The New York Herald Newspaper, March 22, 1865, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. Se WHOLE NO. 10.432. UROPE. Borussia, Washington, City of Y/ashing fon and City of London at New York, Reported in England. pointed to Washington. oleon Resolved to Maintain Maximilian, but the Pope About to Give Him Up. apressario Ullmann anda Royal “ Dead-head,” &e., &e., &c. he steamship Borussia, Ceptain Schwensen, which terday ovening, 8, arrived at this port yesterday. the steamship City of Washington, Captain Brooks, m Queenstown on the 2d, and again on the 8th instant, ived at this port early yoaterday morning. After her parture on the 2d inst. the City of Washington dain- bd her bilge pumps, and was forced to return to Cork, ching there on the 6th instant. seal he steamship City of London, Captait Pétrie, from erpool March 8, and Queenstown 9th, at six P. M., ched this port early yesterday morning. Tho news by the City of London is four days later. fin the absence of later news from Amorica, which was ntinued to be eagerly canvassed. /M. de Montholon has beon appointed French Minister Washington, and M. Dano Minister at Mexico. he treaty of commerce and navigation concluded be- mn France and the Hanse Towns will come into opera- pn on the Ist of July. ‘The King of Sweden is stated to have invited the Prince Wales and Prince Napoleon to visit the great encamp- formed at the latter end of the summer. the invitations have been accepted. The proceedings in the House of Lords on the 6th of sh were unimportant. In the English House of Commons, on the 6th of March, ord C. Paget introduced the naval estimates, He said had in addition to mak» a proposition for the con- jetion of docks and basins in the United Kingdom and pe colonies. Tho total estimates for 1865-6 were 10,392,324, The gross total of last year was £10,708,651, p that there was @ decrease of £316,427. The number if men asked for this year was 69,720, a decrease of 2,200, Pembroke they proposed to build an armor plated, bw decked corvette of about 8,000 tons. They also pro- osed to build foirewift ships, not armor plated, but usting wholly to their armament and swiftness. He nut better describe them than as of the Alabama class, were for the protection of commerce. It was pro- d to ask for £120,000, part of £240,000, for ships to built by contract. This was chictly for sea going ships Capt. Cowper Cole’s construction, and one armor ship harbor defenccs, The English Board of Trade tables for January have n issued. The value of the exports during that onth were £10,489,339, against £10,413,536 in January, , And £8,045,165 in the corresponding month of 1863. imports of bullion and specie during the month were 415,026, against an export of £1,225,287. ‘The Paris Bourse was steady. Rentes on the 7th were 67 85. ‘The groat “lock out” in the iron making districts of England had commenced. Jt was computed that if the “lock out” was persevered in all over the country, in eccordance with the compact which the iron masters had entered into with each other, seventy-thousand meu would be thrown out of employment, and they and thei r H tamilies deprived of the means of subsistence. The total quantity of Atalntic telegraph cable made to the close of the week ending Saturday, March 4, was one thousand four hundred and forty-three nautical mile and of this seven hundred and eighty nautical miles have been shipped on board the hulks Amethyst and Iris for ponveyance to the Great Eastern, ‘The Mormons had been holding a series of meetings in London, at which numerous “saiuts’ aud elders frow Utah—including Brigham Young, Jr.—were present. A proposition was on foot for celebrating the comple- Won of fifty years peace between Rugiand and France. THE AMERICAN QUESTION. The Fall of Charleston—Piety of the Cotton and Shipping Interests. Largo placards had been stuck about Liverpool giving the following from the eighteenth chapter ot Revela- tions, aprop%s of the fall of Charleston: Babylon the Great is fallon! is fallen! for her sins bave reached unto Heaven, aud God hath remembered her iniquities; and the merchants of the earth shall oop and mourn over her, for no one buyeth their mer- ehandise any more. Merchandise of gold, and silver, nd procious stones, and of pearls, and flue linen, and wine, and ot, and tive flour, and wheat, aud beasts, and Sheep, and borses, and charlots, and slaves, and souls of men; und every ‘shipmaster, and all the company in Ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea (lockade Cunuerst) stood dar of, and cried when they saw the eof bor burning, saying, What city is dike unto great city? ‘The Flow of Gold to America. ‘The London Timer of the 6th inet. (city article) says: Phe Australasian bas brought ouly £5,000, and the quan- Uity of bills on London now offering at New York is 80 far beyond the immediate demand for remittance that it Is not impossible the next steamers hence may take out some am unts of gold. This condition arises from several obvious circumstances. A large proportion of the trans- actions in connection with the heavy and uninterrupted fires fedora bouds sent to meet the German craving It is added these securities, are conducted (hrougy London houses, in preportion as the payments are made to us from ait ‘ew York upon London are in- ‘or a Jong time past these operations dave to keep the continental exchanges from becoming very adverse, aud they make as much in our favor im the settlement of our European es they make ba hon us in those of our Amorican deat- is. The immediate event that has created the possi bility of a memen: turn of the tide seems to have beeu the arrtal at New York, actual or expected, of the fotlo. ceived at Savannah. There docs not appear yet to have been any ent of the actual quantity and yale of this selawre; but it is known to