TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1862. THE X.ATESST WAR NEWS All doubts of tho capture of New Orleans are dispelled. General Wool sends tho following de spatch to Secretary Stanton: " The »ewa of 1h.4 occupation of New Orleans by our forces is con firmed to-day.” This is as satisfactory as brief, -and wo faay Settle down to a firm belief that we Tiave achieved a victory of unprecedented value, -and probably without the loss of a single life. Id what manner this most splendid movement of the war has boon carried out with such success the telegraph has not yet informed U 9. Sy the arrival of the steam gunboat Connee tidd at New York, yesterday, from Southwest Pass, with news to the 12th inst., we learn that prepara tions for a land attaok on New Orleans, in conjunc tion with tot of the fioetj were made by General Butler, and ibe embarkation of troops from Ship Island, supposed to be for New Orleans, was in progress ior several days before the Connecticut Saited. ft wn? understood that these troopg •would be taken through the Mississippi Sound to a point above the principal batteries, and co-operate with the fleet when it should hsaend to the desig nated point. This plan was probably carried and without difficulty. By the arrival of ibe l'niton from Port Royal, with news to the 25th inst., we have the informa tion that a brisk little fight had taken place on Sfc. John's Island —sixty Uuion troops having routed 2UO rebel cavalry. Our men were commanded by Captain Rhind. They fought well. The attack was made at day-break. The enemy lost at least fifty men. General Hunter is issuing Gortifhiites of freedom to such Eegroes as are by law entitled to manumission, from having been compelled to serve under the rebel flag. The evacuation of iltteksm ville, Florida, was said to have been necessary, as the Ttbels. by their railroad facilities, could con ceLtrate an overwhelming force, and destroy both the town and garrison. The rebels now hold pos session. but our naval force in the Sc John’s river, under Lieutenant Ammen, of tho Seneca } can Shell them out at the shortest notice. The report of an interesting interview between Generals Prentiss and Beauregard after the battle of Shiloh, will be found on our first page. Both generals were confident of their respective sides being triumphant in the end, but the rebel general took particular pains to impress upon his listener that the last man, womaD, and child in the South would perish before they would consent to a resto ration of the Union. From Fortrets Monroe, we learn that the greatest excitement prevails in Norfolk, and it was cur rently reported that. General Burnside was march ing on that city. Most of the troops had been with drawn from the city and placed under command of General Huger, at South Mills, to prevent the advance of General Burnside. If the news of the Federal advance on Norfolk be true, it will have a demoralizing effect on the rebels at York town. And make their commanders there withdraw a sufficient force for the defence of the former place, If they do so, it will make the eaptureof Yorktown an easier task for General MeClellan. The Capture of New Orleans. The news of the capture of New Orleans has reached us only through rebel sources, and so few particulars are given that the report may not prove entirely reliable. That New Orleans was destined to fall into our posses sion has long been the prevailing opinion of all onr military and naval officers, bnt the enemy have furnished us with the gratifying intelli gence that, sooner than we expected, our an ticipations have been realized. Ihe opinion was frequently expressed that not until our gunboats and flotilla on the Upper Mississippi had completed the capture of Memphis, and sailed down to join Commodore Porter, could the great rebel metropolis he forced to surren der. Now, however, if the rumor we pub lished yesterday be correct, our ocean fleet can assist Commodore Foote and General Pope, instead of waiting for their aid; and the whole line of the great Father of Waters will speedily be placed under our control. 1 ho fall of New Orleans is perhaps the most important event of the war. That city bears quite as important a relation to the rebellious, as New York or Philadelphia do to tin loyal Statna. Tt is their great mart, their eommer mense Ll ■££? T° **“ im ' greatly facilitate the capture "hi quired to fully rear™.,, Operations re run n,.0,e mississtppl valfty:-“ l me’ovdrtnrow i ®f the Secessionists at Memphis, and a Union I victory at Corinth, will virtually end the war j in the Southwest, and prove the utter folly of ! aDy further attempts to resist the power of our I Government. j Tiiebb is apparently an organized effort being made, by traitorous demagogues, to ex cite discontent in the free Status by represent ing that the North will bo overrun by an im mense number of colored men. The folly of this allegation is too apparent to need serious contradiction. It i s true that a few fugitives may fly here when they see no hope of securing their freedom in any other way; but the na tural effect of the agitation of schemes of gra dual emancipation in the Border States will be to restrain this emigration instead of in creasing it. Negroes have a strong natural love for the climate of the sunny South, and they will not leave it unless compelled to do so by very powerful motives. As a specimen of . the methods employed to influence the public Con. Stamb.U'Gll, of the Seventy-seventh mind, however, we repuUbh the following Pennsylvania Regiment, writes a very thrii- , circular, which has been extensively distri ling letter, from which we take the following buted throughout New Jersev. We are relia extract. It will be recollected that the Seven- bly assured that the managers of the Anti* ty-seventh was the only Pennsylvania regi- Slavery Bookstore in Philadelphia, who are ment engaged in the battle of Pittsburg Land- ■ referred to for “further particulars,” never ing: “McCook’s division, to which we be- authorized snch an appeal, and they have no long, stood the brunt pf th@ heavy fighting all hesitation in pronouncing it a sheer fabrica day, and nobly did every man in the division j tion » invented to deceive the public: sustain himsell. I will say for the men of the ! Deab Sir :As you are doubtless apprised that Seventy-seventh that ihey fought like timers ‘ t * ,a l e ? Lumber “ f “contrabands,” or emanei- We have some men Wounded, not many; j J*rTe f, UL proMsKat^ar/f two, I think mortally. None of the officers * shall receive a pro rata number, and take of the Seventy. seventh were killed or i ™f° f "TT,. , . n u T‘\ md t of “• “i f Lhambersburgj so far as I now know, in- ; *ou will serve the eause of humanity by makine jured, though many made narrow escaDes ! p , rovid ? for ®* « number as Our brigade lost some fifty in killed, and, per- 1 "PPeals more s'tmngfy tL^Ly^ther” 1110 brothron baps, two hundred and fifty wounded. v V/Z j n£u r^“ rth w, l ?!‘ , 't ic . a, , a . rs ’ caU at th ® Anti-Slavery oui-col tmeh lulled excepl myself. lam now m j By order of of Ahbanoemevts command of the brigade.” Again he says : ] Tmstok, N. J., April 19, 1862. ' ' “We have not seen a tent for eight days— j Thp - r „~. ~ . . ; marched in the rain, laid in the water, and ate Fr nm V >l,srcssloual Distric ‘- i f ! r rom the sulnomijd u _iii anything we could get, and still the men are i be *een that J K v! ’ in good spirits and seem perfectly content ” i c J ! k ;. MooRnKAI> Wllt he a candi - m.r P } content. , date for renomination before the approaching The Late W jj, crump, Esq. ! f epubli< f" Convul ' ,iori in ‘be city of Pitt° The death of a friend is paiuful at all times ! 7, mg ' ' llle “*™ e of Th °m.