The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1864, Page 1

' 4, GEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Vorthcoming Presidential Proclama- tien of Universal Emancipation, Fresh Propositions to Prohibit Slavery by Amending the Constitution. Proposed Sale of Surplus Gold “in the Treasury. Action of the House on the “Whiskey Tax. The Qusstion Referred to a Confer- Geaceel Wirtiohi’s Defence. and Bulogy of ~~ ‘Weneval Rosecrans, ,OIPATION. ‘1A te understood that on the god or FollMuary Mr. Lin- cin will gnue & prociamation of upiversal emancipation, ‘amendment to the Interna! Re- @ommittee Of conference on the amendments disagreed to, 18 ws provptle, Mint somecplan simitar in principle to ‘at Of the Senate'will be agreed upon and passed. MR, LINQOLN Segal “WHICKBY OOR- of our President are seriously alarmed aspect that the Whiskey bill bas assumed. ‘Dis name’ of ‘Honest Abe,” cannot sign or Guprove the bili with any bope of retaining bis soubri- quel. Per contra, if he vetoes the bill in its present shape, if.19 8 quarrel of worse than blood—of money— ‘Whb thepowerful interests tbat have staked their for- on the success of this ‘Whiekey Corner.” What, » @w 8 President, who ie aleo a candl- @eto for the next Presidency, do? Shunning tho ws Boyle’ of Bis. reputation for intlgrity by ‘Gpprovi }, he is. dashed on the charybdis aa ‘the powerful politiciang who have put up thelr respective piles on the passage: of the act. ‘Go poriowmiy is the dangor regarded by Mr. Lineoln’s sin- cere friends that they bave appointed a delegation to ‘wait upon bi sh@’¢all bié attontion te the narrow ma- deity of oply four yotes by which tne bill bas been ‘whipped the Houre. They say that the eppo- oltton of are in the highest hopes be will sign , and that if be does the ineident will be made to figure m the next'canvass as one of the most ludicrous and, for {@at vorygeene; one of the most poworful arguments ‘Agninet giving Bim a second term. BALB OP GOLD, . S Committes on Wayp and Means, pasde ‘to-day to obtajn unanimous consent, o ‘@ résolution authorizing the Secretary of the ‘Sreagury t sei] such amount of gold as may bave accu- @ulated inthe Treasury beyond the necessities of @e government for the payment of interest @ th@ pudlic debt, in order to relieve the market and prevent an excessive premium and conee- quent depreciation of the currency. Objection was made, Rowever, and it will come up when the committee is @alled Gnder the rules. Mr. Kasson etated that the sur- plus fof thie and {the next month would be eight @y ten millions of dollars. It is probable that we Dill will pase, ‘There are now in the Greasury twenty five millions of gold, and there ean be very well spared ten millions to be thrown ‘epon the market. It js understood that the Secretary is enzlous for the passage of such » measure, and it is bo Moved that by this means the excessive premium on aie. under the operation ef the permanently reduced, ‘ DEFENCE OF GEFBRAL ROSECRANS. ‘Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, to-day made an enthusiastic and enlogiatio speech in favor of Genera! Rosecravs, upoo an amendment offered by him to include that officer in the petat resolution of thanks to General Thomas and his com. mand for their-services at Chickamauga. He claimed that Rescerans had actually accomplished more than any “ether geneval during the war, but that McClellan, Grant qnd cibers had received the credit to which hewas @emeent party, and tbat scon Congress would be called epee to eotadlish a Bureau of Miecegenation. His theory was that slavery was dying out as a consequence of the wer, aad thas it could mot be saved by bureaus or over geern, of even by the Mctrive of miscegenation ; that under (Be prevent management slavery ana the negro would the proper way was to governors, as the only could maved. “He leading bad EE tm the Senate to-day was unusually apley, he tpeedh of Mr. Davie Being almoet entirely of a Gharecter, Mr. Witeow, @ whom the personall- were directed, finally called the Senator to IMPORTANT RAILROAD BILL. Imaporiant Dill was introduced to-day in Dehalt of thee Be and Missouri Ratiroad. 14 provides for the omipietion of the road by the most foanipie route, Meleding Dep Moines and Couccil Blut te the Missouri Jeiver and Omaha; grants lands to the company and pro. ‘ides for braneb lines conuesting with other Jowa roads, WAPTAIN WICKS GENT TO THE ALBANY PENITEN- ‘TIARY. Levi | Captain Wicks, of the One Hundred and York Volunteers, was taken from the Vid ptleon, where We has been confined for some time and forwardod,to the Albany Penitentiary, to serve (erm of sentence by court martial. APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED, The Benato, in executive nession to-day, confirmed the ot BAward H, Dunon, to be Judge of the Court for the Rastern District of Lousiana; Recley, Of lown, Register of Land Offices at Dow ‘Preamns 