The New York Herald Newspaper, June 26, 1863, Page 6

r 4 JAMES GORDON BENNBPT, EDITOR AND PKOPRIEDOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Volume SXVIIE AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tax Duke's Morro. Broadway.—Wives oF ope FEATS, BOWERY THEATR: Wivow-—King axp F —Couneen Bawy— Lo ZiGana, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowerr.—Avrona FLrove—Duxe Box oF Maxcuestsx—ScnooLwasten—Fevoy’s DReAw. MUSSUM. Broadway —Gew. Nutr ano Minxie WARREN, Attervoon and Evening, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad. WiOPIAN SONGS, BURLKSQURS, DANCES, &0.—Cuaw oasT Bev WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL. 514 Broadway.—E1miorias Bones, Dances, &C.—51LV KK Teumrer, PRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, wi IRVING HALL, Irving place —Tux SteRKorticon, THE NEW IDEA. Baruers, &c.—Huxcn AMERIOAN THEATRE, No, Pantomimzs, BuRLESQURS £6. Broadway.—Sonas. Buruesques, 4 Broadway.—Bateers, NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Curiosities axp Leoturxs, from 9 A. M. ‘till 10 P. M. BOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE. Brooklyn.—! PIAN Sones, Daxces, BURLESQuEs, dC. riche New York, Friday, J THE SITUATION. Despatches from Harrisburg to half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon stated that the enemy was advancing slowly, but that the best erder pre- vailed in the city. The excitement of the previous days had considerably abated. During the entire of Wednesday night and all day yesterday, long trains of wagons, laden with goods and furniture, were entering the city for protection. Farmers were driving in their horses and cattle, and negroes in large numbers were also flocking in. At six o'clock reports reached there that the enemy had halted, but were foraging all over the country and destroying the crops. At ten o'clock last night the people of Carlisle, the nearest point to the rebel advance, within which they were only four miles distance at five o'clock, did not anticipate any attack before morning at least. General Ewell’s then at Shippensburg. headquarters were Despatches from Frede- rick say that General Rhodes’ division, ten thou- sand strong, left Hagerstown on Tuesday for Chambersburg. Johnson’s division, twelve thousand strong, with thirteen pieces of artillery, crossed at Shepherdstown on Sunday. One half of this force was at Boonsboro on Mon- day, and left on Tuesday for the North. The other half went to Williamsport. The aqueduct at Wil- liamsport has been blown up by the rebels, and the bridges over Black creek, Sleepy creek, Sir John’s run, Green Spring run and South Branch have been destroyed. One span of North Branch bridge has also been destroyed. It is generally believed that the greater part of General Lee's army crossed over into Maryland since Friday, at Antietam, Shepherdstown and Williamsport. With regard to the other movements of Lee’s army, we are told that he and General Longstreet were at Winchester on Friday last, with one hun- General | communication was received from the City Inspee- tor similar to the one transmitted to the Alder- men. and annul the grant given to the New York and Harlem Railroad Company to lay their tracks in Broadway. The grant having been given to defeat the Broadway Railread project in the Alba- ny Legislature, avd in consequence of the Gover- nor having vetoed that measure, the Councilmen were of opinion it should now be annulled, and voted unanimously for the adoption of the resolu- tion, The President appoint-d Messrs. Hayes, Gross, Brady, Haviland, Murray, Rassell and Fits- gerald as a special committee to confer with a similar committee from the Board of Aldermen to make arrangements for the celebration of the ap- proaching Fourth of July. The Board adjourned until Monday evening next at four o'clock. The regular meeting of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction was held yester- day, the President, Simeon Draper, Esq., in the chair, The usual weekly statement was read, and showed the following:—Total number of patients remaining in the Bellevue Hospital on the 16th inst., 658; admitted during the week, 127; births, Mr. Brice offered a resolution to rescind NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1863. —_— — The Censorship—its Absurdity, According to an Administration Organ. When the military censorship of the press was instituted we saw its absurdity expenses, as the broad, rocky Susquehanna | river is in his way; and, in the other case, his ‘army in getting into Baltimore would get into | a trap from which Lee would never extricate it, | with General Hooker's army and our militia | auxiliaries behind him, and with no means of retreat at his command over the broad, naviga- ble Lower Potomac. Between Governor Curtin | and the Governor of Maryland, with the eight or ten thousand of our New York State militia sent forward, one would think there would be no difficulty now in advancing to the Maryland border a body of fifty thousand men. This force would protect the border from fur- ther foraging incursions, or compel General Lee to bring up his reserves; and in this event the Army of the Potomac would be able to repeat the battle of Antictam under greater advantages than were possessed by General McClellan, including our present possession of the commanding heights of Harper’s Ferry and the river front below, where Lee last year en- tered Maryland. tem all wrong. It shows that the carelessness whole cavalry regiment, the enemy taking ad- vantage of information it received from our papers,” which information passed the censor, and was of course considered by the press all right. The Republican charges that “the