The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-25


The most important news from the Southwest
to-day is the reported capture of the Union ram
Queen Of the West, whose gallant exploits in run
ming the blockade at yicksburg are already known
to our readers. She is said to have been captured
under Fort Taylor. at Gordon's Landing on the
Red river-the pilot, who was taken off the rebel
steamer Eva, having treacherously ran her within
range of the guns while asserting that the fort was
fifteen miles away. Her steampipe was knocked
off, and she was otherwise 80 disabled that she
drifted to the opposite shore, and all of the
crew except thirteen escaped. The boat and
the rest of the hands fell into the power Of the
rebels. The rebel Official reports and the COM
ments Of the Southern journals upon the affair are
published in another column
Reports from Louisville yesterday described the
invasion of Kentucky by the rebels as being Of
very extensive and alarming character. They
were said to be threatening Lexington, Frankfort,
Danville and even Louisville ITSELF Gen. Long
street was reported to be in command. These
rumors, however, are denied by some of the Lou
isyille journals No facts concerning them have
reached the headquarters of the Union army, and
the latest dispatches pronounce them absolutely
false.
The rebel papers are compelled to admit that
the story Of breaking the blockade at Charleston
was gross exaggeration. The Weekly Enquirer,
Of Richmond, for example, says that 'the South
ern confederacy has lately been made the dupe of
q notable imposition. II was said, printed, echoed
and reverberated over the land that on q certain
might our two iron-cad vessels at Charleston had
sunk two, disabled one and disposed Of the rest Of
the blockadng squadron of Charleston harbor
Now we learn with pain and certainty that no ship
was sunk, none disabled and no DAMAGE in short,
was done to the blockadng squadron, which, con.
sisting Of wooden ships only, avoided fight with
our iron-olads, and most judiciously, until they
brought up ironrclads of their own, which they
Immediately did"
The story which reaches Us from Europe relative
to the presence Of rebel privateer securing the
waters Of the Indian Ocean Is manifestly canard.
IL resolves itself into the simple fact as related by
the Calcutta Englistman, that the bark Selim,
Captain Simpson, inward bound from Melbourne,
saw of Keelings Island near the Straits Of Sunda
TO the southwark of the equinoctial line, large
black man-of.war steamer lying to under three
Sopsals, jib and spanker (no steam up. but funnel
ehut up as telescope). When she sighted the
Selim she bore away for her under all canvass, and
when sufficiently near TO make out the English Gag
rounded to again under small canvass, and showed
what the captain OF the selm says has been de-
ecribed to him as, and which he had no doubt Of
being, the Confederate flag. This Is about the
entire story.
CONGRESS.
The Senate did not transact much business Of
general Importance yesterday. A conference
committee was appointed on the Naval Appropria
ton bill. The Indian Appropriation bill was dis
ou,sed and amended, and laid aside until to-day
Ten thousand extra copies Of the Currency bill
were ordered TO be printed. A bill was introduced
authorizing the President in certain to taxi
nossession Of steamboats, and other vessels.
The House Of Representatives was engaged il
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