The New York Herald Newspaper, January 9, 1865, Page 5

TEXAS. AFFAIRS IN THE LONE STAB STATE. MILITARY OPPRESSION. THE PEOPLE SUBMIT FROM POLICY, AGRICULTURAL PROSPERITY. Necessity of an Early Occupation of Texas, ae, Kes ke. Our New Orleans Correspondence. New Orurans, Deo, 23, 1864. For the last yonr I have travelled quite extensively through a large portion of Texas, where my home now Is. I make this statement simply with a view of correcting many false impresstous which have gone forth concern- ing affairs there; not, however, without a hope that the information may not be entirely lost sight of in a milita- Ty point of view, inasmuch as that State is, sooner or later, to pass through the ordeal of two armies contend- Ing for the supremacy there. It is also due to the loyal citizens of Texas to have all matters concerning their welfare placed before the public in their proper light, especially where they are looking forward so anxiously to the day of their deliverance from military opprossion, ‘The people of Texas have not experienced the blight- ing effects of the war to that degree which has fallen to the lot of many of the rebel States, although they have Deen compelled to partake of very many of the bitter fruits thereof, No large armies have laid waste their pos- sessions nor exhausted their moans of subsistence; yet they have been sorely tried in other respects. ‘Tho popu- lation being sparse, and the byways and hiding placos #0 numerous, bushwhacking and guerilla warfare, inaugu- Fated’ at the commencement of the rebvllivn by the rabid secessionists, has been carried on quite extensively in the northern and western portions of tho State; and the result is, hundreds of good, loyal men now rest in un- timely graves, and hundreds of moro will share a like fate ere the war closes, But we are thankful a spoody justice has overtaken many a cowardly secessionist while pursuing this hellish system of warfare. MILITARY OPPRESSION, The State is undor complete military control of Jeff, Davis—more so; probably, than any other in the confede- racy, The Legislature pasved a law delegating all mili- tary power to that commander, or, in other words, they Tepealed the State Militia law, thus making @ery man, Detween the ages of seventoen and fifty, subject to the Conscript law; and, strange to say, the imbecile Governor, from whom better things were expected, signed the bill. But this is not all, The protection of the frontier against the encroachments of the Indian tribes i# no longer left Wo the nianagement and control of the State, but io the mercy of that one man power at Richmond. If the few men residing in the fronticr counties, who are exempt from conscription, can keop the savage foe aii will i i that section of cowry ‘well know thas foo aged the number of men thus exempted from conscription could not successfully protect the frontior. Recent events trapspiring there show this, Alreay most \f the fron. tier counties have become depopulated | ies have been forced to abandon their homes to avoid being murdered by the savages; and it will not be Jong before San Antonio, Austin, Waco, Daltas and Sher- ‘man will become fronticr towns, But tho “biossings of liberty.” io of ty’? gecured to the le of Texas by the rebel goverument do not stop here. ‘Tho Tax Jaw, and a law regulating the finances, are a part and of the ‘budget of laws herotofore allnded we. is the tux requiring one-tenth of all farm produce; an ad valorem tax of six per cent upon property of ‘every description, and a tax’ of from wenty-five per cent upon incomes, ‘Thess with an inerease of the State taxes, together and county taxes, fall heavily upon ail classes who have ly and those who atteinpt to do busineas, In addi- to these tax laws, a law concerning the currency putson the finishing touch, It ——— i not quite a year and enjoins that all rel Dotes Issued up toa certain day in Marci: or April last shall be funded in four per cent bonds by the Ist day of Janvary, 1865, or ‘de taxed to their full amount. This virtual repudiation of the currency by the same body of men who created it had the effect to renderit almost worth! except fn the payment of taxes. The result was that all classes refused to receive it in trade, particularly in Western Toxas, The strong arm of military power holds the people in subjéc- tion and overpowers all redress. But, amid all there pressions, the loyalists in Texas are not without bope. They can distinctly sce uw “silver lining’ to the dark cloud which overshadows them, and take courage. BUISK TRADE. The Rio Grande trade has flourished ever since the Dlockade of the ports on ihe Gulf. A constant shipment Of cotton from every portion of the State, besides large quantities from Arkansas and a, to Eagle Pass, Laredo, Rio Grande City and Brownsville, has deen kep' ap by the speculator aud the State and’rebel authorities for over throe years, present the rebel Cotton Bureau has the exclusive conirol of all cotton in tie State. Under the regulations of this bureau the producer or owner of cotton is required to sell one- half to the government, receiving therefor about twenty- five cents per pound in rebel money, ard a permit to take the other half to the Mexican inarket, This trade has enabled the Trans-Missiseippt Department of the rebol government to furnish medicines and clothing to the army, and the people have reaped some benetits from this irwie, Ittas enabled them to procure coftee, domestics, pints, boots and shoes, medicines, &e, While ng of this trade, it may not be out of ace to aliv to the prosperity of Matamoros. Every upied in the city and rents are enormously high. A store which rented for afew bundred dollars only befoie the cotton trade commenced, now eoramands thousand: of dollars per year. The carpenter sod brick mavon ae busily engaged ia erecting stores in every part ‘of the city, oad #0 soon ae they are completed they are filled wih goods, The expense of living there ts from ‘one to three dollars per day inspecie. Greenbacks have ot becn “recognized” by the Emperor yet, and, of course, have to take a back seat. noticed but little ‘business doing in Brownsville: the terror of our forces being before the eyes of the werebants there, they keep their stocks of goods light. The city of Dagdad also deserves a (avorable mention. Where, but three years ago, there were but two or three board shanties, now stands Bagdad a full grown town, with « ntion of not far from four thousand. Tt can boast of ‘first class’’ hotels, boarding hou stores well filed with eae saloons and rosiurants without nuinber, and last, though not least, a city police, which maintains order by night and by day. XLotton bs king” in Mata- mores and |, Wouthout doubt, for it gives thei all the vitality they poxsess, AGRICULTURAT. POSTERITY. ‘The agricultural products of Texas during the two years have been fally ewual to the demand. crop of corn ju throughout Eastern Texes ts im- menae, while the cereal ogi particularly wheat, are superior quality, though limited in quantity. The mast is also good In all of the State, whieh will sup- ly the inbabitante with bacom without drawing upon fiir corn crop to make it ‘THR COTTON CROP. Cotton wae planted the past season only in limited wantity, while the yield will be very meagre indeod. ue 00) growers would undoubtedly have ih more of the