Dip J) ms. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 180-1. Tile Siege of Richmond. Tlvo Army of tlve Potomac is on the f threshold of a great battle. It is but a few ‘ miles from the ground whereon the canv . pciigii must be decided. WahueN’s corps, ■ tlie extreme advance, was, on Monday eve ning,- but seven miles from Rtolimond. The reinforcements from Butler- have by this timo reached 6n ant, and have been •placed bS position. Everything must have been ready yesterday for a general move ment directly on Richmond, Tiro character of the engagements, which are briefly referred to in the official gazette of the Secretary of War, indicates that the enemy will wot give battle north of the Chicknlioininy, and that the campaign has already resulted in a new and formal siege of Richmond. The next gazette will pro bably announce that,the rebel forces have ■fallen back within ..their entrenchments.. Conjecture of the movements of General Grant were.useless, but it is certain that the army will not be entrenched in the great stretch of swampy land directly to ; the east of the town.' Delay is necessary, but -the' virtual suspension /of: operations, the inactivity-and,indecision,-which cha racterized the first siege of Richmond, would be fatal. Grant having ,driven the enemy to his.forts, will not rest till he has driven him out of them. General' Grant has two great adversaries in this /campaign, ,not inclu ding Lee, . The ) first -is : gpads, and That he has concjuercd; sixty miles of "entrenched positions aucl fortified river banks are behind him, haying boon! traversed An three weeks of brilliant suc cess. Ho lias now to contend, with Time. The capture of Richmond is not possible without experiment. The greatest labor, of the war is before the army. But those who anticipate a long and inactive siege will find their error before many weeks. The latest despatch of Secretary Stan ton, received at two,o'clock this morning, gives the statement of a.woman who came into General Butler’s lines, that a meet ing had heep held in Richmond tb debate whether the city should be surrendered or burned; that the Mayor was in favor of surrender, and was imprisoned in Castle Thunder./ The improbability of this rumor is evident oh its face. Tile Cleveland Convention. The Cleveland’Convention has done its work, and its members may go home con tent. Last night/Major General John C. Fremont was nominated for the" Presi dency by acclamation, and -the Hon. Jons Cocheane for the Vice Presidency. So the grand movement against the Adminis tration has been begun—and ended. . Ended, we say, because it is improbable that the action of the Cleveland Conven tion will have any practical result. Though for months every effort has been made to interest the people in the independent Fre mont party, and. no credentials were re quired from delegates; but two hundred ■attended the Convention, and the para doxical call to the people of the United' •States, excluding the friends of Mr. Lin coln, has been answered by the callers •only. The Cleveland Convention does not even appear to represent a party;Tt is nothing more than the creation of a few earnest.. friends of its nominee, and a few able politicians. It has ho foot in any popular sentiment, and will not influence the general course of the Pre sidential campaign. We have steadily re fused to join with those who seek to un dervalue General Fp.Esro.vr’s real worth; •and because of our appreciation of his, many admirable qualities, we especially re-, ■gret' that he has associated his name with, a faction which, if it were not destined to in glorious failure, wouldihertainly end in A Great Blockade-Runner. The path of the: wrong-doer is as often beset with pitfalls as: strewn with flowers. There tsf even upon; earth, a punishment, for silt, and.tliough the penalty may riot be apparent to the world,/it is not the less ex acted. Now .and then, however, a; terrible example is made. We have to notice such now, /-: . Bom*.time- .ago tlie commercial .;circles of England were astonished by the announce ment that Zachariah 0. Pearson-, a uier 'Ch ant-prince doing business in Hull as well -as in London;; bad beemne bankrupt, bis •liabilities being .variously estimated at from two to four millions sterling. The amount was exaggerated by rumor, but certainly wyas as. much -as §3,240;000. Pearson began life as a cabin-boy, thence be got to the quarter dock, next to be. captain of bis own vessel, then owner, and finally owner of many vessels, and a merchant in Very large business: In 1858, wben .be married, lie was worth §BO,OOO, and was thriving— bis sanguine temperament being checked by a partner with a cooler head and a more cautious • turn, of whom he got .-.rid in": 1800. This, was liis first down ward step—though .the end was neither seen nor then suspected. Pearson, who was a native of -©till, was twice elect •od Mayor of that borough, and was profuse and ostentatious in his expenditure ‘‘to maintain the dignity of Ms station,” He .gave large sums of money to public chari ties ; he is said to have declined an offer on vthe part of the Crown to make-him a Knight, reserving himself for the greater, because hereditary, honor of a baronetcy • .above all; be made a loud profession of . religion, and affectecl the stand-off manners. ■of a Pharisee. All this time he was in dulging in Vasil and hazardous speculations, trading oh 'fictitious ./capital;' contracting debts without any reasonable expectation of being able to pay them, and violating •the law by rushing into a wholesale sys tern of blockade-running. When Rebellion reared its red "crest in the United States, it 'occurred to this sanctimonious adventurer that money was to- be made' by violating' the law and freighting his ships for “the so-called Southern Confederation.” This was after Queen Victoria’s Proclamation calling ;on all;British subjects to maintain .Strict neutrality in the American strife, Wliat of that ?—when money was to be . made. PEABsdN had .got an idea that fa bulous profits were to bo realized by block ade-running, 'and started into it with the expectation of clearing 400 per cent, at least. His notion was to become a mil lionaire,'and. .obtain "position- by-; immensb wealth! To use a modern phrase, more ■expressive than * elegant, “ lie came to ■grief,’ ’ being : ; assisted thereto by Messrs. •Qvkkf.xd and Gurney, the .great-capital--' .istsand bill-discounters in London. Mr. Fane, the Bankruptcy Commission er, -who had to adjudicate upon Peakson-s .case, said : “ The real cause of this man’s .ruin, the key to the whole, was that he came across Messrs. Ovebend and Gur- ney. They had a fleet of ships which had belonged to one Xekos, whose name'; was known in our courts ; and these ships Messrs. Ovehend and Gurney palmed off; on Mr. Pearson. One of those purchases of ships was for £BB,OOO, another for £55,- 000. He got into the clutches of these leviathan pawnbrokers, who, by offers of bills, and renewals of bills, gave the most dangerous facilities.- To show'how reck-j lessly improvident ;he was, lie was called upon to pay £l,OOO commission to Mr. Ed-, waivds (official assignee in Mr. Commis sioner liot.novD’s court), as - agent to Messrs. Ovkuend, Gijkney, & Co, for ■commission. Commission! He (the Com missioner) had never heard of anything so' :St range. What, the vendee paying £l,OOO icommissionl He thouglit it was the vendor' -paid the commission. Had £l,OOO twice' .over been paid ? It was the strangest transaction he had ever heard of, though it might he all right.” His blockade-runners were seized by United Stales war steamers, confiscated, and utterly lost to him. He was 'unfortunate, too, once that his luck changed, in cases where lie did not yiolnte the law. One of his ships," The Indian Queen , which cost him $135,000, was burnt down bptween the river and the dock, and he had not insured her. Indeed, he appeared disinclined, to insure his ves sels. At the time, the underwriters, at Lloyd's charged from sixteen to sixty per cent, for insuring 'blockade-runners, and Pearson,, thinking this too much, risked all rather than insure liis fleet. Had he succeeded, he-would have made a vast fortune in a rapid manner. But the trade lie went into, boldly and largely, was not lawful, and in less than two yeai-s (he failed early in 1803) Mr. Pearson, the groat ally and agent of the Confederates, found himself with large debts and small assets. Ilis unsecured. debts were $575,- 000 ; holding - security, r most which : is doubtful, $2,835,000 ; liability on bills dis counted, s34o,ooo—making a total of $8,240,000, and the dividend to his credit ors will not amount to sixpence , in the pound sterling, which is equal to two cents and a half in the dollar. In the eighteen months since Pearson’s failure,- liis estate had been so unproductive Unit it yielded ■him only $5OO as bankrupt's allowance. - Tlio Bankruptcy Judge, in deciding on this man’s ease, laid down the law that no man was justified in entering into'great speculations unless he had a capital of liis own to fall back upon,- and that a commer cial court must hold him responsible and punishable if he engages in such specula tions at the peril of others, for whose money or goods.lie was indebted. Moreover, that having mainly carried on liis vast, enter prises by means of accommodation bills, he was amenable to the charge of trading on fictitious capital; therefore, the order for his dischargewas:> 0 .months longer. -This is a severe, but righteous/punishment. It may show IV. B. Lindsay, and other blockade-runners, how t-lio law regards, and howlt can meet such a violation of the law as bloekade nmning. Whnt is ZACtiARiAir Pearson’s case to-day may be the case of similar traders to-morrow. Nor, we confess, would it very- much afflict us to know that Mr. - Lindsay, were he ten times the M. P. 