jr ifitDAY MOBSISO,.. DEC. 13, 1861. CITY AFFAIBS. . IfmoKJLoaxciL OrflfiTATioKS for the ffauttc, by O. F. Show, OptloUh, 55 Fifth itrbtli-rflorTiiotod jiliy: n sxhi ‘ ii shade, - - 00. 28 - - -00, , 36 -••••-: " *32 ' - - 30 3^20 >'• o’clock, li K. - 1» *• ’ *.. , 5 “ r. x. - , Barometer, - - •' j- Republican City '.Ticket. . . »<* Karoa-R c. SAWTEE, Ja. , 1 Eou Ooxraotixa—JOHX ItcCAEOO. • v E»»Taaisuai»—WM. EICnjBAPM - v Taxation of Coal Land*. Anotficial notice will be found in our id rertislhg columns, bunted by the County Com ■arirsionen, in which those interested are in y. formed that the unnori in the sereral die-, ttiots throughout the county will hereafter _ be required to include alleoal lands in making their annual assessments. That is to say hereafter, instead of assessing'. l the surface OBly, theymust taka into aocounttho deposits of- coal beneath, lod ts i YaluatioDuponTt «J». Where the •orfioo mni 'tho cO»l ora owßod by tbo same person, tho raiuo of the bo included; and whete the surface and the coal are owned by separate IndiVido - ala, each must be assessed separately. Till Is e moat Important step on the part of , the Commissioners, and had'not been j without duo adrloeand relltotion. -.The whole y -nuWeetof tarntionln thia county ii 'oie ' which, considering our Inancial oondition, ..muitreoelre a lergeiharoof attention incom ing yearn, where it will be necessary to pro ■' rid O; for the payment of our own llabmUea, ' fbaire of the Stale and National ■ The fact that our vast dopoaita of , ; ncreryot been made the -ohjebts ‘of may appear rery strange to ‘many, to those who, not possessing any ; ’ :portsosi of them, hare been taxed an much as , . those who as point to 'immense mines of wealth beneath the earthen of their iands. ■> "We hare heard.much, Tory much, of the inequal- .- - * «u, v. ——eqn* ity in oar system of taxation', and tho abo»e. presents a most striking instance. A mini •no owns a hundred acres of coil land, worth' *20,000, may payno more tax than one,who o»nsa similaramount of surface acre It. . only *S,OOO. And if cither of Thesi 7 sum ft arc realised on tho land, and invostod 'in city ' property, tho taxation would bo ip :_...ereoretl two or threefold, erenthough the as v- aawßont in.thooity, might be for below, tho Methopraetical work . lngi ofthc present system. „ , ■ lb catling attention to tho eard of tho Com ,'l.missioners,bowever,wodidhtrt intend to •• dioeuio tho sutyector taxationlhgencral, bnt ’..t° opprise the publie of the measure’proposed to be’ corned into effect by them. Our first >eedmpnloo is to pronounce it. just and proper— f. tnndrwe "W remark that they ire aetihg »"! under competent legal adries. In the n&rh £ eitys and in locations farorn hie for market, it is not unusual fo* ooal' to -i. scUat from two hundred toffee hundred dol. -.■ dare per sere, while the surface Would’ per hope not bring , fifty. .JFby then shoulel the property oflesser raluo be,taxed-whilo tho ,'t ;greiter.ln tercet,U,loft,nitouchedt, . , ’ Theamonnt of revenue liioly to bo derived thiseauroeeannot even - be-eopjeetbrod,. but whop tho Taet coal fields are trarened - and properly, reluod, jtho aggregate ossesr e T mont wul bafdnnd to be.fmmense. A Strange Otqtfreiicei : ■ -An *xcbang« paper' relates the following .-remarkable story:' • ' : .-i ■ ' : l ,w “On‘Friday tught la»t,Mr. Madegao, re ‘ in Clovelaod, awoke; with a sense of •’ *uffooation,and diaoorored that during his „ .sleep baliad swallowed AparUnlaetof tooth, ~ iWita,; tho gold plata. to whioh they were at tached. The plate was crescent shaped, hooked -at each end, and had three teeth set attire* • ttUr intervals on it. Howiteould hare pasted Jfi* throatls .diffieul t toaoeddhf Ifo}-. "As . **9o thaertcnt ef.the aeoi •• d<mt,hla .first idea .was to tend atone* for a physician, but he afterwards thonght-the ob ject might leave . him without difficulty.' .: Bvcntually it got into hi* stomach, anAeaused ■ excruciating pain. The ease i$ one of. mat difficulty, and in its present sUge but little. eau:Ve done* other than a wait,the.ope ration of nature. No surgical operation can, of course, 4*. performed at present, and irom the peeu *Xi*r formation of the object, it must causese ' rious difficulty should it leayo the stomach^ : jCaiSooTHuur RKBELUOX)is the title of a new drama about to be produced at the Pitts burgh Theatre 'at an early day. Jt .bai now . bean in tehtrsal some three or .four dayj, apd will ho doubt be gotten op in the tame good stjlajhathas orowned the success of the nu jnsrous other new pieces brought out. under . the direct supervision of Manager Henderson in times gone by.: We uill ; ’our readers . of its: hrvt .representation, and';ih * -tbereeastime 'adriise. them to drop in ani see tbe Octoroon’, if they would civjoy agood-per- J ;■ '/ormanre.. . 'Caajwo a lady, had-her pocket picked yesterday in front of on auction room on Fiftii street. She pursued tbe thief followed by a large crowd of men, but be managed to dodge into Virgin alley abd disappear.. ; 1 - PEOITEBTBBMT’B EYEITISfI OiZEITE. AforgerArrested-. Gambler Bittjii. “ ~On Wednesday afternoon, officer Hague, of the Independent Police,- arretted a men under the name of George F. Davenport, charged wi th forgery,upon information of certain par tie* reeidingiin-CleToiand. It appears that Davenport ie one of those traveling impostors, who nae the. military garb for the pnrpose of preying upon the incredulous. Ho came to the dtp-on Saturday last, and registered hi* name at ono of oar principal hotels-, ktsddofgo F- Davenport, Penna." He wa< very rented in hie appearance, smooth in his manners, and. represented himsolf as a-Captain of the' Fourth ' infantry, ' Regular Army. He deposited with- the clerk at-the hotel a considerable inm in Treasnry notes, and his drat Inquiry was for a billiard room—rentsirk fv that ha’did’nt play pflen;.hht!‘‘iaa - 7nit dun Ilka enjoying himself k little.' Hit ap. . pcaraaco and actions wore those of an offing who bad obtained* brier respite fromdatr. - On Wadnecday, officer Hague received a telegraphic dispatch from Cleveland, giving an aoeorate description of . the wouid.be Cap taia, and directing bia arrest npon a charge of paseing forged checks or drafts in that city. Ha was soon aftor taken Into custody. and forthwith placed upon the train for Cleveland, where ha.doubtless now-is.. dtritighis short .•taytfh*re,wfsnol idle, hut snooetded indld 41ipg one or .two persons out-of a considers. Wa ana by guana of his forged check*. -Ho had-visited a notoriona gambling room, not a •tone's throw fromtho Mayor’# office, where he v**e speedily relieved of a number of hie Iraaaory notes. But Davenport soon replen ished his pnrsep by offering the gambler: a . /erged cheek or draft, which was accepted and » ead»d without forther inqniry. ; This trans aetionv howaver, from ita very nature, will moetlikcily be kept in the dark.- - , Davenport is In all probability an assumed mams, and wdjihaU perhaps knew 'something snefe dednita of the rascal’* histoiy after he •hail have had a hearing at Cleveland. . Bntwn ,ip. Dears.