Ely Vrtss.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1863.
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THE NEWS.
A. LETTER from A Well-informed source at Paris,
received by the - Asia, states that a fewdays before
the letter was written the Minister of Foreign
Drouyn de Pliers, visited the Emperor and
advised him that a modification of the policy of the
Empire was required by the public voice ; that he
was so far committed to the present policy that
be could not change, and .therefore tendered his
resignation, recommending Lavalette as his succes
sor. The modifications needed were, in the first
plane, greater liberality in regard to Italy; secondly,
the withdrawal of the French army from Mexico,
and a treaty with that Power; and, thirdly, the join
ing in a note, to be signed also by England and Rus
sia, to the Confederate .authorities, taking ground
that, as the rebellion had now continued nearly two
years without success, the interests of humanity
and civilization required them to lay down their
arias. The writer adds that, after opposing these
propositons, the Emperor, upon further considera
tion, took a more favorable view of the policy indi
cated. The writer asserts, in the strongest manner,
that, notwithstanding the unexpected #Lnd surprising
character of this information, it is strictly true.
A CONVENTION of wine-growers has just closed
its session in San Francisco. A memorial' was pre
sented on the subject of taxation on native wines,
which was adopted, and will be sent to the United
States Congress. It is stated that the tax of five
cents per gallon levied by the Internal Revenue act
upon all the wine made in the country is unjust, op
pressive, and impolitic. It asks that the tax upon
wine may be reduced to the amount levied upon
manufactures generally ; and further, that the duty
upon the importation of foreign wines be a specific
sum per gallon instead of an ad valorem tax. A con
stitution was then adopted, and a committee appoint
ed to prepare an address to the wine-growers of the
Atlantic States, requesting their co-operation. A
committee was also appointed to consider the most
feasible method for the importation of oak -staves
from the Eastern States.
Ti-tx value of property destroyed at Holly Springs,
Bliss., is estimated at $6,000,000. One million of this
was in cotton. Previous to the rebel raid on Holly
Springs, an expedition under Col. Dickey made
descent upon the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, des
ing a number of bridges, important trestlesvyiiig
a large amount of corn and comatiaaarypiF sup
expedition was entirely successful. Gmbus will
has despatched a wagon train to wo r
plies. The railroad to Jacks Murfrees
be open in a few days. It aptured 4,000 pri-
THE following is a reOGenerals Willich and
_ .
boro, dated Dec.-31 t.. 4407 M5O worth of Yankee pro
•ners, ineludlimiOrnion army last night.,,
Boners, - -
Fry. We de gig - passed through Augusta, Ga.,
petty i n Q.,lirt route tar Richmond.
j i „,i,_e . ...giirrooo that the troops for the capture
if6n have been already assigned, the trans
on
A ffgtheir conveyance selected, the supplies ob
,alffed, and all the arrangements, so far as relates to
'tTie land force, completed; and yet the expedition
waits. The announcement that seven out of nine
Monitors will be ready for action this week affords
ground for believing that the popular impatience
to possess Charleitton will soon be satisfied by the
reduction of that hot-bed of Secession.
PouTtows of six Illinois regiments have just ar
rived at .St. Louis . . They were taken prisoners in
Tennessee by Brig. Gen. N. B. Forrest, commanding
the Tennessee Cavalry, to the number of 8,000, with
18 pieces of artillery. They were repulsed at Jack
son on the 19th. The "vandalsdestroyed the railroad,
telegraph, and all the Government property, and
ahot the stares who had sought refuge in our rank.
THE news that there are three feet of water and
rising on the shoals in the Cumberland river is
good. It means that ample supplies can be at once
forwarded to General Rosecrans, and that the thou
sands wounded in the murderous battles of Stone's
river may be as well cared for as if they were at our
doors. It means too, as we seelt, that the heavy
bodies of troops that have been stationed along the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad may, for the
most part, be pushed forward to reinforce the im
mediate command of glorious Ilosec rens.
Gov. SElxourt has reconsidered the matter of
the Police Commissioners, and now grants them
ample time to be heard in their own defence. He
promises an early examination, to takeplace in New
York.
CAPT. BYEON Mum: 2 '6th Infantry, U. S. A., and
A. D. C. upon the staff of General Rosecrans, is se
riously wounded. He had his left arm shattered
while riding by the side of his general at Diturfrees
boro, at the same time the gallant Colonel Garesche
was killed. Captain Kirby has proven himself a
brave and efficient officer in several engagements,
and enjoys, in a high degree, the confidence of his
general.
THE number of deaths of soldiers in the hospitals
of Louisville, Ey.; 4 lliiring the year 1662, was 1,481.
ef this number, 1,446 belonged to the Federal nrmy,
and the remaining 49 were rebel prisoners.
IT is well known that serious obstruCtions had
been placed in the channel of the Cumberland river
by the rebels, which were effectual barriers to the
navigation of that stream. - Col. Foster removed
these obstructions, and the river is doitr - open to
nallgation. Itedent intelligence reports tour feet of
water on the Ingram shoals. Col. Foster has not
only been, successful in the removal of these ob
structions to the navigation of the Cumberland, but
we learn that he has In the meantime captured
about thirty guerillas in the vicinity of the Cumber
land. "
Eowtx FORIVEST, during his recent visit to Bos
ton, purchased three original pictures, entitled
"Life's Day,” for two thousand dollars. They were
painted by Mr. A, F. Bellows, Mr. Forrest givingto
the artist the privilege of exhibiting the pictures for
his (Mr. Bellow's) benefit in Boston, NeW YOrk, and
Philadelphia. He also allows Mr. Bellows to re
tain the copyright of the pictures. They are said to
possess extraordinary merit as works of high art.
A FEneum, force of about 3,000 left Trenton on
Sunday miring, going toward the Tennessee river,
A reconnoissance in force was also made from Co
lumbus.
COLO - SIIL BASIL DUKE ' who had command
.of
rebel brigade in John Morgan's . division, and was
fatally wounded in t he fight near Lebanon Junction,
Rentucky, died in Boston, Nelson county, on Wed.
nesday afternoon.
Orr. here of Western Virginia—the real hero—of
Luke, 'of Corinth; iind of Murfreesboro, is well
named Rosecrans, or the
.Rose-wreath. He gar
lands the great deeds of a week with the rosy cha
plet of victory.
Gorrscria LK is still so ill at Chicago that he is
unable to pierced on his concert tour.
cowbßEss.
SEtATE.—A - petition was presented by Mr. Ten
EPtli in . favor of a - uniform bankrupt law: The
bill to suspend temporarily the operation of the act
to punish fraud on the part of contractors, &c., was
reported back by the Committee on Military Affairs,
and, after discussion, postponed. Copy demanded
from the Secretary of War of the report of CaP
tain-I. Mangam, commanding a regiment in Oregon.
The Committee on Military Affairs reported back
a joint resolution of the House of Representatives
for prompt payment of soldiers and sailors, with an
amendment authorizing an issue of fifty millions of
demand Treasury notes. Mr. Howard, of Michigan,
said that the failure to pay volunteers was disheart
ening. The bill was referred to the Committee of
Finance. Mr. Harlan, of lowa, presented the peti
tion of sundry New York - ministers, depreca
ting indecision. A bill concerning the discharge
of State prisoners was taken up and postponed till
to-day. A bill was introduced for the greater conve
nience of hospitals, but was postponed. A question
was raised in regard to reimbursing the State of
Minnesota money formerly advanced by the State
fOr the suppression of Indian massacres.
Housr.—A bill was reported back from the Select
Committee on Emancipation, to aid Missouri in
Securing the abolition of slavery within its lim
its. An amendment was added,, excluding
from the benefits of the act those . who
may refuse to take the oath of- . allegiance,
which was adopted. The bill was then passed. It
was resolved that the Committee of Ways and Means
be authorized to inquire
.into the expediency of
issuing treasury notes, bearing $3.65 interest. A
bill was passed authorizing the Postmaster General
to add to the list of mailable articles: After resuming
consideration of the executive, legislative, and ju
dicial appropriation bill, the House adjourned.
European Summary.
The last news from EuroPe is by no means
important. There is a report that M DnefuTN
DE L'HUYS f Foreign Minister of France,
would addresSa second missive to 'Russia
and England, requesting them to'unite with
the Emperor NAPOLEON in offering media-
tion in the AMerican war ; also, that Lord
RUSSELL had half made up his Mind to in
terfere against the Alabama, should the
pirate SEMMES continue his depredations on
British property in American - Vessels ; lastly,
that Parliament would assemble abOtit the
sth of February, when PALMERSTON will
have to grapple with half a di*n trouble
some questions, in domestic and' foreign
policy, any one
..:of - whieh - would be more
than enough for him in ordinary times.
Moreover, it is whispered that when the
French get any decided advantage in the
war with , Mexico, NAPOLEON will back Out
with infinite alacrity, : and :declare that,
France having thereby covered herself with
laurels, his honor is satisfied. It may be
doubted, however, whether IiAroLEON will
so readily abandon Mexico„ and his hope of
conquering or coaxing the:, Pacific-coast
province of Sonora out of : that Republic.
That, it is evident to many able,politicians,
lies at the bottom of his invasion of Mexico.'
The unsettled state of the Greek (ideation
causes much speculation in Europe. I::The
Greeks, lvhether on personal or public
grounds, have expreskd the most rtne
quivocal desire to have . . the English Prince
ALFRED as their King, in place of .Bavarian
QTTiO, dethroned and exiled:.
France, and Russia have signed'a'n'agree
went. to adhere to the treaty Of 1832, iVhich
i - noliiVOftil'Englisli;:iFreneli, or Russian
prince front beconiing: King of Greeec,
should the throne become vacant. Prince
ALFRED ha's been elected by public vote.