'that he writes himself, were made to feel; in his ixieket (where his; conscience is supposed to nestle), that blockade-running is not all a winning game, - ■ The Partition of Denmark. It is to be apprehended that the case of Denmark is' hopeless. It. seems deter mined that the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein shall be violently severed "from the Danish dominions, and either added to the territory of Prussia or placed under the rule Of the Duke of Augustenbourg’s eldest son, who, most probably,- would be the very faithful, humble servant of King Wil liam of Prussia, who wants ports in the German Ocean and the Baltic, and would / thus obtain them; The Conference at Lon don has done nothing except arrange for a ; month’s armistice between Denmark ; aud her assailants, ■ onc r hnlf of which period would expire on the day., that-the fifth" meeting of diplomatists was to take place. Prussia and Austria had/plainly declared .that they repudiated the treaty of 1853, (to which they had been par ties,) by which the present King was guaranteed the succession- to the Danish Kingdom, including the Duchies, as it then ' stood. This breach of faith should not sur- i prise any one, for the late Sir George ! Oornwall Lewis, who understood inter national law better than any civilian in Parliament, once ..affirmed, .. with 1 all the emphasis of truth, that all treaties were lia ble. to be abrogated By war-Hv fact which Mr. Cyrus Field should bear in mind when next' he assures; the world that if England should- promise us the uninter rupted use of the Atlantic Telegraph, even though there should be war between the two empires, the promise will be faithfully fulfilled.; That England should allow the Duchies to be separated from Denmark does appear extraordinary, and cannot be ac counted for by the reported resolution of )Q u een Victoria not to act against the; in- -tuißis, vuaimeryj’ iect is ready fM start, at an hour’s notice, -for the rescue of Denmark, becomes even contemptible when .it is apparent tliat, : from"; some secret but powerful-interest, said fleet will not be per mitted to fake even the slightest part in the contest. It may be accepted,las a fixed fact-, ■ tbat.;Denmark will be robbed of more than half her whole territory, and. that England will look on at the spoliation, Without-using.the slightest effort to prevent: the wrong. / ■ ;/. ■ Lord Palmerston. It is stated in recent London journals that, Lord Palmerston will dissolve Par liament in August, and then himself, resign office, retaining a seat in the Cabinet, so as, to give bint / the power, of advising—as the Marquis, of Lansdowne‘and the -Duke of Wellington, formerly exercised. ; The Earl of Clarendon is ritentioned/as Pal jierston’s successor, at the head of the Administration, ,and it is added that this change will take: place on the earnest soli citation of Lady. . Palmerston, who /is alarmed; at the increasing . frequency and severity of his attacks of gout. Lord Pal merston will complete his eightieth year on the 20th of/next October, and has been about fifty years in office. . We cam scarce ly believe that he intends giving the reins/ pf power into other bands. It. is stated that Mr. Gladstone’s • recent declaration in fa vor of universal suffrage was made with Lord Palmerston’s full-concurrence, arid that it shadows forth the future liberal poli cy of,the: Cabinet. This is very improba ble;./ /::. .//.I;':. '// ' /.' ' /'■' ; Bill on Officers in Libby Prison. Baltioioee, May 31.— The following.are the names of the United States officers. who. wore at Libby Prison on Saturday last, all of whom have been captured during the present campaign. Those previously occupying it had been sent to Georgia : max ommoAx. 'bbtobs’s com.uaxd. May 10,35 W-—Brigadier General C. A. Heckman. 2 ( th :Massachusetts; Colonel E. White, 55tli Pennsylvania; Lieut. 001. W. Gf- Bartholomew,. Captain R. B. Swift, Captain J. H Nutting, Adjutant P. W. McManus, 27 th Massa chusetts: Lieutenant Skinner, 27th Massachusetts ■ LH, Juud,- A. G. Davis J. Lyman, 27th Mass.; Captain li. H. Lisam, Lieuts. G. Peters, .J. M. Drake, 9th N. X ; Oapts. D. W. Fox, .Tas. Metzger. 85th Pa.; G. Belger, Ist Rhode Island Light Artil lery j.Lieut. S. P.-Hedges, 112tb: N. Y.;'Capts. X H. Pierce, D. Stone, Lieut. J. W. Pitt, USth N. Y. • Lieut. F. H.-Lay, H. D. Grant, 117th N. Y,; Oapts, Hi J. McDonald, J. E. Lewis, llth Conn,: Capt. H. Jenkins, 40th Mass.; Adjutant J, Gottshnll, 55th Pennsylvania ; Captain A.- R. Willis, sth Maine. H.Bicbel, Bth Connecticut; B, O. Beobe, 13th Ind from rs# army pr the potojiao, may io. . Captain Emlen N. Carpenter, Bth Pa. OAv.: Lieuts. A. O. Abbott; O. W. West, C. E. Lewis, Ist N. Y. Dragoons; Lieut. E. J. Hazcll, Gtk Pa. Car.; Capt. L. Vaimhn, Ist Maine; O. J. Downing, 2d N. Y- vLlouts.--G.--Av. Hill, A. B. Isham, 7th Mich.; R. Swectraan, sth U. S.: E. P. Wilson, sth N. J,; r. A. Goodwin, E.; S. Wilson,.lst-Mass..; Captains A. J. Wright,oth Ohio Cav.; E. H. Greene, 107th ,P».: T-Jeuts. Wm. S. Damvali, 18th Mass.: J. Post. 149th Pa.; ,T. KaufK 14Sd Pa.; Oapt. 0. fv. Hast mgs,l2th Mass.; Lieut. G. VY. Crussoy, SSthMass.j H. S. /Talntor, S2d N. Y,; R, M. Cllase, H. M. Cross, 59th Mass.;- J. C. Justus, 2d Pa. Reserves K»;Hllunii)»,liirc Union Sinte Convention, DELEGATES to the Baltimore convention oho . SUN—l'll ESI DEN-T . LINCOLN : UNANIMOUSLY -SUS TAINED. . Concord, N. 11.,'May 31.—The New Hampshire Union State Convention met to-day. Ex-Governor Hall presided. The following gentlemen were chosen delegates to the Baltimore Convention: .- Onslow Stearns, of Concord; John 13. Clark, of Manchester; Ex-Governor William Hall, of Hins dale, and Thomas E. Sawyer, of Dovor. r Resolutions wore passed plodgingthepeoplofNow Hampshire to sustain the Administration In crush ing out the rebellion, and recommending Abraham Lincoln for re-election. Those resolutions 1 were, unanimously adopted. -...-. d -; Movements of United States Vessel.*. * Boston, May 31.—' Tho brig Laurilia has arrived from Cape Haytien. Left there, on May 12th, tho United States stoamor Neptune. The Powhatan saiicifon tlio llti: on a, cruise. : \ ; The ladles ahd gentlemen composing the church choirs of aormanfown intend giving a grand con cert of Bncrcd and 'patriotic music, in aid of the; Christian Commission, In Langstroth’3 Hall, Ger mantown, this evening. To uso their own words, .“ The sacredness of tho object admits of no argu ment.” It only remains, thbrofore,' to say that they'- have earnestly labored to present an att’action wor thy of tho occasion. It Is to - bo , hoped that the friends of the sick and wonndod soldiers will fill tho hall this evening. A Murder This .Horning. About I o’clock tliis morning a mail was stabbed,! andklHeil, at 902 Market street,"in'tliq street,' n collar restaurant, Tho proprietor' and two other men, who came' out of the collar at the time of the event, wore arrested. The murdered man was stabbed in the neck, and tho jugular vein sevorod. The body was taken to the Ninth-ward station. THE WAR. OFFICIAL GAZETTE. DESPATCHES FROM GENERAL GRANT. Warren Within Seven Miles qJ Richmond. BURNSIDE ACROSS THE TOLOPOTOMY. LEE RETREATED SOUTH OF THE CHICKAHOMINY. IMPORTANT DESPATCH FROM GEN. BUTLER KIJMOBED 'PAMC IN MCHMOM). THE SURRENDER OR BERING DEBATED. THE lIAYOII lIimsONEI) FOR AD- VISING SURRENDER. Evacuation of Fredericksburg. REBELS ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK, LATE FROM GENERAL SHERMAN, DEPARTMENT OF THE GIfLF. DESPATCHES FROM ADMIRAL PORTER. OUR ARMY ACROSS THE ATCHAFALAYA, FIRST OmOrAL-GAZETtr!. • Was hi W.to t,-, May 31-3.1 t P. M. To Major General fiixj New York: It e-have despatches troiu General errant down to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. There seemed, the despatch says, to be some prospect of Lee making a stand north of the Ohiekahominy. His forces wore on the iUeohanicsviile road, south of the Tolopoto niy creek, and . between that stream and Hawe’s shop, his right resting on Shady Grove. Disposi tions for an attack wore boing made by General Grant. Wilson’s cavalry, had been ordered to de stroy tlih failroad bridges oyer the Little river and South Anna, and. break .up both routes from these rivers to two miles southwest of;Hawe’s shop, where the headquarters of our army were established.: There is as yet no telegraphic lino of communica tion with Washington. A despatch from General Sherman, dated yester day, the SOth, 11 A. M., reports no changes in the position of the armies. Some slight engagements had occurred subsequent to the affair on Saturday. No intelligence from any other quarter had been received by this Department. - ’ SECOND OFFICIAL GAZETTE. To Major General Dir, New York:,: Washixgtox, May 31—5.80 P. 81. -A despatch from Gen. Grant, dated 6 o’clock this morning,, at Hawe’s shop, has just been received. It is as follows:. - “The enemy came over oh our loft last evening, and attacked. They were-easily repulsed, and with "considerable slaughter.-V - y - •“ relieve Gen, Warren, who was on the loft, speedily, Gen. Meade ordered an attack by the ba lance of our ; lines/. Gen. Haneoc.k was the only one who received the order in time to make the attack before: dark. He drove the enemy from his entrenched skirmish line, and still holds it. I have no report of our losses, but suppose them to bo light.” - . Other official despatches (not from General Grant) were received at the same timh, and give more de tails. They are as follows, the first being dated yesterday, SOth May, S o'clock P. M.: “In t* lo course of the afternoon General Warren had pushed down pn our lea until his Sank division, under General Crawford, reached a point abreast of Sliady-Grove Church. Crawford having got de tached from the rest of the corps, was attacked and crowded back a, little; The enemy, then threw a force, which appears to have consisted of Ewell’s corps,upon ■Warren's left, attempting.to turn it but was repulsed.; The engagement was short,’ sharii, v Emtl deeisive.:.General Warren holds: his mond. HT -ts that ISWs’fhlenTcoS'aif -‘ e report number of prisoners, and that there are: many robel dead on the field. Or his own losses he has not yet made a report. His latest despatch says that the enemy.;,re moving troops to his left, apparently to cover the approach to Richmond on our right. An active conflict has been raging ever since dark, but has just closed. As soon as the enemy attacked the left of General Warren, Generals Wright and Hancock were ordered to pitch in, but do not seem to have got ready until after 'nightfall.: . Ho report has yet been received from them.” . . ' v •* The other despatch, above referred to, is dated at six o’clock this morning, and states that, "in Han cock’s attack last night, Colonel Brooks drove the' enemy mu of a strongly entrenched' skirmish line and holds it. .The losses are not reported. G-enoral Burnside’s whole corps got across tlio- Tolopotomy creek last evening, and is in full connection with General Warren. The left of