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I WTERESTING FROM, THE SOUTHWEST. 7 mitted by them. All officers and privates assigned to daty at post, who have not heretofore reported, will amsigned resister Mabie Games snd vecniven itt md ir names: vee cor- tiflcate of this fact. TI. The commander of the camps of paroled J nogn ym surgeons in charge of hospitals, and commanders of om- will never permit more than two of their com- Dcperegonenermawen "(Phe Rebel'Ofticers in Command of the West- ern Department, Departments of Missis- Military Distriets of Jack- ke. ’ th remain within the city of Jackson after nine eae OE matt, She 'n the, case of such offcer pri. vates are connected various departments in the city, or have the ‘consent of the commander of the the J). Of all pereons save soldiers with transportation or orders from the proper military authority, @ passport will be required before they willbe permitted to leave the late a peg nome: ‘The sale of Mong wusteonpe bila u ts of this post, except upon the writtem consen: the commander of the post. IV. The assigned to duty as officer of the day Will see that the above orders are carfully complied with, and will have arrested and to the office of the commandant of the post all officers and privates that ‘@Micers of the Staffs of Generals J. E. Johnston and J. C. Pemberton. AFFAIRS AT PORT HUDSON. ‘ ° ite spare their plage ron pecconneg and signed ABT Le commandant of the except, however, such GOTTON VERSUS CEREALS FOR 1963, | rovers) oitcers, mombers of tho sal! and orderiicn or couriers connected with thetr headquarters at present within the limits of this post. “We Vv. No for officers or soldiors to visit this cl No permite will be recognized without the exdorsemenv’of the divi- vision or brigade commander, JOHN ADAMS, Brigadier General, commanding Fourth Military District. SYECIAL ORDEKS—-NO. 31, Hrsvquanrens, Port Hupson, La, Jan, 20, 1869. * * r ‘. 2 REBEL ARMY ORDERS, we, Rey ae Officers of the Western Department. {From the Jackson (Mies.) Mississippian. } XI. All persons within the limits of the fortideations at this place, not belonging to the Confederate States army, MILITARY DIRECTORY. Will proceed at once to the Provost Marshal's office and Commandant Western Nep’t..Gen. Joseph FE. Johnston, register their names and occupations without delay. * * Commandant Dep't Mississip- By command of Major General F. GARDNER. piand Fast Louisiana... .. Lieut. Gen, J. C. Pemberton. T. F. Wiison, Agsietant Adjutant General, bes ~~~ pecllbdeearaagaen SPECIAL ORDER, District........... .++ Brig. Gen. Dame! Ruggles. * Heapquanrens, Poxr Huvson, La, Jan. 28, 1860. All citizens with their servants, and all negroes in the employ of eitizens or soldiers, iviug within the line of fortifications, must report to this office before the sock inst. and get permits to remain. All those who do not comply with this order will be removed. By order of Major General GARDNER. R. T. Exouisn , Captain and Provost Marshal Commandant Fourth Mili District........... .....+-. Brig. Gen. John Adams. Commandant Post at Jackson.Lieut, Col. A. M. Foute. ‘of Dep’t.. Major L. Mims. Major Alfred W. Barbour. Captain W. M. Gary Provost Marshal............-Captain Upton M. Young. Post Quarterm’r at Jackson..Captain W. M. Gillaspie, Post Commissary at Jackson. .Captain T. I. Maxwell. Post Surgeon at Jackson. A. B, Cabaniss. The Mississippi Legislature and the Cot- ton Trade. Touisviits, Ky., Feb. 18, 1863. pt. J.C. Armistead, Returned cotton buyers report that the Legislal \ gislature of Capt. T. 0, MeMuckin. Mississippi bas made it a penal offence to sell cotton, ex — ° 00 Pacing cept to the Contederate government. ‘De. Will D, Somers, IMPORTANT FROM BRAZIL. Impending Hostilied with Great Britain—Origin of the Dispute, &., &c. There have been some serious mirunderstandings be- tween the government of Brazil and the representative of her Britannic Majesty to that empire, touching certain claims presented by the latter and rejected by the former. Lr, N. 8. Crowell. Colonel J..G. Szynanski. Conscripts.Captain Wm. Colonel Command’g Arsenal... Phil. Stockton. OFFICERS OF THR STAIR OF MISSISEIITI. Commandant Mississipp: State ‘Troops........ +s+++.Major Gen. T. C. Tapper and |.Cobonel Jones ©. Ham|iton. -Colovel A. M. Weet. Stee Bourne, | It was wt one time feared that theso complications would Ac pemieannaaiiae eome, terminate in open hostilities between the British naval General. . Colonel B. 8. Ewell. forces in Brazilian waters aud the armed forces of his - Lieutenant Col. T. B. Lamar. } Imperial Majesty. The following official declaration of Mr. é = Hy — W. D. Christie, her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to leet dies Geta ie Brazil, which was affixed to the doors of the British Col Fauntleroy. | Consulate on the Ist of January, gives a clear idea of the Genoral....... Assistant [nspector General. . E.J. Harvie. r. ” ‘A. M, Barbour. origim of the dificolty. The docoment, which we trans- Medi Inspector. r 5. A. Cartwright. Jate from the Jornai do Commereio, waa dated the 30th of Aid-de-Camp..... “Lieut, J. Barroll Washington | December, 1862:— ‘aid-de-Camp....; ‘Lteut: Wade Hampton, ‘The reclamations which, by order of ber Britannic Ma- jenty’s government, | made upon the government of Brazil for compeusation for the sacking of tho Frglish bark Prince of Wales, wrecked in the province of Rio Grande do ‘Bul jo June, 1861, having been totally and peremptorily 1 DEPARTMENT MISSISSIPPI AXD BAST LOUISIANA. b greg yp ge .. Lieut. Gen. J. C. Pembervon. A. G. and Chief of Staff «Lieut. Col. J. R. Waddy. 