The New York Herald Newspaper, August 9, 1861, Page 2

2 THE BLOCKADE. INEFFICIENCY OF THE BLOCKADE. Newbern, N. ¢., the Privateers’ Great Rendezvous. Interview Between the Captain of the British Gunboat Racer and Captain Mercer, of the United States Steamer Wabash, off Charleston. The Coast Clear for Ingress and Egress. ! THE PRIVATEERING FLEET. Names of Prizes Seized by the Pirates, &e., &., & OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. Unrrep Starrs Sream FaGare WAWASH, Orv Cuanestoy Bar, July 11, 1861. The Wabash off Charteston—Ineficiency of the Blockade of that Port—British Guntoot Ra: cr—Interview Between the Captain of the Racer and Cap/ain Mercer—Unaccountalle Oonduct of Captain Mercer afler that [n'erview—How Dis- cipline is Enforced om Beard the Walash—Clearing for Action—Recapture of a Prize, dc. As you are aware, the Wabash left the port of New York on the morning of May 30, with orders to join the blockading force off Charleston, We arrived at our ste tion on the morning of Juno 7, since which time we have been engaged in gnarding the approaches to and from the port. The blockading force here at tho time of our arrt va) comprised the United States steamors Flag and Mont” gomery and flagship Miunesota, Commodore Stringham: Having reported himself to the Commodore and received bis instructions, Captain Mercer returned to tho Wabash. Afow days after the Minaesota left for Hampton Row feaving here the Wabash and gunboats Flag and Union, since which time we have kept up the most efficient blockade of Charleston, nothing being allowed to enter or leave the port. The ship Amolia, of Charieston, tried to run the blocade under cover of the night, but was unadte to do 80 on account of the wind, and in the morning (June 19) she was seen in the offing stanling of to sea again, Dut alas for her, it was too lato, Captain M. sent the Ping w chase, and soon after the Union foliowed, In the course of afew hours they returned, having captured tho ship Amotia, of and for Charleston, from Liverpool, with a grnoral cargo. A few more days and wo made prize of the brig Solferino, of Baitimore, bound to Charleston from Rio Jenciro, with a cargo of coffee, and on the same day fired « yun and brought to the Spanish ship Angelita,from Ta:cetona for Qpvamnah. Examined her papera, found thei logitimat@,and ft appearing that the captain knew nothing of the blockade, he was permitted to proceed to New York. Woe also brought to and boarded the Spanish ship Ne Plus Ultra, from Barcelona for some Southern port, in ballast. She ran along close by the Ianc! and the Union was gont to intercept her. The ship stil} stood bohily in for the harbor, and showed a doter- m hation of purpose almost worthy of success. The cus- tomary proceeding in such a case is to fire a blank cartridge, but tho captain of the Union, seeing that the ship was fast nearing the protection of Fort Moultrie, promptly fired n shot at her, Her Spanish pride bit the dust at once, and her eourage fell below zero. She tacked tood toward the Union (those people who were on Morris Is'and, in Forts Moultrie and Sumter were the’ | sorrowful spectators of the scene), and at this moment wo espied a smoke issuing from Fort Moultrie, This sent A messenger of intimidation to the little Union, followed by many successive but very unsuccessful repetitions, as tho Union persisted and brought her prize out almost from under their guns. Hero you have a specituen of the exciting scenes on board a man-of-war. There isa guard of six men and four marines kept on the lookout every night, whose duty it isto report any light or sail seen. On the night of June 29 a light was ro- ported aboad, secmingly advancing in the direction of the ship, ant another one astern, apparently approaching us. The news soon spread through the crew, and the officer in command had both our pivot guns cast loose, unshipped tho rails fore and aft, and ran out the guns, cleared away thehowitzer, and prepared to give them: lesson in case they bad the temerity to come within range of our guna; but ail this was in vain, save that it served to prove the disposition of the men. Some—in fact nearly all—work- ed willingly, aye, eagerly, to carry out their orders emptly, and ‘seemed ‘quite intoxicated with the Ripe et having a shot at the rebel rascals, while others—s very few—skulked away from the guns, because they did not belong to them. Whether this was through cowardice or laziness I cannot tell, but they refused” to assist in preparing the forward pivot gun, saying they did not belong to her. The extite- Ment soon passed away, and your correspondent was in & few minutes snugly coiled up in his hammock. We have been visited since by several United States vessels of war, to wit :—The Vandalia sloop-of-war, which has been here or about here for a long time ; the Roanoke, United States steam frigate, was here for a couple of days. She tual a man dead on board when she arrived bam that evening ; the United States steam du was here; also the sloop Jamestown and the Bt. rence. The St, Le left here a few days ago, and when out. aide was tired into by a Charleston privateer of seven guns, How they came to commit such a suicidal blunder the result wag the St. Lawrence ; f her men and officers who survived side were taken North by her, I bolieve. T was under the impression when @rst out here thatwe were maintaining a strict blockade, but matters have come to light which disprove it. My belief now is that hardly a night passes without vessels {rom Charleston ranning out yunaitring and watching their chances for re- ‘To be sure they must Keep to the land until are outside, and do the same thing in returning. ver is very shaliow,, and the Wabash draws at least tweaty feet, so she is compelled to stay some two or three miles outside the bar. A few gunboats of light draught, with a large vessel to command, would be very useful. I want vour opinion, sir. Are our officers trie to the Stu's and Stripes? Are they patriotic? Strange things have happened here of late. Some days since her Britannic Mayesty’s gunboat Racer (screw) came alongside, and her captain boarded us, conferred’ with Captain Mercer, and in about halfan hour returned to his ship and went away, apparently standing further down the coast. Sho-tly alter wo lost sight of her our ship (then the only ony on this station) got under way and stood out to sea, » remainod for over fifty hours—long enough for vs in Charleston to make thetr escape, and all ide to make an easy entrance, if any there were in either case. What, think you, could have been the object of this ma- nuvre’t Or are we not allowed to question it? Was it to allow those in Charleston who desired to escape with their cargoes for foreign ports to run the gauntlet, and then to pounce upon them as our lawful prey? Such may have been the idea, but I cannot understand it so when I con- sider that we were far outside for two whole days and nights; but I shall not pronounce judgment, Your readers ‘of the North have here positive facts, and they must be the judges. Now, sir, the last thing Ihave in the way of ‘ow is of such a nature that it actually is a pity that si.ch things should be reported of a government that lays c'aim to the noblest qualities known to man—a go- vYeriment that pretends to extend to all. its people protec- tion and justice. But facts are stubborn things, and taurder wilt out. There are on board our noble ship about five hundred and fifty officient men, and some eighteen or twenty on the sick list—marines, seamen and landsmen. Tieft New York in good spirits, thinking that I was going toserve my country, and that for that reason I had a xpect such treatment as ix worthy of the United ernment; but experience has taught me a bitter Ishall’ never forget, and one that bas tho- ‘nly dampened my ardor; one that bas algo given au positive contrast to the appearance of