THE PRESS, IagaISIIED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXOEPTBDJ By JOHN W. FORNEY, 'ICE, No. 111. SOUTH 1"0IIRTH STREET. THE DAILY PRESS, EI,IRTESN GENTS PER WEEk, payable to the Carrier. !Jailed to Subscribers out of the City at EIGHT DOLLARS on% FOCrn DOLLARS SUR. SIX MONTHS, TV7O DOL -03 POR TIMER MONTIVS -- 111Varillbly in advance for, this ma ordered. g yp- Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. Sis :Ices constitute a sonars. THE. Tlll-WEEKLY PRESS, Mailed to Subscribers out of the City at. Foos. DOir Pliß ANNOM, In edvenee. RETAIL DRY GOODS. AMES R. CAMPBELL • & CO IDIT'OETERS AND CASE( DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, AT WHOLESALE AND. RETAIL, 017 CHESTNUT STREET, gave just received. and are now offering'. magnificent SILKS, SHAWLS, AND DRESS GOODS. IE ,FECIALLY ADAPTED"TO TEETS SZELSON n0143m tt Lt A N DEL 1.4, E. &°L. FOURTH AND AROH, OPE MARKED SOME FINE GOODS AT LOW PRICES. FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS., B xrEilsrvE SHAWLS.. moll BROCADE SILFS. VASHIONAI3LE 'POPLINS. fROSTED BEAVER CLOAKS. %CHEST PRINTED REPS. NNE BLUE `AIERINOES. SCARLET BROCIIE SCARFS. ?OINT LACE COLLARS AND SETS. i[EW FANCY POCKET HDKFS, GLOVES OF FIRST QUALITY ONLY. deal-mwf tiaB TINTER CLOAKS AT REDUCED PRICES GTSEI3 LYONS VELVET CLOAKS. MIA SILK CLOAKS. • VELVET BEAVER CLOAKS, MOLLAIR 'PLUSH CLOAKS. WOOLEN PLUSH CLOAKS. CASTOR BEAVER CLOAKS, .pIADONAL PLUSH CLOAKS FRENCH DOESKIN CLOAKS, FRENCH BEAVER CLOAKS, ACIIIIVIGENT GROS DR PARIS CLOAKS. a considerable IiIiDUCTIOpt IN PRICES to . W. PROCTOR & CO., NO, 024 CHESTNUT STREET, wtia7 PHILADELPHIA: LI 'DFLOTION IN PitIOES OF I. POPLINS, FRENCH. MEIUNOES, • CASHMERES, `MOUSLIN DE LAMES ' 41111431d8 of Dißril DRESS GOODS. ALSO, j7INE LONG fpuocun SHAWLS, 10TE/ CENTRE LONG CASHMERE SHAWLS. ROH STYLES OF BLANKET SHAWLS, 4-4 CLOAK 'VELVETS, BASABTOBA.L SKIRTS. (EDWIN HALL ea BRO.; 2G South SECOND Street, HALL & 8R0.,' .. 26 South SECOND Street, HaVs toed the prices:of FITI, Silks, BlLla'rinted Dress floods, Cho e Shades of Morluoes, Berl Ifni Colors of Reps or Poplins, AlWool De Lalues, LB kids Of dark dress goods reduced. . Also, FI tong'Broche Slimly's, p O 1 Centre Long Cashmere Shawls, Eil now styles of 14aoket Shawls, 4- one Silk velvets. pure Silk. DRY Fenl otora Or, 0 e PDS FOR WINTER. .orklitte, brinoa, MonsseUries, . De Spies, and Silks, anket Shawls, almgal Skirts, Blaux Silks, Fancy Silks, Black Bombazines, Worsted Plaids, Cheap Delaines , French Chintzes, Skirting Flannels, Brooke Shawls, Vine Blankets,* Crib Blankets. SFIARPLESS BROTHERS, CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets 1 11 H ti - S EL & SON HAVE A LARGE •••••&.• ass merit of 'DRESS GOODS, suitable for HO. LIDAY PR NETS. Rich Fan Silks i Flail/ Silks, choice colors. Plain and 'gored Black Silks. Plain and igured Rep Poplins. Plain and igurect Merinoes. Plain Sol !no Cashmeres, nt 87,tic, worth 62. WINTER AWLS, in great variety, MERINO CARPS, BROCHE BORDERS. CLOAKS—Of New and Fashionable Styles, made of Bled Bver, Frosted Beaver, and Black Cloth. Call and examine our stock. We guaranty to give 811- ttfaction, as we sell nothing but good articles, and at imer prices than they can be bought elsewhere. 643 Nos. 713 and 715 North TENTH street. CRIB IND Clllaii L LE BLANKETS. Larg Crib Watekets. Fine Cradle Blankets. al EYRE St LANDELL FOURTH and ARCH T4 I YRE fit LANDELL, FOURTH AND ARCH,Lavesa tine stock of GOODS FOR FAMILY CUSTOM. Good Large Bin tikets. ' Gootiltuen Sheeting:4. Goad afusltilliT the piece. Geed Unaltrinklug 'Flannels. Good Fast• Colored Prints, Good Table Linen and Towels, Good Quality Ilinek , Good Assortment Colored Silks. jai CLOTHES-IWRINGER. 1 ' E GREAT 'CLOTHES WRINGER. " PUTNAM !'SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES :WRINGER" Is warranted to be superior to any other in use. v ''VER I Z FAMILY SHOULD POSSESS A CLOTHES WRINCIER. BBC LUSE, 731 . it 13 a relief to the hardest part of washlng-daY. hl. 1t enables the washing to be done In one-third less Id , . ft saves clothes from tho injury always given by 1 ' ting, L.. It helps to wash the clothes as well as dru them. BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE ONE (YE THIS KIND, I , I:OAXIEVE, hBT, 'The rolls being of vulcanized rubber, will Cobol and cold rutereand will neither break nor tear %ffinftone, born, The frame being of Iron, thoroughlw gal ltzed, all danger from rnst is removed, and the lia b,ty to shrink, - swell, split, &c., so unavoidable in Wclen machines, is prevented. tam. The spiral springs over the rolls render this ma- Oa, self-adjusting, so that small and large articles, as 'wens articles uneven in thickness, are certain to re nei‘uniform pressure. , Pant. The patent fastening by which the machine niatened to the tub, we believe to be superior In sim- P l il and efficiency to any yet offered. t. It will fit any tub, round or square, from one :alto one-and-a-quarter inches in thickness, without 'least-alteration. RETAIL PRICE t No, 1, $6.00: No. 2, 85.00, Ili Agents wanted in every county. 4i Reliable and energetic men will be liberally dealt £( Sale at the lI IPODENWARE ESTABLISHMENT" OP H. FRAM:DISC:YU% o, 433 MARKET St. and No. 5 North FIFTH St.. Wholesale agent for Pennsylvania. itIAUTION. The well-earned reputation of FAIRBANKS' SCALES 1 !winced the makers of imperfect balinees to offer l~eaza "FAIRBANKS' SCALES," and purchasers have irreLY, in many instances, been eubiected to fraud and i rmotion. Fairbanks' Scales are manufactured only by nrigkrift/ inventors, E, & T. FAIRBANKS & CO., and 4 . *toted to every ,brauch of the business, where a red and durable Settles Is desired, FAIRBANKS ct, EWING, General Agents, ID1).1 f MASONIC HALL, 715 CHESTNUT ST tOIVEN & CO , LITHOGRAPHERS_ tfix,, ll ,„D PRIN:RISTS, Southwest corner of 4st in and ELEVENTH StreeM L are prepared to ex._ my description of Portrait, Landscape, Natural It:„","7. Architectural, Autograph, Map, or other Litho in the most superior manner, and the moat ma, p , le terms, Portratift, Natural History, and Medical ~„'stsps, and any other doscription of Plates, colored pint +r best attentionnd warranted to give satisfaction. to Coloring rhotograulm• waktf_ TERRA COTTA WARE. Fancy Plower Pots. Hanging Vases , Fern Vases, with Plants. Orange Pots, Ivy Vases, with Plante, Cassoletts Renaissance. Lava. Vases Antique. • Consols and Cariatades.l Marble Busts and Pedestals. tvio, Brackets, nll Ake& '" a large anortinent of other FANCY COODS, tt,' l, t for CHRISTMAS PRESZNTS, most of which are b.,,tothictured and imported for our own sales, and will Le futtnet at any other estabilehruent. • S. A. HARRISON. 1010 Cif ms'rpruT Street. Ic)= -7-----, OI AMS.SO OASES ASSORTED st recelvad per ehip Val/della, from 'ml, had rer li eale JALIRETCHE dr, LAVROWS. $llO2 and 3 (1* South FONT Street. . • 6., k,,,,,„ "7_,zx., ~,, . ~ 50_.....,........„ ;b....._,.„..,..,..z...H'•••,:':N,\zi,ik\\\ ! i l lil ti. ol' 1 f ..,...1.7*--. // . ;; 11. ...-::;41:4.,. '.\ N: < kt- k \ \ . l ' 1 I ' t // 1 />/.. 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A . , Ntt, • ~'.'.... 7 . 1 t0•-• -.--- • • ........ . 1 . .. . • ,-....,•••:.`.• ••t iiiip...oo .•'''-- ......_ •• - :,'..i,h, ,.. ? f ,..i .. rxileitztti . , _: ,,....„4, - :„ -r , , ; : ,,,, , ;.J . _!..• ~._.„.........:. _ ... ,:, ,..... ,..._ :_ : •:-...,..kli - . ,j.A -_ , ,'"ia, -....;.;;'.1.,,... 7 1..,-- ',...„-:- , • ,44 . - - - .;-:ar.,•; - .•: -,-- -;...,e ,,, - , 77,,,- , -` 7 „4-..., , , , ,...- -. ,!!" - - j.._, „ 7 . 7 - F „,,, , -.. : „ . -- 7. .....• , . - - --- . -,...,._ r . . VOL. 6.-NO. 131. FANCY ARTICLES. CLARK'S - 2 • ONE-DOLLAR STORE. 602 CHESTNUT STREET. fillvei-plated Ware, Jewelry, Photograph AlbumS, Travelling Bags, Pocket lEfo'oks, Port Molinales, Mae, &c. for 50 to 100 per cent less ' than the regular prices. The following is a partial list of articles which we sell at ONE DOLLAR EACH. The same goods are sold' at other places from $2 to $8 each YOUR CHOICE FOR ONE DOLLAR! Ladies' Sets, 11819 and . beautiful styles, Do. Fins Do. Ear Rings, Do. Sleeve Buttons, Do. Guard Chain, Do. Neck do., .• Do. Gold Thimbles. - " Do. Finger Rings, Do. Pencils, Do. Pens with case, Do, Bracelets, Do.. Medallions, Do. Charms, Do. Pearl Port MonnaleS, Do, Morocco do. Do. Wire.. , . .. do. .. Do. Purses, Do. Card Caine," Infants' Armlets; " ' ' Do. - Neck Chains, Gents' Test-Chains, -different styles, Do, Sleeve Buttons, do. do. Do, ,Studs, . do. do. Do. Pins, do. do. Do, Scarf Pins, do.. . Do. 'Scarf Rings: dd. " do." Do. Finger Rings, do. de Do. Pen and Case, . - Do.. Pencil, resolving. " Do. Tooth Pick. revolving, . Do. Watch Keys, ' • ' • • Do: Chain Hooks; - -•- Do, • - Chain Charms, ~, , • • " D 0... Pocket. Books. - .. • - D 0... Bill Books, , ' Do. Port Mormons, &a. - SILVER-PLATED WARE.' YOUR CHOICE' FOR ONE DOLLAR! Sets of Table Spoons, -Do. Dessert Spoons, Do. . Forks, Pair l3utter, Knives, Do. Napkin Ring's, .• Knife and Fork, " Goblets, ' ' " ' Cups, Sugat Bowls, Cream Caps. Syrup Cups, Butter Dishes. • Castors - with Salt Stands, &a. - • ' • . YOUR CHOICE OP ANY OF THE ABOVE ARTICLES TOR ONK DOLLAR. NOTICE,—In - order to meet the wants of our numerous Onstomers A we shall keep a stock of the finest Plated and All-Gold Tewelry, together with an assortment of hearty pirated Silver 't.Vare, and a variety of Photograph Al- bums and Fancy Goods, which we will sell at prices which will defy competition. Ladies and Gentlemen are Invited to call and examine our stock. Every attention paid to visitors whether they wish to purchase or not. • Remember. CLARK'S nol - m PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, Zim,, •STITART!S• PORTRAITS - • GEORGE AND MARTHA WASHINGTON, COPIED IN OIL COLORS BY E. C. MIDDLETON, Of Cincinnati, (forznOrly of this OitY.) These Portraits are produced by an entirely New Pro cess, and are more beautiful and life-like than the finest brush paintings, and are furnished to Subscribers only, at a remarkably low price. What can;be more appropriate for CHRISTMAS PRESENT Than a pair of these Paintings? They must be soon to be appreciated, and the subscriber will call and exhibit them to any in this city who will address him, through the Post Office. A. BARLOW. JAMES S. EARLE & SON, IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF LOOKING GLASSES. - - DEALERS IN • OIL PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, PORTRAIT, PICTURE, and PHOTOGRAPH FRMIES. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS: . EXTENSIVE .LOOKING GLASS WARDROOMS AND GALLESY OF PAINTINGS, da3l.-tf 810 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia. GENTS) FURNISHING GOODS. HOLIDAY PRESENTS. Nos. 1 AND 3 NORTH SIXTH STREET. JOHN O. AREISON, (FORMERLY J. BURR MOORE,) Has now in store an elegant assortment of GENTLEMEN'S WRAPPE4S, SCARFS, NEC: TIES, GLOVES, In :Great Vaiiety IiTOLIDAY PRESENTS.- OPENING a splendid assortment of GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, imitable Presents for Gentlemen. • 3. W. SCOTT, 814 CHESTNUT Street, Four doors below the Couttnental DRUGS AND CHEMICALS. ROBERT SHOEMAKER & CIO., Northeast Corner Fourth and RACE Streets, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS, MANUFACTURERS OP WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, &a AGENTa FOE THE CELEBRATED FRENCH_ ZINO PAINTS., Dealers and consumers supplied at VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASIL n027-Sin CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS. FOURTH -STREET CARPET STORE,. No. 47 SOBER FORMIC STREET. J.. T. DELACROIX 'writes' an examination of his stock of Carpetbags in which will be found WO PIECES BRUSSELS CARPETING& At less than present cost of importation. Also, OXI pieces extra Imperial, three-ply, Superfine, medium, and low-grade Ingrain, Venitian, Hall, and Stair Carpetings at retail, very low for cask noB-2m CABINET FURNITURE. C ABINET FURNITURE AND BM LIARD TAI3LES. MOORE & CAMPION, No. 261 South SECOND Street, • }n connection with their extensive Cabinet Bnsinese, are now'manufacturing a. superiot nrticle of • BILLIARD TABLES, " And have now on hand a fall supply, finished with the MOORE & CAMPION'S IMPROVED CUSHIONS, which are pronounced by all who have used them to be supe rior to all others, - For the quality and finish of these Tables the manu facturers refer to their numerous patrons 'throughout the Union, who are familiar with the character of their work. annum SEWING MACHINES. WHEELER & WILSON . • . . SEWING. MACHINES, 628 CHESTNUT STREET, de-^us 3 ITLE WILCOX & GIBBS FAMILY SEWING MACHINES 11.Eeve been greatly Improved, making it - ENTIRELY NOISELESS, and with Self-adjusting hemmers, are now readyfor Hale bY FAIRBANKS & EWING, ee27-tf 715 CHESTNUT Street. WILLIAM YARNALL, DEALER IN HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS No. 1020 CHESTNUT STREET, Agent for the sale of HALEY, MORSE, '& BOYDEN'S PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES-WRINGER, Believed to be the best CLOTHES-WRINGER in use. It will wring the largest Bed Quilt or malted Hand kerchief-drier than can possibly be done by hand, in. very much less time.. N. 8.--A liberal discount will be made to dealers. noMm 51 7 .A.ROII STREET. C. A. V . ANKIRIK & CO. Have on hand a fine assortment of CHANDELIERS AND OTHER. GAS FIXTURES. Also, French Bronze Figures and Ornaments, Porcelain and Mica Shades, and a variety of FANCY GOODS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Please call and examine goods. delS•ly 66 :1 - ,lICIFER" OIL WORKS. Id 3 bbls, " Lucifer " Bari:Lb:Lß Oil on hand. We guarantee the OH to be non-explosive, to burn all the oil in the lamp with a steady, brilliant dame, with out 'crusting the wick, and but slowly. Barrels lined with glass enamel. WRIORT, SMITH, _& FBA MALL, fell-tf Office, 616 MIFIKST Street. ONE-DOLLAR STORE, 602 CUESTXIIT Street PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANIES. FRE INgURANCE' RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, ON BUILDINGS, LIMITED OR PERPETUAL MER CHANDISE, FURNITURE, Sce., TOWN OR COUNTRY. OFFICE NO. 308 WALNUT STREET. ' CASH CAPITAL .10248,000-ASSETS $330,1751.0. Invested in the following Securities, viz First rt rtgage on City Property, worth double: the amount ffil7l,loo 00 Pennsylvania' Railroad Company's 6 per cent. Ist Mortgage Bonds - 6,000 00 Do. do. 2(1 do ($80,000) .20,000,00: linntingdon and Broad Top 7.per cent. 80nd5..4,660"00 G round, rent, well secured 2,000 00 Collateral Loan, well secured 2,500 00 City of Philadelphia ,6 per cent. Loan ' 45,000 00 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, , $3,000,000 6 . Per cent. Loan 5,006 CO -United States 7.340 per cent. Loari - 10,000 00 Allegheny county 6 per cent. Penn. R. Loan.... •10.000 00 Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company's. 6per cent. Loan ($5,000)•..., 4,710 03 Camden and Amboy Railroad Company's 6 per cent. Loan (8 , 5,000. .. .. . 4,800 00 Pennsylvania Railroad Company's Stock 4,000 CO Reliance Insurance Company's Stock,. •• . •. . 3,550 00 Commercial Bank Stock 5,135 00 Mechanics' Bank Stook 2,812 50 County Fire Insurance Company's' Stock • .1,050 00 Delaware K S. insurance Company.s Stock... .700.00 Union M. Insurance Company's Scrip. 380 00 Bills Receivable . 1,061 84 Accrued Interest - 0,504 81 Cash in buak and o 2401095. Losses promptly adjt7lolignicl Clem Tingley, William R. Thompson, Frederick Brown, • William Stevenson, John R. Worrell, H. L. Carson, Robert Toland, G, D. Rosengarten, Cbarles S. Wood, James S. Weodward, CL B. M. HINCRMAN, Seoret: DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY IN :EO%coRpoRATEDKEI LEGISLATURE-OF-.PENN OF FENN 1 OFFICE, - S. E. CORNER' WALNUT PHILADELPHLt. ON VESSELS, MARINE INSURANCE, / CARGO, To all part.s of the world, FREIGHT,,,:.., INLAND INSURANCES On Goode, by River, Canal, Lake, CE and Land Carriage, to aIILR pors NSURA of the U N nio S n. .F I On Iferchandize generally. • On Stores, Dwelling Houses, &o. ASSETS .11 , F THE COMPANY, NOV. 1,1862. ' $lOO,OOO United States Five per cent, Loan— • $93,000 00 20,000 United States Six per cent. Loan 20,750 00 33,000 Urdted States Six per Cent. Treasury 'Totes 41,910 00 25,000 United States Seven and Three- . tenths per cent Treasury Rotes.— 20.000.00' 100,003 State of Penna. Five per cent. Loan.. 95,330 00 54,000 . do. do. Six , do. d 0.... 57,130 00 123,050 Phila. City Six per cent. Loan 126,083 00 30,000 State of Tennessee Five per cent. . 1200 - 00 Loan 0 213,000 Pennsylvania -Railroad Ist Mortgage -- Six per cent:-Bonds ' 22,800 00 60,000 Pennsylvania Railroad 2d Mortgage - Six per cent. Bonds 63,375 00 5,000 Penna. R. R. Co. 100 Shares Stock..... 6,600 (X) 16,000 Germantown ' .Gas Co.", 300 Shares Stock, Principal and Interest g - ua.- . • ranted by the City of Phila ' 113,760 Loans on Bond and Mortgage, amply secured 113,700 00 $688,750 Par. Cost $663,749 62. Mkt. val., $083.178 00 Real Estate 51,383 95 Bills Receivable for Insurances made 91,732 88 Balances due at Agencies—Premiums on Ma- rine Policies, accrued Interest, and other • • debts due the Company... - 36,91155 Scrip and Stock of sundry Insurance and other Companies, $10,803, estimated value 9,518 00 Cash on deposit with United States Government, subject to ten days call Cash on deposit—in 8ank5........ $BO 28,727 ,000 9004 Cash in Drawer 280 74 DIRECTORS. Charles Kelly, Robert Burton, Samuel E. Stokes, J. P. Poniston, ' Henry Sloan, : Edward Darlington, Jones Brooke, - SpencerMalvaine, - Jacob P: Jones, . • James B. McFarland, Joshua P. Eyre, • John B. Semple, Pittsburg D. T. Morgan, PMPAitS ta C b . HAND, N President. tam C. DAVIS, Vice Presid de4-tf ent. Thomas C. Hand, John C. Davis, Edmund A. Souder, Theephilus Paulding, John R. Penrose,. James James Traquair, William-Eyre, jr.; James C. Hand William C. Ludwig, Joseph Seal, Dr. R. Huston, George G: Leiper, Hugh Craig, . ' A. B. Berge TRO JOHN HENRY LYLBURN, Beare, - INSURANCE. COMPANY OF :.THE i'STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA—OFFICE Nos. 4 and Si EXCHANGE BUILDINGS, North. side of WALNUT Street, between DOCK and THIRD Streets, Philadelphia. INCORPORATED in 1791—CHARTER PERRPETUAL. PROPERTIES OF 'VliE i gkil Ll AN' NO, Y, 000 PERRI - 7; 1,1662, $438,516.13, MARINE, FIRE, AND INLAND TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE. . DIRECTORS. Henry D. Sherrerd, Tobias Wagner, Charles lifacalester, Thomas B. Watson, William S. Smith, Henry G. Freeman, William B. - Charles S. Lewis,. George H. Stuart, George C Carson,' Samuel Grant, Jr., Edward C. Knight, John D; 'Austin, HENRY D. SHBRRBRD, President. WTLLTAM HARPER, Secretary. Roll-tf FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. - 4 - —The PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY. Incorporated 182.5. CHARTER PERPETUAL. No. 510 WALNUT. Street, opposite Independence Square.. This Company , favorably known to the community for thirty-six-years, continues to insure against Loss. or Damage by Fire on Public or Private Buildings, either permanently or for a limited time. Also, on Furnitrure, Stocks of g oods, or Merchandise generally, on liberal terms. Their Capital, together with a large-Surplus Fan& le Invested in the most careful manner, which enables them to offer to the insured an undoubted security in the case DIRECTORS. • Jonathan Patterson, I Thomas Robins, Quintin Campbell, Daniel Smith, Jr., Alexander Benson, John Devereux, William Montelins, Thomas Smith, Isaac Hazlehurst, JONATHA: WILLIAM G. CROWELL. Sac A 31 ERICAN FIRE INSURANCE -4--•-• COAIPANY. Incorporated 1810. CHARTER PER PETUAL. No. 310 WALNUT Street, above Third, Ph ladelphia. Having a large paid-up Capital Stock and Surplus in in sound and available Securities, continues to insure on Dwellings, Stores, Furniture, Merchandise, Vessels in port and their Cargoes, and other Personal Property. All losses liberally and promptly adjusted. DIRECTORS. 1 Thomas R. Maris, James R. Campbell, john Welsh. Edmund G. Dutith, Samuel C. Morton, Charles W. PoultneY. Patrick Brady, Israel Morris, . . John T. Lewis, THO fAS R. 'MARIS, President. ALBERT C.l. CRAWFORD, Secretary. fentf ANTHRACITE INSURANCE COM PANY.—Authorized Capital S4OO,OOO—CHARTER PERPETUAL. Office..lVv. 311. WALNUT Street, between Third and Fourth !streets, Philadelphia. This Company will insure against loss or 'damage by Fire, on Buildings, Furniture, and Merchandise gene rally. Also, Marine Insurances on Vessels, Cargoes, and Freights. Inland Insurance to all parts of the Union. DIRECTORS. William Esher, D. Luther, Lewis Audenried, John R. Blackiston, Joseph Maxfield. WIL WM. W. M. BIOTA. Secretary. THE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. (FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY.) COMPANY'S BUILDING, S. W. CORNER FOURTH AND WALNUT STREETS. DIRECTORS. F. Ratchford Starr, Mordecai L. Dawson, William McKee,George H. Stuart, Halbro Frazier, " John H. Brown, John M. Atwood, B. A. Fahnestock, Benj. T. Tredick, Andrew D. Cash, Henry Wharton, J. L. Erringer. F. RATCHFORD STARR, President. CHARLES W. COXE, Secretary. felt MACHINERY AND IRON. pENN'A WORKS, On the Delaware River, below Philadelphia., CHESTER, DELAWARE CO., PENNSYLVANIA. RBANET, SON, di ARCHBOLD, Engineers and Iron Ship Builders, MANEFFACTITRERB OP ALL KINDS OF CoNDENSiffel AND. NON-CONDENSING ENGINES, Iron Vessels of all descriptions, Boilers, Water-Tanks. Propellers, &e.