The New York Herald Newspaper, April 30, 1862, Page 4

Mr. Browning, republican, of Miinois, made NEW YORK HERALD. ims against it. Mr2Cowan moved to refer all nai i \j the propositions on the subject of confiscation to JAMES GORDON BENNETT, & select eommtttee, but the motion was uot pressed EDIOR AND PROPRIETOR. toa vote, Mr. Doolittle introduced a bill, provid- ing for the eollection of taxes im insurrectionary districts. The House of Representatives was occupied in a discussion of the report of the Government Con- tract fuvestigating Committee. @ur report of the speeches show that the most shameless and whole- sale plundering of the public treasury has been going on since the rebellion broke out, and that there are members of the House ready and saxious to screen the robbers, even after their conviction. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamship Bremen, from Southampton on the 16th of April, arrived at this port yesterday. Her nows has been anticipated by the advices of the North American; but our files contain some very interesting details to her day of sailing, more OFFIOR NV. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, TERMS cash in adoance. Money sent by musil will be al the riak sender. None but Bunk bille current in New York taken. THE DAILY HERALD, t100 cents per copy. $7 per annum. Volume XXVIII... AMUSEMBNTS THIS EVENING, WIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway,—Tus Excuisrnasa, WINTER GARDEN, Broacway,—Tux Buscusace. , WALLAOK'STUEATIE, 54 Broadway.eeio Leaps avo NEW BOWERY THEATRE, B Baytuens— iu CONLY du— ery.—Tas Consicay Tike Swan. and cutting off his greatest chaunel of commu- nication. These are some of the causes of the buoyancy of the public mind in the loyal States and of the great depression amoug the insurgents at the South. But there are other causes at work. All our letters from the Southern sea- ‘board, ag well as the extracts from the South- ern journals, indicate that the people in — rebellious States are sick of the war, and want to have done with it, now that they are satisfied that there is no longer any prospect of success, They were deceived; but it is not possible to delude them any longer, in the face of notorious facts which cannot be con- cealed from them, Another source of con- gratulation is the development of the Union sentiment wherever the flag of the Union is planted in the insurgent States. Such is the poururio THEATRE, 485 Broadway.—Jrasix—Co-Txax | Particularly with respect to the progress ef the great naval revolution in France, England, Atria SARNOM'S puts Semnican MUSKUM, Broadway.Com. | #nd Spain, which we publish to-day. phen Maly sk. a Oe Ucn ¥ % i v6 BMsdsots— WIDOW OF FALKRMO, afloruoou and evening, The Cork (Ireland) Hzaméner of the 12th of Ay*tl says the City ef New York, which called at thalport on her outward voyage from Liverpool to New York, took from there three hundred steerage passergers. The emigration to Araeriea, notwith- Standing the civil war raging here, ig greater at Present Slinn it was in the correspormiing period of last year. The Singapore (E. I.) Tirves of the fst of March states that twenty-one of the crew of the Ameri- can ship Typiioon have ap; for quiamouses to be issued agamst the first, secwmd and third netes, avlso against the bostswain, for M treatanent during Wie passage fromy Rio Janeiro te that pert. Fhe wargistrate ordered! that the summons lve issued ane! the case tried! early next week, TMhemaster of the vessel is not complained against. The Commissioners appointed tx investigate: the comdigion of the war prisoners had severat persons before them yesterCay, and recommitted Lewis Greem, Chas, West, Joe. J. Vanderbilt and Kiwd. F. yan to Forf, Lafayette. Alex. Smith, of the Jateamer Clyde, waa semt to Philodelplta., The ’ Chom missioners rej cased tree other prisoners am canditionally, andy ordered two to be delivered to the United os 4 ‘avy t»serve their time ont. Sudge Nelson toc + his seat on the United States Cire uit bench yeater day, od announced that the civi® calsadar wouk | on Thursday next. My. Andrews, ssistant Dis- trict:Auttorney, stated that in the case of Haynes, charged With dealing i 1 the slave trade, the prose- cution were aot ready4 ‘0 go 9n, in consequence of ‘the obsence-of Mr. eid field Smith, which is occa- sioned by the death of his child. The Court di rectedthe cziminal cag ses to stand over until RYANTS’ MINSTR - angetiadan tae ELS, Mechankw# Hall —72 Broad: NIBLO'B SALOON, Broadw: Gorse tAta's Conounr MELODEON CONCERT HALL. 889 Broatvway ats: Bom Vik cRMANCH>, SONGR, Dances, BURLESQUERS AO. CANTERBURY MUSIC Hal Dances, BURLESWUES, BO ct toe BrOMeway Soma OAIETIES CONCERT ROOM, 616 B: —Drewrset Ewtuurainauate, BaLunts, Paxtouiuee Pave eee AMERICAN MUSIC AKERY—RALLROAD CO. ALL, 446 Broadwar.—J Or—JOLET Mena me PARISLAN CABINET OF WON Brom Open daily rom 10a. Med Me ines ATHENSUM, Brooklya.