New York Times, The (Newspaper) - February 6, 1864, New York, New York Source New York Times Date 18640206 New York NY Client New York Times 3860 TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE NEW-YORK SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6 PRICE THREE OP TUB ARABIA IT HALIFAX Maximilian and the Mexican Crown He Is to Visit as Emperor of Mexico 5 Question Runes Expected to Defend Danne AND FINANCIAL Feb 5 The Arabia Capt from tie via Queenstown on be the cy at this port el one o'clock this The r nor the nro two days later than t the Jura at Portland The gratia makes the following Passed it e of January me Persia and the bound East TT K political newt by this arrival Is unimportant r te Fur's wat arW francs tor BIO LATEST NEWS VIA Fans Sunday Jan 34 assuming UM reins of government trra A will of the I Deputation who offered him the on the 3d of October frith the Tote of the Notables and the of by the Archduke who demanded that the vote o the by the vote of the Mexican Councils m o f French expedition will be by the of The Deputation ara to return to Franco the first fortnight In February and will d to to announce to the Archduke Me The Archduke will not only accept tho of but assume tno sjm and Q visit Paris la Utc quality of Emperor o Mexico Jan 24 CCM after official hou i last closed al for me siey was sent into the back to-day In go I Is expected withdrawn from Wok for Al Ths Unit nl that the Second D under to tty li tor Co Saturlay Evening Jan 23 The Pet tut ficai arrived this t The stean Adriatic from arrived I ils morning She was In the Ice off ai id had her She did call Jc owing to the log and Toere 1 10 change In question Kiel gram of the tn consequence oJ lie thaw Danish were ordered to retire on the I of the Prussian It Is expected the Danoe defend Dannewlcko the The an Chamber baa adopted a resolution the policy of In separating the German States and threatening nee thereto LATEST INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOL evening Jan 23 The Bales to-day foot up market closes firmer bat rates are Dull mid y antl From Halifax 01 BOUND AND TUB CANADA OUTWARD Friday Feb 3 Tbc at 6 o'clock she will be due about 12 tomorrow Saturday COOD Amony her pas M D FIELD aad Messrs Jen E M of Boston who hare of In They them thousand lo gold product of the In this vicinity the past The fierr In of recent Increasing aaO fair id and California fold ferer The Canada arrived from at agalo for the It a Tuesday Jan 13 1664 Vtrj man suspect that the complot Emperor's life Is a by tho furnish orators in an thi are to the law of lic en rely You that a to seize and Individ jal without trial the a journal by decree and law opposition aMack ao a law bo in with tie the French 80 truly ke said trus to itn to lit be expected LJ icek in not the most powerful of all for Ihn of the law Jt would for Ike me u I to play tLe to pass them through tliff to to Cayenne beie tut Ox nt In atata of o Uie capital xould not to tain what of detection herein ay the ol its the e of Journals a And tha WM a for Cuco nai and acquaint le Md nf more and thaa s DU arid from bti taunu e therefore that the nd that tt the ae cl ILa Utj bo IM j i n -t iU it scheme had a rery fair of realization And If It bad succeeded Regency would bare been established for neither the Republican nor the party Is organized but 10 soon aa one of these parties could organise and the one tint In the field would be party the Regency would been overthrown and tha Republic erected in Its place all this would bare re- quired about two days Yesterday a In the lature M evened thu the In a speech which declared to be tbe moit brilliant In hit whole parliamentary career He commenced by explaining why became back to political It the literal decrees of the Emperor In regard to which enabled him to do so lie then made an In favor of still further liberty nrm the of tho different attempts after pc oils of to regain liberty from the time of the first till now It was tho tiny of all enlightened eternally seek liberty till they found It This speech of M contained all the tlf s which mark tire of a finished orator method clearness of style and of ment with unequaled perhaps by any orator In It was one of those successes which to the man It will the of daje of France and by people's attention away from tho power of to-day will go to the opposition and especially party to which II be- longs II of Stale to M Tains end remarkable talent BS an orator lessened the effect of his speech by tli acrimonious attacke against tho press and the Liberal party of tho principal defender of toe Em- HI to his feet and thle lion of the democracy poured such a torrent oJ argument and sarcasm on the and lh Us noisy lor once Into silence Eut It all BO good The men who play pitiable standing up In the Legislature and de- fending the Emperor's measures are only tools who niter the doctrines they are ordered to utter and who probably tn their hearts the of liberty and progress as their opponents M ROCKER Is a If he only occupied a less prominent pedestal tho governmental hierarchy must have