The New York Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1865, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, AND PROPRIETOR. ‘orrick N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. | Se Raa pte TERMS cash in advance. Money sent by mail will be sat the risk of the sender, Noae but bank bills current in New York taken, TAR DAILY HERALD, Four cents percopy, Annual | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1865. Deon seventy-five; and it is said that for each one of | The Capture of Wiimingtom—Our Recent these twenty desert to the rear. CONGRESS. crease the compensation of builders of iran-clads, &a., adoption authorizing surveys of these and other great interior navigation improvements, A bill was passed to anthorize the copyrighting of photo- graphs, and requiring that copies of all copyrighted books shail be forwarded to the Congressional Library. Adverse reports were made on the Militia bill, the pro- posed tax on exports, and Mr. Surner’s plan in regard to subsempiion price $14. THE WEEKLY HERALD, every Saturday, at Five cents per copy. 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Grond succceses Of our armics and navy are following each other in sich rapid succession as to be almost be- wildering to the exuliant nation, Yesterday, in addition all our other recent great vietories, we chronicled the coupation of Charleston by the national forces; and to- day wo havo still another brilliant triumph to record. Fort Anderson, on Cape Fear river, succumbed on Sunday dust to the combined attacks of Genoral Schofield and Ad- miral Porter. It had previously been subjected toa furious fire from the naval vessels, which was kept up during Friday afternoon and al! through Saturday and Saturday afternoon. In the meantime, also, a division of Union troops had croased over to the west side of the river and pushed up to the vicinity of the fort, where the and after an executive session the Senate adjourned, It is said that the Finance Committee of the Senate will re- Port in favor of a tax on sales of one-quarter of one per cent. In the House of Representatives, a bill repealing so much of the Tonnage'act as retates to canal boats wag ap- propriately referred. The Speaker then proceeded, in accordance with the resolution of the Hous, to repri- mand Mr. Field, of Louisiana, for bis assault on Mr, Kelley, of Pennsylyaaia, The bill authorizing a bridge across the river, near St. Louis was indefinitely post- poned, Tho Judiciary Committee reported a bill, which was passed by @ strict party vote, pro- viding that neither the people nor the Legisla- ture of any State declared im insurrection by the proclamation dated August 16, 1861, shall horeafter elect Yenators and Representatives to the Congress of the United States, until the President has de- olared by proclamation that armed hostilities within such State have ceased; nor until the people of such State have adopted a republican government not repugnant to Glorious Successes. Fort Andeggon, on the Cape Fear river, was “Im the Senate yesterday the House resolution te in- | CVacuated by the enemy on Sunday last, and was immediately afterwards occupied bys part was reported and ordered to be printed. Adverse reports | of Major General Schofield’s force. This was were made on the Niagara Ship Canal and Michigan Ship | the last of the important defences of Wilming- Canal projects, but @ resolution was recomm:nded for ton. As our readers will see by the excellent map we give to-day, it is situated on the west bank of the stream, a short distance below the city, and its fire covered the obstructions which the rebel engineers had placed in the river. The approach to the city by water was, there- fore, apparently impossible while the rebels held this position. - But the tall of this fort was all probability succeeded by the fall of Wi- mington. Our Monitors at once pushed up the river as our soldiers pushed after the enemy. Wilmington was no doubt occupied a few hours after the evacuation of Fort Anderson, and is probably now held by us. successes that gives such substantial assurance of the triumph of our cause, and we add one more to the train of disasters that is s0 evi- dently crushing the confederacy out of existence. The victory at Nashville, the capture of Savan- nab, Branchville, Columbia, Charleston, Fort Fisher, and now Fort Anderson and Wilming- ton, may be classed together as the great recent successes that have put our ultimate triumph be- yond all doubt; that abundantly satisfy the people for all the exertion that has been made, and that encourage the country to go gloriously the cons‘itution aud laws, and not until by a law of Con- gress such State is entitled to representation in Congress. The Senate bill prohibiting army.and navy offieers in- a vote of 113 te 19, Several bills regarding judiciary mattors were disposed of, and the House adjourned. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Yesterday, the one hundred and thirty-third anniver- sary of the Birthday of Washington, was generally ob- served as a holiday, and with far more than the custom- ary exuberance of spirit, not only in this city, but throughout a great portion of the country, and rejoicings over the recent great national vietories mingled with the marks of respect for the natal day of the Fathor of the” repcblic. The day was particularly favorable, the sky being cloudless and the temperature mild, The city pre- sented a brilliant appearance, thousands of flags and streamers waving from the public and private buildings and {rom the encircling lines of shipping in tife bay and the two rivers. National salutes, were fired in the city and at the surrounding forts; at twelve o'clock the bells of Trinity co:menced to ring out their music, and