The New York Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1862, Page 10

eee ADVANCE OF THE ARMY IN VIRGINIA Whe Enemy, Ten Thousand in Mumber, Driven Beyond War- renton Junction. Passage of the Naval Appropri- ation Bill by the Senate. Phirteen Million Dollars Voted for Iron- Clad Ships-of-War. <The Appropriation for Stevens’. Flea’ ing Battery Agreed to. Action of the House on the Tax Bil. ‘Pho Restrictions on Trade with the Recovered States Relaxed, &e., ae, be. ‘Wasmineron, March 28, 1862. ‘VACTORIOUP ADVANCE OF THE ARMY IN VIRGINIA, ‘Bue Union troops advanced yesterday upon ihe rebel ‘wutposts beyond Warrenton Junction, driving the eremy, ‘Metimated at ton thousand, before thom alcng the Mine of ‘ho Gordopgy ille Railroad. meee wr avend Wavesifin -@ =e 2 2-8 -s Saree OWRD Junetion ia uiteriy de- Stroycd—Dridges gone, tho croseties burned, and the rai’s ‘Dent inte every conceivable shape. ‘The Union troops are in excelient health, and are posh- Magen after the retreating rede) army se rapidly as cir- @umstancee will allow. ‘The telegraph lines follow the advancing army, and eM@ces are established from day to day as exigencos ‘reguire. @APTURE OF REBEL CAVALRY AND SUPPLIES. ‘Pwo squadrons of the First New Jersey cavairy, wader ‘Bommand of Colonei Wynham, yesterday surrounded a party of rebel Texas Rangere near Dumfries, twelve miles below the Occoquan. A few shots were fired ca Doth sides without injury, excepting that one of our men ‘was slightly wounded in the wrist, Yaken and brought to Washington. Our troops captured ® vumber of wagons loaded with wheat, but owing to the ‘want of horses were enabled to bring of only four of ‘Wem w their camp. AQCTION OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE STEVENS FLOATING BATTERY. After « long iron clad discussion of Stevens’ batiery ia ‘Whe Benaie to-day, upon an amendment to the Naval Ap- Prepriation bill providing for the completion of the work ‘Sho matter was left in such shape that it will produce ng Weeulte. The amendment was encumbered with a pro- ‘Wieo that the Secretary of the Navy must become con- ‘winced of the feasibility of the enterprise before it can This conclusion has greatly disappointed 2!) swho were earnestly urging the immediate resort to ef. ‘went iron clad vessels, of which the Steyens{battery Would be the soonest completed, and would unquestion- @bly prove more efficient than half a down ordinsry tron elads. ‘THB RAILROAD OPEN TO MAN) S548. ‘(Cars are now running to Manassas, and ene roed is epen feur milcs beyond. ‘The excursion party went out on the Manacsae Gap ‘Pead about five miles beyond the junction, cutting away fallen trees, and clearing other obstructions from the ‘Brack. The road was otherwise in perfect order, aud the ‘water stations uninjured. They also proceeded on the ead to Gordonsviile as far ae Bristow's station, at which peint the bridge over Broad rup is destroyed. Mr. James Crockett, wno has been an engineer op the ‘Mpnageas gap road nine yours, accompanied the party, and, fortunately, uad the keys for unlocking the ewiivhes wapon the route. He remained with the rebeis unt)! their weeent svacuation of Manassas, aud brovglt down the weinforcemenis of Gen. Johnston wher the rebels wore wetreat.og at Bull run, last Jely. He states thatthe webels commenced their evacuation of Manassas en the third of March, removing their ammunition ret, ven their cannon, and lastiy their commissary @tores. The troops moved of very hurriedly, and were in. such great fear of being routed by the advancing ‘Union troops that their officers threatened instant death So every mau who fred @ hut, alleging ## arcason tbat ‘Whe sm ke wouki hasten the federal advance. The rebel @annon, he says, were of small calibre, and few 1 num- Der, bui their amount of stores was enormous, much of which could not be removed, and wae burned ufter ihe main body of thearmy had left. A grest number of dead horsesare strewn over the @ountry, and a mort nauseating stench pervader that whole ection. DESPATCHRS FROM MANASEAS. ‘The fo.iow ing despatches have been received — Mawassas, March 26, 2662. Bevern) bundred invalid soldiers were sent “his morn- = from the hospitals of the Army of the Potomac here wo Iphia, for the purpose of recruiting their health, fgmpong them many suffering Sum wounds. Mawassae, March 28, 1862. First excursion train to Manaseas, gotten up by Ger tal MoCo!) im, Superintendent of Military Raiiroad: Willie, Erastus Brooks, and other notabilities, with seve. val ladies, accompanying the party. HK. kt. Franks, of Pennsylvascia, conductor of the train. TRANKE OF THE PRESIDENT TO LIEUTENANT WORDEN, COMMANDER OF THT MONITOR. ‘The following interesting letter of thanks to tenant ‘Worden , the commander of the Monitor during ber en- @agement with the Merrimac, will be read with iaterest:— Navy Deraeruurt, March 15, 1962 Sm—The naval action which took place on the 10th Anptant , be: ween the Monitor an | the Merrimac at Harap. ‘ton Roads, when your vessel with two guns engaged a powerful armored steamer of wi least vight gums, and ‘after a ew hours’ conflict repelled her formidable antag- onist, bas excited general admiration aud received the use of the whole country. Pre at directa me, while earnestly and deeply Sympathizing with you in the injuries which y Gustained, but which, it is believed, are but tempora- te thank you god your command for the beromm you nore displayed nd toe great service you bw jr ‘The action of the 10th, and the performance, power and @apabilitics of the Monitor, must elfect a radical change in naval warfare, Goldeborough , in your absence. will be fur @inhed by the Department with « copy of this letter of ‘thanks, and instructed to cause it to be read to the off'- core and crew of the Monitor Lam, respectfully, our vedie Ten prisoners were ervant " GIDEON WPLies, Lieut. Jour L. Worvun, United States Navy (comman d+ ing United States steamor Monitor), Waetingtou. THE KEW TARASURY NOTES. It is expected that the new legai tender notes will ve paid out by the Treasury about the 1st of April MEETINGS OF REBELS IN WASHINGTON, Within a few days past, for some reason vot yotd eevered, whether from laxity of discipime on the part ef the Provost Marshal, or from some information erivod from rebel fources of anew bold coup d’eat wo | ‘de made by tho rebels, the rebe! sympathizers bere have ‘been unsually bold, Meetings have been held, and crowds Of Baltimore