The New York Herald Newspaper, April 23, 1862, Page 6

6 « NEW YORK HERALD. James ’ GORDON BENNETT, EDMOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE NW. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, Volame XXVII.. “ AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Irving Place.—Itautan Orena— La Ficiia 080 Ruainn sto. MTBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway-—Tite Exouanrnnss. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway. -!Muncusacs. WALLAOK’S THEATRE, No. 844 Broadway.eLavy or Lxoms. LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Tas Ma- CaRTuY, OB, Tux Paxr oF Day. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Fags1us—Cau- oaen iw tue YW ood—Msnpy ANDY. OLYMPIC THEATRE, 485 Broadway.—Eustacuz Bav- DineLwvisiBLe PRINCE. BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Brosdway.—Com. uma Witaum, ac. Noer—Liv: , ab all bours.—Hor o’ Mr ‘TuOM9—LADY OF MUNSTES, aflernoon and evening. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Ball, 472 Broad. Tae onuee uae Eaviaacone oe a, ee BA, Broadway.—Soxes Furrouusen Paces bo. 44 Broadway.—Jeatous DAREEY—RainuoaD—CoLiision—JouLY MiiBns. ” ORYSTAL PALACE CONCERT HALL, No. 45Bowery. Bentssquas, Soxes, Daxors, &.—Dear asa fost PARISIAN CABINET OF WONDERS, 563 Broadway.< Opsndalyiton WAM. ulSE ca NOVELTY MUSIC 616 B S 8 Dae ae HALL, roadway. —BORLEsques DODWORTH'S HALL, No. 806 Broadway.—Daaxatic Reapinas TRIPLE SHEE York, Wednesday, April 23, 1862. New -e THE SITUATION. Everything at Yorktown, as far as we can learn, is progressing as favorably as the friends of the Union can desire. Affairs at Fortress Monroe do * mot present much variety, except that a pretty ac- tive artillery practice was carried on there Satur- day evening. It appears that the rebels have along range rifled cannon at the extreme end of Sewall’s Point, directly facing Fort Wool on the Rip Raps, About half-past five o'clock the rebels fired from their big gun, the shot striking within a few yards of Fort Wool. Lieutenant Colonel Halliday, the commander at the latter place, immediately opened his batteries on the rebels, and for upwards of an hour he rained upon them a perfect shower of shot end shell, every one striking within the rebel bat- tery, completely silencing it. ‘We have full confirmation to-day, if any were weeded, of the genuineness of General Beaure- gard’s despatch to General Cooper, which we pub- lighed’ yestorday. The Huntsville, Mo., corres- pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette states that this despatch calling for reinforcements was found in the telograph office, having passed over the wires bofore General Mitchel’s division reached Hunts- ville, and about two-thirds of the reinforcements called for had already passed down lo Corinth. The remainder are collected at Chattanooga, and at other points on the Tennessee river, being un- able to move forward on account of General Mit- chel's obstructions. Beauregard’s despatch was Partly written in cypher, but was easily translated by General Mitchel. e Our news generally of General Mitchel’s move- ments in the Southwest are most interesting. The advance upon Huntsville, Ala., was a complete surprise, and the occupation of the railroad between Decatur and Stevenson was regarded as the hardest blow the rebels have yet received. The, rebels were preparing to Take desperate stand at Corinth, and fresh troops were constantly arriving at Memphis.* Business at the latter city was almost entirely stagnated, and the people generally seemed to believe that they were on the eve of events which would speedily decide the war. The bombardment of Fort Wright by our gunboats continued vigor- ously up to the 17th instant, the last accounts. It is stated ina Petersburg (rebel) paper that Gen. Burnside had experienced a defeat at Eliza- beth City, while attempting to land there, with a force of five thousand men, out of which he lost five hundred—the opposing rebel force being only one thousand. The history of warfare all the world over contains no such proportiog of killed to the force engaged, and as all the proba bilities are against this story—even the admission of the Richmond papers of Monday that the re- bels were forced to retreat—we may safely conclude that it isone more of the absurd exag- +gerations in which the rebel journals"delight to in- dalge. That a smail portion of Gen. Burnside’s forces might have gone up to Elizabeth City, and there have met with ,a temporary check is quite possible and upon some such incident the story was probably concocted. The account which reached us yesterday of a fight at Savannah, in which our troops were said to be beaten, came from similar sources, and is proved utterly false by the news brought yesterday by the steamer Oriental, from Port Royal, which states that the rebels suffered most severely in the skirmish referred to, at Wil- mington Island. The City of New York, at this port, brings news from Europe to the 10th of April—four days later. The countries of the Old World were more and more deeply agitated every day by the naval revolution effected in the battle between the Merrimac and Monitor, and—particularly in Eng- land and France—science was kept on the rack in attempts to discover means of defence in time of war. Indeed it may be said that the Age of Iron had been fully inaugurated abroad. Work had been suspended on wooden vessels in every dock yard in England, and all hands were engaged in getting