The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1863, Page 4

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Size lgaxes. Apply at the Henao office. THE SITUATION. the result of the five days’ battle at Murfrees- oro is at length officially and most satisfactorily jounced. General Rosecrans despatched to the ‘ar Department e full history of the protracted weap which ended on Saturday in the total de- feat of the rebel army and their disorderly flight owards Tullahoma, General Rosecrans says bat he would occupy the town and push fbn the pursuit yesterday, which was com- thencéd by the centre of our lines on nday, The fighting was almost continue ws from Tuesday to Saturday. On Sunday orning the enemy commenced to retreat, and movement was made known to General Rose- rans at seven o'clock. The losses on our side bro one thousand killed and five thousand five undred wounded, in hospital. Our details of terrific conflict and brilliant victory will be found highly interesting. A map showing the ttle field and the lines of the enemy's retreat Bocompanies our escription. * The above cheering news from Tennessee is enhanced by the intelligence of the eeocess of ‘Ber: ralSherman at Vicksburg. Our trggps are in p wion of the city, after s series pf desperate bos The expedition landed on the Yazoo ri m the 26th ult.,undey over of the gun- Y ‘, after having shelled the rebel batteries at Sines’ Bluff, which was formidably fortified and Well defonded. The gunboat Benton, as we be- Tore stated, was pretty severely riddled by the dnemy's shot, and her commander, Captain Gwinn, badly burt. The enemy had seven batteries of fled guns mounted on these bluffay Ce made a stubborn resistance for more than an hour. We have the authority of the Memphis Bulletin for the fact that fighting had een going on for five days, commencing on Wednesday. Up to Monday morning Genera, Bherman had captured three lines of the enemy's Works. The firing on the fourth and last line of jofence on the Jackson and Vicksburg road had’ |, and the’ indications were that this tine— two miles from Vicksburg—had surrendered: taking the fortifications General Sher sent a brigade to cut off communi: tion with the city by the Shreveport ‘Railroad—work which was successfully ae- omplished. Ho was reinforced on Sunday nigh, y nine thousand men from General Grant's army, ‘by way of the river. The whole of the Union : Vieksburg is now about forty thousand General Grant telegraphs to the Wat Depart, front « confirmation of the news of the occupation Of Vicksburg by our forces, from a rebel source— the Grenada Appeal. Our despatches from Nashville last night con. the account, whfeh we published yesterday the authority of the rebel papers at Lynch- rg, of the destruction of a large portion of the Tennessee Railroad, and the bridges at Zolli joffer and Watuga, It appears that Colonel Car, T, instead of attacking Knoxville, as reported we ® more important mililitary coup by cutting the railroad connection between the rebel army {o the Wost and the enemy's position in Virginia, Which he accomplished by the complete destruction bf the railroad at the different points. It was a bril- ‘ian effort, and seems to have Been well executed, We have additional particulars ,of the battle tween General Sullivan apd the rebels, under tonel Forest, at Hunt's Cross Roads, twelve es from Lexington, Tenn., on Thursday last. fight Insted all day, and the losses were heavy soth sides. The r finally broke and fled, @ Joss of ono thousand four hunded killed wounded, three hundred and fifty horses, « sand stand of arms, and a battery of six po. Our loss, at the highest estimate, was not ¢ than, efx hundred, | Our history of the disaster to the Monitor which re give to-day, with all the painful incidents at- nling it, is full and complete, and shows the arclessness of the Navy Department in sending jo sea under the circumstances. Congress is providing for the sinews of war. A tember of the Cemmittee of Ways and Means— Mr. Spaulding, of New York—introduced a bill ixto he House réaterday authorizing the issue of iiroe 1 commended an additional issue of three hundred millions of six per cents, running one, two end three years, and five hundred millions twenty year Bix per cents. The vacancy in the Cabinet, caused by the with_ drawal of Caleb-B. Smith from the Bureau of the Interior, is likely to be soon filled up, the President having sent the name of Judge Usher, of Indiana, tothe Senate yesterday for confirmation in that office. By the City of Washington, off Cape Race, we have four days’ later news from Europe touching the American question, The Liverpool Journal of Commerce says that the government has issued orders that the Alabama be warned from all Britdsh ports, and notice given that if any more British property be destroyed, the government Flour quict and steady, Becf, pork and bacow dull. Consuls closed at 925% a 9294, The new Board of Aldermen organized yester day, by