trIYBLISHND DAILY (SUNDAES EXCEPTED.) HY JOHN W. FORNEY. , OFFIOL No. 111 SOUTH FOURTH STRUT. wits DAILY PRESS, 'Marrows' CIENTO FRU' WEEK, payable to the Carrier. *failed to Subscribers; out of the City, at EIGHT Dotiotas -teti ANNUM, FOUR DOLLARS FOR SIX. IdONTHO, TwO DOL x,ARB FOIL TOILER Koicrits—invat iably in advance for the time ordeied. • . ./115P Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. SIX 'lines constitute a square. ' THE..-TRI-WEEKLY PRESS,' Mailed to Subeeribers out of the City at 'Fault Douai:is rim dAlitrlif; iti 'advance. COMMISSIOIt tiousEs. SHUF,F &,- WERNW AG, IMPORTERS AND COMMISSION MERCFIADM, 2962 AND 24.4 CHESTNUT STREET, SILKS AND CLOTHS? CASSIMERES, MANTILLA GOODS, GROS DE RIIINES, VELVET RIBBONS, ER,ENCH CORSETS, &a OU R R A3T IMII4NG STOCK IS INTOW .A.R• 80,000 DOZEN El 0 S E R AT LOWER PRICES TAAN PRESENT COST OF IM PORTATION. THOS. MELLOR & 00.; 40 . AND 42 NORTH THIRD STREET, GRIGG HARMSTEAD, 21 STRAWBERRY STREET. '"\. L- 'L ' . : ' '.- - ".:-.' . ': ' . ...ail- ill . -."--.- '-'• •••• '' ' " , , 5 . , ''.- •-;'• • :•------- ' -..,-',---.....,. . . „.. 1 ' .... r i. lc ,_____,2,„.____,,...::..._,. ~...:„..,,,„0„......:,......,„:„.........::::... 41111Iirlyatx.._ 1. ..---_: •:.,- .: „....,,41570:. •-.A..1•....5.:24 - i k--- , ..- •- -- - "------ -'. .... ' -. •-"•, .:if ', - -t- - - '..;. ''=.• ' r -- -- , ---, !-„,..-- , ?_x , ~,,m r ,,„.,,,..„,. ~,._-,!,..A . !,; , .!...,:- ,;;,,..",_. , 47 lif - purtg T ,__ .. -..,,..,,,>/! ...,, , • .- , .-.1.-•-• • . bit • .." 1 " , ..,... . ..0,, , 1 4 f 4,-; ••.•,411 , m - •••e ,-, .-,- - ::-.)-4-..401p4' , -1.a - . . . .- . . . ''',lP • • , .. , . . . . - • .. .. ja Li 14.6......... ... '---.. -1-''' '''• .:. ' 1 - '. ..er=e -7 " .... - '''''7 - ' 111 ----' 'iliallOW: 7 .77 - - --- ...m.C . " . - t - ' --,---=' :. -- =,.....____wp• - a•••• -" '" e " .- • - ' - .. _ /. 2,.... 1-. .., . - • - ..,_ . ' ' ' : --••••••• •ii - C...: - ----.'--------- .. . .. . . . . ... . . . ... . . . • -' ' - -,---.. • 0 - . • , • . . ' ' - VOL. 6.-NO. 200. RETAEZ DRY GOODS. S T 8,-E L S 0 N, Nos. 713 AND 715 N. TENTH Et , ABOVE COATES, Have lest received a small lot of those very desirable stylos of WHITE AND BLACK, WHITE AND. PURPLE, ' MODE AND WHITE PLAID SILKS; GRAY GRENADIIqS, BLACK GRENADINES, OF NEW AND HANDSOME STYLES We have now open a splendid assortment, embracing all. the NO4ELTIRB that can be found. in. the New York and Philadelphia markets of ' EIGHT SHAWLS, Suitable for. Spring and Summer SPRING CLOAKS. BLACK WATER-PROOF CLOAKS, BROWN WATER-PROOF OLOAKS, ' - = BLACK HABIT-CLOTH CLOAKS Also, a largo assortment of LIGHT CLO'H CLOAKS,' Of very pretty light colors, suitable for Spring or Sum mer. As the cloths of which these Cloaks are made were purchased 'very early in the season, and some of them season, -we are ablo to sell our Clonks at lower Prices than we can buy the material that is in them. 4.6 NEW MOURNING STORE." Now opening ‘ a large and. WELL-SELECTED STOCK SPRING AND SUMMER • . .M 0 trit-N Gr.o - 0 D.-s Of every deieription; also, • - BONNETS 01' THE- LATEST. STYLES. • & A.- MYERS'•& ca, fe2Sstuth-lm •Olil'6 CHESTNUT Street. 46AT RE TAIL ." JAMES R. CAMPBELL. , & .` CO., 727 CHESTNUT STREET, OFFER AT MODERATE PRICES, IN THEIR RETAIL DEPARTMENT, Black and Fancy Silks, Black and Colored. Alpa- Linen Shootings and Shirt ings, Damasks, Napkins, . and Doylies. Table Cloths and Towel ings, Counterpanes and. Furniture Dimities. WHITE GOODS. Jaconets, and Cambrics. Soft Cambrics and Hain soaks, Tarletons'aild. Swiss Mulls, Fancy Muslins and Dimities, L. C. Handkerchiefs, Gloves. Hosiery, of DRY GOODS in desirable mhs-2m. _ . CRS, Poplins Fantasie, Taffeta . d.'AnnesseY. French Lawns and Organ dies, French Chintzes and Per cales, Brilliants and Piques, Spring Shawls, new color ings, Black Thibet and Merino Shawls. Square and Long Shawls. And a general assortment Styles and qualities. 1024 CHESTNUT STREET. E. M. NEEDLES OFFERS FOR, SALE 'At priceslgenerally below present cost of [lmpor tation, WHITE GOODS, all descriptions EMBROIDERIES, • do LINEN .lIANAKEECHIEFS, do VEILS, &c., drc And respectfully invites an Inspection of his 1024 CRESTIitT STREW 1 8 6 "SPRING TRADE." 1863 1021 CHESTNUT STREET. E. M. NEEDLES Unjust received, and offers at moderate pricos, 100 printed. LINEN CAMBRIC DRESSES, choice styles and extra quality; also 2.5 pieces Printed Linens for boys' wear. j 1:1 S T 100 dozen LINEN-HANDKERCHIEFS, it 12K cents. 100 do .do do , at 15 cents. E. M. NEEDLES, 1024. CHESTNUT. STREET E M. NEEDLES, 1021. CHESTNUT STREET. NO piIsces*WITE.PINUES, 60c to $l.OO. 100 • BUFF and FIGURED, 50clo $l.OO. The above are now much i❑ demand for LADIES' and CHILDREN'S WEAR, and are pared at very mode rate prices. JUST RECEIVED, A new lot of Lace Trimmed and Muslin BOWS, West styles and very moderate prices. " E. M. NEEDLES," 1.024-CEIESTBUT STREET. _a_AM. NEEDLES, • 1024 CRESTNIIT STPZBT; Has received 100 THREAD VEILS, from $3 to $l2 each. These goods are offered at prices much below present market rates. mhll-1m V D WIN HALL & CO., 26 SOUTH -a-A SECOND Street, haTe now oPen, New styles of Fancy Silks. Plain Silks, of the new shades. Neat Check Silks. Spin Silk Plaids. Printed Pongees and Foulards. Black and colored Corded Silks. m 1123 Bieck Taffetas and Gras de Rhines, &c. SPRINQ CLOAKS. KJ Water-Proof Cloaks. Black Cloth Cloaks. Cloaks made to order.* Best Hoop Skirts.. __ COOPER & CONARD,. mh3 S. E. corner NINTH and MARKET Streets. EDwrs HAIL - -& CO. 26 SOUTH D Street, will open, THIS 11013.15 - ING, One case of the new shales of Alpacas, at 62Y cents, probably the finest goods and the best shades 2 for the price in the city. Arabian G laces and Taffeta " D'Ete," of the new shades. Printed Pongees and Foulards. Printed Carnbr' as and French Chintzes. , . Mohair Glace and dlie;rcs New styles of Dress, of .yarious names WIDE SHEETINGS. Good. Shirting Muslin s by the piece. Fine and - low-priced Flannels. Table Damasks and Napkins. • Spring Prints and Delaines. • COOPER & CONARD, mh3 S. E. corner 'NINTH and MARKET Streets WHITE GOODS; EMBROIDERED T TRIMMINGS, &c. --The subscribers have a large assortment of all descriptions of White Goods for Ladies' Wear; also of Embroidered Jaconet, Ga.mbric, and SWIM Trimming H s—tbe choicest goods in the market: • SHEPPARD, VAN ARLINGEN, & ARRISON, mb4 noR (11:1ESTNTIT Street. CARPETS AND OIL-CLOTHS. ARCH -ST. CARPET WAREHOUSE JOS. BLACKWOOD, E 432 ARCH STREET, TWO DOORS BELOW NINTH (South Side). IS NOW RECEIVING FOR - SPRING TRADE, A rich and extensive assortment of ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CARPETINGS, • Of the best makes, __ Embracing all the new styles, which are offered AT LOW PRICES FOR CASH. Mhl2-2m. JUST RECEIV-E - D, • 3,000 noLIB CANTON MATTINGSI To which we invite the attention of the trade` M'CALLUM & CO., NO. 509 CHESTNUT STREET, ItEM O V.A.Lt, J. T. DELACROIX, hafl his STOICK OF CARPETINUS, Froin 41 South FOURTH Street. to hie NEW S'I`OR No. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, Where he offers to his old customers, and purchasers generally, a LARGE AND DESIRABLE wrops OE CARPETINGS, of all grades, and best known makes. OIL CLOTHS, 15IATTINGS, AND. WINDOW SHADES, WHOLESALE'AND RETAIL, AT THE LOWEST PRICES. J. T. DELACROIX, 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, above Chestnut DMVS-3m MILLS, Fa GERMANTOWN, l'A. M'OALLUM i!tt- CO., lIARUFACTURbS, IMPORTERS, AND DrALERS. 509 CHESTNUT ;RTREET, (Opposite Independensi Han.) O,ARPETINGS, OIL CLOTHS, We have now on hand an extetutive etlick of,CAIIPET MOS, of . . our own' ane, other makes, to which we tall the attention of etuk and short-tittle buyers. fels.Bm 1863. HOOD; BONBRIG-HT„ 8c COO., No. 43* MARKET STREET. PHILADELPHIA. The attention of the TRADE' la invited to their large Stook of • Among which are' choice brands of Sheet ing and Shirting Mualins, Madder Prints, De Laines, Ginghains, Lawns,- and NEWEST STYLES DRESS GOODS. GREAT:VARIETY. GREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO CASH BUYERS. mlll2-2m JAMES R. CAMPBELL & CO., _ IMPORTERS, JOBBERS, AND RETAILERS OR DRY GOODS. 