The New York Herald Newspaper, April 18, 1864, Page 4

‘YEW YORK HERALD. @AMBS GORDON BENNETR /erT0R «AND PROPRIETOR ‘OFFION BN. W. COKNER OF PULTON AND NASSAU BTS. TERME cost to edvence Money sont by mail will be (01 the rind of the eeoder, None but bank bills current ta Nhew Your token. THE DAILY HERALD, Tanaw conte per copy. Apvrnmmanws, to @ limited number, will be inserted fa the Wasi Hxxatp, and in the Kuropean and Callfornia Editions. NO NOTICE taken of anovymous correspondence. We do not retura rejected commupications AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving Pisce —Itautan Orxna— Paver. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Mansux Heanr, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Tux Cuaxpastine Makeuce WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Canicis. OLYMPIO THBATRE, Broadway.—Ovur Wira—Lora- una. NEW BOWBRY THEATRE, Bowery.—Cunso's Oare— Sonowon or Paris—Pat's BuuxpeRs, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Pour er Cupio's Cave— Buace Brep Sosan. BARNUM'S MUSEUM, Brondway.—Two Grats, Two Dwanrs, Aceinos, Wuat Is It, Ac. at all hours, Cupio's Oava—At Sand 7k P, M. BRYANTS' MINS!KELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad iby — Brmtorian Boxes, Daxoes, Bonixsauns, ac.—Tun Union Agur. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 5}4 Broadway.—Eraiorian Vences. 60.—Gornc to Tus Fai. DODWORTH HALL, 606 Broadway.—Trxmsa Can. | exno's Conounr. AMERICAN TREATRE. Parvonimes, Boriescuns. 4 HIPPOTHEATRON, Fourteenth street. —PERFORMING axp Mongarrs. | Afternoon and Keeutng. HOPE CHAPEL 716 Broadway.—Srerroscortiooy om Mimaor or Urivense, aud Twenre-suventa Street Gost. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 613 Broadway.— ‘Curtosirizs asp Leotonns, from 9 A. M. ti!l 10 P.M. HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brookiya.—Ermioriun Bones, Dances, Buriavques, cc. 444 Broadway. —Batrers, ics oF Coco. WITH SUPPLEMENT. New ork, Monday, April 18, 1864. THE SITUATION. Tho uews from tho Army of the iotomeo to-day is Anterosting, if not important, All tences of the receut ‘storms bave passed away, and the weathor ts bright and doautiful. the utmost vigilavce and activity prevail there. Mosby ade another small raid on Siturdsy oar Fairfax Sta Deserters (rem General Lee's lines say that ton, capturing a train. Re burned twenty empty wagons | and carried off the horses General Kitpairick took an affectionate farewell of bis cavalry division yesterday morning, and proceeded to he West, to report 10! Geuerat Sherman, at Nashville. His departure was deeply re;retted by the treops who had sorved 60 long under him. It is gaid that previous 4 bis leaving a message reached him, under fag of truce, {rom General Lee, inquiring whetver the crdere found apon Colonel Dedlgren, es published in the Richmond Papers, wore authentic and authorized by bim. General Kilpatrick reptied, bitterly aud icdignantly, in the nega- tive, Despatches from Chattanooga on Suturday state that all was quiet in froat. It wes reported that General Hardeo had left Datton with his rebel forces tor Vir ginia, The enemy bave dicappeared from Fort Pillow. ‘The fort is in ruins. The guerlila chief Reynolds and his command were eur- @rised by a force of our cavalry near Knoxville on Friday. Ton of them were killed, and Reynolds, with Afeen of his men, were takes prisoners. Toe weighborhood of Duvall’s Bluff is tofes‘ed with Guorilias, who are doing considerable damaze to the people. A body of Texanaivairy, cunberiog four bun- red, attempted to surprise Union camp at Roseville, on the Arkansas river, on the 11th instant; but they were ropuleod with a loss of twelve men killed anda large @umber wounded. Details of General Graham’s expedition up the Nanse- mond (General Butier’s department), in search of the Propelior which used the torpedo against the Minnesota, are given by our correspondent iu the fleld. Coosiderable destruction was effected by the expedition, including the capture of aunary horses and negroes; but the propeller was not found; hence the main ebject of the enterprise Cniled. Tho steamer Alliance, builton the Clyde, a famous @lockade runner, was captured oa the 12th, near Dawfuskie Isiand, io the Savapnab river, where she ran | aground. Al! but six of her crow were taken prisoners. ‘Sbe was from Naasau, with a cargo of assorted stores for the rebei goveroment, valued at eighty five thousand dollare. ‘Nassau papers state that Mobile, Savannab, Charleston and Wilmington are lere rigidly blockaded than ever. They also say that fast steamers are coming into Nassau witb supplies for the rebols, which promise large protits. vq Zhe Gaveunah Republican of the 4th Inst. states that | ish, the Union prisoner at Audersonvilt are dying at toe rate of twenty to twenty five a day, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Our London, Paris and Berlin letters vy tue Asia fur- fish details of some of the most interesting portions of the latest foreign news, Our London correspondent | gives us the particulars of a rebel scheme for equipping a | line of {ast steamers. cach of which is to combine the | «wo characters of blockade ruwner and fighter, Mr. ‘Ward, (ormerly United States Minister to China, is at the bead of the arrangements, and great efforts are being made to raise tho necessary capital of two millions avd ‘tall of dollars. Our correspondent in Belize, Honduras, writing foo the 25th of March, furnishes us with some local news, but tnere is nothing in it of much rmportince to general readers, The now Govervor of tbe province had gone to work very cvergetically, spparentiy