The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-20
ARRIVAL OF TIE MORNING STAR.
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Interesting News from Havana, New
Orleans and Texas.
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Arrival Of Blockade Runners
at Havana.
Occupation Of 1DdianoIa, Texas,
by Our Troops.
IMPORTANT DISPATCHES FROM GEN. BANKS,
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Tbestsamsbip Morning Star, Captain J. NJ Courtney,
om New Orleans 18th ipet via Havana the 18th inst,
arrived Of this pert this morning She has experienced
very heavy weather the passage
Mo Morning Star was detained at New Orleans three
days by order Of MAJOR General Banks in order that no
might transmit important dispatches 70 Washington
She was detained at tho mouth Of the Mississippi river
sixteen hours consequence Of densefog She efs the
Southwest Pass eight O'Clock the morning Of the
18Th NIT and arrived at Havena on the 10Th ana e on
dc same day for New York..
The Morning star passed in the Mississippi river,
bound op brig Fanny Foulks, Southwest Pass chips
ADnapos,s and e. G. Durcan
Outside The bar United States steam irigate Colorado
at anchor also tho bark Warren Hallett, from Boston,
aud The brig Fanstlna, from Philadelphia.
The Weather in New Orleans for several days prior TO
the departure Morning star had been oxceedbeiy
cold wet the in the city were crystazcd with
ice for nearly Heavy bosls are reported 10 The
y,onIty Of the city end the coaat and it thought
the orange trees apd ypoon had suffered severely
they are NOT entirely destroyed. Toe weather has been
co,er In louisiana past month than has been
2nuOun for many years lf0vcos.
Loft a. Havana steamships Eagle aGd Corsica for New
York next day.
M blockade runner Isabel arrived at Havana
l5th met. She the blockade at Mobile, and had a
cargo OF four hundred and eighty bales Of cotton aud
threw overheard hundred and twenty four bales OF
Icrtufas q gale Of wind.
Tho blockade runner schooner Union, with cargo Of
cotton from OF Florida also arrived at Havana
on the l4sh inst She chased by the United States
aupboat No Soto The latter veesel was Havana when
the Morning star left
aeyera blockade runners we're Citing out at Havana
1t was reported al Havana that the steamship Harriet
Lane formerly United States gunboat Of that had
been fitted up at Galveston Texas for Blockade running
purucses and was expected at Havana shortly with a
full cargo Of cotton.
The aieam propeller Boston, captured BY rebels under
Jim Duke al Pilot Town. point the Mississippi, six
oOehG months ueo and taken Mobile, has been made
into gunboat BY adding Gtyaseet bor length, and
Otherwise improved. The rebel agents az Havana were
ndscreet enough 10 admit she would be ready
to run the blockade and make an attempt 10 capture
some Of Tho New Orleans mail steamships.
Mr.. C H. Farrell Is bearer Of dispatches from Major
General Banks TO Washington.
We are again indebted to Purser Fuller, u steamship
| Morning Star, for fsvors received.
The following list Of the passengers BY the steam
| snip Morning Star
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ssYasa s"ty Apss,sso shery yss
PHI Hasdcn. 81 Eehar rhor.dise and lady srand;
san t,s 4.fss as;as
f Eco Lieut. Mssoit ssIyan.
Chas 0akford and seryan,, , walssf Nc Cicmons
rsn, Cause NJ Williams G Robert, u; capt Mayo,
Croft CAPT Mitchell and servant, N u Church, " r
steerage