The New York Herald Newspaper, July 15, 1867, Page 6

a - 6 THE INDIAN WAR. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE-OF THE HERALD, Movements of Custer’s Cavairy=Tha Attempt Stampede the HorseeA Tale with Kilier”—An Engagement with Camr SavexTa Unrvep States @avainy, Buse o7 Cure Cann, Qolorade, Juty 4, 1867. @m the 24 of June General Custer ‘camped his com- wand, two hundred and fifty mee of cavalry, at the forks of the Republican ‘this point he despatched Major J. Hi. Elwett on the 23d of Jone, with am eecert of ten men under Liewtenant deavy. Major Elliott's orders were te proceed tw Fort fedgwick, onthe Platte, with despatches to Generals ‘Bherman end Auger, and there await repties to the same, when he would return to the com- ‘mand without delay, By the route which Major ‘ENiowt/would be obliged to take the distance was nearty eae Dundrod miles, which it was necessary to make ‘within two @ays, on accountof the searcity of water. ‘Ragatenant Cook, Acting Quartermaster of the Seventh, ‘was ordered to proceed on the evening of the 22d to Fort ‘Wallace, on ihe Seroky Hilt, a distance-ef ninety miles, “with a train of sixteed wagons, enserted by K troop ‘wader Captain Wost amd D troop wnder Lieutenant Robbing. Captain West was ordered to accompany the ‘erain as for as Beaver creok, forty-five miles distant, where he was to camp and scowt up aud dewa the ‘qreok, to see if avy signs of the presence of tn- @ane could be discovered. Liewenant Robbins with Die troop escorted the wagon ¢rain to Fort Wallace. Tam forced to write thus explicitly with reference to the'movemont of detachments that left the command in order to make the events following entirely comprehen- sive. That Indiaus were lusking in the vicinity there ‘was no reason te doubt, and @ careful lookout was kept to prevent any surprise or stampede. The camp was Jocated just im the mouth of a small cafon, and half encirctod by the blafts. The sandy bed of the Repub! i- ‘can lay Dalf,a mile tothe south. Between the camp and rivera rich bottom ftiwnished capital grazing for the orsesaud mules, Atdaybght on the morning of the 24th @ corporal of the guard started with a private of H troop fer the purpose of posting him ara videtto, crossing @ slight valley in order to * veach # prominent rise of ground from which an exten- give lookout was secured. They were suddnly attacked by eight Indians, in fall war paint and well mounted, ‘Tee vidette, private Patrick Ford, was shot through the side and seriously wounded before he could make more than one shot with his carbine. The corporal was armed only with a sabre aod took hie earliest convenience to depart hastily toward the pickets, shouting at the top of tus voice, “Indians! Iudians!”” This had the eifect to rouse the camp, The mem were just at the picket line woon.ng their horses. Some of the officers were pot yet awake, but speodily got themselves out of their bunks, and rushed, revolver in band, out of their tents. Bo far as clothing was conceruct thees officers were but title better off than the redskina The scene presented by the camp at this moment was » curious blending of tragedy and comedy. Indians had made their appear- ance on ail sides of the camp. There certainly could been less than two hundred of the untutored savages about the camp, where three minutes before Shere haa been no indication of the immediate presence ef an Tadian, It was evident that a capital plan for stampeding the stock of the Seventh cavalry had been frustrated oy the Prompt action of the men on guard. As usual, when a stampede is to be undertaken, the Indians had sur- rout the camp, taking care to keep at a rafe distance from the rifles, and entirely out of sightof the guards about the camp. This poles arranged satisfactorily @ eharge is undertaken by eight or ten well mounted Indiana, who ride among the stock whooping and yell ong at the top of their voices, The horses start off, dash to ight the inter- and c= ¢ 2 give some idea of the party possessing it, fer he was certainty one id dirtiest specimens that we have met ‘sme considerable parley “Paw. be would bave a talk with General would meet him with five General Custer was anxious “ Pawnee Killer’ could mean by such stampede his stock after having had a a week previous. The meeting took piace on bavk, “Pawnee Killer” and his brother chiefs in fail undress. *‘Pawneo” remarked that he Lad beeu tothe Platte and tad there told General Custer that + comem with bis band; he came to look at them. asked what he meant by undertaking to stampede the stock at his camp. This question, though persistently asked by the was met with no reply. The Indians e@abibiied a dogged de! ination to bave nothing to say with reference to the subject, and spoke of the fact that he Platte and mavie peace because jag the white man, (it ie & as 4 . H P gyess HF itt seq belief in the ex- tweme friendliness of the killer of Pawnees, Taking advantage of the General's assertion that he had stili'a belief m the friendly disposition of * Pawnee Kilter,”’ that chief continued bis talk. He had understood i 610 reach the ro greatly dis- turbed by the presence of troops in the country, and would run away from them. For that reason he ke General Custer or any of his soldiers to the 1 herman had proposed. He also stated the Cheyennes away and did not pur- more fi with tuem; but wouid larly glad to be on the best possible terms with + Goo. Custer and his men. Asan carnestof th: ‘The reason that he was not ecalped was the shoriness of ‘bus hair, which was cut afer the manger of the rat's