Hancock rests upon this side of the creek. The etk Corps is upon Han cock’s right, and threatens the left flank of the enemy. General . Smith ought to arrive at Hew Castle by noon, whence ho can support Warren and Burnside, if necessary. ' "Gen. Sheridan, with Gregg’s and Torbet’s divi sion of cavalry, is on our left flank. Gen. Wilson; is on the right and rear, ibr tho purposes reported in a former despatch. “The country hereabouts is thickly wooded with pines, with few good’openings. : “ The indications this morning are that the ene my has fallen back south of the Ohickahominy.” . Nothing of a later date has been received by this Department, . Edwix M. Staxtox, ■ ' ■ ■ Secretary of War. THIRD OFFICIAL DESPATCH. ~, Washixqton, May 31-11,25 F. M. To Major General Dix, Smo York: , The following despatch , has been received from General Butler : ; " Yesterday, ail day, heavy firing was heard In the direction of Mechaniosville. Six refugees from Riclimor.il report that Grant is on the Mechanics, ville turnpike, fourteen miles from Richmond.: Yes terday they heard the .firing and that Grant was driving Lee. "A woman reports that a meeting was held yes terday, while she was in Richmond, to see whether the . city should, bo surrendored or burnt. The Mayor advocated a surrender, and was put in Cas tle Thunder. ‘ - “ The enemy attacked my lino yesterday, and were repulsed. To-day all day they have been de monstrating against my work on Spring Hill, east erly side of tiro Appomattox, but wore repulsed.” Nothing furthet, since iny telegram of this eve ning from Gen. Grant, EPWra K. STAriyQx, '• ADVICES FROM FREDERICKSBURG AND THE RAPPAHANNOCK. Washington, May 31, F, M— I Tho Star of this aiternoon has the following:' The steamer George Woems arrived here early this morning from Fredericksburg, and reports the safe return to that place of the cavalry sent out to the Wilderness, for the purpose: of bringing in our wounded, which had been left in .the hospitals on the hold. This detachment of cavalry only obtained about two hundred and fifty of our wounded, as tho others were found to be in tho hands of the rebels. When tho Wcoms left Fredericksburg, oh Sunday afternoon, our forces were engaged in burning' tho Government hay damaged, and other property that it was deemod inexpedient- to remove. They wore also making preparations to embark for Port Royal or West,Point, and doubtless tho town has been totally evacuated by this time. ,As tho Wcorns was coming down; the Rappahan nock,a company,of rebel cavalry dashed up to tho bank of the river and drew up in lino; but noticing a gunboat appronciiing, they retired, without firing on the vessel, which they showed a disposition to do. Our gunboats have been instructed, lifcasc any of our vossols are fired upon, to shell all the houses within range, Considerable unoasiness was mani fested among certain , parties on board the Woems, as she came down thwßappahannock, they being In constant fear of an attack by guerillas. Tho Weems brought up tho wounded that were brought into Fredericksburg from the Wilderness by our cavalry. Among tho number wore eleven Confederates,; ono of whom died on the upward trip! Sorgt. Ford, of the 2d Pennsylvania Heavy Artil lery, was accidentally drownod by falling overboard. from a steamer on the Rappahannock. . REMOVAL OF STORES FROM PORT ROYAL. Washington, May 31.— The steamer - Georgia, • from Port Royal, Yu.-, brought up to-day about 100 sick men. She left Port Royal at 11 o'clock yester day. All the Government property :at Port Royal had .beeffplacpd on transports, and they woro or dered toolearthe rlvor by 9 o’clock to-diy."No can ' noaading whs' beard' wlidn sho left, and if (hero had boon. any fighting,, it was with musketry. Parties who camo up on the Georgia report that Fredericks burg has been totally evacuated by our, forces, and is now in possession or rebel >seouting parties and -guerillas. The. transports 'Vfowassct and Swan ihaviugbeon disabled, wore sent from Port Royal to Baltimore to bo repaired. •, : ’GENERAL BUTLER’S DEPARTMENT. Fortress Monroe, May 80.— It is ,no longer im proper to speak of the important movomonts that have been progressing In this departnipjt during THE PEESS.-TIIILADELEHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1864. EDWIX lil. STAKTOS-, Secretary ofWar. ,The . Committee on . Credentials . reported that Ohio, Illinois, Now . York, rowa, Missouri,'Hlchi gnn, Pennsylvania, Maryland .Wisconsin, Tennas- THE PRI2MOXT PLATFORM. > The Committee on Besoluttons reported a series, declaring— . First. That the Federal Union shall be preserved Second. That the Constitution Jud, laws of the United States must be observed and obeyed. Third. That the rebellion must, be suppressed by force of arms and without compromise. Fourth. That the rights 'of, Tree speech and tile press, and the habeas corpus be held inviolate, save in. districts where martial law has.becn proclaimed Fifth: That the rebellion has. destroyed slavery’ . and that the Federal Constitution should be amend ed to prohibit its -ro-ostablishnient and to secure'-ta all men absolute equality before the law. : /: 1 Sixth. That integrity and economy arc demanded at all times in the administration of: the Govern ment, and that in time of war the want of them is criminal.. . Seventh. That the right of asylum, except for crime ( and subject to law, is a recognized principle of Ame rican liberty; that any violation of it cannot be overlooked, and must not go tmrebukod. V : Eighth. That the national policy, known as the Monroe doctrine,-has become a recognized princi ple, and that the. establishment of an; anti-republi can government on this continent by any foreign •Power cannot be tolerated. 1 Ninth. That the; gratitude and support of : the na tion is due to the faithful soldiers and earnest lead ers of the Union army and navy for their heroic achievements and deathless vaiov in defence of our imperilled country and civil liberty. Tenth. That the one-term , policy for ' the Presi- : deney. adopted by the people is strengthened by force of the existing crisis, and should be maintained by constitutional amendment. 7 I 1 That the Constitution should "be so amended that the President.and Vice President shall be elected by a direct vote of the people. . Ttcelfth. That the question of the ; reconstruction of the rebellious States belongs to tho poopte through their Bepresentatives in Congress, and not to the Executive. ; Thirteenth. That the confiscation of the lands of the rebels, and their distribution among the soldiers ; and settlers, is a measure of justice. : The last resolution was not recommended, but re ported for consideration; Mr, <3 ilbcrt announced tho receipt of a letter from Wendell Phillips. The letter was warmly ap plauded. ■ -.... A letter from Lucius Bobinson, Comptroller or New York,was ready favoring ■ the ;nomination of Gen. Grant. The resolutions were thon adopted separately. Col, Moss moved that the Convention proceed to the nomination of candidates for Presidentand Vice President-. - Mr. Bansom moved :to reconsider, believing it would be better to wait until "alter the Baltimore Convention. . Colonel Moss moved that John C. Fromontbiulo- Glared the nominee for President. Mr. Ransom moved ah amendment, that a nomi nating convention bo hold in Cleveland on the first .Wednesday in September. Lost, only 9 ;voting; in the affirmative. - / ' . Mr. Powell, of Washington, moved, to adjourn over to tho Radical Convention at Baltimore on the Oth of June. Declared out of order. The nomination of Fremont was Hun made- by acclamation. - Secretary of’ War. I General Cochrane, B. Gratt Brown, and General Butler were named for Tice President. / Mr. Cochrane, asked loave to rcUre from the Con vention. i Blr. Gilbert taking the chair, the question was put, and the nomination of General Cochrane was . confirmed, with but few .-.voices In tho negative. A committee was appointed to report a plan of organization and a name for the party. The Convention then, took a recess till 9 d’olboki [Special Despatch to The Press. 1 - ; . : ORGANIZATION. OF THE CONTENTION U!.i:vki.t.axi), May Sl.-Tho Oonvontiou, num bering about 200 delegates, mot quietly to-day Gen. Cochran, on being made presiding- chairman] Inveighed with severity against the War Democrats, who have pledged themselves to sustain the present Administration. Ho spoko for personal liberty freedom of the presl, and ibr the Monroe doctrine! His remarks, upon the last subject, were received with general applause. The Convention, aims to fuse all tho dissatisfaotlonists, as far as possible, bat wants power. The Germans appear to bo'sincere for their platform, and many Are opposed to tho present nomination of candidates, or anything else than theconstruction ofapiatibrm on which to base thoir future action. . rESa-6YLVASIA,PELEOATES. Among tho Pennsylvanians hero aro Governor Johnston, J.. O. Barker, Andrew. Humbert, A; G. Lloyd, Oapt. John Roberts, /Nathaniel. p. Sawyer,' of Pittsburg and Allegheny; James Cuddy; of Armstrong; Richard Pierson and Col. Jas. Owens, of "Venango; Dr. Ferdinand Tern and James Loots, ofLanoastor; George Launmn, of Berks; Rev. Mr. Dlnsmorc, of Moroer ; Captain Bowstedor,Vof Dau phin, and Mr. Seagrist, of Philadelphia. ■ /IiESOLUTION TLEDGIKG THE DEbEOATES TO HE- ' FUSE OFFICE. Mr. Sanger, a Gorman,-from lowa, oli'ored a reso lution that member of thiss Convention, or any Don-' ventton arising therefrom, and itsPresidontialEloc tors, pledge thomselves not'to accept 011100 or eon tracts from th'o new Administration; but that this pledge shali not exclude, thorn from serving in the army or navy. TliK UO-VIKATIOA' OF PKKMOXT. After a tedious discussion, on,motion of Col. Moss, of Missouri, Gen. Fremont was nominated for the Presidency, viva vocc, and without dissent. Gen. Cochrane was nominated for Vico President, but less unanimously. Sovoral motions had been rnado to postpone the Convention. Tin: ORAKT MOVEMENT. Mr. Demers, of Now York, spoke at longth; favor ing General qr?nt, aud ihrbatoijlng tho party with the past two days, os they ore now fully accom plished. A largo portion of the ' troops at Bermuda Hun dred, undor Gen. Butler, have boon transferred, undor the command of Gen. W. F. Smith, to tlio Artfiy of tho Potomac. Tho troops were sent on transports with groat co lerlty up the York river to, the White House, the now base of supplies for Gen. Grant. Generals Smith and Brooks passed up yesterday. Gpp,,Oiißloro romalns with Gen. Butler at Bor luuda Hundred. Also, Generals Amos and Wild. Barge supplies have boon sent up to the White Houso. - • THE SHENANDOAH—A RECONNOISSANOE IN FOKOE-A REBEL FORCE FOUR THOU- SAND STRONG, •, EDiKnuuo, SiHJKAKDpAir VAllst,- May 30—10 A. M,—[Special NowJYork J/o-a/d.]