The New York Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1863, Page 1

=| = W YORK HERALD. HOLE NO. 9674, PORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. OCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT. diers Absent from Their Regiments Ordered to Return Immediately. pelsions in the Supreme Court of the United States, HE ALMADEN QUICKSILVER MINE. Prize Cases and the Validity of the Blockade, ze. &e., ke. ROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT. the President of the United States. 4 PROCLAMATION. "<> sia Exxcorive Mansion, Mareh 10, 1863. M pursuaiice of the twenty-sixth section of the of Congress entitled an act for enrolling and ing out the national forces and for other pur- Spproved on the 3d of March, in the year thousand eight hundred .and sixty-three, I, raham Lincoln, President and Commander-in- ief of the Army and Navy of the United States, hereby grder and command that all soldiers ited or drafted into the seryice of the United ites, now absent from their regiments without rea forthwith return to their respective im e nd f do hereby declare and proclaim that all diers now absent from their respective regi- nts without leave, who shall, op or before the day of April, 1863, répért themselves at any dezvous designated by the General Ontags@t War Department, No. 58, héFeto affiéxed, ly be restored to their respective ‘regiments jout punishment, except the forfeiture of pay allowances during their absence; and all who o¢ return within the time above specified shall aig deserters and punished as the law es. 4 Whereas, evil disposed and disloyal per- }» at sundry pla Hiers to desert and absent themselves from jir regiments, thereby weakening the strength ithe armies, and prolonging the war, giving aid comfort to the enemy, and cruelly exposing gallant and faithfal soldiers remaining in the cs to increased hardships and danger— citizens to oppose and resist the aforemention- dangerous and treasonable crimes, and aid in storing to their regiments all soldiers absent hout leave, and to assist in the execution of the bi forces, and for other purposes,” and to the proper authorities in the prosecution ‘ of offenders against said act, and the insurrection and rebellion. n testimony whereof I have hereunto set my at the city of Washington, this 10th day of h, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight ed and sixty-three, and of the independence he United States the eighty-seventh. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the President: EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. ' GENERAL NEWS. ‘Waanunctom, March 10, 1863. CONGRESSIONAL ACT IN REFERENCE TO SPECU- LATIONS IN COIN. fhe foliowing regulatious contain the substance of the bent act of Congress in relation to the purchase and sale gold and silver coin:— ‘érst—All contracts for the purchase and sale of gold or ver coin, or bullion, and all contracts for the loan of pney or currency, secured by the pledge or deposit, or her disposition, of gold or silver coin of the United , If to be consur after a period of three days, et be in writing. Second—Such contracts must bear adhesive stamps ‘gal in amount to haif of one per centum of the arnount d in the contract, and in addition thereto stamps nal to the amount of the interest at six per ceutum on amount of the contract for the time specified, ird—A renewa! of the contract would be subject to je kame Conditions Fourth—No loan oo currency or money on the security gold or sAver coin of the United States, or vpon any rtifleate or other & of deposit, payable in gold or ver coin, can be made { exceeding the F value of the coin pledged or deposited. Pifth—-Gold and silver coin loaned reof is subject only to the duty impos ALMADEN QUICKSILVER MINE AND CASES. ‘The previous announcement that the Supreme Court of United States would to-day pronounce its eat Almaden case and the prize cases, attracted t court room an unugually large number of distir hiehed lawyers from different parts of the country, The Fmaden case has been argued by Mesers. Poachy, of (fornia; O’Conor, of New York, ahd Reverdy Jol P Maryland, for the claimants, and by Judge J. J. Black, ‘Pennsylvania, and B, R. Curtis, formerly Ageovtate ice of the Supreme Court of the United States for government. Associate Justice Clifford occupied about fareo hours in the rendition of the decimen. All the ‘facts in tho case were particularly cited, and the docu vents involved critically examined. The result reached y the Court is in substance— Airt—That no grant could be made of these quicksilver tives in Santa Clara county, California, excepting under colonization jaw, and none of the conditi pmplied with. The proposition of the cla stand, as it was founded on an erroneous the despatch of the Mexicau Minister of , and therefore the ciaim for two square leagues of cannot be sustained econd—The decision of the United States Commissioner nnot be rejected. ‘Third—Nothing like forfeiture it now proposed, because Utle had never been « ired, for the claimant did PUrKUe the necessary steps to obtain it, There was registry or survey, no boundary fixed, no stakes set, and in addition, the claimant fated to show that the Jealde had a right to confirm the title the par valuc pn Wane. THE PRIZE decision ir valid. and the government of