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

NEW YORK HERALD. OFFICE MN. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. WITH SUPPLEMENT. New York, Tuesday, May 17. 1 . = ——= THE SITUATION. The condition of the roads and the weather has in- terrupted progress in Virginia, No Sighting has occurred since Thursday, The latest official despatches are to eight o'clock yesterday morning. The two armies are now concentrated on the main road from Fredericksburg to Richmond. The Jul] in the armies ia only @ preparation for new movements. Reinforcements and supplies in abua- dance are constantly reaching General Grant. Lee’s army still occupies a strong position, He is massing his troops oa the right, indicating that the next engagement will occur probably east of S; o:tsylvania Court House. It bas ‘Deen ascertained that Genera! Lee barely escaped capture by Hancock’s men during the curprise on Tuesday. It appears that be was in consultation with Generals Ewell and Johnson, when the cheers of the Union troops apon crossing the breast- ‘wor ks startled the council, and the General made off but ‘& few moments before our troops reached the spot whero the chiefs had been in conference Gon Wadsworth’s remains have been brought within our lines. Gen, Longstreet ts wounded, but not mortally. He was struck on the collar bone. The news from al! quarters continues to tel! of success. Mr. Stanton announees cheering news from General ‘Sherman up to eleven o'clock Sunday night, at Resaca, Jobnston was compelled to evacuate Resaca at midnight 20 Sunday, after two days’ hard fighting Sherman took }.000 prisoners and ten guas. Jobuston is pursued dy Sherman's forces. It is reported that Gene- fal Stoneman thrashed the rebel General Roddy, Jostroyed a wogon train, and captured two guns. Our loss © the action ut Resaca was about three thousand. Gen- erals Kilpatrick, Marson and Willich were wounded, Evergthing is going on well with General Sherman, So De despatchos to Genera! Halleck yesterday, ‘The official despatches report nothing later from Gen. Butler than Saturday night; but we are in possession of ews up to nine o'clock yesterday morning. Our cor- respondents, however, furnish most interesting details of all that bes been transpiring tn bis command of late— ‘among other things tbe advance of Generals G:!lmore and Smith to within eight miles of Richmond, and the ap- Proach of our forces togwithin a quarter of amile of Fort Marling, two lives of its defences being already in our bands. It appears that General Beauregard suc. ceeded in slipping by our army witha large portion of his force, from Petersburg, and is now probably either joived with General Lee or is in Richmond. Brisk opera- tions were gotog on at Fort Darling on Saturday, At daytight General Burnbem’'s brigade charged upon the enemy's outer works at Proctor’s creek, and carried the entire line, section sy section. At ten o'clock the batteries opened on the euemy, who bad fallen back toa Line of heavy earthworks uext ve Fort Darling. \ The enemy replie¢ briefly until two P. M., when’ the Datteries and sbarpsbooters silenced the *Semy’s guus, Nothing more was beard from the rebels during the day. Our batteries continued anti! suagown, Our loss was one hundred and fifty. We captured a few prisoners. At four o'clock in the affernoon a shell exploded the maga- zines of Fort Dating A despatch (rom Bermuda Hundreds yesterday states that the gnemy came out of their carthworks at day light nd attacked our right wing. Our artillery opened oa the enemy, driving bim back to the fortifications wiih avy loss, Our loss wae slight. The rebel iron claa Richmond came down on Sunday ening and opened fire on the fleet, but the Monitors krove ber back Our correspondents who accompanied General Sheridan 1m his tate brilliant expedition of ten daye furnish « most important aud fully detailed description of the whole movemeot in our columas to-day. We commend 44 to the special atrention of our readers. The death of J. E. B. Stuart is fully confirmed. He was buried im Richmond on the 13th inst. We give some interesting despatches from the rebel geoorals, published in the Richmond papers, including those from Lee and Stuart. The Richmond Dispatch of Saturday says tbat the Caion troops have taken possession of the railroad to Louisa Court House, that the telegraph lines are cut dowo, and that intelligence bas to reach Lee's army by a very cir- eultous route EUROPEAN NEWS. The steamships City of Loudon and Heela arrived at this port yesterday, from Queenstown, and the Hiber- pian, from Londonderry, passed Father Point on her voyage to Quebec. The news is five daye later ‘The rebol privateer Georgia was in the Mersey. It was aid that she would be sold and ber crew retainea to mao the Alexapdra. Mr. Layara acknowledged in the House of Commons that the Britisn special envoy to Richmond would not be Permitted to pass through the United States blockad Mr. Layard was asked & the attempt at official commu- Dication with Davis was not @ recogoition of the rebel executive by Great Britain. The minister made no reply. The Paris Moniteur officially announces that Secretary Seward bas assured Napoieon that the Lincoln Cabinet id aot approve of the late vote of the House of Repre- ‘eulatives om the subject of the Mexican empire The proposition of Major Hatch to send the United Plates troops into the Red river settlement of British Bmerica, in pursuit of the ioux Iodiags, occasioned some Demarks io the English House of Commoner. Yoo Coofereuce was again adjourned, and there was email hope of any positive peace result from the negotiations. ‘The British fleet was still at the Downs, ready to sail to the Baltic if euch @ step was deemed prudent. Pius the Nint® delivered ao ailocution, couched in very strong terms, against the course of Russia towards the Poles and the chureb in Poland Yoe sermon preached by the Pope to the Emperor aod Empress of Mexico advosated the divine right of kings after the right of the charch. The Swedish corvette Geffin, Captain Adelborg, from New York, arrived at Portsmouth on May 1. Coasols closed in London on the 6th of May at 901% @ 00% for money, The rebel loan advanced four anda Ball per cant om the Sd of May, The Bank of England Advauced ite rate Of discount to Dine per cent on the tb of May. The L Prices looking aown: ‘wore slightly advanced and firmer, Provisions steady. The passengers landed at this port by the City of Lon- oo and Hecis bumbered one thousagd one bundred and Ginoty eight. In the Senate yesterday a 4ucod. requenting the Secretary of the Interior to make ‘the necessary preparations for the taking of the national cousus in June of pext year, Bills were introduced making grants of land to Dakots 04 Idaho to Bid im the constroction of railroads, and for the re. ot of citizens Of Denver, Colorado. A resoltion ‘was adopted instructing the Committee on Commerce to Go uire If further legislation te necessary to protect pas Weagers and Geamen oo board war steamers. A resoin ion was also adopted requesting the President, if not in pompatibie with the public interents, to furnish any porrespoodence which be may bave received from bur represeotatives in New Grapada relative to itn proper treatment of passengers on the California steam ore. The resdtution of Mr. Davie, of Kentucky , condemn. Ing the President's proceedings {2 conection with the qramianions bestowed 08 Generals Biair and Sobeack, wen eaterred wo the Judiciary Committcs. Mr. Wilson NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1864.-WITH SUPPLEMENT The Conference Committee's report on the disagreeing amendments of the two houses on the Naval Appropriation Dill was adopted, amd the bill therefore passed. Bille were passed for the relief of the widows of Generals Edward D. Baker, & P. Whipple and HiramG. Berry. The request of the House for a conference committee on the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was acceded to. The House bil! granting Pre-emptions to confiscated rebel lands was referred to the Public Lands Committee. Tne bill for the establishment of a line of steamers between this country and Brasil ‘was considered for some time, and then laid over. ‘The bill to amend the act of December , 1961, to “promote the efficiency of the navy,” regulating the retirement of naval officers, was passed. A message from the Presi- dent, communicating intelligence relative to the misun- derstanding between Chile and Bolivia, was received and ordered to be printed. The bill to equalize the pay of soidiers was taken up, and some amendments to it wore adopted; but the Senate adjourned without final action on it. In the House of Representatives Captain Reynolds’ re- port on the exploration of the Yellowstone river was ordered to be printed. The credentials of Mr. A. A.C. Rogers, member elect from the Second district of Arkansas, ‘were presented and referred to the Committee on Elec- tions. Resolutions, introduced by an opposition member, declaring that offers of peace should be tendered to the rebels, and that the President be re quired to make a proclamation of amnesty to any State which should jay down its arms and withdraw from the rebellion, with a guarantee that such State should be leit to reorganize and determine its own institutions without interference from the government of the United States, were laid on the table—76 to 53. Resolutions calling for the proceedings on the trials of Robert Taylor, of Tennes- see, and Commodore Wilkes were agreed to. Also a resolution requesting the Secretary of War to inform the House by what authority Brig. Gen. J. M. Hubbell, Mili- tary Commandant of the City of Natchez, issued an order whicm forbid contrabands remaining tn the City. of Natchez, unless employed by some responsible white person, and forbidding avy contraband from hiring or occupying any house in that city, under which regula- tion hundreds of the wives and children of soldiers in the fleid had been turned ott of their homes. A Dill granting fifty million acres of land in aid of the construc: tion of a rajlroad aud telegraph by the northern route to the Pacitic was passed. A bill to continue the printing of the debates in Congress was also passed, and after the transaction of some unimportant business the House adjourned. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. We have highly important news from Peru by the Steamers which arrived here yesterday from Aspinwall. War had been commenced on that republic, in a most ex- traordinary manner, by Admiral Pinzon, commanding the Spanish squadron ia the Pacific, the first overt acts having been committed on the 15th of April, when, with- Out avy declaration of war by Spain, or any previous Rotice, such as is customary with all civilized nations, the Admiral, for a grievance alleged to Dave been suffered by one of his countrymen at the hands of some Peru proceeded to take possession, in the name of Spain, of the Chincha isiands, the proper- ty of Peru, and of a Peravian vessel which be found in that vicinity. He then sailed for the port of Callao, with the intention of seizing all the naval vessels of the re- public lying there; but in this he was frustrated, the Peruvians having received timely notice of his designs. Great indignation and exeitement prevailed throughout the country on account of these outrages on the part of the Spaniards, and the authorities and people Were proparing to defend their sovereignty and re- claim their territory. known whether the Spanish government sanetioned these proceedings of its agents. Peru themselves enthusiastically united in the determi. nation. to support their government aud repel these ag- gresions, but they haa also the sympathy and the Pledge of support of the most in{luential resident foreign. ors, who, in public meetings, had strongly condemoed the conduct of Admiral Pinzon. At onr latest dates it was not Not only were the people of The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon, Pre- sident Heory'in the obair. A communication was re- ceived from the Caty Inspector urging the propriety of doing away with the slaugbter houses now in use, and Substituting abattoirs in their place. Mr. Boole claims that, besides enhancing the value of the property in the neighborhood of these pest holes, and enabling the butchers to slaughter at a reduced expenditure of fifty per cent, the sivitary condition of the city would be vastly improved by the adoption of the French system. Tbe matter was referred to the Cominittee on Markets. ‘The ordinance appropriating $500,000 in aid of the fami lies of the New York volunteers, was passed avd sent to the Poard of Councilmen for coocurreace. transaction