The New York Herald Newspaper, April 17, 1864, Page 4

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Brooklyn. —! ‘Boros, Dances, Buriasquas, yi sh dion niga WwiItH SUPPLEMENT. THE SITUATION, Genera: Grant returned to Brandy Station yesterday, ‘accompanied by Generals Patrick, Canby and Coster. An attack was made on Friday, about noom, by a party of rebel cavalry on the pickets at Bristow Station, but ‘wore driven off after a brisk skirmish. One man was filled and two wounded, belonging to the Thirteonth ‘Pennsylvania, Soveral of the rebels were wounded, but were carried of by their comrades, The mail train, with General Grant on board, had just passed « few miputes before the attack was made, and it is supposed the intention was to capture him. General Kilpatrick bas been relieved from tho com- mand cf bis cavalry division and ordered to report for duty to General Grezg. He will take command of a bri- ade under the latter, ‘There is no furtber news of cou- sequence {fom the Army of the Potomac. From the Southwest we have further particulars of the ‘Capture of Fort Pillow, from which the horrible fact ap- pears that three more negroes were buried alivo by tho febe's at Fort Pillow, making five in all. All were ‘wounded but one. He was forced to heip to dig the pits, @nd was then thrown in and covered up. The official report of General Sherman confirms the stories of the barbarities of the rebels. A despatch from St. Louis yesterday says that the steamer Baker, from Paducah, reports that at three o'clock on Friday afternoon the rebels, eight hun- dred strong, appeared before that place, sent in another Gag of truce, and again demandéd the surrender of tho fort. Colonel Mitchell, with the Fifty-fourth Ilinois Feyiment and other troops, was marching out of the fort 40 meet the rebels as the stoamer left; but no fighting + ad taken place up to that time, Congrees yesterday directed the Commitiece on tho Donduct of the War to investigate the affair of tho sur- render of Fort Pillow and the raid at Paducah. Mr. Sec. Petary Stanton has also signified nis intention to atiend te tho matter. The Riohmond papers of the 11th !nst. contain some interesting bows relative to Forrest's expedition in Kan+ W. YORK HERALD. OORMER OF FULTON AND NassAU STS. | under oil calls. It furthermore appears Place wlrauian Orena— roadway.—Tus OLaxpastin® . NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 1864.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Bow Abolition Piattorm—Seotal and Detwoon Brigadier General Hays and Supervisor Biuat 14 terdlve men to make good her complomont bundred an ive par ge the enforcement of the drait—which ia not yet ordered— will be oredited to the quota. We give in another column the full detatls of the sad catastrophe en board of the Chenango on Friday alter poon, Up toe late hour yesterday minetcon of the sufferers bad died, and . An tateresting correspondence hes just taken piace Polttical Equattty tor Negrece. It will be seen from the advertisement whiok iu regard to tbe quota of New York, from who tt | we pubiish below that “the tried mon and appe re that the city only lacks three thousand seven women” reoonstruction of society on the basin of politi- cal equality”—whion means giving negroes the right to voto—and the abolition ef “complex: there wore but faint hopes of che | fonal distinotion”—whiok means recovery of some twelve more, Out of thirty-three | tion, In order to secure a ifull attendance Of persons scalded hopes of regovory are ente tained ouly (@ | the brethren and sisters, we conspicuously re- four cases, The incidents of tbe affair are sicko ing te record,amd Bone but those who bave witnessed the print tho oall gratia: aullecings of these poor mea can imogine tbe socace of | THIATIN'H ANNIVERSARY OF THU AMERIOAN AxTI- borror and agony brought om by thu terrible calamity ‘Teo European matt by the asia, dared to ths @4 | Slavery Society will be beld ta Soe Caren of the tast., Peuched this city from Boston yesterday. The main points of the news were published im the Hmeap last Friday jn our telegraphic repors from Halifax. ‘The London I dex, an organ of the rebdvls in Burepe, reports the efforts made by Kari Russeli to communicate wih Jem Davis by @ special envoy from Havana, aad tte | lecture room of the Churce of the! uritans, om fatiure. Acting Master Charles Danonhower, of the Unired Gtates steamer Vanderbilt, is now on trial before a court ‘Wirtial awombied in the -Philadeiphia Navy Yard, charged wit the murder of James Gray, mate of the | that DODWORTH HALL, 406 Broadway.