laar UTirttoMtaU I'Hrtad uul rum. MX ._ i ___ ijlM aoniUtllta »w»r«., . ' „ -----I ■" • - ' ‘ ; . ■ ~—.mwah | - wrU * VKI-WKBKLT PRESS, - : ' ~: ; ..s' THU I Mftlltf to BufeMzlben out of tfco City iAJtov% Ooiuxi p»K jjtytru. U »dT*aa«. r - .. ' JEWE£RY, PIATED WARE, 4cc« Q.IFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. H& FES CENT. SATED BY PUECHASINO YODB WATCHES, JEWELRY, BftYBR-n*™ WARE. D. W. CLARK'S, 6©» CHESTNUT STREET, Where mar be found a ftue aseonment of the following Goods, at Tweaty-flva per seafc.UM than at any other .<atabifwhinent: OoidWatches, , Silver Watohes, . Plated Watohw, ■ ■ American Watches, i ■ English Watches, j. Swiss Watches, Bracelets, Setts, - : r - i Pins, •. . . . Ear Rings, > _ Finger Rings, 1 . Sleeve Buttons, Studs, i Medallions. • Nook Chains, <9t*rd Chains. Chataline Chains. Teat Chains. ;. • > Pencils, . Thimbles, 1 Gents 1 Bosom Pina, ‘ Cents 1 Scarf Pins. Gents 1 Scarf Hinas, Armlets, Charms; ■'■■■* Watch Revs, • t ■ Watch Hooks, . Watchßars. v Ac.. Ac, SILVER-PLATED WARE. iPflipa. . S., Wine Oaatow, ' Cake Baskets* Oardßasketi; BmlsrOonltfit: , BSIHUOTTIti SaUJStandn, Oku Selin, Gobleta, ° Spoon Holder*, Btokta Binm, *- Sjmp Pitchers, Cre&m Pitcher*. .. Table and Dessert Spoon*. ; 1 Tea and Salt Spoons. , . E«gr and Mustard Spoon*. ' Tilnner and Tea Forks, x c Fish and Pie Knives, > Tea and Dlnnex Knives, N Oyster and Soup Ladles, Children’s Knife and Fork, , Butter Knives, “ i " ' &c., &c. •One tail will convince the most incredulous that the cheapest place in the city to buy Watches, Jewelry, and D. W. CLARK’S. : «HJ»,CHESTNUT Street; *. B.—Fine > Watches and Jewelry carefully repaired 97 the mo*t experienced workmen and warranted. cioTHiiro. JJDWABD P. KELLY, / JOHN KELLY, TAILORS, ll<i SOOTH BSIBD HSSIML. APOYH WJUITTO. Have now a complete assortment of - FALL and WINTEK GOODS, and PATTERN OVERCOATS and BUSINESS COATS. OF ALL THE FASHIONABLE STYLES. TERMS GASH. —Prices lower than other Customer Tailors, ani clothes superior. dels-tf OVERCOATS I SUITABLE FOB THE WEATIIEB, PRICE |lO AND UP WARDS, WANAMAICER «fc BROWIN', OAK HALL POPULAR CLOMIK6 HOUSE, SIXTH AND .MARKET. . • . WUI keep oat store open EVERY EVENING NEXT WEEK (except Christ maa night) until nine o’clock. deft.U •RLAOK CABS. PANTS, 85.50, JD At 704 MARKBT Street. BLACK CABS. VASTS. Si. 40, At 701 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PASTS,' *5.50, At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, 86.50, At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CABS. PARTS, 86.60, At 704 MARKET Street. 9BIOG * VAR OCHTBR’S, Ro. 704 MARKET Street, OKiae * VAR eURTBR’S, Ro. 704 MARKET Street. 6XIOO * VAR GURTER’B, Ho; 704 MARKET Street, SRiaa 4t VAX GtCRTBR’S, Ho. 704 MARKET Street. QRIGO * VAR SCRTSR’S. Ro. 704 MARKET Street. hHOu ~ PAINTINGS. QIL .PAINTINGS. JAMES S. EARLE & SON Have now inltheir Galleries an entirely NEW COLLEC JIONIof OIL PAINTINGS, The works of prominent AMERICAN ARTISTS, and se lections MADS BT THEMSELVES this year, from the EUROPEAN STUDIOS, ALL OF WHICH ARE OFFERED AT MODERATE EARLES’ GALLERIES; delB-6t 816 CHESTNUT STREET. PHOTOGEAP! I F E - S IZ E PHOTOGRAPHS COLORED IN OIL. THOMAS SMITH’S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY, 808. 148 AND 144 NORTH NINTH STREET. An assortment of FRAMES constantly on hand. ' SET-LIGHT ON THE GROUND FLOOR. de2-lm -. EDUCATIONAL TI/TISS MARY E. THROPP HAS- A •Av-A Select French and English BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL, for Young Ladies, at 18*1 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia. For . circulars, or other information, apply at the School. del6-tfel riBITTENDEN’S PHILADELPHIA COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, 637 CHESTNUT Street, corner of Seventh. Instruction in Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Business Forms* ' BiercantUd - CaiaiiLi.ticmfi,. &c. Individual ■ In struction Day and Evening. deig-flt* VILLAGE GREEN SEMINARY, NEAR HBDIA. PA.—Pupils received at any time. Snglish, Mathematics, Classic*, and Natural sciences taught. Military Tactics, Book-keeping, and Givil-Eu jgineering taught. Entire expenses about $3 per week. .Soys of all aces taken. Refers to Wm. H.Kern, ex* Sheriff; John C. Capo & Co.* No. 23 South Third street, and Thomas J. Clayton. Esq,, Fifth and Prune streets. Address 'Rev. J. HARVEY J B AJRTON, 1 A M-, Villa*. *hroen,Pa. nofi-tf QOODS FOE THE HOLIDAYS. Nearly one hundred different kinds of " •V. GAMES and puzzles, 4 LAEGK ASSORTMENT OF PAPER DOLLS. Two hundred different kinds of " TOY. BOOKS, Beautifully Colored. 4 B C BLOCKS AND CARDS, FHOTOGKsPH ALBUMS, ■ JUVENILE BOOKS, Ac., 4c„ At Low Prices by the Quantity to dealers. T. ELL WOOD ZELL & CO., Wholesale Booksellers end Stationers, and Manafactnrors of Photograph Albums, Non. 11 and 10 SOUrH SIXTH STREET, delfi-Stlp Second floor. WATCHES, JEWELRY, Ac. f A HANDSOME VARIETY OF ABOVE Goods, of superior quality x and at moderate price*. Stept constantly on ham#. FAKR & BROTHER, Importers, . dell-fptf 384 CHESTNUT Street, below Fourth. CARRIAGES. , jgfa WILLIAM D. BO6EBB, Ooub and tight Carriage Builder, ■oik 1009 and 1011 CHESTNUT STRUT, UlI-BM ( FHILASILTHU. KTOnOE .TO GAS CONSUMERS.-IN aocordancs with a resolution of tie Board of True tees of the Philadelphia Gas Works, unanimously adopt - ■id November 13th, 1863, the price charged for Gas con sumed on and after January Ist. 1564, 'will he Two Dol lars and Fifty Cents per thousand cubic feet, with a dis count of five per cent, if paid within five days after pre sentation of the bill, enbjtct to the United States Tate. JOHN C. CHBBSOir. Chief Engineer. nol6-mtjal ITHE RUBBER SOLE I HAVE USED '-JL FOB YEARS. I would not part with it fora thbn- Band dollars.\ It keeps out the damp, prevents slipping, and weals five times as long as leather. For women’s bootattislnvaluabls.—lA-Lewis. v ; These soles are put on in the neatest manner, by WILLIAM REHTOK, tfo. 303 North TWELFTH Street. <3«aslw repaired, dei9-2t* VOL. 7-NO. 121. ®{tt Jjnss. MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1863, MEW OBLEm Slilltary, in. the Depart men! of tlie Gnlf—lmportance of the Capture of Port CaVallo—Cotton Trade Texas— Troops Weeded in General Banks’Deparc mentr-Tlie Wnr in \Vest Louisiana—. Dick: Taylor as a Guerillas a!t Mouth, of Red River- Damage to. the Black Haw te —Gaiety of ttfe In New Orleans—Military Parties—Red Tape—Characteristics of the Lower, Life of New Orleans—Mosquitoes in December—Theatricals—Tlie Tirade of New Orleans. [Special Correspondence of. The Press ] New Orleans, Lp., Dec. 7,1863. The military situation in the Department of the Gulf is liliely to attract considerable attention. The grand interest is well known to be at Ohloka mauga, where General Grant is carrying on the war in deep earnest. If Bragg is thoroughly whipped there, and our latest tidings through rebel channels indicate thAt he is, there will be little to stay our progress in this quarter.' The remnant of Bragg’s forces may come to Mobile and threaten our Northern and Eastern lines, but they are more likely to flee into Georgia, and through that State in the direction of Charleston. -As soon'as that portion of the.rebel army iB, disposed of,.thero will be opportunity for the public again tolook towards Texas and the Gulf coast in general. The captures* usperanzai -vu ivnii»gorda Bay, Is of shore importance than would at first be supposed. Some of the military 1 non hfilfi B&V tliap are as valuabla as Gal-yiJ ton iieelf. aB 'tliCy open up one of ihe richest and inoat-productive portions of the State of Texas. The interior of Texaa-is still a comparative wilder ness, but the coast is pretty generally cleared up and cultivated. Report hath it that the rebels have re cently accumulated .a luge quantity of oottoa ;on Matagarda Bay in preparation for the advent of a fleet of blockade*runnerfi from Nassau. The attack and capture of Fort Esperanza was so sudden that there was ho time for removing or "destroying this cotton, and unless the rebels have burned it the en> ’ tire lot will fall into our hands. It will go a- ionsi ' derable distance towards defraying the expense of the Texas expedition. The Texas country is rioh in cotton of its own production, and there is no w a considerable quantity there which has Veen taken thither from Arkansas ami Louisiana, destined !to - run the bldokade by way of Brownsville and Mata moros. The men who have gone to the expense of transporting their cotton by wagons, across Texas, suddenly find their market closed. I reveal no secret when I aay that General Banks has not a sufficient number of troops to carryout his plans. What those plans may be, no bne but himself can tell, and he is not likely to divulge the secret. He has been calling earnestly for more men for some time past, but his demands have not thus far been complied with. It is'probable that other department commanders have been equally earnest xyy %9?FSI tiMVf VtlV GUTSla ment sends to the quarters where the most pressing - need is apparent, The great interest being in North ern Georgia, Grant is very properly reinforced before other appealß were heeded. When the excite ment is over in that quarter, the rebels will possibly learn that Gen. Banks’wants have been attended to. When they arg. a; series of victories may be lookedfor. Wehasre no enemy of consequence to cope with, but we have much country to oooupy, and two or three strong positions to carry. In West Louisiana the war seems to have dwln. died to comparative quiet. A few months ago that section was swarming with the troops of the rebel •Blck Taylor, who made up.in activity what they lacked in numbers, Taylor did not allow his men much rest, as his attacks were made now atone point, and soon after at another a considerable dis< tance away. The disaiters that overtook us In spite of the vigilance of our officers showed that Taylor was an enemy of no mean importance. He was unable to keep his command up to a proper fighting standard and is now supposed to bereoalled to Texas. Combined with the forces of Magruder and Holmes, Taylor's command will enable the re bels to take the offensive against some point of our line. As long as they were scattered they were of no avail, and it la evident that Kirby Smith was enough of a soldier to understand this. All told, his command contains about twenty thousand men, too smallaforoe to divide, and only useful when in a single body. The tactics he will probably pursue ’ will be to attempt the oapture of some of our polpts of occupation before we can send reinforcements thither. It is possible,too, that hemay conteat hlai self with acting on,the defensive at Galveston. The guerillas at the mouth of Red .River have suspended operations for the present. The life of a Euoiilla "must be aouewh.t discouraging, though- Infinitely preferable to service in the ranks of the rebel army. Ever since the river was opened the guerillas have been hard at work, but without ac complishing the destruction of. a Single steamer of importance. They have burned several, little boats engaged in the cotton traffic along the banks, but have not succeeded in getting hold of the best and most valuable boats. As fast as they appear they attract attention from our gunboats, and are not al lowed to remain long in a single locality. It is not contraband to say that an expedition Is now out in pursuit of the party that recently appeared at Red River. Before this reaches you, the expedition wUl'have returned, in all probability, without ac complishing anything. The guerillas know every nook of the country, while our forcea find It Impos sible to procure experienced guides to show them the way. Infantry againßt guerillas can never succeed in anything beyond effecting a scare. None of the steamers fired upon at Red river were at all damaged with the