The New York Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1863, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORVON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFIOS N. W. COKNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. ‘TERMS oash tp advance. Money sent Dy mait will be atthe risk of the sender, None but bank bills curreut ia New York taken, THE DAILY HERALD, Taxes conta per copy. NO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence, We do not return rejected communications Volume XXVIII, weesNo. 88 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving place.—Iltatian Opera~ Sewtuanipe. rey NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway. WALLACK’S THEATRE. Conquer WINTER GARDEN, Bro Broadway.—Sux Sroors 10 LAURA KEENE'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Jessie Mo- Ni. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Sanix anv ‘Bavasar’—Kaising THe Winy—INcueare BELL. FE ca THEATRE, Lowery—Ourantancnet—Darn- BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Brosdway.— Warren. Com. Nutt, Living Hirrorovanus. serie hours.—Swavow on thx Wait—Afternoon and Evening BRYANTS' MINSTRELS. way.—Emmiortan foxcs, Bui Arg You, Gaernnackst hanics’ Hall, 472. Broad. ums, Dances, &c.—How WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 51¢ Broadway.—! PIA RoNGs, DaNows, &6—LsND OF FREEDOM. ak: THE NEW IDEA, 485 Broadway — ails NEW Broadway.—Sonas, Buanesavxs, HOPE CHAPEL, 72 Broadway—MacEvor' : ON; OR. A TouR IN IRRLAND. ¥ ee: Rape AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 446 road’ il Pawrowiuas, BURLESQUES. &o. Deane ttiaes PARIS! \N CABINET OF WONDERS, Broadway.— Open daily from 10 A.M. il Pe jab HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ezmiorian Bones, Dances, Burixsquns, £¢. WASHINGTON HALL, Astoria.—Gzo. Caristy's Min SPRRLS, New York, Monday, March 30, 1863. A despatch from Fortress Monroe states that the rebels, with a force of infantry and cavalry, yes- terday morning attacked Williamsburg and were tepulsed by the Fifth Pennsylvania cavalry under Colonel Lewis. The loss is not reported. It was ‘stated by an officer who came into Norfolk yester- day from the rebel army, that the troops are evacu- eting Richmond as rapidly and as quictly as they oan; but not much credit is attached to the re- port. The rebels made another attack » fow days ago on Winfield, N.C., on the Chowan river. They ‘were met by a smal! body of the North Carolina Volunteers, under Lieutenant McClane, who de- fended themselves bravely in a blookhouse for an hour and a half, and drove the rebels off. General Foster came up from Plymouth with three compa- aies, and four companies of the Eleventh Pennsyl- wania cavalry were sent from Suffolk by General Peck. Colonel Brown succeeded in crossing the Chowan river with part of his force. The remaind- @r were attacked near Edenton, and dispersed after a short resistance. Our troops are hunting the enemy up in the swamps. With regard to matters in the West, we learn that two divisions of rebe! infantry crossed the Cumberland on Friday, at Stagg’s ferry, near Wailsburg, Pulaski county. Frankfort and Lex- ington have been placed under martial law. We are informed on the authority of Parson Brownlow, who has just arrived at Cincinnati from Tennessee, that the rebels are concentrating all their infantry, who were formerly in East Tennessee, at Tullahoma; that reinforcements from Virginia are coming up, and that their caval- ry are making a diversion into the eastern part of Kentucky, with the intention of drawing out the forces of General Rosecrans. General Gillmore crossed the Kentucky river in force on Saturday, captured Danville, and is driving the rebels in the direction of Crab Orchard. A despatch was received by Secretary Welles yesterday from Admiral Farragut dated below ‘Warrenton, Miss., March 19, in which he says that bout ten miles above Grand Gulf he saw the wreck of the Indianola on the right bank of the river. She was partially submerged and her upper works were very much shattered by the ex- plosion. The physical and moral condition of General Hooker's army is reported to be splendid, and the spirits of the officers are considerably raised at the fine state of discipline which the army has re- cently attained. It has been ascertained by the reports of deserters that the rebel army is suffer- dng terribly from want of supplies. They are re- Gaced to a daily ration of half a pound of flour and @ quarter of a pound of meat. Desertions from the enemy are frequent. A strong cold wind is Ddlowiag on the Rappahannock and the roads are rapidly drying up. The correspondence between the rebel agent ia London, Mr. Mason, and Earl Russell, which we referred to 80 copiously yesterday, is given in full in our columns to-day, and is worthy of careful perusal. It touches upon the two important ques- tdons of the blockade and foreign intervention, in both of which the representative of the Southern confederacy appears to have been consider- ably snubbed by the British Minister for Foreign Affairs. In addition we give a very curious letter from Lord Lyons, st Washington, to Earl Russell, detailing his interview with the leading members of the New York ‘‘conser- vative’ party, from whom he says he obtained much more information than from any porsons in Washington. He represents the views of these “leaders” very fully, and makes a full revelation of their desires and ex- pectations with regard to the conduct of the war, prominent among which he says he per- eeived a ‘desire