The New York Herald Newspaper, April 2, 1863, Page 4

4 JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFIOR N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDBN. Broadway,—Eprra. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Witp Oars, WINTER GARDEN, Broaaway.—East Lyne. LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Jxssrz Mo- ANE: Ovo House NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowe M ar. ON The Betvax ETc VALE, BARNUMS AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Minwte ‘amen. COM. Nutt, Living Hirrovotauus, bor at all Lours. —Saabow ON THE WaLL—Alternvon Evouing. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad. Was. —BTHiOPiAN SONGS, BURLESQURS, Dances, &c—Low Aug You, Gaexsaacns: WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.—Ermorian Sones, Dances, &¢.—Lanp oF FksKDOM. IRVING HALL, Irving place.—Pustic Lever or Ge. Tou Tuvm axp Wire. THE NEW IDEA, 485 Broudway.—Sones, Buresavrs, Baers, ac, i HOPE CHAPEL, 72) Broadway~MacEvor's Hisrant- on; on, A Tour ix TkeLanp. AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broadway.—! Tantomimus, Box iesavus. ac. i erat PARISIAN CABINET OF WONDERS, roRdWay.— Open duilv (rom 10 AML WILDE. Mees 8S Broadway, HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.— Songs, Dances, BuRLESQTES, 4c. siabigieaeabind New York, Thursday, April 2, 1863. The Sunflower expedition has returned to the Mississippi river. The rebels had so obstructed the channel that no progress could be made through it. Anattempt was made by the enemy to hem in the fleet by obstruction front and rear, but the infantry succeeded in releasing the vessels after some skirmishing. The rebel account of the naval battery fight at Port Hudzon has been received. It is interesting, but at the same time contains several false state- ments. The sneering allusion to the Richmond is proved to be entirely false by our own correspon- dent's account, published on Tuesday, he being on that vessel during the whole engagement. There was no offer of “ surrender”’ made by any officer on board the Richmond, nor did they “appeal to the batteries to cease firing.’ Due allowanse must therefore be given to the whole statement as regards its veracity. General Gilmore attacked the rebels near Somer- set, Ky., and drove them before him after a sharp. fight of about six hours. The Union loss was about thirty. The rebel General Bragg has forwarded a de- spatch to headquarters at Richmond relative tothe capture of Union troops at Brentwood, Tenn. Brentwood is a station on the Nashville and Deca- tur Railroad, ten miles from Nashville and nine from Franklin. Captain A. C. Webster, who had been tried as a Union spy and ultimately coniemned to death for breach of parole, nearly succeeded in making his escape from Castle Thunder, Richmond, on the 27th ult. He was, however, retaken. General Halleck has officially complimented Colonel Connor, of the Third California Volunteers, for the gallant and heroic conduct of his command at Bear river. It is reported from Yorktown that a rebel force, anid to be 20,000 strong, are in front of Williams burg, Va., threatening an attack. General Keyes at once left for the scene of action on receipt of the intelligence. THE LEGISLATURE. In the State Senate yesterday the bill allowing soldiers in the army from this State to vote by proxy at our State elections was passed, by nine- teen yeas to seven nays, Third readings were or- dered on the bills to extend the terms of office of the heads of our city departments to four years; to enable the Croton Aqueduct Board to acquire additional land on the upper end of New York Island, for the purpose of extending water facili- ties; to incorporate the New York Dry Goods Clerks’ Early Closing Association, and relative to the New York Juvenile Asylum. The special committee having in charge the Broadway Rail- road held a session yesterday, and took evidence in reference to the incorporators named in the bill; but no facts of any great importance were elicited. In the Assembly the resolutions adopted by the Senate on the provious evening. in reference to the payment of the quarterly instalment of the Siate debt interest, was taken up, and the House receded from the position it had previously taken, and adopted the Senate’s resolutions by a vote of eighty-three to twenty-one. By this it is provided that only foreign creditors shall be paid in coin. ‘The domestic holders of New York State securities will, therefore, receive their interest in United States Treasury notes. The Agsembly passed a number of bills, inclading those incorporating the Hudson and Harlem Rivers Canal Company, au- thorizing the extension of the bulkhead line estab- lished by law of the streets between West Four- teenth and Thirty-first streets, the Albany and Susquehanna Railrond bill and the Supply bill. The bill amending the Revised Statutes relative to assesaments was defeated, The bill to appoint commissioners to adjudicate certain cases on the Court of Appeals calendar was again under con- sideration, when an interesting debate took pla on the policy of electing judges by the people. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The State election took place in Rhode Island yesterday. The entire republican Union ticket for Governor, Members of Congress and the Legisla- ture was clected. The match between Heenan and King, for the championship of England, waa completed in London on the 17th of March. Both men were present on the occasion. They are to fight for one thousand pounds ster'ing a side and the belt. One hundred pounds sterling a side of the money ‘was put down. ‘The average number of deserte: tue Ohio regiments now in the fi bundred and sixty. At the meeting of tie Board of Education last evening it was reported that the Committee on the Proe Academy requested the librarian of that from each of id is about one institution to resign. His resignation was re- colred at their next meeting eneeeeding, and an- other librarian appointed at the salary of the former one-—$1,500 a year. Beyond the routine business of the Board nothing further of the alight est importance transpired til the Board adjourned. An unknown man, about sixty years of age, was found dead in the unoccupied cellar of No. 213 ith avenue