The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 20, 1865, Page 1

THIRTY.-THIRD VRAR. ) NOMBE Le dete The Latest News By Telegraph to the NV. ¥. San. SHRMAN'S VICTORIOUS MARCH. OCCUPATION OF THE CAPITOL OF SOUTH CAROLINA. No Battle ought. RETREAT OF BEAL REG ARD, Charleston Rendered Untenable. QUR FORCES LIVING ON THE COUNTRY News Rebel Forces Attempt an Advance, THEY ARE DRIVEN BACK, \ Disaster At Sea Loss of U. 8, Steamer Merrimao. | Officers” &e. from. Virginia. and Crew al Saved, & c X& Cc. GENFRATL, SHERMAN, Glorious News Threugh Rebel Sources, General Sherman is meeting with the moat eatis- factory muccess, an will be seen by the following arnopeis of the latest rebel dispatches; The Richmond papers of Friday state that on Tuesday last Shorman was advancing fromm Orange- burg, 40 miles south of Columbia, ant the Confede- rate troops were slowly falling back Frtensive skirmishing bad taken place, but no bat Uris reported. A dispatch received froin a Co federate official at Columbia, dated Feb. 5th, re- porte that Sherman's advance was so noar Colum. hie thet ibe Home Guard and ciizens had turned out to aid in resisting the aul that je skirmishing had already commenced not far from “wecity. The Columbia papers of Monday Inst were stillindoubt respecting Genera! Shermau's designa. The Columbia Canottsias reports that ®herman had crossed the South Edisto, and was slowly moving towards the north branch of the river, for the double purpose of cutting the Columbia and Charlemton, end the Wilmington and Mancheser road, ear Kingsvill The bse important branches of supply regarded as nre- minary to the capture of Charieston. This jour- na! devsies that Colurnbia was in any kind of dan- ger. le based its opinion on the assumption that Larle mon is the more important piace ; and s)so the preparations of B: combi- netone **to make the Yankee com- manoder tremble for his safety." iim bie falls to the Confederates aa will enable South Hine to close the war as she bean it, in tri- The Columbia papers generally represent 3's soldiera aa committing the moat un- before him. Union forces, tion of these three on suregard, whose aro mich aa Long before victory of atrocities In the Stave. The village of Bu- Tridce, in the Dranchville diatrict, ‘was teirned. The unxcupied planters houses were «invariably destroyed In cases where Mamilies rernained in their dwellings they wrre mtect to robbery andinait. The army is repre- ted om versing the conntry in banda of ffieen 4 nd twenty, \und carrying off property at pleasure, These pa- ners affect to derive great comfort from the fact pat Sherman's exigencies wil! compel him to move Backward or forward with the utmost dispatch, e cannot keep stil), If he retreais, he will be rmitted to do so, and ‘he will be let alone.'' at if be persists in ecizing railroads and pushing yto the interior of that State, he would come to lef at the hands of Beauregard and Hardee. The ract value of these vaiu-glorious boaatin.s may be sferred from the following official dispatches an- spcing the fall of the capital of South Carol an Friday last: aa (OFFICIAL,) Wan Derantoaen rc, ’ Wasarsaton, D.C, Feb. Is, 1565.4 Major-General Die Poe announcement of the ‘woupation of Columbia, 8 C., by General Bher- ¢ ap, and the probable evacuation of Charleston, sas been communicated to the Department iv the ™ ) owing telegram just received from Lieut. -Gon, rant ’ Epwin M, Brantox, Sooretary of War Crvy Poust, 4:45 P, M., Feb, 1s. Bion, EM. Stanton, War Department @ Poe Richmond Disraton of shia morning sa) 4 Soerman entered Coluinbla yesterday Oni its fal) necessitates, it preaurcs, @yarieston, which itt bint aor the tall been evacu- f oks has alread U. 8. Grant, Lieutenant-General Curt Porst, » Fob. 15, von EB M. Stanton, War Department: + Tre following is taken from to-dey's Richmond raren TAR FALL OF OOLTMITA [i mbia has falen Shern.an marched into ok possession of the city yesterday moming ste! nee Was communicated yesterc by ral Beaurecard in an officiel dispatch. Colum , * situated on the north bank of the Con t below the confluence of the Balu ls and oR From General ‘s +, it appears that on Thursday evening the ers, Reauregar dis- ot nsw eo eS reese we the 402 DOk Biwannt the two vl is expected to vouchasfe such a | Official Report from Gen. Grant | | | breaking open wardrobes and closets, | | and paiety ments of Stewart's ev approached the south tank of the Conga- throw a nuniber of shells into the city, the night they moved up the river, and iay morning forded the Siluda and Broad Whilst they were crorsing these rivers troops under General Beaur gard evacuated | a. The enemy soon aftr (ook possess.on N EW Y ORK, | detesee of Columbia, urge quaniy of meiical stores, which it was thought it was impoaible to remove, were destroyed. The female employes of | the Treasury Department had been previously sent fF to Charlotte, Bouth Caroling, @ hundred miles orth of Columba. We preanme the Treasury Lithographic establishment was alao removed, al though as to this we have no positive information The fal of Columbia necessitates, we premime, the | evacuation of Charleston, which, we think likely, ie already in proceas of evacuation It le impos. aitleto say where Bherman will vext direct his colimne. The general opirion is that he will goto Charlesion and establian @ base there ; but we con- fens that we do not see what need he bas of» haar, It isto be presumed he is mibsisting on the coun- try, and he has no battle to exhaust bie armnmun)- | tion, Before leaving Bavannab, he deciared his intention to march to ¢ in, thence to Anereta, and thence to Chari-aton. This wae utterol aa a Doast, and to hide his Uy to believe that he will next strike at Charlotta, which is a bundred milea north of Columbia, on the Charlotte and Columtia Railroad, or at Flor- C. the f the Columbia and Wil- mington and the Charleston and Wiimingtor roads, some ninety ¢ was a report reaterday that Augusta bad been taken by the enem This we do not believe, We have reason to fee! asaured that nearly the whole of 8 armnv is at Columbia, and thatthe re- port that Seboneld was advancing on Auguste was untrue, The Charleston Mancrny of Saturday announces 8 brief suspension of that paper, with @ view to its temporary removal to another point, Thie is ren- ered necessary by the progress of military events cutting it off from the msi ing ite paper to a lasge 5 os) We sre disposed ence, 8, junetior les east of Columbia, re facilities for distribut- of ie subscribers, while the lack of transportation renders its supply rion of paper precarious Sernmes has been will take oe made @ Rear-Admiral, end mrmand of the James River Squadron, U.S. Guan, Lieutenant General, DIRPATK Albany, Feb been received by G FROM MT, ATARTON, 19...The following wlograr vernor Fenton: 19. Washington, Feb, Last night thie de art- ment received the gratifying intelligence of the oceupation of Columbia, capitol of Bouth Carol'na, by Genera! Sherinan, and the probable evacuation of Charleston by the enemy. Hamen on recruiting to fill up the army, and the rebellion must receive the final Liow in this Spring*s cam- paixn, (8 gnod) Kowis M, Stantos, Secretary of War. DRACKIVTILN OF OOLO MBIA, Columbia, the Capital of South Carolina, of the in the South, It is de- lightfully situated on the esst bank of the Congaree river, one of the upper tributaries of the Banter the principal river of the State, which flows due weat and east into the sea about fifty mies north of Charleston, The possession of Columbia, there- handsomest cities fore, secures Gen, Sherman a velualie water-line for further operations. Columbia was founded in 1787 It wo oreguierly inid out with streets crosalug each other at right anglos, anda bundred yarda apart. The iand slopes ura. dually from the river to @ plain aeveral miles in extent, commanding @ beautiful prospect. Upon this the city proper is built, but the houses ertend own the slope to the water edye, thus forming « teantifil appearance, The Btate House is the mincipal building, It is twostories bigh, ry 60, and in located in the centre of the town, But there are a wrreat number of fine buildings, of great elegance and taste. There ore ten churches, two banks, 9 jail, market house, 8 arses! and lu- natic saylum, Bat tho pr vate residences are on the larvest aud tinest m geen in the South, and evince the weal and taste of the chivalrr, who made Columbia the scene of aristocratic 6; lendor They settled in this place, vot only froto South Carolina, but also from Georgia. Th situtes it one of the