R E P t B h 1 1 A .
' u S:ri?ls9i tiy is not altogether for
tla, it is for the vast future lso.'
EtJDENE CITY. FEBUAUY 14. 18G3,
Tiii: ;-jl .mixk ov i; vvrtitv oiu:;on.
There arbo no doubt that llie di-covcry of
gold minesroii John D.iy liver, Powder river, nnil
$n fillier portions of Fistorn Or 'gon, will date
"a new era in the history of the Sta'o. To what
stent Ihcse mini's may enhance the pro-.pi rii y
of tlio country aird ullect thu interests of certain
localities, depends, in a great measure, on their
richness, extent and 'permanency. Hut enough
is already known of the mines, to warrant the
belief that in n four years, the miti'iig population
of Eastern Oregon will ho greater than tho en
tire population west of the Cascade Mountains
tit' tho present time. This will make a sure and
lucrative market f.r Oregon produce. Some
f the country east of the mountains is adap'ed
...I ,. l..o i ,1 ;,. ,1 ;
"will bo dependent on this Valley for supplies.
llus will increase tile value ot agricultural lands,
by creating near them one - f the best markets in
the world, and will be a source of.prospeiily to
till classes of our people.
While all will undoubtedly be benefited by
theso mines, it is evident that thu localities which
can secure tho greatest amount of their trade
will receive most abundantly of their wealth.
The Dalle will supply all the mines near the
'Columbia river, as high up as it is navigable ; but
the Dalle must'be .supplied from this and other
counties in the Willamette and I'mpipia valleys i
nlid to freight from here to the Dalles, costs
nearly no much as it would to freight from here
lo tho mines, on a good road over tho Cascade
Mountains. But the mines on Powder river and
on the head waters of John Day river, which arc
nearly its far from navigation on the Columbia ns
Jhey are from here, will naturally look to Kn
-gone for their supplies. Walla Walla and the
district along the Columbia will f ivor the I al!cs ;
the districts further south will find it, to their
n'M vantage to patronize Eugene. Thus, as soon
as we get. n'mnd over the mountains, Eugct c and
the Dalles will become rivals for I he I rade of the
"new mines. Tor merchants at the Cn'c, and
llie business men interested in that section of
country, are aware of this, and they are 'making
vigorous cll'iits, by trying lo navigate the Colum
bia between Lew istou and Foi t Boise, and by
opening new mad, to preengige t h! trade
of the mines before a line of communiea.
'lion can be opened from this place. All .south
ot this point would rather have the trade of the
nines east of here pas through Eugene, than to
wo it, pas by way of the Dalles ; while many
tiorth of here Would la! her h.rve'llio I rode 'pass
up this Valley III. m u i the barren, uninhabitable
idiinvhia, which, in nvticli-of imported merehati
disc, Would pass Portland and go to the D die
making that a rival of the commercial metropolis
of the "State. Willi these facts in view , it i
evident that Eugene will have, in many respects
"the advantage of any oilier point in the State.
lHut ti-"seeure llie great advantages wl.i, !i will
Veslilt'fi tun the trade of these tidi es it is iieees
nary to h ive a good wagon road over the Cas.
cade Mountains, and tin: nee to tho primipal
mining towns. To const rnet -n il a road m y
b expensive, but when oomph .ted, if not too
Jong delayed, it will certainly be very profitable.
A flirst clusssstugo road, such as they have in the
mining disUnHs in California, would h the mak
ing of 'this country, while ,i mere pack trai1,
Hiich as many of llie roads in Oregon are, would
be of im pevma' cut belli lit to thu country, and
Vould bo unprnlilablo to its slock, holders.
Not only will these mines determine, to a
great extent, the co'ioucn ial Impcitancc l the
various tow ns in Oregon, but they will ultiiiiate
ly fu the location of lha Seat of lovcriinient.