au- thorities have manifested much looseness in fur- tailed statements tending to injure General desires and would sacrifice men and money to obtain.” NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasminctom, June 25, 1863. and pre- ARRIVAL OF A DEPUTATION OF OHIO DEMOCRATS. dicted its failure. The Republican, the most | ~ rye committee of the Ohio Democratic Convention, Mr. radical of radical journals, and special organ | Pendicton at the bead, have arrived bere, and are at the of the administration at Washington, now comes | Metropolitan. They have visited the President, who has to the same conclusion. It pronounces the ays- | SKed them to make a written statemont in respect to their errand, whick thoy willdo, A reply to it, Albany faabion, will of course be made in due time. Aside from exhibited by those who control the military | tho morale of a deputation of this sort, the political telegraph has recently “cost us at least one | advantages will be with the Prosident. M'CLELLAN, Delegations from leading citizens still arrive bere, ask- ing the recall of General McCiellan. GENERAL MILROY. It is now eaid that General Milroy isto be court mar- tiatled. for not having obeyed orders in evacuating Win- cheater some days previously to the attack upon that nishing the newspapers of the country with de- | Place. CAPTAIN WASHINGTON NOT KILLED. Captain Washington, who commanded the Thirteenth Hooker's operations directly, by the fact that | regular infantry at Haines’ Bluff, was not killod, as report- such information is exactly what the enemy | ed, but was severely wounded. ADAMS! EXPRESS COMPANY. It ig not true, as atated, that the Adams Express Com- 8; discharged, 133; deaths, 10; remaining on the 22d inst., 659. Up to date of the statement there were 6,200 persons in the various institutions under control of the Commissioners. The Committee on National Affairs met yester- Last September, after driving Pope's shat- tered columns behind the defences of Arlington Heights, Lee deliberately took up his line of march and entered Maryland forty miles above Washington. His march by this short route This is exactly what the censorship amounts | Pany refused to-day to recoive any valuables for trans- to, and what we verily believe it was intended | sea North. _ Fy *RISONERS BENT SOUTH. te teen gine Sororen Sen ae Be eke Of the five hundred and thirteen rebel prisoners 10 be ready any ly work for members pent South for exchange, fifty-one are severely wounded. administration, a monopoly of contraband 7 Most of thom wore captured within the past week. dred thousand men. An immense number of wagons were with them, and proceeded north through Hagerstown, Martinsburg and Boonsboro, 4s if with the intention of carrying off provender end supplies. Over ten thousand men are now at work on the Pittsburg fortifications. They are distributed as follows: —Heron’s Hill, two thousand nine hun- dred; Squirrel Hill, one thousand three hundred; Negley’s Hill, two thousand one hundred, and Mount Washington, three thousand six hundred. There is nothing stated of the movements of Gen. Hooker's army to-day. The latest news from Vicksburg, up to yester- day, by way of Cincinnati, is, in effect, most hope- ful. General Graut’s position as against General Johnston is regarded as strong as that of General Pemberton against General Grant. The indica- tions all are that the rebel army in Vicksburg must shortly surrender. The fire upon the city is very heavy and destructive, while the rebel reply to our fire is not heavy. General Johnston is believed to be mainly employed in preparations to defend the interior of Mississippi after the fall of Vicks- burg. ',, The expedition recently sent into East Tennessee reports officially to General Burnside, through Colonel Saunders, commanding, that his troops struck the railroad at Lenoir, destroyed the road up to Knoxville, and made a demonstration against that city, so as to have the troops drawn from above, destroyed the railroad track and started for Strawberry Plains, burnt the State creek bridge, three. hundred and twelve feet long, and the ftrawberry Plain bridge, thousand six hundred feet long; also the Mossy creck bridge, three hundred and twenty-five feet long. They also captured three pieces of artillery, some two hundred boxes of artillery ammunition, one over five hundred prisoners and one thousand stand of arms, and destroyeda large amount of salt, sugar, flour,’meal, saltpetre and one saltpetre work and other stores. He found the rebel force in East Tennessee larger than he had supposed. We give a map to-day showing the route of this expedition. The disastrous raids of the rebel privateers amongst our fishing vessels have stirred up the Navy Department to action. Several cruisers have been despatched in search of the Tacony, which is believed to be the attacking vessel off Nantucket St present, and four more will leave this port to- Say. Whether the fast steamers Baltic and Atlantic shall form part of the squadron of defence to our coasts, depends upon the consent of the govern- ment to accede to the proposals of the company to which they belong. During last week no less than twenty-seven vessels—steamers and sailing ves- sels—have been sent out in search of the Tacony from New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Hamp- ton Roads. If she escapes it will be something wonderful. Salvos of artillery were fired at the Tuileries, Paris, on the 11th instant, to celebrate the fall of Puebla: WISCELLANEOUS NEWS. A regular meeting of the Board of Councilmen was held at four o'clock yesterday. The attend. ‘ance of members was rather small, and the busi Qoss transacted was mostly of a routine ature. A