The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1864, Page 1

WHOLE. NO, 10,028: NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Ywo Handred Million of Government, Bonds to be Placed on the Market, ‘The Ragecayphopetatien Bm Paee «by the House. s Postion of ‘the: Whiskey \ Tax; Gea. sige Ordsr0d to the Commend of West ‘Virgiais, Beg Bi i ar Tra Wasmuxcron, Fon!'25, 1808, i TREY AT or LOAN BILL. , Some mi 40 exist in reference to. ‘Whe loan Dill introduced to-day. It slightly modifies ‘the’ bad by allowing the Secretary to issue . rn Of Yon-forties, 10, thie extent of two Abmodred }, daring the present fiscal year, and au ‘@orizes algo.the issue of about eleven millions of five- ‘twenties the excess of subscriptiong to the five- twenty loslf, It ie ‘understood to be the detormivation, of fe Sebretary to tssue no more Bix per cent bonds. of any~ page) in coin, ATION OF SBCRETARY. CHASE. ent here to-day, and'was © New ‘YorR, ‘announcing that. Mr. Chase had resigned, and Mr. Hooper, of Massachusetts, had been appointed Mecretary of the'Treasury. The rumor was ‘Mr. Chase’s friends deny that he has any ides of ‘Yoaign- ing. If there should be a change in. she head.of thie de- Dartment Mr. ‘Hooper will not improbably be called to the ‘Position. THE WHISKEY TAX, ETC. The neq@ Conference, Commites of the Senate on Sernal Tax bill are understood to stand two against tm favor @f taxing whiskey on band, and the House com- mittee two in favor apd one ugaiost; eo that the commit. tee will be @qually divided on this question. It is re- ag-certain that the two houses will come to a jock on this matter, and it will have to’ be brought ‘Gp de novo'by the Committee of Ways ahd Means. ‘Tho committee are holding bagk thelr other tax bills, ‘and sinco'the iF fortune of the Whiskey and Cotton bill ave concluded to perfect the whole system of taxation and presefit'it ia one bill. This will take some ‘timo, A sub .committeo Is meanwhile engaged in revisiog and re. ‘arranging #Mi the rulce and rogolations of the Internal Revenue Bureau. is regarded new af ‘8 rettled fact that no DUT witt be ‘Passed that does not impose a tax on spirits on hand of, * least twenty conten gallon, which ts'tegarded ag fair and just, OD accgdht of tho increasod value given to, the article by the imposition of the extra tax on all to be ‘Manufactured, @RNENALSIGEL ASSIGNED TO. THG. DEPARTMENT OF ‘WHST VIRGINIA. Major General Sigethas been assigned to the command Of the Lepartment of West Virgibia, FORTHCOMING MILITARY CHANGES, ” ‘There ig a great rush of major: mud Drigadicr generals oat of employment for active duty to avoid the effect of. tho bill to dismiss such from the zervice; consequently gumerous designations for duty and pew commanders to departments are soon to be made, ‘THB Cuas# PRESIDYBTIAL MANIFESTO, r papweeret a his seat today, and re- reheat 18 of the friends'f Str. Chdse ‘on seoret circular, the authenticity of which boat b ‘not only does not repudiate bat openly evows. BENRY WINTER DAVIS~ CENSURING THR PRESIDENT ._ AND POBTMARTER GENBRAL. ‘The speeoh of Henry Winter Davis in the Honre to-day, on the ipation Bureau bill, attracted much atten- ‘uon, as listened to with upusdal interest, Ie beverely consured the President and Postmaster General ‘Blair for their conservatism and timidity in dealing with ‘ho emancipation question; and“ bis assertion that the sourse of the administration bad retarded instead of aided the progress of emancipation in the’ border States @reated consideraWe sensation, asdid also the threat that ‘wnless there was. change in the sentiments and policy Toe op ems expression of confidénce by eee Emancipation Conventiog would be re- In- wormed. para In THE HOUSE ON THR NAYY. ‘In the course of the consideration of the Naval Appro- Priation Dill, fo Committeo of the Whole of the House this ‘ffternoom, the Secretary of the Navy au“ the Department ‘was attacked by several members on both sides, Among H, Winter Davis violently assailed the Secretary Ansietapt Secretary for the alleged mismanagemon: of ‘the naval affairs of the country and, unjust treatment of Mamiral, Dupont. before. and subsequent to the attack. ‘wpon Fort Stmter by the Movitors. Meests. Kelley, Rico end ‘them, and at one time the debate be- ame quite excited, ‘The pill was finally "paged , with but ‘wifhog amendments, There is evidently a strong feeling @dverse to the management of the Navy Depart- mon earnest republican members of the and Senate, and the friends of the Secretary de- Mand a fail investigation of all the charges of inefflolency and dereliction of duty so constantly reiterated. They Delieve thét such an Jovestigation will result in » com. Plete vindication and justification of his administration Of its affairs. ‘THE MISSOURI CONTESTED ELE JTION Cases, ‘The Committee on Elections have been almost exclu. ively engaged during the last two or three weeks on tbe Missouri cases, Thoy decided to investigate all four of (hem, and report.on the whole at once. They are now (engaged Ob the Inst one, and will be ready to report ina few days. The Missouri muadie has been brought out io ‘all ite phases during their investigations, and from @riminatiog ‘and révtimination of the contestants many Yateresting degelopments have beon brought to light It 3s understood that the roport of the Committeo will indi- Feotly cengere the military interfereuce in elections ic that Stato, as did to a certain extent their report on the Louisiana election case. THB RADICALS AND MARSHAL LAMON, ‘The wat bogun two years ago by the radicals again: We President took in the Marshal of this District, + mg