Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1863, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR. THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR, Report of the Congressional Committee. ——— The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, appointed by the late Congress, and which by a resolution of one or both Houses ‘Was permitted to continue its sittings after the expiration of the official term of that Congress, concluded on Friday last one branch of its labors by the adoption of a Report devoted chiefly to the Operations of the Army of the Petomuc. This Report is to be followed by others relat- ing to the first battle at Bull Run—the trocps there engaged haying beer the nuclens of the * Army of the Potomac—and to the disastrous | corfiict at Ball's Bluff, in which portions of the troops of the same army were engaged. A | Report is also promised on the Western De- partment. The battle at Fredericksturg is noticed only in part. No mention is made of the operations in the Shenandoah and Moun- j tain Departments. As regard=the campaign of the Army of Vir- ginia, under Gen. Pope, the committee says that the circumstances connected withit “have been so fully in vies ye by the military courts in the cases of Gen. McDowell and Gen. Por- ter” that the committee “deemed it unnecessary to make so thorough an investigation of that campaign as they would otherwise have done.” it therefore confines itself to a recital of “the orders and correspondence in relation to the delays in the forwarding of Gen. Sumner's and Gen. Franklin’s corps from Alexandria to the assistance ofGen Pope.” For thesame reason— that the subject has been investigated by a military commission—the commitiee has not deemed it necessary to take much testimony in relation to the surrender of Harper's Ferry. Three-fourths of the reportis occupied with the military services of Gen. McC! com- mercing with his appeintmentas the su ot Gen. Scott, and coming down to November last, when he was relieved of the command of the Army of the Potomac. His forces, his movements, his delays, his repeated calls fer reinforcements, his differences with the Presi- dent and General-in-Chief, his alleged failure to provide proper protection for the National Capital, &c., are adverted to, more or less at large, and interspersed with unfavorable yiews of his operations in the field, ba opinions of other officers who were cilied be- fore the committee. Much of the matter of the report has already come before the public, and we therefore shall not repeat. Of the «Army of the Potomac,” which is first treated of, the Committee say: “Every energy of the Government and all ources of & generous and patriotic people w freely and lavishly placed the disposal of Gen. McCiel nda put it in the most o that offensive operitions might be at the earliest practical moment.. The Army cf the Potomac became the cbject of speciai care to every de- partment of the Government, and all other military movements and organizations were made subordidxt: to the one great purpose ot t Washington, and org an amy which should overpower the torces of the enemy, and forever crush out any hope of success which the rebels might cherish. Kyen when the Army of the Poroms dimensions never before contem} edin the course of military operations upon this cont:- | nent, and seldom, if ever, equalled in modern times, no portion of its rapidly increasing numbers was permitted to be diverted, even for a brief pei other enterprises. The generals in charge of ihe various expe- ditions trom time to time inaugurated, and from which so much benefit was anticipated — General Butier, General Sherman, General Burnside, and others—were compelled to look | eleewhere for the troops ¢o compose the com. mands, to rely upon the contmued patriotism | of the people, and the zeal of the executives of the various States for the raising of those rezi- iments which would enabie them to depart for the fields of duty assigned to them. No consid- eration was, for a moment, allowed to diminish or impair the efficiency of the army of the Potomac, and the unexampled spectacle was presented to other nations, who were inten‘ ly Watching the course of eyents in this country, of the largest army of the present century being raised entirely by voluntary enlistinents in the brief period of a few months. When Congress «mbled in this city, in the beginning of December. b1, So Suecessinul bad n the exertions of the authorities, and Bo zealously bad the people responded to their country’s Call, bat Gis consolidated morning reports, furnished your commi| i jutant general of the army. clusive of the command of (reneral Baltimore, the army of the Potomac cousisted ef about 185.000 men” Concerning the obstruction of the navigation of the Potomac, the Committee say that tie Navy Department repeatedly proposed to co- operate with the War Department to spen the navigation of the Potomac: that Gen. MeClel- Jan finally promised that 4,000 men should be ready ut a time named to go down the riyer for that purpese, but that the projeet fell thr h. i: “Capt. Fox, in answer to the inquiry of the colmniitiee as to What reason was assigned for ; not tending the trcops according to the s agreement, replied that the only reason, as he could asc hy, was, that Gen. M Icn feared it might | ing on a general eng: Rent. «The President, who Navy Deparunent in voy first upon Ge : Clellan, manifeste: he learned that the } quence of the troops bot beingsent. And Capt. Craven threw up his con.inand on the Potomac aud applied to be sent to ea, saying that, by yemaining here and doing nothing, he was but losing his own repntation, as the blame for the Potomac + be blockaded would imputed to him and command.” The Pre: iad united with the ug their proposition, wn upon Gen. Me- sappointment when an had failed in co: ‘sident’s order a It62, aircady published, To this order Gen. Mc orate reply of the sume plan therein indicated as of dividing our army by a very difficult ob- Btacle, (the Occoquan.) and by & distance too great to enable the two portions to support each