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TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1863
THE NEWS%-
Br this morning's Mivices, we learn that the
Yazoo Pass expedition is succeeding, and will soon
overcome all difdculties. The Lake Providerice
canal is a 'success, and the, waters of the Missis
sippi are now pouring through it, threatening to sub
merge the.town of Lake Providence. Fort Pember
ton is now being besieged.
A TELIORA3I from Baton Rouge, dated 16th inst.,
states that Commodore Farragut's, fleet has passed
the batteries at Port Hudson. The Mississippi ran
aground, and was abandoned and burned. General
Banks' army are within three miles of thi enemy's
works, and cavalry skirmishes are now going on.
With such a formidable -fleet in front, and Banks'
army of 30,000 resolute men, Port Hudson must soon
be placed upon the list of our captures.
THE expedition against Charleston is still delay
ed, although a heavy demonstration is about to be
made against another prominent point on the'
Southern coast. The Mobile Advertiser is very anx
ious about that city.
A TREATY with Liberia and our Government has
just been concluded. There is to be a 'perpetual
peace and friendship, and reciprocaffreedom'of com-
merce between them.
A SPECIAL despatch from Murfreesboro states that
the enemy has recrossed Duck river infoice. '.Gen.
Johnston is daily expected to arrive at Tallahoma,
and take command of the rebel army formerly so
pohrly managed by General Biage:.
Oa our first page we publish an interesting and de
tailed account of the late cavalry :reconnoissance
across the Rappahannock under General therill.
FltOu . Galveston it is reported that Jefferfion Davis
has expelled the French Consul, M. Theron. The
reason for thia step is not given, but !t probably
has reference to the recent intrigues of the French
man to take Texas out of the Rebel Confederacy
and mike it an independent State, under the protec
tion of Louis Napoleon.
IT is stated that the Secretary of tlra Treasury has
placed in the hands of the Paymaste ? r General a suf
ficient amount of money to pay the: entire army up
to the first of 'brarch. Sufficient has also been sent
and reached its destination to pay:the entire army of
the West.
THE receipts of gold for duties on imports are
rapidly increasing. Gen. Spitrner, United States
Treasurer, has refused to receiveany more on which
interest is to be paid,
COLONEL PHILLIPS, of Karisas, (believed to be the
Well-known Tribune correspn , .ident of Border Ruffian
times,) is now engaged in , organizing a brigade of
Indians, to consist of five or six regiments, suitably
armed and equipped. It is expected to start from
Lawrence, in -Kansas, bet Ore long, in a southerly
direction. Its first desfiv.ation will probably be.the
Cherokee country; where the aboriginal traitors re
quire attention ; but tlny're is reason to believe that
New Mexico, and ever!. Texas, may yet prove the
goal of the expedition;
THREE rebel regiments had arrived at Lewisburg,
Virginia, on the 4th: It was thought in military
circles that the rebels intended to make demonstra
tions in West Virginda about the time of the elec
tion on•the New Sti.te question. , Jenkins in at Coal
Knob, in Greenbrit4 county, about sixty-five miles
from Bulltown, art'd the prisoners captured belong
ing to his command say that he intends to make
another raid thrgugh West Virginia as soon as the
roads get in a passable condition.
GENERAL IIiSCALL, in charge of the department
for returning deserters and absentees from the army,
in the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, gives it
as his ; opinion that if all deserters and absentees
are „returned to the. army, there can be but little
danger of a draft or conscriptionbecoming necessary.
It 'will be thus seen that it will be not only the duty,
but for the interest of every one to exert himself
for the arrest and proner disposal of deserters.
THE superintendent of contrabands secured by
our advancing Western columns, reporting to the
CovernMent from St. Louis, says that he has re•
ceived two thousand three hundred applications for
the services of five hundred negroes who have ar
rived there in the last fortnight. Two htfadred of
the negroea are going to Kansas, and the rest have
been hired by farmers from Illinois and lowa.
IT SEEMS to be probable that the rebels will fall
back to 'a point near Richmond, and await an attack
from General .Hooker. Reports from our army say
that only strong outpost guards are maintained
along the Rappahannock by the rebels.
THE total receipts at the Internal Revenue De
partment at Washington for stamps, during the
week ending Saturday last, were $962,141.04. The
average receipts per day were $160,356.86.
estimated n that there are one hundred and
twetity•five thousand men absent from their regi
ments in our armies, who may be set down as de-
THE gold market opened this week with falling
prices. The current rate is given at 164, but this
premium will hardly be maintained. Sterling Ex
change is quoted at 169, with a downward tendency.
Government stocks are active and firm. -
THE bankers of Amsterdam have offered to loan"
:Air. Chase the sum of $50,000,000 of specie, for our
Government, at moderate interest. Offers from
other quarters have been received.
IT WILL be remembered that Dr. Browne, of New
York,, was charged with having caused the death
of a Miss Anderson. by procuring an abortion upon
her, and that recently an entire panel of jurors and
an extra panel of two hundred and fifty were ex
hausted without obtaining a jury to try the indict
ment, only six men having been found who were
qualified to sit as jurors under the requirement of
the law and the challenges of the prisoner. These
six were sworn to Impartially try him, and had
taken thelr seats in the jury -box. The court, how
ever, (Justice Barnard,) was finally satisfied that
a-jury could not be obtained in the county, and
ordered the ease to be postponed with a view (as
understood) Of sending it to another county for
trial, and discharged, the jurors already sworn.
The prisoner's counsel, Henry E. Clinton, Esq., ex
cepted tothe discharge of the jurors who had been
sworn to try the indictment against Dr. Browne, and
he now proposes to take advantage of that exception
by objecting to further proceedings on the indict
ment,on the, ground that in theory of law the priso
ner has once been placed in jeopardy—six jurors
having been sworn to try the indictment—and that
he cannot be again jeopardized. There are cases
I:decedent to establish the right of the prisoner to
this objection, where a full jury have been sworn to
try the indictment and have been subsequently dis-`
charged Without hearing the case ; but the question
whether the swearing of any number of jurors lees
than twelve in such ease (they having been subse
quently discharged ;without trying ;the issue) will
invalidate this objection, is wholly new the courts
of New York: His counsel, however, proposes to
test it, contending that the principle is the same,
whether twelve or a less number be sworn. The
motion will be made at the coming on of the case for
Tile French in Mexico.
The French have not taken the city of
Mexico. The latest accounts from Mexico,
to the beginning of the present month, tell
us that Puebla had not fallen, though Gene
ral FOREY was about attacking it with his
fullest force, estimated at thirty thousand.
soldiers. Puebla may have been taken Ore
this, (the assault was to have been: made on
the sth or the 15th instant,) but it is a long
way, with an enemy intervening, between
Puebla and Mexico. General FOR,EY has two
grievous wants : men and money. Through
some mismanagement, the French military,
chest is nearly empty, and the expected re
inforcements had not arrived froth France.
There is even a doubt whether any will -
arrive, for the latest accounts from Paris ar©
that the policy of
.sending more soldiers to
Mexico had been discussedin N.A.rouLort's
Cabinet, where the general feeling was
against wasting more treasure and men on
what was an unproVoked and is now far
from being a hopeful expedition.
One result has been nearly effected by the
French invasion of Mexico. This is the
break-up of the various political parties hy
whose intrigues, disloyalty, and reVolts that
- fine country has been terribly agitated,• even
to the verge of ruin, of late - years. The com
mon danger to their native land has broken
down mostrf thcir.party lines, and 'united
them, in a league of patriotism, to 'defend
their fatherland against the invader..: The
authority of I3Exrro JUAREZ now gene
ray subinitted to, and it must be confeSeed
that in an eventful crisis which, was cabin
fated to try the quality of man, he has
hitherto shown himself equal to the Occa
sion. A lawyer by profession, he also has
distinguished himself as a legislator, has dis
played-great talent in finance, has ever been
the friend of education, and successively ;a
Cabinet• Minister and President; has been a
liberal, honest, and patriotic man, with large
administrative . powers. In January, 1858,
he was Secretary of Stafe under President
ComoxFonti, on whose reeignation he suc
ceeded to the chair as constitutional head of
the republic. In June, 1861, he was re:
+elected PreSident by the Mexican Congress,
end inveited with fullest powers as absolute
Dictator, a . trust • which he has not be
trayed,' -- Mexico now supports him fully,
and I`./"AroLEart finds . JUAREZ a very formi
dable enemy,
Gold - piport.
'The drain of gOld from this country to
Europe proceeds as 'usual. 'On Saturday the
City of Baltimore, (the Liverpool, New
York and. Philadelphia line,) from New
York to. Queenstown and Liverpool,
carried out $420,340 in specie. This,
at - ',140 - •: market premium of fifty-font.,
maims a total of $061,183 sent out of the
country. For what For foreign articles
which we could do without, and which; at a
time like the present, we ought do without.
In this country, with its variety of Climates,
unsurpassed fertilities, and wonderful pro
ductivenesS, all of which are grandly de
veloped by . the inventive`,faculty, quick en
terprise, and,active industry of the inhabi
tants, we ought to be wholly independent of
supplies from abroad. We should, as Re
publicans, despise the luxuries of ornament,
dress, and living, which belong to the cor
rupt sovereignties of the old world, and
wholly rely upon the bounteous provision
which Nature has created for . us in our own
land. We repeat; the drain of gold to
Europe augments its price here, causes seri
ous fluctuations and difficulties in business,
and might be.avoided for the most part.
}lox. WAr.. D. KELLEY, -who has- been
making_eloquent-speeches and addresses in
New Hampshire, started for Connecticut on:
Sunday' night. He was announced to speak
at- Hartford last evening, and at various
other points in .the State until the day of
.
election.
LETTER FROM • "OCCASIONAL."
WssmistcyroN, March 23, I:853.
Do the enemies of thecountry ever pause
. and speculate upon what will be the judg
thent of History when the narrative of their
,'course is written-? The Present is a' lenierit
critic-Time'is the great avenger. There is
SO much misrepresentation, and ignorance,
and prejudice now, that we cannot look for
a calm and just opinion. In the midst of
the battle We do not pause to see who is the
coward, and who the brave man. It is not
possible to know whe faints and who march
es to the deadly breacic There is nothing
but smoke - and noise, conflicts, advances,
retreats--all uniting to form the wild and
bewildering tragedy that we know as war.
When the battle is over, and the
roll-is called, and comrade -talks to com
rade, and each particular event' ls canvassed;
when the reports - of commanding officers
are
_read, and the results , of the triumph are
known, honor is. awarded to those who are
worthy, and disgrace to those who are
unworthy. • The men who fight the battles
of the rebellion will write its history. We
shall have no doubtful record in the books
of Time. Oull marvellous system of inter
course and information has taken away the
charm of mystery that surrounds the wars
of the past with classic and fabulous glciry,
and we place the laurels upon the brows of
the living, and not -upon--the tombs of the
dead. The men who have been against us
in this contest cannot escape the infamy that
is in store for theni.,. In all wars posterity
has been pleased to divide its opinions,
It applauds the 'chivalry of the Cavalier
as. well as the valor of the Roundhead.
Courage and genius are always respected
in the eyes of men. The rebels, them
-selves, may expett the - sympathy . and
the respect of the world that has 'placed
roses upon the grave of Nero, and calls
Robespierre a patriot, notwithstanding his
crimes. But the hilman heart has never
forgiven the traitor. There is a Scottish
tradition about Sir William Wallace, that he
was betrayed into.the hands of the English
by'one whom he had served, and who pro
fessed to be - his friend.' The tradition
further says, that, although many centuries
have elapsed, no man in Scotland.bears the
name of his betrayer without 'a blush. It is
a signal for 'detestation and horror, and the
untcaturtate wearer passes, from village to
village the object - of scorn and contempt.
We take the name of Judas as.the most in
famousin history, and when language finds no
other word to express its thought, the name
of the recreant . apOstle is used. Arnold
lives in American history as the basest of
his race, and the world despises his memo
ry. This war for the Union has had a Judas
and an Arnold. The rebellion was con
ceived in fraud ; treachery, and personal dis
honor. In its progress, the character of its
, supporters, the pervading tone of those who
give it sympathy and encouragement, it has
fully developed the evil instincts that at
tended its origin. The ,man who,living •in
the loyal States; enjoying - the blessings of a
good Government-- - protected and defended
.by that. Government, and indebted to it for
his prosperity and happiness•=can turn
against it, in the hour of its calamity, is a
traitor. He might take up arms; and
become a soldier against the Repub 7
lic, and the world would respect - Ins
courage,. even while it detested his sin.