things to the uninitiated that all the glories of war are not only Joft in the shade, but absolutely buried in the dark masses which form that contrast. Before I go into de- add that @ great portion of our crew are erdant as to their duties, but still they are uit properiy treated will make good, useful men, Now let us inquire w are the means pring about this desirable change? We find it ment, and that of @ nature that daffles all at- deseription. I think it is generally supposed that since flogging has been” abolished no punishment in the na ud educated people wore never so grossly ‘ed, for a'though flogging is absolutely prohibited, @ who love to punish men readily find a substitute more even dare be. And hment is inflicted daily for is sent to the stanchion for two, three, four, or perhaps cighteen or twenty hours, for sueh ap oflence as neglecting any trifling duty. ys you do not know what the stanchion is. I will try to de: écrive it to you, It is generally an upright wooden post is incomprehensib! at tails, let'm voritab pu tempt a hore is or pillar, serving to Support across beam of the de above ‘Ths man to while TL is about twelve inches square, 1 is placed with his back to thi nd fect are manacied and fastened behind him. incet refined part of all is, that when thus fasten cord ts rum through ’a staple higher than cad, and then rove throwh lis hand- t up 40 8s to bri weight hody on bis arms and It bls to deseribe this; tou ist aetually see or feel it r i while th placed, and jin many ‘e obliged ty go on the sick 1% horrible. aud if the country ex —_ pects men to ba patriotic and to their oiticers and their obligations, this je way to induce’ them to-do so, Then we have several sweat boxes on board, the cmforts of which are lavishly dealt out to the crew. Jit imagine what a luxury it must be tobe enclosed ina box, at this timo of year, and ih this latitude, just long and broad enough to admit of standing erect, with a few air holes bored trough the boards aud a smal! grating in tho door just Sufficient to admit air enough to support life, and to be kept there for two, three or four hours, Its cifects are wo debilitating thit a man is sellom fit for his duty again for three or four days, Then, again, the’ men are obliged to stand ‘up at attention for many consecutive hours under the. eye of a sentry, or placcd in the rigging for a Cime. ‘These last two methois ard comparatively simple, bat the men look vpon them as so degrading that one or two deses thereof, properly administs would cure the most inveterate case of laziness, ugliness or mattention, Our men are disposed to consider themselves men, «nd if the United States government expect every man to do his duty, let them, iu the name of humanity, in the name of the henor of our tiag, withdraw the rigit or anni! the power that entitles the navy ollicers to inilict such pena es. Lam of the opinion, sir, that if 5 ly treated our men woutd feel it an honor to serve t stand by is not dered promptly and willingly. h Otto Renteterwtien evenly matched, with any nation on the face of the earth. We aro, as [ now write (Sunday, August 4), on our way to Hampton Roads, having lett Charleston bar ata guar- ter past seven P, M. on Friday last. On yesterday (Satar- day) morning wo espied a yosse) dir a our course, and put on all steam and set sail in chase; the ron was kept up until eleven when we tired'« blank cartridge from our starboard bow gun, to which she paid no attention, At half-past cleven o'clock we fired a shell from our forward pivot gun, when out showing any colors, On approaching her she proved to be the schooner Mary Alice, of York, from Porto Rico, laden with sugar, captured by the privateer Diaie, on the 26th of July, and'trying to make geome Southern port, Sho had on board @ prize crew of five rebels belonging to the Dixie and three of bor own crow. The five rebels were transterred to the Wa- bash, and are now in irons, A crew was immediately solected, with a sailing master (Bentley), to take the ves- sel to the northward, whore another sail was reported ahead, ‘This we chased and overhauled, It proved te be the Sarah Starr, supposed to beloug to Long Istand. On nearing her we hoisted the Boglish fla whereupon she ton up the Union Ji We lowered a boat aud sent an officer (@ board ber, Ww very wis cluded to make a prize of her. 21 alme forgot to tell night we,bore dwa for a light, apparently coming towards us, and on making it found it to be a large st peat Lo quarters and ¢| for action. At this moment, When the strange ship was Within musket range, all hands were ordered aioft to shorten enil, tunately for us the ship proved to be the United States gurbcat Seminole, Had she been un en arded her and {6 e sload away on our ¢ night (Saturday) we cunning doug aboat tty ab ubout twenty minutes past eleven our ship struck on the Fryingys Shoals several times. ‘The eaptain eame on i nd, by yugoment, got her e sd t pe may be accounted Pro- reeze of wind hiow- sult might have been, ry light. and will bo at place ( wil ecturan ce (bat may arise, Unrrep States Friqate Sr. Lawrence, Orv SAVANNAH, Anguist 2, 1861. The Frigate St. Lawrence Joins the Blockaving Squadvm— Vessels at Fortress Momroe—A Chase—The Priveiver Petrey Encountered and Sunk—Thirty-eight Prisoners Taicen and Sent in Irons to Fortress Monroe, dc. This ship, one of the venerable remnants of a bygone age, but formidable in the days of wooden wails and can- vass, left the Philadelphia Navy Yard June 30, to add one moro in number to the vessels eraployed in the blockade of our Southern coast, Tugged by a tiny steamer, we reached Fort Mifflin and anchored ; took aboard our pow- der, and, after a dolay of several days, waiting for a pilot's tide, which is not always controlled by lunar or other co- Jestial influences, we crossed the various shoals and bars which obstruct the navigation of the beautiful Delaware. With a fair wind and fairer sky we entered on the ocean, to engage, not for the first time, in a kind of service per- haps as little inviting as any which mariners can be called upon to perform. The organization of our personnel differs in many res- pects from the ancien v.gime. The desertion of oftiers, in the time of their country’s peril, from the support of the fing under which they were educated and sup- ported, and to which they had solemnly given thelr allegiance, on the falso and fanciful pretext that they owed higher obligations to the State in which they wore born, has to some extent crippled the service. ‘These vacancies have been tilled by officers from the merchant marine—men who have seen much duty afloat, and soon become conversant with the routine of @ man’ of-war Three officers thus selected are now serving ‘aboard this ship. On the passage to Hampton Roads nothing of interest occurred. The second day from the Capes of the Dela- fare we made Cape Henry; soon after saw the steamer juaker City, ona cruise, and were taken in tow by ber to the anchorage abreast of Fortress Monroe, where we found the flag ship Minnesota and the frigate Sueqnehan- na. The day uftor we sailed for our station, or ernising ground, between Hattoras aud Savannah, off the coast of North Carolina, near Beaufort, we boarded and captured the English*brig Herald, of Nova Scotia, bound to Eng- Innd; with tar, pitch and turpentine. A prizs crew was rt , and she was ordered to Hirapion Roads. Head winds and dirty weather roiarded our voyage, and wo did not arrive off Charleston until the 26th of June, where we found the frigate Wabash at anchor. ‘Tho following day got underwoigh, and, with a leading wind, #tood southward. in the evening mede aschooner Iandward, and gave chase, but shoaling waier rapidly, and night approaching, it war abandoned. ‘The morning after made a aa) ahead, and boredown; the wind was fresh, and the stern chase, as usual, was somewhat long, but the endeayer to escape us