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iiubmonij inquirer.BY TYLER ALLEGRE.

TlllKSl'AV MORNING, JULY 9, 1SG3.

KICI1MOND CITIZEN SOLDIERS.(.ii. Elzey issues the order, which will be

found below. returning thanks for the promptingand zeal ot' the local force under Gen. Cus:.s

Lee. Our city volunteers deserve this praiseb;t what less could they have done ? Richmondj worth keeping and holding ; and if its citizen

» .u!d no' turn out ia such an emergencytbi-v wyuid deserve to see their city in ashes. 1

The examples so nobly set by tho people ofK rc- :i G" r_*ia. aud more lately by those ofK: \v. eitikeepiugHt bay regular forces, on

.! :i-cii tor those towns, has not been thrownj...o A N OnON a I. Guaru should be organizeda: .:.ee, in every town and in every county; andnf. peace is tin idly declared,'every man abletv tcar arms should sleep with his musket at hisbid-ilo. At any momeut of day or night, thea.i.'x-bcl' may ring: and let hiin who fails to

attend the summons, forever thereafter hold hismuhood clnap :

HEADQ1IS DEP'TOF RICHMOND, )ft d uiv 4 iii, i;uj. )

GEXE1JAL ORDERS, \So.'S. S

Major General Elzey retains his thanks toBrij: Gets- G. W. C. Lee. and the local forcesumlrr ins command, for the alacrity, cheerfuln-..jand military spirit with which they turnedoat for the defence of the city.In their inarching', bearing, military npperance

aai manner of performing duty, there soetned tobs no difTerencu between them and the veteransof the war. *Richmond may well be proud of such soldiers,

a:.i reiy upon tlieni in time of need.I!v command of Maj. Gen. Elzey,

UAKSETT Andiiews, A. A G.

HIE MOVEMENT OF DIX.EVACUATIONUF SUFFOLK,i'iie I'etersburg " Express," of yesterday,

says: It is stated that l'ix's urmy passedup the Chesapeake Bay for "Washington or

Baltimore Sunday. It is generally believedthat I'ix's "on to Richmond" has been abandonedfor the present.There is no longer any doubt about the

fracas-ion of Suffolk by the Yankees. Thel.v: f their troops left on Friday night. Beforei-aving all the fortifications "were destroyAllthe negroes who could be persuadedor forced away, was carried off. There- are

but nine negroes left. This information has' ii received from a gentleman who has beenIn :h? t'uru -irtce the Vandals left.

Tie* withdrawal of Dix's army and theevMHiti n of Suffolk, indicate strongly, we

think, that Gen. Meade has met with seriousrw..T-> in Pennsylvania."OIlKAT FKESIIET AND DESTRUCTION

OF CROPS.Th» /»:mvi!lc " Appcal" gives some details

de>trii<.tion to growing crops incidentrecent heavy full of rain in that section

"t vuiitry, and the consequent rise of ther' T- and other streams. The greatest amount

fl.trnyed (says the "Appeal") is probablyc: Pan river, below Danville, where ther.or hunks have been overflowed and the ent.vwcr grounds submerged, f'an river has

higher than it has been before in a veryn.- whde, it we except, perhaps, the freshe

»' -lane, 1-m'»2, and it was nearly as high as

then.V >ng the bank of the river for miles' nothir.g\va- be seeu but one vast sea of water

stretching from one hill'side to the other..Tae i av grounds were planted cither in corn

r wheat! and it was truly a melancholy,sight,h'i times of threatened famine, to see'U h vn»t quantities of the latter staple, alr"oivharvested and shocked ready for thrcsh-weptaway by the current. In somet i e- one could see great crowds of shocks," 1 preserving their form, floating bodily*n the stream, whilst at other places the

having been mowed and left lying upongr.'Und, was swept off In that condition,

v.: u|(j he seen floating like sea-weed upont-'* -urface of the water.Wherever corn had been planted, nothingbe seen above tfi? surface of the water

perhaps, now and then a blade of theP'vn oirn protruding.Tae chief sufferers, whose names we have

were Mr. James C. Bruce. Dr. Cole-Mr. Jorinan W. Pace, and others, whose9 !;Waiionu lie along the river from Barks-,'I4-" - Station to South Boston, on the Rich

2 :.l atvi Danville Railroad.tR h ul.tWsthe destruction of crops was as

p«i; further down che river, and we think it'M | k-'lj the planters along the Roanoke river,:: ' w:iich the Dan merges at Ciarksville, suf-*«most severely of all.v Vra,»<-«> jis it may appear, we hear that very{-a " it any damage was done on the Banister!"' Taunton river\ which are said not toheen very high.fi 1'!* creeks above Danville also attained a9 5 "t destructive height, and we hear that IIoIt*' > creek in Caswell county, was very high,*| - destroyeda great deal of property.

fl ^ me interesting facts about the Tacony'sI ^*®atueut appear in another column. If Lt.ja e<>uld so freeze the Yankees' blood withel jtrer,cause some thirty war vessels to start|l *-adlv froia their ports, and each individual^in New England to "stand on end" atH 4whd tale of destruction he was so rapid

. °afolding.with a piece of an old spar, what9 a volunteer navy cannot accomplish; inI til6weoPing the last vestige of theI v^V^wrce from the ocean? The edi',** lr'"P the New York "Times," which will9 ia%U 'n same column, contains some j9 ttnC'j*nt. suggestions,, which ought to be.

^ to immediate .profit.I 18 sported upon Reliable authority that (9 have evacuated Suffolk, Portsmouth 1^-Norfolk. i

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^jL̂̂ON.VICKSBCRG AXI) T1IE JIISSISSIPP:If the despatch be yenuine, Vicksburg ha

fallen at last.After as gallant and desperate a defence a

ever was made by any besieged fortress o

earth, against a vast armament on lanand on the water, in front and rear, our Inroie town of Vicksburg has capitulated. Tlienemy has got the shattered and riddled sheof a town; but he has not got, and never shaget, the Mississippi River.

Port Hudson stauds.New Orleans manow be in our hands; yet, should Port Hueon, too, fall, and should New, Orleans ytremain for a season under the hoof of tlifuul Yankee.still there ouu be no free uav

gation of the river without the consent of tliStates upon ils banks. There are many othtdefensible points, capable of beiug powerfuly fortified ; and so long as our people of Mi:sissippi and Arkansas and Louisiana renjiaigood and loyal Confederates, us they ai

now, and halo tlie greedy foe, as thehave such deep cause to hate thenno trading vessels or transports :

the enemy can pass up or down. Two or thrcpieces of light artillery wheeled up suddenly tthe bank at almost any point, can still sinand burn thorn. The Yankees are ouly at tiibeginning of their gigantic task of opening thMississippi; and all the forces and resource:in men, treasure, gunboats and artillery th:they can accumulate for this work in tv. ant

years, will evidently not be enough, if thConfederate people choose to have it so. Thenemy may perhaps proceed with their rnffiasystem of treating as brigands or "bushwhaolers"' those wh shall persist in defending theicountry, and shall in discharge of that dutttire upon their passing vessels. Be it so

we are no longer waging a merely dofensivwar; and their atrocities towards the dwelleron the river-bank must be the exact measurof the stern and bloody retribution which itwilbe the duty of our Generals to wreak upon thpeople in sucti part* oi tne ^ortli as our arrnic

may occupy.It cannot, however, he denied tJiat the 1 s

of Yicksburg is a heavy ldow to the Cotifedcracy; though more than counterbalanced by ouglorious victory in Pennsylvania. It sets froGrant's army, or the greater part of it. to gto the aid of Banks, in Louisiana, and of Rosecranz, in Tennessee : and will necessitate thmost energetic action, and that immediatelyon the part of the government, to provenother grave disasters.. It defers, probablythe hope of an early- peace ; encourages thNorthwest to new exertions, and compels u

to look steadily in the face the prospect of a

least one other year's war.