be suilicieatly ‘onsiderable to @ distinct effect wpom the exchange with England. The Closimg Scenes of the Rebellion. YOSITION OF GREAT BRITAIN AFTER THE UNION TRIUMPH. [Fram the London Times, March 8, ‘We soom to have arrives at that, turning point of the Americin war which brings us, as it were, within inal sone, amet the ‘par we shail be called on to play ¥ le almost urndiaputerl progress of a federal army h Ceorgia and South Carolina, and the successive aurren.icr of strongholds, beBeved to be impregnable, at fis very approach, abe by no means the only signs of Con- fod exhaustion, The great maritime eitivs, for the deience of which such Imsmenee sacrifices had been made, have long been occupied by miserable remnania of their forse: population, Two months ago, a® appears from th: tottors- of our correspondent, Charleston, the very cro!) sof the “rebellions?” was a deserted and Half ruined tily, ‘hk eatle pasturing, and even the pairidge br ying up her Urood in the atrerte, No wonder that mon ld not be foamd to stay the progress of Sherman plice was under-garrisoned, and oo id wot soldiers without inviting attack. 1 f nds wag oonting, If the garrison of ts Fisher, profiting by the experience of th» firat at i @ riled iemselves with two or (br or had tigy completed ihe earth iver ran into the P Closing Scenes of the Rebellion as RECOGNITION 10 BE HOPED FOR. e French Minister in Mexico Ap- Southampton on the 8th instant, arrived at this port rhe French ‘Tratisatlantic Steamship Company's jamer Washington, Captain Duschene, from Havre |xiously expected, the result of the fall of Charleston it of the Swedish and Norwegian troops, which is to Fn ed early in tho affair, or had the scanty garrison not been raw rocr then the fort ought not to have fallen; but in all these ‘if? we reads the lamenialle condition of the Ce vate cause. The mon, the gui the agh H labor were simply not forthcoming, a1 without m forts cannot be held nor battles won. Energy, and even idence, it is said, are ale on the decline, The rolinas and their Southern neighbors showed the true Southern temperament at the outbreak of the struggle, when Virginia held back; but it is she now that holds her ground in the very face of the foe. History and. mili- tary cri however, will havo ry to gay on the defence of Richmond when all is over, If that defence is now, as it is said, maintained by only thirty-fve thousand against thrice that number, then the confederation cannot complain of the capital; and, whatever the object, that force does well which keepa thrice its number in check, But the rege the has been drained for the the capi enetrary when headquarters could as easily have been establi however, has been in a lees assailable position. and it is very remarkable that the case on both sid when the founders of the Union made it part of their Plan to do.as much as possible without a capital at all, except just for the convenience of common deliberation, the chief feature of this war should be the obstinate de- fence of two eapitals at a cost of blood and treasure be. yond all proportien to their value. The ex! ion we have mentioned is the point to which speculations on the probability of peace have been most generally confined. The Confederates with a much less population of whites than the federals; ‘and this disparity was practically increased by the grout distance of some of the States and the want of commu- nication, It was enough if the Southern and Western Btates 3 the confederation could defend themselves, But as the war advanced the federal cause was continually and largely re-ruited by immigration—a resource entirel: wanting on tho other side. pact md therefore, saw wii admiration the gallant stand. made by the Confedera their pallasy genius and their personal courage; but ial end was on a quaation of time on one side or of veaviness cn the other. appears as if the South is exhausted by the war before the North Sesion eases Bites simp. (0: fe ace whenewir thég please Ly returning (o the Un Rey will fint the way mad- . As.to rnaitioa se peace, it is needless to discuss more than one, and that is @ joint stock of grudges against this country. As in many other quarrels, a common object of hatred is the occasion and ground of reconciliation. The treasuries of the two sides will not produce a large sum, but their ances with England mount up (o somehing considera- le. Wo are prepared for this. A bloody quarrel must leave bitter remembrances and much indignation, These must have an object, and if the combatants shake hands the next viciim that can be found is an unconcerned and unsympathetic bystander. Who better, indeed, than the policeman himself, if he can be attacked with impunity? As the federal government maintains that it hasa quar- rel with us in the shape of claima which we do not ac- knowledge, and it bas a great deal to gain by a successful war with us, the question to which we have to address ourselves is smply whether they can go to war with us with a fair prospect of success, If they can they cer- roy A will, The first consideration that occurs is that if the Confederates are exhausted, the federals are only less £0; and if the latter only..succeed by the exhaustion of Southern foe, they are vot likely to find success by turning ‘against a new foe, with untouched strength and resources. Tt is true that there is a large army, many of whom may now be called veterans, and all in'the hands of men with some experience of actual fighting. But the soldier, in all ages, after a certain pe- riod of hardship, pines for repose, and longs for his snug farm, even though after a brief interval be 1s again ready for fighting. Throughout the whole of the States industry is more or less at a standstill for want of men, und it offers wages that compete with the enormous boun. ties and pay