The New York Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1865, Page 4

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AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irvi \—Trauan Orena— Don Sumastiax, hae Se BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Fortr Winns— Toovixs. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Hautx.. NEW BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.—Tae Devit' Buane—Saw Parc 1 Puaxce—Foou ov Yue Faxes” WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Gauy. or Lire. ba al THEATRE, Broadway.—Tux Streets or New 1K. FOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Damm Taot—Niuen’s Maip—Inisu Teron. ghIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tux Brue’'s Sraata- a PARNUM'S MUSEUM, Broadway.—Two Mammorn Fat ©. Yuen—Living SxuLeTON—Dw arr—(rant Boy—Tae WORK- Wit or New Yous—Day and Evening. BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- Songs, Dances, Bunuesquies, &c,—Live WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.—Sreeers oF New Youk—Tue PLay Bint—Eniorian Sonas, Dances, &0. SALLE DIABOLIQUE, 585 Broadway.—Ronent HELuxr's Binacess—Grars. it falling into the hands of the Yankees, EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘We have from Europe important intelligence, two days later, brought by the steamship Saxonia, which arrived here yesterday, from Southampton on the 8th inst. The English Parliament was opened on the 6th inst., the Quéon’s address being read,by the Lord Chancellor. Its reading was succeeded by a vory interesting and ani- mated debate on American affairs between the ministry and their supporters and the opposition, which showed @ material change @f opinion ou the part of British states- men regarding our war and the position of the United States government. Earl Ruascli admitted that we had just cause for complaint against England, Both in regard to the fitting out of rebel pirates and the toleration of raiders in Canada, and thought it was not unnatural that our government should take steps for increasing ts naval force ou the Northern lakes. Other members ox- pressed similar opinions. Animportaut meeting of the French Privy Council took place in Paris on the 4th inst., at which the rela- tions between our government and that of Napoleon, and the attitude assumed by the American Congress and Poople regarding the imperial usurpation in Mexico, are sald to have formed the subjects of discussion. It is understood that the council's final agreement was to abstain for the present from all movement in these mat- tors, “fithout, however, indulging ina false, security,"’ ‘The Paris Mcnifeur pronounces the reports that Sonora and other Mexican States have been ceded to France ab- solute fabrications. Tho Olinde, one of the Franco-rebel rams, sailed from the Isle of Houst, off the coast of France, on the 28th of January. She had been previously supplied by « French steamer with guns, ammunition, crew, coal and all the other necessaries of an outfit. It was reported that she was bound for Charleston, for the purpose of raising the blockade. If this was really her destination she proba- bly sailed a little too late, in view of our recent accounts of affairs in that vicinity. The latest reports say that the Olinde had reached Corunna, Spain, where sbe lay in an unseaworthy condition, It is said that Maximilian, of Mexico, has addressed an autograph letter to the Pope explaining his reasons for assuming tho claim of his government to all the Mexican church property. The opening of the Suez Canal to navigation through- out 113 entire length, frum the Red Sea to the Mediter- ranean, has been officially announced to all the chambers of commerce in Europe by M. Lessepe, president and superintendent. Gencrat McCtollan, with his family, arrived in Liver- Bee on the Sth inst., and left for London on the next ay. Consols closed in Tondon on the 7th inst. at from eighty-nine and one-eighth to cighty-nine and one-fourth for money. On the same day there wasan advance of from one-fourth to one-half of a penny per pound on cot- ton in the Liverpool market, which closed quiet, but rm. Breadstufy, provisions and produce were dull, with « downward tendency. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steam transport Blickbura, Captain Berry, ar- rived here yesterday, from Savannah on the 18th, Port Royal on the 14th an@ Fortress Munroe on the 18th inst, No news of importance for the press was furnished by | the Blackburn; but she brought important despatches for | General Grant from General Sherman, which were left | VAN AMBU & CO'S MAMMOTH MENAGERIE, G89 und bab Broadway.—Open from 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. HIPPOTHEATRON, Fourteenth _ streot.—Equesratan, Gruxasnic an Ackosatic ENTERTAINMENTS—MOTHRY Goose AMERICAN THEATRE, No, 444 Broadway.—Baizts, Pantosimes, BunLEsques, &c.—Tax Youre acuors, pour y *-CAMTRELL'S MINSTRELS, 199 and 201 ye Inqum. 0: ape Bowery.—Boxas, Daxcxs, Buazseuns, £6. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Open from 10 A. M. till WY. M. M, 600 Broadway.