day, Alderman Farley presiding. Hon. F. A. Conkling addressed the committee at length in re- lation to the protection of the harbor, urging im- mediate action in the matter. Major George E. Baldwin also spoke, remarking that Governor Sey- mour would give all the assistance in his power to the city authorities for the protection of the har- bor. The committee, through Alderman Farley, signified their intention to take immediate action in putting the harbor in a proper atate of defence. The schooner G. 5. Adams, Captain Chase, which arrived at this port yesterday morning from Greytown, Nicaragua, has on board $20,000 in geld, belonging to the passengers, which was taken from the mining district of Chontales, Nicaragua. The State of Rhode Island offers one hundred dollars bounty for six months volunteers, and three hundred dollars bounty for three years men. The Leavenworth (Kansas) Conservative nomi- nates Colonel C. R. Jennison, commonly known as Jayhawker Jennison, and Wendell Phillips for President and Vice President in 1864. The members of the Missouri State Convention, now in session at Jefferson City, are classified as follows:— Copperheads. . Conservatives. Rebel Radicals. The radicals and conservatives are emancipa- tionists—the former being in favor of abolishing slavery at once, and the latter lean towards the plan of President Lincoln, which isto break up the institution gradually. The area of the new State of West Virginia is twenty-three thousand square miles, which is greater than that of New Jersey, Maryland, Dela- ware, or any of the Eastern States except Maine. A vote was taken in the Honse of Representa- tives of Connecticut on the 24th inst. on the reso- lution condemning the arrest and banishment of Vallandigham, and resulted in their defeat by 126 nays to 93 yeas. In consequence of the news of the destruction of fishing smacks by the rebel pirate Tacony, the price of mackerel and codfish has advanced twenty- tive per cent. The annual Convention of the Theta Delta Chi fra- ternity is now in session at the Astor House. A large number of delegates from most of the North- ern States are in attendance. The Convention will remain in session two days. ‘The stock market opened stong yesterday morning, fell off heavily during the day, Dut rallied again at the close, recovering a portion of the decline. Gold was bet- ter, rising to 14534, but closing at 1443;. kxchange was 168 8169, Money was casy—call loans 6 a 7 per cent. Cotton was up to 4c, a 66c. for middlings yesterday, with sales of 3,850 bales reported. Heavier transactions occurred in breadstuffs, which were quoted higher. Pro- visions were in fair demand, pork and l:rd closing with an upward tendency. Whiskey was more active and ad- vanciag. Sugams, molaases, teas, wool, hides and leather were in fair request. The speculative demand for refined petroleum was unusually active, at decidedly better prices. Hay and tallow were selling freely. Freights were mode- rately active. The Rebel Army of Virginia—Our Latest News and Views ef Its Movements. Weave some additional facts, and a super- abundant supply of rumors and conjectures, re- garding the movements and designs of the rebel army of Virginia. In other words, a bushel of chaff has accumulated upon our hands since yesterday morning, and we desire to ascertain, as far as possible, how much wheat there is in it. First we have the report that on Friday last Generals Lee and Longstreet were at Win- chester with one hundred thousand men. Now we remember that last August, when Gen. Pope, with his small army, was retreating before the overwhelming columns of Lee, the whole of the forces under Lee’s command were estimated by United States army officers to be hardly less in the aggregate than three hundred thou- sand men. We know, too, that this enormous army dwindled down at Antietam to less than seventy-five thousand. According- ly, we doubt whether the present army of Lee, which is guessed to be from a hundred to a hundred and twenty-five theusand strong, can in reality muster more than fifty or sixty—say sixty—thousand men. This is the army that General Hooker has to deal with. We cannot believe that with anything near a hundred thousand men Lee would have stolen away from the Rappahannock over the Blue Ridge chain of mountains. On the con- trary, turning sharply upon the flank of General Hooker, which he had the opportunity to do, Lee would have compelled him to fight somewhere on the direct road between Culpepper and Washington, to secure his communications with the capital, and to secure the capital itself. Lee, in a word, knows that his army is inferior to our opposing army in every sense, or he would not have gone a hundred and fifty miles out of his way to find General Hooker. Next we are told from Frederick, Md., that it is “generally believed” that the greater part of Lee's army “has crossed over the Potomac since Friday, at Antietam, Shepherdstown and Williamsport.” We, however, demand more satisfactory evidence than the general belief. Grant that General Rhodes’ division of ten thousand men left Hagerstown on Tuesday for Chambersburg, and that General Johnston's rebel division, twelve thousand strong, crossed over at Shepherdstown on Sunday, these move- ments may be explained as mere diversions to deceive General Hooker, and as supports to those immense trains of army wagons seen passing northward through Hagerstown. Those wagons were sent out to gather up provisions, shoes, clothing, &c., for Lee’s main army in the Shenandoah valley. Virginia having been eaten out, he is simply making the best use of his time to forage upon Maryland and Penn- aylvania while maneeuvring to draw out and divide the