Moxie ¢ claim was unfounded, This position was maintained by an examination of rs connevied With the case, rust have koown pinion, believing there was no fraud, Messrs. Lord and Edwards, of New York, and Car lo, of Washington, for the claimants; and Representa Ive Sedgwick and Mr, Evarts,of New York, Mr. Dana, District Attorney of Massachan and Mr, Kamon for United States. Justice Grier delivered the opinion tho Court in the prize cases, of which the following ie a rif abstract — Flo said thone were certain principles of law which were pplicable to allof them. That a blockade d¢ facto n¢ pally existed by the President's prociamation of the th of April, 1861, is an admitted and that the Pre dont,as chief Executive of the goverument and Com nder-in-Chiet of the Army and Navy. wee ¢ oper person to make such notification, ot questioned. To justify the capture ’ of i208, a war must exiat de facto, and t to be affected must have knowledge of the je of coercion. Under the law of nations, t war it was not necessary that both parties *be “ wereign mations. Ingurrection agatnat a govertn yor may fot culminate im clvil war, whirl r jomniy declared, because it for dwelling come time on th ‘ it war have their 4 a ‘ exercised the practices and web as the exchange of e ries a time must be two separate rary is cuse. A civil war ia never tual exiatence is a fact Stated when the who! by revolt and rebellion w ies romerut , have enticed and procured j do, therefore, call upon all patrioti¢ and faith- | of Congress for “enrolling and calling out the | F urth—The parties most interested knew the title was | Justices Wayne, Capron and Grier dissented from this | The counsel in the Several prize cases heretofore argued | t Hl td u & 38. i i ts : 4 Hi Ba : i | 8 & F [ i u ; H f g i i ESEEE .Berve. The destruction of property is a consequence of war. Money, wealth, the uct of agriculture, are sald the sinews ef Jaws of nations authorize the eutting of these sinews by capturing property on the high uliar constitution citizens not 6 United Btates but to the ey live; hence the people acted as States in ris- ing io hostility against the Un: ‘tates, and their r! to do 80 is being decided by tho wager of battle. boundary between the belligerents is marked bayo- nets. South of the line is the enemy’s territory. he pro- clamation of the blockade is according to the law of na tions. The cargo must ebare the fat be Bi: go fate of the vessel in case Aes Justice Nelson delivered @ dissenting opinion. AMier ms tances of the case of the British hip Hiawatha, which was delayed for want of @ tug at City Point after the fifteen days notice aye by the proclamution of the blockade, hé said that the vessel had no intention of breaking the blockade, and from the facts | in the case tho seizure wes not warranted. Anothor | ground of obection was the vessel was entitled to warning according to the terms of the proclamation. According to the proclamation nentrai ships were entitied to warn- | ing, and could be legally seized only on the second atiempt to enter or leave a port. After dis- cussing these points Jndge Nelson said, as a law cannot be lawfully commenced without an act of Con- gross, it is equivalent to a most solemn declaration. The right of making war belongs to the supreme or sovereign power of a State, regulated by the fundamental laws of a | nation. By our constitution this power is lodged in Con- gress and not in the Fxecutive. It might be asked what would become of tue peace and integrity of the if the power could not be exgrcised until tha mi Congreas, The framers of the constitutioh fully ufder- stood this question, He then guotsd the laws authorizing the President to 2ub the militia, and using so | much s 2 naval rove as may ovina Suppress the insurrection, or to repel fore! etn ‘There is amp!e provision in such cases during the recess of Congress. ‘This is an exercise of the power ‘ander the municipal law of the country, apd not under the law of nations. In further argament be said | passed a law confirmingall the President’s acts 4th of March, ae far og possible. It had doen | argued that this | oh bronght into effect 4 y “se civil war, but admitting the full weight of this, it | no grounds of justification. These acts were constitution- i C4 void. No subsequent ratification can make them valid. After the most careful consideration of this ques- tion, there can be no civil war between this government and the States until it 1s recognized by act of Jengross of July 13,1861. The President does not pos- sess power under the constitution to declare war or re- cognize its existence under the constitution. Changing the condition of the country from peace to war belongs to Congress, and consequently no other power can set on foot a blockade under the law of nations. Hence the captures under it prior tw July 13, 1861, are illegal ana void, and hence the decrees of condemnation should be | reversed, and vessels and cargoes restored. Chief Justice Taney and associates Clifford and Catron | joined Judge Nelson in this dissenting opinion. { Application was made to-day by one of the counsel in | the cases for a sight of the opinion of the majority; but it was not at the Clerk’s office, and it is stated that it will be | published in a paper to-morrow. This is represented to be