727 CHESTNUT STREET. Invite the attention of Cash Buyers to their FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK, Embracing the most desirable styles of SILKS AND DRESS GOODS, IN ANY MARKET, AT MODERATE PRICES. mh7-tap2.s DAV,IDROG-E,4 RS, No. 45 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, Importer and Jobber of MEN AND EOYS' LADIES' CLOAKINGS; &c. m 11.22 2m SPRING- STOCK SILK AND FANCY DRESS GIDODS. tohB-2m. No. 325 MARKET STREET. I 863. RIEGEL; WIEST; 44.1 ERVIN,, No. 47 NORTH THIRD : STREET, Ifferchants' visiting this city to purchase DRY, fi n d our Stock large, and Low near - Ram. In certaiii — bratem. of Goode we offer inducements to purchaliera -, unequalled by any , other house in Philadelphia. JAMES, KENT, Roe. 239 and M4l N. THIRD STREET, ABOVE BAWL PHILADELPHIA. Have notv open their nsnel . LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS, Among which will be found a more than usually attreos tive variety of LADIES' DRESS GOODS # Also, a full assortment of , MERRIMACR AND COCHEGO PRINTS, and PHILADELPHIA-MADE GGODS. To which they invite the special attention of cash buyers. . . _SPRING, - 1863. YARD,. J CO., FANCY DRY GOODS, NOS. 617 CHESTNUT AND 614 JAYNE STS., HEM now open. of THEILOWN IMPORTATION, a LARGE AND 1T ANDSOME STOCK DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, RIBBONS, GLOVES, &a; Also. a trill assortment of WHITE GOODS, LINENS, FURNISHING GOODS. BM BAOIDEthES, AND LACES The attention of the trade h requested. felt-3n 1863. SPRING. 1863. JOHNES.'BERRY, CO.; No. IRK NARECET. and. 524 COMMERCE Streets. Have now open a LAINFE AND ATTRACTIVE EiTOCX Adapted to the,Season.. Also, a Full Assortment in WRITE GOODS, RIBBONS, GLOVES, SHAWLS, &a., PHILAD3LPTEIA. Which they offer to the trade at the LOWEST PRICES Are particularly invited to examine our Stock. fell-tf PIANO.` - FORTES. I 820 CHESTNUT STREET. e9SO A LARGE AND CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF THOSE JUSTLY CELEBRATED INSTRUMENTS F WILLIAMNUFACTORY OF B..BRADBURY, (Successor to Lighte &-Bradburys,) MAY BE FOUND AT THE NEW AND ELEGANT WAREROOM,. Those desirons of obtaining a SUPERIOR Instrument, shoUld call and examine before purchasing elsewhere. The established reputation of these instruments for nearly thirty years, renders their Bupeliority " familiar as household words." In the arrangement of our new scale, we have added every improvement which can in, soy way tend to the Perfection of the Plano,Forte; and We confidently assert that, for delicacy of touch, volume, purity, brilliancy, and sweetness.or tone, combined' with that strength and solidity necessary to DURABLENESS, these instruments are unequalled. • EVERY INSTRUMENT WARRANTED FOR FIVE .. • . mbl9-3m E. H. OSBORN, agent. rp 3CR B S PATENT SPRING BED; • • Universally acknowledged for DiemtneSS, Comfort, and Durability to be the Standard Spring Bed. • The above are manufactured an , for sa' e by' • •HIRAM TUCKER, mli24-3m No. 2 REVERE Block, Boston, MaSs, PERPETUAL BEAUTY.- UN T'S -A- WHITE LIQUID ENAMEL, prepared .from the re ceipt of Madam Rachel Leverson,' the celebrated Parisian Ladies' Enameller.l It whitens tho skin, giving it a soft. satin -like texture, and imparts a fret hneee, smoothness. Pearl-like tint and transparency to the complexion which is quite n it two i ; without injury to the skin, and cannot. Possibly be detected. „Price . 5 cents. Ladies are re. quested to call for a circular, and try the enamel before Purchasing This preparation is indispensable for the stage. Sold only at HUNT ,St CO.'S, Perfumers, 4-1 South EIGHTH Street, two doors' above. Chestnut. and 133 South SEVENTH Street. above Walnut. fel2-3nt .fILARET.-200 • CASES ;ST. JULIEN CLARET: 'Just redeived'and.foi sale by CHAS. S. Bs , JAI3. CARSTAIRS. LIG WALNUT and Al ORA WTE Streets: tabibtC DRY-GOODS JOBBERS. SPRING 1863. DRY GOODS. WHOLESALE DEALERS TN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS, STAPLE ANDIINET GOODS, MEN'S WEAR A. W. LITTLE (5.1_ CO.; SPRING. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS DRY GOODS; PHILADELPHIA. SANTEE, & CIO.; IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS DRY GOODS; Importers and Jobbers of SILKS AND SPRING GOODS, COMPRISING (liticeiiims to Abbott, Janes. & Co.) PHILAD •LPHIA, IMPORTERS A;1 JOBBERS OW I 11 AND, FANCY DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, GASH BUYERS 920 CHESTNUT STREET. 920 THEY SING THEIR OWN PRAISES PHILIDELP Eli THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1863. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MD SIC GRAND MILITAR,t ENTERTAINMENT, PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY AO.ADEMY ON TUESDAY EVENING, March 31st, 1803. or xan SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS The Directors of the Academy of Music have consented to have the BALL-ROOM FLOOR LAID DOWN OVER lIIE . ' PARIBIDTTRIL giving a. :.. which will enable the Cadets to go through their Eyolct, IMO, Skirmish Drill, and other movements incident to a thoroughly drilled Corps. TI,CIIETS 25 CENTS. Reserved Seats 50 Cents, For sale at J. E. GOULD'S, inE2O-6t SEVENTI7, and CHESTNUT, Streeta. NEW PUBLICATIONS. VALU A BLE - ROOKS ~. 1 - • FROM T yE.1311-Mirgy, ..TT & CO., - 22 and 24 North:FOURTH. Street THE WAYS AN]) MEANS OF PAYMENT. • A Full Analysis of the Credit with its Variou;s Modes of Adjustment. Seeond Edition. 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Insolvency By Francis Billiard, author of "The Law of Torts,'! &c. One vol.. Svo, inh2l-stu th4t QARRET VAN HORN. IS "A LIVE- Iy, rattling,, anneing, novel. It overflows with in cident, and its characters stand out in good relief. The sketch of Horne, the Scotch merchant, is particularly good. All recommend the novel as the best local fiction published for coins time. '—Philryielpleiet Press. GARRET VAN HORN: A Novel, BY Jolly S. SAITZMIE. One elegant Ilan. cloth bound. Price R. 25. "The author is alieen scratiutzr of human actions. There is a vigorous originality about his ideas and style, and he has introduced us to a hero and a heroine of an entirely new stamp: • Garret Van Horn is:first rate. "- -Philadelphia North Americui - • - 1863. "Its pictures are vivid and drawn with spirit. "—Bos ton Adwaliser. . "The author is.st -new one- to no. If this is his first book, he has insde. a' brilliant opaning. "—Roekeoter Union. "The story is marked with a good dua , of humor and keen peicoption or character. "—Boston journal. "Garret Van Horn is not a sensation novel. It is a picture'of every-day life among the middle and upper classes in New York at this day .. "—Seottislt American. Sold by ail booksellers, and sent by mail free on re ceipt of price by CARLETON, Publisher; New York. mh24-tuthaSt . A PPLETON'S NEW AM ERI CA N CYCLOPEDIA. NOW COMPLETE IN SIXTEEN VOLUMES. Cloth, per vol $3.50 Half Morocco 04 50 Sheep 4.001 Half Russia. • 5.00 Sold to subscribers complete, or in instalments of one or two volumes par. mouth. . Can any intelligent American deny himself this, great American digem of all human knowledge, universally Pronounced the best Cyclopedia and the most valuable work ever published? - OFFICE OF TFIF, AMERICAN AND ANNUAL CYCLOPEDIA, 33 SOUTH SIX'PH Street, above Ches.inut. . - Putnam's Rebellion Record, Irving's Works,' ac. ' &c, fe2S-stuth3m. 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TWO • FRIENDS-BY THE AUTHOR -A- of The Patience of Hope and a:Present Heaven. POBLISHED TIM DAY. ZSCHOICE'S MEDITATIONg, on DEATH and ETER NITY. Translated by Frederica Rowan. THE PATIENCE OF HOPE. A new edition. A PRESENT HEAVE new edition. LWEITHILL on DEAFNESS. Fifth edition. STANDARD BOOKS. NEW and OLD in every branch of Literature on hand. or furnished promptly to order. LINDSAY & BLAKISTON, Publishers and Booksellers, 25 South SIXTH Street, above Chestnut. fINLY 10 CENTS !-JUST RECEIVED, O Cartes de Visite of Gen. TOM THUMB and LAM . , in Wedding Costume, at-the ORIGINAL GIFT-BOOK EMPORIUM, 439 CHESTNUT Street. • Opposite the new Post Office. 10 CENTS ! 10 CENTS ! 10 CENTS ! For the Bride and Bridegreom, MR. AND MRS. TOM THUMB, _ In Bridal Dress, AT THE ORIGINAL GI FT-80011 - EMPORIUM; 439 CHESTNUT Street, Opposite the new Post 0 flies. HAZARD'S BOOKSTORE, 724 CHESTNUT STREET, Between Seventh and Eighth Streets. 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B.—China decorated to order also, -initials and crests elegantly engraved on table glass. • Orders by mail promptly attended to. Mol7-7xn CURRENCY HOiDERS. -CURREN "- Irolderit, manufactured and for sale, wholesale and retail; at MAGEE'S Envelope Manufactory. No: 316 CHESTNUT Street. • - Tral2l-5t ENVELOPES AT NO. 316 'CHESTNUT Street Envooreq at No. 316 Chestnut Sreet: Magee's Envelope Manufactory " Is at No: 316 Chestnut Street. Magee's Paper Store. No. 316 Chestnut Street. ' Wholesale and Retail. __ At MAGER'S. -No. 316 CHESTRUT Street, between T.Aird and Fourth.- mh2l-6t COFFEE I ,COFFEE!! COFFEE . ! 