England has not yet intimated that Prince
ALFRED will not be allowed to accept -the
proffered crown. It was declared that,
whenever such intimation
.is. given, the
Greeks will hold another election, and
choose Prince ALFRED a second time, in the
hope that this persistency may induce Eng
land to allow him to accept the crown. It
is stated, and has 'not been denied, that
England is willing _ to'.tillow the Republic
of the seven lonian ISlands, now chiefly
governed by a deputy • Of PALMERSTON'S
nomination, to be annexed to Greece,
so as to increase its territorial extent and
population. At the instance of Queen Vrc-
TOMA, who is fond: of advancing the inte
rests of the Cobourg family, it has been inti
mated to FERDINAND, the Cobourg prince,
who was husband to thetlate Queen pormit-
MAlilk . .of Portugal, and is now a sort of
DoWager-King, that he may be elected to
the throfie of .. Greece. • King FERDINAND
is a man who' enjoys his case, and will not
jeopardize it•by thrusting his head into the
thorny crown of Greece. He has made a
second home in Portugal, where he receives
a regal revenue as father of the reigning
• sovereign there, and means to keep it. Be
. sides, he is now nearly forty-seven years
old, and, on his probable death without chit
then, the trouble and difficulty.of anew elec
tion would have to be repeated.
Philadelphia ocean Steamships.
- We adverted recently to the subject o
ocean steamships, and continue it as a sub
ject of great interest to our :people.
extensive increase of produce for E
export, arriving in.this city since 4.4. P line
r
tinuance of the last ocean 4,,0r no
diffi-
from here, leads to ncertaW
Every railroad.
Th-euring im
culty Will be experieil,
mediate outward Philadelphia has
finding its
_tern outward
reformer amount of car
greatly augweir- <
—dn'hsylvania Central, more
; v s extended its coimnunications
p West, and, moreover, receives the
e s sgs of many recently constructed
wo.
nor roads in this State. The enormous
daily arrivals of produce in this city arc
known to but few. Much of this is sent
abroad in sailing vessels, but a large amount:
is forwarded coastwise to New York or Bos
ton, and shipped from thence. Our city,
through its coal and iron, has a supremacy
in manufacturing over New York, and al
though inferior to her in foreign trade, need
not, by any means, allow her to absorb that
branch of commerce. Outward cargoes by
a steamship line from Philadelphia would be
answered by ample • shipments this way,
which would find a rapid sale here, and if
the accommodations and speed were unex
celled, a good passenger traffic could be
secured either for-Europe or California.
In this latter respect it is to be hoped that
we shall stand unrivalled: Captain H. RAIT-.
DILL, a resident of this city, formerly com
manding a steamer of the Vanderbilt line,
has, with rare ingenuity, designed the model
of a vessel which will readily outsell any
now afloat. Abundant capital has been
subscribed for a commencement, of which
we may Mention $200,000 by the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, and an equal amount, by
others in this country and England. Five
steamships for the California trade, and four
for that 'of Europe, are designed. The first
of these will be immediately commenced,
and, if their demonstrated promise is ful
filled, we may augur a brilliant future for
the line.
New York City.:
The Mayor : of New .York haS presented
.
his message to the local legislature
of 'that :city. It is an interesting and Valu
able document, and gives Us hglowing pie-
ture of the iirosperity and progress of our
great metropolis.., It is gratifying tosee the
Spirit of loyalty that is manifested by its citi
zens, more particularly when there are so
many evidences of a dispositiOn on the :part .
of the aMbitious leaders of the Demeciatic
organization .to array them against the
Union. According to the Mayor, the Whole
number of the volunteers from New York
is, as nearly.as. can be,..aseertained, about
80,000 .men, and. he estimates the financial
support given to the war in takes, gratOities,
ktd_ loans to the: Governnient as not less
t*cry $300,000,000. The magnitude of the
New . York interests may be seen when we
state that,: notwithstanding this immense
tribute; capital has not stiffered; nor do we
see any injury to trade or commerce. -The
debt 'of New York is now larger thanthat
of the whole GoVernment forty:years ago, and
even this exhibits a falling off during the past
year.. The total amount of the present indebt
edness is $27,491,042, - against $25,599,244
last year—an increase of about $1,900,000.
The local recomniefulations of the Mayor
wonld not interest our readers: They will be
glad to know that our sister city :is making
such a : glorions progress in wealth and.::im
portance, and that she has escaped thus 'far
from the depresSing effects of war.
M==2l
Thelpeople of Richmond are in a sad way
about the supply of sugar. On New Year's
Day, brown stgar . was selling at $1 a pound;
molasSes at $7;50" a gallon. This, sudden
advance is the first evidence of General
BANRs' triumph.: The iebels . 4 see that the
wiry little man has taken possession of the
rich sugar countries.- around the lower Mis
sissippi, and they begin to prize the sweet
comModity. ConSequently, the, luxuries:of
life are becoming rare. COMmon SWeetened.
cakes are selling at 50 cents a dozen; and,
the rebel papers, anticipating a greater ad 7„
vance, call on the
,Government or thepeople
to interfere. - What the effect of this iniSfor:
tune will be upon the rebellion be
curious to khow. Its is an attack upon
vital element of its strength. It has
mined to many Shea allowances ; but
this is the most deplorable of all. ; Its
salt was taken away, but it survived.
Its whisky beCame villainous before the
war a gentleman: would not, give it to his
negroes'!—and now the masters are neith.er .
fastidions nor ternperate.
~ The cotton began.
to be a chug ; the world did not think it
would pay for breaking the blockade. Its
quinine : beCaine so scarce: that the whole
Confederacy might,have shivered rto, death
or perished from a fever. The -unrelentinm
Lugco - pt was not to be : propitiated.
kept up his bleckadej; he moved Ids armies ;
he . occupied citieS, and took PosSession of ,
agriculttual districts. ' The , last movements :
of the army sever Richmond:from the cane- L
brakes, and treason must sip insipid tea,
harsh coffee, and insufficient punch. If! we
Cannot congratulate otirselveS - Upon the re
hellion being crushed, we are at least con-
Tinced that its life mill be one of bitterness
and longing; -
A. PARAGRIPII in a morning paper stated
that it was in contemplation to make WIL
MA:NI H. Gwrz:gra, Esq., the president of
the Lehigh Navigation Company, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of JA3IES
Cox, Esq. We are now informed that this
movement was made without Mr. GAMIER'S
knowledge or consent; that it arose from a
desire on the part of his _friends to pay him
a just and deserved compliment The ser;
vices of Mr. GATZMEn, in his present posi
tion, are of such a nature that he could not
be permitted to resign. -He has been acting
as the agent of the Camden and Amboy Com
pany•for over twenty years ; and, although
his services as the President of the Lehigh
Navigation Company would be of great
value to our State, his devotion to the inte
rests of his present enterprise will not Per
mit him to accept anotheF position.
Mn. GEORGE W. PEARCE, the accom
plished editor of the West Chester I?epubli.
can, has purchased the West Chester Times
from Mr. SAMVEL R DOwlincu, and con
solidated the two journals. Mr. PEARCE has,
been doing good service to the cause of the
Union, 0 and we are gl a d s
iad to see that his new
paper efforts have been crowned with so .
much success., Under his management the
loyal men of Chester will be representedTb3r
a splendid newspaper, and the cause ofottr
country will be sustained with eloquende and
power.
THERE are no official documents in print,
and no rcliable statement of facts within
reach, that -n 11 enable us- to, answer the
question of:" A SubKribctr,"
The Atlantic Telegiaph
Mr. CYRUS FIELD; who went over to Eu
rope to see about the new Atlantic Tele
&RAI; has returned to New York, where,
and in other large cities, he will devote him
self to persuade Merchants, polititians„ and
capitalistS to subscribe money for. the manu
facture of the cable and its safe deposit, in
working order, in the great waters which di
vide the Old World from the New: The
required capital is $3,000,000,• on which, ; if :
the speculation be successful, 8 per cent. is
promised. It is calculated that from twelve
to fifteen words a minute may be transmitted
throUgh the new cable, - Which will be a.great
improveMent on that of •1858. The British
Government, as might be expected, is very
anxious for the success of this new line, and
it'is now asked that the United States G r o-
I - eminent, as well as the United States capi
talists,
.shall liberally support it by patronage
and by cash. The British shareholders
would very gladly receive $1,000,000, or one
third of their required capital, from the
United States, and would probably nee' ,
it, even in our present monetary tido ay
provided that anything like AlS t i ige ,.
. were perceptible iu the prop
menta d American
&
That American pap build Up and to
capital shall be cm .111 sively British insti
maintain such tlantic Telegraph Would
tution as the of Dogberry, " Most tole
be,
M the,itt to be endured." Make an
rable i Acan telegraph across the Atlan-
Anna American patronage and American
.oney will cheerfully contribute to its con
struction and support. Of such a telegraph
the_European terminus would be , upon Bri
tish, ground, (the southwest of Ireland is
said to be the preferable locality,) and the,
American lerinintis ought to be upon AM 6 7 !
rican ground. Thus, each country wouldhe
upon a perfect equality, and neithir would
have more control than the other over the
line. This would be the plainest and the
fairest plan, and any
~other plan, which
would `make the telegraph exclusively Bri:
tish, is not worthy of any support in this
country.
The new Telegraph between England and
America, which Mr. Cvnus W. FIELD par
ticularly patronizes, and hopes that his coun
trymen will aid in making, is to be wholly.
British, and not at all American; in its cha
ratter, purpose, location, and management.
We are asked to contribute money, on the
speculative chanee of a large per tentage by
way of dividend, to make this_ exclusively
British institution, one end of which will be .
in Valentia Bay, in Queen VICTORIA'S island
of Ireland ; the other end to be in Trinity
Bay, in Queen VicTonr.a.'s island of New
foundland. It is obvious, therefore, that
the inhabitants of the United States will be
wholly at mercy of the British Govern
ment, as to the free intercourse to and from
Europe by this telegraph : particularly as,
by special arrangement, the British Govern
ment will have priority of. right to use the
line for its own purposes whenever it
pleases. Not )(mg ago, when arose the
difticultpabout•the seizure of Meisrs. SLI
DELL and MASON on the Trent, it was
evident that England was within a hair's
breadth of declaring war against the United
States. Suppose that an Atlantic Telegraph,
with both termini on British soil and wholly
under British-eontrOl, had then been in ope
ration, can any sane man expect that the
British operators; their country at war with
ours, could have dared, even if they wished
It, to send a message from any American to
Europe ? No. That communication from
the United - States to Ireland, rict NewfoUnd
land, would have been cut off the moment
hostilities were commenced, and this even
had the United States supplied half the capi
tal employed to manufacture amil deposit the
cable. Mr. FIELD will probably . say, " Oh,
but a mutual arrangement can be made by
which, under any circumstances, free tele
graphic communication will be preserved."
