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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1862.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAST SPEECH OF
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.-- ,, The conspiracy
to break up the Union is a fact now known to
all. Armies are being raised, and war levied
to accomplish it. There can be . but two sides
to the eentroversy, Every man MUM be en the
side of the United States or against it. There
can be no neutrals in this war. There can be
none but patriots and traitors."
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THE LATEST WAR NEWS
After a long delay, official intelligence has been
received from the Burnable Expedition. The rtt
mors which have for some days past been published
in the rebel papers, in regard to disasters to some of
our vessels, were, it seems, not without foundation.
It could scarcely have been expected that during
the terrible weather which has prevailed for the
last ten days, accidents could have been entirely
avoided. It will be seen by the official report,
however, that the grave fears which were en
gendered by the despatch from Fortress Monroe
are not justified by the actual condition of things.
General Burnable has already overcome many of
the terrible obstacles he has been 'compelled to en
counter, and the objects of his expedition may yet
be fully accomplished. The Richmond Dispatch.
of Monday, speaking, on this subject, soya :
We have rumors of an important nature as to the
fate of the Burnside Expedition, which recently
sailed Southward for the declared purpose of
" crushing out the rebellion." It is stated that de
spatches have been received in high official quar
ters communicating the intelligence that a great
portion of the fleet was destroyed in the recent
storm. That it was a storm or unusual severity
we have reason to know ; and, HA many of the ves
sels were no better than old hulks,
it would not
surprise us to have a confirmation of the rumor.
Per contra, however, Commander Lynch, of
Norfolk, having just returned from a reconnois
sance of the coast, declares that there was no ap
pearance of these ships at flatteries. Re saw, it is
true, a number of craft huddled up and close in
shore, but gives it as a correct opinion that they
were merely transports or coasting craft, taking
shelter from the raging storms that have lately
blown over that part of the coast with so much
violence.
The rumor so current on the streets yesterday,
and so eagerly devoured, to the effect that one-half
of the Yankee fleet had gone to Davy Jones' locker,
al-pears to have had its origin in the joking humor
of a Government official, who succeeded, by his
pranks, in " playing off" upon more than one wise
head.
Newborn, North Carolina, is a ferment of excite
ment in expectation of an attack in that quarter.
The town is under martial law, and every prepara
tion is made for early intelligence of thu enemy's
movements, and for bis repulse when hr does
come.
The Ship Island correspondent of the Boston
Journal, speaking of the activity of the rebels at
New Orleans, in trying to build a " mosquito navy,"
Intelligence has reached here of the appearance
on the Mississippi river of a new rebel " ram,"
"'turtle," or nondescript war steamer, from New
Orleans. About noon, on the lst of January, a
steamer camp down to Pass a l'Outre, and lay,
alongside the river bank. During the afternoon
men Went on shore from tier and burned the light
keeper's house at that point. Late in the day font
or fire other Confederate steamers came down to
the mouth of the Pass, and then went over to Pilot
Town. The bark Kingfisher, blockading Pass a
rOutre, was at anchor about four miles from the
land, in five fathoms water, and apprehensions of
an attack during the night induced Captain Self
ridge, of the Mississ7ppi, also blockading at that
point, to run in and tow her outside. The enemy
did not, however, venture within range. Never
theless, the Kingfisher came up to Ship Island to
report the facts to the flag officer and obtain as
sistance in repelling an attack. The description of
the 6, ram." given py the officers of the Kingji.rher,'
agrees with the a9eourtt of that obtained from the
French captain of the fishing smack Slide Along,
captured by the Neto London a few weeks since.
The steamer is represented as being two hundred
feet long, cigar-shaped, sharp at both ends, roofed
over in the shape of a turtle's back, with plate
iron, baying side wheels, with two smoke-stacks
abreast, and mining through the water with great
rapidity. She was built at Algiers, opposite - New
Orleans. Few men were seen on board of her. The
French fishermen gave information of the building
of two rebel gunboats, also side-wheel and sharp
at both ends, at Bayou, St. John. on Lake Pon
cbartrain, one of which had been launched. Two
others were building on Deer river. where steamers
can be launched drawing one foot more water than
ran be carried into Lake Ponchartrain, the depth
being nine and eight feet respectively. From the
above it appears that the " Illo4quito Navy" is
fast assuming the proportions of a considerable
The some correspondent states untu
of the cotton ports has paralyzed the energies of
the planters, and that they are making gnat efforts
to get their ootton to market through New Orleans.
They have afl the ..Lan been believing that Eng
r,ance would break the, blockade; but
now, when that event seems as remote as ever, they
are growing desperate, and they pay no regard to
any restrictions the rebel Government sees fit to
impose on them. Large quantities of cotton are
daily arriving at New Orleans from the interior.
The Confederate Government has. no doubt, either
withdrawn the restrictions which, during the
summer months, were imposed upon the transport
ation and shipment of it, or they tamely submit to
whatever the planters choose to do.
Hon. Mr. Diven, member of Congress from the
Twenty-seventh district, New. York, has written
another letter to a gentleman in Elmira, in which
he states that he heard President Lincoln say that
there was probably but one man in the country
more anxious for a battle than himself, and that
man was General McClellan. The President re
pudiated the charge that he, or Mr. Seward, or
General McClellan, was tampering or delaying
out of any consideration for rebels. or rebel insti
tutions, or that they indulged any thought of end
ing the war by any means other than conquest on
the battle-beld
Colonel J. W. Allen, of the Ninth New Jersey
Regiment, who lost his life in a gallant endeavor
to supply the thirst of the suffering Federal troops
on the disabled vessels of the Burnside Expedition,
was born in Burlington, New Jersey, and was a
civil engineer by profession. He was for several
years Going' or a regiment of New Jersey
By late Southern news we learn that General
Beauregard bas been relieved of his command on
the Potomac and sent to Kentucky to assist in the
defence of Columbus. He will be subordinate there
to no ono except oactieria Albert Sydney Johnston.
The reason for the change is not given. Re will be
succeeded at Manassas by General Gustavus W.
Smith, ex-street commissioner of hew York, who
formerly held the position of, captain of engineers
in the regular army of the Union.
By the Richmond papers of Monday we have
obtained additional rebel accounts of the late vic
tory of the Federal troops in Kentucky. They
state that Gen. Crittenden was not wounded, and
that he was stationed with the remnant of his
forces at Monticello, where they are determined
to make a stand. One of the raroiqg declares that
only two rebel regiments were engaged in the late
fight, and that the Federal forces numbered 14,000
men !
A portion of the rebel force on the ;Upper Poto
mac, under command of Colonel Ashby, yesterday
made their appearanee opposite Colonel Geary's
encampment, near Bolivar, and commenced shell
ing it. The Parrott guns and Enfield rifles of
Geary's men soon drove the rebels out of sight.
General Jackson's rebel forces have been greatly
excited by the raced** prevailing among them that
the whole of General Banks' division will shortly
cross the Potomac to commenoe an attack. They
are now at Charlestown, but it is supposed they will
soon move to Harper's Ferry.
TIIERIG CANE a word from Washington, a
day or two since, that an advance would at
last be made from the line of the Potomae.
The weather was cold and clear and sharp ;
the roads were hardening; our army was
ready ; the success in Kentucky had tired our
men ; they were eager for an opportunity to
do and die; and the people were joyous at the
glad tidings. But this word from Washing
ton was simply a rumor, as uncertain as a hun
dred others which came before it. Its recep
tion bbows, however, where the heart of the
people is, and for what thy most ardently
pray.
SENATOR Trcumnum, on Monday last thrilled
an immense auditory in the Senate by de
claring that he was full of hope and confidence
—feeling that the day of our delirerance from
the rebellion was approaching. The dis
tinguished Senator was simply reading the
signs of the times, and we gladly- accept his
cheering augury.
Da. RUSSELL prophesies that unless there is
a great victory in this country, the American
Government will have its fate sealed by the
Ist of January. The Doctor predicted that
the surrender of 11fAsox and SLIDELL would
ruin the Government---and therefore would
not be surrendered. We congratulate the
Special Correspondent upon his gift of pro
pbeey.
European Invasion of Mexico
It would be in accordance with historical
antecedents for the allied invaders of Mexico
to find themselves not exactly on a bed of
roses. It was reserved for PALMERSTON and
RussELL—arcades ambo S—to fall a second
time into the trap laid for them by the astute
EtoperoP 6f the French. Ho can wind them
round his finger, and he does.
In 1801 lie seduced them into a repetition
of their great political blunder of 1853. At
that time, the first Derby Administration
having fallen, n Coalition Ministry was con.
strutted, and Lord ABERDEEN was nominal
head of this political 6, thing of shreds and
patches." This old gentleman, who had all his
life been more of a hookman than a statesman,
allowed PALMER TON and RussEm, to do all the
work, and a pretty mess they made of it.
Late in 1853, the British Ministry, all 'the time
fancying that they were exhibiting independ
ent volition of their own, joined in a troaty
with NAPOLEON to wage war with Russia.
Early in 1851, Parliament assented to this
alliance. War svaa eenitneneed on a large
scale, and prosecuted at vast cost. Early in
the quarrel, Russia virtually caved in, by re
linquishing its occupancy of the Turkish pro
vinces of Wallachia and Moldavia, which
armed' occupancy made the most important
item in the ~ aggression" with which the
Czar NICHOLAS was solemnly charged before
the world. This ought to have ended the
war. But it was NAPOLEON'S policy to in
dulge France with a little military glory, and
he continued the war, in the Crimea, until the
spring of 1850. That two years' war cost
England more than 500 million dollars—cost
her the military prestige which she had pre
served since the Peninsular campaigns and
the Waterloo victory—and, when N
_arox.Eox
took upon himself to determine when the
olive branch was to be extended to Russia, he
reduced England to the unpleasant situation of
having it said, all over the world, that she had
declined from a first-class to a second-rate Eu
ropean Power.
For some reason or other, as much 'a mys
tery as the antagonism to Russia was, nine
years ago, NAPOLEON has joined with Spain
and England in the invasion of Mexico. Each
nation supplied her quota of ships and s.,ldiers.