1. triph, of Nopraska, ae Superintend- WHOLE NO. 10015... entof Indian Affairs for the Territory of Uta; Joho H, MeMonagb, of California, t0 be Hospital Chaplain. PROMOTION. Captain Wilson, the Chief Quartermaster of the army @f the Potomac, has been promoted to a lieutenant colo- eloy in the regular army. This promotion le well de- served. i DESERTERE TAKING THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE. Forty deserters arrived here to-day from Lee’s army, and took tbe oath of allegiance. THB GRADE AND PAY OF OHAPLAINS. It fs understood that the House Committee on Invalid Pensions is preparing a bill giving army chaplains the rank of captains, with the pay and pension, m case of death im that service, attached to that rank. THIRTY-RIGRTH CONGRESS, } FIRST GRESSION. Mr. Avraony, (rep.) of R, 1., from the Prititing Comsmit- tee, reported back the bit! authorizing the printing of ten thousand copies of the report of General McClellan, with ap amendment reducing the number to five thousand, She Meouranaliaon Yon tan & Mountain ruction of the N¢ Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. (Tep.) of do., offered a joint resolution to ‘abolish slavery throughout the States and Territories. ‘The resolution provides that from and the of the act slavery shall not exist in any State or Terri- tory. apy notwithstanding ; and prohibits all tovoluntary servitude, for crime. Referred to the Select Committee on who die in the military and naval service of the United Stater. ‘red to the Committee on Public Lands. Thie Dill donates the same amount of land that was given for coll agg: ee acres for cach Repre- sentative and Senator, -fourth of the land scrip may be applied for homesteads for such orphans as desire them; within two years secures the benefits of the pro, act. AND TELBGRAPH LAND GRANTS. Mr. Lang, (rep.) of Kansas, introduced a bill to amend a ap act of lands to aid in the construction of pa telegraphs, Referred to Commiyee on pape pp.) of Md., frota tbe Judiolary Com, + (OPP) of 1 i maitice, rapar od heck sdverscly. taa.npaplation ia zavend Tepor' ment of the joint resolution of the Cone: cation fact, which ‘ne Bouse Feoreary 5. Mr. N algo, from the same committee, ted back adversely the bill of Mr. Sumner to remove doubts on (be construction of the joint réBolation explanatory of ron Srp declare that ‘Th piv equalizing. the pay of soldiers of e States being under Consideration, Mr. Davis, (Opp. Fl rg ny hgh he | peod i oe a right te laws. The President the H i ar i u the present similar enormous us To the course of h Mr. Davie mark attributed to Mr. Seward by Lord paper authority, in which the Secretary as bay! ly Lord, I esp and a citizen of New York will be arrested, thi & citizen of Indiana will be placed im duress.” MroDavie led to comment on such a state of affairs. Mr. Armory, (rep.) of R. 1., interrupted, and wished to know whether the Senator {rom Kentucky was cogni- zant of the truth of the paragraph, and would inquire whether it were not more if to_know the facts be- bs barading them in the Senate with bis comments upon Hi ‘Mr. Davia reterred to a meet! sachusetts, at which resolutions were jeral government, and made some satirical alinsions to at this time. He said # fi g if i I tor from Kentucky was productive of nothing but mis- Mr, Witgon hoped that the Senator from Kentucky would 4 allowed to conclude bis remarks whatever they it be. ir. SumNeR had never made any bareb allusion to the Senator from Kentucky, and he was willing he should jo big attack againet him yotil doomsday. Mr. Davis then concluded his remarks. AMENDMENT OF THR CORSTITUTION—PROMINITION OF FLAVERY. Mr, Bumwen offered amendments to the constitution of the United States as a substitute to those reported Senator Trumbull from the Judiciary Committee a few aye, asked that they m'ght be made the special for Monday next. & Mr, r’s amendments are as sethd a ct b On motion of Mr. Hatz, the Senate went into executive session, and shortly afterwards . House of Representatives. Waamrvctow, Feb. 17, 104, GRAFTING LANDS TO 10WA, Mr. Atamon, (rep.) of lowa, introduced a bill granting Janda in lowa for certain railroads heretofore provided for, The bill was referred to the Committee on Public ‘Lands. ‘This measure is Jntended to insure an immediate com pletion of the Mississipp! and Missouri Railroad across Jowa to Umaha, connecting with the Union Pacific Rail. road at that point, ARBOLUTION 70 SELL TUR CURPLU® GOLD IN TER TREASURY, Hoorsn, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on and Means, asked leave to introduce a resolution au 7 the Feoretary of (hé Treasary to sell any eur- consent to to know how ry? What is tho ‘What will be the not have the effect law, usage, claim or custom to the contrary’ the yormente te qslt Sak brosend inte the ret oo emouat coin as to in hae caused gree the pie of e0td ia the 1 ioe of ‘the “priucipal