The "Salem poliliciaiis," by their intrigues to
keep the Capitol tit that place, and by M stcniati
(ally disregarding the wishes ol every other por
4 ton of the State, whenever tley have set inij to
court et w ith their own inlt rests, hiive bronchi
that placo into disrepute. It is disliked by the
people of the Southern counties, and despised
by the miners cast of the mountain, especially by
those in li.ikcr county. When llie people of
these mines are able to cist a vote cipi d to all
the country vest of the. Casein les, which they
will probably do in two or three years, lin y will
kooii become tiled of traveling two or three hull
ilred miles over the mountains to l'uc no or tin
Dalles, ad then adding to this journey the dis- 1
t men between these points and S.ilem, in older
lo reach the Capital. They will certainly de
mau l tint it lie established at the nearest point,
which will be Ki gene or the Dalles. As moving
it to the Dalles or even Portland would dc great
I. justice to nil Southern Oicgoii, and would be
regarded with disfavor by the greater portion of
I he people ill the Willamette Valley, we can
nafely count o. a large majority west of the Cas
Cades, i'l .1 ciuti'st ,,( this kind; wliile, wilh a
good i h uiikI of communication opened up be.
t ween here and the mines, we can depend on
at least dividin... the vote of Powder river, and !
t e other mines cast of here.
Th '.tsueh a con I
test will come, sonuer or later, is eel tain, unless,
(he boundaries of the State should be change.!,
w hit h is hardly possible. Fro n every poo.t ot
view, it is of -the utmost ronsnpicnee lint the I
'asea, I. Mountain Hold, connei tin ; the loinesl
-,, ., , i , .i ii ,, . . .. , . , i
w uh the hi'.id of the W illamelte a lev. shomd I
be finishrd wo) t delay. .Important" int. rests
!o Ihe State, iknund upon lJ,e socess of this!
tei-ri;e. '
THE MATE
' 1 'x" 'rs" nu DuvKK.-rt
M.bme thus contrasts his iM friend, Uu.sh tin
man w ho took him in ami furnished him bread
when he' was a "stranger in a strange lnnd'
with T. J. Dryer, the individual who ue t
ililelv term the aforesaid "native of tho hoiis."
"V. O'Ruriik Patrick Malone OMmnt."
Put is a notorious liar, mid we only -coppy the
, following to show to what extent tin; "in -of in.
1 gratitude" is sometimes acted. RiitI'at -worked
ii. tin! office with FJn-h ("r a time, iitnl us he is
j about mean enough to tell thu truth when it will
do more harm th in a Me, there may lo more
truth than poetry in it after all. JSiisli is a con
servative 'Democrat," in favor of conciliation,
moderation aiul compromise, while Pat is a
brawling radical. Tho fight between them just
now, is over tho (lend carcass of "Democracy,"
and is more amusing than instructive. Tho an.
I ncxed gives a cornet idea of the idylo of both :
We know there are worse men than Dryer.
s'veu prealcr di nnkards among those who
I make less noise. Idimarl, for instance, eats
more "rot gut in a week than Dryer (toes in a
month, but thdi tins malignant has thu "cute"
Yankee faculty of concealing his drunkenness by
eating pills to keep down the scent, and by other
devices. We know the tiatuts ot i tie two men,
and while we have known the Si.iles'i an ollice to
..link like u bears nest t'roln ihe llhiskv nreserved
J p.llvass ,,f ,. Mali gnaiit .we never knew Dryer
to indulge beyond the bouinls of moderation.
LOCAL AND JSIlS(Ji:iXAN'rit:S ITEMS.
For some days back, men have been
nrrivii'i; from the valley in considerable numbers,
w hose di stinaliou is our eastern gold fields.
Most of them possess horses, and intend to make
the trip lo the Da b s by water, and thence to
tin linnet) on horseback Oi rtjoitiuu, lh.
It is estimated that there are twenty
ini'lions of grape vines planted iu California,
which will produce twelve million gallons of
w iue annually. The culture of the vine is ct in
its infancy ill the Slate, and will not reach iJs
maximum for centuries.