Hurrying forward, so as to distance his allies,
the Spanish commander seized the port of
Vera Cruz. He has since been joined by his
allies, and the flags of Spain, France, and
England float above the walls of Vera Cruz
and over the castle ramparts of the adjacent
island of San Juan de Thus. Already, the
last accounts received via Havana tell us
there had arisen trouble about the allocation
of these flags, each nation desiring the place
of honor for its own. First, the French flag
was in the centre, but Spain took umbrage and
claimed that place for itself', after which the
British admiral rose early one morning and
shifted the Union Jack into the middle, ele
vating it, also, some feet higher than the
others. There is a constant squabble, too,
it seems, about the order in which the neces
sary signatures of the respective commanders
shall be affixed to public documents. Fancy
a serious quarrel on the point whether, the
alphabetical order being agreed on it England
was to lead off as Angleterre, or follow France
as Grande-Bretagne, while Span, desiring to be
considered, not as Hispania or Iberia, (the
Latin designations,) but as Espafia, or the
French Espagne, claims precedence before
Grande-Breteg,ne or France. This dispute,
petty as it is, has seriously threatened to break
up the new anti-Mexican tripartite alliance I
Moreover, the French troops are on bad
terms with the Spanish, whom they heartily
despise, as mere holiday-soldiers, and two re
giments had actually got to blows, and bayo
nets, and bloodshed. Out of 8,000 European
soldiers in Vera Cruz, 500 were in hospital.
The supply of provisions from the country
bad ceased—or, indeed, it never had com
meneed—and the Mexicana, banded together
by the pressure of an ill which threatened to
crush them in detail, were actually besieging
the invaders in Vera Cruz. In fact, Mexico
has unexpectedly rallied, and the Allies are
confounded by being met with"" war to the
knife," instead of the assistance from the na
tives themselves which they had been led to
anticipates It would not surprise us to find
the expedition abandoned, are long.
Time, that great exponent of mystery, will
affair. EnglanZ lerniT e liAlkisn. r iA r !gl9_ this
in, expecting cash for the ItiaTioan bonds held
by her stock-exchange speculators. Spain
had probably some idea of recovering her do
minion in America—probably of founding an
empire, as PEDRO of Braganza' did in Brazil,
for one of the sons of Queen ISABELLA. That
Spain, as has been stated, desired to restore
SANTA ANNA, appears wholly improbable. But
one great probability there is—namely, that,
ere many weeks have elapsed, the invaders of
Mexico will he starved out or beaten out of
Vera Cruz.
j THE REPORT of Mr. COLLAMER, from the
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads,
presented in the Senate en Thursday, reopens
the whole question of a post office for Philo,
delphia. Remembering the history of, this
unfortunate subject, we cannot but look upon
any attempt to fashion it into a law with con
cern. The post office has had a dreadful ex
perience. The red tape of two Administra
tions surround it, and it is now suspended in
the Senate by the red tape of a third. The
Government, so invariably stingy and mean
towards the cities of the North, has been es
pecially so to Philadelphia. The New York
post office is a wretched old building, ungain
ly, incommodious, and actually unsafe. Oar
post office building here is notoriously incon
venient, and the courts in which our national
justice is administered are unfit in every pos
sible respect. The hand which scattered mil
lions in New Orleans and Charleston, and other
parts of the South, on palatial custom houses
end court buildings, was closed to any appeal
from the North ; and the Congress which
passed appropriations applying these millions
refused to entertain any request from the great
est cities under its jurisdiction.
The Congress under Mr. PIERCE, in the clos
ing hours of his Administration, passed an act
appropriating $lOO,OOO for the purpose of re
fitting the Pennsylvania Bank asa post office.
This act was passed in violation of the wishes
of the people of this city, who had no desire
to see their post office erected in such an un.
frequented and inconvenient locality. Tweaty
thousand dollars were spent, and the Postmas
ter General of Mr. BUCIIANAN issued an order
terminating the work upon it. The specula
tors and jobbers, whose interest it was to sell
the Pennsylvania Bank, on Second street, had
accomplished their purpose. They had ob.
tamed a quarter of a million for a property
not worth half the amount. It was one of the
operations of the deplorable Pennsylvania
Bank concern, whose infamies are freshly re
membered by ruined thousands. The Go
i'ernment suffhred, and the work was termi.
noted. Mr. BUCUANAN sent a commission of
Cabinet Ministers to examine the whole mat
ter, and they reported in favor of purchasing
what are known as the Bailey and Levy lots,
next to the custom house, for the sum of
Vflii,(loo, and selling the bank building for
$127,000, or $123,000 less than what was paid
for it. No, purchaser could be found, the
matter got buried away in the circumlocution
office, Philadelphia continued to suffer from
an inconvenient post office, and in the course
of time a new Admiuistration came into
power.
The recommendation of the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads is now before
Congress. Congress has now in bands, $318,-
000 of the sum first appropriated; that is to
say, if the Government can sell the bank build
ing for $llO,OOO, $17,000 less than was asked
in 1858. Of this sum, it is proposed to give
$161,000 for the Bailey and Levy lots, (a
large price in these times,) expending the
SIS7 3 QQQ remaining in the erection of a suita
ble building for a post office and court
house, provided, (and here we have the old
style of dealing with Northern cities again,)
"that no other or further sum shall be asked
for or granted by Congress ? to the city of
Philadelphia for such purposes."
The bill of Mr. COLLAMER merely directs the
Postmaster General to do what has hitherto
been neglected. We are glad that, at last,
Congress has determined to concede this ne
cessary improvement. Philadelphia needs a
post office so sadly, that no word of ours can
impress its necessity upon those in authority.
Let us have the Bailey and Levy lots pur
chased, and as good a building erected as the
appropriations can possib'y procure.
COL. WILLIAM R. MAIIIIICE.—This gentleman
will deliver a lecture on the Pulpit and the Stage,
at Musical Fund Ball, to-morrow evening. We
believe it will be Ida maiden Obit 14 SiAt 110.
LETTER FROM 1 OCCIASIONAL."
WASRINOTON, JBIIIIIIIIXY 28, 18G2
Railroads and telegraphs, the now auxiliaries
of modern war, as of modern civilization, have
proved to be potential instrumentalities. But
for these the rebellion would have been crushed
lung ago, The act of secession, carried by the
double influence of fanaticism and fear, almost
instantaneously secured to the traitors the
control of the territory of all the Southern
States but four, and so enabled them to seize
a nd nse an unbroken line of telegraphs and
railroads. It was the railroad from Rich
mond to Acquia creek that has made the
fortification at the latter point so strong.
It was the railroad that compensated for their
lack of transportation, before and after the
battle of Manassas. It was the railroad that
threw the deciding column of Johnston upon
the army of the Republic on that disastrous
day. The railroads ot Tennessee, parts of
Kentucky and Missouri, all of North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Loui
siana, have been chief elements of rebel
strength. The telegraphie wires, like the arte-
ries of the human body, gave new vitality and
efficiency to the rebel movements, and in a
thousand cases enabled them to anticipate and
checkmate the movements of the Union gene
rals.
The Government has, of course, many more
of these facilities, but as its duty is to attack the
rebels, almost the only use of the railroads and
telegraphs in the loyal States, is to convey in
fermation, troops, and munitions to the several
points of attack. Not only military necessity,
but a thousand other considerations, demand
that if we cannot occupy the rebel communi
cations, by wire and rail, we must at least de
stroy them. This wilt undoubtedly be done
by General Sherman, on his line ; by Buell, on
his; and by Burnside on his First among
the duties devolving upon the civil and
military heads of the Government, how
ever, is the opening of a new direct line of
communication between the Federal capital
and the great cities of the East. It is mon.
strous that we should have been, and still are,
dependent upon a single track between Wash
ington and Baltimore, and that in the hands
of gentlemen notoriously disaffected at the
commencement of our troubles, and now
coining immense sums of money by their
cherished monopoly. Everybody in Wash
ington must pay tribute to these worthy
members of the first families of Maryland
—the Government, in forwarding its sup.
plies to nearly two hundred: thousand brave
soldiers, these two hundred thousand soldiers
themselves, every citizen and sojourner in
Washington—the loyalists of New Virginia
and Maryland--all, rich and poor, officer and
private. Prices have been enhanced beyond
parallel by, this system of taxation, and many
are unable to subsst upon incomes and salaries
heretofore abundant for their support. At
least two great railroads, not to speak of the
immense transportation by water to Balti
more and Annapolis, pour their trade and
travel ihto this single gut, which,
though constantly constipated, seems to
be always clamoring for more. When it is
recollected that no great capital on the civil
ized globe but is approached by from four
to ten great lines of railroad, from which di
verge communications with . all the neighboring
depots and centres of commerce, the fact that
Washington is dependent upon one, and
that a single track, is inconceivably
mortifying. I have no feeling of hostility
to the management of the branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. But the sub-
jest is too Vast and too full of importance to
be disregarded. The directors of that branch
have been the pampered favorites of the Ad
ministration ot Mr. Lincoln. That they op
posed his election is in itself nothing. That
they were disaffected even after his inaugu
ration has already been forgiven, even to the
extent of making them rich in the midst of the
country's Wee& But the public welfare im
peratively demands that this glorious city
should be wholly independent of any one
corporation. It was an evil day when
the Government let go its hold of this rail
road—and whenS . ecretary Cameron- had to
yield before the importunities of these
directors, and to postpone his great idea of a
direct line from Washington to New York,
including a new road from this city to Balti
more. That act has cost the Government and
--,sair,rs and theeople millions, and filled
pOc.K.CIS ot a rest n me..
that Mt Stanton, whose bold and original
policy is arousing the utmost • enthusiasm,
will at an early day take this great
subject in hand. He can do it if he
will. He has the nerve to do it, and if he
does it he will be 'honored by a grateful
country. There will be enough left for the
directors of the branch—enoUgh and to spare.
They should, therefore, gracefully yield to
what must sooner or later necome inevitable.
OCCASIONAL.
Two Traitors—Two Niggers.
Capricious in its humor, and highly an
tagonistie to American institutions, the London
Tiil.2os now and then tells truth—by accident,
we suppose. In the case of MAson and SLI
DELL it comes out, very strongly, against any
civility being shown them in England. At
Bermuda they dined with the British Admiral
on the station, who behaved politely, but in
variably snubbed them whenever they began
to prate, like Othello, of the dangers they had
passed through.