\s M. Marsh ail, particularly when public opinion justifies pri- j £SCJ 7 " as mci *tioned in connection with the vate regard. Mr. Crush-, who had been con- I n but the gentleman positively de nected with the Pmnsykimiu Inquirer for over ! „ cs a candidate, and wil give Mr. a quarter of a century, and subsequently with i MooRil,:AI1 his cordial support. This, we be the North American, died at Camden, on Sun- i **. eve ’ l cavcs Mr. Moorhead without a compe day; and", though he bad nearly reached the I tltor ’ SO . tliat Ilis nol,, ination may he regarded fulness of years which the Psalmist mentions j BB Certi " n ! „ .. v - as the usual limit of mortal life, his death will ! Hex. J. K. Fhave not the less afflict his numerous friends. Mr. frequently thought that our State, and especially Crump was an Englishman, of good educa- j 3££ltaEl c^ncil tion and great ability, who, alter a residence ; " r ; d population justly entitled her to epioy. This here of nearly * thirty years, has left no i 1 bel ’® T ®> anseß in a great measure from the fre’. enemy. Of a genial and gentle nature, he ! Z lilt united remarkable industry with considerable i longer service and greater experieuee. * attainment. The only permanent record of = tbw ® fore > * *ball not bo considered <• -■«l -»* . i rocket Book,” an encyclopedia of informa- j candldate fob for re-election to that ofliee lion which in successive editions iroidnallv 1 whoso dutl *“ ba vehocnso faithfully discharged by • , Ulyns > gradually I you diumg your ropMSSatAll-r. career. 8 * ■expanded into a portly volume. His know- j I consider it, moreover, highly desirable that a ledge of statistics was great, and he was al- : ““““footuriog community like ours should, at this ways earnest and pleasing, sometimes even cr ” ds > b ® re P r “ ented b F “ citizen who is identified .'. , . . S’ ; even : with that prominent branch of national proßperitT, eloquent, in communicating this knowledge. With greatrespect, yours truly, At public n.if-Bgbt r and duty has prompted me, 1 » time— ,h e oimllZJvi-TJ ‘ haßk ««»* nioh men as yourself a i„i h ? a PP™J>»tion of daily receiving letters m o iers frQlu whom I am then cnmnensaL e—U *® jrour_j)*n_i*iii—; jfimrones or the past, I remain, as ever, truly your friend, Washington, March 17, 1882. Thomasßake-well, Es o.— DeurBir : Ofihe nu merous letters I have received from VAluod consti tuents, asking me to be a candidate for Congress at the next election, none has given mo more real pleasure than yonrs of the 10th inst. Your position as a leading manufacturer and business man, the kindness and friendship I have ftlwftJS received at yonr hands, together with the fact of your nonin terferenoe in politics generally, all give force and weight to your opinion. I, therefore, deem it proper (whilst thanking you and other friends for their expressions of confidence,) to say that, if yon beliave the experience I have gained in Congress may be advantageously used in this important cri sis for the public goad, my name is at your com mand. Respectfully yours, J. K. Moorhead. Ah Outrage and a Heavy Loss.—Henry Stonebraker and John E. Knode, living near Kakereville, Md., met with a heavy loss last week. They had been purchasing wheat at Harris 1 Mills, in Virginia, ana transporting it to Georgetown. They Had just freighted a canal boat with 3,300 bushels of the article, intending to start on the following day . That night some scoundrels cut the boat from ltß moorings, and it drifted down over the dam, a total loss to ft, owners. The boat coßt $l,lOO. which, added to the wheat, entails a loss of near $5,000. FROM WASHINGTON. THE PRIZES TAKEN ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK. Enlargement of tha Illinoii and Hiohigan Canal. Tlie MriiHure one or Va.t Importance to the THE CABBIAGE OF HAILS BY RAILROAD COMPANIES, PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY. Letter from a Rebel Friionor at Columbus, Ohio, THE CASE OF THE PIRATE NASHVILLE, SfetUl Despatches to ‘‘The Pie*." 'Washington, April 28,1802. The Frise? Captured in the Rappahau- The steamer Jacob Beil arrived at the navy yard this moraine, towiug up five of the schooners lately captured hy our flotilla in the Rappahannock. They consist of the following: Tho Eookoni, of Btslcimore, of aboot 74 tons, with 5,000 bushels of corn, 3,000 of ‘which is put up in hags marked “Confederate States,’* unrt the remainder marked with the name of (he captain. The Sarah Ann, fif Newborn. N. C., with 1,600 biuhola of corn • tha Syd ney A. Jones, of Baltin ore, uuladun j tho Falcon, of Tappahannock, unladen, and the Monistry, of Tappa lmDnock, with the cargo of tho puugy which had bees cut adrift* coueistius of oil, saltpetre, bone dust, dry goods, Ac. The Enlargement of the Illinois and Michigan Canal* Mr AIOIOLP, from the Commiteee on Roads and Canals, baa reported to the nous© in favor of a bill for tbe en largement of the Illinois aud Michigan canal. Che re port states that the work has been more than half com pleitd hy the Stfolo of Illinois, Laving expended thereon over six millions. Tbe canal Ji»3 been in operation since 2848, and now yields an annnal revenue of about $200,000. This will be greatly increased by tho enlargement of the Illinois river, as propoHod. Thu State of Illinois offers this canal aud its revenues to the United State*, on con dition that Congress will provi e the means of enlarging it so as to pass gunboats from the lakes to the Missis sippi* This will place ns upon an equality with Great Britain, that rower being able, by her caualß, to pass war vessels from the oconu to the lakes. The report, in view of the fact that, by treaty, the United States is prohibited from building or maintaining armed vessels on the lakes, urges tho necessity and im portance of the immediate enlargement of this canal, by which means tbe gunboat fleet on the Mississippi river could be passed through to the lakes.. Had this insdtum of communication been open at the beginning of the rebellion, the 1,200 vessels and 15,000 sailors now shut up on the lakes would have been at the disposal ot the Government. The saving to the Treasury during the post year would have been vastly more than the cost of the contemplated work. The committee believe that its income will more than pay tie interest on its cost, and ultimately pay the entire investment. Occasional. Passes for Portress Monroe are now only given to Con- gressmen Illness of Comptroller Whittlesey. Mr. Comptroller Whittlesey is again well and at hts post. W. W. Rkitzsl, lately connected with the Sunday Chronicle . of this city, has been appointed mail agent between Harrisburg aud Philadelphia. Ft ur or five hundred recruits have been promptly sent from Vermont, to snpply the places of the bravo who foil in tlie re cent affair at Yorktown, Indian Outrages. Neither tbe Post Office Department nor the Indian Bnroau have official advices of Indian outrages upon tilt line ?f the OYerlaud mail rpiltt, >/«! tU« PiltiflS IBSil baa bees sent via Panama. The Importance of New Orleans. As a military and manufacturing depot. New Orleans wan of vast importance to tbe rebel cause, and as to financial matters, tbe bad ali tbe money in the Southern Confederacy. Removals from the Treasury Department. Messrs. loclb and Toiiiiutt, of tho Treasury Deport mest, have been removed from office. Tho reason for his, doubtless, was the fact that they were supported by the Sece&iouifcts tor vestrymen of Trinity Ghuicb, while others were proscribed by them. Mineral Productions on Exhibition Here. Mr. Becker, of Colorado, has a gorgeous collection of mineral products of that Territory ou exhibition here. are now i,700 mechanics employed, aud the sa tire premises are m flno order. A largo number of an chors—many of them of large class—have just been turned out for shipment to various places Three or four we addrtsfied 19 Pew York. The French steam vissel-of-war Gassendi has, to-day, Lien thronged with visitors, and to all the utmost cour tesy has been shown. Postal Service Resumed. In YiRGJXU.—PcBt office at New Creek Station, Hamp shire couuty. John Hughes is appointed postmaster, vice James M. Dayton, resigned. Tennessee. At Franklin C. H., Williamson county. A. W» Mats is appointed postmaster, in place of Lewis 0. "Waggoner, abandoned office. At Sbelbyville C. H., Bedford couuty, Edmund Frier j-—.. iy..p]ac6 of D. P. Kichard county adjoining the Staio of Alabama. Giles H. Glenn, postmaster at Lebanon, Wilson in place ofT. 8. 1L ———' re-oponed -..turner-extension ofmail facilities accordingly. Thomas McMillan was the last postmaster. MISSOURI.