other, should either be attacked by the masses of the enemy, while the other is heldin check.” He then proceeded to argue in favor ofa movement by way of the Rappahannock or Fortress Monroe, giving the preference to the Rappahannock ronte. He stated that thirty days would be required to provide the necessary means of transportation. He stated that he regarded “success as certain, by all the chances of war,” by the route he proposed, while it was “by no means certain thut we can beat them (the enemy) at Manassas.” The committee have no evidence, either oral or documentary, of the discussions that ensued or the arguments that were submitted to the consideration of the President that led him to Felinquish his own line of operations and con- sentto the one proposed by Gen. McClellan, except the result of a council of war, held in February, 162. That council, the first, so far as the committee haye been able to ascertain, ever called by Gen. McCiellan, and then by direction of the President, was composed of twelve generals, as follows: McDowell, Sum- ner, Heintzelman, Keyes, Fitz-John Porter, Franklin, W. F. Sraith, McCall, Blenker, An- drew Porter, Barnard,and Naglee, (from Gen. » Hooker's division.) To them was submitted the question whether they would indorse the line of operations which Gen. McUlellan desired to adopt. The result for a flank movement sgi lellan wrote an elab- ting to the of the deliberation was a vote of eight to four | in favor of themovement by way of Annapolis, and taence down the Chesapeake bay, up the Rappahannock, landing at Urbana, and across the country to Richmond. The four generals who yoted against the proposed movement were Gens. McDowell, Sumner, Heintzelman | and Barnard. Gen. Keys yoted for it with the qualification that ne change should be made until the enemy were driven from their bat- teries on the Potomac. Gen. McClellan states in his testimony that by adopting the route by way of Annapolisand the Rappahannock, he hoped, if proper secrecy Was preserved to be able to reach the vicinity ef Richmond betore the rebel army at Manassas could be concentntted there for ite defence. Whatever probability there may have been for the realization of such 4 hope at the time the Rappahannock route was decided upon, it w: entirely removed when the enemy evacaa! Manassas, before any actual movement was made by our arm And Gen. Mclellan at once relinquished the Rappahannock route, and decided, with the concur: oormanders, to go by w the Peninsula. One great objection to the Peninsula ronte, as of Yorktown and indicated by the testimony of all the wituesses | who testify upon that point, including Gen. | MoCiellan himself, was the total want ot in- formation in reference to eountry there, the kind and condition of the roads, the preparations tor defeuce, &c. The difficulties and ¢inbarrassments our army Jabored under from the beginning of that cam- paigu, trom that want of informaiion, are very evident from the testimony The decision of the counci! of twelve gene- rals in Febreary was to move by way of An- Bapolis and thence to the Rappahannock. The Cite of reopening ‘he navigation of the ‘olomac, by driving the euemy iroin their bat- ed upon the | bie him to gather to- | nizing there, ; c hag attained | iod, to the accomplishment of j 1e flotilla under his | zwdot February, | involving “the error | as | nee of his corps | the nature of the | teries upon the river was discussed. It was, however, finally decided that the enemy should be left in possession of their batteries, and the movyemennt should be made without disturbing them. 5 [The committee here devote considerable space to the question of the amount of forces leit for the defense of Washington, and the | matter of the withdrawal of McDowell's com- mand from the army of the Potomac, present- ing, however, no new facts ef special import- ance.} PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN. General Heintzelman, who commanded the first troops of the army of the Potomac that landed on the peninsula, arrived at Fortress Monroe on the 23d of March, two weeks after the evacuation of Manassas. He had orders to encamp as near Fortress Monroe as possible, in order that the enemy should have no idea of the direction in which the army was to move. whether towards Yorktown or Norfolk. Gen- | eral Heintzelman states that shortly after land- ing he obtained information thatthe enemy had ! not more than 10,000 troops at Yorktown and on the peninsul:, and is satisfied that he conld i have advanced and isolated Yorktown, in which case there would haye been no serious obstacle in the way of proceeding directly to Richmond. On the 27th of March he sent out reconnoi- tering parties as faras Biz Bethel and Watt's creek, and went near the Half-way House, where about 400 of the enemy and a little artil- Jery_ were seen. He telegraphed to General McClellan what he was doing, and received a dispatch in reply that he (Gen. McClellan) hoped that nothing had been done to give the enemy information of the line of operations of the army. The reconnoissance was then with- drawn. Troops continued to arrive at Fortress Mon- himeelf arrived. On the 4th of April the army commenced its movement in the direction of Yorktown, and on the 5th appeared before the enemy's lines. Gen. McClellan stated that he moved from Fortress Monroe sooner than he otherwise would have done, upon hearing that the enemy were sending down reinforcements. All the tesiimony goes to prove that when our trcops first Iinded on the peninsula the force of the enemy there consisted of Magru 7,000 to 12,000 men, except by General McClel- lan, who estimates it from 15,000 to 20,090. | Hon. Lemuel J. Bowden, United States Sena- tor from Virginia—then living within the rebel lines, near Williamsburg ities thit, the rebels did not determine to re! y gruder untilit was apparent that our forces intended to stop before Yorktown and com- | mence a regular siege of the place. Itis now | evident, whatever may have been the opinion of eur officers at that time, that our forc when the first appeared before Yorktuw j could hi pierced the lines of works across | the peninsula there without much difficul- ! ty, isolating Yorktuwn, and ng off re- | intorcements. when the p have fallen in a very short time. sected and desired this should be done. General Heintzleman forwarded to General MeCleHan the application of General Ia mmanding a division, tor p the enemy's line. No an: ed to the application. Iinsterd of that, how os termined upon, contrary %o the desire of the T, i siege was de- President, v 0.aS early as the wroie to Gen MeCleHan urging acti letter has already been published.