army of General Hooker. We have no idea that General Lee meditates an advance upon either Harrisburg or Balti- more. In the one case the trio would not pay | retreat is impossible and defeat inevitabic. news, with an utter disregard of the oonse- quences to thearmy or the country. For ex- could not be resisted; for McClellan, from the remains of his own army of the Richmond peninsula, and from the fragments of Pope’s army, and from our new levies of volunteers, burried forward, had first to build up and organize a new army before he could move from the capital. Now General Hooker com- mands the Potomac between the capital and Harper’s Ferry, and has an army of veteran soldiers 0 situated on his interior lines that with even ordinary vigilance and activity he can meet and defeat any offensive movement of the enemy in any direction. A very few days will determine the issue to Lee of this aggressive campaign. If informed from Richmond of the fall of Vicksburg in ad- vance ofa battle with General Hooker, there will be an immediate necessity for the move- ment of at least one-half of this rebel army of Virginia to the protection of the flank of Ala- bama and Georgia against the formidable libe- rated army of General Grant. Meantime, if the report be true that D. H. Hill’s corps has been left behind to take care of Richmond and the communications between it and Gordonsville, we may begin to doubt whether this Northern campaign of Lee amounts to anything more than @ scare, an indispensable movement for sup- plies, and a grand foraging expedition into the loyal bor der States. passed over the military telegraph, on Monday, to Washington, under the charge of the mili- how many regiments arrived there from New were expecting. This all the evening papers in the country published, and the Washington Chronicle, the particular organ of Mr. Stanton, contained it next morning—‘the very last jour- @ Philadelphia paper for publishing similar Achates of the Secretary of War? It has been decided by Mr. Chase that a newspaper corres- Treasury Department. Would it not be an equally good rule to establish that no federal official, in any branch of the government, legis- lative, judicial or executive, should own, edit can morning papers of Tuesday “informed the enemy exactly where General Couch is located, how far he had advanced into Maryland and pe what he contemplated doing, and precisely Tar Comprrorier’s Anxuat. Rerort—We | where General Knipe’s command is; the where- have received a copy of the proof sheets of the | abouts of General Kelly, and what he is doing; annual report of the Comptroller for the year | the situation of General Tyler at Harper's Ferry Schenck’s movements in Baltimore. All these commanders are co-operating with General Hooker. against the common enemy.” Now this information came by telegraph, shows the source of the revenues of the city, the amount raised by tax and the amount dis- bursed by the several departments of our city and county governments. The Comptroller acts wisely in calling attention to the leak in | “over military wires (for all the wires in the our revenues from the ferries. The proper au- | country are in possession of the government), thorities should take this in hand at once, and | and was not stopped by the military censor in see that the ferry companies keep their wharves | Washington.” Now, as we showed yesterday, in repair, in accordance with the contract, and | the most trivial matters have been suppressed not throw that expense upon the city, as it ap- | in despatches sent to us, while the military cen- pears has been done in several instances. sors have permitted the most dangerous infor- There if another chance for improvement in | mation to go forth in other journals. The Tri- the rent of our markets. Our present markets, | bune and Times have again and again publish- in the hands of private parties, would be made | ed contraband news, with the connivance of the to return an income of over two hundred per | authorities, while we were in possession of the cent more than they do now. Why cannot the | same news and scrupulously withheld it, lest city realize a more respectable and remunera- | injury should be done to the cause. It is wor- tive rental from this source than it does at pre- | thy of remark that the Secretary of War has sent? never yet punished any radical journal for giv- The report also shows a satisfactory condition | ing information to the enemy, while he has sup- of the sinking fund for the redemption of the | pressed many newspapers and imprisoned their city debt. The total amount of the funded and | editors merely because they differed in opinion temporary indebtedness of the city, on Decem- | with Stanton & Co., or published adverse criti- ber 31, 1862, was $27,491,642, an increase of | cisms upon the management of the war. upwards of five and a half millions in the last The remedy proposed by the Republican is five years. that the government should issue war bulletins, and that any and every paper should be sup- | pressed that published anything else relating to | the army than what was thus furnished by the | War Department. What reliable news this would be! What a beautiful uniformity it | would present? Now we don’t believe in per- mitting the War Department to manufacture news for the people, and still less do we believe | in the right, the policy or necessity of the War | Department suppressing any journal for any | eause whatever. The true course is to abolish the eensorship and throw upon every journalist the responsibility for what he publishes. If he gives information that will aid the enemy, let | him be prosecuted sceording to law, and let | twelve of his neighbors, placed in a jury box, decide on their oaths whether he is guilty or not guilty. Let the laws be rigidly enforced against all alike; but let there be po despotism, arbitrarily favoring one and oppressing an- other. Jousstoy’s Army Beatnn Vickspurc.