1 The best and cheapest prepared Coffee in the A trial will convince the most skeptical. -No charge made If satisfaction ianot rendered. Prepared andlor sale at the eagle Steam Spice and Coffee Works, *44 and *AO North FRONT Street. - - • •;r HOWARD. WORRELL. • BOSTON ICE. • - Orders reeetired and filled withdeipatch. Freights 62 to 7+scelitti - +!: Ice 16.1316135 t. ' ' mhll -1 2t* 118 8013111 WII4IIIVES, Second Floor.. AMUSEMENTS. CADETS WEST CHESTER, Ef2SEI BENEFIT ; GRAND DRILL RONI, By Henry C. Carey. 3 vals., Bvo : 1 1rtss TFIIIRSDAY,AYTARCEI 26, 1863 , Excitement. in TrentonAdjonrnment of - the New Jersey ;Legislature. [Special Correspondence of The Press.] Tasampx,.ll , larch 25,180. The miserable Legislafure this State has ad journed. This event took place at about 2 o'elook this afternoon, and the eminent sympathizers • with the rebellioo, who compose a majority of of these law•mnk4rs, are taking a parting drink together at tap's . , . Thejoy of our citizens, who are., —kr the most part, . . loyal, found'expresidon just now in a grand 0 Mute of two hundred guns fired immediately after the ad journment, in front of the State House... A general feeling of contempt for the advocates of a dishonerable peace is evident among Ohr people. Thebill to ex - clude negroes frorn'New Jersey was postponed indefinitely in the Senate this morning. When our Union friends Who compose the Union League here proposed, last night, to give a salute at the adjournment of the Legislature; the Democrats said it sholim not be - done, and a large body of roiv dies were on hand at the State House ready, to "go into committee in a general Mlles" upon the slight est pretext. "Upon application at the State House arsenal cannon and ammunition were refused for the above - purpose. A delegation of our citizens was at once selected, who, proceeded to Philadelphia, and there, through the kindness of Mayor Henry 'and others, secured a detailfrom ant artillery company, belonging to the "Grayßeserves Regiment;'' who arrived here just in tinie, with a fine brass 6-pounder, and gave us a very creditable salute. ofiourse, none of the braggarts made any demon strathin whatever to prevent the firing of the sa lute • C. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC Thell6th. Pennsylvania Regiment in the Late ReeennoissatteeTalting of the Mlle. ineseits--Ineiffents of the Ft ;lit, [Special Correttondence of The Press.] • - • CAMP 16TH. PEIVIOA CAVALRY, NEAR FALMOUTH- March 21 1863. Now that the smoke of the battle has cleared away and Mr. Smarms has squared up his accounts with me; I find-that some trifling inaccuracies, as regards the part taken by the 16th in the - battle of Kelly's FOT(1 : have crept into my,report of the 19th instant, which I now, propose to correct. 'The axetnen who partlally cleared away the obstructions in the river under the enemy's fire, and then charged the rifle pits with the Men of the Ist Rhode Island, were all front the 16th Pennsyli ania,. and not from the diffe rentiregiments of the brigade, as I supposed. 'When the attack on.our lines was made, the 16th, dra4n up in twos quadrons, the frontrank with car bine advanced and rear rank with sabre drawn, held the extreme right, with skirmishers thrOWn out and deployed in front behind a row of cedar trees and outbuildings. A large body of the enemy appeared moving, directly on the right, as if to outflaulc us. Colonel Gregg then dismounted a portion of the regiment, and took possession of the farm-house and outbuildings in front. We had hardly gotten pos session before the enemy commenced pouring in at the - Outer gate, put were driven back by a volley froni our carbines. They rallied when out of range, and took a position behind some trees about four hundred yards in our front. Colonel Gregg then dismounted the balance of his regiment, and, ad ._ vancing under cover of a stone wall, drove the enemy from their•position. They took shelter in the woods in front, from which they were driven by a party of, our men, led by Major Fry. We then •remounted, encl .- pushed forward On the right until we reached a body of timber. Ve were again dismounted, and attacked the enemy's left flank,"forcing it to fall back three times.. - Sixteen dead bodies of the enemy were found in front of our position; the :usual proportion of-wound ed added to these, show what execution was done by the 16th. The charges on our right were not repulsed by artillery as stated by the special corres pondent -of the New York Tribune. The artillery sounded well, and may have had some effect to in timidate the enemy, and raise the spirits of our men, but, independent of that, that branch of the ser _ vice was pronounced to be on that day more orna mental thanuseful. Among the dead on the field, there could be found but one Man killed by the artil lery fire, although almost three hundred rounds of ammunition were expended. The great. part of the ekecution was by'the carbine, with a feiv killed and quite a number wounded by the sabre; 'the latter al rc'est all having been taken*prisoners. Mud again 'rules supreme; one day snow, the . ifext rains but we hope, against appearances, that a favor able change will Goontake place, and_the 4.%llrarexw- DEPARTMENT OF THE 'GULF, A Successful . ,. nee - orinoissance of the Country West of ill - doh Rouge and. Port' Hudson— Surpriie of the People. OBJECT OF THE 'RECO NNOISSANCE. NEIV OF,LEANS,Sunday, March 1, 1261—Colonel Currie, at present commanding at Plaquemine, having been ordered to thoroughly reconnoitre the country west of Baton Rouge and Port Hudson, left Indian village for that purpose on the 26d ult., with 200 men belonging to the 133 d New York Regiment, 40 of the - Ist Regular Artillery (24 of whom were to eSrve as cavalry),- and four men-of-war launches, under commandot Lieut. Co]. Watson, of the-Hart ford. The force embarked on a couple of stern wheel steamers, and proceeded slowly up the Bayou Gross Ttte; which flows into the Bayou Plaque mine, after draining a rich and fertile region west of Baton'Rouge and Port Hudson. For at least ten miles both banks of the Grosse Tote were entirely overflowed, presenting the apr pearanee of a lake. The Confederates had at tempted to obstruct the channel, but owing to the high stage of water the steamers easily glided over the sunken logs and felled trees, and followed the narrow and winding avenue between the cypress and oaks now just beginning to put forth their leaves but perennially dressed with the moss' which makes melancholy•the forests of the South. , ARRIVAL AT ROSEDALE. The force landed at 8. P. Kt, and pushed forward to the village of Rosedale, some rune miles up the Bayou, and leaving the steamers to follow in the Captain Allaire, of Company E, with twenty men, had been sent .up in, skiffs early in the day, with or ders to seizeliorses, and push forward some of his then to the terminus of the railroad, near Levonia. - We reached Rosedale about 11 P. M. The launches came up during the night. Early the following morn ing, Captains Allaire, Oicott, King, and Reed. with their respective companies, and Lieutenant Norris, - in charge of twenty cavalry, proceeded to Levonia, ten miles further up the Bayou. Captains Olcott and Reed held the post during the reconnoissance. Captain Ring crossed the Grosse Tete, and reached Fo/se river, twenty-three miles from Rosedale. - BRILLIANT. CAVALRY SCOUTING. The improvised cavalry reached Morganza, on the Mississippi river, about twenty miles above Port Hudson: Captain Allaire penetrated to within two miles of-Morgan's Ferry, on the Atchafalaya river, where the road was -found to be impassable. 'No trace of the enemy being discovered, all the scouting parties rendezvoused at Levonia, at midnight, and returned to Rosedale. Some of the men marched over forty, and the cavalry rode over eighty miles, in twenty-four hours. One .object of the expedition, also, was to destroy the railroad running from-West Baton Rouge to Levonia, and graded nearly to Ope lousas. It With found that the high water of last year had broken up the road. The track between West. Baton Rouge and Rosedale is - now submerged Jor a distance of several-miles. Three- locomotives, not in running order, and twelve cars, were found at the western terminus of the road. INTERESTING- DETAILS. The people all along the differentroutes were taken completely by Surprise. No depredations whatever were committed, andl have no doubt that the in habitantiwould prefer -to have Col. Currie remain with them to being the prey of .the marauding par ties 'of Confederates from Port Hudson and the Atchafalaya. -- The object of the expedition having been accom plished, Col. Currie embarked his men and left Rose dale at 11 A. M. Within an hour 50 Confederate cavalry were in Rosedale, the advance of a large force despatched from Port Hudson to surprise our small party. The Grosse Tete - region is now occu pied by a considerable rebel force, and will, doubt less, be held by them until the camp at Port Hudson is broken up. Col. Currie is an Englishman, having held the rank of brigade major in the British army, and-saw much service in the Crimea. He performed the re-, connoissance with great skill and credit to himself and men.