} A month was spent before Yorktown, our ¥:in the opinion of some of our ablest ot- ©, becoming more demoralized by the la e than it uld haye been even by of April, on, {The { General's office, Me noand his adjutaut at, on the 30th of April, 167, the forces on the p a tnder Gen. McClel- lan nmonnted to 112,50 present for duty. On the Ist of M Presiden: tel { Gen. McClellan :—* Your tfor Pa from Washington alarms me, chiefly because it argues indefinite procrastination. Is any- thing to be done! On the night of the % the morning of the ith of May the enemy evacuated Yorktow without loss, One of the w | that General MeClellan was yery much ena- | grined and mort dat the evacuation. as he had made his preparations to open from his batteries on Monday, the 5th of May The committee ort that there have been great misapprehension and ¢ sion in relttion to the management of the troops at Williamsburg. When the pursuit first com- menced on Sund General eimtzebnan s instructed by ¢ i tottke charge of operations in ft: morning of Monday neru Sumner al McClellan re- intend the thesses test mained behind in Yor sending two divisions up th ork river to Wert Point. A heavy rain set in on Sunday, rendering the roads almost mmpracticabdle tor the pacsnge of troor The dif- ferent commands he and brigades, to some extent were separatul ‘trom each cther—and it seems to haye been Lifticud: to get the troops up in time. “Vveral of the ge is testified that, had the my been promptly followed up aiter ‘he ue of Williamsburg, they could haye becn loilowed right into Kichmond—one of them says without firinga gun. Geueral McClellan vys that the roi es0 bad, in consequence . Uhiat it impractica tu make Tous pursuit. ‘The batue of Williamsburg appears to have been fu: tounder many and serious disad- vantag Nothing was known of the na- ture of the country or 1 defensive works of the enemy until our troops arrived | before them: there was no controlling mind in charge of the movements, there was unce tainty in regard to who was in commund: ; general fought as he considered best: and. the time the general commanding appeared on the field, the principal part of the fighting was over. On the 3istof May and the $ist of June the batties of Seven Pines and Fair Oaks were fought. As there has been so much con versy in regard tothe conduct of treo} wall reter more particularly tothe testimony of Gen, Casey, who commanded the advan i vision, upon which the attack was first nr 5 Gen. Casey states that, when the campaign of { the Peninsula commenced, his di | sisted principally of raw and inexperienced | troops. They bud suffered greatly trom the labors and exposures incident upon the siege ‘= ne of the 1 of Yorktown and the advance of the troops up | | the Feninsulz. Some of flea had been tor weeks without shelter, being comprlied to leave their camp equipage behind when or- dered on the pursuit oi the enemy after the evacuation of Yorktown. That division took the lead across the Chickaho y; taking up a position at Seven Pines, where it established itself by throwing up entrenchments and cut- ting abati 8 before the battle of Seven Pines, contrary to the advice and opinion ot Gen Keyes and Gen. Cascy, the division was or- dered thr quarters of u mile to the tront, within six miles of Richmond, his pickets ex- tending within five miles. They had no sup- port on their right or their left, the remainder of the corps to which they belonged (Keyes) being in tM rear; and in the batile that fol- lowed they were not adequately supported by reinforcements. tacked Gen. Sumner at Fair Oaks. General Hooker, who had been ordered torwazd the duy before by Gen. Heintzehaan, with one- half of his division, hearing the firing of the enemy upon Gen. Sumner’s forces, proceeded at once in that direction and engaged the en- and fell back in confusion. There was no com- munication between the forces under General Sumner and those under Gen. Heintzelman, under the circumstances. General McClellan Wis with the main part ef wie army on the | left bank of the Chickahominy. After ihe tight- ing was over he came across to the right bank of the river. On the mor raan ordered General Hooker to make a recon- nolesance in force, which he did, advancing to within jour miles of Richmond, meeting with bo resistnce except a little from the enemy’s picket: Upon being informed Heintveiman of what he had done, General McClellan ordered the troops to be recalled and ¢-eupy the position that had be Sasey’s division. ° been exun I, testify that the army could have pushed right on tothe © with little resistance; that the enemy were very much bro! and demoralized, throwing y arms, clothing, &¢., that might impede Hight. General McClellan seems tohave contemplated an immediate mevement upon chmond, for, the day after the battle, June | 2, he writes to the Secretary of War: spirit yesterday morning, but are everywhere most signaily repulsed with great loss. Our troops charged frequently on both days, and uniformly broke the enemy. The result is, that our left is within four miles of Richmond. posilion, I may wait for what troops I can bring up from Fort Monree. But the morale of | my troops is now such that I can yenture | | much. I do not fear for odds against me. The gallantry of our officers and men.” The movement was not made, however, as General McClellan states, because of the high stage of water and the bad roads. On the 6th of June McCall’s division, of Gen. McDowell’s corps, was ordered to join the army on the peninsula, On the Sth