back. ‘The ing tim, Dut time for this sharp practice was not to be bad @m this occasion, so they coutented themesives by striking the man whom they undoubtedly supposed was ia dead, Thoy are seemingly as each particular arrow was carryiag pony is captured or a piece of to preserve, the Indian ith bis lance, whip, bow or la Fiat, We. teft “Pawnee Killer’ and his brother tide hiding ‘theit backs fren us evith the top of a hill om tbe south of themorth ferk of the Republican. General Custer bad~ gente struck and processed to party, purpesing $0 assist in the protection of we wagon train that was to bring bis supplies should the Indians meve in the direction of Baaver eroek. They were soo discovered moving up the ie foliow the werealiacosredgon 4 Din to the aor. stron classe" O£ Were counted and Cound to be movin wemard. Thinking that nese Indiaas might De cat o| General Custer ordered 2 Lows Hamilton to take yy, which it party At the rame ume fieen men of ‘8 troop, under Sergeant Clark. were sent farther to the right toewist ia making (he capture of tae straggling bed) was onjts weg to join 3 Fas that any of The benavior of the men was excolient, cannot be given to Captain Hamilton avery displayed by him. The horens were, w use @ phrase of army coinit ed ‘and totally unable to overtake the fres! indians. "At every charge the In on leaving the cavalrymen at evel 4 iy and refurmed, the Indians 3 bof ee Bs isl almost astomishinz. the cover aferded 4 ravines and tall grass to reach points certainly mot over a hundred yards distant from the soldier at whom they shot from a rest with- out, bowever, dong ged These fatile at- tempts at marksmanship was wet by the men with shouts of derision, sometimes too tudicrous te abstain. from laughmg at, Captain Mamilton retursed to camp with a loss of one horse, shot and disabled by the Indiana, and afterwards killed to prevent its falling into hands. The Indians Jost three killed, one of wnom was evidently a Brave of cousiderable rank, Soveral Indians were wounded and &@ number of horses disabled. The news of this little achievement afforded the troopers ap unlimited fund of story and satisfaction, and the camp resounded with etforis al imitation of the war Whoop. There was but one source of anxiety, that was for the safety of the parties that were oat, Eliott ‘with ven mon was thought to be a fair tilt of a hundred or two of Bloax, Though great confidence was repos’d in the fact that the Major was on the fight and hie men were well armed and mounted. The train was al<o & source of considerable anxiety, Would . Lisvienant Robbins with forty men be quite a mitch for several hundred Indians? As things turned out he was and ‘a trifle more, for the train was not more than shirty miles from Fort Wallace when it was attacked by about five hundred Indians. The details of the affhir are as follows :—Whe train arrived at Fort Wallace information was rece’ that the Indians were thicker and bolder than they had been since 1845, Station after station nad been attacked, coacues had been captured, and a considerable number of men had been murderea, Fort Wallace had beon attacked twice within a short time, and all mail com- munication had been suspended ‘for a number of days, Securing his rations, Lieutenant Robbins loaded tho train and proceeded on his return to the command, On the morning of tho 26in asmall party of Indians were seon on the blaffa Afew men wero sent in pur- suit; Onding that the attempt was futile, they soon re- turned, Soon other Indians wore seen, and suddenly the bluff wore literally black with mounted Indiaos charging toward the tra'n, which was corralled a . ‘The first onset is the oxciting aud dangerous moment of an Indian attack The Indian feels brave, if we may believe the scoundrels, who seem 10 the most able-bodied of liars Beat tnem off when they make this first attack and they hesitaio a long time before they will underiake another rush. The first attack was a failure, From the language it was evident that the attacking party consisted of Sioux and Choy- ennes, Roman Nose and Little Do: chiefs, were recognized. One of the Sioux chiefs came dasuing toward the train, calling in his language to 4 young bucks about him to “goin.” A bullet from a cacbine tumbled him off his pony. As this pleasing instigator of disturbance and would-be possessor of uur sugar and coffee roiled off his pony and lit on his head some of the young bucks ran up to him, turned him over, when seeming satisfled that he had taken a hasty de- parture for the happy hunting ground. and not liking the strong probability of their following thoir chief, if they remained where the carbine balls zip'd so closely about them, they made a remarkable hasty movement to a safe distance in the rear The fight bad now be- coms general. Soldiers. teamsters and Bohemians, all sailed io, The breach loving rifle was voed a big thing, for Coot old toamster, with along squared rifle, remarked :—' That ero wepinz she sots the chunker Jeud in the right place, when she hi A few Tudiaus had gotten into a e about a han- dred yards in the rear of the corral, into whieh they were ‘sending their bails with a frequency not entirely satisfactory to Lieutenant Robbins, who despa'ched the quartermaster sergeant with hal! a dozen men to drive them out. The result may be told casily in a single re- mark—tnat of ong of the teamatera, who had been trying to get a shot far somo moments—"Lord, lovk at "em git.” Tt was ae that no such crowd of Indians could stop. our party. Lieatenant Robbins ordered the train to pull out