yestorda The desh had been ail gnawed: from tle bones by the rats, and there (ras no leit but a mere skeleton, It is sup- ported ed fell into the cellar accidently, gad being usable to helo himself was litera fly . =a ¥ THEATRE, Bowery—INcomau—Tax Rose oF | NE eaten to death by vermin. Corouer Ranney held an inquest. ‘The excttement yesterday in Walt street was on gold, which rose 160, closing 16934 bid, The amount of business done was very lange indeed. Exchange war IT} & 172, Money was very easy indeed. Stocks strong. ‘There was much more firmness in the market for cotton yesterday, sales having been made of 1,200 bales at 720. @ 74a. for middimgs, Wlour advanced Sc. a 15c., and corn Je. & 2c., with more doing, Wheat was also held higher, | but was quiet, ‘There was considerable activity in pro- visions, mostly in hog products, which were dearer. The grocery trade was not very brisk, but prices were tend- iug upward. Whiskey was firm, with moderate salos. Light transactions were reported in other articles. Freights wore improvin, The War—What is Abou ; Gold went up yesterday in Wall street to fifty- eight per cent premium. The fact may be em- barrassing to Mr. Chase; but it hardly needs an | explanation. The “ great expectations” of the | country some weeks ago of substantial victo- | ries close at hand over the armed forces of the | rebellion have come to nothing. The operations against Vickeburg and Port Hudson thus tar have resulted only in failures, losses and disap- pointments. Our land and naval forces assigned to the work of reducing Charleston and Savan- nah appear to be waiting for “ something to turn up” in their favor in some other quarter, and General Hooker still remains fast in the mud on the Rappahannock. Fast and West our flects and armies remain stationary, or are bailled in all their aggressive movements, We are supposed to have an army of seven hundred thousand men in the field, and from four to five hundred vessels of war of ali soris. How are these tremendous forces be- stowed? For, while it appearg that the army of Gen. Banks may be too weak to make a deliber- ate assault upon the rear of Port Hudson, and while General Grant, in the absence of an over- whelming pressure of troops, is compelled to resort to all sorts of tedious experiments of strategy against Vicksburg, it also appears that General Rosecrans, so far from being able to he Administration advance, is really in some danger from the pos- sibility of an attack by a rebel army vastly su- perior in numbers to his own. We infer that President Lincoln is satisfied that in the aggre- gate he has soldiers enough, from the fact that he has not taken a single step to strengthen his armies through the Conscription act; but still the unsatisfactory reports trom the South of the last few days are beginning to create the im- pression in the public mind that the campaign of this spring and summer will fall lamentably short of the promises of the government and the late reasonable expectations of the country. We were amused for some time with the idea that the rebels were about to evacuate Vicks- burg; but that conjecture is at length set at rest. Next we are told that it is the opinion of General Dix, at Fortress Monroe, that the rebels at Richmond are actually engaged in the preliminary business which indicates their evacuation of their Confederate capital. De- sertera from the rebel army are reported as bringing some positive intelligence to this effect. General Hooker, however, it is said, has no faith in these wonderful reports; and he is in a position to know whether there is or is nota rebel army of some magnitude on the opposite hills of the Rappahannock. The simple truth is that Richmond, in the East, and Vicksburg and Port Hudson, in the West, are the most im portant of the strongholds of the rebellion, and that they will not be evacuated without a stub- born resistance. Had General McClellan last fall been allowed to remain even a week longer at the head of the Army of the Potomac he would, in all probability, have cleared the way to Richmond ; for while he was close upon the rear of Lee, on the eastern flank of the Blue Ridge, he had Jackson on the western side cut of, with the occupation by onr troops of the mountain passes through which only he could come to the timely support of Lee. That golden opportunity, however, having been lost, it may be useless to dwell upon it. We are called upon to deal with the matter as it now stands. Why, then, does not General Hooker advance? We remember the outcry that was raised last spring against the inactivity of McClellan. What are the causes, then, which still detain - Reneral Hooker on the Rappahannock, when he | boasts himeelf that he has “the finest army on the planet?” We think it likely that he is de- | tained by the superior powers at Washington, | and they are pursuing ‘a military policy which itis vain for ordinary mortals to attempt to | comprehend. We cannot, however, discard the suspicion | the ruling powers of the Cabinet have been | devoting too much of their attention of late to the petty epring elections of Rhode Island and Connecticut, and too little to the active business of the war, for the accomplishment of any im- portant results. But as little Rhode Island has at length disposed of her election diffieulty, and as Connecticut will shortly do so, may we not | hope that an active prosecution of the war, ia- cluding a Monitor or two in the Mississippi | river, will then be undertaken? We would ¢e- | spectfully ask of President Lincoln himself, is | | not this a reasonable demand? | Axanciy Aprroacuinc—Hexry Witsox 70 Fenxanvo Woop.