The New York Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1863, Page 8

SERIVAL OF THE ARAGO. —_— ‘Whe Meniter’ Battery Weehawken at Port Royal. All Able Bodied Negroes to. be Drafted. Wisloyal Persons to be Sent to Dixie. “RROONNOISSANCE IN CHARLESTON HABBOR. ‘Ome Thousand Guns in the ‘ortifications, ae, Roos ae. The steamsbip Avago, Captain Henry A. Gadsden, from Fort Royal, 8. C., 9 the Uh instapt, arrived. ag this port yesterday morning. The trip was nede. in-sixty-ceven ours. Among the passengers is Dr. W. P, Strickland, chaplain of the Forty-cighth New Vork- regiment, en rowe for ‘Washington, as bearer of important despatches from Gen, Bunser & the War-Department. - Oar-Hilton Head Correspondence. 1. Hinton Heap, 8, C,, Feb. 9, 1863. he Negro Brigade—Conscription of Negro Troops—The Forts 0 be Garrison by Them—-General Hunter's At- | fack on Army Sutlers—The . Mititury Taz—Secesstonists 5 ao be Sent withous Our Lines—ie Latest Orders from General Hunter, de. Enlistments in the negre brigade have. fallen off con- @iderably of late, and General Hunter, who ia determined edo all..ho can to realize bis famous praphecy of test ear, has ordered that all adult negroes in the depart- ment capable of bearing arms shall be at once drafted atothe military. service. He deems this meagureto be fustified by military necessity. The negroes themselves ‘ere of more service to the government as soldiers than as ‘lors and bangers on,.and usider the restrictions of mill- ‘Gary discipline he thinks they will be best fitted to enjoy spe liberty which, has been conferred upon them. ‘She drast is to be made at,an early day. ‘The plantations are to be left to the care of the women, who are to eenstitute the agricultural force hereafter, Only gach negroes as are sin the employ of the quartermastors, and indispensable as wharfmen, Ughtermen, teamsters and laborers, are to be exempt. ‘Wh diligence and thoroughness. m the work, probably: Fear or five thousand contrabands will find themselves jo he meshes of a soldier's uniform within the coming month. The force thus organizer is to, be employed in garrison. and fatigue duty. Such. ports as Fort Taylor, at Key ‘West; rort Jefferson, at Tortugas, avd possibly Fort Pu- jack) and Fort Clinch, are to be held by colored troops. Se every sour hundred negroes, however, a dotachment Mone hundred white soldiers .will be assigned as the managing and overseeing force. 1t will require that pro- Portion of Caucasians at least to instruct the contra- Bands and te render them efficient. Geveral Hunter’s onslanght on the .cutlers, commenced simultancoualy with his sesumptign of command here> hen resulted in several dismissals from the department ‘end jn a general alarnvamong all the numerous tribe who gob their gain as camp followers. ‘The entire commerce ‘ef the post bas been revised and regulated by a council of ‘n@ministration, and a scale of prices fixed upon, to which every dealer must conform. Traders who, upon investi- @tion, have been found guilty of soiling tiquor, bave been eréered to close their stores and quit the port. Only two er three, howover, have béon so unguarded in this species of trafic as to bave been caught at it. putting bis injunction upon the sale of lands for taxes tm thie department the commanding general hamoccasioned Storm of excitement, not only among the Tax Commis- ehoners, who here by the jident’s authority, but are ‘among a largo mimber of adventurers who have flocked Aifher to embark in ihe rare chances of speoulation Bitton ‘Hest {or inore properly ‘Frenclrs)dalgnd and ‘or more ‘8 an has bela aanceaod for ieee than $3,000. Mncb enough Yelow pine inight. be. cut i 8 whic! yel pine cut in a, to the price at which the whole would proba- . Here are, also, extensive fortifications and kines of defence, parade grounds and camp grounds, ware: houses, offices and shops, fur the rent of which the lucky =, would ia all provabilty put ja the most stenaing for ‘nment to pay. se are not the grounds @p which General Hunter has ordered the sale to be sur pended, as will be seen by the followivg general order: GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 9. Beapgvartens, Derantarxr or Hiztow Hxap, Port Korat, 8. O., Feb. 7, 1463. In view of the inilitary uecessities of his derariment, which require all the !ands pow held within our posts aud Lines for the use of the jeve and the enppurt of the gsloret population, audi in further view of jegisiation vow | ing, all sales of lands which have become forfeited to | ‘United States by ay the v the dtrect taxes charged th Ye provide increased reven 2 ray Socrn,) =f iL ; public debt and for other 1861, and an act entilied eallection of | faxes in insurrectionary dfatricts within the United} Bates, and for other purposes,” approved June 7, 1502, ave | Bereby suspended; andall aivertising of suid landaaud all | meye looking to the sale of the same shall céase nntil the | ure of the governuént In the premises shall be mate | a, Bycommand of © 4 Major General DAVID HUNTER. Omanies G. Havrixe, Assistant Adjutant) General, ‘The concluding clause of the foregoing order will be most severely folt in the oitice of the Fyre South newspa Rr lished at Legufort by the members of the Florila ission, 1am sorry for them. Yhejr tittle ad vertisement of the land sales, amon to $1260 per week, is stopped. They are down be full force to- endeavoring, no doubt, to got the order revevnded; ‘Goneral Hungr {5 firtw, and T fear they will be com for want of apyreetation and support to pus up their shutters aud close their shop. When Genoral Hunter North in Septeinber test, General Sexton's provost marshal was in Ulorida, with wrders to clear the town o. St. Angostine of all disiayalty end to wala og all non, ats whe i Wonvilie; but on the advent 0: rity these proceedings were t Boston has been down t Md French arid the Ri sntrusted, on General Hunter's return, with tis of the original order given in August’ Inst