The coward who lingers around his home
upbraiding the loyal denouncing the army
and deinoralizingthe public sentiment; ~the
treacherous coward, who works his insidi
ous way into social circles and public as
semblies, who shelters .himself behind an
anonymous print,— or - makes the innocent
the instrument of his crime, cannot - escape
the execration of future generations. :Such
a one is . the traitor in the loyal Siates. We
can ask for him no more dreadful retribu
tion than that which-the wise and the good
in the generations to come will forever yisit
upon his memory. • OCCASIONAL ' .
The C..hristian Commission at St. Louis.
[Special Despatch to The Press.]
ST. Loms, March 23, 1863
The 'meeting of the Christian Commission last
night was a perfect success. General CURTIS presi
ded... Mr. CRIDLAN gave us a red-hot speech, full of
his Welsh fire, and running over with true Christian
patriotism. He thrilled the entire audience most'
wonderfully. General STRONG followed with one
of the'most powerful and eloquent speeches ever
made herein behalf of the country. The excited
multitude could not be restrained in their outbursts
of applause. The moral effect was grand, and shows
that the efforts of. the Commission for the good of
the army are appreciated. j,
Dismissals from the Army.
WAR DEPT, ADJ. GEN.'S OFFIDE,
WASHINGTON, March 23, 1863
The following-named officers, having been re
ported at the headquarters of the army for the of
fences hereinafter specified, are hereby notified that
they will stand dismissed the service of the United
States unless within fifteen (16) days from this date
they appear before the Military Commiasion in ses
sion in this city, of which Brig. Gen. Riclucrms is
President, and make satisfactory defence to the
charges against them :
ABSENCE WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORITY.
Second Lieutenant D. R. Wallace, Eth Ohio
Volunteers.
Captain Lincoln, Company K, 19th Massa
chusetts Volunteers.
' Lieutenant C. W. Kellogg, A. D. C., Ist brigade,
2d division.
Second Lieut B. F. Abrams, 7th Indiana Volun
teers. ,
Lieutenant G. W. Tucks, 82d Illinois Volunteers.
Lieutenant G. S. Wygum, 61st Ohio Volunteers.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Clarke, 121st New
York Volunteers.
Lieutenant Michael Clancy, 6th New Jersey
Volunteers.
Surgeon Charles Styer, 99th Pennsylvania Volun
teers.
Capfain Frank Place,l67th New York Volunteers.
Second Lieutenant John F. Johnsen, 2d New York -
Volunteers.
Assistant Surgeon I. H. Hassenplug, 109th Penn
sylvania Volunteers.
- Lieutenant Alexander Thompson, 111th Pennsyl,
vania Volunteers..
Captain Captain Horace P. Rugg, 59th New York Volun
teers.
Captain George H. Maerer, 62d New York Volun
teers.
Captain George W. Fuller, 16th MichigariVolun 7
teers.
Second Lieutenant L. Doolittle, A. C. S. Eleventh
Army Corps.
Chaplain F. A.Whitted, 29tharidiana Volunteers.
Lieutenant James Just'', 2d Pennsylvania Re
serves.
Lieutenant Thor& NeWton, 64th New York Vo
lunteers.
Lieutenant Otto L. Foralow, battery G, 107th
Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Second Lieutenant George W. Powell, 121st Penn
sylvania Volunteers .
Seco:V Lieutenant Michael Moran, 38th New.
York VOlunteers.
Second Lieutenant A. Smith, 30th New York VO
lunteera.
John S. Poden, 69th New York Vo
lunteers.
First Lieutenant H. S. Sweet, 146th. New York
Volunteers. - -
Major John Leonard, 12d New York Volunteers.
Chaplain A. J. Warner, 12th Illinois Cavalry.
Lieutenant Charles H. 'Raymon, 121st Pennsylva
nia Volunteers. '
Captain P. C. Huber, 128th Pennsylvania Volun
teers. .
Lieutenant S. D. Ayers, 99th Ohio Volunteers.
FAILING TO REPORT AT HEADQUARTERS' PROVOST
MARSHAL, AS ORDERED.
Captain Peter Beisel, 78th PennsylVania, yolun
teen,
Lieutenant Peters, 2d New York Voltiaiecit.
Lieutepant Henry Brinker, 16th New York Vo
lunteers.
Assistant Surgeon A. Fulda, 119th New York.
Volunteers..
Lieutenant D. Russell, 137th., New York Volun- -
teers. ' , -
Acting Assistant Surgeon C. C. Hayden:, Judiciary
Square Hospital. ,
Captain E. Whitcomb, 4th Maine Arohmteers.
Lieutenant A.B.- Smith, Medical - Purveyor's Of
fice.
FAILING TO REPORT AT. CONVALESCENT CAMP, AS
ORDAIRED. '
Lieutenant A. Dixon, 104th New YOrk
teers.
DESERTION.
Second Lieutenant Robert Moore, mat 'lllinois
Volunteers. ' L. THOMAS,
Adjutant General.
WE would call the attention of our readers to the
sale of oil paintings by Gillette 6e - Scott, auction
eers, 609 Chestnut street, to-morrow morning. • The
lovers of will dO well to examine the collection
to-rdaY.. There are several line' original landscapes
by artists of acknowledged reputation._ Also a.pair
Of portraits of." Washington and MirthaVAshing-
t LAJION POSITIVE S.A.T.AC OP BOOTS,AND Saone,—
The early attention of purchasers is requested to the
large assortment of boots, shoes, satchels, vallees,&c.,
embracing about PO ackages Of first; class
goods; of ',city and_ Eastern manufacture, to be
peremptorily sold by catalogue, on, four months'
credit, commencing this morning at 10 o'clock, by
John B:-Myers:&' auetioneerri, Not 232 and'234
Market street. •
WA_S3FIIINTG-TON.
Speelal Deepal!.thes to "The Press;”
WARaiNerrow, March 23, 1863
The Cainpaign in the South.
A gentleman recently arrived here from the neigh
borhood of Charleston, South Carolina, says it is un
certain when an attack by our forces on,any of the
Southern Atlantic ports may be expected. Prepara
tions-were being made for a heavy demonstration at
a point whichit may not be prudent now to mention.
The officers of the navy feel confident of success,
but time isnecessarily required to perfect all the ar
rangementeto secure that end.
The Yazoo Expedition. '
Rear Admiral PORTIM, in his despatch, says that
he had received 'information from' Lieutenant Own-
Mender WATSON Small that on the - 7th inst. the
whole expedition arrived safely in the Tallahatchie,
which gives us control of the heart of the lYlissis.
sippi. The vessels all got _through in 'fighting con
dition; excepting the Petrel, which lost her Wheel
entirely. Tills movement of the fleet has evidently
alarmed the rebels, as they are energetically at work
Preparing themselves against all contingencies.
There is much distress in Vicksburg, as the occu
pants have no meat, Mit are living almostentirely
on corn meal.
The. Eighth Census.
The eighth census of the 'United States is rapidly
approaching completion. The preliminary report,
which has been published, will be followed by vo
lumns' on population, agriculture, manufactures,
mortality, &c., as they are made ready for the press,
and as soon as the public printer is ready to proceed
with their publication. By the resolutions of the
two houses, the publication is placed under the di
rection of the Superintendent of the Census, who
hopes to have the most important portions of the
walk ready for distribution before the next regular
session of Congress.'
The Indian Delegations.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs had a satis
factory conference to-day with the representatives
of the Cheyennes, Kiowas, Comanches, Arapahoes,
Apaches, and Cuddoes. These Indians are from the
Rocky Mountains, Denver, the borders of New
Mexico, etc., and the tribes are-scattered several
hundred miles. A delegation of the Utes are ex
pected this week. The object of the Government is
to concentrate them, so as to renAer more safe the
routes to the, gold mines and travel toward the Pa
cific, and to conclude with them treaties of peace.
Treaty with Liberia.
The treaty between the 'United States and Liberia
ie officially prOmulgated. There is to be a perpetual
peace and friendship'and reciprocal freedom of com
merce between them.
The contracting parties bind themselves to treat
each other on the footing of the mostfavored nation,
including the full protection of persons and proper
ties. Our Government engages never to interfere,
unless solicited by that of Liberia, in the allaire be
tween the aboriginal inhabitants and Liberia in the
jurisdiction and territories of the Republic, and citi
zens of the United States residing therein are desired
to abstain from all such intercourse with the abori
ginal inhabitants as will tend to a violation of the
law and the disturbance of the peace of the country.
Courts of the - District.
The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
'Was organized to-day, with the present Chief Jus
tice CARTER, and Associates OLIN and WILEY. RE
TURN J..llElos, of Tennessee,was sworn in as clerk.
Judge CARTER addressed the members of the bar,'of
„whom a large number were in attendance, saying,
among other things, that, this being a new court,
new rules and regulations became necessary. The
judges, after consultation, had agreed to require the
oath of loyalty, as enacted by Congress in July last,
to be taken by all the practitioners at that bar. This
was not from any spirit of caprice, or because they
doubted the loyalty of the attorneys, but it had been
subscribed `to by Senators and Judges, and no gen
tleman could decline to take it.
The Quicksilver Mining Claims.
It having been currently reported that the title
to the New Quicksilver Mining Company of Cali
fornia was finally settled by the recent decision of
the Supreme Court of the United States, in the
Almaden case, it is proper to Bay that the Govern
ment holds and claims the title to the property em
braced in the decision to which reference is made:.
The New Quicksilver Mining Company, it is be
lieved, hold title_ n under the Mexican grant to Justo
Lavoie, which Ms confirmed by the Supreme Court,
several years ago, as has heretofore been stated; but
that confirmation, when the surveys were made
under it, left out the richest portion of the mines,
which wereworked by the Almaden Company, and
now decided to be the property of the United States.
The question as to the surveys and boundaries is
still in litigation, - and pending before the Supreme
Court, in which the United States and the Quick
silver lYlining Company are parties. • jr,
The Quicksilver Alining Company, organized un
der the laws of Pennsylvania, have issued eight
millions'of stock. The annual net earnings of the
mines are estimated at about seven hundred and lifty
thousand dollars.
The Secretary of the Interior.
Mr. Usumn, the Secretary of the Interior, has
returned from his visit to Indiana. .
The DTtassy Court -
This military court is now in session. The fol
lowing are the charges preferred against this Ger
man adventurer, named FREDERICK STRASSER.
axial Colonel PHILIP. DMTASSY :
Persuading a soldier to desert.
2. Embezzling mailbags.
3. Extorting money from sutlers. •
4.. Obtaining money from officers under his com
mand on the pretence that it was to be used for re
cruitingpurposes. = • .
5. Selling commissions in his regiment.
6. Plotting against officers .under Ads command so
as to cause them to resign.
,Slandering his subordinate officers in official
S. Selling Government horses and stores, and
pocketing the proceeds.
9.. Altering the proceedings of a court martial so
as to cause the dismissal of an officer from his regi
ment who was never tried.
10. Counterfeiting the signature of Hon. Charles
H. Van Wyck, member of. Congress ,from New
York, on envelopes, and selling them to soldiers in
his regiment for three cents each,
11. Forging pay rolls.
12. Malting false musters and , receiving pay for'
fictitious officers.
13. Opening United States mail-bags and abstract
ing commissions therefrom ' -
The Late San Domingo Insurrection.
NE v Yonx, March 23.—The steamship British
Queen, Capt. LeMesurier, from Havana Blardh 14,
and Nassau March 16, arrived at this port on Satur
.
The most interesting intelligence is that about
the revolution in San Domingo, which, according
to the organs of the Spanish 'Government in Cuba,
has been completely suppressed. We condense from
the Havana papers a brief account of the origin and
progress of the revolution:
The insurrection broke out on the 20th and 21st of
February, in the towns of San. Lorenzo de G-uayu
bin, Las Matas, Dajabon, Sabaneta, and Monte-,
Christi; all situated near the frontiers-of Hayti, in
the province of eibao.
