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    THE
EJSMSEKD DAILY (SUNDATS EXCEPTED.)
BY JOHN W. 6'ORNEY.
OlPlda, jfo; 111 80ITTH FOURTH STREET.
VHH DAILY PRESS,
EiafiTßß* Cents Pek Week, payabkfo the Carrier,
galled to Bubseribers out of the City'at Eight - Dollars
PeeA*fuic», Pour Dollars fob Stpk. Months. Two Dol-
LARBfor Three Months—in v&iiably in advance for th*
time ordered.
AdrertieerQ ents inserted at the usual rates. Blje
lines constitute a square. .
THU TRI WEEKLY PRESS,
Mailed to Subscribers odt of the City at Poor Dollars
Fbr Amnrx, in advance • • '•
YARNS,
A. H. FRANOISOUS,
No. 433 MARKET,
No. 6 NORTH FIFTH STREET,
Mae in store the -larsest stock In this City of
YARNS, BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS, - BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS, BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS, BATTING, . WADDING,
YARNS, BATTING, WADDING,
Cotton Batting, Wadding,
Carpet Chain, Cotton Yarn,
Twines, Wiclring, Ropes, &c.
Goods Bold at Lowest Cash Trices.
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE.
A. 11. FRANOISOUS,'
pg MARKET, and 5 North FIFTH Street,
I Calls the attention of dealers to his
I
IMMENSE STOCK
V- -WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
I i WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
V ' WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,/
\ WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
' WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
' WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
! WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
'WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
. -BUCKETS, TUBS, CHUEKS,
.BRUSHES, BASKETS, BROOMS, -
' . LOOKING-GLASBES,
TABLE AND FLOOR OIL-CLOTHS,
WINDOW-SHADES,
. clocks,
FANCY BASKETS, <SO.
jo. A LARGER STOCK OF TEE ABOVE GOODS THAW
AWT OTHER HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY.
CLOTHES WRINGERS.
THE GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER.
“PUTNAM
“SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER”
to be superior to any other in use.
EVERY FAMILY SHOULD POSSESS A
CLOTHES WRINGER.
BECAUSE,
Ist It ia a relief to the. hardest part of washing day.
2d. It enables the washing to be done In one-third less
Sd. It saves clothes from, the injury always given by
listing. . 2
4th. It helps to wash the clothes as well as dry them.
WE BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE
THE
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER.
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
BECAUSE,
Fibbt. The rolls, being of vulcanized rubber, will
't- |»ear hot and cold water, and will neither break nor tear
•■offbuttons. -
Second. The frame being of iron, thoroughly galva
nized; all danger from rust is removed, and the liability
‘*toshrink, swell, split, Ac., so unavoidable-in wooden
machines, is prevented: . '
Third. The spiral springs over the rolls render this
; machine self-adjusting, so that small and large articles,
.•as well as:articles uneven in thickness, are certain to
receive uniform pressure. - - .1
Fourth. 1 -The patent fastening % by which the machine
’s Is tightened to the tub,_webß ii ° v * v , to h®- *uiwiur i» oim
vtjUcftyanaefficieQCy toany.yet offered. '
Fifth. It will At any tub,ground or square, from one
fcaif to one-and-a-quarter inches in thickness, without
he least alteration.
RETAIL. PRICE:
21To. 1. 16....,..•••N0, 2, *s.i Letter “A,” 18*
Agents wanted in every county.
9Sr Reliable and energetic men will be liberally dealt
•‘With. '
For Bale at the * i **
“WOODENWARE ESTABLISHMENT”
OF
A. U. FRANOISOUS,
No. 433 MARKET St. and No. 5 North FIFTH St.
mhl7-2m Wholesale Agent for Pennsylvania.
OIL CLOTHS.
,QIL CLOTHS AND
WINDOW SHADES.
CARRIAGE, TABLE, STAIR, AND FLOOR
OIL CLOTHS,
IN COTTON AND LINEN FABRICS,
QUALITY AND STYLE UNSURPASSED.
WINDOW SHADES,
COMPRISING EVERY VARIETY OP NEW AND ORI
GINAL DESIGNS, PLAIN and ORNAMENTAL.
These goods will be sold to Dealers and Manufacturers
prices much below the present price of stock. .
THOMAS POTTER,
manufacturer of oil cloths and
: WINDOW SHADES,
230 AKCIJ Street, Philadelphia, and
49 CEDAR and 95 LIBERTY Streets, New York.
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DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER <& CO.,
Northeast Corner FOURTH and RA.CE Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
KABTJFACTURERS 07
WHITE LEAD AM) ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, fto.l
AGENTS FOE THE CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealeri and consumers supplied at
. - VEST DOW PBICES JOB CASH.
|UIS-M •
GAS FIXTURES, Act
527 ARCH STREET.
O. A. VANKIRK & OO.J
jusrracTPKEns 07
CHANDELIERS
AND OTHER
GAS FIXTURES.
AleOsPrenck Bronze Figures and Ornaments,Porcelain
Cud Mica Shades* and a variety of
FANCY GOODS,
W H OLE SALE AND HETAIL.
Fleas* call and examine good*.
FURNITURE, &c.
JP URN I T U R E .
A- LARGE ASSORTMENT,
W. & J. ALLEN & BROTHER,
I*o9 CHESTNUT STREET.
/CABINET FURNITURE AND BlL
diabd tables.
MOORE & CAMPION,
No. 361 Soutli SECOND Street,
In connection with thelr extouol ve Cabinet hnelnese, are
HOW manufacturing a superior article of
billiard tables,
ttAd haren o^ l! n hand a f ;i [[ finppiy finished with the
MOORE A CAMPION’S IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
Which are pronounced by all who have need them to ha
mperlor to all others.
efor the.qnality and finish of these Tables, the mann
ctorere rear to their numerous patrons throughout the
nlon, who are familiar with the character of their
Work. mhs-6m
TUCKER’S
PATENT SPRING BED,
Patented July 3,1865.
Theabove are manufactured and for sale by
HIRAM TUCKER.
ynb9S-flm No. 3 REVERJ3 Block. Boston. Mass,
/CHAMPAGNE.—AN INVOICE OF
yj “Comet" and “ Orescent” Champagne Wine, to ar
riT* Per ship Carl. “4/“r^ale T by HE & LATERQtn|<
Mr MOSI and 304 South ISONT Street,
VOL. 6.-NO. 222.
CARPETS AND OILrCIOTHS,
CARPET WAREHOUSE.
JOS. BLACKWOOD,
833 ARCH STREET,
TWO DOORS BELOW NINTH (Sonth Side],
- IS NOW BECKIVJK.O
FOR STRING ■TKAJJE,
1 rich and extensive assortment of • T , T>c , riir , T / 10
XtfGLISH AND AMERICAN CARPETINGS.
Of the best makes, ,
Embracing all tho new stylos, which are offered ,
AT LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
' mhl3-2m. . ;• •
JUST RECEIVED,
3,000 BOLLS
CANTON MATTINGS,
To which we invite the. attention of the trade.,
M'OALLUM & OO m
NO. 509 CHESTNUT STREET,
mhl3-tf PHILADELPHIA.
EMOV A L .
J. T. DELACROIX,
has removed Mb -
STOCK OF CARPETINGS,
Prom 47 South FODBTH Street, to iis
NEW STORE,
No. 31 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
ti uer. ae oam-a tu -v. and purchaser.
generally, a LABGE AHB DESIEABI.FBTOga.-or
CARPETINGS,
of all grades, andhßßt known makes. i :
OIL CLOTHS, MATTIKGS. AND WINDOW SHADES,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
AT THE LOWEST PRICES.
J. T. DELACROIX,
No. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, above Chestnut.
pA9-3m - :’x :
Q.LEN ECHO MILLS.
M’OALLUM * CO.;
MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS,
509 CHEBTNUT STREET,
(Opposite Independence Hall.)
O A R P E T I N G'Bj
OIL CLOTHS, &«.
We bare now on hand an extensive stock of CARPET*
[NGB, of onr own and other makes, to which we call
the attention of cash and short-time buyers. fel6-3m
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS.
Q.EORGE GRANT,
NO. 610 CHESTNUT STREET.
Has now ready
A LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
GENTS 7 FURNISHING GOODS,
of his own importation and manufacture.
His celebrated
“ PRIZE MEDAL SHIRTS,”
manufactured under the superintendence of
- JOHNF. TAGGERT,
(FOBMERLY OF OLDENBEHG & TAGGERT,)
are the most perfect-fitting Shirts of the age.
. Jteff- Orders promptly attended to. : mh26-thstu3m
60t>. AROH STIIKBT * 606.
FINE SIIIItT AND WRAPPER DEPOT.
- . AN ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF ‘
GENTS’ FURNISIIIXG GOODS,
AT MODERATE PRICES.
FOUR PREMIUMS AWARDED FOR
SHIRTS, wrappers; and stocks.
G. A. HOFFMANN,
Successor to W. W.. KN-IGHT.
606 ARCH STREET. 600.
apB-mws3m
rj’llK PINE SHIRT EMPORIUM,
Nos. 1 AND 3 NORTH SIXTH STREET.
JOHN 0. ARB ISON;
; * (FORMERLY J. BURR MOORE.)
- -■’--’•-IMPORTER AHD MANUFACTURER OF - •
GENTLEMENS FURNISHING GOODS
IN GREAT VARIETY AND AT MODERATE PRICES.
N. B.—Particular attention given to the making of
Shirts, Collars, Drawers, &c. y - apB-6m
■UINE SHIRT MANUFACTORY.
■A- The subscriber would invite attention to his ,
IMPROVED CUT OF SHIRTS,
Which he makes a specialty in his business. Also, con
stantly receiving,
NOVELTIES FOR GENTLEMEN’S WEAR.
