The New York Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1862, Page 4

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Broadway.—Com Norr—Livivg Waste, &c., at all hours.—AvkLaipE oF Dugspes, afternoon and evening. ‘sk or Nicur Bors— 1sH-T0N-Wisn, BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall—472 Broad- way.—LowN iN ULD K-¥-ax, GAIPTIES CONCERT HALL, 616 Broadway.«Daiwing Room Extextatnuxnts, PEOPLE'S MUSIC HALL, 45 Bowery.—Soxes, Dances, Bouniescuus, &c. NOVELTY MUSIC HALL, 616 Broadway.—Soinex Mvsi- cALK. PARISIAN CABINET OF WONDERS, 563 Broadway. = Open daily from 10 A. M. uly P M. New York, Wedn THE SITUATION. Everything in General Banks’ command at Wil- Jiamsport is reported to be quiet. Intelligence from Martinsburg yesterday indicates that the rebels were falling back towards Winchester, but very few of them being visible at Martinsburg. There was nothing further from General Banks last night. The War Department received despatches from General McClellan yesterday, announcing that his troops had captured Hanover Court House. The Joss on our side was exceedingly small, while that of the enemy was considerable, One of their guna was taken. There is no later news from General Halleck’s command. Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, has issued an order countermanding the call for any more three months’ volunteers. He says that the emergency requiring them has passed, and congratulates the people on the fact. The President sent an important message to Congress yesterday, which will be found in another column, explaining the measures taken by the government at the commencement of the rebellion for the protection of the Union and the constitu- tion. He recounts the history of the chartering of vessels and providing transpaytation and supplies then adopted, and assumes to himself the re- sponsibility to answer for the honesty of the administration and the agents they employed. He states that he consulted his entire Cabinet in the emergency, and met a hearty support from them. He says that he is not aware of a single dollar of the public funds entrusted to unofficial persons having been either lost or wasted, and he entirely exonerates Mr. Cameron from the censure implied in the House resolution of the 30th ult. If censure be due, Mr. Lincoln thinks that he himself, and all the heads of the departments should share it with the late Secretary of War. During a debate in the House yesterday Mr. Wadsworth, of Kentugky, declared very emphati- cally that if this war isto be carried on for the emancipation of the slaves, he will return to Ken- tucky and fight it out to the death against the sup- porters of such @ ptinciple. By the Europa, at Cape Race last night, we have dates from Liverpool 17th and Queenstown 18th— two days later. The English press continues to comment upon the American rebellion. The Lon- don Times says that the recent victories of the Union armies in the West and the capture of New Orleans present a strong contrast to the action of the Army of the Potomac, but that what the North has lately accomplished entitle it to promise that the rebellian will soon be at an end; but it is at a loss to know how eight millions of peoplo re- duced by force of arms are to be governed in a re- public. The subject of our national debt is also a source af solicitude with the Times. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday, a Tegplution ‘was offered and adopted inquiring of the Secretary of War how many officers and men of the army are now zonfined in the District of Columbia Penitentiary, to what regiments they belong, and by what au- thority they were committed. The Post Route bill was taken up and passed. The resolution sus- oending payment for the present of the troops in the Western Department was considered, some- what amended, and then laid over, when the Tax bill was taken up, and several amendments adopt- ad. Without transacting any other business, the 3enate adjourned. In the House of Representatives the bill grant- ng to the State of California the tract of land ‘nown as the Colorado Desert was reported from the Public Lands Committee and referred to the Jommittee of the Whole. The Senate bill pro- viding additional regulations in reference wo the surveys and sales of public lands was also reported from the Public Lands Com- nittee and passed. A message was received from President Lincoln in reference to the origin, com- nencement, and conduct of the present war for the maintenance of the government and the constitution. I¢ was read and referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. The message will be found in another colemn of our paper. The House then took up, in Committee of the Whole, the bill for the establishment of soldiers’ hospital in the District of Columbia, when a long and discursive debate ensued in reference to the financial management of the government and the patriotism of different States; but the com- mittee rose without taking a vote on the bill. A motion was made to reconsider the vote by which the bill for tho conflacation of the slaves of rebels was defenied on the previous day. Pending the @otion te House aljourned. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY. 28, 1862, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamskip Europa, which left Liverpool on the 17th, and Queenstown on the 18th inst., arrived off Cape Race last evening. By this arrival we are put in possession of two days later news from Europe, a telegraphic summary of which will be found in another part of our paper this morning. The general ofticers in the Union service hail from the following States and Territories:— i Maj. Brig. Gx. Gen. New York......3 39 New Jersey North Carolina. California. ... Connecticut..... - Delaware. Illinois. . o Wasiington Ter. Dacotah es New Mexico Nebraska....... Ped de em Missouri Minnesota. New Hampshire. Total... The States of New York and Pennsylvania com- bined contain 1,217,000 more free population than all the rebel States together, as the following figures taken frum the census returns of 1860 will sho w:— New York and Pennsylvania. Eleven rebel States. ...... Jess 6,570,089 Difference. asais clalbiale'cetees scl pee One) Four conipanies of recruits for the Sixty-third Indiana regiment, and a detachment of the Nine- teenth regulars, with Capt. Naylor's battery, left Indianapolis on the 26th for Washington. Two companies of United States regulars from Fort Independence, in Boston harbor, passed through this city yesterday for Washington. They were under the command of Lieut. Brownell, the Ellsworth avenger. Thirty-five thousand dollars was received in Trenton, New Jersey, from Washington, on the 26th inst. for the families of the members of the First New Jersey cavalry. A despatch to the Governor of Pennsylvania confirms the reported rebel brutalities towards our sick and wounded soldiers at Winchester, Vir- ginia, many of whom were mercilessly butchered. A slight frost was visible in low and marshy localities in Rhode Island on Sunday morning. William Ryan, one of the crew of the rebel privateer Sumter, arrived in Boston on Sunday, to which place he walked from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He left the Sumter, at Cadiz, Spain. The Common Council of Charlestown, Massa- chusetts, on the 26th inst. resolved to send two companies in response to the call of the Governor, and appropriated ten thousand dollars for the be- nefit of the families of those who enter the service from that city. The Rhode Island Legislature met at Newport yesterday. A United States Senator in place of Hon. James F. Simmons, whose term expires on the 4th of March next, will probably be chosen at this sitting. The steamship St.Louis left San Francisco on the 2lst inst. with one hundred and fifteen pas" sengers and $330,000 on freight. A fire broke out in London, Canada West, on the 25th inst., which destroyed the stores of Adam, Hope & Co., Burell & Co., and several others. Loss $100,000, Mostiy insured. The Board of Supervisors did not organize yesterday, in consequence of having adjourned for two weeks at their last mecting, held on the 21st inst. In the General Sessions yesterday, Robert J. Hall, a respectable looking young man, was placed on trial, charged with obtaining money under false pretences. It was alleged that the accused repre- sented to several members of Dr. Cheever’s church that he was a Union refugee from Corinth, that his wife and child had been barbarously treated by the rebels, and that he had killed three men in making his escape to New York. He also said that he was on his way to Vermont, and desired funds to enable himto reach that State. He repeated the story of his sufferings on Sabbath evening, Maroh 30, in the Church of the Puritans, when a collection was taken up for him. One of the contributors—William Herries—was the complainant, who said that he contributed twenty-five cents, although he partially doubted the story, but thought he was “‘ getting off cheap”’ At this stage of the case the Assistant District Attorney moved for the acquittal of the accused, on the ground that the prosecution were bound to show that the complainant parted with his money on the credit of tlre prisoner's story. He was re- manded to prison on a similar charge. The Grand Sury brought ih a batch of indictments, to which the prisoners pleaded not guilty. In the afternoon Charles H. Bunt was put on trial, charged with manslaughter, in having caused the death of Ben- dix Thorson, at No. 19 Howard street, on the 22d of April. It appeared from the evidence that the accused and the deceased were seen quarreling outside the door, when Thorson was kicked in the stomach, and in falling to the sidewalk fractured his skull, which resulted in his death. The case will be finished on Wednesday. According to the City Inspector's report there were 404 deaths in the city during the past week— an increase of 35 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, and 12 less than occurred during the corresponding week last year. The re- capitulation table gives 3 deaths of alcoholism, 5 of diseases of the bones, joints, &c.; 79 of the brain and nerves, 6 of the generative organs, 6 of the heart and blood vessels, 141 of the lungs, throat, &c.; 4 of old age, 40 of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers, 8 premature births, 60 of dis- eases of the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs; 25 of uncertain seat and general fevers, 10 of diseases of the urinary organs, and 17 from violent causes. There were 279 na- tives of the United States, 3 of England, 75 of Ire- land, 2 of Scotland, 35 of Germany, and the balance of various foreign countries. There was quite a dull feeling inthe money market yesterday after tho activity of the past day or two. ‘We hear of no more loans being