The New York Herald Newspaper, January 26, 1865, Page 8

4 * oN ‘ x ) 8 WILMINGTON. A Reconnoissance Towards the Enemy's Lines. List of Rebel Officers to Sent North. Interesting Diary of Events Kep’¢ by the Enemy at Fort Fisher , f General Terry Demands fhe gur- render of Wilming? on. * ALL PROPERTY BEING RAPU LY REMOVED. / Preparations Making te.?Evecuate, Thengh Bragg Wax Confident #f° Holding the (Aty, Bry &o., &e. Ms, Homer Mery ¢ll’s Despatc’aes. Feet "sisume, N. C., Jan. 20, 1866. 2 TROOMNOMBAN’ 96 TF, WARDS THE ENEMY’SSLINEe. Brigaier General, Paine went out again yesterday in ferce to reconno’'@re” ihe position of the, ememy. ‘Te found the enemy,jazDefore, in force ab aut two miles from our extrer selfs, and after a severe skirmish, in which we succ peded in capturing fifty primeners, ‘General Paine retired. ‘THREATS OF A STORM. ‘The ‘wind ts ‘Bpringing up from t’ée worthenst, and ‘The vesseis are all teaming ‘ overtae bar through New {niet to fad harbor ‘everything Indic-tes @ severe storm. fm the Cape'Peer river. 4 DESPATCH BOAT FIRED CTOR. ‘Yesterdayéternoon, as the desyetch bost Tisza Han- ‘eeu Was proeceding up the river toa point further than any we bad yot reached, she wastpened uponby the guns of Fort @t. Philip, on the south bank 6f the river. Bevera) shots wore fred, some of which took effect. 4s Tanrwriting four splendid iron steamers, each ef ‘dove $00 tons burden—three captured on the night of the 18th inst. by’ the navy, and one last nigbt—are stcam- tag up towards &he ficet, convoyed by the Admmiral’s flag- ‘ip Malvern. ARIIV/LS OF PTEAMEDS. Steamer 8. ‘R. Spaulding (matis), from Portress Monroe, Ya; ‘the propelicr Thorn, commissary stores, from Fortress Mongoe, Va., and propeller Gen.’ Howard, light, Besasort, N. C., arrived here to-day. "TRE REMAINS OF COLONEL EXITH 70°SE CENT FORTH, “O¥be remains of Colonel John F. Smith, One Hundred * gad Twelfth New York, go North by the steamer Call- ‘Bernie to-day. Ow Boanv rar Desraton Boar C.' W. Orr For Frenxr, Jan. 20, 1865. ~MFPRARANCE OF THE PRINCIPAL REBKL @FYICERS IN COMMAND aT PORT FEHER, Last evening the rebel General Whiting, ecompanied ey bis staff, Colone! Lamb, a rebel, and several surgeons, ‘were placed on board the despatch ‘beat ©; W. Thomas, where they remained until sine o'clock this morning. “Whey were then transferred to the steamer California, und to Washington, both General Whiting and Col. are badly wounded—the former in the ankle end }, above the knee; the latter in :the hip, the ball stil) ng Sorty ‘yeuaining in, General W. H. . Whitt ith his eerful, and seems bear fertone with great fortitude. tempting ww take down a ‘Bve feet six inches in ‘bt, ‘thin: face, high chee! heig! Bones, dark hair and slenderty Diilt. “He sill! persists in that had he not been wounded we would never captured Fort Fisher. He waswounded while lead- RABEL OFFICKRS TO DR-GXNT ©..8. A., wounded. Wm. Lamb, ‘irginia, es ih, Chief of Stail-t0 Gea. Whitin, james H. Hill, A. 8 D. ©, to Gen. Whiting, wounded, Hasell, of Sou.\) Caroliza, Whitin, au Gleunan, of Bargeon 8. Singicton, of ; Vorth Carolina, A & A E Bledsoe, of ¥ nS A. Hits » 2 W. W. Griggs, of Vi a, C..B. N. Surgeon J. M. Heke, of AA Busgeon W. W. Latham, i Mr. 8. Cadwallad. &’s Despatch. Cn ¥ Powe, Jan. 23, 1865. The presence of the Secretary of Warat«Fort Fisher wriacible heroes under Porter and Terry, afforded an exe Wemt opportunity for the most gracious prerogative of o1 Veta position—that of eonferring additional rank upon o: Wers andgnen, who éoubly won promotion by persiste, % deeds .of heroic valor. Evory brigsdo commander pi Wticipatigg in the dead'y asoult was either killed or w: Wauded. ‘Che sur. yivers Were promptly promoted on the spot forever ‘made famous by thei bravery, The ga. Want Ge, Torry has not only been mado a major general o € volunwers by Bho assembied representatives of @ grateful people, but as becn contirmed a “brigadier general inytho apgular the day alicr ite capture by our Among others who coutributed to the ca; stare ef, the Yebel stronghold, distinguished themselves by She chasso- fer and urcfulncas of their services, and were «promoted Dy the Scerctary of War as a Gtting recognition \ of their deeds and personal worth, was Lieutenant Colo: Wel Cyrus B. Comstock, senior aid on the stall of Lieutenant Genera Grant. Colonel .Comstock accompanied the ill starred expedition under Dutler and Weitzel, and was, the. ‘elore, Boudly desirous to go with General Terry. His, weet ‘Bdility as an engincer rendered his services and aoe | Mayaluable to the latter. GBRETCH OF LARUTENANT COLOXEL COMBTOCR. ‘Lieutenant Colonel Comstock is & native of Masea-+ @huseits, about thirty-five years of age, nearly six Geet Is height, erect, spare and muscular; has light somploxion end gray eyes; is exceedingly quiet gad retiring in his manners, Wit posnosnes great amiobdility iowards friends and sasociates, united to a is ce of firmnesa Ho entered the Mi)i- tery Academy of West Point in 1851, and graduated with ked distinetion, at the head of hie