—Woon’ Reg samnysny Meng MAMSTRRLS IN Beit10- New York, Weim sday, April 30, 156% ’ sr THE Situ arrorts, Adespatel: from Fort Wright furnishes some particulars of the redaction of Forts Jactxaon and St. Philip and the capture of New Orlearm, The engagement with the forts continued during two days, and it is stzted one of the Union vessets was sunk, and that the federal Joss is very heavy. Our troops.took possession of New Orleans withoat a struggle; amid the sejoicings of tke citizens who Femained'true to the Union. By way of Vortrese Monroe we le@rp that, in con- Dection- with the capénze of New Octeans, « report Teached'them that the rebel iron eenboat Loniai- €08, which was suppesed to rival the Merrimac, + Was dtatreyed by the United States steamer Pen- irene sada -ageinst the New Jersey sacolry wnile attempting to escape from: New | Railroad Company, tradi before Judge Smalley in Orlea as. The occupation of tho Crescent City by | the United StatesCinenit« Jourt, the jury were in Our ti oops receives confirmation in every direction. | Beliberation all’ Mondey my tht, ee mes Soanle # : _agrec; wore discharged 71 terday morning. “4 = — in So ps aes ses bp pros ara ia ths Hackley desea, case Judge Barnard fi tea from Fort Wright, who arrived a& Cairo | directodia receiver te be @ ppointed, who should Feste: ‘day, stated that it was known at the fort be- | find $24,000secerity. fore t ‘heir departure. Although no official report | In the Court of Gerecalt jessions yesterday the Of the \ qurrender of the city has been received, i& ec Jemes Keanedy fa ¢ killing Epa re . a « was commenced. 28 appeared from the appes bid evident that it succumbed upon the ap- evidencg- that. the parties we re playing cards in a _ Peara: woe of our ficet, without resistance. Major grocery and drivking selcca . in West Broadway, Gener WU Mansficid Lovell, who wss in command, | when they got into e-disput ©. The proprietor of evacn. Wed the city, and retired with his forces to | the place ejected them, ands while they were ont- Camp Moore, seventy-nine miles beck, on the | S4¢ im the alley wer, tie de ceased, who was au “4 ‘ intemperate man, westhrowa down and received Aacksc — @ railroad. 2 & blow on the head wittia heaa =ner, which resulted 2 Aith ome the weather at Hampion Roads was | in his death two weeksafter a +: occurrence. The waynite f avorable yesterday, the Merrimac made no | case willbe fin'ehedca Wednesday. demon stration of coming out. It was rumored at |, The ace beemiti Bee) your and Kprese oT fore Judge Betas, the Fo: ‘tress that one or two rebel gunboats made Oe tae ccna ene = buop, aut yesterday, every anatite pt to shell our camp near Warwick, from | one be'ug uow scatistied thet tm 7 Orleans bas really the Ja: es river, on Monday morning. General pepe cat Soy aro one — m srer a . of tho redelliom Govarnment si 3 rose 1%; a 4¢ por MoCiet! lan telegraphs to the War Department that | O01 og the general railwaylian rose 4, ecltay daar nothin, {Of interest trenepired in front of York- | yoney waa very abnadeot wb S; om “barge fires at 1121; town d: ting Monday night; that the weather is | * Xj g0!¢ advanced tol02. \ Mi ‘ The cotton marint yertertay,wM | BogiewDat irreg fine, ap 4 the works are progressing undistarbed by | 1.40 gue movements of omaiilote, ya: cui a genera tho fire Pof the enemy, which continues pretty 9 prices wore vachangai. Including 4a bad a6 noid yest i , but with ne damaging effect. All - B day,and 100 do late in the sfternces. @f the previous mae © iin day, the trausactioas embraced about 53D’ bales, closing retions for @ beavy siege and a grand enCOUNtEr | on ihe basis of 290. 3.200. for middittlg 1 laude. Taree are bel ty made ; nor are the casualties of a terri- 9 hoiders wore cot prassing sales, Tho flow © marke: was provided Large staffs .. 9 tirmer and siosed fall 6 cenis per Dd!. bigd or, eewecialty ance: = SET ica cttunen ant waliamignites, ihihe wih 6 ware sate geons ¢M@d nurses are detailed by the different te afaie extent. Whent wag.tirra'y held.+ chilethe itghs Rtates togtake chasge of the wounded; careful pro- | supplies amthe werket touded Lo check sa ee, which were fs - i 5 Wifling iaamount. Cor wasanohanged B ut :aore active, visions age made for the ee of the dead, with sales of Wactern mixed, im store ani! delivered, at. and 2 flotilim of transports is in readiness to carry § 57, g S8e., aud new yellow ab STc. Por! cosemed firmer?) the injured to the-hospitals at Fortress Monree, F bus closed with: less spirii and animation. The sales em. xandrit rashin; Philad Dreced new mess at $22 50, aud prime dif tonu $975 a $10. Aeon anetns Coenen el | pretend lard were firm. Scgars were 1eady, with sales: his and New York. Gen. Hancock's brigade hac } 4: 459 nhds, and 870 boxes. Coffee was quias. The atoci. @ brilliant sk'rmish with the enemy on Monday, in | comprised 126,075 bags of Rio and San os, wad, including i 1 tty A mate. Fref.ghts, which he dislodged them from one of their all cinds, a ok . ein oe rit tes outer works, ailoncing a battery in the woods. Havre weer unebanged. i fai 7 * ‘The active operations of the rebels in throwing | Te Baxrometsr of the Wau—T de Crisiv.of? 4 streugthening their lines can be the Rebellion... ’ i gay aR The stocks of a government are ihe finareiga eats an re aaa barometer, whose rise sud fall indicate e'tlger groes and thousands of noes seopention Se the measure of the public distrass or of the- and aight on tho defonces within view and hearing | 1 .hti¢ conddence in its stabiligy. There / no of our troops. A few days, however, will proba- | poiter test of a people's senseof security than bly bring about the opening of tha battle, which their willingnees to invest inthe bonds 4of the appears to be regarded on both sides as terrific in | government. Lot us apply this test to Uni ite character, its sacrifices, and its results. Our marae ck on yy wae tes . ne a fo ; , ee ta rab a an ani pe vaana while the sevea thirty notes sad found of the highest interest. j yesterday at two per cent premium. Wh is Commodore Foote is still prosecuting cantiously