The New York herald., 1862-02-21

Nt his own door. rhs caused mnch excitement q the
capital, whore, although Influential Senator mmedi-
no obedience was found from the people nor from the
troops who have oined the insurgents. Excesses were
being committed in 1ruxilio on Februaryb.
The Paaro del 0cean0 In on the evening
OF the l2th-ten days from St. homas-and
confirms the report OF an attempt by the com
mander q British vessel-ofwar TO take sea
man who elaine TO be Engshmsn from an Ame
rcan vessel by force The roquos protected the sns
OF the latter and owing TO protest OF our Consul Mr.
Edgar the Governor advised tho British commander tnas
the guns Of the fort would AID the lroquos Foruna'ey
the Admiral arrived, reprmanded the COMMANDER ana
Tho Iroqois sailed on the 10th ult The Quaker City
arrived the 10th and sailed on the Soth.
The United States bark Wm G. Anderson arrived ON the
2Sth % We have from Ship Island TO the TIN all
we'll Five ships OF Porers expedition had arrived and
two spoken outside our harbor on the llth
inst route for that place. We have dates from Yuca-
ton II have letters Merida the 30h 70 the 31st
but there Is nothing of Importance.
Mramon arrived the i1th in her Britannia Maiesys
steamer Pheton, and will leave in the Isa dc Cuba
to-day for Cadz We told that he would be kept
prisoner board the Pheton till he sailed for Span but
this steamer left our port the 18th Miramon may
yet turn up IN Mexico His arrest was not sanctioned
by the French and Spanish plenpoentiaries CORES
pondsnt writes me- under date Of 5th, that no advance
had been made by the Allies, and there 900
sick in the hospitals of Vera Cruz besides many at Te
jeria and Medsllin Tho yellow fever has declared itself
to an alarming extent Tho Mexican government still
insist upon the re Of the spanish troops but
that an escort OF OF the three Powers attend
the negotiations to be held At Orzaba Tho Allies In
in all the month of February they shall ad-
vance to OrizaDa, stationing troops at Jalapa
General Prim had said no should give battle at Corro
Gordo il he found opposition to his march.
On the Sth the English ~ steamer Victoria sailed for
jamaica also her Britannia Majestys gunboat Steady
Feb. 9-Came in rebel schooner Alexander, eightytw0
tons with cotton, sixteen days from New Orleans rebel
schooner Wide Awake seventy nine TONS with cotton,
ten days from Mobile and French transport LAvosier
Feb 1l-Came in rebel schooner William Mallory one
hundred and eight TONS with cotton eleven days from
Mobile from Vera Cruz days Spanish transport
Sunrise with enc hundred and 6fty one sick troops Tho
French steamer sailed the day for Vera Cruz
Feb l2saiied the English ~ schooner Henry Travers
for Matamoros and Nassau (y)
Feb. l-Came in rebel schooner Bell eighty nine tons,
with cotton, i've days from Mobile. Brought Mobile TIL
bue TO the 9th inst You will have heard its news which
know not whether to believe not OF the surround
ing by the unonists of Fort Henry
The British steamer Steady, while going out OF this
port, came in collision with the coasng steamer Conan
daro, and considerably injured; sent in claim Of
So 500 but she has sailed and the Spanish captain
was not called the survey ne refuses TO pay. The
Steady sailed Notwithstanding his protest Of her leaving
I'LL proper survey had been held 'n