unprecedented, | Itis stated that the annual income of the Almaden | quicksilver mine js a million of dollars. THE CIVIL APPROPRIATION ACT. The following items are included in the Civil Appropria- tion act:— For the Mississippi equadron, building, repairs, equip ment and machinery , $3,500,000. _ Increase on the cost of materials, $580,000. Completion of the armor-clad vessels, $4,500,000. For the contingent fund of the Bureau of Yards and Docks for 1862-3, $500,000, For deficiencies of appropriation in the Navy Depart ment for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1863, as fol lows: — For increase and repairs of the navy, completion of side-wheel steamers, bulls, equipments and machinery, 92,800,000. Completion of screw steamers, hulls, equipments and machinery, $1 500,000. ‘The purchase of large steamers, $2,600,000. ‘The purchase of small steamers and tugboats, $750,000. For repairs of steam machinery, $1,950,000. For instituting and conducting experiments for testing various meMiods of working steam expansively , $20,000. LOKD LYONS AND TUE CONSCRIPTION BULL, It is reported bere that Lord Lyons has referred the question of drafting foreigners who have only taken out their {irst‘papers to the British goverument for proper decision thereupon. THE PRINCE OF WALES WEDDING DINNER AT BRITISH EMBASSY. | It ts understood that thd dinner given by Lord Lyons | today, in honor of tie marriage of the Prince of | Wales, was a very brifiant aa ‘The sentiments ex. | presked towards our own government on the occasion by } the distinguished guests were of the most cordial charac | ter. Lord Lyons, who accompanied the young Prince on his tour in the principal cities of the United States, has a high appreciation of his talents and virtues. A BRIDAL PARTY TO VISIT THE ARMY. To-morrow a very gay bridal party will visit the army tials of a New Jereey officer. Ten grooms to match, will form a portion THH air. { the company. THR VIRGINIA ROADS. n Virginia, which a day or two ago wero in ndition, Baye relapsed into @ coudit jon almost roads /OVERNOR YATES IN WASIINGTON, 1 Yates, of Tilinois, is here. TRIRTY KIGHTH CONGRESS, Senate. WasninGron, March 10, 1863. TE COMMOTTER ON MANUWACTURES The resolution of Mr, Axtaony, (rep.) of R.1., relative to & committee on manufactures, was taken from the table, in the absence of other busiuess, and placed upon its Passage. Rejected. GENERAL ROSECRANS? REPORT BORO. Mr. Urxon, (rep.) of Conn., submitted the following: ~ Resolved, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby directed to lay before the Senate the late ‘report of General Rosecrans o( the battles of Murfroesburo, with the reporis Aud documents which agcompany it, | _ Mr. Scmwen, (rop.) of Masa., said he would net object to the resolution; bnt be deprecated action that might open the way to business of q legislative character. This xecutive and not a legislative session, raid that the resolution might properly be that there an precedent for it. In justice ficers and men io those brilliant ements it should be adopted, oo ‘Agreed to. | “RAGPLOVRS' EN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF TI GOVERWORNT. Mr. Davis, (Culon) of Ky., submitted the following re. solution, which was laid over:— That the THK RATTLES OF MURFRERS- United States be re. rormish th text session Of Cong ement oft j be ry and the Dist | es in the elvil 17 eet to be removed by the @ mubject to Le remeved by Meer baving the pow'r of re ay, «alaries, and per om | 4 eation received:by ali such officers and em- MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION | Mr. aw 4 a reconsideration of the vote by which the ative to the Committee on Mand fuctures was rejected. |b was reconsidered and ordered to eon the t B aRSstON OM motion of Mr, Lawn, (re ( Kaveas, at balf past twelve « F wont exeentive semsion aud act ‘ a News from Fortress Monroe. , March 9, 1863. . r whero, N < c 1 department WE DW erseted b NEW YORK, WEDNESD'Y M/™CH 11, 1863. ‘ THE NEW TERRITORY OF IDAHO. NEWS FROM THE WEST INDIES, Our St. Thomas Correspondenc: St. THomas, W. J., Feb. 20, 1863, Fedcral Vessels in Pursuit of the Alabama—Hope of De- . stroying Her , de. ‘The following United States men-of-war are of w-day in pursuit of the pirate Florida:— Vanderbilt, Captain Raldwin. Alabama, Captain Nichols. Shepherd iinapp, Captain Eytinge, The Florida destroyed the East Indiaman Jacob Bell in latitude 24 deg. 1 min, north, longitude 66 deg. $8 min. west, on the 12t0 iist. It is believed from reports that our ree War have reliable intelligence of the where- ‘bouts of the pirate, apd are sanguine of ber destruction. The above vessels have great speed and are carrying heavy batteries. Our Naval Correspondence. On Boarp Unrrep States Sreamem VAxpERsiLtT, Sr, Tuomas, W. L., Feb, 20, 1863. The Chase After the Alabama—Secession Sentiments of the Kingston People—Operations of the Pirates in the City— The Marriage of Semmes’ Purser—His Arrest, Imprison- ment and Release—Sousing Some Kingston Musicians, ec., de. From snformation obtained at Havana just before we left (February 4) that the Alabama had gone to Kingston, Jamaica, after her encounter with the Hatteras, we stcer- ed for that port, where we arrived on the 8th instant. We were all sure, up to the time the pilot came on board, that we had’ the 290 cornered