The New York Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1861, Page 2

2 ————— IMPORTANT FROM MONTGOMERY. Mec ting of the Rebel Congress in Extra- ordinary Session. THE MESSAGE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS, Argument in Defence of the Right o Secession. THE SLAVERY QUESTION DISCUSSED. Plans and Prospects of the Revo- lutionis Ber, Mowtcommey, Ala., April 20, 1861. mbied to-day at noon, ia compliance with n of President Davis convening an oxtra ae. gratifying scene to notice the cordial greet- no shaking of haads, the pleagant smiles and onstrations of welcome which were intor- g the memberé as they met this morning gress ball, An unusual number of strangers Fzons were present, and im the ball and gallery ere werd many ladies. At tweive o'clock the Prosident of Congres, the Ifon, Howell Cobb, took his chair, and the Rey. [asil Manley offered & feryent invocation to vhe Throue of Grace. The Prxsipkyt then called Congress w order, and stated that thoy bad been aszembled at this time by « proclama- tion from the President. ‘The first business in order was the call of the roll, and few names were called which wore not responded to. The Preipest stated that @ quorum was present and that Congres was now ready to transact busioess Mr. Warnna, of Alabama, siated that thore were two pew members present from his State who had not been qualified, and moved that they now have an opportunity of doing 80, He referred to Mesars, H.C. Jones and Nich. Day's, Jr., who bad been clecied to till the yacan cies created by the resignations of Messrs. David P. Lew- ig and Thomas Foavre. Mr. Oceunraes, of Texas, said that Mr, Louts T. Wigfail was pretont, and he had not been qualttied. Mr. CLayion, of Mississippi, amnounced that Mr. J. A. Orr (the successor of Mr. W.S, Wilson), was also pre sent; arc moved that all these gentlemen be requested by the President to come forward and be qualiticd. Measara. Davis, Jones, Wigfall and Orr came forward, took the oath, and snbscribed to tho constitution, Mr. T. I. Conn, of Georgia, said that ag a quorum was present, and tho Congress had been convened by the proclamation of the President, he moved that a comrnit- toe of thrae be appointed to wait on the President and in form him that Congress wad now ready to receive any eommunic.tion from him, The Pursivkst appointed Mevars, T. R. R. Cobb, James Chesnut, Jr, and John Perkins, Jr., that committee. The commitice retired, and inafow minutes returnot and stated that the l’resident would, in a few minutes, com municato in writing to Congrees, Mr. 7. R. R Cows offereatho following retviution, which was adopted: — Resolved, by the Confederate States of America, Thit the Sceretary of Congress be authorize1 to appoint an aesistast in the place of A. B. Clitherail, Esq , resigued. The Puskipent presented to Congress tho annexed com munication from a portion of the peoplo of New Moxt oo~ Mresnira, Mareh 18, 1861, To the Hon Howrts. Corn, Presiient of the Congress of the Confederate States of America:— Sm—In pursnaace of a reaolution adopted ot n conven- tion of the citizens of that portion of Now Mexico known as Al , held at this plice oa the sth ,1 have the broor herewith to transmit the enclosed preamble and resolutions, unanimously adopted, with tue hope aud request that you will lay them before the Congress of the Confederate States of America for their consideration. Signed by the President ana Secretary, On motion of Mr, Crxaxir, the reading of the preamble and resolutions reforred to was poatponod for the presont, and the communication was referred to the Committee on Territories. Rp qreés a commouication from the Governor of the Terri- tory of Acizona, in trapamittixg @ copy of the provi joual constitution, with Une requedt that it be presented to Corgress. The communication was recelved and ro- ferred to the Territorial Comuittee. Mr. nyN, the President's priv oretary, then apponred io the hall and stated that he hada message from the President, with accompanying documenta, Mr, Wewers akei the question whethor there was anyibing in the meesage that should prevent its being Wed to present to Can read ip public Besbion. Mr. Toone replied that there wea ‘The meesago was then read ii a V Mr. Dickson. MESSAGE OF vot ry distinct tone by JEFEE N DAV Gevtaes oF rik Co! Itie my plessing duly to snnouncs (> you that the constituvon framed for the estadlishmont of a perinanent government for the Confederate Statea has boen rated by comventions in each of those States to which it was referred To vavgurate the government to its full pro- portions and upyn it 1 substembial Davis of tue popular will, t oni, paine that ¢ a6 slioall be bold for the stor it y at at no distant day, other States, identified in political principles and vomava nity of interests with th se which you represent, will oin this confederacy; giving to Its typical constellation r—to 1s govoroment of free, equal nd sovereign States a wider «phere of usefulueea—snd to the friende of corsiivutional liberty a greater security fer tia harmonious and perpetual existencs. not, however, for the purps.6 of making this aa pent that [ have deemed it my daly to coavoke you at an Jay than (hat @xed by yourselves for your meo ing eclaration of war made agalng: this confederacy by Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States, in bia prociamation issust on tho lifteenth y of the present month, renderod it necessary in my jregment that you should convene at the carlicst practt- cable moment, to devise the measures necessary fur the defence of the comntry The occasion is indced an extraordinary one, It jnet! fies me in a Drief review of the relations h srotofore exist ing betweex us and the States wach now anile in war- fare agwinat us, end in a anceinct statemout of t onte which have reeuited in thia warfare; to the end that ini atelligent and impartial jutigmont on its Dortog the war waged against Great Britain by her colonies on this continent a common danger impelled them to a clove alliance, and to tho formation of a 99m federation, by the terms of which the colovios, styling themselves States, entered “severally into a fem league of friende hip with each other for their common defenoa the security ef their liberties, and their matual and goneral wellare, binding themse to aspist ouch other against ail force offered to or attacks made upya them or any of thom, on account of religiun, Bovervigaly, trade or any other protence whatever. in order to gard against any missonstruction of thelr compact, tho goveral states mato explicit dv a distinot article, that ‘each Stato retains tts 6 freedom and independence, aud overy power, and right which is not by this Contedora delegated to Ube Vnitod States in Congress aszem! Under thin contract of allianes tho war of the rovola tion was successiully waged, aod reaulted in (ue treaty of Fag d with Great Brita 7A3, by the torms which severe! States were, each by name, reo%guinad to 06 independ oat The articles of confederation contained a cla tse wherody all alteraticus wore proibite 1, untows cou Logiaiatures of evory State, after being og Congress, and in obedience to this provision w renolution of Congress of the 2let of Fobruary overal Staice appointed delegates who atten led a con vention “for the sole and express purpose of revising the artifice of confederation, «na reporting Congeoss and the severe! | egisiatures euch alterations and provisions therein as chal), whon agrecd to in Congres, amt conyormod ly De Stotee, reader the fedoral ‘constitution adequave othe exigences of government and the prodorvation of the Union."’ It waa, by the delegates chosen, by the several & under the resolution just quoted, that the oonat the United States was framed in 1787, aad #abmi the several States for ratification, ‘nw sliowa by th» eventh article, which |s in these words “The ratilication of tho Conventions of mime States ehall be auffictent for tho estodliskinont of tis oonstita ton between the Sta'sa eo rat fying the ens,” T have ttaliclxet cortan word# in t Sattons ust ’ rition with ne form, to exctate the of aterauting p wa nto male, for the port gular and marked wored, in every po the separate end inl was mor nd tho oarnest wnetit tween to h th ndout eovoroigaty Of ems Mtv ommon government 8 thoy eviaced to Improw or—that of a Glare airsedy A trom My Which Hive t torms, 4 vy’ ed is felt tn the Ftates wisn A i Joat ths fr tvelly st heads mont of (1 het . be watinties nant tution, ' roeorvation by ( ‘ * and powere—tot ox tnd bo 0 by | he constitut ‘Birango inc but it is pone wi Qawes Proved uuAywiling + having, how Hy worted Proven, the riso aud ge in the Northere States of # politice! achoo! woich bas por. | Sistently claimed that the government thys formed was | pot & compact betweem Mates was id edect anstional , government, got up above aud over tho States, Ore gavization, ge by sho Eiatas 1a. Sener the blessiogs of ldberty und indepcedence Rinins! 9g) hes bean eredually perverted .ato a ao lh control in their domestic affaira : the creature has beea exalted above its creators ; the priacipais have boea mado subordinate to the agent appointed dy themselves, ‘Tae people of the Southern States, whose almost excla- sive « ye was agriculture, early eived & ten- devey in the Northern States to render common go- | verbment subservient to thetr own purposes, by imposing burthens on ecmmerce — tae manifac- turing and shipping interests. and apgry coo'ro- vorsy grew or fom attempts, often successful, t benefit one section of the country atthe expsnas of the other. And the ¢anger of disraption arising from this cause, was enhanced by the fact thut the Northoru population was increasing by immigration and other causes in a greater ratio than the popu lation of the South, By degrees, av the North. ern Statics jane preponderauce in the national Congress, ceif interest targht their people to yield ready abernt to any plausible advocacy of their right as majority to govern the minority without coutrol. 7 learned to listen with impatience to the suggestion of any constitu. Ucnal tmpeciment to the exercise of their will; and so utterly have the principies of the constitution been cor- rupted in the Northern mind, that ia the inaugural ad- drves delivered by Presicevt Liccoia in Marek last, bo asserts a8 an exiom which he plainly deems to be unde. niablo, that the theory of the constitution reqaires that ip all cases tho majority shall govern; aad tn apothor memorable watance, the sawe Chief Magistrate did not hesitate to bken tho relations between a Stite wut the United Staves to thoae which cxiet botween 8 county and tho State in which it is situated aud by which it was eroated, This is tho lamentable aud fundamental error a sbich resis the poiley thot bas culminated in his dyoaration of wor aguiust these Confedorato states. Ip ut ition to toy long continued ani deep seated re- Bentinent by the Southern States at the persistent Abure of the powers they hud delegated to the Coug ress, for (he purpose of enriching the manufacturing aud skip ping clagres of the Northat the expense of the South, there Ing existed for vearly haifa century another sub ject oi clecord invoelvizg interests of auch traneoe sdeut magpituce aa ot all acs to create tho apprchenstoa ta the minds of many Coyoted loyers of tho Union, that is permarence wes imporsible. When the several States delegated certain powers to the Unite: States Cor gress, a large portion of the laboring population consisted of Africau slaves importet into the oo.onies by Uke mother country. In twelve, ous of thy thirtorn States, negro slovery existed, and the right of cperty in siayes was protected by law. ‘Thia p operty wtas recognized in the constitution, aud provision was aiLet 118 loes by the cecape Of the glave. Tho in the number ‘of slaves by further importation from Africa was also secured by a clause forbdiddiog 30 gress to prohibi, the slave trate anterior to a certain cate; wnd in no claage can there b» found any celegation «€ power to the Cougress authorizing it in aay mancer to legislate to th otriment or discouragement of the owners of that species of property, or exoludiog tb fem the protection of the goveruaont The climate and soll of U orn States Boon preved Anpropitious to tLe contin slave labor, the converse was & ase at tho South. Under the stricted free intercourse between the two rortions, the North States consulted their own interest by gelling thoir siaves (0 the South, aud prohibiting slavery witnia their imits. The South were willmg purchacers Of 9 pro: perty suitable to (hoir wants, aod paid the price ° wcquisition Without Lerboring a suspictoa ivat bie peseession was to be disturbed by those who wero inhinit- wd, not obly by want of constitutional aw iy, buc by ners, from disquieting a title cmana- ting from thowseiv es As soon, however, as the Northern States that pro- hibited African slavery withia their Hmits had roaches 4 | wtitution of 1787. number suilicient to give their rep sentation a cont oiling voice in the Congress, a porsisient and organized 4ys- temof hostile measures scainst the rights of the owaers States was tmaugurated aad A continuous series of measures cuted for he purpose of ren lering iweecuro the tecure of property in slaves, fanatical q@xouiastions, applied with money by voluntary eab- Reriplions, Were aowiLNOUlY er gaged In eXCLIDY amonget ves a spirit of discontent aed revoit; means were ed for their escape from their owners, aud agents secretiy employed to entice them to absooad; the coa etiluticnal provision for their rendition to their own srs was first evace, then openly denounced ng a violatioa of consclen tions gation and roligious daly; mea were taught that \t was a morit to elude, disobey and viclent- Xf, Oppose the execution of the laws enacted to secure the porlormacce of the promise contained in the consti tutional compact; owners of slaves wera mob»ed aud even murdered in open day, solely for applying to a magistrate for the arrest of a fugitive slave; the dogmas of these voluntary organ‘zations soou cbtatoed control o the Logisiatares of many of the Northern States, and Ines were passed providing fer the punishment by ruinous dines aad long continucd imprisoumeut in jails and peni tention ies of citizens of the Southern States who should dare to sek aid of the of of the law for the recovery of their property, Pmboldened by success, the theatre of agitation end aggresaion against the clewly expressed constitutional rights of (he Southorn States was transferred to the Corgrrss: conators and representstives were sent (6 the common coancils of Uhe pation, whose chief titie to this distinction couaisto! in the Gisplay of a epirit