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Crude Borax, Befined Borax, Camphor, Benin Copavia. X k BBOTHEB, afactyring Chemists, forth SECOND Street, PHILADELPHIA. VOL. E.—NO. 190. Latest Intelligence ! Tbs rebels are straying Away from Manassas, With bragging and braying Like frightened jackasses. The Monitor punches The stout Jfermnaci Belaboring the moaater With wliuck after whack. The President's message Both stir np the cation, To the Border States' help In B-maucipatioiL The rebels now wonder, And look for the crash, When our great anaconda Shall grind them to smash. 'Mid nil their dcrnngomoiitfii We cheerfully sing Of Oak Hall's arrangements Of OLornas you tiie SruiKG. DRY-GOODS JOBBERS. 1862. SPEllia ' 1862. W. S. STEWAET & CO., IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF SILKS AND FANCY DBESS GOODS, NO. 309 MARKET STREET. 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[Special Correspondence of The FreM.] All the Sensation Reporters sent Home—The “l'l'pss 1 ’ Still llepresented—Arrival o* the Oift'ida—Fmmal of Ike NrsMl— Prospect of si Storm. Fortress Monroe, March 13. Since the naval battle of Hampton Roads, newspaper liave conic to tint conclusion tiint b 4 \>rtrss3 Monroe was a vastly more important place thau they had previously imagined. At least it would appoar so, for yesterday representatives of llirwe Now York journals arrived They worn (loomed to diaarpnintmanL however, receiving special permits to loavo for home last evening. This morning a special of another Xew York journal arrived, but will depart for the North this evening. The reason for this action on the part of the authori ties 1!• UldtlS6U‘n to fill yav© tb6 fioihiriahcling general, but it is doubtless good and sufiicient. The Press is now tho ouly journal roprasontod hero. Tbe agent of the Associated Press, however, was notiu ctndrd in the edict. All tbe “special” despatches pub lished by papers ih your city, and purporting to conic from Ibis point, are purely homo-mado. The rebels confess that their much-vauntod ram, tho Virginia . did receive some damage. They say that her prow wus bc-ut considerably, that her smoko stank and that her iron Dinting was consiih'rably shattered. They also acknowledge two men killed and eight wounded. The U. S. Btuam aloop-of-wfvr Oneiclo| arrived this morning, And is now anchored in the roads. The rebels aro at work building a U9W bftMwy 00 Sewell's Point. The operator at Cape Charles reports that two largo war steamers were seen (fl‘ that point to-day, bound in. One is supposed to be tho San Jacinto ; the name of the other is unknown. Company- G, Captain Newburgh, of tho Tenth Now Tork Zouaves, 001. Bendix, accompanied by a full hand, escorted to the bo it to.day tbe remains of Andrew Nes bit, the assistant englnter of tbe Whitehall, and who was killed in the late engagement. The company marched with reverso l arms, the band playing the Dead March in Saul, and the collin, draped with tho American colors, waß drawn in a wagon behind. The remains will be conveyed to New York, where they will be taken in fey the IHoafeers of Moh&wk Engine Company, No. 10, under whose direction they will be interred. Mr. N©'bit was highly esteemed by many friends, who arc called upon to mourn bis death. The weather is cloudy and there is overy sign of a FROM COM. DUPONT’S EXPEDITION. Departure of the Fleet—Reinforcements—Ship Fever—Colonel Guas* Regiment—St* Simon's Sound—Reeonnoissance—Capture of a Prize Schooner—the “Aliclc,'* from Nassau, N. P« —A Valuable Cargo—Another Prize from Nassau, N* !*•—The Schooner Arrow" Martini Music—Contrabands—St* Andrew's Sound—The Cumberland Island Lighthouse —The “McClellan" Aground. United States Steamer Pembina, ) St. Andrew's Sound, Georgia, March 4,1562. { Of tbo expedition against the Southern,coast, from Port Royal to St. Augustine, particularly against Bruns wick and St. Mary's, Georgia, and Feruaudiaa, Florida, 1 would have informed you long since, but for a special uud very proper order issued by Flag Officer Dupont, prohibiting all correspondence containing the slightest vllusions to our forces, plans, and destination. The ob ject of this exemplary order is to prevent intelligence of cur projected movements roachiug tho robels via the North, and thereby promoting the interests of the Govern ment fliid the AiheUtiAy of (be expedition. As no objec tion is made to accounts of what has actually happened, I will endeavor to “post” you on our progress, but not our prospects, commencing with the first day. Thursday.