The steamer Sierra Nevada sailed from
Portland for S in Francisco ia Victoria on llie
,! il:st. Her cargo consisted of 100 hides ; 400
ijiiarler sacks lloiir ; 4 ) sucks of oats ; 100 pack
ages of lard, buttir an I eggs ; 5,000 boxes ot'j
apples ; o2 beef cattle ; !0 sheep, 20 hogs n ud
3 horses. Wells, Fargo & Co. -shipped o0,00
in treasure,
correspondent of the Jfiinifalitcn;
writing from Canyon City, John Day's cr,
gives a vciy favor .bio account of the mines in
that vicinity, llosays, Canyon Creek has now
been projected for sevcrai miles, and the head
of the stream is know n to be rich. The trilnita
r'es -of this stream lire Pine. Long and Kieh
(ink-lies, which have been pnveii-gooil. Many
miners have gone to lioise from this point, and
then! is room tor a huge number of miners ; say
4J.000. The mines are yet iu their infancy, and
possess singular advantages of location and di
nate. Probably no mining camp yet discovered
has ielikd a better or lucre general return to
miner's lain r.
In Fpeakingofa resolution inlrodiccd
into the -l'. S. Senate by Xesmilh, to establish
a branch of the V . S. Mint at Portland, the
Off :i in l says;
"Wo cstiui ite for llie ctiMiing year that n
branch mint would ilfct a saving if two
and ti half per cent, on near $10 000,000, or
near SvioO.Ol'O, all of whiili would turn to the
advantage of producers and owners of bullion.
I his saving would be occlusive of the interest on
bullion going and coining from San Francisco."
A new piper railed the Free I're.u, has
been started in Mariposa county, California. It
states that, the Administration "is revolutionary
iu its uinis and despotic in its ends."
Copper ot c has lately been discovered
in Sacramento county I 'id., on the American riv
cr ; also in Yuba county, on the Yuba river.
California is f.i-.t becoming famous for its mines
i f copper.
From an account of th; business of the
llranch Mint.nl San Francisco, it appears til it
from January ISili to December 01 t, lf0'i.
t'oo.O.M,! 1:2 of gold bullion was melted and re
li: cd fit the M.nt. The actual wastage on this
amount was 4.:70 ; while the wastage allowed
l.y law mi the same is ftitl.lO'J. In coining the
actual wastage was : ll.'ili ; while the wastage
allowed by law is fclO.oTO. This is pii:e an
improvement iii the manner in which the Mint
was managed uuibrthe leu lian.m A linini lia
tion. Dutii glliat Administration, in one vear.
if we mistake not, the wastage was about eighty
'I""'""' than the Inw allowed, t!
Ulcers (l.clarm tn.it.
the
Id went up the
i himiiey in inciting.''
idle on her last voyage from the
Sound to San Francisco, the ship Architect was
compelled lo throw overboard u portion of hei
deck load.
. .... .Jumping lots is now common at
the Italic. The Mmiiilnlirer says that there is
no certain title to property in the town, cXdpt
in Linghiin's addition.
The 7-ociot the orli inst., says recruiting in
Captain Noble's cut airy company rs going on
T'"1" 1 ""-V " ' I"'-1 Ww k 1
pill
M'n' ";"e twenty live lie recruits to Vai.cou j
T' I
The Time of the 10, h s.ty , about j
half past tw o o'cl-w k y c-.lcr.lay alict noon, a man j
ey ,he n ime ol M ,i h acl Ivies' -ier, lommi'ed I
" ., , , . . , , , . '
s'lk ide bv culling Ins throat Iro n car to car.
:
lli0 '"' "''' tr-'gc ly vv a p, r..r nod in .1 stable. .
The lir-t snow this winter male it-.j
appear.iu -e hue l.lt SallP, l iy and Sunday. I'
. imt more than an inch Uedepth, and melted
ofi'-iii a few hours, in the -Valley .; but the lulls
and mountains still retain their uiaiitlo of white.
Wo iHidcrstaud that tbe-tiMo-w h is beni much
jlecppr iu the lower part of tho Willamette Val
ley than lit this place. As we go 'o press it is
again snowing, but it is too warm to promise
any -sleigh riding.
On the 1st of J innary tlour was selling
in thedJoise mines at ot) cents per pound ; sugar,
T" ; bacon, To ; beef, lo and IS.
We learn from the Shtlnnnun that
J lines O'Meara has resurrected the old Oregon
temuerut.
