The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-17 00:00:00

lIE THIRD EDITION OF "THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had of G. It. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Counaught-terrace, Hyde-park. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT. GAR DEN. mier the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. ' THIS EVENING Balle's new Opera, the ARMOURER 014' NANTES : Miss Louisa l'lne, Mrs. Cook, Miss A. Hiles, :Messrs. W. H. Weiss, H. Cord, Santley, A. C oo k e, C. Lyall, and W. Harrison. After which. Miss which. Louisa FREYA'S GIFT, an All egor i cal Masque, in Pyne will appear. Conductor-31r. A. Mellon. Doors open at half-part ,—(*emmenee at 7. T HEATR E-R oYA L, DRURY-LANE.---1 Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. "TH IS EVENING, EXTREMES ; or, Men of the Day 3les , rs. Henry Lorraine, H. Sinclair, S. Caihaern, J. Robins &C. ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston, and Mrs. Ed mund Falconer. After which, BONNIE DUNDEE, introducing the Picto rial and Spe c t acular effects of The Gathering of the Clans. To conclude with THE SPANISH DANCERS. Mr. J. Robins and Ml,B Lydia Thompson. Corny:lenee at 7. HEA T RE -Re St A Y M AR K ET. Lessee, Mr. J. B stone. B. Rnotone. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, will be performed AMERICAN COLTS 12.4. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck ; Lord Dun dreary, Nr. Sothern. After which, a new and original Extravaganza, entitled RASSELAS, elas, PRINCE Miss I OF onise ABYS KcoIey.SINIA.; or, The Happy Valley. itass Concluding with OUR MARY ANNE. TIIEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Management of Mr. PECHTER. THIS EVENING, March 17, to commence with an OriAnal Sketch. entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts and PrAogue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO , by ' Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Pechter, aunpoited by Messrs. a Vining, J. Brougham, H. %i iddi combe, W. 3l'lntyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, H. Butler, Dawson Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate T erry, E. Lam enws, and R lsworthy. To conclude with an Epithalamium to the Prince and Prin-cess of Wa:es. Stage-Manager, Mr. G. Vining. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. OYAI, PRINCESS'S THEATRE Lessee and Mana.zer, r7r Lindue. THIS EVENING, LAW v. LOVE. Miss M. Oliver. After which, at a quarter to 8, AURORA FLOYD. Miss Amy Sedgwick. Henderson, and Mrs. Simpson ; Messrs. It. Roxby, IL Vezin, G. Belmore, C. Scyton, Wallace, and Collett. To conclude with the Drama of ALL T HAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. Messrs. Fitzjames, Belmore, Vezin, and C. Seyton ; Misses Constance Aylmer, M. Jones, and Mrs. A. Marston. N " 14 ATRE-110 VAL, ADELFIII.-- Sole ProvriGtor end 11 4 .mager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE GREEN BUSIIES. Miss Avonia Jones, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington ; Mr. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, &c. To be followed by THE GAMBOLS OF ARTHUR AND BERTRAND AND GEORGP: DE BARNWELL : Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Stephensm, C. J. Smith, Romer; Miss Woolgar. Terminating with the Transformation Scene. After which, A VALENTINE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, Miss Kate Kelly, and Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. ANOTHER LARGE ISSUE OF THE WEDDING SUN Is now Publishing. Notwithstanding that we had anticipated and prepared for an immense circulation, the demand OA Tuesday was at once so rapid that the whole of our first impression was exhauseed within a few hours after we went to press. Wo are still enabled, though not without difficulty, to meet the yet in creased demand for copies of this Es traordin9ry Edition, though the greatest care is required in the delicate process of its colour printing. THIS DAY.—Morning,... h. m. —Afternoon, 12h. 35m. T O -51 ORROW.—Morning, lh. Om.—Afternoon lh. 27m. The Weather —Sun Office, March 17, 1863, THERMOMETER. Highest since Noon yesterday .. 42 Lowest during the night This day at N 00n .... .East; fresh and squally, with cloudy weather. k fog. dr‘\‘ LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1863. In the House of Lords, yesterday the Union Relief Aid Act (1862) Continuance Bill, the object of which is to extend the power of unions in the distressed dis tricts in Lancashire to make rates in aid and to borrow money, 4Tad which bad come up from the Commons, was read a second time, as was the Sidmon Exportation Bill. The Malt Duty Bill was read a third time and passed. The house then adjourned. In the House of Commons a new writ was or dered to issue for the election of a member for North Lancashire, in the room of the Marquis of }Ludington, who has accepted the office of a Lord of the Admiralty. Mr. GREGORY gave notice of his intention to cal, attention shortly after Easter to the affairs o: Turkey. Mr. B. COCHRANE drew attention to the affairs of Greece, according to his notice, and a discussion ensued, in which Mr. Gregory, Mr. M. Milnes, Mr. Layard,"Lord J. Manners, Mr. H. Seymour, Lord H. Scott, Mr. D. Griffith, Mr. Gave, Mr. C. C. Clifford, Lord Palmerston, and Mr. S. Fitzgerald took part; the motion, which was one for the pro duction of papers, being is the end withdrawn. On going into committee of supply, Colonel BARTTELOT moved an address to the Crown, praying that the stoppage from the pay of cavalry and horse artillery officers for forage be discontinued. Sir G. C. LEWIS opposed the motion, on the ground that it would add £20,000 to the army estimates. On a division the motion was lost by 107 to 75. The house then went into committee of supply on thf, army estimates. Some votes were agreed to. The other business having been disposed of, the house adjourned. The controversy which has arisen between the promoters of iron and of wood for building our ships of war promises to become a very pretty quarrel—much as the famed battle of the Gauges, and will end, we suspect, with much the same re- Ell`. That one has its own unrivalled qualities over the other cannot be gainsaid, though the fact be admitted with a gradge--iron, for rigidity and strength, is ten times superior to wood. Bat wood still holds its head above water for all that, and 'CIA not strike in its buoyant spirit without a struggle. Those who advocate the one and repudiate the other but serve to confirm the old adage, that two of a t ra d e cannot agree. For our own part, we frc , .:!y admit that iron has the advantage, and must ultimately prevail in the construction of our Navy Ibut wood cannot b e altogether dispensed with. i n a Li d, wood must still keep its place in our Dock yards, but only subservie n t to iron for durability. That each has its defects, as well as its merits, is undoubted, mi d, where they can b e used bene ficially, we say, " both is best." It will not do for England to cast off her old friend, to whom she owes her w customer, p ro .. pre-eminence on the seas, for a ne mite he ever so fairly. Wood has been fully tested, and has hith e rto answe r e d our puipose; but, as science improves in its discoveries, we must conform to circumstances, and keep pace with the march of time on the road of improvement. The public demand for a larger increase to our