to put an ond to the war, yoven at tho risk of losing the Southern States 1Wtogether; but it was plain that it was not thought prvident to avow this desire. Indeed, some hints of i% dropped before the elections were so ill re- coty. td that @ strong declaration in the contrary sense Gus deomed necessary for the democratic leaders \"’ This docament is not only a curious but @ very i portant one im many respects, and we would re fer our readers to it for some very inte- resting in, formation upon the state of affairs here and the po. Sey of Great Britain, as suggested by the represe tative of the British government in Wasbinxtan.d MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘Tho prize steamers Nicholas I. and Granite City arrived at this port last night. The latter wae captured off the Bahama Banke, and the former while attempting to run the blockade of Wilming- ton, North Carolina, having previously made three unsuccessful attempts to run into Charleston. The Nicholas I. has a valuable cargo of war munitions and merchandise. To Master Everson, who came in charge of her to this port, we are indebted for some interesting particulars, We have dates from St. Domingo to the 7th of March. The news is of little importance. The rebellion against Spain had been promptly sup- pressed, as was to be expected. A correspondent | writes that the market is literally glutted with American produce. Flour, salt provisions, butter, cheese, lard, &c., can be bought at less than Now York prices. The numerous arrivals from the States have cleaned the market of exports. There is, however, large quantities of wood in the inte- rior, awaiting the rains to be brought to market: The weather is cool and pleasant and the season unusually healthy. The Wisconsin papers have published a vindica- tion of Col. R. C. Murphy relative to the surrender of Holly Springs, and, according to that,document, it would appear that no blame could possibly be brought against him for that misfortune. Four hundred and fifty exchanged rebel pri- soners were to have left Camp Chase, at Colum- bus, Ohio, on Saturday last, for Fortress Monroe. One hundred others had signified their desire to take the oath of allegiance. A resolution strongly censuring Otto Dresel, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, passed that body on the 25th inst. Mr. Dresel isa copperhead, and the resolution of censure was & substitute for one for expulsion, he having render- ed himself obnoxious by counselling nullification of the federal laws and resistance by the State authorities. A council ef the prominent members of the de- mocratic party of Ohio was held in Columbus on the 25th inst., at which it was resolved to make no factious opposition to the government, but to give it a hearty support in carrying on the war for the Union. The thinking democrats are beginning to find out that copperheadism is not popular. Ten thousand tons of copper were shipped from the Lake Superior mines in 1862, which was valued at five millions of dollars. The Maine Legislature adjourned on Wednesday last. It passed a series of resolutions, pledging support to the national government, and in its or- dinary legislation was unusually free from partisan bias. Charles H. Upton has announced himself as a candidate for Congress, to represent the Seventh district of Virginia, composed of the counties of Berkeley, Frederick, Shenandoah, Jefferson, Clark, Warren, Loudon, Fauquier, Fairfax, Prince William and Alexandria. Mr. Upton says he will give a cordial support to the President in every measure to suppress the rebellion. Governor Holbrook, of Vermont, has recom- mended that the 9thof April be observed as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. ‘The stock market was better on Saturday than on the day previous, the avorage advance being 3 tol per cent. Governments wore hardly sofirm. Gold rose to 143i, Closing about 143, Exchange closed at 166 = 1563,. Money was easy; call loans 606 per cent. The slight wire %, gold, and consequently in sterling exchange, more activity in breadstuffs on Satur- day, with ue «lvance om flour of 100., on wheat of %., and om corn of lo. There was also more doing in provisions, and inoreased firmncss discernable in pork, lard, bacon andewt meats, Whiskey was a trifle higher and in better request. Cotton was tolerably steady in price, but was inactive. The grocery trade was re- stricted, in part by the storm; sales were moderate and prices depressed, ‘The demand for most other commodi- ties was limited. The freight market was dull and rates were heavy. Important Events in Europe—Napoleon’s Last Resort. The uprising of the Poles has given an im- mense impetus to the revolutionary parties throughout Europe. In France the example is contagious; the people, dissatisfied by the re- sults of Napoleon’s policy as regards Italy and Mexico, are menacing in their comments, and openly avow their sympathy with the Poles and their detestation of all oppressors. Napoleon, who ever watches the bent of the public mind, must be aware that the period has arrived when he must, at all hazards, divert the atten- tion of his subjects into some new channel, They must not have leisure to scrutinize his actions too closely, else there will be danger to any furtherance of his power. He seized upon the occasion presented to him by this Polish insurrection to loudly reprimand the attitude of Prussia, who seemed desirous of affording aid to Russia. Backed by the energetic pro- mises of England, Napoleon at once sent des- patches to Berlin