The New York Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1865, Page 4

ay! NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFION M. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 8TS. ———————— : AMUSEMENTS THIS BYBNING. WALBGACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Ticaer or Leave --Ne, 60 dana THEATRE, Broadway.—Tus Staxets or New ome. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowory.—Daus Taot—3i cosaTion—-Mx. AND Was Warts. ee ad NIBLO'S GARDEN, Brondway.—Oamiuia. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Yortr Winas— Tooptxs. 7: WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Hamter. NEW BOWBRY THEATRE, Bowery.—Srnancen—BLack Exxp Susan—Witvo. Munpea. BARNUM'S MUSEUM. Hrondway.—Two Maxxorg Par Wosix—Living Sxeieton—Dwane—Giane Bor—Tux Wors- man ov New Youx—Day and Evening. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ b ~ csntarecaraae WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway. —Erwiortax Boxus, Dances, &c.—Pat.. Or" CuawcatoseOn 70 Sic Mall, 472 Brovd- Dances, buaiesques, 40.—Live SALLE DIABOLIQUE, 585 Broadway.—Roasut He.tsn's RACLES—G ¥Gns, NIBLO'S SALOON, Broadway.—: kK. Mu Wanta's Condrxt, iserteatpeimabiateie 3 STEINWAY'S CONCERT ROOMS, Fourteenth street.— JON, Partisow’s Soinze Musicaix, VAN AMBUROM & CO.'S MAMMOTH MENAGERIE, £89 and S41 Broadway. —Opon from 10 A. M. tol) P. M. HIPPOTHEATRON, — Fourtoenth street —Equxeruiax, Gyuxastic AnD Acnonatic Exrantainuxsts—Momixe Goose, AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broadway.—Baturrs, Paytommm, Buatxsquas, Ac.—Jxany Linn. e HOOLEY'S MINSTRELS, 199 and 201 Bowery.—Sonas, Dances, Buntxsquas, &c.—Live Inox, DODWORTH HALL, 806 Broadway.—Burnerr’s Evex- NOs Or Mintn ann Patuos. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— ‘Open from 10 A. M. ull lo P.M. YANNUCHI’S MUSEUM, @©0 Broadway.—Movina Wax Ficuins, Open Day end Evening. Direct and very insportant intelligence from General Sherman has rea:hed us. Our despatches by the Arazo, which arrived here yesterday from Charleston, inform | us that the entire city of Columbia, the capital of South | Carolina, was committed to the flames on the 24th ult, by order of General Sherman, in rotaliation for his troops boing fired on from the houses, while passing through the town, after its occupation by his army, | The occupation of the important city of Augusta, Goorgia, by adotachment of Genoral Sherman’s army is also announced, but not fully confirmed. It was understood in Charleston and Savannah that there wore over a hundred thousand bales of cotton collected at Angusta. We have nothing farther regarding the re ported junction of Sherman's and Schofield’s forces. General Joo Johnston assumed command of the rebel forces on Sherman’s front on last Thursday. Deserters from Hardeo's army wore of the op'!nion that Sherman had intercepted it on its retreat from Charleston. They also report that the last of Hood’s army, consisting of twelve thousand men, passed throagh Augusta on the 19th ult. Genoral Gillmore’s and the HeraLp despatches report everything quiet at Charleston and vicinity. The artil- Jory captured in the defences of that place has been ascertained to amount to over four hugdred and fifty pisces, Eight locomotives and a number of cars were also left behind by the robela. Four unsuspecting block- ade rupners have fallen into the hands of the Union ‘was returning te the const, hed teem etiacked by an | Baker yesterday. He'was chiety ongagéd in working up | that Sherman had wheeled off in another direo- overwholming rebel force and compelled te abandon his | lt onses. , prize, with tho toms, beaten, of several men. Billed and cneuaienion elated sniaidiaetapina ons 08 te wounded. Two additional blockade running echooners— | listmonts in this city for the regular army will, unit! fur- the John Hale and Delia—inden with rebel war mu- | ther notice, be credited to our city’s quota, nitions and supplies, had been captured and brought into | _ Lastovening tho Commencement of the New York Kow West. Deorses of distribution ae Modical College for Woysen was celebrated of the Athe- were num (late Dr. Osgood's church), Broadway. It was an United States District Court at Key West, during the | occasion of more than jprdinary intercst, and the month of January, in the caseaof fifteca captured biock- | Athenmum was densely crowded by an appreciative ado runners, The total amount awarded for distribution onc wien vee py ito a pean course of studies man to among thelr captors ia about one hundred and thirty | Deuicine “tase evening seosved the merical diplomas thousand dollars. from the hands of the lady president of the institute. EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The proceedings imcluded the weual programme on such ‘The steamship Moravian, from Londonderry February occasions—the reading .of tho Thesis by one of the 11, reached Portland, Me., yosterday evening. Her nows | graduates, the conferring of degrees, the valedictory, ad- is two duys later. drésses, ke, It wasa highly interesting coromouy, ead The steamship Pennsylvania, from Queenstown on