On the contrary, the Times, which is sup
posed to speak the opinion of, the British
Government, laughs the martyrs of the Trent
to scorn, saying that cg they are about the
most worthless booty it would be possible to
extract from the jaws of, the American lion."
It may be asked, why are these amiable
martyrs thus denounced? The Times an
swers, sharply enough, because these two
men have long been known as blind and
habitual haters and revilers of England ! An
other reason why the traitors should be made
nothing of, in England, socially and politi
cally, is to be found in the fact that the
fugitive-slave law is generally affiliated on
Mr. MASON.
Give no ovation to these fellows, says the
Times. They are of no account. , (England
would have done just as much to rescue two ne
groes." All we say is that, if the writer of
that cruel assertion, avowing himself, dare
venture into the limits of Secessia, we are
afraid that he would be tarred and feathered,
out of hand, amid universal Southern applause.
MASON and SLIDELL, pseudo-ambassadors from
the South, not of more account than two
negroes! No wonder, if such things be, that
Vesuvius emits flames and overwhelms cities !
The Martyr-Ambassadors
No doubt the dignity of tg the so-called
Southern Confederation" has been dreadfully
outraged, if not bumbled, by the contemptuous
manner in which the recognized organ of the
British Ministry speaks of MOOR'S. MASON and
SLIDELL. Not content with calling them
"those fellows," The Times has actually put
them down as of as much account, and no
more, than a couple of negroes. The hint
rewinding the British people how the Fugitive
Slave Law, of which they have a great horror,
is to be affiliated on Mr. Mason, will shut the
doors of all the anti-slavery saloons in his
face. The British Admiral at Bermuda gave
the interesting martyrs a grand dinner, but
"PALMERSTON'S organ in London tells the world
that , 5 those fellows" arc of no account--actu
ally worth a couple of negroes, and no more.
Surely, this is a strange way of honoring Mr.
JEFF. Davis' special Ambassadors !
THE RECENT ORDER Of Gen. ITALLECK reflects
the spirit of the times, and will be applauded
by the country. Gen. McCr.Ext,AN might imi
tate the example of his subordinate, and deal
with the Secessionists in Maryland and the
District of Columbia as justly and severely as
ILALLEcg deals with those of Missouri. May
this be general, immediate, - and implacable.
IN TILE HOUR OF NEED, mankind naturally
turns to Heaven for deliverance, and worships
some idol as the agent of its salvation. In our
hour of national need, we have had many
military idols, most of whom have been de
throned. The last and most acceptable to the
popular mind is our new Secretary of War,
E. M. STANTON. He goes to work with an
evident determination not to be pusbeet from
his pedestal ,until he at least has done his part
towards annihilating the rebellion.
PHILADELPHIA BOOK TRADE SALE.—In our
notice of the forthcoming sale/ by M. Thomas and
Bon, we omitted to mention that it would communes
on Wednesday morning, March 26. The omission
of the day of the month made it appear as if it
would begin to-day.
TILE ITEE'S.-1 1 11ILADELPI3IA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1862.
LATEST NEWS
BY T ;F:CIRAPEL.
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,
OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM[ THE BURN
SIDE EXPEDITION.
THE FIRST REPORTS OF THE DISASTER EXAGGERATED,
ONLY ONE VESSEL WRECKED.
An Attack on the Pennsylvania
Reserves Expected.
THE IMPORTATION OF TEAS UNDER THE
NEW TARIFF.
IMPORTANT LETTER PROM SECRETARY
CHASE ON THE SUBJECT.
THE REBELS AGAIN REPULSED BY COL
GEARY'S COMMAND.
Special Deepotchoi to “The Preits.ll
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 1862.
The Burnside Expedition—The Official
Despatches of Gen. Burnside.
A special messenger, with despatchea from Gen.
Runtime, reached Washington this morning. They
are dated, "Headquarters, Department of North
Carolina, Hatteras Inlet, Jan. 26, 1862."
The messenger left Hatteras on Sunday. General
Runtime states: •
c , We left our anchorage at Annapolis on Thurs.
day, the 9th, and, after a protracted passage, owing
to dense fogs, arrived at Fortress Monroe on Friday
night at 12 o'clock. Leaving Portflas Mentos on
Saturday at 10 o'clock in the morning, we proceeded
at once to sea, but, owing to fogs on Sunday and
Sunday night, our progress was very slow On
Monday, the 13th, the weather cleared, with a
heavy wind and rough sea, which caused our ves
sels to labor very heavily, and some were obliged
to cut loose from the vessels they were towing.
Most of them, however, passed over the bar and
anchored inside the harbor about 12 o'clock noon,
on the 15th, just in time to escape the severe storm
of Monday night and Tuesday.
"The propellor Cite of New York 'ran on the
bar at the entrance of the harbor, and, owing to
'the severe weather and want of small boats, we
could render her no assistance. She was laden
with stores and was lost." •
The General also says he had been led to suppose,
that he would find experienced pilots at Hatteras;
but bad great difficulty in accomplishing his wick
for want of proper accommodation. He adds that
be would commence that day to build a wharf fir
the landing of supplies. The men were cheerfd
and patient, and be would proceed with confidenw.
An accident occurred in an effort to relieve tie
steamer New York, by which a boat was swainpid,
and Col. Annex, of the Ninth New Jersey Regi
ment, his surgeon, and the mate of the boat wire
lost. After the arrival of the expedition at Fat
ten's. the enemy made their appearance in OW or
two vessels on a reconnoitring expedition. Oar
boats gave chase and drove them back.
The transports and other vessels grounded, will
be got off by the aid of the tug boats. Only ono
was lost, (the City of New York,) and no lives
with the exception of the three above named.
An Important Order.
The Provost Marshal of the city has just lanai
an order requiring, hereafter, that all persons,
passing, by stage or private conveyance, over thti
roads between the District of Columbia and Port
Tobacco. or Leonardtown : Md., to procure passe:
either from the office of the Provost Marshal 01
from the headquarters of Gen. Iloonee's division
The different roads to these points are now in fill
military possession. No person without the propc
pass will be allowed to travel over them.
The Pensacola and the Perry.
• Mr, Pats', who acted as pilot of the Peasa.con
and the Perry, when they successfully ran tla
blockade of the Potomac, returned from Old Poi,
where he left the Perry, to the navy yard tds
morning. Be states that the Pensacola sailed fom
Old Point yesterday afternoon. The Perry wilkail
for Annepolle, to take the place of the brig lain.
bridge, now there, which Is ordered ar repot at
e,y West for duty in the squadron now blockad
ing the rebel ports.
The Third Pennsylvania Cavaly•
There are some indications of a mutiny-in the
Third Pennsylvania Cavalry. Several of 'the of
deers have resigned, or been been eompdled to do
ta, from from force of eircumstances;and new
ones appointed in their places. The non protest
against the changes which have been made, and
earnestly desire that the old officers shmld be re
stored. It is reported that a petition to this effect
has already been drawn np, whit* When signed,
will be stnt into the War .I:lsparta:nen.
Flight of a Rebel.
At Alexandria, between three and four o'clock
this morning, a squad of men, under command of
Wert n_arent ta the reiddence - of a well.
known Seeessionisr-a.-it-nattr-r,- with
er
from Secretary SEWARD 'for his arrest. ItAHPNR,
however, evidently had notice of his intended ar
rest, and made good his escape. It is reported that
he was one of those engaged in the work of for
warding letters to the Secession army at Centre
ville. There are many more men hlte him in Alex
andria.
Expected Attack on the Pennsylvania
Reserves.
From information which has been received, there
appears to be but little doubt bit that the rebels
have long meditated an attack en Gen. MoC.s.t.r.'s
division of Pennsylvania Reserves. The Mem.
Ming of a large rebel force at Cestreville, it is be
lieved, has been for this purposel The attack may
take place at any hour, and if itishould occur, the
Reserves will remove their encampments to Cen
treville or Leesburg.
Passes for Port Tobacco.
An order has been issued fron the office of the
Provost Marshal here, requiring hereafter all per
sons passing by stage or private conveyance over
the -roads between the District aid Port Tobacco
or Leonardstown, Md., and the iicinity of those
villages, to procure passes either from the office
of the Provost Marshal in this city, if going thither,
or from the headquarters of Gen. HOOKER'S divi
sion, if coming this way—the said roads now being
in military posseseion.
Gen. Bank' and Gen. Butler.
Among Other 14slOrs to Wishington is Maj. Gen.
BANKS.
Maj. Gen. BUTLER is still here.
The Relief of Prisoners of War. '
Bishop AMES, of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and Hon. Hammon Emu, have signified their ac
ceptance of their appointment, by the Secretary of
War, as commissioners to visit and relieve the
prisoners of the United States in the hands of the
rebels.
Miscellaneous:
The following copy of a letter from Secretary
CEASE to Collector BAINEr has been procured on
application to the department, in order to correct
an erroneous statement recently published;
TREASPET DEPARTMENT, January 17 ; 1862.
Sin : I have under consideration an appeal from
your alleged decision, that certain teas, mported
from Canton, per the bark Penguin, by Messrs. A.
A. Low d Bro., are dutiable ;Hider the sot of DeCaM
her 24, 1861, the appellants claiming that the said
teas are entitled to entry free of duty under
the provisions of the fifth section of the act of
August 5, 1861. The twenty-third section of the
act of March 2d, 1861, exempts from duty teas,
when imported direct from the county of their pro
duction in American vessels, or in 'foreign vessels
entitled to the seine privileges MI American vessels.
The fifth section of the act of AugueOtti,4B6l )
provides that all goods, wares, and merchandiseße.
tually on shipboard and bound to the United States
at the date of the passage of this not shall be sub
ject to the law before and at the time of the pas
sage of this act. Thus, the tea on ship
board and bound 'to the United States on the
sth of August last was entitled to entry on importa
tion free of duty under the net ef Appet 5, 1861.