— After the usual number of preparation', pwlpwetnwitfti Agnate, orders and delays attendant upon au expedition of such magnitude, it was announced on Thursday morning, tbe 27th ult., that the advance fleet would certainly sail in the afternoon. Similar re ports having been current for several days, the an nouncement wag but little heeded, until $ P, Mu when we observed tke flag-ship “ firing up,” running up her boats, and otherwise preparing for sea. About 4 o'clock she weighed anchor, got under way, (tho first time for neorly three months.) and steamed slowly down th<» channel towards tbo bar ? followed by the uoble old Suiqvehajnw, the -Flag,(formerly the Pkinens Sprague,) and the Florida. Owing to the high wind and sea, they did not cross the bar until morning. Several of the new and invaluable sister gunboats remained to increase their supplies of ammunition from an ordnance store vessel ntwly arrivtd from New Yerb. This they accomplished, with the assistance of the Mercury, by 9 P. M., and at daylight on Friday morning they went 1o sea, by the south chan nel, joining the fleet near the light ship on Martin’s In dustry, a dangerous shoal oft Poitlloyal entrance. At 9 A. Mi tbe line of Bailing was formed, and the Wabash, Flag Officer Dupont, Captain Davis, and Commauder Bogers, with the Susquehanna, Captain Gardner; Flag, Commander John Bogers; Ottawa , Lieut. Commanding Stevens; Seneca , Lieut. Commanding Amman; Pern bin a, Bankhead; Huron , Downes; Isaac Smith, Nichol feOii, fthd Penguin, , la ber wake, led off la a southwesterly direction along the coast. When coming out of Port B >yal we met the huge ferry-boat maa*of war John P. Jackson, LUut. Commanding ltenshaw, from New York, bound to Key West, going in. The Florida i Commander OoWsfeorotigh, was sent to over* haul her and obtain the mails and latest news, if any, from the North. Sho was absent several hours, but with what succtss her chase was rewarded we have not yet learned. In iliu meantime the fleet continued moving quietly and majestically over the placid sea, parallel with and aboutsix or eight miles distant from the laud, until we reached tho Savannah bar. While passing this point we were rein forced by tbo Pa wnee, Commander Dray to*; Poca honfast Lieut. Commanding Balcb; "JCej/*fo)ie.jS7a/«, Commander Lo Roy, and Fatumska, Lieut Watmough, a portion ol the blockading squadron stationed there. A few moments pi eviousiy we pasted the United States trans port 'Cosmopolitan, with troops aboard and a schooner is toW) S9iv*s p»?k fa liiHen Head. This measure was necessitated by the appearance of ship-feveramong tbe soldiers, produced by prolonged confinement on tbo ves sel. The sick will be moved to tbo hospital and well cared for. Here, also, the army steamer McClellan, Captain Gray, cam© up with tho Maine Battalion, under Major John G. Reynolds, aboard. This fine body of soldiers (three hundred and fifty in number), after their perilous adventure on the Bteamer Governor, iu Novem ber last, were brought to Boyal by the frigate Sa line, and laDded at Bay Point. Since then they have bees subjected to tbe most constant and fatiguing drills and rigid discipline, the results of which are very appa iect in their noble demeanor and precise movements. They aro a credit to the Government, and are indis per sable ornaments to the navy. Leaving Tybee in the distance, wo wore soon abreast of Warsaw Sound, tud nbout nino leagues from Port Royal. Here tho flagship signalled the fleet "to anchor in the third order of steaming,” and sent a steamer in with despatches. In an hour or two she returned, followed by the Alabama, Commander Lanior; Seminole, Commander' Gillie, and Ellen, Lieutenant Rudd • and still later in tho day by the transports Empire City , with General Wright and staff aboard; the Boston, with a portion of the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania, Colonel Guss' fine regiment, from Chester and Delaware counties; the Marion, Star of the South, and Belcidsre, with troops; and the George's Creek, and five or six echooncrs, with water, provisions, horses, cattle, and regimental equipage. These numerous addi tions Increased our sailing fleet to twehty-eeven sail, all of which got underway about 9.30 P. H. } and stood to the southward. It was a fine, clear, starlight night, and the eceno that then and there presented itself was ono long to bo remembered, Tho boa, fanned by a genuine south* ern zephyr that merely ruffled its gently-heaving bosom, was grandly illuminated by the multitude of red, green, and yellow signal-lights of our men.of- war and transports, vliich, as they glided swiftly through tho phosphorescent element, twinkled and glowed like the stars of new and brilliant constellations. Saturday.— At day.dawn this morning the fleet wa 9 somewhat scattered, but before « seven bells ” every ves sel was in ber proper position, flag-ship leading aud transports astern, steaming quietly along at a “ seven knot gait,” until 8 A* M„ when all hovo ;o, off St. Si> mon’s Sound. The steamers Ottawa and Seneca were then sent in to roconnoitre, and ascertain the condition of affairs in the vicinity of Brunswick.