which were menacing in their tone. Prussia was not to interfere, as France could not brook intervention. Once committed by this step, Napoleon turned to England for further co-operation, but found that, as in Mexico, he had gone too far. England, baving embroiled him with Prussia and Russia, has left him to get out of the dilemma alone as best he may. To Austria Napoleon at once made advances, and we now hear that France and Austria are likely to act in concert against Russia and Prussia, and that a war be- tween those Powers may occur. We are not inclined to give credence to any such event. Austria cannot go to war. She is too poor, and has too much to lose and too little to gain by a war with Prussia and Russia. She will not let Napoleon lead her into such danger. The French Emperor fully understands that he must withdraw from Mexico, and that to do so he must inaugurate a war in Europe. Alone he cannot fight Russia and Prussia; but alone he can fight England; and surely he owes ber suffi- cient grudge to undertake a deadly struggle with her. Deceived by her in Mexico, now in this Polish question, annoyed and baffled by England in his policy towards Italy and the United States, Napoleon will at some time turn upon her for a final settlement of old scores. He is aware that herein he would have the sym- pathy and assistance of all France. Before the prospeets of a war with perfide Albion all politi- cal ereeds and differences in France would give way. A universal cry of “Death to the Eng- lish!” would ring throughout sunny France, and Napoleon would find himself the untrammelled master of his empire. The people would accept a war with England ‘as a boon conferred upon them, and would en- ter into it with an ardor and zeal, not to say en- thusiasm, such as would rival the display made by the French chevaliers of the Holy War, when stirred to frenzy by the crazy monk who led them to Palestine. To hate the English is part of a Frenchman's creed, and well is Napoleon aware of this. It is his last resort, his forlorn hope, and to its fatal use is England driving him by her constant interference and ‘cun- ning diplomacy. Unable to attack Prussia, because at the last moment Austria will leave him to do so unaided, who can assert that Napoleon will not turn upon England, the author of his present tron- can expedition bles? She led him into the Me wo leave him 1 « in i led NEW YORK HERALD, .MONDAY, MAKUH 30, 1863. him into making a display of favoring the South, which has won for him our distike, and now she induces him to take a step from which he will retreat with a great loss of prestige and power. All this he can regain by a war with her; and we judge him to be just the man to seize upon this last resort ere the discontent of his people assume atfy more formidable shape than at present. None know better than Na- poleon what changes a day may bring forth in fickle, dangerous France, and but few act with more decision when once their minds are made up. England, in defeating the plans of Napo- leon for a continuance of his power in France, is but hastening the period of a struggle be- tween herself and her hereditary enemy. He is powerful. Wonderfully would that power be increased should he determine to turn it against England. Events seem to be driving him to this last resort with irresistible force. The Albany Regency and Its Policy of Rule or Ri The clique of democratic politicians known as the Albany Regency, in combination with certain money brokers in Wall street, are de- termined to play over again in 1864 the same game which they played so successfully at the Charleston Convention in 1860—the game of “rule or ruin’’—whose bitter fruits the country is now reaping to-day from Maine to Texas. At that time, failing te get the nomination for their candidate, and therefore unable te eontrol the spoils of office for the next four years, they re- fused to agree to the nomination of any other man, split the democratic party into two, and thus effectually played into the hands of the radical republicans on one side and into the hands of the secessionists on the other. The result, as might have been expected, was the election of a minority candidate, the triumph of secession and the most terrible civil war on record. They would listen to no counsels of moderation and would tolerate no compromise. Their candidate was involved in pecuniary em- barrassments. They were his creditors and held him under their contrel. He refused to accept the platform adopted by the committee of thirty-three—consisting of one member from each State—otherwise he might have been the candidate of the united democratic party and been triumphantly elected. Like the dog in the manger, they would neither let their man agree to the platform nor permit any candidate to get the nomination who did agree to it. The same combination of politicians at Albany and money brokers at New York are pursuing the same course now. They have a candidate fer 1864 long since cut and dry, and they are determined to have him nominated at all hazards, in order to obtain possession of the offices and public plunder for the next Pre- sidential term. If they cannot do this they will again try to divide the democratic party and permit the republicans to win by a walk over the course. The moneyed wing of this combi- nation, which pays some $30,000 per annum to keep the World from sinking into the tomb of all the democratic party organs ever started in New York, sustains and controls another jour- nal published in this city with a country