—Th« Poßtmnßtir Gasaral tA-day re-esta blished the poßt offices on route 10,493, between Glasgow and Marshall. John K. Owens, the recent contractor, retains his position as mail contractor. Geo. P. Fisher, Confirmations by the Senate, April 28. Medoren Crawford, of Oregon, to be assistant .mar* teimaster, with the rank of captain. V Major Andrew A. Humphreys, of the corps of topo graphical engineers, to be brigadier general of voluiu leers. William B. Slaughter, of Wisconsin, to be commissary of subsistence, with the rank of captain. , Paymaster Henry Prince, or the United States army, to be brigadier general of volunteers. Captain Quincy A. Gillmore, of the corps of engineers, to be brigadier general of volunteers. Major Absalom Baird, assistant inspector general, United Stales army, to be brigadier generalof volunteers. Ooionei Thomas x. Crittenden, of the Sixth Regiment of Indiana V olunteers, to be brigadier general of volun teers. Charles McClure, of Pennsylvania, to be commissary ot subsistence of volunteers, with the rank ef captain. To be brigadier generals in the volunteer force: Colonel Alvin P. Hovey, Indiana Volunteers. Colonel Win. P. Benton, Indiana Volunteers. Colonel Jeremiah C. Sullivan, Indiana Yolunteen. Colonel James C. Teatch, Indiana Volunteers. Colonel Pleasant A. Ilackieman, Indiana Volunteers. Colonel George D. Bayard, of the First Regiment of Pennsylvania Cavalry. Colonel George 8. GrMtt, Of the Sixtieth Regiment of Kew York Volunteer*. Colonel Max Weber, of tbe Kew York Volunteers, to be a brigadier general. Colonel J»bn C. Caldwell, of the Eleventh Regiment Maine Valuators, to boa brigadier general. Captain Truman Seymour, of the Fifth Artillery, to bo a brigadier general. Colonel Isaac P. Rodman, of the Fourth Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers, to be a brigadier general. Ilenry Bchlen, of Pennsylvania, to be a brigadier general. Captain Crayton Ives, of the Fifth Connecticut Volun teers, to be assistant adjutant general, with the rank of captain. Captain Henry E. Cnrlia, assistant adjutant general of volunteers, to be assistant adjutant general, with the rank of major. Captain Louis Richmond, to be assistant adjutant general, with the rank of major. Daniel He lines, of Pennsylvania, to be brigadtor sur geon. John H. Moore, of Missouri, to be assistant quarter* nuwtcri with the rauk of captain. First Lieutenant Colin B. Ferguson, of the Nineteenth Infantry, to be assistant quartermaster, with the rank of captain. V Jacob Lowenthal, of Kew York, to be assistant OUSrieiinaetfi-r, with the rank of captain. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERALS, WITH RANK OF CAPTAIN. A. B. Fly, Eleventh Connecticut Volunteers. Robert 0.-fielfridge, of Third Michigan Cavalry, tYUliam C. Bussell, of Eighth Missouri Volunteers. Ceptain James B. Ricketts, First Regiment Artillery. Colonel Abram Piatt, Thirteenth Regiment Ohio Vo lunteers. Colonel John C. Robinson, First Michigan Volunteers. Jeremiah T. Boyle, of Kentucky. Colonel Jeff C. Davis, Twenty second Indiana Volnn- Colonel Keal Dow, Thirteenth Maine Volunteers. Colonel James H. Castleton, of the California Volun- TO BE BRIGADE SURGEONS. George M, Kallogg. of lowa. Tbcnrns B. Gatlin, of New York. PROMOTIONS. Third Regiment of Cavalry. First Lieutonant John V. Du Bols, to be captain, Second Lieutenant Frank Stauwood, to be first lieutenant. Fifth Regiment of Infantry. FirHt , jjTeu*f»«i»t AKr*** T. A. Torbprf, to be captain. FltAt Joky. K!w bo captain. Second Lieutenant John 11. Randolph, to be first lieutenant. « Socon Lieutenant Edmond Butler, to be first lieu tenant. SnesKii LiiuUn&Ht Masiln Mullins, t> Lo fi r .i lien tenant. Eleventh Regiment of Infantry First Lieutenant Joshua S. Fletcher, Jr., to be captain. Second Lieutenant Charles Bentzoni* to be first lieu* tenant. Second Lieutenant Oscar Hagen, to be first lieutenant FiTstLieut* Newton L. Dyfeoman, to he captain. First Lieut. John Christopher, to be capUin. Second Lieut John Power, to be first lieutenant. Second Lieut. Homer H. Clark, to be first lieutenant Naval Appointments* Tho following- appointments were made to-day by the Kavy Department: Husky D. Portbe, of Washington, acting paymaster, ordered to Port Boyal, S. O.; Osoßaa A. Smith, acting parameter at the Brooklyn navy yard; Charles O, Bunker, vf HautUCket i JOHN 8. UOIDOX, of Seaport, Me., and Jamkb S. Alcorn, of Boston, acting paymasters, and ordered to the Charlestown nary yard. Country. Confirmations by the Senate* OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS. Passes for Fortress Monroe. Mail Agent Appointed. Recruits tor Vermont Regiments, Washington IVavy Yard. TO BE BRIGADIER GENERALS. Sixth Regiment of Infantry THE PRESS-.-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1862. Letter from a Rebel Prisoner at Columbus. A good deal of Interest has been excited by the con duct of many of tho rebel prisoners taken at Tort Dunel* son and tent to Columbus, Ohio, whoro they are now located, creating all torts of excitements. The people have become greatly disturbed because these prisoners have been permitted to roam at large and to indulge In what has never been allowed to the Onion prisoners In fiocenis. But among these men at Columbus are many who are heartily sick of ihe part they have played in the rebellion. I am permitted to copy the following tetter Jrom a captured rebel captain, now at Columbus* to the lion, Milton S. Latham, Senator from CaUlbruia: “Dear Sir: Having often heard my brother-in-law speak of his acquaintance with yon in California I as sume tLe liberty of addressing a letfcr to you. I am a prisontT-of-war at Camp Chase, Celumbus, Ohio. / used to be captain of Company K, Forty-Amt Regiment. Tennessee volunteers; but my commi*Rion has played out (as I think the whole concern will soon do), and here 1 am. To be brief, I b&ve ever been an Of Secession, and each succeeding day makes its error more palpable. I used every effort of my naturo to resist de_ cession until in November, 1861, the force of circum stances drove me into the rebellion. I came out as a private in Captain Logan’s company and served in that capacity until the 3lst of December, 1881, when Captain Logan resigned and I was elected captain. I now ask the simple boon of taking the oath of allegiance to tho Federal GomnniunU and I will kwear by the God that made me, and by every hope that fills my bosom, and by every sweet memory of the pari, ever lo remain true to tbe American Union in all time to come. What more can Ido ? lam now caught In tha couilition of poor dog Tr* deep Interest, and commanded the warm est approbation of the President, Cabinet, a>.d Congress, thiß bring the almost tho ouiy national capital without a national cemetery for heroes, soldiers, and citizens The gentleman to whom tho country is more miobtod for tbe conception and maturing of the plan than to any other person, perhaps, is Obi. Robert G. Nellis, of New York. The bill reported by Mr. Colfax, from tho Post Office Cimmittee, provides that all railroads carrying the Uni ted States mails shall enter into a contract with tho Post Office Department, and if they disagree tb? Price it btiaii be settled by tbe Court cf Claims. As a math r of historical justice, it is to be stated that the brave Lieutenant Ohlando G. Waoxbr* of your city, was eent to West Point, on the reci-mmendatlon and nomination of Hon. Thomas B. Florence, former Representative in Congress, from the First District. THE LATEST FROM SEW ORLEASS, The City Occupied by the United Unsuccessful Attempt of the Telegraph Fortress Moxhob, April 28, via Washington The fleg-of-truce boat to-day took despatches and letters to tho United States prisoners at Richmond. No Southern papers were obtained, but it wa§ ascer tained that they contain no later news from New Or leans, since tlie flight of the telegraph operators from that city. The operators attempted to return, but they found the city occupied by the Cnited States forces. There is no other news of interest. Washington, April 28 —The following has been re cpivttl at Uie War Dep&rtuc&t! Bon. E. M. Stanton. Secretary of War The news of the occupation of Hew Orleans by our forces is confirmed to-day. No further news. JOHN E. WOOL, Major General. Latest from the New Orleans Expedition. Arrival of tho Connecticut from Southwest Fass. Our Sloops-of-war Plated with Chain A FRENCH CAPTAIN IMPRESSED B 1 THE REBELS. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES TO THE NAVE DE PARTMENT, Nkw To®'. A»wii «o The steam eunboat Con • necticut has arrived from the Southwest Pass, which she left on the 12th inst. She brings the igailg of tllQ entire blockading fleet, together with 200 sick and wounded seamen from the squadron. When she left the Mississippi! all the ships of the ex pefliiio” were inside the Pastes, and had their decks sanded »« a r "~/ mtacu™. Tho rtne gunboat Montgomery Yhe rebel steamer Florida has been captured b 7 the United States bark Pursuit. F«rts Barrancas and Mcßae had been evacuated br the rebels. The Connecticut brought eight ex-members of the Galveston Artillery, who escaped from imprisonment: also, four refugees from Tampa Bay. Every port ex cept Tampa, on the coast of Florida had been eyasu’ated by the rebels. The sloops-of-war Richmond, Hartford,- Brooklyn, and Iroquois were plated with heavy chain cable from their ports to a point below.the water line, previous to commencing the attack on ibe Mississippi forts . lao captain ol the French war steamer J/itan visited Fort Jackson under a flag of truce, with the view of assisting the French residents of New Orleans who might desire t 9 b'tt cut of ibe way of the impending battle. He was seized by the rebols and imprisoned over night, but on lie next day they released him, and he returned to the vessel, grtatly enraged at the indignity. Flag Oflicer Farragut encloses a report from Acting Master Thomas Pickering to Lieutenant Commandant Hunter, commanding the steamer Montgomery, of the capture of the schooner Columbia, of Galveston, loaded with cotton, bound to Jamaica. The expedition was attended with much danger. Those engaged in it not only encountered a heavy sea at night, but were fired upon frcm the fort at St. Louis Pass, Texas, a shot pass ing through the eide of the launch. Owing to the strong flood tide and head wind, the party from the Montgomery were not ab'e to bring out the schooner with safety, and she was destroyed by fire. The steamship Ha floras Saving captured the steamer IPaZiij off Snip i.i.-i sold her to General Butler for a transport vessel ’ An expedition from the United States bark Pursuit captured the rebel steamer Florida, which was lying | abcut twonty miles above St. Andrewstown. They suc ceeded in cutting her out, and on their way up tbeibay also captured the sloop Lafayette, with 15 bales of cotton on hoard. On the way from the expedition, they wars induced, by a flag of truce, to send a boat ashore. When within gunshot, there rose from the bushes a party of about thirty or forty men, who fired on the boat, killing one of the Beamon, and wounding several others. Flag Officer Farragut, under date of April 10, com municates the report! made to him by Liout. Com mandant Seed, of the steamer Meu, London, dated March 26 and April 5, of two engagements between his vessels and others and the rebel steamers. He says: 11 On tho afternoon of tk«2di„,bwe left Snip i.,and, in company with the United States steamer J, P. Jack son and the transport steamer Henry Lewis, with the Connecticut Ninth Volunteer Begiment on board, to co operate with the army, for tho purpose 0 f effecting a landing at Biloxi. The landing was made on the evening of tho same day, tho New London and J. P. Jackson an choring off the town. The next day, about 4% o’clock F. M , the troops embarked, when all got under weigh fttid sailed for Pose Christian, intending on the following day to effect a landiDg at Pase Christian At 10 P. M„ having taken a favorable position for tho night, we came to anchor. “ 0n tlie 4th of April, at 10 minutes past 4 A. M„ three rebel eteamers were discovered etanding down to New London, Jackson, and Lewis, with the rebel steamers Oregon, Pamlico, and Carondclet, and after Its conti nuatfon for abont thirty minutes, the Lewis was with drawn on account of Ihe crowded state of her decks, and the New London and Jackson continued the fight for one hour and forty-five minntes, when the enemy withdrew, apparently mneb injured. About 9 A. M,. the United Statee steamer Uatleras joined us. Being the senior of ficer, I took command. While the landing wa being ef fected at Pace Christian, a rebel merchant steamer ap make an attack. The action was immediately begun by th reared to the eastward, and was immediately pursned by the New London and Jackson. After a chase of one hour she was captnred, and proved to be the rebel steamboat P. C. Wallis, loaded with turpentine, rosin, and lime.” The second report is as follows: *■ Ou the afternoon of the 25th, two rebel steamers were discovered at Pass Christian. The New London got under weigh and stood lor mat place, and approached as near as practicable, on account of the shoal water. The rebel boats ap proached within two thousand yards, when the engage ment began, the New London beginning the action, finding the enemy was notdispowd to come newer. The fight lasted one hour and fifty minutes. Burins that time we fired one hundred and sixty-one shots*of aii tinds. No one was injured on board of this vessel nor was the vessel herself. The vessels 0 v , he on6aly ’ incagitl were iliu steamers Oregon tu.,l Frd-n their movements, each «l them appeared to be struck two or three times. After the engagement, tho enemy left for the lakes. We remained on the ground till they wre out of sight, and then returned to Ship Island.” Official Despatches tA the Navy Depart nient. 1 Washi-vctou, April 28.-Hr the arrival of the steam ship Connecticut at Hampton Beads on Salurday, the Navy Department has received dates from the Missis, tlppl river to April 12, including despatches from Flag, officer Farragut, and Captain Porter, of the bomb flotill*. At that time, the Bteamahipi Missigtippi and Pcnsa cola were owr the bar, And tho flotilla moving up to he in readiness to lake Iholr positions. ’ It appears from these documents that while sailing for -Ship Island to Pasa a l’Outro with the mortar flotilla, Lieutenant Commanding Guest, in the Owatco, leading, the schooners at night chased and captured the two Con federate schooners, Eugenia and President, loaded with cotton, and bound for Havana, they having escaped through the Britain Island passage. The captain of the Eugenia is a noted blockade.breaker. He was com mander of Uimmtm. when she was captured, and gave Us word of boner to Commodore McKean to come out or Mobile after getting provisions, and leave our waters “Golumbl’9, 0., Apri120,1862. A National Cemetery. The Carriage of the U. S. Mail* Lieutenant Orlando G. Wagner. VIA FORTRESS MONROE, States Forces. Operators to Return. Fortress Monroe, April 28. THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE ATTACK. Cable. The Operations ol our Fleet. forever. He broke liii word, And in the Eugenia made •evaral successful voyages. According to the information obtained from one of the prisoners, the soldiers would fight a little at Fort Jack eon, but when that fell “ the people in New Orleans think the rich and big men would all dear out and leave the rest.** Tbe times were hard there, thero being no work, except for carpenters, who get four dollars a day for working on gunboats. They are paid In Confederate notes, and in many of the stores these will not pass. There were five rebel gunboats on the lake, besides two new ones not yet equipped, aud a good many in the river. Borne went up the river, a short time ago, with the steam ram and 10,000 soldiers. CapUin Morris reports the death of Frederick Beth, captain of tlie aftor-guaid, aud Nicholas T. Conner, coxswain. Also, the injuring of James Parr, eeamaa, and Acting Master John D. Robertson. Tho former sustained a contusion in tbe head, and the latter a frac ture of both bones of the left leg. The accident hap pened on board the Pensacola, by the parting of a hawser. FROM GEN. BANKS' COLUMN. A FI«HT WITH ASHBY’S CAVALRY. ADVANCE OF OUR RESERVES. The Rebels Retreut to the Woods. II an r i Son it vn g, Ye., April 27. — Yesterday afternoon, tho picket* of Colonel Donnelly’s brig&doi stationed eight miles htnee, on the Gordonsville road, were attacked by a large force of Golouel Ashby’s rearguard ana driven back. One miiDi named leanc Soelcy, of the Forty-sixth Pennsylvania Raiment, was killed, aud three others weie wounded. The reserve of the Forty -sixth Pennsylvania Regiment and a section of Hampton’s battery then advanced and repulsed the rebels. They retreated to a wood, whore several o f oar shells buret in their very midst. A wagon was seen gathering up and carrying off their dead aud wounded. ttwlog to the horrible state of the road batwaan thU town and Colonel Donnelly'a encampment, and theimpos eibility of forwarding him supplies. Donnelly has been ordered to take up a new position nearer the town, until the roads ato in better condition. main body is t-ncamped near the east bank, and the Shenandoah bridge over the river wob strongly picketed by him and underlaid with inflammable material ready to ignite on our approach. Captain Bowen, of the Twenty-eighth New York, is performing provost duty in town The orderly deport ment (f our troops is a convincing proof to tho popula tion that our object is but a mission of peace, and ttiAt the Secession leaders have been guilty of gross misrepre teniaiion and duplicity towards them. All the churches whose pastors are not in the Secession army are open to-day, and the town wears the appear ance of a Northern country Sabbath. From the Mountain Department. A GUERILLA HAUNT BROKEN UP THE GUEBILLAS TO BE TRIED AND SHOT, Rear Guard or the Enemy Attacked by our Scouts. Wheeling, Va., April 27.