t4'4lt -Vress. 'WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25,1861 ENTRACT FROM THE LAST SPEECH. OF STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.—" The conspiracy to break op the Union is a tact now known to um Armies ore being raised, anti war lerleti to accomplish it. The - re can be but two sides to the controver.sy. Every man must be on the shlr of the Vnitttl Mateo or aAaiPA it• There ran be Oa neutrals in this war. There can be none but patriots and traitors." FOR eALE—The T molt Pnngg 011 Vidal :his raper hag been printed for the last nine moDihs, I 1 N 11l eNcellent condition, baying been made to order a ear ago, and will lie gold at a bargain. For ttrmc apply :at this oftiev, or address JOHN W. FORNEY, -417 elo...Onatt f4roapt, Philadelphia. A PAPER FOR THE CAM AND FIRESIDE. FOBINEY'S W4ll PRESS, CONTENTS or NO. s, POE. S&TLIIDAY, CE3II3ER 23 ENGRAVINGS.—Fort Delaw4re—Peculiarly Appro- ite—tri”,jor Oeurra+l Gvorse is. ni.-d1,11a.• CIIRISTM AS EVE AT CAMP. FROM. missOUßL—Captain WoixA Scanting Party c,e4eral Jobn pnpe--1 lire(' Hundred Pd ohein Taten, and all the linginigo entt niooltions—Xore Co-Koi News fr, m IVliieniri—Confirmation of the Union ictory— erin , hleg ➢news to Rebellion. yitom is ilaticliy —The Grand Army of Ken tuel4.s —The Skinabb iit , 51;11.11 , 111 oz Somerset—General Buell and Lk Oilicers--Late trona Binding Green and Vicinity—The Truth about the In dians. runt /I Ifor. 3Likl Hung at Enoxville—Reporad Evacuation of Galveston, Texas, by the Rebels—Captain Ricketts—Onr Prisoners in Richmond—Aliscellsneous--Rebel Accounts of the Situa t.:...• Nentata, - --- Plhr USI;(>1" Men In TAll nessa,—L ate hews from the Rebel States—The Rebels Distressed for Iron and Coal—Seizure of Salt by the Rebels—The Prisoners at Richmond. Portems Monroe—SW.: ping Up One Rat Hole—The Report of General Phelps— From New Tork—Sailing of the Africa with Despatches for Englnt.d—important from the Upper Potomac—ln &realer! fpm Point of Itocks=Another Robot Attack on Col. Geary's Regiment Iteput.cd—bifileulty with Great Britain—Appropriations for Coast Defences—Later from Fortress 31oLroe, Hatteras, and Purt Royal—lmportant 1.1.=ic.--Th. Was Favor iu eallathl_Th4 Supply of Arms from BuglanA—The Mason and litlelt Affair— Smith O'Brien on a War with Zugland—Solemn Advice to Irishmen in the North and South—The Difficulty with Fnehaul Gomm] Sfutni Lotter.-Tho Dint ot the Late English News upon the Rebel Leaders—Stefttoship Arago Olt Cape Race—General Scott on his Way Home, etc. EDITORIAW.—The Late-et War Few,--The Renorta Of the Interior and r,.bt otrice pvpartments—no Pa triots of Past Tonneggeo—The &overlie Court—pritisn International Law—French Mediation—Death of Prime Albert. THE "LETTERS FROM OCCASIONAL."—IreImuI and Great Britain—The English Complicatiott —The Movements of the Union Armies—British Hostility to the 13liited States. ..nPROIAL 11PgPATOTUF9 FROM_ THE CAPITAL:— OtTicial Peepatelies from Commodore Dupont—Nowa from the Enemy—Propc*.ed Abolition of the Franking Pri silege—The Retirement of Nar•nl Officers—The Coolie "Tr.d.—Tne T.,. 11111. TIIE NAVY .—F Port .Boy al—From fur Forces in South Carolina—Letter from Beaufort—Official De spatches from Fort Royal—A Rebel Expedition Fitting cot THE BATTLE AT DRANESTlLLE.—Pennsylvania Does the Work—Details of the Battle. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. LOCAT. 7TFIi O, WA.t. WIT , PoP.TP.V, Single Copies for bale at the Counter of The Press. TERMS :—One copy, one year, Sf: ; Three copies, one year, S 5; Five copies, one year, S. IN ORDER that every one connected with THE PRESS Establishment may be mu -I.led to ‹.tlebi , itto Christmas in IL rational man ner, there will be no paper issued from this office to-morrow. THE LATEST WAR NEWS The festivities appropriate to the season are en tered into with such a hearty spirit that to all ap pearanee " grim-visaged war has smoothed his wrinkled front." Our streets were never more crowded with tt....0. 6 . of 1. 117 ..a eooEenEad people, and to-day promises to be one of the mer riest Christmases we have ever known. The rush st Adams' Ex - Frees *Mee tor several clays pask proves that in the midst of the home preparation for enjoyment ; our brave soldiers have not been forgotten_ A countless number of peekaoes have been forwarded to them, and they are thus re ceiving at their camps welcome tok-ns of the vatic -4loooto re s .ra. 4,4 I , aativag tkai cluster round their firesides. There are strong indications that the Mason and Slidell diffieulty will be amicably settled. It is by no meats certain that, after a full hearing of all the facts involved, Great Britain will demand a sur render of the Rebel Commissioners. But what ever may be her determination, the Administration will doubtless prefer a steady adherence to the great object of the war in which we are involved, the suppression of the existing rebellion, to the creation of any new complications, inconsistent with the atiaMment of that end, that can be honorably avoided. Another important step towards the practical ea change of prisoners hue been taken - by the relea..,e, on the .2.3 d instant, of two hundred and forty-nine of the men captured at hatteras Inlet. They were telttn to asaney Island under ailed of triton_ An equal number of Tinian prisoners are expected to arrive in a day or two at Fortress Munroe. In the phirmish at Newport News on the 9/d inst., which was reported yesterday, several of our soldiers were wounded, but none kilted. A nun/- trey or the ra,ois were wouridea, and +dß .41 , 6 to have been killed. It is reported that a com pany of negroes fought on the side of the enemy. It is reported 4.1 der, Webb, 51. e. ..kmerlce. Minister at Rio Janeiro, has sent a demand to the Brazilian Government to supersede the Governor of Maranbam, for having supplied coal to the rebel privateer Sumpter. The statement of Mr. Hurd, a wounded Union prisoner, who was releaSed by the rebels at Charles• ton after the great fire by which the jail where they were confined was burned, wilt be read with tinniest. Cul, Qumran is unstring, and it is pea end@ that he succeeded in effecting his escape to Beaufort. lava, 1:Nob-Ayr's tercet show but lititle alepeelitext to risk a battle at present with our troops. On the 19th inst. 8.000 of our forces advanced four miles south of Green Ayer without meeting the enemy.. It is a somewhat singular coincidence that the battle of Bull Run was fought on the 20th of July, the battle of Beira Muir on the 20th of tiototter, and the battle of Draneaville on the 20th of De- The Now York .geonins- Post thinks that Sivre tary Seward's letter to the New England Society proves " that a foreign war will be no act,of our own Goverr.ment. It will be forded upon Lig whin it cornea. The Administration, like the people, de sire no other conflict than that they have in hand ;. lb.* *ill molts onsmy air-shims, of lumina purposes or international insult necessary to avoid the cala mity ; but they will neither of them shrink from any responsibility thrust upon them by the events of the times." The letter thole referred to is dated December 11 7 aa is cc follows! Pray present my apology to the eons of New England for declining their invitation to the New England dinner. 