bear. ef the Treasury sball be authorized to relieve thie amen a i the aftck wl Be Pee oe ee eens rent atin feeltties of merchants for oBtaining it ab. Ib waa for this reason that the Committee on Ways and Means, while believing if mot neces- a i er ee ee ee this resolution Sod wie tees pe from me ih allow, to sell demands im; by k | i - i z are hereby Bore aes tax conte, With thee exoeptiong, all te other amendalats ofthe Senate were The House ‘asked for a coaferenice committes on the amen: disagreed to. ™ 1USETTS . Dawes, (rep.) of Mase., from Committee on Sleeper is not toe seat an the Third be ey district of that Alexa Hi. Rice is entitled to the seat. The resolutions were ordered in Mr. Cox, (opp. ) of Ubio, after discussing ite constita- Monality and humanity, stated that he would not sup- Pei tonerd, eucemne eabconciusinnces, agcheme, lishing an eleemosynary system for the biscke federal government, and mek! the government a tation speculator and eee He held that the highest ‘We cannot, by shut “ote boy i it. He accepted the evenis. advi the humanity of New England, fattoning upon Western toll to do hr sae in saving the #0 improvidently |. Hf slayer; Dednomed, then the conflict will be between black alayery dr freedom, No slave; no new system of mi tien, which is but her 102, and which 19 anot! name amalgamat: urged by abolitionists, and to establish which system no doubt we shall soon havea bureav. The Nort democracy are not responsible for his extirpation. While We never were pro-slavery, we wore for non-intervention, Slavery may he crushed out as tho war goeson, but so wil the slave. If slavery had to die, men would have erred the slave to be saved, that it should have Boon by the enforced action of the States, not by the rough “usages of war or the bare usurpation of power. For this condition of the slave the dominant party is re. aponsible. Io striking at sla Bave struck dowo 4 liberty of which the Ne mn democracy are champions. have marred the perfection and perilled the endurance of our political Teo pee this they must answer next fail. No more cry of pro-slavery democracy. ‘The iseue will be the old order, with democracy to minister it, or continued revolution, with despotism to guide Y—the gid Uniou, with as much local sovereiguty ‘and constitutional and personal from the abrasion of freedom aa may be saved and the ‘segrandieonscnt of said be had always with attention; be heard it several times @, They should not, probably, during the next session of Congress hear the again rehearse bis speech; for, judging by the recent elections ia Ohio, and particularly ia the gentle man’s district, he weuld say to |, in the of ‘Watts, and in as solemn a spirit, fe living men, come view thi Dd sou must shortly lie, ( ter.) He (Mr. Washburne) des! tne House to hear what ther fri from io had written in bie book “The Buckeye Abroad,” as to what be enw at Rome and while he was rambiiug among the gilied cor ridors of 8t. Peter's, writ ‘avout the music whicb ravished the ear, and the incence which titilated the nose. The author “Soon there arose in the chain- ber (what a a thing it would be 4} a plain African delivéring a sermon in Latin in the most graceful manner. The priest referred to was an Abyssinian.” What acommentary? Mr. Washburne said this isone of our Afric«n prejudices. coun) ‘The head of the great Catholic Church, surrounded by the ripe scholars of the age from all parts of the world, tening, not to our distinguished friend from Ohio, b: the eloquence of the despised negro, and thereby, in the langusge of the anthor, * illpstrating to the world the eommon bond of brother! ‘that binds the buman race.” (Laughter) Mr. Washbuarne further read from Mr, Cox’s book, making comments as he proceeded, and referred to the passage in which it is said copies of the mm Of the citizen of African descent, beautifully |, Were distributed at the door of the cathedral. Mr. Cox wished to reply, but an opportunity was not furnished for that purpose, THANKS TO GENERAL THOMAS AND HIB ARMY. |. The House took up the Senete joint resolution of to Major General George H. Thomas aod tue teen Rader ie opageenehoas WS Sate Sa iGanioge. Mr, Ganrintn, (rep.) of Oblo, moved to Include the of Major General William 8. Rosecrans. . ia be provided for vain te loa ine rerolution. . GARFIRLD said that the thecks of rout had be- come a cheap thi ‘The time was when the thapke of Lie only for great decds, and then TY Most solema manner But thanks arc now given, net only to chiefs but to subordinates, and no one in- quired whether in thanking one man somebody else was Bot robved. He had been so willing to thank any mao that be had n0¢ seen {it to interpore any objection. Now, however, when it came so close to his own history. he could not Send such & resolution to go through without protest. appealed to the House not to do an injustice Dy singling out a,sabordinate in battle