The New York Herald Newspaper, May 13, 1862, Page 2

2 NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY sc alae overcome in wl bat, or i may park fall. | convicted eonntérfetter, John Richards, atid; Jobn tag into its mepazine, or by ‘the thers A five, bo put | Richardson, alas Louis Napoigoa, to be hung om the bh by moment, Jf 60, Rickmand ist | of Muy imstani, bas beeu pibbished dn eziwse in tl Out of the way at aby once approachable by gun! ts pevecdy untnable and tae? stele Our numerous Latteries un the banks ence has shown, are utierly incapable of te Ssny’s boats, If two veesis could rua tha gauntlet of two formidable forts on the lower Mississippi, and entire miles of battertes on fia banks, surely 1¢ would be mscineve {0 place any reliance gon similar ant, we have no doult, inferior devences on the Jam's. Loats, under an attack from which f Tana forest. the vine, €2 Busi. Houses ‘Giosing Up—Everybody Selling at Auction—A Meilanchely Pics {From the Ric! 2.) The present week will 2 the futere of Richmond as the great w ek of auctions. A laiger amount Jer Rumber of stocks of merchun tise ty of goods have been sold at auction km Richmond than has ever been of property, a and a greaier during the pres ‘The offect, of course, has stores of Wie first class, heretofore leacting houses in their Several deparimen's of trade, than was ever known wo close ip a single week. ‘Yhe circumstance has beon the necessary result of recent legis!ation of the state. The 6: £ class houses of character from replen goods. Many of them woukt have contziued open w the remnants of the stocks they had o dif they i: Deen allowed to Lake oat licenses (or frac of the yea ‘corresponding with. the Licenses thus obtained bad permitted the goods rema: ing on haad at the eud of the fractivnal term to be & wold at auction. But it is said that the recont law of the Leg's!ature for- bids tho issuing of licenses for less than a year, ant that such licenses, under the new law, do not taclude poi mis- ion to close out at ction. ‘The year for new licenses commences on the Ist of May. Hence the unusually large mumber of auctions within the lusi few days, an. hence tuble houses of business sud- om eae dently closed in ail of ihe city, We suppose a like falling of in the number of licenses taken out is Wo be observe! th oughout the State. In pact the fact resuits, maturally fom the war aud blockade, Dut it is due algo, in a groat degree, to the policy of a law which has, at least, defvaced iis great end of ercating the largest possible revenue. The City essays Under Martial the Richmond #xaminer, May 2.) As & matter of public interest we have prepared the following list of goverument otflers having in keeping the welfare and good government of this city. We have also appended, when kuown, tho place of nativity of each: — Brigadier Gonoral Jonn H. Winder, Command- ‘ant of the Dopartment of Henrico, embra- cing the city of Richmond and the country for ton miles around.... Mr. Griswoll, First Prov Goneral Winder........ Mr. Booker, Fir Assi-tan! Mr. Alexander, Sec ind Assistaut Pro Samuel McCubbin, Jr., Chief of Police. George W. Clackna, detectiv Charies Carroii Hicks, devectiv Georgia, but from Mr. Woodall, detcci A Edward J. Costello, detective. Bernard Shaw (Colone! Andrew! McGhee, detective.... John Roach, detective. Mr. Hammond, ‘otect: John Carter, dotecti Mr. Bryant, detectir Bob Crow, detectiv George Freeburger, jailor Dr. Bosavally, special cl prices eons and fish tlew back with a recoil nig Wy predire which deen removed. wa ry morning for ph cents a dozen, and butter oe eas: Fn Duet —_ Prices appear, they are exorbitant comparison the demended for b tcher’s meat, bacon, Butcher’s moat was of country ton to i $ g @ g 3 #28 3 hay who goes to market znd , buys @ dozen, and goes homo or tweon overy article in his shop to them. troops separated into scoured the upper part of the city, even as the Bacon Quarter Branch, without suecess. The during thig time had fallen back towards the cen- and were amusing themselves tearing up ‘onth street, and, boing joined by a thud, po eme po es _— of keepin, veany “Ge them charged at and actually leaped his horse into the canal at the foot of Seventh street. ‘The other twe continued their races up and down the ‘Btreet, occasionally firing @ pistol to add zeet to the ‘sport, and Cg om, A ride over evory polestrian they encountered. They bad entire contro! of this part of the city, not s dotective, a pikoman, or musketeor appeared ‘upon the scene to dispute their supremacy,and they might have continued their mad revel until murder bad ‘deen committed had they not been arrested in mid carcer Generah Wise. ‘Thia gentleman, who borane, 4 Up Grace street, be- twoen six and seven o'clock, had his attention attracted by the conduet of the rioters. One of them being in th: Act of attempting to run down some citizens, and “Get out of the way if yon dou’t want to un over. had stopped bis horse in the middie of the street, and was gotting out hie pista! to shoot him he said. Gonera! Wise, seeing at a glancs the condition of @ffaira—that the men were drunk and intent on HE Ba Hf $5. Wise, mado a cut at him with General Wiso caught the arm of his assailant just as the blow was de . Mr. George Michard rushed to the assistance of the General, and jumping up behind the rioter tumbled bim from his horse and he'd him. Ay this time five other citizens bad seized and dismovnted the other rioter. Tho tminediately condneted to the Pro- vost Marshal's office by Genoral Wise, Mr. Michard and Wo hear other citizens. We did not learn their names, that one citizen, from whom we had axpoo things, refure to hel» to arr he © strikes us as a bitter commentary on vigilance of the three Provost Ma-shais and their nam rous subsiterns, civil and mitit 0@ soldiers, for ours, in the light of day commit gross and nolsy out- rages in the very heart of this city,and are flaw ly ar- ons without a policeman ce. A Slur at the Gallant Corcoran, (From the Richmond Examiner, Moy 2.) ‘We learn tliat Colobel Corcoran, now cvntine: | Bere, has bees appointed to a vo: ativo governm in New York, his wie to rocvive his salary ghia imprisonment. We sv thit has been given Cor-oran as a sop for his martyrdom in the Lincoin csuse. Prosecution for Counterfolting Confe- jernte Shinplastors. (From tho Riclimoad txaminor, May 2.) CONFEDERATE COURT—JULGE ILALYBURTON. @eo. Elam, charged with