Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-13
THE NEWS.
30 Nrw coNFEpERATE RAMs.

The New York TINES says that the L ,. Cons'h
At Halifax has telegraphed to Washington report
that one of the French Confederate rams has sue
eeeaed in making port in enc Of the West India
Islands. The report yet unauthentieated Il
The Piare de Ia LORE denies the statement that
the French Government has sent any war vessels IN
pursuit Of the Stonewall, aud says "the Cabinet
of the Tuleries does not consider possesses the
right to pursue the ram Of the slave States though
in completing her fitting out in French waters, she
committed an audacious violation -four neutrality,
and We hope the investigation into the subject will
not be null, 1t is impossible for the affair to re-
maia where it is"
AFFAIRS AT NASSAU.
According TO advees received at New York from
Nassau. to 10th February, there were then lying
idle in her harhor no less than IS blockade runners
their occupation being gone. They represented
altogether capital of SIS, 900, OO0. a steam
or, The Fanny, arrived out from England on the
4ga just in time find that the business for which
she vas intended was at an end. A depression of
trade corresponding to her late elatipn and buoy
ancy had commenced to settle down upon Nassau.
Many Of the vessels and people lately engaged in
bio kade running leaving Cor Havana, to search
tor new employment.
FROM MEXICO VIA NEW ORLEANS.
The New Orleans Bee Of the 26th ultimo publishes
Pirate letter from Matsmoras dated January
3O stating that cup TO this time the Mexican and
Co tolerate authorities have been simply polite and
friendly, Generals Mejia and Slaughter having
crossed the river in civil dress and dined with each
other But yesterday General MCjia and his staff,
in ian uniform, entered Brownsville, where General
Slaughter awaited their visit with his whole command
uuisr arms and gave the visitors artillery salute
Of ,ycaty one guns After dinner tue Confederate
aaa .as raised, and the Mexican general and bis
ST removed their caps aua sented it, the former
mat ing q speech, in which he said the Couiederacy
woJld soon be recognized. He concluded by in
vii g the Confederates 20 grand banquet at Mata-
mc,as. promising to salute their nag with twenty
Oh, guns. The importance of this affair consists
ms..ly in the tact that General Mejia is commander
IN a,efof the Mexican araiiss, ipd is, therefore,
the next parsonage to the Emperor" Nonsense.
FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
Accounts from Peru state that the terms Of the
pc. T. negotiation with Spain were very unpopular
VITA a large portion Of the people, and the dissats-
IA lion had resulted in serious riots In Lima and
Ia
in Lilh a number Of people were Killed. A plot
e.,nst the government in which many of the prin-
eli "A citizens we're charged with being implicated,
hal be.,n discovered. Several of the conspiratdrs,
Including ey-President Castillo, hal been sen,en
cea to i've years imprisonment each In the re-
public Of Chile everything remained quie(. Boil
yil md Honduras are both agitated by rebelhons
sss.as, the governments. Duenas has been re- lee
tel President OF Salvador. The reports concern
inc the cotton, coffee aud other Central American
crops are very favorable.
PROMINENT CITIZENS MURDERED
J.. Is reported on authority which seems entitled
torre&it that Cob. VIM. A. Hartman, of Augusta,
W. killed at Waynesboro, after the defeat of Gen
EARLY at that place. The statement is that he sur
rca lerrd TO two Irish Yankee soldiers who imme-
disieIy sssaSSinsted him.
j. was also reported, yesterday, that Com. Hol-
Ins. of.the Navy, was killed in Albemarle county,
br q gan, Of Yankee cavalry. He was attempting
to scapc to the woods IN company with Mr. Jeaer-
sou Randolph, at whose residence he had been
stopping, when the scoundrels overlook them, and
killed. the Commodore. We hope that the report
is uatrue.