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to soncriben. out of the city at Fora Dollars
FraAxnnc. In advance.
CARPETINGS.
1864. spring, 1864.
OLBN echo mills,
GERMANTOWN, PA.
MCOALLUM & CO.,
IIAKUTAUTDBSBBi IMPORTERS, AND WHOLESALE
DEALERS IN
CABP JBTI3ST C3-S,
OIL CLOTHS, &C.
Warehouse, 509 Chestnut Street,
OPPOSITE INDKPENDB-OB HALL *l-»f
gPEQIAL NOTICE.
RETAIL DEPARTMENT.
HcCALLVM & CO- ,
Eez leave to inform the public that they hava leaeedthA
old eetahljehed Carpet Store.
Mo. 519 CHESTNUT STREEI,
Ooppmlte Independence Hall, for
A SSTAIL DEPARTMENT,
iVTiere they are now opening a NEW STOCK of
IMPORTED AND AMERICAN CARPETS,
,tO!Ce ' tPat TAPBSTRY CARPKTS.
bovalwilton. bsusSrlscabpsts.
VELVET, VENETIANS
Together with a fall assortment of everything pertain
ing to the Carpel Balinese. ftfrtf
jgJNTERPKISE MILLS.
ATWOOD, RALSTON, & €O.,
HIHUTAOTUKSEB AND WHOLESALE DBALERB IN
CARPETINGS,
OILCLOTHS,
MATTINGS, &c., &c.
WAREHOUSE,. BO CHESTNUT STREET,
fei-Sia 515 JAYNE STREET.
- CLOTHING.
JJjDWABD P. KELLY,
JOHN E E L I. Tj
TAILORS,
have removed
FROM
4'J SOUTH THIRD STREET,
above walnut,
TO
«13 CHESTNUT STREET.
H22-M
SLACK CABS. PANTS, 05.50,
J At 7M MARKET Street.
LACK GASS. RANTS, M. 50, At 704 MARKET Street
UOK CASK PANTS, *5 SO. At 701 MARKET Street.
LACK CASS- PANTS. SB. 50, At 704 MARKET Street
ILACK CASS. PANTS, *5.50, At 704 MARKET Street
IKIOT A VAN OHNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street
8100 A VAN GUNTEN’S. No. 704 MARKET Street
8100 A RAN CONTESTS, No.- 704 MARKET Sweet
EIOO A VAN QDNTSN’S. No. 7M MARKET Street
8100 A VAN OHNTEN’S, No. 704 HaRKBT Street
■elt-ISm
FURNISHING GOODS.
OHN O. ARRISON,
[OB. 1 and 5. NORTH SIXTH STREET.
MANUFACTURER OF
[E IMPROVED PATTERN SHIRT,
WSST OUT BY J. BUHB MOORE,
uiuims TO SIT AND GIVE SATISFACTION.
Importer and Manufacturer of
GENTLEMEN's
URNISHING goods.
I. T, -iirwilflM piade In a superior meaner hr hand
4 fro* the heat material*. jal *
IEOBOB GBANT,
*o. 810 C-HESTNDT STBBST,
i _
A T.IIIBI AND complete btook
OF
QKNTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
hi* own Importation and manufacture.
His celebrated
"PBIZB MEDAL SHIRTS”
anlactoied under the snperlntedence of
JOHV V. TJIGGXBT.
(formerly of Oldenberfi.A Taigert*)
s the most perfect- fitting Shirts of the age.
IS- Orders promptly attended to, jal3-wfm-6in
'INE SHIRT MANUFACTORY.
Therabnerlbar. wonldlnTite attention to their
impboved cut of shirts.
lih they mike a raeelalltyjn their baalneea. Al*o,
“fgWSfflnOE GKNTMMENSWEAR.
ewmifeiirs otokSb? ' *
YARNS.
O O L .
On hand, ud •oncicnmenU dally arriyin*, ol
TUB AND FLEECE,
Common to Foil Blood, choice and dean.
WOOLEN YARNS,
w K rati. ana. on hand, and niw raspllei comlna
COTTON YARNS,
oi. i to SOt. of tnt-ilui make,.
B All nnmhera and description* vroenred at onto.
on orders.
,LEX. WHILLDIN <*s SONS,
tll.mwftf
DRUGS.
OBERT SHOEMAKER d> GO.,
■oithaait Corner of FOT3ETH ud BADE Street*.
rHILADHLFHIA,
POIiEBATL DUUG GISTS,
’ORTXBB AND DEALERS IB
FOREIGN ABD DOMESTIC
WIHDOW AHD FLATS GLASS.
fHITI LEAD AMD ZINC PAINTS, POTTY. Si
Aomm von in oilebsatbd
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
m and Hniosun snpplied at
Sn VERY LOW TRICES FOB CASH.
CAIIVBT rUBBITURK.
USENET FURNITURE AND BIL
LUrd TABf.m.
MOORE & CAM PION,
80. 361 SOOTH SECOND STREET,,
unction with their entendre Cabinet busmen, are
manufoetnrluc a raperior article or
BILLIARD TABLES,
lave now on hand a fall ■apply, dashed with the
9ORE fg CAMPION’S IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
h are pronounced by all who haye need them to be
flor to all others.
’ the quality and finish of these Tables, the mann
ers refer to their numerous patrons throag'uont
folios, who are familiar with the character of theii
I* - RBi7-6m
WINES AND LIQUORS.
PORTERS OF
WINES AND LIQUORS,
VUMAN, BALLADE, & 00.,
No. INS SOUTH NINTH STREET,
Htween Cheetnnt and Walnut, Philadelphia.
O. H. liAUUaN.
A. M. S ALL A 08,
'•to J. D. BITTING.
ILLIAM H. YEATON & CO,
. . , No. 301 South FROST Street.
A*CO f CHAMPAGNE
Offer that desirable Wine to the trade
>• 1,000 cases fine and medium trades
BORDEAUX CLARETS^
ij^ r ;??sk b ?2i£issrFsa“ HAO bruii,t -
Apple Brandy.
K JJ . u aYaaa Oirauß, extra fine -
Grand Vin Imperial, “Green Seal”
■jftfcrwlflir a fine assortment of Madeira, Sherry.
fe2B
carriages.
__ 1863.
WILIAM D. ROGERS,
Ught Curtafv BatUVf
4 *oi. 1»0» » a i ion caKSTHUT Btr»«t,
nwniiim
in Warp, Bundle, and Cop.
1* jrorth TBOWT Street,
Philadelphia.
VOL. 7-NO. 170.
RETAIIi DRY GOODS,
■IKE A LAIVDELIi,
FOURTH AND ARCH,
are opening for spring sales.
1864,
PINE PLAID SILKS,
HOUSEHOLD GOODS,
INDIA PLAID SILKS,
BEST GLOVES ONLY,
STANDARD BHEETINGB,
BROCADE GRENADINES,
SHAWL-4, NEW STYLES,
68 pieces Fancy silk*,
MAGNIFICENT ORGANDIEB,
PINE PLAID BONNE* SILKS,
ORDERED POULT DE SOIES,
100 PIECES GOOD BLACK SILKS,
MAGNIFICENT PERCALES AND
CHINTZES.
JiMBST SPECIAL OPENING OP
SILKS.
EDWIN HALL Os GO.,
No. 30 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
Would inform the ladies of this city, and elsewhere,
that they will TO-DAY OPEN the best assortment of
SILKS they ever had the pleasure of.offering.
Magnificent Moire Antiques* all colors
Magnificent quality Corded Sllkß, all colors.
Splendid quality Plain Silks, all colors.
Chese Silica of the new styles.
New Fiiured Silks.
Brown and other colors Figared Silks.
Plaid Silks, ordered styles.
Beavy Corded Silks for Cloaks and Dresses.
Black Taffetas for Cloaks and dresses.
Superior Black Silks.
Black Silks of all kinds.
Chintz figured Foulard Silks.
Brown and white and black and vrfelte Figured
Foulard Silks.
Plain Foulard Silks.
Black Figured Silks. , t
White Moire Antiques.
White Corded Silks; and*
Plain white Silks. fels-mw2t
1864. novelties 1864>
AND]
desirable staples
SILKS. “
SHAWLS, &
DRESS GOODS.
BLACK SILKS, all widths and qualities.
COLOEED AND FANCY SILKS, in great variety.
RICH FOtTLABDS. innew coloring; choice designs.
BUFF, CUIB, and HAVANEMOHAIBS and ALPACAS.
BLACK ALPACAS and MOHAIRS, fin eto superfine.
RICH BROCHE GRENADINES and HEBNANIS.
3*4 and 6-4 DELAINES, black and colored
FRENCH PERCALES. PRINTS, and ORGANDIES.
LINENS AND WHITE GOODS.
Also,
COURVOISIEB’S PARIS KID GLOVES.
To all of which, together with our usual assortment
of DRY GOODS, we invite attention.
JAS. R. CAMPBELL & CO.,
feli-6t vav CHESTNUT Street
1864. 1864.
COTTONS AT RETAIL.
Wo coll the attention of Hou.ek.eMr. to the
LARGEST STOCK OP COTTON GOODS
Ever offered at ifetail in thl. city.
£ f o&Wl! attl,a
of last month, we can extend to our customers superior
inducements, not only in the character of our assort
ment, but
IN PRICES.
Among otir extensive line of Cottons are to be found the
fo!iowijaifti<gpul&r makes of
-4-4 Bleached Shirtings.
Wamsutta, • Williamsvllle*
SemucT Idem, Attaw*.ugan,
Rockland, Union,
New Jersey, Phenix. fire.
In Pillow-Case and Sheetings
We offer the following leading makes:
40-inch Bartalett, 6-4 Papperlll,
42-inch Waltham. 10-4 Pepperill,
6-4 Bates. 10-4 Bates,
fi-4 Boot W, extra heavy. And other makes.
▲LSO,
9-4. 30-4, and 11-4 UNBLEACHED SHEETINGS.
Marseilles Counterpanes.
We can furnish these goods in all sices aud qualities.
We have several lots in LOW-PRICED GOODS that are
FAR BELOW PRESENT IMPORTATION PRICB, and
are also prepared to furnish, in large quantities* the well
known
Lancaster, Manchester, and Honey-Comb
Quilts,
In 10-4,11 4, and 12-4 sizes
Honse-Furnlshlog linen Roods,
LUTBN SHEETIBGS. all widths.
TOWBLS, from $2 to $7 per dozen.
KAFKINS, all Linen, SL62. A . _
Barmly Bamaek, Power Loom, and other itaadara
makes of _ _
Table Linen.
Fereone about purchasing Linen Good* would do well
to examine our stock. We invite comparison. Mo
trouble to show our good*.
OOWPERTHWAIT * 00,
northwest cornet Eighth and Market Streets.
jaie fmw tjyl
QIVIL AND MILITARY CLOTH
HOUSE.
WILLIAM T. SNODGRASS,
Mo. 34 SOUTH SECOND and B 3 STRAWBERRY
gtreetH, is happy to itate that he has laid in an exten
sive stock of CHOICE GOODS, Buck as:
civft UST.
Black Cloths,
Black Doeskins,
Black C&’Bimereß'
Elea ant Costinis,
Billiard Cloths,
Bagatelle Cloths,
Trimmings,
Beaverteene,
Cords and Velveteens.
We advise our friends to
stock is cheaper than we can
'E'DWIN HALL & CO., NO. 26 SOUTH
-El SECOND Street, are now OPENING new Goods In
eT *sfew¥rancliCl)iliitze» and Brilllantei.