with the inteution of correcting many ainses which bad crept into the ad- ministration of tho goverumeut. The Legislature was expected to levy no additwnal duty of one per cent on all importations after the let of April, the yrocecds of which were to be applied to rebuilding and improving tbat portion of the town of Bolizc whch was humed down to 1668. Both bouses off our State Leyiature have adopted & resolution providing that the interest on our State debt avail be paid to both foreign and domestic creditors ia ‘United States legal tonder motes, The resolution was adopted by the Senate about six week- ago, and by the Assembly oo Saturday, the vote on its adoption in the Aattor house boing eixty-oue yeas to thirty-two nays. Tue third week of our great Metropolitan Sanitary Fair opons to-day , and tbe throngs of people who attend itand Abdo iaterest taken in it have sbown no diminution ap to this time, The gross receipts so far are estimated at eevee hundred thousand dollars. We publish today ao interesting report of the pro- ecedings of « banquet given in this city to Senor Matias Romero, the Minister Plenipotentiary from Mexico to the United States. The ames of those who formulated the {dea and carried 1 out to succes will be found in our re port, The speeches delivered on the occasion are very curious and significant, and will claim for (he whole re port a patient and careful reading. A jury was ompannelied yesterday by Coroner Norris, of Brooklyn, to examine into ibe cause of the recent Coarful catastrophe ov board the gaoboxt Chenango, but, (ior visiting the Marine Hospiial and the Navy Yard, thoy were compelied to adjourn bill Tuesday to complete their (avestigations, owing to the Impossibility of obtain fog & catisfectory view of tbe exploded boiler before them Out of the thirty Gve men infured by the orplo Pion, twenty two had died up to Inat eveaing, abd three dase Wyre Oaporied by de Volore bus Maruine ie everything els | The Impending Miltary Campaiga— oe Pians and Calculations. Notwithstanding the vastly inoreased diffi- culties to the rebels of a Northern invasion, and the disaeters which have attended all euch enterprises heretofore, many of the leading journals of tbe rebellious States are more earnestly than over urging the policy of “car- rying the war into the enemy’s country.” The advantages suggested from the adoption of this policy are embodied in an editorial from the Savannah Republican, and in another from the Montgomery (Ala.) Mail, which we have trans- ferred to our columns this morning. The first named ef these hopeful rebel oracles, after presenting the misfortunes and calamities to the “confederacy” that have resulted from a “kid glove” defensive system, cries out:—“Ther let us carry the war, with all its attendant bor- rors, away from our own soil to the soil of the enemy. Increase the army of Northern Virginia to two hundred thousand effective men; push them forward, and let them desolate os they go, and we shall have peace within sixty days.” The Montgomery editor, starting from the same idea, works it up into a regular military programme. He say: Marly in the coming spring, with our trans-! issippi army, we must invade Missouri, and with General Lee’s army we must invade Ohio, and with General Johnston’s army move through Ken- tucky and Tennessee into Indiana and Illinois.” ‘This must be done, it is contended, because in remaining upon the defensive, says this Mont- gomery philosopher, “our agriculture will be ruined and our manufactories will be de- stroyed.”” Moreover, says this desperate rebel military adviser, by invading with our whole force Kentucky, jouri and Maryland, “the cop- perheads will swell our ranks. We want food, raiment and gold. Let us go and take what we need.” “Better die there (in the North), with arms in our hands, than starve here or ex- pire in chains.” In summing up the great in- ducements to a sweeping invasion of the North, he eays:—“First—It will free the whole South from the presence of the federal army. Second—It will sup- ply us with all the horses, equipments, cloth- ing and articles of every kind needed by our soldiers, Third—It will make the North de- sire peace, and bring about foreign interven- tion. Fourth—It will double our army instead of depleting it. Fifth—It will end the war in our favor in one year.” Now this is all very fine, though very fool- and we have no doubt that the rebel leaders at Richmond, in their desperation, have been preparing for some of the daring adven- tares here recommended. Longstreet, after mounting a considerable force in East Ten- nessee fora march across Kentucky, seems to have discovered that his provisions would fall short in the very outset, and thus, as it appears, has abandoned the enterprise, and left his friend Forrest, at the western end of the State, to sbift for bimeelf. In the trans-Mississippi department, instead of an invasion of Missouri by the rebels, ti >re appears to be avery fair prospect of theic expulsion from Texas. As for Joe Johnston, we hardly think he will be fool enough to attempt a march into Kentucky over the army of General Thomas, and he will find ita difficult undertaking to get round it with three days’ rations. In short, from the western frontier of Arkan- sas to the eastern corner of Tennessee there is now a “broad belt of desolation,” which can be passed by an aggressive rebel army only with an immense wagun train of provisions. How are the unfortunate rebels to provide such a train, when, according to their own testimony, from Virginia to Mobile, they have | nearly exhausted their stock of hovses, beef, bacen