the cause of the advance? itis simpy thef in- the bombardment of Fort Wright. Despatches from creased confidence of the public mira in/ the Pittsburg Landing state that on Monday a cavalry ultimate success of our erms and the Sweedy reconnoissance met a rebel foraging party near | termination of the rebellion. Tha decline of Monterey. A sharp skirmish ensued, resulting io | oottyn balf @ cent is another premay litory the death of five rebels, including one major, and | symptom of the collapse. of the insurrection, fhe capturing of nineteen prisoners. One man was which has hitherto kept, cottoa at ae/ high » r . | figure. , ssieeatiad ye bee ssa “What are the facts which justify this belie’ oar. es ae eee b The uniform succees of onr arms since the — ses mY ta sg a opening of the year, including even the battle trenching mounting large le of Shiloh, which the onemy claims as a victory, Odsal Cenpatehson them Haw: Maxieo tate thet though attended with the loss of his best gene- Colonel Slough and General Canby had effected a ral, and confessedly ending in repulse and re- junotion at Galesto on the 11th inet., the advance | troat; the recent auccessful movements of the . guard of Canby’s force having routed a large body | three divisions of the grand Army of ‘the Poto- + of Texans, who fed towards the southern frontier. | mac—the right wing under Banks, the centre ‘The capture of the rebel General Sibley’s commend, | under McDowell and the left under McClei- storly destitate of all geoessarion, was | lan—the persistent refgsal of the Merrimac to per os pare ‘ 7 come out, though it i¢ admitted she is ready, i CONGRESS and it is known that the tide and the wee- terda} creating ther now for several days have answered aun and — of ine for her operations, and though the Con- federates at Yorktown are being shelled suthorising « Medical Laspector Gegeral, and an with terrible effect by our gunboats, be- iuspector to discharge soldiers for physical disa- | cause there is no ironclad vossel to drive bility, wore reported by the Committes on Military | them off; the news of the success of Far- AMuirs. Mr. Grimes introdaced a bill to provide | ragut’s and Porter's expedition through the that the school tax collected from the colorea | mouths of the Mississippi, resulting, as an- people of the District be applied to the education | nounced yesterday, in the capture of New of colored children. A Dill to amend the bill of Orleans, and culminating, ae our news col- onfiscating slav Jud umus proclaim to-day, in the destruction of Loria ee ae the Lonisiona, “s second Merrimac,” on which oo brn hercamtemaant hag erly the rebels relied for the destruction of our | ool aon f Shsegrncritregntagned the | fleet, with the same facility as the Merrimac @fter fulfilling his porsictieg bay pri wt arene destroyed the Cumberland and the Congress in Bion, laid over. The resolution calling on the Seore- | Hampton Roads; the inapossibility of any longer tary of State for the number and names of persons , running the blockale through the lower Mis. who bave been arrested in the Stato of Kentucky ' sissippi: and, lastly, the complete possession of an@ confined in forts, &o., in other Stites, was the whole of thas river, which the victory at called bp, bat Moaction taken on The dehate | New Orleans gives to our army ond navy, thus 0g the Conflacation bill was thon resuaod, and , cooping up the enemy within nar limit there is the terribly depressing etfect of the late im this critical moment of the nation’s histury. confidence in the triumph of our arms that already Southern agents have come to New York to make arrangements for the re#ump- tion of Northern trade, and havs taken with them a supply of the United States demand notes. On the offer hand, it is 4 matter of notoriety that business mon at the Tho Proposed New Ratiroad to Wesh- tagton. The necessity for the establishment of « direct line of railroad communication between the city of New York and the seat of our cen- tral government is now so clearly appareut to the public as to be beyond all question. No great commercial and military nation can be conient to depend on private enterprise and party corporations alone for the means of maia- teining safe and regular communication with the great centre of its governmental system. An open and untrammelled way of ingress and egress—as far as possible free from obstruc. tions, dangers and delay—is an absolute neces” sity for the welfare of the government, in war orin peace, In times of peace we require a route by which the public mails may be faith- fully and evonomically carried ; and when, as now, war stalks through the land, thé most ra- pid ways of communication with the capital are necessary for the conveyance of troops, stores and the other paraphernalia of war. The present redellion has developed the most urgent reasons for the iramediate construction of this through line. By the insane'act of the South, though they take Confederate vorip because they cannot help it, g>t rid of it as soon as they can for something more secure. The recent vi he bouds of Nevth Carolina, because that preparing te come bacts to the Union, is another evidence of the return ide of loyalty at the South. ese are the eheering and gratifying signs of the restoration of the Union, even more than the suecess of ourarms. Everythiag indicates that the crisis of the rebeftiom is at hand. ‘The wile available force of the rebels is concen- trated in two large armies. These armies are led