Doubtless we shall hear outcries againsGen. Penibertou and Gen. Johnston by perpie in civil lii'c, who scarcely know whatsiege is. We shall not join in those ou]cries: and arc content to rest in the beliethat all was done which it was possible tdo, both by our government and by the com

rnanding generals to whom it entrusted thfortunes of the Confederacy at that point.Theconduct of those generals, the means a

their command, and the way they used thosmeans.all this is known at the War Department: and the military authorities there ar

the only authorities competent to judge othem.They have, at any rate, made the acquisi

tion of Vioksburg cost the enemy dear. Iwill cost him dearer vet to make that acquis]ti"n profitable. In the meantime, if all gocwell in Pennsylvania and Maryland, the possession of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington' must be accepted as some eompenssturn to us.

And, utter all, this despatch, purporting tcome from Gen. Johnston, may not he geminc. Many officers discredit it, l'or these sevt

ral reasons: First, it is addressed to the So,rctary of "War.nut to the Adjutant Generaland Johnston, the most punctilious of officeris not likely to commit an informality: &'<0ad, it refers to no official report from GetPemberton, though there was time to have r<

ceivcd one; hut gives the authority of "aofficer:" Third, that officer arrived on th5th; but the despatch was not sent till th7th: Fourth, it makes the date of surrendethe 4th of July, winch makes us think ti

once of one of those Yankee devices to ]>r<duee a ''tine moral effect."

Yankees may have got hold of the tcl<graph line somewhere, and bribed some op<rator, smuewtere along the line, who knew tli

cypher, to forge a despatch, and then carriehim off for safety into their lines. Or if tliYankees had no hand in it. then some C'oifederate sugar-speculator may have done itand could well afford to make the fortune <

the traitorous operator and ensure his cscapalso. God help us! We live and move in a

atmosphere of lies : the main use of this tehgraphic art seems to bo to lie better, fastcfarther than ever; when Yankees are n<

lyiilg for a hue moral e fleet, our own patriotispeculators do it for th e profits on a hogsheaof sugar.We await further 1 Aght; but in the meat

time we know a pru deut capitalist who wibuy no sugar till ue xt week.

FRANC'S IN MEXICO.The Frenoh-Me: ;ican War may be said t

bo finished. The capture of Pttebla laiopen the city of Yiexico, and it is presumethat the French f< jrees have marched into thmetropolis. All the great European power?with one remark alile exception, have forrnallcongratulated the Emperor on the triumph c

his arms; which is generally accounted hthem to be the triumph of civilization, an

regular responsible government: all of whicMexico sorely needed. Engj'and, howeveihas, in the most marked-.manner, avitlihelthe diplomatic congratulations to*the Emeuror. In truth, that Power is violently preyoked and cxsisperatcd at her at icient rival e>

tablishing herself so triumph antlj* in s

splendid a country as Mexico, w ith a positioiso contmauding upon two ooejins ; and English journals persist in ascribing to the Kmperor, notwithstanding liis protests, the intention of permanently occupying and governingMexico. The ' Times" asks us Confederateshow we shall like to have Franco for a nejghbor at the South? AVo answer, remarkahhwell. Another hewspaper, the "Daily News,'endeavors to make a question of race upon itdeclares that the whole enterprise was intended to carry but the ideas of 31. MichneChevalier.that 3Iej;ioo is to be ;permanentlyoccupied for the glory and profit- of fln" Latin racesand, thereupon, tries tcilnrm the susceptibilities of what it calls th<' Anglo-Saxon race." With all this we havtao concern.. All this prate about "races" isjither stupid pedantry, o«r else an impadenlipology for oppressing those races whose Landimd goods are coveted by {he country in wh»;cb

Ti .w^-Twr.,T^w. Z4'* V -[.

and for which, the learned ethnologists write,is "We are aware that M. Chevalier did write

some such nonsense about the Latins: and,is indeed, there is u Quarterly Itcview publishedn at Paris, under the title Rente des Racesd Latincs, the writers of which, assuming first

that the French, Italians and Spaniards areie the representatives of the Latin races, devotell themselves to magnifying the noble qualities11 and achievements of that stock. It is remarkablethat in the list of Latin races given by.. ri.to i?,.,-:*... ;r .... .i "-f-i--yv*«*o U U1VUIIU119 LUUSU VULIIV'UUI iiLU

1- States: meaning that we have more of>t Celtic blood than of Teutonic ; -and intending,e thereby to do us honor. On the other hand,i- English periodicals, which at the breakingc out of the war universally agreed that, ther essentially Anglo-Saxon part of this continent1. was the "free" North, have of late discovered,j. and assured us of the fact, thatwe the Confedcn

rates, are par excellence the Anglo-Suxonsc of America. Thaj also inteud this as a comy

plimcnt. We graciously accept the compli[meat of both races; especially as we have,f some right to them on all sides. There is in,e the Confederacy a great mass of Spanish and0 French, Scottish, .Irish and Welch blood,v. (Celtic all.not Latin,) which greatly proponc

Mhrtftgs "over the English element. \Ve say,0 English, not "Anglo-Saxon," because this? term does not designate truly any living race

lt of people in the world. On the whole, Conyfederates arc a very mixed race, combining

e as they Hatter themselves, all the best qualicties of all the best Caucasian breeds; and

n therefore we feel pleased to be claimed by._ them nil.r This, however, we repeat, is nothing to.

the purpose. We care not of what " race''the French are; and strongly suspect that

cwe should be very good neighbors, they andwe. lie do not want Mexico; our countryis likely to be quite large enough; and we

U are far better pleased that the French should^

undertake to govern those mongrel llispauoAzteesthan that fc should make fellow-citi/.ensof them;But there is another Power, besides Eng*S n

land, furiously enraged at the probable occupationof Mexico by France. That Power isr

no other than our amiable neighbor at theNorth. The silly people there rave still

° about the Monroe doctrine.just as theydrivel still about the "Unionwhich is

e , , . ,utiout equivalent to grasping at last year s

snow, and last night's moonshine. We caret .nothing for the Monroe doctrine ; we furmal'ly renounce it, because it never was eitherc just or tenable. And if the cntcrprizc of the

French is, indeed., to save us-from the calnhiit... i .1. c i .iv vi immi- me xuu&ut*» wr neiguuors at

the South, as well sis at the North, then we1 fervently wish the French all success.