disturbed, and the rate of interest is falling again. Exchange touched 115 for the steamer, but we hear of no sales at that price, Gold advanced to 104};. Stocks rallied sharply after the do- cline of yesterday, the most active shares being those of tho New York and Western roads. At the second board there was an increased attempt to sell,and prices de- clined in consequence, in a weak market. The market for beef cattle opened on Monday with more firmness; but with the diffusion of tho knowledge that large augmentations were expected the demand abated, and prices declined fully halfa cent per pound, ranging from 63¢c. 8 834c. The supply was large yester- day, and the market rather dull at these quotations, ‘The cattle arrived all through the day, and at a late hour more were expected, in view of which it was impossible to make the regular report before to-day. Sheep and lambs were generally 25¢. a 870. per head lower. The cotton market was again active and higher yester- day, and closed firm atan advance of Ic. per |b., making @ rise on the sales of 6,500 bales in the two days—yester. day and the day before—of 2c. per Ib., which is equal to an average of $0 per balo. The sales yesterday embraced 2,600 bales of the above, on the basis of Sic. for middling uplands, At the close higher prices were demanded by holders, The chief cause of this movement aud rise in prices was attributed to the expressed convictions of those engaged in the trade—and which were partici- pated in toa greater or less extent by epinners—that no cotton is to be obtained from Southern ports whether they are opened or shut, and that while little or none of the old orep can, under present prospects, be made kn- mediately available fer commercial purposes, the growth of the present year will likely be reduced vo one-half, if not to one-third oF to one-quarter of the usual average crop of previous years. In the meantime importations from Liverpool have ceased, while but @ limited stock is on hand in this market, leading to the belief with many that, let affairs take any wrn they may, cotton cannot fall to bring high prices for a year or more to come. The effect of the>forcigu nows, with inclement weather, tended to depress bread- stuff. Common and medium grades of flour fell of five cents per barre. Wheat of common and middiivg qua- lilies deciimed one to two cents per bushel, while sales were tolorably active. Corn was fully one cent per Dusho! lower, with fair sales. Pork exhibited more tone at tho close. Sales of iness were mado at $1225 and prime at $9 62344$975. Sugars were active aud in geod demand, with sales of 1,800 hhds. at full prices. Coffee was quiet. The stock of Rio comprised 117,361 bags, and 173,219 mats and bags of all descriptions. Freights were unchanged, while engagements were made toa fair extent at rates given in auother column. Whe Union—The Third Great Uprising of the North, The repulse of General Banks from the val. ley of Virginia, and the menacing attitude of the rebel General Jackson and his guerilla army in the rear of Washington, have already produced, in the third great uprising of the North, a more powerful blow against the last hopes of this desperate rebellion than any of our recent and most important captures of the strongholds of the enemy. . The government calls for more troops. The startled North hears the call and hastens to obey, impressed, as is the public mind, with the idea that our national capital is again in danger from the overwhelming rebel army in its rear, against which General Banks had no alternative of salvation but the most rapid and well conducted retreat across the Poto- mac. And what do we see? We see that our honest and patriotic President, like the First Napoleon, bas but to stamp his foot, and armies spring out of the ground. It was on Sunday evening that our Seventh regiment was ordered to pack up and move again to the defence of Washington, and on Monday evening, fully armed and equipped for a campaign, this gal- ‘lant regiment passed down Broadway en rowe for the federal city, amidst the acclamations of two hundred thousand of their fellow citizens. The fighting Sixty-ninth and half a dozen others of our city regiments will be close upon the heels of the Seventh; while stout old Massa- chusetts is neck and neck with New York; and inexhaustible Pennsylvania is mustering her reinforcements by thousands; and little Rhode Island is not missing; and New Jerscy is wide awake; and populous Ohio is buzzing ike a hive of angry bees; and, in fact, from Maine to Kansas, the blood of the indignant North is up again, and a new army of five hundred thousand volunteers is at the service of the government for the extermination, if necessary, of the inso- lent rebels who have the temerity even to threaten our national capital. Such is this third great uprising of the mighty North. The opening of the game of war by the rebels, in the bombardment of Fort Sumter, marked the first great awakening of the indig- nant people of our loyal States; the repulse of our army from the bloody field of Manassas, and the ¢all of the government for more troops for the defence of Washington against the vic- torious army of the enemy, marked the second great outpouring of our volunteers for the Union. If the first was the most impressive in marking the lines between the rebellion and the Union, and if the second of these popular manifestations was more significant