staple had they not been interfered with. Just at the time of prepering the ground for the crop most of their hands were ordered to york on fortifications in various paris of the Sinte. It was also urged by the military authorities that the tre. policy was to plant born and not cotton. Again, the ers were so fre. gony annoyed with “cotton orders” that many refused plant cotten at all, The two previous crops of cotton were good, and they are by no means exhausted. It was the intention of the cotion growera, when I left the Bate, to plant catensiv oly of this important staple the coming season; and it will certainly be for their intercet to do 80; for, al preeent prices, they can well afford to give one-half of their crop to the government, with per- eo take the other half to market. ie lows to the war, the people of xas were, a8 a general thing, and ina’ ¢ oareoslive tense, & most de- yee aud helpless class. Their wante, which ae jew, Were Very easily supplied, living, as aid, ly upon beef, ewsirett ant baron, and clad fn pluid @pparel. It wag not wecesauty for them iy much exertion to obtain a comfortable sub- Biatonc ‘1 make & respectable appearance in society ; the mild and saidbriouws climate in which they lived in vitedgindolont habits, and the goft, gontic breeze, Inlled to sleep the epirit of . It’ woe in this eonaition Unat the first notes of ie war bagie found the people of Texas. MANUPACTURRS, Now i quantitivs of leather (of inferior quantity) fre navufuctured in the State, The Penitentiary turns ‘out woollen and cotton cloths extensiy hile other factorics, both wollen and cotton, are i eration and jn ngress of Com od quality, are Manufactared there. ration in Sho onstern and middle portions, while the State and rebel governments are turning out cannon, ball, powder and put to what extent Lam notadvised. Again, travel who's you may, and the hum of the spinning wheel and Yhe click Of the loom ia the music that falis upon the ser, From Red river to the Rio Grande, from the G to the frontier, the rich as woll as the poor, the whit well og the black, maee tie morning until even fing in the manufacture of “Lomo made jeans," cotton Blow, 4c. PUSMIASIOt OF THE LOYAL PROTLE THROUGH FRRAGONS OF 7 POLICY. \., The loyal people of Texxs have submitted quietly to pu ‘tae laws vassed by the rebel Congress os a matter of policy. Sng of soeen hone even taken up arms and gone into the service; but I notice, as a geno- ral thing, they skedaddie the first favorable opportunity offered, and tako shelter under Uncle Sam's tion, and hundred, yes thousands, have made it convenlent to cross over into Mexico.’ But a large number of Union men till remain in Texas; and it is their earnest wish that no further demonstration be made towards occupying that State by Union , troops until such time as the Us States government will be able to do go permanently and effectually. Banks’ Red river expedition, together with the withdrawal of most of the troops from coast, were movoments weil cal- culated to di and Gishearten this class of the Texas population, while they “gave aid and comfort w the enemy." When @ movement is made having for its object the occupancy of Texas by @ military force, that force should be not less than fifty men. [am sustained in this by the expreased opinions of men who now reside in Te? and whose judgments are entitled to the highest consideration. It is true that less than half the number of men above named could tal ion of the i; but the loyal people there desire something moro, They want it permanently occupied ; and this cannot be accom- plished with less than fifty thousand men. H TE RrORTAESS OF AM BARGE QGOREATION OF ee ‘exas, I conceive, occupies a very important rm! ‘ition at the present ine. The French government placed an waperne on the throne of republican Mexico, and steps have already been taken to drive the Indian tribes from the State of and invite emigra- tion thither for the Eom. of developing and workit the rich silver mines wn toexistthere. ‘This, iu itself, 4s, perhaps, woll enough ;, but whero are these wild tribes of Indians to flee to? There is no place forthom in Mexico; and the most natural conclusion to arrive at is, that they will overrun Western Texas and Arizona. To byapied this, a strong military force will be necessary, it is alzo stated that one of the objects of inviting emi- pion to Sonora isto establish a new republic on the c. I trust that the occupancy of Texas by Union may be done at the carlicst possible day, so that thousands of refugees from that Stato may once more return to their homes, and, in co-operation with the Union men, restore the State to the federal governient and establish military posts along the boundary line between Mexico and Texas and Arizona, to prevent en- croachwnents, RICHMOND. (The Press Despatch. Wasuinaton, Jan. 8, 1865, Aletter from the Army of the James, dated Friday, says:—All is quict in the Department, A severo rain storm has prevailed all day, making the roads almost impassable. Mr. William H. Mcrriam’s Despatch. Is Frowr or Riommonp, Jan. 1, 1865. STATEMENT OF A RELEASED SURGKON. Yesterday Surgeon FE. L. Carrick, Medical Director of General Gillom’s division of General Stoneman’s com- mand, arrived at these headquarters direct from Rich- mond. Dr. Carrick was captured on the 2ith of Decem- ber, 1864, at. Marion, in West Virginia, where he was in charge of a hospital. Upon his capture he was imme- diately set to Richmond, where he remained until yes- terday morning, when he was released and sent through the rebel lines by command of Colonel Ould, rebel Com- missioner for Exchange, arriving at these headquarters yesterday evening. He reports that our prisoners are badly in-need of clothing and blankets, and suffering more from cold than hunger. Dr. Carrick states that he ‘was very much surprised to find our prisoners in the hos- pital so well cared for, He confirms the previous reports of the widespread distress prevailing in Richmond; nevertheless, his own astonishment was unexampled that the rebels did not rob bim of his clothes, watch and boots, though they did _surreptitionsly remove his horse. Dr. Carrick goes hence this morning to rejoin bis com- mand in Tennessee. ARRIVAL OF ESCAPED PRISONBRS FROM COLUMBIA, 8. C. Within a few hours Captain J. H. Nutting, Adjutant P, W. McManus and Licutenant W. 8. Davis, of the Twenty- seventh Massachusetts Volunteers, captured on the 16th of May last, near Drury’s bluff—when, it will be romem- bered, the gallant Heckman and his brigade felf into the hands of the enemy only after the most desperate resist. ance—have arrived at these headquarters, from Columbia, South Carolina. ‘These officers, among other vicisitudes, ‘were among the officers placed ander fire in Charleston: On the 29th of November they escaped from the prison. camp at Columbia, The manner of their escape it is not. thought proper to make public at this time. After great suilering and privetion they reached the Atlantic const, ind joined.one .of the gunboats of our South Atlantic blockading squadron, on board of which they expari- enced the most gratifying kindness and attention, All along the route of their escape the negroes proved emi- ne! trusty and useful. Basing Galouney, ‘one nigh! thes¢ loyal officers arrived at the lowly cabin of an age negro Woman and her