forward iron-armored ships; in fact, employed in creating a navy. The exhibit of the number of such iron aids now available, or nearly 80, tor British war uses, published to day in the Hgpaup, shows that that country will soon make @ respectable show in the naval world. Sic William Armstrong and Mr. Blakeley have Published letters to show that guns can be made of sufficient power to destroy any iron plates now fo use, and some highly important experiments lod been conducted at Shooburynese, by ofder of (ue Admiralty, fa that direction. Sir William Armstcong asserts that one of hia guns, of twel * oma Weight, charged with fifty pounds of NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1862—TRIPLE SHEET. powder, will break through the side of any iron vessel afloat. The London Times advocates the use of powerful and swift iron-clad ‘‘steam rama” for harbor defences, and, for the first time, alludes to the possibility of iron frigates from France besieging the dockyards of England, and so forth, Capt. Cowper Coles, R. N., offers to construct a vessel of very light draught of water which will destroy the Warrior in a short time. The French papers claim that the English fron vessels now built are almost valueless, being very slow, refusing to obey the helm, and having open decks, liable to the assault of boarders. The Paris Temps accords to Mr. Ericsson the honor of hav- ing invented the first real and impregnable iron war vessel. L’'Couronne, another magnificent fron frigate, had made a very successfpl trial trip, and all France was deeply agitated on the subject of the great advance of the empire towards complete power on the ocean. ‘The Legislature of Denmark had voted a large appropriation for the reconstruction-of the navy. Italy has already some very fine iron vessels-of, war, and her citizens were hard at work on others Austria was officially informed of the revolution in warfare at sea on the veryday that an imperial commission reported her huge land fertress as de- fiant of every known means of assault, and the Prussians, people and government, regarded the engagement in Hampton Roads as one of “the most important events’’ of the day. The Oveita, a new and large steamer, sailed from Liverpool on the 22d of March, destined, as was supposed, for the rebel service in America. She is adapted for a heavy armament, which, it was thought, she would find ready for her use in some foreign port before running against the Union blockade southward. ‘The question of future operations in Mexico pre- sented new features of disagreement to the allied Powers every day. One of our Paris correspon- dents states that Napoleon will attempt to hold the country alone, and is ready to employ one hundred thousand soldiers for the furtherance of his designs. CONGEESS. In the Senate yesterday, the select committee on the case of Senator Stark, of Oregon, made a report that the committee find that Mr. Stark is disloyal to the government of the United States. The report was ordered to be printed. A resolution was presented, calling on the President for copies of all orders of the General commanding, instructions, &ec., given to Gen. Sherman, lately commanding the South Carolina Military department. The bill establishing a Department of Agriculture was ta- ken up, and Mr. Wright's substitute was rejected. Mr. Fost moved to amend the bill bya substitute providing for a Statistical and Agricultural bu- reau, but no vote was taken on it. The considera- tion of the bill confiscating the property of rebels. was resumed, and Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, com- menced a speech against the bill, which, he said. was a measure of gigantic injustice. Without con" cluding his remarks, Mr. Davis gave way for an executive session, and subsequently the Senate adjourned. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, offered a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the President to strike from the army rolls the name of any officer who has been known to be habitually intoxicated. Mr. Morrill stated that he had been assured that the commanding General of the Union forces in the fight near York- town, on the 16th inst., in which the Vermont regi- ments suffered so severely, was drunk at the time, and fell off his horse into the mud. When pressed for the name of the General, Mr. Morrill declined to give it. A motion to lay the Confiscation bills on the table was negatived, ayes 39 against 65 nays, and Mr. Bingham’s bill was selected from among them embodying the views of the House on the confiscation question. The vote stood 62 against 48. Pending the question on the passage of the bill the House adjourned. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamship City of New York, from Liver- pool on the 9th and Queenstown the 10th of April, arrived at this port yesterday morning. Her news is four days later than that brought by the Canada to Halifax. Consols rated in London, on the 10th instant, at 935494. Cotton was a shade dearer than when the Canada sailed. On the 9th instant the Liver. pool market had an upward tendency, and on the 10th closed buoyant at unchanged rates. Bread- staffs were quiet, but the prices had not changed. Provisions wore steady. An official return shows that pauperism has in- creased in the northwestern districts of England— including Lancashire and Cheshire—eighty-six per cent within the year. The crops in England are said to be very luxuriant and promising. It was said that the French army would be reduced by six regiments of infantry and five of cavalry. Italy was greatly agitated by brigand assaults on the royal troops and reports of reactionary conspiracies against the King’s government. Garibaldi continued his tour, and delivered very stirring national speeches in the cities and large towns. Mr. Disraeli made & fierce attack on Mr. Gladstone’s new budget in Parliament; but he did not appear to successfully controvert any of the financial positions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Count of Paris has shown his practical sym" pathy for the poor of the west of Ireland by remitting from his quarters at Manassas Junction a check for twenty pounds, for the relief of the poor of Gowla. The prize fight in England, between Dan Thomas and Joe Nolan, of the “light weights,” for one thousand dollars a side, took,place on the Sth in- The men were interrupted twice by the They fought twenty-two rounds in an hour anda half, but were finally forced to adjourn the battle. Thomas had scarcely a mark; but Nolen presented evidence of having sustained some se- vere hitting. M4 The Senate of our State Legislature passed a number of bills yesterday, among which were those to incorporate the Union Schools for the children of volunteers, to repeal part of the act regulating the port of New York, to encourage citizens of limited means to invest in State stocks, for the preservation of wild game, and to refund to individuals and towns expenses incurred in raising and fitting out volunteers for the war. The report of the conference committee on the Congressional Apportionment bill was again taken up, the pre- vious adverse vote reconsidered, and the report adopted. The bill to regulate the Harbor Mas- ters of this port was reported complete and ordered to a third reading. In the Assembly, the Senate's amendments to the bill to reorganize the militia and enrol the National Guard were con- curred in, the bill passed and transmitted to the Governor for his signature, The previous adverse vote on the bill regulating our primary elections was taken up, the vote reversed, and the bill or- dered to third reading. The Albany and Snsqne- hanna Railroad bill was passed over the Gover- nor’a veto. The conference committee's report on the Congressional Apportionment bill was adopted. The Governor sent in the report of the commissioners appointed by him in December last to devise a plan of defence for New York harbor. The two houses of the Legislature did aot adjourn ww Pre . | last night, as had been anticipated, thore still re- maining some business to which the members de- sign giving their attention before finally separat- ing. An adjournment sine die will probably be reached some time to-day. Samuel Engler, the St. Louis merchant who kicked against General Halleck's asseasmeat on the secessionists of that city, for the benefit of Union refugees, and received a pressing invitation from the commanding officer to leave Missouri forthwith, has repented, and promises, ina letter from this city, to take the oath of allegiance, give bonds for his future good behavior, curse the re- bels, and pray for a restoration of the Union, on condition that he be allowed to return to his home and family, Permission has been granted him. The Frankfort Yeoman—the organ of Governor Magoffin—is, we believe, the only secession paper now published in Kentucky, and it has dwindled down to a miserable half sheet of extracts. The gunboat Eastport, which was captured from the rebels at Fort Henry, is receiving her guns at Mound City, and will soon be ready for service. The freshets have disarranged neariy all the Northern and Eastern mails. In the Court of Oyerand Terminer yesterday, Colonel Chauncey Larkin, with three or four aliases, wae tried before Judge Barnard for false pretences. The prisoner is well known on the cri.- minal records of the city; for, though a man of on- ly forty-two years of age, he has passed seventeen summers and winters in the State Prison for vari- ous frauds and impersonations. He is the indivi- dual who obtained a military sword from Ball’ Black & Co., changed off a forged check to another firm, and so on. He was tried on the latter charge, and found guilty. Mr. Whitehead, the Assistant District Attorney, asked for the judgment of the Court. The prisoner pressed hard for a postpone- ment of the sentence; but the Judge, firm, yet hu” mane, said that his judgment could not be altered by @ postponement; and he thereupon sentenced the Colonel, who was dressed in blue coat and brass buttons, to five years and two months in Sing Sing prison, at hard labor. The prisoner is a doctor by profession. The Grand Jury of the General Seasions were empanelled yesterday, when Recorder Hoffman delivered a brief charge. Seward Olsen, a physi- cian by profession, was tried and convicted of ob- taining thirty-two dollars and a gold watch from Charles G. Van Quilfeldt, by falsely representing that he had certain valuable patent rights, and al- so that he had $2,000 deposited with H. Walldorf, a druggist in the Bowery. He was sentenced to two years imprisonment in the State Prison. Stocks were firm yesterday, and goverimonut sixes ad- vanoed %{ per cent. There was not much business in the Weatera railway shares, but Erie 18 active at the best price of Monday. Money was abundant at 5 por cent. The deposits at the Sub-Treasury at 5 exceeded a million and a hal’. Exchange was quiet at 112} a 