and give to him the thanks of without saying & word about the Priscipal, not only in the battle ot Chickamauga, but in a series of important campaigns. Kome one had said that Congress already thanks to General Rosecrans, Dat that wi t year fo his conduct at Mur/roesboro, He was ready to meet with a denial any man who might Bay that General Rosecrans was not eutitied to thanks for his conduct at Chickamauga. It had been the custom of the press .to treat the battle ae a defeat thauts: and If that w: er & defeat we might welcome all an army continued to suffer such do- es would soon be destroyed and the great campaigns terminated. The object of the move- ment at Chick was to drive the enemy beyond the and lay the base for future operations j Cumberland met and repuled gained the key of tbe berland i If there bad been a greater success against uch odds since the war began he had not heard of it. Our army, on that day not more than forty-two thousand, met not less than seventy five thousand of the enemy, who threw the weight their mighty forces upon us, and ia the afternoon pot more than twenty-five (honsand of our troops met (bet mighty host, and at the /ast charge the rebels were driven from our border. The history of the country would tell us that Rosecrans won the baities in Western Virginia at the commencement of the war ‘but another carried away the honors. Mr. Garfield rapidly traced the military operations of Gen Kosecrans at Bowling Green, Murfreesboro and at other “points, and said at ttanvoga he bad General Thomas would not desire to be promoted at the expense of General Rosecrans (enora | Thomas’ name deserved to be written in letters of gold Before he parted with General Thomas, the latter said to him, fo the most solemn manver, er the battle of Chickama the removal of my.’ Thus, sai Mr. Garfield, you would warden General Thontas with thanks at the expense of his superior uificer. On ir. Feito eras tak Y., the resola bh wt ay Military Affaire, chum. * The Flouse went oto Commities of thé Wholo on tho Caer er tip Velen and yee up the Navy Appropriation Mr. Da’ of Pa., & speech ta, favor, of i gold or the equiva ent. ° Mr. McBaine, (rep.) of ding the war as one for self Ma be Bape sl Sion nreeh. ‘The Committee rose, and at half-past four the slowe RAIVALS. Ip North American, at Portiand—F W ‘and Robins, JH stevenson, Capts ‘and A P Boyd, Thos @ Berney, ip Bagie—Mr Scudder, Miny Blatchford, Lith renal lady ‘amd'uatd; Senora Da J M Damon, on Lo ann deraiheaet ale Pavone * IMPORTANT FROM THE QULF, 5 Arrival of the United States Steam- ship McCle! Capture of the Steam Blockadp Runner Cumberland by the De Soto. MhesSargo of the Cunberiand—Ratents Cor | Erd"h"Sated Minders rane diale~-Dexcription of the Prize, pe EL a rat Secretary of War, was also found on board. Would it 2} +} Sah sae ttn ed eee stad a Presents for Jeff. Davis and Mallory Cap- yy ‘The other’ set: might be preeented. tured with the Cumberland, tbe only prize tha has been, the Sins alt. the ww ff Cape Canaveral of the Brit- 5 ida, to Nas- The Beauregard Captures An- itary. expedition f other Prize, strom Rory dey F ae ‘The United States ateamship McCiellan, Alfred @. Gray (Commanding, arrived at thie port yesterday morning, hav- ‘sug left the bar at the mouth of the Mississippi on the 9th lost., ot balt-past six A.M. She arrived at Key West on the 10th, at twenty-five minutes past four P, M., and sailed thence on the 11th, at thirty-five minutes pass ten P, M. She reporte having left at Key West the transport De Molay, of Boston, with troops on board; the gunboats Tioga, Meta, Cornet and Huntsville, and lao the prize steamer Cumberland, captured a few days previous by the gunboat Do Soto, TheCumberland hae a very valuable cargo, consisting Of arms, ammunition, &c.,and when captured was on Der way from Havana to Mobile. ‘The: McClellan brings » mail and the following, pas- De. Paymaster—Horace M. Havinian. ‘Acting Assistant sengors:— Acting Ensigns—George E. Wing, J. C. Morse and John Coy Grow, Liouts. Mathins, Stackhouse, W. 8. Here- | White. ‘worth, JeS. H. Stewart, James Reilly and Peter M: Cullns, Acting Master's Mates—C. 0. Jones, J. K. Goodwin and Ged Capt. Joho B. Coiling, all of the Ninety-frat New | R. M. r ‘Work Voluntecra; Kosign Jones, U. 8. N., and eleven in ers—Acting Firet Assistant, James Atkins; Act- tie steerage. ing Teird Avaintants George B. James H. Naab, even. 8. 'W. King, Samael, Fowler and 0. H. ant, ing Gunner. 2 Oar Key West Correspondence. 