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Forayer goat that standard sheet I
Where breathes the foe but fano before us!
With lireedom's Doll beneath our feet,
and Freedom's b 'streaming o'er us I
OUR PLATFORM
DIE ANION THE CONK TrUTION-AND
TEN ENFOBOEHEN'T OF THE LAW.
HARRISBURG, PA.
ThursdaT Hornling, December 5, 1861.
THE MESSAGE.
We issued the first annual message of Presi
dent Lincoln, in our regular morning edition
to-day, and reprint it in our evening edition,
for the benefit of our numerousmail subscribers.
A careful perusal of the message at once im
presses the reader with the fact, that the Presi
dent appreciates the position he occupies,
whilst ire fidrly estimates the responsibility
which devolves upon him as the chief magis
trate of the country. He at once approaches
the great subjeet of our internal difficulties, by
referring to the solicitude with which our inter
course with foreign nations is attended, and de
clares that a nation which endures factious do
mestic division, is exposed to disrespect abroad;
but however this may be in the course of our
struggle to, suppress rebellion, the noble faith
is avowed that, whatever may be the wishes or
disposition of foreign nations, the integrity of
our country and the stability of our govern
ment mainly depend, not upon them, but, upon
the loyalty, virtue, patriotism and intelli
gence of the American people. This position,
fairly defended and Maintained, fixes our policy
as to the interference of foreign nations in the
lanes drawn -between loyalty in or traitorous
opposition to our government; and is but a re
produetion of the advice of Washington against
all entangling alliances wth foreign nations,
by repudiating their disposition to interfere in
the douiestic affairs of our government, and
making its existence dependent alone upon the
energies and virtue of the American people.
The message proceeds from this allusion to
•
our foreign relations, in a reference to the ac
companying reports of the Secretaries of the
different I;tepartments, Welly stating the sub
stance of each,and recommendin g each in turn as
well worthy the attention of Congress. By the
report of the Secretary of the Treasury we are
infdirtied that the expenditures made necessary
by. the rebelliOn, are not beyond the resources
of the loyal people, whilst the assurance is well
founded that the same patriotiim which has
thus far sustained the government, will contin
ue to support and uphOld it in all he fermis and
requirements % until peace and union shall again
giVe security and stability to its operations.—
The report of the Secretary of War is also allu
ded, to es a gratifying evidence that the patriot
ism of the people has proved equal to the occa
dotty and that the number of troops tendered
greatly exceeds the foree which Congress autho
rised the President to call into the field, In
referring to the 'reperrt of the Secretary of the
N'aty, we are, assured , that by purchase and
censtroctlen, . navy has. been created and
brought into requisition, of the moat powerful
vented!, and increased numerical strength in men,
since our diblitaleo commenced.
The re-organisation of the Supreme. Court is
next made a subject of discussion `by the Presi
dent - This portion of the message should be
carefully read, and we are sure that the most
bitter partizan will accord to the President a
just *Ord of praise for the delicate and honora
ble reasena he assigns for not' filling the pcg
tions made vacant on the bench of that Court
since his induction into power. While discus
sing thethanges made necessary in this branch
of theflovernment, - he also refers to the condi
tion of the statute laws, and recommends that
they be revised and collected in an abridged
form, eo as to make their operations more Rrne
tkell, and facilitate the success of those : who are
engaged in their adrninisbution.
/
Ine reports of the Postmaster General and the
Secretary of the Interior are also briefly referred
to, after which the message engages in the dis
cussion of the effects of the rebellion upon the
coursect business and law in the rebel states.
These, however, are both prostrated, but thOy
are not regarded as lost to all redemption, or,
as beyond the reach of the corrective power of
legitlemts govesiment when the federal author
more re-instated in those regions.
The tone of the message in this particular is
horsiest without idle boasting—dignified with
out thOttdrig the stupendous work we have to
pit* w the Suppression of rebellion. In
this respect, President Lincoln hes nobly satis
iied•publiclixpectation in the hour of public
peril; "Bei has giten to the world, the assur
epee , power for self preservation, and
leave, no - room to doubt that such power will
be Wielded with energy by himself, as long as
the royal people of the land rally to his support.
In Aiello allusions to the message, some of its
details may have been omitted, bat our readers
wlll with us, after they have ' 4teefairly pe
iuktis Contents, that it is unexceptionable
as
sokte,paper,,devoted entirely to the executive
business of the country. It neither raises new
bijua or goes be) and its province in its
o:4# 4 F9_,,.Roklgrec 4 - If C?olgrest is thus discreet in
411.000failte efforts of the Preeident, by eh
standug fronithedisetualon of &barest questions,
and Vi6e refraining from introducing any other
imbject 'tst bf th'immediate Suppression
o f Obe . , e.