The detachment of troops at Guayubin, which
only consisted of from thirty to forty soldiers, was
obliged to go armed to the town of Monte-Christi,
where the captain of the' schooner Matilde, which
was at anchor there; . Don Gaspar Badamaker, de
ceiving the vigilance of the rebels, took them on
board, and brought them topuerto Plata,
The. Dominican General; Ilithgria, commanding"
officer of the district of Santiago de los Cabelleros,
left the city in pursuit of the rebels with three hun
dred Spanish soldiers, and on the 25th encamped at
Dsjabon, a place likewise situated on the frontiers
of -Hayti, and which the General undertook to be
very strategic for operations. In Santiago, the
insurrection broke out oh the 26th, but the insur
gents - were dispersed by the commander of the
Spanish force. Senor Campillo.
On the 27th there were again symptoms of disor
der, as the insurgents of the city received reinforce
ments from those of Guayubin and other points.
The Spanish commander, although he had only a
force of 200 men, resolved to attack the insurgents,
supposed to number 3,000, who recrossed the Yague,
a river near Santiago, and occupied a strong posi
tion,- which was protected by three pieces of artil
lery. They had removed thevessels to prevent being
followed, but the Spanish troops waded across in
-another place, charged the insurgents with:the bayo
net, and routed them, captUring their flags, guns,
provisions, and munitions. '
Campillo made at once communication of hls vic
tory to Gen. Hungria, and pursued the insurgents
as tar as Monte, Christi, where he entered and re
established the authority of the Queen. Gen. Hun
gria, on his part, operated likewise with great
energy, occupying Guavubin and other points, and
thus completing the suppression of the insurrection.
Generals Suero and Santana have also collected
Dominican reserve troops, and hastened with them
to the seat of-the insurrection. r
The insurrection was chiefly directed by General
Melia, who, before the time of the incorporation of
Santo Domingo, had been exiled to St. Thomas,
and recently had returned to Hayti, from where he
is said to have stirred up the revolution.
Even in Puerto Plata things were ripe for an out
break, but the vigilance of the civil and military
autherities prevented any serious manifestation.
An envoy, sent to them by the Guayubin inane.
gents; was arrested,"and that event probably inter
fered with their plans. - .
The following • official bulletins, announcing the
end of the insurrection, were issued in the Havana
papers: ,
,
Captain Generalship of the EVer Faithful Island of Cabal
His Excellbncy the Captain General has just re
ceived from the Governor of Puerto Principe the
following telegram : ' •
The commanding general of Cuba, in a despatch
which reached Me at "
at night, says : ,The frigate
Petronita has come in from Santo Doniingo. The
riling has been suffocated there. Complete tran
quility prevails in that territory,"
This I communicate to you for insertion in the
Paper that you direct. JOSE 0. DE ROZAS,
_ The brigadier chief-of-staff.
HAVANA, March 11, 1863.
Captain Generalship of the Ever Faithful Island Of Cuba:
GENRRAL ORDER. OF MARCH 12, IN HAVANA.—
Brig. D. Manuel Buceta, -commanding general of
the Column of Operations of the Army of Santo Do
mingo,' says to his Excellency the Captain General
of this Island, with date of the 6th inst., from Monte-
Chi isti,-the following :
~` MOST.- Exonm.tivr Sin : have a particular
p - leaeurein informing your Excellency,' taking the
opportunity of the sailing of her Majesty's-steamer
Transport'No. 3, that the revolution in-this part of
the islandmo longer exists, for the enemy, having
been.:eaten by:the column under Gen. Hungrie r
have cowardlydispersed, some going off to the towns
from which -they came, and the chiefs; who headed
them, seeking shelter in isolated houses of the soun.
try. Order being' to established, it is. to be hoped
that a lasting peace will follow." -
And,•by command' of his Excellency, it is -made,
known in.the general 'order of this date, for public
acquaintance and satisfaction. The Brigadier Com
mander of the Staff,- - :JOSE- DE ROZA&
The e steamer Cuba,' from St. Mark's, r
rived at Havana on March 13, -bringing news of Florida,'the
attack on- Savannah, and a battle la Tennessee:
Her cargo was cotton, estimated to be worth $200,-
From New Orleans.
• .
NP:w Yonk; March 23.--The steamer Mississippi
has arrived from' New Orleans lath inst., vin•Ship
Island, Key West, and Hilton Head. She brings a
number •of the' officers of the . Harriet Lane and
Queen - of ; the West, returning as paroled prisoners.
Rebel'Reports—An Attack:on Mobile Ex-
pected.
• • .
,CisroirmArt, MarchAdvertise,'! of
the lfgh, . that the anticipated attadk. on
Charleston is'only a feint, and that, the next' bloiv
will be struck at a Gulf city,' strongly intimating
that Mobile is the real object. ~
Fire at Chicago.
„ -
Crace6b, March 23.4 The ivholesal driig store
of VI. D. Harris, South ,:tirater street,” was entirely
deetroyed"tryi tire this evening. The amount of loan
And insurance iikurtknoww
THE PRESS.-PHELADELPH
DEPARTMENT, OF THE GULF.
SIEGE OF PORT HUDSON.
ADMIRAL FARRAGIIT'S FLEET PASSES TIE
REBEL WORKS,
LOSS OF THE STEAM-SLOOP MISSISSIPPI.
THE LAND FORCES CO-OPERATING
General Banks Advancing Rapidly on< the
Enemy's Defences—Rumors of a
Great Rattle—Colonel Clarke
Womided—Gen. Sherman
In Command at New
Orleans. •
Bcc.Acc.,. Am;
,
Wasitivoxon, March 23.—The folldwing was re
mixed this morning, addressed to Col. Slager, by
steamer General- Washington at 'New York, from
New Orleans :
.
SOUTHWEST PASS, La., Martil 15.—[By tele
graph from Baton Rouge, March W.—Commodore
Farragut, leading in the Hartford, passed the Fort
Hudson batteries last night, at eleven 'o'clock, with
his fleet. The steamer Mississippi ran aground,. and
Was abandoned and burned. The firing on both
sides was fapid and severe. The army is within
three miles of - the enemy's works, in good spirits,
and bound to win. Cavalry Skirmishes are the only
lighting yet. • CHAS. S. 13UCKLEY,
Captain and assistant superintendent telegraphic
department on Mississippi.
'NEW YORE:, March 23.—The steamer Washing
ton, from New Orleans; with dates to the 15th inst.,
are ived here this morning.
Her officers reOrt that they met the gunboat
Katandin, from Galveston, olf the _bar, and re
ceived a mail from' her. The Washington also had
telegraphic advice's, put on board at the Pass, of the
latt at intelligence from Baton• Rouge, probab/y for
the Government. -
_ .
At a meeting of the hfir of New Orleans a report
was made that General Shepley had intimated that
the Supreme Court would soon be completely re
organized for Louisiana.
The. officers of the 12th Connecticut Regiment
held a meeting at Brashear citY, and adopted an ad
dress to the people of their Stateagainst the peace
advocates , and asking if it is true that, while re
pentant 2 Louisiana Is returning to loyalty, Connecti
cut is preparing to desert to the army of.treason.
Foid, of the 36th New York, had
The New Orleans Era, of the 15th, States' that an
unreliable rumor was current that Port fiudson had
been evacuated.
A passenger by the George :7ashington states,
that on the night of the 14th instakt,it was current
ly reported that the Union..flebt was within three
miles of Port. Hudson,
and that SAO men hal been
landed under cover of the guns of the fleet.
General Banks and General Auger had gone up to
Baton Rouge some time before, and had probably
ascended to the advance,' The ',entire force at the
disposal of General Banks is estimated at about
30,000 men.
The New'Orleans Era of March 15th say's :
"Through private sources, we barn that the cot
ton belonging to Dr. Perkins, of this' city, has been
destroyed at Pontchatoula. It .fwas burned on
Thursday night, the 12th instant, by the rebels, un
der the belief that it was about to be shipped to
New Orleans. The amount thus destroyed is said
to be about two hundred and fifty bales.
"We also learn that the rebels have declared their
intention to seize every schoonen that shall hence
forth cross the lake under the ;United States flag.
In consequence of this determination, vessels of
every description have been-prohibited from cross
ing the lake." .
NEw Yonx, March 23.—The New Orleans cor
respondence of the World states that on the 9th
is Bt. a small rebel .force was - captured six: miles
below Port Hudson, together with the signal-book
of the rebel army.
General Sherman is in command at New Orleans
during the absence of Geniral Banks.
Large numbers of vagrant negroes have been ar
rested in New Orleans.
A private despatch received here states that Com
odore Farragut passed the Port Hudson batteries
on the night of the 14th inst. with his Reet.
Colonel Clark, chief of General' Banks , staff, was
wounded on the 14th, but not seriously. No fight of
consequence has yet taken place. General Banks
is in
,good spirits, and within five miles of Port
Hudson. ,
[The wounding of Colonel Clark makes it pretty
evident that there had been some heavy skirmish
ing.—REPOßTEß.]
SKETCH OF PORT HUDSON.
--- - - •
Port Hudson in itself is but of small importance,
abut strategically, is of considerable value to both
the Union and rebel causes It is a post village,
of East Feliciana parish, Louisiana, and is situated
on the left bank of the Mississippi river, at the ter
minus of the Clinton and Port Hudson railroad. It
is distant' . about twenty•thre miles north of Baton
Ronge, and previous to the rebellion was, a place of
very active business by way'of the Mississippi river.
The annual shipments of cotton were estimated at
thirty thousand bales, in addition to about two
thousand hogsheads of sugar. The population in
1860 was but thret hundred; but doubtless is now
much lees, if we exclude the army, and the camp
THE MISSISSIPPI AND HER SERVICES
The Mississippi was a side-wheel war steamer,
constructed of wood, and built in Philadelphia in
1841. Her register g ave her rate as 1,692 tons burden,
and when launched was intended to carry ten
Paixhan gun ; but during the present war her arma
ment was increased, and consisted of twelve heavy
guns. She was a companion vessel to tha Missouri,
whin - Was built in rine ~:4-171 tlie Mira year as the
Mississippi; and was accidentally destroyed by fire
at Gibraltar while on special service, and en route
for China with the Hon. Caleb Cushing, our Minis
ter to'. - that empire, as passenger. The Mississippi
was first 'attached to the Home squadron,,
after which, in 1843, she was laid up in ordi
nary at Boston. In 1845 she' was again put in
commission, and under the command of Captain A. -
Fitzhugh, was attached to the Home squadron,
then under Commodore David Conner, The next
Year she was attached to the fleet engaged in the
Mexican war, and was then placed under the com
mand of Commodore Matthew C. Perry;who after
wards had the sole charge of the whole of the home
squadron. When Perry left the steamer Mississippi
Commander McKenzie was placed in charge, with
Lieutenant W. D. Porter, recently attached to the
gunboat Essex, of Farragut's squadron, as his ex
ecutive officer. McKenzie died on the lath of Sep
tember, 1848, and she was ordered hoine fro* Mexico. _
The war being ended, she was laid uPln ordinary at
Norfolk, Va., where 'we find her on the . lat. of
January, 1849. She was next, in charge of Captain'
John C. Long, ordered to the Medtterranehn
squadron, then under Commodore Charles W.
Morgan. The vessel returned to New Yffrk in. No
vember, 1851, with Kosauth and staff on hoard as .
passengers, and was fitted' out - for the East - India
service. At the beginning of 1852 we find - her thus
preparing for sea. She sailed shortly afterward,
and became the flagship of the squadron then under
the charge of Commodore Perry, her former com
mander in the Mexican. war. She :formed one of
the fleet engaged in the expedition to Japan. In
1864 Perry changed his flag to-the Susquehanna, and
the Mississippi began to prepare for her return to
the United States. She arrived in' New - York in
April, 1855. and was sent to the navy yard to repair.
- We thus find her at the beginning of 1856 and 1857.