The act of December 24th, 1801, provides that
"from and after the date of the passage of this act,
in lieu of the duties heretofore imposed by law on
articles hereinafter mentioned, there shall be col
lected and paid the following duties and rates of
duty; that is to say, first, on all Via , 20 cents per
pound." And the question is now presented whe
ther tea on shipboard, on the sth of Augitst lest,
and bound to the United States from the country of
its production, in a vessel of the United States, is
entitled to the pnvilege accorded by the fifth see
lion of the act of August, 1861, and entitled to en
try free. If the terms in lieu of the duties hereto
fore imposed had been omitted from the net of
December 20th, all teas itnported, without excep
tion, Would Wive been liable to the duties imposed
by it. The insertion of those terms seems to indi
cate an intention on the part of Congress to leave
free the tea and coffee made free by the fifth sec
tion of the act of August sth, 1861, and thus avoid
a discrimination between the shipments already re
ceived and admitted from near, and shipments
from remote localities, and also on shipboard on
the fifth of August last, but not yet arrived,
I am, therefore, of the opinion that the mer
chandise in question will be entitled to free entry,
if it shall be shown to your satisfaction that the
teas, in this ease, were actually on shipboard;and
bound to the United States, from the country of its
growth or; production, on or before the passage of
the act of August 6, 1861.
I am, very respectfully,
S. P. Cirasw,Secretary of the Treasury.
To Hiramßarney, sq., Collector, tke., New York.
GEORGE B. PORTER, Esq , of Pennsylvania) a
brother of the provost marshal, and clerk in Chief
Assistant Quartermaster Ruvuma' s office, was found
d ee d i n id s room, over the. 1.186 e, at seven 6 1 410eit
this evening. When discovered he was on his
knees, partially undressed, with his head reclining
on the bed, A physician was called, who decided
that he had died M a fit.
Lieut. Boom, of the Second Wisconsin, who WAS
made prisoner at the battle 9( 81411 Ran, and Lieut.
Hoorza, of the First California, captured at Ball's
Bluff, arrived today from Richmond.
Fewer soldiers are now seen in Washington than
at any previous time since the commencement of
the rebellion, owing to the execution of a recently
promulgated military order.
Hope's Government despatch to-day brought
hither a large steam gun, for which' the inventor
eleima great execution in repelling attache upon
fortifications.
From Gen. Hooker's Division.
The little steamer Reindeer, Capt. Mann, came
up from Gen. Hookan's division last night. The
Reindeer brought up, as prisoners, two bright mu
lattoes, who are charged with ferrying rebels across
the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia
side, between Marshall's and Holland Pointi. The
evidence against them is very positive. They were
committed to jail this morning.
The rebel battery at Cockpit Point is very active,
and fired several harmless shots at the Reindeer.
The other day the rebels threw a shell over on the
Maryland aide weighing one hundred and four
pounds. It ploughed up the ground for some di's
tepee around, but did not explode,
All small boats passing from shore to shore are
now carefully watched. The rebels generally take
advantage of dark, stormy nights to cross the river.
The rebels fired into the balloon boat as it passed
down, bat did not succeed in doing any damage.
There did not appear to be any indications of
Gen. HOOKER attempting to cross the river, when
Copt. KIEHL left.
Washington News and Gossip.
This has been another gloomy, rainy day, and
the streets and roads are in a worse condition.than
before.
There appears to be no doubt but that the tt,orc
tary of the Navy will soon resign. Some two or
three prominent politicians are already named as
the successor of Secretary WELLES. The next
Secretary, from present indications, will come from
New York.
Seeretnry grxwrox is run down with applicants
for clerkships in the War Department. lie ap-
pears determined not to make any new appoint
ments for the present.
The small-pox is said to be raging fearfully m
Georgetown.
A report prevailed this morning that General
ElooKna's division bad crossed over into Virginia.
The report is not confirmed at the War Department.
The resignations of volunteer officers in the army
ire again pouring into the department. The re
eignations come from those who know their incom
petency, and fear the ordeal of the board of exa
miners.
The city is infested with gangs of thieves and
pickpockets. The most barefaeed robberies are of
daily occurrence.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF JEFF THOMPSON
THREE REBEL REGIMENTS INTERCEPTED.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.—A special despatch to the
Tribune, dated yesterday, says that rumors are
rife that the expedition which left Bird's Point on
Saturday had a fight with Jeff Thompson's gang of
rebels, and that the guerilla chieftain is now a
prisoner. -
It is also reported that three Tennessee repel
regiments have been intercepted on their march to
Sykeston.
ANOTHER ARTILLERY PIGIIT ON
TILE UPPER POTOMAC.
THE REBELS WORSTED.
SANDY ROOS, V.—This morning a squad of
Aahby's Black Horse Cavalry made their appear
ance at Bolivar, accompasded by a section of artil
lery which opened fire on Company H, of Colonel
Geary's Regiment, stationed a mile and a half above
Sandy Hook. Our Parrott gun and Enfield rifles
silenced their battery and drove the cavalry back
behind a bill. According to the latest advieed Sid
rebels were in sight except the mounted picket
stationed at a small wood near Bolivar. Jackson's
main body of rebels are concentrating at Charles.
town.
Great consternation is said to exist among the
rebels in consequence of a report which is titaii
lating among them that our whole division is about
to cross over, and that Jackson has been posted at
Charlestown to resist our progress. It is thought
here that Jackson will move down nearer to liar
per's Ferry to-night,
XXXVIITH CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION.
WIISHINGTOX, Jan. 28, 1882
SENATE,.
PErtnotig PILE.si:XTIII7,
Mr. HARRIS (Rep.), of New York, presented) the pe
tition of a large number of merchants of New York, in
favor of the restoration of the warehousing system.
Several petitions were presented in favor of the employ
ment of Inanteopathie surgeons in the army.
Mr. TRUMBULL (Ito.), of Illinois, presented the
petition of W. C. Jcwoti, Oclormie, favoring the
conservative policy of the Government and toe issue of
United States bills as a legal tender.
Mr. SAULSBURY (Dem.), of Delaware, presentel the
petition of citizens of Illinois [tilting Congress not to
abolish slavery in the Listrict of Columbia, and to expel
such members as sympathize with. mcch an act. Also,
ailing that the title of general by law be tasen from John
G. Fremont, and that Lis fraods in the Western Deport:
mane be fully exposed. Mr. Saulsbury said he had some
ht eitancy in presenting this petitiou, but he understood
it was within the rules of Petitions.
kir. FOSTER (Rep.), of Connecticut, offered a resolu
tion that the Secretary of the Treasury inform the
Senate what, if any, further legislation is necessary to
enable the executive department to take charge of the
cotton and colas lands of South Carolina, now in posses
sion of the Government, and to place the same under
cultivation. Also, it any tutther legislation is necessary
the blacks of those localities, anti furnish
them proper crammer.
THE REVISIoS STATUTES OF THE ITE-filth
Mr. SUMNER (Rep.), of Massachusetts, introduced a
bill to provide fur the revision and consolidation of the
statutes of the United States. It is as follows:
Be it enacted, itc., That the President of the United
Raise Is Levehy authorised, by and with the efivieo and
consmtt of the Senate, to appoint three persons learned
in the law to revise, simplify, arrange, and consolidate all
such statutes of the Congress of the United States, in
force at the close of the present session, as are general
and permanent in their nature.
In performing this duty the commission . shall bring
Mother all acts and parts of acts which, from similarity
of subject, ought to be so brought together, and shall
arrange the alma under titles, articles, and sections, or
other suitable divisions and hUbGiViPiOlll4.
And to every title or other proper division they shall
prefix head-notes, briefly and clearly expressive of the
matter contained in each section or smallest subdivision ;
annex side-notes, so drawn as to be a guide to the con
tents of the text ; refer to the original acts frbm which
each section is compiled. and to the decisions of the
!Wm, tribur•als explaining or expounding the same,
and close the whole with an index for easy reference to
every portion or the statutes as revised.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That when the
sale commissioners shall have completed the revision and
consolidation of the said statutes, they shall cause a copy
of the same to be submitted to Congress, that the acts so
revised and consolidated by them may be re-enacted, if
VOTtgreatt shall so determinej and, when the Fetid acts
shall be an preiwnt, d, the said eonnniasioners shah also
suggest to Congress such contradictions, omissions, and
ituperfectione as may appear in the acts by them revised,
with the mode in which they have reconciled, supplied,
and amended the said acts in the revised statutes pre
sented ; and the said commissioners may also detignate
such acts or parts of acts, if any, am in their judgment
ought to be repealed, with the reasons for advising such
repeal.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the eaid com
missioners each shall be paid for their services at the rate
of ---- dollars a year, and that the eunz of ddllaen a
year, for the purpose of defraying ti.e expenses of said
revision and consolidation of the statutes, be, and the same
is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, provided that the said
statutes shall he reported to Congress on or before the
—day of—.
The bill was referred.
THE PAY OP THE ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS.
idr. WILSON (Rep.) introduced a bill to define the
pay and emoluments of certain officers of the army, and
for other purposes.
Sac. 1 Provides that brevet commtalons shall not
carry with them increased pay or emoluments.
Sso. 2 Provides that forage shall not be commuted,
but drawn in kind, and that the allowance for servants or
Inns OA hereafter be made either in kind or commu
tation, unless such servants end horsed shall have been
regblarly mustered and inspected,
SEC. 3 Provides that major generals shall be en
titled to draw forage for four horses; brigadier gene
rals for three ; colonels, lieutenant colonels, majors,
captains, and lieutenants of cavalry and artillery, for
two - and chaplains for one.
SEC. 4 Provides that officers of the army employ'ng
sieldteni as servant. shell deduct from their own monthly
pay the full amount paid to said soldier by the Govern
ment, for every month such soldier Is so employed] and
any officer failing to make such deduction, on conviction
before a general court martial, to be cashiered.
REC. /5 Provides that the first section of the act of
August 6, 1861, increasing the pay of privates in the
army, shall not hereafter 'be construct to increase the
pay of the commissioned Mikan of the army, and that
the eighth section of the act of 22d July, 1861, shall be so
construed as to give to the quartermaster eargeantn the
Milne compensation as to resimenial cointaiOWY ser
geants.
Sac. 6 Repeals so much of the act of 22d Ju1y,1261,
as authorizes each regiment of volunteers to have twenty
four MUSlCiane for a band, and provides far mustering
said bands out of the service within thirty days after the
passagenfthis act.
