cl Ortss.
WEDNESDAY, MAY H, 1862
THE LATEST WAR NEWS
A despatch from Fortress Monroe, published in
another column, informs us that 835 released Union
prisoners were to leave that point for Baltimore.
Ninety rebel prisoners, who were to be returned in
exchange, respectfully declined the honor,"
although earnestly urged and threatened by their
Moen, but took the oath of allegiance to the
United State , .. Another despatch from Washing
ton conveys the still more gratifying intelligence
that
,lirs hum/reef rebels, belonging to a Virginia
regiment, had deserted their muse, and taken the
oath of allegiance to the Federal Government. In
both cases, the men had offered to lay down their
urine. Nu butter evidence can be adduced that the
hearts of the Southern conscripts are not with their
treacherous leaders; and no firmer assurance is
needed that a vigorous prosecution of the war will
meet with its adequate reward.
From Norfolk we learn that that city remains
perfectly quiet, and it is supposed that when com
munication with the North opens, trade will resume
its accustomed channels, and confidence will be re
stored. The prices of the necessaries of life aro
unusually high, and gold and silver are welcomed
by the population, whose eyes have beheld nothing
of a sordid character fur tome time previous to the
'Union occupation of the city but Confederate shin
plasters. The rebel citizens confidently assert that
Jeff Davis' army will make a stand at Richmond,
and that one of the greatest battles of modern times
will be fought in the vicinity of that city.
British neutrality is understood to be something
which was mentioned in a royal proclamation some
months ago, and commented upon by the newspa
pers at the time, but which has since been honored
mainly- in Ike brea,-h. Dy the arrival of the brig
Alma at New Ycrk, yesterday, from Nassau, New
Providence, we learn that the rebel steamer Orito
hal just arrived at Naaaau from Southampton,
England, with a cargo of arms for the rebels;
and that the British steamers Stella and Minnie
were also in port. having arrived from Southamp
ton with cargoes of arms, saltpetre, and salt, and
were awaiting an opportunity to run the blockade.
General AleClellart's despatches continue to be
satisfactory, though brief. Commander Rodgers,
on Sunday, proceeded with his gunboats np the
James river past Little Brandon, encountering but
two hallaelea, and meeting the Jeia to ea ;,rid
Yorktown, which declined to come to terms. One
of the land batteries was silenced, and the other
mounting heavy riled pieces was passed in safety.
No rebels were to be seen in force.
By Southern papers received in this city, we
have intelligence from New Orleans to the Id inst.
In eonrcquenee of the scarcity of food, the greatest
distrees prevails in that city. Mayor Monroe and
all the alde)men, on refusing to take the oath of
to the Federal Government, WePA ar
rested and conveyed to prison. Gen. Butler had
landed seven regiments, and had issued a procla
mation declaring martial law, and promising pro
tection to all those who may take the oath of alle
giance; and behave themselves as loyal citizens.
LONDON ar:weearEns by - the Jura, which
bring its dates as late as the 3d of May,
inform us that, notwithstanding the ostenta
tious show of neutrality, since the surrender
of those worthless traitors, MASON and &.L-
DELL, the British Government has been
stealthily operating against the United 3tates i
throughout the month of April. The Paris
correspondents of several London journals
mention, as a fact so fixed as to be undeniable,
that Lord rAINEMTON had seriously made
overtures to the French Government to obtain
it to enter into joint action with England, to
interfere with American affairs, so as to pat
an end to the war, with the least possible
delay. As if to place this beyond doubt, the
Paris papers re•atlitm it 3 positively announcing
that "negotiations, with the object of a diplo
matic intervention of the maritime Powers in
America, and the recognition of the South by
the principal States of Europe, have been
carried on between Paris and London through
out April ; and instructions in this sense had
Alcantxu., the French minister
at Washington, when the late battles are said.
to have decided Fr ance to abstain from inter
vention for the p; esent." Also, that M. digs.-.
czsa's recent visit to Richmond, the motive
of which has been veiled in so much mys
tery, was connected with this precious in
trigue_
Should it turn out that the Cabinets of Eng
land and France have thus been plotting against
us, we can only say that it is precisely what
we ought to have antieipattd. Mr. GLAD
sToNE's recent speech at Manchester, in which
he strongly affirmed his opinion that the North
1A.14,4 succumb to the South—all opinion dif
ferent from what he entertained and expressed
two imustlis before—was actually a semi-offi
cial declaration. As such it was viewed by
Tut PRESS, whit few other journals took any
notice of it.
It was to have been anticipated, we repeat,
that not alt.n. En s lAnd and FinnCO, but most
Of the European sovereignties would feel and
act hostilely to the United States. For, it is
unquestionable that the greatest antagonism
exists between the Absolutism of old Europe.
and the Liberalism of young America. There
fading dynasties and tottering thrones hil
eate decay and approaching changes. Here,
the eternal principles of Fr‘.tedom and of Pro
gress have built up, in tourseoro years, one
of the Break -A ...Cons the world ever knew.
Not Rome in her I roudest days—when, for a
brief time, th- people governed—showed more
mighty INA , he I .initCli 5t400 3 fighting for the
Right against Treason, and maintaining 70'3,000
gallant men, smidenly converted into efficient
warriors by the impulse of love of country,
_mid not a.ti. - .log one dollar from the wealth of
Europe to do Ili's. The true greatness of our
country is shown by this fact, and that excites
alarm in the conscious hearts of European
politicians.
PALMER&TON and NAPOLEON have separate
reasons for desiring to humiliate, by weakening,
the power of the United States. They seve
rally govern two monarchies—that of Eng
land being hereditary and limited i that of
France elective and arbitrary. Looking across
the Atlantic, they see us, a new and compo
mite pool le, mighty in arts and arms, in com
merce and bade, In natural produce and inge
nious manufacture, in literature and science,
in a fruitful soil, vast territory and irrepressible
enterinin obeys all, in lima' install:ions
and popular government. What has often
been said in cst, that every American citizen
is himself a a vereign, happens to be true in
fact, and this united sovereignty, whereby each
man has an equal voice in the elections, has
built us up a gr,at nation.
We are too Independent, too bold, for thy
monarchical tastes of Europe. Our republi
canism is too real to suit them. For our im
fititutim are theronghly republican, whiCil,
except for a shcrt time, is more than can be
said of ancient Rome, which could not be truly
said, at any time, of such oligarchies as the
mock-republics of Venice and Genoa.
It may be expected that the Anglo-French
intrigue, "to put an end to the war" by joint
interference, has already been shaken by the
reports of recent successes. When the news
reaches Europe that Norfolk has fallen, and
that the Merrimac has literally committed/i/o
den, it is just possible that PALMERSTON and
may become impressed with the idea
that the safer, as well as the more honest po
liey would be ,20i to interfere. As Iltidibme
truly says
Th.. , e who in quarrels interpose
Will often wipe n bloody nose."
Let us, in een:lusion, assure _England and
France that we have a strong dislike to any
such impertinence as foreign intervention in
our domestic affairs. Our policy towards all
other nation , has been non-interference, and
we claim that a like policy shall be pursued to
wards us. It is the safest, and in the end, the
cheapest policy. At the close of the Ameri
can war, the National Debt of England was
£268,000,000, England, a few years later,
chose to interfere with the alias of France,
necking to restore Legitimacy in the person
of the Bomb oP , and at the close of the war
In MS, this Drbt bad increased to 18E5,000,-
000. N APOLk ores interference in the affairs of
Russia added nearly $500,000,000 to the Na
tional Debt of France, and his Italian cam
paign of 1850, when (to use his own words)
he " went to war for an idea," cost $300,000,-
90 more. Eschewing all such oily hi ii
ries, we have hitherto not interfered with
other nations. We expect the same, and will
Mot submit to anything else.
The °it'll War is so rapidly closing that it
will be ended before PALMERSTON can hit
upon a tiastble pretext for interfering. The
War ended, that wily old politician will pre
tend to be much pleased, but our success will
be unpardonable. For, as DRYDEN said,
.•rorgivme, to the irtjured cloth bylong,
They never pardon who commit the wrong."
Di TILE PROCLAMATION of M. President LIN.
COLN we see the beginning of the end. It is
a very trifling matter to open three ports—the
commerce of the world will certainly not be
materially affected by opening or closing the
ports of Beaufort, Hilton Head, and New Or
leans. As a matter of revenue we do not BUD
pose Mr. CHAsE's treasury receipts will exhibit
any extraordinary inflation. Considering the
Union fleets on the Atlantic and Gulf; and the
armies in occupation at each of these points,
it will, very probably, cost the Government
more than the combined trade of the opened
ports will be worth. New Orleans will need a
larEe trade to supply the wants of the neople,
but Beaufott and Hilton Head can be little
more than coaling stations and quartermasters'
depots. No city can maintain a commerce of
export and import without an agricultural
basis to supply the demand of foreign trade,
and citable the factor‘ to barter and tell.
There can be no agricultural supplies in States
where an army of occupation has been eating
up the substance of the people, and where the
existence of a stringent blockade has com
pelled the people to exist on the products of
their own soil.
The action of Mr. LiNCOhli has this moaning;
He tells the civilized world that by the arnis
of the United States New Orleans, Beaufort,
and Hilton Head have been reduced, and that
having ieot•elipled the territory of the United
States, all the functions of Government will be
resumed, and the intercouse of foreign nations
will be renewed under the Ilag of the Federal
Union. It is a dignified assertion of national
power. It is carrying into effect the policy of
permanent possession. Where our flag goes it
remains. It carries with it custom houses and
post offices, salt and coffee, linens and silks,
brandy and cigars. It reduces tariffs, and de
stroys the premium on specie, It circulates
the daily newspapers and makes life more en
durable. It tells England here she must
come for her cotton, and reminds NA.-
P/Stnin: that lie MAY ha Vg eur fob:idea on
reasonable terms. These places become the
centres of Union feeling, and the sources of
a new stream of purified and repentant loyalty.
Like the artesian wells permeating the strata
of the earth hundreds of feet below the sur
face, we have bored through sand and clay,
animal deposits and strange transformations,
until the fountain of loyalty has opened
its source and now gushes forth ceaseless and
limpid.
We are conquering the South, and occupy
ing its territory—and now we quietly resume
the functions of government. We go, for
ward_ New Orleans and Beaufort and _Hilton
Head arc the first steps towards a steady and
gradual absorption of the whole Southern
territory. The rebellien is passing away,
We have put it to death by the sword, and
we have now the task of resuscitating tho
communities it has .burdened ant stifled.
And this tad; we see inaugurated in riesl
dent LINCOLN 'a proclamation.