rebels, whose visits to Washington bave ‘been rare of late, participate in them. Revel @ongs ere sung with great glee, and it is alleged That, vnder tie influence of syrens, even Union army @fficors Lave Leen iaduced to join in the chorus, It may ‘be the last dying song of the swan, or the promise of Fenewod offorte to cherish the rebellion, The leniency Of the government towards this class of people bas not ‘Deen appreciated by them. When our troops ovenpied Leesburg, cight rebel dogs of the new pattern were found, It has been ascertained that they wore made in Uhie city and forwarded to Leesburg. ‘THE VALUARLES OY REpELS, 14 is said that permission has been given by ihe Mille Vary Governor of the district to rym vthizers with ee. @earion here to take from the houses of notorions rebels fm the part of the distriet lying im Virginia all portavie ‘waluables for safekeeping This privilege bar been ecoebt Before and refined COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION. ‘The Commerce and Navigation report for the yoar ond- ‘ng June 90, 1961, ie in the hands of tbe printer, and would have been distributed long since had it not been doubled w size by the recent changes inthe tariff. Near- ty all the statements are duplicated, notwithstanding the tariff of March 2, 1861, was im operation only ® part of the last quarter represented in it. Red tape sand it must de 20, however, ana the whole work was dclayed in or- der to accompliah it, as red tape also said no extra foree could be put on without an act of Congress specially ea- ‘thorizing it, Many of tne old employes on the work were tamen ef, too, by secession, and new and inexperienced hands were obiiged eo labor bard to bring up their work (which was left far bebind) and perform the extra service besides, Im fact, the labors of nearly every bureau in the Treasury have been doubled or trebied by the rebeltien and ite train of reauits, Yet there bas been no increase of force except that author. Syed m consequence cf the issue of notes and bonds, Office hours have been from nine til) four for all, and many have beem obliged to labor steadily twelve to eighteen hours a day, It ig gratifying to hmow that red tape in this depart ment ig in a fair way of committing suicide, The new heads of bureaus have been 20 busily occupied in signing their namesto letters, notes, bonds and other, document, that they have hardiy been able to examine. the ma- chinery of éheir offices and ascertain its defects; but they have been made painfully aware by its operations that it is very faulty. They have arrived at the de. | termination to make the attempt at reform. They have ‘deoume pretty much disgusted at having every sugges- tion they may bint toward improvements for the ex- Pedition of public business, met, on the part of the old clerks, by the remark that'‘euch a course hag never been purgyed,”’ with a sort of ‘that settles it” air. An entire reorganization of the department 4@ necessary Defore the businese now Accumulating can be diepeecd of The Third Auditor and Second Comptroller have @nough now on hand te last thom for years at the rate they are now progressing. It is also found that ‘the much vaunted system of checks claimed for the pre- kent organization of the department when it was adopt- ed, is LO guarantee againgt errore, while under it no a0- count can be passed through without extraordinary pushing, in less than a week—the majority of cases re- quiring months before they are audited and seitled. 1 And vet most of these eases are so simple that any mer- oé cantilo establisiiment in four ery os. re examine ang pay them on sight without lose or fraud to either party. | EX-ECRETARY CAMERON'S MOVEMENTS. The rumor that Mr, Cameron is not going to Russia is incorrect. The project of obtaining éeat in the Senate from Pennsylvania bags not proved eucceseful. It bas ‘deen strenuously Opposed by Governor Curtin and Sena- tor Wilmot. Mr. Cameron will proceed to Europe in a United States war steamor, to leave about the tet of April. The Secretary of #e Legation will mot be Mr. | House, of the Tribune, but another a/ache of that-journal, and the Barnum poet laureate, who has secured the | position, The salary being only eighteen hundred dollars’a year, it is said that he has been promised by Mr. Cameron an extra aliowance, in con sideration, perhaps, of the important rervice rendered by him in discovering in the rebel works at Centreville the Quaker guns, which the cfticers firet in the works faled to find. RELEASE OF ATATE PRISONERS. The following named prisoners were to-day released by ibe commission Telatingayo State prieoners:—J. Parret Cohen, ©. Norrie Bogan, A. J. Mitchell and Wm. B. Bryan, on their giving their written parele. F. P. Ellis was discharged on taking the onth of allegiance, E. J. Pryan, H. A. Stewart, P. W. Cooper acd W. J. Raisin were recommitted. PARDON OF PRISONERS. ‘The Preeident has uncenditicnally pardoned two sub- jects of Groat Britain, who were convicted three years ago in the District Court of Florida, and sentenced to im: prisonment in the District of Columbia penitentiary for seven years, for resisting and preventing the master and pilot of an American vesse] in the free and lawful exer- cise of their authority and command on hoard thereof, The President, in hie proslamation to Marshal Lamon, says tho convicts, it pow appears, were guiltless of crimi- nal intent, and that Lord Lyons caused special inquiry to be made into the merits of their case, and besought bim to extend to them the cxecutive clemency. INCREASING IXSOLENCE OF THE NEGRO, So impndent and insolert have the nogro population grown heresince the radical sbolitionists held out to them the prospect of fraternity, equality and amalgama- tion, that they jostle white men off the sidewalks and insult women. If they de this now, what will they do hereafter? As for black servants, 20 housekeeper can any longer get good of them. THE NEGRO DROPPED EY CQNGRESS FOR ONE DAY. For one day Congress has been free from the discus sion of the nigger question. The colored man was not mentioned in either branch, except by the chronic peti- toners for the abolition of slavery. THE NUMBER OF ARMY CHAPLAINS, The number of chaplains in the army, as officially re. ported from the War Department, is four hundred and twenty-two. New York has ninety-seven; Pennsylvania, sixty-four; Massachusetts, nineteen; Maine, eleven; New Hampshire, six; Vermont, seven; Rhode