The New York Herald Newspaper, November 30, 1861, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, SATU THE BEMIS HEIGHTS BATTALION. Arriyal and Departure of the Bemis Heights Battalion ex Seventy-seven Regiment of New York State Volunq teers, Col, James Bedell McKean, Com- maniding—Formation of the Regiment, Sketches of the Otticers, Historical Incl- dents, do,, dc, ‘The Bomis Hoights battalion, Seyenty-seyenth regi- ment of New York State Voluntoors, Col. James Bdaett ‘MeKean, momber of Congress from the Fifteenth (Sara- ftega) district, commanding, arrived at the foot of Four- Yeemth sireet, from Albany, early yesterday morning. ‘The formation of this regiment was initiated on the 21st of Avgust last by the publication of the following stirring and patriotic ciroular, signed by Col, McKean:— Wmzow Crnzeva oy rue Furreenms Concmumssionan Dur mucr:— Traitors in arms seck to overthrow our constitution ‘and to roixe our capital. Tat us go Sne"help to defend Wem. Who will despond because we e Boll run? ‘Our fathers lost the battle at Bunker Tijil, but MM tanght them how to gain the victory at Bemis Heights. ‘Ret us learn wisdom from disaster, aud send overwhelm. fag nombore into tho field. Tet farmers, mechanics, ‘merchants, and all claves, for the ‘liberties of all are at sake, aid in organizing companies. 1 will cheerfully ‘eaaiat'in procuring the necessary papers. Do not mis- me. lam not asking for an office at your Bands. If you who have, mort at stake will gogt will ‘willingly go with you as a private soldier, I have assur ‘gmoes from several officers who have seen service on Molde of battle that they will giadly join us. Lat usor- @ Bemis Heights Battalion, and vie with each other eerring our country, thus showing that we are inepired the holy memories of the Revolutionary battle elds and near which we are living. ‘This appeal was not without ite immediate effect, and the progress of the regiment towards completion was wapid and gratifying. Of the ten companies composing the battalion seven entire companies were reeruited from Maratoga county, which has sent to the war altogether ‘epwards of 1,200 men; the remaining three, with few mceptions, being from Kasex and Fulton counties—two from the former and one from the latter. The men are ‘taken from various pursuits, but mostly from agricultu- ‘wal, mechanical and professional callings, a large propor- ‘tien of them boing farmers’ sons—a few have left college ‘Glasses, and not a few are lawyers, doctors, mivisters aud sebool teachers, ‘The regiment is a very strong one, in ; Bech an intellectual and physical point of view, aud ap- pears in Now York eight hundred strong. It is named in emmemorative honor of Bemis Heights, a revolutionary eit interest, situated about twelve miles east of Sara- village, whero the trace of battles known as thone of Bemis Heights were fought on September 17 and October 7, 2277. Both of these memorable contests, which are now Perales Big sa Lt the different names of the water and Bemis Hi eorded. among ‘the " ights, is re- Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World,” dociding as it did the fate of the Revolution by Fame struggle ioe determined the congo Franco yur ‘uggle also. determ the course France pur- ‘wued in the Seven Years’ war. 9 { SKEVCH OF COLONEL M’KEAN, © Colonel James Redell McKean, commanding the regi- was born of Scotch descent in Angust, 1821, on the Soene of what is knowns the Battle of Benning- ‘ton, which, ag the boundaries now lie, was in Hoosac, Repsselser county, this State, instead of in Vermont. Colonel McKean is a self-cultured man, alternately going to school for a short time, farming and teaching. At the of twenty-four years, having previously served igh all the militia xradationg, he was elected and sub- sequently commissioned by the late Silas Wright Colonel ‘Of the 144th regiment New York State Militia, which body of citizen soldiery he continued to command for se veral years. At the proper age the Colonel @ommenced the reading of law at Wateriord, in thts State, ander Judge Bullard, und was duly admitted to the bar. Ya the yoar 1854 he was clected County Judge of Saratoga gounty, the duties of which office he discharged for one fall term, immediately atter which, in the fall of 1868, ke was chonen a represontative in Congress for the Fit trict; and having been re-clected it (1560), he is a member of the 4 es ou ‘Tuesday next; but inasmuch ea his colonel’s commission originates with Governor Morgan, it is probable that ho will continue to hold his Congresaional seat while doing bis duty to his country as oolone! of bh: iment. Politically Colonel McKean Was @mold democrat till the repealot the Miscouri compro- mise, and he is now a decided partizan of the presevt administration, sustaining the cause of the Uniowin this crisis with mi; cht and main. He is among the most popu- Jar orators in Northern w York, boing alike graceful, @oquent and persiasive; engaging in his manners, and F bahleritpseuae for his decisiveness on all subjects and Political backbono, urgently fayoring the adoption of messures for the reduction of the rebellion, both fm the last ress and at the late extra session. Aga commander e has the Dearing and traits that are desirable in a military officer, being provapt, ready aad self reliont, united towhich ho haa a voice equal to ‘afl the demands made on a fleld officer, All clases of the people in the section of country from which his regiment: ‘Somes, and where he is best khown, place the ntmogt re. ‘Manco upon his discretion and indomitable grit. In per- gonal appearance he is slightly above she medinm height fair complexion, iron gray hair, slimly Outs, aud not of strong, though energetic physique, Though voiunteer- jas a private, Colonel McHean was unanimously called te the command of the regiment. ‘THK LIRUTENANT COLONEL the regiment is Joseph C. Henderson, of Albany, Co}, ‘Henderson is a hardware merchant, and has seen little of wailitary life, though ho has been for some time attached tothe staff of Brigadier Genera! Rathbone. He is a fine fo ssaydanong tty and is represented as being an etficient, trions and attentive one. He commanded the regi- mental port during the raising of the command. MAJOR BETZ: Major Setden Hetzel is a ne) Governor Selden; was raised in FMonroe conuty: has had the advantage of a partial training though sound taining at West Point, and is competent to the position he fills, Selng regeeded ag.u superior officer. He joined the regi- ment from lochester, @RETCH OF BEX, F. JUDSON, SENIOR CAPTAIN OF THE REGIMENT. Captain Judson-—senjor tine officer of the regimont, ranking next to Major—way born in Warsaw, Renaselaer county, in 1627, and after a little early echooling was bred a printer, serving his tise in the office of the Troy Daily, Whig, and is at present one of the proprietors of the Saralogian, a spirited inland paper, Captain Judson fa alive in military matters, an ‘hheard from in the contest, UNTERESTING FLAG FRESENTATION ap SARATOGA. Just previous to the departure of the regiment from oga, on Wednesday, & national flag waa presented to the regiment by the young ladies of Dr. Beecher’s somi- nary, which was marked by appropriate ceremonies and wpeeches. &c. Tho flagstaifis surmounted by a blade or eaponion found on tho ficld of the second battle of Be misHeights, and which belonged to a British flagstat? attempted to be plauied on the American intrenchiments ga the Heights, which effort was gallantly foiled by Ame- prowess. x ‘The regiment was received and eniertained in Now York by ‘The Sons of Saratoga,” resident in the metro- polis, who yesterday presented thom with a splendid Tegimental flag, bearing devices erablematic of the name @f the regiment. On one side there ig seen a representation of the old colonial flag iInuse at the time the battles of 4 Were fought, consisting of thirteen stripes, alter- fate white and red, the field being thesamo as that of the British standard. 