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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1863.
FORNEY'S WAR PRESS
For Saturday, Janu a ry 10, is now published and for
sale at the counter of The PrCSS.
Ire open the New Year with an interesting news
paper. The Chronological Table is a great feature,
having been prepared with great care for our co
lumns. It will be found invaluable for reference.
The ravages of the Alabama will make a portrait of
its notorious captain a curiosity, and so we print
what is thought to be a splendid likeness. A. new
story entitled "Gloom and Glare" is commenced in
this number : and it promises to be very interesting.
In addition to this, we have full details of the war
news, the proceedings of Congress, the meeting of
the Legislature, the letters from Occasional, edito
rials on current subjects, and news from all parts of
the world. •
ENGRAVING.—Captain Semmes, of the Pirate
Alabama.
AN ORIGINAL STORY—GIoom and Glare.
CHOICE POETRY—Loved and Loat ; Song of
the American Girl. •
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. FOR 1882.
A WEEK'S SUMLIIARY OF * NEWS.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
THE NORTHWEST. DEPARTMENT.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.—Great Vic
tory at Murfreesboro.
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...WAR NEWS OF THE WEEK.
.• EDITORIALS — , Tictory ; The Proclamati
Benjamin F. Butler • Rebel Sympathizers and
Emancipation; Mercantile Failures; The Presi
dent's Message in England ; The Proper Applica
tion; Postage Stamp Collecting; Recent American
Poetry ; Changing Opinion.
LOSS :OF THE MONITOR.
THE ;PIRATE ALABAMA.
OUR IRON-CLAD NAVY.
AN ORDER OF GEN. LEE.
'NEW YORK CITY. .
CITY INTELLIGENCE. . •
' WITAND HUMOR.
. FUN. AND WAR.
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turnphs in the Southwest
a of the American people in
it •
i-known before in the history of
have rip. •t •
• undecided have grown confident,
rt:ln
ces of those who made capital out of
ortunes of the Republic are hushed at
Lea: for a time. People are settling down to the
`Leaf
that a little good management on the
r."' part of the Government, and the execution of its
orders by men of some genius and self•rellanae in
military matters, will give us that success which
we have a right to expect, now that we have learn
ed whet war is, and what an extensive one we
have on our hands.. The, news which we publish
from Vicksburg - , this morning, may possibly impair
this exuberance of spirits, but we think it should
not. The fortunes of war cannot be controlled by
man, be he ever so great, and this repulse of Gen.
Sherman's army only proves the importance of the
movement which was entrusted to that able gene
ral, for it is now evident that in the fall of Vicks
burg the war in the Southwest is ended, with re
sults for the Federal cause which are really un
appreciated. Even if the enemy should be as strong
as reported at Vicksburg, Gen. Sherman's force is
" ample to hold their present position on the Yazoo,
until reinforcements arrive from Gen. Grant's army
"and from the Department of the Gulf. Some months
ago Admiral Farragut demonstrated to the Govern.
meet the fact that, while Vicksburg might be taken
from the river, it could not be held unless a land
force was in readiness to co-operate with a fleet, and
ocenpy the country. This force is found in the army
of the Mississippi. Admiral Farragut and General
Augur have not yet arrived within co-operating dis
tance of our troops and gunboats besieging Vicks
burg, but we may rest assured that there is good
cause for the delay, and, no matter what the diffi
culty may be, Farragut and Augur will torn:Lim heard
from in the vicinity. The end to be attained at
Vicksburg is of such consequence that it will not be
disregarded for a moment, and we have good reason
to hope that the Mississippi river will soon be open
ed, and the rebel rule in the Southwest ended forever.
'Kr: mourn the loss of a gallant, brave, and ac
complished Pennsylvania soldier. General George
• Washington Morgan, commanding a division of the
Army of the Mississippi, has fallen in the defence
alas country in front of Vicksburg. Major General
Morgan was a native of this State. He studied
for tivo . 7iears at the West Point Military Academy,
but resigned before graduating, and retired to private
life, but never neglected the study of the art
which was to render him famous in the future. At
the breaking out of the Mexican war he was living
in Ohio, and left that' State as colonel of the Second
Regiment of Ohio twelve months' volunteers. At
the battle of Churubuseo General Morgan was se
verely wounded, and he was breveted a brigadier
general for "gallant and meritorious conduct at Con
treras and Churubuf co. He was appointed a briga
dier general of volunteers early in the history of the
rebellion, serving his country faithfully and well at
Cumberland Gap, and at other points in Kentucky ;
and died at the head of his brave and confiding di
vision of veterans before "Vicksburg.
ouB ieccu.
CONGRESS.
Ss/CAT C.—The petition of certain citizens of Ma
ryland, asking for the repeal of the act abolishing
slavery in the . District of Columbia, was reported
back with a recommendation that it be not'granted.
A resolution was reported disposing of Gen. Twins'
swords. Mr. Bayard presented a petition horn W.
C. Jewett, asking for arbitration in our affairs, and
establishing an international Court of Appeals.
Reiolutions were offered in reference to the de
rangement of mails between Washington and New
York, and I he' expediency of establishing a Soldiers'
Home. The bill relative to the discharge of State
prisoners was taken up and discussed by Mr. Field
at length. The bill authorizing the issue of letters
of marque was referred. The bill forfeiting, the pay
of absent army officers was passed, and after an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
Housz.—The further consideration of the intro
duction of the Hotnceopathic system of medicine
into the army was dismissed. A resolution was
passed crediting States with enlistments in the
navy. A resolution censuring General Grant for
his recent order in reference to Jews was tabled.
A resolution tendering thanks to General Butler
for his New Orleans administration was laid over.
The bankrupt bill was discussed at length by Messrs.
Conkling, Thomas, Hutchins, Kelley, and Walker,
but no definite result was arrived at, and the House
adjourned.
THE LEGISL&TUBE.
SMCATE.—BiIIs were introduced for the extension
of Bedford • street, of this city; in reference to ac
counts, against the Commonwealth, and the pay
raent:Of bounties in Bucks county; also, a supple
ment reducing the number of directors of the Broad
Diountain Railroad Company from twelve to six,
and a bill to increase the capital stock of the Real
ing,Gas Company. The clergymen of . Harrisburg
were invited to open the Senate sessions with
prayer. After the reading of the Governor's mes
sage the Senate adjourned.
HousE.—Resolutions were offered concerning 41)-
plicationa for divorce, standlw ,
prayer. The new
officers, whose names have been published, were
sworn or affirmed. A motion to suspend the rules
for the consideration of the Broad Mountain Rail
road Company was defeated. After the reading of
the Governor's message the report of the State
Treasurer was presented, showing a balance in the
treasury November 30, 1862, oh $2,172,814.10. A
balance of $126,622.99, is due from the National Go
vernment to this State. The House, after ordering
the printing of the Governor's message, adjourned.
The Message or the Governor.
His Excellency the Governor had an in
teresting chapter of our State's history to
write in his annual message. The year 1862
was one of the most thrilling and important
we have ever known. In that time she has
passed through the tumults and excitements
consequent upon the great war—she has felt
the foot of the invader upon her soil—she
has been in conditions of preparation and
alarm—she has suffered more from the rebel
lion than any Northern State, and we may
say without any assumption of pride or su
periority, that no State has clone more to aid
in the suppression of the rebellion. Her
sons have followed the banner of the Union
wherever it has floated. In South Carolina
and North Carolina, in Virginia and Mary
land, in Tennessee and Kentucky, they have
borne the banner of their State, and shed
their blood
. in defence of the nation. In
every time .of danger they have been ready,
.and in every time of sacrifice they have been
'unselfish and generous. :Huell of this de
votion and bravery is due to the worthy
magistrate who has presided over our des
tinies since the rebellion beganr—and it must
have been with a feeling of deserved pride
that he sat down to write the story of our
Commonwealth's sufferings and glory.
The most gratifying announcement of the
Governor is that:detailing the condition of
the State treasury. According. i to his
liibit, the receipts from ordinary sources of
revenue fOr the year 1862 are in excess of
the receipts of the year 1861 one million
thirty thousand one hundred and seventy
six dollars and eighty-two cents, while the
ordinary expenditures for 1862 are ninety
five thousand three hundred and seventeen
dollars and sixteen cents less than the year
previous. This shows that in the manage
ment of our: fiscal concerns the State
Administration has been guided by a just
and liberal economy, and we are glad to
see that the Governor alludes to the pro
priety of a revision of the revenue laws
by rthe Legislature with a view to re
lieving the burdens of the people. Our.
Sinking Fund holds securities linounting .
to
. $10,781,0 00 , with a view to extinguish
the State debt. By the operations of this . ,
fund our debt has been reduced to the
amount of $262,801.67. Considering the
great demands upon the State during this
period of war, and the embarrassment oc
casioned by the rebellion, and the: necessity
of being in a condition of public defence,
this, healthy state of our treasury is gratify
ing,, and reflects great credit upon the pru
dence and good Management of the Gover
nor, and the TreaSurer of the State, Mr.
BEIM: D. MounE. We alio learn that
Pennsylvania paid her quota of thenational
direct tax, amounting to $1,946,719.33, on
the 14th of June, 186,2. This action was
prompt, anticipating every other State, and
leaving the Government.in debt to the State
for military transportation and equipments
to the amount of $300,000. The Philadel-
than the pit ftibes, in detail, the ef-
Ilt
A
comm. T .,4ttie State to assist in the at - via
T Tie rebellion. The State.ll. - ; 1.-
;„,;:s1 isl ( 44 ~ :' .. ...m.,
.... :: 1.1. t,',-;..1, `s ( a l_
.rrm.i,iin-',' '
• 1;000 volunteers, and an
,,„`y, •• '':: i. •
). - u as made - by the President for
I , ' 11
0,000 , additional.: The response to the' se
cond call was gratifying to the Governor,
and more particularly the citizens and au
thorities of Philadelphi ' In the city, pub
lic meetings were held large sums sub
scribed. In many of t e 0
counties the coni
..
missioners guarantied the. county', funds for
the same purpose. As a consequence of !
these efforts of our city and many of 'the
county authorities; thirty-eight new regi
ments and three unattaehed companies of'
infantry were raised ;
.four other regiments,
which, Previous to this call, had been autho
rized
by the. War Department to be raised,
are still in progress of organization. In ad
dition to these, and in answer to special re
quests from the Department of War, the
'State has also raised and placed in ser
vice five . additional regiments and :three
companies of cavalry, two batteries of
heavy, artillery, and one battery of light
artillery. This summary does not in
clude the draft which was ordered on the
4th of August last, and carried into effect in
'such of the counties as did net furnish the
quota on the 16th of October. These drafted
men have already gone into the field and
done good service. The Governor com
mends the people for their cheerful obe
dience to this unwelcome but necessary
measure, and states as
. a glorious fact, that,
including the three-Months volunteers fur
nished by Pennsylvania, in answer to the
call after Fort Sumpter's fall,. our State has
furnished to the Government more than two:
hundred thousand men since the breaking
out of the rebellion, besides some fifty thou
sand Who were in service, or actually ready
for it, as volunteer militia tinder the call of
11th September last, making in the whole
more than two hundred and fifty thousand
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n• wcipper3
men. 4.