clase, in 1855—Major Seneral God rey Wollzel Doing second. He was soon after to Key Wee: as an eeginver officer, and remained on there until appointed fnstructor in enginoering et West Point. Be remained in that institution tu the @atisfactory dischargo of his dut ea, until the commence- tof she pretemt war, when be was ordered to join Srpadiee Genera Barnard, Chicf Engineer of the regular y, ag aseistant, wih the rank of first lieutenant, first active rorvice thereafter was at th of wader Geversl McClellan, His ni poe aenooiated with headquarters of the army tomas, Under its 4.Zeren( commanders, until after ’ i » of Chancelloreviie, He promoted to a cap. Cincy rs Xfarch 1903, Whe it wae asce, wained that Gen, ni'e ations against Vieksburg wore to culminate ‘8 protracté 1 siege Captain Comatock and other engi. r officers ef fecomnized ubivity were ordered there for When Gq "nee! Grant was made comm ander of the division’: 9f the Miswséipp! Comstock waa ap- 4. enera! the rank of lieutenant tlocel 0 the waif fu that capacity ti) the formor'vas mode heyienant general, when he acco tas sonar Aid, Sines then bis carver ia duty. nfl Doiated T mniliar to all SUSIE REL RECORD QO%, EVEXTA Kery Ay ron? PrTIER. ‘Aen part of the histore @, the capture of Fort Fisher appana aD ord nd the’ memoranda made in par. ace thereof, was tak, With the fort, and por eneeen Gn UNNBU! egree of inten ‘The reader will per @eive thatthe garricon was com tantly being strength ved in various ways, and that it yo Umbered five tines os many 68 When Orrt witecked in Dect mber:— Firanqcarrens, Condy "OeRaT® Pot, Fout nN. Go A record will be kept of all events of any 7 in thie com- hen gestela % Of all of of afriving y throne and Casunilins, Viite of general ottie ng of Kins, piolifited Ar dismo niet. Of gui hE sived ab-poek Of arrivals or departures of teoopa, sOF winde and @abreme |wat or cold, &e. ‘ WM. LAMB, Colona! Comma Four Fr wer, Sevorte 0 Geven plockaders of Wind Pombywask and ww ¢ . @ man about poten e, five Lh od a it, dark xton, em, RN ir mix a ia quite chee to “4 ‘He -was wounded while mall American flag which tha been planted on one of the first traverses captured. ‘Colonel Williams lam te enontqauay 200 Foom of oa, NORTR. is @ list Of the officers who are being 7 if. ©. Whiting, of Mississippi, ©. & 4, Wanbes thuyeen, of Louisiana, €. Si ©., déout.and AD, C. Virginia, , Lieut, 20d A.D. C. to Colonel NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1865. on 7 tinwed all day. ae tenia Oey an efdition of one blockader. ",he two companieg of the Fortieth reai- Font Frauen, Friday, Jan. Four dlockaders off Wind in Panda ro ehanged abvut'two P. M. to the north, with a heavy storm. Bios kade runner Wild Rover, Randle, master, i apg) Framer, Setarday, Jan. 7, 1868. Five biockaders off, Wind south. Officer of’ the day reports notbing of interest. ; Fort Fiseer, egg Jan. 8, 1865, Five blockaders off. Wind Lag Nag ay Ber Fort Fisaer, jan. ie ‘Pour blockaders off Fort Frever, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1865. Omicer'of the day reports that, owing to the mist and = BO Seckpanes visible, Wi from the goutheast in morni a ‘One ekghtrined Columbiad mounted at the Columbiad No blockaders visibié+tn the afternoon. west wind, accompanied with ra'n and lightni he The eee can which had ee wed dor, te object aimed Fort , Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1868. ‘Three blockaders off, morning. Wind northwest, An blockaders in the addition of three Font Frame, Thureday, Jan. 12, 1865. : oer —- Pind oa Weiter cee. jan. Admiral Porter’ in aight, off the’ beach, north of Gatlin; about fifty vessels. Twenty minutes to seven @clock A. M. the enemy |, shelling the beach. 7:30 A. M.—Long roll of garrison. ap -in line of battle, preceded by the Ironsides, 10 A. M.—' from our oye fired. yoy on the fort. A. M.—Up to this hour the enemy have onty fired from the Ironsides and four Monitors, They lie very ‘close in. One or two frigates are lying outaide fring. ‘The balance of the fleet are up the beach, where they have landed their troope. 10 A. M.—Courier arrived, g information that the enemy had landed at Qatlin. uriers called'in. 11 A. M.—Up to this bour one of our gun carriages has Deen disabled, and one gun. 11:60 A. M.—The Tallabassee arrived from Wilming- ton. 13:60 P. Foligno Arlidge, from Battery “3 Colonel Lamb. ai 1P. M.—Dr. 8h Pagid to this time, only leton eleven men lightly wounded. e firing has been con- stant from the Ironsides and Monitors. One n was Sie See DoE ee this forenoon in of ‘Whiting arrived at marters. ts valusteored to bese & meseage to Suge? oni Loaf to General Hoke, from headquarters, for? mente. 4aP. a more severe tengo since Peale one Sounded~iwo severely. “Fue Sriguicn are > 4:30 PW.—The frigates have eal, 6 P. M.—Firing ceased. Mr. Waddell, of the telegraph bes gy= st informed the General thet the wires were en, submarine and land, by bhells of / 30 P. M.—Reinforeementa from Bald'Head and Cas- well; four from Bald Head, two from Caswell arrived. Casualties of day .