4. A. G. and Chief of Statf ejected ; and satisfaction having been refused for the ill- Army of Mississippi .......Major R. W, Memminger. treatment of three officers of her Majesty's ship Forte last and Inspector: June by the guards of Tijuea and the police authorities of ++++..Major J. Thompson. Rio de Janeiro: and it being impossible to obtain either Morrison, | one thing or the other, except by the compulsory use of superior force, Admiral Warren is instructed to proceed immediately, according to the instructions of her Majesty's government, to make reprigais on Brazilian H. property. ‘The property captured shall be retained ag a grarantee until the government of her Majesty obtains satiefaction. Theeo repriguls, it must be well understood and reoog- nized, shail be made in the manner prescribed by nations to obtain justice which is refused, aud shall not covati- tute an act of war, "Major P, Johnston. +. ,fourgeon N, 8. Crowell. PORT HUPBON, LA. ? or Gi eG In notifying the imperial government of this fact, we perro see eae to | veg them to remember that the reeponsibility will be Prevost i BR. T. Eugiish. theirs, if, through violent resistance, force, or inenits to @bief Comminsar, # ‘J. Te Stockdale. British subjects, or to their property in Brazil, ulterior Pest ¢ “Major 3: P. Carr. : SOR re Seen. clinton) “Captain J. A. campbell Admiral Warren will use bin best. efforts to proceed in ~ rth s. {Sacked i205 22""Ldeue wheat sueh 6 manner as to avoid all hostile voufiiots, ” en . take this commun{aation to you for the information of British subjects, &c., ko. W. D, CHRISTIF. Cotten Still Considered King—Cereals, Net To Mr, Hortocomar, H. B. M. Consul, Rio de Janeiro:— Cot te be Planted. This order created great excitement; but eome explana COMINE CROP. tions of the Minister of the interior, with directions to As the time is pear at haud when planters begin to | the people to Keep cool and leave the matter in the hands mk of making preparations for tiie next crop, we deem | of the government, which knéw well how to protect the ton. [From the Port Hudson (la) News, Jan. 90.) THE € © Meda al Deringer ° sssenion Nance | interests and defend the honor of the nation, tended to ber that we are engaged in a war | @ppease the anxious feclings of the populace, amd tempo- ‘has extended far beyond the predictions of | rary order reigned again. — peer last even longer than tho | ‘the Jornol do Vommercio exprosece the hope that the our are all supplics from and | Whole mavter will be settled without the arbitration of foreign for their opening i an ord. pS a i are 4 we have po reseurces * u eusecives, They inuss bear in mied the immense armies THE NAVY. Daastors, und fhep rasiforpet ust oack a talng scot 1B aA Mi » @ thingas cotton or PROMOTIONS IN THE ENGINRER CORPS. ee et TR of dm t 0., aide of tagteeers; aw ia senslon ab the, Philedsl. with these facta the wise and patristic | phia N: ‘ard, have recommended the foll sort il pa nev afr cr ta ie pelators, peas, so ith = en ee ‘ich things which go to peer tage * ures First Assistant Pngincer William H. Hunt to bea chief SE Fee Ri see Seenik be mate to mam: tle engineer. Of the confederacy, but surplux should be con. | Second Assistant Engineer Jon Purdy to bea first as- th ‘over stocking breadstuffs vigmurd Assistant Epgineers Wm. HM. G. Wert, laaac R: a ar the iniry with urd Assiatan! m. HM. G. a provisions at times like these ‘a on a, the question, | MoNary, Alfred irieks, George P. Hunt, Alfred Colin will alicays be ademand for them and they will com. | and Theodore Alien to be second assistant cngineers, seand a ready sale with good prices; whilst with cotton, | And the following for admission a& third assistant en- ‘deyend a lim: supply for bome consumption, there is rs. Seiswent aan fg yt av ak gol hese an aged © date tiie Indiana; Charles F. Manning, Mary. pt po la aati dg ised aol cece ued land Francis Stedman, Massachuyeite, Wm. H. Craw. ‘This poloy, f pursued, besides furnishing us with the | ford, Penveylvania; Jamea Wylie, New | Frapk W. etows of wat od quibljey ex to stand an teaehente tinge Wyman, Massachusetts: James A. Deaver, Maryland; apes comy, would test an dmportant queation and set. | Owen Jones and A. G. Bonsall, Pennsylvania. one “Ki a ‘The Board of Examiners at present is composed of Chief Fngineers George Gideon, Charles 11. Baker and James W. Jcxiata, O—new screw slop—returned te Philadelpbia Tresday, after a fourth unsnecessful attempt to leave, The leas at aod uear the sternpost have increased so bt at she cannot go to sea in her yer de rn ee ht oe Whe Breaking Up of the Secesh State ae Convention in Kentucky. svior corm tneal, | A telegram in yesterday's paper informed. ve that the and $1 per | State Convention which had been called to meet at Frank delivered to Major | 5, 1, on the 18th instant, for the purpose of nominating andidates for Governor and other State offers, had been J hs U summarily dispersed by the military authorities. Teoerine, Kis vraag tat tbe | The following (3 the eall for the convention: — river. o~ - J. L STOCKDA h com) WHR BEMOOKATIO STATE CONV RNTION, 4 Major aud (biel of Subsistence Gen. Reale’s Rta | Prasxronr, Jen. 31, 1863. Pumuant (6 @ resolution of a meeting of the democratic | party held at the