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4 ADDITIONAL FROM THE SOUTH. THE CURRENCY QUESTION. THE REMBDY. MEE!ING CF SOUTHERN BANKERS, The Question of fen. Bragg’s Removal. REBEL MARTYRS. LIFE IN RICHMOND, &e., &., <9 Davie Refuses to Remove Gen. Bragg. {From the Atlanta Register.) ie If President avis ygeided to the constantly ebbing and flowing tide of Popular ‘opinion and prejudice, no Teader of our armies would retaiu his place eng enough to become acoustomed to the duties of bis position. We are advised that more than once, General Bragg, with @ view to the promotion of harmony, haseought to be relieved of his command, The Presideut has uniformly answered that he did not know to supply his place. Like the Savaunah » we have expressed &@ preference for General Jo! ou, whenever Bragg, at his own ingtization, y be transferred to another command ; but we have to say that the infixibility of Bragg in adhering to the pohcy of saving -his army, which we could not replace; his storu epforcement of the rules of discipline, which would render the-absence of tweor Uiree more lieutenant generals a matter of no grave itport; his ceaseless, tireless watchfulness and do- votion to duty, aud his thorough knowledge of the coun- try in which the subsequent campaign is to be conducted, would reuder lis removal, to be succeeded even by Gen Johnston, a step of questionable wisdom. President Davis has not, we believe, given expression to opiniovs which would amount to a predetermiuation of the action of a court of inquiry, as this would affect Generaia Volk, Hill and Hindman; but his whole course of conduct, from the beginning of the war, bas been emi nently wise aud commendable wheuever the merits of officers Lave been questioned by the press and the varia- ble tendencies of popular opinion, It is somewhat singular that a portion of tho Southern Prese, in order, a8 we must believe, to maintain the ap- rance of consistency, insists on criticising the stra- of General Bragg, which resulted in the brilliant victory of Chickamayga. Even British journalists, de- riving their intormation from Northern sources, all con- cur in pronouncing Bragg’s generalsbip ‘uariyal- led, and bis achicvemonts unsurpassed by those of auy chieftain who has become illustrious in the annals of this revolution. Why the fight was not con. timued.aftor nishtfall—why our broken columus were not against Rosce: intrenchients in Chattanoo- ga—a4re inquiries still ited by 4 portion of the press of thec untry. ‘The Wsses to which we had been subjected, the reorgan- ization of companies, regiments, brigades and divisions, the fatigue incurrea be days’ fighting, all precluded the possibility of such a movement—while the federals were being driven from the field in confusion our army was equal to the task of conihilating them, ‘but when concentrated in the intrenchments the task ‘was a vory difficult one. It was one which Bragg’s pru- dence did not permit him to undertake, and there is not 5 4 military man who does not approve his action. it these inquiiies are all fruitiess and unavailing. Bragg’s generaiship has not only been sustained by tho approval of the President and foreiga press, but the voice of the people and army covcurs in his commendation. All the elements of «izsatiefaction are outside the army. ‘We hove yet to see a private soldier, of the original army of Tenncssco, who does not now assert that Bragg, of all living men, is his first choice for the position be now ‘occupies The Rebel Currency. ° {From the Columbia (8. C.) Carolinian.} ‘The depreciation of the currency bas been caused ina degree by its excess over the wants of the people. the biecknde of our ports caused @ demand for coin and exobange, t» import merchandise, and as the premium on ooin andexchange aivanced so in proportion the prices Of goods imported advanced, and as imported mercban- dige advanced in price all home articles—‘the necessa- *—correspondently advanced, To remedy the will check the latter, The resources of the con‘ederacy are a guarantes to the security o( its debts, and the principal and interest will ‘be as safo after we have accomplished our independence as the consulidated debt of Great Britain after her ten war. We have sofar carriedon the war mainly ‘Our own rezources, ana cau continue todo so until our tadependence has been achieved. Jt is uscless at this time to disoass what should have been done, but what is now to be done to remedy the evil and give confidence to our People. Tho indebiedness of the government, according to aetatement put fortn lately by the Treasury Depart- ment, is, in round numbers, $540,900.00, Of this amount ‘Feaving $453,000,000 as the pre- large proportion of this ernment the fiscal year ia the question. No coercive policy will answer. The people must havo confidence in the of the govern- ment, as have in the final success of the war. Tax- Let the joan be subscribed and paid for in any of ‘bonds, stock or Treasury paper that has hereto- fore been issued. The result will be, in the main, be those that bave to pay the tax will invest in the loan sum that tho joterest will pay a motety of their tax, or will have to purchase the coupons or interest certifi- cates of steck to pay their tax, thereby making the loan @ good investment for capitalists, and the debt will be equitably distrituted. The plan appears practicable, and ‘we believe will work well, and tbe ioan be taken. If so, how will tho indebtedness of the government stand on the Ist July, 18647 Proceot debi, ae last reported...#......... $840,000,000 Say will be required by January 1, 1864 .. 880,000,000 And by July 1, 1864....0.... seeesresesess 400,000,000 Total ...... Deduct (rom this sim the amouat re from taxes to January , 1864, say. ‘The amouut now (unded .. BN hks oh rtoninss paseintesiebinasie - .$1,118,000,000 If the loan as proposed above is taken—$i ,000,000,000— it V6 $113,000 000 for currency. We wie glad to see this question engaging the minds of some of our ablost men, and if my suggestions are worth anything they can be wor The Currency Remedy. Correspondence of the Richmond Enquirer, Oc 31.) Ir. Secretary Memminger beging to ‘catch at atraws.” asks bir. Wm. Gregg for the remedy against our finan Ctal troubles. How? Mir. Lyons, too, ie working at this problem 80 is Senator Wigfall and others. Indeed, inking country demands a remedy. The ol wife,ihe rich man and his wife, ‘ever: ,? want “a remedy.” There was a overnment did not avail itself of it, 3,000,000 of storti ange when it LJ uubtry at the openin, Now the disease is inflamatory, and we must bave *‘a romedy.”’ ly." ‘There is @ remedy, or there is not. If there is one let us by ali means apply it, aud epeodily. If there « lotus it, and new policy I think there is an juate remedy ts, and ask no thanks for 1 — , hiret—Let Congress absolutely prohivit, by the death Mf necersary, the blockad articles. Lat no trade in gold or greenbacks be tolerated. | the throat of commerce and knock gold in the bead. | Third—Laet @ tax be laid and collected at ome, which il retire to the treasury owe fourth of the Treasury | notes ja ion. Pourih he government take prompt steps to pos- pean itself of all the cotton and tobacco in the country and ‘export it, on its own account, and bring into the treasury foreign value in gold. With this gold let the govern. | pay the private soldier and the interest on its | or something like this, should be done, the of & deprociated currency are at hand, and remody will be a wholesale tax upon the money ‘8 tax as will at once recall it to the treasury ‘than be without a remedy, Congress would do well to require the whole. Ban {From the Richmond Sentinel, Oct. 31.) ‘The Grand Jury of Twiggs county (Ga.) Superior Court the Court to order a record called the ‘ biack bames of all who refuse to take Con Ddills, bende or notes in payment for any debt recorded on their recommendation and that of Grand Jury, that the names of such mal- except in afew 2 anh fives of Southern hh Price of Foot. Richmond Sentine), Oct. 29 ipward is the course of the markets Arti cles of food grew scarcer and bigter each day ip this city. Sino the defoat of the maximum this bas been the naty- having articles for sale are holding They will pot gell for fifty dol- Jara this week what may bring reventy-five dollars next When thie ia ali to cnd we do not know. We enp- pone we shall got to the snapping point afier awhile, and probably very s00n, ae we are travelling very (ast. Rxtenslve m9 {From tne Richmond Enquirer, Uct. 20.) ome extensive hoarding has been going on for some past, and if the persons ebenged fn it had thoir de- 1m they would be lung ty (he nearest Iampposty waderstand that two of the most soulless «f FY & | me to let his pa | officer was seen by me in CI gf NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1863.—TRLPLE SHEBST, Ayeculators live ow. Broad: street one whom has m9 leas vied bare rels of flour, purchased per barrel, stored away 1 the coliar, closet, par store and residoves. The other i said to have me very large quantity of four similarity Bowded, which he purchased at $8 per barrel, Should tho Legislatare vot pass tho law they have (ramed 10 act against engrorsen the altormative is leit to che City Count venue treme measures in the prem ses, A few such sooundreis upmasked would prove eminently beneficial, wo dowbt, ta giving & rational (one to the city markets. Dearth at Charleston, (#rom the Charleston Beroury.} Since the necessaries of life have roxched tho very ex orbitant rates which they now command, our oity f1- thers havo beon tuoat zealously twboring for the beret of tho citizens at large, and with what success ¢he thou. sands who are now daily supplied with flour, rico, &c. , ab Jess (ha half the current market prices, can gratefully testify. ‘The action of the Council iu this mattor, as welt as for tho supply of fuel, has tended very matorially to cheek the inflation’ of prices, which, but for this course, would today be much higher, Yesionday afterno0a 0.0 hundred and Aity cords of wood woro distributed in quarter cord lots to six hundred families, at tho rate of $12 per cord. Rebet Martyrs, (From the Richmond Enquirer, Oct, 30. ‘We give the details of the murder by hanging of Dr. Wright, of Norfoik, who justly slew the first Yankee rufflan who attempted to drill nogro in his town, Dr. Wright was always a highly respected gontloman, and his memory is now more revered tan over. ‘Tho first man who boisted the abhorrod Stars and Stripes on Virginia soil after hor ordinance of secession— & Yankee namod Elisworth—was also killed on tho L 4 by Jackson, whose house was used to thus insult his —, Jackson also was of course murdored by the mis- creants. Col, Sotheron and his son, of MaryjJand, who moat pro- Perly put to doath the Yankce recruiting officer that camo on tation to force bis slaves into the army, has bappily escaped what would otherwise most surely have been his fate—a degrading death on the gibbot—by escap- ing across our lines, where his patriotic action is aj ciated as it deserves. If all Southern mon had the haughty intolerance of Yankees which impelled Jackson and Wright and Sothoron to these acta of prompt and bloody vengeance, we should have bad no Yankee stand- ing on our coil thig day. Garroting in Kichmond. {from the Richmond Eaguirer, Oct. 28.) Colonel Heary Thweatt, an old and well known citizen, while on his way to the Post Office, up Mainstreet, on Saturday night, was knocked down and robbed of a valu able gold watch and about sixty dollars in money. Ho was found lying insensiblo on the street, severely but not seriously injured, aud was taken by his friends to his Jodyings, on the corner of Twelfth and Teain streets, ‘This diabolical outrage occurred at an carly hour—not eight gel the principal street, aud in the busiest part of the city. Rebel View of Afts at Menaced Points, }From the Richmond Sentinel, Oct. 31.] ‘The telegraph tells us of signs of restiessnes+ at Chat- tanooga. Rosecrans’ successor is uncomfortable, and coubtiess on short rations. If he offere fight at all, it will be as indicated in the despatch, to gain possession of Lookout Mountain and recover the railroad leading to Nashville. We soouer expect, howevor, to hear of his retreat; especially as our cavalry are still annoying his present Inadequate and exposed communications. Those in situation to be well iuformed are tly easy as to tho safety of Charleston. Gillmore's 100, it he ever had one, is gone. The most he can do is to dam- age the city a little, but even that injury is not looked to as likely tobe serious. The policy of concentration, by which the Cette of Galokamasaegess won, was by General Beauregard ag early ag middie of May last, soon after the battle of Chancellorsville. Had his advice been followed there can be hardiy a doubt but that the valley of the Mississippi would have been saved and Ten- nesses regained. 