felt the words burn his lips ae he declared that Ills Majesty could not rescind the law of 1852 called the law of public because the press was tuo mischievous too Other bit guns were Inscribed to apeak to Messrs and before the debate on the Address b finished the rious went points in the of to-day will obtain by one mean or another a thorough ventilation But what will bo the effect on the man at the after all he controls the majority of the Chamber end can do as he pleases He knows that Paris is against him and that his party at Paris is of so that In fact he hac no party Will he finally give In to the almost universal demand for liberty or rather trust his to the law of public surety other words power of despotic At pre- sent he disposed to cling to the latter tlv as the safest but the present bold and menacing attitude el the democracy I predict will kirn to change his Quite en excitement reigns ct Ing classes la regard to tne fight or fights which on accounVf the representations of the are supposed to be Imminent between the two Hie Florida and Giorgio now lying at Brest ncd at and two Federal boats are them are being wagered and gentlemen have even gone to the ports In question to wait for and to see Uie fight But there Is no Intention of fighting on the part of the erate boats and It is hardly probable that when they make uc their minds to run cut the Federal boata can stop them The now publishes three letters a week OD American wbich In general are not partial It hac published also your lengthy report on the value ol the monitors exhibited tn of on Charleston MALAKOFF EXTRACTS FROM OUH AMERICAN TOPICS A BY T 11 P The Right lion T MILKER M P dent ol tne Hoaid of addressoJ nls the evening ol Jan at lie lUe following references to can affairs regard to question Die is neutral tholt pulley has bean to Jo nothing and to say nothing a ment should favor tne cither of the con- tending I think thai policy of neutrality has been approved by the country We Cave been to recognize the South to taku steps to bring about a cessation of the re- but formerly and It is a circumstance which J cannot pass without observation that tha people iu Ma part of the Kingdom own inter- would appear the most likely bo moted Dy putting an cud to the blockade have most desired that our policy should be by justice and good feeling with a fair allowance for the enormous difficulties which the Government of the United Slates Have bud to en- counter These urgings about America liave not come from the cot Ion districts I suppose it Is found out by this time that tho cotton and Intellects and the power of appreciating what Is just and right in our national policy and aro not prepared to recommend that this country should take an unworthy course for promoting the pecuniary Interests of the classic which they uelong 1 am one of those who think that at the commencement of this American war many portions too hastily formed the opinion that It was Impossible tho could be restored The common saying was In many pans of the with which 1 am acquainted Is one thing else happens the Union cannot be restored I came to thai 1 do uot know whether It will be restored I can't look Into futurity but J cannot go tne of seeing so as some and showing It Is impossible the Union should be re- stored When the Southern leaders toon up for tit it hit war and it wat tear of on when they took up arms for the purpose of ling the Government of the United States to esce In breaking up the Integrity uf the country I always felt that the South had undertaken a task that it would be difficult to accomplish Nothing short of something Jike such a conquest of the BK would compel them to lar down their arms In de- spair to Induce the Government of that country to agree to separate In the way which waa proposed But when 1 am told Dy the Southern ers iu taking UD arms was not merely the ment of their own Independence but the establishing rf a slave republic which trie Institution of ana hold it as an institution which should be d aud not condemned 1 then said to if these men are right rnd are going to In principles ns foundation of a u-'Aai wt bten bout for and in preaching and Hat a that tt that can Jail upon a country What II tve P WHL we have corno In contact with our as iir tne necessity of abolishing the I tay because M Slavery In the Is not wrong T Well 1C the Of America are right by by loiro o arm to thh model clave Republic IU n 1 we nil In benighted beings that tuve loft sight or not uren aware of the truth which Mu aoa others nave la Southern Suttee of America tne of his only natural In shame 111111.11 ir tui eru Bissau me Of Wi the institution bf HUI nan tutl in Houth any Uan been or thai tw wt Mr himself has lauded the of the country In reference to the but has only said In tho future he sees looming that growing which will endanger the slave In- of the South and which mnst combine to embitter Ue relations between the North and the Houtri If It on and that therefore It was better to separate Well I believe myself that one endof this great civil war In America that one any rate