J. W. SCOTT,
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING STORE,
No. 814 CHESTNUT STREET, '
ja2o-tf . Four doors below the Continental.
CIiOTHING.
Fine Clothing,
Made up early, for
S-pring and Summer
now ready,
WANAMAKER & BROWN,
“OAK HALT,,”
S. E. cor. 6th & Market.
DESIRABLE
PROPERTY
von
INVESTMENT.
PRICES
SURE TO ADVANCE, ■
JJEN’S AND BOYS’ WEAR.
CASSIMERES.
NEW DIAGONALS. *
NEW MIXTURES.
NEW COLORS.
NEW 6-4 COATINGS.
NEW 6-4 MELTONS.
LADIES’ CLOAKINGS.
* BOYS’ CLOTHING READY-MADE.
BOYS’ AND MEN’S CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER.
COOPER «s OONARD.
ap4-tf S. E. oorner NINTH AND MARKET Ste.
JOHN KELLY, JR.,
TAILOR ,
HAS REMOVED FROM 1022 CHESTNUT STREET,
EDWARD P. KELLY’S,
143 South THIRD Street,
Where he presents to former patrons and the public
the advantages of a STOCK OP GOODS, equalif not su
perior, to any in the city-the skill and taste of himself
and EDWARD P. KELLY, the two best Tailors of the
city—at prices much lower than any other first-class esta
blishment of .the city. apl-tf
JJLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50, .
BLACK CASB. PANTS, $5.50, At 704 MARKET
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5/60, At 704 MARKET Sir lit
BLACK CASS. PANTS, M 50., At 704 MARKET Street
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50. At 701 MARKET Street
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street!
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GtJBTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Btreot.
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HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.
JJARDWARE.
CLOSING OUT AT
OL D PRI GE S,
The Stock of a WHOLESALE HOUSE, comprising a
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ' :
ALL KINDS OF. GOODS.
43T MARKET and 410 COMMERCE Streets.
apl6-lm ' ...
pOTTON BAIL DUCK AND CANVAS,
vy 0 f all numbers and branda.'
'Raven’s Dnck Awning Twille, of all description* for
Tents, Awnings, Trunk, and Wagon Covers. ’
Also, Paper Manufhctarers' Drier Felts, from Ito feet
Wide. Tarpaulin. Bolting. Sail Twine, Ac.
~ JOHN W. EVEBMAIf A CO.,
WS-tf lWJOlffig'AUtT.
L. HALLO WELL. & OO.^
NO. 615 CHESTNUT STREET,
(JAYNE’S MARBLE BUILDING,)
Have now in stock, and are daily receiving, ahandsome
assortment of New Foreign
FA NOY DR Y GOO D S
■ AND ...
SILKS,
All purchased since ,the recent J V
DECLINE IN GOLU,AND EXCHANGE.
and which will be sold at a V ’;
SMALL ADVANCE FOR CASH.
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1863. spring 1863>
HOOD, BON33RIGHT, * CO.,
GERMANTOWN. PA.
SPRING, 1863.
YARD, GILLMORE, St OO.j
Importers and Jobbers of
SILKS
AND
FANCY DRY GOODS,
NOS. 617 CHESTNUT AND fill JAYNE STS,,
Have now open, of THEIR OWN IMPORTATION, a
LARGE AND HANDSOME STOCK
- ■ OF
SPRING GOODS,
COMPRISING
' DRESS GOODS. SHAWLS, RIBBONS.
GLOVES, &c.
- Also, a full assortment of * '
WHITE GOODS. LINENS, FURNISHING GOODS. BM
BROIDERIES, AND LACES.
The attention of the trade is requested. fels-3m
1863. SPRING - 1863.
JOHNBS, BERRY, * C 0.,"
(Snoeesßori to .'Abbott, Johnes, A Co.)
No. IMT MARKET, and 534 COMMERCE Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
HfTORTBBS AH! JOBBERS OP
SI L K
1 aim
FANCY DRY GOODS,
Hav. new open a LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK
nr
DRESS goods;
Adapted to th* Beacon. Deo, a Full Assortment In
WHITE GOODS, RIBBONS, GLOVES,
SHAWLS, &0.,
Which they offer to the trade at the LOWEST PBICISL
CASH BUYERS'
Are particularly Invited to examine onr Stock. f*l3-t(
JAMES S. EARLE & SON,
IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS Of
LOOKING GLASSES.
OIL PAINTINGS,
ENGRAVINGS,
PORTRAIT,
PICTURE, and
- PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS.
EXTENSIVE r LOOKING GLASS WAREROOHS AND
GALLERY OF PAINTINGS,’
ial-tf «io OHESTHUT Street, Philadelphia,
DRY GOODS JORDERS.
DRY 'GOODS.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
DRY GOODS,
NO. 435 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
. The attention of the TRADE Is invited to their large
Stock of
STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS,
Among which, are choice brands of Sheet
ing and Shirting Muslins,
Madder Prints, De Latnes,
Ginghams, Lawns, • and
Newest Styles Dress Goods.
also.
MEN’S WEAR
IN GREAT VARIETY.
GREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO
CASH BUYERS. .
mhlß-2m
JAMBS R. CAMPBELL & CO.,
IMPORTEES, JOBBEKS, AHD RETAILERS OF
DRY GO ODS.
727 CHESTNUT STREET.
Invite the attention of Cash Buyers to their
FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK,
Embracing the most desirable styles of
SILKS AND DBESS GOODS,
IN ANY MARKET,
AT
MODERATE PRICES.
mh9-tap26
J) AVID ROGERS,
No. 45 SOUTH FOURTH STREET,
Importer and Jobber of
MEN AND BOYS’-WEAR,
• LADIES’ CLOAKINGS, &o.
mh2s-2m*
gPKING STOCK
SILK AND FANCY DRESS GOODS.
A. W. LITTLE & CO.,
Bhs-2m Ho. 335 MARKET STREET.
1863. spring. 1863>
BIEGELj WIBST, «6 ERVIN,
IMPORTERS and jobbers
dry goods;
■ * w
No. 47 NORTH THIRD STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
Merchant* viaiting thii city to purchase Dsr
Goons will find oiir Stock large
and admirably aaaorted, and at
Low Fiqubbs. In certain elaaaea
of Gooda we otter Inducement* to
purehaaera unequalled by any other houae in
Philadelphia. fe2l-2m
JAMES, KENT,
SANTEE, <S OO.;
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
OFj
dry goods;
Hoi. 339 and 341 N. THIRD STREET, ABOVE RAO].
PHILADELPHIA.
Ear. now open their usual
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
OF
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
Among which will be found a more than usually afcfcrae
live variety of
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS;
. Also, a frill assortment of :.
MERRIMACK AND COCHECO PRINTS,
and “
PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
To which they Invite the special attention ofcash buyers.
fe2o-2m
PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, dec.
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1863.
SPRING Mil, LINERY. |
SPRING MILL!
The undersigned has now open a
HANDSOME STOCK OF
RIBBONS, BILES, GRAPES,! ?
ILLUSIONS AND LACES.
Also, a splendid assortment of
FRENCH FLOWERS, 1
Consisting of fine ROSES, ROSE BUDS,- fine GRAPES,
and FRUITS, / \: jj
All of the most fashionable shades, and sttles.'
A LOT OP
RIBBONS AND FLOWER!
Of last season's importation, will be
CLOSED OUT VERY CHEAP.
M. BEBNHEI!
No. 736 CHESTNUT S’
mh3o-2m
SO STRAW GOODS, ,1’
FRENCH FLOWERS
LACES AND RIBBONS,
OF THE LATEST FASHIONS,
JUST OPENED
THOS. KENNEDY & BR
No. 730 CHESTNUT Street, below EIGH
ip ,jlj
BROOKS & ROSENHE-i
(Late Rosenheim, Brooke, &
No. 431 MARKET STREET. North Sidf
Hare HOW Open, and are daily making additions
A HANDSOME VARIETY OP
RIBBONS, BONNETS,
MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S HATS, FLOW!
AND <• - .- •
MILLINERY GOODS IN GENERA,
to whioh the attention of the trade la respectfiv
cited. mlf
giTTv MISSES O’BRYAN, 1107 r
SrapLa/NUT Street, will open PARIS HILI
THE SPRING, on THURSDAY, As
1863. . ai
1863 s p E 1 N G
WOOD * OAKY. .j
No. 725 CHESTNUT STREET]
HaT. now In store a complete stock of
STRAW AND MILLINERY GO<
INCLUDING / ; I
STRAW HATS AND BONNETS. <
MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S STRAW GOODS.
FANCY AND CRAPE BONNETS. • I
FRENCH FLOWERS, RIBBONS. &c, I
To .which they respectfully invite the attention of I
•hants and Milliners.
CASH BUYERS will find special advantage In exai
lag this stock before purchasing. fe2B-^
Milli n e r y
■AND
STRAW GOODS.
JOSEPH HAMBURGER,
. - 35 South. SECOND Stre«,
Has now open a large stock of Ribbons, Artificial Plow*
&c., to which, he respectfully invites the-attention
Milliners and Merchants.' Goods received "daily *frt
Hew York auctions. . mh24-2in[
T?IGHTH-STREET RIBBON STOg],
No. 107 North EIGHTH Street. , >V If =
We would inform our customers, and tlie ladies ten -
rally, that we open this day a full and uery supfcrir
stock of MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS,: fofcttj.