The California Legislature has now
been ballotimr. in caneus. several wci ks for
I'nited States Senator, but has made no nomina
tion yet. There are five candidates In the field
in I u . i ci i-
1 helps, Sal jie lit, (imiiess, IJroyn and Shatter.
Phelps nets from ST to 40 votes; Sarg-nt, from
!"j to .'Id ; Conness, from to '2" ; llrowu, from
to 0 ; mid Slud'ter invariably gets one. One of
the friends of Phelps, who is the candidate of the
Federal oflieers, has been accused of offering a
bribe of throe thousand dollars to secure a vote.
Phelps telegraphs from Washington, repudiating
the action of this zealous individual. All things
considered, the honorable members are liming a
"high old time,"with but little prospect of elect-
ing a Senator soon.
llailrni!:! to Oregon.
'I he following able and sujit'cslive article we
clip from the Mary sville Aotinl, and we urge
a candid and earnest consideration of the subject
by the people of Oregon :
"On yesterday we published the report of the
Committee, heretofore selected at a meeting of
citizens iu this place, touching (he feadl-iility of
establishing r.ii.road -connection between this
State ami 'Oregon. The Committee, we are
glad to observe, are of the opinion that by
making a vigorous cli'ort the road cm be built.
Now it is v, ry true that paper projects for rail,
roads go for nothing, and that town meetings,
though very necessary and proper, will not. con
struct highways. IS.it we In stly think that if
the citizens .f Orejiou will rcaar-1 I he iiroiiosi.
funis of Mr. Ldiolt -favorably, pav ing due regard j
to the really valuable suggestions of the Com
in, nee aicve relet rod to, tint tfiere will lie li
.Mil, ulty in li'iishing llii.-, road. We may safely j
premise tint private enterprise and capil .1 alone
will not build this road. Nor is it probable that
a company u,l lie t r ued under tlie lute law of
(.otigrc.ss for tin
f th"'ro:d
,,! i
purpose o;
f b
Irom !i ;. rani, A or v et, I
n comoanv con
be organ' -d un h-r this law. to build an Oregon
branch to the Central Pacific Uii:road. il 11 et
ing at South 'pass, .,r this side id" Salt L-dve.
A road of the kind last alluded to, would not
pay expenses, leaving entirely aside thetuiraud
wear, mid (he interest of the capital used ill its
creel ion,
Congress
ind we therefore believe that when e an bouts, lille powder, etc. A party of dvi
i'lve so bounteously to aid the State of: giishuicii skilled in the iiiinatai lure o! lirui-a'tiles
1 :iegiiii iu dull. ling this road, that it was a barter,
donation, w hich will never be accepted or ea
called
for. A ; the Coilonittee Fiiggests, ' let tin- people
of Oregon ex-iuiine tliis matter, find if it meets
their approval, it Wou'd be only nc-essary for
their reprt-eutafives in Congrcs.s to in.li.-ate their
willingness to ii ive th ' St. Paul or S niih :Pass.
Oregon 'road annulled, Hud ill lieu thereof pro
cure a eharvr for a road from sovee tide water
point in California (,, ,,-,ie central point in Ore.
got). The Cioveru'ccnt donations, taking one
mile with another, would be miflicitit to put this
road in running order. 1 here I no' a single
ulvaiitago thai. Would accrue to Oregon from the
St. 1'anl road, which will not be hers from the
construction of the one urged by this Committee.
In fiict, it would speni to be the c'.ief interest of
Oregon to be connected w i;h (idif rniii and Ne
v.nla Territory. It is not oav to say what
striking good wou'd result to her from being in
rail communication with St. Paul or Salt Lake.
If the delegations in Congress from Oregon and
C'al forui i will tinile ir recommending this
movement. I here can be tin doubt of its siieecss.
and we hope to see the matter agitated initi1
it is distinctly known what can be done. Ol
llie advantages of such a road to the" northern
part of California, it is use'ess to speak. Tin",
ire so many and so obvious that they will
occur to the minds of the most unreflecting.