—Forty-one w three killed. 11:30 P. M.—Major Riley arrived with reinforcements ag ” Fors Freura, Saturday, Jan. 14, 1865. jan, 8A, M.—Wind southwest,” At eight AM. seventy. two vessels of the enemy off. I: and four + tors in front. aur skirmish line plaiuly visible from it 10°30°A. M.—First gun from enemy. Steamer Welles, Seen chptured by the enemy, who after landing, have c thelr Ikbes from the beach to the Fiver. in force. Skirmish line of ene- ve opened on them. ‘amauga sent to fire on the steamer, now pa of the enemy. hee M.—Chickamauga opened on steamer, Result un- Chickamauga sank steamer, Fort Su morning, Jan. 25, 1865. 1A. M Enemy fred slowly Gurtng wbole of last night Pickets fell back, after skirmish Sring, P.M. about ten P. Lines of palisade manned di the night. hight disclosed a pickets Po steary Capa Bn cg pa Ra FE a, ‘enemy's fire du e wi It was directed along the Whole line of batlories 1n roar of ————, 10:40 A. M.—The bombardment for past hour anda balf Las been terrific, and so continues, The dre has been principally directed against the northeast face, and particularly the line of headquarters and the pulpit. Line of enemy's skirmishers seen in front of their rifle- pita, apparently in force. Tias'P M-The Tweniy-ffth South Carolina and a por. thon of the Twenty-first—the first commanded by Captain Cousea, the latter by Capt, De Bow—on their way from the Maric to pong passing through most terrific ire of enemy's naval artillery. Mention should be made of the gallantry and deter- mined bravery of Sergeant Philip Smith and Arthur Mul- dvon of Captain Van Botbielus’, marines, and of the couriers, Matthew J. Murphy and John R. Hnppay. 2). M—Enemy advancing. General Whiting ordera all bo may the palisades und works, REBEL ACCOUNTS. Hot Work Expected at Wilmington. {From the Wilmington North Carolinian.) Bince the fall of Fort Fisher there seems to be # lull in the war element, and quict reigns along the lines. The Seeree part of the combat is yet to come, Elated with their success thus far, the Yankeos will soon doubtless put forth another effort to beat back our troops. With the're- inforcements continually arriving, and from the position our lines have assumed, we trust his next effort will be a fatile one, Both armies are fortifying in their respective positions, and hot work may at any time be lookod for, The following despatch was read in the North Carolina Senate on Wednesday by the Speaker, sent from Wil- | mington by .E. D. Hall, Exq., Senator from New Hano- ver Mon. M of the Fenate:— imingtn hog ot Tale, nor likely tofall. Let North Carolina do her duty and all will be well, With an honest effort this town can be held. For God's sake lot the Logisiature come up to the crisis, Don't abe aypublic. ED. Geneval Terry Demands the Surrender { of Wilmington. . (From the Raleigh Progress, Jan. 20.) Persons who left Wilmington on Wednesday say our Sorces had s’allen back within eight miles of the town and that Geyenal Terry had demanded a eurrender, giving General Dengg wntil yesterday (19th) te decide upon what Aemwoud do, Tha removal of all public property was going on 44 Sast as porsdle, and we doubt mos but every preprir tion waa Leing made to fall back. 11 ja nat that Bragg and Whiting quarreled before the laiter was ered, and that Whiting swore he would serve un 0 ach & man, but wea prevailed on ky the troops to hold the command at Fort Fisher. It isfarther fai that soripof the generals and their troops wanted to attack the enewy as they landed near Fort Fisher, but that Bragg would pot allow them to do se until the enemy had intvWhohed, when Le ordered thera to beat tucked behind Utele works Porsous from thine say that all ts confusion at We mington, ard that Rovbing can be heard a to the fighting that has taken plage@be Casualties, or anything of the Kind, The general tmipression was that de piace would 90, end that mnost ofthe people woull remain and go with it, . — No Mowa ment of Importance. (Prom the Wylmiogton Jooroal, Jon. 18.4 Fo far ds we have bAen able to learn there hae been no movement of importandy among the Yankeo troops since the capture of Port Fishel, It is stated, upon whet ap- pears to be good authority, Ahat only two of ¢ had a yet made thelr appexrance fo the river opposite Fort Fisher. ‘The rovt of the fldus ta still iying off Forts Holmes and Carwe!) were evacuated by our troops On Mondays af We Oxpertod, the eappure of Fort Fisher rendering the folding of tho0 pointe weeiaes to un A peomendous exp) on war heard and felt n town vous Halfspagh One g'ela OD Tuesday morning, suppowd \o guoboate Dave been produced by the blowing up of the maguzines at the above forts, i aa The Fleet Unable to Reach Wilmington. [From the Wilmington North Carolinian, Jan. 18.) Up toa late hour of last night quiet reigned along the Ines, the enewry making no denvonrtration of any kind. ‘His gunboats are in the river, bul unable to advance, from good and sefeient cause, Fort Andrew te still in our bands. The enemy’s Monitors “raw about