The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1865, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Orric® NW. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BT8. Volume XXX.....-cecseesseoesegeesecssee «NOs 52 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving place.Irauiaw Orgna— “SROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway.Forrs Winne~ Tooviss. warren GARDEN, Broadway.—Hamume. ‘ NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tas Davit's Buane—Saa Parca ow Fxaxce—Foot or tum Famity, WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Stiut Warens Row Dsxsu—Hicn Lire sxcow Strains. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1863. N. ©. The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle advises the people of that city to resist the burning of cotton by the rebel mil!- tary forcca, Gehoral Joe Johnsion’s report of bis cam- paign from Dalton to Altanta, Ga., has been made public, by order the rebel Congress, Tho reoccupation of Suffolk, ‘Va, by the Union forces is announced. The Richmond Enquirer says the present value of the rebel paper dollar in that city is just two cents in specie. Great preparations aro sald to be now going on to reinforce General Lee with Rogro troopa. A desperate Aght between a rebel reg!- mont and rebel deserters, in which several on both sides ‘Wore wounded, took place on the 14th inst. In Lunenburg county, Va. Four thousand Unionists are reported ad- vancing on Bristol, East Tennessee, from Knoxville, CONGRESS. But Tittle business of importance was transacted by Sither house of Congress yesterday. In the Senate a Dil! was introduced regulating the expenses of internal Revenue assessors for clerks and stationery, which was yesterday against the j binety-two ret ee BP done to two tenement houses in Thirty‘second street, near Seventh avenue. The plaintiff claimed to have been damaged to the extent of sixteen hundred dollars. About ten o'clock yesterday forenoom @ fire broke out in a stable at No. 156 West Forty-Rinth gtreet, and ex- tended to the adjoining houses on ¢ach side, The loss in the three buildings amount to about two thousand dollars, which is partially covered by insurance. The Ulinois Legislature bas resglved to pay iteelf in gold, Aserious accident, caused by @ broken rail, occurred on the St. Louisand Alton Railroad on the evening of the 16th inst. The two rear cars of the train were thrown from the track and nearly demolished, causing the in- stant death of two persons, fatally wounding a third, and bruising a number of others, ene Of them danger- ously. It 13 stated that these age the first passengere that have been killed on the road since it went into ope- ration, An entire block, consisting of fourteen wooden build- ings, in the town of Polo, Illinois, was destroyed by fire yOLYMPIO THEATRE, Broadway.—Tax Stamens oF New | ordered to be printed. The Library Committes reported | on ¢he night of the 13th inst, ‘The amount of the tous is BOWERY THEATRE, Map—lasa a NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Lovz, BARNUM'S MUSEUM. Broadway.—Two Mamwora Far OMEN Sxetetox—Dwaus—Giant Bor—THe WORK mun or Naw Yous—Day and Evening. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Brosd- own Songs, Danozs, Bueumsques, 40.—Live WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.—S7eerrs oF Naw Yous—Tus Pia But—Eruiorian Soxas, Dances, &0. SALLE DIABOLIQUE, 68 Broadway.—Rosser Iuiza's Pe si VAN AMBURGH & CO.'S MAMMOTH MENAGERIE, 39 and 641 Broadway.—Open from 10 A. M. to 1) P. M. HIPPOTHRATRON, Fourteenth _ street.—Equesrnian, Gyunastio aND AckOBATIC ENTERTAINMENTS —MOTHER GOOSE AMERICAN THEATRE, 444 Brondway.—Batuers, Pantomimes, Buarxsques, &c.—Taz Youna Recaurt. HOOLEY & CAMPBELLS MINSTRELS, 199 and 201 Bowery.—Songs, Dances, Buxtesquss, &c.—Live Inain. NEW YORK MUSEU Open from 10.4. M. tll VANNUCHI'S MUSEUM, (600 Broadway.—Movixa Wax Figuuns. = = Now York, Tuc ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— ry 21, 1865. THE SITUATION. There is no longor any doubt regarding the fall of tho proud Btronghold of secession, the city of Charles- ton, We havé tho positive announcement of its evacua- tion by the rebo's both iu the Richmond. papers of yes- terday and in @ dospatch from Admiral Dabl- gren to Secretary Welles, Though tho counts do not precisely agree regarding the day of actual abandonment, the main and important fact is none the Jess certain. The Richmond journals sy the rebel troops marched out on Tuesday last, and two ac- Admiral Dahlgren appeared to be under the impression that they did) mot leave till last Saturday. Whon the Admiral wrote his despatch, he was on his way up > the ily, over which the national flag is-no doubt now again waving, after a Gisplacement of four years. There is @ report, which, however, lack§ confirmation, that a battle took place botween the rebels and General Gillmorc's command previous to thé evacuation of the city by the former, Accompanying our despatches this morning wo give @ sketch of Charleston, ‘The Richmond papers of yesterday ray it was Sber- man’s main atmy which occupied Columbia, the Qnpital of South Caro'ini; thut immediately after tts capture his fircea there were divided, one portion ging towards* Charleston and the other mov- ing up the reilruad towards Charlotte, C, i whick direction Reavregart — retreated, ead that on laste Sunday morning the latter national oolumn was in pursuit of the fesing revels, aud thirty The rebel refugee Columbians report cavalry plundered — the