of Jane Gen, McClellan telegraphs:—«T »4anl be in roe, and on the 2d of April Gen. McClellan | cer’s command, variously estimated at from | The | 10ns j engazed in that battle, th® committee | The next day, the Ist of June, the enemy at- | emy. Ina short time the enemy were repulsed, | (Hooker’s,) buteach fought as he deemed besi | ng of Monday General Heintzel. | by General | en held by | “Phe officers engaged in that battle, who haye | y ot Richmond | “The enemy attacked in foree and with great | only wait for the river to fall to cross with the | rest of the force and make a general attack. | Should I find them holding firm in a strong | victory is complete, and all credit is due to the | fect rendiness to move forward and take ichmond the moment that McCall reaches here and the ground will admit the passage of | artillery.” On the itthor lithof June McCall's | troops commenced arriving at the White House Preparations contined to be made in Wash- ington to send down by land from Fredericks- burg the remainder of Gen. Mc Dowell’s corps, he being directed to co-operate tuliy with (Tea. | McClellan, but retaining an iadependent com- ; mand. This dees not appear to have been in | accordance with Gen. McClellan’: wishes: for, on the !fth of June, he telegraphs to the Secre- tary of War: “It onght to be distinctly understood that McDowell and his troops are completely under {my control. IL received a telegram from him | requesting that McCall's division might be placed so as to join him immediately upon his | arrival. ' proper spirit; whatever troops come to me | must be disposed of so as to do the most good. | Ido not feel that in such circumstance as those in which I am now placed General McDowell | should wish the general interest to be sacri- ' | | | ficed for the purpose of increneing his com- i ‘mand. IfI cannot fully control all hia troops | That request does not breathe the | eir report of the pen. insula campaign by quoting largely from the report of General Bernard, chef of engineers of the army of the Potomac during that cam- paign. ' One of the mogt prominent among the canses of the ultimate failure, he thinks, was the in- action of eight months, from August, 1¢61, to April, 1862. Gonsiderable space is given in thereport to the question if Gen. McClellan re-inforced Pope as promptly as possible, but it seems te remain very much in the fog yet. {The synopsis of testimony of the Maryland campaign, and the Fredericksburg campaign, under Burnside, we must defer.} The Committee in conclusion, review the whole campaign of the rebellion in every sec- tion of the country where the army have uper- | ated, and arrives at a hopeful viow. The } ; I want none of them, but would prefer to fight | | the battle with what I have, and let others be | responsible for the results.” + { On the Isthof June, McClellan telegraphs | to the Secretary of War, that the rebel Jackson, | in the valley, had been reinforced from Rich- replied that he was in possession Of similar in- formation and considered it, if true, as rood asa reinforcement to him (McClellan) of an } mond with 1€,000 men, to which the Prosidont | ; equal number of troops On the same day | McClellan telegraphed the President that at | the expiration of twenty-four hoars he st | “fight the enemy as soon as Providen: il { permit.” At that time the record shows that | he had 156,838 men, deducting from this num- | ber those on special duty, sick and in arrest, left him 115,102 present for duty. I ahout this time the rebel Stuart made his raid round i the entire army, unharmed, and discovered the nature of our communications with tha | York River. Gn the 24th and 25th, McClellan telegraphs the Secretary of War that he expects an attack upon his right and rear; he S$ 10 have to tight against odds an , The answer of the Pre: i “WASHINGTON. 862, “Your three dispatches of yesterday in ree lation to the affair, ending with the statemeat that you completely succeeded in making your point, are very gratifying. he later one of 6,15 p. bility of y 136 m., suggesting the your being overwhelmed by ps 10 men, and talking of wiiom the responsi. bility will belong, pains me yery much. I give you ali I can, and aucton the presumption that you will do the best you can with what yeu have: while you continue, ungenerously I think, to assume that T could give you more if T would, T have omiited, I shat omit, no op- portunity to send you re-enforcements when- ever 1 p bly can. A. Lrxconn. ss Major General McCLELLAN. Qn the atternoon of the same day the Presi- dent's dispatch was written, (June 26th,) the enemy in force attacked McCall's division at Mechanicsville. The ac asted until nicht, when the enemy w se night, MeClela on the fe atthe of C Mil roops under Gen. Port We morning Ly 30,0 was three to one against 0 in killed, wounded and m drive 2 ellan, in 1 yur tion by tee why he alowed his righ wing to be thus exposed to such over ing numbers of the enemy. Jost 8,000 x and ply aid the moyemen: a : of his successor for the remainder of the scs- At 12 that | The enemy | whelm- | prevented the enemy from geiling on his | Hank and rear denabled iim to withdraw the army and iiaterial. During the night of the 27th, the arm removed to the right bank of the Cuickahomi- y, and the next day it was determined, upon ton, tofall back tothe Jam ponsinie yernment had not To this the P: “Tt you hye i it is the pri in Wastin and the en stripped W on us beiore the troops sent could haye gor to yen. Save your reinforcements plies, on the vsth tt i We prorwc concentrated on you. Had we all events, e can. Will sey Of course th The retreat to the James river haying b decided upon, the ariny up its om: ked by the enemy in the daytum lin repeHing those at tac Yr positions during the night. Theaetions of Savage Stition, Glendale and Malvern were tought dur y MOVES ment of the ari repulsed in eac n y's fighting, and our army fuiling back, under orders, during the » It would appear, trom all the inf ' the committee can obtain, that the battles fought, the troops handled, new made and oid ones chanced, > Withou: dire