Mu. J.E.E,EnSON D-11 - 18 under his haoca And
seal, has given to the cc Confederate States of
America" another proclamation. These pro
elamatieno appear about once a month, and
are intended to assure the world that the Con
federacy is still existing. Being generally
dated from headquarters, they are likewise
useful as directories, to show thelSouthera
people where the seat of government hag been
removed to. But Mr. DAVIS has a third pur
pose in view in his present epistle to his sub
jects. Ile is determined to test once more the
efficacy of prayer, although the last appeal
was followed only by disasters. Mr. D.tvis
prates of the justice of our cause," and the
" protection of our God." So it seems
that the rebels, not content with a now
Eovernmeni and a new bible, have erected
to themselves a new Deity for their own ex
clusive worship. Then, as if to show how
greatly their trust in the justice of their cause
had been misplaced, Ms. DAvis commenced
his second paragraph with the incontrovertible
fact that "Recent disaster has spread gloom
ever the laud," and continues in u lugubrious
strain, In which the tear eons of rhetoric are
emptied, and sympathy for the rebel mourners
is blurted out. We involuntarily call to mind
the mourners at Mrs. Joe Gargery's funeral,
and poor Joe's honest face screwed up in an
guish, and the yard of crape streaming down
his bitch, and then read on. In the next in
stalment of the pensive manifesto, we find a
fervent petition that the Southern people may
e delivered from the maehinations of their
enemies. This is cool and brazen In Mr. Davis,
who would be the very first to meet his just
deserts in consequence. "Machinations," at
any rate, was au ilbehosen word to come from
any traitor's pen. It suggests to every , un
derstanding the origin and history of the en
tire rebellion_ It points its bony finger to ilO
men who met in secret session, passed ordi
nances of secession, and sent their agents to
the far corners of the earth tO buy up arms
and ammunition with the money stolen from
the mints of the United States.
Mr. DAVIS has not helped his cause one iota
by this devotion v.l rfrusion. It will have the
dispiriting effect of another terrible defeat,
and, indeed, its gloomy tone is equivalent at
this moment to a Union victory_
MAJOR GENERAL BUTLER seems to under
stand the way of dealing with rebellious cities.
In this exciting duty he has already liad (mite
an cxtensive experience, and we must say he
has obtained a very gratifying succels. An
napolis he brouubt to its knees by a regiment
or two of infantry—Baltimore by ten then
.sandsoldiers and forty tb.onsand rations. New
Orleans he deals with iu a more elaborate and
thorough manner. He takes the proper course
to vindicate the dignity of Our flag, and at the
same time to encourage the Union sentiment,
stifle the - rebellious intrigues, and maintain
peace and order in that not generally peaceful
and orderly metropolis. If General BUTLER
only carries out his programme wi - h energy
and firmness, we shall very soon have New
Orleans as practically loyal as Baltimore or
Nabhyille.
WE CALL. ATTENTION to the article of a cor
respondent entitled cr extra services." It is
from a reliable source, and we therefore print
it. It wil be seen, according to our cor
respondoet's statement, that Mr. GEORGE F.
GonDoree ease is somewhat different from that
commented upon by us. We wrote from in
formation which we deemed reliable, and in
doing so, we took occasion to criticise what
appeared to be a useless expenditure of
money. We give Mr. Goanox's champion
the benefit of a hearing ; and those who have
read the comments we have printed, and the
facts presented, will very readily understand
the position taken by c , Fair Play." At any
veto, we have done with Mr_ Gonnom, and
with his appropriation bill. We do him the
justice to print his friend's version of the
matter, and now dismiss the subject.
TILE RICHMOND EXAMINER, of May 1, has this
paragraph :
The Earl of Dunmore, who ran the blochade is
the steamer Nashville, on ber last inward trip, ar
rived in this city on Tuesday, and is stopping at
the Exchange Rotel. The Earl will spend a few
days in Illohmoria, and then leave for Gauen, via
Norfolk and Fortress Monroe. lie says the Nash
ville brought twenty tons of powder, seven thousand
Enfield ritlea r and a great number of blankets and
shoes."
It is to be hoped that the Federal authori
ties will not permit Lord DUNMORE to go to
Canada via Fort Tess Zdorii-oe. If ho entered
the rebel territory by running the blockade in
the notorious Nashville, let him get out of it
as he came in_ Sir JAMES Fnrectiaom also
reached Richmond by violating the President's
proclamation, and was allowed to reach Wash
ington, via Fortress Monroe. What was the
result 7—he smuggled in a bushel of Confede
rate letters, addressed to allies and sympa
ttliprs in the District of Columbia, and, on
return to England, bitterly abused us in Par
liament, following close on Mr. GREGORY'S
track.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS Of the Military
Conimittee in the United States Senate,
Nom& -LATHAM, Of California, NEMETH, Of
Oregon, and RICE, of Minnesota, who vent
five days in and about Yorktown, return to
their seats fully convinced tog the rebel
leaders bave placed themselves outside the
limits of civilized warfare, and should be dealt
with as offenders against the laws of God and
man.
LETTER FROM "• OCCASIONAL."
WAsaniraTeN, May 13, 1862
The long-delayed vengeance upon a pas
sionate and unprovoked rebellion has not only
crabbed out the pestilent heresy of State
rights, as misapplied by the traitors—it has
dissipated that equally annoying, and, if pos
sible, more costly delusion, cc Sithjugation.l3
The South, we are flippantly reminded, may
be defeated, but it. can never •be subju
gated. No text, excepting that of the fan
cied sovereignly of the State Governments
and their unlicensed independence of the
Federal power, has been so freely ut
tered as this. Indeed, since their defeat is
certain, the traitors have:dropped State-rights
and taken the other consolation to their bo
soms. Do you meet any of the busy gossips,
who delight in sneering at their country,
and who are only tolerated in their half
treason because they dare not speak all
they feel—de you meet any of these gen
try in your clubs, your social gatherings,
your hotels, or your walks, who do not
roll this agreeable theory like a lelica,te
morsel on their tongues ? "The Southern
people are brave," says the aged 0. P. F. at
Wheatland, if and they can never be COMSUOre
ed." ea You may overwhelm them," says Mr.
Wharton, the willing and well-paid attorney
of the Secessionists, before he goes to court to
plead against his country, «but you cannot
subjugate them." This is the text for a thou
sand empty sermons, and the iteration has be
come so common, that, like many other plausi
bilities, it has been permitted to crystalize into
something like a truism.
One of these casuists, an English subject,
(by the 'way, it is interesting, to note how I.le
sympathizers with Secession harmonize their
utterances with the surly growls of certain of
the liegemen of hot Graeious Majesty Queen
Victoria,) parroting on this theme, a few days
ago, was answered by an American after this
fashion : « Yes, we propose to subjugate the
traitors to the laws of the United States, and we
intend to do it by, such blows as they will re
spect and feel, at the same time winning the
deceived people of the South, by kind treat.
went, back to their allegiance. Pray, sir,
why should you Englishmen agonize your
selves over subjugation ? Have you not most
successfully and mercilessly subjugated Ire
land ? Is she not at this day a subject empire,
and is it not your daily habit to point to Ire
land as a monument of the vigor and Humani.
ty of your Government? You have subju
gated India, as Russia has subjugated Poland,
Austria Hungary, and France Algiers." John
Dull retired to his liennel, confused if not
convinced.
But if these cases are evidences of the
manner in which absolute power can subM.
gate a free people, the example thus set need
not and will not be imitated by the Federal
Government. That Government will subju
s ate tyrards and 1111.1illerers ; perjurers and
cut-throats, for the sake of an oppressed
People and in the name - of rational Free-
dens.= Lct us see how this is to be done,
Already we have some of the leading ports of
the South. We hold Norfolk and New Or
leans, and in a short time will be in possession
of Richmond, Memphis, Wilmington, Port
Royal, Beaufort, Charleston, Mobile, Galves
ton, and Savannah. We have possession of
the Mississippi, anti maintain a blockade of
whole South Atlantic coast. It Will not be ne
cessary, if we retain these strong positions, as
with the destruction of the rebel navy we may,
to maintain heavy armies in the interior ; for
there, as we daily realize, the loyal sentiment is
acquiring volume and vigor, and will presently
be able, with proper assistance, to maintain
itself. The Southern people must live. They
cannot always starve and sacrifice. Their
interest is not in a protracted war, to
please a few revengeful leaders. As they
were forced to yield to these leaders,
and as their submission has been pun
ished by a succession of monstrous sufferings,
inflicted by these leaders, they will not de
cline the generous otters of the Federal Go
vernment. They will plant cotton, tobacco,
and rice, corn, and sugar. And they will glad
ly avail themselves - of the facilities for trade
with other nations, offered by the open ports
in the possession of the Government of the
United States. Thus, they will not be sub
jurmted, but saved. Their leaders will be
chastised as criminals in the sight of God
and man—subjugated if you please—and
forever debarred from e.,erctsing any of
the rights they have so ruthlessly trampled
under foot. This is the degree of subjuga.
tion intended by Mr. Lincoln's Administration,
and up to this writing it has triumphantly pre
vailed. It may cost millions to finish the
work , but the price is cheap and reasonable
in view of the great blessings to be secured to
mankind, and to our posterity. The Southern
people have undergone the worst subjugation
and the worst influences. They have been im
poverished and insulted ; their best blood has
been shed in a bad cause, and they will hail
the welcome presence of the agencies of the old
Government as a deliverance from a despo
tism more relentless than that of Russia over
Poland, England over India, or Austria over
Italy and Hungary.
In the new history we are making, sulkies
gation may assume a new meaning, and the
men who attempt to read our future, with the
lights of the dark ages to guide them, will
realize that they have committed another
cardinal error. OCCASIONAL.
PUNISELSIRNT op TnPiaosi.—The city councils of
Nashville ; Tenn., have passed an ordinance deolar
ing that whoever shall be guilty of uttering trea
sonable or seditious words or speeches, spoakiag
aloud false news, or dispensing toandaleus libels
egalnet the corporation or the tjoyeralllOrn of the
United .9,tates, or shall meet together for the pur
pose of inciting rebellious conspiracies or riots, shall
pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars.
This is the measure meted to traitors by
Southern municipality, under the counsel of a
Southern statesman, ANDREW JOHNSON. What
a shriek of agony would go up from these
men, in this quarter, who continue to ex
hibit their sympathy with the rebels, if any
such ordinance were passed as against them
by our 'city tatters!
DEATH OF LIEUTENANT W. H. BERRY, OP
WOODBRIDGE, N. J.—Among the killed at the
late battle of Williamsburg, we notice the name of
Lieutenant Berry, of the Fifth New Jersey Regi
ment, attached to General Frank Patterson's bri
gade. Ho was killed while gallantly eentesting
the attempt of the rebels to overcome his regiment.
Among the young men of his native village he was
universally popular, and esteemed by all for his
madly vh-tees. It will alwara be a consolation to
his honored parents to know he had the moral as
well as physical courage to dare to do his duty.
ILTBI.I U 3 WARD, THE OHOWMAIN.—We perceive
that W. Carleton, successor of Rudd & Carleton,
New York, intends publishing, in book form, the
humorous sketches written by a gentleman calling
himself Artemus Ward, which have .appeared in
Vanity Fair and other popular journals during the
last two years. The book will sell.
PEREMPTORY SALE ALDERNEY CATTLE, TO
MORROW (TRERSDAY), at the farm of S. R. Mor
gan, Esq.
ELEGANT WALNUT.STREET RESIDENCE AND
I . ISRNITURIE, by order of executor, at N'o. 1219
Walnut street, on Friday.
See Thomas 4- Sons' catalogzzes and aver
il.4. MOIL
AUCTION IsTuricE.---Ssie this morning, at ten
o'clock, of stationery, and fatcy goods, clocks,
watches, jewelry, cutlery. eilver•plated ware, &a_
Also, hosiery, neck ties, patent thread,- &c., at M.
Fitzpatrick & Bros., 604 Chestnut street.
Arrivni of the Wounded.