0 Clerk—G ©. Heath, Key Weer, Fla., Feb. 11, 1864. Acting Captain's Clerk—Jeasce T. Lae. Acting Surgeon’s Steward—L. D. Montague. Acting Paymaster’s Steward—Edward Van Buskirk. MILITARY AFFAIRS, Reception of tne First Cavairy. This veteran regiment of cavairy—the first mounted men received into the service during the war—having ro- enlisted for three years longer, and being now at home on thirty days’ furlough, will to-day receive the hospital- ities of the city. For the first time the city authorities have made arrangements to give our war-worn fellow- townsmen a befitting reception, ag will be seen from tho Programme, published in another column. At two o'clock this afternoon, the regimout will be received by the Mayor and Common Council, ia front of the City Hall. The rogiment will next proceed up Broadway to Eighth ftreet, thence to Jefferson Mark here collation will be provided for them’ by y ties. The Seventh regiment, National Guard, have volua- toored their services as an escort, and will mceeeeny, the cavalry on its tine of march. The cavalry will , fismounted, having left thelr horses in the field the regiments which relieved \t from ite juties in the Shenandoah Valley. The Firat New York cavalry formerly unmbered one thousand hundred men, nearly all of whom eulisted from this city ; now teas than five bundred respond at roll call. Of this [seed remnant four hundred and twenty-Ove bave reen- sted for @ eecondterm. Colonel who ie in commend, will make every effort during the briet fur. Jongh granted the regiment to Gli ite ranke. The recep. tion to-day will, doubtless, be a grand one, The Sec: Corps. Recruiting for this gallant corps, under the slimulas imparted by the presonco aud exertions of ite ant, Major General W. 8. Hancook, is progressing 4 The Major General bas deveted the entire of bip time while in thi. city to the work of perfecting the recruiting organization. The leading merchante of the Stotk and Corn Exchanges have contributed freely, while the Union ‘Loague has not only aided with money, bus by the dill- gent personal efforts of its individual members. The following communication, addressed to Brigadier Gen. William Haye, requesting that Col. Robert Nugent be appointed to represent the corps at the headquarters in this city, has been cheerfully acceded to by the Acting Asnistant Provost Marshal General:-— St. James Hore., New Yorn, Feb. 139, 1864. My Dagar Guntaar—tt tp 4 desire that, under General Barlow, and without interferlug with yoa, Colonel Nugeot shall represent me in this city, and superintend the re- cruiting for the Second corps. Wil! yoa give Colonel Nugent all facilities to accomplish this end, a8 General Barlow explained this morain, 1 shall be glad if we can have our headquarters at Tam maoy Hall and still retain an officer to represent the corps at Lafayette Hall, Very truly, WINFIELD 8. HANCOCK, Major Genoral, United States Volunteers. Tammany Hall bat been obtained as the of the corps, and ander authority of Col. George of the Union League, $5 extra promium will as recruits for W by Col. Nu; im of a certificate of the fs by any provost marshal or other mustering The attention of officers detatie! om recruiting service for this corpe is called to the following order: — GENERAL ORDENS~-NO. 1, Bor some months past, as the readers of the Herauo ‘re doubtless aware, an English steamer had been lying te Bavand waiting for a favorable opportunity to run the Blockade. Hor name ts the Cumberland, What added to the fnterest felt in this vesse! was the impression that ° should she succeed m getting into a rebelport with her valuable cargo ebe would be fitted out as a privateer, and isave forth for the purpose of preying on our com. Meroe, afterthe manner of the Alabama, Florida and other Southern rovers, To thigend it was alleged that the Cumberland bad a formidable armament on board, furnished by some accommodating British firm, of the Laird Lindapy stripe, ready to be mounted as soon as Ber cargo was diseharged in Mobile or some other port in Rebeldow, Under such circumstances a strict watch Waskept on the Cumberland, and information of ber doings wae from time to time transmitted from Havana to Rear Admiral Bailoy, commanding the Kast Guif equadron-at this station, and that indefatigable offlcer ienued # general order for all the vessels belonging to the squadron to be on the alert for the would-be privateer. Not for one gpoment was the vigilant surveillance by the blockading vessels relaxea. Everything consistent with international comity and the rights of neutrals was done to prevent the Cumberland from giving our block- ‘dors the ¢lip and depriving our gallant tars of ono of the richest prizea of. the i} war, when, lo! two weeks anda ball ago, the. dons. news Fenohied this place:-— “The Cumberland bas escaped from Havana.” But while this unpalatable morsel was being digested by nome, end others were “chewing. the cud of reflection” thereon, as Smollet bath it, the loyal folks of this little island bad their hearts cheered by the intelligence that tho United States steamer De Soto, Captain Scott, bad Just arrived, and that the Cumberland,.captured by her, was close behind. This was on Monday last, and, sure two or three hours after, the Cumberland her- charge of Acting Master 1. H. Partridge, as r, was