas if “the band of oppressica” ¢hould In any manner inter. 4 resident of Brooklyn, N unwarried ; % intelieot’ 0d ; di Ccouprtioa, neve Sion of religion, tional , habits of Iie, exe pin. Ty ; degree of education, academic ; sion, frat ; dmission, July 14, 146° duration of prese: number of conse [LORE | foro with hie riguta—-the mont enored of wai tas ; os , * | Diem privilege £0 dear to every true son tb, ticular propeneitics and ballncimations rally ecorn ae ‘ i tric and irritabl ived bh at bome w 19 wollop igzere Sheoever be fevie like it”—then be will withdrew bis sopport from a holy cause, end | pnandon bis ungrateth! conuiry aud seek those fereiga climes, Aa, © Forte, rhoald sou, in your Pease! ul wanderings liber «| bome or cbroad, be successfol ta mother and sisters ; hey | her rights, and have ciroulaied (a her. vive her dsm reference to Date of dlacbarge, August 15,1803, Time ja eeyiem, J one month. Result, improved.” Remarka—Re'uroed 46 pace Reap ty men Deeg me gees wep? PE ELI Sees Se SN ee aud, above all, be exempt (rm texation—pray, pray do SUMMING UP, Lot bonoral it from ws tax ridden New Yorkers. Tho testimony being all ts, sr. Lockwood commeneed R. Ww. to sum up tho care for the te ence. Ne said: — ntlemen of the jury—I promise to detala you but # ecy little while in this watter, because, as the counsel Bays, Ido pot koow what] can ‘say in the matier which will enlighten you with respect to it, You have sat here & number of days, beard the testimony of all ihe witnesses, geen them all, and it would be iule in detail 10 this I dovire to say, however, this, in reapeet Very much testimosy ‘has been given Decaxnen 20, 1064, em the Rean Wreaeeron, Dec, 24, ‘The Yankee gunboats were wined six milea 7 Fort Braveb, op the Roanoke ri > Colwel Whit ord was seriously wou The fight is expected Lo Le renewed this morning. Breck Brohange. Dee, 28-—8 30 P, oret Operatio for me to undertaxe to’ rover teatimony, to the ca u in rospeot to the relations which exisied between the platntif and her mother and sisters at the house in Jay | £10000 Am gold G street. I beg you to boar in mind constant ae defendants have nothing to do with that, rps bey could vo an matter who wa: s ther the plaintiff, oF mother, or sisters were to binioe . it | 11000 4 these troubles existed, and it they produced each a reeuit | 1% Be upon the mind ef the plaintiff, whoever m: = an diame, if she got to be fo Hil health and that 20¥ br mind where it became necessary that sbe should be * 10008 to an asylum for her recovery—whetber sh 1000 to blame in the matter, or whether they wore, | 1000 P te matter of no earthly coneejuence, becanse | 10000 it are to deal with ber condition at ‘the time | 10008 ay was soutto theasylim, There is not a particle of | 1000 uy idence in this case connecting Airs, Qieott or Mr Gi. | 10000 iy Lt with any of these troubles, Bhe goes to dire, Gioots | #0000 é % and complat 10000. Yomaticniz vs fe I us other friends aud compiainy to them of troubles at by 16000 | j Serta | BR. ++ and she did have ti 49000 100 CeutraiGoal,. ... 60 not which they were; but they were troubies th 5000 200 Marlpors.. 3 Pressed her mind and made her melancholy, made her | 10000 20 40 “ ado her home constantly unbapp 10000 20 > 3 Ie Sa 4 cit causes, as to produce 1! eens Saves tasoriosa you, 100 che NYCenRR.n10 114% 409 20% Olcott is concerned, how docs sho stan 100 Chic ARKI RRS 196 | 100 Bi. stands as the constant friend, constant adviser aud | 100 8106 8620 h} ker, than whom no one could possibly ha 4 zs more Christan feeling, sisterly feeling, and kind Fr to any human boiug than she'maniferted by presen’s of money, by predents of articles of clothing, by the watch which she wears upon her person; 11 ing with her, teing to ows good, ed. peome A ae 8, Coloval Joap W, Fonnna, te the 4 are be age ‘phe relatives and trieods of the ‘esmily are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral. from bie late rendence, No. 22 North Moore surest, ou Ssiurdey afleraocn, at oo o'clock, Hweaeri.—Io Wertedeater village, on Wedorsday, De- after a lingering Hisess, Brwyamie Harmer, erly of New York, aged @3 years, 1A mowths ond 26 Whe Bark BE. N. ¥: Provincetown, Mass , Deo. 28, 1864, The bark E. N. Yarrington, from Smyrna for Boston, while running toto the bay this morning in @ thick fog, got ashore on Wood End, where sae remains agrow d thie afternoon in an easy position, The wind was sou'uwest blowing directly on Bhore, News from St. Loais, Sr. Louis, Deo, 27, 1866, bers of Getty Tully Invited t James Henderson, No. 14a Weat Houston ttreet, on Friday afterno @, at one weloot evvstng, De- JOnNeTON.—in Hreokiyo, on Wedessday cember 28, ater & abort bul severe jleers, Ronemr Colonel J. H. Baker, of the Tooth Minuesote, has been | rox, aged TH youre friends of tne family are reepectfel appointed to the position of Provost Marshal General for ¢ ,, ne selelires pad (elends Of toe Te roe Mg 49 Adame street, om hoae Caarantas O9e Gee . ere copy. biel 7 x. 7*3 nt See Phir Page.) TY MIAOBLLANKVUS, he Department of Missouri. Colonel Davis, who dis. charged the duties of Provost Marehel General during the {mterval following the resignation of Colonel Dare, is assigned to the important position of inspector, in connection with the office. Col, Baker is succeeded as post commander by Vol. M. Welder, m $9 bi! ") i oly oo ni ar “ex, trom 5 4 wars, Rr ial ‘ corer aceon st wasn evita | 3 Ee Qiaes Gas Tse James Morgan, convicted of deing a rebel spy, mall carrier, &o., RIOR FOR THIATY DAYS ONLY—Finer “| F COST PRIC a rer Pause on ane Goren pate, We aa Dung at coon yesterday ia St. Louis, cians miver jal Oastort. ‘we, Tao's © yest om oon at RD. = — —_-— -- <---> ++ -_ ORNS, BUNIONS, BAD NAILS, £0. © mn Wir. dimoust due from other bak saan 6 ‘ut pain, by Or KICK, # has ery. lhiee® aantiiaior ‘Amount duo to other bauks. apie an es 11}... |. a 1,182,000 WRAR THE ir Metallic Insoles, Vountc F and armiew Th "% «Dis allele aroun infoltite remveay ar rheuraai, im, azare cts wad af itanry- necvous ‘lgeanon t 200, 4 8 may Hon. Davin Bai ay ape ae, wince the death of insoles, $1 8); Melt, $3; Armiety, $! Mi Bent per mall Father Waldo tho te of Vale College, diodon | for 80 cents additional Bent fo a Sow Mitford . He wae born in De. ) sss z Craver iter ered ajo Oolinge 10. 1703,. wan nde FING Aman -piiited to the ber in 1700, aw pecdily took renk sm "5 AINTINGR ARD scUbr tho foremost Mayers of Lie Stato, fils recollection oes Porras tom evens in Rovontionary timer wae exceedingly aintioct ys a Arab e Bao yo on NO Aud agours:e,