Feb- | marks a new epoch in the life of American womon. Tuary 15, reached this port yesterday. ‘Thomas Hadden, keeper of a sailors’ boarding house, ‘The probability of peace resulting in America from the | yesterday brought a suit in the Supreme Court, before late negotiations produced a most decided effect in ¢om- | Judge Leonard, against a sailor named Isaac Johnson, for merc'al and finane al circles im England. The. Livorpool | false imprisonment, laying damages as three thousand cotton market was almost paralyzed, after experiencing a | dollars Johnson had Hadden arrcated geome time ago on heavy full in prices. Console declined about one-half | the charge of kidnapping him and shipping ‘him against per cont in London, and tho subject of the political con- | bis will; but the complaint wae dismaimed, and tho board- tingenc®s likely to arse was @ leading one on the Stock | ing house keeper now brings an action for damages. The Exchanze. The Hiboruian, at Londonderry, afterwards | case is still on. reported that the nogotiations were broken off,anda| Dexter H. Follet obtained a verdict against the pro- raction took place, But the panic had not completely | prictors of the Metropolitan “Hotel yesterday in tho subsided. Supreme Court, circuit, for the loss of his. watch and The rebel ram Ol'nde was still at Ferrol, heavily arm-d | chain, which were stolon from his bedroom during the and well manned, night timo. The defence sot up wes that! the plaintiff The Emporor Napoloon opened the session of the | bad noglected'to comply with the printed rules of the French Kogislature on the 15th of February. He did | botel, in leaving his door unbokted; bat the eympathy not allude, even by one word, tothe American war. He of the jury was with Mr. Follet, and they rendered s vor- takes credit for his action in Moxico aud Rome and his | dict against Mr. Leland accordingly. © feutrality in the Danish war, expresses a desire for | The trial of Frank Ferris, with Killing his Peace, and expatiates at length on home atfuirs, | wie, was concluded yesterday in the court of General Cardinal Wiseman died on the 16th of February. Sessions, and resulted in a verdict of guilty of murder in A treaty of peace has been concluded between Spain | the first degree. Counsel for the defence claimed that and Peru, Peru is to pay the Queen en indomnity of | Ferris was laboring under homicidal mania, but were four hundred millions of reala. unable to sustain their theory by testimony. Recorder Consols closed in London February 17 at 803¢ for | Hoffman will sentenco Ferris on Saturday. money, The Liverpool cotton market was fiat, at a de- Throe supposed incendiary fires ooourred on Tuesday cline ranging up one and» half of a penny, under the | night and yesterday morning—one in the basemont of influence of tho peace news from America. This con- | No. 143 avenuo.A, which was extinguished before much tinued to the 16th ult On the 17th of February the | damage was done; the second in a kindling wood cstab- market was frregular, Breadstufly were quict amdsteady. | lishment on the corner of Sixteenth street and avenue C, Provisions were steady, with a quict market. which destroyed about eight hundred dollars worth of CONGRESS. pine ak eerie POC among a floor . (0. 612 Broadway, which was soon put out, A. The Senate yesterday passed the Six Hundyed Million | 7.46 aa Gulls uauanehamieladabeierroed Loan bill precisely as it came from the House. The In- | on suspicion of firing it, and William Logan on suspicion ian Appropriation bill, and the bill making appropria- | of igniting the one corner of Sixteenth street and avenue tions for the executive, legislative and judicial depart. | ©- No arrest has yot boon made In the case of the Broad: i way fire. ments, were also passed, the Senate having, in tho case The tutional amendment to abolish slavery came of the last mentioned bill, withdrawn their opposition to | to » vote yesterday in the lower house of the New Jorecy the appropriation for increased compensation to the em- | Legislature, and was rejected. The vote of the members ployes of the House. The House Enrolment bill was re- | was evenly divided—thirty to thirty—and the resolution ported, with amendments. Several unimportant subjo:ts | was defeated by the casting vote of the Speaker in tho were disposed of, and the remainder of the session was | negative. | devoted to the consideration of the Internal Tax bill. Stocks and governmont securities were heavy yeatcr- In th> House of Representatives the consideration of | day. Gold was dull and lower, the closing price down | tho Amendatory Tar:ff bill was resumed, the proposition | town being 19934. At the evening board it closed at to strike out the increased duty on railroad iron rajected, | 198%. . and the bill passed. A bill repealing the act authorizing ‘There was no especial change to note in the commer- | the appointment of agents of the Treasury to purchase | cial situation yesterday. The firmness of the gold mar- the produce of the rebel States was passed, and a joint | ket rendered holders of most goods firmer in their views, rosolution to