-At 9 o’clock, tbo United States steamer Bienville, Commander Steed man, came up with a prize-schooner In tow j the Aleck* Captain Hone, from Nassau, N. P., that nest of Secession abolUrs, and the headquarters of the British N&vy in the South Atlantic. This trim little craft was formerly the Savannah pilot boat Charleston. Her cargo consists' of.iron, steel, coffee, (217 bags,) dry goods, small wares, and cigars, and though small, jg quite valuable. A few days before, the Bienville captured the schooner Ar row, also from Nassau, with twelve hundred bushels of salt, coffee, etc. Boon after the Bienville came up the JHoTucan, Commander Gordon, arrived, and a few hour's later the clipper cruiser Morning Light, Lieutenant Com manding Nichols, swept gracefully through the flwfc with royals set foro*and>aft. During this lima the lleetwas enlivened by the martial strains or a fine military band on the Empire City. The “red, white, and blue,” elici ted especial applause, and caused mauy a soldier and. sai lor heart to beat, eye to glisten with nnwonted rigor at the thought of a speedy contest for, and under the dear old flag. We only ask to measure swords with our traitorous brothers, lo again prove our might and our right. May it be granted us. , r.M —Tbe ottwwQ fftnccft have returned with acme contrabands, who state that the enemy have de serted their outer fortifications, and removal their bat teries to Savannah, to aid .in protecting that city from an expected attack. Upon receipt of this Intelligence, the fleet got under way immediately, and at 4 P. M. “ came to 11 off SL Andrew’s Sound, Ca. The naval commanders then repaired to tbe Wabash for orders aud a conference, and ere long the smaller vessels were sent iu towards tho land. Being of light draught, thoy stoeredbolilly In, find ing several buoj s unmoved and tbe light-house ou Cum berland Island uninjured. Anchoring in the waters of the Satilla river, they waited for daylight bofore proceed ing lailker. Kunday.—At an early hour this morning, tho flag officer transferred Ms broad blue pennant to tho Mohican, and entered the Sound accompauiml by the retnaindor or the fleet) meplipfi tfet? WataffA and fiiuquchaunai Finding the water more shallow than was supposed, he was obliged to return with all vessels drawing over twelve feet. Nothing more was done to-day. Vessels iu the PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1862. sound at anchor. Weather very vmd\; at neon thor* j monster Indicated eighty degrees in the shade. Pleagant ; wind from southwest. Saw large numbers of cattle j aehore, and one old man, the only white occupant of Cum- t berland Island, , i Monday —But Util© pPAgtob# baa been made to-day. The channel lending to Cumberland found is very narrow and tortuous; several vessels aground; others waiting to pass, like omnibuses in Third street, lees than a thousand years ago. In tbe afternoon had first rain storm, with % fifilo ol' wind from the S. IV. At high water, vuakbU nil afloat, and pushing on. TIiOBO out at soa are having a rough time. Tuesday. —To-day our progress has been more satis factory. The Pawnee and Ottawa got through this morning, and it is hoped that all will be in deep water to-raorrow. The Pembina is towing the revenue yacht Henrietta, Lieutenant Commanding James G. Bonnot. Tho McClellan is tho only vessel “ hard and fast aground.” She can be gotten off, howovor, without teething any damage. I hare now given you a precise, though rather detailed account of our movmiionts up to this Alternoon. When we reach Fcrnaudina, I may bo able to finish this “long yarn,” wilh a victory, uutil then, I am Touri* Ac.* Oiu&tjeu. LATE SOUTHERN NEWS. NOEFOLK AND RICHMOND PAPERS OF THE 11th AND 13th INST. Rebel Reports of the Late Naval Rattle. CAPT. JONES' OFFICIAL DESPATCH THE REASON OF OF MANASSAS. We liryc recoivcd, from our Gorrospandent at Fortress Monroe, files of late Norfolk and Richmond papers to ihe 12th inst, from which wo obtain tho rebel accounts of tho naval contest in Hampton Hoads, ns well os other important iutolligeuce ; [From the Norfolk Day-Book of the lOtli March.] At a quartor past eleven o’clock on Saturday, the iron-clad steamer Virginia cast loose from her moorings at tbe navy-yard, and made her way down to Hnmptuu Roads, toward the blockading float ly ing off Newport News. She reached their neigh borhood, after some detention at tho obstructions below', at two o’clock. Hero sho found the two first-cinss suiting frigates Cumberland and Con gress With a determination to pay her respects to the Cumberland first, the Virginia bore down for that vessel, and while passing tho Vongr/tss she gave ber a broadside by way of a salute. Her ope rations on the Cumberland wore performed in the short spaco of fifteen minutes’ time, at the end of which the Cumberland sunk just where sho had been lying. The Virginia, on approaching her and getting within point-blank raDge. fired her bow gun several times, and ran into her, striking her fairly with her ram, which made her reel to and fro, and sent her speedily to the bottom ; but while going down, wo understand, the after gun of thd sk&td, which were the last of six directed shots at the Jlarmvny. Now the schooner Rein deer comes foaming along, cut out from under the shore batteries; she reports, and is sent up in charge of Acting Master Gibb 3. And next, tha gallant Beaufort rung down; Parker steps and brings on board the great piece of bunting we saw banted down just now. He brings also some thirty prisoners and some wounded men— men wounded under that white flag yonder dese crated by the Yankees. One of these lies stretched Mil, dWcfitly covered over, gasping out his life on the deck—& Yankee, shot through the head, all bloody and