—Senator Wilson, of Massachu- setts, publishes in one of the Boston journals a very violent aud abusive letter to Fernando Wood, of New York, whichis ornamented by | such expressions as the fellowing:—‘“False, | wickedly, wantonly and infamously false;” <a | foul, shameless and damnable libel;” “bern of | ignorance or of falsekood;” “equally malicious, | deceptive, mischievous;” “reckless band of ma- lignant demagogueism;” “foul, wicked and shamele*s calumny;” “give the lie to the acen- sation artisan malignity;” “blindness and madness; “folly, madness and wickedness,” | and so on to the end of the chapter. Now, Mr. Wood and Me. Wilson are delegates to the next Congress. Of eourse they will be two of the leaders of the nation. How long will the re- public last—how long will society last—if dis- cussions are to be carried on with this spirit and in this form? Tiros on Greetey—Parson Tilton is ont in a very severe letter upon poor Greeley, all about the nigger, We like this fight. We | hope it will go on, As Tilton is too strong for Greeley, and uses his logic mercilessly, we think that we shall take the Tribune philoso- pher’s side, lly, it appears to us that Gree. | ley’s intellec breaking down. We remom- ber that poor Greeley started bis Fourierite doctrines, a very few years ago, with considera- ble foree. organizing Fourierite phalanxes and trying to give the affair a practical tura, But } } t | COMPLETE SUCCESS 81 Wuo Age run Leavers or tas Demooxario Paxry?—Lord Lyons, ia his unique and curious despatch to Bari Russell, published a day or | two ago, says that the leaders of the democratic party called upon him last November and gave were uniformly better, and the tone of the market was | him all sorts of remarkable information. Now, who are these leaders? Who appointed them? Or are they self-appointed? In thinking over the prominent politicians in this State at that time we find that the follow- ing gentlemen are most likely to be considered leaders:— Prince John Van Buren. James T. Brady. Judge Daly. August Belmont (one of the owners of the World). S. M.L. Q. X. Y. Z. Barlow (another owner of the World). Judge Barnard (another World proprietor). Fernande Wood (owner of the World; since sold out). Ben. Wood (proprietor of the bones of the Daily News). John Clancy (a very important Leader). Dennis O’Dougherty (of the Five Points and the World). John Andersen (leading tobacconist and World owner). Now will Lord Lyons please inform us whether all or any of these gentlemen called upon him as democratic leaders? If so, what were their credentials? Who chose them as leaders? Who authorized them to speak for the democracy? The subject is interesting and important, and any information concerning it will be valuable. AnoTHER Prociamation to Pur Down tHE Rene.tion.—Poor Greeley and the other aboli- tionists have persuaded our amiable and honest President, good old Abe Lincoln, to issue several proclamations to put down the rebel- lion in ninety days. The last proclamation was designed to liberate all the slaves of the South, because they gave the principal aid and support to the rebels; but this proclamation has failed even before the ninety days are up. One more proclamation will do the business, however, if the abolitionists can only get the President to issue it. Let a splendid procla- mation be published freeing all the beautiful women of the South from the thraldom of their rebel husbands. Let these women be divorced and set upon their legs, like the strong-minded sisters down East. This will settle Jeff. Davis & Co. The Southern women now give the rebels much more aid, comfort and support than the slaves ever did. They furnish lint, bandages and attendance at the hospitals; shirts, trowsers, soeks and mittens for the army, and little rebel babies who will fill up the rebel ranks if the war lasts long enough. Now if the slaves of rebels should be freed, why not free the wives of rebels? Divorce the Southern women, and the rebellion can easily be put down. Tue Curvarier Forvey anv Strona Mixpep Wonen.—The Chevalier Forney thinks the cam- paign in Connecticut is much more important than the campaigns -in Virginia and Tennessee. Very well ; why don’t the Chevalier send a few more strong minded women like Anna Dickerson down to Connecticut to stump the State like grenadicrs? Has not poor Greeley a few such ladies on hand? Hurry them off. They can talk, even if they can’t vote. A Caancx iy tHe War Departmant.—It Is rumored in Washington that Secretary Stanton will soon leave the War Department, and Gene- ral Butler be appointed in bis place. We are afraid the rumor is too good to be true. What- ever General Butler may have been in New Crieans, he would certainly make a most effi- cient Secretary of War. At ‘any rate, any change would be for the better. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. The Casunities im the Affair at Wil- Mamsburg—The Rebels Reported in Force Before the Town, &. Fortress? Moxnon, March 21, 1863. ‘The following are tho casuulties of the fight at Wil- Niameburg last Sunday :— Killed—Privates Jacob Wave! aut Edward steine. Wounded—Lieutenant Joba P. Wenzel, privates H. V. Swiss, Adam MeCrook, Joveph Wilson and Edward Taytor. Missing—Corporals Joseph Atiea and Frederick Lander, privates Wm. Alieneon, Andrew Arnold,G. N. Browne, Owen Kilkirk, James Mulgrew, Wm. 1, Frederick Curry and Patrick Sullivan. ‘The United States gunboat Mahaska sailed (rom York- town last Tuesday to join the plockading squadron in the Gulf of Mexivo. . The above is from the Yorktown Cavalier General Keyes arrived at Fortress Movroe this morning from Washington, and on leurning of the state of affairs at Williamsburg left immediately for hie command (at Yorktown) on the steamboat C. W. Thomas, which was placed at his special command. We learn from Yorktown to-riay that the rebel forces — twenty thousand strong it is stated—are in frout of Wil- } liamaburg, threatening an attack which is expected at any moment. Colonel Ladiow arrived fram City Point to-day, and re- ports that the State of Maine will be down to-night with | a,load 0° exchanged political, citizen and war prisoners. A British frigate arrived in Hampton Roads this after- noon, and after anchoring abreast of the fortress fred a salute. The Rhode island Election. ‘vIckBT. Provioener, April 1, 1663. ‘The triumpb of the republican Union candidates is com- | plete, Mr. Smith is olected Governor, and Messrs. Jencks and Dixon members of Cougross by handsome majorities. Their supporters have a large majority in both Bouses of the Legislature. Provipence, April 1—Midnight. The republican Unionists have carried every county in the State and every town in the eastern Congressional distriet except Newport. James Y. Smith is clected Governor by about 2,800 majority. Thomas A. Jencks is elected to Congress from the eastero district by about 1,900 majority. Nathan F. Dixon is elected