'The reverso side beara a representa thon of the surrender of Burgoyne, with the thirteen ‘stripes and the thirteon stars iu the field, the occasion of that surrender being the first one on which the present ‘gational symbol sed, the Stars and Stripes being then unfurled; the law relative to the ensign of the repub- Mo having bean passed by Congress in the June pre- of ex-Lieutenant LIST OV THE FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS. ) . James B. McKean. Jobn L. Perry, George E. Stevens. Quartermaster’s Sergeant, .. Wendell Lansing, PM Me herp ae ret Company A—Captain, Renj. F. Judson; First Lioutenant, Lather M. Wheeler, Second Lieutenant, John Patterson. Company B—Capiain, Lewis Wood; ’ First Lieutenant, ‘Wm. B. Carpenter; Second Lioutenant, Halecy Bowe. Company C—Captain, Calyin A. Rice; First Licutenant, George 8. Orr; Second f.ieutenant, L. Shurtief, Company D—Captain, John Carr; First Lieutenant, Win- ger B. French; Second Lieutenant, Chester H. Fodow. Cormpany #—Caprain, Buel W. Arnold; First Lioutenant, Wr, Douglass; Second Lieutenant, James Farngworth, Company F-—Captain, Judson B. Andrews; First Lieu- Senant, Jesse White; Second Lioutenant, John J. Cameron. Gompany G—Captain, A. F. Beach; Virat Lieutenant, N H. Brown; Second Lieutenant, George D. Story. Company H—Captain; Franklin Morton; First Lieaten- ant, Jacob F. Haywood; Second Lieutenant, Martin Lemon, ‘Company ¥—Captain, — Babcock; First Lieutenant, —— Hay wood, Second Livatenant, — Cobb, Company K—Captain, Clement C. Hill; First Lioutenant, Nobie P. Hammond ; Second Lieutenant, Stephen 8. Hor- wa. Immediately upon arriving in the city the regiment was quartered at the Park Barracks where the men were tasted, the officere breaking fast in a separate ‘apartment, where a welcome speech to tho command was delivered by a son of Saratoga, to which the commanding eolorel replied. After breakfasi the regiment was sup- plied with Entield rifles, and forming in Loliow square in ‘the Park, ie rrosentation of the regimental standard already referred to, was made in a speech by Hon Hiram Ketch:im, forcible, earnest, and marked by Revolutionary references, Colonel McKean responded ina most feeling nd appropriate manner, concluding by giving the ensign, te aSergeant named Bemis, a relative of the proprietor ‘ofthe land upoh which tho battles of Saratoga were is. ‘The regiment left at five o'clock by boat for sm- boy, and thence tonk the cars to Washington, TIENRY’S REPEATING RIFLE. We were yesterday shown one of Henry's repeating rifler, @ now and destructive weapon that ja being intro- dneed into our army. It is a fifteen shooter, and it is 80 arranged that sixty balls can be discharged in three ripen be! Yo be loaded but four times.in that spece. Another advantage ie th: J Y wine heated by the rapidity of aac ‘eet The woight of it is but ten pounds, and it will throw @ ball 1,200 yards, or over three quarters. of a mile. The Combis action is £0 simple that it does not eanily gob out eforder. A thousand mon armed with thia weapon will poenees the strength of fully ten thousand ordinary fight. img men. As there will be greater concentration of fire aad eee exponur Persons, Colonel Berdan, of slurp. ‘abo a0, hae endorsed tb an of tbe ber Salas he atic bs et $0 arn one of the bert his courage will be | HALLECK’S DIVIS!0N. GENERAL OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE, Sr. Lous, Mo., Nov. 24, 186t ‘Herma of General Price's Vreaty with Premont—Adwintage Gained by the Rebels—The Bechange of Priwncr>—North- emners Recrwtted for ihe Suthers Army—-Movernenis of Generak Frost, of the Revel Army—Advance of McOulloch on Lebanon-—The Uxclusion of Liugilives from the Union Lines, de., de., de. By the terms of Genoral Price’s treaty with General Fremont the parole of the prisoners taken by General Lyon at Camp Jackson, in May Jast, was to be exchanged for shat of ap equal number of Colone) Mulligan’s men, captured at Lexington ab the time the latter officer surrendered to an overwhelming force of rebels, Colonel John A, Gurley, of Cincinnai, has been for several days in aegotiation with the rebel Commigsioner, D. R. Barclay, of St. Louis, with reforence to the exchange, and has allowed thelat- ter to circumvent him, For every safeguard and pase: through our lines given to one of the Camp Jackson pri- Boners a similar document, or a releaseof parole, should be granted for one of Mulligan’s men, In the exchange of there precious bits of paper Mr. Barclay managed to secure eighty-five moro than he gave to Gurley, and ob- tained other minor advantages, Yesterday Lieutenant; ZL. J. Barnes, of the First Missour} Light Artillery, was dotailed by General Curtis to meet Mr Barclay and | complete the negotiation. Lieutenant Barnes provided Rimeelf with # full list of the Camp. Jackeon prison- ers, and the twain met and proceeded to business. Mr. Barelay presented. several names that were not upon the Camp Jackson list, for whom he de- sired safeguards, and also objected to many upon the list as incladed in ‘the exchange. It ap- peared that he had been making careful inquiry among’ the rebel plotters still in the city, and ascertained ‘who of those captured on the memorable 10th of May were willing to the rebel . He wished to ob- tain release from parole for these , ami hence bis ob- Jection to certain ones who did not wish to fight. Tt appeared, too, that Mr, ‘had been making St, Louia recruiting rendezvous for fenthern naniy and that he presented as prisoners of war several rebel ro. cruits who were never in Camp Jackson,or with any other rebel force. Lieutenant Barnes, suring the sending of the negotiations, sent a gentleman to visit Mr. Bar- clay’s X learned that @ small band of newly en- listed rebels were making !t their headquarters and com, Kuag'to'be Zolded tn Ms extoscge, by. the args) sing to be gui ox: the or! Cam Jackson list, Tieutenaut Barnes declined further Proceedings in the matter, and thus the interview ter- minated. General D. Mf. Frost, of the rebel army, whose parole was given up in exchange for Colonel Mulligan, arrived in this city from Memphis threo days since, and is now stopping at the Planters’. His business here is to take through our lines, in the direction of Colual the re- leased Camp Jackwonites and the recruits for the Confede- y. He has been delay the interrup- tion of negotiations, and may be obliged from that cause to remain several days longer. He boards at a prominent tel and has the largest liberty of the city, through vir- time of the truce under which he came. Though General Frost has, from the beginning of the rebellion, shown ‘himself a gentleman, and during the whole time hig parole lasted never made any attempt to violate it, still, it hardiy seems proper to have a officer for ‘days within our lines with the privilege of learning all he pleasea. Should one of our