city Much rebel govern- ment property fell into Sherman's hands, D> the acknowledgments af the Richmond editors miles north of Columbia, their ite evacuation. that own before according Temselves, includ , valuable maohinery, medi- Included tn the property claimed te have Jresses im ove estals! sbaae Jal stores, &. been removed bofore his arrival several millions of dol- lars in specie and dies and plates for printing the cur- rency of the confederacy are mentioned. Charlotte, N, ©, iseaid to be thronged with refogecs from Columbia and other places in Sherman's lino of march, N, C., says that 1 @ furious shelling A rebel despatch from Wily Fort by And rson bas been eub whieh continued all and night and up to | thro’ | on Saturday afternoon. It also reports & land aitaok on the fort, which, it eays, was re- pulacd, Tho rebels in North Nina, according to their own 1n every direction. Yankee the direction of thy Wil coombe county and toward boro, the movement of a | mm Kinston, a rv os Cliy, on Trent od. A { the national troops on Weldon ts a various other exy are me! ntin foree od for, sand Unton soldiers have been sout to Wil- by tho rebel authorities for the purpose of being during this woek tack on that place. again trong ind'eations that General Lee is proporiny to evacuate Richmond and fall back on Lynch | burs for o Gua! stand Advices reoolved in Washington @tate port that nearly all the te machinery Bod ned r sve slrewly been removed from the ; rebel cay and t sath ipated Unat its abandonment wil Gor Th beek Bo ty Linoe thore aycregsd ovur seventy por day during the | within ten « w oovements of the | et sorters 10 tbe Unton wook ending with Bet arduy last, and up to noon yeater. | Previous re } vanced Lin to lanprisonment im the State Prison for three : | yours and six mouths. vay tie @ peneral despondency prevails | eeating wenring apparel worth ninety-seven dollars day, oral Grant telegrepta, ninety three had come in. Those men throughout Leow atiny, and that the dosertions 2 ww as thore to the ing & general dissolution of the rebel military fedric. The ¢@xchange of prisoners, ‘andor the new ary Rgelueuts perfected hetweeu General Grant and Commiretoner Oui, ts progressing rapidly, and threo steamers are now busily employed to currying the foleased Union soldiers to Annapolis, Md, Yering return loads of rebel. Gor men,buth in words [pnd appearance, add mountaiue of evidence to conten al) wat has previously been told of the barbarity and rapacity by the rebels on their unfortunate captives Inder an agreemont lately entered into, oll the Union | Prisoners now held in tho Trans-Misele<dipp! Departinent | fre to be exchanged. To actotmodate the men of the Potomac and James armivr, the postal money order fystem has boon extonsled to (he ost Oioe at City Point. A party of Sheridan's cavalry went up the valley of the Shenandoah the other aay on & scouting expedition, | \nd while on their return fell into an aimbuscade prepared vy Mosby's men. A desperate fiyht ensued, but the fuerftlag Were so numerous and so strongly posted thet pr cavalry were roughly handled, and only*made good boir retroat after losing ® number Killed and wounded, nd sixty taken prisoners. Late pobel newspapers havo a report thal General Grant | counties, on Long Island, | Capitol and executive buildings, The resolutions author- ‘The design is probably to | in favor of purchasing Powell's pictere of tho Battle of affairs wore passed. ‘The vote by which the Army Ap- Propriation bill was passod was reconsidered, and a clause therein removing all distinctions of rank and pay botwoen regular and volunteer officers, stricken out, and the bill again passed. An evening sossion was beld for executive business. In the Honse of Representatives, a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information relative to the sale of gold by government agents was laid on the table by two majority. The Conference Committee on the bill defining the pay and emoluments of army officers made a report to the effect that all officors were placed on ‘an oquality, but were not to receive additional pay for discharging the duties pertaining to brevet rank, but the report was disagreed to, and anew committee of confe- rence was ordered, ‘Tho remainder of the session was devoted to debate on the bill providing for the recon- struction of the rebel States, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘The naval supply steamer Fort Morgun arrived at this port on Sunday, with a number of army and navy officers, nearly five hundred discharged and invalid soldiers and sailors and the mails from the East and West Gulf squad- rons, both of which she communicated with at various points, having proceeded as far west as the mouth of the Rio Grando, Of that place there wore a large ficet of merchant vessels and an English and « French man-of- war. The Fort Morgan reached Mobile Bay, on her return trip, on the 10th inst. Several United States iron-clads and double-enders were then off Dog river bar, in close proximity to the city. The Fort Morgan left Key West onthe 14th inst. Our correspondent informs us of the arrival there on the 13th, from No Name Key—where the United States steamer San Jacinto was some time ago wrecked—of Captain Meade, officers and crow of that un- fortunate vessel. The guns of the ship and other valua- ble property were saved, All the officers of the San Ja- onto speak in high terms of Mr. Brown, the English magistrate at Green Turtle Key, who was very attentive to their wants and