Percale Bobee, new designs.
Organdies and Jaconets.
Splendid quality and Styles of Grenadines.
Fine all-Wool De Laines, beautiful shades.
New styles of Dress Goods of various kinds.
Colored Alpacas and Poplins.
Fine Black Alpacas and Mohairs.
New Goods opening daily. V
fxQfi HOOF SKIRTS. fiOQ
MiNDFACTORY, No. 638 ARCH
Street, above Sixth. Wholesale and Rtfcall.
The most complete assortment of Ladies’, Misses’, and
Children’s HOOF SKIRTB in the city, in every respect
FIRST CLASS, which, for styles, finish, durability.and
cheapness, have no euual in the market. Skirts made to
order, altered, and repaired. fel3-6t*
C.PECIAL NOTICE TO THE LADIES.
ij —rfi ßE CHEAPEST SILKS IN THE HABKBT.
1,800 yards Neat Plaid India Silks, at #1 per y aid.
KO yards Brown and Wilts India Mika, at $1 per yard.
LIOO yards Broken Plaids India Silk, at $1 per yard. ,
4DO yardt Bine ana White India Silks, at SI per yard.
They make the moat unseeable dress a lady can wear.
Call And- make ' vout.'cnolce before the assortment is
broken, at JOHN B. STOKES’, 703 ARCH Street. fe!2
~K/[ AESEILLEB QUILTS—OF FINE
quality at moderate prices.
Good Blankets, in large sizes. _
Sheeting Muslins, of every width.
Several arade. of
Jest opened, a large lot. marked low.
Spring Be Lalnes and Flints.
Mode Alpacas, choice shades. .
Printed Brilliants and 4 4
COOPER & GONABD,
fe4 & B. sorner NINTH and MARKET Sts.
1014 nHMTIDT STREET.
B. M. NEEDLES
Offers at Low Prices a large assortment o!
LACE GOODS.
EMBROIDERIES. HANDKERCHIEFS.
VEILS. AND WHITE GOODS-
Suited to the season, and of the latest styles.
A large variety of
ÜBDIRSLEEVES.
0/ the most recent designs, and other goods
suitable for party purposes.
10EE CHESTNUT STREET.
nBEAT REDUCTIONS—VERY LOW
\J pmcgs.—As we are determined to clow oat our
•nflre stock « g&gSßSfßfcjOn.
Closing out French Merinoes at 75 cents.
Closing out French Poplins.
Closing out Shawls.
Si tte'leadSi makes of Mußllne. Bleached and Un
nSiSd. 6 4. 8-4. 94. and 10-4 wI3S,
at the VERY LOWEST PRICES. H STKMifcBOHt
ia2s-tf Noe. Tl 3 and TIB g. TgHTH Street.
TBE PHI! ADELPHIA AND BOSTON
A MINING COM PANT OP MICHIGAN —The drat
meeting of the Phiiedelphlaand Boston Mining Oompany
of Michigan, under tte article, of Arwvo.«latloi 1 | wll 1 M
held at No *33 WALNUT BtreJETPhUed Jphlm to
Boom No. 6. at 11 o’clock A. M., on the
binary, 1864. WM. H STEVENS. _
y * THOMAS 8. FEBNON.
Two of the Associates of said Corporation.
FhiIiAOKLPHia, Feb. 1,1864. . uMtm
THE AGATEHABBOR MINING OOM
PANE op LAKE SUPERIOR.-The first meeting of
the Agate Harbor Mining Company of Lake superior, t
under its articles of Association, will be held at No W*
WALEUT street- Philadelphia. Room No. S. at 11 o’clock
A. M.. onthaSOih d»
THOMAS 8. FEBNON. -
_ Two of the Aseoeiatee of eald Corporation.
PSiUrkt-TjUA, Pah. l, JS64. wHSM»
fe!3 srawtjalS
ARMY AND NAVY.
Blue Cloths,
Sky blue Cloths,
Sky-blue Doeskin®,
Dark Bine Doeskins,
Dark Blue Beavers.
Dark Bine Pilots.
3-4 and 6-4 Blue Flannels,
Scarlet Cloths,
Mazarine Bine Cloths,
come early, as our present
. purchase now. felO-lm
CURTAIN GOODS*
I. E. WALRAYEN,
(SUCCESSOR TO W. H. CARRTL.)
MASONIC HALL,
c
719 CHESTNUT SJTBEET,
EAB OPENED A SPRING STOCK OF
CURTAIN MATERIALS,
FURNITURE COVERINGS,
LACE CURTAINS,
WINDOW SHADES,
PIANO and TABLE COVERS,
OF NEW AND RICH DESIGNS.
AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES.
DKY-GOODS JOBBING HOUSES.
JyJELLOR, BAINS, & MET .LOR,
Noe. 40 and 43 NORTH THIRD STREET.
IMPORTERS OF
HOSIERY,
SMALL WARES,
AND
WHITE GOODS.
MANUFACTURERS OF
,„ _ SHIRT FRONTS.
1864.
SPRING,
EDMUND YARD & C 0„
No. SIT CHESTNUT AND No. 614 JAYNE STREETS.
Have now In Store then SPRING IMPORTATION of
BILK AND FANCY DKY GOODS,
CONSISTING OP
DRESS GOODS,
OF ALL KINDS:
BLACK AND FANCY SILKS,
SATINS, GLOVES, MITTS, RIBBONS,
AND
DRESS TRIMMINGS.
AI.SO,
WHITE GOODS. LINENS. EMBROIDERIES,
AND LACES.
A large and handsome assortment of
SPRING AND SUMMER SHAWLS.
BALMORAL SKIRTS,
Of all grade*, fte. Which they offer to the Trade at the
LOWEST PRICES. jaSO-Sm
SILK AND DRY-GOODS JOBBERS.
SPRING
1864. 1864.
TABER & HARBEBT,
No. 401 MARKET STREET.
SILKS, RIBBONS, FRENCH FLOWERS,
A SD
MILLIWERY GOODS.
Merchants are invited to call and examine our stock of
SPRING RIBBONS,
Which will he sold at the
LOWEST PRICES.
DRY-GOODS COMMISSION HOUSES.
SPRING,
1864.
JAMES, KENT, SANTEE, & CO.,
IMPORTERS and jobbers of
DRY GOODS,
Nos. $339 and S4l NORTH THIRD ST., above Race.
PHILADELPHIA,
Have sow open their usual
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS.
Notwithstanding the scarcity of many kinds of Dry
Goods, our stock is now fall and varied in all its de
partments.
Special attention is invited to our assortment of
PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
A foil assortment of Cloths, Cassluieres, Ac.
A fall assortment of Prints. De Lames. So.
A fun assortment of Notions, White Goods, &c.
A fall assortment of Sheetings, Skirtings, Ac.
A fall assortment of Ornish Goods. Ac. fell 3u
Q.ALBRAITH & LINDSAY,
IMPORTERS AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
No. SI STRAWBERRY STREET,
would call the attention of. the trade to the following, of
which they are prepared to show fail linos, via:
DEESB GOODS. WHITE GOODB,
BLACK AND COLORED IRISH LINBNS,
ALPACAS. LINEN HDKFS.,
ITALIAN CLOTHS, BALMORAL SKIRTS. &e.
SHAWLS. fe4-lm»
COMMISSION HOUSES.
rjiHE ATTENTION OF
THE TRADE
Is called to
OUR STOCK OF
SAXONY WOOLEN CO. all-wool Plain Flannels.
TWILLED FLANNELS,
Various makes in Gray, Scarlet, and Dark Bine.
PRINTED SHIRTING FLANNBLS.
PLAIN OPERA FLANNELS.
"PREMIERE QUALITY” Square aud Long Shawls.
WASHINGTON MILLS Long Shawls.
BLACK COTTON WARP CLOTHS,
IS, 18, 17, 18, 19. 20, 21, 22 OX.
FANCY CAS6IMERES AND SATINSTT6.
BALMORAL SKIRT S. all Grades.
BED BLANKETS, 10-4.11-4,12-4,13-4.
COTTON GOODS, DENIMS. TICKS. STRIPBS. SHIRT
ING 6, &c., from various Mills.
DE COVBBEV, HAMILTON, & EVANS,
v 33 LSTITIA Street, and
Ja6-wfrm2m 33 South FRONT Street.
nRAIN BAGS—A LARGE ASSORT
VT MENT of GRAIN BAGS.
In various sixes, for sale by . ______ . __
BANCROFT * CO.,
ja!9-6m W Nos. GOS and *Ol MARKET Street
CHIPLEY, HAZARD, & HUTCHIN
k3 SON. _
No. 113 CHESTNUT STREET.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
FOR THE SALE OF
PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
0c26-6m
COAL
PUBE LEHIGH COAL. HOUSE
JL KEEPERS can rely on getting a pure articleatfiouth
east corner FBOHT and POPLAR. . ■
felQ.iwi» JOHN W. HAM 2TQWI
rjENUINB EAGLE VEIN GOAL—
VA ffqnai if not superior to Lehigh. Also. Hart’s He
Plus Ultra Family Rainbow Coal; Egg and Stove sizes,
•8 60. Large Nut, #7.76 per tou. Coal forfeited if not
mllweight as per ticket. Depot, 14X9 CALLOW HILL
Streetabove Broad. Office J3l South FOURTH, be
low Chestnut. Call and examine. Orders by dispatch
promptly attended to by ___ __ _____
noil-6m ELLIS BRAFSON.
pOAL.—SUGAR LOAF, BEAVER
MEADOW, and Spring Mountain Lehigh Coal, aud
best Locust Mountain, from Schuylkill; prepared ex*
pressly for Family use. Depot, ff. W. corner EIGHTH
and WILLOW Sts. Office, No. 113 fouth SECOND St
ap4 1y J. WALTON & CO.
Af\ CENTS PEB POUND TAX ON
t;U tobaCCO. Government la about to pnk a
tax of 10 contiper pound on Tobacco.
X9V con save 00 per coat, by
You cam uve 60 per cent, by
Tom cam save 60 per cent, by
Yon can save 60 per cent, by
Buying now at DEAN 8. No. 835 CffISOTNuT.
Bnyisg now at DB AJPS. No. 886 CHESTNUT.
Bar Inf now at DEAN’B, No. 836 CHESTNUT.
Baying now at DBAN 8, No. 336 CHESTNUT!
|r|MJ ■ ■_ n (»• t/Bftrt Bi flu< aw VUHV.
Prime Davy Tobacco, 70. 76 and 800. aer lb.
Prime Cavendish Tobacco, 70, 76 and 800. per lb.
Prime Flounder Tobacco, 70, 76 and 80c. per lb.
Prime ConKTeea Tobacco, 66, 70 and 76c. per lb.
Prime Pig and Twist Tobacco. 75 and 80c. per lb.
DEAN tells Old Virginia Davy.
DEs N sells Old Virginia Sweet Cavendish.
DEAN sells Old Virginia Bough and Beady.
DBAS sells Old Virginia Plain Cavendish.
PEAK sells Old Virginia Congress.
DBAS sells Old Virginia Fig and Twist.
DBAS sells Old Virginia Smoking Tobacco.
DEAD’S Kanawha Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco
DEAD’S Kanawha Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco
Cannot be Equaled.
Cannot be Equaled
DRaN’R Cigars are superior to all others.
DEAD’S Cigars are superior to all otherg,
fie raises bis own Tobacco, on his own plantation In
Havana He sell* Mb own Clears at his own store* Ho.