4 [From the Richmond Sentinel. } The Mississippian has been informed that it is the pur- pose of the government to tho Southern Railro:d in good conditirn from Moriaian Jackson. This will give @ gteat advantage to the government not now possessed, and do much torevive the hopes of the people of Missis- sippi west of Pearl river, besides jog vastly to their couvenience. The whole country east of the Big Black is already recovered,and is likely to remain without dis- pute in our ion. There is, 'y Lege 3 to gain 4 reconstruction of the Southern Road to Jack- gon. fe hope it will be done as early as possib’e, and that measures will be taken to hold permanently the capital of Mississippi as a base of future operations. aa just now nothing to fear from the Yankees about yickeburg. The Military Riots at Raleigh. From the Richmond Enquirer, Oct. igh Standard publishes the correspondevce which occurred with regard to the mobbing of that office ‘by some solderson the night of the 9th ult, We copy a portion of it as forming a paft of the biatory of the times:— Raman, Sept. 10, 1863. President ew bday ad adh be A Georgia regiment, ning’s brigade, entered this city last night at ten o'clock and destroyed ‘the offlco of the Standard Cay This morning a mob of citi- zens destroyed the of the State Journat in retalia- tion. Please ice", immediately that troops passing through here sifM@l not enter the city. If thie is not done the most frightful consequences may ensue. Respectfully, Zz B. aie Ricunown, Sept. Governor Z. B. Vaxcr:— : ¢ Your despatch of this date received. regret L deeply the occurrence you announce, and have sent by. telegraph he eee order to Major W. W. Pierce, 3 The ing oillcer of each detachment passing there that he is instructed not to permit bis men to enter the city, but if transportation {is not furnished to enable the detachment bed immediately by railroad, will march, without ting, to au eucampment at a sale from Ra- leigh.” JEFFERSON DAVIS. State or Norra CB Exnoctiva on almion, Sept. 11, 1863. His Excellency Jurrarsow Davia, Richmond, Va.: My Dear S’R—You Dave received this information-of the riots occurring Laie | am now anxious about their effects upon the country, ‘thot am im hepes that the mob of which destroyed the office obthe State. will act as 8 counter irritant, and help to ellay it, the b equal to both parties. eee Te tleman an hour or two previous that: Doring its eee Lanta be found, ‘A messenger sent by me to hie su quartors at the depot was refi admission to him; and, although he bad ample opportunity§ after the occurrence to have seen or written to me di iming the outrage upon the honor and peace of North Carolina, he did not do so. As it is my intention to enforce the laws rigidly against all citizens who participated in the mob, 80 1 feel it my duty to demand that punisbment:may be inflicted on the oflicers who assisted or countenaniced,the first Should this not be done I shall feel it my duty to demand the persous of these officers of the State of Georgia to answer the demands of justice. I feel very ead in the contemplation of these outrages. The distance ig quite short (6 either anarchy or despotism when armed soldiers, led by their officers, can with impunity outrage the lawsofaState. * © # 1 to wee that it does not occur again. Should any news: paper in the State commit treason | would have its editor arreeted and tried by laws, which many of ne vet ro- spect. I thank you for your prompt Orders telegraphed to Major Pierce eoncerning the passage of troops through this city. They are now being enforced, and peace can be preserved if they are rigidly obeyed. Very reapect- fully, your obedient servant, 7. B. VANCE. A eecond letter, dated September 11, from Governor Vance to President Davis, is omitted by the Standard for the present. Conrmvenag States OF AMERICA, ) ‘ Ryaconve ae j ronmony, Va , Sept. 15, Gov. %. B. Vaner, Kaleigh, NO: My Dear Six:—Your two communications of the 11th instant, have been received. Upon the receipt of your telegram, informing me that the measures taken to put an end to the disturbances in Raleigh had not proved efective, orders were iseued which it is hoped will be sufficient to prevent further disorders. I have re- ferred to the Secretary of War your statement respecting particular officers alleged to have been concerned io the riot, and the matter will receive proper inquiry, Very respectfully and truly yours, FERSON DAVIS, Gen, Benning, being written to by Gen. Cooper, A. G , replied, showing that he had not been pbsent from the depot while his troops were going throdeh, and aacerting that be was utterly ignorant of any intention on the par of his men to mob the printing ofice. Headds:— jon of the affair | take to be thit— rrived at Weldon we found there a party of North Carolians, commanded by a lieitenant who informed me that he was ordered to the vicinity of Salisbury, L think, to arrest some deserters, and urged X fo along with my brigade for the cake yea, if he could find room in the train for y He replied that he could take the tops of the cars. | told him then thet he might do so Ac cordingly be aod bis party took th ‘of the cars an with my brigade through Raleigh. After Raleigh this party freely avowed themselves the hore of the deed, aud claimed credit for it. They said Jed some of my men into it with them, and I bave no Joubt they did; but, | think, not many, and these merely \norganized individoaia, each acting for and by bitmselt. These things | learned (rom officers and men who heard the talk of the North Carolinians on the train, after it left Raley | learved them first at Charlotte, when the train stopped there but the North Carolinians were then off the cars, fo that T had po opportunity to question them myse'f, Thus, sir, you have such am account of this affair 9 in my power to give you, Lam, sir, very respectfully, your ovedient servant, of deapateh, 1 HENRY L. BENNING, Brigadier General. To &. Coormn, Adjuta: i luapector General, Rich mond, Va. Li it Colonel shepherd, who was mentioned in Gore Vance's letter as Mi Shepherd, writes a letter Yo the Adjutant General, in which the follow statement js made.