Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-18
Escape OF Chas. Anderson.-Inter'
esting from Mexico.

Escape OF Chas. Anderson--Inser-
esting from Mexico.
New YORK, Dec. IL.
The steamer Columbia, from Havana
9th, has arrived. The rebel steamer
Vanderbilt, 393 tons, arrived at Havana
on the Sd, days from New Orleans.
Chas. Anderson and family arrived on
the Columbia. He is brother of Gen.
Robert Anderson.
He escaped from the hands of the reb-
els at San Antonio. and walked to Mon
terey, Mexico. He was treated with
great kindness by the Mexicans. He
sailed on the British steamer Clyde to
Havana. He reports that, though Brit
ish subjects whom he met were violently
indignant at the seizure ef Mason and
Sidell on the Trent, and family were
treated with kindness.
Anderson's family was sent originally
by the rebels to the Mexican frontier,
while he was held prisoner of war.
The Clyde met the Spanish feet and
army within Sc hours sail of Vera Crnz,
with fine weather.
The Mexicans were daily expecting
the allied feet. The general feeling ap-
peared to be hatred of Spain
All feuds were giving way to a senti-
ment of united resistance to the common
enemy, and the frequent remark was, 'Tf
the Spaniards come alone they viii be
heartily welcomed" No resistance,
however, was to be made at Vera Cruz or
Tampico.
The guns of the Castle of San Juan de
Ulloa were being carried inEark. If
Mexican symptoms can be trusted, de-
cided resistance will be made to Spanish
invasion.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
Mr.. Loring's preamble and resolutions
offered on Monday came up.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, said: If
the passage of the resolution is to have q
good effect, especially in the West, the
sooner it is passed the better. The allie
CATION of Gen. Halleck as an excuse for
his order that fugitive slaves, whom he
proposes to exclude from his lines, give
information to the enemy is too bald q
pretext for him. The return of fugitive
slaves was intended by Mcclellan and
has been followed by Generals Dix, Kel-
ly, and others. All these cases are
disgrace to the profession Of arms. If
such returns of fugitiyes have been made
by orders of the commanding Generals
they should have their epaulettes strip
ped from their shoulders. And If it has
been done by higher authority, then God
forgive them, for they know not what
| they do.
Mr.. Lovejoy, of Illinois, expressed his
honest conviction that such orders were
issued by the Commanding Generals Of
| the army without orders from the Presi-
dent. He was satisfied of this fact
| While the President does not remove OF
| cashier them, as he Oovejoy) would do,
| he did not believe the Commanding Gen.
erals had power for such inhuman and
shameful measures. L
Mr.. Blair, of Missouri, said that Mr..
Stevens had evidently misunderstood
Gen. Halleck's order. Gen. Halleck had
| informed him that he had no idea of do
| ing anything contrary to the law of the
last Congress and the policy of the Gov
| ernment.
| Yankee Account OF the Fort Pick.
ems Fight-The Federal Vessels
| Badly Damaged-The Yankees Ca.
ved..Huzza for Braggs
New YoRK, Dec. IL.
A private letter from Martinique, dated
| November %, states that the Iroquois is
| off that port waiting for the Sumpter.
| Another, dated the 25th, says: The
Iroquois arrived last night, but the Sump-
ter has escaped" a private letter from
on board the steamer Richmond, which
took part in the fight at Fort Pickens
dated November %, states that the ves-
sells commenced bombarding Fort McRae
at ten o'clock on the 22d. The writer
states that he had been cempllmentne
the Captain of one of the guns on the
accuracy of his aim, when shell bounced
| through our bulwarks and took his heao
off. and wounded six more men. Thii
shell, on exploding, raised the snip ou
of the water and made her stagger hkt
| a drunken man. Another shell burst sil
feet below the water line, causing bat
leak, but the steam pumps kept the vesse
free. The firing continued all day ant
was resumed by the enemy the mex
| morning. when we moved out of hii
lrapge. The frigate Niagara still kept .
| them. but being outside the bar she ca
not be much damaged. Fort Pickenl
had. up to date, lost one man killed ant
seven wounded. Fort McRae is mucl
damaged. but we cannot destroy it viii
| our smooth-bore guns, as they are n
match for the enemy's rified cannon
, The bombardment was to be renewed th
tnext day, the 23d, with the determine
tion to whip or 10 be whipped.
S;nca leaving the masses of the Missis