Springand Summer seasons, which we are prepare t
offer, wholesale and retail, at the most reasonable pries -
No. 4 CORD-EDGE RIBBONS, all colors, Slperi&e,-
No. 6 CORD-EDGE RIBBONS, all colors, sLs£er
piece. ‘if '
BLACK VELVET RIBBONS, every width,vsiimor
duality. -
BEST BLACK VELVET RIBBONS, with white fges,
every width, at last season’s prices. -i • ,/
BONNET RIBBONS, plain and fancy, every&ade, -
width, and duality—an immense variety-to ;s/t' all •
. BONNET SILKS, of every shade, plain and plai.
. BONNET CRAPES, LACES, ILLUSIONS,-BLADES,:-'
ORNAMENTS, &c. / 4>’\
-FRENCH ARTIFICIAL.FLO WEES, a snpej*vViety, ?
at the-usual-prices/ t —cT,*. T
[ STRAW BONNETS, the fashionable shape, ii ./raid,
split straw, and hair; white; gray, and black. /r>;:;
INFANTS’ HATS AND CAPS, every new - d ign, all
qualities. - (
LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S SHAKER HOOS.
THE BEST NEW YORK AND FRENCH pNNET
FRAMES, lower than they can be bought elsewere, by
or single.. . i
—T„
- SICHEL & "WEii,
Wo. 10T North. EIGHTH jtregt.
Give us a call.
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SEWING MACHINES.
gEWING MACHINES;
THE “SLOAT" MACHINE,
WITH GLASS PRESSES FOOT,
NEW STYLE HEMMEB, BRIDER,
and other valuable improvements. ■ '. ■ -
ALSO,
THE TAGGART & FARR MAGI
Agency—N. E. corner NINTH and.CHEERY
mhB-tf
jgl N GEE’S
SEWING MACHINES
For Family Sewinc and Manufacturing P■;
810 CHESTNUT STREE
jal6-Sm - •
TRIMMINGS, &C.
& hassall,
MILITARY FURNISHI!
No. 418' ARCH STREET
PHILADELPHIA.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
■ : - --- - - ajo.-lm
D. S. ISTERSAI REVENC
FOB THE SALS OF
UNITED STATES TAX
STAMPS,
Vo. ST South THIRD Street, first door shore fiestnut,
A full supply, of all kinds of-TAX STAMPS distantly
on hand, and for sale in quantities to suit. '
A liberal discount allowed on amounts- of tdoand uv-
Wards. f,
, Orders by Mall promptly attended to. ;
Office Honrs from 9A.M.t06 P. M. I \\ ;
JACOB E. KIDOwIy)
deWelCI ' No. 57 South XHIRJ Sti^et;
UNITED
SECbNB COLLECTION DISTRICT)' ,k T'
Of: Pennsylvania, embracing the First,HSeranth,
Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth wards of the city tf Philadel
phia. . * ■ T *y. - -.
The annual assessment in the above-namel distrfcfcdf
all persons liable to tax on Gold and Silve/Platejf Car
riages, Billiard Tables, - and: Pleasure Yachs, ana' also
of all persons required to take oat Licenses, jiaviugbeen
•completed, notice is hereby /given that,tie taxes due
under said assessment -will, be received by the under
signed, excepted, betwefri the hours of
9A. M.,and 3P. M., at his omce»south.vesh corner of
THIRD and WALNUT Streets, ,on knd aft/? S ATURDAY,
the 11th instant, until and, including - Saturday, the 9th
day of May, 1863. 7' 1 • -
• PENALTIES. -I ■ '
All persons who fail to pay the annu l taxes oh’gold
and silver plate, carriages, ■ billiard tahln# and pleasure
yachts, on or before the aforesaid 9th o: May,- 1863, I will
incur a penalty of .ten per centum add ional upon the
amount thereof, as provided for in the I h section of the
excise law of July.l, 1862.
All persons'who in like manner sha fail to take out
their licenses, as required by law, on r before the 9th
day of May. ]SG3, will incur a penalty o three times the
amount of said licenses, in accordance with the provi
sions of the 59fch section of the excise lav aforesaid.^
Money of the United States only rpcei\
w . JOHN H. DIEHL,
ap9-dtmy9 S.W. cor. of THIRD and]
H E
“EXCELSIOR” HAMS
' ABE THE BEST IN THE WOKID. i
NONE GENUIHE UNLESS BSAKBE» -v
“ J. H. M. & C«. PHILAM. EXCELSIOR.”
J. H. MICHENER & CO., V
GENERAL PROVISION DEALERS AND CUReU OP
TRE CELEBRATED
"EXCELSIOR”
BUG AR-C’URED HAMS,/
Nos. l4a and 14:4 North PKONT St] iet,
Between Arch and Race streets, Philadelphia
The justly-celebrated “ EXCELSIOR ” HAMS arronred
byJ.'H. M. & Co. (in a style peculiar to themaelas) ex
pressly for FAMILY USE, are of delicious flaygv free
from the unpleasant taste of salt, and are pronou/cod by
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and the relatives of such as are deceased, &Agra«K»xaDM
and satisfactory rates. Soldiers who kaveterved two.
years, and all soldiers who have .-been dipharged by
reason of wouudß received in battle, are nofontitiea to
the $lOO bountyand the latter, also, to_a jyasion*
, JAMES FCLTOtf, Solicitor for ClafoanU.
nU4 4»4Yr*ijOTSttM».
JERY.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1863.
THE MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON.
Mississippi Squadron,
Helena, Arkansas, April 11, 1863,
[Special Correspondence of The Press. V
I t lt is now. too late for me to give you in detail the
events of the Yazoo Pass Expedition, or more pro
'perly speaking, of the two expeditions, and the he
roic and noble fights of the United States gunboat
Ohillicothe, which alone and unsustained by the
army fought Fort Greenwood-three several times,
receiving fifty-nine terrific shots,, and having in
killed and wounded, out of a crow of less than sixty,
twenty-two killed and wounded. \
The expedition is not a failure by any means, but
it would have been a perfect success butfor the need
less, yes, criminal delays of the army officers at He
lena in fitting out transports for the troops, and for
the delay, after the expedition got through the Pass
into Cold Water river, of Lieutenant Commander
Watson Smith.
General Kobe, of tlic army, and the commanders
of the OhilUcothe and Baron De Kftlb would have
achieved a fame such ns the war has not produced,
but for the delays of their superiors, or but for their
< jealousy. •.
The expedition is so far a great success in this, that
it has entirely destroyed all prospects for crops of
any kind oh the Yazoo Pass, on the Cold Water, and
on the Tallahatchie. In addition to the above very
important item, all the cotton, cotton-gins, planta
tion houses, and negro quarters, all the corn and all
the cattle, and all of the fences on these streams, were
utterly destroyed; besides the rebel loss in killed and
wounded and in prisoners, and from desertion was
very considerable. Their greatest loss, however,
was in the very large amount of Cotton they destroy
ed to keep us from getting it, and the loss of a great
number of their negroes, who were brought out un
der the provisions of the President’s proclamation,
and in the complete. demoralization of what were
left. A portion of the negroes that the Yazoo Pass
Expedition caused to leave their masters, are now
being drilled at this point as Federal soldiers.
The breaking of the leveeß in getting into the Pass
will destroy all the country adjacent to our route,
and will render the whole upper portiqa. Qf'the State
of Mississippi eo sickly, that it will be- impossible
for tlieir armieß to remain in the locali-es we- have
just visited. The same may be said of all the Lake
Providence country and that of Yickßburg, and, in
fact, oJf all the States on the Mississippi river—for
the leveeß are broken from Memphis to New Orleans,
and cannot soon be repaired, for the negroes won’t
•work, and Southern chivalry have to fight not only
the Yankees, but starvation.
There is a movement on the tapis to-day that in
dicates a complete concentration of all the troops,
from Memphis down, on the City of Hills, as the
rebels poetically style "Vicksburg. If, aB I suppose,
I will not go wanting for material to keep up my
correspondence.
I think we will strike this time by the way of Lake
Providence—and, should we fail again, we beg to
call to the minds of our friends the anecdote of Bruce
and the spider. F.
ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Progress of Our Great Armada—Vicksburg
to. lie Assaulted from Below by our Entire
)a f Force-Tlic Yazoo Pass Expedition—lst
1 Arkansas African Volunteers General
l Thomas’ Military Scheme for Enlisting
I Colored .Troops.
I . Cincinnati, April 20.— You may look for import
• ant news from Vicksburg about this time, and I
ir- think it will be nothing less than that the passage of
\ - the river batteries by the upper fleet has been ac
in l- eomplished with transports and an assault by 70,000
£ men by the,way of Warrentoh. Part of the boats
forming the Yazoo expedition have arrived at Mem
phis. The damage has been appraised as follows:
The: John Bell, $1,453; the Key West, $2,225 ; the
Mariner, $2,800 ; the Tecumseh, $5,800,
:
NEGRO SOLDIERS IN ARKANSAS,
Cincinnati, April 20.—The Ist African Regiment
at Helena is.nearly-full. The negroes manifest
much enthusiasm, and some of them are very proud
of the service of soldiers in our-army.
GEN. THOMAS’ PLAN FOR THE EMPLOY
MENT OF COLORED TROOPS. IN THE
SOUTHWEST.
Cairo, April 20.—Below will be found General
; Thomas’ plan for employing negroes on abandoned
plantations./ He says he wishes it had been done a
month earlier, then the success would have been
complete, but even yet mueh may be done.:
First. The Government of the United States, in
order to secure the safety of commerce and naviga
tion on the Mississippi, have determined to locate
on or near its beach a population, who will
protect, instead of destroying,, as is now. done, the
vireedom of commercial intercourse on this great in
land sea. That this policy may the mom speArfiijr
J^fpfl^>jyA^.itgj4niti»tibnr -B, meld, Captain-A.