— “ye ‘My firet knowledge of the disturbance was derived from Governor Vance calling apon me for this purpose at the hotel, inquiring first for General Benping, and, in hie absence, for bag of the a he ment. “A jovernor Vanes, promptly to Ihe, Standard ‘fies, where 'a number, of soldiers were engaged in the disturbance—some within tne attain otters whom of Donting’s brigade. experienced no ty whatever immediately after which Governor Vance addressed crowd, who listened with respectful attention and pereed tna bey, Allow me only to add that Governor ance publicly thanked me Lp fey 2 interposition, aod that mang of the o were invited to share the hospitalities of the executive ' Of | mension. Ehave this dry written to Governor Varese. ro- Qne-ting hin to weite ( tho department in my further vinden have the hour t0 bo, yours, very respect WS, SHWPHERD, Reorgia rociment, Bonning’s brigade. Tt wos ¢ mmon remor io Ralciet that the North Care Jiza troo'#,o/ whom mention mado in General Tun. ings letter, wore the traders to the riot, conducting O'bors to the Sanda @ ollice, and first takiag part ia ite destroction. Governor Vance writes a letter Oxoulpabing Lieutenant Cotouel Shenherd , but not Gonoral Beuning, avd boro the Correapondonce Clases. The Ratoigh scate Journal, From the simo faper, Mr. Spetman, editor of tho Yate Journal, has issned an ‘extra,’ to announce tbat ow the 2d of November the publoation of the Journat will he renewed. ed 13 oflice was by Rohem: tho fr cowardly attack upon my n@ Ansots of Georgia, Complitior Taw yall’ wa oetuatve and tacia re port, Atales the present imdebledness Of tho Sate of iy roe dogtrino, throne. These wise prophecios were disproved by events, and the government of Juarez was redu till it bas be- come a sort of travelling menagerie without tho crowd of fotiowers or the popularity which usually attends such institutions. Yet from this band of fugitive brigands, who Corwin was too lazy to follow, the federal govern- ment has just received @ ministor wih a suite whose moans of living will, we suppose, be defrayed out of Mr.. Mr. Lincoln’s eeeret service fund. ‘The selection of the Archduke Maximilian has fillod the Yankees with even « fres! grief than the triumph of the French. Clinginy to the’ delusion that the mockery of republicaniam which oxiats under the vulgar fanatic who now occupies the Proaidontial chair at Washington is =the “best government ths world over saw,’ they stand amazed at the audacity of attempting the in- troduction of monarchical forms on this continent. So Jong ag there was room for doubt their press proclaimed that Maximt!ian would never accept the proffered throne. Firat, the Mexicans did not want him: then, the place was ‘not worth having, and lastly, if be and thoy wore agreed, the cenacnt of Abraham Lincoln and the Northern mob mast first be obtains And that consent, we wore as- sured, could not be bad on any terms, But all the Father Millers of the New York press havo come to grief in their vaticinations, Maximilian has ac- cepted He received the deputation which waited upoa him in language. which . does equal credit to his head and heart. Distinguished for the porséstion of abilities of no common order, and no. less amply endowed in moral qualities, he has long re- garded as the hope of the Austrian monarchy, if aught to the wise sovereign who ‘now. fills the throne. It has only beon by the exercise of the most prudent statesmanship that Austria bas etesred through the revolutionary difficulties which have environed the empire; but those troubles are now ea‘ely passed and smooth seas are before her. It is we'l understood that to this result Maximilian bas largely contributed, and it is doubtless because of the reputation thus caived/that the crowa of Mexico has been tendered te him. ‘The Archduke makes two conditions to his acceptance; ‘but both are easily satisfied. Ono is, that a vote of the poople shall ratify the selection of the Council of Notables. ‘That this will be given, none can doubt who have observed the manifestations of the popular will which have been ea sngatiaee eyugn rae ipe ie to the menacing attitude of the Uo! es upon this sul ject. The Archduke asks for euch guaranteos as shall assure the stability of his empire. These will be obtained, be- yond a peradventure. All the cupitaliata of Karope are interested in the stability aud permanence of the new governmeot. Shrewd Lord John Russell may be disposed to make British policy subservient to the meaaces of Seward; the _— of the Fnglish bondbolders and the cay from what his wise so strongly incline him to pursue. Second- ly, the new empire will receive the moral sup- Port of England, and such pledges will be secured a8 will Preciude the fleets of England Whyte J placed orders from Washington. British capital will be freely lent to the new government; and such strength will at ence be imparted as to enable it to defy all reactionary movements. France will give more than moral support. ‘She will give her armies and fleets, as she has heres done; and use them freely against any Power whi dures to atir a finger against the new empire. Tha threats of Seward, 80 effective in London, only serve to afford mirth at the Tuileries. Austria will, of conree. stand by the Prince of the House of Hapaburg, with ail ber resources. Leopold, of Belgium, will do as much for hie son-in-law. Italy, Spain, and the other Powers of Europe. will pursue a kindred policy. But the great security to the new empire will consist in the bul- wark interposed by the Confederate States, who bave too much wisdom, even if were made to-morrow with the North, to-permlt any extensien of their power to the ote on hole. el; that a few short whole, wo may safely say a few Re tea ha Ey will on we y. an k Mex! ve ated from the sleep recene! which she ins lain so long, and the isorders which have afflicted that beautiful but uafortunate coun- try will vanish before the measures of a strong and judi- cious government. Decease of Rebel Officers. , BRIGADIER L CHARLES DIMMOCK. The death of Brigadier General Iimmock, of the rebel service. which took place in Richmond a few days ago, wag communicated in the uaual form to the ‘ene Assembly of Virginia, which thereupon adjourned, as a tribute of respect to the memory of the decessed. The faneral on Thursday tast, a large military force belong in the procession, in the ranks of which were members of the Masonic fraternity, and also Governor Tetcher and staff, General 'Fizey and stall, Gen Richardson, the Adjutant General of the State, &e. "The late Gen. Demmock was a graduate of West Po.at, and served in the United States Army for fifteen years, and which service he only resigned in an unbanpy moment to join the rebel army, where be filled the office of Chief*f the Ordnance Nepartment of Virginia, ‘The Southern obituary includes the name of Col J. K. Marshall, who was killed at the batticof Getty Pa, Colonel Marshall, grandson of Chief MN, graduated at Lexington Virginia Institute, in 1860, when he went North Carolina, 0 take charge of school. The exptainey of a volunteer company which and which was united to the regiment Colonel (now Lieutenant General) 1) Il. Hill. Colone! Vance, who resigned, because elected Governor. 