continue the investigation into the frauds | and if the presont quotations continue may result in a connseted with this subject was adopted. The Civil | general advanoe. Foreign’ goods were quict. Domestic Appropriation bill was discussea, but not acted on. At discussed. THE LEGISLATURE. produce was generally quiet, and unchanged, Cot- the evening session the bill making appropriations for | ton was unchanged. Petroleum was dull and’nearly the legislative, executive and judicial expenditures was | nominal. On ’Change the flour market was dull, and 50. a 10c. lower. Wheat was quiet, and nomi- nally“lower. Corn was steady, while oats were in In the State Senate yesterday the State Bank Enabling | active demand and firmer, The pork market was act bill was reported favorably. The committce on the | active, and decidedly firmer. Beef was moderately active Dill relative to an armory for the Eighth New | and firm. Lard wasin fair request and frm. Whiskey York Militia regiment reported adversely, which was | was firmer and more active. Freights were dull and agreed to, Bills were introduced authorizing an increase | hoavy. of the rate of interest on the Croton Water bonds to seven per cent; also authorizing an in Stirring News from South Carolina and of the rate of intercst on Brooklyn bonds to seven per Georgia—General Sherman’s Progress. cent. On motion it was resolved to adjourn over from which morning Fr'day until Monday evening. The bilis for the improve- nent we nett ae - ment of Oaklarid street, Brooklyn, and to facilitate the | he movements and operations of General ares of the West Shore Railroad, were ordered to | Sherman’s army in South Carolina and Georgia @ third reading. The Metropolitan Sanitary bill was co sideted in Committee of the Whole, said wases thd apétial is of the highest interest and importance. Upon order for Tueeday evening next, unfortunate South Carolina the penalties of this rebellion are falling with a heavy hand. To Inthe Assembly bills were introduced for the ex- corpérate the Mutual Base. Ball Club of New York. | the ruins, the destitutions and desolations of tension of the Croton Aqueduct Water Works, and to in- Bills were ‘noticed to increase the salaries of the heads forces in the harbor since the hasty departure of the rebels. Thoy aro the steamships Cyrene, Duc de Char- tres, Deer and Fox. Rebel deserters are constantly coming into General Gillmore’s lines, Four hundred had arrived up tothe 26th ult. All of General Sherman's supply vessols had been ordered from Hilton Head to tome other point, Tho Richmoad Sentinel, Examiner and Enquirer of Monday last contain each a very significant article. It appears that the rebel Congressmen, becoming slarmed at the aspect of military affairs, have, one by one, for some time past, been"deserting their seats and seoking safety at their distant homes, till there is a Prospect of the two houses being left without qnorums, Suspicions, too, are expressed in a roundabout way that even Jeff. Davis himself is not proof against the tempta- tion of following the example of his legislators, and the members of Congress who remain in Rich- mond exhibit a feverish anxiety to bring the vession to a close. To prevent them carrying out this design, and also to compel the return of the absontees, the Xnquirer urges that military force should bo used, that the members may be compelled to “hear the speedy news of our (rebel) triumph or ruin,”’ on a day which “is not far distant.” The Examincy bas a long article to prove that the abandonment of Richmond by the rebol goyvorn- ment and army would be ‘the aban- donmont of the scheme of an independent Southern confederation,” but the article in the Sentinel (the official organ) indicates that this has already been actually resolved upon. It alludes to some mysterious movements which 1 says have caused much disgust, but which, it adds, “aro only precautionary,” and concludes by urging all non-com- hatants and useless consumers to immediately withdraw from the city. There has yet been no farther disturbance of the peace- Tul condition of affairs in front of the rebel capital, not- withstanding the anticipations entertained for some days. The Richmond papors say that Gen. Grant is massing hoay- ily on b's left, whore they thiak ho will endeavor to break through Leo's lines, and they are daily looking fora heavy battle. Tt is still bolievod that another raid of the Tomes river rebel fleet, which is now commanded by Captain Semmes, is meditated. Discoverics have recently been made which indicate that a million dollars worth ‘Df money avd valuables have been abstracted surrepti- stousty from the mails of the armies of the Potomac and Tames since May last. A list of eight Amorican vessels captured by the Eng- ‘Ish-rebel pirate Shenandoah up to the 4th of I) comber ‘ast ia farnished to us by our Cape of Good Hope cor- respondent, These include the two montoned in our foreign advices in yesterday's Henaw. They are the following:—Ship Alina, of Searsport, Me, bound to South Amorica; Susan, of Boston, for South America, D, Godfrey, from Boston for Valparaiso; Charter Onk, from