of the soldier. ‘The attraction of pouco will be irresistible after five years or more of this desperate work, So we mut conider whether the men will enlist again for anew war against a new and ecrtainly nol less vigorrus fie. They must be paid first on the old account; and there is not a soldier in the service whose pay is not many months in arrears, But that will be as a triflecom- pared with the new bill. The American Treasury, Re lessly insolvent, will have to try conclusions with the treasul ich paid a hundred millions sterling for one war web years ago, and has been reducing taxation ever since, It would have to do this with a crippled com- merce, for though both would play this game America would have her full share of its forfeits. For ewry Alatama that has sneaked out of our poits @ hundred would steam out with the British’ col- ore, New York, too, which hag hitherto fought at 4 distance and given money rather than men, wauld have to bear the brunt of the new struggle, and might haply share the fate of Charteston, Savannah, anda few other of its victims, The federal territory might not be inviolate, and if Camada can be reached it can also strike home. Lony wars, distant enterprises, familiarity with com- mand, the exercise of proconsular authority, the mutual Jealousies of chiefs andn real dictatorship at headquar- ters, are sure Inthe end to break up @ republic. The wesmeon of that republic have lutely tin urvey their past policy, domestic as well as foret, and to apply to it higher and truer principles than those which satisfy the vulgar tests of every con oh They may possibly have come to the conclusion that States are not to be founded on violence, jon and fraud. They may discover that, after the New World is amenable to the same. moral code, the same political wisdom, the same laws of providence as the Old, On comparing notes, they may find that the men and States that successively staried with avery reasonable hope of conquering and moxing all Asia, all Europe, all Africa, and even all to- gether, did not succeed, and had even to pay fearful penalties, soouer or later, for the very Tra £0, put ting all things (ogether, we are inclined te believe that thy government of Washington will not atack us immedi ately on the conclusion of tis prevent war, and that i will therein show its widom. It would, however, be most in- convenient and costly and disagre-able to have a quarrel banging over our heads watttug for American ’couveni- ence and opportunity. When the time comes our states- mon wil have to sce that we are not placed under that penance. If that, indeed is to be our fat», and if we are to live in daily expectation of news that the United States have marched w r provinces for the satisfaction of some old claims vamped up forthe purpose, thea we may be excused if we are Jess anxious to see the present war over than we otherwiee should be, No Recognition by Englani\ # Prance= Peace hooked for in the Sammer, ening (March 5) correspondence of London Post, most all letiers coming to Pars from America, North h England of nen. ar as to anticie before the summer rid anticipations lively interest ts The letiers from the south pale & recognition of the confeder Periodically such reports epring (p in Paris algo, and, as a ve feit in the question, Mf, Drouyn de Liuys is o-eastonally interrogated, Now, so far as the French government is concerie!, I bellevé Tam corre-t in saying that no change hat Leen evn contcmplaed in the pilicy hitherto ap pied folie Noth and Swh, If England wero to ac- knowledge the Confederate States, no doubt France would do so likewis?; but here it is not supposed tha! Majealy’s government intend to d part from +t ic: neutrality. France has her Mexico, Kngland her” Canada, and neither derire war vith America, If thore who are etill workinz at Richmond and Wash. ington for peace, as it were in the very din and clash of —————- a = = arms, fail, if the more moderate, reflecting und humane give up theirevery hope, thea it is thought that the Southern forces will be withdrawn {rom all scaporte and river towns; from all positions, in fact, which can be approached by the Untted States Navy, in order to make ‘a more effectual stand inland, by which tactics Southern statesmen think that they can weary out the North, and eventually obtain better terms when necessity ‘shall oblige peace. We get the following intellig nce in a late despatch from America:—A deserter 1s suid to have rrived from Norfolk who states that the Richmond au- fhorities have stopped the work on the Monitors, blew up one, and were about to evacuate the city. The Con- federate government, {t may be, has deteriuined not to spend any more money on maritime warfare. The North has gone on building until the United Sates nary is 10 formidable that British govriament, we ig watching its growth with some anric'y. Southern States may have come to the conclusion that they cannot cope with the maritime resources of the North, and therefore why spend money on ships and sailors? If the contending parties both look to exhaua- tion and the Impatience of the people as the only solu- tion of this dreadful war, the th can doubtloss hold out longer if she concentrates her forces to sin go tions. Mr. Secretary Chase is suid to have prepared th way for Northern concessions by his blunders, but they may not bear fruit for some mouths, New tactics are expected bn the part of the South, a thorough change In the conduct of the war, or neg tiation: for peace this sum- mer, although the latter solution is not indulged in by the majority here in Paris, T must add that I learn from the most reliable antho- rity that neither Mr. Corbin nor Mr. Buchanan bave been in consultation with the Confederate Oommissioners here, as hinted in a former letter. Whatever the Southern Envoys, Mesera. Slidell