Navy, and that suddenly, has raised this great question as to the best way to attain it—and the : , :vernment having decided for two reasons; first, tlyvt they had bought more than was wanted; and, se,,,ndly, that, unless they used up that wood, it would be lying unprofi tubly in the Dockyards, all the men would be lying idle—therefore, ing double bottoms, thwartship bulkheads, water tight compartments, sluice-doors, &c., and various other complicated arrangements, which add both to the weight and cost of an iron ship; the rapidity with which the bottom of an iron ship gets foul, and the immense loss of all the ship's qualities that follows from the adhesion of marine zoophytes; no practical remedy has been found for this serious dis advantage; repeated docking and cleaning is the only palliative; the extreme uncertainty as to the quality of the materials used ; in fact, the small quantity of really good iron of the best ship-build ing qualities that can be found in the market ; the prodigious ravages caused by the splinters of iron when the plates are broken and smashed by shot ; and the far greater facility with which iron ships can be pierced below their armour-plating by sub marine guns than wooden ships; lastly, as the pro gress that may be made by artillery, and all de structive agents of warfare, is quite without a limit, the immense price pai - I in an iron ship for dura bility may not be an advantage, as new forms for ships of war may, before long, be absolutely requi site—the iron ship of to-day, for which so large a price has been paid, may not be the weapon we require to-morrow. It may prove therefore wiser _ - -- and more economical to supply the wants of the moment by a cheaper and less durable structure, which at least is of the same quality as those with which we may have to contend. The most able designer of war ships in Europe, whose success has - - been so remarkable, M. DUPUY DE L'OME, is of this • • opinion, and constructs the ships that are to form the French line-of-battla of wood in preference to iron." But these were not the only disadvantages apper taining to iron. We had only one dockyard, Chatham, where iron ships could be built—and if we preferred iron we must have recourse to con tractors—people who never, " in one instance, kept to their agreements, either as to time or cost." These were serious disadvantages to be sure—but these were not all—" The general slovenliness of the work performed by iron shipbuilders rendering the presence of an Admiralty inspector necessary on the premises wherever the contract ships are build ing and leading to many difficulties between the contractor and the Admiralty;" and further, " The great temptations that beset the contractors, owing to the cost and difficulty of procuring good iron, to use inferior and cheaper metal." All these and many more; but next as to time—" the iron ship would take 25 months to build by contract, such as the Hector ; and the wooden, to build leisurely and to the best advantage, about as long ; but if the workmen were much pressed, and were entirely uninterrupted, the period might be shortened to 21 months." So much for the Controller's eetimate of time and character. Charges not likely to be endured by honest men without a word or two in their de fence; and so we gave, en Saturday, a letter from Mr. JOHN FORD, the Managing Director of the Thames Iron Works, who built the redoubtable Warrior—the first great iron war ship of this or any other country. Mr. FORD feels, no doubt, justly indignant at the gratuitous charges preferred against the iron contractors, but we will let him speak for himself. He says :—" To all these accu sations we give an indignant and complete denial. We challenge the Controller of the Navy and all his officers to produce a single example of slovenliness in workmanship or inferiority in material. We appeal to the thousands who have seen the Warrior, to every practical man who has examined her (and where are those who have not?) as to her present condition after more than twelve months' trial through the worst weather, and to the reports of her captain, as our vindication against these charges,and with the great companies for whom we have built some of the finest vessels afloat, with foreign Governments, by whom we are largely employed, and w i th the pri vate firms for whom we have worked, w® hop e th at we have established a reputation which will with stand even such a blow as one in the high position, and armed with the authority of Controller of the Navy, has thus sought to deal against it. With respect to the charge of claiming exorbitant terms for making alterations, we are able to prove that in no instance have we received adequate remunera tion. Such an accusation could only have been made by those who, not having to spend their own money, know little of and care less for cost. As to our failure to fulfil our engagements either as to time or cost, we have specific facts to deal with. The Controller states that we agreed to build the Warrior for £210,225, including extras.' We never made any suc h agreement, nor anything giv ing eve n colourable ground for such a complete mis statement. Our original contract sum for the War rior was £190,225. On March 16, 1861, six months before the Warrior left the Thames, we sent in to the Controller an account of extras amounting to £40,508, intimatin g at the same time that we had all was finished we other large claims, and W h en we were paid claimed, not the sum of £254,728, as stated by the Controller, hut £ 269 , 600 , of which only £251,646." He further says that the changes and additions in the construction of the Warrior beyond her on __________ it was indispensablf 3 to build of wood__ for r— third third r.ason, that they had no iron at hand, and if they bad there were neither toole; not then capable for the work! Hence the dilemma. Still thesticklers for iron would not budge in their demand—iron sl as the best and iron they must have. So to calm the rising storm in-Parliament, or rather to parry the attack, Lord PALMERSTON, with his usual happy tact, became politically honest all of a sudden, and proposed an armistice—let them suspend their decision until an estimate were furnished of the comparative time and cost of wood and iron. Meantime he promised to rest on his oars, while for his own part he frankly confessed that iron was the best for building ships of war, with a good balking of wood to support it. And thus he captivated both parties by his wily palaver, but only stooped to conquer in the end, like a good naval captain-general, or a politic Ser geant EITHERSIDE ! The Premier kept good faith with the bellige rents, but the Controller of the Navy rather marred the matter. He produced his report in such a manner as to create a feeling of great excitement. His own sympathy for wood was too apparent to justify impartiality in his decision. He freely ad mitted the advantages of iron, but with qualifica tions that detracted much from its merits. He said —"lron possesses these advantages over wood : an iron ship can be built of larger dimensions than a wooden ship with no loss of strength, An iron ship has more rigidity and strength of structure, as a whole, than a wooden ship, though locally weak and liable to be penetrated by blows which would fall harmlessly on a wooden ship. An iron ship has much greater durability in certain