and breadstuffs? Their aggressive opera- tions in the West must of necessity be limited to self-supporting cavalry raids. The only possidility of a formidable rebel movement northward is from the army of General Lee; and, in order to reach Maryland or Pennsylva- nia, he must first defeat our irrepressible Army of the Potomac, or steal round again by the route of the Shenandoah valley. But the sub- sistence which he found on that route in 1862 and 1863 has been exhausted, and the crops in that valley of the coming June, of wheat, rye and oats, &c., will be hardly equal to the necessities of the local population. Yet it is probable, nevertheless, that the cal- culations of General Lee involve in this coming campaign another invasion of Mary- land and Pennsy!vania. How? By the defeat of the Union army in bis front, and by an easy passage over the nearest convenient fords of ! the Potomac above Washington, as in 1862, after the final repulse of General Pope froin Bull run. In view of this object, and of another effort for Washington by way of the back door, we think it altogether likely that General Lee is drawing into his army every available man, horse, musket and fieldpiece, every barrel of flour, corn or pork, and every wagon, that can be scraped together from all the remaining rebel territory east of the Mississippi. And why not? Had General Lee gained a decisive victory at Gettysburg last July he would bave gained the national capital; and, | with that in his possession, England and France, beyond adoubt, would have promptly recog- nized the Davis confe y. So now, in risk- for the defence of Rich- mond and the changes of the capture of Wash- | ington, Jef. Davis is adopting his only possible chances of success. Manifestly General Grant so understands it, and is making his prepara- tlons accordingly. We would urge this view of the subject upon the administration. We would counsel the immediate mustering of two hundred thousand men in Eastern Virginia, to make sure work of the coming conflict, even if to raise this force at once it may be necessary to call out for garrison duty forty er fifty thousand of our Northern militia for sixty or ninety days. And why? Simply to secure a victory that will kill the rebellion and end the war. Tue Dasist Wan—A Biockavk AND A Simow.—It looks very much now as if the Dan- ish war were destined to resemble in many points the great Crimean war, Then Cronstadt was blockaded by the British fleet in the Baltic, while Sebastopol was besieged by the Allied armies at the Southern extremity of the Russian dominions. In the Danish complicity we find that the attempted siege of Fredericia bas re- solved itself {ato a blockade-+-that place prov- ing impregnable now, as it has ever been. Duppel, on the Southern frontier, maintained it- self so stoutly againat the assaults of the Ger- man allies-—~permitting them to gain no advan- tage whatever—that they have sat down be- fore it for a protracted siege. Thus we see the resemblance betweea the two jastaages, But, while the blockade is being maintained by the Germans, and Duppel is being gallantly beld by the Danes, who will worry out their adver- saries, a conference of othér Powers will most Probably endeavor te patch up thé difficilty, and it is quite likely that they will succeed, and thus put an end to the everlasting complica- tion of “Denmark and the Duchies,” which some of us have grown old in reading about Tf not patched up there will be a general European war. Colorado Jewett and the Grand Mining Bubbles. As Minerva sprang fully formed from the brain of Jupiter, and as Venus rose in matured beauty from the sea, 80 the Chevalier Colorado Jewett burst upon an admiring werld in the complete perfection of his powers. Minerva was not more wise than be, nor Venus fairer to look upon. His classic features, his ambrosial locks, his manly and symmetrical form en- tranced and delighted the eye. His massive mind, composed of a conglomeration of the most original ideas, demanded and compelled respect. The diplomats of the Old World and the New acknowledged him their superior. Palace gates flew open at his approach, and kings, queens, princes and princesses were his most obedient servants to command. When he appeared on ‘Change, with a lump of gold in either hand and a map of Colorado aticking out of his coattail pocket, Rothschild and Mires hid their diminished heads, and Chase behold the man who was to redeem all his greenbacks. It is not wonderful, therefore, that we should now find all the speculators and bankers of New York and Boston following in the Cheva- lier Jewett’s train as his eager and faithful dis- ciples. It will be remembered that when this magni- ficent ambassador from Colorado first burst upon us as aforesaid he had two missions: one to bring peace to his distracted country, and the other to pay off the national debt in gold. To pursuance of these noble and patriotic ob- jects he crossed the raging seas; corresponded with Queen Victoria, the Emperor Napoleon and the Emperor of Austria; followed up his letters by personal visits; devised and arranged the International Peace Congress, and did all that mortal man could do—and more. But, alas! Colorado Jewett’s peace projects failed. He leaned upon deceitful reeds, and they broke with him. Palmerston refused to go into the Peace Congress. Horace Greeley, his friend and pitcher, deserted him. Secretary Seward, in a moment of jealous envy, declined to have anything to do with him, and told him to go to— Gurowski. President Lincoln was engrossed with Zacharfe, the corn cutter, and would at- tend to nobody else. So, after