4 promotion was a great compliment, as Marshall was ly twenty.two years of age, and a comparative ranger. Maraball was buried with ali the mili. tary honors due to bis rank. THE VERY LATEST. Sigus of Starvation in Richmond—No Meat im the City. Wasuiwoton, Nov. 4, 1863. The Richmond Mxaminer of Monday, the 2d rat , speaking of affairs in Richmond, says that the speculators are now masters of the situation in regard to the prices of flour per barrel, of which of any kiud, at any price, is next to imporsible to obtain. The boarders should be made to come to terma—that is to put their stores in the market. Beef is in great abundance in the Pledmont country .we learn, and also in the upper valiey, and relies at from thirty-five to fifty six cents on the hoof, If the impress ing officers will bold off their hands we need bave no fears for the coming winter, James Cunningham and Samuel Cunningham residents in Richmond, but claiming to be British subjects, wore |" arrested on Satarday by order of Major Griswold, tne Provost Marshal, and locked ap in the castle The charges have not yet transpired. Atan carly hour oo Saturday morning the mest sup plied at the sity market gave out, and numerous (amilicn in consequenge bad to dine off (irabamite dinners. So long as beef i# impressed for the benefit of twelve thou. , ais Condition of the city markets may be expected to continue. The police made a descent on Saturday night upon an uvlawful assemblage of wegtoes, congregated in the city jaaworks, let for religious purposes, and took in custody forty-three. Yesterday morning they were taken be‘ore a ‘Chandier, who ordered ten lashes cach and let ‘them Mt fas Understood yesterday thas ix thoveand Yankees had landed mt Newporte Nowe. This is, doubtless, the first step if the grand scheme which is to astoniah Yankecaom coniound the rebels, take Richmood Tie gations Mee Gepeh ts st ett Tuorta The @ let Thor ‘t he made a foray ‘epee the Yeukers within a mile of eral Mestes Deeeter wear Warrentoo, killed three, wounded }, and captured thirty six white some eighteen or twenty black ones, and one thousand Yankee are to be sen! to thmt city, Protests. We don’t want thom here. We have got ae many poopie now possibly be ied with food, and to have fand voractous Yankees adiea to that number wou! make * starvation with its pallid cheek’* not only a Dut most contingency for all of us e the ment will recouRider its determina. onsen tot thrast upoo us worse than that which, the locusts ioficted upoa Eevot. ‘ THE MONSTER ORGAN. © Inaugeration of the Great Organ— Music Hall Threnged with the Out- ture, Fashion and Taste of the Cou try—Dosoription of the Magnifieon' strumout—Recitation of the Lad the! lots—Blectric Light Thrown mpen the an—En- thusiastio Reception of the rforme= ere—Graud Re-wnion of the Kid, La- vender, Lace and Jewel Olreles—Inci- dents, Items, pamlings, (From the Boston jt, oo) THE OOCASION AND THE AUDIBNOB. ‘boon talked—which, in fact, bas formod a lead- tar one cB cement mousical circles for mouths— cd wodoubtediy rank among tho world. As the most recent ne Hitle z if i titute an ora in from this time cal rll evening, was and bly intelligence and on the copti- nent. Some ten or twelve States of the Union were represented, and by those who made a of Now York, “one ‘bundted from: and as many more from Baltimore ton. Parties were also present from distant .aa Chicago and Detroit; tions came from all parts of ‘Ther® was an oxtensive array of On she par of the ladies. A moro successful part. Not a seat was unsold; was loft unoccupied. It presented a trul; appearance. As teen from the avalanche of light threwn upon rivalled for picturesqueners and bined with the “great organ'’ it bailied all attompts at description. The next quarter of acentury will hardly witness just euch an auditory in our city; and for the sufficient reason that no adequate occasion will occur, THE GRRAT ORGAN, ‘Tho great organ of the Music Hall is a choir of nearly six thousand voen! throats. Its, largest windpipe thirty-two feet in length, ane man can crawt through them. Its finest tudes are too small fur a babys whiatie, Kighty nine stops produco the various ‘changes and com- biuations of which its immenge orchestra is capable, (rom tho purest solo of a singing nun to the loudest chorus in which all ite groups of voices have their part im the full flow of ita harmonies Like all instruments of its class, it contai. several distinct systems of pipes, commonly. spoken of aa separate organs, and capable of being played alone or in counection with each other, Four manuels, or hund keyboards, avd two pedals, or foot keyboards, command those several systems—the solo organ, (he choir organ, the swell organ, and the great organ agd the piano and forte’ pedal organ. Twel! pairs of bellows, which it ia intended to mor by water power, derived from the Cochituate reservoirs, furniahes the breath which pours itself forth in m Those beautiful efects for which the organ is incompara, Die, the creawnde and diminuendo—the gradual rise of the sound from the lowest murmur to the loudest blast, aod the dying fall by which it steals gently back into si- lence—the diesolviag views, #0 to speak, of harmony— are not only provided for ia the swell organ. but may bo obtained by special adjustment from the several systems of pipe: and (rom.the eatire instrument. The structure is Of black walnut.and is covered with carved statues, busts, masks and figures in the b@dost relief, In tho centra a richly ornamented arch containg the niche for the keyboards and etopa. A oslossal mask of | singing woman looks from over its summit. The imevt above is surmounted the bust of Johann Sebastian Bach. Behind this rises the lofty cen- tral division, containing pipes, and eucore’ ig.a bean tiful sitting statute of St. Cecilia, boiding lyre, On, each side of her a griffin site as guardian. ‘his centre connected by harp shaped compartments, filled with pipes, to tho