this trip, and our disap- pointment was great when tbat sable functionary in- foemed us that she had galled two weeks before. After receiving the visits of the Health UMcer’s and Admiral’s aid, who furnished the Captain with a copy of the Queen’s proclamation, we steamed up to Kingston and came to anchor. As Kingston is deeply tainted with secession I was able to obtain but meagre information of the movements of the 290, and the follow. ing acecunt of the reception and treatment of Captain Semmes and his officers was obtained in conversation with an American resident, It sppears that the Queen's proclamation has two interpretations, one for the fede- rads, as they call us, allowing twenty-four hours io eet and the other for the rebel ‘‘cruisers,” allowing to repair damages, land prisoners, and. on 3p bed Capt. Semmes was received by the people of with the enthusiasm, invitations to dinners and balls were where woasts upos were drank to the success of the (. 8. A. and its “gal- Jant”’ officers. Enterprising hic artists were k Dury, printing cartes d- virile, which were as rapidly Dought up by the dusky belles as were those of Japanese my by the tair Gothamites ; the very bairs of his bristling mustaches, that were twisted ont in re- arranging the waxed ends, it is said, were collected us souvenirs. While Semmes was playing the hero bis Pay: master, Mr. Myers, was engaged in making lo Delilah, both fair and frail, who persuaded him to marry her and enjoy forever tho delights of her Anglo-negro paradise. ‘Everthing was lovely,” &c., until the ship was ready for sea. when Mr. M. received a summons to 0 on board, which he refused to obey. Semmes, not al- ome the claims of love to weigh against his authority nent a guard ashore und dragged the fond lover from the | side of his blushing bride, who. with loud lamentations | followed him to the boat, where she was left, like | ‘Ariadne, weeping ob the shore. The paymester was put | in irons and kept for several days in close confinement. The day before the ship sailed he was turned ashore, | when he immediately celebrated his release by getting | drunk and assaulting one of the officers of the garrison, who had him. arrested and put in jail. The next day the same officer, hearing that be was a “Southern chivairy,”” | bailed him’ out, when ail remembrange of the allair was | washed away in a copious draught of old Jama ‘The secession feeling ts so strong in Kingston that our | Officers are insulted by he rebel songs howled tn their ears, and are frequently hooted through the streets. An in siance of their insolence occurred the Sunday niglit we lay there, About feven o'clock in the evening a boat load of men and women, dressed in their best toggery, pulled around the sbip, singing ‘*Dixie"’ at the top of their voices. Several of the olticers were sitting in the starboard gang way, and very naturally felt insulted at this publi¢ show of Dravado, and wished for a way to stop it, when one of them proposed to put the hese on the steam pump and wet them down This proposition was at ouce adopted, and as the boat turned to pags the gavgway again a full stream of cold water was thrown on the serenaders, drenching them to the skin and filling their boat half full. As they pulled towards the shore they vented their anger in loud curses against the Yankees. None had visited Kingston up to our departure since Jacinto was there, just after the Trent affair. Not being able to obtain coal except by asking it as a favor from the Governor, which our captain did not choose to demean himself by doing, we came to this. place, where we ar- rived on the 13th inst. The United States steamer Ala. bama arrived the day before us from St. Kitts. She is now coaling and expects to sail tomourow. After filling up with coal we will leave for another cruise, No news of importance hei L open this to say that the Danish bark Morning Light has just arrived, with tho captain and crew of the ship Jacob Bell, ot New York, from the Bast Indies, loaded with tea. ‘The Jacob Hell was overbauied by the rebel privateer Florida (Oreto), io about latitude twenty four, longitude sixty-five, on the 12th inst, After helping therm selves to whatever they needed tho ship was set on fire and burned, Capt, Friebe, of the Bell, told Capt. Maffit that his cargo was p ‘on Englieh acoount, Capt Frisbe says the Florida is heavily armed and quite fast, She had only three days’ coal left when she discharged the prisoners: into the Morning Light. She wii! probably go to Marti- nique for a supply. Although not h coating, we will The Alabama left to day. ‘The Shepherd ‘napp, Captain Eytinge, arrived on the 18th inst., on ber way to Rio de Janciro. ‘As the last gun has fired from the steamer I must close. The Rumors of Disaster in the Neighbor- hood of Winchester Unfounded. Hagren's Feary, March 10, 1563 Groat surprise is felt here at the reports in Washincton and elsewhere of @ disaster at Winchester by the return of the rebels in foree to the valley of Virginia, ‘There is not only no foundation for these rumors, but state of preparation exists in that quarter, as well as hereabouts, that may deflantly invite any attempt the | lowing morning. @omy can make upon ua, Unless bis whole army in front of Fredericksburg should be moved up, which, it is well known, Hooker will not permit, even if the bad roads would ( ec eral Kelly is still tm command, under Gen ck, with a full fore The Covington Bridge=The Department of Ohio, Courant, March 10, 1863 The Cincia: oh { Commerce last evening, by A vote of nearly three to one, voted im favor of lowering the Cincinnati and Covington bridge to one hundred foot above low mater mark Major General Cox, now of the Army ef the Kanawha, will in a few days supersede Major General Wright, of tho Department of Ohi City Intelligence. Nepriass ov tie Pace of Watsm.