Island, four; Connecticut, seven; Now Jersey, eleven; Delaware, two; Maryland, three; Virgi four: Kentucky, sixteen; Ohio, forty-four; Indiana, thirty; Lltnois, forty-ix; Mis. sour!, nine; Kansas, four: lows, twelve; Wisconein, ele- ven; Michigan, thirteen; Minnezota, two. STEAMERS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND FORTRESS MONROE. Arrangements are pearly completed for establishing @ line of rteamers between Washington and Fortress Mon- 100, £0 ag to geeure daily arr: the trip to be made in nine hours. The proprietor will extend facilities for car- rying the mails, and it is more than probable that the Post Office and War depastments wil! encourage the en- terprise. LinE OF THB TAX ON PETROLEUM O71, At (he cuggestion and urgent eolicitations of Represen. tatives McKnight and Patten, of Pennsylvania, and Fen. ton, of New York, who represent most of the petroleum or rock oi! regions, the Committee of Ways and Means consented to (be striking out of the proposed tax on crude ji and rock oils, leaving the tax of eight conte per gal- lon op the refined article, with a drawback when enterea for exportation. Tee sxcrerary “Or GENERAL M'CLELLAN'S STAPP APPOINTED A COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTEN ©. M. Buchanan, late Secretary on staff, bas been confirmed by the Sonate as Commissary of Subsistence, with the rauk of Captain, and ordered to report for duty to Colonel Clarke, Chief Commissary of the Army of the Potomac. Captain Buehanan is a Bephew of Paymaster Buchanan, U.S. N., and also of the rebel Captain Buchanan, who fought the Merrimac. Nive of the family are now helding prominent positions in the Union army and navy. Among them are Colonel Bu- chanan, Fourth iofentry, U.S. 4.; Fing Officer McKean, command gulf squadron; Liewtenant T. McKean Bu- chanan, U. 8. N., of the gunbont Now London; a brother of Captain F. Buchanan, and Paymaster Pettit, VU. 8. N., frigate Minnesota, YVLAG PRESENTATION. ‘Thie afternoon a splendid flag wes presented to the Tenth Legion (Fifty-sixth New York State Volunteors) by Major Morton, of New York, who referred to the groat ntroggle the eection of country fromm which the Legion canme—namely, the birthplace of De Witt Clinton and Win, H. Seward, the headquarters of Washington during ibe Rerolution—saying whea the storm of war shail | pass it would onee more wave over ® united nationality. Colonei Van Wyek, tn response, assured bim, in tuename of his regiment, that the bavner should never be shonor. They might faii—vut falter | never, The ination for all time of the representa. ernment was now staked on the wagor of battle, perish the whole army of the Voion than imperil the freedom of tnankind and prince of constitutional | government. The army was invincible because they realized (ho gremt iseuew At Blake Bnd Were panting for the confict PPRCIAL TRADING LICE ‘The Fecretary of the Treasury hes recently jecued special licenses for commercial intercoureeinder the act of July last, which probibits shipments from those porta of the United States heretofore declared by the President to be in inrurrection without a written permit ‘The licenses do not now extend further than Nashville And intermediate pointe. Nothing shipped under them ia to bo diepored of to pertons in arms againet the United Btates or to others furnishing them aid and comfort THE EVACUATION OF XORFOLK BY THE UNtONrers, Senator Hale announced, incidentaliy, today, that the committee charged with the inquiry into the causes of the evacnatien of Norfolk by the federale © hoen at work, and will be ready to report ina week. It ie to be hoped that « report of the recapture of that place wii! veach the public ag soon aa the butuil) g Meolorures yeepecting oot abandonment of M Ske. AND YREDERICRSBURO, VA. ‘The Hing Philip came up to the Navy Yard late op ‘Tuceday vight, bringing two men, taken by the Biep- Ping Stones from Aquia creek. The Lesiie came up on Wednesday afternoon, towing a scow, having om board two cannen brought off from the rebel batteries by the ‘Yankee. ‘The HensLp correspondent en the Stepping Stones, ‘who came up on tbe Mount Washington, reports as fol, lows:— At balf-pest ten A. M., while the Stepping Stones lay ‘They made their escape om Friday morning, and, avoid- img the high road, travelled through the woods. On reaching the beach they found a skiff, and by means of Pieces of board for paddies made their way some dis- tanee into the river, where they were picked up. They ‘Satellite from the bill: last week] bave been removed. On evacuating; Aquia creek the rebels left behind an im- mense quantity of stores, which they are gradually re moving. Hence the hidden Seld batteries. The evacus, tiom coXumenced on the 9th, simultaneously with the abandonmeNt of Shipping Peint, and only a few men were left beh‘ad asa temporary garrison. Last week they all cleared ouf> ‘The whabitants at Nredericksburg are in great conster- nation, expecting an jaNnediate attack from the Unwn troops. Many are leaving With their effects, It 1s ex- pected there that the rebels wWillfall back téwards Rich” mond, between which place and'®yederickeburg they will give battte. The railroad depot at Aquia creek was not burnf (slate as Monday, for it was then plainly visible from theeyes- sels of our Potomac flotilla. hd rogytives alluded to declare thas all sorts of pre. visions, especially flour,are plas." 40d aan his regiment were well fed, and with the beet artiv.. food. Both of them show by their appearance that they have been anything but starved. Coffee, however, is scarce, selling at one dollar and twenty-five cents per pound. Salt commands fabulous prices. The fugitives were coarscly but comfortably clad. They say they in- finitely preferred falling into the hands of the Unionists to being captured by the rebels. On Friday last a schooner from Baltimore went up the Rappahannock, having on board a large quantity of stores and ¢ lothing for the rebel troops. On Monday morning Lieutenant Commanding Eastman, of the Yankee, and a boat’s crew, landed at Cockpit Point, where they placed on board a scow a long sixty eight pounder that had been,abandoned by the rebels, They then procdeded to Quantico creek, and secured g fine nine-inch Dahlgren. Both guns were spiked, but the spikes can be ensily withdrawn. While engaged placing the guns on the scow, five white men and nine negroes, from Dumfries, claimed the protection of the