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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
The Techc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Cruel
Treatment Of the Coiored SoIdicrs-AE
fairs mt baton Rouge-Thc Reported
Capture Of the BROOKLYN.
from Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Couespond.nt
ST. CHARLES HOTEL Nrw.oRIRAss, La. Feb 70, 1869.
Contrary TO the apticipatoDs expressed in my Inst
letter, / have nothing to communicate respecting
Gen. Wezel's proposed expedition into the Teche
country for the purpose of /" cleaning ont" the
Rebels there As the General was In this city yes.
terdsy II write at early morning., suppose one of
those apparently inevitable delays attendant Oh
military operations has supervened. From up the
river, however, l derive the particulars of Col.
pane's movement, designed to act in conjunction
with that Of Gen. Weitzel from below, ar hereto
fore related. They are as follows:
Col. Paine. Acting Brigsder. General, left Baton
Rouge on tho morning of Saturday, the 1th with
three trapsporis-tho lbeYie, Continental and
Che Kiang-coDveyip the ith Wisconsin. the 9Th
New Hampshire. the 1884 ana l73d New-iork.
These troops dlsemtarked at Plaquemne, thirty
miles below, on the west bank of the Mississippi,
and marched ftraightway inland 10 a place denOmi.
mated Indian Village, at seven miles Defiance coI-
prihing about hnlf dozen miserable cabins. Arriv-
ing Ut sunset the troops bivOuacked for the night
the lberville following with thosstores and tents
nEd guard OF cavalry by way of Plaquemne
Bayou. There our troops are Temporarily encaDped,
at no grca, distance from a crevasse which has al.
ready submerged come adjacent woods. Two weeks
ago This Indian village was occupied by band of
guerrillas, who were driven off by company Of
DnHeu States cavalry.
The lberyllc took board in lieu of her military
stores, upward Of 81 600 worth Of sugar and mo-
iafses, from the ntighborng planters who professeJ
themselves rejoced at the opportunity of transmit
tirg their produce to New-Orlcans II lies now at
the levee Of this city.
Gen. Amory lott here for CarrOlton Yesterday, TO
proceed with the following regiments to tho re.
enforcement Of Col. Paine: The 3sth and 49th |
Massachusetts, both New.York 10th New-Hamp. |
shire, and lection OF the 18Th New York Battery.
With these there may be others. Combining with |
the four regiments under Col. Paine, the entire
force will push for Butte Ia Rose there to effect
junction with Gen. Weitzel.
At Baton Rouge things quiet but hardly sat
isfactory: am informed that two idenics, Judge
nous to this Department, have appeared there-that
they are, indeed horribly prevalent. l alude, in
the first place. TO the plague Of SPECTATORS, akin to
that Of Egyptian locus,e; secondly, to the disease
negroph0bia-a moral blindness through which our
nationality may yet grope its way to the pit Of
destruction. Ia former letter l have surmisei
that perhaps the ony eilectual fos the fiat evil
wou1 lie in big crevasse, deservedly drowning !
The whole of us. With respect TO the second,
ave hitherto preserved yeucenee, which shall
now break.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
FROM TIE ARMY OF TIE MISSES.
E1pPI.
Expedition mp the Red River-hicisnes-
I'm The Army Of vici<sburg-The Town
Of DE SOTO nearly Aubmergcd-The
Union Forces ina Front Of the Cjt,-Thc
r,ortnr-IsOnis Ready for ActiOn-'The
Town OF Bolivar Landing Destroyed.

'HIcA9" friday, rob. 20, ljbJ.
A telegram from Cairo says that the ram Queen o.
the West has gone on expedition up the RED
River, for the purpose Of destroying Rebel vessels
If che succeeds, ono of the chief sources of Rebe
supplies will be cut of.
A special dispatch from Cairo says that the sick
ness in the Army of Vichsburg is increasing.
barge containing :, 900 bushels of coal ran the
blockade on Saturday night without accident or dis.
covery.
The ViclsJurg Wig Of the 9th inst. says that
the river is overlooking the banks on the Louisiana
side. TIE town Of De Soto, opposite Vcksburg, il
nearly submerged, and it il expected that the whole
peninsula will soon be under water
The Jockson APpeoPs correspondence of the 9th
inst says that there is no longer any doubt tha.
the whole force of the Unionsts is concentrated
within seeing dirtsnce Of the city OF vcksburg The
were towed down yesterday to Il point
near the rendezvous Of the feet and every moment
it s expected that the commencement Of the attack
wi be announced.
The town Of Bolivar Landing, fifty miles above
Memphis, has been destroyed by the gunboat Con-
rstoga, In retaliation for The guerrilla firing into the
steamer Jenny Lind.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
Regulation Against Rebel Retaliation Or
ders-Largc Bounties for Rebel snbsti-
tutes-Rcports from vichsbnrs-Depar-
ture Of Gen. Foster for the South.