was so apparent that uo exer. tions were spared to overhaul her. Fortune crowned our efforts with success, and when within reach of oar guns, @ blank cartridge was fired, but the schooner hoisted no stood on. A shot was next sent across her bow, when she hoisted the rebel flag and fired a gun, which was well aimed, xt @e poop of the friguiey where, at the time, most of the officers were asrembied (o view the progress of the chase. It missed the mark. The drums instantly beat to quarters, tue battery was manned, and a lively response was given to Lic corsnir’s salutation, The little vixen replied fonr tines, and showed go much pluck that we inyolunterily laughed, and wt the same time condemned her” temertt which we wonld not have done had we known s was from South Carolina, where the chivalry honesuy, but ignorantly, belieyo tbat ono of their number ig equal at least td tem of the enemy. One, if net more, of our shots took effwct aboard the schooner, when a boat was lowered and seat to the fri- gate with the report that sue was sinking, and to ask for aid. Boats were immediately sent, but before they reached the vessel she was ‘deep in the bosom of the ocean buried,’ and her daring and desperate swimming for their lives All but four wera brought aboard, and by the aid of stimulants were soon restored Lo un appreciation et their situation. The tableau presented by there men, come forty number, when arraigned on the deck, amusing, and particularly the appearance of the gunner, who had recently deft France, of which he is a native, to enjoy afow weeks? «hooting. "Ho looked the pirate, all but the pantaloons, which he hod lott behind, and man who had seen better days and wa of the company in which he was found. more than xixty, very fee 8 well a# very wet and drunk. He was, however, civil and quite tractable, but did not appear to bo well fitted to lead a forlorn Lope. ‘The mate, a man of more than six feet, and acounterpart of the thousand frequenters of Southern bars, had been in carly life a midehipman ‘n the navy, and more recently a messenger in the Treasury Departniant at Washington, The crew generally were sivong, athletic men, mostly foreigners, and principally irieh. ‘They were thirty-eight innumber. On their arrival aboard they were placed in double irons and under the charge of geniries; the oiticers occupied the cockpit, Only the evening before their capture they sailed from Charlestom on the Potrel. The name of the schooner formeriy wes the Goy. Aiken, a revenue cutter,wich was (raitorously eurrendered to the rebels by her commander. Hor tonnage was eighty- tix, and her letter of marque, signed by Jeff. Davis, was dated July 10, She was sold at auciion for the sum of twenty-two hundred dollars. Her armament coneisted of two guns, 9 six and nine pounder, thirty-tive United Sates muskets, the same number of sabres, but no revolvers, the latter being scarce at Charleston and too expensive. ‘The Petrol was, previous to her purchase by the United States, the schouner Relipse, e Baltimore, and was+re- markable as a fast ail i bub foram accident io ber foretopmast, which has sprung, she might have eacaped. Letters or papers rarely reach ns here, We have had ne news from the North since the 1300 of Jaly, but feund among the papers of the corsair the Jesultical aud vapid document of Jeti. Davis, dated Inly 20. ‘The prisonors leave to-morrow Jnsthe steamer Flog for Wtupton Roads or some Northern port. and i avail my- sell oF the opportunity tosend a burried account of what hag beon done, omitging to mension what it is proposed to do, believi at facts are mare acceptable toguu and to your numerouyreaders than idje conjectures. ngerons, and our & or had there been I matters of iinpor UN StuaMER Rwope Ist axp, ) ArSra, Lat. AG, August 3, 1801, | f Cruive of the Ta Steamer Rhode Ilend—Sinds a Mail on Board the Savannah—Rebel Vessels at Ocracoke Intet, do. As we Imye just fallen in with the frigate Wabosh, I take the opportunity of her going to O1d Poimt t send you few hasty lines. We leit New Yori: on Wednesday the tult.,and, after et liward, keeping @loze to the coast ers.on the bloc! fresh beef, and other pr ordey tw fail in d supply them with net no vessels 2 spoke thy yesterday raormiug, t thirty mh Cope Hatteras: well on board, sent her mail, aud we stood afternoon, off Ocrneoke Iulet, abont ut anc od in to * shell Uitle to tho lett of NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1861. the steamboat. ‘The vessels showed no colors and were undoubtedly rebel vessels, ag the inlet is noted for its BeceRsion proclivities, ‘The Wabash {s off Cape Romain, and just before we came up to her had cuptured a hermaphrodite brig and sent her w Kew York with a prize crew; she also had in tow ‘the schooner Mary Alice, taken with a prize crew on board from one of te rebel privateers; the rebola were sent on board the frigate and confined in irons. ‘The Wabash leaves for Old Point as soon as we finish sending her fresh supp ‘The officers and men will be glad of the change, ‘as Uy have been on the blockade for some two months, and are ont of clean clothes and everything else. The boy has just informed me that the mail is closing, ao 1 must bid you good bye, Will write again by next opportunity, ‘Unirep Srates Steamer Quarer Crry, Hawrron Roaps, August 6, 1861. Cruising Operations of the Quaker City—Rescue of Captured and Wrecked Shipmasters and Seamen—Successes of the Privateers—List of Vessels Captured by Them—Their Headquarters at Newbern, N. C., dc., de. ‘The Quaker City, while cruising off the Capos of Vir- wna this morning, picked up a boat containing ten men, consisting of shifunasters and seamen of vessels captured and wrecked off Hatteras, and who had escaped from Fort Oregon, ‘They give startling intelligence of the formidable priva- tecring in operation off the North Carolina const. They state that the inbabitants laugh at the idea of the block. ade. At Jiatteras there are no less than three steamers and a pilot boat, all mounted with rifled cannon, and all actively ongaged in privateering.. They make a sally out to sea, and catch whatever they can, and tow it into Hat_ toras Inlet. The names of the steamers are as follows:— Gordon, a steamer, which arrived about ten days since at Hatteras Inlet, from Charleston, 8... haying run the blockade off that place, ag well as the whole coast. Coifee, w side whoel steamer, formerly running between Old Point and Norfolk. She was taken from Norfolk down the canal into Albemarle Sound. M. alan or Mariner, « steamer, formerly a Wilmington tugboat, : the headquarters of these pirates, i nuustered and mounted at Norfolk, for the purpose of being taken'down this caval and priva: teering off Hatteras, Ocracoke, Oregon and New Inlets. ‘Those places are facetiously termed the ports of Norlolk. ‘The following vessels have been eaptured:— Brig Wm. TL. McGilvery, of Bangor, from Cardenas for Poston, with molasses; Captured July 28, by steamer Gorden, and taken to Nowborn, N.C. Schooner Protector, by steame: Heavy batteries are Oregon ava ali thy other inlets. ¢ men state that the Quaker City is regarded as the only oilicicnt blockading vessel on the whole coast. 