In two colamng, leaving between @ sufficient space to place the horses of the cavalrymen who,were deployed en foot kirmish- ers. Tho white horse on which, the first Indian that was killed bad been mounted had dashed up towards the traim, where he was caight by one of the teamstera, Wii! Comstock, the guide, mounted the ca) ture, which proved to be a United States horse, and rods in circles a short distance from the train. This move- ment, one of derision, and the Indians charged towards Comstock, coming sufficiently near to enable us to knock over one of the redskins, wound two more and disable their horsea. The train continued its progress ‘and across Black Bate creek, the Indians continuing their attack for nearly ten miles before they drew off. ‘The traib was followed at a respectable distance by small p nocd Todtans, (espe not offer to attack, an irew off a8 we neared the camp of Captain West Beavor creek. f At Beaver creek Lieutenant Robbins was joined by Captain West and Brevet Lioutenant Colonel Myres, who had been sent with bie company to join Captain West and assist in the convoy of the train, General Custer fearing that the Indians might attack it, in order to se- curd little articles of property and food with which “Pawnee Killer” seemed to be convinced that it was loaded. The Indiane lost in the attack five killed and ten or twelve wounded, beside many ponies that were hit and disabled. The train reached camp on the morning of the 28th. Major Eviiott returned on the eve of the same day On the 30th the command moved up the north bank of the south fork of the Republican. Indian signs were abondant, ohn eee belief was expressed that the command would be able to overtake some of the Indian Villages within three or four days. Judge the disap- pointment of the men when, leaving the Indian trails, General Custer marched toward the Platte. His orders ‘were such that he could not follow the Indians, though strongly desirous of so doing. Before closing this portion of this already too lengthy epistre I cannot refrain from remarking to the Henatp readers that, #0 faras this command is con ed. the glorious Fourth has been passed in a most choly state of sobriety. Ido not believe that such a thing as a wee drap ot the crather’’ could be raised in camp under any pressure. Camp on Tre PLatre, Forty Mites West ov Fort Srnewic July 7, 1867. The command reached this point at midnight of yesterday. Despatches from Fort Sedgwick state tbat, on the day following the departure of Major Elliott from that place, a lieutenant of the Second cavalry and ten men were sent with despatches from General Sherman, with orders to follow the trail of General Custer and deliver the de. spaiches to him. The prompt receipt of these despatches would have enabled General Custer to have pursued the indians who made the attack on the train, and before this there 1s no doubt but what the cheerful smoke and blaze of Indian lodges would bave greeted the eyes of some of the red scoundrels who have been burning and murdering so ectively for the past month, The command breaks camp at three o'clock, and marches at four for Fors Wallace, on the Smoky Hill. If fresh Indian trails are discovered during the march, we shall undoubtedly undertake to see who wade them. ‘Smal! bandy of Indians, numbering from ten to fifty, have been opmmitting a series of jons within the last two days in immediate ity of our pres- epicamp. Last night they attacked the station west of this, as i to stampede stock, Lg ie gee suc. cone. 2 tries, plenty as they have are but just commenced. ba Official Reports Relative Tro: jen. w July 14, 1867, The report of the Comatninels er Teka Afairs, Joty 12, 1867, relative to the existing Indian troables, in reply to a resolution of the Senate of July @, saye:— The Indians now at war are the Northern Gheyennes and Arapahoes, three bundred warriors; Minneconejon the Indian © band Fetou Sioax, five hungred; of the Agaliaila band of Sioux, two hundred and 'fifty—the whole num- Dering aboat sixteen hundred These were the Indians who perpetrated the Phil massacre, and eo He ow a the North. thes 5 rea Cheyennes about five hundred warriors, 4 the only Tedians known to be making hostile demonstrations, Volominous documents were transmitted te the Senate Yerterday, in relation to Iedian hostilities, from the De- partment of the laterior, These include reports of the commvesioners appointed some months ago to inquire generally into that subject. General Buford, under date of Jume 6, says be and the other two commissioners, who had just retuned from Fort Laramie, believe that but for General Hancock's expedition they would have secured peace with all the tribes to whom thoy were sent; and that when they come to make their report (hey will recommend that afl that country north of the State of Nebraska and west and south of the Missouri, as far ag the mouth of Muscle Shell river, containing about eighty thousand equare miles be set off as an o1- clusive Indies territory, in which there shall be a0 mili- tary posis and no white pertons excepting agents, teachers and duly ticensed traders, im which shail be Gradually collected all Indians morth of the Platte and enst of the Rocky Woentaime General Buford says that Unlove it is judged necessary to retaliate on the Indians for the barbarities am@ massacre at Fert Phil Kexrny, no war is necessary worth of the Platte. Peace can ve obtained by mom hemeseand cheaper means than hy an invading army, who sever can bring tbe Indiaar wo battie unfess by celerity of march. They cam only sur- Prise