gbastly, killed by the inhuman fire uf his own people. Another, pale and stern, tho cap tain of the Beaufort's gun, lies there too, a noble specimen of a man, who has since gone where the We&ry are al rest. A gallant man, a brave sea man. We shake hands with Parker; he gets back to bis vessel slightly wounded, as is Alexander also, and steams back gallantly to the The Patrick Henry , the Jamestovjn , the Teaser , the Beaufort , the Raleigh , and the grand old Vir ginia are all thundering away. We steam down and speak the first. We hear a report of casualties; we shuke hands with friends; we shove off, cheer, and steam towards the Swash Channel. Presently, through the thickening gloom, we see a red glare; it grows larger and brighter, and fuller, and red der ; it creeps higher and higher, and now gun after gun booming on tho still night, as the fire reaches them, the batteries of the Congress are discharged across tbe water in harmless thunder. It -was a grand sight to see, and by the light of the burning ship we made out way back t© Norfolk, At half-past eleven, the act of retribution was com plete, for at that hour, with a groat noiso, she blew up. [From tho Norfolk. Day Book, IB arch 11 ] It is & grave task, a hazardous ambition to write a extemporaneous hiatory—especially when one collects his materials under Flag Officer Forrest, whose taste for getting “within range” is pro verbial. Knowing the hazard of attempting a de scription of the series of combats fought on the Bth and 9th in Hampton Roads, we particularly guarded against misconstruction by statjpg, qq yes terday, in our first paper, the impossibility of chronicling all the grand features of such scenes. We committed an error or two, which we now pro pose to correct; and tbe printer’s devil helped us along with a few of his own, which the reader has already noted for himself. Tb? sbivf of those was the statement that Lieutenant Parker hauled down the ensign of the Congress, That gentleman him self corrects this error, and informs us that when the Congress struck to the Virginia, ha was sent on hoard by Flag Officer Buchanan to hoist tho Confederate flag, and after removing the wounded and prisoners to fire the ship. It was in tbe dis. charge of this duty that th * Beaufort and Raleigh were fired upon, and there the lives Of two valuable officers and several men were sacrificed by the per fidy of the enemy. Hero also and about this time Flag Officer Buchanan received a severe wound, after whioh, and in all subsequent operations of the Virginia, she was fought and commanded by her first lieutenant, Catcsby Ap R. Jones. One other error—probably that of the writer—must bo noted before be goes back to his individual narrative. The previous chapter of this strange bistory wft headed the “ Combat of the Ninth,” when, in re ality, it was a description of that of the Bth—of Saturday’s performance, and nob Sunday’s, os would appear from the o&ption of which we speak. On Sunday morning faint cannonading was heard below. When the thick vapors that overhung Hampton Roads lifted, Lieutenant Commanding C. Ap. R. Jones got under weigh, and began hU attack upon the enemy. At ten o’clock tho steamer Har mony shoved off from the dock yard and shot down the harbor. Alter threading our way through the . barriers, and passing the forts, dark, M oh the pre vious day, with masses of soldiers of all arms, we saw a strange picture—a picture at once novohand beautiful- The gunboats were lying in line of bat tle nnder Sewell’s Point, with the thick masses of smoke floating lazily above them, firing now and tbena&hot; while the Virginia, looking grim aod mysterious as before, steamed in pursuit of a won derful-looking thing that was justly compared to a prodigious ‘‘ cheese box on a plank,” said “ cheese box” beingof a Plutonian blackness. At first we could see the groat puffs of white smoke jetting out, now from the Virginia , now from the Minnesota, and at long intervals frem the black “ cheese box.” But those white wreaths of smoke blew off' to seaward without a sound reaching us, for tbe wind bad now risen, and the Waffii cal in of early morning was succeeded by a piercuignortheaster. Away we went across Craney Island flats, and presently we could hear the guns, louder and louder. But the strange-looking bat tery, with its black, revolving cupola, fled before the Virginia. It waSj as somebody &ftidj “like fighting a ghost.” Now she ran down towards Old Point, now back towards Newport News, now ap proached to fire, and then ran away to load, bub evidently fighting shy, and afraid of being put “ in ohancery,” as the pugilists call it, by her powerful pursuer. Tho projectiles from her great piece of ordnance, a ten* in oh solid shot gun, came dancing across the water with a series of short, sharp pops, which made a music more exciting than melodious. Now she overshot the Virginia , and the spray flew more than thirty feet high. Now she shot to this side, now to that. Now she steamed close up, and hit her fairlji In ono of these encounters, we thought her iron castle had been shot away, but when the smoke cleared away, there it was, and the