parts of the structure, indeed in all parts where no wood is in contact with the iron, than a wooden ship, and after a lapse of years the iron frame would have suffered next to nothing as compared with a wooden ship. But against these edvantages must be set—The serious local weakness of the compara tively thin plates of which the bottom of an iron ship is necessarily composed : the danger, conse quently, of getting on rocks in such ships, and the necessity which this weakness entails of construct- THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING MARCH 17, 1863. ginal design were enormous, and, consequent.y, the cost—so much so, that to come to as amicable set tlement the company errered to take 121 per cent. on the cost, which the Controller of the Navy re duced to 5 per cent. Mr. FORD is not satisfied, and no wonder, for 5 per cent, is but half the usual pro fit on labour Ana work done, and in the construc tion of such a ship as the Warrior we think 121 not over much. He then answers the charges against iron :—" That plates of iron can, in excep tional circumstances, be pierced more easily than wooden bottoms we admit; but the example of the Great Britain in Dundrum Bay, and many others that could be referred to, show that iron ships may be stranded with more safety and less damage than wooden ones. The bulkheads and double bottom, which are most disingenuously stated to be compli cated and costly arrangements, introduced to remedy local weakness, are in fact advantages which cannot be overvalued, which exist only in iron ships, and for which wooden ones possess nothing equivalent. The Great Pastern struck lately on a rock, and was saved by her double bottom. Many vessels have been saved by their bulkheads, and, indeed, if there were no other recommendation of iron, this alone would be a reason for preferring it to wood. That a copper-bottomed ship will foul less rapidly than an iron bottom must be admitted; but better dock accommodation and somewhat more frequent clean ing will remedy this defect. Even copper is not an absolute protection." And, again, Mr. FORD goes on :—" We are igno rant of the authority on which the Controller an nounces that it is the opinion of M. DUPREE DE L'OME that wood is better than iron for iron-cased ships, bu t we have very good reason to believe that this gentleman employs wood only because France possesses wood, but not iron, and workmen in wood but not in iron, and uses the means that he has at his disposal, although admitting their inferiority, and we know as a public fact that having begun in wood they are now resorting to iron. We could say much more on the question of the time to be occupied in building in wood in the dockyards as compared with iron by the contractors, but we will only remark in conclusion on the comparison given as to cost, and the effect of one course on the other on the navy estimates. The Controller gives the cost of an iron ship at £214,000, as compared with a wooden one at £187,000, showing a saving of £27,000 per ship. Without questioning these figures, which cannot, however, be admitted as correct, we would observe that this is the only cost of the hull, and that in each case is to be added, the cost being the same, the machinery, say £50,000 ; the rigging and outfit say £2u,000 ; the armament, stores, &c., say £20,000 more, The real difference, therefore, is not between £214,000 and £187,000, but between £304,000 and £277,000. In other words, on the cost of five yes- eels as proposed, out of a million and a half for iron the country is to save £135,000 even on the Con troller's own showing, and that for the sake of this difference it is wiser and more economical to supply the wants of the moment by a cheaper and fess durable structure.' We do not believe in the cheapness, but we only point out now how sma. ,he economy is to be." And now we have done, having let the Controller and the Contractor have ample space and no favour. As these five ships are to be built of wood, and in our own dockyards, we trust that the Admiralty will not be deaf to any suggestions for their im- provement. Why may not some one or more of these ships be cased with iron all round of from one to two, and at the water-line of five or six, inches in thickness all round the water-line, even to two feet below it, for better protection. In that case, as it will take nearly as long to build a wooden ship leisurely as one of iron, why not case a dozen of our large 90 and 50 gun ships with iron coating of this description. The extra weight may be com pensated not by reducing the number of guns, but enlarging their calibre, We shall thus be prepared in a few months for sudden emergencies, while the dockyards are constructing their improved wonders. Earl RUSSELL has riot always been happy in his breign correspondence, and on more than one occa sion he has put his foot in it in his negotiations with European powers ; but, as regards the Ameri can question, he has maintained the character of the nation which he represents. We would gladly have seen the Southern Confederacy acknowledged from the commencement of the war, but the refusal to do so was a matter for the decision of the Cabi net, not for the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Among the American correspondence recently laid on the table of the House, the one relating to the Confederate cruiser, or privateer, or, according to the shipowners of New York, pirate Alabama, is well worthy of perusal. This vessel was built in the yard of Messrs. LAIRD and CO., at Birkenhead, and, as she was openly acknowledged to be built as a fighting vessel, the attention of the American Consul at Liverpool (Mr. DUDLEY) was naturally attracted to her, and on the strength of certain infor formation communicated by him to Mr. ADAMS, the American Ambassador, that gentleman re quired on several occasions that the Government of Great Britain should detain the said vessel. Earl RUSSELL, however, did not feel himself justified to interfere upon the doubtful evidence laid before him, but referred the matter to the law officers of the Crown. Before these worthies had come to a determination on the matter, the vessel upon the fate of which they were deliberating took the hint, and settled the question, by going out on a trial trip, which proved so satisfactory that she never returned. Meanwhile, orders bad been sent to Liverpool to detain her, but the precaution came too late, for the bird had flown. Upon this point, and the subsequent captures of the Alabama,a length ened correspondence took place between the Foreign Secretary and the American Ambassador, Mr. ADAMS having called the attention of Earl RUSSELL to the fact that, soon after the breaking out of the French revolutionary war, the British Government remonstrated with that of the United States respects ing the fitting out of privateers in the United States ports with an intent to prey upon British commerce. Earl RUSSELL in answer, after showing that there is similarity between the cases of 1794.1862, while regretting that the QUEEN'S Proc'amation should have been disregarded by certain of her MAJESTY'S subjects, observes that both parties having benefitted by the said infringement, the Northern Powers have no reason to complain, and goes on to say that "It is right, however, to observe, that the party which has profited by far the most by these unjustifiable