Capitol, in the city of Frankfort, on the | 3th'day of January, 1863, which reads as follows— Resolved, That the Central Comtoittee be directed to call & convention jof Uhe purpose of nominating candidates for Governor and other State officers, t0 be elected at the Oar Troops Near Port fF json—Forng Burn {From the Port Hudson (La.) News, Jan. 9 ‘The Yankees below have been fur 0 time stealing quantitigs of corn from the poopie on the opposie Side ext Anguss election, to meet in the city of Frankfort, on rhe re oe sy yoni tm goering quite & Aree | ihe 18th day of keoruary, 1863 convention of ‘the determined Teomanotire the veighihorisvod, and Uf en vp ae oe ee ee agrtunily to destroy th” it gitten grain of tne piace designated vy Ube above revelution, for the yurpoves - np therein mentioned, « «| . ° tn oo » Aipon arriviog at the yl ey found the core Te hoped tbat the ae e engentdes, vod - democracy iv cach county wilt above ive teten y b put in ablaze | wocced forthwith Ww appoint delegates te said” cou tracted the ferlerais, wat they arr: or“ , ’ fey tha Dos LM. Major whet ponaer: GWU raddodie, Chinn,’ The Mississipp: ni Grant Green, Lindsey {Prom the Pore ttiaeon 4. W, Dude A.J. James JW, South, Democratic Gon tral Committees e convention Was NOt rétngnized by the demucrat) party proper of the state and dhe intention of the getters it was cloarly to Sow the seeds of digcord among the m Men. A* an ovilenoe of this fact we copy the fol ‘The river hae been rising a. « very rapid rale for the Vast LO WOOK, one if a COATS onuher ph ill be oul of its banks. | The water is abready ranning Arowgh (he ereoanse ul Mr. Chinn's place, in Wes Baton Hawg, and fin a day or mt will be through the Letabell vronamee E NE | will be pian AKen —— es for © owing paragraph from (he Loalvie Demeerat, the prin. | From eek ari mn iam Roney {rom Danville, Kents cipal editor of whieh is» Gemoeratic candidate for norms ested by our troups at Hornandy, Missiasipps, lact wack, tion [@e the office of Gevernor — with « bell 1 hin body containing $20,000 in ont ee aetenb” held a meting inet night in the Police terfeit Confeder wove, Be was tied ap’ and hanged Court room, and appointed delegates to the gathering at till dead Frankfort to morrow. Some of (howe aamed us delegates - known Union mem, who sere mostly not Army Orders—Striet Discipline Observed, mit ite tt bit tating, bed hal to sorte bat ee GENERAL ORDR&S, wi ae w sort of blind. All the officers and active pre. | Hecnguaninns Foor MitrtaRy Dummer, —) aud always have bec active “secemh’ and | Devarrwncr Mowwern asp Kas Lacan aympathiaers with the rbellion. Many of them — age Jacnsom, Jaw. 12, 186% erecord ss having taken the oath of Miegiance » 1, All officers and soldiers arriving within the limite of'| Being ander bonds. They are proper demoe thie millury OF iu the case of regiments or detach. | are ments, the tu command of the eamMe will at once report thems! the office of the commandant of the New Hampshire Potiticx. (pont, on Capitol streot, show their authority for being Comconn, Fob. 19, 1860 within the jiuits of tbe post, and receive written per The commanders of regiments or de | 80%. Hamilton, of Texas, and Hon W A Howard, of » tm tranmitn, will permit no offleer op | Michiguu, addracsed a large maltitude of people of Con. ty of Jackson, sve on strict m auded wanet be iu writing, wo me The permission wo g specify the nature of the business, ani i no case wild | joate, or par'y of privates, be permitted to enier the eily cord and the neighboring towns at Phoenix Hall this after noon and evening. and fmemtumed aiicer, and 80 Jong we stich regiment as @ Marderer. Feb. 10, 184: detach v wea" NEW YORK, FRI Expected Attack on Charleston | a. sccretary and Savannah. PROCLAMATION OF GEN, BEAUREGARD. The People of Carolina and Georgia Called to Arms. Non. the Scene of Action, Xe. ATRADGQUAKTERS, AUMY OF THE PoTOMAr, } Feb, 19, 1863. f The Richmond Enquirer of yesterday has the following telegram :— te, he. Cuanirsioy, Feb. 28, 1863, ‘The following proclamation from General Yeauregard will appear in the papers to-morrow — Hranguartens, Deranrese ov Guondta aXn Froniva, Tt has become my solemn duty to iniorm the authori+ ties and citizens of Charleston and Sayannah that the movements of the euemy’s fleet indivate ap early land and nayal attack on one or both cities, and to urge that per- gone inableto take an active part in the strnggle shall retire. It is hoped, however, that the temporary separation of some of you from your homee will be made without alarm or undue haste, thus showing that the only feeling which animates you in this hour of supreme trial ie the | right of being able to participate in the defence of your | homes, your altars and the graves of your kindyed } Carolinians and Georgians) the honr ie at han to Prove your comtry’s cause, Let ail able bodied men, from the seaboard to the mountains, rusk toarms. Be Not too exacting iv the ehojve of weapons, Pikes and soythes will do for exterminating your enemies, spades and shovels for protecting your firesi To arms, fer. | low citizons! Como to share with us danger, our brilliant success, our glorious death. GT. BEAURROARD, Ge Offolal: J, M. Ortey, A. A. G. Final preparations for the expected rapidly perfected. confident. The Anqiirer's leader saye there hae bees no invention, OF pretense of an tention, tu mediate at all on the part. of France. The South wants ne Preach mediation