NEW Yong, May /3.—The steamer Daniel Webster
arrived at this port tonight, with one hundred and
lofty-three wounded soldiers of New York regiments,
forty of Wisconsin, twenty-eight of Maine, six of Mits
naeheselis, and the following of I anneylvamltt rag' colene.4',
106th Pennsylvanian Regiment, G.ll. Fritchman and
F. 1. Fellows; 09th Pennsylvania Regiment, D. Mc-
Donald; Ssth Pennsylvania Regiment, C. W. Martin;
6th Pennsylvania R.egiment, W. earcina.
Tie1:1:1.011, May lg.—About ta•o hundred of the N....
Jersey wounded arrircd here to•dar, and were taken to
their home or cared fur in the hospital in this place.
An authentic list of the killed and wounded of the
14 6W Jersey regiments is now being prepared at the re
ensita ef Covent,' Olden.
Pennsylvania's Wounded.
nAItRIS , IitIG, Play 13.—Governor Curtin is daily in
receipt of hundreds of letters, front all quarters of the
State, propounding questions relating to the provisions
that have been made for the care and comfort of the
PelillSYlTlthill Hick and wounded. The linoleum, amount
of military business daily transacted in the Executive
department precludes the possibility of answering theist
hitters, and the newspapers throughent the State would
lie doubt confer a great favor by gi - ving publicity to the
fact that, under the provisions of the act of Febeintry 28,
the Governor ie empowered to incur any expellee in re
turning .to the State, as quickly as possible, all the sick
and wounded Pennsylvania volunteers, alit the people
can rest assurisl that the trust thus reposed in him will
be most faithfully exercised.
kleaßuree have been taken to insure the early removal
within the Mate of every man unfit for active duty.
Piety hospitals in different quarters of the state have
been and aro fitting up, where they will receive the at
tention they eo tminently deserve front a grateful peo
ple. 1 heir names, together with that of the companies
and rvginivnte to Which they belong. their dhow° and
reeinencea win to promptly furnished the newspapers, in
ofd , r that their identification by their friends may be
made easy.
list :of the Pennsylvanians now too ill to be re
moved from Bedloe's Inland and the tiewAork_clty
Mild may be expected within I/I row days, •
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; MAY 14, 1862.
FROM WASHINGTON.
IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT.
The Bloekade Removed trove Several
Southern Ports.
REBEL DIPLOMACY CHECKMATED.
ANOTHER "CONSERVATIVE" MEETING.
Norfolk Navy Yard Not to be Re•eotabllshed.
OTHER AND GREATER REBEL ATROCITIES
Special Despatches to "The Frees."
WANIIINOTON, May 13,18d2.
More and Still Greater Rebel Atrocities.
Four numbers of the Military Committee of the United
States Senate, Ron. MILTON S. LATHAM of California,
Hon. lINNIW M. RICH of Minnesota, Hon. JA.cog M.
HOWARD of Michigan, and Hon. J. W. NESMITH, who
loft thie city on Monday, the 6th, for the purpoee of pro
ccodiog to Yorktown to mc.amtee MO the charges against
Gen. W. H. SMITH, and to look generally after the con
dition of our troops, returned to Washington on Saturday
evening. The ' , learner Mount Yeincit bed boon phical
at their disposal, and they wore accompanied by their
clerk, J. F. CALLAN, T. F. SCOTT, assistant sorgeant..at
acme, and others. They report that the charges against
General Burnt have been triumphantly disproved, and
return perfectly confident or the BUCcess of General Mo-
CLELLAN'S operations.
All these gentlemen, three of them having been Demo
crats iu formor part) divielone, and one, Mr. HOWARD,
a Republican, unite in 11811GIRMog the conduct of rho
rebel leaders, after the evacuation of Yorktown, as even
more barbarous and inhuman than that set forth in the
late report of the joint Committee on the Conduct of the
War,
General MOClLgt.t.ix was right when, with all his
known moderation, he expressed his unfeigned horror at
the conduct of the rebels in concealing torpedoes and
shells for the purpose of killing and wounding our troops.
Tills practice, unworthy of cirtlizeift or Wil.gtl nations,
was regularly resorted to, the agen: being General
late of the United States army, one of those who
broke hie oath, end has now added to perjury and ingrati
6de, ilto Invention of I, II to eogiees of death, by con
cealing which he seeks to take the lives of his former
fellow.soldiere. These torpedoes were t hidden every
where in the neighborhood of Yorktown. Thee per-
Magian cap is to exposed as to explode with the elightest
touch, and the success of this fiendish experiment has
resulted in the loss of many valuable lives. Bain,
who is something of a chemiet, had tilled these aliens
with destructive materials, mid hod laid them along the
roads, aroune the Iveli, 3 in the neightmrliood Of the /LOS-
Owls, the guns, the rifle pits, anzenals, and strop around
the dead bodies of our soldiers, so that when they wore
approached, the lea,t friction let theta off, :,nattering
11011111 all Hl'ollllll. tilt‘Ca situps worn
clocks, with the object of exploding them in winding the
clocks; sonietimes attached to bags of onionS, SO that
when the poor soldiers seized the onions, the torpedoes
WOldid 101ri them to distant ilcdtruction. licuerel VAN
ALLEN, 11'110 COIIIILIIIIHN tho post at Yorktown, hag do
iiis•reiciy sot the rebel nrisoners to the removal of theso
devilish instruments, and when. they protest that this is
asait.t the articles of war, ho answers, that es MwT 4. i rro
forteiled all Gahm to be called Inman beings, Choy arena
entitled to any other treatment. Messrs. 1:10.11,
Nss:3llwii, and liow_kue are tilled with indignation at
these terrible exposuroi.
An Important Proclamation try the Presi
dent—Southern Ports to be Opened.
The President has issued a proclamation declaring
that the blockade of the ports of Beaufort, Port Royal,
and Yew U.t.h.one, eo tar ceaee and deiermioo, (row
and after the Bret tiny of June next, that commercial
intercourse with those ports, except as to persons, and
things, and information, contraband of war, may, from
Erne, le carried on, entjeci fo the !awe of t6e United
States, and to the limitation and in pursuance of the re
gulations which are prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
The text of the proelaroation fa as follows
By the President of the United States of America.
W hereas, By my proclamation of the nineteenth er
ROI, one Monomial eight buntlred and sixtpono, it woo
decland that the ports of certain States, Including those
of Beaufort, in the State of North Caroline, Port Royal,
in the State of South_Carolina, and Now Orleans, in the
State of Lenlelatia„ WW, for reAdons therein sok f.rth,
intended to be placed under blockade i and tedgercai, the
said potty of Beaufort, Port Royal, and New Orleans
have since been blockaded ; but as the blockade of the
said Nth may now be eabily relaxed with advantage to
the interests of commerce:
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Abraham Lin
coln, President of the United 5 , ates, pursuant to the au-
QOM/ in Inc Tel haf the fifth MUM of the act of
COrgreEs approved on the 13th of July last, entitled "An
act further to provide for the collection of duties on im
posts and for ether purposes," do hereby declare that
the blockade of the said ports of Beaufort, Port Royal,
and New Orleant, shell so far coals and determine front
and after the first day of June next that commercial in
.
terconrse with these ports, except as to persons and
things and information contraband of weir, may fr9fri
that time be carried on, euoject to the laws of the UM
ted States, and to the limitations and in pursuance of the
regulations which are prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury in his order of this dale, which is appended to
this proelatsatisn.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be nut xed.
Dr-ne at the city of Wsehington, this twelfth day of
Rey, In the year of our Lord one thouaand eight
hundred and sixty-two, and of the Independence of
the 'United States the eighty-sixth.
[L. s.] ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Sy the rtetiqent
WILLIAM H. EIRICAIIII, SeerOtarY of Slate.
Regulations relating to Trade with Ports
opened by Proclamation.
TREISUItr DE.P.kIinIONT, May 12_
First To vessels ciearing from foreign ports, and des
tin- d to ports opened by the proclamation of the Presi
dent of the - United States, of this date, viz.: Beaufort, in
North Carolina, Hilton Bead, ie fponth Carolina, awd
Bow Orleans, in Louisiana. Licensee will be granted
by the consuls of she United States upon satisfactory ,
evidence that the vessel so licensed will convey no per
sons, property, or information contraband of war, either
or from the said porta, ♦rhich liceuee ehell be eau - totted
to the collector of the port to which said vessel may be
respectively bound immediately on arrival, and, if re
united, to any officer in charge of the blockade, and on
loaelie& either of ehlti hortt, even, veeeol will be roquirod
to have a clearance from the collector of the customs,
according to law, showing no violation of the conditions
Of the BC elite .
Anl violation of such conditions will involve tho for.
feiture and condemtation of the vessel and cargo, and
the exclusion of all parties concerned from any future
privilege of entering the United States during the war for
any purpobets wbateoever,
Second. To vastly of the United Staten clearing coast
wice, for the ports aforesaid, licenses can only be Ob
tained from the Treasury Department.
Third, In all other reopens_ the blockade rfmaina in
Tull force and effect as hitherto established and main
tained, nor is it relaxed by the proclaueatim, except in
rrgard to the ports to which the relaxation is by that
instrument expresbly applied. S. P. CHASE,
Secretary of the Tronattry.
Itellrescatative LW( EJOY . S bill, which Luc-Posed: both
IV Pepartinent of Aarienittire, with a
ConowissioniT at a salary of S:3,000 per annum. a chid
exeentir.• facer. It is ,op: ntte and distinct from ally
other department, null exel 1101 rely ilevwfoil to the interestd
of agriculture. The Otuimil,:filouer is required to report
to the l'resident tont Congress.
Die new SeCeSbioll Plot to induce all intervention by
the Poulin of WARtlgll ICUlpilt , , on the mound of lh 6Y
haustion of cotton, which Collies to light in this country
to-day by the arrival of the steamer Etna, is Nicitously
met by the President's proclamation, announcing tho
oneniim of New °Mum mid other cotton noct4 ea the LA
of June. Thus fails the second grand conspiracy abroad.
The Norfolk Navy Yard.
A Richmond paper states that the Federal arms are to
be overwhelmed near that Pitt but if such is the thought
of the rebel generale, they would scarcely have oidered
the destruction of the Norfolk navy yard, including the
great dry-dock, workshops, Ake. Had these remained,
our Government 'would buys inclined - to occupy them as
of old, but it Is not 11011) to be expected that much expen
diture will be authorized except for facilities to repair
vessels, Sze. In a word, the grand old navy yard at Nor
folk is a " thing that was." Washington it the !owl,
Southern point at which it will be entirely Rafe to have
a great naval depot. Pensacola will hereafter be only a
place for sate harbor, or repairs. Brunswick, Georgia,
ditty,
The recent act of the Legielature of New York in
placing its canals at the service of the. Government, so
far et to allow the eulargement of its canal locka to a
the adequate to the passeg.3 of vomit; able to defend the
lakes from hostile attack, was placed on the tablet of
Congress this morning, accompanied by a letter from
Captain ERICSSON, and also by evidence furniehed by
extracts from Imo London rim G.s' snowing the defence.
lees condition of American commerce on the lakes, and
the aillity of England at any time to take immediate
and complete control of them. Illovernor Malta AN, act
tem sesclutlana of the state I.44ltlatere,
has specially appointed Hon. SAMUEL. B. Roo ohms, late
Canal Commissioner, to attend at Washington, and-in
vite the attention of the General Government to the
great importance of the national intermits involved in
the measure.
T. B. TROTT, of the Contract Office, Poet Office De
l/MIMI, ictt WaglillBl92 19'40Y ter Nvricik to opeu a
Bost office ut that elm. The natile will be sent by the
old :onto, 'an Fortrese Monroe.