11Iy duties here allow me little enjoyment of the holidays_ If it were an Old Elm , land liittner instead of a New England feast, I would certainly strain a point to attend. I would like so good an opportunity to attempt to show to our cousins across the seas that there is no material benefit or moral inflating that can accrue touts that will not also increase the prosperity and greatness of Great Britain. and that every disaster that be falls the United States is also pregnant with sutler -1..8-ef.,6114Y or later to be horns by Greek Britain." We are being abundantly supplied with arms, and no fears on that Score need be entertained. The 'Hamburg steamer Teutonia, which arrived at New York on the 23d inst., brought over seventy /too thousand stand of arms, principally rates, for the Goverment. The arms are of various kinds; a few of them are old muskets, but nearly all are now and excellent arms. The largest proportion of tTaribipment was procured in Austria. The arms are consigned to many different houses. The steamship Hausa, of the Bremen ling, also brings to new York a oargo quite as large—a por tion of them from France and England. The Mame; Nniqm,y, recently from Liverpool, is now discharging a quantity of arms and lead. Of the former there are only a few thousand stand —less than five ; but there are one hundred casks of ingot lead, each cask weighing fourteen to fifteen hundred pounds. It is estimated that nearly a quarter of a million stima of arms have been brought to this country during the past four months, by the Hamburg line of steamships. Be tides these, a large amount of war material, in eluding infantry and cavalry equipments, has been imported from Europe. Captain D. D. Porter's expeditionary fleet of mortar-bonts is expected to be reedy for az tiyu ear yiee and to sail from New York in a short time. Advices. received by the North Star, which ar rived from Aspinwall, at New York, on the ',334 state that an English steamer at Aspinwall brought a report that the privateer Santpter was COulli , at Fort Martinique ) when the United States steamer fre g yots• arrived at that part, but that her capture was prevented by the interference of a French man-of-war, the captain of which ob jected to such a proceeding on the ground that it would be a breach of neutrality. On the same night the French veecel went to sea, and the Ire quois, believing her to be the Sevnipter, followed her ; but upon overtaking her and discovering the mistake, put bank to secure her peke. Meantime, the Sumpter had taken advantage of the opportu nity to escape, leaving the Iroquois to find her elsewhere. IT 3IAT be a questiQu of taste for State Le gislatures to pass resolutions of instruction or advice to the President and his Cabinet, but the action of the Legislature of Kentucky asking the President to displace one of his ministers, is a somewhat novel experiment.. They have selected for their exeommunica- Howl deeree the Secretary of War. The only consequence of this legislative dictation will be to grieve every true Union man in the free States ? and to produce divi- sions among the people these Kentucky lt,bgis haters represent. For if the loyal men in the Border States are to be divided; if they are to be taught to lose confidence in the men direct ing affairs ; if every expression of opinion by tbose,whose opinions are entitled, at least, to itogpent and consideration, is to be the subject of a censure end a protest, the agents who en gage in this work are only aiding the common enemy. It is an awkward compliment to the President's kind and affectionate allusions to the KentuCky people in his last message, that while their representatives in the Legislature praise 111 n 1 7 mtrilte down a Cabi net minister who shares his full confidence. The opinions of the Secretary of War, con tained in his first report s are before the coun try. They are the opinions of a great part of the American n'tion. They are endorsed by thousands of those in arms under the Repub lic. 'Re Secretary wrote them frankly ; and then submitted them to the President. When the President, out of regard for the loyal Southern people ; suggested certain alterazi.na, Secretary CAMERON generously waived his own judgment for the common good, and in so doing received the earnest and cordial thanks of Mr. LINCOLN. The example of the Secre tary of War might well be imitated by. the Legislature of Kentucky. Mad Secretary CAMERON MAO an issue upon his sincere son• timents—had he made the course of Mr. LIN COLN the pretext ;or dissatisfaction—had he been ambitious of political advancement, at the expense of the cause—he might have re tired from the Cabinet, thrown himself into the arms of those sustaining - and defending him, and become the leader of a mighty Northern party. He might have been the politic-100 i be. F ie-Fez -red le be Ake 1.i:6/e4_ Other considerations make this action of the Kentucky Legislature look inopportune and unjust. The Secretary of War has been Kentucky's good friend during all this contest. The many Vigorous preparations for rescuing the property of citizens from confiscation, 494 their homes from devastation and desolation, were chiefly owing to the herculean exertions of General CAMERON. He visited Kentucky that he might see with his own eye the con dition of its people and their military wants, and he promptly instituted measures to relieve there. lon have been welcomed by him and treated with the most distinguished consideration. He had his opiniona preciauly as the people of Kentucky have theirs, and any one who has read attentively the Louisville Journal and the Louisville ileino&itii, will recall many a para graph containing sentiments at least as radical and extreme as those expressed by the Secre tary of War , --paragraphs in which the bitter est denimciations were heaped upon the rebels, and the severest measures invoked for crush ing out the rabellion. These Kentucky politicians claim to he loyal. They are treading upon dangeraus ground. They should beware lest they fall into tae old Breetrinrlase-and-iluruett rut. Their late cote against General XAMERON only gives aid and comfort to the enemy—to their foe and ours— And to flow who hate the Government here in. the North. It would have been a graceful manifestation of impartiality on the part of the Kentucky legislators, if, while differing with General CAMERON on the slave question, they bad at least recognized his great energy and devotion, his earnest desire to serve the coun try, and his many kindnesses to themselves. It is _a fine tribute to the Secretary-of War, and a fitting comment upon the protest of the genftichlana, that, ahmiltitticously - wills the passage of their resolution, the searching in vestigation of the Van Wyck Committee should be given to the eettrtky, and that, not withstanding the clamors and calumnies which have been hurled against him, nothing has been disclosed clam- directly- or indirectly affecting his personal integrity. Will the Kentucky Legislature take a note of this ? All of his many obligations have been faith fully and honestly discharged. He has been one of the boldest andmost disinterested war ministers of the age; and, notwithstanding the action of the Kentucky- Legislature, he will al ways stand high in the confidence of the Presi dent, and the affection of the American people, THE PUBLIC will recognize in the order of Gem Rumex, compelling the ref 1s to con tribute to the support or the Union refugees in St. Louis, a bold step in the right direc tion_ All loyal men admit that this rebellion, which is to cost the American people such an immense expenditure of blood and treasure as Will diyest the records of antiquity of what 1144 heretofore seemed fabulous, is without any adequate -provocation; that it roots in the ancient discontent of South Carolina politi cians, and has attained to hs present unnatural proportions by reason of the perverted ambi tion of its present leaders. Why, then, should