The New York Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1865, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. ‘OFFICE N. W. CORNER O¥ FULTON AND NASSAU STS, Volume XXX. New York, Tuesday, February 27, 1865, THE SITUATION. ‘The thrilling scenes and incidents connegted with the gbandonment of Charleston by the rebel troops and its occupation by the national forces, on Saturday, the 19th jast., aftor a four years’ roign of treason, are graphi- gaily described in the despatch of our correspondent, published in this morning’s Hxnawy, It would seom that even in the hotbed of secession love for the old Union survived all vicissitudes. The re- maining inhabitants of the city manifested the wildest delight at the unfurling over them once more of ‘the old flag, and when a small body of colored troops, the first to land in the town, started up the principal Btreet, their officers were scarcely able to proceed with them, being met with a «perfect ovation, mon and women thronging the avenues, shout- ing, waving handkerchiefs and cheering for tho Stars and Stripes, President Lincoln and the Yankee army. The rebels destroyed much property by burning and explo- sions before they left; but large amounts were found re- maining in the city after the Union forces took posses- sion, including, it is supposed, about ten thousand bales of cotton and large quantities of tobacco and rice, Over two hundred pieces of artillery and immense supplies of ammunition were found in the forts. Our despatch from Wilmington, N. ©., gives additional interesting particulars of the capture and occupation of ‘that place, on Washington’s birthday, by the national army and navy under Schofield and Porter. When Gene- ai Terry's troops marched into the city the inhabitants welcomed them in a manner similar to that in which Goneral Gillmore’s men were received in tho streets of Charleston. Old flags which had long been hidden ‘away wore brought out and given to the breeze, waving handkerchiefs lined their route of march, and shouts filled the alr, The entire Union losses in both killed and wounded in all the operations on Cape Fear river, suc- ceeding the occupation of Fort Fisher, up to and includ- ing the occupation of Wilmington, did not exceed! two hundred men. No dofilnite intelligence regarding General Sherman’s movements or whereabouts has been received later than that which, taken from rebel payors, and already pub- lished in the Hxkat, located him at Winnsboro, 8. C., thirty-cight miles north of Cloumbia, on the 19th inst. Tho Charlotte (N. C.) Democrat of the 2lst has reports that his army was attacked in the rear on the 16th or 17th inst., by General D, H. Hill or General Cheatham, who captured eight hundred of his men and a number of his wagons; also that his cavalry were attacked and drtven back, between Ridgway and Columbia, 8, C., on tho 18th or 19th inst. The Richmond Enquirer of the 25th says that Shorman captured one hundred thousand bales of cotton at Columbia, and that his army is “rushing through the Carolinas like an avalanche.” ‘The Raleigh Confederate states that all the rebel troops from Charleston were pushed forward to confront Sher- man. Denunciation of their Senate for refusing to arm the slaves continues to engross the attention and space of the Richmond newspaper men, and Jeff. Davis is urged to take the law into his own hands and piace the negroes in the rebel armies, in defiance of the Senators, who are Oharged with acting for the benefit of the Yankees. General Loe, in official despatches, gives accounts of the captures of the Unon Generals Crook and Kelly, ‘at Oumberland, Md., and of tho Union garrisons at Athons and Sweetwater, East Tennessee, numbering alto- gether sixty men. The Richmond journals add to these wo a third ‘Confederate victory,” consisting of the de- feat and rout, at Burwell’s Bay, of two hundred and fifty, Of the Yankee Naval Brigade. CONGRESS. ‘In the Senate yesterday, the conference committees on the Army and Navy Appropriation bills made reports, which were accopted, and the bills passed. Tne House bil; to protect emigrants from being decoyed into the army by reoruiting agents was reported, with a recommen- dation that it pass. The Secretary of War sent in 8 comnmunication stating that he had been in- structed by the President not to furnish infor- mation as to the number of troops sent to the field by each State. A motion to postpone the congideration of the bill recognizing the State government of Louisiana was agreed to by a vote of twenty-four to eleven, which {ndicates that the question will go over to the noxt ses- gion. At tho evening session tho Internal Revenue bill was taken up, and Mr. Sherman, the chairman of the Finance Committes, made en ciaborate speech on the subject. In the House of Representatives, the Navy and Fortii- cation Appropriation bills were finally passed, The bill making appropriations for logislative, executive and jadicial exponses, with what is termed the Deficiency Dill attached, was called up; but the House sisted on an eppropriation of thirty-six thousand dollars for in- crease of the salaries of the employes of the Flouse, and the bill, therefore, failed to pas, The bill amendatory of the Enrolment act was passed by a vote of eighty yeas to thirty-nine nays. The Ways and Means Committee tenced to cigbt years imprisonment in the Zuluota, a wealthy Cuban, convicted of the sateen’ has been sentenced to pay @ fine of five thousand doles and be banished from Quba for five years. a eh 3 Our files of Bermuda papers are datod to, the 14th_of Fobcuary. ‘That day was abserved as one of thankngiving lie for mercies vouchsafed by Almighty God to the poople st] Southern peopke and soldiers, and the ooh Bermuda for the disappoarance of the d'scase.with which | papers have managed to get hold of one that they were #0 recently afllicted Tho British ship Phwton}! (eneral Lee, sated with euccess, has not thought hadarrived from Matamoros via Havana. She le® at $j, worth his while to report. So there are Matamoros the English ships-of-war Wolverine and |", and right i all in Botaih . ha Raltieh bork Mieanor, five days from Dewan, {S07 tabu ie one colemn, aaa N.P,,bound to Liverpool with » cargo of cotton, called | #/tr one another, they make @ very impos! off St. Georges on the 10th of February and landed | @fray, and the rebel citizens and soldiers, a8 despatches for her agents. they read the list, will be «pt to ask each other We have nows from British Honduras, dated at Belize, | if (hey will never come to the ead of i. These to tho 26th of January, Tho cotton and sugar crops word | successes must have @ great effect Perhaps looking remarkably well, and gave promise of un abun- . dant yield, Mahogany aud logwood were tat, Bolize | they Will yet restore the morale of the Southern was visitod with an carthquako on January 16, Tt was | armies, and once more fire that combustible unattended with auy noise, and the shocks were not | Southern heart. These three successes are— heavy. A number of measures directed to the develop: | first, the capture of Generale Crook and Kelley mont of the culoay was in contemplation by the Legisla- in their beds by thirty troopors; the surprise of ture. By our Key Wost dospatch wo are informed that the | ¢W0 little posts in Tonnessee by Vaughn and government transport steamship Empire City, laden with { the capture of the garrisons, and the victory of das Recent Southorn §ucecseses. % more there are rebel successes to chron- dele” Gienerad Lee reports two officially to the sebel Satyptary of War, for the benefit of the roparted a bill amendatory of the Tariff act, increasing the duties on numerous articles, Including liquors, silks, cotten, tobacco and tonnage. At the evening session the Six Hundred Million Loan bil] was diseussed. THE LEGISLATURE. In the State Senate yostorday bills weve reported favorably to incorporage the St. James Roman Catholic Bonovolent Society ; for the establishment of a State in- tittion for the blind; rogulating the sale of hay and straw in gw York and Breoklyn, and to limit the fare onthe Hudson River Railroad to two cents per mile for Doth through and way passengors. Bills were introduced for a free itbrary in New York; siso authorizing the Metropolitan Railroad Company to increase their capital ‘tock. The Supplemental Bounty Tax bill, providing for ‘a tax of two per cont on the property of the State, and thedssuing of antictpatory bonds by the Comptroller, ‘was adopted. The bill incorporating the New York Asy- Jum for Infants’ was orderod to a third reading The trustees of the Institution for the Reformation of Juve- nile Delinquents prevented thoir annual report. In the Assembly the Annoal Appropriation bill was |. Bills were introduced te tcorporate the Butch- ore’ Hide and Melting Association; amending the Sol- iors’ Voting Will, and to amend the act relative to gas- Ught companice. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. A vory interesting letter from our Havana eorres- pondent, explanatory of the aims and motives of the different parties in Mexico, was brought us by the steam- ship Havana, which arrived here on Sunday night Maximilian is shown to have as dangerous enemies to contend against in his professed friends as fn the repub- Jicans, his open and avowed enemies. The bishops and tho clergy and all thetr tmmense throng of influential retainers are endeavoring secretly to work against him on account of his confiscation of the Church property and his disposition to be toloront in religious matters, Decause, as the bishops claim tn an address which they have prosanted to him, “Mexico f oxausively a Catholic country, and her aversion to tolerance ims always been Goclared in the most ramarkable mannet."” Another quartermaster’s stores and mails, and having on board a | a rebel signal corps over a part of the naval number of recruits for regiments at New Orleans, an¢’| brigade, with a capture of ¢wo hundred and soveral prisoners for the Dry Tortugas, wont ashore 08.) pF: mon, Carysfort reef, on the coast of Fiorida, ninety miles from s Koy West, on tho 16th inst,, and it was foared ahe would |... It is one of the peculiarities of General Lee’s prove an almost total loss, Vessels wout to hor assist. | gétiius that he thua ecizes an opportunity to re- ance, and succeeded in rescuing her officers, passengers, | store the spiritsof his men by telling thom good orow and mails; but ft was thought that lite else 62] ‘news in a dark honr. By this means he leads board of her would bo saved. their minds fro ation of ‘The Board of Aldermon were unable to muster a quorum m away from the contomp! yesterday, Consoquently thore was no business trans. | the wretobedness that stares them in the faco— acted by the members, from the thoughts of their present misery and The Board of Councilmen held a short session yester- | the coming of inevitable ruin. He did this day, and acted upon a number of routine papers. A] Jast year. Whon Grant had forced him from communication was recetved from tho spootal committee | +44 Panidan to Spottaylvania, Stoneman bad appointed hy a meeting of influential citizens, held on ap rnc sel oa ag me tho 22d instant, for the purpose of making arrangoments | Cut his communications with Richmond, Sigel for a grand celebration of the Union victories on Satur- | was supposed to be going up the valley, and day next, the 4th of March, requesting the co-operation | Butler was at Bermuda Hundred—when the of the Common Council in the affair. In this connection preamble and resolutions were presented by Mr. Robin- ig pagal a oo to all — son, to tho offect that the near approach of the day 8e- , in greater danger than it had over before lected by tho committee would prevent a coming oele- | been, Lee seized the oocasion of an hour's hait bration, and that, feeling a great prido in the principles | to issue a bulletin to his army. It contained a of our government, as defined by tho “Father of Domo- | list of rebel victories. It said very little about cracy,” a committee should be appointed to celebrate the ‘ birthday of Thomas Joiforson on the 13th of Aprif. The the Si ine battles that these soldiers bad communication and the