miding general, He wou athe morning, then leave were trely by the ons from the d place the the field and corps comm: coms directions until the close of the day's fizht when the troops would be ordered to fill b: during the night to the new position s#lected by him. in that manner the army reached the James river. The batue of Malvern Hill, of the ist of July, was Une most fiercely con i of any itpon the peninsula, The troops were } Morning under direction of Gen | who then leit the field, ing to it the afternoon, ‘The first action of the ¢ menced abont ten o'clock in the for did not continue long. The princi when the enemy attacked nly, commenced pal rou the officers examimed j the opinion that the | punished on that day that they been followed into Richmond had our tollowed them up vigerously. It is true that our ariay had been » tried during the preceding w fighti they did, nearly every day. and retrea' { night. ‘The corps comraanders and the troops under them fought most bravely j better. However disheartened 81 become by what all must have reg. precipitate retreat during the night. fought with the most obstinate brave! wacked in the daylime by au exultant and cessful enemy. The commanding general, however, mined to fall back trom Mz 5 Bar, notwithstinding the vietory wen there by ourarmy. Ile seems to have regarded b army a& entirely unfitted to meet the enemy, for on the day of the battle at Malvern, dently before that bate took place. he writes to the acjutant general of the army, from Hax- j ils plantation: “My roen are completely exhausted, and I dread the result if we are attacko! fresh troops. If possible, I I retire to-night to Har i's Bur, where the gunboats can ren- der more aid in coyering our position. Permit me tourge that notan hour should be lost in sending me fresh troops. More gunboats are much needed.” c On the 2d of July the President telegraphs io Gen. McCiellun: “It you think you are not strong enough to fi ard su take Richmond just now, I do not ask you to Ir. just now. Saye the army, materiil and onnel, and I will strensthen it for the of- isive again as fast 1 can” On the 3d of July, afterthe army had reached Harrison’ ', Gen. McClellan’ writes to the Se “I nmin hopes that the enemy is as compl ly wora out as we are; he was certauily v punished in the last battle. Bs course, impossible tu estimare as vet but 1 doubt whether eure toe day more than 50,000 men with their colors, To accomplish the great task of capruring Richmond, and putting an end to this repel lion, reinforcements should be sent to me rather much over than less than 100,000 men” The committee go on to st:te the condition of the troops upon their arrival at Harrison's Bar; that the total force on the Peninsnla wider | McClellan altogether, from first to last, np to June 30, was 15%. men; on the 20th of July following McClellan reported his total toree to be |, ot this number 101,691 were fit for The army remained at Harrison’s Bar until August, McClellan insisting that it was the «true line of approach to Kichinond,” but required more reinforcements betore re- newing the mpaign. On the sth of July th President visited the army, but uothing was | decided upon, On the 25th of July Gen. Hal- | leck, iccompanied by Gen. Burnside, visited | the army. Gen. McClellan wanted 50,000 rein- | forcements at that time, Halleck informed him that he could not have but 20,000, MeCiel- lan agreed to take that number and move against Richmond, but atter Halteek lett, MeCielan (aecording to Haileck’s testimony) wrote for 15,000 or 20,060 more of western troops. This was refused. It wits then determined ee wen ate Harrison’s Landing, and it was so ordered by Halleck. Gen. McClellan testifies before the committe: Harrisons Landing when Hallack was there and with 20,000 more. promised him by Halleck, he proposed making another movement against Richmond. He says in reply to a question: | “I bave no recollection ot having asked at a subsequent period for a greater number than 20,000 as a necessary preliminary to a move- | ment.” McClellan testifies that he lost in killed, wounded and missing, from June 25th, until hereached Harrison's Bar, covering the «seven days battle,” fourteen thousand men, | Y OF Arepuls:, | would have been np | wan, but | to-day by | | that he had 55,000 to 90.000 available men at e | emy being | dispositions | position for the nextday, giving no | 1 | my "OLB MA. Seaton, i i | Governcr of Tennessee, hi ) offered in th | gpoies 5B. Committee alsosubmit a plan for the future conduct of the war. The Committee, as originally appointed, con- | sisted of the following members: On the Part of the Senate. B. F. Wank, (Chairman,) Ohio. Z. CHANDLER, Michigan. ANDREW JOHNSON, Tennessee. On the Part of the House. D. W. Goocn, Massachusetts, JouN Covove, Pennsylvania. G. W. Jcxian, Indiana. M. F. Oprir, New York. When Mr. Johneon was appointed Military left to take charge of his duties there, and Mr. Joseph A. Wright, ot Indiana, was appointed to the vacancy thus created. When the term of service of Mr. Wright in the Senate expired, by the election sion of Congress, no appointment was made to ii] the vacancy upon this committee. The remaining members of the committee unanimously agree to the foregoing report. B. ¥. Wane, Chairman, Z. CHANDLER, D. W. Goocn, Join Covonr, GEO. W. JULIAN, . F. Ope... GAS FITTING, &e. WM. T. DOVE & OO. Azz Now pre: to execute any orders with which ey may be faydred in the PLUMBING, GAS, oF STEAM FITTING BUSI- M7" Btore on Ninth street, = few doorn north ef Pennsylvania avenue, where may be found a cor- ete aszortment of CHANDELIRNAS and other GAS TEAM und WATER PIXTURES. jan Zi-ly WwW GAS FIXTURES. l E Haye in Store, and are daily zecelring, gas FIXTURES of entirely New Patterns and Desi aud Finish, superior in atyle tc anything heretofore d ‘is market. 