After detailing the services of the State in
the cause of the Union, the Governor de
scribes the invasion of our southern coun
ties in October last by the rebel cavalry. He
repeats his own efforts to defend the State;
but regrets that more efficient Measures were
not. taken . hy - th - CS - 0 - Ms6iifrol of the- army.
Ile thinks the crude and unprepared condi
tion of our militia System worthy of conside-
Ation, and thinks that the Legislature should
take measures to make it more reliable and
efficient. The efforts of the Governor to
obtain control of our sick and wounded sol
diery are detailed. He states that his propo- .
sition to bring them home was opposed "by'
the Government, but that, notwithstanding,
he has urged upon the Department the prol
priety of doing so. This question he dis
cusses, and with much fairness and justice.
Passing from these subjects he alludes to the
League Island affair, and impresses upon
Congress the necessity of adopting the wise
and proper course of the Secretary of the
iVavy. "To establish a navy yard,". says
the Gcivernor, with great justice, in al
luding to the preference of the• Commis
.sion for New London, "for the construc
tion of iron-clad.vessels at a point remote
from all necessary supplies, situated on salt
water, and accessible by ...more than one
rotite .to any enemy 'who may have a mo
mentary superiority , at sea, would appear to
be quite inconsistent with the wisdom of
Congress, especially when a site is Offered
conVenient to iron, coal, and other neces-•
sary Supplies, situated on fresh water, with
a sufficient depth for the draught of large
vessels, and safe from hostile attack by its
polition."
The operations of the common-school
system—the system of paying workmen in
orders upon stores—the management of
various eleemosynary State institutions—the
Wyoming Canal Company—the .attempt to
build a railway on Broad street., and the
right of the soldiers to exercise the fran
chise, are all discussed by the Governor
with precision and frankness. These,. in
deed, are the prevailing characteristics of
the message. It breathes a loyal, fervent,
and manly spirit, and places Pennsylvania;
so far as the expression of her Executive's
opinion is concerned, inseparably by the
side of the Government. We thank the
Governor for having given us such a clear
and able statement of this most remarkable
year—we thank him•for the energy he has
shown in the management of his difficult
and arduous position, and we congratulate
him upon having . clone .so much to entitle
him to the affection. and esteem of his
countrymen, •
The message of 'Governor Sth3folllii,, of
New York, is by no means as violent as his
extreme followers have been anticipating..
It is an elaborate and ingenious essay upon
the rights of States and the rights of Go
vernments, and is so much enveloped in
sophistry and rhetoric that it is difficult to
- understand precisely what the Governor
means. We have little more than conve
nient generalities. It is well written, digni
fied, discursive, and . . Democratic. The Go
vernor is loyal and opposed to treason, but
at the same time takes issue with the Go
vernment on the question of arbitrary ar
rests, and intimates that if his power can
prevent, no more arrests shall be made in
New York by order of the Administration.
Be does not believe that a condition of war
relieves the President of his constitutional
or legal restraints, and censures 'the Eman
cipation Proclamation as impolitic, unjust,
and unconstitutional. "We must;" he
says, " not only support the Constitution of
the United States and maintain the rights of
the States, but we must. restore our Union
as it was before the outbreak of . the
war." And then, arguing from this point,
lie . .further declares that "under no circum
stances can the division of the Union be con
ceded. We will put,forth every exertion of
power ; we will use every policy of concilia
tion ; we will hold out every inducement to
the people of the South, to return to their
allegiance, consistent with honor ; we Will
guarantee them every right, every conside
ration demanded by the Constitution, and
by that fraternal 'regard which must pre
vail in' a common country . ; but'We can ne
ver voluntarily consent to the breaking . up
of the Union of theSe States, or the destruc
tion of the ConstitUtion,"
These are
.the sentiments of Governor
SEYMOUR, and Nig reprint them as We 111104
ur - Giiviruor Seymour.
loyal utterances his message contains. The
impression the whole document• makes upon
us is that of a timid man . ; who would go a
great deal further` f he, icould—who finds
himself in a position of respOnSibility, and
desires to avoid its duties and its dangers ;
and !miring gone into power ,as the repre
sentative of a bold, bad, and desperate party,
hesitates and falters in the commencement
•of his career. There is nothing in Governor-
SEMIOUR'S message to satisfy the true and
genuine patriot—nothing but cold, heartless,
and repulsive words. There are many
things that will dissatisfy such men as F.pa-
NANDO. WOOD and his, followers, and 'Make .
him, in the .beginning; an object of suspi- •
cion and distrust...-Such men as HORATIO ,.
SEYMOUR arc not made for revolutionary
times:--and, instead of managing - the helm;
we find the helm managing hint. If the •Va
ciliation and timidity lie has thus far shown .
may indicate any evidence of hiS , courage
and capacity, the loyal men have little cause
to dread any active hostility to the Union•or
the Administration. The motive is very
parent,' but to carry it into effect will r!. , - •
a stronger hand and a more da
than that of HORATIO SEYMO ~"
Consular 11" r Subinit . ted to
' will be f ° u P l
o
tly
2 i i i lite iol lS : .eBll .: a . ct h el i:f l.TY° 2 o.hat,- in 1.856 ; an act
considered. ..oiffing the President to ap
fin pnss • ofi.cers called " consular
0.13 le idea of this act was to render
eieut our consulates, by appointing
preters iu oriental countries where the
nguage is rude and difficult of attainment,
where
.the puPils exhibited industry,
and good character, the Presi
nit would be enabledappoint them to
al:51110es. It Was irepOssible to tariy out.
Is idea under the Administration .
TDRANAN, as CongegVy•
neCes-
Iges a t, P s i ?i x tt ° 4 ls =ii.' '''' -r.S:N ds vA rtli n e n . now
f iAtrr i .V.i.hat the appropriation be renewed,
Ithe consular pupils. are believed to be
"indispensable for the success and effi
ciency of the publickrvice." This was the
experience of, Nr: M4Bc7 and ; Mr. CABS,
and we dm _very. readily. see .the justice .of
the argument which prompts , the present
recoMmendation. In England the same
plan is I'i - finally adopted. Totmjnien of
talent and education are appointed to con
sulatei oi'•embassies, in sub Ordinate capaci
ties; after undergoing a careful examination
as' to their proficiency in matheMatios,
general literature, history, and the - lan
guages. They, become familiar with the
routine duties of the consulate or embassy,
and eventually with the more difficult and
delicate duties of diplomacy. The effect of
this is that England is more faithfully served
at foreign courts and ports than any country
of the world. Her diplomatic service is not
temporary or shiftingit does not depend
upon the changesof Ministry or the fall of
parties—it is permanent and progressive.
A good diplomatist is sure of support 'and
promotion. Whatever his politics, he repro- •
sents .England, and neither PAL - NtnnsTow
nor DinnY. We hope to see our own - diplo
macy elevated to the .same high position,
and we aceePt Mr. SEWARD'S suggestion
as a step in the right direction.
Major General Butler.
In another column will be found a detailed
account of the reception and speech here,
last night, of Major General BUTLER. It will
be found very interesting, as affording more
explicit particulars than have yet been giveri
of the causes leading to the execution of
Mum Format New Orleans. Our noble flag
had been hoisted over the United Statei
Mint in that city upon the arrival of Gen.
BUTLER. The Union troops not having yet
entered:the city in force, a crowd of vaga
bonds, headed . by MumFonn, a drunkard
and a gambler, tore it down, and having
insultingly trampled it in. the . dust, de-.
parted severally homewards with the frag
ments. By this act MUMFORD not only
outraged the majesty of the nation, but
laid the city, with its inhabitants, open to
bombardment. Commodore FARRAGUT,
noting the absence of the flag, presumed
that a renewal of the contest was deter,
mined*upon, and OVinta - iiiined shelling.
Finding no reply, he fortunately Sent to
the mithorities for an explanation, which
was given. • Mrprs'onn was arrested and,
condemned to. death, but General BUT
LER, considering: the insignifleance and
worthlessness.. of the man, had con
cluded to reprieve him on the day of
execution. The night before this event,
.hoWever, a mass meeting of cut-throats and
rowdies took place, where resolutions were
passed that MUMFORD should not be hung.
That settled his fate. Lenience might have
opened the gate for a flood of disorder, and
his.doorn was sealed. This defence of Gen.
BUTLER will - be read with interest, and is a
splendid reply to the assaults of those who
have denounced as murder his stern vindi
cation of the honor of the flag.
The Anderson Troop.
We print on our first page two communi
cations from members of the Anderson -Ca
valry, now itt service in Tennessee. TheY
relate to the recent unfortunate occurrences
in thiat regiment, and will be read with inte
rest: It seems that, for reasons assigned, b.
large part of this regiment refused to cater
the battle,—stacking -their arms—sending
deputations to their superior officers, niad
preparing complaints of grievance and pe
titions for redress. General ROBRCRANS re
plied to these 'unsoldierly demonstrations
by ordering out a battery of artillery.