resolutions were referred to the | Just been engaged in. Evidently Lee thought Committee on National Affairs, Appropriate resolutions | his soldiers knew enough about that. So he were adopted in memory of tho late Benjamin F. Pinck- | told them how some gallant Southern cavalier ney. had smashed up a company of national cavalry ie Fenton, of this State, lately mado to the | in Missouri or Texas; how some one else had cretary of War an offer of the services for ono hun- . dred days of ton regiments of our State militia, to garri- | Killed a captain; how a train of wagons had been captured, and so en. That bulletin no son the lately captured Southern forts. This proposal doubt had its success. It must have made the was referred to Genoral Grant, and by him declined. Tho February term of the United States Circuit Court, | rebel soldiers cheer, and it was a great deal to Judge Shipman presiding, commenced yesterday morn- “ays ing. ‘The jury panel was called over, to which very fow feet them to", chedr’ inthe apnianom, Chey babi responded. The Judge directed that the absentess | then in, should be sorved with an order to show cause why they Bat perhaps there is a yet more practical should not be punished for contempt, and the order was | idea in this present publication of the list of the Deh SEL otey uaeting next. The Court then | Sonthern successes, It is, may be, intended to jou rs orning, ‘ Iu the United States District Court, Judge Botts, the orauien a balance. The people have lately United States District Attorney, yesterday entered a final | heard a great deal of Northern successes, and decree of condemnation against the prize steamers Char- | it is thought to be high time that they heard of lotte, Stagg and Blenheim, captured in Cape Fear river | some Southern ones. Hence these are now by Admiral Porter's fleet, just after Fort Fisher fell into | given, Doubtless the rebel authorities consider the hands of Goneral Terry and his soldiers. The vos- sels and cargoes will be sold at ouce, undvr the decree by | ‘Re oSPture of Generals Crook and Kelley as the United States Marshal. full equivalent for the loss of Savannah and In the United States Commissioner's Office, before | Branchville, though hewever high our own Commissioner Osborn, George Barry, first mate of the | opinion of these two generals may be, we would jai Bohs ttigenbeheettta a Ss eiaapig consider this valuation too complimentary. Un a ‘i mannered lohan Belly. The ecoupel alleges that’ hé peaesgaeer they feel easier under the loss of fired the pistol in self-defence. The hearing was post- | Columbia and Charleston now that Vaughn has poned. captured “two places near Knoxville; and in One of the longest litigated and most interesting of ou | the rejoicings over the capture of two hundred ates persringicrent p= eek Sich ae and fifty men of the Naval brigade they can, mony in of “ y, wire has been before Surrogate ‘Tooker st various times for’| DO-doukt, forget that Wilmington hes been two years past, bas at last been concluded, both sides | t#ken. having rested their case yesterday. The printed testi- The military situation is at present a very mony fills three thick volumes. ‘The Surrogate will hear | simple one. The confederacy is all concen- the summing up of the counsel on Friday and Saturday | trated ina piece of Virginia and a piece of setsipet hash of Gonora! Sessions yesterday, Michaet | North Carolina, Every man that it can control O'Brien, jointly indicted with Garadior and Patterson for | 18 between the Congaree and the James rivers. defrauding the Bank of Commerce of twenty-five thou- | It has Grant on one side and Sherman on the sand dollars by means of a forged check, was tried for | others and that it will be crushed between the pocdg cai . Pea one a ati neoibed two is beyond all doubt. Lee may stand still fc 1, O'Brion as the man who gave him a letter containing the | 0 he may move, and whichever he does the fraudulent check upon which the money was obtained | Tesult will be the same. He cannot get out of ‘The dofence was an alibi, and was sustained by two wit- | it, He cannot extend the area of the confed- nosses, who testified that at the time the boy swore he | eracy so that it will once more cover ten mot O'Brion in Nassau street O’Brien was in his hotel at | giates, He cannot recapture Wilmin, High Bridge. The jury ified to agree upon @ verdict, | Cyoeioston or Savannah, ag once Santee and were discharged at a latehour last evening. O’Brien » iy was remanded. from Europe the arms he so greatly needs. He Colonel Baker has received ® carious commnnication | cannot give the confederacy two or three new from a pereon signing himself J. Woods. The writer | armies, and he cannot keep together the armies states that he was enlisted by the agent in New York of | he has. On account of all these facts the @ bounty broker named Delaney, doing business in ‘Augusta, Maine, He went to ‘Augusta, where he, with Southern people are depressed, and have lost several others, wan promised seven hundred dollars | Much of their faith in the great Southern con- bounty, but only recetved two hundred dotiars, On his | federacy. Perhaps many of them are even like way to the South, while passing through the East river, he | the Charlestonians and Wilmingtonians, who Jumped overboard from the boat and swam ashoreat | po: bedit-otb. Jones’ Wood. He says that Delaney has amassed half a nepiiee, over: eitaen Saat Sagi Dane sd million dollars in the past six months by the system of quered. And so we venture to doubt whether swindling which he describes, He frankly acknowledges | this last list of rebel successes will fire the that he is a bounty-jumper, but offers his services asa | Southern heart much or be accepted as a full detective to Colonel Baker, provided he corresponds | equivalent for the recent Northern successes. honorably with him through the personals of the Henan, ‘The caso will probably be developed to-day. Is bas been positively ascertained that the vessel wrecked on tho South broakers, off Barnegat beach, in the farious storm of the 12 instant, was the