circu- lation, the Weekly Argus, an appendage of the Albany daily concern of the same name, and edited by the same men. All three organs are combined in the copperhead interest and in the interest of the Regency. The tendency of their writings is to bring the federal and State au- thorities into violent collision and to embarrass the prosecution of the war. What their pro- gramme is the following facts will reveal. When Valiandigham was in this city a short time ago, he went up to Albany tosee Governor Seymour, in order to ascertain his intention about resisting the execution of federal laws in this State deemed to be unconstitutional. Mr. Seymour is said at first to have agreed to all the ideas and plans of Vallandigham, and that resistance should be offered at once. Next day, however, after consulting with the Regency, he sent for Vallandigham, and told him that the time was not yet come to commence that game. For certain reasons urged by Mr. Seymour, Val- landigham is known to have left satisfied; and what would satisfy him may be easily deter- mined by the character of his speeches. Thus the policy of resistance is only a question of time. The tendency of such a course cannot be deubtful. If it do not involve the North in civil strife and anarchy, it is well calculated to divide the democratic party into two antago- nistic sections, one a peace party and the other awar party. If the same consequences do not follow now as in 1860, it will only be because the people, awakened to the selfishness of these corrupt demagogues, will not permit them to ruin the cause of conservatism a second time. Meantime it never was so necessary to keep a close watch on the movements of the politicians. If it be true that “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” and that republics, which are found- ed on public virtue aad popular intelligence, can only be sustained by the same means, these great maxims never were so true before, and never involved such tremendous consequences for weal or woe. The Conservative Reaction—Its Progress and Consummation. The great conservative counter-revolution which was so,clearly indicated by the elections last fall, and is now making steady progress to the goal, is destined to have an extraordinary effect upon the shallow politicians who scent the spoils in the distance, as the vultures and buzzards seent the neglected dead on the battle field. The niggerhead spoilsmen see in all the signs of the times the approaching doom of their party, and they are resorting to all sorts of in- genious devices to turn it aside. They are en- couraging the most violent and unconstitutional measures to arrest the onward march of public opinion. They might as well try to stop the Mississippi with a pitchfork. Their futile ef- forts to dam the current will only serve to in- crease its impetuosity. Conscious of their guilt, and afraid to meet the people in their true colors, they change their name and try to raise a deceptive issue for the Presidential elec- tion of 1864. Under the auspiees of the imma- culate Forney they are inaugurating so-called “Union Leagues,” for the purpose of taking the wind out of the sails of the great conservative party of the country. But they may save them- selves the trouble. Their fate is fixed, and no expedient can save their bark from going down before the breath of the storm which is now rising, and will soon sweep land and sea with resistless force, from the Potomac te the St. Lawrence, and from the Empire City to the Golden Gate. On the other hand, the politicians who have heretofore fastened themselves like barnacles | graced the country during the past twenty on the demoe irty ae secking to anti- | years, and, having lost all oirowiation and indlu- | oreae cinate the judgm to be pronounced by the | eace by its iniauous attempts ty assist tue re- ; her bea: ers people at the ballot box in 1864. So impatient are they for the publio plunder now in the hands of the republican party that they are not content to await the result in the manner pro- vided by the constitution. These copperheads Propose to resist by force the execution of the laws of Congress for the prosecution of the war. ‘The result, of course, would be coufusion, an- archy and bloody strife in our midst, to say nothing of the inevitable loss of the Union. The path of wisdom leads in a different direc- tion. Let no resistance be offered to the laws, and let the constituted authorities be sustained. If public opinion be against these laws, s0 much the worse for the party who enacted them, and 80 much the more certain is their overthrow in the coming Presidential election. But if they are good laws they will be good when the con- servatives come into power, and what is now sauce for the democratic goose will then be sauce for the republican gander. By the opera- tion of the laws now on the statute book, and the precedents set by the Secretary of War, the abolitionists can be utterly squelched by the conservative administration which will be ushered into power by the vote of the people in the fall of next year. There is no need, therefore, of offering any violent resistance even to unconstitutional laws. As Mr. Lincoln observed, he has given to hia by Congress great powers on paper; but if their exercise is not supported by the popular will they will remain on the statute book a dead letter. The questions at issue between the conserva- tives and destructives will be settled in due time at the polls. But meantime it is essential to the existence of the republic to maintain