tilt 4 - .1,1 ress. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1561, EXTRACT FROM THE LAST SPEECH OF STEPHEN IMUGLLS.—" The conspiracy to brook up the Union is a toys ..00e k..owa to all. Armies are being raised, and war levied to accomplish it. There can be but two sides to ilic toptroversy. Every man must be on the aide of the United Sumo or o s olnot it. There eon be no neutrals in this war. There can bo none but patriots and traitors." THE LATL-ST WAR NEWS_ The all-absorbing topic of the day is the meeting or Congress. of which full particulars will be found i n our t e l e graphic despatches. The message of the President and the reports of the heads ot - ' Depart ments are awaited with intense anxiety. They - will probably be sent in to-day, and their contents officially apprise the country of some of the most important events that have ever occurred, as Well as of the policy that the Administration in tends to pursue in reference to ull the great ques tions that licSAWD4 The news from Pensacola, which reaches us through rebel sources, indicates that a substantial - victory has been gained by the brave garrison it Port Pickens and the soldiers on Santa Dosas Island. We hope very soon to receive an official account of the bombardment_ The details of the news brONght from Port Royal leave no doubt that it is the intention of our forces to make Tybee Island a base of operations against Fort Pulaski and Savannah. By erecting mortar heliev d that, Fort Pulaski can easily Cotton and Tobacco. As no duty is levied, under the British tariff; 11p911 cotton impertcd 3ntc the United ingdom, the British revenue will not suffer directly from the non-supply which is so greatly troubling the manufacturers in Lan cashire and Lanallsbire, besides, in lesser de- gree, checking the lace, net, and stocking trade of Nottingham. In France, on the can- t -Tarn every pound of cotton imported pays a duty, the loss of which will materially affect the national revenue there, which is already fur below the expenditures. In France, and also in England, the revenue derived from tobacco is considerable. In France, it amounts to over $30,000,000 and in England to Abont. .c:. 1 2,4,000,000 perariuum. The United States have hitherto supplied two fifths of all the tobacco consumed in Europe ; from three-fourths to four-fifths of wlmt is consumed in France ; and seven-eighths of all that is brought into Great Britain. Let the American supply fail, and the want of tobacco will be as much felt, in England and France more particularly, as the want of cotton. Ever since the year 1674 there has been a Government monopoly in tobacco in France. All the tobacco imported in French or Ame rican ships enters free of duty—because the State is the only importer. Whatever enters iii feeeign ships pays . 1 31.86 per 921 lbs., or less than one cent per pound. Were the monopoly abolished, and a moderate duty le vied instead, tobacco would soon yield at least $60,000,000 to the public treasury of France every year. In England and Ireland, owing to the enor mous duties, (upward of 1,000 per cent.) one half of all the tobacco consumed is smuggled. The rise has been gradual—for example the duty on unmanufactured - tobacco imported into England in iNi f waa one Shilling and seven pence per pound ; in 1811, it was two shillings and two pence ; in 1821, it was four shillings (06 cents) ; in 1831, it was three shillings, and since I{lll it has been three shillings (72 cents,) with additional 5 per cent. on that. Cigars and manufactured tobacco pay $2.18 per pound and snuff a duty of $1.51i per pound. The consumption of tobacco in Great Britain and Ireland averages 30,000,000 pounds a year—being an average of one pound a the ICieotian weed to every man, woman, and child. As two-fifths of all the tobacco consumed in Europe has hitherto been supplied from the - United States, the question is—whence, du ring the war-blockade, is the article to come ? Cuba, Brazil, and Turkey grow tobacco, but. it is expensive. Mexico produces an inferior description, but only as much as its own people require. In several parts of Europe It is also produced—chiefly in Baden and Bavaria. In the Netherlands, Austria, Russia, and tobacco is also grown. lu Yortugat and in Great Britain its growth is p r omi,ttea toy law. _ treat Britain The price of toln - a _ '' , /11,4 per pound,latg ahead be made to Parliament for an Ma P tl + on in the law, so as to allow the cul m.6 of the costly weed in Ireland—the soil in many parts of which is said to be well adapted for that purpose. But some time must elapse ere the tobacco can be matured so as to yield a product fit for manufacture; and, in the mean time, what will England do to supply the deficiency in her revenue ? If, as is stated in Parliamentary records, tobacco yields 53,- 000,000 a year to the British revenue—if seven-eighths of all the tobacco consumed in Britain has hitherto been supplied by the United States, and if this has failed, the loss to the British revenue this year will be in the vicinity of $24,250,000. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will be as much puzzled by a slender purse from the non-supply of tobacco as the manufacturers are by the want of cotton. Two 'MORE STATES have been added to the Southern Confederacy! JEFFERSON DAVIS an nounces to the Southern Congress that treaties have been made between his Government and the States of Missouri and Kentucky, by vrhich they become part of the Southern Confede racy. These last accessions to the rebel cause are among the most extraordinary that have yet been made. A cabal of traitors in the lower part of Kentucky, after having been beaten by the loyal people of that State, time and again, with overwhelming shame—after having been driven from their homes by the loyal citizens around them—have assembled as a mass Convention in an obscure county court house, and, assisted by such men as Joan C. BRECKINRIDGE and DENBY W. BURNETT, have pasted uhat they call a Declaration of Inde pendence, asserting themselves to be a sepa rate Government, and apply to JEFFERSON DAVIS for admission into the Southern Con lederacy. In Missouri the case is almost parallel. In - both of these. States the Seces sionists have been beaten time and again, and the people have attested their loyalty in the most unmistakable and open manner. In both of these States the rebels have but doubt ful footing, and control but a small portion of the territory_ They are neither authorities in fact, nor authorities in name. They Dos.eg. , no row ,,, n-- Ls tAtvirjunscllction recognized. How fearfully degraded and shameless must a Government be which can resort to such means to strengthen its power, and give prestige to its authority ! Missouri and Kentucky mem /kers of the Celifetiehley ? JEFFERSON DAVIS might as well claim to be master of Massachu setts or Pennsylvania. SALE OF VAL - CABLE OBJECTS OF ART.—There Is now on exhibition, at the store No. 1307 Chestnut street, a choice collection of fine Italian marble and verde antique groupes, figures, and busts, imported from Italy by Mears. Viti Brothers, (late Vito Viti Sons,) which will be sold at public sale to-mor row ' morning, at 11 o'clock. The collection em braces some fine works of art from the chisels of .Asooli, PARA, Franseni, Polini, and other artiste. This will be the first sale of the kind ever made in the city of Philadelphia for many years, and all lovers of the beautiful should examine this collec tion previous to the We. LARGE POSITIVE SALE OF BOOTS, Ergs, flux Snozs, TRAVELLING -BAGS, c.--The ea i rly attention Of purnhagors rcquastsd to the btegtr ssiortmont of boots, shoes, brogans, gum shoes, hilts, caps, tra- Telling-bags, dc., embracing a getie - MI assortment of desirable seasonable goods, to be peremptorily sold, by catalogue, for etuih; -- commoneing this morning, at 10 o'clock, by Myers, Claghom, Co.. auctioneers, Nos. 232 and , ,234 Market street. The Prisoners at Rietmond BOTON, Dec. 2.—The following is-an extract from a letter from Capt. Bowman, of the Fifteenth Massachusetts Regiment, anti now a prisoner of war, under date of Richmond, Nov. 27th: " iy, art 611—Men of MO—confined in one Gelb size eleven by seventeen feet. Our mess is made wp of Colonels Coggswell and Wood, of New York, Col. Lee and Major Revere, of the Massachusetts Twentieth, Capt. Keifer, of Philadelphia, and Capt. Lockwood and myself, of the Fifteenth MassaohU , setts Regiment. We were transferred from the to bacco warehouse, where we had been confined since the battle of Leesburg, a fortnight ago. Standing, ns we do, for the privateers in New York, we are treat {fig gam es rippers charged with crime. What will be the result of all this I do not know. I trust that all will be well. To live or to die we are content, as oar country bide. Meeting of the Supreme Court WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Thee supreme court met at noon. Present—Chief Justice Taney, and As sociates Clifford, Grier, Wayne, and Catron. No business was transacted, and the court adjourned. LETTER FROM 4, OCCASIONAL WASH iNivroN, December 2, 1861 1)01, Carlos Buell, the Major General 00111- mantling the military district heretofore under the direction, first of General Anderson, and autiovi-pwritly of a enekg Sharman, It, I be. lieve, a native of Now York, from which his family moved to Indiana. He was sent to the Watt Point Military Academy by the Hon. Caleb B. smith, now Secretary of the Interior, under Mr. Lincoln—then a member of the House from Indiana. Young Buell, at the time of his appointment, was learning a trade in one of the villages of that State. His father belonged to the class of men who are generally selected to adjust neighborhood dis putes, to act as guardians for orphan children, to administer upon