countertel:ing and passing it Confederate Treasury notes, ou or aliont tho March last, was led to tho bar for triat. WYil!lam r, Crump, isq., appeared as his counsel, Mr. ?.H. Aylett ‘The accused ia about twenty-two or three years of ago, ‘about the medium alature, and having aa iutei)igout and decidedly handsome face. He ay euwed chorful ont in god . While standing the best part of an hour Jur the reading of the incictment against him, he About in an wncoucerned manner, and chowod to bacoo with groat zest and gusto. At the conclosion of the reading of the indictment he plead not guilty in o Joud, clear and confident tore. Mr. Crump solieite i the Court f ease until Saturday, siacing that hia o pao oem eyo igo Advooate of the Court Martial been as to prevent his giving that atieution to thie case which ite ser. cusses; denmmuded. ‘The Judge stated that, \t being necessary to make som @istinetion or broak in itis te n the next, be would contions Kia hoxt, and adjourn the oovrt for xt torm on (hat doy, th ased wes then hand: continuance of the to. meet agai May. Prison in the custody of the ellie: aputy marsh Heary Myovs a ths Sranenet sone divit busivers, adjowrnod to the term in ‘ the judgmeut of Jadge Halyburton, svat Par paper. We haye «so mentioned the unsuaceref, plication for @ pardon made by the convict s counsel, And stated tha: the convict, with the porous aliascs, would certaiuly be huug on th. day indicated in the juig- ment of the court. Now, we believe, fur reason which we are not at iiberty to state, that the execution wit be de erred until Elam shall have undorgone his trial, and the result beex made known. Mr. John M. Botts—Conditions of His Release. {From the Richmond Examiner, May 2.) Woe meationed some days ago that Mr. Joha Minor Botts, who bad ben o ed for two monthé on & charge of high treason. had been released on his paro'e, but slated at the ai we were anacquainted with the conditions atiache! to his parole; we, howover, pre sumod, and se siated, that they were those r ad ed by the Court of Inquiry. We have since asc» tained tho exagt conditia of Lis redease, Ho was to retu bis famby and make his business arrangements, to take up bis abo:le at some place “in the interior,” to be indi cuted by the Conte > governs) m- munication with others then his-own family, @ striely b 3 matters. When his arrangements shail Lisve beon completed he is to report himself to the Secretary of War for orders, Butter a Decided Luxury, [From the Richmond Exemius?, May 2.) At thea ction yesterday at Mr. Sampsom Jones’ groce- ry store, coroer of Ninth and Sain streets, butter seid at one dollar and twenty-five cents 4 pound, State of the Money Market. (From the Money Article of tho Richmond Examiner, May 2. Srxcrz.—We quote gold and ee at 80 te 100 per cont premium (!) Very little doing. . Bank Nores.—Nearly ailSouthern bank notes are taken on deposit by our banks. ‘The following aro for the want of arrangomout to make-them current at bank. Gsorvia.—City Bank, Augusta; Mechanics’ Bank, do. ; Bank of Augusta, Augusta jusurance aud Bani Com pany, all one per ceat discount; and Bink of the Empire State, Rome, Georgia; and Northwestera Bank, Ringgold, Georgia, two per cent discount. Nota Canoiuna.—Rank of Lexington, Bank of Claren- don; Bank of Commerce, Newborn; Bank of Fayotteriile, and Bank of Washington, ail one per cent discount, In the stock sa'es report of the same paper, North Carolina State bonds (six per cent) are quoted at 1.10, an advance of trree per cent, since our last adyices.—[Fort Macon has fallen ad intorim,]—while confederato bonds are offered at 97. The Second Paralicl of Defence. }Fr m the Richmond Whig, May 6. dh The loss of every seaport erty belonging to the colonies compeliod Washington to say tt where the enemy was in command of the ocean «‘the defence of the coast is im- practicable,” Such was his experience, attested by t loss of armies and stores captured whenever exposed to the access of British fects, We have demonstrated the same truth, under very much the same circumstances. have endeavored to contest the power of the enemy at every point guscopti- dle of defence. That these defences should Lave been strengthened, or abandoned if untenable against ro Projectiles—that the construction of iron-clad ts, should have beem hastened by tho Navy Department— are facts deserving future investigation; but, at the pre- meat | we must deal with the situation which presents tse ‘The coast defence has not ithont good effect. We have introduced large mili tores, and we have compelled the enemy to incur’tn immenze addition to their expenditures. We now retire within our ptrallel of defence. We withdraw troops from untena- ble positions; the enemy @etaches troops to occupy them. We fall back toa ier re, enemy succeeds: to the barning sunand deadly fev which guard the coast. Wecan concentrate our columns with compara- tively short marches; the must advance with weakened columns and intreased labor. We withdraw from the reach of their flest, scareely: less formidable ae pero and then compel the enemy to cope with us where his admitted advantages aro reduced nearer to equality. Should we avictory near Rich or at Corinth, it feat. We Saal We i wild be impossible tha! the en-my should fa deals, im time to escape the consequences of in such a cage gain a great deal that has heretofure been lost by joining: ‘Dear water lines. We have fought the enemy on hit own ground (?), let him ow meet us on ours. ft him conquer the vast, of the confederacy. bhn keep hie columns together to avoid surprize,and he can inflict comparatively little injury except upon the track of -his progress. Let him allow kis men to wander over the country, and they will be pisp soot ap the demoralization of plunder or to be cut oif in detail. . Hitherw the invasion has boem comparatively wifMiut privation to the enemy. When they quit the water and advance into th , their toils and commence. Look at the army of Bank: in tue Valley of Virginia for more than two months, and it has not yet penetrated more than one hundred mii It dreads ambushes, flank attacks or a loss of communi. The invaders have abandoned the greater part of North- western Virginia for similar reasons. The'State of the roads and the difficulty of subsiting a large army from the rear readers the progress of invasion slow and perate the enemy at every nd convincing him that freemen ‘defending their