will be the abolition of Slavery My honorable and friend Mr is often with wanting to introduce American Institutions England Well I say with regerd to this American war the South rebelled and this insurrection because they foresaw that an English Institution the emancipation of the slave was about to be Introduced Into their country It was the resistance to this of lo tne policy ol England of all other countries In the gare great rise to tills Insurrection Or IN TDK Tho Richmond correspondent of tho London writes under date of Dec 14 Tne operations of Oen against though for the moment liad to and tt u my thai not bt left in pot lien of Kan during My anticipations that If forced to abandon the siege of would have no difficulty In getting away were fully and satisfactorily realized It la understood that his force Is lying near In Hawkins County Tennessee between the Clinch and Hoiston Rivers and in a country which yields abundant supplies for all his Winter There Is no indiscretion In revealing what has hitherto keen regarded aa a secret that Gen JOHNSTON Trill Immediately command of the army lately commanded by Gen and tho relations between Gens and have always been as nappy as those existing between the latter and Gen Lie It Is as 1 staled at the outset mv confident belief that upon Gens JOHNSTON and will fall the brunt of the Spring and not Impossibly of tho ter campaign I should not omit a word In commendation of the ability and steadfastness with which Gen J E D has conducted the arduous operations Intrusted lor the last four to tho Important arm of the service which he commands An of comparing the cavalry commanded by Gen and that which Gen has taught mo to appreciate the manifest superiority of the latter General and his men It cannot be that tht extravagant of the and of cavalry entertained at the beginning of tht war and among tht Confederates hat long teen found to ot a delusion Let not the reader Im- agine that the Irregular cavalry of this Continent whether Federal or Confederate wUI boar a ment's comparison with the trained squadrons of Eu- rope or tout HS an item of strength In battle they can be counted on and trustingly employed It Is as scouts and reporters of tho operations conducted along Hie interminable length of frontier country now devastated by war that their chief utility Mrs It passes I confess my wit discern how con- oven with his own view of tne truth dent LINCOLN can so modify or distort this resume of the military incidents of 1603 as to employ language which In his recent singular Message to Congress has flowed from his pen What does he see to fy him In talking about pardon to who either at his mercy or his severity and who have in the field pieces of artillery and moro than a quarter of a million tried and diers T No Federal army has ah yet succeeded in getting far away from Its base t their enemy has constantly moved upon an inner and con- line ol communication It will be next Spring lo throw Oen Long street info Georgia ar Virginia at a moment's notice and without the knowledge of kit opponents Early In next year another link In tne in- line of railroad communication ing Richmond with the South will bo finished and Danville In Virginia united with ough In North Carolina The Legislatures of each State In the Confederacy have recently been In sion and have dissolved breathing and slaughter against their hated foe In the Legislature of North State which of all others Is held to be most deeply imbued Union sentiment was a motion for offering to the North sals for pence upon the basis of independent State action but only two members voted for it The have It is true what tho lawyers call In but it has taken nearly three years a gain of little more tlun one dred miles throughout their length and breadth hy two convenient navigable rivers and in the end the of the large majority of the population remains bitterly hostile lo them All the best and of the are fighting in the of them like Arkansas adopted son Gen in the army of Gen cause out of a population scarcely dred touls one-third art then are not found men enough to hold tht soil against afrie scattered it ts that sas loyal lo the Union SPAIN AND MEXICO From the Moniteur Public opinion in Mexico which had seen with erct tho coolness of the relations with Spain has been very well satisfied with the trie recent diplomatic negotiations with the Cabinet of Madrid The Regency has just published the result In the lowing note from the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs to M for Foreign Affairs MADRID Sept 17 Majesty bus attentively read tuo Im- communication jou to me In order to make me with the events taken piace m Mexico the occupation of tlie by the Franco-Mexican army In the reception of that lam Her Majesty to to you the deep and interest which takes in the of your try and constant desire she feels to ave Its prosperity anu grandeur Her esty having any Interfering either directly or in affairs ot Memo HI r by lo an end put o intestine disturbances which continue to Mexico und would be happy to see the united in utie national idea