rexdered them much valnable assist- ance. The weather at Key West has lately been very cold for that region, the mercury on the morning of the 10th inst. being down to forty-eight degrecs, the lowest, point it has reached there in eight years. Tho steamship Liberty, from Havana on the 16th inst., arrived here yesterday, The principal point of interest in her news relates to tho blockade running steamers, thero being seventeen of therm in the port of Havana on the 15th inst. Several of them .had left, dnd shortly after re- turnod, under the plea of distress; but it was believed that. they iad beenagared by United States cruisers. As blockade runping J: about.at an end, it is supposed that they will be sod. The secessionists have a project for substituting them with small schooners capable of run- ning into the minor weter outlets on the Florida coast. Three hundred coolies arrived at Havana onthe 12th inst. on board a French vesscl. i ‘The French sicamship Lafayette, Captain Bocaude, from Havre on the 8th inst., arrived ai this port last night. Her European advices are no laict than those | brought by the Saxonia, published iu yesterday morn- ing’s Herat. Captain Fitzgerald, of the brig Paragon, who arrived in thiscity yesterday, from Laguna, reports that on the 80th o° November last, while the: sehooner Alice Mowe wan ut anchor off Matamoros, #he was boarded by a party of rebels from the shore, whe got her ander weigh and Procerded to sew with her, and subsequently burned her, on the 10th of December. The first mate and on* sea- man jomed the rebels. Tho second mate and five sea. mon, who refuged to join them, were sot adrift in the | yawl, and arrived at Laguna on the 16th of December. Tho draft to fi! the quotas under the President’® last day at eleven o'clock in the First, Second, Third and | Tonth Congressional districts. ‘Theeo include Richmond | county, on Staion Island; Kings, Queens and Sullelk | the oountier of West: | chester, Rockland and Putnam. No order bas yet been rocelved to begin drafting in this city. To-morrow, being the one hundred aud thirty third an- | niversary of the birthday of Washington, it will be cele- brated in this city with more than the usual marks of | respect. There will be parades of the military, salutes | on the Rattery and in Union squnre, and displays of fire- | works at 8 veral points at night. At noon the.delis of | Trin'ty will chime a number of patriotic aud other favo- rite airs, and there will be numerone other interesting observances of the day. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday and. transacted a large amount of routine busi None of it, how- Z wae of a character to make it interesting to the ral public. ‘The Board of Counctimen met yestorday, and appointed a spee'al committee of five to co-operate with the Alder: mani commitien selected to cloose a site for the State | Leng the City Inspector to contract with Daniel Gallagher | Lo remove the night soil from the city for a period of ten yours was adopted. The contractor is to give security in | the sum of five thousand doliars for the performance of | the contract, and to pay into the City Treasury one thoa- | sand dollars quarteriy, After the transaction of con- | siderable routine business the Board adjourned. Tho Albany Sonatorial Investigating Commitior met | yesterday and resumed the examination of the affurs of | the Comptrolier's Department. Mr. Brennan was on the } stand most of the timo, and many important facts were ‘not stated, Bowery.—Dama Taot—Muter’s | pare Erle, for $25,000, Several bills relative to Indian According to the City Inspeotor's report there were 407 deaths in the city during the week ending on the 20th of February—an increase of 18 ak compared with the mor- tality of the week. previous, and ® more than ocourred in the course of Inst week, 284 resulted from acute dis- eases, 190 from chronic diseases, and 23 from external onuses, There were 249 natives of the United States, 9 of England, 98 of Ireland; 25 of Germany, T of Scot- Jand, and the balance of various foreign countries. ‘The number of deaths from smallpox was 35, being ap increase of 6 om the number for the precéding week. ‘The stock market was heavy yesterday. Goverpments were quiet, Gold was active and excited, and at 20034. At the evening board it cloved at: 1087. ‘The fall of gold unsettled the markets for everything yesterday, and after the official announcement of the evacuation of Charleston, prices were entirely nominal. Foreign merchandise was quict, and very little business was done. Domestic produce was dull aud lower in the forenoon, but duller and lower atill in the afternoon. Cot- ton was irregulag Petroleum was dull and lower. On ‘Change the tloup market was quiet, and prices declined loc, a 260. Wheat was without decided change, but quiet. Corn was dulland drooping. Oats were firm and more active. The pork market was quiet and irregular. Beef was steady, while lard was Ormer. Freights were very quiet. Whiaxey was steady. The Rebel Evacuation of Charleston— Only Richmond Left. Charleston was evacuated on Tuesday last. This brief announcement from the Richmond Examiner covers one of the most remarkable and important ofall the great events of the war. Afterall the mighty armaments which have failed before her formidable defences— after all the gallant arm‘es that have been beaten off from her difficult land approaches, during the four years of this tremendous war, it 1s indeed remarkable that this apparently im- preguabld stronghold