homes are invincible, Inyestment of Richmond. {From the Richmond Whig, May 6.) ‘Some months ago a Northern paper stated that it was the of the Yankees to put into execution Napo- leon’s tactics ‘or the reduction of Uim, and reduce Rich- mond without a battle. Allthe avenues to it were to be cecupiod, all supplies cut off, so that it would oe com- pelled to fall withoct a blow, or if fight took place all, on their own terms. In pursuance or this prograt Burnside was to take possession of the North Railroad; the Peninsula to be strongly oceupicd; the Rap- pabannock to be held in the same way ; Banks to advance up the valley and threaten the Ora ge Railroad, and thecanal at some point above Scuttsville; the Cheat Mountain army to advanee upon Rockbridge and North river and Tynchburg. These various advances being ‘established and maintained, the only remaining avenue would be the Danville road, which, of course, would speedily follow the fate of the rest. This was the substance of the statement. We are glad to know that our government ia fully advised of it, and Prepared to baffle the designs of the enomy. Especially with reference to the meditated attacks on tho canai from Staunton and through Roekbridge, the amplest pre- parations have been made. At ‘he points by greater forces we hope our authorities are equally ready. Tue coil of the anaconda must be broken, and it caunot be dane too soon. An Invocation. 'rom the Richmond Whig May 6.) As the pul anxiety is wrought up at present to an ‘extreme pitch relative to the military events that are ‘expected hourly to occur, we hope that the government will promptly make known to the people whatever Infor. mation It my receive about the results of the great bat- ties that may be fought at the several points whero the confederate and federal armies aro iting ome an- other. Any concealment will be construed as indicative of disaters of the worst kind and the public mind will be more painfully affected than {t could possibly be by a knowledge through official channels of the real truth. An Excusable Indulgence in Rhetoric. (From the Richmoud Enquirer, May 6.) THE WAR, Important events are come to the birth, and the wait- tng, anxious solicitude which possesses the public mind, is not favorable for audiesce to other themes. And upon the ponding battles the thought of which now engages the conceru of the country, coujecture would be but mockery. The futare is about to throw open her gates, and great events to stalk forth. We attend the develop: ment with the sensibility which the oocasion evokes: and we suspend the coufli¢t of opinions and the balanei speculations, to listen in silence to the sentonce of fate carl the loyie of acomplished renin The Rebel Press Aiding the Defamers of General McClellan. {From the Richmond Dispateb, May 7.) ULM AND RICHMOND—HONAPARTE AND M’CLELLAN. The Whig says a Northern paper proclaims the inien- tien of MoClellan to seize ail the eo:ntaun: 18 leading to this city, cut off the supplies, shut up our armies aa Mack was shat op at Clin, and take them ali without a Daitie, ‘k, and it is probably ang- gested by the which the government has adopted, an'l which tim giving up everything to the enomy as he advances. We hope, howaver, that system, is to be changed, and that we shall havo some fightihg at least before we shall be entirely shut up. Ju the meantime Richmond cannot be madean Ulm, wnless Goueral Johnston be made a Mack and General j.and as we aro unable to see how be effected, wo must be al- Jowed to remain a littio increduions. It ia certain that, thus far, Gonora! Johnston has proved bimself anyth bat a copy of the olf Austrion professor; and we shoul think even MocCiellan's warmest admirers can hardly claima anything Na o for bis tactics. Of all the siow conches that ever anything to do with the command of man, he i lowest. He has been Commanier-in- Chief of the kee army for nine months. He has had an enemy tn his eight during the whole of that time, aud he Las wever yet fonght@ battle. Napoleon, on the con- to nse the words of one of his biographers) » Nghtuing in tho eyes of his enemies.” in the saine space Of time mentioned above be would have sub verted lnif « dozen empires. There cannot bea more pe ecful contrast than that which his operations before is very own of Ulm prosent to the movements of ‘ed his army from Washington two ago. Ho himeoif, after ieeuiug a thondering pro- about six ington to Richmond, by way of York, {8 @ journay of about twonty-four hours, with the ait of seam. He as been six weeks on the peniuawia, and hag not oughta batt's. He began his favorite s: term of d'g@ing ac soon as he got e, and haa been at it ever siace, He browaht up all the heavy astilery he aston. That General ing ditches aud oy the fruit of AWing his troops without 1 0 of won conutry, ere he neo fron. | jletely bafited thé! Co Sve At vin his me ey hoped it might Hoon we th the at Ponlogne, in the tart 13, 1862.—TRIPLE ‘THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION IN TROY. May of the Burnt District---Forty Acres of Buildings Destroyed. WATERS-SON 1—Gurley’s Building. © %—Johnson’s Block. rian Church. &—Union House. 9—Home Mission. 10—Droadway House. 13—Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 17—Orphan Asyium. 18—Churob Asylam. 11—Sholdon & Groen’s Foundry, 14—Ida Terrace. 15—Washington Hall. 3—Scotch Presbyterian Church. 4@—Sixth atreet Presbyte” 6—Fulton House. %—Tremont House. 8—North Baptist Church. 