and Mason, may be contemplat- ing, eatlenien have po hand tu it. United States Stocks in Germany. {From the London Times (City Article), March 7.) According to the advices from Frankfort, United States bonds were rendered leas buoyant during the past fortnight by heavy arrivals, but have regained strengih from the capture of leston. They had receded to , And are now 644%, about 2h per above New York prices. “The various financial statements lately issued have,” it is sald, ‘in some degree damaged the optimist views entertained here, and people begin to doubt whethor the occupation of the sea coast towns will tond to lermiuato the war, as the garrisons are wot taken, but retreat to the main ‘army, While the federal forces must be weakened in proportion as troops are required Ww occupy them.” The Comt Evacuation of Richmond= t Will Lee Dot {From the London Times, March 6.] * * President Davis onco said that if Richmond Were taken the war could still be maintained for twenty years it Virginia alone, and the truth of the saying may on be tested. It fs even now reported that the evaca- ation of Richmond is in contetnplation, and that Gen-rab ee will twanyr ie command to Lynch «rg it ist two In the ond ht that Si@rman may join Grout, and that wloral armies may bo joined into one; but if Le i by Boauregerd it te posable that his ‘military | ay SM give him the aseendency, He li roself fs | Iie elevation tothe ebb A will | nen tke full benotlt af his transcend But the Nora bas now fod iu Groat oud NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1865. OPERATIONS ° 5 Sherman two generals of a very different stamp “ined those i isi ia id, yacto _ id has hi ft 2 rprising and sagacious, an ag hitherto been Successful, Grant has been unsuccessful, but he has sary refused (0 recognize defeat, And has the value of this tenacity of purpote. The next operations of this most eventful war will be expected with singular in- terest. The Confederate tages are lost, but the loss was deliberately aecepted, and their garrisons have been saved. Lee and ne are at the head of unbroken e armies, and the spirit South has rather been than depressed by its recent reverses. But one feder army, at apy rate, can range at will over Southern terri. tory, and the feeling of the South under this infliction is ® most important point tobe ascertained The federals have recovered their military reputation; but, if the South is still resolved to stand out to tho end, they have mado but little progress towards the conelusion of the war. The Last Blockade Runner. ‘From the Liverpool Courier, March 8.} A new blockade runner, named the Imogene, under the command of Captain Capper, late of the Will-o'-the-Wisp, has just made the premge tim Cardiff to Madeira, en roule to Bermuda, in four days and five hours—one of the fastest on record. The Empire of Mexico. PIUS THH NINTH ABOUT TO GIVE UP MAXIMILIAN. ‘The Osservatore of Rome denics that any plan of recan- Ciliation has been projected in that city to improve the existing relations betweon the Pope and the Emperor Maximilian in religious affairs, ‘The Pope perhaps gives up the Emperor as hopeless, and intends to have no more to aay to him, The Em- peror may well be congratulated. The Pall Mail Gaze'te says that, in conformity with pans opinion in France, the Emperor Napoleon wil jeave Mexico to her destiny as soon asthe French troops have returned. There was @ rumor, however, that a Teinforcement of five thousand troops we: be sent shortly to Mexico. It was reported that the Emperor Louis leon was firmly resolved on maintaining the empire of Mexico and the honor of the French flag. The legislative address of France to Napoleon approves the Emperor's foreign policy. Hopes are expressed for the consolidation of the new Mexican empire, and, bow ever serious may be the questions that are still to be set- ted, the Emperor Maximilian will be able to decide them by prompt and energetic action. France will learn from the testimony of her soldiers, eoon to return to their country, that Maximilian reigas over a people sheltered henceforth under the banner of order. Allnding to the words of the Emperor, that the temple of war shall be closed, the address rays, ‘Peace will be the policy of the futur’. Let us work in concert, to render plentiful this lasting peace.”’ The Oper: M. ULLMANN AND THE ELECTOR OF HESSR AS A “DEAD HEAD.” M. Ullmann, who is now on a professional tour with Miss Carlota Patti and other singers, recently hired the Cassell theatre for a series of concerts, On the first day of the performance the Chamberlain of the Elector of Hesee calted on M. and said it was understood that the Elcctor would have free admission to the court Ox. “I have no notion of such a thing,” was the reply. “If his Highuess wants to go to the theatre, let him Day.” ‘The Chamberlain thon observed that as the gas in Cas- sell belonys to the Elector, he (Mr. Ulimann) would have to pay for It. “That's your business," retorted Mr. Ullmann. ‘If we have no light, we will sing without it,’? The Chambcriain returned to his master very indig- nant; but the Elector only In ghed, paid bis money and he house lighted up better that on any previous occa- 0 . go India. Bomnay, March 3, 1865. Business is suepended here and at Calcutta, awaiting later advices az to the American Peace Conference, Commercial Intelligence. THK LONDON MONKY MARKET {From the Manchester Guardian (city article), March 8.) ‘The funds this morning (Mareh 7) opened at the low prices of yesterday, and fora short time ap) as if they would remain without any further fall. Toward noon, howover, @ heavy demand for money was experienced al the Bank of England, and another decline of ensued, consols being quoted 68% « 88% for money, and 88% a for the 6th of April. Many of the transactions to-day wore in