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Cbt Sapt glaa tflrcai ©lata ; ' It Pt'BLlStirb I -.^rr Wt V MP A*1l V 1 1 8/ a. .if a <; o\* (if. E. j i it (spr Wand, fcapr mi < uucty, X.J. j' Oae.. Mlu nnl » Half l>" )>« Thursday. September 24' 1863 BY TUt' PRESIDENT Or THE EXITED | STATE*, 1 PROCLAMATION. Whereas, The Constitution of the j LTnit d Stairs hip oftlsincd that " the > jiritilegc of the writ of habeas corpus j ■hall cot he responded unless when, in | c ase*. of rebellion or invasion, the public , taf. tr may require it and wbtrcaa, a , "'j rebellion was existing on tbc third day . of March, I860, which rebellion 1*. still cxitting , and whereaa, by a statute j whieli was approted on that dor. it w*» j enacted by the Senate and Tiouce of | Representatives of the tfuHed States in , Congress assembled, thai during the present inaorrertioo the President of the United States, whenever, in bis j- judgment, tbu.pul.lic safety tatty require-, it authorized to suspend the privilege of' tbe writ of habeas corpus in anj eeic-l throughout the United State*, or any part thereof; and whrreaa, in '.be judgment of the President, tbe public safety doea require that tbe pririlege of the sqid writ shall now be sn-ptuded throtighout tbe United States in esses whereby the authority of- the Piesideot of the United Stales, tbe military, nasal, and ciril officers of tbe United States, or any of theui. bold persons nndtr tbeir com net.-l or in their cuiiodx. «itW *« pel. soriersof war. spies, or aidtrs or abettors of the cnemv.jjr officers, soldiers, or .cam en enrolled, drafted, musicicd, or eulistcd in. or belonging to tti* IamI or naval force^ of tbc United States, or as deserters itn-rifrom, or otherwise stneuablc to military law, or to the rules and regulations prescribed for iU» military ®f dire! scrricet by the authority of the President eft be "biettgd States, or fur resisting a draft, or for any rtber cffencc against the military or nural service — Now therefore I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United S'eies, do ocrcb / proclaim and make known to all whom it may concern, that the privilege of thy wait Of habeas corpvssj* fOsj.rncl. d throughout the Uuitcd States in the several eases before mentioned, and that this aasptulton will continue during the duration' of the said rebellion, or until this proclamation shall, by a subsequent one to be issued by-Abe President of the United >t»t'-4, i.e modified and revoked.

And I do hefeby require all magistrates, ( J attorney*, and other ciril officers within tbe United States, and all officers and others in the military and naval services of the United States, to take distinct notice of this suspension and give it full effect, and ail citizens of the United States to condnct aod govern themselves „ accordingly, and in conformity with tbe Constitution of tb£Uhited Slates aod tbe lava of Congress in such cases made j and provided. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 1 set my-band and caoted-Uio seal of the U si tad States to be affixed this fifteenth day of September, 1° the yesr of onr Lord one thousand eight hnndred and sixty-three, and of the independence of ! the United States of America the eightyeighth. , ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By tbe President. W U. H Slwabd, Secretary of State. ihllHIlI AM ITS VIC IK ITT. | It Alas been but a very abort time since onr informant left the city of j Charleston, of which place be baa lieen a resident much of tbe time during tbe tsar. He was there when Snqiter was first