in marking the unalterable purpose of our loyal people to maintain intact their national capital and their government, the third is the most decisive, as indicating, cost what it may, the fixed resolu- tion of our loyal States to put an end to this rebellion. If the London newspaper organs of the British aristocracy, whig and tory, desire a con- clusive fact or two against Jeff. Davis and his half strangled monster bantling of a Southern confederacy, it will only be necessary to look at the extraordinary difference between our loyal and our rebellious armies. The first are volunteers, half million of them, enlisted for three years’ service or for the war—an army in efficiency, equipment and appointments, at least equal to the standing army of France. The rebel army, on the other hand, is very largely an army of impressed men, and throughout our rebellious States their last re- sources in men have been exhausted in @ universal conscription, under which every able-bodied white man not absolutely indispensable to other needful employ- ments has been thrust into the rebel army, together with every musket, rifle and fowling piece, between Richmond and New Orleans. And this army, thus mustered and equipped, badly clothed and fed, and shocking- ly doctored from the want of medicines, hospi- tal supplies and systematic sanitary regula- tions, this army, which cannot exceed in num- bers, all told, four hundred thousand men, has gleaned our rebellious States of their last re- sources in men, arms and all the essentials of war. On the other hand, our well appointed Union army of half a million in the field, and our naval forces, equal to two or three hundred thousand additional soldiers, for the purposes of this war, we can increase in sixty days to a million of volunteer soldiers, armed and equip- ped. The simple fact is, that our loyal States, as they now stand, arein military strength so overwhelmingly powerful against this virtually exhausted rebellion that it is simply prepos- terous to preach any longer the exploded idea, eveh in Europe, of a possible independent Southern confederacy. Before the expiration of the present week we may reasonably antici pate an end to all doubts upon the subject ina despatch from General McClellan from the be. leagured capital of the “so-called Confederate States.” Revet Lyixg.—In yesterday’s issue we pub- lished an extract the Richmond Whig, stating that the rel City Point had killed nine and captured nine more of the crew of the Monitor. A letter from our James river cor- respondent, also published yesterday, gives the true version of the affair over which the Whig exults. It appears that one of our surgeons went ashore to aid the wounded, and that the rebels, sheltering themselves behind women and children, and displaying innumerable flags of truce, succeeded in killing two and captur- ing five of the boat’s crew from the Wachusett which took the surgeon to the shore. It re- quired great ingenuity in the rebel editors to create so excellent a lie from #0 scanty mate- rials. First, this misuse of a flag of truce was perverted into a fair fight; then the number of our men killed and captured was most grossly Finally, the crew from the Wa- chusett was said to belong to the Monitor, of which the rebels are as afraid as some folks here were of the Merrimac. This is very well for the Richmond editors; but they cannot equel Beauregard, who, thus far, is an unrivalled romancer, and whose latest invention—a pro- clamation about Southern women—is now being extensively ued at the South to fire that doubtful institution, “the Southern heart,” Ovr Muavia Orv to raz Wars.—On Sunday evening, at eleven o'clock, Col. Lefferts, of the New York Seventh regimont, received march- ing orders from Governor Morgan. By nine o'clock Morday morning the members of the regiment were notified, and at nine o’clock the same evening the Seventh marched down Broad- way, eight hundred strong, and departed for the seat of war. No regular regiment of any army in the world could equal this celerity of movement. The unexpected necessity which summoned our militia to arms and the response of the Seventh regiment were almost simulta- neous. The people fully appreciated the patri- otism and the discipline thus splendidly dis- played, and the departure of the regiment was attended with the most hearty enthusiasm. Broadway was packed with people, and the cheers and shouts were deafening. New York city has seen no such an ovation since the arri- val of the Prince of Wales. Other regiments will follow the Seventh, and the gallant Eighth, Sixty-ninth and Seventy-first have offered themselves unasked, but not unwel- oomed, and begged leave to go. Massa- chusetts treads close upon the heels of New York. Only the perfection of the organization of our crack regiments has enabled us to get a day the start of the old Bay State. The-other Northern States are preparing to push forward their forces as rapidly as possible. There is no hesitation nor delay. The uprising of April last is rivalled by this second great display of the military power of the North. Let Euro- peans contrast this voluntary turnout of our soldiers with the forced onlistments and con- scriptions of the South; and, having well con- sidered this, let them further reflect upon the question: If the American people can raise such armies so speedily in a civil war, what could they not do if it were a foreign force which threatened the nation? Burnsipe AND Fort Macon.