long, plank-like hull in*shoro again, driving along like the u Flying Dutchman.” Meanwhile, the Virginia crept up towards the Minnesota— crept up and paused in that mysterious silence which fell upon her at all times—a silence awfully impressive to us aboard the tug. Was she aground ? One thought yes. Another could make out that she was moving. A third discovered that it was our forging ahead which imparted to her the appa rent motion we had a moment before congratulated ourselves upon. The minutes seemed like hours as we stood watching the noble ship, against which the combined batteries of (he' Minnesota and Ericsson were now directed. The shot fell like hail, tho shell flew like rain drops, and slowly, steadily she returned tho fire. There lay the Minnesota with two tugs alongside. Here, thero, and everywhere, was the black u cheese box.” There lay the Vir- evidently aground, but still firing with the same deliberate regularity as before. Presently, a great white column of smoke shot up above tho Minnesota, higher and higher, fuller and fuller in its volume, and beyond doubt carried death all along her decks, for the red tug’s boiler had been exploded by a shot, and that great whitejcloud ca nopy was the steam thus liberated—more terrible than the giant who grew out of the vapor unsealed by the fisherman in the fable. And now the Vir ginia moves again. There can bo no error this time, for we see her actually moving through the water, and oan mark the foam at her prow. And, strange to say, these long, painful hours, measuring time by our emotions, are condensed by the unsym pathetic hands of our watches into fiftoQQ mihtttOS! At twelve o’clock seen she WftS Btcaming down for Sewell’gj yrhilr the battery bore fitydjr fof the frigate ashore; IVo steamed down to meet her, mustered all bands, and, running close alongside, gave her throe cheers—three cheers which came from the bottom of our hearts—whioh were expressive of praise mid thankfulness, of benediction and delight. Her company was mustered on the grating and returned our cheers. We ran in closer, and thero was her commander, Catcsby Ap R. Jones, looking as calm and modest as any gentleman within the jurisdic tion of Virginia, Th© CotofitodOfC hailed the ship, beard tho reply, complimented the quiet, thought ful looking man who had managed and fought her from the time Flag Officer Buchanan was wbnuded up to that moment, and then, with cordially-spoken eulogies upon the gallant men on board, we shot ahead. Here Jet us pause one moment. Our task has been to speak of events rather than individual actors, but we should do violence to oar own feel ings and to the public sentiment did we fail to al lude to the conspicuous services of the gentleman who succeeded Flag Officer Buchanan, who was shot on the grating of tho ship on Saturday, thoBth. r Ho w&s known to all members of his profession as a thorough and and accomplished seaman. As an ordnance officer he was of approved skill, and after tbe Bth and .9th of March this scholarlike, plaoid gen‘.U}usß sttps upon the historic canvass of this grand revolution as one of its truo heroofl. Wo leave him and his gallant shipmates to the generous appreciation of their countrymen, and asking par don of his sensitive modesty for what we have written, pass on with our narrative. The same soeuo was enacted and re enacted aa she passed each vessel, and, with Iflag Officer For reSt in the van, tbe squadron steamed oautiously along towards tho barricades. As the ships, grouped against the soft, hazy sky, followed the Virginia, the picture was one never to be forgotten, the emotions excited such as can never be described. As we looked up towards Newport Nows we saw the spars of the Cumberland above the river she hsd so long insolently barred; but of her consort there was not even a timber-head visible to tell her story. Uut this was not all she had done. The Minnesota, lay there riddled like a aeive. What damage she sustained will never be known, but it must nave been frightful. And within eight-and forty hours she had successfully encountered—on- TWO CENTS. countered, defied, and beaten—a force equal to 2,890 men and 230 guns, as will be seen by the fol lowing table: Men. Guns. Congress (burnt) 4BQ r»0 Cumberland (§unk)— i. 360 22 Minnesota (riddled)..*»,Sso 40 Roanoke (scared of) 050 40 St. Lawrence (peppered) 480 50 Gunboats (two or throe disabled).. 