wealtbies: cities south of Reobmond. There are several five educational in- stitutions in Columbia, The inhabitants of the place have been reducea since the war from fifteen thousand to ten thousand The distance from to Charleston is 120 miles; to Florence, rtueton, 196; to Goldsboro, 820; 108 Re- $15; to Branchville, 65; and to Auxusta 70 The possession o: this p nha gives Sherman neice or interior live of rebel communications the etate, aod cuts off 6 s between Lee's ar mond aud the mchest bsiricts in South I Georgia, upon wt the Contoderate arnves bud capital, ia Virginia, bave hitherto ue- pended, From Vortress Yonroe, Fortress Monroe, Keb WF rive! here last eveniog, with released Loion prie- fwo steamers ar oners from Richmond, aud have sailed for Anuapo Kia, Col, Mulferd rem Varn exchange of prisoners as fast e# (hey arrive up wl ained at s to oflect the Other Jainos Kiver with r bel steatuers have you ue } 170 feet | privy wand? hange will be made as rap idly as possible The steamer Ariadne arrived bere to-day from Fort Fisher, Thecaptain of the steamer reports shat our forces had expected te make an attack upon Fort Anderson ou the (ih 19st, bus failed | for some canse unknown to him B fore be lett } Port Fisher he saw a Liight light in she direction of Forts Anderson, and the supposition was that it had been abandoned and burnt by the rebela The steamers Northerne: and Terry sailed from bere thie afternoon for Fort Fisher, with colored troopa for Gen, Terry. The steamer Blackstone arrived bere this @ noon from Savannah, stopping at Hilton Heed, 3 ©. The captain of the Blackstone breugit patches from General Bherroan for the authorities at Washington, which were telegra, hed from here. The captain of the Blackstone waa not informed of the nature of the dispatches, and knew nothing of fSherroan'a contemplated movements, Ellen &, lis. in portance GENERAL MEAD The Kebels Waking Up. Washingt n, Feb. 1% eived from the Army of Doserters fr Information b the heen re ITth arriving at head- Jamen, dated tw the rebel quarters, state that this and one o'clock, ac reach Picke crest } of the rezi- mpany brigade of were acnt 9 1e about as to a Hand ab be in order to a ° va their p 150 yards, se wel straighten, th frout strengthen, Rerrr etid by er e one poomte ihe postion we See ond divisicn, MONDAY, FEBRU ARY Pennaylvania Heavy Artillerr. 09 being disoow- ered they wore fire! upon by our picket, and, after about twenty abots, they retired to their own lines The party making the ailempst are reported se having been supplied with entrenching toole to | throw up works for the defence and when fired into retreated fn the utmost disorder, not waiting to return our fre. Their loss, if any, ts uoknown, RFREL ACCOUNTS | | The Richmon Washington, Feb. 18 the following : “There was» canponade of several hours’ dura- tion on omr ‘oft, near the Apporoattos, on Wednes day evening, With thia excepts tons occurred A ! Miseatoe conte hn, nothing of mo- On the Poterabure lines, picket- ring bes, by tacit consent of both partiey very within the part fow de The enemy are quiet in their entrench mente on MMatch- er'a Run. Throughout Puraday night the rumbling f wagone and artillery «as beard on Grant’ in the neighborhood of Deep Bottom, It was sup- pose! that Grant waa transferring a heavy body of | troopa to the north mde. return of the tr ened ‘ines This may be simpy the pa sent over to Petersourg to par- Neipate in the Hatcher's Run affair, Inet Monday"! General Las had issicd @ goaeral order an- tance of the chief command of This | to the army at Peterabury: nouncing his accey the Confederate a:m be with * nea tquartere The Rebel Flag-ol-trace Roat Nlowa ap by one of their own Torpedoes. The Washington Stan of Saturday has the fol lowing dispatch : City Point, Va., Feb. 17-8 30 P. M.