Etlt Vrtzz. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1868 We can take no notice of anonymous commu nications. We do not return rejected manuscripts. sr. Voluntary correspondence solicited from all parte of the world, and especially from our different military and naval departments. When used, it will be paid for. FORNEY'S WAR PRESS. The "' ' PriCSS " for . Saturday, Janunbry 3, 1863. The first number for the New Year is out, and contains, the usual variety of excellent reading matter. The stories, poetry, fun, and agricultural selections are fresh and attractive: A large number of ably-written editorials appear this week, em bracing every :topic of interest of the present period. During the coming year , renewed efforts will lie made to place the War Press ahead of all its com petitors as a journal of the momentous times in which we live, Additional care and ability will be bestowed upon every department. We point to the following table of contents for the current number as a partial index of what the paper contains : AN ORIGINAL STORY—A Soldier's Scrap- Book. SELECTED STORlES—General Washington and the Negro ; The Honeymoon. CHOICE POETRYHThe Four Hundred; Re leased ; Shadows ; A Mystery. ~, A WEEK'S SUMMARY OF NEWS. PERSONAL ITEMS. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. ARMY OF VIRGINIA. - ARMY OF NORTH CAROLINA. ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. ARMY OF THE FRONTIER. FROM FORTRESS MONROE, DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF. RETALIATORY PROCLAMATION OF JEF FERSON DAVIS. THE NORTHWEST:: CHINA AND JAPAN: FROM NEW ORLEANS. FASHIONS FOR. DECEMBER. FOUR LETTERS FROM "OCCASIONAL.'? [The War Press publishes every , week all the let ters of "Occasional" that appear in the Daily Press.] WAR NEWS OF THE WEEK EDITURIALS:--Napoleon in :America; English Politica ; Retaliation ; The Attitude of New York ; The Attack upon General Halleck ; : Removal of General Butler ; The European Difficulty, ke. FROM 'WASHINGTON. • : THE PIRATE ALABAMA. FRAUDS ON THE GOVERNMENT. NAVAL DEPOT AT LEAGUE ISLAND. NEW YORK CITY. ' CITY INTELLIGENCE. WIT AND HUMOR. • FUN AND WAR. • : MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS—The Revolving ;flatteries ; Letters of Admiral Maury; Facts About Emancipation ; Search of New Cotton Fields; tore Letter front Lord Byron, Sze. FIXAN CI AL 'AND COMMERCIAL—The Money Market— Ph iladelphia'Markets, : • Copies of the WAR RREgs, put up in wrappers for mailing - , may be had for five cents. THE NEWS. A. CIOI.I.IESPONVENT of the Tribune says that " the French Government has decided to act alone in the matter of mediation, and to offer to the President of the United States the same proposition which has . been made to England and Russia, trusting to .his judgment to'pronounce upon its raerits. , And its prac ticability. That document will be aecomPanied by a letter from Drouyn de PHuys, stating, in substance, that the Emperor believes the proposition of au ar mistice an act in no way injurious to the interests and honor Of the United States, but, on the contrary, eminently useful; that it is not his intention to press it upOn the Federal Government, which alone Can determize - the time when the friendly office of France may be accepted." • TriE total 1.098 of life: on the great lakes „in 1862 foots up 156, against 107 in 1561. There were few greatcatastrophes. The heaviest loss by any oue disaster occurred November 2, by the wreck of the . propeller Ray State on Lake Ontario, near Oswego. All onboard-22 in number—were lost., The day following 17 lives were lost by slit scows going ashore at Port Colborne. There was a loss •of 12 lives by one accident on Lake •Superior, and two schooners' crews of 7 eaclrby going ashore on 'Lake Erie. .• • J. C. McLEon has been elected to Congress by the voters of the Norfolk District, Virginia. Mr. McLeod was born in Virginia, but is not an F. F.V., however. Ile started life as a school-teacher, and is said to be well educated and thoroughly competent for the position to which be has been elected. The vote, which was the first by ballot in Norfolk, was as large as usual, making the necessary allowance for the males absent in the rebel army or within the rebel lines. Tlir Xississippi expedition is of a much more for midable character than is generally supposed. Its organization embraces three grand divisions, of which General A. J. Smith's is the right, general Norgan L. Smith's the centre, and General George W. Moigan's the left. The number of troops Cll biliced in these corps we, of course, cannot state, but. it may bee relied upon that it will require a rebel force of not less than fifty or sixty thousand men to make anything like successful opposition. VAN.DURN men have binned a;000 bales of cotton, or nearly sl,6oo,o6otioftll:iirtt l ia valuable - property. : • Boxiiir has already been enrichedto.thiextent of nearly X 4,000,000 by the advance in' the price of cotton, one Parsee alone having cleared £BOO,OOO by his speculations in that 'article, while other firms have done nearly the same. •, Sin ALex ANDER BALNNERMAN, Governor of "Nevi foundland, it seems, will not help thoie who refuse to help themselves. Great scarcity of food prevails among the fishing Ovulation, and he has been peti tioned to aid those . An want; but in reply he shows that the shore fishery has given at least a fair re turn last summer; that those who have been in dustrious and economical have provided enough for their winter's support, and that he declines to give Government aid to the idle and extravagant, as any show of returning to a system'of pauper aid, when the means of independence is within the grasp of common energy, is one the Government will not countenance. Tur•. fulmination of Jeff Davis against General Butler and the President's proclamation has the first effect to derange the progranune upon which the exchanges of prisoners have heretofore taken place. The orders and threats of the great outlaw: are directly in violation of the cartel, and the first impulse of the Government was to terminate all pro - ; ceedings under it. It had been merely agreed to make a general exchange, including soldiers, point-, cal prisoners, and sutlers ; but until Davis shall satisfactorily explain his intentions, all commis sioned officers in our hands will be retained, and only privates and non-commissioned officers given up. IT IS announced that the second daughter of Prince Christian, of Denmark, the Princess Sophie Maria Ft edei Ica Dagmar, aged fifteen, and sister of the Princess Alexandra, will be affianced to the he reditary Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia, the Ce sarewitch, aged nineteen 3 and that their confirma tion is postponed because, previous to this core mony, they will enter the Greco-Catholic Church. Intimate relations between the royal families of England and Russia will thus be established. THERE are now on hand at the United States Ar mory at Springfield from thirty thousand to forty thousand new rifles, all packed and ready for ship ment. This is the first time since the war broke out that there has been a supply ahead of the demand. The armory now turns out about a thousand :rifles a day. A cox:arum/mow from Toulon, France, in the Meuager du Midi, says: The laying up of the fri gate La Gloire in the Castigneau dock has disclosed three unexpected phenomena : First, that the con tact of the copper Lining and the submerged iron plates had established a galvanic current, which produced the effect of a voltaic pile, and was com pletely deteriorating the armor of the frigate in the parts below the water line; secondly, that a species of shell-fish, hitherto unknown, was afterwards dis covered among the millions of molluscm, by which the hull was covered, apparently produced under the influence of the same galvanic current; and last ly, in the hold of the vessel twenty-two thousand litres of wine were found to be transformed into vinegar; it is not knoWn by what influence. Tux Vickaburg Citizen complains that neither the military nor civic powers have taken any measures to fill up the ditch which was dug by the Fedorais last spring for the purpose of turning the river away from that city. Allusion is made to some local jealousies, by which it appears there are parties on the other side of the river who are not unfriendly to the proposed change in the channel, thinking thereby to eventually secure the former immense trade of 'Vicksburg for another and rival locality. It is said that the itrst rise in the river will cozn- plete the new. channel, and leave Vicksburg some three or four miles inland. At last accounts the upper rivers were rising, and it is not impossible that sufficient water may soon come down to wash out the artificial &mune]. THE medical men of the army are beginning to see that it is better to permit a wounded or sick sol dier to go home and recover, than to have him de tained in a hospital and become incurable. One hun dred and twenty furloughs were granted on the 27th, on medical certificates. Captain Drake De Ray, of General Heintzelman , s staff, is charged with this fluty. Tut: President's emancipation proclamation will Probably exempt New Orleans and part of Virginia from the operation of the new order. GENEItAL BUTLER will be assigned to an im portant command immediately upon his return front New Orleans. Trtu, citizens of York, Pa., intend presenting to Major General William D. Franklin, U. S: A., a splendid sword for his bravery and gallantry in the battle of Fa eticricicsburg, Va. The French Navy. The well-known ship-builder. Mr. D0).w.0 2IcKAV, of New York, has lately visited the French dockyards and arsenals, and pre sents n lengthy and able report upon the French navy, which was reorganized in 1855 by the Emperor NAPOLEON, who resolved. at that time upon the construction o f a cer tain additional. number of vessels each year till 1870. Since the inception of that plan! it has been clecided.to substitute iron-eased' frigates for the screw line-of-battle ships then projected. By 1870, therefore, the principal 'vessels . .of the French fleet will con sist of forty iron.cased frigates of the first. class, varying in armament from thirty-six: to fifty-two rifled and breech-loading guns, : with a horse-power of from - nine hundred to twelve hundred, and all possessing a speed cx4ecding twelve knots an hour. Any fea sible improvements upon the original plan will, of course, be adopted as their value is test e d. Mr. mcKny thinks that so early as next year no other Power will possess/1 fleet able to cope on the open sea with that of France, and labor will be continued on it - with thr greater rapidity than was at first con templated. An order has been lately issued to complete, by the middle of this year, all the iron-clarl . ships on the stocks, numbering ten. At present the steam vessels of all kinds consist of - 325, added to 42 yet build ing. The sniliof vessels number 119, with but three on the stocks. The supply of timber on hand snillees for Tabotit seven years' consumption, with an abimdanee of iron and copper. The oak timber used is procured from the island of Sardinia, from the B.omagna, from Bur gundy, and the sButh of France. very closely question of iron-clads