whom, as a fayorite of Mr, Lincoln, all of malicious shafts wore levelled. His only was that, in fal®iment of his official @ath, De gxecuted the Fugitive Slave act in this District. ‘Within afew dayo this war upon the Marshal has Deen revived, and Moint resolation has been precipitate. Wy rushed through both houses of Congress taking froth faim the eustody of the jail, and thereby taking away, pearly @ emoluments of the office of marshal. It in 9 ‘mow that this is’ intended to strike at inaee, Dat many Who yoted forthe resolution aro Wagoared with the cowardliness of the attack, and are Gexious to rovoke their sovion, Tho Marshal is popular, qua has been ‘consared only for doing his duty. The oe J Jo render (be office uot worth hayiog, 4 wr TRADE REGULATIONS, ‘Tn vegard to the allegations circulated about discrim}. Seraatmaan ety ele there is authority for say. ‘there are no discriminations of any kind In favor oF person over any other place or person. omnis ‘Besrecrine THE nie OF CONFISCATED ‘Orders ave been iseued prohibiting the payment of rents 16 Dwnéts of property wolzad undor tho Confiscation mt, ‘the eae 10 be paid into the Treasury. ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS OF WAR. ‘Thirty-three, rebel prisoners arrived hore on Tuesday night. ‘them are a number of degerters, also 8 Se Gang, including sevoral renegades from AYPOINTMRNT CONFINED, ‘The Senate to-day OOnAirmed the nomination of George ‘Dieteh, of fudiann, to be Consul as Laguayra, , WR QUIORSILVER MINING CARR, ‘The odlebrated Quicksilver Mining Company cago in the —— Oourt attracts great attention, Among the Sona danas present Attorney General, thro BAI arg cogeged, The praumens of An, x2 | citizens of ome, N. Y., ‘Wille in behalf of the United States was completed to-day. Ib, apparently produced a profound im- ‘pression upon the Court, and manifestly created a } stampede among the holders of the stock. It was shown Dy former and recent decisions of the Court that the qnestion of boundary was not for the Court but the surveyors ‘to decide, and that two surveyors would, if Jetvalone by the California courts, have located the grant #0 a8 00 leave the mine the property of the government. .The strong point made wae that the grant was for a Jeagge of land to be taken for agricultural purposes withinieertaia boundaries containing a larger quantity, ‘nd that by the pcrssien for the survey of public Taide the erantoo taken. tohave eiccted thas portion which be fipet' occuplad.. It was also shown tbat the | )Mexjoan, government, Ima ‘selected such portion of the preg pe that upon ei as bye sea ae. e | RNIBBTAINNENT AT. THE 72 HOUSH. ‘There! ia! to: be-a gtand aaah the White ;House’on Tuesday next, in the place of the usual Isvee. Invitations’ ave contmed oxelusively to Senators aud mem- ‘of Congress and their families. “a THR N¥GRO IN THR CARS. ‘Mr. Sumner again lionised the‘negro.dootor to-day in ry lengthy discussion relative to his expulsion from one of th¢’bity care.; The. persistence with which this subject has been thrust uyion the attention of the Senate has at Jongth disgusted the body, and this afternoon the indica. } trons were unmistakable that further speéch- making for the Benefit of the doctor would not be palatable. ‘The party in question enjoys his cheap notoricty immensely, and, sports| his gay regimentale in the moat conspicuous locality of the Senate gallery with a daily regularity thas ,bespeaks an utter disregard of duty to his regiment. THE OHISP QUABTERMASTER. General Rucker, Chief Quartermaster, has applied to be relieved; but it is understood that the necessities of the department will induce him to withdraw bis applica- tion. THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. | § FIRS? SESSION, ‘Senate. Wasurxarox, Ped. 25, 1868, ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Masa, presented the petttion of the king for the passage of an ac which will perpetually abolish slavery. Referred to the Committee on Slavery and Freedmen. Mr, Sumywe also presented petitions of citizens of African fig tue'priviloges of the iastire fanehiae sieleireds ty Mr. Powroy, (rep.) of Kisite pre! wesented the petition of citizena of Kansas, asking fora beWy mail route. Referred Post ofice ‘Commit ittee, \msey, (rep.) Of Minn,. presented the petition of the Bt citizens of Bftinesota, asking the establishment of a mat! roule. Referred SALE OF MINERAL LANDS. ja SmEeRMAy, (rej of Ohi ted tit se muinberot ciiscee af Ohio, Raking for theraale of ise Srifiathds. Referred Me eeteglane or. Mage Axo wire sorpHERs, 1 SPRAGAE. (Tep.) 0 i.» Preseiiied a joint resolution of the Bhodeaiand Logiata aver asking that colored souliers shall be put on the same footing as others, Referred to the Committee on Stavervand Freedmen. Mr, Mc Doveat, ( the act jueorpor and copiivm the transfer of corporate fromthe Coutral Paelte Ratiroad of California to the West. ern Pagiiic wd the San Franciseo ané San Jose road: 9f Galifcruls. Referred to she Commuties on ‘he Pacttio al ; 1 bill to amend nvended to ratily ts and privileges TA FIsMiNG Mr, Powerr, (opp.) of Ky., ‘a dill to repeat all pois or parte of act granting’ ailowances and Douuties om 1¢ tonnage of vesseis engaged in the banks or other cod Usherien “Referred to woe Committee on Finance, RENOTAL OF THR RANGAS IN IANS. Mr. jae, (rep.) of presented joint resolutions of ing Bate of Kansas, praying for the removal of the Lodiana from that late. olerred to the, Oommitiee on Military Tue wulseRy Ax, On motion of Feasunnen,, (r0p;) reconsaiared ftp action om tho POLe Caopting the The Seante Conference Committee on the iteventer