The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1862, Page 4

4 INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH. THE RETURNING LOYALTY OF THE PEOPLE | « A BECENT TOUR THROUGH THE SOUTH. Distress and Suffering Persecution of the Faithful, &e., A highly cultivated and observant traveller, who has Just returned from a tour of six weeks through several of the Southern States, has very kindly furnished us with some interesting information, which may be relied on as being ag nearly correct as intelligence from such sus- picious regions of country cam possibly be. The whole tenor of this news tends to show the gradual returning of the Southern people to their reason and sober second thought, aad points to the increasing strength of a healthy Northern sentiment now developing itself throughout Secessia. Our informant left Texas in the month of Febru- sry lngt, towards the beginning of March, and weat on to the city of New Orleans, He found this latter piace in astate of complete business stagnation. No aort-of ‘active commerce was going on and trade was languiabing on all sides. The only activity he could perceive was in the ‘Wer Department. In fact the spirit of war-pervaded everything. All kinds of goods, whother for clothing er otherwise, were ranging at enormous rates, the stocks being nearly altogether exhausted. Provisions were very dear,as everything waa pretty generally consumed. Coffee was selling as high as ninety cents per pound, which was the same price for @ similar article in the city of Richmond. The peo- pleof Richmond were very anxious to get some of the ‘<demoraliaing coffee” of the people of East Tennessee. It appears that the American or Yankee traders, who go up the Tennessee river, carry up large stocks of coffee and tea, 0 that the East Tennesseeans can get a cheerful cup. of either beverage without the luxury of paying such fabulous prices as the Richmond rebels. A gentleman in Virginia once said to our traveller that the supply of coffee im Tennessee was having ® very demoralizing effect on the cause of secession; but facetiously added that the people in Richmond would have no objection toa little of the East Tennessee ‘demoralizing coffee.’ The Union sentiment in New Or'vans, our informant says, is vory strong; and,as faras he could jadgefrom conversations with intelligent gentlemen, it was rapidly inereasing. In many places ho had met with persons who scarcely cared about concealing their wishes for the returm.of the old days of the united republic. He,o” course, could see nothing of the defences of the place, which are carefully guarded from all outside observation; but the opimions were diverse concerning their strengih ‘aad extent—aome them as being very formidable, while ted the oppesite. He arrived er Orleans im- mediately after the fall Fort Donel snd of shat-tine thepe-was 8 tt Bs cruits for the rebel service. pressure rage’ of, an I wen, brid Se, 9 Meanien pi was ‘were, however, a terrible set of sateen the lowest classes of the anaes The cars were every these raw levies, all poor! pleaty of bad whiskey. The recrut ruits of be never saw in rt Hh i loyalists. ‘him and his Nc Over one hun- = four tnt fm ser Moun- ‘ways and hedges paths not rally nwa, ape cesar for tet 0" the main igh danger the rebels. These Accompanied by whiskey guaranteed to kill at a error ee all ws travols he heard no ra en pep five to one of become pletely subdued. On the other hand, he once heard two new recruits eget veer 5 deen I calculations*how far they could run, One said ne thought, in case of hard necessity, be could make twenty-five miles in twenty- hours. Another that when tour particular care of himself, for be might ehance to fall ons big Kentuckian and rather lose his own head. While om the cars omy through Western Vir- ginia, the passengers were all expressing their hopes that within thirty days the whip the federais out of Tennessee, Kentucky and Vir- ginia. One man wanted to bet $500 on this operation, but did mot find any takers. ‘There was great talk everywhere about burning cotton aod Lobaceo: bat the impression of this gentleman is, that ill be very little or no destruction of these arti- was told that a good many planters had conceai- their cotton and buried their which, he thinks, may be far nearer the truth. He also says that from ‘orything that he could seo, the rebels were preparing tennant ba gn and if they fail at Yorktown, then they must either ‘surrender or convert As far as he gould through every informed genteman told him that there was ® Union hy im the city of Charleston of at least five hundred men, and in Néw Orleans there was a le f 6,000 Unionists. ‘Thero are now, he says, jeagnes or lodges im every The people who form these leagues are not known, for they mingle freely with the » people, and everybody is expected to talk secession. Our informant found some of the United States Treasury notes in New Orleans, for which the holders wanted thirty per cant premivsn, to be paid im Confederate money. the March gold ranged from 1725, to 186, and the brokers said that is would soon be two to one, One broker observed that the question then was only whether it was a case of con- sumption or of apoplexy, but dissolution wag certain Confederace scrip and shinplasters form the the money which is in circulation, and the little cold that is in the States can be sold at vory high rates. The following is & or", tod the pase granted to thie traveller ia Richmond, for bis journey to New Orleaus, only omivting the name and date — Coxrrpr: A ‘Wan Derantuext, Reemwone ha } CJ ees to—— to visit New Or! jughoaer aol toesrumanicats in writin, ale pa might aa diutions 10 the Couederste Stace 36 (America. NES, che atess oes cae Returning to exas, Our informant says that they have carried the confiscation laws to great extremes ‘nee, ‘Western Texas, He Crondout that these slantly seized and sold them at auction for the Denait of the jerate States, although the articles “wero almost sacred, and po one could have supposed that the act Of sequestration extended to suck things. The ‘Union men in city of Austin, the capital of Toxaa, are very numerous, and take ® very bold stand, Our informant ' judges, from the Footing which he found everywhere exhibited, that the tion of Union men to rebels in this part of the er 4 ‘¢ 14 about three to one. A gentleman who had be tir amis (ho north part of the State told him there ws not eo much Union feeling there. 