> THOS. ICEANE'r. W. B.= REANEY, SLIM. ARCIFBOM Late of Reaney, Neafie, & Co., Late Rngineer-in-Oldet Penn'a Works, Phila. 11. S. navy. J. VACOHAM MERRICK, JOHN E. COPE. sOUTIIWARK FOUNDRY. FIFTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS, PHILADELPHIA. - MERRICK & SONS ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS, - Manufacture High and. Low Pressure Steam Engines for land, river and marine service. Boilers,Gasometers, Tanks, Iron Boats, &c.; Casting" of all kinds, either iron or brass. Iron-frame Ttopfs for Gas Works, Workshops, Railroad Stations, &n. Retorts and Gas Machinery of the latest and most im. proved construction. - Every description of Plantation Machinery, such -as Sugar, Saw, and Grist Mills Vacuum Pans, Open Stearn Trains, Defecators, Filters, Pumping Engines &c. Sole Agents for N. Rillieux's Patent Sugar Boiling Apparatus ; Nesmyth's Patent Steam Hammer and As. woman. & Wolsey's Patent Centrifugal Sugar' Draining Machine. .ans-tf PENN STEAM ENGINO AND BOILER WORES.—NEAFIE 'LEVY, PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL ENGINEERS, MA. CHINISTS, BOILER-MAKERS, BLACKSMITHS, and FOUNDERS, having for many years been in successful operation, and been exclusively engaged in building and repairing Marine and River. 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M TINGLEY, President. ry.- : jy.11.-ff 5 600 00 109,008 68 *976,2 2 6 PATTERSON. President. retary. apB Davis Pearson, Teter Seigel'. J. B. Baum, Wm. F. Dean, John Ketcham. lAM ESHER, President. . DEAN, Vice President. an34f WILLIAM R. SIREIR,IOI4 PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1863. (Cst (t)r.tss. MONDAY, JANUARY, 5, 1863. 'ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. THE ADVANCE. TO IfITREREESBORO. B•EFOR'E THE BATTLE;.:, I:, I;#III% thlai ►;~ 14 BEN, JEFF C. DAVIS CAPTURES A REBEL BATTERY. ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE BATTLE Sketches of the Prominent Officeri, 4L'e•, &c• , [By Army Courier to Prests.] ' ' [Communication between , Louieville and Nash ville having been interrupted, our special corre ,seondent with the Army Of the Cumberland trans mite us highly interesting news by courier to Louis ville. To the bearer, Mr. Riley,"we aro greatly in-. debted. He is, our correspondent informs . US, one of the most efficient couriers in- the army,. hiving made three successful trips between vile and Nashville during the blockade of the latter city; during his fourth trip he was captured :by Morgan, by whom he was sentenced to be shot... He. escaped, however, and took the road to Murfrees boro, and reported to Breckinridge the next morn-. ing. To this rebel he save " information " regard ing the forte at Nashville, etc., and was . permitted to again reach that city with a number of letters tor notorious Secessionists, which, however,he delivered. to Goy. Johnson..—ED. Peess.] 1 IlEADevAartins. ARMY OS THE CITIMSELAND, (Eight Miles from Murfreosherol. ST WART'S CREEK, Sc.:mar N10UT,Dee...23.16t. [Special Correspondence of The Press.) • • THE ADVANCE. Early Christmas eve a noticeable bustle was rnani feat among military men, and ; particularly at head qUarters, in Nashville, and before dark rumors of an advance were rife upon the streets, and in the hotels and other places of meeting. I dropped in athead quarters and learned that the whole army would move at three o'clock Christmas morning. Christ- • mas morning came, but no advance took place, and I soon ascertained that it was postponed until the 26th. About 6 o'clock Friday morning, December 26th, the Army of the Cumberland moved towards Mur freesboro'. .. ORGANIZATION OF OUR ARMY. • The following was the order of the movement : THE RIGHT WlNG.—Major . General Alex. McD. _McCook moved out upon the Nolinsville pike, and occupied Nolinsville about five o'clock. The right wing is composed of the following divisions and brigades: ' SECOND DIVISION, BRIG. GEN. R. W. ;Tons son.-4th Brigade, Colonel Buckley; 6th Brigade, Brigadier General Kirk; 6th Brigade, Brigadier Gene ral Willich. NINTH DIVISON, BRIG. GEN. JEFP Q. DAVIS —3lst Brigade; Colonel Carter; 32d Brigade, Briga dier General Woodruff; 30th Brigade, Colonel Post. ELEVENTH DIVISION, BRIG: GEN. SHERIDEN.- 85th'Brigade; Colonel Leopold; 36th Brigade, Colonel Moore; 37th Brigade,,Coloriel Greis.sel. GEN. DAVIS CAPTURES ,A BATTERY. Brigadier General Jeff. C. Davis' Division had the right, and encountered a masked battery near Nolinsville. The 31st brigade, comprised of the 21st Illinois, Colonel Alexander; 39th Major Gilmer; 16th Wisconsin;. Colonel McGee; and the 101st Ohio, Colonel Stearns, charged the battery, and, after two unsuccessful attempts, took three guns, one commissioned officer, and seven men. The . 101st I Ohio, although a new regiment, did great • credit to itself by the handsome manner in whichthe raw men behaved themselves. The guns were situ. ated in a fine position, and, but for the Stubborn re sistance and determination of the 31st brigade, mfght have made havoc with the extreme right of the march, as the different brigades moved _indistinct lines of battle. Thelon to the 101st Ohio was ten in killed and wounded; and the. other three teglinente -sustained a much smaller listof casualties. The name of the commissioned officer captured was Capt; Frank Maney. Captain M. is a citizen of Nashville, and hith had some experience in his profession, though he is very young—not yet twenty-three. He was in' he three days fight at Fort Donelson, and only escaped a few minutes before the forces at that place surren dered to GenerahGrant. . He graduated at the Uni versity of Nashville, and was immediately stWOffititi' a cadet at West Point, by General Zollicoffer, then a • member of Congress. Captain Maney remained et West Point Several years, then resigned, and, in com pany with Roberdeau Wheat, sailed for Europe, and entered the -Italian army, from pure love of adven ture. He served on•G-aribaldi's staff until the break ing out of the reoellion. ADVANCE OF - OTIIER CORPS. Gen. McCook's corps d'armcc left Nolinsville early ' Saturday morning, and encamped near Triune the same night. All along the march from Nashville to Triune, upon the Nolinsville pike, heavy skirmish ing took place, although unatterided• with serious loss upon either side. Until this section of the army turned to the left, which they did on Sunday morn" ing, upon a little road leading to Murfreesboro, it . had experienced a lose of between thirty and forty men. The left wing, Major General Thomas L. Critten den, moved out upon the Murfreesboro pike, and encamped near the town of Lavergne the same day. The left wing is composed of the following divisions, and brigades: FOURTH DIVISION, BRIG. GENERAL PALMER.- 10(h Brigade, COL Grosse; 19th Brigade, Col. Hazen; 22d Brigade, Brig. Gen. Crufts. FIFTH DIVISION, BRIG. GENERAL VAN CLEVE.- llth Brigade, Col. Baty; 14th Brigade, Col. Fife; 23d Brigade, Col. Matthews. SIXTH DIVISION, BRIGADIER GEN. WOOD.-15th Brigade, Brigadier General Hoskell ; 20th Brigade Colonel Harkin; 21st Brigade, Colonel Grigsby. Gen. Crittenden's corps armee met with much • opposition, but lost but few men. The right of the line was harassed continually for the greater part of the first and second days. A little to the left of Lavergne, and about one mile this side, were en camped about three thousand rebels. General Van Cleve was informed of this fact, and made prepara tions to surround them, but before our cavalry could • complete a circuitous route which they had taken to aid in the capture, the bulk of the force escaped. General Van Cleve, however, captured two officers and fifty-three men, mostly of the Ist and 2d Ala bama Cavalry. Farther along toward Lavergne,the captured forty more prisoners, and, I must confess, it was the most horrible-looking crowd of men I ever saw. Their head-coverings consisted of filthy caps, straw hats, and handkerchiefs, and their clothes and shoes were terribly dilapidated. The poor fellows said that they had plenty to eat, but that they were dreadfully in need of clothes and shoes. The left wing moved twenty miles in two days, and Sunday- evening encamped eight miles from Murfreesboro. A portion of the centre,. Major General George H. Thomas, moved out upon the Franklin pike, about ten miles, and then turned, to the left y crossed the Nolinsville pike, passed to the right Ff General McCook's section, and upon this side of Stewart's creek encamped about four O'clock Sunday afternoon. The following are some of the divisions and brigades in the organization. of the centre : FIRST DIVISION, BRIGADIER, GENERAL FAY.— lst Brigade, Colonel Connell. The other two bri gades—Second and Third—Colonel Harlan and Briga dier General Steadman, are not here. Divisiox, BRIGADIER GENERAL NEG LEY.-7th Brigade, Colonel Miller; 29th Brigade, Colonel Stanley, and two regiments of cavalry. THIRD DIVISION, MAJOR GENERAL ROUSSEAU.