exception of the" Black Hawk. This boat received more than forty artillery projeotiles, the majority of them being conical shell. One shell exploded in the bar-room, scattering every thing in its vicinity. Two burst ia the cabin, two more in staterooms, and another in the washroom over the wheel. One that passed through the Texas overturned the stove and set the upper part of the boat on tire. The .pilot was driven from the wheel, and the file was with difficulty extinguished. In addition to the fire from artillery, there was a furious discharge of musketry that riddled all the wood work of£the boat; one |of the shells passed within six inches of the steam chest and close .to the pipe leading,to the engine, but fortunately without doing any damage. The Black Hawk is the worst out up of any boat that has been under artillery fire, but she will be ready to come out again in a few days. Workmen are now engaged in repairing the damage caused by the fire. She is designed to ply between this city and Port Hudson and Natchez. The Con tinental and J. O. Swan were tired upon on their way down laat week, the former at Red river, and the latter at Bayou Sara.. Neither of them suffered any damagp. , liife in New Orleans Is at present quite gay, though not a tithe of what it was before the war. Numerous parties and balls are in preparation for the winter, chiefly among the officers stationed here. The parties are to tie led off by Mrs. Gen. Banks, who gives one to-morrow night. The principal offi cers of the Department were invited to attend and take part in the festivities of the occasion. Other assemblies will take place during the week, and by Christmas the gay season will bo at its height. The Eastern officers appear to form a coterie of their own, from which those hailing from the West are carefully excluded, at least such is the complaint of some of the Western men. Tie contrast between this Department and Gen. Grant's is very great, as far as etiquette is concerned. At General Grant’s headquarters the utmost plainness is everywhere apparent, the General himself tfeing the least pre tending of all. Here, it Is just the reverse, red tape being in all itß glory. The simplest matter re quires an immense amount of waiting and visiting of different officials. To procure a pass it is neces sary to pass through a long routine of . questions and be referred from one to Mother of a half dozen officers. Finally, when the doeumentis obtained, a fee of one dollar is demanded. A pass is good only for one day or once leaving the city. Each tlme’one has occasion to go in any direction's new pass must be procured. How the Government officers, who were supposed to tie paid by the Government for their servicers; are allowed to exact fees when In the performance s their duties jit is difficult to under stand. The lower elaeees In New Orleans are determined not to be deprived ot their share of enjoyment. On the dead-walls about town are 'poster! setting forth various attractions In the shape of balls. Congo balls, quadroon balls, and masked balls are the order of the day. One of the last mentioned is to take place oh Wednesday. Appended to the announce mont is the following: "• Gentlemen are requested to leave their weapons at the door. Numoered checks will be given for each article.” The condi tion of the lower life In New Orleans Is well set forth In the above. Few persons are without wea pons, pistols being most generally carried. The women of a particular class are BSid to arm them selves with stilettos, which they do not hesitate to use when occasion offers. The beneficial nature of the military rule is shown In the fact that New Or leans was never half as quiet before as It has been since its occupation by our army. During the years 18G7 and 1858, it was estimated that there were three murderß a day on the 'average. Now, a death by violence is of far less frequent occurrence. It would astonish a person who has never been South to come to New Orleans as this season of the year, and find himself bitten by mosquitoes. These blood letting insects are never seen in the North at this season of the year. They could not exist among the snows that you are now. in all probabili ty, enjoying, but in this region they find little to re mind them of winter. The mosquitoes are not nu merous, but the 'lew .that remain are persistent, There is now only one variety of them present. During the cummer there is a day and a night mo squito, who relieve each other at. sunrise and sun set. The day mosquito has no song, but his bite has the venom of that of hts brethren, If you lie down in his time to take an afternoon nap, and neglect to cover well your face and hands, you find, on awakening, that you have been the reci pient of numerous attentions. In the ftight comes the mosquito like our own. He .sings and bites in the familiar manner to which we areallaccußtomed. A moi quito bar needs to be most carefully drawn, or you will find that an entrance has been effected. Moiquitoes are as expert in finding a passage through ajietting as a sailor in discovering where liquor is for sale. . The theatres are not at piesent doing a lively bu 'Biness, in eonseqnenoe of the iroops being mostly absent upon expeditions Into Texas and elsewhere,; The business of the city, is at a stand-still, and apart from the officers, there are' few persons who have loose funds at. their, command. On Sunday eve* nings theatre is in full blast, though it is not or© wfted. An opera is now on the boards, but it does not seem to have many attractions, if one is to judge by" the thin attendance. The manager of one of the St,> Louis theatres is expected hero short ly, with an entire troupe, but he can hardly succeed as .well here as above; . During the past week the trade of New Orleans w to:lft. Vlfl StWJdnrdf A dozen steamers ftAYC ftfllred from St, Louis, with half as many from New York; the Btores and warehouses are still dosed, and the levee fails to present that soene of busy life with whioh it was formerly crowded. The pros perity of New Orleans is gone until the war shall be completely,ended. The condition of New Orleans, Mobile, and Charleston, compared with that of ; the . Northern cities, displays- most dearly the relative suffering by the Secession movement. THE CHESAPEAKE AT HALIFAX, Escape of all the Prisoners—Tlie Officers Resisted by the People—Excitement. iu the City—Depai lure of the United States Gnhiboa&s, .. . Halifax, Dec, 19.—A tremendous excitement pre valled here this afternoon, in regard to affairs arising out of the recapture of the-steamship Chesapeake, whioh was recently stolen by pirales on her trip to Portland. . ' She was delivered over to the British authorities, but, upon the landing of the prisons upon this shore, they were tescued by a party in this oity. _ LATER. Halifax. .Dec. ja.—.The excitamea* is ou-tn© increase*. ■ ■ “ The United States vessels Niagara, Dacotah, Anna and EUa, Acacia, and Comubia are off the harbor. ■ IfUKTHER FASTIOULABS-ALL OF THE : r ruiaitiD liouansui m HalifM) Dec. 13—M a’alooli P. ffl.—At one o’clock, this afternoon, the steamer Chesapeake, and priioners on board of her, were deliTered over to the Government authorities. Upon the arrival of the boat containing the pri soners, at the Queeh’awharf, the excitement be came intense. The prisoners were seized b; a boat’s crew in the slip, and hurried off by the crowd in at. tendance. Upon the Government ofEoers. attempting to ar rest the prißoners, under a warrant, they were seized and held by prominent citizen*, and rendered - 'powerless to perform their duty. The crowd Anally succeeded in getting the pirates off in a small boat, whioh forthwith’moved down the bay. The affair causes the greatest exoitement through out the city. What course the authorities will pur sue in the matter, it is impossible to, say; . The pirates are now at liberty, and scattered throughout the Province. The United States gunboats are preparing to leave. Some will take their departure to-night, and proba bly all of them will leave before Monday. Halifax, Dec. l&.—The following is thestatement of First Engineer Johnson of the course of the steamer Chesapeake after her espture: , “After we left St. John the first port we entered was Shelburne, where we arrived on Thursday night. Hue we took in tea tom of soil: and soma tobbiL Next morning 'VC left for Lahore river. Seeing a steamer ofl? the mouth of the river, we concealed the vessel as best we could, and descended the river on Friday night. We laid to at this point until Tues day night, discharging a part of the cargo, for whioh we received a thousand dollars. We sold the sugar for three cents per pound, the flour at $3 per barrel, and other artioles at proportionate prices. We left the river at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, laying to at its mouth all night, and loading a sohooner with the goods which we had not disposed of. “On the morning of Wednesday we steamed for St, Mary’s Bay, about ninety' miles east of Halifax; About cine o’clock," on the following morning, We saw a Bteamer, and we immediately iconoßaled the vessel by the shore. When the steamer disappeared, we started again. We arrived off Sam bro without meeting with 'any farther trouble, and were boarded bya pilot, named Flynn, who took the vessel into Sambro harbor. “Captain Dock being now satisfied that there were not coals enough aboard to complete the voy age, concluded to anchor the vessel, and he did so at 2 o’clook in the the meantime he started for Halifax to procure ‘coals and engineers forthe vessel.. He told me (Johnson) that as soon as he obtained new.engincers he intended to release • me; and I told him that I would not, on any ac count, remain with the vessel any longer. “The captain returned at about two o'clock on the following morning. Having been successful in bis expedition, a schooner came with him at about six.o’olock on the same morning. The pilot, Flynn, informed the captain that the United States gun boats were entering the harbor. The captain, on satisfying himself that the statement was correct, ordered me. (Johnson) to scuttle the vessel. I re plied that. I could not do it. The captain then nastily-fc*»ured,whaLplunder he could.:Luti ho.nd his officers, and a portion of the crew, took to the boats just as the Ellen and Anna appeared in sight.’’ CHARLESTON.- The Sinking of the IVeelratvlicn. [Correspondence of The Times. 