pilot boat | ter of our Havana correspondent is most im- George Steers, of this harbor, She was esompletely ortant. It shows that a counter revolution is broken to pieces, and many portions of the wreck and P the dead bodies of some of tho crew have been washod | Row in progress in that country against the aa- ashore. There were five persons on board of her at the | thority and power of the Emperor Maximilian. ‘ime of the disaster, all of whom perished. No less a force than that of the Church has Tonnesseo has undoubtedly ratified the new State con- | arrayed itself against the new government. stitution, The vote in the city of Nashvfile was one thousand three hundred and férty-niue in favor to only | The very men who invited foreign intervention, four agains, Tho returns from four towns adjacent to | #nd upon whose willing shoulders Maximilian Nashville, casting nine handred votes in all, are unani- | ascended the throne, are the most openly hos- mous tn favor of the new constitution. piAeS tile to him. Instead of the flowers and gar- Fanny Wolla, aged twenty-one, was com- with which profuse on his mitted for trial, charged with entering the house No. 8 rei hal” aie tals Ge cia Garon Pell street, by means of falee keys, and stealing there- from a silk dress valued at eighty dollars. assail him with all the bitterness of party en- Robort Williams and James Conway, youths employed | mity, and are everywhere stirring ap revolu- in a cutlory store i Beokman street, charged with pur- | fons against him. This is just what we expected Joining goods of considerable value from their empioyor, from the beginning; and, speaking fairly, the oe ar te Git a Saal saaty oon, result is very favorable to the chamaoter of living in Grand stroet, charged with being the reoatver of the proparty the other | Maxtmilian asa ruler. In sttempting to im- two had stolen, were all thrve yesterday committed to the } pose a new form of government on the Mexi- Tombs. It ts anid that Conway and Howard have con- | gans—a people notoriously revolutionary and foswed their guilt. unstable—he undertook A coroner's Inquest was held yesterday over the body to aay und i aol ti ro of J. Inman Cunningham, who died from the effects of himeelf other falling down stairs a the Brevoort House, whilo in an numerous factions that have so long disturbed epileptar fit. the peace of the country, making all the rest According to the City Inapector’s report there were | his enemies; or else to set out on a new course, 564 denths in the city during the weok ending on the 27th | defying alike the hatred and opposition of of Februtry—an increase of 57 a6 compared with the mor all. Either stop was but he them q tality of the woek previ amd 4 less than occurred during. the corresponding wesk last year, Of tho deaita | could not remain inactive. After considerable in the course of Inst week, 277 rosulted from acwe dis | reflection he decided on rejecting the ridicu- onses, 243 from chronic diseases, and 34 from external | Jous pretensions of the church party to the 18 of mand “os of frolana $6 0 cuamyie | ye han ea ann of " y ’ juestrat land, and tho balance of various foreign countries thority, and which were properly seq ted Thore is a decrease in the number of deatha from small | by Juarez. These great sources of revenue pox—during tho past wed tore wore 90, and during the | were, by imperial decree, converted to the proceding week 35. uses and benefit of the State. And, as if not van "Wale'ecn taba canes bt ene wounding the church party sufficiently by rm. was inactive, and cl 069013. Ab the evening board 1 closod as 908. such a course of action, he hes gone further and There was but little change In tho commercial aspect | decreed religious toleration throughout tho yomerday, the comparative steadiness in the gold mar- | empire! This last act has sealed his fate, so Ket preventing any marked change in prices of merchan- | far ag the sympathies of the clengy are con- The News from Mexico—Counter Revotu- tion in the Empire. The news from Mexico contained in the let- Bource of dissatisfaction with him among all parties, and on which in depth of bidar fooling against him the native imperialists are said to vie with the republicans, d@ bis introduction of foreigners into the country, a Jealousy and hatred of strangers pervading all classes of Moxicans. Arguolles, who wa some tinre ago extradited from this olty and taken to Ouba, whore he was tried and convicted A ei SMA Bas Lol oad Lae) Wolke ‘- dise, | Foreign goods, though quiet, were held with 000: | seened; and we do not wonder, therefore, at siderable firmness, and hoklers did not seemtinclined to * * grant any concession. Domestic produce wae without the virulence with which they are attacking essential change, except ina few instances. Cotton was | him. firm. Petroleum was dull, and prices were almost nomi- In this counter revolution lie the elements nal. On ‘Change the flour market was quiet; but prices | that may yet prove,fatal to the rule of Maxi- Fete iia rsddorate demand and mn a steady, while | snitian and the designs of Louis Napoleon on but firm. Pork continues quiet but firmer. Beef was | this continent. The bishops and clergy of Mexico, who are the instigators of the crusade eteady, while lard was firm. Whiskey advanced bs ore doug. while freight Were Gull and besty that is organizing against the Emperor, are, and have always been, most illiberal in their ideas, and in every way opposed to freedom ef politi- cal end religious opinions, Their only hope in French intervention was that Maximilian, as & Ostholic prince, would fall in with thelr obso- lete opinians, and thus confirm and strengthen their waning influence and power, In this they now find themselves utterly mistaken. The Emperor, though a firm and devout Catholic, gees very plainly that no progress oan be mado in the country except upon a basis of porfect freedom and equality to all—morally, socially, politically, and in matters of religion. It is only with such an undorstanding that immi- grants, possessing the labor, the wealth and the intelligence of the