4 good deal of stag NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1862.-TRIPLE SHEKT. gling is carried on by way of Matamoros, and provisions and Otho uocessaries are, therefore, not sosearce. Here coffee is is gold at sixty cents per pound, as it comes in by way of Matamoros, ty THe poopie of Fast Tenndases havespecn very grievous oppresse!. Tho robels living thore have been iv habit of pointing Out the houses of Uniom mon to the rebel troops, whose custom is to enter and gvine their beds, ' bedding, clocking aud other valu ables; and whatever thoy cannot trausport they burn’ or otherwise destroy, The lady of the house where this gentleman stopped in Texas thought it necessary to apologize for the meagre appearance of the bed clothing, from the fact'that she had been compelled 0 stow away every thing valuable from fear of an attack by the rebels. The soldiers have seized upon al! the corn, bacon, pork, and eve: ory thing be- longing to the poople that they could Iny their hands upon. But before he left he heard that the rebels wore getting frightaned at the result of their outrages. Several families were beginning to pack up and leave for Georgia, selling their property and clearmg out for good. ‘Yhe East Tennessoans are very sorry that they are leay- ing. Some juatica sbould be done these peoplo by the federal government. They are loyal, and very anxious to see a Union army ia their midst. The day that the Union troops shall eross the Cum- berland Gap would be hailed by them with great joy. ‘The people are willing to share their last loaf with the Union troops. The Confederate government has taken from them all the arms they ever , and pow a law bas been passed calling upow every man, from eighteen to forty-five years of age, to enter the army, and giving extraordinary powers to the Geycrnor to draft the recruits Fed the regular Confederate service. Our informant heard a great many saying that if drafting was, as threatened to, they would not be able to see the tops ene Lee e ts NE Brcatcies toc tha scattering of the leaves, meaning that the Union mea would soon decamp and join the racks of, of the Union, There is very little of an; to eat in East Tonnessee. ‘rhe tea drank there is made oat of a kind of spiced bark that grows in the State. The mie foad is" hog and hominy, or corn bread and pork. Bishop General Polk was rapidly fa! away in the esteem of the people. He cont! @ very horri- ble practice of bissobarning. On the 3d of March Dr. Laycock, of New Orleans, preached to a regiment of sol- -giers who, were going toe jumbus, not knowing that the been evacuated somo days The fon tor wrens the ground that the fall of Fort ‘Donelson was the best thing that could happen to the Confederates, as it would rouse the people to more determined re- sistance. He tried hard to impress tho people with tho idea that the rebel cause was @ justone, He is a man of strong secession feeling, and was the clergyman who preached the first segession sermon in the Southern confederacy. ‘The secesh preas publish all kinds of absurd ‘ nows’’ as coming {rom New York. One of the papers recently stated that they had received tnformation from a reliable gentleman, that on coming down Broad street, in York, he had seen the grass growing along the sidewalk, The possession of Huntsville by the federal army our informant regards as far more important than the cap ture of Cornith could be. Prominent ren South are of this opinion, and generally confess that the jig is nearly up. Huntsville is so near to Stevenson that the posses- sion of Chattanooga will not be a very difficult. matter. in Northern Alabama there is a strong Union feeling. The Northern Alabaimians have been selling their cotton tothe Union men of East Tennessee; but the Governor issued @ proclamation forbidding the transfer of any cot- ton into Fast Tennessee. Our traveller was in Richmond when the news of the battle of Pea Ridge arrived there. It was hailed as a great Confederate victory. The statement of Van Dorn, that he was not and could not be whipped, gave great satisfaction; but many persons were inclined to take the apertions with some graina of salt. One of these latter observed that ‘‘the Yankees may whip the South, bay they can never compel her to send representatives .? This gentlemen concluded by saying that jar Rog ong all they can to sustain the faniog hopes of the peo] and vw encourage them to hold do te vheir treason 2 tile 1 # little Longer. The * Save cnr the First Day’: Battle at Pittsburg, Tennessee. pa ‘In the House of Representatives, at Richmond, on Mon- day last, April 7, the great victory was announced, and following a the ved ‘That Congress have learned, with feel of acepiey and grattes othe irises Rulerof a ference — the recent glorious victory of our ere *Reesived,, ‘That the death of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, the commander of our forces, while leading his troops to Rigg eit peerage temper our exultation with a shade ——— ‘the loss of so able, skilful and gallant an Oe ial That, in respect to the memory of General johnston—ihe Senate con s—Con; gress do now ad- journ until twelve Delock t to-morrow. GENERAL A. S. JOHNSTON. [From the Richmond Whig, April 8. His countrymen, im their rejoicings, will not withhold the tribute of their tears, and coming generations will keep bistmemory ren Martial Law in Richmond, {Correspondence of the Memphis Thpeat cel 24.) General Winder is pushing martial law to Lngt A absurd lengths in this city. Four more respectable dri were arrested on Saturday, and their stores closed by military authority, upon a charge of selling eg The yon —_ tha ge policemen, sent for the very ol ya orders, purporting to come from practicing i aged setting forth that the liquor was wanted for medici purposes, purchased each a bottie from these four apothecaries respectively, rerity of the administratora of martial law , the gambling honses are permitted to goon without. goles niearanos’ their elegant Mideboards groan. ing with the weight of the well filled decanters pro tono ico, Indeed, it is so well known that liquor of all inds can be procured at the fashionable hells for the ask- ing that bicctef gentlemen invite each other to visit them,*with the convenient formula, ‘Let us run the bleckade.’’ If the authorities are resolute ‘upon patting a stop to drinking in Richmond, let them close the faro banks,and they will beneit the morals of the city in two ways at once, ‘The President returned to town on Saturday. Pillow arrived the same day and took lodgings at Exebange Hotel. Mr. Yancey is expected to-night. How Troops are Raised. {From the Mem; Appeal, March 29.) The County Judge bas appointed an agemt for each ward in thecity and each district in the county, to as- certain the names of every able bodied white male citi- zen, between the ages of eighteen and filty- years, resident therein, for militia purposes. These agents are not at liberty to refuse their Ps apr ‘bat are re- quired by law to discharge their duties immediately, under penalty of a fine of appt aah ona yerurasnenies’ ment. We learn that they commence their duties in this city this morning, and they desire especially to request keepers of boarding houses at once to prepare lista of the names = ages of their inmates, to be in readiness when called for. The Force im Front of Yorktown, From the Petersburg Express, ‘April 7.) A couple of Yankees, captured by our pickets on Tues day, stated that they were orderlies of General McClellan; that General McClellan was in command, and that their swe numbered one hundred and thirty thousand men. ‘This is Known to bea lie, although the army is believed to be very large, an Hampton Roads have been crowed with transports landing troops for a week past. The Bo ebing- =) Out. {Prom the Ric! It would not be practicable, even to keep secret the important faet that the Virginia ( a, salle lied forth. She left Norfolk yesters rimac) has day, balf an after noon, on what special errand beno we know mo more than the A gentleman wht was at Sewall’s Point on Sunday informs us there was a. that time abundant orga the Roads. It is not impossi bie however, as we of any of the ster's freaks among the Yankee eraall fry, that ron; rough weather may have prevented her attempting anything to this time. modore Tatnall is in command, and no- body will doubt that if nothing is done it will tot be for lack of will and daring. The Whig says ‘matters grow interesting on the York. town peninsula,” but adds:—'‘The impression prevails that a general ego ‘will come on to-day, to-mor- row, or during We have every confidence ‘that th gallant Magruder will give the invaders another Bethel.” General A. S. Johnston on the Fall of rt Donelson. ‘The following letter written to Mr. Barksdale, mem- ‘ver of the rebel Congress from Mississippi, was read by Mr. B. in Comgress on the 7th inst..— Dacatcr, Ala., March 18, 1862. When abont to assume command of this di ment, a government charged me with the duty of deciding the question of occupying Bowling Green, Kentucky, which involved not only military but political considera- tion, At the oar of my arrival at Nashville, the action of Kentucky had offen thea to the WarDepartment fifty thousand, and cnc "site as ome eset abroad Oo and rea to Pa = other my forces to the enemy, but made known m; to the department and the Go- ‘vernors mail. At length when General February, hee r hee = force, and was r admitted what cory of whieh I send to you Nashville at Donelson, and have the best part of my army to do it, retaini only’ fourteen thonsand men to cover my front, au giving sixteen thousand to defend Donelson. The force at Donelson ia stated in General Pillow's report at_much*less, and T do not doubt the correct ness of hie statement, for the force at Bowlin Greon, which J supposea to be fourteen thousan effective men (the medical report showing only « Iittle over five hunared sick in the i. epital) was dimin- iahed more than five thousand by thoes who were tnable feted wine fatigue of & march, aad mede my force on reaching Nashville lese than ten thousand mon Had T wholly uncovered my front to defond Donelgon i have known it, and marched dirootly on Ruel! i | and another—-is held by the banks. | ‘ Nashville, There daira ton small steamers iv the Cumberland, in imperfoot condition—only three of which wore available at Nashville, while the transportation of the enemy was groat. ‘The evacuation of GowHng Grovu was imperatively necessary , and was ordered before, and oxecuted while the battle was being fought at Donelson. I had made every disposition for the defence of the fort my means allowed, and the troops were the best of my force. The Generals, Floyd, Pillow and Buckner, were high in the opinion of officers and mon for ski!l and courage, and among the best officers of my command. Thoy were popular with the volunteers, aad all had seen much ser vice. No reinforcements were asked. I awaited the event opposite Nashville, The result of the conflict each day was favorable. At midnight, on the 16th, I received news of @ glorious dawn of a defeat.” ‘My column during the day and night was thrown over the river—(a battery had boen established tbelow tho city to secure the passage). Nashville was incapable of defence from its position, and from the forces advancing from Bowltug Green and Up tho Cumberland. A rear guard was leit under Genoral Floyd to secure the stores and provisions, but did not completely offect the baer ‘The people were terrified, and some the troops were dis heartencd, The was