—Movina Wax VANNUCHI’S LVS Fravnxs. == Now York, Monday, February 20, 1865. THE SITUATION. The news of the occupation of the capital of South Carolina by Sherman's troops and of the probable fall of Charleston, published in yesterday's Heraip, caused much rejoicing throughout the country. We have | wuccesses, The Richmond Examiner of the 17th inst. has some additional particulars of the reported fight between Kilpatrick's and Wheeler's cavalry on the Ath inst., at Aiken, on the railroad leading from Branchville to Augusta, and about eighteen miles from the latter place. The Bzaminer reiterates the previous rebel statements that Kilpatrick was “driven back a dis- tance of about five miles,”’ and gives as the reason for not cc ntinuing the pursuit the exhaustion of ammunt- tion, It is claimed that a number of Union soldiers ‘were captured in the affair, The rebels now estimate the entire number of Sherman's forces operating in the inte- rior of South Carolina at only forty thousand. The captain of the steamer Ariadne, which arrived at Fortress Monroe from Fort Fisber on last Friday, reports that just before he left abright light was seen in the Gire.tion of Fort Anderson, on Cape Fear river, causing surmises that it had been abandoned and burned by the Tebclx. Late rebel papers make statements and throw out hints which seem to confirm previous reports that preparations for the evacuation of Wilmington by their j forces have been for some time in progress. A recent number of @ paper published in that town mysteriously alludes to ‘important movements” there, which it is not deemed prudent to describe, The same paper thinks tho design of Commander Cushing's late expedition from Cape Foar river to Little river was to cut tho Manchester ‘and Wilmington Railroad. The rebels at Kinston, N. C., now thisk that the story about a heavy concentration of Union forces at Newbern, with materials for repairing and stock for running &e railroads leading into the inte- cior, is greatly exaggerated. Our despatches from the James river armies men- tion continuous picket firing for several hours all along the lines in front of Petersburg on the night of Thurs- day last, and some artillery firing on the evening of Friday, but do not allude to any resulta of consequence ‘as following. A sudden and somewhat impulsive atiack on the pickets Of General Forroro’s division of | pealing the pro-slavery statutes of the State was passed smashed the the Twonty-fifth corps, in front of the Bermuda Gofences, was made by the rebols on Friday morning; but thoy were easily driven back by the colored troops, who suffered little if any loss, The daily infux of de- ferters from Leo's army continues to Increase, It ia supposed that about forty rebels were killed by the Blowing up of thelr fing of trace steamer Behults, om lant | by one of their Own | The lone is ortimated at thirty-five thousand dollars, be Three fires, supposed to be incendiary in their origin, fore, ocurred in Peagla, Minols, on the night of the 21th inst. | the time of the next Presfdential election, and ‘The Rock Island Railroad depot and the Fayette flouring | ag for oll, we will find hung out beside the mills, with thetr contents, wore entirely destroyed, en- Friday afternoon, in James river, borpedocs. Richmond papers contain General Leo's order on as- Guming command of all the rebel armies. He still ro- Jains personal supervision of the Army of Northern ‘Virginia, and his headquarters are in the field with that organization. The rebols are still much agitated over the matter of negro enlistments, Resolutions were reported {n tho Virginia House of Delegates on the 16th inst, @ranting permission to the Jeff. Davis authoritics to re- cruit any number of the able-bodied negroes of that State During @ debate on the 16th they may deom proper. inst te ko phted that Ww in the rebel on the food que ow thoucands of avidiers one mem: families at Fortress Monroe. \ The steamship Guiding Star, Captain Knapp, from New Orleans on the 11th inst, arrived at this port last evening. Her reports from the Gulf have been anticipated by the arrival of the Geswes- crm” well, on Gatnrizy;' “Tho Guiding Star reports hay- ‘ig been signalised by the steamehip Morning Star, off Hatteras, to stop and take off her mails, ‘as sho was obtigad to put into Fortress Monroe from the | Alabama and other privateers, and he. cites | of General Grant and move down to a junction } present. in our columns to-day. The opening of the British Parliament, the Queen’s speech, and tho debate in both houses, elicited by the reading of that document, together with the result of the meeting of the Privy Council in Paris, form the leading features of the news. The debate was a most significant and in- teresting one, exhibiting a material alteration in ps lc opinion, not only of the people bui ihe s!ateamen of Great Britain, since the recea) jreat military events which occurred in this coun'ry. The capture of Atlanta, the march of Sherman through Georgia and the fall of Fort Fisher have had as telling an effect upon the opinions and hostile feelings of Bu- | rope, with regard to the United States, as they have been destructive to the rebel cause. There is no better evidence of this than tho altered tone