The New York Herald Newspaper, April 17, 1863, Page 1

OLE NO. 9711. IN CHARLESTON HARBOR. Food Question and the Bread Riots. (4 OTTON PANIC IN GEORGIA. VY TAXATION IN THE SOUTH. to Give Up One-Fenth of be, ue, a, rinia Legislature has passed a tax Dill, taxing eopsiderably more than States tax under the In- and the rates of the United law. Congress has parsed a bill abolishing flogging in the rebel army, substituting the death Departafe of the fron-Ciads front “ Charleston Bar. Sentinel bas the following:— . Cmamuuston, April 12, 1863. iG £ H itty g. 3 H f i E ¥ i 3 ‘ 3 Fill | q i H | Ss ut it Hy ES BE E i t i 4 2 a om the South. Had the Vallandigham aro “4 fearful wars 3 i ELE 3 $525 585: F f iH Ss s 2% ! i i § i i i i it iF Ei j 5 i i Ai i E i i : i a *é i i tet i i i 5 { i H i a i fi i if 3 2 el Spa en SS - <I HE NEW YORK HERALD. . NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 1 7, 1863. energies of a hostile can be combined for the pur- es of war. Our is no greater than it was be- fore; but the qpratiogmof that danger ts more certain, Full ranks, the old courage, fresh determination, unre~ jaxed @ firm purpose decisive— ig. all we need or short, we will win it. ‘to make all future victories to win theday, Bo that day All things @re working to- for our bave most to fear from an established despotism , we have most to hope from a tem- porary one; tor that was all that was Leeded to insure that ultimate upheaval at the North by which alone our ‘wrongs would be fully requited. Let us bide our time, Excitement in the Cotton Market. [From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph, April 7.) “COTTON PANIC.’? Cotton took a terrible fright in the Macon market on Saturday, The speculators had been footballing it back and forth until they had kicked it up to forty odd cents per pound; but Sunday morning telograma came from Au- gusta saying, “Buy no more over a maximum of twenty cents,” This, you will observe, left a somewhat broad jin between buyers and holders, and the result was nothing done, nor was there any effort to accommodate the difference. Nobody wanted to buy. From an object of too foud and Pr Caren eniton: suddenly sunk into spomart-the pers ns it will be seen that at the Paperinakers {901 K fright At thé price or cox- and eerie acess fe ee ond old staple will probably subside quietly again into sober habits and safer prices. Indeed we shall not be surprised to see it go very low. Planters will be in- disposed to hold it at an annual tax of five per cent, and speculators will not like it much better at ten. - “THE FOOD QUESTION,” The Bread Riot in R49 mond. OUR HRADQUARTERS “inngesrONDENCR. HEADQUA; seus, Anuy oF Tite PorowAc, . April 11, 1863. Nise—Ihe Bos 'nning—Appeal to Governor Letcher— jure—T-, Militia Unavailable—Prospects of Future Rides; do. > ‘ _ refugee from Richmond, who left that city on Tues- day, gives an interesting account of the riot of the 2d inst. Considerable excitement had prevailed*for some time in consequence of the exorbitant prices, and rumors of a popular movement had been in circulation for several days. Females had begged in the streets and at the stores ‘until begging did no good, and many had been driven to robbery to sustain life, On the morning of the 2d inst a large meeting, composed principally of the wives and_ daughters of the working classes, was held in the African , and acommitiee appuinted to wait upon the Go- of food shculd be sold at F a i A : ground we but respond to our conyictiins of duty in again the is of the confederacy the y of devoting all our rescuroes of to me sores n of a vountiful supply of provi- weaP, 2 We are gratified to see in our North Carélina exchanges an eloquent address from Governor Vance to the people of his State, urging them to employ their utr@est industry in raising food. “+2 tant, sow, cig aid plough, comm, cate, poba- kces—anything and everything which wil upoortlife * * And above ail, my countrirmen, tet mone piast colton or to- bacco. Though th prices are high and the tomptation great, *| your profits would be made from tho Mood of brave men and the suffering of beiplers womeu and childrens Your children and