—About one o'clock on Sunday .mqrtung laat,a small log honse, one mil* aaet-ofHrownsvUlc, wse diaeovered to be on dr*.- It waa oocopiod by an old colored woman, aboutonohuudredyeara of age. She was in the honse nips* »t th* Umo,*ndws* barn ad to death, the body being found aftaru wardi almost consqmed, by. tha. dra. Iha honse and centents'wer* destroyed. It is not known how the tire originated, - , Child Potlosxn—Aesdeassof death from <ut evening. A nttie child of , Mr. Charles Xcrheyden, jewel. 4r.ofBt.CUis street, jgd a{S;r,“i i«ra* : obtained.a bottle of poisonous mixtnre wsed la She preparation oftewslry, MdTSfosjM ef. the eon ten t* - A phyelctaawai bjt* Wf poleoh was so deadly that the «Ailaexpir*4 in * ikw . „ J» ! AvrttitTws.—On Wednesday ai eh,*. ™ MlMted by officer tfiduel before Mayor on Sunday coning laat, an ag rwnMaaiult upon John Trw.loben. He d6vn with a atone at he wai PM.hlg.long Center arenae, indictingalarge Wound apon bla head, and rendering him in aenaibla ibr a time. The aaianlt waa, made during, row between tho boya ortbe Somnth ward and Titt township. Woods gave hall in lbs sum or three hundred dollars for his ap pearance at Coart. He did not deny the -charge. ' Coal foe the South.— The Louisville Jbur •wfjays:. *No less than nineteen'barges of .Pittsburgh coal passed down yesterday for Government use at Cairo and Paducah."/ Cutiosmxa and UssruL Articles for pres ents to your friends at home or yourfriends in the army, can be had at J. D. Thompson's Brush and Variety Store, of every description: consisting In part of buck gloves, gauntlet gloves, fitr. gloves, country knit socks, oamp knives, with spoon and fork, motto cups, vases, china dolls, port* moniees, Surses, dominoes, pen-kpiyes, arums, writing esks, tin toys, and a thousand other articles too numerous to mention, which, if you don’t see what you wan^ask for it, at the corner of Wood and Liberty streets. Warn to. Get Teem.—-In these war times it becomes a matter of some importance ’ to many to know where cheap goods of reliable quality can be purchased.. To such of our readers .as desire to know, we will say that Wm.H.MoGtt A Co., elothiors,corner of Fed eral street and-the Diamond, Allegheny, have on hand a full stock of fall and winter goods, ready made or furnished te order, made in the latest an£ most fashionable stylos, at prices that defy competition. One visit will be suf ficient to verity this assertion.' • f Extbaoxoiyaxy induc xxjorrs-to wholesale and retail buyers at Banker A C&& 60, Mar ket -street. Silks, Cloaks, BhaWls/ Dress ’Goods, together with every ; artielo in; their line, comprising one of the largest stocks and cheapest goods to bo found anywheroL . All an Invited to call and examine for themselves. vWMw Fouut, Carpenter and Jcine’r, Job bing Shop Virgin alley, between Smithfield street ancCherry - alley.' All kinds of House Repairing done-on short notioe Mid in work man like jnaaner. . Charges moderate. Leave .your orders* All orders promptly attended *»• _____ - t r SOLDtBM.SFICIAL NOTICE.— Do j*OUT duty to yonseeltes, protect your health, use Hollo 'wayfs- Pflls/and ’Ointment. • For' wounds, sores, bowel Complaints snd fevers, they aro 'a .perfect safeguard. Full directions how to uso them with every box. Only 26 cents. 210 Doctoa C. Beals, Water Cure and Homaei > pathie Physician ;-also agent- for Rainbow’- celebrated Truss for Ruptures. Corner of Penn and Wayne streets. j DixnsvsT—Dr. C. Sill, No. 246 Penn st. attendant© atl branches of the Dental profes sion. ' i j "Tarron” has not seen fit to give us hii name. His communication of oEurse cannot appear. Arrivals at thef CP TO $ O’CLOC] iBT. CHARLES—Corner o] lunar tmnu E Fawcett, Belem, 0 U Baahbe, Steabcnrilla Dr 8 Haldeman, Ohio .SHetcbom, do-- B Who Jock, do , J GraiT, - do •H it Gipnery Woii,, p* w Bearlee, Cincinnati. X McKee,* OR-Be^j,:;, -J Pa FMfflerVHX , T"W Murray, JU . KForsyUie, BrownsriTU J W Aaaerut, - JH Porter, J T Ramil, Ohio . iKkXiist, Wheeling J'Riebey; OIBAil) HOCSE-C«ni« A. BOCUKT, £r>Goni,'Tnrtle Creek JXHflkr;' l/v ; • J A Donrni*, Cniontown • TMTCamptWl Adaaghter ; Uaiontown * / Lewis J Fleming, 1 T McKay, Portland,' Q ••• ' HARPS HOTEL-Lib* tAJUTIL EABI, J F HHL Hickory V - J H Clifton, Hew Cutla: B C Storgeon, Nobeetowh John Lenox, Washington G W Conyer, Ox&rd, O Jas McCklfaad.Wuh. co DMeOeQind, do • Jet F ttrAMOs; Chhoosborg WmMcCWUnd, dO - •“ A G McPherson; -•’'do J C Montanan, do - J M MOler, do - lrvin, Fort Wayne James Carr, •’ ‘ - do - - EAQLK. HOTEL—Liber ? r >. v ;• joDT.ian, i 88Moore,Selt»bdrf John Wilson, Altoona' G W Mien, Saltsburg ‘ W McClelland, Arinst’fco V Bates, Indiana co'. ' A Lint; do.. T> Ausley, 1 do J.McCurdy, W CRobinsonV Pa V' J MMoore, H. Alexond'a J B Goihrie. Appolld ' i U Brown, Jelhrao&.cb 1' > .X L Stewart, Indiana co Geo McClellan, West, co > BED LIOR HOTEL - yi&vQil r. oosnox. : D CrawtwjL-.. -/... T-Stonr/SsHer' ' ’ W Caa*ir, c Ofl Creek SFeetlg ( *« do A Jack, - do J Cory; •■•\do Miae Fetem, Batter J Harper, Venice - W Elm, flewickley 0 ' J Snead, Freedom EBnead, *do, W Johns, BinUrebnn; ' HFox, do C French,.Damascna NATIONAL HOTEL ..'' l - s.'ffMkftAn, incipal, Hotels, LAST NIGHT.•• : Third oodWdod Streets, T Johnson, Brownsville J.Tbornten, do‘- M Matbtiri, S.Biapsr-A Master, do 0 Howard, Mich. D'ttonidajv Wooster • W'Tllbon, Oil City / C Brown A Udy, Wash. Pc J Miller, Bearer D-Richie, J Clark, JVr York : N Leroy, do A Campbell, do W H Moore, Phfla. Mrs Jackson,. . ; TPrery, Ohio PAnshutvNJ - J Crowell, do - ASwihart;.. - .* r Third. am) tjmithflAl<r«ti. rnontnoi. W aiDejple, Csinp BF-Harriofttoh,' Wcyh«e> * ' J W Wright, Fayotto co EMarthr,-; doi Thotnas Fraaor, erty street, foot of fifth. i, feopustob. John Moore,’ : ‘ - GeoShimtel, . ■" i BSavage, John McCaUy, J Bfown, Great Western W L Lodge, New Lisbon D Gilmore, Merrlttstown J Y Roee, Middletown J M Jackson, CpPierp’nt B X Bigger, Bearer co G.Y Coulter, MOler'a Bun Darid Brown, ■ do J T .Campbell, Hickory, tysbeet, below Saveotb. Wm Taylor, Turtle Creek Jas Taylor, Greene do < : Thoe Morrow, Altoona , J Gocklsj,. Lebanon B Boeer, do B Cobb, Pa : LB Thompson, Titusv’e A West, do &Houm, ' do a Ha 11,.. .... do J.MBobinsou, do BDavls, Clvrioti co S Bobinson, Titusville Vfl "• : : ••' •- : .1 • -No. 6 Bt, Clair street. * , raoranrroa. D Taylor, Oil City W Terrell, do A Roes, do E Altman,' do A Sbvtterlr,, tfo LMmy, Cimwfhd co H M'Quiston, Batler co W Quilb, McKeesport H Berteny, Sixonburir WBertner do' J Morgan, Pa H Kuyt, Colombos . B Howley, Alliance D Klapp, Beadlogl' ’ CMeed, Bakaretom •' -No, 137 Water street.-, norezrrojt •" J Snmmcy, Wooster, O. i 8 Thompton; Pi ■ - ) ■ L Stocker, Ohio JHadey, ! H Porter, Mon. city . - E Heckeus, 5C A Clark, McKempmt J Cannlnrtanr.BrowfisT’s f Mrs Bonnstt* Wqyne co ; Mrs Acklfa, do ! V Beaver A H Monroe, Oakland JrWbHe,. do : 8 Hay, USA A Fawcett; Cdokstown 3. Jones, Roundhead Ree*! J UaysLey, Binnlngkam , - vsxjsEjrrs. piTTSBUEGH THEATRE. mis XTXKISO. \ ocTo n oo jr. BEHDEBSOK. To ccm clad# with tht iuijhiblo TMwPtntomlmo^cßdl- BOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, UJ-.l .:.M._HAPirr. <7LOWKf._. TABMKB MB. LKWIB. W^LJTTS. “•SS : c;^ 8 " 0 ’ fiOfcunUfrMh'Kee*'' ' • •• LO i>fiiTwedM247iab«rty *uwT .... . rT^ — l dels • ~ L. H. TorGT A CO. ;• BOUNTY warrants wanted.