prac tices has been the Government of the United States, be cause that Government having a superiority of force by sea, and having blockaded most of the Confederate ports, has been able, on the one hand, safely to receive all the warlike supplies which it has induced British manufac turers and merchants to send to United States ports in vio- lation of the Queen's Proclamation, and, on the other hand, to intercept and capture a great part of the supplies of the same kind which were destined from this country to the Confederate States. If it be sought to make her Majesty' s Government responsible to that of the United States, be- cause arms and munitions of war have left this country on account of the Confederate Government, that Confederate Government, as the other belligerent, may very well main tain that it has a just cause of complaint against the British Government, because the United States arsenals had been replenished from British sources. Nor would it be pos sible to deny that, in defiance of the Queen's Pro clamation, many subjects of her Majesty, owing allegiance to her crown, have enlisted in the armies of the United States. Of this fact you cannot be ignorant. Her Majesty's Government, therefore, have just grounds of complaint against both of the belligerent parties, but most especially against the Government of the United States, for having systematically, and in disregard of that comity of nations which it was their,duty to observe, induced subjects of her Majesty to violate those orders which, in conformity with her neutral position, she has enjoined all her subjects to obey. Great Britain cannot be held resoneible to either party for these i rr egulak prot ee ttings of British subjects, and an endeavour to make her so would be about as reason able as if her Majesty's Government were to demand com pensation from the United States for the injuries done to the property of British subjects by the Alabama, resting their demand on the ground that the United States claim authority and jurisdictien over the Confederate States, by whom that vessel was commissioned." He then proceeds to show that with the best inten tions, it was impossible for the Government, under the circumstances, to have prevented the departure of the Alabama, and "That this should have happened is a circumstance not calculated to excite much surprise in the United States, for two reasons ; first, because the principal municipal law of the United States (passed almost at the same time as that of this country, and, it is believed, after a full under standing between the two states) is, in fact, almost identi cal with that of Great Britain upon this subject; and, secondly, because its notorious evasion, during the late war waged by Great Britain and her allies against Russia, was the subject of remonstrances on the part of her Majesty's representative at Washington to the United States Go vernment. Great Britain was then, as on other occasions, assured that every effort which the law would permit had been made to prevent such practices; that the United States Government could only proceed on legal evidence, the law as to which is almost, if not entirely, the same as in this country; and that without such evidence no con victien could be procured. In the case of the Alabama, it is not denied that strict orders were given for her detention as soon as it appeared to the legal advisers of the crown that the evidence might be sufficient to warrant them in advising such a course, and that the Alabama contrived to evade the execution of those orders. Her Majesty's Government cannot, therefore, admit that they are under auy obligation whatever to make compensa tion to United States citizens on account of the proceedings of that vessel. As regards your demand for a more effec tive prevention, for the future, of the fitting out of such vessels in British ports, I have the honour to inform you that her Majesty's Government, aster consultation with the law officers of the crown, are of opinion that certain amend ments might bo introduced into the Foreign Enlistment Act, which, if sanctioned by Parliament, would have the effect of giving greater power to the Executive to prevent the constructi , ,n, in British ports, of ships destined for the use of belligerents. But her Majesty's Government con sider that, before submitting any proposals of that sort to Parliament, it would be desirable that they should pre viously communicate with the Government of the United States, and ascertain - whether that Government is willing to make similar alterations in its own Foreign Enlistment Act, and that the amendments, like the original statute, should, as it were, proceed pari paesu in both countries. 1 shall acordingly be ready to confer at any time with you, and to listen to any suggestions which you 'may have to make by which the British Foreign Enlistment Act and the corresponding statute of the United States may be made more efficient for their purpose." To this Mr. ADAMS makes a lengthened reply, that admitting that large supplies of arms and warlike stores have been purchased in this country, and shipped from British ports to New York, for the use of the United States Government, that is no reason why the Confederate States should have any right to the same privileges, even though they import their goods at a considerable risk. H e maintains (in which opinion we beg to, differ with him) that-- " The United States have made an actual blockade of the ports occupied by the insurgents a blockade the vali dity of which Great Britain does not dispute. They are, therefore, Entitled to consider every neutral who shall at tempt to enter ono of them, or carry anything to the be sieged, as violating his neutrality and converting himself into an enemy. Hence, it happens that every British subject engaged in the work of aiding the insurgents, by introducing contraband of war into blockaded ports, not only violates his duty to his Sovereign, but commits an exceedingly aggravated and injurious offence to tho Go vernment of the United States. To associate such pro ceedings with the mere purchase and export of arms on behalf of the United States, as of equal significance, would seem to be most inequitable. It is a fact, 'hat few persons in England will now be bold enough to deny, first, that vessels have been built in British ports, as well as manned by her Majesty's subjects, with the design and intent to carry on war against the United States ; secondly, that other vessels owned by British subjects have been and are yet in the constant practice of departing from Bri tish ports, laden with contraband of war, and many other commodities, with the intent to break the blockade and to procrastinate the war; thirdly, that such vessels have been and are insured by British merchants in the commercial towns of this kingdom with the understanding that they are despatched for that illegal purpose. It is believed to be beyond denial that British subjects have been and con tinue to be enlisted in this kingdom in the service of the insurgents with the intent to make war on the United States, or to break the blockade legitimately established. and to a proportionate extent to annul its purpose. It is believed that persons high in social position and in fortune contribute their aid directly and indirectly in building and equipping ships of war, as well as other vessels, and