bombarded by the iron -c lads, and be baa positive knowledge of tbe injury sustained by that fortification during tbc Attack. He say* that a breach was made large enough to drive a horse and cart through, and that after the vessel, withdrew the otmoat exertions were uaad, by sending to the fort bales of cotton aod send bags, to repair the damages aastaiacd. Every .one supposed there would be a renewal of lb* attack the next day— tbey imagined the first to he only a feeler— and thoaght, if it was *0, Sumter's ebancv would be a peer one If, on the next attempt, a determination to reduce the work eras man-feetod. lit givqp os the precise locality where four of >tf""lfteila from General GiUsnorwa/" Swamp Angel r atroelf*IirUie"wty<^ Charleston. Three* of/fttem struck within four blocks of Je b other, and tbe four, ww witbie the tnege of half a mile. - Tbe etcc-.t coy-

itematioa prevailed tr. t hi; city. When I 1 these terrible missile* began t*> arrive, the fircmce wera all ready to extingabb ' j auy fire ibai might be caused by the I ex, ioding - fbelU, end the alarm hallux 1 stunmoncd every uuc to arms, no onc'j ! 1 knowing what might be expected next. ' < j At this tim'frlbere'wtre not more tha#!, t three or four hundred non-combatant* 1 1 in tbe city, and these have since taken I tb-ir d'-partore for a sefrr locality, Ieuv- | iug the city ectirvly to (he.care of -those j , wco uoold rather light than xun away. . i He says thm the citizens uf Charier tun have iuliy determined to destroy tbe > icily rather ibao snrrendcr it. The la'1 tcr tbej will not do, and have everything : ready to apply the torch in a manner to 1 render its destruction complete a ben it j r j is found tbst tliey ess no longer keep j I possession of it They bsve 00 hopes ! • ; of being able much longer to hold it. | « They are striving mainly to dcWy -«* f | until everything valuable sod movable j 1 can be carried into tbe interior. »tatr & (fountn if | ra' "" °t*"' Soldier.' Meeting, j Pursuant to notice, a meeting of the ^ ' returned nine mouths' voluatccrs of ^ 1 Lower township, Vapc May county, vn ' held at the Cold Spring Academy, oa ^ the 19tb insl. ! William T. Stevens was called to tbe p 1 chtlr, and Philip Hand, Jr. appointed ^ ! Secretary. Tito object of the mertiog was then " Stated as fullowa : j_ [ At a aeries of meetiags held in li^wer _'t towusbip during the latter part of goEt. 1S62, for the purpose of raising _r the qnota of men required by the cnlLwf if the Prr.idert of Uic United States, and U by the Goternor of the Stale of New J»rsey. for nice mouth's seivio* in the army of the United States, by process ^ ' of volunteering, it wss resolved tha. each ahle-hodt»d uian so offering his vervicea, should receive the sum one dollars bounty, fifty doiiar* of • hich were paid by the Cou.ity Collcctor. in j^usnce of r<s..lution» passed by the Board of Chosen Ereeholdt-rs, jl the remaioiug fifty dollars to be Islved ^ in the township by private subscription Tbe books "err vpvnol f— r ivtnvripiiem ie to the £wuT, and a sufficient amount tubscribed ; but certain subscribers have, le •* J*'*- failed to pay their subscriptions jl to that fund, and the volunteers having al fulfilled tbeir part of the contract, now )e hold this meeting for the purpose of