120 6 Forts (silenced) .200 2<> Ericsson. ♦ ..150 2 Here, perhaps, in this short table, is a better pic ture of wbat sho did and what she dared than any word painter, though he were a Vernefe, could ever give. That SOhde Of thO &a&k£?3 Of this great piece of history may be known to the public, we append a list of her officers: ACTION or THE EIGIITII. Flag Officer —F. Buchanan. I-n ,i « . Flag Lieutenant —It. 1). Minor. } Bottl WrtunJeJ ' Secretary and Aid-Lieut. D. F. Forrest (army). First Lieutenant and Ex-Officio—C. Ap. R. Jones. Llct^eiwste—i)9 Of interested parties that the Newfoundland and Ireland cable could not be worked. x The London Star calls on the Government to aid the work, and says that the Lincoln Cabinet offer to guaran tee two per cent, on the capital if England will do the same. Ihe Bed Sea cable from Suez to Jubal Island has baen restored. The unemployed laborers in Liverpool had not re* peated the demonstration for relief which took place on the 2fl(h. The proceedings were devoid of anything like a menace. FRANCE. T!io French g.'nat? tsmUmied to discuss tlio address to the Emperor. The Bomau question was debated. The report of the Committee of the Corps Legi«l*tif, relative to the donation to Count MontAuban is emphatic against it, but it Is said that a letter from the Emperor to Count Morny on the subject renders it probable that the Corps Legislate will abandon the projoct. The Bourse declined ob tt* 23th to 701'40c. ITALY. King Victor Emmanuel had been slightly indisposed, but has recovered. AUSTRIA. n is asserted that Austria acd Truss!* hare agreed an tbo terms of a settlement in relation to Electoral Hesse. GREECE. The insurrection in Greece is in statu quo. Nauplia still holds out, and it is reported that another garrison ha6-revolted. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL NEWS. Liveupooi., Feb. 28.—Cotton quiet and unchanged; sales7,oUo bales, including 3,000 to speculators and ex porters. Breadstuff's dull. Wheat quiet, but steady. Provisions unchanged; bacon and pork easier. London, Fob. 28.—Consols 03?£®93#. Anericau Securities flrpi, " THE LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN. P.iitis, Feb. 28.—Prince Napoleon, in the Senate, de manded that tho French troops should ovacuate Romo. The committee of the Prussian Chamber of Represen tatives had passed resolutions recognizing the kingdom of Italy. Vienna* March L—The journey of the AroMuke Maximilian to Paris and London has been ndjournol, the negotiations for his candidature of the throne of Mexico having encountered difficulties Tbstu, March I.—Virgil Szilaggl, barrister and for merly member of the Hungarian Diet, has been arrested. Athens, February 20.—The royal troopß are within a (luortcrof an hour's distance of Naupllof The Govern, nient intends orgar-izing a general arming of the popu lation in the provinces threatened by the insurrection. Alliens was tranquil, but all the coffee housos and cer tain streets are occupied by the military* The King la expected back. Tujux, March 1. —It is rumored that the Ministry has leulffied, but th*? Uliug has uot accepted tho resignation, Madiup, March I.—Tnngiers advices say that the lieutenant of the iSuw pier has been released. The United States ships nro watching tho Sumpter, which remains stationary. Alexandria, March I.—The Prince of Wales lias gone to "Upper Egypt* Ronii, Fob. 28 An imposing ilemdtMtftitton tools place, on tho 26th, at tho Carnival. The Corao was empty, but the Forum, Coliseum, and Botanical Gar dens were filled, lho police were obliged to remain in active. „ , • Paris, March 2.—The discussion iu the French Cham ber excites the greatest interest. Prince N&polton has nuked for the mipprosiion of the temporal power of tho Pope. La Guorroniore, the known contidaut of th© Emperor, spoke iu favor of the temporul power, The JH inistry has declared that it will explain tho policy of the Government on » future occasion. The journal VFsperanee du I'euple of Nantes hag received a first warning for a correspondence conceived in an inimical spirit. Rio Janeiro, Feb. 8— Coffee Market.—Good firsts, 6,800 reis. Shipments since the last mail, 68,000 bags. Stock eu baud, 270,000 bags. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE liiTKhroob, Vtb, 28.—'Cotton Quiet* but firm. Tbo Advices Irom Manchester are favorable. Rkbadstitps. —The market closes quiet, lint steady ; Flour dull, but Bteady. Wheat steady ; red Western Wheat, 108 6d©llß lOd; rod Southern, 12s® 12s Id; white Western, 32a 6d®l2a 8d; wbito Southern, 12a Bd®l3s. Core quiet: mixed 29®29s 3d. PuoviauiKß—Market quiet, but iteady' Pork i« utili declining; Bacon quiet; Lard active at 40a®42a; Tallow quiet and steady at 445®465. Produce — /tabes steady; Potß 34s ; Penrls 335 ; Bu gor has an upward tendency; prices 6dhigher: Coffee steady ; Rice quiet, mid steady; Cod OH dull; Linseed Oil firm nt 04? 9tl3sa; common Rosin very dull at 13s; Spirits TuruentlDfiduU at 70h. London. Feb. 28.—Brcadstuils steady but dull. Iron dull. Coffee firmer. Sugar has an upward tendency. Rice inactive. Spirits Turpentine, sales small at 65®665. Tallow quiet at 4os 9d. Common Congou Toft quiet. LONDON MONEY MARKET, Feb. 2B—American securities, arc firmer. Now York Central, 71®73; Erie Railroad, 21) If ; Illipojs 4#®47. . . HAVRE OUTTON MARKET. Feb. 36. Sides of the week 6.600 bales. New Orleans tres ordinaire , 1051; S«.VI6Pf. The stock In port is 58,001) bales. The l'ai is Bourse is Hat. Rentes 09f 15c on liquidation. THE WAR PRESS. Tas Wab rases will tie seat to mbscriboni br mall (fw th&utt la Wrfcrte) «t 93.6* Three Copies “ “ .............. 