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ported at Beaufort, N. c., safely anchored,
having successfully weathered the storm off
Wilmington.
New York. 4-The supply ship Massachu-
setts arrived at Philadelphia last evening
from Charleston Bar. S. c., Both. She re-
ported that the feet of iron elads had reach
| ed Charleston harbor, and were to operate
with Sherman in an attack on that city. Ii
stand and would probably be obliged so sur
render.
New York, 4.-Quebec advices say there is
trouble in Canada over the enforcement of
the draft for malitiamen to serve ON the from
tiers The French refused to serve. The
drafting officers were driven out of several
counties. A strong force has been ordered
out to put down this nsurIection.
The following is the concluding paragraph
| of long editorial in the Richmond Sentinel,
jeff. Davis organ: " If France and England
will enter into treaty with the Confederate
States, recognising our nationality and guar
anteeing our independence on the abolition
of slavery in all these states, rather than con-
tinue the war we should be prepared to urge
the measure on our readers. We think such
proposition would be favorably received
and acted upon by these nations, and it
ought to be made to them"
New York, A special dispatch from
| Washington says advives from Richmond
are of such tenor as to induce the belief
among certain officials that the rebel Con-
gress has already, in secret session, passed a
bill giving JEFF. Davis or Gen. Lee authority
to call out or order for detail, not less than
| so, 900 slaves for service ia the army as SOL
diers.
New York, 4.-Captain Wise Of the Naval
Bureau has already determined to withdraw
the one hundred FOUNDER Parrott guns from
service. The feeling among Nasa officers
induces the belief that his view will be sus-
tanned by the examining board and the De-
partment.
| The Pope Of Rome, in response to a mani
/ festo of the Confederate States, applauds the
| pacific sentiments expressed therein, depores
| further continuance of the bloody struggle
between the North and South, and says he
will not fail to avail himself of favorable
opportunity to urge peace.
| New York. 5-The Herald's Savannah
correspondent says that many citizens have
taken the oath of allegiance The Sd divis.
ion of the Twentieth corps had moved across
the Savannah river into South Carolina and
met and drove a regiment of f..Whceler's cav.
AIRY. No other rebel force was found
The World has n rumor from Washington
that Senator Morgan is to be made Secretary
of the Treasury, that Seward is to be made
Senator in place of Morgan, and that Adams
is to succeed Seward in the Cabinet. 1t is
not known who will succeed Adams
! The Richmond Sentinel as report which
| it discredits, that Price is dead The Senti-
mel of the 9th says that a boat load of ban-
kets has been received for the Yankee pris
oners.
! The Petersburg Express is informed that
the cotton found by Sherman in Savannah
is owned by Great Britain, and some by
private individuals, but none by the Govern
ment. 1t appears that only 1000 pairs of
blankets were sent our prisoners. The Ex-
press says there is 8 900 Yankee prisoners
there, this supply falls short two thirds
New York, s. The Herald's correspond
ent gives full account'or the recent import
ant raid through East Tennessee and South
western Virginia Of Generals Stoncman and
Burbridge and Gillen. The injury inflicted
| by it upon the rebels was immense, and is to
them, probably rreparuble. The lead mine,
the salt works, fifty found e' and furnaces.
one hundred miles of rail road, fifteen locc-
motives two hundred cars and a vast amount
of other property was destroyed. Ore hun.
dred and twenty pieces of artillery and many
prisoners were captured.
Louisville. 4.-Owensboro has been taken
possession of by the rebels under Major Tay-
lor: our forces evacuating.
New York 5-Gold 233