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These Koxps ara the GBAAPEST GOVERNMENT SEOURITY now in the market, apieraat, vt present price of coin, being equly aicul to & Pex Cant, in curruncy, FOR SALE BY JAY COOKE & CO., BANKERS, 462 FIFTEENTH STREET, Dealers im | BUYZANMENT BONDS, TEEASURY NOTES, CERTIFi0ATBA, aRMY AND NAVY VOUCHERS, OGIN, CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE dec $-if be VATE FAMILIKE, &, fre fubscribers have just received a fresh ship ment of © JABES ST. JULIEN AND FLORRAG LARETS, which they offer for sale at Now York prices. also, they have constantiy on hand ALareeand Weil Selected Stock of DERIAS. BORTS, AHERRIES RON. %, SCOTCH, and IRISS SHAM ACRES oft ores brands, LONDON AND DUBLIN PORTERS, BAVANA CIGARS. GLISN PICKLES. SAUCES. SHI ETON GHEDDER and ENGLISH DAIRY A XDLN ES, KEMP’S HERMETICALLY SEALED ‘GERMAN and SNGULISH OORDIALS Song Rais RAL ah KISBENGEN and MNG- G, SOUCHONG, IMPBBIAL, HY “aon VOUNG BYSON TEAS : yxtens: essortme pa FANOY GROOMBIES. saad BININGEK & Ktepleed Pr, Drone te Pcie ct WW Just recelved'a small lot of Omlcers” Liquor Gace. ral _ an 6G. W BOTELER. J. W. ROTELER ©. W. BOTELER & SON, IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS CHINA, GLASS, AND CROOKERY WARR, LE CUTLERY, SILVER-PLATED WARR BALLAST AWARE, BLOCK-TIN GOODS IN CHAMBER SETS, COAL OL]. DAMPS JAPANNED WAITERS, DOOR MATS, 78" Ss. FEATHER ODWARE, &e..X0.. und HOUSEKEEPING ANTICLES Generally. 318 IRON HALL, Pennsylvania Avenue, oc $-e06m. between 9th and i0th streets OLICE OF REMOVAL UP STAIRS The ladies ae patiic are Fespeck ally informed that the establishment so well known as GIBBS’ LAIR STORE n future be carried on Up Stai i where a full asortmext ds, Curls, Puffs, dewus, &c., will be on band or made to order xt the shortest tice BOxIso, fine Perfurory, Extracts, Combs, Brushaa, Toilet Mirrors, Soaps. Dentifrices, Joseph Anthon Faring Cologue and Roilet Articles generally: 242 Penn. avenue, Up Stairs. SF Mair worked iato Ornaments, Repaired, Bx- changed, X fe 23-eolm LABL¥IED CIBER OLARIFIED 0 I haye just received per schooners “* DEBI! orgs B, NOTIOR i Q HOTELS,GROCERS RESTAURANTS, PBI- PROPOSALS. EPOT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE. Corner Eighteenth and G sircets ASHIMGTON, March 23, 1843, Sksren PRoposary will be received st this office uptil MONDAY, April 6, 1353, at 12 M.. for Plumb- ing at Lincoln (United States) Hospital. DE Specifications can de seen at the Hospital, on Thursday, April 2, between the hours of Wand 2 p,m. Proposais should be addressed to Captain E. F. CAND. A. Q. M,, plainly marked “Proposals for | Plumbing gt Lincoln Hospital,” mar 30 dt pé6 ROPOSALS FOR BEEF CATTLE. Sgarep Proposars are invited until 12 M. of the 18th day of April, 1953, for furnishing to the Bub- nistence Department 4,000 head of Beef Oattie. The Cattle to be delivered at Washington. D. on the 25th day of April, or as soon thereafter a8 the Government may direct. The cattle to aver: and no animal to weigh less than 1,00) pounds. ; , Any person desiring to bid fora less number than 440 should so state it im his bid, aia ; _ A bond with good and sufficient security will be require ‘roporais from contractors who have failed to fo} 1 et ly with former bids, frem disloyal persons, | and from those who are not present torespend to their bids, will not be considered. Payment to be made in certificates of indebted- ness. er such other funds as Government may have | for disbursement. All bids to be accompanied by aguarantee. signed | by two pereons, and urected to COL. A. BECK WITH. .C.and©. 3. 0. 8. A., Washington | D. C., and endorsed ‘Proposals for Beef Cattle. } Form of Guarantes, We, —, ofthe eounty of —, and Btat+ of —.do hereby guarantee that —— is able to fulfil the con- | trect in accordance with the terms of his proposi- | tion, and that, should his proposition be accepted, | ees once enter into a contractin accordance | therewith. Bhould the contract be awarded him, we aro pre- pared to become his securities. ; (This guarantee must be appended to each did.) ‘he responsibility of the persous signing the of the Clerk of the nearest District Ceurt or of the United States District Atterney, Bids which do not comply wtih thé above ravected. will be jar 3) PRINTING OF TREASURY NOVES, Trrascry DerartMENt, March 23, 1853, Proroxats are hereby invited for Designs for Treasury Notes to be issued under the act approved March 3d, 1963, Propérals will be received for the denominations Of IR, 2078, 557s, 100s, 40's, 1,000 and 5.94’s. the Tight being reserved by the Secretary of the Treas- ury toomitany of the above denomiaations from accepted offers. or to substitute the desizas of one denomination for those of enother, or to interchangeably or to alter their lerend. the designs must be nationxl ie their cha and preference will be en, under equal stances, to such as hay pt been used, in in part, upon currency, bond other representative of value, and musi be allofthe uniform size of s three inches. Prop Verse ofthe notes. The obverse must pro! present the words “Tresser tollowine or similar lecead sals must he for both the obverse and re- 3 iminentiy the United Statcs wiil p: With interest at five per eent pe: setui annually. 2s follows : Qn the tirst day of October, 138, one dollar and fifty sente { ne the ilrat day of April, 1864, one doliar and firty cents On the first day of Octobér, 1864, one de!lar and fifty centr. On ibe lirst day of Ap: cents, The sums denoting the accrned and accruing in- terent must Le piaced near the cent-ref the width of the note aud about two inches from its right- hand end. | j | or sach others of about the same number of words as may be substituted by the Secret tary. Ths note will be exchanged by the Treas y eeeacane Treasurer _or any special dep itary of the United States f United States notes ual in amount to its f Value and interest t. last date of interest payment, or “This note is as United State: Tegal notes for ils fuce yalne, without sen Making or engraving, oraid grave,or passmg or attempting to pass any imitation or alteration of this note: and every person having in possossion a plate or impres ion made in imitation o: it, or any paper made in imitation of that on which the nu iS printed, i guilty of felony, and subject to fine notex one thousand dollars, or imp ing fifteen years at hard