tl the Prestdent of the Senate was authorized to appo! gommiltee to confer with a similar one on the part of the ous se. The Oman a the said committee Mesers, ‘Sygrman, ACTING ASSISTANT NAVAL PATMARTERS. ane Dill relating to err asters in the was, on fetiaue, called “Ope ands after amend tof Mr. Dixon, , the Tintin af the stud st the Naval A my ) eighteen {nstend or seventeen years, was Mr. Bure Fa FY OF. SAY Marrene! comune, of Ir. a Papal ters lente ‘in the uavy. Rojectede st intessutigai end oridivgt Ft ‘after the return of the vessel, iaingan an section "th al courts Beta shall have power to reduce to seamen’s rates for three years of during the war euch oflcers av absent. them: selves from their commands, NEGROREIN THE RAILNOAD CARS. Mr. Scuxen, (rep.) of Mass., moved the recousideration of the vote by which the Committee on the Distetrt of Coinm- bia were dlechatged from the consideration of the resolu Mon instructing them to Inguire Into the exrediency of the enactment of ving equal privileges to all persona on Fallrvatis In the District of Cownabia, After explana.jous by Messrs, Grimes, Jolneon and Wil- ley, Mr. Bumner withdrew bis motion to reconsider, INCREASE OF THE PAY OF COLORED SOLDERS, bill $f soldiers tu the C nitod States Witsox (rep.) of Mase, she nor. Gollameg. ta" inehaae the call of October, 1843, In the nity. except In insurrectionary itsiri-ts Mr. Buaxxk moved to amend this amend ment, providin that all persone wiicse papers show. they Prete anliated sinder te uct of 186L shall receive the pay and Bounty promised fa that reatate, phe suawodincss oF Mr. Sumner wos adonigd, 20 against 6, low! oft ensandeh Clark, Coltamer, Conness, Dixon, Doolit it, Foster, Hail. Harding, Howard, Lane set sori Fepnttyg Sprague, Sumoer, :. Davis, ‘Grimes, Barlan, ‘dhuson, of Wilkinson, provisions for OF Lebat Otago Jerson, Jiendneks, Howe. oweli, Ranaey, Baclsdury, .W aw amendment which extends the pay boul Pay ~The @ bons ap ay f ig 3 aru Mr, Bowano, rT ) o idee post The watiey it was on eal THE LARUTRNANT GENERAL- Fes adage hy rans thorized to anpoiat es Gro mittee of Con. CAs votes on the bill reviving the Greae vor iioutente BATKNSTON OF Fed tig | SOLDIERS’ Sots tne 28 maton vss: tt Wes, Commitee, 9 a MuHtary re wei ire Into the expediency of ex ot the bo oes. aaltiid La’ DIBTRICTR. Hanian, cre owe. the bill consol nda he "anreeyor Geverals atelote was called up and CUTIVE SESION. Om motion of Mr. Lise, (rep.) of Inf, the Senate, at quarter four, went into Executive session, and coon Btterwarde adjourned. House of Representatives. Waserxeron , Feb, 25, 1804. TENSIONS TO SOLDIER} OF TH WAR OF 1812, Mr, SravLpwne, (rep.) of Obio, iutrodueed a Dill granting Pensions to the soldiers of the war of 1812, Referred to the Committes om Pensions, THE GRADE OF LRUTRNANT GENXPRAT, Mr. Wasueunne, (rep.) of Ii., moved to take ap the House bill to revive the grade of Neutenant general, as re- settee oom the Joeman, with the amendment striking out ¢ Fecommendation that General Grant be appointed to that Wasunvnne said his object was to disagree to ti endment, in order tat ® committee of sien ce one: Vira. (opp,) of Oto, objected. KAU OF TRERDE iteration of” the bill to The House con entabitel a Berean ot "rend:new'a arate, Mi ma) ONY i arose, patentee afa, daryiand Defoate Ret roar com: at Fu tho resalt—he Union majeri ring Boe Ton Tow nied: that slavery wee Sad exper lf 6 Gir Master. ay Signihcons eamanttion, worth gave ® size nonnt admonition, w it opie. i vai sini aia agen a a ott Ss gen biigtiogy to ah irwtat ie fa ieee oT nt the Presiden Be Yea the pass via ‘ot aa eid ia wid eae fi ‘eo maa ee ine ite eas w i) bite ae Lt. wee, hg A ve ae Origital granteo, by oeoupation, salo and petition to the: | ty 14a THE NEW YORK, FRIDAY, nit od gona ree spent Cee i the government eard, and payable Fe Ca Regione © \een0 subscribed ou or bal the ee. ary, 1864, for frou ate, wad hate ald waduater thelr ibecription®, "the x, be in excess of ve: hundrod mil 39 ae hall have the bee end ettret ‘under the provisions “to gutborine ue of United Staton notes, for ‘olner Purposes, Se eer DetaRRREY A “a shoes Rene! stroma en Ways and Means, rted back the bill making appropr! cieaces for the year ending June, ki ie and for Me Buovxs said tie Boticleney bi an otic aporoprated seven millions; Di aided mpety-three miliiony, making 10 all one nuadred mul lions of deficiencies, constituting, in fact, a new YI eLAIMs OF PPRC. Mr. Stevens also reported a bill appropriating about S45 ’,00) to. carry into effect the awards under the Convention be with Peru, and discharging the obligations of the United ates. Tue NAVAL, AFrHOPLLATION MILI ‘The House went into Coinmitee of the Whole on-the Staie of the Union on'the Navy Appropriation Bill, Clause for tae Philadelphia Nayy Yartt, sppropriating $215,000, Ine uding $90,000 for the purchase Of two: jote ad- joining the yard, extetidiag trom Front treet to the Com imisstoners’ line, in the Delaware river, was discu the appropriation nrged on ihe ground! ‘of 1 Fears must elypse before Leagite }eland cou! into use. ‘The e'ause stands as x0 Deparunent, Lory will be proud @f the acbi otis in its hostile Aperatons anu the maintenance of bieckade to greater extont than waygver before undertaken by any nation of Europe, in touman, Lopp.) of, Trdw repeated that the cheeks of merieun people mmautel With shave at she conduct of ead of the Navy Department, and with the Pres re! yng bim in o.tice in detia the public judy Ar. Davis, (rep.) of Md., said Le would not -difer from the gentieman. ‘Phe first’ insune attack apoa Charlesion }A8 got up by & cotton spivner, who wetod as 2 knew Detter than Adnatral Dap: nets everything rea the at- tack amd defence, Tho Aduntrat was whistied down be cause of the failure, If on that occasion. Dupont tinned the unequal contest for forty minutes longer, would have lefthta heetin' te Rants of ins eneme, "The department was Informed ef sil the facts, ‘The advice. of Dupont was not taken w give h with the trop cla jepartn the most beilliantofticer tines the days of Decatur, ‘vecaese ia advice was tot taken, aud ecanse it was thought the sla Lwletest might be Burt by gutting the truth. ie Srevuss asked whether the House. would. tiot pass some of the appropriation bille, instead of suandering the Ume of the House by irrelevant and insane poecnen There were five or six appropriation billa untou matters were now. eptatage woett ve tewebod rr the ges there fleman acted ao. if ail oes ings, but ‘were for his things. any Mr. Saeee Or, ‘ sympathizer ot waa ) Cn Ni. ¥.. said he was not a political ‘with the Navy Dovirtment, and that Phe in making in: ooo ‘the time ed been told shat an an fron-clad vessels he te. cient th u cel penetrated, aud that not one life wus lost excens gullant Rodgers? thus presenting to the world the novel mpcetag'e of & vensal impregnable to any sniasile yet invent= a navy Wnday stood Jn Tvance of an, Tthad been the most potent diplomats a foreigi ference with ouseeifairs. 2B Riex, (rep, ) of Mass., handed tn some statistics to be showing the operations of ihe nary. Mr. Buoows alse presented fat, showlog that we bad six hundred vesscis atloat—the ‘argest navy in (he worlt— and yot from ihe commen d.juss’s by rebel privaicers to the extent of thir: fered these facts againat the °. two thousand shot, ai If millions, ‘ada, in preveni Con! vm the Atiantle © ast. He bad reason be Inistratiea of the Navy D remarks of the yentiems ntleman he charset distinguished for h w det ung spt toafford all aneans of Investigations Pe eee eerie taf au wed, for Susie: suvenive. the Treasry Bepurs- oihearé Was not an invent vent avoided? omer nimule apeecnes eh noe tent their gall Wy Department. Fup irhumpae ot the nary sad vecn se preat-as-thove of 1h'8 arm MP, Daas, of 314. ski he was. unwilling todo. injustice toany one, ana gil Ir would bn satisied if the corres Of the Navy Department aud Admiral Dupont be re. B rm oer #aia he wanted the geutieman to be falr t wa ‘de the Navy Department as be was towards pepurvregen Ts Me Div ren remarked, ston he did notd&now anything about the Treasury De Mtr, Brain said that the gentleman threw out the intl ton tlt ho was prepared to investigate the affairs of t avy Depertmest, vat aot those of the Tressury Depart, mie debate here terminated. Mr, Srevexs moved a new section to ose af erecting & nating Suck fe for the M lew York and Phi a bill for the pur. Sat ihe nay uta price not exceed- appropriated ont of th & Hloating dry dock at nce from the appropria- vi pesved. Treasui =Th’s was agreed to, and the Di the time of the 4 bounded ware. wares and merchan‘ise now rehouses, On which duties are end which shall have ‘deen i mid more than one “Eo the time of “the passage of consumption aac the be then ‘before the Ist day of September next on tofdubes and charges according to the law, aod a ty po a. inconsistent with the provi et are hereby repealed, This act is to seek from and after \ta ~ La —That the term license in the frat, prov iso to the wn act increasing fifteenth x her pusposes, " ap towed 10 wil. vesse ngage in the coasting trade , wh the walling Moder aia i ‘enrolment oF \icenses, Withdut debate, and at half:past four ovdlock tne’ Hone ad Jou: THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Gucrilla Doepredations—Scoating Par- t wapai Tear auld less than three Ld ‘act, may be Wasmxaton, Fob, 25, 1364. On Tuesday morning a amalt party of guerillas made a daeh on the residence of Mr. Walter Gillingham, aboat two miles trom 8 wringfeld. They captured ur, Gilling. bam and his two brother:-in-law and arrested James Goram. Mr, Gillingvam saccceded in making his escape, and reached Alexandria, A scouting party of tho First Michigan cavalry, under Sergoant Mayben, went out to reconnoitre on Tuesday. ‘They proceeded ag far as the Occoquat, but discovered no They wero sent out in couseqnence of the rumor that guerillas were jn force beyond the Occoquan, preennanntae enn The Bohemian Disaster, Porttanp, Mo, Feb. 96, Inés ‘the owners of the steatisbip Bohemian havo contracted with tie Now York Coast Wrecking Company to raise aud bring the wreck into the harbor without discharging her. If the weather holds fair there is a prospect of guc- iF vay attempt will be made between now Sra Thee ay an miesing paasenigors, Dennis Smith, of New . CAD oe will take the vies 0 the Wad sat after: woe ingest a to be tietd on the Bodies of the drowned 4 Bohemian, whieh wi probe ety thicit the pad so Of wa oe Dodies were found to day. Marquee and Michal Lane, of Boston, are found to bo P10, Whioh Teduces bye lint wf logs yo buy teen, FEBRUARY 26, 1864. = ‘THe ESCAPED UNION OFFICERS. Aeoount of the Capture and Plight of Cotonel Streight from the Libby Prison, THE WINCHESTER PRISONERS. rere WITH GENERAL BUTLER, MORGAN ~ IN RICHMOND. | =" alae mARRATIv, “ A. Homdrigh’s, Despateh. Fouvases Monnon, Feb, 24, 1864, * icine officers, xecently escaping from Libby iptlapal atvived here to-day on the steamer from York- lewis Along, weary and perilous pligrimege bas been theirs. Twelve days and vights of watching and anxiety, of cold pnd hunger, of peril and hairbreadth escapes, ‘Of tirgading tickets and marahes, of crossing streams and helterieen