The New York Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1862, Page 1

‘WHOLE NO. 9580. INTERESTING FROM EUROPE. eaten Lonmamaamaaaaedl Arrival of the China and City of Manchester. MEDIATION. ‘a THE RUSSIAN NOTE IN ’ ae, ae, + ‘The Conard mail steamship China, Captain Cook, which ‘gafied from Liverpool at fe o’clock on the morning of the 224. and from Queenstown on the afternoon of the ‘98d ultimo, arrived at this port early yesterday morning. ‘The serow steamship Gity of Manchester, Capt. Halcrow, ‘which sailed from Liverpool at njne o'clock on the morn- fag of the 19th and.from Queenstown on the afternopn of the 20th November, also arrived at this port ‘yesterday morning, ‘The City of Manchester brings ope package of specie on freight, conzhining five husdred pounds eterling. ‘The news of both vessels has been anticipated, in all {te main points, by the telegraphic reports of the Hiber- ‘nian atid China, from Cape Race and Portiand, published 4m Thoreday’s Herat, p ‘uur files of European journals by the Chifiaare three days later, and contain the devils of the advices. The privateer Bunter, lying at Gibraltar, is advertised for salé in the Liverpool papers. The Norwegian arrived at Londonderry op the forenoon of the 21st and reached Liverpool early onthe morning Of the 22d ult. . ‘The China exchanged signals with the Arabia off Turkar on the 234 ult. Mediation. é SBE RUSSIAN REPLY IN FULL TO NAPOLEON'S PRO- POSED MEDIATION IN OUR AFFAIRS. ‘The following is the repiy of the Russian, government, to the French proposal of mediation iv America:— DESPATCH OF PRINCE GORICHAKOFF TO M. D’OUERIL, CHARGD 1? AYPAURES OF RUBEIA AT PARIS. Sin—I herewith enclose you a copy of a despateh from M. Drouyn de Lhuys, which the Duke of Montebello has ‘Deen charged to comm:.nicate to us. It concerns thg affairs of North America, and its object ie to invite us to an entente with Fravee and England to take advantage of the present lassitude of the parties to », in common, a suspeusion of hostilities. Tireply to this overture I reminded the French Am- Dassador of the solicitude which our august master bas never ceased to fecl in the American conflict from ite vi onset, @ solicitude cunsed by the amica- dle existing between the two countries, and of which the Imperial Cabinet bas given F soraed proofs, 1 have assored bit that nothing’ could ter Fespond to our wishes than to see approach tho termination of a struggle which we deplore, and that to this effect-otlr Minister at warhingtdén has instructions to seize every favorable opportunity to recommend mode: tion and conciliation, eo as to appeare conflicting passions and lead toa wisd settlement of the interests at stake, 1 admitted’ that such counsels would certainly have greater weight if presenved simultaneously apd in the friendJy manner by the Great Powers who take an rest in the issue of this conflict. +a But added that, in oar opinion, what ought specially to be avoided was the appearance of any pressure whots)- @ver of @ nature fo wound tr opinion in the United Blates, and to excite susceptibilities easily aroused at the bare idea of foreign intervention. Now, according to ‘the information we have hitherto received, we are in- @lined to believe that a combined step between France, Bogland hd Rassia, no matter how copciliatory aud bow eautiounly made, \f ft were taken wit official and col lestiyeebaracter, pould ron the risk of cansing precis who be? the object of tone, which me wishes of the three Courts. ‘We bave thereforé drawn the: conclusion that if the 1d persist 2 deeming a formal and collective xtep tune, and that if the Fnglish Cabinct bares that opinion, it would be impossible for us, at the distance we are at, to anticipate the manner in which wuch a'measure would be received. But if in that case our Mini shoujd vot participate officially, his mora) wappert f8 not the lees acquired beforehand to any at- Meer erring to bis col of France and of England eB ce an gan, under tue Friendly nen iene oficieuse) which he might deom best suited to avoid the appearance of pressure, M. @ Stoeck! will only be continuing the position and jan. ete nich, by order of our angust master, he has never to obrerve since the commencement of the Ame i- ean quarrel. It in this sense that I request you to explain yourself vo te’ Minister of Foreign Affaire, iB reply to the eommyn: ‘he has made to us. eck +> > Pemmnasna, Oct. 27 (Nov. 8), 182. 4 THE ENGLISH AID MOVEMENT. penninnhnnnarinninnne Adjournca Meeting of the Merchants of Rew York—Ten Thousand Dollars Sub. eeribed by A. T. Stewart—Over Forty. one Thousand Dollars Afready Collect- ed=The British Residents Join in the Movement, é&c. ~ A private mevting of the committee, appointed at tho Cwamber of Commerce op Thursday, was held at two ‘@olock yeeterday, from which the reporters were exclud- ed. TW following letter from Mr. A. T. Stewart was read the committee:— New Yorx, Dec. 5, 1862. ‘My Daas Ma. Dopar—It affords me great pleasure, in r¢ ‘Ww your note of yesterday, w euciose @ check for ti Bonss dollars, to be applied by the committee appoint- perchaos of ft for, the suilsting Opersiives ef Lance, eu ‘Operatives: ca abire -whoee return to their usual avocations can be se- |, after a passage of six days, and was towed to y Vara. Sw on the crew ‘and cargo of the prive schooner Ahnie Dees, captured on the night of November 20, while attempting to run the blockade out from Charies- top. The cargo consists of 200 barrels of turpentine and rosin. ‘She also brought North several invalidesd and diecharged officers and men from the South Atlantic Blockading squadron. Also Sameel Burroughs, « " on the steamer Scotia. following men.of-war were at Port Royal when the Courier sailed, vinta’ » Housatonic, Vermont, ‘Water Witch, 'F. B. Hall, Ottawa, stereship Valparaiso, fd eteamtngs 0. M. Pettit and Rescue. rer States coast surveying steamer ar Fived November 27 from Now Tor. hi Hist of the officers of the Courier— Hi Axtell, Arrival of the United ftates Gunbost tte. The United Staves gunboat Montice, D. 1. Braine, Lieutenant Commaniler, from ‘Wilmington, N.,0., via Hampton Roads, srrived at this port yesterday morning. been blookad: ‘ioe for ti Be jabs on aoe oer be past eight ‘Bie following 1 oa of her officers: — » Lieutenant Com . 