114 Lazanero, August 7, 1861. amer Flag, Licutenant commanding Sartori, arrived here last night from Savannah and Charleston, having on board thirty-six olficersand geamen Pur aves United States » taken from the privatecr Petrel (formerly the revenue cutter Governor Aiken), which was sunk by the frigate st. Lawrence, between Savannah and Charleston, ‘The crew of the Potrel (with the exception of three) were saved by the boats of the St, Lawrence, ‘Tho Petrel sunk in filtees minutes after receiving the first shot, The Flag has been seventy-six days under steam. All well on beard. The Flag proceeds to the powder wharf this morning at nine o'cloc THE SCHOONER PROTECTOR, OF PHILA- DELPHIA, CAPTURED BY THE PRIVATEER GORDON (From the Philadelphia Press, August 7.] ‘Yesterday afteroon four men arrived at this port in an open boat, having made their way over ‘Ave hundred miles of ocean at the merey of the waves and the winds. ‘They constituted the crew of the yessel Protector, belong- ing to Philip Fitzpatrick, conner of Swanson aud Queen streets, and bad been captured by @ privateer off Cape Hatteras, and taken into the port of Nowbern, N. ©. From Mr. Fitzpatciok we glean the following outline of th and releaae:—TheProvector sailed from Philadel- Matanzas early in June, and lett that port ladened With bananas, pineapples and plantains, On the morn- ing of Sunday week, when lying off Cape Hatteras, about was becaimed, and saw the pes and smoke Of & steamer conting out from shore, Tt was eight o'e) in the morning, and Captain Linne. kin was below at the time taking his breakfast. The mate, Thomas Ross, was on deck; the strange steamer bore down upon them, evidently afraid of oppo- sition, for the galley deck of the Protector looked from a distance to bo wu gub. Supposing the pirate to be a United States gunboat, the captain ordered the national flag to the peak. Imnuediately the steamer bearing down fired two guns, which p proximity to the vessel. Both were discharged from rifled cannon. Ingtantly the flag was hauled down, and the jib dropped, ‘The steamer came close up, and ordered the captain to send a bi across. ‘The order was obeyed, and the decks of the pi- rate were found to contain upwards of thirty persons, ‘They placed « few men op board of the prize and towed her into Newbeen, where the crew had uw hearing before the Confederate Provost Marshal. The evidence being clear that they were States government, they were releaved and offered w pas- sage by land to the North} ora small bunt, provisioned whereby to reach Philadelphia by sea. They preferred the Jatter to the perils of the overland march, and were set adrift on Tucaday, Before leaving the vessel and cargo were sold by the pirates. The fresn fruit realized excellent prices, und a» part wes sent to Davis and Reanregard. The captain states that the cargo returned at feast $2.000,and the rebels looked upon the ripe bananas and pineapples as be. queathed by a special Providence. The coptain andjcrew were woll treated while ashore, but stripped of every- thing which could enrich their captors. The news from Manassas was at that time fresh, and the rebels were ex- ultant and vannting of their final success. "They report all the inlota below Cape Hatteras fortified with shore batteries of rifled cannon, and manned by some lundreds of men, The privateers rest in the inlets aud coves, where war steamers cannot, penetrate, until, see- img the const clear of federal vessels, they pounce out and seize government property in the shape of defenceless merchant craft, and tow them wt once out of reach. Three-vessels, one of which was a brig and: one a sbip, were in Newborn at the time the Protector was there, all having been captured and contisceted. If gunboats, drawing sinliow water, were despatched along the coast, below C ite tho pirate recesses, our mere at Mberty and the coast clear, When put to sea the Protector’s crew were hauled in by the United States veasel Savannah, the pirates meantime ‘waiching them from the ligbthouve on shore. They then sale’ north, with a si compass to gwide them, and reached Cape Henlopen on Monday morning, cempletely worn out with watching and Jabor. At Chester a man re- fused W give them drevkfyst, and the syeafiers Young Ame) and Zephyr refused to tow them up the river. ‘They gor to town, justly indignant at snch pnkindness, and reported at once to Captain Fitzpatrick, by whom they were well treated. ‘Their sailboat was but nineteen fect tong, and they oc- cupied seven days gnd pights in continuons bes yer Opecoc unimen would soon ‘The pirste steamer (the Gordon) came out injet on the morning of the 28th of July. She belonged to Wilmington. The Protector was vahiedat $2,500, and was a Dow vessel. Captain Titzpatrick has aneihor yee- 1, the Stephen A. Douglas, now ont, and expects her to share the same f ‘The cecaped men were surrounded by citizens last evening, anxious to learn of their perils. ‘The Philadelphia Kagwirer has obtained some additional particulars from one of the crew of the Pretector. THE PIRATE WANTED COAL. After tho capture, he says, the steamer then com- monced ticiag in Wood to go out alter another prize. piain Lockwood said to our captain that he weuld ike wry mutch to fall in with a yorsol laten with coal, ‘The burned wood. and her supply at no time, in my would Mast ber longer than thirty-six or forty S6EL AND TIER CREW. ‘When our captain turned his back upon the officer of the steamer, the latter named person seid w some of his men, “For God's sake pat those {rons away out of sight,” referring to the han¢ ked forward I then saw that the privateer kad one twenty-four pounder on | the forward deck and two guns aft—cightwen and twelve pounders. The steamer Gordon is between four and five hundred tons burthen, and isa very fine looking eraft; she draws eight anda half feet of water with fuel. It is said that she was formerty called the Caliiornia. Sho is com- manded by James Lockwood, so T was toid. This same man nsed to be captain of the Columbia, running between New York and Charleston. Ho iv also’ reported to have formerly been a Charleston pile ative place is sup- posed to be Smithville, Ni tween thirty-five and forty years of age, as near as I can udge. His officers and men did not wear a uniform, but poked like Jaboring men, being clad in Scotch costume. ‘they wore arraed with horse pistola with int tocks, which Bis ‘wre! ve about a foot long. They also wore cutiagses, which jooked a4 though some country blacksmith had made them. We were about twenty miles from Cape Hatieras when we wi informed that une anhour. Debeukt of spend. She isa side wheel stcamor, and hermachinery—or the walking beam Duild—is on de a ured -T saw. threo privateers in of them were, &, 1 vessels: rdof Hantera 4 niles of the yannah, end a Ww a number of pri- ifTevems ini ‘of thera ace steamers, nailing vos dilvery was captared about this time, a into Hatteras Iniet, She was laden with y thirty hogeleads of molasses, and belonged Bangor, Me. BATTERIES AT ORFWON INLET, CAPE HATTERAS, 7 Our informant suites that he saw a batiery at Orewa Inlet, and two hundrest Ho enpposed: thet Nattery was provide calibre, At this pe sitated on the to iuile of the 1 sloop of- wart vateors ireth boing sitr ns cover an extent of | vending all wlong the coast. CAPTAIN OF tured | 1 Cay wh all Dost and make our way wont the si iliang, not engaged by the United | Le is @ man be- - home to Philadelphia. After days of severe trial wear. rived at the town of Cheater, on the Delaware, leew ag and worn out, and not able to mako any more exe! y and, without any money to pay our railroad expenses home, we applied to the captain of the steamboat Young America to tow our boat to our,benevolont city, We were promptly refreshed by the (wo, would say the al- most kecession) captain, and we were forced to take our oars and work our way to Philadelphia, The captain’s name we could not uacertain or it would bo given here, J. F. LINNEKIN. THE BLUENOSES LAUGH AT 'THE BLOCKADE. ‘The following is an extract of @ letter dated Yarmouth, N, 8., July 29, received by a firm ig Boston:—The ceptairt of wschooner of abous filicty tons arrived home here yesterday, having left hore about three week since with cargo of ah, which ho took into Wilmington, N. C., sold at an enormous prot, then took a cargo of naval stores to Halifax, upon which he cleared a pile of money, He nage he saw ho blockading fleet, and is preparing to go the same voyage again as soon ag ho can get off. Other vessels here and elsewhere along the shore are doing the same thing, and laugh at the idea of