of some unimportant business the Board ad. Journed until Monday next at two o'clock. After the ‘The Board of Councilmen met yesterday aftersoon and adopted a resolution directing the Committee on National Affairs to proceed to the battie fields in Virginia, where the Iate sanguinary battles were #o desperately and bravely rought by our army, and refder such assistance to the volunteers and militia from this city, on bebalf of the Common Council, themselves to alleviate the sufferings of the wounded and endeavor to preserve the remains of such of their officers may be io their por r, exerting 6 have fallen in battle, Resolutions in favor of paying Conklin and Butts over two thousand dollars {or carriage hire were passed, notwithstanding the objections of bis Honor the Mayor. ‘The ordinapee to provide for a con tipuance of the aid heretofore granted to the families of volunteers from the city of New York serving tn the ar- mies of the Union, which was adopted by the Alder- men, was Inid over. Tne Mayor vetoed a resolution requesting bim to convene the Board of Health to take steps to abate the fat boiling nuisance at the foot of Thirty-nioth street, be being of the opinion that the Commissioners of Renith are clothed with ample power to abate all such nuisances, A large number of general orders pertaining to unimportant matters were passed, arter which the Board adjourned till Thursday The Committee on Public Health of the Board of Aldermen will hold a meeting at two o'clock today, at room No. 12 City Hall, to take final action io relation to the necessity of abolishing the bone and fat boiling nuisances, All persons interested ju the health of the city are requested to be present and give whatever ijoformation they may be possessed of to the committee, to aid them jo arriving at @ proper conclusion. action of the committee will, no doubt, fully mecet the views of the public on this important question. The According to the City Inspector's report there were four hundred and eighty turee deaths in the city during the week ending May 16—a decrease of twenty-six es compared with the mortality of the week previous, and eight less than occurred during the corresponding week last year. Yesterday an anti-siik dress meeting of the women of New York was held at the Cooper Institute. The building waa Glled to overflowing in every part, and great interest was manifested in the proceedings, though they did aot pass off without some opposition being manifested to the Movement. The ladies more zealous in the cause at- Wibuted this opposition to interested parties—fashion- able milkoers and English imyorters—who, they asserted, bad packed the meeting. The piedge, notwithstanding, by which the ladies bound themselves to abstain from the use of imported luxuries, was numerousiy signed, Addresses were delivered by the chairman, Rey. Dr. King, Professor Hitehcock, Rev. Dr, Vinton, Mr. Peter Cooper, W. B. Dodge and the Rev. Mr. Kirk. Tne more. ment promises to be @ success. The ladies of the Fxeca- tive Committee of the Metropolitan Banitary Fair, who originated the movement, have withdrawn from it as an active body, while, at the same time, they have signed the pledge and joined the league. ‘The car drivers’ strike continued yesterday. The Sixth and Seventh avenue and Cross-town fives ran with policemen on each car as @ protectiog guard, The Drivers’ Association, er ‘‘Sworg Brothers,’ ae they are called, stopped the Fighth avenue line altogether yoster. day , and it was feared some violence id result before the settlement of the dimeuity. A meeting of the butchers, chandiers, grease melters and provision gpckers of this city was beld iast evening, at 451 Fight avenue, for the purpose of forming a Citi- zens! Protective Union, and to protest against the action of the City Inspector, who bas been tryimg for some time to get their establishments removed beyond the city Vimits. The organization of the Union was Tenolutions ceusuring the City Inspector and Board of Heaith for ther arbitrary course were adopted, when the meeting adjourned, to meet in room No. 12, at the City Hall, this afternoon, at two o'clock. Our full report the proceedings ia crowded out by press of other matter. A masa meeting of the sewing machine operatives was held inet night a6 14 Bowery, for the purpose of taking into consideration the low rate of wages they are at pre. Sent receiving from thelr employers, and ve form an or: mooting was protty dargely attended, and « etrong 10° (ermination was evinced to compel the bosses to grant 4B advance of wages commensurate with the exigencies Of the times. Mrs. Lorina Rese occupied the chair 04 called the meeting to order. Speeches in support of the Object of the meeting were made by Mr. Walford, Mr. Joho G. Woodruff, President of the Trades’ Unicow, Mrs. P. T. Mills, and others, The necessity of © permanent organization was discussed at length, and appeared to be the sense of all present. Nearly all the ladies in tho room signed their names to the roll of or- Gauization, and the meeting shortly after adjourned to Monday evening next. The room in which the meeting was held has been taken for one year,and it is intended to be devoted tothe laudable object of meetings every ‘week for the amolioration of the sewing machine opers- tives of New York. ‘The Seventy-ninth (Highland) regiment will arrive !0 this city to-day, at nine o'clock, from Washington, Thcy will be received by the Caledonian Club. To-morrow the Sixty-ninth, Fifty-fifth and Twenty-second regiments will turn out and give them a grand military receptioa in the City Hall Park, when the veterans will be reviewed by the Mayor and Common vounoil. A cali has been issued by a committees of the ‘Central Fremont Club,’*0f this city, inviting their radical (ellow citizens througnout the country to meot at the Cleveland Convention on the 31st inst., to recommend the oom!na- tion of Fremont for the Presidency. The committee are very severe upon the imbecile and vacilating policy of the administration in the conduct of the war, and its treachery to justice, freedom and genuine democratic Principles in its plan of reconstruction, whereby ‘he dignity of the nation is sacrified to the existing arrogant slave power. ‘ The Union Lincoln Association (Simeon Draper's organ- ization) held a meeting last evening at Hope chapel, for