both of ministers and opposition- ists in the late debate in the British Parliament, ag well as in the fears expressed in the French Privy Council of our future’ foreign policy. They are beginning to recognize the power and permanenoy of the North; its vast resources; its military, naval, commercial and producing capacity, which bas accom: things under the stimulus of this war that ‘world never believed the country was capable of. This it is which has changed the opinion of Europe from hostility to friendship. The won- derful talisman that has wrought this conver- sion is the news of Sherman’s victories, and Porter’s irresistible naval dash, and General Grant’s sound and certain plan of war- fare. When the news’ of the capture of Columbia and the fall. of Charleston, which went out ‘by the steamer from Portland yesterday, arrives in Europe, the conversion will. be complete. The story of Sherman’s almost unimpeded march through the heart of Sovth Carolina, the seizure of its capital and the downfall of the most pestilent nal FEBRUARY next Presidential electia.. “All well that ends well”’—if it be an oil well, —_—_—_ The Great News from South Oarelina— Ps ‘The Capture of Columbia and Pall of | 8% 880SFTION OF THE NEWS OF suERMaN’s guc- Charleston. On Friday morning last, aceording to a de two rivers above the town, the rebel troops under Beauregard cyacuated Columbia, and Sherman eoon after quietly took possession. We had supposed that the Palmetto chivalry, and destruction against the “hated Yankees,” would fight to. the death at every swamp, every cross road, and at every river bridgo, ford or ferry; or would, at all events, dispute every inch of ground in defence of their State capital till overwhelmed, like the ancient Carthage- nians, in @ roaring conflagration. But Beaure- gard tells a different story. Without firing a shot he leaves the City to its tate, on the ap- proach of Sherman’s, travellers, .and heads to the northward. my i This is a sorry sight for the Palmetto chival- ry. But four years of this terrible war have atrewn the fighting elements of South Carolina over a hundred battle fields, and she succumbs on the approach of Sherman simply because hor strength is exhausted, and ghe can. fight no longer.’ Beauregard, ‘it is evident, bas but a handful of men, and irregular troops at that, hastily picked up, and not intended for any serious resistance. Hardee, with his Savannah army, from his last official reports had taken refuge in Charleston; but by this time he is doubtless well on the road for North Carolina and a junction there- with and Bragg. The Richmond Dispatch of Saturday says “the fall of Columbia necessitates, we pre- sume, the fall of Charlesten, which we think likely is already in process of evacuation.” The Charleston Mercury on the same’ day 're- ported that it was about “to make a tem) rary removal to another point.” Charleston, in fact, being turned, Hardee had no. other rebel stronghold, will work like a charm on the opinions of both people and publicists in En- rope just as surely as it has crushed the rebel- lion here. Earl Russell, in his epeech, admitted that the people and government of the United States had just. cause of irritation in the conduct of England. He said that it was natural we should be indignant at the Canada raids, and not unnatural that our government should have adopted the course they did with regard to putting armed vessels on the lakes. Another cause of irritation the British Foreign Secretary acknowledged in the fitting out of privateers in Europe to prey upon our commerce and assist our enemies in the South. Such admissions from such a quarter would be regarded as strange indeed before Atlanta was taken, and Savannah occupied, and Fort Fisher captured. Nor are these sentiments confined alone to Lord Russell. Similar views’ were expressed by other members of the ministerial party, as well as by many others on the opposition benches, who are trying to pull the ministry down. The change, then, appears to be as radical as it is sudden. we _While admitting that we bave just cause for irritation, Earl Rusecll indeed questions the justness of our claim for indemnity for the destruction of our merchant marine by the alternative than to. leave, or..risk the fate of Pemberton at Vicksburg. Thus, in the fulness of time, we find the fighting State par ewcellence of the Davis con- federacy overrun and in possession of “the Yankees” without serious resistance. As Sher- man now stands, he has cut off from Richmond all the subsistence of Georgia, all the military stores, ammunition, &c., of the factories of Charleston, Columbia, Augusta and other places, and ali the States of “the confederacy” from South Carolina to Texas. The vital forces and resources of Jeff. Davis are thus reduced to the contracted area lying between Columbia, S. C., and Richmond, Va., and against this mere rem- nant of his original usurpations the armies of | Sherman, Gillmore, Schofield, Meade, Ord and | Sheridan, all under the directions of General Grant, are now co-operating. 