being caught. SALE OF PRIZES TAKEN BY THE REBELS. From the New Orleans Picayune, July 5) The C. 8. Marshal sold at public outcry, yesturday, the following named priges, captured by our privateers, at the sums onposite their names:— Schooner Mermaid, ,, Bark Ocoan Eagle Ship Milan.,... Schooner Jobn Adams: sold at $1 56 per sack. THE REBEL CONGRESS, {From the Richmond papers of August 1.] On Saturday Congress, immediately after assembling and the cal) of the roll, resolyed itself into secret session, It is understood that, hereafter, nearly all the business of Congress, of Overy nature, will be transacted with closed doors, this excoss of caution being im consequence, it is said, of some dissatisfaction because of the introduction in open session of a dill relating to some detail of the mili- tary organization, It should be explained that there is » standing resolution of Congress requiring all matters of the public dofence to be discussed in secret session, but not extending in its reserve to other subjects of legisla- tion. On Saturday it is uaderstood that the subject under consideration was the Confederate loan. REPORT OF THY SECRETARY OF WAR, This report bus been sent into Congress for conside- ration in secret session, and we understand that the recommendations it makes of such large additious to thg army ure likely to be opposed, at least to acertain dogree, ‘The roport shows that already one hundred and jour rojiments avd thirty-two. battalions. b ice, besides various d nies of cavalry not yet made up Informmation ia obtained from the report the recommendation of the Secretary that Congress ac- cept and call into service Unree hundred regiments. This large inerease to the army is recommended and urged in view of the immense additions to the forces of the Lineoin mnt. It is understood that there js no doubt that Congress will make a large inerease to tho army , probably by a bill to authorize the President to make sich increase as he may determine to be necessary. ‘THK CONSKDERATE. NAVY. Mr, Avery’s Dill, introduced in Congress, proposes a re- orjanization of the Confederate Navy. It proposes to ap- point ia it officers yours ago from. the federal servic gned in’ consequence of the + and to give to the former such rank as they would have lid in regular course of promo- tion had th nucd in the federal service. ‘The pro- position is the subject of considerable dissatisfaction to the Intel rexigned officers in the federal navy who aro now in the Confederate service. ‘The obvious ‘complaint is the blocking of promotionsia the Confederate navy. When those officers lately resigned, left the old navy, room was made thers, of course, for general and rapid promotion. If Mr. Avery's bill should take effect, there would retain for these ‘officers in the Confederato ser- vice but little chance for promotion, which would be abort as slow and difficult as it was in the federal navy before the era of the “retiring”? board. ‘The Confederate Navy, at present, is doing but little on tho water, but its officers huve rondered, and are render. ing incalculable service in working the land batteries, which are monnted with ship cannon. ‘The intelligent opinion is that the building up of our navy must noces. sarily await future events. The great want of the South in this matter is seamen, und the sup- of these can only be found in the com- , which, on the rovival of trade, with the best material for sailors. AS nearly as the calculation can be made, not more than one- fifth of the crews of the American navy have been Ame- ricans. ‘They havo been mostly enlisted from foreign sea- men ii Utimore is known as the ren- w its sailors are rated superior both to the Rnglich and Norwegian. Its impor- tance to the Confederate naval service is recognized in this particular, as well as in that of the possession of the Chesapeake Bay. ‘THE BLOCKADE—PURCHASE OF NAVAL STEAMKR®, ETC. of Ga., said that he had received a copy of the of a meeting held at Marietta, in his Slate, on h instant, which had come to him probably with the desire that it stiould be communicated to Congress. ‘The subjects of which it treated were of great importance; and the gentlemen who had principally participated in the meeting were well acquainted with theso subjects, and had made them a particular study, ‘The communication recommends to Congress the propriety of throwing open our ports to the shipping and commerce of neutral na- tions, by granting to those who sticceeded in running or breaking the blockade a remission of dnties. It also sug- jis the propriety of a plan to purchase ocean steamers, y Home Kort of aesurance from Congress {0 the owners of thoee vessels, suitable for war parposes—that upon their successful eniry into our ports they would be purchased for our navy, after exainination by a commission, &c. ‘The commuiication was referred to the Committee on Fi- Nance, f their Stat INDEMNITY YOR SLAVES, Nir. Szppon, of Va., offered the following resolution, which was reterred to the Committee of the Judiclary;— Resolved by the Congress, That tho Committee on’ the Judiciary be instructed to inquire and report on the ex- pediency of prescribing, by law, while the facts are fresh and suceptible of proof, some uniform mode of taking, authenticating and preserving the evidence of the abduc- tion or reception hy the enemy of slaves owaed in any of the Confetereto States, ag also of the ages, ex and value of such slaves, to the end that indemnity may hereafter de exacted from the enemy. A GENERAL CONFISCATION BILL. Mr, Kunyer, of La,, offered the followingypreamble and regolation, which were agreed to: Whereas, The Congress of the United States has passed a Jaw providing for the confiseation of the property of all rebels found in arms agwinst the United States; and Whereas, It is known by the public official declarations of the Executive and Congrees of the United States that, the inteut and meaning of said act is the confiscation, not Of the property of the rebel citizens of the United States, but of the citizens of this Confederacy, who are now ene- mies of-the United States; and, Whereas, The confiscation aforesaid is, in effect, a gene- ral eeizure of the property of all the inhubitants of te Confederate States, ipastnuch as they are all in againzt the United Stuter; und Whereas, This additional resort by the Government of the Unived States to means of warfare repudiated by the ilized nations can only be repelled and resist- ed by ObSt juet retatiition, which is the legitimate weapon. of defence against sw'b burbaratios as the United States have inaugurated in thie war, to the disgrace of this go- ‘yernment and peopte:;theretore Resolved, That the Committee on the Jnciciary be m- Sirncted to inquire into the propriety and necessity of adepting raeang of retsliation by a general confiscation bill, and make report, by sich bill, or otherwise, as early as practicable, Mr. Perking, of La., submitted the following proamble and resolution, whieh were adopte Whereas, the government of the United States is exert- ing all its energies and employing its army and navy, and every agency within its power, to prevent the exporta- tton of our reat staples, cotton, tobacco, &c., to any other conmiry except thraugh its ports or by permission, thereby sectiting the complete commercial subjection of the Confederate Statee, aud causing the industrial and manufeeturing interests of ni) other countries sustained by its products to be dependent upon them for their sup- ply; therefore, be it resolved’, That the Committee on Finance he instructed to inquire into the expediency of this Congress conferring upon the government of the Confederate States the power 10 centro! the cotton and tobacco crops of the country, by receiving subscriptions in kind or by purchase from indi- viduals at.a price fixed, or by such an advance upon their value in Treasury notes or confederate bonds, as wil! en- able the government to make their pdssession the basis of credit and negotiation abroad. On motion of Mr. Ochiltree, the following resolution was adopted:— Resolved, That the Commitiee on Finance inquire into the expediency of suspending the collection of ull duties imposed by tho laws now in force on goods, wares, mer- | chandise and commodities, of every description ‘what- aver, imported into the Confederate States during the existence of the preeent war, and that they report at an carly day, by bill or ctherwiee. PUBLIC FINANCE. Mr. Brooxr, of Miss., presented © communication feom M. J. Zonat, of New Orleans, proposing Congress of vin} policy , to make the crops Sugar and tobacco aubservient as gold and silver a currency, with a basis of eredit in the issue e .000,. 