1. Braine, Acting Master and Exeowive Uficer—R. Boatace ‘Acting Enngn—A.G, Stebbins. © 4d falas eee te 4 sane rt Trowbridge; T. J. Giiaer- er. PFetag ee! Asrteatl Brier ana Acting CNif Bngt. Assisio | Aingineer—Mionhnel Riordan, Pid Acntna’ neertaabomee MoGough, albert L, | principal topic of comment. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasuineron, Dec. 5, 3862. THE REPORT OF THB SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. ‘The Report of the Secretary of the Treasury was eager- Jy sought for throughout the city to-day. Very few copies were obtainable. After its presentation to Con- grees the financial operatars of all grades rianifested great anxiety to examine and digest its recommendations. Tt was generally admitted that the remedies proposed by fr. Chase for the depreciation of the federal currenoy are the best that can be devised. In some instances re gret was expressed that he showld bave betrayed any doubt or hesitation in pointedly and definitely arging the adoption of the policy proposed. - THR COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS AND MR: OHASS’S FINANCIAL MEASURES. The Committee of Ways and Meavs held a session to day, but.did nothing except prepare for future operations ‘The Report of the Secretary of the Treasury; was the Ite suggestions will be sus. tained, and every effort made by the committee to carry them into practical effect. DECISIONS OF THE TAX COMMISSIONER, The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has made the following deoisions:—When persons are employed by tobaccouists or dealers in segare, whether in some town or at a distance therefrom, to manufacture -segars, and for this purpose to recéive tobaceo from ‘their. employes to be made into eegars, which, when finished, are.re turned to the empleyes, such persons may not be required to pay the value thereof, provided at the request of the asseseor they make out alist, subscribed and sworn to, which list shall state the number of segars so made daring each mopth, aul as: near as may ‘be the value thereof, with the mame and residence of the person to whom the weyare have ‘been returned: If the same employer to whom the segarsare returned resides or has his usval place of busivess ina district in which the list is made evt, then the Asscesor shall trang init it to the Assessor of the district where aych employer | resides or bas his usual plice of business, to the end that the duties due thereon under the Fxgise law may be paid by the employer; but if the parties live iu the same dis- trict, the Assessor will assess the amount due on such lists to the emplo: The Commissioner has also decided that Jicensed bank ers, as well as incorporated banks, may draw. and sel) their own drafts on their surplus funds accumulated in the omliuary course of business in other places without & broker's license, as their selling of such drafts is not dealing in-exchanges relating to money within the mean. ing of the law subject to the “iotification of the incorpo- raled banks, and licessed bankers must have the licenses of brokers if they do the business of a broker as described in the law. INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO A zy MINISTER OATHS, 4 ‘The Committee, of Ways and Meane has prepared a bill authorizing all others under the direct tax and excise Jaw to administer oaths. AMENDMENY OF THE TAX LAW. Among the resolutions introduced in the House to-day was one by Mr. Sheffield, looking to the removal of the intepal revenue tax from articles used in manwiactures, 1m order that they may not be twice taxed, TRE REPORTED PEACE PROPOSITIONS FROM THB REBELS, 2 ‘The correspondence of the Tribune; to-the effect that the rebet leaders at Richmond despair of their usurpationaud talk of terms whereby they will come back into the upion, ig regarded here asa cauard. Mr. Barney pub- lighed in this vity some years ago a Monitor of Fashion , or Court Journal, and hie entire !ife and conduct are so strange and eccentric that people here all laugh at the idea that thé rebel. high’ funcYonaries would talk with him in apy manner. Barney has etated to ope of our citi- zeut, what every man of sense knows, namely, that the rebel leaders do not entertain the most remote idea of Succombing, and they started ouggupon the purposq, long before determined upon, of establishing an indepen, dent govermment, though at the time they bad contrell- ing majorities in both branchos of Congress. THE ILLEGAL ARRESTS AND PMPRISONWENTS. ‘The suggestion made in the Hexstp some time since that certain parties will: be held legally responsible for canging illegal arrests and imprisonments, has ‘inapired ‘ch terror, that it j@ proposed to pass some law of Congress relieving the parties in queation from just Mability, The constitution says that no expost facto law shal) be pasted, and the courte will have jurisdiction of thie whole matter when the present Congress shail have become a thing of the past. YROGRAMME OF THE BUSINESS OF CONGRESS, This was resoiution day in the House and an opportunity was afforded gentlemen to make their record. ‘the man- ner in which the various resolations were dispored gf is . 