We tell Mr. FIELD that, if a war broke out,
the arrangement would become inoperative.
War does not respect even national treaties. ,
Sir G. C. LEWIS, now War Minister in the
British Government, frankly admitted, a
few weeks ago, that War did not respect
Treaties.
There is an obyions way of adjusting this
il.ifticulty. It IS most desirable -that there .
sheaild telegraphic communication
tween the United States and Europe. We
may have it, by, a deroiir, on the Pacific side;
by using the line "nifich RuSsia is now con
structing, but the dire,ct' line across the At
lantic is much the best. We desire -Mr.
e'snus FIELD to tell the British shareholders
whose interests he has returned to represent
here, that the speculation shall have support
from, the American Government and the
Ameriean :people = provided be as • much,
'Alnericon ets Britiel. We ask: kr no more.
than this, which is fair play. , Instead of
having a 'terthinus in :Newfoundland, a
British possession, let the terminus be placed
on American • soil, say at Portland; Ports-
Mouth,. or Boston, and the cable need not lie
Many Miles longer; for purpose. Then,
with Ainerican :operators - of Americansoil
and Biitish operators at the British terini
nits, : the interests ofi parties he pro
perlY provided for. .31r. FIELD will leArn,
when he comes to lay his wires for engaging
American capital in this speculation, that it
is not to risked in building up a new and
exclusiYely British inatitutibii., .He must
have known this before .he went to England
to assist in reorganizing the Atlantic Tele
graphCoMpany, and he ought :have told his
•
frienda, there that an AnglOAnierican and
not : a tiitish telegraph .alone would be SLIP . -
'ported by Americans. • • •
The Mint.
The Director of the Mint's repOrt'for the
fiscat year ending : June 30, 1862; haS. just
been published. From:it We learn that I the
quantity of money this country,
though large,: has - not been eqUal.to that of
the preceding year. YariOuB and ' obVious
circumstances limited the supply of the Pre
6011$ metals since the war commenced. The
whole coinage has amounted to 28,296,890
pieces of all denOminations of coin, in value:
$65,023,658. From the mines United .
States nearly thirty million dollars in gold
and over One million dollars in silver was
received within the, year: , Mr. POLLOCK,
Director of the Mint, ; anticipates from the
riehnesS of gold deposits in Colorado Terri- :
tory or Pike's Peak" - that,: before many
years, the 'production from the mines :there,
will rival in amount that of California.' He,
throws out a Suggestion' that, - small Change:
being. so very scaree, the half dinie;:diiiie, or
quarter 'might he issued at. three-fourths
Of their present weight :—` at alt events,
we could most safely and reasonably issue ten
millions of dollars in five and'ten4;ent pieces,
of the present nine-tenths , fineness, but of
reduced weight, and. of legal-tender to; the
amount of five or ten dollars. The new
pieces would, of course, be not worth that
much abroad, but -they would be at home,
Which is all we are concerned abbut. A
legal provision to this effect, prospectiye,,per:
laps, tnfollow the wearing Out of the:stamp
Currency, would at once bring to the Mint a
supply of the old coin, and of silver bnllion,
from the WashOe Mines and other sources,
by holderS desirmis of:realizing a premiuth
and of accommodating their own bUsiness; so
much of the gain 'as would be necessary to
dia* the Material: should go in that _direc
tion ; the remainder would pay expenses Of
recohiage afftl transportation. Tlie three
cent pieces already Out, and considerably
worn, might be left to -fulfil their mission, -
Without calling them in' or addip r ig to 'their
number, the cents being sufficient" to'fill: the
space:betWeen one cent and five. It -would
be best at present to limit,:the : new issue to
the dime and - .half and; leaving the larger
coins for future consideration ; or probably to
return to their par-value: on return of
better times.": There is abundance-of specie
locked Up, Which'should be pat into Cireula,
tion. The banks in this cityhold 5f Million
dollars of 'Specie, yet : :do not redeeM their
notes in Cash.;
—Two nephews of Kossuth, who have been serving
in the Army of Italy for the last- two years, have
arrived in this country, intending -to-offer their ser
vices, in any capacity, to., the United States.' l'hey
are sons of- Madame Zulaoski, deceased a year ago.
A son of Madame 13iittkal, another sister of the ex=
governor, has also entered our seriice.. The minors
of:GOV. Kossuth% ill: health Were without founda
tion. lie is in excellent health, and spirit&
THE PRESS.-PIEILA_DELPRIA, JANUARY 7, 1863.
LETTER *TWA ' OCCASIONAL.”
WASHINOTON, Jan. 0,1863
i r ict ocomes with : tlce:iei:T he
futireznsuponus:aszvcttcl4 ids and doubts of 1862, and enter upon the bril
liant pro Mises of 1863. Never was success
so welcoMe and . so opportune. as the laSt.
Every interest of loyal society will thrill .
under it. The living will 'rejoice with a
double joy.: : first, 'that they liaTe not - giver .
Their. - sons 'and brothers to . n bootless 1
milled to' witness • and. to • ittiliiej' e= " til• - •
bari•en cause,
_and next.;_ thnt_ th . :
.
the calumniated Preside :
paralleled triumphs. Our : Pfl
id , lase
trot_
Cabinet;` accept
&aced and misrePrese
' alike. .0f,,, their own .
it. as the beg
• -inn , in e vindicition of their
vindication and. •
, then, thank Almighty
country. Le ;at last given the advantage l
God that
,
It is almost too monstrous
to th . that the late achievements of our
fr .sl in the Southwest, where, with a valor
0 j e
,ar
Insurpassed in history—whether in: the'
Y se ar va P p e v r :
early mid later generations of men—our
countrymen fought for the noblest cause that
ever called a sword from its, scabbard, will
paralyze any others than the incarnate trai
tors who provoked and precipitated the war.
But the fact is too patent to . ignore. These
achievements will delay, if they do not
wholly destroy, the plans of the sympa
thizers with the traitors. We have only to
recollebt the conduct of theie mcu atior.,the
repulse of the. Union army behind Frede
ricksburg. . They construed that reverse as
the act of the President and his Cabinet ; in
voked the friends of the Union dead and.
wounded to •rise against the constituted
authorities, and clamored for the 'resto
ration of a general officer whose retire,
ment had been decided upon after thefullest
consultation. among military then. When
General Burnside came forward to assurne .
the responsibility of the attack on the rebel,
fortifications, they deliberately eharged.that
be was forced or seduced into taking this
steP, and that hiS noble report was not his
own. . From that hour these 'leaders of the
so-called Democratic party , have . been in
cessant in their intrigues tnweaken the Go
vernment and to .aid' the enemy. Every
new calamity: hi the army was .a new in
dUceMent and text for them to perse
vere in this work. Mr. Seyinour, Cro=
.
vernor of ready':
York, is - undoubtedly read
to array his party against the Government;
nothing' but the great Federal :victories
in - the Southwest will prevent ' the at
tempt to carry his wishes intneffect. Hone
eloquently suggestive it is to the intelligent
and loyal, mind, that when every substan
tial interest of society, whether commercial,
agricultural, mechanical, ' social, or reli
gious, thrills at the news of a Federal tri
umph, precisely as the sick man thrills when
a gush of new health pours into his feeble
veins, only such Democratic 'leaders as I
have alluded to grow desperate and 'despon
dent !
The last glint battlesoin Tennessee and
Mississippi were fought Under the inspira
tion of the Emancipation Proclamation. , We
have been told by the Democratic. leaders
that that measure would disheinten our own
troops ; and it is announced, with some em
phasis and detail, that the veneered loyalty
of certain Kentucky Democrats was tb have
been exhibited by an open demonstration in
favor of Jefferson . David if that proclama
tion was perseverelin 1: • However this lat=
ter experiment may result, it does not ap
pear that the Proclamation disheartened the
soldiers Of the RepUblic at Miirfreesboro, or
Vicksburg. It may have. made the rebels
fight harder ; if it did, that was' became
they felt it was not merely a paper decree.
Certain iris, however, that something:. gave
life, fire, and impetuosity to the trociiis of
the Union; and, with these elements, they
have been Conquerors. WILS it the Pro
clamation of Emancipation?
WASHINGTON.
Special Despatches td gs The Press."
WASHINGTON, January 6, 1863.
The Payment of the:Loan of 1842.
The Secretary of the Treasury has replied to the
resolution of the House, calling for] information re
lative to the payment of the loan of 1542. From
this response it appear that the names of 236 per
sons are registered as owners of the bonds. The
Department possesses no"other information as to
the actual ownership of the loan. The Secretary
says: "My judgment was determined in favor of
the payment in coin, not more by the weighty con
sideration growing out of its influences on the pub•
lic credit, but by the circumstance that I found my
self able to obtain the needed specie, at a cost so
small that payment in coin was in fact a less incon
venience to the Treasury, and less interference with
the payments to and for the army and navy, than
the payment in notes would have been. The whole
amount of coin required was advanced by the mo
neyed institutions, most of which, it is believed,
had no interest in the loan, nor any interest in the
transaction, except what arose from the general
support of the public credit, and the advance was
made without premium, and at an interest of four
per centum, and is not to be called for until it can
be reimbursed from the receipts from customs dedi
cated by the act of Congress to the payment of the
interest and principal of the public debt! ,
The Bank Statistics.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury on
banks states that the returns are incomplete, owing
to the non•receptioia of returns from the seceded
States, and from Maryland, Delaware, and Illinois,
in which States no.laws exist compelling the publi
cation of such returns. The aggregate bank circula
tion of the loyal States was, in January, 1862,
nearly $24,000,000 less than in January, 1861;
while the specie reserve was increased in the sum
of $14,600,000, and the deposits in the banks had
increased $39,000,000, mainly In New York, Boston,
and Philadelphia.
The number of banks, in 1862, was 1,496, of which
511 were in New England ; 602 in the Middle States,
including Maryland ; 147 in the five Southern Atlan
tic States; 142 in the five Southwestern States, and
199 in the 'Western States. In 1861, there were 1,601,
and in 1860, 1,562 banks. In the preceding years the
number was less than in 1862.