—Tenssa Cax- | Britwh bark Sxxon, on the high seas, by shooting him on }- 4er States is beard that voasel, uff the isiagd of Angra Poquoaa, om the Vaxy eooterr. The thirteth annual meoting of the Americas (ans (Kew, Dr. ( heover'a), in tho ot Tureday, = Besday cveuing, May tl, tu the Ovoper menoing at ball pant y ® be announced herestter, The business meetings of tne anciety: ua Wod- oom: will be old tn tbe uenday ony: . ualf-paat even, and va W. \y Corénova, nA. M. ‘heoring as It is lo keow {hat the government otende irrovzcabiy pledged to the liberation of more than turce fourths of the slave population of the United Larig the proclamation © emauociprtion of poet 1863; rem atom or 7 diesoiving by the ealetment “ae Soquoat freedom of such slaves within theer limits as are Capable of bearing arms 1a the service o the country, aud Coast of Africa, ia the month of Ootober last, Tho Saxom | by a grew ng coaviction that it is uscless to attompt any was seized asa prize by the Vanderbilt, the eommendor | ‘Onger to rest the mighty tide of anti sav of the steamer asserting that the bark was employed ag & | pectin, expecial tender to the rebel privateer Tuscaloosa, and thon bad a at over: bio Portion of her contraband cargo on board, Mr. Grey was | 8 erér? posal Shot soon after the capture. The subject has been fre- | cessful, quently discussed tin the English Pariiamont, and gave | éonses, (n the way of Inbor and testimoay, to rise to an important official correspondence between Karl Russell, Lord Lyons and Mr. Seward. ‘The attendance at the Falr yesterday was quite large, | ther-d-i:tous Sais. Lat the Over thirty-two thousand dollars were paid into the treasury. Count Jonanes last evening repeated bis lecture on ‘Na- Poleon and the French Empire” in the Cooper Institute There was but asmall attendauce, On the proposition, shall bis Excellency Abraham Lincoln or Major Gooeral George B, McClellan be the next President of the United States? an overwhelming vote was given in favor of “Little Mac.” ‘The case of: the Senator was again on yesterday in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Hall. Counsol for the accused. Captain Cunningham, moved to have an carly day fixed by the government for the final trial of the case, or a nolic pres, entered by the court. after argument, Monday week, April 25, was fixed for the trial. ‘Thore waa @ pauic in the stock market yesterday, and Deurly evory whare fell at the first board from two to ten per cent. Government securities, however, remained steady, but inactive. The gold market was quiet, the quotations ranging between 171 and 1753{. Money was dose, and there was leas disposition than usual om the part of capitalists to accommodate, The drop ingold and exchange rendered the markots for merchandise very quiet on Saturday, and most com- mdities were dull, The business reported was Dut moderate in any, and small to most articles of,commerce, Cotton was irregular, Groceries wore pretty firm. Petrolcum was irregular, ang the business was light, On "Change brondstutts wero ail lower and very dull, tho | decline tn flour being from 16c. ad0c. Pork was 2ic. off, and cther hog products tn proportion, Buttor was also drooping, and beef firm, Wolakey was 2v. a 3c. lower. Freights depressed and inactive. The limited ongage- ments to Liverpool were at rates which will not pay stevedore wages, jet alone other incidoutal expenses. Tho export movement is extremely light, snd the supply of tonnage largely iv excess of tife ‘demand. Many vessels are clearing out ia ballast for tho other sido, seoking, The Rebet Operations in Kentucky. sentiment which @ nowriy doopening and widening ia every 4i- ly im the aforesa'd States; and that the exporimont of omancipation, uuder the war pewer, and disadvautege,ia tho midet of an uo- onal convulsion, is thus tar eminentiy sue ‘Aare anil remains much to be done Geoure full and complete justice or the cot red rade, both at the frends of the government and with refecence to the ro- construction of soctety om the basts of political equatity um preaching sauiversary, there‘ore, be woll atteuded Led Grid men and women unt, before the constitution nad the ews, alert’ woes free, and dustunctions are In behalf of the Exooutive Committee, Wanoncs Panant! LLOYD GARRISON, Proaident, Cuancan 0, Boriarixs, | *0rotarton, This will be the thirtioth anniversary of this organization, which bas done about as much injury to the country as it would have done bad it been composed of fiends and furles. This war, brought about by the Anti-Slavery Society, has pretty well squelched it, however. Slavery has been abolished practically by our arms, and will soon be abolished legally by an amendment to the constitution; and this knocks the foundations from under this association of peatilent agitators and crazy fanatics. There being no slavery, of course there can be noanti- slavery, Consequently the May meeting will no longer be devoted to freeing “the peor slave.” Ne'ther will it be devoted to congratu- lations and rejoicings over the poor slave's freedom; for this has been accomplished in a manner and with a suddenness that have aston- ished and provoked these charitable brethren and sisters, who begin to feel that they de- serve but little of the credit of an emancipa- tion occurring neither at the time nor ia the way that they proposed. For what, then, does this aoolety of original aad avowed disunionists intend to assemble? Why, as we see by the above call, to attompt to put miacegenation into practice upon a large | scale, and to give the negro a vote for the next We incline to the opinion that the operations of Forrest and his forces in Kentuoky are more important than they are generally supposed to be. A general who is likely to be hemmed in \ the offensive and strike somewhere to distract | his enemy's attention, even if be do not divert his forces. And at present the Southern con- federacy, menaced by Grant in Virginia and checked by steady: @'homas in Georgia, and by our forces.in East Tennessee, is in the position of the general likely to be hemmed in, and bas sucky, official and