the purpose of bringing about a fusion betweon the varl. ous Union organizations of the city, with a view of scad- ing a united delegation to the State Convention at Syra cuse. The meeting did not organize till nearly nine o'clock, and after waiting for somo time for tne delegates from other organizations, and none arriving, the further coa. sideration of the matter was laid over, subject to another meeting. The Fullerton contempt, case, which was to haye been argued before the Supreme Court, general term, yesier- day, went over for the term in consequence of the Sur- rogate’s counsel not being ready to proceed with the argument, In one of the riot cases yesterday, before Judge Monel, of the Superior Court, John Anderson, a sallor’s boarding house keeper, dog business in Rector street, swore to losing twelve dozen linen sheets, the covering for four beds. The case of the United States against Solomon Kohn- stamm, which was set down fon trial yesterday in the United States Circuit Court, was postponed until to-day in consequence of the absence of Judge Nelson, The wit- nesses in the case were all notifled to be in attendance this morning at eleven o'clock. Judge Peckham’s decision in the Broadway-Harlem Railroad case dissolves the injunction which restrained that road from laying their tracks on Broadway, and denies the motion for a continuance of the restraint. This, of course, permits the company to build the Broad. way Railroad, and in all probability the work will com menace soon. Wilhelmina Glander, a domestic, recovered a verdict of $150 damages in the Marine Court yesterday * jainat her late employer, Melchoir Ducker, or false arrest and a subsequent search of her person, on suspicion of stealing @ gold watch, It transpired on the trial that the watch wes not stolet at ali, but merely mislaid by one of the fasoiiy. There were only two eases tried in the General Ses- sions yesterday. One was a charge of grand larceny, preferred by @ Spaniard, named Francisco Martinez, against Hanoab Collins, alleging that she stole $30 from him while in ber company. As there was some doubt about the exact amount of money, the jury convicted the Prisoner of petty larce..’, and the Recorder sent her to the penitentiary for six months. The other case was an indictment for grand larceny against Jono Hall, who Stole a box of tea, worth $100, on the 29th of April, from the front of the store of Scott. Dash, Pear! street. The evidence could not admit of a doubt; and after the rend! tion of @ verdict of guilty, the Court sentenced him to imprisoument in the State Prison for two years and four months, ‘The stock market was strong yesterday morning, and general rise in prices took place. ‘The bank statement was very satisfactory to all those who are interested in keoping the money market in an easy condition, The aggregate loans increased last week over a million and a quarter dollai d the deposits wore nearly six millions heavier. Gold opened at 173 and rose to 1745. Govern. ment securities were frm, and under an active demaua advanced in price. The commercial inactivity continued yesterday, when business was again very circumscribec, The radical changes in gold rendered prices of ail kinds of morch: dise entirely nominal. The war news takes up the at- tention of the merchants, and business will be only a secondary consideration until the capture of Richmond shall have deen officially announced, Petroleum was irregular. Cottom was firmer. On ‘Change the most conspicuous features were the heavy operations in wheat for export, and the marked decline in pork. The former was 2c a3c. dearer, and the latter about $1 per bbi. lower. Flour was 5c. a 10¢. higher, while corn and oats were only somewhat higher. Whiskey advanced mate- rially, and grain freights to Great Britain were active and the market firm. The News from the Battle Fietds. The Army of the Potomac and the rebel army of Northern Virginia still confront each other on the road to Richmond. ur offensive opera- tions are necessarily suspended by the condi- tion of the roads, and we must wait for the weather. But we can afford to wait, and every hour thus spent, within certain limits, increases Grant’s advantage over Lee cannot escape; for be is under surveillance, and the roads are as impassable to him as they are to us. He cannot get reinforcements; for Davis has none to give. He cannot restore his commu- nications and get up supplies in those few days, and his men will become less subordinate for every meal that they ought to have and do not get. His men cannot even rest; for they must be exhaustively on the watch, and under arms a dozen times a night, perhaps, to guard against surprises. Lee cannot afford to lose another division as he lost Johnson’s- On the other band, our men rest, and reinforce- ments and supplies go forward constantly, in active preparation for the continuance of the series of battles so magnificently begun. Let us patiently abide the movements of the great leader. General Sherman bas apparently had a bard fight at Resaca, south of Dalton, on the railroad from that place. His operations in Georgia seem likely to result ins success as great as that we have had in Virginia. Already he has reaped @ rich advantage by the brilliant movée- ment of McPherson’s corps through Snake Creek Gap. MoPherson’s advance to Resaca was 4 surpsise to the enemy. His pre- sence at that point was on Johnston’s line of retreat, and nine trains of cars loaded with the stores that Johnston was trying to carry eway with him fell into McPherson's hands. He was, it thus appears, at Resaca before John- ston’s army reached that point. Johnston’s whole army, in retreat, was deubtless precipi- tated on McPhorson’s corps, near Resaca, before Thomas could come up, and thus the Southern goneral was enabled to get away. But before he could secure a retreat by such an operation he must bave been very severely headied. And thas, with hie army badly brokea by a disss- Lee. danivation for the vindication of the rignte of teher, Gna! troma battle, his stores all lost, and with Sherman’s whole army im bot pursuit, the chances that there will be muoh left of Joha- ston’s army are very slim. Our operations against Fort Darling make the most favorable progress. Two lines of in- trenchments are already in our hands, and by the extension of our left the