34. The exports for the week amounted to $1,831,629. ‘The cotton market was firm yesterday, while the silos embraced about 900 bales, closing on the basis of 29'c. 3 30¢. per Ib. for middling uplands. A part of the sales ‘were made to go out of market. In consequence of intor_ ruption in some places of inland transportation along Taifroad lines, and especially of the New York Central: from the effect of the floods, combined with the news from Liverpool, the market for flour was more active and prices firmer. Some descriptions improved 5c. a 0c. per bbl. Wheat was im light supply, especially good to primo qualities, while sales wore small and prices irregular. Corn was without change of moment, and sales were fair at 58c. a GOc. for Western mixed, in store and delivered. Pork was steady, with sales of new mess at $12 25 a $12 3734, and of new primoat $10 $10 25. Sugars were steady and in fair demand, with sales of about 600 hlids. and 25 boxes. Coffee was quiet, while prices were firm. The stock of Rio and Santos embraced about 103,990 bags and 155,940 packages of al! kinds. Freights were firm, with moderate eugagemeuts. The Siege of Yorktown—The Prepara. tions of the Enemy. Our readers will have noticed, from the care- fully prepared map which we published yester- day of the rebel defensive works at Yorktown, that they consist of three successive lines of in- trenchments, redoubts and batteries, stretching entirely across the peninsula, five or six miles, between the York and James rivers, so that their aggregate armament embraces some five hundred pieces of heavy artillery. From these impediments, if is apparent that the task before General McClellan is anything but child's play. The inquisitive reader, however, may here interpose the question, How does it happen that General McClellan finds himself near Yorktown, in front of such a labyrinth of rifle pits, forts and batteries, held by the rebel Army of the Po- tomac, with that army only two or three weeks on this new ground? This question may be readily answered. It will be remembered that nearly a year ago, when eur troops from General Butler's army at Newport’s News moved upon Big Bethel, they found the rebe; batteries there too hot to hold them. From that day down to the evacuation of Manassas by the army of Jo. Johnston, General Ma- gruder was employed upon the defences of the York pevinsula, with a body of troops varying from fifteen te twenty-live thousand. Our oe- cupation of Fortress Monroe, and our encamp- ment at Newport's News, were all this time a constant menace of an intended movement up that peninsula to Richmond which fully justi- fied these extensive preparations of resistance. Discovering in some way, or shrewdly guessing, the plans of General McClellan, we have no doubt that Jo. Johnston and Magruder worked together, and that when the defences of Magruder on the York peninsula were ready for his reception Johnston moved down and occupied them, having first satisfied himself that McClellan was preparing to move the bulk of his army into said peninsula. Upon this point we have some testimony from Mr. Day, the secesh cockney, detailed from London a year \go as the special Ameri- can war correspondent of the Morning Herald, of that city. Day, after playing the flunkey in the South to Jeff Davis and his satellites, pro- ceeded to Washington; but, finding its political climate too cold for him, he left for London, and since rrival there he bas published his book, ‘Down South.” The London Post, in a cold water review of two columns, ranning over Day’s narrative, says:— ‘On leaving Richmond Mr. Day made an excur- gion down the James river and visited York; town, the scene of Lord Cornwallis’ surrender,’ and that “he found the peninsula on which it is situate heavily fortified, in anticipation that it would be the theatre of severe fighting.” This was about the close of last year; and if the peninsula was then “heavily fortified” in anticipation of “severe fighting” in that quar- ter, its defences must indeed be formidable now, after four or five months of additional Jabor on the part of Magruder, his army and his trench-digging negroes. On the 13th of March last, a fow days after the rebel evacua. tion of Manassas, Magruder, from his headquar- ters near Yorktown, issued hie “General Order No. 150,” in which he says that “all the ar- rangements having been made for the defence of the peninsula,” he thinks it proper to give some general orders to the various detachments of his troops; and these orders indicate a distri bution of his forces among a series of works covering a large’area. It thus appears that on the arrival of General McClellan in gaid penin- Sula Magruder waa fully preparod for his ro- ception. It further appears that the rebels of the York peninsula are still erecting forti- fications in that vicinity. Hence, to further guard against a possible attack in their rear, Williamsburg, some five or six miles above Yorktown, is to be fortified; and, accordingly, @ requisition has been made “on the slavehold- ers of Prince George and Surry counties for one-half their negroes between the ages of six- teen and fifty years, to go to Williamsburg to work on the fortifications in that vicinity.” We find this in the Petersburg Bxpress, which gives the opinion that in consequence of this abstrac- tion from the labor of auch fertile counties (the corn planting season being at hand) “they will contribute but a very small quota of the staff