son, wet tired and famighed. The old lady, after hoaving thelr touching story, drying their clothes, ‘and satisfying their hunger, directed her son to take them-across the adjoining ferry and set thorn well on their way to thetr tination, charging him to #o direct thenr as to avoid all possibility of mistake; and as they departed she felt upon her knees and uttered « fervent prayer for the success of their perilous journey, WHGREATOUTS OF CAPTAIN SAMUEL PIERCE. The above named officers state that the gallant Captain Soimuel Pierce, of the Thin! New York cavalry, captured on Wilgon’s raid on the Weldon railroad last summer, has escaped from the enemy for the fourth time—having made three prior unsuccessful attempts. Wh officers left Capt. Pierce was still at large. It will grati him to learn upon his arrival within our lincs—if sucl fortune awaits him—that he has been promoted to Heutenant colonel of his noble regiment. DVARTURK OF MAJOR GENRRAL WEITZEL AND STAFY FOR CINCINNATI. It is not improper to state that Major Genoral Godfrey Weitzel, commanding Tweaty-fifth has been ranted thirty day’ leave of absenep. | Ho toayea here for Cincinnati, The General is about to be married to » yours lady resident in that cliy. Captains Graves and Fitch, of his personal staff, accompany the General. MAJOR GENERAL ORD, comumnding Pwentyfourth corps, kbgent on brief leave at Norfolk. Gcneral Ord will retura in a few days. BLANKETS SENT TO RICHMOND. One thousand blankets were sent to Richmond yester- day by flag of truce, for the use of our prisor city. Colonel George 8. Dodge, of Major ler's stalf, was the flag of truce officer. More blankets will go tip in a few days. SICK Of LIDHY PRISON BORPITAL, RICHMOND. Tappeud a Net of United States prisoners of war in Libby Prieon Hospital, Richmond :— Colonei H. 8 Hanson, 8th Kentucky. Lieut. Colonel R. M. Strong, 19th Wiseonetn, Capt. W. H. Chambers, steamer Smith Briggs. Lieut. G. J*Keyser, 196th Pennsylvania. Hopenberg, 4th New York cavalry. D. Edwards, steamer Smith Briggs. A. Caho, Sth Indiana, . R. Carpenter, 8th Vermont. IL. F. Brewster, 5th United States artillery. Capt. James Jackson, Mth Peansylyania cavalry. Lieut. James Bagto, ist Pennsylvania artiliery, Lieut. Wm, N. Dickinson, 108th New York, Capt. F., E. Beebos, Ist Now Hampshire, Lieut. J, @ Burry, 19th Wisconsin. Lieut. J. 0. Wheeler, lat Vernout cavalry, Lieut. J. ©. Daft, 96th Massachusetts. . G. W. Klihmer, 14th Ponnaytvania, Licut. John Cunningham, 170ch New York, Capt. Danjel Brady, 1861 New York. Lieut. J. . Barkiey, 14th Pennsylvania. Jag. Gillis, Assistant Quartermaster United States army, J, MeDural, 1661h Now York. . 0. Li HS. Murry, 124th J. F. Hagar’ th Vicente Loyal. pt, 3 Lieut, G. Lells, 12th Ohio. . Cutler, 11th Michigan cavatry. Citizens Mr. Hecker and the Citizens’ Association, alormed, probably, by the distress occasioned through their action in restraining the pay of the sweepers and cartmen and the certainty before them of a most filthy city in a brief space of time, have become sufficiently moilified, and have so far receded from their first intentions as to to an adjustment with sach of the claimants as will ap- pear before them and make oath to the correctness of their accounts. The public will doubtless feel interested in a stote- mont of the course pursued by the City Inspector in this matter of street cloauing, the authority delegated to him, ‘and the logality of his acta, and the undoubted right of hia men to receive, at the proper periods, the full an. unt of their dues without the necessity of appearing before a comiinitive of exatuination—the representatives of a self. constituted body, whom, it seems, are about to take upon themeelves the entire dnties of iiges, Jurors, cenFors, Pica Masters and all else to which their incli- pations or prejudices may incite. In Decernber last Mr. Develin, Counsel to the Corpora tion, In obedionce to a resolution of the Board of Coun. citmen, gave an explanation touching the street cleaning business. After eiuing the particulars of Huckley’# re nunelation of his celebrated contract, the exhaustion of the appropriation, therefor, ie, Mr,’Develin proread to sinie that in “this exigency the Mayor cunveued the Board of Health, to whom he commmnicated the aim colty whieh had arieen.’? “The Board thereupon adopted @ resolution (#¢0 oh stated ression, Board of Aldermen, September 14, 1863), directing the City Inspec- tor to proceed with and continue the cleening of the streets’ “Under this direction the City Inspector has continued to clean end is now cleaning the streets.’” Again, through legistative action at Albany last win ter, no appropriation having been allowed for street cleaning, except the work be done by contract and. thie contract appropriation —so__limited in amount that after several efforts no contractor could be found willing to proceed with it, means had t¢ be re. Sorted to to raise the neceseary funds for cleaning (he stroote; for the health of the city must not be destroyed, the City Inapector, aa shown, to be beld accountable for any noglect of duty on hie part. How the money was obtain from time to time on judgments a ed against the city, Mr. Develin fully makes knowo, Wo reed not follow him further than to say that the process was strictly valid, and, though causing delays at times, Proved always auccoasful up te this last arrearage, We give only the concluding romarks of jue Coynsel, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1866. by erhich it is plat is ig Do bers | consul be paid observable that the City le, and that the poor laborers under him shou their just ducs without ® moment's delay. “I have no doubt,” says Mr, Develin, “of the right anc duty of the City Inspector under the action and authority conferred by the Board of Health to ¢loan the streeta, until other isior is made, or that authority ro- ions, thorefore, which he necessarily ineurs in the performance of this Work, haoenygne was claim againgt the city. Such,” he continues, “were the claims in the several actions and judgmonts referred and no defence was interposed, - the simple pans that none existed,” MONSTER TORPEDOES OF HISTORY. Where and How They Have Been Em- ployed—The Torpedoes of Antwerp, Tripoli, Basque Roads and Wilming- ton—Origin of the First Great Torpedo— The Nations Which Have Used Thom— Their Success and Failure-Are the United States Destined to Revolutionize the Manner of Waging War? die. The original inventor of gunpowder little conceived the vast extont to which his discavory would be applicd, and as little did the musketeer of the sixteenth century droam that the few grains with which he charged bis matchiock would yet be magnified for hostile purposes into the hundreds of thousands of pounds with which tho most recent and torrible engine of war was filled, for it must be acknowledged that, doubtful as was the success of the Wilmington powder-boat, its capacity for destruction was all-sufficient. If torpedoes are practicable in the shape presented by General Butler’s ship, war has received a curious modification; for in future. victory will attond the combatant who has at his disposal the greater quantity of the explosive compound, and the whole science of strategy will be reduced to the simple process of burning vast quantities of powder in the clogest proximity to the enemy’s