senger who accotnp. who with! aission of Christianity and bre Line, I learn that they have exceedet the anthority which Uney bad obtained, proprietor 0! one ;Aiuan advanced in years, has twice taken the allegiance; yet he comes under*the ban bec a bot headed rebel Mr. Papy, anether Unions ent out-of our lines for ‘she roason tbat « brother en disloyal. The rebels val Brannan to auth: 1. ‘Revently the trans havo set jco upon the heads of both of these men Colonet Bufting\ to a iriend that he would ## soon be led into the * before his owo hotel and ot as tobe forced inte the confederacy; for he wa: know it, aud he should exp ath as soon as he should reach the J nud fifty women and chil man, and the reby ing but torture or Alrondy about ove bi have been — transpd will 5 St. Augustine to Jeexsonville, and anol pad is uy time on the way. No reasonable tan ean Object to ail traitors; but send ess woinen and eliiidren is now} 46 add much to the Union fecling or strength to tbe eavee of the Unien in Fiori ally unfortunate was the selection o jonal philanvhro, French and Hill ue Ken, Saxton’e outered ny A ventas) red camo in contact. Very m wore unsupplied with th» were net permitted to pas ture. Tiearn hen only bitterness 14 the minds of all with whom they uy of the women sent away ry comforts ey them before thelr de iver at Feemmndina ( a Yer to our Hines ¢ commanding at Mobenald, of Me Heat, ve re i eral, cited the came har he diowd aot —oompiy request. Furthermore, General cor owas informed that the po ey annonn Reauregart wag to ip asin ie cane, al) comm i ¢ ebel army now or herealier tu be 5 ‘ € would bo eld apawerablo with their ives ( aaloty of all Union oitieers who baye been or may be captured.» Rebel officers taken by our free ne hosteges wo long as the enemy ignores the rnies of civilized we fare a» indicated by Moaureg a the case of Lieutenant Care. Aiong the paseougers by the steamship Arago to day are Captair(. K. Poller, late Cbiel Quartormaster of the department, and Lientenant Roe: M the Swedish eriny. The former, whore piace Cob-nel J. J. Kivi, was the fret man to load on Tilton Head when tho revels skedaeidlod from Fort Walker, avd has ever aipce then iqyored aniitingly for the ine. ssasia of the department’ The taken by Lievtenant | jy tho Weehawken was buried deep in the raging scas, | end it would scem almost an age to’ those.on the Ladons | ca.eq on the bar! front, and the gain emerge for an instant, and [ prevf. The ) the Weehawken be leit alone in the howling tempest and , detno four, and an npceasing watehfulness. | was anything but agreeable. But iho Weehawken weath- fer's return is made mo | Baye no je Bectto of the Unl lines or posts of this a raidtied to ot soititoay defi Trovest marshal oF, Get in which ‘ada es and'to: obtain from Dim a pass, bet hav ta f Aitying them t be Jeyal pesous of BETAS ed have taken the oa bef a ‘who have thority f the mullitary Haves of this + aneh ‘authority for remataing within the psec 2. ‘AN persons found: five -daye o wr ‘ r tho promulgation of the ‘at onde post in the ‘de. partment will be arrested by the provost guard auPraporied ;0,pont bead.nartore for d spomiion, ¢. % All provost Defors twening any such unves an berelnbetero provided for, wi register the ‘oame, usiness and birthplace of each applicant, setting forth on the face of the pass hie or her beight, age, conplexien and its Tope ee ‘rade my the pestaof eons carrying oD wi ry who are net the v authorized sutlers Of regiments, that they are-here and cas ct i violation of law and regulaions, and that on spelying va Keep military poste; under ;per- ‘Brigadier General Rufus Saxton. te Se sever at cuirenewitaia Mlarters c ‘ieee of ail eitiz Seiey pettine. districts meting torts, ail. the parlculare cal ne X hat cir. for in section one ‘ot ais order, Pige Ml ae Ae (4 eumnsiances, if original reaidenta, and ‘ ea Ae each eecacan abn panei: mained or to have come wii our lines. — 4 Sec, &. Commanding officers of posts and military districts are requested to give their best.care to the strict if ithe provisions of this-ofder, it being clear that anal ly at large within the A the Barber, amd” mes ome wil be” aearee by th ise gt Seared by tb’ pove BS Ae etal tee tse rr hl a Pied ahs Be soeeon a ‘that these orders are com- Major eral DAVID HUNTER, Caas. Q, Harrine, Assistant Adjutant Genera’, Huron Heap, S. 0., Feb, 9, 1863. She has long ‘The Trip of the Monitor Weehawken from Fortress Monroe How Many Monitors Wilt Require to Capture Charles- ton?—Dificulties to be Enoountered— Naval Matiers— Naval Machine Shop—The Ieade Smith, des ‘The Monitor Weebawken, @aptain John Rodgers, from Fortress Mosiroe diréct, arrived here on Thursday last, 1 | secom tow of the United States steamer Ladona. She left New- port’s Newa, Va., onSunday, the Jat inst., in fine. weather. On Sunday pight the weather became threatening, and a fresh wind arose, occasioning a somewhat rough sea; but the Weehawken steamed steadily along, keeping the tow- ing cable slack all the time, and behaving excellently in all respects, Un Monday a gale was experienced from tho southward, which abated after # few hours, and on Mon- day pight stormy Hatteras was passed in pleasant wea- ther and comparatively smooth water. ‘This state of affairs continued until Kuesday, when it blowing from. all points of the compass, raising a dan- gerous cross sea, which came in uponbe Wechawken .Wab great violence from every quarter, bringivg her nader. hugo.masses of seething, foaminx water that her trembling to the bottom. She woukl appear en- shrouded in this white foam for an instant, and then, shooting up and shaking the sea from bor deck, she ubury herse!f again in the waves, and again emerge, thraw- ing thom from her in gleaming, sparkling foam. She dcop pitching, Still she remained as safe xs .a,lifeboat, though a pump inevitah!e lea':age of water, At twelve o’clock.on Tues- day.the wind again guddenly shifted, and a terrific blast came out of the northwest with such terrific violence as to detach and hurl into the sea from its position the heavy brass tap of the compass as if it nad been a feather. ‘The maker of this bad supposed its weight toda suf: ficient to keep it in its place. 