hos . ..ljeen very clOsely studied by - the French and the pre ference for sea 'scrViee is given to wooden iron-cased-shipS rather than to those of iron - Of sixteen iron-eased frigates Which FJ.:IIICL!, now possesses, bin two are built of iron, and experience has proved that these, On account of their rapidly4ouling bottoms, Will not be able to compete in speed with the wooden-built frigates, The English iron-ship - Warrior has lost two knots an hotir of her original speed fromtlds , cattse, and it is generally conceded that iron-built vessels will need to be taken into dock once in.thre,e months, that their • bottoMS may, be cleaned. The Confederate steamer. Alabaina was built by Mr. LAIRD, of Birkenhead, who knew that on a long cruise her • safety would depend only' on superior `speed: She is of timber, with a coppered bottom, and not a vessel in our luny' can compete With :her in rapidity. ~ The thickneSs of the iron Casing upon: the French ships is 41 inches near the load line, and 91 abavi-e that. The iron-clad timber-ships :Gloirc, In vincible, and Normandie - have reached the speed of 13,!, - knots - under steam alone; with men and armaments on hoard. Those now on the stocks are intended - to sail much faster than they, and: it is hinted that the iron-cased cruisers of 7;300, which our Go, yernment intends to construct, should be of wood rather than: iron, as intended. The, Small draite:ht of water which these ships only can have, Owing to the depth of: our har, hors, prevents giving them great speed, ,and their immense length will render them con 7 paratively unmanageable: They will thus be at the :mercy of a :Smaller opponent; whose superior Steering powers will allow a choice of position: . The Iwo new rain frigates, Magenta and Solferirio, , are both timber-built - Their glues are 1,000 horse-poWer ; Speedfour teen knots ;arm am ent, fifty-two thirty , po and rifled guns on two decks. The French NriVal Department does not confine its operations to Government -ship yards, but 'employs' also private establish ments. The dock=yard organization in:Frande is exceedingly perfeet. At Toulon and Cher bourg provisions ancl stores for 60,090 men can be, placed on board a. fleet in less than half a day. The plans - for new veSsels the deigned by all the - naval constructors in the service, -of - whom thcrc are one hunched an&twenty two. Each subMitS his plan AO cOn-imis s;ichi, : and the:best is z:tclopted. The present higlLstandarcl of French naval construction is much indebted to this conitietition. Mr. McKay considers that we should commence at once the construction of at least twelve iron-cased frigates of from to 52 guns, each of not more than twenty five feet mean draught of water. Added to these, he suggests an equal number of fast . sailing corvettes of 16 guns, twenty . frigates of 30 to 50 guns, and twenty screw steam sloops-of-war of 20 guns,- all of the highest available 'speed. These latter would prove' of great use -in case of a foreign war, in harassing the commerce of an enemy. should be substantially built of timber. By way of summary, Mr. Mc - KAI , op pOses iron vessels on account of the fouling of their bottoms, and consequent loss of speed, against which no remedy has.. yet been found 7: also, the weaktiEsi — of their bottoms, and liability of soon breaking up whenever they touch, and the impossibility of giting them a good ventilation, owing to the many water-tight bulkheads necessarily used - in their construction. We submit the above, without comment on the views of Mr. McKAY. LETTER FROM c‘ OCCASIONAL:, IV.AsitiriGTow, Dec. 31, 1862 It is now determined that the proclama tion of the President shall go into force to morrow. This is the last day of grace, and as there is no - human probability of the in surrectionary States submitting to the will of the Federal power before to-morrow, but one duty remains to the President. In ar riving at this conclusion he has been ani- Mated by the highest and noblest patriotism. 'Phose who censure the judgment which to morrow declares Emancipation will admit the patience, magnanimity, and reluctande with which the President approached the delicate issue. It was not pas sionate, momentary, or impulsive. There 'I was no. Spirit of revenge, no attempt at humiliation. The President recog nized the rights of States and citizens, in obedience .to the Constitution, although civilization had made that recognition a stain upon America's honor. • We have been the champions of liberty, and at the same time the apologists of slavery. We have arrayed ourselves against oppression and tyranny in all parts of the world, while we have been tyrannical and oppressive among our own people. We have allowed slavery to creep into our social system until agriculture,; in dustry, and personal enlightenment becaMe demoralized or destroyed. Like the enchant ed city in the oriental .tale, our men have become stones ; our rivers have dried up; our homes have become sepulchres ; and Over all brood desolation and: death, to gratify the passionate .hate of thiS Po tent and fiendish Enchantress. I fol low the story further, and adopt the moral of the romance as a lesson for to-day. By the sword the Enchantress and her partner in crime were slain. The spell passed away, and the city once more became busy, bust ling, life-giving, and life-enjoying. The President of the United States has attained his solemn conclusion in answer to a neces sary and vital demand. He fought this re bellion as we would fight with giddy, head strong, and impetuous brothers. lie be lieved that the paSsion of our foemen was a momentary impulse and outbreak, and he hoped amid circumstances that made hope a dream ; amid war, antagonisms, piracy, and crime ; amid deeds that find no parallel for ' malignancy and hatred ; amid exhibitions of desperate energy that have driven us into disaster : he has hoped until hope became a Ifolly and a crime; therefore, he proclaims emancipation, and forevermore we shall be a nation of freemen. It is too late to discuss the question of emancipation now. The day of discussion is passing. My opinions on this question are known to you. I do not anticipate from the proclamation to-morrow results as im mediate as many of our enthusiastic friends are hoping to see. The age of miracles is passed, and the walls of Jericho must yield to agencies more potent than the sound of a trumpet. God no longer works by signs and tokens. He has manifested his power and justice, and we, his servants and follow ers, have the duty in our hands. A people , *lto have lived for centuries in slavery, whose fathers and fathers' fathers for generations have been hewers of wood and drawers of water; men .without. a hope, instinct, Me: . mory, or tradition, that does not remind them of their misfortune and degradation, cannot be expected to rise at once to the full contemplation - 6f their deliverance. The: night has been long and dreary, and the sunlight will dazzle before it shines. We, cannot make n jubilee on every phintation,i nor would any humane man desire such thing. If emancipation meant insurrectiohii, and the death of women and children in the; South ; 'if it meant a:Sudden, uncontrollable; fiendish; and bloOdy state of anarchy among the Southern States, I should oppose it as I would Oppose the peatileuce and the fa mine. I do not anticipate any such hor rors, nor do. I look for a Utopia among a forlorn and benighted people. Those who make such arguments are enthusiastic in a good cause, or sarcastic in a bad cause. Emancipation means that henceforward the American Republic will be . the republic of freedom: We accept these four millions of slaves. as they, are ; but. instead of keeping them ignorant, and helplesii instead of making them so many instruments of :labor or :so inilny - deme , lits of capital ; instead of_ whipping them through cotton fields until they die, and whipping their children. in their foot:Steps ;• instead of debasing and de grading them, that we Play live in luxu riance and sloth, we say that under the pro tection of thisßeptiblie their destiny shall be that of all - other men. • They must liye, and labor, , and : develop the mind' : that: God has; thein. They must Make their own t - lestiny, and create own happiness. They are a distinct and sepa rate people; and they must live according to their own chooSing. The Sallie jaWs that goyern us will govern them. They must work .:ot Starte ; they must labor or die -; they must:observe certain moral restrictions or be :pnnished. They will find the white man 1.1. friend and a protector, and his power. will no lengerbe the whip and the barracoon. The men who are fighting our battles will welcome emancipationi'and, as a- war plea.: Stire, we shall sec its great YOU. It ta,kes. away that-::false sentiment that. makes \ the negro a silent spectator of a war wl.bige hardships and penalties' have been kelit, from hiM.. 'lt is a blow at the great labor system Which 'is the strength _?of the :re bellion. It• tells our. soldiers - that; while they give their lives to the cause of the Union, the lives of their enemies cannot be sheltered by four millionS of anotherirace. i It makes their war a 'Wfir for- ideas. The children who :.come after them will God that their fathers ennobled 'America when they gave their blood for its salvation I cannot, as I cOnteMplate this great 'deed, restrain an cnthltaltiSm winch Makes n* see the future frill of glory and prosperity: shall feel prouder of my name of an Atneri can when I know that it does not involve' an apology Or a blush. The South ? and: the North will feel the belleficent effects of this pleasure. , POT wheii the wars are oyer, and men are at peace; we shall tray realize the blessed deed that We j ,'now record ; 'we Shall see that amid the darkness., the •gloom, the distracting doubts,. the Opposition ; the 'calumny-amid a whirlwind of : Smoke, and blood, and destruction—amid scenes that no ;mortal could control or 'command, God himself, front", his empyrean and infinite dwelling 7 place, Moved the hand and the heart of Abraham Lincoln. He has written Liberty : on the scroll of this .Wonder ful and'magnificent century. Men will bless and honor him for it. But, the present has many trials before the future 'brings its triumphs. Let us not, shout and clap our hands until the joy is really aCcomplished. We enter -upon our new destiny= with Many sacrifices to make. We must • strengthen. the hands of the President in Ids'::great workwe must share the troublesand re sponsibilities it entails. Harmony:of 'senti ment—devotion to the Union—uncinuplain : ing loyalty—hostility to treasenand an an swerving stipport of the Administration— these are our duties, and these we must per form. ,Theu. we :cati truly : claim a share .in, the glory and triumph that is now approach ing—then we can fully 'realize the joys of our Happy New Year. OCCASIONAL. NEW YORK CITY. [Correspondence of The Press.) - NEW Yortx, December 31, 1802 THE OLD YEAR Is fading into the eternities, With gloom and dreary storm to mark its exit. All through this last day of '62 the air has been an cver•falling veil of gravita ting mist, shot with vagrant snow, through which one man is hardly distinguishable from another, and one house looks to he but the continuation of all the rest. Broadwii, this afternoon might be compared to a liver of mud running between two forests of umbrellas, with here and there a delightful ankle to show that even such a scene is not without its many stirring angels ! On a day like this, in Paris, the reflective Invert folds his arm. and drops himself quietly into the Seine ; in London, the phligmatic beef-cater . finds fault with his wife's ox.frsvagance at home, an4.1.