of ultra fanatici#m, and whore busivers was not “to premote the genera weitare or onsuro domestic tran- quulity,’” but to awsken the bitterest hatred against tho citivens of sister States by violent denunciation of their ation®; the transaction of public aifsirs was im. by repeated efforts to usurp powers not delegated by the constitution, for the parpose of impairing the security of property im slaves, and reduciog those States Which held slaves to 1 condition of tafortortiy. the pur- of slaves ip the Southern extended Finally, a qroat party waa orgeaived for pore of obtaining the = administration of — the government with the avowed object of using its power for the total exclusion of the siave Statos rom ail participation in the beneiits of the Vole main, sequires by all the States in common, whethor by co cat or purchase; of eurreunding them entirely by Stures in which slavery should bo probibited; of ‘thus rendering the property in slaves £0 insezure 4s to be cemparatively worth ess, and thercby eanihilating in cilect preperty worth thousands of mitiiond of dolians. his party, thus organized, #uececied In sao moatl of November last in the clection of its candtdate for the Presidency of the United States. In the mean time, uncer the mild and genial climate of the Youthern es, abd the iueressing care and atten. tion for the woll being and comfort o! lnborteg class, dictated alike by interest and bomantt, African tlaves bad augmented ia number fiom a) (00.000, at the dato of the adoption of the o» compact, to upwards of 4,600,000, In and social condition they bad been olevatod bruini savages into docile, intelligent and ized agrioultural laborers, and supplied bodily comforta but with oarcf Under Goral civil t only web 1 religious instraction upervision of # superior race, their labor had been so chectel us not only to allow a gradailant alioa of their own condiddoa, butte convert isene » of seiriare miles of the wilJernoss ia- rored with ® prosperous poeple; marke stac hundreds of th ih acd population wader the s f the South; the white p-pulation of the Sou 1 otding States had augmorted from mbout 1,260,060 at the date of the adoption uf the comsticution, to more than 3,600 CCO im 1860; and the productioas of ibe South Mm ceatton, rice, eugar and tobscco, for the fall develeopment and continuance of which the labor of Afri- can eslavis was, and is, indispensabie, Lad swollen to an amount which formed three-fourths of tho ex. parte of the whole United states, aud had become abeo- lukely necessary to the wants of civilized man, ‘With iuteresta of such overwheimiog magnitude im porilicd, the people of the Southern Sietes wore driven by the conduct of the Norta to the adoption of sume cou of action to avert the danger with which they were opealy menaced. With this view, the Legislatures of the several St invited the people to seicot delegates to conventions to be held for the of dotermiaing for thomarives what measures wore best adapted () movt 90 alarming ® or pis a their Listory Hero it may de proper to obeerve that from a pertod as early ac 179% there hed existed in all of the States of tite Union © party, almost uninterr ptedly in the majority, based upem the creed that each State as, in the last re ert, the sole judge as well of it wrorgs, us of thy modo and measure of reirca# Indeed, it is oovious, That an der the law of nat plied \lo the reiati such ‘ie those which Uhis principle is an axi m as ap: Lu of indepentent vovercign Stas hut united thomeelves under tho constitutional compact. The democratic party of the United States repeatel in ita successful canvass in 1566, the deolaration rade in numerous previous p litical cote sts, that it would “faithfaily abide by aod | uphold the principles iaid down in the Kentacky ant Virginia reeolotions of 3798, and in the roport of Mr. | Macdieon to the Virginia Lowwlature io 1709; and that it adopts thoee principles as conetituiiag one of tho main | foundations of its political “reed.” | Tho princtples thus empliatically announced embrace | that to # hich I hav adverted —the right of a | I pri ing majorities cf the people of ali the States of the Union at ciferent elections, especially in tho elections of Mr. | Jeffereou in 1505, Mr. Madison im 1809, and Mr, Pierce ta | 1862. H Iu the exeroive of a right so ancient, eo well eatehiish. | ed, and #¢ pecesesry for self preservation, the people of | the Confedorate Stutce tu thetr conventions cetormiaed that the wrongs which they had eullored, and the evils with «lich they wore menace: aired that they should revoke ths delegation of powora to the federal govern. ment which they had ratified in thoit several conven: tlonr — all their rig dissolved thelr comuection with the other states of the conmequently passed ordinances resuming | ” | | | ta 28 Bovereigy nnd independent States, w Loving done this they proces ted t form a new com: pact amongst themacivos, by new rrticios of contedora tion, which Lave boon also ratified by the emvoutions of | tho several States, with an approach fo unontmity fur ex ceeding that of tie conventions which alopted the con- oy have organized thotr now pve ernment in all its departments; the fonctions of the ox ecutive, lerisiative and judicial magistrates aro por formed in accordance with (ho will of the po ha played, not merely in a choorful acquieses thusinatic eupport of the government t hemeeiver: and but for the taterforen & people ta sell-goverumont, power, happi Tily would Gow amile on our | ji ardently desired by this governicet and | peeple, has been manifested in every posetolo ¢ oureo b ybled In Fobpuary test, whoa ’ tom of iho ¢ agistrate . ation ox of your umn mtse etrtie | gov United State arpwe of ne | gol nély veinions bet ween Koverm nt : tale Stabs or be % 1 for temeut of diag nt botwean gos ormMonte Upse p right, fustiow, 04 aor omuimonte up j 8 Of right, justiog, Oat ensure, we wellles pay dus oporate | with you In tht work of peas: fetoad fata Nireee { to you on taking the oath of oft wd b re rece, from you the eotmmuuics. on of ths rewotauo Paid, aw a neoeeaity, Hob @ Choirs, we BATO Foworts the reme separation, and heecaforth our anorgles ¥ of sep: must be dirocied W the coaduct of eur owe Airy md neocesity of confuing ton tomcall om « States for yoiunteera for th yu defen Spin ao | cordanes with the authority. y« Leawated to tra be your adjournment. | deomod it propor furthor 60 we ProctsunBtion invits 010 porwums dis ‘NEW YORK HERALD, the perpetuity of the eavetorneg which we havo formed. ratedaoiy to pursue. tar veparsis paltan clvect, any 1 v ir career, on earzost desire will bare beea (aided. ? it wae im fur<berence of these accordant views of the Congrces and the Executive, that 1 mace choice of three i bie avd distuguisbed ci‘izens, who repaired to tom, Aided by their cordial co tion, and compatible ity of the confederacy was allowed myself to the convic- ‘ee Wasi that of the Secretary of State, every with self-respect and the dign! ecshaveted before they postponed, at torn diary, doing moro than rar This was doce with a view to af- u y iy the Secreury cf State, informing bim of the purpose of (ooir arrival, ood et ja the langusge of their instruc tong their wish “to make to the government of the United States overtures for the opening of negotiations, pg the government of the United Slates that the Congress