—With the ex- ception of Fremont, Phelps and Hunter, all our generals in the field have conducted themselves with rare ability, discretion, judgment and com- mon sense. General Burnside has been dis- tinguished among the most excellent of our generals, however, and the only doubtful feel- ing in regard to his transactions was caused by the telegraphic reports concerning the terms of the capitulation of Fort Macon. These reports represented that General Burnside had allowed the rebels to keep theirside arms, and to march out with the honors of war, and had immediate- ly paroled them and sent them home to Wil- mington in a special steamer, thus carrying out an agreement previously made with the rebel commandant. As all our other generals had demanded unconditional surrenders from the rebels, this affair, as reported, seemed a little questionable, and was ascribed to General Burnside’s over anxiety to possess the fort. Now we are glad todo General Burnside the justice of stating that .he made no terms what- ever with the rebels for a conditional surrender of Fort Macon. It was given up to him just as New Orleans was given up to Farragut, as Island No. 10 was given up to Pope and Foote, as Fort Donelson was given up to General Grant, a8 Fort Henry was given up to Commo- dore Foote, and as Port Royal was given up to Sherman and Dupont. The rebels were not al- lowed their side arms, and though paroled, in accordance with a usual practice, they have since been exchanged for the fourteen hundred Union prisoners now on their way home. Thus this, like all of General Burnside’s actions, de- serves the very highest and warmest praise. At once a statesman and a soldier, knowing equally well what to do and what not to do, Burnside has redeemed North Carolina and made himself famous. Tae Union Sentiment in Toe Sovra—Wiat Prevents Irs DeveLormxst.—By an interesting letter from Nashville, which we publish to-day» it will be perceived that the Union sentiment is greatly repressed in that region by the eman- cipation proclamation of General Hunter. To the same effect was another letter, which we published yesterday, in which the writer says : “ The hardest fight the Union men here in Ten- nessee have, is to defend themselves against the infernal machines sent down South, inthe shape of abolition speeches and action in Congress.” Nothing can be truer than this, and it is so ob- vious to every man of common sense that it can only be with “malice sforethought,” and with the deliberate intention of preventing the heal- ing of the breach between the North and the South, such incendiary speeches are uttered and such pernicious acts done. Not only is the rem- nant of the Union element alienated, but the spirit of rebellion is exasperated and the insur- gents are driven to desperation. This is the real secret of the difficulty in re-establishing the authority of the federal government in the Southern States; for it is identified in the minds of the people with revolutionary aboli- tionism, a design to overthrow the constitution, | and to abolish the rights of property guaran- teed by that instrument which is the sacred bond of the Union, and can only be violated by a perfidy abhorred by God and man. Thus all the efforts of our brave army are neu- tralized by the political poison disseminated throughout the South, and the abolition Jeaders ought to be held responsible for it to the na- tion. PoutceMeN Comairtina Ovtraces on Citi- zeNs.—A majority of the police force consists of good men; but it cannot be denied that there is @ sprinkling of ruffians among them—men who are ever ready on the most trivial oc- casion to drag citizens off to prison, bring their clubs to bear upon their heads, and sometimes to shoot them down with pistols. A short time ago a wounded soldier, just returned from the battle field, with one arm in a sling, was mal- treated by a policeman because he refused to do what the officer desired him. The other day, in Wall street, a gentleman was talking on the sidewalk with a group of other gentlemen about the recent news from the seat of war, when he was rudely shoved by a policeman into the middle of the street, and because he remon- strated was immediately carried off to prison. Now we feel that it is our duty to call the at” tention of the Police Commissioners to these matters, that they may have them investigated and the guilty parties punished. A very great favor would be conferred upon the community by having such men weeded out of the force, upon which they bring disgrace. Policemen are employed not to beat or assault people, but to protect them; and men who show such bad temper as unnecessarily to strike with clubs peaceable citizens are unfit for the service. It is common practice for some of the pollcomen to knock down with their olubs any man who complains of their violence or oppression. Such things would not be tolerated in London or Paris, or Vioniia or St.Petersburg. It is not creditable to Pony free system of government that they are permitted in New York. The Commissioners ought to look to the matter, for Public opinion will hold #hem accountable. Wuo Is ram Trarror 1 Caar?