000 Treasury notes; which wag referred to the Committee |, om Finance. WR. NOMER, OF VIRGINIA, CONFIRMED AS SECRETARY OF STATS, fe tpderstand that, in the secret. session of Congress yesterday, Ye nomination of Mr. R. M. 'T. Huntor, of Vir- fa, to fary of State in place of Mr. Toombs, re- ee centirmed. Ms Toombs’ resignation of the cretaryship, We jeprn, had beewsont in some days ago, in consequence of his accepting the appointinent toa Bri- sadier-Generaiship in the Confederate service. bui the in- formation of it had been withhekt, in view of the action of Gongress on the subjecg in gccret Session, 1¢ is proper to expla that the general announcement of the resignation of Mr. Toomb$ is made nnlor a mis He has only resigued the Secreta esigned us member of Con- cities stinet; and the Con. federate, coustitu¥on contains a distinct provision for @, allowing delegetes to hold eppointments in nil to retain their voats in Congress, the feroral constitution bas been pect, in that of the Confederate Toombs was in in the proceedings in th . r. Henter was onapimously contirm. * elrenmstances of the A ility und m Congre siderable measure. {that this action is ® Louisiana banks, 1 trom suspending specie payme oc their eho ti ORNERAL FEAURBGARD, On jy lf in executive session oF the Confederate ‘sent in a communication nomi nating G. T. Beauregard to the fank of full “ General” in the Confederate army, ip which nom: ination Congress unanimously concurred. Tho proper official title of this rank, according tothe act of Congress organizing the army, approved May 16, 1861, is simply “ General,” instead o! “ Brigadier General;” the formor denomination being the highest military grade known to the Confederate Slates. ‘The commission of General Beauregard ig to date from the 2ist of July, 1862, the date of the victory of Manassas, BUSINESS OF THE SECRET SkRION, The secret sessions of Congress, kaye the Richmond Ezaniner, are occupied with the maturing of a plan of financial policy for the goverument, which will be porma- nent during the war. [tis understood that the debate on this subject presents a sivgle alternative, on which the Sentiment of Congress ig much divided. ‘It is, whether the Goverument should extend the produce’ loan, or whether it should take the control of the crops of cotton, Sugar and tobacco as purchaser, Fach plan has its re- spective advantages, ‘The latter, however, is considered more direct, more available and comprehending # larger mutuality of advantages, and is recommended by views, contained in memorials to Congress, of some of the largest planters and most important capitalists of the South. Tho produce loan did searcely more than establish a systom of securities for the investment of capitalists, It might thus, probably, be considered too limited for the necessities of the government, The system of purchase is recommended as yielding advantages beyond the mere ends of contributing to pay the expenses of the war, in the supply of a medium of general circulation, which the government will not only use in its purchases, but which will go into popular exchanges. This alone will be of great advantage. The government's issue of Treasury notes as the basis of its purchnacs of the cotton, sugar and tobacco of the South will find its way into general Circulation; and if it is allowed to replace entirely the paper currency of the banks, wo shall have at once for the South a uniform currency resting on tho most reiiable securities, and with a diroct representation of value in the gold of Europe or its bills of exchange, NEWS FROM THE REBEL STATES. Lovisvita, August 7, 2861. A despatch from Little Rock, on the 5th inst., to the Memphis Avalanche, says a robel scounting party encoun- tered one hundred federals in Northwestern Arkansas, and killed twenty-five. ‘The rebels loss was two. ‘Tho Portsmouth (V2.) Transcript of the Sth, srys the federals have evacuated Hampton aud Newport News. ‘Tho Winchester (Va.) Republican of tho bth says:—~ General Banks’ army is almost entirely disbanded, only four regiments remalning. The Richmond Congress has been discussing & financial scheme, the probable result of which will be an advanco of treasury notes on the subscribed cotton when the mar- ket opens, the cotton to be sold at existing prices for the benefit of the planters, ‘The Lynchburg Republican learns, in addition to the handeufts brought: by the invading army, was a lags number of halters for hanging Southern traitors and re- beis. It says, in all probability the New World nover witnessed such scenes of horror as it would have wit- nessed on the triumphant entrance of the invading army into Richmond, ‘The Charleston Mercury of tho 3d, says it had been pro- voked beyond endurance by reading in cortain Virginia papers most complacent and gratuitous comments on the charming charity and benevolence of certain citizens and officials of Virginia toward invaders of their soil, plundorers of their estates, destroyers of their homes and tiresidcs, and polluters of their women. It demands jithat every prisoner at Richmond be incarceratod and put ‘n irons, Justice, humanity, and civilization alike cry for the stern execution of retribution.”’ Lieutenant Lamar,of tho rebel army, is still con fined at Richiuond, the wholo of oue side soriously par. alyzod. Ricuxoyp, August 1, 1861, Mr. Ritchio, of the Kraminer, has just returned from Paris. He says the cause of the Southern Confederacy is looking up in’ France, and entertains no doubt about its ultimate recognition. Ricuwonv, August 2, 1851, Tt is reliably stated on the most undoubted evidence that when news of the capture of Sherman's battery waa received in Washington General Scott privately ordered six cannon to be taken from the Navy Yard and sent to Washington, with the announcement that it was Sherman’s battery. Norvoxx, July 31, 1861. ‘The privateer Gordon, from Charleston, on Sunday last captured and carried into Hatteras Inlet’ the brig McGil- very, of Bangor, with a cargo of molasses; ulso, the schooner Protector, from Cnba, with a cargo of fruit. The privateer Mariner has captured another schooner. ‘The privateer York has captured the brig Martin, of Boston, with a cargo of machinery. Lousvnix, Ky., August 7, 1861. There is no security for remittances in money from Southern points to this city or north of here. Letters which are passing Siroagh the mails south of Kentucky are generally opened and deprived of their pecuniary con- tents by persons claiming authority under the Southern confederacy, The Galveston News of the 27th ult. says Vidaurri ex- presses the greatest friendship for the South, and means te preserve peaco on the Rio Grande frontier. eo ‘says Neuvo Leon and have seceded from Mexico, and Ortegu and Vidaurri have made treaty to work together. ‘The details are unannounced. It is expected that General t has gone from Brownsville to Monterey. Atespatch from Manassas, dated July 28, states that Gonerals Johnston and Beauregard had issued an address to the Confederate soldiers thanking them for their services * Manassas, and congratulating them on their