The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-26
The News.

VnO NoW6e
COL Lamon, the Presidents envoy to Charles
ton, aud bearer Of the order to Major Anderson to
evacuate Fort Sumter, reached Charleston on
Sunday. and, after an interview yesterday morning
with Gov. Pickens and Gen. Beauregard, visited
the fort. 1t is supposed that the fort will be
evacuated tomorrow; but the day of the depar-
ture of the troops has not transpired.
Reports from Montgomery state that by the LIST
of April there win be FIVE thousand troops Of the
Southern confederacy concentrated around Pen
sacola.
In the United States Senate yesterday Mr..
Haie's resolution for an election of subordinate
officers was again laid over. Mr.. Powell offered
a resolution calling for copies of Major Anderson's
dispatches to the War Department during his
command at Fort Sumter. The remainder of the
session was occupied in discussing Mr.. Douglas
resolution calling for information relative to the
policy of the administration with reference to the
seeded States The discussion was interesting,
a. will be seen by our report.
The nomination Of Hiram Barney as Collector Of
The port Of New York was sent to the Senate yes
terdsy.
The European mails by the steamship Canada,
from Liverpool 9th, via Queenstown 10th inst,
which arrived at Boston yesterday morning,
reached this city last evening. The main points
Of the news by this arrival have already been
given, but we supply this morning some details OF
general interest.
The English press discuss American affairs at
considerable length, and generally regard the
establishment of the Southern confederacy q
fact accomplished. We this morning reproduce
several articles upon this subject from the London
press.
II ia asserted that, although all the chief
offenders in the Mires case have been extricated
from their difficulties by the Court, few scape-
goats will be sacrificed. On dit, that N. Collet-
Meygret, Receiver General Of the Department OF
the Jura, has been dismissed, and that the son Of
q man of high standing at Court has been politely
requested to resign his lucrative post at the Minis
try of Public Works. II is also currently reported
that M. Mocquard, the Emperor's Secretary, is
about to retire from public life.
A very interesting pen and ink sketch Of Major
and Mrs Yelyerton. the parties in the marriage
where in to-day's paper.
The steamship Champion from Aspinwall, ar
rived at this port yesterday bringing sess,6s7 in
treasure and the mails and passengers which left
San Francisco on the LIST inst, and news from New
Granada and the South Pacific.
The adyices from California have been antici-
pated by the overland expresses.
The news from the south Pacific republics Is
nnimportant.
In New Granada Mosquera's friends continue
TO triumph In all directions At latest advices the
government forces had left the valley OF Bogota
and encamped on the east bank Of the Magdalena
river, directly opposite and in full view OF Mos
quera's position at Honda. Nothing but the river
divided them. An expedition was being fitted out
by Gen. Nieto, Governor Of sautaDder, which was
generally supposed TO be intended for a descent
on the Isthmus. There was, consequently, great
trepidaton at Panama. The ports Of Sayanilla,
&c, closed by order Of Ospina, had been opened
by Mosquera. The defeat Of the government
forces in Antioquia gives the revolutionists add
iional chances Of success. The capture OF th
town Of Ocsna has been officially confirmed.
We have received our usual files Of Rio Janeiro
papers TO January 20. The news from the United
States brought by the French steamer Guyenne,
which arrived on the 18th, produced an unfavorable
suppression. Exchange on London fell "a though l.
subsequently improved little, and stood, nc
cording 70 the latest quotations, at 26s. Transac
tions In coffee for the States were limited
and freghts were therefore depressed. There
is no news Of any importance. The Jor-
nat de Concrete contradicts, on authority,
the rumor that the ministry intended re.
signing. The State Of affairs In the United
states causes the liveliest regret and apprehen
son. The formal Of the 25th says" II Il sad
aHd melancholy TO see powerful nation lacerats
and reduce itself to wretchcdness and break tho
Union which made its strength. Yet iii q spec
tacle which soon, perhaps. the United States may
essr 10 the world, descending from the heigb, 0
zoe Of the first nations Of the globe to the leye
Of second rate Powers. Divided and weakened