EMIZEZ agi irprzarom. a co., No. 7 war PRIIROW - NW apd 6 iirLdli B TREET A iTodIize our ilt ra rPO4t. and,Wee,W7Peos bithola tb r aisedbitikeAdvirtleenionts and vumonr#4 oneap o 42. VMS Y MORNING, FEB. 10. tIITY MIG it, I IMONONTEIRE Iffeavy diorm---Chuireit. Hemel ' 0 - tidied. ' ' ' On Thil4.ll ay' ..last, th e - v ic inity of La trobe, Weitinorelaird - ,couritY;'*as• visited _ by a territlilitorm, :by which dwellings, barns, out - lOniseS,fences, &c , were brown d3wn,. and tinuali valuable property' de stroyed. like roof of the Catholic church in tit own of Latrobe was blown off, and the 4 oletuilding entirely demoli• i idled. The 4urch was erected at cost of about $4 f f loo, land the congregation} I 'now withoir4 place of worship, will take measures to tePlac;e"it aa soon as the nee essary fundst a nbe obtained. Mr. James Fenton, of : 0 trolie, will receive contri butionsfor the purpose. . 1 Despigneklon of OH. At an eat. hour yesterday morning, some 2,000 ba rels .of oil were destroyed near the ferryNlauding atlhe Point oppo site the mouth lof Penn et. , Several boats laden with oil in bulk were moored near the landing e , end. one being in a leaky con— ! dition, som 43;r: thetoil floated off on top of thewater..,llWhen the ferry boat from this eideltad Andeg, the fireman threw overboard ,a shovel bill. of cinders, which set fire-tolhO oil, -the flames communica, Ling to three Olthe boats, which,with their) contents, wereilotaßy destroyed. One of, t. , e boats floated off and was met nearly ten miles dcpwiiithe Ohio, early 'in the morning, burrklik \ fiercely. Another of 1 those destroy e . was a zinc-lined barge, built eipresslyi or carrying oil, and val.: ned - at 'sl,ooq 4 The total loss is from $B,OOO to $940- Messrs. Shi eve & Tillscn were the, olivnell of, about 850 barrels of the 0i. 1 , - andgie,'"zinfliitider was , the prop erty of Messrs.t Woodford & Wright. No insurance, , 1 ll Fireme 's ssociation. This body. 11 a - i l3l 1 s regular quarterly meeting last evening.. The minutes 'Of hist meeting having been approved, the committee on Conference. and Inspectionllwerel called upon for a report, when 'fife Chairman, Mr. Little. stated that he he called one meeting and had not thought it worth while to call another. k V Mr. Little thee), tendered his resignation as a member of klie Association. Chief Engine'elt Wilson made his report for the quarter nding on the 9th inst., during which ti ele there were twenty-nine fires and thirtifen false alarms. The amount of loss was $98,650; insurance, $83,100; rt loss oVer urance, $65,550. The repo was aFcepted and ordered to be filed. .- . iii The dommitteelappointed to wait on the insurance companies reported thefollow ing donations; Menonfhela, $5O; West ern, $100; Citizgr_s' ' 50; Pennsylvania, $ 5 O; Pitts $300.burgh,i6.25; , Allegheny. s2s— On motion the ); ommittee was continu ed,l Mr. Irvin to ta k i ng the place of Mr. Leonard, resigned . t The name of thi "Allegheny Hand tt)aEn gine and Hose C„," uipany" was, by the unanimous adoptio of a resolutioli, of fered by Mr. Mon ornery, changed to the "Allegheny Steamtgligifie and Hose Com pany." This, bell% an amendment to the preamble, requirekl ratification by two thirds of the comp :lies forming the Ass°. elation. ~l On motibn of M Ketep, the Treasurer was instructed to pthettunds -of the As sociation out at int est. ' i l i The resignation f Mr. Littell was, on motion s accepted. On motion of litrilrvin, a committee of five and the. Press nt, was appointed to consult with the Di ctorit of the Associa tion for the retieg f Disabled Firemen, f l . [ relative to applying a balance ofsome $2,000_ remaining itheietands, towards the construction of fire itlarm telegraph. The committee was constituted as fol lows: Messrs. Irviiioorrington, Warden, Tibby, Wilson'and Efeiryer. Mr. Tibby was appktinted chairman of the Committee on Conence and Inspection in place of Mr. Lite 11, resigned, On motion, adjoni ed. Specitralli%. l uallyeils. A practical application is likely to be made of the beautiful results of spectral analysis in the castidg of.steel. It is im portant to know Wed exact moment at which to shut downbe cover of the fur nace during the milting of metal ; time must be allowed fc4i the escape of the gaseous products witch are injurious to ' the steel, but if thl4l,time, be prolonged, lon injurious effect orgitnother kind is pro duced. To meet thio contingency, it has been proposqd to test the lases as they fly off by means - of ? e Spetioscope -- ; and test as soon as the partici; ar color is °Nerved, peculiar to the gas which begins to escape at the moment thttolten etal A is in proper condition, tlf, manufer.,turer