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Gr,cppori, l.. T., Nor. 19.-Surveyor Skinner
seized the SLAYER Augusta, on Monday morning,
OIL Montauk, Nine men were on board Of her.
No resistance was made. She is now al Green
port IN the Surveyors hands.
The owner Of the Augusta l. ArrLrros DAN
SMITH, Of this city. OAKsS'r1f and b" con-
federates were arrested under the following cir
cumstanccs
m Ap,,,.ta. il will bc reccllocted, was
,IoI ,or .,,ntc time ut GrccnIOrt, where she
Gas Icing fitted out osiensibly for the whaling
troJc. Wlcn she was quite ready for sea, the
jerutics Of 1. ). Marshal Murray seized her
in the nnmc Of the Government, and sealed her
matches. Tho case was argued IN court, aud the
vessel and cargo condemned, but the counsel
for Mr.. AIrilTus OAksMItn, the owner pro
cured an order fof new trial, which has not
yet been held.
Meanwhile tho vessel was bonded at y certain
value fixed hy sworn appraisers, and the sum
giatcd paid into court to await the result oi
the now tritl. The vessel anil cargo were APP
praised T. 300 which j. 'uu less than was
tualy p4id ,ur the vcs..l alone, and the owners,
determined to lose no Time IN making their ven
turc tn the coast Of Algicl. shipped another crew,
ordered tie vessel AROUND - lh'rhuguc, l.. l.
Mir ONK~Mtru AMI nineteen Of the crew went
to Tatchoguc and chartered an o"s'cr Sloop to
tab, them AMI q certain portion NJ the cargo on
But in the recent gale the ,loop went ashore,
aud thc savc-tradcrs, getting short ol prOvi-
sors, landed from small boat at Fro Island.
The inhabitants thinking them privateerSmon,
or AT any rate suspicious fellows trlcgraIhcd
the fact Of their arrival to T. =. Marshal Nun
NAY, and asked instructions Tie directed thcm
to arrest the party, which has been done.
Captain APPLETON OAR,,iIrII i, tho son, we
believe, Of the authorcss, Mr-. EMIAnEru 0AK-
SMITH, who was formerly a resident Of Brook
Ign. OAKsMITn has dahllcd in literature, and
at one time was publisher Of a magazine in Now
York called "Thc Great Republic The pro-
prictor next turned mariner and took command
of a vessel lie is now sail to h. quite wealthy.
II il represented that he has been instrumental
in fitting out more slaycrs tlnn any man In tho
country.
OAksN1u has bccn, 10y orlcr of tho Sec
rotary Of State, sent to Fort Lafayette, II boin;
believed that he ha. been engaged ~ secession
rs well rs the -llvr traffic.
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POLITICAL.
Tnrnu,nny Hall.

At meeting Of the
III MOT RhIlC MANORALTY CONVENTION,
held a. Tan IN ny Ilrll, Nov 18th, 1861, Mr.. JANE
r. llrAnl having declined the nomination Aorut
tore made l. y thi. CuvrutiDn.
q. GODFREY OiNfllER
WIZ rn-Iluouely uominpt.l ~ the
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
fOR MAYOR
ur the CITY 81 Now YIii.
ELIJAH =. PtRDY, Chairmsn.
SMITH NY, Jr, s.,,,i.. IA
IIIiE ~. SMEENl, !
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At a NIccrInn or ,hc San AIlcrmnnla Cnnl

'cntior held uu TUESDAY evening, Nv lub, 1854
N Iiir-uauc, If Cdl Il the Nlrt Ilul G'narAl
C'uIuIttc L,lt q the house uf Jblul u. Ur cor
n"u' trn'ur 4 and T. n BrDadw.y, ON motion, Mrl
''if"il, m the 1871 Ward, was acting CIBirm nj
On notion tlr vote fr Chairman by ballot was cHrl
nod, On yutrJuhn l. Blair was elected l. 'riu IN nd
Ihairm 10 Of the Convention, ON mution, Will end
". jacks was elected rrctpry. Ga motion, thd
NcnlioH want into nomination for a candidate fr
Adcru an. On vote being taken, Peter VI KushtJ
II Tie llth WTd,rer"iy,d9 votes, John N Cpnne
E',rs when Peter NJ knight was declared u'ni
mated IN motion, Cpnveutiun adioursei sine lie
JOHN I, BLAIR Ch,irm IA.
WI W, JACKSON, Sc. 100
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Terrible Murder.