-i.keepaiy. etilont-nt-the club; but in New York, the true American puts on his top-boots by way of defiance to the elements, and goes forth to join In the general splash. There is something characteristic of Yankee independence. in a New Yorker's style of crossing the street on such a day as this; he takes all the perils of the mud with a matter-of-fact air, betokening a willing and com placent responsibility for all the consequenes, and receives the progressive disfigurement of his irre proachable inexpressibles with a philosophical cool ness, realizing the sublimest height of the impertur bable. That last sentence may remind you of Car lisle. TILE NEW YEAR Bids fair to open drearily, if to-day is a formal crite rion; but let us hope that the wind will veer around at midnight, and clear away the clouds before the dawn. Preparations for to-morrow go briskly for ward, despite the weather; the jewellers, the toy makers, the confectioners, and the booksellers are thronged with buyers of presents, and the New Year's tables are put into position. At midnight we shall have the ' usual chimes from the sterile of Old Trinity, and several of the churches will hold "Watch" meetings. At the African Shiloh Church, in Prince street, the congreg:ition will watch the Old Year out, and welcome the New with jubilation. They anticipate to-morrow as the day which is to bring liberty to millions of their brothers and l sisters now in bondage. PEACE Is a good topic to begin the new year with, even though its apostle .be the newly-Honorable James Brooks, whose aspirations to sudden greatness may serve to show what a vast difference may exist be tween wishing and being. The Honorable James addressed the Bemocratic Union• Association last evening, on the occasion of 'the opening of. the asso ciation's new room, corner of Broadway and Twen ty-second street, in a manner to command the heartiest applause of the Southern Confederacy. "A war power to subvert the Constitution in order to sustain the Constitution ! The qUicker we can be rid of such a Government the better! He who-at tempted to subvert the Constitution by a proclama tion had no claim to the respect of the American people! This proclamation is not law. No general in the field is bound to give it the least respect. .No soldier in the field owes the least fidelity and alle giance to it. An men have a right to cry out against this arbitrary exercise of tyrannical power." Having listened approvingly to a long string of such traitorous nonsense as this, the association unanimously passed the following resolutions : Resolved, That the State of New Jersey, through Cher State Government, be respectfully requested to interpose in order to arrest the existing civil war : . 1. By inviting thenon-slaveholding States and the loyal slaveholding States—Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri—to meet in Convention in Louisville, Ky., on the day of February next. . 2 By requesting the permission of the President of the United .Statesto send Commissioners to Vir ginia, No:Al:and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Tennessee, to invite them also to meet Menke National Convention. And, Be it further resolved, That the President be re quested by the State Government of New Jersey to declare an armistice with, or for. such State or States as may accept this call for a National Con vention. Resolved, That a committee be created on the part of the association to present these resolutions to the Governor and the Legislature of New .Tersey, and to urge upon that State that, in consideration of her Revolutionary history and patriotic associations, she is entitled thus to lead in a National Conven tion for the restoration of the Union of these States. Adding to the above the fact that, in a letter to Prince John Van Buren, 'a "reliable Southerner," agrees to a present restoration of the Union, on condition that States may be privileged.to secede at will after the year 1873, you will perceive that there is every likelihood of peace being permanently se cured—as soon as the war is over. • "LA DAME AUX CAMELIAS," In its natural state, was performed by. M. Magnet's! French company, at Niblo , s Saloon, last evening, before one of the most critical audiences I have seen for some time. A majority of those present were there to compare the genuine French play with the sentimentalized English version so popular as " Ca mille ;" and I will venture to say that they Illiftlit ntouely gave the preference to the genuine thing. To appreciate the sort. of woman Marguerite Gau tier really was ; you must., see the part played by a Frenchwoman, like Mad , ile Bouhclicr, and sur rounded by French fixtures and manners. The scene of the petit soupu, in the first act, last night, was a picture of Parisian grisettedom as true to nature as French mimicry could make it. That one• scene revealed the real character of the Camelia Lady in such an unmistakable light, that her subsequent sufferings had the aspect of a just retribution, and commanded no more sym pathy than it is wholesome to bestow on any woman ; who is the author of her own misfortunes. Except in the case of MatPlle Botthelier, the piece, was not acted with the ability usually given to the English version ; yet its general effect was better than that of "Camille," because it presented evidence of being a true reflex of French sentiment and socialism, and offered n 6 sophistry of situation to make the reaction of womanly impurity !tare at the natural impulse of angelic purity. Wishing The Press and its readers A happy new: year; I remain, etc., STUYVESANT.. ` A LETTER from Beaufort, N. C., under date of the 20th, (speaking of the Foster Expedition,) says : "I am compelled to say that there is but little Unlonieeling among the - North Carolina people, so far as I can see, among the inhabitants left behind— the neutrAls,lio' called. They nearly all refuse to !take the oath of allegiance, and. only those who I'll - aye an object to gain by so doing, and even when it la done there is always a mental reservation about it ;Aiwa they will only beloyal until the times change, and then they will change." LUTE IRESS.-PHILADELPITIA, 1111URSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1863 WASHINGTON. Special Despatches to The Press'', lffnerriNcrrorr, December 31, 1862 Tice Emancipation Proclamation. It is ascertained that the President's Emancipa tion proclamation will not be ready for publication till to-morrow. All quiet on the Front. The despatches received from the headquarters of the:Army of the Potomac indicate that everything is quiet in that vicinity. A Rumor from Washington. A special despatch from Washington to the New York Times says : "A rumor, originating in the War Department, has been in circulation here for a day or two, to the effect that Mr. STANTON intends to resign his Secre taryship about the 20th of 'January, is favor of Dir. WATSON, his present chief assistant." Secretary Smith's Successor. The name of the new Secretary of the Interior, vice SMITH appointed judge of the United States District Court of Indiana, will not be announced before.Xonday. ,The Pre4ident persistently keeps the secret, and if is rumored that he has a surprise in store for the people. Our Victories in Tennessee. Tlie reports of our victories in East Tennessee are believed to be true in official circles. ;It is well known that an expeditfon, under Gen. C.\ ILTY.R, of Tennessee, left Richmond, more than two weeks since, moving in the direction of Knoxville. This expedition was strong enough to have accom plished the work, and its captures will be a full set off to the depredations of MORO AN. Stuart's Raid into Maryland. The Chronicle of to-day contains the following : DwrintonE, Dec. 30. 7 Passengers who arrived here to-night from Frederick, Md., report that a ru mor was current there and believed that. Stuart's Cavalry, numbering • 1,200 men, crossing the Potomac last night and this morning; ten or twelve miles this side of Point of Rocks. At the time the train started it was• not known how many had got over, or how far, they had ad vanced into this State. It is believed that they in tend destroying the bridge over thelllionocacy, four miles this side of Frederick, and then dash into the latter city, destroy all the stores accumulated there, and then move to other points in the western part of the State, and, after .repeating the same opera tion, recross into Virginia. It is confidently hoped here that if they venture far enough into the interior the whole party will be captured. It is raining here rapidly, And it is hoped that the .Potomac will be so swollen as to make their capture a fixed fact. The Reported Raid. This afternoon's Star says : There is no truth In the current story that Stuart's cavalry have crossed the Potomac into Maryland, as telegraphed here last evening. The rurnorgrew out of the fact that, night before last, ten or twelve rebel guerillas crossed irom Ball's Bluff over to Harrison's Island, proba bly designing a brief thieving expedition into Mary land, but seeing that their motions were observed from the north shore, they prudently returned back into Loudoun ere daylight. This is•the whole truth concerning the body of five thousand rebel cavalry crossing the river into Maryland, over which " Se cesh” here was rubbing its hands last night. The Internal Revenue. The following is the evidence to be made to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue when a claim for drawback is made: First. The certificate of the Collector of Internal Revenue that the internal revenue tax upon the goods exported has been paid, which certificate shall, when possible, particularly , describe the goods by their marks or otherwise ; 'their quantity ; the rate of tax ; whether specific or ad valorem ; the amount of duty iinpo2ed, and the name of the manufacturer or producer who paid We same. Second. The certificate of the collector or other competent officer of the customs to the effect that the goods upon which the drawback is claimed have been exported, which certificates shall also particu larly describe the goods by their marks or other wiie, and shall set forth their quality, date'of ship ment, name of vessel, port to which they were ex ported, and 7r6Ane of exporter. Third. The affidavit of the partymaking the claim, or other competent person, setting forth that the goods upon which the claim for drawback is :made are the identical goods upon which the internal reve nue tax has been paid; and certified by the collector of internal revenue; that the same goods have been exported at. the time and in the manner stated by the collector of the customs, and, also, the amount of the drawback claimed, and the party making the claim is justly entitled thereto; This affidavit