Cut the rage of the Yankee tuition in this1

case is not so ntuch on account of the cool contemptwith which France treats the Monroe^ doctrine, as by reason of the strong and well0grounded fear that the Kmpcror, once securein Mexico, and. having fleets and armies on

e this Continent, may next think of formallyrecognizing the Confederacy, as lie is well

t known to be disposed to do: and in such case,0 with France in force on the border of Texas,

the alliance of the Emperor might come to beof material service to us in certain "eventualities."

Several of the statements contained in our

latest news arc interesting.as that the En.tpcror is organizing a complete internal administrationfor Mexico; that French engineersarc making plans for a canal from Pacific toAtlantic; aud a railroad from Vera Cruz t°Mexico city, and thence to the Pacific; thatthe Emperor lias at once consulted the Popeon the proper mode of arranging churyh affairs,so as to put an end to the violent ecclesiasticalagitation which has long t'orn thecountry, and establish the Mexican Church onthe footing of that of France.to all which we

' entertain uo sort of objection.MR.-MASON AN I) *MR. COYWAV

i. If our Commissioner in London is not atH"mittcd to ofiicbal communication with the Engnlisli (jovcrnm ;nt, we find that he is called on

e t<> correspond with every impudent Yankeee who may think of entering into diplomaticr relations with him. One Conway has thoughtit lit to open negotiations:>* Conway commences his letter, dated June

10, by informing Mr. Mason that lie (Con,way) is authorized; on behalf of the AntiSlaveryp<Vple of America, who have senthim tu this country, to propose that if the

c Confederate States -will immediately comdnienco the work of negro emancipation, thelC Abolitionists and the Anti-Slavery leaders of

the Northern States shall at once oppose thefurtlie* prosecution of the war, and since they

'5 hold the balance of power, they will cause>f the war to cease by an immediate withdrawalie of every kind of supplies.n To this modest proposal Mr. Mason, being

desirous of pumping the Yankee, and liudiugr out who sent him, and who was responsible

for his movement, wrote that Mr. Conway'sjc proposal "was worthy of the gravest considodration, provided it was made under proper responsibility,"and asking his credentials.>- Conway, thereupon, thinking bis ncgotiationfairly opened, but having no credentials

at all, writes to America to procure some, andinforms Mr. Mason that he has so written.

In the meantime, appears an advertisementof a Yankee meeting in London, to be prcjsided over by Mr. Bright, and to be addressedby Conway; sd Mr. Mason, thinking liohad enough of Conway, closes the corrcspon-(' deuce somewhat disdainfully : remarking that

f as to the conditions proposed.of negro emancipationby the Confederate States.it may heof use to Conway and those who sent him to be

j informed tlyit the Northern States wouldnever be in relations to put this question to

j the Southern States : nor would the SouthernStates ever he in a position to he required toanswer it.

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So terminates the affair. Mr. Mason sent

(, the correspondence to the "Times," in ordern to show to Conway's fellow-countrymen that

the Abolition party is really waging a war todestroy slavery, and would be willing to consent

to separation upon that condition.

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FROM >*0RT1I CAROLINA.A despatch from Brig. Gen. John J. Whitehead,7th Brigade North Carolina Militia, to

\ Adjutant Gen'l D. G. Fowle, dated Kenansville,July oth, says that the raiders entered; the village of Kenansville about 11 o'clock,i Saturday night. They stripped the village ofj horses and everything valuable.

They have sis piecesof artillery.two IIow»itzcrs, (12-pounders.) the other pieces smaller:one regiment and a half .regular cavalry and

} some mounted infantry.Frcolick's armory at Kenansville was burn?«d.

3 They said they intended to go to Raleigh.Gen. J. G. Martin also telegraphs Governor

} Vance that the Yankees said they were going» t) Raleigh..Progress.

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FRIDAY MORNII; CAPITULATION OF VICKSBURO.

The Officers Retain their Side Arms.prisoners paroled.

Jackson, July 7, 18G3.lion. J. A. Seddon, Sec'y of IFar:Yicksburg cnpitulated on the 4th inst. The

garrison was paroled, and are to be' returnedto our lines, the officers retaining their sidearms and personal baggage. This intelligencewas brought by an officer who left the place onSunday, the 5th.

J. E. Johnston, General.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE BATTLENEAR GETTYSBURG.[special despatch to richmond enquirer.]

Winchester, July 7.Gen. Stuart, while on a raid near to Washington,captured one hundred and ninety

wagons and twelve hundred mules.The Yankee cavalry attacked our ambulancetrain near Grecncastlc on Sunday, but

they were driven off by Gen. Imbodcn. Theenemy burnt our pontoon bridges at FallingWaters on Saturday last.The Potomac is past fording, and it Is still

raining.The Yankee cavalry, infantry and ^r^It'cryattacked our trains at Williamsport yesterday

evening, and were repulsed, after two hours'lighting, by Gen. Jones.

Generals Hcth, Pender, Ilood, Anderson,Scales, Pettigrew and Scumics, arc certainlywounded. Generals Barksdalc, Armistcad,Garnctt and Kemper arc killed. At least(ifryHold officers, lmvo been wounded.

"We have nothing later than Saturday eveningfrom the battle field at Gettysburg. Allare confident of our final ^uccess.Gen. Fit/. Lec is said to have come up with

the enemy, while they were attacking our

wagons near Shavpsburg, yesterday evening,and driven them off.capturing two hundredprisoners.The Pennsylvania people are calling for

peace. We have lost some one hundred wagonsby capture.The Cnnfeilemte Oener.,1 A

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tured by the enemy. The Yankee GeneralGraham is a prisoner in our hands.

THE VERY L\TEST.GEX. MEADE REPORTED KILLED.McCLELLAXDIX COMMAND.[si'El.'I Al. DESPATCH TO Til F. RIl'IlMON'D EVQl'IREK.J

WlSCIlESTER, JulyS, ISO.'!.The report of a tight at Gettysburg on Sunday.in which we captured a large number

of prisoners, is continued. Our army is reportedat Ilagerstown and Frederick. Theenemy occupied Maryland Heights yesterdayevening. Cannonading this evening towardsWilliauisport is reported. The "Situ'' of the4th acknowledges the virtual raising of theVicksburg siege, The rain has ceased.Gen. Jenkins is wounded slightly, Meade

is reported killed, and McClcllan is said to bein command. C.

LATEST FROM MARYLAND.GEX. LEE'S ARMY AT 1IAGERST0WN.

FIGHT PROGRESSING.INDEFINITE A CCO t'NTS.

The following unofficial despatch from thetelegraphic superintendent at Martinsburgwas received at the "War Department lastnight:

M.\RTixsnuRc, July 8, 1803.To Hun. J. A. Scddon, Sec'y of J! a;-;From all the reports, wc gained a decided

and telling advantage over the enemy at Gettysburgon Wednesday nnd Thursday.On Friday wc charged his works, and tookthem, but were unable to hold them, and fellback towards Ilagerstown.There lias been but little fighting since

then. So far the victory is on our side.We ran now hear cannonading, and the reportis that a tight is now going on at Ilagerstown.Everything is so indefinite that it is iuipos-

siblo to form a correct idea of the fight.Four thousand prisoners are now at Williamsport,on their way to Richmond. Manyof those who were slightly wounded were paroledto-day.LATEST PRESS DESPATCH.