41,0Ys of war will be short, peace'
soon sgahrdaarlxrPansthe land, rueprospsrity
owe move attend our program as a people.
flamoglvania 'Daily ildtgraph, Pura* lorni 9,lDetemba 5. 1861
Abstracts of Department Reports.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY•
The duties of the navy during the past sum
mer have been threefold; to guard the insur
gent ports ands coast line of nearly three thous
and miles; to protect our maritime commerce
and cruis in puillint of piratical voisels sent
out by the confederates ; and .to take part in
combined naval and military expeditions against
North and South Carolina, and the ports of the
i n f e cted districts. The wort of the Secretary
of the Navy gives detailed information of the
manner in which these arduous duties have
been performed.
Vessels have been sunk in Ocracoke Inlet, on
the North Carolina coast, and others are about
to be sunk in the harbors of Charleston and
Savannah. .
One hundred and fifty-three vessels, of vari
one sizes, have been captured since the institu
tion of the blockade, most of them in attempt
ing to run the blockade.
The naval expeditions were, it seems, planned
after receiving the reports of a board of officers;
who deliberated on. the best points to be at
tacked. and seized. This board consisted of
Captains J. F. Dupont and Charles H. Davis, of
the navy ; Major John G, Barnard, of the army
and Professor. Alexander Bache, of the coast
The Secretary reports that flag-officer A. H.
Foote, of the navy, has organized•an efficient
naval force hi the Mississippi auxiliary to the
army.
Of privateers, the report states that "such of
these cruisers as eluded the blockade and cap
ture were soon wrecked; beached' or sunk, with
the exception of one, the steamer Sumter, which
by some fatality was permitted to peas the
Brooklyn, then blockading ofte of the passes of
the Histissippi, and after a Mel and feeble
chase by the latter was allowed to proceed on
her piratical voyage: An investigation of this
whole occurrence has been ordered by the de
ptutment.' - •
The Secretary fully sustains theact of Captain
Wilkes in capturing Mason and Slidell. He says
admirably : i
"The prompt and decisive action of Captain
Wilkes on this occasion merited and received
the emphatic approval of the department, and
if a too generous forbearance was exhibited by
him in not capturing thevessel which had these
rebel emissaries on board, it may, in view of the
special cirmunstances, and of its patriotic mo
tiies be excused but it must , by no means be
permitted to constitute a precedent hereafter
for the treatment of any case of similar infrac
tion of neutral' obligations by foreign vessels
engaged in commerce or the carrying trade."
There were, on the 4th of March laat, in com
mission and at the service of the Secretary of
the Navy, only 42 vessels, carrying 666 guns,
and 7,600 men. There are to day in commis
:don 264 vessels, carrying : 2,667 guns, and over
22,000 men ! This is an immense work to do
in little more than'eight months. Besides this,
there will be ready very iihortly,, fifty two new
steamers, "piculiarry adapted to coast-guard
duty ;" three of which are iron-clad.
The Secretary advises the creation of more
grades in. t 1; naval service, as likely to add to
ihp efficacy of the mak, by making the rewards
more frequent. Also, he recommends a rule
that cams be retired with a sufficient allow
ance, after forty-five, years' service. Twenty
live acting lieuterniuts, tour hundred and thirty
three acting masteis,,and two hundred and nine
masters' istiOes, hive balm anointed, in order
to have Offßem enoug h . fttr , the 8 0 iltrgei..Y in
creased navy. , There haYealsko been , acting en-
Oneeni and surveyor; appointed. ,
The Becretiny asks. Congress to foster the
Naval Sobool to =Ca a. degree that at least
double the mug =Aber of cadets may be in-
On the slavery question the Secretary says
nothing, but the following, "on the employ
ment of fugitives," will show-that he proposes
to protect loyal men, and arrest insurgents,
Without asking if they be black or white. He
says : •
"In the coastwise and blockading duties of
the navy it has been not unfrequent that fugi
tives from insurrectionary places have sought
our ships for refuge and protection, and our
naval comet Anders have applied to me for in
structions as to the proper disposition which
should be made of such refugee& My answer
has been that, if insurgents, they should be
banded over to the custody of the government;
but if, on the contrary, ; they were free from any
voluntary participation in the rebellion, and
sought the abetter and Prbtection of our flag.
then they should be cared for and employed in
limbo useful =liner, and might be enlisted to
serve on our public vessels or in our navy
yards, receiving wages for their labor. If such
timployineet could not be furnished to all by
the navy, they might 'be referred to the army,
and if no employment could be found for them
in the public service, they should be allowed
to • proceed freely and peaceably, without re-
Straird, to seek a livelihood in any loyal portion
Of the country. This I have considered to be
tike whole' required duty, in the premises of
• premises,
naval officers."