fur nishing money, as well as goods, with the hope of sustain ing the insurgents in their resistance to the Government. To that end the port of Nassau, a colonial dependency of Great Britain, has been made and still continues to be the great entrepot for the storing of supplies, which are con veyed from thence with the greater facility in evading the blockade. In short, so far as the acts of these numerous and influential parties can involv e th em, the British people may be considered as actually carrying en war aga i ns t t h e United States. Already, British property valued at £8,000,000 sterling is reported to have been captured by the vessels of the United States for attempts to violate the blockade, and property of far greater value has either been successfully introduced, or is now stored at Nassau await ing favourable opportunities." Here, we may say, the matter rests. That the Northerners are discontented and annoyed at the success of the Alabama is not to be wondered at; but they must bear in mind, as Earl RUSSELL truly observes, that England has also suffered from the depredations of privateers fitted out in former times in the ports of the United States. OUTLAY ON FORTIFICATIONS. -- Th e sum o f £2,070,000 in all has been raised for the construc ton of fortifications under the Acts of 1860 and 1862. For this sum annuities amounting to £133,827 have been created, exuiring in 1885. The rate of interest at which the annui ties are calculated is n per cent. In the balance-sheet for the year 1862 the sum of £1,170,000 is set down as the ex penses of fortifications in that year, causing an excess of £515,123 in the expenditure over the income of the year; but that sum of £1,170,000, though pert of our expenditure) had not in fact to be provided out of income, but was raised by means of this creation of terminable annuities. ANOTHF,II EXODUS.— Sin ce Pr esident Lincoln has given his signature to the Conscription Bill hundreds of families residing on the frontiers have made a "change of base," and departed for Canada. Some time ago " Artemus Ward" announced that the Eagle and Goddess of Liberty had left Washington for Canada to keep boarders here for 3 dols. a week.—Montreal Gazette. ISIGNAL Copps.--'!'here is in the Federal army a small but distinct body of officers known as the "signal corps." When an action is imminent, one or more Of them, generally informed at head• quarters of the movements contemplated, proceed to an eligible position, from which they can communicate to the commanding officer instant advice of the enemy's movements, either direct or through persons posted at intermediate stations, if distance or moan tain or forest make this course necessary. Information is also sent as to the points most susceptible of damage from artillery. In the daytime the signals are made by flags of different colours and waved in various directions; at night torches are used, asbestos being substituted for ordinary wicking, because it emits a clear and brilliant flame ancl isnot easily extinguished by the wind. The telegraph also is em ployed; an officer starting for a signal post carries a pocket apparatus, and is followed by an attendant unrolling a coil of wire as he travels along. There are about 150 officers, who have been detailed and instructed as signal officers, and are distributed with the several armies. Frequent changes in the signals are made to prevent their being in terpreted by the enemy, and perhaps to prevent something else, for it is avowed that serious embarrassment has oc curred, "sometimes half a dozen times in one night," from the countersign having been designedly or "accidentally" divulged to the other side. BREACH OF PROMISE.—An action for breach of promise of marriage, which from the position of the parties hag excited much interest in Ireland, was concluded On Saturday at the Galway Assizes. The plaintiff, Miss Lucy Evans, is the daughter of a gentleman residing near Tuem, and defendant, the Rev. Harloe Flem ing, is rector of Ballyrnacward, in the county Galway. The case on behalf of the plaintiff was stated by Mr. Blake, Q.C., who read several letters which had passed between the par ties, on which he relied as showing that the defendant had promised to marry the plaintiff. The father, sister, and uncle of the lady were examined, and proved that the de fendant had admitted having made the promise, but that he alleged that circumstances prevented him from fulfilling his engagement, an d also that the plaintiff had released him from it. After an able speech by Mr, Robinson, Q.C., on behalf of the defendant, his lordship charged the jury, who found for the plaintiff, with £l,OOO damages, and 6d. costs. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) ROME. ROME, MARCH 16. The following sacerdotal appointments hate taken place : " Monsignor Falcinelli, to be Papal Nuncio at the Court of Vienna. Monsignor Sanguigaa, to be in ternuncio for the Brazils. Monsignor Orelia, to be internuncio for Holland. The present internuncio of his Holiness at the Hague, Monsignor Vecchiotti, is appointed Coun cillor of State. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, MARCH 16. The military committee of the Chamber of De puties continued its deliberation to-day upon the amendments proposed by Herr von Forkenbeck to the law on the military organisation of the country. None of the Ministers were present. Paragraph 3, as proposed by Herr von Forken beck, is worded as follows :—" The strength of the army in time of peace shall be fixed by a special law. The yearly budget of military expenses shall be based upon this law." This paragraph was, with a slight addition, almost unanimously agreed to, two members only voting against it. The Royal commissioner who represented the Minister of War on the committee declared that the Government could not agree to the amendment of Herr von Forkenbeck, and would not bring forward an organic law on the military organisation. He further stated that by such dis cussions the conflict between the Government and the members would not be avoided, but, on the con. trary, be increased. FRANCE. Le Constitutionnel of to-day remarks that the dis cussion on Polish affairs is to begin to-day, and it earnestly recommends all interested in the matter to study these documents, which, according to the Constitutionnel, reflect honour on the French Go vernment. The despatches in question date so far back as 1855, when, at the time of the Crimean War, M. Drouyn de Lhuys addressed a despatch to Count Walewski, then French Ambassador in London, suggesting that the redressing of the wrongs of Poland should be among the conditions of peace resolved on by the Allied Powers. To this the English Cabiuet objected, on various plausible grounds, and when six months later the proposal was renewed, fresh obstacles were put in the way. According to this version of affairs the blame of inaction certainly rests with the Cabinet of St. James. L'Opinion Nationale speaks in much the same terms of the documents in question and considers the news received from Poland, to be highly favourable to the insurgents. Le Siecle learns from an Austrian journal that the number of insurgents in the district of Radom amounts to 20,000 men. Women also, it is said, take part in the war; while many families, who took iefuge in Galicia at the beginning of the outbreak, have now returned to Poland