ture Of Gen. Foster for the South.
~ FORTRESS MONROE Thursday. Feb. TO- 1863 q
Col. VIM. II. Ludlow has Just returned from City
Point. from a conference with Mr. Ould, the Rebel
Commissioner.
The Virginia Legislature will override Gov.
Letcher in his late attempt at retaliation in I'M
prisoning United States officers, and will transfer to
the Rebel authorities where it properly belongs
change of prisoners.
II 10 now quite certain that the Rebel Congress
will overrule Mr.. jeff Davis in his retsliatory pro-
camation and message, and exchanges will 90 on
as heretofore under the cartel Arrangements for
the exchange Of civilians have been perfected.
Con. Foster left Fortress Monroe to-day for the
South, on the steamship Spaulding
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 18th contains an
advertisement for substitutes for service in the Rebel
army, offering bounty Of 81, 900 apiece.
The Dispatch also has the following items:
The Florida has cen, the Annie Bonsall, with
troops for New Orleans, to the bottom.
Gunpowder ia selling here at s. y lb Ten s. 80
81 y 10; Cblorofornl sl6 ~ q f5; Black Broad
cloth SIG 20 a 81 10 y yard; Gray Cloth $lS.
The whole OF tie Yankee army is leaving Acquia
Creek the greater portion bound to Washington and
the remainder 10 Old Point. The object OF this
move il TO recruit and reorganize.
FROM EICkcRtR rig.
The enemy are engaged in throwing up batteries
on the Louisiana shore, TO protect their men when
they commence throw ing ponoon bridges across the
river. Onr authorities anticipate an early attack.
and our forces are preparing for the enemy day and
night. All quiet now.
LATER.
VrcKsBURG 1it,.-One of the Union gunboats
passed our batteries last night under cover OF dark
ness. Several shots were fired at her without taking
effect. All quiet this morning.
The United states gunboat Sacramento, Capt.
Boggs, arrived IN Hampton Roads this forenoon from
Portsmouth, n. II.
The storm Of rain and wind from lie northeast
continues.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
The War ina the south West.

LouityIiLE Feb. 20, 1908.
II is reported that the Rebel Colonies Tucker,
Schewalt, and White with from 600 to coo mounted
men have crossed the Cumberland at Mill Spring
and are bound NorlLward
The reports Of large bodies Of Rebel Cavalry re-
Gently crossing the Cumberland River are not ere.
dted ut Headquarters.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
a New Steamship Zinc Between Boston
and Europe.
BosToS, Friday. February

BosToS Friday. February 20 1862
Edward $. Tobey, a. A. Lawrence, and James
n. Beebe, have petitioned tho MassGsh ucetts Legs-
la,urc to be incorporate as the American Steam.
ship Company" with a capital Of two millions of
dollars.
The steamers are to run between Boston and Eu +.
tope.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
From knu Francisco.

FAN Fplscrsoo, Friday, Feb. 30, 1909.
Arriyea-slips Nsrmaduke aud Eastern star, from New
YORK..
There b,tor feeling in tIade generally Ssss Of $40
bales Drills At i9c. Pure sPrts and Whisky &3c. Cordial
lJc.
Tho case Of the United States act. Il. l.. IIaimond.
Collector of San Francisco under President Pierce
is Oh trial ~ tho Circuit Court. The action il to
hold tho bondsmen responsible for alleged heavy de-
fnlcaiiOuA
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
The Bseohnk (EII.) Consultation DESTROYED
The Typcn Thrown into the Streets.

NHICAG0, FIldsyl 700 " Io75'
The Office Of Tie keOsEk Constitution WAS
destroyed yesterday by the convalescents 10 the
Hospital. The types were thrown into the streets,
and the presses broken up and part Of item thrown
mo the river.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
GLirmish near LIKE Providence, La.