4 What is General Lee to do against these for- midable combinations? The clothing mills, | the flour mills, the cannon foundries, the ma- | chine shops, the percussion cap and other mili- | tary factories of Richmond, cannot well be abandoned, and can only to a very small ex- tent be removed. Besides, with the abandon- | ment of Richmond the last link of “the con federacy” is broken, and it falla to pieces, What, then, is General Lee to do? Will he leave Richmond and attempt to turn the flank following circumstances:—On Wednesday morning, Feb- | precedents from certain dealings with Spain | with Bragg, Beauregard and Hardee for an as- ruary 15, the Morning Star saw the United States trans- port steamer Merrimac tn asinking condition and wanting assistance, when she sent a boat alongside, and found the fires all out, the bowers damageéd, everything adrift and Portugal in support of his objection; but these precedents amount to nothing, for England herself has never yet accepted for the guidance | ground and await the arrival of Beauregard & | 14,, nonorsbie GiDEon ssult upon Sherman? Or will he fall back upon Lynchburg or Danville? Or will he stand his and the vessel leaking badly. ‘The Morning star took off | of her policy the precedents set by weaker na- | Co., with Sherman close upon their heels? In the oficers and crew—one hundred‘and forty in all—and | tions, nor are we much controlled by them our- | any event the situation of Lee is apparently one opera asl then started for Port Royal, at which place ehe arrived | on the afternoon of the 16th, but was unable to obtain | coal there, and was obliged to proceed to Fortress Monroe, | Our latest advices regarding the war between Brazil | and the republics of Uruguay aud Paraguay comes to us| men of Europe learn that Richmond has fullen ond the rebellion is no more, as they soon will, Bothing later this morning regarding General Sherman's | The Argentine government continued firm in its neutralt- this and all other claims we may have to make | ty between Brazil and the two republics At Buenos Will be very agreeably adjusted. There will be | very little cavil or dispute about them then. | via England, A blockade of the port of Montevideo, Uruguay, by the Brazilians was considered imminent. | Ayres the-pressure for money continued, but was expect- ed to pass off without causing any important failures. Our correspondent inthe important Mexican town of Guaymas, in the State of Sonora, on the Gulf of Califor. | nia, informs us that up to the Sth of January the impe | rial troops had not made their appearance near that plac, and it was still true to the republican cause. He states that a considerable force of imperialists had commenced | ‘a march on the town; but when about forty miles distant | the republicans attacked them, and killed, wounded or captured the whole of them. The constitutional amendment abolishing slavery bas only two votes against it in each house. Sixteen States have now spoken in favor of the amendment. On Saturday there was some skating on the Park and | soft; but, notwithstanding this, a very select party skated throughout the day and appeared to enjoy them- skaters yesterday, but the ice was only 0-80. The ice has still so much strength left in it, however, that a little touch of frost would insure few days more con- tinuance of this favorite amusemont. The trial of the Christy will is to be resumed this morning in the Surrogate’s Court. An carly termination of this remarkable case is confidently anticipated. Noxt Wednesday will be the one hundred and thirty- third anniversary of Washington's birthday, and It is to receive numerous marks of recognition in this city. and there will be parades of several of the military or- ganizations, A Coroner's inquest was York Hospital over the on Saturday evening, during an affray on the corner of Grand and Elm streots, Aman named John McCarty, who, it is eald, fred the fatal shot, was arrested; but, on the Jury rendering a verdict to the effect that the shoot- ing was justifiable, he was discharged. An inquest was held yesterday on the body of aGer- | ghent democracy, has gone over, body, soul, man named Henry Frazee, who committed aulcide on | Barlow, Belmont and breeches, into the new Saturday night, in the Fifth precinct station house, by cutting his throat, In the Missouri Senate, by twenty-three yeas to three nays. Another accident occurred on the Ohio and Mississippl Rafiroad on the 16th inst, A train was thrown from the track a few miles east of the town of Mitchell, by a bro- kon rail, and two cars precipitated down an embankment, None of tho passengers wero killed, but a number were seriourly Injured. Indiana, was burned on the morning of the 12th insh tailing @ total lose of forty thonsand dollars, them with a double barrelled shotgun, North. ‘Tye California tglearapl Jing pag resumed opera\iona, Fifth avenue ponds, The ice showed strong indications | of a melt, and near the banks was quite waterish and | to the special atiention of our readers. | Salutes will be fired on the Battery and at other points, | wij) be General Somebody’s “mining” men; last evening§ nt the New | “peace” men there will be Tom, Dick and Pot a man Philip Hanovan, | Harry’s “grease” whose death resulted from a pistol shot wound