to join in it. Karowski, who was reported to have committed suicide, has rejoined the army of Langiewicz. He fights in the first rank, hut wi• bout any other grade than that of a private soldier. Le Pays tells es that fresn bodies of insur gents are being organised between the Vistula, the Bug, and the Wieeiz ; the peasants of those dis tricts favouring the insurrectwu, which it is rumoured, will shortly be greatly deve • loped. In its summary of the contents of the diplomatic documents published this morning by the Moniteur, Le Pays declares that it is the cold ness and indifference of England which has hitherto rendered fruitless the efforts of the French Emperor to ameliorate the position of Poland. The last monthly account published by the Governor of the Bank of France is regarded as very satisfactory in commercial circles. The cash in hand, which had fallen in the month of December to so low a figure as 240,000,000 f., has now risen to 344,000,000 f. It increased by 54,000,0001. during the last month. The Council of the Bank have consequently considered that they might safely reduce the rate of discount from 5 to 4-1- per cent. at their late meeting. It is generally believed that a further reduction in the rate of discount will shortly be announced, inasmuch as the demand for gold has considerably abated. One very favourable item in the account just published is that which shows that the securities deposited with the Bank for cash advanced, which in the month of January last amounted to 200,000,000 f., are now reduced to 140,000,000 f. These securities consist of railway shares and bonds to the amount of 82,000,000 f., and Government rentes to the amount of 58,000,000 f. Government rentes to the amount of 29,000,000 f., and railway securities to the amount of 5,000,0001. were withdrawn from the Bank during the last month. The Bank has by these repayments been able to call in bank-notes i❑ circulation to the amount of 52,000,000 f. There is no change in the amount to the credit of the customers of the Bank. It remains at 161,000,000 f. The balance to the credit of the Treasury increased during the month by 9,000,000 f., and is row 76,000,000 f. The Government is con sequently fully enabled to meet the ply-went of three months' interest on the 3 per Cents, due the Ist of next month. The council of the Bank have, during the last month, purchased Government stock to the value of 1,000,0001. with their unemployed capital. Theßank has further advanced 1,500,000 f. within the last month on a deposit of bullion. ' The profits of the Bank during the last month are cal culated at 2,500,000 f. It appears from the regularity with which commer cial payments have been made since the beginning of the month that trade is good, and cash not scarce, in Paris. Manufacturers have received large orders for export, and few complaints are heard except in Mulhouse, Rouen, and Lyons, where the civil war in America still produces injurious effects. Some of the cotton bonds of the Caufederate States have been offered for circulation at Havre. These bonds have been issued by the Government of the Southern States to create resources by means of the cotton which still remains in the interior of the country. They stipulate that in 40 days after notification shall have been made by the holder to the Confe derate Government the quantity of cotton specified in the bond shall be placed at his disposal in what ever port of the Confederacy he may select, pro vided that port be not at the time in the power of the Federal States. These bonds are generally for 25,0001 b. weight of cotton, the value to be paid in cash, calculated at 6d. per lb. weight. The purchaser may receive the cotton i❑ the port he fixes on, and there place it in store or export it at his own risk and peril. BOURSE, Marsh 16.—The quarterly coupon of 75 centimes has been detached to-day from the Three per Cents. The market is heavy, and quotations are rather lower, Threes being now at 69f. , sc, ; Italian Loan firm at 70f. 50c. Little doing i n Railway Shares. The market left off as follows : :::1 3 4 3 7 8 0 0 _96 _75 CBraendititSpoaureesie.r. 41 per Cents Do. end month.... 3 per Cents ...... 68 90 Italian Loan. ..... 70 40 Do. end month.... 68 75 Do. end month 70 20 New 3 per Cents .. Russian Do, end month.... Austrian ..... — B3 5 - 0 Credit MOWlie- 1225 Spanish Threes. ... Do, end m0nth....122a florae Debt . . BA IL WAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans ................ 1117 75 1112 50 Northern .............. 1030 .. 1030 New ditto ............ . • Lyons and Mediterranean 1190 -- Geneva ................ Southern 1195 - .- - • • 7 71 2 5 ** 7 g , 67 , 2 50 western • • ..• 5.50 . • tn.) , -5 Eastern .... .. ... . , 642 50 .. b 45 Sardinian ............. . 385 387 5500 Amtrian ........... , 508 75 I .on , bard 595 595 Not th of Spain 700 700 Saragossa. Ditto to Barcelona THE AMERICAN MAILS.—STEAMERS DUE THIS WEEK.—As the news from America becomes day by day more important, and as the arrivals of steamers from the States will therefore be eagerly looked for, we append a list of the vessels due at Liverpool and Southampton this week :—The Jura (s.s.), with the mails from Portland on the 7th, may be expected at Londonderry on the evening of Tuesday and at Liverpool on Wednesday ; the Glasgow (a s.), with the mails from New York on the 7th, may be expected at Queenstown on Wednesday and Liverpool on Thursday; the Borussia (s.), from New York on the same date as the Glasgow, may be expected off Cowes, for Ham burg, on Thursday; the Cunard mail steam-ship Africa, with dates from New York to the 11th, is due at Queens town on Saturday night or early on Sunday morning next, FUNERAL OF MR. GULLY. —This gentierta.en was interred on Saturday last at Ackworth Park. His remains arrived at Knottingly Station from his seat near Durham, a little before 11 o'clock, and were conveyed to Pontefract, The minute bell was tolled, and about 12 o'clock the funeral procession passed through the borough as follows :—The mayor, corporation, inhabitants of the town (two abreast), hearse drawn by lour horses, mourning coaphes, and private carriages. FATAL ACCIDENT AT LONDON BRIDGE.— A woman, name unknown, was drowned yeteerdey morning in endeavouring to get on board a steamboat whilst it was starting from the pier at London-bridge. The body was recovered and conveyed to Guy's Hospital. The follow ing description is given of deceased by the police :—" About 35 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches high, brown cloak, black merino dress, tuck skirt, three blue and white petticoats, and one flannel." FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN INFANT.—Yesterday Mr. Walthew, the deputy coroner, held an inquest at Dalston, respecting the death of Annie Horsley, aged 12 weeks. The mother, having to visit a sick sister, left her infant in charge of one of her children, a little girl. Getting tired of nursing, the girl placed the infant on the hearth rug, and went to sleep. When the mother returned she found her poor babe in flamer, and so frightfully burned that immediate removal to the German Hospital was found to be necessary. The surgeon of that institution rendered all the assistance he could, but without avail. A verdict of 1 accidental death was returned. THE ACCIDENTS AT THE ILLUMINATIONS.