—N. Y. Times. The Late Disturbance in Noble CouniV, 0. [From the C,incinnati Oatette; March 2.3.1 There has been a great anxiety in thig city and vicinity to know how "the late mob over in Noble county, Ohio, would terminate, We learned yes terday„ from a gentleman who accompanied the soldiers from the railroad to Hoskinsville, the fol.- lowing particulars : As the two companies of sol diers under Marshal Sands neared Hoskinsville, the place where it was reported some three hundred citizens were armed and .fortilled, they, learned that, instead of showing fight, the rioters had all dispersed, including Brown and IVic- Ferran, the deserters. The houses - of the Copperheads were all deserted, and. none but wo men and children could be found. The rioters had evidently intended to make a fight, but when they heard of the:approach of two hundred soldiers, they immediately skedaddled. Some left the county . , but others Knight. refuge in the, woods. The. soldiers procured the names of the most prominent rioters, and scattered themselves into small scouting parties in search of them. When our informant left,' about thirty of the impudent rebels had been captured and placed in an old ,church for safe-keeping. They were found concealed in all sorts of out-of.the way places—in the woods, in old barns, under hay stacks, and in hollow trees. McFerran and Brown, however, succeeded in making their escape, though it was supposed they were still in the neighborhood. The country about Hoskineville was of course in a great state of excitement. The soldiers were bring ing in the - rioters hourly, and 'Marshal Sands had '"expressed his intention of remaining until every one, of the rascals should be captured, and an everlasting quietus put -upon such treasonable conduct. •The infamousOopperheads who, had encouraged the riot, but were too cowardly to participate' actiVely in the affair, *ere 'badly frightened, - and seemed willing •enough to assist the military, and give them aid and The people ;the 'neighborhood of Hoskinsville, and along Duck creek, are saidto be very ignorant and illiterate. What few of them can read, get their' political food from , auch sheets aff the- Cincinnati 'inquirer, Columbus • aria; and papers of that ilk. They evidently had no idea of the enormity of the crime they were committing, or the severity of the punishment attached.:.... Christian Commissio* Meeting* Pitts . YITTSBII,A G, March 26.—A .meeting WILES held on Monday evening in Dr. Howard's Church in" this city, on behalf of the, ChristianCoramission which ;fullyequalled the one in Allegheny, on , Sunday eta , Ding. The collectionamounted to, taielvd hundred dollars. The New York Siaie-Canals. Ar,neer,N.l Mareh 2,s,L—The State canals will be I:Temzil between the 20th of and; the . let of Play. . , •:'.a~ DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO. The.lnvasion of Kentiicky—Ntirvenients in Progress to Cheek the Advance of Long street—General Burnside in, Cincinnati with the Ninth Army Corps, &c. Cincirainmi, March 25.—The rebel force which has . occupied Danville, Kentucky, is believed to be the advance of Longstreet's division. Their coming 10 not unexpected. They.will be promptly met. Seve ral thousand troops will arrive to-day, 'and more coming. Look for an ;Clive campaign in Kentucky. General Burnside is hourly expected. A large number of his troops have arrived and have been despatched to threatened points. GENERAL'HURNkDE IN CINCINNATI. Crifrulai.s.rr, March 25.—General Burnside was Serenaded at the Burnet House last night. He takes command of this departraent. . William J. Whiteman, of the late firm of. Springer & Whiteman, of this city; died at St, Paul, Mune 'Rota, yeatertlay. STATES IN REBELLION. The Coining Campaign— Straits of the Confederacy— Sentiinent of the People—:' Lack of Confidence in the. Rebel Pres!, dent—New Orleans to be Itecapt urea.— _Blockade Sales at Charlestoil—Richinond Go,ssip. THE APPROACHING CAMPAIGN. CFrom the Richmond EXATlliner • All reasonable men have come to the conclusion that another year of war, at least, is before them, and perhaps more. The peace delusion is blown-away. Neither from foreign intervention, nor froM the imperi entS decrees of King Cotton, nor from the imagined friend ship of the Northwest, nor, from the stupid rumors about tile- demoralization of the Yankee armies, does any hope •of peace deem upon the land. We must fight or sub mit. What hallucination soever maybe cherished by some politicians, the soldiers in the field want to know,. and - ought to be told, - the plain truth - ; and the truth is that we are right in the middle of the war, and during the spring and summer that war is to be more fierce and unrelenting than ever befoie. The Yankee enemy is only beginning to fight. To buy provisions for the army'at current rates would call for the impbsition of a great debt upon our pos terity, such a ai would make our children curse us in our graves. * * * * * * [Prom the F.neuirer.3 Can any more be wanting to -incite the people of the Confederacy to put in the field every fighting man ; to spare no treasure, no blood in one other majestic exhibition of the might of a proud' people fighting for all that makes life worth living fort Another great campaign is upon us ;,the banner of the Confederacy will either be trailed and trampled in the mire by the basest of mankind, or it will shine the brighter and wave over us the More haughtily by reason of this very agony of desperate battle, through which it will have guided us like a pillar of fire. Think of the pure fame of a great, young, victo rious nation, and how ardent a life will throb and burn in its veins j and how proudly a Confederate citizen will bear himself in the mart and courts and camps of all mankind ; and what a guerdon, ".more precious than rubies,. awaits the Confederate sol dier, when his warfare 'is over, from the whitest hands and reddest lips of the fairest dames of all this earth!. WAYS AND MEANS. On this subject the Enquirer confesses the extre mity of the rebels, when it says : " The horses that *Ow our artillery and baggage trains, and ambulances, are dropping their hoofs off and eating one another's tails off for want of proper food." It observes with frankness "Cotton is not king now. Corn is king.; potatoes, hogs, hay, oats, and cattle, are sovereign. But the people must not only produce—they must= save. Many a man drinks more corn in spirits than he could eat in bread. Millions of bushels of grain are melted down into mean whisky, while the cavalry horses and draught horses are starving. BARKSDALE'S PEACE RESOLUTIONS. " Touching the Mississippi" is an editorial on Barksdale's peace resolutions, declaring "that the people of these (the Confederate) States will make war forever to maintain their right of self-govern - ment ; but that if any Northwestern State, through its constituted authorities, shall make a proposition to this Government for terms - of peace, acknow ledging ' the separate and distinctive national cha racter of the Confederacy,' we shall listen favorably; and that, finally, we are willing, in such case, to se cure to any such State the free navigation of -the Mississippi.'' - The Enquirer suggests, that "the very mention of such proposals will make them (the Federals) redou-,, ble their efforts to take ViCksburg and Port Hud son, to scourge Arkansas, to devastate Mississippi, to tread the life out of 'Louisiana:. -, 1' Wherefore," it adds, "while we hope these reso.; lutions may help to quiet the vague uneasiness about -peace by more clearly demonstrating that there is no chance of peace this year, yet we trust they will not be adopted by Congress. They will encourage. Albe marle treason—and would to Gott this were confined to Albemarle." A FLING AT THE REBEL PRESIDENT. The 'Enquirer hints at the loss of confidence in Tar Davis and the success of the rebels When it declares: "Absolutely, we do not believe that the President we have elected; and the man who has thus far led the nation with dignity, safety, and glory in its new and perilous path, is a malignant knave or a capricious tyrant. .We do not believe it. Terhape he does not satisfy everybody ; perhaps he does not gratify eve ry officer and politician with a place equal to each ruan's•estimate °fins own great merit; but this is no reason-to cry out all is lost." "RECAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS." Therian nf our neigh or of the APpial became roniantidally ' enthusiastic in his issue of Friday. In truth, the effervescence of his sudden fit of enthusiasm seemed to have raised him clear out of his boots—rising sud denly skyward, like a cork from a champagne bottle when the wire is cut !