The New York Herald Newspaper, January 15, 1862, Page 1

wr 8 FROM WASHINGTON. ewe Correspondence Between the Austrian Minister and Mr. Seward on the Trent Affair. What is Said Regarding the Retirement of Gen, Cameron. Rumored Probable Changes in the Cabinet. RESTORATION OF GEN. MCLELLAN TO HEALTH The Appropriations for the Support of the Army, ae, &e., a. ‘Wasumaron, Jan. 14, 1862. TNVERESTING CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE AUS- RIAN MINISTER AND MR. SEWARD, RELATIVE TO THE TRENT AFPAIR. The President to-day submitted to Congress the follow- ing documents relative to the Trent affair:— COUNT RECHBERG TO THE CHBVALIER HULSEMANN. ‘Vinmwa, Deo. 18, 1861. ‘To Chevalier Dz Huramuanx, Washington:— Sim—The difference which has supervened bet’ the @overnment of the United States and that of Great Britain, in consequence of the arrest of Messrs. Mason and @lidell, made by the captain of the American ship-of- ‘war San Jacinto, on board the English mail packet Trent, Bas not failed to fix the most serious attention of the Im- perial Court. ‘The mere importance we attach to the maintenance of friendly relations between the United States and Eng- land, the more must we regret an accident which has ome to add so grave & complication to @ situation already bristling with so many difficulties. ‘Without having the intention to enter here upon an examination into the question of right, we nevertheless cannot but acknowledge that, according to the notions Of internatioaal law adopted by all the Powers, and which the American government itself has often taken as to the rule of its conduct, England could not, in anywise, 4m the present case, refrain from reclamation against the affront given tohor flag, and from asking proper repa- raties for it. ‘It seome to us, moreover, that the request, reduced to form By the Cabinet of St. James, has in it nothing feasive to the Cabinet of Washington, and that it will ‘Be able to do an act of equity and moderation, without the Teast sacrifice of its dignity, in taking counsel from rules ‘which guide international relations, as well as from con- siderations of enlightened policy, rather than from man!- festations produced by an over excitement of nationa; fecling. ‘The government of the United States, we are gratified ‘to hope, will bring into ite appreciation of the case all the calmaness which its importance demands, and will deem it proper to takes position which, whilst preserving from rupture the relations between two great Powers to which dvstria is equally bound ip friendship, will be such as to prevent the grave disturbances which the eventuality of @ war could not fail to bring, not only upon each one of the contending parties, bat upon the affairs of the world generally. r ‘You will please, sir, to bring the preceding reflections to Mr. Seward’s notice, and make report to us of the mauper ba which the Minjster shall receive your commu. Accept, sir, thé assurances of my distinguished con- sideration, RECHBERG. Det ee} ‘Wasmncrow, Jan, 9, 1862. To the Chevalier Hursmumn, &c., &c::— Sth—I have submitted to the Presidont the note which you left with me, which was addressed to you on the 18th of December last by Count Rechberg, touching the affair of the capture and detention of the British contract steamer Trent by Captain Wilkes, of the San Jacinto. I send you a copy of tlie correspondence which bas passed on that exciting subject between this government and the governments of Great Britain and France, and I have to request that you will transmit these papers to Count Rechberg. The imperial government will learn from them two important facts, viz:— “4 First—That the United States are not only incapable, for & mement, of seeking to disturb the peace of the world, Dut are detiberately just and friendly in their intercourse with all foreign nations; and Secondly—That they will not be unfaithful to their tra- ditions an@ policy, as an advocate of the broadest liberal- ity in the application of the principles of international Jaw to the conduct of maritime warfare. The United States, faithful to their sentiments, and ‘while at the same timo careful of their. political constitu- tion, will sincerely rejoice if the occasion which has Given rine to this correspondence shall be improved so as to obtain @ revision of the law of nations, which will Fender more definite and certain the rights and obliga- ‘tions of States in time of war. I shall esteem it a favor, sir, if you will charge yourself. ‘with the care of expressing these sentiments to your go- veroment, and will, at the same time, assure Cofint Rech- Derg that the President appreciates very highly the frankness and cordiality which the government of Aus- tria has practised on an occasion of such great interest to the welfare of the United States. 