The naval estimates for the year ending June
80, 1868, amount to $44,625,666 ; and besi les
this, the Secretary reports a deficit of 616,530,-
000, needed for current expenses to pay for ves
sels purchased, and for necessary alterations in
curred in fitting them, for, naval purposes, for
the purchase of i additional vow* and for the
Construction and pornpletion of twenty iron-clad
REPORT OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL
The Pcstmaster General's 'report states' that
the whole number of post offices in the United
States on the 30th of June 1861, was . 28,586.;
find that the entire numbe r of cases acted upon
during the same period was 10,639, including
appointments made by the President of the
United States. The *hole number of appoint=
ments made by- the Postmaster General was
9;235, and the number by the President dining
the same period, 837.
The riggnvite earnings of the different trans-
Atlantic steamship i lines during the year ending
June 30,'1061, were 1892,887 63. • '-
The expenditures of -the department in .the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1861, amounted to
318,606,769 11. " -
The expenditures were 14,874,772 89, show
ing s decrease in 1861 of $1,268,018 78.
The gross revenue for the year 1861, includ
ing receipts from letter carriers and from for
eign poatages, amounted to 88,349,296 40.
The estinfated deficiency of means • for 1861,
as.presented in:the annual report from this de
partment December 8, 1869, was $5,988,424 04.
Deducting the actual deficiency, 64661,966 08,
and there is an, excess of estimated deficiency
over actual deficiency of $1,486,467 06
The revenue-from allsourcea der-
ing the year.lB6oankounted.to . $9,218,067 40
The revenue from all sources dur-
ing the 3rawlBBl,4unounted to 9,049,296 40
Decrease of revenue for 1861 $168,771 00
The net proceeds from postoffices in the loyal
States for the fiscal years ending June 80,1860,
$8,888,690 66, and in 1861, $3,801,487 08,
showing an increase in 1061 of $112,796 62 ;
and in the diet)* States, in 1860, $820,646:67,
and in 1861, : 5677,706.70, showing a decrease
in 1861 of $142,889..81 ..
The decrease in 1881 from the netproceedsof
1864 in all the &area appears to be V 41,048.29..
Statement of :the receargs and-expenditures of
tithe disloyalataterand.amountaLlepal
due.th cxeitractars ;Aileo,jhe augaint sctuallr
Aiddlirroontmeitsgetrresvi7uly 3 r ,380%-babblyi
81, 1861.
Total expenditure..
Total gross receipts
Excess of expenditures over •
receipts
$2,45"0 42
Amount alleged to be due to con
tractors for transportation 8,185,687 12
Amount actually paid for trans
portation 2,323,061 63
Leaving amount alleged to be
•due and unpaid
The estimate of the total expenditures for
1863 is somewhat less than those of previous
years heretofore submitted. This difference
arises from the fact that only partial estimates
are made for the cost of postal service in states
where it is now suspended:
Me appropriation for defences in 1862 was
$5,891,850, 63, while the amount estimated to
be required from the Treasury for 1860, is
$8,145,000.
The whole number of ordinary dead letters
received and examined during the year was
about 2,550,000.
The number of these letters containing
money, which. were registered and sent out
during the year ending June 80, 1861, was
10,580.
The number of dead letters returned unopen
ed to foreign countries during the fiscal year
was 111,147, which; added to the number of
domestic letters (103,880), sent out as above
gives the whole number sent out from the deA
letter office for the year, 215,033.
The result of successful investigation in 7,560
cases, confirms the past experience of the de
partment, that the failure of a letter to reach
RS destination is, in the vast majority of in
stances; the fault alone of the writer or sender.
Out of the above 7,560 valuable dead letters,
3,095 were directed to the wrong office, 467
were imperfectly addressed ; 612 were , directed
to transient persons ; 257 to parties who had
I changed their residences ; 821 were addressed
to facititious persons or firms ;,83 were uncalled
foe; 10 without any directions; 2,136 were not
mailed for want of postage stanip3; 79 were
mis-sent ; and for the failure of postmasters to
deliver 133, no satiafactory reaaon was assigned.
The department therefore can justly be held re
sponsible for the non-delivery of but 212 of
these letters.
Much other valuable data is given on this
subject, and it is worthy of remark that out of
76,769 letters before alluded ito, originating in
,the loyal stat e s, and addressed to residents of
disloyal states, 40,000 could not be returned,
either because the signature of the writer was
incomplete, or because the letter contained no
clue to his residence. The experience Of the
Dbpartrnent showe that a large proportion of
domestic letters written by educated persons,
and particularly women, , are deficient in one or
both of these respects.
In view of these and other facts the Postmas
ter-General suggests that valuable dead letters,
when returned to their owners,
should be
charged with treble the ordinary rate of post
age, comprising one rate for return transporta
lion. to the dead letter Ace, one rate for regis
tration there, and one rate for return tramped-
Mien to the writers or owners.