victory ere. The New Orleans Pisayune of the 4th inst. congratu- lates the confederacy on the criminations against the tede- ral army by tho journals in the North, and angurs the suc- cess of the South on account of more unanimity. It also ridicuks the present blockade, and thinks Kngland will put an end to it. OUR LOUISVILLE CORRESPONDENCE. Lounsvinix, Ky., August 6, 1961. The Drama of Neutrality—T he Election—Kentucky Hence, forth Entirely for the Union—Arms for Kast Tennessee— Probable Impeachment of Gow Magofin—Recruiting in Louimvitle, de. Tho history of neutrality ought to be written, for it ig a thing of the past, and properly belongs to the impartial historian and the public judgment. Its chronology em- braces but a shert period of time. It began with the 19th of April, 1961; it ended with the Sth of August, 1861- I doubt not neutrality was peace and gafety in the begin- ning; bot was it not dishonor, too? I doubt not, asa safe- guard to an unarmed and exposed State, it was a policy safer than honest; but while procuring us safety did it not also produce contempt for us? When the policy was inaugurated there was no organization of the Union party. With a disunionist of the most rabid character in the Gubernatorial chair and two trajtors as Senatorial representatives; with- out @ representative in the lower House of Congress, and a probability that we ghould have no election before its extra session; with our State Legislature about equally di- vided? tho Union half almost entirely without organiza- tion; with a spurious, impolitic and unfortunate article from the Journal flying around the country and destroy- ing the Union party the Journal had held together, tho days of the advent of neutrality were dark indeed. We saw other States precipitated under the same circum. stances. Tennessee had yiolded to the pressure, and had been lost when fifty resolute, Union men could have saved her by swearing that not a fiag of the many which floated above the streets of Nashville should be torn down, Unarmed, unprotected, without leader and in despair they set up the frail bark of neutrality, in, which they themselvea lacked faith, and trusted theniselves with it to the surging waves of the political food which had wrecked so many stronger and better crafts. A sceming approval grected the traitorous reply of the Governor to the requistion of the Secretary of War, The organization of the Union men began, dating from Louis- ville, whence the power and head of the party daily sent forth itgorders for the preservation of penivality. Hore Union companies were formed, and two regiments of well armed and determined men gave in their allegiance to the government and strengthened themselves in a cor pact Union. Hundreds of flags were thrown to the breeze from the housetops, doing more for the cause than the arguments of a thonsand rebels could counteract; and over the State spread the feeling, dampening the ardor of the recipitators and encourngng that of the Unionists, Me © the Legistature had been called together, and the ee met with his deserved fate, being counter- acted at cyery move, and proving true the political axiom that “Governors dio of called sessions.” The scheme for arming the rebels of the State Guard failed, and the Guard was demoralized and destreyed. The leader who had buiit up. the organization found the Confiscation Dill of — Congress applying clesely- to him, and self-interest made ‘him & neutral, it had made him a_ traitorcis citizen. And now, to ond the drama, came this last act of an clection of State representatives. With a majority of at least one bundred thousand we have eleeted one hundred and twenty Senators and representatives ont of one hundred and thirty-eight, and the Governor, who bas go misrepresented us, and who is now a warm ‘advocate of neatrality, is in the hands of the Unionista. Yester- day neutrality breathed its last. Henceforth Kentucky is to be actively loyal. ‘There is little doubt that ina week or two the move- ment to arm the East Tennessceans will be made through Kentucky. For. this purpose [. H. Rosseau has organiaed two regiments of volunteers for the war, though they are subject to any orders of tho President. In tho upper counties of the State and the southeastern portion there aro ten thousand men under arms, with the avowed pur- poso of conveying to the East Tonnesseeans the arms now stored in this city and at Newport Barracks. This pur- pose has been avowed, and the determination to do it is as fixed as the State for the Union. I may be proclaiming this foo soon, bat as T have never acknowledged the here- sy of neutrality, 1 think Tam not bound to keep the se- crets of its succeding policy. ‘The meeting of the Legislature will he the death of the Governor, There is no doubt that 1 be impeached, and there is less doubé that he wil! be found guilty. wath a Uniouist in his place, an hundred thonsand armed race to uphold him, with» concurring Legislature, tere ent De no misconception of whore the loyal State of Ken- tucky will stand, Cyptain Mf of the reguttr service, who has been | ome * the { as 1 contuue verv act ve f THE WAR LAWS OF CONGRESS. nnn To Provide for the Tempora: Heibaneised-beite-aamuatianie » enna it enacted by ate und’ House of Represents- tives of the United States of America in Congreee sac bled, That for and during the present insurrection the Secretary of the Navy sbail be and he is hereby authorized to hire, purchasé, of contract for such veesls as may be necessary for the temporary increase of the Navy of’ the United States, and he is also hereby authorized to furnish any vessel or vessels which may be purchased or cou. tractod for with such ordnance, ordnance stores and moni tious of war as may be necessary to enable such vessel or vessels to render the most efficient service, pursuant to the orders which may be givon to tholr respective com: manders. Sec. 2, And. be it further enacted, That. the temporary appointments made, or wh'ch may be mae by tho Seer’ tary of the Navy, of acting lieutonants, acting paymas- tors, acting assistant surgeons, acting uinstors and mas- ters! matos,are hereby ratified and contined as temo. Tary acting appointm: nts, until the return of the verse's in which they are respectively employed, or until the Suppression of the present inst essary; and the rate of 0 several grades specified is hereby logiliaed and approved, . 3. And be it further enacted, That for the omg act, ant to si ive the closing of the ‘nts, there be appropriated and }) dat the he Navy Dopartment the svm-of tree mil ars. Approved, July 24, 161. To Authorize the * u ho insi Oe Whereas, certain of the forts, arsenals, custom houses navy yards ankother the United states. 