in founding stable stale of things which would allow the European nations which Interest themselves In tne fate of Mexico lo combine their efforts and if to restore the boa lest fur many etc MARQUIS DC Krbel From Journal Feb 1 The detachment of relict nearly three hundred in number who arrived from the West last evening In charge of the Chicago Zouaves are now on board the United States un- der from the preliminary preparations for service In the ot tho United States The men generally aro well with their new quarters and fest much delight at the prospect of warm clothing and an abundance of rations They were divested uf their butternut uniforms this morning winch were cast recklessly into the stream and after treated to a generous bath they were plied with the bright blue uniforms of the Union navy Many of the men were very scantily clad and they were also remarkably filthy Nearly one- third of the whole number are foreigners the and Germans predominating and they are chiefly from Tennessee Virginia Georgia and Alabama They are evidently unused to the northern climate from the expressions at the storm this morning but with comfortable clothing and an dance of rations which have been so rare their In the Confederate armies they will have little disposition to complain The majority of them aro comparatively Ignorant although there are a few well educated and gent among them One of the latter a talked quite reely upon the situation of affairs in rebeldom as far as his Knowledge extended lie confirms the numerous reports from the South that the people were heartily sick of the war and are anxious for peace on any terms and he has not the slightest doubts but whole army would de- sert In a body If the slightest opportunity was offered When told new call of the President for half a million of men he said that act even if the number were not raised would severely dampen Hie already declining spirit of the Confederate leaders lie characterized as a less tyrant with very limited military ties and extremely unpopular with his com- mand He said that superiority of Oen over was generally In the Western rebel army and the men In the ranks are anything but enthusiastic 10 fight against him Added to bis the men in array aro poorly and fed mud anxiety 10 be made able when within our lines more than overcomes their patriotism and hope for success One nf them on being asKed why they did not skedaddle replied there was no place to skedaddle to for It they found their they were Immediately conscripted and if not shot for desertion they were cent back Into the army Their hope lie said Is when tUey within the Union lines and he would re- peut the fact thut an opportunity for escape In this quarter M all that Is by army Another detachment as large as thu one already ar- rived is on Ibe and will to-day or and G CUE IB arrested teamen lo the bark Greenland ar- med to-day from Jeans on a charge of They were taken to United office mmes Av INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH SPIRIT OF THE REBEL PRESS TUB EFFORTS TO RECRUIT ARMIES STEPHENS HEALTH IMPROVING Tho following extracts from late Richmond papers illustrate tho tono of Southern sentiment and the which tho rebel aro making to recruit their armies OP THE PRESS TIH ELECTION From tht Richmond Examiner Jan 39 Lenp Tear brings round again in the United States turmoil and excitement of a Presidential election Events of fearful weight and Importance have passed In the Interval which has elapsed since wo of the South descended Inlo that arena and took part In the struggle They have made a hideous jnJ bloody gulf which blocks up all return to the ings and the interests which swayed ua then Yet as II bears upon the prospects and the vicissitudes of this ruthless war wo must look with watchful and curiosity upon the recurrence of that struggle for place and power Although It Is difficult to penetrate the dark curtain of the future and to discern exactly how our own fare may bo affected by the political complexion of the United Status ytt it is evident that the whale tion of tht mighty question the continent may hang upon tr and possible that it will not be essentially concerned by it term draws rapidly to a close Already If Is counted by months Instead of years The political cauldron Is beginning to bubble and expectation Is aroused to see what form will urise from Its agitated depths conventions resolutions platforms and all that which is adroitly managed to form and guide popular which In representative ments lakes the place of ana military display in monarchical countries are In full vogue The Democrats present resolutions of otic adherence to the Constitution and Imitating the Republicans In their fondness for saries fix their National Convention for the Fourth of July Chicago Is place perhaps under Uie Idea that It is lucky Is by no means dis- posed to give place to any other candidate Atone time it might have been supposed that he would dis- pense entirely with the formality of an election and re his scat on tlie pretext of the necessity of BO doing tho of the war To do this