offi the confines of rebeldom under ever ao |; of truce, he would be closely watched and circumscribed in his movements, Arebel prisoner who was lately farnisbed with a re- lease and safeguard visited # village afew miles from St. Louis, and at once commenced the moat violent trea- sonable harangues, and ended his eutertaiument by knocking down a peaceable Union man who was endeavor- ing to persuade him to be quiet. AS a safeguard giver a person fuil protection, and proclaims death for avy one who shall force it, nobody dared to interfere with the bellicose rebel, aud application was iste to General Cur- tis for instructions. That officer at once said the gafe- gusrd only placed the prisoner on the footing of a private citizen, and that if he committed any shirtge or indulg- ed in offensive public remarks, he would be ‘able to ar- rest, Reports ofan authentic nature come from Rolla to the. effect that McCulloch js adyancing in the direction of Lebanon, and threatening an attack upon our forces at the railroad terminus, It is probable that his adyance is merely for the purpose of encouraging among his men the belief that our troops retreated from Springfield through fear of the rebels at Cassville, and that he is in fuil pur- suit. It is not at all likely that ho will approaeh nearer than within thirty or forty miles. Most of the gunboats have beon launched and sent to Cairo to receive their armament, ‘here are now but five feat of water in the channel from St. Louis to Cairo, and if the preseat weather continues there will soon be sufficient ice to close navigation, The Misnissinps is exceedingly irregular in its ae cember 1, and remaina go nth TALE PAGE ry others it continues nayigable the entire year, souri and the upper Mississippi are now ‘quite low and rapidly falling, and even: if ice does not close the river our heaviest boats will find great ditfculty from low water. ‘{he gunboats, without their guns on board, draw: four and a balf or fiye fect, and, with the guns and their complement of shot aud shell, cannot require less than six feet of water to move with certainty and ceierity. ‘The transports can go wherever the gunboats can, General Halleck’s order concerning the exclusion of fu- gitive slaves from our lines is causing much. discussion in St. Louis advocates of Jim Fane's policy, and that adopted by eral Fremont, argue that, as the war Wes commenced in the interest of slavery, it. camonly be ended by striking at the cause iteelf, and thue making the slaves free, ‘Their opponents contend that we are not in the fleld for the purpose of exterminating slavery, but that our business is to put down the rebellion, these two buses spring numerous arguments. which one hears from ‘rosy morn till dewy eve,’ where throughout the city. The satisfactory solution of the negre question for Missouri and for the Union army within her borders is the most difficult task ye ‘be fore our generals, The man who succeeds in ridding department of the Missouri of further trouble with the ubiquitous nigger will be more deserving of public grati- tude than he who invents @ dozen new pleasures. TRE RE-ADVANCH OF THE REBELS. OUR #T. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE. Sr. Loum, Nov 26, 1861. The Advance a Fixed Paci—Copture of Union Pickete by the Rebels—Ihe Texan: ot Lebanon—Price’s Movenenia— Rebel Troops being Raised in St. Lowis—A’ Suspicions Advertisement—-General Halleck a Strict Disetplinarion— The Inspector General at His Duties—General Fremont's Supporters in St, Louis Falling Of Rapidiy—B+ Leaves St. Louis without Orders so to do, de, ‘The advance of the rebels, which was expécted after our evacuation of Springfield and the Southwest, appears to bea fixed fact. Our telegraphic advices of this after- noon inform us that.a body of Toxan Rangers holds Leba- non, fifty miles this side of Springfleld, and that sevora, of Colonel Boyd’s pickets have been taken prisoners by the advanced yidettes of the enemy, Colonel Boyd is encamped ten miles from Rolla,on the road to Lebanon, and hag his pickets thrown out for along dis. tance from;that post, to give early notice offiny advance of the rebela, It is not considered at all probable that McCulloch will venture to attack Rolla, or that be will come much fur- thor east than Lebanon. His movement in that direction is undoubted}y in conjunction with Priee’s advance upon the Osage, where he will doubtiess make a stand at aome point whence he can threaten our army at Sedalia. He wil) hardly dare to crose that stream, but will keep on the southerly side, whero his lines of retreat areopen and sure. His utmost attempt, in case he crosees the river: will be to reovcupy Lexington, and make use of the foun- dry there, which, by some oversight on the part of our commanders, has not yet been destroyed. That he may attempt to take possesion of Lexington as soon as the Missouri river ceases to be nay is within the Tonge of possibilities, ‘The rebel commissioner, whose bnwiness with Lieut, Barnes, as stated in my last, was brovght to such a sud: den close, has again resumed and completed negotiations, He has furnished papers for the release of upwards of thirty of our commissioned officers now in rebel hands, in exchange for an appropriate number of (he Camp Jack- son officers and privater, the rule being to give two pri- vates for every second lieutenant, and two ofi- e a lower grade for one of the next Before’ any exchanges were made Lieu- Barnes .required that Mr. Barclay should give certificates for eighty-fivo men im return for the eighty-five the latter had received from Colonel Gurley, and for which no transfor had been made. General Frost still remains in St. Louis, but appears anxious to leave ‘s00n for Dixie abd take with ‘him as,many men as possi- ble for the ranks of the rebel army. The following ap- peared in the Republican of this morning == _ CAMP JACKSON MEN. In order that thé necessary arrangements may be made for tratisportation, the/parties who are entitled to certi-. Geates of release and safe conduct, and who desire to.ac- company General Frost to the headquarters of General Price, will plense call at the northeast corner of Chestnut and Fifth streeta, and enrol their namos, on or before ‘Thureday next, General Halleck ia instituting the strictest discipline in the admjnistration of affairs in this department. He is z y ly urges that there be no unnecessary travel by rail or steamboat that ment to outlay. What General difficulties of the cam- ap 00m Oe bim it remains for timo to prove, but it Freertain that he ‘opens well,”? Major Totteu (late Captain), Inspector General of this department, commenced this morning a tour of inepec- tion, He begins with a close and critical survey of the St. Louis fortifications, their capabilities and ¢ondition, and the strength and efficiency of the garricous. ‘The task will requite several days’ careful attention. General Fremont left this afternoon by the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad for bis tour to New York and Wash- ington. He went away yery quietly, comparatively few de.ng aware that he was intending to depart. Mis warm partiean friends bave b en intending to miko a huge demonstration at the time of Bia exode; but sc “ry hep public feoting changed, and so many of his oh For ts J Dave fallow ort, that thio eb fear of ce particular] deemed rate to make tho attempt Jubilant at the Gi contrary to