, 1864-04-30

about six, inches long anatwo and half in
brc:.tb. containing drawings Of different
rirerp, showing where cer:am torpedoes were
placed; paper continuing tue names aud
tcscr1ptfons OF all the different batteries and
POINTS Of Charleston haE'or, and then an
e2sbc.ato drawing Of some other work or
Il crHe, the meanin:, of which he did not cx-
Main, and tic officers colld not make ont.
There Was elso sheet of paper, with. the
ltali,e, in Print, "War Department, Con-
tcteratc States of Anerica." At the bottom
IF tic pacc was the signature, James \
Seldom, Secretary Of Var" The interUedi-
ct. epsec vas blank, Ind evidently containei
writing, but it YVES erased by some chemical
process. Reece accused him oi this, but llc
denied It, and said he had only obtained the
came to ret 1Ethograph Of it. "That ia
poor excuse," ssid Ketce.
The paper he produced upon being arrest
e.. was q prss from the Secretary OF tae Navy,
giving hin Icl mission to E::ss ct will in all
rorte II the Confcderacy. The nt{cer found
uFeu him also, pass to cT.65 The lines, one
Of tic Kind usually iesCed .or that purpose.
TIE search bein.. over aud the Doctors
toilet Tc.Grranged, En 1:as taken to King vii
lag, Court House, where lie was furnished
With. comfortable lodgings, und u1 Sunday
YVES brought to Rlc;l:nolia. H Is now in
Castle Thunder, GTattiug examination.
Lugo is apparently 3ooI. twcu.y-four years
OF asc, is slender, but we'll built, and Of free
e1d prcposscssfng appearance.
THE FRENCH TOBACCO.
Tie French tobacco stored In this city, and
which will soon be shipped to Europe, con-
sis Of between seven and eight thousand
hoS5heads, all Of which Is OF fine quality, and
worth several millions Of dollers, To trans
port it awny at once, Will require seven or
eight slips, and it is said that the requisite
number viii be Ut City Point in day or two.
The quiet manner in which tho Yankee Coy
trHMent backed down from its refusal to per-
nit this tobacco tn pasE the blockade 5sAi1ows
1lc Stamina OF Yankce pluck before, the ox-
passed demands Of France, and testiies
se.Lc ration Epon any emergency wherever
the op, ca;ug power bus pluck enough itself
10 pursue its demands with cycn decent per-
sistency.
It las been the custom Of the French Gov
erunsent to purchase two ytars's supply Of
tnhacco ut q time, and keep always two years'
supply alleaf- The last supply was evidently
givinl; out, and as tobacco Is one Of the nec-
{. c.eariys Of Frcnchman'H existence, It won}d
hardly havc been wise, or even judic1ously
brave for tue Yankee Government to have
stuek to its deter%tnatioa deter Of Rroh9ltiag Its
alto Government gains by the operation the
export duties, md maintains 1t prcstage for
fur dealing.
SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
Two HUNDRED AND EIGurY-THIHD DAT.
The enemy kept up brisk fire upon the
city Thursday, firing between forty and fifty
shells. Abont one O'Clock Parrott shell
shell entered the roof Of Alexander Duncan's
workshop. ut the foot Of uaseIl street. struck
Oh the anvil and bursted. Two young men
aud negro boy were standing by the anvil
1t the time Of the explosion. The two white
men escaped unfnjured. The negro boy,
named Aaron, belonging to Mrs. Heath, WAS
struck on tho shoulder and the left arm bro.
ken lie also received several severe bruises
on the head. 1t il believed that l1nputation
OF the arm will be necessary
Bttweeu thirty mud forty ehelis have been
fired at Fort Smarter since oar last, most of
which strHck, but did no Iamage.
The enemy were again busyat the "Sxamp
Angei' on Thureday. There Was no change
III the Eect.-lsTsufy.
TASEEE D.sEnTERs.
The records ut Castle Thunder give strange
evidence concerning the remarkably tine spirit
of the Tankce army III Firsinia. Within tue
last few weeks nearly hundred .iestrtcrs
from Grant have passed ever the line and
come asEing asylum in the bosom, Of tie Re-
bellion. For. the last few days thcy hare
been particularly persevcring in getting to
Richmond ahead OF time, unwilling to wait
for Grant and stand the chances Of being put
to great deal OF unnecessary trouble aud in
10 little danger. It Is becoming q cu5toma~
ry sight to sec squads Of live. six, eight or
ten per day, marching up to Gen. Winler's
office under guard. but seeming as guy aud
glod Is II the9 were In their best luck and
with the best prospects in the world.