will have an infallible , sign of the proper mo ment for closing the ti r rnace. - The Mercer Coutity- Coal Trade. Not many years ag/ . ithe.first boat load of coal was sent from the Clarksville coal bank, Mercer Co., tci ria, and such was the little demand for "ankle there then, that it was sold Wei , cost. Now the trade has assumed; such magnitude that during the•motiths of October and Novem ber the shipments lifrom the Mercer coal mines to Erie, ex - needed 35,000 tons; tf, The completion:of and P;Vsbni:gh Railroad will; it:is 1 laved, greatly In crease the trade. Common Ple4 Trial List. , The Judges of trial CMoinion Pleas have finished up their illat for the .present. The Court has disposed of a large number of cases, but aside froth those already re ported, they involvedlino principles of public importance. Mitmlon _COiteetions. Bishop Potter, of the Diocese of Penn sylvania, has issued a 0 address to the Clergy and congregatiobi t in behalf of -the Missionaries of the Diol4ess, Jana in eo n :. elusion reconsinenda'giat colleetions be made in every emigre ' don l on ,Sunday, February 16th. for If l ions' within the Diocese, and that : the yj e transmitted to the Treasurer, ,Tanies Pt Biddle , Esq., of Philadelphia. j Sizes- iftibii. ._, Why are nails desig ed by the terms sixpenny, ei ghtpenny,;s4.? In Sheffield, England, they used to i, be sold in email quantities - by the hundrb l d, and the terms fourpenny, sixpenny, &i., referred to such nails as were sold at foto-pence,- sixpence. Ace., per hundred nails, The length of the nails of that day, dila . were so desig aide& was exactly the4bamo with nails that are now known by tose designations. ; g The BlArololtY. • The g t Mayoralty questiiin is already be ginnino be canvassed!, lute extenawely. The three prominent cid idatee are Jamea Lowrie, Jr. W. C. Ideq . thy and B. C. Sawyer, the present ! eumbent r time is yet so far distan that!meenlationhe aalto who will receive tt nomination will Vie; useless. gi ----..........b_____ At litniVie. Acting Brigadier °engin' J.! A. Sweita , f the Bixtraecondi-liment, is in er, o • . the city 012 a bnet: visit :l3 , jis 431 good loath and fineePiriht 1 1 t - U,41-.T The Pan Handle Railroad. The Wheeling Intelligencer says :—A bill was introduced in the Legislature a day or two before its adjournment. au thorizing the owners of. the Pan Handle road to sell the same. The bill passed the, House, but in the Senate it was encum bered with amendments so as to have its effectiveness destroy ed. The object of the bill was to autborize the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to buy the Pan Han dle road. A Gay Old Party. M a recent party in New Castle, five men were gathered whose aggregate ages reached four hundred and twenty-six years. They were Jesse Dushane, eighty nine- Geo. Pearson. eighty-six; Robert MeGutlin, eighty-five: Robert Wallace, eighty-four, and Jas. T. Boyd, eighty-two. The pupils of the Sixth Ward Public School are making arrangements for a grand concert. for the benefit of the Sixth Ward Soldiers' Aid Society. The con cert; will take place in the Sixth Presby terian Church. It is said that in the event of the confir mation of Col. Thos. A. Rowley as a Brig adier General, Lieut. Sam'l Harper of the 139th will be appointed his adjutant. The Revenue Commissioners. The Board of Revenue Commissioners meets in Harrisburg on Saturday next. Thos. J. Bighorn, Esq., represents this comity. Their duty is to equalize assess ments in the several counties. Pennsylvania Railroad stock declined on Friday in Philapelphia from 369 to $65 per share, still $l5 above par. Bedford Spriligs Railroad. The new Railroad lion' Hopewell to Bedford has been graded for twelve miles from the former place, and direct commu nication will be established between Phil adelphia and Bedford Springs before July first. Bliss Matilda Heron. This lady commenced her engagement at the Theater last evening, but, owing to the disagreeable weather, she was not re ceived by as large an audience as it was expected her well known talents would at tract. She played Medea, in the tragedy of that name, with thrilling effect, dis playing powers which have placed her where she now stands in her profession to the beat advantage. The audience, recall. ing the palmy days of the drama here, when fine acting was not so great a rarity, seemed delighted and bestowed upon the accomplished actress enthusiastic but merited applause. To-night she appears as Lad Edith, in the drama of "The Earl's Daughter," dramatized from -Mrs. Wood's popular novel. It is a fine piece and Miss Heron -has been highly corn mended for her personation of Lady Edith