335CHESTNOT8treet* Philadelphia. ,
BEAN’S Minnehaha Smoking Tobaeco la manufactured
from pnre Virginia Tobaceo, and contains no dangerous
concoctions of Weeds* Herbs, and Opium.
_Pipes. Pipes, Meerschaum Pipes, Brier Pipes* Box
Pipes, Hose Pipes, Mahogany Pipes. Sebor Pipes, Apple
Pipes, Cherry Pipes. Gutta Pipes. Clay Pipes, and other
Pipes. And Pipe down and get your Pipes, Tobaeco.
Cigars, die., at BEAN ’B, No. 536 Chestnut Street. And
there yon will see his Wholesale and Betall Clerks go
Piping around waiting on Customers.
The Army of the Potomse now order all their Tobaeeo.
Cigars. Pipes, &c . from BBAnCno. 335CHK8TJTOT
Street. They know BHAH sells the best and rhierntj
. . ' '• -
riEO. W. WATSON & 00.,
!U QARBIAgBBPILDBBS.
Mo. 8»5 Morth THIBTBKBTH Street,
ln now prepared to execnto order* for • every, deeerlp
tlon of n*ht and henry GARBIAOBS, and harinc nt aU
times the very .beat materials and workmen, out pro*
mUnthe ntmoat aatiafaetlon to aU who mar favor them
HfcTVMit. rmrofOoiiMTtHau. ••
forgW' DRIED APPLES.*—IOO BBLS.
new Dried A WILLIAMS.
4f2 j.y -10 T South WAXWBfctot,
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 18642
%\i |prass.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1864.
North Carolina—Spirit of the Press.
New York, Feb. 16.— Newbern (N. C.) advice* of
Of the 13th have been received.
Major General Feok has returned and assumed
the command* He had issued an order for the
troops to hold themselves in readiness for offen
sive or defensive action at a moment's notice, night
or day.
The Henderson (N. C..) Times, a fearless Oppoti
tion paper, desires to know of President Lincoln
how be can expect North Carolina to return to the
Union, robbed as sbeis of her own troops, and in
the absence of a sufficient Federal force In the east
ern part of the state to render the necessary as
sistance in case of emergency.
The Ksleigh stute Journal > a rebel print, has been
suspended, for want of support*
The Wilmington Journal thinks that an attempt
will be made to take North Carolina out of the
Confederacy*
The Raleigh Standard opposes the taking of the
principals of substitutes out of the State without
giving them a bearing before the judges.
The Wilmington Journal Announces the assem
bling of the Home Guard of New Hanover, for
three months’ service.
A meeting of the people of Wake county will be
held on the 33d lost., to express the views of the
oounty on the subject of holding a State Conven
tion.
NORTH CAROLINA.—ORDER OF GENERAL
PECK.
Army and District of North Carolina,
Kbwbebn, N. C., Feb. 10, 1864*
General Orders, No- 15*—The commanding ge
neral, learning of the desperate advance of the rebel
hon es upon his lines in quest of bread, meat, clo
thing, and plunder, gave up his leave of absence,
and has returned to bis command, not so much from
doubt of the ability of the troops to hurl back the
enemy, as to share with them the honors, tolls, and
privations ot the opening campaign.
He returns hia thanks to Gen. Calmer, and Cols.
Jouidan, Amor?, and Claassen, ana to all the offi
cert and men of thBir commands, for the gallant re*
pulse of Major General Pickett, with more than
twice their numbers. The moment was seized upon
for executing a long and well-prepared plan, when
many of the troops were on furlough as veterans.
On this occasion the enemy found, by bitter experi
ence, that all our men were veterans.
Those regiments that were with the commanding
general during the siege of Suffolk have earned
iri sb laurels in this late triumph over the troops of
Pickett, Armistead, Kemper, and Hoke; their old
adversaries uDder Longetreet and Hill.
By command of MAJ. GEN* PECK.
Bicwamin B. Foster, A, A- G.
TEXAS—ORDER OF GENERAL DANA.
Headquarters U. S. Forobs, Tax as,
Pass Oavallo, Jan. 30,1804.
General Orders, No. 14.—1 t is known to the
worm that, on the Bth day oi December, ultimo, the
President of the United States published a procla
mation which touched the heart and inspired the
tongue of every lover of liberty on the civilized
eai th. Its burden is pardon and liberty.—’ • Thy
sins be forgiven thee.”— *• Let the oppressed go
free.”
Such parental care of a people has not been ex•
, hlbited to the world since the patriarchal days of
old : not since the Saviour of men cried to the mul
titude, k 'Come unto me all ye that labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
In order that the deluded and oppressed people
of this State may be enlightened and informed on
the subject, and may rejoice at the dawning of day
fiom behind the blaok night which has surronndea
them with daikness which might be felt, and enabled
the evil spirits to work upon them, it is directed
that a sufficient number of oopies of the President’s
Proclamation be printed, at these headquarters, to
supply whatever demand there may be for the lame,
coming from eaoh and every company In the com*
mai d ; and all officers and men are desired to use
every opportunity whioh properly presents itself to
distribute them in the Interior of the State.
1364.
It is further ordered that all persons, now or here
after within the lines, who have ever claimed to be
citizens of the United States, or of the so-called
Confederate States, or who have aided or comforted
the rebels in their hostility against the United
States, and who have not, since the commencement
of the rebellion, taken an oath renewing their alle
giance to the United States, may have tne opportu
nity of enjoying the full benefits of the said procla
mation, by voluntarily taking the oath therein con
tained.
The provoßt marshal is required to take a census
of the population now within the lines, in orderthat
such persons as may not wißh to enjoy the benefits
of the proclamation may be known, and be assigned
a convenient place of residence where they will not
have an opportunity to do injury to the cause for
which we fight* He will proceed, in the moat tho
rough manner possible, and will give public notice
of his orders and regulations, to consummate the end
in view, and will report, on the 10th day. of Febru
ary, proximo,'the list of those persons who refuse
the benefits of the proclamation.
By order of Major General N. J. T. DANA.
THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
1864.
The correspondence between the authorities of
the Uiriied States and the rebel authorities on the
exchange oi prisoners, &c-, submitted to the Senate
has just been published. We copy the letter of Gen*
Butler, defining the position of Government and
himself:
Headquarters, Department of Virginia
and North Carolina.
Fortress Monroe, Jan. 12,1864.
Sib : Tour note, addressed to Major General
Hitchcock, in relation to the appointment, by the
Government of the United States, of a Commission
of Exchange, is returned. This Government claims
and exercises the power of appointing its own agents
to represent its interests, irrespective of any sup
posed sanction by the Confederate authorities.
No right of declaration of outlawry by those au
thorities of any officer or soldier of the United
States can be admitted, or for a moment regarded
by the Government of the United States, as it oer
tainly will not be by the persons upon whom such
intimidation is attempted.
1 am instructed to renew the offer, leaving all
other questions in abeyance, to exchange man for
man and officer for officer of equal rank actually
held in custody by either party, until all prisoners of
war so held are thus exchanged. >
I take leave to express the hope, from humane
considerations to those confined as prisoners of war
on either side, that this offer will be accepted. lam
further instructed to inform you that unless the flag
of truce sent forward under the sanction of the com*
mantling general of this department is recognized
andrespeoted by your authorities, all further com
munication between this Government and the Con
federate authorities by flag of truce must cease, how
ever much the loss of its amelloiating influences upon
the rigors of what ought to be a civilized warfare is
to be regretted; but the responsibility of such de
termination must be left with those whom you repre
sent. -
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
obedient servant, BENJAMIN F. BUTLER,
Major Gen. Oom’g. and Oom’r of Exchange.
Hon. Robert Ould, Commissioner of Exchange,
Richmond, Ya,
THE HORRORS OF LIBBY —A REBEL DE
SCRIPTION.
The Richmond Enquirer of January sth contains a
long article, which says the Libby u takes in the
captured Federals by soores, but lets none out;
they are huddled up and jammed into every nook
and corner; at the bathing-troughs, around the
cooking-stoves, everywhere there is a wrangling,
jostling crowd; at night the floor of every room they
. occupy in the building is covered, every square inch
of It, by uneasy slumberers, lying side by side, and
heel to head, as tightly packed as if the prison
were a huge, improbable box of nocturnal sardines.”
The Enquirer recommends a place, however small,
for out-door recreation:
The only apartment in the building where they can
now walk is one of the lower rooms, used as their
kitchen. The passer-by may hear now and then of
a morning the most demoniacal shouts proceeding
from the gloomy interior of this room, and might re
ally be led to believe that a serious set-to at fisticuffs
was in progress. He would soon discover, however,
that it was only a desperate effort at a game of foot
ball* Notwithstanding the almost impenetrable
cloud of smoke from the stoves, which constitutes
the atmosphere of the room, he might see these hag
gsrd players working away with a zeal which proves
ow much they need, more than how much they en
joy, the exercise; he might see that uncouth black
ball sent whirling hither and thither, and kicked at
with an earnestness totally regardless of the pro
verbial sensibility of the human shin—kicked at as
If the poor inanimate thing hail done them some foul
wrong which they meant fully to avenge, now that
so admirable an opportunity presented Itself; and
he might now and then hear a triumphant shout
which proclaimed that the mutilated ball, more for
tunate than its persecutors, in spite of the alarming
vicissitudes of its tempestuous career, has been sent
home . *
Theie is no ruddy flush of health, however, about
the prison faces, as the reward of so well disputed a
contest; they look, after It, not invigorated, but
pale and exhausted, and their shouts do not sound
like the wholesome exuberance of mirth, but seem
rather to shriek: 1 * Let us out for a little while in
the sunshine !•* “Give us a breath of fresh air 5”
Locked up for many weeks and months, they have
endured the suffocating heats of summer, and have
felt the keenness of the wintry wind, without enjoy
ing its purity. As soldiers they may resign them
selves silently to the weary tedium, and to the un
avoidable privations consequent upon captivity;
but let it not be said of the Libby that it is, indeed,
“ a bourne from which no traveller returns.” *
SPEECH OF GENERAL HANCOCK.
The commander of the 2d Corps addressed a large
number of the business men of New York at the
Produce Exchange on Monday. In the course of
his speech he said:
“ Enough has been done in the way of paying vo
lunteering bounties. I think it would have been
better if more had been given to inaugurate a sys
tem of hunting up recruits. There are a plenty of
them; the only difficulty is to get hold of them. I
only wish to repeat to those who are not yet tired of
laying out money for these purposes, a suggestion
followed in Philadelphia, of paying a small premium,
not exceeding, perhaps, five dollars a man, to those
who bring recruits, for finding the men who are will
ing to join the service. 1 think it will give us more
men than we are getting now, and it is immediate,
and places them just where the Government wants
them at this time. It would give them to us early.
Perhaps some of you may not know the 2d Army
corps by its number. It probably contains more
New York regiments than any corps in the service.
It was first commanded by General Sumner, whom
you know as a citizen of New York; afterwards by
General Oouoh, a New Yorker by birth, and during
my absence by General Warren, who is also a native
oi New York. It has been a very fortunate corps—
never lest any guns or colors, and therefore is en
titled to your consideration, if any are. It has loit
twenty-five thousand men, in killed and wounded,
in battle alone. A great many think this war will
icon end. There is no doubt the rebellion is totter*
ing, but the enemy is gathering an additional force,
and we must strengthen our own, as by force only
can we knock it down. Anything you may do to as
sist in filling up the New York regiments, by raising
a small premium, will be a help to the cause. We
have found that it has a considerable effect on the
raising of men to give a small bounty to those bring
ing recruits. We can get men quioker, and I there
fore invite you to assist In endeavoring to fill up the
New York regiments. I trust you will take advan
tage of the opportunity.