—The combined movements OTdend by Ovuernl Fremont agaiußt tdo guerillas in Webster county have proved eminently successful. Lieutenant Laweon, with one detachment employed in this service, haß returned, aud others are roturning. In a severe riihiiiig fight of seven mites, Lawson killed BsveDteen guerillas, and took ninetoeu prisoners, The town of Addison, a small place, tbe only one ia tbe new county, being deserted, wob burned. It had been a guerilla haunt. A formidable organization in BrAXtODi Wtbster, and adjoining counties, is entirely destroyed, tbe leaders proposing to surrender. It is understood the guerillas taken will be promptly tried and shot. Gen. Milroy’s tconts, on the 23din0t, attacked the rear guard ot tbo enemy ten hiilq# ctwt of the Shenan doah mountain, the boundary of this department. They killed one lieutenant and two men, and captured a lieu tenant and one man. None of our men were hurt. The rebel conscripts are deserting in large numbers, swearing Unionism, and roturning home. Reports from Staunion say the enemy's sick and wounded and large trains of soldiers are passing eastward by rail. snow $! eighteen inches deep at Monterey on the g4(h Instant, From Fortress Monroe and Norfolk. THE HERRIHAC WILL SOON COME OCT. Her New Frow Twelve Feet Long. Intense Excitement at Norfolk, FEARS OF AN ATTACK FROM BURNSIDE, The Rebels Depart; lor Sonih Mills to Resist Him Fortress Monroe, April 28.—A boat containing four black mun and one white man arrived here thii morning, from I'ortsmoutb, Va. They report that the Merrimac will come out soon. A deipatch In yesterday's Bichmond papers, received by the flag of truce, dated Mobile, Friday, taysi “The Union gunboats passed forts Jackson and St. Tbilip at 4 o’clock A. M , on Thursday, and at 1 o'clock P. M. were before New Orleans.-- A rumor was current in Norfolk last night that the eily had surrendered. But few troops were at Norfolk or in thevlcinity. It was rumored that Tatuallhad been removed from the command of the Merrimac . Fortress Monroe, April 27.—1 t is stated by the con* ~~™i«T*oiToreißnsleeve, slightly grazing his arm. By making this correction you will not only confer a great faror on the officers of this ship, liat w iU relieve the relatives and friends or Mr. Beckott from much anxiety and alarm. B. b. CKOS By, Lieutenant Commanding U. 8 ship Arago. liAROI Positive Sals op Boots a»d Shoes, Travelling-bags, Stbaw Goods, Ac. — The early attention of purchasers is requested to the large assortment of boots, shoes, brogans, travelling bags, trunks, Panama, straw and palm hats, Shaker hoods, women’s and misses' Leghorn and fancy straw hats, bloomers, Ao.; also, stock of a dealer, em bracing first-class seasonable goods, of eity and Eastern manufacture, to be peremptorily sold, by Catalogue, on four months’ credit, commencing this morning, at 10 o'clock, by John B. Myers A Co. auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. ’ Thomas Birch k Son's Saub op Housbuold Fubxiturb, Brussels, tapestry, and ingrain car pets, piano fortes, cottage furniture, sewing ma chines, china, beds, mattrasscs, Ac. Card. Our sale this mofbiHg, it 10 o’clock, at the Auction Store, No. 914 Chestnut street, by catalogue, com prises about 400 lots of superior furniture, from families declining housekeeping. Catalogues now ready. Sale To-day, Stocks and Real Estate—At the Exchange, at 12 o’clock, by order of Supreme Court, executors. Ac. Sale of Aldkriiey Cattle— At the farm of Mr. Cavender, on Thursday next. See Thomas tf Sons' catalogues and advertisements, both sales. Extra Large Sales Real Estate, 6th, 13th, akd 20th May.—ges hoodbillSj lit ths auction rooms. Public Amusements. TIIB r*KBLI.I Concert —Signor Pereffi will, doubt !«, this evening receive a compliment from the public, and his many talented pupils, which his services to music and Philadelphia well deserve. The concert, at the Mu eical Fund Hall promises to be the moat fashionable and meritorious for a long time. Some of Ihe finest vocalist! in the city will he preumti aui a programme is außsiiasAd rich ill musical interest. We learn that the regular train of cars on the Germantown Railroad, that ordinarily leave Ninth and Green streets at quarter past 10 o’clock P. SI., will, this evening, be delayed until hslf past 10, in order to accommodate the residents of Chestnut Hit] and Germantown, who desire to attend the concert. SIR. anii Mrs. Pradodt at Hoags at tub Musical Fund Ball. —A new entertnimneLt.of a peculiar con struction, with the above title, will he produced on Fri. day evening. Ihe beauty of this oiuortaiunieat is that it is calculated lo be reproduced in every drawing-room among friends, In nee it is likely to become popular— and the “ Peabody Pastimes’' are likely to be the fashion Tickets lor ihe initiatory representation ftf? to I/O hri at Gculd’s mneic Btore. AHCM-STRCkT 1 1I BATHS.— Mrs. Hall’s new play of “The GroTes of Blarney,” will l» given for the second time, this evening, with John Brew as J tether Griffin Mr, Prew’s unprecedentedly enccnsstol engagement must soon terminate. To-night is his ninety-secoud successive appearance, and when he performs eight evenings longer he will be compelled to depart immediately for Europe to fill engagements made there months ago. Commalmicxtary.—The complimentary benefit to Mr. John Toy, the ‘energetic lessee and manager of the ex bibition of tableaux of India and the Sepoy Bebollion, i* fixed for Tuesday evening, May 6. The tickets not used on that evening will be good for either of the two follow, ing evenings. The limited time for the exhibition in this city is fast drawing to a close. Those of our citizens who have not jet seen it Bhonld avail themselves of the present opportunity. Minnesota gold Mines —The St Paul Press fays that the tide of emigration fop Las-Katohewan gold mines bag already set in, chiefly from Canada i.XXVIITII MESS-FIRST SESSION. HASFXR’S FEHRY ARMORY TO BE BE.ES. TABLISHED IF EXPEDIENT. The Secretary ol War Requeued to Inquire into tin* Matter. SLAVERY IN CAMP CHASE. OHIO. Tke SukjMt Hoforrod to the Military CommittM. The House Commiitee ou Confiscation Announced PUNISHMENT OF FRAUDULENT CONTRACTORS. POLYGAMY IN UTAH TO BE PUNISHED, The Report on Government Contracts Being Considered* WAttiuscfOS, April 28,1862. SENATE. Statistics of Slavery in the District The Prerident pro tern, presented a communication from the tfocratary i.f the Interim*. enneerning thn nmn« liar and apes of the slaves in the District of Columbia. It states that the elaMH'ies w* re compiled some twenty months since* and perhaps are not available now. Re ferred to the Committee on the Dintrict cf Columbia. Petitions* Mr. COLLAMER (Bop.), of Yurmont* prwwntet! the petition of citizens of Vermont, asking that certain nows papers have the *ame privileges as other papers. Wenprs. KING and B*MNER prceenttd petitions iu fftypr 9f fpit»{icip»ljoii. Mr. i>AVif! (V ), of Kentucky, prenentett the petition of tobacco manufacturers, asking a reduction of the pro posed tax on tobacco. Signal Department Mr* WILSON(Rep ), of MasnanhUBottB» from the Mili tary Commiitee, reporied hr ck the bill for the org-iuiza tion of a Signal Department, and moved its Indefinite postponement. Postponed. Midshipmen Irom the Distriet. Mr DIXON (Bcp.), or Connecticut offerel a rfflo? fuiion that the Committee on Naval Affairs be instructed to inqu re into the propriety of providing by law for the apppoiiitmcnt of acting midshipman, at the Naval Academy, from the District of Columbia. Harper's Ferry Armory* Mr. WILSUN (Hep.), or Massachusetts, offered a ro solution that the Secretary of War be rejjnested to in quire into tho condition of the Harbor's Ferry armory, w hat dflmAfie has be. n none, And what is the value of the yrnpt-rty of the United Mates there and what amount is necessary, and whu'htir expedient, to restore the armory and re*employ the workmen. Adopted. Slaves in Ohio* On motion of Blr WILSON (Rep.), of Massachu^atts, Use ref rtuucßP el tlie fcfsi Inture of Oisio, in regard to the rebels keeping their slaves at Camp Chase, wore taken up. Mr. SHERMAN (Rep.) had a letter read from a mem ber of the Legislature, concerning tho rebel prisoners, in which it was stated that they were permitted to go about tho dtp A* Or.liimbUß, b.Uhge At tlu hotels, AndabiUe tbo Government, with peifect im enmity An article to the fawn, effect, in the Cincinnati Com mercial, was al-o read, aud another article, from the Cincinnati Gazette- that d has taken n)9»Bisrf sto tfeo nogrof 9 »t Vmnp Vlmae liberated, and ihe rebel prisoners removed to proper quarters. The resolutions were referred to the Military Com mittee. Preservation of Public Peace, On eotien of Hr. TRUMRU!;!! (Rep.)