The New York Herald Newspaper, June 13, 1863, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ETOR AND PROPRIEIOR. OFFICE N. W. CONNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 8T8. Volume NXVIEL . AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tac Duke's Morro. WALDAOK'S THEATRE, Broadway. —KxiGuts or tax Rocny Taucy. LAULA KE! Astron Doves NEW BOWERY THE. Gkxeat—KNicits oF TH HEATRE, Broadway.—Esuxraupa— owery.—O'NEAL, THE x Lovens. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Sxow Birv—Goupen AKE—Duvin's RincmState Seonsts, BARNUM'S AMERICAN NUSSUM, Broadway —Gem, Tew Teons axp Wier, Com, Nutt ano Minnie Wannen, Hanvest Srort—Nexvous Max. Afternoon BRYANTS' MINSTRELS. Mechanics’ Hall. 472 Broad- —Eraiorian SONGS, BoRLEsgues, Dances, &0.—How ov, GREENEACKS? w An WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL. 514 Broadwar.—Ergioriaw fomcs, Dances, &0.—Wakce Ur Wituiax Henry. THE NEW IDEA. 48 Broadwa 801 BLESQ Barurts, Sc. —Tor Surrmise. ih nn Be Be AMERICAN THEATRE, Paxtowmes, Burtasques, ROPE CHAPEL, 720 Horr Lixp—Concerr ay XO UA Broadway.—Bareere, Broadway—Panonama OF TOR me Ovp Fougs. MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 613 Bi Po Wosvxrs anv Lecrurss, from 9 Pat aity ore ere HOOLEY'S OPERA HOU! I Foxes, Dan Buuussourn son ebhare atid apa visas New York, Saturday, June 13, 1863, THE NILE 1S SETTLED. The highly interesting sketch of the discoveries made in the interior of Africa, by Captains Speke and Grant, delivered by Sir Roderick Murchison before the Royal Geographical Society, will be published in the Waex.y Heraxp this (Saturday) morning. THE SITUATION. Ithas been ascertained that the reinforcements reaching General Lee from the Carolinas and else- where have swelled his army to double the number he had in the battle of Chancellorsville. His force is divided into three corps, of 30,000 men each. The rebels continue to fire at our pickets. Some artillery practice is tried occasionally by the enemy, but without much effect. General’ Mosby's raid into Maryland, near Pooleaville, was not of long duration, nor did it effect much. A telegram from Leesburg says his force was at Carter's Mills, on Goose creek, Lou- Jon county, at daybreak yesterday, hurrying back to the mountains, and that the Union troops were in pursuit. Information having been obtained by the War Department that a large rebel force, composed of savalry, artillery and mounted infantry, has been prepared for the purpose of making a raid into Pennsylvania, the President has oreated two new departments —one in Eastern Pennsylvania, to be ie ee geen Gavel; ong she other in Western Pennsylvania, to be comitanded by Major Genera! Brooks. Governor Ciiftin issued ‘proclamation yesterday earnestly inviting the Attention of the people of Pennsylvania to the General orders issued by these officers on assuming the command of their respective departments, and arging.the importance of immediately raising a sufficient force tor the defence of the State. A number of rebel officers, numbering ninety, while being sent to Fort Delaware from Fortress Monroe on Wednesday, on board the steamer Maple Leaf, took possession of the boat, put the captain and crew down below while off Cape Henry, and sixty-four of their number landed on the Virginia side. The remainder refused to land, ‘nd were taken back to Fortress Monroe. Telegrams from Cairo yesterday state that heavy caunonading was heard up the Yazoo on Monday. An attack upon General Grant’s rear by General Johnston was anticipated. Admiral Porter, in a letter received at Washington yesterday, says that Vicksburg cannot hold out much, longer; that al- though jt is Stronger than Sebastopool (at the capture of which he WA8 present), it must eventual- ly yield. The gunboats keep up a constant bom- bardment, night and day, upon the city. The Richmond papers are full of despatches re- lative to the condition of affairs at Vicksburg and Port Hudson. Among other things, reports to the 8th from Jackson say that General Kirby Smith, instead of being at Port Hudson, has taken Milliken’ ‘Bend with ton thousand men ‘snd cut off General Grant's supplies; that ® scout just arrived at Jackson from Vicksburg says that all is working well. The men are in good spirits, but are somewhat wearied from lying in the trenches and exposure to the sun; that General Grant is slowly advancing by building parallels, which are four hundred yards from the outer works; that there has been no general assault for ten days past, and that there is plenty of ammuni- tion and provisions at Vicksburg, and the soldiers and citizens are confident of the result. The en- tire rebel loss during the series of assaults on-Port NEW YORK’ HERALD, SATURDAY, gUNE’ 13, "1863, made a dash into Shawneetown and destroyed it by fire, killing four Union men who reaiated them. They were pursued immediately by seve- ral companies of our troops,‘and made off in the direction of the Missouri border, We have very interesting news from the British West Indies. The foreign trade to the rebel ports from Nassau, and vice versa, was exceed: ingly brisk. The blockade runners were, how- ever, closely watched by our fleet, as will be seen from the reports of the sharp action of the United States