1 deen 4 1 ions of law have been com. mit atened Uy organized Bodies Of several of the States, and a conspiracy bus been en into to overthrow ths government of ths United Star therefore, Bo it cuacted by the Sonato and House of Represe tives of the United States of Amorica in Congress ase Died, That tho Prosiient be aad ho is And all y volunteers: voluntec:s e IMADNEr a, volynie res Be » receiving imt) sevice any n ner of Jing, those now called for and nce-pw, t shall, from tins tw (mo, iesue Lis procia 2 spoeiatiy volunteers: the Proside ration, stall intuntrs to be furnishe tion, to States and oni by the 8 2. And bo it Carb shall be subject , tho army of the United States,and” thu formed, by the President, ‘uito’'ree: with the exception of such numbers tillery, as he may direct, not ty exe the said volan, tions govermug they shall be nts of iniant awairy ard ar ed the proportion of one company of vach of” those arms to every reginout of infantry, and to be organized as in the regular service. Fach regiment of infuutry shill have one colonel, ous, lieatenant colonel, ons major, ons agjutant (a lieutenant” ong quartermaster (@ Lieutonant,) one surgeon and one assistant surgeon, One sergeant-major, one r.amental quartermaster sergeaut, one rogimental commissary ger- geant, one hospital steward, two peingipal musicians, ans twenty-four musicians for a band; and shali be composed of ten companies, cach company to consist of one capiain, ove frat lieutenant, one second lionteuant, one rst sur. goant, four sergeants, cight corpora's, two Tausivians, one wagoner, and form sixty-four to vijcity-tyzo privates. Sec, 3 "And be it further enacted, That these foroes, when accepted as herein authorized, sha!) ed into divisious of three or more brigatles each division shail have a major general, three ails. and one assistant adjutant goucral with the rank of Each brigade shall be composed of four or more regim ats, and shail ‘have ‘uo brigatier general, two aids-de-camp, One assistant adjutant general with the ratd: of caytam, Ono Surgeon, One assisuant quart: ‘master and one commis: sary of subsistence, See. 4, And be it further enacted, That the President shall be authorized to.appomt, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the cotnmand of the forces pro- vided for ia thisact, a number of major generals, not ex- and anumbor of brigadier general cuiteen, and tho other divisio? ‘a for the organization of the: ‘exee e-camp, who shall be selected by their respective gencrals froin the officers of the army or voluntecr corps: idexi, ‘That the President may select the mrJor g-ne- and Urigadier generais provided for in this act from the line or statf of the regular army, and the officers so Ke. lected shall be permitted to retain their rank therem. The Governors of tbo States furnisbing yolunteors under thi act shail commission tho field, staff and company officers requisite for the sait yoluuteors; but in cases where the State authorities refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at the call or on the prociamation of the Prosilent, and. volunteers from such States offer their services under such call or proclamation, the President shall have power to accept such secvives, and to commivsion the proper field, staf anc company officers. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non- commissioned officers and privates, organized as above set forth, shall, in all rospects, be placed ‘on the foviing, as to pay and allowances, of similar corps of the regular army. Provided, that tho allowances of nou-commis- sioned officers and privates for clothing, when not fur- nished in kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per month, and that each company officer, non-commissioned officer, private, musician and artificer of cavairy shall furnish his own horse and horse equipmonts, and shall receive forty cents per day for their use and risk, in case the horse shall become dis’ or shall die, the allowance shall conse uw @ disability shall bo removed or another horss be supplied. Every yolunteer non-commissioned . off cer, private, musician and artiflcer who enters the service of the United States under this act, shall be paid at the rate of fifty cents in lieu of subsistence, and if a oa valry volunteer, twenty-five conts additional, in liew of forage, for every twenty miles of travel from his place of enrolment to the place fof muster; the distance to be mea- sured by the shortest usually travelled route; and when honorably discharged an allowance at the samme rate, from the place of his discharge to his place of enrolment, and. in addition thereto, if lo shall have served for & period of two years, or during the war, if sooner ended, the sum of one hundred dollars: Provided, That such of the companies of cavalry herein provided for as may require it may ba furnished with horses and horse equipments in the same manner as in the United States Army. Sec, 6. And be it further enacted, That any volunteer who may be received into the sorvice of the Unitod States under this act,and who may be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service, shall be entitled to the benefits which have been or may be conferred on persone disabled in the regular service; and the widow, if there be one, arf it not, the legal heirs’ of such as dic or may bo killed i service, in addition to all arrears of pay and allowances, shall receive the sum of one hundred doliars. Sec. 7, And be it further enacted, That the bands of the regiments of infantry and of tho regiments of cavalry shall be paid as follows :—Ono-fourth of each shall recoive the pay and allowance of sergeants of engineer soldiers: one-fourth those of corporals of engineer soldiers; and the remaining half those of privates of engiucer soldiers of the first class; and the leaders of the band shall receiye the same pay and emoluments as second licutenants of in- fantry. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the wagoners and gaddlers shall receive the pay and allowances of cor- porais of cavalry. The regimental commissary sergeant shall receive the pay and allowances of re geant major, and the regimentai quartermaster s: Shall receive the pay and allowances of a 5 cayalry. Sec. 9, And be it further enactod,,That there sha'l ba allowed to each regi: Jain, who shall bo appointed by the r jer on tho yote of the field officers and company commanders on duty with the regiment at the time the appointment shail be made. The chaplain so appointed must be a dar ordained minister of a Christian denomination, and ive the pay and allowances of a captain of and shall bo required to report to the colonel commanding thé Feglindit to yoieh hg is attached, at the ¢nd of each quarter, the moval And religious condition of the regiment, and such sng social happiness and moral intprov Sec. 10. Aud be it further « commanding 4 separzte department ¢ hereby authorized to appoint a rill sion of not less than three nor more whose duty it shail be to examine the capacity, qualifiea~ tious, proprivty of conduct and efficiency of auy com- missioued officer of volunteers within his ‘dopariment or army, who may be reported to the board or commission and’ upon pos 4 report, # adverse to such oflicer, and if approved by tho President of the United States, the com- mission of such officer shall be vacated: Provided always, That no officer shall be eligible togit on such board or com? mission whose rank or promotion would in any way be atfteted by its proceedings, and. iwo members at lout, if practicable, shall be of equal rank of the oflicer ' amined. And when vacancios occur in any of the conipanies of volunteers, an election shall be called by the colonel of the regiment to 4 a veeanelag, and the mon of cach y ghall yote heir Fespective companies tor all Calor as Th as cy fazd vacauctes above captain shall be filled by the yotes of the commissioned officers of the regiment, aid al officers 80 elecied shail be commis- sioned by the respective Governors of the Stat, or by the President of tho United States. te ty Sec. 11. And be it farther ewacted, That oli Jottors weit» ten by saldiers in the service of the United States may be tranamitted through the mails without prepaysment of postage, cnder such regulations as the Post Office Depart. ment nay prescribe, the postage thercon to be’ paid by tho recipionta. Sec, 12, And be it farther enacted, Tint the Seayotary” ted, ‘That the general uw detached army is board or commis- than five officers, of War be and he is hereby authorizéd and directed to in troduce among the volunteer forces in the service of thot United Siates the system of allotment ticke now ised. in the navy, or some equivalent g3 which the fazaily of the volunteer pay ashe may request. Ap; In Addition to the Above. Re it enacted by the Sonate and House of Repre: of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the President of the United SI by authorized to pub'ie service may in his op ned as authorized By the net of the nm hun’ a, that the of troops he hall not exceed tive ¢ ahalde J shall be upon ¢