your ehildron’s children would reap an” abundant and enduring harvest of seorn, and the remem bDrance of the manner in which your wealth was gained would burn tnto your conscience to the hour of your death.” Said as becomes the Governor of the great Old North State, ddrese to-morrow. trials to surmount, several narrow straits to pass throug! The enemy came up nus twenty millions to eight, numbers, we were weaker in arms, From all q our solders rent up the ery for better arms. rounds of ammunition and an Old fashioned tuft lock mus- ppery See equipment of @ Foatedevate, soldier tt ho entered battle with the aplepdidiy provided troops of the enémy. Gu¥ porta, 105, were “ Ee uere wore woo getarme? But we have got the ere is no word of Complaint now. Our troops are at Irastas whl armed as the enemy. Is it not wonderful? Them let us tale courage: Ant 80, too, our evemies have exulted aud we have mourned, that our soldiers were not clid om well is wo desired, ’ We hear nothing of that complaint now. Failing to over run us by superior numbers, disgppdint ed in taking us for want of arms and ammunttion, vexed to gec us find comfortable olothipg fo¥ bur soldiers in the face of great diMiguities, the themy have one lene left, ant we one dan ger—and td one. ‘The brave and chivalrous be- ing®are exulting over the hope of subduing os, uot by prowess in arms; they have abandoned thxt expectation, ho notwithstanding their superior numbers and superior equinments. But are listening to hear our it/tle children ery for bread; and even the faintest wail would bc music to their cars. y Gre trusting to see gaunt famine unstring the nerves of men before whose iaferior numbers the: cower in the feld, is (heir final hope, What a dept! of humiliatien and disgrace, what an agony of rage, what @ hopelessness of defeat does it acknowledge. Fellow citizens, their ‘final hope” is flat despair, if we do our dnty. God has given us one of the most truithul heritages on which the sun emiles from the heavens. We have but to plant and sow and dig and plough; but to plant con. ane poiaiset, — oa's and peas and béans; be to raise beef an and poultry; ani gilt will be well. Our lana ts Cohen, WP de do but stir the Ob, it would be an agony and a disgrace eternal and fheim- ing, if, in such an bour as this, we regicct such # duty turn aside to cotton and topacco. We have Posted sae, ly through all the shoals and reeks of tho stormy sea’ an and all its narrow straiis; all butone, apd that lies just beyond! We ave in our last easily and sure'y surmounted, if we fail not “Plant, sow, “s plough’’—there are the will save us. the seccursed love of gain Confederate ® plant cotton instead of corn, instead of potatoes, the Yankees, who are eagerly: ‘the success of their last hopo, will clap their! atevery now bill that Le thus perverts y ill pail bim ad cf nis country and they wil bal Bi PRICES, Lh eel our duty, one Lg TAXES AND HIGH Hea S From the Nebimond sent | &: l i f i 4 ies fl iron is of miserable quality, and many of thei contain pioces of stone. The raiiroads huve almost entirely given out, and no material is tw be had for their repair. Great desponden- the events of the next three months are per Accounts. THE BERAD RIOT. [From the Richmona Whig, April 6.) Happily these daylight burglaries are undergoing judi cial investigation. A great part of the stolen geods has been reclaimed. The ringleaders are be arr will be triet and punished. A fall account of lair from its abscure origin to its diggrace!u! culmination, will be made public, and the exaggerations that have gone wo the craig will be c unterncted. hat @ny jut grownd (or the shameful distur. The move tt ts leoleed into ppear fering in the city, But the Cand voted the poor was by no theans exhanated; the churches were willing and rbun- jeve distress; private benevolence bad beeutappealed to, er petition, roms ‘yet, on @ sudden, a hundyed or a hundred ‘well dreared, plump-cheeked women, ied by a vi- is known to bave madea fortune by market abble of gamblers and ruf and Tago wi rden ing, and cheered by ns, WhO ate provretedl here by the special (olera ion of the Confiderats, State and municr; al