New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-01
YANKEES AT SHIP ISLAND.
HEAVY RE1NFoRcEnrENrs
LARGE NUMBERS OF MEN AND vEssELc
sLIDELL AND MASON. RELEASED,

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sL1DELL ANDMAsoN, RELEASED.
RicHAoSD, Dec. 30.-Private dispatches from
Mobile received here say twenty-five Federal YES.
sells ale landing troops at Ship Island. .ssn,,s
RICHMOND, Dec. 3l.--A dispatch from reliable
gentleman, dated Centreville, 3lst, states hat
Seward has released Mason and Slidell
RICHMOND, Dec. 31.-The Norfolk Day Book of
this morning publishes.the proceedings of meet
Ing of the British residents of Norfolk held at the
Consulate office. Resolutions were adopted of
coincidence with the Queen and British people for
the death of Prince Albert. .rs,.7 5a.s.
New York dispatch reports the Hudson river
frozen from Hudson to New York. ~ s-e-ar r. .
One hundred and sixty thousand arms ind one
hundred and forty thorsand pounds Of lead were
received at New York last week, mostly from
German ports. ESQ, -gt - - -
About two hundred English vessels now in. the
port of New York hay, their coIors at half.1nast
for the death of Prince Albert. lss =.
The recent Federal tariff act is creating great
commotion among the importers Of sugar and
coffee.
flag of trrce reached Norfolk on Monday
night, and brought dispatch to the Confederate
Government from Gen. Wool, relative to the mode
OF conveying 24O Yankee prisoners North The
mode adopted was to transport the prisoners down
the James river to Newport News. rs --I
RICHMOND, Dec. S0.-Congress met at u O'Clock
to-day. Messrs. Thomas and Burnett, members
IRON Kentucky, appeared and were qualified to
take seats Gen. Stuart's report of the battle of
Dralnesve was ordered to be published. Some
other matters transpred in secret session. of which
the reporter is not informed. -.., 80. -... Fl.
RICHMOND, Dec. 3l.-In Congress the business
was transacted N secret session. Nothing made
public to-day. l- .--.
Cotton receipts have been light at Petersburg
since the lst of September, owing to the press of
Government transportation on the railways. The
market has declined recently. North Carolina
fair, which is equivalent to strict middling of the
Southern classification, is quoted al 10 cents.
From Lincolndom via Richmond.
RICHMOND, Dec. 30.-A New York dispatch of
the 26th says Gen. Scott did not reach New York
in the Arago until Thursday night last The Nor
folk Day Book of this morning says it learns scom
gentleman from Baltimore that report prevailed
there and was published in one of the papers Of
that city, stating that Mason and Sidell had been
s"sn up' JUL 'ie report heeus iuiler cohnFmaton.
on'S 0n1 uoa'n was oauseu ny lhe feaerai can
non in the Sunday attack on the Sea Bird and the
oa'.ef'es al sewers Font ana Craney lsland last
ins titiee nouts anu that was the death OF an old
ioua.ei m, ~ a' oe"e'' foint'
IL. "as',ns s'on correspondent Oh ehe New YORK
says .ne nieA'cah iinorogno IS beginning TO
'su,ne se''ous aspect Inc United states re-
'useu ,oi Tue 'rlparute treaty. OUT proposed to
r"s NV 'u'eiese VI 'ne meaican nohds held by
,.usianu anu FRANCE me Engilsn and French
~ ,nis'ets say 'n's s uhsat'sactory ana that their
oo'e' 'nHHn's are ue'ei'h'heo 10 restore law ana
a,s IN .u0n'oo' SECURING 'ofe'sn lnteres's 1here
aaso. -nv ~, .eueia' oo'ernment IS much emoar-
'"1':u WIN LII. '''"''et.
VI oo.n iiouses VI oonsiess
CIV ei"pi's0u III 'ne 'nVeslsa'ioh oi the conauct
" eiie ""t' Lucy are hucn oothered' as MoClel-
Ian " communicate MS iuture movements;
o". 'Ie oolini'l.eo are oe'efhliheo 10 ,nsutule
i'su INJURY anou' 'orlher reVerses ana 1uture
iiiuv w, en'en'o' anu ihuch trouble IS ahtcipated.
Ane nem 'a''n u1' passeu IMPOSES auty on
's"s VI Nv. ~, ~ VI ootlee oo' per io'' ra"
ss, a0' p .''' ""'so anu oa"yeo o. per 1o''
'enueu 'o' per H., aue n'olasses &C. per gallon'
49, 1Ao.'en'i' III i's u'spa''hes u 'he frehcn
Ni'n's'et III 4onaon' says france must make the
case Vi 'ne trent substantially her 1~n.
.- FROM Fetersourg.
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