otherwise, of which we give asum- marg in another column, The Richmond Hraminer ‘wtajes uot ‘on idle speculation’’ but on reliable authority, ‘tbat General Grant's forces in Virginia amount exactly to 4,000 infantry, and that he cannot draw reinforcements ‘Tonnesses or Mississippi, nor can he get more than 26,000 men from hig coast lines. CONGRESS. In the Souate yesterday a bill providing that any per- Bon beretofore or hereafter hokiing office, who may wilfully neglect or refuse to deliver to his successor S> “aper, record, book or document, shall be guilty of * ~as referred to the Judiciary Committee. A pre dts, “ing 00 the Secretary of the Treasury for Fesolution CM. ng gold certificates was adopted. {nformation Fegaras. satms in Oregon and California Bills relating to donation “ronsin railroads, whe t nd granting lands in aid of We. (passed, A resointion directing tuquiry ""? beastonaas =~ Circumstances attending the capturo and @> phy fort Piliow was adopted. The bill probibitiag spre on tu gold, bullion and foreign exchange was then teked | Sy up, and, after some debate, passed by @ vote of twenty- * three to Beventeen. The Senate then adjourned. Ja the House of Representatives the Military Committee | wore instracted to inquire as to the expediency of cone | Cinciunat! with Cumberiand Gap, as recom- pear Fre the President in bis annual Message, to 1861. Resolutions from the Legislature of New York, asking ‘that Gooeral Robert Anderson be placed on the retired ist, with full pay, were referred to the Military Commit tee, A report and bill to facHitate immigration — ! presen! by the select commitece oo iliat subject, aod nsrtend to be printed. It is estimated that @ million end a quarter of mon bave been withdrawn from todustrial pursuits since the war began, and tne object of the bill referred to is to fill the vacuum. The Commitieo on Elections reported edversely to Mr. Kitchen’s claim to represent the Se youth Virginia district, which lies contiguous to the Dis- trict of Columbia; but the House adopted o resolution | declaring bim eptitied to @ scat. A joint resolution was unanimously adopted that the joint Com mittee on the Conduct of the War, or such members thereof as the committee may designate, proceed at ouce to Fort lit low and examine into the facts and circumstances attont- “ fing the recent attack and capture of the fort by rebels, end that they report with as littie delay as possible. The Dill amendatory of the Nationa! Bank aot—the same that waa defeated a couple of weeks ago—was then taken up. Mr. Fenton offered,an amendment, which was agreed to by oo majority , authorizing States to lay & partial tax upon the basks, wheroupon the bill was ordered toa third read- fing, and the House adjourned, The bill wit! no doubt aay. pat rte LEGISLATURE. In the State Senate yesterday a cons! derable portion of the sbesion was devoted to discussing the Supply, or Te. fiolenoy, bill. On a motion being made to fill the bianks for temporary Quarantine Commissioners, the names of ‘W. H. Aspinwall, Richard H. ‘Thompson, Cyrus Curtis and Dr. Beli were suggested; but a motion wae agreed to giv {ng one Commissioner each to Richmond, New York and jaid over. Sun- Gry petitions were presented asking for increased pay to he Metropolitan police. A ouniber of other matters re oolved the attention§ of the Sonate; but thoy are of no great intercst. In the Assembly a umber of bills were reported from sho sanding committees, among which were thors for ® | 45 Jing the pockets of the favorites of the Navy | PAstMENTs. feliroad io Whitehall and other streets of this city, au- ‘@dorizing the ineve of additional bonds to the amount of wight hundred thousand dollars to gomplete our new Court House, and for a free academy to Brookiyn—the eo latter complete. A resolution thanking Governor apparently chosen to assume the offensive in Kentucky. Such a series of operations as that just begun at Fort Pillow, while it cannot alone affect the result of the war, may yet do very eerious injury in the destruction that goes with it, and may also retard, to say the least, the operations of one of our armies. It appears very probable that operations in Kentuoky are zat of the tebel fay the coming season. Doubtless the rebel leaders have more than once regretted that they had not paid to Kentucky those peculiar attentions as a border State that thgy bave lavished upon Maryland. Had they assumed the defensive > on the Potomac, and sent their great advances into Kentucky rather tham into Maryland and into Pennsylvania, they might have met | with more sympathy from the people; and, as our concentration in their path would have been less easy, the result might have been dif- ferent. It may be that they think it mot yet too late to correct this error, and that they even | think that the present time, when our greatest energies are ‘apparently concentrated on the struggle in Virginia, is the best they could have chosen for such an advance. If the rebel General Buford, now somewhere | near Paducah, shall be joined in Kentucky by the forces under Forrest, Lee and Chalmers, lately et Fort Pillow, and on their way north, we should havea troublesome body to deal with. But if the energetic Morgan, now be- lieved to be in Virginia, shall make his wa: into Kentucky with a still larger force, on that “bold expedition” of which