a few more lettera to people whom he did not know, and a brief call upon the exiled Vallandigham, in Canada, the Chevalier Jewett concluded to let the dogs of war how! on unmyzzted, and at once fell back upon his mining schemes. Thus we see that a great genius may be baffled but can never be defeated. What the Chevalier Jewett might have accomplished, bad he not been interfered with, is a matter of conjecture. What he bas accomplished is self-evident. The financiers of New York and Bostor are wild about mines. That is the Chevalier Jewett’s work. They say that they are going to develop the resources of the country, in order to relieve us from our immense debt. That was the Chevalier Jewett’s idea. They state that the revenne from these mines will more than pay the interest upon the govern- ment bonds. The Chevalier Jewett stated the same thing, and even went #0 far as to desig- nate the identical mountain of gold which he intended to devote to this purpose. The specu- lators have organ 22d thirty or forty mining companies here, and as many more in Boston, where, if our memory serves us rightly, the Chevalier had his spiritual photograph taken, with a gold mine in the background. This is all the result of Colerado Jewett’s teach- ings, and we have no doubt that he bas him- self organized plenty of such companies in Europe. Some of our leading bankers and brokers are presidents, or secretaries, or direc- tors, or agents of these mines, but Colorado Jewett is at the head of them all. They prom- ise piles of gold; but Colorado Jewett promises mountains and ranges of mountains of the pre- cious metal. What, then, are all our financiers compared with the great Chevalier? Sour, sensible people sneer at these companies and call them bubbles; but a bubble blown by Colorado Jewett must have something golden or silvery about it, if it be only a refraction of sunshine or moonshine, and is consequently precious. The same people say that this rage for bubble speculations always fol- lows inflation—that it did so in 1825, when Malapart and George Pride flourished; in 1837, when the crisis came; and again in 1857. though not to so great an extent; and that the mania is more furious now, vecause the infla- tion is more tremendous. But the Chevalier Jewett laid the foundation of his schemes months ago, and his object is to make history, not to be ruined by such historical references. ‘The same people say that there may be gold in quartz, just as there is silver held in solution by the ocean, but that it costs more to get it out than the gold or silver i« worth. But the Chevalier Jewett asserts that his gold is in wountains, not in quartz, and may be had for the picking. Are we to listea to the sublime Jewett or to ordinary common sense? Our financiers prefer Jewett, and therefore he is leading them, like a modern Moses, across that Red Sea—the Mississippi—to the promised land of Colorado, where the dust ts all gold and the stones all diamonds, aud where mere million- aires are popularly regarded as absolutely poor, 40 immense is the general wealth. Tus Daxowrs oF tHe Enontsn Coasts.— From a speech made by the Mayor of Cork at a public meeting in that city it appears that previous to the accident to this fine vessel he had been vainly urging on the English Board of Trade the necessity of placing a lightship off Daunt’s rock, on which she was wrecked. Mr. Inman, of the line to which the vessel be- longs, even offered to defray « portion of the expense. The government would do nothing in the matter, although it had practically ad- mitted its responsibility by buoying the rock. The corporation could do nothing, because the reef was a long way outside the harbor and beyond its jurisdiction, and, besides, it had no funds that it could appropriate to the purpose. In vain it was urged upon Mr. Milner Gibson that the rock was right on the track of the American steamers; that one of her Majesty's vessels had once got upon it and lost bor rud- der; that the Scotia was noar being wrecked upon it, and that now, that lines of steamers were regularly touching at Cork, accidents Must Continually occur ualess @ [eht of some NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1864.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. kind were placed there. Such is the influence of redtapeiam that all Mr. Gibson could be induced to say was that he would communicate with one board, which would communicate with another, which would open « correspond- eace with @ third. This was equivalent to throwing cold water upon the project. The in- difference of the English authorities on these matters ia unaccountable. For a long time urgent representations have been made to them io regard to the necessity of adopting some similar precautions at Gape Race; but as yet nothing has been done. It has been shown that by using Daboll’s steam whistle at that poiat—a matter of amall expense—the risk of accidents to vessels would be lessened, if not altogether avoided, It has been only so much effort thrown away. Nothing but haifa dezen more disasters of # serious character will open the eyes of the British public. It is to bo hoped that the accident which bas ocourred tu the City of New York will holp te have that efect. Anorare Reset Dopos ro Rawe rae Winn,— The rebels, as will be seen by our Lon don correspondence, have started another scheme by which they hope not only te keep themselves in foreign supplies, which have been curtailed greatly of late by the vigilance of our cruisers, but to raie their financial credit abroad. Their idea is to form a company io Europe, with @ capital of half a million