sleeping on the ground, of lacerated feet and ‘froatbitten hands, of alternating hope and despair, have ‘Deen their varied and bitter experiences. But it was lib- ‘erty they Bought, and they have gained it. Bravery, and epergy, and perseverance, and the kindly moon and polar star dnd negro guides brought them safe within oumiines; and they merit all they bave jreedom, friends and the protecting folds of the Stars and Stripes; and long tay they enjoy thom. ‘The following are the names of the newly arrived offiders:— one Btreight, 1 Charles W. ‘Tikden, Sixteenth Maine. aB Fr Vinhel, Chiet nat. army of . er, lef of ual cory rm, the Potomac. ‘ . ing Captain H. B. Chamberlain, Ninety-seyenth New York, Lieutenant Randolph, Fifth Unked States artillery. ‘The above list makes fifty-two ot the ono hundred and Binedfficers who escaped from Libby prison that have thus far reported themselves at Fortress Monroe. Im- mediately on their arrival they were conducted to the headquarters of Major General Butler. A_ cordial welcome and pleasing interview await- ed them here. Like their escaping comrades arriving before them, but ty whom fortune bad been move smil- ing, however, cach bore testimony to the efficiency of the advance cavalry seut to aid their escaping, and like their comrades they also bore testimony to the universal approval among the ollicers imprisoned in Richmond of Gen. Butler’s appointment. as Commissioner of Ex- change, and tho unanimous hope that. our - govern meat ‘would vever, by any. acts or threats or cries of outlawry Of the rebel government, yield the position it had taken in this matter; for, tirm on this poiut, they trasted to General Butler's firmness to accomplish the ret. Colonel Streight. was particularly entiusiasticon this point, aad his pon deseriptive of bis views of the Jel. avis dynast; its support ers, and in de; recation of avy man who wont Biggest or entertain the remotest idea of suggesting the ytelding of @ single jot or tittle t) the rebel goverument, had a tough tersencss of ringing reality that showed bo meant to be understood, and was not careful as to the words he used.’ And he found # man who jood =bim, and as he journeys Northward and Westward hé will find others who will understand him and agree with him, He has tasted the bitterness of captivity,amd the dark and solitary coll, and bread and water rations, and a tongue held in compulsory check: he now tastes the joys of hberty and the outer and healthy air, and )I — ‘to eat and boundicss fredom of anathema. tizing speech. ‘A page of the Aeravp could be fiiled with the recitals of these as arrived oflicers. In writing of what they told me. nee er L will Do brief, in the oonsctous- bd that their store Dave become sow A fhe operas und the theatre, aud concert Fooma, and makiog fame specches, repotitiogs mee ak, they = not do the columns of @ newspaper. to expect. and support. but, bes! is, he will suocumb t vote = saree restlessness of eye aud nervous ener peech attesting a resolution and invincibility of ‘oupable of enduring alt things. ‘The prematore announcement of his arrival at Williams- burg, it seems, nrose from the mistake of oneof our seouts sm giving (be information reported him of the names of those renching our lines. In aliuding to the subject to enera! Sutler, and asking why the error had not becn corrected, the General, he says, told him he knew that, having got out of prison, he w the correction he would correction, which proved t pliments the General for his judgment, but wishes the original story bad been correct, if thereby he could have saved himself the labor an bun; delay additional to (hose com: the worst in his which are psipfully swollen and sore from Lia protracted walking—a species of exercise to which he never been accustomed, particularly in aveh large doses. He is now wea eloth gaiters furvisned bim. by au officer in fortress, and promises to be soon ou bis lees again and ready to id against his rebel captors In getting throug e ke out after getting half way Uhropgh. He then took off his coat and yest, and, tying the to bis lox, be managed to get through, The circumstances of the capture of command, in May Inst, near Rome, Ga., through bis compulsory surrender, alter being surrounded by au overwhelming force of the enemy; his * being turned over to the Sta uthorities on hare ‘of inciting o servile ingurreéction, and bis confinement tor two weeks in @ Georgk prison, and danger or hempen Ftrancniation onstbis charge final retusal of Georgia to eccopt Lim as @ State prisoner, bis travefer to ibe robe! military authorities and subsequent: r= posal in Libby prison, ar@ faets too well known to the public to roquire more thea a passing notice here. He and the officers of bis command—about u bundredgitogether— wore put in what is called the upper west room of ihe prison. Theo the prisou was not runnivg over with its preseut number of inmates, ui ofcers captured at Chaneellorsville were ti only other prisopers, to which were short! added tuose of General Milroy’s command, taken at Win- chester. Plenty of room was affurded |. They ve: cupied the whole of the upper west room ag a sleeping room, aud covked and ate in the room uuderneath., As tle prisoners poured in from Gettysburg aud the battle fields of the west they were reatricted to lees room, aud the numbers fo the rooms atgmented tit crowded to their present inhumaa and apwholesome excess, At the outset they bad good white bread almost rezularly and fonp, the inst always, however, disgustingly un. sayory As the summer months grow on the plethora increased, the rations ed quantity and