-The rebel flag-of-truce best, Wiliam Allison, whilst on her upward trip from Cox Landing, th ternoon, was blown up bye torpelo. The boat went down al- most immetiate’y. Our picketa saw no survivors from her There were no prisoners aboard at the time. This catastrophe probably arose from one of the enemy's own torpedoes, which bad been in the water for a long time Washington, Feb. 19. Nine hundred an etghty- theee Union prisoners, including ten ly from flicers, mont. Danville, came down from Richmond on the rebel meas boat Alligon to Cox Landing. They Toeut. Hf, 8. Mer- were received rill, and cared for by A. A. QM, at these headquarters, About o'clock, an the ateamboat Allison was on her return trip to Richmon!, and when # short dis- tance above Fort Brady, she etrnck a torpedo, Bhe 218 packages of blankets, and a ther articles, intended for our prison- The which, exph«ling, completely wrecked ber. had nur on board Ler of ers, belonging mostly to the State of Indiana, loss of life is unknown, Arrival of Released Prisoners, Baltimore, Feb. 19. The American's ape from Annepolia says 926 paroled men have just ar- rived from the South, many of therm in a most hor- The Government tn soon be all filled with sick and rid conditior ildings here wiil wounded Loss of a U. 8, Steamer. Arrival of I Crew ®. & Guiding Star, Knapp, from New Orl Feb 11th, 91% A.M, arrived at thie port last even. | ing. She reporta thaton Baturday af ernoon, off Hatteras, vas sisnaled by 8 & Morning Star, to stop and take off malls as ahe was obliged to put nto Fortress Monroe to obtain coal, being short from the following circumstances: Wednesday | morning, Feb Ith, she eaw the U8 8§. Merrimac ina nking condition, wanting sasistance ; sents boat on board, and found the fires all out, boilers damaged, evers adrift; ship leaking badly, ay by her until night; all her crew, amount.ny to 140 officers and men ; then started for Port Royal ; P.M, and wan obliged to leave there, inthe meantime receivol arrive Thursday, 4 nable to res ceive any coal from the sushorities ; proceeded w Fortress Monroe for that pur; one. We are indebted to Parser Wm Guiding Bitar, for of papers. H. Field, of the complete reports and full files The © onstitutional Amendment Carson, Feb, 16.—The Nevata Log just ratified the arnendment » the ted Bates, abolis!iug slavery ul lature has of There was the Constitution only one vote in enc! se in the Fxtru Session of the seunte, The President, on F eaued ® peoclarr a! Dy an eXtra session “to be con vened at twelve o'clock on the 4th of March next, to receive and act upon such comrnngtcations as of the senate tauny Le made to It ¢ u the part of the Executive.” Congressional Proceedings. NAANVILh CONGRESS secoud Memion. SENATE Washington, Feb. 1s. —-Mr. Spravue introduced a bill to check coutrabaud trade, and to provide # fund for the reliefoi indigent loyal refugees from | the State of Texas, ‘Whe wan referred to the | Committee on Finance Mr. Sherman offered # jolul v tion providing for the appointment, by she Secretary of the Trea: | 118, eury, of & Coiomiasion of biree per te OxXamine into and re reuy the revens | ue by taxation, and t rticle r toxa-) | tion, Mr uk offered ar ‘ that the com missionrs t astructed t pire @iso juto the paat end present eof u tLe Interna! | Keven which waa adopte The resolu Ly us amended, was then laid over Ou motion of Mr. Hewar 8 nt ree olution was acopted, givir M L. Wright, Inve of Reh Cc, #1600 for rp lief extended by her w | prisonere of war in rebe! tn Toe Army Apnropria n wan taken up, The Finance Committee re me the etriking | 1 of @ proviso in the FY oie bill, t ho mousy | ahall be paid te land grant rei roads for tranapor’ « it ftrocpe and munitions of war for the United S.ates Mr. Wilson waa opposed to the provision pro: posed to be strick t Toak prov sion, if not siricken out, he said, we i have the effecy of morning Letween twelve | dred | | ruibing ail the anal sob railroads in the country land-gt nt of the Cor tee was adopted, | referred \) *ef Stricken ont, fered an emendmeat making an | appropmation of $7,000,000 t) supply deficienc | in tho appropriations for the present fiscal year, which was adopted Oo motion of Mr, Wilson, the ‘wing provie: | ions were aiopted by way ment. “Trws from and after the let March, L865, and during the coutinusnce of tbe prveons rebellion, wa | objected te, for an tnve }aubatiqute broker urgative }¢ | tt 20, 1860. commutation price of officers’ mubsistence ehall be | fifty cents per ration, providing that the said in- | not apply to the commutation price of | reebove the rank of Hrevet Drivel cr Genera, vor of any officer entitled to commutation for fuel or quarters, That all officers of volunteers be ow the rank of Nrigadierdiencra! now in com- mission, who shall continne in the military service fo the clone of the war, aball be entitled to receive three months pay, provided the provisions of t section ahall oot spely w offlerre not on duty, © to officers entitied to commutation of fuel querte that con missioned officera serving in the field shall be permitted, hereafter, to puret nec tions for theirowna ure o feredit fromm the Com os sary Department and the amount due for rat fo purchaset.abal! be reported monthly te she Pay- master-Genera), to be detucted from the payment | Lext following wh pure ave.’ Mr. Trombul!, of f., (Union) offered an amend. meut provi fr or the repeal ofall lawa and reg. spel the War Department, giving additional Ta & oof pay to regular otfeers or volunteera, wiuich bill as emended wee then Maulshury offered ® resolution, which was igation into certain state- nale by the rebel Senator Albert MH. Brown, ebarging Secretary Stanton with noat with the rebele iu the vary stages of the in tien, Mr. Saulst the charwea if al Adjourned, ment ures iry pledged Limeself ts mate good wou eu opportunity to do bo HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Houses proceeied to act on tle amendments | reported yesterday from the Commitsee of the Who.e on the State of the Union, to the Amends tory Internal Revenue bil), The House concurred {n keeping the tax on ale, beer and porter at #l at rre|. Inatead of two and a hal! per centum, aa now are the gross reeripts of railreads, steamboats, forry- boats, briigea, fc, the law is altered so a# to im- pore a duty of two and « half perceutum on the net receipta under $5,000, and tive per centum on the excess, Among the amendments concurred in were the foll« : in not enrolled for military service, cance physical disabiity exeepted, shall be entitied to take outs license ana pe ler On all strooking tobacco a tax of 85 centa a pound shall be inposed, excepting on amoking tobacco exclusively made of stems, on which the tax ahall be li cents a pound, This is th change in the amendment as reportes by w ‘ommittee of Wave and Means on that article On diatoonds, emeraids, precious atones, and inn ftations thersof, and al other jewelry, the duty is reluced to 6 per centum ad valorem, All the amendments reported from the Conunit- tee of the Whole on the State of the Union were concurred in, with the exception of a fow reserved for ery te votes Mr. Morrill eatled attention to some of them, in- eluting the tex ou es. He « we may pret! restriction on foreign trade, but wishin’ he vant aren of the United Btates, itis wital that we should leave our trace t genoteman tro y tevena) proposing bo tax gold males, Ac, it any other gentleman had offered the prop should have regarded it asaleurd. He tr that the vote to-day in the House may abow that the vote in the Committee of le \esternia nh favor of itw given in ood uature © Jaw heretofore passed on ject was repe » because iteould got be He expressed his aativfaction thet the committee bad unanimousiy asreed upon a bill which would ee 16 # materially to the sup port of the Gove ent Che House then concurred, by a vote of 6s, in str out the proy nore a barrel on ale, beer, lager-b er, porter, similar fermented liquors, TY cles tl rer una él Vie House also concurred in st 4 yay euie ery mubstitute aceepted Ab serious Was made to the 103d aaction of the present iaw, by io ings tax of t anda half per centu the net inaead of the gross re- celpte of railroads, canals, steamboats, ships bar ger, can honla, Vewsela, stage coaches al vehi- ! for transporting passeugera, Or property tor hire, de, where the net receipts are nncder #2,000 the Wh mere ngeinat 10 contin and other n there ar coment eof armondnent that of $110 (9%) for a per annum, aod five per centurn on the excess of this amount, Tals amendment waa concurred in by a vote of 6 against 76 An sinendmment was adopted, prowiline that stainpe may be affixed to deeds, inatruments, doe- Umeutys Wrbaseor papery where the sane have been oiitted, on payment ofthe atempa and @ pen- alty of #50; but where it in satiafactorily estab. isbed thas tue same bave teen omitted owing to inndvertance or accident, and without willful fesion, atarnps may e affixed merely on payment tort P Loe atuendment to tax sales one-half