- - - -V
ClIVNCK IN 1 tl K Asl'KCT OV At-TAtnS. Dll
ring the first days i flhe war, the idea of shooting
I " d d Yankee " was so agreeable to the
Southern mind that the intense Chiva'rv just
gloated over it. Hut if Mr. Stevens' bili. to
arm one hundred and fitly thousand Africans be
come a law, the iilea of shooting these eionv
champions of the I'nioti w ill not be so satisfactory.
The last word of the Venerable Chivalry, as h
puts the r lie in th hands o' his so , will be : if
vou ee anv of our nigger fellers, spare them f r
the money that is vr. pp 'd up in their cussed
blai k hides." This wid rob the war of one o
its most romantic aspects, an! S't each high
toned Southern young mnn to looking b. f .re li"
shoot, to be .lire t' .'lt he is Hot about to pick off
one of dad's niggc-s. We look with profound
in'i ri st to llie development of this new feature
in the war. ll'OM Abe hid been advised bv
arch-angel Michael himself he co d I no; h iv c i
struck upon a more ctl'-ctive mctho I i I touching
i h-raw spot of our misg'iideil Siiithcrn 1 rethnn.
It w ill in doubtedlv produce most fantas! ic
-ipiirnnngs on llieir pari. I ae mea oi mm ue
stroyi g lc own properl ." in su-h a ni.aiiucr.
would indeed be ludicrous, if it were not (or the
drea'iliil aeeoiopanimcnts of slaughter and
rapine. () eifoi'itn.
(!i:x. llo.KKK. Th - Mirysviile Jne-.i, in it
coiiinields iion ihe late changes iu the army.
ay s :
'D'oker i one of the best fighting (i n
era! since N.-v. an 1 if he is placed in comma, id
he wil, beat L- e. or ihe Army of the Poloniac
will indv Hve in his'orv.
, c
I FMl.r.sr L.Moi N has prescntid to Senator
S-imner, fir transmission to C.eorge Livemore. '
of Catut'lidgc College, M r,sehue!ts, the pee!
with wle. h he tl,.. F. ..nm-ipati. n '.-.k-:,.'
1
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
I IL-n!j iirtr s, Army of the Potomac, Jan.
;(). Vigorous measures are in progress to so
euro t tie return mul punishment of deserters now
absent fromcaiup. 'A heavy Miowstorni et in
Tuesday. Tho i.ronn.1 is no covered t the
ill pill wf several inches.
Mempliis, Jan. -i!S. Advice-' from tho South
say Van Doiu. wiiheiirht brigades, left tirana-
; ila" hisL Hiiudav, moving in the directioti td
Memphis, There were 00,000 men at (iraliaJa
u b.itni'Jay, at leu-t It was so reporteii.
Salt Like City, Feb. 1. lid. Conner's com
! iiiauJ had a desparate battle with the Indians, on
i Ues.1 l iver, 100 miles north of here, killing I,
land many are suiioosed to lie di'ow lied : t icy
I also took ITo pi i oners, destroyed the Indies,
I provisions, etc. Col. C 'liner's loss was 3 killed
and lo womidcd.
Washington, Jan. 31. The Administration
is euuagcii, through eminent oumnel, in pre nam
. " h ,' .v , ., ' ., 1 ' ,
(nll,s,i, , . f t. p(lWMr f llie President, in time
uf rdbebion, to suspend tlin writ of hulintu cm-pun.
I 1 liey are determined lo settle the jpiesUou uu-
out delay.
The prospect is that 'he S nate, which has
reconnneiided tho Missouri 10 miiieip itioli IJi'l.
wiil grant 10,000.000, the aniount lived by the
House, and will require the uboliahmeut of
slavery at once.
MVi (Jen. (looker is here to.dav. Notliinu
IK.W ,,., thu Aruiv of the Potomac.
Fortress Monroe, Jan. .'10. The-rebels cross
ed llie Black water, and (Jen. Peck sent u force
acainst them, driving them back wil h consider
aide loss. 'Die rebels retreated toward Franklin.
'Fortress Monroe, Feb. 1. The following is
an extract from a dispatch from Paymaster Fel
ton, o i board steamer New London : We arrived
oil' (i.ilveston at noon to-day, ("lsl). Orders
were i-sued to prepare for action. Thu Ilr.ioklyn
slopped about two miles from the fort, wliile tho
New London and Scotia went close in, to draw,
if possible, thu file from the enemy's batteries.