these ambitiens loaders, their alders, abet. tors, and apologists, be made to reimburse the loyal men for the least of their expenditures— their treasure? And even when this shall be done, how insignificant, what a mockery seems the cclast dollar," among the items of that great journal, whose entries are made with the hearVs blood of our relatives, friends, and neighbors ? There are sacrifices which no con fiscatory laws and no bills of attainder can reach ; offerings laid upon the altar of patri otism without expectation of other reimburse ment than that of a Government vindicated, and through this, order cdio6 intiote eAa blished. Wait being arbitrary in its nature, its laws have suffered less change; in the lapse of time and in the progress of mankind, than the codes Of States. Being an incident of barba rism, civilized nations have ondeayorcd to divest it of its greater atrocities, and have in good degree succeeded. We may rightly carry on the work, and eliminate every un necessary atrocity remaining. It is a national duty, a duty we owe to the world as a con servator of human progress_ But we cannot, in justice, go farther; we cannot, as the con servator of human progress, abate one jot of the rigors and hardsbips of war, in so fkr as they affect our enemies. For these are legiti mate weapons, so long - as the evil endures; and the strong use of them is the merciful use. The heavier the hltllYti we deal with Muhl the sooner will this waste of blood and trea sure, this paralyzation of the industrial inte rests of the country MM. We must nut per wit rapine, but exact subsidies ; east down the leaders from their social position, and ion poverl.k the!, 1311pparrivrt, inasmuch thcar may be able. We are dealing with an enemy who does not ask magnanimity, and would not appreciate it if proffered and we cannot afford to be magnanimous until victorious. HOLIDAY PRESENTS.—J. E. GOULD, Seventh and Chestnut streets, is selling his elegant Pianos and 3lelodeons at greatly reduced prices. Such inducements were never before offered to pur chasers. SIGNOR BLITZ announces three grand perform: maces to day, at tho Temple of Waders, Tenth and Chestnut, commencing at 11 A. M., 3 and 7 P. M., and every afternoon and evening during the holi days. _Blitz is decidedly the magician and ven triloquist, for the ago. Be is humorous and par feet. AUCTION Di4TICE — SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES.— The early attention of buyers is called to the largo and desirable assortment of 1,000 cases boots, shoes, brogans, &c.; also, a desirable invoice of plush and cloth caps, to be sold at auction, for cash, to-mor row (Thursday) morning, at 10 o'clock precisely, by Philip Ford & Co., auctioneers, at their store, Nos. 525 Market and 522 Commerce streets. LETTER FROM i 4 OCCASIONAL." Iltnnumirox, Dec. 24 The exhibition of moral and physical hero ism ix always grand but ft people exercising the philosophy of patience born of faith, would present the grandest spectacle the world has ever seen. When all the best and worst pas sions of a people are aroused, it is scarcely to be expected that a majority will so hold those pa } ; oos in check as to render the exercise of patience possible. But " the mills of the gods grind slowly ;" aml their results seem insignificant, for the reason that we judge of all results as they de velop within the span of a single life. And then, our Self-hoods arise and confront us on every hand when we sit in judgment upon current events. Every man wishes the CC mit leimium" to come in his lifetime, forgetting that the causes which have delayed, and still delay it, are, as old as creation, and oft renewed. This desire to effect certain results within given periods, is, probably, the cause of 'the almost irrepressible impatience exhibited, by great and small, touching national troubles. Define the 4,rst blow fell, the country was in a fever to know when and where it would fall. So great was this fbver of impatience that tens of thousands would have been bitterly disap pointed had not the madness of South Caro lina expended itself in an iron tempest upon the 'heroic defenders of Sumpter. We need not be ashamed of it, but however closely we may wrap us about with the robes of man hood, the childlike impatience of curiosity win peep out Item its told.. This is only one phase of human nature, and perhaps ought not hastily to be praised or blamed. cc When is there to be a forward move ment?" ig What is the Government about?" When will this war end ?" , z Is there to be a war with England?" Who will say that these are not the great questions of the day? Yet it may not be possible to allay public fever is regard to one of them. The first and the last tw o tomi le v Aly 4ersnd iipoH d6Stlition9 not revealable, because not yet ascertained ; nor is it proposed to speculate respecting those conditions here; for, after all, it is a matter of greater moment to mankind as to what is to be the result of this war. It is a struggle for national integrity against the most_ wicked and ambitious of disorganizing influences. • It is it strife, on the one part, for power ; on the: other, for order, for truth, and for right; and in this regard it Is its world 3 s W.Sl'.. If there be a loyal man who despairs of the Republic, be either reads history backwards or needs to increase his faith in Almighty justice. Ken may retrograde, communities may becetile demoralized, States may perish from the roll of nations ; lint in the great AYPFage of time the race goes forward. The law of relapse is only local in its operation. This - country, which represents so many nationalities, com bines the strength and vigor of all, and thete• by has a deeper hold upon permanency than Any that has ever existed.„The best and truest bleed of all civilized nations flows iu this struggle. To fear failure is to fear the ruin of all that is worth preserving. NR) shall Wit fail. A 5 a nation, striving io better the condition of man everywhere, we cannot fail. The duration of the fight is a e l tiestion of 11101111 s and a rightly energized purpose. When the sky clears, we shall see, with the poet, that— (i 'Twits but the ruin of the bad, The wasting of the wrong, the ill hate'er of good the old time had Is living still." And not oven the strength of _England added to the factitious strength of treason can change the pre-ordained result. The rills of blood how flowing may, through her inturforanco, swell into rivers, and these may coalesce and form bloody seas ; but if the American people deserve national existence, they will find some Moses to lead them thrOugh that suppositious Red Sea; and they will carry with them the fruits of that covenant made by the men who founded the Republic amid difficulties second only to those now confronting us. Our Go vernment has been, and must continue to be, the wvrltPs boat vomnplc, and etauding refu tation of the theories of despots. Wisdom requires that all should prepare for the worst 4 for, while no just cause of war will be given to foreign Powers, nations are some what less immaculate than individuals, even in the matter of attending to the business of other peoples. We must place the wOrSt be fore us, and school our souls to face it. If the worst do not come, we shall be wiser and stronger for experiencing it in anticipation. Sti.eQUioniot Terrongm in Canada. [From the Toronto Globe, Dec, 12.] The infamous conduct of the corruptionist organ in this city excites the deepest indignation among our people. There are plenty loyal men in To. ronto ; there are none, in fact, who are unwilling to turn out to defend Canadian