spreading, and | or- dered the command to Murfresboro’, whore I by assembling Crittenden’s division and the fugitives from Donelaon, to coliect an army able to offer battle. ‘The weather was inclement, the floods excessive, and the bridges were washed away, ‘but mest of the stores and provisions were saved and conveyed to new depots. ‘This baving been accomplished, with 60- rious loss, in conformity with my original design, 1 marched southward aud crossed the Teanesses at this point, so as to/oo-operate or unile with General pereges me the defence of the valley ie oe Mississippi © passage is almost completed, ‘head of my column is already with Ge General Bragg, at Corinth. The movement was deomed too the most experienced members it Ed Cree but the ob- ject warranted the risk. The difficulty of smoting. & Junction is not_ wholly overcome, But it ‘approaches ‘ pletion. Day after to-morrow, unless the php | imter- cate mae ms Eve ey be. with Bragg and ly ——— thousand strong. This must be destroyed rang the enemy can attain his object. I have given this sketch, so that you may appreciate the embarrassments which surrounded me in my at- tempts to avort or remedy the disaster of Fort Donelson. The blow was most disastrous, and almost without remedy. I, thoretore, in my first report, remained silent. This silence you ‘were kind enough to attribute to my gene- rostty. "I will not lay ciaim to the motive to excus) my course. Iobserved silence, ag itueemed to me the best way to serve the brave ‘and the santa ‘The facts were not fully known—discontent prey i criticiam or condemnation were more likely ‘gent than 0 cure the evil. refrained, well knowing that heavy censuree | would fall upon me, but convinced that it was Detter to endure them for tho present and defer to @ more propi- tious time, an investigation of the conduct of the gen. erals, for in the mean time their servicos were required and their influences useful. For those reasons. Generals Floyd and Pillow were assigned to duty, for I still felt confidence in their gallantry, theie energy and their de votion to the confederacy. The test of merit in my profession, with the people, is success. Itis @ hard rule, but I think itright. If 1 join this corps to tbe forces of General Beauregard (I con. fess a hazardous experiment), then those who are now diaclaiming against me will be without an ent. Your friend, A. 8. JOHNSTON. Rebel Account of the Operations of Gen- eral Burnside. {From tno Fayetteville (N. C.) Observer.| We learn fromareliable source that up to the 2ist instant Fort Macon had not been attacked, but that a Yankee regiment was at Sheppardsville on the night of the 21st. peg geil is in Carteret county, about fourteen miles Beaufort and ten miles from Fort Macon. ‘The enemy have taken possessionof Swansborough, which is a small port at, the end of Bogue Sound, about fifty miles from Wilmington, and had advanced to Col- leeksville, in Jones county. Ransom’s brigade, we learn, is looking after them. Of the strength of our ferces in that section we aay nothing; it is, however, believed to be ample. ‘Not half a dozen pergons had left Beaufort, their means of cernen eee ing been cut off The Carolina City Hotel bad Play! ghapg ek dg it is said, of Col. White, the commander at Fort Macon, for what reason we cannot .. Fort Macon is fully provisioned for six months, which will serve for elght or ten months if carefully pro- served. There are five North Carolina companies there, having about thi effective men. These a are:. = ema Blount’s, from Wilson county; cones. ‘Andrews’, from ‘Wayne; Capt. Sone, Poo! pe Mg rent gg from and Capt. Guyon’ nee Newbern. ene have no higher officers than ‘and Col. White, of the rebelarmy, isiscommand. He anise of Wost : Feiat, about twenty-eight years of hes be States army. ‘He has ite eSpatatton of eee as brave a man as ever lived. ‘A number’ of negroes had run away and gone into Newbern, but Burnside did not foed th and bad deli- vered them up to their owners whenever applied for. Six of them had been shot by the United States senti- nels. ‘The enemy’s boats went to Washington a few days ago and took quiet jon; the troops marched through the town and departed without perpetrating as * of their customary outrages. rom our exchanges we learn that the Yankees hoisted the United States flag over the Court House, cheering it, whilst the people remained perfectly silent. The} ia stroyed a gunboat and gun carriages; threatened to any megroes that came to their boats, and expressed disappointment at not fin Union sentiment there. Jeff. Davis ‘to Take the Field. {From the Richmond Whig, April 8. Addressing the other soldiers he said he intended to share theirfate on the next battle field—oome weal or woe he would be with them—and whatever might be- tide, whether victory or defeat ensued, of one thing he assured them, ‘‘the cause is safe; we will conquer in the end.” The address was very but the effect was ical, putting the soldiers in lorious spirits. 'e chronicle the incidents with inexplicable pleasure. Heretofore the President has not exhibited that warm human sympathy which so becomes the leader of a great cause inadark hour, and which wins the heart and in, spires the courage of the soldier as nothing else docs: Une touch of nature makes the whole world kin. Let the President show himself a man of feeling; let him viait the hospitals, let him, on all proper occasions, en- courage the men who are fighting our battles, he will quickly become what he ought all along to have been—* the ibved and honored chief of a glorious cause and a great people. g. (From the } J The steamship America, outward bound, with a cargo of 1,300 bales of cotton, was announced as having been lost. The Yankees, wever, did not obtain coveted vessel and cargo. Finding the blockade tol bly effectual at the mouth of the river, the America put back and came in contact with a snag below the torts and surrendered to the arms of old Father Missis- sippi. No one hurt so far as we could learn, the