New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-31

a total loss. She was q sidowhcel steamer OF about
800 uns and had been very successful; it was re-
Dol ted that she cleared her cost in her first three
trips from New-York since we occupied this city
The fire burned very briskly, and thresteud the
destruction of other steamships among them the
Columbia, the Mcclellan, about to l9ave for New
York with the mails, the st. Msry's, the George
Cromwell and the Brunswick. The Mcclellan. less
fortunate than the rest, was slightly scorched The
whole town was on the leyee, the Fire Department
of ALL as usual here.
There are multitude Of rumors set afloaf by the
Rebels, such that Gen. Magruder with 1000 men
is marching on Brasher City, our extreme outpost
Texasward. That Gen. Kirby Smith is advancing
on New. Orleans with $1,000 men. That Stonewall
Jackson is doing the same thing wit $4,000 nen.
Gen. Banks arrived with his staff yesterday.
Some days ago he went up from Baton Rougc rec
onuoitering, ON the Empire Parish, and with the
Morning Light in bis company. There is tremen-
dous the left bank of the river just be-
low Port Hudson, which ia fast OVERLOOKING the
country. Getting caught in the current which was
sweeping in, the Morning Light was drawn through,
and the Empire Parish came go near it ti.st she
through, as, had the Rebels been near by, We might
have been minuS Major General.
One crevasse leads to another. In lSj7 there was
a creyasse two miles below Baton ROugc that iuun-
dated the whole country down TO Lake Ponchartrain,
destroying millions Of property. the levee WAS re-
paired and again gave way il 1861, doing almost az
much darage az before. Il had not been spaired,
the energies Of Rebellion being expended ia other
directions. But Capt. Hodge OF Gen. Augurs Staff
took it in hand soon after Gen. Grover recccn ned
Baton Rouge in December last and with the labor
Of nearly 900 contrslands, has constructed q svee
which is said 10 be the first in all Louisiana. Il is
ninety feet broad Ut the base fifteen feet high, and
fifteen broad at the top. Had it rot been for this
levte the inundation his gear wond have been as
destructive as n 1857. Capt. Hodge has just re
ceved a commission as Colonel in the 9Th louisiana,
which is to be an engineer regiment, $50 strong.
Capt. blanchard is just about going INTO Parrh
Manchac with the little sterrl-wh.el gunboat Baru-
taria, supported by force Of infantry.
The Rebels here are taking great psins 70 spread
the notion that yellow fever will visit New Orleans
this Summer. They point TO the green Scum along
the CUTTERS aud say it is very carly in the season for
IT, and throw out many other equally terrible ~
tmations.'
As one of the mos. striking proofs of the social
change which ha, come over this city, but yesterday
the greatest ,lave.mat Of the world, let me copy
from the police reports Of The Era the following;
BEATING SLAyE-Ars o. Bsien's slave siri eerisy
before the Provost Court charge OF beating her m ss
aud the daughter her mistress MIS- o bren said tho gil
had been very disob.in, and she unde.oOk To
with The broomsck when The gill took from hO struck
her the head. Tbs daughter to the ros'ue and
the .svo girl the head with s,ick 2hi
dismissed the Court alcEishci ars. Oriea n -hc had
right take the law Into their hands add tbs, she
must 10 curb and her rtssions xa,cTs Dad
Of slaves bad right to iuic corpores Pnihnen:
This decision will not know" sail the judge be re.
csived with favor IN this community but csuna hip hs"