? of JUinoi?. the bill fer the more convenient enforcrinent of the laws for security to keep the peace and be of good behavior was taken up and, alter a discussion, passed—yeas 35, nays 3. Taxation According to Population* Mr. WAOE (Rep.), of Ohio, presented several peti tions asking for a uniform bj stem of taxation, according to the population of a State and protesting against the pa-enge of the tax hill f>om rhe House. On motion of Sir. KING, (ltep ), of New York, the &6h&t£ UAiit iht6 fcxetulive session. After which the Senate adjourtid. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Special Committee on Confiscation* The SPKAK.GR announced the following as the special committee on the confiscation of rebel property: Mr. 01 in (N. Y ), Mr. Eliot (Mh* o ), Mr. Noel (Mo.), Mr. llutcbiDß (Ohio), Blr. Mallory (ivy.), Mr. Beaman (Mi chigan), Riid Mr. Cobb (N. J ) Mr. OLIN remarked ibat be had, heretofore, asked to he excused from serving upon the committee, and re peated the reasons for the request, which was now com plied with. The Battle of Shiloh On motion of Mr MCPHERSON (R»p). of Pennsyl- Tanitt. it ti»s resvlYtd Uisi itv Sssifiarr «f T«r Vs re queßPd to twifnitt to the House copies of the reports of the commanders of regiments, brigades, and divisions engaged in the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee. Recognition of Hayti aud Liberia* Qp jpOtiOß of Mti GQOC.H (B*p ), of MaMachq?ette, the Senate bill for the recognition of Uayti and Liberia wsb referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Resolution Asking Information. On motion or Mr. FOTTER (Rep.), of Wisconsin, Ibe ffmtftiT ot War mb rwi wiled to inform tho House whether Judge Fitts, who sent a letter to the rebel Legis lature at Richmond declaring bis loyalty to that cause, coiihTrplatfcd holding his court for Acconac and North ampton countn s, Virginia, with the knowledge and con sent of the United States military commandant of that district. Punishment of Delinquent Contractors, On motion of Mr. OOLtfAX (Rep ), ofiudiaua, it was' resolved that the Committee on the Judiciary be in structed to inquire iuto the expediency of rep>riing a hill punishing all contractors guilty of defrauding the doreiLment, with penalties similar ro tbove for general larceny. Reciprocity Treaty* Mr. SPAULDING (Rep ), of New York, introduced a joii t resolution, which was referred to tbu Committee on Uommett#, lutb&t iv.it g the appMfilßsebl of Aoßbiisalob ere to negotiate concerning the reciprocity treaty, and authorizing the President to give the necessary notice for terminating the present uufair treaty. Assigning Commands to Foreigners. Mr. RICHaRD&ON (Dew), of Illinois, Asked, but failed to obtain, leave to introduce a resolution setting forth that Secretary Seward, in July, 1891, wrote t> a vir.vti, oojii.g that jf he should come to our sbort-s, our Government wuuitj ihe« picanare in as n»pg ]dm »u h9HPr#blt? military position, The officer! under this assurance, and at great expense, came hither, and has been waiting for four mouths without official re cognition. Therefore Resolved , That the Secretary he reauested to furnish Ihe ni-mber and nameß of all officers who have hern so invi IwL tnuilhiir .o'.ui} bhri'I •* Polygamy in Utah. ffemm-H BBl *. ). of Ohio, reported hack from the SrS-iitfe. OD r rr,torK ' B “ bil > to punish and prevent >r polygamy, and annul certain acts of the of t toll OBfablisliiDg the same. °f Vermont, said this bill was the same as that introduced by him two yean ago, with WetrmtTf Goi™bia 0 ““° Si ° n “ 0f itB Bt,t>licabllitsr *» tb « The bill was passed. Report on Government Contracts, H °V. E . C reau “ eil the consideration of the report of the Committee on Government Counsels. Steamer Catiline* Th® first resolution reported by them waa postponed Tor two weeks. It is as follows: ** s ° l, : td ’ Tbat tbe Secretary of the treasury be re quested lo decline making any further payment to the 168 interested in the steamboat Catiline, on account ua br ,hB Uni *' ! st ™°< ™ Purchase of Arms. The next resolution in the series was taken up. . j . d ’, Th “ t . ,h " Secietary of the Treasury be re- OUesttd to adjust the claim against the Government for the five thousand Ball carbines, liurohasud through 6 mou Slovene, Esq., by Gen. John C. Fremont, on the Ui,'ii«] i s 0 , r , AUS " B '’ 1 ? 61 ' ? nll a,ter »ar« germane to the , S TE VE NS maintained that the original reßOlulion rfw Bwl a CPIJM,rt ' QU General Fremont, order BI>EAKBR SUBtained Mr. of Purchase of Vessels by Morgan. ( Be P-); of New York, reviewed the report of the committee which censures the Secretary of the Navy for employing Mr Morgan to purchase a large number of Teasels unload of employing responsible offi cers of the Government. He said the old rotten red tape system could not he sustained for a moment The education, profession, and habits of naval officers do not Qualify them for encii duties. Tne department at the Commencement of the purchases employed au officer of W.fhu bklll in the prjfesaiem, whose honesty »ud in tegrity no one would doubt (he referred to Com. Breese), but who was as inccinpetont as a child respoctlog the purchase ol vessels, as experience had shown. He gave several instances to Bhow that, notwithstanding the re ofuaTal officers, they do not sate Govarn ment from imposition and fraud. “ Defence of Mr. Morgan and the Department. .Jt th s “ urBe of bi » remarks he said that about a hun dred and fifty vessels were purchased by Morgan. While other vessels have been found inefficient, not one or those purchased by Mr, Morgan, and examined in the moda n.rt Cted, had laded to pertorm what was expected of them, and this was apart from the economy involved in the transaction. Ho believed the select committee would do the Secretary of the Navy the justice to say that there was nothing to show any want of integrity OP ths ld&Bt Appearance of diabonesiy on DIB part in these purchases. The agent employed eared tbe Government over *OOO,OOO, au amount less than was at first asked for the vessels. If Morgan had yielded lo the amounts asked, he would have put 820,QU0 in his pocket ‘ but be bonastly performed his duty fo the ppfeftiiikea. As a geiiernt rnie, voluntary agents will cheat you out of interest and principal too, and many of those who come out of this war will have long and fine fleece adhering to them. He nelieved in hiring competent men and payiDgthcm reasonable compensation for their se?. 7 ***',£* m tbe sJecre * Mr y of the Navy employing a re lative (Mr. Morgan) to purchase llisaa Vessels, the charge or mipropiiety would have au exhibition of justice if the agtnt were incompetent; but it was not so in this caso. It was not considered improperforthe Secretary of State, or the Secretary of the Interior, to employ his own sou in important or confidential business. He apoke with KDOWJtdgO tf tllA fftii tli&t Morg-ti’s wag liot a thing done in the corner. It was open aud known to all, aud with the coDnent and advice of the high offi ceis of the Government. If the Secretary liad adhered to the time-honored abuses in purchasing, the select cunjmjUee would have passed over the whole tranroy ti6b, And whitewashed, or rather redwasheil- " him with red tape; yet, because the Secretary has profitably ventured out of ihe loutine, he ie charged, in and out of this House, with impropriety by the chairman, of the committee, who, it appears, has never spent ten. hours thereiD. Mr. HOLMAN (Bern.), of Indiana, reminded %be gentleman that the chairman (Mr. Van Wycli) is uow at the head of his regiment, at Yorktown. ' Mr. SKIHIWHIK. knew that his colleague had.assailed the Secretary again, to gather laurels no less honorable Ipse for ftTYtvfs he bad rendered at the aapital.u a n&i. lant soloier He bad no doubt his colleague hud been tii»d and not been found wanting. He referred to the alle manuer iu which the Department had been adminis t« red, and of the aav ng of money to the Government by liiH judicious purchHß4-H, Ac The Se;n. tary had been assbiit-d in thnifwipapm, whose ageuti atchoaaauf Gu vtrtnT. enT hav« in vain fin coutracti arotthis may P-JB>ihl> account for the corn!mil of llmjminiaia at hums, lie drfmdnj Ihe lleimrtmeiit Irom vaiimw complaint., anil showiiblhe effiiiency which the navy has attained both in the purchase and couetinctiou of v.