ater- ling, for the purpose of equipping a fleet of fast asiling steamers to run the blockade, and fight if required. These vessels are to ply between Bermuda, Nassau and Havana, and the porta of Wilmington, Charleston and Mobile. Mr. Ward, formerly United States Minister to China, who has just returoed to Eugland from Richmond, and General McRae are the agents entrusted with the execution of the project. The Lindsay clique are, of course, to be interested im it. It is proposed, should the scheme succeed, to em- ploy a portion of the funds in buyiag rebel cot- ton bonds, now selling at fifty-two, or about thir- ty-eight discount. It is hoped thus to raise the credit of the rebel government abroad, which is at so low a point that nobody will trust it. They expect in this way to bring up the rebel cotton bonds to par, and so prepare the European market for another loan. We do not think they Will make much by this move. If when things looked brightest for them they ceuld not sustain the oredit of their bonds abroad, it is net likely, now they have entered upon the path of repudiation, and wiped out five bundred milion dollars in rebel currency, that they will be able to borrow on the falth of the profits of blockade ruaning. The disastrous revelations that are constantly being made in the bank- ruptcy courts have, we think, cured English speculators of all illusions on this head. Let them, however, go deeper into the business if the prospect pleases them. It will only have the effect of helping us to # better class of prizes than we are now making, and of aiding us to streagthes our navy aud evrichlng our naval o@llicers. Tus Mexican JmprogiiomAmenican Sym- PATWY WITH THE SisteR Rerust'c. — Whilst there is another hitch in Europe in regard to the new Franco-Austrian empire in Mexico aod the movements of the Archduke Maximilian, there seems to be arevolution going on here. The administration and Mr. Seward, especially in some of his diplomatic correspondence during the present war, have virtually abandoned the Monroe doctrine. This was doubtless done on the supposition that France woald abandon the rebel cause altogether, and have notbing at all to do with it; that Maximilian would, en bis inauguration as Emperor of Mexico, conclude treaties of amity with the loyal States, send us & minister and receive one from us, while he would give the rebel Preston the cold shoulder and turn him out of doors. Ip short, that, in consideration of the abandonment of the Mop- roe docirine by our administration, Napo- leon and his protege would take no cognizance whatever of Jeff. Davis and his crew. Since then some new movements have taken place. The House of Representatives, by a unanimous vote, has reiterated the Monroe doctrine; and to-day we publish a fuM and very sug- gestive report of a banquet given to Senor Romero, the Mexican Minister to the United States, by a large number of the citizens of New York. These gentlemen are nearly all republicans; and as their reunion and banquet formed simply @ private meeting. it is a very different thing from the action of the House of Representatives. The intention of those who gave the banquet to the Mexican Minister was that the proceedings should be strictly private, for circulation alone among Spanish-Ameri- cans, The action of the House was pagent to the whole world. The former is, therefore, very significant, and plainly shows that there is a decided opposition growing up to the foreign policy of the administration. Tue Drart.—We think the public mind may be at rest as to the probability of a draft in this city. It is almost certain now that we shall have no necessity for such a measure— at least under any outstanding calls of the Pre sident. Our quota will doubtless be filled be- fore a draft is ordered. Indeed, if it were to commence to-morrew, the number of men to be supplied would be only 3,712. Under the management of the Supervisors’ Committee this number will be furnished in a few weeks. The committee are now paying re. cruits at the rate of between one and three hundred a day. It is quite likely, then, that the government must be convinced that they can obtain all the men they want, so far as this city is concerned, sooner by the volunteer sys- tem than by the slower and more unpopular process of « draft, Tue Carastrormm ox taux Cugxayuo.--The explosionon board the government steamer Chenango, by which so much agony and death were spread throughout many households, de- mands that the circumsiances of the case should be rigidly investigated. The government ought to look te it that the contracts entered into for the construction of the vessel's ma- chinery were faithfully fulfilled. The Coro- ner’s jury especially, who are charged with finding as to the cause of the deaths of the vic- tims over whose mangled bodies they are to pronounce their verdict, should leave no effort untried to ascertain the nature and the origin of the disaster. I! is held, we know, by some ex- perts, that boilers which have been sufficiently tested may burst; but the public are notef that way of thinking generally. It is the popalar opinion that a properly tosted boiler will not explode—at least ustil it bas been somewhat worn out, or that by some gross mismanagement or nogloct it is tried beyond ila capacity. Iv the present case neither of bhege clegumslances gaa be bited, and it therefore becomes the more no. cossary that the mystery should be aclved by the Coroner's jury. They should summon al! the prominent engineers in the city before them, and get their opinions as to the protshilitles of @ well tested boiler exploding in such « case as that of the Chenango. When the dismal catalogue is full we shall find that between twenty-five and thirty bunsa beings have been hurried to a frightful doatp It is only by experience we can icarn how to avoid such calamities as (bts, and the oxperi- ence isso bitter and bloody that the sooner we arrive at the consummation ihe better. Tus Taare Hunprers ANNiveasaRY OP AmAxB- rers's Bint Nexr Sarvrpsy.