large estates, and to super vise the affairs of the community—in other words, a man universally beloved end Cen fided in. His son was a bright, energetic lad, and soon attracted attention. He gra duated with distinguished honor ; and from the period of his admission into the active mili tary service exhibited.the highest traits of the patriotic soldier. Gen. Buell is 491a,42 years old. He is, I think, a brother-in-law or near connection of the Hon. James 11. Lane, of Kamm, himself also an original and progres sive leader in the present struggle, on the side of the Republic. Those who know Qencral Buell well compare him to the departed Lyon, who perished -under such mellitieholy Ciro.l.llll - at Springfield, Missouri. His career in Mexico was brilliant beyond parallel and this, as well as the fact that he had in him Yresiuent td pi-Irmo& the, fiat," induced the and then to a major generalship; and, after wards? at the request of General Sherman, to call him to the command of the Kentucky and Tennessee military district. He does not know fear ; he is cool, contemplative, end full of reaources. This la the man who, unless all the auguries deceive me, will soon strike a fearful blow at the treasonable EZkig is Kentucky and Tennessee. in has now, or shortly will have, one hundred thou sand choice troops in his command—among them from five to eight thousand Pennsylva nians. Recent advices frOm Kentucky inspire me with the belief that if he can get at the traitor Buckner, near Bowling Green, he will completely annihilate him, and when this rebel force, which is the most effective in the North western States, is destroyed, Buell will take pp the line of march for Nashville. Thus, as I have despatched you to-day, the cry will be changed from 64 On to Richmond" to 64 On to Nashville." Would it not be a romantic and overpo'wering sequel to the exodus of the Southern bandits from Richmond if they ,:were compelled to fly with dis graceful and - ungraceful linty from Ng A vine, their new capital? This, indeed, would be carrying the war into Carthage. Some months ago I predicted that these traitors would be forced to reheat before the over_ whclming column of the army of the Poto mac, and that as; step by step, they were pushed back upon the Cotton States, Ourvic tetkiiB troBlsB, awakening the latent sentiment of patriotism among Southern loyal men, would finally drive them even into the Gulf of Mexico. It seems as if this prophecy was on the eye of ,splendid fulfilment' for, if Buell shall vanquish Buckner, the other divisions of the Grand Army along the Mississippi will complete the programme, by carrying forward our triumphant arms. how easy, in the panic thus excited in Alabama and Louisiana, to take possession of the mouth of the Mississippi, and so to achieve one of the first objects of this war, viz :lite uninterrupted navigation of the Father of Rivers! Loyal Kentuckians and Tennes seans, now in Washington, believe in this theory, and you need not be much surprised if long before you are eating your turkeys and mince pies in the Christmas holidays, they will be savored with the delicious sauce of a great victory of the armies of the Republic in the strongholds of the Southern conspirators. THE OPENING OF CONGRESS. [Troia our Special Correspondent.] WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 1861 Congress opened its sessions this morning. The day was rather cool, dark, and wintry, but the at tendance Of entiOtaterti.wea lareemithrVlAyt it , The hour of noon, = and bevies of furred and blushing beauties were swarming hither and thither, Hook ing into the galleries, sight-seeing in the rotundo, zed impacting the apartmehts around the legiela. dye halls. The military element was unusually large. Soldiers in large blim cloaks, booted, belted, gloved, and spurred, privates, and officers,—from the men of the retaliate the general commanding,— cavalry men and artillery men, and men of the line,—volunteers and regulars,—Eastern and West ern men, tall fellows from Maine, and swarthy fel lows from Kentucky, helped tir,swell the dense and busy throng. The House was filled with members and specta tors l6ng before noon. The stammer months have made but little impression upon the Representa tives. They seemed to be fresh and vigorous, full of life and animation. There were the same greetings and hearty congratulations, the same old, familiar faces. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, with hie frank and open face ; Lehman, from the First dis trict ; Vallandigham, of Ohio, new very silent and found ; the Eviqtvcicy members with th 9 '499P lion of Crittenden and Jackson,neither of whom ap peared on the floor. Over the Speaker's chair were festooned the American flags, and what with the sober drapery and the 4411 light Coming through the painted windows, everything had a respectable and legislative look. There was a brighter scene in the Senate—more ornament, pomp, and glitter. The first impression that august chamber makes upon a spectator te a dazzling one. The doors are red, many of the gal lery seats scarlet, while the colors on the glass are the gayest imaginable. The great feature of the Renate is the carpet—such a carpet it is rarely mor tals are permitted to see—all the colors of the rain bow, and many more, too, that the rainbow never contained, bright, brilliant, and overwhelming— moat eccentric in pattern, and heavily dashed with blue and red. Altogether, it is very striking—and will go far to keep the Senators in exhilarating spi rits. There were the usual greetings in the Senate, although on not quite as extended a scale as in the House. I did not see Mr. Wilmot, but Mr. Cowan Was in hie Mit. There Was Preston King, of New York, whom everybody seemed anxious to see, and who seemed anxious to see everybody ; great old Ben Wade, of Ohio, with his hard, rugged, honest face; the smooth and youthful-looking Latham ; Sumner, tall, graceful, and handsome; the stately Foot, of New Hampshire : Trumbull, smiling pleasantly to everybody around him ; Wilson, of Massachusetts, who looks the soldier with or with out his uniform i tarrip, of, New York, the very personation of Senatorial dignity; Fessenden, with his keen, clear, sharp, and intellectual face. Lane, of Kansas, sat in his seat, bundled up in brown fur, looking a little inn-dor too l sbAit foam his military experiences. Bright, or radians, ...a D....0n, oz Rentucky, were in their seats, to the surprise of many who remembered their former position and professions. Senator Bright appeared to be a good deal distressed at the po sition he finds himself occupying. I am told, however, he is devoted in his loyalty, and mom• premising in his support of the Government. In explanation of his letter from "My Farm," he says that it was written hastily and without considera tion. and that the circumstance had almost entirely passed from his recollection. Senator Powell, of Kentucky, it is said, regrets the false position he has been occupying, and is explicit in his declara tions of devotion to the Union. The bill offered by Senator Trumbull, to confis cate the slaves and property of those in arms against the Union, created quite a sensation in the galleries. It is too early in the 490911 tq Tenn the temper of the Senate, but from'what I can learn, I am confident that both that body and the House have resolved to support the Most stringent mea- RUCs for crushing the rebellion, no matter what may be their nature. The exciting question will "Ie the abstract proposition of emancipating and alining the slaves of the enemy. It is to be hoped that the friends of the Union will occupy some comma platform on which all can unite, and carry on the war without agitation or division of senti ment. NOthing but effective measures will satisfy . both branch , es— Eln a day or two — of Baker and Bingham will be pronounced.,'The death of Baker will be announced by Senates Ne smith, and speeches will be made by Senators Mc- Dougal, Latham, Sumner, and Hale. Int l the House, Judge Kelley may be expected to describe the character of a man who was a citizen more of . 4 Plailadelphia than of California or Oregon. t' J. R. Music FROM Curceno.-LSomewhat to our sur prise, wet-find, by a few specimens wlrro ' h have -reached us, ihritqhere is au exterslive,Mslo pub lieher in Chicagort,ll.,. M. by name. This music is handsomely engraved and well print. ed. A song by J. P. Webster, and an air by T. M. Brown, are above the average merit; but the best piece we bare seen la the souvenir de Mayenee, composed by Louis Staab, which is a dashing polka, full of life and harmony. F.COTT . 3 TALES 91' A OBANDPATHER- --- Tieknor 4. Fields have issued the fifth and sixth volumes of their handsome Household Edition, completing the work. Peterson & Brothers have it on sale. Edwin Forrest as Hamlet All genius has its enemies, and dramatic genius more than all. So Forrest, the great exponent of legitimacy in the drama, he. la.