Year: 1863

The New York correspondents of the Baltimore Ga
sstss writes (January 5tb,) as follows:


The news of the battle of Murfreesbor0' has created
excitement here scarcely second to that Of the battle
of Fredericksburg chiefly because it feared that the
two fights have ended pretty nearly alike. True,
claim victory for the Union forcss but so far s. can
Judge from what have seen and heard the majority be-
LeDs that have met with another disaster All that
is certain, however Is that, if have gained victory
it has been dearly bought.


There is no exaltation, but not little gloom The
latter feeling has been much increased by the loss Of the
Monitor. Indeed there those who regard this
evil omen. The lost gunbOst was general favorite
here; our people would not have given her TO her
weight in gold. Her fight with the famous Merrimac
had endeared her to all.


TIE Presidents proclamation has had but Ettle effect
here one way the other. The Abolitiousts pretend
to rejoice much out it is evident that they have their
misgivngs to the result Be this may all other
classes afraid that the document wi do vastly more
harm than good to the Union csuse.


Once more there is real pub ic opinion in New York
The change in this respect since Thursday last inered
ble No sooner was Gov. Morgan ont of office than
people felt thai they could breathe easier nustra
tOns of this are TO be seen and heard in thousand
forms Those who bad not ventured sincere opinion
for year previously the cOduct character of the
war, are now most emphatic in denouncing both.


True, have the old police commissioners still
those under whose despote rule safe 1t is
doubtful whether the famous or rather Infamous coun
ell Of Trent itself, with all its hide0us machinery Of
spies, lions mouth erc, eVinced stronger gusto for
making the and the worst Of its brutal authority
than the paItry fellows who incarcerated and perse-
cuted Mrs Br10smade treating 'ady, now acSnoWl-
edged by themselves, 70 be innocent with every
indigny Yet her case is illustrative instance Of
their conduct II Is thought that Governor Seymour
viii deal with them in summary manner; he could
not do popular act than to dismiss every Of
them. You win have seen that he has already
mOned them before him to what explanation they
give for their kidnapping operations.


IN business matters there is always dullness after
the holidays Further than this the war seems 10 have
but little effect affairs here Nay need hardly in
form you that hundreds making fortunes by This


may illustrate somewhat in futcre letters Suffice it
to say that most Of those who much agerse
to peace have solid reasons for their warhke ardor


There still good deal OF talk foreign inter
TeatiOa but what is remarkable is, that mary
begin to admit thai they a5ish interv entiOn. Whv
not they say; are to continue for years saUgh
erng each her until there is noLiag left Of either
like the Kilkenny cats Z"


The welcome here for General Butler was By no
means warm although the majority believe that his
faul wbatsyer they were had been exaggerated.
But making all due al lanee for the angry fee ngs of
his painters it is thought thai he Sigh y overbear
ing in his conduct toward those in bis power.