preparation for the settiement which takes place on Thursday; the 0th In foreign securitics there has been an average general fall of M4 ber cent the only {mportant movement of a heavier character being in the instance of the Confede- rate ia, which is # further 3 per cent lower dt 38. Mox- ke AMERICAN SHCURTTIES. The following were the quotations for American stocks = London on the 8th inst United's Atlantic and Great Western, New York sec- tion, lst morigage, 1880, 7 per cent. Do. 2d morigage, 1881, 7 per cent Do. Pennsylvania, Ist Mortgage, 1877 Do. do., Sd mortgage, 1883. Erie shares, $100 (a!) paid). Do, 7 per cent preferred do THinois Central 6 per cent, 18’ Do. $100 shares (all a Marietia and Cincinnatt Rai) Panama RR., Ist mortgage, 7 per cent, 1865. .99 Do. 24 do.) 1 per cont, LES eave vvsoeee eo Pennsylvania RR, bds., 2d m., 6 p. ©, con. Do., $60 shares, At Frankfort United Stat from 82 to 6434 under the fall five-twenties advanced f Charleston. Loxpox, March 9, 1865. for money, 885% a 88% a 03%; Erie shares, 354 « Consol Tilinots Central shar 859%; Aive-twenties, 63)4 a & STATE OF TRADE. Mancimeren, March 7, 1865, Our market does not recover from the blow given to it by the last American news. There are certainly a good many inquiries for various cloths, whereas on Saturday there appeared to be none; but these inquiries soem (o be made more for the sake of sounding the manufac turers than with @ view to bus ro now some bona fide offers, wh' said to be the case on Satu) pally for Bavtern cloths, espsci weighing 7 Iba. and & but go v pres that manufactur getterally dec take a day for consideration; yet a very are reported on Ind. a have reveived inquir made {aqiiries for yarn but bas restslcted their purchases of materials to avery small total, LIVERPOOL COTTOS Bailes for two days 14,0 and all quality advanced a tiido, v i FL ORO. TALLAHASSE > EOUR PIC! iS nears. aAree peer oD SGALE OF MILES IN FLORIDA. Vas Qo TBASLEY are 34d. a 1d. lower than those of Of the abovo | sales speculators and exporters took 4, LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKBT. BreadstuMs dull, Flour deolined 6d., and still declining, LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. Provisions dull, Lard steady. LIVERPOOL PRODUOB MARKET. Produce market quict and steady. ‘THE LATEST MARKRTS. Liverroon, March 9, 1865. Corrox.—Sales for tho two days 10,000 bales, of which mo bales were to speculators aud exporters, Market te STATE OF TRADE. The Manchester market was quiet but steady, Breadstuffs quiet and steady. Provisions dull. Lard frm, SHERMAN. Junction of Generals Schofield and Sherman. Goldsboro Occupied Without Opposition. THE REBELS RETREATING TO VIRGINIA, &eo., &e. &. - —_—-— The Washington Tategrems. WasutnGron, March 21, 1865, Anevening paper here publishes ment, purporting to come from the Richmond Sentinel of yesterday, that “Four divisions of General Sherman's army were repulsed noar Fayetteville, on the 16th inst, with heavy loss. Nebody here belioves this assertion of the Sentinel. Up to the latest advices General Sherman had fol lowed bis programme as regards time and route of march, and {t is known that he expected to be at Goldsboro on the 20th. To oppose his advance, it is equally well known that Johnston's force does not exceed forty thousand men, partly made up of those who have recently been well thrashed by General Schofield, with his infertor force, at Kinston. There is no reason to believe that any serious resist- ance was contemplated by the rebels to the advance of Sherman to Goldsboro, where he would form a Junction with Schofield’s forces. Alone his army is more than a twitch for any force that Johnston could concentrate against him. United with Schofield he can fight and whip the whole rebel force under both Johnston and Lee. At the most it is not probable that anything more than a skirmish can have taken place, and that with the usual result, Before leaving Fayetteville, Genoral Sherman ordered the arsenal to be blown up, as he says he doesnot think the government will for the future haye any need of an arsenal in North or South Carolina, ‘Two or throe weeks more will bring Sherman within co-operating distance of Grant’s position, and Lee's op- portunity of am escape by way of Danville will, if not previously improved, have passed away. The time “when Lee could have accomplished anything by a bold and rapid movement against Sher- Scene of General Newton’s Expedition Along the | expepition uP THE COAST. St. Marks River. ——/ PRICE FOUR CENTS. FLORIDA. Gallant Conduct of Officers and Men, CAPTURE OF ONE PIECE OF ARTILLERY. Return of the Expedition to 4 funeral cortege procecded to the Key West, &e., &e., &e. Our Key West, Fla., Correspondence. Key West, March 15, 1865, PARTICULARS OF GENERAL NEWTON'S EXPEDITION. In my lettor of the 12th instant I gave some details of a fight that took place by the Natural bridge, eight miles above Newport, Fla. The information, furnished as it was by persons who could see but portions of the affair, was necessarily imperfect, By the arrival of Goneral Nowton and other officers yesterday, however, I have Teceived such statements as to enable me to correct any inaccuracies that may have crept inte my former report. At the outset it is but just to say that his object was not to reach Thomasville, but to occupy St. Marks, with the view of making that place a base for future opera- tions, and that, consequently, so far the expedition was not afailuro; and though he did not capture St. Marks, and was compelled to retreat before a superior force— about two thousand five hundred, and not six thousand, as first stated—he did so in good order, with a piece of cannon captured from the enemy, and after the destruc tion of extensive salt works and a shot and shell fac- tory. ' Let it be understood also