of one per contin Wee von-concurred by «vow of yous, 65; nays The ll in ime then voted on Mr. Nei sament mont, thatevery Nahons Ty r Btate Bauk as ation al pay — tax of ten per ceutum on the bof notes of wi.y State bane or lation ped out by thetu ou aud afer the Gres Gay of dau- ary pext Tne umendmeut was neured iu by yeas, 65; nays, 6 The House voted on Mr. Sievena’ sneudient detining @ bullon broker be one who buye and | fella guid at price above the munt value, unless sulely for the purpose of paylug duties on luiporte | r for exportatiou ant requrug every builion Livker tu take outs license of one thousand dol ar rs reise bw deemed guilty of @ uisde raud pay a forieiture of 00, mod teu per to be paid ou each aud purchase of | of the Department ed lhe haya 4 be Aweudatory Loterual Reyeuue bul was then Fi tml | Mr. Behegok, from the Cominittee on Military Allairs sported te fuliowing Benabe bill, which | Po repeal an ack bo remove the United Biatea Ar. | seual irot Lowa in@ rejected the winendinent by yeas dy Aubhorié og the Presideut ty appuius ® Seeond Assistant tary ar, ab 95,000 per sunu | Providing for the publwation wf # tull arwy ree | eoster, | I ing What shai! constitute officers’ servants Mr. Solence also reported @ bill providing that | any persup ip the arly che With au ollence | under the actw calling ous the militia, may be | brous bt before the ticld officers of bis regime + for | tral; but nothong in this bili shall be construed } to aboliod regmect and garneun court-martial, | Also, ® Vill authorizing the President to make | trausiers of army others trom the line §o atatt otf. Au @ bi for the better organization of tha | itestence Department These bls were severally passed Mr, & benck also reportet & mil to aatabliah in War Deperiment e Lurean for Ketugeas’ and br eeumen's olare Mr. 8 ck said the bill made no diatinction on | w count of color, but Was intended to provide for the ef of w Li Phe bill Wee passed Mr. Yeaman, trom the Committee on Military | Atlases reported @ Dill to increase the pay of oth ers of the army below the grade of Brisudicr- Generals, and exeropung officers trom the ince: end war tax Un movou of Mr, Koss, an amendment was made ir asipy the pay ol privates to twenty dollare | per mouta | The was then recommitted to the M | Committe, who sudsequentiy reported the bil ae it Wee origive ly introduced, and it wae passed, | Mr, Buheuck, of Ono, (Unjon,, caled up toe Li | (PRICE ONE CENT IN GOLD BAA Ad ENTS EN CURKENOY . scl amendatory of the Morollment Act, ponding which the House sa de bet Military Divisions Washinton, Feb. 16.-The following order bas been promulgated : Wasnrtatos, Feb. 10, General order No. 2 lat—The State of Kentnoky will constitute thé Military Deparuoent of Keatucky. Ma)-Gen J M. Palmer, U8. Vole goed wo the comment an, goners ians ~The Department of the Cumberland will in clude the State of Tennessee and such parta of Northern Georgia, Alabanse aul Mississippi aa me be ooouplad by the tr fer the © mmand of Maj. Gen, GW, Thomas 8d-—All troops in abe Ie partment of KRentucke nitie Cumberland w veo M Alerman, t+ rica of Major-tioneral Ths the noes on the Faet bank « pt Rn which will be autject ral by's orders tn movements for prote « tt Ketion of that River, In all other respects th will be under the direet or ters the Depart and whenever time will permit, Goueral Canby wal communicate hie ordera through » 0” menders 4th The Department of Miasismpm will em brace so mich of that State aa may be oomip by troops of the mil tary divielon of Weet Mian e'ppi on the River, The Department of the Gulf willembrace the Bt. of | tions and Tex Other military districta on the Gulf oo Mexico will report direct the Commanding General of the Military bh n By order of the Secretary of War », Towssmsn A ALG From Vexico. The Now Orla naation story of the racogni« on of the Confederate States in now stated, upon the renditton of oy Maxim len was founded, rebel fugitives and deserters by the Mexican ane thorities at Matamoros, From information reeetved! on Baturday, it appoara that the Mexican aushor.