Large Number of Prisoners ca route forRichmond.

BATTLE AT B06N*SB0R0\GENERAL MEADE WOUNDED.

Grant Jtelrcathuj from I 'icksburg.Hanks atyew Orleans Callin;/ for Reinforcements..Maktixsiii'ro, .July 8..Large numbers of

prisoners are on the road to Richmond. Skirmishingis going on at Hagcrstown, and aconsiderable light took place at Boonsboro'.The Baltimore "Gazette" of the Oth saysMeade is wounded.The same paper states that Grant is retreat-!

ing from Viuksburg.Banks, at New Orleans, calls for reinforcements.Louisiana is lost to the Yankees.

LATEST FROM THE SOUTH-WEST.Boluxg Station", via Jackson, July 5..

Yesterday, about 12 o'clock, the Yankee cavalrycrossed the Big Black at Birdsong's Ferryand advanced into the interior, but were

promptly, met by Whitfield's brigade anddriven back across the river. A courier justiu from Edwards' Depot says Ostcrhaus' entirecommand crossed near that place lastnight. If so, there will be warm work to-day.Grant is evidently very uneasy in regard toevents transpiring in his rear.- Very littlefiring at Vicksburg yesterday.Natchez, July 4, via Mouile, July 5..

Crops at Osyka and Brookhaven are uninjured.The ram Pittsburg and a. gunboatrvwsod nil this mnrniriir 'I ho Pittidmrir \va^

disabled.working one wheel. "Commissary;"on the Trans-Mississippi, says that Vicksburgand Port Hudson are well provisioned. Gen.Lamar, of Texas, says Generals Smith and.Magruiler arc fast augmenting their army..Gen. Taylor has captured mauy Yankee plantersand overseers, and will hold then} as hostagesfor the return of one hundred men capturedby Banks for shooting Mr. Hermit, lieholds all Southerners who have taken the oathas prisoners.TUB YANKEE RAIDERS IN NORTH

CAROLINA.GoiiDSBoRo', N. C., July .7..The Yankee

raiders got home safely. A large force ofYankees, estimated at five thousand, came outas far as Trenton to secure or cover their retreat.General Martin sent a force to interceptthem at Frcebridge, where he found theYankees posted in force. We drove in theYankee pickets, but finding the raiders comingup in the rear, fell back after au animatedartillery skirmish. Our men behaved gallantly.No ettsualties reported on our side..Frcebridge is over the.Trent river, ten milessouth-west of Trenton, and twelve south-eastof Kinston.

FIGHTING IN THE SOUTH-WEST.BANKS ROUTED WITH HEAVY LOSSJackson*, July 7..Gen. Loring attacked

Osterhaus yesterday near Edwards'Ilepot, andafter three hours' hard lighting drove himacross the river. Our loss is reported heavy.The enemy's loss not known.An officer from the vicinity of Port Hudson

says Dick Taylor crossed the Mississippi undercover of our guns last Saturday. .He andGardner attacked Banks and routed him withheavy loss. They are marching to reinforceJohnston.Nothing further in regard to the fall of

Vicksburg.

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\G, JULY 10, 1863.IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. j

tue citv of mexico evacuated bv the mexicans.San Fkancjsco, June 30..Advices from

the city of Mexico, from thp 3Uth of May tothe Gcli of June, are received. The news isof the highest importance.

President Juarez and his Cabiuet had concludedIn evacuate the city of Mexico, believingthat the most effectual resistance tothe French army could be made outside of thewall.On the 31st of May the Government moved

to .San Luis de Potosi, taking all the moveablefirearms and munitions of war along.Thev also took with them two millions of

dollars from the treasury.The l'orcc that garrisoned the city of Mexico,said to number twenty thousand men, was

withdrawn to the Cuernavaca plaza and tointermediate points around the city, for thepurpose pf carrying on guerrilla warfare.Uu the 1st of June a meeting was held ru

the city, at which the principal leaders of thechurch party were present. They scut a

commission to Gen. Forey to offer their allegianceto the Emperor Louis Napoleon.On the 5th the French division, under Gen.

Bazainc, occupied the main entrance to thecity, and afforded the church party, protectionagainst the excited populace.The whole Frcbch army was expected to

occupy the capital on the JStli of June.Three newspapers had bmv.j3.=tublit^ped favoringthe policy of the French.One of these papers states that the occupationof the city of .Mexico settles with absolutecertainty that it is necessary to extirpate

l>y the rout, the democratic element, and no

longer need there be oven a dream of popularsovereignty.Gen. Forey has issued a decree confiscating

the property of all parties who have been or

are in arms against the French.This news is derived front letters received

here from high Mexican officials.

TIIE AMERICAN QUESTION.Mr Slidell, the Envoy of the Confederate

States, has laid a very long conference withthe Emperor of Franco. The JCtnperor .sentfor him and had a private leln-a-k/e with himat breakfast, ami did not part with him untilthe Council of Ministers had assembled.

This interview has given strength to therumor that renewed offer of mediation inAmerican affairs by the Emperor Louis Napoleon,is likely to he the result of. the full ofPuCbla.

IT..\CE MOVEMENTS.A requisition to the Lord Mayor was- in

course of signature iu the city of London,urging his lordship to call and preside overa public meeting to petition Parliament t>>

promote the restoration of peace in America.I I ..'! ! .1) L_....

xuc u'.'iiuo.i "xiiuvs IISXS ;ui euuuusii "ii

the peace meeting, rccentlv hold :vt NewYork, under the auspices of Vcrnando Woodand others. The ' Tillies" sees in the meetingsome reason for thinking that the <*ivil warmay lie touching its close : hut at the sametime admits that it is a very doubtful iju^stion.It remarks that if the meeting shouldprove influential enough to liberate opinion,we may perhaps wonder six weeks hencewhere the strength of the war party could everhave lain.-just as in France, after the fall ofRobespierre, people asked each other whocould nave been the Jacobins. There is ev-»

crything, except the uncertainty of Americanpolities, to make us regard such an event as

probable. It would almost seem that the['resident himself would have no objection topeace if he knew how to reach it. Perhapsthis meeting may show him the way. If an

armistice wore proclaimed, we believe thatneither party would lie itl a hurry to renewthe war, and the desire of peace would supplythe two governments with the strongest motivefor coming to reasonable terms of separation.the mason and conway correspondence.

To the Editor of the London Timxa:Sir :.As part of the political history of the

times, the correspondence transmitted herewithmay have sufficient significance to callfor its publication. I submit it to you accordinglyfor a place in your columns.

I am, sir. very respectfully,Your obedient servant,

J. M. Mason.2-1 Upper Seymour Street, Portuian's Square,June 17.

mr. conway's letter.

