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London, England, 1862-03-25 00:00:00

you preside. The declaration which I made after
the discussion on the interpellations of M. Gallenga
sufficiently explains my line of voting. I belong to
the Parliamentary Left, and I have nothing to do
at the private political meetings of men who have
been, and continue to be, the opponents of my
opinions. I avail . myself of this opportunity of
saying so.—F. CRISPI."
The Monitore dell' Armata of Turin announces
that the Italian army is soon to be reorganised on
the following footing :—The regiments of infantry
and of -engineers are to be raised to four active
battalions, and a fifth in depot, each composed of
four companies. The regiments of cavalry are to
be reduced from six to four squadrons, and one
of depot. Sixteen new regiments of infantry and
four of cavalry are to be formed, and a seventh
corps d'arinee created, into which the volunteers
of the Southern army are to be incorporated,
together with part of this year's recruits. The
command of this 7th corps is to be entrusted to
General Garibaldi, and thus the fusion of the
Southern army with the regular one will be
complete.

GREECE.

Under the head of " Latest Intelligence," La
P atrie publishes the following :—" Various foreign
journals announce that, in consequence of the de-
velopment of the insurrection, the King and Queen
of Greece have left Athens. Precise information
enables ns to declare that the statement is un-
founded. According to the last dates the King and
Queen of Greece had not left their capital, which
was quite tranquil. The Chambers continued to
sit, and their deliberations had not been marked
by any peculiar incident. The commanders of the
naval divisions of the different Powers were assem-
bled at the Pincus. The English division had
been increased ny two ships of war from Malta."
The Independance Belge says :—" A mystery still
hangs over the real state of the insurrection in
Greece. To clear it up and discover the respective
chances of the two parties, the French Government
intends sending two officers of the Staff to the scene
of action. The capture of the outworks of NanrAia
is attributed by private correspondence from Trieste
to the negligence of the besieged, rather, tl,,an to the
valour or number of the besiegers. The former
allowed themselves to be taken by surprise. It was
supposed that, disheartened by this loss, the insur-
genta would have surrendered, but as yet the tele-
graph has not announced the occupation of Nanplia
by the Royalist troops."

PRUSSIA.

Our advices from Berlin are to the 23d inst. The
anniversary of the King's birthday was celebrated
on the 22d with the usual ceremonies. The King
has taken the opportunity to cenfer upon ex-
Minister von Auerswald, as an acknowledgment of
the services he has rendered to the State, the
Order of the Crown (first class) and the title
of Count of Marienburg (Oberburggraf)• It will
be remembered that the same title was conferred
by Frederick William IV. upon the Minister
von Schon when he retired from office. The
dignity implies a high place at Court. M. von
Auerswald is in a very precarious state of health.
He was to leave Berlin shortly for his native pro-
vince, and then proceed to some watering place.
The electors of Elberfeld have requested him to
stand as candidate in the coming elections, but he
has declined, on the plea of ill-health. Count
Schwerin proceeds on a tour with his family to
Venice. He will stand for his former constituency.
Whether M. von Patow will come forward is not
l yet known. The elections will probably be fixed
for the 25th of April.