Wherever it has been 'performed. The play must succeed here with Miss Heron in the chief part. Call early and secure your seats. The doors of Masonic Hall were thrown open last evening to an audience of the old fashioned sort. Every available seat being occupied by an appreciative' audi ence. Attractive as the entertainments of the Continental Old Folks were on their earlier visits to our city, they did not reach the. high. degree of excellence attained now. We have seldom heard any finer vocalists than the Misses Paige, and the rest of the Company have much im proved by practice. They give us newer songs and older costumes than ever be fore and so give fresh zest to their con• certs. , All who go to-night will be satis fied with the result, and we are sure that they will agree that they hare scarcely been- present at a finer entertainment, or where the music, vocal and instrumental, was so uniformly good. Barnet and SpLashen. This is a new volume of Carleton's pop ular pocket edition,and consists of a series of short stories by Henry Morford, New York, entitled Droll Recollections of Town and Country. It is just the book for those who enjoy the droll side of life and will be fully appreciated by all who love to laugh. Miner has it for sale. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Carleton has issued a second series of the irresistibly comic letters of Orpheus C. Kerr, whose lucnbrations are sd eager. ly looked for by the public, and which are always sure of a hearty reception.- The present volume contains some thirty of these quaint epistles, which cannot fail to amuse the:reader. They are bound in -a neat book; which is sold by Henry Miner, Fifth street. Frig tea nsunltlto on 441 ;144411 . ;., , The following,aretblisdetails of a terri ble calamity near Titittivilli,Nihich we haye AkftiglYabriefly noticed - SkturdayL,afternooti,•,4januar,Y 81Eit h l a ehdc7nug accident ` occurred on the MG ,fenny farm; on Oil Creek, by which:three - estimable ladies 'lest their lives:' -About; jour ti l jelobk hi the afterrioonoi, fire broke "ont'suelifeely in the Lime of CJ Paole,_ blaCksmith and machinist, burnilig it to tho ground in a short time, and mit the bodies of his wite and only daughter, also the wife of Silas Gonzales, formerly of 1 1 Starlrconnty, 0 fio. Miss Poole had been visiting Mrs. Gonzales during the after noon, and the two started to a store on the Mcllhenny Farm. The house of Mr. Poole being on their way they stopped. In less than five minutes from the time they were seen entering it the house was discovered to be in flames. Three men', who were near, rushed to the house and tried, to open the door, but found it fast at the bottom. They then took a plank - 16d forced it open, but they had just time to see two of the bodies lying black and life less near the door when the flames forced them. to retreat. All possible exertions were made to save the house and rescue the bodies, but all in vain. It was nearly an hour before the bodies were recovered. They were then a black and shapeless' mass, And could only be identified by frag ments of their clothing that lay beneath their bodies. Mrs. Gonzales and Poole were both in the prime of life, -and Miss Poole was a beautiful and accomplished young lady of sixteen. They were highly esteemed by the community among whom they resided, and their dreadful fate is sincerely deplored. Mrs. Gonzales leaves three smell children. Mr. Poole was ab sent in Erie, and Mr. Gonzales was in Pittsburgh. The cause of the accident is all conjecture. Ten gallons 'of refined oil were known to be in the house, sitting up stairs. On the Thursday previous, a Mrs. Vin cent, ' ing on the Story Farm; waa so - severe] urned that she has since died. S had been washing some of her hus• b d's clothes in benzole, and in passing th ugh a room, her cress caught fire from the stove, burning her so severely that death ensued next day. The Patent Office. The annual report of the Commissioner of Patents shows that. 5,038 applications for - patents were made during the year 1862, and that 3,591 were granted; caveats filed, 828; applications for extension, 41; patents extended, .22; patents expired, 648. All except 83 of the patents grant ed were issued to the cttizens of the Uni• ted States. $153,848 were received for patents, reissues, &c.; $ll,OBl for copies, nand the,record,ing:expensea were $182,800. The receipts were swollen by an appro priation for refunding moneys expended of nearly $51,000. The cost of clerk hire was upwards of $122,000, of which $44,462" was for temporary cierks. School Concert. Staff Appointment. Declined. The Old Folks. • •=i 4- thetahasileillititii that . F , :r.qtfi ti i-i ss ilis, .:.;,-t,, , r:t; 1 - i ~ a, • , .,lVii 411.!