electing Alderman Walsh President for the present year, and.Messrs. Valentine and Smith Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms. ‘The annual message of the Mayor was received, and id published in an- other column. ~ ‘The first seasion of the Board of Councilmen for the year 1863 was held at.noon yesterday, when Morgan Jones, Eaq., was unanimously elected Pre- sident. James M. Sweeny, Clerk; George Letter- ian, Rergeant-at-Arms, and-Thomas J. Carleton, Doorkeeper, were re-elected to their several posi- tions. The annual message of his Honor the Mayor was received; and, on motion, the reading was suspended and the document referred to the Committee on Printing, when appointed. The Board then adjourned until Monday evening next, the 12th inst. The January term of the Court of General Ses- sions—City Judge McCunn presiding—commenced yesterday morning. The Grand Jurors were dis- will at once take steps to destroy the Alabama. The Shipping Gazette con tradicts this, and says that the government will not consider itself justified in stopping the cruise of the Alabama. The London Times again ridicules the idea of the British government being held responsible for the acts of the Ala, bama. ‘ The same paper publishes a strong seceesionist letter from Commander Maury. He is very bitter against the government of the United States, and repudiates the idea of reunion. He says the South is well supplicd with arms and iaas determined as ever. He asserts shat the customs receipts at Charleston in July. were greater than those of the corresponding month for ten years. How about the blockade then? The Paris correspondent of the London Herald again comments on the rumor of another attempt by the great Powers to terminate the American strife. It is semi-officially deniedth at Drouyn de Lhuys, at an official reception, had spoken to the foreign Ministers as to the advisability of media- tion. charged for one week, in consequence of one pane! being then in session in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. District Attorney A. Oakey Hall then announced that his assistant, Mr. Charles E. White, head, who, during the past year, had asajsted in discharging the business of the Court of General Sessions, was compeligd to retire from that posl- tion, in Consequence of its duties interfering with his practice in the civil courts, and that Mr. Samuel B. Garvin, who was formerly connected with the Court, had been appointed as the successor of Mr, Whitehead, Judge McCunn, in reply, stated that he heard the announcement with great regret, which was only mitigated by the intelligence that Mr. Garvin was to take the position which had been so worthily filled by Mr. Whitehead during the past year. After transacting some business of an unimportant nature the Court adjourned until eleven o'clock on Tuesday morning. The Court of Oyer and Termjner was opened yesterday, before Judge Leonard, when the Grand Jury—of which Robert T. Woodward, Esq., was soreman—wore sworn in, and briefly charged by the Judge on the usual topics. Mr. Hall, District Attorney, said that the calendar was vory heavy, and would doubtless occupy the Court for some time. There was a great jubilee of the colored people The Mexican question was warmly debated in | of this city and of noted abolitionists, last evening, the’ Spanish Senate, and General Concha opposed | in the Cooper Institute. Speeches were made by the policy of General Prim, and avowed himself Revs. Messrs. Garnett and Cheever, and Prof. in favor of a monarchy, but not a Spanish Prince for the throne. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday, a bill taxing bank notes and fractional currency was introduced and referred. Joint resolutions of the Oonnecticut Legislature, asking a modification of the Tax law, so as to prevent the accumulation of taxes on the same article in the different processes of manu- facture, were referred to the Finance Com- mittee. A petition asking a modification of the Tax law as regards ale and beer was algo referred. Bills to promote the efficiency of the artillery service, also the efficiency of the army; to prevent correspondence with re- bels, and to reserve certain military sites in insur- rectionary districts for sale, were introduced and referred. A resolution declaring General Grant's order expelling Jews from hjs department tyran- nical, usurping and unjust, and requesting the Pre- silent to countermand the same, was introduced by Mr. Powell and laid over. A resolution directing inquiry as to the expedienoy of consolidating regi- ments in the field, o that thefr maximum number shall be at least one thousand and twenty men, was adopted. A resolution instructing the Ninance Committed to inquire into the expediency of modi- fying or abolishing the duty on foreign paper was adopted. The bill to raise volunteers for the de- fence of Kentucky was discussed and recommitted to the Military Committee. The Bankrupt bill was then discussed, and