seventeen feet, and camnét carry water enough with them to come up. Not to speak of any other defensive agency at the dis- posal o? our military authorities for obstructing bis ad- vanco on the town by the river, we may mention that ‘our field artillery is fully adequate to the task of destroy- feg effectually his lighter draught gunboata, Bragg Confident of Holding Wilming- ton—Joke on Bragg. [From the Richmond Examiner, Jan. 23.) It ie rumored Genera! Bragg telegraphed to the War Department, on yesterday, that he is confident of his ability to hold Wilmington, His telegram has rendered many people quite uneasy, and at once gave occasion to reports about the insecurity of Wilmington, which have mo other foundation. THE DRAFT. ) ‘The Board mot in thetr chamber, N ’ Hall, pure Faking fn rte re cpg 9 dy Boaxp op Surge visors, Oreice No. 17 Orry Harz, New Ye Jan. 25, 1865, ‘We, the undersign Petes | the Board of Super- ‘visors of the county Jos, B. Young, Clerk of the Board of county, to call a special meeting of said visors for Wednesday, the 25th inst, at ‘M., to transact such busipeas as may be the Board, said per- ht O'clock P. i it before ‘WM, M. TWEED, SHERIDAN SHOOK ORISON BLUNT. WALTER ROCHE. SMITH ELY, Jn. ELIJAH F. PURDY. ANDREAS JOHN FOX. Presemt—Wiltiam m. Tweed, Esq., President, in the ehatr, and the following memblrs:— fu Blunt, ny, Fox, Purdy, Roche, Smith, ‘REPORT. Supeerines ee, from the Special Committee on Vol- "ae Special Geantaties on Volunteering respectfully (a ad they have just been advised that the number of in addition to men hitherte furnished from the county of New York, under the last call of the President, dated December 10, 1864, for three hundred increased from thousand men, has been fam arid bun- Seariy tweoty chourned (20000, on nator By what this conclusion is arrived at, upon or under what influences, your what bas's o: committee are not ised. ey the assurances of Prov: ral Fry, made to them hundred and ipa ree would not be changed. Thin qu: ey had nearly and the an. nouncement of this enormous increase is as startling to ‘them 4s it will be to the people of the county. ORISON BLUNT, M. TWERD, LISAH F. PURDY, ‘WM. STEWART, Committee on County ‘Volunteering. report was received. Roous thereupon presented the following ved, That the Committee on Volnntecring be and ately to ascertain the cause of the sudden and alarming increase m the in the number of men demanded of New ot was adopted by the Liomngg eved Affirmative—Supervisors eee ly, Fox, Purdy, Roche, ee , Tweed and imann—9. ‘Supervisor Buowr preeented the following :— there are of the quota of the county of New York under the President's lust call for three hundred ae eee juota is now about od (20, mon to be ge by the county, the num! of men enlisted by the Vol- unteer Committee and credited to this county is very Sra now belug calised in ths ty snd county forthe are now volunteer force, the regular ‘and the navy, from Ws Se. thee Raeeeed ee peri all of whom are credited to localities, other 8 C ts fa divect violation of law to take any man out of this county for enlistment in any other State; whereas, on grect aad gronttan Sonree.cf Gime ia our number of a t uy i appealed to the Common Cou! and to re the passage of an caleulated to k the business of recruiting im this county gee to erect booths for granting fecruiting purposes in our public parks and squares; but much @) have as yet met with no response, while, at meeting of the Common Council, the number of recruiting authorized is |, although wo have rej ly stated that such action is only a hind- rance to rasing of our own quotas, and but addi- tional facilities for who would the county of her men; therefore, be it Resolved, That the Common Council of the eity of New ‘York be and is hereby respectfully invited to aid the ‘olunt in the work of savis the county of New York from the calamity of a dra! by adopting the ordinance hitherto recommended, for the pepo of punishing those who may be engaged in the yusiness of procuring men, enlisting in and for New York county, to credited to any locality other than New York; and be it further Resolved, That the Common Council of the city of New York be Tespectfully and earnesily urged to refuse any forther permits for the erecting of recruiting booths in our public streets, parke and ee and also solicited to passa gencral resolution revoking ali such privileges heretofore granted, assuring them that in no other way can they so effectually contribute to rave the city from the calamity of a ‘draft; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and resolutions, duly attested by the Clerk of this Board, be transmitted to his Honor the Mayor, and the Honorable the Common Council of the city of New York. Supervisor moved that the Board do now ad- rn. stich was carried. Whereupon the Prnemmr declared that the Board ya adjourned to Matas, oe at two o'clock onry 6, 1', YOUNG, Clerk. The Quota of the State. Acrasy, Jan. 26, 1865, The quota ef all the Congressional districts im this Btate under the last