bis orders Somo of them a pect of arrest, as he. le shi and will proceed at once to extinguish” his enemies. GEN. BUELL’S DEPARTMENT. « SNOMOTING: OUR LOUISVILLE CORRESPONDENCE. Louisyuia, Noy. 27, 1861. ‘The New Senators for Kentucky—The Convening of the Legit- lature—t'he United States Confiscation Act—The Question @ Veued One for Kentucky—The Union Troops Concentrating and Advancing—The Number and Condition of Generab Buckner’s Rebel Forcea—Bowling Green Fortifud Equal 0 Manassas, dc. The Kentucky Legislature—at least the Union mem- Ders—conveno in regular session to-day, ‘The matters of Most interest likely to come before the houses aro the election of Benators and the Uuited States Confiscation act. For the. places of Breckinridge and Powell, late Sena- Yora, and Burnett, late representative, the moss promi- nent candidates before thé Logislature and the le are ‘Nathaniel Wolfe, Fsq., Hon. James Guthrie, James 8pe0d, ‘Hon, Joshua Bell and Lucivn Anderson, of the First district. ‘The merita of these gentlemen have been discussed by the papere—indeod, they are newspapor nominations, excopt ip the latter cage ; and it is not improbable that Mr. Crit- tonden will appear promincntly before the Legislature. It is'thought that John J, Crittenden, vice ‘and James Guthrie, vice Powell, will bethe suopessful Vieket before the Legisiature. In the Firat district—the. Alsaffected district of Burvett—Lucien J. Anderson, Faq. Dasannounced himself a candidate for Congress, and will | doubtless be elected without opposition, He is an ultra ‘Unionist. ‘The Consideration of the Confiscation act of Congress’ tg the Union men in this State, | 3, know pot, though I fear, the ‘Congress on the general cquntry; ‘about. to produce considerable commotion apiong effect of ite discuasion by Dut it is very likely indeod that in Kentucky it will ‘pro @ico-the very dissensions which the rebels have hoped’ for and depended on. The working of the get, the putting it tato effect here, will the “contraband” subject in another light, The law bas not been enforced here Jet, because it Js not deemed politic to moot, pee ‘tion until the Legisiature can consider'it, ‘Sho only in which the Legislature dan put the ‘question ‘Shall slaves be confiscated?” is, “Shall Kentucky acknowledge slaves not to be property, or shal). she United States, by confiscation, become poasessed of slaves and be aslaye,. holder?” Neither problem is soluble. Kentucky cannot acknowledge that slavery !s illegal amd slaves not pro. perty. It is as morally impossible for the government to become a slavehdlder. The question’ will’ produce, ‘nice distinctions and) broad dMfferences; If the goyern- ment shoud decide the question, and put it thet claves Were not property, Keatucky would go to the confederacy uth. ‘The forces of the Union army are advancing, the wings. contracting and narrowing, and the lines becoming more distinct. The left wing, under General Thomar, has been materially advanced; while the right wing, under Getiera) Crittenden, has neared the column of the force under the late Senator, John ©, Breckinrjdge. General Thomas, under instract! from the com jing General, ad yaueed on the his entire fored from Danville Columbia, in Adair county; where he has assumed ¢om- mand of the forces formerly stationed there, together witb his own brigade. A portion of this force remained at Somerset, and another at Monticello, further south, but within easy march of Oolumbi General Crittenden, @lill at Morgattown, was threatened tye force under Breckinrige, but it is mot of @ rerions character, The demonsiration is merely a forward move- Ment of a force to guard the approach i Sa Morgantown and Russellville turnpike to the iatter place, on the Louis- ville and Memphis Railroad, Tate information froin Buckner’a headquarters states that the whole force at Bowling Green, cousivting of Ten- nesses, Arkansas and blag troops, amounted to 80,000 men. ‘The troops were illy prepared for winter, and, though arms of various tions were arriving almost defly from the South, a want of weapon? was felt. Much sickwess prevailed in the rebel camp (as in ours), measles and typhoid it preponderating t ala baal yh preponderating to an alarming Bowling Green bas neen strong}y fortified, and the Tebels doubtless mean to tempt us to that point, which they look upon as snother hold, It is ‘not imprebable that isthe intention, That they will move forward, os hag been suggested, towards Glasgow) and Columbia is by no means probable. 2D BNLCLUV ROARS MODLING me TUCKY. Amécting of Union men wat held at Fravkfort,Ky., ou the 23d inst., to express sentiments in opposition to the recommer dation of John Coohrané aud Simon Cameron, in relation to arming the slaves of the, South. The fot. lowing resolutions were paseed unanimously :— ‘That the governmant of the United States pas u0con- gtitutional power to interfere with the institution of slavery in any of the States, nor bas it-the power to deprive suy citizen of bie slave property without due process of Jaw, nor the power to appropriate such pro- pertyto public uke without fnst'compeusation. ‘That the exercise of Any F¥ch power by any officer of the United States, whether civil or military, isa Lenny ‘violation of the express provisions of the conetitution, and should be condemned by every: department of the government, aud by every citizen thereof. ‘That the proposition recently anounved, for the eman- cipation-of the,slayos of; those at war with the United States, and the arming of such” slaves ageinet their mas- tors, i6 in violation: hos reo CAP marred bhorrent 1 every principle of humanity hr! ity, aad in ite versie: would add to: the qalanities of present civil war the additional borvoré. pf servile insure rection, murder, ie der, vo i na ree against’ the white, the ‘slBve statesor the omnent oF the United States—as patriots, as Tery Christiansy we do hereby most solel ri 4 rotest against kuch & proposition, and do ear best Enpiore and entreaterery depart) of our government; and every officer aud cit{veu.thereo?, to von femn and re- ject the sarie. “ ‘That we hereby tender our thanks to tye editors of the Louisville Jqurnat and TAn'syifte Dav for the ability ‘with which theyhave resisted this threat violation of the constitution, aud che firtunes® with which they have denounced this inhtimen proposition ft fanati- cel authors, "That a copy of the foregoing preamble amd resolutions be forwarded to bis Kxcsileney Abrabaja In, Presi- dent of the Uuited Siates, and that the }, Johg J, Crit- tenden be requested to present the sayne to the Congress of the United States and our fepresentative. +. GEN. BUTLER AND. A SECESSIONIET. ‘From the ’; v Ries leaving New fimeroun freer, i aya fal Teen Union, ‘Tat ‘as friends to the som an Qa IF As the car on the York Jast Sunday evening, bearit; including General Butlor and who had evidently been taking & Mitlé 14g mich wife, forced his society upon the Ger , hot knowing witb whom be was conversing, The Generai’s Aig wan expelling the saucy individual, bet General Bugler deci- ded to let him have his talk. In the cougse of the con; yersation, General Buller’a politfcal'course was discussed, faseach' ¢ General replied soat and the indi Nowed, tag os fot But be fe Butler voted ifty-seven t) Charleston Convention, amd had ae. man, The individual proceeded farthe einark fast he thought Butler was @ mighty smart: orig pty and bed