owners of both vessel and cargo being in a position to with. stand the loss and not have the least effect on their bank account. Another Rebel Regiment Raised in East Tennnesace. {From the Knoxville Register.) On yesterday another regiment was organized at this place, the ten companies averaging, ag we are informed, a larger number of men than any that have preceded — from this section of the State. The election of field officers resulted as follows:—Colonel, W. H. Brad- ford; Lieutenant Colonel, James W. Humes; Major, R. McFarlane. A Clean Shot. (From the Memphis Appeal, March 28.) On the 18th instant the steamer Red Rover, tender to the f floating battery at Isiand No, 10, was forated by a forty pound piece of shell, which entered her berrieuss deck and made a big straight line of holes clean through everything to her bottom, the timbers of which it sprung safficiently to set them leaking. The leak was soon stop- ped ‘obody was burt F INANCIAL ‘AND COMMERCIAL. Monpay, April 14—6 P. M. To-day’s bank statement compares as follows with that of last week: Week Loons. ee, Circulation. Ds $124,477 484 83,764,882 7,609,641 94 ending April 5... 082 625, ‘April 12. ... 122,683,680 34,504,668 8,004,843 93,769,063 323,562 Decrease. $1,793,904 -- Increase. 830,286 305,202 ‘The decrease in the loans is greater than was ex- pected, and shows that, notwithstanding the re- cent decline in prices, the banks are still sellers of their government securities. The loan line is now down to a very low figure indeed—very much lower than it would have touched had peace prevailed. The specie average continues the bulk of the increase, suspect, however, are liable to be withdrawn any moment. directly to the banks themselves. of the press. transactions of the associated banks with the gov- ernment. know how mach government paper—-in one shape the information could be best obtained we cannot at present undertake to deci: The money market is dull. Call loans are offered everywhere at 6 percent, and good mercantile paper at 6 a 7, with some exceptions at 5. Certiff- cates of indebtedness are much inquired for at 97, Seven-thirty notes go at par; six per centa (two yea to increase; we of special deposits of coin, at The decline in the deposits is smaller than was anticipated. We have received some letters seeking information with regard to the amount of government securities held by the banks. Inquiries of the kind must be addressed The only infor- mation which the public have ever been able to obtain with regard to the movements of the banks has been derived through private communica- tions from individual bank presidents to members It has ever seemed to be the policy of the associated banks to keep the public in igno- rance of their affairs. One correspondent suggests that Congress should call for a statement of the It is evident that the public ought to In what way notes) at 10044 a %{. Mr. Cisco received $1,600,000 of the new notes this morning from Washington, chiefly thousands and five hundreds. Government is using all the emall notes to pay troops. The brokers report an increase in the volume of coun- try currency. Country banks, by depositing United States sixes and drawing currency from the Bank Superintendent, can make about twelve per cent on their investment. Very little is doing in foreign exchange as yet. Rates are lower, say 11244 a \% for sterling and 5.0234 @ 6.05 for francs—bankers” bills in both instances. There is very little inquiry indeed, or rates could not decline in view of the general prospects ef the country. Gold is steady at 101% a %. Stocks’ were inactive to-day, and government securities were 4 lower. Pending the important military movements which are in progress the public have withdrawn from the market; and speculators who have no stocks, and could not deliver 600 shares of cash stock if they were called upon, succeed in depressing. the en” tire list by offering their options. There is very little difference between the closing quotations of to-day and those of Saturday;‘prices are, if any- thing, a fraction lower, though Pacific Mail, Prairie da Chien and one or two other prominent securities arebetter. The factis there is no business. doing. The market closed dull, the following being | the lust prices:—United States 6's, registered, } 1881, 9834 0 34; do. 6's, compen, 1881, 9374 a $4; do: 5 , 1874, 86 a 87; Tennessee 6's, 54 a 4; 57 2 568; Missouri 6's, 48% a %; Pacific Mail, 100% a %; New York Central, 824 a 3; Erie, 36% a 5%; do. preferred, 605; a %; Hudson River, 36 a 34; Harlem, 128%; do. pre- ferred, 30 a 4; Reading, 42340 34; Michigan Cen- tral, '54% a 5%; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana, 2234 8 34; do. guaranteed, 45% a 46; Pa- nama, 120 a 122; Illinois Central, 6034 a 5%; Galena and Chicago, 67 a %; Cleveland and Toledo, 454 a%; Chicago and Rock Island, 54% a %; Chica- go, Burlington and Quincy, —262; Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien, 26% a 4%; Cleveland, Colum- bus and Cincinnati, 114 a 115; New York Central 7's, 1876, —a 103; Erie third mortgage bonds, 91°; a 92; Michigan Central 8's, first mortgage, 99% a 100; Illinois Central bonds, 7's, — a 89%4; gold, 101% a %. The defalcation in the Stuyvesant Fire Insurance Company has given rise to some inquiry among un- derwriters. It is not known exactly to what extent the company will be a sufferer, It is eapposed that $30,000 will cover the amount of the overissue; and the company has ob- tained from Mr. Peatz, the late Secretary, an assignment of various securities and other proper- ty. Mr. Penta is understood to have left the city for parts unknown. A long period of time has elapsed since we last had an overissue of stock to record. The business of the Sub-Treasury was as follows to-day:— The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this morning were $22,718,922 05, and the balances $1,491,002 77. The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey has declared a semi-annual dividend of two anda half