must be executed before a notary public Or:Magistrate, having a seal, or, if executed before a justice of the peace, there must be a certificate from a proper offi cer that such person is duly authorized to administer oaths. ..... . The Porter •Court Martial. General Burnside was examined on Tuesday, and testified to having received unofficial telegrams from General Porter after that officer had joined the Army of Virginia •relative.to the operation of the forcesunder General Pope's command.' He was satisfied, from what was said therein, that General Pope's character was strictly correct. Being asked whether the indisposition evinced by many of McClellan's officers to serving under Gen. Pope, was not chiefly caused by the withdrawal of the army from the peninsula, he replied that, at most, any officer with whom he had, conversed, had Italy sanctioned the wisdom of this Move. He had, how ever, no desire to make personal reflections on the cspacity of Gen. Pope. , . Doinvurrner questioned.in regard to Gee. porter, - he stated that he . knewl sr ofter had immediately obeyed the order requiring him to join forces with General Pope ; but whether he had used etiOrts be pond the dictates of duty to do so, he was not aware. He spoke also of an incident that occurred on the banks of the Chickahominy, in which Gen. Porter displayed foresight. While crossing that stream the wagon trains very much impeded the movements of the troops. General Porter had ordered the wagons tfipass on beyond, and in doing so was compelled to change the position of his corps. General Mc- Clellan was at first displeaSed with this manoeuvre, but after the army had crossed fully assented to its judiciousness. General Butterfield, of General Porter's corps, was next sworn. He stated that he was present when the order from Pope arrived, directing General Porter to march at 1 o'clock, on the 28th of August. General Porter, he said, having sent out his aids to explore the road, was convinced by their reports of the impracticability of starting before daybreak, and reported accordingly. He gave an account of the march from Ellis' Foid to Bristow, during the latter part of August, and of, the fatigue of the soldiers thereon. He believed General Porter had performed his whole duty: General Buford, chief of cavalry to the second corps of Pope's army, was called on and - tfrietly questioned with reference to the report he made . to General McDowell, on the 29th of August, of the presence of a large force under Longstreet....near Gainsville. lie stated that he. thought they he come through Thoroughfare Gap, and that they had approached from the direction of Gainsville about 9orloA. M. The court then adjourned. Gen. Dlepowelleourt of Inquiry. A communication wasreAdon Tuesday from Gen. Sigel; stating that he was not prepared as yet to- make any correction in his testimony. This, toge ther with letters from Gen. McClellan, designed to throw light on the declarations which he had previ ously •made before ; the court, was read •by the re corder and ordered to be Appel:Medi° the day's pro ceedings. . --Major Willard, aid to General McDowell, was the only witnese examined concerning an interview be- . twecn Generals McDowell and Sigel, on the 2,7 th of. August, near puckland Mills, at which he .was pre sent. He said that- he thought he had heard General McDowell request Sigel to go to Manassas, and to march also to Thoroughfare Gap,' offering him for that purpose the command of one of his di visions. The court then adjourned till Monday in order to enable the recorder to bring up the record of the large correspondence remaining to be copied. DEATHS SOLDIEIV3.—The :following have been reported since our last : James Gilbert, Co. DI, 112th Pennsylvania. A. Sheeler, Co. A, 11th Pennsylvania. A. H. Cane, Co. 0, 28th New Jersey. Asa Chapman, Co. I, 139th Pennsylvania. J. F. Gentsel, Ist lieut., 4th U. S. Artillery.. W. Cathcart, Co. H; 146th Pennsylvania. ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. Gen. Roseerans Moving on the Eneuty—A Great Battle in Progress near Mnrfrees ' bore, &c. C/NelliNiTl, Dec. 31.—The Enquirer of this morn ing publishes adviees from Nashville, that Rose crans' army had moved on the enemy, driving them before him. • There was considerable heavy skirmishing. The United States soldiers were in high spirits, and anxious to fight. On Monday, Dosecransl advance was in full view of Murfreesboro, and the enemy ;Was in full view, drawn up in line of battle. A battle was expected to take place on Thursday. OINCINIVATT, Dec. 21.—Special to the Commercial. Dlrnvnr:rsnono, Tenn., Dec. 30.—The Fourteenth Army Corps made a general advance yestenlay, and pushed • the rebels back seven or eight miles. Col lins' Brigade, of McCook's Corps, had a sharp brush with the enemy just beyond Nolinsville. There was cannonading for an hour, the enemy wasting consi derable ammunition. Our troops reserved their tire, advancing briskly by a dexterous flank movement. The 101st Ohio captured one gun and.caisson. We lost one killed and three wounded. A general en gagement was imminent, our army sweeping rapidly down all the roads to Murfreesboro. Heavy artil lery firing is now heard on the Nolinsville road. General McCook is engaging Hardee. The weather is damp and the ground very heavy. The Latest from Kentucky. LOUISVILLE, Dec. 31.—A1l is quiet south of here, as far as headquarters are advised. THE LATEST. Caino, Dec. 31.—Information received from CO rinth to Saturday night states that the garrison there were on half rations. Foraging parties, how ever, were able to supply the deficiency. Col. Lee, with a large cavalry force, in pur- Butt of Gen. Van Dorn. The trains are rill running from Corinth to Jack son, and from Jackson to Holly Springs. The road has alsO bet n repaired from Jackson to a point nine miles north of Trenton. Every station 'house and all the bridges between Trenton and kosciiii, within twelve miles of oo havebeen burned, and all the bridge timber along the route destroyed. A considerable portion of the track has also been torn up. A Federal force to the number of 3,000, which left Trenton in the direction of the Tenneisee river on a reconnoissance, had note returned when our form ant left. oAiuo, Dec. 31.—A construction train left bus yesterday. .It went as far as Union city With-. out meeting with any obstacle. Two regiments rind: a battery left to-day to assist in putting the road . ln. order. The rebels have evidently left the line of railroad, and it will be repaired in a week. AMY OF THE POTOMAC. Telegraphic Wires Cut—The nebel Cnval .ry—The Movements of Lee ra Mystery—Re moval of Heavy Guns by the Rebels—ba. Meat ions of a Retreat—No Prospect of Our Troops GOing into Winter Q,narters—Our Pontoons in Motion. RI:Al/QUARTERS AIeMY OF THE POTOMAC, Dec. 30. Last night, about 8 o'clock, the wires ceased to work north of Falmouth' Station. The cause was unknown. At .10 P. M. the last was heard of the rebel cavalry from Occoquan, which place they had passed on their way northward. READQII.A.LITER:4. RIGHT GRAND DITIFIION t December 29, 1862. The movements of General Lee nre still a puzzle to us all. Col. Win. S. Teal], of Gen. Sumner's staff, again made a balloon reconnoissance to the height of eight hundred feet, and reported on his return to . terra firma that the rebels were removing their heavy guns from the first line of entrench menta, and that there were many indications of a retreat. The Signal Corps also make the same re port. Long trains of our own wagons captured from us on the Peninsula, or of those made after the %ante fashion, were seen moving off with apparently heavy loads in the direction of Bowling Green and G uinney Station. Whether all this activity is intended as a feint to cover a bold attack in some other quarter, or whether Gen. Lee designs to draw nearer to Richmond, and abandon this very strong line, time alone will de termine. But, if Gen. Leets movements are a mystery, no less so are those of Gen. Burnside. • It seems to be generally understood that we are not to go into winter quarters,'at least there are no more indications of it than there were a month bd fore the battle of Fredericksburg.- And yet, what are we to do I This question almost every one in the army asks himself daily, and then makes the same interrogatory to every one he meets. Of one thing, however, we all seem to be certain ; and that is, that the Rappahannock will not again be crossed in front of Fredericksburg so long as there is a rebel battery in position to dispute the passage. The pontoons, about which so much has been said of late all over the land, have been in mo tion for the past few days, and there is much that is very significant in their.movements.—Tribune. THE' LATEST. HEADQUAF.TEIiS OF THY. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, December 31.14.1ec - onnoissance in force went out yesterday morning, which will probably be heard from in a few days. It is believed here that a considerable portion of General Lee's army has moved from its late position on our front - and gone up the Rappahannock. Ita , destination, however, is not known—at has been . ascertained by a flag of truce that Captain - SW : 4 - r- Inger:of the late Brigadier General Jackson, Who was reported killed in the battle of the 13th, was only wounded and captured. He is now doing well at a farm-house about four miles in the rear of the enemy's front. Lieutenant Eddy, ordnance officer of General Whipple's staff, is a prisoner in Richmond. lie was hurt on the battle-field. . - ARMY OF THE FRONTIER. „Despatch of General Blunt—Shelling the Enemy—The Arkansas River to be Cross cal—Extensive CaptuTes. Sr. Loris, Dec. 31.—Gen. Blunt telegraphs Gen. Curtis, under date of Van Buren, Ark., December 28th, as follows: "My long-range guns are now shelling the rebel camps across the river, five miles below here. "If the enemy does not retreat during the night, I shall endeavor to cross my troops over in the morning, and offer them battle. "Among the property captured are four steamers, three of them heavily laden with supplies. Also, a ferry boat and a large amount of ammunition. "Quite a number of the enemy were killed. , ) FAYETTEVILLE (Ark.), Dec. 31.—The following ad ditional particulan of the raid to Van Buren have been received : Our army was ten miles this side of Van Buren, yesterday morning, and would bivouac on the moun tain4op last night, and expected to reach Prairie Grove again to-day. General Schofield joined them a few miles beyond the foot of the mountain. The steamers Violet, Key West, Rose Douglas Frederick Notrebe, Erie No. 6, and Van Buren, with their cargo of grain and provisions for the rebel army, were burned; also, a large amount of army stores. The rebels burned their arsenal and ferry-boat at Fort Smith to prevent their falling into our hands; also, a large quantity of forage and provisions on the opposite bank of the river. A general confla gration was in progress when our forces left. Many • deserters came to our lino, who report that two regiments of Missourians stacked their arms a few days ago, crossed the river, and went home. Another regiment of Missourians left a short tin after, taking their arms with them. Two regiments of Texans also stacked their arms, and started for home. A regiment of cavalry was Bent in pursuit, but instead of arresting, joined the ruhaways. Every thing goes to show that the rebel army of trans- Mississippi is completely disorganized. The Arkansas river is at a boatable stage, and the country bordering its banks,lrom a point twenty fiveyiniles below Van Buren to Little Rock, is well provided with forage and food for an army. Our troops are in splendid spirits, having accomplished the nost daring and successfUl raid, without losing a single life. . From Sau Francisco. SA FRANCISCO, Dec:3l.