law and order, and united action and energetic co-operation are necessary in order to the put- ting down of the rebellion; else we would soon have no republic, and no spoils left to quarrel about. To enter into mortal combat with each other now would be as foolish as for two fire companies to waste their precious time in fighting while a great conflagration was raging in their view. If the firemen were not desti- tute of common sense they would first com- bine to subdue the enemy, and settle their dif- ferences afterwards. The true course, there- fore, for the conservatives of all classes is to unite with all others who are willing and ready to extinguish the flames of insurrection; and if the party who elected Mr. Lincoln falter in their duty to the country, either from incompetence or wilfully or from malice prepense, they will be swept away by the unanimous voice of the people, and the place that knew them shall know them no more. The responsibility now rests upon their shoulders, and nothing ought to be done which would give them an excuse to shift it upon others. The longer the rope given them the more rigidly will they be held to account here- after. If they fail to restore the Union while they have the free use of the most ample means to-do so, they are lost, and no human power can save them from total extinotioh. The Two Opposition Societies ‘for the Diffasion of Useful Knowledge.” The schemes to which the copperhead and abolition papers resort in order to make b6th ends meet and take a little longer lease of life are at once curious and amusing. The latest and most transparent of these schemes is the organization of societies avowedly “for the dif- fusion of useful political knowledge,” but really for the promotion of the circulation of the papers whose editors or proprietors are, as our imma- culate Aldermen say, “in the ring.”’ The cop- perhead journals—the World, Express and Jour- nal of Commerce—first adopted this idea, and called meetings at Delmonico’s, where the edi- tors ate and drank enormously and the _politi- cians paid the bills. The abolition, negro-wor- shipping papers—the Tribune, Times and Post— have now started an opposition concern, called “The Loyal Publication Society,” and intend to eclipse the other organization, the Original Jacobs, completely. Already the circulars are issued, the agents appointed. The only thing now needed {s a little money, and that is re- spectfully requested from innocent people in the shape of subscriptions. The diffusionists have repeatedly ex- pressed the’ opinion that’ nothing is more advantageous than useful know- ledge. We quite agree with them. The aboli- tionists confidently assert that “in their opinion no more efficient work can be done by loyal citizens than the dissemination of good and true loyal reading matter among the people.” We believe that “more efficient work can be done by loyal eftizens” in conquering this rebellion; but, with this exception, we concur in the above sentiment. The question is, however, what is “useful knowledge” and “loyal reading?” Here the doctors decidedly disagree. What the diffusionists call “useful knowledge” the aboli- tionists term treason. What the abolitionists call “loyal reading” the diffusionists stigmatize as aid and comfort to the rebellion. This opens a wide field for discussion, and perplexes inno- cent people amazingly. Fortunately the origi- nators of the opposition societies have a very simple rule in regard to this matter. “Useful knowl ”” according to the. diffusionists, is anything contained in the World, Express and Journal of Commerce. “Loyal reading,” accord- ing to the negro-worshippers, is anything con- tained in the Tribune, Times and Post. Conse- quently the copperbeads buy up and diffuse their organs, and the abolitionists buy up and disseminate the exponents of their peculiar views. It is thus evident that the papers gain, no matter who loses. Clearly, therefore, the intention of these societies is merely to bolster up half a dozen miserable, dying, political journals, and to give the people gratuitously those papers which they eannot be induced to subscribe for upon any terms. Both the copperhead and abolition journals have had a hard struggle to maintain their ex- istence. The World started asa religious daily, but soon went over to the Satanic party, and fattened for a while upon army ale and porter before it had recourse te Delmonico’s wines. The Hepress has long been sustained by Corpo- ration patronage; has changed its political coat from whig to Koow Nothing and from Know Nothing to copperhead democrat; and one of its editors, in order to keep the pot boiling, re- certtly procured his election to Congress from the party he had always reviled and opposed. The Journal of Commerce was originally an abo- lition paper, and at the outbreak of the rebellion was refused the mails on the ground of its se- cession proclivities. The record of the abolition trio is about equally respectable. The Tribune has been the organ of every ism which has dis- ee a eee Sse teen pm ee le en NE bele and divide the North, has been compelled to resort to every trick in the catalogue of con- tract jobberics, lotteries and gift enterprises to save itselffrom utter muin. The Times has always been the supple agent of Wall street operators, and is chiefly noticeable for its endeavors to keep upon both sides of the political fence at the same time and make as much out of each side as possible. The Post is supported by government jobs and offices, and is remarkuble for its ultra