steamers Rhode Island and Tioga— the former in pursuit of the British vessels Mar- garet ana Jessie and Sirius, and the latter in obtaining information at to the whereabouts and designs of the contraband traders. England has got another “ grievance,” as alleged by the colonial journals, in the fact that the Rhode Island at- tacked the Margaret and Jessie within the pre- scribed limits of maritime law, and near the shore of James’ Point, Eleuthera. Some of the shots from the Rhode Island fell on the land, ploughed up the ground near the dwellings of the people, and seared the inhabitants pretty generally. It is said that ‘two colonial fishermen were wounded by her fire. Since July, 1862, fifty-seven steamers and ninety-one sailing vessels left Nassau for the rebel ports. Fifty-one of the former and fifty-five of the latterlanded their cargoes, affording im- mense “aid to the rebela and realizing vast sums for the speculators. Forty-four steamers and forty-five sailing vessels reachea Nassau from the confederacy during the same period, A letter, purporting to be dated on board the Tioga, pub- lished in the Nassau papers, indicates, if genuine, that the blockade runners were often betrayed to United States cruisers. The captain of the steamer Birius had protested, in Charleston, against the action of the Rhode Island in chasing her when within the maritime league of a neutralshore... A dangerous explosive war weapon, which had been shipped from Nassau for Charleston on the Mar- garet and Jessie, was thrown overboard by order of the captain of that vessel when near the rebel port. The concussion produced by its fall in the waterexploded it, by which the steamer was badly damaged, and Captain Wilson, who was su- perintending the work of the destruction of the ‘infernal machine,” was nearly killed. Mr. Roe- buck’s late assault on Admiral Wilkes, in the Eng- lish House of Commons, as well as the fact of the or- dering of British Army reinforcements to Canada, were first reported to Nassau, from Charleston. There were seventy-three ships, chiefly British, loading with cotton at Matamoros, on the 23d of April. x We give highly interesting details to-day of the surrender of Puebla to the French, a disaster brought about solely by inevitable necessity, re- sulting from want of food and ammunition. After the surrender General Ortega and his officers were sent towards Vera Cruz as prisoners of war, from thence she fo ‘ed to Martinique; but while on the road it is rumiofed that Orlega and several of his officers made their escaje from the escort. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Judge Welles has ordered a mandamus to fe is- sued against Comptroller Brennan, compelling him-to co-operate with the Mayor in designating four newspapers entitled to the Corporation ad- vertising under the recent act of the Legislature. Until the courts shall have finally decided the question at issue between the Mayor and Comp- troller, relative to the public advertising, the cor- poration advertising will be given exclusively to the Hgratp and Tribune. Messrs. Opdyke and Brennan agreed upon this plan yesterday, the Comptroller selecting the Heratp and the Mayor the Tribune, as the two papera_of the largest cir- culation. The decision of Judge Welles will be appealed. The case of William Sheffield against the city of New York for injuries, reported in yesterday's HERALD, was postponed until Monday, in conse- quence of the illness of plaintiff’s counsel. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday, before Recorder Hoffman, John McDermott was arraigned on an indictment charging him with hav- ing stolen a gold watch, valued at $40, from Mra. Ann McAvoy, of 59 Madison street, on the 3d of May last. He was allowed to plead guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, and was sentenced to the State prison for two years and four months, The petit jurors, who have been in attendance since the first of the month, were discharged for the term, and another panel has been summened to attend on Monday and serve during the re- mainder of the month. Another complaint was made yesterday against Adelaide Moore, alias Shaw, the boarding heuse sneak thief, before Justice Quackenbush. The accused engaged board at the residence of Mrs. Ellen Powers, No. 166 Third avenue, oa:the 3d instant, and on the following,day decamped with a lot of wearing apparel, jewelry and cash, | valued in all at $197, the property of a boarder named Margaret King. The real name of the pri- | soner is now ascertained to be Adeline. Weaver, | and it is said that she appeared at the Winter Garden some years ago in the capacity of light comedian. She is certainly in a fair way of going to Sing Sing. | The Munster (Ireland) News of the 29th of | May says:—The boat from Kilrush on Monday | last, was black with emigrants. The number was | so large as absolutely to astonish those who had | beheld antecedent emigrations. The Northern | counties of Maryland ond Pennsylvania, where | mereased activity and firmness in the dry goods market, chiefly for domestic cottons, which advanced alightly and attracted considerable attention from buyers, in view of the unfavorable reports from the army of General Grant. For some days