governments that the cily—all of @ sudden this throng 0 Le- vans jeves asrembies in the Capitol square, or- ? Not meat and bread, but boots, shoes, silk dresses, tobacco, jewelry, brooms and the like. These tbe quests tly, are not articles of food. But there !s any yet given of the absor- sioned by suffering for food or clothing, and that is the fact, aubatnatiated every housekeeper in the eit: Sr proceeds to brenk open stores—to get what, Mayor,in his investigation last Friday, sag- a nome aged ity and falsehood of the pica, that this row was occa. notwithstanding bigh prices and searcity of of beggars at « time like this, and to a city wo idiers as Richmond, is very notable. The writer the whole win wg Of w because her veracity was f the other set apon him with the stunnin ition for ‘a quarter to buy a catechism !” The trove this petticoated foray was political io its origin; as the simultaneous disturbances in other citles indicate, and | ‘an the evidences before the Mayor will yet prove If there be @ soul of good In things evil this ridiculous affair may be turned to account. hoarding, to > ke the rs Ttought to put « , to induce pred iyprens bring wn supplies, fo ma nment faciitiats trar tation, and io clean out the gamAder*, wafers ond ruffians, Mock, lock and barrel. Let Congrons at once part a law requiring every man to show that he is engagey in eome honest, usefhi calling or élite 50 ito the army forthwith In thie way the five and twenty gamb!ing houses tha: (oot every day nearly ax many thournud \dlers, and thereby run up the price of pro@sious, wil be swept away, Aud h officiala display a coursge and a little apleasant truths fot atLempt Impoeai ere wili go 10 the coun and encour! other Fr Retler @ correct sc count in print than ® thousand exeyrerations from aa many tongues and private letters. Jf ‘he rivts ooowr, pub them down; © is comily But the Yankeos will get hold of it. Certainly. What if th make the mostof it: they are going any Se. Detter @ thousand fold thet te ply their lying aris with ai the aid che can give (hem, than ed the people should see up “ of Icfferwon Davis is imerces abewt any/hing om government earth, The people are maply; go shold their govern- ment be, ond puta bod, caim face on everything. If anything could be * tack," the fate of Auanian Should warn os of the folly of attempting it. Have we in the mire of a meak; and face Yankees an combinet? Or thall #@ goto Gowepoir of hon i "gga FOOD AND NOT COTTON MUST BE ral Aprii 7. Daniet Webster once exovsed, or rather bm self, for the be wae aR obvious | 3 & i "3 i Lili tin i i Hit f i f i RS & one | at pounds pork, for whic! ur bushels of corn and the principal for the salt Pri one percent. ‘These are the more important features of the Senate Contained in the House bill, Eeveral provisions ‘the latter, including the double taw on aliens, the dis- tax on sales, the ific tax 3 advertise- gious, charitable or gdocational purposes. Market Prices in Charieston. (From the Petersburg Express, April 7.] FOREIGN GOODS. * ‘There wes a large sale of imported merchandise at Mr, R. A. Pring: store, in Mecting street, Charleston, on Thursday. Thefollowing prices were realized :— Coffee, $280 per Ib.: gunpowder tea, $6 Tb.: castiie soap, $170 per Ib.. yellow brandy, in cases, $185 a $137 per dozen ret, $45 per dozen, matches, $426 per gross; London starch, $1.56 sherry wine, $77 a $86 00 per dozen “boda c: ys per Ib.; castor oil, in quart bottles, $56 tor oil, $15.50 per 1650 \@r coven okativer, $3 12's per Ib. per doven t bottle brown 2 60 per dozen; sora salts, $2 60 5 $14 per b calomel, $10 per Ib. ; chamo- *, $1 9 0° phown hy $16 per ic acid, $1 75 ye yer Ib. ae eu be , assorted, $6 on; lampbisck | per Ib,: ofl of peppermint $38 per Ib.; carb. ammonia x 60 gun ovlur S par ib ; Whictomo pair: pero three in a ret, $2 87 yer 8 $3 per fet brushag, $21 0 $26 per dozen; ot dozen: herve breebes is usher, $5 if whitewash brushes, $14 per dozen: vegro brogans, § per pair; white 8, $2 40 & Sb per yard shirts, $48 4 $68 p 7 dozen’ do, vests zon, regatta shirts, 50 per dozen, ehe doren, white white bone buttons, per grows os, $10; er pack; pearf ahirt battona, @2 