the Raleigh Con- federote speaks, the result may be a very des- perate one. For, aside ffom the destruction of property that would ensue, we do not seq, what should prevent such a force, unfed in Kentucky, and supplied by plunder, from operating on the communications of our force at Chattanooga so as to compel its retreat, with Johnston at ite heels. This, cer- ; will undoubtedly prove bones of coatention | among the brethren. William Lloyd Garrison, | the President of the socicty, has not yet | and it will be prettier yet when the brethren President. But these subjects of consideration declared in favor of * miscegenation; but j frontal sides must, says the maxim, assume | Wendell Phillips has, and the result will be | Coy themselves generally. This is tho grand warm words and a sharp argument, unless Mr. Garrison conforms to the theories of Phitfips and Tilten. The brethren and sisters may also agree to disagree about this deticate matter, and it is more than probable that thoy will. In that case, look out for white squalls and black squalls, and a stormy time all around. Then, agaiv, Mr. Garrisom and Mr. Phillips are also at variance upon the | Presidential question. Mr. (Garrison be- lieves’ that President Lincoln ought | to be re-elected, whe Mr. Phillips denounces the President as a “tortoise,” a “fool” and a “hypocrite.” Mr. Phillips thinks that Fremont ought to be our next President, while Mr. Garri- son denounces the Pathfinder as unfaithful to the abolition creed since his Missouri proclama- tion. This is a very pretty quarrel as it stands, and sisters take sides in it. Distinctly there is a pleasant prospect that the society will break up in a row, and leave considerable wool and a few broken benches on the floor of the church as tokens of its decease. of the abolition faction are to bold Sweet council together at Dr. Cheover’s oburole mente by the Supervisors’ Committce up Jo the timeot | OB Tuesday, the 10th of May. Tne objects of the meeting, now that slavery is dead, are “the | dle aged New York attend the Sanitary Fair, | in company with a strong embassy from New be stuffed inte them. The author of this wise | the trouble we bave since hed meusure of reform deserves the thaoks of the | An attitude of Grmucss country for moving in it af this time. A-ound, Now-a-deys we hear of nothing but cam- ning the epring campaign, Fashion's spring campaign opens magaificently, Tne teres are crowded with handsome dress goods and hand- comely dressed wemer, aad @ high prices of every artiole of necewity, comfort and luxury only seem to exolte the customers, as high bot- ting renders gamblers more eager and enthusi- astio. Ia Wall etreet an immense mining cam- paiga has bozun, the object of whivh is to under- mino outsiders and e.nk shafts into the pockets of innocent people. Then the epring oampaiga has opened in all other sorts of business, in whioh mon make monoy for their wives and daughters to “spend. But everything is golug up, inoluding house rent and stage fare, and it requires a great deal of business to keep the receipts oqual ¢o the expenditures. § The spring oampalzn has also opened at the Opera and the theatres. At the Opera the throngs are as great as ever and the operas even better performed, The theatres enjoy the aame good fortune. Wallaok’s is jammed nightly. The Wiater Garden would have beon jammed also had not the two new plays recently produce@ there turned out the worst of flascos. Mr. A. Oakey Hail, our brilliaat and vorsatile District Attorney, bas burlosqued the Loyal Leaguers and the shoddy aristocracy for the Olympic. Edwin Booth draws multitudes to Niblo’s Garden. Both of the Bowery theatres are doing weH—so woll that Manager Lingard, of the New Bowory, has lately developed aristocratic tastes and made the tour of Europe. Barnum is entiolng other people's postage currency into his safe with his accustomed success; The minstrels, and all the other minor establishments, and the circus and all the other establishments for minors, are also prospering. These are carnival times, and the people must be amused. The spring campa'ga opens gloriously at the Park. As that great pleasure ground ap- proaches completion it becomes more and more beautiful, and this summer the number of splendid ‘equipages to be seen there will be largely imcreased. Already the carriage builders ara overrun with orders. Soon the spring races will begin, and plenty of fine horses are preparing to show thelr paces upon the various tracks. The yachting season is alo close at hand, and our amateur sailors snuff the salt breezes from afar. In the meantime all young New York and old New York and mid- Jersey and a large representation of the rast of mankind, and admire the pioture gallery, and wonder at Biorstadt’s Indians, and inspect the Old Curiosity Shop, and vote pon the generals’ sword, and eatin the Kuickerbocker Kitches, and try to read the dispiriting Spirit of the Futr, and subscribe to the artists’ albums in order to discourage raffliag, and look at a lady’s hand through & microscope, and atare at a brick through a telescope, and inspect the ceiling through the bottoms of another kind of glasses, and buy liberally at all the booths, and spring charitable campaign, and it is progreas- ing triumphantly. Last of all, there is the opening of the spring campaign against the