of Charleston should be found utterly untenable against a flank move- ment from General Sherman, over one hundred miles away in the interior. But, with our navy on guard in front, with Savannah in our posses- sion below, and with all the lines'of communi- cation with the interior cut off by Sherman’s advancing army, excepting the Wilmington Railroad above, an immediate retreat from Charleston became the only alternative to Har- dee to secure that last remaining line of escape for his army. Pemberton, according to our last accounts of him, was at Charleston, and thas the fate of Pemberton was deubly impressed upon Hardee as a warning to be off in time. The evacuation of the city and its costly, elaborate and powerful defences, on all its approaches by land and water, is another event establishing the correctness of a certain opinion of that able rebel general, slain at Shiloh, Albert Sydney Johnston. With the capture of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, on the Cumberland élicited, in which the public have a deop interest, The | committee will meet again to-day. In the Court of Ge | Sessions yesterday Recorder | Hetfman gemtenard a number of prisoners who were tried early in the term. John Tobin, convicted of aseault- ing officer Cole, was Pent to the Penitentiary for one year, { Michael O'Meara, convicted of an attempt at grand Iarceny, was sent to the Pen tentinry for one year. Char. | Seott, against whom were two Indictateats for commit. ting larceny by procuring goods from transportation companies by Salze representations, pleaded cullty. His patation was not good, and the Recorder sen. Amelia Graves, charged with | from Mre, BE. Ferris, 62 Great Jones street, on the 20th of January, pleaded gaitty to an atternpt at larceny, and was | soot to the Penitentiary for one year, Sarah Campbell, charged with stealing a Diack silk dress, worth eighty dotiers, from Nelile Ashton, pleaded gnilty aud was gent to the Penitentiary for one year. @harles English, a youth, plesded gulity tom felonions aaanit and battery, bavi iu Mercer street, while he wos conveying him to tion house, English is charged with being con , OO the Tth inal. attempted to shoot officer Co- effect river, some seventy-five miles or more from the stupendous rebel works at Columbns, on the | security of the provinces named.” ‘This is, in Mississippi, on the one side, and something fur- { all probability, the trne explanation of the ther from the extensive rebel works at Bowling over one hundred printiog | git for three hundred thousand troops will commence to. | Green, Kentucky, on the other side, Columbus and Bowling Green were both precipitatcly ; try, which would certainly follow aay open abandoned. Sydney Jobnston, in command of | seizure of Mexican territory; but Le may safely | the rebel army at Bowling Green, was required ; allow some private Fren¢h company to work to explain his hasty evacunion of that place. His explanation was that, with General Grant’s | capture of Fort Donclsen, Bowiing ¢ well as Columbus, or Manassas, five iundyed miles off, was turned, and was thereiore no longer tevabie. He then advanced his fimous opinion that there was no position in “the confederacy,” however strongly fortitied by nature and art, which could not be turned, | unless such position were supported by large | Movable armies to maintain its lines of com- munication, Charleston affords a beautiful illustration of this infallible opinion. So long as the lines of communication between the city and ils rein- forcements? and supplies were beld intact, so | long all our movements against it were baffled and defeated; but the moaent those lines of supply are touched by Sherman the city be omes only a trap to its defenders, and, with Gillmore thundering at their front, they hasten to make their eseape while yet gne of their back doors remains open. It will be remem- bered, too, that after the lesson of Fort Donel- son the whole rebel system of warfare was changed from a defensive military line to a system of important fortified positions, anp- ported by movable armies operating on inte- tior lines between them. The reopening of the Mississippi river was the firat! effective work towards the destruction of these interior rebel military lines; but the retention of Chatianooga, as the resalt of the otherwise disastrous battle of Chickamauga, gave us the substantial ad- vantages of a victory of even greater import- ance than the capture of Vicksburg. Chatta- nooga was the entering wedge which opened the way for Sherman t Atlanta, Savannah, Columbia and Charleston, and to all the lines of communication between the country below an@ Richmond on both sides of the Allegha- nies Now, what will be the consequences to Jeff. Davis from the fall of Charlesion? The moral throughout the South will be great; the loss of the ordnance, ammunition, wilitary cerned in the borglary which was committed in the etare |, Workshops and materials of war involved will of Denai Dowling, 726 Broadway. He was remanded | be great; but the advantages secured to Gene- | for sentence, The District Attorney gave notice that he | ral Grant, in the concentration of his armies | would move for fentence this moruing upon Bernard | Feicry, convicted on Friday of murder iu the first degree by the fling of Harry Lavarun, The tertimony in the ease of the application of the Veussian government for the extradition of Richard Hille Alive Ferditiand Voigtinan was concluded yesterday. Valted Staton Commiseioner White, before whom