labor, Erepusdla wail ie covetyed a April, 165. and must inall cases be a by models or ilinstrative drawings Vre petmacte for desigas alone, or for comp! ork of engraving and printing. Ifthe proposals are for the ent: work the price must be separately stuted for furnishins the dies, for making the plates, (in ering.) for prinlin's tes each, and for pa th day of om panied per 10:0 inipressic anda sample of the paper proposed to be used, with the pame of ihe maker thereof, must ac Prop also state the Ten acceptance of e bid meee, therenfter the numb. impressiens that will be delivered dai Ir ih e for the entire work t ch of the fellcwfhg pi ili be delivered. roperly free of any charge for 1a! a 1 housan y. or to accept designs and dies and cause the trana ferring and printing to be done by others, or ta j reject & part or all of any p the interest ef the Government. In all cases of accepted bids the das | together with ali relis, bed pieces. plate | copies therecf must he the sole and excl | erty of he United State prop Those rejec'ed will be bidders, | _ Inthe go special attention will be giv curity against counterfeiting and | alterat A | Proposals and 4 | Tre | pOSe | the 1Sth day of Apr -eotapl2 KON LRON-CLAD SEA STEAMERS, Navy DerartMent. March 12, 1353. | receive proposals for the complete conztraction and equipment for sea service, including wrought iron gun carriages , but excluding guns, ordnance stores, nautical instruments, and fuel, of iron iron-clad steamers, of about 8.0% tons burden. mearured as a single deck vessel, and 21 draught ofwater. The boats, masts, vards, and rigging to ke of iron; and the armament fo consist of ten cuns in a casemate, cach weighing about 25 tons without \@ CarTini The baliees to be of the horizontal tubular kiad, i with LEQ@.square feet of fire-grate surface, and BO FO e fert of water-heating surface. The machigéry to consist of two separate pairs of direct-action, horizontal engines, operating in- dependently, two iron screw propellers of 1% feet diameter, one under each counter of the vessel. Capacitycf each of the four cylinders i64 cubic feet. To be provided with Seweli’s surface con- denser. containing 8.5% square feet of exposed tube surface for each pair of engines. Bupkers to be provided for 1,6 tons of coal. roposals wi be receiyed on general plans and specifications that may be examined the Navy Department; or parties may pr -pose on a and specifications of hull and machinery of their own. mar 14-s tu thiw UARTERBMASTER GENERAL'S OF FICK, WasHInGron City, March 19, 1563. Owners of steam vessels are invited to send to the uart€rmaster General’s Office tenders for their arter or sale. i a Tencars should contain descriptions of the | pecels, their dimensions, Sarouea yor popinered nage, actual carrying capacity, material, | whether covered, whether side-wheel or pro- | pellers, whether iron or copper fastened, size and | power of engines and boilers; and should state the | price at which they are offered for lo: short | charter, with the estimated value of the | case of loss, or in case the Government should | prefer to purchase instead of chartering. fs Owners of steam vessels already in the service of the Quartermaster’s Department are requested to | make known to the Depertnens say reduction in | their present rates which they may be willing to erant,and also the price at which they will be the | willing to sell them. | All such tenders should be addressed to uartermaster Genere! of the United States, at ‘ashington, and should be endorsed *‘Proposals for charter 02 sale of steamers.” | When received, they will be considered, and the Department will endeavor to reduce the heavy expense attending army trai rtationupon the ocean and tide-waters, by substituting. wherever it cando so, cheaper vessels of ¢ 4hose now employed, mar 2.3m | O*% HAND AND FOR SALE—3,000 Smoked and | OD gait Beef Tongues, 5,000 Sheep Tongues, 15,000 Ibs. of the best Salt Beef, plate and brisket, cured in the best manner. For sale lower than the same { o 2 | | i Quartermaster General. . | article can be bought for elsewhere, Also, a eon- Ad: ? and “J. W.,”? froin Boston, » Ia supply | of Pure Massachusetts OLARIFIMD O1DER,waich | #tanteupplyof Fresh Monta. oy Toffer for sale at the lowest market price, in quan- mar 12 Im* and in Center Market, tities to suit purchasers. Hote! keepers, sutlers and all others in want of « prime article of Cider are invited to cali and e: Brie tai here. @ his Delore PUT a TT SHINN Union Bottling Bepot, 57 Groen at. Be 26-tf Pe: Georgetown. D. 0. FINE HORSES. HE Subscriber is constantly in receipt of very fine Hi KS for sale, single and matched. harnesfand riding horses. They are 8¢- lected by Bimeplt et the North expressly: for this market, aud some among them cannot fail to please any one who wishes te purchase such steck He will sell them low for cash, and respsct- | J .EMALE COLLEGE, F BOBDENTOWN. N. J. This Institute is pleasantly locatei on the Dela- ware River, 30 miles north of Philadelphia. It has been in successful operation for more than ten ears, and isone of the most flourishing institu- jjons of learning in the country Bpecial attention is paid to the Common and Higher branches of English, and superior advan- tages furnished in Vocal and Instrumental Music | Drawing, Painting. ¥ronok and Latin are taught yy experien . Persons coming from the South can leave Wal- but street wharf, Philada.,at 8 a.m, and 2, 4, 434 hi t either B C and6p m. For catalogues address | BRAEE Mle Wt ors hate at GEE | vJOHN By BRAEELRE, AM Bi and exchange lef, On ane enue. x, i References in Washington : Hon.J O.Ten Eyk ee et nd 7th So, L. HEISE. | Bente: an 4,1, Stratton, Hous sf Represe es; Jno. P. A ment; Jo L ADIXE8’ BALMORALS AND CONGRESS | Gox, Treatury, De ent; W H. Van Northwick, BOOTS, of Glove Calf. Lasting Moroc-, | Department of the Interior; 8. J. Groot, M. D, EAT and Children’s Balmorala | _ fe 18 2m* and Boots of every descri| , Gum | ‘and Shoes. and Dress i ‘OW TO BAYH YOUB MONEY.