call, as forwarded by General Fry to the Adjutant General's office bore to-day, is as follows:— Dist, ; Quota, 1,065 {From the Aibany Journal, Jun. 24. It is undorstood that the Governot haw boos to Wash- ington, and had an interview with the Secretary of War iD ing upon them the propriety of making one year's the basis of credit in dling the quoia, lusteed OF requir: it to be filiod by fu the full number of men lied fur, He claimed for this method ike merit of dis tibuting the burden of raising men more equally among all the districts and localities of the Swte than will be done under the plan cm 4 at the department, an tt will give those districts which faruished one year men under the former call for Ove bundred thoassad men an opportunity of placing themselves upon an cqual footing with other districts which were fortunate in obtaining and ifn oth ota in this man- 4 be rained, then all_ the districta would hy wring whatever deficiency might be requ: hove locall- ties which are now bebind, im the nur ears of sor- vice furnished, the same advantages now S Giling the uote which other districts have had, Ina word, making term of eulistimont the basis of credit im Alling the quote, Munteipal AWairs. MESTING OF THRE LAGISLATIVE INVESTIOATING commiTres. In accordance with @ ronulution adopted by the Benate at Albany, Senators Munger, White and Buinphrey ave been pppoloted a committer to examine tate tho affairs and the administration of the folowing depart menterTax Cotisninsioners’, City Loepcetor's, Street Commissinner’#, Contytroller'e Cre Aqueduet, the Bur. rogate’s Oca, aod Unt proce gs of the Board of The committee 6, 41 Chambers York, Supervingie of the coun’y of New wom No Meet today at twolve o'clonK #ireot ft which Uime Mayor 0 them for ihe purpdee of und He | li ~ Havana. aangneen ADDSTIONAL FROM MEXICO, Reo Kee ake. The United States mail steamship Eagle, Captain Law- ence, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon, bring'ng dates to the Zlet inclusive. ‘The weather was quite pleasant, and the evenings cool. No sickness of consequence. ‘The blockade running steamship Colonel Lamb, Sying the rebel flag, left Havana op the morning of the 2ist, supposed for Galveston, The crews of the English steamers Haiti and Palikari, then lying in port, cheered her as she passed by. ‘The steamship Yazoo, from New York, arrived at Havana at ten o’clock on the morning of the 2ist, in six daysand » half, and would leave same dey for Now Orleans, The Havana would leave for New York on the 24th. Our Havana Correspbndence. Havana, Jan. 21, 1866. ‘The news we received from Mexico and published in the Diario since my last, confirms, as it were, that pubd- lished in the papers of your city of the 13th inst., or rather renders it probable, ‘The Betafette of the 29th ult. reported General Cour- tols d’Herbal to have made a reconnolssance up to the ‘very walls of Oajaca, where, it says, bis escort was fred ‘upon; that be then returned to Etta on the 26th ult, An obstinate resietance was expected, and the attack was to be made on the 27th. This paper states that Porflerio Diaz has a force of eight thousand, with sixty- five pleces of artillery. Asto the latter item I have no certala information; but as to the numbers under his command Ihave, and can state that itis more than double the estimate of tho French; and they are better provided with resources than any of the liberal armics have yet been. The church party have been for some “time aiding him with money and ig now stron; the Sik 8 Fea SS awa} things” is eo flood the country with beathens, They, therefore, voluntarily aid Porfirio Diaz, ‘The old mint ie. Oajace ie work night and day coin- ing the gold and silver brought by the churches and 1 have in m: & gold ounce peop le. y possession minted at Onjaca, beari ——— Mexicana, 1864;”” wae ss the mint at Mexiso, as I ean vouch for from personal observation, on the 16th ultimo, under Sextcailien's orders, they are coining silver dollars, Josey, Sha ano Mexicana, ” the new em- yeror having no new dies, and not ing coin of the \blio to appear with the date of 1864. ine disaster at Etta must have beem a very serious one to call Bazains to the field from the eago he was enjoying in the city of Mexico. Ramon Carvallo has received his exequatur as Consul General of the Mexican ompire in this island, and he officially communicated his having Fe arin) his consulate, this city. He in- 3 Diag, the consul many years of the Mexican repoblic, for the pas tne aohives of that consulate, and this in the most undiplomatic jlonguees. Mr. Dias replied to this demand that his governmen' Ddeing still the only legitimate one end stil by several nations, he could not entertain the idea for s moment, nor, even wore it would ho deliver archives’ with which he (Mr. (.) could have no right tons, in ball M. Henera & Co. This steamer brought us good news from Wilmington, which is con- firmed by the Sylvan, direct trom Will on. nel Lamb, a very fast iron steamer, is This ts faise, as even while t write