Boston for San Francisoo; Kate Prince, from England for Bahia; Adelaide, of Baltimore; Lizzie M. Stacey, from Boston for Honolulu, and the Whaler Edward, of Now Bedford. Four of these ware burned, two bonded, and the disposition made of the other two is not stated. The Shonandoab carries eight guns, and ss commanded by Captain Waddell, Wo ate informed by our Key West correspondent of a rebel attack on Fort Myers, Florida, on the 20th ult., swhicke was ropulaed with very «mall lose on the part of the Union garrison. It was reported that Major Weeks, who, with a small command, had secured a large bord of cattle on the Florida matuland, with which he of departments in Brooklyn, and to amend her once wealthy and flourishing seaport of aot in relation to insurance companies. The bill provid- | Charleston are now added the ficld of ashes ing for ald tothe Children’s ‘Aid Society of New York ‘was adopted. During the.evening seesion the hearing on and broken walls which mark the spot where the Paid Fire Department bill, before the Assembly com- | 0n0e stood her State capital, the beautiful mittes, was postponed until Tuesday next, ot balf-past three o'clock P. M. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Important news from Mexico reached us by the steam- ship Morro Castle, which arrived here yesterday, from Havana on February 26. The siege of the city of Oajaca was terminated on the 9th ult, by the surrender of the place, with its republican garrison of seven thou- sand men, to Marshal Bazaine, in command of the im- portal forces. Genera) Porfirio Dias, the republican commander, attempted to make his escape in disguise, but was discovered, arrested and immediately shot. The guerillas in Michoacan, under Rojas and Romero, had been attacked and almost annihilated by the jmperialists. Rojas and Romero were among the slain. Other guerilla parties in the southwestern part of the country have ro- ocived severe punishment. From Havana we learn that many of the Spanish troops from St. Domingo have reached there, and the remainder are otpected to come soon, Their sanitary condition is very bad. A few English blockade runners were im port. The English steamer Zephyr, which left for Galveston on February 16, returned on the 24th, being driven back by a United States cruiser. Later intelligence regarding the progress of the war Detwern the republics of Uruguay and Paraguay on the one side and the empire of Brazil and the Uruguayan rovels under Flores on the other has reached us in our late European mails, Some days ago an account ap- peared in the Hznatp of the siege and terrific bombard- ment of the town of Paysandd, Uruguay, by the Brasil- fans and Flores; and even after the place was rendered a mass of ruins its garrison held out. Rio Janciro advices, however, say it finally succumbed on the 2d of January. From Montevideo it.js reported that the Brazilians and rebels had been defeated by the Uruguayans near Colo- mia. A large Paraguayan force had invaded the Bra- zilian province of Matto Grosso, with the prospect of capturing several of ite towns, Paraguay has over sixty thousand men under arms, twenty-five thousand of whom are under the immediate command of President Lopez. She has also a fleet of twelve steamers and seve- ral sailing vessels. The enthusiasm for the war is great on both sides, and in Brasil army recruiting and tron-clad ‘butiding are very active. In Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, the treaties between that republic and Brazil had been burned in the public equare, in the presence of the President, his Cabinet and a number of generals, Our correspondent in British Honduras, dating at Be- Nze on the 17th of January, reports that labor was very scarce in the sugar and cotton fields owing to the number of men engaged by the mahogany cutters, The sugar cane promises an abundant yield. The cotton crop was seriously damaged by the caterpillar, It was thought, however, that the planters would realise good profits owing to the high prices prevailing. We are informed of the wreck of the English brig Adventure, Copt Stevens, on the reof at Northern Triangles, She was om ber voy- age from Sisal to Belize. ‘The steamship Empire City, which struck om Oarye fort roof on the night of the 16th ult, got offagain with- out se 10.19 damage, and proceeded on ber voyage to, Orieana The previous reports regarding her, # wore vory much exaggerated. ‘The Committee of Arrangoments for the grand national celebration to take place im this city on Saturday next continued in session yesterday at the Astor House, and made much progress ip their preparations. Many of the Managers of our prinetpal manufactories, workshops, &c., have resolved to pay off their employes on Friday night and Saturday morning, #0 as to enable them to join in the ceremonica The display will probably be the most oxtensive and magnificent the city has ever wit- nossed, all classes of organtzations, professions and trades doaigning to join in the demonetration. The military little city of Columbia. This visitation the inhabitants of that un- fortunate place brought upon themselves by