Sac. 7 Provides that each brigade in the 'volunteer
SCI vice than have sixteen musicians, as a band, to re
ceive pay mid allowancee et sergeants of engineer COM%
the principal musician to receive twenty-one dollen§ per
month.
SEC. 8 Provides that the rate of mileage allowed to
officers of the army when travelling on public duty,
where transportation in kind is not furnished by the Go
cerement, shall not exceed six cents per mile, except be
tween stations located east and west of the Rocky noun-
UM, when ton cents per Me shall be allowed.
. .
Esc. O. That during the contivauuEA of the prima
rebellion there shall be deducted from the compensation
of all persons employed in the military, naval, and civil
service of the United States ten per cent. of their com-•
pensation.
Sno.lo Authorizes the President to appoint chaplains
in permanent hospitals, where he may deem it necessary;
the same to be compensated as now allowed to post chap
lains in the regular service.
Sao. 11 Provides that no person shall be appointed
chaplain who is not a regular ordained minister of some
religions denomination, and who Is not recommended by
some authorized ecclesiastical body, or not less than five
accredited ministers of said religious denomination.
SEC. 12 Provides for eight medical inspectors, each to
have the pay and emolument of a Haute-taut colonel of
cavalry, and whose duty it shall be to inspect the sani
tary condition of transports, quarters, and camps of field
and general hospitals, and report all &granulate:wee re
lating to the eanitary condition and wants of troops and
of hosettale, &c., to the Surgeon General. These in.
specters are to be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, upon the
passage of the act.
Sac. 13 Provides that any officer put under arrest
shall, by the officer under whose order the arrest was
made, be served with a copy of the charges on which the
arrest wee made; within eight bra thereafter; and he
shall be brought to trial within fen days thereafter, if the
neceasitirs of the service permit. If not, then he shall be
brought to trial within twenty 'days after the expiration
of the said ten days.
hue. 14 Provides for the retiring of army officers whose
names shall have been borne on the army registerlorty.
Are years, or shall be of the age of sixty-two leers.
San. Is authorizes the President to assign any officer
thus retired to any duty ; and such officer so assigned to
receive the fell pay of bis grade while so employed.
THE MILITARY POSSESSION OF RAILROAD AND TILE-
On motion of Mr. WADE (Rep.), the bill to authorize
the President to take possession of certain railroad and
telegraph lines was taken up.
mt. WADE said that tile bill was intended only as a
War measure, and to chest such roads as were nut willing
to he used by the Government.
After a discussion, Mr. TRUMBULL (Rep.) moved to
amend, so as to confine the operations of ttukbill to States
declared to be in a state cf insurrection.
Dlr. SUMNRR (Rep.), of Massachusetts, moved to
add, "or where actually the iteatof war."
Mr. WADE did not want immunity for other States.
If he had the power he would hang all traitors and
bridge-burners twice over, If hi the loyal States.
Mr. TRUMBULL was willing to punish traitors any
where. Fe only wanted to confine the military 'nutlet
went provided in the bill to the States where the judicial
power was uof exercised.
Mr. WILSON said the Government wanted the power
to move large bodies of troops over roads at any time,
and in such numbers as it pleased. We have a large
army which must be moved, and it might require all the
rolling Mock, dm., of several roads at once.
Mr. WAD'S was for giving the Government all the
poi enif 1i4.1410d to carry et the war. If it could non carry
on the war with energy, wemight as well give up the war
—this rose-water war. Me wanted the war carried on
vigorously, and wanted power to transport troops with
out any hindrance.
Mr. BROWNING (Rep.), of Illinois, was M favor of
the main of of the bill, but he had some doubt,. about
Duilidtlng operatives on the railroads by military law,
SIN provided by the bill. Ile simply objected to compel
ling men to subject themselves to the rules and articles of
war.
Mr. lIALN (hop.), of New Hampshire, thought there
was 95 much necessity for severe measures against the
(radon who flocked, in many 'places, as much in the
loyal as in the disloyal States. Go instanced the city in
which they were ittpciehaine isn
Mr. FESSICNONN (Rep.), of Maine, thought that, in
regard to many things about which Congress legislated,
the Government possesses ample power, to a much
greater degree, under the war power. The Senator from
Ohio said the Government already possesses this power.
If so, then of what necessity is this bill l In his judg
ment, as a matter of law, each power wee always inci
dent to a time of war_ Then. is it necessary to put icon
the statute book I He thought it better to leave it for
the discretion of the commander. Re will d i all that is
necessary under the circumstances. As to giving the
power to any commander to shoot any person who inter
feres against the Government, be thought it a dangerous
law to put on the statute book, especially when there was
no necessity for such legislation. We are fighting to re
store the Constitution ; let us be careful we do not violate
it. We hail better leave the war power have its full
form an it exists, to be used la the 14Allvarlder-in
chief.
Mr. WADE claimed that Congress had the war power,
and If they left all to the President, we might as well de
clare the Preeident dictator and tyrant. Congress, as
the repreeentative of the people, ought to have control
of the war, and he would never give up such a power.
The Senator from Maine seemed to think that Congress
had nothing to do but ignite!? Men and money, and then
let the President do as he pleases.
Mr. FEPSENDEN said the Senator was putting wards
in hie mouth which he had never uttered. Ho never
eupposed that Congress had power over the President;
hut Congress can punish citizens only according to the
Constitution.
11r. DOOLITTLE (Rep.), of Wisconsin, said the
quertion had COMB up again whether the power to sus./
peed the writ of habeas corpus or enforce martial NW
exit to in the President or in Congresal If the President .
has that power, what harm is there done if Congress
confirms his use of it i If he has not the power, then
Congress ought to give it to him.
Mr. COWAN (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, contended that
the power of Congress to declare war does not give it the
power of commander-in-chief, and compel the army to
go forward or retreat at Its pleasure. Congress, when it
&Omen wee, confers on the President all the Dower ne,
cessary to accomplish the object desired, hut Congress
has no right to decide bow the President shall carry on
the war.
Mr. TRUMBULL (Rep.) said Congress had the entire
ar power. It might disband the army to-morrow.
Congress would have the right to order the army to be
armed with wooden swords.
Mr. COWAN. Would the President be bound to
obey It 7
Mr. TRUMBULL. Certainly. Congress might
pees a law requiring . the President to hang or to shoot
every prisoner taben. Such things would or course be
unwise ; but Congress has the power to direct them, and
it was a monstrous idea that the war power was vested
in the Executive, against which he wanted to enter his
protest.
Hr. BAYARD (Dem ), of Delaware. thought it strange
that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gowan) should
bare fallen into such an error WS his suicidal argument
showed. If once we establhh the doctrine that the civil
power was subordinate to the military, it will be the de
struction of the Government, for there will be an end to
all civil liberty. Where the laws can be executed we
have no right to interpose military power.
A vote was then taken on Mr. Sumner's amendment to
the amendment, and it was disagreed tn.
Mr. TRUMBULL modified his amendment so as to
confine the operation of the punishment pentfiddd in the
bill to any State or district in which the laws of the United
States are oppesed or the execution the' eof obstructed by
insurgents or rebels against the authority of the United
States Government, too powerful to be suppresmi by the
ordinargA s course of Judicial proceedings. The amend
ment as7kus modified was agreed to—yeas 19, nays 17.
Air. BROWNING (Rep_), of Illinois, offered an amend
ment as a substitute for the second section, which was
disagreed to—yeas 14; nays 21.
'the Lill was then passed—yeas 23, nays 12 as follows:
NAYS—Messrs. BrowLing ' Cowan, Davis, Fessenien,
Foster. Grimes, Harris, McDougal, Powell, Trumbull,
Saulsbury, and Willey. •
The Senate then adjourned.
ROME OF BEPARMTIATIvn
Representative ELY (Rep.), of New - York, took his
seat to-day, for the first time since his release from
d.
Mr. WATTS (Rev.), Delegate from New Mexico, rose
to a question of privilege, desiring to correct a statement
in a newspaper ; but the Speaker ruled that a newspaper
statement is not a question of" privilege
The litmeo then went into Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, and resumed the consideration of
the executive, judicial. and legislative appropriation
bill.
This was subsequently laid aside, and the special order
proceeded with—namely, the bill to authorize the issue
of United States notes, and for the redemption to-funding
thereof, end for the fanditig of the floating debt, which
was published last week.
liar. SPAULDING (Rep.), of New York, rose to ad
dress the committee, when
Mr. DIORRILL (Rep.), of Vermont, Inquired whether
the gentleman proposed to leave the bill open to discus-
Mon and amendment?
Nr. SPAULDING replied that the nun would take tirl
usual come, and an ;wild bd itiroM 16r
long as practic!'n.i oul f erjble with the press
ing demands on the Treasury.
Mr. MORRILL gave notice of his intention to intro
duce a substitute for the bill, omitting such part as
makes the notes a legal tender.
Mr. SPAULDING pr +ceeded to explain the bill, liv
ing that she Secretary of the Treasury has acted in strict
conformity with the law, and I )Mawad money at the
rates authorized by the act of Congress, fie has bor
rowed a hundred millions at 7 3.lodis per cent., and
issued six-per -cent. bonds for fifty millions, for which he
has received not quite forty-live millions, and the Secre
tary has acted in good faith, and should he sustained.
We were never in greater, peril than now, and our heat
energies are required to meet the crisis. This was a war
measure—one of necessity, and not or choice. The
public debt on the 15th of Janeary was $305,Ta1,006.
Up to next July there will be $850,000,000. and if the war
continue until July, 1863, the estimated debt will be
111,200,000,000, including the floating debt. He argued
that, under the Constitution, the power of taxation on
real and personal property is unlimited, and it is this
property which will form the basis of the notes now pro
posed to be issued. With ample taxation they will be
the very beet medium, because the whole property of the
country will he held for their redemption, Be
In. fiver of the constitutional power to issue demand
notes, and make them legal tender in payment for d-lits
Why ehould we go into the streets to borrow money
- rb. 'mount which could thtt> be obtained would nastily.
port the Government for ninety days. He reasserted the
power of the Goan- ose..nt to Issue its own noses, pled..
ing thefaith, honor, and 'property of the p opl4 fer their
redemption. In conclusion, he mid that he had an abid
ibt faith in the people to maintain the Government i but
an emir and successful advance of the army was of the
utmost importance. It was needed to sustain the finan
cial credit, to prevent foreign interference, and vindicate
the invincibility of our forces, who are anxious to be led
to victory.