rebels. As General Grant has charg+ of that, wo have no doubts of the resul¢. The political campaign appears to be almost neglected. All the politicians are waiting to see how General Grant comes out. By way of assisting him—as politicians usually assist generals—they are speculating about his plan and trying to reveal it to Jeff. Davis. The Tribune, Times and World are especially dis- tinguished in this work, and tell all they know about it. Fortunately, they know nothing; but it is very evident that if they were well informed the rebel leaders would Tequire mo scouts and spies; for these profeesedly loyal papers would reveal every- thing. If General Grant has a plan he has locked it up in his own breast. Certainly no correapondent of the tardy Tribune, the tat- tling Times or the wicked World has been ad- mitted to the confidence of the Lieutenant Gene- ral. Whether he will take the overland route, or the peniasula route, or the North Carolina Stays or Tutyoer.—The roads are drying up around the Rapfdan—the hostile armies are gradually gathering nearer the narrow ditid- ing stream. General Grant has gone to “the front,” the sutlers and camp followers of our army have been cleared out, and most of the laté absentce officers in Washington have re- joined their regiments. Remembering what followed the arrjval of General Grant at Chat- tanooga last November, we may expect soon to hear the echoes of heavier thunder from the Rapidan than has ever yet shaken the hills of old Virginia; and we hope it will usher in the greatest Union victory of the war. The heroic Army of the Potomac, thoroughly reorganized, beavily reinforced, and under the directing eye of General Grant, is eager for the fray, and officers and men are anxious to shew that the invincible veterans of the West have their peers in the veterans of the East. They are only waiting the word -for the “Forward, march !” € Ayoruer Hrren ox tHe Necro Question. On the bill providing for the organization of the eastern section of the immense Territory of tainly, is rather what is possible than probable; but it all shows the necessity ofpimmediate energetic action in Kentuck, Contractors Cryixe ror More.—The cour- try has been brought into such a condition by the blundering financial policy of the govern- ment that even the contractors are beginning to appeal to Congress for aid to enable them té’falfil their bargains. Among these are the naval engine contractors—a clas at have been already open to criticiom for alleged shortcomings im their dealings with the gov- ernment. But now they appeal for aid, for what? To enable them to try more costly ex- perimente, or to show how far the extrava- gance of the government can be led in order Department? We are in favor of assisting every honest contractor in carrying out a fair bargain; but the notgrious recklessness and unscrupulousness of the government contract for bis prompt aod efficient action in procuring jobbers induoe us to regard with suspicion avy from the national government a correction of the enrol mornt lists and quotas of this Stave wae unanimously adopted. A concurrent resolution providing that the interest on the State bonds shall be paid to domestic and appeal to the Iberality of Congress that hae the taint of the Navy Department abeut it. But the blundering finanelal policy of the gov foreign creditors in the same currency, wae adopied bY | ernment may be at the root of these particular pixty-one yous to thirty-two mays, A motion to end the | navy contract failures, and os such they my Passion OO noxt Gaturday war laid on the table. The bi wanking @» appropriation for the support of the Stat + a ? , be entitled to consideration at the hands of | Congress. Give the contragtots justice Idaho into a new Territery, to be *called Mon- tana, the Senate have determined that negroes | fered with the plans of the Department by his journals are full of descriptions of shall have the right to vote in the elections of | gypropriation of the Vanderbilt he had suffi- | don and at Stratford-upon-Avon, which will route, or the balloon route, or some other route, or all the rontes, is his own busidess and nobody's else. Let us be satisfled to know that he will take Richmond and rout the enemy. He violates the Ninth Commandment whe pretends to know and divulge anything more of General Grant's plans.for the spring campaign. Tus Wirxrs Cover Manriar.—The proceed- ings in this case are watched by the pub- lic with the liveliest interest. The more the facts are developed the more discredit they re- flecton the Navy Department. Even should the acts of insuberdination charged be estab- lished they will increase the sympathy felt for the gallant officer who i on his trial. They were committed in the endesar to put a stop to the damage inflicted on the cotimercs of the country by the imbecility and slothfit.agy of Secretary Welles, and as such thoy deser,, commendation instead of censure. The officer Who dares not act on his own disoretion when the interests of the nation demand it fs unfit to occupy & position of any responsibility. Many | Suaxsrsre.