-ss-Is—slxti orthe iaitet classhavinj been added {« ftrwrvica, Tlia history of tho n.vy will enffer no detriment or dishonor under 11. present management, in coodwion, he atkeil tlie House 10-punee belor, they gave a vole which would nnply e censure on Ihe head of thin Department. Mr. STLrBNS (liep.), of Peunaytwania, said ths genuomuu from MAHsachutittte (Mr g former occasion, hifomifd tiio Houtjo that Tm had notified him (Mr. SUvtiis). that he waa about to. call up this report a but notwithfltanduif ibis notification, he (Mr. Stevensh had deemed it proper to absent kamsalf. He had ex-, peeled the sttnUtaian would hare, as rotiuegkdd), thti forth ct remark thxi ha could uot bo! prtsbbt here on t)*at day the reasoa tty4f hfl had an aypointmeit with Btrangm who were, about leaving'WaHhingteu. The ge&tleeiau from Masstuhiiootta m Li>t the fact. Tbs gentleman frou»lndl*u& (Mr. Colfax), however, lupplied thide a Urge contract for horses, but he failed to appear, ai-il ihoy go on to censure it os a fraudulent transaction made under Gcmral Fremont, and stato that the news papers say that this Sacchi is on Fremont's staff; but all thin lures out not to he IratN anil that Sacchi on (ho staff never knew anything about a horse contract. Mr. WASIIRUKNK (Rep), of Illinois, asked Mr. Stevens where he got this information. Mr. bTKVENS said from the affidavit of the real horse contractor. Mr. WAKIimiRNK ULld he knew -nolhtus About llti caso. Mr. STKYENS supposed not. That was like a good many other th ugs iu the report. The committee ought to have known all triioiit ruclj matters before visiting thin, with VABHBUJIhE denied that any such abstract went from the committee. Mr. STRVENa said it was probably all “a mistake of tho printer.” The gentleman from Massachusetts hail criticized hisconductiii regard tj General Cameron. He, with home of his colleagues, had pretested against the aproibirrumt of tlurnsrou, though tha protost wag not of much avail. Afterward*, Cami'ron took a different course from what they expected, and, among other things, wrote the remarkable words to General Sherman: “ You will agkure all persons hell to involuntary labor who may b** receivkd in the service of tho Government that -hey will under no circumstances be again reduced to ihvir former condition unless they chooto to return-” And all will renumber how his report was emasculated. Then he (Mr. S(evens) felt proud of the man he had for merly opposed, ai d declared be would support him Mr. Gamerou hid out his acquaintance, which was than re. tiewtd, and he had determined to support him as long as he supported his country. When he concluded, the House adjourned. LATER NEWS FROM EUROPE THE NORTH AMERICAN OFF CAFE RACE. St. Jonssi tf, Fu April 28.—Tho steamship North American , from Liverpool, with dates to thelTtk, and via Londonderry to the 18th, passed Cape Race yester day morning. The Nova Scotian and Edinburgh arrived oat oa tho 16lth The Anglo-Saxon* from Portland on the 29th ultq arrived at Liverpool ou the 16th. She broke her interme diate shaft on toe 11th, but got a single engine to svork on the 14th, and reached Liverpool via the South of Ireland. Tbw Great Eastern v»r safply got off the gridiron at Milfoid, and steamed to bur old moorings. Cotton was buoyant and )i&X d higher for American. The palps of the wwk were 80,000 bales, and on Friday 12,000 bales. The advance on other descriptions was % ®»;d. Braadgtuflg closed finm and with a still ad* vai.clng tendency. Provieions quiet and steady. Consols closed on Friday at 93%094 for money. GREAT BRITAIN. A deputation from tho British and Foreign Anti-slavery Society waited on Mr Adorns* th? A»i'Ti,c»n Miintetpr 4 pn the JfiU), &Pd fcuc s enttd an address, in winch tin) hope is express'd that the restoration of the Union Would he founded upon the abolition nf the true cause of the strife The reply of Sir. Adams is described as bavji.g beeu very satisfactory to the deputation, but the Times tliibkH it indicates tho policy of Notthern politi* ciaL-g. which is to have liberty to deal according to cir CGHJBI6DCO3 with Iho elavfry question. FRANCE. The Prince de Joinville is about publishing a pamphlet 9P ifon-platt’d frigates. His work, it is said, will present the subject under new aspects. He does not admit of the invulnerability of the new vessels. The Bourse was flat on the 16rhj and lower. SPAIN It is asserted that the Spanish Government is taking steps to restore itß credit, and had commissioned two leat ing firms in London to put tho whole of its funds on a basis satisfactory to British capitalists. It is ttated that the proceeds of the Moorish loan, raised in London, and which are payable to Spain, are likely to be rela'ntd in London, to meet tho accruing dividends on Spanish stock, and pay for the steamers in course of construction in England. GRBEOE. bare surretdered. POLAND. ■rwelve strsons, engage! i n the late disturbances at the n srsftw Cathedra], have been condemned to military service. TURKEY. An obstinate fight occurrtd between the Turks and Montenegrin*, near Nabrich. The Jatter were repulsed. There was considerable loss on both sides. Additional despatches from Bombay, March 2T. g n . M-rchW* 1 '* 1 Lold Klgin w ““ ‘“stalieU Yicuroy of India, rtJM”’” 1 BCr 1,8,1 been ll “I>« p d in front of the Palace of A wide, spread M&ht>eU& had been disco vircd and suppressed at Hyderabad, in the Deccan. Byearus Jung, president or Scindia, had abolished ilie export duty on cotton in Gwalior. The Hong Eons cnrretpißdfbt of the London Times. wnting about -March, reports that a rebel privateer in the Chiua seas had betn fallen in with by H. ftf. ahlo rioven, on the coast of Borneo. If there at all she**must have been on the lookout for American ships outward bound, beiDg in their passage by the Palamn passage agaiiist the northeast mnufluou. Tha eat?,*pondent nays this is parliculatlv unfortunate for American shipping »a the United States Government has not a single war vessel of any description in these waters, except the caffinaw, and she is rotten and useless rtAdt M ° iVii , Y M4 B. K ET.-The fnu^ 3 !sa[illuß With t~cs YCfrJy rdj denaard for discount *»t tfie hank, and on tlie Stock Exchange short loans are offered *L er c£, ”‘ . Gold oontieues to flow to the bank, with no demand for ixport. Tliere is nothing doflnile as ytst as to the Bupsiap loan, hut it is asserted that the MTftßffmeuts were concludedj not with tbs Baringa, hut with the Rothschilds. latest via londondebby. Loxnox, April 18.—The political and general news Is U) important , Tbe (if nrraor.plated nliips and floating batta. riM ct ntlnu«-B the prominent topic. .. V *• YBgnely mmored that England has latoly made a diplomatic reconnnendiition to Fiance in favor of the withdrawal of the French troops from Borne. Encouraging advices as to cotton growing in Jamaica and Fern have reached England. ?he Briileh dovrrnoieut has given preliminary notice to the F.oyal Mail Company, West India line, to termi nate tbe existing mail contract at the expiration of the present term. Jt is artrin questioned if the Emperor will go to the London Exhibition, and asserted that JjP does it will beptiicily incognito. Garibaldi has gone to Brescia. It is reported that his Domination as Commander-in-chief of the National Guards has been decided 00. The Portuguese Government exempts from export dut> for ten years all cotton mimt in (he FortUgUBM African poRM-pßicns. It is reported that tbe Emperor of Bussia has appoint ed a committee lo consider a continual regime for Jtassia, The Oalcntta mails of March 8 were forwarded by the J3retn€n to New York. The North American experienced tteonq westerly wii-ds up to the2lat, and a strong northwest gale on the 22d and 236 of April. Hon. A. H. Keeder. Tto friends of Gov Reeder in this locality bftve often wondered that he is permitted by the Admi nistration to pursue bis profession in these stirring times. Hie sterling integrity, his powerful intel lect, his enlarged statesmanship, hie rich, rare, and varied aequiremehte, together with his entire nn -Be]fiBhnese, qualify him for any position from the Governorship of tbie old Commonwealth to tho White House at Washington, while suoh an associa tion would not raise him in the least in the estima tion of those whpi» of the expedition Orleans wore ail inside the passes, A? *: operations to move. They had their deck 9 sanded, and were all ready for action. The crews of tho ships along the-coast are all in very good health. The following; are the passengers by the Connecticut.