place is perhaps by this time completely invested. It is re- ported that General Beauregard, with a por- tion of his command, has slipped by General Butler and is on his way to Richmond. This will perhaps swell the number of Grant's prisoners to.the extent of ten thousand men. We give to-day the full particulars of the brilliant operations of our cavairy under Gene- ral Sberidan—of which we have heretofore had only the outline. These movements un- doubtedly contributed very greatly toward that distress in which Lee’s army now is. NEWS FROM EUROPE. The steamship City of London, Captain Petrie, which left Liverpool at four P. M.on the 4th and Queenstown on the Sth inst., arrived at this port yesterday afternoon. ‘The steamship Hecla, Captain Macauley, from Queens- town on the 4th of May, reached this port alse yesterday afternoon. ‘The passengers by the two vessels number one thou- sand one huodred and ninety-eight. The City of London bad six thousand three huadred and twenty Spanish doubloons to Mesers. Dale, The steamship Hibernian, from Liverpo May 5, via Londonderry on the 6th, en rou'e to Quebec, passed Father Point yesterday evening. ‘The news is five days iater. The steamship Etna, from New York, arrived at Queenstown on the 6th of May. The steamship Virgiuta, from New York, arrived on the 4th. The Pefuvian, from Portiand, arrived at Liverpool early on the morning of the 4th inst. The Glasgow arrived off Queenstown at twenty minutes past eight om the morning of the 4(b inst. Yacht Undine arrived safely at Gibraltar on May 3, witn Garibaldi on boara, and would leave again last night for Capret All weil on board, The court of inquiry into the wreck of the City of New York had pronounced judgment. The loss of the ship is attributed to the default of the master, and Capt. Key. nedy’s certificate is suspended for eight mouths, The London News is informed that the Great Eastern has been purchased, oo account of the French govern- ment, for ® sum approaching a quarter of a million pounds steriiug. The sale, however, is not to interfore with ber present engagements, which include the sub- maersion of the Atlantic cable, Ata meeting of the Galway Atlantic Steam Navigation Company, the chairman expressed the hope that before the Post office contract expired on the Ist of June, it would be possible to effect arrangements which would preserve the contract. Prince Napoleon had addressed a letter to the Venetian Committee, expressing an ardent wish for the speedy freedom of Itsly {rom the Alps to the Adriatic. Meyerbeer, the composer, had died in Paris. Prince Alfred, of Eagiand, bad arrived at Berlin on a risit to bis sister, the Crown Princess of Prussia. Advices from Tuais state that the insurrection was becoming general. ‘The Bank of Prussia, on the 34, raised its rate of dis- out to five per cent. The American Question, THE ATTEMPT OF THE BNGLISH GOVERNMENT TO COMMUNICATE WITH JEFF. DAVIS. In the House of Commons, on the 2d of May, Sir J. Evemtnstone asked whether an agent had not been de- spatched from the Ha: to the Confederate States in order to communicat ith the government at Ricb- mond,and whether that agent was vot refused permission to pasa through the blockade Mr. Lavarp—That wi . He was not permitted to pass through the blockading squadron. sir J. Evraixstone further asked whether the circum. stance of an agent being accredired by her Majesty’s gov- ernment and sent to communicate with the Confederate States government did no! amount to an acl:-nowledgun’ of the exccutine power of the Confederate States. (“Hear, hear," and **No,"") No reply was given te this inquiry From the mumisteriak VIOLATION OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN TERRITORY BY THF UNITED SVATES, In the House of Commonson the id of May, Mr. Card- well said he ud received from the Governor of the Hu sons Fay Company a letter and enclosures which the Hudsons Bay Company had received from their Governor atthe Red river settlement — [t appeared {rom these documents that the commander of the United states forces upon the ‘rontier requested permission trom the Governor of the Red river gett iemeut to pursue and capture Sioux Indians who might cross the frontier. That per | mission was grantea by the Governor of tue Red river settlement SECRETARY SEWARD'S MESSAGE 10 NAPOLEON ON THE MONNOK DOOIRINE. {From the Paris Mooiteur, May 1 } The government of the Emperor’ has received from that of the United States satisfactory expianativns reia- tivego the sense and bearing of the resolution passed p¥ the House of Representatives at Washington with regard It {s known that the W: hington Senate hes jon of the resolution, has not been sanctioned by the ex- The Privat ARRIVAL OF THE GRORGIA IN THR Mi bel steamer Georgia, Captain Fvani arrived in the Mersey early oo the morning of the 2d instant. She mounts six guns, and ie manned by sixty seamen. Various rumors were afloat as to the ob ject of ber visit. One was that she was to be offered for ‘sale; Dut the general opinion was that she bad put in to be refitted. THE CREW OF THE GEORGIA TO MAN TRE ALEX- ANDRA. (From the London Times, May 4.) The commander and officers of the Confederate screw steamer Georgia, now lying in ove of the Sirkenbead docks for the parpore of being sold, were last night enter tained at din by the Liverpooi Southern Club It suppoeed that an effort will be made to retain the crew to man the Alexandra. The D ‘The I'r 8 bad Occupied Randers and Hebroe, and held the whole of Jutland except that part north of Lyoos Fiora, ‘There bad been no movement in Deomark, It 8 considered that the conference had come to an untimely end. The London Times thinks it may as weil be abandoned ‘Two British ships bad gone to the North Sea to watch the Austrian fleet. It was believed that the whole chan. el fleet would follow should the Austrians enter the tic. The London Morning Post is very warlike towards Prassia and Austria. The British channel fleet, which bad gone from Port- land to the Downs, still remained at the latter place on the 34 inst., although rumors had been current that they ‘were under orders (or the Baltic. The Dagsbiadat of ( is severe upon Fngland's policy under Earl Russell, and thinks Denmark will ob- tain more tavorable resulte by entering into direct nego- tiations with the enemy than by the London conference. The Paris Moniteur says that Austria and Prusei insist upon the cessation of the blockade as one of the condi- Ko movement bas been made in Denmark. The conference yesterday accomplished nothing and adjourned t11! the 9th. 6, 1866. Lorpor, bank raised the dtncount fate v0" any 00 bins per Consols for money 90% » 90%. meneephckon Meee Central ehares, 26 9 24 discount; Erie shares, ‘The bullion in the Bask of Engaind bas decreased £113,500 ateriing. THE LIVERPOOL MARERTS. LivEaroon, ‘The Brokers’ 96,000 bales, of LS meegomeny se 14,600 Beospway ‘Tamataa.