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Beyond the fact that continual skirmishing is going on along the whole line of General Mc- Clellan’s army, there is not much very late news from that direction. The weather is very fine and the roads are in pretty good condition. General McClellan is biding his time. At present a general engagement is hardly possible. When the hour comes, however, it will doubtless prove a san- guinary affair. Our army correspondence from the field before Richmond, which we publish in another column, will be found full of interest. The news from East Tennessee is important. The Secretary of War received @ despatch yester™ day from General George W. Morgan, dated at camp nerr Cumberland Gap, June 18, eight o’clock in the evening, which states that his army com- menced its march at one o’clock that morning, to attack the enemy at Cumberland Gap; but on their arrival it was found he had evacuated that very important position, his rear guard having left only about four hours before the arrivabof our advance. Gen. Morgan praises the conduct of his division, in its arduous march through an extremely difficult country, and says that his cannon were dragged up the precipitous sides of the Pine and Cumberland mountains by the aid of block and tackle, two hundred men being employed on the ropes of a single piece. Im his progress considerable skir- mishing with the enemy had taken place; but without any loss on our side. This important posi- tion, which has been held by the Tebels since the beginning of the war, is now in Peysession of our troops. We present to our readers to-day a further ac- count of the state of affairs-in New Orleans, which shows that the loyal sentiment in that city is in- creasing. It shows, further, that Genera] Butler is truly the right man in the right place. His orders with regard to the treatment of the poor, who have been reduced to the lowest stage of des. titution by the rebellion, and his reply to the peti tion in behalf of the rebel soldiers ander sentence of death, whereby he delivers them from the ex- treme penalty, are examples of humanity, justice and wisdom worthy of a Christian and a soldier. The news from Arkansas, via St. Louis, dated the 15th inst., reports that an expedition of our gunboats had been made down the White river, which resulted in the capture of the rebel steamer Clara Dobson, with a cargo of cotton on board worth $60,000. She was taken to Memphis, with a prize crew on board. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday, the House bill to change the port of entry of Brunswick, Ga., was passed. A motion to take up the resolution fixing the time for the final adjournment of Congress was disagreed to by a vote of fourteen against twenty-two. The bill fixing the pay and emoluments of officers of the army was taken up, and the House amendment, striking out the section deducting ten per cent from the pay of all military and civil officers of the government during the war, and reducing the mileage of Congressmen fifty per cent, was con- curred in by 8 vote of twenty-nine totwelve. The consideration of the Pacific Railroad bill was then resumed, and continued till the adjournment. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Lehman tendered to the government, asa free gift, on be- half of the city of Philadelphia, League Island, as a site for @ mavy yard. The property cost $210,000, A resolution that Congress finally ad- journ on the 30th inst. was adopted by a vote of 103 against 23. The select Committee on the De- fence of the Northern Lakes reported a bill estab- lishing @ national foundry at Chicago, and naval depots and yards on Lakes Erie, Michigan and On- tario. It was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Honse then proceeded to the consi- eration of the bill relating to claims for the loss and detention of property belonging to loyal citi- zens, and damage done thereto by the troops of the United States, during the present rebellion, but adjourned without taking action on the sub- joc, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘The steamship Columbia, from Havana, brings ns six days later news from the capital of Vene- guela. Notwithstanding we have heen hearing from time to time, through the government organs, of the triamphs of the government over the fede- ralista, and the utter rovt and annihilation of these latter, it appears they have still plenty of vitality, and are by no means subdued. By the news just received we learn that on the 21st ult. these rebels attacked the town of Petare, a very short distance rom the capital, where they were, however, re- pulsed after a bloody and obstinate fighi, Insting from sunrise till noon, ia which both sides lost heavily. The rebels gave no quarter, killing the wounded who fell into their hands. ‘The letter ‘which gives the above account says that Sotiilo, the very one who lately pretended euch SMendsiip gor Paes, had routed the government forces in also achieved a success, and had shot all his pri- soners. This does not look like the pacification of Venezuela, In fact, the rebels are making greater efforts than ever, and have become bolder of Iate. Senor Zambrano, Spanish Consul General, present- ed his credentials to the government on the 17th. The screw steamer Glasgow, Captain Roskell, which left Liverpool at noon of the 4th and Queenstown on the 5th instant, arrived at this port yesterday evening. Her news has been an- ticipated and three days