ausilty, til finally half ‘anid about a ota eat compriced a daily ration. Incensed at this 0 of inbumanity, be wrote a letter tthe rebel Secretary of War Complaiging of the falling off in rations, the issue of no vegetables, aud unintermitted cont to their roome, with no outdoor exercise, Nothing of this, however, exeept—oe he designated it—a a row” among some of the officers mies of his, who ha the pricon © and pearly aa The row became subsequently wi it reached ven their guldiora, Ai with short rations and clree con- fuement, under @ roof vot bein y the rays of a scorehing sao they passed the summer months. Te was not til xp mbar that boxer were received from the North. In this connection Colonet Streight mentioned bulkley, of the New York Henay, and Messrs, Richardson aod Brown, New York WO wore thi fined in the same room with him, and who, he sx up with the hardebips aud privations tinpo them with avoomplaining fortitude, This room w hoodred Cy yee Tous x by forty two wide, ai aversg umber of inmates. rt et i retete has rebel authorities, viewed in. the light of their treatment of prisonors, which he characterizes as grogs- ly inbomen, upwartike and unchriatian, Men, he says, have died of starvation, and hundreds m would ne died a it vorth, Alto. & very poor opiuion of the Is, if possible, Ia speaking of the stvoiny pled escape omber last of C als Reed and. hinsel( {rom prigon . the fac whi Vv been heretofore published. he tors of ope hundred i greenbacks avd two wateber he ae of Ro aceonnt compared with the pace ian to rob them. ‘Tuo rat this tort ra nie teem cost bim peresiy, day '$ golitary oon. ans vn lived on bread and tbat the prison and Feoeuatirese to bee bor irene with ao ents tay ve Protty froaly him. gresaper endow eral now, however, on the budect, of phy abilny; fee a ia corteyn it was omy by being pb bis exodus (rom tho iter tary, Se ho said, be: woe organ» oud We had white en iets tO deal with, black hearted rebel». But the Say st Wogeie from Ls} ant for finem water. the Siocon beon very tor ab tho time, and lone Stroigbt He Kaew a ing of the (unnel until a fow days. before Seen Batsee He Wie the (fifth to go 7 was a tight Mqjuceze—tho Colonel Aldermanto Dressed x fed with dried heat, tongug Py er rr set tufted w on gi oragkers, he ormay ¢ an adieu t Rebqidom, *'Pufavont Wo previge agrecunont f evening it Fn al ras a te Mil many; they did #0 (Bd by the forttecatione, ae @ NOrtheasterly course, they hal @ense wood close by the Ubickahomi: trong re" mained the noxt day. Several times during the day squads of rebels, sent in search of the missing prix ners, seein ieee} by ihem, but appily without discovering ir 1, Atdark they started: again on their 4 ‘Chickahominy op a fallen” tree, as good vo it, encountering up ipo re hey ay Mathes ay this thicket all geal Ariag of suns about of postlent enjoy- tment “ig: tro: omens from their lodge, Thus far they had glept but Iitilo is ie te ee ‘Dut nevertheless, on ti they ‘made anothér ths themselves under cover of the ted Swamper totra- Verge, made the journey slow, and daylight rate found Shem miter Deiween the be Chickaborain ani Pamunkey, they passed ‘ewamp. atin sith prowling abouts but ‘but ty lay low and quiet, and were neh they reached the Pamuoko; i“ river—which here, the tapes was pow the question, and it was a diiticulf, oue to solve. Thus {ae they absiained from coming in’ contact with apy one, white or black. They four days. At length ‘@ boat, aud in this way they he river. bow mgcod fortune tanled on smn. TOR negro Laroe the ito bank of the river, Asa good many yy and county, river, passing West Point in uaylight. BO ONE save negro suidiers On picke!, was the first posi- al Assurance of rencbivg our lines. After the trying they hed gone through, it was deeply gratify. fag to see the Stars and Stripes again at Williamaburg, which they reached ia sent sandtone hour from Maier Whee wink ey wore kindly taken ling, Provost Marshal. From here ere removed jm ambulances. They took their Rites, where Lieutenant Colonel Patten and all the officers and med of bis command vied in acts of kindness to them. They remained there from Monday noon until Tuesday evening, whea they were brought to Yorktown, and thence came, as stated, by steamer to this place. The foregoing statoment [have aimed to make a8 brief a8 possible. 1 have omitted much thut is interesting, andl leave more to the imagination of the reader—the painful suspense of those tweive days and those devious and dangerous night marches. Happily but one night was Starlight or moonlight. The stories of the remaining prisoners are likewise full of turiliing interest, although in substance similar to that of Colouel Streight. Captain Fisher performed most of hi: urney alone, and several times narrowly escaped boing recaptured,’ The North a and ‘negroes wero their guides, and Joyo of liberty their support and sustenance, GEN. SHERMAN’S EXPE “ON. The Reported Ceeupation or pA on Ala. Cano, Fel Professor Winchell, who cime a passeoger .on tho steamer Fannie, from Vicksburg, informs me that the ews of the capture of Selma, Ala., by General a8 Drought to that place Dy a courier direst from ral Shermav. Professor Winchell derived his information from Captain Tinkler, Depot Quartermaster at Vicksburg, ‘and entire confidence js placed in it. . — a Muurmg, Fob. 23, 1864, No reéliavle news bas yet been received from General Sherman or General Smith’s expedition, The report in the Krening Buliccin of the capture of Selma, Ala,, by came from Vicksburg. among them a Toe captain. IMPORTANT FROM KNOXVILLE. Confirmed—Our Cevairy in Pursait of the