chimed a number of patriotic and other popular airs; there was a fine military parade, and in various other | ways the rejoicings of the people were manifested, all terminating at night in magnificent displays of freworks | at several points, In Brooklyn and other of the suburban cities the day was similarly observed. The new Inman steamship City of Boston, from Queens- town on the 11th instant, arrived at this port yesterday. Her advices are not so late by one day as those brought by the China, and published in yesterday morning’s Heraw. The steamship Columbia, from Havana on the 18th Instant, arrived here yesterday, It is announced that Admiral Pareja, lately commanding the fleet of Spanish vessols on the Peruvian coast, has been appointed to the position of commander of the Spanish squadron in Mext- can waters, The Spanish troops had not yet evacuated St. Domingo; but it was expected they would do s0 soon. A number of vessels sailed from Havana on the 17th skirmishers became engoged with the rebels on Saturday night. On Saturday Gen. Ames’ division also croseed the river and moved up to the assistance of Gen. Cox. The revels, perceiving their danger of being surrounded, hestily marched out during Saterday night, and early on Sunday morning the national flag was unfurled over another rebel stronghold. The evacuation of An- dorson was immediately followed by the retirement of the rebel troops under General Hoke, on the east side of the Cape Fear, and they were quickly pursued by General Terry's forces. When our latest despatches closed, on Sunday forenoon, the national troops on both sides of the stream were pushing vigorously forward to- wards Wilmington with sanguine anticipations of being in ‘that city on the next day. At the same time Admiral Porter's vessels had passed the obstructions and were Steaming up the river, The entire Union losseggn killed and wounded of both the army and navy in the attack ‘on the fort wore only between thirty and forty. The ‘copious Henatp despatches which we publish this morn- ing, with the accompanying map, will enable our readers to fully appreciate this latest triumph. ‘Wo have some additional particulars, from rebel news- instant to run our Southern blockade. The weather in Cuba has been unusually cool during this winter, and the health of the island has been correspondingly good. ‘There were only twenty-seven fatal cases of yellow fever throughout the island during the month of January. The United States steamer Queen arrived here yester- day from Port Royal, 8. C., having on board the officers and crew of the steamer Merrimac, which foundered at sea on the 15th inst. Volunteering continues very active at the headquar- ters of our Supervisor's recruiting committee, and their rooms are dally thronged from morning till night with persons anxious to enter the army and get the handsome bounties now being paid. Mr. Blunt is very confident that our quota can easily be filled without a draft if the War Department will only give a little more time. About one hundred men were recruited on Tuesday. All but four hundred thousand dollars of the last county Joan of two millions authorized for the purpose of paying boun- thes has been taken by the capitalists. The draft procecded yesterday in only one of the Brooklyn districts—the Second—and in that it was sus- pended after one ward—the Ninth—had been drawn, In the Third district it was suspended for the day alto- gcther, out of respect to the national anniversary. It will be resumed In both districts to-day. ‘The Provost Marshal of the Tenth Congressional district commenced the draft yesterday in Cortland and Yonkers, Westchester county, and also in some towns of Rockland papers, of General Sherman's advance through South Carolina, though the main facts have already appeared in the Hrratp On last Sunday he was in Winnsboro, cwihich is in Fairfield district, South Carolina, thirty- ~eigth miles north of Columbia, on the railroad leading thence to Charlotte, North Carolina, towards which Beauregard was retreating. Charlotte ig about ~ sixty miles north of Winnsboro, and is the place to which the rebels moved from Columbia what government property they man- vaged to save. The rebel papers estimate the force yritb which Sherman arrived at Columbia at fifty. Give thousand. They are now compelled to ao knowledge that in the’ cavalry fight near Aiken, &. C., on the 10th inst., their own men, under Wheeler, ‘and not Kilpatrick's as they at first claimed, were “driven.” Kilpatrick took possession of the town at fn00n on that day. ‘A mooting of promluent citizens was held yesterday at the Custom Honse, to int ra grand ccle- Dration im this city of the recent brilliant yletorios of our tic resolutions were armies and navy. 5} adopted, and a comm necessary arrangements, and report at One of the resolutions was to the eileet that the Presiden§ Nn ake the » fature meeting. ‘be requested to send Major General Robert Anderson in @ national, vessol to Fort Sumter, for the purpose of ena- ‘bling hifi to Yoplace over that work the flag which, at the commencement of the rebellion, he was compeiled to lower atthe dictation of South Carolina traitors. In tig Lower Howse of the rebel Legislature of Norte Caroling, on the 20th Inet, Mr, Haines ‘delivered & powerful speech, in which he denounced the rebel government and the entire fabric of..the Southern confederacy in strong terms, Gonominating pécession as a complete fallare, and pro- posing, da tho best thing that his State could do, that the people thereof should set about making their peace with ithe national government and prepare to return to the ‘Onion. General “ingieton, of Llinols, s peace democrat, who, At will be remembered, recent'y visited the rebel capital, foft Washington again