The Conservative Members of Congress
WssniNovos, May 13.—The adjourned meeting, under
the call of the "Conservative members of Congress from
all the States to defeat the schemes of the Abolitionists and
Satetr.itydata,” was lipid ta.llight itt the hall of the Hausa
of Itt.preeehtativen, lion. Mr. Crittenden occupying the
chair, and ion. Mr. Cox acting as secretary.
Mr. Rielawdson, of Illinois, in order to test the settee
of the meeting, muvetl that 11w chairman have power to
pall the nwinherN Walther whenever it idiall!emin hooome
1101WPAWY, in order that they might make arrangenten is for
defeating objectionable meaSllll`4. There was no legislation
pending of which they knew enough to determine what
course to take. They were in the midst of shifting scenes.
What world he prudent to-day would not ho prudent to
morrow. lie therefore coggeetrel that the report pre
pared by the committee appointed at the lust meeting
should net be submitted, for when a report was adopted
there woe no rivalling it. They should 1101 d themselyeA
in rt !Whim to act tat fill mefittireg ny Dulles might
dietate.
. _ .
Mr. Kellogg, of Illinois, concurred in tho suggestion
of his colleageo.C, lie thought the results of the meeting
held on Saturday were highly beneficial. or this them
could he no itimht, lie referred to the important ntodi•
fication mai curtailment of the bill entitled " An act to
Recur° freedom to persons within the Territories of the
United States," it having been stripped of its other lea,
tures. 11, he said, we continuo the 6111110 course when
h•gtsiation is presented, ;tut] meet with as
much success by our united action, we will teccumpiesh
much good for the country , ;end, in the meantime, we
shall continue to gather strength. Our cause stands
one hundred per cent. better to-day than it did before our
former inning.
Dlr. Nome, of rennitytTania, meted meat be watt not
present at the former meeting, having been called away
from the city.
Mr. Crittenden suggested that indeed of conferring on
bim, ae cbalrumn, the power of calling future rueethNiei
sel . or tummtuag and earicipatutum, an gla- as imaita,4
A PROCLAMATION
A Department of Agriculture.
A Mine Skilfully Countermined
The New York Canal Pro Joe(
The Norfolk Post Office
AN APJOUBTIZD MEETING
business to be prevented to Congrem, there be appointed
a committee for that Menem He thought the action of
the former meeting had • beneficial effect yesterday is
relation to the mommre to which the gentleman from
1iD(.113 bad referred.
Mr. Cox, of Ohio, raid they had not killed the Abolition
business yet. By an arrangement between the Speaker
mai one of hh, iqtrly 'friends, en objectionable measure
might be introduced at any ti It was, therefore, the
duty of the conservative men to consult and determine
1110.01 the action to be pursued in such CIL44. Tire com
mitter, to be appointed 14110111,1 Ma` that their friends are
tit their gen LA lit braid , hi defeat inholdoloo lo leghdollon j
mut worse )111111 Should be adophd for concerting MA com
bining at any time when necessary.
Mr. Mallory, of Kentucky, ronveirred in the views bud
nxprosio.d. They wanted a COMM:MVO to manage for the
maintenance of tho mound priori pins of civil Wanly null
the perpetuity of the Uutun. When it memLor witH com
pelled to leave the House one of the committee should
know where he could he found, in order to rolloelitrate.
an the conservative men against mischievous measures.
It was finally concluded to appoint a committee of
maven member); for the porpane muenster], whereupon
the chairman appointed the following gentlemen to serve
Mews:Richardson, Kellogg of Illinois, Biddle, Mallory,
Cox,Steele of New Jersey, and Sheffield.
r. Crittenden suggested that it was desirable that
GOMM! should Miljourn at an early day.
Mr. Wickliffe, or Kentucky, said it appeared that the
Betiate were determined not to adjourn. They had re
jected the House resolution bating a time. The Presi
dent, however, hag the constitutional right to adjourn
Congress when the two lioneen could not agree on that
point.
tie:tater Davis, of Kentucky, said ho had moved to
substitute the 7th of Juno for the time fixed by the
Douse, but this was rejected. There was no purpose
nianitobtcd by the tient° to 131 any day at all,
Dlr. Mallory remarked that he had had a convereation
with Eenator Fessenden, who has charge of the import
ant business in that body, and wee informed by him that
they would be ready to adjourn by the middle of Juno.
Senator Davin repoOte4 fitot catryinit MU would
not na any day. He believed that their purpose Was tO
continuo the session indefinitely.
?enatdr Powell, of Kentucky, said that he had heard
come of the extreme Senators remark that they would
not adjourn during the war.
The meeting then adjourned.
INTERESTING FROM NORFOLK.
Not much Confidence Entertained In the
Rebel Government.
A DESPERATE STAND TO BE MADE AT RICHMOND.
NOttl , ol-K, May .72.—'11te city colainues very quiet.
3lngt of tlio stores aro eliwod, lint it in expeettill that !Ilk,
will open in a day or two, except hi CitePeS where the
11:1V° left tho city with do army.
excitement mitt prevailB, but it is suppose..l that
in a few day when COMllltillicaLion in fully upclictj with the.
Northern parts, confidence will lie completely restored.
'rho priced of almost ocerytitisig are adtoniablugly high.
Candles, fur indtance, of a miserable quality, F.Ol at tin
scum per rotma. C'enanon brtovu wrapping paper CLO
emits ror pnelinge Itrown gllLrill. 09 ate i_
A of stores will 1 Itp,lll . lt, however, h,
days, by pitilieg from Ohl right tint Baltimore, who will
bring shingles of the artii.les on inueli wanted. here.
Thu rot °Met) and cio:toni ( loOtkiiii I/0 re
opened Tory shortly. Yery little Union sentiment is
olusily expressed.
oyer tho city oin• I.:Wilier:4, both priv - ates awl ofil
cera, freely talk with citizens, which must produce a good
MI the fortifications in the vicinity are occupied by
Lion troops, and all the public property is i❑ the pos,
hVoilioll of yho Federal Fluthorities.
The g,IIe at 11.6 Carafe orele Covere,meet oppetar. to
be to concentrate its troops at Richmond, and some even
say, that all the Gulf States will be given up beforo Vir
ginia, and that Ri:hmond will be held to the very ;att.
All Wain that deeperitte retiatanco will be made there, if
nowhere else.
Several negroes arrived from Suffolk this morning, and
report that there were no troops, trans, or fortideations
there, or on the road this aide.
Amon g =voet or the ellizerkz here there :le 1,14 /IMO COll
- entattained in the officers of the Confederate Go
vernment. The Confederate notes era refused in MARY
- places. Gold and silver are weleonlcd with enthusiaain
by all slums of nu: msuh,tio._ ltian r or ilwm have not
seen either for many months.
Elizabeth river, between Norfolk and Portsmouth, la
of a deep coffee color, on account of the tobacco which
has been thrown overboard. Large orrootitioo wore re
covered to-day, damaged by water,
General Viole t the military governor, pursues a course
calculated to produce au impression of the superiority of
Ike Federal eddkkhillbhi, 1.1.4 ‘r, to tbro no
obstacles in the way of private business, but to enforce
the ordinances of the city government.
Ties Day Book newspaper will be continued as an
oftern49Dl iLaWad Pf 4 Wining papa, on conlition that
that it shall be respectful in its tone. The first number,
printed to-day, contains nothing except extracts from
Northern papers, and an editorial statement of the bare
facts of the evacurios and occupation of the city.
From General Meekllan's Army.
Progreso •f Com. Rodgers , Expedition
up the James River.
SEVERAL UEDEL BATTERIES 0/LEINED,
WAexilec7o.N, May 13.—The fallowing despatoll was
received at the War Department this aiming!
BRADQUAILTI3IIg OV THE AIMS 011 TRH
CAMP AT ItO4EIOB 011CACH, May 12,1662.
To the flon: Zdaoin ill. Stanton, Secretary of War
Commander Rodgers writes me t;-day that he went
with the gunboats, .testesdasf. Past lade Ila-ao<lo..
Everything was quiet, and there was no sign of troops
crossing the river.
Pe found two batteries of ten or twelve guns each on
the Booth aide of trtfilitill river..one anomie the mouth of
the Warwick river, and the ether about southwest from
Mulberry Point. The upper battery on Hardin or
Mother lance's Bluff, has heavy rifled pieces. Be.tween
the batteries lay the Jalliestovra and the Yorktown.
Commodore Itodgera offered battle, but the gunboats
moved off. Re silenced one battery and ran past the
other. G. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General connowling,
FROM FORTRESS MONROE DIRECT.
S 9& ItOotoktd Uttion PaoQuoins va recto
for Baltimore.
REBEL PRISONERS REFUSE TO ACCEPT A RELEASE,
THEY TAKE THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
FOICLIIMS MOICIIOII, Anvil 12.—Eight ',Andrea and
eighty-Ike Tel prtsonors from Richmond, on parole,
leave today on the steamer Wm, Kent, for Baltimore.
Ninety - rebel priscnere, who 14W.0 to be returned to
Richmond, nositinly refused 4 although earnestly urged
and threatened by their officers, and they took the oath
of allegiance to the United Statee.
Another Account
FORTRESS MONROE% May 12.—A lbw of truce *A n a Up
the James river yesterday morning, and returned at 2,4
o'clock this =ruing. Threo hundred and five prisoners
of war were sent up to be released on parole, but eighty.
fin of them ref netd to give their parole, and they will b e
tent to Washington.
The flag of truce brought back 815 Union prisoners,
including a large number of those taken at the battle of
Williarusburg t but consiStillg PAM' of the tram can.
tilted at Bull Bun, who bate bean waiting their release
in Richmond for some months. They also include the
men captured on board of the Congress at the time of her
swam', er. Ihere were no officers among them.
ed..> prisoners are ali o tiit her.", but was no sent /Korth
ininudiately. The inuster•roils have already been sent
to Washington.
Obstructions are being placed in the James river,
iwelvexullee below Iticineolaa.
The Monitor and Naugatuck were seen esventy-fiye
milts below Richmond.
The Released Prisoners
BALTI2IOIOI.PIY rd.—There are DO Wings of the boat
from Fortress 'Monroe with the released prisoners, and it
Is possible she will not come till morning.
All the New York wounded in the hoepitel biro ere
uoiug well, end ell ore expected to recover.
AFFAIRS ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK.
500 REBELS DESERT THEIR CAUSE.
THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE ADMINISTERED TO THEM
WASHINGTON. NOY 13.—The steamer Wyandank
ar
rived this morning froorthe Rappahannock. liar officers
report that the Freeborn end Wand Belle went up the
Paankittatik as Saturday and nut 6111 itV6 Ysl,bl aZhoirners,
One with a valuable cargo of whisky and other °torte.
The Belle proceeded up the letter river some distance,
and discovered a body of about five hundred rebel de
serti•re, tram the eleateehteiL Peie6 batteries, ..-bo elated
that when the order aas given to evacuate, they being
disgusted with the service, determined to march to the
Federal lines and surrender. They belonged to a Virgi
nian vtgiinent.
They offered to lay down their arms, and expressed a
willingness to take the oath of allegiance, which Capt.
Barris, of the Belle, administered to all of them.
FROM GEN. BANKS' ARMY.
RAILROAD OPEN TO THE SHENANDOAR.
