Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-21

Capture of n Schooner by Pretended Pas.
| sensers-I The captain and Crew Cast
Flag.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2G.--The steamship Morn.
naS Htar, from New Orleans December 13, via
havana on the 18th, has arrived here She
SIfihPs Gt,W9 III specie, and 100 bales cotton
Among her pas ssngers is Gen WeitzeI ac.
companied by Capt Fred Smith and Lien =
1FoV2s and Fitch, OF his staf, who have been
transferred to General Buffers department. i'm
CT etIDpiiance with the wish Of the latter General
The Morning Star also brings as passengers
Capt James Nichols and Walker Greanough,
shpercaf2o Of the schooner Iosrnh T, Ge-r.y
"hich was captured by pirates the Sc coEd day
out from Matamoras.
Captain Nichols reports thar he left Mata
Inoras November 10Th, bound for New York,
WIN cargo OF cotton and six passen ers On
Lie hight OF the L, tn the passengers, with drawn
reNoiVers, surprised and i'm mprisoned the can
M aaih and Ina crew. and took possession of the yes
sci. The pirates, after keeping the crew i'm
confinement eight days, put all hands in a
small boat and told them to find their wav IN
land Ian the best way they could. They landed on
me coaSt OF Sisai, after two days and hight a.
sea: There they got passage to Havana
ihe passengers names Were T. Z Hogg of
Baltmore; pre- j: Brown, Of Canada; James Glenn
snts, Kelly Brown and John Wilson. Tue
latter was mate with Gordon, the SLAYER, and
says ne was in the Tombs, in New York nearIy
I'VE years. He says there are four more in
latamoras waiting for chances like this After
lhey put the captain and crew in small b rats,
they bosted the re bel flag and fired of pistnfs
rs salute, saying they had authority from tho
Confederale government When asked whittier
tney We're bound, they said 10 Belize Hopdu
ras, where they could sell the vessel and cargo
Ihe vessel was owned by Francis Geratv. OF
New York.
Battle near Satehez-The Rebels Re-
Pulsed-Su0 Prisoners Taken.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec li-Threa or four th,,r
sand troops, under Writ Adams Crosbv and
Log an. appeared in the vicinity of NatchpZe
ms week, aid attacked our forces, under Gen.
Iiesham. and We're repuised and pursued. 1t
Is SAID we took 500 prisoners.
ne steamer Won PhuI. which left here for
st Louis On Monday, was badly damaged hp
rebel battery just above Bayou sara a she'll
exploded in the pilot house. killing Cant Yao.
man and Mr.. Curry the bar tender. Nine boat
haEds were wounded, three fatally. The boat
was harely saved from utter destruction
Lieutenant Cove, of Boston, and ven others
OF the ID Massachusetts, cavalry, Were cap
tHed few days ago Rear Port Hudson. hy a
party OF Logan's men. Lieutenant Cove was
less serioHsly
The reports which have been current OF a
Conspiracy between the coIored troops aud
rebel prison. r. III Fort Jackson are false
destructive fire occurred here this morn
ing, the loss being estimated at S25,tE;o. one
brennan was killed and several iniu red.
False Report Of n Nutiny mt For. jackson.
ne facis OF the Case-NeStcan Affairs.
New ORLEANS, Dec I2-s O'clock u. u-rbe
excltement occasioned here by the report OF tue
~ utiny at Fort Jackson or The gh has barely
subsided i wild and most improbab bic rumor
pfeNahed that every white man in the fort nd
been massacred. and that the negroes vynTa !
aroul 10 blil eyerv white m9n in the vicinity |
&c. but the truth was not known al headuuar |
fers OH the morning of the 10th. The follow. |
ing are The facts The negroes had taken Of |
1tnce at che OF their officers in command and |
swore vengeance. Trying to GET pos session Of /
ms pfrscn, they encountered more Opposition |
iban they anticipated, and fired some shots at |
was injured. The whole affair did not last |
halt an hour. The officers easily quieted the |
men, and they have not since made any dem |
Oh stration.
There is no news from Texas except the cap
ture tbefore reported) of Fort Esperanz2. in |
Matagorda bay. The news from Havana, per |
the Morning Star, is very meager.
Advices from Vera Cruz state that the French |
were slowly advancing toward the interior. |
Communications with Vera Cruz are very |
rrecaTiCns. Conveys both ways Were being |
attacked and sometimes cut up by guerrIlils.
General Diaz had made grand raid through
Z ue retaro, Mexico, Oajaca, and other States;
he captured go prisoners. Reinforcements of
troops are stil being sent to San Domingo The
audience of the the theater here on the Sth, on
account of dissatisfaction at the performance.
destroyed the furniture in the building to the
amount OF 5000. Several young gentlemen
were arrested. .--.-.. -.=..
The French steamer Allier arrived this
morning with |, 200 troops for Vera Cruz.