heard him often'in Boston and Lowel), but that ho never knew he was auything of @ militaty mah yntil the rebel. Vion broke out. ‘The General replied ib the aiapmen) rwas all true, and asked the stranger he thenght o! this outrayeous war, and whether ini acted wisely in haying made hergelf the tail to Carolina's ite. ‘Tho individual replied that, pare cg ber individual interests, Virginia hed acted r » bus upon spared rinciplesshe had dong.right, and that the South had Rone right, ending by ave uine" ib’ genti- ments, General Butler repeated question, apd res ceived the sameroply, then drawing himself back, ine formed tho impertinent individual, ine a4 calm man- ner, that his pame was ‘Butler, Geeta] B. F, Butler, and as the head of the shen England, be arrested him as @ traitor and secéssi and that he should be, sent to Forf Warren in the morning.?? The surprise and fright of ‘the half boozy individual can very well pa, inaained, and it was some moments before he could realize bis situation. The General con- very sternly, ‘that, ad a United States officer, be should not allow any one to talk treasonable senti- ‘ments in his presence, but that as he saw he was under the influence of wine, he would order him to his berth and, ifin the morning he did not beg his pardon and avow Union sentiments, he shold proceed to Fort War- ren,” The astounded individua) crawled up into his Dunk, but before morning dawned, the fear of again meeting the General, and the idea of “putting up” at Fort Warren instead of the Reyere House was 80 terrify- ing, that he skulked away, and probably got off the train at New London. 1 OP NEW ORDNANCE AT PORTLAND TRIAL 0 RONAN i ‘rom the Portland Argus, Nov. 25.) ny ‘giving afternoon a trial of @ now piece of finance, made by the Portland Company, was bad at the Victoria wharves. The target was placed on a ledgo about a mile down the bay. The experiments madeshow that our own mechanics can furnigh the government with cannon equal to any now in gervico or that can be im- ported from abroad. The gun ured on this occasion wae a rifiod or, of cast iron, with wrought iron breech, resembling somewhat the famou rrot guns. Two kinds of shot ‘were tised--one the invention of Mr. J. B. Jolingon, and the other of Jobu Sparrow, tho Superintendent of the Portand Company. ‘The Johnson shot is of eonical#hape, haying at the base of the « miposition band, which, by oxpanvion, fits iteel to when fired, Tho Sparrow whet ig ab the base a a ition ring p iy, and alto” having band autnehod nv layge ter cone ox pe wich war tad et RDAY, NOVEMBER 30, , ston, Nothing would delight them more than to baye an opportunity W say to the country that General Fremont has been made a martyr. It is said that he has his defence fully prepared, merits of their inventions, The committee myarded to Mr, Jobnson the prize for the best average shot », aichough Mr. Sparrow's string showed the best line allots, con. sklored by wrtilierinis ss tho Lest eyilenes of accuracy and ein! With the camo clevation the Sparrow slob Tanged some vix foot bigher than the Johnaun shot, eby showing groater power and excolience, Aftor tho tyial shots of Jobnson aud Sparrow weveral Amaoours tried their skill; but the best shot was mao by the Rey, Mr. Bolles, who struck the target close to the bullseye, For the target shooting an eovation of five degr cos was used, while at Aa elevation of twelve degrees ‘® bal) was thrown threo and a half miles, GENERAL CASS’ VIEWS OF THE MASON AND SLIDELL SEIZURE, 10 THE EDITOR OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESD, ‘The London 2imes is notorious for its disingenuousness, dishonesty indced, upon all qaestions affecting this coun. ‘ry. Ite reputation in this respect isso well established that we are not surprised at an atrocious example of this kind, referred to in the National Inielligencer of the 19th ipatant, Not long since it seems the following paragraph was published in that London journal:— English cruisers on tho coast of Africa for the purpose of suppressing the slave, trade were paralyzed by the cain Pa forward by the United States to resist, nob only aright of goareh, but also a right of visit'in the cage of a ‘vessel which chose to hoist the ‘ican This re- eigtance of the Americans caused « principle favorable to oy to. become part of the maritime law of the world. 1 Peet Jaw the American marine must now be ruled, merchant ships which will trade between Burope aud Frenen tag aud oqvent yareteamer¢fibe Ua fegptatn : 0, ‘war steamers ofthe Un Navy wast, in obedience to tho law their own govern- mont has in other ry enforced, allow them to pass. Their holds may be full of warlike materials, Os RS ‘becrammed with the Armatrong guns now being bought ‘pool, but, if the tri-color is fying at the miz- fire it to bring one of those egesia .o.n4 g0n withous part war with France. ‘ow all this is sheer misreprezentation, without f forma begesrnpges srry ‘A brief eee ae clear. rv claim e right in time of peace to search our vowels upon the the slave trade aprotext for the asser- tension. Our readers will recollect with E i ars . in tho Gulf aezice i thes of 1857. They will recol- Jeet, also, the excitement ‘wich prevailed through the fovelr7 on shanposeatea., ‘The national honor, as well ‘Re the Lat nae Sant ei the interposition of. the * op eer remonstrance was addressed |, the government of Great Britain, distinctly declarin; that no bation, in time of poace, the right to sear | OR'visttupom theegqean the vessels of: ‘other Power, ‘and that this country would submit to exercise of no such right. Orders-were at the same time given to our armed cruisers.to tour ve from any such at tempt. Genoral Cass, then Secretary of State, in his Jetter upon this subject to Lord Napier, dated April 10, 1858, thus lays down the dsotrine contended for by our government, letter is to be found ainong the Con- ier rrionel Rogues , “The United States deny the right of thé cruisers of anyother Power whatever, for any purpose whatever, to enter their vessels by force in time .of peace. right is ized by the law Of nations. Lord Stowell said, ‘Loan ‘no authority which givos the ri y terruption to the navigation of States upon the Ligh sear ‘except that which the right of war gives to Ddelliger against neutrals. No mation can exercise tation and seareh npon the cemmon and unappropriated of the ocean, except upon the belligerent claim.’ ’ Tord Stowell, whose authority is here referred to, bet- ter known under the vame of Sir William Scott, was the Judgoof the British High Gourt of Admiralty, and the recoived expounder for the British government and People of all international questions affecting the na- Vigation of the high seas, remonstrance of our government produced ite legitimate effect, and in the following month’ of June this claim to search our vessels in. time of peace was for- mally relingnished by the British government, and ite decision was communicated to the Depart- ment of State by a letter [rom Lord Napier, dated in that mionth, which has also been published: among the same documents, We capnot turn to it at this moment, thongh we speak from « perfect recollection of it; but “we have before us a report of & debate in the House of Lords npon the subject on the 17th of June, 1858, and which is concinsive uj this point. Jn that debate Lord Malmabury, then. British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, thug stated bis yiews and the course he had taken. Wesdid ‘he bad no reason toconceal what he had done, since recent events (alluding to the out- rages In the Gulf of Mexico), He admitted the imterna- ‘ional law ag laid down by the American Minister for Foreign Affairs, though uot, of course, without being for- tifled by the opinions of the law officers of the Crown.’” He characterized despatoh to Lord Napier aa ‘‘a yery able paper-” Since that time no “aim to search our ves- -bels in Sime Of pence bas been preferred) by the British government. a As we have shown, this international law, thus claimed y us, and: thus admitted: by Great britain, maintuined ‘the immunity of the veasels of al] urtions upon the ocean al 19 of peace, and the nye Ube armed cruisers of a DeUSoBAMRDTEse bats. nod nage) easels of bee Support it hag the opinion of Jus igho Wigher one—whio said ‘“belligerents have a fall and. ‘perfeeb right: 10 capture eiemy’s godds, contraband of war, To the exereise of that Tigat the right of search is ‘eseontin} ‘The boarding of the Trevt be Sopa, Wilkes to ascer- tain her true character and what she had on board in yiolation of the laws of nation: agiben undeniably a Jawfulact.. The authorities, derived from the most ap- PiDved writers upon the Yawh of nations. and which have published in (the jonrnaigof the day, maintain the Jegality of the capture ol the rebel ambassadors and their despatches; and the example of Faylard invilious cases involving the same principle, and which have i imi- larly quoted, proves her aequiescence i the doctrine and her practical adhesion to it, Police Intelligence. 4 Conwine Fox Fannmmp.—Jacob Halsey, alias Dutch Jake, an expert passer of counterfeit money, who bas managed to elude the) vigilance of the police for five yeats, was taken intocustody yesterdey by detective Slowey.) ‘Ihe prigoner was in the habit of using women in bis peoulier line of bupiness, and always kept aloof from danger himself... His female catspawa were fre- quently _arry hed done or twoof them punished, but they invariably refused to''peaeh’,upon Jacob and he ‘hoot free. 4 Sow days ago, ver, one of his women butrafed hin tq the andyetated to thebofl- er teat sagt pe wf tg iw Spreey by tite pri- foper to it “tens” on the Waterbury Bank bf Connecticnt, | Halsey was committed to priaou to await a requisition ffom the Governor of New Jersey. Canstnss Use or Fineanut—Saoord Bis Wnx.—Potor \Movford, a pastry cook, residing at No. 44 West Thir- teenth street,’ was taked into custody on Thankagiving vight, on. charge of shooting his wife with a pistol, The pri » ib appears, wag cleaning the weapon, whien it wecidentally Went off, and the ball entered his wife's \houlders inficting a dangerous wound, Dr, Alexander was called in to attend the wounded woman, and gaye it je his opinion that slie would not suryive, Munford was wken beford Justice ndush, at the Second District Aplice Court, yesterday, gud committed to await the re- it of his wi injuries, The prisoner is a patiye of ance, and has always borne a good character, Da FINANCIAL AND: COMMERCIAL. \ ADA AAAI Frupay, Noy. 29-6 P. M. \The idoney morket.coutinues extremely dull, ws boing the standard rate for cal) loans, and 54% 46% fér firet class short paper, which is very saree, The Sub-Treasurer reimbursed the banke 8,000 this morning, and made no call upon them. ‘Th private letters from Europe read move encou- rifingly, ahd justify the belief that the receipt of the news of the Port Royal affair will work a change in/foreign sentiment. The proposed reduction of tlh armamepts of Great Britain and France is re- geded asa i indication that under no circumstances wh those Powers take part in our struggle, ‘oreign exchango is very inactive at a decline. ading bankers who asked 109% on Monday wald gladly sell at 109, but cannot get it. The méket rates for first class bills aro about 108% a %eud the market Has a downward tendency, Sons of the contrivers of the recent flurry in bills are nderstood to have burned their fingers rather severely, ‘Thy stock market was all stronger to-day, and closei firm after a smart advance. The bears are buying in their stocks at the usual difference from the price at which they sold them. As usual, Pa- cificMail led the market; it rose 224 per cent, closing 8824 bid. Tho railway stocks all improved considerably. Central rose *4, Erie old 124, Erie preferred 2, Michigan Central %, Michigan South- ern %{, guaranteed 14, Panama %, Illinois Central %, Galena %4, Toledo 1, Rock Island %, Burlington %{. State stocks were irregu- lar. Missouris rose 44, Teunessees and Vir- ginias declined as much, Governments were generally steady; the bid for the fives of 1874 is 14 higher than it was on Wednesday. The following were the last quotations of the day:—United States G's, registered, 1881, 927% 2 93; do. 68, coupon, 1881, 9324 0 9834; do. 57s, 1874, 83 » 834; Indiana 6's, —a 79; Virginia 6’a, 46% 248; Tennessee 6’s, 42 a 4224; North Carolina 6's, 69% a —; Missouri 6’s, 41% a 41%; Pacific Mail, 88% a 99; New York Central, 7914 a 79%; Erie, 32% a 324; do, pre- ferred, 5534,@ 6534; Hudson River, 38%% a 39; Harlem, 12% a 12% do, preferred, 31% a 32; Roading, 34% a 36; Michigan Cent 0% 950%; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana, 184 a SIZ 1» 28; a, M2 Marshall—and there | 1861--TRIPLE SHEET. tweon Moss, Johnson and Sparrow to test tho relative | oa, 34%; Chicago and Rock Island, 6444 0 6194; Chi cago, Burtington and Quincy, 59% a 60; Dela- ware, Lackawana and Western, (6a—; Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien, 20 21}4; Mlinolsy Centrai bonds, 7s, 87 9 88; Delaware and Hudson Canal, 84 | 85; Pennsyivania Coal, 78 a —. The forthcoming report of the Secretary of the Treasury will be road with unusual interest, Tt is understood that on the subject of the tariff the Secretary, after laying down the gene- ral principles which ought to govern our financial Policy in timo of peace, will show that, in time of war, the necessity of hushanding the specie strength of the country compels a departure from those principles, and will recommend not only that the high duties of the Morrill tariff be retaived—except in oases whero they were evidently established with & view to protection, and not revenue—but that the duties now levied on articles of luxury, manufactured abroad, be increased ao as to reduce stil! further, if not wholly to prohibit, their importation, The country does not need the silks, laces, dress goods, costly carpets, jewelry; fine wines, &c., which we are in the habit of importing from Europe, and during the ‘war we cannot afford to pay for them. A pro- hibition duty levied on such articles, as a war measure, will furthermore have the advantage of ‘teaching the manufacturing nations of Europo that their interest, like our own, is inseparable from the success of the United States government; for until that success is complete, they will find no market here for their goods. The war ended, Mr. Chase will probably intimate that sound: policy would require the enactment of a strictly revenue ‘tariff—that is to say, a tariff imposing on foreign goods duties so light as to encourage tmportations, and levying duties upon objects of general con- sumption rather’than upon ‘objects which can be made here. Thé necessities of the case dur- ing the war secure to our manufacturers all the protection they are entitled to ask. With