40 indication that the #ession will be less turbulent than has been anticipated. The majority will justly but fairly apply the gag to all obnoxious members and resolutions? make their own programme, and proceed with business. Just at this time they do not intend to afford any oppor- tunity to the maicontents to probe their vulnerable places. THR PRESIDENT’S EMANCIPATION PLAN. Many suppose that since the republican Sepatore have determined to block Mr. Lincoin’s policy of compensated emancipation, by adopting Mr. Clarke's resolution, he wil) not iesue his contemplated abolition prectamation on the Ast of January, Jt ie certain that the republicans will vote no guitable appropriation in aid of such a policy; and it is to be remembered in this connection that Mr. Lincoln Stated to the border State representatives that unless such a measure was passed that the bottom was ‘out of ‘the tub. Touching this matter of the proclamation of freedom to the slaves, it may be stated that the public senti- ment of Kentucky and Tennessee is unanimously hostile to it. Leading Union men of Tennessee, who have been nearly affliated with the administration, express this opinion. They point to the very significant fact that such mon as Nelson and Judge Henry have em braced the rebel cause on account of the proclamation: ‘They say that there are fifteen thousand Tennessee troops: in the Union army, aH of whom are astounded at the proclamation, because they had argued that the Presi- dent’s letter to Greeley, ahd his talk to the Chicago com- mittee, had led them to suppose that they bad a fast friend m the chief Executive, GENERAL M’CLELLAN’S MOVSMENTS. General McClellan is expected to agrive here to-morrow, in obedience toa summons, as a witness before tbe Mo- Dowell Court. * - TRE ARMY APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS. . Notwithstanding the rumors from time to ti as 20 military Domioations have been sent to the Senate, THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN EX-PRESIDENT BUCHANAN AND GENERAL SCOTT, Goneral Scott briefly and finally replies to ex-President Buchanan, denying tbat he (General Seott) has any private resentments to gratify, and stating that he hae received many official courtesies from tho late President of the | United States; but to vindicate justice and the truth of history is @ paramount obligation. General Scott then in- sists and shows that certain Southern States received fan unde proportion of arme, and that many of them ‘were not condenmed. THE NAVY. Commander George H. Cooper hae been ordered to the temporary command of the Connecticut, and, upon bis arrival at Port Royal, 8. C., to transter the Connecticut to Captain Stellwagen, and assume command of the Mer- cedita, Memorials are being presegiod by Sonators from officers of the navy, setting forth that while they wore en active duty in war, they have been suspended by their juntors under the action of the Navy Board. It is certain thay many SeRators fee! that a board of old officers, some % them not conversant with the active affairs or men of thy mavy at the”present day, but are mostly influenced by old friendships, are not fit to act on the subjest of pro- motions and enpersedures, RXRCUTION OF A SOLDIER. A few minutes before neon to-day, private John Conrad Keeler, of Company K, One Hundred and Third New York Volunteere, was exeouted im the yard of the Old Capivel prieon, for the murder of Figgt Lieutenant Fer- Mando Linzy. of Co. K, One Hundred and Third New York Volunteers. Kessler wae born in Soxon Meiningen, was forty-one years of age, and leaves a wife and one ohfid at his inte residence, in Newark, N, J. The only other relative he had was w brother, residing in Springfield, N. J. Prior to his execu. flon he wae aaked ‘f he wished his relatives sent for, and be declined, on the groand that they were poor and hee| Swebed 10 Hpare them the expente, Romer wae oon a NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1862. S08f » meaMOrd vioted of murder by a late court martial. He bad been engaged in & scuffle with some comrades, and during It got possession of a gun, Lieut, Linzy interfered to stop the disturbance, threatening Keesler with a court mar- tial, and he thereupon made a lunge at Lieut, L. with bis Dayonet, killing him. There were but few spectators in the yard, but the windows of the prison om ail four sides Of the. enclosure presented a close array of faces. Spec. tators were. geen also upon the roofs of some adjacent buildings and at their windows. Kessler ascended to the platform with remarkable codlneas, and was apparently” destitute of any of the finer sensibilities. MBB. LINCOLN’S VISIT TO THE SICK BOLDIERS, Since the return of Mrs, Lincoln from New York she has resumed her datly Good Samaritan visits to the various hospitals, by which during al! last summer she gladdened the hearts of many brave fellows who had been wounded in the cause of their country. Her frequent kind visite have made her presence familiar to them, and taught them to look ‘daily for her benevolent efforts to alleviate their sufferings. Mr. Lincoln has vlaced in her hands one thon_ and dollars te Béeexpended in this way, and to-morrow, undeterred by the inclemency of the weather, she will be denied t6 all visttore and devote tho day to her errand of mercy to disburse the gift of the President in relieving the rick and wounded heroes of the battles fer the Union. THE CONGREBBIONAL WAR COMMITTFE. The Committee on the Conduat of the Wag, at its mect ing to day, appointed Representatives Covode, Gooch and Odell a eub-committee to investigate the alleged abuses at Camp Convalescent; also the condition of the worded and sick soldiers, witha view to the immediate discharge of those whe may be fount to be pernranently disabled or unfit for Anty. The committee will also investigate the subject of absenteeigm of oflivers and men from the army without proper authority, and the conduct of avmy sur- goons and their treatment of amen entrusted to their care Puree to promote the effiefency of the army. THE OFFICERS OF FHE NYXT HOUSE OF TATIVES. ‘The canvass for officers for the next House of Represen tatives hag already begun. Mon, James Allen dav been preminently namod for Speaker, but it is understood that he ig unwilling that ‘ie name should be used in this con- nection ,to the, detrimen4 of H¢h. Philip B; Fouke, of Ti noise, who has been requested by a number of the demo cratic nfembers of the present Congress to beceme the candidate for Clerk of the Rouse. ‘The contest for" the Speakership is gdmitted go be between Ohio and New York. > REPRESEN- DEATHS OF SOLDIERS. The following deaths of enidiers are announced — Henry Wyant, Co, H, 113th Now York. Edmond Rice, Co, A, idth New York. Hugh Prewett, Co. H, Tweuty-third Maine. _ Wun. A, Keever, Co. 11, 140th Pennsylvania. ; Oliver. Avoy, Co, K, Fourloonth Connectiont. John Reed, Co. G. Seventh Michigan THE CONTRABAND® IN KENTUCKY. It is stated that Gen, Boyle, of Kentucky, refuses to re" ceive slaves of Union men, though the practice bas pre. vafled of taking the etaves of Union volunteers and send- ing them to tho free States. THE INDIAN OUTRAGES-IN MINNESOTA. Mr. Wilkinson stated to-day, in the Senate, that the three hundred condemned Indtans in Minnesota would be executed, with or without law. . THE PORTER COURT MIARTIAL.