and people of the Confecerato States ciesiro & solution of theso great quoa- Vors, that it is neither their juterest nor their wish to nuke any demand whiob is not founded ou strictest jus toc, nor d@ any act to injure their lito confederates.” To this commucication no formal repiy was received woth the 8th April. Durlag tho interval the Commits Fioners bad consented to waive ail questioaa of form. W th the Grm resolve to avoid war if possibte, they wont far, oven, as Lo bold, during that loug porivd, uvoflicial toreourse, through an intermediary, Whos» high posi. n wad character inspired the Lope of suceces, and tiovgh whom cobatant assuraness wee received from the ecverntcent of the United states of oful iavea- thins, of the determmation to cyacuate Fort Sumter; ard further, that xo measure, clanging te oxtsting status prejudicially to the Confecerate Statos, especialy et Fort Lickeas, was in Goutemplation, but that im tho © ent of any ebengo of icteation on the eubiect, motico Would be given to the Commissioners, Ihe crooked paths of plommoy can ecarcely furnish an exempic so wanting in Court 87, in candor irestness of was the cruese © the Chitea States goveroment towar is our Commis sioncrs in Washicgwon, For proof of tis I refor t the avuexed documents marked ——, taken in conncotion With further facts which Law proceed to relate: — aly iu April the attention of the whoe country, as Will as that of Our Commirsioners, was attracted to’ ex: Woord:nary p eperativus for su extensive military aud ‘aval expeoition in New York ane other Nerthern ‘ports. TL che [PEP4rAiOLB, CO AMELCEE Iu KOOLECY, [oF ou ERPOOL {io Whose dostn dion was Concraied, oily becams kuown waoen nearly comple:ed onthe Sih, Gib and Teh of Apri, transporte wud vecsis of war, wil troops, muni tics wd rolittary euppis solica From Northera ports bound southwards, Alarced by 5) extraordinary a de- Beostenlton the Conszaiseiupers requested the dolivery of ap sewer to their official ev wieation of the 12ch Seuren, nd Sherr opon recoly: ius Sih Apeil, a copty Gated ox the 16th of the pre month, frore which 16 appears tuat, Gurtpg the whoie us OUErs Were receiving 633U beure Be pes of the success @ heir wission, Cf Stee ebd the Preeigeut of Ue United otated aad at realy Coter mined to hold np fatereourse with thom what crery fo retuse even to Heten (0 any proposals they lind ti ad profited by the delay croaved by their OWD Repu ED rancis, in ordce fo prepare seurctly the moans effective Dot e eporolions ‘That (hese aeeurauces were given, hag been virtuaily confesker by the government of the United Slates by ite BOOM E & mesy LKeT W Charieston, to give notice of tts purpose to use teres, if opooerd’ in its intention of supplying Fort Sumter. No more striking proof of the @ sence of good faith in the ven uct of tio Koverament of the Uruted States towstun this cvafoceracy caa be required than i3 contained ta the ciceumsiacems which . Acoording to th usual course Une vesscla composing ths expedition do- 6 ged for the rchef of Fort Sumer, peigh’ be expeated to reneb Chyslestoa harbor ou the Ot yet with our Commiseloners actually in Washiv detsined under assurapers that notice whould oe given of avy military iarvement, the notice was Bot addressed to them, but a mesbebger wee sent to Charleston to give the notice to the Govervor of South Caroline the notice Was 89 given at a Late hour ou the 8th April, the eve of tho vory ay Oh Which the feet might be expected w arrive AL IDS Ineuouvre failed in its purpese was not tho fect of tuoee who contrived it, A heavy tempest deiayed the arrival of the expedition and gave time to he commander of our forces at Charleston to wtk and receive the tatructions of tals government. Lven then, under al the provreation incwlent to the contemptuous refusal to listeu to our Commissioners, and the tortuous course of the gowernmeut of the Uaited ates, [ Was sincerely apxicus (9 Syoid the effusion of blood, and directed @ proposal ty be made to the com- mouder of Fort Sumter, who had avowed Nimeeif to be nearly out of provirions, that we would abstain from di- rectivg our fire on I Sumter if he would promise not to open fire om our forces unless firstattacked. his proposal waa revueed, aad the conclusion was reached that the design cf the United States was to place the besieging foreo at Charleston between the simultancoas fire of the fleet and the fort, There remaiael, thorefore, no altor- native but to cirect that the fort should at once bo re. duced, This order was exeouted by Genoral Beauregard, with ths ekui acd succeees which wore naturally to be ex: pected from the wel! known charac'er of that gallant 0%} cer, nbd although the bombardment iasted but thirty tras hours, our flag did not waive over 18 batered walls, ae | tit atter the eppearance cf the hesiile fest off Charleston, Vortinately, nota life wos lust on our eldgy and wo were Tatitied in beng spared the neceeai'y oF ellusion Of loos by the prudent caution of the g who corm. mauded tho ileot, in abstainicg fron) die ov eflort to onter the harbor foe the relial of Mi Tefer to the report of the secretary of Wi" aha Wo pspers which accowpany it for turtuer details of this brittont afar In this conneeticn Teannot refrain from a wl! desorved tribute to the noble State, the eranent soldierty qualities of whose people were go conspiculously displayed inthe | pore of Charleston, for mouths they bad been irri by the spoctacle of & fortress hele within their principal harbor, 05 a stan ting menace + their pesce and in- | dependence Built in part wit wa money, Its patody confided with thotr own e-osoat to an agent who | 410 power over them ether then suchas they had thomselves delegated for their own bonofit, intonded to | bo used by that egent for their own protection against | foreign attack, they eaw it held with por aca means of offence against them by the very gov ment whieh they bad tetabiished for theiz protection. They had beleaguered it f felt entire coatl dence in their power to capt t vyiekled to the re- quiremente of lgeipline, carbod thoir impationes, submit ted withcut compl vo ust) med hardahipa, ba i privation J singe; aud whow at by the wignal for at at their steady aod gallant conduct— m t of triemph—they evinced s chivalrous regard for jings of the brave but uafortunate ollicer who had ty led. to Lawor his flag. Ail manifcatations of ccuitation were checked in lis preeenco, The'r command: al, with their cordial approval ant the corscnt of his ninent, re frained rem imposing any torms* that cvuid wound tho seveibilitice of the commander of the Ho was per mitted to retire with the honors salute hia flag, was escorted hh he embarked with the highest t whore his gums had every event ighest honor on | s people and of | war to depart free)y with all bis command to tho vereel ia wt marks of respect ( been so recently directed. connected w 1 the siege instances of tion, attost alleat extent t pose beyord secaring their own tr cere desire to ay oid the ex iamit Searcely had the Presitent ceived intelligence of the failare 0 had devired for the reiaforcement of he fasved tho declaration of war whioh bas prompted nis to ordinary production, that bi ignoranes Gf (he existence ¢ ment, Which, posesesing ihe ¢ votion of its people, tf cxe its fonctions without | qa over aoven KUvere vor more than vo millions of people, and over a tereitory whowe area exoceda alfa million of rquare mues. Ho terms sove- reign States “combinations wo powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary courte of judicial proceedings, or by tho poweré veated in the marsliois by law.’ Io calis for army of seventy five Uhousunt men to set a8 @ posse cond tats in ald of the process of the courts of justice in States where no courts exist whose mandates and deoreea aro not cheerfully obeyed and respected by « willing “ He avows tut “the fret vrvice to be nesigned to the forees called ont,” will be, nos to excoute the process of courte, bet to hy sed forte ant ater: sida situated with. in the @tinitted limita of this conlotorscy, and garni by ite troope ; and declares tint «the © i “to maintain the perpet He conciudes by commanding “tne j« the combinatioas aferesala’’—to wit tie Inbabitapts of thoee States—to cotive peaceably Wo thelt respective abodes within twenty dase.’ Apparently contradfotory aa are tho terms of this ain. oy docament, one point wae unmisiakeably evident, ho Provident of tho United States calied for a army of reventy ive thousand men, whee rvice was 40 be to capture our forta, Th wate pla dec aration of wat which | was not abliberty to diarer. 4, because knowledge that vader the conmitetion of the United States the President waa usieping \powor granted ex- clusively to the Congress. Ho i& the elo ora of com: munication between that country ond foreign Powers. Tho law & nations did not permit mets qaestion the authority of the Dxrcutive of « fo nation to deolare war agrines thie cool steraoy, vin t might have refrained from taking active montures for one defence, tf the Sates of the Union had ail uniiatel the action ‘of Virginia, North Carolina, Arkanees, Kontucky, Tonmessee and Missoul, by denouncing the cul for troops as am unowsthattonal usurpation of power to which they re- fueed to respond, I was not at Liberiy Ww diaregard tho fact tat many of the state yiitte contont to nobmit po they © of the t weaned by tho President of 1 phate keg! in leowving troops fo be cated wv the prooluaation, Deprived of the aid of Congr i sence of aay pur- 1 ilbty, and the sia. tod States ro ‘3 no whieh he ymater, when | vst this confederacy cu. In this extra aury affects total | 19 independent govern. | re and cnthusiaatio de- | isin, ' ' t | 7 urposo imal ared fu at the monaont, Twas i w ald our de“ence ' 15 on the Digh wens, 10 tho ont t ewe a -o ts aatie for | the immediate jsene of marnie and repeal, | Which you sions, under the conetitr Dave pawor Kram. “Te tap no dou you hour with mo in the ontnion that {n tha abee 7 pad Newell ano dnt the Loch fast, @ which otter declirlog thet an inaareeotion has bickan ous in bile OvMfoJorsoy agaiual the govermmont | recummend the aporopriation of tho sim necessary to SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1861. Le suncunces 4 blockade of eit the Pore of these States, aid tmaciteb# 6 puuigh as pirates 6U persons who ghall mole-t aay ww! of tho Uuited States under letters of marque bz shia oeden. mevt. Notwithatanding the anthenticity of baits peocis. mation you wilt concur with mo that it Is bard to beliove it could have emanated from a l'resideat of the Vaitud States. Its announcement of a mor prner Dinckade te 80 mauifooy @ violation of the law of nationg shat it would ccem incredible th ¢ it could have been issued by authority; but comeeding this to be the case sofar he Ex: cu)ive ia Ooucerned, tt will be difficult to satay the peopio of these states that tuoir late coufedorates will fonction it+ ‘cciarations, will determine to iguore the veages of Civilized pations, and will inaugurate @ war of exterminution on both eides, by treating a3 pirites open enemies eoling under the authority of commissions teved by an organized government. If such proclama tiom was tseued, it couid + uly have beoa published under the audden influence of pression, and we may rest assured toapiind will bo spared the horrors of tho ceatlict it eeems v For the details of the administration of ih «diferent de- partments, | refer to the reporta of the Secretaries which accompany this meseage ‘The State Department has furnished the necessary tn- #tructions for three yom galgnase who have beoa sont to Fugiand, France, Raaai: Belgium, siace your ac- journment, '¢ ask our recozoition as «@ momber of tho tamily of Dations. and to make with esch of those Powers treaties of amity aud commerce, Further steps will be taken to enter into like Regeasions with the other su- ropeaa Pus ers in pursuance of your resulutioas pasged at Ube last seesion. chem time bas not yet elapse t siaco ihe ceparture of these Commueioners tor the receipt of shy ittelligence from them. As (deom it desirable taat Comm stioners or other diplomatio agents should also be sept st 4p early period w tho independent American Powerg gouth of our contederacy, with all of whom tt is Cur interest and earnest Wish to Laslutaia the most oor- Cai bod frienely relations, | suggest the expetieacy of | making the necessary appropriations for thas yurpe Having deen offictally wotitied by tho pub: 08 of the state of Virgidia thet sho bad withari#n Cow the Union, and desired to maintain tho clorest o vitical re ations with us which it was posaibio at ths tims to «Gabiish, 1 commissionos the Hoa. Alexander Mf. Sto pleve, Vice Preeident of the Confeacrate Statoe, ty repre- sent this government at Mebmead, Tam happy to inform 3 that he bas concleded a copveation wita the Shite of Virginia, by which that nooore Commonwealth, 89 lovg and justly Olstioguisbed amoug lor sister States, aad by cecar to the hoarts of thousands of her chitdron in the Cnfederate States, bas united Aor power and her fortanos with ours, and heormee one of ur, This convention, petuor with the ordinance of Virginia, adopting tho pro: vistopal Oobet tutor of tno comfederacy, w It be Lait be- fore you for your constitutional action. I hive satisfac Cory agsnrances from other Of Ove Late ¢uiedor they 476 on the point of aroptieg sisilur are corbot doubt that ore you shall Lave fi Fession the whole of tho Fiaveuol tog Sixties of the Late Ustou will reepood to the call of hocor aad allvctioa, end by uniting thelr furtuars w.(b ours, p ome our ComMOD ingercets and Beoure Our Common safety, Tn the fressury cepartineat, rogutations have bera do Vised aid put into exeoution (Or carryiag ous the policy iuciceted i your legislation on the subjoot of the nig ys tion of the Missisaippt rivor, a well as for thy erection cf Tovenue on the froctier. Free transit has beon io for veasers sad morohandise passing Uroug't the Conted erate dtates; ani delay aud igormvoniccce heave been avoided as far os possible in organiz ng the revonne gor vice for the various Patiwaya entering our tercilory. As fustes expericnce shad fudicaie Une possiti ity of im provement ta tacse regulations, no eltyet will be sprred to free commerce from ail wanscessacy cin barresernonts aud vbetructions. Under your sct autboriziog & loan, prop eal were Is eurd loviting subscriptivos for Oyo tatitoes of coliars ond the cail wns answered by the prompt sudacrip'iou of more than eight millions by our owa citizens, sad mot esingle bid waz mace uncer par. Tho capit develope. ment of the purpose of the Presitcat of the Uuited States to iavaro our soll, expture our forts, blockade oar ports, and