yesteniny on & second excursion to that place, accompanied by Jndge Hughes, late of the Court of Claims, The object these genuiemen have in ‘view has not been roade public; but their leaving for Richmoud at this time hae necessarily given rise to sur. mises that thelr vielt may be made with the design of @udeayoring Wo renew peace negotiations, Pickot fring at night and occasions) exchanges of little Sonrequonce between Lhe opposing batteries are all that at prosemt disturb the quiet of the James river armies, though reports of rebel proparations for the eyacution of Petersburg are again current, as details of mon have re cently been at work removing the heavy guns from the The swarm of dove fortifications around the city rs coming into the Union lines from Lee's ar pled, py daly wveragy for ovjamul dewe yaa) Leaving county. Morrisania and West Farms, having filled their respective quotas, escaped the conscription. Drafting for the Fifth Congressional district of New Jorsey commenced in Newark yesterday, and the quota for one ward of the city was drawn. All passed off quietly. Colonel Baker has continued his labors against the bounty brokers without cessation sincg his return from Washington, Several additional arrests were made yee ‘The Senatorial Committee of Lavestigation held a meet- ing yesterday, and continued to hear testimony in rela- tion to the City Inspector’s Department. At two o'clock the committee adjourned, out of respect to the memory of Washington, and will resume the investigation at balf- past ten o'clock to-day. ‘The Rev, Dr. Ongeod delivered a lecture last evening before the Osgood Literary Association, at the hall of the Historical Society, on the ‘Second Life of Washing- ‘Wendell Phillips delivored an address last evening, in the Brooklyn Academy of Music, on “Our Country.” ‘The allusions which he made to the capture of Charleston were responded to with great enthusiasm. Governor Fenton will review, at noon to-day, in front of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, a force of eight hundred men of the Metropolitan police. Isaac J. Woods, recently in the employ, as clerk, of Mr. Gallagher, Purveyor of the Army of the James, was yesterday arrested in this olty, on the complaint of the latter gentleman, who alleges that Woods is a defaulter to him in the sum of between three and four thousand dotiatt, ‘The aceticed will be taken back to the Army of the James for trial Kate Gorman, alias Redheaded Kate, against whom an indictment for larceny, in stealing an opera glass from the pocket of a lady at one of the Broadway theatres, was forward to what remaing to be done. And the same events are the ones that have finally shown to Europe and to the Southern people torfering in State clections was passed without debate by | our real power and the utter hopelessness of the rebel cause, and that now spread discou- ragement, demoralization and despair like an epidemic through the rebel States and armies. The evacuation of Wilmington, like that of Charleston, the enemy’s position. Forces left at such points would of course be isolated and inevitably lost; while their concentration on the main force leaves a faint hope that they may yet be of some service. Hence, as Beauregard struggles northward from Colum- bia, and Hardee from Charleston, Bragg must, when the general struggle gets as far north- ward a3 Wilmington, inevitably join it and struggle on in the same direction. This is what he has done. It is naturally urged that what we are thus bringing about is concentration of the enemy’s forces under Lee. It will be found in due time that this concentration is a delusive one for the enemy and an advan- tageous one for us. It will strengthen Lee but little. These hurried marches under circum- stances of so much discouragement are the most destructive influences that are ever brought to bear on an armed force. The fiercest battle of the war would not reduce the forces of Beauregard, Hardee and Bragg in mere number to anything like the same extent that desertion will reduce them on this march. The obvi- ous advantage of destroying as many as pos- sible of these separate organizations by the same great blow merely needs statement. The natural wish of the weary and over marched Union soldier that we “could get the secesh all in one corner” is one that the secesh themselves, hurried on by Sherman, are now doing their utmost to gratify. ‘The fall of Wilmington will insure the safety of Sherman’s further advance, and will facilitate the general operation against the rebel capital. If Beauregard, Hardee and Bragg, concentrat- ing in North Carolina, and reinforced by Lee, should attempt to solve the present rebel diffi- culties by a blow at Sherman, Wilmington will afford us an easy opportunity to reinforeé that great soldier, while it will also afford an eff- cient base from which he can be supplied for the ultimate advance into Virginia, iii case Lee shall elect to make his final fight near to the position he now holds. Tae Bracaapocio or Portsr.—Shortly after the fall of Fort Fisher Admiral Porter, in a despatch to the Secretary of the Navy, stated that with his experience of the bombardment of that fort and of the endurance and capabilities of such iron-clad vessels as the Monadnock, he could lay any English port under contribution. Thus we gain anothér in the grand series of was no doubt a necessity of ping to the evening freworks, will not soon be forgotten. Has any one told the news to Mayor Gunther? Tux Texasuey Derarruert.