—Mr. Isaac Walker, a silk manufacturer, has expired in, Guy's Hospital, from extensive fracture of the ribs, received by the pressure of the crowd near Cornhill on the night of the illuminations. This makes a total of eight deaths from the accidents on Tuesday night last.' MURDER AND SUICIDE ON BOARD A STEAMER.— A desperate murder is reported to hava taken place at sea on board the steam-ship Grimsby, which arrived in the port of Grimsby, from Hamburg, on Sunday. It appears, from the statement of Mr. Isaac Freeman, an interpreter, that the ship left Hamburg on the 13th inst., with 10 emigrant passengers, and en the 14th, about 5 p.m., while the emigrants were talking together in the fore 'cabin, one of them, named Schlosmacher, of Pots dam, suddenly, and without any provocation, fell upon nam named Joh ann F re d er i ck Lowerensen, of Schlesw i g, another emigrant, and stabbed him in the abdomen with a dagger knife, causing almost instant death. The murderer was immediately secured by the crew, and lashed in the roundhouse on d ec k , an d locked up. On S un d a y morning, about 6 o'clock, it was found that he had broken loose, and had hung himself with the lashings. It is supposed that Schlosmacher was seized with a sudden fit of insanity wh en lie °A:emitted the murder, as the parties had not known each other previously. , (41 Cr, rt • te .ll Irm y, )14114. HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, March 16. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Louise, and attended by Lauy Augusta Bruce, walked in the grounds this morn ing. The Bishop of London and the Right Hon. Sir G. C. Lewis left the Castle to-dv. TIM DANISH ROYAL FAMILY. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam, bridge and the Princess Mary visited the Princess Christian of Denmark at the Palace Hotel, Buck ingham Gate. His Royal Highness the Duke of (7 1, -tunbidge viaited the Prince and Princess Christian. His Royal Highness Prince Frederic of Hesse- Cassel and his Serene Highufss the Duke of ILA stein-Gluckshurg, atteiidfd by Lieutenant-Cot one i du Plat, were conducted yesterday through the Palace of Westminster, and afterwards visited Westminster Abbey. Yesterday afternoon, about half-past two, Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark paid a visit :o the British Museum. Their royal highnesses, who were accompanied by Princes Frederic and William of Denmark and the Princess D igmar, were received at the entrance of the Museum by Mr. J. W. Jones, in the absence of Mr. Panizzi (principal librarian). They were first shown into the manuscript-room by Sir F. Madden and Mr. Jones ; then they examined the antiquities, under the guidance of Mr. S. Birch and Mr. C. T. Newton; afterwards, accompanied by Mr. Newton, t'noy passed into the medal-room, and thence Professor Owen guided them through the natural history department. The royal party had previously paid a visit to the reading room, which was crowded with literary men and students. Their royal highnesses left about half-past four, amid the cheers of a large number of persons who had assembled to witness their de parture. Prince Christian of Denmark and the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by several members of the suite in attendance on the royal family of Denmark, paid a visit to the House of Commons yesterday evening, during the debate on Mr. Cochrane's mo tion on Greece. They were shown to the ambas sadors' gallery, over the clock, by the Sergeant -at- Arms, Lord C. Russell. The royal party remained upwards of an hour iTI the House. Prince and Princess Christian, with the Princes Frederic and William of Denmark, honoured M. Thorben de Bille, the Danish Minister, with their company at dinner yesterday, at his excellency's residence in Great Cumberland -street. Their royal highnesses were attenthd by General and Madame d'Oxholm, the Countess Reventlow, and Colonel Francis Seymour, C.B. Her Majesty the Queen forwarded yesterday her usual kind annual contribution of £5O to the Royal Na tional Lifeboat Institution. THE ROYAL MARRIAGE.—The following com munication was yesterday received by the High Bailiff of Southwark Osborne, March 14.—Lieutenant- General Knollys is commanded by the Prince of Wales to express to the High Bailiff and inhabitants of Southwark the gratification his Royal Highness has experienced in receiving their address, and to convey his very cordial thanks for the congratulations it contains upon his Royal Highness's marriage." The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland arrived at Stafford House, St. James's, yesterday, from Cliefden, her grace's seat in Bucks. The Duke e.nd Dadvss of Hamilton and family intend to prolong their residence at Nice till the end of next month. They will make s short stay in Paris on their way to London. Tae .Thrquis and Marchioness of Westininsler have left Grosvenor House for Motcombe Hour=, Dorset shire, where they purpose to remain until after Easter. The Dowager Marchioness of Lothian has arrived at Br,wn'a Hotel. The Earl of Derby is better. The noble earl was sufficiently recovered yesterday to leave his bedroom for soma hours, and there is every prospect of his early conva lescence. It is doubtful whether he will be able to resume his active duties in Parliament before Easter holidays. NEW PEER.—It is stated that Col. Wilson Patten is about to be raised to the peerage under the title of Lord Winmarleigh. The Viceroy of Egypt, o❑ the occasion of his visit to the Sultan a few days ago, presented the latter with 25,000 Minie rifles, and renewed for himself the pro mise of Said Pacha with reference to the mailed frigate ordered in England shortly before his death. On his part the Sultan has presented his highness with a magnificent diamond, said to be of 411 carats weight, and which was formerly worn in a ring by the late Sultan Mahmoud. THE PRINCESS OF WALES' WEDDING DRESS.— Some of our contemporaries having announced that the beautiful dress and train worn by H.R.H. the Princess of Wales at her wedding were made abroad, we are able to state positively that they were made in London, by one of our own English Court dressmakers, Mrs. Aylen, of Somerset-street, Portman-square, who also had the honour of making the dress in which H.R.IL passed through London, and of supplying the whole of the exquisite Honi ton lace worn by the Princess at her wedding. THE TEA TRADE, March 16.—The deliveries in London estimated for the week were 680,5821 b., which is an increase of 72,0851 b. compared with the previous state- meat. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS, La Union dates of the 14th February Lays—" It is reported here that Carrera has intercepted the deep itches of Mr. Mathews, British .mister, on the road to Mr. Partride, United States Minister, Salvador. LA UNION, FEL 15. General Carrcra has reached the Bio Sa Paz, and will cross on the 16th or 17th, having been rein forced with 1,300 more troops, under command of General Gavais. He will immediately march to wards Sa❑+a Anna. It is evident a conlife must trke place in a day or two. At Kealego the Nicaraguans have erected tem porary forts at the entrance of the harbour. The English brig Gordon, from Liverpool, arrived at Colon on the 7th ult., and the English steamer Aikalon frim Liverpool on the 13th. The news from the West Indian Islands is un important. At Jamaica the elections commenced o❑ the 9th ult., and were still progressing up to the 24th, the date of the sailing of the mail. There had been but very few changes in the representation. The elections were to terminate on the Bth inst., and the Lieut.