°. oarlcattlead sad maligned in many of his performances, and in none so greatly as in the part of "Hamlet." Ile has been said to have made of the refined Dane a gross, animal personage, given to vitilonoo, to mouthing, and to exaggeration, partaking in no element of the scholarly ideal, and in all respects a caricature ra ther than ttportrait. As if wishing to onoonnter such malign criticism in his native city, and to prove that, after the silence of years, he is still the embo diment, in all respects, of the metaphysician, the courtier, and the gentleman, Mr. Forrest ap• peered at the Academy of Music last evening as the Prince of Denmark. With all his idiosyncrasies—and without them s onidA mined he .seetigniv.ednaForretit is the only "Hamlet." In this claim ho is not generally sus tained. Ile has been universally accorded the palm in the characters of Othello, of Richelieu, and of Z,Knr, and l any others, of whisk ha is the only original and embodiment ; but the facts are, that " Hamlet " has been his great study and delight; he has pondered it for years; brought all his ripened experiences to explain it, and all his sterling powers to support it; consulted the au thorities, standard and obsolete, as to its signifi &MOO, and, so far as ono mind can cater into the creation of another, has given himself up to the " Hamlet " of Shakspeare, until, with the slightest recognisable evidence of Forrest, his performance is a perfect delineation of the melancholy and princely Dane. His reading and action last even ing indicated, at every turn, his mastery of the part. It Seep.led that the curtain would novae ascend, and the fiddlers never cease. When the canvas finally rose upou the Castle at Elsinore, few looked upon the stage more than once when they saw that the tragedian Was not there, Even the ghost—a tolerably goo(l , one—failed to tle rang shrilly through the houso, and the scones rolled back upon a gilded, palace and crowned head., the storied face and Ugure of the tragedian were discovered, and in an instant the people were clamorous. As if determined to preserve his iden tity with the character, Mr. Forrest remained mo. tionless, his head resting in his hands. Again anti again the cheers and congratulations broke forth, until Mr. Forrest was compelled to rise and make acknowimigment. The King, POlOnill*, Laertes—all well-spoken artistes—proceeded ; but they might as well have been dumb. Then Forrest spoke—deep, musical, tremuioug — the voice that to hear once is to remem ber forever ; and for the rest of the night the peo ple knew no other, but hung upon every utterance as at the lips of an oracle. Thu emendations, rare readings, and excellences of Mr. Forrest cannot well be detailed to-day, inas much as his performance was not concluded until b a it , past 11 o'clock. Suffice it now to say that i n the subdued parts be was, if possible, quite as cor rect, judicious, and gentle as in the outbursts of passion he was sublime and intense. The transmu tation from the subdued to the impassioned was striking in the first soliloquy of act 1. .So loving to my mother, That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. Heaven and earth ! Most I iilosiobst,Pl From these beautiful paragraphs, through all the incidents of his admonition and subsequent communication with the ghost, Mr. Forrest was true to his intelligence of the genius of the eha• ratter. The acting edition of "Hamlet" had not been servilely followed, some tasteful sentences having been inserted from the original. Through all the phases of revenge, suspicion, and aberration, the filial reverence of Hamlet for his father was never forgotten. Thus, the line— ,r He was a man, take him for all in all," etc., was rendered by Mr. Forrest— 4. 11 e Viis a man : Take - Lim for all in Ml, etC In this laeonicism Mr. Forrest expressed the loftiest veneration, at the same time maintaining unim paired the_spirit of the author, no encounter with the ghost was admirably managed. Mr. Forrest did not, in the manner of most tragedians, face the spectre with the length of the stage between them and declaim Angels and minister. of grace defend us r eta On the contrary, he selects a position proximate to the ghost's entrance and continues a desultory talk relative to tho now customs in Denmark, until the figure stalks in. almost touching him, when Hamlet turns with a short cry, as if petrified, and, stepping back, the white face looking down into his own, snakes the suppreseed invocation: By a dozen such admirable positions did Mr. Forrest enhance the intensity of the tragedy. His interviews with the ghost on the platform, and inhis mother's chamber, were so thrilling that the audi tors held their breaths. As the metaphysician in— OCCASIONAL Mr. Forrest insisted upon Ms reading, now gene. rally received of a cg siege of troubles." In act the 111, he changed the commonly quoted passage : eoen trusiaed d the bitter day Re to louli to "such business as the Utter day," bringing out the antithesis in a more marked manner. What judgment Would 11211 from thin to thin became " What judgment would stoop," etc In the interview with his mother, after mutual recrimination, broken by the ghostly entrance, rorrest changes the scene to one of great pathos and tenderness, ending in perfect reconciliation and mutual confession. This performance was, in fact, a triumph, which the intelligence of the house appreciated, and which was shared by the subordi nate artistes. Mrs. Gladstane, always beautiful and talented, was warmly greeted on her entrance, and Mr. McCullough made a finished Laertes, whose fencing scene with r urreat Las had no c9uutorpark on the Philadelphia boards. ARRITAL OF THE PRIZE BRIG ALDION.—The prize brig Alb ion, captured by the Federal gunboat Penguin, on the 25th of November, off North Edisto Island, arrived here this morning. She had a full cargo of fruit, salt, saddles, boots and shoes, a quantity of leather and bridles. The salt is hid. den under a new suit of sails, and it is supposed there are arms concealed below it. The Albion was from Nassau, New Providence, and is said to have been bound for New York. The log on board had been kept regularly up to November B. When taken she was steering north-northwest, with the wind from southwest, heading for Charleston. Capt. Christy, commander of the Albion, after his vessel bad been boarded by the officer from the Penguin, represented himself as a &TA Douala. After he and his son had been taken on board the ;Susquehanna, an officer on board that ship recog nized the son as his former eabool-mate at Savan nah. The crew, with the exception of the cook and one other man. who were brought here in the schooner, were taken on board the Penguin. Att. ing Master Hood, and a prize crew from the Pen guin, brought the prise to this port.—Post, of last evening. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28 —The Indians are again committing depredations in Humboldt coun ty: Several whites have been murdered, and shockingly mutilated. Sandwich Island dates have been received to the • 9th of November. Fifty-thiee whalers had arrived at Honolulu. Their reports are more favorable than last year, the average , oil fer sash ship be. ing 778 barrels. The steamer Orizai, - from Panama, has arrived. CoumsaciaL.—Crushed Sugar, 14Ic ; Butter, 30c ; Candles, 22e ; a salvage cargo Cuba Sugar, 101 c. KANSAS CITY, MO. l Dec. 2.—The Santa Fe and Canon City Emil, with &too tc the 24t11. 1 arrived here ou gaturday night. general Hatch and Capt. Grover are passengers, en route for Washington. A petition, asking for the establishment of a semi weekly mail between Santa Fe and Independence,. AN., pm been numcroucir a r ....a by cue eictaens OI Santa Fe, and will be forwarded to the rest Office Department. Col. Canby has ordered the establishment of a new post at Galinos, twenty miles west of Adignan, for th 6 tfo+66tiedi of that mattion of the country against Indian incursions. NEW Yoffie, Dee. 2.—A 01.126 light teak plass 611. Long Island, this morning, between two 4, roughs," named Lacey and Holloway. After six rounds had been fought, occupying fifty-five minutes, Duey was declared the meter. BOSTON, Dec. 2.—The storeship Relief has ar rived here from Hampton Roads. She landed five prisoners at Fort Warren. Company C, of the Corpla of Sappers and Miners, numbering 130 men, left via the Norwich route this afternoon. Tho Twenty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment is ordered to Mays on Wednesday, The transport Illinois is shortly expected to em bark the Maine Twelfth Regiment and sail South ward. seizure of, a Contraband. Vessel. NEW LONDON, Conn., Dec. . 2.—The bark Samuel Malley, owned at. Ap!ilachioola, Florida, was seized to-day. She had just arrived from Sligo. RENowsxt, C. W., Dec. 2.—The Government schooner La Canadieane was wrecked near Carri bean Island in a snow storm. All on board, thirty seven persons, were saved in a small boat. MONTREAL, C. E., Dec. 2.—A heavy snow fell last night, and there is good sleighing in the city and surrounding country to-day. The Virginia Union Legislature. WHEELING, Dec. 2.—The State Legislgure met in this city to-day, Lieut. Gov. Felony preisiding in the Senate, and Daniel Frost, of Jackson county, in till? /411 st, The tiovernor's message was sent in this evening. It is a forcible review of the condition of things in this State, and advocates strong measures against the rebel abettors in our midst. ' CO. Kramer, 13. f Mononguhclu county, otrorad a resolution providing for a stringent confiscation law ' Municipal Election at Springfield, Mass. SPRING/OEID i MM. ; Dom 3.--Btaphori C. 80 , mis was elected Mayor of this city to-day. New York Bank Statement. NEW Yong, Pee. 2.—The bank atatemont for the vet+, ending on Saturl y iudicA( An increase of loan 4,310,P28 An increase of deposits ....... .... 2,945,194 A &creme of 5pec10........ .. . . ..... . 