The weekly Butte record., 1863-03-14

February oath the wreck Of 8 steamer, painted
! black. twenty-five miles from Abaco lighthouse.
The stern and smokestack only were visible.
There were no signs of life. Near her on the
sane day the schooner picked up two water
casks. Nothing has been heard of the Florida
since the gunboat Sonoma chased her. in
heavy gale, about one hundred miles from
Abaco. 1t is conjecturei that the wreck
might be the pirate.
CAIRO March 10.
There are arrivals with news from Vicksburg
to Thursday, March 5ih- The only event that
had occurred was that The enemy commenced
throwing shells ST intervals IN the direction Of
the canal. Some annoyance has been caused
/ to our men in consequence. Another dredging
boat was being prepared for work.
The city Is fall of rumors Of an engagement
at Pert Hudson. said TO haze been reported BY
the jackson Appeal 1t is not credited, how
ever.
CHICAGO. March 10.
Todays Times has special dispatch, dated
/ Coidwater River. Mississippi, March /. which
says The expedition left Moon Lake We'd
neSday morning. reaching the end of the Pass
1 yesterday at noon-twelve miles in three days
and half The boats were much broken in
the light upper works. but not one was dam
aged in the hull or machinery The most
| difficult portion of the trip has been overcome.
Soldiers and seamen were occupied at every
turn ID cutting down trees clearing away the
drift-wood, and otherwise working open the
channel The water is very deep. with swift
current, and very crooked course. There
was great danger of the boats being dashed
against the trees at every turn. We move
/ forward again tomorrow. \ battery is re-
ported at the mouth of the Coldwater, twelve
miles from here. The health Of the expedition
/ is excellent. The men are in fine spirits. and
very confident. The weather is very fine
/ Lieutenant Commodore Smith and Gen. Ross
promise to patrol the streams with gunboats
as high up as the Pass, and as low down as we
/ go.
CoLDwArER RIVER, March ).
/ The expedition has advanced twenty miles
since last report The country is entirely des-
titute of population. We hope TO reach the
/ Tallahatchie to morrow. when we will be able
to make better progress. The rams LioneSs
and Fulton joined Us. The great rise in the
river, caused by cutting of the Mississippi
levee, enables the boats to pass over the OBJ
structions without tronble.
New York. March 10.
| The steamer Roanoke, from New Orleans
March 1st and Havana March 9th, has ar
rived.
Information has been fled in the Provisional
Court of the confscation of the Slidell proper
ty in New Orleans. The New Orleans Era, Of
March lst, states that twenty rebels, who
were recently sent through the rebel lines, re-
turned begging to be allowed to take the oath
of allegiance, and for bread. All were suffer
ing from actual hunger, and the children were
crying for food. They give a fearful state
ment of the desttution in rebeldom.
Vera Cruz advice received at New Orleans
say the French army was entirely inactive.
being unable to accomplish anything without
large renforcements. Ii these are not soon
received they must be driven from the country.
The French officers are disgusted. The cli-
mate is operating unfavorably upon the soldiers.
The bulk of the army is near Pueba. The
country between there and Vera Cruz is in-
tested with euerrlas, who are armed and
mounted. Whole trains of supplies from Vera
Cruz have been captured. The French are
constructing a railroad to Puebla, and the
guerrllaS are amusing themselves by spreading
the rails and running trains off the track.
WASHINGTON March II.
Thos Brown, Special Agent of the Treasu,
ry Department, appointed to investigate the
condition of subordinates on the Pacific coast.
has made report accompanied by large and
volumnous testimony. The resnlt will be the
removal of Robt. J. Stevens, Superintendent
of the mint at San Francisco, for the retention
in Office of worthless subordinates.
Collector Rankin, of San Francisco, will
probably be allowed to resign.
The decision of the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry allowing foreign steamships to compete with
the Pacific Mail line, will not be entertained,
although Robt J. Walker and others are
urgently seeking that it may be.
The Supreme Court was the scene of great
interest to-day, being engaged rendering i'm
portant decisions at least fifty of the most
prominent lawyers Of the country were present.
The decision in favor of the Government in the
New Almaden Mine case involves property
estimated at sixty millions.
Not altogether unexpected, an important
decision in the prize cases was announced by
Judge Grer, ruling every point in favor of
the Government, and condemning all vessels
which egalized the blockade. Justice Wilson
delivered a dissenting opinion, that the civil
war did not exist until after the 3th of July,
1861, and therefore, the President has no
power to set on foot blockade, under the law
of nations, and that DEGREES in condemnation
should be reversed, and vessels and cargOes
restored. This dissenting opinion was concur
red in by Justices Catron and Clifford.
SALT LAKE, March II.
The dispatch in the \. Y. Herald of the
10th, and published in the California papers
this morning, so far as regards my acts and
intentions is ase. (Signed)
P EDWARD CoxNoR, Col 81 Infantry.
New Y oRK, March II.
The Africa today, for Liverpool, carried out
Sl,300,000 in specie.
A Washington special dispatch states A
Committe OF the Chamber of Commerce had
an interview with the President yesterday,
urging him to make arrangements forthwith to
issne letters of marque and reprsal under the
recent Act of Congress, Their arguments are
said to have made strong impression on the
President. The contrary view, however, was
subsequently urged by Senators by men
prominent 10 the opposition to the passage of
the bill. They represented to President Lin
coin the dangers of foreign war in case he
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