wege Wor agétuetus, induced me to direct that the entire sub criptiog shyla be scorpio Is wil now mo necessary to raice means to % much Lager amoant to defray the expenses 8 maintaining our intependence and ropeliing wyasion 1 tavive your apectsl atteation to this subject, and the fla sncial coaditt: of the govera- roent, with we slion Of Wa;3 and moana for the suppy ef the Toasury, will bo presouted w you la a separate communication, Tothe Depactment of Justice you have confiled not ony the organ aad sUpEry sion of ail matters com nected with the courts of justice, but aiso thore Connect. Cd with patea saad with the burew of pi ie priatng Since 5 Cur adjourt tarant all the courts, with the excep tion of those of Migsiesippt and Texas, i ized by the appointment of Marshals and Distriot Attor- QeyS, aod are now prepared for the exercise ut their funetions. ‘ In the two States just name, the geatiomea confirmed as Judges dectined to accept the appointmont, aud no nominatione have yet been mace to fill the vacancies I re‘er you to the report of the Atorooy Gonoral, covcur in his recommen tation for immediate legisl capectally on the subject of patent righta Karly provi: stp should be made to secure to tho subjects of forciga pations the full enjoyment of their property in vaiuadio inventions, and to oxtend to our Own Oitizens protestion, not only for their own inventions, but for ach as mv bave been assigned to ther, or may hereaflor be assigned by persons not alien enem e3. ‘The patent ofice busiuess 1@ much more oxtensive and important than had been anticipated, The applic tions for patents, although contaed under the iaw exolusively w citizens ‘of our contederace, already average eovonty por month, showirg the necessity for the prompt organi- zation of a’ borean of patents The Secretary of War, ia his report and accompanying documenta, conves # {ull information concerning the forces —regular, volunteer and provisional—rawed ant calle t ‘or uncer the several acts of Congress, thotr organization ard cintribation. Alao an aeoouat of the oxpeaditurcs already made, and the further estimates for the fiscal your endit g on the 18th Feoruary , 1462, rendered neowssary by ecent events, I reter to hm report aso for a fuli history of the occurrences in Charteston harbor, prior to and | ‘mciusing the bombsrdmeat aad reduction of Fort Sum cr, an‘ of the messtres eubsequently taken for the com. | MOD Cefeade, Oa rocetying intolligence of the dectaratioa of Wor egainst ua mete by the Prosdent of the United | Biates. There ave now tn the fold at Charleston, Pensa in, Forts Morgan, Jackson, St. Phuip and Pulaski, nineteen thousand men, and sixteen thousand are now en soute for Virginia. It is proposed to orgvaize and hold snreaoiness for instant action, in view of tne presentexi- | geneies of the conntry, a9 army of one hun tred thous sod men. If further force’ shonla be nesded (he wisdom and | patriotigm of Congress wil be coufieatly appoaicd to for wuthortey (0 cali into Ube field adaitional Dumbera of our noble epicited volunteers, Who are Consiantily Loner. ing eervice far in excets of our WADLs i ‘The operations ef tho Navy Department have boon neceesartiy reetricted by the fact that suioient time has not ) ct elapsed for the purchase or construction of more than a limited uumber of vessels adapted to tho paniio service. Two versela purchased have Deen namo! the Sumter and Macree, aad are now being prepared for sea, at Now Orleans, with ali posstbie despatch, Coatracta have #iso been made at that CiLy with tao diferent estab Iebmenta for the castiog of ordnance, cannoa shot and eboil, with the view to encourage tho manufacture of these articles, 60 indigponsable for our defense, at ae many poinla within our territory #8 poreib) 1 call your attontion to the recommen iation of the Py Seeretary for the estaolighment of a ma jazing aed labora. M4 sory for preparation of ordumece Flores, ant the ae fury appropriation for that parposa. Hitherto stores Lave usually boon prepared at the navy yards, and LO appropriation was mado at your last session fo: thia object. The rocretary e'so calls attention to the fact that no provision har Geen made for bho payment of invalid pen stone to our own citizens. Many of theese porsons are ad- vanced in life, they have no moans of support, aud by the secession of these States, have been deprived of their clan against the governmeat of the Uadei Sates. 1 Day these pansionors, a8 weil as those of the army, whom claims can pearcely exceed seventy thousand dollars per annum. ihe Postmaster Gonoral has already auccoeded organizing his department to such an extent as wo be reaainess to assume the direction of our pretal aifsirs, oa | the occurrence of the cootingency contemplated py the | Act of March 16, 1961, or even sooner if desired by Coa grees. The various books and circulars have beou pre pared and measures taken to secure supplies of blanks, pesteee stampa, stamped eavelopes, mail vags, locks cys, ko. Ho’ prevents @ detailed cluwificalion and arrargement of his clerical forces, and asks for ite increase, Am auditor of the treasury for this department is necessary, and a plan is submitted for the organimtion of his buccau. The grost number aud magnitude of tho accounts of this de partment require an increase of the cleriesl force ta the acco bianch in the froasury. The revenues of this department are collected and diabarsod in modos po culiar to iteolf, and require a special burewa to secure a” Proper acoountapility in the administration of its finan os. Teall your attention to the additional legislation re qnired for this department, t the recommendation for changes in the Law fixing the rates of postaro on news: Papers, periodicals and sealed packayos of certain kinda, and Apeotally W the recommendation of the seorotary, in which | concur, that you provide at once for tho as- pone a by bim of tho contrei of our entire postal | serv! Tn the mUitary organization of the States provision t# made for brigadier an! mayor gemorals, but ty 7 Ube Conoderate States the highest gralo in aotor general. Houeo it will no doubt somotimes ooo that whero troops of the confederacy do duty with the militia, the general selcoted for tho command, aud pos. | Of tho views and purposes of this govern moat, will be superseded by an oflicer of the militis not having the fame advantages. To avoid this contingency in the leas! objection ble manner, | recommond that additional rauk be given to the genoral of tho Confotorate army, and conourring in tho policy of having but one grado of gone rua in the army of the Coafederaoy, | recommend’ that the law of its organizttion bo amended, 60 that the grate be that of general. To scours a thorowgh militory ccueation, it is deemed cesential that officers shoul! eater apoa tho atady of their profeesion at an carly porto t of Iife, and Gave elomeata instruction ina military echool Until ach school ah be eatablishod, i¢ is rec ymmonded that oadot esi and attached to oonfpanies ttntil they 9 tained the ago and haye required ty thom for the duties of Heuten vote. J also call your atiention to an omission in the law or | guuizing the army, in relation to military chaplains, aad recommend that provision be made for thelr appointment I consinejon, J congratulate you om tho fast, that tf ovéry portion OF our docotry, there las