IAIKO FTldayl T 90 10 I0oJ,
A ,krmsh occurred between small party OF
UnioniAs and 800 of the let Louisiana Cavalry, on
the 10th, near Lake Providence, which resulted in
the ront Of the latter. Their loss 10 unknown. %
prisoners were taken. Our lo4s was one killed nd
T. wounded.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
News from Memphis and vicinity.

IAIRO. Flday. FeI 20 IOtJ
1t is reported ut Memphis that 1900 Rebels are
within six miles of the Charleston Railroad
Tie tow boat Hercules was burned by guenilIas
sp Tuesday last just above Memphis.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
No Signs Of the Novn.Ncotinn.

m PORTLAND Feb. 2o--Midnight
There are no signs of tie Noya-Seotian. Weather
clear and cold.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
ARRIVAL OF TIE STEAMSHIP EAGLE.
MORE DISASTERS TO THE FRENCH
THEIR REpULSE AT TAMPlC0.
Destruction Of a French War Steamer
THREE OTHER VESSELS CAPTURED.
The Bombardment Of Acapulco.
THE COMING ATTACK ON PUEBLA
OTHER VESSELS CAPTURED.
The Bombardment Of Acapulco.
THE COMING ATTACK ON pUEBLA
MEXICANS SANGUINE OF SUCCESS.
News from Havana and the West Indies.

The United States Mail steamship Eagle, Capt. r.
Adams, arrived on Friday morning, bringing Ha-
vana dates to the 18th, p. m. She has large mail,
a heavy passenger list, and also brings The opera
company from the TacOn Theater.
Mr. Matthew'S, the purser of the ship, will please
accept our thanks for his usual attentions.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
The Maine Gsnte Eonu.

AUDUsrA, kddsy, Ffb' 20 I8o'
Tie Maine State loan, on ~ years, for Sl:3o1o
was taken at IN average rate of premium o. III! per
cent. Over Si,OOO,OO0 were offered
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21
Post.Omco Robbery.

sAco' Me-, Friday, Feb 20 1863.
The Post-Olice In this town was entered Last
night, aud all the letters stolen.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-17

tracts. ID regard 70 these, X may well b., f!ba5 ID
the earlier part Of this war with the sudden land In.
mense demands upon them for salt, and in theft ankle.
ty to furnish all that applied for, they promised
beyond their ability promptly and punctaaly 70 supply.
But they have since largely increased their productive
ability And further at the extra session, it will be
remembered, that, in consequence Of these charges
and rjnors, large and intelligent committee APP
pointed to investigate their conduct in all these respects
This committee was laboossly engaged In that nvest
cation forweeks with power TO send for persons and
papers They took much testimony, and made their
port which you bave,ai seen, exoneratiSg them from
the various charges in circulation against them.
In addition let me remark that the Governor Of the
Commonwealth clothed With full poSer by the last ses
sion of this body seize and impress or to obtainy
contract reparedto Saltvile afQ our last adjourn.
ment and, after full snrveyof the whole ground an1
careful examination othe Whole field aud the arrxbge
ments made for the manufacture Of salt the SPOT
adudged it wisest and best proceed by contract in
stead OF resort to the extraordinary powers vested In
him.
In tlis concur and from an attentive consideration
Of MI the facts the result of much testimony before u.s.
express the opinion, with much conf lence that If the
contract condonaly made by the minority of the oom.
mittcAwith Scott Co, is ratified that the people Of,
Virginia will obtain adequate supply of salt az price
with which they will be content less act than they
would have to pay under the majority Contract
On subsequent day, after the discussion Closed the
report submitted by Mr. Magruder adopted by the
House Of Delegates by vote Of 81 against forty odd
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-17
no THE PATRONs or THE WHIe.

EOr twelve months past advance payment from all Sub
oss has been strictly enforced according 70 announesusn Of
prSyozs date Ths enforcement 81 Ike terms with Tie old
FAOnI Of tie PAPER has for lOrg tine been knon and J
10 Be necessity equally 81 III bet relying upon these patrons
10 conform advance from Of justice 70
us rsnsmberng that AL business transactions for months past
have besa strictly cash terms, have heSAted
rsi Of such In arrears We And ourselves with
ise and rapidly Increasing Indebtedness from this source with
uuA facilities for collecting moneys due, and adopt
matter Of SaltPresrVa0n the following terms Of subscription
Or De future:
No VII be entered EthOu, payment sdyAne and
VII be esr.ny taken % books al the expiration Of the
time paid for.
TIE papers noV gO persons who have paid for the same
70 periods advance Of this date, be discontinued Al the
sOn Of The tine Pa for unless reneEed by advance payment.
he papers sent 70 persons who In for past sub
Beon and who continue be until the arst day Of April
viii be discontinued that day, and subscriber Of this
class viii be taken subscriber Until all arrvges paid:
ADvEzTrSs VII henseorh be strictly BY NE square, according
published Annual aud other Geeommoda-
eOa, 70 be eotd BY special arrangement with The once
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-17
a Very Short Chapter on Rapacity.