past, however, the inquiry hag been ex- tremely moderate, and though holders of desirable fabrics gonerally appeared firm, there hag been less buoy- ancy in the market. The tendency at the close was in the main favorablo to purchasers. The chief business in woollens bas been in favorite styles of fancy cassimeres, which have beon eagerly bought at very good prices, while most other descriptions have been quiet. Of foreign goods the most salable have been low priced Diack silks, heavy linens and woollena and Mozambiques, which have been in lively request and quoted very firm, with limited supplies available, The auction sales have been few in number and of no particular interest. The week's imports of foreign dry goods were to the value of $336,448, direct for consumption, and $265,494 waro- housed, or, in all, $601,042, against $1,118,021 game week of 1862. Cotton was dull and rather heavy yesterday. The transactions imbreadstufls were eas exten- sive, and prices of flour, wheat and corn were lower. The provision market was depressed; pork, lard, butter and choose were declining. The inquiry for eugars, molasses, Rio coffee and Kast India rice was more active, though prices presented no quotable changes. Whiskey was in moderate request. Tallow was freely purchased, but was cheaper, Hay and hops were salable and steady. Transactions in most other articles wore restricted. The freight engagements were light. family marketing meats still continue to bring very high prices at the various markets, and there appears to be little prespect just now of adecline. There are some additions to the stock of articles on hand, particularly in the fruit line. Strawberries are in great abundance and sell at quite moderate prices. Vegetables are algo in great and Their Probable Designs. While we are patiently awaiting the univer- sally expected news of the capitulation of Vicksburg and Port Hudson, the movements of the rebels in Virginia have become exceed- ingly interesting. The late cavalry fight on the Upper Rappahannock developed a larger force of rebel cavalry, infantry and artillery in the neighborhood of Culpepper Court House than General Buford was prepared to encoun ter, while the masses of the enemy along the heights of Fredericksburg appear to have suf- fered little, if any, diminution. We may, from these facts and from certain rumors afloat, as- sume that the army of General Lee, instead of being depleted to strengthen Johnston or Bragg in the Southwest, has been considerably rein- forced from North and South Carolina for an aggressive campaign in the East. The Richmond Whig of the 8th instant says “it is too generally known to raise any ques- tion of prudence in speaking of it that Gen. Lee has put uis army in motion;” that “a for- ward movement on his part hasfor some time been anticipated by the enemy, and is regard- ed with very perceptible uneasiness;” and that, should he cross theRappahannock, “events of great consequence must speedily follow?” Upon this important fact that “Gen. Lee has put his army in motion” the question recurs: what are his designs? The developments of the late cavalry fight show that it is his inten- tion, by a flank movement, to push a formida- ble invading column into Maryland, and per- haps into Pennsylvania, upon a destructive raid. The letter from our Harper's Ferry correspondent, which we, publish this morning, furnishes some additional facts confirming this view of the subject, He says that when our cavalry returned from the fight on Tuesday they brought information that the rebels had been moving in strong force westward, towards the Shenandoah val- ley; that the column so moving was three hours and a half in passing the town of Sper- ryville, and was composed of infantry and artillery. Referring next to Mosby’s dash across the Upper Potomac into Maryland the other day, our correspondent says it was as- certained from rebel prisoners eaptured from Mosby’s band that a supporting body of five thousand men were. on the Virginia side of the river, opposite the point where Mosby was intercepted on the Maryland side, and that General Milroy, at Winchester, had information of a force of about that number approaching him, and, as he believed, with the intention of cutting him off. Our correspondent, however, believes that a crushing raid into Western Visginia, beyond the valley, is the real design of the enemy, and says that such is the pre- vailing opimion among our officers at Harper's Ferry. We entertain s differen? opinion. The moun- teim region west of Winchester is too thinly in- habited, too poor, too destitute of subsistence to pay the expenses of a grestimilitary expedition. We suspect that the game of Lee is the old game-of last year—a descent upon Wiachester anda descent upen Harper’s Ferry in: over- whelming force. The artillery, the borses, wagons and stores of ammunition and swhbsist- ence at Hacper’s Ferry would be worth: more te General Lee than all he could do and all he could pick up or destroy among the mouutains of Virginia westward in a six*nonths’ canrpaign with his whole army. We- suspect, therefore, that his designs are, first, with different detach- ments to envelope Harper’s Ferry as he did last year, and then to move rapidly Stnart’s whole