The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-16

decided signs of an increase. In August, 1863, In
| dia supplied US with SO 425 cwts. of cotton; in Au
gust 1860 with III 276 cwts., and in August, 1861
| with 2O5, 29s cwts whilst in the first eight months
of 1869 India supplied with 694 79l cwts.; in the
corresponding period Of 1900 with ,O2i ,O6s cwts.;
and in the same months Of 1861, with 1877 ,096
cwt."
The London Star Of. the 3lst of October pub
fishes "notice to privateers," thus:--The ships
belonging to the United States now leaving the
port of Liverpool are all being put in a condition
20 repel any attack that may be made upon them
while on the voyage to New York or other North
ern ports by Southern privateers. The merchant
vessels are strengthened on the upper decks and
bulwarks, and are pierced in order to carry guns,
all of which are Of the most recent construction.
Experienced gunners have been engaged to work
the board, and initiate the crew into the
art Of gunnery, so that, should the vessel be at
tackled by privateers, she would not be surrender.
ed without struggle. The equipment Of these
vessels-many Of which are now on their way
across the Atlantic, while others are ready to
Sails such that privateers will catch Tartars
should they come across any Of these "quiet look
ing traders"
The Cork Constitution Of the Slst of October
says:-The steamship City Of Washington, which
arrived in this harbor yesterday from New York;
brought over corpse represented to be that OF
McManus, one Of the Young Ireland heroes of as.
The case containing the "precious DUST" having
been brought ashore was received by deputation
from the Corpse Reception Committee Of Cork, and
| deposited in the chapel at Queenstown. 1T is
understood that the remains will be brought up to
| this city to-day to be walked They will be
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remain until Sunday, when it is intended to have a
| public funera.'
| By the arrival Of the Pacific mail steamship Cham.
| pion we have received highly important adviccs
| from Central and South America, Mexico, Cafor
nia &c. The principal intelligence concerns the
arrest, suspicion of secession proclvities of
| Senator Gwn, of California, and two other gentle
men. We supply a full account of the occurrence.
| From Mexico we hear that collision has taken
place among the natives and foreigners, resulting
in regular fight. The name of the New Grana-
dian confederation has been changed to that of
g The United States Of Colombia" The news al
| together is Of great interest.
The American ship Darlington arrived at San
Francisco on the 18th Of October, twenty-eight
days from Kanagawa. We have received by her
the latest intelligence from papers, which will be
| iVuHu oH nhVthOA PaSVs a uiStHEuSHtu RuSsIdu
refugee NJ. de Bakoonin, is among the passengers,
| as also Mr.. Heinc, the American artist and his
toran of the Perry expedition. The advantages
| of the California over the overland route to Eu
rope and the Western World are spoken of as being
| very great. The owners of American ships are
considerably perplexed from the fact that the
| Japanese government refuse to insure vessels sail
pg under the Stars and Stripes, lest they should
| he seized hv left navia nriyataara A numhar &c
Americans were leaving Japan in consequence of
the unequal rate of exchange of American for ia
panese money. 1t is said that the American Minis
ter receives SC, 900 bonus annually and the Consul
$4,000, by an arrangement with the japanese 60
vernmcnt. This favorable rate of exchange be-
tween the government and our officials is remon
strated against by all the American merchants,
| At the annual convention Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, held yesterday, the project
of devising means whereby the spiritual comforts
OF the army and navy might be better attended to
| came up, and, after some discussion, a committee
| was appointed for the purpose Of corresponding
with the federal government in relation to the mat
ter and carrying out the details of the charitable
| object.
The seizure and taking into Key West of the
British steamer-supposed to be the Fingal, laden
with arms and ammunition for the South--by q
United States frigate, is an important event, and
the particulars given to-day will be found into
resting.
| From San Francisco, California, we learn of the
capture of the schooner Neva in that neighbor.
hood, by the revenue cutter Mary. It is supposed
that she has been fitted out as privateer, and on
that superstition we give complete account o.
her, and what has been said pro and con- about her.
| The United States steamer Bienvlle will leave
| to-day for Port Royal. A mail will be sent
| by her to the feet and TO General Sherman's d
| vision.
| Affairs at Fort Warren, in Boston harbor, are
now said to be very satisfactory, both to the gov.
| eminent and to the prisoners. One Of them re-
Gently wrote letter to a friend in Baltimore, in
which he stated that he was quite comfortably
situated and that his present location was far pre-
ferable to Fort Lafayette.
Colonel Mulligan has issued an order command.
ing all the captains in his Irish Brigade to fill up
their companies and report for service.
1t has been suggested that the name of Fort
Walker be chang to Fort Dupont and that Of
| Fort Beaurcgard to Fort Sherman.
| An important revenue case, the United States
against l56 bales of hosiery, for being under IN
voiced, was commenced yesterday before Judge
Shipman, in the United States District Court. The
| seizure made by Messrs. Isaacs g. Brown
Messrs. Webster and Craig and Assistant United
States Attorney i. Allen appeared for exCollector
Schell, and Messrs. C. O'Conor and Dunnng for
| the claimants.
The official reports of the battle of Belmont show
| our losses to have been as follows
| Killed. Wounded Missing
| Seventh iowa regiment pc 10 lie
| Twenty second Illinois regiment 20 70 IS
| Twenty -seyo nth Illinois regiment. 10 A. 20
| Thrtieth Illinois regiment. .... 2 - AZ
| Thirty-frst Illinois regiment 10 % 10
| Taylor's Chicago battery .......-- 3
| polling Illinois cayary..........
| Deano's Illinois cavalry .........1 2
| On gunboat Tyer......,........ 2
| lotai See $50
The rebels admit their loss in killed, wounded
and missing to have been over five hundred.
General Nelson's force at the battle Of Piketon
Ky, consisted of the following regiments
| Second Ohio regiment. Colonel Len. A. Harris
Twenty hrst Ohio regiment. Colonel Jesse S. Norton
| Thirty third Ohio regiment. Colonel Joshua w Sill.
| Kentucky volunteers Colonel