The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-15
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
The steamship Columbia, Captain Adams, ar
rived at this port yesterday about noon, from
Havana, with dates to the 10th instant
She brings the important news of tho de-
termination of the Spanish government to
admit to all the privileges of Cuban ports mer-
chant vessels from the Southern States carrying
the flag of tho confederacy without, however, re-
cognzing tho nationality or independence of the
latter. The determination was in manner forced
upon the government of the island by the decision
OF the courts in the case Of the Bamberg and AN
other vessel, which the courts declared were not
pirates, nor under pirate flag, and, that being So
no matter what their flag, they had right to mer-
camille privileges. This explanation strips the
matter of great deal of the Importance which
might be attributed to it.
We lave Mexican dates to the Sd instant. If
possible, matters grow worse in that distracted
country and portion Of the press comes out
strongly in favor of q foreign protectorate. Muir
ders, robberics and assassinatons are as frequent
as ever, and the government is evidently too weak
to cope with the terrible evils surrounding it,
Gen. Ortega had whipped Marquee, but he and all
his officers escaped with most of their force of
course to reappear on the next favorable occasion
conspiracy to invite Spain to take possession of
the country, la st. Domingo, was discovered in
the capital, and number of arrests made. Con.
gress adjourned on the 3lst of July
Our correspondent in Mexico city, writing on
the 10Th Of August, states that Mr.. Moran, editor
of the Mexican Extraordinary, was arrested on
the previous night by order of the government
The event caused quite sensation among the
foreign population of the city. as the pretext for
his imprisonment the publication of an article
in sustainment of their guaranteed rights. Her
Britannia Majesty's frigate Mcrsey had arrived at
Vera Cruz and much speculation was afoat as to
the cause of her visit. Congress was to meet in
sessio in the city on the 3Oth of August. No com.
mum, ION had been had with the United States
for month
The bi itsh bark Manuel Ortez--cleared at this
port for Whydah and market on the 3Oth ult.--
was seized last evening by the Surveyor on suspi
cion of being engaged in the slave trade. We
learn that she was allowed to clear at the Custom
House for the purpose of Selling her after she had
commenced her voyage. Her cargo, as per mani
fest consists of one hundred barrels of Virginia
tobacco, four hundred and fiftysix hogshcads of
whiskey, six tins of crackers, four tins Of butter,
two cases of cheese, one barrel of -four and one
half barrel Of coffee.
The soldiers on the Pot Omac are sending home
money to their friends as fast rs they get their
pay. An Indiana regiment sent two thousand dol
lars in gold to Evansville last week, and on the
10th inst tho members of the Eleventh Massa-
chusetts regiment gave Mayor Wightman, of Bos-
ton, upwards of five thousand dollars to take home
for distribution among their families.
The three Tennessee Com IN tho Kap
lucky Legislature after the passage of the rcsolu-
invaders from the State, took hasty departure
from Frankfort and at last accounts were striking
for their homes" across lots
The Right Rev. Major General Leonidas Polk, of
the rebel army, has at Columbus, KY, twelve
regiments Of infantry, numbering seven thousand
men, eight companies of cavalry, three field bat
teries and siege artillery battery. His whole
strength is about eight thousand.
Parson Brownlow and his son, OF Knoxville,
Tenn, are still under arrest, by order Of General
ZOllicoiier.
The Richmond papers have recently brought to
light the fact that John B. Floyd, when he was
Secretary of War; tried to steal the government
mandatory of army clothing at Philadelphia and
send it to Richmond Nothing but want of saga
city and enterprise on the part Of the Richmond
merchants, it is said, prevented the consummation
of Mr.. Floyd's scheme.
Some fears have been recently aroused in regard
to the safety Of Fort Delaware, which at present is
not very strongly garrsoned. II is thought that
there are number Of secessionsts in the State of
Delaware who have their eyes upon the fort and
are only waiting favorable opportunity to seize il.
Fort Delaware is situated on Pea Patch Island. in
the Delaware river, near Newcastle. 1t cost the
government over half million Of dollars, mounts
one hundred and ffty-0ne guns, and is calculated to
maintain garrison Of seven hundred and fifty men.
The great cotton mill at Sprague, Conn, the
largest in the country and owned by Governor
Sprague, of Rhode Island, is now in full operation.
A number of Vermont volunteers visited the
house Of secessionist at South Royalton on the
night of the 7th inst took him from his bed, spread
the Stars and Stripes on his doorstep ard made
him knecl and swear allegiance to the constitu.
tional flag and then escorted him back to his bed.
Indiana has thirteen new regiments forming,
numbering from the Twenty -seventh to the Thirty
ninth, inclusive.
Two-thirds of the towns in Maine have been
heard from, and their votes for Governor foot up
as follows:--
Israel Washburne, Jr., republican. ...... 80 ,665
Z. ID. Jamson, Union. ................... j,17s
John W. Dana. democrat. ................. l2 ,1i0
Mr.. washburne has majority thus far over all
of l2,347, and the Union majority over secession
democracyis ~ ,525 Is the democratic party dead
in Maine?
The Charleston g. CO. Mercury of the Sd inst
has the subjoined carefully compiled estimate OF
the population of that city, just Completed
Whites. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 20 $50
Negro slaves. .................,...l7 1885
Tree. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3,166
-2l sol
AVtdi. IS ,l6O
Theron Mitchell, member of the Fifth regiment
Of Vermont, being on his way back to the seat of
war, was killed at St.Albans, by a train of cars
running over him, on the 10th inst.