after an oxectitive session the Senate adjourned. In the House of Representatives, the bill for the relief of the sufferers by the Indian troubles in Minnesota, and abrogating all treaties with the Sioux was passed by a@ vote of seventy-eight against seventeen. A Dill providing ways and means for the sitpport of the government was re- ported, and referred to the Committee of the Whole. A resolution was alopted directing in- quiry into the canses of the loss of the Monitor, with the vigw of ascertaining whether vessels of her character cannot be made safe and seaworthy. A proposition to convert the old Hall of Repre- sentatives into a gallery of statuary was referred to the Library Oommittee. Leave to in- troduce & resolution approving and ra- tifying the President's emancipation pro- clamation was asked, but objection was made and the subject lies over. Bills to establish tem- porary military ; 0 ernmertts in rebellious States fornia, were introduced. with the republic of N. Oragada was adopted. A joint resolution was seis providing that the government shall furnish transportation tg sick and wounded soldiers who have been furloughed or discharged, as well as to the remains of those who have died or been killed {n the service. The in their persons and property in insurrec, tionary States. A resolution was introduced directing that the Secretary of the Treasury commynigats to the House his reasons, if any, for alae to anawer the resolution passed by this se on the 16th of December lest, inquiring into the names of the owners of United States stock of 1842, and as to the mediam of payment the same; and or, that he do now communi. cate to the House the némes of such owners, and whether he has not paid the said stock, and if so, whether in coin or otherwise. After some dis: cussion the farther Consideration of the subject was postponed till to-morrow. A bill making ap- propriations for civil and diplomatic expenses was reported. The House In Committee of the Whole discussed the bill makthg appropriations for legis- lative, Judicial and execative expenses, but ad- journed without taking final action on the subject With regard to the charges of official miscon. dact preferred against the Police fommissioners, the Governor has deteymined that a thorough in. vestigation shall be had. The investigation will be made in New York, and the Governor will name an early day for that purpose. The mumber of vessels entered at this port from foreign ports during the month of December was four hundred and thirty-four, and,the number clear- ed for foreign ports during the same period wa’ four hundred and fifty-six. The total number of entries ffom foreign ports during the past year was four thousand nine hundred and seventy, and the number of clearances, four thousand nine hun- dred and sixty-one. co hag ee at NEWs. Ry the City of Washington, at Cape Race, we have four days’ later news from Europe. A num- | const. The ships R. T. Parsons and Rialto were wrecked. ‘The first and third officers and five men of the former were drowned. It is said the Greek Assembly will confirm Prince Alfred as King. The Cotmt of Hundens had been spoken of for the throne. The French Logismture is to as- authorizing the raising of volunteers for the de! fence of Tennessoe, setting apart lands for a rail- road in Washington Territory, establishing a State government for Colorado Territory, and providing for a survey of swamp and overflowed lands in Cali- A resolution calling for information respecting the state of our relations Judiciary Committee Was instructed to report s bill providing for the protection of loyal citizens ber of shipwrecks have occurred on the English | Wilson and othera. The stock market was activo and excited yesterday, and prices were all higher in tho morning, the advance being from 1to2por cent on the speculative railway shares. In tho afternoon there was some realizing, and the extreme prices of the morning were not sustained. Gold rose to 135%, closing at 184% bid. Exchange ad- vanced to 1485{ @ 148%. Moncy was easy at 5 a6 per cent, The bank statement shows an increase of $3,970,017 in deposits, $173,748 in specie, and $165,840 in jeans. ‘The cotton market wag more active yesterday, and prices of middlings were up to 68 3¢c. a 69}40., with sale, and resales reported of 1,400 bales. There was a good busi- ners transacted in flour, which advanced 5c. a 10c., as iikewise in wheat, which was 2o., and corn, which was lo. dearer. Large salca of Rio coffee were reported, and prices closed %o. @ Ic. per pound higher. Sugars were more sought after, and were buoyant. There was less activity in provisions and whiskey, which wore de- pressed. The freight market exhibited more animation. ‘There were no remarkable alterations in other commodi- Important from the Southwest—Capture of Murfreesboro and Vicksburg. We have the gratifying intelligence for our readers this morning, first, that General Rose, orans, after a desperate and