—in yesterday's issue we alluded bricfly to an attempt whioh is be- ing rande among ourselves, by a fow ardent lovers of the groatest of dramatic poeta, to erect A atatue cr gome suitable memento of Shakspere in our Park, and which may be commenced by the laying of a corner etone there on Saturday next, the 23d inatant, that being the terceatenary anni- versary of Shakspere’s birth, 1664. An enthusi- em apd & remarkable readiness and liberality have already been manifested by certain promizeat American-born actors, and also by several popu- Jar inenugers of our city theatres, to co-operate in forming, firet, a nucleus, and thereafter collecting tho requisite funds, and at least not to permit this centennial to pass by without their having made @ etronuovs effort to signalize to posterity this Passing event, and also to inaugurate on the occa- sion some artistic and enduring memorial of Shaks- Pere, ‘whe waa not for @ day, but for allgime.” THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Mr. N. Davidson's Despatch. Ovurarrza Covnr Houss, April 17, 1864. DEPARTCRE OF GENERAL KILPATRIOK. Brigadier Geooral Kilpatrick took leave of bis Third cavalry division this morning, and proceoded, accom panied by nearly ai! the officers of bis command, to Brandy Station, to take the oars for Washington. Thence, by order of Lieutenant General Grant, he wilt report to Major Goneral \Y. 1. Sherman, at Nashviite, Tean., to take command o the cavairy of the Army of the Cumberiand. Genoral Sheraenn applied for this assigument come weeks since, Genersi Kiipatrick will be accompanied in bis new command by bis Aasistant Adjutant Goneral, Captaio Fates, and big personal aida, Lieutenants Theo, Northrof and Harry Wilson. His divleion part with thoir General with tho deepest regret. THE NEW POSITIONS OF OTHER O4VALRY OFFICERS. General Custer, with the Seoond brigade, ie transferred from the Third to the First division, Cotonet Chapman to transferred, with the First brigade of the Fiest division, to the Third division, and General Davics ie ordered to report to Geueral Gregg, of the Second division, for duty. The Third division wik therefore bo under the command of Generai Wilson, the Firat under Genoral Torbert, and she seeond under General Gregg, while the corps will be commacded by General Sheridan, whose old command im the Southwest will devolve upon General Kitpatrick. . THE LAT, COLONEL DMSLGRER'H ORDERS. Previous to General Kilpatrick leaving bie old com. mand a communication was rece'red by him from Gen. Robert F. Lee, by fiag of truce, throngh army head- quarters, inquiring of Genera! K. whether the orders found upon Colonel Dab'gren, ar published in the Rich- mond papers, were antbentic and authorized by him The roply waa a bitter and indignant douia?. There is Little doubt that the reason why Colonei Dahigres's body is not given up is because of ite shameful mutilation and onchristien burial, WINE WEATHER. Tho storm which bas raget during the past twenty. four hours, eweliing the streame and deepeniag the mad, has cleared away, and the weather is again bright aad beautiful Mr. J. R. Trembly's Despatch. Airxaspria, Apri 17, 1864 INFORMATION FROM REBRI. DRSERTERS. Two deserters from the Ninth Alabama regiment came in at Mitchell's Station yestordey, wuns the Rapi- dan, They report that the utmost vigilance te exercised by the rebels to prevent desertions; that patrols are con- stantiy scouring the country between the Rapidan sod Robertson rivers to pick up the deiinquents. Scouts have aigo receatiy been observed on this side the ri bear the railway bridge, supposed to be engaged in ¢! me business. CAVTCRE OF KEGEL BRIDGE BURNERS Accorporal and five rebel privates were captured be tween Fairfax Station and Centreville a day or two since, one of whom bad a canteen of turpentine for the purpose of firing bridges. MOSAY AT WORE AMONG OUR TRAINS. Mosby, with twenty men, captured e train near Fairfax Station yesterday. He bursed the empty wagons, and made off with the bores. Ivatsam Orrra.—This is positively the last night of Gounod’s brijliant aad most popular opera of Faust, at the Academy. The afnouncement ought to be enough to call together its numerous admirers, We need say noth- ing of the cast, Marzoleni bas already carried off a forest of laurels, and we are sure that will obtain a fuller contribution this evening. ‘Wo morrow night our Brooklyn friends are to be gifted w@® Brignolt and Medori in Robert. Coxcurt ix AID OF PoLaNn.—A grand concert in aid of the Potish patriots will be givea to-morrow evening at Irving Hall. The entertainment will be under the patron- ago of a number of our leading ladies, and the following eminent artists bave generously voluuteered their ser- nora Guerrabella (soprano), Signor Maccaferri (tenor), Signor Ardavani (baritone), Mile, Louise Kroli koweka (piano), Mr. F. Mollentauer (violin), Mr. H. Mol- lenbauer (violoncello), Mr. L. Schreiber (cornet a piston), and the Bretto Brotaers (violin and cornet a piston), The Arion Society will also muster strong upon this occasion, and the entertainment promises to be one of the most brilliant that bas been given ia this city for some time. Miss Mina Geanr’s Covcerr. Mina Geary, who {s wel! known as a cultivated voealist, gives ber first ballad concert at Irving Hall this evening. She will be assisted by ber father, Mr. Gustavus Geary, the excellent tenor; Mesars. J. R. Thomas, D. Small, G. W. Morgan, Senia, Gould and Maeder, and Mre, Thomas. We believe this will be the last as well as the first of this young lady's concerts, as an interesting transformation of name is about to take place. Mesic avo Mystery.