by their best-generals. If they are defeated in the two coming battles, there is an end of the trowble; for they have me resources or re- serves tofull back upons They have cast their all upon the hazard of two theows of the dice. What are their chances: of suceess? ‘They are extremely desperate; for at both points they are inferier in arms, in ammuni- tien, in equipments, ia disciptine, and in the consciousness of a just cause; while, with all their admiration of Beauregard and Jve Jobn- stem, they cannot regard theo a8 generals superior to McClellan and Hatleck. Then crowning reverse at New Orlean=—an eveat which cannot fail to inspire the Union troops with a corresponding confidence, All things seem to combine-tofiavor the arms of the republic, unless there is seme deplorable mismanagement at Washington. There is rea- son to believe that an amount of force has been entrusted to Fremont entirely disproportionate to the object to be attained. There is no longer an organized enemy in. Western Virgi- nia: there is only a handful of guerillas there, and a large force ought not to be wasted upon their pursuit. All things ought to be rendered subordinate to success iu the two great battles which are approaching, and which will be decisive of the campaign and of the war; and it is the duty of the government to see that every regiment which can be spared from other localities should be concentrated at the two decisive points. Iu adverting to Waterloo Napoleon said a single battalion move or less often de- cites a great battle and the fate of a cam- paign. A few regiments more at Shileh would have resulted in the defeat of the Confederates in the first day’s fight by breaking their centre. Let not the grand battle, therefore, in Eastern Virginia be lost for wantgof sufficient troops, while there is so large a number useless in the mouutaine of Western Virgiuia. Let no pe litical or personal consideration have a place There is a fearful respopsibility involved, and the day #9 comlag when every inan im authority who bas committed errora eudangering the aafety of the army, if not of tNe- republic: Itself, will bave to render # strict account, either he- fore the tribunals of justice or at the: bar of publie opinion. ° Ter Ex» or rar War Nraw at Bann—ivis @ singniar fact that at the present time, with a miliion of Amerizans arrayed against each other ia arms, we sre yet within a menth, or perhaps two weaks, of the end of this war. Se closely do war antl peace keep company that in a few weeks we passed from a stato of profound quiet te ali the tumult and horzors of battle. Now, while the whole land resounds with the elash of arms, we are upon the eve of peace, and soon our armies will dissolve as rapidly az they congregated, and our glorious tag will leave the battle field % float proudly over every city, town and village in the laud. Two more great, successful efforts and the military portion of the work of restoring the Union will be practically concluded. These efforts will be made at Yorktown and Corinth, where the best gonerels this country has ever produced--MeClellan, Halleck, Beauregard, Johnston and their subordinates—at the head of the largest and best equipped armies ever seen on this continent, will soon engage in the moet sanguinary battles of this, and perhaps of any war. If the politicians will but leave our generals alone for a few short weoks we cannot doubt the result of these battles. If, however, our generals are hampered or interfered with, the politicians will find that the wrath of the people is the wrath of God in its terrible se verity, and that a defeat of our forces will be equivalent to a revolutionary regeneration of our government. Let no ‘one, then, be rash enough to move a finger to prevent the certain victories, planned by our great leaders, which will shortly end this rebellion and restore to us our country. ba Porticat, Resvorxs.—Ever since the foun- dation of the republic the United States has bean a favorite asylum for political refugees. With the exception of the traitor, Benedict Ar- nold, and a few dofaulters under'the Van Buren administration, we have not troubled other countries much with our political outcasts The only refugees from this side that the inha- bitenta of the Enropean capitals have been accustomed to see have been families suffering from a plethora of money and a difficulty of spending it here, We shall send them a dif- ferent class of emigres by and by, and that in such numbers that they will not thank us for the gift. The collapse of the rebellion will in- undate them with a set of loafers and chevaliers d@industrie compared with whom the poor foreigners at present vegetating among them are as innocent aud hormiless aa babes. The London and Paris police plume themselves on their quick detection of the tricks of forciga sharpers; but whon they t within thoir juris diction the Southern politictans and gognblers who take wp the head and front of this ter bellion, they will fnd they bave ati} much to j ) thote vocation Southern rebels in firing on the national flag, and the conseyuent necessity of the enrolment of citizen soldiers for its defence, our quiet capital was suddenly transformed into'a tron tier city, beleaguered: and threatened by large bodies of armed men, and only saved from capture and’ pillage by the unshakable patriotism of the fenpie. A network of railways that conld have car- vied reinforcements to Washiugton from every point where loyal men were ready to advance