—Tho dramatic season at thie house was inaugurated leat evening by anew five act play, by Fanny Kemble, entitled An Engiteh Tragedy. ‘The piece possesses some original and strongly marked 4 jadies proposes ts aot to THE ANTI-SILK DRESS MOVEMENT. | tome. tnre taisaty a et Gee pL ry ryt = excess importation exportation wi CJ bised Mass Meeting of the Women of New | sfuetwar tas: sows es tos blood of thomas fows en the field York at the Cooper Institute. a- ove of ebeole, 10 the amount af and all UNEXPECTED OPPOSITION. or ‘arty: eight ot dollata, In the Your ending June, 1861, when we first began to smart the rod of Divine chastisoment from this cruel =) THE F. '$’ RUSE bout sitteou and's half mations, fad Xe people instine- ASHIONABLE MILLINER * | irl “enone, an ante o woning ta Bey Rta Bee | country Afty-cight ‘mi epecte Solange against us, we drew into the country sixteen and & In wine Cha tatoo of the hour, ‘But ty, and BY Pureuance of an invitation promulgated by the ladies was 5 composed Drought ite alleviation. os every who the Metropolitan Sanitary Fair Executive |‘ hgh rings he daily as Bee New Committes, a mass meoting of the ladies of New York as- | avenues of Deamon and power Lag oe sembled at the Cooper Institute yesterday vo take steps | new sources of revenue | ap) we towards the loyal North. It had not a extending the movement lately ioengurated st | Yromtve of now lif for the nation ta. the future, but mame ‘Washington for promoting ational economy by « general | dry and divers good things pertaiving to the life now Abstinence from the use of forciga fabrics during the | upon us, even under the dreadful waste taesirekgay te oreapeunes of. awa. whe ane renee in June, 86a The, excess of, aDee8 ‘The meeting was called for one o'clock P. M.; but long | exported again to pay the balance of trade against before that hour the large hall of the institute was | us was, oboub spealy, miians .0n0, © bake Fraps t ba with Indies, not apparelied in the costly dresses | [now wi tha dgares are, but would néb Neoamed iu which they were wont to appear, but all plainly and | i¢ they went as high as seventy or se uh economically clad, as an outward evidence of their | lions. Now, question is, women @& Pract will you destroy, will you tingalst this balance against us? Will you stop this drain on the muscles of the nation? It can be done with perfect ease, Every one must see that at least seventy-five millieas must be taken off our expenses, and not a particle of com> enjoyed by any woman on the conth t. The thing can be done if it be only made fashion- al to do it. We ask no linsey! wooly dresa; but we ask every woman in her eres inward determivation to abide by the pledge they were about to take, If this were go, there was, however, a isplay of insincerity in the collection of costly equipages that filled the square outside, and in which numbers of these ladies wore driven to the place of meeting. Up to one o'clock a continuous stream poured into the building, taking up every seat and filling the | jn ber simpleness, in shrewdness, ‘Passage ys when no more sitting room was mon sense, to reduce her own ex) in dress and she fairly Jeft. Thero was a perpetual and over increasing buzz of whispered conversation going on, with ao occasional silvery titter from the younger ladies at the novel sitwation in which they found themselves, thus occupying and filling to overflowing the arena go generally monopolized by comtending political factions. But after a while they began to evince decided impatience at the delay of the proceedings; for it was nearly half- Past one before any one appeared on the platform. An occasional faint tap of a parasol on the floor first betrayed their impatience; but by and by this more frequently occurred and was more generally adopted, until one and all joined in, and there wi regular de- mand in the way usual to masculine meetings for the principal actors to make their appearance. On the iron railing in front of the platform were ranged cards con- taining samples of home made material of cotton, calico, and other materiais for dresses, sent to the committee from the Manchester, (N. H.) Print Works, which were closely examined by the ladies who could reach them, After some turther delay Mr. W. E. Donar at last come oz “Se platform, and said that jt wou! "Oc Svatitying to the gentlemen who bad ‘Ween invited to attend if some of the ladies of the com- mittee would meet them in the committee room for a single moment’s conference. Mr. Peter Cooper acted as marshal to the ladies in ushering them to the presence of their expectant coadju- jewels, to do e pide 4 easily can do to reduce our gold account out cng 8H tell on her substantial comforts, upon the bealth or happiness of herself or family. The thing perfectly feasible and within our reach. Now will it be done? Of course this work must have its beginniag. Certain ladies here who can afford to spend money pledge themselves that they will not encourage the importation of foreign luxuries, They will, as far as convenient, ad- stain from the purchase of those imported luxuries; aad if their example be copied this fashion set in tho streets of New York will be imitated all over the country, those sixty millions now against us will be anoithili six months. (Applause.) It is perfectly casy te ; and what will be the effect of this? Go into street—into the gold ring—after this matter is fairly im augurated, or, if you think that too perilous a vent oper one of the morning papers next day and you will see the result—gold tumbling down witha crash and the credit of the country going up. Now, we want good Uncle Sam to be able to hold up bis head in Wall street and Lombaré \d everywhere else, in the strength of bis his greenbacks will be as ‘as gold, for dollar. (Applause.) What