A treaty with Mexico haa been concluded,
awaiting the ratification,* Mexico, establish
ing a common inter national rate of twenty-five
cents on letters, with ottiv usoful provisions.
The Postmaster-General las accepted the offer
Wade in 18f7 by . Great Britain for a reduction
of the international rattrbetween the two coun
tries on letters from twenty-four to twelve
cents, which, however, hes not yet gone into
oration, as it awaits tbe response of the Bri
tish
The above abstract Jansen% merely a few of
the points of the iMPOrtao. rePert:
. . .
The Postmaster-blenertil gives at length bis
reason for the change of contracts, for disloyal
ty. Not only was it image, he says, to entrust
the transportation of the maild,W a person who
refused or tailed to recognise the sanctity of an
&tit, but to continue payment of publie money
tb the enemies a the government , and their
allies was to give direct aid and comfort totrea
grin in arms. .We could not thus permit this
Branch of government to contribute tr its own
overthrow. . • 0 -
The Postraaster General also gives his reasons
fbr, excluding disloyal publications from the
maili. To await the results of slow judicial
Protsecution was,to allOw prime .to• be consum
mated, with the exp.:datum of subsequent pun
ibhment, instead of preventing -its accoqtplish
meat. by prompt and direct interference. Of
the case presented , for his action, upon the prin
ciples-which he names, . .he ham, by, order, ex
cluded from. Urinal* twelve of these treason-
Able puolications; of iwitich eoveral had been
previously presented by, the. grand jury as in
dendiary and hostile to constitutional authority.
' While the Postmaster-General did not claim
the.authority to suppress any newspapers, how
ever disloyal and treasonable its contents, the
Department could not be called upon to give
them circulation. "It could, not and would
!
of interfere with the freedomsecured by law,
at it could and did obstruct the dissemination
f that license which was without the pale of the
constitution and law. The mails established by
the United States government could not, upon any
anownprinciples oflaWor public right, be used
Or its destruction.. Ai well could the common
Carrier belegally required to transport a ma
chine designed for the destruction of the vehi
ale conveying it, (ir. an innkeeper be gpmpelled
to entertain a traveler whom he knev? to be in
tending to commit a robbery . in his house."
He finds these views supported by the high
authority of, the late Chief Justice Story, of the
§upreme Court of the 'United States,' whose
p.pnlion he quotes. . ,
From the Loohiel Cavalry.
Correspoodence or the Telegraph
• HEADQUARTERS Loon= CAVALRY,
B. B. Westmorskaid, Nov. 80, 1861.
Your •readers will of course -be anxious to
learn something of the history and incidents of
our progresB westward and Dixie-Ward ; and
presuming that you may not have any regular
correspondent albng with .the.regiment, Lynn
tare to offer an "occasional."
• Our trip' from Harrisburg to Pittsburg was as
pleasant and comfortable as the circumstances
would allow. Ho accident or • mishap* of any
kind occurred to any :of the officers or - men
aboard the twci trains; • All-due praise to the
Irenfitiylvania railroad company for their excel
lent managemenk , 'on this- score. We cannot
!give them So much creditin respect to the care
•of the hbrses ' which preceded us, by one day,
•on the train which conveyed Copt Kimmel's
•company to•Pittahurg. Upon their arrival, the
horses were turned loose out of the cars into
the street at • hap-hazard ;:.and Captain Kim
mel's men were obliged-to struggle through the
the dettt muff, as best they might, to the utter
ruin of their clothing, -to gather them into the
enclosure "of' the -miry fair grounds. As as in
evitable oonstiquende,torty of the horses stray
ed eff and were lost. t•• During the next day sev
eral were brought in from the eurrounding
country ; but we were obliged to leave behind
eighty which could not be reoovered.l A little
care and management on the part of the rail
way officials, a -little less of false economy of
time and labor, and a little more of system and
regularity in • the disembarkation. ' would easily
have saved every horse upon thetrain.
We left Hirisburg•at 4 . P. M. on Monday,
the 25th, and arrived at Pittsburg at 8 P. M.
on Tuesday ; the cue were run to the loot of
Liberty street, ithere the regiment was formed
by companies in the street, •• and:: immediately
marChed onboard the .'boatsti The hospitable
citizens of Pittsburg =had-cot toffee and other
refeeslimentskreparect hiVity - Hall for the Then;
b,#•44 the eubsitstenoe calitaiitteetdidincitaintify
ifs off latti4mthcsettening
tlfe`sfdea * al;'thifsbtaad:thelx!arcthe
Colonel did not think it prudent or adywable to
. 77 Einy one, to on - shore to partake of the
hospitalities of the ever-generous and courteous
of the Smoky City. The event proved that bis
prepaution was necessary; for the men who,
by the permission of their officers or through
want of vigilance on the put of the sentinels,
did get ashore, were found and brought aboard
only with great trouble and difficulty. If we
had received notice of the preparation made for
us, at or before leaving the cars, we could and
would have partaken of the hospitality of our
friends, thankfully; ,and without any danger of
disorder and confusion. We do not find fault
with the Subsistence Committee or any one else
concerned, on their part ; the mistake or over
sight was excusable. as one very likely to oc
cur.