--The year just closed is admitted by all to have been the most prosperous in the history of California, as far as the mercantile and manufacturing interests of the State are con cerned. The agricultural and raining .interati4liave never been in a better . otTcr3LAtc oro incre.asing.ranitivkip ‘ pop a . ]ration and wealth. The rate of Exchange on the Atlantic States is: the same as reported on the last steamer day. Cur rency bills are quoted at 20@22c per cent. discount. Coin at 5@6 per cent. premium. Sterling Exchange has advanced to 47;f t 048 for bankers. Legal-tender notes are quoted at Ile/Geol. The. King and Queen of the . Sandwich Islands were confirmed at the so-called Reformed Catholic Church on November 28th. Bishop Stanley and other English missionaries performed the *ceremo- The Missouri Legislature. JEntimsoN Orr; Mop, Dec. , 30.—Both Houses of the Legislature completed their organization to-day, by the election of Emancipation candidates to dll All the offices. • .There seems to be a very general feeling that Con gress should lead off the emancipation movement, and there is no doubt that a prompt and liberal ten der of compensation would greatly facilitate the emancipation measure in the Legislature. There is a strong prospect that the Senatorial question will be disposed .of this week. Under the Constitution of this State, a simple majority only is required to pass any bill over. the GoVernor's veto. the Rebel Raid The Apported Crossing into Maryland tiitrtte. . F 3 il.Tlmom-:, Dec. 31.—Direct and reliable informs_ tion from Harper's Ferry and other points along the line of the. Upper Potomac, shows. that the reported rebel raid into Maryland is entirely untrue. A small body of White's Cavalry have been seen on the south bank of the Potomac, upon which a variety of wild reports of invasion were based. * INTERESTING PRESENTATION. The huge Military Furnishing establishment of Messrs. Evans Sr..Hasiall, Arch street, /there Fourth, was,. last evening, the scene of a very interesting occasion. The employees of the houtie, embracing in all some three hundred clerks, salesmen, and girls, engaged in their manufacturing department, gave a splendid en tertainment for the two-fold purpose of spending New Year's Eve in a pleasant, social way, and of making a number of handsome New Year's presents to the ladies of .the firm (Mrs. George 0. Evans and Mrs - . Win. S. Hassell) ; to Mr. Clair, the foreman of the house, and four ladies occupying important and responsible positions in the work-rooms. The large third story of their building on the north side of the street, was used for this purpose. The entertain ment consisted of ice creams, cakes, tea, coffee, and other refreshments, provided on. a handsomely-set table, extending the whole length of the room. Seven o'clock, the hour fixed for the festival to commence, found sonkthr s ee four or fo hundred happy-faced, well dressed men and women in attendance, when the proceedings of the evening were formally Intro .__ duced in a PRESE3;TA . TION SPiIEOH By special request;the presentation speech of the occasion was made by Mr. J. F. Graff, of The Press. Mr. Graff commenced by saying that, ;before dis cussing the feast of delicacies before them, he had been assigned the congenial task of making a num ber of beautifuL New Year's .presents. The presents consisted of Iwo elegant silver tea sets, intended for the ladies of the firm ; ii"ifit — of Siberian squirrel furs, a handsome castor,_ft watch, and half dozen silver spoons, intended reisPectively for Mrs. John Ellis. Mrs. Hammer, Aliss•Lizzie GraelF, and Miss A. LI Way—four ladies occupying prominent posi tions in the manufacturing department of the house; and an elegant silver tray, pitcher, and goblets for their foreman; Mr. H. M. Clair. All the mrtieles were suitably inscribed. The speaker said, that before formally handing these gifts to their recipients, he would emulate the New England deacon, whose cnstom it had been to preface his addresses in public, with "n few re marks." Were he a preacher, he continued,' he should,have no difficulty In finding a number of " heads" for his theme, suggested by the scene be fore him, among which the national circumstances of the hour, the relations existing, between capital and labor, that most beneficent of modern inven tions, the sewing machine and:the time (being the eve of the new-born year) would each be worthy of a prominent place. But he would not weary. the company with a set speech. The national circum stnnces of the hour were well known to all. While, however, .the country was in a state of war, this was pre-eminently a scene of peace. It was a happy interlude of mutual confidence and generous regard in the sad train of suspicion, .oppression, and avarice too common in mercantile life. It was a green spot of reciprocal liberality amid the grating, grinding, granite-greed for gain. He knew some thing about the Spirit which had prompted this act on the part of those whom he had the honor on this occasion to represent, and he knew that every one of their number would indignantly spurn the thought that these gifts were, in any sense, the representa tives of so many dollars contributed as the pHee of future favors. Their act was the outgushing of re spectful gratitude towards their employers. Not a few of them, especially among the girls engaged on sewing-machine work, - had, previous to entering the employ of this house, been earning but fifty cents per day, who were now receiving frontten to fifteen dollar s per week. ' Diesels. Evans C. Hassell, instead of theorizing, bad practically solved the great problem of the rela tions existing between capital and labor and the speaker - was assured that every •one within the sound of his voice would acknowledge that the inte rests of the emplOyer and the employed, so far as this house was concerned, were entirely identical. Ile knew that one of the most cherished features in the recent experience. of this .firtn was their ability to make their own prosperity conducive to the hap piness and prosperity - Of others. He wished, in his heart of hearts, that. every:employer rind laborer in the land could witness the scene around him, in order that they might read in it the eloquent answer to "mechanics , strikes," and the advocates of "wo man's rights." To his mind, the strike made by these employees wits such a one as should be popu larized; it was a " ten-strike," and one which ought to strike shame and confusion alike to the minds of avaricious manufacturers nd ungrateful•operat ives. How •different was the scene presented here, from that-described by the poet Hood in hii,touching •" Song of the Shirt." . Instead of "plying the needle . and thread" with !..‘ fingers weary and worn," until -"the brain begins to swim," and "the eyes grow heavy and dim", these girls, surrounded with the music of two hundred sewing machines, and the chatter of happy voices, wore really as independent as their employers, and he was proud to say that not a few of their number were fitted by education and manners to grace any circle of society. He did not suppose that all who heard him were members of the Methodist Church, but he felt that, in saying ."God bless the man who invented Sewing Ma chines !" he would awaken an "Amen !" in every heart. But he would not detain them longer. They were spending the last hours of the dying year—a year, of which, notwithstanding the desolation wrought in many homes, he believed they could all unite with Tennyson, in the confession "But though his eyes are growing dim, And though his foes speak ill of him, He was a friend to Inc." In looking back over the months and hours of 1862, he saw a mighty procession of mercies crowding through the gateway of memory, and he hoped that the virgin pages of the new year might not be sullied by ,any unpatriotic act on the part of any of his hearers. It was their duty, with heart and soul, to emulate the ancient Greeks when their liberties were threatened, and shout " Again to the brittle, Achwaria, Our hearts bid the rebels defiance, Our land, the first garden of Liberty's tree, Has been, and shall yet be, the rand of the free.' , Dlr. Graft' concluded by presenting the articles above enumerated to their several recipients with "a hearty God bless you, and a happy new Year." lIV:CY.rTION•SPEXCII ISY_TRE iusv. u. A. The presentation address was followed with a Very appropriate, hurnotons, and well-received speech, delivered by the Rev. Henry R. Smith, rec tor of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Pe quea, Lancaster county, to whom the honor of re ceiving the handsome presents in behalf of the ladies and Mr. Clair, had been entrusted. He re gretted that one of keener thought and more elo quent expression than himself had not been selected to perform this service. Speaking for Messrs. E. & 11. 1 he could say with all sincerity that they knew nothing of this fait ir until it had progressed too far, to do what they most certainly would have done had they known it sooner, throw cold water, and a good deal of it, too, upon the project. He spoke of having spent more than twelve years tn . sOlving the problem of labor, and gloried in having been, and in being yet in his new vocation, a working man. He spoke of the honor and dignity of labor ; of our Divine Master telling his disciples, and through them the world, to go work in his vineyard. He spoke of the command of Jehovah, " by the sweat of thy brow thou shalt earn thy bread" and said that the brightest crowns of rejoicing at his Master's disposal would be given to the Christian working people. He congratulated the employees upon having fallen into the hands of those who could allow them to share their profits to a large extent, and thus add ample remuneration as well as dignity to their labors. He used the following language in reference to the presents : If you ask me what of the "spoons," [which were presented to Miss Way - ,] I answer that the way in which they were got up, the way in which they have been presented, and the way in ovhicht they will be used, will prevent the memory of tlie recipient Way from growing rusty with the Retails - of this happy` hour. May I hope, also, that a way may be devised by which the fair 'recipient may be prevented from parting with her spoons, until she gives herself away " to love, cherish, and - to oboym another; end my word for it, she will find that a more pleastarkt. way of passing life away than the way in which she has been living ;.and may she, and we; and all of us, travel in that safe and narrow way that leads to better and more enduring things than silver spoons ! If you ask, what of