GEN. BUTLER’S REGULATIONS.
Gen. Butler has knocked drunkard-making and
row-producing In his department sky-high. He has
issued an order forbidding the sale of liquor to be
drank on the premises, under the penalty of fine
and imprisonment at hard labor. Liquors may be
sold to be carried away by duly authorized druggists
upon the prescription of licensed physicians, and by
duly authorized hotel keepers to gudsts, to be used
In their rooms or at meals. Also by duly authorized
grocers, to be carried away in quantities not less
tban » quart, nor. more than'five gallons, or two
cases bottled to any one person or family, within
any period Dl ten days. Persons authorized to sell
aie teqnited to keep a record to whom, with his real-
THE WAR.
deuce and occupation, time when, quantity, price,
and kind of liquor sold at each sale. The reoord to
be kept open to public inspection. The possession
of liquor contrary to Butler’s order will be punished
by confiscation of the stock in trade and imprison
ment at hard labor. No sale of liquor, to be oarrled
away, will be permitted to enlisted men in the land
or naval service, without an order from the com
mander of the post.
The provost guard is required to arrest and put in
tbe guard-house, and report to headquarters any
officer, whatever may be his rank, who shall appear
by cay or night in the public streets or squares or
any town in Butler’s department, occupied by the
United States troops, in a state of intoxication.
A SOLDIER ON THE NEW CAMPAIGN.
Brigadier General Wm. Sooy Smith, Ghief of Ca
valry in the Army of the Cumberland, has written a
letter to a friend in Buffalo, in which he urges the
great necessity of reinforcing our armies* Of the
over confidence of the people, he says:
“ Ever since the war commenced there has been a
sort of big-eyed prognostication that has informed
us, after each suoc< is of our arms, that the rebellion
ehowea unmistakable symptoms of collapse. Panel*
son, Shiloh, New Orleans, Vioksburg and Chatta
nooga have eaoh in their turn been the pin upon
which we have hung tbe gilded drapery of auoh de
lusive hopes.. But the disease reaches no crisis.
Each infatuation seems blinder and more aggravated
than its predecessor, ana those who in the spring of
’6l read their morniog papers, and with ail the
pleasure that the anticipation of certain eucoess in
ipiles, disposed of tbe rebellion at their breakfast
tables with seventy-five thousand men, now tell us
that the rebellion is ’played out,’ that the rebel
army is all deserting, and that famine and an empty
treasury will finish the business for Jeff Davis & Co.
sometime this spring.
“ Away with all nonsensical ideas of ninety-day
men—aimed mobs. Our efforts mustbe persevering,
determined, noim&l—uofc spasmodic. The old regi
ments are re-enlisting with a promptness and pa
triotism, which must command (be gratitude of the
nation Sstlttre admiration of the world. Rebellion
must t»#taWe at the enthusiasm and earnestness of
fellows who are nowmaklog the material
foi the bright eat page of our country’s history. Come
forth, young meu of the North, and share our toils, 1
and danger, and glory ? be 1q with us at the death of
the rebellion l And you may, and that right speedily,
if you will but step forward at this cilsis and fill
up our ranks. The termination ot the war will
make prices tumble, but it will dry and brighten
tearful eyes—it will build new houses upon the
chance ruins of those which war has consumed—it
will reitore'weary and footsore soldiers to loved
ones at home; it will be the initial point of ana*
tiOLal prosperity such as even we dream not of. It
will make a fixed fact, a well-defined and uumis
takable success of what has been regarded in the
light of an experiment merely. I should like to take
the merchant who basts his plans of speculation
upon tbe contnmanoe of the war to the battle*field
when the fight w over, and let him witness agony
which no pen or tongue can describe; or to the hos
pitals, ano let him aid the surgefins in their labors;
or to the scene ot some murder committed by gueril-.
las. I should like to assemble all such arouud the
poor little girl, but three years old, who now lies
moaning In a cabin on the bank of tae Tennessee,
with one arm shot away from the elbow down by a
guerilla. Let every good citizen aßk himself
the quesTion at once; Do I earnestly desire that tbe
war should be brought to a speedy close, with the
authority of the Government fully and permanently
re established, and every cause of serious disagree
ment removed'? If his own consciousness returns
an affirmative answer, then let him aot upon this
oonviction immediately, and with all the manhood
there is in him. There is not a man in the United
States too good to bear a musket in the racks of our
army* There is not a true man In the United States
who will not in the end blush to acknowledge that
while it was possible for him to have gone into the
field, be remained at home with this, that, or the
other pretext, which he will then be ashamed to
own. Shall we prolong a war through many years
yet to come, that we can as well finish before next
New Year’s day V*
MISCELLANEA,
Victory or Death.--A good story it told of
General Magruder not many days since. There was
a review oi a division of troops somewhere in
Texas, no matter where. Many of the troops wqpe
new, but al> did exceedingly well. After the review,
the General had the commissioned officers formed
about him, ana made them a speech, in which be
told them that the troopi were of the best material
he had ever seen. They had done well, and it would
be the fault of the officers before him if they did not
do better. After touching on various topics con
nected with their position, he wound up with the
assurance that it was his conscientious conviction
that every Confederate officer and soldier who was
killed in battle in the performance of his duty
would go straight to Heaven.
Among the officers was Lieutenant J* W. Fields,
of Eastern Texas, a Methodist preacher, and withal
a gentleman of talent, a sonolar, and a Christian*.
On the next Sabbath he had his regiment assembled
as usual for religious services. In his Reunion he
spoke as follows: *
"My hearers; I hold a commission as lieutenant
in the Confederate army. That commission entails
duties upon me which I am proud to perform, aad
which I shall endeavor to perform with credit to
myself. But I hold a higher commission than this.
It is from the King of Heaven. Aod this commis
sion entails upon me the duty to fearlessly speak the
truth to dying men. You heard what General Ma
giuder said in his speech the other day. I believe
him to be a good soldier, and if we follow him on the
field of battle, I assure you he will lead us onto victo
ry. But if we follow him after death, he will cer
tainly lead you straight to hell.”
This remark came to the ear of General Magruder
in due course of—we will not say whom. On hear
ing it, he remarked, l( I think I can remedy the dif
ficulty with the lieutenant. Tell him if he will fol
low me to death, I’ll discharge him there.”— Southern
Paper .
Gov. Brough and a Deserter. —An interesting
case presented itself yesterday in the Governor’s
room* -A. robust man presented himself to Gov*
Brough and told his story. He was dressed in but
ternut colored clothes. He Bald he was a deserter of
long standing; that he was iuduoed to desert by de*
signing traitors belonging to the Democratic party
here in Ohio $ that they represented to him that the
war was only for negroes; that it was ” Lincoln’s
war,” Ac. He now repented of his folly, and wished
to deliver himself up to the United States authori
ties, but before doing so he thought he would first see
the Governor. Hie story was toldin such a straight
forward way that the Governor beoame interested
in him, and determined to intercede for him to the
President. He sent a telegram to Mr. Lincoln ask
ing him to pardon tbe man. A reply was received
granting the request, and the man was sent to Ms
regiment. —Ohio State Journal .
A member of the sd Army Corps, writing to a
friend in Boston, desires him to send forthwith—a
prayer-book, a song-book, and something to eat.
General Thayer’s order on assuming command of
the Frontier District of Arkansas was as follows: “I
hereby assume command of the District and Army
of the Frontier.”
PROTECTION OF OCR SEAMEN ABROAD.
Outrage upon an American Sailor by
Spanish Authorities.
The subjoined letter, from one of our ration, a
prisoner for over nine months, without trial, in one
of the Spanish jails, we have just received. Accord
ing to this statement, whioh bean evidence of truth,
he was arrested while obeying the commands of his
superior officer, and though he has appealed to the
American Consul, he is still aprisoner. Commander
Stillwagen, it also appears, has petitioned the Queen
of Spain for his release, but without effect. We
trust this ease win be again brought to the atten
tion of our Government:
Mahon Fbison, Island on Minorca,
Mbditrrranban, January 24,1864.
To the Editor of The Press:
Sib: Can it be possible that our Government re
fuses its protection to its defenders on the high sess,
during this accursed rebellion, regardless of the
many privations which they and those who are de
pendent on them for sustenance are doomed to un.
dergo i I cannot believe it, and still circumstances
tend to prove it is so. Ml. Robinson, our consul
here, informed me that he has written to the Secre
tary ef State twice about my esse, without any re
sult, Sir, I stated in a previous letter the cause of
my detention here by the Spanish authorities, and
it may not be amiss to give the particulars over
again, which were the following:
In April, 1863, Commodore Thatcher gave us
liberty in this port. During the day there waa a
man we shipped four months previous to this who
got drunk, and atsaulted a policeman. The consul
was sent lor, and, after a great deal of persuasion,
he consented that the man should be taken to jail,
The man went quietly with the gen d’armes until
they arrived at tbs prison-door, but refused to go
aDy further. To prevent the gen d’armes from hos
tilities towards the drunken man, the consul asked
me to go into the prison with him, or, rather, I con
sidered it a command at the time. I considered it
my duty while in the Government service, to obey
all orders from superior offleers, whether eivil or
military; but, judge of my surprise, when I started
to come out of the prison to find the door locked,
and never opened to me since. The drunken man
who cauied the disturbance claimed-British protec
lion, and was released, and Jam still detained a prisoner
for over [nine months, even without a trial, for obeying
the command of one of our Government officers, while in
its service . The consul stated to me onoe, du
ring a Visit to the prison, that he was loath
to bring this csss under the notice of the Go
vernment on account of ciroumstances.
Now, I would like to aak the Coneul if he would
not consider it a breach of trust, on the part his
servant, neglecting his or her duty, because he (the
Consul) was otherwise engaged 1 Sir, it is a delu
sion that the Consul is laboring under; the United
States Government, is not only willing, but able to
suppress rebellion at home, and demand satisfac
tion from foreign Governments for injustice to her
teamen, if the case is properly presented by our
consult and ambassadors, who are entrusted with
so responsible a charge. After Captain Stellwagen,
who has charge of the Constellation now, and for
merly had the Meroideta on the home atation, came
here and learned the oause of my imprisonment and
previous character from Commodore Thatcher and
offleers of the ship, he said he would never have left
the harbor without me. He then petitioned the Queen
for my release, and the Spanish Government never an
swered him.
Now, then, the cate stand thus: Whether I re
ceive that protection which i. guarantied byth.
United States laws to all seamen in its service, or
whether I am to be lefts victim to foreign despotism
and ciuelty; a constant companion of murderers
and thieves of the lowest gradet God forbid!
Yours, respectlully, JEREMIAH HYDE,
(A Prisoner,)
Seaman of U. S. ship Constellation.
Publications Received.
From W. B. Zieber, South Third street, the To*
bruary number of the Untied States Magazine, edited
by Professor Coppde, and published by Charles B.
Richardson, New York. There are several articles
here of the highest value. We may particularly
mention “ Military Surgery, Ancient and Modem
“Organization of the Staff,’’ and a very eonprehen
sive paper “On the Military Organization of Eu
rope.’’ The editor’s own special department is well
executed, and the Offlcial Intelligence will make
this periodical permanently useful for reference.
The second number Is so much better than the first
that the Magazine may now be accepted as a suo
cess, which must become an inatitution.