1 avail myself of the circumstances to offer to you, sir, renewed assurances of my very high consideration. WILLIAM H. SEWARD. THB RESIGNATION OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR. ‘The President desires it to be understood that no cir- eumstance connected with the recont change in the Cabi. wet has in apy way impaired his confidence in Genera, ‘Cameron, or disturbed the harmony extsting between bim ‘and the adminintration, The name of Mr. Stanton was suggested to the President by General Cameron himself, as largely possessing the qualifications fitting him for the post of Secretary of War, and enjoying the unbounded confidence of the commanding General. The names of ‘Mr. Holt and General Dix had been previously mentioned, and the appointment ef the former was for short time Fegarded as determined upon. ‘Mr, Stanton was ignorant of & likelihood of his having the position until nearly the moment when he was sent for by the Prosideat. ‘He was at that time engaged in ‘the performance of important professional duties in the Supreme Court, He will not take possession of the De- partment for five or six days. Mr. Stanton is the legal adviser and intimate friend of General McClellan, and the Sonfidence between them is reciprocal. Rumors that General Cameron will not accept the Rus- sian mission Lave been put in circulation by interested ‘partics here, but they are wnfeundod. General Cameron desires tha! they should be contradicted. He himself first signified his desire to go abroad, and yesterday was told ‘ey Mr. Lineoin that Bis presence in Europe just now -would be a foitnuate circumstance for the country; and ‘that, owing to the responsitte place in the Cabinet he had ‘wocupied, n0 one weuld be able to ald more effectually in ‘Mr. Camerca’s personal relatiens with the Presidont every member of the Cabinet are of the most cordial .Wescription. Even these who have not shared his views 4% alll respecte regret losing 00 geothl and courteous an aupociate and friend. Mr. Cameron has contempfeted the step he has just taken ever since the apening of the pre_ sen session of Congress,and he says he had nover in- gcnded to occupy the post of Secretary af War any con- piderable length of timo. y ‘The result of the change, of course, will be the entire adoption of Gen. MoClellan’s views in relation to the best mode of carrying on the war. {\, Thie nominations of Mr. Stanton as Secretary of War, an@ General Cameron as Minister to Russia, have not yot ‘Deen confirmed by the Senate, These apminatious were ‘entirely’ Independent of each otber, but the confirmation of that uf Mr. Stanton was delayed yesterday by the opposition oxTred to thet of General Cameron. I$ ie un* -algo the principal in ten years, and a sum sufficient to pay derstood that “Ar. Stanton will be unanimously confirmed. | equipments, and to be paid by,the United States whgn- Seeder oo cpeeatoaye| ceetenomteree. *@ upon Lamon was to 8! co y (Hates ee pee te LONEL KERRIGAN’S panes BRYORE THE COURT RECOVERY OF GEN. M’CLELLAN. ‘ General MeClellan has quite recovered from his recent Mlness, and is now able to devote himself to business. ‘Those whose impatience had induced them to murmur at the, to them, epparently unreasonable delay of any great military movement, will soon have oocasion {to acknowledge their error, General McClellan confides his plans to none, except as they are to be executed. ‘His purpose is to effectually crash out the rebellion, and estore the public peace and the integrity of the Union. Within the last few days, those who have been admitted even to a partial confidence, and among them some who have looked gloomily upon the future, are elated at the Prospect presented, and express satisfaction that all will s00n be convinced of the wisdom of the course of the Commanding General. THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL. The bill reported from the Commitee of Ways and Means, making appropriations for the support of the army, provides for the support of the army for the year ending the 30th of June, 1863, as follows: day. The Judge Advocate, Lieutenant McCool, was absent in consequence of illness. The defence opens with a brief statement of the opening seenes of the rebellion, and the ‘Motives which actuated the accused in raising a regiment to assist in the defence of the country. It was with no other desire than to vindicate the cause of the govern- ment that he expended his smal] means and exerted bis energies to enlist the men of his regiment. The second set of charges, relating to the alleged treasonable commu, nication with the enemy, abandonment of his post, &c., ‘were considered first and separately, the accused pre. mising his argument by stating that at the time of his arrest, upon @ single charge of disobedience of an order, he solicited an opportunity to make an explanation to the officer who ordered the arrest, and ‘was denied, when he was confident that his explanation must have been satisfactory. He was, however, putin confinement, and charges in addition have from time to time been preferred, and he has been for several weeks For expenses of recruiting, transportation compelled to rest under the. imputation of disloyalty. of recruits and tocitizen ia. o0, sommeantion se ‘The first of these charges is a shameful abandonment of duty, im leaving his station on Munson’s Hill, He de- nied that any evidence is produeed to show that he wag ever stationed at Munson’s Hill, and olaimed that, in fact, he was not stationed there at all. One witness only, Samuel Benjamin, testified vaguely that he sup- posed the New York Twenty-fifth regiment was on duty there. It was also charged that he withdrew