6.0* Five •• “ Ten «• « Larger Club® will be charged at the lame rate, thus 36 copies Wll cost £24 j 66 copies will cost £44 ; and lav ooplee SI 20, For a Clnb of Twenty-one or over, we will send m Extra Copy to the getter-up of the Olnb. W P9»t»Mter» ko iwiericfl to «st m Agent* r» Ter Wa Pbbbs. ■ST Advertisements Inserted at the usual rates. Bis Hmta constitute a square. The President's Proposition. HOW IT IS VIEWED IK CANADA We take from the Toronto Globs a few extracts from a long article on the emancipation proposition ; In itself, it {§ the greatest step towards the freedom of the American slave which has ever been taken. The civil war has cheaply purchased the power and the will in the American President to issue this manifesto. Fancy the emotion which would have seised the Ameylc&B public if) tW? years ago, Mr. liuchanan had sent »eh a message to Congress—the indignation of tho South, the alarm of the North, the excitement of all! One year ago Mr. Lincoln dared not have issued such a paper. Those who have believed that the war W 93 not against slavery, and would not injure slavery, that the North would gladly tnke back tho peculiar in stitution into favor, and entrench it more strongly than before, will now, we presume, cease their com plaints, and acknowledge that others have shown more knowledge and prescience than they. The message is the first declaration from an American President, in his official capacity, that shivery is an evil; and not only that, but an evil so great as to be worthy the sacrifice of an immense sum 6f money to 5681i?6 its removal. It is also a declaration from a strong supporter of the national Constitution that the General (government, though it cunnot, under that instrument, compel the abro gation of slavery by the States, is under no obli gations to refrain from offering rewards for cipation. There is a very great difference, both technically and in spirit, between these two posi tions. President Lincoln has discovered that Con gress may take most effectual steps for the ex tine Lion of slavery without is ftß y manner Yiolating the terms of tho Constitution. Mr. Lincoln’s manifesto is a double-barreled gun. 'lt has one charge for the Border States, and ano ther for the still-rebellious gulf. That which is directed to the former Becms to us not only an act vf justice and Immunity, but a wise though bold stroke of statesmanlike policy. * # # This message will ‘develop a much greater measure of sympathy for the North than has hitherto been shown in Europe, and will also aid the termination of the war. The time has gone by when harm could be dose is the Bor der States by such a proposition. The Union ir thoroughly re-established in Kentucky, Missouri. Maryland, Delaware, and Western Virginia, and i Tennessee and Eastern Virginia will soon be quiescent. The work of consolidation ft 93 Com menced, and Mr. Lincoln has evidently come to the conclusion that it can only be successfully ac complished by a great movement for emancipation. Be has done the right thing at tho right moment, and we may safely add that he is the right man in the right place. If he accomplishes the work ho bßg cut out for himself, be will raise hfmself to a higher niche than any of his countrymen. Even the fame of Washington will fade before the glories of the man who brings freedom to four millions of slaves. It Is curious to Dotice the different ways in which the New York papers receive the message, which was quite unexpected by Congress and tho public. Tbo Tribune iB delighted, the Tunes fearful, and the World und tho Heralds both of which have been denouncing the A Hoc. Of lire, email sales ar® making at 72®74c. Corn is dull, and there is more of fering, with pales of 30,000 bus new yellow ftt 54055 c, afloat, and 50054 c, in store; and some prime white sold 'at 60c. Fifteen thousand bus Pennsylvania Barley sold at 78e*S0c, aud 8,000 bus New York State at 87080 c. Oats are dull at 36a37o»the latter for prime Pennsylva nia! buyers, at the close, offer lees. PROVISIONS.—'The market for tho Hog product is dull and unsettled; sales of Western and city Mess Pork at $13.50©b4, ami prime at $11; sales of Western and city-packed Moss Beef at $14016, as in Quality. Beef Bams are -without sales. Drowsed Hogs range from 9<><2s ®5.62j4 & 100 lbs. Bacou—There is very little tamaad; there is not much stock here; sales of plain and fancy Hams at 6® Bc, Sides at G®6jjfc, and Shoulders at 5® 5X<« cash and on tho usual credit. Green Meats are in steady demand, and prices are well maintained; sales of 500 casks llams, in salt and pickle, at &Xo6#c, choice brands at 7c cash, Sides at and Shoulders at 4>s®4?i c. Bongb-cut country Meat is selling at X®Xo l alow figliffc#, afid 10,500 pieces Hums, in salt) sold last week at c, and 600 tierces do, in pickle, for April delivery, at 6)1 c. Lord is held with much firmness, and the demand has been fair: sales of 1,20 J bids and tierce* at cash and rime, aud €OO packages mixed country at 7X®7&cj kegs Are worth Butter* of good quality, id in fair request; sales of roll at 13ff*14c, and solid packed at B®9e. Choose is steady at GU ®Ta 3P lb, and Eggs at 16c dozen. METALS,—There is a very firm feeling in the market for Pig Iron, and Borne of the makers refuse to coutract for future delivery at present quotations; sales of No. 1 Anthracite at $2l ©21.50,6 months, and some Grey Forge at $2O, on time. Scotch Pig is not offered at present QH&t&tidfis. Charcoal Blooms are held at SCO, but with out sales. Bar and Boiler Iron rernalu as las' quoted* and firm: 3,000 tons Forge sold at s2'), 6 months. Lead —Prices nave an upward tendency, but tbero is none tier* to operate in, aud Galmer is worth 7c lb cash. Cop per—ln Sheathing, there is notoing doing to fix qUOt&tldtte * Yellow MotAl seLHug i» a. small way at 25 C* C months. BARK.