their intolerable treachery of firing from their houses upon the quietly retiring troops of General Sherman, killing and wound- ing a considerable number. We may deplore the sufferings thus entailed upon the women and children and other helpless citi- zens involved in this calamity of the burning of Columbis; but ench, when crimi- inally provoked, are the stern lessons of dreadful war. Sherman, where the people of a captured city receive him in good faith, as at Savannah, is thelr protector and benefactor; but where they deal treacherously with him, as at Columbia, in the stealthy aseazsination of his retiring soldiers, his mode of punishment is swift and terrible. We may say, too, that if any of the reckless and implacable Carolina chivalry deliberately contrived this thing for the purpose of “firing the Southern heart” again with an outcry against Yankee vandalism, they will make nothing by this desperate experi- ment. It is because thie war to them is de- struction that the Southern people, under the despotism of Davis, are now in their agony ory- ing for peace. : More iinportant, though less impressive, than the burning of Columbia is the occupation of Augusta, Georgia, by a detachment from Sher- man’s army. But this piece of intelligence may not be true. In that city of rebel manu- faotaring establishments, from military cloth- ing to gunpowder, shot and shell, the most valuable to Davis were its extensive pow- der mills. In one of his Georgia specebes, last September, Jeff. boastfully informed the world that the mills of Augusta alone turned out more powder from month to month than ‘was consumed by all his armies. If so, the loss of Augusta, after the loss of Wilmington and its English supplies of arms and emmuni- tion, will be more severely felt at Richmond than the loss of the corn bread and bacon of Dountifal Georgis. But what is the progress of Sherman’s army? ‘The Richmond papers admonish us that they are reduced to silence upon the subject, But a rebel despatch from Charlotte, N. ©., of the 24th ult, unwittingly gives us some valuable information. It says “there is no alarm here,” portion of the procession alone will form a great attrac: | 444 shat wthe enemy (Sherman) {s supposed to tion, as it Is expected to be of a very fine character, A rogular meeting of tho Bourd of Education took | be moving in the direction of ——.” But place last evening. No business of pubiic interest came why was thero “no alarm” at Charlottet For up. Nothing of especial interest came uv be‘ore Colonel | the very food reason. as it ia broadly hinted, tion. Undoubtedly, after sending off Beaure- regard, Hardee and Bragg upon a false scent northward, he had turned to the east for 4 junction with General Schofield from Wilming- ton; and, in the very fact that the Richmond journals have nothing to say of his movements, we are assured that Sherman is repeating in North Caroling his march through Georgia. We dare cay that all the rebel forces in North Caro- broken and demoralized armics—do not ex- ceed the cum total of thirty thousand men; that Schofleld’s compact column is strong enough to cope wth them all, and that against the resistloss mage of Sherman’s veterans from @ line of victories a thousand miles long there_ isno impediment’ to Richmond or any other place. : Significant Signs from the Rebel Capi- tal—Flight of the Rebel Congress from Richmond. ne Mi ‘Two remarkable articles from the Richmond papers of February 27, which we publish else- tion by the robels-of the question of evacuating Richmond. It appears. from the statement of the Enquirer that the rebel Congress, frightened by the threatening aspect of affairs soutl of Richmond, have one by ene fled from the capital to avoid the approaching dissolution of the rebiel government. The abrupt dissolution of the legislative branch of the rebel government is already threatened by the flight of the mem- bers, of whom barely a quorum remained. The Enquirer, in pathetic strain, entreats the rene- gades to roturn and cast their fate with Rich- mond and the army, and quotes General Lee himself as demanding their return as necessary te the restoration of confidence among the people. The Examiner of the same day (and the con- currence of the date itself is significant) has an argument against the abandonment of Rich- mond. It quotes Davis and Beauregard as asserting that the existence of the confederacy does not depend on the occupation of Richmond, and takes direct issue with them. It declares that the abandonment or capture of Richmond would cost the South the respect of all nations, would disintegrate and disband its armies until only a body guard fora few officials remained intact, and, in short, would be the ruin of the cause. Richmond, it rightly argues, is the rebel citadel, and with it falls the confederacy. These significant utterances are the cries of despair. The rebel Congress first, and now the rebel press and people, begin to perceive how rapidly the unwieldy structure they have reared is falling about their heads, We shall soon hear the alarm sounded in even more positive terms, and behold Davis, Benjamin, the Zzam- ner, and each of their deluded victims, taking care of himself as best he can in rapid flight or abject submission. Sarvrpar’s Cetzpration.