—Yesterday having boon the day appointed for the marriage of Albert Ed ward, Prince of Wales, with the Princess Alexandra of Deomart, the Dritish yeesels in our harbor were suitably decorated with flags in honor of the occasion, The Ou nard steamers Africa and Kedar had the fritiah colors fy ¢ from thelr mastheads from sunrise to sunset, and & o of twenty guns waa fired at noon on the dock of the Reyal Mail Steamship Company m Jersey City. A private banquet was also arranged Wo take piace last night f: the residence of Mr. Arehibaid, the British Oonsul resi. de wo this ety, Tit RevoteTon I” PoLamp.—A mesting Of Poles resident hie city will take place on Saturday evening next at 00 Bowery, The object of the gathering is to y for their goble countrymen in their 1 Independence with the overwhelming nd to adopt such measures as they can THE REBEL PRIVATEERS. The Reported Destruction of the Florida. IRATICAL Ren HER «LAS den OPERATIONS, he The Privafeer Florida Supposed to be Wrecked. By the steamship Roanoke, which arrived at this port yesterday, we earn that the American schooner Ocean Herald, which arrived at Havana on the 8d inst, from Portland, reported having seen the wreck of a steamer, painted black, on the Abaco, about twelve miles from the Mghtbouse. Only ber stern and smoke stacks (two) were visible, As thecaptain saw no signs of life,and as the wreck lay four miles to the windward, and he saw ‘something’ tothe windward of ber, fearing the emissa- ries of Joff., he aid not approach the wreck. On the same day he picked up two water casks, painted yellow, with black hoops. ‘This was on the 2th ult. The wreck, it was surmised at Havana, might possibly have been the rebel privateer Florida, of which nothing had been heard there since the Sonoma chased her, in a gale, one hundred and thirty-five miles from Abaco. Although the Florida bad been whitewashed, and was of a dirty white color, when the Sonoma chased her she bad been painted black. Nothing further in referduce to this matter had trans. pired at Havana up to the time the Roanoke sailed, Additional Particulars of the Capture of the Jacob Be! Hauivax, March 10, 1863. ‘The following necount of the capture of the ship Jacob Pell, from Swatow China, bound to New York, by the re- bel privateer Florida, is from Mrs, Williams, whose hus- band is Commissioner of Qustoms to the imperial govern. meat of China, and Master Charles W. Johnson, passenger on beard the L'¢\):— ‘The Jacob Bail, 1,600 tons, Captain Frisby, with a full cargo of teas, cassia, camphor, cassia oil, &c., &c., valued ‘at $1,500,000, all Britf& property, at about noon on the 12 ult,, about one hundred miles from Sombrero, discov a stoamer io pursuit under full head of steam and sail set. After six hours’ chase the steamer fired a shot which struck about twice the length of the ship astorn, when Captain Frisby ordered his sbip bove to. ‘The steamer carried the federal flag. After sailing round the Jacob Bell threo times, she presented a bro aside, ran up the rebel fiag and sents boat's crew on board. She proved to be the rebel privateer Florida, After examining the Bell’s papers she was de- clared a prizo wo the Confederate States. The officers, crew aud passengers of the Vell wero immediately trans ferred to the Fiorida, being allowed only half an bour to collect a few necessary articles, the prize crew appropri. ating whatever of the remaining articles—including many valuable curiosities, ke.—pleased their fancy ‘The Florida immediately started in pursuit of schooner, giving orders to the prizo master to steer a certain course to gmeet the Flouida the fol- The schooner escaped in the dark- ness, The J'lorida and Jacob Bell mot the morning of the 13th, when the prize crow Were taken and the ship fired. The Florida narrowly escaped | he run dowa by the Bell, she having banked her fires, and the crew were #0 intently epgaged in transferring plunder as to quite neglect the management of the ship, which, with ails set, bore down on the Florida, the rig ging of which bad to be manned and the Bell shoved off. Sbe was then abandoned and burned tw the water's edge. The same day the Florida brought to a French bark, boarded and examined hor papers, after wards chased a schooner, which escaped. On the 17th, Drought to the Danish bark Morning Star, which con- sented to receive the crew and passengers of the Bell and Inpdfthem at #t. Thomas Immediately on intelligence reaching St. Th mas, the Union man of war Alabama started in The Van derbilt would eave as soon ag ghe bad coaled. ‘he Florida carries six sixty-cight pounders and two chasers, one hundred and twenty pounde The crew numbers 160, all ld, Offleers quite young. crew princi pally Irieb, some of whom expressed a desire to leay ber. Captain Maifit and the