regard to the currency and the public debt, Mr. Chase will probably enter into a review of our financial history, with a view to show that tho provision of the constitation conferring upon Con- gress the control of the commerce of the country has been unwisely allowed to fall intoneglect. He will probably recommend an inquiry into the ac- tual powers conferred on Congress by that clanse, with & view to discover what remedies exist for the caso of Northern creditcrs who have been de- frayded of their just claims by Southern debtors, acting under pretended acts of spurious bodies called conventions and congresses. He will dis- cnss the subject of United States notes, payable on demand at the various sub-treasuries through- out the country, and will probably show that it would be ® great advantage to the fair trader if the internal com- merce of the country were carried on with the aid of such @ currency, instead of the depreciated and always uncertain paper money iasned by the coun- try banks. We are inclined to think that he will ask for authority to issue $100,000,000 of demand notes, and may, perhaps, snggest @ moderate tax on the circulating notes of banks entering into competition with them, He may perhaps deem it needless to sey anything by way of proving the soundness of'a federal currency, though it would not be out of place to remark that there mast be at the present time about $100,000,000 more specie in the country than there was a yearago, and that, as the present circulating medium of the North owos its value to the government stocks which are depo- sited au security for its redemption, a currency which is in effect a government stock itself must be at least as good as the best bank notes afloat, With regard to the public'debt, Mr. Chase will in all probability confine himself to very csreful esti- wakes Aare MPREATY, 08 the .deratien. of the decrease, a3 the country is getting a pretty com- Plete supply ef material of war and military equipments. Ifthe government assumes that the contest may be protracted beyond the winter, a vote of $250,000,000 may be asked for; if the mili- tary plans justify the belief that the rebellion will be either crushed out or closed up 80 as to dic out of atrophy before. spring, an appropriation of $150,000,000 would probably suffice. The business of the Sub-Treasury was as fol- lows to-day:— Total receipts., $1,381,175 90 —For custom " + 29,000 09 —For Treasury notes. 100,878 00 Payments, incnding redeemed 6 p. c. motes 2,603,034 50 Balance , SFA Wbdas Gis +» 8,064,792 27 The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this morning were $24,363,243 48, and the balances $1,741,636 43, ‘The statements of the bauks of the three princi- pal cities of the Union for the last weck compare with the previous one, and the correspondipg time of 1860, a8 follows:— Loans, Deportts, Spectt. Neroulation, N. York, Nov, 98.$168/460.376 188309,854 AI-6um68S 605.808 Boston, Nov, SSlogplos Zsa ad 70.) Cue Aas Phila, Noy, 80,498,431 22,260,001 7,487,103 2,234,504 Total... $252,066,915 179,472, 676,402 17,989,824 Last wee! Ber Sor aai Len oo res eae oes 17,204,794 Last year. 211,814,835 106,700,169, 28,9%9,989 18,98%5047 ‘The Receiver of the Erie Railroad Company has applied to the conrt for an order to pay the ac+ crued interest on the fifth mortgages Monday uext. This done, the rond will have no hack in- terest on its mortgage bonds. The company is now paying all the bavk coupons on the fourth mortgages, “The Buffalo Courier says: Wo learn that one day last week an important contract was signed between the New York and Lri ilroad and Baffalo, New York and Erie Railroad, by which the former has the use of the latter road (from here to Corning) from the 1st of Decembér for one year. The Now York and Erie is to ron all its passenger, aud, we proeumo, « large share of jts freight trains after the lat prox., into this city instead of into. Dunkirk. Tho parsonger trains will run #0 as to make exactly the same time as the New York Contral,#o that nome lively competition may be expected, The Chicago Tribune of Monday thus notices the exchange market of that city:— ‘The acarcity of Eartern exchange continues, and the market is firin at Ei per cent premium. As the bankers, bowover, were paying % per cent frooly themselves, fi all they conld get, they sold very speringly, and only to their depositora. Outsiders bad to go on. the atreot, and \y in some instances, pay % percent. Gold is firm at ty per cent premium, buying, and "4 per cent selling. The Chicago Zribune of Wednesday thus no- tices money and exchange matters: in that city;— The heavy banks. continue to sell exchange at 4 pet cent premium to customers, Some of them report it tather oloser, while others bold directly the opposite opinion. It is thought even by those who report it closer that the pork trade, by the large demandJt will create for currency, would soon foree & return.to the present rato if a fraction should be added to the figure now ruling, Most of them adhere firmly:tothe prosent rate. The brokers are charging 34 per cent, and sowe of them 3 per cent. the season, bankers report @ liberal mount making and @ large supply on hand, The fact is, the West has purchased sparingly and exported largely for many mouths past, aud bence exchange hag ruled at lower figures and for a much longer period than ever be- for the history of the city, Therois comparatively little doing in paper outside the banks. The rat are nominal at 10 a 16 percent per annum for Grst quality to fair, and higher according to risk, &é. There is not mueb demand for gold, We quote the range at }; al per cent, the lower figure the larger banks to customers, ‘The Milwaukee Sentinel of Satarday says :— ‘The feverish demand for specie and exchange which ex- tated for some time previous to the recent action of tl Bankers’ Association hag ina great measure subsided, ‘and the banks are also in @ better condition to meet the logitimate wants of their customers from tho maturing of produce lle discounted thirty and sixty days since. ‘We, however, still quote exchange firm at 1 per cent pre- mium, and:sales at that figure are limited to mercantile cnstomers, The incessant drain of specie has also dimin- ished to a considerable extent, and some of the banks yes. terday took oyer the counters fully as much as they paid out, buying at 14¢ and selling at 2 per cent premium, The Chicago Tribune has the following:—Not withstanding the belligerent tone of the Canadian press, there are orders in this city from Canada for 7.3-10 per cent Treasury notes, To-day Solomon Sturges & Son sold several thousand dollare worth at par to Canadians, The Albany Argus of Monday furnishes the fol- lowing eanal items n dente grain for. the w mo, 1144 & 72; Cleveland and Toledo, 34% a bet =<. 5 rama doing, aid shipments to tide water are about df the season, The Utica Tel é yf Saturday afternoon rday morning until Qed with grain nud ‘AP ying 100,000 bw 1. J. Waters, of Little Valls (or ,of Rochester build, tad mt, and sunk just below the starch factory, » miles cast of this ej She was loaded with 6,800 bushe!s corn, and passed bere at twenty minntes past vine. Her sinking caused @ tempo- rary jam, which was, however, ended this morning. The earnings of the Chicago and Rock Isiand Railroad the third week of November are quite vorable. The figures are:— Third week, 1861 Third week, 1860 , passed the Collect Last night the . W. Waters), a bull her stern stove la by anc Increase... * f The earnings of the Michigan Central Railroad the the third week of November were:— Third week, 1861... 