Boston, Nor. 10.-In Holliston, Massachu-
setts, yesterday morning, an elderly woman and
her daughter, named Reeves, were murdered by
Alvin Finch, who beat their brains out with a
Hat iron and then burned the house down.
Finch had boarded with the deceased, and il
thought had dfirium trea,ers, lie was ar.
rested.
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TIM CHELSEA CoImASY in the 1T Mi,sl-
chusctts Regiment have received from home u
large invoice of roast turkey, mincc pics aud
plum puddings for their Thanksgiving dinner.
EIGnrY-roUR BuNEs OF Belgian mu,kets,
thirty cases of Enfield rifles and soyenty-ono
hoNcs Of equipment, arrived Mt Detroit from
Eur pc on Monday last They were ordered bv
the State III Michigan Cor her soldiers.
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War Intelligence,

HbEL QUARREL OyHR TuE uoNORi.
In the Richmond wig we find the followin.
sharp correspondence which has lately pl,se |
between Gen. W. II. I. Walker, of the rebel
army and the Secesh Secretary BENJAMIN.
Walker II seems got mad and resi- Sned on the
2'th ct October with the following grumblc:
Young men have been put over mo here
Who hal not graduated at the West Point Acadc-
my until after ! had been wounded sever Il
Times ~ the service, aud recommended by no
promotion.
" Not content with putting my own country
n''h over me, AN oilice-hOller General Lowell
from New York city, who was there under nav
W ~" loiA when our countrymen were al
Lhhily lighting ut Manassas aud clsewhcrel 6's
been brought to the South aud made Major
General over men : to the manor born and To
cap Tie climax, the brigade | now command
aud which ! have been months ia drilling and
putting IN proper state Of disciI line, is to be
taken rom me, and one Of my junior colonels
put in command of il. | leave INV name with
the brigade. | know have IL, confidence.
One would have supposed lhat AN executive,
WI" h'd himself been soldier, would have
s,ornod TO have wounded the scnsibities of an
old and tri,d soldier.
"lh" sacred cause for which droy NV sword
h';ll i"r IN my native state; but viii not
and antiquities gt'M, Encutir ;"
BENJAMIN replied, under date of Oct. %, Il,
iollows3
1T Is duo to -eli-rcspccl that should remar,,
on the improperly Of your using this depart
m'ni as he channel Tor conveying di,rcspcc'fm
AMI insulting comments on the action of the
SomhanSor-in-Chiel Of the Amy and the Chief
Magistrate Ui the Coni,dcmcy. Ills sole oil.
fence, according to the statements Of NOur let
ter consists ia not selecting you to be Major
General, for there is no question Of promotion
involved Ia tho appointment of general officers,
III, law expressly vests in him the power to
choose officers to command brilnles aud diyis-
ions; and IL is no dispsragcmcnt to any officer.
whatever may have been his services, that the
President prefers another rs division COM
mander."
On the 3Oth Of October Walker rejoined thus.
"llow your scl-rcspcct could have been
wounded 10y the plain, unvarnish,d statement
Of an old soldier am at loss todivine Suffice
It To say that my communication was intended
for the Executive, and though you have at
tempted to hoist your seli-respect beior, the
country in defense of an Executive who chooses
10 do this and 10 Ito that in the
face Of the public opinion of the army
and the country, | doubt very much
whether, in trying to preserve YOUR own self
respect (Which has not been assailed) YOU will
not lose the respect Of the country.
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20 sudden an emigration OF Yankees To their pa
trisrchal soil. Al all events, It matters little
what nsy be thought oft in Canada, flour OBJ
jeet be accomplished, and the back bone Of seeCs-
sion crool,d a. II thus will BE-
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whales, and the 6sh itseF w~ very anxious
10 exchange its narrow quarters for a grand
blow GU, in the largo enclosure provided for II.
All things gave Indication that the spray would
ny when It Wa let loose. We presume Il will.
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CITY NEWS.