while hostilities st:/Pgo On, Tho rebe! Senate on Tuesday discussed aud an Exemption bill. ‘The rebel House voferred a ilk to compensate Tor ime Pressed property, and ulso discussed reso}utions vindieat- ing North Carolina. ‘The rebe) Honse aleo referred to the Commitice on im dian Relations the (oliowing res@tations — | Resolved, That the government of the States has witnessed with feeiings of no ordinary grati fication the loyalty and good faith of the Indian allies west of the State of Arkansas. Rosolved further, That no ellors of the ernment shall be xpared to protect Ui enemies from any seurce whatever. The Enquirer contains the correspondence between Se eretary Moward and Drouynede Luuys. OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Oficial Keport of the Exploits of the Ram Queen of the West. Wasixciox, Feb. 18; 1805, Rear Admiral Porter communicates the following report to the Secretary of the Navy — Usrrkp Starme Maser: Syrannos, ) Feb. 8, 1863, attack n The troons and people are culm and ded the onfederats ge m against th inform you that the steamer Vicks: Sm—I am hoppy o burg was to badly that she has to ept utiomt with las ee tened to her side. Her machinery hay b she will hkely be destroyed. Yh is the which we have deprived the rebei of. The Vicksburg injured by the Queen of the West coat barges fax was the largest and strongest steamer on the river, and | * 1 think they were preparing to use ber against our transports, being very fleet. Her wheels and guards » ore ail smashed in,and @ large bole knocked in her side. dererters report. Last night I started a coal burge with 20.000 busbels of conl the anchorage up the river to run the batteries | at Vksburg. {t had ten miles to go Ww reaeh the Queen of the West, and arrived xafely within ten minutes of the time calculated, not having beeu seco by the senti nelt, DAVID D. POKTER, Kear Admira! Oominanding ‘The Navy Department has received information of ube capture, by Colonel Ellet, commanding the Queen of the West, of the A.W. Barker, a stdewhool rebel steaner She was captured about iifteen miles below Red’ river, after having ran ashore in the endewor to escape the Queen, which, on first meeting, she supposed to be « rebel steamer, She had just discharged acargo at Port Hi son, and Was returning tor another. A» (ue ram her several rebel officers jumped in the water caped. Ainong those captnred on her, however, wore five captains, two lieutenants and a party of civilians, in eluding a number of ladies Immediately after Cul. Etlot had placed » guard ow the Barker, another hoat was perceived coming down (ue river, which wee brought too by a ahotacross the bows. She proved tw be the Moro, laden with 110,000 pounds « pork, nearly hogs and a large quavtity of suit toed for {he rebel army at Port Hudson, Tole Filey ste stroyed near these points 26000 pounds of meal, avait ing ameceriattan to the rebels at Port Hudsou ¢ lndiow and civilians captured on board the AW Barker were landed at a plantation near the Red ri and white this was iu progress. another steamer, the wick’s Bay, laden with 200 barrels of molasses, wwo bor heads of sugar, and 90,000 pounds of four. iutended oy the rebels at Port Hudson, was seized by Gol. Bilet. ile Borwick’s Bay also bad on board forty bales of cotton NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC. Protest Ag st Congress! al Interfer- ence with Calffornia nd Claime— Prodaction Cotton in the Golden State—Interes Advices from Ores gon, &e, Sax Francisco, Fels. 16, 1864 The jobbing trade has slightly revived heavy rains. Domestic apirits have advanced ‘The Senate to-day unanimonsly passed resolutions pr testing against Congressional interference wm any Cal | iwee the late | hia land claim which ts to be finally settled by + courte. Thorough trial of the capacity of Calforuia to produce | made this se Five ton acre tra «i 10 Various places in the Sacraments eotton will be ley, and one fiel! of tweuty weres wear Stockton, iy rent varieties: seed will be used, Portland, Oregon are vo the 1th in ‘The snow at Fior river, is ave deep, Whig at} ‘ ing rich aud extensiv General Roscerans Trent aught in Federal the murder | it of soldiers remain within the iimite of thts post ig ote ; = oGicer cominanding will be held responsible for the | « verdictof gem of mardee ia the Gres ~ 6904 cogs ych oF his mygu, nod for any depretaiions guy. | aver, Judgorout will ve ae be Oi DAY, FEBRUARY 20, 186 IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH. |° ombatants Urged te Retire from cadigran measure | OMe. Wicklific) defeated bin in the late elect | and makes eighteen of the senior surgeons | Mhrough Burdett, Jones & Co. } ao cwnte to $1 made . 