1 Follt Island, S. C., Tuesday, Dec. 15,1863. In m#Sespatch sent by the steamer Circassian I gave particulars concerning the sinking of the moni tor Weehaken, although at that time, in consequence of the heavy sea whieh prevented communication with the flagship, I was unable to obtain much information. The disaster, it will be recQlleoted, oc curred on Sunday, the 6th inst. The hour was M. Before the event, and at the time it was trans piring, the wind had been and was blowing a fearful gale from the northeast, so that parties on shore, while looking at the fleet rocking and tossing amid the maddened waves, could not help expressing among themselves the anxious fears they had for the safety of the vessels. -It fortunately happened that the flagship Philadelphia was wtthin aiding distance of the monitor when she went down, to which cir cumstance may be attributed the saving of so large a number of those on board. v The flras intimation given to the flag.ship thatthe Weehawken was in a perilous condition, was the blowing of the monitor's whistle. Immediately after she was observed to be enveloped in a cloud of rushing steam, which did not wholly disappear until the vessel had been com pletely engulfed. Boats were instantly despatched from the flag-ship, also from other vessels nearest by, the crews of which commenced picking up the men floating on the water. AH the men thus saved were taken to-the flag-ship, but, as may be reasona bly tuppoiedfmnny of them were in a terrible state of,exhaustion. On the following day one of theuum berdled from that cause alone. The Weehawken sank in mid-channel, about, one mile from Fort Sumpter and nearly the same distance from Sul livan’s Island. Judging from the length of smokestack unsubmerged, (two feet,) she went down in five fathoms water. The officers and men on . board numbered between eighty and ninety. .Thirty-one, including four officers, whose names are George W. McGowan, first assistant en gineer ; M. Manion, second assistant engineer; and A. Mitchell and M. Sponburg, third assistant engi neers, were lost. Captain Duncan, formerly of the Paul Jones, waß in command, but happened to be on thefiag-shipatthe time ol the accident. Captain Calhoun was transferred from the Weehawken to some other vessel two days previous. Fromalll can learn, I regret to state the disaster was occa sioned through neglect of parties on board. The terrible sea had strained the monitor to such an ex tent that the water forced itself between the seams three hours before she went down ; but that circum stance alone was not considered of sufficient im portance to cause serious apprehension for the safety of the vessel. Mr. Levi Jump; the pilot of the Wee hawken, informs me that the forehatch and the anohor-wells were open when they should have been closed, even in an ordinary sea. The waves rolled in and filled the vessel immediately. She went down. In three minutes from the time the first warning of her sinking was given. Mr. Jump was below at dinner, and scarcely had time to reach the deck. He, followed by twenty-two others, leaped into a small boat and but' the painter; at the very-moment the monitor gave, her glast lurch. A large portion of her ammunition was stored in her bows, whioh had the effect, when the sea washed in, to raise her stern, and prevent the effective working qf the aft pumpß. Men were or dered to the fore pump, but that became entangled with chains alter the fifth and sixth stroke. The monitor gave a tremendous lurch forward, another backward, followed by still another forward, whioh sent her down. On Monday last, the captains or all the monltora held a consultation,- with a view of comiog to some conclusion as to the direct cause of tbe disaster. They were unable to form a satisfac tory opinion at .that meeting, and, I believe, came no nearer to tbe point on the occasion of two or three subsequent meetings. The Impression pre vails that the admiral desires to suppress the facts concerning the ease, for fear their publication would Influence the monitor stock North. Parties from New York are here with extensive machinery for the purpose of raising' the Keokuk, suDk some months ago. It Is understood they will first endeavor to raise the Weehawken. Divers have been sent down to make examinations of the wreck, and report favorably for the success of the enterprise. THE EXPLOSION IN SUMPTER. [Correspondence of the Tribune ] . On Friday, the llth instant, at nine la the morn ing, a terrific explosion occurred in Fort Sumpter, tupposed to have been oneof the magazines situated in the northwest corner of the fort, not far from where their flag floated. The bricks and mortar were hurled into the air in vast heaps, to the height of three hundred feet, taking at the same time the flag, and more than likely some of the rebels. As soon as the dust and smoke had cleared a little, sol dlerscould be seen on the southeast corner of the rains, to the number of thirty or more. Instantly all of our batteries opened upon them, which had the'effect of making them “skedaddle” double-quick into their bomb proofs. Half an hour after the explosion a blaze was seen issuing from the centre of the fort, supposed to be some timber that thoy have used to strengthen their magazine, as all the barracks have been destroyed long ago. Instead of diminishing, it increased as night came on. All Friday’nlght it burned, throw ing its lurid light on the water, and showing the fort very distinctly, making a good mark for our gunners, and it is needless to say that all night long they kept up one continuous shelling, and late into the n ext day. Sunday, it was still smoking. This morn ing the flag can be seen waving from the south eastern corner of the fort. It will not stay there long, as it is the programme here to knock it away dally. . . THE BOMEARDMBNT OP TIIK CITT. DuriDg the past week shells have been thrown into the city of Charleston at the rate of twenty per day. The shelling does not take place at the same time each day. At one time Gen. Gilmore sends his com pliments to the Oharlestonianß as early as 6 A. M., just to let them know that he ft awake. At other timeß a few are dropped In at the hour of 12 M. (din ner time the world over) to aid digestion, while at 12 P. M. he gives theme/cto more on the principle of the razor strop man, “ that he has a few more left.” But it must not be inferred from this that we have it . all our own way. .. Battery Simpkins. Fort Johnson (Mother .Tohnson sb the soldiers call it, from the simple fact that she seems to pay more attention to them at present than any of the other forts) and Fort Moultrie send us, on an average, some 200 shells in the course of the 24 hours. Most or them fall far short of their desti nation ; what few do reach us only tend to amuse our toys. They seem to oare no more for a shell thaii men at home do for the oraok of a whip. What few accidents do oCour are the results of their own recklessness. It is this indifference that oftentimes results fatally. A man Is stationed in a place of safety to report which wav the ehollli comfngi-or course he tells only by the flesh—and the cry is “Cover Johnron." or “Cover. Moultrie,”as the case may be, sl* the duty of ot&oerin PHILADELPHIA. MONDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1863; command to see that all hu men oover immediately; but be,*for a wonder, becomes as brave as his men. and does not seek cover. The consequence is, all are liable to get hit, while now and then some poor fellow gets an arnffor leg torn off. It iB the duty of the officer that hiß menbo covered whether they wish to or not. It would occupy not more than thirty seconds, and would bo the means Of saving some valuable lives. We oannot afford to lose soldiers when their lives oould be spared by a word from the officer in command, and a few steps to WVAP. SotQo one mLotJcl tee -to (Lla. ' Reorganization of Tennessee* LETTER FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL MATNASSD. Attorney General’s Office, Nashville,-. December s, 186Sl Dear Sir : Your inquiry respecting the 100 al re organization of your'county deserves more conaidfe ration than I was able to give it -on the spur or the moment. I agree with you, the matter is of vital’ importance to the'{ie6ple A ox the State. Under our systempthe county courts are charged with the oare of the poor, the roads, the publio proper ty, the county taxes;the estates of persons deceased, lunatics, and orphans; and -their clerks, with the probate required to be registered, thedssuance of licenses for marriage, and the collec tion of a large share of the public revenue. The offi ces of sheriff, constable, register, and trustee—all made elective—are of immense local importance. They are purely civil in their character, without any political Btenifioance. . . . Ever since the Federal re-occupation, certainly, if not sinoe the beginning of the war, they have been practically vaoant in nearly all parts of the State. The constant efforts of the Go vernor to restore their functions to activity have, in various ways, been neutralized, even when the peo ple were anxious to.co-operate with him. The situa tion of affairs at this time Is undoubtedly more fa vorable than heretofore for renewing the attempt. The period fixetTfoVthe eleotion of county officers is the first Saturday of'March in the even years, and occurs, of course, in March ensuing, not quite month© ©wApC'' x. de«m it of the utmost con-' sequence to, the - people that they assemble on that .day. at, their respective places of voting and elect the proper offloerß as they have been accustomed to do. In this .way the Quarterly Term, of the county courts for April'osn be geld, putl 5U?b bU!IB6BS iffFsrri-H is w RiißatTsnui mm' much that should properly he attended to at the January Term. The unaltered constitution, as it stands in the code.and the statutes prior to May, 1861, will be the guide. All subsequent attempts at legislation, being the work of men who repudiated the. National Go vemment, of which Tennessee is a part, and avow edly lor its overthrow, are null, and will be so re garded. Where there are no officers to hold the elec tions, the Btatute, careful of the -elective franchise, providcs.that they be held by. any three freeholders. In a majority of instances probably this will have to be done. The directions of the statute, oode 843, are ample.".. . •. ' ‘,. , The' persons elected will, doubtless, be required, before assuming their respective offices, to take the usual oatbs, including the oath of allegiance to the Government of the United States, as prescribed by the Constitution of .Tennessee. The Federal Go vernment cannot permit any others to exerolse official authority when it has the power to. prevent it, as iB the case in this State. T ' The officers soelecledhiid qualified, will,of course, limit their operations strictly to affairs between citizens. They will not be permitted, ! presume, to interfere with military persons, or persons in mili tary employ; nor to exercise authority in opposi tion to the several acts of Congress, which have effected very 'materially the condition of the negro population. ..The constitution of the State, in prescribing the qualifications of the voter, requires that he be “a ci tizen of the United States. 1 ’ The fair interpretation manifestly,- is that he be one who recognizes and avows his allegiance to the Government of the tlnited Statee j in other words, a loyalj and not a citizen, 9|«»rly pe tftV Vf VftV -officers or persons holding the observe this constitutional provision, *and permit no one to’ vote whose loyalty is not established. When there is aDy doubt, tbe oath of allegiance to the United Stales, taken and subscribed before the Judge, would be a convenient test, and when token in good f&ith, with an honest intention to observe it; ought to be conclusive, not otherwise. I am,- respectfully, etc.. ' HORACE MAYNARD, Att’y Gen.. - John L. Spurlock, Esq. ; PIER MONT. Interesting Correspondence Between Gene* eal J. E- Johnston and Jbfp. Davis, con cerning the Removal of Gen. Bragg. SPECIAL ORDERS—NO. 275, Adjutant and 'lnspector General’s Office. Richmond, Nov.