" adopting measures to bring *11 dtKn- j * qnrnts to speedy payment of their sub- ( scrlptioaa. , I On motion, a committ'C of two aas . appoioctd to wait on all delinquents, . and ascertain efliethcr they will pay their - I subscriptions, or make i'. t.cccseary to ; [ use other measures. , George n. Eldreilge aod Willtaoi T , , were appointed t^e committee. I , Tbc folhiaing presibhic anii.resolo- , , I lions were then read and adopted : | j Wbxkxas, Certain delioqceuls have ' ( said that we voloulicred oqr services for ; , the money which we wire to rtcaive, ; , ! and not for the goad of our common I , . | country, therefore, be it , | ! Hetolred, That in tbe opinion of this j 1 f t meeting, it it time enough for such per- i 1 . | sons to ascertain our motircs focoffering • ' i our services to our country, when tbey | 1 bavc fulfilled tbeir part of Akfcon tract, j ^ aod paid tbeir subscription* ; but as j tbey have given ns the name, we are j ( • bound to bate tbe game. j ( R rtolrtJ, That all \dellnquenta who , shall fail to make yijmVni of their sub- . scriptious to tbc trea.uref cf 4 he boanty f fuud, or tbe committee appointed to ' 1 j wait on tbcm, by. tbs 10th day of Octos < ber next, will be dealt with by having 1 | tbeir na mas and the amount of (obscip- | tions, published in (be Copt May Ocean ' r Ware ; also tlisy shall be rcco'ded in j j tbe Clerk's offire of tbc connty of Cape 1 May, for tbc benefit of future gencraI lion* 1 Jiuolved, That tbe proceedings of ; this meeting, together with these rasof lotions, ba published in the Ocean Wart. On motion, the meeting adjourned 10 - meet on Saturday evening, Oct. 10th, > when the treasurer aad committee will . hand in their reports. f W*. T- 8TEV-T.NS, t C kairman. 1 Pnii-ir Hskp, J* , Sec'y. 1 . ; — in » . |y Attention 1* directed to tbc sale 1 of valuable property advertised by Jacob ' Corson, on Tuesday ,'29th lest., at oec t oVkmfc, P. M , at hh late raaldenoa in I Lever untMp. Tic «!&*• eJrenOed . ere D.rfu!, led weB , orthr tbe etteetioe - of faraert. f *

' / 4 ■ . -- at Atlantic City. AB visitors to Atlantic Qitf this sommeranst bsve noticed ihc'nqw bar or, beaeh lately formed at Alhtauo Oity, comovencir.g nearly opf*aiievfthe United 1 States Hotel, and emutling a distance • of several hundred yards sootb^y. Mr. ® ; Jobn ltrodhetd, the President of tbe J Camden and Atlantic Railroad Coups - 1 hy. hsa written a letter in reference to • | tbe matter to Prufisror Bache, tbe So- ] poriateadent of tbe Coast Sorter. | | Doriog tbe heavy atoms of last . ^ spring, this beach »m very much cut ! f swat by tbe sea, leaving ■ distance of I only 600 feet between the lighthouse I ( ' and the water. It is (bought that un- j | > less something is doue. uext ipring wiii • ■ I j sc.- the lighthouse itself ondermiood 1 ' j Tbef.rmalioo of tliis bar hriaserioo»ly ; < damaged the bathing faciiiliet at that - , once popular summer resort, and a per- ; » ceptible decrease in tlie busitteva and a ' t j cooeeqeyt diprectntion vw the rtine of . property has been tbe resell. had (Ase of Drowning. , j' On Saturday Inst, 19th in* t , Copt. . , ; John Chattin, of Tuckahoe, snd Mr ' ' John Trout, of Camden, weie fi.hing In . the Tutksnoe river. By some means.; ,. the boat in abicb they were seated, cop- ; f aized, and both were drowned. Up to Monday morning their bodies had uot i B been rccotwed. Ccpt Chattin was an t old resident of that locality, while Mr. j e Troot was a rtiidcnt of Camden, and . d 1 bad come dot a to enjoy a brief season 'of recrta'Jon " ; U2T Job n B. Corson, uf the Ells worth//^Tbnse, " keeps constantly 00 r , hatjjl'wiid for sail- cboap" t Toll SOpptt L;_n5ftbe finest oysters to be foood in the v 1 waters of Cap; May. Native# and visi ^ tors- a ho are fond of the artiele, can ^ always be supplied from tbe well-storked * boxes of "be Ellsworth. " is 