The result we hardly know. There is a
rumor that but a portion of the regiment
went into the - battle ; we know that that
portion behaved nobly. So far as the evi
dence before us goes, we are inclined. to
censure severely those members of the troop
who exhibited hesitation and insubordina
tion at such a time. We see nothing in their
complaints to justify - their conduct. There
may have been mistakes and embarrass
ments and promises unfulfilled. Their.arms
may have been insufficient, and their priva--
tions many; but this has been the case with re
giments of as good men as those composing
the Anderson Troop. As-to the charge that
their officers were inexperienced and
competent, we need no better refutation
than the blood of RosysnAwrns and the
bravery of WARD. It seems to us that those
recusant members of the Anderson Troop
were holiday soldiers ; that the field to them
was a place for display, and not for danger,
and they haveder - zg
munikt
We had no idea of opening this contro
versy. We had suppressed the communi
cations in our paper this morning, because
we desired to remember nothing but the
bravery of the men who fought and died
with ROSENGARTEN. But since the contro
versy has become public by no act or wish
of ours, we print each side of the contro
versy, and give this plain and frank opinion
of its merits.
A Postal Money-Order System.
A bill is now pending in the Senate which
contemplates a great and necessary reform.
The relations of the States, their local com
mercial interests, and the necessity for a
more convenient method of exchanging
money, have all demanded the adoption of
a plan like that known in Bngland as the
money-order system. By the provisions of
this bill it is made the duty of the head of
the Postal. Department to establish -a uni
form money-order system at all the import
ant post offices. The postmasters at these
offices will find it their duty to issue an order
for a specified sum of money on any other
postmaster in the country having control of
an order office. Thus, if a merchant in
Philadelphia owes a merchant in Washing
ton thirty dollars, he may call on the post
master here, deposit with him the sum, ob
tain an order on an engraved blank or form
to be furnished by the Government, pay a
commission of fifteen cents, and forward
his order to Washington, where it will be
duly honored by the postmaster of that city.
According to the bill, the orders must cover
sums of not less than one nor : more than
thirty dollars—the commissions varying
from five to fifteen cents. The postmasters
are also entitled to one-third of the commis
sions charged; and one-eighth . of one per
cent. upon the whole amount of orders paid
at their: offices. There are Otherre,gulations
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JA/NUARY 8, 1863.
WASHINGTON, January 7, 1883.
General Rosecrans' Official Despatches.
A CORRECTED COPT OF HIS DESDATCH Or TILE 3D
Wasilnvo7oN„Tan. 7.—Nearly one half of Gen,
Rosecrans' despatch of the 3d inst., communicating
the operations of his army up to that time, was
omitted in its publication in the papers of yesterday.
The following is a complete copy of the despatsi4p,
which includes a record of the most giti^,s),: - .•7$
of the struggle—the fi ght onßEADQUAßTirzycneal."llhT:
DEPARTmer,7:I I B 14TH ARAI" - COICPA,
IN FRONT. *ENT OP THE •00A1.1111RLAND,
,r I bP Munionsessionp,' .Yan. 3,
To H. w."•:;,:r VIA NASHVILLE , JAR. 4, 1863.
On th e
. 2, act*, General-in-Chief,' Washiii9ton: , •
December we marched from Nash
in three columns, General McCook by Nolins
ville pike, General Thomas , from his encampment
on Franklin's pike, via Wilson pike, and General .
Crittenden on the main Murfreesboro pike. •
Our left and centre met with a strong resistance,
such as the nature of the country permits, the rolling
or hilly routes, skirted by cedar thickets and farms,,
'and intersected by small streams, with rocky bluff.
banks, forming serious obstacles.
General McCook drove General Hardee's corps
a mile and a half from Nolinsville, and Occupied the
place.
of minor importance, but this stuntnary em
braces the whole idea of the bill. We are
glad to see that it has palsied the.liouse of
RepreSentatives, Etrd we trust it may be
adopted by the Senate. The plan has been
found to work well in England, and there is
no reason why it should not be of great
service to merchants and correspondents in
Auierica.
A 44 1teliable” Statement.
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A f° l7:l ° l ;rii: eo l a ' . ll n e i n si . ut ri st ui le i:l b-r p : n iii ion en-c :e t a c o ti el i s : ;d t .tl i ci fl ip z l rti 7 c: o l n r in fa: s l ::: : : ‘ t:rila 4
authwitY by which'
n l lfi lP o inteent of General•
tpe. Army. of the Po-'
Gan. Bumrsron, the im
t'er of General HALLEcy for the
11 1: 1 : 1681,77 attack‘tipail 'Fredericksburg, and,
•q, the majority of the statements
gainst the officers of the Administration:.
WALSHIINTGrTON.
Special Despatches to cc The Press:2
INSTANT
General Crittenden reached within a mile and a
half of Lavergne.
General Thomas reached the 'Wilson pike, meet
ing with no severe opposition. •
On the 27th General McCook drove Gen. Hardee
from. Nolinsville, and pushed forward a reconnoi
tring division six miles towards Shelbyville, and
- found that General Hardee had retreated towards
Murfreesboro.
General Crittenden fought and drove the enemy,
before him, occupying the line of Stewart's creeki,
and capturing some prisoners with slight loss. ,
General Thomas occupledithe vicinity of Nolins-,
vflle. Ori the 26th, General - McCook completed hil
reconnoissance of Hardee's movements. Crittenden
remained awaiting the result, and bringing up!
trains. Thomas moved into Stewart's creek, and',
on the 29th General McCook moved into
son's Cross Roads, seven miles from Murfreesboro'
the end of a short pike road, rough, through ft.;
rolling country, skirted by bluff's, and covered with
dense cedar thickets, tops, and open timber. Crlt-.. 1
tenden pushed the enemy rapidly, saved
. the bridges,
and reached a point within three miles of Murfrees
boro. He advanced, driving all the outposts to
within sight of the town. Thomas' two divisions
closed up with Crittenden's, and took a position on
his right.
On the 30th IVlcCook advanced on the Wilkinson
pike, having to make his way through dense woods,
meeting with determined resistance, and got into
position three miles from Murfreesboro, occupying
the extreme right of our line. The left stood fast.
The centre advanced slightly, and were engaged in
cutting through an almost impenetrable growth of
cedar, which separated them from our right, ten
• dering communication with them exceedingly difft
cult. The combat and the roughness of the country
had brought forward McCook's right division so as
to face strongly to the southeast, instead of being
refaced to face to the ioutli witti..the several divi
sions between the centre and right, and sufficiently
far in the rear to support and, .if . necessary, to ex
tend it—the grave consequences of which were de
veloped the next day...
On L the slat found our left 'crossing Mur
freesboro pike and railroad 7 one division front, one
forming a crotchet on 'StOne'S. s river, and one in re
serve in the centre—Naglee being between the left
and right, and Rousseau -in reserve. The • plan of
battle was to open on the right, engage the enemy
sufficiently to hold him firmly, to cross the river with
our left, consisting of, three, divisions • ( t4:Oppose
which they hakbat two diviiions)„the country being
favorable to in attack from that side of •the...town.
But the enernynttacked the whole frOnt of our right
flank, which was partially surprised and, thrown,
into confusion - and driven back. . •
General Sheridan's division_hacL,..reptilsed -the:
cricxriy-four.:timcsk and p7I - o . Rated - the flank of the
centre, which not only held its own, but advanced
until this untoward event, which compelled Inept&
retain the left ' wing 'to • support the tight .until. it
should be rallied and assume a new position.
On the Ist instant the rebels opened by an attack
on us, and were again repulsed. ,
On the 28 instant there was skirmishing along the
front with threats of attack until about three o'clock
in the afternoon, when the enemy-;'advanced, throw
- inga small division across Stonefs river to o Oupy%
the dinnmanding ground there. • , • '
• A
While reconnoitring the ground-occupied' by this
division, which had no artillery, - ,I saw's heavy.force.
emerging from the woods, And advancing in line of
battle three lines deep. They drove our little divi
sion before them after a sharp
. contest, in which we
lost seventy or eighty killed arid. three hundred and
seventy-five wounded ; but they were finally repulsed
by (iteneral Naglee's division and the remaining.
trdops 'of the leftwing of General Morton's Pioneer,
brigade, and fled far over the field and beyond their
entrenchments, their officers rallying thenr, with
great difficulty. He lost heavily. We occupied the
ground with the left wing last night. The lines
were completed at four o'clock in the morning.
The 3d was spent in' bringingup and distributing
provisions f and ammunition. It has been raining all
day. The ground is very heavy.
W. S. ROSECRANS,
• Major General Commanding
A. National Currency.
Representative HoorEn to-day introduced in the
House a bill, to provide a national currency, secured
by a pledge of United States stocks, and to provide
for the circulation and redemption thereof. It de
signs to establish in the Treasury Department a
separate bureau, with a aemptroller of the currency,
and to regulate associations or comPanies"vilitch
may be formed in connection with this business.
The bill is in accordance with. the recommendation
of the Secretary of the Treasury, is approved, by
him, and is similar in its - leading features to that
introduced at the former Session of Congress.
Departures for the South.
The steamer New York left here this afternoon
with about four hundred and fifty women and child
ren for Richmond, and other parts of the South.
They are taken down by permiasion and at the ex
pense of the Government. Nearly six hundred ap
plications had been made and allowed, but only the
above number availed' themselves of the privilege
to-day. .
Eight officers were engaged laht night in examining
the baggage. In many of the trunks were found dress
goods of various kinds and textures, pins, needles,
shoes, thread, etc. When it was evident'that the
goods were intended for speculation, they were pro
nounced contraband. A number of sympathizing
friends were at the wharf to bid farewell.
Army Nurses.
The Surgeon General has approved, and the
Senate Military. Oommittee have before them, a
Measure designed to promote greater efficiency
among, and a more careful selection of, temple
nurses in the army ; also, to encourage ladies to
enter upon such duty as an honorable profession
The McDowell Court of Inquiry.
the decision upon the written stA
..-ciwnvrni-arcrowen *as rendered, declining to
receive it as testimony; but its retention by. the
• Srecorder of the court was ordered.
General Sigel was then re-examined ,to verify
copies of numerous orders, messages, and despatches
.between himself, General McDowell, and other
• officers. •
Tile Porter Court Martial.
This court met at the usual hour, when the jour
nals of its proceedings of yesterday were read and
verified. It then adjourned over till Saturday, to
afford time to counsel of the accused to' prepare
their written defence, it having been decided yester
day afternoon that it shall be in writing.