his pickets unnecessarily from the hill. His men had been upom harassing picket duty and work in intrenchments, and he simply ordered the pickets to camp when they were relieved. If they were not ro" lieved the fault rested with some other officer, and hede- nied emphatically that the removal of the pickets was in consequence of an anticipated attack by the rebels. ‘The rebels took Munson’s Hill on August 27,and noone had thought of bringing this charge against the accused until after this trial was commenced. In reference to the charge, that on the 25th of July, and at various times between that date and August 27, the accused left his camp, in Fairfax county, “and communicated with the rebels, the accused asks where was tho vigilance of the loyal officers of the sentinels, and of government detectives, who must have known the fact, unless they were derelict in duty? This charge, also, was not made until after the accused had Deen plaeed on trial on other charges. Major Savage had testified that Colonel Kerrigan was often out of camp at night, and that he stated sometimes that he bad been scouting, and at others that he had been visiting Colonel Murphy’s camp; but the facts were all known at the time, and it was also known that he was always accompa- ied by two or three other officers. It had been charged that the agcused allowed two men to pass through his lines, who were rebels, upon passes that had expired; but it was proved for the defence that the men were not rebels, and the passes had not expired. The other testimony, in regard to his conversation with Corbitt, alleged to be a rebel, was disposed of by tating that it was, and had been so proved, an attempt to draw from the latter his opinions of the war, ‘The defence upon this set of charges clones with a strong attestation of loyalty on the part of the sccused, who stated that he has not determined whether in future he shail serve his country in the field or in the position to whieh Me had been chosen with great unanimity by a constituency with whom he had passed the greater par; of his life. But whether in the fleld or thecouncil cham- bor, he will stand by the honor of the country. ‘The first set of charges were examined in their order and the testimony reviewed. The defence against the charge of negicoting to instruct his officers and men ja the battalion and school of tacties is, that he, like other officers called trom civil life in the great crisis which de~ manded all the available force of the country, was not himself schooled in military knowledge; that under the circutastances all that could be required wasa reasonable capacity to acquire such knowledge, proper diligence in its attainment, and courage to use it im the field, To have delayed until officers were educatea would have ,consigned the capital to the rebels. He claimed that his regiment, up to the timg of his arrest, was efficient, and urged that this charge had not been raised until after hia arrest for disobedience of @ single and distinet order, Ho argues that the charges of drunk- ‘enness on duty and of -restoring a deserter to duty, were unsupported by evidence, and were not thought of until the attempt to break him down had been commenced. Upon the charge which led to Colonel Kerrigan’s arrest at first, and to which was added, subsequently, all the others, with a new set of charges of treasonable acts, brought against him after his trial had commenced—namely, of disobedience of an order of General Martindalo—he sexys the order was given him in tho form of a request simply, to come to the tent where the General was instructing his officers; that ho did not dream that he was breaking any military rule in leaving the tent temporarily, and that he returned to it when lie understood that the General desired his pre- sence. He was for this placed in arrest, and when he asked the reason for it the information was denied bim, and he has euffered confinement for two months in conse- quence. ‘The dofence prepared by Hon. Reverdy Johngon in this cage is. an elaborate and well written paper. To-morrow the Judge Advocate will have an opportunity to be heard, and this closes the case. THE RELEASED PRISONERS FROM RICHMOND RETURN~ ED TO CAMP. The following named twenty-four exchanged prisoners from Richmond, twenty taken at the battle of Bull run ‘on the 21st of July, and four while on picket at Munson’s Hill on the 26th of August, were paid off at Washington on the 13th inst., and returned to the caimp of their regi. ment in Virginia under direction of Lieutenant W. Banks, They halted at Colonel Ward’s quarters, and gave bim three times three hearty cheers, as their commanding officer at the Bull run battle. An overwhelming outburst of congratulations and applause frem the entire regi. ment, a hearty welcome from the Colonel, and suitable refreshments, was their reception. It is remarkable im these soldiers, badly wounded in many instances, and having suffered five and a haif months imprisonment at Richmond, treated more like dogs than men, that not even one would consent to ac. cept the furlough offered by the War Department until “they first returned to their regiment, and placed them- solves again under the command of Colonel Ward. The ‘account