the Watch? I answer that the jealous eyes of so many young ladies might have done a worse thing than set a watch upon the affections of Miss Graeff. It will teach her to "mark time" to the music of the "Union ;" and when that union takes place, it will teach her, and the other half of her firm, that few things besides watches go upon "tick" and pros per. If you ask, what of the "tray, and pitcher, and gobletsl" I must let the recipient speak for himself, for though his name is H. M. Clair, he was so bewil dered at the beauty 'of your present that he said "I D. Clair," (I declare!) Anything that could so over come a man as to cause him to forget his name will be heartily welcomed and gratefully remembered. If you ask me "What of the furs?" I answer, that the sporting squirrel of Siberian forest never dreamt that the rich fur which hid the mischief of its little bady.would ever grace the shoulders and warm the body of one who always warmed herself by labor. And yon castor, well supplied with Latour oil, might teach the most forgetful epicure to smack his lips in expectation of the coming salad. Or, if for castor oil, of Latour brand, he had n6' taste, yon der tea sets, with their smoking "Oolong," or their curling incense of rich " Imperial," would start his memory with kerning recollections of the present hour. He then addressed himself to Mr: Graff, and said this was the first time, to his knowledge, that "the Press" and the Pulpit had thus been engaged in such a happy and 'worthy enterprise. If they had always been engaged, when outside of their legiti mate mission, in such worthy work, much trouble would have been saved to our country. He believed that these two agencies should work together for the good of mankind, and because they had not done so the country was suffering. In conclusion, he wished them, one and all, a very happy New Year. The whole party then sat down to an entertain ment prepared by the operatives. Public Entertainments. OPFDIATIC MATINEE:, YESTY.7tDAY.— Notwith standing the inclemency of the weather, yesterday afternoon, the Academy of Music was well filled with a, fashionable audience to witness Verdi's famous opera, "La Traviata." Mlle. Angiolina Cordier made a decided hit in the role of Violetta. Her singing was excellent, and her acting all that could be desired. She seemed to sing with more en thusiasm than upon former occasions : and she was warmly applauded . throughout the Opera. Signor itlaccaferri was aedeptable as Alfredo, singing and acting with taste and judgment. Amodio was very good as Gremont, and Barili made what he could out of the Doctor. The Brindisi, or "'Drinking Song," was rendered rather tamely, the artists improving during the progress of the opera perceptibly. The death scene in the last act was given with good taste and effect. It seemed to be the universal regret of the audience, which was at tentive and appreciative throughout, that we are to be without opera for some time to come. Herr Ernst Hartman performed Liszt's celebrated paraphrase on " Shakspeare's Midsummer Night's Dream" ad mirably, and was encored vociferously when he ap pearid at the piano a second time, and gave the au dience ." The . aria and shadow dance," from the opera of . " Dinorah"—a compliment to Mlle. Cordier. FUND HALL— DIR. DAVENPON.T 2 S BEADINGS.—The Musical Fund will be crowded to morrow (Friday night) to hear the readings of Mr. and Mrs.. E. Davenport. The selections are varied - and excellent, and, rendered by , Such distin euiorma-arvamp.,..cpw,.. nn /NCI nttrAntive._ . llood?s_ " Song of the Shirt." "Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lec ture" will' be given by Mrs. Davenport. • We hope that the patronage upon this occasititt will be such as induce these t'hiladelphialavorites to continue these readings to a series of entertainments. ACADEMY on. Music.—We give Cordier credit for -dressing with great tact, and for singing well under circumstances not calculated to elicit good singing. The matinee audience yesterday afternoon was singularly cold, both in its reception of the prime donna" and throughout the progress of "La Tra viata." Cordier, however, elegant and amiable, sang charmingly. Her voice is like iced wine, cold and sparkling, and the play of her features varies with delicate discrimination. She would grant a favor to her admirers, however, by abjuring her hop skip-and-a-jump exit. The role of Violetta in the hands of Mlle. Cordier was conscientiously per formed, and that is all that can be said. The house was full, aml.the preponderance of ladies may.per haps explain the very small modicum of enthu siasm: Maccaferri, Amodio, and Darill performed their parts creditably, but were somewhat silently appreciated by the audience. The female portion of the chorus - was as remarkable for its rotundity of figure as for the lack of it in voice. The matinee, however, may be regarded as the final termination of a very successful season. I ri" .1 1 , " "JC E .31. S . SI GIS - OR BLITZ, NEW-YEAR' s ASSEIf- BLI BIN BUILDING, TENTII AND CHESTNUT STS.—To-day Bobby and the learned canary birds commemorate the birth-day of the new year with three perfor mances, commencing at eleven A. :AL, three and half past seven P. AL Blitz Intends enacting Various of his most wonderful and miraculous feats from hitt inexhaustible store of amusement. FM MILITARY B STOCK OF. GOODS.— Messrs. Charles Oakford Sr Son, Nos. 834 and 836 Chestnut street, under the Continental Hotel, have constantly on hand a splendid line of the finer grades of military goods, suitable for army and navy offi cers, such as magnificent swords, military hats, sword knots, belts, sashes, epaulets, et cetera, for which their prices, we may remark, are very rea sonable. ' • SUPERIQK BUCKWHEAT Als'D WHEAT FLoun.—Mr. C. B. Mattson, dealer jn . fine family groceeries, Arch and Tenth 'streets, has now in store a fresh supply of his famous "Silver Flint " Buck wheat Flour, the best brand in the market; also, a new lot of Wheat flour of the best and most popular brands, to which we desire to direct attention. A TRUE TEST OP PATRIOTISM.—III Gen. Butler's address to his soldiers in New Orleans, we have : the evidence of true patriotism in his soldiers by the manner in which they endured privation and suffering without a complaint. Says the General "Without a murmur you sustained an encampment on a sand-bar, so desolate that banishment to it was the most dreaded punishment inflicted upon your insulting enemy. You have supplied the trea sury of your country with half a million of dollars." And the General might have added : "In doing this, you have worn clothing hardly protecting you from the elements, and wholly unlike what you were Used to at home, when you walked the streets, dressed in the comfortable clothing of Chas. Stokes' One-Brice, under the oOntinental. Soldiers, I bid you farewell." JEFF DAVIS WANTS TO HANG GENERAL BuTLEn.—Jeff Davis has given notice that Major General Butler shall be hung on sight—as soon as he is caught—and that all his commissioned officers shall be held over to await the hemp-stretching pro cess, at some more convenient opportunity: To use a vulgar phrase, it loOks very much as. if Jeff was "blowing," or at least as if he was talking big to keep, his spirits up. Jeff knew he could not catch B. F. 8., and that if he did catch him, he would not dare to execute his threat upon the Yankee Gene ral. The fact is, Jeff might as well order the closing of the Brown Stone. Clothing Hall of Rockhill Wilson, Nos. GO3 arid 606 Chestnut street; above Sixth, or any other impossible thing. Jeff is in a good deal more danger of stretching hemp himself, and of having his own bogus shop shut up, thitn of accomplishing these ends upon anybody else. A PBEDICTION.—According to old sign believers, as Christmas last past was a green one, ive are to have fat graveyards. An old tradition, imblished many years ago, contains the following as 10 what will happen when - Christmas comes in as it did this year, on a Thursday : Ii Christmas on Thursday be, A. windy winter you shall see, , 'Windy weather in each week, • . . And strong tempests hard and thick. • :In view of this fact, we would advise our readers . to at once lay in a good supply of winter clothing, which can be obtained at the,nlostreasonable rates, at tlieone-price einporitun of GranvilleStokis, Gf..o Chestnut street, Philadelphia. , , CTIAISTICAS ..1P RESENTS i—Get a beautiful. Steck Piano of J; Gould,corner of Seventh and, Chestnut streets. : de4-tf J. E. GOIMD, Corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets, Is the only one in Plkilndelphia who keeps the popular and truly beautiful Geo. Steak Pianofortes:.:'.:..;..... de4-tf EmvAnD P. KELLY, Tailor, 142 S. Third street, formerly principal of Kelly 61, Brother, and of Lukens, Kelly, & Bro., ha's on hand a large assorb• 'bent of choice Winter Goods; also, Pattirn Over. : .coats • and Business 'osata, of all the fashionable tityleat Terms cash, at low Flvea. de24-12t FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. TEM MONEY MARKET. PIIIISEELYN lA. Dec. 81.186: Business on Third street was extremely active to-day. Gold opened at 194 a and rose to 133, at which figure it closed. The cause of the advance is attributed to a bad effect of Mr. Lincoln's emancipation, plan which, it is ;supposed, will exist after the first of the year. It is a hard matter to see how slaves are to be freed until they are in the possession of those who would liberate them, and unless more vigorous moue are found to push the war, in Africa, we cannot see how a few millions of slaves are to be wafted into freedom. Shrewd financiev,, ever ready to take advantage of any national crisis which may affect the money market, are preparing for a rise in gold should the President adhere to his doctrine. Emancipation ought not to affect the market imMediate ly, but the effect of the measures taken to execute the President's determination will in the future induence the'price lists. The year closeffamid some excitement in monetary circles, with great strength in the gold market and - some firmness in Government securities. Old de mands close steady at 1.26 X. Money is still easy at 6 per cent. The stock markets begin to feet the effect of a specula tive movement - . Prices are advancing on the same grounds That specie is becoming more valuable—an an ticipated increase in the paper currency in the country. Government seenrities were firm at yesterday's figures, the endorsed seven-thirties selling freely at 101. City sixes sold up t01.04X, an advance of 1X: the old were steady. State fives were a shade lower; Pennsylvania Railroad mortgages were steady.; North Pennsylvania sixes rose ; the tens advanced LX ; Susquehanna Canal sixes advanced Ridge avenue sevens sold at par; Se cond and Third' Streets Railroad, second mortgage, at 1073 z '; Huntingdon and Broad Top Railroad sevens sold nt WI: Schuylkill Navigation sixes, 1882, were steady at 65)1; Philadelphia and Erie sixes rose X: Sunbury. and Erie sevens sold at 10GX ; Camden and Amboy sixes,lBS3, at 1023: ; Lehigh Valley Railroad sixes rose to 108; Tioga Railroad sevens sold at 103; Lehigh Navigation shares rose 1, the scrip 34 ; Hazleton Coal sold at •50; .Lehigh Zinc sold at 363; Morris Canal sold 3s higher. Reading shares were X better. Pennsylvania rose 3i, selling at 593 x. Catawissa rose X; the preferred was active at X advance. Long Island rose 1 since last sides. Camden and Amboy rose lg. North Pennsylvania Little Schuylkill Norristown sold at 54. Passenger railways were active at bettor prices. Arch•street was steady at 263 x; Fifteenth and Sixteenth at 55; Race and Vine improved; Seienteenth and Nineteenth , rose ; Thirteenth nud Fifteenth advanced X: Spruce and Pine was weak ; Tenth and Eleventh rose X: Girard College X ; West Philadelphia W a . Philadelphia Bank sold at 116. 