POLAND.
(From our own Correspondent.)
WARSAW, MARCH 17, 1862.
I mentioned in my last letter the arrest of Mr.
Alexander Zamoyski, who was employed in the
Law Credit :Society. The manner in which he had
been seized upon was most brutal—the door of his
apartment, being found locked, was broken open
with a hatchet, and himself dragged out into the
fortress, where he was sentenced to receive 200
lashes. He was charged with having printed and
circulated national proclamations and an address to
the Archbishop of Warsaw, a crime which even the
recent mock pardon of the Emperor could not tole-
rate. But the work of persecution and despotism
does not seem to end in this much-oppressed coun-
try. No one is free from the tyrannical proceed-
ings of the police ; and, in spite of the new regula-
tion which permits people to walk in the streets
with a lantern till 11 o'clock at night, the arrests
continue daily, and the courts-martial are in full
operation. The Russian authorities, and especially
General Rosnow, are exhausting every possible
means to discover the authors of the clandestine
journals, and of a revolutionary conspiracy of which
no one dreams here. It is a well-known Russian
dodge always to put forward some pretext of the
kind, in order to show the Emperor how indispen-
sable it is for the public safety that the state of
siege should be further prolonged. The
most ferocious persecution and vengeance
are levelled against the clergy, numbers of
whom are pining away in the dungeons of the
Russian fortresses. The Rev. Mr. Swistlowski,
vicar of Kertno, imprisoned in the fortress of Modlin,
has just died from the extreme humidity of the
casemate in which he was lodged. He was an excel-
' lent man, a great scholar, and a most eloquent
preacher. Victim of the Muscovite cruelty and re•
venge, ho leaves behind him a most cherished rem))
lection, and a name which will be inscribed, in '
daily-increasing list of the martyrs of Poland. At
Lewczyca, owing to the profanation of soldiers, the
cathedral is closed, the curate, the Rev. Mr.
Zukowski, is incarcerated in the fortress of Modlin,
and the vicar, the Rev. Mr. Ruszkowski, has been
transported into the depth of Russia. The same sys-
temlreigns in the ancient Polish provinces of Podolia,
Volhynia, and the Ukraine, where the military
governors got up a fresh war against the national
costumes, classing them among the most dangerous
instrument of propagandism ; a pair of boots called
"patriotic" by the police, if found worn, render the
owner liable to a fine from 6 to 7 roubles, about one
sovereign in the English coin. A much heavier
tax, varying from 25 to 40 roubles, is set on the
national costume, and the singing of a national air
subjects the amateur who indulges in this rare en-
joyment to the payment of 120 roubles into the
Czar's exhausted exchequer. It may well be ima-
gined what a golden harvest such perquisites must
be to the venal Russian functionaries, not excepting
the governor-generals themselves.
The official journal in this city confirms the re-
port circulated of the murder of the men named
Sexupak and Sisruope, committed by the Muscovite
soldiery, whose atrocious conduct becomes worse
every day ; and also that several Russian officers,
suspected of too close an intimacy wi th the Poles,
have been sent to the most distant part of Russia.
A number of persons have also been arrested in
consequence of the publication of a very interesting
pamphlet, entitled " One word addressed by Poland
to the Archbishop Felinski."
On the whole the country is quiet, though deter-
mined to stand up by its rights. A great impulse
has been given by the educated classes to the ele-
mentary instruction in the villages, which is eagerly
sought after both by the young and the adults.
But for the constant impediments thrown in the
way of elevating the lower strata of society, number-
less schools would have been established through-
out the land. The land proprietors spare no
expense, and would make cheefful sacrifices to
espread
s are educationdu e
the
schoolsmn theog people,
win
existence. and t o their
The same spirit pervades the students, whose
numbers have greatly increased. They emulate
each other in the love of study, and the dili-
gence bestowed upon it, A good monarch and
an honest Government could take advantage of
such a disposition of the country, and render it com-
paratively happy, by seconding the exertions of all
the classes of the community ; by restoring to the
Poles the rights which have been trampled upon,
and making them feel that instead of being their
oppressors they are their friends and protectors.
Alas ! are the Muscovites capable of, or willing to
act the part of a civilised Government?
The Archbisop Felinski becomes more popular

every day, and also more convinced of the deception
practised upon him while at St. Petersburgh re-
garding the state of things here. Since his arrival
he has displayed the greatest activity in the exer-
cise of his sacred calling. He has introduced many
useful and beneficial reforms in the study and dis-
cipline of the seminaries; he visits daily some
establishment which is under his superintendence ;
he has sacrificed part of his salary to the further-
ance of the various improvements in the Ecclesias-
tical Academy, for which he has given up one part
of the Palace in which he resides. Such conduct,
whilst it wins fox him the hearts of all the Poles,
renders him an object of suspicion to the Russians,
who see in it a palpable refutation of the erroneous
notions they endeavour to spread in Europe, in:
Poland, and the Polish nation.

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, MONDAY.
The Royal Mail steamship Arabia, from New
York on the 12th inst., arrived at 12.30 p.m. She
brings 24 passengers and 176,45 D dols. in specie.
She landed 92 sacks of mails and two passengers,
and proceeded for Liverpool ; all well.

CONFEDERATE NAVAL VICTORY.
(PER ARABIA, via QUEF,NSTOWN.)
NEW YORK, MAB.CH 11, EVENING.
The Confederate iron-clad steamship Merrimac
and the Confederate steamers Yorktown and James-
town left Norfolk on the morning of the Bth inst.,
and attacked the Federal sailing frigates Cumber-
land and Congress 9.t the mouth of James River.
The Merrimac received the broadsides of the Cum-
berland and Con tress at 100 yards without sustain-
ing any damar.le. The Merrimac then ran into the
Cumberland with her iron prow, literally laying
open her Bides ; she then drew off, fired a broadside
irAo the Cumberland, and again dashed at her,.
knocking in her side, and left her to sink.
The Congress, which had kept up a brisk engage-
ment with the Yorktown and the Jamestown, then
struck her colours and surrendered.
The Federal frigates Minnesota and St. Lawrence
were being towed to the assistance of the Cumber-
land and the Congress, when the MintAesota got
aground and could render no assistance,. During
the following night the new Federal iron-plated
Ericsson steamer Monitor arrived at Fortress Mon-
roe, and in the morning was attacked by the Merri-
mac. These two vessels fought five hours, during
which they nearly touched each other, the Monitor
finally succeeding in forcing a hole in the port side
of the Merrimac, which thereupon retired with the
Confederate fleet to Norfolk. The Monitor was
uninjured, The Confederates set fire to the Con-
gress and blew her up.
Fifty men e.re supposed to have been killed on
board the Congress, and 150 were killed and
wounded oil board the Cumberland.
Nobody in the Monitor was hurt.
The sides, bows, and stern of the Morrimac were
covered with sloping iron plates, exteuding two feet
below the water line, and meeting above like the
roof of Et house. At her bows, on her water line, were
two sharp iron points resembling prows, six or seven
feet apart. Her number of guns is (stated to be 12,
which were seen projecting from long elliptical port-
holes.