-24,1802. I, General J. E. Johnston, Confederate States Army, is hereby assigned to the following geogra phical command, to wit Commencing with the Blue Ridge of mountains, running through the wes tern part of North Carolina, and following the line of said mountains through the northern part of Geor gia to the railroad south of Chattanooga; thence by that road to West Point, anddowa the or right bank of Ohattahoochie river to the boundary of Alabama and Florida; following that boundary west to the Ohoetahatchie river, and down that river to Cbatahatehie bay—includiagthe waters of that bay—to the Gulf of Mexico. All that portion of oountry west of said line to the Mississippi river is included iu the above com mand. General Johnston will, for the purpose of correspondence and reports, establish his headquar ters at Chattanooga, or. such other place as in his judgment will beet secure facilities for ready commu nication with the troops within the limits of his command, and will repair in person to any part of said command whenever his presence may for.the time be necessary or desirable. *~*** . * ■ * By command of the Secretarv of War, JOHN WITHERS, Assistant Adjutant General. His Excellency, toe Fresident, Richmond, Va. Also, the following extracts from the correspond ence between the President and General Johnston, to show that-in retaining General Bragg com mand of his army, in accordance with the judgment of General ; Johnston,- In preference to adopting that of gentlemen in civil life whoolamored for his removal: Richmond? V.a;, Jan. 22,1863. General J. E. Johnston , Jackson, Miss.y and Mobile , ■ Ala,: I wish you, with the least delay, to proceed to the headquarters of General Bragg’s army. You will •find an*explanatory letter at Chattanooga. JEFF. DAYIS. EXTRACT FROM COPY OP LETTER. \ Richmond, Va., Jan. 22,1863. General J, E, Johnston , Chattanooga , Term.: . As announced in my>fcelegram, I address this letter to you [explaining] the purpose for which I desire you to proceed promptly to the headquarters of General Bragg’s army, * * * * *. You will, I trust, be able by conversation with General Bragg and others of his command, to de cide what the best interests of the service require, and give hie the advice whioh I need- at this junc ture. As that army is a part of your command no order will be necessary to give you authority there, as, whether present or .absent, you have a right to direct its operations, ana do whatever else belongs to the general commanding. . Very truly and respectfully yours, k . JEFF DAYIS. EXTRACT PROM LETTER OF GEN. J. E. JOHNSTON. Tuliahoma, Feb. 3, 1863, Mr. President : y Your telegram, ordering me to General Bragg's headquarters, was received in Mo bile, when I was on my way to them. Your letter of January 22 reached me here on the 30lh. **•-** * - * * My principal object has been to ascertain the feel ing existing in the regiments. Being confident that the soldiers are not depressed, we can have nothing to fear, for it is not to be supposed that the zeal of general officers can be impaired by any want of con fidence in their general’s skill. Incessant rain has permitted me to see but a fourth of the troops as yet. They are represented by theirfield officers to be in high spirits, and as ready as ever for fight. Lam very glad to find that your confidence in General Bragg is unshaken. My own is confirmed by his recent operations, which, in my opinion, evince great vigor and * skill. It would be very un fortunate to remove him at this juncture, when he has just earned, if. cot won, the gratitude of the country. , After seeing all the troops shall write again. I respectfully suggest,- should it then appear to you necessaiyto remove General Bragg, no one in this army, or engaged In this' investigation, ought to be his successor. Most respectfully, your obedient servant, J. E.'JOHNSTQN, General. His Excellency the President. EXTR ACTFROM a LETTER PROM GEN. j. E. JOHNSTON. ’ . Tullahoma, Feb. 12, 1863. Mr. President : Since writing to you An the'dd, I have seen the whole army. It&'appearance is very encouraging, and gives positive assuranceof General Bragg’s capacity to command. It is well clothed, healthy, ;and in fine spirits. The brigades engaged at Murfreesboro are now stronger than, they were on the morning of the battle, mainly by the return of the absentees brought baok-by the General’s vigorous system. * * * '■# * . * My object haa been to ascertaiQ if the confidence of the troops in the ability of the army to' beat the enemy is at air impaired./ I find no indication that it is less than when you were in its camps. ' 'While this feeling exists, and you regard Gen. Bragg as brave and skilful, the ifact that some or all of the general officers of the army, and many of the subordinates, think that you might give them a commander with fewer defects, cannot, I think, greatly diminish his value. To me it seems that the operations of this army in Middle Tennessee have been conducted admirably. I can find no record of more effective fighting in modern battles than that of this army in December, evincing skill in the commander and courage in the troops, which fully entitle them to the thanks of the Government. In the early part of January, tbe country north of Granada being considered impracticable, £ directed* Major General V&n Dorn to bring to General Bragg’s aid the cavalry of the Mississippi army, except such as Dieutenant General Pemberton considered cessary to him. if if . * . . ■ f i. * . i * I have been told by ——- that they have ad vised you to remove General Bragg, and place me in command of thia army. lam sure that you will agree with me that the,part I have borne in thta in vestigation would render it inoonalatent with my peraonal honor to ocoupy that position. I believe, however, that the interest of .the service requires that G eneral Bragg should not be removed. Moat respectfully, your obedient servant. - J. E. JOHNSTON. EVACUATION OP CHATTANOOGA. rFrom the Richmond Enquirer, Dec 12. J The President is said to have received from Col. Ives; hir Aid, now in the Arpiy of Tennessee, a tele gram announcing the evacuation of Chattanooga by Gen. Grant, and his retreatupon Nashville, tearing up the railroad behind him. We understand that Gen. Hardee will pursue. What has caused this sudden and unexpected evacuation ia not known. By many It is regarded as a strategic move to com mence a new campaign. Whatever maybe the ene my’s designs, he will find his adversary upon the ■-watch and fully prepared. Perhaps the army under Grant is to take the “ On to Bichmond.’fand be ca gulphed in that Serhonian bog, “ where . armies whole have sunk,” where McDowell, McClellan, Pope, Burnside, Hooker and Meade have been hurled by Gen. Lee. REPORT OP THE SECRETARY OP WAR, The report of the Secretary of War Is a very lengthy and highly important document. It briefly" refers to the operations of the army in its several departments, and cays that the campaign In Missis sippi was certainly disastrous. It is difficult to re sist the impression that its disasters were not ine vitable. That a court of inquiry to investigate the whole campaignlmet in Atlanta in September,'but in consequence of the vicinity of the enemy requiring the presence of witnesses and judges at other points, it' has been temporarily suspended. It is expected soon to reassemble. A deficiencyof resources in men and provisions, rather than reverses in battle, caused the withdrawal of,the army in East Ten nessee. He alludes to desertion, straggling, and absentee ism, and says that the effective force of the army 1b but little over half, or two-thirds of the men whose names are on the muster rolls. He recommends the repeal of the substitute and exemption provisions, and that all having substitutea be put baok into the field, and that the privileges which Congress granted to put in'substitutes ean< be regularly and constitu tionally abrogated by the same power. He says that no compact was entered into between the Go vernment and the person furnishing a substitute, as has been alleged, but only a privilege which Govern ment aceorded. Instead of eomplaldlng of suoh ab rogation, the’ person ought to feel gratified at what has heretofore been allowed him; He reoomfnends &H abridgement QJ exemption* jwi tfeeeormerlpttou THE BKBEL PRESS. of them sir, making details according 'So the want* of society at home. f He says that'the three years’men, when their terms expire, cannot be finally discharged, 'and 5 should be retaiaed, allowlDtftbcm to ohoo«o the ex isting company under its present organization, in\ the same arm of the serribe. He recommends the consolidation of ouch companies and regiments as are reduced below a oertaSh complement. & glowing tribute terthe heroism} endurance, aptd*ua fftultsring devotion of the spldiersj and of thedft accfeJ oeaci tbefr' iivss as gocri£sea upon the oliar of ilber?ty, and’ 'oioceer tvy saying’ tisiat our.very a fcmlfed and determined 1 criGurante of eveiythisg for Independence,, must convince the enemy of the futilityof his efforts to' subdue DSysfc/i; He may.forgivevusTor' theae hfv'crimes: but so r long as we have hearts.:to- feel 'and hands to.strike we shall never forgive him. How'impudent it is to come, witli ouf brotbers’‘bloocl upon-his accufsod hands, and ask; us 'to accept his forgiveness. But he goes further* - He makeß kte"forgiveness depend ent upon terms. We have onSy to sweafobedience; to bis-will. We have to swear that the proclaim*- tlon of emancipation which he iesued last year, and which wb-received with mooking, and which has since been a general derision, shall'be'aUbmitted to . by us. Our society is to be uptamad. liutoad of that distinction between the races neceosairy’jtor the happiness of both, he acks ub to swear will have none at all, until his-Oongsoifi “Of fanstlos orchis packed bench of judges-skall eay thathihpro clamation was wind/ But all thiß will not do.. We must abandon to that demon thirst for tkhir blood, which- has befen indecently exhibited from the first, all the men who have rendered our anna!a:conspi cuous, and under whose lead we havewon'a fame, if not & name, among the, nations. We must leave . the President jto Abraham’s tender mercies.'* The Army of the Potoznao must offer up their glorious" leader, under whom both havec beoome illustrfdjuf*; Beauregard must be huDg. In Cshort, every officer down to oolonel,.and every civil functionary from Congressman to messenger, and from Governor to* constable', are to bo retained for' Unooln’epmaltg* Dity. 'Howhe and Sumner would gloat’ over thehaaging bodies of the t( dead rebels.” CPromihe Richmond Sentinel,'Dec.'lid \ • . AHRAHAU’a MESSAGE AHD PSOCLAMATIOK.: Never did'British commissioner or generalj iAftU' the Washington man .'has sent down to us. He is - going to forgive Ufi J SOhfetbing, it Beeme, on certain terms. To thB moat liberal, unqualified, and all-em bracing otferof forgfveneaa to our fathers, Dr, Frank lin replied: “We, whohave committed ho offence, Deed no forgiveness.” , Onf answer would be the same, even if-Lincoln’s offer imitated the humanity, of Britain’s. Forgive us what %- Forgive us because he.has invaded dux; States With armed multitudes, to overthrow our laws, destroy ourlliberties, oompasß our deatiucticn ? Forgiye us because he has plun dered our ravaged our coasts! Forgive us for having-burped, oiir . towns, and'desolated our homes! 1 Forgive ud tor the many thousands of our brothers, andjohs.