later news received by the arrival of the China, The Glasgow was de- tained outside Sandy Hook by a dense fog forty- eight hours. We have advices from Rio Janeiro to the 7th of May, Buenos Ayres and the River Plate to the 26th, and Monteviedo and the Oriental Republic to the 30th of April. The news is of no importance. Great preparations were being made in Buenos Ayres for the celebration of the opening of the National Congress, which would take place at the capital of the Confederation on the 25th of May. The Oriental States were very quiet. A severe drought had greatly injured the cattle and crops of the planters, this being the third visitation of this kind in as many years. Some shocks of earth- quake had been felt; but fortunately the results were not very destructive. From the Pacific we learn that a revolution had broken out in Bolivia, in the States of Sucre and Potosi, in favor of General Belzu. The movement was headed by one Martinez, and is said to have been attended with success. Two runaway contrabands—a small boy and his large aunt—were arrested in Detroit, Mich., on the 17th inst., under the Fugitive Slave law, upon which the negroes generally turned out and raised considerable excitement. Before any actual dis. turbance took place, however, the fugitives were discharged, under a writ of habeas corpus, and skedaddled over to Canada. Out of the one hundred and fifty rebel prisoners in Fort Warren only three are kept in close con- finement. They are Generals Buckner and Tilgh- man and Charles Keene, a privateer. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday at noon, President John C. Henry in the chair, Alderman Froment announced that the Mayor had just signed the last $500,000 ordinance for the aid of the families of soldiers, and ho moved that a com- mittee should be appointed to co-operate with the Comptroller, to see to its proper disbursement. The resolutions had been amended by the Council- men, and wére returned for concurrence. After some debate, in which Messrs. Genet, Farley, Fro- ment and Dayton took part, the resolutions were sent to the Committee on National Affairs. A good deal of routine business was transacted. The ordinance establishing a hospital in Central Park, and appropriating the sum of $50,000 for its support, was adopted bya majority vote, after some debate. Pending an appeal of Alderman Bra- dy from the ruling of the Chair, the Board adjourn- ed to Monday next at one o'clock. The Board of Councilmen met yesterday at noon, and disposed of over a hundred papers, all pertaining to routine matters. A large number of reports were presented and laid over. The amend- ment which was made by the Aldermen in the re- solution tendering the hospitalities of the city to Secretary Seward was concurred in. A resolu- tion extending the hospitalities of the cityto Thur- ow Weed, which was returned by the Mayor with- out his approval, was laid over. The Board ad- journed till Thursday next at five o'clock. The Twelfth Annual Convention of the Hudson River Baptist Association commenced on Tuesday morning, at Mariner's Harbor, Staten Island, and lasted two days. The following officers were ap- pointed on the first day:—Rey. Wm. S. Mikels, Moderator; Rev. C. C. Norton and Jas. L. Hastie, Clerks; and John M. Bruce, Jr., Treasurer, The regular order of business was transacted, Sabbath School interests considered, reports received, &c. The Rev. Mr. Tolman, a returned missionary from Assam, delivered a stirring address relating to this mission. By order, the next mecting of the convention will take place in Bgooklyn. The Commissioners of Public Charities and Cor- rection held their usual semi-monthly meeting yesterday. A letter of thanks was received from Thurlow Weed, in response to the communicetion forwarded to him at the last meeting of the Board, tendering him their congratulations on his safe re- turn from abroad, and for the eminent services he had rendered the country during his residence abroad. The human remains recently discovered in the vicinity of Forty-ninth street will be remov- ed to the new Potter's Field on Ward's Island, by the Commissioners, and the contractor engaged in grading that part of the city has been notified of their intention. The Commissioners have commu- nicated with the Goveraors of IHinois, Indiana, Towa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin, in reference to establishing a uniform system by which the parentless children forward- ed by them to those States may be held under a strict supervision, and the Commissioners be kept constantly informed as to their physical and moral welfare. A communication was forwarded to Dr. R. S. Satterlee, of the United States Army, in- forming him that accommodations can be provided for two thousand sick and wounded soldiers in the hospitals belonging to the Commissioners. The cash reccipts from the 6th to the 19th of June, in- clusive, amounted to $3,425 13. The number of inmates admitted to the different institutions dur- ing the week ending the 14th inst. was 2,073, mak- ing s totul of 6,712 remaining there on that date— 9 decrease of 109 on the preceding week. In the General Sessions yesterday John Tillott son, alias Williams, was tried and convicted oF burglary in the third degree, he having bur- giariously entered the establishment of Nathan Lane & Co., No. 69 Wall street, on the 27th of May. He did not succeed in carrying away any property. The Recorder remanded him for sen- tence. Simon P. Obey, @ colored