The New York herald., 1863-02-18


aud the velocry--one s6ct fred By the rebels went
wounded eight or nine meA
story Is extant that the father Of Lieutenant xss OF
me Harriet Iane who was killed the night when his
vessel captured s member Of General MaeTuders
staG with he rank Of lieutenant colonel and also that
sad-"Ths ID OF the sacrifices mako for the war"
The story Is contradicted by some Of the navy otcers
good and loyal ctsens Of the old keystone STATE
THE HARRIET
All reports that the Harriet Lane succeeded IN getting
out 70 sea are wholly unfounded Captain Wilson saw ner
with his own Friday weok and he docs not be-
eve she is 1T for service In the fight Of January the
Owasco put shell clean through her, and is at least
doubtful whether she has yet been repaired
DEPARTURE or IIH ADMIRAL's ftp.
Hartford T % Which ''iS has BEEN rs lying % idle the
river for several weeks got up steam and started down
me Iver was reporea ,n.t sns ws soe ~ "a
ton. The gunboat Mississippi, which some time since
went down tho river to look ont for the Alabama has re-
Il was said few days since ia. the st, Louis Hotel
Of this city 70 bo taken for hosptal but tho idea
st. Charles for that pusse But that Is doubtful and
the propreors have not yet received any Official inma
tion OF such design on the part OF the authorities
LUBBOCK WANTS THE HERALD.
Capt Wilson, Of tho 0wasco says that when the rebel
Governor Lubbuck Of Texas came board his vessel
during the fight at Galveston, the first thing he inquired
for was the New YORK HERALD want" he said, "to
see what the HERALD says about the war;
There sixty five hundred rebel soldiers around the
bayous and rivers the west OF the river above here
and IT would not surprise here il they should be at
tackled within few days. They intrenched, and
there will be considerable battle doubt before they
are dispersed.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 8, 1858.
Dea,th Of Ne0s in the Crescent Cy--Stranee Rumors
the Cay-Operatioas of Protsssan Benepolen Society,"
Means for Relieping the Dcsiute and Poor-Sales of
Cotton, DC, dc.
Tho reign OF duness continues In the Crescent City
There is scarcely anything stirring to afford peg
which newspaper correspondent hang paragraph
To write letter is like the task imposed by Pharaoh
on the lsraetes-to make bricks without straw II is
worse for inventive Hebrew might have devised
plan by which the Of straw might ha been
perseded This has actually been done recently for
our modern bricks strawless. and read in Holy
Writ that the oppressed found substitute for straw
in stubble, though 1t seems that that article was
not obtained without difficulty As substitute for
facts, however, all sorts Of afoat, Just
the chosen Of old substituted stubbe for
First, II gravey stated that Port Hudson had been
attacked by the Union troops and that the attacking
party had been repulsed. This supposed repulse
matter Of course for there has been fight the
Of fight, but it has been stated that the rebels
had been victorious and such reports always believed
by the secessonsts Of New Orleans. There people
Ia this city at the present moment who will gavey tell
you that Brecknrdge tho battle Of Baton Rouge
evacuated by the Unionists few weeks after. The
rapid retrograde tho rebel general search
OF water, with the Mississippi before him, counts for
nothing with such persons. AS well it be said that
Bonagare the battle OF Waterloo because the Allies
evacuated Paris, after holding II Tor Some time.
1t confidently affirmed this morning that the soop
and by what not stated. Nobody seemed TO know,
showing that the originator and proagaors Of the report
George Psaimanagen, Baron Munchausen, and other
complishcd liars These gentlemen ought TO take few
lessons from the New York and Richmond correspondents
OF the London Times 70 enable them TO be perfect In the
sublime art.
hut enough OF such stubbe Of which Icould furnish
many more specimens and let us contemplate genuine
bricka brick without either straw stubble, too.
This brick Is much OF man any soldier q the army
OF Agesaus, each Of whom this monarch declared to
ambassador TO be brick aud that these bricks the
aggregate constituted his only forticatons The soldiers
Of Sparta fought their human enemies right maunly and
deserve all honor as long time shall last but what
honor ought DO accorded that valiant soldier Of the
Cross who s encountering that most terrible Of enemies
famine alude TO the Rev. A. u. Mccoy rector OF ~.
Peters, who has devised whereby from two
thousand FIVE hundred 10 FIVE thousand poor persons
only be fed but lodged and bathed daily. at
a cost OF only ten cents per day. have Seen the
reverend rector TO my knowledge and know nothing OF
his political creed. All know in this connection Is, that
he IS true phlantbropst-one who may yet hear the
blessed words, "Inasmuch thou hast done IL unto
of the least OF these my brethren thou hast done unto
me.n
1t seems from the published Of this benevo
lent priest that two religious soceties--namely, the
Bothcrhood OF st. Peters Protestant Episcopal church.
and the "Aid Society OF the cougregaton--and
others existed the latter part Of 1891. IL
proposed that charity shall be distributed through
the Of these societies. which have been amalga
mated Iut let the Rev Mr.. Mccoy tell his story In
his admirable way
The Brotherhood organized and adopted conslilu
on the 9th OF December, A. d. 1851 the Aid Society the
month preceding The workings OF both societies.
nearly suspended for many with the Xed nien
resuming them when occasion should demand Il,
which think the present. Both being incorro
rated, and In few days tho charters OF both viii Dc pub
sa'd The buildings M msnoGed above hnye been q
put readiness the destitute the earliest day
practicable. Those who willing wort upon will
be provided with three comfortable meals each day and
report themselves Mr. William Lewis acting
perntendcnt OF repairs OF buildings tor the ChGrrns
none, Charles street. Just below Espanaic We pro-
pose iced aud lodge destitute persons tire
holdings Will nodatesay from 500 10 5oOJ No dis
will be made account Of differences Of religious
political creed ia the recipient The tickets will BE- issued
" 80 GOOD FOR ONE NEAL