Ordered to Report.
Major Wm. MoMiouAmx., assistant adjutant gene-
ral, has been relieved from service on the staff of
Major General HALL'acK, and ordered to report him
self for duty to Major General ROSECRAZit3. •
Consul at Rio de Janeiro:
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomination of
SA3rEs Morrnoe, of Ohio, to be consul- at Rio de
jabei r d, in place of RtonAlm C. PARSONS ; re
signed.
Nomination.
The President has nominated G'ommissioner PECK
to be captain in the navy, on the reserve list. .
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Relrl Accounts of the-Morfreeshoro Battle
—Speech of Jeff Davis at Richinond—The
.Enemy Withdrawing his Lines front
Fredericksburg.
HEADQUARTERS OP THE ARMY OP THE POTOMAC,
Jan. 7.—News from the rebel aide, relative to the
fight at Murfreesboro, is in effect that they have
taken four thousand prisoners,
and twenty-six guns.
Jeff Davis has returned to Richmond, where he
delivered a bitter and violent speech
_against the
Federal 'Government end its (Akers, denouncing
them as guilty of the most enormous crimes.
Although the rebel force in our front has been
greatly reduced„ ind the army at Port ...Royal en
tirely withdrawn from view, it is not believed that
any of the enemy's troops have been sent to rein
force General Bragg from this point, but that they
have merely fallen back upon the line of railroad,
for greater facility in procuringsupplies.
• The atmosphere is much colder to-day, indiCatt ,
the approach of severe weather. '
No movement of importance has taken plaoo for
several days. .
• All is quiet to-uight.
. •_ l, ,
THE abipments of gold from California 1111862 word
,V 4,892,846, against $34,379,547 in IhitJ.... :- . - • •
. ,
THE SIEGE OF 51 KSBURG,
f,EPVLSE TWIREDERIL TROOPS.
Geue e r : 2ll l:6 -gY
A e :C . A I :T og
. r GW al l l N Ki lail n OirNO " ED.
COL: It
R • - iCATING AND HEAVY LOSSES..
e , abts Taken and Lost by our Troops..
REBELS /N TREMENDOUS FORCE.
• Dtmvir l'oniq San: 6,—The following special' de
spatch has been receivettby the Tribune:
:HELENA, Jan. 2, via Cairo,: Tan. 7.—'-The battle is
still raging at Vicksburg with no decisive results.
Our forces took the main battery and rifle pits of
the enemy on Monday, but Were afterwards re-
Five cannon were taken and spiked, but they
were afterwards losC• ,
Gen. Morgan andCol...T. B. Wyman were killed.
Col. 'Morgan L. §inith and Capt. &win were
wounded, but not mortally.
Both armies rested on Monday night after a hard
fought day. Our..troops are still confident of victory.
Generals Price and Van Dorn command the rebels.
It is rumored that Gen. Sherman was being
largely reinforced by the arrival of General Grant's
cavalry.
The gunboats were not doing much.
Our army is well posted and protected in th. ,, ,,J, 17
and rear, and will not yield
.. 4 „.....i - c - 6ntest till victory
is in their possession. j,0.6-.A•
Our iOSR ig-kii l4o d ) • •
at Biwo n . 2llTP.es& 7 7rand wounded so far is estltnated
•
Allesperate Battle—The Rebels Reinforced
—General Sherman Driven Back.
'Cwiro, Illinois, Jim 7..Wc have one day's later
intelligence front Vicksburg of a highly interesting
arid Exciting character.
The iebels have concentrated all their forces front
;fackson and Grenada, and all along the line of road,
amounting to 65,00 A -ion, at Vicksburg.
This overwhelming force attacked Gen. Sherman
On - Monday, paining him to fall back to Ms first line
of defence:
The rebel entrenchments and fortifications extend
back l from the city six miles.
General Sherman's force had fought itself to within
two miles of the city, when he was attacked by the
stipektoi force of the rebels.
The fighting on Sunday isrepresented as having
been desperate in the extreme. Batteries and forti
fications were taken and retaken. Whole regiments
and even brigades fought hand to hand over their
guns for the possession of the defences.
T'ln 4th lowa Regiment lost 600 men killed,
wounded, and missing.
General Hovey, with 1,600 men, was sent to exe
cute a special order, but since then had not been
heard from. Fears are entertained for his safety.
Nothing has yet been heard from the Federal
forces below, nor can we learn that our gunboats
have taken any part in the action.
It is reported that rebel steamers are crossing from
the Louisiana shore to Vicksburg, and are supposed
to be.carrying reinforcements to the rebels.
The last accounts stated that the rebel General
Holmes was marching in the direction of Vicksburg,
and it was not improbable that he had already ar
rived there.
Gen. M. L. Smith, of the U. S. army, has been
* wounded in the breast.
There was some fighting on Tuesday morning
After Sherman had fallen back, but it was thought
'at he could maintain his position.
The report that Sherman was reinforced by Grant
is incorrect.
It is reported that Gen.. Gorman Is evacuating
Arkansas, with the intention of occupying
Napoleon. •
'Gen Sherman's loss is estimated at from 4,000 to
AM.
\Trains are running on the Memphis Railroad to
Lagrange
Gen. Joseph Johnston commands the rebel
forces at Vicksburg. •
THE BATTLE :OF MURFREESBORO.
Demoralization of the Rebel army.
BRECKINRIDGE' S WOUNDS
THE REBEL LOSS 12,000.
CINCINNATI, JAIL 7.—A special- desnateh_ to the
Ccrmercial from MulreeslxirOolatO the 6th inst.,
gii es an additional eb'bHrinatfon of the demoralize
...lion of ,the rebel army. Breekinridge's division
. linsihihed on Friday.. •
Ere was Wounded in the ear, and his ad
jutant generairas killed.
Wounded rebel officers estimate their loss at froze.
12,000 to 15,000. There was great slaughtei. among
the leading officers.. Colonel Mulligan, of Ten.
nesiee, was mortally wounded, and is in the hospi•
taritMurfreesborp..
The body of General Hanion was sent South. to-
General Rains'liody-has been sent to Nashville.
The enemy's rear guard was encountered at ten
o'clock 'on Sunday• night, by Stanley's cavalry.
They retreatea;•with a "toss of thirty 'men.
A negro from Bragg's headquarters, who left the
rebel army within five miles of Manchester, heard
!general Bragg say that he would go toChattanooga.
DERSON CAVALRY.
Official List of the Killed, Wounded, an a l
21lemliers of the Troop Late
Afinirs on Stone River.
(Special Despatch to The Press.]
Mmts'nzusnorto, Jan. 7.—The following is the
list of killed, wounded, and missing of the Ander.
son pavalry, , as prepared by the adjutant of the re
glineut :
Naj. A G Roseagarten.
.'Ord Sergt W HKithber
• 05Veekel, O.
lt DI Cbase,
IVi L
• Wounded and Missing.
Major F B Ward. ICappt J R Hewitt.
JIR Steimett, C. A H °mtge. .
Edward Smith, C. Corp Fred Spang, C
Samuel Jameson, C. W B Cotton, 0.
Joseph Hilty, H. H W Arnold, C.
Ouster, Jr, L, slight. Frank A Adams, D.
'1 Nieman, L. Horatio G Snyder, D.
W Harry Powell, L. Corp Harry Raechall, E.
Corp C L Hayden, B. Jas H CromWell, E.
Gee Migh t assistant surg. E Patterson ?, Jr, G. +,f
Chas E Sellera, hospital A Ramsey,
steward. Corp Bates, 0-.
Sgt WraWagner, B. Sergt A T Clark, G.
John 0 Sinclair, B. W S Moore, H.
Joseph I) Little, B. John Renkerton, H.
IVm K Role, B. George Fisher.
John 0 Fleming, E. .
• Missing, but Suppo
G P 'Dennis, I. •
J w Hall, L' •
Pr Robert Edge, B.'
Sgt W P Bo.ckhill, Jr,
Sgt Johnßlehards, 0.
P Yocomb, B.
Beret IV Conard, E.
A - jßuchanan,.E.
Wm Beverly Chase, E.
Richard Pancoast, E.
Wm Tarr, E.
Sgt Francis P Dunker, I.
B E Lynch, I.
Alvan Horn, A
'Km Jamison, K.
Chas E Schide, L
Bpnjarnin Bertram, L
Shin uel Curtis, L
The following gentlemer
id be prisoners . : Sergeiu
Or regimental sumion.
JOSIAH C. :R
tementof.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
S eeess of the Late Expedition—Two Int;
portent Bridges Destroyed—Rive Bundrad
and 'Fifty Rebels Killed, Wounded, and
taken Prisoners—Arms, Flour, Salt, end
.other Rebel Stores Captured—Union Loss
.
Ten Men. -
CINOINNATT, Jan. 7.—General Curtis' expedition
reached Manchester, Kentucky, yesterday, on the
return from Eastern Tennessee. It left London,
Kentucky, on the 21st nit:, and comprised one thou
sand cavalry.
The resulti of the expedition are as follows : Two
important bridges were destroyed, five hundred and
fifty rebels were killed, wounded, or taken prison
ere, and seven hundred stand of arms; and a large
amount of flour; salt, and other rebel' stores, were
captured.
A locomotive and two cars were also destroyed.
A brisk skirmish took place at Wautauga bridge,
and another at Jonesville.
This raid was one of the most hazardous of the
war, and attended with great hardships and priva
tions, notwithstanding which we lost but ten men.
THrSOUTHERN COAST.
The Missing Boat from the Rhode Island
Picked Up-An °dicer and sOven Men Res
cued-The Moutank-The Mouitor'e Crew.
FORTIS:F.SS MONROE, Jan. 6.—The steamer Minne•
lota arrived last evening.
The Wreckin,.; vessel Relief, eapt. Rockwell, ar
rived here this forenoon. The captain reports that
the boat sent out by.the Itibinle Island to rescue the
crew of the Monitor was picked up on the 3d, on
Hatteras; shoals, by. a coasting schooner, bound to
Fernandina. The schooner got aground while pick
ing up the boat, and the officer and seven men be
longing to the Rhode Island were taken of by a
Government tugboat and carried into Hatteras In
let all safe. . .
. . .