bon ey aibited tho most patriotic devotion to our common canto Trans portation Companies have frealy tondored tie uss of thelr fines for troops and <upples, The presidowts of the rail reade of the comfederney, in company with othera who | control lines of communication with States that wo hops oon 6 greet aR Glaters, aneenbied in convention in this y, and not only re acly the rates heretofore de | ft at kuowlodga to ab, add for mail Borvice and conveyance of tro jonm, but Polute tiy protieret by reaoive the | peneation ot thawe reduced rates iu tha bowie of « | federaoy, fr Go purpowe of loxving all the rege 1 the owornMent al iu diagowl for the common | 18 for troops bawo boom met with auch alssrity ahora tontering their dorviors have in every greatly oxvosted thy demand. Mon of the high eat oMc'n! ad ROC!A! jwsition are ser ring AM yolLo ter: Un thoranks. The grav ty of ago and the zeal of youth rival @aah otnor in the dosiry 2 be foremoat for tho public de | Corn meal. and though at n¢ ether point th fence, foro! 11, gy ebay boon stim. icted Dy the egoiiomons ; pee ie yxment mad the bope OF distinc. for midicicnal achievin seh. "BeF bave borne wins for Low Woops is the most severe aE taed ate a Constant vigil, and aii (oe os posure aud ort of live cervine, wite a resoiuiiva sud fortituse oi™ 35, to! cominacd appromstion and justity the highest expectation: Cf their conduct wheu ackye yior stall bo required in Place Of blends eacurarce | A people tous waited aad resxived cannot auriaic from | | any eacrilice which sisy may do calie! oa to make, aor con there be a reatoautde doubt of their final sucess, however long aud severe may bo the 1st of their anor mination t maintain their birtirigat of freedom: «a! equality, as a tiuct which it is thoir first duty to transit urdiminished to thei: p-aterity. | A bount: ous Providence cheers ua with the protmizo of | Abundant crops Tho floids of gram wuics will, withia @ Cow weeks, be ready for the le, give aasurance of 0B; “plist the corn, om | staple productions ef our soil aitv a poet that up to this period the scason hag op ig jut and holy ; wo protest sol emnly in the face of mankind that we desire pexce at any sacrifoe, save thai of honor and independsnce ; wo sevK ro conquest, no aggrandisement, no cracession of aay — kicd from the States with which we wore lately confede- | rated: all we ark is to be lot alune ; that those who never held power over us, shall pot now attempt our subju gation by arms. This we will, this wo must resist to the dires} extremity. The moment that this pretension is abandoned, the sword will drop from onr grasp, aud we shail bo ready to cpter into treaties of amity and oom- merce that cannot but be mutually beaetoi: So long as this preteveion ia maintained, witta firm retiaace on that Divine tower whick covers with ita protection tho juet cause, we will continue to siruggle for our thereat Tight to freedom, imlepoudence aud sol!-yovernment. JERFRRION DAVIS. Monroommry, April 20, 1861, | Aiter the mossage was road the Presiden! of Congress asked what action should bo takeu with tue accompany- ing dooumente? Bir. Toombs desired that they shyuld aot bo read in | public, and moved that Congross go into eeoret aession. ‘The motion prevailed and Congress romaiaed tn secret | ee ion about an hour, whou they adjournod witil to | Derrow. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. | Sarvnpay, May4—6P.M. | ‘ho day has beens heavy one at bank andin | discount circles, but we have not heard of any | very prominent failures. The merchants have | weathered the day much better thaa was expected. | i | Very little ix doing in new paper, ard there is no demand for money on the Stock Exchange. Voroign bills closed weak for to-day's steamor; quotations as given yesterday. The stock ket was not so buoyant to-day as yesterday. Governments continue to improve. Ybo registered sixes were 4% higher this morning, and Treseury notes firm ab yestorday’s best p: sovder slave State stocks continue to fluctoate, | more in relation to the wants of speculators than i in accordance with the course of political events. | Thus Virginias rose % this morning, und Ten- | nesseea 1, while Missouris declined 1, and North Carolinas 144. Iilinois Central declined *4 at the morning board; Michigan Central, 34; Galena, 4; Rock Isdand, 14. New York Central, on the other | hand, advanced 14; Erle, 4; Toledo, '¢. At the afternoon board the general market was lower, | fad little business .was done, Afterwards the | market closed heavy, the following being the last quotations:—United States 5’, 1871, 7 a 76 Tennessee 6's, 46 a 45%; Virginia 6's, 15 a 46; Missouri 6’s, 39 4 5944; Canton, 914 a 10; Curober- land Coal preferred, 3 a 4; Delaware and Had- son Canal, 804, a 82; Pennsylvania Coal, 1 a 78; Pacifico Mail, 6924 a 70; New York Central, 720 72%; Erie, 20% a 21; Hudson River, 36 @ 614; Harlem, 12 a 1234; do. preferred, 3134 « 14; Reading, $114.9 32; Michigan Central, 4544; Miohigan Southern and Northern Indiana, 13% a 1344; do. guaranteed, 28 a 29; Panama, 100 & 102; Iiinots Central, 502% a 594, Galena and Chi- cago, 56% a 584; Cloveland and Toledo, 23% a8 (; Chicago and Rock Island, 3744 a 37%; Chi- cago, Burllugton and Quincy, 57% @ 60; Milwaukee and Mississippi, 98914; La Crosse aad Milwaa- kee land grant bonds, 6 a 9; Ulinois Ceatral bonds, | 69.0 90. | The business of tho Sul-Treasury was a4 fol- | lows to-<day:— e so. $186 192 16 Talance... . . The exchanges at the Bauk Clearing House this | morning were $16,910,004 1%; and tho balances | $1,069,277 66, | The fellowing table will compare the oxports of | the seven principal staple articles for the week: | 1860-—— --——1861--——, } Week mniing May . Vatus. Ammumt. — Value Coston. bales... SOM Fi Hour, bits eer 2815 256,182 So 40T au lbw Total.......005 Tucreave of the week as compared with 1860. ‘the following is a comparative statement of the valne of exports fromm the commencement of the year to May 2:- $462,588 cae, | _ShiP PansrinuBoston, May 4—~ihip Gen Rowell hy Cotten. set By this port apd reporin tha on ihe loth alt she f Dhow | ~ pF acine, sted med The © sailet from New — | spea padow, with tha following cargo Corn eee so is — 16,440 | flour, 745 bushels wheat, 0) toe beer, “0 bile pork Tbr 608 677 4,057,118 mt Wine, 69,188 Iba cheeses, dau bbie rosin, 0 kegs 2269 369 ool —| 154 bxs do, 7: (hh, 5,086 Ube — 408,960 | Gul a 122,800 9 ourboy' ca tn New York bya i 3 GOK LLL $10,001 92 The movement of the banks in the four princi- pal cities of the Union, ia which woekly reports are made, aa shown by their last statements, 4 as | follows: — Sperin, Cireulta. ™ York, Age Ag 83 8 SHO ATE | oaton, April 2 . \Gia, 790 6 GLO LH Phela Apel?) 2 INT aesr cy aris | Neatl’sms pl 27. 21,402,008 1 6,926,672 BAT L- Vhiladelphia Mint for th vonth of April: | Gold deposite— i From ail eources............. $3,234,061 oF Biver deposits — Silver and purchases........ +. 218,601 16 Copper cents (0. 8 ) received in exchan, for conts of now issue... . seeeteee 6,920 00 Gold co go— Fatue. Double eagle fe $4,335,490 ’ 10,10 101,390 Ob 33e 83y 25 an 3,088 Total gold. . 220 00T $4 459,761 Hitver Coinnge— 1 apaats $1,000 A TT tenner ne ae co Loe 5 169 Obl & Rook’ Bo WN J Coxtral BR. BECOVOD HOARD, yicials @'s,,.0 46 1008 Tar Istin box in 05 16 sha Moirop'itu Sk. 66 400 Mich SOW N IER. 194 160 Pao tic MSSCo 516 69 ao e —_—_—_——___. CITY OOMMERCIAL REPORT. Saronnar, May 4-2 eee gales (both sorts), were O2ky Fioog.