—An impression prevails that Johnston’s army will attack Grant behind Vicksburg. It will attempt nothing of the sort. Grant now has an army of overa hundred thousand men. Jobnston’s army does not amount to more than half that number, if indeed he now has over twenty-five thousand men. Besides this, Grant has used the spade with such effect that the fortifications in his rear are scarcely less impregnable than the rebel works in his front. Instead of com- mitting the folly of incurring certain defeat by attacking Grant, the rebel Johnston, who is un- doubtedly an able general, will use his army as acorps of observation until Vicksburg falls, and then march to defend Mobile. At last ac- counts Grant was about to open upon Vicks- burg with red hot shot. If so, its capitulation cannot be long delayed. Pay Dve to Deceasep Orricers anv SoL- piers.—The most shameful neglect is evinced by the authorities at Washington in paying to the relatives of deceased officers and soldiers the claims due the latter at the time of their | death. Even in cases where they are acknowl- edged by the Department, the payment is post- | poned indefinitely, to the serious detriment of the parties concerned. This is a wrong for the existence of which there can be no excuse, and we sincerely hope that it may be at once reme- died. We have had cited to us cases where for more than a year the claims have been authen- | ticated, and as yet no payment has been made. It must strike all that justice and promptitude in these matters is a paramount duty on the part of the government. Pexnsyivanta During tHE Repes Invastox.— | New York has now sent seventeen regi- ments to the relief of Pennsylvania. Without the aid of New York and New Jersey the Key- | stone State would have been almost helpless. | The inhabitants of Pennsylvania seem to have lost all spirit, and either retreat rapidly at the | approach of the rebels or exhibit a strange apathy and indifference, Even the troops from New York and New Jersey are not received | with any cordiality or enthusiasm. On the | contrary, the people of Harrisburg set to work | | as soon as they had recovered from their fright | to see how much money they could make out | of the gallant men who had left their distant | homes to defend Pennsylvania. This is a bad record, and needs amendment. When Pennsylvania was threatened with invasion last year Governor Curtin collected Srratecy ror Present Use.—Our object in this campaign should be not so much to take the cities of the rebels as to defeat, destroy and’ capture their armies. The rebel about fifty thousand militia to defend the General Lee bas drawn his forces from all | borders. Where is this force now? Why is it points in Virginia and North Carolina, and | not under arms? So large and populous a even from South Carolina, knowing that if he | State as that over which Governer Curtin can defeat Hooker's army he can send troops presides ought to be able to raise back to those points after he has marched into | enough men to bedt back the rebels and Washington. To outgeneral Lee the administra- | aid the Army of the Potomac in cutting tion may either collect our veteran forces from | Lee’s main torce to pieces. Joined with the various Southern pointe to reinfored Hooker, and | troops of New York and New Jersey, Governor enable bim to outnumber and whip Lee's army, | Curtin should put force of at least one hun- or it may gather thirty or forty thousand | dred thousand men at the disposal of Generals veterans, and take Richmond and the rebels | Couch and Franklin. With such an army, there while Lee is contemplating the fortifica- | whose numbers would make up for its lack of tions about Washington. The latter of these | discipline, in front of Lee, and with Hooker's courses is probably the quicker and the better | veteran army in his rear, the rebel general adapted to the military capacity of the admin- would find himself caught like’a rat in a trap. | istration. Hooker cannot be compelled to , It may be too late to accomplish this now; but | fight unless he wishes. He can manceuvre about | it is not too late for Governor Curtin to order Washington for weeks, amusing Lee and exer- | out or impress the militia, place the New York cising himself. The crisis now demands strate- | and New Jersey regiments at their head, and gical ability, and the most brilliant stroke of | clear his State of rebels. Governor Seymour ample: a telegraphic despatch from Harrisburg by SEIZURE OF HORSES. It ip atated that Colonel Baker has seized a great num- ber of United states borses that have been brought bere attaches of the army, who have come tothe ‘city since the prospect of a battle in front. 