from the western district by about 900. The Legisiatare stands on joint ballot: for the sapporters of Mr. Smith, 76; for his opponents, 26, vacancies, 4. News from San Francisco. Saw Fravcisco, April 1, 1863. ‘The excitement continues in Napa and Solano counties. Tt ie believed that the many secessionists have a secret organization, and are contemplating some hostile move- ment. Many loyal citizens have armed themscives. Gen. Wright has ordered the detachment of troops at Fort Point to increaso the Benecia garrison. Nothing but reck- Jessness, amounting to insanity, could induce the secca- sionists to make any hostile demonstrations in this State, The Assembly has paseod a bill punishing privateers and aiders of treasonable enterprises, fixing. the death ponalty. Pefaring the month of March 200 gold, s\iver and copper min ng companies were organized in San Francisco for the avowed purpose of developing mines in California, Ne. vada and Northwestern Mexico, baving a nominal capital of upwards of $30,000,000. Sailod—ship Look Out, Manganiiia. Legal tonders, 62 The Welland Canal, ToRONTO, April 1, 1863. ‘The Weiland Canal wil! be open for navigation on the 13th inst, before many months the pkalanxes broke Vast Day in Maine, down, and Greeley broke down with them, Is | any tes been pigeon oe a SS: ra nigueriem to haye w sinilar Gnaiey | eoimeise with tho matioen! fast day. OF THE REPUBLICAN UNION | Wasmunutus, Aprile, 1863. CABINET COUNCIL. ‘The President and the Seorctary of the Treasury and the Secretary of War were closeted togethor at the War Department nearly all day. ‘VHE GOVERNMENT BONDS. Tho delay in Milling orders for the five-twenty bonds arises solely from the impossibility of procuring the im- pressions from tho eugraver. During the last week (ho Register of the Treasury has filled every order to the uumost extont of the bonds provided. Not only the Re- ister, but the whole force of clerks, have worked night and day while the blank bonds were at hand to suppy ‘the subscriptions, It is expected that a sufficient quantity will soon be provided. THE NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM, ‘The Treasury Department will soon issue a circular containing full information to those desirous of organiz- ing companies under the recently enacted banking and national currency law. Numerous applications bave Already been made, some specifying the amount of capi- tal, while others are doficient in this -particul: NO OFFICIAL NEWS FROM VICKSBURG. Notwithstauding the confirmation contained in the Cairo despatch of the rebel{report of the attempted passage of the batteires at Vicksburgby two of our gunboats, and the sinking of ono-and damaging of another, the Navy Department is yet without information in regard to the affuir,and do not fully credit it. REBELS, Tho evidence of deserters and others that the rvbels are really preparing to evacuate Virginia, and to fall ‘back to some point further South, is attracting a good doa! of the public attention, and meny persons here are disposed to give it some credence, Suicidal as such a policy wonld soem to be to the rebel cause, there is reason to believe that the government is in possession of some confirmatory information upon this subject which has not been made public. Tho difficulty of supporting the im- mense army necessary to maintain their position in that State and at the same time feed the great body of non- combatants within its limits is well known to be almost insurmountable. By crowding a» many of this latter class within its limits as possible, and then abandoning the State, thoy can of course (hrow the burden of their support upon this, as past oxperience has proved to them that they will not be permitied to starve whide within our lines. On tho other hand, tho moral effect of such an evacuation would be so great against them that it could only be resolved upon as a last desperate resort. Inthe moantime, there is abun dant evidence that a strong force remains opposite our army at Fredericksburg, which has a yet given no evi dence of an intention to allow an uncpposed advance by Gen. Hooker towards the rebel capital. CAPTURE OF THE SCHOONER JANE MORLEY, WITH CONTRABAND GOODS, A REBEL MAIL AND A PARTY OF SECESSIONISTS. - ‘The schooner Jane Morley, formeriy Le Fouayril, of Bal- timore, owned by Hokes, Bee! &Co., arrived at the steam- boat wharf to day in tow of a tug, having been sent up from the lower river, where she was captured yesterday. She‘had boen engaged in the contraband trafic whioh finds its way between the rebela in Maryland and Vir- ginia, across the Potomac, near the extremity of the penin H sula, between the Potomac and the Rappahannock. A | party of twenty-five contrabandists were captured on board, including several ex-Washingtouians of notoriety. The contrabana goods captured make a very oxteusivo pile on the wharf and attracts much attention. It embraces @ large amount of supplies of quinine, morphine, confede- rate uniforms, buttons, infernal machines of novel con- struction, army blankets, forty cases of boots and stioas, lucifer matches, soap, coffee, and three jarge mail bags, containing small packages and some 1,300 lotters to par- ties in Virginia and North Carolina. ‘The letters, it ia stated, are of @ character to seriously compromise various parties inthis city and in Marylaud; and the development of the underground operations of the rebels which they disclose will prove of material ser- vice to the Zovernment. A smoking cap, dressing gown and pair of slippers, gifts to Jeff. Davis from his lady admirors in Washington, were among the articles; also a head dress, « brilliantly colored Balmoral, and half a dozen finely embroidered handkerchiets, gifts to Mrs. Davis. The boxes are mostly consigned to the care of Trait, Sael & Co., Richmond, but bear also cipher designations, which, with the letters taken, will serve to show the real parties concorned in the trade. THE FIRST COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY. First Comptroller of the Treasurer Robert W. ‘Igylor, thongh contirmed at least a mouth ago, has not yot euter- ed upon his duties, Rebel News. THE CAVALRY RAID BY GENERAL FORREST. Tortanoma, March 27, 1363. To General 9. Coorgn, A, and L. G.:— General Van Dorn reports that General Forrest