--List to his rapturous ebulli : . The capture of the Queen of the West and In dianola is suggestive of what may still be done by our little musketo fleet. Should the last-named boat be saved 'frem wreck and repaired, we• shall have -a force sufficient to go in pursuit of the Essex, which is, we believe, the only iron-clad boat the Yankees, have below Portßudson. With this vessel in our possession, the remainder of the enemy's fleet, all wooden craft, together with New Orleans, would fall an easy prey to the prowess of our arms. - --* • * * It would prove the grandest achievement of the war, and would wreathe the brows of those en gaged in it with chaplets of undying fame. The en terprise is not only feasible and practicable, but in viting, and the whole country would rejoice to see it undertaken.' _ "Did you ever ! The Indianola and Queen of the West to destroy the whole of Farragut's fleet below —glide down in triumph past Baton Rouge—anchor before New Orleans—shell out Banks' army from the city—land, take' possession of the plate, and hold it in spite of the heavy blockading fleet at the •mouth of the river, until the commander of ' ou,r little mus keto fleet' should choose to float doWn and annihi late Forts St. Philip and Jackson ! Of a verity, our friend of The Appeal mounted his`-war-horse and made a most surging charge on Friday. " But, after twenty-four hours' rest, our military neighbor's enthusiasm somewhat subsided. From fever-beat he fell' suddenly almost to zero. Back into his - $66 ' 'McClellan's he, yesterday, sank away down yonder.' Hear him " The necessity, which caused the destruction of the captured Union gunboat Indianola, and the run ning of the gauntlet by another turreted monster at Vicksburg, has obliterated for the present our visions of the probable early recapture of New Or leans, which we indulged in yesterday evening. We shall now be compelled to await the fate of this third vessel which has ventured below to give battle to our little fleet. Should she share the fate of her predecessors, we may again revel in our hopes of the recapture of the Crescent City.' - "By the way, neighbor, how did you hear of a third. gunboat, or turreted-monster,' passing the Vicksburg batteries'?" • THE BLOCKADE •AUC TI 0 N SALES AT CHARLESTON. -- A letter from Charleston gives an interesting de scription of the mode of • conducting the blockade auctions in that city, which' the public see adver tised in all the newspapers of the Confederacy. After describing the quiet and altered appearance of •the city, the writer says : . - - On King and East - Bay streets at least four fifths of the stores are closed, and on Meeting street the only. oasis one sees in the great desert of suspension is at the houses where the piles of goods that so con stantly run the blockade are auctioned off. Here, 'when an auction is to take place, merchants, pro ' feesional characters, ,and men of leisure, all eager for the accumulation of dollars, congregate in vast numbers, and the storerooms present a scene of busy life which -contrasts strongly with the remaining portions of the city. . I have, by dint of extraordinary perseverance,. worked my way into one of these densely packe.sT auction-rooms, and found the scene presented one of sufficient interest to describe. A burly man, of about two hundred and forty pounds avoirdupois, - mounts ''a chair, and announces that the sale is about to commence, continuing with - the remarks that the conditions are-cash, and that no issue of the Royer & Ludwig Confederate plate will be taken. The crier, who possesses a strength of lung of which " Stentor" himself would have been proud, and a rapidity of articulation that has never been sur passed by human tongue, is accompanied by a little gray-headed man, who wears a woolen cap of richly variegated hues, the crown of which displays the Confederate flag. This little man's chief occupation is to exalt the merits of the goods on sale, throw in occasional Witticisms, and catch the "winks winks and blinks" of bidders which the crier . overlooks.. A wink is as good as a nod with the little man, and he bawls it out'as lustily as if he were giving an alarm 'of fire or crying " stop thief." The great majority of the crowd who attend these cargo sales are-Ger man Jewe, and one is as-much, surprised at their numbers as at their unpronounceable and strangely - - sounding cognomens, which, at the knock-down of every_ article,grate harshly upon the ear of a stranger. For the amusement of your uninitiated readers I give a few, which it was my privilege to hear. viz : Lich tenstein, IVlittledorfer, Steinlein, Doorflinger, Ro senbaum, Gretzgra*, Yinnlouf, Betel:mating; Sling . low, Uncrauphit, &a. - • Many of the merchants here, complain -that al though these immense cargoes are Bold at their very doors, yet, by means of combinations made among buyers from abroad;" they are unable to purchase articles sufficient to justify them in keeping open their stores. For example three, four, five, or six buyers may combine and purchase a lot of articles amounting in the aggregate to $100,000,0r more, and then divide the lot. This is frequently done, and as the auctioneers, who have a most extensive-cata logue to dispose of, go upon the principle of con densing all they can, the buyer of more limited purse has no means, of replenishing, his exhausted stock. The magnitude of these sales is really surprising, and the last one made by R. A. Pringle & CO., I un derstand, footed up over $2,500,000. The parties for whose benefit they are chiefly made, viz : John Fra zer Sr, Co., have. already - realized $20,000,000. Of this amount $6,000,000 have been invested in Confe derate bonds. • , • RICHMOND NEWS AND GOSSIP. is „. We cull the following from the Richmond letter '(Feb. 17) of-The 'Appeal: • It is now generally supposed that the half of. Hooker's army sent to Fortress Monroe is intended for. Suffolk, and will endeavor to get to Richmond by the south side of James river. • In the Senate yesterday, the House exemption bill, in which the "twenty negro" clause of last, year has been stricken out, was voted down by a Two sons of Beverly Tucker, Esq, reached town yesterday direct from Paris, via New York and Baltimore. They are bright boys, 14 - and 16 years of • age. At- Martineburg they were arrested, and upon being brought:before the Union general, •were' sub jected to a 'rigorons (very) .:crow-examination." Upon being asked if he knew and an- swering in the. affirmative; the eldest boy was dee , sired by the general to tell what Mr. Slidell was in the habit of saying to him whenthey met in Parte. " Good morning, sir," was the reply. - "And what, ' did he say when you last saw him'!" "He said ; ' Good •:by, my boy)," The young Tuckers were'allowed to • - come through under promise of not revealing any - thing of the disposition of the. Union troops in the , neighborhood of Martinsburg. . The present condition of our navy, says the Rich-, .mood correspondent of ~the Southern, Cimfederack, could it with propriety .be diVulged, would thrill the Confederacy with.y. - Prudential :considerations; :hewevee, require that,most :of•the lExeoutiire • ire formation on that subject. shotffil WI - communicated to Congress in secret session. The examination,, of the Rey. J. R. Gravest of North Carolina , 'Who weii turned over to the civil THREE. CENTS authorities of that State by the Confederate Gover nment, a few months since, for treasonable language, hss resulted in his being hound over to answer to the Confederate Court on the charge of treason, . The European SteamshiP Question. Ta the Editor of The Press: SIR : In the several articles that have appeared in the Ledger opposing the steamship ordinance now baore the City Councils, are several mistakes, calcu lated to, produce a very erroneous impression. First. It says " What is remarkable in this proposition is that the railroad company originate it, and ask the city to do what they prudently will not venture upon themselves." To my certain knowledge the railroad company, nor any person representing them, employed by, or associated with them; or any of the officers, socially or otherwise, had anything to do with the origina ting