4 ‘The Weehawken careened over slightly before this torri- rably durisg the afternoon ana night, and the sca feil.in 8 corresponding degree, although it continued ta be irze- gular and in Beaps—a very trying sea to any craft. On Wednesday the wind shifted to the northeast, and and tbe tromendous sea it raised. The Ladona was com- pelled to send before jt under canvass, drawing the Wee- hawken after her with almost lightnivg speed. The lat ter waa working ber aen engines totheir greatest capa- city, but the immense cable attaching her to the Lodona was tightened to its utmort tension, zorapidly did the former rush through the water, keeping’ before the sea, the ouly resort left ber to save either yexzol. Frequont pevrnipherl iT oumuly the foaming 1 in plunge, as ly, Into a waves, leay- ing the top of her turret only visible, asa buey to mark the spot where her iron-matied hull, with its precious cargo, was swiftly ploughing under the furious waters. ‘The adeno was thrilling; and ss the gallant iron-clad made her terrific ptinges; and the cable tanghtened until it was as straight and rigid as abar of iron, the beerte of thore on due Tadona grew faint, Jest it should part and the wild sea, On board the latter there was nervonsuess, Nove slept that night, it may Le assamed. lhey may be excused for this nervous feeling, us the sensntion created by a downwarit p'ungé of the vessel, which would seem never to terminate until the iron bow had touched the bottom, ered the gale in fine #ty‘e, nnd on Thursday the lightehtp of Port Royal was made directly nhead, and the vaecels axed the bar in safely. No observations had been very was a mavde obtained om Wednesday or Thureday, aud a ouly bad one fortunate as it was, as, undor the circ ; the Ladona and Weehawxen would have been competica to pnt to sea again and live out the gal this would have been, so far as the cerned, may be tmagived when it is known that ber port on Tesday, that ligt ana it rily disabli ber toachinery anJ leaving ber perfectly rtunately it did note ccour, and tke ha Was able to tow her to bor anchorage fifte.tn sotete. It may be stated on the best anthor!iy that the Wee- hhawken proved herself, in a violent seaway, to be an ad | Mirable sea Boal, and as comfortavle as avy beat cau be yo oe watee 9 Se ne time, ‘he opinion seems to prevail very general! that Charleston is soon to be attacked. z. idea obtains in ott cles im Washington fam re: ina | por ition, of course, state; bot there seems littio . am | for doubt that a»: pinense pressure jas been broug!:. to dear on those in authoriiy, by | ongressmen and other: , helples North, | backed up by the prevailing pebhe sentiment, to brin,, “bout an i that Sebastopol ol Americ It scems to impression sinong those vw know nothing of (he character of the defencys of Chai lea. ton, and the rumense force at hand to garrison them, that | at (s am casy tack to capture the place. There could be red Tie defences of ostom b yerier aud more formid than (hose wing Rictmoud, against which uur foros bave been led in vain, All that science and skit could suggest, and labor and mouey lavishly ex pended could recomplish, hav n applied to th #trengthening of the fortides and (mmensely strong works have. beor remodeled and increaved Mm strenctiy, bas boon exhausted in making them complete against | very assanit. Now, in view of all these facts, it would | de sheer insouity to attompt the redvetion of the tebe! works withont an adeqvate force to cesatlly eccom. igne, Oar land for ay be weak: bat ly upon the wayy to gas the vietory, and | th. | the loss of vessels, a lows whieb w tainly occur, before | or gune can be the city. Under the concentric five of several hund uns of tho heaviest ealibre, pro- tocted by method that art can rd, our wood 4 is maetted of abell?®—nd how rian y in che games ofthis tarrifle Bre’ © that ono half or two thirds will be rearamub Tt is cafe 0 Asan crippled before {Le mater are pasted: aud then ) what other bates Wooten ver not go up to the cisy, ‘upon iron elads to ag. 4 this brings me © consider: Tow any jron-clade are bec ho eity of Charioston ? Many, and I dowbt not a y Ajority, af the public, who have not investiqaiod the det int all tts bearings , seer to think that thee or ar Monitors will ho sift: ojent for th h Vshioent of the work, If oF become disabled in apy way, perhaps three would bo suificiont: but, unfor tonately, everything mad fect in one Way or other and its Ruceor 1a by some uLforeseen we deranged, roly destrayed, MKOLLY OVOr Wilich We Lave nO control. i would be ausurd to sey that the Monitors are not to be reckoned in the feu. gory, and it is the wisest, the safert opt alt these cou: tingenciee as highly 5 y woreur, and thoreby determine the success or faiinie of our under. taking. Tn the first piace, thexo Mow! go into Charles ton harbor alone aud through the which is net pow verfectly koown—a channel whieh i# covered by a thou- sand beavy gums. No pilot, whose oxperieuce was gained before the war, wou! ‘take to safely convey a ves- sel up to the elty unless he could feel his way in with the lend. No buoys mark the channel, and its frequent rhiftings have rendered uselesa all Abe marks by “then the pilot the proper channel. The Monivore ONG BO certain plgs. A Whosiwer this | ve force stfong etongh to carry the day’ aver | da is imper- | WW YORK HERALD, rolled vory little; but she performed some vexy lofty and | those serving the guns. Khe work 15, Leavily sapported gradually inereased in violence until night, whem it blew ‘| the Southern coast, and sbe put in a furious gale, inperilling both vessels by its violence aii be towed to New York ' Tow successfut "| lawken WAR CON. | 6 | buildings, provost