sanguinary struggle of five days, has captured Murfreesboro, has put the main rebel army of the Southwest to flight, and {s vigorously following it up; secondly, that “the Yankees” are in posegs- sion of Vicksburg; and, in the third place, that asplendid dash has been made from Kentucky by a body of Union cavalry into East Tennes- see, whereby @ number of invaluable bridges to the rebels, .over otherwise difficult rivors, and deep mountain chasms, have been destroyed along the great Tennessee and Virginia Rail- road, thus cutting off, at least for soveral weeks, the only direct line of communication between Richmond and the retreating rebel army of Bragg in Middle Tennessee. The importance of these military achleve- ments can hardly be exaggerated. The repulse of Bragg from Murfreesboro, if It has not re- sulted in the destruction, capture or dissolntion of his army, has saved Nashville, which was really the prize at stake in the late desperate and protracted contest. Had Rosecrans been de- feated, not only Nashville and all its immense military stores and supplies would have been lost, but the tide of war would have rolled back upon the Ohio river,and the return of spring would have probably found the re- bels in ocoupation of Louisville. Nashville, in this view, was the first great object and expect. ed reward of Bragg’s advance to Murfreesboro; and Jeff. Davis, in his late visit to that place, no doubt calculated upon crushing Rosecrans with s superior force. We say, therefore, that the repulse of this powerful rebel army of Gen. erol Bragg, which was aiming at nothing less than the recapture of Nashville and the sub” jugation of Kentucky, is, under the circum- stances attending it, one of the most fortunate and encouraging events of the war. We have so fully heretofore expigined to our. readers the value of Vicksburg to the rebels as & base of supplies, and as « barrier to our navi- gation of the Mississippi, that it will suffice at present to say that, with Vicksburg in our pos- session the whole line of the “Father of Wa- ters” is ours, and that the rebels of Arkansas, ‘Western Louisiana apd Texas, and their sup- plies of provisions, are completely cut off from the States on the eastern side of the river. Next, a glance at a map of the Southern States will convince the intelligent reader that this | destructive work lately accomplished on the Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, by the enter, prising Union eavalry force charged with this delicate enterprise is, in a military point of | view, equal to a great victory, whether applied | to our operations afoot East or West. But these achievements do not relieve the | War Office at Washington from the sweeping charge of a blundering mismanagement of the war in the West as well asin the East. With | a proper appreciation of the value of Nash- ville and of the policy and necessities of the rebels, instead of being required, with less than fifty thousand men, | ings would be thoroughly overthrown. | are of opinion that not a State, with the excep. | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1863. hundred millions more of Treasury notes, and re--| ket was buoyant ands slight advance obtained. | not less than seventy-five thousand to save’| In defiance of this advice she w: Nashvitle, General Rosecrans would have been thrown forward upon the enemy with an army of one hundred and fifty thousand men, although the consolidation of this army might have re- quired the temporary abandonment of a num_ ber of secondary positions and combinations. In this way the rebel army of Bragg might have been destroyed or scattered to the winds. As it is, Bragg, after inflicting upon Rosecrans @ loss of ten thousand of his splendid soldiers, several hundred wagons and thirty cannon, re- treats more with the airs of a conqueror than with the evidences of a serfous defeat. But of all the strange oversights and blun- ders of our War Office, that which has permitted East Tennessee for nearly two years to remain in possession of the rebels, seems to us tho most palpable and inexcusable. | It is something to boast of that a bandful of cavalry has par- tially accomplished the work which should have been thoroughly done many months ago with a force of a hundred thoveand men. With an active army of cight hundred thousand men in tho ficld, why fs it that In every grt and critical engagement the rebels outnumber us? It is said that President Lincoln, on being asked, some time ago, his estimate of the armed forces of the rebellion, answored that he supposed they were about fifteen hundred thousand strong. “How so, Mr. President?” “Simply from the fact that in every great battle they contrive to outnumber us two to one.” But the plain truth is, that we have two soldiers for every armed rebel in the South, ours are dribbled away in small enter- prises, while theirs are concentrated in great battles. This is the lesson, therefore, which we would impress upon the mind of President. Lincoln, that if necessary to insure perfect success in & great battle all smaller objects should be tem- porarily abandoned to strengthen the main army, East or.West. The skill and persever. ane of General Rosecrans and the indomitable bravery of his subordinate officers and soldiers have saved Nashville and the campaign in the West; but there must be some improvements in the combinations of the War Office, or the reaults of this winter’s operations will still dis- appoifit the country and keep alive the Napo- leonio idea of European intervention. Governor BermMouR AND THE Potice Comms- stoners.