fortifications and armies, considered according tothe manner of their application, arrange themselves into two classes—thoso which are submarine and those whieh are superficial, Of the first class are the numerous contrivances used by the rebels during tho present war, comprising comparatively small charges of powder, ond arranged to drift about in rivers. and harbors. Ever sine the discovery of gunpow- dor machines of this kind have been employed in war- fure throughout the world. The instances of the second class, wheto immense quantities of powder have been used, and where results were expected as much from the concussion, or shock, as from the direct effects, are much fewer. Previous to that at Wil- mington ‘three are recorded, and’ it is singular fact that the experiments, have been confined tothe Dutch, English and American nations, though in one case the suggestion came from an Italian, Ameri- cans have already improved upou mauy projects origi- "nating in the Old World, which have been abandoned there for the want of perseverance in perfecting them or fully proving thoir merits and availability, Who can tell but that the present war Is yet to demonstrate our capa- city to surpass all nations in the art of war, as we have in the arts of peace, and that we shall introduce into | martial science the moat destructive of weapons. THE TORPEDOES OF ANTWERP. To ‘an Italian ongincer of Antwerp, who brought his talents into play during the sioge of that city, In 1684, is due the claim of being one of the first, if not the first, to invent torpedoes. ‘The Duke or Prince of Parma, having invested the city, found himself unable to close the Scheldt to the vossels from Zealand, which were con- tinually running the blockade with provisions and arms for his enemy, despite the batteries erected on both banks of the river, He, therefore, resolved to throw a bridge across the broad, dcop aud rapid part of the stream between Antwerp and Calloo. Spiles were driven. into the river at certain distances, upon which a framework was Iaid supporting a series of block houses, Either end of the bridgo was defended with fortifications on the Ian, The depth of the middle of the river preventing the use of piers, he was compelled to loave # gap of twelve hundred and fifty fect in the centre, which he fillet with boats, placed at intervals of twenty feet, and. firmly connected together with spars and cables. Senti- nePboatagvere stationed up and down stream, and in ad: dition the Duke anchored his men-of-war quite close to the bridge, An effectnal barrier was thus opposed to the pasenge of all boats, The besieged had relied upon the impossibility of his achieving an enterprise of such dim- culty; but, finding thelr expectations delusive, and also that the bridge resisted the cloments of nature, they began to cast about them for «ome plan by which to re- move it, especially as fears were now entertafned of star vation in the city. The Zealand States were at the same time preparing an expedition up the Scheldt, so that more than one object was to be attatved by the destrac- tion of the bridge. An Italian engineer named Glambelli was at this timo in Antwerp, and had already by his selence contributed a great deal to repelling the assaults of the Duke. We have but few details of the manner in which he constructed his torpedo ships, a the infor- mation being gathered from the results produced: Early on the night of April 4, 1584, Parma and bis army wero amazed by the spectacle of three large masses of lame floating down the river. The whole surface of the Scheldt presented one sheet of fire. The country all around was as visible ax at noon, Astonish. ment was quickly sueceeded by consternation when one of the three machines exploded with a terrible concas sion, It hed not, however, reached its dostination, A seoond ship, tearing through the sentinel boats, struck against the bridge and blew up. The bridge itself was sundered like packthread, and the woodwork shattered to atoms, aud with all it supported—men, caynon and machinery—strewn to the winds of li m. ‘The Mar. quis of Roubais, with many other of Parma’s oficers and eight hundred men, perished in all varietios of death by flood, flames or wounds, Fragments of bodies und Himbs wer flung fur and wide, and many soldiers per- fahed without a voetige of the human form being left to prove that they had ever oxisted. The river, foroed from its bed at cither side, rushed into the forts and drowned numbers of their garrisons, while the ground far away shook as in an earthquake, The prince himself was struck down by a beam, and, with qwo of iS gene rals, strotched sonseless. The torrible effects are hore fully shown, and the tor pedo, 60 far a its immediate object was concerned, re sulted moat successfully, It isa matter of history weil known to all, however, that the efforts of the city were vain in the jong run, and that Parma Gnaily triutaphed THE TORPEDO OF THIVOLL HARKOR, ‘The noxt great torpedo was used by the United States during the war with Tripoli. The enemy's crulsors were lying within the harbor, to which ingress was prohibited by the formidable works commanding the entrance, The objective point of our war with Tripoli was to destroy theae cruisers and hus put an end to their piractes in the Mediterranean. One fleet hat already been detained a long time waiting for this purpose, maintaining @ pro- tracted blockade of the harbor. To destroy these vessels by means of a torpedo suddenly entered into the plans of Commodore Preble, Accordingly he selected the Intee- pid, in which he had @ room or magozine planked up in the hold, Jast forward of the mast, To this apartment he stored one hundred barrels of gunpowder, On deck, im mediately above, he placed fifty thirteen and one-half inch shells and one hundred nine-inch shells, together with cannon balls, pleces of kentledge and fragments of fron. A tube with a fuse connected with the magazine Jed to another apartment filled with light wood and splinters, which were intended to burn slowly and deter the enemy from boarding, It was the intention to profit by the first dark night to carry the vessel into the harbor as far as possible, to light the fire in the splinter room, and then for the crew to retreat in small boata, The duty was a most hazardous one, as it wae néceseary to stand in through a narrow channel in a slow sailing ehip, directly in the face of hostile batteries, the fire of which was to be escaped only in the event of the my mis- taking the vosvel fora blockade runner, Its execution wax entrusted to Captain Somers and Lieutenant Wady- worth, who, Ike Commander Rhind and Lieutenant Pres- ton, of the Wilmington torpedo, vot out with the de mination that the powder should not fall into the enemy ¢ hands, even if it cost them their own lives to avert such a contingency. The Intrepid got under weigh on the night of Septembor 4, 1804, An interval of in- tense, almost breathless silence followed her departure. Soon ft war evident she had been discovered by the ene: my, for their batteries were ovorved to flaeh on all sides of the channel, At jength a brilliant light illumined the ‘yast expanse of #ky, Coast and water. A torrent of fire sireamed into the heavens, and was succeeded by 9 con- cussion that shook and rocked the in the offiing. Darkness more impenetrable