Mr. k. , T.t.VENS (TUT ), of Tienneylvania, in moll - to
an inquiry, said that amide time would be afforded for
the discussion of the bill, and gate notice that he would
offer en amendment to make the semi-annual interest
payable in coin.
The committee then rose, and the further consideration
of the bill was postponed till to-morrow.
Mr. BOSCO& CONKLING (Rep.), of Now York, In
troduced a bill to establish a uniform system of bank
ruptcy throughout the United States. Referred to special
commit* on the oubjeot.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATING COM3IITTER'S REPORT
Mr. POTTER (Rep.), of Wisconsin, made a report
from the select committee on the subject of disloyal em
ployees of the Government The consideration of the
report was postp•med fur two weeks.
The House again took up the judicial, legislative, and
executive appropriation bill.
Sundry amendments were made, but no conclusion on
the bill mired at.
The House then adjourned,
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
HARRIBUOVIG, January 28, 1862
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at eleven o'clock by the
Speaker
_
The SPEAKER NW before the Senate the annual report
of Isaac N. Seymour, treasurer of the Delaware and
Hudson Canal Company.
Also, a statement from the Auditor General of the num
ber and classificatien of hotel, restaurant, and other
licenses.
Also, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Sig.-
penny Savings Fund of Philadelphia.
Ain, Ito eguysi report of the Pennsylvania Institute
for the Inattnction 01 the Blind.
Also, an abstract of the accounts of the Willow Grove
Turnpike Company.
Also, the report of the Auditor General and State Tree
sorer on the claim of John Kelley.
Also, the annual report of the Erie Canal Company.
Leave of absence, for a few days, was granted to Mr.
Kinsey.
IMPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. DEBI= Pensiona), ea committed, the bill grant
ing a pension to the widow of Adam W. Pritchard, a vo
lunteer, who died in the !orrice of the State.
Dlr. LA.WRENE (Education), with amendment, the
bill to reorganize the Board'ef School Controllers in Phila
delphia.
EILLS INTRODTICSD.
Mr. STEIN, a bill constituting Lehigh county a aera
rate judicial district.
Mr. BENSON, a bill providing for the pay of officers
'for recruiting service.
Mr. CONNELL, a bill to limit the compensation of
certain officers in Philadelphia [This bill provides that,
hereafter, the fees of the District Attorney, for service
rendered the city, shall not exceed $$,000; that the
Sheriff's fees shall not exceed $l,OOO, and the Ulerk of the
Court, and Coroner, each gX,OOOd
Mr, CLYMER, e hill to keedilte proceedings in courts
of justice, and for other purposes.
Also, a supplement to the act relative to bringing suits
by creditors against executors, administrators, assignees,
&c.
Mr. BOUGHTEII, a supplement to the act incorpora
ting the city of liarrieburg.
11r. BERBILL, a supplement to the act incorporating
the Kingseming and Tinlcrim Meadow. Company. Re
tam' to the Finance Committee.
Mr. SMITH, of Montgomery, a bill to repeal the law
relative to sealer of weights and measures in Mont
gomery county,
Air. DON AVAITN, a bill tolregulate highways in the
city of Philadelphia.
BILLS CONSIDSERD, AC
The supplement to the act incorporating the Oil Creek
Railroad Company 9am9 MP in order, and passed finally.
On motion of Mr. ROBINSON, the hill to change tl,o
name of R. Satterfield, and adopt her as the child of
Wm. Budd and Catharine hia wife, was considered and
weed.
On motion of Mr. CONNELL, the bill declaring Jennie
Smith an adopted datighter of Frederick liillworth, of
Philadelphia, was considered and missed.
On motion of Mr. BENSON, the bill relative to taxes
on unseated lands in the counties of Tioga and Warren
wee taken tip and viand_
On motion of Mr. REILLY, the bill authorising tile
&action of but one supervisor in Balm township, Schuyl
kill county, was considered and named.
Mr. LOWRY call e 4 up the bill granting a pension to
the widow of Adam W. Pritchard, who died in the service
of the State.
Mr. YENNEY thought that the Senate should be care
ful aboutestablishing a precedent on the subject of pen
sion., ins the granting of MS would lead to thousands of
similar applications. Ho called attention to the law of
last session providing for the pensioning of widows of
volunteers dying in the service of the State in the event
of their receiving no pension from the Government of the
United States. He thcnght that the Senate should not
act hastily upon this important subject, but wait the ac
tion of the General Government.
Mr. LOWRY contended that the State ought to pro-
Tide in the OM Islam far the widows and orphans of vol.
unteers, and look to the General Government for reim
bursement.
Rending the consideration of the bill, a committee of
the House of Representatives was introduced and con
ducted the Speaker and members of the Senate to the hall
of the House, for the purpose of opening the bide fur the
State printing and binding and alloting the earns to the
lowest bidder.
After an aboenco onn hour and a half the Senators
returned, and the Senate adjourned.
The 11011E0 wns called to order at 10 A. M., by the
Speaker.
Prayer wasoffered by Rey. Mr. Moore, of Harrisburg,
The SPE ',HER 'mid before the bate the ntatoment
of licenses issued daring 1.981 le beews of hotels, eating
houses, etc.; also, the annual report of the Six.peuny .
Saving Fuud. Laid on the table.
=CI
Mr. REX, of Montgomery, offered a rotolutiou re
uniting the committee 011 the retrenchment of Fronde
expenses to convene at 3P. M. The preamble set forth
that the chairman of the committee had found it impos
sible to obtain any meeting. except on two oecaniona.
kleveral gentlemen otlideteil to this emitpuleuty mode of
et forcing attendance.
The resolution Arne postponed Indefinitely by a vote of
52 at ea to 18 keep.
Mr. SCOTT, of Huntingdon, offered a resolution te
questing the Auditor General to inform the House whether
the Pennsylvania Railroad had complied with the provi
sion of the " Act for . the corsnmtation of tonnage duties,"
by Ming a copy of the contract approved March 7, 1861,
fie well ea a copy of their tnllisheeti and the gatemen&
required by the second section of said act ; alto, whether
the company lot teethe any payments in conformity with
the act shire 'December. 186].
The remolation wax adopted.
BILLS INTSODUCRID
Mr, SMITH, of philadlelplua, an act to prevent the
tramlulent me of iron and other castings.
Mr. DUFFIELD, an act for the better protection of
consumere of gas in Philadelphia.
Mr. LIGHTEN WA LLNER, an act constituting Lehigh
county a separate judicial district,
- .
Mr. GAMBLE, an act granting certain rights to the
market compa.ien of Philadelphia. 1f Alto ving thorn to
use the pavements in front of the buildings for the Bahl,
b *lon and gale of prodnenj
mr. TATE, an not relative to damages on the Wyo
ming and North Branch rianal.
BXPOLDION OF lioN. JESSE D. BRIGELT
The House refused, by a viva voce vote, to suspend
the rules to consider the following resolution, offered by
Mr. BATES, of Crawford
IVAereas, We have read with enrprlao And mach
alarm the following letter of Jeme D. Bright, Senator
from the State of Indiana in the Senate of the United
Slates, viz.:
" WASI7INGTOI7, Mardi 1, 1881.
"My DEAR 51n: Allow me to introduce to your ac
tmaintanre my friend, Thome, U. Lincoln, of TOILS& Ile
viette your capital mainly to dispose of what he regards
a great improvement in firearms. I recommend him to
your favnnable conAideratinn, no a gentleman of the tint
reneftaility, and retial)k fti every respect.
"•Very truly YOll/11, JSEWS D.
4 c To Ills ExceIIentyJEFFERSON DAVIS, President of the
Confederate .Staten."
. ,
And whereas. we regard the spirit and intent of said
letter as traitorous and treasonable ag..inet our Govern
ment: therefore, be it
Resolved, Ity the Senate and llouse of Representa
tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General
Assembly met, that our BeTIMOTIT from this State be, and
they are hereby, instructed to vete for the immediate ex
pulsion of the said Jesse D. Bright from his seat in the
United States Senate.
FRAUDS lIPON THE VOLUNTEERS
The house proceeded to the consideration of the reso
lution offered I.y Mr. REX, of Montgomery, as follows:
Respired, That a set ct committee of five ho appointed
to investigate and e7amtne Into ti,e bentrailla WitLde by
certain parties with the agents appointed by the Governor,
for the furnishing of clothing, equipments awl supplies
to the Commissars Department, for the use of the three
months volnnteers, callid into service in compliance with
a revisitien from the President, and ascertain, If passi
ble, if any frauds have been committed neon the State,
and If to, to rerort to the House the nature and extetit nf
such frauds, and the name or names of the parties Implt
ward. The romo.iltob shall alsa kAhVitibilt Me such other
contracts and expenditures made by the beads of his 4it
ferent departments or their agents. as they In their nut 4-
ment may deem proper, and shall have power to send for
persons and papers
The question was on the substitute offered to the ori
ginal resolution by Mr. Grcenbank. The substitute was
ns follows:
Whereas, The,commiesioners appointed by the Go
ilElNll4r to inveatiglate the army frawle MVO; in their re.
port, divulged the fact that irregularities, extravagances,
and frauds were committed, to the great injury of the
Commonwealth, by persons engaged in furnishing cloth
ing, equipments, and supplies to the militm of this State,
under the act of April twelfth, one thousand eight hun—
dred end sixty-one.
And whereas, Judicial inquiry into the same has to a
considerable extent been foiled, and no efficient action
has been had in the - premises: therefore '
Pe it resolved, That a committee of five be appointed
to investigate the farts in regard to said abuses, and to
report the same to this 'Douse, together with the names
or any persons, if such there be, from whom the State
should be reimbursed the monies thus fraudulently ob
tained, and that the Governor and heads of the respective
departments be respectively requested to furnish said
committee with any information or documents in their
neeseeeion or control relating to said matters; end that
the committee have power to send for persona and
papers.