THE MulAEr pMoCRNrIc ALuEuN,Stc
CoNvrNTroNs met last evening in the variou,
districts of the city, aud made the following
nominations
~ Dist-R. Barry.
ifh " Andrew Shcchan.
9TH Adjourned To this evening.
Sth p. McNight.
10Th 50 G. 4. Jeremiah.
18th II. Murphy.
14lh Michael II. Dalton.
10th 81 Adjourned to Thursday.
Another report states that +. |. \. Dool, Is
the nominee Of the l2lh District.
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lmh Ward llutul, ot the Mozart Hall Regular Al
d,rnanic CunyC ntlou for tho 9th District, hdl a
NJ. u. Lynch'A cor Of Bropme and Marion ~, oi
Tuesday ev ming, Nov. 10Th, Mr.. JAMES GALA
CHER, Of the l4h Ward, WIS unanimously nDmi
nNtcd for Alderman. JAS W. CONNOLLY S..
JAS. MyALARNEE, Chairman. 25I
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Further News. see Third Paxc.

EVANS
Extensive CLOTHING wARruotsR
e :. FULTON street.
The immense stock ~ two Of the hryc.t vida
sale huusrs In tho city,
BROKEN DOWN ny TlIE WAR
Is how being sill nj Iii, o,tallt,Iucnt
tNtnty-ive per cent
ltllw cost Of mNnut tcture,
SUPER black Clutl Frusk Coats lined
Win Naiin. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ftl ~
Pine lila ], Cloth Iru,k Coats, lined
Will Hul .................... 10 N
Go 4 lack Cl,l FuYck Cua's.....A 10 10 %
Black Cloth, CB,simorr and Dhtski
liil S....... ..................s.. = % 70 N
over 10 - fanny Cashmere Pants. 2OOo n
b.tOO rl,h ) Us aul Sain NtsfS.....
\ N.tH variety II Cis.imtrc Vests. I 90 70 SN
ENsl at la, r.'u, Oycrcotts...... 6O
Hue k'r-,y OyUrtp Its............ sd
SCOUT Curuliua Monkey JJck,ts... ~
utyy lCgytr Oy.ryuuts. .......... 6 % ~ - N
1000 CbE,' more BGsng ~ Gods. 2 ~ " IL NJ
iomVl to lac ". ..y Surs........ 10 N
Complete t.Ik Ia Nrd CJSsm,rcS It's IL VI
Sc, &C., &c.
1t IViNS' CD ami a. FULTON street,
l,twcm CHI .ni t'oll streets.
WILCOX { GmBs
WING MAJ HINns,
eos BROADWAY.
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Pursuant Ia the call of Mozart IN General Con
miit'o the REGULARLY elected delegates Ia the Fuirtl
hh'lmanlc CniH' ntluu met At O'Graly'n, corner O
Cept. JAMES MCMAHON for Alderman P,lriel
Quinn, Chuiiinln. George Logan, John II. liner
retlri,s. l8T
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Party of the an aud 9th War Is will be- held Z
keslcr Hall, on N-iur slpv NIGHT, Nov 2Oth. NJ -
o'clock, tu riff the Patriotic lior lea me upuI
maton # Nj. CIIAs. Met ARTuY MICHAEL
LII LIS, Chairman. I3i
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Democratic Republican General { a.

t.'~I "um ny III IA special m..f.r on NJ
q luIn,Dtcr wll be- L,ld 1T Tnmm.nv M Al
,N,on, Sd. " cs,uiI-, at t,'r past : .'.,L Par
ltal Attendance b, ROGUE .i,i. u, urt.r. MIA
J.. " ny, Cn.jr Nu; SMITH ELY, Jr, PErI
Is. SMEENl, :. .I.taIics. ia
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A. a meeting of DeIeaates Of the syrn,

ni mon eonw ntion, held pursuant IN call, st G.
hdge aid Grand sts, ON Tuesday evening, Nov.
itnN VIM. L. ELY was unanimousy nominated -
beir candidate for Alderman Of the Eighth Ader-
C0Bs, seey. Gbe
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AZ y meeting Of The I;corre OnarLc Clnh