of the , propoeition embodied. in the ordinance now under consideration. By turning to page 176, in the • appendix to the Journal of Select Council, it will- be - seen that this same ordinance was reported by ajoint special com mittee of Councils, and its adoption urged in the place of- a proposition of a very different character, made by other parties, and endorsed by a goodly number of our most reliable citizens in point of _wealth and reputation, among which appears the nameof the president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Second. It says : "Some capitalists, it appears, are willing to subscribe money for building steam ships, provided they incur no risk themselves, and are secured a profit on their investment." . . I do not believe any such hope or inducement has been held out by any one ; and I appeal to any one of the hundred or more business men, or corpora tions, who have subscribed to the stock of the Steamship Company, to say if such is the case. Again The Ledger argues, also, that the city' in curs all the ri4, while the shipping merchants enjoy all -its advantages; &c. This is, of course, on the assumption that the ships will be a failure, which is a conclusion directly the opposite to that arrived at by, very intelligent man who has carefully investigated the subject. We have furnished to us any amount of testimony, from the most eminent engineers, shipffiuilders, sea captains, and others, showing that the Randall shins roust be a success—and if a success, they will be cheap at any price. Furthermore, the amount' involved in this ordi nance is both uncertain and insignificant. -.I say un, certain, because a few days, even, may tell us of an event that would turn-thousands-of tons of freight in another direction that has. had to come this way on account of the closing of the Mississippi, and of the misfortunes of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It does not follow, because these circumstances have thrown a large traffic this way during the past year or more, and enabled the Pennsylvania Rail road Company to pay an eight-per-cent. dividend; that they will always have the same luck. Let a portion of this trade be diverted to other channels, and then suppose the not impossible occurrence of a serious disaster somewhere on the long line of that road, involving heavy loss, where, then, is this un certain amount, supposed to be two per cent:, that we are now splitting hairs over? The Ledger complains, also, that "the ordinance is without limitation, either as to the time it shall remain in force or to the number of steamers to be The first point is well taken, and it would be a valid objectionDif the ordinance did Mot provide for the sale of the stock owned by the city to meet ma- ' turing bonds. It is said that about $600,000 of the stock of the city has already been ordered sold for that pur pose, and about $700,000 more of the bonds of the city will. soon mature, which must be provided for in the same way, leaving to the city only about $3.600,000.0f stock. Add to this the fact that all, or nearly all, the bonds of the city will mature within a few years, and the stock belonging to the city being sold to meet them, there certainly will soon be nothing to limit. Let us not lose sight of the steam shins while looking after these crotchets. The latter objection is incomprehensible. It is this: that "one or more steamers" "may include a dozen." The good Lord grant it may be so. A line of safe ocean steamers for Philadelphia has been the burden ofmy earnest prayer for a long time. Would that we had half the number of steamers the _Ledger is apprehensive of being built. We would not then see on every hand, as we now do, the evi dence of commercial degeneracy and decay. I have said the amount involved in the ordinance is insignificant. This year it is two per cent., or something over $4,000,000; next year it may he one or three, or nothing but suppose it was jive, still. it would be tweroxivicAzer compared with the Mr mense benefits that the- city would derive from the establishing of such a line of ocean steamships as contemplated. Can we not raise our thoughts above this two-cent argument ; this close shaving, straight laced, pride-bound propensity to hang a dead weight on every public enterprise not carved out according to our own pattern? Oh! the monster ; more to be dreaded than the plague. Look at its victims. See the great and noble Keystone that fifty years ago stood pre-eminently the commercial power of this country; now where is she Reduced to the humble grade of No. 11 in the foreign export trade. Seethe merchants of Philadelphia, ompelled to con tribute, in freight and passage-moneAbver $2,000.000 a year to the support of steamers running out of New York; what is their condition now? See over 200,- 000 tons of - freight sent from our own wharves to New York for foreign shipment in one year (enough' to load sixteen steamers every month), and not a steamer in our harbor. Thanks to the two-cent po licy. Look once again: see the city of New York raise $10,000,000 a year by, a tax of only 1.70 per cent.; while we can scarcely raise $2,500,000 by a2-per-cent. tax. See, while we have over 30,000 more houses than New York, our real' estate - 1a ;worth only about $150,000,000, while hers is worth $400,000,000, and pays ten times the rent itualarthere every year, a very large portion of which would come here if we had a line of good and fait steamships. Let us have the ships.. ,PRO BONO PIMLICO. The Philadelphia and Liverpool Steamship Line. PHILADELPHIA, March 24, 1823: DEAR SIR : I have read your remarks before the Board of Trade, in relation to the ordinance under consideration by the. City Councils, to secure a steamship line between Philadelphia and Liverpool, and would remark that if the ordinance should be amended as you suggested, it will be productive of no good. Even as it is, there.will .be grave opposi tion in our Board to assuming any risks under the ordinance. I merely mention this to show you that the matter has not been hastily proposed, but that its bearings have been duly considered. Yours, truly, S. EDGAR THOMSON. To JAMES MILLIKEN, Esq. PRTLADELPRIA, March 25, 1863. DEAR SIR: I have ..your esteemed favor of yes terday's date, in relation to the ordinance before Councils, touching the matter of the appropriation to aid the line of steamships to Liverpool. I was not aware that the ordinance had had your thought ful consideration, else I should have hesitated in proposing anything in the shape of an am.mlment. I am in favor of the appropriation in the form in dicated, and in favor of the line of steamships pro jected, but it seemed to me that there should be some obligation upon your company commensurate with the appropriation. The idea in my mind was, that if you assumed the annual loss on one steamship to be $33,338, then, for an appropriation estimated to be $lOO,OOO annually, the steamship company should be required to construct three ships, etc., but to di rectly appropriate $100;000 annually, for the purpose of guaranteeing the stock of the steamship company whose stock in trade should consist of " one or more ships," seems to me rather loose. It is boldly asserted, and I hope and believe that the line, when properly established, will pay a profit to the stockholders on the legitimate earnings.of its own business; and if this shall prove to be the case, your company will not certainly want the surplus dividend, over six per cent., on the stock of your company now held by the city; and, therefore, to meet that contingency, I should advocate some pro vision in the appropriation to cover the point. The city should give your company just what may be needed and no more, and should reserve any surplus for aiding hereafter other enterprises of like charac ter, which have for their object a greater develop ment of the commerce of our port. - I was not quite correctly, reported in what I said at the meeting of the Board of Trade, which I re gret. I stated that I felt every confidence that the present management of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was acting in good faith in the matter; whereas I was reported as saying almost the oppo site. I am not a member of Councils, and will now per mit the matter to take its course under your gtli dance. - I am, with great respect, Veryy truly yours, TAXIES MILLIKEN. JoaN•EDGait THONSON, 'Esq., Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, March 25, 1563. DEAR Sin: I have 'before Me your favor of this date, explaining your remarks at the Board of Trade in relation to the ordinance now before Councils to secure