guard engine broke down when tuside iho outor buoy, tempora- | cent house for the commanding genora!, aud one of the est and targesi do | houses aro bnilt wong the margin sd fronting on both sides of ! | al property and their valuablo domestic | houses were owned by the Bar: would be pea:ly ae when the affair would: AP ee ay mands | and a few megro bute. or giving ita. and ozutens Sinko, dnsdied in ie lato are now to Investigale the ners and men of tho assembled on the de- Lieutenant: . D. ioabled by the breaitay of ber” ie im a few days for repairs. ier duties ‘ia tho mest onpaneye mance From rebel svetcha TAP Ceae Papmneees HI and ten captured io the: . Commander causes, Bu C Mercedita to the robel ram. It was mand. of Captain Steliwagen. boat Uttar waithg hav machinery, will be sent T machin ist—ai 40 the South Atlantic. mnendation. ing and established on of Rear Admiral 8. ¥. Dupon' Washuitle and Fingal—Arrival of an English Steamer (n: Distress—The Korty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers— The Frigate New Ironsides—Important Reconnoissance tn Charleton Harbor, dc. Genera) Seymour, Chief of Artilley of Genera) Hunter's corpa, proceeded fram, here to.the Ogeechee river, the Point at which 4he: Monitor batteries are now giving battle to the rebel fort McAllister. He learned that our commenced blowing again, the wind rapidly shifting and | !ro-clads had not been able to approach within fifteen hundred yards of the rebel. .work. It is thought that unless thig-range conid be reduced one-half our vessels would mot be able to breach it. Fort McAllister (the rebel work), with .its auxiliary forces, is two hundred rushed xcross;.her as if they would enguif. her and send | $0 long. It 18 built -of sand, with walla thirty fect thick. Ite armament 38 embartette, The main work has six astions or prominent points, The arma- ment consiats.of twenty heavy guns of the best European would dash forward like an arrow from abow, only to | fabric, aud most of them rifled. In the intorior of the work are numerous Bombproef retreats,in which tho reserves shelter themscives. None ar@ exposed but ‘dy infantry. The.efforts of .onr iron-clads thus far to re- ot work Keeping her cleansrom the | duce the rebel fort havedboen unavailing, for the reasons already stated. Therebel work is flanked by the Ogee: chee, and on the left by numerous swamps. It is inacces- sible for a land attack by our forces, Behind the main work are two other lines, nearly, if net qnite, as strong as the firat. The object ef this movement by our iron- clads ja to prevent the rebel steamers Nashville and jron- clad Fingal (now Savagnah) from running the blockade ‘and joining their consorts, the Alabama and Oreto. The. Die blast, and. the sea became still more threatening and | Momtank is attending to the first named, andthe Passaic irregular; .but she, made good weather, not being excelled | 1s watching the rebel iron-clad Fingal in Warsaw Sond, im this reapoct. by the Ladons. The blow abated oonside- | With all the ingenuity displayed by the rebels in effecting their apparent security, Yankeo invention will check. mate them ere long. "5 ‘The English bourg, France. fs transport serv! An ‘accident occurred to her miachinery dn the late gale here for aharvor. on for ropai rot 8. Pennsylvania Volunteefs Forty-seveuth. 1 Colonel Good, artived SE Port Royal from Key West just ag the Arago loft the former plac>. iron-vased frigate New Ironsides bas seturned to, Port fo ak lee bicekade off Charleston to ia supplies Tyg and coal, She will return in and will pot be withdrawn again from the An jmporlant nocturnal reconnoissauce of the rebel for bastopol. Tew by evar ons thoarnad bese topo}. yy over one tho many of thom of itaproved Buropean fabric. Every. ‘laud, , river, cleek and swamp im proximity to tom commande) by hostile cannon. Yort Moultrie ig fron whole work is bomb- the latter monnting rifed cannon, for Pirrbor. The casemated tier of gons of Fort Samter is clothed in von armor. Parallel bars of railroad iron tra- verse this {ron coating, perpendicularly, irom the base to the upper line, ‘The embrasures are protected by massive projections of the same material, preseuting acute atevery side. She rebel batteries are fully garrisoned. ‘The revel army now in Charleston and the fortifications thereof is about thirty-five thousand strong, and this foree ts betug rapidly argmented. ‘To capture Oharleston our military and naval commanders think it will take a Jarge naval and Innd force, and will occupy a period of nix weeks or two months. That it can be captur hayes no doubt, notwithstending its #eeming imprognabiiity . Hilton Head to-day has avery diferent aspect what it bad when it was captured by our troops, in No vember, 1661. At that time aii that siood on Ailton Heal was an old dweliinghouse, occupied by the rebels ug headgnarters; a large two story sbanty tal, an Old cotton packlughoure, now 5 + the Post 5 The fifteen months of 6 y byour troops has Drought a change over the scene. old dwellinghouse bas been rejuvenate:!, modanized, painted, &c., and occupied by the vbiefy of departments, Jarge torehonses, cach three or four hundred! (eet jong, ke, & larg and magoifi- t army hospitals in the commtry, These ihe river Fort Welles. in addition to there Mine Of frame stores, cocupied for yarions ‘This row of stores enjoys tho soubriquet of Bore Kow,’’ in compliment to the cccupauts thereol, who have the reputation of being exorbitant in their charges for their wares, The point is enviroved by of formideble fortifications, tanking batteries and all the paraphernalia and appliances of war, for the meceaaary ‘erence of the place. Hilton I how looks Like one of the magic villages of California in 1849. T forgot to men. tion Ubat, in addition to ottrer imyeuy ment havo bniit a wharf about o length. It is avecseible for the largest vessel at aay stage of water. Yesturday | paid a visit to Beaufort to see how