United States fing, to avoid being drafted into the military service of the rebels. Capt. Eastman took them on board the Yankee. The nine negroes were sent to Gen. Hooker’s headquarters. Three of the white men were landed on the Virginia side and two remained on the Yankeo. The levy en masse to which the revel government is resorting seems to have struck terror to the hearts of the Vir_ ginians who have not yolunteored. While at Cockpit Point, or a little distance inland | Captain Eastman saw a body of about two hundred rebe} cavalry. It ie not true that the rebels were evacuating the batteries on the Potomac and their linos at Manassas for three months. It has been ascertained that orders for the evacuation of the Potomac batteries were net re- ceived till the 7th inst. Cockpit Peint was abandoned on the afternoon of the 8th, and the other batteries on the 9th. The intended movement was not known at Frederickeburg till the 4th. The first shad of the season made their appearance last week, and the fishery ts already nearly in full blast. Spots of verdure at intervals along the banks of the river testify to the forwardness of spring. ‘Acting Muster Andrew J. Frank, late in oommand of the schoener Howell Cobb, has been appointed to com- mand the Stepping Stones, NAVAL ORDERS AND APPOINTMENTS. The following ordere and appointments have been made by the Navy Department:— Acting Master William N. Griswold, detached from the Rhode Island, and ordered to report to Flag Officer Golds_ borough, at Hampton Roads. Acting Master S. C. Gray, ordered to the United States steamer Massachusetts. Acting Masters’ Mate Thies N. Meyer, promoted torAct- ing Master, and ordered to the United States steamer Rhode Island, The following engineers have been ordered to the gun- boat Port Royal, at New York:—Seeond Assistant, Wil- liam C, Selden, and Third Assistants, George W. Sensner, E. McBreere, F. B. Allyn and 0. C. Lewis. Jobn M. Hudson and Jobn Hanson, of Brooklyn, appoint. ed Acting Masters. Acting Masters’ Mate Sydney S. Beck ordered to take passage in the Rhode [sand to rejoin the Portsmouth. William S. Montgomery, appointed Ac‘ing Second As sistant Engineer, and crdered to the United States steam” Montic P ON OF EMERSON ETHERIDGE TO THE D BTATES SENATE. It is "stated WF the friends of Hon. Kanerson Etheridge, Clerk of the House of Representatives, who accompanied General Andrew Jchueon to Tennessee, to aid in the re- construction of ® loyal State government, that he will Probably be returned as one of the United States Senators from that State. BEPORTS OF REPUGEE VIRGINIA CONTRABANDS. On Saturday another lot of contrabands came into camp of Gen. Hooker's division, They state that Lieu, tenant Baum and operator wore confined in Stafford jail at the time they left. They repor, the story that the negroes are being armed,as far as arms can be bad for them, the rebel government promis. ing to pay the owners for those who may be killed or in- Jured in any battles. CHECK TO THE APPOINTMENT OF BRIGADIER GRNE- RALS, A disposition is manifested in tho Senate to check the appointment of Brigadier Generals. Mr. Grimes made An carcest effort to-day to pare a resolution to shut the gate against applicants for military stars. He seems to believe that our army ie encumbered with officers, Other Senators desired to reduce theagrmy to five hun. dred thousand, alleging thet the country can get along comfortably with that number, After jutimating that they would reject some of the forty nominations before them, they defeated Mr. Grimes’ resolution, and left the army to the care of the War Office. TRAFFIC IN THE RECOVERED STATRS. Secretary Chase means to carry out the princip!s he announced sowe time ago, that ‘commerce shall follow the flag,” and hae accordingly issuéd instrvetions to the Treasury Agents, Collectors and Surveyors on the Obio and Mississippi, deponsing with applications to the Secre- tary for licenges to trade, and authorizing the ehipment of al! goods not intended to aid the rebellion, to all plac occupied by our troops in the valley States, Applica- tions for permite can be made henceforth direct to ihe collectors or surveyors of the different ports, ARRIVALS OF FUGITIVE CONTRADANDA, fince the retroat of the rebels from the Potomae bat- tories, about @ bundred and fifty contrabands have eluded tho vigilance of their uniformed kidnappers, and succeeded in reaching the camp of Coveral,Hooker's division. They come generally in squads of eight or ten, sometimes having belonged to one family. When we consider the difficulties they mnet meet with in their en- deavors to escape, we caunot dcubt their statement, tnat bund are anxious for an cpportanity to jor them, On their arrival oo in the curtody of Provost Marshal Abbott, w listers them, and deepatches them to various pow be employed on governmeny works, where an exact account of the service performed by each is kept, and 9 regular report made of the same at stated periods. REUNION OF OFFICERS OF THE RICHMOND rRIsoN ASSOCIATION. Four officers of the Richmond Prigon Association had a pleasant reunion at Willard’s on Tuesday, it being the first occasion of their meeting since they were reicn ‘The party was composed of Hon. AMrod Ky, Pre Hon, F. Taylor, of Cincinnati, Secretary; Chaplain Mines, fecond Maine regiment, Sergeant-at-Arms; and Quarter } poater Llart. Twentieth Indiana regiment, Page Jone ‘Mr, Tew Eve, (rep.)of N. J., presented a petition from citizens of New Jersey against further trafic and ‘Wonopoly tp the public lands, ‘TH FROPOSED TA ON EFIRITS. ‘Mr, Wueur, (Union) of Ind., presented a petition from eltizens of Indiana in relation to tne proposed tax on spirits, Mr, Kina, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Oommittes on Pen- sions, reported a bill te prevent the allowance of pen- sions to the witows and children of Revolutionary sol- dhere unless their claims were established. Passed. ‘Tae ARGIPROCITY TREATY, Mr, Moran, (rep.) of Me. , presented a resolution from ‘he Legislature of the State of Maine in relation to the Reciprocity treaty. Referred, Mr. Passmyomn, (rep.) of Me., presented a resolution ef the Maine Legislature in relation to interna) revenue, Referred. ‘Mr. Hanans, (rep.) of N. Y., presented a ‘petition that the New York Caucasian and other newspapers be al- -Jowed the same privileges in the maile as the abelition ABOLITION OF BLAVERY 20 THD ‘COLUMREA. DISTRICT OF 3s gr neen mtronasese Dill ter theayerinnereiavery in thé District of Cotumbia, . 