the women and children im their villages. General Sanborn, another of the Commissioners, mek>s ‘a report duted July 18, He eaye:— eS eM eases tobe conares the treaty of Laramie ia 1066, was the opent road Montesa, from Wort Laramie vie Bridge Terry aba the headwaters of Powder, rivers, ) Tongue and Thi inval thiets and ead men had earnestly protested wgsioat the I emadlishment of Tailia?y poste on {Deir Duating grounds, NEW YORZ HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1867, a Whites gad soldiers Some of the were anxious for oer ag G mara) Sanborn, after further oDservaiions; 6@lie:— “de therefore report all the Sioux Indians sccupyine “se Aunty theer Port Phil Kearny bave been ta tate of war against tho whites sivce the 20th of June, 1866, ant shee Pane, eee, See See tor the ‘stg? defending ir ancient ace win yy them from the Crow Indiags by conquest, after bloody ware, and now thi war has beea carried on against the whites with most extraordimary vigor and success. In regions where all "as peace, as at Fort Laramie, im November, twelve compantes of soldiers were Fta- toned; while tu the regions where all were hostile, at Fort Phil Kearny, there were only five companies allowed, To secure peace it was necessary for the gov- ernment to abstain from aggressive war. It ig believed the bistory of the Indian wars furnishes no instance where Indians have asked for mercy, or eveo for a cos- sation of hostilities. He recommends that a'l the troops in the Indian country be employed iw garrisominz mill- tary posts, protecting weak pointson rauroads and rail- road lines, and the navigation and travel across ine plains, aud in pursaing, aud if possible punishing the amall thieving parties of Indians that come upon lines of travel, Commissioners snouid be sent to the Indians and friendly relations restored, It is believed sound policy would demang thiz course, and sacritice the leas of targe numbers of our own people for the purpose of carrying on a fruitless war acainst a fow Indians whp can be readily kept at peace is deemed unwise, General Sanborn in. view of all these facts narrated reccommends, first, that general war crase; second, that final and permanent homes De provided the Indi- ans; third, that a tribunal bo established befure woich Indian wrongs may be essed; and fourth, that the Indian Burowu be organized into a department, with fall authoriiy to control and manage ali the troops in the In- dian country. It further appears by these documents, written by parties other than those above named, that, owing to th) Indian troubles, the increase of the popuintion of Dakota fs seriously retarded, emigrants fearine to peril their lives in travelling to that Territory; aod #0 of othor sections None of the commissioners recommend the c ntinuation of hostilities, but suggest otver aud cheaper means of establishing peace. ‘The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Taylor, in bis re- rt, Say s:— pe(ieneral Sanborn is satisfied that for a reasonable com- pensation the Indians will agree to permit the lecation of a road and the posts; that bostile bands are willing to make lasting pence upon anything like equal terms, while the friendly Indians are exceedingly reluctant to go forther into war with the United states; and sistent disrezard and violation of the natural rights of the Indians and of the treaty obligations of the govern- ment towards them, such as have characterized our mult'ary operations among thom for the last twelve months, will soon result in an Indian war of cigantic proportions and ef prolovced and indefinite duration, at an appalling expense of life and at # cost of hundreds s.of dollars, We bave provoked, enlarged and d hostilities until our whole frontier is ina blaze till our infant Territories are haras-ed aod besieged and our Pacific overland ¢ommanication off We have on'y to press a little further the policy we are now pur- ening and we will get allwe desire im the way of war. From fee's before mo 1 conclude we can have ali we want from the Indians without war if we so will, with entire security on all our frontiers and in all our terri- torial domara, at a cost of less than two days’ expenses of existing war—to wit, a qnarver of a million of duilars— and in legs one hundred daye, How can we get peace? Simoly by retracing our wrong steps and by doing r got. Pay the Northern Cheyennes and Arapahoos and hostile Sionx for the trespass we have committed upon their recognized rights,and negotiate with them by tair treaty for privileges of way and of mili ary posts on their lands 80 far as we may need them. This is only doing them justice; our established policy reqmres it, and this makes ‘them our frends at once, renders travel and transpor'ation eafe and garrisons almost useless, Re- store the Southern Cheyenues their village and property we so wantonly and foolishly Durned and destroyed, or pay them a fair price toy them, and tney will come back from the warpath and resume the vocations of peace It ia betieved that the destruction by our forecs of the Cheyenne village and property, valued at $100.000, in April last, has airendy cost the goveroment $5,000.000 in money, one hundred lives of citzens aod Indians, and jeopardized all our mutual interests on tho ing and along hundreds of miles of aur trontier. Aftor further remark the Commissioner saya:— It will be even among the papers herewiih transmitted that Lieutenant General Sherman, in a des; Secretary of War, dated at McPherson, Nebraska, Jai commen vigorous and relemtices war agnust id Indu abayld 