—The army/ made a reoonnolssaneo ln..forcQ v .jnd found thoono-i my four thousand strong In front of us. Wo have! had vory little skirmishing up to this time. GEN. SHERMAN AT DABLAS. - Louisvir,Lk, Maysl.— I Tho Chattanooga Gaee/fcof Sunday last says that Shonuan reached Dallas, Georgia, on Friday last, and made his headquarters tliorc. : FROM BED RIVER, Washington, May 31.—The ’Navy , Department has received official despatches from Admiral Por ter, dated Cairo, May 2sth, announcing Ills arrival there, as before reported, and in which he states that he arrived at Cairo in four days from Rod rlvor. Tho army had all orossod tho Atohafalaya, and 'Gon. Smith’s division had embarked, .Tho gunboats co vered the army until all woro over. General Smith, who brought up the roar, turned on the enemy with part of Ms command under Gen. Mower, and killed and wounded a number, cap turing one hundred anil eighty prisoners and tW field pieces, which makes eight or nlno plooos cap-' tnred by General Smith, besides the guns of Fort dJ Bussey,'in-all-of which captures General Mower bore a conspicuous part.; ; j The Mississippi is; quiet between this place and Red river. The robots had a, battery on thq ban!; below Tunica Point, but the gunboats drove them ofl'after a sharp engagement. . : - THI CLEVELAND COXVEXTION JOHN f. FREMONT NOMINATED FOR TKF PRESIDING!', JOHN COCHRANE FOR VICE PRESIDENT. THE FBEMONT PLATFORM. The Parly to he Called ”1110 Radical Democracy.” TR’O HUNDRED DELEGATES PRESENT. THE CONVENTION A DISAPPOINTMENT I>MaijnxAKV PROCEEDINGS, Cleveland, Ohio, May 31,-An informal gather ing of German delegates, Radicals, and War Demo crats, took place last evening. General Cochrane made a lengthy radical speech,'animadverting quite strongly upon the Administration, and denouneih"- the suppression of newspapers as a crime, and that even a censorship was an unjustifiable outrage. Ex-Governor Johnston followed, maintainingthat only tho most radical measures can save the Union Gen. McKinstry offered resolutions declaring that the duty of a truly American Administration is to restore the prostrated rights of citizenship, freedom of the press and speech ; . protests against arbitrarv arrests, and seizures orproperty; favors the Mon roe doctrine, and urges fraternity to the strug-ding Ropubiics of the old and new world. ;a platform was submitted, and referred to: a committee, of which Parker Pillsbury is chairman, VESTBIiDAV’S i PJIOCEEDIXOS. The Convention opened to-day with from throe to four, hundred delegates; ’ ; - Bx-Govornor .Tohaston, of Pennsylvania, was elected temporary chairman, and addressed the Convention. He hoped that its proceedings would strike with the force and power worth j- of the objects and principles in view. , . Sir. B. H. Brooks, of California, and Sir Wolfe of tho District or Columbia, were elected secretaril’ A Committee on Permanent Organization was appointed., with Sir. Ezra C. Andrews, of Blaine, as chairman. - A motion to appoint a, Committee on Credentials elicited opposition on the ground that, many of those present were without credentials, and wore from different political organizations. Mr. Gany, of Missouri, wanted a record to show that we were here in spite of Lincoln and The Convention decided to enroll the persons present under the call. A permanent or ganization was: effected by the election of General Cochrane,of New York,as president; H. T. Chee ver, of Massachusetts, W. G. Sneithen, of Mary: land, A. G. Lloyd, of Pennsylvania, and others, as" vice presidents; and S. Wolfo, of the District of Co lumbia, and Col. James D. Owens, ofPennsylvania secretaries, ■ . * EVENING SESSION. allure unless It waited for ovcnts and chose cnndl iatcs by a regular delegation from the people in tend of tin informal mooting. ” : KXCtTEMRKT OVER FREMONT'S NOMINATION. Germans especially are wild over Fremont’s no ninntton. Parker Piilsbury and Mr. S. S. Foster, the New England Abolitionists, and Messrs. Plumb /and Goodoll, Abolitionists of Now York, and Casphr lint?,, of Missouri, liavo taken a conspicuous part in the Convention. THE CHARACTER OR THE CONVENTION. Mr. S. J. Pea, of Philadelphia, ondoavorod to urge the rulo of voting by Statos, but was voted down, The assembly is generally without. crodott' tlels, and is self-constituted, claiming to bo an Un conditional People’s party. Before the nomination a speech was made by Hon. A. J. Colvin, of New York. Col. Moss donouncod the cowardly policy of the Administration in Missouri. Mr. MUwnrd, of Now York, and Mr. Ohaplaln, of Pennsylvania, wore among the othor speakers, WENDELL IMIItMT’S 1 LETTER. . A letter from Wendell Phillips was road, giving support to olthor Fremont or Butler. This Admin istration had .'sustained the rebellion, and thought more of conciliating.Us foes than serving the coun try. It had misused its three weapons to put down the war—men, money,‘and emancipation—and had just done enough to intimidate tho rebels and notsavo the State. We shall have to continue tho ]war in. iho Senate after , closing it on tlio Held. There must bo a thorough reorganization of States on the basis of absoluto equality ; the'blacks admit ted to citizenship, or wo must hold States as Terri tories under standing'-armies. Ho. concluded] by praising the high statesmanship and military ability of General Fremont. Tin: NAME OP THE PAKTV. The Convention voted to call the new party “ The Bnflica) Democracy.” At no time has the .Conven tion beon-vory large or very impressive, and it ad journed without fulfilling the expectations or its or ganizers,/ B. K. THE ItED RIVER IXPEIHTIOX. Tvncitntion of Craiiil Be , .-Tori Bcaeliins Alcxaurli-fai—The dun feonts Blockaded— of the ' boats—Bestruetlve Biro—©u <,nn ‘ Again— fit Sonnwee-; ~ love [Special Co;-j6i,pg5|ljMaoT"’"-' . -.port. 4 -.«e Press.] tJ sjemmksvort, La., May IS, 18G4. ■■ A EVACCATrOK OF OKAXD ECOIU!.. , . Alter our army bad made all preparations for a -1 .'decisive stand at .Grand Eeoro, the enemy began , | to harass our pickets and boats on the river, from \AJeSfluirfa up, making the position of Grand Ecore Tcr ,' uneomi?‘ rtft,)lc - deserters ami scouts we ' were toitMed thki*. tlie .«“«“? »“ moving a largo : force towards Alexanrtr.J - mor,| «\ w take this place and hem us in. After finding.. t!us "’ a ‘\ co , n ; eluded to fall back to Alexandria, ® a>old and hazardous undertaking, but ft in-J. ” , “° n0 ’ and quickly too, as another force of tHd few’' ly 'I aS discovered above Grand Ecore. We lia'df fir su,'' 6 between two forces of the enemy. The whole’ iW undertaken with that good will and ; eharactorist'fc’ swiftness which is so peculiar to.this army Gen A, 3. Smith, with tho 10th Corps, left Grand Ecore on .Friday evening, April 22, and moved to Natchi toches for the purpose of guarding our flank, and afterwards cover the retreat. All the stores were placed on board the transports, and they, with the gunboats, began to move down the Hod river to Alexandria. The articles which could not be re moved -were consigned to the flames. Towards evening the loth Corps started down the river road to Cane river, followed by tho train. About 2 \ A_.Bl.yon the 30th, Generals Franklin and Arnold, with their staffs, rode to tho cross road’tbsee every-. thing pass, and in a half hour afterwards they went to the roar. About 4 o’clock they started off again, and followed in tho wake of the marching column! Tory heavy marching , was done this day, at the end of which they had reached a point about forty miles below. Grand Ecore. While the army was moving almost on the double quick, General Smith’s corps had to keep up a continual tight with the enemy, who were pressing on his rear and trying hard to cut off his train, hut instead of accomplish ing their’object they received ..any quantity of blub ; pills and lost a number of prisoners. ■ Merc we stop ped for the night. AnTllhEltl- EJrOACEJCEX’T. Next morning wo took up the march down the Cane river to Minoto’s Crossing, which placed we reached about eleven A. f,I, On theotber side were the rebels posted in strong force a hill and sheljingour troops very briskly. Our artillery was not slow to respond, and soon the ' roar of artillery was terrific, which continued for sometime. Dur; piecj bi is fight General Banks was hit with a __kll, but without placing him hors du com to say here that the General is about boldest and coolest of Ms staff. He seems never concerned or disturbed by danger, while a eer pr (tun eHirer went some distance out of the way, com- that he had just foUnd out htshorse would nod.