Aubrey House. Nornno Hill. )London, \V\, June J", lSOJ. j

Sir :.1 have authority to make the followingproposition on behalf of the leading antislaverymen of America, who have sent me tothis country.

If the States calling themselves "the ConfederateStates of America" will consent t"

emancipate the negro slaves in those States,such emancipation to be guaranteed by a liberalEuropean commission, the emancipation

*i i .i. .:to no inaugoraieu ai once, uuu such hum.- m

ho allowed for its completion as tlio commissionshall adjudge to he necessary and just,and such emancipation once made to he irrevokahle.thenthe abolitionists and antislavery leaders of the Northern States shallimmediately oppose the prosecution of thewar on the part of the I'nitcd States Government,and since they hold the balance ofpower, will Certainly cause the war to cease

by tue immediate withdrawal of every kindof support from it.

1 kuow that the ultimate decision upon so

grave a proposition may require some time:hut. meanwhile. I beg to he informed at yourearly convenience whether you will personallylend your influence in favor of a restorationof peace and the independence of theSouth upon the simple basis of the cmancipa.tionof the slaves.Any guarantee of my own responsibility

and my right to make this offer shall be forthcoming.Monitke I). Conw.w../. M. Mason, Est/.

MR. MASON'S IIEI'l.r.

No. 24 I"iter Sr.vjcot'K sr., !l'ortman Square, June 11, 1863. {

Sir.I have your note of yesterday. Theproposition it contains is certainly worthy ofthe gravest consideration, provided it is madeuudcr a proper responsibility. Yet, you mustbe aware thnt, while you- know fully the representativeposition I occupy, I have not thelike as-urance as regards yourself.

If you think" proper, therefore, to communicateto me who those are on whose behalf andauthority you make the proposition "referredto. with the evidence of your "right to makethis offer," I will at once give you my reply,the character of which, however, must dependon what I may learn of your authority in thepremises. .J. M. Mason.Moncurc ]). Conway, Esq.

mr. conway's answ er.

At'rrev House, Xottixg Hill, IV., iJune 10, 1x0;). )

Sir.Your note of the lltli lias l>ccn received.I could easily give you the evidence that I

represent the views of the leading Abolitionistsof America, but with regard to the specialoffer which I have made 1 have concludedthat it was best to write out to America andobtain the evidence of my right to make it ina form which will preclude any doubt as t<> itssufficiency. I shall then address you again onthe subject. Monccrr D. Cojcwav.

J. .V. Mason, Esq.mr. mason* closes the correspondence.

Xo. '24 Upper Sevmour Street. )Portman* Square, June 17, ISO.'), j

Sir.I have received your note of ye-tcrday.irou need not write to America to "obtain

the evidence" of your right to treat on thematter it imports. Our correspondence closeswith this reply. It was your pleasure to com,mence it, it is mine to terminate it.

I desire to know who they were who were

re3ponsibl?for your mission to England, as

you present it, and who were to eontirm thetreaty you proposed to make for arresting theWar in America, on the basis of a separation

A A| /

of the .Stilt"*, with >r without the sanction oftheir government. J»ut such information is ofthe less value now, as I find from an advertisementin the journals of the day that youhave brought to England letters of sufneicntcredit from those wh i sent you to invite a

public meeting in L oidou, under the sanctionof a member of Parliament, who was to preside,to hear an address from you on the *ubjectof your mission, with the promise of a

address from him.This correspondence shall go to the public,

and lind its way to the country, a ela>< of thecitizens of wiiich ymi claim to represent. Jcwill, perhaps. interest tin' government andtiie ni'i-Ji.iiiiit "loyal men" there i- known,miller

the sanction of your name. that the "leadinganti-slavery men in America" are preparedto negotiate v.itii the authorities of theConfederate .States, I'm-a r.' ..ration "1' peaceand tin; independence of tiie South, on a

pledge that the abolitionists stud anti-Slaveryloaders of the Northern States shall immediatclyoppose the further prosecution of thewar oil the part <>f the United Stat'.-s Government,^nd, since they hold the balance ofpower, will certainly cause the war to cease,l»y the immediate withdrawal "f every kindof support from it. A*

As some reward, h-.wever, for this interestingdisclosure, your inquiry whether the U'unfederuteStates will consent to emancipationon the terms stated, shall not go wholly unanswered.You may be assured, tk.'i. and perhapsit may h?ni" vale * > y snymnst'ir. j is ;assure tlictn. lhat the Northern States willnever be in telatiuns to pn: the »juestion to theSouth, nor will the Southern States ever lie ina position rctjuiring tlieui to give an answer.

J. M. Mason*.MoXOt RE Th CoNWAV.

YICKSfll Klj IT.'iMS.[ from tlic Ciii'/i a ..f the £M.

AVe learn thatColoiiel ,M< Lauren, of the 27 thLouisiana, was severely wounded on Sundaylast.Major Martin, of 2>it!t Louisiana regiment.was killed in a skirmish' on Sunday

eveningla»t. Ills funeral -erin m was prca.hedyesterday.

In noticing tin* heavy tiring of the enemyon our lines last Saturday, slid "we wouldimt he surprised if our lo-s was considerable."AV" have since made diligent iinpiirv in tiiat(piartcr, ami are surprised and gratilied tolearn that our loss was comparatively uotliing."The works, stronger than thosool'Sobastopol."etleetnally protecting our men. <.ur loss v.illnot average more than one man to the regiment.

THE KE.\SoV.A\*c freipn atly hear ir a-ked why have iln*

inortars'aero.s ihv r:vcr jit "ti s.i ipiiet for tiiep '-t few days, ami hew io ard hut om* plausiblesolution. viz : io n.'bant cut CommodorePorter word that sln-liiug' A'ickslutrg was awaste of shell and aiuniaiiition, ^iiid oulv furnishedus with material t tir«' li:jok at tlieia.mat iin' » icK-ourgeri i.iiivi.iugnou :ir iiicuicaof being "shelled "lit," :ui<1 that many of thesliclis are u.-ed as ornaments ami trophies bythe rebels after the powdei i- extraetcd. 't hatalmost every house litis some of these projectilesis peribcilv correct, am! that we laugh titthe idea of being "shelled out," is ei|ua!lvtrue. "

ofU AKMV.Wc cannot point to an instance on record

more worthy tiie admiration id" ti nation thanthat presented to our view daily l»y our gnllant,devoted and heroic army. Words fail todo it true justice, and we only look for the rewarddue a patriotic army.the achievementof an independent, unsullied nationality..That this achievement in part is near at hand,we have abundant evidences to make us glad,hopeful and high spirited. Suffice it, therefore,to say thatour army is in excellent order,and at no distant hour may respond to theWellingtoniati command of "I p Guards, andat them."

tuf. rrncrat. armv.The Federal army is moving: hut it is onlymoving in part. Every change it makes we

have to make, also, eouit, iountcr- ones. JGwonId be impolitic.nay, worse.for us topublish every detailed act known of our ortheir army. Tim evidences are, liowevef,that the Federals are up to some great moveon the board, and we must follow suit. Everyhour, every moment, is now big with importance,and ho who gives idle words andlazy hands to-day. -vi!l regret it to-morrow..To your arms, .Smt-licrncrs! to your arms!

|I'rom the Citizen, lsth uItCol. Garrott. of the ti"(|| Alabama regiment.was killed on the lines early yesterdaymorning. Col. G. was one of the most distinguishedlau^'eTs of tliu State, a true pa-

trior :inu a ganaiu ^oi-nor. iiss io.»s will beseverely felt, :tn<! his place hard to till.Wo are inlonned that the negroes who are

collooted at arrentoii are Icing organized intoregiments by the Yankees, i )iir army willin all probability have to confront some o'these negro regiments in the Held ofhattle beforethe siege of Yieksburg i> raised. Thesenegroes will find that it is a dangerous businessto go soldiering for the Yankees.