3s. Sones; fret of Iowa, moved to take up the reso- BO more brigadier gene- |, unless for gallery in action. there were suceay one hundred and many brigadier generals. We hadalso twenty major gene- rals. He wanted it understood cathe (Grimes) was op - ed to this constant aggrandizement of \hearmy. Webiave got brigadier generals enough, if each had a proper com- mand, for an army of seven hundred and thirty thousand — bedi, nine mays wavers going to stop nting brigadier generale. "hr ‘Wuson, (rep.) of Mass., said he believed there had deen one hundred ard seventy-five Drigadier Tale nominated ; but we have a very large army. We have fewer @fijcers, in proportion, than we had in the Mexican ar gr Revolitionary war, The army mart de well ofl ‘Mr. Fasemvpex, (rep.) of Me. mainly with'the Senat said agreed oy totes ttn (ur. Grimes}, Dutthe had a paper presented piper ie y rr im yes ora the Aldermen and Councilmen of New York, recom. mending a jong ust Of Manes for brigadier generalships. on their ownsmerits, without so much recommendation, it was rather an evidenceagainst them. The government had now & larger army than Congress ever intended, and good men were wait, ing all over country because we dive ot too maby men 10W, who look won on view, and would probably fight well if they ‘had a chance. And because we have got more “yen than we want the Senator trom Magsachusette contends that we must have generals to command ‘hem all. The fact is it is extravagance of the greateds kind, saddling the coun- try with a quarter of # million more men than we can use. Mr. Wwson said he agreed with the Senator from Maine. He thought there were 150,600 more men than were noeded, aud he thought the War Department ought immediately to stop enlistments, We also have thousands of men unfit for duty, who onght to be dis- charged. He thought Congress could unmake generals as easy as it could make them, Mr. Corramer, (rep.) of Vt., was opposed to taking up the resolution now, as it was proper business for executive session. Things have got so now that the President does not nominate, but presents the name of A. B. because C. D. recommends it, ‘The motion was disagreed to. REMISFION OF DUTIOS ON ARMPF, On motion of Mr. Kina, the bill remitting the duties on arme ordered by States prior to January 1, 1862, was taken up amd passed. ‘THE STEVENS FLOATING BATTERY AND IRON CLAD GHIPS OF WAR. The Naval Appropriation bill was taken up, the ques. tion beimg on ‘amendment for the completion of the Stevens battery. Mr. Fracexpen offered a proviso that no nis the ap- propriation be paid until eaid battery shall be completed, according to satisfaction of the Secretary of the Navy, as full and adequate for the purpose of ‘its con- struction. Mr. TuomPson, (opp.) of favor of the amendement. ‘yens bad done ail he could in accordance with his con- tract. He had been obliged to change his plen by the fnereased efficiency of naval warts Great injustice had been done Mr. Stevews by the r ‘tof the commia- sioners. If his battery should be completed it will be ‘the most powerful naya] armament in the world, Mr. Crank, (rép.) of N. H., said that according to the pamphlet the Stevens guns were exposed, a8 wore also oo He (Mr. Ciark) desired some one to tell yw the guns or gunners were to be protected. Ac- cording to the pamphlet the gunners must dodge the ball for safety. Let Stevens furnish a battery, as Fricsson did, and ihen, if it proves satisfactory, the government will pay bim (Mr. Stevens) for it. Mr. Wave, (rep.) of Obio, was in favor of trying the experiment. Hie wanted to form a navy on Dest basis. He knew the experiment was a costly one, but it ‘would not cost near so much ag the experiments we are trying with an immense army, which seems to be trying to conquer the enemy without moving. After furthor discussion a ycte was taken on Mr. Sher- man’s amendment, to the effect that Mr. Stevena should not be repaid the — he expended, unless the vesse) was ae &c., which was agreed to—yeas, 24; nay 3 Mir, LLAMER, (Tep.) ot Vt., offered an amendment, that theeaid money was not to beexpended unless the Secretary of th y is of the opinion that it will secure to the pubiic ce efficient steam battery, which was agreed to—yeas, 70; nays, 19. ie aincndment as thus amended was adopted—yeas 26, nays 10. Mr. Har, (rep.) of N. H., offered an amendment, ap. propria: 13,000,000 to enable the ary of the Navy to covetruct iron clad veecels of war. ted. Also an amendment appropriating $250 000 for ie heavy ordnance at the Washington Navy Yard. Adopted. ‘The bill passed, aud the Senate adjourned till Monday. House of Representatives. Wasaincton, March 28, 1862. ‘THANKS OF CONGRESS TO CAPTAIN KRICSBON, THI CONSTRUCTOR OF THE MONITOR. Mr. Sxncwicx, (rep.) of N. ¥., from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported a joint resolution declaring it ft and proper that public acknowledgment should be made toJohn Fricsson for the enterprise, ekill, energy aud tact displayed by him in eonsirncting the iron-clad Monitor, which, under gallant and able management, came £0 opportunely to the relief of our fleet in Hampton Roads, and defended it against the veseéla of the enemy, seemingly irresietible to any other power at our com- mand; and thet the thanks of Congress be prosented to him for the great service thus rendored to the country, ‘The resolution was adopted. INVALID PRISONS, Mr, Wasnsunnn, (rep.) of Til., inquired of the Chair. man of the Committee on Invalid Pensic action had been taken toward passing for pensivns on account of ofc of the present war. Mr. Evwanns, (rep) of N. B., that purpose bad already been report Tite TAX BILE The Huuse resumed te consi: tion of the Tax dill. An amendment was adopted that when tie manvfi torer of rilumioating gasshail not manufseture abo 606,600 cubic feet per month, he shall pay a tax of five cents for each thousand cubic feet; in he manufactures five millions I pay a tax of ten f each thou when he manufactures above this avd bot exoreding Gfteen millions of cubic feet be eball fifeeen cents for each thousand cubic feet, @ud that w be manufacsures over fifteen millions cubic feet, he shall x of twenty cente per one thourand cubic feet. companies are autborized to add the duty or tax to ir charges, Mmitation of any State law to contrary wotwithstanding. Coal oil resulting from manuiacture of illuminated