She was during this interval thoroughly overhauled,
and another gun added to her armament, making
eleven in all. When ready she was again sent to
join the East India squadron then under Commo
dore - .T. ,Tattnallovho at once chose her -- as his
flagship. During 1859 Commodore Stribbling was
placed in command of the East' India squadron,
and, as he had raised his flag . on the Hartford,
the Mississippi was ordered home, where she ar-.
rived in January, 1860, and was laid up in ordinary'
at Boston, where we find her on the Ist of January,
1861. When the rebellion broke out she was at once
attached to the Gulf blockading squadron under
Commodore (now Admiral) Farragut, During the
fight in the Mississippi river, which led to the cap
-lure of New Orleans, the Mississippi -was placed in
the second division of ships, and performed her por
tion of the arduous task. She was afterwards at
tached to the sub. squadron under Captain-Bailey.
Duringthe action the Mississippi disabled the far
famed (by the rebels) ram Manassas, which was to
have destroyed - the-whole Union fleet. Since the
capture of New Orleans this vessel has played no
important part in the history of the Gulf Blockading
Squadron, and in this last action off Port Hudson
has met a similar fate to that of her sister vessel,
the Missouri. -. '
The Water .let
.into the Lake Providence
Cut- oliThe Yazoo Pass Expedition Ad
vancing.Slowly—A Rebel Steamer, Load.
ed with Cotton, Burned, dc.c.
OrxcirniATl, March 23.—Advices from the Yazoo
Pass expedition represent, the movements as slow,
but that there is every prospect of getting through
successfully. Our forces had debarked near Green
wood, and were besieging Port Pemberton.
A number of the transports were badly damaged
in getting'through the Pass.
The rani Lioness had overhauled the steamer
Parallel; with 3;000 bales of cotton, on the 10th inst.,
crowding,her so close that she was compelled to run
ashore, when she was burned. The rebels are burn
ing the cotton on every plantation as the army ad"
vances.
WASHINGTON, March 23:—A letter received from
Rear Admiral Porter, dated the 14th, speaks of the
difficulties of navigating the Yazoo Pass with safety
to the •vesaels of the expedition. The natural im
pediments are similar to those heretofore
_reported::
He says nothing as to the engagement with the
enemy up to that date.
THE LAKE PROVIDENCE CANAL.
ST. Loins, March 23.—A special despatch from
Lake Providence to the Democrat, of this city, Bays :
Water WU let into the canal at this place on the 16th
-CHICAGO, March 23.-7 A special despatch from
Lake Providence to the Tribune; of this -city, dated
the 16th inst., says : ,The authorities concluded to let
in the water at this point at sundown to-day, arid
the water is now pouring in, threatening friend and
foe alike. The aperture, twenty feet wide, is alreadV
visibly widening at the mouth, and by morning a
large portion of the town of Lake Providence will be
submerged. .'
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE,'
A bill to vacate part of Jones street, Ninth ward.
A'supplement to an act providing for adjudication
and parneht of military:claims. :9.r.cr,
Mr. BEISTAND offered a resoliition to appoint
a committee to investigate whether the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company have violated their
charter. . .
A resolutiOnwas passed requesting the Governor
to return to the Legislature, without. approval,•the
bill defining the duties and liabilities of pasßenger
railway companies. .
A bill to' accept a grant or public land for *gaga.
tural colleges was paned. Adjourned.
,
Numerous petitions and remonstrances were pre:.
genial; having.for their object the prevention of the
immigration of negroes into the State. Also, against
the passage of any law preventing their immi-
One from' Sullivan county, for
. the payment into
the county treasury of all moneys collected on ac
count of conscientious scruples, &c.
,Billa in Place.
Mr. BARGER; a supplement to the act of consoli
dation of the city of Philadelphia.
Mr,' IIIoMANIJS, an' act to vacate part of Blud
lane; city of Philadelphia.
. Mr. OHAMPNEYS, one providing for the pay
ment of the militia called into service on'the lath "of
September last. •
• V.r. MeGEE, of Perry, a joint resolution on the
state of the ceiuntry..' Ordered to be printed.
MOORE presented a bill: regulating Places of
public:. amusement in the city - `of- Philadelphia,
..and
also a letter item Mayor Henry in connection there-
,
Messrii. Moore, 9,uigley, and Kerns severally made
. .
The Illayce,s letter was read, and the bill was sent
back to, the "pnminittee. Considerable feeling was
nianifested on . thie ,billfbettir‘en the Philadelphia
Nmw - Yonir., March 23.—Arrived, bark 'lda S.,
fromltio • bark Goethe,,from Oporto ; bark Cornu
coPia;frorn' Messina ; bark Cushing, lions Sagua ;
ig J. BleiikhoriOromDublin:' - '
BonorkMareh"23.-Arrived,'eteather Sajion, from
:,Webtoot, froth Londoriii bark
Good Rope, fromOapn Town; -bark Scotland; , from
brig-Nebinek - a,'fronibi niv-Oileansi"bileSbridn,
fiorn Cardenas.
ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
HARRISBURG, March 23, 1963.
' BENATN.
HOUSE
PetitiOns and-Rempnstritnees
Ship News.
TUESDAY. MARCH 24, -1863.
DEPARTMENT OP VIRGINIA. •
The Storm —Mails from Netserzerit— The
Iron-clad Keokuk Gone South.
Forrrnizse Alorinoji, Marsh 2i.—The sZsrm was
very severe in. this; vielraty all last night, a heavy
northeast wind. prevailing. X* disasters have as
yet been reported.
The steamer Daniel Webster has arrived rom
Washington with convalescents* lo join their regi
ments. The steamer S. R. Spauthling has arrived
from Baltimore, with hay and grain. -
A. steamer from Newbern, with the mails for New
Rork, .came up the roads last evening. She sent
her mails ashore, and then continued her voyage.
FORTRESS illortnok, March' 22.—The iron-clad
Keokuk steamed down Hampton Roads at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, and went to sea. Nothing new at
Yorktown or Suffolk. .
DEPARTMENT..OF THE OHIO.
General Burnside Gone to the West—Gene
ral Tuttle Ordered to Active Service—Re
treat of yen. Dorn—General Johnston to
Conintand at Tallahorna, &c.
CINCINNATI, March 23.—Gen. Burnside and staff
will arrive here to-morrow . morning.
eren. Tuttle, commanding at Cairo, desiring to en
ter en- active - service, Gen. Buford has been ap
pointed his successor, and will take command to-
The 'Commercial's special 'despatch from Murfrees
boro reports that the enemy has recrossed Duck
river in force. Gen. Johnston is expected to take
immediate command of the rebel army at Tullahoma.'
THE REBEL PIRITES.
The, 'Pirate Florida at Barbadoes—Captain'
Dlaflit Introdtteed to the Governor—Joy of
the ktebel Sympathizers—The Igen and
Armament of the Florida.
BARBADOES, February 28, 1863
On the morning of the 24th inst., a rakish looking
steamer was observed steering direct into our harbor
and flying the rebel flag. In a short time, it became
known that she was the pirate Oreto, now called the
Florida, and the greatest excitement prevailed, and
pleasure was evidenced on every one's countenance,
for, although the British pretend to be neutral, tho
inhabitants of this plaCe are in favor of the wicked
rebellion, and were glad of the opportunity of show
ing.the pit atm' every attention in their power.
'As 'efo on as the steamer anchored, one of our prim
clad merch ants went on board and welcomed the
'pirate Maffit. , lie was then accompanied on shore
and introduced to the Governor, who seemed re
joiced to see him, invited him to dinner, and asked
him to make Pilgrim , House (the Governor's-resi
dence) his home during his stay here.
Malt - has made azreat many presents of tea to
various persons; 'all - of which he took out of the Ja
cob
There is a report of the Vanderbilt having allow
ed him to escape. She fell in with him near St.
Thomas, about the 12th inst., but was not wide
awake enough for the pirate, who had the smoke
stacks lowered, and the vessel painted with ports
like an English merchant ship.
The Florida's crew is composed of a fierce•looking
set, who are said to have every confidence in their
commander. She mounts ten guns, 68-pounders, and
two'very heavy rifled 180-pounders, one aft and the
other forward, and will prove, I am afraid, a trou
blesome craft, if not captured immediately.
From the station lookout the Florida was seen at
.6 P. WI. to fire three vessels, some ten miles from the
Barbadoes shore.
A large side-wheel steamer, presumed to be the
Vanderbilt, went after the rebel, who seemed hove
too ready. for a muss. We are all excitement - and
anxiety here. No cannonading has been reported—
only the echo of one or two heavy guns.
Everybody who can- get an elevated position is
looking out for the " sea fight." One of the vessels
burned was a splendid guano ship, with guano on
board. The crew are landing.
The Florida is now seen, all right, steering north
by east. She is bound for the English Channel.
This is sure.
THE CAREER OF. THE RETRIBUTION.
[Nassau Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.;
r NASSAU (N. P.), February 26 1863.
The Confederate privateer Retribution, Captain
Parker, came into Nassau this morning from a very
successful cruise, during which she has-beenspread
ing devastation amid the commerce of the enemies
of our country. Among the Yankee vessels which
have fallen into the hands of the gallant privateers-
Man are the following :
Bark Mary Wright, Miller, bound from Portland,
Maine, to Trinidad, with an assorted cargo. She
was destroyed by, fire.
Brig J. P. Ellicott, Devereaux, bound from Bucks
port, Maine, to Cienfuegos. A prize crew was put
on board and she was sent to the Confederacy.
Brig Erie, bound from Camden, Maine, to Deme
rara, with a load of lumber. She was destroyed by
Bre. .
Schooner Hanover, Case, bound from Province
town, Mass., to St. Domingo, with an assorted
cargo. A prize crew was put on board and she was
sent to the Confederacy.
Brig Emily Fisher, Staples, bound from St. Jago
de Cuba to New York, with a cargo of sugar. The
vessel was captured and run ashore on Crooked
Island, one of the Bahamas. Captain Parker brought
the crew into Nassau as prisoners.
While otr Nahquina, in the Caribbean Sea, the
RetrilMltion met an unknown whaler. The Yankee
sheived fight, firing upon the boats crew of the pri
vateer and killing one man.' One shot from the Re
tribution sunk her, and it is supposed all onboard.
Information has reached here that the Ellicott has
been recaptured by the Yankees at St. Thomas.
From Salt Lake City.
SALT LAxi March 23.—Last night the Humboldt
Indians attacked the station eight miles West of
Deer Creek, killed the men, burned the 'station,
took the stage stock, and a large herd belonging to
private parties. The stage driver was killed, and a
passenger was mortally wounded. - Troops have
already reached there, and the route is again open.
From California.
SAN Diplome°, march 21.,—_The_ate.mer_oo...ti--
tution hro - ught from the wreck of the Golden Gate
$lOO,OOO in treasure, and also 3,000 bags of coffee
from the Isthmus, creating a panic in the market.
Rio declined to 27c, and Costa Rica to 25c. Also
whisky had improved. Atlantic currency ex
change, equivalent to 40@i5 premium for gold in
New York, o@6 pretak . um. Sterlihg exchange 49 -
pence. Legal-tenders 63@66, with considerable in
quiry for, remittance. -
The recent showers had greatly benefltted the agri
cultural districts, which were suffering from drought.
SAN FRAwcisco, March 23.—Sailed, steamer Con
stitution for Panama, with 450 passengers, including
a battalion of cavalry for a Massachusetts regiment,
and $580,000 in treasure for Ertgland,und $214,000 for
New York,,_
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.—The steamer Sierra
Nevada, with $BO,OOO in treasure Arrived to-datfrom
the Northern coast.
. .
Whole families are emigrating to Oregon, Washoe
and the British colony. The newspapers are pub
lishing facts 'and rumors concerning the different
gold-fields. Those at Boise river and Caribo are
receiving chief attention.
Several steamers will run on the Upper Culumbia
and its tributaries this season.
The Snake - Indians are troublesome in the Berse
river region, but the constant increase of the mining
population insures the general safety.
A schocwer from Queen Charlotte's Is/apd has ar
rived with 8 tons of superior capper ore.
Burning of a Guano Ship.
Niw Yonn, March 23,—Advices from Barbadoes
to; the 28th ult state that a guano-laden shiis was
burned off that place. Her name unknown.
Murder in New.: .Yor4.
New Yons, March 23.—Timothy O'Meara, a de
serter' from the New York 3ist, brutally
.murdered
his wife to-day. The cause is not known. He was
arrested.