young man, indicted for firing a pistol at officer Riordon, of the Sixth precinct, pleaded guilty to an assault with a dangerous weapon, with intent to do bodily harm. There was another indictment for larceny against the prisoner, who will be sentenced this morning. John Ripley, a tailors’ boarding house keeper, was convicted of grand lareeny, in stealing $115 in gold from Charles Rex, a boarder at his establishment. He will be sentenced on Satarday. ‘Bhe trial of Radsky for the murder of Fellner is appointed to take place at Freehold, N. J., on the first Wednesday in September. A violent hail storm occurred in Washington county, Md., on the 14th inst., during which wheat fields and fruit trees were considerably damaged, Hailstones measuring two inches fell, and nearly every pane of glass in Clear Spring was broken. ‘The stock market was better yesterday morniug, but lower again in tho afternoon, closing unsettle 1. ntral declined % per cent during the day, and governments 4. The money market was quiet at 4 por cent on call. Exebange was firm. Gold rove to 196 % a 34. The specu- lators in the precious metal were large buyers; the public was afree seller. Evory twenty doliar pioce can now be sold in Wall street for $21 30. ‘The cotton market was firmer and active yesterday, atid closed at an advance of jc. to Me. per pound. The sales ervbraced 2,000 bales, on tho basis of 31}¢c. a 320. for middling uplands. Flour was rather firmer, with a good demand from the trade and for export, while prices werd, however, in some oases rather better, they were jrroguiar at the close. Selections of whoat were still Muattod, which restricted sales, Corn was without Chango of moment, while seles wore modorate at Soc. a 5a}j0. for old Western mixed, im store and delivered, Pork was steady, and prices without change of iinport. ance, though closing rather firmer, with sales of mess at $10 8754 and ae At $8 62)4 298-75. Lard was A 8 joc. Sugare were active and prices sus* ained, w with ater of 3,900 Whds. aud 46 boxes. Coflee was steady, with sales of a eargo of 2,500 bags Rio at p, $, and 100 do, Jamaica ut @ic, Freights wore better, though hot very active, yr rates we refer tw anythor BUNA S20thez leader, named Avon, had | golums. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, unit 40, 1862. Oar Foreign Relations—Mexico and France=A Subject for Congress. It is a matter of surprise that the late extray ordinary and ominous events in Mexico have failed to attract the slightest notice from either branch of our national legislature, although the two houses have been in session six days in the week, with some exceptions, since the first Monday in December last. Within the momentous interval from that day to this the combined naval squadrons of Eng- land, France and Spain, in the form of a Holy Alliance, have occupied Vera Cruz; and after its oceupation this triple alliance has been bro- ken up, leaving the work of the subjugation of Mexico to the Freach army landed on Mexican soil. This army, after fighting its way two- thirds of the distance to the Mexican capital, has been signally defeated and ignominivusly driven back by the Mexicans. Generally con- sidered abroad as the most feeble and con- temptible people in the world, in war, if not in everything else, these Mexicans have routed and disgraced an army’ of French veterans, wearing the honors of their campaigns in Africa, the Crimea and Italy. This will never do for Louis Napoleon. This disaster must be repaired. His empire may depend upon it. He must do something to recover the military prestige which he bas lost in this business ; and to this end, between the shipment of a larger army to Mexico and a war in Europe, he has no alternative. Tf he should persist in his scheme for the re- duction of Mexico to the condition of a French protectorate like Rome, or toa French colony like that of Algiers, his contemptuous disregard of our Monroe doctrine of European non-inter- vention in American affairs will, sooner or later, bring about a colligion between the United States and France. On the other hand, if Louis Napoleon should conclude to abandon his Quixotic Mexican enterprise, as a game not worth the candle, he, in order to reconcile the French people to this thing, will be compelled to pick a quarrel with England, Austria, the Czar, the Sultan or the Pope, which may in volve the whole European continent in war. With regard to Mexico, some months will elapse before another French army can be landed at Vera Cruz. In the meantime we shall have established an iron-clad navy supe- rior to that of France or England; and, with this domestic rebellion suppressed, we shall be strong enough to put an end to this Napoleonic idea of making a French colony of Mexico, al- though England may support Napoleon. With an army of a million of men in the field, should the occasion require it, we can make short work with our European ‘neighbors in Mexico and Canada; and the governmerft at Washington, from the pressure of public opinion, will cheer- fully undertake the work. Louis Napoleon, in this foolhardy Mexican enterprise, seems to have forgotten the in- structions of the last three hundred years, and appears to have assumed thegimperial preten- sions of Philip the Second of Spain. To warn him in season of his danger, and to save him from the inevitable disasters of a war with the United States, or the necessity of a continental war in Europe, we hope that, without further delay, this Mexican subject will be brought up and thoroughly ventilated in Congress. Let the everlasting negro rest a day or two, until England and France are informed, through a full discussion in Congress, of the, public opinion of this country, and the policy and ex- pectations of our government in reference to Mexico, and we are sure that the interests of peace will be subserved in both hemispheres. Lonp Brovonam Upon tie American War.