would require cordial support of the army and the soldiers will naturally be dis- posed to exclusion of their own favorite chief The United States have readied that stage In tno progress of the war when military talent asserts Us supremacy over all others Tho favorite of the army It therefore LINCOLN'S probable successor In his own Cabinet too there are rival claims to his own subtle intriguer seems to have had his day Though a powerful agent in exciting the war his Is not the temperament fitted to ride on the whirlwind and direct the storm Is the most powerful of the civilians and lie Is the favorite of and tno Radicals Official Influence and corruption of couret be brought to bear In favor of the different politicians yet military popularity Is likely to override thorn all It Is hard to forecast the effect of this election upon the progress of the It Is sale to Infer however change will be beneficial to the South COLN and his party are go Irrevocably committed to and linked with the continuance of the war that we can hope for no peace from them save by utter exhaustion of the means of prosecuting it If they are driven from power they will become em- bittered opponents ol their successors even if they should adopt a policy and will prove a for- Its successful maintenance Although a military President might be supposed to be naturally warlike it by no meuns follows Un- willing to imperil his reputation and like most diers more sensible to the evils of war than thirsty politicians a General in power would bly seen an accommodation At all events the vation of a new man would remove the medley of fanatics and rogues who now close every outlet rom the present calamitous war If not immediately op- It would ai all events give ground for tne hope that both the Confederacy and the United States as well as humanity m general be re- from the misfortunes which the most less find obstinate wickedness heaping upon Diem FARMERS From the Richmond Whig The question of subsistence both for our and our armies should never be lost sight of ever may be the urgency of increasing number of our men in the field We me pleased to see that a has been Introduced In the House by Air SMITH of North Carolina proposing to revive the privilege of substitution an far ua applicable to those who pre- vious to 1st January were engaged in raising subsistence for man Negroes left to themselves wilt not make their own support They will con- sumers Instead of producers apart from rji eater In- juries they would commit from the utter that will ensue especially where they are In large gangs If relieved of me restraint of their Thi country now full of deserters ami stragglers biding in our anil swamps and in many instances confederating with in marauding upon planters Remove the planters and the country will become an tasy to and and to negroes who rapidly We would suggest in extending this privilege to planters that It be required of every one so cd that he shall deliver to the Government promptly and in good order a certain proportion of the plus of his crops He thus become more useful to the array than If he carried a musket in ths ranks THK WORK TO DE Prom the Richmond Whig Jan 18 The work we have at present to perform Is almost Immediately before us A couple of months or so witness the resumption of active military tions To place tht old mtn and boys in camp at this in the midst of the inclement Winter would prove destructive of tht lives tf perhaps half of them and tht other half would be of little or no effective vice within the period required They cannot supply places of robust absentees aad provost guards ice who are already Inured to ramp and Instructed tn art of arms These are the true reserves which we are now to bring bring up meet the crisis which the opening of the near approaching Spring campaign will bly present And those we are fully and firmly will be enough We art not half to poor as lo bt grinding seed or looking to the aged fathers of the land to step us and subjugation Our Con- gress would create a lalse Impression upon the minds of our enemies and convey to the world a most commiserable picture of poverty and edness II by their legislation they should say we now put forth our last in we ara lost and undone forever GOOD THK From tht Richmond Whig Jan 20 army though not so large as it ought lo be Is In fine plight It is large enough too to tend MUDS on a tour for more men Food ts jet ample clothing abundant shoes plentiful enough and the spirits of the men all that could be wished Whoever has the blues the hippo the megrims or the hysterics need only go to to be cured Instantly All who have been to army agree that a visit there Is an infallible remedy for dency Officers who come to Richmond make haste to get back to the They declare that the croaking and gloom of the city demoralize them from what It lias done of late and is still doing army Is also In fine condition Some of men have suffered for the want of blankets and shoes but the people and the have come to their relief and complaints lime ceased Any wav naked or not men are plucky and