of life for the support of the country another year.” We think that (he facts we have thus grouped together are sufficient to show that the task undertaken by General McClellan, of passing up to Richmond by way of Yorktown, Las been anticipated and amply provided for by the rebels, and that the siege of Yorktown, if not laborious-and protracted, can only be ended by a terrible and sanguinary struggle. Having, however, brought the main army of the rebel- lion and all its hopes toa stand at Yorktown, let us be patient, in view of the great work in hand, of holding them there till all the plans of our army leaders are perfected. John Ball and His American Flunkey, Philosophers assert that a demand always produces a supply. In fact, this is but another way of putting the old adage, of biblical ori- gia and universal application, that they who seek shall find. Exceptions to this general principle readily occur to us: as the demand of England for cotton, which is still unsupplied; or the search made by England for proots, not yet found, of the inefficiency of our blockade; but still exceptions only prove the general rule. Indeed, were the exceptions twice as numerous, no one would venture to doubt the principle, in the face of so signal and triumph- ant an illustration asit has recently received, For a very long time the English goverument has demanded, the English press has sought, an American flunkey. They have found him at last in the person of the Hon. Henry John Thomas Raymond, Speaker of the New York Assembly and editor of the New York Times. Ina very short and sweet article the London Times tells the whole story. “What we have sought for in vain in the federal chambers,” says the Times, “we have just found in the State Assembly of New York’— an American flunkey! [f the English searchers had not been befogged by the com- mon British ignorance of this country, they would have sought their funkey in the Assem- bly at first, and not have wasted their time in the federal chambers. Bad as we think our Con- gressmen, we never believed that they could be hired by John Bull. Nevertheless, Engtand has thought differentiy, and we could name many of our leading politicians who have been offered, at high wages, the same menial situa- tion which John Thomas Raymond has ac- cepted. John Bull bid largely for Secretary Seward at one time, and lavished such adula- tion upon him that some of his friends advised him to accept the flunkeyship. Seward had more wisdom than his friends, however, and believed as firmly in the “irrepressible conflict” between this country and England as in that between freedom and slavery. Being, then, more of an American than an abolitionist, he declined the situation, and stood by his own country. Since that refusal Seward is no longer petted and praised by honest Jobn Bull; but, on the contrary, his name is never mentioned without revilings, and the London Times rings the changes upon Seward and Canada, Canada and Seward, through columns of abuse and detraction. Seward would not do for John Bull’s American flunkey. Nor, indeed, would any of the leading abo- litionists, in or out of Congress, accept the situ- ation. At one period Senator Sumner appeared to be. putting on the English livery: but he straightened himself up on the Trent affair, and | split his English jacket open at the back, as it | was much too smallfor an American Senator, though just the size for an abolition agitator. Lovejoy had been gradually bought over to the English service by the intriguers of Exeter Hall; but he hated the slaveholders more than he loved the English, and, whea Mason and Sli- dell were delivered up, he came into the House, frothing at the mouth, with spread eagle bun- | combe, decorated from head to foot with Star | Spangled Banners, his coat tails hung with | Fourth of July fireworks, and then and there abjured England forever, and solemuly devoted his two sons, aged respectively thyge and five | years, to her utter and final annihilation. Thus jt happened that Jobn Bull “soughtin vain in | the federal chambers” for an American flankey, Inall this great country no such mean speci- men of humanity could seemingly be found. Even when the rebels seceded, and trai med themselves from Americans into traitors, they had enough of saving grace left in them to re- | fuse to rub their noses in the dust before | John Bull, but asked his aid haughtily, and seemed really relieved and rejoiced, even in the midst of their most pressing necessities, | when he was compelled to refuse them assist- ance. A situation which abolitionists and traitors alike scorned, we could not suppose | that there was a being on this continent vile enough to beg for and accept. We were mis- taken, however. In Barnum’s Museum there is a “What Is It?” which unites the worst charac- teristics of men and monkeys. Very recently | we have been visited by that singular and un- precedented froak of nature—an Irish tory; and we can all bear witness that tho worst Irishman or the most bigoted tory was never £0 bad as Russell. So we had here, in the New York Assembly, a sort of American monstrosity rivalling the “What Is It?’ or the “Irish tory’—a compound of the abolitionist and the rebel; a negro worshipper and a lobbyist; a fa- natic and a jobber; a mingling of Garrison and Floyd; an American flunkey; a Henry John Thomas Raymond—and the English found him. The possession of this creature has elicited, the London Times says, “some gentle sur- prise