17, among other things, speaks as follows :— My onfaion is, if fifty Indians are allowed to remain be- tween the Arkahun ‘and the Platte, we wall have to puard ery train, and all railroad working pat is, fifty hostile Indians will eheck- mate three thousand soldiers, Now, continues the Commissioner, if this be so be- tween Arkansas and the Platte, of which region General what a tremendous army will be we conclude to precipitate a gen- rand prosecute it to a successful result, In my judgment we will have a war, general, prol bloody and rumous, with all its accom thes and at ‘OF peace, speedy all ine Som omen ag —~ ha at our own j openbe by saying:—The I ‘extinction only by consolidats a territory for their exclusive occupation. The total cost of the Indian Bureau in its intended field of operations, including all ite expenditures, docs not exceed $3,000,000 r annum. ree pertinent to this subject it may be remarked tbat the biil of senator Thayer, of Nebraska, introduced in tho Senate yesterday, proposes two reservations be set apart forall Indian tribes in the states and Terntories, exceping those in what is known as the Indian territory and those in the territory or land acquired from ‘So far ascan be treatics are to be made with all of the tribes for their removal to the said reservations, and when it cannot be effected by treaty, they shail be cumpelied to remove thither Ip all cases the same righte, privileges and annuities now conceded and granted to the Indian tribes by virtue of treaties now in torce or ‘ise are to be continued, so far as this can be consistently done with the boundaries of the reserva- tions until other provisions can be made to pro.noie their welfare, Additional Particulars ef the Pond Creck Affair. ‘Sr. Lovie, July 14, 1867. A letter from Fort Wallace, Kansas, dated June 29, giving an account of the Indian attack on Pond Creek Station three days previous, in which four soldiers were killed, seven woupded and one missing, says that during the mouth of Jane fifteen men were killed and twelve wounded at or in the vicinity of Fort Wallace; also that during the same time $100,000 worth of property be- longing to the stage company had beon taken or de- stroyed by the Indians between Ciorp Biufl and Lake Station, distant one hundred and eighty wiles. FINE_ ARTS. It a subject of general remark among those who take an interest in tho fine arta that up to this time we have bad nothing in our papers relative to the American paintings in the Paris Exhibition tbat could not bave been written in New York. Out of the whole number of exbibitors but four have been mentioned, and those onty in general terms, and without any special regard to their productions Now, what the art pubiic wish to know is this—how are the piciares hung, whose works have the best places, whose are suspended from the ceiling, and who has had the special charge of the ar- rangement? How does it bappon that Mr. Elltott’s con- tribution bas not been neard from?’ We may be ercel- lent in landscapes and figures, but we should like to see anything stronger than Elliott's portraita We bave beard curious rumors relative to the managemént of matters in the art braneh of the Amorican department. Why do not the newspaper correspondents at the other side give us some positive information on the subject? We jerstand tbat the friends and admirers of James T. Brady are making arrangements to have him immor talized in marvle. Who will start a similar deserved tribate to the memory of General Meagher? No one can question bis patriotic impulses, or the solid services which he rendered the country at the outbreak of the rebellion. Hiv prompt answer to Mr. Lincoln's appeal for troops will never be forgotten. The work in which he was engaged when he mot with his death was an other proof of his devotion to the land of bis adoption Some substantial memorial of (he man is surely called for by euch sacrifices, Colonel T. B. Thorpe seems to abandon the pen for the palette, and to devote himself entirety to the roca. tion of an artist, He has fitted up a studio at tbe cor. ner of Tenth street and Broadway, and is at present en. gaged on several transcripts of Lo etince a marked ress on the before tie rebellion, and justify him im bis di to pursue painting as his profession. om and retting apart [From the Washington Inteltigeneer, July 13.) A @reet romor was current yesterday that certe\n ymineat parties bad arrived bere from New York, wing in View a general consultation as to the riety of nominating General Grant for the Presidency tne I party now in opposition to the radical dosumnc Se ae = one substance’, that gach i meat” | a favorite party movement with more then radical ta tives in Congress. 2 parant, Mr. Robinson, daring his had a pasenge. of arms (forensicaliy speaking) with Mr, Kelley, of Peansylvania, acd gave his antago- Aist some home thrusta, amidst the merriment of the House, * In the United States District Court, Boton, July 12, before Judge Lowell, a man named John H. Hobeon Bradford, , Plead guilty to making fake States revenue retarpe as 8 magufactarer, and was Soed $1,000 and costa MEXICO. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. ‘The Relative Strength ef the Libera) and Imperial Naviee=The Inbabitante af Yuca- tan—The Fighting ow the Lagana—The Cap- ‘ampeachy-Sack ture ef C: aad Pillage of the Place—The Execution of General Espejo and Other, rascuy, Yooatan, June 1, 1061. On the 234 day of December, 1966, the army of ieva- sion mado ite appearance im the euburbs of this city, commanaed by General Brito and the ex-Governor, P. Garcia, a six foot negra. The city and imperial troops were commanded by General Espejo, who had under his command from one thousand te tweive hundred drilled and disciplined soldiers, well officered, with an abun- dance of supplies and materials of war, © ‘The invading ferces had nothing but a few old mus- Kets, with a scant supply ef ammunition, and a few old bungoes and canoes, with some old artillery, lashed on rudely constructed carriages, which, in the state they were mounted, were entirely worthless, This fleet was under the command of the logwood cutters and canoemen of Tobasoo and Laguua, The imperial fleet consisted of schooners of light draft of water, some caaoes and two steamers, one the mail steamer Tobasco, heavily armed, and the other, the sidowhee! steamer Moxquito, former towboat of Tampico Bar. All, or the major part of them, were commanded by Mexican naval officers, At ove time they had eichteen sail. and yet so worthless and cowardly were they that the good for pathing fleet of the liberals, as they style themselves, had repeated!y challenged them, but they (the imperial- iets) did not dare to attack them at close quarters. Many aval combats 'o0k place, Dut the cannonading was gen- erally at from three to four miles distance, until Onally tho ammuninon of the liberals gave out, and then in- formation of this fact was conveyed to the imperialista, ‘They then one Sunday morning drew up ali their naval forces, and attacked and boarded the eral fleet lying ‘at anchor and carried them off prisoners to the city, after what they ostensibly called » heavy ¢1 gagement, without the of either side, The greater part of on perceiving the jumped overboard (t! where they were), and abandoned all tothe attacking party. Some halt dozen shot swere fired before deserting, Dut at such a distance that they bad no effect, such was the fate of the liberal fleet. Had it been properly commanded and the artillery placed or mounted in a er or lear ys ys i —— have conquered aod jept_ commen port. Incomnetencey and igno- rence destroyed it, There was at the same time in the Hiberal camp a large number of matricw’ars (seamen of the mercantile marine), the very article which the others wanted, tor they bad officers, but no sailors, and sbeir vorsels were manned by the land troops, except three or four in each to s'eer them and manage the sails, The two steamers were sufficient to have destroyed both fleets, but such dastardly cowards sre those in command that the vessels are worthless tothem. All this took piace last January, Notwithstanding all this the imperialists, who had full command of the harbor, with free intercourse with the outside world, managed their affairs so ill that, from the vers day on which they could have annihilated their opponents, they lost ground by not at onco attack» the forces in the suburbs, who would not have ‘stood their ground long enough to be seen. They contented themselves by the ringing of belle, firing sky rocke's and pablishing in the Diari> de la Marina, of Havana, and other papers, the Sombastic victory and capture of the grand armada of the liberals. At this time the whole peninsula ot Yucatan was in favor of the empire, excepting Rnto, Garcia & Co. with only two hundred and fifty wretched Mexican soldiers brought from Tobasco, without clothing, arms, ammuni- ton or any other material to carry on a war agajust a power who held command of the city, its shipping and cummerce—ail but the will of the people. The inhabi- tan 8 of Campeachy, who number from four to six thou- sand, as follows:— Four thousana of a moncrel race, a mixt of negro and Indian; one thousand, mixture of Span‘ard and negro; five hundred Spanish and Indian mestizos, and the remainder of Spanish, or what is called hero sangre az il—Europeans by birth or their descendante—thus leaving the targor portion of this mot- tee crowd in favor of their favorite Governor, El Senor Don Pablo Garcia, who is the Fred Douglass of this com- munity. It must not be understood that all the inhabi- tants of this peninsala are of this mongrel race; the eastern portion are of Indian and Spanish or pre Span- ish and pure Indian; the mixed breed, or mestizo, pre- dominatiog the whole Eastero Dspartment, were loval to tbe empire, Campeachy—that 1s to say, the suburbs and camp—were Brito liberals, Finally, after five months’ siege, their camps trong! ‘them, until be bas at this moment shut uy nant of the empire in the citadel of blocked Cepeda, bolding all the suburbs except Finally our news of yesterday is that the Im; ered; the walls were scaled by over one thousand mei the defenders amounted to eivhty, rank and file. All rrison fell into the hands of the besiegers without of a life om either side, except a man named Loso, who was shot in his own city. The gates are yet closed to the public; none but the assauiters are entering. The sacking of some private residences is yet going on. I saw the McGregor Palace cleared as completely as Picayune Butler cleared some of the New Orieans folks. This was the resting place of the Empress Carlotta during her stay here. Merida, the capital city ot this peninsula, will fall in a few days, and thus ends the last foothold of the empire = ite abettors im or on the peninsula of the ancient jayas. e schooner Atlas sails this night with t iaoners of war, all foreignors, At midnig! neral Espejo Nicholas Durantes and the Civil Prefect of Lacuns were taken out of the public prison and con- vayed under military escort towards the interior, but evil tongues say to have them