—Mr. Robert Heller, who play tricks upon bis audiences aud pieces upou the plano, who is aaid to be equally expert in music and magic, ap: pears this evening at his new saloon, No. 685 Broadway. He bas been exhibiting for jw days at the Sani@ry Fair. Naw Yor«, Aprd 18, 1864. I regret very much to learn, by @ peruwwal of the ac- count contained in your paper of yesterday's date of the inquest in the case of Mre, Hannah Flanagan, that Dr. W H. Studley, her physician, has been implicated and held to bail juror in the case referred to, 1 deem it to be but an of justice to say that it was the undivided opinion of the jury that no blame wi could be attached to Dr. studiey, aod that all the censure which bya gs) Toe pe erin. lone to the druggist who prepared . pyc poder said that Dr Studley enjoys creditable standing as @ careful and competent Th on of the jury to all physicit their prescriptions was only brossa- vory ny ing oF tionary Le and geen to cast upon aay one, Yours, respec eG. HEBBERD, Ninoty-second street, betwoon Third and Fourth avs peastcheataee nen min Ten- Amnesty Proeia: From Nashettte Ur ion, Apri! 5.) the ville Uni , ‘There ola, up to Saturday Naat,’ 2,108 ‘Tonneaseans taken the amnesty Oath at Sholbyvilte, divided ay fol. bw Bedford county Lincoln county: Marshall count: Otoer counties . The Parne prom BORCUM STALKS =A Dew paper mill b o into muccesafal operation at Parryshorg. fl county, ObJo. It is At present makiug wrapping paper | oxclusively, For this porpone tt works ap sorgum ata cs, | which 6 AD Articl# resembling Atraw paper, bot | much strongor and superior, ‘The demand is ao much grontor than (he aupply for this paper the are to be extended and manufacturing of pratag paver CommMenc HM Cyr ae Carte NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. ‘Wasamroror, April 1, 1864. TUS TAMBIDENT AND GPBARES OOLFAK Goma fo BaLrinogs. Preakect Lincoin and Speaker Colfax will visit Baise More © morrow evening, by invitation, 0 easist at ine Opening of uke Marytand Sanitary Fair. TUE REBEL RAMS BUT IN FRANCE, The history of the rebel rams in France is coa- tained im the public diplomatic correspondence more fully sad more accurately than in recont wewspaper publica- tions emanating from Paris. Gince the President ea- Bounced to Congress in his annual message that these rama were uot allowed to come out nothing has ocourreé to nduce a belief that the Freach government will permit them to go into rebel hands for war against the United Btatos. THE BANE BILL. ‘The passage of the Bank bill te regarded as a forecone conclusion. It is evident that the administration is de. termined te put through, at all bavards, the measures which it favors. During all the session yesterday the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury was busy upon the floor of the House urging the passage of the bill This was probably im anticipation of the adoption of the rese- lution acoording to the beads of departments seats upoe the floor of the House, with the right to participate ie the Gobates. It ts weil known that it is @ favorite project ef the Secretary of the Treasury to drive the State banks into the adoption of bis national bank system, as the most fmportant measure for the Gnaacial salvation of the Government, Toeffect this nothing in the power of tas administration will be left undone. THE GOLD BILL IN THE HOUSE. %* The passage of the Gold bill by the House fs seriously doubted, and finavcial soothsayers here predict that if it should be passed ft will ten@ te focrease fmmensely the premium upen gold,as it will cramp exchauges and clog all the commercial operations which have hitherto been trans- acted upon bills of exchange, and, by reducing theem- ployment of gold to only ite actual value, will greatly iporease the pecessary business demand for It aad em: Pol a tremendous increase of ita price. THE NEW REVENUE BILL. The Tax bill is 20 voluminous (hat few have been able yet to make a careful analysis of ite provisions. Opinions are expressed, however, that it will not produce anything like co large a revonue as is expected from it. Since the exclusion from the committee room of delegations ropr-- senting partioular intorests to be affected, the Committees of Ways and Meane and individual members of Congress have been Ovorwhelmed with letters patriotically im- ploring that the taxes sha!! bo made sufficient to sustain the public oredit. The bill is bolieved to be as nearly perfect as it could be made; but it is feared that ib some Of the principal items of taxation the receipts will fal: far short of the estimates for some time to come. THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. ‘Ag goon as the Bank bil! is disposed of to-morrow tn the Hlouge an attempt will be made to get up the North Pa- ciflo Railroad bill, which was postponed till that time. Mr. Sweat, of Maine, who is on the epecial committes ov that subjoct, will deliver a speech demonstrating the ad vantages ©* this route over all others, and particularty the central route, This bill wili lead toe protracted dis- cussion, and it is doubt(ul whether final action wit be reached this sassion. ‘THE TEN-PORTY LOAN. ‘The amount of subscriptions to tho