The New York Herald Newspaper, March 16, 1863, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. SS JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PHU/KIE OR OFFICE &. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. TERMB cash tn advance. at the risk of the New York taken. ‘TRE DAILY HERALD, Tunes cents per copy. YUE WEEKLY HERAL), every Saturday, at Five cents per copy. Annual subseriy Ono Copy « Turoe Copies Five Copies. ‘Ten Copi . Any larger oumber, addresged to nates of subscribers, $1 GO cach ~ An extru copy will be sent to every cub of ten. Twenty copies, to one address, one year, $35, an avy larger b imber at same price, An extra copy will be gout to clubs of twouty. These rates make the WEEKLY Hiway the cheare+ publication in ‘he country. The Evrorean Eomoy. every Wednasday, at Five cents per copy; $# per annum to asy part of Great Britain, or $6 to any part of the Continent, both to include Postage. ‘The Cauiroryta Eprrox, on the ist, 11th and 2ist of each month, nt Six cents per copy, or $3 per annum. wouey sont vy mait will be | Thureday, sender, Nove but bank bilis current in | day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. products over those of the past two years be more ; noteworthy than in the article of tobacco. The Mayor of Detroit has offered a reward of one Lundred dollars a head for the conviction of the rioters who were engaged in the late negro disturbance in that city. The Governor of Massachusetts has set apart the 2d of April, to be observed as a Col. James S, Cheney, the conservative candi- date for Railroad Commissioner in New Hamp- shire, is reported to be elected. - The Supreme Court of Masdichusetts is engaged in trying several important suits for the recovery of insurance on vessels destroyed by rebel prie 5 | vateers. Hon. Schuyler Colfax, representative in Con- . 15 | gress from the Ninth district of Indiana, writes to a friend as followa:— Crry, March 4, 1868. Wasmnator ‘Will you obi! me by banding the enclosed check for 4 | $629 34 to the Indiana Commission for the benetit of our 8 ck and wounded soldiers? It is the mileage voted tome for tho third session of the ‘which cliges to-day, and which I Of the ministers to England since the formation of the government New York bee had 5, Massa- chusetts 5, Pennsylvania 4, Virginia 3, Maryland 2, New Jersey 1, and South Carolina 1. Three companies of the New Hampshire Second regiment, which has just gone home from the seat of war, are to garrison the fort at Portsmouth, which has been guarded thus far by one sergeant, ADvERTISE\eNTS, to @ limited number, will be inserted | who tuened out to salute Gen. Wool. io the Weexuv Hemaup, and in the European and Califor- nia Eaitions. VOLUN!ARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing imaport- ant news, solicited from any quarter of the world; if used, will be liberally paid for, gge Our Foretcx Con- Rs ENT" ARE VARTIOULARLY REQUESTED TO SEAL ALL LET- Volume XXVIII... AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Irving Place,—Italian Opera— Oks A. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—ENcuantness. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Poor GENTLEMAN. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Loye’s Sacnrrice, LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Otp Heaps anc Youne Te ri. wery.—-Tuk OLD House ¢ TUE Buta. —MASSANIELLO—NICE OF William Lloyd Garrison says in his paper—the Liberator—that it is now twenty years since he submitted to an anti-slavery meeting in Fanouil Hal!, Boston, the following resolution :— Resolved, That tho constitution of the United States is acoveuant with death and an agreement with hell, which ought to be Immediately annulled. If the conservative party.should be defeated in Connecticut and Rhode Island next month they must lay the blame to the copperheads. , An early opening of navigation on all the lakes, rivers and canals in the North is looked for. The ice is unusually thin, and the warm spring weather will cause it to easily give way. Gen, Schenck has issued an order forbidding the sale of secession music in Baltimore. There are now nine thousand two hundred and thirty sick and wounded soldiers in the military hospitals in and around Washington. ‘The stock market was inactive and hesitating on Satur- day morning, but better in the afternoon. The visit of the Secretary of the Treasury operated to check business. Gold fluctuated between 15714 and 159, closing 157%. Exchange closed about 175. Money was abundant, and to the brokers easy at 6 per cent oncall. The specie ox NKW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1663... Distingutsmed Diplomatiste—Cassius M.| Tus Parvaraens Bevo Comstavorap wv Eo- Ciay, Colerade Je wett,"Umevalicr Wi- LANnv.— Aocording te the atriot letter of the law hoff. it may be right that the English government No philosopher can be surprised at our Pt | 110414 allow the construction of rebel priva- failures in restoring the Unien. How was it teers in its dominions; but we don’t ace the possible ior us to succeed when we neglected matter in that light. We bebaved very diffe- the very men who carcommand success? Our . intelligent and worthy President aad our saga rently during the Crimean campaign, our cious and prophetic Secretary of State have hitherto relied too much upon themselves and too little upon those giants of Intellect and diplomacy, Clay, Jewett and Wikoff. We are happy to say that Honest Old Abe and his Prime Minister have discovered their error be- fore it was too late. Messrs. Clay, Jewett and Wikoff are now to be permitted to put down the rebellion, with the incidental assistance of the army and navy. Cassius M. Clay has just been confirmed by the Senate as Minister to Russia, He has been to Russia before and knows the way back. He is just the man to represent us at St. Petersburg during the approaching complications in Euro- pean politics. His appointment shows unusual and earnest desire to defeat all attempts on the part of those who were inclined to evade our neutrality laws. The English blockade runners of the English government to this violation of neutral laws, and hence we naturally blame England for affording lq tg the rehcls. Were the Queen's GoveFiment really desirous to ob- serve her Majesty’s neutrality proclamation they would soon put a stop to this privateering and prevent the sailing of the rebel vessels now in British ports. Gesenat Honter’s Apress To His Troors.