matters were progressing in that locality, I visited thie place fif- veon tnonths ago, when our tre first exmo Into this de partinent, On my é ve town bere unmistakable cyidences of Imving Veen evavuated iu haste, asthe in- habitants took nothing away with (hem bot thelr perton- , Jave servants, area ‘The furniture was Jeft mtouche | Cuttiberts, the Phillipees, and other funfliog who are Row: } | | playing leading parts ih the pr these hogses were well furnished y seseion of the town wold not be a» term—they were ture, Libraries of 5 with works of art. hy the scene since our troops been in possesion of tue town. ‘The elegant furoiture, the libraries, the works of art, t nearly all disappeared. When lLasked what them, I wa» ly informed that they ‘orth fron timo tot me by ooretficers#yaud many of these officers of bigh rank. io elegant dwelling houses have been converted inte barracks, negro gt re, hospitals and storetousrs. The best hourss have been put in coniplete order, and wre ve pled hy the cml. sof the department and thi owist missionafies from Boston and elsewhere. ‘Tho offerte of these this- sionaries to (oweh the negroes t lotters and nebie of wiliness to net #Keem to have met with any emcees. Peauifort is fuil of neyroe?, wel! victhod (at government expense), fat, sauey and | The town looks dirty and disorderly, and has 6 of ® second class Mexican “village. of the miaetc eb vated to the positic estates of tho old ¢ estates, whitch consias a ropering the ground to plant cotton, is performed by coutraband These abolition lords assume all tho’ bavteur and digit od wo masters, The the laborer i@ that he has the nam as ourelent rebeilion. To say « missionaries and larger abare of go- vermment patronege hee, #8 also in many departunenta I have been ip. Thoy are cating the larger share of g0- verniuent This departme poars to be devoted almoxt wholly \o experiinenting in cttompts toelevate & equality with (hp white man. Military epera- 2 are secondary considorat ior While at Beaufort 1 was invited to accompany Brigadier General Ledtie to the camp of (he > irst South Carolina or egro regiment, encamped at a potut four miles south of Beaufort, on the river of that name. ride aeroxe sovornl plantations, we #on reached tbe lino of sentinels of the regiment. The iret thing’that attract- ed my attention was the athletic form ¢ sentinel, Seo wes walking his post with all the nomsialance and A he saw the yy ap- dignity of «© major general, as General Ledile passed iy preach ho baiied , peure eon of Mare came (0 a very pretty ‘‘pregems arme,'/, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY L Alter s pleasant | { . Gen. reveewed the regi- Ment, and expreseed bimee'f surprised and pleased w: what he nad wituersed. 1 made a jon of specks confriers, aud thivks them fi regiments. 10 BeCoud Hegro regiment is now being or- ‘The arrival of the Britieh steamer Osten at Port Royal from Vera Crus brings conf mation of the compiete fail ure of tbe French ex: edition w Mexico, and that-it is im- possible for the Freneh-troope to accomnish anythiug ia | the interior of Mexico. The Mexicane had initiated “the eyatem of cavalry raids, and bad made several suc-. ‘nea on the flanks and rear of the Frepch army, quantities of stores, cut! lower country, and. playing the deuce ‘and discomfort of the foreign ip. IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY. vin the ‘War Department at Washington, chy Nearly a Unanimous Vote. &e., ‘EC &c. Ataany, Feb. 12, 1963. ‘MTbe chaplain -in the House, Rev. Mr. Fulton, enter- Diced and thunder-style, from .an abolition standpoint. sembly) and elsewhere—traitors in the North and in the South—might*be put down; that traitors might bo put out of the army, and removed from high positions ta the councils of the nation. I-trust that his prayer will be answered, especially .in reference to their holding biph positions in the councils of the.nation, and that a speedy application be made in the War Department. A repub- Mean member of the Legislature of 1862, a man of high standing and strict integrity, retorned from a visit to ‘Washington this week, and stated that whilst theré he ac- ellentally eptered into conversation with a clerk in the ‘War Department. Ho .asked him several questions out of curiosity, and drew from the clerk the direct state- mect that he could at avy 4ime be furnished with a copy of any document.or order that had ‘been issued from the War Department jn regard tothe movements of the army. ‘The time that @ person applying for a document would have to wait for the copy would depend upon the length of the document. Upon further questioning the clerk asserted that there wae ne ruleor order in the War Do- partment preventing officials from furnishing copies, and even if there was # could be dope without its being hho applied for it, and thus been in. before the officer in our arm; isgued had received it, is not military movements? The Secretary of War is 80 rest of some obscure answer the Rogol St aD! plea to the War Department at legen eg ‘The MeCielian resolutions were ‘up this morning. Mr. Sherwood withdrew his amendment adding the names of Burnskle, Hooker and several others, Mr. then, ‘under consultation with several other members, moved to strike cut :ome superfiuous words, and slso the elon that he bas ‘three times secured the national capital from the hands of the rebels’’—a sentence that of the radical members objected to. All other amendments that had been offered were then withdrawn, and a vote taken on the original tions ag amended by the mover, and were adopted by a vote of ninety-five ‘The following is B correct copy of the resolution: ade , Which ia a legislative endorsement well deserved on the part of General McClellan, and one that be may weil feai proud of. — CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS IN RELATION TO INVITING MAJOR KORG BW. WOLKLLAN TO VOT THR State wo four. 8 Whi ‘8 Major Generel of the United States