, 1863-02-28

Dates to Feb. 7th.


EOring to raise men.
a The regular Havana letter of 31st Jan. contains
4Vera Cruz dates to the Oath of Jan. Siege rainsI
sswere there, without which the French dontI
shope to take Pueba. The small pox was abat-I
Ming.
n Nothing reliable is received relative to the
s3pirates Alabama and Florida. The British gun-I
ssboat Rinaldo arrived at Havana from Galveston
Infringing an extra of the Houston Telegraph off
y Jan. 23d, containing accounts of the capture off
SSabine Pass of the Federal brig Morning LightI
3and an unknown schooner, on the 21st by an ex-:
.peditivn from Magruders feet
q The following is the rebel dispatch:
Sabine Pass, Jan. We met the enemy this morn
8ing on the Gulf of Mexico whipped them andl
drought every thing to Sabine Pass. fought himl
sten guns to my one. We have captured two yes.
Ssels, one full rugged ship, the other schooner 70
Sguns, medical stores, ammunition in abundance.
gand 100 prisoners. A. M. WATKINS.
d Magruder on Jan. 4th, proclaimed Galveston.
aopen to commerce, but Commodore Bell Fede-l
@ra issued proclamation on the 30th, declaringl
%Galyeston, Sabine Pass, and the whole coast off
Mrexas under actual blocade. and warning all ves-E
#Ssels from trading, under penalty of being cap-5
stured
8 Nothing confrmatory of the capture of thej
sgpirate Florida has yet been received from Ha-.
svana.
d Chicago Feb, THE New York dales ofyes-E
@terday morning discuss the question of raising the
Ablockade of Charleston in its legal bearings and
unitedly affirm that the blocdade is not raised by a.
Stemporary interruption, whether voluntary or by5
a superior force, except during the actual time of
8interruption.
d Cairo Feb. GA dispatch from Trenton of the.
Esd, says Dawson's band of guerras were attack.
&ed by Colonel Wood, when thirty-four guerillas5
3yvor nd o,,J o Of cs
s5eaptured
q New York, Feb. 7.-Bermuda papers say theg
aAlabama was spoken or Jan. 18th, in latitude 26
4deg. 45 min. NORTH longitude 50 deg. %.
1min.
q The Tribune'8 Washington special dispatch.
Essays that there were two circles of blockadirgs
@ships off Charleston harbor-the outer one seven:
xmiles from Fort Sumpter; the other one was onI
ssthe bar. Sailors in the Navy Department ares
certain that the rebel ron-cads went only to theE
sslatter.
y Cairo, Feb THE light draug gunboat.
8Glide took fire this morning, and foated down.
sgthe river-.ota loss.
q Vcksburg letters of the Dist say the canal pros
Eject has been fully adopted and the largest possi5
Sble force will be kept at work it night and day.
gull it is completed. 1t having been demonstrated
Esthat no reliance can be placed the action of.
#the water washing it out
y New York, Feb THE Herald8 correspond /
Gent with Banks expedition, writes that Famagut's.
Eheet $50 diminished, that it will not be possible!
sto attack Port Hudson until it receives renforces
gments.
\ Adyices from Galveston uia Alabama giyei
&Commodore Bells proclamation to the foreign.
3consuls notifying them that all foreign Subjects.
and all others concerned, in Galveston, that they
Care liable to be attacked any day, by the United
Estates forces. Twenty-four hours are to be givenl
Afor the innocent and helpless to be with.
sdrawn.
d The reported defeat of the French in Mexico;
ssproves Mexican rumor At last adyices the
aFrench siege guns were advancing towards Oriza-.
sba, from which point column was to move to CO..
soperate with the column from Jalapa, where a.
s5stout resistance is anticipated.
8 The British war ship Vesuvius, at Bermudas on
5the 9th Of January, reports that the French.
sarmy had been defeated in their attack on Pueba.
asand had lost 5000 men.
B A special dispatch to the Times says the House.
8Committee on Ways and Means had informally.
s3under consideration to-day Senate amendments
ssto the finance bill. The Committee accept them.
Gall except the reduction of Legal Tenders. Thew
5swill insist upon three hundred millions, but will
s5allow the Secretary to judge of the necessity Of
5atheir issue. The Senate Finance Committee and
Secretary Chase are in entire accord now relative.
sSto The finance bill.
q The views of the House Committee are also.
2daily approaching nearer to those of the Senate.
ACommttee, and the two House will probably.
in recommending a tax at least of one.
eighth per cent all speculative transactions in.
.ggold.
81 Washington, Feb. 7th-It is believed that the
sSenate will confirm none of the Brigadier-Gene-.
erals now before it, except those who have earned
s7their stars by military conduct and are hearty.
ssupporters of the Government and its war;
sspolicy.
u Postmaster General Blair will soon issue or
s.ders requiring all foreign postage to be paid in.
sscoin.
q The Spanish Minister received a Royal Decree.
s5rom Madrid, announcing that passports from for.
eigners will not be required hereafter in travelling
81 Through the Spanish dominion.
European Intelligence.
q Dates are to January 18th.
n The London correspondent of the Manchester,
sGuardian, writing on the Emancipation Proclama-
8on says hears very general expression of opin-.
ion that the first outrage by the blacks will be the
ssgna for European Intervention in the interest Of
Humanity.
81 Among tte French diplomatic correspondence
& just published, is letter from Napoleon to Forey
Sin which he confessed that the motive of the
@French policy in Mexico is desire to prevent
she United States extending their authority SOUTH
#ward over the American continent.
d A movement is on foot in Liverpool to test publ
"a lie opinion by meeting to consider American
affairs and the Emancipation Proclamation
& Movements Of similar kind were to take place at
d Manchester where branch Emancipation Soci-
sety was being formed.
S California News.
= Salt Lake City, Feb. 1st.-Col Connor's com
Smand had desperate 6Eattie with the Indians. on
4 bSar Rver 100 miles north of here, killing 224,
-@Tand many more are supposed to have been drown
Sed; they also too 175 prisoners destroyed the
& lodges, provisions. &c. Col. Counor's loss was
4killed and IS wounded.
81 Sacramento, January 31st.-The Phelps men
gare casting about for a new candidate and Rhodes
sof Santa Clara is talked of, but he is too pure
sSman to be used. 1t is generally conceded that
aConness cannot be prevented from obtaining the
#the nomination
q Many believe that the Phelps men will not pro-
duce their witnesses on Tuesday night, but let his
Cease go by default
B Judge McKune has issued an injunction re
9sraining the State Controller from transferring
sSthe Swamp Land Fund to the General Fund, the
81 100000 ordered to be transferred by act of the
& Legislature which act has been in the Governors
1hands ten days and become law by constitution
slal limitation to-day
q San Francisco Jan. 31.-The Sonora took 81 ;
s476, 097 in treasure, and very few passengers
sAmong them Thomas Brown, Special agent of
ssthe United States who goes to Havana to collect
f facts regarding the recent seizure of cigars here.
@aSolomon Haas was arrested on the steamer by
the U. s. Marshal 1t is reported that he is con-
snected with the cigar smuggling case.
II Dates to Feb. 9Th.
Il Philadelphia, Feb Sth.-The Sunday Times
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