— tact and discrimination on the part of Lincoln | | After long and wearying delays, due te causes over and Seward. It is true that Clay knows nothing Iewth the ehewrng preset of slire salves haporent servi of Europe; but then he knows everything about politics. Only a few months ago, in this very State of New York, he contributed largely toa magnificent defeat of his party. Besides this he is a soldier as well asa diplomatist, and, as Russia may soon be involved in war, his advice will be of great weight. Like Brennus, he can fling his sword into the scale at every emergency. The weapon he wears will thus become useful. General Halleck and other officers affect to despise Clay’s martial abilities; but who is secure from envy? The only reason why Clay did not rush to the battle field was because the President’s policy did not suit him. That was the President’s fault, not Clay’s. Ifthe President wanted Clay to fight, why didn’t he change his policy? In stump campaigns, however, General Clay covered himself all over with glory. The heroic man- ner in whioh he declared his intention of hang- ing every conservative voter showed his bravery and annihilated his supporters. The debate in which George Francis Train talked him out of his boots was brilliant. In various sections of the country he has delivered many orations with the same general reanlt—viz: the over- Of course this applies to the authorities at Washington, who are to blame for these delays. rebuke and profit thereby. For the future let there be none such, and we shall find our mili- tary successes increase. Let the War Depart- successful. most gratifying reports of the health, disci- pline, efficiency, clothing and readiuess for battle of the sol- diers of General Hooker's army in tho East and of the army of General Rosecrans in the West. We may expect that they will both speedily advance upon the enemy, in the event of the glorious success to the operations now in full blast for the capture of Vicksburg; and of that success we have already some cheering signs in our news reports from Memphis.. Importast From Detaware.—The Governor message, which we publish this morning, ignoring administration showing the most truthful | probably retire from Vicksburg to Jackson, where they which congregate at Nassau must open the eye? | ggnegat SraHEL COMMANDING ALL THE OAVALRY IN The War Department will, we hope, accept this | question in reference to the constitutionslity of the late ment but do its duty and our generals will be | must pass all the Southern staplea curried toa market Our Arsins East Np Werst.—We have the | of its provisions to tho President and Scoretary of tho solid comforts in food and | Seretary of to of Delaware has issued a proclamation and | gelect committeo of the late House of Rep port of the day was $1,800,000. Cotton was down to 85c. for middling on Saturday, with sales of 400 bales. The breadstuffs market was lower and inactive. The main business in provisions was in ‘bacon and cut meats, which were firm; other kinds BARNUMS AMERICAN M —MINNTt Warn al Lours — Ru Com, Nurr, Livin + ¥ THE VkUa—Afternoon aud Evening, throw of the abolition party and the consequent benefit of the nation. A fine opening for a few speeches and for several letters to the London Times is now offered in Europe. Clay is pre- State rights and vesting the State authority in the President during this rebellion. Immense for little Detaware. fy the constitution of 1789, and is true to the That State was the first to rati- MINSTRELS, Mechentes’, Hall, 472 Broad. CS Voops Soncs, Dane C—eGkixD Dav Jon. ae NEW IDEA, 485 Broadway.—Songs, Burixsqurs, ALES, BROADWAY MENAGERIE, Broadway.—Livixg Witp ANIMALS MAU RRFOLMING ELEC MANTS~Comtc MULES, &0. AMERJCAN THESTOE, No, 444 Broadway.—Barzers, Pantowimes, Bunumsqurs, &0, PARIS) \N CA®INET OF WONDERS, 563 Broadway. Open day ‘rom Ly A. OP. Mw. _HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ermorux Songs, Dascks, Bunuusques, &, New York, Monday, March 16, 18663. THE SITUATION. The intelligence from the Southwest to-day is ONGS, BURLESQUES, Dances, &¢.—How | Were drooping. The grocery trade was quite limited, and prices were depressed. There was less inquiry for REL HALL, 5i4 Broadway.—Ezmoriag | whiskey, at 46c.a48c. Wool was in good demand, and advancing, The movements in most other articles were very moderate. There were light freight ongagements ellected, though the tendency of rates was downward. Important from Peurope—The Counter Check to French Intervention, The advices received by the last European steamer are highly significant. Not only has the tone of the whole English press, with one or two exceptions, become greatly modified in our regard, hut the French government jour- nals imitate their reserve. The Monifeur pub- lishes Mr. Seward’s reply to Louis Napoleon's offer of mediation without a word of comment, and La France, the organ of the Empress, and La Patric, semi-official, follow its example, fuil of interest. Géneral Tuttle received @ .de- | laying emphasis, however, on the declaration spatch at Cairo yesterday from Fort Donelson, | Of the Secretary, that peace coul Anonact Leen summing CK to Congress stating that ona wiles of the fort. The coun- | the representatives to whose withdrawal the try people for miles around were coming in with various reports, The