-4,0Peal#4.0 theLQ 9 7 l Pr Pr 8 434gauld in m oat: ciiilizeiTcotintrisa Ir d,indrie a . _ isliiiiirver to afiripod - drat' &m' _ MING, was a .riniversellyr cognizedfand established austsricas -:.isfiri Ttyriti4.-' ,, In ordinary times the wits tee - "SiVithitdier tillements,,and'appearincea inly indi cate the free use of journ of large cif , cnlation as the great anailiar . ..cf business enterprise. Bat appearancesim this case, as in others, are not altogether true, for the fact is that out of ten men doing iisi ness, probably there are not more than two who . rightly value and liberally use advertising mediums; two more, perhaps occasionally resort to themy while the rest rarely, if ever employ them at all ) and plod aleng in obscure circles through life without an effort to rise above the position in which circumstances originally placed them. ! But there is something more to-be con sidered on this subject.. Experience has always shown to the conductors of. news— papers that in periods of geneial depres sion, from whatever cause, all! classes - of luau are rather disposed to yield to the; depressing influence than to rise up, en counter andresist it. Happily) there are individual exceptions, and it is! these ex ceptions which finally aid the turn of af fairs, and contribute to the restoration of prosperity. But men, as represented by classes, shun the encounter, avoid the struggle s and if they do not actually suc cumb, sink down in hopeless prostration for the time being. In nothing 'does this appear more distinctly than in the disposi. tion to withdraw from public attention in the advertising columns of the Press; yet this is the very place in which, of all others, the active business man should constantly beseen and known, aid read of all men. The presant time is particulaily illus. trative of what we say, and yet we can conceive of nothing more unwise and im politic. Have men, women and) children ceased to eat, and drink, and wear out clothes ? Nobody will pretend that such is the case. And here we bevel a city of Some hundred thousand people, the common residents of it, engaged; in these processes every day. We are surrounded by a large multitude of people inlour own State whoare doing the same thing in nu ' morons towns and villages, and rural r dis tricts who are supplied mainly m this city.. Elut we find a marked di position to recoil from an adverse con dition of the times, to fold the arms, and to mourn over "the situation" as a barren and a profitless waste. We have as much respect for Common sense as we have confidedce in it,' other wise we should really feel some hesitation in thus discussing a subject in which we seem to have a primary interest. : But our primary interest is in the maintenance of a healthful public sentiment, one which will encourage rather than depress, and use the times so as to make the ;best of them. Here is Tan Poem just as available as ever in all the channels of trade and commerce, circulating as freely as ever amongst all classes of the people, land of feting the advantages of a universal ad vertising medium to the enterprise of the public. Let us hope that a healthy pub lic sentiment will reanimate the spirit of the people, quicken and upheld the energy of business character, and assure to our city that liberal prosperity to which she may most justly aspire. Tun greatest bargains without doubt. ever offered in the specialities advertised by Barker 57 Co.. are now to be ;seen at their store. Many of the articles! are at less prices than formerly. Singing. H. D. Brecht, teacher, No. 1281 Smith field street. Gummi &BALER'S Sawing hlaehines.fnr l- re • Li manufaeteringurposes_, are the beat in ine A. P. C 3ATONAY. General Aker I, 18 Fifth street. Pittsburkb. P 1011111 PH X IYII JOSEPH MEYER dr SON' kINU 7 ACITEIIII.II Or FANCY AND PLAIN FURNITURE dSt ('H A I llt WAREHOUSE. 135 I a3eteretat Sixth street and Visit 11VEW D Iscov.ort,* To Strengthen and Improve the Bight. E PE13411 Russian Spectacles, PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DE fective sight. arising from ege or other caus es, can be relieved by using the RIINSiSIII Feb. ble Spectacles., which have been well tried by many responsible citizens of Pittsburgh rt. vi cinity, to whom they hive given perfect s fists's- Lion. The csrtiftr es of these persons can be seen at rar office. ES- All who purcba_e one pair of tljtusaitua Pebble Spectacles are entitled to be sap lied in future free .4 charge with those which 'always give satisfaction. Therefore. if you wiz". to ensure an, improve' went in your sight call on J. DIAMOND, Practical Optician, Manufacturer of the Russian Pebble Spectacles. ianl6 No. 39 Fifth street. Poet ,11191dInt TRY BORILAND'S BOOTS rfkSHORS at the old price at N 0.98 Market s net, 2d door from Fifth. 