ETRASLITRG, Nay 13.—The care on the Manassas road
reached the bridge over the North fork of the Shenan
doah tide morning for the first time. A large number
of har.Ae are ensa a ecl in rebuilding the bah, over that
stream, which, when complett d, will make the railroad
connection complete to this point.
A rumor is in circulation through the army that
A 66r .2iptured Oen Ilakh, of the cavalry, yes
terday, but it in ditereetied in official quarters.
The Late Naval Engagement Above Mem
phis—The Datnage to Oat Meet.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—The following doonatcli
been received at the Navy Department: '
CAIRO, May 12.—Nows from tho Heat has just beau
received. The Moucd CUT ? wific4 woe injured to her
starboatil bow by a ram, is on her way to Cairo for re.
pairs.
The Cincinnati Wag injured aft of her starboard beam
end ara.lc ir. LlVtliVet tar. km. will La rad.act
lent here for repairs, which will bo made with all possible
dePpatch. Commodore nimble is here at the naval
depot Pith me doing well. Fourth Meeter Reynolds, of
the Cincinnati, was mortally wounded. Two of the
Cincinnati's crew were slightly wounded. There were
no other casualties. &amble fought his ship splendidly
A. W. FERRO IK, Commanding,
we..l Blatt
Parson Brownlow at New York
NRYi YOWL, lay Lk—Parson Bz ownlow, accompanied
by Mr. Childs, arrived to-day, and arao escorted to site
Astor House by a committee of citizens. He has been
visited by a great concourse of people and by deputations
from Newark, Brooklyn. and other cities. A cornett
reentarY t. mtituouisl is proffered him, to take place at the
ACIIIMIIIY of Monk, ou Thursday, on which occasion 00V.
Morgan, of Now York, will *reside, and the hietorlan,
Bancroft, will deliver a welcoming address.
For New Orleans
NEW YORK, May 13 —The Government will send the
steamer Ocean Qllflea to liew Orleans with commissatT
stores for distribution.
The steamer Ounnecticut, fgr Ilew Orleans, will gab
wen et zo l ooo totters.
1 1 I Ail riio (CA
PROTECTION TO CIVILIZE!? INDIUM.
Coo. Smith Exonerated trout Hee (harp
of Drunkenness.
Avert from the Military Committee on the Word,
AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT TO BE CREATED.
THE BILL PASSEf. THE DOUSE.
THE PENSION HILL PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Its Fair and Cempreltrnsive Provisions
WA3arNurox, May 13
SENATE.
Pacific Railroad Bill.
MtWOUVA L (MAIL), bf (!:,111:4Lat4,
ciul committee, reported back tho Pao'(Lc ILailn.ol
auel inured that it he made flue special imier ler Thurs
day met t.
Mr. FESr.;EN DEN ( - Rep.), of Maine, objv • ctect to tin:
Mil 110IltI uwdo a titarial order. A ittemmin of Hint
magnitude could not be passed in a day, and ilie tax hill
must yet tie taken up, ho wanted nothing elso to in
terfere with that.
The link to make tlie. n bill a. special or.lett wag yo
lOtquil—yeia 17, arty,
Protection to Civilized Indians.
On motion of Nr. WI LK Ili6ON (11.'n.), of Minnvsolit,
the bill to reelect the Indians who have adapted civilized
habits was talienop.
•
; .
fter WO Wati rariNed.
Medals of Honor to Soldiers.
Dlr. WILSON (Rep.), of 3lltssachmette from the :11i-
Mary Conunil ter, ripm•ti.ll it pant p
r,oliiort to provi , lo
for tho pre, , vittation of motals or 1,,,w, F tit Iltu rldltltoll
hell
Inscriplions on Regimental Colors.
316•. WILSON also offered an antmalioent tho rt,oht
ti. ~, I f I01 . 1•1I Ilii w enil..agnv (31r. Sun(nor), in rvgnr,l. cu
hallH VII tier CVI9r4 of rrgin/vatJ,
Inv ninelnlnv•in fo L rull"Wnl
Resolved, That the I'r•eident is alitl), , niz , ll to permit
81101 regiments as have been or may distinguish them
selves by courage or conduct in battle, to inscrilm the
mimes of the bottles in Which such regiments wort elt
gtored mitt thoir
lie said he should call up the revolution soon.
Protection of the Revenue.
On motion of Mr. CHANDLI?.R (Rep.), of Michigan,
the bill for the prcteetion of the revenue was mho up,
The bill authorizes the Proeiaout to refube clearances to
any vessel, and prohibit importation of any goods, when
he has reason to believe that the goods are intended, in
any way, to reach or benefit the rebels, and gives the Se
cretary of the Treasury power to prohibit the tranapar
teflon in any yawl or railroad of any goads which are
intended for, or arelikely to fall into the hands of, the
rebels.
Reparation to General Smith.
Mr. lt I> (Rep.), of Michigan, from the Com-
Mitten 011 'Military Affairs, to whom hail boon rolornat
thin rcw)lu[imq - making inquiry as to whether any ultimo.
of 010 MIRY hail exhibited himself drunk iu Ihu lace of
the enemy, made a report. 'rho committee reported that
they hail visited the hattle-field at Lee's Mills, &c., and,
after tile fullest inquiry into the tics
case a. 131111., that 4.6 a. an, Fully- Hai-1,11.-.1 ,Imarg.,
againvd (kn. Smith, of drunketaies4, is - without founda
tion, and unsupported by the slightest evidence. l'hry
further say that he is IMP of the first Iltlit,rs of his rank,
always 3 ,, a dy and able to p”iforia any duty assigned to
Indian Approprintiong.
Te Indian appropriation hill Nva, then taken op
Confiscation Resolutions.
911;1191NR Of ATP §V/N.PR. , (4 0 P.)1 914.4}11119111M05,
the re:cutions offered by - hiut yeattntay - were reterrect
to the Select Committee on Confiscation.
The Indian Appropriation
The consideration of the Indian appropriation bill was
Mr. LATHAM (Dem.), of California, offered all
amendment in regard to the Indians of California,
making one reservation in that State instead of two, and
otherwise reducing the expense, which was adopted.
After the further consideration of the bill the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF. REPRESENTATIVES.
Department of Agriculture.
Er_ _LOVEJOY atop ), of Illinois, moved that the
house concur in the E6talo atnordments to the bill esta
blishing a Department of Agriculture.
Mr. PHELPS (Dem ),of Missouri, expressed his oppo
sition to the bill. If it had provided merely a bureau of
statistics and agriculture, coueected with the duties now
discharged by the Commissioner of Patents, it should
bare received his support, but believing that it would
create another officer, he moved to lay the amendments
on tbe table.
This use disagreed to—yeas nays
The Bill Passed.
The amendments were concurred in, and so the bill
finally passed.
Pension Bill Passed.
Ilse Rouse resumed tiie consideration of tire pension
bill.
Au amendment was adopted to the bill authorizing the
appointment of a special agent whose business it shall be
to detect and prosecute fraud.
Various amendments were debated, the general sistems
of pensions entering into the diecueeion. The bill was
then passed.
Its Provisions.
It PFOTid99 that 91fiCere end men of *llgraidell in Mc
army and navy and other brencnee of the riervics, who
have been since the 4th of March, 1801, or shall hereafter
be disabled by reason of wounds or disease contracted in
the line of duty, shall be placed upon the list of invalid
pensions ; a lieutenant colonel and all of higher rank to
a-eerier 036 per month q a roajor, rapiaio, #46 i
first lieutenant, $l7; a second lieutenant, eta; and non
commissicned officers, musicians and prliates, $B. Pen
sion for total disability—Ulficere, &c., in the naval ser-
TiCe shall receive, as captain, commander, lieutenant ro.oirSAViiiiil a , and roar,:rr e-stetattnettie., 10 pee re - loath;
as lieutenant, chief engineer, stiseeen and passed assist;
ant surgeon, $25; as professor of mathematics, assistant
surgeon, chaplain, pal master and master, $2.0 per mouth;
ae liret aeeistent eush errepilote, and assistant parities
ter, elB teacher, teilellitieter, passe+ midshipman,
midshipmen, anti captain's anti paymaster's clerk, second
and third assistant engineer, master's mates, and all war.
rant officers $10; all other petty officers, $8; and all
commissioned officers of either service shall receive only
such pension as is by - this act provided for the rank in
-which the e held If Sra- .it.-or or other
rerSOn named in the first section has died since the 4th of
March, 1801, or shall hereafter die, by reason of any
wound or diseate, etc. contracted in the service, his
widow, or children under 18 years of age, shall be enti
tled to receive the pension, to continue to the widow da
ring her widowhood, tr to her children until they sees
rally attain to the age of eighteen years, and no longer.
'Where any officer or other person named shall have died
suliwettently to the 4th of March, 1801. or shall here
after die. mid hits left, or shall not leave, it widow or
gitinuite child, but luis left, or shall leave, a mother who
woo 4101,eltaing upon him for support, in whole or in pail,
the mother rl,ail he entitled to receive the pension, pro.
vided the pension given to a mother on aeyount of her
tin ;ball terminate on her re-marriage, }Where any
ter er ether person liar tint iviv, or shall leave, a widow,
nor legitintate child, nor mother, but has left, or may
leave, an orphan sister or sisters, under eighteen years of
age, NOIO Wi.ll-. th•111•11(1.1t Upon hilll for support, in srltolo
or in part, they shall receive the pensien, to continuo
ti,- e ar
etee. at the el e lasee,
years, awl ire longer.e% The VililoW of any voinutvor
shall hereafter he killed, or die of wounds
or disease contracted while in the military
service during the present rebellion, and before re
eel uing the bounty herein provided for, and if he has no
widow, the minor child or children, it there ho any, and
if to minor children, then the mother, mid if no mother,
then the tattier of such deceased soldier shall receive, in
addition to all arrearagee of pay and allowances, a fee
bounty of VIA tir,A no MODOY shall ho yild iv such, or
to any heirs of such nommen sinner, on account of
bounty, 'bark pay, or pension, who has been in any
way engaged in, or who has aided or abetted the existing
rebllion in the Unitee Statee; but the right of such
disloyal heir or heirs of inch soldier shall be vested in
the l ^ yal heir or levies of the tleteaiieth it any there he,
in the order lA/Mid.
Frauds Against the Laws.
,8 Special ageLt bhall be appointed to detect and pruse
cute frauds %pipet the pension laws.
The Baltimore Route to be a Military and
Post Road
Mr. MALLORY (U.), of Rentucky, reported back,
from the Commit!ee on Roads and Canals, the bid to fa
cilitate the transportation of troops and mails between
Washington and New To lc. It declares the several di
rect lines of railroads between Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and Nt w York, together with their connections and ouch
ehanges of location as may be necessary, to be military
and portal roads. The railroad companies are au
tlso ibe goessiasy of Was,
to mske 6=ll regulations as may bo prescribed to eateb
lieb ferries and construct bridges, and to use steam power
in those citise. Full compensation is to bo made for any
damage anetaiusd in these arrangements
Al, 'MALLORY 4.-xplaim,Utliat, owing to the ....ma a
such faeilitleA as were 110 W proposed, the Government
had experienced c i nch difficulty mot illCUllVelliCllet . to
getting stores Le., to Wa:Mitelton at a time when
they were moat needed.
J01.11:g0N• (111, of litAtl,4.lt.,,tiii,L. thi,, n 0 ,,a4
and Counnittee, ititrered from 31r. 3fidlury,
tiering that Cmigres,3 had uu :lull rower as WUi clainn,4.l
for it under this Lill.