-and Cdear friends, whom he has jslain upon our own Doll} and while repelling hisUn voslon? Forgive da for the~many dear "mutilated onea who wilb remairi'ithe legacy of the war when the war shalibe over t Forgive us for having out raged even the sensibilities of Europe by hii attempt to excite seivile.revolt,? Forgive us for his Beast Butler, and for the thousand atrocities which he has let loose againat us! v . *»- , '• FAREWELL ORDER OF GENERAL BRAGG. The following is General Bragg’s farewell order to his army : . GENERAL ORDER NO. 214, - T/pon renewed application.to the > Presideht;his concent has been obtained for the relinquishment of the command of this army. It is accordingly trans ferred to Lieutenant General Hardee. The announcement of this separation is made with unfeigned regret. An assooiation of more than two years, which binds together a commander and his trusted troops, oan not be severed without deep cmo« iloA. Pork oomasos Jasgers skarecS ob xzzsvssy hard-fought fields have cemented bonds which time can never impair.. The circumstances which render this Btep proper will be. appreciated by every good soldier and true patriot. The last appeal the Gene ral has to make to. the gallant army which has so long acd nobly sustained him, is to give his succes sor that coidial and.generouß support so essential to the success of your arms. In that successor you have a veteran whose brilliant reputation you have aided to achieve. To the officers of my general staff, whohave so Jong zealously and successfully strug gled against serious difficulties to support the army, and myself, is due, in a great degrees what little success and fame we haye achieved. Bidding them and the army an affectionate farewell, they have the blessings and prayers oi a grateful friend. . ■ . BRAXTON BRAGG. On assuming command, Lieutenant General Har dee issued the following General Order; ■ Soldiers of the'Apny of Tennessee: - General Bragg having been relieved from duty with the army, the command has devolved upon me. The steady courage, the unsullied patriotism of-the distinguished-leader who has shared your for tunes for more than a year, will long be remembered by this army and the country he served so well. I desire to say, in assuming command, that this is no cause for discouragement. The overwhelming num bers of .the enemy, forced us.from Mission Ridge, but the army retired intact and in good heart. Our Jesses are small, andwill be rapidly, repaired. The country is looking upon you. Only the weak side need to be cheered by constant sucoess. Veterans of Shiloh, Perry ville, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga, require no such stimulant to sustain their courage. Let the past take care of itself. We oao and must take care of the future. W.J. HARDEE, MEXICO. Recapture of Fucbla by tlie Mexicans—The Guerilla. Waifare, [From the New Orleans Picayune of the 9th, ] “We have received -information from a source worthy of high confidence, that toe-rumored recap ture of-Puebla by the Republicans of Mexico has betm-ooniirmed, received by schooner Henry Ward,' uom now in-the river, coming up. - . “ There was no resistance—the number of French troops being very small, and retiring before Gens. Beriozahel and Negrete, who occupied the place at the head of about 5,000 men. Gen. Porfia Diaz had gonc, j with 3,000 men, to join Gen. Boriozabel, and a division of troops from Oajaca would also be aenV #ieie. ’ . “ In the meantime General Comonfort had become tired of awaiting an attack from the French, and was marching from Queretaro or Mexioo at the head of 20,000 men. Generals Uraga? Doblado, and Gonzales Ortega command divisions: Under him. He is well supplied with munitions of war and artillery. “The roads are generally in the possession of guerillas, and French supplies can only becarried foiward under heavy escort; ' “ Private advices from Tampico, from a neutral, represent the French garrison to be in a state of siege. Nothing can be procured from without, hot even a banana. The French. have lost 800 men by the yellow fever, which they brought with them from Yera Cruz. The inhabitants have also severe ly suffered from the plague thus introduced into their midst.” . • * An English Account of Rebel-Treatment . of Wounded Prisoners* The.following is an extract from a letter written by an English surgeon with the Army of the Poto mac, published \i the London Medical- Times and Gazette of August 8. It is one other, and necessari ly an impartial testimony to the different methods in which wounded prisoners have been treated by us and by the rebels: “ The rebel wounded in our charge have fared, so far as comforts and attention went) as our own men fared. Befoie our supplies came up, they made no complaints; after their arrival they declared they had not had such a gay time sinoe the Confederacy commenced to exist. The surgeons, in bringing their cases to the table, never examined previously if a man wore blue pants or gray, but looked rimply at the nature of the wound. Had they been within their own lines, they could not have been bo well at tended to, .1 have. seen now Confederate wounded in the. hands of the Unionists, and Union wounded in the hands of the rebels, and J canTiot but say that in acting the good, Samaritan the , North ' bears, off the palm. At Chancellor battle the rebels removed their rounded to be: cared for at Richmond, leaving the T,200 Northern wounded to lie upon the field. The rebel soldiers near them gave them what help they could, but the rebel Govern ment did nothing—but confiscate the captured sur geons’ cases and hospital knapsacks, looking upon them as Government property. On the misery , be ing represented to those in authority, sugar, flour, bacon, andthaid bread were plentifully issued to the wounded.; Thiß waß all, they said, they could give, because it was all they had. Still they oould have done morej; they could have removed those 1,200 men to Richmond along with-their own wounded, to fare as they fared ; they oould have sent a detail of surgeons from their army at Fredericksburg to attend to them; and, from Richmond—only a couple of home away by rail—straw, at least, might have been sent for them to lie upon. What would have been said had the Unionists acted similarly at Get tysburg!—had they removed their, own wounded by rail, and left 10,000 rebels to lie upon the field with simply: hard bread, bacon, sugar, andflour to sustain.them, and with fio surgical assistance save the .dozen medical men whom Lee sent over to take care of them! Had this been done, God help the Yankees I we would never have heard the end of it.” The Great Cavalry Camp* The cavalry camp situated at the mouth of the eastern branoh of the Potomac, on Grisboro Point, had its rise in the necessities of tbe army. It waa established in-AprH last. It is now divided into two departments, the camp for dismounted men, and.the camp of instruction. Some'idea- of the immense labor done -at thia camp may be gathered from, the fact that,"in the brief period of its organization, up wards of twenty thousand men have been remount ed, rquipped, and sent to the front of the Army of the Potomac. As it thus "makes available, at the earliest moment, the services of the disabled dra-. goons, and restores them to their posts, resembling in this the human circulation, the venous blood is brought, into the lungs to be recreated for vital purposes, it may be aptly styled the great lung of the cavalry service.- In•• addition, two new regi ments have been equipped for the field: the 19th Pennsylvania and the 20th New York, and- are now in General Grant’s Department. There are also five regiments now in the camp of instruction, of which we will presently speak. There are arriving constantly at.the camp unserviceable arms, saddles, bridles, &e.- They are takeu and assorted, then easi ly repaired, and forthwith fitted up and- reissued. The ordnance department is under, the. efficient ma nagement of Lieutenant White, who keeps some seventy-five saddlers, armorers, sabre-belt makerß, &c,, buiily employed. Over. 1,200 saddles havfT been issued since the organization of the oamp. As the camp frrquentiy contains a small, army, it imposes no light labor on the quartermaster and commissary departments.. It has sometimes reached as high as 10,COO men, and now numbers about half that— Washington .Chronicle. A London Publisher.— Henry G. Bohu is the Napoleon of booksellers in' ambition, ability, and energy. His energy is immense, and graspß his great business, both in l bulk and in detail, with the comprehensiveness of a general who is master of,the situation. Not content with daily purchasesof tons of Iremainders and with printing shiploads of libra ries—planning, selecting, editing, translating, and annotating—he finds time withal to write hooks himself; and, in Die midst of all his immense pres sure of? care and labor, he used scarcely to_ permit his most experienced clerk to sell a single old book from the shelves to the trade'without consulting him as to the' price. So enormous was the amount of work which he undertook that, though naturally l strong and vigorous, it was said he had weekly visits from his surgeon to be examined as to how far en durance could be carried. Mr. Bohn is not only a thorough bibliographer and editor, hut haa himself translated such things'as Schiller’s plays from the German, and has prepared for the preaa a good many volumes of classical literature requiring industrious and learned research. , . 'Among the ourioilties on exhibition at the Sani tary Fair in Boston are numerous relics, or Wash ington—his sashy saddle, epaulettes, cane, with numerous autographs and letters: bronze jar, from Shanghae, two thousand years old: sword of Miles Standish; lock of the gun whioh killed King Philip, of Mount Hope, in 16T6, and a wooden bowl, taken ftom Philip’s wigwam; a Bible printed in Venice in -14 TB, before printing was introduced into Eng land, and numerous rare End genuine autographs and letters. .There are also exhibited the shoes;worn by the royal family of England, and a pair Of shoes Surchased in' Georgia by a young lady,-who arrived i Boston last Sunday. The shoes are ooarser than any young lady would west here, and are laeed wiwwhite cord. Yet the lady paid forty doUara lotttWi Mdwfuifedtq sell nwm for any. ETLOBOIPE. A New iPrlvatwr-Sscape of Another Ram— ’ The Jtt'exicniji Difficulty—The Rebellion and. tlu’ 1 Pope—The Privateer Rsppahan* nock. To the Editor of Lmdon Daily Fetes: Sir : Thb vu wwl reported to be At Calais, and as sumed to hail l T rom-6heornesß, is very much like her . Mijutj’fl iteAi !?■ Y?e«el Tistor, wHion wsa reoently lorn, amiDjr the « tts auißiralfiji as I am «reuiWy,iafom«\ Sbe i* de “ cribea »« very fast, capable of runnii seventeen knots per hour, was used a»a despatoh v^)i;>ft^ r fitted for four or six >gu'as agher arm am Three weeks ago she xvas being fitted out for wid had had some-altera- l r tiohs made which wc 'tild give her the appearance of ' a mferob&nt ship * but were so made as that she migbteaaily be f« war purposes. t ; Although her travel pla tea up, yet it; YTculd be easy to place other ipl ‘her, up slidfeafjfor guaa, &c. r ofid fhei wouldi be.'arxegulaTly built - man*of*war. Wag. V ’forfhands to man her ; were bfibrl'd at the rate of four or five pounds a -moiito, by a'stranger in tl ’tat part of the country, -whhse bußineas at Sheernes. » was solely,toyman this and it was* v* that- the%ves'sel| was' four the; OonfOderate flgbting A there arejtwo other veseils purchased of'fhe~ admi-- raity,intended fo? the alavehOi Mllng confederaov,’ is ? • Theiieve, also founded on stioatT «yidence. J. H. E, "It is annoufacedthatthecuitoiu-house authorities at Oalaio-had received insteuction i to allow the re steamerßkpDahaimockto leave whenever her captain might tnihlittt'to depart. It appears that the Rappahannook was, foraerly"'iu. B. v Majesty’s steam sloop Victor, and was recently'Aold with three other steamers to parties. -Three other steamers wers’likewiae jeported to lie fitting out for rebel privateers on the' Thames. The Viotoror Rappah»nnock' y iS ; upward* of 1,000 ions burden, built of wood, with engines of 300-hundred horse power. ; tFrom ths Lohdon Titoes. J • - „ ■ .