Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-15
Desp atches Received YESTERDAY
Afternoon.



New York, May l4.-Gen. Sigel has re-
turned here, not having received a command.
1t is believed that Gen. Lee is taking a new
line OF defence, half way between Richmond
and Fredericksburg
Hopes are entertained that the amputation
of the foot Of Gen. Deyens will not be neces-
sary.
Albert &. Sloo, formerly awell-known and
wealthy parsonage, committed suicide in the
9th ward station house yesterday.
James Watson and Edward r. Ives were
arrested yesterday, charged with breaking
into the Office OF w. s. H1ughtou, in Boston,
and robbng the safe Of $ll 900 in Massachu-
sets per cent bonds, and Sl400 of 10
U. D. bonds. The accused lied to this city and
raised 500 on one of the $1,000 bonds, and
through tits transaction they were traced and
nnally arrested. They were committed tor
examination.
y lire IN the woods near River Head, Long
Island, has covered an area of five miles
square, or about 10000 acres of land. 1t was
cansed by sparks from locomotive. The
rain Tuesday night probably eXtinguished the
fire.
The steamer Plantagenet, from the West
Indies, has arrived. Gen. LeGros ATTEMPTED
rising against the Hayden government, at u
village called DessoIine. He was arrested
and the matter squelched in forty -eght hours
Inc Express understands that Gen. McClel.
Ian last week sent in request to the presi-
dent to either accept his resignation or give
nm active service. Rnmor says his resigna-
ton was not accepted, but the reply was ac-
compamed by an intimation that his active
services Will be required at an early day.
According to the Washington correspond
MT liza Il t.l,,l,;
has changed the sentence Of Vallandigham 10
sending him south.
Additional from Mexico.
New York, May 4.-Advices from Pue-
bla VIA Havana to April 81 have been cueye
The French were repuiSed on the 18th in an
attack on the converts OF st. Augustine, Car
men and Merced. On the l4th battle oc-
Cured AT AttlXco, between part of Common
forts furces and the French. Both parties
claim the victory, but the chief design of
Commonior, to dlsl0dge the French from At
tiXeo. was not attained.
Reports reached Vera Cruz, April 20, that
the French had been driven from the forts of
San Javier and hill San Juan, to their former
position at Amalnian. The French accent
disagrees with this, and report the capture Of
tile church Ot Carmen ON the 18th. Numer-
Gus bands OF guerrlllaS infested the road from
vera Cruz to Orlz1ba, and several expeditions
sent out To annllilate them had been unSuc-
cessful. he French forces in Vera Cruz
entertained great fears that million dol
lars in money and large amount of ammu-
milton, about to leave PueDla would not arrive
safely.
ComOntort had been reinforced by 1000
men from the city Of Mexico, and Mexican
reports express the hope that by oyerwheim-
II ~
the French invaders. The traitor, Butron
who acted in concert with the French, is said
to have been totally defeated, and Marquee is
reported to be a prisoner.
A private letter receiv d in Havana states
thar since the first occupation of the fort of
San Javer, the French army has not obtained
| any advantage. Several attacks have been
made upon various points, but always with ill
success, and sometimes with absolute defeat
On the 18Th ult., they opened Il cannOnade
upon the Carmen fort. winch lasted forty
hours, when Il breach was made. Several
columns then proceeded 10 make an assault,
but they were driven back by the bayouet,
leaving the streets filled with their killed and
wounded. Their losses have been very
heavy.
Laser from Newborn.
NEwBERN, N. c., May ll.-Hon Joseph
Remington of Florida, temporarily here for
the treasury department, has just been OFF.
cialiy informed Of his appointment by the
president as U. S. marshal of Florida.
A young rebel widow in Camden county,
N. e., has within the past year become one of
the most extensive merchants in the country,
having made several hundred thousand dol
lors by wholesaling and retailing war goods
to the re0els, which she obtained through the
oh
and Roanoke Island
From Washington.
New YORK, May Nv ashington special
dispatches state that Gen. Stahfs cavalry have
secuted the country about Warrenton and in
other directions pretty thoroughly. They re-
port nothing but small squads Of guerrillas,
who continue to hover about our lines in the
hope of doing mischief when occasion may
rffer.
kilograms from Gen. Schencks headquar-
tiers in Baltimore, received yesterday, say that
Mosby is again in the vicinity of Goose
creek church, Loudon county, Va, with
force of about 800 guerrilla cavalry.
The sister and niece of jackson, who killed
Ellsworth, haoc been arrested in Georgetown.
They are charged with aiding the rebels, by
forwarding rebel mails, and in other ways.
They will probably be sent south Immediately.
1t is stated positively in diplomatic circles
that the entente cordiale is perfect between
Mr.. Seward and the British and French min
listers.
1t is understood that secretary Chase re-
ceyed by the last steamer official adyices
from Robert j. Walker, to the effect that he
would probably negotiate within a week $780,,
100000, on satisfactory terms, interest paya-
bic in London.
Troopers Death.
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