stout enough to drive the enemy to within four miles of aa the reader will by referring to column of telegrams FOR AN HISTORICAL PAINTING From tht Richmond Jan 27 Enquirer the is nameless here lor up the Confederate Constitution for waste paper Mr picking up pieces to print cent rate notes on Framers of the Confederate Con- in the fitting on uench wiping their on illustrated cotton pocket editor of paper dressed In uniform of artillery private of Confederate Staler going out to be shot as a for not spelling preceded by a band claying When this Cruel War is Over Unembarrassed in the shape of a coach with the broke being backed try a stubborn u sleep hill Into the gulf of despotism looking the und bf mall fjom TV oils made out of lard at a and impended In the Commissary Department THE BEDEL From thi Richmond Examiner Jan 23 The following to bo entitled An act to prohibit dealing In the paper currency of the has passed both Houses of Congress H originated In the House of and was amended In the Senate by insertion of the words In the first section The amendment will of course be concurred In by the House The act will doubt less receive the approval of tha President and the country will then be relieved of the pernicious of a traffic which It Is surprising any person ing to be Identified with the South should ever bare engaged In: 1 Tht Congress of the Confederate States of ct do no broker banker or dealer in ex- change or person concerned in trade as a merchant or vender of merchandise of aay description or any Other person except tht lints nj the shall boy sell take circulate or In any manner trade in anv paper currency of the United States Provided That Che purchase of postage stamps shall not be con- a violation of this act 2 That any person violating provisions of this set shall be subject to Indictment and prosecution In the Confederate Court bolden for the district within which the offence was committed and shall conviction forfeit the amount so bought sold lated or used or a sum equal thereto and shall be moreover subject to a fine ol not more than twenty thousand dollars nor less than five hundred and be Imprisoned not less than three months nor more than three years at the discretion of said Court and It shall be the duly of the judge of the several Con- federate Courts to give this act specially in charge to the grand jury 1 That this act shall not be construed to apply to any person acting In behalf of the Government of tho Confederate States by special authority from the President or any of the heads of departments THI AGRICULTURAL AND TDS BUY FOR On Jan 2T while a was under discussion relieve from the operation of law farmers and planters engaged In tho year in agricultural pursuits by their own labor or In that ot others under certain tions Mr of Virginia said the tural interests had received leas favor than any er but he feared the danger of The best that could be adopted would be to put more men Into the army Instead of taking out The best currency that could be pasted would be one to increase the army One victory at mauga would do more for the restoration of the rency than all the bills that could be He would go as far aa any one to lavor the agricultural Interests but we had lost Orleans and Norfolk and Gen Lie had lost the fruits of his far tht want of mtn What good would be accomplished by exempting farmers and planters If we have no country to vate T Unless an army teas got tn and that he would not tint a great for all the bills that were pasted If the under consideration Is passed the act repealing exemption by substitution would be a mere There was a great outside pressure and all felt It yet U was a melancholy faci that we had never regained an inch of soil from the limply from tht want of men not because tht urat had not bun properly attended to Mr the not propose to exempt agriculturalists generally but only those who bad substitutes in field Mr he would never any con- circumstances vote for a to exempt that class from Ibe military service It would he thought be unfair to who after having in the army for three years wore made to continue In vice while there were those outside who had never smelt gunpowder It waa unfair to discriminate be- tween the farmer who had a substitute and the who had a substitute Mr took the ground thM the was to protect the vital the country He admitted that we ought to have moro men but to stud mtn into Mr army without supplying them with food was to send them out to starve He wanted to give exclusive privileges and would use the farmer only as he could be useful lo the country in tins crisis Those who could render more service by being In the army should be there The morning hour having expired Mr C un- moved to go Into secret session which was carried In the House of Representatives on Jan 24 Mr of Mississippi offered a revolution which was adopted the President to Inform tlie House what steps have been taken to carry out tno provisions of the act ol Congress of the 15th of tober in relation o the arrest and disposition of slaves who have been recaptured from the and what