French Fancy Dress Balls.
" Spiridion," the lively Parisian correspondent of
the Boston Saturday Gazette, thus writes :
' , Let me marshal the festivals with due prece
dence. So the first place belongs to the Tuileries.
The festival-was a fancy, ball. -It was almost a se
lect ball—which court balls on the continent never
are, for tickets are not distributed by the imperial
households.- . The diplomatic corps have a given
number of, tickets placed at the disposal of the seve
ral members; the high officers 01 State- enjoy the
same privilege; and it consequently becomes impos
sible to use anything like discrimination in the quality .
of guests. However, onq great advantage was
obtained by issuing only pfx hundred tickets; there
was room enough for everybody to move without
discomfort, and every costume saw its neighbors, and
was seen by them. The ball was beautiful, and anima.;
ted as all fancy balls are when the hosts allow no guest
to appear except in, costume. The truth is, no ball
other than fancy balls should be given, for our black
clothes;which figure on 'change and at funerals, do
continually drag us down to sober reality, and a
ball:room's -threshold should be borrowed front a
fairy's palace. The ball-room should be an enchant
ed realm far removed from the vulgar cares of life,
Where pleasure reigns in supreme dominion. The
magic necessary to work this enchantment is cos
tume. Habit - the guesta hi- poetical raiment, and
they-will soon - forget that life • contains such disa
greeable drawbacks as, bills payable and protests f..
fas. They will float down the weird stream for four
or five hours, and grow gay on pleasure's sparkling
cup. At the fancy balls in Paris neither age nor
rank is exonerated from the rule of dress. The
glavrst.judge, the most potent seignior, the oldest
graybeard must don some attire different from the
livery of buSiness. Venice furnishes forth their -
habits. =Wisdom itself may wear a Doge'S mantle,
and bate no jot of its seriousness. The greater tuna-
Honaries of the State wear. Venetian attire, and
that most romantic city-the poem of modern civili
zation—is resorted to by the young and gay . and
frivolous with the same success. Extensive ts its
wardrobe.. It suits with all ages and every con
dition, and casts gleams of poetry on all. The new
fashion of supper-table waS followed at this ball ;
.the supper - room Was arranged like a reetaurant; that
is with a great inanY tablet; jot larire enOught fOt i .
iour persona ; there was a bill of fare on each table,
and the guests called for what they wished." •
The French people certainly do know how to enjoy
life, and we . shall be mistaken if the fancy - dress
,
party, which is to be given. at. Concert Hall,, on
- Wednesday week, does not equal in the enjoyment
and pleasures of the company, many of the Parisian
balls. We learn that the managers have spared no
„.
expense to make the affair superior to any ever given
AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT IN. THE
CANADA .PARLIAMENT.—The following reao
lution is shortly to be moved in the Canada .Parlia
ent : " That an humblkaddress be presented to his
ExcellencY the Governor General, praying that he
may be graciously pleased to cause to be set apart
not less than five hundred thousand acres of the
public lands of this province tit for settlement, and
placcd at the disposal of the Imperial Government,
for the free settlement thereon of the distressed
operatives' of the mother country, and that this
House pledges itself to give effect to, any legislation
that may be required for the purpose of carrying out
this resolution?,
A NOVEL DINNER PARTY.—The New York
Rome Journal says the latest bit of uptown fashion
able news' is the exceeding sumptuousness of two
successive, dinner parties, given to two betrothed
ladies by a wealthy bachelor of their acquaintance,
each party numbering about twenty persons, and
thelatter one including General and Mrs; Mc/Mel
len among its gueats. - One very, expensive and ex
quisite differenceeirmii - ordinary partiesf , eonsisted in
the novel furnishing of the table, It was ovnl
shaped, but with the white cloth only circling its
outer rim, the whole interior being an :exquisitely
arranged. parterre, filled with baskets or the, most
dostly and sumptuous flowers, set in wet sawdust
and moss, and the air being, thus laden With' fra
grance, while the dinner - was handed round; in a
dainty succession of choice dishes "according to the
beautitully-printed carte' distributed to all. - 'At:the
close of the dinner each lady guest took , (as &pre
sent from the host) one of these costly 'and superb
baskets offlowersovhich had ornamented.the centre
of the table—the beautiful buiden of 'the banquet
being thus borne away by the most admired of the
admiring beholders! - -
TROOPS FOR OREGOK—Brigadier General
Benjamin Alvord commanding the Military; De
partment of Oregon; has recommended to the -Mar.
Department that Captain John Milted
'States tirmy' (of the 'IOW - Benton wagon road); be
AllOWed to organize' a regiment of troops in the
'Effati and , March them overland'into , 'Oregon in the
`thontherMay, The'matter is now - before the,Seere
nary of:War..' These itroripsz are fdullie purpose of
gauirzoning the forts on the Columbia river, in Oregon,
THE CITY.
[IY(YR. : APittrVIONA.I. CITY FEW'S MBE rouni* recut.]
PATRIO2It ADDR•E6BEB AT THE UNION
Lee.auu RoCnits.--Last evening tl.te members of the
UnSon League assembled at their rormrson Chestnut
street, for the psrpsse of listening to an address an
nounsed t 6 be &slivered by the Rev. Atifi.ed N. Gil
bert, loyal Kestucklain. Mr. Gilbert was istro
duced by Morton litichlichaer r Esq., whtYsaid that
the orattiffer the evening had intended delivering s
lecture em the President's emanelpation proclams.,
tion, but as no hall suitable for thaTurpose coul&be
secured at the desired-rime, he had' been invited' to'
appear before and speak to the members of . the
Union League.
REMARKS OF RZV MB: GILDIERT
Upon beingintrodimed; the speaker said it migia..
be well to say thethe spoke under some embarrass
'tient. His inclinations would .have led him to occu--
'py a different position than the one in whiclihe - Was •
now placed. lie then proceeded : We are in the
midst of 'a great crisis; which he did not-regret. He'
regarded the cause of. the present rebellion as
neither more nor less than slavery. We have
two parties in our midst—one maintains • that'
slavery is the cause of the rebellion, and the
other that Abolitionism. is; He thought, to a cer
tain extent,-
Abolitionism was the cause, but
slavery was to a greater extent. Had it not been for'
slavery, it would have beenutterly impossible to
have got •the -masses' of: the'
. South -to follow in the
footsteps of their political leaders. They were
afraid of the Northern Abolitionists gaining power,
and interfering with slavery. Every negro field hand
in the. South is of as much importance to them as the
laboring Northern man la toms. The negro in their
midst-is of more importance to themthan the same
number of laboring men in the South. This being
the cause we should use all the meats:ilia our power
to crush this rebellion, and strike them where 'the
blow will fall heaviest: [Applause.] Why- should
one kind of, property be seized and used by - us, and
not the other? It seemed. to, him, perfectly proper
to employ the slave Population in gaining the ob
ject before us. At length the national policy has
been announced. Theßresident issued., his procla
mation that, after the first of January, every slave
should be free, and thank God that he has. [Ay).
Meuse.] •
It is said, in the first place, that this proclamation
is unconstitutional, 'and.so' it would have been in
1860. Is it not a fact that every man engaged in this
rebellion is to-day an outlaw and liable to be pun
ished with death? These men are the ones who have
violated the Constitution. The first thing- into put
down the rebellion and. there will be time for us to
form a new Constitution. Better a—country_
without a. Constitution; , than. a Coziatiturton
without a country. There never yet, in this world,
'was a rebellion put down-by strict adhesion to
constitutional forms.' It is said again, the procla
mation is impoliticj• that it will divide the North,
and exasperate " our Southern brethren." Is
there an honest patriot who will give up his
labors fOr the- country because this, proclama
tion is issued?' He did not believe it. Show him
a man who will do this, and he would show
you a man who- has never been a true patriot.
He thought it would cause an increased exaspera
tion of the South, if they could get any madder than
they are. [Laughter.) It is said, again, it will
bring upon us the condemnation of Europe ! A fig
to the condemnation of Europe. [Applause.] We
can afford tois;•but he did not believe it would bring
upon us their condemnation, as they had always
'been strong anti•slavery,
The speaker allowed it would be a terrible thing
if there should be :.a revolt among the slaves ; but
we should bear in mind that it is a military necessi
ty. He was not a blood-thirsty man, but he would
rather see every woman and child in the South
perish than the Southern. Confederacy be establish
ed. Some say that they went into the war in good
will, but the war bad been- made an Abolition war.
He said the froclamation of Abraham Lincoln,
was but the echo of Southern hearts and Southern
hands. They had sealed their own fate, and slavery
was doomed when the first gun was fired on Sump
ter by an old gray-haired man. They have forced us
to a principle of absolute right—aposition we never
would have taken. We are now waging an Abb..
lition war, because the Southern leaders have
placed us in such a position, that we can wage
no other war. It is God against Satan, and
the trumpets of the angels summon us to the
conflict. Every loyal American is to-day an Abo
litionist. Let -us understand that every army
that gbes forth to-day is an Abolition army. It is
time we should understand the matter. You can
not separate this country. There will either be in
this country a free Confederacy or a slave Con
federacy. Never give up the war until the country
is saved, and if it cannot be saved Without freeing
the slave, do so, by all means,
but for God's sake
save the country. [Applause.]
Upon the conclusion of Mr. Gilberts - address,
Charles Gibbons, Esq., arose and said that Governor
Cannon, of Delaware, was present; but, as that gen
tleman was no orator, Mr. Nathaniel Smithers, the
Secretary of the State of Delaware, would reply
for him. Mr. Smithers, upon being introduced, was
greeted with loud applause.
REMARKS Os - MR. SMITHERS
He said he spoke to them with freedom tonight,
as he considered himself a c:tizen of Pennsylvania.
He knew that if there wasn't enough loyalty in De
laware to keep her - we would not let her go.
[Laughter.] He, did 'not wish to talk about the
causes of this rebellion ; it exists, and must
be put down. States rights—there is such
thing, but subordinate to the laws of the
United States. The right of a State is to control its
own domestic institutions. This proclamation of
Abraham Lincoln was not issued merely to destroy
slavery, but it was a military necessity, and we, as
loyal people, are bound to obey him as our military
commander. He did not care what party a man be
longed to—the Governor was a Breckinridge Demo
eras, but he was an honest man. [Loud and long
continued applause.] Now is the time when every
man should be obliged to show his hand. There is
more open treason in Delaware to-day than in
Maryland, and why? Because the Government
held Maryland in a Vice. When the Delaware
Legislature passed those resolutions relative to px !
rests, the Governor thought it was about time
to interfere. [Laughter and applause.] we look
to you, gentlemen- of Philadelphia, • for protec
tion when we need it. We look to the Go
vernment as something paramount to the States.
Slavery in Delaware is- useless, and only serves to
keep alive the Copperhead party. When we destroy
it we destroy their sting. You can't have legislation
which will benefit you until you assist us in getting
rid of slavery. Help us and we will do all you want
forthe benefit of your city and the interests of the
General Government. In'times like these, when it
is a question of government or no government, we
hold not back from contributing our strength. - We
have sent three_thousand_callant_men__+ ,, _ti , .._aora; - .:
-....1-wurgiVe au. we possess to put down this foul
rebellion. [Applause.] ' •
Loud cries werehere made for Governor Cannon,
who finally yielded at the solicitation of his friends
and took the stand. He merely returned hie-heart
felt thanks for the great honors done him. He was
not a speaking man, but had always tried, to be a
man of deeds, and had only done his duty, and what
every honest man should do. [Loud cheering.]
REDIARES OF ADJUTANT GENERAL IXARRINGTON
Adjutant General Harrington of Delaware, was
also introduced. He thought the line between loyalty
and disloyalty had been distinctly drawn. We de
mend of our citizens that they shall give up every
thing which stands is the way of the Government.
We would rather be Abolitionists than submit to
treason and treachery against the Government. We
have come to regard slavery as the cause of the re
bellion, and it has never been a blessing to us nor
to anybody else. We have found that where slavery
is strong, rebellion is strong. We believe that the
South have with insolence and impudence claimed
all the'power and territories. Under all eircum
stances our interests are identical with Pennsyl
vania. She is our mother, and we are thankful for
the encouragement you have given us. We are de
termined to stand by the President in subduing this
rebellion [applause.] We will light it to the end.