The New Y orh World publishes an account from
the pilot of the Cumberland, stating that the Mer-
rimac was not disabled when she retreated to Nor-
folk.
Gen. Halleck officially reports that the Federal
army of the South-West, under General Curtis, bad
gained a victory, after three days' hard fighting, at
Sugar Greek, Arkansas, over the combined Con-
federate forces of Van Dorn, Price, and M,Cullocb•
Guns, flags, and provisions were captured in large
quantities. The Federal cavalry were pursuing the
enemy. The Federal loss is estimated at 1,000
killed and wounded. The enemy's loss is stated t 0
he larger.
Commodore Dupont's naval e:xp edition, which left
Port Royal, captured and oce-upica Brunowiek, The
expedition then proceeded. to Cumberland Sound,
the entrance to the harbour of Fernandina, Florida,
and took possession of Fort Clinch, which the Cell'
federates had evacuated.
The Federals captured 12 large guns. They al°°
occupied Fernando and St. Mary's, the male inhabi-
tants having left.
The Confederates are supposed and reported to b:
making a grand stand at Chavenoon, Tennessee' f
place of great natural strength, at the junction °f
four railroads.
The Senate has passed a bill that no Feder
al
officer or soldier shall return fugitives. nt
The New York Times thinks the abandonOlette
of Manassas is a confession by the rebels that t-
war is ended.
President Lincoln, as Commander-in_Chief, end
fl
issued a War Order, No. 1, saying that on the
°
of March a general movement of the -ede the
forces at Fort Monroe and the forces 0° ice
Potomac and in Western Virginia shall "`
f
place, and that the naval force in the Gulf °„,
Mexico shall be ready for movement on that at 9
The order directs Major-General M'Clellan, cee'v
manding the army of the Potomac, to
oper
organise that part of the army for ac
atioao
I General Fremont has received a command.
_ort
-
lI The British gunboat 'Rinaldo arrived at r
Monroe on the 10th inst. proceed
he

ADVANCE OF THE FEDERAL ARM ' at
(Per Arabia,by Telegraph from Roche's Point, Pe
Queenstown.)
NEW YORK, MARCH 12, MoDOG;(10
The Federal army made an advance t° :ilea
Manassas on the 10th inst. 2,0ri0 troops Pr°cerr-bei
to Centreville, which was fcrand deserted. 'fecle
thence proceeded to Manassas, which the Coe. 04
rates had entirely aband,Jned, after burning'
destroying all they coult not carry awaY• midge°,
They have also destroyed all the railvol,—Dli"
in the neighbourhood, and have left liable°
desolation behind them. derAte°
The evacuation of Manassas by the Confe-
is reported to have commenrJed on the 7th °,,ro°t'
It is rumoured that they have fallen hack
donsville.
tile,' •
It is supposed that the only point where jetic
make a stand is at the junction of the Vread,
and Potomac, on the Central Virginia Rail° DeAV
General M'Clellan has established
quarters at Faircax Courthouse. aer otv
fp
The evacuation of Manassas by the Con— rtilef
has caused great rejoicing throughout the
ev
States. d
Ttte Federals have destroyed and abteb-cO6
their batteries on the Potomac, and burnt coc
I federate steamer Page. They have 0,15° °c
1 Cockpit and other points deserted by the

ratie,
she Potomac is now open.
The Federal Colonel Grey bas occupied i)CCsbilfts4l
whAicnhthe Confederates had abandoned. cony
tie
official despatch from Gen. Curti° c-
Cot
the news of the battle at Sugar Creek. Cie°.
aiubstois, thatnhin abolishing
M'Culloch was killed.
The House of go'
ed ti. fe:eo
Representatives has pass-,,, 60' t
()Lis concerning pecuniary compensatioo 500"
s a7erY, in accordance with ?re i
Lincoln'sl suggestion, by 88 against 31 cotes'oo/
It is reported that the Confederates ar;-01.11
ing Island No.lo in the Mississi i beloW C°`:: or
Beauregard has set out to take th° c°-)r) the
there.
Lower The Federals havo occupied Jciquili °tit (3195 tile
Potomac, which had been abandone- i
4,,
Confederates. 10,u i
for
is/col e
A call of the Governor of Virginia
militia was read:in the streets of Jeiquin (?),:,co el
all the able-bodied belonging to tli3 3.
)
with the Confederate army.
The Day Book admits that the INDnitor i 6
° 10
midable vessel.
Batesby Jones commanded the gerrirnne. aif°
lit OP ,
The same journal states that sone slig— at
Norfolkberlan
dere ,C
will be necessary to the M 'mac
Book ceorrral
some abets from the Cumberland c 'IWO' tllO
thelliCeum Day
fbr their brPavii:ir.;:ta9ntcll3esg;os til?