—When Governor Seymour signalized his entrance on the duties of his important office by calling the Police Commissioners of this city before him, everybody supposed that he was about to act with promptitude and deter mination. No ono ever {magined that, like immortal Bob Acres, his courage would 80 soon begin to ooze out at the ends of bis fingers The radical journals, however, seemed to have known better. Their threats fulminated against him just prior to his election, that he should be hung, has hed » marvellous effect upon his movements, and be has completely backed down from his original position. No doubt he has changed his mind altogether; or, if not, he may appoint some distant day for hearing the case of these Commissioners, and there the mat- ter will probably end. . For the past three or four days the republi- can journals have been trying to frighten the Governor still more. They are all howling at him on the plea that by removing these Com- missioners—men who have outraged public de- concy and violated the constitution and the laws—he is opposing the government and help- ing te bind the fetters upon the slave. Certain- ly this oannot be meant to apply to the thou- sands of happy contrabands who are feastigg so plentifully on the good things of Uncle Sam's table, — We think that if the Hon. James Brooks, who has taken the Legislature of New Jersey under hia particular care, and dictates to them the way in which they should perform their func tions and draw up their resolutions—if this gentleman, who bestdes, is organizing a party of his own, were to take the Governor of New York under his immediate protection, and teach him hoW to deal with the Police Cotamissioners, he would be performing a much greater public service than by meddling with the affairs of another State. “Reo Tye Goysi ND THE Nearors.—The question of largely increasing numbers of contrabands now entirely dependent on” the United Stgtes government for support is be- coming’s rather perplexing one, In New Or- leans alone, and along the borders of the Mis- sissipp! now in the hands of the federal govern- ment, there are probably as many negroes as Union soldiers—amountiag, necessarily to seve- rol thousands. All these fagitivos have to be clothed and fed by the government, and the tax upon the people for this purpose is very severe. So, also, at a place very appropriately called New Hayti, near Newborn, N. C., there is now a full colony ef blacks, numbering some eight or ten thousand. All these are being sup- ported by government; and, f we ware to pursue the investigation much further, we should find that there are not less than one hundred thousand negroes in the South supported by the government at enormous expense, This is the more anomalous from the fact that, while we are spending such large sums of money to support the slaves who escape from their masters, our intrepid soldiers, who are fighting our battles, are left unpaid month after month. The government is largely in arrears with the army, and the pay of the soldiers, long | due, cannot be leas than from fifty to sixty mil- | lions of dollars, on an expedition where her powers of resistance were certain to be severely tosted, and thy se” sult is that she has foundered and gone dowa with a number of her officers and mon. This is something more than mere bluadering, and the head of the Navy Department should be held to @ strict accountability for it by Congress, An official may be constitutionally indolent and sleepy, but in matters involving the lives of people he is bound to have all his senses about Tae Trions on Arwy Marrens.—The Tri- bune yesterday, with a great deal of venom, attacked a democrat named Isaac Cook, of Chi. cago, or, as they called him, “Ike Cook,” for the defalcations of Paymaster Isaac N. Cooke, @ republican of Ohio. The animus is plainly manifest from the fact that in another part of the same paper the despatch of the Associated Press from Cincinnati, Ohio, is published, which expressly states that it was Major Isaac N, Cooke that had been arrested. Ignorance is no excuse, for the Army Register states, and the Tribune knows this, that Isaac N. Cooke is a nativo of, and was appointed from, Ohio, and the negro worshipping Cincinnatl Gazette, when he wasappointed, on tho Ist of June, 1861, boasted that it was “another republican ap- pointment.” So much for the veracity of the Tribune's army intelligence. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasurxaron, Jan. 6, 1863. THE WAYS AND MEANS FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT, =, - The bill introduced by ropresentative Spaulding to-day? to provide ways and means for the support of the govern ment, and which was referred to tho Committee on Way® and Means, proposes the igsue of five hundred millions o° dollars of twenty year six per cent bonds, intorest pay” ablo semi-annually in coin, to be disposed of for the bos, price that can be obtained for them in lawful money o, cortificates of indebtedness, or for interest-bearing Trea- sury notes. It also provides for tho issue of three hun. dred million dollars six per cont Treasury notes, or bonds redeomable at the close of the war, in one, two and threo years, interest payable semi-annually in coin. to be paid to the creditors of the government, and convertible, at the will of the holder, with the accrued interest, into legal tender notes receivable for all dues to the goverament excopt customs, g@nd may besold by the Secretary of the Troasury at not loss thra par to any one desiring to purchaso them, tt also vides for the issue of three hundred mijjlion flellars tender notes, if the exigencies of thé public servich require {t, convertible at any time into twenty year fer cont bonds, at par, and for the issuing of fractional parte of a dollar in leu of postal to be engraved and prinied in the treastity building.~ Penal ties are provided for counterfeiting and fraudulent alters. tions of the notes and bonds issued under this act, hundred thousand dollars are & ‘Sct into effect. ¢ She Bey The bill introdueed by shortyan Poses a tax of two per centum on the Jargest notes any bank may have outstanding at any tine the year, to be levied on the Ist of July each and ten per centum on fhe largest amount of notes Gimilarly outstanding, : ; ‘Mr. Chase, in asking for authority to {doug @ Qundred or two millions in Treasury notes, segs ‘Wonrly thas the bank issues must be suppressed to @ {ike einount or else & ruinous expansion of the currency will arise, ft is bad enough now with a durrency at least 6 third greater than it was on the first of November, 1861. Uniess the Finanog {a Gon- Gross fall in with his views they will find some fine morn’ ing that be bas thrown up the seals of the Treasury. OUR CONSULAR AND pfrLomatiO gtraNses—ran NAVAL AND POBT OPFION APPROPRIATION BILLS. ‘The Consular and Diplomatic bill amounts to one million two hundred and fifty-seven thousand dollars, Tho Naval bill will ask for some twenty millions of dollars, and tho Post Office bill about twenty millions of dollars. a All the appropriation bills are expected to foot up one thousand and ninety millions. EVFECT OF THE NEWS YROM TTIR SOUTRWESY The report to-day that General Rosecrang had been over, Powered created such @ sensation in the ‘that busi. ‘Dew could not be proceeded with. - ‘The report was industriously circulated that Genoral Rosecrans bad been killed and his whole army captured at Murfreesboro, Generals Franklin, Hooker, Sykes and Griffen, were in the city to-day, They return with a largo party of officers to the Army of the Potomac this evening. Rumor has been busy here to-day. It has boon posi tivoly asserted that General Butler was to command the Army of the Potomac, until late this afternooff. Out of the simplé fact that General Hooker was for two or three hours closeted with the President, the story haS been manufactured that he has been directed to relieve General Burnside of the command of the Grand army. But tho announcement ata late hour in the afternoo® that, after five days desp8tate Myhting, Gen. Rosecrans 4 had achieved a splendid victory at Murfroesboro, and that Vicksburg, the last rebel stronghold on the Misais. Gippi, had beon occupied by the victorious Union army Produced a thrill of pleasure that was apparent every’ where in tho beaming facos of thoee whio had for twenty. dreaded sad 4 four hours hot sad a a Se ee NOMINATIONS BY THR PRRSIDENT. The following nominations have been mace to the Senate to-day by the President:— ” J.P. Usher, of Indiana, Secretary of the Intorior. E. C. Banfield, of Massachusetts, Congul to Algtors. M. of, lout, Consul to Athens. J . ReNNAAy. Opoaul_at Guayaquil, vice James Ledegraw, yy ~ FA, re. John H. Freeman, Surveyor Of Quatomé ai Madison, Ind., vice Robert P. Jones, resigned. . = Captain Thomas Turner to Yea Commodore, vice Wm, M. Glendy, whoee nomination {s withdrawn and trans: ferred to the list of Captains on the retired tist, Commander Charles @teedman to be Captain. Lieut. Commander Abner Read t) be Commander. Lieut. George H. Porting to be Lieut. Commander, Lieutenants Bervard, J. MeCoiler, B. Carrington Bowers, Domitick Lynch, Williaat~D. Whitiog and Me’ tly, it these gororamept with fle zeal and enthusiasms which le vo ee, a 6 "7 ear jparig A and ay most respect. Thave the honor to be