We believe that the crisis is a holy crisis. We be ?
lieve that it is God purifying us, and that we shall
come out triumphant [applause.]
REMARKS OS COLONEL WILMER
Colonel Wilmer was introduced. He said Dela
ware, tornight, sends greeting to Pennsylvania. We'
do not forget that we were once your province, and
that from you we'derived our laws. Your city is.our
city; and, while Pennsylvania isr-the proud Key
stone State of the Union, he would ask them tore
member that Pennsylvania rests in Delaware. You
have a deep interest in holding fast to Delaware.
Take from you Delaware and her waters, and what
becomes of your commerce? You have, therefore,
a deep interest in helping us to place ourselves side
by side with you as a free State. [Applause.] , •
The only thing that keeps Delaware vibrating be
tween loyalty and disloyalty is slavery, and if that
be so, why not strike it down? [Applause.] He
had been laboring for some time past, to call
a slaveholders , *convention, and abolish slavery
without any compensation.. He preferred aboli
tion of slavery in the State of Delaware with
out compensation than emancipation with it.
It 'does not coat you here anything to be
Union men, but it does us in Delaware. We
are reviled by the traitors around us, and 'we ask
you tO help us. We look to you for moral support.
The time is not far distant when the abolition of
slavery will take place in Delaware. We have an
executive committee in Delaware, the majority of
whom are slaveholders, but yet are in favor of
calling the,Convehtion and"abolishing slavery. *One
of the members of the committee is one of the largest
slaveholders in the State. The speaker concluded
amidst great applause, upon which the meeting
adjourned."
BOARD OF TRADX—The Board of Trade
held a stated meeting last evening.. A letter was
received from a gentleman relative to the unfinished
condition of the North Pennsylvania Railroad.
Mr. A. G. Roberts said this must be a misnomer.
The gentleman who wrote . the letter probably al
luded, or intended ,to allude, to a branch to be at
tached to that road. Mr. Roberts spoke at some
length on the 'subject of several improvements in
contemplation, and that efforts armory being made
in the Legislature to have the proper legal enact
mentapassed.
The letter waii referred to the committee on the
month, the committee to which was referred the
nieinOrial to the Legislature on the subject of the
tax bill. The Legislature received the memorial as
prepared by the. Board of Trade, and ordered it on
tile as the report of the committee of their own body
having the subject under eonsideration.
.Mr. E. 0. Pechin was proposed for membership.
He was unanimously elected. -
The President announced that; resolutions had
been transmitted to the Legislature favorable to a
consolidation of the loans of the Commonwealth in
one, redeemable in the year 1791,and free of any,tax,
and setting apart a sufficient sum per annum for
the ultimate redemption of the loan. -
Also, a memorial was forwarded to the Legislature
respecting an - amendmekt to the impkt neratr.Qllint
the 1 3 9ftra "f T3- ;;L::;1
, p-esenced to the El
ouse OL
P.epresentativas: by . Mr. Cochran, of the Judiciary
- ,
Air. "George L. pueby arose and said that he in
tended to introduce some resolutions in reference to
the steamship company, the subject being now before
the city Councils for the consideration of thattodyi.
Mr. B. said that he did not intend at this day to
speak of .the great .vidue that direct line of steam
ers with'Europe would be to : the city of Philadel
phia and the State of .Penrisylvitnia. He, alluded to
the-gradual decrease of commercial business at the
port of Philadelphia, and its increase in New York.
To meet 'the exigencies of the times, we should at
once establish' a line of Mermen, made on the model'
as, perfected 'by Captain 'Randall. These are very
fast steamers, and bring Philadelphia. three ..daya
nearer to Europe than New York is as the present
time. As, it =had been'said in debate" n Councils at
the last' meeting that the Board of Trade had never
taken any action on this subject, he would beg ieave
to say that several years ago this body gave themost'
decided expression in reference to the matter. - This
action may: have been forgotten,_ and in ortter that
theremay be no deinbt About it;hehought it proper
to introduce the resolution ,urging upon the Select
Council to pass at once the bilrwhich has already
passed the other branch. 21"
Mr. A. B. Cooley seconded the resolutions in a
few pertinent remarks. He spoke of the energy
with which tbe affairs of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company have been managed; and he believed that
with such men as control its affairs there is no
such word as fail. - , , ,
Mr. Baldwin made able speech, though brief,
in which he spoke of the future ; the great increase
of trade ; the immense emigration that must ensue,
now checked by the'war. If - we have the means of
conveyance, much of this business must come to the
port of Philadelphia. The - Ratidall 'Steamers 'are
large and fast, and would furnish the facilities for the
accomplishment o( a ; ast amotint`of.trade, and give
Philadelphia a pre-eminence over New At
least, it will divide the ‘ trade witlrthat city.
Mr. Blodget made an address, and gave a history
of the experience that lie met tyitkin .New 'York
and other places. He felt free to say, in fact he WAS
authorized by parties in,New York to advance seve
ral hundred thousand dollars, at once, provided Cap
tain Randall would put:oneof his steamers on a line
running directly front that'port to Europe. Captain
Randall had made up his mind, several years ago,
that he would not attempt - to compete with the capi
talists of New York, therefore he _settled in Phila
delphia; and his .steamers will be eonstructed.with
out a cent of New York capitalin them. We. want
the line essentially Pennsylvanian all its effects.
-The debate:was continued at, 'considerable length,
Whe Mr. Milliken offered a poviso that *so much
only'-'of said -surplus be eniployeff for this . ' purpose
as may be necemaary . to constitute such annual
guarantee. ' 1 1:Ntf , kt:4.l/ 1 1.' 1 .;
This was not agreed to.
Mr. Marshall moved that the fuither considora
thiaof the subject be poi*oned. 'Lot.
The preamble and resolutions were then adopted
unanimously, in the fallowing order:
Whercas, The Board. of Trade, long since Convinced
P the necessity of steamships to the successfil) prosecu-
Vet of the commerce of our port, has heretofoerimseed
retie/lotions recommending the construction of thc saMe,
and paatictilarly of those known as the Randall shiPnfond
whfrege, our city government, in its Common Cottacil,
has erti. thatically °Sprat; ed its approval of the propo
sition of the Pennsyleenia limicoad Company that tIO
city should assign over to that company any earning 4
upon its *took accruing to the etty, overand above an
annual six-percent. dividend. - as security against loss
by the said company in guarantying stock of the Cali
fernia,Philadslphia, and Ritemeanßteamship Company
enough tobuild one or more first-class steamships:
Therefore.
Resolved., Thaathe Board' of Trade regards with great
,aticfaction the recent striden toWarde b!Pe completion of
this great enterprioe.
Resolved, That the Board ca.nsiders - tliwpian now be
fore Councils as the most availetle'one TOD - laCe us in the
poseeesion of these vessels, a. d that' it respectfully re
quests Select Council to take prompt and Eivorible action
thereon.
Mr. A. G. Roberts.offered a rssolutionl.o favor of
memorializing the - Logislature to protest, the in
terests of Philadelphia in the consideration of the
connecting railroad bilcnow unde.lthe consideration
of the Legislature.
A dry debate ensued on this subu - set; between Col.
T.. S. Fernon and Mr. oberts. The Coloael re
',marked that this very the. result of fiveyeara'
agitation among gentlemen who have the interests
oil Philadelphia at heart,- and he suggestedAhat so
much as alludes to the interests aforesaid , be with
drawn.
r, Roberts replied that the Colonel - did not'pro
,bailly understand the resolution. lie explainedi
Dlr. Fernon said protect theAnterests-of Prelladel
phia would only raise the old sang.
Mr. Roberts then, inserted the word' provide - in
place of protect..
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr, Busby called attention to the fact thittoffiCial
Information had been received that a vary large
amount of contraband business 'is being corried•ou
on the Rio Grande between the rebels and' their
agents: lie, therefore, offered the following::
TV Fierce 8. It appears from official, sources of imforma
tion that the rebel Government is exchanging; through
its agents in Western Texas, a large amount of cotton for
military stores, thus Coding means to prolong the war ;-
and whereas. it appears that the line of the Rio ,Grande
is that selected by the rebels upon which to conduct
these exchanges: Therefore,
.Resolved, That, in the - opinion of this body, it is the
duty of the Government to guard and occupy the south
ern frontier of Texas, and thus protect our friendaand;
put a stop to these injurious transactions.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be trans
mitted to the President and Secretary of War._
Mr. A: G. Roberta.opposed the passage of the -re
solutions, urging that the Mississippi was of more •
importance than the Rio Grande.
The resolutions were agreed to.
On motion, the meeting adjourned. - .
GENERAL COURT IVIARTIAL.—/L general
court martial was convened yesterday, at 1125 Gi
rard street, and will continue.in session daily, from.
10 o'clock A. M., till 3 - o'clock P.. - M., for a few
weeks„as quite a number of officers and. soldiers
will be: rought to trial for various military. offences.
The conrtis composed of the followingnamed officers: '
Lieut. Col. H. A. Prink, 11th Pennsylvania Vo
lunteeis ; Captain 0. C. Canningham, Provoct
Guard; Captain Geo. W. Rubble, Independent com
pany Volunteers ; Captain Wm. C. Shinni:2sth New.
Jersey - Volunteers; Captain Win. M. Behan, 84th
Pennsylvania. Volunteers; Captain Charles:. P.
Clarke, 99th Pennsylvania Volunteers; Lieutenant
Archer N. Martin,. 16th Pennsylvania cavalry ;
Lieutenant Lilburn Harwood, Provost Guard. The
that named is President of the court,.andthe last
one the Judge Advocate.
PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY.—WhiIe -the- op
portunity of acquiring a theoretical. knowledge or
chemistry afforded by our medical and other colleges.
is ample, the facilities for the practical study of the.
science have been quite restricted,: and the. Want
has been felt by a number of branches of business:
which depend more or less on chemistry. No such
want • should long exist in a large manufacturing
city like ours, and we are gratified to notice that the
Faculty of the Polytechnic College have decide:l to.
open their laboratory after college hours, and to
those not regular students of the institution. This
will give to other students, as well as to practical
men, the facilities they so much need.
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS. measures
are fast maturing which will result in a large union
passenger ddpot west of the Schuylkill river, and in
a steam power connection of the Trenton Railroad
with the iron way on the west bank of the Schuyl
kill, in a manner that will insure a continuous steam
power track from Jersey Citpto Pittsburg, as well
as from Jersey City to Washington, through Phila
delphia. The connection will make the Pennsylva
nia. Railroad more of a passenger railroad than it
has hitherto been, and will give importance to the
Trenton Railroad by its direct connection with the
great Western and Southern roads.
Cormrra4 DiArNNERCEEOR.—Our German
fellow-citizens have long enjoyed the concerts of the
old Mmnnerchor or "Men's Choir" Society, which,
for a few years past, has been rivalled by the " Young
Mmonerchor." An additional organization of the
kind, under the title of the Columbia Mmanerchor,
gave a concert last night on the occasion of its first
anniversary, followed by. a ball. The more socie
ties, wether of a musical, literary, military, gym
nastic, or debating order, the better. Anything to
keep young men from the miserable indulgence and
drivelling gos sip of liquor saloons. •
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THE MONEY MARKET.
FILTLADELPHIA. Mara. 23. 1563
There was considerable excitement on the street to-day
in consequence of a rapid decline in gold, which opened
at 153%, and fell to 151%. The market rallied near the
close, and 15234 may be named as the closing rate. The
news from the war departments looked brighter to-day,
the opinion prevailing that speculation will be broken
lip in New York, the growing favor of Government se
curity, and the consequent enhancement of the value
of legal tenders, all seemed to contribute to the decline,
which we hope may be continued.
Government sixes 1581 advanced M, -with a strong de
mand.. One-year certificates are worth parati Premium:
Money very easy at 4(05 on call, and 6(236 on good secu
rity. Commercial paper scarce, and is easily sold at 5
fgfig..