- 9th Brigade, Colonel Harris ; 17th Brigade, Colonel Lytle ; 29th Brigade, Brigadier General Starkwether, and a brigade of regulars, under Colonel Sheppard. The cavalry, under General Stanley, made g dash into Franklin, but saw- no rebels, and subsequently crossed the Nolinsville pike at Triune. Negley had the right, and captured about forty prisoners. The skirmishing in this corps d'armee was less than in the others. The country through which this army passed is for agricultural purposes the finest in Tennessee. Large quantities of corn were raised in Rutherford county this season, and the torn-cribs and outhouses all along the pikes are well filled with this needed commodity. Upon all the pikes leading from Nashville were pretty towns and tine farms and plantations; but the running over of this section by two large armies has necessarily made it a great waste. On Sunday evening, the different sections of the army converged and encamped in a grand line of battle, in description of a Semicircle, north of Stew art's creek, and about eight miles from Murfreesboro. The whole force of the, rebels retreated in very good order across the creek, taking with them all their stores and camp equipage. They endeavored to burn the bridge over the creek, but the 14th Brigade managed, under: a fire froin a rebel battery of how-; itzers, to extinguish the flames before they had strength to injure the work. 13. C. T. SKETCH OF MURFREESBORO. Murfreesboro was, previous to the rebellion, a handsome post-village; but it has, since 1881, suf fered severely from the ravages, of war. It is the 'capital of Rutherford county, Tennessee, and is situated on the railroad running from Nashville to Charleston, S. C. It is thirty miles front Nashville, in nn air line drawn in a southeasterly direction, and thirty-two miles by railroad. It is situated in a beautiful plain, surrounded by a fertile and healthy• country. The Union University, at this place, was established in 1841 by the Baptists, and was at one time a very flourishing institution; but since the titate went out of the Union the University began to decline, and has since tailed altogether. There was also A female institute in the place, founded by the same religious body, and under their direction, but, like the University, its glory has long since fled. There were five churches in the village, and a bank building, and at the 'beginning of 1860 two news papers were published in the place, and had a fair circulation. For ten years—viz : from 1817 to 1827 Murfreesboro was the capital .of the State; but in the latter year, the State House was Consumed by fire, and the capital removed to Nashville. The countyof Rutherford is situated in the central part of the State, and has an area of six hundred square miles, or three hundred and. eighty-four thousand miles. It is intersected by Stone's river, which is an affluent of the Cumberland. The sur face of the country is agreeably diversified, the soil • highly productive, well watered, and extenstVel3r cultivated. The country is intersected by the Nash ville, Chattanooga, and Charleston Railroad, and the population in 1860 was 27,917, of which 12,984 were - slaves. In 1850, the population was 29,122, showing a loss in ten years. OUR LEADER MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM STARKE ROSEORANS, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Cumberland. THE GENERAL STAFF. A. A. Gen. and Chief of Stalf..L i ii i e e n ti t t .lol l .J A . o P tc,e . ,r. Ga zu le c lc t h . e.. • G. Hepburn. Acting Ass't Adjt.'Gorioral—MajorW. C. Goddard. Acting Ass't Adjt. General... Major :W. M. &dell: • • . . , C ie ft t p it t.. 6%1C; W. : • l A ti c s t li . e A c s io s' i t . o l i n c s:'; a G lr e y ikeral s. . Inspector of Artillery Capt. J. li. Oilman_ .. 'Chief of - ArtilleryCol. James Barnett. . , JudgeiAdvocate - - ' Major Moisten Skinner:- ! - Chief Engineer : Cipt. J. H. C. Morton. - ' Chief TopographlEngineers!Capt. A.-Mohler. Acting Chief Commissary -.Capt. Samuel Simmons. . . Acting Chief Ruartermaeter:Capt. J. W.*Ta*loic " Srfinance Officer ' : ' 'Lieut. T: Edson. Medical Director - Surgeon. Robert Murray. ' Medical Inspector Surge:en:A.:H. TherAOrt: - Provost Marshal General.. Capt. - W.:M..1511e5. Chief of Courier LinaS: - .. .'. ' . • .-- ' Alds..'. .' :.......:CaPt , GISP-W - Thomnsor., Lieut. Byron KirbY. , • TolunteerAid...v ..::.. - .::.::..Capt. • „. • ; . , -THE FALLEN HEROES:: T , . . . GEN: ROUSSEAU.. ' Mafor General Rousseau was severely, wounded in the battle of the 31st instant. Our correspondent 41:11, describes his appearance : Here are form and featbree that. give the world assurance of, a man. Mal& General Lovell H. Roaseau; in form and lea ' turel is . probably the most conspioutous' general in the American' army. He is full six feet two incllEfq in height, of heavy, muscular . frall l o, at the' aftrae time, lithe and active. His face. says fight all over it. Re is very (lark featured, big whiskered, and eyes like coals of fire, and a nose deCidedly of the Pugistie curve. 'He loves the Union and - hates rebel like snakes. He led the first regiment of Unici soldiers 'into the city of Louisville after the It ;War, began—the . Louisville Legion. He did this against the protest of large numbers of influential, tender:footed Unionist; who feared that the bloody seenes enacted' at' Baltimore would be re-enacted. Buthe tOld them he was prepared for the. Issue, and ehoUld seek it. His regiment was not molested, but ' 00E6 eolith:try, was received with the most marked manifestations - of gratification. It was a : great blow for the Union cause in Kentucky. After that day Steckinridge, Clay; Preston, and other Seces sionists, deemed it valorous to get out of the State. GeiLßousseau has, ust been made a-major general. 'lt'sliblild have been done a year ago. He has won more bonors and. received smaller recognition than any her general in the Western army. There are no l)' or buts in his 'Unionism. GENERAL 'STANLEY. , • ,Ikitidier 'General David 'S. Stanley, reported. wou d, is a native of Ohio, and was appointed t from hat State a cadet to the West Point Military' Acamy in 1848. ,He graduated on the 30th of June, 1862, ending No. 9in his class in w hich. ere Gene talc odd, Hartsuft; A. McD...Mcflook, Crook, and othe in: the Union army, the rebel General Ander son, -C. On the Ist of July, .1862, he was appointed a br et second lieutenant 'of 2(rDragoons ' now knolyn as the 28 Cavalry, andWas s transferred in Werth, .1856, to the let Cavalry, with his full rank. Slimily after he was promoted to a first lieutenancy in the same regiment, and held' that rank at the commencement of 1861, when treasonable resigna tion made such vacancies in the regular army of the United States that, on the 16th 'of March, 1861., he weapromoted to a eaptaincy, with command of . Company C of the 4th Cavalry.' He then stood on ;the lineal, roil at No. 16, but, at the present time; he. ranks much higher, On the 28th of September,' 1861, he was appointed a brigadier general of volunteers. He served with General Pope at New-Madrid, Island No. 10, and at Corinth, at which places he 2. commanded the 4.1 Division of his army. Since he has been in command with Rosecrans he has parti cipated in the battles of I-u-k-a and Corinth, and still more reoentlyhas he been 'engaged in several , dashes and skirmishes outaide.of Nashville. In this battle at Murfresboro, he has been In the advance, and has bravely maintained his former distinction as a general and gallant officer. - - ' . - • GENERAL PALMER. Brigadier General Sohn, McCauley Palmer re ported wounded; was bOrn in:Chilstian county; Ky., September 13, 1817. He removed to Madison county, 111., in 1832, and in 1839 settled in: Carlinville, where he resided at the opening of the war. He ; coin; menced practice as a lawyer in 1890, and was mar; ried in 1842. In 1847 he was elected a delegate to the 'State Constitutional Convention, and in 1852 was elected-State Senator, holding - the office until 1866.. In 1866 he was a delegate froni Illinois to the Republican Convention at - Philadelphia, and was "one of the electors ofthe State at large to the Re publican Convention of 1860, at" - Chic'ago ' at which 'President Lincoln was nominated. Mr. Palmer free one of the commissioners to theXimference Convert; . tion which met -at Washington, D. U., February 4, MI.! On the 13th of May, 1861, he was commis sioned colonel of the Fourteenth Illinois Volun feet's, and was with his regiment in Missouri, during the summer and fall of 1861, and fornied part of Fre ' merit's army that marched to Springfield after. .Price, but did not catch hini.. 'On the 13th of De- - cember, 1861, lie was - appointed a brigadier general of volunteers; and attaohed to General Pope's command, then organizing - at Commerce; Mo. He WU with that General at New Madrid, Island NO. 10, and at Corinth, and commanded the lst brigade. of the Ist division-orthe Army of the MissisSippit' He served.under Boseerans at Corinth,. and appa•.:. rently so won upon his commander that he has beeh. transferred from General Grant to General Hoak:- critris in his new department. When wounded he. held command of the 4th division 'of Rosecrans' army, serving in the left wing of General Critten den aarmy corps. 'THE REBEL GENERAL RAINS The rebel General Rains, who was killed at the b'attle of Murfreesboro, was a native of Wilson county,. Tennessee. He was the son of a loyal : clergyman, who is still residing in Nashville, and re eeived his education at the North, graduating at. Xale College in the class of 1854. Subsequently he tittlfAted law-and settled in Ntualiville, where married a Miss Yeatman, a stepdaughter of that apostate "Union" candidate for the• Presidency, John Bell. . General Rains was a, young man of kind impulses and generous sentiments, but in' following the • lead of the traitors he sacrificed alike his honor and his -life. ' • ' REBEL GENERAL CHEATHAM. _. Major General B. F. Cheatham, of Nasliville,"an adventurous, sporting character, always so regarded, commenced his career by raising a company for the Mexican war; was attached to Colonel. W. 'B. Campbell's "Bloody First"—(Colonel. Campbell, .afterwards Governor of the State, and now briga dier general in the national army.) At the end of twelve months Colonel o.'s regiment was mustered out of the service, and Cheatham was appointed colonel of a regiment, and served to the end of the war.. •He distinguished himself in both his cam paigns—brave, cool, determined in the hour of bat tle; always had the confidence of his command for these traits. After the war with Mexico,Cheat ham returned to Nashville, and kept race horses and lived rather high. He was very generally liked 'for his pleasing address and generous character; was elected major general 'of the militia force of Tennessee - because no one cared to have it. He was generally one of the judges at the State fairs; being a good judge of line stock. For several years he was agent of " Msnny's celebrated mowing and reaping machines ;" also kept another reaping ma chine m the shape of a faro bank. He kept a big race track at Memphis a season or two. When' treason blew its pestilential breath over the State, Cheatham was made by Harris a brigadier general in the State provisional force, and took a command in West Tennessee. When the troops were turned over'to Sefferaon Davis he was continued a briga dier, fought at Belmont, invaded Kentucky at Co lumbus, fought bravely at Shiloh, and was pro moted to a majorgeneral, commanded a division under Bragg in his invasion of Kentucky, and now 'drinks his liquor at or near Murfreesboro. He is a mail - of ordinary capacity and no intelligence, save that kind acquired, by mixing among fast men, gamblers, and sportsmen. ORGANIZATION OF THE REBEL ARMY. General Joseph Eggleston .Tohnston, Commander in Chief. • DEPARTMENT No: 2. HErAILTXENT OP THE MISSISSIPPI'. General Braxton Bragg, Commanding. George-William Brent, A. A. G., and Chief of Staff. George G. Garner A. A. G. RIGHT Located, - Dec. 3, at I%lurfreesboro,Tenn. Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk, ommanding. FIRST DIVISION Major Gen. Simon Bolivar Bucknor, of Kentucky. First Brigade. Brigadier General Chambers, of Mississippi. Composed of four regiments, among them one from Georgia and two from Mississippi. Second Brigade. ' Composed of four regiments, among them the sth Kentucky, Col. Thomas H. Hunt. SECOND DIVISION. Major General Frank Cheatham, of Tennessee. First Brigade. .:•Brigadier General George Disney, of Tennessee. Composed of First Regiment Tennessee Volunteers. Thirty- eighth Regiment Tennessee Volunteers,and two others. Second Brigade. Brigadier General Donelson, of Tennessee. Composed of First Regiment Confederate Infantry. Second 'Regiment Confederate Infantry. Fourth Regiment Confederate Infantry, and one other Tennessee regiment, Third Brigade. Brigadier General Stuart. regiments, one of which is from Florida. THIRD DIVISION. Major General John P. Breakinridge, of Kentucky. First Brigade. Brigadier General Maxey, of Georgia. Second Brigade. Brigadier General William Preston, of Kentucky. Third Brigade. Brigadier General Boger.llanson, of Kentucky. CENTRE. Lieutenant GeneralE. Kirby,Smith commanding. 'FIRST DIVISION. Brigadier General Preston Smith. Composed of three brigades, whose organization is not known. SECOND DIVISION. Organization not knowit—has three brigades THIRD DIVISION Organization not known—has three brigades LEFT WING. Lieutenant General Wm. J. Hardee commanding FIRST DiVII9IO:V. • Major General Withers, of Georgia. Three brigades, one of which is composed of regulars SECOND DIVISION. Major General R. W. Anderson, of Alabama. Three brigades. THIRD DIVISION. Three brigades. DETACHMENTS." Tennessee Conscripts. II • . _ FIRST DIVISION. Major General Samuel R. Anderson. Brigade. • Major General G'ideon J. Pillow. CAVALRY. First Brigade. Brigadier 0 eneral Joseph R. Wheeler. Third Brigade. Brigadier General Forrest. Fourth Brigade. Brigadier General Stearns. • • ESTIMATED FORCES OF THE REBEL ARMY RIGHT :WING Major General Buckner • - 5,000 General Cheatham 6,000 Major General Breckinridge 4,600 CENTRE. • Brigadier General Preston Smith 6,000 Second division 4,600 Third division 4,500 L'EFTIVI NO Major General Withers. Major General Anderson Third division DETACHMENTS. First Division Tennessee conscripts 4,000 First brigade Tennessee conscripts, Pi110w..... 3,200 CAVA L Brigadier General Wheeler 2,000 Brigadier General Forrest - 2,600 Brigadier General Stearns 5,300 Estimated twenty-five batteries 3,730 Total rebel force... 62,760 Non-Arrival of the Steamer Anglo-Saxon. PORTLAND, Me., Jan. 3, 10' o'clock P. M.•—There are no signs of the expected steamer Anglo-Saxon up to this hour. She is now due with' later ads - ices from Europe. • The Steamer Bohemian sailed at 4 o'clock this afternoon, with thiity passengers, and $lB,OOO in specie. The Twelfth Massachusetts Battery. itostow, 3Antiftry 3.—The 12th Maisachtisetta Bat tery embarked for the South to-tifiy, • DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF. General Banks Issues Two More Chllers— Release of the State Prisoners—The Mayor to Take the Oath—The Episeopal Clergy Restored to their Chiu•ches—Gen. Butler's Embarkation—Theatrical, ls—Arrival of the Creole. Naw YORN, Jan. 3.—The steamship George Wash ington, Gager, New Orleans December 25th arrived here to-day. She experienced heavy northeasterly gales and rough seas since, passing Cape Hatteras. She brings the following passengers: IVlrs. Chandler, Messrs. F.. W. Mentzer, A. Parte; E. G. Doolittle, W. M. Lloyd, W. L. Corwin, General Banks has issued two, more orders, and 7 h a m n b d e b r s ..o h f i t z iri c s o o n n fin ers e , d e a rr t e s s h te il d , orderb i r aaud, th they arced' importance. The first haarelation to the ° e f C forts en and Parish prison. 'lt will be. 'seen that Gerieral Butler concurred nn and advised the release of these prisoners, The order is'as follows : Upon-'consultation with Major General B. F. Butler, and with his concurrence and advice, the Commanding General directs as follows B la u rg tl e e l r i Ist.- The following named persons,will be released from arrest immediately, upon the receipt of this order at the posts at which they are confined, and upon their givingparole not to commit any act of hostility - to the United States,,or render any aid or comfort to the enemieg 9f-the 'WWI stMeff, ,luring ; the exist ing twill'. ' ' At Ship Island.---James O. Batchelder, - Williant 11. Sheppard, Fred Losberg, Aaron H. Dale, Eugene Morris, H. Nr:Wright, P. E. Wiltz, Jr., B. F. Perry, L. J: Dodge, Joseph Bloom. - Fort St. Philip.--Martin Fort Jackson.—Peter Keveny, W. I. Delano,- G. H. Stewart, Michael Bowen, L. Delpit, J. M. West, Charles Hodby; John Hickey. Fort Pipe.—Dr. Theodore Clapp. Fort Pickens.--S. Dacres, E. N..RoSsey, Dr. Booth, C. Morse, D. C. Lowber, C. B. Metcalf, R. Crosby, , A. N. Baker, J. Green, G. T. Grinnell, It. W. Por ter;J. H. Huckins, C. Bacon; W. Kelly, A. ForsYth, -N. Bauber, W. Cush E. A.. HamiltOn, D. Kenney. Parish Prison of Parish,.of Orleans.--Hermogene Perry; Leonard Marins, L.Collis, girl of Mrs. Cornea, John.s.Louistella N. Bonaparte, G.. Morngenstine, James Cunningham,Thomas - Rney - ,--A.ndeew of Reed, John Short, K. S. Derrickson, J. J. Mit - en - mu — M. Condon, J. Donahue, C. Horace, R. Allen, Sand. Peters, J. Frernaux, F. Fouin, W. E. Niles, John. Newila,.Peter Finn, Sames Hagerty, Sas. Doherty, J. Sheridan, J. J. .Foley, J. Captleville, Diduifac, George of Williamson, Jim, Captain Maurin; A. Catching, T. Hergis, John Williams, Wm. Miller, D. Scully, W. Hamilton, A. Bulger, Jas. Gaeiltaldy. Nelsoh (slave), S. Roberts, Alfar of Cosby, Joseph ffl Rae, Levi Keys, A Lucotte, Robert Phillips, W. Hunter, D. G-raig, S. Boydet, W. Bucklen, John Denis, A. Reider, John G. King, W. Pulton, M. Eagan, Wm. Jones, P. Sweet, Tim Haley, John bleoney, Peßse Boyle, C. Wilcox, , N. Doyle, J. Herod, Ed. Green, Joseph Levy;Tim Knight. 2d. The following named persons will be released : from arrest upon taking the oath of allegiance to the United. States: ' . At Ship Island—James Beggs; Michael Murphy, Frederick A. Taylor, P. E. Wiltz. At Fort - Pickens.—John T. Monroe.. The majority of, these prisoners, it will be seen, are released upon their mere parole, not to commit • any act of hostility to the United States, or to ren der aid and comfort to its enemies. The ex-Mayor of New Orleans, John T. Monroe, who was confined in Pickens, and Messrs. James Beggs and P. E. Wlitz, who were of the Common Council, and two others, at Ship Island, are to be released upon taking the oath of allegiance to the 'United States,. (which they will probably not consent to do, at least two of them.) General Banks' other new.order is also important: It is as follows : Applications for. the suspension of the order closing certain churches in the city of New Orleans, have been presented to the Military , Governor of the State, and by him referred to the Major General commanding. An omission in 'the church service, assumed to. have been made by •direction of the church govern ment, is understood to have been the basis of this order. Where the head of the State is also head of the Church, an omission like that referred to would be in contravention of political authority; but the Government does not here assume the power, and the case presented does not seem to require a con tinued intervention of military authority. The order is, therefore, provisionally rescinded, and .the churches wilLbe opened as heretofore, on and after Christmas day. This decision is based upon the negative character of the.offence..oharged. The Commanding General desires it to be under stood, however, that clergymen are subject to the re strictions imposed upbn all other men. They well know the:'extent of their privileges. No appeal to the passions or the prejudices of the people, or to ex cite hostility, to 'the Government, whether in the form of prayer, exhortation, counsel, or sermon, nor any offensive demonstration, whether open or co . vert,.erin be allowed. As public teachers, ministers should give some guarantee of 'their purpose to the public. The Commanding General is indisposed to inter fere•with the rights of others, or to submit to the in terferenceof others with the rights of the Govern nient,'-which relies upon its justice and power, and not.upon the consent of its opponents, for the ;sin eeSs'of its measures. Mr. Bakerithe successful manager of the :Varieties Theatre, was to7produce, on the evening of Christ mas • day, Burton's version of the "Cricket..on the Hearth," by way of Christmas festival.. Ryer was John Perrybinpie; Baker, Caleb Plummer; Mrs. 8., Dot; Vining Bowers, Tilly Slowboy; Mrs. Gladstone, Ber tha. etc. GEN. BUTLER'S FAREWELL ADDRESS. CITIZENS OF NEW ORLEANS : It may-not be in appropriate, as it is not inopportune in occasion, that there should-be addressed to you a few words at parting, by one whose name is to be hereafter indis solubly connected with your city. I shall . speak in no bitterness, because I am not conscious of a single personal animosity. Commanding'the Army. of the Gulf,l found. you captured, but not surren dered; conquered, but nolorderly;•relieved from the presence of an army, but incapable of biking care of yourselves.. So far from it, you had called upon a foreign legion to protect you from yourselves. I re stored order, punished crime,opened• comnierce, brought provisionsio your starring peonle reformed your currency, and gave you quiet protection, such as you had not enjoyed for many years. 