the ‘= berna tried, at (i suggestion of counsel, adjourn- ur rocee lings inthe matter until Friday morn- | edt ing ne | There are TMi developments of the operations | against the bonnty brokers Colonel Raker went to | Washington on Saterday, and is expected bak ‘o-day. The Nusinoss of the eifice goow on an usual, and the labore | of the detectives are stil! prograeaing against Richmond, and the disadvantages to the rebels, crowded into @ corner, from the con- traction of their area of eupplies, are positively overwhelming. Wilmington, in anticipation of the approneh of Sherman, will be abandoned, as Charleston bas been. Mobile and all the confederacy South may be considered as the shen counsel for the aceused will gubmit his | Wing of anarmy, cut off from its main body, and prepared on demand to surrender. Rich- mond, in fact, is all that fs left of the Davis con- federacy. Beauregard, Hardee and Bragg will, doubtless, now attempt to form a junction with Lee, or he with them; bu@in cither event the A fire occurred ently yesterday morning at No. 40 Rast | combinations against them all will be irresisti- Howton street, causing domage to building and furniture to the extent of about eight hundred dollars, all of which is covered by iuaurance ble. We may safely say now that there will be no general draft if the present active and succes» reoontly sont eight thousand men so:tiward fom | Juin Maye, one of bho sulferors by the rota in thiselty | ful volunteering business in this city shall be fol- [iy Polat, they believe to Newbern or ave Fear river, ta July, 1963, obtained & verdict ic the Superiog Qourt lowed wp here aad throughout the Soyal States | | proposed, will construct the Tehuantepve Rail- ‘oad—a favorite scheme of Napoicon’s—and buy up a large proportion of the Mexican loan, rapidly reinforced, and without another great battle this rebellion may be brought to an end. Thus, in promptly strengthening the ranks of our noble armies, we are, in the broadest sense, serving the cause of humanity, in view of the collapse of the rebellion, from the mere pre- senge of our overwhelming numbers in the field. french Schemes im Mexico—A Deep Diplo- matic Game. The affairs of Mexico—especially in thetr re- lation to the United States—are now, more than ever, attracting the attention of the world, so that all reliable records of the country’s progress to peace and prosperity or to further revolution and anarchy become ‘9 matter of paramount interest to the statesman and politician, Thus we find that the alleged cession of a number of rich Mexican provinces to the Emperor of the French isa general theme of comment both in Europe and this country. The Paris Moniteur bas officially stated that “all reports which have been circu- lated in reference to @ cession made to France by Mexico, of Sonora and other provinces, are absolute fabrications.” Fram other semi-official sources we ‘also’ have formal denials of the re- ported transfer. The rumor is also denied direct from Mexico, though not through any official source; and it will be remembered that: Dr. Gwin, on his arrival at Havana a few weeks | ago, on bis way to Europe, took great pains to contradict the whole. statement as to the cession of territory and his own elevation to a duke- dom by hisimperial Majesty of Mexico. We have before said that the positive denial which.Dr. Gwin gave to the rumor invested it with an air of probability, if not of trath. The official contradiction of the transfer by the Freach press, and especially by the Em- pergy’s organ, strengthens us in our opinion. The antecedents of Dr. Gwin as a echeming politician ‘are too well known and under stood for any relinnce to be placed upon his protestations of honor and disinter- estedness as regards this Sonora scheme; and whatever failure has attended his. attempt to obtain euch rich slices of territory from Mexico has been due entirely to the firmness displayed by Maximilian and his unwillingness to place himself in a hostile attitude towards the United States. - There is no doubt whatever that a deep diplomatic game is being’played by Napoleon in reference to this Mexican question. The lead- ing organs of public opinion in England have, however, seen through the matter, as we saw through it here. The London Times agrees with usin refusing to disbelieve the rumor of accession of territory altogether on the mere faith of an official contradiction by the Moniteur. “Indeed,” it says, “it can be positively shown to have had’some foundation, whatever may be the ultimate extent of ite realization.” The reasons sesigned by the Zimes for this statement are precisely the same as those which we offered some duys ago for refusing to accept the denial of Dr. Gwin without some measure of allowance. “In any case,” adds the paper from which we have already quoted, “the public, remembering the number of formal statements end contradictions that preceded the transfer of Savoy to France, will for a considerable time regard the matter with reserve. According to some impressions the most probable arrangement is that France will not immediately take an absolute cession, but will guaraniee # new loan to Mexico on the scheme. Napoleon will not take any direct siep to embroil himself in war with this coun- the mines and develop the resources of the new proviuces, The same company, as is With « private enterprise of this kind, ned by the government of Mexico, the ed States would not have any direct right to interfere. and by a plea of this kind the astuie Kinperor