16 per |g vest ana coat buttons, $3 60 per roms. metal | buteone, pér great gross, giaged arm. do, white oll silk ovvers, $4 76 each; skirts, $8 each; misses’ do., $2 5 por yard: st cotton drill, $3 20 per yard; k,§2 per yard: Union tweed, $3 60 per yar tore, $280 a $9 per yard, mourning print per yard, fancy printe, $250 per yard; musth calnem $2 18% per $3 per 94 06 por yard. taney check end orcer $5 05 per yard, black Orleans, $4 26 065 $270 w $4 26 per yard. black wivc Amer} 4 Mo Jey g back, whivo and ecloped , $2 8 $2 60 per dor vie bie brown 4 per Ib., machine thread, én | P.; mixed pine. $10 per Hb dpa. boxes, white | glovon, bark Ma dor.;#ax tape do. do, and IMPORTANT FROM THE WEST INDIES, \ © dn Correspondence. | vom, Wermuds, April 6, 1863. | 4 Brinton War Ship Said to awe Been Feed On by United States Vertcls of a Cutan D'ort—The British Contes Re moved from Lermule, & The schooner Legnte, Capt, Master Both ult. from Cuba, reports that M. Meamor Cyg net Jeft Cobs of a ervite on the 9th wit.,and that on her eutoring © port of Cuba che bed been Sredut by two United Ptates «hips, o pench side of ber. The report aida that on the © der of the Cygnet com cath eof the hips be wan informed tha’ ‘ for (be Alabama, Piorida, or comme other Confederaie vor ol. } | | ‘The bark Sir G. F. Seymour, ¢ yo Watlington, left on (he 25:0 alt, for Pn gland, with ove hundred and thirty-six being ai) that ‘remained at the rn ‘vieta to Bermuda. ‘A Drigantie (*aid to be Danish), with tho 1h Se Conny yoctereey, The California Cavairy Battaiton. California batta'ion a See. aptain Mt), PRICE THREE CENTS capture of the former town by the enemy this city will not be spared a salutary burning, which, a a vile butbed Of treason and disloyal sentiment, tt eo richly merits, ‘There is little news from Suffolk; but secesh residents INTERESTING FROM THE BLACKWATER. THE SKIBMISHING STILL GOIXG ON. are being hourly brought in, doubtless having been caught attempting toc mmanicate with t my ‘There was some brisk skirmishing in the front youter. dase: but, a6 far ax I cap learn, no one has been hurt The rebels are undoobtediy strong, and maintain their YET BEGUN. NO DECISIVE Fig advanced position with a beldneen that shows they bave 4 good foree at their back. As ‘The Nansemond river is perfectly blockaded by the rebel batterie. It was rumored among the inhabitants ACTIVITY OF N. PECK. hero last night that Merrimac No.2 will be down to- Morrew to co-operate with the rebel ‘and forces. Reliabie parties who have arrived from Suffolk, inform me that General Peck, who is in command thore, fears that the onemy will get arownd to the railroad in bis rear, and Lhus cut off his communication, I¢ has been raining heavily here all day, and the opposing forces are quict. Tho inhabitants are leaving this city in droves, and to-day, have seen a number of cart lovds of furniture, with any number of families, en reu'e W Old Point. Orders aré very strict to allow no one to pass through to Sutolk but soldiers. 1 think there ia a prospect of a great battle to this vicinity sbortly. Two gunboata are lying off the city, with steam up day and night, and on the first appearance of the enemy it will be #! . One regiment was sent from hore to the front ¢! jorning. Our Fortress Monroe Corresponiden: Forraess Moxnon, April 15, 1863. Bacitement in the Department of Virginia—Navigation of the Nansemona General Din's Visit to Suffolle—The Ladies of Suffolk Arriving at Old Point—Flutier and Purb-lowt—General Keyes Returned to Yorktown, de, The bitherto quiet state of this department has at last morged itself into agitation, and we are baving excite, ment enough to last for wome time to come, The evemy has thundered at our gates, and seems determined to ob- tat adpiission; but our gallant trooops are determined that such shall not be, if bravery and fighting can pre- vent it, Suifolk is threatened by an overwhelming force, stated at from thirty to seventy-five thousand, under the lead of the rebel General Longstreet. When Major General Dix left this department, on a leave of absence of fifteen days, everything was quiet, or he would not have gone. General Keyes aésumed