given by these men is conclusive that the federa! prisoners in the hands of the rebels are patriotic and true men. Not long since a private from this regiment deserted and went over to the enemy, and was placed in the same prison with these men at Richmond. Not one of them would speak with him, and their con- tempt was #0 great that a rope was prepared to hang him in the prison. The authorities found {t necessary to confine him in the prison with the citizens. This speaks well for the character of our soldiers. Sixty-five members of this regiment are yet held as prisoners of war in various portions of the South, including Major J. D. Potter and Lieutenant Thos. Ham- blin, Surgeon Griswold and Captain Hugh McQuade, who wore also prisoners, have both died, the latter of wounds received at Bull run: « ‘The following are the names of the returned prison- ers:—Sorgeant Charles W. Fairfield, Company D; Frede- rick Hoofer, Company C; W. H. Millett, Company G; Pa- trick McGionley and John Hirst, Company C; Michgel Dowling, Company F; Adplphus Keller, Company C; Jas. H. Hart, Company B; Ferd. Kelly, Company B; Michael McGrain, Company B; Luther L, Mills, Company H; Jas. A. Coburn, Company K; Eé. Sweeney, Company G; Henry Hoge, Company G; ugh F. Dunnigan, Company H; Chas. Redeckor, Company G; Jno. Tyler, Company D; Samuel ‘Van Duger, Company 1; Wm. Fielding, Company F; Wm, ‘H. Brees, Company fl; Henry Van Orman, Company K; Augustus Gauss, Company C; Ed. N. Kellogg, Company B, and Edw. L. Marsh, Company E. Total, twenty-four. ‘THR REGULATIONS FOR VISITING THE DISTRICT JAIL, On account of the inquisitorial proclivities of certain prominent politicians with the affairs of the Districy prison, Marshal Lamon to-day submitted to the présiding officer of each branch of Congress a statement of the regulaiheos he had adopted in reference to the admission ‘of visiter# Jo the prison. ‘The President of the United States and mombers of his Cabinet, the Judges of the Su, preme Court and of the Courts of Record in the District, and President of he }and Speaker of the House of Ropresentatives, are priv! $0 visit the prison wf will, of forage for officers’ For payments to discharged soldiers for 's clothing not drawn... teeeeeseeees For payments in lieu of clothing for officers’ Hs Dey ot reenniaara wader aginst beans of 14 For subsistence in sri ‘volunteers. For the regul ter’s Department bagel nrg a Mmaster’s Department. oo + -16,000, Ad For the purchase of cavairy and artillery Ly horses .......... teseeteeeessesecseceess 8,018,680 00 For mil or the allowance made toom- cers of the army for the transportation of Ives and their baggage, when travel- without troops, escorts eee itary duty, hire ot quarters military dut for storehonsea for the save For al tiie arena ‘ie. For contingent expenses of the office of the portation and care of not For three Ea he nd + + 126,668,002 00 For transportation of the army and its sup- res, oP atsgeents se sti «14,000,881 00 purchase of dragoon an ery ree satis i aie eee thing, camp an ipage. the medical and hospital department... 1,000,000 00 amount required to refund to the States’ expenses, incurred on account of volun- teers called into the field +++ +15,000,000 00 MR. CARLILE’S REVENUE PROPOSITION. ‘The resolution of Mr. Carlile, submitted yesterday tothe Senate Finance Committee, was in regard Fird—To raising by direct taxation upon real ‘and personal property of every kind and descrip- tion (taxing liquors and articles of luxury at a higher rate than other property), ® sum suffi. cient to pay the interest, at the rate of seven per cent per annum, upon two hundred millions of dollars, and the interest at a rate of cight per centum per annum upon eight hundred millions of dollars, and also the prin- cipal in thirty years. Of issuing for ten years at the rate of interest first aforesaid, bonds for two hundred millions of dollars, and for thirty years at the rate of interest last aforesaid for eight hundred millions of dollars, reserving to the government the right to redeem the whole or any part of said bonds for two hundred millions of dollars at apy time after five years, and the whole or any part of said sum of eight hundred millions of dollars at any time after twenty years, and of pledging the public lands as an additional security for the payment of the said sum of ten hundred millions of dollars, by providing that no dis- position shall be made of them until the whole of thesaid sum of the ten hundred millions shall be fully payed off and dischafGed, other than the sale of the same under existing laws, and for the deposit with the fiscal agency hereinafter provided for of the proceeds arising from tho sale of the public lands, to be added to tho speeie fund of said agency. . Second—Of creating a fiscal agent or agency, to be lo. cated in the city of New York, with a specie basis of not Jess than fifty millions of dollars, and authorized to issue notes of the denomination of five dollars and upwards, payable on demand at the agency to an amount not ex- cecding eight hundred millions of dollars, the said sum of two hundred millions of coin to be deposited in sums of fifty millions at a time with the ssid agency, and one hondred and fifty millions in