yur most obe-lent servant, A. DURYEE. FORAGE FOR BURNSIDR’S aRuy, The Army of the Potomac has nine days forage on hand, ‘and through Seve Of the Quartermaster's Depart- mont a fulleupplyts always kept in readiness at conve- Dient points. ARRIVAL OF COMMANDER BANKHEAD AND LIRUTEN- ANT GREANR, Commander Bankhead and Lieutenant Greene, surviving Now, what will the voting Populatign of the free States think of this? We think that if we were to have general elections all through the | loyal States—like tle elections of last Novem. ber—the radicals who sanction these proceed, We tion of would send a single black republican to repre- fassachusetts, Michigan and Vermont, | | sent them. The government should look to this | abuse in time. Receressness or THR Navy Departurst.— | It is stated that Lieut. Worden, the former com- mander of the Monitor, and several of the off- cers who served under him, remonstrated with | the Navy Department on the risk of that ill-fated vessel to sea, as, in their optnion, squbigon the 12th of Jannary. The eatton ame, | $0 fabs for Ave dare a.ceval {ore of neobeble | she wea.not fitted to encomater rough wegthen officers of the Monitor, arrived here to-day. NAVAL ORDERS. The Navy Departmont has ordered Commander Bank bead, Lieut. Greene and Acting Mastor’s Mate Williams, late of the Monitor, to the stoamor Florida, at Now York, Liout, Commander Mead Bas been ordered to Ordnance duty at Washington. a Hewat Warn Bencnen ix Pait.—As the cars en rowe to Now York stopped at Elizabeth, N.J., last evening, the Passengers noticed an unusual commotion among th® citizens, who were assembled in large numbers in the | vicinity of the railfoad station. Upon inquiry it was as- cortained that the indignation of the people had been aroused in consequence of a report having been circulated that Henry Ward Beecher had arrived and was to preach | One of hia characteristic’ sermons in the iy city of . Elizabeth. The crowd manifested the most hostile in’ tions towards Mr. Beecher, whom they were ‘ing up in all directions. That gentioman, however, v4 jude this very wnpleasant vigilance, and having secured | JT et lala ae Cee ut goats! |THE WEW YORK POLICE COWMISBHNEN®, |The Position of Governor Seymour. The Charges Against the Commissionces to be Thoroughly Investigated. They Are to be Allowod Time to Exemine Witnesses and be Heard in Defence, Nominations for Officers of As- sembly, Ree, Axnanr, Jan, 3, 1868, In the matter of tho charges cf official miscondaot made againat the Commissioners of Metropolitan Police, Gover> nor Seymour has issued the foliowtng ordor:— Sravn or New Yorn, Exxovnive Daranmaner, Avwanr, Jan. 6, 1868. In the matter of the charges of official misconduet against Thomas C, Acton, one of the Commission-rs of the Metropolitan Police.—The charges in this case were fled on the 1st inst., and a citation issuod callineipon the Commiasioners to answer the same on the 8d. In an- swer to tho citation the Commissioners claim that the charges should be sent to the District Attorney of New York, who should examine witnesses bofore the Court of Common Pleas, and then certi’y the ovidence - there taken to tho Governor. This ciaiin {snot well founded. The Governor has tho righ! to call the parties before him, a to Investigate the truth of the complaints which hive been made and may be filed. ‘The Object of the hearing on tho 34 instant was to re vvive answer of tho Commissioners, and to decide when and where the charges should be investigated, ‘The Commissionors claim the right of process by which Witnesses in their behalf may be proenred. It is proper they should have an copertoniy. to produce their testi- mony and of being heard in their defence. For this there should be allowed ample time. No charge involving the right of persons or property should be acted upon with- out a fuil and fair trial. Tho public, interest calle for @ thorough Investigation of tho conduct of the Commission-_ ere in the performance of their dutics. 1 shall therefore direct an early examination into the truth ot $0 Oe Kes, kee jaints filed in this office. The convenience of aoe vicceel reget that thie ey Fay in the name an a thas city of New York. rr Os reMOUR eee ‘Thero has been an intense excitement over the Police Commissioners for several days. Upwards of two dozen applicants for those positions were early on the ground, demanding their immediate removal without hearing or anything else; in fact, they urged upon the Governor to pursue tho samo arbitrary course that has created auch @ revolution against the republican party. The Governor from the start held firm to the position that the Commissioners were entitled to a hearing, and that he would cd (ate t! withogt 6 fair (rial, thus hs intend goons, ed 3 Groak the law the Stated, ‘wag bitterly opposed and denounced fer this by Qoarly all the applicants for positions, by the lopdiig managers of Tammany and Mozart, as woll ad the yogenoy. Infact, there was a terrible