- Testimony of Generai Pope—Revelations Respecting Pope’s Campaign in Vir- ginis. : Waenincron, Dec. 5, 1862, The Court Martial iu the case of General Fitz Jobu Por- ter met again to-day. ‘The question of the reception of the protest prevented YesterGay by We counsel for the accused beiug under consideration ‘ey the Court, General Pope, threogh Judge Rolt, stated that he was willing to answor the question propounded by the acouged through bis oounso! yestor day. Judge Holt thén waived all proceedinge on the question Of the reception and fing of tho protest, Geueral Pope said the only reason he had for his refasa to answer it yesterday was, that in doing so the names of other persons, high in position, would have to bo brought before this Court. He would take occasion to say to any qiertion placing others before the Court unnecessarily he should object to answer. rs ‘Tho counsel for the accused stated that the conduct of General Pope would only be inquired into so far aw it at: General Pope's croee-cxaw ination was then resumed. Om the night of the 20ub of August, 1862, when 1 found that General Porter did not make his appearancg, and when I had received the despatch which ho wrote to McDowell and King, that ne was about to fall back to Manassas Junction, I determined to arrest him, and had commenced to dictate'the order, and ‘was persuaded not to do so by several officers, and change tho order to one of those which appears. in tho specification; 1 havo en: deavored to remember, as far as possible, the conversa” tions between mygelf and Genera! Porter. I said to Goné- ral Porter, wt Fairfax Court Flouse, that I had received netitication from friends of mine in Washington that he had written letters or sent despaiches to Gen. Burnside, dated before he joined mo, eriticising my conduct, amnilitary capacity and the way Iwas conducting my campaign very severely. I thought this was done in an unkind spirit, Itold him so,and asked him if he did not con- sider it so, when he did got know tho diaposition of my own or the enemy’s troops, nor, in fact, anything about the plan? He seemed.surprised that the fact of his writing had become known, and raid it was a private letter to , Which he had nover intended to go further; but,’as General Kearny had exprersed opposite views, both sides would be heard; ttint he had-written the letter without knowing the facts, I told him I would not push the matter any farther, becausé at that time did not think be bad deliberately and of pur failed to eo-operate with me. Tam frank and open about this, although I had been warned that he would be sure to fail. I am pure at the timo that General Perter did not believe that I did not intend to set forth the facts in due time officially. ‘This is all that I bare On the 4th or 6th of September, 1 was in formed by the President that he bad received several despatches which had occasioned grave apprehensions that General Porter lind failed to do hisoMeialduty. This opened my eyes. General Pope objected several times during the éross- examination to questions proposed by<| the accused through Hon. Reverdy Johnson, on account of their not being based on hia examination im ohief. Too reason why I did not urge these charges atthe tima was that J didnot believe that Porter was deitberately ai purposely guilty, but thought his action or pon.action * result of mistake or blunders; but} never had en idea of withholding from the goverment all the information « proper for a commander w give then. Lwas told by Geceral Roberts, om the 27th and Beh of Aug: Porter would fail, and also by Lieutenant Colorot on the night of the2z8th. [heird mueh from others. 1 did not inform the accused at all that I intended to pat him under arrest. 1 was advised not to put him coder arrest by Generai MeDowell, Roberts, Hooker and Hieint | zelman. ‘The answor of General Porter to General MeClellan's despatch was hore read, and fled:— Farneat ©. 1, Rept 2=10 A, M. General Geo, B. McCrettan, Washington — You may rest assured that ali every lover of hi € to de ay al nteebled (oops attest our ¥. J. PORTER, Major General Tam not sure that T read the despatch of MoCtellan, bat member that General Porter said somethin about the riety of sending the anewer in*coply by telegraph. I stated to him that [had sev pei md piped Feoalyed poritiye despatches trom Gen. Halleck to allow no despatches to pass over the lines, except official dee atches sont pA y-§ Tsent none myself except of 0 ‘only objection I had to rending tl that it would be disebeying the order of wy superior officer, the General 1-Chief, I don’t remem- ber to have raid to Bim that his feelings would prevent im from co-operating with me. At Centreville, on the Bist, I sent for the commanders of army corpse. Thoy feparately came to me to me information of the state of their commands, and their opinion of the course best to be pursued. General Portor waa one of com: manders at that time. Several of the cemmanders ex. Fecetved such eespatches rocel vou | jostructions, as Pep and a cousideral ‘wore march ee ee shi om wi of THE NEW YORK HERALD. They will also recommend the adoption of siringout mea” | to/me | was engaged in bringing up stragglers and in looking after the wounded in a skirmish. My aid-de-camp re- ported that he delivered my order at Siieen minutes after nine o'clock on the 27th of August. It was not moonlight that night. T slept on the ground without any ehelter whatever. I have no remembrance of any rain or driz- zie. ‘I slept very soundly, and may have been uncon- scious of aslight drizzle, “Tt was not to be supposed that cars should be run in advance of Porter's movements, nor was it #o intended. Banks was not at Warrenton June- tion when left. Ihave no donbt that Porter’s infantry could