101,505 A decreatie of circulation 68,715 THE TRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, TITESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1861. Angels and Ministers" etc "To be or not to be," etc., Late from Cahforrua From New Mexico. Prize Fight on Long Island From Boston Canadian News. LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. FROM WASHINGTON. "Special Despatches to The Press." WASIIINGTON ? Dec. ; 1981 The Day and ite Duties. Old residents here remark that they have never before seen so many strangers in tho city at the opening of Congresse. The day is flue, and the Avenue is crowded. The Capitol building was thronged at an early hour with visitors, many of whom for the first time have now visited the city, and ire eooielug aeautul to gee (lie sights_ Early la the day members of Congress were to be seen in groups nt the hotels, on the Avenue, and in the Capitol building eagerly discussing the topics of the d a y Tr ia l r oMiclane, many of whom were the in signia of prominent officers in the army. Thorn is a difference of opinion with regard to the policy that ought to be pursued 1)7 the Governmert on the slavery question. Not a few insist that alatery and war cannot long exist together in the same latitude, and that if we carry war into the South we ;hereby, BA a eonsenueneo; drive slavery out of it; that, in fact, slavery will, in tho prosecution of tbk war to a successful termination, undoubtedly be extermi nated. Others, again, believe that the extirminit lion of shivery timid ho made a prominent chject of the war. Tho subject is receiving seriouitcon sitleration, and is to-day the chief topic of (theta among prominent and intelligent citizens whoever two or three of them are grouped together. Members of Congress are oviaontly dosirousthat this may , bo ma a harmonious Congress. It mod not-1 .111 1 -7-! 11 - 1 1t t ,! 1 -ti4 § o l o=le t s 4e r 1 7 1- tone at the commencement the extra " gag thorn will be nothing to delay the ma bes " h e i s o l l i s " Ow swam Slight Skirmish at Anondale This morning, the pickets of lion. lir.csatte's brigade ? at Anondalot wore attacked by a party of rebel cavalry, who came across our men very un expectedly. Firing took place on both sides, re sulting in the killing of one rebel and wounding two, who were taken prisoners. *One of our met was wounded. Anondale is on the Fairfax road, about eight miles from Alexandria. Reduction of the Cavalry Force. It is known that the Secretary of War will re commend, in his report, a large reduction of the cavalry force—and thus vindicate the wisdom of General 15FOTT'S theory upon that subject. Apart from the almost incalculable expewe of this arm of the service, experience has already shown that it is much more difficult tc dilciplioc cavalry than in fantry. On to Nashville. The news from Kentucky this morning is so in spiring thnt the ery hee been armed from (i On to Richmond" to "On to Nashville." The greatest consternation prevails all through Tennessee. The army of BUELL is swelled enormous/y, and it is be lievad at headquarters that after ha has Well de feated BUCKNER, his legion will advance upon Nashville, the new capital of the traitors, so that they will be driven—Heaven knows where. GRANT and 111CCLERNAND are moving from Cairo down the Mississippi, and we may expect at the same time a demonstration upon Memphis. Thus upon the right and the left the rebels will find themselves surrounded and crushed. The Ringgold Regiment Major General CASEY has placed a brigade of four thousand splendid troops under the temporary TT 31, DAM, of the Ring gold (Pennsylvania) Regiment, and they have been ordered to prepare for winter quarters. The Se cretary of War called upon Colonel Davis, and re. viewed his regiment on Sunday afternoon. The specifications for building frame houses for the accommodation of this brigade have been pre pared by Colonel DAVIS, submitted to General MCCLELLAN, and by him approved. The whole work will be done by the soldiers of the brigade, and not by hired men. I understand that there are eight hundred carpenters in the force now under the command of Colonel Dams_ Gen. Don Carlos Buell. At last we have a general in Kentucky in whom entire confidence can be placed. Gen. Bt ELL is rapidly organizing his army, and will seen have one hundred thousand men in his command, of which force Pennsylvania, it is estimated, has con tributed nearly ten thousand. I understand from reliable authority that intelligence may be pre sently expected from Kentucky fp the effect that BUELL has encountered BUCKNER and soundly thrashed him. It is hoped that the event will con- Erin the prepheey. The Designs of Spain against Mexico. _ oeftriy reneivea nese, contains the following liar graph, which shows the friendliness of the feeling between the Spaniels Government and ttiretureis party of Mexico : " Yesterday took place the long-announced visit w her Majesty the queen by General Minanow, ex-President of Mexico. Our august sovereign received him with her usual amiability, as did also the King, her husband, who was seated at her side. The eonversation lasted for more than a quarter of an hour." From an intelligent source, it seems there is some foundation for the report that Queen ISABELLA has ramie a moret treaty with the Emperor Ninotnon, ceding to him the Balearic Islands, providing he will assist her in her designs against Mexico. Crowded Hotels. The hot els are full—up into the sixth stories. The beat boardinghouses are filled up, and the de. mand for rooms still continues. Members of Con gress who formerly paid $l2 a week for board ant rooms, are, to-day, informed that the same imam. modations will cost them $3 a day. The largo number of families of army officers now in the city, and the increased cost of proyisione, have been the principal causes of this advance. The Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment. Major MARIS HOOPES and his clerk, CoLamai HOOPES, left to-day for Fortress Monroe, for the purpose of paying the Eleventh Regiment of Penn sylvania Volunteer Cavalry, commanded by COI. JOSIAH HARLAN. Minenoncom; There is a full attendance of Representatives and Senators, and there will probably be but little delay 18 g9EgreSl ggiiiPg rcally ftr hutiotto: 'the mee aage will be Ent to you by telegraph as soon as the reading is begun is Congress. Its transmission may occupy two or three hours. Ex-Senator GREZZI, of Missouri, who is hero, dr niee being a Secessionist. He says that he is here on business connected with the Government. Awmrances have been received here from Ken tuoky that the Hon. Jolla J, CRIthNDEN will be elected to the U. S. Senate, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the traitor BRECHIN. RIDGE. Lieut. RussELL, of the net 49, the hem of the gallant affair at • Pensacola, When the Judith was burned, is here. Re expresses the opinion that the recent fight at that place Couid not have been a de eisive one. The following are the minims of the Etenitors who „ appeared in their seats tod ay MBESTS. ANTHONY, BAYARD, BRIGHT, BROWN /3M, gARLILS. CRAZinilli) CLAM ctlLlaCtiffelt ) COWAN, DIXON, DOOLITTLE, FENNENDEN, FOOT, FOSTER, GRIMES, HALE,,HARLAN, HARRIS, KING, TAI7CY. of Indiana, Lanai of Kangas, LATHAM, MCDOVGALL ; MORRILL ; NESMITH ; / 1 0MER0Y ; POWELL, Rice, SAULSBIIIIY, SIMMONS, SUMNER, TEN EYCK, TnomsoN, TRUMBULL, WADE, WIL KINSON; and WILSON. The following are thug° who did not appear in the Seicate chamber: Messn3. BEECNINRIDOE, HOWE, JOHNSON of Tennessee, JOHNSON of Missouri, .Kiceslanr, PEA/tem 7 /W POLK, SHURAN, WILLEY, 841 7 71 WiLMOT. It will be remembered that Senators BAKER and Hi:mum died during the recess. ‘, The following posts are designated as headquar ters of the several regiments of artillery, at which the colonels, adjutants, and sergeant majors of each will be stationed : First Artillery, Col. Demthick, at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor; Second Artillery, Col. Morris, Fort McHenry, Baltimore ; Third !Ar tillery, Col. Yates, Fort Trumbull, Now London; Fourth Artillery, Col. Merchant, at Fort Washing ton, Maryland ; Fifth Artillery, Col. Brown, at Port Pickens, Poitsccola. The following are the names of the new fast screw sloops-of-war being built for the United States navy Shourniloalc i Saramento, Conan daigzei LexthrOditet, Mbiioargal elm , Otondervers_ The names of the new naval side-whool steamers now being constructed are the Tioga, Genesee, Paul Jones, Canemaugn, Port Royal, Sonora,' and 04 , W:0? G. The screw steamers are each to carry three of Dahlgren's largest 11. inch guns, one of which is to be a 150-pound rifled gun. The sido•wheel steamers era to carry each 80- pound rifled guns and a pivot gun. It is believed that Ex-Senator Gvirtr, CALnorrs BENHAM, and J. L. BRENT, of California, will soon be released on giving their parole not to do any set against the authority of the Government. There is no doubt but that bills will be passed in the early part of the session, emancipating all slaves held by rebels in districts occupied by our troops. This will only apply to the chattels of dis loyal citizens, but our commanding generals will, no doubt, have some difficulty in making nice dis tinctions. A bill will else, no denbt ) be paged, giving full power to confiscate all property of re bellious citizens, no matter where found. A Large Rebel Force. A rebel fuse, ten or twelve thousand, is reported to have been, on Saturday night, within twelve miles of Alexandria. It was no doubt a recon noitring party, or a force intended for the rebel batteries on the lower Potomac. Rebel forest almost make their appearance within three or four miles of Lewinsville. They are looking after our foraging expeditious. Distinguished Foreigners Colonel HarrLoca, of the British army, and Count VELANTETIIS, of Russia, have arrived in this city_ Virginia Ports to be Opened. The ports in the Eastern counties of Virginia, now under the Provisional tivvornment of LOCK. 1Y99111 . 