31r. 'HICK 31 AN Ohl%) regarded this a, one of the must
0/1.1.` heosenteil to this 11.u.‘. It al
guard against the male and tilimo of eileeting bridgeii
which might seriously obstruct the iiarigation of strimins,
and besides, the power to construct railways i n those ci
ties was unlimited.
The Bill Tabled
After further debate, Mr. HICKMAN moeod to table
the bill. Carried—yeas 76, nays 43.
The Washington and Georgetown Railroad.
Mr. STEVENS (Rep ), of Penury'vaults, ma& a roport
from tho consmittuo of curdy:l:lm, Li the Ofmcroel:ls
- to the bill incorporating the Washington
and Georgetown Railroad Company. fie, among other
things, explained that all speculators from other cities
were excluded, and the cortorators were limited to seven,
who me et-adepts of Illeshington, the !aliened to hs
completed within two mot-the, sad the fare to auy part
Is placed at five cents.
The report was adopted, and the House then ad
journed.
From Nint4lll, N. I'
NRW Y01:11", Mar' 13.—The brig Alma, from N:l881111,
N. P., on the 20th ult , reports that the British steamers
Stella, With urine. and Minnie, with solt,frum Southamp
ton, were in tort, bet idea the Orieto, awaiting a chance
to run the blockade.
Commodore Foote on his Route for the
East.
Louts r May 12.=Connualore Foote left for the
East on the mail boat at noon to.o ay.
The rebel Mogan hue released, ou parole, Col. Coffee,
late of Woodford's Cavalry.
Reßand Union frisouero.
BALTIMORE, May 13.--It is said that 800 released
tITIKoU re ere coming Dom Richmond, and will arrive
here this afternoon, to proceed to Washington.
Dr. Nathan B. Jarvis, surgeon of the regular army,
died here this nisrhipih liis bcay hits t)ecn sativn to Now
York.
Destructive Fire in Boston.
BOSTON. May destructive fire occurred last
night at the iurction Of Broad and Milk Arndt coat.
taming at DO 66 Broad Mnet, Daniel Widmer St Co li,
dealers in paper, twine, and cordage. It extended to
Nos. 159 and 153 Milk greet, French, Melly &
large dealers in crockery ware Tile [liree buildings
and snicks were dettrored, The other stores were
croulactl by the foiling walls. L 031,5-20,009.
Secessionms Among Us.
ThillanstatuzA, May 13, 1802.
Forme Pnizse On endue the Continental Hoed
to •night at a late hour, cariosity led toe to oilier, undir
the hope that advices of more glorious successes to our
arms in reward the trilling delay. Imagine my dis
gust when, instead of being greeted on the telegraph
homes with the anticipated news of the surrender of
Richmond, or et ne other to be head for similar event,
grantss of uneasy-looking characters met my view. The
whispetings together of suspicious individuals induced
me to inquire what it all meant, and the secret was soon
111410ttt
A gathering of Secossinnists had evidently been phut.
tied. A glance was sufficient to indicate this. thirdly a
doubtful or 011,4,13 , Southern sympatbizur was iniss,ing.
It was wonanful bow they could be spa artively collevtvit.
'Main I saw rosidonts of our pity nitrimoi tit Ito intro.
limed to Yttlitintlialintn, lion. AVoittl, senator Starke. and
others of the same character then present, paying thorn
court and attention instead of the contempt and disgust
they loot earned and merited, ] blustwit for their pa
triotism and manhood. They aro oridentlS 1111014 011
FO/110 Which hltn,aa 1114 lie permitted to bo
consummated within the sound of hells of Indepeudenco
Ilan.
Will you not, in behalf of the bleeding. sick, and
'mended aehliere is the /lOWAN around Mil Of the
vilacivro and mphans calling for lialguitinti of tae country
that claims our support, protest and declare against this
meeting of traitors in our midst, and assure them that
ti ey have mistaken the locality for the dissemination of
their trtheon 'I Let Mayor lienTY wait 11P011 thou with
au escort or policemen, and let tile citizens generally put
a math upon their supporters, who are but just mama,*
out of their lurking places, and taking courage from the
fact that they have not me now met the reward of teal•
tors. Your ca llua otteutiou to then ritirT oblige
A tvingaransui
LATER NEWS FROM EUROPE.
TEN STEAMER MBA AT FATHER POINT.
QUEER STORY ABOUT EUROPEAN INTERVENTION.
The South to be Required to Emend.
pate Her Slaveo,
FATHER Pont,N May 13.—The nteatner Jura, from
Liverpool, with Widens, via Londonderry, to the 3d
inet pameed off this point this morning bound to Port•
The Liverpool tollen market W 213 dull and lid lower,
owing to the rumor! of Fiance and Ktsiand's interven
tion in American affairs.
The sales of the week amounted to 47,000 bales, and
of Friday, the 2d, t 0 ,1,300, the market liming 'inlet and
unehanged.
Bveldstulffi were dui/and the quotation* barely main
tained.
Provisions were heavy.
LO:ZEWN, Nay 2.—ConteNt are quoted at 'MN 0925.
migivan aecuritiea aro dall and unchanged,
OENEBA% NE WS
The Paris correspondent of the Indepetret~c ftehje,
asserts that the projected intervention of France and
Itegland is the war in America.is confirmed in•ttie moat
absolute manner_ The Youth will be reouired In
rotor the emancipation of her ifinee.
The eaten antbority says a recret treaty, which has
been entered, into between France and Spain, provides
for the early 'abolition of slavery in Cuba.
The opening of the Greet kx.6l.ltloi.
success.
At a large meeting at A silton-uu ier-Lyne, a resolu
tion was adopted, after considerable• opposition, calling
on the Government to recognize the Confederate states
IVA I.—hinee Napoleon ie 4.llllMlibil kepb,
on a visit to King Victor Emmanuel.
It is stated ill official ituartera that Een. Guyon has
been recalled from Rome.
J.J'.llus, 3fay 2.—The Monite ur ~r this ta“,1111,,4 pub- ,
li, , hos a 10111. t• front t h, ; i nt o e ,
~1' and tho
probability that th,, lir,•ikch troop:, wilt not dviay march
in= 0,, th.. City of 31,'"iir”.
The Journal des Spirit Public rd' to-day says thi.ro
p,tion :chi to BMW' 11 1 i•
M ary mid toextuN. It it that lir; will 1.“
rlnirgell to iho protoction tvhirh
Front,. oar:: to Ow Ills Sci: with tin , right.; o f Cam Ito-
Hun nation.
The alatonamt that the Seanibli and French traope
were about to march against Mexico hag been favorably
received here.
Liscox, May I.—The King has ofliCially announce , /
his approaching marriage.
The new Ministry had been finally consolidated.
LaNDaN, May 2.-13er Majesty Queen Victoria ar
oved at Paleooral yeeterda, Airijough el t° qaeon'a
birthday aid not be celebrated by the usual festivities,
her Majesty desires that the metal holidsy may be ob
served on the 25th hist.
This morning's papers are filled with accounts of the
arguing pithy Great Exhittilion yeatcrclay.
The Times says the ceremonial was emphatically the
grandest, best managed, and most imposing public pa
geant seen in this country for years. Thu building Itself,
for extent, convenience, elevation, beauty of form, and
charm of color, is described as far superior to bryde Park.
There are the sAli , ./A ELlNMeblit labyeSuthu aid at , roading
vistas of courts, each a complete exhibition in Itself, and
worth a day's study. Whatever there was in 1851 will
be found ten-fold in 1865. Besides what was in the old
exhibition. there is the finest collection of English and
finviY ll Pictures ever got kogothvr 114 Olio niotropvlia.
EouTzte.mr-roa, May 2.—The steamer Alhambra has
arrived. as left Lisbon April 57th. The Portuguese
Minister of Finance had proposed a larger reduction in
the ditties of salt and fish. A reduction is also pro
jectgd in the duty on Muscovado sugar. Trade is dull,
and exchange on London at El_
The steamer Pera, with the heavy portion of the
China and . Calcutta malls, Lira arrived.
. . . .
The "'era brings 1,531 bales E.r. silk, valued at
..£llo,eoo.
Commercial Intel li wen op._
Lit'nnt+ool., 3lay nol,r, of Cotton to-day. '4'l,,
halcs, including 7,OUn t o speculator, and ex portur,.
Thu znartodi cln-nul 'inlet and nuLltangctl. Thu autho
rized .piotationa arc :
Fiuir, 3iithllinEr..
:New Oilettn9 1.1% 13 3 4
"illobil, , F ....14 1:1 1 ,;
Criiiii.ls I:;ti' 12 7
,;
I'lle stt,rk Of i'.,lt.m in pal is :307,009 lil , -;. L4' Ilidell
11S.5(10 1.0..4 Ure Amtql.,:til.
litt.:l,,,g_
I,lllli ~It It 1.1,, nail o , f Ertalmid ha, ,Cq:1011:10.
LEILIGH COUNTY POLITICS.—It is a crime in Le
•
bigli county fora Doinverattc canditlato to ba "too
murk of a UlllOll, man. — 110 can sympathize with
the traitors as much as he pleases, and do all in his
power to make the Government unpopular with the
people, but he musn't be too strong for Me Union.
Mars, a DougEs man, was thrown avarboa:id by
the Democrats of that county last Saturday, be
cause he was "too much of a Union man." Stiles,
a L'reckinridger, was nominated because he was not
particular on that subject.—Biteks Co tstity Intelti•
!enter.
Tun READING AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD.—
More than half this road (ahnoet an unbroken lino
from Columbia to the Cue&lieo) iB fEraded, nearly
ballasted, and ready far the rails. The completion
of one or two small bridges at this end of the line,
which are nearly finished, is all that is required to
enable the track-layers to commence work, and
the lion over the road as they go atolls-. The
cost of the Reading end will he much lighter than
that of the work already completed, and will be
pushed forward more rapidly.—Ceitembia Spy.
Dhchashm—Dr. - William Bryan > an aged citizen
of Doylestown township, died suddenly last Thurs
day.
THE CITY.
17011 ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS, DE B FOIIIITH PAGLIA
Anniversary of the American Sawitty-
Echool Union
The thirty-eighth anniversary of the. American Sun
day-School Union was held, at Concert Hall, last evening.
The audience wag lam and the fiThyea.iisga were h!ghly
interesting. Tha chair was occupied by John A.. Brown,
EN., prtsident of the society, and the exercises were
opened by singing the first hymn on the programme,
comwtnciog
1 1 Thou, God. heat decked the earth with &weed
Of varied lona and hue."
The platform was chiefly occupied by the officers of
the "Union," the speakers of the evening, and a taro
rus.sbr Or GtoTfiymou, YaTiOll4 religioue denominations.
Prayer was offered, and the Scripturts were read by the
Rev. James Cooper, the nineteenth Psalm being selected.
ANNUAL REPOIIT
Thm annual report of tho A,morican Momiay-settoot
Union was next read by the Secretary of Miil3iollB, Mr.
N. A. Wurte, of which the folk wing le the substance:
From March 1, 1861, to March 1,1862,the whole num
ber of PeMath balding lilt COMMillbiall of the American
13mMay. school Union, and acting ao missio Aries under
its direction, hae been 64.