made a successful visit to Brentwood with his division. He burnt the bridge and took all the property and arms, and cap tured eight hundred prisoners, including thirty-five off cers. He lost three killed aud five wounded. BRAXTON BRAGG. j ANOTAYH ATCEMPTRD ESCAPE OF WEBSTER. | [From tbe Richmond Enquirer, March 20.) | The notorious Main A. C. Webster, who hax been confined in Cast!e Thunder for some time past on a charge of murder, and was lately condemned w be hung for breach of his parole, made another nearly successful at tempt to escape from his ceil, im the third story of his prison, on Friday night Inst. He Deen placed in irous, manacies and anklets, with a ball chained to his Jogs, and an armed guard stationed in the apartment the night above mentioned, when the guard was sitting at the foot of the bed, Webster, mysteriously divested of his shackles, sprang suddeniy upon him: but the guard, euccesafully evading him, raised his gun and piled trig: gor. Fortunately for Webster, the cap only oxptoded. Im the next moment he hal opened the window nd leap. j ed out, breaking bis aukles by the fall on the pavement, notwithstanding which he jamped up and as ustily as possible commenced hopping away, when the seutinel of the beat dred up n but missed him. He was, however, soon overtaken and bronght back to his confinement, which he will not likely joaye again until he gues to death REEL CONTEMPT FOR THE Ct TION THE TRLEGH, The Richmond Hnguirer of the 30th ult. contains a long ea the disorgani sition which it affects to believe is going on in the loyal States aud cities, Connecticut as au example in point. It says: «No Stute iu all the enemys country went more furious ly into the crusade for our subjugation aud ruin than that, community ef clockmakers, pediers and schooimerms. Now it reems an election is to come off amongst Uhose folks op the Ist of April, on whose issue per. haps will depen? other elections in other States, and to which, accordingly, the anxious eyes of ail Northern crushers of the rebeilion are directed. A Democ Convention in Connecticut bas nomtuated for Gove a Mr. Seymour, and in one of its resolutions declares that thestime has now arrived when all true lovers of the con- ‘stitution are realy to abandon the monstrous fallecy that the Union can be restored by the armed hand alone. so much they haye (ound out: but they think they know another way to restore the Union, as appears trom Mr Seymour's own speceh during the canvass. It then quotes from Mr. Seymour's speech, stating that the Union could not be restored by force of arms but by @ force of reason. continues: — Most peonte any good cause to vindicate iry reason first and (orce afterwards; but Connecticnt, think- ing her faction the stronger, first went to war, and now, finding i: unprofitable, for your Yankee hates what don't strous fallacy, It i# time to spare mankind, but they have taken care at the same time to make it clear that they arc not for peace, only for an armistice, to try the effect of reason—that is, intrigue and corruption then, if reason fail, armed hand js to be tried again, Mankind is to spared no more; war must be made to pay. Reader, excuse us, we cannot express a natural movement of scorn in speaking of these creatures. we avow the opinion that it ts good to cherish and cultivate a little wholesome disdain in contemplating the mean disappointment of those speculators in war when they find they have invested fn a non paying busi- hess, ond that it is time to wind up the bad concern.’ The same iF also notices & message from Jeff. Davis to the rebel in reply to @ resolution calling for jaformation in regard to the telegraph lines within the limits of the rebel States, with a view to their seizure and future control and ment by the rebel govern: ment, In his response Jeff. avis e: a doubt whether the present is an opportune timo 80 largely to increase the administrative labors of the Executive Departinent. The article, commenting on this opposes the project, and expresses the hope that this will be the end of the matter, winding up with an extract from a Petersburg paper strongly in opposition to it, OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE, Morgan's fight with the federals was at Milton, ou the 20th. They advanced inorder to draw out our forces from Liberty, but they were compelied to tall back to Murfreesboro. ‘There is daily skirmishing on the Shelbyville pike. MURDERS AT MANCHESTER, VA. Two murders have recently been committed in Man- choster, opposite Richmond, on the Jam per) belong to —— division. now st vicinity. The firet victim was S. ff. Schruggs Citizen of Manchester. The sane is said of victim, whose name is not given. the secoad At the annual meeting of the State held at Utica to-day, the following olltcers the evsuii President, J. C, Cuytor, of Albany, Seorvnry aoa . F. H, Roberta, of Utica; kxeca tive Committee, Jamos Warren, of Ruffalo; J. Ks Lauair, of Svracuse, and J. N, Francis, of Troz TRE PROBABLE EVACUATION OF VIRGINIA BY THE | Pine Arts. A GEAND PAIWTING BY AN AMERIOAN ARtigr. ‘The Legulature of the State of Ubio, wishing to orna- ment the rotunda of the new State Capitol at ordered from Mr. W. H. Powell a large painting, the aub- ject of which was to be ** Perry's Victory on Lake Erie.’* ‘This battle, gained by Commodore Perry, was fought within the waters of Ohio, and that State benefitted be- yond all others from its results. 