142 was bid for North America. The market closed strong, 854,000 in bonds and 1,900 shares changing hands. To-morrow being New Year's day, no business will be transacted at the Board or on the street. The following is a statement of coal transported over the Lehigh Valley Railroad, for the week ending Dec. 27, 1562 ; Week. Previously. Total. Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt. Hazleton. 4,326 13 • 12,612 06 17,136 1! East Sugar Loaf 2,655 00 9,96 T 15 12,322 15 Council Ridge - 1,6;012 5,281 05 6,95117 Blount Pleasant ' 254 13 1,109 12 , : 1,454 a; Spying Mountain........ 2,317 03 , 7,614 11 ' 9,861 13 Cioloran ,•. —.. ,_97,213 1,159 09 3,132 02 Beaver Meadow 128 06 "&i0 9fi7 17 Iv.yerk and Lehigh.... 862 tX) 2,658 16 1341 05 N. Spring Mountain.... ,• 6,118 07 6,164 07 Teddo 1,65410 5,19615 6,881 00 Harleigh 1,116 00 8,327 07 4,485 07 German Penne 1,270 02 4.30315 5,57317 nervale 710 02 1,715 - 03 . 2,457 05 Milnesville • 595 075 2,57 01 3,176 OS Other. Shippere 1,505 12 3,660 05 5,105 17 Total 17,640 02 69,412 17 89,252 19 Corresponding week last year 7,09610 52,753 12 69,50 11 Increase 12,743 03 The folloicing is . the statement of coal transported over the Hazleton Railroad for the 3 - ear ending Decem ber 27, It3G2: . . . Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt. Tons. C. Hazleton Mines 2,773 06 121,032 03 323,327 11 Cl'll nberry 1,2% 13 67,649 12 63,738 07 Diamond... 60107 32,E39 16 33,194 03 East Sugar Loaf 1,091 CO . 1. 9 9,544 19 131,606 02 Council Ridge 1.667 03 63.2'111:0 89,361 IS Mount Pleasant :Wl*. ' .11,676 13 12,012 01 El)ervale .. et 04 AIM (13 ' 40,222 IN lin rleigh 1,149 17 611,610 07 71,160 01 Millersville 51017 26,20917 36,759 11 Jeddo .......... . 1,E0.31 10 113,630 co 117,761 13 Tohl ... ... . . 14,00307 712,03 12 725,073 19 Correspohding period last year 3,650 18 E 0 , 239 15 633.940 13 rncrease. The following is a comparative statement of the ex ports (exclusive of specie) from New York to foreign ports, for the week coding December lk), and since Janu ary 1: ISOO. 1861.• 1562. For the week ir.1,294,0)1 2,019,0)2 2X - I.M Previotwly reported .. 100405;966 1135,042,176 SiIICC JAIL] 4103,200,5167 137,961,2118 Itw,flSl,Ofl4 The New York EtWitng Post of to-day says: We have to record another day of excitement on the Stock Exchange. The volume of business is immense. Large blocks of stocks thrown upon the market by those who purchased at lower prices, and think that the time to pocket their profits has come, are eagerly taken, and still higher prices bid for snore. The commission houses ale hill of orders, and all classes appear to be desirous of taking—' flyers.' There are many reasons for the continued appreciation Is the prices of railway shares, but the chief is the sound condition of the roads all over the country. This gives our capitalists such confidence in them, that large amounts of stock.s,which until within a few mouths were entirely in the hands of speculators, are now taken by them for investment. . . . This, of bourse, relieves the street, and the cense gutmce je that When gpetnlatiOn begins stocks become scarce, aud, in ordor to obtain them, prices are rapidly bid up. The movement in Pittsburg hill continnee. The trans actions this morning were enormous, and the price went up to 39, and that is hid at the one o'clock call. The following are some of the quotations: Pacific -hail is 1:35% bid, ;New York Central Brie 65, Harlem, old, 24;4',Barlein, preferred; 6s, Michigan, common, 45L, Illinois Central SI%EcS2 Pittsburg 593 A. Border State securities are better. Particular atten tion seems to be directed to Missouri sixes. The fact that the State is emerging from the great cloud which has so long enveloped her, the blight of slavery being now practically removed, gives holderseontideuee, and cause.i BreClliittOrS to turn their attention to them. Governments cordinue dnll,aud rather heavy. Cou pon Sixes of 78,51 are 1023010 - 2X,sthe price of yesterday; ItegiAtered fB}a963 , ex-interest, also yesterday's price; Seen- thirties are 101; which is about ..4,1 off; Certificates of Indebtednes.a9B3.4oM. The quotations are: United States Sixes 1862 . .. .. Sixel 1862 (emulous) • . • • Sixes IST., .. ....... .. . • Sixes 1868......... .. ... . ...... • •-•- Sixes 3888 "(coupons) 100 102 .. • • SixeslSBl egistered). Mi . 96).' .. .. Sixes 1851 coupons) 102.1,1 1024 .. .. Fives 1865 coupons) 9.3 ... 100 .. .. Fives 1874 (registered) — . - - .. Fivo(lB74 (coupons) 92 .. . • • Fives 3871 (registered) .. • • Fives 1371(coupons) 90 _ ...._ .. Treasury _Notes, large 7.30.. 100% -••-- 0 ..3w-in. War Loan, ISSL ...--)00 - • . Oregon Wax Loan, ;i"-y'rly 101 .. • • One-year Ceti ificatmi 963% • • .. New 5.20 (registered) .. .. New 5.20 (coupons) .. Dutiable Demand Notes-- 3. t.r 7 1273 .. American' Gold 188% 133%4i• Ex-interest. .. The rates for money are five per cent. on gold loans and first-class bonds, and six percent. on °Ulf r socuritio:=. Sales of A No. 1 paper, endorsed, were made yesterday at Bye per cent. Single names, well known, are passed easily at six-per cent_ Exchange on London,lixtv days, is firm at la Phi'ado. Stock E - xc [Reported by S. E. SLATMAK . . FIRST 3000 Soso Canal G5...b5. 36 4000 do RI) Cata R Prer- --cash. 161 i 100 do—prof 100 do...prof cash.. 15k ICO do—prof 1511 GIXEI ,North Pei] um tis • . • • 8S 41100 do S S ) 5000 U S 7-00 N eud.lol 1000 Eidgq-avenno 75...100 31CGO Penna Ss cash.9SX .410 do OSX 1%0 do 3.00 do cosh. OS 2S Norristown It 54 2000 Tioga R 7s 103 .1 4 Arch-street R 26;51 6 Little &buy' N.... 28% 210 North Permit 11...b5- 10 BETWEEN TOO Philo &Erie 6s.csit-104 ICOO N Penna. 0o ...cash. ss% 2000 do SS% 60 Cittawissa 5 SECOND I 1500 U S 7-30 Feb & Ai:m.lol3i SO 13th&roth St R 'Awn 24 SO do 1i5.24 1000 Sob Ityl Nay Gs ISS.t. 65% 1000 North Penna. - SS; 1000 City Os New 10035 4000 do New 104.15 SCI.O do Now ' 10411 1700 do New 1044 2100 do New 104% -3 Philads Bank 316 100) 2d .I:3d Sts It 2m0rt.107% CLOSING PR Rid. ,Asked. 6s czns 1L...1Cr2)s 102% S 7-MD b1k....101% 101% American Gold-132X 133 Phila 6s ..old.- .ICO 101 Do new 104% 105 Alleg co 6s R. 60 Penns 6s . 9S 9.53' Reading 11. 35% SS 69 Do bds '50...106) no Do bds '70...104 P enn Do a 69 .R }As 'B6-103 34 1 60 034 :3 IstmCs:.lll Do 2d m 6511.106,1 i rs Morris Canal • ;.• 64 55 Do prfd 10a..1:30 Do 6s '76.... .. Do 2d mtg... Susq Canal. Do 6a Sc D hnyl Nair 43‘. 5 o pral 123 i 1.3 Do 6s 8534 Edmirs R • M 24 Do prid 87 40 Do 7s Ist ni..11}3 103 Do •10i...... .... N Penn's, R.. ..... 10 1= Do 6s . Egg SUi Do 10d.."....104X Phila Ger At Nor. 54 Lehigh Val Di Lehigh VaPhda..los 1083; Neev "York Stoc: Closing Qnolati. Bid. ..isked. • Bid. Asked. 11 BGe 174 .. N Y Can R R 1063'. 10634 1.1 S Os '7l .. Erie c0mm0n. . ... 6ki; 613 i US & 'Bl c0up...10234' PE.% Erie Pref......... 994. 96% 11 SGs regist 9634 96% Hudson Ri v...• 7934" 7933 1/ Sass yr coup.. .. .. llarlon Rit 2636 WI; UBa4 5 yr reg... .. .. }Tarim It it Prat' 58 5634 Dclinind Notes ..lfi7 )5734 'Reading 11 11. 7 7 7734: Trea Notes, 6i-c 96% 963; Michigan Cen •.. 91 913. Treat Notes, 7.30...1013i; 1013 i Michigan South. 45g 453.1 Gold FITS lillVee; Do. Gnar.. Si 61 I ennemsee 5834 1113 2 Panama 170 171 Virginia G 2 G 3 111 Central Sl% likl North Caroline.. 90 .. Clove & Pitts.... 573 58 Ninon ri-St &5.... 57% 573•.; Galena & Chi.... 82% 823‘ cal; r ,, n ,i n , 7. 119 120 Clev & Tol.. ..... 763 i 77 Canton Company 173 ii 19 Chi & Rock 15...t8134 83 Del &Wind.. ..... 11534 118%, Terre Haute Co.. -. ..Penn Coal C0...1183.i 119 (Chi Bur &Q Q• •'••... '. ~ .. .. Comb' and C Co. 14% 14% i Mil &Pr Du CCo .• • . Pacific Mail 13534 13534 11l Ceu Coast bele .. .. t Ex dividend. Market Finn. Philadelphia Markets. The FLOUR market is without change in price or de mand. Sales of I.'@}.loo WAS superfine at $6@6.12.q; GOO bbls extra at $6.:%1; 1,000 hbis extra family at ti , S.S7M67 'IA LW.. The sales to the retailers and bakers range at from our lowest figures up to *5.75 V. WA fur fancy lots, according to qdality. ltye Flour is quiet at Vi. 2.5 bbl. Clot) Meal is wanted at et 3.75 for. Pennsylvania and s4.S'i V. bid for Brandywine. WHFAT.—There is less demand, but prices are without change ; small sales of good Pennsylvania and Western red air reported at 147@liSc bu, and white at from 163 to ISOc MI, the latter fur Kentucky. Rya Is unchanged, with sales of SCO bus Pennsylvania at 9Sc ho. Corn is 'ma so active; small sales ot new yellow at 70@ , 75c; 3,500 'hits mixed et 7SeSOc, and old at S2@Sse bu. Oats aro selling:it from 41e43c 7 lm, the latter for heavy. Bar ley ranges at front $1.31;e1.1.45 bu. I.IA RK.7-Quercitrou continues quiet at $35 ton for lst No. 1. C • o ; l7o\.—There LA very little 10111,., rind prices remain about the same as lastquoted ; small sales of middlings our reported at 6i,erti7c,? , lb,cash. OltoCEßlES.—l'llo market is firmer, aud hollers of Sugar ask advance. The cargo of Porto Rico Molasses, advertised at auction today, Traii mostly all withdrawn and sold privately. P.ROVISIONS.—There . is very little doing in any de- Seription. and prices are unchanged sales. of Mess Pork at &11(it:14.50 for old and new. SEEL/S.—Cloverseed is in steady demand, with sale. of 950 lilts at. 5666.55 In. Ti7nutlry is selling at $1.7 5 @!. 2.25? Fl ha. andaxaeill $2.SOg2 hu. ,' , .WIIIsKY Is unchanged - sates of Ohio and Yentas Ws at 4:-.@-14r, and drudge at 41 . 6r142e1i null. ' • ;The folliwing are the receipts of Flour and Grain at: this port to-day: , Flour ' 5,."4 . 13 bbls. ' • Wheat 9, - iM bus. • COrtt" 7,:10:1 bus. Oats MOO bus. NICW YoikMarkets Yesterday. . . ASHES:nit. quiet at S,S.2SEikS.SO for Pots,. and Pearls aro nominal at *5.25. . . lilt EADSTLIFFS.The market fin'- State and Western Dour is fl cents better, Had with a moderato inquiry for ex - nevi nod the home trade.' The :sales are 10,0iX1 bbls at i - i Feal:6 fur surerline State: $6.4@6.35 fir extra State; .3.7. - .W3.0!) for stmorfino Michigan, Indiana, lowa, Ohio; r.;:;(;.•.r.07.50 for extrik Joi s inaluaiug sit... wing 'Minds 16,659 05 29,402 OS Previous 9,133 06 19,780 17 ange Sales, Dee. 31. R, Philadelphia Exchange.) OARD. IS Penna. 11 59 50 do 59 21 do malt... 50 100 Read it .4c . int.:334 100 do— rata ys & iut.:3S,. 50 do cash ..:is 100 Ito b50.. :35% 500 City Gs 4 ctrs.loo)i 50 Lehigh Scrin.:lvy, 00 Morris Canal 54 2 Camden & Anil) R 154 1000 Lehigh Valley 6s —lO5 I 22 sth & 6th Sts rxs 10 Race & Vine R 01i 100 Long Island It 23% ' 300 Selinyl Say 6s 1632. 653 6 1000 s 1023 i 1 1003 Cam & Anil, Cs 1653.102% 1 300) Sunbury & Erie 78.1054, BOARDS. 