rebels are reported tobe well armed. Our forces are ready for any emer- gency. The capture of a portion of the rebel Colonel present calamitous state of things is owing. This change of tone, so fortunate for our inte- rests, has been brought about by the fact that since the Emperor’s offer of mediation was de- spatched a very important and unoxpected eveut—the Pelish revolution—has taken place. Richardson's guertilas near Covington, Tenn., is | It was believed by many that, but for that confirmed. It is also stated that Colonel Lee ,sur- timely diversion of his projects, Louis Napoleon prised the camp of General Looney at Wesley, and | Would by this time have carried out his took himself, a number of his officers and a large portion of his men prisoners. Great apprehepsions exist in Louisville among military circles that a formidable invasion of Ken- design of recognizing the South. The rebel emissaries abroad were jubilant over the prospect, and the confidence which the near ealization of their hopes inspired enabled them to effect considerable loans tacky, with a view to the permanent occupancy of | on the security of the cotton which they ex- thai State by the rebels, is imminent, General Wright has prohibited the sale of arma pected shortly to liberate. In the South itself the discouragement caused by the pressure of and ammunition, except in Cincinnati, upon spe- | Want and the terrible exigencies of so unequal a cial permit, Any violation will be followed by struggle has only been stayed by the assurance coufiscation of goods and seizure of the stock of that intervention was near at hand. Otherwise the vender. The d tion of the gunboat Indianola by the s after her captare appears to be confirmed. \dutiral Porter telegraphs to Mr. Welles that the ence of his bogus “‘turreted monster” in the ty of the Indianola caused the enemy to blow he should be captured by the ‘“mon- rel her wu it would have been impossible, even by the ter- rorism which has hitherto sustained the despo- tism of Jeff. Davis and his minions, to prevent the mass of the population from rising against them and putting an end to sufferings so in- tolerable. We can therefore readily under- stand “the heavy blow and deep discourage- ment” which the outbreak in Poland has proved ster” coal barge. The Vicksburg Whig tells the | * the emissaries of the rebellion abroad and 8 story, admitting thet, although orders had Leen sent countermanding the previous one to de- stroy the Indianola when the character of Porter's dwnmy was discovered, they arrived too late, its leaders at home. It has dashed to pieces the fair structure which had been built up with so much cost and trouble, and upon which their whole scheme of independence was based. And, to render the disappointment more bitter and and the vessel was blown to atoms, without evem | galling, the very journals that enerzetl- saving a gun. cally sustained their interests abroad now point The river at Vicksburg is very high. The back | to Mr. Seward’s recommendation, that they water has broken the levee, filling the canal and arresting the work upon it. At Memphis the river was within fourteen inches of high water mark and continues rising, by the arrival of the Arago ffom Port Royal yesterday we have some interesting news. Gen. Naglee, of Gen. Foster's corps, arrived on her. shall return to the paternal government they have offended ond claim forgiveness for their past misdeeds, as about the very best thing they can do under the circumstances. We hear apprehensions expressed that the event which has caused this change, in European eentiment in our regard will be short lived, inasmuch as it Union that constitution formed. The Governols name isCaunon. He is certainly a fifteen-inch Dahlgren, Monitor pattern. cisely the man for the opening. We repeat it: the President and the Secretary of State have immortalized themselves by the selection of Cassius M. Clay as Minister to Russia. Colorado Jewett has been sent upon a still more important mission. He has gone to Colo- rado to look after his gold mountains and ar- range for the settlement of the national debt. Jewett is a tremendous genius. He would have restored the Union long ago by his corres- pondence with Napoleon, Eugenie, -Victoria and Vallandigham, if Grecley had not inter- fered, in his blundering, bungling way, and sub- jected himself and the whole party to the law of 1799. Why, Jewett’s letters to the Heratp would have subjugated the rebels, if they could only have been persuaded to read them. The photographs he had taken in Bos- ea why Bw we ee Blantetane dead looking over" his shoulder, with their fin- gers placed significantly to their noses, proved conclusively that Jewett is no ordinary man. We are glad that Lincoln, Chase and Seward have sense enough to appreciate him. Secre- tary Chase intends to resume specie payments immediately after Jewett returns. The Colo- rado gold hills will form the basis of our na- tional currency. It is not every country which has its Jewett to fall back upon when its paper is depreciated. Little did certain of our co- temporaries imagine that they were trying to kill the goose which lays the golden eggs when they insisted upon having Jewett indicted. Now, however, the victim of this unjust perse- cution is in his element. In our mind's eye we can behold the Colorado philosopher in his fa- vorite territory. He sits pensively upon a nugget of geld worth twenty million dollars, his feet resting upon another nugget valued at a billion, and his coattails covering several Dillions more. Before, behind and on either side tower vast mountains of the precious metal. He rises, and a cloud of gold dust set tles upon him. He lights the fire in his tent, and the molten treasure pours around him. He sleeps, and his imposing figure stretches over millions of specie. He, snores and auriferous echoes clink upon our ears like falling coin. He dreams, bul it is not of power—it is of a reunited and happy country, bound tightly to- gether with bands of Colorado gold. Pray Heaven it may be not all a dream! The Chevalier Wikoff, the lasi of our trio of distinguished diplomatists, has wasted his vast powers upon trifles light as air ever since the present administration came itto office. Inore- dible as the fact may appear, it has only just occurred to the Cabinet to appeal to him for aid; and yet the Chevalier is a great friend Tae Gotp GambLers.