— The venerable octogenarian, Lord Brougham, has been delivering himself of rather a remark- able speech before the English National Asso” ciation for the Promotion of Social Science, The speéch seems to be merely a rehash of the most violent articles of the Lon- don Times. Lord Brougham describes this war as waged “by the whole people, frantic with mutual hatred, filled with a thirst of ven- geance only to be slaked by each other's slaughter.” A visit to New York city, which is astonishingly peaceful and quiet, would per. haps change the noble lord’s opinion upon this subject. Referring probably to Bull Run Rus- sell’s letters, Lord Brougham speaks of the “epidemic slander and falsehood” which per- vades accounts from this country, and then gently glides into glittering generalities upon the theme of democracy. “In all ages,” says the noble lord, “the homaired of democratic rule has been to promote war.” This is so silly a sophism thateyon Lord Brougham can sup- portit only by the example of France, where de- mocracy has never been fairly tried. The bis- tory of this country confutes any such assortion, although, as Lord Brougham remem- bers to forget, this is a republican, not a de- mocratic, government. ‘“ Democracy,” con- tinues the noble ford, “is a tyrant of many heads,” and the people control the government. This may be very true, but it is not very new. Indeed, it strikes us that the governinent of the people is synonymous with democracy, and not an attribute of democracy. That the people may rule wisely, however, Lord Brougham tacitly admits; for he eulogizes us for our sup- pression of the slave trade. This speech, then, does Lord Brougham very little credit. Like ‘most Englishmen, he is totally ignorant of our affairs and of the theory and practice of our government. Wise as he may be in most inatters, he is only a new and shining illustra- tion of the fact so often stated in these ce- lumns—that an Englishman discussing Ameri- can affairs loses his common sense, mistakes prejudice for philosophy, substitntes theories for facts, and males a fool of himself and greater fools of his hearers. Tue Tax Bit Berone Coxaruss.—A careful examination of the Tax bill now before Con- gress, and soon, we hope, to be passed, de- velopes the fact that almost all the burthen of taxation is thrown upon the commercial States— New York especially —while the manufacturing, or New England States, and the agricultural, or Western States, are comparatively exempt. Thus, in the commercial States, everything, frora incomes to bills of lading, from professions to Brandreth’s pills, from banks and corpora- tions to soothing syrups, are heavily taxed, while the manufacturing States pay but three per cent of taxes against forty or fifty per cent of tariff protection, and the agricultaral States pay taxes only upon tobacco aud cotton, and are exempted from taxation upon corn, hay, cattle, milk, poultry, and other such produc- tions, yielding an annual revenue, according to the census of 1850, of ever a hundred millions of dollars, This is obviousiy unjust and unfair; but still a bad tax biil is better than none in ship crisis, and we hove it wl be posed isonye-, day it declares:—“Finally our patience wore out, and our faith with it. We believed—we still! believe—that the Union grand army ‘was kept quiet too long, and that it ought to have s commander who believed in going head. For this reason—for this reason mainly—we desired a change.” Poor Greeley’s ignorance is as great as his folly. Who but the abolitionists, by their infernal intrigues, prevented McClel- lan from making this a quick, sharp and deci_ sive war? McClellan’s plan was to have the grand armies of the East and West move simul- taneously in April, and overwhelm the rebels at Manassas and at Bowling Green. The ene- my being thus taken by surprise, the war would then have ended in six weeks. The abo- litionists, by their attacks upon McCleiian, at last succeeded in subverting his plans, in forcing a premature movement, in depriving him of part of his army, and in prolonging the war. As the Tribune Association has gun con- tracts to fill for the government, this prolonga” tion of the war is just what poor Greeley de- sires. Why, then, is he not honest enough to say this, and claim credit for a shrewd business move by which the war is continued that Tribune muskets may be sold? Gen. MeClel- lan, if he had been let alone, would have ended the war long ago. It is too late for the Tribune abolitionists, who caused the delay, to come out and charge our army with idleness. diately. Of course, when it becomes a law, .