The volume of stocks sold at the board was not so
great, tut prices are very firm. United States sties,
1881, were in demand at 104%. April and October 5pv.....--
thi••tir...--...e—mw.--r,-13.-mtry — a - rfa --- A - tfoltt — itT - 106X. State
fives were steady at 103%. Old City sixes fell K; the
new were firm at 113,4‘ Reading sixes and Pennsyl
vania Railroad mortgages Were steady at Saturday's
prices. Philadelphia and Sunbury sevens sold at 111.
Allegheny Valley sevens at per. Camden and Amboy
sixes,lBB3, at '104%. Schuylkill Navigation Sixes, 1842,
were in demand at MN ; the Improvement sixes at 80;
. 1,865 s at 59. Chesapeake and Delaware Canal sixes at
. West Branch sixes at 105. Susquehanna sixes at
42. Elmira sevens were firm at 112. North Pennsyl
vania sixes at 90;',1; the tens at 113.
Catavissa preferred was firm at 2531, the common sold
at 7%; Minehill fell off 1%; Reading was stronger and
rose -K Philadelphia and Erie sold at 36; Camden and
.Amboy at 1671‘; Little Schuylkill arTB; North Penn
sylvania-at ; Pennsylvania et 66%; Long Island fell
off 34; Elmira common and preferred was steady. Pas
senger railwayS were firm. 'Green and Coates sold at
4334; Thirteenth and Fifteenth at 833;; Areh-street at
2834; Girard, College at 293.11 . the others were without
change, Big Mountain -
Coal sold at 4,11; Delaware Di
vision Canal at 4381; Lehigh Navigation at 60, the scrip
rose t 0.41; Schuylkill Navigation.was steady at 7,.the
preferred at 18; Lehigh Zinc sold at 42; Delaware Mutual-
Insurance as 33; New Creek at 34; Mechanics' Bank sold
at 27; Farmers' and Mechanics' at 57; Bank of Kentucky
at 95; 142 was bid for North American, the market
closing steady; $28,000 in bonds and 2,300 shares changing
Drexel ,Sc Co. quote
United States Bonds, ISSI 101 aAIPO
United States Certificates. of Indebtedne.ss • . 9934.14 , 10234
United States 7 MO Notes, for April 106 N mom
Quartermasters' Vouchers 3rd.
Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness.._.:.....l 1,3 f d.
Goldji 52311).
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'Clearings. Balances.
$4,776,272 04 $531,841 40
4,170,244,09 437,031 58
4,0x6,302-30 , 281,89 01
5 172,902 27 571,198 08
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The following stiv
banks of Philadelp.
- 1562.
Loans. Specie. Clical
31,016,337 5,688,728
33,517,900 5,660,187
3 3, 896 , 351 5,513,160
31,826,163 5,135,718
35,514,335 5,458,029
36,774,722 5,165,831
37,679,675 4,510,760
37,268,594 4,563.583
37,901.08014,267,6 6
38,603,871 1,249,035
30,206,02614,217,817
39,458,5584(4,247,6531
January 6
August ..
Sepiember
October 6
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November 3. • • •
December 1 -
January 6,11663
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lficlntyre, assistant treasurer of the United States,
g'ves notice that he will he - reifter pay five per cent. in
terest upon all temporary loans, - and also that persons
who haye deposited at fotir cent. Will be allowed to
withdraw:their depokit. without the usual ten days no
tice, for the purpose of redepositing at the advanced rate
of interest. - -
The Catawissa railroad has just completed a contract
with the Lackawanna and Bloomsburg. and the Read- ,
g , 'ailread.whicli will yield the Catawissa about $150,-
COO per annum.
By the above arrangement. the Bloomsburg railroad
will connect ;with, the Catawisea Rupert. Pa., from
which --point &
point the iasa will, receive all the coal
lirein,glit We by the Bloomsburg read: and deliver it to
the Reading road at Reading—the Reading road,gnarati
tees to furbish the cars. •
Catawissa railroad has also been offered the carry
ing tiade of a.party.of lumber men in the vicinity of the
road. The amount oflumber is estimated at over twelve
million feet, and will yield an income of about tit.sl*t,ooo
he foreign trade of the port of New York during the
week ending on Saturd last was active, The irAp()T
tallow of foreign seeds and merchandise. exclusive of
dry goods. amounted to 6:2,467,4; to which add the de
el a d' value, of the dry . goodsdmported. $1:70(/,7'31. and
the aggregate fOots 'tip $4,188170. Against this we , ex-
Purled - t.1:671.2131 of domestic - produce, and. 514111,907 of
epecie-dn all $.5,873,130 Besides these exports. which
ore regularly en ored at the custom house, -we we - .'gent
:du oad, last week, a large amount of United States and
rail"( ad SE entities. ' • . -
The Cincinnati- annul ercial of yesterday.says:
.
Certificates.Of Indebtedness' and Quarter
masters' Checks' are kept at yesterday's quotations
-2@,"/Ne off for the checks. c off for "new certificates,
sud , d,i(alic for the old.- The, market iu goodloc them at
eseli glues. • Exchange, though not go largely dealt in
to-day as on some other days of this week;•was, never
theless, in about the same;relative position, as to supply
and di inand, and is consequently..firm.
The discount market does.not change At s, complexion;
the eniploj inent of money being:fey ° the tuns rather
more active than it was a fortnight Or three weeks ago.
Reptiles y and Indianacurreticyislessfirm. The majority
dealers are indifferent about, buying the fernier at
lo prem. , and 6 prsm. is an Outside figure for thalatter
-7 pram. more nearly - representing the ruling rate: Ohio
j. 5 taken. at Yn to 1V cent, preth. There is no chanWin
the rates of quota:lens for nucarrent fands. Southern
of al kinds is very heatvY f •
.
The New York Ewaitfi Post of to-day says
The success of the t-20 ?Dan: - is so great that the Secre
tary of the Treasury, after tanture deliberatdem has beea
advised not M put a loan in tke market at present„. It is
believed in ttre host informed Circles here that tab.Prirba
battles are that Mr. Chase will accede to this vet's , grati
fying view of the national linanOys, and that rolongloan
will at the present be proposed.
The demand for these five-twenty bonds is go' great
that the Secretary of the Treasnty has kept Cita' diitfee
clerical force in the !l!reasnrer's office employed and
day in getting them ready to be issued. At this , mte'or
labor, there will be over a million a dr.7 furnished.' tit'be
t.Asol bed by the business of the country.
We observe, from an announcement in another column;
that Me.sra, Livermore, Clews, & Co. give special atte n _.
tiny to ibis 'class of seen ties. They sold on Faturd'es'
last no lees than 4200,000 of this single desmiption of Go
vernment securities.
The; two chief feituree of wall street dnfing the past'
week are, first, the gradual' recession of gold, as con-
trasted , with the'firmness of a4l descriptions cf dividendi
paying stocks; and, secondly; the active dtonarid an&
limited'enpply of Government securities.
The Market opened buoyant, and the animation
well sustained to the close of business.
Governments are strong. Certificates, seven=thirties•
and 1881 coupons are especially in request at advancing
prices.
The boni Bet shares in the general feeling. Border
State bends, however, are Still 'languid from former'
over-excitement and undue stimulus. Tennesikles are
held at 61, 6% being bid; Missouri nixes are offered at
61311. without brininess; North Carolinas stand at 76g77;
for Louisiana sixes ; 77 is bid, without business. In Vir
gima sixes we note a few transactions at 61@85, and in
California sixes- at 137 13334.
The following table exhibits the chief movements
of the market ae compared with the closing prices of
turday evening:
Mon. Sat. Adv. Dec.
Cr. S. 6s, 1881, re Mon.
1034..
11. S.6s, 1::1„ eon 1013; 10.11‘ • -
.1,...' --
U. S 7 3-10 p. cT. N. .1073 i 1061 "a"
13. E I year CetiLicata:l. • 934 984 .. ..
American g01d.... 152% 154
Demand Notes.... ...... ..
Tennessee 6s - oox ..
a ..
Missouri 6s —61 X 1
..
Pacific Mail. ....... .....192 1.885 - 1 33. i
N.Y. Central 1 1 64 116.4 x
Erie . 80 79% x -
Erie preferred 993 9934 .•
Hudson Hiver...........n0g isox .r.
Harlem 394 32% 4
Harlem preferred.. ..... 84 . BI ..
Mich. Central 1023.1 103%' X
Mich. Southern 61 eug 4
Mich. So. guar 10734 1073 X
Illinois Central scp—.... 9231, 92 k
Clev. and Pittsburg..., 714 714 .
Galena ...:94% 91 .ii
Clev. and Toledo. ... 983‘ %:14,." W,
Chicago and Rock 'Did.. 9.5 9414: 31 •
Port Wal ne ...... 64 &A .6.
Quicksilver Co 45 43 2 .
The loan market still offers similar symptoms of ple
thora to those notedien Saturday. Good borrowers are
scarce. '
Gold this morningis still slowly and nnwieldily drift
ing downward. Starting this morning at 154, it has re
ceded to 153, and registers at L 52%, as we go to press.
Of specie we exponted last week $1.211,907, making . a .
total since Jartnaryl'of $14,066,153, against a 59 , 185,932 tn.
1982. The total specie export since July Ist is *45,527,907.
The imports last though
were smaller than those of the
foregoing week, though Mere than sufficiently large for
the general interests and foreign exchanges of the COlll3,
try.
Phila. Stock Rxe
[Reported by S. E. SO AYMAK
_ FIRST
1600 Sch Nay hunt 65... SO
10 Lehigh Scrip-- • 91
100 Schl Nay Pref 18
1 Cam&Ams 16631
6 o 166%,
63 Sch d l Way 6s '76 59
3000 II S 6s .10434
1100 do Wei
600 US 7. 30...Ap&0ct.107
900 do.•..Feb&Aug.lo6%
6 Little Sebl R 96%
18 bfecharnceßk 27
65 - Far & Mech. 8k.... 67
60 Bk of Ky s6wn 95
- _
if) Penna R 66%
:?.5 Reading R 45
27 Phila & Erie R 36
BETWEEN
7730 Minehi do ll R 54
_ SECOND
'U
2000 S6s 'Bl 161341
200 Reading R 45% .
100 do 30 453 i
100 do b3O 45',i
25 arch-8t R 253;
6 do
50 Lebjgh Zinc b. 5 42
50 Catawisia R Pref.. 2.5 X
60 do Prof.; 25.51
1.500 Obes & Del Os 973
100 Schl Nav Pref b3O 38%
29 -do Pref...• 18
100 do Prof.. b 5
ICO N Middle Cl Fild 2
A_PrBR
1 Catawissa R
- -
CLOSING PRICES—STEADY.
•
Bid. Asked. I Bid. dam&
Cr SBs cpn 'Bl.- -101 104% Catawissa R . 731 8
17 S 7.30 D blk .. - .107X 10131 Do prfd %X 25%
American Gold-161 - - 152% Beaver Wad R.• .. ..
PhDs 6s old 105% 106 . Miztehill R •• -
Do new 113 113% Harrisburg R.... --. ..
Alle co 68 R. . .... .. .. Wilmtngtonß... .: ..
Penne 5s 1033 f 184 Lehigh. - Nav 6s • • -
Reading It 45% 45 316 Do shares -59 WI
Do bds 'BO -112 113 Do ' scrip•••. 41.34 42
Do bds '7O -10835* 109 Cam & Amb R. -.. • ..
Do bda 'B6. 104 1.0434 Phiis & Erie es.. .. ..
Penns, R 66% 66N Son & Erie 75.• • .
Do -- Ist in65..1.1536- -11634 L Island R 36 34 38 .
Do 2d m 6s. 114 115 Do bd5...... .. -
Morris Canal.•.
. 64 65:- Delaware Div...:. ~
Do prfdlCks.l3s 137 Do bds -. • . -
•Do 6s '76.... . - .. Sprnce-street R.. 17 1734
Do_ 2d mtg.- :. .. Chettnnt-st R ... 52 60-
Sesq Canal ...... .. .. Arch-street 1t.... 2334 26%
Do 6s .. Race-street R ... 10 11
Scb nyl Dav 7_ 7.3 f Tenth-street R., 42 43
Do prfd 1774 18 Thirteenth-at R. 33 34
Do 6s 'Bl,- 733, 74 ' W ?bile R.• • •-• 65 66
Elmira It 39 39.34 . Do bonds... - .