The combined capital, as reported, is $419,761,812;
the circulation is $183,939,000 ; deposits, $297,127,000;
loans, $647,686,000; stocks, $99,000,000 ; specie, $102,-
207,000. The amount of specie is greater than in any
preceding year, within ten years, excepting in 1859;
when it was $104,538,000.
Goods Sent to' Washington by Soldiers'
Relief Assoc ations.
Much complaint has recently been made that arti
cles of clothing, . 1 / 4 c., forwarded to the Washington
hospitals by soldiers , relief assoqiations, were not
applied to the objects for which Rimy were intended.
There has been too much truth' in the charge of
breach of trust on the part of the helps about the
hospitals. The evil had grown to such an extent as .
to attract the attention of COI. BAKER, provost mar.
shall of the War Department, who has charge of a
large and effective detective corps. For the past few'
days this corps have been remarkable successful in
ferreting out guilty parties, and rec oving stolen goods.
This morning, JUSTICE ASPINWALL, an Englishman,
and an assistant of the steward of Emory Hospital,
was arrested while attempting to ship a large quan
tity of soldiers' supplies; which had been received
from a relief association at Bordentown, New Jer—
sey, for the patients in that hospital. A silver medal
Was also recovered from AsrmivALL, which, had
the name of J. W. WALLACE, Company 0, Haw
kins, New York Zouaves. The detectives have dis
covered evidence that this is not the first of Asrrsr-
WALL'S operations. Relief associatione may be as
sured that 001..BAKEIt is determined that articles
sent by them for soldiers shall be delivered to them.
Asrrxwati. was committed to prison: •
The United States Military Academy.
The report of the United States Military Acade
my gives a .ffivorable view of its condition. Its
officers are Colonel A. H. Bowm.tx and forty-one
others—thirty-seven on the academic staff', and four
on the military. Of these officers, twenty-seven
were appointed from the academy. Thirteen were
born in New .York and six in PennsyWania. The
number of cadets appointed in 1861 was two hun
dred. Of these, twenty-one were sons of farmers
or planters, thirteen sons of mechanics, twenty-five
sons of lawyers or judges, twenty-tWo sons of
merchants, five sons of hotel-keepers, ten eons of
physicians, twenty4our from the army and navy,
seven sons of clergymen, seven sons of civil or State
-officers, miscellaneous forty-two, and eighteen
whose parents have no occupation.
-The appointments of 1862 were two. hundred and
eighteen, divided as follows : Among farmers or
planters, thirty-three; mechanics, eight; judges or
lawyers, thirty-five; merchants, twenty-four; hotel
keepers, foilr; physicians, thirteen; army and navy,
twenty-five; clergymen, eight; civil officers, eleven;
miscellaneous, thirty-nine; of no profession,
eighteen. There were in 1861, one hundred and
eighty-two appointees in moderate circumstances,
and thirty-one orphans. In 1862, one hundred and
twenty-three in moderate, seventy-seven in un
known circumstances, and thirty-four orphans.
The Duty of Enforcing the Proclamation.
It is asserted in • official circles that Gen. BUTLER
has been offered the command of a Department in
the South, and that, in conjunction with Generals
BANES and liirwran, he will be entrw..S , ed with the
duty of enforcing the President's Ereaneipation Pro
clamation. They will employ negroesin everyseiviee•
in which they can be advantageously employed, not
limiting them togarrison and post duties.. They will,
in their respective departments, use the Proeloma
tion to the best possible advantage against the re-.
bels. Thus far during the war, the negroos have
beenlised tolitrengthen the rebels, and the Govern.
. •
sneptliA ithe iinguesttonable . right, and will exer ' cise.
tieing them to Areakeil those ‘‘'ho are in insur
rection against the most Ilberft/ government the
world ever - -
Vie Germans and the/bolordiation of
.
A nunieious delegation,ol e
Germans, representing
n i n e of the Ilion, with JOHN BurrmAtr,
Esq., of Wiisbingfore: AO their chairman, to-day
waited upon th s e Eligsident at the Executive man
sion with a Irssl4lnd highly patriotic address, con
gratulating. thi President upon the issue of his
proclamstiodof the Ist inst., referring ivith laudat.le
pride tothe loys/ty and patriotism of the Germain
eiticerieduring the rebellion, and pledging the same
fadtrin the future, whatever fortune it may unfold,
ant' especially commending to the' attention of the
OP - resident Mr. ELI' THAYER and hie scheme • fof the
colonization of Florida, stating that thousands
o r German citizens were - ready and anxious to share
the fortunes of the entciTsise..
The President 'received, the delegation with much
cordiality, heartily acknoWledging the indebt
edliess of the country to the stable and steadfast
loyalty of the German population, and referring
with manly sympathy to their numbers and sacri
fices in the field. Heessured•the delegation that
Mr. THAYER'S plan for the colonization of Florida
had received the earnest and cordial attention of
himself and his Cabinet,.and thatwhile recent initi
tary events had forced the postponement of this en.
terprise for the time, by demanding the entireatten.
tion and power of the Government elsewhere, yet
he trusted the.delay was but fora few days,
The Germans then retired, greatly pleased with
the interview.
The McDowell Court of Inquiry..
Captain W. Ladislaus Leski, of General
DowelPs staff, *as examined to-day with reference
to the nature and defensibility of Thoroughfare
Gap, the number and quality of the enemy de
boucning through the gap, and the causes of the
retreat of General Ricketts therefrom towards Hay
market. He said the gap could have been best de
fended by' a force placed at the mouth, rather than
in.the midst of the defile. The enemy . were cavalry
and .infantry, and much stronger than our force.
General Ricketts) command was' about eight thou
sand men, and he knew nothing of any more
troops sent by. General ; McDowell to assist General
Ricketts, besides the litter's own division and two
brigades of cavalry.
An elaborate paper was sent to the court to-day
by General Sigel, purporting to embrace further in
formation to sustain his views of Gen. hlcThwell's
conduct, and naming witnesses to sustain it. The
court cleared the room, to enable them to consider
the clueition whether that paper could be received
and acted upon. The court decided to receive it.
"The Porter Court Martial.
. .
General AVas examined to-day, chiefly
41eimerrilrin the effect of General. Porter's message
on'General Pope. Laic in August, in thepresence
of General King and himself, General Pope testified
hilbelief of the unfriendly feelings of the Army of
the Potomac toward'hint, and that, in view - of this
preconceived opinion, he had expressed a desire not
to assUlale . the command of the Army of-Virginia, but
to he again sent to the West.
,He was also ques
• tioned about the object of the conversation he had
held with General McDowell on the afternoon of
the 29th of August, and whether it had reference or
ndt to the movements of the latter corps. He said it
his Ordeis to General McDowell being
'always transmitted t4rough aids.
Col. Locke, chief of General Potter's staff, and
Lieut. Weld, 'a member of the same, were re-exam
ined for the defence. The former related his impres
sions ofthe importance of the message of, which he
had been the bearer frOm General Porter to General
King, and described minutely the deportment of Mc-
Dowell and King on the reception of that paper. He
alsii gave -his opinion of the verbal order he had
brought back to General Porter from Gen. McDow
ell, and of the cautious manner in which he had de
- livered it to General Pope.
'The latter witness was examined in dean about
the message which he bore from General Porter
to General Pope.
Internal Revenue Decision.
The Corninissicner of Internal Revenue has made
the following decisions
Official instruments, documents and papers,
issued or used by the officers of any State Govern
ment, are exempt from stamp.
Whenever an instrument is issued by several par
ties acting jointly, one stamp only is required, which
may be affixed and cancelled by either of the parties.
Gentgal BUTLER leaves here to-morrow for Phila
delphia, and will arrive in New York on Thursday
morning.
. . .
Major TI-ICMAS HAWKS*OraII, of the Scott Le
gion Regiment (the 66th Pennsylvania Volunteers),
who lost a leg the battle of Fredericksburg, ex
pired to-day - at eleven o'clock.
Naval Orders.
• omniiinder CASE has been ordered to the coici
mancl of the steam-sloop Iroquois.
Commander Hxrar ROLANIX) is detached from
the command of the Iroquois, and ordered to the
command of the Seminole.
Acting Assistant Paymaster FRANK
has been ordered to the steamer De Soto.
The -President has recommended the following
viomotions in the'navy : Captains POORE, HUNT,
and GODoN, to the rank of commodore. Command
ers ALDEN, CASE, and PENNOCK", as captains.
Lieutenant ,Commanders Romp, RANSOM,'and
S'PIcER .as commanders; .Lieutenants. ALLEN,
Grtrzaty.ransl - BLARE as lientenant 'commanders ;
H.F....VW C. ECKSTEIN, of Pennsylvania, to be
assistant surgeon, and Second Lieutenant CoLLTJ3i
to be first lieutenant of marines. ~
• Nominations.
OCCASIONAL
The President has nominated to the Senate JAR.
MoNnOE, of Ohio, as consul to Rio Janeiro; FRANK.
LIN Knonx, of New York, as consul to Shan Tung,
China; SETH C. HAWLEY, ' of New York, as consul
to Nashua, N. P.
Resignation of Gen. Duryea.
To lion. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Sin : This is to respectfully represent that I now
hold the rank of brigadier general of volunteers,
and that, in consequence of various causes, among
which is a deprivation of my rank by the assigning
of an officer of much inferior grade to the command
of the division to which I am entitled, by virtue of
ability, seniority, and military law, and believing
that I havf won upon the battle-field that which a
soldier holds most dear---" promotion"—l cannot,
consistently with a proper sense of dignity and self
respect, submit to these wrongs and serve the Go:
yernment with the zeal and enthusiasm which is so
essential to success ; consequently, and in the most
respectful manner, I tender this my resignation. I
have the honor to be your most obedient servant,
A. DURYEA,
The bank note tax bill, introduced by Senator
SiinnuArT, provides as follows :
•
SE - 6. 1. That on the first of next Slily, and an
nually thereafter, there shall be levied and collected
from such corporation, associated company, bank,
or individual issuing'notes or bills of one dollar and
upwards for circulation as money, commonly called
bank bills, a duty of two per centum on the largest
amount of such bills outstanding at any time during
the year preceding such assessment.
Ss:c. 2 imposes n duty of 10 per cent., to be eimi
larly assessed, on notes, checks, tickets, or other
obligations Intended to be used as money, of a de
nomination less than one dollar, and repeals section
2 of the act of last session prohibiting the circula
tion of such notes.