¢ will contro] the next Congressional elections, and be amended by the next Congress; but the import- ant thing Ys to have the bill passed, and at once, American Public Credit. Europe is astonished at the energy, power and resources of the United States govern- Ment and people; but more especially the financial lords and bankers of Threadneedle and Lombard streets are amazed at our finan- cial action and success. They had no idea that we could do without them. Accustomed to see the agents and envoys of France, Russia, Spain, Austria, Turkey and other States of Europe, with many of the inferior republics of the New World, crowding their counting rooms, exhibiting their powers and begging for loans and money, they naturally expected to see some official persons bowing at their levees from the United States, anxious to negotiate loans to carry on the fierce war in which we are engaged. But what disappointment! They have found out by this time that the United States are not simply @ great independent political, but also a great independent financial, Power. How is this mystery to be explained which has so much puzzled the London Zimes and the magnates of Capel court? They seem to have imagined that there existed no great commer- cial nation in the world like themselves, and no money market and no financiers able*to do without them. They have perhaps seen their mistake. At this present moment the United States, with New York city for its commercial metropolis, is superior, both in commercial and financial capacity, to what England was at the time of the great war against France and against the principles of the French Revolution. At that time England got through all her financial difficulties without any foreign aid. and those difficulties and her condition were far more onerous and less promising than our own. Is it not, therefore, somewhat strange that England should imagine that we must break down, with the example before her of her own success in more difficult circum- stances? As a commercial nation we surpass what England was at that critical period when William Pitt, by his famous order in council, authorized in 1796-7 the suspension of specie payments by the Bank of England, which lasted for twenty-five years or more. Our commercial tonnage at the present day amounts to not Jess than five hundred millions of tons, which greatly exceeds the tonnage of English com- merce at the period referred to, and is nearly equal to her tonnage of the present day. We are, therefore, equal if not supe- rior in a commercial sense to what England was, and, by parity of reasoning, we are equal in financial resources to all that was accomplished by her. For a period of more; than twenty years England carried, on that gigantic war against France. She raised and paid large foreign armies; she subsidized liberally several foreign princes to keep them in the coa- lition against France; and she did all this on the basis of what might strictly be called an irredeemable, inconvertible paper currency, The bank notes of the Bank of England stood mainly for support and confidence upon a cor- poration of merchants constituting the “Go- vernor and Company of the Bank of England;” and yet during all that time English commerce and industry not only flourished more than they ever had done before, but expanded and augmented to an unprecedented and unex- pected extent. During the whole period of suspension, the currency, such as it was, tHough far inferior to our own national curren- cy in solidity, authority and security, enabled the people interiorly to carry on the most ex- tensive commercial and ‘industrial enterprises, and externally, with respect to foreign ex- changes, never fell lower than fifteen to twenty per cent on the pound sterling, at the close of a war of fifteen years. Unlike our national currency, the English bank notes were not convertible into govern- ment securities, with the interest payabie in specie, nor did they, as our currency, stand upon the pledged faith of the gorernment for their security. In this brief view of the case we find that a great commercial country was able to meet a crisis such as none but a high state of com- merce is capable of doing. Therefore, a fortiori, @ greater commercial country such as the United States now are is well able to meet a less formidabte and less exhaustive crisis, by means less objectionable than those resorted to by England. The croaking, therefore, of the London Times and some of our own journals in this city is wholly invidious and gratuitous. We are ready to admit that none but a great commercial people could safely venture upon the doubtful measures which England resorted to, or even upon the more solid measures which Mr. Chase has adopted and now proposes in respect io the currency. An overflow of cur- rency is undoubted ruin to non-commercial countries; but to » highly commercial and in- dustrious people, such a3 the English and such as the Americans, an abundant carrency is a matter of prime necessity, and is one of the greatest elements of prosperity. There was no limit imposed upon the issues of the Bank of England during the French war, the conse- quence of which was a certain degree of infla- tion frequently occurring; yet, notwithstand- ing this, trade, commerce and manufactures flourished to an extraordinary degree during all that time. Our national currency isand will be limited by Congress. Five hundred millions may be considered the limit which it would be imprudent to pass; but up to that amount, we may securely affirm, is absolutely necessary to carry on the extended trade, commerce and manufactures of the country; and, therefore, Jess than that sum would leave us exposed to all the ovils of a deficient currency. General Scott at West Point. THE RECEPTION OF VISITORS AT COZZENS’ HOTEL— WHAT THE OADETS OF THE MILITARY ACADEMY THINK OF THE GENERAL, ETC. Wast Pomrr, N. ¥., June 17, 1862. General Scott, who ts now spending