of the French could always | preserve friendly relations with this country, and yet gather into the coffers of France the teeming wealth of those valuable regions. Taking all these things together, everything concerning Mexico becomes highly important, and deserves (due consideration while these schemes are being worked out. In the meantime it -is no doubt the earnest with of Maximilian, a8 our correspondent | states, to cultivate friendly relations with this | country and to obtain a recognition of his em- pire at our hands if possible. To this end we understwnd that gentleman of bigh standing and position in Mexico haa already arrived here direct from the court of Maximilian to the government of the United States. The precise nature of his mission has not yel trans- pired; bat as he will shortly proceed to Wash- ington, we shall not be kept very long in doubt. What the President may do in the case cannot now be foreseen. He certainly cannot recog- nize the empire; but, though we cannot do this, we can have no objections to the numerous im- provements which we are told the Emperor is striving to introduce. Let him go on with these by all means; for when the time comes for us to occupy the country we shall have so much the less to do. But while complimenting Maxi- milian for his usefulness in this direction, we must not fail to keep our eyes on the move- ments of Dr. Gwin in Enrope, and the operu- tions of Louis Napoleon in referenced to the provinces which may yet fall into his hands, if we do not take the proper precautions to pre- vent it, Tar Exp or tee Resewiion—Frz cP Tan Raxas.—Now that Charleston has fallen—the keystone of tho arch knocked out—the finishing of the rebellion may be considered close at hand. It requires only to fill up the ranks of our armies in order to secure the blessings of peace and make the coming 4th of July © double holiday, on which wo may rejoice over the birth of na- tional independence and the reconstruction of the republic mpon « basis which neither inter- nal dissension nor foreign hostility oan ever again endanger. What remains to be done to- wards ending the war is now in the hands of the people. Our generals have done bravely; our soldiers have proved themselves heroes. Victory after victory has demonstrated the ca- pacity of the government to maintain its autho- rity, and assume its dominion over every foot of soil within its jurisdiction; but there is still @ duty to be performed to render this end apeody, and that is to hurry un reqruits, #0 that F our army may be strong enough to strike the ‘A soonting consisting of one hundred and twenty. cana ae revide of Companies ¥ and K, of the Foun teenth Pennsylvanis cavalry, of the Second division, the whole under command of Major Thomas Gibson, tn obs will be We learn that the draft enforced to- i sats ee amp 98 8 Py hee day in the’four districts surrounding this city— namely, the First, Second, Third and’Tenth dis- tricts, which include Kings, Queens and Suffolk counties, on Long Island, and Richmond county, Staten Island. This strikes pretty near the me- tropolis. Still we belive that the draft may be avoided here. Our Supervisors’ eommittee continue to be so successful in obtaining re- cruite that it may be deemed it to enforce the draft in New York. The fee re- quired to purchase substitutes ie in @ great measure pald by the committee, thus relieving those liable to dtaft from the heaviest part of the pecuniary burden, Under all these ciroum- stances is it necessary to state that the duty and the interest of every citizen, especially those liable to be drafted, fs to furnish substi- tutes as fast as possible; to ald the committee in every way, and to insure the fulfilment of Mr. Stanton’s declaration that the rebellion must receive a final blow in this spring’s cam- ryville pike'to the latter place, and there tarned south- mandoah river, to Berry’s ford. ‘The troops crossed the Fiver under cover of the darkness without molestation from the enemy, though with some difficulty on accous® ‘of the high water. Reaching the opposite side of the river, thoy croaged the Blue Bidge through Ashby’s Gap, and procecded'to Paria, arriving et Paris after daylight, passing through the town to Upperville.. As the troops passed through Paris rebel bushwhackers fired s few shots at our troops from the adjacent hills.’ From Upper ville to Piedmont our troops engaged in desuitory fight- Gibson thought it advisable to return to camp. The re =. agape ghee a The Capture of Charicstou—The Block- mountains, but ‘othing, wart; ade Runners. iene of our genet in = Itis not yet four years since the war against ie 1° Bic ni unt gM Fy ences the Union began in Charleston, and once more ee ry me, atone hundred Mosby gustan, 4 the Stars and Stripes wave over that city, or | the Command, of Carte ne wero pe over the ruined remains of it. And that city— wore, ey Fay thelr 4 > ing place and. ‘a the head and heart of the rebellion—that uttered i . fire, and fought hand to hand with 1e peer: but the go vehemently through all those four years its ie lattor, having the advantage of position and tl rcame “wou! ow lofiy scorn of the “Northern scum,” has at the alg nar of about, ‘ney of So et the last fallen with wonderful alacrity. It. has eee ter or Gans wba Se <— wil made haste to be conquered. It rushes not ihe sdvasees HAA ‘centered, but notuntit be had ime into our arms, but’ under onr feet. Its full in this very way is the greatest moral triumph of our cause; and all principle that the enemy stood