, 1863-02-05
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.

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SsSe, victories, and running up the Federal losses
~ ,h.t time TO $4,000 The most Important
-, q, The correspondence relates to q move
1r.snt Of the French Consuls at Galveston and
P;chmond supposed to have originated in Paris,
"a ;nduce Texas 10 secede from the Southern
GonGederacy and establish an independent Gov
srnment The result Of this discovery was an
order to Magruder to send the Consu' at caves
ton to Mexico as soon as possible Ine hcn'
mond Consul was ordered 70 leave 'oi'""'''
This latter order, however, was Tescanueu'
II further appears that Earl Russels s reception
IN Commissioner Slidell was not such as COM
80 with the lalter's sense Of prOpriety, or
,~;th the expectations Of the ConiedeTates in
Richmond. Mason Is, however, complmented
for self-abnegation IN consentlhg 70 Iemah not
Withstanding the annoyances 10 whch ne Us SUD-
: jected BY the GOODNESS OF tue Dr't'Sn oecre~ry'
Another portion Of The correspondence relates
70 the European oPerauO"s, " sMo 0o"suSs ,Is;.s
Treasury Departne"'. W. p''ss ~, h.'
his scheme tOr ra's"s "oISy ~ H,c'f"",a S.. ~
pothecaung the co''ou ~ "e ~ " SsA's:,
and Tue modus OPe'c"". y 80" 'I 80 .A
70 be transn'tteu ~ ~ Ds" . csss" ~" ~
blOckaded POrts lne uuny VI w" e'au .VsHs'S AS
and the means oy "Icn Msy ~ - ~
In England lorh .ne Su'uS" VI '''' P"'' VI '"'
interesting correspondence.
A sracial Nashville dispatch SAYS, in regard
A ,hs hnyninv Of the steamer by Forrest, tha
s.vsr., boats contained wounded soldiers, who,
=, iumn no from the burning boats were shot at
\. ~ r.t.r The negro crews were stripped
~ th,;r cIothinp. tied 10 trees, cowhided and
In 10 s,aryc. Officers and soldiers were stripped
~ ,h.;r cln,hing. ulaced ashore aud paroled
p.u.tIs ;reorm,,ion has be,n received from
heuaSe Iro." L., hv ,h,, r.h,ls ,o
scoaW mat eno,s S'V u' nj ,;ns oC rs, ,a,
cut gu NoSsss '."', III, IL SsiI ,bn, Long
~. ~. IN, .,,..L lin ,axt week with his entire
Sssss ,rh;ch n il thouet. will number rs, 900.
Ross,r.ns ia Iully pre,'Srrd, but will not move
mil : csrtsin cxnedtion can capture the rebels
now interfering with his transports, or drive
them off, -...T..
An entire rebel regiment deserted recently
and came into our lines near MurfrcesbOro
CAIRo Ian. II.
s,,.,, .,,;,.d "a. .d.v d;r.c,
L"e n' S.vas' d., ,rh;ch mint shc leG ON
HoH N~ ~. ,s,,, Re- L.r ~, havr IN. fnllow
aonus 3;,;,,"i @ us,rs. ri. nt,ack YVES made on
Fridsv evening. Jan. 9th, hy the gunb"ats; the
land force dc6arking below AID marching TO the
rear Of the Qualifications The rebels had earth'
works two miles below the main fort from which
they were shelled on Sunday. Tue Tort mal y
built Of square timber, covered with railroad
iron, and pronounced very strOns, surrsnosssI s,,
on Sunday; hallstrom our guns having Knocked
the 'Eheating of, dsmoun'ed the guns and de-
molished the gun carriages Lne oneSrm I" mJ
!s IT," a..,I,.h, an Woodav' tTn T.gmrn,s Of
snA. - uaysN ,"Lno,.;,; vi an. n,.c, mi arr.
leAsn nA"ee'N ~ Nv ~, %,~na I, "n6 M no, AZ
1s 80 ,sas;,,cn nn,l to- late. Il Il said
~, -" n,,DhoS,s and Ira ansports cannot ascend
~. ,;..s ,s f"r a. Lj,tIe Rock. in consequence
r,s,' ,.s,,- This NAV deIav operations In