—The po. a great reputation has been madé,-both in the navy and army, by « disregard of norrow- minded instructions. If Admiral Wilkes iater- xs . Department, these facts will not be by the country. It will not pormit thie gal- lant officer to be a second time sacrificed to the {moapacity and ingratitude of his superiors. There are just now tifree questions ponding be- fore the Amerionn and Eaglish courts which involve some nice points of iaternational law. The frat of these arises out of the seisure of the Joseph L. Gerety. It will be recollected that this vossel cleared from Matamoros with a quaatity of cotton, and whilst at soa was se‘zed by some rebels, ‘who bad managed to take pas- Gage on board. She was taken to Bolize, where the pirates commenced selling the cotton; but the authorities, being informed of the facts, laid an embargo on the vossel, and sent five of the mon concerned in the capture to England for trial for piracy. Several hearings of the case have been had at Liverpool; but no de- cision had beon arrived at when the last steam- er loft, In the meanwhile the authorities at Belize concluded to reloase the vessel, and she is now on hor way home to her owners at New York, In the oase of the Chesapeake—as clear an aot of piracy as ever was committed— but @ local judge at St. John, notorious for his rebel affiliations, threw the shield of his protec- tion over the offenders and eet them at large. It is rumored, we know not with how much foundation, that Karl Russell has Written out to have them rearrested and put on their teial. The third case is that of the capture of the Saxon off the coast of Africa by the Vanderbilt, and the shooting of her mate by an officer of the United’States navy. There was strong pre- samption that the vessel was serving as @ sort of tendor to the rebel privateer Alabama, part of the cargo of the Conrad, an American veusel, which had been seized by the latter, having been found on board of her. A deeree has, however, just been entered by Judge Betis, liberating the vessol and cargo, and restoring them to their owners, on the ground that no evidence has been adduced justifying their con- dompation, [n the meanwhile Mr. Danenbower, the United States officer who shot the mate Gray, is on his trial before a court martial at the Philadelpbia Navy Yard. Judge Betts’ de- cision may affect his'case unfavorably, although naval men will be apt to take a different view of the facts from that of the Judge. The British government are exercising a strong preagure in the matter, it] boing insisted wpon that not only ahall Mr, Danenhower be punished, but that compensation shall be made to the widow and family of Mr. Gray. The case is full of difficulty, and may lead to fur- ther trouble. Sxcrarary Coase at Last Prey NeAr Tag Marx.—In bis lato financial letter to the chair- man of @he Finance Committee of the Senate, Mr. Seoretary Chase, after proposing a bill to reatrain the paper money issues ef our local banks, and another to put a check upon the gold speculators, confesses, at length, that “noting short of taxation to one-half of the current expenditures, and a reduction of those expenditures to the low.st point compatible with efficiency, will insure finanelal success to | the government, and without military success all measures will fail.” True as Gospel, Mr. Secretary, and you ought to have thought of the plan before this; but we congratulate you on reaching at last this practical solution of our financial difficulties. Taxation, a reduction of paper money issues, retrenchment and economy are the genuine remedies; but “with- out military success all measures will fail.” The destinies of the country, therefore, are in the hands of Genergl Grant; and the para- mount duty of President, Cabinet, Congress and people is in every possible way to strengthen him for the coming struggle. Pass Tux Revenve Bu1.—We like Senator Cowan’s plan for felieving the country of its financial embarrassments. It is simply this:— “We must pass the Revenue bill, and then, with our new gencral and rejuvenated army, conquer the enemy, put this rebellion down, ; and pay our debts.””, Good. Pass the Revenue bill; for this measure will strengthen the army, and enable the Treasury to provide for the pay- ment of our debts. Italian Opera. THE MATINSE YEXTERDAT, Appreciation rathor than applause is tho cuaracteristio of a matings at the Academy, Tho audience yorterday— who were charmed with perbaps one of the best rendi- tions of Robert le Diabie for the season—both in numbers and fashion, testitied their satisfaction at the reputation | which the leading artiste have wou in this-great work, Medori was magnificont in the second aud fitth acts, Brignoli, in the Sicilienne, won the usual amount of a probation, and iu tho trio of the second act, with Medori and Hermanns, sang delightfully, Miso-Harris, in ber difficalt role, obtained some approval for her exeuution, which in ® ineasure supplics the deGotency of power, wo Will be given for the last time to-morrow night, With «.syoleni and Kellogg, a8 usual. , Tus Tanen a ANnivERaitt ‘or mm Benin oF of England 2nd of a large portion of Germany have been for . arin ‘yoar past preparing to celebrate the three hundredth mm ; sary of the birth. day of shekspere (the 290 of Apel. arb tealhegiend ented ecal® of magnificence. The “= Bugish PFORFAMMED ine ao requite said Territory, while the House sticks to ite re- | cient justification for it. Secretary Welles ha@ | searly g whole week of jubliant public demonstrations jection of this provision. So there is a hitob | no right to send