would have been of incalculable advantage to the-nation. But, being almost altogether iso- lated from its various sources of strength, asd especially from this great emporium of wealth andipower-—the Empire City-— it has been sub- ject to the perils of being Wombarded, if not captured. At this moment there are a large army ond formidable fortifications for the de- fence of the capital; but should an extraordi- nary emergency arise, and large bodies of sot- diers be required there, we can only depend on a single stem of railroad, generally irregular and unreliable, but doubly so when the occa- sion calls for promptness and despatch. The bil! pow before Congress for the break- ing up of aa intelerable monopoly, by the com- pletion of @ direct line ‘from New York to Washington, is worthy of serious eensideration, and we trust it will passiuto a law-without any difficulty. We stand in need of this new road for the purposes of public convenience as well as for the- security and protectioa of: the capi- tal. No large European seat of government is so cut off from its tributary cities as Washing- ton is from. New York and other important points. Tho-city of London has no less than ten railroads extending outward as a means of support. Paris-has seven, and probably will soon have more.. The Ausirian capital, with ail the financial excumbrances of the empire, has-four ; and Berlin, the capital of Prussia, has-five. Spain is also concentrating her different rait- way lines so aa-to make them couverge at'Ma- drid ; but the United : States, with an aren of country larger'then all the others put together, have hitherto been satisfied to depend on one single line, andithis burdened, by reason of its monopoly, wi h ao much private traffic that the wants of the government can never properiy be atiended to. The propositiors of the Metropolltan Railroad Company, for the eompletion of the new road, appear to us tovbe very just. They seek to overthrow a monopoly which is as grievous and’ presaing op the public as itis expensive and exhausting to the-government. The construc- tion of this road will open up five new lines to New York, with the additional advantage of having through ¢tains, without changes, from one end of the route to the other. In an economica point of view, therefore, as. well aa in consideration of the great advan: tages to be conferved on the people by ther establishment of this direct railroad to Wash- ington, we hope shat the question will be fullys|. and fairly considered, and that three or four- months hence we-shall have the satisfaction o: knowing that our®national capital is within early reach of ona-hundred thousand men who would pour in from every quarter if the occa- sion required, andthe means of swift transport- ation be provided to carry them forward. Then can the cspital be said to be safe; but never while entire dependence, public, and pri- vate, is placed oa @ solitary aad overburdened) road, GexeraL Greever ox tre Arr or Wire- In the leading article of the Tribune yesterday, commenting on:tie fall of New Orleans, Field Marshal Greeley says the rebels, in losing that city, have lost their base of operations. 1% is clear that Massa. Greeley does not know what a base of operations is, The capture of New Orleans may render it a new base of operations for our armies against the rebels; but it never was and could aot be a base of operations for them. Tho profdund knowledge of military matters thus displayed by Greeley is worthy of the general of the nigger brigade. NEWS FROM GEN. FREMONT’S CORPS. Reinforeemcuts Sent to the Rebel Jack- son—Capture of a Foraging Party by Guerillas=—Death of Majer Mekey, &. Warniina, Va., April 20, 1862. A trusty scout sent out by General Milroy went with. in coven miles of Staunton, and found there @ rebel ca- valry company , and learned {hat Jobnaton, shortly after leaving the Shenandoah Mountain, was ordered back, but replied that its occupation by 10,000 Yankees made tt impossible, He was then ordered to jolu Jackson east of Pine Ridge, which was being repidiy done, ‘The same scout reports the loss of ® foraging party twelve miles from McDowell. While water bound it was attacked by guerillas, the wagons and borses wore destroyed, gome men badly wounded and some kiljed. ‘Yhis is @ bad loss in view of the present limited trans- portation facilities. Harper.and Bennett, twe notorious guerilina, have deen sent to Wheeling. Major Moxey sof the Garibaldi Guard, Blenker’s divi- sion, died day bofore yesterday, SO The Troubles of the Overland Mail Com. pan. se, Louis, Apr'd 20, 1862, A gentioman in this.eity, whe returned from Omaha, informe us that the recent troubles which the Overland Mall in og desig experienced, were not occasioned the Indians, but by the company’s own employes, It aj pears that the drivers of the overland coaches, and other persons in t ie of the company, have not id their = . Disgusted tate of » determined to seize upon y's Droperty, abd thus obtain what was due joarly all the available stoek of the company has boon tal ay. Our {uformant says the Indians peaceably disposed, and thus far have done wo injury to the mails or overland Baur tolegraph, April 29, 1862. The report from St. Lovie vo-da: | inid mail difficulties to the employes of the company, is | \ Aributing the over. ertwoly destitute of #6 are personally ™ ith the indians nainted 17ih, in Mr, Flowers’ division, with by the Indian wore wounded und sched and. mnie 4 Sbation tho mails arg vuroed The w | siously