seen coming through the northwest whither #ne had boon convoyed by in conrequence of tho valuable New York Passage, the De Sotg, cargo on board, while tbe De Soto herself, from ber great draught of water, came through the ship channel. Much adroitness seems to have been oxer- cised by Captain Scott, and considerable ingenuity mani- fested ja leaving the co.st clear for the Cumberjand to Tun out of Havana aod theo falling in with ber at the right time aad jin the right spot to make her au easy prey. To those who can see steeply lato a millstone, I leave the putting of this ond that together, and arriving at acor- reot eolution of the modus operandi by which the whole delicato transaction was carried out. ‘Of the capture iteeif I baye noth ture to record. The of **yi!lanou The whole at mooplace mauner, and did uot differ from the most ordi vary capture of a ten ton sloop, laden with physic and potions. had Trg Py seven bentees ay dollars worth in nged bands ia space of a few minutes io he pean Uncle Sam and his bandy meriners. main chance being secure, the romance can be dispensed with But to the record. Ou the Sth of February, as Crmabderiadd was making the best of her way towards woe tan ged and pas- songers fclicitasing themselvea on the termination of & prosperous rin, with pevfits eoming up ia respective, a check was suddenly put to their 'gayety by of an exciting na- nD chase; no waste 0 Appearance of the much enemy. At the mo sho was sighted from &e deck of the De Scto, ¥ vias} ‘ about half-past eight o'clock in moroipg, the Camber All o@icers on recruiting service from the “econd corps ib jatitude and 87 deg. ude, Qn sighting her the De Sato hase, and 800n - running at the ining on the Camber- Jand (which the stranger was wa to be) very fast, although she had been reported as a fifteen knot vessel, At twenty minutes past ten the Cumberland was under the guns of the De Soto, from which a boat was hoisted to board the prize. Captaia Blakeney, commauding the Cumberland, together with her oificers and crew, were Jand was in 29 d now in the cities of Now York and Brookign, and who may be hereafter detaiiod for recruiting purposes during the reorganization of the corps, are hereby ordered to Teport in person without delay to Col. Robert Nugent, at these he \daquarters. Any officer failing to so report will pe immediately re- turned to his regiment ia the field, F.C. BARLOW, Brigadier General and General Superintendent of Re- oruitipg for the Second corps, Army of the Potomac. then transferred to the , when a prize crew of In img from the Mi ppt. twenty-seven men and tw ineers, commanded bY | rag STEAMBOAT ORIENT SNAGGED AND BUNK, BTC. Acting ter | artriage, were sent from the cruiser to Carino, Feb. 17, 1864, The steamer Imperial, from St. Louis, bad arrived, and Teports passing the steamer Orient, which was sunk to her hurricane deck in Dog ‘Tooth Bend, twenty miles above bere, She struck a snag at half-past soveh thig morning and went down inten minutes. Twenty-Qve to thirty lives are supposed to be lost, including the w the Cumberland, and she was brought into this port under couyoy of the De Soto, as alreaty mentioned. ‘The cargo of the Cumberland is a well assorted one and yory valuable. Among other things found on board were one hundred barrels of gunpowder and @ large number of Endeld rifles. Sho go in her hold a very largo quantity of ae gray ‘uniform cloth and ‘bales upon bales of superior Davy blue, besides an immense num- ber of ready made rebel uniforms, boots and shoos— in short, everything mecessary for the outfit of | of Captain Norton, the chambermaid, steward aud the doth sea and. land T have it on good autbo: | darkeoper. rity that the cost weventy thousand pounds io ¥ ‘Tho Imperial brought down the crew and passengers, The steamer Continental, from New Orleans, arrived this morning witha cargo of sugar and molasses for St. Louis. The First Indiapa artillery and the Forty-eoventh Indi. ana jvfantry, numbering one thousand veteran volunteers, gold io England; that the, ship was rotd there for Afty (bousand poonds, that ten thourand pounds more were expended on her in Mayana. The cargo bas not yet been disturbed, and {t is therefore impossible to tell whether there are any cation in the nold, and the cap- taio and passengers, of course, keep dark on the subject; although, a8 the captain was engaged ouly in Havana, ‘aud most Of the passonvers arg from ihat place, it is just sposible that they know nochihy about tho matier, passed here to day en roulefor home, The mercury was it is said G ii Biakeoey received bo ors a Yelock this morning. sum than twe sand dollars in advance to yeuture oanaes on sho run, Hoe frankly owns that he isa New Yorker, | Advices from Co! there:oro T eed mot say that he wag too shrewd arry 80 much 1908@ coin about him, under the circum con, alway 4, the pas- the cap- 0 ve teeth, for not one dollar