Rev. D. S. Livermore are hereby
appdihfedrcbmmissibnersVwhose duty it shall' be to
superintend the letting of plantations to. persons of
proper character and qualifications, and to see that ;
the mutual obligations between.the negroes and
their employers or superintendents, shall _ be faith
fully performed j to attend in some measure to their
moral and intellectual wants, and generally to carry
out'the policy of the Government regarding negroes
that are to be put to agricultural pursuits.
: Second. Yt being deemed the best policy as far as
possible to make the employment and subsistence
' of negroes a'jnatterto be left to private enterprise,
■ plantations will be placed in- possession of such per
sons as commissioners shall deem of good character,
and pecuniary responsibility, and in lieu of rent a
/tax will be collected upon- the-product of the land,
payable to .such agents as the Treasury Department
. shall designate, care, being taken to secure, as far as.
possible, ■ the just fights of employee and employed,
: and in all cases the negroes will be furnished with
enough clothing for.comfort in advance of their
earnings, in consequence of their extreme destitu-
and in no case will negroes be aubjecfc .tb corpo
j ral punishment by the lash or other cruel and unu
sual modes..: . ..
Third, Upon the occupancy of plantations inspect
ors will visit each plantation and'take an inventory
of all tlie'property upon the estate. Crops yet un
gathered will be turned over to be gathered by the
lessee, up.on.such terms aB shall secure to the Go
vernment its fair share, while all movable property,
• stock,'grain, &c., will be taken possession of Dy the
Government, or sold to the lessee, if he so desires, at
their appraised value,-pay able out of the proceeds of
the plantation in the fall. The appraisers to be ap
pointed by : the'commisiioners,'unless otherwise de
signated by the Government.
Fourth. After the lessee shall have taken posses
sion of the plantation, as many negroes of average
quality as he may desire shall be turned over to him
upon the order of the commissioners, the lessee en
tering into bonds to employ them until the first of
February, 1864, and to feed, clothe, and treat hu
manely, all the negroes thus turned over, the cloth
ing to bededucted from their wages, and'to be fur
nished at.cost.
•Fifth. If it shall be found impracticable in conse
quence of the. lateness of the season to find persons
•of sufficient character and responsibility to give em
ployment to all the hegroeß coming within the lines
; of the army, the commissioners may.appoint superin
tendents, under 1 whose supervision the soil may be
cultivated for theexclusive use of the,Government,
or'may/have the plantations worked upon such
terms as in their judgment shall be bcßt adapted to.
the welfare of the negroes, taking care that in all
plans adopted'the negroes shall be self-sustaining
and not.become a charge upon the Government. ,
Sixth. The wages paid for labor shall be as fol
lows : For able-bodied men, over fifteen years of
age, seven dollars per months for able-bodied women,
over fifteen years of age, five dollars per month;
•for children, between the ages of twelve and fifteen,
half price; /
Children under twelve years of age shall not be
used as field-hands, and families must be kept to
gether when they so desire. The tax on'theproducts
of the plantation in lieu of rent shall be at the rate
of two dollars per bale of 400 pounds of cotton, and
! five cents per bushel on com and potatoes.
Seventh. Whilst military will not be
guarantied for the safety of persona engaged in cul
tivating the soil, yet all troops will be required to
give protection .where it can be done without injury
to the service, and' it is confidently believed that the
military organizations of the negroes'will afford all.
the protection necessary.:
Eighth. .Commanders of the army will render the;
commissioners such military assistance as may.be
necessary, without injury to the service, forthe exe
cution of their duties. The commissioners, will
report their proceedings to the Secretary of War
every! two weeks.
Given under my hand at JVlilliken’s Bend, Ea.,
April 15,1863, by authority of instructions from, the
Secretary of War. E. THOMAS,
* Adjutant General/ •
JUDGMENT AGAINST THE REBEL SE
CKETAKY OF WAB.—Quite an important case
was on trial yesterday in the Oiroiiit Court now
being held here by Judge James C. Smith, which
resulted in a judgment of about $l,BOO and $2OO
costs against Judah P. Benjamin, the Rebel Secre
tary of War. The suit was brought by Thomas C.
Bates, who had about $50,000 in claims to collect at
the South. Mr. Bates employed Benjamin to collect
these claims. The latter agreed to do so Tor $5,000.
After doing a portion of-the business, and collecting
enough money to payhimself the $5,000, Benjamin
refused tahave anything further' to do with the busi
ness, and would not pay over the money collected.
Mr, Bates sues him and recovers, as before stated.
Benjamin had three partners, so the plaintiff recovers
a judgment for about one-third of the actual claim.
It is stated that the Rebel Secretary of War haß con
siderable property in New Orleans, and the judg
ment ha? been sent there for collection.— Rochester
Democmt^
Collector, i'.>
VVU.NUT Sto.
THE DISCOVERY OF THE PROPERTIES. OF KELP
OR*SEAWEED.—It has been discovered by the chemists
of France that.kelp or seaweed has been found to contain
the properties necessary to give tone to the stomach,and
' impart a vigorous an<t healthy-digestion. By distilla
tion and analysis it is found to.contain iodine, hydro
potassium,: iron, lime. and. the hypophosphites, and
'other very important chemical agents, which act outlie
food in the stomach,: similar to the gastric juice, causing
it to dissolve, and perfect digestion, is the result. It is
remarkable how it produces strength and vigor to the
system, making the most-slender fleshy and robust,
with a hale and hearty constitution.-
In Ireland, , the Irish moss has been used by phy*i
ciaus tor many years with marked success, and ic con
tains many properties similar to kelp, but in such feeble
proportions that the seaweed -is destined to supersede it
entirely. ■ - -v
Professor Faraday, of London, has discovered that
the kelp possesses also anthlemintic, or worm-destroy
ing property, in an eminent degree ; and, as it is per
fectly safe under all circumstances?, the day is rapidly
approaching when the seaweed will he the only remedy
that will be used as a vermifuge for children and adults,
for tapeworm, and-all other kinds of worms that the
human system is liable to. - > 'v.:
Professor .Faraday will prosecute his investigations
still further ofl: this interesting subject, and the public
would do well to keep themselves posted as to the re
sults of his labors. . . v :
Worcester, Mass., .April 20.—An’ accident occurred
this morning, two miles east ofWorcesier, on the Boston
Railroad,-caused, by the breaking of an axle of one. of the
cars. Severer cars were badly damaged, abrak osman
was killed, and two persons injured. Thompson’s Ex
press messenger was also.wounded. /
The accident, occurred on the 9.-10 A. M, tram from
Worcester.-; -The baggage master, named Wasson, was
instantly killed; Mr. Hydo, the express messenger/re
ceived serious internalinjuries, and four other persons
wore seriously iniiu-ed. - : • . • ~
A portion of the train is a complete- wreck, while t-Ha
remainder .fortunately escaped. The suflerers wore
promptly removed to the Swan- Hdfcsoi where: they -re-;
ceive every attention:>•’ ; .V ; v ; ,
rKodoteation. of the trains was caused by the accident. ■
iORINO
is.
Railroad Accident*
NEW YORK CITI.
[Correspondence of The Press.]
New York, April 18, 1863.
PROSPERITY
seems to be the rule, rather than the most general
exception even, with all branches of industry.
Every mortal shopkeeper, from the merchant prince
down to the humblest tradesman, appears to be
doing a maximum business; nearly'all vendable
commodities are dearer than usual, but the buyers
for everything are plentiful, and have the caßh. The
great dealers in the more expensive luxuries of
Uresß and housekeeping, whose yearly store rents
are so many fortunes, make no complaint of a falling
off of custom, and meet their notes with a prompti
tude indicative of steady thrift. Though public
charities of all kinds have but to appeal to be an
swered by the most liberal contributions, their de
pendants are fewer now than ever before. All
through the cold weather, and up to the present
time, there has been less suffering amongst the poor
of this city than was ever known previously
for the same period. From twenty-five to thirty
different places of public amusement are open
every week, and all receiving ample patron
age. The money market is absolutely pletho
ric for certain and uncertain investments of every
description—Government stocks, real estate, bond
and mortgage, and railway paper. .Take the
masses all through, from master mechanics down to
apprentice boys, and they all seem to have more
money to spend forpleasure than ever before. If
we are not living upon a tremendous financial bub
ble—if what we are using for ready money is really
so much cash—if the present financial policy of the
nation is as sound, systematic, and well’guarded
against contingencies, aB it certainly appearsjto*be,
and as every attendant circumstance and conßO«Qi.ence
indicates that it is, our country is an. enigma, and a
miracle amoDgst the Powers of the earth. Nothing,
makes the ultimate annihilation of the Southern
rebellion so certain as this vigorous prosperity of
. the North; for while it continues, and while bank
ruptcy and famine make proportionate havoc
amongst our enemies, battles, won or lost, can only
be the accidents of the war, in no way affecting its
final issue. ■
THE FASHIONS
for the remainder of the spring and the whole of the
summer season are already revealed by. the oracles,
and promise to make “ Misß Flora McFlimsay, of -
Madison square,” more glorious for Saratoga, New
port, and Long Branch, than ever. She will wear a
bonnet suggestive of woven steam, trimmed with
flowers and feathers of exquisitely tortored straw.