■ , . TV hen the admiralty sold ttte Victor it was stated 'that the was intended for China trade, and' she - was ostensibly fitted’out with V that view, while her name was changed to* Soylia, vof London. Several suspicious circumstances, however, occurred,‘and the dockyard officials felt it t&eii duty to make a re portto the admiralto- Thoifiinlit WUtliQfQOfiißtof an order at Sheersesß ’ direomg i »er to oe itoppea. The order, however, arrived fe\r hours too late. Those in charge of the* vessel ev% aentiy suspected the intention of the Government; ai \d had her taken out of the harbor a few nights' sin ce. She imme diately afterwards hoisted; the Ge'nfederate flag. She is of 250 horse-power, but owing to some slight defects in the censmiction' of her and ma chinery her. rate of steaming wa»;nei'er very high, which was th 6 principal reason for the admiralty di recting her to be sold. A'apeolsst report hay been made to the .lords of the admiralty of the circum stances under which she left Sheeraesfrdockyard. LCalaia Correeponclenca of theLohdohTimee. J - “ This i teamer was in the rcfidEtead<£t;om midnight, waiting to receive on board fifteen young Ameri .cans, who had been residing here for more than two> months, and who are to' serve aa<hcr officers. Those officers had embarked on board a fishing boat which l they had hired to convey them to Boulogne, as they told the master, in order to conceal 1 their project, and avoid the police. When once they were outside the port, however, they ordered Mm to put them on board a vessel from which rockets-wore being fired, which was the signal agreed upon. The* master of the boat, in alarm, called for assistance- from other boats near him, and with their help he- came into port, where he landed, his passengers, who were mudn annoyed at what had occurred. . The Rapp v hancock has been purchased for the Confederate Government; she was an English-vessebunfiergoiag repairs at Sheerness. She left that-port under pre fence of trying her machinery, and taking with her as crew, the mechanics and ship- carpenters who were at work on board. Once at oea\ the JEhglish flag was, replaced by that of the-Southern Stateß. She has not ret imr gun a on board-but is rtieroed lor eight heavy guns. Her repairs, it is thought, are about to. be completed at Calais.”* It* is report ed that a part of her crew have arrived by steamer from Dover. ■ s > ESCAPE OP ANOTHER BAifi [Gull (N0v.57) Correspondence of the London N-ewo.] There was apprize vessel got away from here some days back. She was an undoubted “ram,”'with masts fitted to lower on the deck, and telescope funnel. She was launched with steam up, and came alongside the west pier. Two cabs full of Southern looking gentlemen drove down, and went on board, and she was off like a Bhot. Every one was taken by surprise. - • ; THREATENED COMPLICATIONS OP THE UNITED • j STATES WITH PRANCE. The following paragraph appears in.* the news taken* to England by the West lndia mail-steamer, and published in the English journals: “ It is reported, on good authority, that-the Fede ral in California and Sonora are supplying the Juarez Government with arms, whioh procedure, it is believed, will lead to complications between the French and American Governments.” THE MEXICAN DIFFICULTY. [Correspondence of the London Daily News,] . P v aris, Dec. 3.—The Roman question proves, it * would seem, a serious Mexican difficulty.. The re tirement of the Archbishop or the tri umvirate, which is announced in today’s MCniteur, and was announced in last night’s Paine, is undoubt edly the signal for a struggle between the Conserva tive party and those whom they called into overturn Juarez. Mgr. Labaatida is said to have expressed hiß great esteem and affection for the French in general, and in particular for the successor of Mar shal Forey, before he. sent in his resignation. It was hardly posiible for him to have done otherwise, aeeiDg the attention which has been paid him>by the Empress, and the protestations of friendship and es teem exchanged between him and the late com mander of the army of occupation at Puebla* The semi-official organ above cited prepares its readers for a war between the temporal and the spiritual powers. As the firßt still retain a strong hold over the minds of the Indian population, they ban do much to disturb toe tranquillity of which General Bazaine speaks in glowing terms, even though it has been muoh weakened by the con fiscations of toe last President. The prominent part . taken by toe clergy in the nomln&tibn'of theAireh duke Maximilian renders them .more ezigeants in Mexico than they even ate in Rome, Madrid, or in the west of France. The Archduke. is, therefore,.in a hesitating frame'of mind . He has recently, I -under stand, notified to the Emperor that he must have other guarantees for the security of the 5 Mexican throne than the Emperor is willing to allow. The visit of his Imperial Highness to Compeigne is no longer spoken of, and th&general feeling is that-Marshal Forey's conquest vxill be annexed to the empire of 'the Napoleons. . . >, DEPUTATION FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES TO-THE POPE. The Correspondence of Rome says: “ His Holiness has deigned to give audience to an American depu tation lrom toe Southern States, charged to place in his august hands an autograph letter from Mr. Jefleison Davis.” The facts of the case are stated ; to bo these: Subsequent to the breaking out of the American'war the Pope wrote circular letters to all toe Catholic bishops in the Northern as well as the Southern States, exhorting them to fulfill the Christian duties of their office, but to abstain from the expression of any party feeling whatever in toe lamentable struggle now existing. President Davis, - appreciating these . sentiments, wrote a letter to thank his Holiness, and entrusted it for delivery to Mr. Dudley Mann, a Southerner, who has been, for some time, in Europe, and occasionally charged with diplomatic missions. After an interview with Car dinal Antenelll, Mr. Mann obtained an audience of the Pope,- at which Mr. Mann, Jr., who-acts as secretary to bis father, was present. The conviction of the members of the .United States Legation, backed by the-assurances of Cardinal Antonelli, is that this reception-has no offloial character, and that Mr. JeffersonDavis* letter was merely compli mentary. THE HEENAN AND KING MATCH, The excitement relative to this contest is increas ing, and the betting runs wild and unprecedented. Two to one are freely offered on Heenan,and freely taken. It is said that Morrissey is betting heavily against Heenan, and whether toe report is correct or’not, it has gained currency, and made many more takers than otherwise there would have been on King. A private letter from Heenan, received by last steamer,’ is full of confidence, ana announces an “ easy”'success. King, he says, is in splendid condition, but he (Heenan) was never in so good. King’s tactics are to fight low—body blowß—and Heenan is prepared for this, by, from the waist lip, being a “mass of iron.” Above his hips there 18 nothing but cords, muscles, bones. English residents are willing to take even beta, but the odds are so freely offered that they do not make the proposition.. Harry Clifford, of Broadway and Eighth street, has $3,G00 placed in his hands to bet on King. He is au thorized to.bet even, and awaits takers. A singular bet was made on Wednesday evening—slso even that Heenan would win in thirty minutes. This is merely throwing away , money, toe knowing ones say ; Heenan’s “quick fight” will not avail him with one who knows his tactics, is an old stager, and an acknowledgedly courageous and enduring man.' A chance blow, it is true, may early decide the con test, but, saving that, it will be iron muscle against ironmuscle, iron will against iron will, and thorough' training against thorough training. The matter of a “prize fight” inoffensive even in its suggestion, but this is occupying a prominence in the public mind which fully justifies reference to it. That;it is “international” is a mistake. The Eaglish papers have combatted this idea in order, if Heenan wins, to qualify the character of the defeat. This side of the water it can be claimed as not 11 international,” because there is neither a liking for, an approval, or recognition of this moßt brutalizing, disgusting ex hibition of the” manly art of self-defence.” Heenan fights on his “ own nook,” and is likely to have a much fairer chance than he had with Sayers. He has made many, friends in England. The bets on him there are heavy, and “ fair play,” compulsorily, must be the order.— N. Y. Times, ' THE. CONGRESS OP. SOVEREIGNS. [Correspondence, of the New York Times.3^ Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1863. The famous. Congress of Sovereigns Is dead, and it was-Lord John Bussell that killed it. Or, rather, . the Congress alwavß was dead, and it was Lord John that buried it. Not that the English Foreign Secretary discovered any new arguments against the Congress, or said anything that was not known . by all in the world, but because he had the oourage to say brutally oilpaper what the rest either shrank ' from or covered up in'suoh a froth of-words as to mystify the best Mentioned readers. Thus Prince Gortsohakoff accepts in a' reply, so smothered up with politeness as to leave a doubt whether it is in fact an acceptation or only a high-flown attempt at irony. But there 1b no humbug about Lord John; he knew the thing was a Napoleonic swindle, and he said so. . The first effect of this refusal at Paris has been to throw down the lunds and. revive the fright about war. France'has been insulted, and France is.a mittary Power; therefore, she must fight. That is the logic of the thing. .But France has no idea of fighting Bussia alone, and Austria will not engage in any conflict which will weaken her hold on Ve nice, Therefore, Franoe will try to keep friends with Bussia, and obtain from her, by concessions, what will save her military honor, and the whole affair will end with the mutual Exclamation: “Eni brassons nans Tolkville /” Only the Polish revolu tion will be crushed out, and the statu, quo will be maintained throughout Europe till the revolution ary party and Garibaldi decree otherwise. And this will not be long, if the spring opens with all hope crushed out of any yielding on the part of tbe continental monarchs. The reply of Lord John Bussell has had this far ther effect in France, that the friends of the present dynasty are deeply vexed, and cry out for the mil lionth time, “Perfidious Albion!” “ Nation of un principled shopkeepers!” and so on—you know the song; while the enemies of Napoleon are naturally delighted at his defeat. \ But everybody says that since England defeated the Congress, and is at the came time the.leading libe ral Government ofEurope, it is her duty howto find and support some remedy for- the alleviation of the suffering nationalities of the continent. But Eag . land will support nothing hut a peaceable renuncia tion by Bussia and Austria of their rights over Po land and Venetla, and a peaceable renunciation la scarcely to be hoped for. We come back then infal libly to this, that the next thing to look for is a re petition of 1848, but on a muon larger and surer ba sis. - Fortunately, this time there will be one ohier whom all will obey, and the movements of the revo lution may thus be combined in such away as, to. strike more surely and fatally the despotic Powers, that refuse to yield to justice and reason. Movements of Gen. Burnside. Lkavittbville, Pa,, Deo. I!),—Gen. Burnside and staff left Cleveland for New York this morning via the Atlantis and' Great Western Kailroad. T. W. Kennard tendered them the u»e of his private ear for their conveyanse. Trial and Acquittal. Boston, Dee. so.—The trial of James Campbell, for the murder of William Oumer in the conieriptlon riot of July last, has reittltod in a verdict of as- QUItW, '■ ' ew . _ Vftr .York, have such an ex- Harper 4c Broths. -.jr. .hooks that there re tensive catalogue ol jwe?V*s- ,i, _ ally was no occasion toC them ‘ ? thing new, this season. However, r ?“f h ‘' out a very neat volume, .by Henry, to.