Capt. Rockwell also reports t/iat the Montauk
Passed Hatteras shoahr. on the morning of the 3d,
the weather fine and calm.
Nothing has been heard of the balance of the.
Monitor's crew.
The Vialate .LeklslhtuFe.
- .
A rous•ra (Me.). Jan. 1.-... The. Legislature organ
ized to-dnyi and• the Govertor will be inaugurated
to-morrow.. The Republican caucus to-night• reno
minated the present ,Secretary of State, . Militant
General, nnd.../ittorneviGenerals . • . ...;.
• •• . • • ••.- •
THE LATEST.
A R Kenlaigh, A.
Sergt A S Drake, K.
W Brooks, K.
Sergi S F Herring, L.
d to be Prisonera.
N Camp, L. •
J Weiler, L. :
Frank Eaton.
ISergt J B Garber, Jr, H
Sergt C Diehl, L.
W H Williamson, E.
Corp R W Bromine; P.
Robt R Taylor, F.
D E Bigler, G.
Josiah Ward, H.
Samuel Trimble, H.
C DI Wilson, L
Wilbur Watts, L.
Jno G. Marshall; L.
'Johnson Cubbell,
!Alex Robinson, L.
Too G Eeky, L.
Henry Jabobs, L.
n are missing but supposed
nt_ Major Alexander. and
UFF, Clerk to AtUurant
e V
XXXVIIth CONGRESS—Third Session.
WAS MINOT ON, January 7, 1893
SENATE.
The Pas:late.
The Vice President laid before the Senate a com
munication from the Secretary of the Navy, trans
mitting the cofrespondence and reports concerning
the accident to the steam-battery Passaic;
Navy Advisory Board.
Mr. KING (Itcp.), of Nevi , York, presented n peti
tion protesting against the action of the Autvisory
/3oard of the navy.
District of Colima,' rx.
Mr. TRUMBULL (Rep.), of Illinois, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported back the petition at
certain citizens of Maryland r asking for theimmedt
ate repeal of the act abolishing slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia,
with a recommendation that the
prayer of the petitioners ought not to be granted.
District Courts.
Mr. TRUMBULL also reported back the bill in
relation to the district courts of Minnesota, lowa,
and Kansas, which was taken up and passed.
' Gen. Tiviggs' Swords.
Mr. WILSON (Rep.), of Masiachusetts, fromthe'
Military Committee, to whom was referred the mes
sage of the President concerning three swords of
Gen. Twig*, transmitted by Gen.• Butler, reported
a joint resolution distributing the swords as ibllows
The sword votedby Congress on March 2, 1847; to
Major General B. F. Butler as a reward for his dis
tinguished military services during the present re—
bellion ; the sword presented by the State of Geor—
gia to be deposited in. the library of the Military
Academy at West Point, and the sword given' to.
Gen. Twiggs by Augusta, Ga., his native city, to-be
preservedin the Patent Of fi ce as a trophy of the re
bellion.
Volunteer Botukties.
Mr. WILSON (Rep.), of Massachusetts, also,
from the same committee , reported back a bill in re
lation to the bounty of volunteers, in certain cases.
which was taken up end passed.
„ let:
RICE (Rep.), of-Minnesota, introduced a bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to
the Government of Minnesota all the costs, charges,
and expenses incurred in suppressing the Indian hos
tilities of 1862.. Referred to the Military Com
mittee.
Judiciary System:
Mr. FOSTER (Rep.), of Connecticut, introduced a
bill to'amend the act respecting the judiciary system
of the United States. Referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
New York and Illinois Canals.]
Dlr. HARRIS (Rep.), of New. York, presented a
memorial of the. Chamber of Commerce of New
York in respect to the enlargement of the New York
and Illinois canals. e . •
Dledlition.
Mr. BAYARD (D.), of Delaware, presented the
petition of W. U. Jewett, stating that it is conceded
here and in Europe that the war is for independence
'n thepart of. the South, and the freedom of slaves
on the part of the North, and asking that the points
of difference be submitted to the arbitration of
Switzerland and others as favored by the Hon.
Horace Greeley, in accordance with the friendly me
diation of Napoleon, and establishing an interna
tional Court of Appeals.
Rebel Correspondence.
Mr. SUMNER. (R.), of Massachusetts, introduced
a bill to prevent correspondence with rebels. Re
ferred.
==1:1
Mr. DAVIS (U.), of Kentucky, introduced a bill
to regulate the appointment of midshipmen in the
Naval Academy.
Overloud Emigrants.
Mr. NESMITH (Dem.), of Oregon, introduced
bill to provide for the better protection of
.overland
emigrants to the Pacific Coast.
Naval Appointments.
Mr. HALE (Rep.), of New Hampshire, introduced
a bill to repeal so much of the act establishing a
grade of line officers in the navy as authorizes the
appointment of :rear admirals and commodores on
the retired list. Referred to the Naval Committee.
New York and Washington Malls.
Mr. SUMNER (Rep.), of Massachusetts, offbred
resolution, directing the Postniaster General to fur
nish the Senate with any information in his posses
sion explaining the derangement of the mails, be
tween Washington and New York, and showing
what can be done for the removal of this evil.
Adopted.
A. Soldier's Rome.
Mr. POMEROY (Rep.), of Kansas, offered a reso
lution instructing the Committee on Military - Affairs
to inquire into the expediency of providing a suita
ble location, and establishing a soldier's home for
the destitute_ and disabled soldiers honorably dis
charged from the service of the United States.
Adopted.
Discharge of State Prisoners.
- The bill relative to the discharge of State prisoners
was then taken up, and Mr. Field, of New Jersey,
proceeded to address the Senate, contending that
the privilege of suspending the writ of habeaseor
pus was a power rested in the President by
the Constitution. But if the President has not
this power under the Constitution, then Con
gress has no power to delegate to him any such
power. The language used is descriptive of the very
power claimed by the Kings of England in suspend
mg this right. No instance can be shown where the
English Parliament ever attempted to suspend the
writ until after it had been suspended by the Crown,
and then all they did was to sanction the acts of the
Crown. Therefore, he claimed that if there wasany
argument derived from analogy, it showed that this
power was vested in the Executive and not in the
legislative power. He further contended that the
clause in our Constitution, as originally proposed
by Mr. Pinckney, proposed distinctly that this
power should be exercised by the legislature upon
urgent and pressing occasions, but the Con
vention refused to adopt that proposition. Sub
sequently Mr. Governeur Morris offered the clause,
as it now stands, confining the exercise of the power
to cases of rebelliotrand invasion, but omitted all
reference to the legislative body—showing, by in
ference, that they meant to confer the power upon
the Executive. Besides, this is a power , which, if
exercised at all, must be exercised with rapidity, and
perhaps at distant places, in order to save the nre;
tion, and the men who formed the Constitution
must have intended this power to be used by the
Executive, and not await the slower action of the.
Legialative power. If the President of the United
States, when this treason first broke forth, had exer
cised this power, which he (Mr. Field) believed he pos
sessed, and half a dozen men had been arrested, in
all probability this storm might have blown over.
'lt is otrieeted_that_this. is a dangerous - power to
- confer on the Presidenti but. he thought there was
more danger to the liberties .of the country from
Congress than from the President; and those who
were wining to confer full martini-power
-on - the
President were giving much greater power, than 1.1%.*-.
would be; and capable of much greater abuse. There
has been a great deal of cl'amqr about arrests 'that
have beenlmade, and he feared the friends of 'the
Government had given too much importance to this
clamor.. Those who opposed the Administration
Would have clamored about something, at any rate;
and'every power which the Administration has put
forth to suppress this rebellion has met with malig
nant and determined opposition. Though there
might hare been some arrests wrongfully mule. yet
if there was any complaint, it was that there had
not been arrests enough.
He then referred to , the resolutions of-the •recent
Democratic Convention in the State - of New Jersey,
and claimed that they did not truly represent the
opinions of that State. New Jersey has always
been anti-slavery, yet thoroughly a conservative
State, standing by all compromises of the Constitu
tion, and there were no Abolitionists in the Strite.
The Abolitionist makes the destruction of slavery
an end—the true Republican makes it the means to
an end. They go forth to save the Union. and if the
destruction 'of slavery is a means of saving the
Union, let it be destroyed ; but if the destruction of
slavery is to destroy the Union, he would preserve
slavery. Looking upon slavery as a gfeat moral
and social evil,-yet 'he did not think it the only, evil
in the world, and if the destruction of slavery was to
imperil the safety of the Union,.he would be the last
man to interfere with it. He had no doubt of the ulti
mate success of the Government in this struggle. If
he could doubt, it would almost make him doubt the
existence of a Supreme Being. This nation and
Constitution will not be destroyed, but we shall
emerge from this contest purer, nobler, freer, and a
More united and happy people than ever before. He
rejoiced that this conflict' had come, as it must have
come-sooner or later, and never could have come at
a better time. No nation lias ever been suffered
thus to go down in its early youth. In . the beautiful
imagery of the Bible, our sun will not be suffered to
go down while it is yet day. We shall continue to
be a beacon light to illume all the nations of the
world, to beckon them on in theirpath to freedom.
• Letters of Marque.
•Mr. GRIMES. (Rep.), of lowa, moved to take
up the bill to authorize the President to issue letters
of marque.
'Mr. SUMNER, of Massachusetts, moved that the
bill be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. GRTATIF.S wished the bill passed, so that the
President would have power, after the adjournment
of Congress, to issue letters of marque, if neces
sary, to defend the country from vessels of any other
nation. • •
Mr. SUMNER said it would be giving the Presi
dent the power to declare war.
Mr. GRIMES explained that the bill only gave'
the power in case war had been declared against any
other nation.
The bill was then referred.
Soldiers' Reading Room.
Mr. FOOT (Rep.), of Vermoia, called up the joint
resolution granting a portion of the Judiciary Square
for a free reading room andlibrary for soldiers, which
was adopted.
Pay df Absent Officers. .
Mr. WILSON (Rep.), of Massachusetts, called up
the bill forfeiting the pay of absent officers of the
army. The bill forfeits the pay of officers absent
over thirty days, unless from wounds or sickness,
and if absent without leave their names are to be
stricken from the rolls.
Mr. CLARK (Rep.), of Rhode Island, offered an
amendment allowingpersons sick to send a certificate
to that effect.