~ The I'm wand hold 10 J ,iups Gwynne's 931
1tn It, It was H'vrl and ctrrel unu,imon,v n a,
"" The members = this CUh, will use ali h5nor.
=" cordially invite M thu, favorable 10 lie clectia,,
nj tho Hon. Gourtc Ondyke !. meet at ths. any, adj
ir'tS on Friday evening, 22l int AT ~ o'clock.
- JOHN DckE Chairman.
JOSEPH M,klNLY, Soc I'D
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ArU. q Rsvrrvs cvvrrw. po,r I-,-.--

About 10 O'Clock yesterday, as the ,s,m.,
james Brooks was leaving her pier in Tho p..,
River, for Bridgeport, having in tow tbrco iii,
Gate pilot boats and boat containing four NOV ~,
and Coxswain belonging TO the u. s. R.v.nn.
Gutter Aggassis, now lying ct the Navy Var,
one Of the mon in the cutters bcat bersm,
alarmed, and while endcavorinz to let 90 ,bo
line attached to the steamer, the seat suddenl,
took a shear, capsilcd and prccipitsted tn, q
tire crew into the water. A Harbor Police
containing Sergeant James, Officers Harvey q
Welsh, being in the vicinity, came 10 the r.
cue aud succeeded in saving all.
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DEAuREGARp's MANAssA, REPORT.

The rebel official account of the great battle
has never been given in full to the public for
the reason that it contains grave complaint OF
the ''imbecility of Davis AMI his Cabinet" 1t
seems that this and other charges brought by
Beauregard against his associates in treason has
created regular fuss between the friends of the
parties. One writer declares that
Davis Is the victim of petty jealousies aud
prejudices of which the South could never have
entertained suspicion when he was elected
President. If il were not painful, at time and
during crisis like the present, to impeach the
character of our Chief Magistrate, many in
stances might be given of 4 narrow-minded fa-
yohtism on the part not only Of the President,
but Of the whole administration, which, deriving
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The New York SD Regiment.

AHaIpoiS, Nor. 19.-The SD New York Reg
Iment arrived here, after passage OF iOrty-fyo
hours. All are well.
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Bc.fEt. Ie., Nor. 19.-The gunboat Penob-
scot, built here by Messrs. c. +. Carter & Co.,
Was launched today.
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I'D a NIcelIna of lLc neIern 0r of ,hc Nn-

uohh Union Convention Of the sth AlrHtasnic ~
,TlcI held at mozart Garden " Colum,6E
Monday evening, Nov. 18th, WILLIAM l.. InA
unanimously nominated M their candida
Silver, Pres't w, @. RAIL, secty.
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lr ~ STATED rIIAT BHNJANiN, the Scr.
tary Of War Of the rebel states is yet men,
hor Of prominent Fifth avenue club in III,
city, continuing to be such in despite Of III,
efforts Of three leading members for his e,p.l.
siou, Mr.. Slidcll was also a member, bu, ~
ceased to lie so by the non-peyment of d,
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Arrival OF PRizR PRIsoNRRs.-Tho "A,
lanic," which arrived from Port Royal or
Tue sday morning, brought in the crews Of ,b.
prize vessels Providcncis and Peerless, charged
with attempting to run the blockade. -
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ANOTHER CANnIpNTE ToR FoRr I,PAr-
iTrE.-SuPt. Kennedy Yesterday received a
telegram from the State Department ordering
the arrest Of Morris Meyer, keeper of a boot AMI
shoe store in the upper part Of Broadway, and
directing that he DO taken forthwith to Fort
Lafayette The arrest was made and the order
iully obey ed, but not until strenuous cxcrtiou,
"er' made 10y numerous friends of Never to
induce the officer to release him, they asserting
that he was true Union man. The accused is
a native Of Mississippi, , years Of age, but has
lived in this city for several wears. The causes
which induced hi arrest have no; transpirrl.
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From the Western Department.