number of depots for their safe keeping have been established and whether public notice has been given m the newspapers of their arrest as in said THE SEABOARD THE APPREHENDED ATTACK ON Fiom the Richmomd Whig Jan 25 Apprehension exists at Mobile thai the city Is threatened with an early attack by the enemy hi connection with statements of late United States papers that a secret expedition left on the of December to operate against and an Intrenched camp Is to be at to facilitate operations when the rainy season The Mobile Tribune says Information has been received extensive on foot at Ship IMand Heavy transports have passed along the Atlantic coast southward for some tion not slated The Tribune appears to be 50 welt of the Intentions of the enemy that It assumes U a duty to give warning and urges the removal of ants that city may be lift as much to the men As of any magnitude mus t necessarily be suspended ID Virginia and Tennessee during tan Winter months tho probability Is that Is as likely to be attacked as any other point on the coast The purpose of enemy Is to bisect the Con- federacy and the possession of Mobile would no doubt be desirable as a necessary preliminary and as a base of operations for cooperating with the de- scending column from Tennessee Should these apprehensions be well founded the city will probably be subjected to an attack both by sea and land Whatever msy be the enemy's Intentions we are pleased to learn thai If they are resisted with tolerable spirit no doubl Is of their re- pulse Mobile Register of says Commodore was reported al cola a few days ago with nine vessels It now pears that has left Pensacola for Orleans Tlie scouts on ths coast near the reported some days since vessels steering ward and their supposed destination was cola No such fleet has gone Inlo Pensacola The movements of enemy are quite mysterious and so far his purposes are not developed Whatever they may be the country will be glad to learn that our authorities are Baking all preparations and arrangements on the hypothesis that an early attack on Ihls city Is contemplated THE TAX IN KIND from tht Whig Jan tt Agreeably to a resolution of the House of Re- the President has transmitted lo that body tt communication furnishing information tive to the collection and distribution of the tax in kind from which we have btan enabled to obtain tome details of Interest The value of the aggregate tax collected thus far estimated according to the rates established In ginia believed to ba lower than In any Stale Is The value of lax collected In ginia Is 99 in North Carolina 32 In South Carolina 23 In Georgia 200 79 In Alabama 70 In Mississippi 31 in Florida 3D In 02 The or collection thus far In Virginia ts 3 TH per cent on the of the whole Ux a net value of after all expenses including rent erection of transportation hire of laborers etc Uf the tax collected thus far are bushels of corn ol wheat bushels 61 bushels of jve His of rice and Ibi Of WOOl There have been Issued to the of corn bushels ol wheat of oats Of rye pounds al and Hi In army of Oen held an meeting In front of their quarters and unanimously adopted the following The officers and men of do this day that they will for de- termini never to lay down their arms their homes are from tha enemy and iae Is permanently established as one of of the earth Irf order that there might be no doubt of earnestness each man his to tha lion At tuis time rueh on Use part of our furnishes a happy the of our unprecedented struggle for Independence nnd Is eminently worthy of the resolution of thanks whim unanimously passed tho House of Saturday of a spirit not look like demoralization or the readiness to give op the coolest which the Yankees boast at existing la our armies but li In striking and refreshing con- trast with braggadocio of enemies and the enormous bounces which they compelled to bring to the of the spirits of their own tioo i whose terms of enlistment about to expire N THK CONSCRIPTION LAW KIH IS ITR From tht Richmond HAif Jan 20 In response to a resolution ol tho of Re- the President transmitted a cation showing the number of officers and men In- the police and mounted guard employed In executing jhe Law In Virginia and Bouts Carolina and These Stales are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of at Richmond The number of officers iq the four flutes engaged In offices snd cimps of Instruction are 107 number of officers Stale officers and soldiers In tne Enrolling Department number of scripts engaged number of assistant surgeons snc physicians 98 In tha gate The number of police and mounted guards included In the above are The number of officers and men engaged In executing tne in Virginia Col J C Commandant Is 943 In North Carolina Col MALUTT Commandant 670 In South Carolina Hal C D MILTOR Commandant 219 In Georgia Maj Commandant GREAT FIRE IN COLUMBIA a C DESTRUCTION Of COTTOM The town of South Carolina waa visited recently by a most destructive conflagration The part of two entire were con- The SoutA Carolinian of the loss The total Iocs of the any ts estimated by one