—There is very little Quercitron offering; sales of £0 hogsheads Ist No. 1 at 833.50 ton. A lot of coareo sold at $32.50 Tuuner’s Bark is nominal, and thorp is none selling. BEESWAX iB unchanged | further small sales of yet low at 32®33c lb. CANDLES aro very quiet; Sperm are nominally held at 29c; small Bides of Adamantine at IG®lSc IP* lb. cash and short credit, for city made. No change in Tallow. COAL.—There has been rather more demand to go East, hut the scarcity of suitable vessels and the high t&Hs of freight from Richmond restrict shipments, fUid prices remain without much change. COFFEE.—There is a firm fetling in the market, but not much inquiry from the trade; sales of 61)0 bags low grade and good Rio at 18# ®2lc; Laguayra at 22c: and Java at 25c, cash and time. COTTON.—There has been a further improvement in the market* but not much disposition on the part of manufacturers to buy; sales reach about 180 bales, in cluding lew ordinary and good middling Uplands at ®2Dc* cash, now held firmly at the latter rate. DRUGS AND DYES.—There is very little doing; among the Rales we notice some Gomber at sc, Oil of Lemon nt Soda Ash, in lots, at and Castor Oil nt $L2f) ( Quinine is held hfeher* in conga* quence of some speculative movement in tho article. In digo is quiet, and Logwood scarce and high. FRUlT.—There ii very little doing iu Foreign for the want of stock. Domestic Fruit remains without change. Bales of Pried Apples at 4J£®sX© forold crop, aad 6®70 for new*. Dried Peaches sell at 7®loc—the latter rat© for unptired halves. Green Apples nro scarce* and solicit $3.50 to $0 3? bbl. Cranberries aro worth slo® *2. FlSH.—There are but few Mackerel coming forward, and holders aro firm at the advauce, with sales of 1,500 bbl# Nob. 1 and 2at slo®B, and in lots, from store, at $10.44®10.50 for No. 1; $8.50 for No. 2; $6.50®7 tor large; $8 for mf djyg), find S 4 li'f fttmll 3d, TlCtil&l Herring range from 52.60 to 54.50 bbl. as in quality ; a sale of Scaled Herring at 25c %** box. Codfish have an upward tendency, and are wuuted at $3.50 quintal* but holders ask more. 3,000 bbl# Pickled Herring sold on private terms. FEATHERS continue very dull; sales of good West ern at »55®300 W Ik. FREIGHTS to Liverpool are dull ahd rather bw er. Wo quote at 2s oU®2# Od ; grain at 8®10d« and heavy goods at 27®305. To Londou there is very littta olt'eriug, and rates aro unchanged. Small vessels suitft able for tbo West Indleß are wanted. Two were takeu to Cieufucgoa at 40c, for Sugar; coal vessels are scarce and wanted. To Boston wo quoto SSc for flpyi*, 7p ?Vf grain, 6c for measurement goods, ahd* ©2.7G for pig iron. GINSENG is scarce and no Boles of crude or clarified have been reported, GUANO is steady but quiet at present previous quo tations. HEMP,—There is very little American in first hands, and hut little ofitring. H 6 PB aro very dull and tell slowly at 18®2Qc for first sort Eastern and Western. 1J AY soils as wanted at 70®SOc 3* 100 lbs, LUMBER.—Prices remain without quotable change and the market dull. Cooperage stuff soils slowly. MOLAfcSTCS is firm, but without much demand : salea of Cuba, at Forto Kino at 88c* nail 100 Dbli PbUada* Sugar* bouse Syrup at 100, oh tiiho. NAVAL STORES.—The market generally is dull and unsettled; sales of medium grades of Rosin at $6.60® 7.#). Tar and Pitch remain as last quoted, but tho is nearly bare of stock. Spirits of Turpentine is held firmly; at the closo small sales at $1.15®1.29 W gallop, ertrio OILS —Fish Oils are steady ; sales of Crude Whale at 56®58c, 4 months. Lard Oil is very quiet, but held with firnsnois; sales of winter at 6Sa7sc, now generally held at the latter rat© for best brands. A large sale of Red Oil was made last week at 6&c , tP' Jt>, short time. Lin seed Oil is selling at 55®S7c, cash* Coni Oil continue* to attire free!?, fthd priced wage fwm 2S t$ 28i foy n fiued. PLASTER is scarce; the last sate of soft was at $3.25 & ton. RlCE.—There is little or no block here; small sales at 7®7J£c, cash. ~ . . BALT. —There have been no lurther arrivals, and no change to notlea in prune i a salo of DODO tucks pool Ground and Fine cn private terms. SEEDS.—The) e is a good demand for Cloverseed, and prime is wuntod at full prices: sules of 1,800 bushels ordi nary and good quality at $4.12# ®4 50 bushel, and some from second bauds at 7 #o. Timothy Is scarce* and in fair demand at $X25®2.3T# bushel. Flaxseed Bt'ilfl riu-wly at#2.10®2,!5 V buautii. SUGAR.—The market is firmer and more active; 900 bbds Cuba sold at tho latter rate for good gro cery quality, aud Porto Rico at B#®B£*c. SPIRITS—There Is no change in foreign, and very little selling; N. E. Bom soils slowly at 36®37c; Whisky KOitimsee Peuiwylvauiu at 25®QQe * Ohio at 26®2