-Governor had issued his proclama tion, summoning the new House to meet for the dispatch of business on the following Tuesday. The weather continued dry, and the public health good, but business still dull. At Demerara trade was excessively dull, business throughout the colony being at a stand still. The market was amply supplied with all kinds of im ports. The last year's crop was gathered in, and the produce arriving at market very limited. Tonnage was abundant, but freights scarce. The total exports for the year to date were ;—Sugar, 12,423 hhds., 522 tierces, 3,133 brie., 3,249 bags; rum, 5,984 puns., 851 blade., 553 brie.; molasses, 789 casks; timber, 47,266; charcoal, 4,704 brls.; cocoanuts, 64,227; shingles, 1,433,000. The Colonist, on the cotton question, says :-- "We are glad to perceive that same p ar tial Efforts are being made to re-introduce the cultiva tion of cotton. In times gone by the coastlande of this colony teemed with the most luxuriant cotton multivation, but for many years past the cultivation of that staple has been abandoned, and many fine estates which formerly bloomed as a garden is noW overgrown with bush, as desolate and abandoned as though it had never been cultivated at all. If these estates were again put into cultivation, cotton enough, of the finest long and medium staples, might be produced to meet all the demands of the English market without imp..)rting a single bale of Sea ls!and cotton from the Southern States of Ame rica Aii thus could be done wiuhin one rear and a half from the present time, and the manufacturers 0? Et , gland would no longer be dependent upon un certain sources for their suppiies of the rani material." The weather at Barb,idoes w,:i4 fine and favour able to the growth of the auh r cr , ,p, the mills were every where at work, and the yield of the care it was confidently ant;cipitred li,et the clop would he an average one. The your:g► eaues were looking well, and the island healthy. The Confederate screw steame; Florida Cate Oreto) u.rrived in the Bay cf Barbadets on the 14!h. Capt. Maffit, her ni reported leaving' Mobile on the Isth January, having tun the gaunt let of several Federal ships of war stationed off the harbour to prevent her escfipe. Capt. MAIL also reported the capturing and burning, a few days before his arrival at Barbudoes, the ship John Be 11, 1,396 tons, from a Northern port, with a cargo of tea and silks, estimated to be worth three million of dollars, from Foochow. In the Barbadoes market provisions continued dull, with the exception of butter, which was scarce and wanted, Trade generally remained about the same as reported lust mail. Exchange on London— Bank Bills, 90 day s , 487* doll. ; 60 days, 490 d ole. ; 30 days, 492* dots. ; p r ivate bills, 90 days, 482 i dole. ; 60 days, 4831 dols. ; 30 days, 4 841. dols. The gold ships announced by the present mail to be on their way from Australia are the Result, with 41,846 ounces, the Accrington, with 31,000 ounces, and the Nelson, with 12,354 ounces, all on the sth of Janu ary ; the Calliance, with 17,900 ounces on the 6th of Janu ary, and the Suffolk with 18,732 ounces on the 20th of January, making a total of £500,000. The whole of these, with the exception of the Suffolk, may be considered nearly due, The first wool ship which was to sail from Otago, New Zealand, for London, on the 26th of January, was also to take £86,600 in gold, and the Bombay, from Syd ney, will bring 133,000 sovereigns. The Sultan has paid two visits to the Interna tional Exhibition now. open at Constantinople. Arms of every kind and size, from rifled cannon to sword bayonets and revolvers—military saddlery, tools, jewellery, silks, untanned skins, woollen fabrics, unginned cotton, carpets, " fine arts," gold and silver plate—and a thousand other varieties of raw and manufactured produce meet the eye, It has been finally settled that on Wednesdays and, Saturdays the building shall be open exclusively to Turkish ladies. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 17. The Royal Mail Company's steamship La Plata, Capt. Weller, with the übove mails, arrived this morning. She brings 88 passengers; specie, 1,708,535 dols.; and 2,390 packages general cargo on freight. in: La Plata brings dates from Jamaica to the 26th; Bari - m(loes, 26; Trinidad, 24; Grenada, `'2s; Demerara, 24; and St. Thumat,, the 2d inst. She experieueed strong head winds throughout her pas" sage. The British residents at Valparaiso have sent by ! the present trn;it a first instalment of three thousand dvilars lil Std of the unfortunate sufferers by the cotton famine in Lancashire. The Pacific Navigation Company's steamer Peru, from the Pacific coast, arrived at Panama on the 21:0 .February, with dates from Valparaiso to the 2d ; Coquimbo, 3; Caidero, 4 ; Aries, 7 ; ehlochas, 10 ; C,tiao, 13 ; Paits, 16 ; Guayaquil, 17. Business in Chile continued quiet, the imports had been unimportant, and the demand for stocks in the ports did not come in so freely as to create any stir ; cotton goods wen; scarce, and at famine prices. The harvest was expected to turn out satisfac tory, and prices low; last year's wheat had fallen to 2 dolt'. the lanega, and 3 dots, was the highest offer for the new season's wheat. The Customs returns for the port of Valparaiso, for the year ending 1862, showed an excess 01 240,000 dols, over the receipts of 1861. It has been proposed to construct telegraphic communicmion from Valparaiso to Panama, the scheme had been agitated in Santiago with some prospect of success. Railways in Chile were rapidly progressing—it was expected that trains would shortly be running uninterruptedly between Valparaiso and Santiago. Niining prospects were considered favourable. Valparaiso Exchange on London, 441 to 45 pence per dollar ; Paris, 4.65 to 4.70 ; Hamburg, 40 to 411. Bar silver per mare, fine, 10 dole. 31te. ; bar copper per ggl. 1001bs., 16 dole. 50c.; nitrate per do., 1 dol. 80c., nominal. On the 30th January the Peruvian Congress arose, having terminated a session marked for many wise and useful enactments. At the close of the message delivered by the President, Mr. Santellan, Congress was convoked in session extraordinary for the sth February, to receive the ministerial budges and to vote supplies. The navigation of the Amazon was becoming more complicated. No British vessels had arrived at Callao since the last mail. Order and satisfaction prevailed throughout the Republic. Intelligence from Guatemala to the 6th February says war has already commenced. Carrera left this city on the 4th for the purpose of invading Salva dor. His intention is to march directly for the capital. -Carrera has already 5,000 men at his com mand. Salvador intelligence to the 10th February says the misunderstanding which has existed between Carrera and Barrios is coming to a crisis. Carrern left Guatemala on the sth with the avowed inten tion of invading Salvador with 5,000 men. Gene Barrios has not beQn idle. In a few days 6,000 men, mostly armed, came in from tl.e different de partments. The bulk of the Salvadoreali forces Rill be at Cojutepuque, a position by nature almost im pregnab;e. Taal do N err, I,' Ne e v krl I) Ina ~15 p 0,,, 11 4 ,, b Pal 4-or