But we do find fault with the very unjust and
uncharitable article in the local columns of the
next morning's "Dispatch," headed "Very
nearly a Mutiny," in which it is stated that
the regiment came to town 'somewhat scatter
ed, owing to detention on the railroad," .that
"a' majority of the men had been sauntering
through the city," that many of them had be
come drunk and insubordinate, that the action
of the Colonel in refusing to let them go ashore
for supper "raised a storm of indignation,"
that "some of the men stated that they had not
eaten anything since Monday evening," &c.
The facts of the case are : There was nothing
1 1 like a "mutiny ; for although the men mani
fested a natural impatience to get ashore, I
know of no inatance of open disrespect or
dis
obedience on their part towards any of their
commanding officers ; the trains arrived, and
the men were disembarked in therregular order
in which they left Harrisburg. There was at
no time a "majority," or even a respectable
minority of the men sauntering through the
city ; the fact that out of a thousand men a
comparatively small number were so reckless
and imprudent as to become intoxicated should
not be allowed, by a mere general statement,
to reflect on the chewier of the regiment, and
the statenient by any of the men that they had
had nothing to eat since Monday evening is en
tirely false, (unless some of them had wasted
or thrown away their provisions,) for they left
Harrisbiug with three days' cooked rations in
their haversacks—not quite so palatable, to be
sure, as the good things prepared by our Pitts
burg friends, but amply sufficient to satisfy the
demands of hunger until arrangements could
be made aboard the boat for cooking the un
cooked rations which had: leen provided in
abundance to the amount of nine days' rations.
I have said so much on this subject, perhaps
more than necessary, in, order to correct any
false impression which might be made by the
article in the "Dispatch."
Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning
were fully occupied in getting aboard the bag
gage, stores and horses; and at 2 o'clock p. m.
the signal for starting was given, and in a few
minutes afterwards the seven boats composing
the fleet, via : the flag-boat Westmoreland,
Capt Edward Evans ; the Arago, Capt. Golding;
the J. W. Hallman, Capt. M'Carty ; the Clara
Foe, Capt. Poe ; the Dacotah, Capt. Hendrick
son ; the Ida May, Capt. Beno - and the Anglo-
Saxon, Capt. Dalsell, were all under way for
Louleville, Kentucky. On board our boat (the
Westmorelaud,) are Col.. Williams, Lieutenant-
Colonel James, Major Jordan and lady, -Dr.
Bobbins, Regimental Surgeon ; Bev. WHinney,
Chaplain ; Lieut. John M. Porter, Adjutant;
Quartermaster Earnest; Company .C, Captain
Barris ; Company E, Capt. Detweiler and the
band, with 188 horses, baggage, &c. Under the
judicious management of Capt. Detweiler, corn-
Mending officer, seconded by the vigilance of
the company officers and the cheerful obedience
of the men, we have had the best of order and
decornmon board the boat. Capt. Evans and
the other officers of the, boat have fully sus
tained the proverbial reputation of western
steamboat men for politeness and hospitality. I
particularly wish to . place..it upon record for the
benefit of those -who may desire to travel west-
Ward by steamboat, that Capt. Evans is a
"regular brick," a "trump," .a gentleman of
the most kind.and accommodating disposition,
and a very efficient officer of a very goodboat
Our bast, with, three others, was was. to
lay at Rochester, 28 miles from Pittsburg, on
accouot of the bar at the mouth of Beaver
Creek. Three boata passed it successfully in
the evening; and early in the morning we
steamed up, and held our. own course down the
river without difficulty or delay. At nearly all
the towns on both aides of the river, .we were
greeted with cheers and waving :of ihigs:and
handkerchiefs ; and at Some places salutes were
tired, which we responded to by means of a
little gun on the bow of our boat. At Mason
C.ty, Va. opposite Pomeroy, Ohio, we saw a
portion o f Bth (1 believe) Virginia regiment,
which, has a fortified camp on the' hills behind
the town; and a few miles below the month •Of
the Kanawha we saw the encampment of Col.
Ziegler's men, the same who destroyed Guyan
dotte. We saw the ruins of that place, several
miles further down the river. It was a desolate
sight. The beat and fins portion of the town
has been destroyed, and from the most distant
Point of view the ravages of the fire are evident
at first sight. , Nevertheless ' a great many
houses are left standing ; and from one of these
handkerchief were . waved.to ins in welconie.