by in the ‘struggle falls with the fall of that city. It is morally the end of the war. Secession dies miserably where it was born; and thongh some of the men that it arrayed in arms against us still hold out at other points, All the property captared at Piedmont was the ee "The iro of our men unsaddied twelve er fifteen rebels, whom waa an officer, supposed: $@: have been Captain Richardson, brik : © Captain Duff, of Company K, of the Fourteenth Penm- sylvania cavalry, ls supposed to Lave boon killed, pens SERS shemmn viel aps en ee that he was ¢aptdfed tininjut . tins. inander.of tie expedition, ‘was Wol in the thigh, made his escape, Lieutenant Nesmith, of Compa ¥, Pennavieania cavalry, is wounded. Itentenunt ‘was captured. tain Martindale, of Gen-ral Ti in trying to overcome. they hold out only. to make terms, ‘Their cause ‘Sefeamy, buena aval 9 glint 1 a a ai enemies eae But, besides being a great moral triumph, the capture of "Charleston is a very practical ad- vantage to our cause. It is another sockdologer for the blockade runners. The capture of Fort Fisher and the oonsequent closure of Wilm‘ngtoa—severe a blow as it was to the blockade running business—did not quite finish it, There is still considerable activity at Nassau of veasels going in and out with cotton and “assorted cargoes.” Between January 23 anti Febrnary 10 nine steamers “returned to port” at that place, unable, of course, to get into Wilmington. But the first that returned cleared three days later for “St. John, N. B.” The second that returned cleared on the day after her return also. for “St. John, N. B.” And the other ships will follow in due time, with their heads turned in the same direc- tion. Now, it must be understood that “St. John, N. 1,” means any port on our Southern seaboard at which the ships’ find it possible to enter; and Charleston has, until now been one of thoze points, Good evidence of that fact appears in the Nasseu shipping ‘list, which chronicles the arrival from Charleston, between January 24 and February 9, of four ships laden with cotton, All trade at that particular point Aemall detachment. of the onomy parsucd our te Beers [ord tr erevor tne ahanendonhe ee ing of our troops over re Daten séouting party captured a party of rebel consoripting eficers te Wildy “ay were tring show vocation in Clarke county: were brougut ‘ova ‘and placed in the guardhouse, be 4 “ Sr + pwen 5 t ~Tlwrsciiteren, Fob. 90, 1866, Since writing the above many of tho men supposed te. have beop captured -have'errived in camp, reduoing the numbef of prigoners in tho enemy’s hands to gfxty. Capt, Coppinger, of Gen. Torbert's stall, was captured ty Ee ‘Theatrical. WALLAOK'S THEATRE— BENEFIT OF MR. FISHER. To-night the performance at this establishment will be ‘for the benefit of Mr. Charles Fisher, = stanch favorite of the public, who will anquestionably receive s bumper, Still Waters Run Deep, and High Life Below Stairs, will be played, in both of which Mr. Fisher will.appess. The present will be the first performance of the latter play in ten years, and of the former inthis house, The. bill ts one of great attraction, and would crowd the bows aside from the especial claim upon public favor of the. meritorious actor for whose benefit it, is given, NIBLO'S GARDEN. © ‘The Bolle's Stratagem was fevived at this theatre last veniag, | and was very capitally' performed Mes Lander displays new exveliencies in every part she en- dertakes, and in Letitia Hardy she was charming. Upea the whole, wo like her comedy as well: as her serieas acting, If mot better, Doricourt is one of Mr. Wheatley’s is now, however, pretty well stopped. very best impersonations, and in it he hie severest critics, Mr. "s Sir Touchy Mr, But wevhave not finished: the business even aon 5 “ aad 03 ees ee yet. Every now and then we hear through the Sonthern papers that a ship hus landed her cargo; but the point at which she did so is kept secret. ‘The correspondent.of the London Times gives us some light on this subject. He tells us that “fhe nwaberless creeks and rivers dhat~ intersect the const” ‘are “ becoming” known to the blockade running captains, and come what may, whether Wilmington or Charleston fall or not, it is absurd to think that the coast of Secossia can ever be hermetically sealed’ It is up these streams, then, that we are in future to look for the ad- veuturous navigators whom we have shut out of Wilmington aud Charleston ; and the namber ero delightfully acted. Niblo’s may orth ona digh eemay bene. The audience was fue. To-night Love will be given for the last time, ‘Wednesday ‘irs. Lander will play Julia, in tho Hunok- On Thu: we-are to have Much Ado Kotkin, for the te 'shanspere came BROADWAY THEATRE. ‘The bill was changed at this theatro last evening, am@ the two Burtonian pieces, Forty Winks and Toodles, were, produced before a very crowded house. In Forty Winks-— an absurd old farce—Mr. John Owens threw the audience into convulsions of laughter. ‘They screamed, shricked, shouted, stamped, clapped each other upon the back, punched each otber in tho ribs, and fairly doubled them- selves up with laughter, We have never heard suck roars; we hav ch abandon at any other place of amusement, except Bryants’. It is impossible to describe the fun. To appreciate it one must attend the theatre, In Toodles, on the other hand, Ma Joun Owens was. excessively We havo ‘never of streams that we need waich is becoming rap- geen, and cannot possibly ‘conceive of, & worse chi rendering of the charact The change was