The New York herald., 1862-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The United States steam transport Ariel, Captain
Terry, arrived yesterday morning from Port Royal,
which place she left December 2s. The news by
this arrival from the HERALD's correspondent
will be found of general interest. Everything re
mains quiet, except now and then exchanges Of
compliments between the federal gunboats and
Fort Pulaski. The work upon the Notifications
was rapidly progressing. The gunhcat Alabama
followed Spanish schooner which run the block
ade at Cumberland Inlet, Georgia, causing the
crew to beach her. The contraband vessel was
subsequently visited by boats crew from the
Alabama. She proved to be fine fore and aft
schooner, evidently Spanish without name, colors
or papers, and loaded with very valuable cargo
of coffee, Havana segars shoes and other miscel-
laneous stores. Observing steamer coming down
Cumberland Inlet with the evident intention Of cut
ting our boats of, Captain Laner despatched
another boat with orders to fire the schooner in
case that she could not get of immediately. Ac-
cordingly the boats were loaded with coffee,
scgars, shoes and fruit, and the doomed schooner
was soon wrapped in flames, the officers staying
by her long enough to see that her destruction
inevitable.
From the French West Indies we have news
dated at Martinique and Guadaloupe on the 2Sth
Of November. Business continued dull, but the
exports would increase if there were more vessels
to carry them. From the 1st Of January to the 3lst
of October, 1861, the exports of sugar from Mar.
Unique were $40 casks leach 500 kog) less than
during the same period Of the foregoing year; and
from Guadaloupe 4,s47 less 1t is, however, GER
tain at present that the total produce of Martinique
will prove to be about the same it was in 1860.
Telegraphc communication between San Fran
cisco and New York was resumed yesterday, after
an interruption of eight days, caused by severe
storms and freshets. 1t is stated that more pre-
perty has been destroyed by the recent freshets
than by all the freshets heretofore since California
has been settled by Americans. Business between
San Francisco and the interior of the State
tirely suspended The steamer Golden Age had
left San Francisco for Panama with s590,00o in
treasure for New York, and Sic, 600 for England
Our extracts from Southern papers in to-dsy's
HERALD viii be found interesting. We transfer to
our columns an elaborate review Of the Southern
situation, from the Richmond ErGmaer Of the 2sth
ult. In alluding to the present rebel government
it ssys:-"It exhibits want Of prescience and en-
terprse, o lack of the larger statesmanshp and
ability to comprehend the nature Of the move
ment they were in. Its policy has been series Of
makeshifts, which have been annihilated by each
succeeding wave." correspondent Of the Rich
mond Dispatch writing from WI bite Sulphur Springs,
Va, under date of the 18th ut, says, in reference
to the late federal expeditions on the Southern
coast:-"T These visits from the Yankees are having
the worst effect possible"
The Hon. Francis Z. Rives died of Petersburg.
Va, on the 26th ult.
Gen. Halleck has released sixteen slaves, the
property of rebels, from the st. Louis prison,
where they had been corfned under State law,
and set them at work for the government to pay
for their clothes.
The powder manufacturing company al Bcnning.
ton, VT, are fulfilling second order for one
thousand barrels Of gunpowder for the govern.
ment.
Captain Sloan, of the bark Oregon which ar.
rived at Neuvitas, Cuba, from Havre on the 9Th
ult, reports being Gchased by full rugged armed
brig while near the mouth of the hsrbor Of Neu.
vitas, on the morning Of the 5th. The bark out.
sailed the brig and entered the mouth Of the har.
bor when the brig hauled of.
The Marshal received instructions from the
Secretary of State to release VIM. M. Abel and b.
L. Hayden from Fort Lafayette.
The Board Of Councilmen held o short session
last evening, and after acting upon few routine
papers adjourned to meet on Saturday evening.
The regular meeting of the Commissioners Of
Public Charities and Correction was held yester.
day. The business transacted was Of q routine
nature and related to the arrangements and alter
qtions incidental to the close Of the old year and
The beginning Of the new. The receipts from the
goth TO the 3lst of December amounted to
si,442 90. The number Of persons admitted to the
institution during the week ending on the 2sth Of