12—Lowh’s Carriage Shop- 16—Troy City Bank® bis flotilia to the shoros of ‘“porfidious Alblon.”” Ho loarned that Villaneuye had been defeated and chased into Cadiz by a British squadron undor Admiral Calder, and that ho was there ely blockaded. He saw that his grand scheme of invasion was frustrated. For anhour he gave way to a paroxysm of rage. At the end of that he recovered himself, and instamtly took his resolution. Austria and Russia bad joined with Eng- jand in a fourth coalition against France. Austria had already invaded Bavaria, and foroed the Elector tofiy with his army to the nocth of the Danube. He deter. mined to transfer the war to the banks of the Lanube. He issued orders instantly for tho camps at Boulogne and / Ambietense and. those {n Holland to“be- broken ‘These troops commenced their March across the w! length of Franco, about the die of September, and were on the Rhine by the had marchod five ‘bundred miles in the interval, and they had no steam to On the 26th Napoleon himself arrived at columns om th bem manceuvred before the Black Forest, in to persuade ‘Mack that they meant to approach bim in that direction. ‘The others crossed Danube, unived with Marmont and the Bavarians, and with Bernadotte, and marching dowmthe rivor, the whole recroased to the side they were crigisally on, and placed themaelives be- tween Mack and . Mack bad soveral divisions stationed in his rear. ‘Thoy wote all successively at- tacked by om Jr catenin bnie- gee | eithor driven in or : en drew rem: forces ‘Ulm, and-om the.16th of October, ten pain = thee, blow of the campaign, surr to the ber thirty thouswmd. As inany had already been lost in the various actions that had taken place, Suchis the difference between Ulm and Richmond, be- Napoleon ae cress and Napoleon the small. The two hundred miles in steamers, dug up dirt enough to bury the city of Boston, fought one or two skirmishes, in which they bayo been rep and it hag taken them two months to do this. ere is some little difference, ‘too, ari out of the relative position of the two adver- sarles. Freach had beon in the habit of beating aes Austrians two to one. The Yankees have never able to stand before our man field, and have never one tage over them, without fleet. It must be considered, too, that Napoleon the Great had ‘the ad: keeping bis designs secret until they wore Cseap te xocution. He entrasted his intention of isang ‘many to nobody but tho Kiog of Bavaria, whom Austrians had expolled from his country, an: ‘who was ready to join him with ul! his forces. The-lit- tle Napoleon blabs his ont to Bennett, and Bennett blabs them out to the rest of tho world. We feel mush obliged to the latter for this eketch of his laader's {ntontions. We hopo fohnston will make good use of it. Mack could only heve boen kept fu his puaition by con- cealing the danger from him. Bennett has been kind to give nq due notice of the danger of ours. He must not quarrel with our General if he should take the hint. It would be very pleasant, no doubt, to catch our armoy ina trap, but we fear that the pleasure must be foregoue for this time, at lonst. A Rebel Governor and the Rebei Congress at Loggerheads—Message of Governor Letcher. On the sixth day of May Governor Latcher, of Virgt- nia,sent in a communication to the Legislature of that ‘State in relation tothe conseription law, A3 wil! bezcen, he provomnoas it it unconstitutional. {From the Richmond Dispatch, May 7 ] Kxeccnve Derintarat, May 5, 1362. Gaxtuzmex oF THR Sexvrm ann Hover or Derecauei— Sinee your adjournment the Confederate Congress have passed a conseription bill, which relieves the General Assembly, in a.grent measure, from the uecessity of fur- ther legisiation in rogtra to military matters. This bill divests the State authorities of ali control over the troaps of Virginia and yeats in tho Confederate government the pow to enrol all persons between tho ages of eighteen andt! a Tgavize them, commission the officers, eail tl into service, and dispose of them in such uan- ber as they may deom advisable. It is my deliberate conviction that this act is uncon- silwional, but, taking into consideration the peculiar condition of affnirs existing at the time of its 1 forbear to debate the question ai present. Wher the war is ended we can disonss these quostions, and 80 set- tle them as to preserve the rights of the States. Har- mony, unity and conciliation are indispensable to suc- cess now, and J will, as the Executive of the Stato (pro- testing against it as an infriogement of State rights), ac- quiesce in its passage, api respoctfully and earnestly urge upon our peopid, as 1 have mniformly dono, a ompt and cheerful response to its requirements, Drive the invader from our soil, establish the inde- pendence of the Southern confeleracy, and then we can mark, clearly and distinctly, tho lino betwoeu State and Confederate authority. Since the Convention entered into between the Hon. Alexander H. Stephens and the cormtice appointed by .| our Iate State Convention, was ratified by the two go- Veruments, the absolite direction and exclusive coptiol of our military affairs has been confided to the Confede- Yate government. Tho State authorities have had no power to direct military moverments or in any way to control the disposition of our troops. This arrangemont was dosmed necessary to secure the unity of action which, in military matters, isregarded by military men as indixpensabie to success. We have had some reverses recentl; disconragimg or dispiriting our people, they should pro: dace exactly the opposite effect. Tuey should stimulate Us to increased efforts, to redoubled energies, and showd aroure throughout the entire confederacy a more deter- mined, uncompromising and unyielding spirit, Ifevery maa will dete mine that the South sail not bo subju- gated, the work will be half accomplished. A people such as we are, resolved to be free, can never be reduced to slavery. After at iz, in direct controversion of the history of the past few months, that ‘there is mo cause for gluom or despondency”’ on the part of the rebels, the Governor doals in the following chimera:— Our policy must be changed. We mast make this a war of invasion, and we must push it with a zoal anden- ergy equal to that exhibited ®y our wily enomy. Mary- land must be redeemed. Accomplish this, and the way ‘will be opened to the invasion of the North; and aa we progress thonsands of armed men will arise on all sides, who will most cheorfally unite thoir destinies with ours, and will cordially co-operate im carrying our flag to thoxe sections in whith it has nos yet been seen. ‘We must in¢rease our forces in the Valley of Virginia. Jackson must be largely reinforced. He most have the power to cloar out the valley and make attacks at points in the enemy’s territory most likely to tnflict upon him the severest retribution, An invasion of their territory ‘will bring the Northern people to their senses, and will enabie them to fool and apprectate the disadvantages and evils of a war such as they have so unnecessarily brought upon the country, Ihey must bo mado to foe! those be. fore wo can hope for a permanent peace, and the sooner they are mad» to fool thom the sooner pexce will come. Lat our Generals have an atoyuate force to loosen tha tyrant’s grasp npon Maryland, retiovy her sibjngated people, And enable (hem to unite with