'While doing this my soldiers were subject to oblo quy, reproaCh, and Insult. And now, - speaking to you; who know the truth, I here declare that whoever has quietly remained about his buithess, a ttbrding neither aid nor comfort to the enemies of .the United States, has never been interfered with bythe soldiers of the United States. The men who had assumed to govern you and to defend your city in arms have fled; some of your women flouted at the presence of those who came to protect them. By a simple order (No. 28) I called upon every soldier of this army to treat the women of New Orleans as gentlemen should deal .with the sex ; with such • eflbct I now call upon the just minded ladies of New Orleans to say whether they have ever enjoyed so complete protection and calm quiet for themselves and their families as since the advent of the United States troops. . The enemies of my country, unrepentant and im- Wadable, 1 have treated with merited severity. I hold that rebellion is treason, and that treason per sisted in is death, and any punishment short of that due a traitor gives so much clear gain to him from the clemency of the Government. Upon this thesis, I administered the authority of the United States, because of which I sin not unconscious of complaint. I do not feel that I have erred in too much harsh ness, for that harshness has ever been exhibited to disloyal enemies of my country and 'not to loyal friends. To.be sure, I might have regaled you ivith the amenities of British civilization and yet been within the supposed rules of civilized warfare. You' might have been smoked to death in caverns, as were the covenanters of Scotland by the command of a general of the Royal House of England ; or roasted like the inhabitants of Algiers during the French campaign ; your wives and daughters might have been given over to the ravisher as were the un fortunate dames of Spain in the Peninsular war ; or you might have been scalped-and tomahawked as our mothers were at Wyoming by the savage allies of Great Britain in our own revolution • pour pro perty could have been turned over to indiscriminate "loot like the palace of the Emperor of China ; works of art which adorned your building's might have been sent away like the paintings of the . Vati can; your sons might have been blown from the mouths of cannon like the Sepoys of Delhi, and yet all this would have been within the rules of civilized warfare as practised by the most polished and the most hypocritical nations of Europe,. For such acts the records of the doings of some of the inhabitants of your city toward the - friends of the - Union, be fore my coming, were a sufficient provocative and justification. But I have not so conducted. On the contrary, the worst punishment in fl icted, except for criminal acts punishable by every law, has been banishment with. labor to a barren island, where I encamped my own soldiers before marching here. It is true - I have levied upon the wealthy rebels and paid out nearly half a million of dollars to feed 40,000 of the starving poor of all nations assembled here, made so by this war. I saw that this rebellion was a war of the aristo craft against the middling men ; of the rich against the poor ; a war of the landowner against the la borer; that it' was a struggle for the retention of power in the hands of the few against the many; and I found no conclusion to it save in the subjuga. tion of the few and the disenthrallment of the many. 'I therefore felt no hesitation in taking the substance of the wealthy, who had caused the war, to feed - the innocent poor who had suffered by the war. Arid I shall now leave you with the proud consciousness that I carry with me the blessings of the humble and loyal - under the roof of the cottage and in the cabin of the slave, and so am quite con tent to, incur the sneers of the salon or the curses of the rich. I found you trembling at the terrors of servile in %urreetion. All danger of this I have prevented by so treating the slave that he had no cause to rebel. I found the dungeon, the chain, and the lash your only means of enforcing obedience in your servants. I leave them peaceful, laborious, controlled by the laws of kindness and justice. I have demonstrated that the pestilence can be kept from your borders. ' I have added a million of dollars to your wealth, in Ihe form of new, land, from the batture of the Mississippi. • I have cleansed and improved your streets, canals, and public squares, and opened new avenues to un occupied land. I have given you freedom of elections greater than you have ever enjoyed. I have "caused justice to be administered so im . partially, that your own advocates have Unani mously complimented the judges of my appoint ment. You have seen, therefore, the benefit, of the laWs and justice of the Government against which you have rebelled. Why, then, will you not all return to your alle giance to that Government, not with lip service, but with the hearts I conjure you, if you desire ever to see renewed prosperity giving business to your streets and wharves; if you hope to see your city become again the mart of the Western 'World, fed by its rivers for morethan three thousand miles, draining the co in inerce of a country greater than the mind of man hath ever conceived, return to your allegiance. If you desire to leave to your children the, inhe ritance you received of your fathers—a stable con stitutional Government; if you desire that' they should in the future be a portion of the greatest em pire the sun ever shone upon, return to your alle giance. There is but one thing that stands in the way. There is but one thing that at this hour stands between you and the GOlllll7llOll, and that is slavery. The institution, cursed of God, which has taken its test refuge here, In His providence will be rooted out as the tares from the wheat, although the wheat be torn up with it. I have given much thought to this subject. I came among you by teachings, by habit of mind, by political position, by social affinity, inclined to sustain your domestic laws if by possibility they Union. Months be with'safety to the Months of experience and of observation have forced the conviction that the existence of slavery is incompatible with the safety either of yourselveS or of Mc Union. As the system has gradually grown to its present huge dimensions, it were best if it could be gradually re moved; but it is better, far better, that it should be taken out at once than that it should longer vitiate the social political, and family relations of your country. I am speaking with no philanthropic views as regards the slave, but simply of the effect of slave ry on the master. See for yourselves. Look around you and say whether this saddening, deadening influence hsa not all but destroyed the very framework of your society. I am speaking the farewell words of one who has shown his devotion to his country, at the peril of his life and fortune ,. who in these words can have neither hopes nor interest, once the good of those whom he addresses ; and let me here repeat, with all the 6,000 6,000 4,600 THREE CENTS. solemnity of an appeal to heaven to bear me witness, that such are the views forced upon me by expe rience. Come, then, to the unconditional support of the Government. Take into your own hands your own institutions; remodel them according to the laws of nations and of God, and thus attain that great pros perity assured to.you by geographical position, only a portion of which was heretofore yours. BENJ. F. BUTLER. GEN. BANES, PROCLAMATION: HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TILE GULP NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24, 1862. To The People of Louiisana: In order to correct public misapprehension and misrepresentation; for the instruction of the troops of this department, and the information. of, all parties in interest, official publication - is herewith made of the proclamation by'the President of the United States relating to the subject of emancipation. In the examination of this document it will lie observed : I. That, it is the declaration • of a purpose only— the full execution of which is contingent upon an official designation by the President, to be made on the first day of January next, of the States and parts of States, if any, which are to be affected by its provisions': • 11. That the fact that any State is represented la good faith in the Congress of the United States is conclusive evidence, in the absence of strolig coun tervailing testimony, that such State, and the people Thereof, are not in rebellion against the United States, 11/. That the State of Louisiana has not yet been designated by the President as in rebellion, nor any 'part thereof, and that it has complied with altthe tonditions of the Proclamation respecting represeqta, • IV• That pecuniary aid to. States not in rebellion, which, smty hereafter provide for immediate or gra dual emancipation; the colonization of persons'of African descent . elsewhere, and the compensation of all - citizens who have remained loyal, "for all losses ' by acts of the Units...a States, including slaves," are among the chief recommendations of this important paper. It is manifest that the changes suggested therein, and which,may hereafter be established, do not take effect within this State on the lst :January proxi mo, nor 'at any precise period which t,in now be de signatedrand.l call upon all persons, or whatever es tate, condition or degree, soldiers, citizens qrslaves, I olsserve this material and important fact, and to g mn - tlrclt,crolt - co-nwtrx•ers.ss7 emme— demonstrations, of whatever character, wil I be for th.., present suspended. Provost marshals, officers, and soldiers are enjoined to prevent any disturbance of the. public peace. The slaves are advised to remain upon their plantations until their privi leges shall have been definitely established. They may rest assured that whatever benefit the Govern- went intends will be secured to them, but no man„ can be' allowed, in' the present condition of affairs, to take the law into his own hands. If they . seek'. the protection of the Government, they should wait its pleasure. Officers invested With command will be vigilant in the discharge of their duties. Leave' of absence from camp will not be per ' mitted, except in cases of • .great emergency. Soldiers enrolled in the regiments of Native Guards will not be allowed for the present to visit the localities of their enlistment, nor will visitors be received unnecessarily in their camps. Thee regulations, enforced with all troops of the United Stales in the localities where they are en listed,, are now imperatively necessary. These troops will be confined to the duty specified in gene ral orders, and will not be charged with special authority in making searches, seizures, or arrests. It is my purpeseto execute faithfully all the orders of the Government, and I assume the responsibility of these' instructions as consistent therewith, and require prompt and faithful execution thereof. Public attention is called to the act of Congress citedin the proclamation, which forbids the return of fugitives by officers of the army. No encourage ment will be given to laborers to desert their em ployers,' but no authority exists to compel them to .return. It is suggested to planters that some plan he adopted by which an equitable proportion of the•proceeds of the crops of the coming year, to be hereafter, determined, upon the judgment of honor able men justly representing the different interests involved, be set apart, and reserved for the support and compensation of labor. The war is not waged by the Government for the overthrow of slavery. The President has declared, on the contrary, that it is to restore the "constitu tional relations between the United States and each I of the States" in which that relation is or may be suspended. The resolutions passed by Congress, before the war, with almost unanimous consent, re ,cognized the rights of, the States in this regard. Ver niont has recently repealed the statutes supposed to be inconsistent therewith. 