an officer of his character and between the two houses. We hope the popular branch will prevail, and let the bill go to the etanding on 60 important a service without fw,- nishing him with the means of dischergingyit wall rather than consent to its success with | ggoctively. Instead of doing so he gave Kim this new firebrand of negro agitation at this | two or three old tubs of vessels, whose perfe.rm- orisis, . It will be time enough to consider the question of negro political equality when we shall have rescued the government and tl ances only -brought down animadversion, and ridicule’upoa his efforts. No wender ttyst the Admiral should have chafe@ and / grown country from the dangers that now threaten | restive under such an ordeal, and ta¥.on the thom. Ivcompetescr or CLenks mm Govensment Dr- in relation to the incompetency of clerks in the departments at Washington, first opportunity of setting himself ri/ ht with the country. The worst findivg of a _-A oti has been made in Congress | court martial could have but litte / terror for such aman, compared aith the a xietios of and a bill has | the equivocal position in which be, was placed boon introduced for the appointment of a bowrd | by the want of foresight and neg? cot of the De of examiners to inquiro into the qualifications of the clerks in the various public offices. This ia a monsure urgently demanded, Under the | present abolition administration ever, England podagogue and blue-stocking oon- siders the public offices places designed for the especial benefit of his adolescent progeoy— } agort of y yuraeries, ja which bis ohil- iblio y New | His conduct in the ais partment. r Thero is no braver, more BY ilful or patriotic officer in the servico than’ Admiral Wilkes. the Trent showed this. Under any other 4overnmont it would have won for him the bip’hest honors. Had ours boldly assumed tho re sponsibility of his acts, and refused to dollwe,r up the traitors Mason U, Ki Vic pay that gan | gnd Slidell. i Would have spared us muoh gf | yicwwoe of to complete. It has beon propoved by seme of the most prominent of our American actors to raise afund for tho ,purpose of grecting a statue, or some other suitable yaemento, in honor of Stakepere in our Park, whieh woudd at ove and. the same time indicate our appreciation as.» community Of the greatest dramatic poet the world Aas pre. duced, and, aga work of art, @mbellir® that beautiful promenade, P| We have authority for intimating ths intedtion of the managers of Niblo'’s, the Wieter Carden and the Academy of Musie to give a benoit ip sid of sant a fund tirday afternoon and evening, Gaann Ieveranos Bart.—A grand ievitalion pall will do given by the Second regiment Noe York tate Militia (Righty secont York Vetoraa Vo! anteors), at the Ayollo Rooms, to-morrow (Monday) Ovening. A number of now dancing airs will be presented, arith the fine music of Watiace’s band. a of A. A. Lovett, Buvanny, Magy... April 16, 1664. ‘Tho Anal funoral services Of the late Mr A, A. Lovett, Superintendent of the People’s Live of feiegraph, took place at bis father's reaidevce in/ this pi ay, The attondance was very largo, Wicluding vepresontativer of th ‘aphic from ail of she bey i who pals toy chine t ‘ihat A Hd pail. ot rivets *, Jobn ‘he dovensh ye aa The F England. would have deterred Eo Nei Greenill le Hiring to faleo | Teaportamt CorzsspoBdence Relative te pest attntatien timc treacherous part since acted toward Seen ee To ae ae have prevented the enormous losses which the privateers launched from its Sy MILEY ARY. AFFAIRS, eter y Our Qrote, We bave recetved the ‘ollowing impertaat corres- Peadence between tne. eailitary Gutbesitics and Super. visor Blunt, Chairmae of the Volndteoriag and Keorutte Cn when the draft commences,.@ 10h wi'l aot be imme. lately. The correspondence stva § HOW m0h the Com, mittee Rave accomplished and wow Well they have per. to complete ite quote wut three "4a seven baetres Gnd twelve These can readily be scour, forts the committoe are making, quis, %# 8000 as thoy could be by mesas of e draft, ead prota IY soouer, eng with (ar more gatisfaction to-all parties an 200rned. Mr Biont ts paying the bounty to one buna 1 sud O'ty te two bundred mon a day for the army and um "Y: Let the committee which bus done 60 nuch p ‘ork be e- Couraged Im every possibie way, an@we shale '° be.cut Of the woods, our army wit! be groatlp taor: Licdhsgod bers, and Father Welles! shipe-of: war will have chow Cult Comploment of sturdy saitors:— \ Naw Youn, Aprii 16, 1864. Beigudior General Bare cyt ‘Wil you oblige me with s statement fest tho nushbor of men ow York oity ts bold reg; ‘Tho statement ls made gnoMoially that on the tet @ ' ‘Maroh we wore oue.thousand seven buudred and thirty three ahead of the quota under the call for five bundre® thousand men. If this be then we have been —_ ited with many more reenlisted men thae have beow paid, ‘We have io our office rolle showing that many re~ enlisted men have not been paid. If this excess > Caused, as we suppose, by credit for re-enlisted men, them we stand by our ontimate as follows, ou our quete- under the call for two bunered thousand men:— Excess under call for five buadred thousand mea on ist gate, Coury Vouverzer Comat aa, } ad e ee ee Total.....+...+ . Quota under call for two hundred thousand men, .. Total to bo raised om April 16...,.