soil whenever it is assailed, but our people are not such madmen as to Fmk a quarrel with neighbors who profess the most friendly feeling, and have done nano injury, It is a general opinion that the agent of the Jefferson Davis Government is overdoing his work, and is likely to be kicked out of his position Ion; before he has accomplished the object of his ambition—the stirring up of a war between the United States and England. The exquisite absurdity of an editor of a Washington paper coming over here to lecture the r op . le upon their Jay to the Peitia fhig assume, in fact, the part of a loyal bully, excites its appropriate share of ridicule. Ms gyrations would be harmless, but for the position of the Limier. As the organ of the Government, as the recipient within a few years of a hundred thousand dollars of public money, it is a matter of moment that the Leader is using every weapon of invective and falsehood to excite war. The Ama' rims of course conclude, from the position of the paper, that its nefarious work is sanctioned by the Canadian Government, and that they are influenced in their turn by the imperial authorities. Its dia tribes are published tar and wide by the American papers, and help to keep up the flame of hostile feeling. This work may be all very pleasant to the agent of the Jeff Davis Government, who, if bo aecomplishea bis work, will speedily seek refuge in Richmond and obtain his reward, but to those who have their all in this country, the stirring up a senseless, causeless war, is about as distasteful as that can La coirilfavecl_ l ' he most infamous parts of the Leader's infa mous efforts to create disturbance are its assaults upon individual Americana in our midst. It tries to excite proicitcy agamat them so as to drive them .out of their employments. Although the Hama 1110 not mentioned, the directors of the Northern Rail way have been plainly informed that their retention of Mr. Grant as superintendent, and Dr. Beatty as fu anee la ..lispleacing to the Washington editor, and that. the nuisance must be abated. The following was the language employed : " We will not enumerate illustrations at present; though the time may come, and thatspeedity l when railway directors and others may be required to justify their toleration of the exclusive temper shown by superintendents, express contractors, and others who avail 1114m1N1T. , 4 4 of every chance to promote American interests as distnignieront riV/I1 Canadian." There is but one board of railway directors to whom this language. can be made to apply, for no other an Aii.eilekcihrethitoll4olo,_ Mr, Grant is the most efficient railway man in Canada in his own department. He has managed his road admi rably ; not one word can be bald against him on that Nue 4.9 was employed by Government as one of the commissioners to inquire into the posi tion of the. Grand Trunk Railway, and did his duty there also efficiently and ably. But he is an Ame rican : an editor fresh from Washington and Rich eiiii.oet aldose /marines, and so he tells the Northern railway directors that they must dismiss Mr. Grant. The Jeff Davis man seems to think that we have commenced a new reign of terror, and that we are all at the mercy of the OM man 11119 denounces U. He has actually the impudence to threaten the Globe office with a domiciliary visit from a mob. This would be perfectly laughable were it .not, as we before said, for the fact that the Leader 15 a dovermwout organ, supported by public money ; that it is under stood to speak as it is instructed by Mr. John A. Macdonald, Mr. John Ross, and Mr. J. C. Morri son, all of whom are in Toronto at this moment. Do these gentlemen desire a war with the United States? If they do, it must be because the affairs of the Government are in such a desperate state that they sec no hope of postponing their fall, save in bringing about a collision with our neighbors. If this is their position, it of course accounts for the conduct of the Leader—it accounts for the Rich mond man being brought over to fan the flame of Tr'"4,7 hearts may be wrung with anxiety for the future ) hut if it will keep the coalition in, by all means let there be war—lot the Leader vilify and threaten, let a mob be raised to insult Americans in the streets, and drive them out of the country. Never mind the expense, the bloodshed, the devastation— will not the coalition be kept in office? Enrron OF THE PRESS : In an article in your puper of to day, your local editor or reporter has fallen Into an error or misundergLnod me. When I epoke of the Mobility to eonteol the eeporteed of 4, the press.," I used the words just in the sense that they are first used in the article referred to, and as I now Use them, and not with reference to your journal, The Press. I then added that, on a former occaelon, I had culled on the editor done of the newspapers of our city. raid requested that my remarks should not be published. lisasniuch as your reporter seems to have been fully aware that he did not have a copy of my Speech, and that I did not call upon him; and, further, that your journal did not have a stenoiraphyr Meant; 10 whom ; at he states, I re. fermi; and that your Journal did not publish my re marks. I em at a lose to comprehend how he could have le much ntisundereood me. . . As I have never received any other than courteouii treatment from the editor of The Press, it is Droner that I should state the fact And to that and you will oblige me with the publication of this correction. •• • . The editor to whom I referred underetood perfectly the maitre and tenor of my remarks. Vary rAID46.IfuIIY, JAMES ISILLIKVIN_ P1111..11:1ELPIIIA, Dee. 24, 18M. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.—At the Northern Mann fur FrieniHags Chi!dram, a RMIRiOIIM Chriolllllg I POO, with the Patraordinury fruits and tom and other iikli-narhs, with which Kris Kiniglo le wont to clothe in. bending brooches, lois been provided for the two bluely d little folks at this matchless institution; all hiiich iii ntirihntnhlr, no Warn, to tit) PITH& GOII4OO - Whit Of Mr ladies AIM their triondio We wish the ollicero and iiiniate:i of the Home ri very liftoff Cliriquisas, and Idol - ratted lives to enjoy amity root, sorb tittie of innocent gratificatiuu. THE ILIES. TETLALEEPHIA, ITITNEFDAY, rECEMTEIt 25, 1861. OCC A.SION AL LATEST NEWS BY T LiX3•RAPEI. FRO)! WASttINGTON. CHRISTMAS IN THE CAMPS. INTERESTING FROM GEN. BANKS' COLUMN. Special Despatches to 64 The Press." W.igIIINCTON, Dec. 9.1, 1881 General Porter's Division of the Army. There aro, porheps, few point of menace in any ono portion of the army of the Potomac over another. Throughout the lines great exertions have be4ls made for months past to whet the army in drill and discipline, and the pwress made has been commensurate with the exertions put forth. Gene.. rat FITZ JOAN PORTER'S command has, however, done special honor to itself and to the army gene rally, in the very marked improvements it has made in all that pertains to correct drill and good discip- line. It has been decided by generals and experi enced officers present at their last review, among whom were Generals MCCLELLAN, MCDOWELL, BLENKER, BARRY, lIEINTZELMAN, ANDREW Port- TER LIM KEW I and IVII,MAKS, that the marked precision of the evolutions of the infantry, cavalry, and artillery, on that occasion, equaled that of any of the regulars of the army. Each man manifests a pleasuro and a deep interest in his vocation; and his uniform, his arms, and his military education are each an object of careful attention. Tiic encampments of this division of the army RIO principally on and