Mr. DENNIS was opposed to the substitute.
Mr. WIL LTA MS, of Allegheny, entered upon a re•
view of the question involved. Did the people demand
this investigation '1 The message of the Executive had
admitted that the popular clamor had been so great th tt
the Governor bad not even waited for a few months,
when it rolaht hove been anted upon by the Thome, but
bad appointed his own committee. It is true that this
bad created a smile upon the countenances of those who
thought that if a man was to be allowed to appoint his
own judge and Jury, it would be strange if he did not
get a verdict in his favor. The gentlemen of that com
ndttre, it was only just to say, had teen men of charac
ter, and the report, although couched in the very chtri
table style of the gentleman from Philadelphia, (Mr,
Abbot,) revealed many things not very eAeAitalde to the
party by whom the investigation was prompted.
Mr. WILLIAMS alluded to a resolution offered by
himself in 1861, calling upon the Governor to furnish
certain information, including the names of agents con
tracting for the State. The message which was received
in response did not contain the name of a certain person,
who, at that time, it was currently reported, was one of
those agents; but it turned out afterwards that this Tory
man had acted in Pittsburg. The frauds connected with
a case in that city were matters of common report. The
people assembled. collected funds to aid the mosecutim,
and the speaker was appointed as counsel. The cam was
ready for trial, when all proceedings were block.il by
the issue of a writ exparte, and without notice, by a chief
justice. This astonished all legal gentlemen in the Com
monwealth. Further action was taken, but, in the
meantime, the most important witness bad gone beyond
the seas.
Mr. DENNIS, in the course of the discussion, said
that there were man); attacks upon the Executive, hot
that every child knew that often a here there was much
smoke thepa Fik§Yery, very little lire.
The substitnie of Mr. Greenback was agreed to by a
vote of 0,7 yeas to 20 naps.
Mr. WI LUNY offered an amendment, limiting the ex
penses of the committee to $5OO Agreed to.
Tht. Speaker am; nembera of the Senate being intro
dured, the Convention p ro ,zsded to the bueines4 fixed by
law—namely, the enamel:4o[ole Pate printing for three
years, from July 1,1862.
Ilonatao IFIRSTAND, of Laneaotor, moved that th 4
Convention adjourn until February 25th, In order to allow
an opportunity for the revision of the law authorizing the
printing.
Senator LOWRY, of Erie, called for the reading of the
act of 1856, tinder which the Conventlen assembled. It
baying been read by the clerk, he expressed the belief
that it WWI illegal for the body to adjourn without open
ing the Mils and consummating the allotment.
After a rambling dii mission the motion to adjourn was
withdrawn. The bids were then opened by the Speakers
of the two Holmes, and were as follows:
Jacob Babb, 62X per cent. below terms of act of Assembly
George Ihrpucr, 40 do. do. do.
A. B. Hamilton, 161.16 do. do.
Theo. Fenn, 01 do. do. do.
.
J. IL Wells At Co., 66 dO. do do.
The sureties of the lowest bidders, J. H. Wells & Co,
were announced as loehffiereht.
Jacob Babb did not appear.
Theophilus Fenn did not appear.
Representative BOBBINS, of Washington, moved to
adjourn until 11th February. at 12 W.
Ssuetne SMITH favored this, declaring that there was
en evident combination among the printers or rier,•e..
burg to drive matters to a certain uoint. to the detri
ment of tj,e State. The sureties which were tendered by
the lowest bidder trere refused, and the same mint
presented by the next bidder, while one of the parties
could not be found.
Representative WILLIAMS moved to amend by ad
journing sine die. This was lost.
Representative HOPKINS modified his motion so as
to adjourn until February 25. This was agreed to. Then
adjourned.
NEWS FROM REBEL SOURCES,
170/TEMENT IN NOM CAROLINA
BALTIMORE, Jan. 28.—The Richmond Dispatch,
of yesterday contains the following:
Newham, N. C.. is in a ferment of excitement, in
the expectation of an attack in that quarter. The
town is under martial law, and every preparation
made for obtaining early intelligence of the ene
ma's movements, and for his repulse when he does
come.
From Kentucky.
LATE FROM FISHISG CREEK
General Crittenden was not wounded in the late
battle. We gather a few additional facts in rela
tion to the Kentucky disaster from the Knoxville
Regidvr. Eight Oonfedseats regiments engaged
fourteen regiments of the enemy. False 'aroma
tion of the enemy's forces was brought by one
Johnson, known familiarly as Hogback Johnson.
When our forces reached their entgenchments, Gen.
Crittenden concluded to fall back to the south side
of the river. The little steamer which had arrived,
wee tgkep, and the infantry transported across un
der the fire of the enemy's batteries, posted on the
heights above.
We lost the greater portion of our cavalry horses,
tents, and munitions. Gen. Carroll now has com
mand of the division. Two of Gen. Zollicoffer's
aide, Major Fogg and Major Shields, were badly
wounded. Whether the enemy has crossed the
Cumberland river, we are not advised. It was
expected they would do so. Gem Carroll is re.
ported wreaking a valiant stand against them.
Gen. Crittenden and all his staff are safe. Gen.
Carroll and staff are also safe. The only loss on
our side is reported at 300 killed. The loss of the
enemy is supposed to be twice that number.
Gen. Crittenden esdeeed the advance, believing
that the enemy were only 1500 strong. •
Under cover isf the night our forces were trans
ported speedily across the river, and when the
messenger left were ordered to fall back to Camp
McGinnis, twenty.five miles in the direction to
wards Knoxville. Several of our men came in
yesterday and report a large number of others on
the way to Knoxville. Our troops fell back to the
breastworks under command of Gen. Crittenden,
who was Dot wounded as has been reported,
The citizens of Knoxville have held meetings to
furnish our distressed and routed soldiers with
clothing, beds, and blankets.
NASHVILLE, January 24, via Mobile, January
25.—The most reliable information of the engage
ment at or near Somerset is that only two regiments,
Colwell Battles' Tennessee and Colonel Strattosm'a
Mississippi, were engaged in the fight near Mill
Springs. The estimated number of killed, wounded,
and taken prisoners varies from three to five hun
dred. General Crittenden,
with nearly
. all his
force, is now at Monticello. Stores and equipments
are being sent to him. The force of Federate is va
riously estimated at Paris at from 5,000 to 20,000,
some declaring that it reddie.d 25 ,409.
Paris was in a perfect state of excitement yes
terday. Many citizens anticipated an imme
diate descent of the enemy, which they deemed
themselves utterly powerless to resist, and were
preparing to leave with their negroee and other
property for various points Southward. One gen
tleman alone endeavored to obtain transportation
On the train for ninety =grecs, fearing that they
would fall into the Lauds of the Federate.
Gen: Buell, it is reported, has left Munfordeville,
and goie, no one knows where, Fort Henry is stilt
safe, the enemy for some reason haying withdrawn
from the immediate vicinity. The shots from the
gunboats were not replied to from the fort, which
will be held at all hazards. No doubt the design
of the enemy in bombarding the fart, on Friday
afternoon, was to discover the posidoes and ealibee
of the guns. Whatever were their designs, they
were frustrated. These demonstrations, together
with those threatened at Bowling Green and Co
lumbus, indicate hot work and plenty of it, at no
distitfit period.
Alarm at Parrs, Tennessee.
The Bittuphis Argus of January 11 sap that
66 three gentlemen, who arrived at Paris before the
departure of the train for this city, brought in
formation that the Federals had advanced in force
to Murray, Kentucky, and that they would march
at once to Paris, Tennessee, between which place
and Murray, a distance of twenty-five mile., there
no Ceufederate force suffinient to resist. ft was
generally anticipated, however, that no advance
had boon made up to yesterday afternoon."
The Wrecked Steamer City of New York.
Nzw YORK. Jan. 2S.—Tho steamer City of New
York, boat at Hatteras, was a propeller of Stoll tong,
and Was built for the New York anti -Baltimore
route, and owned here.
New Jersey Legislature.
RESPECT TO TUE MEMORY OF COL. ALLEN
TRENTON, Jan. S.—The news of the to of Col.
Allen and Surgeon Muller, or the New Jersey
Ninth Regiment, created a profound sentration in
the Legislature, and the melancholy erent being
announced in both houses, they adjtattiatta l ltt re
epeot to the Laenaory of the domed.
THE CITY
iIItIIIINDIENTB THIB IMMO.
wrimeee-senewe Tiezmpes--eitiith and Walnut
F Tlm Fair' Circle "—" Our Gel "—•' Ireland pelt Wm,"
Cowry T —Walnut street, above Meath
Uncle Tom'e Cabin."
Anox-Stiosor T s—Aroh street. above
The Irish Attorney"—.. The Melt Emlgrant"-- 6 . Two
can Play at that Game."
Must CAI. FUND HALL—Lomat greet, above Eighth.—.
Grano Vocal and !norms/cola Concert"
Teams of WONDEIki—.N. E. corner Tenth and Meet.
out streets.—Signor Blitz's Entertainment.
THE MOYAIIENEUNG PIRATES.—With the ex
ception of Gilchrist, (confined in the debtor's apart
meet: and furnished with three good meals per day
for which the Government has to pay the munificent
sum of fifty cents,) the only State prisoners now
immured in MoyamensingPrieon aro the rebel pi
rates. The y are thirty-eight in number, thirty
four of them being the sole surviving mementoes
of the ship Petrel, and the other four being stalwart
souvenirs of the PriVattler tiff Davis. One of the me'
mentoes has been discharged open bail, and another
will never more have need Of ball upon this earth.
Evan Lane, pilot of the Jeff Davis, hes been on
conditionally mimed, it being proved, upon trial,
that his heart had never been in t le bad cause, and
that he had repeatedly striven to thwart his traitor
comrades, by altering the vessel's course. Lane
was born in Massachusetts, where his father (a re-
IMMO genti9ittan finspresent at th,e
hearing) now resides. 'W hen released, he went go
his home, in the old Bay State, with no taint or
suspicion of disloyalty clinging to his name.