— Warrant! to amount of 122.000.' aad WattTto f f *aonnl or $32,000 on Improreddty tLSTiSSI 7^ 1 ? 2®» *?£?* ™ io »SSK xiaw> from Ito 7 jnn. Applyte ’*7^ —y~ ; - -B; McLAIKACO. . IJ7 *«fittUton u .. TSAOHXR jlThKl*. fcl ‘°» l - Th. tw ol urUaoaUl* and rafcrtncai M to moral and intoUect tulchancwr Cuba gran. Addiua■■•.,! .:■ W. P. 4LCOTT, '‘aahany CHj P. Q, RONDS ANJU kimTiAtilSa VtAXf. *»■» »* »jtwr»SS.i»sL^i£?rts^ i-.jjii--) .*-.«*£. Ai.-snan^ji «W. ■ OonurofJUtlwtMdrjntKKWfc j, TJBOTTS FOB THE HOtiDAYS— ;pbwifew l atonof JOHJT A. Kijm&AW^ 7 Mo ConMrcf ZArtrt7«adßAs4vtmti. - . [For the Pittsburgh Gasette.] i A National Armory and Foundry, so. t. Me&sbb. Editors :—Perhaps no a ingle gov ernment project yet unexecuted his rost so much in Congressional discussions, expenses of military commissions, and public printing, as that of a National Foundry and Armory in tbewest. Any one who will take tbo trouble to wade through the sea of documents on the subject, will think it is one of tho won ders of the age that it has not been estab lished Tong ago. Any time for the last forty , years, the smallest kink in the diplomatic woof—the faintest war cloud in the distance, was enough to rouse Uncle 3am to the neces sity. i A growl from Jotn Bull was sure to bring .up the body at once be gan to think of tho days of ’76, and all Con gress fiet tomakingflpeechea,and every speech quoted from the first address of the Father of his country these words: “To be prepared /or war, is one of the mo* I effectual modes of pre serving peace.” Bat'we never did prepare, and nover will prepare until the dread event is upon as now. In 1823 Congress passed “An Act to establish a National Armory on the Western Waters.” The act provided for commissioners to select the site, arrange plans, make estimates, Ac., and John C. Calhonn, then Secretary of War, appointed Cols. Wm. Moßto and: Roswell Leo, and Capt. George Talcott*. ‘ In 1825 the commissioners made thoir Report. They examined every water power of any value west of the mountains, and decided if water power should be need the. best localities .wero at Ohio Pyle falls and New Brighton. If steam power, Pittsburgh had n& rivAU.J The chief reason givou for a preference of tho two places abovo named over other water power, arose out of their proximity-to Pittsburgh. Bad the Armory been thou established, it is evident Pittsburgh Would have been the spot selected. At the present time, when our real estato owners, manufacturers, mechanics and merchants are awake to the subject again, some of the items in this old Bepori may intorest thorn. .Here is ah'“e«iiinateqf the quantity of mate rials required for annual consumption at an Armory calculated for the manufacture of twelve thousand muskets per annum" : 120 tons Refined Iron, 12 *• Various kinds of 6tov], 2 •• Braas'and ZUir, 1 ” Emory, 8» “ Grindstones, • 20 “ Sand, “ Bough Walnut Stocks, (12,500,) 3 “ Files, (12,000.) assorted sizes, 600 pit Coal, 250 1 « Wood, (150 cords,) 2' " Sperm Oil, (500 gallons,) 1, “ Linseed OU and Tar, K " Band and Buff Leather, Vx “ Woolen Bags, 8 •• OU Shoes, (2.0U0 hnabsli,) Vs " Coal Baskets, (50 baskets,) 20 •• Fire Clay, V ** Band Paper, (30 reams,) k *• Wrapping Paper, for wadding, k “ Writing Paper and Stationary, k “ Tallow Candles. * The materials, says Col. George Brnford, “required annually for tho supply of an ar mory,'are about 90S tons weight; the arms manufactured annually will weigh about 80 tons; therefore, the expense of transporting materials, compared* with the expense' of transportirig the arms an equal distance, is about As. twelve to one,” A very good argu ment this ih6nr‘faVor, for if government were to establish the Armory at any point farther west, some TOOtons of this list must no&ssa nly be transported froiia FitUburghv- The es timate was for -42,000 muskets per annum. The Springfield Armory, lost montk, made about 8,000, and next month will reach a ca > parity of) 0,000 per month. In speaking of a location in Tennossec, tho commissioners said., in otgectlcri : “Iron from those furnsqes is taken to Pittsburgh in the nig; is there re fined,, rolled, and then manufactured into nails -for tbe same price at whieh bar iron is sold at the works, near Nashville.” .The inference from this, they say, as to the price' of labor, foe!, and other manufacturing expenses “is highly unfavorable to the latter place.” When Congress 'is aware nf the fact, that we now faring tojfctfabrak the iron ores‘of: Missouri, Canada, Michigan an<TNeV"So?k7 and mako them into guns.cheaper than it can' be produced at the several mines, it is to bo bopod they will be as eotrect in their infer ences as. to our oheap labor and fuel. The Icities* of Illinois how claim the ad vantage of comparative nearness to the Lake Superior Iron mines,:but not a pound of the. oro has yet been smelted within the limits of that State. If by the aid of Pennsylvania ooal, they over should get up a smelting furnace or a bloomer at Chicago, they would bo compelled, lifee-the Tennessee farmers, to send the product to' Pittsburgh to bo made into bar Iron. 2: . .. There is a curious fact.which is not men tioned In either the Chicago, Rock Island, Peoria,; or Quincy . memorials, setting, forth the advantages of those towns for tho location of a National Armory and Foundry. It is this : That every-foundry West of Pennsyl vania uses either Pittsburgh coke or Pennsyl oania Anthracite coal to milt its /roll, and not a machine shop in Illinois is content to ose the fuel of that State for blaeksmithing. The steel of tbo prairie plow goes from Pitts burgh, and with it our coke, or Blossburgh, or Mahoning coal, to shape and sharpen it. The cost of thoir fool for any purpose which required the quality of the iron to remain un injurodjls from ten to thirty cents per bushel. Before mb at this moment Tis the proof that foundry men .on the bank of ihe Mississippi get Pittsburgh coko by , rati at 25 cents per bushel, and prefer it at that price, to the An thracite coal. Staring such facts ont of coun tenance, .stands the memorial, .signed by twenty of the leading eftizens of Chicago, .which (ells Congress that. Professor filaney nnd Profcssor MoChosncy and others,-“have established beyond question, by chemical analysis and practical test, the richness ottho Illinois coal.” If it is'so riob, why do not they ueb it ? The following is one of the con cluding sentences of this Chicago memorial. Lot me commend it to the attention of yonr roadere: “By those who may tako the pains to compare the figures wo have given, with the statements of the memorial of the citizens 1 of Pittsburgh, it will bo perceived that, in re gard to building' materials—lumbor, iron, copper, lead, ; coaf far smelting, prqvisiops, transportation and security—the advantages axe in favor of ..Chicago.'lusnpply of skilled labor they are fully equal,” -" ‘ 'The twenty bold men who rjikjthelr repu tation for sccqraoy (not to say yereclty,) in “figores” leading to such a conclusion, prob ably place a low estimate on the intelligence of Congress. They certainty have intense /kith in the apathy and indifference of tho people of Pittsburgh. B * * • * e. PiTTflBVyoB, Bee. 11, 1801. The Pittsburgh post and Slaves; The editor of the Port teem* very ready in denouncing all who favor the confiscation of •laves belonging to rebels, yet not one .fact, nota single argument has he ever adduced to prove sudh a measure to bo wrong' in any sense of the term. We would like to seo some proof that the confiscation of that spo eies of.