32. Arch-street R.sswit 2:015, 1017th Szl6th Sts R... 10,4 10 l'hiLada Bank 116 BOARD. Spr & Pine H..C&P 163,4 `.910 Lehigh Zinc. • • .h3O 39%' 2063 North Panne, 105....10434 1000 llnutingdouStil T 7s 93 7000UuiouCI6.. scr offh.s 17 :57 Hazleton Coal ..b5. 20 Lehigh Nav 5434 163011 S 7-30 TreaN enti..lol 20 l'en ua It.....catslt • • 59% 9500 N Penna It Gs CES--STRONG _ - - Bid. Asked. Catamissa 4% :55; Do prfd. ..... 1533 16 Beaver Mead R.. 66 67 Minehill R . 50% 51 Harrisburg R.... 39 .. Wilmington B. Lehigh Nay 65.. Do shares... 54g 61.% Do scrip.... 303, 31 Cam & Amb Phila & Erie 65..117334 194 . Sun & Erie 75.... L Island R . 23% 235.4 Do Delaware Div.... t • Do bonds.... Spruce-streetß.. 1633 16% Chestnut-st R.... 49 50 Arch-street R.... 2633 26% Race-street R.... 7..45 9 Tenth-street R..• 3434 S 5 Thirteenth-et R.. 24 24 W Phila R 59g 60 Do bonds.... .. Green-street R... 37 MU Do bonds-- .• • • Second-street 76% 77 Do bonds ... . Fifth-street R.... 55 66 Do bonds-- .. • Girard College R 29 Seventeenth-st R 10 19g s, December 31. ons at 3 o'clock. DECEMBER 31—Evening. - -• 6 round hoop Ohio at. MEOW.; 90, and trado9. e branl- 'L pi Southern Flour is a shade firmer, and 2.l@with a f a . mend; sales E 1,300 hbls ii 6 .135®7.`/D fors olp.p f , „t more, and $7.9 for extra. do. - tic n a l ti. Canadian Plour it, bettor, and in good requ em ssles of 900 bbis, $6.1) , a.6.90 for common to go:4, 4 4 4 46.6f@ft for the range of extra rands. Rye Flour is quiet and steady. at s.l.sl.Cnim fur the range of fine and superfine. Corn Meal is scarce, and firm; we quote Jer $3.901%; Brandywine *LW, and puncheons:ldt. '' st Wheat is quiet, but the market is a trifle firmer, Th sales ASO 50.000 btlAkOlfi at ;1:Q.210%1.a for Chicon $1.2007,1.36 for Milwaukee club; $1.37@1.40 for zi n c; lowa ; 61.40 @ 1.49 for winter red Western; $1.47@.1,43 amber Michigan. 0 STATEMENT Of the gun ntity of 'Foreign Sugar imported into tat; of Philadelphia during the years 1861 and 1932: , 1861. Bas. 11li t ds Bbl". Bea. Bx.s. IthilsBl 3.- &c..&t,. '. 1; g January ... .... 440 10 •• • • •• • • 1.072 43 5 0,, February... 60 1,666 6315,90 74 2,44 r . 4 •t , March 338 5,084 62 •••• 200 6,153 1 34 .•••• April - " • • z• 419 &35 5,575 • 1,1 2 , 00027, 6437 Au! May 819 ,„765 NM •• • • 257 9344 2; 3 •••• June . lti 4,001 87 1,200 0)5 5,754 2 42 • •-• July - 5 1,220 Mt .... 1,176 '"4't Goi •" ' August 41 1,940 RR .... lt4 2,14r4 1 1, t ISM September.. -• • 192 •• • • -• • - •• • • 1,315 , -Vit October 2 , 044 292 267 . ... • 17 490 :t Ni :' November.. 647 799 14 .. • . 710 Br,• - , .. ~.6 December... 600 393 12 10,900 206 1, 3 7.; 6; --_ • sax Total 5,541 28,712 1,054 2 1 .:1,060 0,879 47,42 3 2 , 211 ; TR ADE OF FNMA DELPRTA. ,„t The following are some of the principal article.; I ported at this port during the year 1362, in e,., m ,,..;,., ai• with the previous year ; ••••,u,s4 ISGI. Brimstone, tens 47% IS! Coffee, , bags• 131.614 . Cotton, bales 59. W bkityi ls Fish, bb . • 27.8•14 ~.Vii; Ilides, No . • (17,941 :=lln . Honey, phgs. tYLI 1117,14 . Iron, tons 1,0(r3 11l Iron, bars 316.100 1,94 Irun, bundles - 51.100 44,04 lend, pigs 24,301 s tsn Lemons, boxes 31,761 2 :,161 Logwood, tons . '4647 3 4'4 hrolosses, 1111ds 11,979.751 Blolasecs, bill. 3.7 M 21,'11i Neval Stores, bbls 11.024 t . r7) Oinnges, boxes 101.Mt 8 041 Bice, tierces 2,711 i)-- • ...in Salt, seek , : 219,0 s fitl Salt, bushels 2.51.1141 161,4 Saltpetre, bags 6.576 ~4)11.,1 Sugitivlllls . . . :1.510 10m, Sugor, boxes 6.741 5.1;7,4 Sugar, obis 1.(0) 1331 Sugar, bags 27,3% z. 191 15,1 N /WOAD. AND MOLAzz.E.i. The following is a comparative statement of thNo 3ro. des received coastwise at the port of PhiladelphiaWir the lost two years: Sugar, lihds. and tcii• •• • Sugar, WE Molasses, hhds. and tcs. Molasses, bble COFFEE. Imported into the port of Philadelphia f the ha tql years: IR. - 273vi116.! Laguayra, bag , 35,837 Nio de Janeiro, bags 57,706 1713 DI atracuibo, bags 3., .653 Lite Jamaica. bag. r 6 Port au Prince, bag E.•— • - 4.rj 1:11 (Coastwise, 'A ling sod %) 1.% rm The following is a comparative statement oi*iis, ports of 14.101aFses at this port from foreign rorti :hi labt two years : Inds: TCK. Bbl'. Cienfuegos ..... 9&1 '. 532 Cardenas • 6,1112 461 511 7,971 ati Matanzas .... • . 1,677 240 59 2,66 910 1 I,i Tri n da id ..... 2,1% 2,39 t 3.3 4,0111 .111 Sagan' - • 2614 21.9 English Islands 2 - .17 32 SS :q7 Porto Rico 899 37 179 132,i ru 10,952 1,060 3,023 1 1 ,51 P 1.519 1311 nuns. The following h a comparative statement of the Of Hides at the port Philadelphia for the lan years: Porto Cabello Rio G rande• • Pernambuco. West Indies. Africa Coastwise.... . PHILADELPHIA. BOARD OF TRADE. ISRAEL MORRIS EOSE P ND A. BO ~ JH C. GRUB , ICoirArr IEE OF' THE MOYa DMURDER LETTER BAGS AT THE ISERCHANTS' SICORAITOZ, PHILADTIZEIL Brig Juniata, Bell Liven** on MARINE INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF PRILA.DPLFRIA, JAIL BUN RISES 7 22-SUN SETS NIGEL WATER • ARRIVED. Brig Mary Le Blanc, (Br) 18 days from Charlotteowi. PEI, wiih oats to Van Horn, Woodworth & Co, Brig A C Merriman, Gray,l2 days from - ~Se 6p ballast to Bishop, Simons.St Co. Schr Lucy, Spence, 1 day from Brandywine, 1:41, mill feed to R M Lea. . - . , Schr Wanponsa, SP:Vin, 1 day from Smyrna, corn to Jos Barra.tt & Son. Schr Job!: & Thomas, Hinson, 3. day Thin Snima.sla cop fh Jas L Bewley & Co. Schr Rover, Higgins, 1 day from Fortres6 Mono rim ballast to Twells & Co. Sehr Ida, Vanderslice, 1 day from Port Penn. IH.nifa grain to Christian & Co. Schr J H Wainwriot, Ludlam, from Port LWSI. Schr RobiComn, 13104 from Providence. City Ice Boni. be rcllinPer, from Fourteen Feet Sank. Waving tuwed thereto ship Kate Prince, for Atmanei, and left her at anchor at 1P .11 Towed up -kip Jenny Lind, from New York, with E) soldiers fur tai Banks Expedition. She twill take on board the ttpip, brought to this city by the condemned steamer Ni.,r,us. and then proceed to .New Orleans. CLEARED. Brig; Win Groovy, Little, Cardenas, D SStmon &CO. Brig San Antonio, Snow, New Orleans, Bishop, Sisua & Co. Sehr La Criotta, Hanson, Havana, captain. Sehr C E Elmer, Mason, Cardenas, Stewarr, Carsoa&C). Sehr Joe limiter, Pow , . Washington, captain. Schr S A Boice, Boice, Piney Point, Va, Hunter, Zig. ton & Co. Sehr Smith Tnttle, Rich, Boston, J R Blakislon, Seta' Chance, MeSeilly, Wa..thington, !Nary Agent. Schr Saco, Westeott, Newborn, Tyler, Stone & Co. Sehr 11 Wainright, Lnalam, 'Fort Royal, &mom% Van Duaeu & Loelanan. SchrWm Scull, Fortress 'Monroe. do Sclir 11 Corson, High, \ew York, J R Whirr. Str Vint, Carpenter , Tyler.Stoe Sir Black Diamond, Green. Alexanaria, Sa Fir Farmer, McCue, Baltimore, A OroceF, SAILED. The packet ship Tuscarora, Captain Daniccr. fe Li verpnol, left the foot of Walnut-street mean yesterday morning, in tow of tug America. Ile:ctzo ~,ibts or 3),100 bushels wheat, lit 3 hhd, trArk,isoW , tallow, 37 bales 1.11:fs. 27 eases mdse. She has gem in forward cabin. SPECIAL NOTICES BATCIIRLOR'S HAIR DYE! THE BEST IN THE WORLD. WILLIAM A. BATCHELOR'S celebrated B Dle produces a color not to be distinguished from um: warranted not to injure the hair in the least the ill effects of bad dyes, and invigorates tha art life. GRAY, RED, or RUSTY HAIR instantly tarns splendid Black or Brown, leasing the Hair beautiful, Sold by all Druggists, &c. .fir - The Genuine is signed WILLIAM' A. BA LOR, on the four sides* of each bar. FACTORY. 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They rest the weak man strong, and are exhansted rultnre'i cis I restorer. They are made of pure St. Croix Rum, the t' orated Callsaya Bark, roots and herbs, and are taken altb the pleasure of a beverage, without regard to 3V. Or gal of day. Particularly recommended to delicate oerio requiring a gentle stimulant. Sold by all Grocers. Dot Kids, Hotels, and Saloons. P. 11.. DRAKE s CO.. BROADWAY, New York. rt. SINGER & CO.'S LETTER A F.xmnx ING MACHINE is the most beautiful, best, 551 eb.NO of all Sewing Machines. It embodies the plittero Singer & Co.'s well-known Mannfacturing makes the interlocked stitch; will sew on sit kir.l-1 cloth, and with all kinds of thread; will Nal Gather and Quilt. Fell, Hem, and Tncti—in fact.= ". ALL RINDS OF FAMILY SEWING. 1111 every other Machine for the great range and of its work. Send for a pamphlet. LM. SI'NGER r 4. . No. 458 BROADWAY, :in' tog. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, cc7-tu th s tli:3l • No. 810 CHESTSIIT ziP° ONE-PRICE 'CLOTHING, OF VIE W E ' sTYLEa., mule in the Best Manner. expreMy :WSW SALES- LOWEST Selling Prices 'narked i n Ni 2 gores. All Goode made to Order warranted 011 r ONE-PAIGE STATEN is strictly calberea -111 thereby treated alike_ del2-ly . JONES & CO.. 60} MARKT:I'I4I4 oO IiALCOLM—LOGAX.--On Ttvwle y p ber Seth, ln'tt2, by the Rey. E. W. Ifutter.COT idaleoltu. of the 152,1 Regiment. l'euesYlmji:4 3. • teens 'Miss Catharine Lapin. all of II ...L ite % 61.11113E.5-1 l I LDEBURN.--On To] estlaY. Pee by the Rey. Charles. D. Cooper. Willima H. 1,4 EliznloPtli L., daughter of Jose BROWN—.IOIINSON.—On rite' all all .1•F Ntewart, Samuel Kerr Brow a. captain. Sts.'')o o . l r. V., to Annie 'Watson, daughter of Rica • ph Ifil.fehons;,. 0. a Esq., of this city_ • 131 LG Ell.—At Carl:Mid:lle, Pa., on thP:oth RWife. W , of W. Augnsins Bilger, of this city.tt?....,l,:u; ter ut Willinut W. and Ellen Rron,ou, is O le her age. Interment at Carbondale, this. day lONEFF• —On Tuesday - atornoott, :Ail pi William li. JottcQ, (late of Cohnalms. ).J.!. 1". yestr tJf is age. The relatives and friends are incited to attee_ . neral, front the residence of his mo llter.ta - l o 'Fe2 Emily Sher, Radnor. Dektware court**. °2 ic`3l • meriting next, at 11 o'clock, without further tilt, Cars Ica re Eleventh anti Market streets. at. Digit' Station.noStte ° EIRE.—On the 31st olt., George W. Er r '';• - • ter at the 91st Regiment, P. V., sou it SOT - liitt Nathan W. Eyre. s l Due notice will he given or th • funentl. IltbAlPSON.—On the Nth alt., at o° 9° r:i t :eel!: enmity, Pa., W1111:t NE' ThOMDSOIt. (RPTlllerty in the : - .(kit year of his age, WEIII.—On the 30th ult.- Lanraeita L. „ ar dam gli ter of Robert unit Philo DC 1%-eir, Illet 11 months. (Woonsocket, R. PaPPrs 9 1 ° —•At his residence. near on ELLIS. Funrth-day, the late 91st ult.,. William D. 01 ,1- .• • year of hit- age. The relatives and friends of the tinnily are invited to attend the fatneral. t 6 take nlaN, 1 , 1111 . 1 „,11 4 Meeting Nouse, at erosswitkg. on ...Sevemd.%;,::,. l . inst. tIIA. M. Carriages will meet tite 6 e u line (from Philadelphla)at Doetlentown. BESSON & 'SOW RAVE JUST CEIVED ,• MUSLIN AND RKVIERB BOWS; Linn. pli*"'eft" tar..,a lid Lade - Collars and Sleeve: Iridp English Crapes awl Veils; ItE s Al , idnaeas; • Poult de Sole 0 Mu u n g Sit : DV' Pnrple de Lathes; All-woo r l Black Caslaneco. )50 OTTOMAN POPLINS, Velour Rein , . lines';Thibet and Blanket Long Slia !! , c - ,Err S: 'lO2 MOURNING STORE,I9IS caDTb • - EYRE & LANDELL, FOURTH and AIiCEI STREST3. Have a large stock of Shawls for Pennsylvanis Trade. Silks for Pennsylvania Trade. Dress Goods for Pennsylvania Trade. 0. Goon QUALITY Bfen L. bf 0 SKIRTS.-:-Th ago Skirts e.re fitll c , au il (rd iS one and a quarter long. CC47.5 all-viool adapted to genteel milt • n 0274/ 156,21. 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