One thousand and eeventy.tlve new schools have been
erasely.ed, and three thousand two hundred and Arty-live
visited and aided. Br this labor, the influence of our
miesiormries hos been broe g ht to bear on some 30,000
troche's and npwards of P 50,000 children, Add to this
the religious influence of 22,000 visite total/lilies: several
thousand public addressee on parental duty and religious
education, andnhe distinbution of hundreds of thousands
of nada§ and T41,111114E0., 111..eoky and legit boSk4, and
petlodicale, encl we have the basis of an estimate of the
value of auch au agency in these diatricts whore it to
ptiuciDalli emplos ed.
After singiug another brrou, there woe an
A 1tn11.5144 ELV TfIE IVEV. VS.A.MUL 1.1.A841t.
Dlr. March is the recently-installed pastor of the Chin
ten-street rre.byteriau Church. lie opened by saying
thi.t the today which was then and there holding its
ihirty•eiglith anniversary, bad too ancient and hono
rable a name to repute commendation from hint. tuo
uutstion,whi then this great t , tuiday School enterprise
was worthy of our confidence, he was not called upon to
decide ; but he would cite the testimony in the ca.4e, and
leave the jury before him to decide. Ile_ then proceeded
cc relate -"Ail:tem. - 1 inetancee, iu which - tirie sOoLety had
brie doing a noble work. It was its mission to sow the
seeds or Gnd•s 'Word, and to ameliorate the temporal
condition of the poor and the afflicted, and he thankel
God that in hundi ode of itistances this mission had been
tilh d.
Another testimony in favor of this great Christian
move mont lig drew limn the labors and experience of the
iffiday-selmel missionary. Soule of the scenes enema
ta Ed by the latter were graphically sketched by the
VlAll} , tTt 1n I' NO hp siIYP prmiincncv 19 tliv tut
into the UMW/ may be thoscroreatesi more effectively in
many localities threuei this than any other ageney. It
was the mission of these labelers to call forth thousands
of new workers every 3 CU.
Then be found another testimony in favor of this so
ciety in the ce4frectieu of the patriotic cnaplaiut new
with our army. The evidence given by the latter was,
that the trueA and bravest soldiers in the were the
men who bad learned the great lesson of duty and oho
cieure on the boards of a Sunday-school.
The adkArtpe el Mr, March wue re,lYed 1741 h applause
at the close.
Another hymn was then emir, after which the chair
man introduced the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, the net,
pastor of the Second 'Reformed Dutch Church Seventh
Street, above kroleb.
DI r Talmage opened with a well expressed tribute to
the catholicity of the American Sunday school Union.
It preetedtd upon principles of charity and toleration,
that ignored ec curial:dam, and it had but one common
ItiAVOSLa Uiffnalon of the Costa_ Ile drew a
thiillit.g picture of the elTecta of neglecting the moral
culture of children p.rewinp up in the more degraded sec•
tions of our large cities For this work, of educatinv, the
outcast, there was no inetitution better c+lculated than
While by uipatiliAlvg putiplu will pity Him WrOichtai
aud bucartd•lor, and the tanlidious would turn away
ft tin them burritittl, this inslitution spurt ached these
filthy and downtrodden with the brood of Jesus Christ,
which cleeneeth us Trout all sin."
blend as he was to relent's, lie felt that one drop of
or Jesus elttist had more power to ;laver ine
world from sin and eorrow than whole oceans of intro
human quackery. Among other striking things narrated,
in the peculiar ' striking and attractive style of the
speaker, was the case of a boy, who had entered tits
o , v, of air. Taiaaffsfr ..r, lber 7 in the cis of "Vora,
and - arks il the Man of liNe dollars, for the purpose of set
tibg himself up in the newspaper business, in order that
be might earn an honest living for himself and mother
Though tagesd. and unknown to the merchant, ou the
fair yroruien to return tko money In elm
from that date, the five dollars were handed to the appli
cant, and, by tne giver, soon forgotten. True to the
time, however, the boy returned to the store, and, after
reminding the merchant of the forgotten obligation, he
Dammed himself as follows t ii Six. months ago. 1 was a
parr ragged boy, and my mother was staying in a wise•
cable garret, with not half enough to eat. With the fire
dollars which you lent me, I set up in the newspaper
business, and here is your money. lam now dressed as
II as you are, and have got my mother in a COM:o2llg*
Mr. Talmage's remarks elicited frequent applau.e, and
the impression made by Ms address was evidently fa
rm able. As a first introduction to a promiscuous
Philadelplaia audience it was regarded an a dezided gag-
Them was also a stirring and characteristic speech
made by the 'Bev. B. W. Ohidlaw, a chaplain in the
army, and one of the beat hpown NI met ellivipil; wig •
tionerio4 in the Minuet of this
ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS.—
Lust r•te:uuer W. Vatina in arrived from
Yorktown. with lib Philadelphia sultlirrg. goffluluil iu
tbo lam Williamsburg tight. Ilan( Ittignit.tt having 1 / 1 .1.11
111 , 11111.11. ut flu• II VZII lia• bowl by
graphie do,:imtell from Sew orderod a xtt•om!
githrli Of Melt to Vino-street wharf. wbnt•o it wm+ intmittot
rho moll I.:tumid hunt!. Ito also donut 10 furni.
taro cur. , Fur their riquov:ll.
After considerable delay. the boat WAS laid alongside
the nharf and the debarkation commenced. Beds of
straw were placed in the cam aed the wounded men Were
lilted into them with carp Tim Were 111Wisr Sim ore of
Surgeon lieu. Smith. 11011 or the Wee were able to walk
being wounded about the head and arms Capt. Ra
guire, of Baxter's Zenaves. was carried ashore on a
stretcher. The men were all taken to St. Joseph's Ms-
Vial. The 'shwa was filled with an anxious crowd of
people juguiriros atter rtintlyre. We learned that three
of the men died on the passage from Yorktown. The
conversation of the wounded soldiers seemed to torn alto
gether on t h e circumstances under which. they had left
11)10 city few ninth* 1111 , 0, Ae they me HAW into the
core we hearth MUNI rrlllaticl ad 111051 i
Don't t• ucli my {tan." I am nil right in tied log."
"Have we far to go over the eronee t•' "I'm well enough
to walk home."
A DI oraxiiirry kar.—The following
is list of 1111..1:Mail WI I IIIIIII 4 I of Col.
ill OW IMO light at West Point. Va.:
slNwry-Ftt , ill rt:sxml.r.tNlA
JULL.I. •
C.srporal Prort.lr, Co. A.
l 3 npnral Torrance
I. - Murphy. Co• 1.
Privlttv Fehr Gillligll,llll, Co. A.
Wiwi? gcsl,
rvir,ir 1. - 111M , 11111111T11111111(7, neyerlr,
Corporal ---1 Co, 1), serrrely. .
Private.-- Hanna, Co. lt, stsverely.
Private \Vitt. 11. I:ruala vll. 1:v. 1/, taloa pri,auer
Corporal Al akin, 1419.4ing.
Ningcrlanat Cc, Aj
MEETINO OF THE BOARD Or VICINII,O4.
I,IMS—A MINORITY AND MAJORITY Khropr
ON THE COMDIUXICATIONR PROVESSORi.
YOGDI:fi AND GERARD.—A regular meeting or the
Board of School ControDera wax 1141 yeAterday after
noon, Mr. Duialalearn prraident, in the chair.
A a 1 the roll woo Cllll , ll, Mr. Yeager a n d
offered a flippant preamble 8111 resolutimw., netting forth
that the reports of the procilallatia of lids Board were
innecuratnly reported in the AMA America's. and that
the reporter of raid paper had alabal thing.: that were
not 11111, 9hil Mal he, hereafter, tlc all the
itwo.titmo.
The retothir of the Hoard mite proeertlett with,
Mr. Yeng.r's ellitsimt being siminuttir7,ll,l.4 or.
From the Yiret nretinn, n (7..1111111111ii:Htion %rag revolved
nidt hot the 1118 pillory of the jeolter of (he
primary se/tool be iorreamed ut 81201) pot 11111111111. .A 414,
siolii ry of SPIP jam ror of the Pritit.ity to.
, T , V) per tinininV.
From the Mar enth section, asking that Coinclis appro.
DTI:6.P. 51,423,40 for the purpose of paving and csi Clolllllg the ,
ethool now being erected In the Eleventh eectlon f
and for such other work as woe not named Fa the con
tract.
From iho Twenty-vetoed section, stating ttat a se
condary wheel had been opened in the Itittenhome Pub
lic and the Centrolltns hed appointed Maria
McClellan h teacher. They had also made the fel/Airing
promotions in the Rittenhouse primary—Anna hi'. Bit
tenhome, principal; Fmraa Mop, oral wolintant;4sa
G Farder, earcand asidedantl and Maggie liergeshfamer.
third
From MIOMPI rriref Prorating to sell to the city the
property now - ased as a grammar school, on Howard
street, between Diamond and Susquehanna avenue, Nine
teenth ward. Es oilers to eel the kit and school for
3320,0110, The 610 la now paying the istegast on 0 326,000
as the rent thereof.
From the Doper:Mont or Olt, Proverty, transforrinsc
to the Board the cliotil-house at Coates DA Twentieth
streets.
The Committee on. Accounts reported bills to the
amount or $110,70/.50, 'which were crlored to lw paid.
Thu Committee on Boys' High Helios!, to wham waa
refuted the reeolulion relative to thiromployment of an
assistant by the Professor of German, without the con
sent of the Board, reported. The committer ara of
opinion Hint thb Urine, le beneficial to Gee echooi, lona re
connerd his continuance. The report was aloe accom
panied by a reeoltition that the salary of S. G. H. King
be increased to $BOO per annum, to take effect frotn
April 1, 1962. The resolutiona-sffere adopted,
Din Leech molted to reduce the etilary of ?rote/for
/Upper tell.] 'GOO per ant/11/11i in order that She nabs:lea
of the different professore might be more equalbted. Be
terr.ll to the Committee on High Schools.
This motion was probably introduced for the reason
that Professor Hopper testified unreservedly is the late
invdettleittlett Ike to the eohdltioa of offotro lo tho- ooboot.
itEvum.l.9 o l'lfni coast uNto.l7lotfli- or vvrev.e3ouitei
YOGDILS AND 6MA:flit;
The special committw to whoa ware referred the CCM
munication9 of Professors Vogdee and Gerard resigned
Prom the nigh gcho..l, maleri
minority nd Ttliiitaricy re
port. The majority report, which is signed. by Dfessra.
L It Fletcher, chairman, John Rittenhouse, and George
W. Stull, states that the committee met at the Central
nigh School, from time to time, tram the date of their
P114illtRlf;111 sill the 7%11 of Dlarcli, /6tilll and that they
examined a large number of Witllollsos,
In regard to the charge made by Proteesor Gerard.
that Profeesov Maguire demoralized • Division D, by
withdrawicg boye, because they were noted for disor
der,'" the committee report that they found the champ.
sviiporied by a numbs', of Wines:ma That. thla
drawal from the divielon wag trade beeattae the boys re
fer red to wete noted, your committee la not prepared to
say; but that boye who hail been noted were withdrawn.
Is beyond a doubt.