world, would find their way to the fruitful lands of the distant empire. But with immigration will come advanced ctviliza- tion and enlarged ideas, and these are the known terror of churchmen in Mexico. On this rock we expect Maximilian will be wrecked, un- less he has wisdom and firmness of mere than an ordinary character. These were the same causes that in the French Revolution exercised ao fatal an influence, If the church party can but succeed in collecting around their standard, in addition to their immediate friends, all the malcontents in Mexico, they may yet succeed in not only upsetting the empire, but in driving Maximilian, bag and baggage, out of Mexioo, even before the conclusion of our civil war. WILMINGTON. Our Special Dotailed Report of the Occupation of the City. The “Old Tenth Army Corps” the First to Enter the City. The Advent of the Army Hailed by the Citizens with Bvery Demonstration of Joy. Men, Women and Children Unite in Welcoming Their Deliverers. Significant Evidences of a Strong Union Sentiment. Five Thousand Bales of Cotton in the City. Union Sentiment at rae Sours.—The enthu- siastic rocoption extended to our troops by the citizens of Charleston and Wilmington, which is admirably described in the Heraup corres- pondence published this morning, is among the most significant as well as curious foatares of the victories at those points. The few years of rebellion, which has desolated the two cities and wrought the ruin of their commerce and general prosperity of their inbabitants, has served, it appears, to revive the love of the people for their old flag; and we find the white population, who have been taught that we sought to enslave them, vieing with tho black race, who imagined we came to free them, in evincing their joy at the restoration of the old flag. Capture of Locomotives and Other Railroad Property, &o., &., Mr. James O. Fitzpatrick’s Despatch. Wiranaton, N. C., Feb. 22, 1865. ‘Tho lapse of nearly two months from the commence- montof operations against WHmington finds the Union forces in victorious posscasion of the city. The anni- versary of: the birthday of Washington, by @ singular coincidence, is the date of our triumph, ‘THE APPROACH TO TUE CITY was, a8 indicated in provious letters, made in two columns—one operating on the left bank of the river under General Terry, the other on the right bank under General Cox. Goneral Cox, after the capture of Fort Anderson, followed tho retreating enemy across the various tributaries of the Cape Fear flowing from the westward, until last evening his panting troops came in sight of tho olty from Eagle Island. Gonoral Case- ments brigade was in the advance, supported by those of Colonels Sterl, Moore, and Henderson. Continucd skirmishing took place during the pursuit, resulting in a logs of some fifty men on our side, No opportunity was afforded to the enemy to make astand, our troops charging and routing them whenover thoy exhibited any intention of doing so. Last night Colonel Moore's brigade struck and occupied tho railroad running from Wilmington to Charleston, while General Casement pushed his pickets down to the river bank immodiatoly opposite the clty. The oporations of Genoral Cox's column were attended with the utmost difficulty, bis line of inarch lying through a low, mafshy section where the inhabitants had extensive rice plantations. The croas- ing of Brunswick river was effected in flatboate, which wore found in the vicinity. General Terry's column on the loft bank was nobly at work in conjunction with General Cox. A farger force of the enemy was in his front intrenched behind strong works, but the steady valor of Ames’ and Payno’s divi- sions prevailed over the demoralized command of Hoke. One strong line of broastwerks was abandoned at day light this morning much to the surprise of every one who has inspected it. Tho retreat of the rebels from this line gave us possession of Fort St. Philipon the river which commanded the channel at one extremity of the obstructions. ‘Their next line, on the edge of an elliptically shaped pond, two miles from the city, was abandoned almost without ashot. With its occupation there foll into our hands a number of pieces of hoavy artillery, siege guns, which, in the hurry of following the troops into the city I did not wait to count. These, with those previously captured, and with the armamont‘of the forts on the river, swoll our liet of prize guns to several hundred. ‘THR EVAOUATION OF THR CITY. During this time we were but pressing the rear guard of the enemy, which had been left to oppose our advance &o. The Now York Turnvereins, The grand masked ball of the Now York Turnors’ Soci- ety—an essentially German institution—took place, with great eclit, at the City Assembly Rooms last evoning. Like the Arion and Liederkranz societies, the Turn- verein is @ national association, and in ite celebrations all the customs and mannors of home are introduced. There is @ perfect freedom from restraint, while tho most perfect order reigns everywhere. The Ass°m- bly Rooms wore last night crowded with tho friends of the Turnera. Such avarioty of curious, and, in many cases, ludicrous costumes, we have not fora long time seen. The committee, however, took the precaution not to overcrowd the hall, so that everybody could enjoy themselves to their heart's content without treading on their neighbor's toos. The decorations of the ballroom were superb, and, as we learned. executed entire- by volunteer German artists. The German lag Hoated pond in the position of honor, mingling {ts folds with those of the Btar Spang Banner. To the main portion of the company—nearly all being Germans—thoro were s:enes enough of Father- land to gratify and dolight Of the variety and styles of the dances it would be impossible to speak. Everything job pr roe bv succesful, reminding one forcibly of the poet's thought: — For the G»rman hand and the German land, And the German wine and the Gorman Rhine, Shall German be forever! —And so with everything else. None but the children of Germany ‘could 6o enjoy themselves as the Turners did night. The