—Oahi at th Roos Boys? Ler jae Fe ty, atthe | AGhizet Hotton the European plan, 8.W. cor. lowest possible vie-aat io. £6 Sysco, Pe, | Ber Pa av. andcth st. where comfortablé lodgings | arene, between 61! _ J. ROSENTHAL. | Sacked to the hotal has been most handsomel fitted | of pense, where delloactes At 1anp 0. pat GANDY = and wal 1 0! ouskats san bo hg inevory # NG & BU! \ Rueda iaueion bia i - | @e1v Corser ivtn st- and Vermont jam Sm* “ H. D. QELSTON, Proprietor, $9 ers, | | guarentee must be shown by the oficial certificate | ROPOSALS FOR DESIGNS, MODELS AND | package or ivery, vic. at St. Louis, Cinciarati, Chicago lalo, New York, or Boaton, he § ary reaerves the right’ to accept | designs cause the Megs a to be doze by other parties than tioxe making the proposals, osals,as may be for | rtment Will, until April 1th next | yesselin | at least 1,90) pounds gross, | | ,one dollar and fifty | Spsce must be allowed for the seal and for the | fignstures of the Treasurer and Register. } there must be two tablets, to com- | onder toto the same extent i i | Organs, whether existing in | EVIDENCE OF THE MOST REL Seccer = = C ab HE: HE! HE HE HE HE HE. = 4-4 835 Pista See) wd | E cteosesoey LARLZLZLAZ See ed cerocevory (pet Ded be be ot eg cere ee ot | caasadaca leieloleielololelete] fol Fesfestes sfeclec bashed i= (of °° B B B B B B H B B Cdcaqasiadasg ? SPECIFIC ND SPECIFIC AND SPECIFIC For diseases of the BLADDER, KIDNEYS, GRAVEL, AND DROPSICAL SWELLINGS. This medicine increases tho power of Di; and excites the A RSORBEN TS Inte hoaith fees by which the WATERY OR CALCEROUS da - tionr and all UNNATUKAL ENLARGEMENTS are reduced, as well as pain and inflame tion, and is good fer MEN, WOMEN, OR CHILDREN, HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU, BOLD'’S EXTRACT BUCHE, HEL ES XTRACT BUCHU AP AP AP. AP AP. AP AP SAA HELMBOLIS “¥TRACT E 4 HELMBOLD* °° TRACT BOCHE, For_ weakness aris Dissipation, Early attended with th mn Excesses, Habits, Tadiscretions’ Abuse, © rollowiag symptom: Indisposition to _Fxertion, Loss of Pow. of Memory, Weak a, Horror of bie ease, Dixiness of Vision, Mot Hands, : ¥ Dryness of the Skin, Universal Las- isitude of the Muscular 8 fea mrammting, pimenlty of Breathin rembling, Wakefalness, Pain in the Baek. Flushing’ of the Body. Rruptions on the’ Face, Pallid Countenance. toms, ifallowed to go on, whi riably removes, soon follows IMPOTEN IMPOTENCE’ IMPOTENOR, TUITY, EPILEPTIC FITS TUITY! EPILEPTIC PITS? TUITY, EPILEPTIC £1TS! In one of which the patient may expire. Who can sar they are net frequently f ¢ to! those “direfui diesses.? ss chemes There sy: Medicine in FA FA FA INSANITY 4 UMP > INSANITY MPTION: INSANITY SUMPTION? INSANIZY AND CONSUMPTION? Many are aware of the cai but nene will confess. THE RECORDS OF THE INS. ‘and the meinncholy deache } bear witness to the tr of this assertion, The conatitution ence allected with @RGANIC WEAK ORGANIC WE use cf their suffering, ANE ASYLUM cousumption, ORGANIO WEAKN requires the aid of medicine to strengthen Ke, E38, and invigorate the syste: which LMBOLD’3 EXTRACT BECHU LMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHTT ‘LMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU invariably does, A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE THE MOST SCEPTICAL, TM, H nh H het) NG, .» MARRIED, OR CONTEMPLATING MAKKIAQGE, Inmany affections peculi: THE EXTRAC r to Females s0CHU yaa f n Chiorost s8or Buy Uicerated or orrhea or rall complaints inciden re from indiscretions DECLINE OR CHANGE OF LIFE. SEE SYMPTOMS ATnOYE, NO FAMILY SHOULD BB WITHOUT It, Yake no more Balsam, Mercury, or Medicine, for Unpleasantan Dangerous Diseases. HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCAU AND IMPEOVED ROSE WASH CURES SECRET DISEAsES in all their atages, at little expense, li change in diet, no inconvenience and Pyare Sos Iteauresa frequent desire and gives strength to urinate, thereby removing obstructions. ing ard curing Strictures of the Ureths Pain and Inflammetion so frequent in diseases, and expelling all poisonous, worn-out inatter, THOUSANUS UPON THOUSANDS WEO HAVE BRENT VICTIMS OF QUACKS. have paid heavy feex to be cured ina sh have found that they were deceived, and that the spelen Pas, yahs Beet pewertal stringenta,” en dried up in the system to break o: a vated form, and ut in agers PERHAPS AFTER MARRIAGE, Popleacan’ prevent allayiny this class 9: , diseased and ort time, USE HEMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU, For all affections and diseases of the Urinary MALE OR FEMALR, From whatever eausé originating, of how long standing. organs re and no matt ir Diseases of these» 7” ire the aid of a juretic, HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU 18 THE GREAT DIURETIC, And is certain to have the desired ¢ffect i eases for which it isrecommended: toe RESPONSIBLE CHARACTER = a Will accompany the medicine. CERTIFICATES OF CURES From % to St years standing, with NAMES KNOWN TO SCIENCE AND FAMB, PHYSICIANS PLEASE NOTICE, We make no secret of Ingredients. HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU Is composed ef Ruchu, Cubebs an Berries selected with greatcare by s pate ad Druggist. PREPARED IN VACUO, BY H. T. HELMBOLD, tical and Analytical Ch Preeti spiomauuhiererct eee HELMBOLD’S GENUINE PREPARATIONS, AFFIDAVIT, Personally appaared before me, an Alderman of the city of Philadelphia, H. T. HELMBOLD, ho being duly sworn, doth say His poaverstions contain no Rarcotic, mo posters or other injurious drugs, but are purely vegetable, H. T. HeLMBoup. Sworn and subscribed before me this 234 day of November, 184. W.P. Himparp, Alderman, 9th street, above Race, Philadelphia, PRICE $1 PER BOTTLE OR SIX FOR 95, paurecee to any address, securely packed from ob- servation. letters for information in confidence, aero ei er TT HELMBOLD, Obemiate . Depot, 104 8. Tenth street, below Chestaut, Phila, BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITERS aND UNPRINOIPLED DEALERS, to dis: “OF THEIR il ohgpola’s Gengine extract Becha, Bold by all Druggists everywhere 48K FOR HELMBOLD’s, TAKE NO OTHER, Cut ont this advertisement and send for it, AND AVOID IMPOSITION 0023-eomly AND IMPOST UBBi