The New York herald., 1863-12-07

General Asboth had arrived at Pensacola II
SIS was about raising brigade there. The health @
os the place was excellent.
/ IN From our correspondent with the Texas exped
ton we have received further particulars. TIL
landing OF the troops at Brazos was attended will
q l. Mch peril The steamer Nassau was sunk, bu
no ives reported as lost
9 The gunboat Monongahea shelled Mustang
o island lille General Ransom with brigade O.
) Maine trL ops made rapid march across the
Island taxi. >g possession of the rebel works on il
8 and ca, turing rebel lieutenant colonel and two
cornpau:As of I exams. with three cannon. A flag
OF truce Ny, subs equenty sent by the rebels out
General Bssl 5 deeLsed it ruse to ascertain the
nuuaber and y, ,stion of our troops and detained
the bearers r,r time.
n R0PEAN NEWS.
The Steamship Columbia. from Galway On the
Gath of November, put into st. Johns. New
foundsand last Satin rday, en- rovte to New York.
She was to proceed on her voyage for this
port yesterday. TbA news by the Columbia
is two days later. A. ,>telegraphic summary OF it
was published in the En- AID yesterday morning,
v
| IN columns to-day.
The argument in the osss OF the gunboat Alex
| an dra concluded in Lon don; but the decision
wo, I'd not be rendered for son &c days.
Th English government HI. decided to stop
| the ST. ,amshp Pampero in the G lyde. as intended
! for an American rebel vessel-of-, Yar.
1t is sserted by the London p, oSt that the Eng
lish COVE rnment was, with regre t." about to re-
fuse to at, end the Bonaparto congr ess The plan
| of Napole, IN is approved of; but he means are
| not regarde d as efectual.
Fifteen ou of the twenty Powers inv ted had sig
nfed their in tantion of being present at the con-
gress.
The Paris CO. respondent Of the Iona on Times
Sn that those Who believe in the congl ess grow
f.s er every day.
q apoleon, it is> >ysaid, will not 10y down pro-
grau of subectsNfor the congress to dct berate
on b ut he has expressed wish that the main
topics should be Poland, the German Dx bies,
Rome, reforms in the Romagn and Veni,e,
The L ondon Post denies and til llondon Sps eta
tor reaf rms the rumor of thetarproach ofA 'arl
Russell's resignation.
It was reported in Madrid thas tv-o 'Ameftio m
vessels lao en- with arms for the in ursents in, n :.
Domingo | ad been destroyed bySa S3snishIHA
vessel Off Il le island.
Denmark was making extensive preparat ON
for war, and the Holstein question ad arodu1ed
very serious agitation among the Gef1n Powers
The revolu, ion in Poland was maint aimed wfbS
great vigor AZ Examination by the insua gente,
Consols clos ed in London on the 3ad of tEovens N
Der, at 92'4 921s for money. THE Iiv erpool cot
ton market ex ,erenced a slight advance the
I'D of Novemb y, and closed with up ward ten I
iency On the oath ultimo the market closed /
irIner at the II ,trs of the previou day. Bread! |
80 ,...tsI
On tho Oath ultim o..
The steamship s'axonias, from Southamp<on,en
the 18th of Noven cr arri we'd at this port yestea
day evening. Our Europe an files by the Sa xonis
have been anticipate by he arrival Of the Scotia
M1sCELL ANE 3us NEWS. +,
The news from Ha vsna Mexico and St. Domin ,
CO. which we publish tod ay, is of great interest,
more especially that porH which refers to the ,
operations Of the French n Mexico. II we are to
RELY on their acc1m its, il would seem that
Juarez il now ready to b Ike his fight from San
Luis Potos having pac ked up his archives and | !
treasures, ready for the xpected migratory move
ment. The French force were gradually pushing Z
into the interior and the star Of empire seemed to
be ascending to the zcni tn. Tho advces from st.
Domingo are not very exciting. The struggle | ,
between the Spanards and the people still con- | ,
tinued; but, as the for mer were rapidly pouring
fresh troops and suppi ntothe island, while the
resources of the matt being rapidly ex-
hausted there is scar cely doubt where the final
triumph will be.
From Japan we ave f1c of the Japan Com
rnerciol Ners, pu bshed. at Kanagawa. which
contains general news report, dated at Yokoha
ma on the 7th ar ID Kan.gswa the 9th of Sep |
tember. The W ar situstion between the Damio
of Satsuma AMI the English unchanged. II
was reported b ut not gsneraly credited, that the
Daimio pI eparinl. to send out some OF the
steam vessels of war remaining in his service as
privateers. Some OF tho Japanese cities were full
of very i-favored natives, whose presence, 1t was
thought boded no go cd to the foreign residents
The journals to hand contain, in their advertising
| columns inJcatisns of the progress which was
| being made by Earppeans and other civilized set
tiers in establisiny themselves in the great towns
| of the empire.
The Sngar ,xe. EAST India) Times of the 9TH Ct
| October says that another native prince had sr-
ceoded IN closing the Inland Sea, after 1t had ossn
open three or four years, against foreign trade.
TITS prince operates by his guns at Shimonssakl'
4be Gibraltar of that part Of the coast Of Japan.
Insurance Offices in IneIo will not take rlsks on
vessels bound to the Inland Sea- in conseqsSnce of |
,ha bo.,ile demonstrations made by this prince |
,ron the forts situated on its southern shore
entrance. II was thought that the mobiles OF Japan
would stand by the anti-foreign pciicy OF the
government 10 the last and that serious danger
{ TO foreign interests had arisen.
The Java Courdnt publishes decree declaring
the importation of iron, copper, lead, steel and
: zinc. in certain forms, for she use OF manuiac'
Q lures, shipbuilding, agricultural and other pur'
3 noses to be free of duty IN Netherlands India
About seven o'clock on Saturday night The
sr,endid steamboat Isaac Newton burst her boiler
y nnnosi,e For, Washington, on the Hudson river
50 and was shortly burned to the waters edge. seys.
I'd raj Of the passengers and remen were dreadiuIy
sca,aea from the effects Of which from four TO