a line of steamers between this city and Europe. This ordinance was not introduced at the instance of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. I was consulted by its -{Tamer, and suggested such modifi cations - as seemed to me to be necessary to insure success to the enterprise. It is not desigaed, as you • had supposed, that the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany should receive any direct compensation for its risks in guaranteeing the stock of these steamers- The practical operation of the ordinance will be to place all dividends upon_the city's .Pennsylvanis Railroad stock, above six per cent, per annum, in, the hands of the company, in, trust, as a security against loss by it from the proposed guarantee. If no loss should occur—and-I do not apprehend any the city receives back the security hypothecated, and has for the risks incurred, a. successful line of steamers. I , do not believe that there is a single director of. the Pennsylvania Railroad that desires to promote the, interest of the company at the expense of the city. If the ordinance could bear the interpretation. suggested;the Board would.not avail themeelves.of any. advantages that such a construction - would give to the company. I feel fuM confidence, that on the completion of the Philadelphia'and Brie Railroad, a line of steam, ere such as the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will be willing to guarantee the stock of, will prove a financial as ,well as a commercial success. - - Yours, truly, J. EDGAR THOMSON'. JAN - RS MILLIEEN, An Answer to Cracker Insolence. To the Edifor of The Press : The upstarts have the audacity to. say that the citizens of the North are the offspring of the. scum and refuse of European society. Whydid they burn the college of Wilham and Mary? Were the records in that building, whiCh were originally in. old Jamestown, removed thence to Williamsburgh ;; were they put into the college for dryness and safety; and were there among them the lists of the convicts who were to work-out -their terms of servitude in the iron mine north of Fredericksburg? Were there in. those lists the names of the ancestor's of three Governors of Virginia? Was it bedause of the ex istence of that list the College was burnt; forgetting thatthe list can be replaced from the records of the Old Bailey and , the Fleetwood Answer that, ldr. Henry Wise. God forbid that the present genera tion should be taunted with the demerits of their progenitors, or for the colored blood in theirxeins but when men set up aristocratic pretensionk; and give themselves airs of superiority over their betters, it is expedient to .examine their pedigrees, particu larly to see whether a captain grand who has stolen, is the descendant of a transported thief. The Yan kees, as the Crackers call the Northern men, are none of them descendants of transported convicts, male or female. Nor were their grandmothers sold for forty.five pounds of tobacco to planters. i f Respectfully, ' O. ~, .-14.1 arch 26, 16e3. New Jersey Legislature: Tuawrox,Marth2s.—Last night resolutions 'were PaaSed by the Senate denying the truth of the representations. made for partisan purposes, that Now Jersey intended to resist by force the execution of certain acts 'of Con "lt% last resolution declarei that .the people of New. Jersey are a law-abiding people, and are ardently de voted to a Union , of all the States, and may condemn and protest against certain laws as unconstitutional and unjust, yet,,until repealed or declared to be unconstitu tional, they will regard them &saws, and will eon& dently look to, the courts and the ballot-box for redress. After an animated discussion they" were Passed by -a Party ~vote. The Republicans opposed them in cone= ouence of the , impliedoenstire ppm them, - .This mornt Ang'the resolutions passed the:BousebY a large vote. -Both Houses adjourned Noe die at. 1.40 , this afternoon. A resolution was adopted by both Houses to firo na „tional salute in honor of the Foderal Union.. 'The tinion'League also flied a KW!) °Per the deat'a of the Legislature:- -._ TICE WAR PEZEISSI, (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) THE WAR PRESS Will be sent to subscribers by mail (Per annum in advance) at 191.0131 Five Con/ea " " O.OOO Ten " 17.08 Twenty " " " 32.00 Larger Clubs than Twenty will be charged at Mt same rate, 31.50 per COPY • The money mud always accompany the order. and ;bin° tnstance can these term? be dertatedirans, as Mar afford very tittle more than the coat of the paPar- T!ostmaeters are requested to act as Agents for Thu Wan PRESS. To the getter-up of the Club of ten or tweiaty. tE extra copy of the Paper willte given. • Annual Conference at West Chester of the `Methodist Episcopal Church. [Special:Repealer The Press.] SEVENTH DAY.—The Conference met at halfpast eight o'clock n. 'Bishop Simpson was .in the A resolution, which had been offered on Tuesday, by Bev. Sylvanus Townsend, which had been laid. on the table, and which was supposed to be some what reflecting on the Conference, was, by general consent, expunged. The report in the case of iev. A. Prams was re ferred -to- his presiding elder. His character was then passed and the report tiled. The motion to hold a conference seasion for the reading of statistics was lost. . . It was ordered that hereafter the statistics,of the colored Methodist 'Episcopal churches shall be rer ported to this COnferenee, and published in the mi nutes. After various transpositions and amend ments the following resolutions were adopted : 'Whereas, Our, country is now suffering severely under the blighting effects of a rebellion against this Government;.and whereas, God has promised to do much for us in answer to faithful prayer, which He does not on any other condition: Thmefore, Resolved, That we, the.members of the Philadel phia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal. Church, now in Conference assembled, do most re- SPectfully request the President of thellifited States to designate a day of fasting and prayer, in -which all Christians of this country may unite in fervent prayer to Almighty God, that He will terminate the rebellion, and restore all portions of our country to permanent loyalty and Peace. Resolved, That we hereby pledge ourselves to ob serve said day, and to Use our influence to induce the people within our respective charges to unite with us, should the President appoint a day for this purpose. Resolved, That we will- observe the 2d day of Allay as a day of fasting and prayer in behalf 'of Out country. These resolutions were-adopted. The following resolution was likewise presented : Resolved, That President Johnson, C. Cooke, J. Cunningham, Edwin Wilmer, F. Ellis,- and Colson. Retaken, be a committee to report at our next ses sion a plan for the organization. of a conference edit cational society. J; DICKERSON', P. COOMBE. This resolution was adopted. , The committee in the case of Rev. Mr. Stewart confirmed the action of the Union Quarterly Con ference. . The memoirs of Revs. L. C. Pettit, J. Hargis, E. P. Cooper, W. J. Brisban, and E. Reed, were read and adopted. The following resolution was presented and adopted: Rosoived, That, in the event of any preacher dying during the year, the presiding eider be requested to prepare, or appoint some one to prepare, a memoir, to be read at the next annual Conference. .f. CASTLE, W. C. ROBINSON. The following is a list of the lay members of de Education Committee: North Philadelphia District—C. Heiskoll, A: Phil lips. South Philadelphia Diatriet—T. J. Boswell,' Hoe. A. Heieter. - Beading Distriet—W. S. Spenser, .1 • J. Wilson. Wilmington District -F. A. Ellis, F. Williamson. Easton District—Hon. S. 1L Harrington, Col. E., Vilmer. Snow Hill District—Goy. W. Cannon, Col. T. Wallace. Rev. S. Higgins, Rev. S. F. Chaplain, and Rev. T. S. Thomas were appointed a committee to pre pare a memoir of Rev. S. H. McFarland, and to forward it to the Bishop for insertion in the general minutes. Rev. J. Tindall was discontinued at , his own re quest. The consideration of the first of the disciplinary questions was now taken up—" Who are admitted on trial'?" The• following resolution was presented and adopted: Resolved, That those who had, passed a satisfac tory examination and travelled under the elders be first taken up by districts. After certain statements made by the Bishop about the unacceptability of certain preachers, it was moved and carried that the bishop or presiding elder tontine those brethren in whose cases there are in separable difficulties. Some discussion ensued in regard to the appoint. ments made by the