—Our latest news from Sherman’s army will give a new impulse to the preparations for the general cele- bration on Saturday, from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, of our recent effective and deci- sive” victories over the disjointed, rebellious States and their defeated, diminished and de- moralized armies. We have them now as the allies had Napoleon after his disastrous strug- gle at Leipsic, and the Paris of the rebellion is near its fall. The proposed celebration is in honor of our great victorious and the glorious prospects before us. Let us all of the loyal States, of all parties and creeds and colors, unite in the rejoiciiigs over our cheering pros- pect of an early and glorious peace on the solid basis of the Union restored. Let us show our gallant soldiers and sailors in the field that we appreciate their splendid achievements in be- half of peace and the Union. HAVANA. Arrival of the Morro Castle—Some of the Blockade Runners from Charleston. The steamer Morro Castle, Captain Adams, arrived yes- terday afternoon from Havana, whence she left on the 96th ult, We are indebted to Purser Mather for late news. ‘The Spanish troops from St. Domingo were soon ex- pected to arrive at Havana. Many were already there, and a sickly looking lot they are. Many of them, in sanitary point of view, are ruified for life. On the 24th inst, the English steamer Zephyr arrived here in distress. She left this port on the 16th for Gal- ‘veston, and, it is said, was chased back by a United States Sruiser. On the 23d tho English steamer Edith arrived, bringing twenty-four passengers from Nassau. Sho brought news from Charleston to the 16th. Charleston was being evacuated by the rebels and the steamers Coquette and Badger had been ordered to leave there or be burned. The roar guard of the rebel troops began the work of pillage and destruction previous to leaving, but were driven out by armed inhabitante, Trauay Orsna.—La Sonnaminda was given last night toavery good house. The incipient piety of the peni- tential seagon just opening was not particularly observ. able in the general appearance of the house, In fact Ash Wednesday made but little mark on the Academy; the toilettes wore as good, and the ensemble about as bright as usual. The opera was acceptably rendered and ‘well received. A change in the programme, however, became necessary by the indisposition of Signor Bellini, ‘and his place in the réle of the Count was filled, at short notice, by Signor Garibaldi. This evening La Figlia de Reggimen’o will be sung in Brooklyn. To-morrow even- ing La Forsa del Destino will be produced, for the third time, at our own Academy. ‘ment, and more than sustained her previous reputation GiGARTO ROWRERING OF THE ARMY It has transpised shat @ stupendous robbery hag been praoNsed in this army since its passage {0 this ite present fines of operation im May last. It Dolioved and asserted that the appalling amount of « rious division and corps ters to water transports, Ths behest aah ‘no shalleoctrol tho tal aystom poy the cor diers and officers. It secm to be, in the light of The Spring Campaign. OBNBRAL GRANT'S PRIVATES VIEWS. ‘The Quinoy Herald publishes an oxtraot from a private lottor written by Licutenant General Grant to, his old frlend’and school-fellow, the Hon. Isasc N. Morris. The lotter is dated “Headquarters, Armies of the United City Point, Virginia, Feb, 15, 1865," and was written, not dictated, by Gen. Grant himself. Tho fol- i lowing ia the extract, which will be read with interest :— to me to be very favorable for a nation of the war. Tho of the South ir lead ra, It of thom—tho lea- vor whether the matter in their sources, and we may now look for the issue to be staked. Tho rain of Thursday and y ly prevented the earlier op ning of hostilities, which, unloss signs deceive us, are deat! to commence ere the set of 5 bt, be made in the Boydton plank road, whence, if they aro suc- eee in pimp thomselves, future operations will be more easily conducted against the Soltuside Ra Iroad. As are confident if such an attempt be made that it will ‘Tho onemy kept up a persistent sholling on _o-r centre and nearly all’ day yesterday, probably to cover the movements of troops towards Hatcher's run. ‘The noxt day or two will more fully develop the enemy's plans, if not show tho results of his operatiuns. Conviction of Frank Ferris of Murder in the First’ Degree, &c. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Before Reccrdor Hoffman. The trial of Francis Forris, charged with the murder of his wife in James street, last september, was resumed yesterday. Dr. Michael Hudson, who dreased the wound on the head of Mrs. Ferris, was examined by Mr. Bedford:—He said he found a terrible wound on th? left side of the head; the brains protruded, and several parts of broken bones wore found to b: driven into the brain; the ductor stitched the wound and she was removed to the hospital; her right ‘side was perfectly paralyzed, and it was om the loft she received her injury. ‘This closed the case for the le, after which Mr. William F. Kintzing, Jr., ‘to open the case for the prisoner in an speech, stating that their theory would be homicidal monomau! ‘one witmess was called, Charles Curtis, who testi- fled ou the morning of the killing he saw the pris- coner on tho stoop of his house ing 2 knife; he noticed somo kind of madness, » kind of roliing of the eyes, as if he-had been having some words with some- body. Cross-examined—I did not think at the time the Prisoner was insane. Dr. Simmons was called by Assistant District Attorney Bedford: He stated that he was the physician attached to the City Prison, and had scen the prisoner since his jon; he never saw the slightest = dence of insanity in Ferris; on the 12th of November the District Attorney directed him and his colleagueto make ‘an examination of the prisoner's mind, which they did found no appearance of insanity about the man, e witness was cross-exainined by Mr. Anthon. Mr. Bedford asked Dr. Simmons if he agreed with Dr. Parker in his views upon moral insanity, as given in the Huntingdon trial, to which he replied that he rather dif- Tered with him. Mr. John H. Anthon then to address the Jury, claiming, from the circumstances of the case, that the prisoner was a = at the bee ne deed rears. speech was ingenious and eloquent ; but evidently felt the amid of the terrible facts brought out by the prosecution. ‘Assistant Attorney Hutchings summed up the testimony and reviewed the question of insanity in a legthy and able speech, occupying the attention of the Jur, ler. charged the jury in his usual suc- cinct and lucid manner upon the law as applicable to the facts proven and the theory of homicidal mania set up by the prisoner's counsel. two hours, Hotfman ‘The jury evidently understood their for, after an absence of ten minuter, they retui into court and rendered a verdict of guilty of murder in the Tbe fecord The jer orddved the prisoner to be remanded till Saturday, when sentence would be pronounced. The Grand Jury came into court, and, having stated. they had finished their business, were discharyed by the Recorder, who thanked them for their assiduity in the public business, The prisoners inst whom the indictments wero found will be ‘this morning. Fires in New York. INCENDIARY FIRES, AND ARRESTS ON SUSPICION OF ARSON. FIRE IN AVENUE A. Between eight and nine o'dlock on Tuesday night, a fire was discovered in the basement of building No. 143, avenue A, occupied by A. Lukach, dealer in liquors. The flames wore quickly extinguished, and before more than $100 was done to the Assistant Fire Marshal H. 0. Baker, on making an examination of the premises, assisted FIRE IN RAMP SIXTERNTH STRAT. Shortly after ten o'clock on Tuesday night a fire broke out in an office connected with the kindling wood yard corner of Sixteenth street and avenue C, owned by G. A. On it Marshal H. 0. Baker, assisted by nen heed mag a precinct, went into inv facts ascertained threw suspicion on a man named William who was subsequently gly Peak i i “i ul ha ih E E & i & trip was noticed in the Hananp of the 224 alt., sailed on Sunday afternoon southwards. The owner, Mr. Frank (who, by the way, is not, as stated, a member of ‘the New York Yacht Club), was aboard. Fire in Newburg. Wawsvuna, March 1, 1865. ‘The boiler shop of the Washington Iron Works in thie city was destroyed by firo this morning. Moat of the machinery was removed to an adjacant building, andthe ‘bnainasa of the works will not be geriously interrupted. The Treaties with Brazil Publicly Barnod » by the Authorities of Uruguay. Paysandu Captured by the Brazilians. BATTLE NEAR COLOMIA. franglated for ‘Ar New Yorx Hunt, from: the Paris Journal des Débats of Feb. 13.) t The whole Rio de la Plata has become a theatre of war. The Montoviloans have formally declaro@ sheir rupture with Brazil, and om tho 18th of Docombes, the treaties existing between that empire and tho repubile ef Uruguay were publicly burned in Independence oqnare, at >, in the:peesence of President Aguirre and a number of Uraguay Generals and the Ministers of State. ‘This strong domonstyatiom is an irrofutable eviden-eof the irritated state of the public mind, and a fatal symp- tom of the state of affairs whieh the poromptory attitude of the government at Rio Janeiro and the resistanoe of the Montévidean government have precipitated. Brazil is determined to bring all hor onergies to bear in the prosecution of the war. ‘The garrison of Paysanda bad been reinforced by a body of twonty-five hundred men, sent from Montevideo, wnder the command of General Sas, ‘Tho government of Rio Janeiro has likewise boom obliged to forward reinforcements. On the 26th of De cember two thousand Thfantry and artillorists in the steamers Cruzeiro-do-Sul and Oyapook the theatre of hostilities. The inhabitants of the prineipal- towns of Brazil evince fully as much ardor as tho Monte- v and tho war is being carried on with equal ve- homence on both sides. Two thousand eines ae Bahia (an Salvador) have offered ther gorvices to the Brazilian government, and bave