the summer sea- son at this place, still continues to MB the object of much respect, The brave and aged General is in the enjoyment of ex- cellent health and spirits, and since his arrival at his apartments in Cozzens’ Hotel the change for the better which has taken place is very apparent. He does not confine himself s0 much to his sitting room as when in Elizabeth, N.J., but drives out oftener; and when the many visitors and admirors of the.General call here ceives them with much satisfaction. These are nume- rous every day. appears more active and livoly than I have seen him since his return from Europe, and the pains which afflict him in his limbs are begining to leave. This makes the popular veteran more checr ful and contented. It is very gratifying to him when the heads and cadets of the Military Academy call upon him, as he takes a lively interest in conversing with them, not only as regards proficiency in military tactics, butalso respecting the presont unsettied state of the country. The marked attention which they manifest pleases him well, whi.e they, oa the other hand, regard him as the great warrior who devised ‘those plans at headquarters which are now being carried iuito oxecu- tion for the salvation of the country. During the Gene- rai’s stay here Ishall send yoa everything of importance that may,transpire respecting him. Consequently you may rely On the correctness of your correspondent’s in- formation. He retires early to rest und rises early in the morning, breakfasting always about nine o'clock, Pierre Soule Sent to Fort Lafayette. Postox, June 19, 1862. Pierro Soule and the lato Sheriff of New Orleans have arrived here and been sent to Fort Warren. [Thijs is not correct. Mr. Soule and Mr. Mazurean were: still at the Astor House at ono o’clock P. M. Thursday,at which hour the United States Marsbal had received a telographic despatch to send the prisoners to ¥ért Lafayette until further orders.—Kip, Heratp.} UNITED STATES MARSHAL’S OFFICE. Jeng 19.—Pierre Soule and his feliow prisoner of war, Adolpho Mazureau, remained at the Astor House ail last night. Mr. Soule suffered intensely from neuralgia, but was much better in the morning. No answer to the telegraphic despatch of yesterday having been received, in consequence, it’ is supposed, of the non-arrival of Secretary Seward in Washington, Marshal Murray despatched another telegram this morn- ing, in reply to which he recoived directions from Secre- tary Stanton to transmit the prisoners who had been de- livered to him by Major Kineman to Fort Lafayette, “until further orders.” ‘The Marshal immediately sont for a carriage to convey the Southorn gentlemen to their destination. The Eighteenth United States Infantry— Regular Service. This regiment bas been grossly misrepresented by correspondents not on the field of battieas to its con. duct noar Corinth, Genoral McCook, in a letter to Colo- nel Carrington, has, however, removed all atain from the character of that regiment, Speaking of the Pea Ridge (Mias.) reconnoissance, he says “the regiment and ofti- cers acted with coolness and courage, and all ordors wore obeyed with promptness and alacrity.” The regiment has done well. Two battaiions—sixtecn companies—are now serving in Missiesip;i under Lieutenant Coronal 0, L. Shepherd, Majors Townsend and Caldwell. Threo companies, Miucty-soven men each, are at Columbus, Ky., and three companies are under drill at Camp ‘Thomas, the camp of instraction near Columbus, Ohio, campis under the charge of Colonel IH. B. Caring: hteenth United States infantry, who. by the terms of the act incroasing the army, is unable to take the field until his regiment is full. It is expected the regiment wil! be completed in July next, within one year of its first organization. Nino's Garpen.—Mis: hidgs sang the closing scene of the firet act of ‘Traviata’ inst night, and gave evi-+ dence of further promise. as an oporatic artist. Wedo not say she is perfect; for it requires more study than she has given it; but with a voice so aweet and flexible thore is.no reason why she should not roach the position her friends are anxious she should. She takes her benofit te-night. Warrace’s.—The fun at this popular theatre comtinuos toatiract. Last night three piecos were plived, each of them full of funny nonsense, just what we like when we wish to relax our nerves aud muscles with a hearty laugh. Of tho three we rather fancied the “Returned Volunteer” best, though the ‘Irish Mormon” and ‘“Work- ing the Oracle” were played witb great spirit, and were well received by the andience. Lacna Kanye's Tueates.—Mise Maggie Mitchell, the spirited directress of this theatre, takes hor first benefit there this evening. The beautiful moral drama of “Fanchon, the Cricket,’ which is still continuing to at- tract large audiences, will be repeated, in connection with other entortainments. Miss Mitchell will doubtless be cerdially supported. ‘Misvo’s GaRpEn.—Mias Caroline Richings, 80 favorably known to the New York public, will appear at this thea- tre to-might in the comic opera of ‘‘The Syren,’’ ag well ‘ap in the cloning scene of the last act of “La Traviata.” ‘The performance is for Miss Richings’ benefit, and is the last but one in which she will appear. Mr. George Simp- son, the well known tenor, of this olty, has volunteered his services, and will assist Miss Richings in the scena and arin from “Traviata.” There will doubtless be a full attendance. Or Bowsry Taratee.