>?J ev 'j’ Bn “Ued “The Boyhood of Martin Luther,'-’ ooni.V D '“S m *oy inoldenta piokeii up in Germany, but hithfe-tto unre corded by any biography, ami neatly illustratt'd with wuua oumaungsr Tituiß a asuginfai eyvKi 1r"?T ■ dlfferentrend intended for younger readeiiii i# “Mr, Wind and Mrs, Bain," translated ,from the i’reaoh of Paul deMussett, by Emily Makepeace, with nu merous amusing engravings,'by Charles Bennett. It is one of the best modern fairy tales we have ever read. For other readers, the Harpers have just pub* r two capital novels, "iiachel Ray,” byAn thoDy Trollope, and “ John Marohmont’s IcCgaoy,” •'by Mies Braddon. The those is startling. The first is a quiet tale or life in a smalt . English town, the other a sensation story, wrought /.up tylth great dramatic power. f/Tbe same house have published, (for ten cents, and beautifully printed,) Hioken’s newGhiUtmas* story, balled “Mrs. Lirriper’s also Knapp’s French Grammar/which is the best ever pub- Itificd in thi3 country, anti Dr. Worthington HOolter’s. “Science for the School and Family,” the subject being Chemistry, which is here made pleasantly in* : tellfgible. The ‘first volume treated of Natural Philosophy, and the third, now in the press, will be devoted to Mineralogy and Geology. Eaoh volume is liberally illustrated with wood engravings. Such writers as Dr. Hooker are benefactors of society.. . Shel Jon &'.Co., Kfew York,, have published many new juvenile works this season. Among these we would particularly mention “ Peter Parley’s Otvn Story,” a very readable autobiography, ably condenseiTTrom the large and somewhat diffuse per sansl *£ in two voitrmea; Here,- the biography is contained in a neat 12ek>. volume. *' Wafter in Samaria,' 1 by the Rev. Dr. Eddy, is thejthirti volume’of a series, entitled, “ Walteiis’Tour ih the East.” All these books are neatly illustrated; . published treat, veiyjinformlngly, of Egypt,;.Terosalezh, and Sama ria. The volumes tofollow, will take the reader to and through Damascus, Conatanttsople and Athens. “The Hite and Progress of Sunday Schools,"being a biography, wiilr portraits, of Robert Haikea and William Fox, is to’book that’ougfifi to have been • written years ago. However, itis we5S Written new, and the author is John Carroll Power, of Daven port, lowa. It iB singular that an Ktasaioan ehonld write the history of Sunday Schools; which origin nated in England, thei? founder bting Efebt. Raikes, 1 . a printer. The concluding four* chapters narrate the history of Sunday Schools in the United States, and in other parts of the world. Theboe&is a valu. able addition t«> standard Christi anXJitera&ure. -Messrs. SheWoahave brought a oaat 12 mo. ftve tales by Marion Harland. They are respectively entitled “ Husks,” and “Cols Floyd’s Wards. 71 They are more to our liking than most of the' recent no vels we have been compelled'to read,ancritira. -The tragic element in the second story is* powerfully wrought up, and the portrait of Colonel J Floyd, “ a bold, bad man,” is like-a pain Sing by Rerabraadt, in which the shadows predominate The success of Miss Braddcn’s recfiatr'aovess— Lady Audley’B Secret,” “Aurora Floyd,” “Eleanor’s Yietory,” and “ John MarchmcmVe-Le. g&cy ” —has set publishers on the ITaclrof her cjarlier writings. Thus, T. B. Peterson has -brought out a volume, containing “The .Lawyor’a Secret,’-*' and “ The Mystery at Femwood,” which are chiefly of interest as showing the beginning of the writer’s great powers. The other, a long story, which would fill three volumes in England, is entitled ** Three Times Bead,” and has been published by Dick & Fitzgerald, New York. It is not equal to Mias Braddon’s'later productions, but still is a powerful sensation story, though many of the incidents are improbable. Two characters here, a dumb detective and French marquis, with unconquerable are truly original and life*like. It is a strange tale for a woman to have written, though may safely read it. Lee & Shepard, of Boston, (successors to Phillips, Sampton, &. C 0.,) are among the most extensive publishers of juvenile books on thiif : continent. ' Among tbeir new books are Mrs. Madeline Leslie’s “Pet Juveniles,” consisting of “Minnie and her Pets,” in six volumes, each complete in itself*'and illustrated with engravings. The several pets here treated of, in a manner to'interest children, are* the cat, doe, parrot, monkey, donkey, and lamb. Type and paper are very'good and the binding neat*and strong. Another of their new books is, “Bich'&nd 1 Humble,” by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams, of Dorchester, Mass.,) and iz the first of a new illus trated series, to be complete in six volumes, entitled “The Woodville Stories.” It is a story well adapt* ed to children in their teens. “ Art and Artlessnees,’ by Mrs. Madeline Leslie, is a story expressly writ ten for girls, and very ably works out the contrast between well-directed womanly nature and the-un repressed coquetry and thoughtlessness which inevi tably lead tpsuneiing ana Borrow, These publica tions have been received from G-. W. Pitcher, 80® Chestnut street. - John Foster Kirk’s “ Hißtory JwEharles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy,” which we latejy-announced, haß been published by J. B. Lippincott & 00., in two volumes. It is superbly printed and contains good portraits of Charles of Burgundy, and Louis Xi;:of France. In reply to some inquiries relative to Maguire’s “ Father Mathew; aßiography,” we have to say that it, was published in London,*by Longman &00., and that Mr. Charles Desilver, ot this city, will im mediately reprint it here, in one volume, ■ <.lt cer tainly- is a very charming and interesting biography. Photograph Albums. The ease, rapidity, and accuracy with which caries de visite are now made, as well as their remarkably low price, has created an immense demand for them- Originally intended, where invented in Paris, to be only as visiting cards, bearing miniature por traits instead of names on. the surface, they have scarcely ever been so applied. They fioated about, as it were, in small frames, but oftener in envelopes l (to keep them clean,) until some ingenious person hit upon the idea of making Photographic Albums, which is successfully and largely carried on in nearly every city of importance in the Union. The repro duction, in. miniature size, but with extraordinary and delicate beauty, of fine engravings, has aided the demand for Albums, which, instead of being mere holders of the portraits" of relatives, friends, and eminent persons, now also contain reduced but cor rect copies of pictures and sculpture. They are to be found upon every parlor-table, and can never go out of fashion. In Philadelphia there are numerous manufacturers of these Albums, and they are sold in almost every, bookstore. As this is holiday time, when numerous sales of photographs and albums will be made, we shall here set down the names of the .principal makers and vendors, and, with that discriminating impartiality which distinguishes us, will mention only those who advertise in The Press—very candidly acknowledging that we repudiate the notion of giving the advantage of such a special notice as this to persons who do not see their way to making, themselves known through our advertising columns —persons, who, as John Grigg said in .his famous Business Maxims, look so closely at the dime dose to their nose that they are unable to see the dollar that lies a little farther on. . ' J. B. Uppincott & Co., 7l6>nd 717 Market street, were the Hist manufacturers of Photograph Albums in this city, on anything like a large scale.. In their hands it has become an important-item in their im mense business. They are unable .to supply any thing like the demand, which is constantly aug menting. They certainly turn out articles of all sizes, and in every imaginable style. Prom the first they have made them with linen guards, which impart strength to the book and flexibility iu open ing the leaves. - ; .W. W. Harding, 326 Chestnut street, is also an extensive manufacturer of these Albums, which he produces in great variety and beauty. As a Bible publisher, he had a well-trained staff of book binders in bi» establishment, so that, like Lippiu cott & Co., it was comparatively easy to apply their skill to the making of the Albums. Mr. Hard ing has lately opened a handsome store for the ex clusive Bale of his Bibles, in numerous editions, and of all sorts and sizes of Photographic Albums, and is doing a large business, wholesale and retail: Another Album manufacturer is Mr. T. Ellwood Zell, 17 and 19 South Sixth street. He, also, is largely engaged in the business, and turns out good work. At most of the photographic establishments, we believe, the Albums are on sale—wt know that they are at Gutekunst's, 704 and 706 Arch street. As we have already said, nearly all the booksellers have found it their interest to have an extensive and va ried stock of photographic Albums. Idpptocott & Co. sell considerably by retail, “over the counter,” as well as to wholesale purchasers, and also supply beautiful photographs in almost endless variety, T. E. Peterson it Co., 306. Chestnut street, at their great emporium of choice gift books to suit ail purses and persons, also have a large supply iff Pho tographic Albums, manufactured not alone-m this city, but in New York, Boston, Springfield, and other places. Moss Co., 432 Chestnut street, are ex ; temively in the business. So are Messrs. Martien, see Chestnut street, Ashmead is. Evans, a square farther on, at 721 Chestnut street, and McAllister & Brother, No. 728 Chestnut street. This last firm have also a very large stock of photographs, (many hundreds,, to fact,) and, as. opticians, also deal in. stereoß6op.es. G. tV r . Fitoher, SOS.Ohestnut Streep is well supplied with the. Albums,* and Earle A.. Son, at. their well-known. Art-Gallery, 816 Ohestnujt street, sell a great many. Still proceeding westward through Chestnut street, we find the following ven dor* of photographs :.Charie*. Desilver, at No. t229j Bulepton, at No. 1304,; Challen, No: 1308 ;F. Ley, poidt, At 1323; and theFreribyterian Book Establish ment, at No.. 1334 Chestnut street. v These are not all the leading vendors of Photo graphic Albums,. We >tave to add to this list Smith, English, & Co., as Nor-th Sixth street, and Altemus & Co., Beuith and Race. Thera,probably uro many more—but we recognize only those whom we kno\v, .as advertisers. As there are yet four clear days to Christmas Day, and eleven toNev? Year's Day, our readers have abun dant time, After reading this article, to examine the. various stocks and make their purchases. Fire at Titusville, Pa. ' Titusville, Pa., Deo. 20.— A tremendous fire commenced this morning, and iz now (noon) still raging. Twenty business places, Including the post office and a whole square around it, have beeade stroyed. The, damage In goodc is heavy. EE CENTS United States Bonds. 1381.....»...... r-w... »•,!08s:®lW ‘ New Certificates of Indobt'se. 98,*ib? MW «» .. Old CertiQcatee of Indeht'as... Quartermasters’ V0u0hera.. .......&!}%& 9g Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness.... U<gfi£ da G01d.—...i... 151 J£©ls2 Sterling Exchange.. .....16S @166% Pennaylvania has thus far continued to pay the inte rest on its indebtedness in coin, notwithstanding tha high premium upon specie; but it is said it is now a question of doubt whether the February semi-annual, payments will be made in gold, or whether the authori ties will attempt to take advantage of the act of Cen greeß, and pay,the interest in Treasury notes. To do ao; however, will require some actioc'on the part of the Le gislature, as a resolution was passed on the 12th of Jsnav IS4O, which requires the Governor tf> chaiure a srLSciaa^ amount offuadg in the Stafe lreasury to The fouowiatf named Win apply to the Legislature of this state at its coming session fe#r a renewal of their charters ; Name, Location. Capital. C0mmercia1........... .Philadelphia.-.... 51,000,00» Bank of Germantown.Philadelphia.3oB.olo Tradesmen’s Philadelphia.'■ >tso pm Bank of Pittsburg, r.;. .Pitt5burg........... .t, ~ i. 200, mo Farmer5’...............P0tt5vi11e;. 100,000 Bank of Honeedale,.,.Honesdale. 200 M A new bank is to he'established in Oil City, Pennsyl vania. and called the Oilmen’s Bank, withto capital of $lOO, COO The total mdebtedcses of the State of Georgia at the. commencement of theprssent year was $14.1491410. The additions which have.recently been added by the. Legis lature will make her liabilities in-1854 as follows ; Total debt in 1863...... Added by Legislature- Total. .v. .