'Massachusetts had done so before. Slavery existed by Consent and constitu- Urinal guaranty; :violence and war will inevitably bring it to an end. It is impossible that any mili tary maim, in the event of continued war, should coun sel the preservation of slave property in the rebel States. If it is to.be preserved, war must cease, and the former constitutional relations be again es tablished: The first gun at Sumpter proclaimed emancipa tion. The 'continuance of the contest there com menced will consummate that end, and the history of the age will leave no other permanent trace of the rebellion. Its leaders will have accomplished what other men,could not have done. The boldest Abolitionist is a Cypher when compared with the leaders of the rebellion. What mystery pervades the works of Providence! We submit to its de crees, but stand confounded at the awful manifesta tions of its wisdom and power ! The great problem of the age, apparently environed with labyrinthic complications, is likely to be suddenly lifted out of human bands. We may control the incidents of the contest but we cannot circumvent or defeatthe end. It will be left us only to assuage the horrors of in ternecine conflict, and to procrastinate the processes of transition. Local and national inter eats are there ibre alike dependent upon'the suppression of the re bellion. . No - pecuniary sacrifice Can be too great an equiva lent for peace. But it should be permanent peace, and embrace all subjects, of discontent. It is written on the blue arch above us • the distant voices of the ,future, the waves that huh our coast, the skeletons that sieat' our tables and fill the vacant places of desolate and mourning firesides, all cry out that this war must not be repeated hereafter. Contest, in public as in social life, strengthens and consolidates brotherly affection. England, France, Austria, Italy—every land fertile enough to make a history, has had its desolating civil wars. It is a baseless nationality that has not tested its strength against domestic enemies. The success of local in terests narrows the destinies of a people, and is fol lowed by secession, poverty, and degradation. A divided country and perpetual war make possession a delusion and' life a calamity. The triumph of national lute' eats widens the scope of human his tory', and is attended with peace, prosperity, and power. It is out of such contests that great nations are born. WhaT hallowed memories float around us! New Orleans •is a shrine as sacred as Bunker Hill! On 'the Aristook and the Oregon the names of Wash ington, Jackson, and Taylor are breathed with as deep a reverence as on the James or the Mississippi. Let us fulfil the conditions of this last great trial, and become a nation—a grand nation—with sense enough to govern ourselves, and strength enough to stand against the world united! N. B. BANKS, Major General Commanding. EUROPE. Safety of the "Harriet Spaulding"—Move ments of the Tuscarora—. French inter vention—American Affairs—Distress in Fiance--The Roman end Mexican► ques tions—Markets, &c. Nxw Yonx, Jan. 4.—The steamship Asia, with Liverpool advices of the 20th ult., has arrived. The Africa arrived 'at Liverpool on the 19th'. The reported burning of the ship Harriet Spauld ing is unfounded, she having safely arrived at Havre. Cyrus Field is a passenger on the Asia. The day before he sailed he attended a meeting of the Atlantic. Telegraph shareholders at Liverpool. Hopeful and encouraging results for the enterprise were reported. A letter from the Admiralty explains that the captain of the Tuscarora assured the captain of the British steamer Leopard, at Madeira, that the steamer Thistle was not seized. Everything was found in order on her, and she was allowed to pro ceed. The Tuscarora had overhauled and exa mined the papers and cargo of the British steamer Cambria, from Fuel to Nassau, and found all right. The Tuscarora was on the look-out for others. The London Times, in an editorial on the peace prospects in America, congratulates the North on the better spirit displayed towards the South, and says from the liberality shown by a portion of the public towards relieving the Lancashire distress, it is willing to believe that a clearer perception of the honorable part England has displayed during the war now prevails. A vague rumor is afloat that France intends soon to despatch another note to England and Russia, showing the necessity for peaceable intervention in America. • Schonfteld and Bright addressed their constituents at Birmingham on American affairs. The former thought the South had a right to secede, and re commended recognition. Mr. Bright took a totally different view, and charged the South with the sole desire to perpetuate slavery, and eulogised the course of the North. He - represented the affair of the bama as a violation of international law. He did not believe that the revolt would succeed, but had a conviction that the whole American continent would become the home of freedom and a place of refuge for The oppressed of every nation. • Nearly all the London journals find fault with Mr. Bright's speech. Heavy gales prevailed around England, but no disasters were yet reported. FRANCE A loon is spoken of in France to relieve the pre vailing distress. The Bourse was heavy. Rentes 69f. 85c. . ITALY. Italy has declined further negotiations with France on the Roman question. AUSTRIA The Austrian Chambers had closed with a congra tulatory speech by the Emperor. PORTUGAL A frightful railway accident had occurred in Por tugal, in which one hunched persons were killed. SPAIN Concha has resigned the Spanish Embassy in France. The Spanish Senate continues the debate on the Mexican question. Conunereinl Intelligence. LivEnroor., Dec. I9.—The sales of Cotton for the week have been 75,000 bales, including 37,000 hales to speculators and 6,600 bales to exporters. The market closed buoyant at an advance of Id for Americans and Surats, and rather more for other descriptions. The sales to-day were 4,000 bales ' in cluding I,lXX).bales to speculators and exporters, closing steady and unchanged. The stock in port is 231,500 bales, of which 22,000 bales are American: The authorized quotations are as follows : • • Fair. Middling . . • 'New Orleans • 27 • 2.134 Mobiles " ..26 2334 'Uplands 25 2334 The. N anchester advices are favorable. BREADSTUFFS.—The market is steady and un changed. Messrs. Richardson, Bigland, Gordon & 13ruces' circulars quote dour as steady, with an up ward tendency ; prices have improved 1 2d for red Western wheat, which is quoted at 8210 d 988 d ; red Southern,9sBd49Blod; w h ite Western,los lls t •white Southern 11412 s ; mixed corn steady at 28@2856d. PItiDVISIONB.—The market is dull, with a down ward tendency; Beef is dull; Pork dull and unchang ed; Bacon heavier E but easier; Lard heavy at 384398; Tallow, irregular. ' PRODuen.—Asheti are active; Pots 33s 6d; Pearls -325; common Rosin steady at 265,• Spirits Turpen tine quiet at 15s; Sugar steady; Coffee inactive; Cod Oil quiet and. steady; . Dec. etroleum is still declining and irregular,* lute is 20@30s dearer. L oxiiort,' ec. 19.—Breadstuffs quiet and steady. Iron is firm. Sugar quiet and steady. Coffee quiet. Rice dull. Tea steady. Spirits Turpentine nominal. Rosin dull at 275. - - Consols for money are 92;;@92; 1 4'. The bullion in the Bank of England has increased £193,000. THE LATEST. Li vim - poor. Dec. 20—Eveniug.—The Cotton sales I ci-ds y were 4,000 bales, including 2,000 to speculators and exporters. The market closes fiat and quota tions Ate barely maintained. Dreadstuffs iirm but quiet; Provisions dull but steady at previous rates. Lox vox, Dec. 20—Evening.—Consols for money 921';@,92% .• Erie shares 42N ; Illinois Centrals V@ 41 discount. THE LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. LlcKnroor„ December 26—Evening.—The news by the Africa from America, and particularly the THE WAR, PRESS. (F'UBLISIIED WEEKLY.) Tag WAR PRESS will be sent to enbscrils3rs by mall (per annum in advance) at 82.00 Five " " 0.00 Ten 44 44 • 17.00 Twenty Copies" 32.00 Larger Clubs than Twenty will he charged at the same rate, 81.00 per copy. The money must always accompany the order, and t no instance can these terms be deciatedfrom. as they atard yen/ tittle more than the cost of the 'PaPer• Postmasters are requested to act as Agents for THE WAR PREAB. .1(Q . - To the getter-up of a Club of ten or twenty, ea extra copy of the Paper will be given, diplomatic correspondence, was the theme today o f universal discussion, but produced no apparent effect. The London Times has a disparaging article on General Halleck , s official report and disputes its veracity. The Daily News dilates with great satisfaction on the proceedings of the New York Chamber of Com merce in regard to the Lancashire sufferers, and says the movement is a proof not only of a deep and genuine sympathy for their suffering kinsmen but of good feeling towards the Queen and the country at large. • The steamer Rammonia from Southampton to-day takes 40,000 stand of arms for New York. It is rumored at Paris that as soon as the French obtain any decided success in Mexico the Emperor will recall the troops home. The gale still prevails around the English coast, hut nothing serious has occurred to the American shipping. The ships .Tohn Clark, for Baltimore, Richard Alsop for New York, and the Grace Darling, for San Francisco, all from Liverpool, returned on the 20th. Pawls, Dee. 20.