4 K, HERALD. a] PRICE THREE CENTS. EWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasnrvarom, Feb. 19, 1863. ‘THE PROSPECT, ( War oxpresses abondant ratiefaction at the condition of our military establishment, and conf dence of succers as soon as aelive operations can be re- sumed, He states that we have now eight armies in the field numbering in the agregate five hundred thourand effective soldiers. y rier ‘THE FINANCE MBASURER, Nothing new of any importance in regard to finances has transpired (0 aay. ele hae Sena MODERATE RELATIVE TO POLITICAL PRIFON! AND THE WRIT OF HABKAS CORFU. The leading subject of discussion today in the Seuate was the Dill relating to political prisoners. Ne determ! was come to, though Senater Trumbull urged it ax He stated that potitical prisoners were under arrest without a sbadow of authority, and Mr. Doolittle said that on account of « conflict of views as to the power of the President over the habeas corpus it was necossary that Congress should authorize bin to rispen? it. ‘Things don’t look as if the republican Sena. tors mean to pass the bill, because {i would be construed Dy their opponents us an adinission that the Executive acta bad been unlawful. Mr, Carlile said thit If the Union wag not preserved he had no home nor country, but he implored the republican side to spare the loyal States from arbitrary Frecrtive power appeals are vain, for the radicals are determined to keep an iron heel upon every slave State. He made the point that authorising the President to suspend the writ of habeas corpus aid not apable him to make avbitrary artesis. The writ was applicable to cases onder color of law or logal process THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, ‘The DIM to establish the Territory of Arizona was pot in the way of Me, Wade urged the mat nd Mr. McDougall indicated its necos sity in view of prospective war with a foreign Power. It will be that Mr MePongall in his late specet et the point that the Fresgh have had for a mineral reyions of Northern Mexico Pideration at au early day. remenibered THE DEBATHS IN THE HOUSE, ‘The debates in the fous 10-day wore unusually in teresting Mr. Wickiiff, of Keut Ditto indemnity the ree: tial law made agpeech against the Ht and his marshals for ar In response to Mr 1 to thivk ¢ 0 rest# under indiana, be 86 Hie de ated Mr. Tann of Tndiana, in a epeceh upon the a nied (his, It wae the people who d Mr. Holma 5 maintained that the democratic party ure and have beeh for @ vigorous progeeation of the war they oniy eisb that it shal! be carried on under the constitution Jaow of the country. Mr. Holman ip his roaurks a} to Mr. Conway, of Kamene. ae one of the advanced rept ligans who propose to divide the country, Mr. Conway explained that be had aysumed that thir civ) war has already divided the country, and he had oly asked Chat upon the state of existing fete the war ehould be terminated now and peace resiored tw the country. Mr that the oharge fre- caiuet Hin that be proposes to divide or disinte, the Union is flee. He only declares that it i already permanently divided, and he insietw thet the war shall be ende | at om FLAREOr BEYWREN MPES*RS. HICKMAN AND VORHEER, Mr. flickman, of Pennsylvania, seamed to be in a Di Nous state this afternoon, and meade a little atta go Thomas, of Martachuseits, and his constituan Conway protested 4 quently wade rn it of the Ball to chastise that ceremony for a day or two Him, Det wae persu laboring undue spiritest excitement when he tuld Judge Th that he had no confidence in his constituents Became t had sent bim (Mtr. Thy aged. the offensive language appiiod by hiv THE COMMITTEE ONTHE Kopresentative strnetion of the y , aud when he Mr. Voorhees, rin wan. i said today in the Houwe, by nitter on the Condnet of the War of whieh he is a member, that a recently published state nut) to the House ON BUC we t that General Meig tod Wo teatify to the troeKon oo, and on the sate authorit mote the trath of MoClellaw bax be to meet grave ebay ger. IMPORTANT WITLS FROM TAR NAVAL COMMITIRE Three fmportant billy were reported w Naval Committee, One authorizes medical officers op the retired Het to reesive the pay of their relative nen ber, This is because there i« duty of sume wert for every oMieer of any grade, old o ng, in the present public enigency, Another authorizes the grade of fleet aurgeou gible to the tired captains to be dena! tatement summoned before the vy by the grade, ‘Tho third bill authorizes vased to the rank of retired com of the appointments by the Secretary of the Navy of ase)stant paymasters and ensicos, THR SALRS OF GOWRKENMENT COTTON IN SEW YORK. * In anewer to 4 senate resolution of the oth cretary of the Treasury communicates the amount 0! ton sold Iu New York since the blockade Southern ports, the «mount of commirsour of «torage, to whom DIK VODS Were plaid net of the persons interested i the edores, and approver netant Une the whole beimg the statement of Hiram Baruey, the eutton wiles, (ne ales were agent at New York, The aut from Fobroary & to sep tember 12 of the last year, and iuclided 3026 bales and 1,17 bage of ubgiived, realizing a otal of $96,062 There was paid for the expense of selling $8.2 for storage. A very large proportion of the of the Sea Island variety. The average per ivale Kiuwed cotton was $203. The prive ranged from + per pawns m number, th INTERESTING REPORT RELATIVE TO PRIZEM. the Secretary of the Navy lua replied to the Howe tiow aking for tuformatio ning prize care bracing all there iu the cou Reston, New) ark bia, aud the imperfect ratorna trom other pe hich prices have been sent pears thal the Smet decrees in ett Of the thirteen Beaton and the proceeds, ameantlug to $205 644 me paid hates the ne came the libel woe diemmsed, and the four cames Dave bean appeaic 1 the Soper nat yet decided. The vent expenses are | ) 55 100 per contane on tbe gross proceed aes Reports are given for one hundred on ty 00F " Tine les, @Xpenser a t nd exprnsns are $59 ¥ he an oe ution, 5450 860 ' per 1h 09 100 of x wu wet ‘ ght have been appealed aad Art. Fhe procends of tive EXERAL ORDER®—NO : page : He eogt ARTER®, DEP AKTMANT OF THE CO MIEN D, jaments, G0 