0 cOOramou+ci, .ro to La Immedhael 7 reopeuel to trade. General LOCKWOOD has, so far, captured ten cannon and one thousand stand of arms, be sides scattering all the organized bands of rebels in Aesomac and Northampton counties. Hospitals at Alexandria. The new hospitals at Alexandria have been com pleted, aisel the sick from the encampments in the vicinity transferred to them, Reconnoitring Parties Four large reconnoitring parties started out this iaeralad the direetion of Fattier. Several foraging parties started out about the same time. Contract for Forage. Mr. Joun Him., of Philadelphia, has received a hoary contract fur tyragyi iv by day-crud at Alva and xis. From .the Lower Potomac. Schooners and sloops are now running the block ale oily. 11'113 seldom tollat the rebel batteries attempt to molest them. The rebel steamer Page is reported to have captured two Northern Schoonsra Itinsicd With coal and !graben ShoOtiiig Pldkag. The rebels still continue murdering our pickets on the outward lines. Last night, a private be longing to the rourtaenth NOW York Regiment was shot by some skulking rebel. This regiment has lost several neon in the same way during the past few weeks. A Oerenatie to Lien. James 11. Lane. A number of the friends of General JAMES H. LANE, Senator in Congress from Kansas, compli mented him with a serenade, this evening, at Wil lard's Hotel. The distinguished balloter was intro duced by Bon. OWEN LOVEJOY, of Illinois, and, in reply to the compliment, made an eloquent speech, which Wily loudly uppluudod, XXXVIITII CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION, WASLUNGTON, December 2, DM. SENATE. T 1 . 3.9 Y 199 PPaid9at called the SCalit9 to order at noon. About forty members were present. On motion of Mr. Harm, twelvo o'clock was fixed on for the hour of opening the daily sessions. On motion of Mr. GRIMES, of lowa, a message was ordered to be sent to the House, notifying that body that a quorum of Senators was present, and the Senate was ready to proceed to business. An informal recess was then taken. The Senate concurred in the resolution of the 3491:409 for the appointment of a Pint committee to wait on the President. Messrs. Hale, Trumbull, and Latham were appointed as the committee. Mr. TRUMBULL, of Illinois, gave notice that he would introduce, to-morrow, a bill to confiscate the property of rebels against the authority of the United States Government, and give freedom to persons held to labor in the slave States. Mr. WILKINSON, of Minnesota, gave notice of his Intention to introduce ft bill to abolish the dis tinction at present existing between the regular and volunteer forces of the United States army. The committee appointed to wait on the Pre dident reported that ho would communicate his message to Oongrces at noon to-morrow. Ad journed. 110IJSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tho House was opened at noon, with prayer, by the Rep. Mr. SrOCKTON. The roll of members was then called by the Clerk. One hundred and fourteen members answered to their names, including Messrs. Sargeant and Phelps, of California; Mr. Harper, of Massachusetts; Mr. Wilson, of Iowa; Mr. Bernlkeisel, delegate from Utah, and Mr. Cradelbaugh, delegate from Ne vada. Mr. DAWES, of Massachusetts, moved that Mr. Maynard, of Tennessee, he sworn in as the member from the Second district of Tennessee. Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, said that Mr. Maynard may have been properly elected, but we all know the fact that Tennessee was, as far as it could be, out of the Union. As there were several other eases, he thought that the subject brought forward by Mr. Dawes should be referred to the Committee on Elections Mr. DAWES thought this was an exception to the rule, as Mr. Ma` nerdwas regularly elected by a large majority at the August election, and before Tennessee had taken any steps to get out of the Union. He also . possessed the proper certificate, wbick qualified lam as a member. Mr. bTEYENS, of Pennsylvania, asked the direct qttestion, whetber. Mr. Maynard was elected before the State attempted to secede, and at the time fixed by law Mr. DAWES replied that he was so informed, and that his election took place under the law which had existed for a long time. Mr. STEVENS then withdrew his motion, and Mr. Maynard was accordingly sworn in as a member of Congress from Tennessee. On motion of Mr. rt:tiTON, of View York, a reso lution was adopted appointing a committee, to join each as may be appointed by the Senate, to wait on the President and inform him that a quorum of kith haunt were assembled and rawly to pressed to business, Mr. HICKMAN, of Pennsylvania, presented the i - ..-.tifieste of the Provisional Government of worth _ _ urclllUta ox congress from that State. or Ohio, rattled a queatiou of order. The claim of Mr. Foster was referred at the extra session to the Committee on Elections, without favorable action. Mr. BICKWAN replied that this was a ram qu i twit. different from Oat of tbe former Motion. . - The SPEAKER overruled the point of order taken by Mr. Vallandigham. Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, said no harm would be done by referring the sertifieate : and, on his motion, the case was referred to the Committee on lilections. Mr. WATTS, delegate from Now Mexico, was sworn in. Mr. BLAIR, or Virezda, the sueces.'sor Ot Mr. Carlile, W 11,9 also qualified. Mr. RICHARDSON, of Illinois, moved that Mr. &gar, of Virginia, be also sworn in. Mr. DAWES desired that this ease should be re ferred. Mr, RICHARDSON earnestly argued that Mr. Se gar should be sworn in. The House should not deny to the people of Accomac and Northampton counties a proper representation, especially as ;key had laid down their arms, which they had taken up against the Federal Government. All the forms of law had been complied with under the proclama tion of the Provisional Government of ViTginia. Mr. Him.oug, of Illinois, argued that Seger should lc admitted, in accordance with the princi ples alrisuiy settled at the extra session. Mr. Dimas desired to do no disrespect by ask ing the question referred. Ile wanted. the House to eonsicer the subject in all its bearings. It shotld be ascertained whether this gentleman was eleced by 1,020 or 1,000 votes, in a district where 10P00 may be cast. He wanted a rule that they coup stand by in the future. The Reject ui then referred to the Committee on Rectums. Mr. Bitdle, of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burnham, of Conneetied, Mr. Bennett, delegate from Colorado, Mx. Wallue, delegate from Washington Territory, were madly sworn in. Mr. CAVEAT, of Maryland, presented the me morial of Pt. Beach, of Virginia, asking to be ad mitted to I seat in the House. Referred to the Committees Elections. A memdal WAS presented oinking that Mr. Lows be admitt4 an an additional member from Califor nia. Reftred. Mr. Loszor, of Illinois, offered a joint reso lution tapering the thanks of Congress to Caßhein Wilkes fain arreaL of the traitors MOUSIB. Slidell and Maso. Mr. E*nrozr, of Ohio, moved as a substitute that the bmident be requested to present Captain Wllkee wit a gold medal, with stutulge ogaggin and davits expreesive of the high sense enter tained forint by. Congress, in his prompt arrest of the rebeltdason and Slidell. • The stititute was rejected, the original reso lution ailed. Mr. It Nt oil - erect .the following as a queation of privilege . .. Respite!, That John W. Reid, member of . the House. fradlie Fifth Congressional district of Mis souri, baytaken np arms against the Goyaro -went of t United Suites, he is hereby expelled 'from the se, and that the Speaker notify the Governor o ' ouri of this fact. The resolution was adopte Mr- C" ", °I Indiana, offered ilia f9ll9Willag ; il iuts Witc - reas tit. Michael corooran, who was taken prisoner one battle-field of Manassas, has, after suffering o r indignities, been eonfined by the rebel authlties in the cell of a convicted felon : Therefore, I it Resoltiel that the President of the United States be ivtested to similarly confine James M. Mason, later Virginia, now in custody at Fort Warren, uil col, Corcoran shall be treated as the United Stal Dave treated all prisoners taken by them in bob. [Applause in the galleries.] The resolution te uhanimously adopted. Mr. Ewer Massachusetts, offered the follow ing ; li'esolved f the House of Representatives of the United Statsf America— First. Thsin behalf of the people of these States, we do again cmrily declare that the war in which we are now gaged, against the insurgent bodies now in arrostainst the Government, has for its object the sbression of such rebellion and the re-establisbut of the rightful authority of the National Cortulion and laws over the entire ex %Pt of our °Son country, Second, 'awhile we disclaim all power under the Constituli to interfere by ordinary legisla tion with theltitution of the several States, yet the war now Ming must be conducted according to the usages id rights of military service, and that, during 4 . ontinuanoe, the recognized autho. rity of the Aim that the safety of the State is the highest lasubordinates the right of property and dotoiriat4-cr civil relations. Third. Thitherefore, we do hereby declare that, in our Relent, the President of the United States, as the smander-in-chief of our army, and the °Moen in sward under him, have the right to emancipatel poisons hold as slaves in any military distrin a state of inatitheetien against the National limnizient, and that we respectfully advise that surd or of emancipation be issued, wherever the will avail to weaken the power s of the rebels ' ,or to strengthen the military power of the likforces, Mr. Dome, aryland, moved to lay the reso lution on the le, but the motion was disagreed to—yeas 56, n o—as follows: YEas—Mess len, Ancona Ba il ey (of Fenn 1371vonia), Bid Blair (of disiouri), Blair (of it , 1 irginia), Ea m, Calvert, Campbell, Cobb,. Conway, Cowin ox, Cravens, Delano , . Dunlap, Dunn, Foulo, ight, Harding, Harrison, Hol man, llorton,K (of Illinois), Law,Leaser, Leary, LAW, hereon, Maynard, ay, Men. ties, morris, 01 Noell, Norton, Odell, Pendle ton, Perry, COW Massachusetts), Richardson, Robinson, 14iel, Smith, Steele (of . New York), Stets ( olNew Jersey), Themes, Train, Trimbell, on t yallandigham, Vence, ward, White (of 0 , odruff. Ncrs—M • Airich, Alley, Arnold, Ashly, Babbitt, B (of laasachusetts), Baker, Baxter, Beaman, Br • ra..l air (of Pennsylvania), Blake, Buffinton j 5. , CO ax, Frederick, A. Coukliug, Roscoe .Co 1 g, D ' , Dawes, Dion, Edgerton, 1, Edwards, D . Fessoden, Franohot, Frank, Good win, Gran , nerly, Hickman, Hooper, Hutchins, Julian, !Eel anskg, Loomis, Lovejoy, McKean. Mitchell, Morrill (of Maine), Morrill (of Vermont), Patton, Phelps (of California), Pike, Pomeroy, Por ter, Potter, Rice (of Maine), Riddle, Rollins (of New Hampshire), Sergeant, Sedgwick, Shanks, Sheila loner, Sharman, Sloan, Spaulding, Steven& Trim= bridge, Vanhorn, Vanvalitenbarg, Van Wyeke, Wall, Wallace, Walton (of Maine), Walton (of Ver mont), Washburn, Wheeler, Wilson, and Worces ter. The prestiora recurred or. Mr. Ellot.Ta re,oitttimt. Mr. fiehcos: R. Comir,ixo, of New York, proposed an amendment, which Mr. Eliot accepted, so as to make the resolution apply to the slaves held by dis loyal citizens. On motion of Mr. STRVENM, the further eOnside• ration of the resolution was postponed until to morrow week, in order that it may be discussed and amendments submitted. He was in favor of the proposition, but desired mei:lineation. Mr. CAMPBELL, of Pennsylvania, gave notice that he would call up the following resolution next Tuesday week: Resolved, That, in legislating to meet the exi gencies of the present rebellion, Congress Amid confiscate the property, slaves included, of all re bels, and protect the property and rights, under the Constitution and laws, of all loyal citizens. Mr. STEVENS of Pennsylvania, submitted the Patui.-e canai..lAr4dlz,i, hereas, Slavery has caused the present rebel lion in the United States •, and whereas, there can be no solid and permanent peace and union in this ropublit co long WO that institution exists within it and whereas, slaves are now used by the rebels as an essential means of supporting and protracting the war ; and whereas, by the law of nations it is our right to liberate the slaves of an enemy—to W5.111(615 his %sewers therefere, lie it enacted by the Senate and house o f Re presentatives of the 'United States of America, im 1G'017.6 , 77'5A assembled, That the President be re quoted to declare free, and direct all our generals and officers in command to order freedom to all slaves who shall leave their masters, or shall aid in quelling the rebellion. Second. And be it farther resolved, That the United States pledge the faith of the nation to make full and fair compensation to all loyal citizens, who are, and shall remain, active in supporting the Union, for all the loss they may sustain by virtue of the resolution. Mme. Fr ' = iuii l of Ness VoilE, the jelat emu mittee, >P red that they had waited on the Pre sident, atk 7- at be desired them to state that ho would send - his message to the House to-morrow, at 12 SeelMit Mr. 6TEYENS, of Pennsylvania, gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill to repeal certain laws creating ports of entry. Mr. MCPHERSON, of Pennsylvania, offered a reso lution, *WA 14§ oyoV, Setthis teeth the WAS! .62 more complete railroad; and i nstructing the Com mittee on Military Affairs to inquire into the expe diency of constructing an air-line railroad from Gettysburg to Harrisburg, Pa. Mr. ROSCOP. A. CONKLING submitted the follow ing, which was adopted : Resolved, That the Secretary of War be request ed, if not incompatible with the publio interest, to kepat to this House whether any, and if any, what measures have been taken to ascertain who is re sponsible for the disastrous movement of our troops at Ball's Bluff. On motion of Mr. MCPHERSON, it was That 112. gear.tary . of Wa.r ha ilifiiiME ed to furnish to this House copies of all contracts made by the Quartermaster's Department for feed ing disabled horses during the winter; to state the Ono of tlitm gotta*, 0.9 names of the contrac tors, and the number of horses given out, and whe ther these contracts were made upon public no. tie e. Mr. ODELL, of New York, submitted the follow ing. which was adopted Inereav, Colonel Alfred M. Wood, of the Four teenth Regiment New York State Militia, who was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Bull Run, has now, by the rebel authorities, been or dered. to confinement iris radii / prison, and by the same order is to be treated as prisoners convicted of infamous crimes: therefore Resolved, That the President of the United States be respectfully requested to order John Sli dell to the same ohmmeter of prison and to the same treatment until Colonel Weod shall be treated as the United States have used all prisoners taken in battle. The following notices of bills were given under the rule By Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, to establish a post ro ad from the city of New York to the city of Washington. Mr. VAN Wycic presented a bill to establish and contract a military and lutal railrowl from Wi4 - ington city, in the _District of Columbia, to the oily of New York, in the State of New York. Mr. BERNIIISEL presented the Constitution which was formed by a Convention of delegates assembled In oaratol Solt /odic City, ITtolb in March last, ac companied by a memorial, asking, Congress to admit that Territory into the Union as a State, on an equal footing with the original States. Ad journed. The Message. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 —The message will be sen in at noon, on Tuesday. FROM THE SOUTH. THE AFFAIR AT FORT PICKENS THE BOMBARDMENT CLOSED. Ome:0:43k110 , 1100: 1 Difttlili: 1 :CIPI44: 4 : 4 : 1 ; THE REACTION IN TENNESSEE. " - Mac& Flag." REPORTED HONORS TO THE REBEL MAURY FROM THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT. LOUISVILLE, Dee. 2.—The Southern papers to the 28th ult. have been received. They contain seat tend accounts of the Fort Pickens affair, from which it appears that the bombardment commenced on Thursday the 21st, and continued, with occa sional intermissions, night and day till the evening of the 24th, when Col. Brown ceased firing. The rebels'did not respond till after Fort Pickens opened fire. The fire from the fort and the outside Santa Boas island batteries. was directed against Fort Banancas, and the other rebel batteries, the rebel steamers Time and Nelmo, and the navy yard, while the Federal vessels engaged Fort Mcßae. The rebels admit that they loot sixteen killed and wounded in the bomberdment. Also, that consi derable damage was done to Fort Mcßae, inclu ding the caving in of the iowder magazine. The navy yard and town of Warrieglon wore partially - . destroyed. The rebels appear to have acted strictly on the defensive. The stories about the disabling of the United States steamers Colorado and Niagara appear to be unfounded. The rebel steamers Time and Nelmo were some whet damaged, but eueceoded in getting out of the rush of Col. Brown , a fire. Col. Brown received no reinforcements. The East Tennessee " bridge-burners " are to be court-martialed. EDState Senator Bakens fa among the prisoners. The members of the Legislature from East Ten nonce were called upon by the State Legislature for an explanation of their alleged connection with the bridge burning. They denied all knowledge of the act, and asserted that the perpetrators were the representatives of only a small faction in their Me trical. A despatch from Memphis says that at a meeting of the merchants of that city a resolution was adopted recommending the banks to cut their bills into fractional parts, in order to supply the demand for small change. . Where are still no tidings of Parson Browntow. The Charleston Covrier, in an eilitorial, depre eater the polio, of raising thablask flag, saying that it is urged principally by those who keep at a safe distance from the war. A New Orleans despatch says that on the 24th, illevernor Moore and Generals Lovell and 'imam participated in a review of 28,000 troops, including 1,400 free colored persons. Tho Bowling Green (Ky.) Courier recommends the seiziag of hostages for• any rebels in Federal prisons. The Richmond (Va.) Examiner publishes a cor respondence between Lieutenant Maury and Grand Duke Constuntlne, Grand Admirat of the "Ituusian navy. The latter invites Lieutenant Maury to en ter the Russian service. Lieutenant Maury re plies that he cannot accept the po.sltion until the Independence of the South is established. The rebel gunboat Tuscarora, while coming from New Orleans, and when fifteen miles above Helena, on the 23d ult., accidentally caught fire and became a total loss. COL. KERRIGAN TRIED BY COURT MARTIAL His Reported Nen.tenoe. TO BE SHOT FOR TREASON NEN Yortx, Dee. 2.—lt is reported that Colonel Kerrigan, late of the Twenty-fifth New York Regi ment, has been tried by court martial, for treason, and sentenced to be shot, and that his death-war. rant has been signed by the P:esident. Kerrigan is a member of Congress from this city. Western V . 4 . 4tt State Convatian, WHEELING, Dec. 2.—ln the State Convention, Mr. Roger, of Boone county, offered the following Whereas, Negro slavery is the origin and foun dation of our national trouble and the cause of the terrible rebellion in our midst, that is reeking to overthrow our Government, and Wheremc ' Slavery is incompatible with the word of God, detrimental to the interests of a free people, as well as wrong to the slaves themselves : There fore, Resolved, That this Convention inquire into the expediency of making the . proposed new State a free State, and that a provision be inserted for the gradual emancipation of all slaves within the pro posed boundanoa of the now Btato, to be eel:ll3ElNa to the people of the same for their approval or re jection. Referred to the committee on the fundamental and' general provisions. Mr, Brown. of Kanawha, offered the Mewing ; Resolved; That the State of Kanawha ought to assume a just and equitable proportion of the State debt .of Virginia, and, in doing so, discrimi nate between ils friends and foes by paying, first, the bonds held by her own loyal citizens; next, those hold by loyal citizens not reamit in the State of Kanawha, and of the excess a pro rata share. Mr. Caldwell, of Marshall, gave notice 'that he should ask that a proviaion be inserted in the Con stitution to the elfeot that, when the Constitution is submitted to the people, they shall then deter mine whether the name shall be Western Virginia or Kanawha. THE CITY. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. WiLairr.riTssir Tifelli—Ninth and rant matirlaine"-.4i11b in Philatlel phim ARCH-STREIT Taman's—Arch street, above 81xtb.—. Shivorer, or Love vs. Pokey"—" Slasher and Crasher." WERATLEY'S CONTINENTAL THEATRE—WaInut Street, aliavn Thn. eutarsad of ilia thmatie." l'Emrtm og WONDICRB—N. P. earner Tenth and Chest nut streetz.—Signor Blitz's Entortaitiment. ASSEMBLY Buicnises—Corner of Tenth and Chestnut streets.—Waugh's Italia and Stereoscopic Views of the war. Appointment of Chief of the Detective Police. TAP CHARACTER OF TIIP. POMP iPi.t noon yesterday Mayor Henry signified to the .betective Police force that Officer Benjamin Frank lin bad been appointed chief of that department. The oath of office was administered to Mr. Franklin a few minutes afterward, and he will enter upon its duties to-day. The capacity, energy, and experience of Mr. Franklin have been before remarked in these columns. It may not be out of place to say some thing of the number and elements of the force un der his charge. Th. .1... k .2 +h. dop.rtmout.. is Mr. Iliakbsy, native of Wothorsfiold, Conn., who has kept the polico records since 1840, serving under Mayors Swift, Scott, McCall, Jones, Gilpin, Conrad, Volta ? and Henry. To Mr. Buckley is entrusted the responsible duty of watching the penitentiary docket, so that con victs, on their exit, may be marked and their where= shouts made known. To him all applications rela tive to theft, &c., are made, and he has preserved sketches of the lives of all the thieves and criminals who have appeared before the police courts. To Mr. Buckley the detective officers have been in debted for direetion and advice in the management of every important operation ; and his memory of faces and aida. to fie remarkably- tenacious, so that ho recognizes offenders at first sight, though years have elapsed since first he saw them. The Rogues' Gallery of this city was originated by Mr. Buckley, who is an excellent designer. His pen-sketches of thieves constituted for many years the leading clue to their detection. In the twenty years of his connection with the police office, hun dreds of notorious persons have come under his cognizance. Murders, robberies, arsons, and riots have been recorded, and the municipality has passed through aliferent stages of rai•iiii> and Mis rule to final peace and , perfection. If the history of the deportment shall ever be written, the notes of Mr. Buckley will be found all-important. The oldest detective is Mr, C 4111114111 wbo tim been connected with the department about twenty years. He was formerly an officer at West Chester, Pa., and was first prominently known as the recoverer of mere than 11140,000 that had boon stolen from Dr. Darlington, of that boroueh.„, lie afterwards arrested the burglars of the Kempton estate, on School-house lane, near Germantown. These fel lows entered a mansion house in that secluded eel a bbeibeed, in the early evening, and, having bound the family and shut them in a closet, escaped with a quantity of heavy silver plate, which they buried near Camden, New Jersey. The leader of this gang, named Russell, was a romantic sort of personage who was afterwards hung in Ohio, His theory was the equalization of property, and he was a man of some education. Mr. Calanan recovered the Kempton plate and secured a space of impri sonment for all the outlaws, One of the most remarkable officers indirectly connected with the force is Fire Marshal Alexander W. Blackburn, who was born in Virginia and edu cated at Kenyon College, Ohio, afterward a medi cal practitioner, and Or a long time connected with the Second Dragoons, U. S. A., in the capacity of doctor's clerk. He figured in all the scenes of the Seminole war, and had a most eventful and adven turous life in the everglades of Florida. He came to Philadelphia in 1840, and after a short expe rience as a druggist-, became a newspaper reporter, one of the most enterprising and untiring in his profession, always preserving the credit of the bu siness, and personally connected with most of the leading characters and events of his time. During the riots of 10.14, and the nage gets of later day, Dr. Blackburn was everywhere present in the danger, and rendered the most complete and accurate accounts of the transactions of that time. For ten years he followed the varied fortunes of a Bebekelen, and in NH, when the marshal's paliee was organized, joined the force as a private. Ms native adventure made him at once conspicuous, and he was made first lieutenant, and afterward special officer. In the ” Killer" struggles of 1850- '53, Dr. Blackburn was a most courageous and in trepid spirit. He was made high constable in 1855, by Mayor Conrad, and fire marshal by Mayor Vaux. Since 1856 he has secured the conviction of fifty persons for the crime of arson, and has infused such a terror into such offenders that incendiarisms no longer occur. Ho was the chief agency in the de tection and conviction of the murderers, Spring and Maddecks, and has been a valuable auxiliary to all the district attorneys in criminal prosecutions. Joshua Taggart is one of the best informed offi cers in the city. His knowledge of thieves is said to be greater than that of any other detective in America. Mr. Taggart was born in Moyamensing, and served as sergeant in the Mexican war, 411 his return he was appointed on the marshal - a police, and was obliged to come into contact with many of bis old associates in Moyamensing. Ho belonged to the Moyamensing Hose, many of the members of which were exceedingly reckless and riotous. On one occasion a member of his company committed a violent assault upon a member of a Bart hi flit 7 ireiklitedh‘l rind-Viivixat shelter. The was pursued by Mr. Tag doors were barricaded, if he dared to approach. PeterminrAuttlaVnLd man, Taggart scaled the roof of the bunging. and cut his way to the first floor, whore he seized the outlaw in the midst of his confederates. The arrest of Snow, a peteil r y gg i rcr of Holm geode of NVIT tom - city, as acoomplished by Mr. Taggart, was a most sagacious enterprise, that made the Philadelphia detective department known throughout the country. Snow forfeited his bail and fled to Canada, where cite aiitheriUos would not deliver him up. By an ingenious strata gem he was lured into the United States, brought to Philadelphia, and convicted. Mr. George Handy Smith, a son of Levin H. Smith, an original Philadelphia detective, now de emend, was appointed by Mayor Conrad, and is one of the most intelligent and promising officers in this county. He has conducted a variety of cases, and generally with marked foresight and success. Samuel W. Wrigley, formerly a sergeant in die Twenty-first ward, is a genial and energetic detec tive, who served under Col. Morehead in the present war. Washington Bartholomew and Benjamin Leyy are experienced and talented macers, who have figured in a number of cases. =;EMMI Joseph Somers, formerly a lieutenant of mar shal's police, and afterward high constable, is a goodhearted, elear.headed officer u are alga his confederates, Edward G. Carlin and John Lemon. Messrs. Sam. Henderson ' Bird, and Chas. H. Smith were drafted from the ward-police force to assist in detective duty. They are known as if shadows " or trackers" of thieves, but have, nevertheless, designed some of the beet eases that have come before the authorities. With such assistants, the new chief must succeed in making this department the most efficient in the Jle is etbuirell by all the Acne, and it eur• rounded by excellent advisers, THE STATE APPROPRIATION TO COEHON SCHOOLS.—The following circular relative to the Slats apprapsiatisas to tie, of Common schools has been published by. the State superin tendent, Thomas IL Burrowes, Esq.: An erroneous impression is entertained in some parts of the State that the appropriation for the school year, beginning on the first Monday in June, 1861, was withdrawn by the State Legislature, and applied to the support of the war. It is, there fore, proper to say that our State has not thus dis graced herself. 911 thf/ 99141417, while tbt Amount of appropriation payable per taxable to the dis tricts will be the same as it was last year, the ag gregate appropriations were greater in amount than for an y year since 1840. The appropriations to the districts will, therefore, be paid out as usual, is soon as each shall have Mod the proper certificate that the schools were open and in operation ' ac cording to law, at least four months after the first Monday in June, 1801. EXPLOSION—TWOMEN INTURED.—AboIIt half past six o'clock yesterday morning, an explosion occurred In the engine room of Lawson's fork fac tory, situated on Frankford creek, in the Twenty third ward. The establishment is quite an often. /five one, being five stories in height. It is now oc cupied by Messrs. Scheible and Fisher, who are engaged in making sabres, bridle bits, ko., for the Government. A large force of workmen aro em ployed in the building. The explosion took place just as the engineer was about starting the ma chinery. He was very badly scalded. His inju ries are principally about the face. His name is Joseph BUTMIng. The ArcKlMl t 911rion, was to the room at the time of the accident. He also suffered severely from the escaping steam, but his injuries are not so serious as those of the en gineer. The unfortunate men were both conveyed to their homes. Happily, no other perm was in-' jured. THE CAMDEN AND AMBOY RAILROAD COM PANY'S PROPOSED IMPROYEMENTS.