—The Bourse is firm ; Rentes 70f. QUEENSTOWN, Dee. 21.—The Legatus, from New York, is ashore at Sligo. PAItIF, Dec. 21.—The Monflcur says that some Journalists exaf.-serate the tendency of the course of France when offering media,tion to America, and en tirely misunderstand its character. The Monileur adds, that the New York Courrier des Etats !kis, of the 29th of November, demonstrates that the over tures of 'France were disinterested,: opportune, and careful' of the rights MAI susceptibilities of the MADRID, Dec. 20.—1 n the Senate Don Calderon Collanta proved from official documents that the niliea might not to interfere in the Intern , tl atikirs of Mexico, because when rnakilig overtures to the United States to participate in the expedition no such intention was expressed. He approved the re embarkation of General Prim as the best solution of the difficulty wherein he was placed. NEW YORK CITY. Moiresiondertee of The Press.) IsTEur Yonx, January 3, 1863 THE GREAT PROCLAMATION taxvirhol d - ortliewlnlCTillnd to-day, and is being duly weighed and balanced, with or without izlitsi-ropo i the Vans—. Phoers. The Gotha th it wn mes - h u ave n me t i) b y , read I+, and are now criticising it from the innume rable ang not very immaculate standards of personal opinion. A. - far as I can judge from general observa tion, its subst.otial effect is to make everybody " breathe easier," and exhibit a consciousness of re lief. In Wall street e , erything is going jubilantly up, and there is a pretty ti'neral conviction that the next thirty days will substanv-ally end the war. As for the editorial fraternity, they a. w " nothing if not critical," and the usual fault-findins is to be ex pected from them. The Tribune's key-note is: "If what is clearly implied in the President'b.e. cond .Plociamation were a fact, if Tennessee and the lower portion of Louisiana were to-day restored to loyalty and the Union, we should hail this manifesto with a heartiness of approval and satisfaction that we cannot now feel." The'Sun's (conservative) : ." Whether we think it (the proclamation) wise or foolish, effective or useless, it has become a part of the law of the land, and is thus to be acted upon. We may doubt its usefulness, but we must admit that all other resources : have, for some cause, failed, and that the necessity of trying this is apparent." The Times' (neutral) : "Sooner or 'later the President's action in this mat ter will come up for rcviewal before the Supreme Court. * • * • We wish that, for this reason, the President had given it the form of a military order— addressed to his subordinate generals, enjoining upon them specific acts in the performance of their duties, instead of a proclamation addressed to the world at large, and embodying declarations and averments instead of commands." The World's (Confederate)': "Ixiamediate, practical effect, it (the proclamation has none; the slaves remaining in precisely the same condition as before. They still live on the planta tions; tenant their accustomed hovels; obey the com mand of their master or overseer; eating the food he furnishes, and doing the work he requires, precisely as though Mr. Lincoln had not declared them free." The Herald's (whichever side pays best): "It is the last card of the Abolition Jacobins, and the last step, we fear,which determins the success or failure of this administration, with the chances hea vily against its success." The Journal of Commerce's (Jeff. Davis): "For the most part it (the proclamation) was re garded as a farce coming in after a long tragedy, while a few radical people seem to have had great faith in it, and are fully of the opinion that the re bellion was at an end from and after the date of its issue.". Among the evening papers, the E..rpress tries to sneer superciliously at it, while the Commerczal and Post applaud it without stint. These different editorial views may' furnish some amusement, if not instruction, to the.readers of The Press: They can read, digest, and then abide by their own counsel— . Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And' ound these casuists' doubts like you and me VI • • THE COLORED PEOPLE are inclined to make the most of this God-sent epoch in the history of their race, and appear nu merously upon the streets this bright afternoon, in their best attire. Their clergy and social leaders are perfecting arrangements for a grand jubilee cele bration next week. Last night at a meeting in the Abyssinian Colored Church, Manager Spellman, the dramatic caterer of the blacks, read the proclama tion; after which, Downing, the immortal oyster man of Broad street, announced that 200,000 black volunteers were shortly to be called for, and he trust ed that the brethren would not be slowabout enlist ing. The "pussons" gave enthusiastic cheers for Burnside, Lincoln, Greele}, and McClellan. At a negro church in Brooklyn, each member of the con gregation pledged himself to give at least one dollar to the fund to he given to those having the emanci pated chattels in charge. Then came "!Stiund the loud cymbal o'er Egypt's dark sea, The oppressor is vanquished and Zion is free t" Everybody is curious to hear what Beecher will say about the great event, and he will have a tre mendous congregation to-morrow. • GOVERNOR. SEYMOUR'S FIRST ACT, after taking the oath of office at Albany, and de livering a short speech full of non-committal com mon-places, was to despatch a special messenger straightway to the Police Commissioners of this city, notifying them to appear before an Albany court (!) and answer the charge of unwarrantable usurpation in the famous Mrs. Brinamade case. This act, so worthy of a fourth-rate pettifogger and party-hack, aims especially at the removal of Su perintendent Kennedy, whose' sharp watch over traitors is a continual thorn in the sensitive side of the Democracy. Seymour may succeed in carrying out the commands of his owners in this city, and unseating Kennedy and the Commissioners, but the business will not tend to give the pretended loyalty of his forthcoming message to - the Legislature a special odor of truth. THE OCEAN QUEEN'S safe arrival from California to-day, with over a Million and a quarter of treasup on board, is the subject of much congratulation on the street. The captain of the Queen saw nothing of the pirate Alabama during the voyage, and it is supposed that Semmes has prudently retired from the California business until the excitement about the Ariel shall hiive blown over. THE PHILADELPHIA STEAMSHIP lines, to be started between Philadelphia, Liverpool, and Aspinwall, are vehemently lauded editorially by the 2'ribune of to-day. Greeley is fairly in eostaciea over the enterprise, and employs sounding rhetorical periods to express his fond admiration. Who knows but he will write a complicated article in the Inde pendent about it. Speaking of papers, the old Sun has cut down its size so tremendously during the week, that it is now scarcely as large as a Sunday school paper. The Evening Post and Commercial Ad vertiser have each thrown off four columns. A PRETTY FASHION, originating at the South, and first introduced in this city by an actress, has become the rage with the fair sex. Whether in street or drawing-room, you now see ladies all wearing large white muslin bows, edged with fine leee, immediately under their chine, across the opening of the collar. The bipws are quite large, with long ends, and are kept in their ,places by small diamond or cameo brooches. The effect is decidedly clerical, with a leaning to half-mourning, and is only becoming to the possessors of fine com plexions. All the ladies, however, have adopted the fashion with alacrity, whether it becomes them or not. GENERAL BUTLER patronized the St. Nicholas Hotel during his brief stay in this city, en route for Washington, creating a great sensation amongst the guests of the house. Not the least eager in the rush to catch glimpses of the famous commander and military goVernor were the ladies ; and when he was finally induced to dine at the table d'hote, the attentions of the fair sex might have flattered a handsomer man than the distin guished captor of New Orleans. About half a dozen women, whose loud tongues and negroisms of lan guage proclaimed them to be expatriated Southern ers, tried hard to be loftily indifferent or contemptu ous ; but only succeeded in convincing the hundreds of real ladies around them that they.were eligible to be ranked with those so specifically designated in the general's celebrated and righteous "Woman Order." Butler is heartily liked in this city by everybody but a clique of contemptible naturalized foreigners and a few cowardly rebels. • PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS have not prospered as well with us this week as last, though the Winter Garden, Museum, and Bowery Theatres, had great audiences on Thursday. To morrow evening impressario Grau reopens the Aca demy of Music for another brief season, commencing with Donizetti's "Il Poliuto," and Miss Kellogg as chanteuse premiere. As there is always a reaction of apathy in public inclination for festivity just after the holidays, I doubt much whether the enterprise will prove profitable. On Tueiday Edward Mollen lower, the admirable violinist and conductor, will give an operatic concert at Irving Hall, fOr the pur pose •of introducing the gems of his new opera, the "Corsican Bride." Curious to relate, this opera is founded on a play which was founded on an opera. The play is "Rosa Gregorio," prepared for Miss Bateman by the dramatist De Walden, who "adapt ed" it from one of Paccini's old operas. Musically speaking, Mr. Mollenhauer's work seems to "square the circle." To-morrow evening Mrs. John %Wood will commence an engagement at Laura Keene's. Theatre, in the hackneyed burletta of ."Jenny Lind" and • an extravaganza styled . the " bles." • STUYVESATT: • Gov. Seymour and the New York Pollee Commissioners. Ar.nA3n - , N. Y. Jan. 3.—The New' York Police Commissioners failing to appear at six ovekock thin evening, Gov. Seymour stated that he hadreceived a protest from them against his proceedings: Mr, Blauvelt, on behalf of the complainants, presented several affidavits. The Governor rec,eixed them., and holds the matter under considetAop, A laxge :lumber of prominent New Yorkers: were in.attend. The message of Goy. Seymow will be-, wit into, the Legislature on "Wednesday. next, if the l e teciAlAl '5 s hire should he organized.W
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