per cent, payable on the 16th inst. The Chicago Journal of Friday evening thus noti¢es money matters in that city:— There is rather more activity in money matters to-day: Exchange is easy but steady, at par a 3 per cont pre- mium buying, end 34 per cent selling. The new issue of ‘Treasury notes bas had a tendency to weaken the mar. ket for gold, and rates are rather casior-buying 0s La 1 a 1\ and selling at 1% a2 per cent premium. Quarter- masters’ vouchers are quite plenty, but we have heard of no sales; the best offers made were 95c. a The Milwaukee Sentinel of the same morning re- marks:— Affairs in the money market remaindull and uninter- estiny Kaghange is firm, but the demand is fully sap) fied by the Sonks atthe current rate of premium. Money is plenty enough for all regular business de- mands, which at present are comparatively limited. The St. Louis Democrat of the 9th inst. says:— We hear some talk of the Merchants’ Bank resuming specie payment on the 1st of next, but we have no authoritative statement to that effect from the bank it- self. The chante’ is one of, the banks of this city that did not avail itself of the benefits of the small note law, approved May.15, 1861, and what her directory will do under the circumstances remains tobe seen, The banks which did accept that law, and issue small notes, were given until January 1, 1863, to Tesume, and those which did not so accept railed themselves of the bene- fits of the ‘relief act, which requires them to resume on the ist day of May. Stock Exchange. Monpay, April 14, 1862. 410 shs PacificMSSCo. 100% 400 N Y Central RR... do. 830 Mch SENT gidstk m ace scrip. 32 Am Exchange Bk 89% 26 Bk North Amer.. 9235 60 Pae M $8 Co.b30. 100 60 do. -- 100 50Ch & Rocke 1 RR 10 Del, L. & WRR.. 10 New Jersey RR... 1 BOARD, - oer lente Co 100% 50 200 . 20 Penn Coal Co.... 100 Kige “iced 0. . 6000 Ga & Chi 24m 1000 MCt8pelmsfcb 9000 Mich Sos f bds 25 shs Phenix Bank 93 100 Pac MSS Co 830 100 di +860 100 Erie RR } ef. 50 Hudson River BR 100 Gal'& Chi RR mks, April 12, 1562. Specte.” Cirewtation. 119/165 7 2,400,983 1 Meret 1,757 ;719 246,664 Pacific. Park ra #978.999 2,552,950 300.302 Poople's * 105,738 3, bt 00 628,417 8,896,490 1, 2633985 290 289 286 454 196 543 832,968 a4 Shoe & Leather. Bt ane CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Mowpar, April 14—6 P. M Asne.—Tho market was quiet, and sales amall at $6 5 8% 62 for pearls and pots. Buxangrovrs.—Flour—The market was again heavy and dull, and closed atta decline of be. per barrel, The chief sales wore made to the home trade The sales ombracod 7,000 bbls., closing within the following range of prices: — ps ae Eepertne go . Common to choice extra Western. . Canadian, Southern mixed to good superiine Extra do... Good to choice family d Ryo flour... Corn meai, Jersey ‘and Brandy win Canadian flour was easior, esposiatly common and medium grades. The sales wore 1,500 bbls, at therabove quotations. Southern four was heavy, and inside brands were lower. The transactions embraced about 900 dbis., closing within the range of the above quotations, Ryo flour was in fair demand, with sales of 200 bbls. at tho ‘above figures. Corn meal was steady within the range of the above prices. Wheat was quiet and dull, and in the sbeanne ot sales of moment gyotetiona. were. ae i was quiet, while confined w about Nanore naton ‘were rather stiffer, with more offer- ing. To Liverpool 1 ‘bbis. flour were engaged at Is. 3d.; 1,700 packages and 760.boxes bacon were on- ‘atids,, and 30 hde, hams at 16s, For corn in uik 6d. was asked, and 6%d. for wheat. To London 2,000 bI flour were engaged at 1s , and by steamer 850 boxes bacon at 488. 6d., and 600 boxes cheese at 55s. To Glasgow 2,000 bbis. flout at 23,; 50 tierces lard at 238. 6d., and per steamer 6,000 ‘bushels corn at p. t. A bh tg ‘was taken up for London, to load in part with corn at 6d, Corrox.—The market was firm, with sales of 1,600 bales. It diane in the forenoon at 2T34c. closed at 28c, im the afternoon, with an upward tendenoy in pri fay. —Tho market ‘was quiet, with sales at 700. for shipping, and at 80c, a 85c. for city us Morasses.—A sale of 50 bhds. Cuba muscovado was made at 25c. Nava Stores.—The supply was very much reduced, and sales limited at tho full prices of last week. PRovisions.—Pork—The market was heavy and dull, while prices wore lower; the sales embraced 500 a 600 bbls, at $12 75 a $12 81h for new mess, $12 50a $15 50 for Western and city pie mess, and $10 1244 a $10 37% for new primo.. Beef was moderately active; sales of 200 tierces India mess were made at $23. Beef hams were quiet. Cut meats were stiff and in steady request, with gales at 4%¢c. a Sc, for ghoaliera, and 5c. a 64¢c. for hams, and 700)boxes at p.t. Bacon was in moderate demand, with sales of 400 boxes at 7c. for short ribbed ne Tiga 7% for short clear. Lard was firm, with sales 000 packages at 7%c. a8%¢c. Butter was steady at Inst ‘week's prices, with moderate sales. Cheese was Tc. a 8c. for State, and Ohio 6c. a 7c. Svcars.—The ape was steady, with a steady de- sales iooted up about 300 YX a 65¢c. a 6X0. for with sales of 600 bbls. at 2c. SHIPPING NEWS. Movements of Ocean Steamers. Canada Gity otaiaitimore. Teutonia...... Ariet. SUN RISES. SUN SETS. Port of New York, April 14, 1862. CLEARED. Ship Old Colony, Berry, Sbangbae—-Hallett & Carman. Ship Thornton Coltins Eiverpool--Williama & Guto Ship Little Baith (Br), Carr, iverpool—Funch, Meincke & ship ‘F Southard, Woodworth, Havana—J W Elwell & Ce. Sunderland (Br), O'Brien, St John, NB—J F Whit aoe Co. ‘Beaver (Br). Chipman, Cork—Brett, Son & Co. co Bark Traveller (Br), Randall, Pernambuco—J L Phillips & \ Schr IB Biee jeecker, 3 ‘eae Philadel on bare Rena Philadelphia—T nton & Sons. etn. fladel McKee. Schr Otte w Root r—R P Buck & Co. Schr Forest, Wilson, se Seen H Sandford. = ‘a iu jarding, Wareham—H § Racke' et 8, Ne Schr Doret 3. Mises, Hantord—I S Racke Schr United: Vail. Norwich —C B Hare Schr 8 W Hall, Paddock. MiddletowneH S Rackett, ARRIVED. Ship Alice Ball (of Boston), Adams, Havre, Jan 15, in Lallast, to master. Had steong westelly gales the enjire nd received considerable Bt OS iong65.96" spoke ship Pequot, Devin’ {6 days trom Havre for New York. (of, Saco), Hill, St Nazaire, 67 days, in bi westerly and 5 Md inet, I jort allowance; Has since arrived at Bermuda.) The 5 Feppeiel wasn to Saco. but put in in consequence of being short oF Provisions, ‘and sails badly split; came into this port for *Panip Colombo, Stewart, Mareeliies. Feb 8, with mdze tod Atkine & Co, has bad westerly gales the whole passage. March 16, lat 37 58, lon 40 40, ag . boarded the wreck of herm bi Queen’ ——; could not distinctly read where she hailed from, but made it Brayport; had lost foremast, everything washed from beea ation. 