1) mt am | Miuyaaennoro, cean.. Feb. 10, 1463 ( dutributiwn, $267,740; coe a | 1. Ik having been frequeutiy reported to the Gener’! | con bor gemttkn om soe ) } Commanding (hat confederale solders apyratch amr lin f . dressed in our uniforms, and Usat they hav appeared tt Seventy @ight canrs ‘> | in battle, and have Sven, savage Wee, carried our colo Key Wert, and fin Aeration ba decnice M8, th war thetens 9 Reperiinent | "ie is ordered, twat none 0 dressed shal whe crip aa cnphearsd, the rights of prisoners of war, ami hat, in bv Twelve cane sled and remainie | no quarter be queen, Unem. | Whee captured singly undecided. The 5 € wales are U1 ,728, com | squads, prowling about our lines, they shall be decined " _ 1, 0056.50" conte ane } apler and t necordingly. " The (onsral warns aii | *1°/42%) smount an, ~ | offers and men under hie command hele gon eght and one-tenth per “ Sart thes violators of Ua ‘ ‘war The aomber of caus decided (9 one tandted and } All foraging aod scouting parties, all potrols and ail tr ‘ . res »: ele ad et | on the march are enjoined to arrest and exaraine all ; e perry ht le sous Wearing vor uniform, aud 1 to bo wears W185. 426, nei amount of df $1,709,540. without lawre! y, to forward | t ones t Three tundred awd riety canes opine , Provost Marshals of Uwe commands for Wdentifieation ard y five are 5 . . Inventigation, abd thence to the Prevost Marehal cam ef f Of the Departwent, that they may bo dealt with « ed and oho nyt A \ A eeu barks and fifty two mmal bowls and verwonts wearing the Uwited Sines ding to the f the are given. A tow were ea , ’ ' ruyed . ‘ * ne thee ROSBCKAN | canam hawe beer tod wearly years, berm si and Chief * | pave teen mpendily adjudicnted, tue dition arising Morent usages end practicn: In tiferent . Monroe Moat. eo cor retary rae 44 to Comgremn he pa ° m + to Cael pe adpodieat tine case whe bent rem § — Bown, 5 iivate the « ation of » Th here. Gao peemamne 4a nes lone ce - wine | 4 formen y sald to by iil adapt to the hater a8) yoke of LO grumtes kK upou | Jno used invatting perconabties towards Mr Voor | caihor Judiana. Mr. Veorues followed Mr. Mickman fod by his Mr that General | pom sttiee a THE DESIGNS OF THR EMPEROR NAPOLRON. Senator Sumaner’s reticence, when questioned by Seva- tor McDougall, during the discussion of the Privateer bill, a8 to what juformation was in his possession or waa be- fore the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the posi- tion of our affairs with Louls Napoleon, has led many to Delieve that the Freach government may have indicated isp intention (o further interfere in our domestic diff- ‘culties, nuns nd al ee RRPORT RELATIVE TO THR CONTRABANDS OF THB SEA ISLAND COTTON DISTRICT. A resolution was heretofore adopted by the House, call- ing upon the Seoretary of the Treasury for information re- specting Lhe expenses for the sustenance of slaves, &c., In the Sea island cotton district of South Carolina from the commencement of the rebellion, ‘To this a reply has been made, from which it appears that thero was expended for agricultural implements, in round numbers, $77,081; for the purctrase of the schooner | Flora, $31,960; for white labor, $82,743; ior colored labor, $24,627—total expenses, $225,706, From thie expenditure has been realized $726,984. De ducting the above expenses, there remains on hand from this fund $601,279, this sum will be anet profitto the government, unless some of the owners of the p! tations shall bereafter prove themselves to have doen loyal citizens, ‘This was upto June lant, at which tine the business was transferred to the War Department, | The sebooner Flora was used for transporting property to | New York and for military operations, and can now be | | sold at an advance above her cort. | Tho Seevetary says that no expenditure whatever has | deen made from the Treasury on account of the cultivation niations or the collection of cotton, or the ¢ bonevolent care of the laborers. The sighed by the War Department were paid for by the More than half a million of dollars was fons, and is in the ha wiotant Vreasurer at New York, statement of the Secretary gives no data which us to determine the specific resuits of the labor of contrabands in enitivating the plantations on which they have been crployed by the United States | CONVICTION OF Di. WILMER The fiding of the Commissioner iu the case of Dr | Wilmer bax been approved, and he is Fortdafavette or Fort Warren. be imprisoned in | ™ ARY TRIAL OF PRISONERS. | Brigadier General Martindale, Military Governor ‘of the | District of Columbia, has issued an order creating | military commiesion, which will hold ity see. j sions at the Old Capitol prison, and will be | charged with the duty of trying persons contined | The object of the commiasion {s principally to | examine a number of persons guilty of serious treason able of A certain class of offeuders, who nave heretofore goue unpanished, are to be tried hy this Hoard, The officers who will compose the Coimmission bave not yet been desiywated. Captain Parker of the General's stall, will be Judge Advocate and Reous der IMPOMTANT ARREST. Yesterday the detective corps of Colouel t Provost Marshal of the War Department, Les M4, 4 1. M. Filler and Joo! Mann, both belonging to Loudon county, Va, with $5,000 Confederate money upon them, directed to the Right Rev. Dr Magill, at Richmond, a large number of letters for varivos parties at the South, among them