command and proceeded at once to Baffolk, The enemy, no doubt, became aware of Gen. Dix’s absence, and advanced their forces, By a rapid and successtul movement the north side of the Nanso- ‘mond river was gained. To close the bavigation thereof and throw pontoons to cross the rebel army over with a view wo cut off our communication with Norfolk pe ae 4 uw 1° Operations of the Nansemond River Gunboat Fleet, EXCITEMENT IN NORFOLK, Ree ko. ree) ts | Our Saffol& Correspondence, ? BvrVeLs, Tuesday Afternoon, April 14 , 1868, Return of Sergeant Hali—The Rebels om a Scout—Reine Sorcements for th: Southwest—Losses Yesterday, dtc. * Sergeant Hall, captured a few days prince while coming down the Nansemond river, bus returned to this place, Ho says that the enemy haye nine bridges constructed over the Blackwater river, and that the men told him thoy were coming over here on a ‘big scout,” and in tonded to forage the whole couniry up to Suffolk. ‘The enemy is sending large bodies of troops, night and day, by carloads, to the Southwest. Aji the way from Petersburg to-Richmond; every few miles, thero are earthworks o all kinds, om which guns Layo been mounted. The rebel soldiers, er, adwit that these guns, have been lately taken a\ The ganboat West End ‘The gunboat Alert ig disabled is well riddled from sustaining heavy fire from rebel iufaniry, ‘All comparatively quict along our Hines on the land side. ‘The tollowing i & list of the k:Jied and wounded in the atiack on Va.) on the 13th inst. :— * EGIERD. Gorgeant Ghas. ii. Tucker, Co. H, 112th New WOUNDED, Kinnear, Co. D, 19:h Indiana, spent ball ‘the foot. en ‘Laton, Co. 1, 18th Indiana, flesh wound tn Wg. \d Wm. H, Sibbald, Co. F, 120th New York Volun- re aS C, 130th New York Volunteers, wae ‘Thoa. Foung, Co. , 9%b New York Volunteers, gunbosts have been doing cons! damage tothe rebels who are engaged in erecting Lat- tories and obstructions in the river. From the meagre information I can obtain at boadquar ‘Wednesday Morning, April 15, 1863. ‘Surrotx, V8 aro feeling their way cautiously, and at int “oat rma to Take Qur Qunboate—Cavalyy ‘m the Franklin Road—New Karth- Passage of the River Defendea— in drawing fire from some of our batteries. Yesterday morning Major General Dix arrived post haste from New York, and at once with his staff, to Suffolk. The fortifications, end the general juarters upto, i econ at in lying # our wharf), a whole volley from the gunboat tn Loumvitas, Aprit 16, 1863. ‘The rebels appear to be concentrating their spoils recently taken in Kentucky and Tennessee, at Burksville, Ky., and at Salina, Tenn. They are said to have a force of about 600 at each place. City Imtelligenmce. ‘Tux Boxinc Baxerir yor ras Inma Foxp.—The benefit devised by Jobn Morrissey and Wm. Hastings for the benefit of the Irish rolief fund came off last night at Hoym’s theatre, in the Bowery. It was very success{ul, ‘The house was crowded to its utmost capacity, and the management of the proceedings by Morrissey and Haat ings was very good. Assisted by all thé noted boxers hercabeuts and some irom a distance, they got up an en- tertatoment whiob will net a lasge sum for the fund and delighted the audience, The spar: asa whole, was the best that was ever neon bet The *c.eoce bas been ied, bot the vim with turned, and resumed his duties as Assistant Adjutant of the command at Suffolk, fortifications in almost every conceivable direction. The activity of General Peck in this respect is astonishing. Both white and back work with a will, for they can now see the absolute necessity of these works. General leck’t staff off kept up night and day, I the prisoners whom take prove to liars. They ere well dreseed, appear to be welt Werabl being well cared for, and are being rtrevs Moareo, . , of the Fleventh Pennsylvania ‘Our tory in prisoners, however, is y not lay Tho follow ing Was our (otal lows on the 14th: — wou spr equated before, and perbaps e: Privat ord Harden, Co. ), Meventh Penney ivania | which the boxers went to work and kept at it was ad- cavalry tl mirable. The men matched for the fight oarly in May # “mith,Co H, Thirteenth Indiara, log. rderson Crawford, Co. K, Thirteenth