The ball was opened by the Brooklyn, llie Scotia
following wiih In r 11 inch Parrot l guns. No
reply was elicited. Wo then advanced to within
a mile and a h.-df, and opened on the encamp
1 1 1 ( 1 1 1 s. . We were rolling trenicii lou -ly, and
had to lire as we were-ri-siug. O .r s'arbonrd
j ;0 lioiin.lei s poured in shell w hich exploded ill
i . . ' . . . .i . . i .i . i ii
l ie- llie lol l, a ui liloiigiil uowii llie ivoel li ig.
After f j . i I ii; several shots llie action ceas'.-d. As
we riti'ed the lib li opened oi us wiih
.,llu., y. We gave a broadside, and the
eolia sent three shells, ad of w lii h exploded iu
1:;ttl,;-v. H i Moiid iy we sh.dl try to pass,
t,,. (J.dvcso.U is adliomed town."
New York, -Feb. 2 New Orleans let ters say
the II irricl Lane es-.i;ie,l. chased by tiie ISidok-
ly n and In o giuilavls.
ISalliinore. Feb. -vi. A Ilahmond dispatch
acnomi'-es the capture of the Hi'iiisii steamer
yal, while altcuijitieg lo run llu
blockade oil Charleston. Tile vessel In u yal
il -ib'e cargo, iiieludi-ig cannon, steam eifgilles (in-
were also captured. Lie pilot ion! a p.ncol llu
crew csc.ip d.
Cairo, Feb. F.-:il Vieks'nPig Ate :lir:.
that the water in the cut II is from '2 I" 4 fee!
-Jeep. UiVcl' ncii think it vvi.l he "I im i ir li- :i
value, but military engine -r I'lii-.-r li , ,,n lli-u
and are going on wild ii. A Ui'h.iv lei tlis.patclr
sav s f. 000 alii-ec are at wink mi the canal, in
lending to tl afves.sels't;ifou;i .oi.i i.-.-iei 'troops
helow. The 'Yankee force is about 8-.KW .
New Y'o:k, Fel". llie lies! I net ion of the
pirate Fioi iila, was loniinm-d In lue arnviil-ol-
'ho. Creole, fi om New O. i
I:, was r'eptirioil
it. llavai h, that heavy til ing had been heard i tl'
Mintaiizis and Cardenas, as if coming from ves
scls ill serious coli'liet at sea. It was stated
that the Florida or some rebel vessel had be. u
captured by Federal gunboats, bat with what
result is nol yet known. llie Creole nftelivards
arrived at Havana with news ih.it she hid spoken
llie Federal gunboat Cay ahoga, wilh the report
that she had seen a .steamer on lire, and supposed
it to be the Florida, and that oilier vessels Were
filing into her.
New York, Feb. 2. H iraci! (i.ec.lev denies
dial he has solicited, llu lulei fel elice ot i .'IlliCe
ill our nil .lis.
Washington, Feb. 3. The iron clad Montauk
lay under tile rebel lire of Fort McAllister four
hours, to try lite vessel : balls had no more ef
lect on tier lli.iu ha.l-stolies-
la the house the select committee on the Pacif
ic K i o J lias mad a seven r pint igiiu-t the
Allaulioaill Pacllio To.egraph Company, de
claring that they charged loueii greater rates to
Caiifoi ua than llie law allowed, and that they
Have o er charged the (iovernmeiit as h gh as
?."() per day, to say nothing of overcha'gi-s to
Lommcicial men L-ast and est.
The Negro Soldier Bill has. passed the l imit
by a vote of N) to 05. Ail the Republicans
voted for it except three.
There is reason fr stating that (ielier.d But
Icr lias not accepted the command of the L nioli
l"iccs in Louisiana uJ Tixas.
Fortress M mroe, Feb. l.-"iclimond papers
,iv it was not ih,
Fh rid.i that sunk the I (altera
on the ITth. and l
lid not leave Mobile until
die iSih. The papers state that the vessel that
li I sink the llitleras was the British man of
; w ar Spit lire, probably acting mule orders on ae
leimtit id ('illl. U i!li,'' l- T I lol'il ill:! I V tlloeklldi'
alNassiu. and other ports, which has wearied
out British endurance.