boonordered to Rio to ‘bo organized. A corps of Germans has been formed at Rio Grande do Sul. The Govornmons Is actively enggged in rendering the navy efficient, Two large tron- steamers built ht Rio Janeiro are shortly to be launched; two others have been purchased in England, ands fifth, built on the Seine, is expected. Those ‘on the part of Brazil do not appear @aper- fluous when it is consideced that Paraguay, which pes- sesses a formidable. military force, hus de. ided to take part in the war to support the cause of Ur guay. Atthe western oxtromity of Brazil a Para; army corpa threatens Matto Grosso, a vast and wealthy province, over two hundred leagues from the capital. Between Matto Grosso and Rio Jano ro thero is no very praoti- cable communication except by the Parana or rivers, and as thoro rivers ar: guarded by hostile armics, Brazil will bo obliged to throw out other forecs in order to socure the safety of the province of Matto Grosso. ‘The Argentin# rep" blic remains as yet neutral in the struggle, but its sympathy for the lrazilian cause is not mu- lated. [Translated from the special correspondence of the Paria Pays.) wrevipgo, Dec. 28, 1864. ‘The si¢go of Paysandu has beon raised and the cannon mountod to ice bbe pen Sen, Gareaile : ~ Ap engagement en pl near Colomia, in w: the Goreceot the legal government of Uruguay gained the advantage. z Tt is certain’ that Paysandu has not/been taken; “that tho Brazilians and Gon, Flores are falling back and that Gon. Saa's army has crossed the Ro Nezro in pursuit. ‘The mails from Corrientes, whieh reached here yeater- day, brought the news that the Pres dont of the republic of juay bad sent an expedition of two thousand troops, , cy 4 jae eid Ca = ete e of seizing Cayuba, and other towns in the Prato Grosso, by way of retaliaton for tho invasion of Uraguay by Brazil. A& that province. is not in a condi- tion to resist the arms of Paraguay it is probable that it will b2 cas ly conquered. ‘The guns of the Paraguayian fort Humaita are so placed as to provent Brazilian vessels from forc.ng a on going up the river, and it would take twelve months for fr stesen 4 sent from Rio Janeiro, by the way of San Paulo, to Cayuba. At the same time another Pa: army corps ie pre- paring to enter the province of Rio Grande, with a view of making a diversion against tbe Brazilian army, which has invaded Uruguay. Paraguay has at present over sixty thousand men Under ty-five thousand of them are encamped as nding th az eaten oat corps will, it at tending ti] organ wi be sont in the ion of San The com- prises t -four splendid rifled cannon. The is composed of twelve steamers and several sa‘ling The arsenal is actively at work supplying the nae it in eeeeat Paraguay ‘prevails af excitement in favor Corrientes and Entry Rive. THE LATEST NEWS. Capture of Paysandu by the Brazilians. The steamship Moravian, which arrived at Portland yesterday, brings the following important intelligence :— Bro Jamun, Jan. 26, 1865. ‘The Brasilian army captured the city of Paysandd om the 2d of January. THE REBEL PRIVATEERS. Details of the Recent Depredations of the Shenandoeh. OUR CAPE TOWN CORRESPONDENCE. Cars Tow, Cape of Good Hope, Jan. 12, 1866. ‘The United States steamer Iroquis arrived here on the 9th inst. and leaves to-day. ~ “She brought to the Consul here twenty-seven men, cap- tored by the new pirate ship Shenandoah, who belonged to the schooner Lizzie M. Stacey of Boston, and bark Ed- ward (whaler), of New Bedford. These men were on the Island of Tristan d’Acunhs three weeks before the Iro- quote picked them up. ‘The captains of the two ships report that the Shenan- doah, after leaving Madiera, fell in with cight American ships, as follows:— 1. The Alina, of Searsport, Me., bound toSouth America, Burned. 2. The Susan, of Boston, bound to South Amesioa, with coal. Burned. 3. D. Godfrey, from Boston to Valparsizo. 4 Charter Oak, of Boston, bound to San Francison 6. Kate Prince, from England to Bahia, with coal ‘This ship was bonded, and all the prisoners previously taken were put on board of her. 6. The Adelaide, under the Argentine flag. Captain ‘Waddell, of the Shenandoah, at dret decided to burs this ship, and the tar was spread for the purpose; but the master informed him that Mr. Pendergrast, of Baltimore, would be ruined by the act, and the ship was allowed to go free. 1. Lizzie M. Stacey, from Boston to Honolule. Burned November 13, 1864: 8. Edward, of New Bedford, Burned December 4, 1864, in latitude 37 60 south, longitude 1145 west. That was the last seen of the new pirate ship, except the land- ing of the prisoners at Tristan d’Aounha ON THR SUBSRCT. The following correspondence between Adjutant Gene- ral Townsend and Mayor Gunther in relation tothe en- Netment of recruite in the regular army is very import- ant, inasmuch as will materially assist the Bounty Committee in filling the city and county quota:— ‘Wan Der. fummoron Feb, ai, 1808} edge the receipt of y of ii ese es York Fong county only. lam, sir, very respectfully, your ob Gin& B. D. TOWNSEND, Assttant Adjutant Geragal. ———_ genes in count will, until further orders, be ¢