1¢ was deemed a Atting tribute to the memory of the gallant Perry that some commemoration of his great achievement should exist in the Capitol of the State which he saved from the ravages of the enemy. ‘The artist entrusted with this mission has chosen to represent Commodore Perry at the moment when’ he left his own crippled and ‘disabled ship—the Lawrence—to take command of the Niagara, which vessel had escaped unharmed. Upon a large canvass, sixteen feet by tweive, is represented a boat just leaving the Lawrence. In this boat are Commodore Perry and his young brother Alexander, who, aged twelve, was a middy in the Commodore's ship; a coxswain who is steering, five sailors bending to their oars, and one man pushing off a mass of spars, sails and cordage floating entangled at the stern of the vessel they are just depart- ing from. Tho figure of Commodore Perry is, of course, the promi nent object in the paiuting. Standing erect and bareheaded, he is pointing to the Niagara, acen at a distance, with other American vessels, most effectively and naturally grouped. The Commodore's handsome face is lighted up with jast such @ look as a@ bold, determinod man would wear in such a moment. There is no frowning, no defiance, beaming from his clear, honest eyo, But a hearty expression, suggestive of energy and courage. The features are handsome, the chestnut hair curled by tho breeze around the broad open brow, the ensemble representing 4 most attractive man. Cling- ing to the Commodore, bis young brother, the child Alexander, is beseeching him to be seated, They are under fire, aud the boy fears for the safety ef the Com- modore. ‘The coxswain, steering the boat, points also to @ seat. Like the child, he fears that his officer 1s too much exposed. The men are steadily pulling their oars, all save a negro, who shrinks with terror depicted in his countenance. A shot has carried away his oar, The artist has sueceveded admirably in depicting the sailors. One—a large, florid, gray haired man ~is gazing at his officer with & look expressive of admiring coni- dence, which exactly chimes with the feelings you experionce in looking at the Commodore Two of the men are wounded. One is deathly pale; the blood trickles down upon his sieeve from a gash in the head; but he is steadily pulling bis oar, It is Dut justice to the artist to say that in composing the group te the boat he bas achieved a masterpiece of drawing, freo from ell taint of exaggoration, lifelike to a degree, and, from its very simplicity, intensely dramatic. The coloring i# admirable. Tho water is so naturally painted one almost expects to see the boat toss and pitch with the waves. Mr. Powell has been extremely careful in this painting to conform to all those details the observance of which betray the true artist. As regards the likeness of the Commodore lie has consulted survivors of that memorable naval combat—persons who were with Perry. Dr. Parsons and Captain Champlain, eye witnesses of the event and companions of the Commodore, pro- nounce the resemblance to him perfect. Mrs, Francis Vinton, a daughter of the Commodore, visited this paint- fog, and was deeply affected by its resemblance to the hero. Thore isa sentiment in the composition of the picture which is truly affecting. The face of the child mid- dy, beseeching his brother to be seated, is touching in its earnestness and beauty. Placed in that boat—and it is historical that he did accompany the Commodore—the fair chiid, by contrast with those bronzed, bearded men, attracts the eye like a loue flower growing upon a rug- ged rock. We have not space to enter into the many details we should wish to point out in this admi- rable paintiog. We can but add that, familiar with like works of the most celebrated Kuro pean artists, we deem Mr. Powell’s painting worthy to rank with the best of them, The artist may well feel proud of his production, and the country proud of tne artist. General McClellan visited Mr. Powell's studio a few days since. He was struck with the merit of the work in question, and praise’ it in the warmest terms. Mr. Powell is ab present making his studies for an equestrian picture of Gen, McClellan, to be placed in the Governor's Room of our City Hail. We believe this will be the drst instance of an American artist attempting such a work, The Great Wrestling Matoh at Mozart Halt. ‘The exeitement which had long been growing {in sport jug circles concorning the wrestling match between Liout. Ainsworth and Moore culminated Jast Tuesday evening at Movart Flall, where the coutested point of superiority was positively decided, ‘Tho affair was managed in a very able and pleasant toaaner by a delegation from the elifeof the “fistic’’ fra- ternity gomong whom] we remarked the youngold man ‘Tovee ana the jecund Lazarus, a decided “heavy weight,” the former officiating as ‘Master of the Ceremonies’ and the latter as timekeeper. In eager response to the cal! of time’? the wrestlers stepped upon the stage and the preliminary formalities were gone through with. Both men were muscular and well formed, though the adyaptage in strength was undoubtediy on the eile of Moore, who is of that class of men who combine weight with agility and strength with skill, Ainsworth, however , was rather slim built, or at least seemed so, in contrast with bis buriy antagonist, and evidently relied sulely ou his quick eye and nimble foot Both were dressed as nearly as possible alike in order that ue disadvantage might fall ou either party, aud wore nothing on their feet but light Jodia rubber sandals, so ‘no injuries were likely to result from the scientific onches: of the oot, which they bestowed on each other plentifuliy during the struggle. At the outset extreme cavition was manifested on both sides, and each was content to make nothing more’ than feints to cali bis antagonist out or to “show np his pomts’ of strength or weakness. So, like mas. ters of rare Strategic skill, cach felt his enemy warily—each on the olfensive, each eudden attack at any point. For full tea minutes they edged about the broad piatform. Now Ainsworth raises his toot and gently taps his oppoment’s knee. Moore doee likewise to Aineworth. All this with the grace and deti cacy 01 @ pallet dancer. Then comes a heavy tap, a sud. deu struggle, a serios of astonishing writhings, twistings and catchings, which seem designed to show how many contortions a man can undergo without losing his foothold. ‘Then the wrestiers unravel the snerl into wiheb they bave gotten thew lezs, arms aud bodies, and there they siaad, grasping cach other still, though breathless, and with all their work yet before them. ‘Tho pause is but for a moment. The whole is re-enacted, Victory rests upon her wing, uncertain where to perch. ‘The Struggles increase; legs and arms compli- cate; there is & beavy sound, and the living knot re- solves itgeli once more, but this time with quite a differ- eut result. The first round is at an end, and Moore bas been thrown; but as the winner of the stake must make good his title by guning two falls in three trials, there is Still hope for the diseomfited one. A breathing speil of twenty minutes was granted pre vious to the second round. ‘This eecond trial, however, was merely a repetition of the Grst. Every struggle, pose and feint seemed - graphed from the previous round, and even the end bore ‘out this sameness, for 1S again thrown, and iv the same bewildering and mystifying manner as before. This crowning few of course put an end t the maton, and the audience quietly dispersed. Aimaworth is ver: nimble, wiry and sk) iful, and js possemted of great 4 dence ih bis own ability.’ To the lack of this sanguine tem perament Moore may attribute his easy defeat. He acted too much on the deiensive, so much #0, indeed, that it loft his antagonist free to attack at any pointor in any manner, It was only rarely that the Rover attempted any attack, and even then it was soticed that he drew back on the defeprive on two occasions, when, by vio. rously pushing the advantuge be ‘gained; he might have attaived his end. Ainsworth, on the coutrary, alter having “felt’’ his antagonist, was all boldness, dash aud daring, and with — an Cong opponent found victory a comparatt easy Z #6 ts whispered that ‘men are to be matehed again sbortly. If Moore will profit vy his experience there will be Amore exciting trial than even that of last Tuesday evening. "The audience was numerous, decorous and respectable; nos the slightest tinge of biackguardism manifesting it bber of Weston Apany, April 1, 1863. Joseph Cox, the young man who stole $10,000 in gold from Weston & Dortic, New York, was arrested here last night, Officers Cowieson and MoBride, of this city, recovered $170 and two gold watches. Cox came to Albany on the night of the robbery, with Poter and Michacl Burne, Cox went to Buflato, and returned Monday night, THe was tracked by young man named McGuire, who informed the police. The police say all the parties are thieves. Cox refuses to acooaut for the money; but the police hope to recover the greater portion of it Atnany, April 1—Evening. About $3,000 in gold, stolen by young Cox from Weston, Dortic & Uo., was recovered by the police to-day Arrest of the Young BR & Dorti {1 1, 1865. Tuformation has been refeived from st. John, N. B., that Windsor river is open to Windsor, N. 3., and that communication with Halifax, by steamer across the ay of Fundy, and up Windsor river to. Windsor, aud thence by rnilroad to Halifax, is resumed. The steamer Fm pad bas commence! ber trips between St, Jonn apd ‘\odeur Ce UES NEEEEEEEINE near eee Foreign Holders of State Stocks to be Paid in Specie and Domestic Creditors in Curremcy—The Assembly Concers iu the Senate Resolutions—Passage of the Albany and Susquehanna Bill and the Hudson and Harlem Rivers Canal Soldiers’ Voting Bill in the Se- ateeInvestigation in Keference to the Corperaters of the Broadway B road, &ec, Aunany, April 1, 1663, ‘The month of April bas come in quite cool and bluster- ing—inore like the 1et of March than the Ist of April. It had better come now than by-and-by, if we must bave this kind of weather, ‘The Senate regolutions relative to the payment of the interest on the State debt in coin were taken up in the Assembiy this morning, Considerable de bate arose, ond nearly every one who spoke on tho question was strongly opposed to pay ing any of the banks which have suspended specie payment in specio. In fact, tue debate showed that there exists a bitter feeling against the banks. Wore the banks of the State, as # oluss, required to ask for any legisia- tlon.this winter, they would havea rough time, ‘The firet vote taken in the Assembly this morning wae on @ motion of Mr, Van Buren to pay the entire interest due on the State debt in specie, This was voled down by 27 ayes to 68 nays, Mr. Dewb moved the following as s substitute for the resolutions —That (be interest accruing on all of the State debt on the first day of April, 180%, be paid in gold or silver, exvept euch portion therol as is held by banks other than savings banks,and such portion as is beid by banking associations existing under the laws of this State apd by individual bankers doing business under the General Banking l.w of (is State, ‘This wag debated at much length on both sides. A vote was flually reached op Mr. Dean's substitute, and it was Jost by a vote of 50 to 61—democrats in ithe ulllrmative, and the republicans in the negaiive, ‘Tho vote Was then taken on the resoiution adopted by ‘Yhe resolution was concurred im nays 21. “This setties the Senate Inet night. by the following vote-—Yeas the question at igsue, and decides that all American cit revs who hoid any of the State stocks of the State of New York ou which the quarterly interest matures to-day shail be paid in currency—greenbacks and bank bills— whiist all foreigners shel! be paid in specie. No mau bas any business to bem citiven of the United States, and be rich enough to own stocks of the State of New York, under this decision. Tho wording of the revolution is such that It applies only vo the interest falling due to-day, The Legisiatare, however, adjourns before another.quarterly interest day comes around, and there is not the least prospect of it taking any action on the matter before it ad- jJourns. ‘Tht: leaves the matter in the bande of the State oflicers. ‘They are in fayor of paying interest im epe: ut they will hardly dare to uke any dilerent course from that laid down by the Legisiature for the April inte- geet. They will consider this decision of the Legislature fs establishing a precedeut, which they will follow as Jong as gold commands a promium, or until otherwise or- dered by some subsequent Legislaiure. The domestis holders of the State stocks can therefore now make up their minds that the state wii! not pay them any specie for their interest this year. Several bills were read the third time and passed in the Assembly this moraing. Among thom, was @ bill to ex tend the streets or property between West Fourtecnseb street and Thirty first street to the bulkhead line formerly esiabli by law. i ‘rhe Albany and Susquehanna Railroad billyras read the third time and passed, receiving seventy cight affirmative votes. A point of order was raised that the bill was a two thirds bill, and therefore had not reosived the requé site vote. The Speaker decided that the point was pot well taken, and that