Mr. WILSON said there were seven thousand
eight hundred officers absent, with or without leave,
and four hundred and eleven deserted. Those officers
of the army were now absent from their men, and it
was now.idme some severe steps should be taken to
remedy the evil.
Mr. FESSENDMT (Rep.), of Maine, asked if the
Military Committee had taken any steps to consoli
date the regiments, as the proportion of officers
-greatly- oxocuada.tha.. Men._
)31r. WILSON (Rep.), of Msatichusetts; said the
committee had not yet considered that, but would
do so. There were twelve hundred regiments, and
he thought they might be consolidated into five or
eix..hundred, and save the country forty or fifty
• Par: Olirk's amendment was adopted, and the bill
pissed. ,
•
• After an executive session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Boraceopathy in the Army.
On motion of Mr. OLIN (Rep.), of New York, the
Committee on Military Affairs were discharged from
the further consideration of certain petitions, ask
lug for the introduction of the Homeopathic system'
of medicine in the army.
• - Naval Service.
Mr. SEDGWICIE (Rep.), of New York, from the
Committeenn Military Afrairs, offered a joint reso
lution that the Secretary of War bedirected to give
credit to the several States in estimating the soldiers
enrolled 'therein, who are enlisted in the naval ser
vice and who otherwise might be liable to military
service. The resolution was passed.
• • Marine Corps.
Mr. HICKMAN (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, intro
duced. fi bill to further promote the efficiency of the
marine corps.• Referred.
• Treasury Balance.
Mr. SHEFFIELD (U.), of Rhode Island, intro
duced a bill authorizing the accounting officers of
the Treasury to make transfers of telance in certain.
cases. Referred.
General Grant's Jew Order.
Mr. PENDLETON (Beni.), of Ohio, introduced a
preamble, reciting Gen. Grant's order of the 11th of
December, excluding the Jews, as a class, from. •the
army lines, and saying that, in pursuance thereof,
Gen. Grant had caused many - peaceful citizens and
residents in the said department to be expelled
therefrom without any allegrition - of miscomluet,
' and with no other proof than that they were mem
bers of a certain religious denomination. And,
- 'Whereas; Such a sweeping order made no distinc
tion between the innocent anal the guilty, and is ille
gal, unjost, tyrannical, and mei, therefore :
R e soived, That the said order deserves the sternest
' condemnation of thiffllouse, and of the President,
as Cosamander-inclitef of the Army and Navy. -
On motion of Mr. WASHRURNE (Rep.), of Illi
nois, the resolution was tabled—yeas 56, nays 53.
• - Army Appropriation Bill. .
Messrs. Holman, of, Indiana ; Washburn, of Illi
nois ; Steele, of New Jersey, and Fenton,. of New
York, were permitted, by unanimous consent, to re
cord their votes in favor of the army appropriation
bill. These gentlemen were absent from the city,
astbe,Oommittes on,Government Contracts, at the
time the bill was passed.
, Major General Butler.
Mr. HUTCHINS (Rep.) of Ohio, ofthred a rose
' lution.that the thanks of the House are due, and are
hereby 'tendered, to Major General Butler, for his
energetic, able, and humane administration during
• his command of the Department of the Gulf.
Mr, ALLEN (llein4 l inityed to lay the resolution
on the table, Dian r.eeil to—yeas nays 11.
•
A debate arising, the resolution was laid over,
under the rules.
The,partkrupt Bill.
The House then tot*) up the bankrupt bill.
Mr. ROSCOE CONK - LING (Rep.), of New York,
gave a brief history of. this measure and the pains
which the select committee had taken to gather all
possible informatics) apon the subject. The Parlia
ment of Great Britain passed a bill in October, 18Gt,
which was based on a report made by five English
lawyers, on which they bestowed threts years' labor.
This report and bill We're' Imported by the commit
tee, who , also undertook a correspocrience• !some
what extensive with various judges, lanyers, and
business men, who were supposed to be intelligent
relative to this subject. Illy' I the light thum afforded
the committee had preparegic bill with a 1!)od-deal
of care, and introduced it in 11.11 - House. Plivelhou
sand conies cretke bill were painted for distribution,
and comments v eriticisms, and suggestions were in
vited. The committee, themselves. of ail
. these meens, • fiatrprepared the' hill which had just
been read aithe desk. This bill/ was based on: the •
petitions of two bunilred thousamltmen, including a
very great majorit-lof the heavy ereditor interest of
the country. Thar subject was eminently philoso
pbieal and complex. The merits ofi mbankrupt bill
MA not depend upon tte arguments fOr or against if,
but its applicability tis the existing oenclition of af
fairs. It might not be amiss to say that those who
hare given the greatest study to the subject believe
that a permanent system of bankruptcy- is essential
to every commercial system. We are the only State
in Christendom without a bankrupt - law. He
thought it was also true that no commercial people,
exeenting our own, had ever made experiment of a
bankrupt Jaw, and rejected it. ' The acBpassed by
Congress, in 1841, continued in operation but a short
time. It was allowed to do considerable harm, and
was repealed with considerable unanimity, before
the good was permitted to commence. The bill was
not an insolvent law to discharge everybody, but
was well guarded, so as to properly affect-all classes,
and to unchain the now prostrate and innofent,e.nr.
terprtse, and allow it -again' to 11,f i fttgfli: — ln con
gstomteimilifellahlftiti' could secure, by
lEliMiiasure, the good which could not be accom
plished in any other way. It was for the House to
say when they would be prepared to vote on the
bill.
Mr. THOMAS (Rep.), of Massachuset.did not
know whether he could vote for this bill or not. It
should be made as perfect as possible. The- British
bankrupt law was the most perfect system ever seen,
and was passed in a time of peace and extraordinary
quiet. Owing to the peculiar circumstances of the
country, the subject should receive the most mature
deliberation.
Mr. HUTCHINS (Rep.), of Ohio, as a member of.
the select committee, said. the honor and credit of
presenting this bill belonged to its chairman (Roscoe
Conkling.) He believed that the. bill embraced
substantially all the ideas and features • which such
a measure should contain. The question of peace or
war was not applicable to the passage of a bankrupt
bill. If care was bestowed upon it in war, it was as
likely to be as good as if prepared in time of peace.
Mr. KELLEY (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, briefly
argued In favor of the bill—not so much for its
effect upon the present as the future, and to take
care of the wreck which may result from the eircum
stancesnow surrounding us and the superabundance
of paper money.
Mr. WALKER (Rep.), of Massachusetts, said the
observation of his life had convinced him of the
great want of a uniform system of bankruptcy..
Every country should have such a system. None
felt the necessity more than our own, especially
from thepeculiar character of our currency.
Mr. KELLOGG (Rep.), of Illinois,
moved to lay
the bill on the table. Not agreed to—yeas 69,
nays 66.
YEAS.
Harrison (U.),
Hickman (R.)
Holman (D.)
Horton (R.)
Johnson (D.)
Kellogg (R.) 111.
'Knapp (D.)
Leary (H.)
Lazear (D.)
Moomis (R.)
cPherson (R.)
Mallory . (17_J
Maynard (U.)
Menzies (U.)
Mitchell (R.)
Morrill (R. )
Morris (D.)
Noble (D.)
Norton (D.)
Patton (R.)
NAYS.
Gooch (R.)
Goodwin (R.)
Granger (D.)
Haight (R.)
Hale (R.)
Hutchins (R.)
Kelley (R.)
Kellogg (R.) Mich
Killinger (R.)
Lehman (D.)
Lovejoy (R.)
Low (U.)
McKean, (R.)
McKnight (R.)
Moorhead (11.1
Morrill (R.) N t.
!Nixon (U.)
Odell (D.)
Olin (R.)
Phelps (E.), Cal.
Pike, (R.)
Rice (it.) Mass.
Allen (D.)O
Ancona (D.)
Babbitt (R.)
Bailey (D.) Pa
Bingham (R.)
Blair (1.1.)
Blake (R.)
Brown (U.). Ira.
Builinton (1.)
Burnham (R.)
Chamberlain (R.)
conkiingF.A. (R.)
Corning (U.)
Cox (D.)
Cravens (D.)
Dunlap (U.)
Edgerton (&)
Glider (U.)
Hall (U.)
Harding (II.)
Alley (R.)
Arnold (R.)
Ashley (R.)
Baker (R.)
Baxter (B.)
Biddle (1),)
Beaman (B.)
Blair (R), Pa.
Calvert (U.
Campbell (R.)
Clark (R.)
Clements (U.)
Colfax (R.)
Conkling R. (R.)
Crisfield (U.)
Davis (R.)
Edwards (R.)
Eliot (R.)
Ely (R.)
Fessenden,E.C.(E)
Feasenden T. A. D
(Rep.)
Fisher (R.)
The further col
postponed till TY
journed.
meideration of t 1
'hureday week, ani
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATVRE.
FrAnntsnunn, Jan. 7, 1863.
SENATE.
The Senate wag called to order at 11 o'clock by the
Speaker.
Bills Introduced.
Mr. NICHOLS, a bill for the extension of Bed
ford street, Philadelphia.
Mr. STEIN, a bill relative to accounts against the
Commonwealth.
Mr. 'KINSEY a bill relative to the payment of
bounties by. the Commissioners of Bucks county.'
Xr. REILLY, a supplement to the Mahanoy and
Broad Mountain Railroad Company, reducing the
number of directors from twelve to six. Considered
and passed finally.
Mr. CLYMER, a bill to increase the capital stock
of the Reading Gas Company.
On motion of Mr. BOUND, it was resolved that the
clergymen of Harrisburg be invited to open the
morning sessions of the Senate with prayer.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth being intro
duced, presented the annual message of 'the Go
vernor, which was read by the clerk;
On motion of Mr. LO WRY, it was .ordered that
5,000 copies in English and 2,000 in Germaribe printed
for the use of the Senate.
The SPEAKER presented the report of the State
Treasurer and the report of the Auditor General.
Twothousand copies in English and 1,000 in German
.t.psch ordered to be printed.
Then adjourned..
HOUSE
The House was called to order at 11 o'clock A. M.
by the Speaker,
who presented_ the annual reports
of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company and
the Philadelphia Saving Fund.