officers of the Florida showed them every attention, and seemed to be desirous of mak ing thoir sitaation a& comfortable as posible, Captain Mailit: mentioned the Vanderbilt having paxwed him; but it being night, and the Florida lying so low, with sails furlea mokestack down, she was not discovered NEWS FROM VICKSBURG. a of Work on Passe Expedition—T s, dee Camo, 1., March 10, 1863 arrivals bring advices from Vicksburg up Thursday last. The were throwing oocasonal abells at cur workmeo on the canal opposite Vioksbarg, doing no The dredging machines were «till working A transport from Yazoo Pass reports the ooptinued pro the expedition red that the railroad and telegraph lines bo the Canai—The eo Rivers Tate damage gree It is ru tween Jackson and Columbus are t troops now guarding them will be sent to Vicksburg. Tho Ojo and Miasieaippl rivers are «till rising ance. r Important Keconno OM NORFOLK CORRRSPONDRNC Nouroux, Va., Mareh 0, 1863 Operations of Dodge's Cavatry—A Lencthy Reomnoveame and a Figh—A Bright Movement, Be. Colonel ©. C. Dodge has just returned from an extensive reconnoissance, embracing a march of about one hundred and ten miles. Colonel Dodge went to Southield Biackwator Bridge. At the iatter place he had « fight lating forty minutes. His advance met that of the ‘enemy three miles beyond Windsor, attacked and drov them back spon the rebel main ooluma. The latter wa then found to be drawn up in heavy feree in line of bat Major Wm. Il. Sehetffetin made « detour and gallantly at tacked the enemy's flank, while ftrategioal demouatra Anoth Chuckatuck and te f geveral prisoners, horses and some arme Wm both of Company 1, Firet New ae. ‘ewok Lindaly and Patrick labey York mounted rife, were slightly wounded. Several of our horses were injured ‘Cohmel Dodge ie the officer who lately re 4 the Deasidantie nemninetion of Weiead iar Genaral be abandoned. The IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE. RETREAT OF THE REBELS. The Reported Defeat of Van Dorn’s Rebel Forces. BEBBL SYMPATHIZERS TO BE SENT SOUTH, Ree de, ae Nasuviie, March 9, 1863. ‘The rebel Van Dorn’s forces havo retreated south, and are reported to be across Duck river. ‘There are no revels between Franklin and Columbia, All is quiet at Murfreesboro, | A beavy rain has been falling ali day and part of last night. The river is rising. . Qyconan, March 10, 1863, A special despatch from Franklin, Tenn., says a large force of artillery, infantry and cavalry moved yester- | day against the enemy posted at Epring Hill, If the rebels make @ stand there will be ahesvy engagement, as it is the determination that Coburn’s disaster at Thompeou's | Station shall be retrieved. Aspocial despatch from Murfroesboro says a report reached there yesterday that Van Dorn’s rebol forces hud been defeated, and the greater portion of them captured. Gen, Rosecrans has ordered that all persons whose natural supporters aro in the rebel seryide, and whose sympathies and connections aro such that they cannot give assurance of their loyalty, will bold themselves in readiness to go south of our lives within tem days, The Union Democratic Association. HON. MK. VOORHEES, OF INDIANA, ON DEMOCRACY AND ABOLITIONISM, BTO., BTC. Another large assemblage met at the headquarters of the Union Democratic Association, in Broadway, iaat evening, to listen to the Hon. D. W. Vooruxes, of Indiana, who was introduced | by Mr. Cozans, and, after a few introductory observa tions, said that one thing the public gatherings of tho democracy showed was that the people had waked up to the fact declared in the first line of the constitution: — That ‘wo, the people, make this goverament.”” Ile owed no allegiance to avy government but the people and the constitution; not to Lincoln (bisees) or his Cabinet; and when that doctrine prevailed « republican form of government would be overthrown and a despot ism would take its place. Let that fact be deoply impressed upon the public mind, and @ correspond. ing feeling of responsibility would follow, ®which would dignify and elevate American citizensbip. He owed no allegiance to any men who would overthrow | | | the liberties of a free born American citizen, and he held it to be his right to condemn anything ihat they did | wrong. He would be glad if there was but one party in the country, basing itself upon the rock of the con- stitution Md rallying itself around the safeguards of law; but thero never was a freo government that was not di- vided by political parties, After speaking at great length, and enumeratit in glowing and eloquent terms the | rise, progress and achievewents of the great democratic | party of the country, Mr. Voorhees said that the public press had now arraigned it before the bar of public opin- jou, iad they ever been alarmed ax to what the verdict of the people would be’ He was aware that sore mem vers of the democratic party bad lately turned their backs upon it ; but they had not read ita past history rightly, | for \f they had they would have seen that it outridden many a storm, and that ail the glorios country for the last forty yours were to be traced to its ifluence and power. He (tho speaker) bad always been identified with it, and had come to the conclusion to survive the storm beneath the old banner, ff the ship went down, he would have this cheering