13T It will be sren by an advertise u ment. that tbe Washington House bae ,, been opened for the reception of guests lC during tha winter. Tbe expt-ricace of ,y Mr Craig, the gentlemanly proprietor. :. gives assurauce that ail who may favor { him with tbeir patronage will be well t> treated. * '' W Those who desire to invest in 1 Cape Island cottage property, would do ra 1 * ell .to note Lhe sale of a collage act! ■"'■lot advertised by Jesse M. Smith, on* "■ Saturday, Sept. 26th. at 4 P. M Tbc 18 cottage is a large double one, In pood P cond ition. W j ^ - m 1 - 0f ; ^T" A good buy, aboal fifteen years 1 of age, who canyad we-ll can hear ..f a

good situation by applying at the office < of this paper. , ^ |lnr5 of the nVrrl;. ;■ from vsraKsrrsri, | TtyE POTOMAC. 1 The Rebels prepared to dispute ' the passage of the Mapidan. j' j tfMBinW S«pt. 17. — Advices from ^ [ Culpepper t'onrtbonse up to last night ! represent lhe itebels as prepared to dispute 1 i i.or pssenge of the ilapiilan River with all , ' Lhe forces they p«*e»#». They mads an ailwunt in the moraine to throw trv>op> I over to this side, having approached tbe river iu three calunit. and opened wilk artiiiwry, hot oor cavalry, with artillery, ! drove them back Cititena of Culpepper report that the I Rebel army, after it» eeturu from Pennsyl- i vonia, remained only four or five days in i that viciatty. Since then rhey have picki eswd the line of the Rappahannock with 1 cavalry, and General Sloan had his head quarter, at Culpepper nearly all tbe time. WArnisoTOir. Sept. 18. — A trkgrapbic •das patch from the headquarters of the army ■ listed to- day says : "Nothing of importance has transpired lo day. Tbe position of the Federal army on the Rapidan remains unchanged." | There are numerous ami conflicting rw I ports as lo the strength of lire Rebels on the other side of tbe Rapidan River. A letter was received her* tivoigbt from tb* Army of tbe Potomec which contains the following items of information A party of Rebel; aeoretod themselves io a sblcW onderwood. aad, oa Wednesday niorrinc. fred into a pagty of oar men who were Jtgxlag a. nfl-'-fi' Captuia HarC of tbwToerth Now York Cavalry, (ell dulad at the first Are, a mnakei ball pipreteg. fua heart, lie was baried io the Culpepper Cemetery. A captain of the Seventh. Michigan Cavalry was wounded in thq tight srwr near the elbow, by a portion of a akrll •tr.king him. Foartewo ov tfUaa ethers were Wounded. GEN. GRANr£gFRDITIONj Ni« T.ii Stpi S.. C-.k HMM.has received s vperisi despatch from Gaiif, datpd yesterday, aowoanciag so or;ssSsf ism* rut uDkaouu.

FROM CHARLESTtfff. £ «< Oar Torccs la (fill possession or Morris », htanfl. U Buttery Ore*! SlseUlag Fort c Moaltrie. CIUMOBR MOrXHK HIATT CI AS 0\ i' YtKT WAfiKKK ASM CCKKDCS* 1*15*. a 1'rcpnra.f ion* for Bombarding ' Charleston. I Fort Sumter sot yet Sarrcadrred. a Steam tronvport Mernmec. from HQtoo i , 14th and Charleston Bar 15lb, arrived i ' 1 at New York on tb* lftb, The Federal force* are now in fall po»- , j seation of Morris Island. Battery G'rgg ' ; been pul io order, aod was occasionally I ) sd'ng "shell and shot into Moallrie, bat | ' with what effect wa» not known. ■ On the 11th. elf Cape Lookon. the Mev- , ' riniac spoke tbe sleemer N aLseiaood. bio-k ' odiog. All welt N rw Yort Sepi 19 — Tb* Unitrd Slate# j steamer McClellan. Captain Gray arrived I thU morr.isg from Rillo* Head .ad ( 1 Morris Island, briagfrg »'*• frem Cbarlea • ton Haibor to t*u o'clock Wednesday I morning, ftbe briags a mail, a number o( jiaftuenrera, and one hundred