9light MARKET STREET IS ITHE 0, place to buy Boots hhoes and Gums cheap JOSEPH E, BORLA.ND'S. N Cheap Cash Store. o. 98 Market at.. 2d door from Fifth. 'feta CALL AND SEE THE CLO HES N-1 ringem now patters for sale by I BECKHAM & LONG 127 Liberty greet, feb7 daw U oCLELLANWS HEADQ,IIIAR*EItS ic.L.T.II for Shoes is tall on Fifth street. 55. Mason- Hall. IVALIIABLE FARM FOR SALR-70 acreslo2p.frohes Situate eight miles' from the elk, neat Perrysville, and five miles from the river, dwelling house, new loam, stable, well of water, rood springs, two orchards of choice fruit, large garden, grape vines, shrubbery, etc., enclos ed with good fence ; eleven acres of timber bf the beat quality, remainder in eultivation..eih foot vehi of coal under he whole farm. For price and t•rms apply to S. CUT rIB EP T & SONS. feb6 Commercial Broker?, 51 Market eet NOTICE TO BIEHBERS OF THEOIL EXCHANGE—In accordance with thd Pro vision of the Constitution of the Oil Exchtmee. Notioe is hereby given the members of that Ass), elation, that an alteration to thel2th Sect , bn of the Conetitution will be called up on Wednesday the INth. GEO. II THURSTON, febs;2wd Sea 3 , Oil Exchange $5,50 WEBSTER•S $550 UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY• Fifty copies, complete, Pictorial Edition at 0.60 for sale by JOHN H. MELLO j • jan7 81 Wood street. INTERESTING TO CITY AND COUNTRY DEALER% MILLINERS AND PEDDLE as 1 During this month. (January) we will close !out oar entire stook of the following seasonable goods at iiteclueed Prices. TO /LiRE ROOK FOR SPRING G °ORS Dealers will find our assortment of these goads well suited to their trade, both in price and vita' sty. the Prim of many articles being lower than they tan today be bought in the - New York or Philadelphia markets, Germantown, Boston - Ribbed and Knit Wodlen H ; Glovee, GaunVets, Buck osie an ry d Wool Gloves Ind Woolen Undershirts and Mi Drawers, Wool Hollis. Comforts. &ark, de. ' disk of _Trimminga,_Pancy Goods; Buttons, Threads, Brat& an - 1 Notions, our stock is not surpeased in cheapness by any in the ali t We esk special notice in our stock of 00P SHIRTS, as we have facilities for suoylving the best and most reliable make at very low rates. lITACRUM & GLIDE. N 0.78 Market Stree ianl6 Between Fourth and the Diamon• WAsisixos'ox, Feb. 9.—The heftier Of official dispatches from' the fleet of Char leston has arrived. The following is from Rear Admiral. Dupont concerning the rebel attack on our squadron of that port : Ft.so SHIP WABASH, PORT ROYAL HAR BOR, Feb. 2d, 1863,—Sts 1 havo,to re• port that about four o'clock on the morn ing of the 31st ult., during the obscurity of a thick haze, two iron clad gunboats came 'out of Charleston by the main ship channel uuperceivable by the squadron, and commenced a raid upon the blockad ing fleet, most of the latter were of the light class of purchased vessels. Two of ,tha heaviest men of war the Pohattan and Canandaigua being at this port coaling and repairing. The Mercedita was the first vessel at• tacked. Her officers and crew had been particularly watchful during the night to look out for suspected vessels, and at three o'clock had shipped cable and overhauled a troop steamer running for the channel by mistake• She had returned to her anchorage and Captain Stellwagen had gone to his room for a short time, leaving Lieut. Commander Abbot oWdeck, when one. of the. iron 'clads suddish*; appeared. Her approach was concealed by the haze and mist of the atmosphere. The vessel was immediately hailed and an :ovder was given to fire, but the iron clad being close aboard and laying low in the water, no guns could be brought to bear. A heavy rifle shell was fired from the enemy, which - entering the starboard side of the Mercedita, passed through her condenser, the steam drum of her post boiler, and it exploded against the po,l side blowing a hole in its exit some four or five feet square, the gunner and by the escape of steam scalding a number of meal and rendering her motive power apparent - ly useless and unable to use his guns, and being at the mercy of the enemy, which was lying along side on his starboard quarter, all further resistance was deemed hopsless by Captain Stellwagen and he surrendered. The crew and officers' were paroled though nothing was said of the ship. The Executive officer, Lieut. Comman der Abbott, having gone on board, the enemy's gunboat and made the arrange ment. The iron clad leaving the Mercedita to her fate to sink or not, next engaged