indiana, for $1,000 a side both appeared. Coburn set to with Oap- tain Norton, and wag received with shouts of applause. | breast. McCool boxed with Hastings, and also obtained the plau- Private Robt. Sanders, Co. K, Thirteenth Indiana, foot. | dite of the agsembled crowd. Both these men appear to Private Wm. Sebatcky, Co, i, Thirteenth Indiana, | be almost in fighting condition, and great battle is ex breast pected by all the frateruity. Altogether this was one of to Grofge Cherry, 06, 6, First York Shar hit elbow fractured. - the best things of the kind ever seea in New York, and the fand will derive @ large sum from the exertivps of Morrinsey, Hastings and the boxers in general.” Rewer ror Inatanp—Tie Kmowts of 81. Patmicx.— Contributions continue to flow into the funds being raised by the different organizations for the Let of the destitute tm Ireland. The Knighta of St, Patrick are indefatigable in their efforts, which origi nated at the grand mass meeting at the Academy on tho ‘Tth inst. They will hold @ spectal meeting at the Astor House to morrow ee) ome? gather in the coPections already made to farther the progross of te movement. Da. Coutos will give another of bis interesting exhibs tons of the laughing gas at Cooper Inetitute to morrow afternoon and evening. A concert by the “Uld Folks’ wo 1 wound im thigh. hment# from throe regiments of infantry, roo of Cavalry aud artitiery. went out on ‘ond this tnd uIP at daylight, undet com. 2¢) MoMabon allseked ney in his Our people met at frst a Virgiota regi it back, when it was reinforced by a brigade, aftor some heavy skiriaishing , fell vny (wo Miles, when our people followed them lod og tho ebemy Aid not make « movement to again re ci red 4 the intrenchments, to avold being Cut eff o* drown Into @ trap. Lientenant J. ®. Fleraing, Avi de Camp to Gen. Terry, ig wounte: ju the rhowtder, trove ation’ and micros gartors, $8225 | Our * rrived here on the The firi'g si *roaNd tho tino censed at about eleven envy perm: Baro: A M. The cain in Bow goming down in 8 goodly quantity Penny emg ns eager a iets a the fe have ilenc @ enemy's batteries down tho Fiver, svat three anda hall miles from here. In doing | €&% .Osly a tidlogpamlision la charged for children te #0 we vad Chree wounded. The Medical Director has sent the whole of ov to Portress Mon At this tine Mutancnort Accrnmer.—Late yesterday afierncon two | there in bot ttle prospect Of @ heavy engacoment today, | young girie fell through « hetchway at No. ¥21 Broadway, ab wo do out Keay ee ne ay ere ‘fend reesived such severe injuries that one of them was killed instantly, and the other was taken to the City Hos pital in @ dangerous cendition APance. Lart at ra Wrowa Doon —About 10 o'clock on Wednesday evening an interesting tittie bundle was the stoupof Ar bbiabop MH | residence, corner oe ues 4 Thirty sith street. The ‘bundle faut, about one month oid, with an Nanscmond River Correspen Nawauono Ruvmn, Foor Miss Bac } ‘April 16,1563, 'f Paring on the Reet Batavia on the Opporstic Bonk — The Ree pyre tidd Works—The Sharpehovters—Uewy Fir ing— The Probable Cane Pre Gunronts, de nee. ’ " 1s o'clock ) opened he rebel | explanatory letter pinned Ws tte ol It in wearceiy At eis ace i weeny we pened fire vale 6 v 7 add thes the precious Bd datiorion oo the oppeatie Bonk, They reviiet immed) | ree in dhe care Of the Commintonere of Charity and Gor wely,and & vy capernading bas been up for | rection, This cartom ef abandoning little iuiants io the sag became quite exlensive banks of are pone time. I high fre ve evel of the water, with moch areh land Tree ov Pm. Sraeet.