In ord nary umes thrifty of business, pAricu
l,ry prospe merchants were listing n'hcd for acts
of generosity ani very often for munif;en hberaly
The presentation Of a BASKET of caampaigne Of suit
Of tine clothes, Of span Of horses, of sR elegant car
rage to th- that or the other friend, incident
of such frequent occurrence to pass almost unnoticed
while more solid enlowments, such houc and lot
or the setting up friend in business not so
toexcc wonder Il snow tho subject of very frequent
remark tat this spir of geneI has almost eRtirey
disappeared tAe present day. and has been succeeded
ny ah tascrncss for gain which nothing uppcase
The rage for accumulation has extinguished every kindly
and generous feeling in The human breast Tue intense
nm restless desire double aud quadrupe every acqu
sitiou is the present absorbing passion OF man
This may be true in Il general sense; but We hap
py to know that there is still one mercantile firm in
Richmond in which the old spirit Of ibcraty survives in
all is ancient lustrc We would Mention tLe names oil
the parties; bu, we orb ar knowing that they eau en-
joy in secret the sweets of generous deed aud whcb
bcag concealed will elable all the rest OF their coem
porareI 10 come in for a share of the glory
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-17
Law or Force!

very yollmiuOus writer in the Enquirer who signs
himself in siaSs undertakes the defence of The impress
ment system in general and particular This writer de-
tends the system on two very dHereh, grounds; l. To
preveat bankruptcy aud repliiaton and , To prevent
rhe army from starving T.s last is after thought
There vas no refusal among prOds:srs to sell to the
Government un;i the COBHHssIry Department fixed
arbitrary prices on enthusiastically about haShe
let prices Il was this arbitrary and tyrannical pro-
eeedsg which caused On indspoGiOn sell BY farmers
and whish threatens the army with at the pese
and in the futures All the mischief has sprung FROM
this Illegal &C; of the Conni,sary Department. The
people OF yusna did no. believe that M1ior RlGu or
Major anybody else hal ~ right say that their pro-
Guce was worth only SO much. TAey had been aceus-
toned to be govesned By il1 aud they not wiling
10 recognize Commissary Mjor as their -evyr. IL
was agan3t this OF tyranny thai they Teyol el. II
they must have De-Po;, they want an Opea, avowCd
aad responsible one; and no; irresponsible subOrd
mates in subordinate Bureaus.
This system Of Invading private go, N i,latiug
the laws may BE- part aud parcel Of that schcnswhh
lnedates the Introduction Of arbitrary rule in this
~I,oufederacy We already gave ExecuRye application
for authority 10 suspend The wrig Oia5cas corpus all
oser the laud aul inprsou any maa At his pleasure
We already have muierugs in our mis Of that terri
bic European Red Repubuelni,n which derives its "
tality from. blood and rapine-lnd whose appetite
grows BY what s feeds on. The expression Of opinion
l,okng to q cessation Of is threatened with VIC
nee: and Gsn, rcpu;eL to b. wealthy, { fer That
reason singled on; and marked Gs victim for spOra-
ton and e6niscadOn.
We cannot be too exact in UNFOLDING all the laws
ourselves, and requiring all ofeis DO the same. We
should never forget even for moment, that our
strength consists in supporting Free Government
n, opposed to Despo,ism. TS' truth cluuot be too
often repeated or too strongly Impressed upon ALL
When we abandon Law, aaj Surrender the ipesinable
ghts Of Freenen, give up cverythingthe Cause is
lost
But is alleged if ,be LlS is no; set aside md pri-
vate rights violated by Selling private property half
/. market price, toe Government must be baukrup,ed
We'll what if it r. VIVA. is bankruptcy compared to
"a enthusiastic united aud harmonious peoPl, fighting
i,r freedom and determined to succeed: What is
bankruptcy compared to subjugatiOn: Would these
People, in j narreV, picayune spirit 10 save few
Norhless paper dollars sacrifice the best Cause that
& er enlisted the arms and hearts o. freemeus
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-17
THE WORTH OF A THING.