—Mr. C. W. Clarke, the popular coni@lian, now performing at the Old Bowery, takes his benefit this evening. Tho performance will open with the ‘Scarlot Mantle,” in which Mr. Clarke sustains the cbaracter of Arnold Von Aukerstrotl, Tho entertainment will conclude with the laughabte pieces, The Old Guard,” “Jumbo Jum’’ and the “Broken Sword." Tux Trmexe ano Gexenay McOnertax.— After the massacre at Manassas the Z'ilune be- came so alarmed at the consequences of its “Onward to Richmond” articles that poor Greeley published his “Just Once” confession, avknowledging that he had been wrong, and begging the public’s pardon. Soon after he was scared into a brain fever, and recovered only to renew his assaults upon our army and the Union cause. A short time ago, badly frightened at Jackson’s raid, the Tribune came out strongly in favor of General MeCfellan, urged that reinforcements be sent him, and in every way attempted to atone for its long con- tinued abuse of our greatest general, and to sa. cure itself against the popular vengeance which would have followed his defeat before Rich- mond or the capture of Washington by Jack- son’s troopers. Now that the excitoment in regard to Jackson has subsided, however, the Tribune again voniuros to renow its attacks pga MeGellam da g leading editesial New Bowery Tutarns.—A very attractive bill is offered at this theatre thie cvoning, when Miss Adah Isaacs Menken takes her benefit. In additiom to‘ Mazeppa’’ and “Tho Three Fast Women,” the fifth act of “Richard the Third” is promised, iu which Miss Monken will por- fsonate Richmond, mounted on horseback. Tho perform- anco coucludes with the fares of “Tho Limorick Boy,’? Tarr 1, Fate Conann Steamer KARNAK.—Tho wreck of this fine propeller, conveying the English mails to Nas- sau aud Havana, is much deplored; and the membors of hor crew all sailed, with fow exceptions, in the Persia, on Wednesday, last for Liverpool. Captain Le Messurier and the Chief Engineer still remain with the wreck, at Nassau, for the purpose of saving everything of value connected with the ship. We jearn that the owners of Cunard line do not attach the slightest blame to those twe intelligent end officient officers. ‘Tor Fotrox Feeny.—On Monday next tho domolition of the Fulton ferry buildings, on tie Now York side, will be commenced, to make way for wew and commdious structures. Boats will be run while tho work ia in pro- gress for foot passengers only. Vehiclos will have to take the other ferries. The Union Company bas just been amorced in the sum of $4,000 for not haviag a gufll. cient quiaber Of Ue proggryors on bord, 2 NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. ‘Wasuinctom, June 19, 1862. IMPORTANT NOTION TO SOLDIERS ON FURLOUGH. According to a general order just published, furloughs ‘Will not be given by captains of companies, or a furlough from such authority will not relieve a soldier from the charge of desertion, Enlisted men absent from their rod giments without proper authority, are, in fact, deserters, and not enly forfeit all pay and allowances, but ara subject to the penalties awarded by law to such offenders. No plea of sickness or othcr cause not officially sstablished, ana no certificate of a physician in civil life, mules it be approved by some officer acting 8 a military vemmander, will hereafter avail to remove the charge of dwsertion, or procure arrears of pay whem @ soldier has boen mustered as absent from his regiment, without leave. THE PRIZE STRAMER CIRCASSIAN, English papers by thw Jast steamer assort that tho Cir- cagsian, condemned for atsempting to run the blockade, could not have entered odr'Southern ports on account of her great draught of water’; but st is known tothe gover ernment that the Circassia’ was not only bound to Charleston, but the facts stiow shat she could casily have entered New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola, Savannah, Charleston or Wilmington. Tlie’ vessel and cargo are valued at about $1,400,000. After paying all theex- penses of the prize court, which it) is sald are extrava- gant, one-half of the remainder goes te the government and the other moiety to the officers. and! erew of the vos se! which seized the prize. OVERHAULING THE NEW YORK Aww? yuULADSLEnie. PRIZE COURTS. Congress has inquired why the prize: courts of Phila- delphia and New York do not take action toward con- deming some of the rebel vessels which lisve been cap- tured. The result of the inquiry may produce ane 8 startling character. THE POSTAL SERVICK BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. ‘The Post Office Department has concluded am arrange- ment with the Hamburg, Bremen and Liverpool linos of trangatiantic steamers, by which the fastest steamers: of each of those lines are accepted for the United States mail service throughout the year, thus securing a fast steamer for the conveyanco of the mails on each ef the United States sailing days, viz:—on Saturdays from New York,and on Wednesdays from Southampton or Liverpool. This arrangement,so long desired by the department, will give increased efficiency to the United ‘States mail steamship sorvice and prove of great advan- tange to the commercial interests of this country and Europe. REOPENING OF THE POST OFFICE AT BEAUFORT, N. CO. ‘The Post Office Department reopened to-day tho Post Office at Beaufort, N.C., being the first Post Office regu=" arly re-established since the occupation of that placo by the United States forces. SEAMEN WANTED FOR THE NAVY. ‘Three or four