eoluma across Maryland into Pennsylva- nia, via Chambersburg, wpon a mission of re- taliation in the way of plunder and destruction, | because this route is a short one and will carry him at once through some of the very richest Hudson te said not to exceed six hundred The capital of Mississippi has been removed from Jackson to thé town of Enterprise. A despatch from Cincinnati furnishes the details of the recent engagement with the rebels at Mon- tioello, Kentucky, on the 10th inst. Our troops, oommanded by Colonel Kantz, had driven the rebels out of the town and were falling back to- ‘wards the Cumberland river, when the rebela ral- Wed in force and attacked our rear guard. Our forces retreated slowly. Reinforcements subse- Whig, a Belfast paper, says the value of the gift | groater damages can be inflicted upon our loyal of breadstuffs of Mr. A. T. Stewart, of New York, people and more valuable spoils collected to the cotton operatives of Lisburn and the Maze, | from them than by any other route before a will exceed four thousand pounds, and the vessel | sufficient force can be brought up to turn back has also been engaged to convey to America from | the distressed districts such of the operat may wish to emigrate to the United States. | The State of Pennsylvania has furnished one | thousand one hundred and fifty-five negro soldiers, most of whom went to Massachusetts. Captain Nathaniel W. Massey, of the British army, whose elopement from Toronto, Canada, with an heiress named Miss Tavish, we noticed yesterday, was arrested on the 10th instant at | quently came to their ,relief, when @ desperate fhand to hand conflict ensued, lasting two hours, and resalting in the defeat of the rebels. General Bragg's ariny in Tennessee is said to be in a highly demoralized and mutinous condition, ‘The Genoral threatens hanging at the rate of ten mon @ day antil discipline is restored. It ia understood that Mr. Vallandigham has pro. @eeded to some Southern port, from which he intends to take his departure for Nassau We have interesting news from New Orleans to the 6th instant. General Banks had issued an im- portant order, restraining all interference with Property on the plantations under charge of the Valted States Quartermaster’s Department, and Oompelling the return of eny property which may * bave beon taken. A despatch from Leavenworth, Kansas, reports that on Baturday last a band of rebel guerillas ‘Avon, in this State, and lodged in the Geneseo jail. | The Crescent City Guatd, ® company which | was raised in Evansville, Indiana, for spacial ser- vice, and went te the field full in numbers, is now reduced to two Heutenants, four sergeants, one corporal and three privates. More than eight hundred guns of Gen. Fremont’s European purchase have lately been sent fromthe Army of Tennessee to the St, Louis arsenal for repairs, On @he examination it was found that there was no communication between the tube and the barrels, and the guns could not be fired. Tho Nova gold mines, about which consid. erable excitement was created some time ago, have proved a failure. Of the several thousand miners at work in 1862 there remained in the spring of 1863 not more than from forty to fifty. ‘The stock market was dull and irregular yosterday | gation of an army corps under Generat Couch, | We daspect, however, that the main design of the invading column. We think, therefore, that the War Office is acting judiciously in providing for the organi- whose headquarters shall be at Chambersburg. General Lee is the identical game which, under Stonewall Jackson in his pursuit of General Banke last summer down the Shenandoah val- ley, was so suocessfully played off upon Secre- tary Stanton. Fifty or sixty thousand men (half of which force coming in to the support of General McClellan at the right moment would have secured Richmond) were sent out in different detachments, hither and thither, to | bunt up Jackson; and they were still bunting | for him when he was a hundred miles away, crushing the right wing of our army on the Chick- ahominy. We suspect that Lee’s main object in this aggressive diversion now is in the same way to break up the Army of the Potomac in a hot pursuit of Stuart, and then to pounce upon what is left on the Rappahannock with an | overwhelming force, crush it and push on to Washington again. At all events, and what- morning, but considerably better in the afternoon, clos. fog with an upward tendency. Money was considerably than it has been; call loans 7 per cont. Gold fell to 141% ; xchange to 15655. ‘Tho opening days o” the week worg charactorized by aver may be the designs of the enemy in Vir- | inia, theit instructive lessons of last summer's isasters sm us, a be i son our forces, we hope wi t Wisely Temom | tho War Ofte, “ — Vallandigham Nominated as Governor of Ohio. The unaaimous nomination of Mr. Vallandig- ham.as the democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio is a most significant sign of the times. We predicted that this would be the result of the foolish policy which impelled Burnside to commit a flagrant breach of the constitution and laws {in arresting him and trying him by court martial. We predicted, too, that the exile would probably take the first opportunity of