ltebel prison- , era uke* at Fort Wagaer. ; General Gil '.mo re was bwsiiy engaged in mouoliDg heavy gins in Fort W a«Der sod . : tNitnir ing«" Pmut, with which be intended , to bombard CbarYe.loo. j' Our tro 'pi were somewhat annoyed by the Ri-t-1 fire from James Island, tat cur j bwssaltu'i are very tew. ! dsmler was stj! lo the bands of the , 1 | Bejel,. ' The Jtegw wki going on fetorshiy whet ' ' the McClellan left. Tbe kleaoirr Powhatan ayi lo leave Hil , ton II end. on the lClh. »itb the prise iron1 _ clad -am Atlanta in tow. for New York, f | Siw Y'of.t. Sept* 20 —A letter from - Morn, I-lsnd report* that the Rebels are extremely busy repairing Fort Sumier. , -Steamefc ero constantly ptylnc there from j the rity with tnalhriili therefor Deserter* say that, after nrencthenms Sumter end planting more batteries on Jama, Island. General Beauregard intends to assume the ( o He in ite. in order, if po\,ible, to gain pos- , session uf Mortis Island Charleston u , said to be full of Rebel troops. Other serouot* vtatw that it may be s week yet before General Gillmore can open r fire upor \Cbarle,ton. The mounting of " gun, on ths^nrtb side of Morris laiand prov i very slow work, bat our losses there fiom the Bebvl fire have been very trilling. General Gillmore had issued a cuogrstu- . ® la'ocj — J-r LP «*.. — — ,4™ •»!"— ; 0 of Morris Island. He says the city and t n , harbor of Chsrlvston lie at the mercy of i v our artillery. d — IMPORTANT FROM ItOSKCRANS' ARMY. „ BoKTcrans bciiig drlrcn hack. i,

' Muruu. Sept. 16 — A large infantry ' farce from John. ton', army t, reported , ' in force Biagg. Roddy « command bo, ' j Rrlugers bring reports circaluiinc in the ' South to the effect that, after two day' fighting, in which Brugg was defeated and , driven back, he received lerre reinforce, menis f-om Jobo'oo. which turned tha tide 1 of battle, and that bw 'as oow driviog ' [\tosccrsas. A 4- of Johuston's cavalry are re|>ortvd to joined Uragg| with the design of I destroying Bosec rans' cominunicstioos. Hxsbqi'STsss Asm or tiik ('taRcai.AXb. ' Caaartiu Sraiaos. Go., Bept. 19. ! A deaarrmle engagement commenced ' tbi* morning ut eleven o'clock Tbe Rebels mude * heavy attack on the Corps of Gearrul Thomas, ferming tbe left ' wing of onr army, and si the tome lime Ibey sttackrd tbe right wing, which was 1 j tboogbt tb be a feint. General McCook't and Gaorrai Crjllen- ] ' den's troops were thrown iolo tbe engage- : ment as convenience offered, tbe main portion* i of tbeir forces beibg on lhe march at | : the t:tne. ' The 6gbt «n tbe left was of a very des. j * i pWcate character. The enemy % were re.) 9 pulsed, bet, oa being reinforced, regained . ' tbeir position, from nhi>b tbe v were sab- , teqasmly driyaa after a saver* engagement j of ao boni and a half. " General Thomas' forces then charged tb* Rebel forces for nearly a mil* ant) a half, " punishing them badly. ' A boat two o'clock io tbe aftoroooa tbe Babels mad* u fierce dash oa oar centre " composed of ibe divisions of Generals Vac I Cleva aad Beyoolds. ' - JJenersl Van Cleva's forces wore struck t on lb# right flank, and, being vigorously ' poshed by the Rebels, f*Jl back, aatil Gen- ' er'al Corter's line was \roken, end the r" troops became mnch rCaUered. '• OcoeralTh mas. on tb* left, aad Geo* r ral Dwvis. oa tb* rigM, iboo pushed forward II tbeir forces rigorously towards tbe gap. and, altera hard fight, recovered nbo ground - which bad been lost oa the • xtrem* right. Tha fight disclosed tfca intention or tbe Rebels, which ovideotly was to got between k us aod Chattanooga b Tbe general engagement. wMeh comr- menccd at elevra A. SI.. e»dad about six 1 P. U. J Gcuaxal Palmar, who bad gathered car frittered forces together, aod General Neg-