than before followed the explosion, the batteries coased Uheir fire, a few cries re: sounded from the city, but soon all was quict as the gra Daylight came; but with it the daring crew of the Intrepid were nowhere to be seen. Their fate and the full effects of the explosion are involved in mystery. The ship exploded before reaching the harbor, and hence it is supposed that her destructivn took place prematurely Inspector | and accidentally. One of tho largest of tho Tripolitan frigates was observed next day to bo missing and two others were being hauled ashore. Many contended that their injury was the result of the conougstom; but aa the explosion took place without the harbor and a very great distance off, there is a great deal of doubt upem the poin\. One thing is certain, howover—no damage whatever was done to the masonry of the Bashaw’s castle. THE TORPEDO OF BASQUE ROADS. Five years later tho English made use of a torpedo in the harbor of Rochofort, wherein the Frenoh vessels had taken refuge, and where they were rendered inacceasible by 4 heavy boom anchored acrogs the mouth of the nar- row channel. This boom was composed of heavy spars, lashed together with cables and secured by anchors. Admiral Dundonald (Lord Cochrane) undertook to re- move this barrier by means of a powder ship, or, aa it was called, an explosion boat, in contradistinction to the fireahips thon s0 frequently used. Although the object ‘was offeoted by a different veasel—the Mediator—which ran down the obstruction, ‘it ia interesting in the pre- sent connection to trace the hiatory of the Admiral’s pro- Ject. When tho signal forthe advance had been given he ranin with the Impericuse until he judged ho was sufficiently near, when he went “aboard the explosion brig with a lieutenant and gig’s crew Having adjusted the arrangements for firing her, during which time she had approached quite cloge to the boom, ho again entered his gig and had proceeded but a ehort distance when the explosion took place. The brig had not reached the boom and no effect was produced upon it. Immediately succeeding the explosion a large wave rolled out to sea and was felt at aome distance. The Admiral in his small boat was suddenly lowered, as he describes it, to the bottom of an abyss in the water, whorein he expected nothing less than the overwhelming of his little craft and the certain destruction of himself and crew. Of the after results of the explosion, whethor it had a demoralizing effect upon the French, or whether the simple removal of the boom onded all hopes of the flect within the roads for future safety, it is difficult to déter mine tho particular canse. The English in their attack were aided by the then new Congreve rocketa, which, with the fire ships, combined with the terrific shock from the powderbrig, inspired the French with such fear that they beached most of their vessels, while tho reat fell a prey to theiy antagonists. The most curious feature in connection with this cpi- sode is the view taken of Dundonald’s action by many writers in the English journals of the time, who styled it an assassin’s work, not fit for the hands of an English sailor. Thoir remarks apply more particularly to the fireships sent into the harbor by Dundonald for the burn- ing and destruction of the enemy's vessels. At the, same time articles appeared condemning the use of all such machines in warfure; and the terms “infernal,’’ “fire devils,”’ “catamarans,” ‘water worms’? and tho like were indiscriminately applied to all the torpedoes used during this war, The people indeed seemed to think it dishonorable to fight an enemy in any other than the’ usual, above board manner. THR WILMINGTON TORPEDO, Last and greatest of all is the torpedo used in the ap- proach to Fort Fisher, the details of whose employment ig so fresh in the minds of the public. ‘The amount of powder nsed on this occasion exceeds any previous quan- thy; and, of ite offects, those best authorized to speak are still in donbt—a doubt which the end of the war can only dispel, It is unnecessary here to reiterate the opinion of Commander Rhind. Saffice it to say that he believes hia projoct one perfectly capable of success, and that the ond of the rebellion can be hastened by “monster torpedoes."” THE STATE CAPITAL. Uur Albany Correspondence. AvBany, Jan. 6, 1868. A New Capitol Building Wanted—Ansiety in Relation to the New Draft—The Entire State to be Tawed to Poy Volunteers—-Metropolitan Police for This City and Sulurbs—Ousting of Senator Niven—The State Banke Coming Under the General Government—Comptroller Robinson Repudiated by the Leading Republicans, dc. An effort i¢ ugain making for the erection of a new Capitol building in this city. The first step would have beon taken lagt session were it not forthe treachery of one of the Albany delegation. ‘The bill now abont being introduced makes provision ao far as Securing the title to the requisite real ostate. The Common Council of Albany will purchase sufficient ground and donate it to the State. The site looked upon is the block known as the Congress Hall property, a most eligible and desirable location, Of course the owners will deinand now a hundred per cont more than heretofore, because the State desires the spot for a new Capitol. ‘The preseus building will probably be altered #o as to fit it up for an Executive mansion, a sub. which has boon agitated for a quarter of a century. Much anxiety is felt in relation to the coming draft, Already two or three bille have been introdu in the Legislature in relation to fixing the amount of bounties to be paid, rations of the last draft were Saray borne, Those localities where patriotiem, wealth and activity prevailed pald liberal, and evon large and exor- bitant bounties, amounting in seme counties to a thousand dollars per man; whereas, in other localities the money, or the disposition to offer such heavy inducements, did not prevail ; the consequence ws that the thousand dol- lar bounties brought vp volunteers and Milled the quotas in such localties, and in distriets whore smalier bounties: were offered the quotas could not be filled. The bills now before the Loglelature conteraplite a uniform sum throughout — the " State, vornging abont — six hondred dollars per tan. Complaints are made in localities where the town quotas have been promptly filled, that those districts remaining behind shonld not be compelled to Al up the last draft before another call should be made upon those which bad fully and complied with the provious requisitions of the government, The stndurd adopted by the New York city reeraiing committee, of paying one thovsand dollars, will not be adopted in the biti before the Legisla: tn ive, {his more than the metbers from the raral dis. tricts are willing to allow. ‘They will insert the suin of six hunctred dollirs for three years men. This they say will produce falrnees and equality throughout the State, aud provont, for instance, volunteers resiuing in St county, Where the bounty is sinalier than in Now York, from going to the latter place and enlisting on cooumt ot Wrger bounties. The Logivature will pass a wv, 2 eenerabone, levying a tax npen alt property in the the came as other taxes are levied, to raise money to pay hownces, and authorize the State Comptroller to borrow the money in anticipation. Thia will relieve