By the way, I have noticed, that all along the
iieft bank of the river the handkerchiefs have
waved much more freely than the bats ; de
inonstrating the general truth of the proposi
tion that the ladies are, as they always have
been, for Union, "to a man." Bic simper.
; We passed Cincinnati about 6 -o'clock this
morning, and. about an hour afterwards over
cook the Anglo-Saxon, which had been ahead
Sof us all night, when ourprevions cheerfalaess
was dampened by the s intelligence..of the
loss of one of Capt. Savage's men, Isaac Mess
ner, who fell overboard from that boat, about
laalf-past five o'clock in the morning.. The ac
dent occurred in this manner :—One, of the
horses had fallen, and Messner and another
man were attempting to raise him to his feet ;
when the horse, in 'struggling to rise, kicked.
Beth the men over the edge of . the
Messner was thrown entirely overboard ; the
other man. 'caught the side of the boat, and
teas immediately helped on. board. Messner
kept his head above water until the boat was.
backed ,to him, when a ladder was 'thrown
within' a few feet of him ; but the poor fellow,
chilled by the coldness of the water,, and
Weighed down.with his wet clothing, an Fob
ably maimed by.the kick. of the horse, almost
within reach of his friends and, comrades, who
;were powerless to help: him, sank -to rise no
more. I understand that he leaves a wife and
two children up in Lykens Talley, where he
resided previous to his enlistment. a.
$3,69t100 47
1,24f,220 06
$312,595 49
FjI . OM,:,!ORTjtSS:. : ..' i MONRO.
Engagement Between Gun
Beata and a'ilebid Steamer. •
A sharp engagement between the U. S. gun
teats Hetsel,. Seymour, Whitehead and Shaw
nee and a rebel steamer, supposed to be the
Yorktown, took place yesterday, about five
miles above Newport News.
• The bombardment lasted about five hours,
commencing at 6 o'clock A. M. The rebel
vessel keptolose to the shore, where a powerful
battery' assisted it materially, but never ven
tared within range of our guns. The engage
ment was kept up with much vigor, and the
roar of artillery was plainly heard at Old Point.
A flag of truce, in charge of Provost Marshal
Davis, went up from -here this evening, to con
vey.M.r.,Pangtonl, Comm]. *Saxony, at New
Qrletuet, AO Norfolk. I)3' AtetWWW We learn ;
tioktbfirgY2a teßnea steww:
RatrialtiAkuu. - •
done to her.
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Foszesse MONBOII, Dec. 8.
BY TELEG:
From our Evening Edition of Yesterday
Later from California.
Arrival of the Steamer Northern Light
WHEREABOUTS OF THE PIRATE SUMTER.
THE U. S. GUN BOAT IROQUOIS IN
CLOSE PLUISIIIT.
Important from Central America.
A DUTCH FLEET OFF YENEZULA,
SaUsfaction Demanded 'tor an
Alleged Insult.
The West Jodie Mall Company llefuse
00111 to U. 8, Steamers. _
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Nvr Yon.; Dec. 4.
The steamer Northern Light, fron Aspinwall,
has arrived with $870,000 in gold from Cali
fornia.
Among the passengers by the Northern Light
is Gen. Jones, ex-Minister to Bogota.
The Northern Light left Aspinwall Nov. 26th
Capt. Linklepaugh reports that information had
been received at Aspinwall that the pirate Sum
ter was at Martinique on the 9th of November
and that the U. S. gunboat Iroquois was within
Lt
thiee' haws sail of her.
'Left at Aspinwall the 11. S. storeship Fal
mouth and the brig Bainbridge.
Advicesirom St. Thomas via Panama, report
that the captain of the•pirate Jeff. Davis was on
board the steamer Trent when Mason and Slidell
were captured.
A. Dutch fleet of eleven vessels were to be off
lamdra, on the 17th of November to demand
satidactiOn fromVenesmela for having trampled
on, the Dutch flag
Elie Dutchfilovemment had concluded to al
low Ifnited States vessels of war to remain in
their ports 48 hours 0 - coal.
, The West India mail company, in conse
qnence of the Trent affair, ordered all their
agents to furnish no more coal to United States
vessels. The pirate Sumter was at Port Soya,
Martinique Nov 9th, 'coaling.
The U. e. gunboat Iroquois received the news
on the 12th, and started in pursuit. The 11. S.
steam sloop of war Wyoming was at Panama.
Bodina.—Deplorable accounts are received
from Bolivia. • The commanding general at La
Pas had ordered the
,execution of over two
hundred persons engaged recently in revolu
tionary movements. Among those to be exe
cuted were Ex-President Cordova, Gen. Hermo
sa, a number of priesth, and four colonels.
XXXVIIth Congress--First Session-
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8
SENATE.
The kresident's message was communicated
soon after the opening of the Senate through
his private secretary, Mr. Nickolay. It was
immediately read.