Enemy, &c., dc. Knoxviraz, Feb. 24, 1864. A reconmoissance in force, in command cf Genera Stoneman, with the forces of Generals Huscall and Hazen, was made on Monday night towards Bull Gap, which discovered that the rebel cava!ry bad retreated beyoud the French Broad, @ On Saturday, the 20th, Gonerai Longstreet began his retreat from Strawberry Pinios towards Bull Gap, first destroying the bridge, and reports say be bas his camp equipage, &c. General Scofield moved to the Piaing with the Union forces to-day, atsigning the command of the post and defences of Knoxville to Brigadier General Hascall, who will send forward tho army cquipage and storcs. Rumors of araid by the Union forces in Lonstreet’s Tear were current, which are suppcsed to account for the Precipitate retc! retreat, AML ia quiet along the lines. NEWS FROM CHATTANOOGA. Three Ranarea Prisoners Captured at T 1 Mil—The Union Loves. CudFtANooGA, Feb.25, 1864. Ja the engagement at Tunnel Hill yesterday, General Palmer captured over three hundred prisouers, who have deen brought in. ‘We lost eros ee INTERESTING FROM MEMPHIS, aty-five killed and wounded. Sune, Feb. 25, 1864, The steamer Perry, from Memphis, bas arrived, with five hundred and twonty bales of cotton for St. Louie. She alko brought up the Seventy-second Obio infantry (veteran recruits), formerly Geueral Buckland’s rogi- ment, on their way home. Much dissatisfaction existed at: ong the rebel Missiseippl troops, who were rapidly deserting, caused by specula- tions in cotton by the rébel Generals Forrest, Chalmers, Ferguson, Richardson and others. The revel soldiers etate that the cotton is taken from their wives by scouta detailed for the purpore, who, running the blockade at Memphis, bring back greenbacks and divide the profits with the generals, ‘The steamer Swab, from New Orleans 17th, with over one thousand hogsheads and barrels of sugar, for Cairo and St, Louis, bas arrived. The New Orleans Times supports Michael Haha for Governor, and says he will receive a majority of the votes cast. A mass meeting of the Union men of Western Tennessee was held at Memphis on the 22d, and was largely at tended. In the evening one of tho largest and most bri.- lant audiences ever assembled in Memphis listened to an eloquent addreen by Colonel Bland upon emancipation, Dr. Buller, of Arkansas, was to addross the meeting the following night on the question of the reorganization of the State. ‘The cotton market is dull and fluctuating. ‘The steamer St. Cloud has just passed for Cincinnati, ‘with 3,000 bales of cotton, Memrum, Feb, 23, 1804, General Buckland reviewed bis brigade on the bluff ia front of this city this afternoon. Thoy presented a fine ‘Appearance. Cotton j@ coming in quite freely, the receipte by wagons for thé past week being much hoavier bw dur: fog aby proviovs week this season, dies Riot nt Bimini Exwuna, Feb, 26, 1864, A serious riot oogurred here to-day. The First Micht- gan cavalry arrived bere early this morning on their way to Washington, and some fifty or sixty of them commenced a raid on various bars and éating Paloons, bout one o'clock @ party aseavited a moinber of the fen New York va y. A patrol from the Invalid. Corps it the rioters a serious melee sosned. in whieh g aa onete were freely res nO Mlehieas Togiment was mer ber of ar her W was ratg bes by & ba, thrust. A momber of the valid Corps waa badly Wounded, and several others were more Oo wounded, Cure! Parmsworth, of the Invalid Corps; finally bose wp with his regiment, "nnd throngh his ox. ertions aud those of Colqvel Kastman and other olcers the disturbance wan qhelled, Most of the ringleaders wero afrogted aud lodged ia tio guard hous, The bars Were all cloncd aud guigh Wag poum 5 slow ond ea ition ot third night. I scouts wero greatly from cold, Next ear Piper's ferr; a some ten miles above the White ee iow to font ene although not very wide. is deop , and t Meantime bad reached a coldnees Fracayndy swimming it an impossibility— were compelled to oall in jaband assistance, and in accomplishing this wero they ee A negro, and the negro got Ani jegro turned them another negro, who piloted them fifteen miles dowu ‘opps! of the bare eats ai and particulurly the cavalry living in this Gloucester wero home on furloughs, thoyeat had to move with exveeding caution. But the Kindness of the negroes saved them from capture. They ‘Were brought down to York river and ect across by a tkifrat Bigsiow's landing. From here they went down the Here, seeing y now to the camp of the First Now York Mounted General Snerman is generally credited, although the news: A detachment of cavairy from General Grierson’s com- mand had arrived at Mempbis with forty Ovo prisoners, The Repert o! of the Retreat of Longstreet | PRICE THREE CENTS. ORE DAY LATER FROM EU20?2. Arrival of the Hibernian and St. Andrew at Poriiaad, THE WAR IN SCULESWIG-1OLS TEIN A Congress of , Sottleneczt Bpoken’ of, UST Wik IN NEW 20MLAND, Seay Kee Portharp, Me., Fob. 25, 1864. ‘Tho steamship Hiberotan, from Livorpool at one o'clock in the afternoon of the 11th, via Londonderry ou the 12th instant, arrived here this moruing. Her dates aro ‘one day later than those per the City of London, at New Yo The steamship St. Andrew, from Glasgow 231h alt , also Arrived at this port to day, The reply of tho Emporor Napoleon to a lettor from the Queen of Spain, announcing the marriage of the daughter of the Duc de Montpensier to the Count do Paris, is said 0 be couched in very aifectiouate terms. TheJanuary maila from the West Const of Africa had been received. Trade gouerally was dull at all tho ports. The general news |g unimportant, The