The New York herald., 1862-02-14

wrecked az Alvarsdo, In the Gulf Of Mexico, was .
new screw vessel. mounting five guns She was
| commanded by the Honorable A. l.. Cory. r. N.
whose commission from the Admiralty is dated in
ls4s Our despatch does not state whether the
1 P,oyer WAS wrecked of the town of Alvarado or
| up in and at some point Of the river Alvarado, at
| distance from its mouth. Near to Vera Cruz are
a town and river both named Alvarado. The town
is situated at the mouth of the river and lies forty
miles southeast of Vera Cruz. 1t has a population
OF sixteen hundred persons. Its harbor is COM
pesely locked in by the land, and is inaccessible
to vessels drawing over ten feet of water. The
river Alvarado runs very tortuous course from
the centre of the State of Oaxaca, and expands
into lake just before falling into the sea.
| The Seventh New Hampshire regiment left their
quarters in White street yesterday for the seat Of
| war.
| As an evidence that the late Union victories in
Kentucky and Tennessee are to be followed up. and
the rebels closely pressed with overwhelming
forces we notice the following recent movements of
| the Western troops:-Two brigades belonging to
| General Thomas l.. Crttenden's column left Hen
dcrson. KY. the 10th inst. to reinforce General
Wallace. on the Cumberland river, near Fort DON
elson The Forty-eighth Indiana regiment. Colonel
| Eddy left Cairo on the 10th for Kentucky. The
Twenty-ffth Indiana arrived at Cairo on the 3d. The
The Fifty second Indiana left Indianapolis on the
| 7th for Cairo. The Sixty-eghth Ohio. Colonel
Samuel H. Steedman, left Cincinnati on the 9th for
Louisville. The Seventy sixth Ohio. Colonel Woods,
left Cincinnati on the 10th for Louisville The
Fifty-eighth Ohio, Colonel Bausenwen, left Camp
Chase on the 9th for Louisville. The Third Ohio
cavalry, Colonel Zahm, nearly twelve hundred
strong, left Cincinnati on the 10th for Louisville
company belonging to the First Ohio artillery
left Cincinnati on the 10th for Louisville. The
Fifty weight Illinois, Colonel W. T. Lynch, left Chi
cago on the 10th for Cairo. The Fifty-frst Illinois,
Colonel Cummings, were to have started for Cairo
yesterday. The Fiftyseventh Illinois, Colonel S.
d. Baldwin, left Chicago on the 8th for Paducah
Ky. Colonel Brackets Illinois cavalry regiment
is ordered to leave for Kentucky next week
Warehouses; Illinois battery has orders to start
Immediately for Cairo. The Second Iowa infantry
left ST. Louis for Kentucky on the 9th. The Second
Iowa cavalry, the Third Michigan cavalry and the
Second Indiana cavalry regiments, now at ST.
Louis, have orders to take the field in Tennessee
Richard Morrison or Schuyler Colfax will proba-
bly, go into the seat formerly occupied by Jesse D..
Bright, of Indiana, in the United States Senate.
An extended report of the late prize fight be-
tween Mace and King for the championship of
England will be found in the HERALD this morning.
The writer is scientifically minute in his descrip-
ton of the ring, the appearance of the men, their
action, and the progress of the battle to its con-
clusion, and we have no doubt but his effort will
prove interesting to many besides the professional
experts in the ''manly art" King was defeated,
in the forty round, by being thrown heavily
on the ground by Mace, who rolled over him. He
was rendered insensible for q time, and on the
evening of the 10th ut. lay in very precarious
condition in one of the London hospitals, suffering
from conclusion of his brain, and, perhaps, con-
gestion of his spine.
About two O'Clock yesterday afternoon fire
broke out in the third story of No. 225 Pear
street, occupied by ]. Morrison & Co., dealers in
lamps and kerosene oil ; damage estimated at
about $40 900. The stocks of hardware in the ad
joining stores of Thomas 7. Smith, VIM. Carr and
others were damaged by water-the total loss esti
mated at about $25 900. The fire is alleged to have
been caused by the carelessness of tinsmith,
while soldering cans filed with kerosene oil.
A reQuisition was in course of signature for a
special meeting of the Board of Aldermen for last
evening: but, sufficient number of names not
probable that the Board will meet this evening.
A special meeting of the Board Of Supervisors
was held yesterday. The resolutions passed by
the Board and forwarded to the Mayor Respecting
the issue OF the County Court House stock were
recalled for the purpose of amendment and were
again sent to the Mayor. communication was
received relative to the Sherif7s term fees of the
Excise Commissioners fund, representing that
they absorbed nearly half the amount received for
licenses, aud would, if not inquired into in time,
absorb the whole. The communication was laid
on the table, and the opinion of the Corporation
Counsel will be taken to their legality. The
Board then adjourned until Monday, the 18th inst,
at three O'Clock.
The sales OF cotton yesterday embraced about 800 bales
to spinners this basis Of zoe. soc for middng to
strict middng upands The -four market exhibited more
animation and rmness and grades including round
hoop Ohio. were rather better while sales to fair
extent, whea, hrm for good choice qualities which
were scarce; other kinds were unchanged, while sales
of all sorts were moderate Corn unchanged while
the market steady. with sales at CSC. &c. for
Western mixed, in store and delivered. Pork
steady with inquiry fer future delivery. at $13 25
ots on the spot sold $l2 s7 S3 FOR mess closing
mainly at the inside figure. Sugars active
aud 6rmsr for grades The sales embraced about
800 hdds 800 boxes and $50 bags. Coffee quiet,
while sales OF retail character. Frsights
engaged 70 fair extsnt ct unchanged rates
THE POSITION OF GENERAL McKINsTRY.-The
friends of General McKinstry have assured us
that the charges in Congress in General
Thomas report, and in the report of the in
vestigating committee against McKinstry, are
entirely er parte and utterly groundless. No
such charges have yet been made by the
government, although General McKinstry has