$27.'6!»,410 This fe ninety-four dottare ffor every white male in habitant of the State. - The following is the amormt of ceal transported on the Philadelphia and Eeading HSiread, during the week ending Thursday, Dec. 17,1865; Carbon*. '* Pottsville. BcbuylkillHaven.... * 9 Auburn,..................... , Port Clinton. »r. 4 Harrisburg and Dauphin;.. Total Anthracite coal for the wpok-i..*. 41,763 Fro is Harrisburg and Dauphin, bituminous — 4.4*2 dL Total of all Kinds for taewoei.46.lBs if Prrrisroly this year 90,741 00 Total, To the oa-aae time last year. .',154,721 Oft Schuy ikiil Navigation Coal Tratf.e lor ibfe'week ending Thursday* Dec. 17: . ‘ Prom Port Carb0n....... “ SchavJkili Havaa. . 11 Port C1int0n..,..., Total for week..,.. Previously this year. T0ta1..**......*....,... 334.556 35 To same time last year....... *. 083,726 11 Oar City Railroads, unlike those of- New York, can be divided into roads north and. south, and east and west. Among those running east and west, 'Ahm© to and from Fairmount are of the mo3t . The travel from the south side of Fairmonnt is divided by thrao-compa nies, and, until the troubles of a certaiu raUroad officlat a couple of years since, all were quite successful;'* These troubles have weighed heavily upon ihe HestcnvUia, and the Bace and Vine street, while the Arch street haa escaped the burden placed upon the o£hers. By judi cious arrangements, now just making, these'troubles are lifted, and the two roads are capable'of being placed upon a par with their sisters of the city. Bach read is taking advantage of these things to improve its own condition by a harmony of working, and It is raid with., mnch -confidence that the arrangement secures a profit' for the Arch equal.to that now made by it, and advances equally the interests of the other roads. The change - of running the Arch as contemplated is capable of yield ing over one hundred dollars per day, without any in crease whatever of cost of cars, horses, conductors, or .drivers. For the present the arrangements are a combi* - nation, and, when in successful operation, look consolidation of these three interests; at which non* should be better pleased than the large population ok • the west of the Schuylkill. The New York Post ofto* day says:' T 1 e loan market is well supplied with capl-al, and the* demand at 7 per cent, is not very active. The stringency in the English and French loan markets has not as yob produced any responsive movements here,.and it is the opinion of eminent financial authorities tiat, as the volumes of our currency is no longer contracted by the. outward jflowofspecie, a considerable exportation of the precious metfll ihlght takeqjlsco-withoat producing se rious injury, toour.trade, or greatly impedmg'thhareu lation of capital. . >•; ; - The stock, market exhibits less animation, and soma apprehension exists lest the British capitalists, who hold three hundred-millions of our Government, bank. and. railroad securities, should, under the pressure and per turbation of European markets, send a part of our stock* home. " -i But there is little danger of this—first, because Ameri can investments pay better at p* esent than any of equal safety now ofiering in the British markets; secondly* because many foreign capitalists, who sold our securities at tb e outbreak of the rebellion, have had to buy back their stocks at a great loss, which they would hesitate to incur again; and. lastly, because our stocks which are held abroad axe now reported to be in stronger bands than ever before. -- Governments are strong; registered sixes of 1831 ar* advancing, and sell now at 105. Currency certificates -are more scarce, and are wanted at 98%@98X. Railroad shareß-are steady but irregular, Bock Island and one or two other speculative stocks being weak and drooping. The appended table exhibits--the chief movements of the market compared with the latest prices of yester day: v U. B. 6b. 1881, reg, 4 div.. 105 1043/ % U. 8., 6s, 1881, c0n."..1091a 1095/ U. S. Seven-thirties—.lC63£ .. IQ6& U. S. lyreer., gold—lo 2% 102% IT. S. lyr, cur. ——— 96% 95% ... American Gold—, 16Ub 152 .. X Tennessee 65.—69 69% .. £ Missouri 6s.—.*—. 66% 66 X .. Pacific Mail.. —.214 214 .. New YorkCen-B. 1843* 154% . .. H Erie —^—- W .loB>| 109% X Erie Preferred—*—..lo3 102 h % • Hudson Elver..*... 1262/ 12s .. lx Harlem-*.-———.-.. 91 91% .. j£ Beading*—*lls% 1165/ .. j| Michigan Central-.—,.. 128% 128 % Michigan Southern.—. 84 85# Michigan South* guar.. 3SS ' 125 Illinois Cen. Serip.—.lls# U9# Pittsburg .......... ICS irS?t Ga1ena........ IDS# 108# Toledo Rock Island.* Fort Wayne.. Before the first session gold was selling at 153>£a1583£; Brie at Michigan Southern at SlaikJS; Illi nois Central at llSKall9K: Now York Central at lS4a 134&: Pittsburg at 108Kal0S&; Rock Island at 118&118}£; Fort Wayne at SoKaSC; Michigan Central at 12Sal2S>a. Fliiladiu Stock £xcl (Reported by S. B. Blayhakb TfTTtRT, ] 3500 USS2OTr Notes..lol 1 200 Catßpref. 52% 100- do blo 32*$ 100 do ....©ash 323$ ICO do..* cash. 323? 100 d 0...... ..fc6owa 32? r 100 do.. s6O 325$ ] 100 do cash 323? 100 do a3O S23s - 100 ' d0............b10 3255 100 d 0...... 830 323$ 100 do *6O 325$ -.ICO - do. ...*,.b30 3255 ICO do .b!5 3255 ICO d 0.... blfi 2>25$ ICO- d 0.... s6O 32)$ 2CO . d0............530 323$ 100 ao bl 9 3255 2CO d0.....-.......b40 32£ 100 d 0... .b6032R . BETWEEN ICO PhJla &Brieß 3035/ 100 Cat B pref..... 323$ 100 - do s3own 3235 h SECOND 1 300 Penn Mining. 655 1 50 Schnyl N&v K 55 ‘ 50 do - 1735 100 Schnyl Nav Pref... 3335 5 100 CatßPref 3255 3 100. d 0... 82351 400 do ‘.bs‘S23? ' 100 d 0....«. b3O 323$ 100 d 0.... ..-.85 32)5 APTBBB 100 Cata R Pref..... reg 32551 100 d0............b605235l CLOSING PR. Bid. Asktd U B 6s , 81^ 110 TTS7-30Notes~~106& 10755 PMla 6*..........1C0 1003$ Bo ne\r~» 104 10455 Penna 55.**..; 993$ 99% _Bo Coups*** Readings....**. 6755 57's Do bd*J7oi.loyss 1063$ Do 6s’Bo'4S. DoM* , e6«OE.T. . Pennaß**.* 70 iG/£ So Ist m 61110% . . * So 3d in 6a. 106% . ... Lttilo Sebuyl 8.. 62 62% Korria-G’l consol 68,, 71 So So U *76 So 2d mtr** •• 6*ittylffaY~... 17 H 18 So prfd...... 33% 33% Bo 57 Slmira 36 S 8 So prfcU+~. 53 65 So 7s‘&*..loS 110 SO L Island 4Q 42 So • Lehirli jSFfty...*. © 60 -So scrip*.*. 49 49)4 So anares 25 , 26)| So 65>...aa.. G 5 .97 SflA . The Flour market is dulUbut holders, if anything, ftW- Tiriner in their views; the demand, however, both for shipment and home use, is limited, and only some 7<&80& bbls found buyers at $7. 32X to $7 75 for oainmoh to good** wad choice Pennsylvania and Western, extra, family; the trade are buying slowly from $5.7*5.t0 $6.53f0r super fine, $l7G@7 for extra. $7-. 25@S for extra family, and.' $8.50 to $lO for fancy brands, as in quality, .and the re oeipts ancl stock moderate for the season. KynFlour and Corn Meal are quiet at $6 60 for theformer,andss.oO- meal, GRAIN —The Wheat market is firmer, and rather more active, with sales of 5(§9,000 bus at sj. 6f for prime Pennsylvania rid in store, $L 65 for Southern red»fto*t, and 1 93@3 foriood and choice Kentucky white. Rye is firm but quiet, with further small sales of Pennsylvania at $1 37/*. Corn contluuss in active demand, and prioes are better, with sales cJH. 000 bus, mostly new yellow* at $1.05@1.15 for damp and prime dry lots, includinjr •6 COO bus at $1,12 in store. 3,000 old corn at fcl, 2% and 1,000 bus hew white at $1,07. Oats are quiet, with fur ther sales of 2, COO bus Pennsylvania at S?c. at which rate they are wanted. Of. Barley a sale of 3,SC(bbuß Canada West was made, private, and I.OCCLbns Pennsylvania at $1 36 B aRK. —Quercitron is firm but quiet at $3O ton for Ist No. 1. which is how the asiinc price. , , , COTTON;—There is very little doing* and the market is ~ dull at middlings.. , , GROGSIEIBS.—The market m firmer. and the only sale is a cargo of Brazil Sugar at 12>*o. four months. • PSOVISIONS.—The demand for all kinds is limited andprices ste&dv: old mess Pork is heldat SIBK@ISM; Pickled Hams and new tieroe Lard Be v ft>- SEEDS are firm/ and Glover In demand.at #7.50; Timothv fcS, and Flaxseed SS. 15 v bus. ' - ' : - - WHISKY ismore active; »alesofSool>bls£at 86@S7« for Pennsylvania* BB@9Ce for Western, and: drudge at Sso. COALOIL —The market is dull and prices are on* settled, with sales of about 1. COO bbls in loti at from. 28®- 29c for drudge, 4?(Z&ioc for refined iu bond, and 05®»50c v gallon for fcee 4 according to anaUty. . OTOBMSHED WEEKLY.) jmU&m *nnaa U, am Hr. _?3? m. «Pt«~— inzn: J SS r L.rro Clnb* than to«!U elaeiofet Ute.:KLSOB«M«r. ' ■ The money mnetalmai/e aeampana the order. mM til no instance con fuse terms be tteviatcXfrondos tkm nfordoerv little more than the eoet o/tSe 9aii>tr~ •»vPMtojuUr. ex* ihihM to ul~ta Agcate im Thb Was Pisaa. . w t®" 01 tb*€lßboftoioitW9My. m *o.T of th. P.per will ba ' FiMAKCIiL AND COMMERCIAL, THE MONEY MARKET. , , , - ParLADEEPHIAi-DM, 19. UK. I . Ooid closed B.eadj after a day of oopaldafaW, actiritr * : b "t“ rj Ta » oreamg aale. wara made L , uA, and tiara waa not mnei variation daring thß dar ts. ' cloaing Ra.o3 being made at tie aame liga.a mon\ '* marSatwaaweUanpplieiat six per cent, sow, VaDOiMMhiglias BiVBs_ llraar'.. - Tbs aloe s ' msrket. waidull. with of C»ta wiesa prete, rr / d ’ 'Which, in the morning, roae to 3Bi, closingat32K. '* u Pwards of five thousand shates again •changed handies. , business arrangements are making this roan. valuable, and operators are not slow to perceive it. . *® a ding closed at ; North Penn sylvania at 2 5X, 60 ’ PMladel ffiaand Erie at 30K, an-advance if Reaver Meadow at 85; Little Schnylkili at D2if ;'Lm. n 5 lBl,uldftt 40 * 38 was bid for 11- mira;:7o for common sold at 11; Spruce ; And'Pine sold 14;;Girard College at 27; irch-street at 30; SUte fives Five-twen ties sold at lOlr Schuylkill Nar. Ration preferred sold at Uie common atMTX? .Sds-W® 1 * 8 ?* 1 * 8«..- Mountain. Coal at GK ; Penn Mining North Ameri can Insurance at The marlot cil doll* EDrexelA Co, auote: .US 119 .m% mu . 8356 SoK luuftg« Salas, Dec. 19. a, Philadelphia Szth&ne?. J BOARD. ; . JOO Cat R Prer. •.... WO 32£ ICO do*. »b4532K 83 L Island K....cash. 40 lONPenaa K........ 25H 10 Girard College.... 27 607 Penaafe........... 99% 1300 do 99? f £OO do 99% 100 Penn Mining....... 6>£ 100 do .....cash 6>f 200 Susa Canal 155 S 100 i d 0... .b3015?£ 6 LitSchuylß....... 52% 100 Arch-st R...'...b30 30 100 Catawiisa R... ..b5 11 60 do ll 8 Beaver Mead... r .ss 85 560,-Big Mountain-..1)5 6fi 200 do.. 6% BOABDB. 13) Penn Min g- .bSOwn 6% . 500 Cam & Am6s’B3. ..103 11000 US7-SOTr Notes..lo6*. BOAKD. - 100 Cata B Pref......... 321 C 200 do . b6O 32^ CO Heading K.......... G7>£, 2GO d0.*....b3057}£ ' 100 Big Mountain ss£ 100 OSSr2OTr Notes...lol ' 20 Spruce &Pine...... 14. 20 N Amar Ins 23>* JOAEDS. - 1100 Cataß Pref b5O 32££ 1100 NPenna 8..... ,bGO XOSS-PULL. i Sid. Asked. Cai&wissa B Goa 10% 11 Bo prfd.vw 32% 32% PMla & Erie K-. 335- 30% Second-street 8.. 84% S4?£ Do v bonds... . .. Fifth-street 8.... 80 Do bonds... -- ~ Tenth-street B>» 43 Thirteenth-rt K.-• • 3i% Seyenteenth-efc A 12 12}£ Spruce-street &» 23% 14 Cneetnut-5t8.... 67 67 ffPbila 8..»—• 70 Do bonds... _ Arch-street 8>... 29K 38 B&ee-street R... 13% lflfcr Green-streetß.. $$ 45 ■ Do . bonds... .. Oitwd OoUms E 27 27K Lombard feSoutfc.. .. , Kldce Avenue B. 20 Beaver Maadß.. .. • .. HinehUl B»v**»* .. *. garrlabuar- .. Wilmliyftou X.. .. Susa .. ~ Do 6s «.*»»♦. .* *« LeMii Valß... ~ __Do : bdf »♦*•.» .» *» PbilaGer&lTor. ** ~- Gam & Amb 1... » » Delaware Dly... - Do bds~~* M ~ Fltlladelphis Kuketi* December IS—Erenine. ... 13.60.1.C0C Tons. Owt. ......... 16,951 02 434 6$ is r>s2 n l3 8.950 (» ........ 35 • 138.927 (W Tons. Gwt? 1.627 m 5.10 T 00 724 M 7.353 00 877.193 .05
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