From Mr. Zieber, also, we have the Art Journal
for February—perhapa more riah In engravings than
any preceding number. Three steel engravings,
from paintings by Turner and O’Neil, and a statue
by F. Magni; two of DorO’s wondrously spirited
illustrations of Dante; three specimens of L W.
Desangds’ paintings; a fanoiful Almanao for the
Month; and several Illustrated artiole. are well
supplemented by well-written letter-presa, in which
is combined sound criticism and much news of art
aud its literature in Europe. A very brilliant num
ber, indeed.
From King & Baird, a thin octavo, pp. 46, entitled
“ Diecutsions before the Philadelphia County Medi
cal Society, at the Conversational Meetings, from
October, 1861, to March, 1861. Edited and published
by Wo. B. Atkinson, M. D.’’ The Idea of having,
reporting, and publishing these dlscnsiions is ex
cellent. It 1. a pity to see to muob valuable mate
rial placed ?n paper of quality.
MVAL AFFAIRS.
®F SENATOR GRIMES,
On the Investigation of «>ur Naval Affairs—
Able Vindication of the Economy and
Efficiency of the Department—Compa
rison of the American with Foreign
Navle&—America® vessels the Best in
the World.
[Extract from the Congressional Globe, Fefr-1J
I»VBSTIGATIJr« > COMMITTEES,
Mr. DooffkTTLE. If there is no other matter be
fore the Senate I desire to cafl up again tbe resolu
tion we had under consideration a few moments
since, In regard to investigating sommlttees, in order
that it may be disposed of.
The motion was agreed tc; and the Senate re
sumed the consideration of the resolution.
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That in all sessions of .committees to take
the testimony of witnesses in relation to any matter of
fact pertaining to the conduct of any Department of tbe
Government, or of any branch thereof,-the head of such
Derailment shall be requested to employ some proper
and competent person to aid in the examination and
cross-examination of witnesses, and to furnish any other
evidence of proof pertinent to the matter inquired into.
Mr. Grimes, Mr. President, I think it is emi
nently proper that this resolution, or something
tantamount to it, should be adopted. The purpose
which the Senate bad An view when it instituted the
inquiry to which'the Senator from Wisconsin has
alluded was to elicit the truth. We wish to get at
the facts. We want to discover whether or not
there may not be some method devised by which
improvements maybe made in tbe present method
of scouring navy contracts; for the Senator from
New Hampshire alluded 1 -to that subject as'the one
which he had specially hr view when, he introduced
his resolution. n-Urf
it is known to ail the 1 members or this body who
are at all familiar with that dreieot. that tne Navy
Department is lt is diffe
rently organized from anretner Department of this
Government. It is almost a specialty in and of
itself. It takes a man ayesr at least before iurean
understand its organization and its details. The
members of this body who are appointed on a com
mittee of investigation, and even the Oommltteeon
Naval Affairs, are not thoroughly conversant with,
the details of the Navy Department, I confess, my
self, os one of them, that l ata not, though I have
endeavored, as far as I could, to Inform myself as
to what those details are, and as to its organization*
CONTRACTS AND NAVY AGENCIES.
It is now proposed that when this committee proceeds
to i;s investigation in regard to the method of executing
contracts for that Department, the Department Jtaeif
shall have authority to detail one of its officers to meet
the committee, in order to direot it* attention to particn-
D>reufcjfcte of Inquiry that may con e before them, it
strikes me that it is highly proper that this eh.oa.Ld be
done. It is not to be presumed that the Senators who
compose this committee are aB well acquainted with the
paniccl&rs to which taeir attention ought to be directed
ae those men who have been for years engaged as offi
cials in the Department.
I have no doubt that great frauds have been perpe
trated. There are Senators around me who know very
well that, three jears ago, even before the commence
ment oi this war, I callea the attention of the Senate to
ti-eaeces-Uy of some change in the lews of the United
States so f&r&i they related to contracts -or the naval
service There is connected with that naval service an
officer known as a navy agent. So far as lam able to
lenrn. tnere is no law of Congress that ever authorized
the creation of that office. He was orig nally a mere
agent of the Department, appointed by the head of tha
Department for a temporary purp- se but we have acts
of Congnas that recognize hi* existence; and now, at
the commencement of every Administration the Prenl
deifc sends down to as nominations for these eeveral
navy agencies. The Department is orgaritzad in strict
coDruuuiiy to the laws which Gongre’s has passed: bat
uncier that organization there is great opportualtyTnr
frauds to be perpetrated against the Government by
theta navy agents. 8» there is treat opportunity for
frauds to be perpetrated against it by-the contractors
under the navy agents and under the Department pro
per. Tbe Department are conscious uf this. Tney have
had their attention directed to it. They are just as
anxious to ferret out those frauds as any member of the
Sen&te or any person in ike whole country can be. They
are powerless to remove the evil. Having had their
attention directed to it, they are prepared to inform this
cdtLiriUtea that yon have instructed to investigate the
subject, and to direct the attention of witnesses when
they shall appear before them, to particular potnts of
Inquiry, and to tkiegs withio their knowledge which
have tot hitherto teen elicited in their testimony, and
which may be of vast importance to the country.
THE EXPENSES OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT,
lon know. Mr. President, that a witness can appear
on tbe stand ana make a sta'ement that la abstractly
true, and yet without any interrogatories being ad
dressed to bim, that truth may give altogether a false
and erroneous impression to the bystander. The facts
by which it la surrounded, the time when it was uttered,
the manner in which it was spoken, may convey an en
tirely different impression from the abstract statement
It* elf. Let me illustrate. The chairman of the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs, the other day, when the resolution
tc which this is & proposed amendment was introduced,
prefaced it with some remarks in which he called the
attention of the Senate and of the country to the naval
estimates, be said:
“it will be sfen, by the estimates of expenses, that
we are called upon to appropriate this year 4142.000.000
for naval purposes. This sam U large or email by com
parison. 1 have been at soma pains to look at the naval
expenditures of the civilized world, as they have been
furnished me by one of our assistant librarians I dad
that the naval expenditures of Great Britain during the
yearlB62weie $59,402,940; of France for 1853, a* voted
by tbe Corps L- gislatif, $39,000,100: of Spiln for 1852-63,
$19,‘221,6:7; of Russia for 1862, $16,442,373; of Austria,
per budget of 1863. $6,514,010; of the Netherlands for
1862. $3 653.486; of Sweden for 1863. $3,503,406; of Prussia
for 1862. $1,489,260; of Portugal for 1862-63, $111650.
9 be>-e sums are given in dollars, ard they comprise the
naval expenditurts of all the civilized nations of the
worid with the exception of Italy and Denmark. Italy
and Denmark publish no naval expenses separate from
the general war expeccea; but the expenses of the civil
ized world fjr a year, taking sometimes 1862, and some
times 1882 and 1863, and lBB3. as t hey are given,
amount in gross to $138,318,692; so that we are called
upon to spend, this year, some four mill on dollars more
than all the rest of the world, with the exception of
Italy and Denmark. ”
Mr. President. 1 have not had an opportunity to verify
the accuracy of these statements* bull have no doubt
they are substantially true. 1 admit thai tbe statement
of i;&elf Is true, and that the Senator from New Hamp
shire, the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affiirs,
unquestionably did not Intend to create a wrong im
prewuon. His love for his country, his regard for the
naval service, and I doubt not hts respect for the gen
tlemen who have charge of nwal affairs lu this coun
try, is such that he could not have permitted himself to
cr« ate such an impression, even if he had been so In
clined. Nevertheless the facts as stated do create a
very erroneous impression. Had I been on a committee,
or been permitted to appear before a committee repre
senting tbe Naval Department, and had that Senator
appeared befoie that committee and made the statements
which he made here, I would have asked him, “Do
you not know, or ought you not to have mown, and
might you not have known, as chairman of the Com
mittee on Naval'Affairs, thai the estimates for the
Navy Department, and the e&timates for all the other
Departments are predicated upon a paper basis,
and must necessarily he thu ? predicated: and that
therefore the amount of $142,000,000 should be reduced
by thirty-three per cent. , or to $95,000,000?” Ha w>»uid
have been compelled to answer unhesitatingly in the
affirmative.
HOW MR. GRIMES REDUCES THE FIGURES,
Then I would have aßlted him farther. “I, it not a
fact that these estimates were made tip, under a law of
Congxes*. to the Ist cf October last, when our relation*
with foreign Powers were not supposed to be as amlca
be as they a? enow thought to be. and do thevnottn
elude estimates for steamers to the amount of $22,500,0.)0 J
which were estimated for at the special instance of the
people who are peculiarly interested in commerce, and
residing in the section of the country (n which the Sena
tor himself resides?” He would have been compelled
to answer that question in the afflunattve. and thus the
amount would be reduced to $72,000,000 in place of
$142,000,000.
Then I would have ashed him If, during the deba'ea
of the laßt Congress, ho did not several tin es assert, in
his place in the Senate, that we were raying onr naval
officers and our stamenmuch greater compensation than
was paid in any naval service in the world; and he
would have answered again in the affirmative. Then
would have followed the inquiry, “la not the pay of
all officers now in the naval service of the United States
fixed by alaw of Congress?’* and £ should again have
received an affirmative answer.
I would have ashed him still further, *'Do you not,
in making your charges against the Department, accuse
them”—for it virtually amounts to an accusation—‘'of
making exorbitant or improper estimates they
mate estimaus for salaries amountisgtoslB.ooo,ooo of
the $72,000,000 based wholly upon the laws of Congress
which fix the compensation for the officers and men?”
He wonld have been constrained to answer in the
affirmative Why, sir, if you hsd that witness bsfore
you under such circumstances- you would farther have
developed the fact that, in the navy-yards in France
and Er gland, and all over Europe* from which the Sena
tor’s figures are drawn, the skilled artisans to whom
we ray from two and a half to three and a half dollars
per day can be secured at from seventy-five cents to
ninety cents and one dollar*
The Senator then goes on and t&ys;
“It may be said, and said with truth, that these are
expenditures in time of peace- I have been at some
pains to look over the expenditures of England and
France in the gigantic struggle of ihe Crimean war.
Thar war was declared on the 27th of 3lareh, 1854 and
the Crimea was evacuated by the allies July 12 1857,
laitirg a'little more than three years and five months
The total naval expenditures of Great Britain during
the war were $262,032,210, and of France $87,877,578,
making a total of $349,909,788 for the whole naval ex
penses of France and England during the Crimean war,
which ivas less than $100,000.000 a year; so that we are
called upon thiß year to appropriate for our navy
$40,000,000 more than was spent by the combined nation?
or Francs and England in any one year during the Cri
mean war. ”
A BRADY-BUILT NAVY VS. A NAVY TO BE CON-
STRUGTBD.
How, M#. President,-if a witness had made that state
ment upon the stand, and there had been any one pre
sent authorized to interrogate him in regard to the facts,
it could be made to appear that the expenses of England
during the Crimean war ranged from ninety-five to one
hundred million dollars per annum in specie, It wonld
also have been discovered that England had a navy
already built, and that she was not compelled, as the
Government of the United States has been compelled
during this war, to build their navy as well as to main
tain It and enlarge its navy-yards. It wonld have been
proven by the witness, if he were informed in regard to
it, that about the only vessels built bythe British Go
vernment daring the time of the Crimean war were
thoee celebrated gunboats with which we were threat
ened by a writ er in the London Time# during the Trent
affair-and which so frightened some' of my friends in
the Northwest that they immediately 'conceived the
■great canal project, all of which gaaboats have sines
been abandoned by the British Government, and ho one
of which could ever have got throngh the canals into
I kubmit, Mr. President, that it wonld have been fair
to have stated that the British navy was already built,
and that there were no expenses, or comparatively no
espenses,incurred during the Crimean war in construct
iig & navy with which to carry it on. rhea another
fact would hare been elicited on. that examination, aud
a very important one. If I had been authorized to in
terrogate ihe Senator as a witness on the stand. I should
have asked him what was the caaraoter ofthe shlp3
which tbe British and French then had. Were they
sailing vessels or were they steamers, and what is the
difference in cost between supporting a steamer in i eep
ing up a blockade and supporting a sailing vessel?