usaurance that it was the vessel gpew which our (athers launched. After reviewing the bistury | Of the democratic party, be asked why it should be ar- Taigned a ed Dew upstert upon tee political waters? ‘Why should it be called to ap acevunt by disunion aboil- tionists and traitors, and have lessons read to it by Horace Gresley, Wendell Phillips and their followers? The democratic party took the country in iu to- fancy and spread it out, unfolding like the pano- ramio march of empire, preserving the constita tion and the Union, and ‘never tolerating disunion. Never, til the organization of the republican party, were ' the bouds of Union burst asunder, The old democratic party administered the foreign and domestic ailuirs of the country in the spirit of liberty; but in the early history of the government they were uppoxed by men like Hamilton aud Adana, who advocated t trine of centralization of power, aud passed laws forbid ding apy citizen Ww talk against the President. If any persons did so they were hable to be arrested by somo provost marshal, some Simeon Draper or some Saperin tendent Keanedy, nnd imprisoued. In that early period the people, holding the power which the constitution | placed in their hands, pot their feet upon the necks of | PRICE THREE CENT IDAHO. The New Rocky Mountain Territory IN ANOTHER GOLD STATE pan ny EMDRYS, “Westward the Star of Empire Takes Its Way,” &e., &a, Away up in the Rocky Mountain region, north of Utah and Colorado, and West of Nebenska, les the country named Sherhone on some of our mapa, be hereafter known as Idaho, pronounced with the aceent on the first and last syllables. It embraces four degrees of latibudom from forty-one to forty-five in the eastern nalf and from forty-two to forty-4ix in the western half—and thirteen degrees of longitudo—from one hundred and four to one hundred and seventeen, The pony exprest route from Missour! to California traverses the eastern half of It, The Rocky Mountains form @ gigantic back boue, etretehing up northwesterly from the South Pass, aud inuomerabi river# act as the veins and arteries, carrying off tb melted snow from thoge high latitudes and sending their tribute to the Father of Waters, A few years ago no white man resided within ite wide Today it contains an adventurous miniog population Ten years more, and towns and cities, and ehurches and schoolhouses, the arts and oomforta of elvilized life, will be diifused over it, It is thus that the American peoplo subdue tho desert, and carry out their great dow tiny. Congross, at its last session, passod an act organizing & Territorial government for Idabo, carving it out from Oregon; Dacotah and Washington Territories, joat aa the Territory of Colorado has been carved out trom Kansas, Nebraska and Utah. Its officers consist of a Governor , Secretary, three Judges, a District Attorney and Marshal. A Territorial Legiaiature or counei! is to be eos. vened to adopt a code of laws for the now Territory, and thus, the usual machinery being put in motion, Idaho taker her place as one of the nascent States of the Upton, Very little ia known [of the resources of the vew Ter ritory, but its principal attraction at this time is it #up porod mineral wealth, In the autatan of 1861 disooverios were made showing that gold actaally existed in that rogion, and was to be found in paying quantities. Theso mines were said to be located on the head of Salmon rivor— tributary of the Columbia, In the spring of 1862 there was a rush from California, Salt Lako and Pike's ‘And the country was pretty well prospected, Ax soon navigation opened three or four hundred persons from °t. Louts passed up the Missouri as far as Fort Penton ,on the doats of the American Fur Company, The moat of these St. Louls emigrants were sent under the auspices of tho American Exploring and Mineral Company—an organiza. tion that still exists. From Fort Benton they found a good road to the gold fields, 180 miles dirtant. This route bids fair to be the one most to be travelled by guid feckers during the coming sammer. In the early part of the season the miners were not very anecesstul; but about the Ist of Beptember Inst rich placera were found, from which the miners were said 1o have realized from twenty to forty dollars per day ‘These discovericw were made on Grasshopper creek, near the three forks of the Missour!, in the vicinity of Big Hole prairie, Mines were also opened on Gold creek and in Prickly Pear valloy which yiolded finely, The gold in of a vory fine quality, known aroong miners an scale gold, ‘and at the Mint would be worth $19 {0 per ounce, The company above referred to have some magnificent spect mens at their office in St. Lou On Deer Lodge croek extensive placers wore opened, and Jato in the autumn the miners laid out a town on that Gtroam, at the junction Of stullante rnad and se [amour road constructed by the lamented Lander, Tho valley of this stream is described as one of the Gneat In the vieini ty, abounding Im game of every variety to be found in the mountaina, At last accounts Deer Lodge City, aa the new town was called, though but a few months old, boast- od nearly @ hundred houses. A regular line of comma nication is kept up with Salt Lake and Fort Laramie, and there is a prospect of @ considerable migration thither from the Pike's Peak