Bishop. The subject was -agi tated at unnecessary length by different speakers in different manners and degrees. The Conference ad journed at half past twelve, and , reassembles this morning at half past eight. In connection with these meetings of Conference it might be remarked that the Tenth Anniversary of the Philadelphia Conference Tract Society was held in West Chester Methodist Episcopal Church, on. Tuesday evening. Governor William Cannon, of Delaware, presided. A report was read by the cor responding secretary, Rev. A. Manship. It abound ed with interesting incidents which have taken place in connection with tract distribution throughout the army and elsewhere. -There were distributed, du ring the past year. 283,535 pages of tracts. The num• ber of books circulated was 04,879. The collections, public and private, amount to A number of conversions during the year, have taken place by means of the tracts and books sent forth by this society. The speakers were Rev. Elon J. Way, Rev. I. S. Willis, Rev. Thomas L. PoulsonMev. John Ruth. and James Riddle, Esq. They all spoke well. A collection was taken up by which over $lOO Wag realized. Governor Cannon and James Riddle, Esq., were made life directors of the society, and a fund was raised of thirty dollars to circulate six hundred copies of the Patriot's Hymn Book in the regiment of which Rev. Mr. Poulson is chaplain. The officers were then elected. They are as fol lows : Bishop Simpson, president : Thos. T. TaileL„r-- treasurer Jos o n F. Chaplain ' G. D. °arrow, M. D. Kurtz - , Andrew Manship, S. S. Willis, C. F. Turner. Win. Mullen, W. B. Wood, Daniel L. Patterson, Santee Long, Robert England; Jacob Elvas% Dr. Wm. Armstrong, Amos Phillips, S. B. Townsend, Evan Smith, S. P. .TaelMon, P. Peterson, T. Hubbard, Thos. K. Peterson, .T. Thompson; John Klein, .Gov. Wm. Cannon, Edwin Wilmer, George M. Brubaker, Thomas Rowland; and Wm: Milner. THE PO LIC7Ei_ CBefoie 31n.tilderman. Bottler.] A Thief ;Vittlres a Confession. • Henrietta Lewis was arraigned -before Mr. Alder man Beitler, at tr , ..e Central Station, last evening, on the charge of the larceny of ten pieces silver ware, most of them spoons, the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Harmer ' who resides on . Christian street, above Twelfth. These things were stolen on the 19th inst., and information of the robbery was left at the Cen tral Station. Detective Levy was deputed to attend to the affair, and in a few- days he-ascertained the stolen articles were pawned for the sum of $5 at Mr. McKee's shop on South street •Yesterday afternoon the prisoner offered a pair of- fiat-irons at the same place. She was handed over to a police officer, who locked her up in the -Third-district station-house. Mr.'Levy called upon her, and, in an interview, she confessed the robbery. The intrinsic value of the articles was fixed at $2O.- Some of the pieces were highly valued RS gifts. These are about• the points elicited by the public investigation. The prisoner was asked what she had-to say for herself. She re plied that she had been doing little odd jobs of work for Mrs. Harmer, and that a thief had stolen the articles and gavethem to her to pawn. The accused was committed, in default of $5OO bail, to answer at court. Something More than a Paul Pry A medium-sized German, belonging to Middle. town, Pa., and a cigar-maker by birth, who gave the fictitious name of William Smith, was arraigned be fore the same Magistrate at the Central Station, on the charge of the larceny of a carpet travelling bag, the property of Wm: A. Ingham, of Williamsport, Pa. It seems from the evidence of Mr. Ingham and Mr. Davis, a conductor on the Pennsylvania Rail road, and of Mr: John Wise, a Mailret.streetlmer chant, that upon the arrival at Harrisburg of the Western train, yesterday, the owner of the' carpet bag stepped out of the car. Presently a- stranger came in and took possession of the seat. Mr. I. also came, in, and, finding his seat occupied, said some thing to the stranger about not disturbing the carpet bag or shawl. The, owner -then "Went into the smoking car. During his absence , the stranger opened the carpet-bag by forcing, the lock, and com menced prying into the contents thereof—examining the bills and letters, photographs, &c., &c. While engaged in this pastime, the owner returned and dis covered him in the act. The attention of the con ductor was called to the facts, and he asked the stranger what right he - had to open , the valise, to which the fellow replied,. if the owner "did not want anybody to open it why didn't. 'he stay and watch it 1" It does not seem that .anything was taken. The lock was somewhat ,broken. Upon thearrival of the train at the next stopping-place, the prying stranger was about to, step out; whereupon. Mr. Ingham intercepted him at the doorway and said, "No you don't ; you can't go' out." The fel low was detained until arriving .at , the depot, when he was handed into the custody of a' private officer of the company. - ' - • Under the revised penal code, the accused is just as guilty of larceny as though. he had actually car ried the goods away. This is the presumption of law. The accused gave a fictitious name, but he is known to be a cigar_maker of Middletown, Penn sylvania. He was committed, in default of $5OO, to answer. [Before Mr. Alderman Welding - A • Violating an Ordinance. William Ward, the- driver of a coal cart, was ar rested yesterday afternoon by Reserve Officer Atkin- . son, on the charge of -violating an ordinance, which provides that drivers of vehicles shall not keep closer than- a . certain, number of feet to any other vehicle that may bemovingin the same direction in advance. This ordinance was_ passed in order to protect the riglitnof pedestrians who might desire -to cross at the intersection of streets, without danger of being run over, or without unnecessary delay. Yesterday, afternoonthree coal carts passed along at Eighth and Chestnut street so close together that the corner sidewalks became blocked up with pedestrians, many of.whom were ladies. Officer Atkinson admonished the drivers.; they, did not seem to heed him, but took their time. One of them became quite saucy ; and he was therefore taken into custody. He was or. tiered to pay the usual fine. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania—Chief Justice 'Lowrie, and Justices Thompson 9.11314 Strong. - The Court was engaged yesterday with the list the counties of , Erie, Crawford, Warren, and Mo._ Kean, and the following , cases were argued.: ' -Bernell vs. Garrison. From Common. Pleas Of, Erie county. Argued by James 0. Marshall, ysci.„ for plaintiff in error, and by Benjamin Grant and - Wm. A. Galbraith, Fees., for defendant in error. Sunderland vs. Struthers. From Common Pleas of , McKean county. Argued by W. W. Willard and J. W. Comly, Eqs., fel:plaintiff in error, and by. L. D. Wetmore and .R. Brown, Esqs., for defendant is s error. Grosvener vs. Woodin. From. Common Pleas of. Warren county., Argued by G. W. Scofield, for plaintiff in error, - and by Gaylord Church and; R. Brown, Buie., for defendant in error. Court of Oyer and Terininer. and Quarter, ' Smsious--.lludge Allison. CONVICTED OF REOELVING STOLEN GOODS. Michael McCabe, &pawnbroker in the lower sea._ tion of the city, was. put on trial yesterday charged, with receiving stolen goods knowing them to be stolen. It appears that fifteen shawls, stoleriby two colored men, were pledged by them to the defendant. for eight dollars. The robbery was communicated: by. the owner of the goods to the detectives,and the course of their search one of them, Detective: Levy; called on the defendant and'inquiried for Abe. 'stolen property'. McCabe. at first'denied .7411 1 knoW- Jedge of .them, but subsequently admitted he haii re ceived them, and finally produced them, saying, he. had advanced eight' dollars on them.' Offtcer.Levy paid him the advance, and took the shawls away. McCabe, was afterwarda charged by the colored men. who-pledged the shawli, and who Were ;Convicted upon his testimony, With a knowledge of their beingg. stolen, and he was arrested: Yesterdaythe.colored: man testified that he knew the. shawls. were stolen. when'he received them, and that he - had frequently before been' received goods that had been stolen'. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Sentence was deg terred until Saturday, and, in the meantime. Ma. Cabe was sent-to prison, the want refusing to permit liiui to renew his recognimnce. The Hartwq Murder voeip •; _ _ Atwart,' Minh 25.-The 041rt - ef .4 . ppeep hat ordered' the - . ditgikate of Kfiry:ll4l l # l .4M 34, ,with . .