The usual number of messages - and accom
panying docmnepte were ordered to be printed.
(lowa,) intrechexxl the following
, .
Raohad, etc., That the thanks of Congress be,
and they are hereby,. tendered to Captain
Samuel P. Thipont, and through him to the
officers, petty officers, seamen, and marines at
tached to the squadron of his command for the
decisive and splendid victory achieved at Port
Royal, on the 7th day of November last.
Mr, Gau&s said he had no doubt every Sen
ator was prepared to vote for the resolution
now, but the best course to pursue was, per•
haps, to act in accordance with precedent, and
refer the resolution to the Committee on Naval
' The resolution was then laid aside until the
formation of the standing committees.:.'.
Mr. Foerini, of Ornmecticut, gave , notice of
his intention to introduce a bill' supPlementary
to the act to authorize protection to be given
to citizens of the United States who may dis
cover deposits of guano, approved Aug. 1866.
On motion of Mr. FOOT, of Vermont, it was
! Revived, That the Vice President appoint two
members to fill -the.vacancies in 'the Board-of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institute; occasion
ed by the death - of Senator ;Douglas,. and the
withdrawal and expulsion'of James M. Mason,
late Senator from. Virginia. -
Theßenate then adjourned. '
• • SOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
Mr. Mailman presented the credentials of
Mr. Clemens, Representatives elect from the
rotirth district of Tennessee. He briefly rela
ted the circumstances nolier iihich the election
'was held, saying that three meinbeni were elect
ed,in Bast Tennessee—men who declare for the
National Constitution and for the flag under
;which
,ihey had lived and under which they
had hoped to die. He spoke of, the difficulty
attending travel, which prevented them from
reaching Washington to attend the ,144 11 am
nion.
On moti on, the credentials were referred to
ithe Committee on Elections,
The President's message was received at a few
minutes after noon, and was read.
On motion of Air. WASECBMI4O, CM •v) the
;message of the fresiderd, was referred •to the
, Conunittee of the Whole on the , state of the
:Woo.
; Mr. Washburne's motion for printing fifty
4housand extra , copies was referred to the Corn
imittee on Printing. .
Mr. Duns offered the foll owing :
Wnsases, Henry O. Burnett,. a member of
this House from Kentucky, is in open , rebel
lion against the Government 5d the United
States, therefore,
ite r acik;ori, That the said Burnett be, and he la
hereby, expelled from this House, and the Gov
ernor of Kentucky be notified of his expulsion,
/Woad, That the Sergeantnt-Arms be di
rected not to pay Burkett's salary which has
accrued since the oloPe'Qi.the extra session.
The resolution fqf the exPALOOP of, Mr. Bur
nett Vas 40. 0 P ted• .. •
On motion of Mr -
. 413tATTON, of New Jeney,
a resulutiott was piopted allowing Mr. Verree,
the member from
,the Third, district of Penn
sylvania, twenty days to take testimony before
the Recorder...in Philadelphia, nearly the whole
time allowed by laW having been similarly con
°curled by Mr- Slime, who contests his seat.
Adjourned,
• WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.
SENATE. •
gmmaoar or JOHN 0
Mr. Caearom, (Mich..) introduced a resolu
tion to expel
.Mr. Breckinxidge from a seat in
the Senate.
Mr. Powstx., (Ky.,) took the ground that as
Mr. Btckinridge bad resigned, he could not be
el, l4. expe la llecl l7464uut , '-o(lliffier"94)ll tha the °
for Kruld•
Chandler's reacolatipai:aa follows :
Walnuts:4 John-
.c.,BreekiMilge, a member
of this bodg, 1 111 Vi P igedAel enemies of 418
country, and ne w l3 llo*.figait 43vern- t
Went he Innit innim .
- APIPRINT
tpriv° 4 l 44 otheAattotNeo44o3: ; ,Pf'l
(+Milian e Rage:
Mr. CHANDLER acnopt,l the substitute
.e.,
the resolution was unanimously allopted_Lf'''
36 ; nays none. Absent or not ~,t 11.,4
me4 = 7.. 23
Bayard, Bright, Johnson (Tenn.), J"ii:
omo.), Pearce, Polk, Powell, Rice, Sauk. 4
and Wiley.