the Keystone State. Commander Leroy, who was also attacked by the other, their fire was gallantly returned: but a shell explod ing in the foreh old of this vessel she was set on fire. Commander Leroy kept off until it was got under, when he steered again for one of the iron clads, and order ed on full steam and determined to try to run her down. The guns had been trained and depressed for a plunging fire at the moment of the colliaaion, and the ship had acquired a speed of twelve knots, when a shell or shot from the enemy, passed through the steam chest, wholly disahli•tg her boilers and rendering her powerless. ...:N7'BOA Y 11 ~ ' Ten ride shells struck • the Keystone State. Two burst on the• quarter deck, but most of them struck the hull it being near and below the water line. In the meantime the Augusta, commander ?ar• rot: the Quaker City, commander Frailey and the Memphis, Acting Lieut. Wet mough, kept np a fire upon the enemy, directing their attention from the Key stone State, which was soon atter taken in tow by the Memphis and drawn away from the fire. PITTS if 4 ' HH The Augusta and Quaker City were both struck in their hulls, the Memphis only in her rigging. The Housatonic, Captain Taylor. gave chase and a shot from her struck the pilot house of one of iron clads, doing, it iathough t,so me damage and carrying away one of her flags. The rebel vessels then passed to the Northward, receiving the fire of our ships, and took refuge in the awash channel behind the shale. The ,ully casualties were on the -Meice dita and keystone Stat% On' the Key stone State, they are very large ; about one-fourth of her crew were killed and wounded, and among the former, the Medical officers of the ship, Assistant Surgeon Jacob H. Gotsmold, who was scalded to death while rendering surgical aid to one of the wounded men. Nine of those who died, perished from the escape of steam when the . boilers and steam chimneys were penetrated, and among the wounded the greater number received their itijuries from the same cause. As the Mercedita surrendered I have directed a Court of Inquiry to examine into the circumstances of the case; as well as into, the terms under which the surrender was made. On the Mercedita there were four killed and three wounded ; on the Key. stone State thqre were twenty killed and twenty woundfd. Very respectfully, (Signed.) • S. P. Ouroxv, • ' Rear Admiral. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. The followint is the report of Cowman der Steliwagen of the United States steam er Mercedita: PORT ROYAL, JAN. zll. Bear Admiral, S. F. Dupont, ifc.—Slß I have to report that at half past foUr this morning, two iron clad rams from Charles ton in the obscurity of a thick . haze, and the moon having just set, t *needed in passing the bar near the ship channel, un perceived by the squadron and made an, attack on it. Thin slay being first en countered, particular -vigilance was ex• hibited by the officers and crew in the expectation of avessel to run the blockade. At three a. in.-, wehad eliPpect cable and overhauled a troop steamer Tanning( for the channel by mistake. At four o'clock I laid down; Lieut.' Commander Abbott wee on deck giving orders to Acting Mas ter Doyer about recovering the anchor, when they saw a smoke and faint appear ance of a vessel close at band.= I heard them exclaim c she has a black- smoke I watchman the gnus! spring the rattle call all hands to . quarters. Mr. Doyer came to the cabin door, telling me that a steamboat was close aboard. I was then in the act of getting my pea jacket and slipped it on as I followed him out and jumped to the poop ladder. I saw a smoke and a low boat, apparently a tug, al though I thought it might be a little propellor for the squadron. I sang out, train your guns. sight on him, and , be ready to fire as soon as I order.--: I hailed the steamer,. Ahoy). Stand clear of us and 'heave fo, whit steamer is that? I then ordered my men to fire on her, and told hint, You will be into us. What steamer is that? His answer to the first or second hail, was, "Halloo." The oth er replieii were indistinct, either by inten tion, or from having spoken inside of his mail armor, until in the act of sticking us with his prow, when he said, "This is the Confederate States steam ram." I repeated the order, fire, fire, but no %41 efts ditio TIE VERY LATEST TELEGRAM NAVAL F1,60,T AT CHARLES:TO „ EINE Official / Report of Com. Dupont LATE FROM NEW ORLEANS MPORTANT FROM PORT ROYAL 1-..A."1" - JE: FOREIGN NEWS &c., Ake., &c., dire. gun could he ft.intied„,on him, as he,ap p.l4oBo(od-icin ritinjiiiiarter Mid - etruck , mst abaft of LourrtkiiitY,two pounder glin_ and fired a