Cliattanoog i, Jan. "Iih. It i reported t h it
Van D..rn h.is re-capliiiid Ho ly Spring, and
taken TOO prisoners.
Nevv Y ork. Feb. : I. I'xtlov. Morgan wa
elected Fiiited Slates Senator to day.
The li. iti.-h steamer St. Thomas, nt Apm
wail, reports that the pirate Keti'ibulion burned
f. ur vessels u ar St. Thomas.
The following dispatches are taken from Licit
i.ioiid jmjH rs :
CiMili'ston, Jan. HO. It. Another llritidi
.,,..,.,. ll.iV,lil, rm, l!lo ,il)ltil,0 iW ,,,,1,,
j,,,,, t',mfiei;lte port. Seouts r. port thit
P:n. kney and Bali's LUnd hue been tv.icinted
l' enemy . Forty s. vi s-,i' of vessels are
r. ....tied at IKltot. Head.
Charleston, J in. ."1st. The iron clad -gini
boats, Chieora and Palmetto State, with thi'ey
steamers a tenders went out beyond the bar this
morning to attack the blockading leet. I'l'die
ciig igeiiieut coinmeneed at 4 o'clock. iTho Pal
mett'o Slate opened fire on the F -deral gun boH
Mi-rcedita, carrying U guns, and UK) men, wlii il
soon sunk in hve fathoms of water. Her com
iiiandcr, with h boat's crew catiict aUwirxl and
surrendered. One shot pierced ber below, going
clear through Iter. Captain Tucker of tho Chi
cora, reports sinking another Federal gun boat,
and disabling the steamship Quaker City. The
latter was set on lire and hauled down her II g,
but afierward escaped. Sue "was seriously
damaged. The blockading 11 'et ' out side at tho
tiineot the attack, numbered about 'JSi vessels,
including three first class frigates. Thc-Feder.il
loss was very severe. Tho attack was 'comi
plcte success on our smrt, with not a man h :'rt
oil our gunboats. The block idols have disap
peared; not one to be seen within five miles
with tho best glasses. It is supposed that nearly
a'l tho Crew of tho Mereodita perished. Tho
Palmetto State which engaged her, had no boats,
and fighting st ihe time, could render no ussiit
tmee.
IleadipnirterSjLuid and Naval forces Charles
ton, Jan. 31st. I'Ahout 5 o'clock this morning,
tho Confederate States naval force of this sta
tion attacked the blockading fl -ot oil' tho harbor
oil" Charleston, sunk, dispersed and drove out of
sight for a time the entire hostile fleet, therefore,
we, the undersigned, commanders of the Coiifedn
rate land an naval forces in this quarter, do
hereby formally declare the blockade by tho Uni
tod Slates of the City of Charleston to be raised
by tho superior force of the Confederate States,
from and aftet this 31st of January, 1803.
(Signed,) ISiiAfltiiUAiiD, fjeti. commanding,
Inohaiiam, Flag Officer.
Charleston, Feb. 1st. Y'estorday afternoon ft
steamer was placed at the disposal of foreign
Consu's, to see fir themselves that no blockade
existed. Tho French nnj Spanish Consuls, no
compiinied by lien. Kiploy, ecccpted tho invitii
tion of tho English Consul, with the commander
of the British war steamer Petrel, had previous
ly gone five miles beyond the usuid anchorage
of tho biockaJcrs, and found nothing of them
with glasses. At a into hour this evening, four
blockaders re appeared, keeping far out. .
The 'foreign Consuls here held a meeting this
evening, and were unanimously of the opinion
that the blockade has been legally raised.
New York, Feb. 2 . A New Orleans letter
says: On the 8:ll of January the gunboat Essex
(iron clad) made a lvconnoisanco to Port Ilud
son, going within raiign of tho enemy's batteries
but failing to draw their lire. The Fsex picked
up a torpedo on tho river, tontaiug at least tt
bushel of powder.