3 REPORTS REGARDING THE CROPS. tary censor. Among other things it stated | ‘The Agricultural Department has reports of the crops for the present month, which are discouraging. A com- York on that day, and what orders the troops | P#'i#0n ie being mado between those reports and the meteorological ones made to the Smithsonian Institution, for the purpose of elucidating something of practical value to agriculture. COUNTERPSIT POSTAL CURRENCY. Tt te @ noteworthy fact, that in the mass ef the postal nal,” says the Republican, “in which it should | °%rreucy presented for'redemption at the Treasury Depart- appear.” Mr. Stanton threatens to demolish ment and examined, but a very tosignificant amount of counterfeit notes has as yet been discovered. It is proba- ble, however, that whon tho returns from the western information. What is he going to do about the | part of the country are examined a larger per centage of Washington Chronicle, edited and owned by | counterfeits may bo tound,as it is supposed%that larger Colonel Forney, Clerk of the Senate, and Sidus quantities of the bogus currency have been circulated in that section. As bas heretofore been stated, none of this currency has been printed or issued for some time, aod when the volume of it is sufficiently reduced the new pondent should not hold any office under the | fractional currency will be substituted for it. PUNISHMENT OF IMMORAL ARMY OFFICERS. £o shameless has been the course of many of the army officers temporarily in this city, in showing themselves in public with and visiting at their residences the lewd por- tion of our female population, that stringent orders are or write for a newspaper? Again: the Republt- | about to be issued, visiting with summary and exemplary justly Gémplain’ that the Washington | punishment any officors who may hereafter thus disgrace themselves dnd their profession. LAND OFFICE DECISION. It has been decided at the Land Oflice that a person who avails himself of the right of homestead in the pub- lic lands, and subsequently sella,‘abandoos or otherwise parts with his claim or right, he has no further privi- lege under the law to acquire more lands. Practically it is aiready found that persovs who settle on the public lands do not await the tedious process of maturing their closing with December 31, 1862. This report | and Maryland Heights, and all about General | jjaims under the Homestead act, but declare it as pre- emptioners. THE AMALGAMATION OF RACES. ‘The view of Postmaster General Blair upon the amulga mation of races, as expressed in his Inte speech at Concord, N. H., are sustained by facts, as known at the Consus Office. The increase of blacks in the slave States is at the rate of two per centa year, while at many localities in the North the deaths are greater than the births. The population of blacks at such points is kept up by accretions from the South. It follows that by the destruction of slavery, and the populating of the South by a Europein or Northern irmi- gration, the black race will become mixed, and must in process of years degenerate into the sickly character of mulatto, and finally die out. ‘The Difficulty at the Clarendon Hotel. AT CHAMBERS. Pefore Hon. John H. MeCunn, City Judge. Jenn 25.—The writ of certiorari in this case was re turned before City Judge MeCunn at Chambers to-day. Mr. Pycock, through his counsel, wished to withdraw the charge. Mr. Dodge, counsel for Mr, Henry Wood, pro. tested against the withdrawal, stating that it was the wish of his client to have the matter yon wf investi- wated, as Mr, Wood Velieved it was a © *y against him, and felt very much aggrieved at the ssatements which had appeared tu all the oo the Henan. The case stands adjou until eleven o'oteck this (Friday) mornin, The National ances. PaiLaneirnia , June 25, 1963. ‘The general subscription agent reports the sale to-day of $1,492,650 five-twenties by the various agencies in the loyal States. Bonda are being delivered to June 1 The uncertainty which still environs the rebel movements in Pennsylvania and Maryland has the effect of lessening the volume of sales, but the number of local subscriptions is peculiarly gratifying. General Meagher and the Officers of the Ir! Brigade. DINNER AT THE ASTOR HOUSE LAST EVENING. General Thomas Francis Meagher entertained the staff and line officers of the Irish Brigade at a dinner at the Astor Houge last evening. The company numbered about thirty, and sat down to table at eight o'clock. Theen- tertainment was a strictly private one, being a social reunion of the brave and gallant officers who so often risked their lives in defeuce of the flag of their adopted country, which wae borne aloft through so many hard fonght elds at the head of the Irish Brigade—Genoral Menghor’s late command. After the edibles had been disposed of many short speeches were made of a social chi ter, which served to draw still closer that bond of sympathy’ and brotherhood which so closely united Gen. Meagher and all the officers of bis brigade. The enter- taiument was got up under the personal superintendence of Mr. Woods, the major domo of the Astor House, and added another to the many similar triumphs he has lately achieved in that line. Board of Aldermen. At the meeting of the Board of Aidermen yesterday the annual report of the Comptroller was received re- specting the financial condition of the city, by whieh it Appears that the total receipts were $15,762,277. The disbursements (including items not enumerated). were $16,826,917. Biderman Boole resigned bis position at the last meet- ing of the Board, and Alderman Farley called ap the communication from Mr. Boole, which had been laid on the table, offering another resolution pemitting Mr. Boole to take part in all the transctions of the Board, without | the right to vote, and algo that he be allowed to act upon all committees as an honorary merober. This resolution was adopted. Mr Boole was shen conducted to the Board and expressed bis thanks in very concise and appropriate tertas for the bonor that his former associates had done him. He also stated that he would be always happy to render any ser. vice to the Board in his new postion, and would be grate. ful for the assistance that it would be in thelr power to extend to him. ‘The City Inspector sent iD @ communication, saying that tention to perform all the duties devolving upon bim, Considering the cleaning of the streets and the removal of garbage » imperatively necessary, he