—lt is said that Mr. McCulloch, somewhat noted asa learned financier, is to be Secretary of the Treasury from and after the 4th of March, and that he knows the secret of our paper money deprecia- tion, and will prove it, in bringing down the price of gold toa very low figure. Ifso, suc- cess to Mr. MoCulloch. He is the man we want. The Exe! of Prisoners of War. NO MORE SUPPLIES TO BE SENT TO UNION SOLDISRS IN OarTivitr, Heavquartsrs, Akuy or Tax Jauns, Feb. 22, 1865. To THR AGENT OF THR AsgoclaTED Paess:— I will thank you to make the following announcement through the preas:— In consideration of ® general exchange and speedy delivery of ail prisoners held in the Seuth, it is deemed inexpedient to forward after this date eith:r funds or supplies to any person now in captivity, Such parcels or romittances as may have accumulated since the last shipment, or may hereafter arrive, will be returned to the shippers. JOHN E. MULFORD, Licutenant Colonel and Assistant General of Exchange. ARRIVAL OF RELEASED PRISONERS FROM RICHMOND. .. Banrons, Feb. 22, 1865. A despatch from Apnapolis says:—One hundred and fty paroled officers and nine hundred and seventy-five men have arrived here from Richmond, all in a wretched condition, Three hundred of thom have been carried to the hospitals, Fine Arts. ‘THM MILTON GALLERY. ‘There are now on exhibition at the Mitton Gallery, No. 646 Broadway, five pictures, just completed by Mr. T. N. Rossiter, illustrating “Milton’s Paradise Lost.” They are works of much merit, both in conception and execution, in the peculiar manner of Mr. Rossiter’s grouping aud coloring. Apart from the figures, which, in three of the pictures at least—‘‘Eve,'’ ‘‘Noon,” and “‘Adam'—are well drawn, naturally posed and colored with great fidel- ity, the accessories of the landscape are painted with great force, brilliancy and truth to nature, in her rich, tropical aspect. The first picture in the series represents the mother of mankind as Milton describes her— With flowers and cha sweet srssiling herbs, Win oxy Eve deca teat her nupial bed, ‘The artist presents her asleep, with the half woven lands in her hand, when— rs No veil She needed—virtue proof, no thought infirm ‘Altered her cheek. In the second picture we have Adam and Eve, seated at carly sunrise, contemplating the landscape glories of Paradise. Tho third re] ts the pair in the flush of noon, Eve coquetishly hOiding back the apple which Adam is seeking to obtain. The feeling of this picture is beautiful. It is handled, too, with more del than the former, in which the lines of the rocks and the limbs of Adam assimilate too closely. the fourth picture contrition follows the first sin, and is well represented by the natural features of the scene—the approaching gloom of night and the rugged rocks and precipices around, and the distant glimpse of the now lost Paradise. In the last picture Mr. Rossiter expresses the ideal of Adam nerving himself for the labor and responsibility of his new life, as he gazes from an elevation, over tho world. ‘He leans against @ rock, with a dog sleeping at his the first subdued of the animal creation, The Pose of this figure is grand, but easy, and the sky and back- ground of the landscape are exceedingly fino. The senti- | ment of the picture is carried out with great succoss. Mr. Rossiter havin; ned this interesting gallery to private view on Monday evening, we are enabled thus letly to {Pronounce an opinion upon his works. We commend them to the attention of the public, Amusements. @YGES AND ORANGES. Holler’s machinist dished him again last evening, and Gyges was not produced. We begin to believe that this invi- sible Gyges is a good joke, and that he is so very invisible that the public cannot see him. However, Heller has put his machinist under heavy bonds; and although we Cannot understand how the man is to work when he is bound, yet the novelty is positively promised for to- morrow night, It might better be postponed unt!l next Monday, 80 a8 to make a sure thing of it. But, unde- terred by our divappointment at Heller’s, we succeeded in finding a greater novelty than Gyges in his immediate neighborhood. It may be, that Ike the ancient magi- ec 10 the of ie Diabolique has mea woh eaten his = po with his skill; for at the fruit store next door to Holler's wo discovered miracul They were better than the oranges of Sicily; they were 1 than the oranges of Havana; were sol a descendant of Rembrandt, and the ‘were grown in G@ they were not invisible; for they rested in massive of gold before us, Unlike Gyges, there was no di pointment about them and no j missed Gyges, but we gained the oranges; and so long there are a few more shall not regret that the tardy Diabolique forced us to seek consolation one NIBLO’S GARDEN. Mrs. Lander appeared in the Hunchback last evening, before a very crowded house. This play is usually re- garded asasort of test for an actrees. Young stars generally make their débuds in it, and think that they can play anything if they can play Julia, Mrs, Lander's friends may accept this test and claim the part as one of her triumphs; but we protest against the Hunchback, and refuse to bow down and worship it, At the best it is @ rubbishy old play, with a transparent plot and too much stilted dialogue. Neither the excellences of the situations nor the talent displayed in some of the scenes can sufiice to account for its high reputation. It ye tra- of CI these luscious novelties og we machinist of the ‘alle door above, we fed at the ditional play, interesting Neon Alper ee _ ~ There were many here who scoffed at the idea, | actresses who once a) 1s an the town by and some papers, Uke the Boning Pot called | ea Jats Ne Saeed ac it “Porter’s braggadocio!” Mow, in order to | ofits hem fmpersouations, and was acted with all that show how correct the Admiral was in his care and finish for which this gentleman | ee ciatimetabet. xo t, opinions, we subjoin a remarkable letter from | Bross a vers foppish Wee oe tae Waele the on Baglish journal >— eo ep ea THE CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER. iote os bellene, that ee ‘TO THK EDITOR GF THE LONDON POST, Now that Fort Fisher has falleh, m spite of the heroic defence of Genera! Whiting, Colonel Lamb, and the rest of its garrison, there can be no indiscretion in my giving you some information about its armament. The fact most instructive to us is that the fort con- tained not one gun powerful enough to sink an fron-clad ship. A very late letter mentions as the most effective nin the place an eight-inch five ton cannon, rifled on the plan of Commander Scott, of the English navy, and firmg one hundred and thirty pound sheils. Of the rest about half were seven-inch built up rifles; half were ten- inch eee cast iron guns. beciot: than Most of guns were more po gun mounted on any fort in England, or on any English sh (except one, which has a few of’ tho valuable nine-inc ‘one hundred pounders, ordered by the Duke of Somerset), ret they failed to injure the federal fleet. It follows that that fleet could attack Portsmouth or Plymowh wih more impunity than Fort Fisher, 0 far as artillery fire is con- 1am, sir, your obedient servant, 7. 4. BLAKELY. This letter, it will be perceived, is written by Mr. Blakely, the inventor of the famous gun i that bears hit naine. Tie speaks like an expert, and his opinions are, therefore, doubly valua- ble. He tells us how nearly right was the Ad- miral in what he said, It is now, therefore, the recently found by the Grand Jury of the Court of General | duty of the radical journals which have been Sessions, was yesterday discovered by ® policeman in « #0 much opposed to Admiral Porter, on account Broadway stage, arrested and locked up in the Tombs for | of his quarrel with General Butler, to make the by ee gave his name as James Foster was yester- amende honorable, for Mr. Blakely has shown day committed for trial, charged with having, on Tuesday | bim to be right and they to be wrong. night, broken into the house of Mr. A.B. Owens, Sylvan place, Harlem, and stolen therefrom » quantity of silver Tue Day We Have Ceresratep.—The 224 of ware. The missing property was found in the possession | February, 1865, will long be remembered, from of Foster. ‘There was no session of the Stock Board yesterday, and the gold room was closed. Prices were steady on the street, and gold sold at 201% @ 20034. ‘The amount of business done in commercial the Atlantic to the Pacific, as a great and happy day for the Union. In 1862, over the victories of Fort Donelson in the West, and etreles | Roanoke Island in the East, the day was marked yesterday was almost nothing. The day was very gene | by unusual rejoicings throughout the loyal tally observed as s holiday, in honor of bim who was States; but the general celebration of 1862 was ‘hres im war, dime in peace end Oret in the hearteof bis | | 14114 aeaie compared with that of yesterday. countrymen, ‘The fall of Charleston, the “old flag”—the iden- “Sravce Iua”—The Legislative Committee | toa) “old flag” of our Major Anderson of 1861— of Investigation, in their borings after our corpo- again rer Sumter, the march ration spoils and plunder. It beats the petro- + ombage Atty the Arliss ve Jeum wells of Pennsylvania, and King Shoddy | ine speedy collapse of from every quarter of rebellion, were enough must hide his diminished head. Go on, gentle- | t4 make the anniversary of the birth of Wash- men of the committee. When rogues fall out their evidence becomes interesting. ington a day of jubilee. Like the Fourth of July, it has received a new baptism in somé of the New Jersey at 4 Banoarn.—It is said that the | grandest events of the war; and in this view New Jersey Legislature is holding back on the | we had yesterday not only Charleston and great constitutional amendment in order to | Sumter and the “old flag” thereot to rejoice bring Congress to terms on the Camden and | over, but the capture of Fort Anderson, in Amboy Railroad monopoly. It is probable, therefore, that the ratification of said amend- | then goodby, Camden and Amboy. North Carolina, as if in special remembrance of the hero of Sumter. The day in this metropo- ovo. | ment will be effected without New Jersey, and | lis, from “the morning’s first gleam” upon the countioss flags gn the hoysetops aad the shio- “Full well we know, and knowing we rejoice, ‘The mightiest critic is the public voice;”’ for if that were so then the greatest monstrosity would be the highest form of art, and aclown the best actor. But the public voice might do much worse than to applaud the Hunchback, and we cordially endorse all the fine things it says of Mra Lander, To-night the proceeds of Niblo’s Garden wil! be devoted to the Shakspere monu- ment fund. Much Ado About Nothing will be performed, with Mrs. Lander as Beatrice, aud Mr, Wheatley as Bene- dick. On Friday the Hunchback will be repeated, Trauax Orera—Venvi's New Worx.—To-morrow evening Verdi's latest opera, La Fursa del Destino, wr, be produced for the first time in this country. The final rehearsal was had last night at the Agodemy; and, while we forbear to enter upon any mimute criticism, we can say that this latest work of Verdi contains features which—both masically and dramatically considered— must render it highly popular. The story is deeply tragic, yet i} admits of sounes—which are judiciously by the librettist—full of humor and merriment to relieve the cssentially serious inci- dents of the plot. The ecene is laid partly in Spain and partly in Italy. The story, though somewhat com- icated and overladen with startling events, can be Brietty told. A nobly youth, Don Alvaro, but not reoognized by the fon of Seville, loves the daughter of a noble house, atiem| to elope with her. tei Leonora, pts discovers them, the lover discharges a The (rho nocldent, which ills the father of his. beloved. Fit tectuer of the lady, Don Carlos, undertakes to re- and devotes venge his father’s his life to that pur- pose. Leonora becomes a rechuse meantime. a ‘men subsequently join the army under assui names, fight on fields, and the Jover saves as : ‘ant bas lover is wolThaoa battle. and throug! mysterious contents of hie Falic {hs bre dis. the supposed abductor of in which the lover thinks ® mopastry to ce litt g z i z z Hu i Katow and Mr. Wehil, will be given to-morrow (Friday) evening, st Niblo's Saloon, after their return from a bighly successful tour to Philadelphia, Baltimore and ‘Washington, where they have been playing to crowded houses for the past week. Mr. Strakosch announces & matinge concert for Satarday. Concser or Camunia Unso.