>-Gold went down again good news from the Southwest. The gold gam- blers are evidently beginning to suspect that a single decisive Union victory will be the death blow of the rebellion and the aomplete resusci- tation of the federal Treasury, and so they are keeping @ sharp eye to the windward. Greerey on Tovcey.—Greeley devotes a long and tedious editorial to Toucey, poor old Mr. Buchanan’s Secretary of the Navy. But why not let the dead bury their dead? Who cares now to turn back to Buchanan’s administration, or to there to mourn for Toucey? Only Greeley. Tue Reton or Terror at THe Sovra.—Having under the Conscription law, the rebel chiefs are now subjecting provivions tothe same sort of treatment, and are seizing flour mills and gro- cery stores for the army. That kind of thing cannot last long. One great defeat and the re- bellion will collapse. Cannot we give them that defeat somewhere and immediately ? Tur News rrom Vickssurc.—From Memphis, from Washington and from rebel sources we héar rumors that something important is transpiring at Vicksburg. Is ita fight, a ca- pitulation or an evacuation? That is the ques- tion, and the news from Vicksburg will answer it. Public curiosity is greatly excited, and we hope soon to be able to satisfy it. A Crear Fietp—The extra executive ses- sion of the Senate having come to an end, Pre- sident Lincoln has now plenty of elbow room, a clear field before him, all the powers he could desire for an overwhelming campaign against the rebellion, and he hal only to work with a will to bring it speedily to an end. Fine Arts. MR CHORCH’S ‘‘COTOPAXt.’’ ‘The view of the great South American voleano, on which Mr. Church has been occupted for several months past, is now on exhibition at Goupti’s. It is the fruit of studies made on the spot, and unlike «The Heart of the Andes,’ which merely combines some of the characteris tie features of that region, and Is therefore to be claswed ‘Ag A, Composition, it profeeses to be @ faithful representa. tou of the.sceme which gives the picture its title, To show exactly what the artist aimed at, we cannot do bet- ter than quote a portion of his own printed description of the work:— of Seoretary Seward and a favorite with | cotopaxi is represented in continuous but not violent Honest Old Abe himself. He speaks | eruption. The di of tek smoke cccur in succes: sive bub gradual jets, and, seen at a distance, the colu rises siow and majestic; wind gives an oblique diree- tion to the dense vapor after it has ascended a few thou- all the modern languages like a native, and is as familiar with the cldssics as the noblest Ro- sand fect from the crater: persed, man of them all. He bas been sandwiched with | hangs Teavily over the landscape < the tera Louis Napoleon in the prison at Ham, and has ig ag Ds he gg ae race cami . phenomena characteristic of Cotopaxi; nor isthe adjacent scenery less learned diplomacy from the English . Nester, Sr on An ‘aren, soto aity iiben dletant on Saturday in Wall street in consequence of the | Congress, an importaut reduction of the expenses was Before leaving Port Royal he was the recepient | Will be dependent upon the resistance of several most affectionate farewells from the | that the Poles will be enabled to offer to tho officers of his own and other divisions, His de- | Combined forces of Russia and Prussia, Woe Lord Palmerston, at Broadlands. From Napo- leon to Fanny Elisler there is not a remarkable personage of the last century who has not, at largo from the base of the cone; the limestone rocks, porous and reddish, are granulated and somewhat columnar, like those of the Upper Missisipp:, but far less dense aad more friable, owing to the original subterranean heat of the parture appeared to create universal regret, bat the unfortunate difficulties between Gens. Hunter and Foster rendered his visit to tho North indis- pensablé, No movoment of troops in the diree- tion of Chaglestom or Savannah was made up to the 11th inst. have no apprehension that Frederick William will be allowed to carry out the provisions of the secret treaty which he has just concluded with the Czar. But that he will be mad cnongh to attempt it despite the constitutional obs: cles thrown in his way by the Prussian Cham- bere we bolieve; and henco the expectant and Governor Cannoa, of Delaware, has just issued | anxious attitude of the other European Powers. on important proclamation on the subject of ‘itle- | It is to the political interest of England and Aus- gal arreste,” ignoring State rights altogether, and tria that the Poles shall succeed in this insurrec- pla tion is called forth by the passage of an act in the Assembly to prevent illegal arrests in that State, and the Governor says:—"TI enjoin upon the good g the federal above them.~ The proclama- tion, and Napoleon, though he would gladly have seen the revolution crashed in {ts inception, dare not now do otherwise than manifest a pretended sympathy with it. He must go with the current or be swept away with it, Are we not, therefore, People of this Stato that they hold true allegiance | justified ia saying that the Polish revolution fs to the government of the United States as para- fighting our battles like an auxiliary army? | mount to the State of Delaware, and that they | Coupled with the difficulties which attend the obey the constituted authorities thereof before the | Progress of the-French arms in Mesico, it will | «patched upon a delleate and important mission Legislature of the State of Delaware or aay other | *Mectually put on end to all desire on tho part human authority avhatsoever.”* MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, The State of Missotir! is now about cleared of guerillas, bushwhackers gnd jayhawkers, and the farmers are about laying down the bloody imple ments of war, and will resume those belonging to | ligt te the cause of humanity, if it d¢ not strain | With such prospects before us we see no reason peaceful agriculture. Vast quantities of corn, Wheat, rye, oats, hemp, flax, &e., will be raised ‘Abie year; but in no particular will the jngreage of of France to attempt on armed intervention in onr affairs. Our government must no profit by this fortunate conjuncture of events, Veried, as it now is, with enormous powers and resources, it would be dereli re i 01 ict toits daty, dere- every efit to crush out the rebellion before | France and Rnghnd are agata gg t fail to | § Resitign (p | soil; their irregular suriace is covered with a thin vege. tation, chiefly composed of Paramo which, although in thmes of drought it is faded and burnt, during the rainy geagon often boasts the vivid omerald of the tropics, The Jake and its outlet of cascades is also a peculiar feature of the scenery of Ecnador—the former originating in, an oruptwa—e chasm becoming fillet with water, which pours itsel( over (he natural rocky bound, streams capricioualy along the decliviiy, ‘ihe cliff’ and tears which ant ‘the surface of the country, the bin pote on are all bene, repuaie tee tens, ioe ve from wati are tyes! of that portion of the Autos whirk te ceohinng 4m appenrance and charactor by voleanic ogencies. It is needlegs to say that in the carcful elaberation of detatis Mr. Church is one of ibe most paingtaking and consciontious of artizth, But in this, as im others of his Bictures, be bas sacrificed somothing of the geperal effect to his love of minatie. To appreciate we labor bestowed on the work the apectaior duds it necessary olther to uso a glass or to appronoh within a fow fort of it, This ought fs not io be the case with « plcture of this siae, The totl while Archbishop Hughe? aud Thurlow Weed | yestowed on details (hat can only be jadged of under auch | Were sent to Europe, is inexplicable. At Last, [*cendition® is, artistically speating, so much tabor lost. Mr. j however, the Chevalier Wikoff is to be de- | Cburch knows this as weil as wo do, but he dnds his ao. count io it. He has discovered that it i more profitable to paint for the engraver than for the connoisseur. Re. garded in wes bis “Oovopaxi”? will undoubtedly ba a popular ae fis prodeséidere. ‘The subject is ful, of interest and it will ongrave yplendidly, but we miy be, pardoned for questioning if it will add anything perma. nontly to his reputation, Sale of Arms, &c., Stepped. Cisomwatt, March 15, 1962 General Weight hoa prokibited tho sale of arma and ammunition, ¢xcopt @pon special permit. Anz violation will bo followed by confiscation of queds and seigure of some or other, claimed the Chevalier Wi- koff as a bosom friend. He knows the ins and outs of the Tuileries, and is perfectly at home in the British Foreign Office. From his head to his heels he is accomplished in all the graces of- society. Wheu he speaks all are charmed by his eloquence. When he holds his tongue every one discovers discretion in his silence, The ladies fall in love with him at first sight, and sometimes, a8 in the cage of Miss Gamble, he has to be locked up in prison to prevent their marrying him forthwith. He is, if possible, more femiliar with France and England than with his own country. That the President should have allowed him to remain idle so long, | to the Old World. What the result will be it is easy to predict. Napoleon and Balniédrston will welcome him warmly; Eugenie and Quees j Victoria will rival each other in doing him | honor; and he will return, in afew months, with | his bustness performed and the country saved. + to despair of the republic. If Casstu + Colorado Jewett and the Chevaljer Wi : en not deliver us from our troubles, we should Wasumatow, March 15, 1868. THE PROBABLE SVAOUATION OF VICKSBURG. Thore is no doubt that tho rebels will soon evacuate Vioksburg, if they have not already done so, Our forces have succeeded in destroying an important bridge, out- fing off another of thetr communications, and they will are strongly forttfed, Thig would leave Port Hudson Posed to an attack from the Upper Mississippi flotiila, Which would render tho full of that fort certain and give the control of the river to the Unioniats, FRONT OF WASHINGTON, Major Goneral Stabel has been placed iv command of the Gntire force of cavalry in front of Washington, This will provent the capture of any more brigadier generals by surp rige at : setae BURNSIDE WAITING onDERS. General Burnside is still here waiting dual instructions in reference to the new agd important command to which he has boen assigned, MOVEMEN'S OF GENERAL BUTLER, General Butler is expested hore durtag the current week, The rumors agsiguing him to the position of Pro- vost Marshal Geacral were entirely unauthorized. THE APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNMENT AGENTS TO COL- LECT ABANDONED PROPERTY, ETC., IN INSURREG- TIONARY DISTRICTS, . The act to provide for the collection of absndoned pro- perty and for the prevention of frauds in Insurrectionary districts. within the United States, was signed by the President on the 12th inst. There appears to be some signature to this bill, and it is therofore mot published in the offictal list of ¢he laws of the United States. Tho act Provides for the appointment of goverament agents by the Secretary of the Treasury, througlt whose bands through the Union lines. The act is regarded as one of great