quitting the Southern confederacy and proceed- ing to Canada by way of Nassau. That pre- diotion is also receiving its fulfilment. By tele- graphic intelligence from Cincinnati, in another column, it will be seen that it is understood in that city that Mr. Vallandigham has proceeded to some Southern port, from which he intends to take his departure for Nassau. That he will proceed thence to the British provinces, and ocerny some position on the Canadian frontier opposite Ohio, where he can communicate freely with his friends in the State till after the election, there can be very little doubt. We hazarded another prediction, and that was that Mr. Vallandigham would not only obtain the nomination, but that he would be elected. Events will prove whether or not we are right in this anticipation. If Mr. Vallandigham should be elected he will undoubtedly cross the frontier into Ohio, and then, we ask, what power will venture to take thence the choice of the people, and without warrant of law consign him to a federal fortress? Will Burnside proceed to arrest him again? We rather think not; and if not, how silly must he appear in his own eyes for being the instrument of elevating to the position of Governor of the third State in the Union a man whom he has pronounced guilty of conduct of “a treasonable tendency!” Howstultified must those seem to themselves who advised Burnside to the proceeding! % The shrewd leaders of the republican party feel that they have been seriously hurt by this. unhappy affair. The whole, or nearly the whole, of the republican press condemn it, including the rabid Evening Post and the New York Tri- bune. The New York Times alone has endorsed it, but inconsistently denounces the suppres- sion of the Chicago Times. If it is unlaw- ful and unconstitutional to extinguish by a military order the Chicago Times for sustaining the views of Vallandigham and condemning the act of Gen. Buri side, upon what principle are the arbitrary arrest and banishment of Vallan- digham justified? The military suppression of the Times is a blow at the freedom of the press; the course pursued against Vallandigham is a blow aimed at the freedom of speech. Both rights are equally guaranteed by the constitu- tion, and both are equally inviolable. The most sensible of the republican leaders are ashamed of the whole business and very much afraid of the consequences. This is evident from the speech of Sen- ator Trumbull at Chicago, and from the letter of Mr. Arnold, which we published yesterday. They find that the War Department and a general under its control have given to the democracy a trump card with which repub- licanism will be overwhélmed in every State. The blunder was partially rectified in rescind- ing the order of Burnside suppressing the Chi- cago newspaper; but that was not enough. The order ostracising Vallandigham from all the loyal States of the North, and sending him into an enemy’s country, without even the rights of a prisoner and beyond the pale of the pro- tection of the United States, ought to have been rescinded at the same time with the revocation of the order against'the Chicago Times. It is mow too late, and there can be mo doubt that the democratic party will make framense capi- tal out of it. Those who obtained power upon & platform of ‘free speech” wilt be charged before the sovereign people with obtaining it under false pretences, and it will be extremely difficult for them to refute the charge. No gooner did: they find themselves installed at Washington than they commenced arresting their political epponents and suppressing their newspapers under various pretexts, and im several cases without a pretext at all; and for two years, notwithstanding the- frequent rebukes given by the people through the ballot box, the practice has been’ con- tinued up to the present time, to the: utter ruin of the republican party. Whether it:will be abandoned even now remains to be seéen. We presume it never will, so long as Stanton controls the War Department and Chase oon- trols Stanton. There is but one wise course left the Presi- dent, and that is-to imitete the action of An- drew Jackson under similar circumstances, and get rid of the unpopularity of his Cabinet:by getting rid of the Cabinet itself. He has » per- feet right to do so under the constitution, and the whole country would sustain him in sucha course. But if he will allow himself to be crnehed with the weight of odium which presses upon his administration, it is as clear as the sum at noonday that the: demeeratic party will oust Mr. Lincoln from power and be in full poases- sion of the White House on the 4th of March, 1865. Cuicaco Susp Canat. Convention.