woman that deserves the name is willing tosweep the streets with Lyons silz and costly velvet, and go flashing up and down Broaé way with expensive jewels, when these streets echoes often to the funeral tread, and when so many faces we meet are saddened with grief of the hour. It is indecent, it is unbefitting, it is ansympathetio— shame. (Applause.) Ido not ask for crape in when the hand of God himself has not smitten ilis; Ido not ask for sackcloth and ashes or these oute ward signs and circumstances of sorrow; but I ask a de cont, a gober and a blameless demeanor, which becomes peopie who feel that they are walking amid the shadows ef great events. I honestly believe that there never has in history a more faithful, @ more heroic, ® more army thau the Army of the Potomac, mot to say armies of the Union. (Appiause.) And I know there is no keener grief, no more acute sorrow, no d ingle moment'’ was a precious long one, and again Parasols and tiny feet recommenced a slight attempt at expressing the impatience of the fair audience for the opening of the proceedings. By degrees these demon: strations swelled into proportions that almost rivalled the noisiest efforts of jeting of the hard fists them. selves under similar circumstances, This press ure of public feeling brought the mixed com mittes of ladies and gentlemen to the presence. The ladies of the Executive Committee of the Metro- po'itan Sanitary Fair took their seats at the back of the piat‘orm, where they remained anxious and excited spec- tators of the tumult among the immense mags of their isters that filled the hall in every part, and which was created during the proceedings by opposition to pledge they had drawn up and submitted for their accept- ance. There were but few gentlemen on the platform, and, besides these, not half a dozen in the house. The gentiemen invited by the Ladies’ Executive Committee were Proiessor Hitchcock, Rev. Dr. Vinton, Rev. Dr. King, Rev Dr. Usgood, Kev. Dr. Adams, Mr. l’eter Cooper aud a few others. ‘The proceedings were opened by Mr. Prrer Coorsa, who moved that the Rey. Dr. King take the chair, which was oarried by tbe unanimous vote of the ladies. REV. DR. KING'S RFEMARES. Rev. Dr. Kine then came forward and briefly addressed the meoting. He eaid:—1 have the high honor of beiag called to preside over this meeting of American women. 1 bave been used to preside at masculine meetings; but I Bever bad the good fortune to preside before at such a meeting as this. And it is very rarely the good fortune of any man in the history of a lifetime to occupy a weary march, at in shame for us. weep for us in shame, and exclaim, ‘Cannot our flaunting pride, and they weep They do not curse us, but § be sober, in God’s ‘name, looking on to us die’ This is the question. I will add no more. lies with the American women most materially to the credit of the country in the exigency now upon and which is to be a exigency. And, all, it is in their power to cheer the army by the they shall exhibit, so that they, as the bugles sound the Rapidan to Spotteylvania, from Spotsylvania to Ger- donsville, from Gordonsville to Richmond—(applause)— from Richmond to annibilation—(continued applause that when the bugles sound from march to march, battle to battle. your brave boys may say the nation— the nation—is behind us. (Applause.) Mr. W. E. Dopas follow considerable length, taking cock in urging a pledge of economy. Dr. Viwtox next followed, and bis remarks were fre quently applauded by the fair audience. THE PLEDGR. Mo ian yr read by the chairman, and ras ag foliows:— wd i similar position in such @ [ea will ‘not detain you, ladies. forther t generally the “We, the undersigned, during the continuance of thar fe women of the of the rabollion, 6 ourselves to refrain from the objects of the meeting. land, carrying are that ‘the poble efforts in the great cause of the country, now, by some personal celf-denial, prove their zeal in the good cause. That self-denial es & point which is supposed to de very dear to the ebeart. (Appiause.) And most of the other gender always assume that the taste for dress displayea by the ladies is in regard to them: and, therefore, when purchase of imported articles of luxury for which these of home manufacture or production can be conven substituted.” ‘The CaarrM an said that no one would be asked to {t that did not intend to keep it. A book containing pledge would be found at No 2Great Jones street to morrow, at three o'clock, where all who desired might we ask tbat they shall hereafter, durtog the | Sign it continuance of the war, abstain, so far as pos- | Rev. Dr. Knee, of Boston, was in favor of ha sible, from all indulgence tn articles of luxury | another meeting of the committee, to reconsider the in dress, and adorn themselves in the fabrics | Pledge: but this was objected to, and the suggestion to that eflect was withdrawn, THE DISCUSSION ON THE PLEDGR. Tho pledge as read was somewhat altered from the origival prepared by the ladies of the commitiee, te chairman substitutiog the word ‘conveniently’ for poe sibiy, cootrary to the wishes of the committee, whe thonght the word ‘‘coveniently’’ too indefinite, amd wanting in stringency as a pledge. Another pledge was drawn up and submitted, whlc® read as follows:— “We, the undersigned, during thefcontinuance of war of the rebellion, pledge ourselves in the exercise our best judgment to regulate our and expenses with special reference to the economy aad Fe- sources of the country’? This pledgereceived no favor, and was withdrawn. ‘he CasieMan then put the pledge #s amended by Biss to the vote-— Uo the cal! for ayes numbers responded, but almost as many cried no when the response was demanded. The chairman again put it to the vote, and again it zs peared that a large number present were opposed to wording of the pledge. we ourselves produce, and present themselves to us as American women in American clothing, in which they wiil be more lovely and more beloved. ( Applause.) Wo will now commence by invoking the blessings of Heaven on the good work Rey Dr. King then delivered a very Prayer Buitable to the occasion. MR, PETER COOPER'S REMARKS. Mr, Cooper then proceeded to address the meeting. He said the meeting had been called together by ladies whose object was to form a union which was intended to impressive commend itaeif