thirty year bonds by the Seoretary of the Treasury, who shall recéive from the said agency two hundred millions in its notes, and there. after, upon a deposit by the Secretary of the Treasury with the said agency of the said thirty year bonds, or any part thereof, from time to time, in such amounts as the exigencies of the Treasury may require, be shall re- ceive from the said agency an equal amount, with the par value of the said bonds of demand notes. Or authorizing said -agency to sell said bonds so deposited, “or so many of them as may be necesrany, to enable the said agency to redeem the wotes issued by it, taking care never to allow the coin on hand to bear « less propdrtion to the circulation than as one to four. ‘Third—Of providing that whenever notes issued by the ssid agency shall be presented to it for redemption and payment, insums of one hundred dollars and upwards the holder thereof shall have the right to demand apd receive from said agency @ like sum in the eight per cent bonds. Fourth—Ot providing for the payment by the said agency of the intercst upon both the seven aud eight per cent bonds semi-annuaily. Fifith—Providing that if at any time, in the opinion of the said agency, the ma:ket value of the bonds deposited and the specie on hand shall bear to the circulation a lesa proportion than one to four, eald agency shall havo the right to call upon the Secretary of the Treasury for a farther deposit of thirty year bonds. Sizth—Of requiring all payments by the goverument to be made in the demand notes issued by the said agency. ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITIA. Notwithstanding the absence ef any cause for serious apprehension of a foreign war, it is the desire of the go- vernment and of the commanding gonoral that the militia of all the loyal States shall be fully and efficiently orga- nized, nd in this connection General McClellan urg?s the organization and practical preparation of ar- tillety Corps in all the seaport and lake towns, with a viow t have in readiness for any emergency an affective dody of well drilled artilleriste for the defence of our harbors ana coasts. It le designed tliat these corps shall be provided by the government with guns and NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1862. Senators can be admitted only upon the written pass of ‘the President of that body, and members of the House upon the pass of the Speaker, ll other visiters must exhibit s pass from the Marshal. This regulation has found much objection among the radical agitators, and ‘was the occasion of a severe attack upon the Marshal by Senator Grimes in the Senate to-day. RUMORS RESPECTING CABINET CHANGES. Among the rumors in circulation consequent upon the changes made and to be madein the Cabinet, it has been whispered that the Secretary of the Treasury intends to withdraw, to resume a seat in the United States Senate, This is all simply conjecture. Mr. Chase has been greatly harassed yby the enormous burthen of cares of his office. He bas worked incessantly and ac- i i i 2D ENGLAND AND THE BLOCKADE. ¥ despatches have been received here to-day, daking if it is true that England and France have united ‘un demanding the raising of the blockade of the Southern. . “There is no foundation for such s rumor. The of State to-day remarked, that while {t could not be said there is no possibility of a disturbance of our ansioable relations with other nations, the aspect of our feroign affairs portended nothing of the kind, and no ap- Brchension was entertained by this government of a war ‘ith foreign Powers. ‘TRS BURNSIDE EXPEDITION. \ Tue secret of the destination of the Burnside expedi- tie Las not yet transpired. Those who believed that it 10 go to Norfolk or Fredericksburg are now convinced ‘¢ has gone South of the capes of the Chesapeake. AGUVITY OF THE REBEL BATTERIES ON THE LOWER ‘) roTOMAC. “wous eight o'clock last night, as the Reliance was Pushing down to rejoin the lower flotilla, fire was opened on fier by the batteries at Cockpit Point. After ten To.» bad been fired these batteries ceased, the Reli- aif” having run out of range. Shortly after the batte- Fieg fewer down opened, and kept up a brisk cannonade upii near nine o’clock. Thirty-eight rounds in all were fire’. The wind was from the northward, which pre- ‘Vetied us from hearing the report of the guns, but the frem the muzzies were very vivid and incessant. We severalof the shells burst in theair, some over on shore, and others apparently over the river on She other side of Stump Neck. The aky was overcast wi , but the glare of the moon shone sufficiently bh them to render objects visible at a considerable dis The Reliance repassed the batteries without Deing fired at. * A@about half-past one this afternoon the batteries at Shipping Point and Cockpit Point again opened fire, this time on the Maryland shore, keeping up an incessant roar, and causing the steamer Stepping Stones to tremble with the eonomasion. Their shells burst high in air over the.land-or oa.theriver, and one shell from Cockpit Point exploded into the extrance to Mattawoman creek. DEATH OF COLONEL KEARNEY. Colonel James Kearney, Topographical Engineers, U, 8. A., recently placed on the retited list, died on