~ .:7,
The standing committees of tis Senat e ~..
th e sam e as at the special session, with th e r,,::
lowing changes : — alr. Barris is placed on ti„
Committee of Foreign Relations, in pl a.r v
Breckmridge • Mx. Nesmith on Military at,i:
in pl ace of liaker, deceased ; Sar. c ar l we
,L
Public Lands, in place of Bingh am, ( i t ,.. eiii
Slr. Clark on Indian Affairs, in I,lau: Q 1
Foot. Mr. Willey on Pensions in la., m k
Bing ; Messrs. Forney and Carlile on Itrn.
tories, in ham
place of Messrs baker.
ridge. The Committee ou. Eurul aul b r ,„, , .,
lei Bilis
sists of Messrs. Browning, NVil,ey sal s L.fp
ail's*
bury.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE,:
Mr. Guaray, (Ohio,) gave non
ee ut nni ira Er ,
tion to introduce a bill to confiscate all
'/te•o rt .,
belonging to persons in rebellion tiga'lL.,'
Government of the United t,tato,, t-e
personerecognized as slaves who L e free men, to provide for their enip,orudnt,,'
ing the present war, their subsequent app,
ticer s hip to loyal masters and final eudituz
Mr. LOVNJOY, (111.0 from the conidt.,,.'
Agriculture, reported the LlOLEltitil
After the incidental debate the lienle p ad
was referred to the Committee on p 6
Lauda.
The usual extra number of the
Ore ident
Message
to be and accompanying document,
or punted.
Mr. Vsawics, (N. Y.,) from the select
mittee appointed to inquire intii
to Uu;-
ment contracts, reported a resulutiou unt
committee have leave to sit uariLd
seilsion of the House, and also to lei.dr;
time. Adopted.
Mr. uprox, (Va.,) introduced a bin
restoration of Alexandria county to tie
Li
of Columbia. Referredto the t_'euiruittu..',
the District of Columbia.
On motion, Mr. Vem.e..Nminaar,
solution was adopted requestin, ; Lae iris...l:it
to communicate to the House, if not in u y Ya
ble with the public interests, copies oz
communications addressed to the Exetutii,
the Governments of England, Spain and I vu - di
in regard to the armed iuterveutieu
by them in the affairs of Mexico, and any
information he may nave to einiuuundle.
Mr Horcuiso, (Ohio,) introduc e d aj,da : .„,„ : ,
lotion concerning the rebellion, but in iutniil
eration was postponed ; also the tollowin,-
Watiatzes, It has been represented
is confined in the government jail ;lie ptliondi
who are not charged with crime but lie tr i
resented as being slaves.
Resolved, That the committee, for lin! D': • 1
of Columbia be instructed to im;ire into W ;
truth of the said report and by what auttuni r
they are confined, who are the reputeu or n , s
and what legislation if any is nei,essary
lieve them from imprisonment and to prz . ..,:rd
persona from being similarly imprisoned uc
after and to report by bill ur uthetWit,-
Adopted.
Mr. PENDII:ION, (Ohio,) introduced a
ti on w hi c h w as adopted, iuStrUttaig the
mittee on Military Ailsira to art ;,,a;
change, if any, is necessary in the mod,
meat of soldiers who are held as !sucker,
war.
Mr. Cox, (Ohio,) introduced filo tuilowL:
which was referred to the Couituatet
Judiciary.
Wnatutts, the exchange of pri,uhers
present war has already been praLtiecdiudi.t.t
ly, and as such an exchange would Out Wily
crease the highest interests of hutanuity .
as such an exchange does not inv....lve therual.
.11.11.10 n of the reale as a Goveraniest therola
Reseleed, That the President of the Clutoi
States be requested to inaugurate
measures for the exchange of prbuh,rs
present war.
THE MARYLAND LEGISLATIIII
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
The Legislature organized to day
election of Mr. Berry Speaker of the liner. a
Mr. Goldsborough President of the eeate .
The Governor's message was read. I: is ac
eminently loyal and patriotic doe au.st
says be has couvened the Legislature at
special session in order that thee map at ice
perform the clearly expressed will uf the
by taking such steps as will seem must
to vindicate the honor and loyalty of
by undoing, and as far as possible fruk..iy:k.;
the evils of the legislation of their pTede,.ewt
He urges the adoption of mea. , ure, f rne ,
payment of the State's portion of the nazi
tax for the expenses of the war. lie say;
the rebellion must be put down no matter KJ:
it costs. Our State must bear her share, acd
hopes it will be done with no niggud lan
He urges a loan for the purpo•e. He
says that it is undoubtedly our strict duty
is also due to the pride and honor of the St
that immediate provision be made for raifiLE
4nd equipping Maryland's quota of volur.ker
for the war.
He recommends legislation for the unit
Punishment of persons in Marylanl who
be convicted of aiding or abetting in any Lin-
Per those who are in arms against tir: G,lv:ra
trkent.
DEATH OF AN EDITOR BY SUICIDE
CONCORD, S. ii. , Do: 4
S. C. Baldwin, editor of the Intonia
crai committed suicide yesterday by 1' 123 ' 1 "
into the Winnepesakee river from the rinire ,l
bridge. No cause is assigned for tLe rabt.a.t
Nn 12lbDertizement5
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yuu
lot or choice Chewing and Smoking Tobacco. fib'
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