received | mines and petroleum oil wells will ocon- on the 16th inst, the bil re- | Bold lodes in Co) 5 Shocking murders appear to be very prevalent in the ‘West, On the 10th inst. aman named Milton Wineland de. | thrilling liberately killed his father and cousin while they were at ‘work on a farm near Waveland, Indiana, by shooting ‘A Cincinnati paper states that out of nineteen handred | the motoes rebel prisonors at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, only about one-fourth are willing to bo exchanged. The remainder want to take the oath of allegiance aud fomnin at the selves. Our business now is to make prece- dents, not to follow them. However, we can wait for a change of opinion upon this question | also. When Lord Russell and the other states- | We will have proved ourselves a nation so great, so strong, so powerful that it will be- come politic to conciliate, and dangerous to resist us The statesmen of Europe were waiting for hard facts—to convince them of the power of this republic to crash its enemies, enforce its policy, and maintain its dignity as a | great military and maritime nation before they would admit its capacity to establish our demo- have them now to their heart’s content. We commend the report of the debate in the Bri- tish Parliament and the French Privy Council, ! PREPARING FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL Campatan | likely to be introduced into the next Presiden- | tial campaign. They already begin to fore shadow themselves. Union leagues, greenbacks and stupid shent-per-shent conventions defeated the democracy in 1864. But the programme will be changed in 1868. Instead of Union Feagues there will be Union “lodes;” instead of General McClellan’s “minute” men there } instead of Ben Wood’s and Vallandigham’s | men. Gold and silver stitute the party rallying cries and plat forms. Every man will have his nugget or his oil bubble. Such are the present indications. The World, the organ of the shent-per- potitical cauldron. Barlow is now opening his Belmont tried it; Vike a lump of quarts under a hundred pound crusher, because it did ) metineatt from which he cannot escape. We still adhere to the opinion that his triple lines of fortifica- tions will not defend him against the presence of famine, and that he will shortly have to vacate Richmond in search of subsistence. This, then, is the time for a vigorous rein- forcement of the main army of General Grant. If we can push forward to Washington from the loyal States within the next two months one hundred thousand fresh soldiers, or fifty | thousand within the next thirty days, all the | probabilitie, from the present military situa- | tions are in favor ofthe idea that the rebel- | lion will be utterly crushed before the 4th of July. We believe, indeed, that not even an- other great battle will be needed to finish it, and that no draft will be necessary, and that none will be enforced if the authorities and becn ratified by the Legislature of Nevada, thero being | cratic institutions as a permanency, and they | people of the loyal States now go to work with energy and enthusiasm in the volunteering business in view of a universal calculation of | peace and the Union on the 4th of July. Tus Broapway Tunarre—Cuanoe or Procramen.— There will be a change of programme at the Broadway theatre to-night, Mr. Owens appearing, for the first time selves handsomely. ‘The Park pond was again opento | op y9¢e._New and very novel features are | im New York, in the Toodles. A speciality, entitled Forty Winks, im which Mr. Owens will take the great part of Horatio Spriggins, will also bo introduced. Posrronruast OF THE Grors rLean’s,—Owing to ‘fan accident the Gyges will not be produced at Heller's this evening. Arrangements bave been made to have the spectacle in readiness for Wednesday evening, until which time the public will have to remain patient. Goncant or CamiLLe Unso.—Mile. Camille Urso will give ‘concert at Niblo’s saloon this evening. The merits of this celebrated female violinist would be suffieicnt alone to draw a good house. Her grace and her talents have already received « full recognition from this public, and | middling. There were a0 private sales Sugar, 19¢. we trost she wi meet this evening with a further evi- dence of that appreciation to which her genius entitles her. stitutional Ame: ade Legislature. Canson, Feb. 16, 1865. Tho Nevada Legislature has just ratified the amon@- ment to the constitution of the United States abolishing slavery. There were only two votes in each House in the negative—both demoorata, ment by News from the Pacific Coast. Sax Francisco, Feb. 15, 1865. Advices from Chilo eay that on and after May 1 the coasting trade of that country will be thrown open to vee- here in a fow days. not yield shent-pershent at once, and hae go00 | seis of every nation. This will have the effect to ineresse | The rebel General Forrest, commanding the District of to Europe, with Little Mac under his wing, for | commerce with San Francisco, the of secing what he can do with the | Arisona papers report that scouting parties ave been | established Rothschilds and the other money kings of the | started