“property” would bo inexptdient, «»- military or wjyutl, while it is admitted at all times andjin all countries that suoh a disposi tion of any other property would be just and -p_wper. r “| 1 •• , Why so tender of Slavery f ' Does the editor of the. believe in the Justice of slavery, and that our country would be worse with out it? It is folly totalk of Othttituiionalprooirion when not pnly the traitors and rebels are to be shielded from hanging, .the penalty pre scribed under the cons titution for their crimes, . but even their possessions are efcrefolly guard - !ed and preserved for them, whilo thousands' of loyal men in the south aro strippod of. .everything, even.of life itself, for standing by ; the Government ? Has the world overseen such inconsistency, .such pusiianimUy ? He who objects io the confiscation of the siaros of rebels is hUfliaolf a rebel. Jcitict. . ULOUKr- \ ... s ,.v . JC 200 hill. Kentucky’White Wheat Family Flour, 600 •• 'Western “ ** 100 « Jted.Wheat Satra M , 20 Bye * “ 200 sacks firth Buckwheat “ In stora and tor sole by . de!2 i BROWN 4 KIBKPATBICKS. ; DAWtj—5tXW Beamic*»i beet quality, X/ [lOOO Low~FrlM<irjp>o& 1 ln*tor*udlbmlftt>7 —. .. HircticdCK.'HeCErlßT-i tX). i • r JelO , , I . iagMmj.l6l, «■»< X* 160 do PeopW ■BtTtrBOU? -a ’ 300 do Kj. Whit. Wlxd, In store end tor- tala by dalO fIUCHOOCE, KcCBBCBI * 00. * -5 t . - THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. LATEST FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Steamer Housa. Sakdt Hook, Doc. 12.—The steamship Housa, from Bremen yia Southampton, with dates to the 27th nit., has passed this point and will reach New York about one o’clock. The steamship North Britton was insured' with-her cargo for 120,000 pounds. An arrival from Australia had brought 22,- 700 dollars in gold. The American ship Corinthean had been burned at Lisbon on the 25th ult. s The West India steamship, La Plata from St. Thomas, arrived at Southampton on the 27 th nit., with the report that the rebel Com missioners, Mainland Slidell, were forcibly taken from the steamer Trent, on her way. to St. Thomas from Havana. '• Capt. Nelsbn, of the ship Harvey Birch, had entered hfaprotest against the.captnrb of the ship by the rebel steamer Nashville. The Southampton magistrate refused him a war rant for the search of the Nashville, and re ferred him to the Secretary of State. Capt. Pegram and Mr. xaooey had return ed from London together, and the.latter states that it has been intimated to him, through a third party, that the Nashville is recognised by the British government as a national ves sel, and will be allowed to rifit.and repair l at Southampton, as was the case ofthe t Jaihes Adger, so as to exercise perfect 'neutrality be tween tho two contending parties. ~ I Fblakce.—The Federal Council of Switzer land had demanded satisfaction from France - for a frits'll violation of Swiss territory by the French gens d'armee near Geneva. i " Tho rebel steamer Bermuda arrived lat Havre on the 24th, from Savannah, with 2<joo bales of .cotton.and was discharged on the next day. ■'-•* T\ Italy. —Garibaldi is reported to have re-', plied to the Neapolitan Address that he re-, grots being unabfa.to go to them, but that he will bo with them whon necessary. He ex pects Italians to have .their swords ready, f Turin, Nov. 26.—The BaqAhas reduced its rate of discount from 6% to 'Ak per cent. Tobkky. —Dowisch Pacha, with eight bat tallions, hod encountered.6,ooo insurgents !in Bosnia, slaying 800, and routing the remain der. Tho European consuls propose an ar mistice. Chiju.—The allies were leaving Tien Sien. Tho trade in Ningpo and Mjtokowrwasf ob structed by tho rebels. . • ? ; Tho French were-in want of men and guns to protect Foo Chow. Jar as.—Affairs in Japan had taken a more favorable turn. ' Sraitr.—The-Sardinian Minister had de manded his passports, and leaves" Madrid— the two governments disagreeing in relatipn to the Neapoliton archive.; Liverpool, Nov. 25.—Tho cotton market'it dull, and quotations generally unchanged. Sales for two days wore 9/100 bates, including 4,000 to speculators and .exporters. The advices from ManchOftor dre unfavora ble, the market for goods and yarns being flat. Breadstuff's are generally'hoary ,and-dujl. Flour is dull at 28(£32<j. Wheat easier; x*d western 12s 4d; red southero 12s Cd@l2s 9d; white western 12s 9d; whife' seuthern 13s@ 13s 9d. -Cora is dull; mlsai32f od@32s 9d; yellow 32iM@33s; whitff3g@BBi.' ; ; /Vocmumw.—-The markqi fa generally steady. Boof steadyperk quiet but steady bacon' hat .an upward tendency; lard nominal at 48S. (§»51«i; tallow quiet atso@sB(k ; ’ ,t; ‘ I ./Voduc*.--.Ra*in- deciining-j-ebmmop, I2s. 6d.(a;13i.'6d.-, spirits turpentiae duil 725.; sugar steady ; rice steady; cofleff'dull; athesfirm at3ss. for pots; linseed oil itudi. London, Nov. cloaed ;at Mlf for monoy, and for account; Unltdd States ss, and Now York Central Shares had advanced. ~7* • The bullion in tho Bank of France had la • creasedloo,ooo'poands. , . j In reply to the application of Capt. Neisoi, for a warrant to search 4he-rebel steamer Nashville and recover- certain property -be longing to him and the owners of the Harvey Birch, Earl Russell directed his Secretary to reply that heeannot authorise the magistrates to issoo anch a warrant, and declined 'to in terfere in the matter. The application had been ' made on the roeommendation of Mr. Adams, the American Miniatfr.