importance, and although unsatisfactory in many Treasury, bas been approved only in order to give to the Treasury, insiead of to a thousand and one naval and military officers, the ooutro! of the expor- tation of Southern produets. THE COMPETITION OF FORSIGN VESSELS FOR TRAFFIC IN AMEKIVAN WATEKS, Parties in interest are making strenuous exertions to induce the Seeretary of tho Trestury to recedo from his recent dceision that foreigi vessels way compete for the traMic between San Francisco «nd New Yo. decision was cauacd by carelul consideration of the law, aud will not be reversed. {[t is understood that under ita lige of English steam propellers will soon be placed upon ne of the transit routes, TAB CHARGES AGAINST ME. HOLLOWAY, Gonstts- SIONER OF PATEN) 4. As a brief synopsis has been given of the report of the tives on the charges preforrod against Mr. Holl , Commis: stoner of Patents, by Mr HK, Botta, it is just to aay that the publication of the roport is accompanied by a state. ment from Mr. Holloway in rosponse to tho injurious re flections upon his official conduct. As to tho expendi tures, he says that “in a period of unparalleled depression, fur the purpose of preserving the oflictency and even the existence of the oitice,"’ he “encroached upon the surplus {und provided for preciacly such an emergency.” He procecds to ehow “that sich encroachment was in conformity to well established precedents,” and that, “notwithatanding the increased exponditure required by made {rom the previous year.”’ As to imprepor and unauthorized expenditures for Printing ho refers to the official precevdings of Congress ‘to show that the whole subject which is the foundation of the present charge “was deliberately acted upon afior full discussion and explanation by three committees of Congress and by both Houses,’ and his “action solemnly endorsed and aygroved.”” Jn relation to the third charge he says, “even if there iz a large oumber of tomporary plorks cmploged, there are now thirty-one vacancies in the permauent desks.’” As to the fourth charge, he says “the salaries of the Commissioner, Chiof Clerk and Uxaminors in Chief were not changed, because they were fixcd by Inw, and there was no grade with lower compensation to which they Ina whethes Tuuvcy te in ConuvciCwt BONY | could be reduced and still legally perform the duties ap. the copperheads or in kingdom come? Who is | poitaiuing to their offices.” In relation to other charges, the Commissioner says, “eit is but fair to claim (from his own showing) that in the contingent expenses proper of 1861 thero was 4 re- duction of nearly $20,000 from those of tho previous seized all the able-bodied men in the South | yoar.” Tho churgo that “the oxpenses of the oflice wore increased by making fifteen or more classes in the office instead of eleven, the former number,” the Commissioner shows ‘is an instance of the palpable ignorance or gross Perversion exhibited in reiasion to the affairs of the office.” ‘The Commissioner proceeds to avawer other charges la order, and in the course of his statement suys he has asked for no appropriation for the Patent Office, The ea- timates are for repairs and constructions in the Pateut Office buikling, which have not lor years Leen patd for out Of the Patent office fund. “it is also charged that two ladies have been employed Dy this office as copyists who are secessionists. The only evidence submitted to sustaia (his charge is the fact that their husbands haye gone to the South, and that oue of the ladies went there to coo her bus band, with the intention of roturning, but has not done so, They were appointed without any reference t thoir political opinions or sympathies, and simply from their destitute and uecessitons situation, No act of dis- loyalty on the part of either of them has boen ever brought to my (the Commissioner's) notiee, nor do I be- ileve they weré ever guilty of any act prejudicial to the governm, Tn cone! , the Commissioner says he has deemed it iucuzabent upon him to reply only to charges affecting his official conduct. ‘Ae the Commissioner represents all the official conduct of the office, the corruption imputed to the head taints every limb and member of the body. If public conlidence in the office ts shaken, doubts arise as to the validiiy of every patent tseued and every decision made under a suspected adminisiration, ond the valuc uf millions of property is impaired. May I not, thea, gen- Uemon of the committeo--if, in your judgment, 1 shall have cleared myself from the aspersions upon my official conduct—demand from you such a decided vindication as shall restore the public confidence in this office, which I cannot but fear has been shaken by Iibels go assiduously circulated, and will give tothe country at leagt (ue assu. ance of honest purposes in ite bead?” THE MILITARY COMMISSION STILL OX SRBSTON. The military commission, of which Brigadier General Ricketts is president, for oxamining charges brought against army officers and reviewing cares of officers dismissed from the service who desire reinstatement, is Ati in session in this city, They have aleeady examined alarge number of cases, If no new business is submit ted to them they will probably conclude iMeir labors this ‘week, Qfficers interested should report to them immo- diately to prevent their summary disutiseal from the service. THE INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU. Mr. Lewis, the Commissioner of Internal Revonue, is expected to take charge of that bureau on Tuesday next, Fle comes to this important office with a high character for ability and experiouce. Since the retirement of Governor Boutwell the duties ef this office have been performed by Mr. Estee, the Assistaut Commissioner, who is more familiar than any other with the complications of thie bureau. UNCONFIRMED NONINATIONS, It i@ understood that all the nominatious whieh were left