Her hair will present of all the fanci
ful forms, mixtures, aggregate attitudes! bizarre
curvatures, and bewildering conglomerations of
which the capillary, aided by oily art, is at all sus
ceptible. The most conspicuous object of the “ rear
elevation” of this marvellous head-piece, will be a
high golden comb, enriched with mosaics, or adorn
ed with jewels. From the middle-distance of the
summit, a bird-of-paradise.feather will curve back
ward in gentle. agitation, to fall delicately to the
shoulder. Miss McFlimsay’s favorite necklace will ,
composed of themoßt delicately-tinted amber beadß
attainable. Her dress will be a rich moire of
peach bloßßOmj or light violet hue, with all the
rarities of polite botany scattered vivaciously over
it—the roses, lilies, leaves, etc., increasing in Bize as
they approach the bottom of the skirt, where they
lose themselveß in a superb border of heavy satin
flower garden. ’ This last idea is a modification of
the Eugenie border, which represented a branch of a,
cherry tree with leaves and fruit, a brld’s nest half
hidden by the foliage, but still revealing its eggs,
and a bird flying out of it. Miss McFlimsay’s rival
for the heart of Charleß Augustus the.younger, will
wear—well, you may judge what she will wear by
a little circumstance lam about to relate. On Fri
day evening,*when the steamer. British Queen had
just arrived here from Havana, and while the pas
sengers, who chose to go ashore that night, were
getting their carpet 9 bags “ passed ” by the . custom
house officer in charge, a fashionable young-lady
passenger, who was accompanied by her mamma,
timidly , requested said urbane and susceptible
official to “please to pass my These “birds”
were contained in a small glass case, and proved to
be a number of very brilliant glow worms. It is the
custom with the belleß of Havana society to enclose
these flaming insects in the lace or crape flounces
of tlieir dresses as ornaments, and the efl'eot, I can
assure you, is singularly effulgent. The fashion is
to be introduced here this summer, and Miss Mc-
Flimsay’s queenly rival will exploit it.
A SISTER OF GERALD GRIFFIN,
the famous Irish novelist, was .buried from St. Ste*
phen’B Roman Catholic Church fiix this city, a few
days ago. Though born m Limerick, Ireland, se
venty-two years ago, she had resided in this country
for many years, haying a true Irish regard for; our
republican institutions, and gaining a large circle of
warm personal friends, no lesß by her. refined intel
lectual characteristics than by her amiable qualities
of heart. Another name, having: men
tion in standard, literature, has: also, taken the seal
of death lately. , Mr. Gabriel Franchere, who died
at St. Paul, Minnesota, on the 12th, was a member
of the firm of Franchere & Co., of this city, and the
last survivor of John Jacob Astor’s famous “ Asto
: ii»”,-expedition.,JWashtogton- Irving*• in .his fine
-b.ook of “ Astoria,”~q v/iCErrcreQit,"'-
from Mr. “Franchere,-who became an intimate friend
of the author. . :
. A LARGE WAGER
was won yesterday in this style: From ten* o’clock;*
in the'morning until sunset, the " Broadwayites were
edified with the appearance upon: the cross-walk of
one of the streets intersecting Broadway just above.
•Grace Church, of-a very distingue* sweeper,-whose,,
costume,' .excepting his coat, hat, and boots, was'
that of a fashionable gentleman; Diligently ; he
plied his rugged broom, before the step’s of each
: person crossing the street in question, revealing a
c.arefully-dressed head of hair as lie removed Kis hat
on reaching the curb, and solicited contributions for
hm muddy labor. Quite a crowd gathered on the
corners towards evening, to stare at him, and though
his,business had been good all day, it then became :
: a gorgeous shower of pennies . and poßtai currency.
At sunset (or near tKatf'he suddenly stopped his
work, threw hiß broom clear across Broadway,
jumpedintoa carriage which:had just driven up
close-by, and was whirled away around the corner
of Fourteenth street before the spectators had suffi
ciently recovered'from their astonishment to pursue.
Probably you have already guessed the true facts
'of the case; the mysterious sweeper was a young
man of fashion, .who had made a bet with , a friend
the night before that he could collect twenty dol
lars in a day from the' public by playing sweeper
in the costume I have noted. The matter was
to be a close secret between the two until the
wager was decided, and he who offered the bet
pledged himself not to of his friends
who might encounter him during his employment
with the broom, normake any advances, or con
fidences, or. giv.e any intimations of which any
ragged sweeper might not legitimately avail him-.
• Eelf. The amount he actually collected was $27.16.
• The ladies were most liberal in their donations, and
sometimes gave him fifty-cent and twenty-five-cenfc
pOßtals. They “ pitied ”; him most generously, and
on one occasion a lady leaned from her carriage,
• which was passing slowly, to hand him her contri
bution. Here is ah idea for some one of the more
prosperous genuine vagrants; let him get ; himself up
in the “reduced gentleman” style, and he can
; makea fine income—while the novelty lasts.
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
are sb numerous as ever, and very liberally patro
nized still; but the approach of the warm weather
is having a slowly*thinning effect upon all the au
diences. At the Academy of Music, the “Balio” is
to be given on Monday night, the special benefit of
Mazzolcni, the tenor, and. then the opera season is
ended. At Niblo’s, Miss Heron comes out in “Au
rora Floyd,” Miss Buflille Western, despairing of
success in polished, characters, goes back to her na
tive “French Spy;” and that dramatic sacrifice of
womanly modesty is announced at the Winter Gar
den. Actorß and actresses can never hope to be re
spected like other people whilst first-class theatreß
tolerate plays which no modest woman can look
upon without blushing. Miss Laura, Keene, who
intends to take her company on another starring
tour'during the ‘summer, is doing a rather unequal
busineßß with a quick succession of cheaply-made
“new” plays. At Wallack’s, “My Noble Son-ia-
Law” is still announced. Gottschalk is sentimen
talizing the fashionables, at Irving Hall, with digi
tal roinanzas on a grand Chickering made without
orerßtringing. The various other entertainments of
the day—or-evening—suggest nothing to-mention.
AN EDITORIAL LETTER.
CFromthe Wasliingron ‘.‘Chronicle/ 1 ]
• New Yokk, April 14, 1863,
Visitors to New York can find the standard
interesting and novel objects outside of the regular
exhibitions, and shows.* Many '.persons come here
with a general idea that if they have any leisure to
enjoy it should be expended at the theatre or the
opera, or by a ride to the Central Park, or a recher<M
dinner at Delmonico’s or the~“ House of : Gold.”
• And with this' experience they go back to their homes
to delight gaping crowds with stories of the won
ders they have seen and the pleasures they have
shared. But there is material for more profitable
study and gratification far below the-polished sur
face of these over-advertised and over-praised insti
tutions. . Let me describe what accident revealed to
me a few days ago as I walked along Broadway.
Everybody seems to be in a hurry in the chief
avenue of this hive of-a city. The rapid movements
of the foot-passengers, the shrieks of the omnibus
drivers, the herculean efforts of the policemen to
rescue unfortunate females who are constantly get
ting tangled in the . harness of the carriages and
vehicles, , and the . altogether new compound of
sights, smells, and.sounds, .overpower the quiet
stranger with alternate emotions of fear, anger, and
amusement. -It was the tidal hour of this rushing;
torrent, and in, .one of the eddies formed in a cor- :
ner by a stoppage of the current. of travel at
a crossing, T met my friend E. ’S. Sandford, presi
dent of the Great American Telegraph Company.
To my inquiries about his place of business he re
plied by asking me to look in.uponit; and what I saw
shall be the subject of tliisletter. It was a satisfac
tion and a surprise. We know little about telegrams
or telegraph offices in our cities and towns. It is
only here that we can realize at once the magnifi
cence and the magnitude-ofthat system which, with
its thousand electric fibres and tongues, throbs;with
and talks to millions of people every day. “ There
is our office,” said Mr. Sandford. I saw a vast
building of six stories, fronted with a Bign de
noting it to be the headquarters of the Ameri
can and-Buffalo Telegraph Companies. The first
floor is devoted to the receiving of despatches
and the operation of transmitting them. A large
worn was filled with what seemed to me to be a
troup of young fellows playiug on small pianos;
each man seated at his desk, hidden from: eight by
the back-board which laced me as I walked through
this strange orchestra. Every desk was set apart to.
some special duty. One was labeled “ Montreal,”
another “ Washington,” and so on with the princi
pal cities. One , was marked “The Newspaper
Frees,” and others were set apart for financial des
patches. -Each operator had an instrument at his
side; and materials for writing, and - a book in
which he entered every message after it had been
sent. Here the Morse system, was ÜBcd, and I think
at least thirty-five persons Are constantly at work at
their respective desks. In the rear of these were
the House printing telegraph machines. They ex
actly resemble pianos, and were being played upon
with great velocity. by;the artists who had them in
charge. The second story is appropriated to the
uses of the, officers of the company. Here I met
that accomplished gentleman, the new chief engi-:
neer, Marshall Leffterts, so well-remembered in
•Washington and elsewhere, as the colonel of the
great 7th Regiment, an organization which from be
ing the pride of this metropolis became a national
. example, as well because of its prompt patriotism
as for its perfect discipline and the high character of.
' its rank and file. The filth story is a battery room.
Wonderful is the order in this apartment. It is
arranged to accommodate over one thousand cells
of “Grove’s and Prinsen’B Ooke” battery. Here
is where the telegraphic fibres that stretch all
over the land are fed with fire. All these iron nerves
are brought into the building through the cupola
which surmounts the building, and from which we
had a gorgeous view of the city, the bay, and the ad
jacent country. What wealth, poverty, vice, ambi
tion, hopes, and fears, are .at work in. this heaving
and contentious mass f What' life and death *
What a busy and terrific struggle to fill the brief
space of the one with honor or with riches; what a
neglect of the certainty of the other! From this
height I could fancy the marvellous mission of the
telegraphic machine. Stretching in one unbroken
nerve to San Francieco inone direction, and to Cape
Race in another, Mr. Sandford expects it shortly to
reach Europe via the Atlantic cable. When thiß is
laid, this nerve, or nerves, will vibrate in Pekin,
China, and in Yeddo* Japan.. He • estimates
that when the great Russian scheme of a tele
graphic line and cable by way of Behring’s Strait
is accomplished, of which- tie*- entertains no doubt,,
the earth will be girdlatllin. less time than Puck
could do it. -The American Telegraph Company
own over eight thousand! miles of telegraph line,
and more than sixteen thousand miles of wire.