—Mile, Cammilla Urso gives her second concert at Niblo’s Saloon this evening, assisted by Mme. Varian, Miss Teresa Carreno, Messrs. Coltiero, Fellini and Hoffman. Hirrormeatnox,—The crowd at this house yesterday, both at the matings and at the evening performance, was immense, ‘Mother Qonse’’ rules the roost in the way of pantomime, WEW YORK AND \9UR VICTORIES. Important Meeting of , Citizens at the Oustom House—A Grande O"gratulatory Demonstration te be Held. “Gen. Robert Anderson and Fort Sumter, %: A B:morous gathering of our wealthies ‘ “Dd mort re- p-ctable citizens was hold at the Customs & ‘Use yeater- day afternoon, to arrange for ‘8 graud publigieemonstra- in honor of our late victories, Taylor was cailed to the chair, and Mees, * ©. B. Obitt-nden and Saiauel Sloan were appointed necreta THO The Gaamxan opened the procecdiags with a few, Te marks explanatory of the object of the mooting, atie * which Mr. Stoan offered the following rosubilions, whien wore unanimously adopted ;-— Resolved, That the war to quell rebeliion, whi roid approuches its inevitable cone! i essentially the principles of sylf-gove! freedom and Christian civilization ; (has the United Stutos have abundant cays for eongrst the knowledge that while successully maintaining, by force of arms, the government of their woe and the they are at the same Line efiectually joluble dveti tie (hat the eoutinent is for ever devoted to the cauke oi liberul institutions sud re- publican government. Resolved, That the recent signal victories achieved by the military und naval powor of the United States, over gent forces in revolt against tLe government, call for the expressiun of cordial Congradulations bo oll cors, soldiers and seatnen who siure in the renown of these glonoss su ccrses. Resolved, That the urmies led by Generals Grant, Sher- man, Thomas, Meade, Siesidan and Verry, and the ne forces serving under the orders 0° Admirais Farragut Porter, bave, by their valor und devotivn to duty, 7 tained’ the integrity of the nation and upheid the’ Loror Of its flag, and richly deserve the applause of a grateful people. Resolved, That in brilliancy of design, intrepid energy of action, orable deterinination to compel success, the campa gn of Georgia and the Carolinas bas no exam) le in military history, and covers the names of Graut and Sherman with imperishable glory. ved, the treacherous assault upon Sumter has been fitly expiaicd in the minious igiut of the assailants, without a shot tired in dcfeuce of a vity dedi- cated to treasun. Resolved, That it is becoming in a free and enlightened people to recognize @ :d applaud distinguished pubite ser- vices rendered in tis. cause of the country, and that the citizens of Now Yor® duty to give public expression of their heroic men who, under Divine Providence, have defended and preserv the honor and the life of the nation. Resolved, That a committee of cit'zens be aypointed to consider and report at a subsequent meeting, to be called the chairman and secretary, in re; to the time manner of celebrating the recont triumph of the Union arms, and with i ear peee of unit a whole community, ve all conside:auions, in a ovation to the principles of loyal duty to the country and its rnment ved, That copl’s of these resolutions be trans- mitted to the President of the United States, to the Gov: ernor of this State, and to the several officers named therein, and that the same be published. ‘The resolutions were received with great favor, and short addresses were delivered by Messrs, Wu. M. Evanrs, P. M. Wermonas, Judge Davirs and others. Judge Davies offered the following resolution, which ‘was seconded by Mr. R. & Stuart, and unanimously adopted :— Resolved, That the Pres‘dent be requested to send a national ship to Charlestun harbor to couvey thither General Robert Andorson, that he may replace upon the flagstaff of Fort Sumter that national banner, the enblem of our liberties and of our Union, which, on the lath of April, 1861, he was compolled to’ lower ‘at the dictation of the traitors of South Carolina. Aftor the appointment of the committee provided for in Mr. Sloan’s resolutions, the mecting adjourned. THE NAVY. ff the Loss of the United Steamer Merrimuc. REPORT OF ACTING MASTER HEDGES—NAMES OF THE OFFICERS OF THE MERRIMAC. We have received from Acting Master Wm. Hedges, Inte executive officer of the United States steamer Merri- mao, the following report of her loss:— On the 13th inst. a gale commenced from the eastward; we wore steering to the southward. On the 14th tho gale increased and hauled to the southward, the ship laboring heavily and shipping much water, At1P. M. ‘we had to bear up and run tothe northward. At5 P. M. the starboard forward boiler became useless; made all ‘sail possible, and steamed ahead with the three boilers. At 11 P. M. the ship commenced toleak; opened all gates and manned all the pumps. On the 16th, 12:15 A. M., the tiller broke off from the rudderhend, rendering the ship