heavy _rifle hot through 118 diagonally,- "petietriting' the Starboard firOugh_ .ouri.norattnflx- cOndensor, fi fe steam drum of out port boiler and expl6-1 ding , . against the twit side of _the ship, " blootng ahole in ifs exit some four or five feat - ware. Reports were brought to me that a shot had passed through both boilers, and that the fires were put out by steam and smoke, and that a gunner and one man were killed and a number of men badly scalded, and that the water was over our fire-room floor and the vesseNinking, That ram had cut us through at and below the water line OD one aide and theshell had burst at the other abziost at the water's edge. After the ram struck she swung round under our starboard counter, her prow touching, and hailed, "Surrender, or' I'll sink you "Do you surrender ?" After receiving the report I answered: "I 'I can make no resistance. My boiler is de stroyed." "Then do you surrender ?" "Yes," I replied, having found my moving power destroyed and that I could bring nothing to bear but muskets against shot proof coating. He hailed several times to send a boat and threatened to fire again. After some delay a boat was lowered and Lieut. Commanding Abbott asked if he should go in her, and asked for orders what to say. I told him to see what they :demanded and tell them what condition 'we were in. H 3 proceeded aboard and, according to their demand, gave his parole on behalf of himself and all the officers and crew. His reports'accortipanies. The ram having been detained halt an hour or more ran out for the. Keystone State, which vessel and three others we had tried to alarm by lights. We saw a shell explode as it struck the ram without injuring it. NEW. YORK, Feb. 9 —Mr. Isaac, of Chicago, has commenced a suit against Horace 3reeley for libel. The New Orleans Picayune of the first, publishes advices from the Rio Grande to January 23d. The French had not occupied Meta mores. Tampico has been evacuated by the French and the port is still blockaded. A large number of merchant men were at the mouth of the Rio Grande with car goes for Matamoras. -• . , A letter from For t. Clinch, Florida, dated the Staub., states that a fight took place on St. Mary's River, at Scrubby Bluff, between a body of rebel cavalry and three companies of colored South Caro lina volunteers. The rebels attempted to take the steamer John Adams by boarding her, but the negro soldiers beat them off bravely. The Captain of the John Adams was eta, but his murderer was immedi ately slain by a negro sergeant. Our loss was two men killed and six wounded. We took seven prisoners. The steamer was nut injured. Wesimsarox, Feb. 9.—The report of Senator Grimes in relation to alleged abuses in the charter and outfit of trans ports for Bank's and other expeditions is a very volumnons document, and arrives at the following conclusions: Ist. That all government vessels should e secured through legitimate channels by officers in answer-.to advertisements. 2d. The practice of employing agents with unlimited power to fix the rate of Charter cannot be justified. That all vessels should be thorough. ly inspected by competent experts reepon silde to the military branches of the gov ernment. 4th. That the monopoly. of chartering vessels by Hall, Loper and others cannot be justified. sth. That John Tucker and the Secre tary of War and Colonel James Belger, 11. S. A., knew and tolerated such monopoly. 6th. That no one should be allowed to act in double capacity of broker and ship owner. 7th. That the commission received by Hall, Loper, Danforth, and others, amount ed to hundreds of thousands rightfully belonging to the government. and should be refunded. Bth. That many charter's obtained through their persons were at exorbitant value. 9th. That Collins and Pickerill should be made to refund their ill-gotten gains. 10th. That no charter money should be paid to the persons above named. 11th. That Col. James Belger should be Court Marshalled. 12th. That John P. Danforth is guilty of a violation of the law. 13th. That the War Department should exercise the Leislature in such cases to prevent loss and restore confidence in its management. 14th. That the facts in relation to per jury in same of these cases should be in q uired into. NEW YORK, February 9.—The steamer Marion,from New Orleans on the 2d inst., arrived at this port this afternoon.