out against the Indians, and an exterminating Old World toward developing the mining re- ‘The principal business square in the town of Corydon, sources and shaping the political destinies of Arrived, ships Sea San Fraxemoo, Feb. 16, 1865. the New World. Gold and silver may, there- | wew York. expected to be superabundant about Governor Blaisdell, of Nevada, has presented the | killed. ctl merece mossage to the Legislature relative to the pasmage of the | arrived of Released Prisoners at Anna- constitutional amendment for the abolition of slavery. ‘He recommends action thereon. “Columbia rules the wave,” another | “the Governors of Idaho and Arizona Territories aro on that “Petroleum oils the world;” and those soul | their way hither, en rowe to Washington. lines of Byron, Baroeyares tae and o Ay appropriate, will (urnigh r party bannér, Gorloysly, the operations of profninent politicians in gold and silver mining speculations and in oil bubbles, and the vast volume of capital involved, fore- San Francisco, Feb. 17, 1866, from tne South, many of them tas most horrid condi- Ault is now pending in the United States District } ton, The government buildings bere will soon be all Court tp test the validity of various seizares of cham- } gijeq with sick and wounded. pagne by tho Custom House authorities on the ground of stem t to ovade the duties by systematic undervalu- o Telucn and false invotces. ‘he result of the suit make a Cain of one hundred thousand dollars nually at this port. ene, mail stedmor Sacramento, fram Panama, with the passengers that left Now York Ji 23. ary ‘The opporition steamer arnerica, Mth the passengers shadgw a pow aad novel order of thiave tyr the | phat loft New York January 20. hag piso apriyeily epatch from General Beauregard, with the ap- | have boon displayed all day in honor of the great success proach of General Sherman’p forces over the | which has thus far attended his new, and, it ts belioved, after all their terrible threatenings of wrath | Mr. F.ssonden as Secretary of the Treasury, Public Serpent and Groat Republio, from | Helena by the rebels. The 1865. Wasuusaron, Feb. 19, 1866. ‘The news from Sherman has been received with much eatisfaction here to-day. The fags of thedepartments final campaign. It wes alluded to in several of the churches, and has caused goneral congratulation among all loyal people here. THE SUCRETARY OF THE TREASURY. There is nothing as yot to indicate who is to succeed opinion ts almost universal ‘that Mr. MoQulloch is the coming man, and there 18 every. indication that his ap- Pointment would afford goneral satisfaction. The friends of other candidates aro still pressing their claims; but thus far there is nothing to warrant confidence tn suceoss. A CONTRACTOR PUNISHED FOR FAILING TO FULFIL, HIS. CONTRACT. Aug»stus P. Dumont, a large contractor for clothing, &c., bat who failed to fulfll his con@ract, has been sen- tenced by General Br'gga’ court martial to pay @ fine of Qve thoudand dollars and be imprisoned two years. ‘THE INCREASED PAY OF ARMY OFFICERS. — The Dill reported by Mr. Schenck, from the Military Committeo, to increase the pay of officers, and passed by the House yesterday, provides that during tho war offl- cers shall-be exempt from payment of the Income tax on their pay, and increases the monthly pay of all: officers below the rank of ‘brigadier goncral, from January 1, 1865, as follows:—Infantry—Colonels, to one hundred and forty dollars; Jicutenant. colonels; one hundred and twenty dollars; majors, one hundred and five dollars; captains, ninoty dollars; first lisutenauts, seventy-seven dollars; second lieutenants, seventy dollars; colonels cavalry and artillery, one hundrod amd sixty-five dollars; Meutenant colonels, one hundred and forty doliars; ma- jors, ono hundred and fiiteen dollars; capta‘ns, one hun- dred and two dollars and fifty cents; Heutenants, eighty dollars and ¢hirty-three cents; aoting assistant surgeons, ‘one hundred and twenty-five dollara, This bill docs not alter commutation for rations, &c., but leaves thom as at Present provided. ALLEGED CORRUPTION IN ARKANSAS. Major Gencral Herren, in his repogt of the recent in- veatigation at. Little Rock, in the Department of Arkan- sas, Iately transmitted to the Senate, indicates his belief ih the existence of corruption and specuiation; but ox- onerates Gencral Steele from all blame, excepting a too implicit) confidence im the integrity of his staff. He seems to regard the Provost Marshal General, Lioutonant Colo, nel Chandier, of the Seventh Missouri cavalry, as the principal offender. Fines, licenses, bribes for release from imprisonment and proceeds of cotton, are the sus- pected sources of emolument, of which the evidence is not very direct. His dismissal is advised, and Colone! T. H. Benton, of the Twenty-ninth Iowa infantry, recom- mended is stead. Goneral Herron also recommends the removal of Colonel B. 0. Carr, Chief Quartermaster, ‘and the appointment of a more energetic man. It is fur- thor stated that the Distriot of Little Rock is controlled by a combination known as McDonald and Company, contractors for supplying Indian statious, with an unlimited liconse