unmanageable, and leav- ing her entirely at the mercy of the wind and waves; all hands pumping and bailing, and the water gaining on us. ‘At9:16 A. M. the port forward boiler gave out; at 9:30 A. M. sawa sail bearing south southwest; sot « signal Of distress and fired » gun; at 10:30 A. M. we boarded her, and she proved to be the United States mail steamer Morning Star, from New Orleans for New York, which lay by us, all hands still pumping and bailing and the water gaining; at 12:10 A. M. the water put out in the freroom. ,Asthe Mi Star coal and could not render us the at4P, M. we commenced wo eee her, savit thirteen offi one hu! and i idly. The Morning Star by until six P. M. Tho Merrimac was then vey low 4 the water, and fast settling down by the head. We wore then taken to Hampton Roads, from thence transferred to the United States steamer Queen, for New York, where we arrived Wednesday night ‘The following is a list of the officers who were attached to Es Acting Matter Commanding—Wm. Earle. and Eaccutive Oficr—Wm. Hedges. First Assistant (Acting Gow David Second Assistants, Wm. F. Goff and John Wi ‘ins, Albert Cox and CARD OF THANKS. Unrrep States Mar. Steamer Morwra Star, Feb. 16, 1865. ‘Wo, the undersigned, officers of the late United States steamer Merrimac, desire to express our gratitude to Captain Horatio Nelson, of the United States mail steamer Morning Star, for his noble and humane conduct in Tescuing us from the steamer Merrimac, while in a sink- ing condition, and for his kindness and attention while on ee which will always be cherished with heartfelt pratit The gentlemanly conduct of Captain Nelson and his officers dally would we mention the many acts of kindness done for our comfort by the purser, Mr. Faller, and the chief engineer, Georg Ashby), will ever be held in grateful rempembranee. respectfully, United £1 r, ‘teatior Wertinae. Also signed 'm, Hedges, Acting Master, late ex- officer United States steamer Merrimac; J. J. Sowerby, M.D., late Medical Officer United States’ stonmer deri: mac; J. T. Wildman, Acting Assistant Paymaster; D. 8. Roberts, Acting First Assstant Engineer; Henry Ham Acting Ensign ; Simpson Jenney, Acting Ensign; Wn om, Kirkby, Acting Ensign; Wm. 'T. ‘Acting Second Aseistant Engineer; John Powers, Acting Second Assist- ant Engineer; Wm. Hopkins, Acting Third Assistant En- Assistant Engineer; get Stephen Rand, Acting Thi . Moore, Acting Master's Mate; Frederic A. attic, Charles Acting Master's Mate and Albert Cox, Acting ‘Third Assistant Engineer. Arrival of ~ tates Steamer The United States steamer Queen, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Robert Tarr commanding, arrived at this port last evening, from Port Royal, 8. ©., by way of Fortress Monroe, thirty hours from the latter place, having on board the officers and crew of the United States gteamer Merrimac. The Merrimac foundered at sea on the 16th jnst., in lat, 2911 north, Jom. 19 12 west. Her officers and cilw Wore foecued by the United States steamer Morning Stat, atid taken to Royal, whence they wore transforred to the Queen for passage North. ‘The following tee list of the offears attached to the a “Actin, ret Assistan’ Third a Ma. J. N. Parnson's Sornes Mumcata.—The third of Mr. Pattison’s soirée will take place this evening at Btetnway’s Rooms, Fourteonth street. The programme is most attractive, Mr. Pattison will bo assisted by Malle. Frida de Gebel, contralto, and Signor Garibaldi, basso, of Max Maretack’s opera troupe. Court Calendar—Th Day. ‘Covrt—Orncerr.—Part 1.—Nos. 13967, 1317, 1945, 1080, 1867, 1867, 1369, 1871, 1873, 1395, 1407; 1409), 1411, 1415, 1417, ‘ rt 2 Nos. 86! 1419, 1421) 1423, 1426, 1447. AO a Sa oa Sn sos ry é Oa, 8 oe et Part 1’—-Now, 3278, 4867, 2240, 4511, 651, 3128, 4701, 342036, 4045, 4955, 4908, 4067, 4960, 4027, 422, 4901, 4006, 4585." Part 2.—Nos. 4046," 4610, 4008, 4960, 4004) 4444, 4190, 4072, 4078, 4908, 44, 4006, 4098, 6000, 5004, SHERMAN. - ‘TOE ABVARCE INTO FORTE CARCLIZA TUE ARMY MOVING ON CHARLOTTE, It Had Reached Winnsboroca’ Sunday Last. BL AURESARD RETREATING TO CHARLOTTE Our Wavalry Said to be Moving on Florence. nn enn Later FLepoa'ts of Wilpatrick’s Py; at Aiksh. : T20 ENEMY DEPEATED. Wheeler, und Not Kilpatrick, ~ Driven, ) Miley &c. Sherman’s Advance Forty Miles Nosth ef Columbia on Saturday. Purapmuema, Fob. 22, 1806, A special despatch received hero from Washingten faye: — It ia said that robel papers announce General Shermam’= advence to have reached Camden, forty miles norte of Columbia, on Saturday. REBEL ACCOUNTS. General ceasiatitiiis, teens on Charlotte, the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 20. ‘We expresved the opinion on Saturday that Sherman’e next step from Columbia would be in the direction of Florence, South Carolina, ‘he junction of the Wilmng- ton aud’ Manchester Railroad with the railroad runaieg north from Charleston, that point being in the rear of Wilmington and Charleston; but we have now, bow- ever, reason to believe that jis main column will advance directly norh twards Chorloite, North Caroling, and wilt content himself with siiking the railroad at Florence with his cavalry. This last plan he may bo prevenieé from executing by the activity and addrese of Gene &e., ral Hampton. It is necessary to his safety that he zhould move, as le’ has done hitherto, with lis army well massed, A strict. adherence to this poley bas prevented our numerically. inionce forces from giving him batue. They have been oviiged, Dy the sheer weigit of bis columns, to full back as be advanced; but they have done so in good order, and pt up aconiinual and severe skirinist with nis rd. Gnder ail the circumstances, we will not a prediction as to Where our troops will und it bie to make a determined stand. We feel owever, that