They have four hundred and thirty-two offices and
employ some \fifteen ■ hundred persona, They con
nect with all the main telegraphic lines of this coun
try and Great Britain. Add to this enormous
. wealth and power thefact that they own the patents
for a new and faster system of telegraphing, which
is now being perfected, and you have some concep
tion of the m agnitude of an enterprise which, within
my own recollection, was made the scoff and acorn
of the doubter, and which for a period covered the
I inventor, Mr. Morse, with all the mortification that
resulted from the jealousy of some andthe ignorance
of more. Unlike many other discoverers, he lives to
eDjoy. the. fruits of his genius, and to prove an ex
ception to the rule, that great , minds are only the
laborers and'sufferers for an ungrateful posterity.
The experiments indicate a change in the entire
status oftelegraphing, a reduction of expenses to the
: company, and in the cost to its customers. .Beside
the general connections of this great association,
the company owns a ” City Line,” which embraces
the whole metropolis and suburbs, including-Long
Island, Staten Island, and a number of the river
towns. Under-this organization it has already esta
blished 18 offices, and expects to have 14 more prior
to the first of June. The ad vantages of such a tele
graph as this are beyond calculation. It will prove
to be a new power to the company and a vast so
cial and business convenience Jto the public. And*
I was not surprised to hear that particular atten
tion was beißg given to the details of the whole plan.
The penny post and all other inventions to facili
tate local correspondence will be contemptible in
comparison with , this city line of electrical inter
course. A gentleman can invite a sudden party of
fifty to his house, reaching his friends who are miles
away in a few minutes, and all this as genteelly as if
it were done by cards. Tidings of good or bad im
port, messages of hostility, and messages of love,
sales of stocks and sales of property, and the myriad
things now executed by slow and stupid errand
boys, can be Bent and answered with equal rapidity
and accuracy. ' -
i [From the Richmond Dispatch, April IG. 3,
Much, interest is felt in the progressing siege'of' 'Wash
ington, N. C., "by the Confederates under General Hill,
■which is -increased from the fact that a -force of about
10,CCO Yankees marched from Newbern, thirty miles, to
the relief of the place,- was met 1 at Blount creek, seven
teen miles from, Washington, - and defeated by General
Pettigrew. \The Yankees were attempting to gain Gene-:
ral Hill’s rear, but after their , defeat fled precipitately;
cutting.dow n the forest, for roiles/in" their own rear £&,
impede the progress of-our pursuing troops. As the gar-;
risohAat-Washington can no longerTreceivereinforcel
- or provisions by the river, they*will be forced to .
surrender. A good deahof- shelling-between our batte
ries and the gunboats and : town batteries has beemgoiug
on.*'-We iave lost only - two killed—James McKmnie
and, Kelly, both- of .Wyatt’s .Virginia, artillery. -A
letter to the Fayetteville (N.'C.) Observer gives
i count of the progress of. the V siege.-Vdt says: .
On-Toesday moniing the firing commenced and.was
continued for r some;-hours. -The,-Yankees replied from
•; two gunboats and their shore batteries. ,One of their .;
. gunboats—the Eagle—was severely damaged; the-Whit
worth, under Lieut. Fuller, gaining much reputation
for accuracy and rapidity.' The block-house was'struck
several times and a field battery of, the enemy silenced.
On Wednesday the Whitworths were moved to the
former site of Fort Hill, and, with, other guns, placed in.’
position to effect a blockadeof the river. Durihgthat
day they were sholled by the* enemy’s gunboats. On
Thursday all was quiet. Thursday night a 12-pouhd
howitzer from Wyatt’s Virginia Battery was placed in
-position within one hundred yards of the town, also in
direct line to ihe steamer Louisiana.' Soon, after day
light it opened fire, and almost immediately the Louisi
' ana dropped down out of range. The howitzer had fired
s but a few rounds before it was the target for a hail of
shotand shell. The embankment around it vas com*
pie ely leveled, yet the gun was not struck and but two
men hurt. It was brought out of the swamp on Friday
night. -,Thebebavior of the men was much praised. :•
From a position nearour 'picket lines. I could see the
bridge, the steamer Louisiana, and; a part of the. fcown,
and the Yankee pickets but a few hundred yards dis
tant." On Saturday morning a gunboat rarnby. the Bod
man’s Point Battery, owing to the carelessness/rf the offi--
cer in command from Wyatt’s Virginia’Battery. The
men showed courage, and sue not to he blamed. She
was a : small affair, though.'';: Saturday afternoon the
Yankee batteries shelled the Rodm&Ji’s Point guns.'
severely. No one hurt. r.•
Sunday, the gunboats below Fort Hilt threw a .num
berof shells at intervals. Our batteries did not reply.
Sunday afternoon below Fort Hill there were, ten steam
gunboats and five sailing vessels, all armed with can
non. The towh .batteHes did not five all day. .Saturday
and Sunday niglit; 53d, Coloiiel Owens, and,43a t Colo
nel Kenan’s regiments, were engaged in. thro wing, up
heavy earthworks on Rodman’s Point. .Behind there-.
• Will bemounted to-night tnreo heavy guns.- : :
No firing anywhere this morning.-.
On the north side of the river the troops under- com
mand ofGeneral Garnett have been,;grfmuaUy drawing
in their fold, and I was 'told on Sunday "that Captain
Starr had hiH two howitzers within 800 yards of the town,
-Whenever the signal for general attack is made, Gene
ral Garnett’s brigade, with the North Carolina regiments
he has, will advance and storm the town. When that
will be it is impossible to tell. To-morrow all the heavy
guns necessary will be here a.nd in place. Rlloy’s batte
ry js on the way and may be waited for;-but “ delays
are dangerous. ”
There was some skirmishing on the north side of the
river on Saturday morning. I was informed that it was
an attempt upon the part of some buffaloes and negroes
■to leave the town, but they, were driven back.
THE “ FOOD SUPPLY”’ QUESTION—PLAN SUGGEST
ED BY THE REBEL SECRETARY OF WAR.
'STUYVESANT.
1. Let the people in each county, parish, or ward, se
lect, at a public meeting, as early as convenient, a com
mittee of three or more discreet roitizens. oharged. with,
the duties hereinafter mentioned..
THREE CENTS.
Ab I saw the intelligent young fellows Bitting at
their cozy deßke, sending off and copying despatches,
a thought occurred to me,’why does not this great
company employ females to do at least a share of
this sort of workl One of the great unsolved pro
blems of civilization is.the proper reward and often
the final rescue of the thousands of honest women
in the over-swollen cities of the Old World and the
New. Can it be accomplished, Mr. Sandfordt This
great establishment is entitled, “The American,
Telegraph'Company,” chartered by. the State of
New Jersey in 1859. Present officers—E. S. Sand
ford, Marshall Lefferts, chief engineer;
Cambridge Livingstone, secretary. Main office, 145
Broadway, corner of Liberty street. J. W. F.
STATES IN REBELLION.
Genei’al Wise Occupies Williamsburg, Vir
ginia—Business of Running tlie Blockade
• —General Hooker said • to be Advancing—
-1 Tire Food Supply and Cotton. Panic—Siege
of Washington, N. C.. &©.
From the Richmond Dispatch of the-16th instant w’e
make the following extracts:
THE WILLIAMSBURG AFFAIR.
From a letter written by ah officer of General Wise’s
command to a gentleman in this city, under date of the
IStb, we have some information with reference to affairs
at Williamsburg. The letter states that the enemy had
surrendered the possession of the town to our forces, and
that we have troops there. The citizens of the place were
moving out rapidly, perhaps iu anticipation of further
fighting, and were receiving the protection of onr forces.
The officers of the Insane Asylum have appealed to Gen.
Wise for protection, which was accorded. A consider
able number of conscripts and contrabands were captured
by our men. The loyal people of that sectiou have saved
a large amount of forage, which was being hauled away
as rapidly as the means of transportation would allow.
There was also some bacon and salt secured. - Our forces
were greeted by the people of the ancient town with
marked manifestations of delight.
THE BLOCKADE RUNNING FROM NASSAU.
Some developments made bythe Nassaucorrespondent
of the Charleston Courier., about blockade ruuuing be
tween the two cities, demand the attention of the Con
federate authorities: The mail carried by the steamers
is nothing less than free and unrestricted postal commu
nication between the Confederate and United' States.
At the office of the consignee in Nassau a bag is hungup,
into which any person may drop a sealed letter, which
is forwarded uninspected to Charleston, and thence by -
mail to its destination. At this end of the line no more’
caution is; used than at the other. ThB mails are large :
enough to warrant their examination by an authorized
Confederate officer at Charleston,.where the letters
and for Nassau Bhoul<h,b»-xeceived unseaieO. AnothTr
faxing pieCTrof-ortwifrßanessris the iuct that .there at© no--
' effective regulationavo;t>revent improper persons coming ■-
into our ports on these blockade steamers.-After getting *
to Charleston, they are, seenjn-all.parts of the Confede
racy; where the mere fact that they “ ran the blockade”-
gulls silly-people into; regarding them as patriots'who
have gone through great danger for “ the caiise.” The
correspondent.gives an example:: j , . /
I know of one instance where a foreigner, who' haB>
just.come hack from Charleston, has talked loudly, and->
within earshot of a score of Yankees, of the defences of'
our city and coast. He.boasted that he hadbeen shown. -
over the fortifications, and related wliatConfederate offi
cers had told him of the strong and weak points ofthe
defences. While I write there are.half a dozen per
sons here, who arrived from New York by the late
steamers, who are striving toprocurepassages to Charles
ton. They may . possibly have the best intentions in
view; but, if no discrimination is made, what is topre
ventblack sheep from slipping through? Our authori
ties should refuse to permit any persona to enter the har
bor who cannot show passports from the official repre
sentatives of the l Confederate States at either Nassau,
Bermuda, or Havana.