-j ■ - A factor detailing ttiitor QdmmmsitmarA. a shell was fired at thc.lrent, exploding .wfChih one hundred yards* It also states that tbo indignation on board- the Trent was intense, and dll the passengers were ready for a fight if the Captain wished it'; also, that tbo Cap tain of the Trent supplied stores to the Sah Jacinto for the nse of fiUdell and Maron. The dispatches of the traitor Commissioners eseap ring tho vigilance of the officera of the San Ja» cin toand safely arrived in .the La Plata, in Charge ofagentieman of the party. On arriving at Southampton tho remainder of Messrs. Bli r doll and -Mason's families and suites went on beard the. - steamer ’ Naahrillo, and the nexi day thq dispatches were taken to London. No repairs had jet been commenced on the The London Daily Ktm of the 28th, says, in regard to the seirare of Mason and Slidell: remote- consequences of' this act we • shall not attempt to predict. Enough for the present time, it Is .ono which, will maho it the duty of our government to insist on ample,com; piet« and Immediate satisfaction. Its wanton folly bids hope that LieoLFairfax was acting without instructions; and that the Washing ton Cabinet’ will no sooner loarn what has taken place in : the Bahama Channel than it will disavow tbo act, restore Messrs. Mason and ; £tideil, and tender the amplest apology. Nothing abort of this repariation can be accepted. Until there has been time to receive news from Wash ington, we feet bound to believe that the seisuro of passengers on board tbo Trent was an setae muohjn exeess of duty as it was in violation of public law. No government thonW-know hotter than fhit' of the United, States the lines which separate the rights of belligerents and neutrals, respectively. While we must submit to have our mercantile ves sels stopped in the biglPleas by both parties in search of contraband; ;Had ; Lieu tenant Fairfax confied himself to demanding. Mr. Slidell's dispatches, and taken them! off, ’wd must ‘ hayo" acquiesced in Ips; visit as one of tho disagreeable occurrences inoident to s Voysoo. Forsons stand on a different footing. In the eyes of Mr. Seward, Messrs. Slidell and Mason are rebels. In our eyes they are simply passengers,, and tho Washington Government may rest assured wo shell no more permit it to take its robols out of ourtosSels than we should concede a simi lar right to Austria, or Russia.' Incidents like those ard irritating, but the British peo ple have the satisfaction Of knowing that their affairs are under firm guidance. With the Earl of Derby, or-thtffussy Lord Malins bury in ppwer, we might well be Concerned for the interests of peaco at.» time like this, but from the present government we may ex pect energy without precipitancy, and prece dence without weakness. Their eohrse is tol erably clear, and it will be for the -govern ment of the United States to 'determine what shall bo the future relations of the two gov ernments. • From Kentucky. Louibvillx, Dec. 12.—The report, yester day, that throe federal brigades had crossed to the sonth side of Green river, is authori tatively donlbd.. : No information has boon received at hoad- Jnartofs here that Capt.E. F.Pruhe, of Gen. hellV staff, and Major Heibeft, of Gen. Schoeff*s staff, had been captured by the rebels near Somerset, but . apparently well iaformid outsiders say.ltis true. Johnson, the Provisional. Governor of ; tucky, in his message to the Legislature, : be will gladly resign, his position when Ma goffin shall escape.from his virtuai .imprison ment at Frankfort. From Missouri* Skdalia, Mo.jDec. 12.—Tho scouting ex petition, oompos*d of a part ofHerrill’g horso and two companies of regular cavalry, re turned this afternoon, bringing inaspriiorf em fo'ur Captains, two. lleutenantaand about, forty men. . • They alio captured ooe.tnertarenda- Urge nomberof honta ud wagon*. The expedi tion west m far at WaVerly., Iheyreport 2000 aeon and purened bf a flgbt near Warerly tarni oot’tobe ftHe. battled dowb A*' American flag at Lexington after HdUigan'i surrender, wa* arm ted hero *i a 9Wv.iz e K:i ,'o ;vr Important from Missouri.;: Sr. Joseph, Dee. PrepUM', own msnd wiu to movo from Platte City-, to, Rich field on tbo ~ A rebelcsmp faambering 3,000 is reported neir A1bany,,,.... • v - r ,* - j " r { ( T M bsgged. fioo rebels is not true. The woolen feetorj of Baell k Co., wu do* strojed bj fire lest night. Lou unknown. imiira COSCBESS-PIEBT W AsmxeToy Cirr, Dec.l2. Hoij6C.«-Sr. Blair, by Mp«, rising to'; a Sjnestion of pririlege, chased 1 to bo read the ollowing extract a*‘ farther explanatory of ‘the remarks whioh he made yesterday on Mr.' Lovejoy'a resolution, having in view-the revo cation of a part of Gen. Ilalleck’s General 9r«ler relative to fugitive slaves; The resolu tion, it.h&e already been stated, was laid on the table: - Hsadquabtees Dspabtuext of MtSSGUBI. /ion. F.P.,Blair, Washington: 3/y Dear Colonel t> Tours of the 4th inst., is. just received. Order No. 3, was, in my mind,clearly amilitary necessity. Unauthor ized persons, black or white, free or slaves, ni'US't be kept out of our camps unless we are willing .to publish to the enemy every thing we do Or intend to-do. II was a military and not a political, order. I am ready to carry out any lawful instructions in regard to fugi tives whieh my superior may glvo me, and to enforce any laws which Congress may pass,' but I cannotmake law and willnotviolate it. You know my private opinion on- the policy of confiscating the slave property of rebels in arms. If Congress shall pass it.you may be r . certain that I shall enforce it. Perhaps my policy as to the treatment of rebels and their property is as well set out in Order No. IS, issued the dayyour letter was, written,** I could now doscribo ii. Yours, truly, (Signed) H. W. Hallkck. Mr. Lovqjoy, of 111., in explanation, said that in introducing his resolution, he of coarse, did not desire to revoke an order that Gen; Hal-, leckdidnotmean to make. Hewould say.in re gard to himself and others, that an attempt has been made to convey - the impression i that ho and others design to support the war, hot as against the rebellion, bates against slavery. He believed in taking away all the .property of rebels and emancipating their slaves as .the.; most efficient’'means,of suppressing the Tsbellion. Others might differ from himAs to 'this policy, but whilo. he not in favor of carrying on the war for the speoifiband ultimate purpose of liberating' the slaves; r , he 'was against carrying it on for tho protection of slavery. He. was opposed to thearmy being employed as slave-catchers, and to giving orders to throw back on the masters those who escape,.whether froe or slave/ black .or white. Consequently, he thought that if any ordor had been given to drive slaves back into the hands of the. Secessiohiits, or into the hinds of, slaveholders, whether loyal or not, to be contrary. to a sjurntl policy in carry ing on the wanand snpprofeng the rebellion. In.conclusion ho s&id T : “If *any soldiers want to figot, simply fer. the purpose of returning fugitive slaves, ho had only to ‘remark that the army would.be stronger without them.” The House then proceeded to the considera tion of the special order, namely, the various propositions involving the question of the emancipation of tho persons held as slaves by the rebels. Mr. £llot, of Mass., proceeded to explain and enforce his resolution declaring that the war.,has—for’» its. .object .