—The Chicago Journal, after stating that General Halleck has ordered all newspaper correspondents from his camp, says:— ‘The reason for this step is not clear, but we wil! inquire if there is uot a family by the name of Irwm residing at Savannah, Tenn., which has among its merabers three sisters who are very beauti‘ul,and whose brothers are in the rebel army? “Is not a correspondent of a certain newspaper in love with one of these sisters, and has he not furpished them with full information of General Hal- leck’s movements, to be given to Beauregard? Who is ou correspondent? General Halleck has his hand on We belicve that this statement is perfectly correct, with the exception of one important particular. The person alluded to, as we hap- pen to know, is not the correspondent of any newspaper—not even of the veracious Western journals. He has held a sort of semi-ofticial position which gave him access to the camp of General Halleck, and if he wrote to any news- paper he was a volunteer und an amateur, and not a professional reporter or regular corre- spondent. It is satisfactory to know that “General Halleck has his hand on him.” We hope he will hold the traitor fast, and punish him as he deserves. Ovr Corresronpent with THE ARMY OF THE Snenanpoan.—We have not our usual letter this morning from our reporter, who had accom- panied the Army of the Shenandoah in its ad- vance and in its retreat. The last we heard from him was on the eve of the battle at Front Royal. He was undoubtedly present at the battle, and we would have heard from him be- fore this were he in the position to write. We fear, therefore, that he was cap- tured by the enemy in the battle of Front Royal, and this accounts for the absence of his letter. It is an evidence of the risks which newspaper correspondents run who faithfully discharge their duty in obtaining prompt intelligence of the battles of the army of the Union. Fine Arts, We have received from Mr. Addis, of Washington, a fine full longth photograph of General McCiollan, which has just been executed by that talented artist. The improssion, as regards clearness and purity of tone, is as fine as can be dosired, whilst in respect to tikenoss nothing can be more faithful. The face, though massive» wears that intellectual and thoughtful expression which those who are in the habit of associating with General McClellan recognize as its prevailing character. Touis Lang is still at work upon his large picture, «The Return of the Sixty-ninth Regiment to Now York.” It will require some weeks of hard labor before it is finished, the immense number of figures introduced ne- cossitating careful study. Vernert, whese recent portrait of Gottschalk is go much admired, has just completed another of Carlotta Patti, which is equally happy in treatment. It is at prosent on exhibition at Goupil’s. Mignot is about solling off all his remaining paintings and studies previous to his departure for India. Thosale takes place, by auction, on Monday evening next, at Snedicor’s gallery, Broadway. THE NAVY. Midshipmen for the Navy=The Duc de Penthievre Amongst Them. Twenty midshipmen, composing the first or most ad_ vanced class at the Naval Academy, arrived in the steamer Metropolis from Nowport yesterday morning. The name of the Duc de Penthiovre will not fail to be noticed in the list given below. This young man has gained great credit, we understand, with the officers of the Academy, for application and devotion to his pro- fersion. He is the son of Prince de Joinville, and, of course, grandson of Louis Philippe. After remaining at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during this week, it is sup- posed that they will go on a@ practice cruise of three or four months to the Southern coast or elsewhero. The names are as follows:— A.D. Brown, —-B. P. Leary, W. W. Maclay, Ira Harris, A. G. Kellogg, J. B. Caugiand, C.H.Craven, ‘Marston Niles, D. W. Mullen, P. H. Cooper, F. Wildes, H, Glass, J.D. Clark, Pierre d’Orleans, W.C. Wise, J.C, Pegram, 0. C. McGreggor. Hendrickson, E. J. Dickinson, H.C. Taylor. Hereuany’s SOREES DE BizwyaisaNce.—The great prea- tidigitateur, who is said to have given away more money in works of benevolence in his professional tours than any crowned potentate whose charities are chronicled in court gazettes, gives the first of his Soiress de Bienfaisance in aid of the Societe do Saint Vincent de Paul at the Aca- demy of Music,on Friday next. He will introduce on this occasion several novelties that have never beom ex. hibited here. The whole of the proceeds are to be given to this most admirable institution; all that M. Herrmann reserves to himself being the satisfaction of aiding a so- ciety that does such a large amount of good amongst dis- tressed foreigners. The sale of tickets will commence to- morrow (Thursday) at the box office of the Academy. SacrEp Concant —The “ Stabat Mater” of Mr.J. M. V. Busch will be performed on Sunday next at tho French Roman Catholic Church of St. Vimcent de Paul. The fol- lowing vocalists will sing the solo parta:—Madamo Clara Brinkerhoff, soprano; Bille. Octavie Gomien, con- Jules G. Durant, tenor, and Senor R. Gongalez, |. Louis Dachauer will preside at the organ, Wattacr’s Tumatrg.—This evening the popular actor, Mr. Charles Fisher, takes his benefit. Bulwer’s play of « Money ”’ is announced for the occasion. Coxcurt ror tae Rewer or Ocr Wovxexp Vorrn- Terrs.—A grand yocal and instrumental concert will be given this evening for the above benevolent object, by the pupils of the Cooper Union Music Class. The enters tainment will take place in the large hall of the Cooper Union, and will be under tho direction of Mr. George F- Bristow. Inving Hatt.