from the ‘Treasury Depdetmont, by .which they bring in immense stocks of goods relieved from five por cent tax. One partner is chiof clerk in the Quartermaster’s Department, aud is 9 brother of a rebel colonel. Henry McKee conducts the trading store at Fort Gibson for the firm of McDonald, and Seymour at Fort Smith. The partners are represented as shrewd and sharp men, with plenty of money, and i: a combination which swallows up everything. The officer who cannot be brought into their interest, must make way for some one who can. Only two or threo officers dare oppose them. There have, he says, been brought into that section $500,000 worth of goods, ostensibly for the Indians, but to be sold beyond our lines. It is im- possible*that one-tenth cam be sold within the lines. Other similar cases are mentioned in General Heron's communication. ARKIVAL OF REBEL DESERTERS. Seventy-three desesters from the rebel army in Virgi- nia arrived heffast week, and took the oath of allegiance, From fifty to two hundred desesters arrive here daily since the return of the peace commissionors, and they ell concur in the statement that, were it not for tho most severe precautions to prevent it, the number of deser- tions would be enormously increassd, large ag they aro at 5 THE RUSSIAN MONITORS. The following correspondence will be sead with in- terest :— Deranrugnt oF Bratz, ‘Wasmnctox, Feb: #3, 2865, Weuixs, Secre' the Navy— ‘Sm :—Referring to your lotter of the 23d. em desire to obtain, through: car Minister rsbarg, information regarding the trial of tho salan Monitors, I have the honor to inclose herewith a of a re} ‘upon thesubject made by: View Admiral Crabbe, the Russian Minister of Marine, which accompa- aes cemees of the pam slime from Met Clay. ve the honor to your obedient serv: rajee: WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Dacramme 20; 1964 ‘The Minister of the Marine presents his compliments to his Excellency, General Clay, and has the honor te state, in answer to his note of 6th (11th) inst:,, tat our Monitors are built exactly according to the American model, of the Passaic class, with the addition;of some of the latesvimprovements tested in America, whicli has been found possible to introduc: without making great alterations in-vessels already cons derably advanced in construction. Vessels of this description Imve been so: particularly tested and examined in their native county that after the extenst¥e report of the of the Navy, im re- lation to armored vess Ix, it would be diffeult forus to add anything more to it at present. Only two-of our Monitors havo been able to navigate this year in the open sca—as the rest, having been finished late in the season, were deprived of the possi- bility of trying their qualities. However, all: the-obser- vations made tll now confirm all that been known concerning the merits of these vessels, and we may, in all justice; express our perfect satisfaction with-them. The Monitors having been built for the defence of our shallow ruads and hurbors, we have all reason to-think that we could not have chosen better vossels for this pur- pose; andiwe certainly do not regret our confidence in the genius of the inventor and in the naval sense: of the great naval Power which first introduced them. for her national defence. Seizing this opportunity, Vice Admiral: Grabbe-renows to his Excellency, the Minister of the: United States, the assurance of his high consideration. Fy NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. Camo, INL, Feb. 1%, 1865, Five handred and fifty bales and.one hundred and fifty tags off cotton have arrived for St.. Louis, and three hun- dred for Cincinnati. New Orleans advices to the 13th. have beemrecelved. ‘The steamship Evening Star had arrived. ‘The rebel iron-clad Missouri and two woodem gunboats, comprising the entire fleet of the enemy in Red River, are below Alexandria, closely watched by eur gunboats. ‘Three hundred and siaty bales of cotton, from the prize bark Science, were sold at anction at New Orleans for 582. for good ordinary, and G7c. for middling and strict & 20c, Molasses, $1 20 a $1 23. Memphis dates to the 17th have been recetved. The steamers Mercury and Groesbeck, with troops on Doard, had been attacked by the rebels near Helena. Several soldiers were wounded. The rebels were finally dispersed by the guudoate. Tho Memphis Bulletin says it is reported, upon au- thority worthy of consideration, that the cotton trade ‘will be closed in this department within twenty days, by order of President Lincoln, and be reopened upon new principles after his proposed visit South and West, which ta looked for soon after the 4th of March. ‘The Union men of Memphis are preparing a grand re- ception banquet for W. G. Brownlow, who is expected. Mismesippl, West Temnessee and East Louisiana, has his headquarters at Jackson, Miss,, and is conseripting guerillas and sending them to Eichmond to be put into the army of Virginia. ‘The steamer Dove was captured and burned near Fifty-sixth ——— regiment were taken prisoners, apd Colonel Dean, commanding, Bavrasona, Feb. 19, 1968, The American's special from Annapolis says:—Nine hundred and twenty-six