steamship Damascus, from Portland, Londonderry on the 12th instant, Ths Kor arrivod af The American question, » In the House of Lords Earl Dorby attacked the policy of the government in reference to the rebel steamer Alibama and the Laird rams, He inginuated that the lat. ter had-beeu seized uader American monaces, aod moved that the papers om the subject be produced, Earl Russell defended tho government, and déeliood to produce the papers pending legal inquiries. Tho Richmond correspondent of tho Louiton Fimes as. gerta that where ouo slavo 1s now fighting for Lincoln tom wil bo found fighting for the South. The Sehieswig-Holstein War. Fhe dates from Schleswig are to tho 11th instant. Tt ig stated that the Dines have evacuated their works at Duppel, and embarked their stores and war materiet for Alsen Tho London Post understands that the Kaghish «~ ale ment has proposed an armistice to the bellie= 18) 0R the basis of the evacuation of Sehteswig -*th tho exception do This suggestion bos of the i met wit is put f is hoped, wit! the duut es. fed 2 The New Zealand. General Cimeron has made a succosstal attack on tho Maorie 1, anuibiliting the tribe of. Nju- kewa, the most powerful tribe in the country south of Auckland, killing one hundred and capturing two bun- dred—being nearly all the figuting men of tho tribe. The British loss was thirty-five uilicd and ninety-throe wounded. Tho London Times, in a leader, regrets tho heavy loss sustained by the British force, but says that the results were most important, so much ¢o that the leading man among the aontives, William Toompson, wished to offer his submiceion to the Gcueral immediately aftor the struggié, and was only prevented from doing so by the determination of bis few remaining followers. D, BY the Dit ort of Fecd, Russia and Sweden, and perminary to & conference, which, It ly dispose of the lovg vexod question of in New Commercial In er LONDON MONKY M: The Loudon Tinesot the 1th Boy ce ‘article) ie Jaat Whether the alteration in the rate of Bank 0: England will be more ak similar reduction ou the 24th of December, which it wee found necessary to retrict 1 three or four weeks, must Be a doubttul ‘question. Tho probability is shat if war sy: toms thicken, the ooptraction that will ovcur, epee! in tho German trade, coupled wit a withdrawal of credits and the exercise of general prudence, may cause a farther diminution pressure to be witnessed. Some of the letters from Germany to-day state that ap increased sense of the interval complicati oxter- pal dangers to which the country may be en. by ite present course is beginning, in several quarters, to be- come manifest, Loxpox, Feb. 12—P, M. Consols closed at 91 a 0145. American securities are quiet buteteady. of Engiaad ‘The bullion in the Bank £169,000. has increased LIVERPOOL COFTOM MARERE. Livenroon, Feb. 12, 1964. The Brokers’ circular reports the sales of the week ab nearly 47,000 bales, of which 5,600 were to speculators aud 8,000 to exporter Sales today (Friday) were 7,008 bales, including 2,500 to speculators and exporters, the market closing firm and holders demanding an cdvance. The wuthesized quotations are:—Middijgg Urleacs, 27 Mobjle, 2 uplands, 26: ‘etock in port ostimeied at 206-000 bales, of which 30,600 are American, MANCHESSKM TRADE REPORT. ‘The market gains a little in strevgth, and business to day is very limited, being checked by ng asked on Friday's quotations; heace # fceling of diaag- polntnient is gecera'ly percoytibie. YOOL PROVISION MARKET. Presdstult an Provizions are unchanged and steady. ‘Tallow ts firmer. Indian corn, mixed, odering ag 283, 6d. ; sp sti cal quarter. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. ‘Loxpox 12, 1864. Sugar firm; rates folly susta’ 001 “demand for coffee. Tea—Demand no better tes stealy. Rico hag few sollers at former rates. ‘Tallow rather firmer, HOW IRON MARKET. . Id; mixed nambers, warrants, OU, ; No. 3, 08, @ 608, 34, THe LATEST ae vERroon, Feb. 12, 1864. ‘The week's sales of cotton foot up Cs 510 bales | Sper lators taking 5,400 aud exporter 970 bales, actual om. 664 bales, Quotations:-—Midall ‘Orleans, 27, 27d. ; uplands, 2625; Egyptian, 2754. 500 Dales. Week's imports, 11,873 bales ‘market is very firm, with an yy will probably reach 6,000 baics ov more ‘Tho market closes very firm this afternoon; sales 7,000 bales, including 2,000 speculators and exporters. LIVERPOOL CORN MAKET. Livervoot, Feb. 12, 1864. Fair sttendance. Wheat—Hardly anything Jotng, ata decline of at least Sd. por cental si ‘Twenday. ‘Vloue beglected, add to effovt sales less money taken, Uate and meal—No,inquiry; prices nominally the same. INTERESTING FROM CHINA. js im China Waters Looked Upon with Distrust, de., dc. San Faaxcwoa, Fob. 24, 1964, Arrived, bark Emily Bauaning, with Shanghao dates of the 9th of Janu China papors of the 6th of January, the Jatest reseived, say nothing of the Alabama being Diocknded at Amoy ab any time. ‘Yho only news on this subject comes in private letters dated January 9, One of these letters says:-- Tho Alabama ie reported to bo in our vicinity.” - Another says that the Alabama is reported at Ainga. pore, coaling. Another exya that Amertean ships id §hé Chitose waters: are looked upon with some distrdet, but why, le not stated. Thirty Thousand The extensive brick but borders of men ¢ Raseell, Sat ra & Co, evenin sd tha ey et pints tat he Killed by the failing ot awa” Cambie Atrival of the Petes Steamer Pet at Bos. ms Leg = Fed, 2, Ee ‘The prizo stormer } captured 7 Se or my A ‘Vottod States steamer by meen abt \y A pF 4 serew Log alles ated waa Bound trom Na Unt a Bee