the York Supervisors from # great amount of labor and ty from much expense ire Lo have a Central Metropolitan Police here, em- the limite of this city, Greon Island, Cohoes, , Lantingburg, Troy, Greenwsb and Water Police Commiseioners sppointed hy the Governor ate, Who are to possers al! power in organizing, controlling the force and maintaining the law. Ail the particulars ate not yet developed, Clough it ix quite cer- tain the provisions of the law will confor in a greet measore with the New York and Brooklyn system. The conseqrenes WN be that the chenge will be fromdemo: cratic lo republican hands. There are qood reasons why some change sbould be inede among those who stand prominent in the depart:nent now. ‘The ousting Of General Niven from his seat in the Senate ts @ foregone conclusion, The contest of the elec- tion between him aud Mr, Low was.go close that no one can tel! which hed the majority. Mr, Niven has ocoupled the seat daring one aif the term, and the majority of the Sonate disposed to let his competitor finish out thig session. The next election they can enter the lists again if they choose, The exemption of national bank capital from taxation va matter of grave consideration among the country bankers doing business under our State laws. Those in- ivutions are now made to contribute their just propor- » to the ew of tho State government, which is very considerable wnder the extraordinary public expenses fueident to the war, may ail be very patriotic in thelr way; but, they argue, if thoy can be relieved from taxation. by closing ap under the State laws, and opening under the gen government, there- by siving from three to five per cent yeorly, it will be an object for them to make the chan; A bill was brongh both branches of the Legislature during the I ncaloulated to facilitate the changing of the sys jmit it met the veto of the Governor, From a para in Governor Fenton's moesage it le apparent that approve of the monsure; when it is presumed ks Will make the change, and thereby save the 1 of four or five per cent, which can thon be di among the stock holders. diMenlty bewwoen the Journal and Comptroller yon is deep seated, andcan never be adjusted or rolred. Tharoge in the first inatence on nceount otton of the Comptroller, some three years since, © refused to reengnize that as the organ whieh logal notices were required by taw to be ted, His action, together with most of hie n coming out for Fremont, and finally voting for otton, had a damaging effect with (ho republic: At the laat State Convention of the democracy a portion of the delegates stood ready, in caso of ura declension, to vote Mr. Robinson on their State ticket, So , that, however safe and (rust. worthy Ne may be as a public officer his connection with the repoblican party, though ultra radical ax he is, is now in (he Sear and yellow leaf of his official and politi Cal or istenes, dractr Court of Appeals, ALWANY, Jan. 1, 1866, The following 18 the calendar of the Court of Appeala for Monday, Junuety , 1965:—Noe, 39, 40, 41, 42, 42h, 44, 45, 47, 48 and 60. There if no session of the court this afternoon, which has adjourned until half-past nine o'clock Monday morning. Court Calen Bernas Comme Cmce <pent 1 oleven ovel . M. Now. 5, 861, 365, 967, 861, 419, 465, 457, is 406, 49%, 51:4, 617, 510, 827. ed 55 Overt Spent, at ten dvclocke A.M . O04, 644, 148, 902, ED A OG Case 00. Nq contender, abbots rThis Day. .—Conrt opens at 87, 120, oa, o~ Se NEWBERN. enna Additional Details ef the Expedition Up Roanoke River, THE FLEET REACHED POPLAR &., &e., Our Newbern (N. C.) Correspondence. Newnuan, N. C., Deo 21, 1864. The expedition that loft Plymouth, N. C.,, on the oth instant has returned, and anchored off Jamesville, Roun- oke river, having by arduous labor accompliaied resulta that reflect great credit upon its commanding officer and hia subordinates. ORGANIZATION OF THE BXPEDITION. ‘The naval portion of this expedition sailed from Ply- mouth on the evening of the 9th instant, in the following order :—Wyalusing, Commander Earl English, bearing the broad pennant of Commodore W. H. Macomb, com- manding tho Fourth division of the North Atlantic floet; Chicopce, Commander Hannell; Valloy City, Act ing Master Brooks; steamer Belle, Acting Mastor Green; picket launch No. 6, Acting Ensign Chapman; the ill fated Otsego, Commander Arnold, and the steamer Bazley, Acting Ensign’ Ames, and tho Sha:arock was to follow. Aland force, Colonel Frankle commanding, had started from Plymouth at daylight tho same morning to co- oporate with tho fleet. ‘THX OTSEGO DESTROYED BY A TORPEDO. Without interruption the'squadron, at ten o'clock the same night, arrived off Jamesville, a small town above Plymouth some twelve miles, when the signal to anchor was made from the flagship. The night was dork, and the river flowing rapidly in its narrow and tortuous channel, it was thought best to proceed no further until daylight. ‘The Wyalusing had just let go her anchor afew yards above the town, when two loud reports wero heard astern, and dense volumes of smoke and steam were een to envelop the Otsego. That fine vessel had struck two torpedoes; one under the port coal bunker, the other beneath the keelson, driving a largo hole through her bottom, and throwing ono of her hundred-pounder rifled Parrotts into the air. Sho sank in fifteen minutes in about three fathoms of water, being a complete wreck. Her officers and men lost all their clothing, excopt what they bad on at the moment of the explosion, but were cared for by their comrades of the other veasels, who hurried to their rescue, and perilled their own livesin saving their shipwrecked fellow sailors. Commandor Arnold behaved with great coolness, and ‘his self-posses- sion soon restored order and discipline on board the sunken ship, or at leaston her hurricane deck, which atone remained out of water, DESTRUCTION OV THE BAZELRY. Tn the morning orders wore given to drag for torpedoce, when it was found that the Otsego had struek upon a por- fect nest of them. The boats which bad been passing and reparsing to and from her during the night had rowed over'numbers of them, happily without touching them. Several were picked up alongside of the Otsego, and two wore found hanging to the torpedo fender, rigged at hor bow. Tho steamer Bazeley, during the morning, was ordered'te run down to Plymouth, to oonvey orders and despatches, taking on board for that purpose Pay- master Louis Sands, of the Shamrock, who had been de- tailed as one of the Commodore's aids in this expedition. On her way down, being directed to communicate with the Otsego, Captain Ames ran towards tho sunken ship, when a torpedo-struck tho Bazeley under her cabin, blow ing a hole clear through her, killing William C. Rosselt, Jad, and ip i POWNT, &e. John Gorrard, first clasa boy, and sinking thé instantly, The officers and the ‘remainder of the crew swimming, and wero picked up by boats, Captain Ames stuek to his vessel to the last minute, sd, upon returning to the flagship, thus laconically report ype AN : ir, the Bazeley has the dat The ruction ef two of our vessels so quickly male things look blue, but the grit and metal that heade:t the expedition was sufficient to overcome such disasters. A PRRAW START. Preparations were now fully carried ont to drag the river by boats for the torpedoes, which