Friday Jest, aged seventy-eight years. He was buried yesterday, in unestentatious style, as it is understood, by his own particular request, to have no notice given of His death, in order to avoid any military display at the funeral. He'was one of the most distinguished engineors in thearmy. CONDITION OF GENERAL MARCY. General Marey has so far recovered from his severe illness as to beable to start to-morrow for ® brief s0- Journ among hie relatives in New York, before resuming miliary daty. . doug. WESTERN FORTIFECATION®. @Be committee appointed to inquire into the matter of fertifying our Western lakes and rivers Rave got to work at last. So far, they have decided on recommend- ing a fortification at the Straits of Mackinaw, Michigan, leaving it to @ commission to gplect the precise locality, They meet again on Wednesday, and then expect to pro. gress in a manner that will ensure an early report on the extent of their labors. a PEGGED SHORS VS. SEWED SHOES. ‘The gentlemen appointed to inquire into the expediency of substituting pegged shoes for sewed ones, in the army, will report in the course of a week to the War Depart- ment. They bellevo that the pegged ones can be made to operate as well as the other kind—besides saving seventy- five cents on each pair to the government—and ub- stantiate their recommendation they will cause a vast amount of testimony to accompany their report. THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE ABOLISHED BY THE HOUSE. ‘The dill unconditionally abolishing the franking privi- lege bas passed the House by @ vote of 107 against 42. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. By direction of tho General-in-Chief, Colonel A. J. Brad- ford bas been released from Fort Warren on parole, with the understanding that be will be exchanged for Colonel W. Holman, United States Army. Colonel Bradford is now at Norfolk, and tho exchange will probably be per- fected in a few days. Colonel Hoffman is an old, expe. rienced and reliable officer, having seen much service, not oply in the Moxican war, but later in Utah and Cati- fornia. THE ARMY. Captain Tompkins, of the United States Army, has been appointed Quartermaster at Annapolis, to fill va- caney. ‘The following changes, it is rumored, will shortly be be made:—Colonel Biddle Roberts to be Provost Marshal for Washington, in the place of General Andrew Porter, who willenter upon the field, and General Seth Wil- Hama, Adjutant General of the Army of the Potomac, to bo Adjutant Geveral of the Army of the United States, in place of General Themas. -INDIAN AFFAIRS. ‘Tho Committee on Indian Affairs will soon recommend, in accordance with the views of the Secretary of the Inte- rior, a total abolition in the matter of granting licenses to traders among the Indians. The committee are of opinion that these traders are something like sutlers— « spongers’’—and use, 28 a majority, every opportunity afforded them to make money at the expense of pur_ chasora. RAILROAD FACILITIES BETWEEN NEW ‘WASHINGTON. It is said that arrangements are making by the various railroad companies for the running of a daily express train between Washington and New York, and New York and Washington, for passengers only, through in eight hours, and making no stoppages between the two cities. COTTON SEED IN DEMAND. Numerous applications are made to the Commissioner of Patents for cotton seed. It is his intention to procure ‘a quantity of such seed as he believes will sucosed in Obio, Indiana and Illinois, for distribution in small quan- tities. YORK AND SALE OF CONDEMNED HORSES. One hundred and twenty-five condemned government horses were sold at auction to-day, bringing from one dol- Jar to ninety-cight dollars, or an average of twenty-eight dollars each. It is said that some of these animals have contagious diseases. KITURN OF MR. FOX. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox te expected to re- turn from New York tomorrow. News from New Mezico. REBEL TROOPS MARCHING TO ATTACK FORT ORAIG AND FORT UNION, Kanaag Crrz, Mo., Jan. 13, 1862. ‘The Santa Fe mail has arrived, with dates to December 20. Two thousand Texan troops ate reported to be march. ‘This forenoon, as the Troy and Boston twenty miles above this city, it ran wogon at a crossing. The ocoupants Jobo Grant and a Mee. 0. wan killed Mr. G. so horribly mangled that he cannot The Philadelphia and hg | Railroad. Partapeirma, Jan. 14, 1862. Hon: Vinoent L. Bradford was re-slected the Philadelphia and Trenton IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI. ‘Smparza, Mo., Jan. 14, 1862. Advices have reached here that the First Kansas regi- ment, which was sent from here some days since, arrived ‘at Lexington on Friday last, where they arrested several of the most prominent and active rebels of the town, ‘They also took and destroyed about 1,500 hogs, being packed for the use of Price’s rebels, and a good deal of other valuable property. About sixty rebels, belonging ‘to the regiment of Col. Alexander, now & prisoner at St. Louis, were captured about siz miles from here on Saturday last. GENERAL SIGEL NOT RESIGNED. Sr, Louw, Jan. 14, 1862. ‘There is high authority for saying that General Sigel is still a Brigadier General and in service at Rolla, Mo., and © ratantion of resigning. WR ROLLA CORRESPONDENCE. Rout, Phelps county, Mo., Jan. 9, 1862. View of Rolla—Disertation on Mud-—Troopt Ordered to March—Impediments to a Forward Movement— Position of Col. Carr—Major Wright and Major Bowen Hoapttals—Seisure of Rebel Supplics and Arms, dc., de. If I were asked ‘What is the general appearance of Rolla?’ I should answer, ‘‘Mud.”’ When you alight from the cars at the depot you step into mud; when you leave the depot and enter the street you behold mud; when you reach your hotel you find yourself covered with mud; when Sou get under the hospitable roof of Boniface you dohold his floors coated with the same plastic material. Tf you betake yourself to the eating department of the caravansary, which in Missouri does not afford an exten. sive and elaborate billof fare, the table cloth and the crockery arouse suspicions that some infant genius has been amusing itself thereon with pies and cakes fabri- ated from the mud so plentiful in Rolla. Burying your ‘thoughts in your coffee, you discover that, too, is of the nature of all things around; and as you muse upon th® prospect before you from the open window, you conclude that you have literally “put your foot im it” in making ® visit to this out of‘ \ way town. ‘The troops here, bering some twelve thousand, are under orders for marching at a moment’s warning. I the present eondition of the roads such ® mavement ‘would be.next to an impessibility. This morning I rode out to the camps, two miles west of the town, and found the highways thither, as woll as those leading in other directions, little else save continuous lines of mud, vary- ing from two to six inches in depth. It is of that sticky nature peculiar to the mud of the Great Weat, and would ‘de a most serious. to the march of infantry or the it of transportation trains. Lara a 1 ‘through it without breaking down on the first day’s march, and even to that arm of the service it de very fatiguing. would . The following is the order for — areciaL 16. ‘Heapquanrens Sovrawastsxy Disrnicr or *} Rows, Jan. 4, 1862. ‘tho General of the duttrict {s order have this ready to march ata moment's - it and requires and -eemcerene smi itcseese te desolate country. ‘| movement will demand all the energy, couage and sagacity that officers and men can exert. OMcers and yates must 80 arrange their Ld to be aay to leave ll burpigangs’ without the feat pk agen ae or Suld be plainly marked and ready to pack’ and discretion of company officers. ‘The requisite number of tents should be retained, but wa Setiin to Untten ne hr copies, ij nti Tequi compan! snd company officers will be arranged for quarters similar, but not so narrow, For non-commissioned mum will be: Eighteen to a Fremont tent. Fifteen to a Sibley. Ten toa Wall. Six toa common. No stoves but those of sheet iron will be transported. No more cooking utensils than appear absolutely neces. sary will be allowed, and the company officars will see that the mess is arranged go as to require as little as ossible. Posrticles, such as chairs, mats, stools and luxuries of every kind, will be prepared to be turned over at & mo- ment’s warning. Banda, sutlers and extra servants will be loft behind, and extra horscs, public or private, turned over to tho post quartermaster the moment an order to this effect is isrned, ‘The proper officers will forthwith see to the early ex- ecution of this order, having inspections of regiments, companies and files from day today, until every extra article is im condition to be readily and safely deposited in a few hours after a final order to move may be given. Qnartermasters, commissaries aud surgeons are ex- pected tostudy tho utmost economy, without neglecting ‘all necessary provisions for their deparatments. No extra or useless arms will be taken, but all commanders will see that ampleand ammunition is provided. Fach man must have a haversack and and company officers will immodiately iuspect the men and sce to the procuriug of all little necessaries for field duty ; and every man mast see to the preservation of his per- sonal effects, na his life may depend upon it. ‘This order will be published to regiments and comspa- nies, if porsible, in the hearing of every soldier, and translated to our comrades of ditterent languages. ‘A prompt response to mcall for duty, anda readiness to move with celerity, and & brave exhibition of endur- ance, will command the admiration of our comrades in other fields, and receive the cordial commendation of the commanding General. By order of Brigadier General CURTIS. N. P. Currmax, Major and A. A. A, General. It was announced some time since that Colonel Carr, with two thousand cavalry, had left Rolla for Spr: eld or some point in that direction. Two days ago he was camped on the Gasconade river, fifty led wont of this ‘An additional force of three hundred men, under Wright and Bowen, held Lebanon, thirtecn miles farther op the ro Colonel Carr's orders have not yet been made public, but it is supposed (bat he was directed to more upon Springtield with his whole force if he deemed it proper to do en, or hold an ad~ ‘vanced position until the main body of the army should come up. To attack Springfield with two thousand men would be