INCF.XIiIAKV SIIP.I.I.S. *

The enemy lias been throwing a great numberof incendiary shells into the city, whichhave thus jar proved ineffective in destroyingany property. These shells contain a smalltin tube, about the size of an on nee vial, whichappears to be lilled with some ignitublc lluid.and is wrapped round on the outside withseveral layers of paper. I'poii tic bursting oltliC slic'l tlie top of the tube is blown oil' andthe lluid ignited. When it bills upon theground it burns with a blue dickering blazesonic ten minutes, and seems'to burn withintense heat, consuming the green grass withinits reach.

ORANT KF.I N'l'ORCINO.A large number of transports liave come

down within the past lew days, bringing reinforcements.for Grant's army. They arc

joining the army below, and the indicationsare that a demonstration is intended at thelower end of the lines.

III I'KoVKMKNT.

Altlvtugli the city of Yieksburg has l>een ina state of siege, and our inveterate enemy hasbeen bombarding ns incessantly for more thana month, we are still able to s.,y that this isthe age of improvement, f'u' off from alloutside resources, we arc enab! '

to bring intoplay our own native genius eater to thepublic taste in the most approv. 1 style. At a

great expense and with the i:: >- untiring labor,we have succeeded in tm ling o'ur paper a

pictorial hi per, r«j iii'* m imp

readers. Citizens will pioa-c r.e these illustratedpaper- nntii tin- war is over, when thevcan ornament their rooms witii !?; mnstheautifilldesigns. The solliiers wf! also he verv

glad to obtain the varietal' papers ) <; theembellishment of their tent-. Thus we go.The gunboat which hits been aground on

the sandbar below the city for the past twoweek-% got up steam ye-terd. y morning, nodoubt with the intention ot pulling off. butIter efforts were ineffectual, and -lie still keepinher old position. Tie-river ha- been 'ri-iuga little of late, and the Yankees are in hopesof getting her away, but it i- not likelv that.-lie will get water enough to tioat front herpresent position before next fall.We are much gratified to learn that nearly

all our wounded soldier- in the hospitals arc

improving very rapidly, and many hf themagain aide to go on dr .

BOM BART VICK-Bl'RG.The small ant of damage indicted upon

this devoted trail the murderou- Ix-mbshellsof the .einy. i- a matter > ;' snrpri-e awcllas food tor j-ctiectioy. I'wo deductioncanbe drawn from this remarkable protection

of life'and property under such a long continuedshower of iron trom the mortars, viz:either the city i- under the protection of a I'iviueProvidence. or the m -rtars arc a verygreat huuibug. incapable of doing half theamount of damage they have the credit for.

For twenty-eight days there has been an ince..antshower of shells rained upon the city,and no less.than fif-v 1:1 iisaml -noil--. according

to the lowest e-:iuiates. hare been iiurledinto our midst, and yl*t but two or three casualtieshave occurred in all their fiery ordeal.Our streets are daily tilled with people, includingwomen and children, and all go free fromdanger a- if no enemy we-near. We havecause to be thankful Co Almighty 0«>d that He-

0

s.N__̂^^

VOLmiEprotects us. and guides the flying mi>n>i«-ra totall in harmless places.Could the barbarous enemy but know the

small amount of damage inflicted with themortar-, they would withdraw from the cityami hide their faces in shame, with the consciousnessof having attempted to destroy' a

eirv and a people who are so obviously protectedby Divine wisdom. Let our people not

forget to supplicate a throne of mercy andreturn their daily thanks for J lis merciful deliverance.In a few days we shall have relief,and tiien the people will again be enabled to

resume their accustomed avocations and givethanks to God for our deliverance from thetoils of our enemies.At the rate at which the enemy is damaging

our city with the mortars, it will require themto keep up a constant bombardment of one

hundred vcars before they can destroy it .i :i.~i ,i,.,c | I

111*3 VApWIVU lliUUMUg «n 44V*- « *»

vear ug<>, tic- mortarlK>ats arc now last g"i:tginto disrepute, as incapable of destroying oruseless in capturing a city.

AN' UNCEREMONIOUS VISITOR.

A.-: we were working off our even ing edition onTuesday afternoon, a thirteen-ineh bombshellmade a dash into our office, striking a short dis-tance from the press and going through the tioorwent into the lower room, thence into theground, wltore it exploded, and sending itsfragments upward.-, again bulged up theJtl... v and .tilled the office with uust, smoke and >

suC,.eating rt^neb of powder. There wereat live time , ?rhaps tifty persons in the o!iv. :

and riot one was injured in the slightest degree.The Yankees have no better sense thanto throw bombshells at the printers while theyare trying to eireulate truth and intelligenceamong the people. \

HEATH or MAJOR I10AD1.EY.

This.gallant officer lost his life a few daysago by a Parrott shell from the enemy'.- line-.in tiie rear of our upper water battery, whichwas under his command. There are hut fewofficers whose loss would be more deeply re-

grotred.KP K0PKAX JXTELLIGEXOK.

THE COTTON SITl'I.V AND THE AMERICAN WAR.

Xeill Brothers, of Manchester, have justissued a circular, from which we extract thefollowing passages: i

Seven" months have elapsed sinee the issueof our last circular, that of October 1, Istill..After a contest of some eighteen montlis be-tween buyers and sellers. an 'equilibrium l>e-tweon supply and demand had then been at-tained. Middling Orleans cotton was ipintedat 2»iAd. per pound at Liverpool, and the stock '<

of all sorts was reduced to I50,0iit.i hales.. '

But the great advance in the price of cottonwas at last reducing consumption hclow the 1

capacity of the growing countries to supply, '

even without the aid of America, <

1-or the 31 weeks wlii'di have since elapsed. 1

the average weekly imports lias been i

bales, while the weekly demand Ibr home con- '

sumption has been restricted to lS.laU bales.and for export to G,5i»i bales, making a total 1

weekly demand of 2-1,050 bales. Thus, with 1

but trilling assistance from American sources.

supply has gained upon consumption to theextent of 0,000 bales pcrweek, and tin* stockof all kinds now held at Liverpool lias in- "

creased to oij'.i,(Mili lades. Hence the price of 'Middling Orleans now stands at 21,'d. per '

pound, u decline of 4i}d. as compared with the*Uctober.quotation. This decline, however, is 'conliucd to cotton of the better staple.Auicr- 1

ican, Egyptian, Brazilian, and the like. The 1

higher grades of East Indian, which have 1

borne the weight of consumption, have been 'better supported, and after a temporary de- :

dine fair JJhollcra is now quoted 17 id. agiiinst :

ITijd. in October, uud middling 15d. againstlbd. at that period.But we regret to say that in looking forward 1

to The future, the improved relationship ol ,

supply to demand is not likely.^ tOil thesanie fc?C«liO. Ill Oructerfol the deuoniinatiouprobable supply ite i**»sP>NbaIl But excucl lit Mum J'

i ; i. ;n' 1 .t iloliuni, uud uaiii uoteii hliiilt be pay- o

J4 tie ratification of a treaty of peaceshould reachil'cderate States and tie United States,son, it is neceSSTiry to t.1j0iPubllc, J"0" except tic

..