gas or ite rodistillation is to be oxempt from duty. The tax of five cents per gallon on crude coal oj] or tar and other bituminous substances used for like purposes, and on crud+ petroleum or rook of!, was stricken out. Ot) refined and produced by the distilation of ‘coal ex- clusively 0 be subject to a duty of eight conts per bs that a dill to allen The vext clacee was modified £0 that apirite, rectified and mixed with ef materials, or prepared in any way to be sold ne ey, should pey a tax of fifteen conte per gallon is sold as brandy, gia, w by any other name, it shall pay thirty cents per gallon on the besis of fret proof, and so on for uny greate hh of five couts on y other megat manufactured from wine was stricken out. and all preparations of whtelt or which is prepared for eale a9 & sis reduced from one cent to throo aills a pound. beng i mustard and sugar are each taxed one cent a ound, Pemhe committee struck ovt the tax of three cents a pound on tovaceo, leaf or stom, unmanufactired crease” Lie tax from five to ten cents a pound disk tobaceo, plug, twist, foe cat and man tured of a’! deseriptions, not including nuff, cigars or prepared Finoking tobaceo, ittee increceed the tax on prepared smoking ve cents, and on soulf or tobacco grognd, dry ml! dosoriptions, — aromatic or medical iginally reportod. Gunpowder and ail explostv ances used for min- ing, Diasting, artillery or sporting purposes, valued at nob excee ing eighieed cents ® pound, to pay a tax of five mills; not exceeding in yalue thirty cents a pound, to pay A tex of one cent per pousd, and when valued at over thirty cente a pound, to pay a tax of six cents a pound. Oxide of zine and Fulphate of barytes to pay atax per pound of twenty five cents ou the former and ten cents on the latter. ‘The clause in regard to printers’ ink, and all other de. scriptions of ink, fixing the tax at three per centum ad valorem, wae stricken out, ‘Corn brooms, woolen paile and buckets; etraw, palm. yeat and erase hate, cane and hornete bate and cave of far, felt, wool, India or silk, ow in Pars; ‘steot hoops and skirts, or Ben As \——t ho to pay a taxof three per centum ad va- Mr. Waasr} (Union| to Mr. Horton to show hie allan es Pie (lds. Wright's) mo- tea to out wy et It was known & favorite with the ladies, ‘Dest ‘ing and Mr. Home Com tor, that with the tax the cost of ths SLInt2 would not he one-fourth, the pr J amendment would era ihe tensanen pp skirts. (Laughter.) lower Mr. Hoxtow expressed bie that his colleague of all other men, should have asked this quest : ‘Mr. Wright’s motion was rejected. ‘Wireunerzn, Va., March 28, 1862. Ashby’s rebe) force, with four guns, appeared near Btrasburg, and threw several shells into our camp, ‘illing one of our men and wounding another, Hie 77:!- tien was such as to prevent us from cutting him off. ‘Genera! Banks reconnoitered ali tho positions of the enemy for several miles around, and returned to camp after dark, = * ‘The rebel General Jackson is dDelieved to be very quiet below Edenburg. Moat of the population of Strasburg haye been Union- ists throughout the war, and are so still. ‘The agent of the Manassas Railroad and the station mas. ter who have been hiding for weeks in the mountains to avoid General Jackson’s forces, have returned and given valuable information to General Banks. Many of the inhabitants baye been residing for weeks tn the mountains, ‘The rebels are in communication with their main army. In a skirmish to-day ten of their men were cut off by our cavalry, while the only loss on our side was the ‘wounding of Captain Hart, of the Michigan cavalry. Gen. Shields is improving in health, and is up attend- bg te bis business. ‘All quiet noar Strasburg. we. ADDITIONAL NAMES OF EILLED aN? WOUNDED, i ‘Wrecunsram, March 23; 1862. ‘The surgeon's return of the Eighty-fourth Pennsyl- vania regiment shows the following killed and wound- a ALLED, : Colonet Wm. G. Murray, Captain Patri her, Secoud Lieutenant Charles Keem. Privates Faw =; Job Miller, John Gilmore, Aaron B. Wright, James Myers, Lew Keoch, Wm. Fowler, John Rilly, Jeremiah Gates, Thomas Hancoff, Simon Kerehor, Josoph MocClayen, Jag b Wainwright, James Graham, Daniel G. Smith. ‘WOUNDED, _rivates Wm. A. Davis (mortally), Thomas Ravenhill, D. McLaine, Peter Miller, Samuel Burke, Adam Pravks (giightiy), es Barr (mortally), M. Forney (eeriously), iret’ Lieutenant Samuel Brysoh, Corporal Potor Lyons, John Snedden, Alfred Crayne, Charles Parker, T. S$. Simmons, Mack Saxton, Alexander Warn, slightly; P. Kilban, James Kurtz, T Kinney, Isaac Johnston, Abram Hertzler, Jacob Spidee , John Jennings, First Liew. tenant B. Morrow, slightly: Sergeant Henry Frank, ously; Corpora's James hi. Price, Charles Mummy, ;, Fowler, slightly ; Privates C. D. Bowers, William Prasser, J.C. Felter, J. 8. Wheeler, Guy Holcomb, slightly; Ser geant Philip Smith, slightly; Corporais Emanuel Bonba- ker, seriously, xander Taylor, James Gailughe-, slightly | Privates P. P. Hawkins, Thomas Gorman, slight- ly; Corporal Shumaker, slightly; Private Jno. Talbert, serioualy; Private Daniel Bitten, Sorgea”ts Sandford John- son, Wm. F. Shead, slightiy; Sergeant Franklin Houston, Privates Henry Staickler, slightly; Wm. Cassidy, mor Jy; Christopher Smith, seriously; John Lacoe, Abram tzier, slightly. SIXTY-SEVENTH OHIO REGIMENT, MILLED. Sergeant David Brecker, Cerporal J. A. Lanetz, privates 1. P Bintth, — McMaster, Henry Cowels, Edwin Ainer- ir. WOUNDED, Captain H. G. Ford, Sergeant Wiggins, Sorgeant David Brecker, privates Robert Norrie, John Fox, Nicholas Gvesiler, Kobert Teare, J. Greene, Adam Piston, P. Gallaher, Wm, Gray, John Cowley, Wm. Miller. FOURTEENTH INDIANA REGIMENT. MILLED. Corporals, Jacob Fust and L. W. Keller; privates, Edward Nesbet, Peter Shaffer. ae a ‘WOUNDED. Captains, J. H. Martin, J. H. Kelly; Sergeant Charles Neggr, — Mayerbott, —— Dalsoll, J. M. Mitchell, Thos. Kidd; corporais, @. W. Smith, —'Wiseiner, J. T. Mull, Alexexander nam; privates, Charles €. War: ren, T. Brown, Jno. A, Marke, Edward J. Waldron, Jumos Quillen, W. Lapher, ». Harter, Frank Faldman, Jacob Uttiuger, Wm, Ottinger, James Jolly. J. E. Sparks, Howard Lenor, Peter Mulley, Mike Prater, Wm Nice, Mike Mulville, J.G. Connolly, T: H. Burnett, Har- rison Auderman, Jefferson Thomas, Wallace Hooker, Cor- nelius 0, Beam, C. M. Mears, drummer; Filjah Barrit, Wm. Miller, J. H. Roser, Howard Lanor, 8. Kruggs, J. Rope, P. . Barret, A. Nealis, F. Wilbert, Wm. Miller. SEVENTH INDIANA REGIMENT, NILLED, Privates Michael MoGeo and Charles Gill, ‘WOUNDED. Second Lieutenant 8. 