have come pon the field by morning. His artillery would have been detain a lictle longer, I considered it his duty to make the attempt to come. I received one or two notes from Gen. Porter, asking me to have my end of ‘the road clear, ané sent officers back to try and bave road cleared of wagons as far av pocalble, 80 as to facill- tate bis movement as far as uid, TI understood, from @ note received from Porter, that he would net march un- til daylight on the 26th, in disobedience of my order of the 271 I have not that note at present. I received thie note late at night or towards morning. After I received it I took steps to expedite him, Isent back several officers to see General Porter, and request him to hurry up, as 1 was apprehensive of a attack, Treceived ap «newer that General Porter moved slowly, and wag pushing the wagons out of thé roads, I don't Know at what time accused received my order at Centreville on the 20th of Anguat; I think between eight and nine o'clock, It was the practice to mark on the or- ders the titne of sending them, Can't say that I did it in this case. (Original order produced and jdentitied. Another paper wae indentified as the order rege 1 by a subseevent one by General Pope, This was not dated. ) Tt is hardly worth whi'e for an offtcer jn the army to al Me the question whether or not the }ist order rescinded a former one. T should say he cbeye the last order ho gete, 1 @id not know at the time that i iesned the order set forth in @pecifieation second, ge first the aceneed wae then engaged in executing the or ferred to and jast shown you, The order in the sp. tion was intended to move bim in a different direction. T dig not know either that he wae executing the order ‘iven an hour and a balf before, as Dr. Abbott bad come ‘om General Verter to know if Phad him, T told him T had sent Porter hie ord ft a half before, and repeated them to Dr, Abbott. 1 have ‘an indistinct remembrance of receiving one note from General Porter. I think T got trom Abbott the im c Wwe the 26th in the specifications quence of bie vote, and becay ‘eferring to the same Enbiect think thé’ note 2 MeDowell the one | 7 ia conse d 4 note MeNowell 1 had 1 y Abbott came along General Porter, in wh ie ie made neral King’e division bay ing beet return The eflect of the joint order was not to piace the entire command with MeDowell. McDowell wae the seiitor in the field in rank mmanet of the two cérpe when they a her under the commander of the army. T inte the tine that these corps shonid set separately, * General MePowoll had the right of command when they were joinei.T made ne commanication to General Porter what the t order meant. The direct road from Gainesville to Manireas would not have brought the accured to the fold of Grove: time when the order war issued it was not re the enemy could be brongh a stand ect wax (6 bring the diffe ch a pos! tion that the: Halwaye avs: was retr In marching from M ville you are al! the time appronching th pil The court wijournod at three P. M., Gen. THE M’DOWELL COURT OF INQUIRY. Testimony of General Heintzieman and Colonel Ruggles as to the Charactcr of Colonel Goodwin. ithout concluding Pope’® testimony on cross-exam ination, Wasnimetox. Dec 6, 1862. In the McDowell Court to-day, Colonel Ruggles aud General Heintzieman were sworn, and testified as to the character of the witness of the day previous, Colonel R D. Goodwin, General Heintzloman’s testimony nogativec wost of the etatemente in’ the original letter on which bis evidence is based. General MuBowell presented the fellow ing:— Tam and have been loth to consume the time and tax the patience of the Co the character dw in. 1 have t Hvich the Court dy Teould show i# the fact, thnt the wit a papers on the wevern ! ha rie =; but Many points on the ruleé of gv dence were discu and varions questions overruled by the Court a# irrele vunt. The Court adjourned at half-past two P.M. IMPORTART FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Departure of Iron-Clads and Transports Under Seated Orders. Pmiapeuema, Doo, 4, 1862 Advices from Fortress Monroe of yesterday, announce the railing of a fleet of keven transports and two irat clads.with sealed orders, Destination unknown. _ NEWS FROM BUBNSIDE'S ARMY. No, Considerable Rebel Force North of the Rappahannock—Rebel Spies—ieview of General Stekles’ Division, &e.. d&e. HRADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PorOM4e, Dec, 5, 1862. Recent reconnoissances Rave discovered that mo at- tempt is made by the enemy to hold the section north of the Rappahannock, their forces having entirely evacuated the country. with the exception of mali seouting par- tice. ‘There cross the river at small ‘Riind” fords, now easily found in consequence of the jow water, and after a dash upon our outports, succeed in escaping by seme new | Toutes, unknown to our pickets, The rebels have a number of emisearies prowling about tn the vicinity of our Jines, some of whom have been caputred. A rebel deserter came within our lines to- day. His reports are onimportant, In connequence of the delay of the paymastors, General Satnner bas issued an ofder directing the commissarics to iseae two rations per day to each officer, on separate re- turns, and present a transcript of them to the paymaster with the pay rdlls of the regimente. Any commissary failing to present there issues to the paymasters previous: to the payment of the rogiment will at cuce te arrested and tried for disobedience of otders. ‘Yesterday General Hooker reviewed General Sickles’ division. The day*Wds magnificent, the field unexcelted: and the military display one of the finest of the campaign. ‘The difficuttics heretofore exieting in tho transmission of the mails between Washington ang headquarters, by the energy of headquarters Post Masters Haslett and | Cooley have at length been ov and we now get | letters without delay. Por several m the mails have come very irreguiariy, mary val letters never ther a ra) Sette Williome® vert for Waehingtons taking with him alarge pamber of important records from the Army of the Potormac. These w)!i be placed tb the archives of the War