—WO learn that Apt.lizatiork will be made to the neat Legis lature of New Jersey for the passage of an act providing for a branch railroad from the Cam den and Amboy Railroad, at or near Cooper's creek, in the county of Camden, to some point on the Delaware river, between the City of Camden and Woodbury creek, with authority to build wharves and slips ; and for an act to incorporate a company to improve and protect the meadow bank on the river Delaware and Cooper's meek, in Stock ton township, Camden county , ftem PAV6Ria to the Camden and Amboy Railroad. MOCKING DEATII. Yesterday morning about 5 o'obiek one of the Sixth ward . police found tho hod, of Mr. Ecimillta G ar retson lyzng upon the sidewalk on Minor street, in front of the American .Hotel. Mr. Garretson boarded at the hotel, and is supposed to have fallen from an upper window. His head and face were horribly mashed, one of his legs was broken, end his body otherwise crushed. His death must have been instantaneous. The de ceased was a single man, about forty years of age. He was formerly a liquor dealer in this city, but had retired frees hiPnelitS. ROBBERY.--Some time during Sunday night, It burglar or burglars entered the dwelling of J. G. Dannenhauer, baker, No. 1410 North Fifth street, through a third-story back window. They then came down to the second story, where they secure.' and carried off $lOO in notes and a small bag of change. A quantity of gold and silver, amounting to $2OO, was left untouched, as the thieves were frightened off by the movements of one of the in mates of the house. MEETING OF TILE RETURN JUDGES OF TILE TWENTY-THIRD WARD.—The return judges of the moral diviaiona of the Twenty-third ward met at the house of Daniel Femme, Frankford, yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, when certificates of election were grunted to the candidates who re ceived the highest number of votes in the late ge neral election. DlED.—Jamcs Scully, a member of Compa ny 11, Sixty-third Regiment N. Y. S. V., died on Saturday afternoon, at the hospital of the Volun teer Refriehment Committee. Henry Calladine, a pantomimist ; formerly attached to the Ravel and Martinetti troupes. mid Welch's Cirous company, died on Saturday at the residence of his sister, en Fifth street. Ito was thirty•fout yearn of age. THE finvbrir tkit"Zht CA". — nctoro Re corder Enetr # yesterday morning, James Vanstavo• ren was charged with being a fugitive from justice from Washington, where he is alleged to have stolen thsoo from Lemuel Noticll, Scuml tYitileSeeo were examined. The main facts, as elicited by the evi dence, have already been published. It appears that Howell and Vanstavoren were lieutenants of Company 0, Seventh Regiment P. R. H. They bath reettpnerl. left damp tegatheem for Washington. Upon Mu departure, Lieutenant Howell was entrusted with a quantity of letters to be delivered personally to tke families of the men belonging to the company, ncite. !otters COPtirillett from to $OO each, and wordpidood in hie tnmir, but were subsequently removed! to a valise. I'mu stavoren advised Howell not to lake them, as them might be trouble if any were lot In Washington they stopped at glrapaan's Natal, and the baggage was all placed in the baggage room. Vanstavoren was in that roar once, to get something from his trunk. Howell was taken sick, and went to bed early. Vanstavoren left the room okol gala that ha would return shortly, but Lieut. Howell EMI not see tin again until the , Sett morn ing, when he met him at the depot, about to start for this city. A man who was with him testified that they had staid all night at the National Hotel. -A.C I -- , Alog Lo o p., 41r 1 nw. r t u.tti.vtod. by the paupers at a cost of about ow The report was adopted by the Board. Mr. Server offered a resolution to equally divide the income freat the " garter Legacy Fund" (about v 250) among Ine several Committees of Outwards, Children's Asylum, and Insane Asylum, to be ex pended by them according to the instructions gives in the will. Mr, Server moved to go into an election for engi neer ; which was lost. The election was postponed, and the namo of George W. Dorsey was placed in nomination. The new rules for the regulation of the Beard were then taken upb dimmed. and approved of: after which the Board adjourned. TROUBLE RELATIVE TO POLICE OVEEOOATS. —The policemen in most of the districts have be come mutinous, owing to the course of the authori ties in the matter of their winter overcoats. It seems that a tailor on Second street contracted to make them, at a cost of $lB to each officer. This is more than the men can afford to pahartd they Akita that better overcoats can be motto at #l2 apiece. The contractor has, moreover, prim out the work to Baltimore tailors, who receive about $3 for making up each overcoat. The regular price for such work is $6 per coat. At na gad, the whole contract will coma to the nice aura Of $12,000 or more. Some of the overcoats, it is stated, have been miserably cut, the lappels, capes, etc., being, in many eases, made of scraps of cloth. The Mayor. we understand, has had nothing to do with issuing the eantrut, ha having at - Hated the chief and some of the lieutenants a committee to make the arrangements. No appeal is allowed to be made, and the men are refugiad permission to have their clothes made by , other tailors. Many of the policeman are, la tacit, tailors py trade, and could readily make up their own gar ments without being subjected to the expense of $lB from their month's limited salary. Some in vestigation should be made into this contigot iii order to justify the committee and do justice to the pollee. The overcoats will arrive from Balti more some time this week. They are made of blue material, and the dye is said to come og readily. BURGLARS IN THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINE TEENTH WARDS.—Yestorday afternoon, two men named Henry Wilson and John Walton came be fore Alderman Battler, charged with the tobsenit aion of a half dozen burglaries in the upper portion of the city. The men were identified by Mrs. Re becca Stedman, C. G. Wiser, and others, as parties who had broken into their dwellings between mid night and morning, and in some ems escaped with articles of household goods. Wilson is an old of fender who has served two and a half years la pri son for burglary and larceny. He lives at the foot of Thompson street. When arrested a quantity of matches and a tallow candle were found in his pocket. Walton is a squatter who visits fairs, horse races, etc., to dispose of cakes and beer. It is a little curious that one of the brothers of this man has visited a number of thu houses that were robbed, the night after, in the capacity of a huckster or street market man. The accused will have a fur ther hearing on Friday. D.4.4.TNWP FIII 49VAYAN—Dastor'o Fire' ZolleTeB are now encamped four miles from Pooles .Md. They are drilling up to a remarkable degree of perfection, and are certainly a great cre dit to Philadelphia ; though as they are out of the highway of ordinary travel they tire not as meek visited by sight-seers as many other regiments. They are practising almost exclusively in the dou ble-quick, as they are to be skirmishers. The men are in good health, and anxious for a brush. Their stay at Peelesville has been the means of converting many rebels. Ilavinp Pros ser's fine band with them, they have made it tell in the work of ingratiating themselves with the peo ple of this region. PROBABLE RAILWAY CASIIALTIt.—Coroner Conrad was sent for yesterday morning to hold an inquest upon the body of an unknown man, which had arrived on Sunday at the Pennsylvania Railroad n depot, in a box. seems that the box was ',Akan' to the depot at Harrisburg by a squad of soldiers. and the freight was paid to this city. A soldier came down in charge of the body, but has not been seen since the arrival of the train. From appear ances, the tieeetteed bad evidently been run Over by a train of ears. He belonged to the McClellan Regiment, which had been enoamped at Hunting don. ARTILLERY PRACTICE. This afternoon, Company B. Captain Hastings. will parade with their splendid battery of artillery, for the purrs* of formally presenting it as a completely organized battery to the Committee of Defence, and Preto& tion, under whose auspices it was organized. The drill takes place on the field opposite the Ridge road Railroad depot, commencing at two o'clock, and will be reviewed by General Pleasenton, at flat o'clock, is the proaonoo of the committee and Councils. This will be a display worth looking at, and one rarely seen inlthis city, there having been no battery of artillery since that of the • Phila delphia Grays, General Cadwalader commanding, to /S-11, SKILITL FORGNRT.—Some adroit swindler recently forged the names of Messrs. Hamm, Presi dent of the School Controllers ; Hemphill, Secre tary 9( the POW, tend }Wily, City Controller, to a warrant for $5OO, and the money was paid by , the city treasurer. The party in whose favor the war rant was drawn is non eat inventus. The money was obtained hat April from the city treosurer, and the fraud was discovered in the offplp of tilt *Kg controller. ENTERED ON HIS DUTIES.—Mr. MoCul'laugh* Register of Wills, entered upoulds duties yesterday morning. Ilia appointments are as follows Fulieitor—Raney M. Doelkert. Deputy ---John F. Relaterliog. Appraiser of Collateral Inheritance Tux—Riollard Simpson. ' • .... 144