9th inst, off Barnegat, took a no further exam! d was blown as far south as Chineo- heavy NE gale, team Ship’ Maria, Clark, Newvites, March 29, with sugar de to master, Balled tn sna 1 th bark M for New York. ‘The bark Ocean Bric voller, all for, New York, sal joing up the riv son He Sar within 15 miles of Sandy TI Cape Henlopen in the late gale; lost bulwarks and a small part of deck load. Bark Jane Anderson (Br, of pyrene), White, Galway, 27 Fischer, Boston, 4 da; rig’ JG Cale (of "Batiimore), 10, vig Delaware Break land & Von Sacha. Mare ad 82 17, Jon 70 Montrose, trom Baltimore for West Indies; Slat, ‘43, spoke ship Wizard King, 6 days {rom inden Rio Janetro, Feb th, gomree, ty Kirk. dembolt, Rio Janeiro, Feb 6. via 11, with coffee, to Napier, Wels- i ford M Rankti Brig Ieabolis, Hantield, Paca, March 11, and the River 18th, with cotton &c. to BL Corning. the Highlauds 10th, and blown to lat.37 by the NE saly. jan 2, at night (on the d ge), John Cardo, of Italy, seaman, was lost ‘Abby Thaxter (of Bangor), Eaton, Cienfuegos, March Delaware Breakwater April 11, with sugar ae, to orig Hi ab, (Br. of Shriburne, NS}, "Besaware ie aL days; with ——,, Clenfuey sugar &c, (0 Smith, x Wa ‘Barnegat 9h inet, but was driven bare tothe Break Wy the lnte NE gale, “March 31, lat 26 46, lon , 81 10, spoke ship Wallace, hence for Port Royal, all well on teat! gers Peters, Higgins, Port Royal, April 2, in ballast, tone Contelis (3 mans), Horn, Liverpool, March 21, with te ~ to y Mtedman, Goodall, Cardenas, 16 da ag ith, ea Ji ny BR of Nope Cardense for New ‘Joho re lor ork 13th, off Sa the wreck of emall vessel, a, passed va sf diamasted, nt long in that situati att ease ‘Yarmouth, ho a), Foss, Cardenas, 15 days, with mi to maate’ detir, Quickst ‘Borman, Cornwallis, 10 days, with Ht ifn d, Hatteras fae, 10 days. Schr EJ Colley: Fortress Monroe, 8 days. Schr 8 C Wilson, rwileon, lorthampton, Va, 1 days. Schr Panama, Kellan Velasco, Jone, Baltimore, Schr Mary Phi Hie ee Bebe J Roge Duell, Pe a fo for Row Ha thoort for Bosto +, Boston, 2 da Bohr B Smith, Russell, Poriland, 2 days. Schr Ringgold (wrecker), Merritt, from the beach South of the Highlin’s Sloop Van Tassel, ——. Cold Spring. Bienmer George ‘Peabody (U8 transport), Travis, Hatte- rag Inlet, in ballast Steamer Mars, Nichole. Phitadelphia, Steamer Raritan, Slover, Trenton. BELOW A ehip supposed to be the Dant Webster, from London (re ported below on the 10th). bebe Post, (rom Matanzas SAILED. Bleamubip Atiantic, Port Royal From Quarantine—H B M guaboat Modes, Beenmuda. Wind during the day 3W to 8 Miscellaneous. TasAL Tuir—The now propelice stoamsnip TaKinng, an- tonded for she Vhina trade, went down the Bay yesterday on # triad trip, and returaed ia the evening. Jame Wena Brown, 485 tons, built at Hichmond in 1851, aoa instar ow ned by Brigham & Kelloy, of Savaonah, 4ed bY orderof she Collector of Bath off the ore Kennebec, on the Bh inst, and ig now iysog at Bath custody, awaiting the arrival of the U 5. isirick AWoruey. The W Gleared from Cadiz for Halifax with a cargo of baby from which: place she was ordered to Baltimore, but ap the manth of Delaware Bay was intercepted and ordered (9 tha mauth of the Kennebec tor orders, Sie is now hard and [asiy and will get her “ordera” im duc seagon. Bark Denoxan Paver remaing a Her cargo is being discharged, a1 boststhe weal tinge favorable she will be got a Bx Bark Keconv—Abgyt 20, edon board Br bark Record, eas, ware fo be soldat auct concepned, Bu Bare Excna Abont, 20,00 bushels, maged on board Br bérk Mpchadtrens, Gefore\ reported: put int Bermuda in digeagon the, passage ge-hence (or Oork, were to be sold al ‘on the 9th inst, for the benetit of alljconcerned, BARK SuAKSTOM, From Baltimore for Liverpool, whi: tea Beome time since in, distress, cece ins ro fe hor voyaae uring repairs pe a wale i ITT SSOR Ronmcotnk Me, whence ake hailed, henoe for Cork, eeported miss, to adn carguot Ble bosuels wheats: Skorwee 457 tons inane da, built et Sunderland in 1866) aor : ee le, nen, for ge riparia for Queenstown, ro goats hea wheat, Oise been towed to Saunders’ ratiway A'S LS tana te ee ie laten oeVent cor re. Hy rel received $40 the captain of cant foun, for the oultage commaitiod oo Sunday last OY his crew. Brxxuna, April 8—The schr Passport, Jam Capt Hearts fram raat 1S. siayeend ist: from aa Ry , Dot pat into Bermuda in di inat, for the benelit of 08 ane | gir mil tat eo cubes ruled Al3s. bi ry with frult and. oul off the weat end of the ported), after disoh rita the’ harbor, and is age ee Pander, sgary to keep jumps goiag all the time. The fruit ta og disens ed at bad ‘order, and will be sold here, etter to EUwood Halter, King, Board of Underwriters. sic mee ele aac ary Ree fea Erni fi Washington, Me Siwas built af taily, from Was ne was mt a ee Dut {Bango Tn Yeas, balled meet > H 0 me al re Stockton, ahd 140 tons. Bark Alexander, Rollins, which arrived at Plymouth, Eng, from Belize, Heo, has been sold under the British flag Tae abont The A was 39 tons, built in 1830 at Portsmouth, NH, and ‘owned t Bo The following table gives a og rrr A of ae vessels in the harbors of New York: Boston, Baltimore, . Sayan nah, New Orleans and Galveston, atthe atest accounts Crom, each of those