abolitioniam and bad poetry, the most of which is probably written by the chief editor, who produced his best poem in his nine- teenth year, and has been deteriorating ever since. These are the familiar animals concealed beneath the lion skins of these societies. If, as the Scripture assures us, we cannot gather grapes from thorns nor figs from thistles, it will indeed be a difficult matter to obtain “useful knowledge” and “loyal reading” from such papers as these. The copperhead and aboli- tion editors, finding that all other means failed, have taken the recipe from Barnum’s book, and are trying to creep into popularity under false pretences. The dodge will certainly not avail them. It bas been tested, under other names, by almost all our political parties, and has al- ways failed. Papers which the people refuse to purchase the people cannot be induced to read, even if they be distributed gratuitously by “Societies for the Diffusion of Useful Politi- cal Knowledge” or “Loyal Publication Socie- ties.”” ° THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. The Report of the F' king of Haines’ Blaff Confirmed—Sherman’s Expedition Through the Sunflower, &c. Caio, Ill,, March 29, 1863. Memphis papers of the 27th confirm yesterday's tele gram that a large force under Sherman passed through Sunflower and landed near Haines’ Bluff, No action had occurred up to the latest dates. Wasinatox, March 29, 1863, A despatch was received by the Navy Department to- day from Admiral Farragut, dated below Warrenton, Mis. sissippi, March 19, in which he says that about ten miles aboveGrand Gulf he saw the wreck of the Indianola on the right pank of the river. She was partially submerged and her upper works were very much shattered by ex plosion. INTERESTING FROM TENNESSEE. The Positions and Movements of the Op- posing Armics—-The Reports of a For- midable Rebel Invasion of Kentucky Net Credited—=The Enemy in Front of Rosecrans Sixty Thousand Strong, d&c. Morrauesvoro, March 20, 1863. It is certain that no rebel infantry has passed either flank of this army in Kentucky; therefore the Kentucky panic is baseless. There is reagon to believe that Van Dorn, with 8,000 mounted infantry and cavalry, has moved to striko the Cumberland river, below Clarksville, to intercept navigation. We have trustworthy information that the rebels are concentrating exclusively in this front to resist Rose- erans’ advance, not to attack him. They are now not less than sixty thousand strong, and fortified at Tulla- boma, Stevenson and Bridgeport. There are no troops at Chattanooga. No infantry has appeared at Knoxville. Provisions are moving from Virginia to Tallahoma. ‘There is no doubt the rebols are suflering for want of pro- visions. Joe Jobnston’s headquarters are at Atianta,Ga. Bragg is incommand of the army, and his headquarters aro at Tullahoma, The Guerilla Attack on the Steamer Sam. Gaty. Kansas Crry, Mo., March 29, 1963. Further particulars with regard to the capture of the steamer Sam. Gaty yesterday by guerillas state that nine nogroes and two soldiers were killed, and a third was wounded, who escaped to Independence. ‘All the public and private property was rifled. Three hundred saeks of flour, forty eight wagon beds, belonging to the government, and considerable private property, were thrown overboard. The amount of money taken was $1,200, of which $600 belonged to the boat. The guerillas had intended to destroy the boat, but they finally atowed her to proceed. They had followed her thirty miles. INTERESTING FROM ALBANY. The Callicot Investigation—Adjournment of the Committee till T marry 3 cxt, Se. “+ auoixy, March 29, 1563. The Callicot Investigating Committee held another ses- sion on Saturday afternoon. No witnesses were examined. The entire session was taken up by the counsel in arguing the point whether the fifth, sixth and seventh specifica- ttons under the fifth charge were explicit enough to inves- Meee press pecan ios Tela. is thade boiweon Mr. Caliicot and the repnblican ’nion party, fa which the former was to vote for certain republican officers of the House and for United States Senator, in consideration of the latter electing him Speaker. The coun- sel of the defence took the ground that these charges were not admissible, for the réason'that they did not specify with whom the bargain wes made; that the law did not recognize a republican Union democratic party or any other party, and that, in order to make thetn admissibie, the speciiications should have named the per#ons or indi viduals with whom such alleged bargain was made. Able arguments were made on both sides. During the discussion it was stated by the counsel for the prosecution that the charges and specifications were drawn by Mr. Hadley, of Albany. The committee resorved their de cision, and adjourned until next Thursday, for the reason that one member of the committee couid net be present before that time, and the balance of the commitice did not desire to proceed without a full committee. The room in which the committee hold their sessions is dense- ly crowded during their sittings. Masical. To-night ‘‘ Semiramide’’ will be given at the Academy of Music, with a powerful cast. On Tuesday evening we are to have the opera of ‘ Lucia di Iammermoor,’’ with Signor Mazzoleni in his favorite roleof Edgardo. This being Passion Week, there will be opera to-night, to- morrow vight and Wednesday; no performance on Thursday, and @ grand sacred concert on Friday evening, in which all the artists of the Maretzek troupe will take part. We