— Among her passengers is Count Megan, late French Consul at New Orleans. • No demonstration was made by the Na tional forces on Port Hudson. There is no later news from Galveston. Gen. Banks has issued an order explana tory of the President's Proclamation, which order has disappointed many whr thought the fugitive slaves would be re turned to their owners in that part of the State which is exempted by the terms of the President's proclamation. The Editor of the True Delta has been rebuked for endeavoring to foreshadow the action of Gen. Banks. hverything was quiet in the city. • Col. Thorpe had been presented with a service of silver by the laboring men an der him. Capt. Mailer succeeds Col. Deminvis Mayor of New Orleans. The steamer Gen. Williams, struck a snag while en route to the forts and sunk. All hands were saved- Nan , YORK, Feb. 9.—A letter from Port Royal, dated the 3d inst., says the iron clad steamer Montauk has been engaged for several days in attacking the rebel iron clad battery on the river, the rebels possessing much heavier guns than they ever used before. They also use steel pointed solid shot, but although the turret had been struck sixteen times, all the shots glanced off without doing any dam age: Capt. Woodson had nearly dembl ished most of the rebel parapet and ex pacts soon to capture the battery, behind which lies the d r eamer Nashville. Theban clad Passim) is said to be up to Warsaw. The sound of heavy firing was heard there on the 2d inst.; the rebel ram Fingal is in that locality. The Patapsco and IVehawken are both hourly expected. The harbor of Port Royal is full of vessels and troops under General Porter, which had arrived. The Port Royal New South of the 31st nit., says the steamer city of Bath had just arrived with troops. The Cahawba is coming over the bar an d a large fleet is waiting for the fog to leave to enter the harbbr. litiir4x, February 9.—The royal mail steamer Europa, from Liverpool on Jan uary 24th via Southampton on the 26th, arrived at this port at*7 P. M. The steamers Anglo Saxon, Hammonia and Glasgow arrived out on the 23d. The ship Pamelia Flood, from New Or leans for Liverpool was abandoned at sea. The captain was the only person saved. The steamship Wm. Corry, from New York .for London, put into Falmouth on the 23d nit. in a leaky condition. Her decks were swept and her masts lost. The ship Favorite, from New York, was ashore at Sligo. The Paris Pays says: "We belieye we are able to state that the government of the Emperor has addressed a eommunica• Lion to Washington proposing a_means of arrangement between the belligerents, 4 4 .3-A.At. algAl .54 A-- ot ZICE "11 - 0- 3 , A fX. .1 44 e 41-x-Ko, -- q -1 , tanf-' d 1..wil iell mould fitilriiidtebtlifer , dignity I amour, prwrie of 4 ,GhtiAeterieelia ' ' a , ,LisEß.r.out, I'loyitiyter .v.l2l4pgsze 0:1' PriivisicirMaika itititeialywieriotte inol . report .Boief,:eteadr'=P4jektetei(difflit l irreg' tiltir ' iFith - deep eiiii.l ef01.4..e , " 7 t , ..... ter, - Stesdi,.. Laid, hime - plantes , quieT l sti Wi s. 6d. qt)39s. steady ; - ' Consuls quoted at 92 i0-9-1 1 The Bul lion in the Bank of k ngland •hasdeefeas ed £246,000 U. 13: .fives,•l9@,6o:' S. sixes, G7(;‘,69. Illinois Ceptral R. R. 50 ' 0 39. ' P. C. discount: . Erie, 46e436*, Bankrupt's Bale of Boots and Shoes ;. SELLING AT No. 9g 'FIFTH S.? • WiTITHOUT THE LEANT IIIEGA.Ith: v w to east es they must baolosed out Lame diately. • COME AND SEE. Ed Door below Exchange Enos!. BIVRIL INTEZ.tIGENOE PORT Or PITTSB URGE ARRIVIIID. • Franklin. Bennett Brownniik, Gallatin. Clarke. dO Minerva. Gordon. Wheeling. DEPARTED. Franklin. Bennett, Brow - tartilo. Gallatin.Viarke, do H kir The Wheeling packet tor to-day is the steamer Minerva, Captain John Gordon. Pas sengers and shippers wiii bear in Mind that the hour of departure is 11 a positively. R®' The Fine passenger- steamer Silver Cloud, S. bhuman, Commander, ie an nou,eed for Cairo and Bt. Louis, This hat bas unsurpassed aezommosations and experientnd clatters. Capt. 004 way has ekarge - of aThe Liftee. tor The new and splendid pas eager - Steamer EMPEROR. C. A. Dray.), Commander, leaves to-day for Cincinnati. ..lthrboat is A No. I in every respect, and has as clever ,a set of Offieers.as can oe found. Capt. West %Ili's" win' be found in the °dire. CINCINNATI, February 6, 1 sa3 CAPTAIN WM. EVANS: DEAR SIB.: --- The followiug is s manifesi.of the steamer Armenia, from st. Louis: Clarke & Co.. 2,421 bbls Flour,':6o bbls Pork, 42 hbds Tobacco, 4 bales Cotton, 5 boies blase, ,K. T. Kennedy & Bro„ 1,180 sacks Wheat. ...11. , ,14„, Collins, 88 bbls Fire Clay._ C. 14:: W. Rintit.69, doe. Hides. Watt & Wilson, .100 doz. .11ides.. Lappe & 'Wise, 144 doz. Hides. Oluhauser Craw , ford & Co. tons Pig Iron., Owner on . board, bblsl2o John I. House, I line, 1 box. Ueo. B. Jones, 2 lines I box 1 chest. It. IL.King , - 17 bags Feathers. ttespectfully yours A- DicC„. fs. For Evansville, Cairo and St. Louis iIiESDAY.FEI3.:IO.--4 P.. Id i,