paroled men have just arrived The Overland Telegraph Line. Cmcado, Feb. 19, 1865. ‘Tho Overland tolagraph line to the Pacific is now fully repaired, and is in perfect working order. Salt Lake City and New York have beon working direct without ia- Werraptiva all dary i SHERMAN. KILPATRICK’S CAVALRY BATTLE. He is Reported Driven Five Miles. The Enemy’s Ammunition Gives Out and They Desist from Pursuit. | A Portion of the Thirty-third Massachusetts Cavalry Captured. Sherman Supposed to Have Only About Forty Thousand Men. ALLANDALE REPORTED BURNED, &o., de, &e. Secretary Stanton’s Announcement te Governor Fenton of General Sherman’s Successes. Axnany, Feb, 19, 1865. ‘The following tolegram has been received by Fenton :— f -Wasunaton, Feb. 19, 1845. Last’ night this department received the gratifying intelligence of the occupation of Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, by General Sherman, and the probable, evacuation of Charleston by the enemy. Hasten on re- cruiting to fll up the army, and the rebcllion must receive the final blow in this spring's campaign. E, M. STANTON, Seorolary of Wa REBEL ACCOUNTS. Kilpatrick’s Fight at Aiken. 4DDITIONAL PARTICULARS FROM REBBL SOURORB, {From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 17.] We have from a genticman who left Columbia as late ag Tuesday last, and who arrived here lagt night, some interesting news of the military situation there. From this source we have confirmation of s fight os tho 11th inst. betweon Wheeler and Kilpatrick near Alm, It appears that Genoral Wheeler, after enticing him be yond his intrenchments, charged with bis whole ocm- mand and routed the enemy with confusion, driving }itmm back distance of abost five miles. Ammunition giving out, {t was impossible for our mon to push Kiipatrick further, and the contest there coased. We took a connicera- ble number of pr.soners—among whom were a portion of the Thirty-third Massachusetts rogiment. The force of the enemy which had taken Orangeburg was said to be about twelve thousand strong. The gen- eral opinion is that Sherman bas not more than forty thousand effective men in the four corps now scattered botween the Savannah andthe Edisto. At the tine oer informant left Columbia it was not believed that Sherman would attempt to capture the place at prexent, but com tent himself with cutting the railroads, and then move on Charleston, for the parpose of reaching a water base and reopening communiestions with his fest. The Situation tm South Carelina. ALLANDALE, 8. C., REPQRTED BURNED, [From the Richmon@ Examiner, Feb. 17. The Columbia Gazette of the12th, in view of the vas- daligm perpetrated by the enemy, urges every man-cape- bic of'bearimg artist march at onceto the front, and adds:—“If there is a man in the State who, aftor reading the future by the ghastly light of the burning village af Allandale, cam expect to save his bome in any other way than by shoulifering his musket and hurrying to thefleld, he deserves tore classed with that sagacious quadeuped. of Asop, who planted his clumsy hoofs upon the shoulder of his master in-tho hope of being caressed likes dog, when lo! instea@ of the gentle touches he was looking for, he reoetved such a shower of blows as soon reminded him that he was neshing better than amass.”” IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO, Guaymas Not Occupied by the French Troops. OUR GUL0N648 CORRESPONDENCE. Gvuavmas, Jan. 5, 1808, The French have: not yet made this place a warlike visit, although they have been expected several montha: ‘They landed a forco-of over two hundred men at Altata-— a place between here and Mazatlan. These, with am equal number of traitor Mexicans, while some forty miles in the interior, wemeatiacked by the Juares troops, an@ the whole party were cither killed, wounded or made prisoners. The Devastation brought us thonews; and %® is believed to be trae. It is supposed that this fores wae to act by land in conjunction with one coming by.seete take Guaymas, and: that their defeat may sodisarrange their plans that this place may escape forrsome time longer. The Frereh are not succeeding well.on this coast. They took Acapulco, but could not p: netrate the country back of it\to get provisions, fecd, ko, which they much needed, and finally have abandaned.jt; bat were obliged to. bring to Mazatlan fon safety gome three hurdred inhabitants, who hadi sided with them, to protect them from the fury of! the Juares troops. This act amd evidence of weakness will prevent many of the inhabitants of this and other places:from im ‘Way commiting themselves to the empire, as they well know the Juarez troops will show them, beg renc case they fall intatheir bands. The French are ‘at Mazatlan, and no onc is allowed to take them. provis- sions of any sort. Maximilian has a much. harder task Defore him than he calculated, and he-need| never to conquer this coast without at least fowntimes - the Dg mg Governor Pasquera ey ible to. raise troops to them, at artnet tn ils into sedate 8 determination °¢ fight them to the last, Salling of the Steamer $t..David. Porrianp. Rely. 1%, 2666. 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