* xy. H. Gladding, 11. L. Olcott, ti. D. Jenks, G. it. Hoed, J. A. Barling, F. Davis, S. \V. Patterson, J. S. Pardee, S. G. Robertson, C. J- Culbertson, Thomas Beeoy Ellin*, H. H. Hill, Charles Dtfames, Wm. W. Patten, V. P. White, E Booth, J k. Grady, N, w, Dunlap, I,lent, ti, C, Fa*. &I«i>r Paine, Oeo, K, >Tfleh, and about one hundred sicH and wounded wv mm and stldierß, The following are tho names of the refugees: l>r. E. Larmd, Thos. Mcßride, f£y. Coining, Wm. Robertson, Martin Sharp, Timothy Cronin, Loon Tati man. The United States steam transport Ellen s. Terry t Captain OJiapln, hence the 27tb for Nawbsrn, N. C., re turned this morniDg, having sprung a leak in her boiler. The following wore the salos of stock* at the second board to-day i .moo r S 8s ’Bl Heg.. 95K1 13000 T 7 8 6a ’Bl 0p... 96 6000 U 8 04.’,5y> i rf- r ff‘ , 9,). 10UOO Term 6a ’00.... 6GjS I 5W9 95....,.,1)19 SOri toooHftaonri 05,,., 49>; 5000 do tOO 49# 4000 do 40 7 i 100C0 Erie 3d ’83..,.. 94* 4CCOTOI* W 2d.... 62 i 70000 do 53V 5000 ClevATol SF b3O 87 k 1000 Mich S a Fd.... 92k I 10000 Amer gold j 15000 do IOIL'J 50 Pacific Hail 89*60,106* ; 116 A a ~„V,,iba j the city. (FOR ADDITIONAL CITY ItBWS, SEE FOURTH PASH | Monthly Meeting of the Boabd of TRADE.—L»6t AWfalßk a regular monthly meeting nr (he Philadelphia Board of Trade waa held at their rooms, President Morton in the chair. Toe president acknowledged a copy of the Merchant*' Slopping Act from tbe Hon. William o’. Lindsay, sent to the PPBP? (tf Commons, England! March, I*B2 t tbo Uuitivatiou of Cotton in the Middia Btatee, by Dr. Q. Bdiereon. , communication was also received from tlie New York Chamber of Commerce, relative to Ihe snbject or taxation, and the best course of action to be recom niendtd to the attention of Hu f or isieine of revenue to meet the altered circumstances of the country. The New York Chamber aasm- to adopt Bomaof the suggestions made by the Board ot Trade of Hus city some time sines. The report vros rsad br tha Ti' e, »7'i. r be ,ollo *. i i , S m the Ivodiug reattirea; It stotca that the current expenditures or the Government during ths present year, and for several years to come will require not less than 8250,000,000, and that means roust be densed to meet the expenditures thus created. Jtu. suggested that all flscal blits (pending.the rebellion. Bud during such tiae as its oouseauimcse mar haea ta poesilde ,1P peop to) should be clear and concise aa The report lays down the principles that (in view or the expenses of collecting the public revenue)' tor ths convenience or tax pay era, and for a prompt realisation of income it is expedient tlio objects of taxation, should be as few as possiDle; that, in the selection or ob jects or taxation, the ntcessaries of Ufa shonldi be so umvcTSßllr and equitab y taxed as to make the-biKden tall on all classes, according lo each one’s ability, to, bus tain the same, and as liahtly as can be made profitable— a heavin' ratjo of impost Will* levied on all luxuries and enjoyments-.or indulgence In which til* Wealthy CAR affotd to pay :.and that the lending products or the South, which have bean among the causes of the rebeiUou. b* made to prominently aid In tho restoration of peace and tbe final liquidation of tbe public debt. Assuming; Hia leading f.'Slurfßef Ms RTOBrumae tO'b* .i, trurmj. the couimjtum pray time OongrSM will, at «n early day, frame a revenue ayatcm.baaedanon seven subjects or departments of taxation, towth: FlOOl ell sales- of roods,.merchandise, and other property, at wholesale and retail, a pf pup prr cent,, yi'dillng (go tho mat _ moral isle brUeveJMie annual sum or. 6116,000,990 From tho tariff..» a , 50‘000‘900 From an excise or lax on cotton of two coVts ’ perptumJ From an excise tax on whisky and other HdllfcrS oftSS'deuis i»r ga110n’....... 99.QQQ.gQQ iroui an excise tax ou malt Honors of ft. cent* per gallon 4 From a direct tax on real and personal pro*- perly, Tola). mimi,,,,,,,,,,, p > „S2MvOCO 000 The advantages set forth a? likeiy toarrae-from the schedule indicated iu thy memorial are as follows : 1. Keduoed ex peases iu collection of revamp. 3. Obviating the appuiutmeut or twenty thousand col lectors of special revenue, 3. Renewed eonfideuw itt ihi integrity, power, and re sources of tie Government, 4j Avofdance of. an Inanma tax, already provided for by law, auil already odious to the people before its opera tion has been felt. b. That tbe true sad equitable source*of taxation and puhlifi r&VSBHi *M hi -F3kihod by the Bchednle now aug- because, fleet, each man wilt contribute in the ratio of his Individual* and family expenditure (and no more): and, secondly, those who-epend hundreds of mil lions of dollar# annually, in what may be termed the •unriM and wtra-sancaef life, (amtif, liquor* to, Uttcco, cigars, *c.,)%.wji» be oompelted ro contribute more tersely toward the public revenue than those whose in comes and expenditures are on a limited scale. This report has-been forwarded-to-Washington. A resolution of thanks was tendered to George David . can, of the Coast-Survey department, for his pfe&gi pf §. hred-ome chert of a portion of our bar and river abc.,. l and below Port Bslaware, * Tbe Hoard thea adjaumed. FUNEHcbL OB THE J*ATS LIEUTEKANT WAGNER —Teatrrdar afternoon the remains of tba late Lieutenant Vaguer were Interred with military honors from tho residrnee of his father in Thud street*, war Carpenter. _ The-ocssMoMdrew an enormcttsprowdi of neopte. Duriog Suuda-y* the bouse wm. thronged' with the ci«{9 W , in Q| iufw. than one iboairju) persona: vitittiiK tan place to view the remains. Tl^. Mr. vUitel hy ncl r les^, titfcob hundred people. Tme remains were Imd put iuthe* parlor, tlie. walls, of whadti were auorued with fnirtisgs, the woA.of ehA ilpccASfvt, and of* younx, sote Oirrs wtm arsdunteii with bint at West Pqtat dressed !r> unlfodTiQ, aud ihe cuifin Ussi*9P)e4# decoratfd uith Covers. Tbe coftin was closed..tlhCMV quarter iKiforoNtt uteh>ek. and the Ampytcao fl»i»AuraaMd al oiit ila Tbeohaaeau and sword of the dectnStu; were nppn and then it was conveyed tp thn. hearse, □he throng of »»t nous In the street was verx yr-?wt but ihi. &i*&S%Je9 of Lieutenant o& First ctetrict poltca* who was present with a largo Can*, tha i crewel waa kept back aud prevented fnuu, in on the urowswn sh e services, in the honas. wars con ducted by the Rev. Mr. LeecU. >T»a tKorled t&thG placa ot sepidtura it Bti ifetL-rii Church by a detvhment cJ moriw» nwler tha qoauwaad of Lieutenant 3rown, Chx Q, of the Third Be guuent of the Reserve l»gtwle, and. tb* Second Beglmenk of Beseive Grays, CaUnel Kllmakoc*. The cortege iiT ®i r Sfeld , a.kauil T tile l>ead March. ffif funeral service in tbs ol urch the cotHn wai moved and lowered into one of tho vaults on the Ufftii side of the Vuihtlng, the marines being drawn ranks. They fired tbros rounds with great af ter standirvy with rosiured arms n-hfe the body lowered 4)itp «he grave. Fatal Accident. —Ycstfl’diy after- Vicot, » child, whose name we did not ascertain, residlug back cf No. 861 North stiert, was run over by • sffigotu and kilted. The Oliver of the Wft* 216 NY Can...B3a; 200 do blO 83« ■UJS do 83# 11 Erie It 3ftv MIOKrieR pref 61W wnuumu sow 30 d 0..,., *JO 60 Sxich Uea k 51,/ ISO Mich S A Nl* 2j / * 326 Panama R 124 100 to bflOA'ilw 56 111 Ces scrip SO do 60* 25 do b3O 60 i3OOO A T01ed0.... s3O 42 V Ifi’O d 0.,.,,,,,,,.. 409? f5O do ,„«£ 2i.G00.,M0 9,090,000 19,000,000