Army, former Commnander-in-Chief of onr entire forces, bas just re- turned from # tonr through @ portion of the New England States; and wheroas, marked demonstrations of pop spect ani devotion have been manifested by the exery polut on wana tor that grilant soldier of many bailles, Major Gen. Geo, H. McCiellan; and where. the peoole of this Btate have shown In the past that they are always ready t n@ their gallant officers and foldiers who have en ol and whercas, we believe ot peo} czpreesing their adiniration aud jratitude whose prblic career, both as Com. -AnsChief of the entire armics of the Union and as Tof the Army of the Potomac, was marked with for the laws of the country, a patriot’s love for the fniou, #1) a admiration und devotion for the constitution ; therefore, Resolved (if the Senave conenr), That fi Of this Biate, as their ropreses eermbly convened, we tnvile Major General fo visit the State cay pes guest of this Mate, Governor communicate the foregoing {0 General McClellan, ‘Phe Assembly considered in the Committee of the Whole this morning all the bills on the general order, and passed ‘them to a third reading. Thore were several bills reportea the standing committees which will bv ready for con. eration to-moriow. ‘The bifl logalizing the acts of Governor Morgan in refe. rence to the bounties to yoluntcors was parsed by the Fouale thie ba shen 2 A large portion of the session of that body was token up in debating the bill to legalize the acts of counties, towns and cities in the payment of the bounties, aud oriz- ing supervisors to raise the money by tax. Senator Woodrwf introduced an important city railroad Dili} under the title of “Cross Town Ratiroad.’’ It provides for six routes acrors the ra one through Chambers street, trom Hudson river to the ferries in James #ip and Dack through Duane street: second, connecting Canal etreet ferry, on the Rudgon river, with the Grand atreet forry, on Rest river, third, ncroms the city at Fourteenth wtreot; fourth, across the city at Twenty-third sirect, fifth, starting on the Aadson river, wear Hudson Rive Railroad depot, on Thirtieth streot, passing along by the Harlem and New Haven bosts to Kast rivor; sixth, across the city through oe ated street—furnishing what we bave not now—facilities for crossing the ¢ity— pl ad greatly neoded for the accommodation of the public. rdially wel Touglit the be lsat, er Bat soldier Aumuxy, Feb, —11 2, M. Roth houses were In sesrion tonight, The Senate had under consideration Senator Low's resolutions om national alhirs. The debate took @ wide range, resulting in a general reviow ef the acts of tho administration md the right of secession, Tho conservatives charged upoo the republicans with laboring for separation, and cited the columns of the 2ribune, their organ, as proof, This forced the republican side to an explanation, jn which they denied that the Tribune was their organ, and did not represent ihe principles of the party. ‘Tho Assembly had under conaideration the Governor's mersage on national affairs. Judge Dean occupied the floor over two Pa and mad atematic ond effective speech. He fi showod the steps that would load to despotism, referring to several historioal frets in Furope and drew a comparieun between the Fi pleom, aM then argued that the order for arbitcary arrosts in the loyal States was tho firet step on federal government y towards = deepotiem, wero now in tho progress of a second step by removing one beat is, Vike MoClollan, Porter, Sum nor, Burnsidé™ and’ Franklin, and gradvaWy’ work ing the army vuder its exclisive control, part and parcel, being the adoption of monsuree tondiny wo divide tho North, and seizing tho control of matters belonging exclus! to the State authorities ; and if the administra. ton were succers/ul in Unis etop, the force would be seized and ured to re-elect the men now abusing their power, and coutione it until our liberties are all lost and despotisin reigns supreme. ‘To carry out bis idea of the intent of the powers at Washingtom, be quoted from the s of Mr. Stevens jn Congress, tm which ho argned the question how they could proriaim a dictator. The speech was a one, not only in its loyal but also tn ite historical argu- mente, as well as on the plea of necessity used by the re- biicans in My ing arbitrary arrests, jqued to with marked attention and wag ting,the osmnmu | jpodaen riy9t, the-werk ¢0 bo under the direction of tho Siero se Yok Autre mnt uf Sneegee a teiaee the woe on Pier -SENBATION PRAYER. ‘Antelinding Developments ‘Relative to a Leak’| Adoption of the Mo€lellan Resolutions: ‘BOUNTIES TO VOLUNTEERS, | tained us this morning with » sensation prayer of the He preyed that traitors bere (suppofod to mean As- | ‘counterfeit ‘fives’? om the Union Bank of Haverhill, Mass., ‘at No. 218 Division street. Mrs. Bena Schaffer, of No. 162 who @eborn. Over twenty-five the: ele La Png ree gow of Jalia O'Meara, died at the New York Hospital, from the effects of injuries accidentally reccived by being rum over by steam fire engine No. 42 on the 2st ultimo. Coroner Collin, upon inquiry, ascertained that the hospital ex- pes were paid Sine Buawcen, of Mantreal,C. Rev. Wm. Enyard, Mi on Thursday, February 12, bythe Rev. Samuel R. Joho. son, D. D., Wa. 8. Jonson to Hanmer W., daaghier of the late E. P. Townsend, of New York, Syeresry 11, at the residence of the bride’s paronts, by lige a daughter of Joreph Jolmson, ¥: cards. New London Conn, papers please copy, » Febrnary the Church of St, Lawrence, Yorkville, by the Ri to Miss ANNIX Bewctam, second daughter of the Ia Beecham, Esq BichopQuarten, of Chicago 1 without further gotice. to meet in the chapel adjotming the ve o'clock. wy, Febroary 13,.Canune aun, @ Dative Of the Lown of Caruans, county Coven, ireland, aged 74 years, The restives and (ricuds of the family are respeetfully » | yee aa at og invite. to attend the funeral, this (Friday twoe from ber late residence, 82 Ki! street, and vary ‘ ometery for interment, At Harlem, on Thorsday, Febronry 12, densa, mbrose Coruile:. unday’s paper, + Fel ay, nary Reilread. WILLS BKPORTED FAVORABLY. ‘To authorize the payment of tho interest-on the canal sdrafis protested for non-payment j By Mr. Xasvoap—fo apprepriate the proceeds of the Btate tax for-tho: of the commen sehoo!:. ‘Un motion of Ma Town thie bill wee put forward to a first Committee of the Whole. + Mr, Conwousy netioed ‘a bill relative to ibe city rail- roads:in New York. WILLA ISIRODUCED. By Mr. Wooornvrr—Keletive to the transportation of pastengers.and freight from the North river to vlner points in she-city, ‘the incor of ‘the sessi:n wis comsamed in the co- | sideration of the General Hounty bill, Recesstili seven-o'ewek P, Arsembty. Aunany, Feb. 12,1860. Mr. Loutaes gavo notice of abil to provide horse ‘railronds in New York, 90 28 40 protect the interests of Citizens and taxpayors. iLL INTRODUERD, By Mr. PavLoinc—Po authoring justices of the peace jn “Kings county'to holdinquesta in the respective towns, By Mr Bosrwicx—Fo amend the charter of tho Lebansi ‘Springs Raitrond, | By Sir, Koans-To subject to proper polive regulations all-cars sa chy epee, - a | By Mr. Lxasty—fo appropriate sixty th ound from the fund 40 remeve ebattuctions in the after akong: ‘\ wife Of James Cum- ‘Bative of the parish and irloods of the family are respectfaity rv the fomeral, this (Eriday) afternoon, at ck, from her late reeidescs, 267 Wess ne etreet half past Honstoo Vebruary 11, after a. » Wife of Edward udge: Conger, of > veeure invited to uttent the fane 41 West Twenty fifth wtreet, ong ene, Dayton, amt danghter ar che tte J Jorsey 50 years, "he frien ss and rel stay, February 12, of hwloved son of Paty ick ‘and mpl are reapectfully > 4 i Sinlivay amd ¥ sday eveulng. February dotiare atio. 4 tue Jureval, from, Grace church, Brockiyp Height, 2 < on Saturday afteruwon. at thraan! oboe . By Mr. Lyn Po to the. Prpotetlo. of the Farwen.—On Thovsday, Vebraary 12, Hareine Delo, Council of mogore giles Botete G. Farmer, nge) 33° years, 10 munthe and * dys, i The relatives and friends of tho family are respectfoliy invited to.attend the ftners, om Siturday morning, > eleven o'clock, from her bee residence, 711 Kighth ave- DUC, without further invitation, Per Taree be akan A totus Parer.—On ‘Thu » Fobruary 12, Cusarea. won of Frau an Sry Flect, aged 3. years, 9 pte ‘ 8: ‘The friends aud relutives wf the are ally Jnvited'to nttond-the funeral from 266 Fladwon c on ee ee er ee VER —-On ‘huirsiay, February ‘ - in the 62d year of Lis vg ” ‘The friends of the family are respectfully invited teat- tend the funeral, from Trinity chapel, ee: on Saturday morning, at hilf-past ten 0’ . Lp Sopa'y ” cy GRavee.—lo Hidson » N.J., ow Tucsday, Vebruary 10, at her residence, Mra. Kuzausra, eee of Ame Graves, in the 80th year of her ago, The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invites! to attend the funeral, from the Hudson sity Seminary, this (Friday) afternoon, at three o’clock. ‘Haxp,—On Wednesday, February 11, Mary, the beloved |. wire of James Hand. The relatives and frionds of the family, an@ those of ~ hor brotter, Patrick Mastersent, and brothers-Wn law, Mi- chael Mulry’and Bernard Hand, are respectfully im wo attend Ui» tavern), this (Friday) afteruoon, at 2 e’clock , from ber late residence, 1§ Ludlow street. Hytano.—On. Wednesday. February 11, after «long ness. Huss I ae fro 20 SO8TR relatives and friends of the family are Yespeotfally invited to attend tho funeral, from ned reaideneo of her fatbor, 42d street ond Fighth avenue, Har! omy) aiternvon, wt half-past one o'clock. Hicks. —On Theeday, Febroary 3, in Benuingtom, Vt, of eens ete Soren . Hhiexs, in the 36th year of St, Lonie papers please copy. — ‘ Hivinasp eon thurs Lak nbtell, Fobruary 12, ase Haviann, in_ the 62d year of her age. ‘the friends of the famity and of her son, Daniel Havi- Jand respectfully invited to attend the funerat, her late residence, 184 Laurens street, this (Friday) after- Noon, ut two 0 ‘A Hayy,-—Tont, on the sieamer Fila Warley, Parricn Have, anative of tho parish of Emby, counsy Tipperary, Jre- | land, aged 23 years: The Lord have mercy’ on his soul, Fr-xy.--On Thursday, February 12, Camstoruse Kx. mm tho 35th year of his age. A ‘The relatives and friends of the family are rexpectéatly invited to attend tho funcral, on Saterday 1, a6 half-past one o'clock, from his late residence, 4 ‘Thirty third strect and First nvagiue. His remains will be interred in Calvary Komolery aie k 12, of it, Lae Bo peewiey persone Hable in hie: Hevemmos To ide thant 1 ‘of the mem- hey co jatrgi mad plat? od Jars e-ycar salary, in dieu of apy feen or extra compensa- marshals for each judicial district court, } for the same term aa the judycs of thore ‘The-concurvent the Senate to ad- ) fourn from*the 20th 7: vesolation allowing to Che 2b instant was agreed to. State, were madifiod forward moopy appuinted to wait bim. wet wi le and Reorwaros withdrew their amendments. Mr. Darcy’s resolutiing were then carried, only four «members voting against them. The following are the negative votes:—Messre. Court- es E. Hopkins, Jr. , Prescott and Sweet. wee others—Mesers. Davis, Heacock and Parker— were excused from v , @ach announcing, thet if they ‘were c-mpeiled to vote should vote in the negative, The resclutions received ninoty.five affirmative votes, TAX ON FORKIGNERS. resolutions directing the Judiciary Committee to whatever bill can be constitutionally pursed impesin, ig atax on foreigners who neglect to be -come-citizens of the United States after the terin require! for their naturalzation. ‘The House thea voted tw Red ‘mem: twent; Books to ~ ‘der , officer and reporter. sige oe Recess ti!) seven e’ciock. Mr. Korn Launch ef the Steanships Neptune and Glaacus. Qn Wedsceday tast, about two o'clock, Messrs. J.B. & 4. D, Van Deusen launched from their yard, foot of Six- teenth street, East river, two fine steam propellers, aomed tho Neptume and Glaucus, beth of which are of ‘the same dimensions, as follows:—Length of kecl, 210 feet: length on deck, 218 fect; breadth of boam, 36 foet; extreme depth, 20 feet 1 inch; tunnage, 1,400, carpenter's mncassrement. ‘Tho Neptune and Glaucus are the pioneers of a new line to run between this city and Boston via Cape Cod. The Ine will consist of five vessels; the other three aro now nearly completed. They are named the Nereus, Proteus and Galatea, and are all building in the same yard from which the Neptune and Glavoas were launched. All the vessels forming the Neptune line, as it will be Bamed, are built alike, and are constructed of the best Korverr.