unconfirmed by the Senate, and not absolutely reject- ed by that body, will be renewed by the President, and ‘Uh vacencies cgcnsioned by rejection will be knmedinely aed. Tho pomipation of Ralph . Prime for brigadior generad | WAS Bot rejected by the Renate. It was debated, init | over, and left amoug the uninished business, This dis- ; Huction has been won by Geucral Prime by gallant ser. vice in tho dgid (rom the position of private, withoug 20- een or any other influence except official reports. JUSTIFIQATION OF JUDGR WYLIE. Judge andrew Wylio, of Alexandria, whose coufirma- tion as one of the new District Judges was reconsidered and Jaid over ig the Senate, Cenics that ne ever threat ened personal violence to Senator Trumbull, as was al- leged, apd which allegation was the cause of the adverse “action of the tp his case, The facts aro that tenn ta aft had charged him with the orimo of ing from the Orphans’ Court here » bond of hundréd thousand dollars bolonging to whe “Boi States, The charge was fully dis. proved & committee of the Senate, and the Senate wards confirmed his nomination. On Tharsaay last he heard thet sonetor Yrumbull had roiterated the charge, and he denounced him in violent Voix much Lik te aee the map Who cag, the stock Of te veader, language, bat did not threaten personal vloleyoe, as waa | The Pomme oF ES 7 FRINE ere BRIGA- | Wylie affirms that Senator Trumbull told bim some thas fo ek No wanted. the place given to one of bis owa REVENUE. The Commtssionor of Internal Revenve has Mecided that whou an estate is conveyed to widows, actually assigned dowera, the following rules should be observed in ascer taining the amount of stamp duty imposed by law upoa the deed, viz:—The present vaiue of the ‘portion of thé ‘estate conveyed by the deed should be ascertained by the tables, the value deduoted from the value of the catace estimated, free of all encumbrances, and the stamp duty, upon the decd measured by the remainder, In mit oases the consideration named in a conveyance of an ea- tate, subject to the dower as above, should indicate the > value of the required gtamp. SERENADE TO SENATOR LANE, OF INDIANA. The offiegra of the Signal corps, with a splendid band, recently serenaded Senator Lane, of Indiana, at his lodgings. ‘The corpe is much indebted to tho ehorgy of that Senator for the passage by Congress of the act pra. viding for its reorganization, AVAL ORDER, Lieutonant Commander Franis A. Rowe ordered on ordaanoe duty at New York. TREATMENT OF DISLOYAL PERSONS. Important Lotter from Gen, Halleck te Gen. Roscerans. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Wasnweton, Y. C., March 6, 1863, Mason Grevenat W. 8. Rosgorans, MURFREES/ ORO, TENN. = Guxrmat—I have just received Major General Reynoids* lettor of February 10, with your endorsement of lebru- ary 18. The suggestions of General Reynoi is and Gone ral Thoraas with regard to # more rigid treatment ot dis. loyal persons witht the lines of your army are approved. No additional instructions from these heady a ters are doomed necessary. You have wlready boen urged to procure your at baist- ence, forage and means of transportation, 80 fur as oust ble, in the country occupied. This you bad a right to de without apy instructions, As the Commandiig Geveral in the field you have the right to enforce all the laws and usages of war, however rigid aud severe they may be, unless there bo some act of Congress, reguiation, order or ingtruction forbidding or restricting auch ea. forcemont. Asa geucral rule you must always be the judge when it is best to.rigidly aoply these iaws, and when a more lenignt course would be of greater advan. tage to our cause. Distinctions, however, shoul. «lways be made in reuard to the character of the peopie in the district of country which is militarily occupied or passed over. The people of the country in whitch yuu are likely to operate may be divided into two classes. Fodt-—The truly loyal, who neithor aid nor assist the 5 except under compulsion, but who fuver or ns: iat ret tho Union troopa. ciass of persens sh uld net be subjecied to military re gulations, but sheuld receive the jrotection of our dome. It may, however, be necessary Ss motines Ww take thoi property, either for our own use or to prevent tis fa!ling ito thé Hands’ of the enemy. They wilt be paid a the time tho value of such property, or Af that be impract bie, they will hereatter be fully indemuifled. tte should be given for all property 60 taken without bomg aid for. ° Pec ccond-—Those who take no part in the war, but to the Gags Known 43 military non-combatants, Ina c war like that now waged this class 18 supposed to sy myaa- thize with the rebeliion raiher than with the govern ment, ‘here can be no such thing as neutrality m @ rebellion. This term is applicable ouly to foreign |< were. Sucli persons, so long us they commit no hostie ret and confine themselves to their private avocatious are not to be moiested by the miliary forces, nor 15 thei: pro perty to be seized except as a military becos<ity, hey, are subject w forced loans and militury ree nd their houses to billets for so ders? quarters ‘opriation for other temporary riliiary uses, a aud to appro, Subject to there impositions, tho u n-combutant johabb tants Of @ district militarily occupied by ove of tie beilt- gerents are entitled ty tho miluary protection of thé oe Gupying forces, But while entitred to sch protection they incur very serfous obli:a'ions—obiigauons diver in some respects irom those of civi' allegiance, but equally binding. For exemple, those who fise ty arin agaiuet the ocenpying ariny or against the authority establisket by the same, are war rebes of miitary traitors, and ineur the penalty of death. Thay aro uot enti‘ied t» be con- sidered as prisoners of war when captured. Their pro« perty is sudject to military sciznro and miitiary confisca- tion Military treason