were constantly found in tho richast and choicest clusters, in some places eight or nino bei across the river ina line, and having susceptibilities of the most sensitive veture, “going off” on the: sightest jon. Communica- tions with Plymouth having been obtained, the signal was again made to@dvanee, the Valley Cily taking the lead. Mr. Chamberiain, « civilian, had volunteered to go with the’ expedition with cealcium light, which proved to be of great advantage to the flect in tho in- tense darkness of the nights. The light was placed on the leading vessel, snd made our path as clear almost as broad daylight. The fleet proceeded slowly, having six boats constantly employed in dragaing and picking up torpedoes, which continued to be found in profusion. Large nura bers were found at Shad Island Bend, and other points, and et in the attempt made to get them on shore. wenty-five were laid between Janesville and Poplar Point, a distance of twenty-five or thirty miles, TAVING ON TH08 ENEMY. The ficet anchored off several of the large plantations along the river, and the men were allowed to royale themselves with fresh provisions and other luxuriow articles that were contraband of war. All articles of military value were taken or destroyed, and a quanitry of cotton pressed into the service as bulwarks against cho rharpsbooters who lined the banks of the sires. MY Speller, a rich planter, owning @ place called Spellor's Lamiing, was arrested and sent to Ply mouth. accepted a nomination to a seat in the rel had three sons in the rebol army, and was ter reviler and: opponent of the government. Other prominent rebels were also seized and sent lo Plymouth One of them offered the Commodore and Captain Englis a large amount of gold which be lad on bis perso release him ; but, like Paulding and Van Wert o. o' patriotiain of the sailor chiefs revolted at the attempt ribe them, and an order to place the rebel in cle finement was the only result of the proposition. beon tittle known in this war among our we, and (hough many of them are (wr frov wealthy, their honor and good name i their eyes than mili The OF Tt was part of the programme that Col. Prankle ehowld communicate with ibe ieot at Jt but, without wailing for the arrival of the ve 5 pushed on bis x's Mills, Where a skirmish enst men to Fo with the enemy, who were repuised. The miils were burned and Col. Clark left to holt the place, while the main body proceedod onward, the retreating on [itubow Banks, a very strong and commanding positic river, twenty miles above Williamston. The flee this news by ove of Col, Clark's scouts, and the next da: icket boats, which bad boom sent back returned tothe fleet, bringing the adeitior intelligence that the ariny, getting out of provisions, I fatten back to Jamesville, The Commodore sent a patch to Colopsel commanding, #\ating that tine Woe precious; that the fleet would proceed at all bavacds, and would turn back for nothing until it reached the binf, ond urged that the troops should go forward once. A promise was re\urned thet the troops would again move forward i THE PLERT Ar ape Be kep Bon ae the river at every step, ex} ny, torpedoes, Pd ters and, pressing forward towards Rainbow, wat! the evening of the 20th, we turneda bend in the dgrea posing to view Poplar Point, @ high lui, thoroughly commanding the river THE MARINES ON SHORE DOTY. On our left, after doubling the bend, was a large, marshy plain,’ protected by a dyke, behind which slatp. shootors were thought to be lurking Commodore comb ordered the marince of the squvtrom to land,» tndercommand of Acting Rosin Fosset, of the Wynl eing, to move along the bank, I the levee, and look cut for the enemy. They roon fy and e'irmished with thom, the rebels being a towards (he point, Soon a iarge body of rebels was found, and a brick little action took plac. A prisoner, captured by Sergent Kane, Shamrock, "belonged to Whitfurd's rebel ' regiment, and reported thet bis feginent wae in the Ewamp, as the advance force OF the rebels, whose entire stron rth was some «fx thousand ten, The marines con tinted the skirmishing until nightfall, when they wer: recalled, having throughout the day behaved admiralty, retaining the ood reputation which that branch of ‘he service has always held. THE VALLEY CITY RNOOUNTRHR A RRRET maTrERy No sooner Lad the Valley City, whieh continued t tho leading veer! shown her bead arownd the point tt she was caluted by a battery which the rebels had p’ there so skilfully as to give thom aocurate and dendiy She rephed with great % and silenced the range. battery, but night fetl and the tring ceased. Dore g the night all the vessels were ano the rebels, who would aneak wp undor cover of the trees, fire a volley upon oar decks and skedaddle, their retreat beiug often accclerated by a wholesome doe of grape, During the fay the. Valle rebel y City had suffered badly from the battery Her pilot, Mer Lewis, was shot (hroogh the bead with & Minie ball, and instanily killed He was buried on the bank, the rebels, with their accvstomed tm tarity, firing on the burying party, A shell exploded in ler pilot house, badly wounding her other pilot, A number of her nea’ were also badly hurt THE FLERT IN A TIORT PLACE The @ist and 22d wore passed in shelling the batteries on Poplar Point, ond endeavoring to drag the river for torpedoes, that were thicker than ever. As fast ax our -bonts would leave the ships to commence dragging th rcbelé would open on them, wounding and Ki ling the men. Anew battery opened on the Valley City, inflict ing serious damage on her, The other ships, with their one handred.pounder rites, drove the rebels off re peatedly, but only toretarn whenever our fire slack ened +H was plain that we could no bor do without a land force to drive these fellows off, and clear the way for our dragging boats. Every moment ‘ie rebels Ufc ened tn the woods ; the trees aud b wore alive, with hooters; batleries were disco’ e fo our rear, and, in a word, squadron was critical ‘THE VLRET WITHDRAWS TO JAMEBVILLE The Commodore again sent a doapateh to the Colonel Commanding the land forces, bogging bim 6 ( ward without delay. Tho reply was-that the army would advance when transportation permitted. ‘The position of + © fleet was untonsble for \wentyfour hours more; to &% sin would have insure: the los of another vessel, te roa, = ce was impossible without army co-operation ; * fall advan = ‘uotantly, the Commodore gave the order to very re. Jamesville, there to await the action of the .. > eet fought ito way back for seven or eight army. The 9 rest of the way was passed in quiet niles, and th ad not yet been put out of commission, ‘The Otsego vid and a portion of his crew remaining Commander Arn. on her hurricane « battery had been re. sing, but her brass ho, ‘ook and living al fresco, Hor hoavy noved to the Shainrock and Wyalu- witzers still remained of her deck survey was now held upon hor, to defend her crew. A. it was impossible to raise oithor and it being decided thes -vthing that could be removed her or the Bazeley, ever, edoos were placed in her was taken away, and two @e, ‘hg the work of the rebels hulk and exploded, thus fla’@h. 9, and she was burne to Hor remains wore then 308 on! th otion of the Chicopee the water's The entire (eet, with the e¥e, ‘We and the United now at Jaman. Captain Amos