- ties havo takon this mode to rid themselves of troublesome Texan intruders, It alan atated that extenmve fighting prevaila between the Juar- ieta and Imperialists, with gratifying successes to the former. The deticit in the treasury of the Ime perial government of Mexico ta placed at #20,000, 600 annually, The Emperor has ® personal silowe eof $200,000, From Europe. Voor Daya Later Nows Fteamab'p 8 nia fromm Southampton Feb. % with three later from Europe, arrived here yenterday, The session of Parliament for 1°68 was opene® on Tucaday, Feb. 7, by royal commiasion, Refers ring to America, the Queen's speech say “The civil war in North Amerten at! unbappil continues, Her Majesty remains steadfastly nm tral between the contending parties, and would ree ata friendly reconciliation between thet, “Her Majesty bas had great matia‘action in git. ing her sanction to the meeting of a conference of ates from Canada, who assembled at Quebse. niegates siopted resolutions having for their ot ject a closer union of those provinces une der ® central povernment. If those resolutions shall be approved by the provineis! legislatures, @& Dall will be laid before F nt for carryiog this Important measure ink In the debate onthe address in the House oF Lords, Farl Roswell spoke at gome length upon American afar Hoe atated in reply to certain strictures of Ean? Derby, that it war certainly unreasonable in the Government # Cougreas of the Loited States tor eujp pose that England was l« iu prevent any” aid being sent from ths cont the Confeders ates, To prevent this waa tinpossibie, though thes Government bad used every elort to prevens sbipet eing built and gold here that re afterwards em ployed as os of war, to the great dar of Am= erncean commerce, The appearance of such aht u from England bad, not nunaturally, greatly irritated the American poople. Bo with resard the onvention between Ccoada and the Feders- tion, Lord Derby seemed to think that America ected quite gravmtourly, and wiih out roam Boe the Coufederates’ had actualle prepare t boetile ate tw Ke < n the Americans on Canadian territory, end ‘ id not be expected thas the Anericans shoulds remain exposed ty w nm tha laeow with at any means of detence, That the pot t Norrie should complain ales of Mer Ma esty's f nment baving acknowledred the Rout n Cor belligereuts was » UNTER CURL, As the character of the contet, aud the pr international law i » Moglond ala *% avoid that acknowledgment in conclusion, Karl Russell stated + 1 cannot avoid saying that when I ser 9 desire ty put en end to involuntary serv tude in the Constle | tution of the United States, Ido rejoice, because & | yreat blot ise to be removed from the charace ter of civilized nations, and bees the lorriblea end sborminalle crime of slavery te to be blotted out for ever MOK APOUT THR MRNPL MAME TA ST TACE NEW YORK. The Puars peta Lome gaye (at th suspicions f the French Government have ben excited aster the reel character of the atearo ram Ol nde, which receotly arrived at the Isic of [fons fer the Danish flay, and left acain after receiving a quae} tity of coala from the Freueh t Expediti, an& transferring to the latter the Danish erew of 43 perects te eot the crew reeoynzed the Oin @ wean ne ad rom recent sir 1 oat Bore fewux for Denmark, and they etate that soon after leaving the Gime they maw au Bac AtOstoere progat @r oul tranmicr board a yreac uuu ary nece and barrels, One ofthe officers ft the Olin te offered the crew of the benetut peor mouth bo serve on board the rat, ‘ ‘ t and thence fur @ five m f we ‘ stoker and @ ag@lor accepted tt t when tro latter found the Oliude waa a wary ‘ . wll the men on board were ori . ‘ cu anses he oped ut ‘ her 1 in wetting babe the Expo! ' ' ‘ ter af the Olinde will nod Mg The crew of the Qinde ar eral ‘ a that she is a Conf ce erilark The Ariny and Nevy ( a4 On the whole, the #ituat eversiey has become rapiily worse bthree toonthe, The «4 t t 4 the came mand of Hood's or a tore the Cone feclorates what it a8 & if actual, « contes f Premdent Davie, the at op) oni t ‘ ‘ . ‘ everything «OF FOnOTS The Eve rales eouss the reported + cession to France of Bonora a Lower fornia, with great severity, and eit very free! The Paris papers, however there port The Monttarn says; Al reports which have heen ed elers ence to & Cension mace to | M fs bere snd oLher provinces aro 4s) a @ tabrica Tie London Tips states, oditoria The queation of the cession of Lowar Caltornua Continued on the