10 he Editor Of hS, Wig:
Tue ,tarry correspondent Of the Enquirer, AZ you
cal him Il know you cannot mean brilliantly, proses and
dogma,ises at very pOnderOGs length. Allow me, tax
ng a chance passage froW his somewhat extended lucU
bratons in which he says "Much mischief is done by
the worlds foolish naxins," and .there never was a
greater (G.acy) than that the worth Of thing is what
il ui bring, but that lhe real value of any commod
y depends on the quantity of abour necessary pro-
iuce i-allow TO inquire, for informations sake
how with Wrtain lIndoo ornaments which l have SEEN
eSnatedto have cost one thousand days labor, and
which viii not sell for AS much the block ivory from
which carved? How with pins or needles made 10y
hard. How with the large historic pictures annually
eced from heexhibitions in Paris, Loadon, &c. aud
which the artist besides six months labor and solicit
tude) has expended say $3.50 worth of paint and can
vass aud each of which pictures it sometimes hlppens
would not bring Eve dollarss
lido not with to'be prOEx, like 'the constellation.
or could multiply questions to ST the font page OF
the Wig, and think, like any other intelligent reader,
could do the same, byany section Of the seven or eight
columns through which he magesterio.Y enlshtens is
rthe Eaggirer-seected promscuOusy from head, tail
or centre Of the sophstis counn In the saPe spirit
OF mild dogmati5m however, in which he lays down
the law would reFerentialiy recommend to him. when
he looks over hts Adam Smith ~hch some of us have
read, not 70 forget the significance of the words de-
mGgd and supply.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-17
The Attack on Fort Psmherton.

Fort Psmber,oa is si;ua ed if we are not mistaken.
., the confluence Of the Talahatchie and Yslabusha
ryers-5treams which form the Yasoo. YazoO Pass, of
Which so much has been heard is a sort OF bayou,
f,rmed BY the overflow Of the Mississippi during the
= my season and MAKES CO meeting link between that
. ream and the heldWaters Of the Talahatcaie Ia
aary times this pass nayigablc Ouy for dSsoa,s
a ID even in times Of high water thOsht inpassa.
be 10 anything but aa.-boa,s. Northern mud-scOwS-
tse Yankees-haye ditehed out, cut down the trees,
rooted up the cypress and converted this shallow
I'lss into Ship canal through which their gunbOats
We steamed and after voyage - hundred or more
niles, reached Fort Pemberton and attacked it, hoping
1, demOish it as they did For, Hcuryin which event
tsey would go on their way reioisng TO the rear OF
Veksburg and laugh at the costly and prodgiOus de-
fences which the Confederaes have erected at that little
G braltar.
But it seema For. Pembertoa has proved snag q
l. ge dimensions in the way Of tn saeakng gunbOats.
is true Gen. LOrirg appears ipcned, like Van Dorm
the arst Says 6gh' at COGnth, to "holer before
Is out oil the woods but as he had managed to hold
cat all day long and the ammunition for bis heavy guns
Il arrived the date Of his last desplch may in
lge the hope THAI he will continue hold his own,
aud that Fort PembertOn may rival the wellearned
tRmc Of Fort hcAlnster.
But this Is not the only hope We have right 70 in
dge. The Tallahache Is a narrow. shallow, tOrtuous
Sream and the YazOO for sousoaSisllnee below Fort
Psmberton Is the same. steaming agans the current
o. swollen stream is quite different thing from steam
hg with it II the gunbOats whipped by LOriDg,
they will have 10 return YazOo Pass. There trees
the banks of the Taahatche theIe axee te cut
item dowR sad there ought to be Geld pieces to
riddle the machinery Of the gunbOats wheneTerthey
stopped by tee fallen timber. It Rust occur to every
one that the hardy and Pucky fellows who captured the
cen Of the West and the IndianOa Oughtt5 20 ve'
city business somewhere between For; Pemberton an
YAzoo Pass If they do mott the people of this Con-
Edsraey vii be grevOusly. disappointed If they do,
axe or sir gunboats viii fall into hands they will be
srIled down YazOo very readily and added to the feet
a. Vieksburg-and she shade of Me departed Mallory
VII III up its hands in PurgatOry and exclaim in the
language of Dominic. sampson, "PrOdigiOus-" The
sssaek upon Fort PsmbsrsOEshOws What dtehing can