Nevv York, Feb. 31. 'Advices from New Or
leans to Jan. 2Tlh stale that the last, transports
of B..nks' expedition left, for in the river on the
ifSMi. IS. inks went up on the 'it h. 'Only suf
ficlenf troops lire left lo defend New Orleans, ill
connection with 'four or'live ghn boat. t i n
ferrc J that tho destination of 15 inks is Port Hall
son.
Th" bark Ii ..stless, from Port II o, at, reports
lhat she passed on the 31 -f, ofl Cape L -. a,
pmtion of Foster's expo iiion fro.u Be.iuf.iia,
South Carolina, coini -ling of six .steamers for
i i.i t Uoy ,d.
Nothing lias -y et. been hear I confirmatory "'f
'lie ro'iyl report of the capture of the gunboat
-I. P. Sun' h, in S'.otie river.
New York. Feb. 3 I. A Washington special
disieitch to ll e Times says : There are rumors
today of alar ii among t In- rebel leaders mid a
rai.i llv growing disposition to ire it for peace.
Whether or not these reports have sullieicilt;
foundation, they are gai ling considerable cur
reiicy umotig those who claim to be posted.
Cicvel ind, Jan. Till, The message 'of Gov.
erilor Tod vv is deliv ered to llie adjou riled sessioti
i f the Ohio Legislature ycslerd.-fy. In rcferiug
lo the. yet " imeriislicd rebellion," he urges -the
I'll lilliueiit of the duty which the crisis firees'tip.
on us. Even had the Mithiirilies ef the'iieneral
(Joveriiment intei fcrcd with the domestic insti
utioiis of Ohio or South Carolina, to the extent
of introducing slavery iu the former or excluding
it from (he latfkr, it would have been no cause to
take up arms. This would not give the slightest
pretext for armed re istanee. But no Mich at
tempt was made or thought of, as the authors
and leaders of the rebellion well know. Ti
bring these men to tho punishment they deserve,
and to restore law and order, the people of Ohio
are willing to boar any burdens w hich may be
put. upon them. Ohio has 1 15,200 volunteers,
00,00C of w hom are in the field. 12 000 men
have been drafted into the service, but part of
these enlisted a!terw..rd - f r three years, the
balance h ive been diminished by various causes,
until only about '2,100 have been drafted iittu the
service
MixinoNews. By last night.s boat we are
placed in possession of news fnui) Lewi-ton up
to l'eb. 4 h and from Oro Fmo am Florence to
Jan. 3 1 st. The snow at Florence and on the
m iiiutaiiis this side is from three to five feet A i
depth. No si.ovy on Camas prairi. Weather
warm at Lewi-ton. The Aye reports thermom
eter ranging from 40 to 50 dig. above 0. People
are plowing, about Lcwitoii. New mines have
been diseov red nor h of the Whisky Flat Trail,
about 12 miles this side of Pierce City. Several
miners have been secretly at woik there for three
months past, and have made fiom 10 to $5Q
per day to the lianJ, and only worked from four
to five hours per day. The dust is coarser than
Oro Fmo or Salmon dust, and is bclcivej to be
worth ;1T per ouace. Several huiulrej dollars
of this dust hive already been brought to Lewis
ton, and ipiile a stampede Iris tal cn place of ciu
izeiis for the new dig ing. The bar diggings
iu the Su ike, above Lcwistou, have proved not
to ! si. Indent! v reinuerative to warrant labor
on them at present. The road from L-wiston tu
IJ use is open and miner nre tr.ivcliniz it con.
jst.nitlv. Tim trail will shiu be shortened 30j
, m'.I. s by crossing the S.abi.on behm ih! moiith
of White IlrJ Ire. k. "llie news from Doise k
I '""' ".'ow ing character. The diggings are
i not only ne , but much more extensive I hut
any other mining camp c.a-t of the Cascades..
,S,,o was 'Idling ;,t the Dalles on Sunday ami
.Monday. N M,oat K i lie's Landing, antl
jlioi.e between th.re the f-.t of th ,,,.,.
I.sius, th: side , f Fi..-eiu e and Or.. FiH.i. We
sd...U J u'.iish so ,.e k tl. I s I , morrow.-rr Irt