ten-forty loan re. ported to the Treaeury Department for Gaturday ty $1,060,000. THR KSYIMATRD COST OF THE PROPOSED GuNBOAT CANAL AROUND NIAGARA FALLS. Generai Stuart, in his report to the President oa the gunboat canals betweon tidewater and the lakes, catt- mates the co-t of a hip canal around tho Fails of Niagara, one hundred aad five feet wide on the surface and ninety- five feot wide on the bottom, wita twelve fect depth of water, having locks two hundred and seventy-five feet long by forty-five feet wide in the chamber, capable of | Pagsing 4 gunboat of one thousand two hundred and ity tons burthen, at $5,068,947, with single locks, and $7,638,649 with double locks. This is the average cost of five lines surveyed last year; the average longth of lines je eight miles and (hroe thousand and seventy feet. In the brief synopsis recently given of this report, tho cost of this cana’ was erroacously printed at from $10,000,008 to $13,000,000. THE NUMBER OF SHIPS-OF-WAR AWAITING OREWS. The number ef naval vcssels now waiting for crows ia about forty, and the number fs constantly increasing, ta spite of al! the offorts that can be made to reorult eea- men. Up to the present time not a man has been tracs- ferred from the army to the navy under the law passed for that purpose, Messrs. Stanton and Halleck have succeeded thus far in preventing any practical «fect from that measure. Plenty of orders are issued; but n0 mea are forthcoming. Seamen whose timo has expired more than six months age aro still detained tn the sorvice from vecessity, a8 otherwise tae work vitally necessary to be accomplished by tho navy in the suppression of the rebellion must be abandoned. With thousands of appit- cations on file in the Navy Department from seamen dest- ripg toavail themselves of the provisions of the law ea this subject, this ought not to be, and the President should at once defeat the machinations of the War De- partment intended to cripple the navy and destroy ite usefuloeas. NINE MONTHS MEN AND MILITIA, It appears from an official report of Assistant Adjutaat Generat Townsend that the number of nine months mem under the act of July, 1662, was cigsteen thousand eight bundred and eighty-four volunteers and sixty-five thou- sand three hundred militia. The bounty paid volunteers was mty-five dollars each. The volunteers were alt from Peonsylvania, having been raised by Governor Car- tin, Bounty bas been paid to three thousand nine hun- dred and thirty-four Vermont nine months men without the authority of the Department, owing to a mistake of the mustering officors and pay masters, THE OVERLAND TELEGRAPH LINE TO RUROPR Mr. Collins, who bas reocntly returned from his visit te Tondon and St. Petersburg, reports the nogotiations abroad all completed in reference to the telegraph line overland between Waahington and the European capitais, and only awaiting the concurrence of this government. THR NAVAJO INDIANS. The Navajo Indians, of New Mexico, having recentiy surrendered to the United States forces, the proper an+ thorities have asked Congress for an appropriation of one hundred thousand doliars with which to procure them agricultural implements and subsistence until they can support themselves on the reservations set apart for their colonization, The Navajos bave been at war for nearly two centuries, and the peaceful plin now proposed is deemed more economical than the large war expeod!- tures heretofore tocurred in New Mexico, They number about seven thousand, THE SALARIES OP OUR FOREIGN MINISTERS. No proposition has as yet been entertained by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in reference te an increase of the salaries of our Ministers abroad. The only foundation for such ® rumor is the consideration of the qnestion of increasing the compensation of the con- missioners appointed to proceed to A‘rica to settle damago under the treaty for the supprersion of the African alave , trade. On account of the fact of the salaries ef ow mipisters abroad being payable t gold, or ite equivw lent, it is Hot deemed by the cenate either just or neces sary to incre.se these ralaries at this juncture, One af the beaviest items in the Diplometic Appropriation pili t» the payment of these salaries to make them equivalent to gold. ILLINOIS LINCOLN CLOK IN WASHINGTON. The Lincoln men of Liiivois bave organized a campaign club ia Washington. Mr. Conway's Reply to Mr. Cox. 70 THE RDITOR OF THR AW Bosros, April 16, 1864 I bave just read Mr. Cox’s reply to my note in Monay’s Heratn, | acquit bim of any purpore to do ma injustice, The full report of his speech shows that he bad no such fatent, But the resolutions offered by mo ia the House on the 16th of December, 1962, jot, in my view, aa. thorize the construction he pl upon them in bie anewer to Mr. Colfax—they do not propose a rocogn!. tion of the Confedorate States. As to the otter reso lations cited by him in nis letter to you, from my speech of the 27th of January, 1963, they were nos brought forward by me in form for adoption by the House, but were merely inserted to my speech as o¢ pressive of iny views of the true course tobe pursued onder circutmaratioes then existing, It wii be seco by reference to Use itwelt that! explicitly deelu asome the or reasons stated) their formal ly involved. Tose all yon the subject. We are on evo of mighty vod (ine will shortly pare the wiadom of menaures. My record is wnade, sod Lamm yitte coulent ith it Me (Ox spewks disparagingly of my pre- an) sor “the war and Ure Cajon.” Let me aay thee merican and a pate: i« simply that of an birth, iatoreata, ay mp ny compet him to . . 71 — ee