the bill was a majority bill. This is the same decision that has been every year made by the Speaker of the assembly, including Littie- john and Raymond. AD was taken from the decision of the Chair, and ‘appeal tho decision of the Speaker was sustained by more thaa a two-thirds vote. The Hudson and Harlem Rivers Canal Company bill also passed the Assembly by a very large vote. The bill amending the charter of the city of Ni partinents in the cily of was ordered to @ third reading ia the Senate. Most of the soesion of that was taken up in the consideration of the bill relative to soldiers voting through powors of atworney, their votes to be cast by virtue of this power Clase Ao the district whore they rosided be- fore enlisting. re were sume two hours spent im dis. cussing the question. A vote was tinaily ly and the bill passed the Senate by nineteen t seven. A different-fate awaits Unis measure—to turn tho camps of our army into political caucuses—in the Assembly. Should it become a law the army is certainly destroyed for all fighting purposes. ‘The 8; commiueo to whom was referred the Broadway Railroad bill in the Senate, to report complete, hold a session to take testimony in reference to the m- corperators in the bill. Une witness only was gone through with, who kuew ubout one-third of the inoorporators named in the bill, Tiis testimony show ed that afew of the number were relatives to somes of the Senators; but no facts were elicited proving that they really represeuted any Seuators furtuer than what may bo imphed from the fact or their being relatives, The committee held another session this afternoon. The Brondway Railroad—Amendment of the Constitution—The Police Bill, éec. Avuany, Aprii 1—10 P. M. The special Committee on the Broadway Ratiroad held another session this afternoon, to ascertain who the cor- porators are, &e, Mr. McClellan, of the Twenty third strect line, con- cluded his testimony, which showed that neither his line nor the Fifth avenue line was represented in the bill, and that there were only three or four names in the bill thas he recognized as being interested in stage property wm the city of New York. Ex-Sheriff Kelly and Sheriff Lynch were both placed on the stand. Neither of these gontiomen, with their ex tensive knowledge of mea in New York, knew or had ever heard of more than’ one-half of the mon tamed ia the Dill, Most of those who were known, however, were shown te be men of position and worth. Two Senators were placed ou the stand; bat no facts were obtained from them. Mr. Shanvon, representative of the Fifth avenue lwe, was sworn, fis testimony went to show that that line was ove of the most valuable of the single lines to be amoted by tho road, That line hus no person in the it ‘The investigation will be continued to-morrow. The Assembly had under consideration the resolutions ainending tho constitution appoiotimg commissioners te adjudicate ceortin cases before the Court of Appeals. The discussion turned on the system of electing jndges by the people. I had supposed that there w in the Static who woald be found.at this day ad the election of judges by the people: but it seems. there several lawyers in this Assembly who, not withstanding the e: evils that rhe system of elect and bad the offr T find that { am 4 Metropolitan Police Commissioners. it docs not change the number of commirsionere. My mistake was made by the amendment auhmitted to the committee not being inl'y carried ov The number ot commissioners in the bill re mains the eas now. nor does the bili iegisiute any of the commissioners out of office. ‘The Court of Appeals. Annany, April 1,18¢3, The Court of Appeals calendar for to-morrow a” a8 fol- The State Prisoner. A NEW BOOK. ‘A DRIMCATION WITW A DEVIL IN 1, To Romx M, Braxton, Socrotary of War, U. 8. A= ‘Srr—Having considered some time to whom it was most appropriate to dedicate a work describing the kid. napping of Americun freemen by arbitrary power, and their incarceration, without trial or the judgment of any court, ta military prisons, no one ues occurred to my mind who bas so well earned the unenyiable distinction as yourself of having your name connected imperiatably with the infamy of the acts of outrage, tyrauny and des potiamm which the book | hereby dedicate t you will publish to the Americau people ‘You it waa, sit, who, a{tor setting at liberty ibe victima iramured ju Foris Lafayette and McHenry by your pre- decessors in tyranny, *. Cameron and Seward, an@ after causing the great beart of the people to lean with: joy and awell with gratification at this, one of the first of ‘your offictal acta, and exult im hope that by yor the con- Stitution of our country, violated and abrogated by vour predecessors in iafumy, would bo restored—you ft was, who after thusexciting emotions in the American peepla that they should again be governed by the conetiwution of their country and not by the wiil of a partigaa, unhed m your persou and committed by your acts the treacherous of Soward and th you. then, far the mons‘ers which’ have been begottenvby of fanaticiem which is cauring our 0 be Cerviated, belongs Lue distinction of connect: Ld work, not only to live in the momo you have caused to be committed, bit Present in the Amorican mind whenever i ree to come Lo that period in American history when the ova. stitution of the United States was Uret abrogatet, whom the goverument of the Union was subverted the rights and liberties of the American people were trampled like dust beneath the feet of @ person clowbet 1a a litte brief authority, whlch is used to subvert ond hould preserve, protect am as the heol of his despotism you, . Stanton. win thas character which yon have assymed towarde the le, aud Dy Your evil deeds to posterny, fou wil De. hat ed down in thie work, and receive a Your jast reward the eres maledictiona of those t and future who 9 © been the meaee of depriving of their inheritence (f personal rights 20d jeal liberty. jem of the mony hundred victims of the dee potism of the arbitrary power of which you lave becom tho willing, servile and pensioned tyrant, D. A. MAHONY. With such a dedication this work will surely cleave own way A New Bank. Ente, Pa. Tho National Bank of Erie bas Pine ATT Sandioed & Oo. ad sesoclates, (0 cgmmenne begine® 4 May