-the : 'suppression of the rebollion, the re-establishment of the rightful-authority of the National jCon- Jtitution and laws over the-entire extent of oaroommon country, and advising that mili tary orders for tho emancipation of the slaves, be issued whenever the same,shall avail to weaken,tho power of the rebels inarms, or in sustaining the military power of -tho loyal forces. Slavery, be argued, was' at the root of tho rebeljion-and therefore is an ' outlaw. There was no doubt that loyal men should bo protected, becaose .it shoald.be understood tbaf the men who, stand for the" right should bebjrtd elose to, our hearts. This - war had been called. an anti-slavory wai. . It was no such thing. Though slavery caused it,aod, though by; it slavery may brerthrowh or removed, neveftncileta object of the war is to recover the rightful authority of the gov ernment and to put down treason.- Let us, he . said, do.the work .pnt nponus, and'after that the way will, be opened to. us as our army*advances. The re establishment of the former order of things would be appa rent. Already a post office Has. been ‘put into operation at Port Boyal., Soon the school house and church wohid follow, and even in : tha PahnettoStatoibo banner of our common -country will a waYe*9ver ,the land of tho free. Trcason/wifl be iuppredsod and tharebolliop, overcome,- and-tho, rigbtfbl .authority of:the. laws and constitution maintained.' ’ *• \ i In tho course of his remarks ho said Simon : Camerow hod done - moro' in bhree months ; to raise bis name higher -among -mon and the' laws of freedom, as the opposer of-rebellion and treason, than daring all his previous long career ofpablie life. .Towards the conclusion of his argument he said it was a definite pol iey determined upon on the subject of confisr cation, and farther contended that was at the root of this treason, it-should be eradicated.- Ho quoted ‘from authorities to -show that by tho.law of nations- it was com petent and right for the government to pur sue the courso which his resolutions indicate. Mr. Conway, of Kansas, contended that the conflict whioh has. been preparing for nine' months has changed its original character. Prom the attempt to put down insurrection, r it has settled into a deliberate war. Wo have not oncounferod the enemy in any battio in whioh we have won an anqnoationable victory. Mr. Harding, of Ky., obtained the floor. Mr. Fonke; of 111., ineffectually askod him to giye way, as be wanted briefly to reply to the representative from Kansas, Mr. Conway, who has said that Jhobattle of Belmont was a defeat. In jastioe to the brave soldiors who participjatod in that notion, ho wanted to nail the falsehood.' , * , Mr.! Wadsworth, of Ky., commenced a speech, but.yieldod for a motion to.adjourn. ■ Mr. Conway, wished to know whether Mr. Fonkedntended his remark to him as personal. Mr. Robinson, of 111., said Mr. rook had left thehalt. \ ; .> Mr. Richardson, of. 111., would say that whatever his eolleague, Mr.Fouke, had'said on the floor, of a personal character, ought to bo settlod elsewhere. Mr. Conway, remarked thntho did net wish to be subject to the imputation of having told; a falsehood. He thought he understood ,the' proprieties of thisHonseasWbll as any.other member., u . Oh motion, ‘the Home then adjourned till Monday.'’-'^ Se:tat*.—Mr. Wilson, of Mass., offered a: resolution that the Inspector General, Quar-. termaster General and Commissary: General pf Subsistence, IwdiroetcdtoihfobntheSenate what nrticloa ought to be iold by t’he sn tiers to tho.voluntcers, and such asis-best promoted to soeuro their efficiency. Ho ,siid that it was necessary that the volunteers now in the field should go 'back without'!.being demoralized. He had information from all sources that the sutlers system, as it now exists, is & prolific source of demoralisation and degradation -to the volunteers. ' ,- Mr. Harris, of!. N.. Y., was glad that the subject had been brought before the Senate. He was satisfied Ibat this was a mbit crying pvil, and believed .that, .the whole ‘system should abolished. .The resolu tion was agreed to. •A joint resolution was recejv.ed from the House expressing ihe feelings of Oougrossin relation to the gallantconductof the late Gen. Lyon. Referred to the Military Committee!. A Joint resolution from thpHouso in:regard to the exchahge of prisoners, was referred ’to the same Committee;... . < Mr. Chandler, of Mich., introdneed-a n)so lution that the Military Committee,be in- 1 strncted to inquirelnfo the ejpedieney bfjap pointing a dbmxhHiee of both Houses .to retire, tmpropor officers from.thesimy.; i v. u>: v. Mr.. Carlisle, of. Va., opposed the resolution.' He was afraid it was apolitical dor!ce v to get ;political control i Mr. Ppblittle> pfj,Wjs.i -offeted as a substi : tute thatjbo Committee on Military' AfTain be lnquire into {heexpediency of • providing a more‘efficient mod*' lot retiring. :any ; improper .or, inoompetent rofficers of the army. . j ; Toe substitute wdpVmeepted end agreed to. , Mr. Footo, of Vt,, caUpd up t&6 resolution to exjpel 1 Waldo.. E. Johnson,. Bcna tor from 'Ho., from the Senate of the United States. 1 After discussion, the resolution was referred to tho. Committee Oh Jndiplarj.’ 1 ‘ i 'to ' Promote the efficiency of-'the navy, as- reported by~Mr. Grimes, of Ipwa, from theffayn^Committoe;'wm.'Ukejiup;.;:.:,"' -Mr~ Grimosexptaibed thebill andurgedLita passage at ’ some lehgth/ 1 Thebill trrovidm. for .retiring officers' ,oa : raster, fof'fortyy^ra^^ President tb.Mlect an officer fram tho graded Captain -or Commander and-assign- bim-to- the commandofa squadron-wittf thbrankbf Flag Offioer. 1 - .' : J >-*_■-.!.; time of retiring naval officers was made forty flvoycsnifiitealfbfTorty, Mr. Johnson, of Tennetseg, inored that sb; mnehof-tbs. President’s "Message as relates to the iaoky:«nd r '?e&beHd»pbe referred to a seledf committee. Agreed to.' The Senate then went into executive session and subsequently adjourned till Monday. TheSason and SUdell Affair—Meet - of Lirerpool Cotton K««lauit< ••Comments of the “Timox.**': SESHffI: -• New Ton*, Dec. IS—The, MpamSsPHousa bnpgs a cqpy cf thojiondon 2W, -of the 28thult., which contains aft ,-account: of a. meeting held. in Liverpool with reference to the Slidell-Mason affair. Thefollowing pla card was posted on change: “Outrage, on. the-British flag. Southern Commissioners forcibly removed froura Brit-, isb. mail steamer. will be held in the Cotton Salee-reom, at 3 o’clock.” In .pursuance of this!call the. room was orowded to excess. The chair was occupied by James Spence, who read; the following res olution: r Rtnilved, That this meeting, having heard with indignation that -an , American, federal ship-of-war has forcibly taken from a British mail steamercertain passengers who were pro ceeding peaceably, under the shelter of oar flag, from one-neutral port -to another, do earnestly call upon the government to assert the dignity of the British: flag by requiring prompt reparation for this outrage. This resolution was advocated by the who .considered-that he .was ex pressing the feeling of..the .people, when he said that it was-the. duty of tne people to im press on the government, the imperative ne cessity of vindicating, the -honor'and- dignity of the British name^.aod-flag., i ( - Mi. ; JohmCampbell considered that there was reason to doubt whctherthe facti