would first at- tend to thas portion of bis doty, and, if it was needed, he would strain a legal point, upon the principte that tbe end justifies the means, and see that the city was thoroughiy cleaned. ‘The voto of the Mayor on the resolution giving agrant ‘of jand vo the German Hospital was called up and passed ‘enanitmously. notwithstanding his Honor’s object ‘Another message from the Mayor, vetoing the donation of $5,000 to the House of the Good |, Was also calied up and the amount granted dleepite the vete of the or. he ‘voto of the Mayor against granting the privioge to Mr. Vanderbilt of extending the pier at the Rivers war Agein called up, but 4 sufficient number of votes not being recorded the matter was again laid over. The Board then adjourned Belfast, Me. st, June 26, 1865. Grant and Knowles, the deserters who shot McKenney, Chief of the Pelice of this city, on Sunday, while attempt. ing toarrest them for horse stealing, were discovered jn the woods yesterday by three of the posse sent in search of them. The desperadoes resisted, and a desperate and bloody affray took piace. AMr, Jenkins, of Detroit, ono of the posse, waa in stantly killed by aghot froma revolver in the bands of Grant, who also succeeded in seriously wownding another man The Desperate Affair Near Bi strategy possible for us is to capture Richmond | out red tape summarily here in New York, and and defend Washington at the same time that | Goverhor Curtin should not hesitate to act with weare placing Leo's army in a position where j equal vigor, energy and @ecision in Pennsyl- vaaia. Grant was (nally killed by blows from a knife, and Knowles waa wounded beyond recovery. Chief of Pollco MoKenacy romains“in « very critical emadijion he had accepted the position awarded him with a frm in- | Monday next, at one P.M. | Mew York Yacht Club. No day could Bave been more propitious for the opes- ing of the week's wmusements about to be evjoyed by the yocht squadron thaw yesterday. The breezs was gentle, the bay was smooth amd at about midday the yachts began to asseuable at the rebidezvous in the Lower bay. ‘The object of Gis meeting is to give the yacbtunen an opportunity to shew their sicAland proficivncy in fleet sail ing, and to test thesspoed of Fival yachts in impromptu regattas, which are not burdened by oificial rules and reguiations ‘The cruising grounds will comprise the broad ocgin, ap the Raritan bay or towards (he Narrows—the yachts re turning at night and anchoring in the’ Horseshoe, An ex cellent time is expected, and the weather bids fair to be ail that could be desired. Yesterday the preliminaries were betog arranged, and by today it is expected tne sport will begin in earnest. ‘As yet all of the yachts which are said to be going down have not reached the rendezvous. It is probable thate trial of speed witl take place between the Gipsey aad Favorita, the former being @ topsail schooner and the lat- ter afore and aft achooner. Thés little aflair is the result of the interest manifested im their performances during the fourteenth annual regatta, held a few days since, A handicap race, prizes not yet made known, is om the pro- posed programme. ‘This affair promises to be the inanguration of a growing jaterest, or rather a reviving of the interest which the Public have taken in retation to tho movements#of the Yacht Club. ‘ Annual Regatta of the Brooklyn Yacht Clab. SPLENDID AQUATIC DISPLAY. ‘The sixth annual regatta of the Brooklyn Yacht Club came off yesterday, and was the finest aquatic dispiay ever made by the club. The weather was excellent, aad the course sot down by the committee—around buoy No. 9 in the lower bay and back—afforded the boats every chance to test their best points. The steamboat Rip Vaw Winkle was chartered by the club for the accommodation of the mombers and their friends, and accompanied the fleet all over the course. The steamer left Fak ton ferty at twelve o'clock, [reighted with about a thousand ladies and gentlemen, and arrived at the starting ground, Gowanus bay, tn good time wo see the yacht take their dopartare. Sanger’s band was in at tendance and discoursed some oxcetient music during the trip. The members of the Regatta (ommittce—Mesars. Hillyer, Ostrander, Sawyer, Underhill and W. A. Pogg— were on board, and are deserving of much praise for the successful manner in which tho affair passed off. At half-past twelve o'clock the boats of the first class jib and mainsail) wore ordered to their buoys off the lub House, and soon afterwards the cat rig boats, which comprised the second ciass, took up their positions at the long whearf, near the entrance of the basin. Everything being in readiness the signal gua was fired, and at ten minutes to ove o'clock the yachts started on the race ia the following order:— Dolphin. 26 feot 11 inches. Commodi 27 foot 10 inches. Favorita, Jno. M'Clenahan,Jr.28 feet 1 inch. Noopareil. L. Fauener...... + 28 feet 8 inches. ‘The wind was blowing a gentle breeze from the south when the yachts started, so that the course to the stake- boat was a beat to windward, and it was white this ope. ration was boing performed by each of the contest ants that (he spectators were enabled to judge of the qualities of the different boats. On roaching Owl's Head the wind fresbened, and from that time until the boats turned the stakeboat the sport was lively beyond description. On reaching Fort Hamilton the Laura an@ the Commodore had the lead, closely followed by the Favorita, 1. F. Newman and Nonpariel. It was just be- fore reaching this }oint that the Nonparie! “ touled" the Favorita, and became the third boat in the race. Off Coney island Point the struggle between the Commodore, Laura, Nonpariel, Favorite