962,593 8b ‘Third woek} 1360... 48,629 49 sevens $4,066 30 Stock Exchange. Frubay, Nov. 29, 1867. $6200 U86's, 1867.. 91 _S0sbsBrieRR pref 65 9000 US6's, "81, cou do... b4 4 do... DBO 54 6000 U 85's, "74, con 83100 lo, . Do Win rise. 122 Chi,Bur&Qu’yRR 60 50 do.....,880 60 85 Hudson River RR, 38 100 do. 830 22000 Had River 8mb 75 50 do 1000 Harlem 2dmb 92% 50 do 1000 MC pe lmsf cb 913g 150 do 100 North Ind Im... 8336 260 do... 1000 TH & Altondm 80 do, 10 + 200 Harlem RR. 160 Mich Cen RR 1 do, 25 shs Bk Commerce $1 100 Pacific M 88 €o.. 250 60 00. lo Ww de 100 N'Y Cen RR . 800 do a 212 144 Mich FoR NI g tk A10 0.One RR eer.p.. 200 do... .d60 100 Chi & Rk IRR.... » 200 de * 50 do... SECOND $14000 US 6's,"81,reg 3000 US 6's,’81,cou BOARD. 100 she Rrio RR. 612 60 Erie RR preferre 1500 U 8 6's, 1867... do. +s 6000 U 5 67s, 1868., 300 do. 6000 Missouri 6’s.. 150 do. 5000. do, 3000 do, 5000 Hud Riv c ba. Gshs Pac MSS Co, 4 do, + 100 do. 430 32 Del & Hud Ca Co, 100 N ¥ Con RR. .860 20 Cleve & Pitta RR. 300 Hud Riv RR. .260 50 do. = 4 69 88. 89 8B, 84, RRR 78 160 do,. 78: 100 Erie RR,. 3h 50 do. 17¢ 100Chi & RI RR.b30 160 do... 32 50 do, sees THE DRY GOODS TRADE. The following is @ comparative statement of the im ports of foreign dry goods at the port of New York for the week and since January 1:— For the Werk. 1859, 18860, 1861. Entered at the port $811,088 941,718 912,700 Thrown on market 634,620 © 648,761 1,009,171 Since January 1. Entered at the port..$102,727,245 95,015,348 41,167,448 Thrown on market... 102,139,037 94,469,891 42,025,071 ‘The entries of dry goods at Ubis port the past week, for the firat tine in months, haye nearly equalled those for the same time in 1860, and excelled those of 1859, while the amount thrown upon the market was also decidedly larger than for the samo timo in the two previous years. The entries since the Ist of January last, as well asthe amount then thrown upon the market, aro only half of thoge for the game period in 1860, and less than half of thone for the same tine in 1859. Of the goo Is an tered last week for consmaption, woollens amounted (> $517,655: cottons to $44,200; silk, $04,761: fax $121,628 And iniacellaneour, $36,784. Total, $818,025. It was any wed that the importations, and especiully of wool jens, included articles such os bine ‘clotin and blankets for the governmer ‘The export trade throngh the week bas been light. The advent of ving Day, with inclement werther, has check business between jobbers and country d ‘The market was firm for inost desc: iytions goods, and heavy cloths were quite firma, with ten to bigher prices! Army cloths and blankets were alvo firm, and p sustained. Foreign dry goods were withont ety som ten 894, “Abo . JVAiness doing was mis during the wi p among wh styles brought fair prices. was heMl, which weat off withou large nalos, special or otherw having passed, CITY COMMERCIAL REPOR! . Faway, Nov, 20-—6 P, Asims.-—The market was steady aud prices aneten while sales embraced some 86 a 40 bbls, pots and poarts Bueavercyrs.—Flour—The market was without anime tion, and common grades at the close were rather ea while the higher and extra grades irreg unchanged in prices. Tho sales footed np abou bbls., closing within tw following quotations — ‘Superiino State.,., Extra to fancy State Supertine Western... Common to choice extra W Canadian ...., Southern mixed to Extra dd.. .. Good to choice Ryettour q Howe! 16.000 540 ‘goo Corn neal, Jersey and Brandywins, —Canadian four was heavy and dul! . prices. The sales embraced about 400 bbl range of the above price Southern flour w with a tendency towards lower prices, Dbis., closing within the range Rye flour was in fair demand at our quotations, wits soe of 200 bbls. Corn meal was in fair domand att pricer, with sales bole. Wh with. ‘steadiness at vious prices, heavy aud rather easier for some grade embraced shout 150,000 bushels for Canadian tlob, $1 41 for $1 50 for prime white Michigan, $1 45 Olio and Indiana, $1 87 a $1 58 for $1 82a$1 36 for red Western, $l S24 red spring, $1 26for red State spring, $1 28.0 $i amber Jowa and Green Bay, $1 26 a’ $1 27 fur ‘h clud, $1 26 a $1 28 for Milwauke 26 for Chicago spring, Corn was hew easicr, and the market was less active and salos footed up about 110,000 bushels at 63 shipping lots of Western mixed. Iarley was rales of 4,500 bushels at 77. for State, 1 Canada Kant at 7c. Oats were heavy, Ales a A8c., State 48c. & 48) 50 atore. Correr.—The market was firm, with sales of 1,000 mois Ceylon at 19¢., 400 bags Rio at p. t., and 100 bags La guayra ut 19°. , to go to Philadelphia. Corto. —The market was again excited and higher; the salog embraced about 1,500 a 1,890 Dales, chietly to spit ners, closing at 2ic. for widdiing uplands, which wa- an advance of Ic, per pound. Fraicuim.—-Raton were heavy English ports. To Liverpool about 50,000 a 60,000 bush - ele of grain wore engaged, inciuding corn at $'gd.a igd in bulk and bags, and wheat in bags at 9d.; 2.000 a 3,000 ; Dbig. flonr at 2°. 4d. a Qe. 6d, and 100 tierces boef at be. 62, To London 12,000 bushels of wheat ware en 14d, and 3,000 Uble, flour at 28,8 a 2s. 1 Y 18,000 bushels wheat were engagod at 1° To Antwerp 6,000 bushels of rye were eugaged at 10 Hay.—The market was quiet at 10c. for shipment and at 80c. & S6c. for city use. ‘VMoraRees,—Sales of 100 bhds. Cuba muscovade molasses were made at 26c. a 27¢. Navas, Sron#,—Sales of 1,500 bb!s. common rosin were made at $5 60 a $7 60; do. do. at $5 663%, and 105 bbls. Spirits turpentine at $1 44 8 $1 55. Provistoxs.—Vork--The warket was unchanged, whiie ‘ tales wero moderate, which ombraced about 600 bbis. , fricluding mess at $12 50.4 $13, uninspeoted do./at $13 26, | and $8 @ $9 for prime and at $14 a $15 for city prime mene. was held with firmnése, whil alos of 100 bbie. were made at $11 50 a $12 for repacked mesf, and at $13 60 for extra. Beef hams were steady. Sales of 100 bbls, were made at $15 60. Bacon was in fair domand. Sales of 350 bbls. were made, deliverable in December, at 634c. a 7240. for Cumberland lear, short ribbed cut. Dressed hogs were selling at dio. adc lard was steady, with a good inquiry for future de livery, with sales of 900 bbls, at 8%c. @ 9)<0., anc 600 do, sold, deliverable In December, at p.t. Butter and cheese were and prices uuchan, Srices.—Sales of 7,000 mats cassia were made at 260. * 2%. , 500 a 600 bags pepper at p. t. and 11%0.; now held ab l2igc. Soeian—ame market was firm, and the advai a KC. und sustained. The sales embr: fod Rictudea in whieh were 378 molneses 6 aaa and were sold for refining ab 7540. Fair refining g: oy ranged from 7X0. & 7740. aa grocery irs rang: from 86. a 8%Xc., and Porto Ricos at Ye. ekanny wea heavy, ‘with sales of 600 bbls. at 20c. 8 1 si nik oo. —The market was steady, aod hoes tolerably firin; the demand keeps up to a fair ox : ee goods. Fine wools ane hd gs ab ghor SRE tes due woOki re igs luce our last about 70,000 fleece; pulled super pounds at prices from 4c. to ble, for Heeaty Wet ae 1d wt 460. ; 50,000 pe! 0 ters not spoken of ihe sales of foroign are mostly by samplos, und consequently kept quiet, Jalce of Real Estate, Salen Janes M. Miler, 5 ft, west Ist av . ft east Madiso: Lot north sid Horse and lot