in the vicinity of Hell's hill, where the rebels, on the night of the 13th Septem ber, burnt down the house and destroyed the pro porky of Mr, Mimi, Gen. PORTER'S division embraces the following strength: a en. 111oRELL's brigade, consisting of Col. CASA' celebrated Ninth Massachusetts Regi ment, who went as the advance guard to that part of the country, each with an axe in one hand and a musket in the other ; Col. BLACK'S Sixty-ninth Pennsylvania, one'of the finest regiments from that Otato Cols Wooonony's Fourth Michigan ] esplen did regiment, and Col. McQuAna's celebrated Fourteenth New York regiment. (ND, KARTINNIpE's brigade, consisting of Lieut. Col. JOIINSONTB (COL REILRIGA.N'S) fine regiment, the Twenty-fifth New York ; Col. ROBERTS' Second Maine, and the model Eighteenth, (Cal. BURNS',) Mid f l‘tift , My-fiaaond (Col_ Gov't) Mansachasetta regiments. Gen. BUTTERFIELD'S brigade, consisting of Col- STOCKTON'S Independent Michigan, Col. L.tx ellftre Seventeenth New York, Cot. STY.6R I * Forty-fourth New York, and Col. McLEAN's Eigh ty-third Pennsylvania regiments. nese, with Col. AvEntmt's Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, Col. GIIORIIAN'S high Lit Pennsylvania Cavalry, and Crutprxx's, FOLLETT'S, and WEE DEN'S batteries, complete this central division of ?IMAM of which not only the officers and commander of the division are justly proud, but. one which has elicited the especial praise and gothaiejalatipa of Gen. McCLELLati and other su perior officers. Preparations for Christmas. Jnrgc nipplies of turkeys ready for the tables have arrived here from the North for the camps. A large part of McCLELLAN's staff, and many of the officers of the army, have gone home to spend the holidays. The soldiers generally have been busy to-day in their preparations for Christmas, and there will be a merry Christmas throughout the camps. The Rebel Loss at Dranesville. One hundred and sixty graves were counted near Dranesville to-day, by a person who visited the scene of the late imstio, inc hod j - of Mir sr,..„_ onory, of the Bucktail - Regiment, was recovered to-day. He was shot through the heart. Theprimmere taken nt thP. Ircua examined to-day by the Provost Marshal. Their statements were contacting, and they desired earnestly to De exchanged, Surgeons Confirmed. The Senate, in executive session, to-day, con famed the appointments of a large number of sur ge...v:3 6 the arzni 7 and many appointments 6 that branch of the service were received, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Notts from the South Cniteco, Dee. 24.—The Memphis Appeal, of the 19th inst., has the following: A litchi:to vsosz - vwfvudviat rays, in addition to the $250,000 appropriated by the Confederate Con gress, for the relief of the sufferers by the confla gration at Oharlvdton, Ito Lagislaturc will -hpro prints $200,000. Colleetious will also be taken up in all the churches on the 15th. The correspondent also says, to such a frightful .4.- A tcat iE6i.1161/4 ig RiAeima that the city bids fair to become as infamous as over Baltimore or Naples was. Shootings and stab bings are every-day occurrences. The Memphis Appeal publishes the telegraphic' reports of the foreign news and remarks : " What will be the course of the trembling tyrant at Wash ington we are unable to say ; but we presuoie he and his astute advisers will suffice to take up the gauntlet so fearlessly offered by Great Britairt„and thinks the action of the Federal Government will engender such it state of senitragat 6 Praia.. arta England as will secure a speedy recognition of Southern independence." The rebel account of tbefight on Green River places the Federal loss at 75 killed and 1 mortally wounded. Thu giov exaggeration characterizes the repoit of the battle at Camp Allegheny, Western Yirgiwiti, General Milroy is reported killed. The Federal loss is set down at 500 killed. The rebels aeknow 14dge 20 killed and 97 wounded, The Appeal rejoices at the movement of the radi cal Abolitionists in Congress, and, speaking of the emancipation schemes of Stevens, Bingham, and Elbermani end others, iG gap vies roee rather like this species of legislation, inasmuch as it wins vic tories for us which the bayonet and bullet will he hard to achieve_ The Fort Smith (Arkansas) News of the 121 h instant has discouraging news for the rebel cause from the Indian country. The Creeks, Cherokees, and Seminoles are deserting the cause of the rebels, and large numbers have joined Opthley Halls, who is encamped on the Big Bend of the Arkansas, with four thousand Indians, well armed wills rifles, re volvers, and knives, and naked to the waist, to op. pace this force. The rebels had a small force under Colonel Cooper ; who was ciamorona for roinforce went. A battle was daily expected, aS the two armies are only a few miles apart. The New Orleans Delta of the 17th says, that U,a envoi commander of the Federal fleet had for. bidden the transmission of Gien Phelps' proclama tion, and threatened to fire into any boat that at tempted to carry it. The Fort Smith News, a the Mb, lease from the telegraph operator at Fayetteville that about one hundred Union men had been arrested in Madi son and Cerro/ counties. The Nashville llNion, of the 1711 t, says it has the gratifying assurance that Line . oln's message had produced a complete revolution among the NMI a j rcioneosee." The Georgia Legislature has appropriated $lOO,OOO for the relief of the Charleston sufferers. The War in Missouri.. Sr_ Loris, Dec. 24.—About a thousand of the rebel prisoners taken by General Pope arrived here at a late hour last night ; and were allowed to re• main in the ears until Ails morning, when they were escorted by their capturers, under Colonel Davis, to Dr. McDewell's Medical College, where they will be taken core of for the kiiaAeSii. CONGRESS--FIRST SESSION. WAsniNarox, Dec. 24, 1861 SENATE Not more than twenty-one &native were pre sent at the session to-day; the majority of them, as well as many members of the Rouse, having left to enjoy the holidays at home, The Attorney General has respectfully declined to give to the Senate his opinion iaa private claim, alleging precedent as welt as want of power as a justification for a non-compliance with the request. Several petitions were presented, praying for the emancipation of the slaves of rebels, with compen sat on for those 4elonging to loyal masters. Mr_ armies, of lowa, introdueed a ragalntion instructing the Ciimmittee on Naval Affairs to in quire into the manner in which war vessels had been fitted out, lie had heard rumors of great ex travagance practised in the navy yards; is Ma re spect. The resolution was agreed to. Mr. Max, of New Hampshire, offered a resolu tion calling on the Secretary of the Navy for a list of the volunteer Houton% nutitore, pupoggrs, &a., In the navy. Agreed to. Mr. HALE, of New Hampshire, presented the petitions of citizens of Boston, complaining that the freedom of the press has been infringed. Referred. nowa, of Wi sconsin, sa.v6 itotice of his in tention to introduce a bill to amend the fugitive slave law. The Senate then went into executive session, and subsequently adjourned till Thursday, The House is not in session today. Madame Rumor on the Trent Affair. Tirivi 'Venn - , Dv, 24.—The a this evening contains a rumor, current in this city this afternoon, that, in an interview which Lord Lyons held with Mr. Seward, the latter road to him a letter which he had written to Minister Adams ten days ago, in which he said that if the British Go• vernment claimed Mason & Slidell upon the ground of illegal capture, and as contrary to the law of nations, and would consider the• aurrooder iia W iling the principle for both tiovernments, they would be given up on request. BOSTON, Dec. 24.