81 IomS, NOr. l9-Gcn. Hunter has rclin.
pushed, and Gen, Hallcck assumed command Of
his department.
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ARRIVED IRON TnE SorTii.--Iho 4. s.
steamer Rhode Island, from Ship Island the oh,
arrived at til. port Yesterday, via $ W. Pass,
KY West, savannah. Charleston, Port Royal,
Wilmington, y. C., and Fortress Monroe, Shi
brings a mail from the various sluadrons, AMI
large number Of invalid and discharged sea-
men. Amonr her passenger, IL Lieut.. Col.
Creighton, ol WILSON, Iouayc-. There has not
been anything tran,pircd Of interest at tho va
riou, points not already given to our readers.
Tho health Of Wilson's Iouaycs * excellent
but iva men have died from natural causes
since their landing. A man named Watson,
tAcu from the schooner sam bernard, while
running tho hprkadr ut Mobile, with q cargo Of
| naval stores and uud,r British cdpri, ia pris-
I ou,r ou board the Eholo Island, aud claim, the
protection oi the british Cousl ~ th- port.
| Two WTN who were about to depart fpr Ia
rop, cal'cl At the ole, It the Sup, riutcn tent O
Police, ,o have their passports ri.'ihy him. O.
cNnminiu. the IIr"rs presented ~ passports
Ter, WI, uo official signature, or color %, author
/ e 80 o.. I.''t' '''r e TU-Npui,S pee
Of color,l paper was pasted To initiate seal
The sum Of - each had been charged, and th
notary who issued the bogus passports was sen
| i"r, and mplc To disgorsc the money
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Tammau, Hall Candidate for u,,or.

The Nominating Convention ri Iammlny
Hall met again Yesterday, to receive the report
al the committee appointed to wait ON JANE,
i. BRADY aud inform him of hi. nomination
for Mayor by the convention.
The committee reported that Mr.. BRADY hal
declined the nomination, principally on the
grounds tina, if elected it would materially in
teriere with his legal pursuits AMI be- OF great
Pecuniary injury To him.
As the names Of other gentlemen came up in
review before the committee, it soon became
apparent from the representations Of d,lcgl,cs
Of other organizations and warm expressions
Of different member, of the committee. that the
choice Of tho convention was strongly in favor
Of G. GunrEEY GrNuIrE
The friend, Of JouN KrER, JomN j.. Dry
In, GeneIsl NAlBEIpCr, JAM, Is. NI,uoL
SON and o'hcrs whose claim, aud qualification,
have been considered, gave their cordial acug,.
essence, and Mr., Gv~rnrr, was a, once nuInin.
a,cd and the Nomination arlcra u,ls ace ldoI
10y LIN.
The anti Wood candidate !, thcr,iur, n If
field, backed by Old T1mnuly: by the G rmw
League; by the National | mon Convention,
by tho Peoples CSymcusc) Convention; aaI |
probably, also, by tn, TaS Payers Convention.
1t is also claimed H., the friends Of Mr. GrN-
THEIR that the necessary other support, which
free amount of funds usually gives, win be
brought 20 aid his election to liberal extent
Mr.. BRADY. who has the reputation OF being |
especially posted upon FEENANpo Woon AMI |
his wnys, has cNprcs,,d his determination to |
oppose bin most Enormously, and says he will |
take the stump iur GrNIuII.
A Guardian Sneer.
TnR Toronto Ledd has "a long article about |
the landing Of our Naval Expedition al Port |
Royal, under the heading :" Much Ado About
Little" 1t assumes that the results Of the OK
petition is Of no practical Importance, and en-
deavors TO ridicule the whole enterprise. We
presume the South Carolina chivaly nil differ
somewhat from their Canadian friend and sym
p-thiseT IN reference 10 the practical effects of
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AnorT "'oLocN Yesterday afternoon, AS
the steamboat Continental, for New Haven.
was leaving her pier at Peck Slip, she ran
into the propeller (tug) Chief having the canal
boat Charles IIurbull in tow, cutting the Chief
in two, causing her to sink immediately, and
injuring the canal boat by staying in her sid,
The Continental was under full speed, bnt sus-
tanned only slight injury, having her steam
chest slarted. She prOceedel on her nessago.
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Annlc,.n nnL.mI,h In = New Chnrrn,nr.