Rcsolu lone.
Mr. MAINE offered a resolution authorizing the
Speaker to appoint a standing committee of nine to
consider applications for divorce. Agreed to.
Mr. 'VINCENT offered a resolution authorizing
the Speaker to increase any of the standing com
mittees to any number not exceeding fifteen. Agreed
to.
On motion of Mr. TIVITOITELL, the clergy of
4airisburg were invited..to open the sessions with
prayer.
ElCction of Officers.
The House then proceeded to nominate and elect
officers; the persons chosen being those whose names
have been already published. The new officers were
allthen sworn or affirmed.
Mahoney. and Broad Moin►tain Railroad.
Mr. XAINE moved. that the rules be suspended in
order that the House might proceed to the conside
ration of a bill authorizing the firahanoy and Broad
Mountain Railroad Company to reduce their direc
tors from twelve to six.
The House refused to suspend the rules, Mr.
MOORE contending that it Was due to an opposing
road (the Minehill and Schuylkill Haven) that the
bill should go before a committee.
Governor's Message.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth being intro
&Iced, presented the annual message of GOV. Curtin
of Pennsylvania, which was read.
Report of the State Treasurer.
The Speaker laid before the House the annual re
port of the State Treasurer, embodying the follow.
ing statements :
Balance in treasury Nov. :40.1561
Receipts in treasury during fiscal year,
as follows :
Ordinary receipts . . .
Military loan
Front banks for payment of Inte
rest on public debt, as equiiTa
lent to coin 140.763 :30
Refunded cash (military) '-'5,566 42
United States Government 605,740 52
Total in treasury for fiscal year
33
K 763 31
Payments during fiscal year ending Nov. . 30, 'l-3
1362, as follows:
.Ordinary expenses *3,0E3,110 al
Premium paid on interest as an
equivalent for coin 146,G4122
31ilitary expenses 482,781 14
Commissioners of Sinking Fund.. 427,m 51
Domestic creditors 105 32
Temporary loan redeemed. 100,000 00
U. S. Government direct tax 350,000 00
4,590,508 9.5
Balance in treseury Noveinber 30,1563
Ordittry receipts for 1862.... ,
4 .• 1361 •
Excess of receipts....
OrdinFy!avuents for 1612
Decreased expenditures
The State holds bonds as follows
Pennsylvania Railroad bonds
Philadelphia and Erie
Wyoming Canal
10.781,000
The above securities maybe relied upon for the
liquidation of the public debt.
A balance of $126,622.99 is due from the National
Government to this State.
The principal points of the report of the State
Treasurer are embodied in the message of the Go-
On motion of Mr. SHANNON, it Was decided to
print 10;000 copies& orthe.Gmrernor's message in Eng
lish, and 5,000 in German.- -
The House then adjourned.
The New York Legislature.
ALBANY, N. Y. Jan..7.—Five ballots were had
this morning in the Assembly for the election of
Speaker, with the same result as the vote of yes
terday.
From Key West.
NEW Y 0111:, Jan. 7.—The steamer City of Bath,
from Key West on the 2d, arrived at. this port to
night. She brings no news.
Markets.
CINCIYAVATI, San..7.—Flour IS flint at $12004.15.
Wheat firm. Whisky sells at 36c. Provisions are
dull. All articles ottbred freely. American Gold 33
q 3, cent. premium. Demand notes 2710. ct premium.
Public Entertalimients.
THE 'MATINEE announced by Mr. E. L. Davenport
has been postponed by reason of his illness.
THE HuTexixsoN FAxmir.— This interesting
family of vocalists•will give a concert this evening
at the Spring Garden Institute. They will present
some new songs, besides singing many of their time
honored and popular melodies. Having such a
world-wide reputation as vocalists—combining skill,
power, and depth of expression—it is but necessary
that the simple announcement of their• presence
should be made in order to secure a crowded house.
AcADE3rr-oH itlusto.—hlr. Edward Payson Wes
ton has engaged the. Academy of Music for the
Second Grand Concert of the Orpheus Musical As
sbeiation, to take place on Thursday evening,
January 22d, and he intends to make-the entertain
ment still more agreeable for subscribers,
POSITIVE SALE Or lintGoons,,Fuas, &c.—The
attention of purchasers is'requested to the valuable
assortment of British, Preach, German, and Ameri
can dry goods, furs; &c., embracing 341 packages
and lots of a - choice assortment , of staple andlaney.
articles, in woolen, worsted,, linen, silk, and cotton,
(incluling 32 boxes Pembeeton'a Canton flannels,)
to be: peremptorily sold,. by catalogue,' on four
months , credit, commencing this morning at ten.
O'clock, by John B. , lllyers kc. Co., auctioneers,. DlOs..
232 and 234 market street.
i AuanoNNance..--S.A.tx or BooTs AND, Snots
Tb! liftentioobeiTera requeatell to the desirable
1 1 0000i0ilickots, shoes, brogans, &0., to be
;orld:l?y.eetalpries . - tbis xnerniaz at 10 o'clock, by
toidi Si auctioneeii, at their stbre,
620.X14r1cetetreet, Kia B o*meree street,
Eir /tOP . t .
Th. Time*" on Americau II
Passports Alm
Greec e "SUL
till Coes Ber,;glog .3.
~..;:,
Alainaria—PaptToon 01 Napo
tier,Te steamship New 'Volk, n. the ~.„
from Southampton ceciv o
ed N. -. 91
terday.
- tx' 1,
The Hibernia arrived on The. 23.
The Paris Patric, says; "ram p r ,,,,,,,
has, on the demand of Spain, lashi„,•,, -1 4 1,
of the Montgomery, and promisee t - „ 4 the t ;
cessary indemnity to the Spanish m,,", Oltot it ,
Passports are ate/Jelled in Spail'—;eN.ti
ThslCing of Italy trill make aj ..i ~...,
assist at the baptism of the acia r i " l 'i t 'V e io ,i t,
Princess Napoleon.
E IN 4 LAND.
The Queen and royal family left irn,:
turdny, for Oebinne, when the Co e - ':. 4 0;
Christmas. 11 l'.•dl l i ti
The Un lied Serviir Gazeffeaays:
"We can confidently assert that the i„,-
will be ceded to Greece, and srran.p c , "", kb
made for thewithdrrAvatof tbetror, " - ete.
there." Ps no w n...:1
The Belgian Senate adopte4 the bill t:
a credit of 500,000 franca denmeksl i t , ,e,,, - ;et r.
mune; sulferine•from the cotton titih;•,.,;(4::,(..!
The harbor and roads2ead of (niesni;i
up with ice that the import fill exis,r,,lttli.
sea is suspended:
The The Anny and Navy Gazette. aliy a: ~„
ralty have :made a requisition Orlon th,,L , . :,
partment for eight ia.inch guns for th ee - W k:
The Americans have alrem4. set tiE , rl euitte l .
shown that guns 15 -ineh.bore op sOziii,,P•v%ll4.,
22 tons , ran be won ted and fired o r I„,,:ltirt,
.`al ether heat, - enlists:lee San: be. usetri c • ' 4.11 1 ) :
vantage in the cupola invented by u mel .iszesh
at the broadside, as proposediry t..,h r ,..,,; 4 1 ,
it Is obvious that we nught not t o i,'"i n ha u7'
transatlantic cousins in. powerful Oar ~;`,,'.'
A county meeting for Chesire was Feu
-4
day at Stockport, to raise subserip t i cas to !.
lief of the Lancashire distreas. The Ai: It
Westminster, and the BiShop of Dheere:',72
the meeting. The subscriptionftat the ch . „„l
meeting amounted to .£30,000. The X.--'
Westminster headed the list with et u ir;
Queensland Cotton COmpany offer to se.;
additional distressed operativeft maw,. i" . `ni
On the 19th of November the Alabarti'. j e i h 4l .„ 4 l
Federal schooner Mary Morgan intoPor4lthito::.nit.
West Indies, firing a shot at her. - ift.
The Times, in a leading article, of :tisrA r ..
"'W should have supposed that it whsi,-.4,1r,
cessary to publish abroad Mr. Servattl'sopiori,
a war with England could not fail to unitejx;•
and South, because, whatever may be
this rather threadbare speculation, it is noi
ble to find the principal nrinister of a pecti c '
whom we are, and wish to be, on terms 0 f•,,,
amity, perpetually calculating on th e eit AL
unprovoked rupture with ourselves, i r , I 4: ,
Seward writes that the rebellion is r.pptiuthiei.,
end, but that, had it succeeded, its V.lCCfti
have been due to the assistance which th e
had de r iv e d from England: This is show .
w
of commodities sent from England to the t a' ~,.
fallen into Mr. Sew tunic.
should very much like to know the is aisa :
vided with a list of commodities furnish e d r m .' !
country to the North ; because, if he i l e •;l:
hardly able to deny that the South mar. with
justice, declare. that, should she be uliiinste'r
(toed, her fall is owing to the mated;,;; c f . i ii
plied by England to the North. It a rsgh V
that these undignified exp o et. tdatiansahothiiteti .
THE ANGLO i;A:COS.
01/I:elkit tetiruminorLtioreg°4)elf'
A great sensation was
Anglo Saxon had been lost, and that gt
tShuantdtahle
board had perished smelting four; en
proved untrue. The Anglo Saxon arrived a Th t
e tat
on Sunday, all well, and proceeded. The uc e
reports, shortly after leaving Liverpool, he e ,
enced a fearful gale, the speed of the ship wt,
dime(' to three miles an hour. l3eforetielelt)lel
the weather had moderated.
THE ALAISAXI,
The Liverpool Journal of Comment* nays: ,‘,.
have been informed that her Majesty's qoy eret ,
have issued orders to their various agents s i t i e .
rious ports of the Western Islands that, if the 2
bama should enter any of these port s , i h ei , Ito
to be ordered off, and not allowed to take in cog
provisions. The order further states that, if
Alabama should call at Fayal or other petis,n
• are to inform Captain Semmes that if, after Ott :
tice,he Should destroy any metchandirie wlichmq
consigned to British merchants in neutral kips, I
Majesty's Government shall at once tile Will
capture and destroy the steamer und er t i ., ,
"nand."
Perry (D.)
Porter (R.)
Price (U.)