two great round towers, one ou each side, and each of them containing (hreo colloasal pipes. These magnificent towers come boldly forward into tbe hall, being the most prominont, as thay are the highest and stateliest part of the facide, At the base of each’a gigan- tic half-carryatid, in the style of the ancient borm:e, but finisbed to tho waist, bends beneath the superincumbent weight, ike Atlas under the giobe, These figures are of wonderful force, the mi ir development being almost excessive, but in keeping with their superhuman task. At ench side of the base two lion share in the task of the giant. Over the base rises the round pillars which support the dome and encloso the thres great pipes already mentioned The thre» great pipes are crowned by a heavily sculptured, ribbed, rounded dome: and this is surmounted on each side by two cherubs, whosé heads a!most tonch the lofty sean This whole portion of the scuiptare is of eminent bean. ‘The two exquisite cherubs of one side gre playing on the lyre and the lute; those of the other sidé on tho flute and the horn. All the reliefs that run round the lower por- tion of the dome are of singular richness. Two other lateral compartments, fitied with pipes, and still more suggestive of the barp in their form, lead to the aquare lateral towers, Over these compartments, clare to the round tower, sits on each side a harper, a man on the right, » woman om the left, with thoir harps, all apparently of natural size. ‘Ibe square towers, ho'ding pipes in their opea interior, are lower ‘han the round towers, and fall somewhat back from the front. Below, three colossal kerma of Sybil-like women perform for them the office which the giants and tho lion shapes perform for the round towers. The four pil- lars which rise from se are square, and the dome which surmounts them is square also, Above the dome ig a vase-like su; » Upon which are disposed dguren of the lyre and other musical symbols. The whole baro of the inatrument, id the intervals of the figures described, is covered with elaborate cs. Groups of musical instruments, standing out almost detached from the Aucieot and modern, grace and quaint vartety from the violin down to a@ string of sleigh belle echoes they call up, all the of forint such m6 the —thousand-tongued n gether in one grand harmony. The if&trnmont is placed upon a tow platform, the outlines of which are in accordance with its own. Its whole height ts about sixty feet, its breadth jorty-cight feet, ana ite average depth twenty fourfeet. Some idea of its magnitude may be got from the fact that the wind machinery and the swell organ alone fi!! up the whole rece-s cecupied by the former organ, which was not aamall one. 1! the othor portions of the great inatrument come forward into the hall. In front of its centre stands Crawford's noble bronze statue of Beethoven, the gift of our towneman, Mr, Charies ©, Perkins, Tt might be suggested that so fine a work of art should have « platform wholly to ivelf; but the oye soon reconciles itself to the position of the statue, and the tremulous —a’moaphere which surroands the vibrating organ is that wh the almost breathing figure would seem to de- Night fa, a8 our imagination inverts it with momentary consciousness, As we return to the impression produced by the grand facade, we are more and more struck with the subtle art displayed in its adaptations and symbol- isma. Never did any structure we have looked upon 80 justify Madam de Stael's definition of architecture, as “frozen music.’ The outermost towers, their pillars and domes, are all square, their outlines thus passing without too sudden transitions from the sharp square angles of the vaulted ceiling and the rectangular lines o: the walle of the hall itself iato the more ceutral parte of the instra- megt, of Ouiline is predomi. nant: Tree he Rae ee sev fer a i were, to represent the meaning of the entire bard, the linen are all which gave sharpness and variety to is jess vital Portions were all resolved as we approached its throbbing heart. Apd again the baif fnutagtic repetitions of mua- sical forme in the principal outlines—the lyre like shape Of the bases of the great towers the harp-like figure of the connecting wings, the clustering reeds of the columns—til the mind with musical suggestions, and —_ the wondering spectator to become the entranced yatener. No description, however well penned, could do justice to the atu um toatroment upon, sto ied, to obtain anything like an adequate idea ite grand ‘proportions, its maasive structure nnd its artistic and philosophic details. The Atlantic Monthly, from which we have drawn the above somewhat freely, may do something; some of our musical jouroals may do more: but the organ ts to be known only by a bouily visit Mastic Hall. THR PRRFORMANC! ‘The performance of the evening wax such the occasion. Nothing could have been arranged with nore sees adaptation, taste or artiatie ety. ght ont some new power of the organ, some iresh beauty. "3 ‘The following was the programme — * PART 1. 1—Ode, recited by Miss Charlotte Cushm: 2—Upening of the Organ by Herr F: neh Walcker, son of the eminent organ builder, KE. F. Waicker,of Lad- wigeburg, kingdom of Wurtemberg 8—(a.) Grand Toccata in F Bach (b.) Trio Sonate in K fiat, for two maouais and pedal 1, Allegro moderato. 2. Adagio, Boos. ton, and Musical Instrubtor at Harvard University. 4 Grand Fugue im G6 MIMO eee cece Eugene Thayer , of Worcester. PART Il. 1—CGrand Double Choras:—*He led them through the leep,”' and Ghorus:—*But the waterr overwhelmed hei enemies,” from ‘Iaraei in Egypt’. .... Handel corge W. Morgan, organist at Grace church, New ork. and Sonate ia A, No, 3:—Con moto macstoss—An mite tranquillo—fagu—imarstoso. Mendelssohn . J. Lang, organist of the Vid South church aud Handel and Hayda Society Kyrie ana “eoastent from a Masa} Paleatring (0.) Movement from the Anthem, “0 give bas 479 Paol’s charoh. 