Why, Mr. President, the fects were that nearly all. o!
the vessels employed by the French and the English
during the Crimean war were saving vessels. Russia
had but very little coast to blockade, and the old sailing
huiks were taken into the Black ana Baltic seas, and sec
down before their principal ports. There they remained
daring tlie whole war, and it cost very litt!© more to
support them there than it didtosipportthem in their
own deck-yards and In ordinary at home. While Eng
land and France thus blockaded Russian ports, In what
may almost be called inland waters, with sailtng ships,
wehave kept up the most complete blockade ever known
in naval warfare with steam vessels, and along nearly
four thousand miles of coast, besides keeping up au
armament of nearly one hundred steam vessels on the
Western waters.
IMPORTANT LETTER OP DONALD M’SAY, THE
BMJNBNT SHIPBUILDER,
Mr. President, when this war began, as every citizen
Ofthe country knows, we had hat eight vessel* that
could be of any real value to the Government for the
purpose of prosecuting the war- We have to day be
tween five and sis hundred. 1 stated, the other day. in
answer to the clamors which had been raised, end which
had found an echo here in U e Senate, that I was satis
fied. fft m a pretty thorough examination, that it would
be discovered that instead of having the slowest vessels
in any existing navy we really had the fastest naval
ships in any service in the world. lam still convinced,
that such will be the verdict that will be rendered by
the committee in the Houte of Representatives, who
have that special subject of inquiry in hand. Immedi
ately after giving utterance to that opinion, I was de
luged with letters from engineers, shipbuilders, and
various amateurs in the naval profession* all of which
went to confirm the statement that I had made- Yes
terday 1 received a letter, which I will read* from a
gentleman with whom I am very slightly personally
acquainted, but who was introduced to me by the Sena
tor from Massachusetts furthest from me (air. Sumner#
a year and a half ago. He has never been an advocate
or a particular friend of the Navy Department, hut is a
man known all over the countryasone of the most ex
tensive shipbuilc ers in the United States.. I de.lw that
his statement may go to the conntry ln this conneou<m.
nt attention hac boon called to tbe contro
n™ too pnwuo. io »Ud> onr naval ma
chEwry hae bean severely crlticieed, and oar naval
Steamers set forth as monstrous abortions and complete
fstlo“eL I bare watched with deep Interest tho course
pnrensd by the Havy Department, both roiardln, the
models of hull and tho style and power of the steam ma
ohirierr nsod' I have Ideas of my own on the subject of
the proper requisites.for a steam vesMl-of-war, and do
know that it la a dlßcult problem to solve. Also. I
know the fact thatiho prw ant warhas called foraelass
of steamers hitherto untried, and unknown to the groat
naval Powers of Europe. The requirements ot the block
ade. and offensive operations on the Southern coast,
h&v* brought forth a class of naval steamers admirably
attod for such work, but, in eit opinion, hardly
THREE CENTS.
f>ioper models for fast cruising sJud3. Bat I amsur
prised to see that there are people unpatriotic and »elftsh
enough to use every effort, personal and through the
public press, to prejudice ana poison the pabitc mind
with the belief that the recently constructed navel
' steamers are failures, and wholly unfitted for tho worn
1m ended f>r them to do.
1 have also tabes pains to inquire inty the merits of
the steam machinery used in the naval service, and my
coDcinslons are without prejudice, ana entirely unin
fluenced by any party or parties. 1 nave folly conversed
with engineers in civil life, also with our naval engi
neers* and l b*re remark that from obae rvati’on and ez
perlence with the naTT engineers I believe them as a
body to been ornamene to this country, ana tuacthey
combine theory with pjactice, and are doing cad have
done muea fo'elevate the* standard of mecnanical engt
neering in our country. Iheyare.ee a body, superior
to the English engineers, bnt I think not quite equal to
the Fiemh, and' do not bold so high a position In oar
st-rv ce as the corps of engineers do in the French navy,
we must edneatcr these young men as we do our mW*
shipment give them the advantages of our dock-yard
shop*, and tend them-to sea on* practice ships and after
(Mb experience then- thoroughly examine them, and if
■X r make them third assistant engineers. £ con
sider ihe organization- of the Imperial eorpe of French
naval engineers to becompltte. They rank first on tne
list Or staff officers of the navy, &?e educated In the <3o
vernnent dock-yards, and the highest in rank, in
spector gonerai of naval engineers. (corresponding with
our chief of bureau, &e.,} ranks with a genoral of di
vision (major general;) first-class engineers with cap
tains oiline-of-batiLe snipe; and so down to the engineer
cadt cs or apprentices. Aid 1 read with pleasure in our
hoi-oraole becretsry’arepo'Tl that it is* the intention of
the Navy department to educate this important ciaea of
officers at Government expe^vo/
I fitd from reliable eour-ies that a Mr, Edward ET
Dickerson, oflfow Yirk, hae bean the author of most of
ti e attacks on our steam nary, and has expended much
time and money in spreading i ts newspaper at tides aud
pamphlets all over toe country; also, that he is a lawyer
by profession, having ample means, and interested m an
important part of a marine known as the
‘ valve gearing. *• From evidence co lecte&froxn naval
engineers, and tnose in civil life,! co not Und fciiat lia Has
any reputation as an engineer, and is considered as a
sort oi enthusiast or perhaps monomaniac on the subject
°f coal, expansion ofeteam, and hu peculiar “auv-otf:’
also, that tie engineering operaticna bo far have been
complete failures.
CBJJST COKPIiIfirBtITBD.
On the othw hand the representative of the Steam Bu
reau, chief Engined lthsrwood, although not a prao-.
deal man in the s net sense of the word, thatle, a ma
chinist by trade, (and-I do not think it necessary that a
man must file and hammer tren for seven-years to be a
good engineer, for there are so many trades used-ln> me
chanical engineering that it would be impossible- to
learn them all,) bat a man of extensive engineenoT-ex
perience. understanding the working of metals, h*s
had long p; actice at sea, (and while in foreign ports, as
the English well know, improved his time 1» thorougaiy
Inspecting the machinery of their war vessels.) also
having a good education, Is a mathematician and a
sound, clear-headed thinker. This is the opinion of
ergincers and manufacturers generally also of the
members of his own corps. I know po'-sonaiiy that hu
books have been read with interest in England, and that
English engineers have a very high opinion of hie ca
pacity a» a marine engineer, and believe his experi
ments were faithfully made, (and not frauds as tbe
public had been led to believe,) and it would have made
any anu tjcan engineer proud to have heard the. warm ap
proval they gave of hia systematic and thorough way of
esperiiDtniing and explaining cause*, effects, &c I will
here odd that the experiments made with engines and
poileTH by tbe Navy Department exceed anything of tlie
kina ever tried in Europe, for they have been practical,
and if any experiments can give ns light on sach sub
jects, those that have been made are very valuable to the
country ai large as we: las the navy. 1 have very little
Eeisonal acquaintance with Mr. Isberwood. and know
im taiy from other* and by hia o cede, and truly believe
that he has not had fair play. He teems to be a hard
working man, while those attacking him, so far as I
know, are idlers, and have not much else to do Under
standing that there was to be an inve<-tigation regarding
Mr. Isherwood’s machinery and his official course as an
enginter, I present the following table of British war
steamers with tbeir speeds at the measured mile; and X
know fail well what the delusion of a measured mile
trial is, and know that at sea under ordinary circum
stances they do not equal the measured mile time by at
hatt fifteen per cent.. and often more. In running the
measured mile (and 1 have seen it done, and know all
the jocVeying,) the sea be perfectly smooth and no
wind, the ship trimmed and made ready- boilers and
fixe ciean, fornact s full of burning coal, and steam kept
bottled up until they near the first “post,” then the
valves aie opened wide and the mile is run. The tables
of speeds of our own naval sloops are taken from the
ships’logs in. a sea-way with sea-sick firemen, and in
some cates burnina bad coal. I know that there are no
ste&mws in the English and French navies of the size of
tbe "Sacramento class,” that under the same circum
stances are so efficient in point of aj>eed. economy , aad
<itstructive 2>ozotre- 1 thing they adontjtble. have
no ships to compare with the Mersey and Diadem
frigates, a clagß of vessels used in the British navy which
carry powerful batteries, have great steam power, and
are very fast For hut&nce. tbe Mersey frigate, tonnage,
3 726, draught of water 22 feet 7 inches, horse-power
4,000 (the length of the stock-hole or boiler-room In
this steamer Is over 66 feet, having 32 furnaces,) speed at
measured mile, Stokes’ Bay, 13 29 knots. The Minnesota
class of frigates aie their equals in armament.bat not
in speed
COUPABATIVB SPBBD OB BRITISH AND AMERICAN
VHI9ELS,
Our side-wheel gunboats are/ar ahead of anything of
the kind used in Europe, and with a light draught
of about eight feet of water maintain a speed
bardly, if at ail, equaled by any of our fastest
merchant steamers, and carry a very heavy bat
tery Also, the screw gunboats are vastly Baperlor
to the English and French gunboats, both in speed, bat
ttry > and general efficiency: also for operations on our
const, their very light draught of water makes them a
valuable arm or < flense.
Eeg&iding the k loops of the * ‘ Sacramento claps," they
combine Mp/t speed with powerful batteries, although
their exceedingly light draught of waters prevent* their
being good tea boats, as they will roll excessively, yet
they have not their eqaals in the above good points in
the British or any other navy. And these sloops have
bet n presented to the publicas complete failures, having
very slow speeds. I will present, a table of the fastest
screw corvettes and sloops in the British navy, having
nearly the same tonnage This table is compile! from a
list of forty-seven corvettes and sloops, and is the speed
made at the measured mile* and not their full speed at
sea, where tbe conditions aie changed and speed much.
lets:
Tone. Speed per hour.
Raccoon... ♦«•*•« 1,467 iu knots.
Pearl..... * 1,460 1131
PjUdee 1,275 10.11
Satellite 1,462 11 4 *•
As 1 mention above, these are the fastest of a class that
correspond with the Sacramento and other of our new
sloops, and have an average draught of from twenty to
twenty-two feet of water These vessels would be en
tirely unsuitable for operations on our coast, owing to
their ereat draught of water; and having this great
.draught a large propeller can be u c ed. will be deeply
immersed, and can be made more efficient than with a
lighter draught. This is the opinion of engineers, and
has been confirmed by experience. .
The following ta' le gives the speed of our new steam
sloops of about 1.367 tons, and with the very light
aveiuge dracghtofabontfonrteenfeetofwater:
Tons. Knots per hour.
Sacramento 1.367 12 5
Adirondack 1.337 12
5henand0ah.............. 1.367 12.25
Ticonderoga -1 387 12.5
The above speeds were made at eea, and. as their
officers say, **under the usual conditions of cruising
ships.” We can all see at the measured mile trial (after
the mannet our English friends have of getting the
maximum speeds,) a much higher rate could be ob
tained. . . .