General Beauregard will let ap no opportunity which may present ‘tself of striking the enemy a telling blow, and believe he will risk mucb ch a chance. last Columbia papers received estimate Sherman's at Ofty-tive thousand men. ‘They also stavw that Sherman evlorces -irict dis ipline, and punishes with the utmost severity auy of Lis troupa who are guilty of ous- Tages upon ciuizeus. General Sherman at Winnsboro, 8. C., on Sunday Last, [From the Richinond Dispaich, Feb. 20 Official intelligence war recelved at the War Uffice last night that *horman was, on yesterday morning, advanc~ ing towards, and was nar Winnabcro, a point ou the ra'l- agra to Charlotte, and thirty miies north of Ce juinbia. {Charlotte is about one hundred miles north of Colom bia, Salisbury, where is established the rebel peuiten- Mary, i forty mils north of Charlotte, Across tbe country, due east, Raleich is one hundred miles from Salisbury.—Ev. Harary.} 's Retreat. FOLLOWED BY Beauregar HE 18 MARCHING FOR CHARLOTTE, SUEKMAN, [From the Richmend Examiner, Feb, 20.) We now know that Charleston was evacuated on Tees- day last, and that ou Friday the euemy took possweaion of Columbia, It is reported that our forces, under Gene ral Beauregard, are mos ing in the direction of Charloue, The presses and effecis of the Treasury Department we learn, have been safely removed to rlotte, and sin® the clerical force atiached to them—this movement bar ing beon in progress a weck before the evacuation itia said that some of our engraved Treasury note paper fell into the hands of the Yauk« and also a quantity of medical stores. fe have no particulars these as the official despatch of the fall of Colam- bia was communicated to i'r sient Davis, and we doubt whether it was ever sent down to the War Depart which appara to Le in compict: ignovanes of what has pened in Bruth Carclina, except (rom what bits of infer- mation have been picked up on the street. General Bea when last heard from, was as Winnsboro’, which is thirty-eight miles trom Colum! om the road to Charlotte. It 's not likely that he On Thureday—the day before we enemy" t day tue enemy's cocupation— ten trains were run from Colimbia to Charlotte. It ie suppos:d that all the efiects of the Treasury were brought off. There has been a prevalent re that Mart ow for engra\ing Treasury notes had len ime the seabed alge dang cale igen igh gome negroes who escap m Columbia, and, om reaching Kingsville, told the story to the tclegraphie operator there, who sent it, thus authont wire to Richmond. Mr, Jami the ronged with refugees from pr who report that some of Wheeler's cavalry plundered city before the evac.ation. simi mm The Rebel Losses at Columbia, if (From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 20. ‘We, however, know that for more than a week the removal from the of ernment stores and other property has peaked forward with all possible Cee sme] which gives us reagon to hope that the most valuable portion had been gotten away in safety. We had there, it seems, @ quantity of medical stores, one half of which were brought off, the regt destroyed by our authorities, their removal being found impracticable, It was rej on ment bad bern left behind. This iy : men! > ne ay ties here state to iw incorrest, i age the whats pu bment—yiays, Paper and furniture— re ought north Cutriy-eix hours before the occupation the piace by the Yankees. Tue female employes in the ‘Treasury Department, as we stated on Saturday, Ca $ to Charlotte, North Carolina, several days before the ad- vent of sherman. Some of them, whove homes are he vi have arrived in this city. t of them, we undorets” 2 saved their baggage, but lost their furniture, ity. ve Tecollevted that wh'n “ir. dic then Secretary the Treasury, carried there ladies wo Sorth Carolics [er safety, and to lessen the demand for food in Riche he permitted each of to carry @ bed, some and other furniture, These houselwid articles now the list of Sherman's trophie: A Suffering South Carolina Poet, From the Richmond Whig, Feb. 20. Among those who have suflere ly from Shermae’s invasion of South Carolina is William Gilmore Sic Eaq,, the well known novelist and poet. In his hurr removal from home, near Midway, he was compelled te leave Debind a library of choice books of much value, erbracil upwards of ten thousand volumes. Many ters have been utterly ruined. Fortunately for ‘4. imme he has the advantage of do wealth in his ree “where no thieves can through and steal," &c. The Cavalry Fight at Alk: If TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS WHEELER WuO WAS From Richmond Whig, Feb, 20.) t my Ss the morning of left Aiken, re es approach of enemy, states ee of ie A Wheeler met and repulsed two charges morn, half, eight oclock tut sprot one a8. if wiles from Aiken, im bow y A ieted was flanking Hing them ae about Iaecto k, “hwo prisnners carsused 3° that their force consisted of 10,000 cavairy, 4,000 rottne~ ed infantry and one battery of urtillery. The Augusta Cons iintionakd ways: “We are Cy <4 of the impres-iow that the , fr that vicinity is taking a Northwest ru nite ty 6 avordi swamps to the mortis aii worth It thinks the strength of the column over Pacis ca & Sub Tepaur tay aly. Mr. Jamieson, the superintendentot at Columbia, telegraphed the Treasury Saturday, that in anticipation of the prwvaine « of the enemy on Columbia, he had sately teanoved iii « the government printing dies, mote plies stock, &o., to a place of safely. Larronn ov Varomarion.—Dr. John 1. Garrsu will deliver @ lecture on a subject which {nteresis ve ail at the + “Vaceination,”® with remarks on (le prosent timo—vix eee ination—at the College « pd Yorner Fourth. av | at eight o'clock to-morrow even'oe ‘mur nnd” porous invorested in ta aie “vtyed to miuan' “cate oe 1