Department Conyalescents and exchanged prisonera are flocking to their respective commande in great numbers, Five bun- dred ate expected to arrive today by steamer from Alexandria ‘Tho order of Geporal Burneide, recommending the lis” mieal of officers guilty of neglect of duty in allowing their'commands to be surprised by the enemy, giver uni versal satisfaction, aud will undoubtedly correct the e- rions evil of careiegavexs on the part of commanders of | outposts, The surprise and capture of a goore of men on | picket is inexcurable, and ehoold be attended with prompt and severe punishment to those reeponsible for ench disaster. No news from the front. Position and Movements of the Rebels in Tenncesee, | Nasnvirie, Tenp., Deo, 5, 1862, I have the Murfreesboro (revel) Banner of yesterday. ‘The editor says the enemy continues very quiet along the front. We are maintaining unmolested our former lites. General Kirby Smith has been relieved of the command of thie Department of Bast Tennesse. General Heth super- eedep him. ‘The smallpex is raging at Tallaboms, Murfreasboro and Knoxville. General Pillow has beon restored to command, and is at Murfreesboro raising a brigao of conseripta, He has thirty-two hundred men, General Joe Johnston was at Murfreesboro yesterday, Therebels aro taking up the raile of the railroad from Frankim to Colambie, for the purpose of repairing the road to Decatur, Kirby Smith’s and Hardee's corpe are at Shelbyvilles and Polk i# at Murfreesboro, Ted rebel force is estimated at sixty-Ove thousand of ‘all arma. ‘Trove jo great Gificulty im clothing the army, ZH0¥ Wau PRICE TWO CENTS. OUR NATIONAL FINANCES. Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury. The Adoption of a Postage Stamp Currency. State Bank Bills Recommended to be Taxed. Objections to Another Issue of United States Notes. Proposition to Establish Bank- ‘ing Associations. What the Debt Accruing from ‘ the Rebellion Will Be. Prospective Resumption of Specie Payments. MINEBAL WEALTH OF THE UMTED STATES, Res Rees dee Treasury Devarramnr, Deo. 4, 1862 Sia—Ib obedience to the act whieh coqnires the Secre. tary of the Treasury to prepare and lay before Congress , at the commencement of every eession, a report on the subject of finance, emb’ os of receipts and diebursoments and plans of revenue, he submits, respect- fully, the following views and statemente:— {THR NECESSITY FOR RESISTING REMALLION. The breaking out of the exieting rebellion, soon after the incoming of the present administration, demanded th® employment of all necessary meauit for the preservation of the territoria) intogrity of the republic, and for the inaintenance of the eonstitutional supremacy of the whole people, through their national government, ever every State and every citizen. To authorize and™presertbe the employment ef thero means was the peculiar provines of Congress: to call forth and direet the armed force which might be authorized Delonged to the President, and, under him, to the Depart- ments of War aud of the Navy; while to provide the means to mect authorized expenditures in its employ ment de@olyed. under the legislation of Congress 2nd the direction of the President, op the Secretary of the Trea- sury. Varying exigencies haye required adapted measures and necessitated unantic pated expenJitnres, Ketimates, correct when made, bave begu rendered inaccurate by changed cirenmstances. Each conditions always attend war, whether external or civi!, and we could not hope to eecupe them. INOKRASE OPPUR KETIEATES, }tie not, therefore, matter of eurprige that the esti- mates submitted in July, 1801, for the year ending on the S01 of June, 1862, werd exceeded by the actual expend! tores, or that those submitted in December, for the year which will end ob the 20th of June, 1868, will probably We, iv like manuer, exceeded, bo esiimater of the Secrotary mnet, necessarily, be derived ebietly frow information furnished by othor heads of departments; aud this information, adjusted to existing and probable circumstances, cannot possibly anticipate all the vicissitudes of war or of legisiagion. ‘Thus, the estimates fof the last fiseal year, submitted at the July gexsion of 1461, weve based on estimates from tho \War Department for an army, including regulars and volunteers, of three hundred thousand men; and from the Navy Department for a naval force qnite inéunsiderable in comparis n with that afterwards ‘found to be indispen sable. Congress, thinking the proposed inilitary force in cudequate, provided for a volunteer army of five nond housand mon, besides regutar troops and special corps, nimbering together over nity thousand, and aleo for evsiderable additions to various corps, and a jarge In- ere-se of pay and rations. The estimates of July re quired, of course, correction in December. * gH CALL YOR NEW VOLUNTEERS, So, also, the estimates for the current fiscal year, sub- mitted at the jast session, were framed in substantial accordance with information furnished by the several departments. ‘The necessities of the war, however, rev- dered itexpedient, in the judgment of the Executive and of Congress, to cul} for three hundred thousand additional volunteers, and meke a drat of three bundved thousand Toon in addition to these. The estimates, of course, must ‘again prove inadequate, rhe increase of the army, however, did not greatly affect disbursements between the date of the December report and the close of the then current iseai year. The increase of debt, therefore, did not exceed the December estimate. On the contrary, while the estimate anticipated ‘8 public debt on the 30th of June, 1862, 0: $517,372,802 93, ite actual amount on that day was $514,211,971 92. This ‘amount, of course, does not include unascertaived claims, Dut only that debt the evidences of which exist in the Treasury, upon its books, or in the form of requi- sitions in favor of creditors or of disbursing officers. it is not probable, however, that at tl date named these claims much, if at all, exceeded the balance in the Treasury, namely, $13,043,546 81, But while the public debt on the Ist of July, 1862, did ‘not reach the amount