Sis of the hour compels us to be brief in our notice of the festivities; but we may say that towards midnight a procession of the principal masked characters was formed, and in marching up the central hall to ap- jate music, attracted great attertion, and frequently loud applause, We subjoin a few of the prominent cha- racters:— Columbus, America, Isabolla, Queen of Spain; Sir Wal- ter Raleigh’ preety ses eee Ponce de Leon, De Soto, John Drake, Elizabeth, Queen of England; tas, Powhatan, John Rolfe, Lord Delaware, Lord Baltimore, the Duke ct York, Wiliam Fenn, Columbia, rashit irs, Washington, uben, Lafayo! Patrick Henry, Franklin, Jetfrson, Major pers Goorge the Third, Cornwallis, Hendrik Hudson, Jackson, Teoumseh, &c. ‘At the close of the first of the procession the audi- ence was greatly delighted b: seeing Len rear brought up | ® long as possible, while the stores of ammunition LG Mr. Lincoin and his Lag ete small generais, | and subsistence could be removed from the city. ictoria and Napoleon, Jeff. Davis, Lee, Beauregard, | From the statements of the poople in town we Jackson and Johnston, the rebel flag in full figure, &c., &o. Tho dance was then resumed and continued vntil early | Sfterwards learned that the evacuation began in the morning. The annual feast of the New York | last night. The citizens were prepared for it soveral Turnverein was then closed to the satisfaction of all con- | days ago, and the storekeepers, with that instinctive knowledge peculiar to speculative pursuits, positively re- fused as late as'a woek ago, to receive rebel money in ex- change for their goods. During the three days gone by the stores were closed, and it was with the utmost diffl- culty the people supplied their tables with the ordinary porcine life, such was the anxiety to retain every- thing which could benefit the posseseor upon the advent of the Union forces. Very few of the citizensa—and those only the wealthy and incorrigibly rebellious— went away with Bragg’s troops. Much indignation was excited against this latter dignitary when last evening he opened ‘on our troops across the river with a field piece from one of the wharves, thereby invoking a shelling of the city in reply by our artillery. Belittled as Bragg iawith us we can hardly excel the Wilmingtonians in reprovai of his career and conduct as commander of the forces in the vicinity of this city. THK SURRENDER OF THY CITY. With the dawn of day th's morning the pickets of Gen. Gasement observed innumerable white flags, or articles intended to serve as such, waving along the wharves of Wilmington, Conjecturing aright that these were peace tokens of the people, in the absence of the evanescent rebols, the pickets hunted up and down the shore for skiffs-and boats, and in these and on rafts hastily con- structed, the skirmishers of General Casoment were soon acroes the river, almost before their commanding officers were aware of the good news of the evacuation of the Tratsan Orera—Brooxiyy.—Madamo Zucchi received a handsome compliment at the hands of the Brooklyn people last night, on the occasion of her benefit, in a house immensely filled and splendidly attired. Ernani was gtven with Zucchi, Macceferri, Bellini and Garibaldi, and was unexceptionably sung. This evoning La Forra Gl Destino will bo given for the socond time in New York, with its original cast, comprising the full strength of the company. The success of Verdi's great work on the first night will doubtless insure un immense at- tendance this evening. Ma. Max Sraakoscn’s Coxcerts.—Max Strakosch will give two final concerts with Mlle. de Katow and Mr. Wohi, at Niblo’s Saloon, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, previous to their departure for Boston. The sale of tckets for seats will commence to-day. Nrmvo’s Garozs.—Mra. Lander appeared as Camille last evening, in Mr. John Wilkins’ adaptation of the play. Tho house was excessively crowded. As was ex- ted, Camfile is one of Mrs. Lander’s very best parts. er actresses have imitated rather her faults than her excellencies in this character. She is perfectly natu city. The main ly of General Cox's columm was un- consistent and admirable throughout. In the gayest | SN% 10 got over immediately, owing vo th rans. ig to the want of t) ls @ porfoet artisie— Doreuine, oxaerwieg it would have been ‘doubtful which scones, as in the most pathetic, tnd a ladg. Genoral of she parallel columns would have had the honor Of first occupying the city. As it was the troops of General Terry pushed into town about nine o'clock, and with that disciphne which characterizes their veteran organization waited not to loiter about, as soldiers are wont to do when they enter the limits of towns generally, but pushed on the retreating foc—one ent only, the One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Now York being a8 a temporary until other dkpontions might be ‘nae Sy denen bene: Major Terry met the Mayor, Mr. John Dasrson, who ox- pressed his willis to surrender the city, and place it under the proveotion of the Union troops. Major Terry communicated the faet to hts father General Terry, who at the Coart House, thereapon, formally received the sur- render of Wilmington from its chief exeoative, his Honor Mayor Dawson. ‘THR WRORPTION OF THR TROOTS. salt Dixon's lige with the proved. aad dxy of February ixon’s it y hs earlier og ed the rebeilion, coe the passage of troops “ to the ware’’ was 1 novelty, and an inspiration to the most enthusiastic patriotiam, the advent of ounprmy could hardly have called forth more vehement demonstrations. in, stained with age in the hi laces to whicn they had been consigned during the tl paleomn of lion were brought forth to kiss again the bright sunlight, and to wavea welcome to their redeemers. Whit fluttored less white kerchiefs from piazza, porch amd window as the stream of glistening bayonets and travel-stained blue uniforms poured through the streets of Wilmington. It well repaid the bloody charge at Fisher, and obliterated the memory of the repulse of Christmas. ‘THE UNIOR SRNTIMENT. As I traversed street after street I looked almost in vain for those grim, opheteess g faces which I have too often witn in the conqut cities of the confedera- Waiaaon’s Tanatex.