waw Lockwood, to whick ned it last night, wrdered after the los of tho Bazeley, jo having sailed from this place to COMMANDER BIAI Phe indomitable pereoverance 8. oo re Macomb river filled and his captains, by pushing ow through ® for tifty with torp and fined with sharpshootem driving miles, dragzing almost every foot of the way an? the enemy before thems, is unsurpassed. even in’ fy Nant aapal history of ide war, Muny commander: ® have faltered after loosny two of their voagels ; bot (m is no fatertag in Macorty It was nt until all hopes obtaining tamd co-operation*was exhausted, and until was domonstraged that without !and sugport he could ge no further, Uial he comented to retire. Throughout the em tire expedition be asked his mem to encounter no danger that he did not himeelf share. Ha: exposure of Limsetf to death was constant and uinfifnetsing; bi» coolness aaa self-possession never left hin, and in Lim bis ollicers and men beheld an example worthy*of 2helr a¢miration and emulation. T ks of the Officers of the Otsego to’ Captain Wood and Ofticery.of the Trans port General Borry. Tho following oni of thanks hes Been presented to thre offloers of tho trasisport General Barry by the ollicors of the United States steamer Otsego, which was destroyed by a torpedo in the recent movemen® ‘up Boanoko river, North Carolina :— Wack or Usrrem Statra Srramen Oraxco, Roanon River, N. C., Deo” 15, 1864. The offlcers of this vesact desire to exprons Mfeir thanks to Captain Wood and the other oficers of thor amy trans: port General Borry fur the politeness and kirel considers tion they received oa board that boat, after their owu vessel was blown up by torpedoes, on Lue 1g lit of De. cember 9, and the polite manner in which they Sarnished both officers and men with every facility Tor abtaining oe coinforts they so much needed tn their destitute con tion, N. T. ARNOLD, Liectepant Commander. HENRY D, Fost Eusigh and Exgou.ive Olboar. J. 2. GALLAGHER, Ensign, TH GH 6 bn oula ro 3, Assistant Surgeon. 5 M, Acting First Apistant Ringinece, R.A. ROLFE, Captain's Clerk. ROBRRT T. HOUSTON, Paymaster’s Clerk. FRANKLIN STEDMAN, Acting Mastor’s Mote. Mincel Foreign tom: The report of the London, Buenos Ayres River Plato Bank, to be presented in London, re commends for the half adividend of 6 percent, and a» bonus of 108. per share. £10,000 hasbeen added to tho reserve fund, and £1,000 writien off preliminary expenses, lear ing £775 to be carried forward. Tho traffic receipts of railways in tho Toh ‘ed Kingdom amounted for the week ending the 3d’ of Ix ember, on 11,782 miles, to £608,004, and fur the correspe nding week of’ Inet year, on 11,805 miles, to £608,875, sha wing an in- crease of 857 iniles and of £39,159 in the recat ‘pte. Monday, the 28th of November, King George of Croce took the oath required from royalty by che #.a th consti tution which the modern Greeks have frnua o for the guidance of their government, Immediately after the oath the President declared the National Assem bly to be dissolved. Tho newspapers tell us that the a cremony was splendid, pompous end impressive. Those’ who saw it thought that it Was dull and cold, but very abo t. The revenues of Greece and the Tonian Islands for the ear 1504 are estimated at less than 27,000,000 de achuas, he expenditure of the year 1866, by the ‘budget of M Satoropoulds, is estimated at 27,350,000. To cor er the deficit he cotints on an improvement of the evens @ and on the collection of arrears, A return issued by the French customs auth \rities shows the vaiite of “ood. seized for fraud during t 1863 was nearly 745,000 [rrnce. The most consida = items of the goods confisculed were :—Stec!, of the ¥ alue of 102,000 franca; tobacco, 89,000 francs; horses, 68 000 francs’, cotton goods, 22,000 francs; sugar, 14,000’ fra ca; silks, 7,000; and cofice, 2,500 francs. In the exports the only’ article of consequence was rags, of the value of 7,000 france. On the arrival of the baron Osy stan vor at Antwerp a short time ago a Indy was detected atoms rt- ing to «muggio lace of the value of 10,000 franca. According to several French papers » new ciab, to be | called the “Silent Club,” ix about to be established im Paris, ‘The members may cat, drink, read, welio, oF smoke, but they must not speak, nor wear creaking boota, nor play at dominoes, nor “rattle the bones,” nor, in chort, make any noise whatever. The floors will bo covered with thick carpets, and the doors will open and shut without « sound. The quantities of vins ordinairres exported from France in the tirst nine months of 1564 was 1,207,777 hectolitres, against 1,414,441 hectolitres in the corres ponding period of 1864, and 1,416,219 heetolitres in (ho corresponding period of 1862. The exporta to Englaud wore 3,111 hectolitres, against 74,715 hectoiitres in the corresponding period of 1863, On the whole, the export of vine ordiuaives to Engiand appei pant bot it is of Preach brandies and pure alcohol that Bag!» i# the largest consumer, having taken 1 hectolitres to September 30, 1864, against 81,0 niiitres to and 66,550 hectolitres to the eorreanouiing date of 1 the corresponding date of 186: The pleasure of Napoleon's visitors at Complegne was endly marred by an occurrence which took place at the commencement of a boar hunt, got up for the P ext of Ta rout Gu 4, his horse his rider ng down on ¢ ‘cived @ most V Dr Cor cror’s physician, was sent to him, but the Cc died in the course of the night. The Treppiats monks have obtained a concession in the provines of Myth, in Cochin China, where they are about to found @ large agricultural establishment. Orange, in the Lapel ‘The Pungolo, of Naples, annonces that the brigand chief Schluvone, the terror of the Capitunate, has boon captured with five of hit wen. rh of Chan Dublin © as confirmed the oy, Which wt vinuw be nade bankrupte, 1 was different the law ws ri A memento of the Roman orcnpotion of Britain by the cca emperors was brought to light recently, during tbe ¢ vattons mace near the new Baptist chu jes a aite in the old city ditch, Hants. It coveixts of a largo brass coin of the Kiapor Antonivs Plus The obverse eabibite a Lend of that om peror, who was “remarkable for al) the virtues that can form » pertect statesman, philosopher and king,’ and the impreasion (a very fine one) is in almost ay good & comiition a8 when it leftthe Roman moneyer's stamp ro 16 somewhat damaged. Antonino, supnamed ed in the year A. D. 161, so that the piece of raoney f* upwards of seventeen hundred yours oid Mr. Ho Zirntorf, of M: pester, England, euly atten ton to a fetter in which apling of « passeqe tn the al Protection Soe tis probable Comte Briggs found in bis por arderers, OF from ty Jew ac P nidorf Insist Ubat, the Ger society owew an explanation to the Lorgestuah com munity whieh it has thus aasnited ous financial fact that the Para floanega are ondition than those of the korg dom of Taly ‘The dividends due in Paria at the end of use have twon alrendy forwarded from Rome hy Whe Mapal Min ister of Finunec, or—which amounts ty the same thing in the end—Messra. Rothsebili have come snted to ynpply @ pew loan to that amoent, Consequeat'/y Romeg con sole are quoted at 71%, while Ttalian (unas ore ny here Signor Righetti, the fortunate disco vewer of the bronze colonel stat! 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