The prisoners are confined two in a cell. on the
second floor of the south corridor, and are not ma
nacled. They are in good health and spirits, (con
sidering that their conviction can entail no other
sentence but death upon them,) and upon a recent
occasion, being visited and questioned by lion.
Charles J. Faulkner, they replied that their only
grievance was the deprivation of liberty.
In the matter of food, they are entitled to the
sincere congratulation of all well-wishing friends—
receiving three first-rate meals per day, which are
appraised and paid for by Uncle Sam at the rate of
forty-three cents per pirate.
Their clothing is comfortable, indicating the ex
tent to which the sympathy of our citizens some
times carries itself. The best portion of It has
been purchased by contributionahip, in which the
gentler sex have had an extensive hand. When
the men were brought to this city they wore hire
foot, ragged, and with china tinhorn, Any one of
them, picked out at random, would have made a
capital as warmint " for ft Great Expectations," if
only a rag were bound around his head, and only s
a convict's iron were fastened to his leg. Bat,
coming among a civilized people, even a consignment
to &civilized prison -life has made a wonderful change
in their character and personal appearance; mat
except at odd times, when their countenancee tte
tray them, you would never take them for any-
thing worse than the felons of stern necessity.
Occasionally they are visited by friends, who are
furnished with the necessary pass, by United States
Marshal Millward. In this way they come into
posae,,sion of books and packs of cards. The books
are not taken to so kindly as the cards that are
generally thumbed into greesiness (they have soup
for dinner sometimes) before the end of a game.
Sometimes one of the players gets off a joke, which
is made to furnish amusement for the balance of
the day, besides serving the reminiscent function of
calling np other jokes long since departed—jokes
that possess a melancholy interest, because at the
t me of their birth the perpetrators were in freedom,
and the WbOie lend at peace.
We were slightly in error in saying that they were
all in good health. We recollect now, a querulous
old man of sixty, with a grizzly, deep-lined filo,
who was pointed out tone as the captain of the Pe
trel. He was suffering to some extent from rheu
matism, that. perhaps, was beneficial to him in the
particular that it served to divert his thoughts from
the blank walls about him and the heavy padlock
on the door. The ailment had been contracted he
paid, from his havisg been so long in the water when
the vessel sunk, before ho was picked up by a boat
from the Congress. His eye was clear and full of
vigor for so old a man, and he looked at us long
ingly as we turned amity.
It was generally expected that Secretary Seward
would visit the priSea, with the (Means princes,
while In the city a day or two since, but no such
visit was made. The trial of the Petrel crew will
take place in April. and a conviction is pretty sure
to follow. The Jeff Davis men are already under
conviction. The question of their final fate seems
never to give them uneasiness, and their dreams are
sweet dreams of peace,
THE. ALLEGED CONSPIRACY CASE.—The case
of Husband and others, charged with conspiring to
cheat and defraud, was resumed yesterday morning
in ibe Court of Quarter Sessions.
James M. Scoville sworn —I am a lawyet ; Ro
sanna Bowen was indicted in Camden for keeping a
aitOrdorly house Mr. Wilson, the shigiff, ealled on
3118 and desired me to take charge of her ease; T re
fused ; she desired me to defend her ; Judge Van
Dyke assigned me as her counsel; she was taken
with a sort of fit; I advised her to enter a plea 9g
sump
•
hef6ll4 (Mille/4e
from Mrs. Bowen; I wee in the house once; people
said she kept a bad house; I was at her Wage thir
teen months ago; Mr. Robinson was with me ; I saw
a sick woman there, and a dead child.
Mrs. Bowen, the mother, reealled. Mr. Mann
said that he desired to peeve that there was a share
Qt tpc forpg lielenging to her son Marks ; which
Would add value to the farm; also to show by bills
and receipts held by Mrs. Bowen, for houses built
on the farm since 1853, to rebut the evidence of a
wheelie. who,said the barn was only worth seventy
five dollars.
Mr. O'Neill said that the Commonwealth had
already totiebed 9.4 this me. as to the value of the
property, and the defence b ad met it; it was now
too late to introduce the witness on this point, as
the defence would simply have to call in more to
rebut it. All the evidence is now before the jury,
and it is for them to decide whether we have not
met the Commonwealth.
The judge overruled the application, and the
witness retired.
James MoNeelis sworn... 4 keep a grocery store
at Twelfth and Bedford streets; Mra Bowen ham
been dealing at my store ; from general reputation,
I think she is a very nice woman ; I think she is a
truthful woman; never heard her character spokes
against; all I know about her, she always pays me
my bills ; I estimate her character from tlaid.
J. H. Beckwith sworn—Have known Mra.
Bowen ulnae the Middle of November; have sees
her at the Bedford•street bliasion, and at her house
three times ; she has attended the mission at every
meeting ; I am the Bedford•street missionary.
Question.— ,4 Do you know her general character
or reputation ?"
Answer,—ft No air."
After an etvlanation between the lawyers u to
how the questions should be propounded, the wit
ness said he had never heard her character for
truth questioned ; I cannot give the name of any
one who ever said she was a truthful woman.
James Maxwell sworn.—Am agent fur the house
in which Mrs. Bowen lives; she pays the rent punc
tually ; regard the family as peaceable hba hon
est; never heard anybody say anything against her
character; never beard anybody say a word about
her character for telling the truth.
Mr. Miller recalled .—.I. have known Mrs. Bowen
since the 22d ofJune ; had seen her several times be
fore the nigh t she was arrested and taken to Camden;
I have never heard her character fur telling the truth
doubted; I would not h csitate to believe her on oath;
the whole neighborhood knew her; I never head
her character for truth questioned, exeeptingby the
parties who are against her; have heard a lawyer
in Camden speak against her; did on one occasion
hear people at Bridgeton speak about her ; they said
she was a poor kind of an honest creature ; never
heard anybody question her character for truth.
Wm. Powell sworn.—l was at Mrs. Bowen i e
house when the Mayor and his polies came in; my
solf, another young man, the mother, and all the
daughters were there ; we were all talking about the
farm ; after awhile a knock came at the door ; the
Mayor and six or seven police officers came in and
took us all away ; there was nothing wrong done in
that house; I went there to see Mary; I drive an
ice cart ; when the officers came. It was bait past 10
o'clock; I had been there about one and a half or
two hours when the officers came; our conversation
was about the farm ; the other yeditig Wren who was
with us is in the army ; he is at Washington.
John S. Reed sworn.—Reside in Camden; was
in Prison Board in 1861 and 1862; Mrs. Bowen was
in prison, and knew what she was there for; she
had importuned me about taking a judgment on
NOM property ; the Board of Frociaolit.or; oxamfarnii
into the affair; the money was advanced; irom till
I have heard, I think she is a bad woman; she
pleaded guilty to keeping a disorderly house. The
fine was $75, and was paid into the treasury, I sup
pose ; I do not know how it came to be made up to
the sum of $l3B.
The evidence on all sides here closed.
The counsel then commenced the argument.
Messrs. Mann end Geo. C. Collins for the Common
wealth, and Messrs. Cuyler and Cassidy for the de
fence.
All the counsel wore heard except the District
Attorney, who will sum up the case this morning,
when it will be given to the Jury, and a verdict ren
dered.
Pflf.grEEll OF THE liAB WORK3.—To , morrow.
Councils arerequired bylaw, tb CM four nett true.
tees of the gas works; two in each chamber. The
following are all the eaudidates we have beard of :
In. Select Council.—Michael J. Dougherty,
Fourth ward, lawyer, at present a member of this
Council; Wm. L. Birk, Fifth ward, lawyer, now a
trustee, formerly candidate for city solicitor; Chas.
L. Wolff ; Tenth ward s looking-ging ficalor, 441
member of the board, and a candidate for the Legit.
lature; Andrew C. Craig, Eighth ward, liquordealerp
a former trustee; Frederick Fraley, Ninth ward,
Secretary Schuylkill Navigation Co. another mem
ber of the board ; Richard V 11.11.2, ' Eighth ward,
'ex-major.
Ira Of/M.OU Covneil.—J. P. McFadden, Third
ward. reesetly prothonotary of the district court;
Dr. W. W. Burnell, Fifteenth ward, etteotraell
man ; Dr. Wm. B. Small, same ward, ex-trustee.;
Benj. Gerhard. Fifth ward, attorney, another ex.
trustee ; Richard Ludlow, Ninth ward, a brother
of Judge Ludlow, lately a candidate for Council;
Jacob Dewier, Fourteenth ward, an ex•elerk in
the gas department; Anthony Mickey, Twenty
mond nerd, 4 broker, and once a trustee too ; and
L. Martin, Twentieth ward, lampblack nanauftw
tures ; Lewis Cooper, another broker, and another
ex-member of the board of trustees ; ho resides in
the Eighth ward.
It is hardly probable that more will be done on
Thursday than to elect these trustees. Among the
candidates for other positions of a more lucrative
eheraoter, we find the 104 Custom House officers
largely represented.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A CLERGYHAN,—RDV.
Charles M. Breaker, a Baptist minister, and chap
lain of the Eastern Penitentiary, in this city, died
suddenly Monday night. The circumstances were
these : lle wag in the prayer meeting of the Fifth
Baptist Church, corner of Eighteenth snd spring
Garden. streets. During the messing he took pars
calmly but impressively. Just es the meeting
closed, be beckoned to the pastor, Rev. James R.
Simmons, to aline to him, and said : «I ain sick!
will you open the door and , give me fresh air?"
The door was opened, and he placed near it, helps
lifted by main strength. A physician WM 9011#9r
and after about an hour ho was placed in a carriage,
attended by his physician and others, but he do&
before he reached his home. He had regarded
leimself in unusually good health for two months
past. Ills disease must have been apoplexy. The
lettere' services are to commence at precisely two
o'clock to-morrow afternooa (Thursday} at Rev.
Ms. Summone r ' Church ; corner of Eighteenth Ng
Spring Garden. All are invited, particularly mi
nisters of the Gospel, of all denominatians. The
deceased leaves a wife awl three children, who re
side at 2015 Poplar street.
FntE.—An alarm of tire was occasion
about half mist one o'clock this morning, by t
bulling of n )0t of eulubustibles inn house
Prune street, above Fourth. The (Imes were
anguished Were much damage wee done.