—The Ticket of Leave Man was played at this theatre for the first time last night, with a cast including muoh of the strength of the company. It bed a very marked success—due equally to the good acting and the admirable mise en Pro i Early in the evening one of the paper lanterns on the scones caugi# fire from the candle within it, and thou i was quite impossible that it could have ignited the heavy wood work that it was suspended from, the cry of fire was very inconaiderately raised in the parquet, and for a few moments caused erable alarm. Ma. Acanep Bourerr at Dopwortn Hats. —Last oven- img Mr. Alfred Burnett, who bas obtained some cele brity out Westas a reader, and depictor of comic charac- ter, made his first bow bofore a New York mudience in Dodworth Hal, The entertainment he gave was suffi- q@ently miscellancous to sft ail tastes, commencing with ‘8 diasertation on the nature of postry (which, however, was far better illustrated by the selections swbsequentl; read from Leigh Hunt, Hon. Mra Norton ‘and vamucl Lover), it passed from gyave to gay, and ended in a broad barlesque. Mr. Burnett i a fair clocution- fet, and his selections, both humorous and pathetic, wore well given. His ventriloquial interlude partook more of the character of cleyer mimicry than ventrilo- quism, but proved amusing ; the Tactor, with which the entertainment cl ceived with loud barste of laughter. of his ramme Mr. Burnett had evidently borrowed from ‘oodin, whose title Ke | “Tho Olio of Oddi- e ties," he has made use of; but impersonations dif- fered from those af Mr. Woodin, in being presented at were re- In this latter part full longth instead of only in bust, and they had suff haces 1 noticed Tho rapidity of the transformations excited general sur- | fxn the’proeent, mo Droadly mark the rebulllous citizens. priae. As a whole, Mr. Burnott’s entertainment is smart, | xe (ie Present, so Droste hole ious of varied and amusing—three great elements of success, amity, and mot us with beami ere and dimpled ry Para Accroast at Tim Bagvoort Hovse.—About half. | !trepressible evidences of the joy which they folt at the ‘ity, the sure forerunner of peace. ico often bare: two boca deceived as to the Union sentl- mont of the localities which the valor of our arms has iven over into our jon. The hypooritical nionist, @ rebel has too often played us false in bis tations § and manifestations of ae: ‘antes the occupation of their le bers of 16 South, iously the most frvant traitons, we whini professed the i bys ernment. But in Wilmington there is not the toast snbdow ‘of a doubt as to the loyalty of its citizens, Our soldiers, filled with xporience of the past, and coming with minds prejudiced as to the sincerity of euch sentiments, are thoroughly retioved of all scepticism in the nt case, It is one of the happicat facts which it has my duty to reodtd during the progress of the rebellion, = I trast it i# but the precursor of a similar feoling throughout the whole area of insurrection. T have beon emphatic in dwelling upon this phase of the capture of Wilmington, because it is as novel as it is significant. past twelve o’dlock yesterday morning Mr. J. Inman Cunningham, who had been boarding at the Brevoort House, in Fifth avenue, left the office for hia seeping room, He had time to reach the top of the first flight of stairs when Mr. Brown, the clerk, heard a noise as of some one falling, and running into the hall, found Mr, Cunningham lying at the bot of the stairs in a state of insensibility. He was taken up and removed to his room, where he died at five o'clock yesterday morning. It is supposed that deccased was seized. with an epileptic fit to which he was subject, while going up stairs, fell. Coroner Collin held an inquest over the remains, and the ety réadered a verdict of “Death concusfion of the in, caused by an accidental fall m the stairs of the Brevoort House.” Mr, Cunninglmm was nearly forty- three yFars of age, and a native of Boston, Mass, is to the Government Loan. Parapenema, Feb. 27, 1865 Satyertptions to tho eeven-thirty loan wore received by Jay 6 to-day to the amount of $8,487,860. The largest Wortern subscription was for qugojons, from Daven) Towa. The largest Eastern, $800,000, from New York. There were 2,412 individual eubscriptions fax $49 oud £100. Sabscriptt ‘WILMINGTON #8 IT IR. Melronem gps shows signs of tho war. The betarsed dilap! the wharves, though recently receiving the shipping of an extensive blockade ranning trade, are aad- ly out of repair, anda nothing-to-do-air pervades ho cijy, jn sone 0 ite busy aupearance bofore ‘The Court House, the most pretentious building in tt "8 enterprise, ds the commodious sizo of its didorent ‘spartmeats and uc tft approximates to the style of Northern structures « i fs i 5 3 ng Bond ‘@ cottage from Yorkville, a mansion fror trvokipa Wahi a sou pile of Pw fe Philade a grocery from an, up town oor pel New Yom " the ration ove times, an of the olty ot kody have an idea, architecturally ‘Wilm NS OF THR NAVY. patdtace tampa nies ‘8 — th Sete 0 SAG the double victory at Bhorksston ‘am advancing. At noon the honor of Wash! time Achannel ha ie Fort Bt oe tp Passed through, leading the way for the reat of the flost gry nyt y abreast of the city, fired a salute which had the offect of bringing the citizens in a grea. Concourse to the wharves, where, throughout th noon, they Fxg Bhs much ‘upon the Yankee Spabonte, m _ yi — followed by the Bassacus, were signalled to come up. ig F Se 4 with its appurtepances, entirely A was on the stocks at the time, whicl itizons ier eye fora cents rs < big ‘in extonsive range of cotton sheds on Eagio Islas posite the city, was also destroyed by tre veo ita the cotton which the rebels were unable to romove. A fow bales of the staple were also fred and consumed om tho wharves, together with a quantity of turpentine. Quartermaster Schufor has already ovenincled oven bales of cotton belonging to the rebel authorities, which, is in