running too great a risk, ag Rolla—one hundred and"twenty miles away—would be too far distant to fur- nish iy. , and he has very properly made his camp upon the ‘We have positive information from General Price's army up to the Ad inst. It evacuated Springfield on New Year's day, and encamped on Wilson creek, near the old battle gronid, alo taking position ‘at Pond epring, twelve miles west of Spr: Picket and foraging party held possession of Marshfield 1 ‘on the 5th, but a force of our t had gone from Ma- jor Wright’ , and will probably succeed in driving out. pimy b than 200 strong were at iivar on i ij sont taking with ‘and all their moveable property. A portion at the outi com: destroyed by fire about a month since. A few refugees Dace inti come in who state men, and fate 20- ‘tunit} Ihave what I reliable inf arrived, and who saw and talked with Price five ui F if Ee teste il ed i i le fz i ij fits | there skeleton of Sideaeret on poy At ine hve Sei Iota commands. It is hoped that the matter can be settled hardly spare, He ‘sadly disaffected should Gen hospitals at this ‘& horriblecandition. of the sick a A upon the wet ground. ‘Several deaths oceur daily. PRICE TWO CENTS. tek inte natin, but as yet no response bas been At Franklin, the junetion of the main lise Lewy ~4 soi Here western branch of the Pacific Railroad, thousand troops, in command of Lieateaant ron, of the Ninth Iowa. A few days since Colonel. IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY. (4 THE FLIGHT OF HUMPHREY MARSHALL’S REBEL FORCES. Loumvnzs, Jan. 14, 1862. ‘The following official documents have just Been re- ceived at headquarters here:— Capt 5.2, Pee, _ Pauervnzs, Jan. 8, 1862, one Place xenseeee’ wen oe ues sams : it iy tity of stores; We have taken fifteen s ee ee Tatert in morrow Bricaps, PREsTowBurs, hh eee ville on Thursday noon with 1, men, | and drove in the enemy’s pickets twe ailee below Pres? ; ftonburg. The men slept on their arms. * At feur o’clocls yesterday morning we moved towards the main Body of the enemy at the forks of Middle creek, under the com- man irmishing with bis oatposte st eight o'clock, and et eight o'clock, and at one o'clock P. M. ‘ foree of 2,500, with three ean ra meer Our loss is two killed and twen- occupying Prestonburg. ty-five wounded. J. A. GARFIELD, Colonel commanding brigade. \ All is quiet down the road. t ‘The Bowling Green correspondent of the Neshville % Courter says that General Johnson has called upea tbe provisions! government of Kentueky for 25,000 infantry ‘and 5,000 cavalry for three years. Bayes brigade from Virginia are going to Sectts- REBEL DEVASTATIONS AT CAVE CITY. - Lovwvitzz, Jan. 14, 1862. ‘The rebels of Hammond’s command, encamped up the river, on Sunday night burned the depot and blacksmiths shop, and took all the goods from the store of Mr. Mus- \ tain, at Horse Cave. They also burned the Weedland i depot at Cave City, the Cave City hotel and stables, ‘The ¢itizens at all those points were netifiedandee- =| eaped to Munfordsville, a the rebels stated that im ‘ended to return on Monday night and bara every that could be used by the Union army in ite advance aa 8 hospital er quarters. Thoy also burned up all the hay» oats and fodder stacks along the reed, and drove off or killed all the cattle, horses and mules to bafpund. IMPORTANT FROM CAIRO. RECONNOISSANCE NEAR COLUMBUS—HOVE- MENTS OF UNION TROOPS. Camo, Jan, 14, 1862. ‘The gunboats Essex, 8t. Louis and Tyler made a recon- down the river to-day. They approached ‘within a mile and a half of Columbus, and freéeeveral H shote into the rebel camps. The rebels retarned the fre it from three or four guns without doing any damage to our ! boats. The effect of our shells is unknown. No obstruction in the river nor masked batteries om abore were discovered, as heretofore reported. General MoClernand’s column moved in the direction of ! Blandville, Ky., to-day. . General Paine’s force moved forward this morning from Bird’s Point: ‘The Second regiment of tho Douglas Brigade will arrive to-night. ‘The Seventh Jowa, Eighth Wisconsin and Forty-ffth Tilinois are expected to-morrow. ° Forrasss Mownos, Jan, 13, 1862. The transports Louisiana and New Branswick, with the remaining troops of the Burnside expedition, left here last night. A few tugboate are still here, said to bee . part of the expedition. ‘The bark John Trucks, with the D’Epineull Zouaves, which went ashore on the passage from Annapoiis, has arrived and ia still bere, ‘The propeller Matanzas, from Port Royal, bas arrived. f ‘Tho Spaulding sailed for Hatteras and Port Royal last Spaulding. ‘The Pensacola arrived here this afternoon, { | Large Forgeries Boston. 0 i FRAUDULENT OPERATIONS, TO THE AXTENT OF $12,000 \ { —ARREST OF THE FORGER. A 2 the Boston Evening Traveller, January 3 me \ rell, who bee recently { } } biina, he went to the bank again to acheck of $25. cashier, Mr. Benyon, was on the original. ‘The amount of this check was placed to the credit ¢f third person, and the was sent to Bank of tual Redemption, and bilis of that bank ‘sent to Mount Vernon Bank for it. Seon after Tirrell went to Burnett, Drake & Co. a i E 4 il i i i Hl : i , l F H [ fs in | H | i i a Hi : it ir it | i H i Hy . i i : ie is ff ! Hi i fi it