Their machinery is much like the well-tried English
plans, having the same valve gearing, bat with a •'sur
face or ire&b water condeDsers,’'and much hignersteam
can be carrif dby using fresh water in the boilers; also
many other important advantages are gained by the u*e
of a ‘'surface condenser.” And it sneins that the
4 ' Sewall condenser” now in use on onr nayai steamers,
is all that can ie desired; at least the best in use
Sir. I&herwood advocates the use of & smaller cylin
der and higher steam, and is opposed to complicated
machinery, made to expand the steam to its fullest
extent, believing ihe end does not'justify the means,
and that it ie safer and just as economical in the end to
employ simple and altouys reliable valve machine y.
The success of the English machinery is entirely due to
extreme simplicity and strength. Alter the painful ex
perience with the complicated machinery of the Pensa
cola and Richmond, it does teem that Mr. leherwood is
right in his views. We are a fast people, and want
everything we have to do with to be fast. Our naval
steamers are fast, vet they must go faster, even if they
break down in so doing. This is the way the public feel
in This matter, and the performances of the Alabama
and her consorts have made us all crazy in matters of
speed. It is one thing to see them at sea. then to over
take them, afterwards to capture them. Ido not think
any of these privateers steam thirteen knots, and be
lieve they will ? et be captured by onr neweloops.
I h ope onr navy will be efficient, as it always n&i done
its duty, and desire that the be&t talent in the land shall
beat the helm, bat do not see that others can do any
better than our present chiefs of bureaus have done;
that onr ships and machinery are failures; or that Ur.
leherwood ie incompetent because be does not agree In
all points with these aseaUifig him.
The Hypeic gunovat came iq the nary yard at Boston
from Portrtm>uth, and her officers eald “she made
eleven knots under steam,”and has since been very
efficient on the blockade. The Pequot, % gunboat of the
same class, has just returned from a trial trip, which,
from all that 1 can learn, has not been entirely satisfac
tory, and did not give the speed of the Nrpslc. Also,
the Saco, of the same class, now fitting oat at the Boston
yard, has, like the Pequot, new ana pecnltar machinery,
in both cases experiments. I mention this to show that
private establishments are engineering for the navy, and
without Ur. Isherwood’s success.
. In writing the above. I have been influenced by pa
triotic motives. I never have, neither do J expect to re
cetve any favors from Jtfr. leheriooodor the Navy De~
paetmenU but think he has been abnsed by men not his
equals, and who cannot show equal tuccesa under equal
■circumstances. 1 have been a close observer of motive
steam machinery, both at home and abroad, and look at
this matter from a practical point of view, and desire
to sSB fair plaits and am confirmed in the above opinions
after hearing the views of both sides.
I did intend to m» ke my views known through the
public preis, but have concluded to adopt this method,
of writing to influential persons, believing it to be more
effectual
SUPBRIORITT OB THB AMBRICAN. SAW,
The English are most happy to catch at the word
failure when used in connection with our naval vessels,
and are only too glad when onr officials are abused. I
know this from experience with them; and I think the
authors of such wholesale abuse, and untruihiul asser
tions concering cur chiefs of bureaus »nd others iu au
thority in the Navy Department, should be punished
and made an example of. Admitting the department
have made some mistakes, (and what engineer, ship
builder, or manufacturer has not) yet on the whole
they have turned out the fineßt naval steamers of their
class in the world; and it i« with feelings of intense pride
that I see there ia a prospect of our assuming oxt proper
position as a first- class naval Power. I have repeatedly
stated that we can only be respected abroad by having
a powerful navy, and if this had been the case when the
rebellion was instituted, the neutrality laws-would
have been better understood by England and France.
W* are now building in our dock-yards a class
of wooden erasing chips that in my opinion, after
a careful examination, wiU excel in spead and
tea-going qualities any steamers ever prod need
by any nation. I would guaranty the above state
ment to be correct, and believe (having built over
one hundred sale of square-rigged failing ships) 1 have
constructed the fastest sailing vessels ever built, and am
prepaied to say that the large cruising ships now bnild
ing, in our dock-yards cau hardly be bettered, and we
ought at once to lay ihe keels of fifty such ships, from
one thousand five hundred tons upwards, and the ma
chinery known as 4 4 isherwood’s” ought to be used to
propel them, „ # „ * ,
Excuse this long epistle. It is intended to do good, and
If it will add any strength to the Navy Department, then
my earnest wishes will be gratified.
I have always been considered as very unfriendly to
tbe Navy Depanment, and In a professional point of
view do not agree with all their plans, but at the same
time d o hope that nothing will be done to embarrass offi
cials that have done and are doing much to make us
respected abroad. . ..
With treat respect, your obedient servant.
DONALD McKAY.
Hon- J. W. Grimes, member Senate Naval Committee*
Washington, District of Columbia.
Mr. President. If it were not for occupying the atten
tion of the Senate too long. I could not only demonstrate
by iuthentie statements woich I have lying before me
on my desk the truth of the statement made by Mr.
McKay as to the comparative speed of our vessels and
the fastest vessels in the British service as enumerated
by him. biit I could go on and show that other vessels
betides those enumerated by him have made even
greater speed than those mentioned in his letter. It has
been charged, Mr. President, over and over again, that
it is the policy of the Navy Department to confiuo en
gineering and the methods of constructing engines to
the plans cf Mr Ishevwood. As the Senate is a] ready
informed by tbe letter of Mr. McKay, while the Nvpstc,
which, made on her trial trip upward of eleven knot*,
and-I understand has since made over thirteen, was
built under the direction of the Burrgm$ m thii has
iMtMaof beingbnilt by a contrac
£. P RnMt?B Mt trne tnat tl “Department has con
«n4d itself to the plane of Mr- leVerwood. .J could
JSSmeiSe aeveriil ves.elc that are now in process of
c°n “r uctionrind one of thorn in the city of How York,
a masnlßcent Teasel, the plan Of the engines of which
i* being prepared by the VBiy UitDlckerson who is so
very prorase Mi »«»<?“ °“ «- Havy Department
and all its friends. *» to the character of naval engines
lam not qualified to speak. I only look at the results
attaiced. Those results are to my mind entirely satis
factory. So far as I know, or can understand, they re
ceive condemnation only from those wno are interested
in come patent, some untried project, some undeveloped
idea, some crazy conception, and from the mends of
those persons.
WHY DO W* HOT CATCH THB ALABAMA?
But, Mr. President, it is asked why wo do not catch
the Alabama, if our vessels *re so fast. J might ask why
do j ou not catch Moseby t' Moseby, for •eighteen months,
or nearly that time, has been living vvithin the lines of
the American army, and has destroyed three times as
much property as the Alabama Do you condemn
the army or the War Department because he is not
caught? Why do you not catch* Forrest? It was with
a good deal of difficulty that were even able to catch
Morgan in Ohio. Morgan tr*; T9 rsed the States of Indiana
and Ohio,and would havq away scot-free at last hai
it not been for the much Abused Navy. The trouble is not
that out vessels have ir o t speed enough to catch we Afa
bams for the Alabama according to the bast infonnatlMt
that I can get, is not nearly so fast a vesrel as she is re
presented to be. Captain Baldwin, who ha* j
ed on.the Vanderbilt, having baen in pursuit or her
about a year. »Vd who hai boon £ fiwi iwrti wb*i|
«b«b.aW, „j,oiu«.;*!»i>at badboaa attaokal
I, b.r, and amw thoroughly —hai lih capacity waa.
told ms. \n an interview J bad wltn ntaafcw daya wro.
that gyuH act exosi e-avo- knots ua hour. We
the war pbbss.
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The Wab Press.
49- To the getter-up of the Club often or twenty, aa
extra copy of the Paper will be given.
I have plenty ofveisela that will exeeed that by two
knots an hour; The difficulty Is In finding where site is
The Florida was going into a port when one of our vee
t 'els was coming out of it. The officers on the Florida
g , id that they could just distinguish the smoke of a
ste enter as they were bearing off to the ruht,
and cttr vessel was going in at the left. The'
next rime those two vessels wore heard from they
were t 'eyenteen thousand miles apart. One was in pur
suit ot the other, but onr officers supposing that the
Ftorida bgd none in one direction went off In that direc
tion, wh the Florida instead of going In the dlrestlon
snpnpsed Went in an exactly contrary direction. The'
lntelltosc, !»» to us oalr two or three dara ago that
the Wjomi ood the aiabama were within a short
.'mo, when . within twenty fivo mtlae
of each other, ireopie do not reflect upon the dlflctUr
of finding tlu 88 corealrs When foundthey ws?i ft
easily caught, unless In the vicinity of a professedly'
central port int o which they can dodge. * It is the ac
tion of profeseedl. * neutral Powers that prevents their
ca ft was with great that the British with all
■ tholr vast fleet were able to capture our saUing men-of
war and prlvaters In war or 1812. Do yon remembsr
viiai a 1 staik they ha» * gallant old Qommodor#
Potter, and that SoaU} *{Si 5, Rd * t 0 in . a J\J*& iQ to the har*
bor-of Valparaiso. ane yJEJ ful*,'Ski fcaere capture hl»
veiial ? If Senators will, waddoow’ii
Naval History they will d i?f^ er vt h f >, t ii t ntmT ftrd
clsely the same clamors p t opl , 9,
only more hitter and del 'nnclatory, in regard to the
Stb flf fln? gftiUß* % esselg ,in the war of 18 2
thuUrme ftsntlemen now a 4 WiB
Navy Department because t. ®?i_ Bacco la C4T>
taring the Alabama and'her si % ter pirates.
voaaiGirujffyaißHßSS th b bkal DiyyiouLTr,
Sir. tha real da Acuity we h. ure.tp encounter la th*
cap:nreof the Aiabama la the i \o’nlon aesuinea hyfo
reißn Powers thtrt allows hor t. moment that one of
onr veeseU gate near her toeiip 1l 'to a neutral port and
vears not Wrmitted to follow her 1( 5? not per
mitted to lay of? abreaet tha port. J *atli ahe comes oat;
and if wfc do follow fa« in. our vosst 'i*are compelled te
remain there twtuty-fAur floors aft*. ** ahe escapes, and
during those twenty-four boure she w *iU have had su&h
a start of out vessels that it will have b wome altnostim
pofrfcible to capture lfer. The Secretary *C the Navy, in
his very able repurfi to both Homes of at Che
• commenoeaent of tkdsseiwion, has state '■£ the obstacles
to he etcrma-fered iutbito regard better .'hau Z oan, ts
that report ha ease: » .
* T* r rceo£»uiui of the- rebels as by thr
prjr;i%»l QiijuTue Powers* at the- commceodment off
hcaHitaes, Cave istreisgtii and character to vhe ittflar
rtchion,which It conld 3evs> have had but for that re -
cognition Jkdeelsr&tion of neutrality betwdealhe bel
ligerent* went a£nssd from- Governm*ft r s-wDJi- which
we were in smifoeatryififf-wrlh it thee«a*nb!anrvof/air*
n*feg* but wnlca la Its operation i» m>» nuja*ttoward
this Governmtnt and country The n a U‘ea States had
R1 t t ? xt s n6^v £ cozoraerce which pea*-tratei ererr sei.
wane the rebels were with cur. commerce or ships The
United otstes B&d a navy, imd on almost
every rceyii ‘hewhelsbad zinta single armed vessel at
home or abroad. With a mil »u w’eugeof these facts,
tee prmclrai maritime Poweroof Europe hastened to re
comlre the rebels as belligereirl». and to dedaro that
both the belligerents should bo treated alike in tk*ir
pons; that the pubile-armed vrwejs of neither hhorld
remain more than twenty-fours lu their harbors, nor re
ceive supplies or assistance, except; such as bn ab
soiutsly necersary to carry them* home, and f r thro* •
months thereafter they should uotasain receive eappiiwv'
in any of the ports of those Governments While thlc
prrciaimed neutrality did not aff<- tf a « I ngle >hip of the -
rebels* for they had sot one to be affected It excluded
the naval vessels of the United (states from the pores of
the principal maritime Powers throathout the worlds
except nLdf-r the restrictions enumerated.