Do prfd - 63 5334 Green-street It- • 4334 4:3A4
Do 75'73...-112 113 Do bonds.- -
D o 10. s .. . ... ..• Second-streetll.• U NM
N Penne R 113; 1 -. 13'4 Do bonds... -
Do 6.s' 90P. 91 4 I Pifth,street .8 .:. 82 119
Do lOs 113 115 Do bonds.„
Piffle, Ger &Nor. .. .. Girard College It 2934 2934 .
Lehigh Val E.... .. '.. Seventeenth. st P. 11% 1.236
Do bda ..... ".. .. Little Schnyl R-. 46 46
Philadelphia Markets.
Kowa 2.3—Rvoning.
The Flour market is hull, and holders generally are
free sellers at previous quOted rates. Sales comprise 200
bbls common super at $6; 1,000 bbls good Western extra
family at $7. S 5. The retailers and bakers are buying in
a small way at $606.25 for superfine ; $8.59g17 for extras;
$7.20@8.25 for family, and "$S.5O@9 bbl for fancy
brands, according to quality. Rye Flour is dell, and
offered at $5 without sales. Corn Meal is not much
inquired for, but firm at $4 bbl for. Pennsylvania. •
GR AIN. —Tb ere is less Wheat, offering, Mit the demand
continues limited, and about 10,000 bus good to prime
Western and Penne red sold at $1.85g1.67, including
some to arrive on the opening of the canal on private
terms. White ranges at $1.75401.90, according to quail
-*".----uvn-h.sn-a.nd,in" demand at $151.02 for Penna.
Corn is less active, aim anunt-rarcon bus sold - at 89c for
yellow, and 92e for white afloat, mostly-or the former.
The receipts are increasing.- Oats are in demand; about
4,000 bus Penn a and Delaware sold at equal to 80c weight.
Barley—about 5,000 bus Western sold on private terms.
BA.hli. - -Qnercitron, is in steady demand at $3B tog
for ist No. I '
COTTON.—The market is firm, but quiet, at 77078 e 4 1 1
lb, cash, for middlings.
GROCERIES.—There is very little doing in either
Sugar or Coffee, with small sales of the former at 10(g11.2c.
It. for Cuba and New Orleans. irtio Coffee is selling at
30 .(a}323. c, and Laguayra at 33%®34e `f lb.
PROYISIONS.—The market continues inactive and
prices are about the same. A sale of Mess Pork was
made at $15.7 . 5 bbl. and some Salt Meat at 730 for
Barns a- d 5Xe; 7 B lb for shoulders. •
SEEDS are very quiet, with small sales of Clover at
$5. EQII6 bushel. Nothing doing:in Timothy; it is held
at 0202. 00 bushel, and Flaxseed $4 bushel.
WHISKY. —The market is very quiet at 4L019e for bbls
and 47048 c d gallon for Drudge.
The following are the receipts of Flour and Grain at
this port to-day:
• Philadelphia Cattle Market.
'MARCH 23, 1.85&
The receipts of Beef Cattle at Phillips' Avenue Drove
Yard are light this week, only reaching aboutl, 200 head.
The market, in consequence, is more active, and prices
have advanced 25c 100 tho on our former quotations.
First quality Pennsylvania and Western steers are sell
ing at from 10,V@Ilc ; fair to good at from 9(giloe, and
common steers at from 7@Sc, according to quality.
The market opened this morning
with more activity
than we have noticed for some time past, and all the
stock offered sold freely at our above quotations.
There is more demand for COWS, and prices an better,
with sales of 75 head at from sal to $4.01A head, as to
quality.
The Sheep market continues very firm, and prices are
well maintained, with sales of 5,500 head at from waina
Ihi gross.. .
gs are n demand, and prices have again advanced,
with sales of head at from $809.25 100 the net, ac
cording to quality.
The Cattle on sale to-day are from th"e following States :
500 head from Pennsylvania.
400 head from Illinois.
250 head from Ohio.
50 head from Delaware.
The following are the particulars of the sal. s
P. McFillen,B6 Lancaster county Steers, selling at from
ea( gia. for good to extra quality.
Ullman & Shamberg, 2,5 Western and Lancaster coun
ty Steers,
_selling at from $.9010.75 for fair to extra.
Jones McClese, 13 Chester county Steers, .selling at
from 5.9@,10 for Mir to good.
-Fuller St-Bro. 64Western Steers, selling at - from $9OlO
for fair to good quality.'
Joseph Martin, 40 Western Steers, selling at from $lO
@ll for good to extra otnality.
& Carr:' 65-Western Steers, selling at from $lO
@lO. 50 for fair to good.-
Barclay C. Baldwin, 20 Chester county Steers, selling
at from $lOOll for good to extra.
Smitn & Mee, 150 Illinois Steers, selling at from Wall
for good to extra.
James Mail len, 60 Lancaster county Steers, selling at
from $10010.25 for fair to good.
_-
H. Chain, 36 Western Steers, selling al from MEM
for fair to good.
Mooney & Smith, 85 Illinois Steers, selling at from $lO
CM for fair to good. --
Cochran & McCall, 30 Delaware county Steers, selling
at from $lOOll. for good to extra.
P. Radian - ay, 50 Lancaster county Steers, selling at
from $9.50011 for fair to extra quality.
COWS AND CALVES.
bd
g
Fc'' ,, •:'
mg
The arrivals arid sales of Cows are moderate this
week, reaching about 75 head.. There is a better de
mand and pi;ices are $1@:1 "f head higher than last
quoted, ranging at from $V.@3O for springers, and
6:243-le g 1 head for cow and calf, according to quality.
Old lean cows are selling at from $l6 up to $lB 33 head.
CALVES. —About 45 bead sold. this morning at from 4540
631 e for lot quality, and 3504 c for second do. , as to
weight and condition.
THE SHEEP MARKET.
The arrivals and sales of Sheep, at Phillips' Avenue
Drove Yard, are larger than they have been for some
past - , roaching 5,500 lead; the 'market. continues.
very tirut, and the high price
anfigir i c
wen maintained , grss, ac
d.‘qx and quality. Stock Sheep are-sell
ing at from $4.50 to $5.50 bead, as to quality.
The arrivals and salts of hogs at the different Yards
reach about head this week. ' There le 'a good de
mand, and prices- have again ..advanced, ranging at
from I.S vp - to $9.25 per= Is net, according to quali
ty. 600 heads sold at the Avenue Drove Yard, by John.
Crouse & Co.. at from $8 50 to 89.25 per 102 the net. 2,000
head sold at H. G. Imhoff's, Union Drove Yard, at from
€f@9.25 per 100 ihs net:
',355,71515
on . th e
1862 and
New T94c Markets of Tcoterday.
, Asuis.--Pois are quiet at sB,o.ialtfi; etirls continue
Floor.ara f4loe lower, with onlyirliutited
BrisaligTEM.-a-The market for. State and Westeitt
is 'heavy;
bueinesat tbe decline.- - - .
The sales are 0,060 bbls -al *6.65@6 :60 for superfine
State; $6.90@7 for extra State; $6.70.56:55 for superfine
Michigan, Indiana, lowa, Ohio, tc. ; -$6.00©7-55 for
extra do., inelndinw
extra Viands of !twat hoop Ohio at
$7.:3t@7.-1 0, and trade brands do. at
Southern Flour is dull - and lower; sates 400 bbls at
$7.4f@7.65 for superfine Baltimore, and $7.70@10 for
extra do.
Canadian Flour is inactive, and ragdOe easier; sales 400
bbls at di0.05®7.19 for common, and $7.130 8 . 1 . 0 for good
to choidrextra. =
Bre Flour is quiet at.54@5.50 for the range of fine and
superfine.
Corn; Areal is dull. - We quote Jersey at $1.100.1.45.
Bran. Twine 5,1.1:90, - 4na puncheons $12.00.
Wheat is dull, and the market is utirely nominal at
$L S7@l- 60 for Chicago soring; $1.610L 63_for -Milwau
kee Club; E 51.6401 66 for amber Iowa; $1,70g11 71 for
winter red. Weatern, and • 44.75@1.77 for- Amber Mi-
Deposits
9 1,596,019
24,658,239
24,597,596
25, 19,340
26,938,714
26,635,225
28,429.189
29,231,753
30,1/8,518
30,679,259
30,51.9,587
[30,105,1.
2,145,219
6,026,070
5,071,8.55
5,095,701
4,589,890
4,541,394
4.504,115'.
,181,503
3,696 097
3,609,873
13,534,830
13,995.862
_
CHICAGO CATTLE MARICRT, March'2l.-BEEY CAT
'Yr:E.—Owing to the detention of the trains by the severe
snow storm last evening, the offerings in the market
were slim, and not . very-inviting. Buyers hold off in
anticipation of heavy receipts. Sales were 38 good ship
ping-Beeves: averaging 1,19.1 tbs. , 5t.53.60; 35 head extra
shipping Beeves:averaging 1,250 lbs. at $3.75; - 24 head,
avEra ging 1,580 Ms, at 3 75.
lioss.—The same-remarks as under - the head of Beef
Cattle will give an idea of this market. Sales were
Bags. Avg. Price.ll.lngs. Avg. nice.
54 180 ~,,$4.90 154 209 $4.75
117 150 : SO I 91 206 1.70
. .
CINCINNATI , PROVISION MARKET, March2l.—Mess
Pork is not inquired-for, and is dull. Lardqutet,ythe
only sale we heard of was 150 tes prime country at 103ic.
A aontinned ive demand for , hulk meats from city deal
ers, who want it to smoke, and 775,000 lbs sold at 4XOO
IVe for Shoulders, the latter the prevaangrate ; 5%c for
. Sides 83 , 61.8.013 g 33 to 23 lbs. and 6106M0 for Hams, the
=life closing firm.. Bacon Shoulders would bring
bY,ic.. and Sides 6%1g)7c, - -.hrit there 'are none on the
market.
IsZEW BEDFORD OIL "MARKET, March 20 Daring
the past tyro - weeks our Oil Market has been very quiet.
Sales of Sperm arnount:to'6so bbls, at $l.-9001-95.• and
holders firm. Sales of Whale amount to 1,200 Ws, at
05g1.07. holdlirmly at latter price.
- BALTIMORE COFFEE. MARKET, March 23.—We have
to cote' a sale of 100 bags prime Rio at private terms..
Rio remains dull at 32033 c, Lagnayra at 35@,..Ve, and Says
40 cents per ibs
Beraistbitu, "March'-23.-Hour is firm; sales of
1,600.bb1a of Ohio extra at $7.873{,. Wheat quiet, but
unchanged— Corn scarce; the prieoit are =lathe&
Whisky steady at.4.9@49,qe." Sugars
'*.Ciricreruvri,-1311arch 23.—Flour duU at $6.80@5..90.
Wheat dull. Corn active Whisky firmer; Hogs dun,
Cold 48860; deutand.uotea 49; • -
e Sales, March 23.
R. Philadelphia. Exchange./
OARD•
25Green & Coates R.— 4334
3000 Cam & Am 66 , 6.3.•.1015i.
33 Del Mutual Ins• •• • 33
200 New Creek
2000 City 6s .. —• —New.ll3t.
2000 IT S 7.30 Tr N..blk
. .
ApScOot-107
2300 d0....b1k.A&0.107V .
250 Catawissa R 7
50 do Pref-s3O 253
15 do Pref.... 2.5%_
2000 Soso Canal 6s 4-2
15 Girard College R.. 20Vi.
15 do
56 N Perim R 1136.
1000 W Branch 8d5....105',
BOARDS.
19 Phila & Erie R
2000 Schi Rap Os '52 ..
7214 -
1500 do 1; 79;31
20 Little do Schl R... ..... . Sit
45
2000Alle.Valley7s 1110
25 &
13th 15th-sts .
333,e sav
15 do
. 200 Phila & Saab 76-111
10 Cain & Am R
, 1073 G
75 Big Mountain... 'b.7 434.
92 Delaware Div 43X
50 Lehigh Nay.......b5 60
5 .51 inehill . . ... 54
2 do
DARDS.
THE 11.0 . 0 MARKET
Markets by' Telegraph.
- 2 600 bblz.
. 8,900 buit.
35,350 bus.
9,000 bus.