of the gentlemen most is u follows Two thousand seven hundred bales uplands and eight Hundred bales sea Island of which two qualities about hundred bales belonged lo stored la Ibo sheds of Messrs Co say five hundred Dales uplands and islands stored in the sheds of Hears Giants Co three residences and be- longing to T D and another party whose name Is unknown to us Total uplands at per bait and islands at per The value of other properly destroyed furniture salt and articles stored for sale keeping will ably be by It is understood thai of Ihi abore Insured bv Its ent owners but the In U divided among twenty or offices The fin Is supposed by mar to be work of am Incendiary 1 HE GREAT ROUTE From the Richmond Jan 27 The great underground to the is now open through 10 Washington D C via the track of the York Hirer Railroad Immunity from molestation by meddling and This route so generously left open by the Confederate Government if patronized dally by scores of the principal of substitutes In search of more healthful and ners carrying out gold and running In and lastly that class of citizens who go out for a shooting below and their search after game the Tick els of leare for this route to be had at the passport office but If is not convenient no ticket at all answers as well u the conductor can collect bis toll In cold or No other currency Is desirable on this route Fare from five hundred to five according lo the circumstances of the or tne of the moment The directors on thin rente have no hesitation In recommending It all other routes to the North as tho untuning success of ties patronizing the line amply demonstrates ers and Yankee prisoners escaping invariably adopt this route and no instance li recorded of a failure to conduct into bosom Thankful for past favors the directorship a continuance of the same CONFISCATION OF GOODS tht Richmond Jan 20 We are that our Information ol the con- of Yankee goods at City Point under of our Commissioner Is Incorrect but Caot very refused to forward them to destination These articles had sent to Fortress Monroe and thence forwarded to Point bv Yankee under Ibe former them of contributing to their prisoners and this privilege having been re- the officers of the exchange hive positively refused to receive any goods under tlie direction or auspices of the political authorities It is agreed on both sides lo pass under the flag only such small packages as are addressed to Individual prisoners and contributed by their relatives or friends At the a number of were admitted from Rait o of 1000 prisoners been from thut quarter since movement of Gen a arm row The number In aad Danville is nigh ou to THE BLOCKADE A gentleman direct from Wilmington the that the enemy now have 20 vessels blockading thit port These vessels ara scattered for a mile or two off the mouth of the Fear and guard all avenues of approach with most sleepless vigilance The consequences are that the chances of running the blockade have been ly lessened and it is apprehended by that tht dry is not far distant u will be an impossibility for to get into that port without incurring t almost t a lots The Richmond Whig of Jan 27 state thai tha steamer Advance recently run ashore at ton Is safe as well as cargo of blankets and cotton cards The steamer Austin from a foreign port arrived at Mobile on Saturday January 9 with a cargo for the rebel Government consisting of pork powder THE PHlriONERS The the Several thousand of Yankee prisoners in Richmond will be cenl to Georgia the present week Capt la of the prison post there has nearly preparations for their reception Nine out of the six or seven Yankee prisoners In Richmond In on MR STEPHENS HEALTH From tht Richmond Jan 21 We are pleased to thai a private telegram was to the elfect thai dent is Improving The farmers haul tax ml and that paid or It The law requires that Ibay shall haul It only eight milts and allows DO The returns from no are complete but the will afford ao idea of the operation of the law REBEL RE ENLISTMENTS The if ure to get up a stir about of re- among they will all be mercilessly conscripted unless they do few have been persuaded Into It The Richmond an- with great gusto tlie fact that hnu H of and brigades of army ci dated for the war From tht Jn 23 11 tU Cf MISCELLANEOUS following schedule of for makins and repairing boots and Is at an lo Richmond which Is generally with for making boots 22 for footing boots for ordinary car airy boots for H 10 for high lace shoes for Oxford for fixing and he alia g boots 12 lor and heeling boots ditto shoes 18 for new gores to 110 for half soling boots or shoes Ill for do 98 If ara furnished the charge will be for making boots shoes Where It will not be possible tu fill order In course of four weeks from the U Is taken no Mice will be set but tbs price will bs at time of delivery POLK has Issued a circular all paroled msn belonging to ol and Pert Hudson lo report at MlM for duty Bf teen days or Mayor of Wilmington has of to hare all theUr t S daj in of It spread of In that that dan Exchange Hotel sum of lias bv the Carolina IQ U v