8. Lynn, Sergeant 8. H. Davis, Privates Henry Thompson, Jobn W. Jones, George K. Lovert, George Holmes, Matthew R. Porter, N. Ridge: way, Charles Montague, Avert Williamgon, Henry Thom. ton, James McKnight, James Hunt, ‘TWENTY-EIGHTH NEW YORE REGIMENT, ‘WOUNDED. Private W. Sherling. FOURTEENTH OHIO BATTERY, ‘WOUNDED. Private Andrew Sharp. TWENTY-NINTH PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT. WOUNDED. Private Wm. Williame. FIFTH CONNECTIOUT REGIMENT, ‘tm ‘WOUNDED. Privates Henry,Wells , Patrick Cummins. THIRD WISCONSIN REGIMENT, ‘WOUNDED, Private A, S. Tracey. FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT, WOUNDED. Lieutenant George Truax, ot W. H. Hitchcock, Privates James Simmons, J. McParland, Wm. Murphy, J. M. Fordice, Chas. Palagton , David Reed, Goorge W. ‘ man, H. McCormick, J. Martin, Chatios Rawlings, F. Robinson, Lawson Dyers, Samuel Barnett, James Brown, Thornton Crow, ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT, WOUNDED ‘Wm. A. Callahan, Sergeant'Majgr W. Cunningham, Ja- cob Schwartz, James French, + an sng Corporal Charles Wheatley, Wm. P. Rainsey, Joseph , John Dawson, Yhomae M. Sloan, J. W. College, W. H. Stutt, The following official report is just received ef the One Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania regiment:— Killed in action.. Wounded—nou-commizsioned officers and privates. EIGHTH OHIO REGIMENT. KILLED, Tobias N. Edwards. WouNDED. fergeont A. S. Brown; corporals —— Bruoe, Isaac Hinkley; privates Stephen Liles, George Flanders, we Emerson; lieutonant Craig; privs . Pearson, A. Fry, D. P. Parker, TUIRTRENTH INDIANA REGIMENT. ‘WOUNDED. Lieutenant F. Cowan; Corporale, J. F. Graham, H. Har. din; Privates, George W. Parker, ‘Vm. Mulloney, F. H. Wheeler. ‘Tho following, wounded on Sunday, died last night, and were interred to-day by Captain J. H. Vandomanay of the Sixty-sixth Ohio, who was appointed by Generay Shields to perform that duty:— Sergeant John Kelly , Co. 1, Seventh Ohio, Corporal Hare, Co. H, Fifth Obio. Privates Thomgon and J. C. Crow ,Co. D, Firat Virginia; Mark L. Helm, Co. EF, Thirteenth Indiana; Lawrence Wenser, Co, A, Sixty-seventh Ohio, ‘Ths body of Sergeant Major James D, Webb, of the Seventh Ohio, who died last night, will be retained until the arrival of his friends. Lieutenant Williams, of the Twenty-ninth Ohio, one of Colonel Tyler’s staff, killed on the battle feid, was buried yeaterday. Four pritonere wore brought in to day and wore taken to their Lomes, their terms of service having expired. The officers in charge speak in high terms of the atien- tion of De. Miller, resident physiciaa, to our wounded. ‘The Hate of the killed and wounded come in slowly, but tt Is hoped they will be eomploted by Monday, The bulk of the cagualition, already telegraphed, is bee Neved to be nearly correct, Vier OF SECRETARY BEWARD TO THE WOUNDED aT WINCHESTER, Wasiinorox, March 28, 1862, Secretary Seward, aecompaniod by even eurgeonsy proceeded on an extra train this morning to Winchester’ ‘Virginia, on an errand of mercy to the troops engaged in tho recent battle near Winchester. A number of Mr, Seward's old constituents are among the wounded. The Latest. Wixcnmerer, March 28—P. M. Brigidier General Shields is comfortable and improy- ing. The M R. E, Brot is nothing important from Strasburg to-day, ‘The Legislature of New Jersey, ‘Trewroy, March , 1862, Bate Legisiature have revolved to adj tine dia Tue Central American 2ransit bill was mm this evening. parsed to-day. Seventy Thousand Rebels at Corinth, Miss.—Seizure of Supplice—Fight tween Union Gunboats and a Battery mear Eastport, &ec., de. i Cmcaco, March 28, 1008 | A gentleman from Pittsburg and Savannah arrived ag} Cairo this morning, ' On Monday last a reconnoissance in force was made 86! Pea Ridge, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, where tho! Tebela were said to be fortitying, but no enemy wap found. * Latest advices from the rebel camp at Corinth give the strength of the force there at 70.000. Sunday last a force was sent to Nicholas Landing, siuty: miles south of Savannah, which seized 16,000 Ibu. of freab’ pork and 45,000 Ibe, of cured hams and shoulders, Vor along time this has been the mart for the pork busines®, for the Confederate States’ Army. Within the last two! weeks large quantities have been pent southward by teams. On Monday an engagement occurred between ihe gume ‘boats Tyler and Lexington and a masked battery in the vielnity of Eastpert, The gunboate fired fifty shot. The ‘Tyler’s smoke stack was struck once. The effect om ihe enemy’s works was not ascertained, Captains Bedarden and Carron retarned 40 Sayamnal from Nashville Tuesday aight overland, NEWS FROM ISLAND NO. TEN, Sr. Louw, March 28, 3808. . The St. Louis Democrat has o despatch from Oair® whicif saye:— Heavy and rapid cannonading at Point Pleasant wap heard by the fleet the night before leat. ' Captain Maynadier and Colonel Buford, who uccompa+ nied Professor Steimer in his balloon reconnolecanes 0@ Tuesday, discovered that the shelle from our mortars have generally fallen beyond the batteries of the enemys the elevation of the mortars and the charges of powder Doth being too great. This will be remedied immediately, and greater execution hercafter may be expected. Curcago, Mareb 28, 1662. A special despatch to the Chicago Times, from Caires says an arrival from Island No. 10, yesterday, report that the effect of our fire on the rebel batteries was very eerious, The upper battery was entirely silenced. Eixty- nine men bad been killed there,and twenty or thirty more had been killed on the Island, ‘The rebels continue to fortify. Steamers cam be seem continually running up ead down between the Island ang the mainland, There are no tidinge from Generai Pops, =~ - Rebel Accounts. Mourw, March 25, 1869, The special correspondent of the New Orleans at Memphis says the enemy are moving cautiously to- wards Decatur. One column is moving southward Columbia, and another is moving crops ‘Tennessee trom. the cireetion of Corinth, believed for thé purpose of unit- ing their two main columns at some point on the Mem- phis and Charleston Railroad, near Decatur, ‘The special correspondent of the Advertiser and Regisey from Memphis, writes that the bombardment of Island No. 10 continued desperately day and night, The mam attack