—It isnow clearly to be perceived that this assemblage of individuals accomplished nothing. The-fact is, its objects were neverclearly understood. The “glittering generalities” of the scheme princi- pally attracted the attention of those who wished to become distinguished as advocates of everything in general and nothing in particu- lar. One gentleman was pretty muah the sole author of it, besieging Congress, influencing the Chamber of Commerce at a thin meeting and lob- bying at Albany a whole winter. For his ser- vices he received from a good natured Legisla- ture the sum of four thousand dollars. great pyramid stood, therefore, omasmall apex, and no wonder it capsized. When the-dele-~ gates assembled at Chicago in a.sensation tent it was found that others as well as the Chica- goans wanted to put their hands into the public treasury, and claims innumerable were offered for ashare. Not a new idea .was presented, not anew fact stated. The argument was that, to save five cenis a bushel on corn, a dozen ship canals should be built, costing a hundred millions of dollars. & was not considered that the Mississippi was, about to be opened, that the capacity of tae canals and railroads had, until the war, ben fully equal to the business of the West, a;4d that by lowering the freights on the lakes rach of the difficulty would be over. taining merehandse contrabantof war, claim a This | i ax = If these two canale were made—the cost of which will not be more than five millions* of dollars at the outside—the whole trade of the lakes and of Canada would come to the city of New: Yor and, with the exception of eighty- three miles subject to tolls, the whole distance between Chicago and New York would be a free navigation. Here is a rational plan, and an economical one of reducing the charges on corn, for which there has been such a mighty and fruitless effort. Tus Sovraery Warenma Piacus.—The first summer after the rebellion broke out was rather a dismal one for the Northern watering places. Tho best paying visitors at the hotels there had beon Southerner; for they made their money fiy freely, and spent more in expensive wines and carriages—those two great sources of profit to landlords—than the more calculating and abstemious Northerners. Suddenly cut off from Southern patronage, and also from a con- siderable portion of that which they were ac- customed to receive from the Northern cities, the proprietors of the large hotels in many instances gave up their establistiments, despair- ing of the revival of their business, Those that did so made a great mistake, as tho results of the following season proved. To the old visit- ora succeeded a crowd of new ones—the mou- veaux riches of Wall street speculations and | government contracts. These, big with the consciousness of their moneyed importance, vied with each other in profuseness of expendi- ture, and amply made up to the watering places for the loss of their Southern visitors. It might equally be anticipated that, between the ruin that has fallen upon most of the large proprietors of the South and the demands made upon its whole male population by the military service, the hotels at the Southern watering Places would not be in a condition to profit by the barrier that has been raiséd between the two sections. That such is not the fact we gather from the following advertisement in one of the Richmond papers:— Ye.tow SutpaveSrrincs.—This pleasant watoring place will bo ready to receive visitors on Lhe arst day of June. ‘Terms: $8 per day, $50 per week; children under twelve years of age and servants $5 per day, $30 per week. Visitors will find coaches and hackmen at the Christians- burg depot to convey them tour miles to the Springs. This shows that the rich families of the South are not all ruined, and that no more there than here bas the war cast a damper upon social and other enjoyments. Indeed, it ia probable that, so far from the Southern watering places expe- riencing any falling off in the number of their visitors this season, they will, like our own. exhibit a considerable increase. We base this anticipation on the fact that the Southerners have fewer places to go to—some of their favorite resorts, such as Old Point Comfort, being in our possession—and also upon the probability that the speculators and contractons who have made money out of the Confederate government will crowd to these places to make ostentations show of their newly acquired riches. Cost or Prize Carrurss.—There is no one who has handled an oar who has not paid the. _penalty of that nautical. experiment called “catching a crab.” The catching a blockade runner turns out to be an equally hazardous operation. We have an exemplification of its risks in the following return of the proceeds and costa of the sale of three vessels captured by our cruisers and condemned by the Prize Court in this eity. those interested:— Sale. Schooner Louise Agnes and cargo... $1,105 1,401 Schoener Mara and cargo... iil 1157 Schooner Velasco art cargo. 550 8T1 From this statement it appears that the eap- tors, instead of benefiting by their prizes, are brought in debtors for a large surplus of ex- penses. We can imagine the surprise and dis- gust of our gallant tars‘at sach an unexpected and disagreeable result. If anything is caleu- lated to dampen the‘e zeal in the service it is this. It is but fair to add\ however, that of the foar principal ports where veseels are con- demned—viz: New York,. Boston, Philadel- phis and Key West—New: York is the orly one that has brought the captors in debt. It was similar facts that led to the investigation re- cently ordered by government. When they come to be more fully inquired into it will be found that large hauls have been made out of these prizes by others than: our officers and Sailors. If the parties concerned in them are not prosecuted with all the-rigor of the law it will go far to relax the vigilance of # blockade. Tue Brresu Prize Steamer Perernorr.