-diiid fire. • The firing of the artillery was excellent, and the rebels made good use of several pieces they had pre viously captured at Sabine Cross Hoads "While' this was going og in theSront the rebels made an at-' taeic upon the rear .of General Smith's column, who fought them obstinately all day long, allowing them' to come within a short distance of his guns and then giving orders to pour It into tliem, which Vcr-<- them reeling back with the loss of huhdredpf^““® a and wounded. General Smith succeeds# ln bl ? n 8- ing up the train safely, without to dislodge the opposing force st J t jied on thooppi sitcsidc. Orders,to this effect wCc sent to General Birge: He was supported by General Cameron and forded, the river a short distance below, with five thousand infantry; and a regin&ai of cavalry. We had to pass through thick jvjjfijds. flanked on both sides by open lands a/a*coDsiaerjiblo eleva tions, called hills, in this Hrvci country, and drive the enemy back step by step)| Here it was that one of General Banks 1 staff offices showed the material a staff should be composejffif. Our troops had all at once come to a spot sftere a furihev advance was °2S^^^PM^S®pJ mos W im P° ssi ble. Before fcftfflfejfTlfiJf-a swhf p, 'fmck-rieing woodland, -filled u pith rebeis, who wore sending their deadly missiles with terrible effect gainst our advancing column I lroo P s began to falter a little. Several of the f officers were killed or wounded, and it became a of great importance-that our men'sliould be a 3VC y , . Cd Qn ' The rl Skt man stepped forward at right time. Lieut. Wm. s. Beebe, General ordnance officer, dismounted from his horse, stopped to. the front of the column, and shout ing io.tho teen, “forward, follow me,” ho led them on. The life, ehcoring their brave leader, followed Him tliroug®.fiieewamp, and into the woods. The rebels, not thiUESg-this charge possible, became confused, and fell beck in,a most irregular-manner Our troops-had to wade in water and mud un to their waists, bufr-thoy achieved the desired'result The rebels moved their batteries further down tho ‘river. By the vigilance of our commanding officers their move was anticipated, and as soon as they opened ■ fire our batteries quickly replied, and in a few mi nutes they were shelled from their new position Our cavalry, since the 6th, under the command of ‘ aWs General Arnold,"did good service and re retrieved most of their lost prestige. General A. followed the enemy up with his troopers. Here wc stayed for the night, laid a pontoon bridge, and then crossed over. . General A. J. Smith’s command brought nff the rear sound and .safe. During the night the enemy began to shell Smith’s camp for the purpose of ascertaining whether we were stilt about; but they soon became acquainted with this Tact. The command of General Birge took the advance the next day. The train proceeded by the Henderson Kill road towards Alexandria, . ■ AKKIVAr. AT AMiVAKDRIA Gen. Banks with the forces took the river road and went as far as Boyes' plantation, and the next day (April 26,) reached Alexandria: After crossing Chine river the enemy made'another dash on ourtrain. In order to accomplish this flank movement they proceeded by a circuitous route, but insteadofmeet ing tho train they unexpectedly fell upon Smith's column, which raced .around and gave them an un looked for sound thrashing. The remainder of the marchwas not disturbed, and everything was safely landed in Alexandria on the 26th and 27th. In all this retreat wo lost nothing, not even' a paper col lar, as an officer observed. The enemy’s forces in •our front numbered . from five to six thousand, and in our rear from, six to seven thousand. Our fleet of transports and gunboats, ’ which left Grand Eeoro about the same time as the army, Were not so fortunate in roaehing Alexandria ‘as the latter. The boats wore obliged to move slow ly, on acepuntof the water being very shallow. They were llarassed by the enemy all the way down, and: several transports, being' overladen, sank, and had to be destroyed. Our. heavy ram East port., which had run aground,was raised and sent on its way down in charge of the transports Champion So. l and No. 2. They were, special objects, for attack by rebel sharpshooters and rebel batteries. It was found ne cessary to blow the ram up and set the transports on fire. The rebels got hold of the transports, extin guished the llamcs, and they most likely are now trying to convert them into gunboats, finally, the licet got as far as the falls of Alexandria. . .Those of a light draught went ovor, but the gunboats and heavier transports were obliged to waitforhigh wa- fer or to bo lightened. Now, I have toadd a few in-, cidents of this retreat to enlighten the minds of your readers in.'.relation to some of the atrocities committed by our troops. Tho few shanties left at Grand Bcoro were sot on fire by our rear column. The whole country from there to Alexandria, .somo eighty-five miles, was devastated. Not a building, shanty, or ohlcicon-coop was spared. "This outrage was done by A. J. Smith’s command. The same men plundered Alexandria when they first got thoro. Mon as well as officers participated in this outrage; They went miles but of the way to burn and destroy. They mado no dis tinction between Union and rebel officers'; wore heard glorying in styling thomselves the cotton-burners of tho 10th Corps. Another act of barbarity occurred at Thousands of colored men, women, Cano'rivor. and children wore following tho army, With their little property of bedding and clothing on carts and cotton-wagons, trying to escape "wi th tho army from slavory. Gon. A. J. Smith would hot let thorn pass with their wagons oyer the pontoon at Cane river . They had to. wait till all the wagons had crossed and -thou ho ordered all thoir wagons and property to be' set on fire. There was nothing left for the infirm,.tho babe, and the old, but to stay behind or endeavor to keep rip with our columns, on tho quickstep. Thoy had not. tasted anything' for many hours. Tho boat of tho day, tho dust, and wantofwater, (breed- many an old and infirm per son to give out, and trust to the mercy of thoir iufu riated masters. ‘ . Horrlblo to say, mothers were seen dropping their infants,'children wore lost in the woods and redo over. Tills- command- was a regular -vadalhordo while down hero, Now, your roadors will ask, Why did not Gen. Banks stop such outrages 1 I inquired very minutely Into this matter, and found tho rea son very soon. ;. A, J. ,Smith considered himself- entirely, independent, • and more than , qnco re fused to obey orders. Ho oven refused’ to turn" oyer itho" prisoners, taken by liis command." Ho considered the : transports/ which' his ." corps ar rived on ns his own property, and not oho (jquld bo used for Anything olso, ovon t<) transport tho sick, without, his personal permission. This anomalous condition of Banks' command was the cause of tho failure of the Kod River Expedition. There were riot loss than four dilTeront Independent commands operating against Shreveport. General Sloole was 300 to 400 miles array from Hanks' column, acting on his own hoojc. There was tho navy, under Admiral porter, not only Independent from Gonoral BnpkSj but oyon from tho War De partment, acting'nol only on their own ordors, hut oven carry In 3 out their individual viowsof paci fication. "AU "tho country, as far as the logs of tho marines could stride, was overrun, and their capture of tho produce and little property in plan tations,' oto„. was considered the!;; j ust spoll3i stopping wherever they, thought.an- opportunity was afforded to giu’uer 'riches id iimku Up their famous prize loads. Cotton, sugar, furniture, and everything went. Tho navy had their corrals of captured wagons and horses ror the officers to ride, making expeditions far hack Into the country and bringing in navy prizes. There wits Smith's com mand, tho 10th Corps, Bent by General Sherman Tor so many days, not to act under General Banks, but in their own way and on their own responsibility. . They .'have their peculiar way or going on with tho war. They think riot so much of Wiling the enemy by sword and shot as to starve and freeze him, It cannot bo denied they fight well, and their General talks fighting and, lives fighting. BosideSs these commands, is tho lOth Corps, under Genera I Banks, They arc the veterans that fought under hirii last year and earned; many laurels. It would be impossible to find a bettor drilled and, generally speaking,-a bettor officered body of troops than these. This corps, together with the 13th, form the Army of the Gulf proper, ur.d were, in fact; all. that Genera! BunE.' could depend on. Another point must bo mentioned that worked very much against Banks. A lot ol' fossil Pointers wore sent; down here nnd'are u-" command. He is only too eonseton' 1 lons in asking their advio' - The retreat aftor the ,_.ucr his ..misty scrupu .j and minding It. ,ictory at Pleasant HIU. ..us set of classical wafers, ..ill am) judgment of General Banks, - submitted to by him. The able Stone, chief . ccaff until wo returned to Grand Ecore, was op posed to the retreat, but was too strict; a soldier to oppose the older generals.. That under such condi tions n campaign could hardly ho successful, every one must feel, but everybody will also understand that Gen. Banks must be judged more mildly than some Northern,papers juilgo, The appointment of Major General Canby to the chief command of all thedtransrMississippi; troops la o'move towards the right, and.is popular. ■ . n v; iBnOCKAOED, ■was advised by against the v r After going off my subject-1 will come back; to our army at Alexandria,-where; I :iiad* left, thorn.' Here the army found their, stores, and here they gave the enemy battle to /advantage,bocauso the country is more open, being pretty well settled. Wo could and should have moved almost at once, had It not been for the navy. The boats were blockaded ■ not by the enemy, but by the want of water. There Is, about IK miles above the town of Alexandria, a soft grayish looking soapstone range/ at an ”gle of about torty-flve degrees across the bed Uu'W efl rIV6r ’ causin S the so-ealied falls. « foofe ffie .bo "" as ! 0!! " t 0 fln d what might be’ S *?W' “it "*ver r ?tdidnotl- 1 “hills” In this couhtry. -Ifow'i. ! .“v?“ ttake me long f.. pofeeive that tho nary tv«» -!. n an USly fix at or near Alexandria, and that there were JL ne or two ways of getting-out 'of it, either by destroy ing every boat, or by digging them out. The spado, axe, and crowbar were’rCSorted to. Our anny wont to work to dam the riyor, -about one mile below the falls, to the height of from ten to twelve foot, mak ing the water rise at the falls about eight and a half or nine feet. It was a, herculean undertaking, and but few had any faith in its suecess. I can see yet how incredulously the inhabitants would shako their heads at the idiotic idea of the Yankees, as they thought the undertaking of stopping the Red river. But it was done, and that inside of fourteen days. They began, to - build strong wooden works into the river, beginning at both sides at once, throwing.the water in the centre. These wooden dams were covered with stone, which they brought down the river on flatboats, pulled by mules from the very rocks that made tho obstruction and forced us to build this dam. All deserted brick buildings in the neighborhood were pulled down, and the bricks used for ballast, at the dam.' On the west sidoofßed river, about: a mile from the.darn, stood a very large sugarhouse.: The building, with ma chinery, kettles,: &C-, &e., must have cost several 'hundred thousand dollars. The whole, with ma chinery and all, was moved to the .Bed river, and there sunk. The centre of the dam was ; shut by coal-boats .. belonging to the navy, which were filled with stones, dirt, iron, &c., andthen sunk. From four to live thousand-men worked day and night for fourteen days. Two of tile boats were one night -washed out, and formed a, channel large enough for the boats to pass through. ESCAPE OF THE OGXBOATS. The guns of the boats, and their plating, were t», moved, and so.lightened that they all got over safet and passed through the rapids caused by the rush of wator In the opening, of the dim, under the gase .of thousands. This -dam will,, iffbst likely, stand longer than the rebels wish. - It would take more men, and . longer time, to destroy it than it took to build it. It stops the navigation of the Bed river more effectively than anything the rebels ever con ceived. A boat Once over the dam can never ex pect to get back again, no more than one could run *“*£hSh3vpids of Uie STiagara., The river may make anew ben rn the torrent of this artificial fall is greeted again*'th-i town, the first rise of water aj eausc Alexandria-to he washed away. Mfttay'ftowwogSt-' the navy away, which they had already considered a sure prize. : Dick Taylor was so sure of its capture that he had declared that all the boats captured be longed to himself. On the morning of theism all the boats were over ..the dam, and, as the army had moved already the previous night,. it boean to look desolate.; -While we were building tiffs dam the rebs were busy annoying our front and trylm* to sever our river connection, and imagined It a pretty sure thing to gobble up the whole army They had succeeded tolerably well, as uo boat could get up or down the river for about tep days. They destroyed two transports and captured two .