region. All the valleys on the head waters of the Missouri aro &e., niles those men, and said,'*Thus far shalt thou go and no fur ther.” ‘Ihe opponents of the democratic party then deavored to do what the republicans were attempting to give all the moneyed power of country into the hands of the Exeective, au! to ostablish a United States Funk. fut Jackson Jed the demeeraoy on to victory, and be (the speaker) believed they would achieve a signal triumph again, for the people of this country were true to liberty ond to the constitution. It was only the miscreants who had be come drunk with power that were false to iat iramor tal instrament. They said bis hearers were disloyal for assembling together. but he repedled the charge, and af- firmed that they (the repablicaus) wore disloyal to the constitution, and be arraigned them for violating their He saw tbe history of the party with od wriktey |i every right Jine of nd mocratic party and | wouid advise the driver to etrike the horves and permit | | hitn to porform the baianee of the journey alone on foot | A man who would trudge along in company with Won. | | dell Phillips, Horace Gresley, Stautow, Li | f passengers, was not ft to ride ium oh full of democrats, (Loud Inughter and a Vowe—Prince John Van Buren wauts ® iniseion to fay tt ) was brought ag who symjathized with his view tions that they did not love the Unit stitution. He repelled the base assertion vt the ¢ ted i atite terns | remainder of th a tion of the principles of the binck repa party axserting that it war covered oll over with the ie | or A weag. The tho te a | party claimed that the ne , rina 4 |b in the encrosehmenta of slavery, but this wa falee, for from the on of tho fe | Union up to the bat « deen secured for thy ay avery te always had t existence of & Ke the born in falve The | power waa W p | Territories; but the fact» | declare) unoourtivutt United States, aud utd Lincoln wan clocted. the | extens very on to thie pe con Arab f had wus eavient hi 4 remain ball slave w alternative wae t either or to dimswlve the ning Wo avert the calam: yuragomen that th | free the ture | Uaiwn. | wu apd negroes He (ihe speaker) was s 4 mt tena porsunal frien of Senate believed Liat the Senator (ro Iino “ a dures his views. I in the Globe, why union, aod that if hie pol rn Staten would have re . | heer went on to may that be was proud | couotry: for Wf he bad contributed to » | ich mil the water of the natlon would pev@r Wanh ‘ 1 maeipation sehete of th ! a. ron of Ube miminisira ‘ ents of the wegro, regard. | ak, Wore ReveErniy nat Cong ntent ion te bia couptry eth lovbiee of the g the adm ide of the hu New York to stand by the Northwent ia ‘ test, which would rewult tm the overthrow of ue abe party News from San Francisco, Bas Pawo, Mareb 10,1 In commequence of the pon-arrival of the stem ra ber departure for Panama i* pratpowed to Thurwiay 6 Menas Tay lor wala to-morrow ¥ aragua Atlantic currmey exchange 31 4 38 . to 4h 0 0 premium for gvid. Merling, aoge, Tye 47M. Legal tenders, 66 « 70 ihe whip Rattler arrived at Manila J» te Kong assengere (rm Magatian © st the r vailed im the best informed 4 take pomennion Of M« inte of | oF war demoorats Cov excoedingty fertile. Near leer Lodge City ia a settioment of hall a dozen French families, who have rewided there sevoral yours. With them is one Joho Grant, an olf mountaineer, This indjyidual har ® herd ef ix handved cattle, af fine as any that could be found in the States, and, though he had paid little attention to agriculture, = few fields of corn attested to the excellent qualities of the soil. It te thought that the whole region would prove we 1 for farming parpones The now gold minos are one bundred and eighty miles from Fort Renton, four hondred and fifty miles from Fort Walla Walla aud three bondret miley from Salt Lake Sty They are known to or & belt try a ben tired miles in iength b forty be fact that gold has t mi nt be Mountains wherever pronpected loads uw the be pat the whole region ie auri(erow re longer will be re quired W develop Ub sinity of thie suppenition Our map hows tt f the propesed Territory t w region, “ iu'e by etme * Attragh much of the Western travel, and ore long we may expedite aad another to ou { Territories The Governor of Idaby ix the Hon. W. 1H Wallace, whe rerved in the late ¢ a) ate from Washing ton Territory, The from Oregon iia name is JB. Daniel. The Hon. Sydney fAgerton ber of the last House of Re ntatives from Obi, ie ene ot the Judges, Hine are Mork “eoith, of Wark togton ry. wd damuel Parks, of Tiliwolm. The Die trict Attorney and M are ti aken from Oregon The pame A the er is Wichard Williama, and of the ter c Ke muppeme that they are up to the ayeroge wiapdard of abiiit © Territorial offices: NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION. ture Blectedt, &e., de. Maren 10—10 301 extra rain ” The canvass in thir tale has been ex pt, and the vote w 4 comparatively one o day largest ever thrown Yor Gavernor the ropub’ ported J 4 the Us acs temoarnte ira A n nol Wal Gilmore. the though ther Aiatrict for Govert wiman'® The M Today @ marriage of age are fying pal sireete fay beerred am 8 wtriet be be Prince of Wales quaed wer the p the p A fess de joe ws handred goom were Bred at & A parade of the volow vn od 8 mm te fier twa place tho ya evening