FROM FREDERICKSBURG.
Fredericksburg; April 15.—Last might and night/
before the Yankees had vivid lights and cars running all
night. There appeard to be two large fires last night In
the direction of Acquia Creek. * What all this indicates I
cannot say; It looks'like a'Yankee movement some
where. .
Firing was heard across’and up the river yesterday
morning. Perhaps Stuart is after them. . ■
A heavy rain is falling, which began last night.
Outpost, near Port Royal; Ya., April 12.-This is a
memorable day in the . annals .of the Southern Con
federacy—the second anniversary of the fall of Fort
Sumpter—a propitious harbinger of the many brilliant
triumphs of our arms subsequently. While we are
still in-the midst of a. struggle’that has shaken the
American continent from centre to circumference, and
excited the admiration of the whole of Europe for unpre
cedented prowess, we have reasons for feeling sanguine
tliatrin the sequel, the bonnie blue flag will float proudly
over tbe laud that lias beeu drenched with the blood of
her chivalrous sons. While we sorrow over the dead
that are scattered profusely over countless battle-fields,
and feel the weight of the great sacrifices we have made,
we are unwilling to sheathe the trenchant blade until wo
shall h ave avenged tlieir lives' and achieved a glorious
independence. Apartial abatement of the spring tides,
together with the amelioration of the roads, may induce
“ Fightir gJoe” to move at any moment. Still there
are no visible indications of an advance; he still lingers
on the heights of Stafford, looking wistfully at the Con
federate camps. The Confederates, in return, look back
to the hills of Stafford, which are literally clad with tents,
withadegre® of indifference. Prof. Lowemakesdailyaeri
al voyages, to ascertain if any new fortifications have been
constructed, or if there has been any material “chaugeof
base” on the part of the Confederates. Notwithstanding
he ascends to a great height; the. information he gleans;
andimpartsto ‘ Fighting Joe,” we presume, is com-4
posed chiefly, if not entirely-; of. the same material that*
heinflated his balloon w.itb, (gas,) .Ballooning an ene
my's campor bivouac,- for'information in America, we •
haveiong since pronounced a complete humbug. A good
scout' is worth - fifty balloons. ; Hooker’s army is not as
powerful as many persons;presumeit is. ’ From the most
reliable information we have gleaned, he has lost forty
thousand or more men by transfers and desertions since
thebattle ofthe 18th of December last. He bas received
very, few, if any, reinforcements; His effective force
will not exceed seventy thousand meu. The health of
our army is good. The soldiers are elastic and buoyant,
and march nimbly in the drills to the sound of the drum,
fife, and bugle. The 'profound silence' in the field of
Mars cannot continue long on tbe Raj pahaunock. Your
readers may not be surprised to hear the clash of arms
at any moment.-
DEATH OF A REBEL CONGRESSMAN,.
Hon. W/' M. Cook, of Missouri, representative ofthe
St. Louis district iu the Confederate Congress, died in
Petersburg,-Va., on Tuesday last, at the residence of
Mr. .D’Arcy Paul. -He was one of the commissioners
who came from Missouri to Virginia before the war, for
conference with the authorities here/ He was afterward’
aid to Governor Jackson, and, during the war, was on
the staff of General Sterling,Price, and went through
several engagements in the west under that command
er. Judge Cook was about' forty years of age. He was
a native of Norfoik/Va., and a graduate of the Univer
sity of Virginia. Heleayes a widow and seven children
in St. Louis. His remains will be interred in Petersburg
to-day.
THE SIEGE OF "WASHINGTON, N. C.
the war purhs,
(PUBLISHED WEEKLY.)
The War Press will be sent to subscribers by \
mail (per annum in advance) at • •..$£ 00
Five Copies “ 900
> n oa
. 33 oo
Larger Clubs tlian'Twenly will be charged at the same
rate, Sl*so per copy, --
The money, must always accompany the order, and
in no instances can ‘these terms be deviated from r as
they afford very little more than the cost of the paper.'
Postmasters are requested to act as Agents for
The War Pe'esp.
Tea
Twenty “
4G>*.To the getter-up of the Club often or twenty, a*
extra copy of the Paper "will he given.
2. Let it he the duty of this committee to ascertain from
each citizen in the county or parish what amount ofear
plus corn* and meat, whether bacon, uork, or beef -he
can spare for the use of the army, after reserving a sap'-
ply for bis family and those dependent on him for food
Let this committee fix a price which is deemed by them
a just f ompensation for the articles famished, and in
form the citizens'what this price is, so that each may
know, before delivery, what price is to be paid for the
articles furnished.- ~
Let this committee make arrangements for the trans
portation of the supplies to some convenient depot, after
consuJtation with the officer-who into receive them.
Let the committee make delivery of the supplies on
;receiving payment of the price, and assume the duty of
paying itovtrto the citizens who have furnished, the
supplies.
8. Where the duty of the . committee is performed in
any town or city at which there may be a quartermaster
or commissary, no further duty need be reguired of them
than to deliver to the officer a list.’ of the names of the
citizens and of the sopplies which each is ready to fur
nish, and the price fixed, whereupon the officer will
himself gather the supplies and make payment.
4.- Where the supplies are furnished in the country,the
-coat of transportation to the depot will be paid by the
Government in addition to the price fixed by the com
mittee. - /
6. As this appeal is made to the people for the benefit
of our brave defenders now in the army, the department
relies with confidence on the patriotism of the people that ■
no more than just compensation would be fixed by the
committees, nor accepted by those whose chief motive
will be to aid their country, and not to make undue
gains out of the need s of our noble soldiers.
.TAMES A.‘ SEDDOff, Secretary of War.
. A COTTON PANIC AND ITS CAUSES.
[From the Macon Telegraph 3
Cotton took a terrible fright in the Macon market on
Saturday. . The speculators had been fcgjt-baUing it back
and forth till they had kicked it up to forty odd cents
a pound; but Saturday morning telegrams came from
. Augusta to buy no more over a maximum of twenty cents.
This, you will obsei ve, left a somewhat broad margin,
between buyers and holder?, and the result was nothing •
done, nor was there any effort to accommodate the dif
ference. Nobody wanted to buy. From an object of the
fond and eager pursuit, cotton suddenly sunk into uni
versal disfavor.
The causes of the sudden change were numerous, but
the principal ones were, no doubt, first the Confederate
tax on cotton and other produce in the hands of specu
lative holders. The taxis ten per. cent.,-or say twenty
dollars per bale. Another cause was the* failure of. tha
one-acre bill in the Legislature. The crop of this year,
under the three-acre law now in force, liberally con
strued as it .will be in practice, will largely swell tha
volume of this idle product, now lying useless and cum
bersome in all the market towns of the State. :
Thus it-will be seen that at the moment the paper
makers took friahtat the price of cotton a concatenation
of-events has come to their relief, and the old staple
will probably eubtide quietly again in sober habits and
safe prices. Indeed, we shall not be surprised to see it
go very low. Planters will be indisposed to hold it at
an annual tax of five per cent., and specultaors will not
like it much better at ten.
EUROPE.
Letter from Earl Russell Defending- the Ar
rest, Examination, and Seizure of all Sus
picious Vessels t>y . American. Cruisers—
Dord Palmerston Fledges; Himself and
Par ty in. Favor of Kon-Intervention—The
Rebel Cotton Loan—W. H. Russell on Ser
? vile Insurrection as a Legitimate Aid.to
the Union Cause,
fcTHE: LATE SEIZURES BY FEDERAL CRUIZERS.
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM EARL RUSSELL.
Foreign Opfice, April 3,1363.
Sir: lam now directed by Ear f "Russell to make you
acquainted,with the conclusion afhvhxch. having con
sidered, in communication with the law officers of the
Crown, your letter of the 26th of March, requesting to be
informed in regard to the right of: British vessels to trade
with Matamoros, her Majesty’s Government have ar
rived.
.The Government of the United States has clearly no
right to seize British vessels bona fide bound-from this
country Lor from any other British possession, to the
ports of vera Cruz and Matamoros, or either of them, or
vice versa, unless sue! vessels attempt to touch at, or
have an immediate or contingent destination to, some:
blockaded port or place, or are carriers of contraband of'
war destined for the Confederate States; and in any ad- -
mitred case of such unlawful capture, her Majesty’s Go-,
vernment would feel it their duty promptly to interfere,'
with a view io obtain tbe immediate restitution of the
ship and cargo, with full compensation, and without the
delay of proceedings in a prize court.
Her Majesty’s Government, however, cannot, without
. violating the rules of international law, claim for British
vessels navigating between Great Britain and the;a
places any general exemption from the belligerent right
of visitation by the cruisers of the United States, nor can
they proceed upon, any general assumption that such
vessels may not so act as to render their capture lawful
and justifiable. Nothing is more common than for i;hoss
- contemplate a breach of blockade, or the carriage of
contraband,to disguise theirpurpose by a simulated desti
nation and by deceptive papers; and the situation ofthe
ports on the coast of Mexico,with reference to the Confede
rate states, is such as to make it not only possible, but in.
many cases probable, that an ostensible Mexican desti
nation would be resorted to as a cover for objects which
Would xeallyjustify capture. It has already happened,
in many cases, that British vessels have been seized
while engaged in voyages apparently lawful, which
vessels have afterwards been proved in the prize courts
to .have been.really guilty of endeavoringto break the
blockade, or of carrying contraband to the Confede
rates; -
It is the light of the belligerent to capture all vessels
reasonably suspected of either of these transgressions of
international law, and whenever any such case of cas
ture is-alleged, the case cannot be withdrawn from the
consideration of the prize court of the captor. After the
case has undergone investigation, it is the duty of the
prize court to restoraany such prizes unlawfully made,
with costs and damages, and the proper time for the
interference of her Majesty’s Government is, in ge
neral, when the prize courts have refused redress for a
capture which the evidence shows to have been unjusti
fiable;
Her Majesty ? s Government cannot, upon ex-parte state
ments, deny the belligerents in tills war the exercise of
those rights which, in all wars in which Great Britain
has been concerned, she has claimed herself to exercise. -
lam, sir, your most obedient humble servant,
„ - E. HAMMOND.