ho ** ithy Taero” was found on aay of them. Perhaps they arovld rats, and “know trap.” ‘The captain is, at any rate, for this is the second time he bas been brought up with 0 round turn while engaged in the blockade rva- ning busivess. He takes things aa philosophiciiy as geatiemca of bis genus generally do, The passengers are equally unconcerned, apparently, about the matter. several of them are st at the Russell Houre; @o | have bad au opportunity of knowing their names, through wh inter, Among them is a,geatieman ot whom | oftn beard, bat whom I never knew, namely, the illus. trjous Jobe Snook » Whowe resitence is in the cheer: ty Jocatity ot he Pole; #0 he says, undor bis owm, ® ‘hind hilo tho Cumberiagd tay in Flayana tho De dove was ps Leavenwonmn, Feb. 17, 1864. Advices from Colonel Phillips’ expedition in Indian ‘Verritory, state that he penetrated further into rebel territory than has been over before reached, and is still marching on to Texas, with Kaneas troops and a loyal Indian brigade, The rebel General Cooper's head- quarters is at Fort Washua. Colonels Standwaite and t present in Texar, Quantrell is at Bou- News from Fortress roe. Forranss Monaom, Feb. 15, 1864. Threo Union prisoners of war arrived here to-day from Danville (Va.) privoa. ‘They haye been fifteen days on the route, and came Into our lines via Suffolk. The steamer 8, R. Spaulding sailed for Beaufort this & frequen! itor there. ‘The officers and crows of tbe [ (wo yossele uses to meet frequently, and lots of chall | ‘afernoon, wore wont K between vhem over their grog—the Camberiand’s ig, Of course, that the [eo Soto BROOKLYN ART AssociATioN.—This Association opened pale be catch thelr veseot, while the Do oto’, WhO | 114 ang collection of piotures last night, at its accustomed tee of thelr crate, would turn hole quide, | [N* Nee Corina Neademy of Music, ihe receipts being for the beneit of the, Sanitary Commission, Notwith- standing the intensely cold weather the house was quite full-.the promenaders on the floor and the criticizing groups in the picture gallery not being fo the least diminished \a ownbers, apparently, by the tow range of the thermo- Fes pey) on the whole, are Paton og ir sh and, in th Neptuno, 4 and succeeded, and De another title to be considered the crack yeesol peed of the Kast Gulf squadren, So weli wan it understood that there was to be a contest of speod between the two clrewm favored it, that on Mr Partridge, ja Blakeney from i ately, and owned bimself i to those exhibited at eome provious recapt! wine De Roto, LA the way, left on Tusday even: | loading artists aro woll ropresetee Canaan) Deree, whe aa cau aia Me | tert eb fai Ft ad g mi , . . ‘remely I Sorte Tue Comber: Dodworth's Band ‘ntrnished the muste for, perhaps, the romely swift, Aud a9 fortunate as swift, Tho Cumber- Iand Ap iron side-wheel steamer, about seventeon yoarg old, hq Ie two Randa) and twenty-olghy (99) bo largest and moat fashionable gathering assembled on aay sienytar ggoaeion, PRICE THREE CENTs. HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS. The Rebel Privateer Alabama at Amoy, China. The Port Blockaded by the Wyoming and Jamestown. Destructive Fires at Jedde aud Ha kodadi, Japan, / Ban Faancmco, Feb, , ‘The bark Rogers, from Kanagawa, Japan, has arrived at this port with important news, / Just before the Rogers left Kanagawa tho Drig Mary Capen arriwed from China, reporting the steamer Wy0- ‘Ming on the 2d of January off Amoy. Her commander ee uhia agar tho port of Amoy, goimg into Ke. The following letter was recoived by a mercantile &rm Of this city extensively engaged im the China trade:— Kanagawa, Jao, 7, 1864. ‘To Messrs. Macowpaay & Co. , San-Vracisco:— Daan Sine—We are enabled by the delay of the Rogers im the Barbor, owlvg to calms, to give you good news— that the privateer Alabama is in dock at Amoy, China, and the Wyoming, Captain McDougal, standing ‘sentry over her. Wemay hope her career ended. “The James- town ia aleo there before this. The news comes by the brig Mary Capen, five days from Shanghae, and ie au- thentic, WALSH, HULL & 00. The Rogers also reporte that the Tycoon’s palace at Jeddo was burned on Christmas. The noxt day the Cus- tom House was closed, the officials declaring themselves 00 grieved at the” Tycoon’s misfortunes thal they were wholly unable to transact business. It i@ reported thas the fire originated im a gunpowder plot to blow up the palace for the parpose of milling the Tycoon. Jeddo was ‘again ravaged by fired on Now Year’s day. Eleven large streets in a wealthy business quarter, besides numerous’. adjoining back streete and alleys, were deatroyed. It in estimated that five hundred houses of the better classes wore burned. . News had reached Kanagawa that on the 3ist of Octo- Der nearly all of Hakodadi was burned by incendiary fires, GENERAL KELLEY’S DEPARTMENT. Reported Preps: tons of the Rebels for ® Raid into