Those whoge late resis and institutions aro identical with their own, This done, and tfousands of her best citizens will at once rosh to the standard of the Southora Confederacy, and will prove themsolves as efficint voldiers a thair broth ren now in service in Virginia aud other States of the Confedernoy. Another result of not loss mportance gill foil. ‘Tho ¢ nablo orga tien up at Wh cling wil ial, The r law will fh nin that pa. { tho St yal cit " w m'r¢ ac ot is H . number of North will be dissolved, and our government established ‘upon an enduring basis. We an important work beforo us—important to ourselves and not Jess important to. posterity. We have & great object in view—an object which should be cher- ished by all—tho establishment of liberty and freedom and in dencefor.the South. Our success will ac- a} e ple, and unless I ‘am groatly deceived, our example will have its influence, sooner or later, in bringing about the overthrow of the Lincoln despotism. 4 And cannot prosecute this war and support 6 army of the enemy withia the limits of the Southern confederacy. We have the means in abun- dance for the support of our own army, no’ mattor to whatextent it may bo increased. We must invade the y's country, and f¢ him to subsist bisarmy at homeby compelling its. withdrawal from our section. Out) advent into Southern Tiinois, Indiana and Ohio, will introduce us to a people whose sympathies are with us, and who will extend to us aid and Now Orleans has fallen. This is one of our principal points for 3 plies, and this in the @ands of the exemy, change our Sellcesarptaent mecomonrz, and it shoald be made — a ay eft poor a Icot ony: can moves pare: gained. The past is gone—wisely improve the presen’ and thefuture will Do safe. Paces) : OF 7HR FRUITS OF THE REBELION, Alluding't@ the loss ef slave property the Governor speaks as fc — Tho loss Lo the citizens of Virginia in the item of slave property aione far exceeds the loss from ths destruction of cotton: ay: of property during the war. | cont an ag 80,728 by'the late census, is worth, in round not be permit- by aby proper means . therefore, our officers, when there in reason to be- belive that they will be compelled to abandon a position, would notify the owners of slaves to remove them, or report them at camp for the performance of such service os may be to @ moet severe logs in this particular property would be avoided. NOW THE MASsxS ‘‘nUSU"’ TO THe AID OF AVIS AND CO! T call your attontion to the defects in the laws relating toexemptions. If conclusions can be drawn from the re- ports that have been made to the Adjutant General, we bave too much reason to bolieve that fn many instances tho law has deen grossly abused, and multitudes have been released from military service who have no just claim ty exemption. The applicants have been allowed to select the physicians who were to examine them, and it hag been no unusual sight to see the court houses oc- eu by physicians receiving feos for furnishing cer- cates of ‘disability.”” Tho certificates thus obtained when presented to the |, in most instances, have been taken as sufficient to justity the exemption of the applicant. These applicants id be ro. examined by a disinterested surgeon, who is not t> receive fees, and who shoul! be sworn before he enters upon the discharge of juties. Allmon capable of 4 80, are equally bound to render military service, aud all should be wii- ling to render it at a time !ike the presont. WHAT ARMS HAVE BREN ISSUED BY THE STATE ORDNANCE kk, mag wena &e., since ee of a last, irgi nance ment. @ report Rows that we have issued thirty-nine pieces of artillery, six and twelve-pounders, and sixteen thousand seven hundred and seventy-four small arms, ‘Tue balance of tl ¢ is devoted to purely local affairs, aud concludes as follows:— There ia much misundorstanding with regard to tho sentiments and position of our people in Western Virgi- nia; and it would be unpardonable in me to permit this cccasion to pass without vindicating them in the eyes of untrywen of the Southern confederacy. A decided ‘ity of the people of Westera Virginia sustained the ance of the convention declaring tho secession of wre Pe tg gta have been since og enn 9 wsurped government at Wheeling, and in no single instance have more than one third of the voting population been found at the polis. Let these sig- nificant facts go to the world as @ vindication of this people against the unjust imputations that have been made against their loyalty and fidelity. bas crushed them for the present, but the da: when that section of our State—rich in mineral resources, fertile in soil, genial in climate and abundant in all the cereal productions—will be remem! and reclaimed The avenging hour draws uigh when the disloyal, faithful and traitorous will be made to bow in hum! submission to the majesty of the law, and will rejoice at the by: hers A to share again with us in the glorious name of Virginian. Respectully, JOHN LETCHgR. The Tobacco in Richmond to be De- stroyed. je rom the Richmond Dispatch, May 7. Ts has ten deemed sarieehiey tx case a blades should arise for the destruction of the mannfactured to- bacco now stored in this city, that it should all be gath- ered together in certain prescribed warehouses, so that its destraction might oor tainly be assured if we aro ever £0 unlucky as to havea visit from the Yankee vandals. When this course “was determined on, all owners were notified that they could remove their tobacco from the city, but would not be permitted to spread ft about in small lots for the purpose of retaining it here aud evad- ing the order respocting it. Yesterday Assistant Pro- vost Marshal Alexander caused a lot of it to be seized which was boing distributed in the wrong way. Purchase of Cotton on Fore! Account. {From the Ricbmond Dispatch, May 7. We append below a letter just addressed by the De- tment of State in answer to an inquiry by a Southern frm whether cotton purchased on foreign account would be treated as exempted from the law which de- olares that all cotton shal! be destroyed when it is about to fall into the hands of the enemy — CON} RDERATE STATES OF AMBRICA, i Deranrxent oF Stare, Ricuwoxp, May 6, 1862. jess. Gaxrixmkw—I have your letter of 20th alt., in relation to purchases of cotton for persons Vong Se foreign countries. I know no law which prohibits the purchase of cotton on foreign account, but I am not aware