and L, F. Newman was ox- cocdinvly interesting. and was the chief subject of com- versation of on board the steamboat. At this juncture the Commodore, which was apparently the leading boat, had her mast carried away, and was of course out of the race, The Laura then took the lead, and kept in the advance umtil the stakeboat off buoy No. 9 was reached, when she rounded and stood for home about halt a mile ahead of the other boats. Coming home the wind was almost di- rectly aft, and notwithstanding the tide had commeneed to ebb the boats made splendid time the whole hag up. From Coney Island Point to Fort Hamilton the L. F. Now- man, Favorita and Nonpareil were side by side, each boat vainly endeavoring to out mancuvre the other for the second prize. Finally, after a great deal of figuring, the Nonpareil kept away enough to get the full strength of the wind from Island shore, shot ahead of her competitors and came to the home stake boat about five minutes after the Laura had rounded. The Favorita came in third, closely follow- ed by the L, F. Newman, and the cabin boats brought up the rear in splendid style. ‘The following table, prepared by the Judges, Mesars. Sawyer, Lewis and Jones, shows the exact time made by each yacht in sailing over the course:— eesnoes) sesas® II 8SES8E! 1 SokRe second elass boats. The second prize for the cat rig boats was given to the Nonpariel; but the owner of the Favorita protested against the proceeding on account of the “foul’’ of Fort Hamilton. previously referred to;s0 the matter will probably have to be decided beforea meeting of tae club. A number of yachts from the New York, Jersey City and Hoboken Yacht Clubs were in attendance, and adde@ largely to tha display. Brooklyn Military Movements. The Forty-seventh regiment are under orders to take up the line of march for the seat of war this morning at ten o’ciock. Many having joined other organizations, un- der the impression that their services asa regiment | would not be required, the ranks will not be as fullas | they would have been under other circumstances. Still | they expect to muster between three and four hundred men. The folowing is a list of the officers:— Field and Staff—Colouel, J. V. Meserole: Tieutenant Colonel, George Sangster: Major, vacant; Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Porter; Quariermaster, Frederick Scholes; Surgeon, Dr. A. J. Berry. Company A—Captain, J J.C. Bloom, Seeond Lieut it, 7 wo. Company B—Captain, ©. C. Barnes; First Lieutenant, M. A. Tappan; Second Lieutenant, va Company C—Caytain, A. H. Rogers; Fifst Lieutenant,® Geo, H, Letubridge; Second Lieutenant, G.C. Kissam. Company Captain , Thos. 3. Cooper; First Lieutenant, Isaac Geerey ; Second Lieutenant, vacant Company F—Captain, Henry trwin, First Lieutowant, vacant: Second Lieutenant, George Fountain. * Company [Captain jeorge ® Dougherty, First Liew- tenart, Navid Austin ( Lieatenant, George Gardner. Company K—Captain, John W. Vandewater: First Liea- tenant, Charlee. W. Hayes; Seeond Lieutonant, Walliam Cornell. Non-Cnnmisnomed Stnff—Seryeant Major, William | Gouge; Second Sergeant Major, Fred. H. Way; Com sary -ergeant, Edward Smith, Hospital Steward, W. Wilbour ; Right General Guide, George F. Guide, Charles H. Ridgeway, ation of the regiment i Baltimore, although an effort is making t) have it sent to Harrisburg, where the other regiments of the brigade are encamped. | the Colonet, to his last orders, states *‘that it must be distinctly understood that every persou liable todo milita- ry duty in ‘hie regiment must go with it,or furnish Substitule acceptable to his company, or bo considered deserter and be dealt with accordingly. Commandant of companies will have a sworn statement of the names and residences of those. members of their respective companies who do not respond to this order, and will | make retarn of the ame vo the Colonel on Friday morn- ‘wg, previous to departure.” | Captain W. K. Comstock, of the Tweaty-third regi- | ment, left for Harristurg last night with a fall company of one bandred members, which bas been recruited bj him since the departure of ‘he main body. He also | along & number of recruits for osber ‘The Seventieth. regiment, c ©. Harding; First Eteutenaas, hos. Bro . companies. cavalry, are recruiting aod making every exeruen to fillup the ranks. The com- panies drill daily and are perfecting themseives as mach ‘as possible, Brookiyn €ity News. Tae Case op Rarexy as tam Gime MoLavowum—At | the opening of the King’s county Court of Oyer and | Terminer yesterday, Judge Brown presiding, counset | for Ignatz Ratzky, convicted of the murder of Sigismund | Feliner, the diamond merchant, made a motion for an arrest of judgment,on the ground: First, that the in- dictment was fri under the statute of 1862, while | the crime was committed i 1860. The indictment | therefore defective and void. Second | as at present constituied, had no ji sentence, not bemg the same court at which | ine iwoner was tried, That term of the court having passed, the court now in oo could not pase jadgment’ on proceedings held in another court. ‘Third, that ae Onsen ot oba | 1 | Joror peremplorily wit any cause. | Seton of seed, was heid under odvietent ‘Tho de- | cision will probably be rendered this morning. | Mary Aan MeLanghlin, convicted of macdlaughter in | the seoand degree, on the charge of killing her mother, D McLaughlin, wee arraigned for sentence. tn an | Cecelia | ewer to the usual quest stated her to be 10, | born in the city of Brooklyn, and a Dooktblder, by cou: trial waa of s0 conclusive & character against the facoused as t0 leave no doubt of her Bho was eon. deuced Wy Hee Sate Orie Ot Pak Lerun @ Cpur geare, ) ?