thousand seamen for the naval service are immediately wanted. At present there are only thirty-nine men available in sll of New England. Tne question is asked: ‘Where are the New England fishor- men ?”” REVIEW OF THE SCOTT CAVALRY: The Scott cavalry regiment, nine hundred strong, com- manded by Col. Swain, was reviewed to-day by the Presi- dent, Secretary Stanton and General Wadsworth. The column also passed through tho principal streets. It was the third time the regiment had boen mounted, but. the horses were under excellent subjugation, which ig duo to the fact that most of the men are excellent horse- © men. BEDS FOR SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS. Surgeon General Hammond has, within the past five days, provided 15,000 beds for the sick and wounded in the hospitals here and in Northefn cities. He has sent Dr, Vellum, one of the newly appointed medical inspectors 0 the Army of the Potomac, te reli¢ve Dr. Tripler. This change coud not be made until now, tho medical inspoc- tors having been confirmed by the Sonate only within ‘tho present week. The complaints horetcfore existing will therefore at once be remedied. THE ARMY. There have been about one thousand appointments and promotions in the army since the general orders of Do- combor last, according to the pamphlet just issuod, of which there are:—Major generals, seventeen; brigatier generals, ninety-three; brigade surgeons, fifty-e’ ‘The additional aids-de-camp appointed by tho President, - under the act of August last, are as follows:—Coloneis, thirty-four; lieutenant colonels, nine; majors, twenty- four; captains, ninety-seven. Throe -brigadier generals have resigned and four doclined the nomination. J.B. Zerman,as brigadier general, heretofore confirmed by the Senatc, has been reconsidered and withdrawn, 4 THR PENNSYLVANIA RELIGF ASSOCIATION. The adjourned mecting of Pennsylvanians to-night perfected their orgavization. Thirteen hundred dollars have already been collected. They intend to ext@d their Meld of operations, and will send committees to the Army of the Potomac to attend to the sick and wounded there, as well as in Washington. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS OF WAR. It is belioved that a correspondence is now progrossing relative to a geveral exchange of prisoners. RETURN OF SECRETARY SEWARD Secrotary Seward has returned from his visit North. WHITE HOUSE, ON THE PAMUNKEY. Intelligent officers of the government, who have examined tiie noted White Houso, on the Pa munkey river, are astonished at the noise mate in Cengress about its occupation as @ hospital. They state that it cannot be made to accom- qnodate more than eighteen or twenty patients. It is re- garded as a very smal! pretext for an assault upon Gen- @ra} Modlellan, who, through the machinatious of those ‘who are howling at him, has been left with only a part of the Army of tho Potomac to sustain the brunt of the whole war in front of Richmond. THE CASE OF SURGEON HAYS. Surgeon Hays, who was summarily dismissed from the service for alleged noglect of the wounded soldiers from Port Republic, is secking for an investigation into his case, He states that be is prepared to prove that his at‘ontions to these wounded men were unremittirg, and that thoir being compelled to remain ali night in the cars, almost within sight of the hospitals hore is attribut- able to others than Rimself. EXAMINATION OP MEDICAL CADETS. A medical board was ordered to assemble at Wous ‘Point on the 12th inst. to examine into the physteal qual fications of the graduating elase, and to continuo in ses- sion until the 1at of July, to examine the newly appotat- od cadets. SEIZURE OF CONTRABAND GOODS. ‘The government detectives, acting under the orders of Colonel L. C. Raker, seized to-day two schooners, inden. with whiskey, and intended to be carried to the White House and Fredericksburg. Tho vessels and cargoes will be confiscated. A large amount of property has re- cently been detected and reported as contraband, under army regulations, and will be confisoated, and a large amount has also been actually turned over to the Quer. termaster’s Department by the agents of the government ‘under this regulation. DEATHS OF SOLDIERS. ‘Tho following doaths are reported:—~ E. Steinbarg, Co. E, 92d New York. % Nash, Co. F, 4th Maing. O'Mai Go. G, 20th’New York. 5D.8. me uty Co. K K. 11th Pennsylvania, Amos Lacti, Sieei's brigade. J. Barna, Co. B, 16th No h Carolina. B. Phillips, Co. 1, 81st New York. A. Billings, Co. G, Sd Michigan. ra Co, oy, es ig Island. im. Has Jon Price, Co. K, 102d Penneylvania, wW.J. Molsudon, 60, K, 23d Georgia. @. W. Hubbard, ‘Co. D, ‘sth Virginia. CHURCHES OFFERED AS HOSPITALS. Anumber of churches have been offered as hospitals to the government. Among thom are the Baptist and Mothodist and Presbyterian churches, the loyalty of which have pot beoa questioned. THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. Wasainatox, Ture 19, 1862, The Senate met at eleven A. M. The Vice President was abseut, and Mr. Foot waa chosen President pro tem. CHANGING THR PORT OF ENTRY AT PRON IWICK, GA. On, motion of Mr. Caaxpurr, (rep.) of Nich., the bill from the House to change the port of entry of Bruaswicky Ga., was taken up and passed. ‘ THE FINAL ADJOURNMENT, Mr. Bavtancny, (opp.) Of Del., moved to take up te resolution fixing the time of adjournurent. ‘The motion was fort by yeas 14, ny » 22. ‘TUR PAT OF aRMY OFrTCeRS Oa motion of Mr, Witsgs, (rep ) of Base, the Wigl dex 2