and moderate applause.” We are sure that, as the only specimen in this country, it deserves something more. For ourselves, when we noticed the brevity of the London Times’ article, the coolness of its tone and the tepid warmth of its praises, we felt almost sorry for poor John Thomas Raymond. One may hate a traitor, and yet sigh to think that his treason gained him nothing | in the way of reward. Benedict Arnold's crimes did not excuse the nation which bene- | French frigate La Couronne, the largest iron | struction of iron-plated war vessels and float | tions of that wi with poor flunkey Raymond and his English master. True, the carping, ancering, satirical London Times aays a good, though curt, word for Raymond; but is that enough? Is that a fair reward for eleven columns of abuse of Ameri- ca and praise of England? Is that just pay for 8 speech, delivered in our Assembly, demon- Sstrating that his own country was all wrong aod England all right? Is that adequate compensa- tion fortalking by the hour, in our legislative halls, unlike an American legislator. and very like an English tory? Is that a recompense for his strain of conscience in belauding England's policy towards us during this war! Why,we expected to see him praised by the column and paid so much down besides. Even Judas would not have turned villain for a mere newspaper puff. Where are Raymond's thirty pieces of silver? If John Bull has an American flunkey he ought to pay the creature well; for it is a phenomenon, Spies, informers, deserters dha traitors meet with contempt from those they serve as well as from those they betray; but such arare avis as an American flunkey ought rat least to-receive'as many bulf-pence as kicks: The Age of Iron. The ohief feature of the news brought by the City of New York is-the intense and wide- spreading anxiety which continues to be excit- ed abroad by the facts doveloped in regard to iron-clad vessels by the recent naval fight io Hampton Roads. In the public journals, as everywhere else, all other topics have given place to this momentous and all-engrossing one. Notwithstanding the hesitancy exhibited by Sir G. Cornewall Lewis and other members of the British Cabinet in admitting the import- ance of the lesson thus received from us, they are not the less practically acting upon it. We learn by the present arrival that the entire of the hands ocewpied on the wooden ships build- ing in the English dockyards. have been removed, and are now employed -on the iron-cased frigates under construction. Since this order was given, however, a new subject of anxiety has been added to the perplexities of the British government. It is said to have been demonstrated, by experiments made at Shoeburyness ona target constructed exactly of the same materials and strength as the Warrior's broadside, that smooth bore guns of a certain length and calibre will completely riddle and sink that vessel, or any other built on the same principle. This admitted to be the case, it would follow that no exertions or ex- penditure on the partof GreatBritain can re- store her the supremacy at sea which the revo- lution that has just taken place in naval war- fare has deprived her of. if she cannot send vessels across the ocean that are invulnerable to guns of large calibre her power of aggres- Sion is gone. The weakest governments can now bid defiance to her. For, with floating batteries built on the Stevens principle, and armed with the new guns, they can sink the largest iron-clad frigates that she can send to attack their forts. The London Times observes that no weapon of offence or defence now left her appears to be so effective as large armor- clad and very swift steam rams. fg As_ vessels of this class are equally penetra- ble by the new smooth bore gun, and, more- over, can never venture far out to sea, we have it here tacitly admitted that, under the new system of naval warfare, British supremacy on the ocean is irrecoverably lost. Supposing these conclusions to be well founded, they secure to us all the advantage that we seek to derive from this revolutian in naval architecture. If we can render our coasts and harbors impregnable, we need care but little about the rest. We build war ships for defence, and not for aggression; and if it be true, as stated, thet no iron-plated vessel can withstand the force of the new gun, it gives us all the seenrity that we require. It remains to be seen, however, whether the plan of sink- ing a veasel to the level of her deck when placed in fighting trim, as in the Stevens bat- tery, will not entirely neutralize the danger toiron-clad ships resulting from Sir William Armstrong’s recent discovery. Not only in Great Britain and France, but on the Continent generally, is the public attention strained to a pitch of painful anxiety on the subject of these pending changes in naval ar- chitecture. All the European governments that have a strip of seacoast are turning to profit the lesson that we have given them. Thus, Denmark has already voted a million of rix dollars for the construction of iron-plated vezsels, whilst Sweden sent its Crown Prince the other day to assist at the trial trip of the war steamer attoat. The new kingdom of Italy | las also made rapid progreas in the acquisition of an iron-clad navy, having now fourteen first | class vessels ready or nearly so. The Aus- | trian government, which had been felicitating itself on the impregnability of its coast fortiti- | cations, as set forthtn the recent report of the | linperial Commissioners, has been thrown into a fever of alarm by the account of the recent sea fight in Hampton Roads. It will no doubt atonce appropriate large sums for the con. | ing batteries, 2s will also Prussia, which has become equally excited and anxious upon the | subject. Truly we are entering upon an age ofivon. Let us hope that its stern influences will help to dispel the delusions and corrup- i led i Ovurery IN THis State A 1 THE Neoro | Invasion rrom vue Sovrn.