related and aeted op by this .meeting .were:in reality ar breach of international law, and referred to ; the opinions of, the Law. Officers: of as boing in some maasureJnefined to show that sack, a- step as taxen with respeot to the Southern Commissioners; was justifiOble.un-. der the .existing., state, of-internatidnal law. Ho urged the propriety of postponing tho con eidoratioQofthesqbjccttiUto-tnotTOW.W. , Mr. Torr suUained Mr. Campbell’s vi#r B . * The Chairman - suggested, in order to meet the objection of Mr; Campbell, to strike out tho words “By requiring prompt reparation for. this outrage,” and thus amended the reso lution was passed by nearly -a unanimous vote. t ,-, v .. - Several motahahta . expressed; their, views, after, the adjournment, that the meeting and its action was premature. The London I?nte« ! is more moderate in its comments on the Mason-and Slidell-capture than the Xeice. While denyingthat the fed eral government, on its bwn-poaition-thht the existing war is a mere rebellion, has a* right to overhaul neutral ships, it nevertheless ad mits : that England herself- has’established precedents .which now tel! against her in this matter of tho Trent, but those precedents wore made under, cireumatahces very-different, it asserts,- from those which now ooeftr. •' Eng land.was then fighting for existence, and did. in thoso days what she would not do now, nor allow others to do. -In discassing the ques tion whether Mason :and'Blwfibll were liable to ceptnre as belligerents, or oh. board the Trent, the. Time* etatesit as the” opinion of very-eminent-jurists that this wai = to}bd adjusted bytbO /boata crew. "The logal._c6nrse would haVo been to ; take the ship itself into portfor adjudication.' It concludes with- the expression that Eng lishmen will discuss the question with calm ness, and appeals to the federal Sutes not to provoke a war by such acts. - ii i . < General Order of Gen. Halleck. St. Louis, Dec.l2.*—The following general orper will- be issned to-morrow . mhrniffg t Headquarter* Jkpartment of. Mwouri, ) .. - St. Louib, J)6c;12,18fll. j : The suffering faniilies driven by the rebels from southwest Missouri, which have already arrived here,havebeehihpptied'.by .voluntary" contributions mado by.-Union-.men. Others are on their way, to arrive days.- These must be suppl fed by ; from men known, to- be hostile t 6 the ‘Uuiou. ‘. A liitc will ba prepared of all pereonrof/tbis class, who do not voluntarily fUrnish tho!r : quota,; and contributions will be levied~on them of. $lO,OOO. in clothing, provisions 'and quarter*, ormonay.ih lieu thereof.' ‘ V ; V - - This levy will be made on the-following classes of persons,in proportion to their gnilT - andproperty ofeachindtvidaai:; First; th6so' in arms with tho bnemy who Have property.in this oity. . Second, .those'who :havn"furniihed'' pecuniary or other aid' to the to-. persons in the enemy , s serviee; 1 ' Third'those’ I who have yerbally; in ‘Writing or by public*-, • Hon/given encouragement to tbe'insurgents . andrebols. • Brig. Gen. CurtU, sB. G. Tarran, Frovost Marshal, and «ef Sti Lottie, will oonstitute the Board of As sussbrs for levying’the afora-rinentibned oom* ; . wihntions- AA roo'a as’ahy. part of this, con- • tribution has beeoxssesaed.-’ino.Provost Mar shal General will notify. <the*‘party assessed, their agents representatives, 1 , itattng the amount of clothing "or V quar tors and money • valuo thereofi.'required of each, and if not furnisbed withiri the time specified in each notice, exo-/ cation, and sufficient property’will be taken and sold at Ipublic .'auctionip. satisfyXhe as- - aossmentj Withi cost, ,and a.penalty of 25 per cent, addition.': t.; If any . per Son upon whom • assessment shall bo'ttade; shall file 'with* the Provost Marshal' General an affidavit'that ho - is a ,loyal citixon and has been true to» his ai legianco to : the United States, he-will be al lowed one weok-'to fUrnish evidence to the Board to vindicate his character; ' and if at the end of- that time ' shall not he ablo to satisfy tho ' Board of hii loy alty, the assessmont shall be inereased. Supplies so collected will be expended for the object .designated under tho .diction of the Provost Marshal Goheral,'and by 'the'State Sanitary Commission. ;Where .money is -re ceived instead of supplies, it will be expended for them as and any moneynot so expended; will be turned over to the fianitary Commission for the behefit of the. sick and wounded soldiers.: Any one .whoshall resist, ' or attempt to- resist: the -execution of: these, • orders, will be immediately arrested,.impris oned, and will be tried by lhe Mllitary Uom mission. [Sipied:j„ HvW.Hau.bck, Major-General Commanding. From Fort'Pickens. ‘N rw York, Dec. 12.—The Benin publishes the following letter from Fort Pickens, dated Nov. 23d, 1861: The bombardment was commenced on bur side 6n the 22d of November, at half-past 9 o'olock a. m., having, about half an< hour's start of the rebels. Since then the firlng has continued. The ;first! day we had one lulled and one wounded. . The one killed was a member of .the.2ouave regiment. - -.Good shots were.firod on both sides, DatlitUo'herin was done to Fojrt-Pickeni, while Fort Mcßae suffered very much. The United States frigate Niagara and Richmond took part in the bom bardment, with good results. The second day, Fort Pickens commenced firing again at half-past 10 o'clock a. m., and was answered promptly by the rebels; . X think ahont 2,500 guns have.becn fired in two days. At S o’clock p. m., on the 23d of Warrington , was set on fire by the'guns oirbur side, and the fire destroyed neariy”aiTbC!that placo and the.graater part of .thoxfovy Yard. It must hot be.forgottea: that the steamer Times was disabledthe first shot fired* She was of the-Nary ,"Yard at night. The rebels did not fire to much the' second day. Perhaps thby aw shorMf ammdiuUon. Two companies of Wilson's Zouaveschave charge <?f Jibe batteries ncarthe fort. -Two more ponies of.the;tame'£i»gtmfnl are. assisting ur the ’ ' ihilli, poVder,* doin|; guard duty,, etc.—and tho rest lie on tte trenches to xeport-any .night .attack. . The ; hoariest guns of the rebels aro near the light j house, and their best mortars on both sidesmf t the hospitals. - „ , .. . - > The water battery below Fort Mcßae ~is 'proying a bad customer, and is to be feared more than the fort. Our ranges are splendid, and it gives' oh*-great satisfaction to wftnbife this great trial of our artillery. If I have time, I will send you sketches of the burning of Warrington and the.nayy yard; From Washington. !