E. T. CouRLAr, Esq., No. 3Leadenhallstreet.
■ lord Palmerston on neutrality.
HE PROMISES NON-INTERVENTION FOR HIMSELF AND
HOPES IT FROM THE DERBTITES.
Lord Palmerston alluded to the American question,
during his speech in Glasgow, in the following terms:
. “1 wish I could tell you that we anticipate any very
early termination of that most lamentable struggle which
-is going- on among our kindred upon the other side of
•the/Atlantic. AVe must all deplore that unhappy war
The'most unhappy of all wars is a civil war; out any
interference on the part of the nations of Europe, so
.listediin>the?*^ntest'ih ; wfiich they are
foeis opposed/to Joe, ;and on tne point of striking his an
tagonists. any'friand w.ho' interposes’would only farfe the
worst for his interposition; 'but would not -avert- the'
?blow ileveneU .by~;the/one against the other.- 1 think:
the .people of the United;-Kingdom have judged that
'• their Governmenfhas determined rightly in not attempt
ring intervention. A. great and most estlmable.part of
our population has been suffering deep distress. That
'• distress has been less, perhaps; among you in. Scotland.
; thah’-ih the districts south; buteven herein Glasgowand
/in.oiher places gTeat misery has been experienced by-the
cessation ofthe supply of the great staple of oar indus
. try. But if we - had attempted by forcible‘‘means to
bring over that supply which, owing to the contest, has
been withheld from us, I am convinced-that, instead
• of diminishing the pressure, we should have increased
-it,, and should very much have increased the evil
.which we intended, to alleviate, and the .result
would have been that the country would have blamed
us for having taken a wrong view, aud having adopted
a policy ill-suited ,to. the circumstances. I trust
•still that this calamitous war may soon have an end
I cannot but think, when the passions which excited
. that war have had their vent—and all passions must have
, their Vent- and when the results of that war shall press
more and more heavily upon both parties engaged in ix,
that without intervention, which they would resent as ait
affront, their own good sense aud their own proper feel
ings may lead them to peaceful intentions, and that ar
rangements may be made-wliich will put an end to that
• dreadful bloodshed and that wide-spread desolation of
which the American continent has now for nearly two
. years been the scene. -Gentlemen, I can only assure you.
ikat the policy which we, the present Government, pur
sue is founded upon our belief that we are the faithful
. exponents of the feelings and sentiments of the English
people. I believe, and all indications have confirmed
the conviction, that in that judgment we are not mis
taken. [Cheers, j And I will say this, speaking as I
- now do to an assembly not composed entirely of men of
one political party—l will, say in the spirit of an Eng
; lishman—[cheers!—that lam convinced that if circum
stances should lead to a change in those who administer
the affairs of the country, and that if the men who now
- sit opposite to us; and are politically our antagonists,
-though not personally our enemies—[cheers!—should
take the places which we now occupy, they would, both
from their personal feeling; but, more than all, by the
• effect and pressure of public opinion in this country, pur
sue a course muchihe same as that which we ourselves
: pursue. [Cheers. 3 1 I say it not to their disparagement,
. but to their honor, for 1 hope, and trust, and beiievo
. that the honor and interest of the country would be safe
in their hands. I do not, at the same time, tell you
that 1 look forward with any great or particular im
patience to the moment when they will be put to that
which, I trust, would not be to them a severe trial. T *
. [Laughter and cheers. 3
THE DECLINE IN THE REBEL COTTON LOAN.
[From the-London Times. 3
In the foreign market there has again been great ac~
. tivity, and in most instances an improvement: The
' Confederate loan, however, has been an exception.
' The price in the morning was discount to par, but in
the afternoon a further, fali occurred, which was in
. creased just at tlie close bv a telegram announcing the
stoppage of Mr. J. B. Spence; of Liverpool, in the grain
trade. A report was immediately circulated that this
, was Mr. Spence, the Confederate financial agent, and
the scrip of the loan finally went to 2>a to 1% discount.
- The Confederate financial agent, however, is Mr; James
• Spence, and although he is nearly related to Mr. J. B.
, Spence, there has not been, it is said, the slightest busi
ness connection between them. Among the supporters
of the loan it was stated that a large number of specula
-7 tive sales were effected to day in order that the Ounard.
steamer on Saturday, may carry out adverse prices.
. Nothing appears to have tianspired politically to alter,
its position or prospects, andit is with the cotton ope*
rators throng! out tne kingdom that the .task of deter
mimngits value must still rest. Unfortunately, one re
sult ot this condition is, that the speculation in the Lon
don market assumes the character of that which is most
congenial at Liverpool,,
[From the Daily News.]
The scrip of the new Confederate loan was again very
heavy to-day; and gradually declined, closing at 2J£ to
2 discount. Some ofthe sales were said to be: attributa
ble to an impression that Mr. John B. Spence, merchant
of Liverpool, who has just stopped payment, is identi
fied with the financial agent, ofthe Confederate Govern
ment. This, however, is not the. case. Mr. John B.
Spence,'who has been fifteen years in business, and is
Well known, is a brother of Mr. James Spence, the Con
federate agent, but is entirely unconnected with him in
business.
[From the Herald. 3 ;
In the ca se of the Cofederate cotton loan, a farther fall
in the'quotation having occurred to-day, the scrip re
mained dull aHhe depreciation to the close. ' The drop
. is ascribed chiefly to heavy speculative sales, promoted.
by parties favorable to the North.
, [From the Star. 3,: •, .. ■ *■ . ' t
The Confederate c’ottoh loan, the object of which is to>
get money here to. pay’for the warshipsnow building,
in violation of law, in our ports for . the Southern' Con
■ federa'cy; and whichy when launched , a fortnight since,
; suddenly obtained, so much favor,as ( to rise to -a pre
■ mium of five per cent., has already experienced a* signal
reverse of Asthe rotten nature ofthe security
' offeredby the Confederate Government came to'be bet
ter. known,-,,and , the scandalously illegal'purposes to
w liich the money was to be applied in England were ex
posed,.pecplewboai first'.were thoughtlessly allured-by
•the apparently splendid profits offered, took the alarm;
: and the consequence is, that the Confederate loan is now
.dealt witli'on' our Stock Exchange.at/a discount of two
Serj cent.; and manifests all •the symptoms of a commo
ity rapidly einking.out of public favor.
INSURRECTION AS A WEAPON OF WAR.
[From Bnsscll’s Londoh- Army and Navy Gazette. 3
There is a journal in this metropolis which is the re
puted organ of the Confederate States. "At allevents,‘the
’paper has decided Southern ]>rocli vines. -In vtheuasfc
number it is asserted that civilized nations will .think
; death; by powder and ball ** is too respectable for men.
guilty of an attempt to incite an inferior race to insur
' rection ” The allusion arises from a report.that Federal
officers of a certain negro regiment, which is said to have
been taken in Florida, had been sentenced to be shot.
’This passage is one of many proofs that the Americans"
cannot comprehend the feelings of this country—it may
be of -any other— regarding the war. The of
a portion ofan enemy 's subjects, inferior or' Buperiorin.
' race, is a'desirable object to effect —it is quite a legiti
mate dperation of war. If. Great Britain \yere.engaged
•in a war with France, nothing would.be more natural
than for our enemy, to excite'Hindoo, Mussulman, or
Arab to revolt. No rule of Warfare would permit us to
treat officers engaged in that service otherwise than as
‘men conducting a legitimate operation. It is a necessary
evil of a war,an which ser tile insurrection may be in
voked by an-invader, to increase the ordinary horrors
and calamities of hostile occupation. Whensome years*
ago Southern statesmen, insolent and aggressive, threat
ened this country with war. it was remarked over and;
over again,'in British journals, that the_ despatch of
some of our West Indian regiments to Louisiana or the
•Carotin as might be of one oftlie most formidable agencies
'to which even our vast belligerent power could resort-.
Our Southern friends must carry the whole weightof
slavery on their shoulders, in or in war. Servile
•insurrection would be a dreadful evil. It.would bea
repetition of the Indian revolt 0f 1557 An inferior race
would rise against their masters. But it is- an accident
and a contingent of any wav, m which a State of slave
holders engages. The officers who develop it are as free
from any act of vengeance or retaliation as those who
fight on tho decks of their ships or in the lines'of their
regiments,.
A Prize Schooner at New York.
- Nnw YoRK. 'April 2S). —.Tlie prize schooner Antelope has
arrived at this port fwmCharieston bar, via Port RoyaL
She was taken by the' gunboat Memphis, with a cargo of
salt or saltpetre. She reports having seen two Anglo
rebel steamers, bound toward Charleston, ou the 12th.
The French Gunboat Catiuet*
Kkw .York, April 20. —The French gunboat Catinefc,
arrived at this port this-morning. The, Catinefc reports
that she was 72 hours -on her passage fronr Charieot^iu
The New Ironsides waft then at anchor off the bar.