—The prize cases, and particularly; those in which British vessels are implicated in charges of con. considerable portion of public attention here and.abroad. We understand that the: report of the special eommissioners appointed to super- intend the discharge of the cargo of the British prize steamer Peterhoff has-been for several days past a “sealed letter’ jn the offive of the United States Court, and (ft the counsel for the captors has notified the representatives of the: owners of the vessel and cargo that the taatter involving the release or condemnation of the Peterhoff will be ra¥ed on before Judge vessel has been the subject of diplomatic correspondence, and has -elicited considerable debate-in the British Parliament, we should not needlessly irritate the.Lion by allowing the Eagle-to keep him in his talons. toolong. Let John Bull know the-result in this particular case ab once. ‘The Nova Scotiam Government—Tcemper- ance Celebration in Halifax, &e. Bautrax,.June 12, 1963, ‘The now governmens gazotted to-dax Johnston, Attor ney General; Tupper, Provincial Secrotasy ; Heury, Soliai- ‘vor General, McNaff, Receiver General , Levisonte, Financial, ‘Secretary; McKinnon, McFarlane. and Shannoa, Members. of the Cabinet, without office; MeDonald, Commissionar of Railways; Grant, Queen’s Printer, ‘The National Division of the Sees of ‘Temperance of ‘orth America commenced its. nineteenth anvual session “here to-day. Twanty-five members were in attendance, ‘Vermont, Rhode Island, Gonneeticut, New York, Now Jorsoy, Maryland, District. of Columbia, Ohia, tiinota, Kentucky, Missouri, Canada Bast, Canada West, aw, 1.1FAX, June 1B, 1863. afternoon was quite imposi'y the principal streets it at the Bocw tia Bor pet come. "Zhe two real wants of the West were scarceyy considered, or, if they were, received fo ‘geartiness of support. These are the ship ‘ginal around Niagara Falls and that between the Sorel and Hudson, now, as fotmerly, a fa- { vorite project with tho Canaztan goverumout, it House, w! his Excellence; - Teosived and replied to the adater 9 ‘pre: ‘the National Division, The Proceedings were . Whe Asia ward 4, Ones! te a 1863, apres Sacer Sate a ees for Liverpool. It will startle somewhat |; ueverthe! iy. arreat e , # considerable crowd, which the’ police, as a preoaation- Pi 4s of Costs and ) ary measure, Pes pert win ey Betts next Monday. As the capture of this |: comprising reprasentativas.from, Maine, New Hawpsbire, | Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward's Island ang — decided on Clove. » 98 the place and, “ a ed —— eee NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasmnoror, June 12, 1863. CONFERENCE OF A DELANGATION OF LOUISIANA PLANT- ‘BRS WITH 4°GE PRESIDENT. Messrs. Cotman, Marriott @ad Joboston, planters of Louisiana, are here, for them wives and for the leading property holders in that State, fo.” the purpose of suggest ing to the President that thoy are ready to unite ia a demonstration of the people of Lov isiaua declaring the State a part and pagcel of the (inion a5 « was before the revollion. Last night they had aa interview with the President, avd prese Vled their views im an elaborate manner. They are held wnder advice. ment. Thore would be mo obstacle to this wauucb to be wishod for consammation, wore it not that th © proclama- tion hag declared the slaves of Louisiana Cree, and, though there was no law for that oxcculive m “sure, it may now be hold to be a law, which it is not in tL.\e power Of the President to destroy. \ ; TH GOVERNMENT BALES OF COTTON. All abandoned or captured colton received or collestta” by the special ageuts ef the Treasury Department, uncer the act approved March 12, 1863, in the Mississipp| valle» above the operations of General Grant’s army, is to be gold at public auction, in St. Louis and Cincinnati alter. nately, on the first and third Monday of cach month, the first sale to take place at Cincinnati oa the 15th inat. ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON OF GENERAL BANKS’ LATE CHIRF OF STAFF. Colonel Clark, late chiot of staff of General Banks, who was severely woundod in the recounotssance towards Port Hudson on the i3th of March, has arrived here on business With the War Dopartimeut. His gyn has. just graduated at the Naval Acadomy, and is ordered to joia Admiral Foote, i THS CASE OF GENERAL FITZ JOHN PORTER. General itz John Porter, under advice of nis counsel, will soon present his reply to ox-Secretary Holt's atato- ment upon which the Prosident’s final action, casbiering Gencral Porter was based. THE PROPOSED NATIONAL CONVENTION OF SOLDIERS. Tho views of the Heratp about a National Convocation of discharged troops are much liked by practical Uniog men bere, It is thought that the Convention should be held in thia city, go as to allow the soldiers of the Army of the Potomac to take part in tho proceedings. They have had much experience in gevorals, and also have fixed views as to military policy. THH DISCUSSION AS TO RANK BETWEEN GENSRALS BUTLER AND FREMONT, ‘Tho idea of the Now York Times that thore is asqnabble as torank between Generala