—At Hoboken. on . croup, Kwie M. daughter of Frederick and Anpa > aged 7 years and 4'monthg. Her remains will be taken to Greenwood for 5 Lucas.—On ‘Thursday, February 12, ALum, hier of William and Sarah Lucas, aged 8 years end 10 monthe, ‘The trieuds of the frmily are Invited to at- materials, The frames are of white oak, aided § inches, | Bleecker street, this (Friday) afternoon, moalded 16 inches, and speced 26 inobes from centre to orcloc, “the Feanias wil be ten to Mablag, ty, fer tack. ‘The keols are 26 inches in depth Motunas Cat 2¢ crecobrtce aveten, Aste youngest Wide, Toews veeels ara wah hea daughter of ohn and Jest Meinnes. : ; pele funeral will take place this (Friday) afternoon, at On Wednesday; February «12, Janae Manon zm, in the 72d yoor of his mes ‘Wei it Service, and are ‘The friends of the wore exjeusivoly circulated throughout the city yester. day. Caroline House was caught passing ove of the bills street, also pe bag oon hg as Reda a ar the day and stated t Coroner’s Inqucst. Fata Accwwesr To 4 Womax.—A poor woman, named ge above mentioned company, and ‘been made to give decensed a re- An inquest will be held upon the body street, Park.—In Williamsburg, on Wednesday, February 11,. Ava Grace, eklent danghter of ‘William and Biigabeth The funeral will take place from Christ chures, Bedford + avenue, this (Friday) afternoon, at two o’cloest. February Il, Sante De, wale of Henry Palmer, im 4 Sarai i the 4: ar of her ag mone Her remains will imerred in St. Peter's church , this (Friday) afternoon, at 3 ty are respectfu!!; 1% 1» yy afterpeea , ce MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Married. Layo riigee mene At the Immaculate church, Jor- gos States Army, of lyn. No cards, Newport, idence and Ban Francisco papers p'case ry. Pow anne—Lrscn.—On Thursday, February 12, by t exer Rowanps, of Morysvow vi two o'clock, John Phelan, 178 avenue B. to Misa 8. J. Ly No cards, Hindxon City, N. J., on Thursday, Febru Farr. —-At St. Stephen's charch, on | ary 12, cae beloved Tsite of Henry W. c ie Fssmsslite Pei tery, tetas ke taien et | Oe se Nseeires ca esiad be (hh toma respectful F . y B., dang! The es an, of the fi are i John P. Sehlumpt, Han, of this ety. invited to attend the funeral, on Baturday morning, 8° JouNsos—TownteNo.-—At the Chureh of the Ascension ten o'clock, from Warren street, near Montgomery ave- nue. Hef remains will be conveyed to Greenwood > terment for int 4 “Hora At Bolivar Hei ‘his, Va., on Meiday, October 10,1802, Suis Loom Romer,’ of tke oud an previously of tho Thirty ninth) regiment New York < A. , roluntcere, and elicst son fs lato New York, in the 834 year of . oe ie, aged 8 months ané °o Rear.—Oa Thorstay, February aa of Joba and Rate Rush, ihe rolatives aud friends ef the family are requested to attend the faneral, from the residence of ber parents, 69% Third avenue, ate (Friday) afternoon, at one o'clock. Sxvrsren.—On uraday morning, Febroary 12, . of vation of the lings, Maky eta tel pare WW Revontto and Pri Forbes Lord, months ‘Lerts—Jouxsox.—In , on Wednesday evening, Rey. J. FE. Rockwell, D. D., De Wirt C.ierow a No O'S 0t1vas—RBescuam.—On Thursday, . Win. J. O'Scutavan, M. D., , of Rome, N. Y., Rrewann ., of Rote, N. Y. Rogens—Mongwon.—At the residence of the bride's father, on Thursday, February 12, by the Rov. J. M. Dickson, of Newark, N. J., Mr. Wuciaa C. Rogers to Maooie Moxkisos, daughter of James Morrison, Bsq., all of tale city. Wreut—Maxn.—On Wedaesday, February 31, by the Rey. J, P. Newman, Mr. b. . Wont, of Charies City, paronta, 1 Coryetie Her remaingywill be con- ve} 4b Gre ‘Comever y. Jowa, to Miss Oanonxe Maxw, of New York. jeans Pioayuno, Delta and True Delta please Ren hE Le Taylor: Din, Mr, Sean Ma Beret to Roxas “Cr. ieregaes 1862, ut the , vy. KB. faylor, DP. 1), Mr. Jomx M. a danghter of Joba H. Esq, all of Toe a wornd received at the ” Died. , Axxix.—On Thursday, Febrnary 12, after a long fliness, wiih she bere with Christian rasigdation, ‘Miss Manas’ mena imaney eae oe ea Terty, of Une Olly, aged 18 vent Cae da; 5 ‘copt.—In Brooklyn, on Suniay, February 8, Beaian 0.5 Tondra Woods, aged 3 yeare on so of Captain David 0. and and 23 the late and 22 are ides wore tae for ‘ ‘The on to Philadelphia iactrmpett Invited Lo attend the funeral services to-morrow (Satur- Abtam—On Thareda, 13, Joman Warn, dny) morbing, at cloven o'clock, from, the petty Sy oe y, Nebraney respectfully her parents, No 49 West Forty seventh Hiroe t rolatives ani friends of the family are forther invitation, ‘The rémains will be taken nt Pleasant Cemetery, New Jersey, for interment. icholson, 242 Wi Newark (N. J.) papors please copy, noon, at two o'clock. Axuncs.—On SRoewday, FObenary 10, (of conmumptions | _ Wane. On Wotnendng Wt Chantry H, Axpnes, ‘aged widow of Wm, Warner, in month, His remains were interred at | Orange frionds a county, Johnstown (Fulton county) Tirxwnvar.—Om Saturday, Ya.. of chron Febroaty. 7, st Wh hhite Oak jiarrhaw, CLacmvs A. Church Hospital » ¥ re, a member of Company A, First paar Long lalada Volunteers with which he partici. owing Dattles:--Yorktown, Williameburg, Fair Oaks, Gaines’ -_ Malvern Hills, second Wattle of ral, this ( hia papers pleaso copy. bars ¥ ea) eee Di, one aged raguths. trlenda of the intaily are respectful jo. 16 Whi