Ohio—The First New York Cavalry, dic. MM. T. 0. WILSON’S DESPATCH. Huapquanrens, Daranruant-Ov Western Vinginia, Feb 17, 1904. A correspondent of the Henstp at Galiipolis, Ohio, in- forms me that he hae had an interview with Mr. Wichart, & refugee and escaped conscript from near Jeiforson, North Cavelina, and shat Mr. W. gives bim important in- formation, as follewe :— ADout three weeks ago over thirty new, long, darrow and opea boxes, corked and tarred, and made pointed af one end, were sent to Wytheville, im Wythe county, ‘Weatern Virginia, These boxes were styled pontoons. Offi- cers had arrived and sent out men to collect strong light wagons and good horses from farmers of the neighborhood. It was whispered among military men that there would soon be araid made into Ohio, and that "the pontoons re- ferred to would be drawn overland to elther the New or Kanawha river, and worked and floated down the Onie, and that the same would be crossed at two polnis—one Golama going by way of Barboursyiile and Gueyandetie. ‘Tt wae rumored and expected that troops weuld arrive for concentration from both the Eastern and Western rebel armies. , In regard to the above report I cam only say this: that Tumors have been im circulation for seme time past of mysterious movements on the line of the Virgivia and Tennessee Railroad; but ae to how far these rumors are favored by tbe above statemess the reader can judge as well aa I. Colonel A. T. MeReynolds, of the Firss Now York cay- alry, who was lately tried by court martial at Washiog- ton, bas been ordered to rejoin his regiment and conduct 0 t the city of New York, it having re-enitsted aaa veteran regiment. This gives great satisfaction to the oMceve and troops heretofore serving under Colonel Me- Reynolds. NEWS FROM EAST TENNESSEE. Reports And Opintens of Rebel Desere ere—Position of Longstreet’s Forces, de. Ccmusaiaxp Gar, Tonn., Feb, 17, 1964, Captain J. R. Watkios, Provost Marshal at thie post, says the average umber of desorters from Longstreet’s army who report to him is five per dey. Ali com@lain of Deing heartily sick of the war. Their accounts earrobo- vat the officers? accounts, They generaiy themselves whipged, bat thought the Northern. were giving cut. Tho rebel officers eay that on going the roupds relieving ‘ guard they find that whole lines ef thet pickets have deerted. The country ie {uli of such, awaiting opportuaities to give themecives up. 4 On Friday last General Lougetrest's headquarters were at Morristown. Hix main forces wore at Strat under marching orders. Their bellef that why Loug- street did oot attack our force was the want of confidence ia bie men. Yesterday. Yesterday we bad almost the coldest weather of the season experienced in this vicinity, After tne mild, spring-like temperature that prevailed for weeks preced- ing people were illy prepared for the sudden and intense frighdity of yesterday, It took every one by surprise, and the surprise was of anything but @ pleasant charac. ter. Locomotion out of doors was conductéd with great difficulty, the cold being so imense ag almost to freeze people, while the wind blew with such force that only the moat robust could face it with impunity. Oo Tues day-the mercury during the greater part of the stood ‘at thirty degrees above zero. At seven yesterday morning it had run down twenty lower, marking ten degrees above zero, or the freezing point, The water ia the frozen in most of our city indow panes were ornamented with} incrustations which invariably are to b> not! weather. throughout the Gay very fow noticed in any but the Dusiness streets and females w [apes —. all ona could, to stay in doors during un} . About five o’c’ock Io the afternoon the cold apparently ili i li i i AiG if i ij reached its lowest point, about olght degrees above sero, at which figure it remained sie:dily for the rest of the day. The following table will exhibit the degrees of cold during the oy 7 ofclock A, ‘mero. 10 o'clock A, M. ero, 12 o'clock M., zero, 3 o'clock P.M. sro 4 o'clock P.M. sero, 6 o'clock PB, M, nro. 6 o'clock P. sere. 7 o'clock Ps Ms... degrees above zero, THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. Wasuixoron, Feb, 17.— Tho weather ia bitter cold, with it wi ® Burvaio, N. Yes Feb. 27 —Thin in ihe coldeas day of the ter four ‘below zero, ‘Pa, Fed. On ire M.—Clear and cold. ‘1 degrees. Conary Orfeo, 17, 0 dy MimWeather ean. Thermometer zero. Lovievinis, Ky., 17.—Clear, Wind Thermometer 3 above zero; falliag.” I 7.98 : A aI Love, Mo., Feb, 17.—Clear and from northwest, ‘Ther oury 46 test 0) Mavi very hay } most inclement of the season. from seveu to fourteen , a : I Harwax, N.S, Fod. 17. Jat snow mometer 16 degrees below roro this moroing. z ‘The Arabia Outwa a § , Feb. 17, Oe) ‘The stoamnship Arabia salled at ee oe noon, with thirty. two gore . sheee foe Livery oer die takes out £5,669 19 spec! ‘ Liveryoot and £240 jalifax 4