6—Hallelnjah Chorus... G. W. Horgan. Ata to o'clock D. J. legos scmee, curved, as if the slight discords | Out fw It must be seen, caved | bentted | fi i i # H ae tH it in eyyi tn He gett i f l ETE if i j aH Hi i ri i i i : i i Eg e ba2 333 ii 1 g j 36 etreams, Bavaro uy Seg rm woes r . itech gt as cowed de, OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION. Propesal for a Hammoth Line of Steam ere—A Charter Granted by Rhode b- land—A Freeh Engineer the Pro- Jector—The Ships to be Used as War Vessels—Dotalls of Ptihs and Purposes, &,, its tumultuous tone, Surging, as when the north wind comes, After a storm, while yet the force waves moan, And drives the berded clouds across the crystal tea, eye in See, om (that soothes our pain: come to us again, As win in childhood hours of rest Wo lay upon her breant: The organ then shall lead the ‘quiri Onward to wortds whore unheard soul volt. m. At length the people sought and foend A builder foremost io bis art, ‘Who held bis work dear unto bia heart, The child of his old age. ‘Tender as ye — of ona het Slivping down 80! ‘Who paincs his last stgoke on the enamoliod page, So wrought he o thi for the froe ; At last the lone —— — wore told, Ended their ecstacies and fears, Struck by the master’s band, there leaped a sound From these fresh wells of secret metody. Bring the wood of cholcest grain, Cede atae as Cried t wider old; - And choose a worthy architect, &., &o. Aw onverprising Fronch engincer, J. B. G. Fauvel Goa Fraud, of Martinique, Vice Consul of France in Rhode Island some time ago made a Dow proposition for what he conaid- ers important improvements in ocean steam navigation. \ The proposal is to baild four or more armgr-plated steam | Sbips, four deckers, of the first class of naval war vessels, able to carry their full complement of passengers, crow, Ourgo, and in addition one hundred and sixty guns of the beaviost calibre, to be used against en enomy, if the oo Caeion should render it vecessary, The Legistature of the Tho porn ror penemeenagy pace are and wave, State of Rhode Island bas entirely approved of the plans Lat his obedient hand engrave of M. Gouraud, and in the yoar 1854 granted bim s Whatevor form his busy thought shall name, Worthy to bind these silver spires withia their oulp- tured frame. Art brothers then in anawerlng concord came, ‘With fancy glowing in tho flame. And fiashing upward to their high intent. ‘The soul of ono an instrument Whore Beauty's hand her influence teat, Until bard oes by him were blont, Aad fiuted columns lightly sent To greet the upper air, i Croscned with tho forests leaty bate, Lost in the convolutions of bis work, Moneom tp. banr thoiaile of cemener wid, Or rustling birds who bu tb fist we ecek, but nover find. Another, of athietic mind, t ib Lovo ati ong sous of Alina, doomed to stand Forever holding up with strained hand ‘The world of varied pipes and carvings rare; Caryatids, gloomy browed, By his power wore allowed Again to leave the silent balls of Grecoe And listen in their toil to Music's voice of peace. And many were the figures from bis gout Which fled to form aad answered bia controt ; Chief of them all, the mastet goul of song Follows with jealous love the keys along. Last, highest, as if just alit, See divine Cecilia sit; She has found our (air dominions, On her wide melodious pinions; charter for the esiablishment of an association, to be keown as the ‘Atlantic and Mediterrancas Banking aud Navigation Company." This charter sole ‘out Phat (he capital rtock of the corporation shall be twe tmiltiong of doWlara, divided into sbares of tho par value Of five huodred dottars, the number of shares to be no lew than four thousand, and to be considered as porgoual ertate. For the purpose of carrying on business the cor- poration are authorized to establish a bank in the city of Providence, by the name of the Moditerranean Navigation Bapk, the capital slock to be .dve hundred thousand dot. | lare, i shares of ope hundred doilars each.As so88 ab the bonk fe establiehed, it is the design of the projectors to focate “i the workshops necessary for a large iros feondts , where the mammoth ships of the new line wil be bust, 1 is expected that in tess than cight months after the establishment of the comgasy and the bank they whi be able to place at tho disposal of the national gcvernment a number of the powerful vozscis which they Propeee (9 build, which would be a great contribution t (he avai etrecgth of the United States, Sc ag not lo impede the progress gf the steamships Agalos! (Le clements thes wil have to wrestle with, 4 contro! aud conquer. the inventor and contractor intends From her rapt lyre it sooms aho drops to propose to (he acceptation of Lis associates the entire — . ee ee pat ohn the ewolling stops, suppression of masts, rigging and sails to these stupon- into cirol Wider oltoles stilawakiog ad doue stenumbipe, whose progress will reef only on the Every sphere can swi paw er of ihe:r ton separate and oscillating marine engines, a oa eg cao, thelr whcéie and propelling screws, except six flagmasts Gieeling beyond all time, peak of emai; dimensions, tc carry the Star Spangled Banuer of And breaking with its flat (be Unica in ports, and by turn the national fag of the its Amite grace Upon dim shores of God's itlimitable epace, country ic whose ports (ho steamers of the association av. will ron, aint earn chy Mean gal Concerning their capacity for carrying merchandise sod {A beavy nolee that quelled each rising * paseengere, theit accommodations will at any time allow A wailing as of “War,” Now near and now afar, ‘ Tarkened the star-sown Ormament of Toace, Wherever ve ee wo wert promt . Biack was the sky, blackor grow, While Faith alone ino unread future know, * hough in frat souls hope wee dena in faint sou was Or distant ag a murmur from the entdnigbt eoramar sen, Onward surely wont the labor, While the sharpened clash of sabre Echved in the workmen's oar, Listening yot for victory. them tc carrs comfortably and with ease two thousane five hendred to (bree thousand passengers, principally ia the California, Australis, Chiaa and Japan trade, well fed ‘and provided, besides one to six thous ind tons freight ot merobandise, their own crew, machinists, and their full roppls of coal for the voyage. These sixteen steamsbips, thur bulit and prepared, would suffice to keep up a semi- or twenty named ports towards the eastward, and alter. with ports of the Pacife Ocoan above mentioned ps should be constructed, and will be go dis- posed, as tocarry “two hundred aud forty guns,” of beavy cal-bre, with all the accessory imploments of war, 80 that they may be converted, at the least possible expoore and . tolo war steamships of the fret class, wheaeves they may be roquired for the public service. route to be takea by these tensive one, They are to run alter- rds of the company, in Upper Narragansett Bay, R d of Bostoa, The first ot cali wilt be one of istands of the Azores, s Britieh line of steamers