+2..0s0.e0eees From which is to be deducted any men re-onlisted and credited to New York since Marob 1 Anxieus‘as we are to fill our quota and responsiblefor the heavy expenditure of money to accomplish that oB> joot, you appreciate our desire to pay ne more money than is absolutely necessary. An answer 13 respectiully solicited. Very reapoot'ully, ORISON BLUNT, Chairmen. GENERAL, HAYS TO SUPERVISOR BLUNT. Orrick AA. Provost MARSHAL GEYRRAL AND Svrsmntanvent VoLontas RECRUITING SERVICN, Sovrusay Division or New Yorx, New Yorx, April 16, 1864. } Onusow Bevxr, Esq. Luan Sim—Below {send you a stateracot of the number of mou raised tuader the cull for 500,000, to include the Sist of Marob:— Excess on Slat of March. Quota under call for 200,000. Deduct excess under call fur — Deficlency under both calle on Sist of March, 1664. 6,640 From this deficiency is to be deducted all raised since the Istof April, I am, vory Carty ar Obes ious servant, WILLIAM HAYS, Brig. Gon, Vols, and Supt, Vol. Recruiting Serviee, QUPRRVIBOR BLUNT 70 GENERAL.BAYS. County VouuNtase Col ‘New Yorn, April 16, 1864. Brigadter General Rava:— Deak Sin—Your statement of tho 16th inst., (a regar@ to the quota, Is received. You make the deficieucy on the 3ist of March the call fer 200,009 men ‘We have paid sinco ti inst. the following bountic Volunteers... Re-enlisted mon Nava! mea Total, Leaving a deficieucy on this date of.. “ We have, besides, in our possession rolls of about Te-enlisted mep not paid, whom we are entitied tv have Credited, which would leave about 8,712 raised. Wo are paring, at the rate of 160 mon and are confident that wa can fill our quota before of June if allowed to continue, which 19a much ime than themes could be drafted in, Picase advise me whether any men raised Will be counted on the quota, notwithstanding S Fry, poblished to this morning’s papers, ‘Ww. , April 16, Wek Wa. Havs—Credite will | be tres ae both 4 recruits (o inciude the 16th iho draft immediately thereafter in aub-di jut do not commence it until further orders, JAMBS D. FRY, Provost Marehs! Generas. Vory respectfully, BLUNT, Chairman, THE PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL'S ORDES, Orne A. A. PRovort MARAGAL GENERAL AnD 5 SGurzminranpest or Voirwrem Recaormve Ssavics, Souramun Division or Naw Yous, ay fost Mi r your information:— Mi 1 18 from deficient sub dtetricta with Sndncted from ‘namiber regaiied of thas daies therefore acactons will be made up'to the latewt moment before "By order of General HATS. F. Browneon, Assistant Adjutant General. a Their Pay. TO THE &DITOR OF THE BBLaLD. New Yorx, April 16; 1666" We, the undersigned members ef the Sixtysecon@ togiment New York State Volunteers, focling aggrieved @t the mannor in which we are treated by our officers as regards our bounty aad-back pay, and being on the poiné of leaving again for the seat of war, and wishing to make! some provision for our (amilies, do the action of our said officers for not seving ti we our money, We appeatto you, knowing you to be the soldiers’ friend, hoping: you ft Wo this publicity through the columns of your widely circulated paper. BROURHACSEN, SOHN SHERMAN Tro, EN, RO! DARNOCK, 1, LAMBERE. —* WM. H. KING, PATRICK LARKIN JAS. McDOWFL Rorgt. AUGUSTUS HAS, — HENRY BUNTING, JAS. WALLACE, JOS, WILLIAMS FOMUKD. GANWAY, i JAS, M, STRPHEN WILLEY, | Masi roner’s I: FATAL MISTAKR BY GIST—A RRSPROT: Corener Collin yesterday concluded an inqudsition, which was commenced two of three days since, jnto the circumstances attending the death of Mrs, Hann eh Fiena- gan, late of Nimety second strest, botweed Third .and Yourth avenues, who died on Wednesday last, The tea- timony"showed that deceased had been complaining for ral weeks past,and bad been under thecare.or Dr. Wm. H. Studley, residing in Eighty second. street, whe treated hor for an affection of the kidneys. Among the medicine admivittered to deceased was a mixture of nitric acid, npavererrem, and water, which was 2 by mistake for hydrocnlorid acid, by Dr. J. W. ward, a druggist of Third avenue, near ee troot. Mrs. Fi rew rapidly worse alter taking the medicine, wed desiined to © the doctor's 4 bean unadle ‘to Preactiption of De. Studley: but to ‘aused by the | Rondeaa Cesena eat | Mon, sa we doem hitey incapable tot patsiee’ oi — tiomd om acoount of Nis age and eyesight; and we tiee think that all physicians shocta nine thets presoript, plainly distinctly and in ful’? Attorney Hall, on Instructed Coroner Collin ty hold Woodward to bail in the wum of $1,000 cach, thorns iocoaed wad Sy. tve years of ages 4 wi five of Massa chupotte. . bai Loyaline at the Otympic. 0 THE RDITOR OF THR ANRALD. Pingo permit né io@lactaim the inference drawn by some of the Sownpapytapiat Loyaliaajoontaina ang polltt- cal allusions. i Mr. Drow dost not play President Lincoln, nor Mr, Davidge appear as Jol, Davis, vor is Mrs, Joba Wood vols of (he littic Brigadier intended ‘for Gener, Mec Among: the crowds gna (a ‘Olympic a lisp of disapprobat! been ‘i the adaptations, by a gentleman ‘whose the inanagement) hav s made not name the gareites (aud bot wets (an nue, the tnd a! alterations by Mr. Baker, Mrs Hayes, but, contrariwise, all clases hay itt heactiont ‘appreciation of Brigadier Geoeat Fortunts and bis seven gifted aide, Your obedient #@yant, JOHN H. SHLWIEN, Sage WADARS Qlyranic tna a,