", -r "be fundable.last year, and to muddy the*.- -authorized

circumstances. From May 1st till September .

20*h last year, the import of East Indian cot- ,ton was 27.V,UU0 bales, aud of other sorts 117,- ,

|j00; total. o'JOjOOU. For the same period tlii- .

year wc estimate East Indian 275,000, and ol (other sorts. 105,000; total, 44",Ik Ml. TIii>estimated increase is based, so far as India is ,

concerned, cliietly ujion the development of the ,

trade in Bengal and Madras, and upon the in-centive of high prices drawing forward a littleof the new crop earlier than usual. As regardsthe supply front other countries, the increaseis expciteu loeoinecnieny irom r.gypr,cmyrna,and other districts in the Ottomuu Umpire.

i>ut while the utmost importation we can

fairly look lor is thus only 44U,UU<J hales forthe live months, we estimate the consumptionas follows; The home consumption of all sorts.which had lately fallen to about lo.UUH halesper week, has doubtless, under the recent increaseof demand for yarns and goods, in-creased to 2.1,00U hales; and, as it is.-till ri-in^r.there is every prohahility that an average o|24,im_>0 to 20,dotJ bales will be attained, un-

less cheeked by too rapid an advance in thecotton market. We may, therefore, fairly es-

timate the consumption of the ensuing twen-

ty-one weeks ar an average of not under2.1,UUO hales per week, or an aggregate of-bSj.OOO hales, against 48C,0t mi Ja.-t year; andwe shall take the export at 10,000 hales perweek, or 21",Don against 220,000 last year..We have thus to meet a demand for G'.'d.uOO Ihales, with an import not likely to exceed440.000. It is, therefore, evident that thepresent stock of MOti.000 bales will have to !bear serious curtailment during the sum- !

mer.a reduction probably to 100,00o or

120.000 some time in the month of August 1

or September. '

As regards the prospect of renewed suppliesfrom America, we have nothing cheering to

report. In our October circular we fore-shadowed the rise of an anti-war party to l>oformed from among those (the Democratic see-

tiott) who had never been quite satisfied withthe policy of the Government. But we arguedthat even should such a party arise, obtainpower, and admit the hopelessness of the at-

tempt to subjugate the South, they would still /,consent to tight for a desirable frontier.one ,

which would give the North a preponderanceofterritory. Kvents justified these anticipa- |

lion- much more speedily and decidedly than twas expected. The'rise of the Democratic ,

scmi-peace party was so sudden and brilliant ,as to surprise, and almost alarm. ir*J oivu (

leaders. It became clear that with the North .

divided against itself, the South would lie ina position to dictate its own terms, the Democraticborder State* Voitld he lost, the L.tionnarrowed to the breadth of the State of Ohio tand the Democratic party left hi a hopclc- }minority, and permanently excluded from power.Neither the interests of the country nor

of the party appeared to them to justify these u

sacrifices. Better it seemed to have another j' ....... .i-irl. tl... ..Imiiu.iw ir might give of

:i more Souther!v frontier, and until "

this i-an be secured", it now seetns probablethat the leaders of the party will be a- r

warlike as tin.* lierce-t of the Republicans.-.The latter, thu- supported, will be able to resistthe more pacific tendencies of the lowerstrata of democracy, who, actuated by their '

prevailing sentiment of hatred of the negro, ]in behalf of whom, as they fancy, they are tnow called upon to light, have long manifestedtheir dissati-faction. A crisis in the strugglemii-t occur during the ensuing two months. 1

upon the expiration of the term of enlistment c

<>f the nine months' men : but, however weakthe Government may be iu the South, it is at

present unusually strong in the North, andwill probably surmount the difficulty as it ha.- '

so many others, however seriou- it may appear '

at the time. The voices of the numerous but 1

uninfluential malcontents will doubtless, be «

drowned in tbe war erv of the majority, who r

control the legislature, the press, the pulpit,the platform, the army, and, of course, thecontractors and dependents on the Government.whose name is legion. If not Strong 1

enough for aggressive warfare, the Northernarmies may iail back upon Washington andKentucky. ^4Vi stand upon tue defensive.

/V V

LX..N'l'MBKK 23.

As rcgartls t!ie supply «»t* c«tt<>ii from :i:« r

than American souives, w haw la:-, iumost ease*, to report »1 >itititi.r rr-:i.>..Comparing the import.- of I>o2 w it!: t« t'icoi, tin: urst veiar >; twar, v\e i.a ma

India lias given S. e'T.'"1*' < ivt. :»gain-.000 cwt.,au increase of «>n!y til per >: i;.: !the imports of the ['resent vea.. t'. seas a

having been unfavorable. are inn estimated ata much higher figure. The only other largemarkets are Egypt. which hn- given -e1

ewt., against bbo.O'ju cwi. in 1-01. an increaseof 14 nor cent. : ami Brazil, >ta- i!i .gIbr llt'S,"00 cvvt.. against I54.UOO. an incn-a.-eof )') per cent. These figure- show a moresatisfactory rate of progression: am! a- regardsEgypt, at least, the increase in l^Cdwill undoubtedly be much greater still.

Turning to tin new, and a- yet small marketswhich have been opened up by the agi-tatiouof the Cotton Supply Association, and

more recently by the demand consequent uponthe American war, the per ventage of increaseis in souie countries considerable, butthe aggregate results are in most ea-e> miserablysmall. We have heard a great, deal ofthe west coast of Africa, but the yield liasbeen ouly."»,dt:l) ewt. against l.dOO in lt>ul;and-ol* the West Indies, hut they have onlygiven lO,4"0 cvvt. ugainst 'J,400 the previous «

year. Taking all the new countries, excepti'urkcy, and including China.whence theimport of 15,0'to ewt. is quite exeep ionai.sud merely due to the present high pjjecs, theimports for l.-Xv. ijj 'ri-* « w:.

But from Turkey, which has bm lat. 'vrc-*

ueived any attention as a field of growt'li (q'cotton, the reports are much more cheering.In 1SO 1 the imports from thence vva-1. ,-e r.;in 1>02, 41.21*2 cvvt. Ami as the pr dafor the succeeding year.that is. the n

now coining in.is estimated by eompi t.'utAuthorities at over 11M ,<hn) bali-s, or di'i'.ooocvvt.. it is apparent that the Ottoman Empireis rapidly rising into a high position aim rgthe producers of the much sought I r commoJity.