of any law of reason of policy which should induce thia govorn- ment to extend to oe purchased greater protec- tion than fs extended to of our own citizens. the settled determination of the government to allo It is w DO cotion to fall into the hands of our enemies, as it is por- fectly well known that they would seize and appropriate to themselves all cotton they could find, without regard to ownership. If your correspondents buy cotton they must expect to share the same risks a8 are incurred by our own citizens. Your obedient servant, J BENJAMIN, Secretary of State. Forty-T wo Deserters from the Rebels, (From the Richinond Dispatch.) Hkanquarrena, Reorvrnno Statiow, Foorrn Anavama Reciwnvt Vous., 100 Main street. The following named mon have deserted from this eta- tion, and the government reward will be paid for their apprehension. — . T. Kerne. Jas. M.Clusky. = Wm. Johnson. Thos, Parker. Jobn Sheridon, —Johu Riley. Jamos Madison, Jas. Broderic. John Henderson, Wm. Roseh. Wm. Johnson. Chas. Crawford, Jos. Cayannangh. Daviel C. Murry. John MeDonald, Samuel Davis. TranklinMayberry.Jas, Gorman, Geo. J, Smith, Jaa. Drew. George Wildey. tt. Androw Jno. Mavtinshelton.Geo. Howard, Jobn MeCan\ John J. Ford, Robert Johngon, Wm. 8. Donghiss. Jnines Ghoy, Goo. Douglass. Patrick Doran, —Jobn ft. Taylor, John Anderson, Wm. Smith, ! Norace Harria. John Gray. } Goo. Wiiltama, — Jno, Thomnae. M. bs. TRAVIS, | cocond Lioutenant and Roesuiting Officer Fourth Alabama steers The Eftet of Consoriptic pape,e oy that thelr 0 push Pd Uae Jollod cuaul be ‘ysiare ned bare SHEET. mity. The following, which gre clip from among many others of a like isger, hot the most Gouoiusive testimony to that olfect:— {From the Richmond Despatch, May 7}. Frrry Pouuans Rewann.—I will pay $00 reward for the @ rest ans delivery to Capt. Alexander, Assistant Po- Vist Narehal, at Richmond, of each of” the following de-cribed persons, wh» have deserted from my com- pony, Guinea s “tation, Caroline county, Va., ¥ vry Carpenter, aged ninetoen years, five fect six anda baif inches high, has Diack bair, hazel eyes, light compicxion, full face, small chin, projecting teeth, and has a scar cn the let thumb. M. (, Hoxter, aged :wenty-one years, about five foot rive inehes high, has brown Lair, blue eyes, ruddy co nploxion, and Ls broad shouldeced’ and squarely built. Iscx, isaged mino'wan yoars, about tive 1eo%, high, bas dark batr, dirk complexion, and is splendid tty bs Geo ge Cevley, aged twonty three years, six fect one and a het: faches bigh, has brown hair, hazel oyes, slight moust.che, and round featurcs, Augusius Rueket'®, is azed eighteon yeard, five fect seven and a haf | high, bus iit brown bair, Laas! eyes, fair complexiun, and ts Slightly mado. Jno, Win. Dell, is aged twonty years, five fect eicht and a balf inchoa high, has biaek bair, hazel eyes. rudy complexion, full round face, aud was raised in Mourico bounty. All of the above named desorters are believed to be in Richmond at this time. GREENLEK DAVIDSON, Captain Letcher Artillery. Tho following men haviog deserted from the Fifty- sixth Vircinia regiment, tho usual reward of thirty a‘ lirs is hereby dered for thelr apprekeusion and deliv- pant TEaeepany A, Captain Boswell—Robort Puryear, A. D. Brommell. Company C, Captain Fmith—Jos. Aluott, M. BySims, lester Elijah ‘homas Mills, A. J. Bibb. one ap ee gg wl . ampany in Richardsons-Wi. Perry. Company eon Michio—Elias Morria, Dennis me Tabi a Shittet, Lingus Shiflet, Sith Shiflet, Jno. Ba'la order of Colonel Stuart, Colonel Commanding Fifty- 8i regiment Virginia Voluatecrs. W. H. OTEY, Adjutant. A Vory Sugnestive Paragraph. [From the Richt Dispatch, May 7.) ATTENTION, MARYLANDERS! The following copy of a lotter from Hon. Geo, W. Ran- dolph, Secretary of War, sots at rest all doubts as to the position of Marylanders under the Conscription act:— CONT EDERATY STATES OF AXBRICA, War Daranmenr, Ricuwonp, May 1, 1862. Capt. R. C, Suits, Company C, First Maryland regiment, ‘care of Major J. A. Weston, Richmond, Va.:— fm—!n reply to your letter of the 22d ult., you are re- spectfully informed that the Maryland companics are not sv bject to conscription, and will go out of service when “their torm of enlistment expires. Your obedient sorvant, GEO. W. RANDOLVH, Secretary of War. ‘This applies to all Maryianders,as shown by tho fol- lowing extract from another letter from the Secretary of War, dated April 26:— jajor J. A. WRSTON:— In reply to your letter of the 17th inst., you are re- 8) ly informed that Marylanders are not subject to e Conscription act. @. W. RANDOLPH, Socretary of War. By this decision alltwelve months’ Marylanders who have been re-cnt compulsion, are entitiod to tl discharge or transfor, aud.all who have re-en'isted vol tarity hayo still the privilege of electing tho company or Tegiment which they will join. Great Want of Arms In Virginia. {From the Richmond Dispatch, May 7.] Heapquarters Onpw. DEPART a} Ricuxowp, Va., Me 28, 1862. ‘This department is desirous of purchasing arms from those parties having good double barrel shot guns, :porting ifles, or any kind of weapons that will be vseful in the Theao arms will be fairly appraised on their do- iyeryin Richmond, and payments will be promptly mado, Agents heretofore coli¢cting State arms for this Sopra ‘ure requested to collect aud forward these private arms as promptly as possible. O. DIMMOCK, Colonel of Ordnance of Virginia. Union Prisoners to be Released from Richmond. the Richmond Examinor, May 1.] An oF has toon issued to send off, under flag of truce, ag soon as arrangements can by Geveral Hogor, every Yankeo prisoner, the same beiug four hun- dred and soventy-nine, now in our hands in this city. Considering the high prico ant soecenaing soarcliiat provisious, this order seems ominent!y well tino. .fho prospect of a speedy release had the. most exhiliarating effect on the inmates of the Libby prison. Whea we the building last. evoning the jOners were sing- ing and: whistling. like a full of mocking birds, Yankee Doodle was, of course, the favorito melody, Arrival of an English Noblemen at the Rebel Capital. the Richmond Examiner, May 1.) The Earl of Dunmore, who ran the blockade in the steamer Nashvitie, on her Jast inward trip, arrived in this Sm eed and is stopping at the Exchange Hotel. ‘Tho Ear! will spend a few days in Richmond, and ‘then leave for Canada, via Norfoik and Fortress Mouroe, He says the