Fremout, Butler and McCtet- fan bas uo hold in military circles sofar ag tho last vamed is concerned, js PROMOTIONS IN THE OFFICE OF THE SIXTH AUDITOR. The fo'lowing promotions have beou made in the Sixth Auditor's office:—C, Haytett, disbursing clerk, John R. Stebbins, F. M. Ballinger and James A. Jenkics, third class clorks; J. H. Brown, E. Story, .. A. McCord, S. h. Perley and W. J. Loib, second class clerks NAVAL ORDERS, Chief Engineer Sewell bas been detached from special duty at New York and ordered to tho Boston Navy Yard ‘as chiof engineer. IMPROVEMENT IN THR CONDITION OF TRE STREETS OF WASHINGTON. ‘The arrivals of visitors here aro yory numerous, and for a wonder they fiod tho principal business. streets wa- tered in Northern style. A great change for the bottor is thus wrought. Another Fagitive Slave Case. [from the National Intelligencer, Juno 124 ‘The deciaration of Chief Sustica Cartter, of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, that tho Fugitive Siayo law must bo exccuted in this Drtrict, “because it is in the bond ,” received such degree of practicat spplisatioa ere on Wetnesday afternoon as that six or seven fugt- tives front Maryland were committed to jail for delivery to their owner. There were three women aid shreo or four children, who were captured near the corner of Pevn- alee avenue and’ Tenth street, an¢ boing taken Before 4 missioner Walter 8. Coxe, after aue wero delivered up. They made thoir escape Inst Sunday night from the employ of Mr. Douglas Adaths and ‘sr. Samual Crawford, of Priuca George’s county, im eonnect with another slave man and woman, who haveinot boot found. ‘They belong to tho estate of the late Lok Truman Crowe who was killed in the Mexican war. -Mr. Crawford is tho trustee of the estate, and: made an affidavit reiative to the’ loyalty of the heirs, ia whieh he stated that My, Elixaboth: Maria Dexter, of Boston; Mra. Reno, the widew of Gou. Reno, killed at South Mountain; Miss. Eliza and Truman Cross, have not borne arms during the and as to Wm. B. and Alexander ross, ho docs netkno: their haying borne arms, but betloves they counsel for the .eontested the right of the’Commis- sioner to deliver Saves to the trustee, but oven 4 7 less placed in bis custod; ro ho “rebeliious” symptoms, to bovarrestedh is The Corporation Actvertising." . ‘TH HERALD AND TRIBUNE DESIGNATED BY THR MAYOR AND COMPTROGLER. Notwithstanding the decision of Jitstice Wella yoster- terday, adverse to the position taken by tho Comptrolior relative to the Corporation advertising, we are informed that Mr. Brennan intends to carry thovquestion t the: Court of Appeals for the purpose of obtaining the oploion of the highest tribunal in this State. It is due to the Comptroller to state that’his action in + this mater ie the result ef a sincere convietion that his - own views are strictly correct and legai, and aot through aby desire to favor any newspaper in particular: ‘The Miyor and Comptrollér had an interview yesterday respecting. thé matter, and agreed to dasignate two newspapers. ia which to advertise untilsuchtimeas a final decision may be arrived at by the courts.~ The pa- pers selected are the Herat (by the Compteoller) and the Tribune (by the Mayor). These two papers wil have the Corporation advertising exclusively for the present. MANDAXVG-ISSUED TO COMPEL THE COMPPROLLER TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE MAYOR IN DGSIGNATING FOUR PAPERS. SUPREME COURT—S1RCIAL TERM. Before Hon. Judge Welles. JUNK I2e-The People at the Relation of Georg: Opdyre, Mayor of New York, vs. Matthew T. Brennan, Comptrotier.— A motion-has been heretofore made thatia peremptory writ of mapdamus be issued, to be directed to the defend- ant, commanding him to unite with the relator in:desig- nating four newspapers published in the city of New York having the largest daily circulatlon—viz: the New Yore Henan, the New York Sun, the New York Tribune and the New Yark. 7imes—in which’to publistuadvortisements, in pursuance of section two of the act of the Legislature, chapter 227, passed April 24, 1863. Adser hearing Mr. Field, of counsel for the relator (the Mayor), and Mr. Brady, ofcounsel for the defendant,, and upon reading and fitizg certain affidavits and other papers, due delibe- ration, being bad, ordered that the sail motion be and the syne is hereby granted, aud that tke said writ issue accoraingly. - = Conclusion of the Grand Natiomal Bil- Mard Tournament.. SKERRITSR CBALLENGES KAVANAGH FOR THE OWN: ENGUIP OF THE CHAMTAON CUR. ‘The oxescises at Irving Hall closed on Thyreday evon- im@veiih the match the Exst agsinst the West and the presemtation of the prizes. The playing, although occa- sionally exhibiting some DrilRant. single shots, was rather. of au ordinary character. Some of the ‘wet shote made vy Mr. Pheian, and a masse stroke by Fox, of Roobester, called forsh most ‘boisterous applause, Each player had fourteen innings, making seveaty a side before the 750, polyts were made, The following is thascore:—. a3F : : i a fh if 2 a ¢ i 5 : 1 Be i i i 4 : & Bh, sae es6 ia 3 Ey 2 q i 3 t ' i é ALLENG. New Yore Me, Dootme Kavanacn, Amertoan Billiard Sin—i hereby ere du PS = cham. Py Cg pets ween tae Billiard June 12, 1°43. Champiog — ee mesa tegen ensee