assassinated on their way to the town of Tenaro, as the commanders of the a are it was a inthe Hy $5 account of their good and evil deeds. WEW FACTS IN THE SURRATT CASE. Attempt to Bribe a Wituess. The Montpelier (Vt.) Fireman makes the following statement in regard to an attempt made by Surratt’s counsel to bribe @ witness for the prosecution to swear falsely :— Mr. Hobart, one of the condactors on the Vermont Central Railroad, was a witnees in this trial, called by the proeecation, and identificd Surratt as the person who Pasved north from Barlington to St. Albans, in April, S65, after the assassination. This identification, in con- ection with other testimony of the prosecution, was important, and bore heavily agninet Surratt. After Mr. Uobart bad returned to Vermont he was summoned to Washington ay ag a witness for the defence, ‘When he saw Mr. Bradley, Surratt’s counsel, the lawyer with much palaver informed him that $1,500 was no ac- count to the defence if they could prove sat it was not Sorratt who passed over the road from Burlington to St. Albans, as Mr. Hobart had formeriy testified. Mr. Bradley thoughifally volunteered Hobart's recollect not only by thw fittie item $1,509, but by informing him tha’ pon gos whe tify” bim, and be former testi- mooy accordingly. Mr. Hobart in. rmsd Mr. Bradley ere Was not mowey enough iu Washington to hire to “identify” anybody, and that he had no doadt of the correctness of is % morning, however, Witeea’s Howl, and ‘The Cunard wail steamship Java will leave Boston on Wednesday for Liverpool. The mails for Europe will close in this city at e quarter past one and balf-past five o'clock on Tuesday after- Boon, ‘The New Yore Hersty—Fdition for Rarope—will be ready at tea o'clock on Tuesday morning. Single copies, im Wrappers, ready conta, mailing, six THE PRIZE RING, Fight Betweea Temmy McMullen ef Brook. Ive aod Mickey Dolan of New Jersey for 00—Sixty-three Rounds in Twe Hours and a Quarter—A Very Spirited Contest— Belan Winner of the Fight. On sunday morning Jersey Heights was the scene of ‘another encoanter for championship in the manly art of eelf-defence between Tommy McMullen and Mickey Dolan for $100. Thesetwo men had been in training for over a weck, and were to have met last Friday morning to settle the affair; but it was unavoidably Postponed until yesterday moruing. Mchullen hails from the vicinity of Penny Bridge, South Brooklyn, while Mickey helongs in Hoboken. ‘The two met at a sparring exhibition mot long since, where they had « cet-to to aid in the evening’s amuse- ment; batin placeof a friendly engagement they got at one another in earnest. They were, however, stopped by their friends. Mickey thereupon challenged Tommy, and the above match was made. Thoy are what might be called light weight fighters, neither being over one bundred and thirty pounds, Both men were well ‘seconded and in good trim for the encoanter. McMullen proceeded to Hoboken on Friday, where he Temained in close quarters near Guttenburg, and about twelve o’ciock on Sasurday night the friends of both par- proaipiy at the cal aia eager Fany ea in fighting costume, Rourp 1.—Time bein; i shook bands, fighting atiitade heath and caught ip the breast, in om Mickey’s cheek. The latter gave it to Rounp 2 —Mickey ace mam, ribs, and McMullen a starcher it for Mickey. Rovunp 8.—Mickey told well on McMullen’s head, planting one under bis left ear, another in the back of the neck and several rib roastera, Mickey got punished about the body considerably; but managed to get away several times very cleveriy. Rouxp 4.—With great effort on the part of McMullen he jed to work weil on Mickey’s peepera; but got a stunner in the left side. Rounp 6.—Mickey kept a little shy of bis man, but gotinon Mac’s jaw again; he received another visit from nS nang got in on each other’s frontispiece. Rounp 10.—Mickey got a warmer on the jaw and then pop iv on Mac, when he was caught by the latter and r own. s carro 11.—Bat little fighting, and the round of short uration Rounp 12,—McMullen told well on his man this round, and worked on his le‘t peeper with good effect, Rounp 13,—Mickey countered well op bis opponent, and Ly rs him im chancery, when y upon alien, nearly closing ons of bis peopers. he laiter flually got down, Rounp 14.—McMullen got a light tap on the mouth and Mickey in the ribs. Roun 15.—Mickey first to the scratch; got a sock- dotager in the jaw and retired, Rounp 16 —! aod were well warmed about the head, and McMullen k: off his pins, Rounp 17,—A few slight tape by each. But little work; botn eby of each other. opponent’s riba. ‘21.—Mickey gota tailor on the jaw one on the neck and one over his right eye. they then closed, and Mickey was thrown. Rounp 22 — julien got one ia the neck and was sent to - Touxs 23--Mickey rather on the defence, but pus- ished Mo\vullen pretty.w: Rovxp 40.—Mickey again got in several on M head with telling effect, i (McMaullen’s) Dadiy cut. Rooxp 41,—MeMalien thrown heavily. Rouxp 42.—McMutlen’s face now presented a sicken- ing aj He could hardly see, and it was thought be could not stana it much He, bowever, told well on Mickey’s rits and also it the head. Mickev kept up bis old game in McMullen’s face and finally sent him to grass, Rounve 43 oa little fighting; a few taps, —iuiexey sent bome several stin; on Me- Mutlen’s face again, and got away without any punish- it. Rouxp 49,—McMullen’s friends now wanted him to give up the fight, but he would not, Showing pluck to the last, he got warmed again aad went down. Rounp 50.