Ae regards the charge that nye?
ot ait.ipline took out or . One hands of the proton
hors the power to preserve order, and the boy who suc
ceeded in reciting hie lemons well, no matter how out
rageous big conduct might be, wag represented as a wor
thy student i" the testimony estao fishes Utfs fact at /east,
that during the telmintktration of Proft•esde Hat , ' the,
school wag in a prosperous egbdittoti,WlillesinceProfes
sor Maguire's administration, the echool bag greatly de
teriorated in point f e f ficiency, and has lost the confi,-
den , :e and respect rd the public. The plan of discipline
matt' Profuseur emulnletretlou was founded time
the juet pliucipte, that correct deportment It not lest
portant than mental culture, and that the honors of the
institution were due to those who were distinguished not
only for their attainments in learning, but also by their
punctilious observance of rule and order. Progress to
the eChool depended upon conduct as well as scholarship,
This plan had been In operation for many years, had
met the hearty approval of V.‘.o Faculty, and hal greatly
contributed to the prosperity of the school, when Profes
sor Maguire took charge or the institution, in January,
I§ 5 P, Olt e9ilt c' Ofinutincel to the
stimuli lit the ptteanco of tile proftworrn that the former
system of discipline was annulled, anti that a new one
had been devised, which had beau apsprorod by the 00111.
mitteo of the High t. 4 eheol. The testimony slows that
Professor Itluguire never consulted the Faculty marl,
lag role ch..ese, Phd cue pref.Plora PaPill of me new oyes
tem for the first time when it woe announced to the
school.
T)11% to,simony rbmv, that very ,portly :diet it rrnikt
Imo o p erutiim . its bisrame tuaaife.ti di:order
..... the •-rile the ~, e vri-n.
order
111111.1.1 01,1 with 11.11.1 .cape . Of tli
ela,srs ittt”rly 11.4..wralized. T 1,,, II tt .,. Aro
of tia• of iuinii that upon Pr0f ,,,, 0r 3 1 1.1.1iire ro , ts not duly
ti re,iAiii4l.ility of ;0.11,104 LI rd:,
„lAA. 1,-1
1„,..t 1 , 1,11 p 111,111•1,11,, illl.l witS il3ll - 411611LI; I LtUdv
of living iiiituiiratr.l
null continually,. t•i
It id further charged against Professor Maguire,'" that
lib Of 6 not occupy hie limo in tho personal superintene
dente of the institution that he does not visit the pro.
festors' rooms, either ststedly or frequently; that he does
hot call the roll of the school% but employs pupils to visit
the class rooms, awl derives from them lists containing
the names of the absontees j and that ha tratipormi 19
1.1.• yratecoore the duty Ot agOaintil/13 aeilugiWnt with
the daily charges made against them
'rho committee assert that these, charges have, bees
fully sustained.
With reference to the allegation gt that Professor Ma
attire dens eat most the zet,ll.lehae or the P.cedt, oe
the school, they having had abundant evidence of his
iacapacitr," all the professore, with a single exception.
testified to its truth.
Thirty-two v.itnesses to all were examined by the corn-
Minna, of whomi twelve nerd called in support of the
chatuel, anti twenty en the Dirt of Prolh,fur Maguire.
The fact that Professor Maguire had, for a long time,
been a successful teacher in a grammar school, cannot
be denied, but the committee submit that there is a vast
difference between conduetirds a ward uranium's salmis/
of ZOO pupils, with four female amlistauts, and administe
ring the affairs of Omuta School., containing Moro than
000 pupils, with twelve professors and two assistants.
Thu committee, therefore, upon consideration of the
charges brought against Proteseor Maguire, and of Vag
feeilmooo Fulouced, hotly to suppral onion denial of
those charges, are of the opinion, as expressed by eight
members of the High Soh xi Faculty, the'oldost and most
experienced among them, "that the interests of the
high 6choot woufd be adv.:nisei! by the removal n/' pro
feSSOr Atunire_from Ihsprinefnufefikp."
The futurity report ie Maid by Messrs. Wtu. J. Reed
and John Ilolland, and seta forth that, in the third
charge made by Professor Gerard against Professor Ma.
guire, the former says; There were about a dozen
Poe nirom / could not note for disorder without lactic.
ring the Ciepleasure of the principal." He then gives
the names of seven of those boys.
Thrre was no evidence submitted to show that this
was the ease.
The fifth ciPirge tta/s " P4,l4Rguire, himaelfs dom.
- rawrma erriFicu ,roisgrowius opmen Dot, limply
becaure 1 noted them fur diaorder and then he says
"they played cards to rho ohlervatory."
The eyidence does hot show that Profci,or 3Tagaire
withdrew nuy hoys from the Fccoch depatlincot of Ills
”..t...1 .li--
t,he, but wl ori. T. 1 .0 ri l of the ,t,.1104 or
that dcl•artio.alt, it 3.a, at tia roque4 of their parctitd,
for varloto; to; will la. aeon, ne roforoneo• to tlie
131,i111.11tV.
'I he committee treat each of the charnel' epharatelv. el
above, and In couchision state that they would Rive It
Ile their ()vital' that many of the dltli.tultiel wilt& have
exietuCin the CeLtral High School were caused by the
went of batmen} in the Faculty - , by the petty jealousies
which existed al4Wtiff UK' prig 199f111 aAC Ity the sitiploYs
mcht t Pool , whit wviv tittompoott to their poaitional
and offer the following reeolutions:
Resolved, That the charges contained is the comma•
nications of FrofeFscy , Vow!, and .17A.In•C tho
Principal of tne Central High Senora, presented to this
Hbard Jat,r o ti. Igg'l Le.e.
Pesoreeti, That the committee be discharged.
, i •
Co motion, the COLIN , . ,rattan of both reports was post
roped until Friday two weeks, when tho Board al
jeurntei.
SALE OP REAL ESTATE, STOCKS,
Thelma k Elms' sale yesterday, at the Exchange, wag
largely At:elided and the bidding quite spirited. They
sold the following real estate and stocks—viz;
Ainree. Mutaekt C9.pPAT,
Three second mortgage bonds 7 per cent. Camden Rod
Allaatle Railroad Company, 35,1,,-1035 . 3 75.
, .
400 Oirtres ltbuca (New Yui:k) Gas Light Company,
1 Share OePati Eloabl NAVlgliAti Conliblitly-4370.
shares Dlillvllle and Glassboro Railroad Company,
,Se2C-1400.
Two and a hair story trams dwelling ras•-•lisil street,
car( of iilarkMarketP9llVP WWI Twnts-fvurth ward, 26 la
cv rect—"dsoo,
Hand nine modern rcti•?ence, No, 1010 Vilestuut atroott
20 by 150 fcet—Ss,2oo
- rent of t4:10 a year, issuing out 41 a tot of
ground, Federal greet, east of Couth--$2OO,
Ground of rvilt, Issuing Vat or a IV& Or
ari und, Twenty-fourth ward—sl,7oo,
Two WO of ground northeast corner of Sixteenth and
liarrisinn eta—s2,4o.
Three. awry brills do ening, east title of Twv:47.199914
sr;, -e!, 1 - - , pracei iAL T bet feet — k/i39%
ltestdence and business location ; Nu, 121.0 Choetuut
en et ; :5 by 235 feet-521.400.
Three•story brick store and dwelling, No. 53 north
Eighth street' 15 by 90 feet—sl3.ooo.
Irreeleenaitit gr.:pawl Teat a year, issuing- out
of a !of of preuml, Beckett street-4300.
lardefmnble ground rent of $2l a year, Issuing out
of a lot of ground, Beckett street-8310.
Irredeemable ground rent k‘f 821 a year, Wetting oat of
a lot of grouud, Bullet!. street—MM.
Irredeemable ground rent of $33 a year, finning out of
a lot of {around, Brown bt: ee
Irritlettnabte ground rent of 544.66 a year, itantas
out of o lot of ground, Tenth street—S7V,
IsreclfivOlP 51911115 1914 nF 600 5 Mil 1661511 g oat
of n 101 of gromicl, PoGlhr etrrok , --61,1 - 46,
Two neat modern three-story brick dwellings, South
Thud street, below Federal. 17 by 95 0 subject to a yearly
ground rent of $55 50-41,9.L0.
111cdern three•story brick dwelling, mill, &c., South
Ti.lvd Ved,...1, 5, fret trout, enWe4 io *
yearly ground rent of *06.25—52,150.
Two neat modern three-story brick dwoltogs, South
Thi,d street; below 1 , ,,1era1. 15 by S 2 feet, stlbiba to *
yearly ground rent of *37 56—*250.
iiendeon,e country bummit ekreos ,dhuerr
nut 7,5 by 158 reel-47,400,
Elegant brown stone-residence, No. 246 west Logan
641)ari —Si 5,400.
ItentUonte country place, S 2. acres, Delaware county—
glSACO.
'SUPPOSED MURDER.— Yesterday the
body era man was found floating in the Schuylkill at
Coatrs-street wharf. from papers found on him, ha
tu
have opened a tacit u or restaurant at inua Chestnut
strcet. An agreement woo found among Ms papers dated
May 71h. There are at:spicing that he was foully dealt
with. kilo arms worn found tied behind his back, and a
beau Moho anchoch Thu left olla of flu baud no
Much bruised and bighted. The coroner veal bold AR
jtonet tu•day.
Public Amusements.
Aunrituft's nun.
loud' .-5t.,141,100..1. wldrh op,us h, lhl, elty,
i inert, on :Monday next. le said to be, bcyikna
iii”-t tostlniticent :mil complete collection of
lifiutwild warmth ritT Irruuulrt bt.foro tho Attmtioan
ptildtr. 16n Pr. , mktiirA
of m•nu•y during ti part mblitts Lu its St
tractive qualities. Tim akavertisolueill will be fend in
onotiler column, and it is hut fair to Attiti., tout :111 that
111,' 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 - jet - ors there claim fin' ht in paint of eXtillt ituit
spleicl,r, is fully by tit. , tin,. of Now York, in
vltioit oily it Itio4 I'ooollly been exhibiting to oTttrwitithn.
ing maw,'
re Aug tistiontia - n groat farewell concert on The TM
111E4.13 already announced. The features Introduced at
this entertainment aro to be to Us In Philadelphia st
novel attraction. The particulars will be published in
tan - Oa)
ADA Deuy or Muste—CuNcEur.-111re. Henrietta - Bah.
rene announces a Concert tit the Academy of Music on
ltlonday evening next She will be assisted by a number
of local end JAM aiaueIWEISIGI 7 8e[1:10. of whom LeveflAalnall
e very hoe repataiion. We see in the list such name.
au Dlr. Wolteohn, Edward Motienhamer, Carl Ansctude,
Mademoiselle Condom, fill3a Josephine O'Connell, and
why vm°r anti Ktatitanvin including thv hin'it -
Herchor Yocal Society. We have no doubt that Ms af f
air
will be very entertaining and agreeable.
111 AT IN Es CoseEnt,--alre. Foster announceft a morn.
tog concert In ill.. lover of ill. Actacuty of Mll6.6 7 0111
Thursday next. This leAr le known se a cotehretrxt
n ueic teacher in our beet circles, and her concert Ls
a.ocleu of ne one of the most adoet and refined of the
&•eervc-s the 11NisPiti ano.direlontont
which she recolvo.
Mi. AND Mee. PEA 1101•01 -it' MAR.—This novel draw.
ir g-rocan entertainment was ;resented for the first time
TO TM &inrrican e
far:Mot:Ale home. It was a gratifying et:cocas—tin
continuous changes of character, pereonal sketches,
songs, &c., were admirably given. We understand this
c.issisiou,ewi will be i4.14.04,11E&C.,1Nv5.