Deaths of Soldiers in Hospital.
—.The following soldiers have died in the hospitals
here since our last report :
83t_7. G. Emory j p-, spa
. H. Johnson:: ;134.Pa
Jacob Fisher, h, 131 Pa •
Wm,Russell,..l3., 90 Pa
Jas. Glimney, 11, 81 Pal
S. Stoneycipher, G, 131 Pa
Jas. Nave, 1, 131 Pa
11. A. &tyres,' M,16 Pei * eav
Sgt. J. R. Good, B, 55 Pa
E. W. Bennett, G, 131 Pa
L. W. Tebo, li, 106 Pa
Jno. Ressinger,D, 84 Pa
David May, E, 18 Pa.cav
Wm.. Fairchild; 8,'106,Pa
John Lentz, F, 132 Pa .
Wm. Lee I, 99 Pa
A. C. Smith, D, 53 Pa'
Martin En,gler,llC, 129 Pa
Cpl. E. N.Chapin;E;l4sPa.
Thos. Maguire, D; 53 Pa
J. Hoovey, H I 8 Pit Rea
Jos. Martin,4, 111 Pa •
Jos'. Belle, F, 134 Pa
Sgt. Geo. Keene, 8121 Pa
G. Kendall, F 81 11a
R. W. Finn, D, 145 Pa -
James Wilson, E, 49 Pa
G. F. Nicthener, K, 1-15 Pa
D. Carchef, K, 16 Pa cav
T. A. Herring, D, 133 Pa
Cpl. Chrise. Haas,A, 8 Res
Edw. W. Hubell, I, 'r2 Pa
J. W. Conner, D, 81 Pa
C. Anderson, A, B•Pa. Res
E. Haverstick 122 Pa.
J. Conklin, 1 ' Pa. Rifles.
Thomas Earle, 11 N. J.
G. W. Toapet, 2S N. J.
Jas.q.,. Durham, 131 Pa.'
Lt. G. H. Fulton, 88 Pa. i
J. F. Wiggins, 133 Pa.
E. Osborne, 2S N. J.
1). Wall 4 N. J.
W. A. Keifer ' 122 Pa.
T. Johnson, 128 N. J.
E. :Munroe, 6 Pa.
M. Boyle, 1 Delaware
• SAN FRANCISCO,' Jan. s.—Trade is exceedingly
quiet. The ship Gleanerr, cleared for Boston, carries
13,000 hides, 14,020 sacks of copper ore, 30 bales of
wool, and 60 pipes of California wine. •
• The President's emancipation• proclamation of
the Ist inst. was published in the evening pipers of
to-day. Although fully expected, it created a 'pits •
found sensation. A salute Of one hundred guns is
now firing. •
Arrived, steamer St. Louis, from Panama.
PonTLAND, Maine, Jan. s.—The steamer Anglo
Saxon reported, that on Dec. 28th, in lat 52, long.
36, she fe ll In with the steamship John Bell, from
Glasgow for Portland and New York. She had lost
her rudder and screw. She Lad by her for thirty•six
hours, and then took her passengers off and proceed
ed on her voyage. The John Bell was sound, and
hiving rigged a temporary rudder had returned to
Glasgow. •
NEN); .Youx, Jan. 6.—The annual report of the
State Comptroller says the funded debt of the State
has been redneed during the year by the actual pay
ment of over two millions, in the face of the canal
enlargement, payment of demands, and the heavy
war expenses. His estimate for the State taxes for
the ensuing year is about three and a quarter mil-
Hoes, against over double that amount last year.
This great falling orris owing largely that nothing
is required by the canal..
Nirwronr, B. 1., Jan. 5.--The iron-clad Nahant
put into this port, this afternoon, on account of the
fog. All her works are in good order, and she will
resume her voyage as soon as the weather permits.
LowELL, Mass., Jan. fire, this morning,
partially destroyed the boiler and coal house of the
Suffolk corporation. The boiler and engine were
not seriously. damaged. A large amount of machi
nery was stored in the upper part of the building.
The loss is estimated at from $20,000:to saitooo, and
is probably insured.
. . .
• , Steamer .
Boterow, ;Tan. 6.—TheCaledonian line
broken in two. AbOut 300. tons of -her elm
been saved in a damaged condition. = •
Florida.
General Butler's Movements.
Death of Major Hawksworth.
Naval Promotions.
The Bank Note Tax Bill.
Evan Williams, F, 136 Pa
Richard Lilley, G, 84 Pa
Ohfts.W. Metz, , 114 Pa
U. J. Taylor, H B ,
83 Pa
H. I. Hilbotn,' D, 143 Pa
H. Reminger, I, 131 Pa
Th. Hayward, F, 5 Pa Res
Win. Connor, B, 11 Pa
J. H. Smith, B, 143 Pa
August Mundle, D,123 Pa
Jas. W. Zuver, A,134 Pa
Jacob Wagner, E, - 129 Pa
Jos. E. Book, E, 100 Pa
Abm. Cooper,G, 27 N J
Alex. Reddick, 0,-62 Pa •
Paul Elsesson,B, 134 "Pa
R. A. Davis, K, 182 Pa
S. Atkinson, F, 6 N J
Harrison Buck, H, 126 Pa
Jas. McLaughlin,l, 150 Pa
John Webber G-, 134 Pa
00. W. H. Kingston, 0,
Del
W. R. Heron, B, NJ
F. Lindsley, 0, 11 Pa Res
Cpl. I. Birdsell, I, 146 Pa
W. M. Whalon, 0 129 Pa
Cpl.A. RlcFarlan,V22Pa
Jno. O'Gara, 0,12 a Res
S. C. Hamilton, K,l45Pa
Sgt,:,Chris. Miller, 130 Pa
Wm:Holmes; A 71 Pa
John Mitchell, I, 134 Pa
W. A. Ross, I, 123 Pa
T. Garrick, 51 Pa.
A. Painter, 5 TJ: S. Art.
R. -W. Conner, Pa.
J. H. Dorr, 49 Pa.
O.W. Fellows; "8t Pa.
E. Matthias 9 Pa. R. C
Scott Ramp, 9.1 N.: J.
L. R. Piper, 8 Pa. R. 0
W. A: Reiter, 122 Pa.
G. P. Month, 1 Pa. R.
B.P. 'Elliot, 126 Pa.
INPa.
From Caltrornia:
Accident to the Steamer John Bell.
New York State Finances.
The Iron-clad Steamer Nahant.
Fire at Lowell, -Massachusetts.
The. Ste4mer . ;
ARMY - OP THE POTOMAC.
Preparing to Move Again—Ree**ring the
Troops—luspeetion et Ammunition—Von ,
tract Annulled—Flugai of Truce, dice.
ILADQUAETERS ARMY O 1 THE PoeolifAC,
is quiet as usual in camp. General! Stone
man's Third army corps was reviewed yesterdny r and
General Wilcox's Ninth army corps to-day. The
appearance and condition of the troops were' ok
cellent General Burnside and alS;ff' were present
on both occasions.
Flags of truce cress the Rappabsenock almost
every day. The principal , business trzosacted is the'
exchange of such refrrgees as are authorized by the
izglitary autherities.on both'sides. ' •
'Me contract for the hides, horns, and tallow of
the•cattle slaugtered fez the Army of tlierotomac,
recently entered into with John Weickst,pf Phila
delphia has been annolled. It is astir:niter, that the
receipt's from thiwsource should cover the expense of
herding and slaughtering for this army, and' that re
sponsible parties can be ibum.d to contract for these
articles with profit to themselves and a stivinFto the
Government.
An agent of , the ordnance department at Washing
ton is here for the - purpose of inspecting the arimu=
ninon, in response to repeated complaints of - artil
lery officers. It has been ascertained that moat of
the premature explosions during the recent battle
here, and previous thereto, hsve been caused by the
unworkrnanlike manner ini_u/rich the fuses have
been fixed to the shells, and some batteries have al
ready replaced their stock on hand by that of a more
reliable character.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
Despatch from General ...Rosecrans—Defeat
and Flight of the Rebels—The Rebel Gene.
rids Rains and Ilansoii.Xilled, and Clar
don, Adams, and Breeklikridge Wounded.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The folloWing despatch
has been received at headquarters: -
HEADQVA ETERS OF THE ARMY OF TILE
CIIMBERLANDi. Jan. 6, 1863.
To Major Genera/ H. W. Ilalleck, General-in-Chief:
We have fought one of the greatest battles of this
war, and are victorious.
Our entire success on the 31st was prevented by a
surprise of the right flank, but we have, neverthe-.
less, beaten the enemy after three-days , battle.
They lied with great precipitation on Saturday
night.
The .last of their columns •of cavalry left this
morning. Their loss has been very heavy.
Generals Raix‘s and Hanson are . killed ; Generals
Clardon, Adams, and Breckinridge arewounded.
W. S. ROSEORANS,
Major General Conunanding.
THE LATEST.
Rebel Pr isonersLCannonadin7 Ileard—The
Pursuit of the Rebelel— env Loss in
Killed, Wounded, and Prisoners about
10,000.
NasTivrra.a, Jan. B.—Over six hundred rebel pri
soners and nineteen commissioned officers were
brought in this evening.
Unofficial reports state that cannonading has been
heard some 10 miles from Murfreesboro, in which
direction our troops are pursuing the .rebels. .
Bragg may make a stand at Tullahoma.
Our wounded is about 7,000, and our whole loss in
killed, wounded, and prisoners will not reach 10,000.
The rebel loss is double ours. The wounds of our
soldiers are mostly slight. The best buildings in
Nashville have been taken for hospitals, and the
wounded will be well cared for.
The news from the front is meagre and unim
port mat.
The river is four feet on the shoals, and rising; the
weather clear and cold.
It was the rebel General Rains of Tennessee
that was killed in the battle at Murfreesboro, and
not the General Rains, of Arkansas.
The Losses at Murfreesboro—The Pennsyl.
'ennia Troops Gallant Conduct of the
Anderson Cavalry.
Itisw Ironic, Jan. S.—The Herald has a special dis
patch from Bowling Green, dated the 6th, stating
that the losses in the brigade of Regulars at Mur
freesboro was nearly.l,ooo.
Lieut. Col. Housen, of the 77th Pennsylvania, was
killed, and the killed and wounded in the regiment
is about 120.