—Nothing is known hero in re gard to Mason and Slidell going to Europe tomor row, and tha rumor to that oll'oot is doubtless un founded. honors to the Memory of Prince Albert. NEW YORK, Dee_ 24 -.Thu British and Maori°Ma vessels generally in port had thbir 001451 V at hid& mast to-clay on account of the death of Prince Albert. From Gen. Banks' Command. WiLiakmarewr, Dee. 22.—From personal obser vation, your corrospondent is convince , ' that the rebel troops which have been threatening this point, were not, at the utmost extent, over 7.000 in num ber, IRA not over four pieces of artillery have been seen here within the past week-. The militia, which might have numbered 1,500, refused from the first to cross the river, and en two OCOW3IOIIS would not approach nearer than a mile. The mill, owned by the Celatons, at the south end of ham No. 5, was sot on Ike on Thursday night by Capt. Hampton of the Pittsburg Light Battery, attached to the First Virginia Regiment, and six men, volunteers, who wont over in three skiffs. They found in the mill, besides the articles before mentioned, several shells, which wore pro bably to have been sent over the next day. On Friday, the elegant brick residence of the Oelstons. situated a hundred yards from the mill, was seen to be on fire, but a party of the First Vir ginia went over and extinguished it, after which they ransacked the out-buildings, and brought off a comatierable amount of plunder, such 4.1 ovor coats, picket ropes, leggings, axes, besides a suppiy of poultr y. The rbels, e:teentlno a few solitary sentinels posted on the distant hills, were not soon at this point until italf past three P. M., when they brought in sight their nineteen-pound Parrott gun, and threw a few shells towards tho camp of the First Maryland, which had succeeded the Fifth Connecticut, then en route for Hancock. A ton. pound Parrott gun of Matthews' (Pennsylvania) Battery soon drove them out of eight. There was ms lees en our side, and probably but slight loss on the other, owing to the safe distance at which their gun was stationed. While these things were in progress, a troop of rebel cavalry made their appearance opposite Wil liamsport, about one mike from the rtver. They remained in full view for several hours, going through a drill for the benefit of the spectators. About noon a regiment of cavalry and another of infantry made their appearance near the ford at the Four locks, two miles above Dam No. 5, but, not liking the appearance of Colonel Kenly's prepara tions, they subsequently withdrew. Zn the afternyon intelligence reached Colonel Leonard that the main body of the chewy - wore, with their wagons and boats, concentrating near Falling Waters, five miles from Dam 5 , on the Vir ginia side, but, owing to the curves of the river, fifteen miles between there points on our side, Colonel Leonard immediately reinforced his pickets at the former point, keeping a section of a battery and the Twenty-ninth . Pennsylvania as a reserve. A few shells were exchanged, and the enemy re treated, encampin g out of .1 6 1 A, 6. 7 0na the range of our Parrott guns. Intelligence yesterday, from the other side, goes to show that the rebel commander, being foiled in all his attempts, withdrew his forces that morning towards Martinsburg, leaving only three or four companies as pickets, but not taking away his wagons and boats. All was comparatively quiet during the entire day. ilANcoc., Ike. .20.—Tho Nth Illinois, having received their arms, are now here, posted in a strong position, awaiting an opportunity to repel the enemy or co-operate with General Kelly's ad vance guard, which now extends hero, insides guarding the railroad all the way from Cumberland. WILLIAMSPORT, Deo. 21.—This morning a man named J. B. Wharton, residing at Clear Spring, approached one of the river pickets and offered Wu 05 to carry a despatch to the other side. The soldier made the fact known to Col. Leonard, who bad him arrested, but not until he had destroyed the despatch. Ile is connected by marriage with ex• Senator Mason, now at Fort Warren, Leonard holds him as a spy. Telegraphie communications are now received from Romney in four hours, including twenty miles of horse transportation. In a few days the wires will connect, Lemon's brigade, "The First Virginia Regi ment," consists of three companies of cavalry, now with Gen. Kelly, four companies of infantry, and two oomp..les of Col. Leonard_ The latter have volunteered to act as riflemen un til their batteries are received. DA3r :No. 4, Dec. 22. James Greenwood, a stlait,ak Uatonist, rarorts that there is hot ono guerilla company left to keep guard on the lAA opposite, between this place and Palling Waters, four miles above. The remainder left for iVlarl ins burg on Saturdny morning, exceptingthe wagyp containing the boats. Sylvester Stonebreaker, a resident of this pre cinct, but who was arrested amt made to take the oath of allegiance by General NeAey, last summer, made his aL s ais escape in t o y * L A Fsanatt norbal. ran., last night. It is stated that this man gave. the enemy intelligence that a large force, under General Bunks, was preparing to cross at Williamsport and marsh upon Winehester, and probably inducing Jackson to make the recent demonstration upon Williamsport. Reports from Union men on the otltr side state that during the gallant repulse of last Tuesday, by two companies of the Indiana Twelfth at this maco, eight rebels were killed outright and twelve wounded. It will be recollected that the enemy had two small guns and made an attack on our piebets there, who, with their rifles, compelled the former to beat a hasty retreat, This occurred at the time of the capture of Captain Williams and seven men of the Twelfth Indiana. The attacking forces comprised &Wel:wavers from Colonel Atabby's command, under Captains Henderson, Mason, and Baylor. MERCERTILLE, (on the river, four miles below Dam No. 5,) Dee..22.—This little hamlet is DOOR. Weil by persons engaged in the sang trade, but being, without exception, strong Unionists, threats have been made by the enemy to destroy their b a bitivtim, creating considerable anxiety. This place is closely watched by the rodisca Lest night, a large barn occupied by John E. Caned°, but owned by Samuel Stonebreaker, of Baltimore, was fired by an incendiary, and eon -41,44,A:7p ha_ aktlea eantantainelttdine , six horses, five cows, and several tons of hay, five hundred bushels of wheat, hogs, agricultural im plements, wagons, harness, etc. Loss $12,000 to ,115,010 . , Mr, Confide is a Unionist, and was ab sent from home at the time. BOONESPAPOISCLI, Deo. 22.