Rollins (R.), N. H,
Rollins (U.) Rio.
Shanks (RI
Sherman (tc.)
Shiel
Smith (D.)
Steele (D.) N_ J.
Stiles (U.)
Vibbard
Walt (R.)
Wallace (R.)
Wickliffe (U.)
Wilson (R.)
Woodruff (1).)
Worce.ster (R.)
Yeoman (U.)
Rice (R.) Me.
Riddle (R.) -
Se.rgeant (R.)
Sedgwick (R.)
Seger (R.)
Sheffield (U.)
Shellabarger (R.)
Spaulding (1t)
Scevens (R.)
Thoroas(R.) Mass.
Thomas (U.) Md.
Trimble (R.)
Trowbridge (*R)
Van Valkenbargh
(Rep.)
'Ferree (R.) .
Walker (U.)
Ward (D.)
Webster (D.)
Wheeler (R.)
Windom (R.)
Wood (D.)
FRANCE.
The Paris journals mention the :errs; till!.
French Government has demanded explanation
Madrid respecting the official ststemeeti rilet
the Spanish Government to the Cortex °sae g et
can question, without, however, gating the te ,
of this request on the part of the French aNbis
dor.
La France says : We have reason to beliere
Prince Louis of Hesse' hes refused the tor
Greece.
e bill WAR then
d the House ad-
The Fab* says : England is said M Mae xide,
cession of the lonian Islands dependeatmthe
dition that Greece should maintain the mow*
form of Government, and respect the treatiet
regulate the extension of the Kingdom oflct‘t
La France says : The King of Portugal 1, , , 0 h t ,
refuses the throne of Greece.
The Moni!eur announces that the Sensu a l '
Corps Legislatif will reassemble Jan. 1?
The Paris corn market was depressed el ;t.l
tion of 15 centimes the sack. Flour was kat:
sales of cotton at Havre last week did not snot
more than 145 bales. A successful attempt to.
vate cotton has been made at Valence, Won
partment.
DENMARK.
In the sitting of the Tipper House, on bee an Address f 6 the King was proposed.
address requested his Majesty to maintain del
gaily existing common institutions of DelltaAlt
Schleswig, as such a .course offered a means of tin
ing closets . : together the different parts of the kirng
dons, and affording them a guarantee of cough-
Ronal liberty. The address further recomande
the Government to settle the affairs of Holstein
fulfilling the obligations of the King towards ft
Federal Diet, 'without, however,
endangernar:::
freedom of connection between the other pm!;
the Kingdom.
His Majesty is informed that the Danish ns:
applauds Ms intention ofgranting more libtr,s
Schleswig as soon as the affairs of Holstein shsi
entirely settled, but that the nation also ext
that notmng Ghoul
nr
the connection between the Kingdom and srriu
wig.
The address concludes with an assurance that
Chamber will support ther,present and any of
Ministry which shall energetically carry out
above programme.
RUSSIA.
A despatch from St. Petersburg of December:oC
says an Imperial ukase has been published to-Su
removing any contiscations, still in force upon
property of well-disposed Polish exiles ate Wei
turned to their country, even should they hate le
born abroad.
GREECE. •
A telegram from Athens, of ecember
the President of the Synod has opened thelmentit
with prayers and exhortations. EL:try mezben
were present who took the oath.
POLAND.
A telegram from Warsaw of Deeembetllly.9
the Government is said to hare a Otte to the esist
ence of a secret central committee. Lao e 42 •
great number of arrests were mad
PRUSSIA.
The President of the Police of Breslau huts!,
to the proprietors of the Breslau papers tlut.un 7
tore, every copy of a newspaper containing &press
to the public, or advertisements of committc/if ! t:
subscriptions to national funds for the religeiplr
tical victims, or the families of the El:lb:1RM. Ws
undergoing pun fish ment.for their conduct at Grs:rd.
will be seized by the police.
A telegram from Madrid of December
To-day, m the Senate, Senor Calderon Hum
produced official documents in order to prove thi!
the Allies ought not to intervene in the istenord
Mexico, as, when making overtures to the Unitei
States to take part in the expedition. no such iota
tion was expressed. The Minister dpproyed them
embarkation of General Prim, as the best solstice
of the difficulty in which he was placed.
In the Senate, on the 20th December, (lewd
Prim stated that he did not receive enters to 1.1-
vance to the City of Mexico, and that, if he hvi
received such orders, he should have gone.
He
eulogized the character of Juarez, and repelled ae
accusation that he was the cause of the rapture it
nti
the French representative. Senor Monte capretssi
hie belief that the French would attain their (Of
in Mexico, and thought that Juarez would do beta
to withdraw and avoid a war.
ITALY.
The steamer " Sardaign'," having Garibaldi 0 0
board, was compelled by the violence of the weather
to return to Leghorn.
rn
A body of French and Italian troops had made
expedition to the Roman frontier. and dispersed the
remainder of Tristany's band of tirigands.
The Senate and Uhamber of Deputies am 1 0-
rogued for the session.
Baron Riatsoli has refused to become a member
of the committee deputed to inquire into the eau??
of the brigandage at Naples. The official Gatiltil
Naples has replied to the late article publishato:
Le France, insinuating that Italian unity tri 3
eta
possible, on account of facts which litd t'" brought to light by the inquiry into the iCeapolito
brigandage. ”irt
The offletal Journal says : Brigandage
sontined to few localities. Statistical tables Fel
that public safety is better provided for, that e .. rir,
has diminished by one-half, and that theft hasakl.
ceased. It is untrue that arbitrary arrests of a"'
bon partisans have been made.
The official Gazette states that the revenue Allt
front the town flues of the city of Naples is do"
what it was under the Bourbons.
• - 51,551.,6):i 72
g 54,047,522
3:37,850 00
5,211,747 6.3
52,172,614 10
$4,047,822 39
3,017,645 57
.1,030,176 82
.91,023,315 76
1,115,662 a')
895,317 1B
-57,000.000
.1500,0(K1
.. Sl,OOO
Financial and Commercial.
'MONEY BIARKET.—LoNmix, Monday Erea/11 pc.
-*
22.—The tune of all the stock markets has state
vorable, anti Consols have closed at a fartivr adrag
an eighth the last quotation was r...! ; ‘,igis 10(14
ard 02)I for January Stk.
, . ra.
The discount marker has been remartatlai "
applications at the bank few.
In the. Stock. F.xchange, where the me lit,t Week 144
2 1 ,.: per cent., loans are now offered at 2. II de
'The Stock Exchange will be closed on Friday l e i
general sense business in the city will besuseeto" - "'
Christmas dap until the Monday fidiowing.
£107,000 was taken to the Bank teday
been recovered from the wreck of the" AA-014"a ,- ;
r race us.
The "Shannon," due at Southampton on
front the West Indies, is expected to bring
In American securities the only movemeui
on yea
was a rise of 2 in Michigan Central. „„i r n , Pe ,
MONEY MA,BEET.—LoNnoN, TnesdaT
21—There has been tendency to reaction tosian . i i i c y
sequence of an increase-in the demand for moue)... , irx
Ls to be attributed partly to the fact of high rat. , t i d i
current at Paris for temporary - loans, in contiection:i
ii
the :ipproaching liquidation. Couse ,,
02,11 for money, and 92.,,',@)n, for the account. )44 ''
thins for discount at the Bank were rather nanierotv...,
In the Stock Exchange advances were in reuin -t
214 per cent.
French ltentes closed at 09f.S0c.
£lOO,OOO was taken from the Bank for the List aO.l.
.Messrs. Facchini Brothers, Bologna. hare '-
Illinois Central 7, and Erie 3.1 mortgaga
each. Virginia sixes andßrie preference share
;4 each.
LIVERPOOL COTTON. MARKET, Mosn.tr. 0.4 ,1;
:Market very .n .firm ,... :. sales 84000 bales. 3,00 n ou
Trasw.tv, as.—A very extensive hosines
•.11.4,
transacted, sales fully reach :h.1,0t10 higher
speculation and. export. l?rices '
th ti SAW Matra quotation.;.
LIVERPOOL CORN. MAREET, TEsit.tr ,
Thet o was an tub:aisle of 2 t 0, 3 .75? come on ho.
f l
unaltered. Indian Corn tid. for ex. shin.. 3l " l "
cx. store for prime mixed ;white. 3107.:r2.e. B, ll or
LONDON COLONIAL MARKET, Bee.
steady. Coffee steady. Eke buoyant. Tathi w
at.45:43d.
•
Message .r 1 the Governor or Calitallia•
SAN FRANOIScoi Jan: 7.—The ship (Brauer ilal
today for Boston.whiA
The message of the Governor of Califerth-•
has justheert presentedto the Lec7,lslature estirsL.
the floating doht of the State at $450, 000 . t li e ,l t r tl;; ,
against the naional taxation of the wines, bra ‘7 l a.
that ; it would be a.mere tax on labor, dWl),.l4rl'.,ni
the development of the mines, dimisishing tw "
The' tra `
duce, and injuring the whole community. ,
policy he thinks is "tolet well enough alone:
The markets are very dull ;'sales of t See Wet - ,
Candles n lt3c. Thetstoek of Coal 011. approm.--
300,000 gaJlons.
The Washington , . TerritorW Legislator. t o
f
memoraliced Congress in relation to fortify:l - . pi?
Columbia riveraud Puget's Sound, addim
trait
establishment of a branch mail-route fro:a
Lake to Walla.Walla, urgieg the estahlishod
an ocean iniA from San Francisco to lti na 'port
askini for a: change of the port of entry (too
ngelote to Port Townaend.
SPAIN
j ON Friday next the following will be the eonditior.
9fthe nine Ilriesson iroirelad steam. batteries :
;Name,. Where built. Ossidition.
Greenpoltat ....... At sea.
Montauk ..... ..Greenpoint ....... At Sell.
Patapsco Wilmington...... At sea.
Nahant .... —.Roston ........... At sea.
Weehawken.....Tersey City ...... At sea.
Sangamon ...... Chester, Ps Heady in ":.. '''' e l ks .,..
Catskill ...... :.Greenpoint ......Ready Ina 2 wee__
'Nantucket Roston ...... .....Ready lira wrest
Lehigh. . Chester...... ....liehindl