good condition. The darkeys say that some five. thousand bales are stored in various parte:of the city, be- longing to private parties. ‘TAS RAILROADS. Woe have also obtained possession of some railroad pre-, aa At the Charieston depot, on Eagle Island, one motive and a number of cars aro a portion of the spoils of our victory. In the city, at the Raleigh depot, we have two locomotives anda few cars. On tho plat- form at this depot is a Whitworth gun, which the rebels in their flight failed to carry off. THE OWCKAMAUGA. Tho rebel privateer steamer reper 4 which was trapped in the Cape Fear by the capture of Fort Fisher, has moved some twelve miles up the river to cscape & contest with Admiral Porter’s gunboats. She took the alarm yesterday, and sought a safer anchorage. The other stcamers—for the most part small river boats—have gone up in the direction of Fayetteville, ‘OUR LOSS IN THE OPERATIONS AGAINST WILMONGTON. It is a most gratifying fact that the achievement of se important a victory has been attended with a compare. tively light loss, Since the capture of Fort Fisher and the renewal of operations subsequent to its downfall, our loss in killed and wounded dovs not exceed two hua- THR FUTURE. The indications are that the robels intend to makea stand in the vicinity of Goldsboro to dispute the further progress of Sherman and the co-operating columns along the coast. It is stated that the troops from ‘Savannah, Charleston and Wilmington are ordered to concuntrate at this point. THR NRW REOCMR. Major General Cox has been appoiated Military Gover- nor of Wilmington and its vicinity. The One Hundrod and Fourth Ohio veteran volunt Colonel Stec!’s brigade, has been detailed as the pi guard of the city, and the commanding officer, Lieuten- ant Colonél Jourdan, has been appointed Provost Mas. shal. The fine band of this regiment discoursed some excollent music during the formal occupation of the ay ate Lapeer ts bd aed ‘Spangled Banner and er oval airs reanim: ¢ long-repressed riotism of its inhabitants. 3g sk: ia Rebel Accounts. THE CAPTURE OF FORT ANDERSON. [From the Raleigh Confederate, Feb, 22. We are told that Fort Anderson, on the Fear river, was captured on Sunday beers ty a after a de- term ined resistance and a heavy Joas to tho enemy. © time our informan’ mington (yesterday) it was still in ee but the enemy were re- ported to be within four miles of the place, on the south side of the Cape Fear. Three or four hundred Yankee officers passtd here night before last on thoir way to Wilmit changed; but we learn that the Yankee authorities there refused to receive them, and tl were sent back. aro now here led by a of Hillsboro’ Military Academy. # day, we are rather inclined to the opinion that the “time to dance’’ has monopolized a very fair share of the mornings, afternoons and evenings of the good people of this good city during the last quarter. Bvey second night there has been a ball, or a hop, or a soirée dansanle, or & masquerade, or some Other spediée Of the’ generte term dance, and on some evenings two or three entertainments of the tion have been in full blast simultaneously at our fat halls and places of amusement, Itis sald that evory year bas ite event, and every season its distingui ‘ion, or folly, or virtue, or vice, The fashion of pein Sera CM at hopping. The people seem te have almost gone mad on ‘“‘! not fomented, but the hops that make the feet light with delightful sensations. We aro led to the above sage rei that another grand ball, by the fashion, — and best blood the metro) took 0 Academy of Music last night. tickets sion, which were printed on piain blue and green read as follows :— and the Hi ir if } For the Benefit of the NURSERY AND CHILD’S HOSPITAL, At the Academy of Music, Monday evening, ay, ‘At eight o'clock. , benevolent institution under the charge of a number of ladies of this city. The company began to assemble about half-past o'clock in carriages, which extended in along line the direction of Broadway to the Academy, an Fifteenth street, The writer arrived about half-past nine o'clock, and fotiowing the crowd, went upon the first tier, whore the ladies dressing room and the idemen's i hat’ room were iocated. A long line of were waiting in order for a chance to it thelr outer garments in safe keeping. The ladies’ room was crowded with a delightful of beaut arrayed ta the most costly and magnificent dresses. tolletes wore a study too deep for the powems of the writer te master. Looking in through one of the open doors of the a fine view of the house was obtained. The bands, fala’s and Helmsmuller’s, had just struck up s grand promenade, and the ope were to venture upon the floor. e boxes assemblage. A with a po fashionable the dancing commenced meney as possible for a most laudable parpose, the mana- the ball consulted the princy of ia air arrangements, ~ meres all outlays ——— bat exoccdingty tasteful and The three hung to the ee eee The handiwork of ‘vagos, filled with oete er eve joa leaves. The seound “terrese iT by eight gine eoeeuhean, ne oming ing can cont Te caciste walla front ou gloary bowree ble wi OF coolest Foliage, musical,” it evening. The effect luced by this combination of light, flow- ers and architectyral picturing was extremely pleasing to the eye and my, satisfactory to the most refined taste of the Me Bb ined and critical assemblage that graced the beautiful edifice with their presence, The ot er ornamentations of the stage were al: lendid \deliers, whach — down from the top the tent scene, and were encircled with wreaths of arti- floial and feather flowers, tastefully blended. In from of the terraces the ample word CHARITY, nnorne ares. the letters of which wero formed of hundreds of brilliant Jets of gas, emblematical of the holy fire of charity which ee the benevolent ladies and gentlemen 3 ndertaking. instrumental in getting up the noble wi highly satis ‘The arrangements in every respeet fa ’ "Towards midnight the tory, throng became extrem large, and dancing somewhat dimenlt; but the best “ng prevailed up to the hour of breaking up The a waa given by Mr, Mertings, |