—Professor Ferguson, the well known per” former on the Irish harmonic pipes, gives & concert to- morrow evening at this establishment. He will be as- sisted by Mr. T. D. Sullivan, the pianist. Rarev’s Hosa Tamina Exterrioy.—Tho noted horse tamer, J. S. Rarey, gave the first of a new series of lec- tures or exhibitions of horse taming last evening, at the Cooper Institute. He has been absent from the city for some time, and has beon induced to give those lectures in consequence of a person representing himself ag the great horse tamer travelling through Europe under the name of Rarey. This assumption of his name he would not have so much minded; butas this person has brought discredit upon himself, Mr. Rarey prefers publicly to jecture for @ short time in New York and, thorefore bas again opened his raree-show. His lecture last evening was similar to those we have before graphically reported when he visited{this city during the winter of 1860-61. He first commenced his oxperiments with a young colt, and explained his method step by step as he ijustrated it, His mannor of delivery has much im. proved since his last exhibitions in this city, rendering the lecture far more lively than on those occasions, ‘Tho colt was of course conquered and lod off. But the real tussle was to come. A large and heavy gray horse from the Central Park, was brought in. He was a vicious kicker, biter and roaror, easily irritated and very strong. His weight was about fifteen hundrod » and du- ring the contest for supremacy Mr. had to put out his ‘‘most offective muscle” to conquer vious to this horse being brought on jured his keeper, nearly breaking his into pieces the door of the place in wi 4 . On the stage he kicked and squealed very vi- ciously, and made several attempts to bite Mr. Rarey ; 1 @ sharp engagement the horse was conquered, jeoture consisted in experiment r8e8 Niooning sheen ‘to be used to the sound of the drum, and eimilar evidences of complete mastery .over the animal, To. morrow evening he will attempt publicly to master a very vicious horse that has been offered to him, ana as usnal he challenges ali the audiance and the city to brin, him the worst animal that can be found. ‘Tho lecture last evening was well attended; but the stage of tity hall is far too email to eoab'e the oxperiments to be ‘ag easy a8 thoy would be if it were largor. Fawn Camat fors.—Tho canal tolla in Roolvester for the first ty wooks in May last yoar footed $6,954 18, This your yy are $17,026 91. Laat week u milion iuahote of wheat passed the Rochester weigh iovk, ne ee : ————————— NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Special Message of President Lineoln. His Review of the Origin and Conduct of the War. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. THE TAX BILL IN THE SENATE. Debate in the House on the Financial Manage- ment of the Government. &e., SPECIAL MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT. ‘The Causes, Commencement and Conduct of the Present War for the Integrity ef the Union and the Constitution—The President Holds Himself Responsible for the Honesty of His Administration of the Government, &c. Waswnaroy, May 27, 2862. ‘Tho following Is the special message to-day sent into tho Houso of Representatives by the President:— ‘To THe SENATE AND House OF REPRESRNTATIVES:— ‘Tho insurrection which is yet oxisting inthe Unked States, and aims at the overthrow of the federal com- stitution and the Union, was clandestinely pre- pared during the winter of 1860 and 1861, and assumed an open organization in the form of a treasonablo provisional government at Montgomory, Alabama, on the 18th day of February, 1861. On the 12th day of April, 1861, the iusurgents committed the flagrant act of civil war by the bombardment and cap_ ture of Fort Sumter, which cut off the hope of immediate conciliation. Immediately afterwards all tho roads and avenues to this city wore obstructed, and the capital wa put into the condition of a siege. The mails in every direction were stopped and the lines of telegraph cut of by the insurgents, and military and naval forces which had been calied out by the government for the dofcnce of Washington were provented from reaching the city by organized aud combined treagonablo rosistance in tho State of Maryland. There was no adequate and effective organization forthe public defence, Congress had indefinitely adjourned. There was no time tocon, vene then. It becamo necessary for mo to choose whethor, using only the existing means, agencies and processes which Congress had provided, I should tet the governmont fall into ruin, or whether, availing mysolt of the broader powors conferred by the constitution in cases of insurreotion, I would make an effort tosavo it, with all its blessings, for the presont age and for posterity. I theroupon summoned my constitutional advisers, tho heads of all the departments, to meet on Sunday, the 20th day of April, 1861, at the office of the Navy Department, and then and there, with their unanimous concurronce, = directed that an armod revenue cutter should proceed te sea to afford protection to the commercial marine, espe- cinily to the Califoriia treasure ships, then on their way to this coast. I also directed the Commandant of the Navy Yard at Boston to purchase or charter, and arm aa quickly as possible, five steamships for purposes of public defence. I