Of the 78th Pennsylvania, Capt. Jack, of Co. H;
Lieut. Maysee, of Co. Or, and Lieut. Anderson, of
Co. F., were wounded. The total loss of the regi
ment was 130.
All but 300 of the Anderson Cavalry refused to go
into the i fight. Those engaged had a hand-to-hand
fight with the 10th South Carolina and two Georgia
regiments, and succeeded in routing them. Major
Rosengarten was. killed with six shots in his body.
- Major Ward, Sergeants Henning and Chase were
also killed. The total loss was eleven killed and
fifty wounded.
The Anderson Troop.
[Special Deapatch to j The Press.]
NASHVII.LIr, Jan. 6.—The following is a list of the
'casualties in this troop during the engagement of
Friday, December 29 : .
KILLED.
Major A. G-. Rosengarten.
Sergeant W. H. Kimber, Co. C.
Sergeant A. Drake, Co. K.
Sergeant P. Herring, Co. L.
Private A.R. Renteugh,.Co. H,
W9IINDED.
Major Prank B. Ward, seriously. .
Sergeant W. E. Rockhill, Co. C.
Sergeant Henry . McAllister, Co. L
Private Richard Chase, Co. E..
PriVate W. L. Nieman, Co. L. .
Private H. Powell, Co. L.
Private Joseph Hilly, Co. H.
Private S. R. Janison, Co. C.
Private Edward Smith, Co. C.
Private John Richards, Co. I.
liirate J. B. Garver, Co. I.
[To the Associated Press.]
REPORTED =TINY PREVIOUS TO THE
BATTLE— CAPTURE OF CLARKSVILLE.
LOTTISVILLR, Jan. 6.—Headquarters are advised
that previous to the Murfreesboro fight a large por
tion of the Anderson Troop mutinied at Nashville,
and refused to advance. The remainder—about 300
in all—went into the fight under Majors Rosengarten
and Ward, and behaved gallantly. Notice has been
sent along the line for the arrest of a large number
reported to have deserted, and their return to Nash
ville in irons.
Colonel Bruce captured, at 'Clarksville, a very
large amount of valuable army stores from the Con
federates:
Nashville despatches say that some of the rebel
prisoners, captured on Thursday and paroled, had
been in Murfreesboro only four hours, having come
direct from Richmond, Virginia.
STATES IN REBELEION.
The Capture of Charleston and Richmond
Compared—Arrival of Union Prisoners—
Proposed Importation of Bibles—The East
Tennessee Raid—The Emancipation Pro
clamation.
NEWS FROM REBEL SOURCES.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 6,—The Richmond Dispatch of
the 3d instant has a lengthy article to the effect that
the Yankees would experience more exquisite de
light at the capture of Charleston than at the downfall
of Richmond. The latter, except in name, would be
a barren victory. The Dispatch is satisfied, however,
that the troops at Charleston will drive back the
invader - in ignominious confusion.
The Dispatch . announces the return of Stuart from
his raid with 300 prisoners. The last instalment of
125 had reached Richmond.
Gold is quoted at $1.90®2.25, and silver $1.600 -, 2.
The Confederate Congress will probably impose a
heavy tax on specie hoarded by private individuals.
Produce was advancing under light receipts.
The Rev. Moses E. Hoge, of Richmond, has gone
to Europe.lo procure, for the Virginia Bible Society,
3d,000 Bibles and Testaments.
The rebel telrams state that the Yankee force
which destroyed the bridges on the East Tennessee
Railroad consisted of one Ohio and one Indiana
regiment. They captured Colonel Lore, of the 62d
North Carolina.
The despatches also state that Col. Fry, of apt
wes among the killed at Murfreesboro on
the 31st, and that Gen. Chalmers and the Colonel
of the let Louisiana were among the wounded.
The Enquirer has a savage leader on President
Lincoln's proclamation and Gen: - Butler. It says
thatthe former will be but an innocent expression
of Lincoln's rage and fiendishness.
9EN. STUART'S RECENT HIDE AROUND THE ARMY
OF THE POTOMAC--HTS DESPATCHES TO GENERAL
MEWS, &C.
(From the Richmond Dispatch, Jan 3.)
General Stuart returned front his late raid on
New Year's evening. having been absent about
'ten days, during which time he visited Dumfries,
where he made the capture before mentioned, and
then proceeded up the Potomaillin the direction
of Alexandria. Arriving at Selectman's Ford, on
the Occoquam-he encountered a large force of the
enemy's cavalry, which he routed, they scattering
their blankets and overcoats in their confusion. The
expeditioiltben proceeded to the line of the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad, whore they burned the
railroad bridge over Accotink creek; from thence to
Annandale, and then to within seven miles of Alex
andria. There he destroyed a large quantity of the
Federal stores. -
At this point, Stuart's telegraph operator tele
graphed to General Weiss, at Washington ' (the
Yankee Quartermaster General,) that " it he could
riot furnish -. more and better transportation he
(Stuart) could not take the trouble to come after
supplies, as it was too much trouble to haul them
away." General Stuart then took the route for the
Loudon and Hampshire Railroad. At Fairfax Court
House, he was fired upon by the Yankees with ar
tillery, when he retired, and going up to Aldie,
routed a force of the enemy's cavalry taking some
prisoners. He proceeded thence to Warrenton and
then to camp. His troops supplied theraseiveawith
clothing, 'arms, etc., in abundance. His prisoners
number altogether about three hundred, awl the
quantity of stores destroyed was very large.
TIM PACIFIC COAST.
SAN FitAxersco, Jan. 4.—Arrived, ship Peruvian
from Boston, bark C. B. Truitt from Georgetown.
Sax Fiwicisco, Jan. s.—The weather has been
rainylsinCe the Ist, and business is nearly suspended.
The Legislature met'at Sacramento-to-day.
$51,060 ha's been paid on account of the interest
due on the Sacramento city bonds. Thefund is now
exhausted, leaving s37,ooounpaid.
The interest on all the other California securities
has been paid In gold.
A despatch from Reese river, 180 miles east of
Carson Valley, on the overland stage route, reports
the discovery of three rich silver ledges. Another,
stated Ocaroon, Jan. 4th, announces the discovery of
s.ailver mines.miles east of Virginia. City, richer
than any previously known.
'Another, dated 'Visala, January 5, says arrivala
from the State-range astricts 'report more new and
very rich mining discoveries.
SAX FaArreiscO f Jan. rt.—Wheat has declined• 10
to isc fronfttnildgkest price of last month.
Ground will be broker+ on the Bth instant on the
Pacific Railroad at Sacramento.
` 'The Legislature organized to-day. ,k-resolution,
in the Senate, endorsing the Presid'Aet's proclama
tion eliolted discussion, which will last dome days.
The majority favorite passage.
The candidates for United ,States Senator are
•Perk.correp• and Phelps Sa:geant. It is difficult to
'day which hrthe,stroneet, The contest Promisee to
be exciting:.:."
HAVANA AND MEXICD•
NEW Yortr, Jan 6, —The steamer Edgfe, (rens Ha
calut• with (Ikea to the Zif lost, has artlireil.
The gunboats Sonoma and Wachusel were at
HaVans on the 2d inst.
There is no news from HavalSO of importance.
Mexican advises state that tie French armoy had
eminnenced to advance on Ptchtit.. One division,
Of 12,000, hRd advanced twelve le e® from Orinam.
Gen.- Douai is reported to have reached Amosoc
from Vera Grua. Gen. Berthier hadt advanced from
Jalapa . towards. Ferote,° wh i tre the• Mexicans MO
taken the guns-from the fort to PueMal
The French troops. who returned fiam. Tampico
had gone to - 'Salspir. .
One thousand mules- said two hundrodiand fifty
wagons front New York Thad reached "'lrene Cruz.
The Mexican consul• salktartrana states thstthis Go
vernment feels deeply the refusal of the Einirican
Government to aid a'republic struggling atgainst a
monarchy, and still morelhat it should MO their
enemies.
The statue of Columbus , woo uncovered at ;Stir
dense on Christmas day, amidstgreat rejoicings.-
DEPARTMENT'OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Corres - pondeneo between Major - Generaib
Foster, Commanding the - I.Sth Army -
Corps, and Major General G. French . ,
C. S. Army;
HEADQ'CARTERS REPAItTATENV NoCAROLINA.,
'PETERSBURG', V.k...N027,
v. 1862.
Gen. .11 G Foder; U. S. Army,' Neiebern ; .Ic. C.:
DE.areSin : During the march of the army under
your command up the valley of th6Rbonoke river, -
in the early part of this- month, mang wanton acts
of destruction of private propesty,,ond , many depre
dations, were committed by the troops: under your
command. - .
Iv egroes were forcibly abducted from: their owners ;
many isolated houses in the villages of Hamilton
and Williainston were wgfully burned parlors of
private residences were used for stablesi: family car
riages were taken to your camp., abandoned, and de
stroyed ; houses of peaceful citizens. were forcibly
entered, doors and windows broken, and all the fur
niture destroyed ; bedding was carried- into the
streets and burned ; women: were insulted by your
soldiers, and robbed of all the money and: valuables
on their pet sons ; and. all their clothing,. and that of
their children, except what they had on; was cast
into the fire or torn to pieces. general terms,
your soldiers committed many robberies and prac
tiSed'a wanton era malieioua destruction• of private
property.. . . .
Havingbeen over portion of yourline of march,
and examined these evidences of destruction, I re
ported them to my Government, and L am in
structed to address you, and inform you, that such
Outrages are considered as forfeiting the right of
yourself and' officers to be treated as prisoners of
war, and to inquire of you whether these-outrages
were committed with your knowledge-and, sanction ?
The action to be taken in the case will depend on
the answer yen may make ; and if no- answer be
returned in ten days after the delivery of this letter,
it will be considered by the Government that you
admit and' lipid, yourself responsible for .the acts
charged. - -
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,.
S. G. FRENUH,
-Major General Commanding.
NEW - REIGN,. Ded; 4.