—' had now fought nearly two hoars, and both were pretty weil used up, Mickey, however, bee ee — acuve, They went steadily to work and both did wel Rouxp ¢1.—McMutlen put in several heavy blows and fivally thrown. arene <= ith, but on tl rt pao} 53.—Both prompt to thecall. An exchange, len down. 54. a ho od gpa over the right \osed, and was thrown. mR Cy ee ht pong ing ag eh down. io man wicker nels chancery, until put in @ whopper in McMullon's into bis corner, & close, and both fall eceal Sie fe Sp eenenng einaten ae fought carelessly, and showed that be was fast giving way. He went down without a bit, Rovnp 61.—Mickey was prompt at the call, but McMul- son Mite iakior eget ts two or ihres'on Mickey's The Kerrigan and Kelly Fight Of. During the past two days the leading pugilisis of the city have been on the qui vive for the anticipated fight between Jim Kerrigan, well known in pugilst fame, not turn ap Tt is, however. reported that test their qualifications in a twenty-four foot ring. 4 Turneut of the Fancy at Union Hilt, J.—Complimentary Benefit to Joheny i a ei #8 g 5 | E é uit i | i z E 3 é ut § i i i ii i i 8s F H i Pi 2 g ij : ii HI t i i F i i fe iti a) E 4 _ iz’ : il ir iH 5 | z bh ij ls if is ry H tl Ege | i £, | EE F : : it i i iil ii t i HHS i ratte i then many of whom proceeded op the to wit Dene the peine ght thattees io aoe ce inibe morning. ARGENTINE CONF EDERATION. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NERALD. The Paper Money Question atill Tronblesome— The Cholera—The Ilness of Minister Auboth— An * Alabama” Pirate Seeking Ald—Foeling in faver of Peace—Rallways. Buenos Armes, May'27, 1867. In the commercial world the most exciting topic is exchange. For four months a forced value has been placed on the paper dollar by the government. It was done by a law requiring the Provincial Bank to pay gold for paper, or vice versa, at a certain rate, twenty-five paper for one of gold. This has worked well, and we looked upon it as a solution of the money question for the United states, Government allowéd anjindcfinite issue of paper to meet the demand, but no more, and agreed to farnish the gold needed. At length we have come to where gold must be shipped to Europe, for there 1s not produce enough to go te meet the wants of trade. The time for shipping gold is some montns ahead, but some merchants are willing to pay one-quarter or One-third, or even one half of one per cent, in order to buy gold at that date. This has depreciated the paper dollar so much, alarmed the ernment and almost brought back the old times of dally fluctuation, We have come now to a severe test of the mode, and one or two months will decide it finally. There is not a great dea! of wool in what there 1s 0 one is buying for tariff bas shut out all Soutn American wools ¢: * very coarse kind, not much in demand there. M of the wool now bought here goes to Germany. Freights also are very low, and wool is conveyed for a nominal sum. AH restrictions are now taken off commerce which were pet on acceunt of the cholera, Ni all local ti was suspended for over a month, as the litule river ports were shut as against the others. It is: computed that in the forty davs of cholera bere there died 16,000 persons, of whom 8,000 died in the army. General Asboth, the United States Minister here, has been dangerously ili for near two months. He isa gnriay by brth, and served with great distinetion late rebellion, No hopes are entertained of his covery. Juage Hollister, of Dlinois, now fills United Siates Consul here, with his son clerk. Americans here regard tunate in baving 80 good a man in that office. feared when H. R. Helper lett that we should again soe that office so abiy filled; but Judge does admirably. A curious case occurred < Hy Ess. So 986 g ae aad Faz ‘@ sailor on board the pirate Alabama, and ended his ca- reer with that craft 1m the water at Cherbourg. He sou; 3 pardon bas beeh made getter bint st Wamalagwn, i may find him at Buenos res. ‘ ‘4 Cholera bas made its appearance at headquar- ters, and the allieg have receded a shor, distance to find nd. Ifis said that the are ad- vanctng their fo as to retain ‘position ag as to the of Con; acai Tees One, of Senators has been here favor of pes ‘The peo- in favor of it -Oneof the two weeks ago, that there is not a does not earnestly desire an war as it is, and Ro one con- | i force at the froms from hundred and Safty pamphiet in Eng- of Paraguay. One came here weil written, and warmly dis- ted hina very snlertaising ‘@ Very oni execution, fs at Sper wen wertion to Pos was first read to President reach the United States you ugustus and make the neces- ‘Gn the 14th inet, the Provincial Legisiatare met, and as , the Governor, Dr. Alsina, gave an ad- dress and also his message. Tie one is much like the other. In one part he is very severe on the Lexisiature for refusing last year to He says some new ms need solution. “Giving @ govern. iciary and an Ex- <<. without the chace, or on t there was great mt, He advises to give the national govern e § z ? ment a domicil, temporary or permanent, sired, Congress does not convene for want of a qi represen‘atives Rumor says that soon after ing of Congress President Mitre will retara to as commander-in-chief ts tater guay, from Cordova ndoza , San Luis Total 4,500, So i sé #3 | H : i H : & : i f i I : I j i | ' t ' i i fi i #F ‘THE FRARCO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. It ie universally recognized in America, as well as in Europe, that increased telegraphic facilities by means of submarine cables have become a political as well as a : i i i ‘i