—Capt. Howe's bat tery, of the Fourth Regular Artillery, arrived here to-night, cn route from Romnoy to Washington. The Nairy Yard Extension MR. EDITOR : I am pleased to find that parties ass moving in this project. At a meeting of Nun oils, held some time during the last fall, a commit tee consisting of the chairmen of the different stand ing committees of both Chambers, were constituted a eommilt a on the subject of the enlargement of the United States Navy Yard at Philadelphia. In pursuance of that object, n majority of that com mittee visited the navy yard, and the grounds south of it and adjacent thereto, They were shown over the yard by that very gentlemanly officer, Captain Turner, who took great pains to enlighten hie visitors as to the great importance of this con templated and much-desired improvement by the General Government. After the reconnoissance by the .0..1g0e, of the, United States property, ky invitation they visited and examined the grounds south of the navy yard, and were shown where a great extension to its present' limits might be made by annexing to it all the land lying south is far as Franklin street,- and extending from Front street to the river Delaware at the foot of Dickin can APASS. On the north it in contemplated to take in all the ground from the railroad on Washington street to Prime street, to Swanson Birch The whole navy yard, as thus enlarged, would contain an area of fiftyTive urea, including about twelve acres acquired by the vacating of the different streets. This last movement might ap pear at Drat sight a great obstsolo to the meow plishment of this proposed plan of enlargement. It seems, as before intimated, that vacating the knell shove and below the navy yard from Diok. inson and Franklin streets, and the streets running from Front to Beaver street, as well as nutting off the communication with the river front, might form an Aj f et6., fat, when it is considered that the navy yard already interrupts any such communication, both above and below, the vast addition to the local interests of that section of our city, by the increased importance thereto by this great enlargement to a groat public work, furnishing, as it would, In the great equivalent given for the land to its present owners, as also increased employment to the indus trial portion of our community, advantages more than an equivalent for the loss of river front, or its intercourse north and south by the river front already - intercepted by the Wootton of the present navy yard. A Singular Incident The Lynchburg Republican publishes the fol lowing incident, remarkable alike for its singularity as well as for its melancholy fulfilment to the brother of ono of the parties concerned; Just before the war broke out, and before Lin coln's proclamation was issued. a young Virginian, named Summerfield , was visiting the city of New York, where he =tele the ..kcqualularice or two Misses Holmes, of Waterbury, Vermont. He be came somewhat intimate with the young ladies, and the intercourse seemed to be mutually agree able_ The proclamation was issued, and the whole North thrown into a blue of excitement. On visiting the ladies one evening, at the hour of parting they remarked to Summerfield that their present 'Meeting would probably be the last; they must hurry home to aid in making up the overcoats and clothing for the volunteers from their town. Buturnerfield expressed his regret that they must leave, but at the same time especially requested then: to see the.t the; es-ereee.bt were Well made, as it was his intention, if be ever met the Vermont regiment in battle, to kill one of them and take his coat. Now for the Sequel, Virginia Seceded, Tho Se cond Vermont Regiment, a portion of which was from the town of Waterbury, was sent to Virginia. The battle of Manassas was fought, in which they were engaged, and so was Summerfield. During the battle, Summerfteld marked his man, net know ing to what State be belonged ; the fatal ball was sped on its errand of death ; the victim fell at the flash of the gun, and, upon rushing up to secure the dead Jake's arras ? gurotnorfield observed that he had a fine new overcoat strapped to his back, which he determined to appropriate to his own use. The fight was over, and Burnmerfield bad time to exam- Ina his prise, when, remarkable as it may appear, the coat was marked with the name of Thomas Holmes, and in the pockets were found letters sigaed with the names of the sisters whom Summerfield bed known In New York ; and to whom he had made the remark wo bay° quoted, in which the dead arm was addressed as brother. The evidence was con clusive—he had killed the brother of his friends, and the remark which he had made in jest had a melanshely fulfilment. We are assured this narra. tive la literally true. Summeriield new wears the coat, and, our informant states, is not a little im pressed with the singularity of the coincidence. Mas. I. W. /sionasonn, of Detroit, has gone to visit her son in CapiiVity at Charleston. He was taken prisoner at Bull lien. A Detroit paper says: "After learning that her SOU Will rOMOYed to Charleston, and that he, as well as the othrr prisoners, was in a destitute condition, she has perseveringly and heroically kept in view her purpose. and, 1111ViPg at Ilpgth received permission front General BicMellen ro pass through our lines by flag of truce from Fortress Monroe to the Chesapeake, she left this city yesterday morning, on the way for Charlestoh. She goes well supplied wliL all tl5 t9EN41411146:1 for the comfort of her son. together with a considerable freight of material rtid for others who were attached to the same regiment. The prayers and good wishes of an extensive circle. of acquaintances follow this noble and solf-saeri- Ming lady in her einhamy. 0119 go.e ponied, and will undoubtelly meet with that sym pathy and protection duo to an American mother." FROM EUROPE Arrival of the America's Minis. By the arrival of the mails f the steamship America, we are placed in possession of two days' Inter Mee d English pnpors. A fell telo h •vephie summary of the America's news has been pub lished. The Ainrrira brings .£3,i3c,i; in specie. The London Tin's of lila r, th contains an edi torial devoted to giving its readers a high idea of the resources and capabilities of the Southern Ataico. The remarks are Inmed. on a Seeegglon Artl eto in Blarkwood's Magazine, and the Tim,cs concludes by declaring " the chances of war are not against the Confederate States. THE AMERICAN FRIGATE NIAGARA A correspondent sends to the Times a letter about the Niagara ? in which he says: "It may not be generally known that thin far famed ship is useless and powerless R 9 a man-of. war. being thoroughly rind hopelessly rotten in her timoiaers. " A few months since I visited this Goliath of the deep in company with ono of her officers, who in formed me that in event of war they would not dare to use the few guns which she then mounted, owing to her great tenderness, and that he feared the naval authorities would be shortly compelled to dismantle or break her up. "The vessel was then on her homeward voyago from Je l '”itb to the Slates." The 'times of the Bth contains a long account of Stevens' Floating Battery, which it says "is sure to prove a costly failure. A LIVERPOOL VIEW, The Liverpool Mereury of the .6th 010:483 an article on the war rumors as foltowa—the extract gives an idea of the absurd views taken by some newspaper writers in Englonii nbcn4t ifineFieq4 affairs: "We see, therefore, nothing irrational in the belief that the Washington Government may yield to the just demand of England fur the redress of a umelfest -wrong, especially A.4 tlib~b ba} i kb fib doubt that tbe demand has been made in a mode rate and conciliatory tone, and with a sincere de sire for pence. Yet we should be affecting a confi dence which we do not feel were we to Attempt to diqiuiee from ourselves that there are at least equally strong probabilities on the other side. There is too much- ground for the suspicion that it has been the deliberate purpose of certain Amerienn statestuen to provoke a quarrel with England ; and, insane as such a policy would be, wo have no reason to think that, the world has yet seen the limits of the reckless folly of which men like Mr. Seward aro capable. We should be qu iv un T rarrente u ie eseenung th e y the answer to be given to Earl Russell's despatch will be dictated either by a regard to the justice of the