-un boats, whlplr they sunk to prevent our other trans ports from getting down.- The dam-work folftd their designs, however, and not a, boat was left be hind or seriously Injured down the Bed river. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE, About dusk of the 12th the army was in motion There were apprehensions felt that Alexandria might be set oh fire by some rascal. General Banks gave strict orders, which were executed in the best of style by General Grover. Double guards were kept at all the strcet-erossta'gs, and all buildings closed ,at the setting in of night. Everythin-was well until about 0 o’clock A. hi. on the 13th, when a fire broke out in a small two-story building on the levee. All troops about town were set to work to extinguish the flames. There were no . fire engines that could be used, and no water except inthe river Everything was done to prevent (hr, further pro gress of the flames. General Banks, with his whole staff, was at work. About 10 o’clock the wind got stronger, and set In the direction of. theffown' The flames became master, and m about five hours two thirds-of Alexandria was laid in ashes. All the roofs being covered with shingles, old and dried to cinder by tho long drought, and most of the houses being frame buildings, the flames spread at a fear ful rate. DEPARTURE PROM ALEXANDRIA. General Banks loft'tritK.liis, staff towards eve ning. Tiie whole army had- taken -the river road which leads along the levee bn the right bank or tho ei' er. Our advance had continual skirmisldng with , the onomy. Therebels kadsentsome two thousand guerillas along the left hank, who annoyed our transports : all the way down, but - they received many a dose from the accompanying gunboats. It is a wonder that so few casualties have occurred in the crowded transports, considering the very clo«o .proximity of the firing party. .About fifteen.mUcs below Alexandria, the column was joined by‘Gene ral A. .1. Smith’s corps, who had held the advance in the interior roads. The march was a perfect suc cess, although the rear, under General Lawler, was continually at work chastising the rebels who were following in their wake. On Sunday afternoon, the 15th, our column had got on- the road to Sommes port, as far as Marksville, on the prairie Avoyelles- Hero it, was expected that a decisive battle would be; fought. The enemy had alt the advantage of position. General Grover, commanding the ad vance, mot,the enemy In force on the other sidoof | Marksville.' , The enemy were about four thousand I strong at Tort De Bussey, about three to four miles ] to the oast,- As soon as they heard of bur success in getting the gunboats over the falls and our march down the Hvey,.thoy,loft-nnd fell back to their.main. Torce. The fight-near Marksville was very spirited for a while, and ail tho troops were brought- into -readiness to begin the bloody work early next morn ing. About .sundown a messenger from Admiral Portor met Banks, and . brought the cheering, news that Grant had whipped , Lee. The news’ spread like wildfire though the diflerent commands, and Cheer upon cheer rent tha air as soon as it was known. It was a good time.to got this nows—just on the eye of a battle. Tho troops laid down in bat tle-lino, ready to jump to arms at tho first tap of the drum. Long before daybreak, on the loth, column, after column moved to their new positions in tho . front,. Iwasanxious to seo a buttioon aprairio. All tho movements could bo discerned; and when Ute General went to the front it looked more liko an immense review than anything olso, although the shells were 1 ploughing through, the air for some time, making hideous sounds., Tho movements, un- dor the personal: supervision of the now ohiof of staff, Gen. Dwight, wore most admirably executed. Tho artillery lire got very lively, and Smith’s com mand moved on tho rightto out off tho enemy’s re treat, He succeeded in cutting him off: from one road, hut not wishing.to fight a battle on open ground, and being afraid of being out-genoralled and whipped, he cleared out on tho doublo-qulek,. taking tho/ Opelousas road, running/ undor a right angle with our road to Semmesport. He kopt up a very, spirited fire from his artillery until lie-had got his forces protty woll bif tho flold andinto the woods. Thoro was. some excellent firing done from both: sides. Wo lost onlya fow'raen. Tho onomy carried about 200 wounded off the field, and many killed. The artillory duel (for such It was) lastod about five hours. It was a splendid sight. You could seo each and" every movement bf the troops, ovory gun fired and.-every shell burst. Thwonemy saw . our marshalled troops, and thought it safer to run than to fight. ARRIVAL AT BE3If)IES?ORT. Wo continued our march quiotly through a lew llttbj "towns down tho bayou towards Sommos port, which our-advance reached that day. After the troops began to arrive next day," tho trans ports, which laid already at the head of tUeAteba falaya, were ordered down, and plaeod alongside of each other across the whole stroarn, thoroUyrorm ihg tlie most beautiful and substantial bridge over used by nn army to oross a stream- . Semmesport was at one time a very importantport on the AJehafalaya, Nothing is loft of the placo but a small, noat-looking, frame oliuroh, not yet finished. General Smith had the he laid close.to some very extensive and/strong 'earthworks • tho rebels had built at: the junction of Bayou/Blake wild .Yellow, bayou; about.two miles in the rear of Semmesport;. Tho.enemy began-to press him on. tho 18th. Ho accepted -tho chnilonge, and’ fought litem for the greater pan Qf tUB hftiffnQijß, Wiling mid wounding about 350, and capturing some 300. , Next, morning early Gen. Oanby arrived in n. gun.' boat, and stayed until all the troops were over. The whole forco, infantry, cavalry, and artillery, along with their immense train, crossed day and night, and sixty hours after the construction of this novel steam-bridgo everything had crossed. The column took up the march towards the mouth of the Rod river. The bridge was broken and all the transports started about six o'clock on Friday, the 20th, for the -mouth of the Befl, where they all stopped, wo arrived in the TJnivorso about eight o’clock in the evening. It was a boautlful moonlight night. The sight hero was sublime. Hundreds of rod, white, and blue lights up the Mississippi and Red rivers mado a picture not surpassed by any Illumi nation. We left about nine and a half o'clock, and : started for New Orleans. A X Turiaca’s Bend, about twenty-seven miles above Port Hudson, the rebels had a battery for tlio last five or six days. Wo ex pected to get a peppering there, and our expecta tions wore realized. Our vessel was fired at by two pieces or cannon, and about thirty or forty muskets. Four shells burst in the rosso!, and the bullets rid dled the sides pretty well; Strange to say, not a person was hurt." One shell burst in the main hail, where about one hundred persons were either talk ing or sleeping. The pieces went through the floor and scattered about In every direction,, but hurt no one. There was a brass' howitzer on deck, which was a double shotter, and fired under the direction of Lieut. Beebe. . Our shells could be seen bursting immediately over the places wh'ero their guns were stationed. The guerillas who Uovered about were also troubled somewhat by the unerring abnof about a half a score of the headquarter troops, under the command of their able Captain Francis. We reached/efaw Orleans safely about noon on the 2ist, -The Iked River Expedition of 1864 may be considered COPCiUdod. As the mail cioses ir, a row minutes, I am compelled to close, reserving some lneid»«“- a general description of the eou*- next, WASHINGTON. THE HEBEI. ViSSEM BCIUUXO IN FBAWde Recent publications In the French newspapers have .lately renewed Jhe apprehensions Of the Go vernment of the United States that the interdiction heretofore lnid by the Emperor of Franco' upon the iron-Clads and clipper sliips which were being built at Nantes and Bordeaux, under a contract for the rebels, and for their use, was about to be removed. It was authoritatively announced in Bordeaux that one of these iron-clnds would: sail on the 16th of June: and the other on the 16th of Julv. Mr.DAr tok was instructed .to ask explanations of the French Government.: : A despatch in reply was re- ccived from Mr. Dattoxt yesterday, in which he sftfs that on the 15th inst. M. Pnouvn t>b i.’Hcvs had not only informed him that the two Jron-oiads now consirueteu oy AititAX at 'Bordeaux, under a contract with the Confederates, had been positively sold to a neutral Power,,but he also as sured Mr. Dayton distinctly that the four clipper ships in course of construction at Bordeaux and hi antes, under a like contract with the Confede rates,. should not be delivered to them. The lan guage of M, rjr.otn-N he r.’Hors was explicit, and