that considerable delay took Place in landing, contequent on a dense fog, in the midst of which several of tho gunboats wont ashore, thus giving warning to the enemy and enabling him to prepare # warm reception for our troops. Had the gunboats been able to ascend the St. Marks river and shell the town, St. Marks would have been easily captured. The Gene- ral acquits the commanders of the gunboats of all blame in tho matter, and cheerfully acknowledges tho readiness to co-operate with him in the affair, Previous to landing the troops an expedition was sent to cut the railroad bridge and two turnpike bridges over the Oclokony river, and to destroy the trestle work over the Ocilla river. Another expedition was scnt to cut the of Mayor Gwynn, all places of business were closed; and at four o'clock the funeral procession move off. ‘There was dic usnal military escort, followed by ahearse, with the body of Major Lincoln, in a ma- hogany hh was laid his cap, sword and other eqnipm lows Loree wasted in the rear, Bi rse, containing the re- ce collne bearing similar tonant Carrington’s avery jarge pum- ber of navy oficers, in pursuance of a special order from Admiral Stribling. ' The citizens also mustered in force, and among them was a large attendance of the members of the Koy West Liderary Assoc ation, according to notice from the President, Mr. Locke, in reference to Major Lincoln, the immediate ex-President, Thus to the music the Portuguese Hymn, play: by the drum and fife, the eteuy, Where the sol- ema rites of the Church were ehrated Dy the Kev. 0. E. Herrick, rector and po jain, who delivered an im- pressive address on the occa-ion. OF WOUNDED IN HOSPITAL IN KEY WEST. T append the following list of wounded, received im the United § States Post Hospital, Key West, Florida, March Captain E. B. Tracy, Co, B, 24 United States colored, fracture of thigh. First Lieutenant Carlton Seymour, Co. B, 2d United States colored, left lung. #irst Lieutenant Thos. H. Murphy, Co. H., 24 United States colored, thigh; died March 12. First Lieutenant 0, A. Carpenter, Co, I, 2d United States colored, right Second Lieutenant Ge oodard, Co, E, 2d United G. Grant, Co. ©, 99th United States colored, colored, fat colored, fo James Laheaster, C , Co, E, 2d United States colored, back. Henry Sinith, Co. H, 24 United States colored, thigh. Charles Rice,’ Co. C, 24 United States colored, thigh. Frank Burnet, Co,’K, 2d United States colored, bruise on back, Peter Baker, Co. A, 2d Ider; died March 12. United States colored, left tine Amstett, Co. H, 99th U A, 2d United states colored, wrls Co. B, 2d United States colored, shoulder Richard Turner, Co. B, 2d Vnited States colored, arm. Thomas Williams, Co. K, 24 United States’ colored shoulder, James Fulls, Co. H, 2d United States colored, shoulder. Adam Pare, Co. K, 99th United States colored, finger. Amos Clark, Co. D, 90th United States colored, finger, Oris Brown, Co. 1, 99th Un ted States colored, m Liney Taney, Co. D, 99th United States colored, mouth, Jolin Loper, Co. H,'9¥th United States colored, arm. Albert Ferrer, Co. B, 2d United States colored, ; Salmon Johnson, Co. B, 2d United States colored, braise on nec! George Carter, Co, H, 2d United States colored, foot. Williain Wilton, Co. E, 2d United States colored, neck, Peter Johnson, Co, K, 2d United States colored, neck ano ear. Henry Feeley, Co. ©, 99th United States colored, thigh, Charies Gaylip, Co. B, 2d United States colored, hand, Alfred Lee, Co. H, 99th United States colored, 11 Frank Pelt, Co. B, 2d United States colored, Lt Charies Carroll, Co. C, 99th ted Slates colored, arm, Simeon Steward, Co. HH, 2d United States eolored, arm. Thomas Robertson, Co. B, 99th United States colored, “hand. Lewis Frotchman, Co. I, 2d United States color-d, hand Nolaon Cooper, Co, H, 2d’ United States colored, shoulder ‘Augustus Locus, Co, C, 99h United States colored, arm, railroad between St. Marks and Tallahasse These operations, if succeesfal, would have isolated the two places. THE DEBARKATION. On debarking at the lighthouse, on the 4th instant, the command was moved forward about two miles anda half, where it was encamped to await the landing of the artillory, ammunition and ambulances. On the follow- ing morning an advance was made along the road towards the bridge over the Eaat river, whore it was found that the planking bad been torn up by the enomy, who was posted on the opposite side, with one piece of artillery, Prepared to dispute the passage. ‘THE EWEMY DRIVEN YROM THE BRIDGE. Fire was first oponed by two companies of the Second colored regiment, commanded by Major Lincoln, They made a gallant charge towards the bridge over the open space intervening, before which the enemy fled with great rapidity, They were followed by the two compa- nies, which acted as skirmishers, capturing the piece of artillery, which was immediately turned qn the flying rebels, The gun taken was without limber or caisson, which bad been taken away by the enemy. ‘7K PUREUTT. ‘The bridge was promptly repaired by the soldiers of the Ninety-ninth colored iment, and, crossing, the Hine of rnreh wes commenced towards Newport, a fow of the onemy's cavalry being discerned now and then. On rogching Newport « dense column of smoke seemed to indleate that the bridge which it was necessary to cross was being destroyed. Accordingly Major Wecks and kis Second Florida. were sent on in advauce to en- deavor to save the bridge, He arrived tao late, however, as the fire had made too much headway, while a large force of the enemy was posted on the other ride, ready to pourin a deadly fire on whoever should attempt to stop the work of destruction. Loaving Major Weeks at Newport bridge to guard against any attempt of the enerny to cross and get tn the rear of the Union troops, a service that he gallantly