—Our Albany cor- respondent states that on Monday last Mr. Visher, of Chenango county, presented a peti- tion to the Legislature asking that the laws in force in some of the Western States against the immigration of negroes be adopted in this State; and there are several other petitions of the same kind from the interior of the State awaiting an opportunity to be presented. There is evidently in the rural districts a vast amount of anxiety lest the State should be overrun with the emancipated blacks, and the fecling is par- ticularly strong among the laboring classes. Such are the practical results of the agitation of the abolitionists. They have sown the wind, and now they are reaping the whi) vind. They little knew what would be the cifect of their morbid philanthropy for the nigger. It is now coming home to themselves, aud deep and bit- ter will be the curses heaped upon their heads for disturbing the white man’s free labor by an inundation of blacks, who, if they work at all, will be willing to work for next to nothing. The people have also a natural antipathy to amalgamation, and do not feel at case at the prospect of having their pure Caucasian blood tainted by admixture with that of the negro. Such are the complicated ills with whieh the country is threatened in consequence of the temporary success of the fonatios—a success however, which will cost theig dear for the filed by them in allowing him to starve. So | of their lives. FROM WASHINGTON. Wasunaros, April 21, 1862, CORRSSPONDENCK RELATIVE TO THE ARREST OF gx- SECRETARY OAMERON, Tho President has communicated to Congress the foi. towing correspondence, which has been roterrod to the Judiciary Committee: — MR. BREWSTUR TO MR. AWARD. No. 106 Watxur Srranr, Pai.apeirara, April 16, 1863. Sin—-By the direotion of General Simon Cameron I you & summons issued Out of the Supreme Court of Stato at the suit of Pierce Butler ys. Simon Cameron, July 1,1861, No. 17. ‘Tho writ ia returnable the first Monday in May, and is for trospass wi et arms, assault and battery and false imprisonment. ‘The cause of the action is mo doubt found: ed upon tho supposed misconduct of Genoras Camoron in causing the arrest of the plaintiff, Mr. Pierce Butler, and placing him in Fort Warren or somo other public fortification, without authority of law, while ho (General Cameron) was Seoretary of War. As I am in- structed, tho act was not the act of Genorm Cameron, and was done, by those who commanded it to be done, for just reasons and for the publie good You will please communicate the fact of this suit te the President and such othor official persons as ghipuld Properly be advised of it, and have such action taken as shall relieve the defendant, Simon Camoroa, fromthe burthon, cost and responsibility of defending this euit', By the directions of General Camcron [ have, as bie Private counsel, ordered my appearance for him, whilo} also invitd and roquost-the intervention of the proper aq- thoritioa-in his behalf and for his protection. I am, sit, truly, &., BENJAMIN H. BREWSTER. ~ ‘To Hon. Wu. H. Sxwano, Secretary of State, &c. ‘MR, BEWARD TO MR. BREWSTER. Derartusxt ov Statn, ‘Wasurnaron, April 18, 1862. To Bensason F. Baewsrar, Esq., Philadelphia. :— Sin—I have received your letter of yesterday, slating that by direction of Simon Cameron you trans- mitted tome @ summons issued out of the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania, at th, suit of Piorce Butler against Mr. Cameron for trespast vietarmis, assault and battery and faf% imprisonment. in causing tho arrost of the plaintiff, without authority of law. This communication bas beon submitiod to the President, and [ am directed by hiuw to say in reply that he avows the proceeding of Mr. Cameron referred to as ona taken by him when Secretary of War under the Preaidont’s direo tions, and deemed necessary for the prompt supproasive of the oxistieg insurrection. Jn2 President will at once communicate by correspondence to the Attorney Goneral of the United States, aud also to Congress. Iam, sir. your obedient servant, WM. H. SEWARD. PAYMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT CREDITORS, In accordance with the notice heretofore given, the Secretary of the Treasury is now paying, and prepared to pay, all the November indebtodness in cash. THE RATE OF INTHREST ON TEMPORARY DEPOSITS. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has directed the diffe rent Sub-Treasurers and depositaries to receive no more temporary deposits at rates of interost exceeding fout per cent. THE ALLEGED DEFALCATION IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT. Tho published statement that Secretary Chase was in Philadelphia consulting with ex-Secretary Cameron it relation to a defalcation in the War Department, ts orro- neous in three particulars, namely :—Secretary Chase his not boen in Philadelphia lately; he has not consulted with Genoral Cameron upon the subject, aor is there any defaloation. - SERIOUS CHARGER AGAINST THE COMMANDER OF THE UNION TROOPS IN THE FIGHT AT LEE’S MILL. Io the House thia.afternoou Mr. Morrill, of Vermont offered resolution that the President be requested to discharge from the army any officer found guilty of boing intoxicated while on duty,and made a serious charge against the Brigadier General ia command of that por- tion of our forces engaged in the late battle at Lee's Mill, near Yorktown. Mr, Morrill said he had learned from a civilian, who was an eye witness of the fight, that the General referred to fell off his horse twice, being grossly intoxicated, and that one side of his person and his face wore covered with mud. The resolution was modified sa as to apply to officers guilty of habitual intoxication, and passod. Mr. Morrill refused to give the name of the General in question, but said that a number of the Ver- mont soldiers wore sacrificed by his blunders, ALLEGED DISLOYALTY OF THE SENATOR OF OREGON. The Select Committee to examine into tho loyalty of Senator Stark, of Oregon, reported this morning a lengthy document, which was ordered to be printed. The committee present their views of the conduct of the Senator, and pronounce him disloyal. It appears from the correspondence that Senator Stark requested the committee to make their charges specific; but they de- clined, alloging that thay did not wish to become his Prosecutors. After examiuiug the evidence at hand they find the following conclusions:— First—That for many months prior to the 21st of No- vember, 1861, and up to that time, the said Stark was an ardent advocate of the cause of the rebellious States. Second—That a(ter the formation of the constitution of the Confederate States he openly declared his ad- miration for it, and advocated tho absorption of the loya! States of the Union into the Southern confederacy, under that constitution, aa the only means of peace, warmly avowing his sympathy with the South. Third—That the Senator from” Oregon is disloyal to the United States, This report is signed by Daniel Clark, of Now Hamp. shire; J. M. Howard, of Michigan; Joseph A. Wright, of Indiana, and John Sherman, of Ohio, Senator Wm. T. Willy, of Virginia, assented to the conclusions, oxcopt- ing the last one, giving as a reason that he would not denounce a Senator as disloyal on ex parte testimony, pecially for words spoken during high political excite ment. No resolutions accompanied the report. DRBATES IN CONGRESS ON THE CONFISCATION QUES- TIONS. ‘The subject Of confiscation was warmly discussed ia both branches of Congress this afternoon. Senator Davis made a long speech against the bill, quoting much con- stitational Inw. ‘The seats on the floor of the Senate and ju the gallery wore nearly all vacant during the delivery In the House, Mr. Wright, of Peunsylyania, contended stoutly for trial by jury im cases of confiscation, but his apeech was received unfavorably by the majority. THE ASSAULTS OF THE RADICALS UPON GENERAL MCLELLAN. The key to the florce assaults of the whole radica; ment upon General McClellan, is found in the de in their. private conferences with each . They fear his constantly growing popularity, and jously admit to each other that if he should gain one tid and decisive victories their hope of car- out their Presidential programme will be effectual. White flercely shouting ‘On to Rich. mond,’ these men are really chagriued at the rapid progress of the Union arms and tho restoration of | federal a ithority. They are simply playing their game in reference tothe next Presidency. All their ideas of patriotism are reduced to mere partisan success. For a day or swo past they have been industriously circulating armor that the President is much alarmed at the over- whelming popularity of General McClellan, and fears his rivairy for ® nomination to the Presidency in 1864. Im this way they are sedalously striving to beget an antagoniem between the friends of the President and those of the General, The abolition wiseacres are prace tising}upon the theory, divide and conquer, They have mistaken both the mon whose destruction they ara plotting. ‘Thoso who know General McClellan best know well that he is actuated by no motive of politicar ambition, and that while bis whole heart is devoted to yostoration of tho fntegrity of the Union, he would infinitely rather win for himself the ravk of Liontenant@General of the United States than to by President of the United States. Mr. Lincoln, knows aud appreciates the whole.souled patriotism and laudable ambition of General McClellan, and bas no thought of his rivalry for tho Presidency. The suecess of General McClellan will redound to the glory of Mr. Lincoln's ad- ministration, and the laster will not be turned aside from his support of the Gel oral by any amoung of abolition imvective, The trouble is, that the radical agitators ee im General McCiel- lan’a suc the downfall of their own schemes, and they would rather have our army at Yorktown sut- fer a disastrous defeat than lose the political game upom which they have desperately staked their fortunos. ‘Those facts have leaked out from their conferences, by their complaints. Theie and havo been shadowe: whole reasoning is, if General McCiollan can be crashed the radicals may possibly win; if he should bo succesa. ful, he ot Mr. Lincoln will bo invincible before the opie pty RELRASE OF A STATE PRISONER, eid &. Walworth, of Sarntoga, New York, who, (iorod Lis rolage (rom the Capitol grivon upon hig