The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-13

emoluments of certain army officers, comforting
citizenship upon all volunteers who serve and are
honorably discharged on proving one years resi-
dence, and Furnishing fraudulent contractors by
court martial with fine and Imprisonment, and
bringing all contractors under the Articles of War,
was passed. The report OF the Conference Com
mittee on the bill appropriating five million dol
lars for bounties for volunteers was accepted.
The bill for the erection of penitentiary and
Jail in the District of Columbia defeated and
the House adjourned.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
We publish some very important news from
Mexico this morning, fully confirming previous re-
ports of the defeat of the French on the 4th and
5th Of May last. The battle was . sanguinary
one, and the French Zouaves, who must have
fought with great gallantry, suffered severely.
The French were only 900 strong; but the num-
bers of the MeMcans are not given, though they
may be computed at from fifteen to twenty thou
sand men. We give an abstract of the official re-
port of the battle, together with other very inte
resting documents, which will repay careful peru
sal.
From South America we have news dated in
Buenos Ayres on the 14th of April. Citizens Of
the United States resident there eated at the
reports of the Union war news dated to the 23d Of
February, which had just been received. The
republics were greatly alarmed at the reports of
the allied operations against Mexico, fearing that
Spain would endeavor to apply the new principle
of European invasion to themselves. Uruguay
especially felt uneasy concerning the rumor of an
Italian fleet being despatched to her waters
France was steadily urging her many claims
against Buenos Ayres. Mr.. Palmer Minister Of
the United States in the Argentine Confederation,
had left for home, and Mr.. Helper, our new Consul,
had arrived. Manuel Rosas, ex-Dictator Of the
Confederation, had been condemned to death, after
ten years trial. His property is declared conts-
cated but, as Rosas resides in Southampton, Eng
land, the death penalty cannot be enforced, and
no person seemed inclined to purchase his estates.
The produce market of Buenos Ayres was quiet.
Foreign lumber went off freely, and -four, on
board was at So q 50.
Our correspondent in St. Domingo City, writing
on the 18th of May, furnishes very important let
ter with regard to the progress of the island under
the new rule of Spain, as well as the position of
the great social problem Of the continuance of
negro slavery or the initiation of the emancipation
of the black population in the Spanish West Indies.
st. Domingo, he says, has already benefited
vastly in all her material interests under the
liberal and enlightened policy" of Queen Isabella.
Great lines Of railroad, calculated to open up the
trade Of the valley of Yuma, with extensive plans
for river navigation, were already decided on, and,
Spain invariably pays in hard cash for her public
works, it was thought that many Americans would
find profitable investments for their capital well
as personal employment. The Spanish officials
expected large arrivals of negro contrabands
and free blacks from North America,
and the writer asserts that slavery is doomed to
soon end in the Spanish colonies. Indeed it is
said that the institution is so hampered in
its workings that the planters of Cuba and Porto
Rico are seriously debating to propose to the gov
eminent in Madrid . plan of emancipa-
ton, with compensation. Spain intends, it
is thought, to build up in the Antilles
powerful free black empire, in which the colored
man will enjoy fully, he now does, the same
measure of political, military, municipal and re-
ligious liberty as the white even if he is still ex-
cuded from the social circle by preud;ces of CASTE
Real estate had advanced greatly in value IN ST.
tiers, masons and painters commanded good wages
The health of the city was good.
The Hon. Owen Lovejoy, of Illinois, delivered
VAC oCCouu VI scIlcs VI AcCtuIcS DcIOTe Tie
Emancipation League at the Cooper Institute last
evening. His theme, as may be expected, was
the abolition of slavery. He held that the safety
and welfare of the republic depend upon the
emancipation Of the slave, right to which he
says the negro is entitled beyond all contradc-
ton. 1t was sheer folly to suppose that we can
ever have lasting peace until we remove the
difficulty that disturbs our tranquility. Freedom
is the schecinah of the American republic. We
may well expect this rebellion to cure itself as
to expect slavery to do so. Rebellion is the
wielp of dsunion slavery the old wolf therefore
the old wolf should die. He spoke Of the emanci-
patton of the slaves in the District of Columbia as
one Of the greatest acts this country ever per-
formed since the Declaration Of Independence,
and he longed for the coming Of the day when he
shall be called upon to give vote that shall strike
the chain from every limb throughout the land.
The audience was very moderate, but tenthusi-
astic. VIM. Cullen Bryant presided, and made
brief Introductory speech.
The Board Of Counclmen met last evening, and
adopted preamble and resolution approving of
the conservative and patriotic course Of Secretary
Seward, and placing the Governors Room at his
disposal to receive our citizens during his visit to
his native State. The Board concurred with the
Aldermen in passing an ordinance appropriating
100000 for the relief of the families Of New
York city volunteers. After the transaction Of
considerable routine business, the Board adjourn.
ed till Monday.
The usual weekly statement of the Commits.
sioners OF Public Charities and Correction was
presented yesterday, and shows that 1000 persons
we're admitted to the different institutions during
the week ending on the 18th instant, making total
of 6,s2l remaining there on that date-an increase
Of thirteen on the preceding week.
The Court Of General Sessions was obliged to
adjourn yesterday without trying any prisoners,
the counsel in the cases put on the calendar hav-
ing succeeded in moving them of till next week
Thomas Hadden, said 10 be notorious charac ter,
was brought into Court on bench warrant, he
having been indicted for robbing sailors. The
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