but effoctively. NEW YURK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1862-TRIPLE SHEET. Party lett Pacific Bprings night before lant. “ene tologeaps ign mu were hit The station kee) kided @ fow days mait property. Thos far four employes of the company Rave kitted. Although the greater part of their Stork i# gone, the employes remain. A force is being raised in this city by Brigham Young, andor the aushori- ty of tho President, for the proteo\iou of the route. FROM GENERAL HALL CK’S ARMY. — Skirmish with the Enemy's Cevatry— Advance of the Entire Union Army— Upwards of Highty Thousand Kebels at Corinth, Ke. ‘Wasnmratoy, Aprif 20, 1962. ‘The following was roceived to-day at the War Depart. ment:— Seven Mite pros Moxrerer, Tenn., April 28, 1862. Five companies of our cavalry had a skirmish with (ho enony’s cavalry two miles in advance of this, The ene my retreated. Five of them were killed—one @ Major" Kighteen persons with horses and arms werecapturedand f are now incamp, One of the prisoners, named Vaughn, was formerly foreman in the ofice of the Louisville De- mocrat. Wa bad one man wounded aad nome killed. Our forces aro in capita! spirits. The prisonors say the enemy bave upwards of eighty thousand mon at Corinth, and will fight, and that they are busy intrenehing aud ynounting large guns. Preoinora Lanpina, April 2, 1862, Avother cvvairy reconnoissaace yesterday mot a rebel foraging party near Monterey. A sharp skirmish en sued, resulting im the death of Ove rebels, including one major, and the capturing of nineteon prisoners. Ono man war wounded on our side. Heavy rains fell last night, and the roads are agen in bad condition, ‘Yhe river is very high and rising. Brigadier Generai Cullum, Chief of the Staff and Hogi- '8,has arrived from the Mississippi river, where be has been engaged in plicing the defences of that viver in order. ‘Vhore was heavy feing across Lick Creel: this: morn- ing, caused by artillery pe by our advanced guardy who, after slight skirmishing, in which we captured several prisonors, oocupied Poa Ridge. At nine o’elost we occupied Monterey, twelve or fourteen miles from Corinth. A very intelligent sailor, of Boston, who deserted from the rebels this side of Corinth, reporta that the capture of New Orleans was generally Known in tho rebel caiop on the morning of the 27th. He also states that tho time of two Louis na rogiments, enlisted for twelve months, had ex. piretl, but by tho new conscription Iaw were required to serve two years longer. Ov being 86 informe, both regiments laid down their arms and refused lo fight, when Goneral Beauregard detailed four regiments to guard them as prisoners, It was not known that‘Ceneral Halleck is in command here; but the genoral improesion among the robei troeps was that Gen. Buell is, and that our army is retreating to Nashville. Cotons! J. C, Kelton, Aseistaut Adjutant General, arrived to-day, rolioving Captain Mclean, who was obliged to go to Cincinaati on aceount of i | health. my Near Preranvrs, Teon., April 29, 1862. Hon. Fi Stanton, Secretary of War:— General Pops sent a force to Monteray thie morning. The enemy fled. Our forces wok fifteen prisoners, some baggageand supplies. We destroyed the encampmentiand returned to camp in good order. There: is @ reconnoissance out to explore the country to Farmington. No nows from it yet. Our army ia greatly rejoiced to hear of the capture of New Orleans. THOMAS A. SOOTT, Agsistant Socretary of War, Cay, April 29, 1862. ‘The sigamer Bacon, which loft Pitsburg last evening? has arrivod. Generel Halleck, Buett anc Grant have moved their headquarters to near the front cf our lines and personally superintend all detvils attending tho advance of the whole foreo—orders for which are hourly expected. Ceneral Pope's division advanced four miles on Sun. day andere now encamped in wight of the enemy's camp firee Retiel deserters who came in Saturday had heard ramers of the fall of New Orivans. ‘The pickets occasionally oxchange shots ‘A latewarrival to-night roporta owe: whole army moving forward slowly. Contraban’s and deserters come withia our tines, and repeat the previous statements that Corinth is being evacuated. FISADQUARINRY Der akrMWT OF Tie MrveiagreT, 1 Prrascre, Howa., April 13, 1863. j Hoa, .£. M. Stavros, Seeretary of War:— Sue—It is the unanimous opinioe here $ Brigadier General W. T. Sherman saved the fortunsof the day on | ‘the 6th, and contributed largely to the glorious victory of the 7th. He was in the thickest of the ight on both days, having three horses killed under aim, and boing wounded twice, I respectfully request that he be made & Major General of Volunteors, to date from the Oth inat. Very respectfully, your obedien: servant, HW. W. HALLECK Wasuznciox, April 29, 1862. ‘The Navy Departmen! has received s despatch froa Commodore Foote, dated tast.oveaing. His fleet was at!l in front of Fort Wright, and. prosecuting the sioge caa- Carmo, April 29, 1862 ‘The De Sote arrived here thia afternown from the fet. She brings no news cf importange and roports no cliaigo or movements, {The bombardment wea kept up by the mortars at long intervals. Desertors from the fort confirm the fall of New Oriesne| Cwrcsco, April 29, 1842. ‘The rebel strength wt Fort Wright is stated by in-eill gent desertors at 8,000 mou, under Genera! Villipgne, who bas not beon superseded aa repozted. They have soven duttories mounting twenty-six guns. Defeat of «. Large Party of Texan Retrolem Probable Capture of the Rebel Sibley’s