“When the tumpter, a stolen from our mer*
ebants, made her escape, and went abroad armed, but
without a recognized nationality, to seize and destroy
our merchantmen upon the high seas, she found, unlike
the Algerine corsairs, re'uge aad protection within the
maritime jurisdiction of the groat European Powers
-with Wfecm the United State* were- to frleDd*btp; and
finally .after being followed by our cruisers in the har
hi r of GibTaitar. she was permitted by the authorities to
remain not only twenty-four hours, but more than
twelve months, and was eventually transferred to an
EnglUh purchaser, went to an JtngUeh port, was ra
il tied. and left the Eng Ub shores with a contraband car
go. and has since run the blockade, carrying supplies
to the rebels
'‘The Alabama, the Florida, the Georgia, are armed
cruisers built in England, have an English armament on
board, and are manned by crews who are almost exclu
sivel? European. bailing sometimes under the Eaellsh
sod sometimes under the rebel flag, tbeao rovers with
out a port of their owa which they can enter, or to
which the? can send a single prlzs for adjudication,
hbve roamed the ceas, capturing and destroying the
commetcial ships of a nation at peace with Great Britain
and France; hut yet. when these corsairs have needed
repairs or supplies, they have experienced no difficulty
in procuring them, because it bad been deemed expedi
ent-to recognize the rebs has belligerents "
Ur President, it is within the knowledge of all the
members of this body that when one ofonrvesrelg great
to the harbor of Maseau> where the rebel vessels had
rtceivcd supplies that tn«y might prey upon our com
merce, onr vessel was denied the same-privilege that
had been granted to the rebel cruisers.
4 Pot one of the many vessels captured by these ro
vf rs has ever been judicially condemned as a L*>gal cap
ture. Wanton destruetto bae been the object and pur
pose of the captors, who have burnt and destroyed the
property of their merchant victims
4 "This theory of recognizing rebels as belligerents so
soon as they lift their arms against the Government, and
thus declaring them entitled to national privileges on.
Itpbbh seas end in the harbors of tbe world, although
without a port or navy of their own. Is the inauguration
of a new policy in tbe history of nations, Fnraloag
succession of years it b&s been an important point in tbe
progress of civilization, and particularly among the ma
ritime Powers, that ihe police of tbe seuo eboald be
maided and maintained by the subjection of captures to
the adjudication of tribunals ad ministering the Jawi of
nstione, which receive from the hands of tbo captoi* hie
prize into the emtody of that aw, to be disposed of by
Rk rules; hut the coarse pursued in restoring &.nd giving
encouragement to the rebel robbers who, without a- recog
nized national flag or a port at tfleir command, or any
means of bringing their captures to commit
tUs thdr psedatory acts, id a restoration of th it AJgoriae
arc Tripolitan system which long afflicted the c'.vitzed
world, but which, under the lead of ouv Goyerameat.
was exterminated in the early part of the present cen
tury.
•‘Thus far these rovers have rgcaped capture While
in the Watt Indies they were protected whenever tniy
were enabled to flee into a neutral port, or get within a
marine league cf the shore of a neutral Go^ernmynt—a
privilege that was never, in any quarter, extended Co
the tfediterranean corsairs Unfortunately, most of the
colonial authorities, and no inconsiderable portion of the
population of the European dependencies, influenced by
tbe professed neutrality which elevated Insurgents and
eouabt to degrade, the nati ->naL authorities to ao equality
with them, were In sympathy with the predatory rovers,
and, w) ile lending them aid, and often farflishing them
w>tb information, interposed obstacles and manifested
unfriendly feelings to the lawful operations of the naval
forces ofCh* Union.”
Cap'o£| Baldwin would hare captured the Alabama
atCapeTown bad not his letters been retained by the
pretxn&tfr at that place-letters giving him the inforina*
tinn he desired to insure her capture.
Sir. Free [dent. I do not desire to prolong th's discus
sion, and will only say aword more.
WHAT THB NAVY DEPARTMENT HAS DONE.
During this war a great many grand and noble things
have been done—a great many gallant deeds performed;
but if my conviction, fifty years hence, it will be the
verdict .of mankind that the mos; wonderfal thing
which hssheen performed lias been the keeping up of
tbe stupendous blockade that has beeu kept up by
this nation so successfully and so long. The block
ade is recognized by all foreign nations at the moat
efficient that has ever been maintained. The Navy
Department, commencing with only flUhtr team
ships that could he used for blockading purposes
at tbe commencement of the War. and thny scat
tered all over the world and beyond its reach for many
months, has kept up a blockade, according to there-*
Sort of Protestor Bache, along che coast from Gape
[enry to the line of Mexico. 3.549 6t&iute zz.iie* In.
this line there are 169 rivers, bays, harbors, inlets,
sounds, or deep openings, of which 45 are under six feet
in depth at moon high water. 17 are between six and
twelve feet, 42 are between twelve and eighteen feet,
and 32 are over eighteen feet in depth. Not one mania
a thousand has an adeauate conception of the difficulties
attending the building, equipping-, famishing and
manning tbe vessels required for such a service, nor
of the barchhlps endured by the officers and men to
whom the doty is aligned. I say without hesitation,
Mr. President, that the ability of this nation to build and
ertpwethe ships necessary to maintain as effective a
leckade asit*h»sbeeD able to maintain during ihe laßl
tt-ree years, will hereafter excite the wonder and admi
ration of the world.
This is not at all what we have done. While we have
been able to do this, we have been able to keep a fi eet in
tbe Western waters, trav* rains the Red river, the Ya
zoo* the Cumberland, the itfiatusslppi* the Ohio, Arkan
sa». Teuneeeee asd all the email streams that empty
Into the Mississippi south of the Ohio—a service for
which we of the Northwest are willing always and at
all times to return tbe Navy Department our most pro
found thanks. No man can overestimate the services
thatthenavy has rendered tons in that quarter; and
these services have been rendered after overcoming the
greatest obstacles
If. it be the purpose of the Senate to elicit the facts in
regard to navy contracts, if it be not the design of gen
tlemen. to overhaul anybody, bat to draw oat the facts,
in order to pass preventive legislation, then let some
one representing the Depanment be present at thav com*
mittee. that be may interrogate witnesses In order to
elicit the truth. I understand that we do not now sit
here as a court of Impeachment; we do not sen! our
committee into this investigation for the purpose of dis
covering rogues, bnt for the purpose of adopting such
legislation as may be necessary to prevent roguery, and
that the discovery of the rogues is merely incidental to
the main purpose we have lu view.
THB STATE.
The Uakbondaxe Fever. —We observe by our
exchanges that there Is no abatement of tbe new
and fatal malady which has recently appeared ia
Garbond ale, in this State. Indeed, from all aooounta
it must be on the increase, and what furnishes occa
sion for additional anxiety is the fact that adults are
now beiDg numbered among its victims There have
been as many as twelve funerals in a single day*
Effective steps are being taken to arrest, as soon as
Soesible, the further progress of the disease, which
as thus far appeared to baffle entirely the skill of
the resident physicians. The Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company, through their president, G T.
Olyphant, Esq., have engaged the services of the
best medical talent of New York, and sent it at
their own expense into the infected district. A.mop %
tbe latest victims of the terrible scourge is IVD. Henry
Stone, of Blount Pleasant, Wayne county, for some
time past engaged in surveying in Garhon(l»lc, who
died on Monday evening last, aged about twenty
eight years:
The Last Slavs in Pennsylvania.— Hannah
Kelley, believed to be the last slave in Pennsyl
vania, died in Gross Creek township, Washington
county, on the 15th ult., at the advanced age of lOS
years. She was owned by John G-ardner, deceased,
formerly of -Jefferson township, but, for a number
of years, had boarded with her free colored relatives
in Gross Greek township. Notwithstanding her
great was remarkably healthy, and gave
fair promise of outliving her grand children, bad she
not been brought to her death by a horrible accident.
BitiDg early on New Year’s morning, she was warm*
ing herself by a very large fire at the end of a coal
scaffold, close by the door of her house, and in some
way caught fire* and was so terribly burnt before as
sistance could be given that she died, as recorded
above.
Murder in Columbia.—The peaceful borough of
Columbia waa the scene of a horrible murder on Fri
day night. The viotim was a young man twenty
one years o$ age, son of Mr. Iia&o Eogendobler,
who during the evening attended a danoe at the ta
vern of Lawrence Smith, near the rolling mill.
While there he became engaged in a quarrel with
another man, whose name is not known, concerning
a girl. This was quieted, however, and the stranger
and girl left the dance together. Soon after their
departure Hogendobler followed, them, and just aa
he had overtaken them the stranger turned and dis
charged a pistol, the ball entering,his. abdomen. "Hfr
lingered until five o’clock tho-next morning, when
he died. The murderer made his escape.
THB Locbibl Ibon Cor«c?A.*rr-— Q-en. Cameron
has inaugurated a new and extensive enterprise**,
Harrisburg, being a new iron works, including fur
nace and rolling mill, on a. more extensive scale
than any hitherto projected in j the State* A capital
stock of $260,000 has already been subscribed,, and
the (books for additional stock are still open. The
building of the main works has already been con
tracted for, with the heaviest machinery. Et Is ex
pected to have the buildings under cover by the let.
of July, and ai soon as tb&maohinery can.be con
structed and placed in position, tbe works will be
put in full operation* To. do this will require at
least five hundred men, with which force it is cal
culated that thare will be produced seventy tons of
railroad iron per day.B
Thb Washington Ckramcle t of Monday, says; In
the Hall of theHouae of Representatives yesterday
morning, E«.v. Mr* Furness, of Philadelphia, deli
vered an akAe and eloquent dlscoixve upon the visi
ble providence of God in human affairs* mmPyJJJ®.
lsrlv exemplified JO the present rebellion. The floor
"aa ISSSrSoLmber “""ft&and
.ome twelve hundred peraons wore in »ttena»M«.
£B££g£&£333#S'
Wedoeiday they were eent to Beading, under guard,
f °OOVKRKMBHT BAHBACKS AT OnHBTKL— It 1.
understood that tbe oommodioua building. near
r-heiter. which for come month, have been wed for
armv hospital purpouc, will now be converted Into
barracks for the tempo r»ry reception of the re ea.
listed Pennsylvania regiment., prior to ther depsr.
ture for tbe field.
Coi.. JOHH E. Wthkoop, of the 30th Pennsylva
nia Cavalry, ha* reeelvea authority to ralae a
brigade of oavaliy, to be eompoMd of the 20th, Slit,
and 22d Pennsylvania regiments of that branch of
the aervlce. The 20th ana 31st are already full, and
the 2£d la rapidly tilling up. ,
Uichasl Dak. HLaobhah, E*q., for a number of
years past the oldest piaetiolng attorney at tbe O»w
bria county bar, died et Embenibur* on the ate teat.
He repreeented the oounty in the liegtelAtlirOdUfUlS
the sessions of 1344 and 1945.