anticipated by-the estimates, there ig no room for the pleasing hope that the rea:its of the current 1 yoar, it, hi simjlgr pro- Sar eae eet ae eect the uit det on the Ist 6f July, 1863, heretofore submitted, must now be advanced, in view of the utiexpected i of ex- penditures, authorized and incurred Or likely to be incur- red to $1,122,207,403 24; and, on the supposition that the war may be continued with undimiuished disbursemonts until the Ist of July, 1864, the debt likely to have been then incurred must be estimated at $1,744,686,586 80. Tt has been the care of the Secretary to reduce the cort of the debt, in the form of interest, to the lowost peasible ameunt, and it is a source of real satisfaction to him that be has been able, thus far, to confine it within very mode- rate hits. The first loans. being of a magnitude hith erto wi of in-our market, were necessarily made at an interest which be regarded as high, though lenders strenuously insisted on higher; but largo amounts are now obtained at five and four per cent, while the circula- tion of United States notes constitutes practically a loan from the people to their government without interest. The average rate on the whole loan js thus reduced to 48-5 per cent, Whether a similar result may attend fut loans must be determined partly by the legislation of Congress, partly by the conduct of the war, and partly by the condition 0, the markets for money. ‘The statements of the actual and osimated receipts and expenditures for the last and the current fiseal year, in comparison with those of the December report, must un- dergo modifications similar to thoxo of the pablic debt. Poth receipts and expenditures for the current and the following year will be incsoused: the ‘ormer by the opera. tions of the angmepted tariff and of the internal revenue, ond the lattet by the exigencies of the war. THE RBCFIOTS OF THE PIRCAL YRAR. Aggregate receipts for the fiscal year 1862, from uding the balance of $2,257,065 80 in t Treasury from the preceding year, were §o87,835,247 06; and the aggregate expenditures $570,841.700 26; leaving ‘a balance in the Treasury on the let day of July, 1862, of $13.045.546 81. From the receipts and from the expendi- tures should be deducted the awjounts both received and disbursed within the year on account of permanent and temporary debt, amounting to $96,096,922 00, leav 10g the total of receipts not applied in payment of debt $487,788 ,- 324 97, and the toval of current disbursements $474,744, 778 16. As the amount of debt, 60 also the amount of the expenditures, for the last year fails short of the eati- mates. RRCRIPTS OF THE FIRST QUARTER. The actual receipts for the first quarter of the fecal ear 1663, Gemmencing July 1, 1862, appear from fhe ke of the treasury. Tho receipts for the three remain- ing quarters can only be estmated on the basis of appro- riations made and asked for by the several departments. They have been and are estimate? as follows: For the firet quarter the actual receipts from @ustor internal duties, direct tax, Janda « other sources, exclud! Joane, and including the balance from 13,048,546 81, wore, -$37,208,629 02 rer tat fecond, tied and fourth ire the estimated receipta from aif egurees are. Mi the total of actual and estimated re- cet from - 180,495,345 60 143,286,316 58 estimating for pome of the of November, to 86,670,606 09 last days Making an amount obtained from Joans to the let of December, and ap Ditod im payment of and. principal and interest of pablie And there must be added, also, the amornt which will probably be hereafter realized from loans in all forms, under existing laws, namely...... seeseeees cess 181,091,197 65 Syren ae total of receipts, actual and an- a0 P ipated, under exis seeeeteee On the other hands A inten For the first quarter of the fiscal year 1863 the actual expenditures wore.......... For the second, third and fourth quarters, the actual and estimated expenditures, under existing appropriations, jncluding interest on tare... 679,849,841 78 And additional appropriations are asked for by the several departments, to mect eati- mated deficiencies, to the amount of..,, 109,418,082 30 Making the whole amount actually expend- Od oF eatimated.....+...-serrer errs es $893,346 ,921 48 To which must be added the estimate for payment of principal of public debt dur- ing the year,of.... seeteccecescces 95,212,456 16 Making an aggregate for all purposes of. .,$988,568,777 6% WALANCRS OF THR PISCAL THAR, It is necessary to observe, however, that in the present state of the law the estimates of the 8 alwa, largely excoed expenditures, The law forbids tl transfer of any part of an appropriation for oné object or 200,120,717 02 111 084,447 40 class of objects to another. Consequently, any ap- propriition happens to be exhausted, expenditures for the objects of it, however important, must be arrested until a further appropriation can be had. Such an o@- currence, during the recess of Congrass, might secasion great public inconvenience and injury. Henee it hap decome ustial to make every estimate large enough to | possible requiremente under it till @ session of ‘hail afford an opportnnity of providing for 4 which may thoyeafter ocenr. Hence tere sa lorge balance of inexpended appropriation® at the end y figeal year, which, after two years from. the makingof thom, aro carried (o the credit of what is cailod the surplus fan It may be safely estimated, therefore, that, of the appropriations made and asked for, there will remain unexpend- ed, on the 30th of June, 1863, ant! should, of course, be deducted from. the apparent aggregate of expenditures, not teas tham........6 See eeseaeee $200 ,600,600 00 duction of this sum will leave as the weerogate of expenditures for the ce ceee +s 788,558,777 But of this sum, ae already stated, there has heen ro- ceived and may be exvect- ed from customs, internal duties, and other ordinary #OUPCOB. .. 64 sees s $150,495,348 60 And from loans in ali forme. 331 ,1 Making an aggrogate of reatived and antici pated resources #0 be deductod trem the sum of actual and anticipated expondt- tures for all parpowes of ......