per- formed under an incessant fire from the enemy, the column pushed on towards the Natural bridge, some eight miles above, with the dosign of crossing thore, However, it was d'scovered that the enemy was strongly posted on the opposite side, determiied to oppose sts passage. THR EMEMY INTRES CHD. At daylight on the foiiowing morning Major Lincoln, with two companies of the Second cavalry, commenced the attack, and succeeded in driving the advanced ) of the re ver the bridge; but his furthor progress was cheeled by a superior force, who were strongly tn trenched, besides being protected further by marshes, thickets and other natural defences, TH PNGAGEMBNT AT THY NACURAT, WRIDGE, Reconnoi-aaces were made with the view of as tain ng th ticability of crossing at some other plac but without a M. dered to t nit) by Col. to make the dtr Advancing gallantly ge, Col, Town drove the enemy before him. They fled precipita’ abandoning their breastworks; but, unfortuna’ men encountered, right in their way, a wide and deep ditch, impassuble to troops, aud were compelled to re turn. Finding that the enemy were too strong in number and position, while the Union troops were posted in a low, marshy’ position, Mt was determined to withdraw about three hundred ‘yards in the rear, in an open pine barren, which bad been previously selected. This was done ih good order, the énemy not making any opposi- tion to the movement, YOR SNEMY REVULSED. ‘ ‘The rebels, now euppostng that our forces were in full retreat, advanced in force, “with artillery and Infantry ; man bas already gone by, and he can now only prolong | but, to their surprise, they were reovived by a perfect the contest by @ spoody retreat and abandoument of Richmond. Wasminatoy, March 21, 1865, Passengers who arrived to-day from City Point say:— News from Goneral Sherman reached there on Sunday, through two scouts who left him last week. He had occupied Goldsboro without opposition, having connected with Goneral Schofield. General *herman wrote several daysago from Fayette- ville toa friend that ho had received his supplies from up the Cape Fear river, and was, at the time of writing, ready to move again, and that he had followed, with slight exceptions, the path laid out before he left Savannah, Ho states that he had ordered the arsenal at Fayetteville to be blown up, as he hardly thought the government would need an arsenal in future in oither of the Carolinas. Johnston's entire army was at or near Goldsboro, It is believed that he hag not more than forty thoueand men. Our Newbern Correspondence. Newnens, N. ©., March 18—10 A. M. Warties who have arrived here from General Sherman's army say that we shall be able to join bands with him to-morrow or noxt day, One of them says Sherman walks over the course as fearlessly and unconcerned as a giant among piginios; and the enemy are so demoralized and panic stricken that it is doubtful whether they will make a stand or not. Ina debate inthe North Carolina Legislatore, a few weeks since, one member stated that the e force of the confederacy numbered only one ! twenty-one thousand mon, which statement, on betng questioned, was substantiated by an official document from Richmond. tire effective wudred and rhe st orities in North Carolina, who allow no hin tho bordera of the State, bave ated with the authorities at Rich- ie Inhuman treatment oxtended by the prisoners of war. ascend the Neuse river (o Kinston with line of infantry, supported by artillery, Two desperate charges were made by the enemy, but they were re pulsed with heavy loss on the part of the assailants, and the Union troops remained masters of the field. ‘This was the last seen of the rebel troops. Some of their cavalry were occasionally seen on the return inar-h. The accompanying map, kindly furnished me. c an ac- complished young officer, Indicates the place of landing, Mae of march aud the battle ground, CONDUCT OF OFFICKR AND MEN, Officers and men behaved aplondidly. The blaeks aro highly spoken of for their conduct in charging, which soems to be their forte, Among the officers honorably mentioned is Major Weeks, of the Florida cavalry, who fought desperatel: Captains Rigney and be oye J of the Ninety-ninth, also particularly distinguished them- solves, It was the latter gentleman whe brought off the captured gun. CARD ALTIES. In the absence of the official returns the exact number of casualties cannot be ascertained, but they are esti mated at one hundred and tity in killed, wounded and missing Of these it is supposed that thirty are prisoners. Lieutenant Wilson, with twenty-five men of the Ninety- ninth (colored), who Were on oulpoet duty, wore captured by the rebels, ‘The, following isa list of th as far as is known here:— Killed. Lieutenant Banfleld, 99th colored. Lieutenant Carrington, General Newton's staff. Wounted. Colonel Townsend, 24 colored, slightly. Major Lincoln, 2d colored, morta'ly (since dead). neral Newton's staff, severely, officers killed and wounded, soversly. 