ley, who hod been sent from the riehvflank Si feel the centre, poshed forward kad reestablished oor line at it had been before j battle began, along the Chicamaugs , Creek. Tq# country where tb* battle was foeght J e is level, but thickly orergrowo with smalt | ' timber aad brushwood, aod is very unfscbr- j * able for tbe use of artillery, very little of 1 which waa seed. a The cesoaliie, in wounded are heavy, but ■ extraordinarily light in killed for so heavy s musketry engagement. 1 J Tbe fight on lb* left was one cnnUnnooos > roll of niusketiy for so hour or more. I No general officers were injured . ' | The trnttle ii not yct-owi. It will pro- i , j bablj he renewed Um» orrow. ! Rebel prisoners taken reprrseut that the j ef General, Hill. Polk. Jobastoo. . j and Loagstreet were in tne engagement, ' Our wet ate to the best of spirtli and ' eager la resume tba fight. Addllloral ('articular*.- The Ccvnlt fn- , decided. Cixctsx art, Sept 21.— Wc bote some 1 additKKial yqirticulars of the desprraUbattle near Chattanooga on Saturday It appears that the battle opened a' 1 1 1 o'clock, in the vicinity 'oLVYulow Glen's. ' or the road leading fr«m Mi-Laaioru's Cave to Chattanooga, and soon became general, the mtmy manutuvrivg lis* ' ! troops finely. Early in the action th<- . Rebels ipaiie an impctuoas charge on the famous Loomia battery. Five out of six guus were captured. Captain Van pelt, commanding the battery, wa, taken prisoner. At two o'clock tbc i contest was terrific. The roll of mov ketry wss far more cunlinuou, and deafening than at the bottle of Stone River At 2 40 P. M . the division on tbe ren1 tre hemp pushed and broken, retreated ' iu disorder Captain Barnctl planted ' his battery anil soon checked tnc purt in disorder over the tame ground. 1 General Davit's division Was drtvg|i bark with heavy loss, and every gun of ' the 8th Indiana buttery captured, when " bis forces rallied, poshed the enemy backed, and retook their guns. Reynolds lost hesvily', but slobbumly held n his ground, driving tbe euttny, bwt ,f never leaving his lines. Palmer also j was overwhelmed and failed to get off , e his whole bartery and lao guns were t- lost- Van Clefe, after fighting g-l- 1 lanljy, lost his ground, and nut over ~ povrereu, failing to regain bit position. < ^ Our line, pressed abverelv. wavered, and ' thr Rebel f. excllf Kg okcr tb«ir spjiereot success, made the sir resouutl with ,. cheers Thry advanced along tbc whole line, ami when within car fire the musketry roiied (roai right to left, and until

five o'clock tbe fighting was terrific, t Tbe General grew anxious. The wound- - ed [uitirid in, and the rebi L moved up 1 steadily to bis besdqonrtrre. New forces were opposed to tbcm, and from this time kill dark the batik . raged with destructive fory At du»k. 1 t the firing having almost > cased, the | rnemy Jif. w forward frewh troops and . again cugaged our right. The actios ' become general, and unUl long after ' dark rsgrd with fory Tbc battle thus far hat been a bloody one. Our loss is very henry, sod the j prisoners say that some of their regi- | ' menls were almost annihilated. Both 1 armies occupy the satnc ground as when , ' the action began. We have captured several hundred I prisoners, many of whom are from the i , East. Wc took ten guns and lost I j seven. . THE OCCUPATION OF LITTLE I BOCK. | Oaiho, Kept. 17 — Bear- Admiral Porter