clamor of the ie Foprédéintatives of inost of the polttical organita- him in bitter terms. Indeed, i et an early day, not only upon the preferred, but upon several others of far ts also quite # @atest on the appointment of Pe- ta the plscé of Matthew T. Bronnan. Captain Dowling, of the Sixth ward, and A. Eichoff, are the cam- ‘Tho Yatler is urged by the German element. ‘The contest for Speaker’ is somewhat mixed. There ‘wore several members considered certain who are new found to be extremely doubtful, and there is a fair ohereee, as Os: coniant. Quite a number ‘The probahilitids are that the House will not organise to-merrow. Neither caucus had enough present to secure the ol The absentees will decide it if completed his moesage. citement and turmoil in reference to the Police Com! sioners bave given bim but little time to prepare it. document will therefore be lengthy, as he will be unable to concentrate his ideas in few words or systemtize it. Ho will maintain about the same position om ment of the war that he did in his Porton speec! corresponing emphatic course, but will favor the Gution of tho war for tho resteration of the Unjon. Greeley i here, and fell asleep in a public room at the Delavan. When in that condition a bootbiack biacke@ his boots, declaring, when he concluded, that it waa @ hard job, and that it waa worth fifty cents, A hat was sod around among the crowd for contributions. Se reeley has, for once in his life, had his boots cloaned. The Republican Assembly Caucus. Atrvany, Jan. 5, 1868. The republican Assembly caucus met in tho Assembly Chamber to-day, baving won the choice of rooms on drawing lots Hon. William Dewey, of Jefferson, sided, and Measrs. Alion, of Cattaraugus, and Pringle, 0. Chenango, were appointed Secretaries. Sixty-three mom bers wore present—Mr. Quackenbush, of Rensselaer, abeent, Heury Sherwood, of Steuben, was elected 4 date for Speaker of the Assembly; Joseph B. Cushman, of rt Csi ae hg! nye iow pe] . Young, Doorkeoper; A. Frier, First Assistant; Willard L. Cook. Becta. Agsistant: and’ C. A. Church,C. Depew, . E. Havens and N. W. Davis a committeo to call further caucuses. hi ' Adjourned, ‘The Democratic Assembly Cauqgg, _ 4 ~ oi ALRANT, Jan. 6, 1868. ‘The demovratic members-of the Assemby met in the Senate Chamber ai Seyen o'clock this evening. Sixty. 0 members answered to ‘heir names. Judge Dean and ir. ‘Trimmer, ee ot SS of Albany, eo but in the city RRs: p— Pot new . Saxton Smith, Messrs. porn county, and Mi county, ‘On the first vote, Hon Gilbert Dean, of New Yory, was ghowen candidate for Speaker of the Assembly. in ine formal ballot was taken forSClerk. John 8. Nafew, re" coived thirty votes, H. J. Sickles twelve, the balance ‘A motion boing made to proceed to @ ¥ discussion when further Procestlings' were postponed till nine A. M., to-morrow, Musical, “TL PO! " at THR ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Jarge audience assembled Inst night at the Acadomy price the ing of Manager Grau's grand season: The principal jon was the first appearance thi® year of still another American prima donna—Miss Kel, log. The opera “Pbliuto” bas been given hore before and our readers are so familiar with it that it is pot necessary we should enter intoany detailed accocnt & the work. The sudden Indisposition of tigner Brignoly prevented his singing the role of Polluto—one of the very best In his repertoire—aud as Manager Grau was unwil- ling to a t the public on this, the first might the seanon, 5 Maccaferri undertook the part. s® ‘this artist was called upon at @ moment's notice to sing? and as he had but one rehearsal, we must say he acquitted: bimeeif of bis arduous task most commendably. The ee Aience testified 6 a due appreciation of bis efforts by ee- casional applause. Miss Kellogg, of course, appeared 0 leap advantage than she would have done with Brignelt W@ = Poliuto, sho having rebearsed with him Called upon suddenly to sing with another there was at {times @ inck of ensemble which marred tho effect of her role, She has a voice of @ pleasing timbre—not very powerful, but well eulttvated. She is dramatic, and at times drew from the audienes great applause. The duo in the iast act between Pauling (Miss Kellogg) and Peliuto (Macoaferri) was woll oung, ‘and was enocored amid loud applause. Wo shall be better able to jadge of Miss Kellogg's since last season when she has appeared in some other opera, ‘Ii Poliuto,’’ though like ail of i melodions—at times strikingly so—te always is, most jent. well pat the although ocea- sionaiy there was «lack of eumnite \e’ tae, chovente. We would mivise the lady choristers to dispense with their orinclines, as we are not inclinéd wo believe Ce | tat ¢ fashionable article of ‘appa rished ‘(three centuries ago.”” ‘Wednesday evening we are to have the ‘Vospera,’* | with Latta, Brigect Amodio and Susini. SS ee at eer eat aes EES which occasion our y oe to hear Mine. performance ip, opere woe eapeqially eakigtsotary. J “ eed