idly small, for we need watch none from which Uteraliyny feoth. bag We from. lively there is not easy and expeditious intercourse | severe, from the uproarious seins to tho = doleful Toodics. Almost any amateur could have the part better than Owens did. The audience did nes laugh much; for the most of them bad Burton's Tooules and Clark’s Toodies. Why Mr. Owens is polan { good in some BF and so very bad in others we explain, He has bis specialities, and outside of them he is nothing. The company at the Broadway is tet and so is the orchestra. - These things must be or the houxe 13 doomed as soon as Mr. Owens loaves, with the rebel cupital. The railroads are now important clemeats in the business. The correspondent of the London Times thought that “if the abundant internal resources of the confederacy were available wherever they are wanted—in other words, if the railroad transportation between Georgia and Virginia was as ample and as welt regu- lated as between Illinois and Washington”— then the closure of Wilmington would do no great harm to the rebel cause. But the “it” is very important ; for these railroads that were to enable the rebels to do without Wil- mington are in our hands. The confederacy was to depend on foreign trade only for “mus- kets and nitre,” which were to be “sucked in” by the rivers and creeks. Bat, as we have the railroads, everything else must he sucked in in “the ame way; and that will be a very heavy and troublesome picce of suction. Moreover, when once landed, there roust be rail- roads within casy reach to carry the materiel to the army, and, therefore, the const line on which such operations can be effective is very short one. It can be watched, and the government should see that it is, We assume by the above that blockade goods are no longer of any use to the enemy except for Lee’s army. It is possible, however, that such goods might be used against us to some purpose in the Southwest. Therefore the government ought to take some measures to make the blockade more effective on the Rio Grande. Blockade runners clear from Nassau for Matamoros all the time, and many get there of those that clear for St. John, N.B. That fs a place, then, that should be looked after Traian Ovmna. —Don Sebastian was given to a very fine house last night at the Academy, for the last time thie season. All the splendid features with which it was originally presented were fully preserved, The artists sang well, Zucchi and Maasimiliani being eapectally good. Bellini’s Camoens was, as usual, excellent. Mr. Weim lich sang the part-of the Grand Inquisitor, which Sustal originally assumed, and sagg it well, This evening Martha will be given, and om Wednesday, by special Te quest, Hrnami once more. Concent oF Camita Unso.—The first of a series of three concerts by Mile. Camilla Urso took place af Niblo’s Saloon laet night. The attendance was large aad fasbtonable and the performance quite acceptable. Mile, ‘Urso is too well known in this community as a violinist of decided merit to require mach comment on her play- ing last evening. She was very warmly received and ob} tained all the applause to which she was justly ontitled. She was assisiod by Teresa Carrono, the young pianists Madame Varian, soprano; Signor Fellini, baritone, and Mr, Hofman. The next concert will take place om Thure day, the 34. of Mr. Theodore Thomas was Hall on Saturday evening by ence The leading feature of the entertainmest wee Raff's grand symphony, Aw dat Vaderiand. It fo @ Jong and difficult work, comprised of five parts, inter preting various emotions, and iNastrating scones in Ger man life, the chase, the domestiofiretide, and the deve tion to country, inspired by nations! songs, aod eaznest desire fop the unity of the German nation. We sharply, av the shutting ont of arms and munl- | attend musical lertalnments, A conecHto of Bi tions of war will be the cheapest and easiest gine eon alee vat te its so Wotmemn it . iol le 5 CON way to put down any demonstration that the - reo bs Adelante FRU ps, the A Auer joan come enemy may make in that quarter. aria of Gluck’s anda ina from 11 Bi th of a Sagopa Jae E a he a Which obé sang edjwalrebly, Her voice has the richnems Tho Steamer Saxon. and fullness Which characterized ft daring her previous i ‘Woon's Horm, Feb, 20, 1868. operatic career, of which we retain a pleasant memory, The steamer Saxon, from Boston for Philadelphia, be. phe Load pd vig ag) of the f remnant attained fore reported ashore on Squash Meadow Shoal, got off | Most cordial. The weirts concluded with the orervane this morning without easistance. (eesonden, work 68, by Sphor, and wae ete wha ns lurmed by the orchagtra, | It 16 aa reeadle ovide Ald for East Tennessee. the increasing tante for clasrio musie 1» 986 these concert Boston, Feb. 20, 1865. of Mr. Thomas so liberally patronized. Colonel N. G. Taylor, of East Tennessee, made @ moving appeal to a meeting of merchants held in the Exchange this afternoon for aid to the destitute districta in that section of the country. Mayor Lincoln presided The announcement that Charleston was evacuated created | furore in We anecting. The sine eanouncenent was tao made to the Legislature while tn gewlowy forth long apd beary cheering, a Heavy Gales of Seven-thirty Loan. - Porapmenrd, Feb, 20, 1868, Jay Cooke, general subscription agent, reports that the alos of geven-thirties to-day amounted to $4,126,160, De cluding one subscription ef $1,000,000 from New Yor one of $162,000 from Chaloaro, end 2.681 sincle roger nt woe,