one teom 1. Jobnson, of Frederick, who was vending the dollars Sooth, requesting Dr. Magill to ee eight thousand dollars worth of Confederate eight per cent bonds with the money, ‘They had eight Wusidred doflary worth of contraband goods in their was gon, They came from Baltimore, with parses from the military authorities there, which they were thus vio lating, They are now in the Old Capitet Wrapped around the body of Joel Mann were found a thick coating Of Wik hanukercbiel#, spool cotton, cutlery, &« APPOINTMENTS CONYIRMEDS ‘The Senate w day confirmed Lieutenant Colovel Timothy FP. Audrews as Paymaster General, and Major Hiram Leo ard to be Doputy Paymaster Generat, vice Andrews promoted, ale, apwards of ove hundred and eighty add\- tional pay masters in the volunteer fore at tw hon dred assistant quartermasters, with the rank of captains nixty cons And vighty aesivtant surgeons, together with several hundred commisearies and promotione (n regular vervice, ‘The entire number of confirmations will bly reach eight hundred or one thousand. In addi to these were x wiinber of confirmations of a tuiscel ws character Algo George Van Campen of New York Consul at Liege Hux Vorking. of Counéetiont, Consul at Kingston, Ja. | maja: Paward L. Kingsbory. of Maine, Comat at Algiers obn M.G, Varker, deputy Portinaster at New Orteans Major General Joseph Hooker, of the United States Volnn to be Hrigadier General in the army, from Septem | Ber 20, 1802; Joseph Molt, of the District of Columbia, to | be Judge Advocate General, with the rank of Colonel, from September 3, 1802 a New York, 8 C. Raker, arrested at fevi ©. Turner 10 ve fudge Advocate lor the artoy around Washington, with tle rank of Major, from July a1, 1862 John A. Haties te uudge Advocate for the Heventh Army Corpe in the felt, under the command of Major General Dix, with the rank of Major, from September 5, 1862. John ¢ Knox, of Penang county, to be Judge Advocate of the Ninth Anny Corps, with the rank of Mijor, from Septem ber 7. 1s6 WY VRISONKIM OF WAK Official loformation been received bere that the vebel Congress has refused (0 sustain Jef, Davis’ proelm mation in regard to the incarceration, without exchange, of captured federal officers. Tt hi taken action with the view to releasing Union im south whe | Nave beeu arrested and imprixoned for political offences onl Ludlow, the cemmieoner on the part of the Unit J States for the exchange of prisoners, annoances that ' exchanges will be greatly facilitated by his action re anny, View Paynter of I nips, gid to Halleck, baw Deen detailed as Quartermarter to General Stomeman's cavalry coroe in the Army of the Pownuac a im Ue The Commission to investigate cases of diemined off have re od Lieutenant #4. Barrow, One fondred Twenty sinth New York Volunteers, who war dis w 4 for being in Washingtow with a pass only from pent. The Comm a gallawery at Mary Gono SOL DIRS BEET The grea Nigger bill ot the Hons iy provably ead Th rik Wo be he Woawin of more conver vatise by the radio. Hwa necesmary on mer our le excited inoling in the Wert aid im thy arm wt nubdiers. iki mraued by ais wm dates, we greater proportion of bi ’ he tree Hit there goof wt ws ' ue ' wor naners 8 - aso ute y a brome “ von seat Gay stews Oat bie Hae ie \0 the ener sot emont is Ao mportant GOVERNOR MORGAN AND MH. LINOOL we day ie . nnn the a THe RmRE mniree ow of (ten fact thet the . at peenent. A t eoels perneme birder . we tr wonky aed dairiy The Masswohe Paper Marine Disaster | Bhp Franke Proroe, of Vorts oot via Holyhead arrived here © sn myers aad oll attacbed. Wwe harrirance «thee ary. dnmwary 1h, intiiqin 41 dow oi min ya oe we cela) Bog, wiih lorewent gone And Cbeare Wal, OPERATIONS OF THE REBEL PRIVATEERS. Capture and Destruction of the Bri Chastelaine and k Golden Rule. The Scheoner Hanover Captured by a Privateer, &e., &e., ae. Towron, Feb. 10, 1868. The brig Chastelaine, of Boston, from @ for Cienfuegos, was burned by the Alabama on the @teh witi- mo, off Altwela Rock, Tho crow wero landed at Mt. Do- mingo city, Captain Semmes took oat all the nautienl in- btruments and ¢ight hundred dollars in gold. ‘The bark Golden Rule, a fine verse! of two hundred and fifty four tous burtben, belonging to the Panama Railroad | Company, was captured by the privateer Alabagia ead burned January 26, \u latitud 17.45, about Ofty miles south of St, Domingo. The Golden Rule was bound hence (January 17) for Aspinwall, with @ fall and valuable car: g0, & considera¥le portion of whlch was on Spanish, French and English sccount, The captain of the Alabama told the captain of the Golden Rule that if he could preva by consular certiflcater, attached to bills of lading, that any portion of (he cargo was the p would allow her to proceed on her voyage. Ax the cap: tain could wot do thie, as he bad no bills of lading on board, they haying been sen’ on by steamer to Axpinwall, the vessel was destroyed, The mate and crew were kept in iroms until the 28th of January, when they were landed atthe City of St. Domings ty of neutrals, he Bowron, Feb. 10, 1863 ASt. Domingo City letter states that the Drig Chaste laine wax captured on January 27 by the Alabama, and burned. ‘The pirates took her nantieal tpxtruments and sight bundred doliars in gold. The Alabama had tho captain and crew of the Golden Rule on board, which vease! Semmes burned the previous day. Tho crows of the Chastelaine and Golden Rule wero Janded at St. Homing City ‘The wchooner Hanover, from Moston for Aux Cayos, wan captured by & privateer (probably the Ketribation), om the Slat ult, off Avged Hainanet, Hay. The crew were tately landed. DESCRIPSION OF THR CAPTURED VRARILH. ‘The brig (haxtelaine was built te Golbebor?, Maine, tm 1856, ix 203 tons burtben, classed as A2, and owned by Handy & Co. Sho was 412 feet long, 27 feet brondand 10 feet depth of hold. The vark Golden Rule was built at Newburyport, Mam. sachusetio, in 1854, wan 260 burthon, rated A Lig, and owned by the Panama Railroad Company. She was not insured, but her cargo is aid to be fully inmured. ‘The schooner Hanover was built at Baltimore, in 1849, and belonged to tho port of New York. She wan 206 tone Dorthen, 93 feet in length, and 26 feot in breadib, wit nine feot depth of bold. Sho rated as Az, GENERAL BUTLER IN BALTIMORE. Grand Ovation to the General—Hiss peect. to the People=The Progress of the Union Cause, dic., de. women, Fob. 19, 1868 General Butler arrived hero this morning at ten o'elork, and waw excorted to the Futaw House by 4 committees of the City Councils and Union Leaguors The reception of General Butler at the ball of the Mary land Institute thia eveniog was a grand affuir, ihe vont ball wax splendidly decorated with hundreds of flags and donsely packed with a most enthusiastic armembiage, | jot Thirty four young ladies, dressed in white, boariag fags, were on the pintforin, and sang patriotic aire, A band of manic was also in attendance The appearance of the General was greeted with long continued cheering. in rowponse he made prief speech, thanking the citizens of Baltimore for their expreerionm of regard and their eothusiaatic greetings, which be took as Au earnest of their unalterable devotion to the Wnion, and determination, come what may, to stand by the government, He alluded to his Oret entranee into Malt thore op the night of May 14, 1861, amndet ® y) Tent storia, be marchod bin forces Wo Federal Hi, and for mally oeeupled the He compared the condition of Haltimore then, from the influences of ecesawm, with what |t ls now, since with (he aid and protection of te government the true hearted Union men of Kaltumore had put down rebel away. He warmly eulogized the inyalty Of Baltimore. Alluding to the progress of the war, bo suid there wan much —very mach—to omcourage In tha progress we bad made in tho past year. Lot us post the books and see how we stand. A year ago, when he pamed Ubrough this city on bie way to the Syuthern ooaet. how did we then stand’ The rebels had ail of Miseourl, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkaneas, all vir ginia, except hat port under the @ oft Arlington Heights and Fortress Moore, Now wo have all of Missouri, all of Kentucky, two thirds of Arkansas, cast half Tennessee, and Jorecrans, thank God, was there and good fr the uther half have twe thirds of Virginia, « third all of Vio a large portion of Locualana and a large’ portion of was left of the bogus confederacy Texas, intriguing with the Freuch Fioperor to get away Trom them Min sien, Alabama, and what re mained of North’ very nomn the Minsinetopi river, would be in our votrol and the confederacy would be severed, Might we pot truly with some of (he rebel Congressmen, that another fork Year of progress would coe the Confederacy annih Inted? Truly, the folds of the great anaconda tiehteuing eround the rebellion aud cromilag it im ite wistible grasp, Mo alluded to the threate of formigu i terference in our affairs Tet itcome, The pation w rise Wo the emergeney. Already Congrees had clotbed the President with the mighty power of the entire military foree of the whole nation, end if that were not enough for the overthrow of domestic traitors aod boreign fore we would arm erery man in the Galion, white and biek, Ding and gray, if need be, (Hireat cheering ) Ibe pation was but im Ke iofancy. ‘The giant of the ‘Wertern wurd had scarcely begun t pot forth hie strength, These, Unroes and agonien were but the paing of (omthing , and beware end (yranus plaud back everywhere The General rat down araid long eomtinved applause Barrimamn, Feb. 19, 186 while General Butler, in company with ce and The afternen the Comunittes of Teception, and Geveral | taf were viniting tive ound the ony, © oe luncholy accident took plane, which cart quite @ gloom vor the party Chey had vieited Forts Meflenry aad Federal Full, and bad gone thenes to Fort Mareball, at the eastern extre ty of the city, Here ealute wane fired. Jone * the Generel and nie party bad pened ” wparte out af range af the gun, the (onner, Happening Uhat (he whole party had pased fred Whirl two pounder Bet, mort unfortanately, fort ihe gun iimcharged, nome of the party who het | oitered behind came op, ad one of themn—Commander Maxwell Weothull, United Mater Navy—received tha charge. which lew the Seah from hie | vi caneed bis death ib afew moments. Hie body of the ramparts to the divtance of thirty feet The uatort fers wa 1 nny years of age ie ons © nema com Chet, Hee bkrwn “ tall at ercitent ‘ the dimmer elect auparnenee uf tb was) have taken pla at (he Rotaw Howes wae port pane wut of renpect to (he tennannd, ohd Gen thems, be wa - The New dereey Legte cipation. Teevree, Feb 16. lee - nituduced a the Howwe today t that New Je wilt pay ber 5 $10 (00 ow be pureleene ant Cape “ “ « \. THe EOTOR OF THR HMR ALD Yorn Ve 1A te report at my lecture be Arne 4 that re wore a beading © ba e greaient j ha TC