hav„Y mtCd S it tes Govern “ent is understood to have expressed its satisfaction with this disposition: of an embarrassing subject, which threatened to disturb the friendly relations of the two countries. I KAILr.OAD Ar.nAXGBWEKTS , FOn the BAMUtOEE J COXVEXTIOJfi Arrnnjjci..5 nts ha ' re been made by Senator IvioncAwwith the the Baltimore and Ohio Kaiiroad Company by which round-trip tickets, good for two weeks, wiil be issued from Wheeling and Parkersburg to B&iJimore at half fare to the delegates to the National Union Con- Yention, which will meet at Baltlmoro on the 7th lost. A similar arrangement has been made with the New York and Erie Kaiiroad Company, and the belief Is that it will be extended by other trunk lines. / ' THK PEN KSTL VANIA RESERVE?. It is rumored that the Pennsylvania Reserves have signified their willingness foremain until the final act of the present drama is consummated, viz,: the capture of Richmond' by Grant's victorious legions. Col. Jordon, State Agent here, informs me that he also has heard the rumor from some of the men belonging to the Reserves It is:probable it is true, as the time of some of the regiments has already expired, and nothinghas been heard of their returning homewards. NAVY TAJ® ON THE THAMES RIVER, CONS. . The House Naval Committee has agreed to a bill providing that the Secretary of the Navy shall ap point an engineer to designate and surrey lands upon the Thames river, Conn., for a navy yard and naval depot for the construction and repair of iron clads, Ac., the city of New London to give the land necessary therefor. A*AVAL CAPTURE. The Navy Department has received Intelligence of the capture of the English schooner Agnes, on the 3d of May, off Velasco, Texas, by the United States steamer Chasura. She has been sent to Now Orleans. THE MAIL LIXE TO BRAZIL, The bill to authorize the establishment of an ocean, mail Steamship service between the United: States and Brnzilprharing been approved by .the President, is now a law. > Tweire round trips'are to bo performed a year, and separate contracts be made with each Government. The United States portion of the expense is not to exceed 8130,000 per annum. Proposals for the" service, In first-class American sea-going steamships, will be invited by the Postmaster General. ' marine REGULATIONS at GIBRALTAR. . at the State Da- t ar, that the regulation requiring all foreign vessel— passing the fortifications at Tarifa to show their na tional colors, is rigorously enforced by the Spanish authorities. Shipmasters will therefore consult their own interests by a,careful observance of it. DAMAGES FOR INDIAN DEPREDATION'S. ' The bill has become a law appropriating •81,1T0,00d for the payment of the awards for damages sustained by reason of depredations and injuries by certain bands of Sioux Indians in Minnesota. COXY.ERSIOX' OP Tins SEVEX-THIRTY A'OTES, The amount of seven-thirty notes which have been presented for conversion, since the adoption of the rule allowing interest' up to July Ist, is over 88,000,000. Much delay is incurred in the conver sions through the neglect of parties in not cbmoly ing with instructions. The endorsements should all be perfect, and the final endorsements should be made to the Secretary of! the Treasury, for redemp tion, and signed by the party in whose favor the settlement is td be; made. Notes endorse,! by an executor or attorney must be accompanied by evi dence that they are lawfully authorized so to en dorse. : THE 10-49 LOAxf. The subscriptions to the io-lo loan,'reported totho Treasury Department to-day, amoun t to 595d,000. OPERATIONS OP THE SANITARY COMMISSION. The Sanitary Commission steamer, John R. Ihompson, left Baltimore last evening with sixty tons of sanitary stores, her second load, bound tor tho Bermuda Hundreds, where she had been sta tioned during the" past fortnight. The propeller Elizabeth, of the Baltimore: and Philadelphia line, is also chartered by. the : Sanitary Com mission, and was fast night loaded with forty tons of ice and eighty tons of assorted sanitary stores, and despatches for the James river. The Thompson and Elizabeth each carried its eorps of relief agents. Three other boats, in the employ of the Sanitary Commission, left at daylightyesterday morning for the new base of the Army of the Po tomac. ■ ’ . \ SMALL-POX AMONG THE CONTRABANDS. The contrabands who arrived here yesterday, it is discovered, have the small-pox among them: and they have been sent to the Small-pox Hospital. * . REFUGEES PROM PORT ROYAL, Several families of. Union, refugees were brought up.from Port .Royal-last evening. AKKAIIiK AT FREUKnicKSBIiItO. . Dr..Bno\vN, the Government embalmer, arrived here a short time sinee, front Fredericksburg. • He reports that the, quartermasters will have all Left there to-day. He reports great activity, and that everything Is quiet. The steamer Georgia, on which: he was a passen ger, picked up. three Union soldiers from oft' a. raft, who had been paroled by this- rebels after marching them almost to tho gates of Richmond. = xxxvmtk CONGRESS— Ist SESSION. . SENATE. FEOFOSEB. . INVESTIGATION OF ! THE CHARGES aoaikst g-ex.- mm. Kit, . Mr. DAVIS sulmiMted the following: 3t han. been frequently charged in public prints, and by other modes, that when the leaders of the present rebellion were engaged in plotting and maturing it, Benjamin F. . Butler was eogaizaut of.-and-privy to their treasonable purposcs„and gave them fiiseouate nance, sympathy and snpportuindth'athe (said Bailer), -after some of the rebel States had published ordinances of secession, turned against the conspirators, whom he had been sustaining, to get position and office under the Government ol the United States, to enable him to con summate liis own personal and corrupt objects; and that after he was appointed, and whilst he was acting in the military service, he was, .by himself and -Uis. accom- Bailor, aud many others, guilty of many acts of fraud, peculation,and embezzlement against the United States,, and many acts of extortion, plunder, despoliation; oppressionand cruelty against individuals: therefore be it • Ses-olyedi llmt the President of the Senate appoint a conmuitee of three to investigate such charges against fr&ui butler, and that said committee have power to sit during the recess of the Senate, to send for persons and •papers, and that it report all testimony, and Us proceed ings, to the next'session of the Senate. THil IXT-BEKAi;. ÜBVEXITE BILL. . The internal reveuua bill came up, aud Air McDOTJ GAL addressed the Senate at nome length in opposition to Air. biiermau’s amendment, striking down State car-' rency. . . : . * The amendment was rejected-yeas 11, nays 20 The following amendments, moved'by Mr. CLARK, representing the Finance Committee, were adopted • A provision defining the operation of the tax on lucifer marrhes, to September first, which shall then pay in creased tax on all manufactured but not removed Oil photographs, so small iu size that a stamp cannot be affixed, tax Jive per cent, nd valorem. On all soirlts that may be in the possession of the distiller on the fits? days of June,.October, aud JanuanviDamifactarsfi but U.hS^iu& # sJL“^ “^^PaU.thetax ■ A provision to divide auctioneers into two classes— first. those whose sales amount to ten thousand dolhws and, .second, those whoso sales are more than ten thou sand dollars, and reducing the license for the former from twenty to ton dollars, . The same principle was made to extend to the product of manufacturers upon which uo dutj-.had been paid, in a proviso to the S6tb section. . Mr. SOWBLti made an attempt to reduce the taxon oil made ftom coal, and strike out tho duty ou heal from which oil is distilled, hat failed. THE PIS3IIKG ISOtfXTIES. .He then moved to inserta provision; as a new section, abolishing the fishing bounties. Mi. MOP.KI LL, ol Maiiie, opposed the amendment, Rnowiug the measure to be national rather than local, and necessary as an apprenticeship to the art of naviga tion. He referred to the persistent efforts of the Senators from Kentucky, apparently and even avowedly under taken from motives of hostility to New England* Mr. DAVIS, of Kentucky, objected to thelmpugnraejk ofhismotives/ • . ... -. * Mr. MORRILL responded that he (Mr. Davis) had ex-’ pressly assigned hostility as a motive, and ho referredf to his (3lr. Davis’) repeated and virulent acts nponJNew England of late, notwithstanding the fkct that Mhad‘ . within two years extolled iu terms that might almost bn considered fulsome the marvellous industry, tho match less commerce, and the distinguished lovq OLkarclmr letters imd the arts,'of the country, he now affectedly despise and hate. v ww .lie continued byreviewingthe oourso ofthe gentleman from. Kentucky .(Mr.^FowelJ) k refutingWstorlSd testimony of eminent Southern men .tSe gentloSSl charge 01 cupidity and greed of gain against 'New Ban? land. Hocnlartyulon the national characteriSa Md :rasfK»;fas;;3K&s;4“™ .will df ViViscousiu,.replied, taking.some ex ceptiouirf) au alleged unfairness to tho West. sevU'ivJock to ' uo cloekthc Seuato took-a recess tilt EVENING SESSION. • the kisuna-o noujmr. Mr. POWELL, In - ienty to the Sonator from Maine, aeUl»jyletige4 119 hatred to Jtew Sssiagdor Iter poopts ....a and .*»AU*y Tor one of my Union. Washikgton, May 31, ISM. Thk Baltimore EvekixG BtrtLETix is the title of a new afternoon paper which made its appear ance on Monday. The publishers are Messrs. Ohas J. Stewart cfc.Oo. It presents a good appearance, and announces its intention to keep aloof from no iitical discussions;— Baltimore Sun. , Aht articles intended for the great Sanitary Fair may be sent to Mrs. .1. W. Forney, the chairman.of the Committee on Labor, Revenue, and Income, at the residence 618 Washlsgton Square. A Question aboct Eatixg.—Some one has quaintly asserted that some people eat to live, while others live to eat. Wo have no special admiration for the man who tods his highest gratification in mere gustatory pleasures; and yet wo sincerely pity such as, either from constitutional defects or imperfeot education, are not capable of enjoying, with sensitive discrimination, that class of Provi dential blessings which appeal 3 to the palate. Tho latter have evidently never learned the art of living —a species of ignorance which every gentleman ought to correct. He will .be wiser, happier, and healthier for doing, so, and the place of all others in Philadelphia where he can do so with the most satis factory results, in.eyery respect, is at the,Dining Sa loons of that prince of caterers, Mr. J. W. Price, -southwest comertof Chestnut and Fourth streets. His bill of fare now daily includes among all the other choicest viands, delicious Roast--Lamb and ' Mint Sauce,with salads that area real luxury, all the vegetables-of the season, served In the best style, elegant strawberries and ice cream for dessert, and j the finest quality of table wines. Sis saloons are m thronged daily, during tho dining .hours, Ath the. Very first gantlomon of our city. ' ™ A Savb RsnunisrEXT.