We have before alluded to the escape Of the
sls,er Augusta. by the following dispatch, Il
will he soon that her capture has been effected
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TnT TELEGRAPH reported yesterday the
seizure of a Spanish bark of Charleston and in
charge Of prize crew. This is the Spanish
bark Providenca, from New York, oct. 25, in
ballast, and on her voyage was brought to by
the u. S. gunbOat Monticello, when the mate of
the bark was sent on board the gunboat with
her papers for tho inspection of the officers.
During his stay on board it came on to blow
hard so that it was impossible for him to return
to the bark, and he was taken into Hampton
Roads, and 80 he came on to the consignee of
the vessel in this city, where he Ia now, anx-
iously awaiting the arrival of his vessel, and
with tho papers in his possession,
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
To Correspondents.

We will be pleased to receive con-
tributions from our friends, in and
around Shreveport. An occasional
article from our planters, relative to
the crops, will be very acceptable
In fact, we desire correspondence
from every section of the States.
Personal articles will not be pub
lished, either as communications or
advertisements.
Those friendly to our undertaking,
who may hear Of any local, or other
items, that will prove of interest to
our readers, will favor us by handing
in the same at the Office of the News.
In writing, be brief and concise,
bearing in mind, that lengthy com.
munications are seldom appreciated
by newspaper readers.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
T E L E 6 r A ? H &c.

Charleston. Dec. l3.-'Thc Mercu-
ry of this morning says, in the fire OF
Wednesday, five churches were burn
ed-the Cathedral, St. Peters and
Episcopal, on Cumberland street; ant!
the Methodist and Circular churches.
Among other buildings destroyed is
Institute HAN, ST. Andrews Hall,
Apprentices Library, the Southern
Express Office, the Palmetto Saving.
and Charleston Savings institutions,
the Art Association Hall, one cotton
press, and Cameron & Co.'S Foundry
All the slaves of the city worked
zealously and faithfully to assist the
tiremen. Capt. J. +. Bowers was
slightly injured by an explosion.
The Courier gives list of two or
three hundred sufferers by the fire,
and says their losses will amount to
five or seven millions. Russell, in
whose sash and blind factory the fire
ori ginated, thinks it either the work
of an incendiary or the carelessnesS
of negroes quartered by his establish
ment.
Reports from Beaufort, say the
Yankees advanced to position near
Port Royal ferry on Tuesday last;
crossed under cover of their artillery
to the main land, and destroyed some
Confederate rifle pits.
Augusta, Dec. ia meeting of
the citizens was held here this even
ing to furnish relief for the sufferers
by the Charleston FIRE, and over
$1,000 was subscribed in short time.
Washington, Dec. l0.-Seward' y
letter to Minister Drayton, in France,
is out, in which Seward expresses an
anxious desire to abolish privateering,
and rejects the proposition OF neu-
trality.
Pendleton, Of Ohio, moved that
Congress alone has the power to sus-
pend the habeas corpus, and spoke at
length on the motion. The resolution
was tabled by vote of to l.
Baltimore, Dec. 1l.-The news of
the Mason and Slidell affair had not
reached England when the last steam
er sailed. The Nashville is still at
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20

From Tybce.-The steamer Ida
arrived last evening from Fort Pulas-
XII, but brought no intelligence of in
terest. We learn that the Yankees
have sunk two Of their old hulks
abreast of the big light, where they
serve as a kind of wharf. They
engaged a part of Yesterday in land
ing something from the beached YES
sells, but it was impossible to see
what they were bringing on shore
They had four drays and horses en-.
gagged in hauling their articles from
the beach.
During the day small party OF
them visited Mr.. Kings place, and
were seen driving off four of his cows
There were four men-ef-war inside
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20

In these days Of strife, when
every mail is expected to bring start
ling particulars Of some kind, how
sadly disappointed is the Intelligent
public at the non-receipt of anything
tending in that way, true, We are
informed by every telegram that an
engagement IS hourly crpectcl7, which
we are free to admit, has powerful
tendency of allaying the crushed
hopes of the eager news-seeker- For
the past few days we have not been
placed in possession of any passing
events worth the time occupied in pc
rusing them.
Northern accounts received only
recount particulars of the imbrogIio
between the Federals, which by the
way, will not help our cause in the
least, as some Of our wiseacre predict
and SO interpret to the edification of
few listeners. The dispute between
the politicians and the leaders is not
concerning what shall be done, but
how it is be done, for they all aim at
the one and same thing.