rhe is evidently her crow. She is w her ey see Taiso saw xcs Of coal on her deck, abresst the enzines, forward of the guards. There ix, t think, no doubt that ehe is intended for a ateer. Itisjust reported to me that this vessel one han- oo and forty men on board, cleared as passengers for janeau. Mexico. THE PERSONNEL OF THB NEW COUNCH. OF STATE, The Franco-Mexicain gives the fuliowing decree, nominating the new Counc of State:— MINISTRY OF (TATE Marnmuuax, Emperor of Mexico:— In view of the decree by ws ordering the formation of a Council of State, and by advice of our Council of Min- isters, and considering the merits and qualities united in nt a Langage aecaeg decreed and we decree lowing : st "Sooo Maria Lacures ia named President of the *The bis alley: The Blockade of St. Marks, Florida, TO THE EDITOR OF THY HERALD. ‘The port named above is, at the present moment, ene of much interest, from the fact that Wilmington has been closed against blockade runners by the capture of Fort Fisher; as, also, because the United States Consul at Barvana has recently informed Mr. Draper, Collector of tho port of New York, that ‘‘the secessionists in Havana fare making efforte to etake out the harbor of St. Marks wsauew for blockade runners, eo that they may enter with steamers tn the night time.” St. Marke is the Bt. Marks river, and is the seaport of Tallahassee, t) capital of Florida, with which it is connected by a rail. road twenty-six miles long. A letter just received from a son of tho writer of this, who te the naral commander off St. Marka, gives tho following Information ag tw the blockading squadrop there: — Caances Rock went, or of the Reformed Dutch Church, Catekitl, New York :— My ship, the stoner Hendrick Budson, ft 8 fine ‘vessel of seven guns and one hundred and twenty officers and men, and, fn cege of au emergency, cao go as fast an most others, Ihave throe vemscis under my command, ond shall be for some tine very busy in conducting operations agalost the enemy tm this vicinity. These conetet of 6mall expeditions, condseted with a view to uryrie thew, and accomplish tue object desired. ©, BH. ROCKWELIA —— The Lock in the Now Jersey Assembly. ‘Travtoy, Jan, 26, 1865, ‘The Hours epent the whole day in trying t organize, Tho democrats prevented any question coming up that Contempiated an organization by the thirty voles of the } fepat , by the ald of parliamentary tactics and by speaking On pointe of orfer, Both sides Keep in good oral who left the republican caase to ia to the “new order of th.uga” ae ment Adjcurmed & ten u'¢loek to-morrow, the local boards from raising apy salaries 80 as to date Dock. In this form the bill will pass without delay, and with the power to issue revenue bonds provided to give Citics have given notice for s hearing on Thureday week on the bill before them, which bill provides for the ap- pointment of four practicing physicians as a metroplitan board. The freshet of railroad grants for the streets of New ‘York has ebbed out for the present. The bill introduced fm the Senate amending the charter of the Dry Dock and Battery road merely enables the extention of a track In Desbrosses strect for about a block, to accommodate the travel from Desbroases street ferry, which would prove a General Railroad law, in which the rate is specially fixed at thi cents mile, A separate bill, relating only to the Central had been introduced and would probably have ; Dut the new the measure brings in a number of questions pol Judson River managers, which will raise an opposition moat serious nature, ff ae eee Oe ee ment on the bill out of the qu ¢ apprehension lege earncet attention. The ig entitled toan endow- ‘ment from the United States public lands of about eight bundred thousand dollars, conditioned upon a certain ad- ditional sum being provided for this purpose by the “year. This ificent foundation was put in the form ofa People’s College, and located county, upon the assumption that Charles Cook would still further endow the institution with the sum required on the part of the State. The result would appear to be, that Cook's liberality will turn out a mero ulation to advance the value a that the na- million of dollars. This magoii- cent offer has been placed also before the Committee of Regents of the University and | ad the question of the Poople's College a new curious revelations are iorthcoming in to the present condition of the Havana concern, mton’s visit to Washington had reference mainly toan rt to have the quota for the present ca!l counted upon a term of one year and the enlistments for ‘two or thres year terms to count in Cig ongien He is not sanguine of a favorable decision, not had ap comftal reply as yet. ‘The Tax Office bill was argued before the Committee of ‘Ways and Means this afternoon. Henry H. Anderson’ appeared for the commissioners as Col obtained a a ecieanng) for two weeks, ‘Delavan is crowded to-night with republican poli- ‘of the State, con- the quest! ‘United States Senatorship, in anticipation of Morgan's gic ge A Sr ge in A. yke, Greeley au many from NewYork city, are on band. The con- clvsion at a caucus held here to-night is, to contre upon Governor Fenton as Mi "a successor, The idea pre- vails, however, that. lent Lincoln will. not consent to dispense with Seward in the Cabinet, He relies on and ‘Beward has 60 strong a hold upon his counc'ls, the idea of a jon is dis- credited, even fur the im it sion, at this time, The journal iden of Governor Fenton having authorized eee ae Cpt [pelo semen dol party ask no aut y for claiming him as rep- resentative for the office. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. Abayy, Jan. 25, 1865, ‘WILIS REPORTED FAVORJBLY. Amending the charter of the Soolety for the Reforma- tion of Juvenile Delinquents. Amending the charter of the Brooklyn Mercantile Library Association. Releasing to the Missionary Society of the Most Holy Redcemor the State interest in certain lands. Tho adverse vote on the bill relative to the German Seria was reconsidered, on motion of Mr. Fisua, and the recommitted. Incorporating the Arion Society of New York. jon lew 5 Authorizing the New York Dry Dock and East Broad- ~ Railroad ee their track. incorporating the Association of Base Bal} wie yy ‘anew Capitol. For the better protection from fires in New York. H1.LS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Freipe—Relative to unclaimed y. By Mr. Dutcima—Relative to the officers of the De- — for etn at ‘on of Bulldt: . Fete eh api measurers in rr Richmond and Suffolk «o.aties. oan ere Providing pay for the Erie county Supervisors for extra services. Amendii he charter of the New York Quaranty and ent a iow Inaouuahy Sowpany, a Tu orporating the Portchester Savines Bank. Incorporating the New York Stuuio Building Assocta- ton. Authorizing the Manufacturers’ Bank of Brooklyn to remove to New York, Enabling the Trustees of the Soamen’s Fund and Re- treat to burrow money. The resolution of thanks to Admiral Porter and Gene- was adopted unanimously, Mr. moved that the Attorney General be re. quested to report what legal authority, if any, the Hud- son River Railroad Company bas for diseonti ing their rogular passeng’r trains below Twenty-ninth — ween York, aud to a city horse railway bet en: ty-ninth and mbers streets, The inction was adopted. Assembly. ALaany, Jan, 25, 1865, For a Buresa of Assessments in New York; to incor porate the Masonic Savings Bank; incorporating the East River Tollgate Company; to incorporate the New York Literary Club; relative to the savings banks in New York ; relative to the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Society of New York; to regulate the freight tariff of exprees in ¢ SHecneia BILIA ETRODTCED. Oar Fortress Monroe Correspondence. Foararss Movnos, Va., Jan, 22, 1865, ARRIVAL OF THR SHAWMUT, ‘The United States stenmer Shawmut, which left the Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard on the 10th Instant, ar Tived at thie piace at five o'clock P M. to-day, on ber ‘way to Join Admiral Porter's feot, at Wilmington, NG This vosac! was built at Portsmouth, N. H., and isa pro- peiler of five hundred and forty tons, of the sai cas as the Maumee, built at thejBrooklya Navy Yard, carry. Ing & battery of eight guns and # crow of one hundred and twenty men, She has deen four months In commis fon, ond during the first two months was sent in pursuit ofthe pirate Tallahassee, The following te 0 lies of ber ofcore a . mander—John G, Walker, and Executive Oficer-Jamen T, Rows, Navigation Oficer—Gardver A. Charehilt, r B. Rurvell, Deniet Friele, Marion Hiiain B, Trufant and John A. Davis m TL Talbot, Third Acgistants, ad RB, Osterhandt, la M. Farnham, nis r Bajineert--Chief, Ww) ‘a Low, William Powe ting Assistant Paymaster. ting Asmetant Sur J arpenter Jonny Peatsvons nl die nO, Crocs, erber! Saunders Ship" veaCharlos B. Mielke, Pasmastey's Stew nrd—Mict wet Teoh, Suryeon's Sleward—kdward Wo Mail, SAVANNAH. , Dificulties in the Postal Arrangements. ————_—s PROMOTIONS IS SHERMAN'S ARMY, &e., &e., —— Mr. J. E. P. Doyle's Despatch. { Savaxnag, Ga, Jan, 18, 1868, ; Sherman's army is ctili here, resting upon ite wall @arned laurels, and undergoing reorganization and ment for new, and we hope, equally substantial And much the men require rest and reorganization the long and fatiguing march to the coast, the latter tion of which was made by many with bare feet and taf tered clothing. They are now receiving new outfits the winter, and in a few days will be all right again { fighting or marching. When we will move or to what point Sherman next direct bis columns ts, of course, known only to commaniling generals; but that we will soon be on mareb is no secret, Never have the men been better: pared for an active campaign than they are at with an abundance of supplics, superior armament, id health, and a firm and unswaverng determination close up this “civil war’ before another winter. * MATL FACHLITEs seem to bo not of the most eatisfactory kind, Many officers and soldiers of the army have not heard home since cutting loose from