case, or by respect for the public opinion of civilized nations, or by a correct estimate of the strength of England, or by a wise and thoughtful patriotism, or by any consideration whatever except subserviency to the popular passions of the hour. On the whole, while it is always well to hope for the beet, it is impossible motto feel that the worst is quite within the bounds oi probability. We should certainly view tho future of our own country with despair if we saw it domi nated by such influences as those which for the pre sent hear sovereign sway in the once great and prom. perous American Republic) , EUROPEAN CREDITORS OF AMERICA" The London Times, in its city article of the erxa-s " As the sum which will fall due next month in the shape of interest or dividends on American securities held in Europe may be estimated at not legs than 119.,000_000 sterling, the titestien of the probability of a declaration of war in the interval is a matter of serious pecuniary moment to a large class of investors in England, France, and tiormany. If America could bo relied upon to adopt the preceeleeta of modern honor and civilisation, there would be little cause for present or future anxiety on the part of the holders, either :f the securities of the central and State Governments, or these of private corporations; but the symptoms manifested on other points of her intention to disregard or override every principle, whether conventional or legal, current among other nations, have naturally been watched with misgiving by all who nav h e in the way to suffer from any views she may think fit to proclaim with regard to financial rights. During the Crimean war, Russia, with a scru pulousness which will yield nod results to her. through all future titno, not only made provision for the punctual discharge of the interest payable on her loans contracted in London, but also gave MIT facility to lighten_ tt4e; rosponlil?ffitto§ of contractors who had mat previously been engaged in reign Nude nv uer oe.'atilf. If the Washing ton CEovermnent imitate this example it will be well for the parties interested, but far better for America herself. The honor of the General Go vernment will serve as a stimulus to each separate State, and the private corporations, such as railway companies and others, will likewise take their tone from it. IP any once the holders merely of bonds payable to bearer may be assumed to be free from :11. 0 i )a tily:bedidig,-, they can be transferred to neu trals ; but, of course, ti3ose who have stooks and shares standing to their names, and otitsantittigi amounts due to them, will be exposed to unpleasant contingencies. " These contingencies, supposing anything like the regular mice of honor to be retained among the American people, will at the worst be merely those of delay. Remittances cannot be made to an enemy, but in the present state of the world no commercial community could be thought capable af taking advantage of a temporary- state of hostili ties for any permanent evasion of their liabilities. All such points, moreover, would naturally be pro vided for on the restoration of friendly relations, and as any dishonor that might then take place would operetta to prevent for ever any resumption of the flow of European capital to the country, the consequonces. both moral and material, would be too severe to be likely to be wil fully encountered. Thera is a large body or American merchants whose sensitiveness on points of commercial good faith is, as many English houses have had occasion to remember and acknowledge, worthy ofall admiration and it is console ory that although this (slam are powerless in times of aggres sive frenzy, they may be expected to be found among the leaders of opinion when peace shall be dawning with her promises of a new era of inter course and pres purity :- The Nouvellzste de Rouen asserts that Mr. Sli dell's despatches have been safely brought to Pa ris by bis secretary, Colonel Leinat, (an American of Trretsch origin}, and chat they worn with the seals unbroken to M. Thouvenel, Minister for Foreign Affairs. The London Daily News has a leader speaking of. Gen. Scott's letter in the hiohest, terms. The editor remarks "It is scarcely surprising that such a document should have rather disconaerted the calculations of wh6. tii;clav 4E4 ef' Apnealy-Isiaded feeling, had virtually decided beforehand the course which the Washington Cabinet would pursue in this grave emergency." The London Glebe (Ministerial), on the evening of the DM. has a high.sounding article on the Scott Letter, concluding thus : We accept his good intention ; we have cer tainly no desire to quarrel with the North; but the men ho, havlrle phased themselves ;.ceder the pro tection of our flag, and were torn from it, must be forthwith returned." The London Observer informs us that stops have hoot token to put a stop to what it calls Amorist ut espionage in England," that is to say, the system of sending out detective policemen to watch Southern rebels in English cities and towns. The editor says it Mr. Adams, the United States minister in Lan don, is understood all along to have protested agamst these doings, and they appear to have been carried on through the instrumentality of another ambassador of the United States at a foreign court ; but it is expected that the disolosures that have taken place will have the effect of put.ing an end to proceedings that have gatiovil sv Louth public outcry and indignation." The Dublin Meeting for America The only report of the great meeting in Dublin, in favor of America, we have men, is the following from the Manchester Guardian : A monster meeting of "Irish Nationalists" was held hi Dublin, on Thursday night, "to take into consideration the aspect and position of Irish na , tional affairs at the present momentous oriole." The O'Donoghue M. P., presided. The honorable gentleman said that the prospects of a war between England and America afforded the opportunity for tenting whether Ireland has a right to ehape her course with a view exclusively to her own interests—whether she has a right to think, speak,and act for herself, [" hear, hear," and gt to 1,0 C. 6 guardians of Ireland's honor. [Cheers.] Now, he continued, I believe such an opportunity never oc curred before—[bravo,] and I fear such an opportu nity may never offer again — [oheere,] and while so many millions of Irishmen are yet to lac found in this island—of true Irishmen, I mean— [yells]—animated with that indomitable spirit which for more thaw six hundred years has refused to acquiesce in forel ii r, domination. ritiscle s of hate•and great cheering, amid which the conclusion of the sentence was lost.) We all knew what hos tile legislation has done and is doing to destroy ourpopulation, A fearful responsibility is throve upon us—for we must act. [Tremendous cheering, and shouts of " We're ready."] If we remain quiescent at this critical juncture, or if we allow oureclves to be used by others for their own purposes, we accept slavery for ouraalekas Ark/ for our children—[bravo]—and, in fact, are guilty of recognizing the extinction of our own nationality. [Cheers.] England is aware of the unfortunate stale of things fa Atneriea, and imagines that she would have no great difficulty in crushing the Northern States. This may not be so easily done. [Shouts of Bravo." waving of hats, and tremen. liens cheeripg.] Then, I suppose I am right in rupposing that this is not an indignation =mag— i-cheers-I—that we are not met here like abject syco phants to echo the sounds of English wrath, and that we are met here, as Irishmen, to consult the saf