was directed at Burcker’s battery. The confedorates work knee deep in water, displaying great valor. ‘The loss on our side is slight. ‘Two of the enemy’s ganbosts are certainly sunk, The enemy is moving down on the weet sides, througin swamps and brck water, in dug outs. They have four sawmills at work making lumber to build boate. The island is amply provisioned for a sicgo, apd the confederates are in good spirits, © NEWS FROM MISSOURI, Regulation of Pilot Licenses on the Western Rivers. Sz. Loum, March 28,1908. General Halleck hae issued an order that, tn view of the rapid extension of steamboat navigation into the dis- Joyal States, and the importance of having the boats en- gagod in such navigation controlled By loyal citizens, it- is ordered that all licenses to pilots and caogineers navi- gating the waters of this department be revoked from: and ofter the 15th proximo, and said pilote and engi- neers take out now licenses from the supervising inspector, who will only grant licenses to persone of approved loy- alty,, or in case of doubt will require bonds with security for the loyal conduct of such pilots and engineers. Arrival of Ni ty-seven Contrabands at Philadelphia. OUR PRILADELYHIA CORRESPONDENCE. Purtaperruia, March 28, 1662, Arrival of Pugitive Slaves from General Banks’ Divition— How they are Feted at the Volunteer Refreshinent Ste Yom—their Reception by the Sans Culotle—Merrimeps and Fear of the Contrabands—Indignatiom of the Aboli,, timniste—Three Hundred more Fugitives Expected Newb Week, dc., de. At five o’clock this morning finety-reven fagitive slaves reached this city by the Baltimore Railroad, and wero marched immediately to the Volunteer Rofresb- ment Saloon, at the foot of Washington ‘street, by a de- putation of police officers of the First district. AB im- mense crowd followed the coutrabands, shrieking, mi- micking and tormenting them. At the siloon they were. plentifuily fed at the tables where a hundred thousand. soldiers have been refreshed. The crowd meantime surrounded the shed or stable wherein they were feed- ing, and at their reappearance made the air clamorous with cries, Some intensely ludicrous! scenes were hero enacted, and the negroes wore by turns filled with fear and merriment. About a bundred Philadelphia blacks had meantime heard of the arrival of their brethren, and a committee of thero were allowed toenter the joon. and conguit with the fugitives. The interview’ said to have been exceedingly humorous, and ended in the ncceptation by the distinguished strangers of sundry inviiations to lodge with our negro citizens. The wealthy negro famuiies here haye generously she:tered the Euhiopes, and it is probable that a number will remain in the city. The al ints are using every ends avor to secure the employment of blacks in the arsenals and navy. yards. Memorials of this descripHon are being circulated iu this city, and eertain Congrees- men cre pledged to agitate the matter in Congress. ‘The negroes who have arrived are dressed in the coarsest garb of hemp, aud those that stray around the city ae singled out for universal criticism and laughter. Most of these contrabands have been ongagod with Banks’ division, repairing railroads en the Upper Potomxc. They have brought their grandmother an@ children away, aud we saw along the arrivals one ‘womau upwards of a hundred years old, who stated that she had more than twenty children, ‘Three of these pegroes were ‘he property of ex Senator Mason, and two of Hon. C. J. Faulkner. ‘Threo hundred fugitives expect to get here next week, Our citizens are in the main, incensed at the appear. ‘ance of these people, and the laboring people are parti- cularly chagrined. Several of the men have money, and one negro had Treasury notes to the amount of a hundred dotlars. ACADEMY OF MosiO—RexTR=e or Mapame D’ANGR.— ‘The last representation but one of the preseut opera. season came off at the Academy last night, The oceasion was one of unusual interest, inasmuch as tho celebrated contralto, Madame D’Angri--than whom, save Alboni, no purer or finer contralto has yet sought the approbation of an American audience—made her reniree, after an ab- sence of some years, Madame D’Angri first appeared here in 1867, and in the concerts with Thalberg created quite a sensation, Since thon, after a brief season of opera in this city, she has been winning golden opinions from tho musical people of Mexico and elsewhere, Tho role of Rosina in ‘Tl Barbiere di Seviglia” is not oftem attempted by artistes favored with that rare, but exquisite quality of voice, the contralto; but that it can be rendered to perfection the effurt of Madame D’Angrt. Jast night abundantly proves. Her singing throughout the entire opera was charming. The ‘Elena Valse,” composed for her by Signor Abelia, and which she intro- duced {nto the singing lesson sceno, was delightfully sung, and evoked, as it deserved, an enthusiastic encore. Tho introduction of mugie forciga to the opera on tho stage: io not always appropriate; but it must be said that in» this instance the Valse in the opening of the second aot, and the rondo from ‘Cenerentola’ at the conclusion, wore fo finely rendered; and afforded a0 excellont a dig- play of D’Angri’s power, that the innovation was fully warranted, The rondo was, im fact,# perfect yom of yooalization, which the audience thoroughly ated, Brignoli was in good voice, and sang dolightfally, Susin) Jing with indis position, which was mani- Tee 1 in bia berformanes. Indeed he would haye been Justified upon the ordiaary plea which artiste stomed to avail themselves of, to decline tppesring. at all, bot bo kindly volunteered to fing rather than that the public eh be disappointed, Mancusi’s Figaro, though pretty well acted in some parts and slightly overtone in others, was, on the whole, Father weak and ineffective. Wo were glad to see Max Maretzek again in the oonductor’s chair after hie bri ‘visit to Havana, whither he went aebort time since arrange for @ visit to Rurope, as we have already an. nounced, with a view to engage (he best artists in ‘the old world for the Troon theatre rec cully repseeessed vy Marti, Mr. Maretzck has a ca diane) ‘om Marti to ssoure the highent talent in Furope, and we may congra- tulate ourselves that we shall have an opportunity of or joying the beneiit of the judiciour selection which #0 ab! ‘fan impresario 08 Marotzek wi 0 from tho ROR) elect of Kuropenn singing birds a