Major General S. G. French, Commanding Department
of North. Carolina,. Petersburg,' Va.:
GENERAL The favor of November Uth I have
the honor to acknowledge. I had previously re
ceived from General Martin a letter on:. the same
subject, and as my answer , to him covers most of
the ground in yours, I beg leave to enclose a copy.,
I beg to say, in relation to paragraph ~2 of
your letter, that, not a negro ' to the best of my
belief, was forcibly abducted from their masters,
and, indeed, :I only suffered those to folloW.who in
sisted upon so doing. There were fifteen houses
(says Gen. Martin) burned at Hamilton—the fact I
deplore. At Williamston two were burned, from a
detect in the flue of
, ' the chimney, as. shoWn by in
vestigation, and one small house pulled down to
prevent the spread of the fire. Members of my staff
were in each house, and none of them saw horses in
parlors,. though in one or two instances on piaz
zas. Family carriages (not over three) may have
been' taken to transport sick men, not to destroy or
That houses of peaceful citizens, with the family
in occupancy, were entered, women and children in
sulted and robbed, I do not believe, as the Provost
Marshal heard nothing of the kind so gross as you
report.
In respect to that part of your letter, as to the
treatment of ouroilicers not as prisoners of war, I
would say that if, after my letter, your Government
proposes to act on that principle, I beg that you will
have me informed, for the regulation of my - own
course. Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. G. FOSTER,
Major General Commanding.
HEADQUARTER.S DEPART:MI:NT N. C.,
PETERczISUIta, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Map). General J . G. Foster, Commanding' United States
Forces, Newbern, N. C.
GENERAL : 'Your letter of the 4th inst., enclosing
a copy of one addressed by you to Gen. .T. G. Mar
tin, has been received.
War, even when conducted by the acknowledged
rules of Christian nations, inflicts so many evils on
society, that it should not be increased by the law
less acts of soldiers.
It atihrds me'much gratification to learn that the
acts of depredation referred ,to in my. letter " were
not onlY.not done by your.orders, but against them
and against your strongest effort to prevent them,"
and it is to be hoped no future cause for complaints
will be given by your forces.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. G. FRENCH,
Major General Commanding.
HEADQOA_UTERS, ISth AnMY CORPS,
NEWRERN N. 0., Dee. 27.
Major General S. G. French, Commanding Department of
North Carolina, Petersburg, Va. :
GENERAL: Y our favor of the 13th•inst. is received
to-day. I most •fully agree with you that war is
most. horrible in the misery and ruin it must cause,
even when carried on according to the acknowledged
rules of Christian nations, and therefore beg to call
your attention to, and ask if it was by your appro
val, that in the recent attack on Plymouth, many
houses and other buildings were fired, and to that
extent families were ruined and rendered homeless,
that only want of time prevented other damage be
ing done. I would also call your attention to the
case of Mrs. Phelps, who was shot dead by a Con
federate soldier.
On occupying the town of Kinston, recently, the
streets were found, in many cases, full of burning
cotton naval stores, ec.c., a destruction of property
which I do not know your approval or disapproval
of; the effect was that one house was set on fire,
and that it was only by the greatest effort of our
officers And soldiers that a large portion of the town
was saved from destruction.
Trusting that by our united efforts the war within
our department may be robbed of some of its hor
tors, I am, General, your obedient servant,
J. G. FOSTER,
Major General Commanding...
Capture of Charleston.
The Richmond Dispakh has learned, through some
of its admirers in the Northern States, that our Go
vernment seriously contemplates an attack upon
the city of Charleston with -land and naval forces.
The editor of that journal expresses the following
opinions upon the subject
With all their blathering about Richmond, we be
lieve that the capture of Charleston would afford
even more exquisite delight to the Northern heart
than the downfall of Richmond. It is true that the
latter is the Confederate capital ; but its capture,
except in name, would prove a barren victory.
If they could take Richmond that event would
be probably foreseen by this Government in
time to remove from the capital everything
of value. Virginia and the South abound with
natural facilities for manufacturing purposes,
And the workshops already in existence in the
inferior would be increased and multiplied to an
indefinifelxient. The Government archives could
be transferred to another locality without any diffi
culty, and, in the language of President Davis, the
war could be carried on in Virginia for twenty years.
After the first inconveniences of the loss of Rich
mond, our national defence would proceed with fresh
energy, and we should still possess the only means
of transporting supplies we have ever had—the rail
roads—for our rivers have been, and still are, of use
only to the enemy. Moreover, the frequent discom-
Mures which the Yankees have met in their " On to
Richmond," and the increasing probabilities of
accomplishing that object, are 'beginning to make
the grapes somewhat sour in the estimation of those
amiable foxes.
But the Charleston grapes still hang in tempting
clusters, and the grudge they owe South Carolina is
older and more venomous than that towards Vir
ginia. Their journalists never refer to Charleston
without styling it that "adder's nest of treason,".
and breathing forth a burning desire to measure
conclusions between their teeth and the bite of the
"adders." South Carolina committed the unpardon
able crime of lighting the flames of this "unholy
rebellion," and of first causing the United States flag
to trail in the dust. Moreover, she is an old offender,
having for thirty years been chafing in her chains,
and loathing with intense and unconcealed disgust
her compulsory companionship with Yankee Doodle
dom. Besides all this, her proud and pure character
is a standing affront to inferior natures which can
never be forgiven. How they would delight to
humble her in the dust, to tread her in the mud, to
jump, and halloo, and whoop over her prostrate
form!
The Condition of New Orleans would be an ely
slum compared to that of Charleston, if it should
fall into Yankee hands. There is no indignity its
people 'would not be made to suffer; no atrocity its
enemies are not capable of perpetrating. It would
be better that not one brick should be left standing
upon another in Charleston; better that its whole
population should out houselees and home
less to the interiOnitiliffifurrendet to the Yankees,
and be governed, probably, by Butler, the beast, who
might be sent there as the most efficient agent to
make Charleston drink to the dregs the bitter cup
which the 'Yankees have prepared for her lips. But
we have no fears of any surrender.
- If Charleston should be destroyed, it will be only
theloss of a few acres of Carolina soil, leaving intact
the strength and independence of the State. We
are satisfied, however, that. Charleston will drive
back the invaders in ignominious confusion, and
come out of the conflict ith all her banners flying.
There is in command of that coveted city an old ac
quaintance of the Yankees—he who made Fort
Sumpter bend its proud head, and who first sent the
Yankees to the right about at Manassas with a ve
locity unparalleled in the annals of svar. He is a
man whose heart burns with an intensity of patriot
ism more than equal to the ardor of their fanatical
passions, and whose military genius is equal to any
emergency of the war.• With .11erturegard at the head
of Carolina's chivalry, there will be such an enter
tainment ready for the Yankees-at Charleston which
will satisfy their appetites for invasion for genera
Lions to come.
Missouri Legislature.
JEFFERS= CITY, San. 6.—A resolution was
offered in the House yesterday, to memorialize Con
gress to pass an act excluding the slaves of loyal
masters from thC military lines in this. State. Re
ferred to the Committee on Federal Relations.
The two Houses then convened in. joint session to
elect two United States Senators,
John B. Benderson was elected; en the first ballot,
by 57 majority, over Robert 'Wilson, for the term
ending on the 4th of March.
B. Gratz Brown, joha S. Phelps, Samuel L. Glo
ver, and -Samuel . M. Breektaridge, were then nomi
nated for the four-years term. The first ballot stood
as follows :
Brown, 51 ; Phelps,sl; Glover. 34.; Breekinridge
11; and Noel 4 -5. -
Railroad Accident.
MI r.war.KEE, Jan. Sl—The eastward-bound train
on the hlirivaukee and Prairie- du Chien railroad was
thrown from the track, to-day, : and two ears crushed.
Eleven persons were injured:
Arrival of. the Anglo—Saxon.
steamship Anglo-Saxon
had arrived, from Liverpool on the 18th.
Markets.
6.—Pour has a . thrtinced 10e1
sales at $5.20@6.25. Whisky Ursa at 36c. Hogs Sae,
dull at $4.30@}4.90; receipts for the week, 40,000; 9Dr•
the season, 520,00% provisions
ENor..isit Plc , roistits.—We have the 111issitated
Loudon News of December 90, and also the Ilkastraied
News of the World, of the same date, from S. C'. 'Up
ham, 403 Chestnut street. The first of those is a
double " number, crowded with Christmas
poetry, and facethe. It gives, as an extra supple
ment, " Christmas at Windsor Castle in the time of
Henry Vlll.—Bringing in the Yule 1..0g." This,
gorgeously printed in colors, is a. lac-simile of a
painting by John Gilbert, and is four times the idle
.of 'a flip page of the paper. We also have Punch's
.4.linanae for ism; full of fun, from* pen and pencil,
SO particularly good in i'simitationsiof tl t e reapeo.
five styles of various populiir omielists. -*
NEW YORK CPrit.
orfespoodeace of The Press.)
DTEw 'lonic, 4 Ftlnz ar , r
THE \WEATHER '''
l '''
today ig foggy and suicidal to the Isq d e „
warm entrigh to draw the frost from tr.
thsgr'r,
miserable W must Wat t an chiii enough to ,
ill urji
open a i r rank poison to weal; lunen. 1 a k t'
blna aeerantiing wai news of this rooming, e l ,, ybor l'Ll ,
- inriumizit-iirh., the roost cerulean'
bei2g. a half-regnt. of hoops- at the Park
who lounge listlemily within. the.
td
~ .
rastistp, and figilrr sieepity throv A t e 5 Z:
lazy gloats in a curchyard, A uether r e ,'
class - of men aro thw skatins-pond 4 p re4o /:
who bcfloi to iiave horrible i ntepteic km t i -t ,
prettp I means a warnber of-them tore i n l r t
i 2 terpecultrW" on ice," nmY P•entribl y 4, jj
to '
lepiltinfeisst.