^ . r reoeived-at the Navy alhfi»Jfchdt:bn tUelMk' ihst., Commander Rodgers-, loft Tybee Boado before daylight .with the steamers Ottawa, Beneca and Pembina, 1 amf crbfsed'the bar at iWarsaw Sound atJuUf' The United States forces approached'the fort os-Warsaw Island within a mile, and sent Xienfe. Barnet to It with a flag of- it en tirely deserted.. The' Fprt.cotfifitted of an en closed octagonal work,'! for eight guns on thewater.ffioei/ r lutd boon, removed, ' the platforms -out; the magaslne blown-' qp* ' Ucmmunriftt. j_Tht letter »leo eeye thatfremti»;Bi6uUi of Wilmington .river, -wo obsarrbd I k'' , battery; hearingftom njf about N. ;ahd just above a housol wUh-^-vedioupolal; 7 drhicb^AStti^f4h»7 cou t:rizrvoy Hiangulation, and is about ten miles from Savannah. We counted Are guns, apparently of large* calibre, on the face of the battery ■frrywiy. i.i SMjiy' if -• . WwardA ahe-.bne"' gnn upon tho.other.fec^ 1 havfLbeen ■more. we : were near'enough to soo on the reinparta,'-ajia tha -Inwonets;.^.,-w; si .»-;- : rv' "' -i. * Commander Bodrefs stabre that, a battery opon Little Tybea Island would' be if no use whatever, although there may a signal gun plaoed -tijece, and Sou.th- of tha "Eastern part of ii, a commanding ipoint for The higheat' .point' reached by Commander Rodgers w&4 ' abobt. eighV xnilas from - Warsaw,' bßing ab'ont ten' fiitieii' from Bavannab, and between four and' five "miles from -ThuDdorbolt 'on our side, and Bloat-, gomery-tipon the otheri <t River and Weather.at Louisville^ Locisvjlle, Dec. 12.—The river is felling slowly, with 6 feet .6. inches water in' the . c * n *'-‘ ...Woather clear. .-Mercury.3s°.. ; - Gltra Seeiion of Xegisiatnre, ? Urrsotr,'Doc. 13.—Gov. Blair damatlon for an extraordinary session or tho Legislaturo/to assemble oh the 2d prox. Frpm Old Point. Baltixorx, Deo. 12.— I the Old Point boat has. arrived, but brings no .news from that point or the South. .1-:, . .. rl.v ?; .r.:b COMMERCIAL RECORD. Allegheny Cattle Market. ' Dxc. 12,—Tbe. offwingi of Cattle dhring the-past week, were smaller than .usual, whllatha number sold iWas.iuarfy eqnal-to.that of liwt wackv.Prireß remain steady,but unchangod. ; ' ,Tbe reeeipU of Hoe* continue vety largai - hit the uu&Yorable.condition of the weather fbralta^iter log, togvtiwr with Tates damanded-bybold ere, prevented packeza from buying to any gmat ex tent. 'Tbo totoJ numberJMld atibothyanls aggrega ting 927 beAd,/or.whicb the prices irubgod fitah to $3,15 per 100 Ibe, gross i mcstly at The offering*qf Sheep wtro limitsd r but'mify : equal to the demand..! No change ft prices."-- !T - » i . . Below will be fouud -th* particulars of- tha sale* at ; both.Yards: .. ■ : -r i-:t: UNION YAHBS. r : j * 1 J • CATTtH.' - 1 • '.'i Bold-irX Bl.CahiU, 18, ljic-]*r IbrUrers Abro.l9o. Joshua' Copeland, •;}£;. Okey,-nr23d; Cny 201HIBQSO per head; Bull * Bullock; 19,-% fientAiefr—S.EAdams, 23;..80bt ShleUs. SfiVTm Tingle/—; C Wslter/lB; B Taylor/GC; J a iMefin* «on;34;Sucdgra» 4;co, 124;’John T-BobblhfMiTw .Uewie,ls. ; , ; ~ - r f.£-;-c .{■-'i-izv-. ;BOOS. 1 ... ' sofcHSolotaonBcbaeaer;i9:s2;feo percwtyHnws: P Jtogwe; VI r M Peters; 4k : ‘f3wls Br&bacb. ISO, s3,os;,'Bakeatraw Aco, XUrttußUd! 80,®5; EV Tidbfllh loTlSc o hDaniels,• ■? •Bat £oa-rD Davison, 9&r Wm ( aa-w v WASHBiWs/ mm. if. a LUK rum CsogUsr,A Joto BBofr.: utt, U; H On WdliB BaOu-.m ?h. oc»t, : w; ja • : V---4 ■ 00,;f2,56 re r head;;Wm. M^tlrin, 86,$3A0percwt. . , , A JBew-MUtr *’ Mnetb; 4865 » Tsjliif/n-lre Braina«l # 10l; v • :^r-iT .i’i:;.' MOBGAN TABDg.- vV i*t biia . • • .CATTLE. { .. , r SWd—Crouse * Good,- 80,-2>i@3, J 1 Fotdj&rSO. 3H;H AYonrig, 15, 19>'3%?’SLJL ■ Crooks,4o,3;G Uoimcht«r,-/12,-SnodmwlO, t cs7tor;i9, : L Dye, W-H Mclftiddep; b-bo -ihSj-.' f •Aihfceußbt'©; M Orr,ao*; Grisr ft 8 WalhlOS; SC WalUOfc lS);fltei6n.Bryanf, 20O: J Parnter. 79; OMastou. tt: -8 Bdckihghant;i29; B K Cartnll, 93;' Metcalf/Blue A HoW«i,il3B; A PBcnrmcsV 63?; B :MiafsD*n:As6:' W ;I H McYadden, 73; G Cowles/178., t.. vn-iwOlt : Soli-Wm WriUtn, r cnt.'p«i *o 4TCn.fUS. $3,18; Puim.ll, 100,,3.. ” •. »».*»- reccing idoviy yesterday/.yitii-savsis paet lnches by. .tho’l>i?r> mariu'.iasr- svmtini^i'The Weither continues .1* ftom what wa had ]hr threo JSanvpofttstm:. there was hot a single departure. Undfee fhxh Lizzie Martin,'from dua tiSi'night; sBd" trill doubtl'ear" bi the ' wha/f tlti* mofiiing/" The WtnW. m kisda oU'Ktarday at i '4 Uttl^s^k^er OWtige aiTirwl' hrmu ‘■'ini ?6ta»k y^teidiy'm«iing Cargo;-indading e 1 large ■qnsjoilty' lifcSlde oil. Bhfe 'lfeft againin- tho' atfehiootr Wiffi/ j| -freigbtJisfanda : ‘fliir I nnniWr ofpMieni|siW.?. > . t .^Sjpt. . Andrew ifaDer htjonV from Bf.’ > L(/qj« I hMday night, 'wbore;lwfnriijrvttit. Welearnfrtun bimtbatthere is t»htiderabiejin&it 'at ihat pkee awaiting ehlpmcnV io PftttbUjgHJir.^.'. ' The Key Vest-left -Loaißriße for this dty , evening With a good cargo, inclnding a tpairtfty of flour and tobacco.' ' rr ' To* CnicunfATt Xkd LotTißTlLiS— -It* ii : '<nily ■ decenary to•' state that ihe‘JacobYcxj; . giob^ b the CttcUneii and' XotiisvflU' picket' for The popnlarßiyCity, * W. theSaturday'packets ’ c ' / ‘ v'M To* Sr.' LbirTe-i-The popular Bteainet'flnattt Side in command of Capt; Frank Marratta, wfll be the H£^ r £ rSl * *«***-• -She wiU M'tH- IbweOjtha Prim* .Capt, 000. D. lfoore. and Denmark, Capt. X.'J<'SobiQMp., y. ’ . Marketa by Tclegraph. - CrecDnutt. Pec ll.—Evenink.—Ttonr Im but prices are hnchanced: superfine eeUsatfiftAilfi. ioA extra at 9410@4 ao. Whthtlh Ukht sbpn& entf infidr-demand at 80@Uo for red* imd **Prm for white, Oats ot 29c. Corn firm at 29c. aßd Bar My. 49(3i50c. <N Whisky, in good Mp" and higbert salee local speculative demand ibr mess park: riiflniMß and 99 75 was offered finely this aftmiooa, but than is very little packed and -unsold, and itik bold at $lO. • • ttbwe la as icilwdestsi Lekdat 7Vc, and hanU7,e’*y dor sate. ;GreeniniHdeA4ri««t *M C t° T shooldan. and tide* and h*m*..Lth eeed Oil held at TtgTSc, with Groeederbßojpantjiv-i-o 'JiTI Bxcbange : x.- WOO biles at 32c. Flour study;: 22.ooo bbh eolA At 55 for Bidte, $S for Oblo, kallK'S) <96(X) ftrvSottUMrn;: Wbsat-is deist; Mar 'lfiftOOfi bush;at f1 ; 23Al 29for ddcsoSprtaa^Jlakli. 33 for, UUwau&e Clhb : $1 30A1 and $i 40 for white Indiana; Cotn‘ Is' bush eold ai66ffi6Sc.' Stigar cixbf it Arm. • Pori; firm at $1? LmaSa^hMkr firm < 9at^ c . ,^tt v jpujm QARD v.v.i JSSt' J.v , .... j£ll ' Tbeautacrlber would ropectAiUy lafarm th M h. lit that ‘“f?™ • AT A'IRACTIOK ABbvi ' iA ‘ Her large and comprelieoriTe itockbf ; 1 ' p/Ayo-FairTEs, 3rj?rozj£OAi» Jfra/C yD ATPBJCAL- 1 ■? -*» :”;MJ aiu . •Jill* will iMm »M I rTEBSOWSIWStXISi£‘ ■ EHG, nrlH 6T£EET.- - : ' r‘— "■■-■• sit r ea I yiiS«tlife ;< «?/ Ajrat tor-KKASE'iTiiM iiia PBfthTJßfc'i®/ . jii ni':m - r : fauna* fflade One « For Mb tar-- --JOHJF ’* • -noia tatweroPiaiato aM*»*'jfr SONS'- PIAKO&-S’ ttp[JKlUn!« from Ibo Mt^tbctc^' gSSaSSSS&Sffl^^asw# , -ami:rtonMa. Mu-egafed.aA. ■=■* '-•: JiUtJaAHiCv.ljirOXMfWki \A/ANTED—To completo. tHa ’Coin-/ TV twit: Twenty mca, Bhoeiag.fiißi&t f i ' Snddkr, 1 Wa*oo‘ma*er.' TB*' CBarpsajh*' faw in 'TfawatuUaflr»«nsSrtS: booto Third txai<Uu't*Ulß»ry.«)Mi T f ■■! I-,.- , '■ tL .•VT E W -L> traalm: rtlx oftb«rw«!tAmBric»ft' • iSiSiijAM-stiuavlijUKi; iXLTlCS.—Begulntton# and Initructlons fo'the v Flald Serric* rftbe CnUedfitatea CaTidry to timeof War. By Major General Oaorgaß. McCUQaa. la lToL,lflao. ■
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