—About five o'clock last evenings ad ream, The enemy har rucces .e throwing | fire coourrad in the cotton hoddy of James Patio, 00 the | up om hie ote bewvy eartiworks, und in them he bas | fourth flour of building NO. 18 Pell strest, 1 originated eld artiery end riffermen. The enemy's © corn | from friction on one of the plekers. The cotton in Mr oare keep qetinccus fro on cuchother, Wo | Ratie’s premises, and aleo to thove of B. Godda | Wear bowvy flog both bolow 9m eee ve | dir thor Joseph Marsland, on the second lor probably from one Of Our own for foik god iq | the Veseuont, war omnnd by B. W. Wright ~ being the woots On the oppanive water, | © borat $M; faily inaured. | The Below, bo Coubt tb is the gunboats, theme lave beon | a vod by Fromnan hk Bobertaen, bs datas J hivee yesterday afferncor oh ra | 6 0, na Saaare, Abost, We 6 sie, ie Oe ol ned it i . ® fre cocarred in the pr of Jom a Ace abt racer open hal me the seoumd floor, but was extinguithed bevore any This ners og (he weather te rathe p wot, It te | Camage war done. 18 waa caused by frictioarol » picker, nd mains ay, We ave thre op | Yee oe Weer Tamer envewre Sreect—Lowe $12000—~ on our mide ot the r at ever aiiable | 4, er eaten 0 tne emai rob mien dows. ba wo ego umn | * at ton o'clock yeaterday mrerbing ate : vod, and Depo have to | the drying rou of the cleth printing eetablichmans of ¥ wi the enemy's rio: | Winder & Co., Nos, 201 and 260 Wert Thirty.eeventh | street, and tytore the fames wore etlinguiahed the mora \lort hed ber rudder | and machinery were damaged to the exient of about OOF ibe “her #ma'l gonboue | 94,000; insured for $16,000, Tha buiding owned by hily Mjered, but wor erwugh io very mate: | Tanne Gage. It # damaged abot $2.40, ineored tor ly npalr thelr Wefalness. A row oreement tm the | 94.000 in the New York Fire aod Marine jum auce Cnn. gunbos! \ine San Yeon set to the river peor General Fock is Tevorting to every available means to prevent ‘he enemy sbould really be bis Our Norfolk: from crossing the river, exch | @ wew Matirond from Erie te Cleveland. a Borvato, April 16, 1869 =, hed here to-day, it wae determined wo 4 a road direct A tum of $666,009 wae eth. Were appointed to cwefer with the * ‘The prow n'ty of the rebel forces to Bufhtk bas rawed tremend ua excitement among the secesh resident hore, insanech as 1 io Well knows thas in the event of ihe Abs meeting f tho managers of Ge Buta and State IMPORTANT FROM NOR'H CAROLINA. The Garrison at Washington Relieved. Troops, Provisions and Ammunition Thrown Into the Town, &., dew ae. Foxturs Mownon, April 16, 1863. A despatch from General Malmer to Major General Dix, | Iust received, states that Geveral Foster has boon re- lieved. A river steamer, with a regiment and supplies of pro | Vision# and ammunition, succeeded in running the bata, | teries on Tar river, and reached the wharf at Washington on the 14th, Toston, April 16, 1868, A letter from Washington, N.©., dated fosiae tho forty; April 10, announces the death of lr. Ware, surgeon of tho Forty fourth Maseachusetia regiment, from fever. IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY. Broadway Kailroad Bill Reported—Eigh« meerporators’ Names Ai inst It—They Carry on Their Chamber— re’ Sala- ary—Cross Town Railroad, &c. wf Aunany, April 16, 1863. ‘Tho Broadway Railroad made its appearance the firnt thing this morning. Mr. Duryea, of the committer, mado the report, and on motion of Mr, Church it was made the special order for this afternoon, Mr. Depew, as soon as ‘the report was made, presented a petition of A. T, Stewart, ‘offering two millions for the bill as it now stands, In ad- ditien to the amendments that I telegraphed last night had been made to this Brosaway Railroad bill, I fod that the committes have stricken out the nate of Nicho- las Deckor, one of the incorporators, and inserted eight additional names, The names added are as follow#:—G W. Platt, John F. Porter, William Mackay, Jobn F. Mer ritt, Cornelius A, Runkle, Oscar J, Wheeler, Heury Suith and Jobn V. Corn. ‘The anti-Gold bill lobby have become so bold in their operations that it has attracted the ettention of the mem bers of the House, especially the portion, and the result will be that a more Uctngent’ bil will be reported by the commitiee than was exp Une of there ntlemen, who represents the speculators, and f here 'to defeat the Dill, was seen this consulting with several membora who el ‘on the loose list, and alwaye ‘“peady'’—near the railing in the Assembly Chamber during the session of tho House, and by these members pending round to others and calling (bem up to the railing. It was carried to such an extent that two or throes members were about to rise toa question of privilege. The