POLITICAA•Iff.ATTEp s
are kept in healthful agitation t;e,,,dr.
moues - vacillating conduct Sallie case- of r,
Commissioner a,. whom he first Buttoned
to sl
Albany,. and , now permits ito answer hi:7l,
against/therm ire New York. As t he
lion of`tho• Democracy in thii- city i s
0 ;'Itl
ordered byTernaado Wood, and as 5e 31 ,4 1 / 1. 14 .1
thing more than• the most p l iehle . tool 11 1
tion, there ivvery little hope for the conrois;4
WOod has- a' revengeful remembrance ot or
when the presentllletropolitan Pollee fthe4.
oreanization)Attempted to arrest him
Hall; and though. his bullies manazed i n th
to
until the 7tk Begiment appeared baler's- hi s
hold with 11:ced yonets, he has never kip ' ,"
what was at beansbitter political defe a t fr : 4
Under the plea of:securing to the city these:,
she municipaUrighte-which are supp osed tot,
rightfully to it, independently of the state, tl, s
Governor designs-making Wood the suprercf
of this city, with its,highest corporate wh ets ~.;
unprincipled " strikers." Evidently f ro , hi ; ,
vering conduct in the Police Citturnissieners,,;
Seymour is a man, af.weak purpose whe n l e i t
himself, and may ; nob , dare to outrage the deen
and respectability °Tithe metropolis to th ecite.,,
the Wood programmey.but should he re 4flyd :'
In less than six weeks-Now York city will h e ;
what Sau. iranbisco , steswhen the famous Thilat
Committee arose for ite: , rescue ; just what S f . wr
leans was during its.last,fortnight of rebel o l e.
THE " SONS OF PREElifixa
a new and very strong_organization of real-kohl',
colored men, held - a tremendous meeting k t
Cooper Institute last evening, in celebration tti
great proclamation. Stinh a turnt-to:tutgohf
g"rpe7l:•,
had never before been known in this city armit
but just to say that they. conducted thennehesi
perfect order and impersonality,
cited over the glorious event which had t1:4 3
them together. Short and stirring speech es
delivered by Garnett, the noted African preach,
the Bev. EL B. Cheever, and others. d Erie le
discoursed appropriate music, and all the pin t
jugs went off enthusiastimlly and tellingli.
A. DINNER TO GEN. BUTLER,
was the verdict of a.committee of fifty leading,
zens who Met at one of the hotels last night, tn,
sitter what were the fittes.t, means for testifying;
the gallant General the estimation in which he
held by all tile loyal. men. and women of thiloin.
munity.
TT OPERA. SELSON
was resumed at the Academy of Music Etzt evenink
the audience being. tolerably large. In the nit . '
Pauline, the heroine of DonizettPs F INlartrrt," c l / 4 ,
liellogg was well received, and sang Isrittise butt
and expression. 'Her duet with Maceaferri (Brignovi
substitute), in the last act, was encored.
STUYVES.INT
PERSONAL.
In London, some time since, a Mrs. Rica
claimed to be the daughter of Mrs. Sent!. zsd.
application before Sir Creswell Creswell for ti;
purpose of eatablishiug her legitimacy m a c h me
that her mother, Mrs. Serres, had been the le,sl'a•
mate child of the late Duke of Cumberland. acd ;
was deducible, therefore, that if Mrs. Ryvei was:
legitimate daughter of Mrs. Serres, she would**
entitled to inherit • any property to Which her
mother would have been entitled. Mrs s.rei
had offered the will of George 111. in whi"a tt ?
late Duke of Cumberland had been appoir e l
sole legatee, but the Prerogative Court oftleui t .
bury refused to grant her probate of the Will, ;,:"
the ground that the will in question heir.3:3
will of a royal sovereign, the Prerogative L'eTt
had not any jurisdiction. In the Court of
bate in London, last month, Mr. Gibbons wit
that the Duke of Wellington and the Attcsasi
General should be cited before the court, in order'
enable the petitioner to establish the validityof
will in question. The late Duke of Weliigtonir,
been appointed executor to George the Fourths
inherited his father's estate, and the present Dui,
Wellington was his representative. Therudge
nary said that the question of this will had been
ready decided by Sir John Nicholl, the lateiwke of
the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. He (rhejn*
ordinary) felt very much disinclined to set mice the
decision arrived at by that learned judge. Hem.
sidered the court had not any jurisdiction is 02
present case. The motion would, therefore. he
missed. The alleged testamentary paper wail ,
following terms:
"Gi:oxox R. _ Sr. J.
"In case of our royal demise, wegive and bequett
to Olive, our brother of Cumberland's daughter. tte
sum of £15,000, commanding our heir and suceeiie
to pay the same privately to our said niece forth
use, as a recompense for the misfortunes she m'
have known through her father.
"Witnesses; J. Ihmning, Chatham, Wastick."
are pained to record the death of emitsie
Robert M. Gwinn, commander of the gunboat Ben.
ton. Captain Gwinn commanded the wooden ;un
boat Tyler, in her gallant fight with the iron-rsn
Arkansas, in July last. He was a gallant, bart .
and skilful officer, and an accomplished gentle=
He is reported mortally wounded in the late mar
went on the 'Yazoo, while fighting his per &ip
against the rebel batteries. It was a post oi pat
danger. The Benton was shot through and tiro*
sixteen times.
Ina genially-written article on theNts Tees
Day, the editors of the New York Otter: tele
that now, at the commencement of theirttist
yearly volume, "founders, proprietors, edilor,vll
all who have had any responsible connectbtatr.
its editorial columns and business maaagemmite
alive and in good health to-day." This is 3-
markable.
Major General McOlernand has receiredories
relieving him from duty in Illinois : and on Chefrais
morning he left Springfield for Memphis, to tittii
command, which, we believe, is 13th array cotts
General WlcClernand was married, M .Tacksozifir ,
Illinois, two days previous to his departure. to Min
Minerva Dunlap, a sister of his former wife.
Major General Fremont was, on Mond.w, dlr.!
to the witness-stand, in the case of Major 31eilie.
stry, at St. Louis. A large and interested reel
Was in attendance. General Fremont's stMentesti
decidedly exonerate the accused from the eltirf 6
brought against him. Major McKinstry annntuxel
that his defence was concluded.
John A. Tainter, who died in Hartford. Cons..
a few days ago, left all his property, shout 5, 0 : 03 . 0
to his wife and two daughters. In his will he fir
hide. either of his daughters to marry a forting g
a native of a Southern or slaveholding State. ode
penalty of forfeiting her interest in the propertY•
Among others, the learned Jews are corsig
out in their denunciations of Bishop Coienso's
traordinary ignorance of Hebrew, as ar4nifestraii l
his late work denying the inspiration of the Holy
Scriptures. Among these are Dm. Adler and I*
nisch.
—We see it stated that Eugenie, "la impel
trice," is getting to be greatly disliked in Park.
Already has she. been saluted with the omincao
cries, " A basleis Crinoline ! A bas les Espsle- s ''
As the all-comprehensive Shakspeare well said:
"Uneasy lies the head that wears art:A - it
That accomplished composer and eigani.it.
• Hodges, hie - manyfriends will be glad to lean;
not idle. A " Cantato Domino , and a "l ie "
Misereatur" from his pen are in press,
appear.
Negotiations are said to have been cateredur
with a view to marry Donna Isabella, the faze
Empress of the Brazils, to the hereditars."Pri a ' :?
Hohenzollern-Signtaringen, a member of the re P 1
family of Prussia, and brother of the 'Me 4 ./.W" ) '
Portugal.
Adelaide PhElips, the contralto, is soon e"
pected on a visit of a few weeks to dis CO't:F.
but will soon return abroad to fulfil an eng.r;r o;
in Vienna. She now enjoys a European: o . l ° ll3S
an American reputation.
Dr. Stephen Gale, of Portland, has etectg 4e il
the burying-ground at Plymouth, 31asari
monument over the remains of sixty of the ievea r F"
two mariners who• perished in the shipwreck al Se
armed brig General'Arnold, in the year 1175:
—General Briggs is Btu d e t a ined a t panto.
Mass., by illness, and does not appear likely to
able to take the field for some weeks.. Be,
thinks otherwise, and ie• anxious to return dove.
—Major Bradley, of the Pennsylvants 100:
teers, who was wounded at Predericksbuft -,6' ?
!,',..
'Washington, on. Saturday, front lockjaw; ay.''' .
is alleged, by malpractice in amputating a
Mr. Marvin, who was elected Speaker a ' c ' w
Lower House of the-Missouri Legislaturc. - `,..,
of nine men. in Henry county, who Water! for
Lincoln for Pr esident..
Gov. Morehead sends from Par air 00 10 :
tion to the South to "fi,ght tillherlast
But won't "her 'last man" be in France- - too ir°'
to belcilled I able
—Garibaldi has seventeen physicians. IneN
as it may. seem, he was alive at- the- lnst It
t 6 '
though, of• course, lb imminent danger: g
Generals Cobb, Hill, Jackson, and. l'nei:vg•
the rebel army, were all officiating_ file,g'iswri'l
elders when the war was commenced:
The Albany Journal says the- fresh - 4111 .
Thurlaw Weed's intention to visit Euroi:e . :s wh° •
without authority or foundation.
A FLEET of seven steamers, from •v;
rivelv arrived at Cincinnati last Frida.rAigilt." ' t ::
on board Ewing'3 brigade (Cox!s.division), "T.
inwthirty-six hundred men. They peoeeette d Iv"
ths , Ohio, with lib di destination. a. sd.vret.
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'DIE CJITUS-TLILIT CO3fmrSsiaX receive ( ' -
following deapateh from.theilegratation of
who left on Saturday eveninom. N es bvioe. =' l 4 ; r. •
then, three other dernitatiolul/2,nauxnberinv i n s il,-1'
ty-two, wikh. a large amount of stores, hv• D T.
sent forwsrd. As -2espeteeesere rece i v ed (OM tbeZ
deputations, they will: at once, be given toi.:+e 16..
lic : • • t
-I..owtsvtr.fx, Jana . 6 ' . ir,
To George H. Sriorti Ctoirinan Christiao tom '
Philadelphia: tillitf,;
.., s.l
NoLreport bane of Captain :Afack beirg kil k " . 1 . 4!
reliable., intvtligeneo of the Anderson Troof i l ell ,
abundance of stores forwarded will b e most t ip,
Every attention will be given to the . 1 f ° ,..„1,-,D.
peapatcles may be eent in care or wm.:... •-•,,, 0
.?...ashvitle. The deputation expect to be th e
Wedrwsilay evening.
J. S.CUMMINGS%
03.
Chairman of Deputh •
d•
TILE PASSAIC ASSEMBLY W ill give a d• . - 1 • ,. .
some ball this evening in aid of the anlbahooe "
f4;1".
of the Assistance Steam Engine ( 1 42MIEVIl'
pleasant time uuty he expected.
`June :', 1:71