The New York herald., 1863-02-06


According to the City inspectors report. there
we're 42S deaths in the city during the past week
decrease OF AZ as compared with the mortality
OF the week previous. and "a more than occurred
during the corresponding week last year. The re-
capitalatiop table gves deaths Of alcoholism, Of
diseases Of the bones joints &C., CT Of the brain and
nerves, of the generatve organs, II Of the heart
and blood vessels. l76 Of the lungs, throat &c Of
old age, 81 Of diseases Of the skin and eruptive
fevers, premature births, 81 of diseases Of the
stomach. bowels and other digestive organs; ~ Of
uncertain seat and general fevers, Is Of diseases
Of the urinary organs, 81 from violent causes. and
unknown. There were 2S2 natives Of the United
States, Is Of England, % of Ireland, al Of Ger.
many. and the balance Of various foreign coun-
tries.
The stock market Inactive yesterday; but prices
wore rm especially towards tho close of the day and
some q the speculative railway shares higher than
the day before. Money In rather better supply
rate Of call loans T. Gold opened at 166K, rose 70
lo7h. fell 70 lt6k, rallied and closed 81 167k bid Ex
change closed at 1881 . lel for bankers bills.
Cotton was Ia more demand yesterday at ssc.
SIC. for midding with sales Of 500 bales. Flour,
wheat and corn steady limited request Pork
and beef were steady, while lard, bacon, butter and
cheese were active and 6rm Sugars rice coffee
quiet. New Orleans molasses was In good demnd, ~
likewise were hay, hops. taow. tobacco and whsksy,
ths latter article mostly at 600. There were mode
rate shipments Of breadstu and provisions reported for
the principal British ports without any important
changes In rates.
The Rebel Raid Against oar Block
aiding Force nc Charleston.
We learn from the Richmond papers which
arrived yesterday that Immediately after the
scattering of our vessels by the rebel rams in
the recent unfortunate affair at Charleston
Confederate steamer was despatched to Nassau
to give formal notice to the authorities there of
the raising ofthe blockade. This step, taken in
connection with the fact that the British steam
er Petrol was kept waiting the issue of the con-
fict to convey the British Consul to the en-
trance of the port, go that be might satisfy
himself that their dispersion was complete,
sufficiently attests the understanding that ex-
isted with the agents of the European govern
ments as to the objects intended to be accom-
plished by it. And to show how thorough and
general that understanding was, we have only
to point to the additional fact that scarcely had
the plan been consummated when the British
war steamer Cadmus arrived of the port from
Fortress Monroe, having, no doubt, been des-
patched there by the British Minister at Wash
ington.
1t is evident that considerable weight is at
tached by the rebels to all these formalities
They are intended to constitute the grounds
for another appeal against US to the
great international tribunal of the world.
How far the facts will sustain it has as
yet to be ascertained; for we have only
their own account of the affair. To enable our
readers to form their own judgment as to the
legal bearings of the latter, we yesterday
placed before them the declarations of such
high international authorities as General Ma
gruder, General Beauregard, Commodore In
graham, Judge Kent, Sir William Scott, the
continental writers Hautefeuille and Ortolan,
the rebel Secretary Of State and Lord John
Russell. Notwithstanding all the light thus
thrown upon the points at issue, people seem to
be none the wiser for it; but, even If they were,
it would affect but little their ultimate decision.
The writers on international law are not
held in much account nowadays. Our own
authority, Judge Kent, has but little weight
abroad; and as to Sir William Scott, although
his recorded opinions fully sustained us in the
Trent affair, they were not listened to- 1t
tai authorities Ortolan and Hautefeuille, whose
views seem to bear in our favor in this Charles
ton matter. 1t is in fact unnecessary for us to
trouble ourselves about what the text writer's
may say in regard to the question raised by 1t.
England has set the world an example that
will for the future render utterly nugatory their
decisions. In the Trent affair she asserted the
principle that might constitutes right and in
this Charleston business we shall have to fol-
low her example.
Instead, therefore, of concerning itself about
the legal and diplomatic difficulties of the ques
tion-of which there is promise of plentiful
crop-let the government at once set itself to
avoid all such quibblings, by taking measures
for the immediate reduction and capture of
Charleston. The enterprise should not be un-
dertaken, however without such force as will
insure, beyond all chance of failure. the object
oiHiCu Nv. VIC oHOulu iOuBcT uuuCIiotC VIC
military and naval strength Of the rebels, but
should prepare for this enterprise as if Charles
ton was one of the strongest places in the world,
and as if its capture was to end the war. Let
there be no more peddling, no more cheese-par-
ing Of our resources, in connection with it.
When the blow is struck it should be decisive
and crushing In this way, and in this way
alone, we may bid defiance to the efforts Of the
rebels and their European sympathizers to en-
broil us with foreign governments, and to defeat
the object of all the sacrifices that this unhappy
war has cost us.
"THE GAME" BETWEEN THE HERALD AND MAssA
GREELEY.-The Hon. Massa Greeley, in COM
menting upon some remarks Of the HERALD on
Ex-Governor Morgan's election to the United
States Senate, as an encouraging sign Of the
times says that our game is to ''let the war
drag on, with alternate successes and reverses,