j has received a dispatch stating that Little ' I Rock was occupied by General Klarle on j the tOlu met-, without figbtiog ov loos of j any ccnveqaeaoe. I I Price, in command of the Babels, is , ! rapidly retreating, and General Davidson ; is in hot pursuit. \ ' I Tbe stvsmer Sunshine, from New Orleans. t with dates to the feth insl., has arrived. Her news has beva anticipated. Kbe has on board aine hundred bales of cotton belonging to the Government, taken at Memphis. TBB WAR IN'THNNESSEK. - Crsttawoooa, Sept. 17, — All is quiet. \ No attack baa been made. The enemy r continue io possession of the gaps of Pi- - geon Mountain and abont Lafayette. The - ! I tors are very close, cansiag considerable skirmishing. riaptaia Drnry, Chief of Artillery on ' Genera! Tan Clere's stuff was shot is lbs . bowels by a sharpshooter. Tb# woood is ' considered dsngero- s. It is stated that Longstraol had arrirad ' at Rekweu with tu 000 men. » Oar army (a in th* best qf health and " A special despatch U> tho I Vor\4 from M*o.Lbi«. dated tba lath intt . eajs the Mobile Reg^ttr contains a des pel eh (rem ' Richmond styling General Joe Johnston couimsoder of th* Army nf Virpel* \

or a Battalion of Colon Troops, P Kxoxviixe^ 'S'pt. 16. — On Wcdata Lieut- -Col Hays, with throe lmn% dred men of the lOOtb Ohio. W^pttaAI ed near Ttiford, tweuty-three tntl*s np ! the railroad, by 1800 Rebels under Jackson. After fig lit in e gallantly for two ■ oar forces, losing hearfly fn Wiled and wuwndtt!, were finally romptlbd to ( sarrender to the overpowering number*. H . FROM NEW ORLEANS P-ccaii of Utc Texan Expedition. A letter from New Orleans dated lhe d I 12th iukL , says : " The great Texan 1 expedition, for which «sc<. great preps- • rations bad bceu made, has been recalled. Major General Franklin, with 25.600 f troops, sought to land at JSablne Pass. ' Tbey were opposed by Magruder, suit t • fonr transport* sunk. Nince tb*n the whole expedition has been recalled. It J asserted that the reason for this is a 1 f-sr of provoking a conflict with Napo- , .1 lion in Muxleo. whose troopt, to the J number of 7,000, now occupy Mala- 1 From 'he recent demonstrations on tbe Mississippi, the whole fcrce here it likrly to be needed again in that quarter. The refis made an extensive raid, . I or several of tfatm, car Baton Hoopo and Port Hudson, capturing and killing I negroes, and burning cation. Important from Hexko.— Matamora- oc- J rupled by French troops. J Private advices from New Orleans M represent that considrruble excitoment I . xists there on the intervantioixqtrestion, cvpecinlly amoug Uie French and Creole ]iopulatlon. This feeling bed been much I stimulated by the lateit mail from 1' was an own to the French Consul 1 at New Oi leans snd oilier* that the F'rcnt-1. had occupied Matamoras with 1 4000 or -'<000 men vrlthin a few dtys. H ' A collision was anticipated between 1 the French and Federal gonboats at the r . mouth of tbc Rio Grande, on some mal- - tor connected wftti cotton and Confede1 rut* supplies there. A Tne feeling in regard to intervention " was recently indicated by an advance of five }>er erut. in Confederate lands. r Kx-Covcrour Morehead. oi Kentucky, - who is now in Parie, it it poei'ively ' aileced. has wr.trew friends ia Nwf{ 1 * York that Napoleon 'and Jeff. Da*!* d hate formed a secret treat* of recogni1 lion through the agency of SlidclL « FROM WASHINGTON. • Loult Napoleon to Jeff. Davis. il Information of a reliable character has . received to tilt effect that Litis

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