porta:— kW yor. - 13 Briga +l Slee & Whalem: Arr at Ley hein inst, bask ¢ Gotu McCorkle, 5t » Be "s it Falcon, air ito eS’ rik acker, 178 do- a3" wih a a pertin of the of the on T of bark Sam Be-Specnnes Francaca Ni. be. fore rey onions 1» Gee. Schr Kate Sargent, from Boston for West Indies, March 25, lat 30, lon 66. Axtwrrr, March 27—In port chips Chace, Edwards, foc NYork Sist; Augustas, Bradburn, for do Aprils, ‘Aus Brigs Votoscano, igante. and 1 inia, Luppis, for March tin, NYore 5) day Mabou dl Herald, Simmons, New York. wed, onde; 2 Palermo. bad damag Canire, Bld Cire tach Iscare onetalen Constanttxorie, March 20—Tn ait bark aig Hamil- ton, for Boston next day, pool, rel dling, itawler, Fraice, & Filla, from N Dy nner, from. yc Stor 8 Nor for Bristol, do: barks nah, Matthews, from do far do; Haidee, White, from for Queenstown, Pi a March ‘%7—In port schr White Cload (of Provt- arele 21 ota port bark ‘Marels StI port hare Sherwood, Hamann, imyrns i March 27—A MS oming, Burt im ‘rot Nore): 2yth, Neptte, ‘Peabody ice Kea ar tick, and Xpee chine, a inks, NYor ‘Cid 28th, Alex oh ‘Bel &, Pigetaa Halifax and NYork; Clarie- _| Gar itr RYOHO tor vert lorwe; Portland Hada (»), for Boston Sth ‘chy * Now York he Tor NOR Tiarvest Queen, ‘Young, py do Sa (8), for do 12th; ‘ya ~Sid from Gravesend March 27, Plying Mist, Stick neg: Glasgow and New wa Daggett Avo Grexatan, from 81 se ppissnoROUGH, March 28—Are brig Am Union, Bartlett, armouih, pan agi 1, March Z7-Ta port bark Paramount, Bray, for alerm ‘0 load for Messina, March 22—In "bark Revol ‘Webb, ro Marseilles’ arr 18th, to load for Boston, Std 16th, bark Star. light, Berry, Boston. ‘Neovitas. March 20—In port brigs Anita Owen, Wallace, for N¥ork lag; Vesta, Fuller, from, Havana, for NYork cht in Havana at $7 per bhd; schr C N Farnewort Rich, for NYork. wie to complete d deck load, in the river 29th, brig ‘Thos Owen, from NYork, Sid 29th, bar! NX revi nly, ark ‘Ocean Bride, do; brign ichiag’ as ‘and Ocean, or, do, “Opmssa, Pets 15—Arr bark Griffon, Stewart, Shields Pauenxo, 30 oh 2—In port sh bikney, from Licata just: ‘ Seoruate osneh areas Girgenti Sea, Munsou, from Ca arn are iin te; Tey ory Gange> v ray over rn on jeywoor, sini, trom Cadia, do; aches Win Hunter from Picata are 'iih, une; WO ‘Aterander, Alcrander une une. Bld 15th, Sie Giove, NYork; Enrichet' 1% rigs en mane | 16th, barks Forest Belle, Pereival, Boston red at Messina) 16th, Pury, Kents do;'20th, brig Calmuck, John #0 el Per Meret it—tu port brig Robert A Fisher, for New York lag. Port ‘Av Prixce, March ay ie bark Wilhelmine, Mc- ing Brothers, Larraway, Ewen, from NYork, disgs brig om do, do. "Quintstowx, March 28—Arr Meoubefm, Dow, Iquique (and ald for Liverpool). Maret i=in port. Sparkling Wave, Bry, and ntbonict Bed nate for NYork read ‘eer, March park Sietllan; Lavender, for Pax lermo to load fo gaa Tante Bay, CGH. Feb ort ship Screamer, Snow, frit iotitneia tor Falmouth, By; sche EG Petter; Welehs from NYork, American Ports. BOSTON, April 12, PM—Cid ships Chas Davenport, Kelly. for Liverpool; Molocka, Norton, Montreal to load jurope; bark Elias Pike, Hawes, Demarara; brig Dan! Boone, Sear, Barbados; schrs Fearless, Adams, ‘Miragoane; F H Abbott, Smith, Washington; J Martin, Harding, Philadelphia. 81d, wind KE, ship Live | Packet; barks Avola, Eure! Ship Exe hange and bark niel Webster started and anchored ii the Roa: mut probably went to sea on Sunday 4 Ihiho-Ate nteamner Maxon: Baker, Philadelphia, Sid, wind PHTMORE, Apri Cl ship Onward, Coombs, Bel Ey Apr’ 3] nwa - fast; schrs Silver Star, Holt, ‘Curacons Ray 3 Scud, on mine, Barbados; Lookout, ‘Thornton, i Grice, Palmer, NYork; Herald, Knight, Fall, River; Narcis- su, Rich, Norwich, Sid Br bark Shurston, King, Liverpool. BATH, April 11—C id eck Hannibal, Went) BRISTO! NYork, Sid slo RLtADETHPORT, erson, Boston; Leader, re, Cohasset; R. nm, Arnol and Grion, Davis, Fall Rive i waite, Hn larvey, Dighton 4 heeler, Eroyiaas oes hamplin, Norwi 'y E Bayles, Caster, Sbrovidence Pearl, Cobleigi woe Sicaner, ‘Wheeler,’ Bridgeport; Margaret, Poug NSTPO ont April 6@~Arr schr noel Small, NYork, FALL 1i1—Arr loops Helen, Baboook, Rit Ry Aer ies We York. ae ‘Monte- " land Seaport sane. Pry core Core Maria Louisa, Gum- nuings; O Hla, MeGe nd Sling ae ne Seanten, E! och Pratt, Bright. bethport; Gl . do, Sid sehr mon (froin eR ion) Boston, R. Apiil Neier sche Corinthian, Smal, Rivtiand Toe NYork. Nid sour Snowdritt, Snow, NYo THGREAND LIGHT, April Iocin sight, sloamer: New York. from Fortress Monroe: Also two stanmner ‘EW REDFORD, Apel McDonald. Sit br Ormus -arame, Philadelphians sche Hoye he ‘ior. ce (Br Jp are for Yermontt, mie KR Rose fashingions , for Taunton; sloop Lad a oh recht whe reing. Fe Ruin pase “(IB ERDELPHIAS Apel ia Arr brigs Delhi, Datnabe, Pt gure I Fringes He Sb A homers Key Went, schra F Nelson Ee aaa ie fodaon Seay he fea rs ; an fia FC Smith, caocats 28 Se hong, Tower, and rd, Boston: Hume. Phinney at ye a ene April — Art sloo Bhode Island, Reminglon, pt ae p ee on, York. Tiyphenta, a Bowen, Brothert: ril Cla sehr Oe yn ey Arroyo, BR, via Lincoin, Smith, iefasth Amy fo nurrey” we arr, : "] i, mh ‘Stru nn age rthe abip Bel, for, Liverpool, went to sea this AM. About noon & transport ee came in gocberes of Oe, fog vical oq hy ieee! vid acveral sotirs proceeded up ‘he Bay yeuterday, ‘The wind and several scbrs proceed PORTLAND, A\ lion Beh ong New gry Lord, mma ¥ Chase, Gllkey, Matanzas; brig Lit. i N; Hen a tire bark Van, Sevasey. He nKpril ar sehr Nan Ragan, Qoombn etadeIphe Bhd Vth, schr ‘Lalbe Hookh, Tireetans NCB, April Are echra Bullrushy Dewey, an many VibEsc Hifeabethport; sloop Marr” Baan maid sche Julia Maria, Eaton, NYork. 130 fra Petes, Nye, NYork; sioopa Lady Adama, smith, and Ethan Allen,’ Reeve, Elizabethport; Da- vid Sands, ee Our, Haverstiaw, NY; Pointer, Nichols, ristol. PWATUCKET, April 11—Sld achr Splendid, Archy, New York, 13th, sloop Van Buren, Lowia, do, SALEM, Apel tt wrk Zot, Clark, Cayenne; sete Loviea Dyer (from Vinalhaven), NY¥ork,