would specially call attention to the perform- ance to take place to-night at our Academy of Music. The opera of ‘ Semiramide” is to be put upon the stage with the artistic completeness which dis- tinguishes all of Max Marotzek’s endeavors to please and attract the public. Signor Biachi made ‘fan immense bit in the roleof Assur, in this opera, at the Scala in Milan; also at Naples. He appears in this character to greater advantage than in those in which he usually appears. But few of those who nightly crowd the Opera House know Signor Biachi, save as agravo, gray old man, while in reality the artist is only thirty years of age, is tall and powerful, and bas intensely black beard and bair. Mme. Guerrabella makes her appearance in ‘ Semira- mide” in a pew role for her in this city. The artiste, the choruses and the orchestra have had suflicient rehearsal of the opera, and we may safely assert that it will be ad- mirably produced. Sulzer, Minetti and Coletti appear in Semiramide." Next Monday evening the new opera ‘*Ione,” founded upon Bulwer’s ‘Last Days of Pompeii,”’ will be given in a style of magnificence hitherto unattempted at our Acade my of Music. Gottschalk, the eminent pianist, will commence ip a | abort time a series of concerts at Irving Hall, He will be | assisted by several popular artists, On dit that Mme. Vestvali is coming to this country ‘with the intention of appearing in opera, A’Vienna correspondent says:—' Adelina Patti has ap- peared with Giuglini in ‘Sopnambula.’ The success was immense, colossal, without paratiel in Vienna.’’ Vordi’s opera, “Tho Foree of Destiny,’ has been pro- hibited in Venice. Not only the lihretto, by Signor Piave, but even pieces reduced from that for the pianoforte, have beon sequestrated at the Post Office, A vew opera by M. le Comte de Reteet, French Ambas. sador at Darmstadt, who writes under the pseudonym of M. Jesper, bas been played there. The title of it is “The Miller of Marlinac."’ At Nice a aplendid concert has been given at the theatre for the benaitot the poor, The F (sophia Cruvelli) kindly consented wcoord: ustom, | @ the powerful ard of hor a we | Sho was in perfect voice, Wasunctom, March 29, 1863. THE GREAT DEMAND voR THE FIVE-TWENTY GOV~* ERNMENT BONDS. The forces in the loan divisions of the bureaus of ‘Treasurer and Register of the Treasury are laboring o! and day, aud even Sundays, to preparc the five-twenty bonds, to keep pace with the demands of the publ ‘The subscriptions are still soveral days ahond of the sues. The printers are also behind with the blanks. 48 the bords draw interest irom the date of subscriptias, howevor, purchagers lose nothing by the tow days’ dq@@r in their reception. GHNERAL GRANT'S ARMY IN GOOD CONDITION AN WELL PROVIDED FOR. Major Genoral Grant, in a letter to Surgeon General Hark mond, dated “Headquarters, Department of Tennessee, be- fore Vicksburg,' which has been received hore, says as to Surgoon J.R. Smith's inquiry into tho sanitary condition of his army for its improvement:— ‘know a greet dqab has been said to impress the public generilly, ad alt officials particularly, with the idea that thie army waa in a suffering condition, and mostly from neglect. ‘This im most erroneous. ‘The health of this command will cog pare favorably with that of any army in the field, I ven- ture to say, and every preparntion is made for the elok that could be desired. 1 venture the assertion that army over went into the field with better arranged pre parations (or receiving sick and wounded soldiers than this, We have hospital bonts expressly fitted up; and, with the government and voluntary supplies, it is a great question whether ove person in ten could be 6 well taken? care of at home as in the army here.”” THE DRSTITUTION AMONG THE REBELS. ‘Tho outposts of our army in froat of this city are daily approached by numbers of refugees from the Sou! Many of them come in absolute destitution, half nak and balf starved; but ander recent orders they are com- pelled to turn back or await permission from the depart- ment hore to encerour fines, These people all tell the same story of dos! tution in thé South, ans the impossd- bility to procure supplies of food. DINNER TO THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER FROM SWET- ZERLAND. General Togbardy, of the Swiss army, who comes one special miesion from the republic of Switkerland to team the state of military arts in this country, was, with hig stall, entertained at dinner yesterday by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of War, and Mr. Hillz, the respocted Consul Genorat of Switzerland, were of tho party. SWORD PRESENTATION TO GEN. SLOUGH. Ata numerous gathering of ‘citizens of Alexandria last evening, Colonel Korponay presiding, a beautiful awotd, elaborately gilded and jewelied, was presented to General Slough, bearing the following inscription:—\ Presented to Brigadier General Jobn P, Slough, by bis friends pas a tokon of their appreciation of his fidelity and zeal in the discharge of his responsible duties as Military Governor of Alexandria, Virginia, March, 1862” Lieutenant Colonel Wells made an eloquent pre. sentation speech, referring to the ‘splendid victory achieved by the troops under Col. Slough’s command tn Now Mexico just one year ago—March 28, 1862. Geni Slough replied happily, and Col. Korponay also made an address. A GRAND BEVIBW OF THR FORCES AROUND WASE- INGTON, ‘There ts to bo a grand artillery review and flold drilta the reserve ooar the Washington Monument hore on Wednesday next, It bas been many months since thore has been such a review in this city. SUCCESS OF THE NEGRO BRIGADE IN FLORIDA. An official despatch from Genera! Saxton, received it the War Department, confirms the heretoforo rej success of the negro expedition to Fiorida under Higginson and Montgomery. 