SEIZl'RC Or A CONIEPERVTE 1.0 AX.

An application was made oil the Mb to the \President of the Civil Tribune in Paris, by \MM. Erlanger A Co.. hanker-, under the \lowing circumstancesIn the beginning of \the present year the applicants had undertakenthe negotiation of a loan for the CoiiledoratoStates of America. But their operation- were

suddenly paralyzed by a notice oi seizure olits proceeds served on them at the instalment'if MM. Dupiisseur A Co., shipowners, ofHavre, who alleged that they had a claim on

he Confederate< overnmeiit !"r l."ni.mMf., ainindemnity for the willful destructionheirship, the Lemuel I'yer. with a cargo fLbN! bales of cotton, when leaving X>\vIrlcans, in April, I >02. The lTeneii tiovM-iuneutimt having recognized tic i oiited:rateStates, MM. Ihtpasseur fo. couldlot obi.'iin a remedy by diplomaticimans. ami therefore adopted the exponentof seizing the proceeds ot the loan..VIM. Erlanger A Co., m>w apple l for an Icr:o annul the seizure, on the ground that it iuerfercdwith their rights as negotiator-ol dieIllilll, illl'l IIIUI IIH* tJIICMiOII III\o;t)»l pour.s "1

international law not within tin; competenceif the tribunal which granted tin; order lorfi/.urc. Tin- application was opposed hy MM,upas.-ciir A: Co., whose counsel argue I titai tinjoulcderuteOovernment was th only j :»ny

mtitled todemand the annulment ofTliesei/.nre,nit tin; I 'resilient decided iliat, a< tin- sci/.uroinpedcd MM. Erlanger «v Co'<. operations,hey lmil a right to demand its si»j>|.1:.'specially as tin; claim of MM. Ihipas-enrjo. lia<l not Imen legally established, a*"l In;iceordingly granted the order sought hy tin;mplicauts. /

fTHE CRISIS IX THE SUIT 11 WEST.

Every eve now instinctively turns towar<!sHcksburg and 1 **»rt Iludsou as the p in'.'ivliere the limit Rebellion is to receive a tAVt'.Qii wflieh can never lm lieaicd, or whereWita." '/prior prowess it is to win for itself a

(Cihro'inmiof w'e; ?ftch dispensethe foveriah an::icty to hear ^ j-. >

l«eo.cwiw j0,.ess (>f ,.ir iirniH. It cannot be4 *

Ivc'ver, before the end is reached..i tie iate message of the Governor of Mississippiindicates his appreciation of the uigenjyof the ease. Jli.s imploring appeal to

very man in the State capable of hearingtrnis to rush at once to the rescue indicateshe greatness of the emergency, lie feelshat now oj- never the blow must be struckvliicli will dislodge our forces from th-ir'trong position in the very heart of tin* State,iml disappoint our hope of recovering the;oiitrol <>t the great river of the great W'est

rnvalley. T<> h >id our position against theirpresent assaults, is to hold it permanently,fo open tl»e river now is to keep if o| en. Ifthe rebel cause in tin; Southwest eaiutot, now

rriuuiph over our arm-, it never can. It ttiii ;

suller a fatal and final collapse. yIt has been said-, with it great degree of as- /mrancc, that the progress of the war ami the /measures resorted to lor tin; overthrow of the Trebellion litive made the people of the rebel jStgtes a perfect unit. The facts, however, do ' /not sustain the assertion. There art; lar-'o I.lumbers scattered everywhere il.r u^'i- ut.hose States, who have never had ili«-ir heartsin the rebellion, who both distrust ami dc.-pi.-o /its originators. And in tin: lo-arts of thedigarv'hs at Richmond there is a d> [ di-trti-i:of the people. Kvery reverse has ir- own of- \feet. H'.very 'lisaster makes more freijiient amiloml the iiinrninrs against tin- men wl |( i»

elfish, unscrupulous ambition has l.nnmhtin the eiils umler v.nieh so many Jitat- s

;roati. ,

With the fall of Viekshurg and Port H lton,and the attainment by our |br a

permanent possession of the banks of the .Minssippi,there will, of course, be a m r-- >1tidedmovement on the part of those alr-a ly

iecply disaffected multitudes. Their secret .|e5iresfor the overthrow of the rebel < i .vei nm-t.twill eivc place to 'open repudiation : its uuihority.A great crisis litis onic. Ilavis foresaw it,

ind pledged all tin* power uf.jhc "t'-Mifederay"t" meet the emergency: and we sey no

reason to suppose that lie will fail in tlie fill- '

fillmcnt of his j-ledge. I. ry u histoniniand will he used., i lie people, in viewr<f these facts, tin; anxious, iltit they l.«-Ji<vethat the (iovcrnment also discerns the importanceof the crisis, and that it will u-e therust resources entrusted to it wisely and weli.

fliey expect, the force of the rebels, h"W< ver

ictivily they may lie massed by their leader,o lie confronted Ly ournwn tr «'ps in such '.v< rvhelmingnumbers as t pp-cnt an iuipeucrablebarrier ti> assaults, > r t<< lie ready to

nove themselves v. Iti* iru-hing weight f r an

ittack.Wc'firid the alc«ve in a late numh<c of the

PhihtJelphia " Inquirer.'' I I.e en-is wiucli

lie Yankee puj-er predh te i list ate t:: n 11

fiek-hurg has fallen. '1 lie "deeply di*afte..*tdmultitude--' who-o "secret desire- ! r tie;ivcrthrow of the lle'-el Government are .

orted t<> give plaee t" open repudiation <>f it.uthority."fill .itniiil iij> The time andasion for tho-e "hu ge number-" whoicver had their heart- in the "nde-llmn. andrho distrust and de-p'so its originat* r-." to

how thcm-elvcs, ha- fully arrived, Yick->urgha- fallen.the d;-alleged are earnestlyOtiked t'-r hvthe \ ankees. Just at thi- j n;icular

time \ utifcee eye»i-/at is !irn;t'- l the

! iln-z-"f the Jt * !-- in 1'- ur.-vlvaaia, end

here the crxjbr /' tc coines up to mafcc glad>nr hearts.The I.M-ttlitv "i the disalfecied "a <! *:.r,

m 1 the rebellion is mtteh nearer l'h*..»»i*"v- in (han Viekshitrg. Vielt-Vur. ha faie-ri. an-!\,rt Hudson tnay fall. amMajik i gun»oat-may -ail from .Anthony'- lad ;* dieiitlize. 'But the r*h»!tfen i- nr:-;--r crushedlor pulverized, tv>r impaired.

ru.UtKiitit.Married, at Monumental Chureh July h. ^ ;

,\ Krv. j.-orcr" Woodbridge. litied 15. SnrrI'ER"> 'of K;ehnr»nd. ami Fa\nif L.. daughterr, -v. \\ 1,. Ji.h - ; . l». l».. Ueet/ir ofSraet- Chur.-h. Jamaica, »L. 1.