Atlanta, Whether it the fault of the government or the New York distributl office, I cannot say, but letters written in New York Pennsylvania not unfrequently ocoupy two and weokg in transit, Colonel Markland, at the head of military postal system, is untiring in his eflorts to the mails tothe army with all possible despateb, fault is not with him. Certain it is, some reform ils ne« cessary in the case, 4 * PROMOTIONS IN PHERMAR’S ARMY. ‘The promotions in the armies of tho James and mac have been followed, 1 am happy te announce, the recognition of the services of several superior officer in this army. In addition to more already published the following I have learned, were recently promoted:— / Brigadier General Kijpetrick, of the cavalry, Breves air General. , gadier General Baird, of the Fourteenth anny corpey, Brevet Najor General. Brigadier Gencral Harry, General Sherman's Chief of, Artillery, Brevet Mujor Genesal. Brigadier Geu:ral Wood, Fifteenth army corps, Breve neral, rigadier General Corse, of Iowa, Brovet Major Gene~ ral, for gallantry at Allatoona, i auriener General Leggact, of Obio, Brevet Major Genes * Colonel Buell, Fifty-eighth Indiana, Brevet Brigadier, jeneral. thom! Fearing, Ninety-second Ohio, Brevet Brigadied, ‘Colonel Parry, of Ohio, Brevet Brigadier General. Licutenant Colonel Clarke, Assistant Adjutant Army of the Tenn jr General, ep gto a Major an s mpeale Fisley, ‘Seventy-fourth Ohio, Major watpuant Captain H. F. Perry, Thirty-eighth Indlanay Diajor Coster, Thirty-oighth Indiana, Licutenant Colonel Sergeant William Shaw, Thirty-elghth Indiana, Company B. Sergeant Charles Dewees, Thirty-eighth Indiana, z Lieutenant Company C. Licutenant iirinkworth, Thirty-eighth Indiana, and Aid-de.comp to General Corlin, i sek Rovert Middleton, Oompany ©, First Liew it. BREVET NAJOP CENTRAL DAVIS 4D THE NEGROFS. Tlearn that the Washington correspondent of a New- York paper publishes a letter from the army, et ing General Jeff. (. Davis for bis ection in driving contrabands from his column, What motive the had in view I know not, but I presume it is to the government ugsinst the general and to defeat confirmation, It was my privilege to know all the fact fn the case, being present when the order for turning contrabands out of the column was given, and, while do not wih to appear as the apologist of General Davis, take pleasure in bearing witness to the fact that, the whole march Genera! Davis exhibited s deep in the condition of the poor contrabands; permitted, of ‘at least did not object to the riding of women and childq Fen in army wagoun, and ouly turned them out of hig column when he found that the safety of his which was far inthe rear of the other columns, raseed by Wheeler, and threatened with momentary assault from Bragg, depended upon rapid ‘The negroes were turned out to prevent the of the movement of the column, and not om account any objection on his part to the unfortunate people ob« taining their freedom from the tyranny of rebel masters, It fs, accordingly, unjust to censure an officer who hag rendered our cause such signal service as bas Gen. Daviag for holding his soidier’s lives in higher estimation the negroes, But there are sume croukers who are gatished unless the darkey is exalted above else. General Sherman's order on the subject was vi ‘explicit, and I have yet to learn that General eccrsitaas | lated 1s in the slixhtest particular, CAPTURE OF TORT FIBHCR IX SHRRMAN'S ARMY." , ‘The news of the capture of Fort Fisher, with Majo® General Whiting and its garrison, and the opening of thé Toad to Wilmington, has just been received, and has fille the hearts of the army with joy, General Foster arrived here this morning with the gratifying intelligence. Coroners’ juesta. j Rerorrep Sciciwr or 4 B —Yesterday morning a telegraphic despatch was received at Police Headquare ters from the Twenty-ninth precinct, stating that a broker, named Horace Cushing, residing at 18 West Thirty-tbir@ — while in a titof insanity, had jumped from @ second story window to the yard was almost ind stantly killed, The occurrence took place at balf-pastt tix o'clock A.M. Asrequosted in the despatch, infor. tion of the fact was gent to the Coroner's office, and Inter: the day Coroner Gamble proceeded to the late residence the deceased to bold an inquest over the remains, bu' up to the closing of the ofice last evening, the papers had vot been returned. Fara. Casva:r¥.—Coroner Gamble yesterday hold am: inquest on the body of Joseph Mayer, @ German, who, died from the effects of injuries received by accidentally falling into the cellar of » new bulldiug, in Broad: Twelfth street, on Tuesday last, Deceased lived at No. has left a widow and Rivington stre:t, where be chikiren, Evening Stock Exchan; ne Stor mmnayy Jan. Astee.—In Brooktit = ‘Wednesday, January Pinte G V Armen, coh oF the lato Abraharm and Asten, tn the 38th Sear of hie Tet ie Aer an us agen a NIONS, BAD. o Con ase De KICT 68 Howe teuda SOP Ade Ipht atrcet. 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