4A COLORED RECRUITING AGENT FOR NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA. A colored agent, who is empowered to enlist thousand black soldiers, left the city last evening for Philadelphia and New York, well supplied with eyen CASEY'S TACTIOS FOR THE COLORED TROOPS. General Casey ts hurrying up his book of tactics or- dered by the War Department for the American sotdiers of African descent. ' ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER INDIAN DELEGATION. A delegation comprising seven chiefs of the Uto In- dians, from Colorado Territory, have arrived In Washigg- ton for the purpose of making @ treaty. They are wild, and, like their immediate predecessors from tho Plains, came by invitation of the government. But being hostile to the latter, these Utes by arrangement travelied nithor separately. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs will, douptiess, meet with much success in his stipulations with phe savages to render more save travel to tho mines. IMMENSE EMIGRATION ACROSS THE PLAINS. Captain Medora Crawford, of Oregon, who comimayds the armed escort provided by government for emigranta to the Pacitic shore across the Plains, has arrived here. He reports that already fifty thousand emigrants are moving in that direction, and he estimates the num§er for the whole season at one hnndred thousand. This over- land emigration is larger than was over known since the Old discoveries, SMALLPOX DISAPPEARING FROM WASIIINGTON., Smallpox has measurably disappeared from this city. Cases have been numerous hero; but they were barely fatal. DEPARTURE OF THE PACIFIC CONGRESSMEN. The California and Oregon Senators aud representatWves willal! leave New York in the California steamor next 1 Walieiday, Soaator Harding, of Oregon, loft for New York last evening. 28+ sae etbcietpamon's ELE Gan THR CLOSING OF THB WASHINGTON BARROOMS. Much distress has been felt to-day by the olf resident and the military officers hereon account of the absolute Probibition of the sale of liquor in the hotels and restgu- rants by tho Military Governor. The prohibition has been more complete than ever before. A NOTORIOUS BURGLAR RRARRESTED. A notorious burgiar named Jas. R. Lagrange, a Texa, | who broke out of the Distriet jail for the second timo last Friday night, was arrested to day near the city. REWARD OF AN OFFICER FOR THK RECOVERY OF Tre STOLEN BONDS, Chris. Hogan, who lately recovered two and a haif mit lions in certificates stolen from the Treasury Department, has been appointed chiof detective officer of the Treasury Department. DECISION IN REFERENCE TO REAPING AND MOWING MACHINES. x Information has been received here that the United States Circuit Court for the Northern District of New York, Justices Nelson and Hail on the bench, has decided on the final hearing in the case of Hussey’s Administratrix vs. Bradley, et al., manufacturing the Hubbard roapug and mowing machine, as follows:—First—Yhat Huewy'e three patents are in all respects good and valid. Soomd— ‘That they are infringed by the defendants’ cutting appa ratus, which is the same new universally used in reaping and mowing machines. Third—aA perpetual injunction te awarded against the defendants and an account o¢ dered. The decision heretofore made in Hussey’s life time by the courts of Ilinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and the decision of the late Commissioner of Patents grant ing their extension, have thus been affirmed on fut; and final bearing. , DISCHARGE OF DISABLED SOLDIZKS. Surgeon J. R. Smith has, by order of Surgeon General Hammond, directed a letter to Medical Director Abbott, directing him to take the necessary measures to danse the transfer to general hospitals nearest to their homes of all sick and wounded soldiers who have been sick for three months and upwards, and who are ina fit atate to bear such transportation; these transfers to be madb in detachments of about fifty, ander charge of the proper officers, and with due attention to the welfare of the cick thus transferred. { City Intelligence. AN Anuiaes Pataiot._There is now stopping at the Now England rooms Sergeant Thomas Plunkett, late color bearer, who lost both arms at the battle of Frve. ricksburg. His rogimont was charging on the mbet works when another sergeant, who was bearing the oo. lors, was killed, t Plunkett seized them, and rushed to the front with When be was struck’ by» shell which tore off both arms. The gallant soldier Las no relativ a aw ion list has been opened (or bin at the land |, Where the bonerolert an see him an it him by pecuniary gilts, The <orpeane is @ fine looking soldier. Tus Reuse Movewert ror [natayy.—Thie charitable movement is progressing favorably in this city. the Anights of St. Patrick, who organized a grand pub lia meeting to be beld at the Academy of Musi on the evening of the Tth of April, will bola @ general meeting of the society at the Astor Howse to-morrow evening, at half past seven o'clock, to final arrangements. The prospects are that it will be of the Slargest ages ever gathered for charitable purpose in this city, We learn that all Trish soetetion will be represented there to oo- eq th the Knights, aod that a number of the moat ating od citizous Will be Dreeoat 10 give ald to the moved) one an; te