makes ite stoppage ; ai tothe military city of Brest, ta’ French’ Brittany, one A voice for wenping. And a bell for woiting Wakoful dreams in place of aleeplog, Shail we toil no other suory Of owe country's bard won glory ¢ ‘Tho organ shalt its noblo (riamphe apread, Harton, builders young and Wilders hoary, Let ite iirst notes tell the eloquent atory Uf Fresh desires hke autuam huetre shed, ‘The willing eibato of our falth aud glory, vi, Now tho oaring stauds completed, thousand and fiity leagues from the of de He its juytut nds out greoted ; parture. Passengo?s and malls ae Fngland iil Lift yo up mourning head | ‘be forwarded by way St. Malo de It shal! sound (be heroic dead | Lite and Southampton; and those for Paris 6 the north of France by way of St Nazaire aad Bor. deaux. The latter is one of the wealthiest and most beautiful cities ia France, in direct communication with And if the notes must tell of beauty fod From this earth bonnd portal . @.tbeir resonant might ahal\ bring | Par by a railroad, and'with Spain to the south. The Fairer Heanty born of Duty, F048, | queamers will then proceed to Lisbon, the 1 of Porta- Beuty Hod, but never dead, gal, Cadiz and Gibraltar, parsing through tho Moditerra. ‘The mortal and immortal wed. oan, relaying ou (heir way at Carchagena, Barcelona and Marsoilies, thence to Genoa aud Loghorn, in the k O sweet joyr of Htaly, touching at Plom\ ‘Ivita Vecchia, or at Ost O life hopes bung on broken thread | at the touth of the river Tiber, on which rests the ony Hearken to-day, Rome, and to the bay and city of Naples, where a frst And bear a people ray, class depot, or coal deposit, wilt be erected Ames alone for the séPvice ot the company. It ia she em’ light hath shown— contemplated that these splendid steam vorrei, startit | Bes a had Braad as the lend its are knowa; from the city of Napies, and after rounding the ltalen | Too generoun to wait till set of saa, coast, shall alternately’ direct thelr course to, Rmyroa, They saw the bitter strife begun, Venice, Trieste and Constantinople, as far as Odessa of Rejoiced to know their innocent course was run, Trebizond in the Black Sea, 80 a to connect at one of | Since with their death the enslaved tasks were done, these two pointe the rich trade of Persia with the city of and such as ye, we hold our pledge of victory. Constantiveple. After baving performed that easterly run, yet our tears are dry taking en route mails, passengers, freight, &c., tne steam- Me bear the wide resounding ory, ors wit coture by tho same courte tothe” city of Naples, com! victory, thence to their port of departure in Narragansett Te Frocdeen walks bestds her otatety car, = wr ~ or Boston. the musician come, The second direction proposed to be foliowed by the Le otroms thes star where Genius has its home, steam veasels of thie new line, aiter leaving the bay of Whose sympathet'c sou! Naples, will be towards the isiand of Md!ta, and thence | sways, like the wind swopt gram, direct to Alexandria, in | gypt, #0 as to effectaate the cross- | To human joy or pain, * ing of the Suez Canal to the Red Sea, the Gait of Persia te | Ana yet no peasions trample to their base control. 4 nd to geveral other cities on the 11 vibrate the responsive strings, hin China, Japan, crossing the ings Pactfic Ocean to San Francisco, and from this last port ip California to the starting point, asfaiready mentioned. Immediately afier the establishment of the company ® plan of regular steam navigation with the empire of Bra- zil will be duly considered, and no effort shall be spared to make usefal tho generous offers of the enlightened touch things, ion, now degay kings; | Through ali tones the voice of Freedom rings | One choral chaunt, one song of praise—e nation’s victory. ‘The Mise Cushman took hor seat amidst the moet enthusias. | Tuler and government of that vast country: Nc anplanse. During the delivery of the Ode abe was | Witl"'the “United siatce, ‘iraae thore, Is. Demmed frequently interrupted wath dem of ca ‘The Ode wan delivered in graceful tive manner. On taking her seat she was the 'resideut with a splendid bouquet which im front of the desk during the evening period, ~ EXHIBITION OF THB ORGAN. The had not yet been visible to the audience = Ite tones had been. hoard, ta sweet sounds been drank | ‘vat the grand instrument was hidden from view by acur- tain extending trom the ceiling to the platform. time im in the valley of the Amazon, and shut ont (rom the competition of the world. The Brazilian Legisiature bad, however, proposed 1. Freedom of const navigation 2 A monthly line of steamers (rom some port of the United States t@ Ria, touching at Vara and ternambaco. 8. To open the Amazon and La Plata, with their aMa- enta, to the commerce of the world. in’ view of these liberal propositions, a committee will be appointed from among the first stuckboiders of the company for the purpose of breaking the | upon « up to this | a je of had now arrived for the intense curtesity of the aseem- | question with the government an: peop | and 4 M. Gourand, fa his extensive observations: | jouered. ich ona tesoesding Yotce the metinode pee. | see 1, whieh are to be publiched im pamphlet th one resonnding voice the multitude gave ub 100 to cheer upon cheer. the fullest explanation of the mauner im which steam commanicatica by the propessd lipe is to be formed with the priveipal porte Brazil, Martivique, Boenos Ayres, (be Straits of Magelian, Pataconia, ke. — The isthrows between Asia and ‘Africa, being out across” by a deep canal, between the cities of Alexan- dria aud Suey, in haypt, under the patronage and imme. diate protection of tbe im)eris! covermment of Vravee, the one of the Sultan, and of the Viceroy of Feyps Git In the course of between two and three yoars, be perfectt Meted and ope to steam navigation towards India, China, Cochin Chios, Japan at it Stenmern of the nemsetation will beanie to express det rent | ptood the magnificent organ—the result of seven years of toil and anxiety, of Lope, doubt and fear, | Leralebed ootncinn and golten reliefs, beaut tiatie grand in the majesty ‘ot tts feepiriag. ia its suggestive whole, There it stood, giganwe point of admiration. It wax an event long to Tn connection with this display of the or. trations seas of the Pacific Ocean with more benefit, and city of Ban Franciseo straightway by that new channel BUROFRIC LIGHT THROWN UCON THE ORGAN, others . While Mr. was briefly testing the organ,