The Journal leai ns that 700 lebel cavaliy weie at Nicholasville yesterday, with the supposed intention to cut the Louisville and Lexington laihoad midway The Journal believes this is a veiy foi mutable invasion The Democrat leains that about 1,500 rebels have occupied Richmond, and, it is believed, were the advance of 10,000 lebels marching on Lexington, under Longstieet. These lepoits have cieated" con siderable excitement, but officers at headquarters deny then coriectness. New York, Febiuaiy 24. — The steamer ' Pacific,' fiom Havana, tho 17th, has amved. The Butish steamer 'Alice' had ai lived at Havana, fiom Mo bile, with 800 bales of cotton, and i epoi ts she did not see a gunboat until she enteied tho lmbour of Havana. Theie was nothing new fiom Mobile Washington. Febiuaiy 24.— The Richmond Ev aminer of the 21st contains a despatch fi om Poi t Hudson tho ISth, announcing the lepoi ted capture of -the ' Queen of the West' and an lion clad gun boat which lecently lan the blockade at Vicksbnig. She was attacking the fortifications on the nvei, and after a busk cannonading sti nek her colours. Tim teen of her offioeis and ciew aie said to have been capluied. The Select Committee of the House on emancipa tion in Missouii have compromised between the Senate and House bills. The compromise bill a«ieed upon and fixes the amount of bonds at 15,000,000 dollars, the emancipation to take effect on or befoie the 4th of July, 1863. The bauds aie all to be dcliveied to the State, to be disposed of and di^bnised by the State. It amounts to a piopo sihon to tho State that if she will bung nbout the complete emancipation, on or bcfoie tho time speci fied, the Government will give her a bonus of 15 000,000 dollais. It will bo repm ted and passed tin ongli both houses without amendment. The Senate last night passed the bill for the dis chaige of State pi lsoners, by a vote of 24 to 13. Cairo, Febiuaiy 24 — The last boat fiom Vicks buig lepoitsthat lebel batteiies aie on both sides of the river at Cypicss Bend, but they ate not con sideied foimidable The'iebels had attempted to cut the old nvcr levee above Lake Piovidence, and thus drown out our foices, but they weie dnven off. 