+++ z 11,646,260 96 And leaving yet to be provided for the ou rent year by the action of Congross. PSTIMATES YOR THR YEAR 1864. ‘The estimates for the fiscal year 1864, commencing om the Ist day of July next, and ‘ending op tho 30th day of Juno, 1864, must, im the preeeat circumstances of the country, be, in great part, conjectural. of expenditures have been framed by the severd depar ments on the supposition of the continuance of the war—a supposition which, though very properly assamed as the basis of estimates intended to cover all contine gencies, is not, itmay be confidently hoped, destined to be redized. The estimates of receipts are based upon the opera’ ions of recently enacted Jawa, the working of which, cannot be accurately forercen. exrenditures are as follows: — For t’ : civil list, including foreign inter- * course and miscellaneous expeuses, ount of the public s+. $25,081,610 08 8 and 10,846,577 S 138,829,146 For the Navy Dep 65,257,266 OL For interest on public deb’ 88,613,880 60 For principal of pablic deb! 10,384,804 16 greater $306 413,183 66 To which sum should ve added the ex- penditnves for wich appropriations wade are estimated as remaining un- drawn on the Ist of July, 1868..... +++ 200,000,000 00 Maicing the aggregate of expenditures. to the Ist of July, 1864, for which appro- priations are made or adked.,......... 1,005,418,188 56 From which should be dedueted the proba- bie amount of appropriations whieb will remain undrawn ov the Ist of July, 1864.06. 6066 teeeeeves seseseeceesnn ss 260,000,000 00 Making the true amount of probable expen- ditures during the fiscal year 1864... .., 646,413,188 66 The esti:nates of receipts are as tollows— From customs. $70,000,000 From igterual daties.........-. 160,000,000 From hands........%s.005 26, From miscellaneous sources 3,000,000 Making the aggregate of yeevipts tor the fiscal year 1x64 to’be deducted from the aggregato of expenditures... + 223,085,000 00 - And loaving the amount of expenditures of the fiscal year 1864 to be provided for. .$622,338,163 66 ‘The whole amyunt to lve provided by Congress, beyond , resurces available under existing laws, may, therefore, upon the supposition of the continuance of war, be + $276,912,517 66 6: 54 For the 888, Making an aggregate Of... ...+6+....+ $300,800,701 23 A tabular statewent is submitted with this report, and. as part of ityexhibiting clearly the details of the receipks and expenditures of the financial years 1862, 1863 an@ . 1564. Another table is also submitted, in which may be seon of what particulars the existing debt consiate, in what yeors it was contragted, and“When and in what amounw it will become due. ‘The other tablos required by law also accompany this report. . in order.to the formation of sound opinions as to the measures rejuired for meeting the demands disclosed by the estimates and yet unprovidea for, it may be useful to review briefly, in convection with their actual and proba- . « and adopt- ble resuits, \ue measures already recom ed, or yet under legislative consideration, MEASURES OF RELIEF PROPOSED TO CONGRER. With a view to the necessary provision for the expendi- tures then anticipated, the Secretary propored w Coa» ress, at its lavt session, such measures as seemed fo bimy t udupted to the attainment of that object. wore (1st) an increase of duties on various imports; iverease of+ the direct tax; (3d) the levying ial ay internal dutics; (48b) @ limited emission of States notes, convertible into coin; ( the ne- gotintion of loans, fucilitated by the of banking associations, whose cl consist only of notes uniform in character, furnished by the, vernment, and secnred, a2 to couvortibility into coin, United States bonds deposited in the Treasury. At the time, these recommendations were submis the banks bad not sus; specie Loe gree was reason to believe that economi: expenditure and decisive military action would secure the means for the sup;ression of the reb-liion without serious sacri= fices on the part of the government, and without resors to any other currency than that of coin and equivalent’ notes. Unexpected military delays, however, ex- penditures, diminished confidence im public seoupthiene and made it impossible for the banks and copleatioth, bad taken the previous loans, to dispose of tho beld by them except at ruinous loss, and imponsible for the government to negotiate new loans ef coin except ab like or greater loss. a SUSPENSION OF SPRECIR PAYMENTS BY THE BANKS. These conditions made a suspension of spesie payments inevitable. The banks of New York suspended om the B0th of December, 1861. Their example was followed by most of the bauks throughout the country, aud the vemnment yielded to the same necessity in respect to States notes then iu circulation, = 2 = ba ‘3. satistied rotary that the first ot be had, in coin, at better rates than Careful inquir $60,000,000 could adoilar in bonds for eighty cents in money, that each sneceeding loan would iavolve subinigsion to in- creasingly digadvantageous torms. To obtain the first $40,000,000 would require, therofore, an isgue of bonds to the amount of $76,000,000, and, of course, an incronse of the public _ by the wae eealk' es Ga Aree tend on mire, perhaps, $90, debt; moa theo aa would re- on ie ve reached. ‘The @@option of fivance involving such consequences was pot compatible with the Score tary’s ideas of public duty, ‘TAR NGGOTIATION OF BONDS. There remained but oe ae maw f... é. money by t i hom! That way was to sonia Ja, payment of joans the note@ tes ‘Danks ip surpe! 5 bats ‘ascertain what would havo been the consequence of a resort to this expedient, {t {8 necessary to remoms ber that the bank circulation of the loyal Sates ; ed, on the Ist day of January» 13th to $150,000, : He hind been reduced to. $72,000,000 on ite ist January, 1862, and ry et eeteee < ni Shrcuatice eaetancee the eg of Hent amne nts vo.meet the demands upon the Treaguey, ia : impt payments would be 6x! ithe nt. gone gotiation of wach loans to. the. ox! pea ‘ the public eS Oe ee . boo a which would Becessity neo veri eat oft ‘of it, oF, Paeabitity of abtainung credit tr | with the 4