—Thersi,are hundreds o£ 1 persons in this city, who are persuaded that a So-fr log Machine in a family is very dssirahle, if not in*, dispensable, to Its comfort, economy, and Ucalji, and yet they hesitate to buy because they are unde cided. to which .is the best machine. We can; help them to solve this problem. The « Florence ll instrument is unquest-iohalily tho most dcsirgb’tp machine ever invented, and as every machine.. soM at the office of the company (No. 830 Chestnut street) la-warranted togiye-entire satisfaction, experiment of buying.o n&i&pei-fcctly safe. Pry StrGGKSTiTE.—Nothing could be more re . of the importancciof, making preparutionq jlPf sum mor, in the way of-.upparei, than the degree, ileal indicated by the.morttiry yesterday,.'. 1.-'or jifjj reason we adviaa our readers to improyei .th rl iTint, and repair at mge-to the famous old ostabllsjiineut of O. Somers.St.Sons No. 625 Chestnut street*. andf select a sutq-qf elegant Summer Clothing magnificent stock, ' article of Coal improbably moru subject ofpopulnr discussioiv aj-this moment any other, for- the reasons that to use It, and that the indlfiatio/s ara that JSfif will be greatly increased m. a short time. Y w S Alter, the wen-knowßCoat operator, No. 935 WorTx Ninth street, has {( largo sujptj- oa " th soiling it at reinarkablymcftirate prices. Qtociti sens will save \£9si?y iß tho) r nrdors to WjBJrtWSS.'. ' in noticing that they hold on to this fishiagbounty with deatb-like grasp, as they did to everythinir in which fan ad vantage was to he pained. Like a fattened calf about to be weaned and deprived of the sustenance upon, which it had fattened* these people were, inclined to make a great fuss about the deprivation. He believed . the bounty was unnecessary and wrong and should he* 'abolished, ’ - i ' Mr. FESSENDEN said, ho did not propose, to follow the gentleman. New England was not indebted to do-' - gifdation for her prosperity. Legislation had crippled her commerce, and against her manufactures protection had scarcely given revenue enough for the wants of Government in time of peace ; but she was prosperous In spite of the legislation of the country. It was intel ligence, the power of labor, the will to work, that as cured her prosperity. He did not believe there was really much feeling between the sections. He know there vwneft few individuals mean enough to he local and personal. Ho explained the nature and origin of this bounty, which was Intended not as a gratuity to A FK ,r C l .2i“ Of S'JVfhtnrous persons, hut to place tltfesw upon an equality with foreign fishermen, with whoa* their business contends. Ho asked nothing, even for the poorest class of Now England labor. If this ser vice was of no value to the country, and the bounty a-> public benefit, let Senators vote agamy it. lie dul not ask it as a pittance in aid of a class of Now England la borers. Mr. DAVIS rose to respond {upon the Question of the fishing bounty, and spoke at considerable length on th « ?mirrttaifnn»nfSjS : * K * a braver mau t^au wbo l ' >°^ a York i 0 Lis'erpooJ, or around Sid Jmnff v - ,e Wished, when a war with * ranee .scorns it would, to see our ' lining upon tlie seas. He. therefore, did not regard the bounty as iii-Uoiiowed/ ' *inU.hIN£ON, Minnesota, fAyared tho bill •‘■Ac amendment was rpjepted. ' " Jf\*> Hendricks, ifeaulsbury. Kesmitb, *i, herß | ai ?t Powell, . jTiuuiball. Richardson, I KAYS. Anthony, Hale, ’ f |;*ni3&y* Chandler, Howard* Ifamner. . Clark, HQjye, ,T*>* v Dixon, Johnson, lx ri? Doolittle, Lane (Kansas)* iWkdJ^ 111^8 * Morgan, Wnt;' lostsv t Morrill, ’ . W !r k if 3,>tt » Toot, Pomeroy, J YVflson' . The Senate, at $.45, adjonrna*}. ■ ■g^'kaW. yo>»»- • aliens, Davl?, Grimes, . ■■■.'. HOUSE. „ _ : . J Pi:ifiDrcTioN of cossets, over the officers and crews, of vessels of their rMMc-i*! countries m foreign waters in cases of “Strove???,? specting wages and other subjects °™noversr «* EAILKOAD TQ'EAST TENNESSEE, .The House proceeded, to the consideration of authorizing the President to construct a - -Ml road trom the Valley of the Ohio c“>Ut»rr rail such manner as ata»- '-»** - Tennessee, in wencu. . war,. ,fke. concurrent recommendation of ail the generals in command in the West is that the roa a js absolutely to keep up the communications between the Talley of the Ohio and Bast Tennessee* Besides, this was great humanitarian measure, con necting the people of East Tennessee with the loyal PSftsgf the union; with the labor of soldiers and co lored men, uiS cost fo the Govemment would be but little Thrond the coat of the hOB. Mr. 3IALLOKY, of Kentucky, advocated the bill, looking upon the proposed road as mast importantfor military purposes, and serving the uses of the people long after iho war shall cease. Sir. SMITH* of Kentucky, spoke of it as one of the strongest bonds of Union, and as a means of saving mil lions of dollars to the Government, apart from its hu manitarian infiuences. The bill was passed—yeas 04, nays 56. TUB BAILEOAD AS3> TELEGRAPH TO PUGET'S SOTTED. Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, called np the bill iUiTorporadng the Peopled Pacific Railroad and Tel*- gi-Hp/i Company, and giving alternate sections of land towards, the construction or the lies, which is to extend from LaJte Superior to Paget’s Sound, by the northern route. , ' The hill was passed—yeas 74, nays 50. I.;WE ABOLITION OP SLATERT. The House from Speaker’s table the Senate hill proposing to .‘heLpeveral States an amendment to the Constitution of thO UnUedlStates, which, when ratified by three-fonrthsoft Legislatures, shall be valid, all intents and jmrpob, a part of said Constitution, namely : neither slaver involuntary serritude.er* cept in tlie punishment °-f crime, of which, the party shall be duly convicted, s't?al 1 exist within the Unit.'-i Srates, or in anyplace irit.hm their jurisdiction; and Congress shall have power, V>' appropriate legislation, to carry the foregoing article in.l<>effect. Mr. HOLMAN, of Indiana, vObiected to the second reading of the bill, and so under .the rules the question occurred, Shall it be rejected? *x.his was determined in the negative—yeas 55, nays 76, as-.^llows: Allen, Jas G Ancona, Bliss, > Brooks, Brown (TYis), Ghaulei^ Goffroth, Cox, Cravens, Dawson, - Dennison, Eden, Edgerton, • Eldridge, Pinck, Ganson, -Grider, Hall, Harrington, Hemcfc, Holman, Johnson (Fa), Johnson (Ohio), Jfalbdeisch, Kernan, King, Knapp# Law, Long, Mallory, Marcv, McAllister, McDowell, Morris (Ohio), Morrison, Kelson,- Odell,- KAYS. Grinneil, Griswold , Hale, Higby, .. Hooper, Hotchkiss, Hubbard dowa), Hubbard (Conn), Hulburd, Ingersoll, Jenckee, Kelley,* pilogg(Mich), Kellogg (K Y), Littlejohn, Loan, Longyear, Marvin. McClurg, : Morrill, Morris (KT) Myers Amos, Myers Leonard, OlHeill (Pa), / Alley, Allison, * Ames, Anderson, Baldwin (Mass), Baxter, Beazuan, Blaine, Blair (WTa), . Boyd, Broomall, ’Clark, A fa Cobb, Cole, Cresswell, •Davis fMd), Davis (NT), Dawes, Donnelly, . Briggs, Eckley, . \ \ -Eliot, . Penion, ... Gooch. I - ; j - • H.was not 1 to I preSPafe bill'{“afSlfto* t»^ permanent peace until the tricked devil is 2s“ at a?d ■ ™°@»«>nfiness throughout the conntrviSnred’ 4 The Bouse took a recess till half past se veil §« ETEOTSG SESSIO2T. ' ' . A SLr2r ATTEXIfAItCE. About a do2eh members wore in their seats, and onlv eight spectators were m the galleries. Qmy THE ANTI-SLAVERY AMENDMENT ItEStTArED. Sir. HERRICK, of Kew York, denounced the various schemes of the PartV in power, which he pronounced* as c. ThG otte before them to abolish 8 was of that character, and; if adopted, would have no other than an embarrassing eftect on negotiations which must inevitably fprecede a tfrms ratl ° n ° f relations between the two sec- Sir. KELLOGG, of hew York, maintained that when the rebellion is crushed reconstruction follows as a con-* -equence. It then becomes Congress to do its duty b avery being deaa presupposes that freedom triumphs tlle rebellion, should be burled p&fS?S-d™t. tbetffelv ' ememliera pres3at “><* NEW YORK CITY* , Nkxv York, May 3!, ISOI. API LICATIOI, FOIS THE EEAroVAL OF I2»SP£CTOIt> . BOOLE. It is stated by responsible of the Citizens’ Association that on Friday next an application for the removal of Mr. F. L A. Boole, our present City Inspector, will be formally argued before Gov. Sey-. mour. The fact, so far as we have observed, has not heretofore been made public. '■ ' ■ a'UK QUOTA .of SEW YOKE FILLED. The quota of this city is official!y declared to be full.. . . THE GOLD -MAP.IIET. Gold closed to-day at ISB. CATTLE MARKET. _ Beef higher, and quoted.atSl4@2oe; receipts. 3.800. Sheep and Lambs plenty_ami lower, at *4.25'@10 a head; receipts, S,i (». Swine in fair demand at Slf @9»f, alive ,• receipts, 10,000.' L X DISTRESS. rom , Eleuthera, reports that to-day, off the Woodlands, she saw the steamer Pro mise running back, leaky. The colors were Union down, bnt kept her course’ to the northward. It is thought she was ran on the beach. Arrived, bark Africa, from Sierra Leone. ■ ■ ' Markets by Telegraph. tsT. liOirrs, May 31.—Flour is held firm under a moderately active, demand at unchanged rates. Wheat was held higher, but closed at about yester day’s rates. Oats higher and active at SHUBBS. Corn quiet and unchanged. Whisky has advanced, and was sohf at T22}£. Nothing doing in Cotton. Receipts, 522 bales. CITY ITEMS. Pendleton, Pruvn, Radfojd, Randalk (Kyi. Loss, Steele IK Y), Steele (KJ), Stiles, Sweat, Yoorhees, "Wadsworth, Ward,) Wheeler, Wilson, White, A White, Jos W Winfield, Wood, Fernando Patterson, Perhani, Pike, Pomeroy, Price, . Rice(Ha-is), Rice (3fauie), , Rollins {JffiSy Schecck,' Schofield, - Shannon, Sloan, Spaulding, Stevens,. Thomas, Tracy, Hpson, Washburae (Ill)J • Y ashburn (Mass)* Webster, Whaley, .. Williams, A-z Wilder, rV Wilson, • Windorn.