kind is broadly cietingnished from the treason def in constitutional and statutory Iawe aud made punishable by the civil courts. Military treason is a 'y offince punishable by the common law of war. Again, persons bel uging to sack occupied territory and withiu the military lines of the occupying forces cau give no in(urmation to the enemy a: the occupying power with ut proper authority. To do go the party forfeits not only all claim to protection, but subjects himself or herself w be punished either as a spy or milita’y traitor, according to the character of the par. ticular offence. Our treatmeut of such offences avd such offenders has hitherto beeu altogether too lenent, A more strict enforcement of .aws of war In this reepoct is recommeuded. Such offenders should be mado to under. stand the penalties they incur, and to Kuow that these penalties will be rigidly eufuiced, Third—Those who are openly and avowedly hostile to the cecupying army, but who do not bear arins against such forces, In other words, while claiming to be nou- combatants, they repudiats obligations tacitiy ur impli- edly incurred by the other inhubitants of the occupied territory, Such persons not only incur all the oblign tions imposed upon the other non-combataut inhabie tants of the sume territory, and are liable to the same punishment for oflences committed, but they may treated as prisoners of war and be subjected to the rigors of confinement, or to expuison ag combatant enemies. Jam of the opinion that such per: gone should not, as a general rule, be permitted to go at large within our lines, To force those capable of bewtn, arms to go within the lincs of the euemy adds to be ef- fective forces. To place them in confinement will rojuire guards and necessarily ditainish oura. You will deter- mine in each particular case which course will be mors advantageous. We have guftered very severely from thie class, aud it is time the f war should be more r ig- orousty enforced againat . A broad line o: distine tion must be drawa between friends and encmie:, wevas and disloyal, The /oregoing remarks have reference only to the mili- tapy status and to military offences under the Jaws of war, They are not applicanle to civil vilences under tho constt- tetion and geveral jaws of the land. ‘The laws aud usages of civilized war aust be your guide in the troatmont of all classes of persons in the country’ in which your army may operate or which it may occupy; and you will be permitted to decide for yourset{ where it is best (onct with rigor and when bost to be mor@levient. You wit! not be trammelled with minute {ustructions. Very respectfal- ly, your obedient servant, H.W, HALLER, everal in-Chief, Tur Crry TRLE@RAPH.—This dopartment, conrecte® ‘with the Metropolitan Police, has, since the removal af the headquarters to tho new building in Mulberry Street, undergone many hinportant aod valuabie im,rove- ments. A fine auite of rooms bave been vet apart in the through the efficiency of the superintendent, Mr. James Crowley, they have boon fitted up with great caro. The ‘main room is set apart for the operators; the boxes con- necting with the several lines are neatly arrange! on the upper side of the room, 80 that the operator docs not bave to move over threo feet to operate on any one instrument. Agrent deal of taste hus been displayed in this matier. a. new Jnstrument, invented by*Mr. C.,has been added, with which, by the u8e of asmail switch, they can c:ammunt- cate with every station, sub-station and the city of Prook- lyn at one time. To give abetter idea of its importance and value, we may state that when an attempt ia about being made to flood the city with conuterfetts. every sta- ton can be notified in less than five minutes, and the st rekeopers put on their guard immediately, It used to generally Cees penne an hour or two in he ges | the Same out on each section separately. Associated with Mir. Crowley a8 arristant superintendent is Mr. Fldred i ulha- mos, who hag also reuaered groat service jn tht particu. lar branch of the department. As the press are wuder many obligations for facilities, we cannot but spenk of the great eficieney of these gentlemen, 4s well 23 the opera- — Charles Chapin, J. A. K. Invale and James Sociere yor mm Proracrioy or OUR Sounmns am Sarors.—A vory useful arsociation has been formed by some of our leading citizens for the parpose of securing to soldiers or sailors, and thelr (mmijles, avy claims for Pensions, pay, or bounty, &e., without cost to tho cinim- aut; of protecting veldiers or sailors and their families, from imposture and Lad 4 preventing faiso clairan from boing made against “ iE * piv’ py fi om . ‘The principal parties wi dave tt ay in forming this fasedblation aro u rae Hainil Jobu Jacob Asior, wn ‘Lieutenant General Scott has been olected their Unaare Bur.nixos axv Tam Owxins.—Tho Conmisstoa- ors of Unsafe Buildings are adopting vigorous gossures to prevent the occurrence of any more accidents by rea son Of the dangerous construction of our city buildingy. Inapections are being made through the yarlour streets and avenues, and whenever houses in a dargerons condt tion are discovered the owners are instantly noliled thas they must elther put their property in 9 state of sefety oc else have it pulled down. no butidiogs HAVO boo med with in the course of these examinatiovs with tho topa fanoing out several inches beyond the line of thelr foun dations. Appaess BY Saxaton Wart.—Colonel James W. Watt, United States Senator from the State of Now Jersey, will deliver an address to-morrow evening, before the Demo cratic Union Association. The ne ehosen Is “The Compromises of U Portiawn, March 16, 1862. The steamship Hibernian, Captain Ballantine, sailed af half-past dix o'clock this morn'ng for Liverpool via Lom « donderre. basemont of the building for telegraph purposes, and, © Wheve it can postibly be avoided, ais ~