Nashville brought twenty tons of powder, seven thousand Enfield rifles, and @ great numbor of blankets and shoes. Miscellancous Items. Tho Richmond contains advertisements of goods for salo received from the auction houses of Charles- ton, Savannah and New Orleans; aiso 100,00 envelopes, Haported directly from foreign ports. marshal complains tbat Richmond is the grand depot for the reception of all the scoundrels in the confederacy. There are probably over one hundred men at largo, evading search, who haye joined seycral compa- nios and taken the bounty, besides selling themselves as substitutes—adventurers from all parts of the cunicde- racy. ‘The ladies of Richmond and surrounding country are a Dr. Peachy, at the Globe Hospital, all the old linen and muslin rags that they can spare. Lioutenant R. 4. er has been appointed Assistant ost Marshal of Richinond, vice Captain J.C. Maynard. aham Van Dorn was arrested by the Provost Mar- shal and committed as a suspicious person, Van Dorn, who is a Northern man by birth, was trying to make his way to Frederi , On the 23d the gambling apparatus of William Burns & Co., seized by the Richmond poiico, were buracd in front of the City Hall, by order of the Mayor. ‘The Tredegar battalion, consisting of about three hun- dred and fitty mon, made a in Richmond on the 23d, under R. 8. Arcl ‘The artillery company attached to the battalion paraded ono Jong 24-pounder rifled gun, a siege shell gun,and t1 pounder rifled jeces—ali fine guns. The infantry numbered about two windred and fifty men. The Richmond Ezaminer refers to the death of Captain Wheat, late of Alexandria, Va. He was au agent or the pega steamer Columbia, und was kilied at the battle of News from San Francisco China. Saw Francisco, May 8, 1862. sited, stenmer Sonora, for Panama, with 120 passen- gers and $220,000 in treasure for New York and $170,000 for England. * ‘The Hong Kong Press of March 31, receivod por ship Phantom yesterday, contains the following summary: of ‘China news:— ‘There are three great and simultaneously independent rebellions in progress in China—Torpeng’s, the rebollion of the canal men at Yang-Tchoo, north of the Yang tse-Kiang river, the same who murdered the missionaries Parker and Holmes, and tie robellion near Thibet, from which it is urged that the Tartar dynasty is being driven to the wall. The Torpengs, who took Nwgpo, maintained their agreement with the foreign Consuls to respect private property, and so much confidence has been instilled that the foreign trade has doubled in importance. Au impe- rial expedition is talked of at Chusan, and an attempi at retaking Ningpo. ‘The imperialists have been attacking Nankin, and hold poesession of the river, except the fort, cutting off sup- plies at Shanghac. Up to the 23d of March the Torpengs had been driven back, but are desolating the surround. ing country. Saw Francisco, May 10, 1962. Steamers Brother Jonathan, Oregon and Panama have arrived from Oregon and British Coluinbia within two days, bringing $220,000 in treasure, Dates are of tho {th and 6th. Portiand and Victoria are crowded with strangers, just arrived from Caiifornia, on the way to the minos. ‘The best informed men believe one-half the population of Oregon would spend tho summer in Salmon, oontigu- ous to the mining regions; 2,500 men had already reached these diggings. There flour of all kinds and provisions were worth enormous prices. Gold was bo. Heved to be abundant over a great oxtent of territory. © Tho British Columbia mining season is opening unusu- ally large, and people were anticipating for that country a repetition of the times of 1849 in California. Miners were rushing to Cariboo faster than needed. Supplies would be sent. Seven hundred and fifty people have left San Francisco this week by tho only steamers that sailed for Oregon. Emigration is that direction fully equals the moans of transpprtation, and will doubtless increase for weeks to come, Private correspondence per Phantom, from Hong Kong, March 31, eays the Reconnoissance arrived on the 20th from San Francisco, bringing dates from the Attantic States to February 6. Our inst advices per mail via Sues were to tho 30th of January. In future we shall depend on ves. sols from your port for Intest home nows. By the Jast stoamor from Shanghn we were advised of the orgauization of a steam navigation company on the ‘Yang-tse-Kiang, with a capital of $1,600,000 The Case of Mrs. Mortung. Atuany, May 11, 2862, Mary Hartung, who wns convicted some years sivas of the murder of hor buetand, and retoased from prison Inst go Wright, now Judge of tho Pee mber, by order of Court of Appeals, was revrrosted on @ Beach wargant {sanod on applicngion of District Attorncgy Shavifor, ‘The Ceprome Court, genoral term, doetlod on Saturany thee Va disubatyo was eritnoou%, Aa ordorcd | 7 g 10 Wo Koy da prigut fore tee trial | ‘\ on RN THE CONFLACRATION IN TROY. Five Hundred and Seven Buil& ings Destroyed. THE RAILROAD BRIDGE MOSTLY BURNEAL ESTIMATED LOSS $3,060,000. LIST OF THE SUFFERERS. Loss or LIFE, ery Ree kee Tho largest fire that ever visited the clty of Troy oo curred on the 10th inst, It cominenced on the railroad bridge, and is supposed to have beon kiadlod by spzrks from one of the locomo- tives. 4 During the conflagration somo eight persons perished in the flames and a number of others wore injured. ~ The logz 4s estimated at about three millions of dollars, which is covered to the amount of ove million by Jjnswe Trance, The city of Troy is one of the most*enterprising com- moereial and manufacturing placos in this Stato, It # boautifally situated on the east bank of the Hudsom river, six inilos above Albany, and at the hoad of steam- bort navigation, The bridge, which was mostly destroyed, was the first struoture spanning the Hudson on its navigable course. It consisted of two separato parts, adjoining each other—one being used for carriages and foot passon- gers, the othor for railroad trains. When the railroad portion was added,a few years ago, the bridge was cat in two on Starbuck's Island, and a large space was suf- fared to intervene botween the east and west branches of thortver, This precaution prevented the loss of one bulf the bridge, whereas its total destruction would have resulted but for the two or threo hundred feet that inter- voued, From the bridge, as we learn from the Troy Times, the fire spreail to the city, and whon tho stores