1 t Marphy, rially (since degd). « reott, Wih colored, slightly. Colonel Brown, 24 colored, slighify Hospital steward, U, 8. A., sligh carr ought to mention the conduct of Captain Fontane, | late of the Mari Junteered to serve on the o well in the fight. He was of agin, Captain Fon ander lat fe was on b ” . ne rued oypon to Port Hudson, on the yeuble Léch and 1th of Ma , 1868, 1» Admiral batieries, The Cap n that occasion § Lieute r " played ME. AL threo o'elock J, B., by Order Charles Effray, Co, G, 2d United states colored, shoulder Edmund Jackson, Co, C, 99th United Stat s colored shoulder. Thomas Watking, Co, K, 2d United States colored, ab domen, bad) Samuel Davis, Co, B, 24 United States colored, side ane foot. Thomas Steward, Co. E, 2d United States colored, thigh John Griffin, Co. G, 2d United States colored, in both legs, badly; right leg amputated. THE WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA. The Invasion of Matto Grosso by Para guay—Flores’ March on Monteviedo= OMcial Defense of Brazil—A Large Foreign Flect in the Plate River, &e. By way of Engiand we have advices from South Ame rica dated Buenos Ayres, January 26: Montevideo, Janw ary 20; Rio Janeiro, February 8; Babia, February 11, and Pernambuco, February 11. RETALIATION OF PARAGUAY ON BRAZIL, {From the Bucnos Ayres Standard, Jan, st), Tt was rumored in town yesterday that Gencral Mufios, who broke into the Brazilian territory at the head of # body of cavalry, las carried everything before him; wné some even go so fur as to say that lie has’ more than on thousand prisoners, The war seems to be spreading now, for the news by the steamer yesterday morning was that a coupte more bands of raiders had left Monte: video a few days ayo for th» same parpore. We read in the Ae/rma that General Basilio Mufos had invaded Rio Grande, and taken onc thousand negre prisoners, Flores and Netto are said to have arrived at the Cer rito on Tuesday morning. Among the passengers per Tevere were forty-two Na: tional Guaris, and several families are expected to-day by the Kio del Plata, THE INVASION OF MATTO GROSSO, [Rio Janeiro (Feb. 8) ( eof London Star, The success of Par troeso had greatly increased! the je ertained of the ambi- tious designs of Fle f was bovinuing to be eniertained that if euccesstnl in this war wth Brag he would become a very dangerous neighbor to the Argen- tine Confederation. The Paragaon expedition invading the Brazilian province of Matto Grosso, after taking poss*ssion of Nove Cour ed with the fleet up the Paraguay ta Albuquerque, which they found evaenated, On the 4th of January they occupied Coramba, where they found the nury by its s inhabitants, and the town aban: oruinba were found twenty: which were sent «i troops of Coramba els for Cuyaba, ie Parhguayans, and the Anham- y, Which ran aground, was eaptured by boarding. The fugitives, who threw themselves in the river, were most shot; but those taken prisoners had their cars cut off an to Ass Lolon. boew rece ved, eupposed to have offical Dasie, that a large force of Paragcayans, reported lo nam entered the northern portion jentes, Which les between . of Ro Grande do 1 to invade this province. If the news t is possible the government of the Confederation may not look upon this violation of Ar- g nine territory as a caus fil, the tract in question being one of the many districts whose possession has been a ¢ aputed peint between the two countries. From Montevideo the latest news is that cleven vessels of the Brazilian fect were lying at a short distance from the city of Montevideo, disembaricing cava'ry and infancy und it was expected that the blockade of the port would be declared on the 30th ult, MAKCH ON MONTEVIEDO, Tho troops of Flores and the Brazilian cavalry were marching by land from Paysandd, and a part of them were stated to have already appeared in the vicinity of Montevideo. In the city great excitement prevailed, and in spite of all representations the government persisted in making preparations for a defence which could hi sult than to caus: the destruction of the town, as the Brazilian fleet could bombard it, within easy rangg, from two sides at once. A numbag of persons wero kept working on the forti- fications, and the serro is reported to be tn a good state of defence, but badly supplied with powder, Information from private sources estimate the garrison at two thou- sand lroopr, but the Moutevidean papers state the num- cannon, REV Whabitants a nboats « Sul, on shoula prov ber to be tem thousand men, and that the government itrategy is to act atrietly on the defensive while awaiting anne advent of the Paraguayan troops, who elready invaded Rio Grande with an army of twenty thousand men, and were rapidly marching towards Uru- guay to co-operate with the defenders of Montevideo. It is reported that & body of two thousand Urugnayam troops had entered Rio Grande and captured one thousand negro troops, he Brazilian Minister, Sefor Paranhos, issued a cireu- Jar wianifesto to the foreign Lage eget forth the ilifaith of Paraguay, on the question of the free aviation of the common rivers, and tm the part she has taken in the present war. In answer to the note addressed to Van gh Bono erument of Montevi demanding what course they will take In the case of a bombardment or of an atta-ie being inade by the Brazilians on the ¢ity, the foreign ministers merely acknowledge the receipt of the comma- nication, and replying that they could not say what would be their action until such an event had actually occurred; but that in any ease they would not abandon the protection of the foreign interests coutld d to them. Tho British Minister, however, hae warned the Hriish subjects that they can only expect reasouable notles frow the Brazilians, and Udit after the expiration of the period allowed their persons and property would remain subject to the risks of war, without any right on their part to compensation, ‘The Brazil news is chi warlike propar The Emperor is engayed a ing the forts and in- specting the troops and their equipment, Soldiers and reerults arrive by every verso! from the provineos, which in Rio, are drilled and got ready for Vi lavoowners nud clergymen wit slaves on condition that they the hi with the the transports to Are giving freedom Volunteer as sola #0 lie Hing out twenty thougand on the frontier aud in Para~ ation of anew Ioan by the covernment, to } # of war, the Bragilian six per cent tat 04. RIVER PLATE iebow a Hist of foreiy n x whieh sixteen a h, three French, three ftalien, two tal, thirty-three vexsols, car } Wonty-nine wana t GA Lavijic equadron he | at Mon/evider to protect Lirik t et IN my 4 arrived