The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-21
Arrival sf Steamer C.s--bia n, this Pert.
Arrival Of a Rebel Steamship from
New Orleans with a Cargo
Of Cotton.
Three bIor- steamers Expected frsr New
Orleans and Charleaten.
Arrival Of a Brother Of General
Anderson.
Ills Escape from the Rebsls-fnterestirg
Particulars.

Among the passengers Nv the Columbia arc
Mr.. Charles Anderson, (rrother to GenrrL
Robert Anterior, 0t Fort Sumter cle,rityO
and bis family, who is an ,scap prisoner from
the Southern Conf 'JCricv. HN WIS arrested
with his family, on tie list Of o. her. sons
nifty miles firm Sn Antonio (Tesas) Ay
detachment Of s. G. cavalry, uuirr an order
J from the commander OF tia department. Mt
A. and family were removing g. their d
home in the North. NJ chirrrs were alleged
against him and 10 exc I,s ofrcrei for thu OUT.
rage upou himself aui family. except thV h.
was arrested as an Micn-tn NV, ard wonl b.,
held a. Trisrncr Of war. His family vote
sent under militia escprt som, $40 mils TO
brownsville, on the Mcxic,n frontier, TO take
the flint vessel for the United \ ates.
lie was sent to military enc4mpment ncar
San Antonio, and kept under close guard and
upionAge-uut otherwise kind treatmeut-uu-
Ill the 22d Of OctOb,r, Whet, during da'k AID
rainy night, ne m de nj. escape. Atior var Gus
adventures, risks and exposures, he made his
way, alone, aud through the priirios and juo-
gle (now Ia the posses sion Of the Cimanche and
Wild bcasts) to Mexico. For his escape no "a
greatly inhabited 10 Mr.. BAyari, sou of X
Z. Divard, Of South BIO hlyn. Tots youth well
knowing, and SYM a,hizing with the prison.
er's ULion Principles, a "a one OF the Ia ally
Of Major NJ chliug, havin access 10 him. con-
spired with Mr.. Andcr.ch tor the cscays
NJ Anderson furtner informed Us thit he
staid ten days IN Monterey, ol accB NJ Of his
inability 20 ride Gov Viidutri h,yu haard
Of bis arrival kindly offered him conveyance
TO 1ampico. Here be- was rec iyed ami cl,er-
tanned Wi b all the kindness Of a brother and
sister by Mr.. Cha4e and his wife. Thence he
sailed in the British steamer lyde, via Vera
Cruz, TO Havana. At this place he most un.
expectedly foand his wif5 and family, wh) he
had supposed 10 be ut NV YORK. lie reports
that, although the Bri ish subjects whom ne
met were violently indignant A. ihs seizure Of
I -.
and his family were received aud entertained
by the laval office and Capt. II cuan AID all
bis subo'di 'at1s, with h generosity sad kind.
ness Of personal lend hip.
He WAS Ovariaken by ti- young f'ienl AID
ally, William 0Ayard, vt Vitori. lie sailed
on the schooner SIllie Gay, for New Ynk, on
the LIST Of November, and doubtless will DO soon
home az ain.
INTEL IOHNCE FROM HAVANA.
The Prea, naval expedition for Mexico was
fairly Oft Nov, 30tb IN three grand divisions.
II was very imposing aud eff ctive display OF
Spanish power, consisting ~ 1t did, Of - ships
Of war, 303 guns, Is transports, 30 guns for
launches, when lsnding troops, 6,OOO sailors aud
MARINES, and 10, 900 sOl iierr. Since the depart
nTe Of these, more troops had arrived from
Spain, for tho same destination. Three reIi-
ments, regularly stationed there, were also
ready TO embalk If their services should DO re-
9uiIed.
HAVANA MARKETS, &c, Die. 8.
SUGARS were dull. No. II sold for reals
per arrobe. Stock on band 1900.
MoLAksRs- No stock aid no business.
FREIoHrs-One Americon vessel had engag-
ed 600 boxes for New York or Bottom, at 80
cents per box. No business, many vessels
leaving In ballast.
ExCHXsox on l., ndcn, CO days sight.l4>1al5
New York do 49tt 81
Paris do ~ szi
Arrived, Confederate steamer Vanderbilt, ID
inst, bound south, with cotton and naval stores
On the 5tn, the Confederate schooner W. NIL.
lory, Campbell, from Mobile, with naval stores
and two passengers.
WHAT THE MKNICANs ARR DoNo.
The Nc xicans were daily expecting the allioC
feet at Vera Cruz and Tampico. The genera
feeling throughout Mckee seemed TO be spiri
of ipextnruishaLle hatred and hIncs to Sp ain
All the usual f.ctions and f,uds among the Msxt
cans appeared to be giving way 10 the sentiment
Of united resistance TO their common enemy
And their frequent remark was that IT tn
SpaniaIds came alone, they would be hearth.
welcomed.
No resistapce, however, would be made q
these ports On the contrary, San Juan Ullo
was being dism ,ntlel, and her guns taken in
land. II any Mexican symptoms can ba truste'
in such matter, most determined and proOa
bly, successful opposition will be made TO an
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sN nuu's .I ,Ai,, ano ,.ind and A.,
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NJ n's' MN.'s"Lon an,h -, U,va,o an
i1i m1AlOo Ny q m"Sa.Is i. as ~ CG,,r,h;
was entering that hArbor.
THE BLOCKADE DEEMED INEFFICIENT.
A correspondent of the EXPRESS, writing froi
u.yana n.c 9Th s,vs,
ia'"'"'
There must De some mistake 10 Ine statemen,
OF the New York and other northern paper
about the efficiency OF the blockade lhree DAY
ago, the Confederate steamship Nahderoht, Csl
tain smith, came into port with valuable ca
60 OF cotton, which VIII ma good market
barceiona, whittier II Will AZ once oe snippsl.
1hTee other steamers are UNDERWOOD 10 oe
roue,-on from New Orleans, anu anoth'
from Charleston.
The Coniederate steamer w, mallory came me
yesterday from Mobile, WIN cargo OF NsN
stores. Inc captain wouiu haNo oiousn Mi
ION, put the ConieueiaIe niI ~
"Vglu NOV Po," oiaar;Oo .ys,Y Ssy for mort,
Vessels are clearing eNe,y 10y 80 ~, n p ,y MAJ
the u o. h'' sn" NJ uo rV ,s 80, ,s :,
capture are nidue. hos' :" s, t' % sIGs%
coffee, tcr Wulch tney g'tSiol
There Is scarcely any business ~ ~
ern ships' Out"IIu neiel,'s arc ny P"ts,;pn
TINY ,, would 10 Initiate Sbs WSitsd Safes.
1t must be acknowledge, tnAt sucu ,,s uJ
trine,-aithough we tednes u 70 ,.s uuo hi i'
and divest II oi the aosuIu eN.el'ou '.nana,
receives In tho coluu MS OF some heWsPaPgs'