directed the Commandant of the Navy at Philadelphia to purchase or charter, and arm an equal number for the same purpose. I directed the Commandant at New York to purchase or charter, and arm an equal number. I directed Commander Gillis to purchase or charter, and arm and put to sca two other vessels. Similar directions were given to Commodore Dupont, with a view to the opening of passages by wator to and from the capital. I directed the several otlicors to take tho advice and obtain the aid and efficient services in the matter of his Excellency Edwin D. Morgan, the Governor of New York, or, in his absence, George D. Morgan, Wm. M. Evarts, R. M. Blateh- ford and Moses H. Grinnell, who wore, by my directions, especially empowored by the Secretary of the Navy toact for his departmont in that crisisy in matters pertaining to the forwarding of troops and supplies fop the public detence. On the same occasion I directed that Governor Morgan and Alexander Cummings, of the city of New York, should be authorized by the Secretary of War, Simon Cameron, to make all necessary arrange. men's for tho transportation of troops and munitions ef war in aid and assistance of the officers of the army of {he United States, until communication by mail and telegraph should be completely established between the cities of Washington and New York. No security was required to be given by them, and either of them wa® authorized to act in case of inability to consult with the other, On the samo occasion I authorized and directed the Secretary of the Treasury to advance, with- out requiring security, two millions of dollars of public money toJohn A. Dix,George Opdyke and Richard M. Blatchford, of Now York, to bo used by them in mooting such requisitions as should’ be directly consequent upon the military and naval measures for the defence and sup- port of the government, requiring them only to act with- out compensation, and to report their trans- actions when duly called upon. The several departments of the government at that time contained so large a number of disloyal persons that it would have been impossible to provide safely through official agents only for the performance of the duties thus confided to citizens favorably known for their ability, loyalty and patriotism. The several orders issuel upon these occurrences were transmitted by private messengers, who pursued a@ circuitous way to the seaboard cities, inland, across the States of Pennsylvania and Ohio and the Northorn lakes. I believe that by theso, and other similar measures taken in that crisis, some of which wore with- out any authority of law, the government was saved from overthrow. I am not aware that @ dollar of the public funds thus confided without anthority of law to unofficial persons was either lost or wasted, although apprehensions of such misdirections occurred to me as objections to these extraordinary proceedings ‘and wore necessarily overruled, Trecall these transac? tions now because my attention has been directed toa rosolution which was passed by the House of Reprosen- tatives on the 30th of last month, which is in these words:— Resolved, That Simon Cameron, late Secretary of War, py investing Alexander Cummings with tho ontrol of large sums of the public monoy and authority to pur- chase military supplies without restrictions, without requiring from him any guarantoe for the faithful per- formance of bis duties, when the services of competent Public officers were available, and by involving the government,in a vast numbor of contracts with persous not legitimately engaged in tho business por taining to the subject matter such contracts, especially in the purchase of arme for future delivery, bas adopted a policy highly injurious to the public service, and de- sorves the censure of the House. Congress will seo that I should be wanting cqually im candor and in justice if I should leave the censure ox- prossed in this resolution to rest exclusively or chiefly upon Mr. Cameron. The samo sentiment ig unanimonsty entertained By the heads of the departments who par- ticipated in the proceedings which the House of Repso- sontatives pave censured. Itis due to Mr.Cameroa to say that, although he fully approved the proceedings, they were not moved nor suggested by himself; aud that not only the Prosident, but all the other heads of de. partments, wore at loast equally responsible with him for whatever error, wrong or fault was committed in the premises. A. LINCOLN. Wasuinoron, May 26, 1862. GENERAL NEWS. Wasmarox, May 27, 1962. UNFOUNDED APPREBENSIONS IN REFERENCE TO 1 OaPErY OF WASHINGTON. “reg ‘The Iniclligencer of to-day, referring to the repre fsentations that the insurgenta again menace. the ational capital, says, besides creating a the larm, thoy are unjust to the military iso Aitions the government has made, for the praectior of this eity, while the only effect abroad can by, to pro. duce & fictitious impression more complimen”ary to the military strength of the insurgents than the fhets of tha. cane can be held to warrant. ‘The absurd ramors which find currency among idlers, quidnuncs and rebel sym pathizers have not disturbed the equaaimity of tha peo- le of Washington. Mine pantie will, perhaps, 800% enongh find out from tho disposition made here Uyat there Is not and haa wot beon any such alarm conjerning this city OF its viciuny as bas been olsewherg tinaginod, aud that the reqimente &e., &.