—The market was heavy for common Tho sales embraced $,000 a 9,000 bb's. at $6 25 for extra Btate, $5 40 for choice, and % Ba for common extra Western branas. iat was temand, chietly for export, sales of 30,000 bnehais at $1 20 a $1 33 for red Wee Sewer 65 a $1 68 for good te choice white Mi Conn was steady, with exlas of 23.009 bushels at ere. for old mixed Western, and 70c. for Jersoy delivered. Pork wes firmer, with gales of 1,800 bbls. at giv] $98 for mees, and $18 36 0 $13 17% Tor prime, Woiskny —Sales 400 bbls. at 1740 a L8e, SHIPPING NEWS ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK—T 455{ Moos or 609} mam ware SUN RISKS. SUN BERS Port of New York, May 4, 1861, a ie CLEARED, camel varia (Ham), Neier, Southa) bury—kKucherd( & oo i piiggits Bhip Koger A Hiern, Stewart, Liverpool—J & 6 Smith Ship Violet (Br), Piton, Londom—Barclsy & Livingston, Bark Jas Smith, Bicwer, Kotterdam—E D Hus & Johng—Tatleis & Bond, Eipebetapart i well, Nuaeau— Behr W Lancaster (Br), Way cor, Std Eneas ro—aliller & Hoi on Echr Qneon of CH Br), Lockbart, Wi . sect ee aay Schr W Bement, Parker, Phiindelohia—% Parker Sebr G Williams, Golding, Ehiasiphin—@ G Neuton & Sele J H Smith, Soon, Philadelohia--P GQ Rexton & gactr Stenaudesh, Heuiderrou, Philadelpila—F Behr Mary, Rogers, Philadelolia—J W hinKce. Behr Verte, Tomlin, Cape May—J W sic & Sehr Macta Elizabewh, Barker, sarnega GU Bentos & a 9 B Bailey, Bobinsoa, Uireat ¢4 Uarbor—M bt, Echr F 8 Grier, Dolovough, Oemoen. Solr faabella, Fawkitn, Sostoa-—» Febr llger, Hanting, Boston—L Ke Seir t Gtbwon, Page, Pell ith Rebr Blossom Doug'as, Providence —'t Bieawer Beverly, Viera Philadelphia, Bicamer Taoony, Biy, Philacelphia ster, Havana April 22 Had very heavy wesshar = of Had 4th inat, 6 AM, off Barnogat, passed a fore and aftachr toresal! spilt abd foremast head candied away xbove the of the rigging. . teauship Daylight (transp et), Bellow, Washington 26 hours. Ship Kiity Floyd, Dearborn, Liverpool, Apetl 1, with ey to Tiask & Dea) April 3, of Waterford, spoke ship sth. ina gale from’, shipped al rail. alaucheons and oulearis from tao oe muata Hgsing: Atel tat 41 20, lou |. wiamallzed whi ile, bound h, 22d, lat 4! 96, lon 52, een, houn: Ship Patrick Hency, Moore, London. cin Bu di days, with mdse Lili passengers, to Grinnell, Minturn q Bhip Vucle Joo, Soule, Havre, 49 duys, im ballast, to Wi Carver & Chase Ship Havre, Asking, Havre, March 23, with mdve and pessengers, to &M ox & Bro’ Had 2 births and 2 death: bowrd. 1st Just, Jat 4003, ton 68 I Ginegow; fd, Highlands NW by Err Nye, No.2. Bark Francis Seoor, Thomron, Palermo, 6 days, ¥ tar Marod 23, wita fruit, io Lawrence, Giles & Uo lat 40 15, lon #2 80, pasced bark Omega, atearing HZ; 34 inay $9.36, lon 7145, was In company with Ship Zolcike and ¢ on a hark Bernadotte (Nor), Dublin, 40 das last, fo Monta One teats uvion Ooty mery Brew Deis, War Bagio, av ndoned ber ore reyrorted} brig Diedrich Veutjion (Meck), Voes, Malaga, 45 Para Alntme (ot Mecblaa), Foster, Kingston, Ja, 19 vig Alamo (of Maj . Foster, mn, da riod de Bimpsow ® Wager ip 2 o rig Lac ty o, ornwallia, wirie Onpeny (8H), wi Jou nia ith ie On , Col, 8k Jon, NB, Centeal spray (Sr) ‘ole, fobn, 6 daya, wi si Brig Lirabel, Coley, Klizabethnort for Bast Boston, Fehr Eclipse, Cook,’ Cienfuegos, 14 days, with sugar master, Rit Batetle, Pendleton, Baracos, 11 days, with fruit, to Guraruin, Schr Onrust, Thompson, Jacksonville, 6 days. Fehr Narelwa, Woodbury, Elizabetbport for Salem. Schr Florence, Peckham, Elizabethport for Norwich, fiche PB Anderson, Brower, Elizabethport tor Hartt Scur Narragansett, ansher, Elizabethp wrt for Fort Lae Bolu Kenatth, £62, Newbury port, 3 di Schr Granite State, Hallett, soa Sehr J Lawrence, Alen, Boston, 4 Schr Captain Joh, Smith New Haven. 2 days. up Uelow. Baesedy Blinabethpert tor Pall River, con Jona Cox, Joy, ‘Elizabethp ct for Soushpore. Swamer PT Heartt, Stddell, Philadel, bia. Steamer Vulesa, Morrison, Phtiadethia. Atos mer H Kardon. Loper, Philadstpuin, Steamer Curiew, Aldsen, Proviaeroe. ‘The vessel reported arrived yesterday as Ir bark ow should wave read "ship." 7 BFIOW. Ship Challenger, trom Liverpoo!, Ship War Baws, from I fverpoal Bbip tias Grinnell, f-om London, a GIk: Ko" Bark Kosinos (iireno), from remen. All the above are at anchor in the Lower Bay. SANLED. Bioamships Ravaris (Ham), Semthampton and Tarnbure (1 passed me § ent Ga City of Washington (fr), Qu own aed Liverpool; Coluisbi a D ign ond Lavery lay Roanoke, aud C Wind st sunset SH, vory Nght. uw ship Tava, bance] took a pilot Crom Diisceliameo: ‘The stoamship Clig of Wastington, Capt Jetty tecday for Liverpool via Queeaswwn, ‘The steamship Bavaria, Cant Meter, salled yesterday” noon for Southampton aud Hamburg 1454 Weweave ty by $60 (09, wud Is suid to be [oily teoereay whee, nA ieee SouR, name unknOWM, If ashore outside of wok. Whaiemen. Cid at Now Bedford 34 inst, bark Corasita, Poole, Att Ocean, Is a bark Hope, owned by Mr Dabney, of oded by 8 Portugese—Uri« wns prowbly tae tock oom ed yesterday, and wi Psiatgsetardiny, and was coutoanded with tho Hope, Art at Telcaboave March 11, Tri " ane 1, Triton, Packard, Crow: ) ap, Norman, Gibbs, A Lance, Wea’ 570 do; arch 11, bark Rulen, Marcoant, i well dard Deo i) selr Conia, Che I sail mon for Desolatio would remato another season nom enh Mea, n 06) W, bark ‘Comma? of Faimouth), bound 22 W, bark Morniag ster, pols. &e. Ebig Cummings, Cope, fruit Philad ‘phta for Liverpedt, se * tat 0 Va 5 oro er, f q or Amster a i ws Ses fom Baltimore for Amsterdam, sprit Foret Ports, RACH Afrtea, Maren 6 Iu port brig Marshall, Brnite, Cor ata oka Tali Campbell, i ork for orders), Avell' A J icles, Snow, do (and both sid Lith tor Ms Glidersiteve, SteGo'lum, do (and a4 for Cork for orders); 10th, Detrott, Uurtis, Melboarne (and ald 39th for Chincha Yelands to toad’ for Cork for orders at £5 ton), Sid March 25, Garnet, Bradford, Chinohaa; Ape 43, Fevol ata, Moscler, do, rt O's ABE IA ehip 8 R Mallory, Lester, from Vaiparates Varrana'ro. Apri 291d previous ships Gentoo, Towgeg to load ores For Velaten Linda. Pavorin, fo lad for do: Arey, Wilaon (trom Baltimore), san Wack Henry Derting, Beals, Arica to dieg To port sped 4 bark Quinoy, Liamekin, und amertean BOSTON My 3. AM—Arr abt Marod Sl—Arr ships Mary B asda (aaa Cor Co “ by cy Prommany lertadars Franatses > Poru. 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MeDiseman, and Yhpmingnam, Ite 000 mebips Finest Merek (lwo), Lud riety 2000 leon, o palace st rola; shipa Bivira Owes, 20000 (rah "siilee, Laverpoots Brome 2000 ( jy Young dam—to am, ship, denon, 00 N Se Western Reagire and AV Rw "ight. 10-0 Hach. “id Dries Viewot, Aoakell, (rom Book O00 Ha Salis, Sounder stele V5; TRenureas 1600 1 Gon Ha bua BO : ri TN iniladetptiay Thora Morden, 1000 flan &3tRRba 90 HO.s.ee.0oh GOM year Cor 89, ‘ 1((00 Glevktoletha 78 at Rie 6s | YT Boke cone Untied, " Vall, BTork sow Chic &Ateba 02 200 do «. Big | soo Goid Laer dames, Whaaberbpert, | on. wonaiia 6 cbp Kank of Am. 100 0 « B90 06 | pL eaieB ter Tt et Set” Gaeayand rT ext 5 Metropoition Bk. 86 100 a0) bey | Potent Nor bere oo Newuneyeors (ams olf for Galera: i: § Lac Mall $3 0a., 70% 699 ley & Tolods Rk 23K | Kaniiey Doogeck, adelaide, Yowug Sad Miaskoledy