Command, &c. — Kayeae Crev, April 28, 1382. ‘The through mail, wit Sante Fe dates to (he I2h and Fort Union to the 1th, arrived to-day. After the battle of Pigcon’s Ranche Colonel Hough fell back to Fort Union, where a despatch was receives from General Canby, ordering a junction to be formed wish him ‘at Galesto. Major Peal was pinced in command. ‘Tho traops for the junction ordered by Goveral Canby arrived at Gal on the 9th in advance of Genoral Canby, and fearued that the Texans had sbandoued ante Foe, and were retroating from the Territory, Major Duncan, of General Canby's siatl, who was in command of the advance guard, had fullen in with a large party of Texans, when @ fight occurred, tn which the latter were routed. Major Duncan was slightly wounded, Gonerai Canby reached Galesto on the 11th, audan (m- mediate pursuit of the Toxans wae ordered, who wore thirty miles south. No doubt was entertained of the apeedy capture of Sibley’s command, as they were en- tirely destitute of everything, having lost at th tle of Pigeon Ranche all their baggage aed eupp!y trains, pro- visions, &o. ‘The health of the rebel army was Bot good, and mauy had died, One hundred and sixty sick end wounded had heen loft tn the hospital at Santa Fe. A large number of merchant trains were passed en route ‘to this city. ‘San Feancisoo, April 28, 1362. ‘The steamer Panama has arvived from Mazatlan with dates to the 10th. ‘The rebels ia Now Mexico and Arizona are making ef- forts te bring the border States into sympathy with thom. General Sibiey, commanding the revel forces, bad sent to Colone! Reilly to open negotiations with the Governor of Sonora, Colonel Reilly tendered troops te enter Sonore and chastise the Apaches, for whose ser. vices he asked the rightof way overland from Guayames and Arizona, and aleo the privilege of purchasing sup- plies at Masatian, The Governor entered inte a long correspondence with Reilly, and sent & special ger to the Gevernor of morsen- on the subject of big . No definite arrangements appeared agreed apea, ou ily received eourtecus treatment from the ernment officials, and at last accounts had arrived at ayamas, where he boasted he had been far more suc- cessful than he had hoped fur. —————— Viotation of Tun Coxcant Sanoow Liaw.—Frede. rick Pentze and William Devernoy, proprietors of the foundation. Persons with whom | concert saloon No. 616 Broadway, were takep into cus. dave beon inthe fights | tody Vaepek by Captain Willi son, of the Fourteenun precinct, on eharge of having pretty waiter girls in their stablishragt, contrary to law. Tne prigoners wore ht tajore Justice Osborne, at thé Fasex Mari +, where, after tindergolag an examination, yy wore held to bail eal iu ye nym of five hundred | dovinca We auawers - eT _ quarrel exceedingly. Interesting Debate on the Con- tract Committee’s Report. Quarrels of the Republicans Over the Public Plunder. Attack Upon and Defence of the , Committee’s Report. Speech of Senator Browning Against the Confiscation Bill, &., &., &o. Wasunarow, April 29, 1862. RE QUARRHLS OF TUE REPURLICANS OVER THE PUDLIO PLUNDER. Asfamily quarre! Between tho republiean members of the House has been raging fiercely for two days pam. ‘The exposures of rascatity made by the Committes om Coutraets has roused the-anger of the friends of the plun- dorers, 2nd @ furious assault upon the comrmitteo was the result, Some of the leading republicans took up the cudgels for the peculators; but thoy wore met by the committse with such sledge hammer blows that they have coms out of the contest much damaged and with loss to thelr party, The affair came to a crisis this afternoon. ‘The previous question wag moved, which, with the mo- tion of Mb, Stevens to ley the whole subject om the tublo, was ponding when the Honge adjourned. ‘The assailants of the committce would make the country bellrve that tho contractors are intensely patriotic, and that the government has been really a gainer by thelr operations; and, not contea® with that, have reflected upon the honesty and fairness of (he commities, Some very spicy comptiments passed between thea (is afternoon, Mr, Roscoe Conkling: made & sproad*eagle speech against them, and Mr, Washburne, of I!!tuois, called him a defender of robbers,. thieves and plundevers. Mr. Holman, of Indiana, one ef the commitioe, mate a epeech bristling with facts that would damp any party that shoutd attempt to excuse’ them. The opposition members have cnjoyed this family ‘They sit quistly around the ring’ whero the ight is going on and the rascality is shown up. ‘ho venerable Mr. Wickliife, of Kentucky, was aa admir- ing spectator thig afternoon, and his countenance, for (he first time during this session, was o picture of content- ment. Mary of tho republicans who have no axes te grid in tho contracts raourn the affair, saying that i the comnittee were handsomely sustained the repub- licen party would not guffer in the next campaign from the doviliries of individuals, ag it may, since ite leaders: have ao swutly dofended the guiity ones, FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. Deposits on temporary loan account have been received from the New York Clearing House banks at five per cen- tura, because tho certificates of deposit are used by these banks ia the transactions of the Cioaring Hougo, and the deposita are, therefore, jof more permanent character them those of other banks and individuals, who are allow- ed four por centum. This discrimination, however, will be continued only during the present week, when the rate for all dsperitors will bo made uniform at four per centum, inasmuch as it seems certain that even at thas rate the limit of tho $50,000,000 fixes by law will very soon be reached. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury is now prepared to pap all (adebtedness of date prior to the ist of February is cash; of the month of February 40 per centum in cash, and f subsequent date £0 per centunr in ensh. IMPORTANOR OF ST. HELENA SOVUND, BTO. Professor Bache, of the Coast Survey, reports that next to Port Royal, St. Helena Sound ts tho best harbor on the Southern coast. Twe channels, of seveteen foot esch.at mean low water, enter it, end from the Soum@ country may be penetrated by gunboata nearly te thernilroad. ‘The width of tho Sound renders all its shores hoaithy, a3 all aro freely reached by the sea brecee, snd Otter Island ospecislly is finelysituated for a sot- ‘lement and commercial town. If over other toterest® shar pianting ones rule in this region, he looks to eee its commercial adventage made useof, and the lumber fromthe heads of the Ashepoo and Gombabeo find a market mearey shese great rivers tin oither Charlesws or Savannah. *TRR EVACUATION OF JACKSONVILLE, FLA. ‘Tae following note from Secretary Stanton was received » in the House to-day, in anawer to the resclutiou of the. House of Representatives of the 2th instant, directing : the Secretary of Wer to communicate to the Houseal! the facta and circumstauces within his knowledge ia. regard to the late evacuation of Jaoksouville, Vicrida. 1 have respectfully to atate that soncoiving it to be the, provines of the President to direct thie departinent what. feets im relation to military operations shall be commu~ nicated. He instructs me to gay, that Jacksonville was: evacuated by the orders of the Commanding General ef that department, for reasons which it ia not doomed com- patible with the public interest at preeent to disclose. THE CONTRACTS FOR ARMS. The Commission on Ordnange and Ordnance Supplies have, it is said, rejected all the foreign contracts, and considerably curtailed these for the manufacture of ere im the United States. ‘The Ordnance Oifice has iseued proposals for manufae- to within ope year, Springfield rifled muskets aad Harper's Ferry rifles, together with carbines, revolvers, sabres, awords ana scabbarda. The department reserves to itaglt the right to reject any Did, and will consider none made through eny agent, broker or partyother than (he regular manufacturers, NAVAL ORDERS AND APPOINTMENTS. ‘The Navy Department bas appointed Josiah Huntresa Acting Master's Mate, snd he is ordered to the Petemsc flotilla, Win. Rion Hoel has beeu appointed Acting Volumteor Lieatenant in Commodore Foote’s flotilia, Lieutenant Thomas H. Stovens is ordered to.rapors te viag Officer Goldsboroug® for the command of tho Mar. tinez. ‘Acting Master's MatorWilliam W. Messer is promoted te the grade of Acting Master, and ordered to the United States steam gunboat Pau} Jones. TAR EMANCIPATION COsmMIssior. The Emancipation Commissioners met to-day. Seve ral petitions wero filed, and during the morning thirty ne forty. porsons waited on the Board for information re- garding the mode of procedure. ‘TH SELECT COMMIITEE ON CONPISCATION. Representative Eliot, of mossachusetts, is Chairmam of the Soleet Committee on the Conilucasien of rebel prov perty, being now first in the order of appointment, the, House having @xcused Mr. Olin from service on the com, multtee, and to which Mr. Sedgwick. was added to-day. ‘THE CONMANDER OF THE 9URVENS BATTERY. Secretary Welles hae ordered Lisutonant Robiasoa wa the command of tho battery FE. A. Stevone, commealy, but erroneously, callod the “Naugatuck,” at Fost Monroe. NEWLY INVENTED ARMOR AND PROJECTILES. ‘All the inventive talent of the nation seems to lave been suddenly directed to the construction of irresistable projectiles, impenetrable armor for vessels, or-infallible mactines for blowing up ail sorts of vessels. Theypropo- sitions to the Navy Depar‘aneat for the adoptiondof var}. ‘ous inventions may be messnred by tho bushel, and the models presented would Croight the Great Faatezm. Some of these propositions are frivolous, but many of thom are meritoriour, and render decision as to superiority dim- ult, A® fast as projectiles are precmted which will penetrate any armor hitherto used, some new armor is brought forward, capable of realsting even the new projectiles. The inventions are not all entirely news but have bitherto remained unnoticed. Among them is the application of corrugated irom te the construction of, frandoats, alluded to tn the Hansip @ fow days ago. It ‘was patentod about two years ago by Mr. flooly, who was for several years a carpenter inthe navy. It is claimed that it wil insure greater strength and power of resis- tance, combined with lightness, than ang other armor: ‘Tho passage of the bill making @& appropriation fur exporimont to Coat the value of thess Inventions is mucin needed. THM ORIO TROOTS AT THR WATTLE OF 6HILOR. ‘The charges made against the Zoventy-seventh ang Fifty-third Ohio regiments, fn connestion with the batwy of Sbitoh, are said By representatives from Obio ta be entiroly unjuss and unmerited. These regimente are both from the Sixteenth Congressional district of Ohio, sented by Hon, Wm. P Cutler, who has commust- cated to the War Dopartrrect reliable infortuation, ox oneraring the regiments from the charges, proferred ef = PO ems ae