fact of these events has turned several of the members who op- posed the Dean bill in the House in favor of even « far more stringent measure than that, and eve to xo further the Sevate bill, Me neceaaary, to lay owt these Shy The committee have decided, from those to for more stringent bill than horetofores They will report it either thia Aimany, April 16—6:16 P. Mr. Pringle made a majority report of the Calticet Inves- tigating Commitioe, They refer briefly to the action of the committee and the evidence taken; declare that they do not think it criminal for any person to seek the elec. tion as Speaker by promises to vote with elther party for officers of the House or Uaited States Senator; also tate that bo evidence was ‘given to show thas any ar- rangement was made for Mr. Caljicot to vote for Senator, They also state that tho twelve hundred dollars was not Joaned to Mr. Callicot anti! several days after his pomina- tion for Speaker, and therefore had no bearing upon hie Pomination and support by the republicans. y clone the report with the statement that Mr. Callicot te entirely innocent. Mr. Weaver, from the minority of the committen, stated that the report just preseoted bad never beet ited to the committee for their ap |, aed that firet opportunity that the meds hat to koow was ye minority desired to make & report Alter some discussion @ resolution was adopted giving the minority the right to report at auy time this week, and that the two bor be made the special order for ext Monday evening. The Broadway italirond bill being the speck order for the afternoon semicon, the lobbies and galeries were crowded by thone anxious to witngns tbe exettement. t | was found that tnéro were more thao ten bills ready for third reading Mr. Depew called tor the enforcement of | the joint rule requiring them Ww be A natin wae | mado to suspend the rules, requiris yo thirds The metion was lost by year 60, nays 65. Broadway, therefore, goes over to another day ee ° The Opinion of Attorney Gene DI son on the Sold s” Prony Vote Aunany, April 16, 1863 | Tho Attorney General, Daniel 8. Dickinaon, advines Vie that the toldiers’ Proxy Vito bill is “constita- | toual’’ and got ‘‘unconatituttypal,”’ as telegraphed fret Albany ou Wednesday night the New York morning papers. Promotions in The following are the latest promotions in New York regiments — Wirth Regiment of Artillery—J. Howard Kitching bo Holone! Bighth Regimen! of Cavalry—Win. L. Marcell to ve Loew | tmant Colonel. Ome Hundred and Fifty f 10h Regiment —Haah C. Pood to be Lieatenant Colemel, aad Themes Myros Major ] Second Regument of Artillery—) ey & U- Whether wo Cotowel. i¢ | be Thera of Avtillery--Charia Th. Binart w be Colonel, Heury M. Stone Lieutenant (olone), aad Elwin 4 Jee ” ‘Ome Humired and Twenty firdt Meg ment—Febert ots to be Lieutenant Colonel, aod Robert Wilon Majer Pactory at | Ezplosion in @ Ca | Philedeiphia. | VPuanecema, April 14, 1869. An explosion coourted yesterday afternoon to the art | riage factory, corner of Secund and Walnut #1 by whieh the roof of the building wae biown off and © por- ton of the wall demetinhed two of thers rapped fatally Three boys jared, ‘The steasner Pricress, the Matinon packet, was burned thie morning, & mile below this city, Bhe had a heavy cargo. There waa 00 ineursncs. were eotiety med. The pamengers were all eared. Ove of the crew is miaeing. ran Tannen Pema ano 1 Recast. —Last evening the Common Oounell of thi oO7 presented to Covonel Milton Cogent the Tammnny n ot, © im heent ewore wt ® vA Greod street ty Alterman ‘who The preees “- 7 a | the atnount for (he man, in eiojuent bs | to whieh prot. Ow | The following * | City of New York it, Fort aon od New York Mas ot ath tanioae Gevolem for he exon Pe roustiation, hie Gauntlns furage ve ee diuplayed on the field of battle, and bis calm end dignified 60 and 4 ong ood weary te fevthers 1807. On the aeabbard @ the motto veo, Moen bere a caytive for tam | prises, cotter 13 ve | Cobnet Coggenw lh ot Rails Ket jo Vaward’s fs vetl cut our wey throwgh to jerry 0 be called the gqeanhen were monde UF other gentlemen prevent, whe ooaled a 8 wumptovus repeat | thee prowess 0s