on River strect first caught fire, a mass of smoke wos wafted into Franklin square that, eddied by the galo, fairly darks enod the heavens. For a few moments tho sky was of almost a midnight darkness, and objects that were ba, a few paces distant could with difficulty be discorned, It was at (Ifis point that the firecut through the city iW knife, Tho estimate is that between forty and Ofty acres were burned over ina diagonal direction across the city, the locality of which will be seen on the map. i ‘The most terrible feature of this awful calamity is th® loss of human life which it involved. Notwithstanding the firo occurred at midday, and when peorle were bess prepared to guard against its ravages, 80 rapid and tere. rific was the spread of the flames, and so groat the panic, excitement and coaf sion which prevailed, that several persons were overtakon and hemmed in by them, and, unab.o to escape, perished. Probably the fi st porson burned to death was Mr. ‘Thomas O'Donnell, an aged blind man, II with his sons on Green stroct, above Grand Division. men wero out ia pursuit of A ing him alone in their thore were none to look confuston—it was impossibio for him to escape—and dead body was buriod in the ruins. It had tee recovered up to noon. . Haight, son of Wiltiam D. partments. When the for ‘he h- nn aso of Me. acorn alent. igen ight, is peculiany distressing, appears € have been walking in Seventh etreet while the fire was racing in that locality. The probability is that a change of surrounded him with a dense volume of smoke, which d strangled him, and be fell aud was burned to death in tho sirect. Tue biacksned remains were found about four o'clock yesterday aiternoon, and were taken in charge by Coroner Hail. Ut was not until late at pane bes they wi aby agp gs banger ee ving been recogni om @ key, peneib whiel were in possession of deceased Pa Dr, Zenas Cary, ono of our oldest physicians, lived, with: his aged wife, at Nu, 29 Grand Divisiin streot. The ames attacked their premiscs very xoon after the railroad bridge had burned. doctor was much excited, and re- muived on his premises so lang that he was overtaken by the flames. His faith ul wife tried toravekim,and they were both fearfully burned. ‘They were found sense- moved to a resilence on State stroet, near terward to the infirmary, where t'@ vener- ied this morning at half-past eight o’chck. He is believed to have bovn the oldest physician im thecouuty. It is dooined impossible for . Cary te recover. In the same building with Dr. Cary resided Mr. George R. Crane, bookkeepor for William J. Howes. He was half suffocated by the smoke, horribly burned, befure he could make his escape. Ho was removed to t Infirmary, whore his physicians say ho will feature of this case is the fact that Mr: Crane’s family ie away from the city, and there are no means of communi- cation with them. Whilo tho fire was in progress, séveral small childres from the upper part of the city—above Foderkl stroct— Tosidence of Mrs. 8. W. Dana, om Fife them, and it was found necessary that they should seek some other point of safety. In doing so two or three of thom were badly burned while passing th: the walls os flame. Uno, a Tittie daughter of Mr. John wes takon, horribly burned, to the office of Dr. Bless, em Fourth street, where she died this mornin, A child of John voor then eighteen months, was taken to the hospital dur! afterno n, suffering from dread‘ul burns. It died in the night. Two other children from the rame family are at the hospital, and, it is thought crnnot strvive, Mrs, Murray lived on Kighth street, just below Fulton. ‘When hor residence fire her first care was for her children, five inuamber. They were all ean. anes moved to places of safety. These havirg cared for, Mrs. Murray returned to look after her clothing. The last that was seen of her she was going into a hack room of her dwolling. It is supposed thé floor, which was om r, and she was burned to death there. Mrs.Murray’s husband is fn the service of hie country a @ volunteer. Whilo some gentlemen were this morning looking over the ruins of a building just below Proscott’s row, found the betetehec bs abies cemeice Sait seuite on dontly two human beings. It was subsequently ascer- tained that the ashes were these of a named Mary Dunlop and herehild. The furniture had all been removed from Mra. Dunlop's house, and she went back te ther child, The flames closed them ia, and they were urned together, Mra. Duniop was thirty-two years old. Hor child was an infant of twenty months. It is thought that the woman was under the iufuence of Nquor, Mra. Dunlop had three other child who escrped. It is probable that there were other fatalities, of which we have not learned. ‘One of the eaddost features of the whole affair is the many families which have been burbe | out in the stress divested of the worldly possessions necessary for com- fort. The city is filled wiih people wandering about withont the means of keeping themselves and famities from starvation ibelter for their um- happy heads, ‘This fact cortainty calls for Some measures ‘on the part of our citizens for their relief. We unc stand, however, that Mr. Brownell, the acting Superin- tondent of the Poor,haa made provision for the recep- tion of a lar.e number at the County Honse, which will probably prove suilivient for the present. List OF sUFrRRERS, ‘We compile the following table of tho losses on build- ings, in the Third Assessor district, The statement does: not include the loss in tho Second Assessor distriet, which is below State street, nor the losses in Porvonal property, churches, pabtie buildings, the bridge, &e. Only the Lames of the owners of buildings appoar list— state, 255, 257 _ Warliington Hall, wen. 7847, O40, 268 lene Van Vaikenburgh, reo Dana, Jas.. estate 3,000 Drake, Samvel, 941,390 Sree Allendoph, 11. #. & W., 318. 3000. Pogardus, J. M-, 828. *.one Darrow, Jas. , Pawar (3. foe. Gritte ‘ Fisted, Soe! _—. 4,000, Merriam Bo) lerriam,. 7 Marston, W. S009 Miller, Mrs. U. , Ni Lew, Milter, Mrs. U4 80-310 br ler, F. G., No. S24, Smith, Lornar, ‘No. Sat. : Nos. $48, 879, 972, = 3 Tibbits, G. M. M. 833 Sard, Jobn Qanayan, T. 3M oo Gibson, dames, 822 Gilitland, Wm., 313, 319. Pholpa, Bara. A. H. La, 363... . FRANKS AN SQUAR! O'Leary, 0. NO. Bueees Opdon ,B., No. Smith, Adon Smith, Adon, S 2 s tore e2c2 230. 3 Aden, J. Aloodorph, W. B., Alendorph, HL. No. W. Froiot, Charie