to the heart of every patriotic lady in the land. Ata time like this, when all our hopes for freedom for ourselves and ovr posterity are threatened with: destruc- tion by the vilest despotiem thatever disgraced a civil ized oation—at sich a time it is honerable to the ladies to jotn 1u @ union of efforts to economize the labor of the | contribute strength to the arm of government. This should ba done to enable our government to withstand the desperate men now at war for its destruction. You may all bave noticed that high on the front of this building stands a word—a single, solitary word: it }s a word engraven in stone, and should be deeply evgraven upon every American A lady tn the ball then rose and said that a great maay heart. That word is Union. It ts a word that em. | voted against the resolution because they preferred the bodies in itself the oniy hope of our imperiiled | other (the original and more stringent one), they thougné couutry, and the only hope for the fins! trinmph of | it wanted force and power im the form of expression. (Applause The Cuainman—Does that lady move the reconsidere- tion of the vote? Lavy—Yoe, air. entire i wereniendoes be taken b; LADY—I move also that the vote bie 9 Tho Cuainuas—-As many us are im favor ofr ing the vote will be pleased to rise? But a fow ladies rose, evidently not understanding the question. LADIFA BTATR THEIR OPINIONS IN WRITING. ‘The Chairman was bere handed two notes, sent to the front by ladies in the body of the hall, one of which was signed ‘+A Loyal Woman,” who wrote as follows:— | believe the opposition of the ladies to the pledge ie sololy because the piedge is not sufticiently binding. 1 does not even propose to do without luxuries, leaving sacritice to be made, Toe second note stated a similar objection, and iat} mated that the word “conveniently” was a very vagee (orm of expression, REMARKS OF MISS BUSAN B. ANTHONY. freedom and tree covernment throughout the world It will require, my friends, a union of science and art, with all their powers of combination exerted, to enadle us to withstand the terrible energy and desperation of who are borr end brought up under a syatem whore men and women are bought and sold like cattle ina market, It is this system that has corrupted the deep foontains of the Southern heart, it ts only such a system could make men willing to wade through seas of blood to maintain, extend and perpeturte a power that pies thousands to sel! their ownschiidren to be en- slaved: witbal, ity 1® a continued and hopel are, nothing to boast over them: for if it bad failen to our lot to have been born and brought up under the same corrupt- ing power and Influence of such a system, we, instead of them, would Lave been the demons in buman shape who are now striggling to take the life of a nation for no higher or better reason than the one giveo thirty years ago by Jobn €. Calhoun to Commodore Stewart, when he said that they of the South were an aristocratic people, and that theirs was an aristocrajic instity- Misa Antuony, who was seated on the platform, then tion, and that jost so jong as they of the South | asked leave to address a few words to the oa ae could control the action of the general government of our | said:—Mr. Chairman and Women of the Empire City—B wotty, just so long they would remain in the Unien, | seems to me that the point of difference wheo they could not they would break it up. This | precisely bere. We have all of us hung together they are now straining every ne toaccomplish. What | after these three years of blood: war, and can be more terribie to contemp! than the triumph of | we wish ic our hearts to ta! ition. fe pledge our. such men, with such a government, growing out of | selves to sacrifices, and whi ourselves mere b acorrupting power—a government claiming it asa ity one of us, to gt loxuries as shall Be io the face of high heaven, that property shall | convenient to use individually, dt does not go to the labor id thus outraging ali the dearest | world that we are going to e any sacrifices. If I ua- interests of a common humanity. When such | derstand the spirit of the women here to day, it s thas tution can be allowed to live and flourish in our they want a pledge so strong and thorough that one country, it may then be taken as a eign in the beaveas who gives ber pod to it will be ape eS that the sun of Amenican hopes of freedom and indepen- | sacrifice. (Applause.) If the avenue have ifs and satios and brocade to last for five, ‘anor oes dence is fast setting under the clonds—darkness of a des potisn to be followed by a wide spread ruin and desela- | years, if the war should continue #0 long, tion, The speeches said that extrav: is now | the avenue wear brocades and gating, the poor bo | spreading ite baneful effect over the land, and | woman who earos three or five dollars a week must the question is, what can we do to remedy the evil? | an Cy te appear as well as the Fifth avenue lady. Te can only be effected by & consolidated effort, and | Hore is the point of difference im the assembly. We de & union of effort is needed now, when avery re- source {8 strained to preserve our pation’s life, Mh ia the proud privilege of the leaders of America to exert a pow- erful influence when they unite in @ good work. SPRKCH 0} FEBBOR HITCHCOCK. Professor Hrrcn: to address the meeting. Just listened to with so much respect and fam uh nove ee a ta Ay de jut Ty cAuRe our country, lil ha of long beyond, mp uy panes “Sayeed, the "period of good feated » triumpbaotiy * e jeal of ition apology. First principles ee aieaee controversy-—~ a the ‘body of the hall, ai Peccaney “ tr certain great matters are settied. ‘idence of God that some French fashionable miliinere have inflemed the mind and of thie «nation, and English ti ‘vers had packed the meeting with per. with | the conviction and purpose that this | sone in ibeir TD tbelt ex of feelings Republic, founded by the wisdom, bY | opinions on this subject they manifested « ‘deal the valor, and baptized by the blood of OUF | warm tomper, and it was evident that if the fathers shal, helping us, to nore | 1# to be sustained at all, those whom fom 4 chi ‘an they transmitted it to theirs, We are 8 interfering with the harmony of expect to experience their ire them inthe way of business, hall, afterjthe Rea bastay shout! ing ous in & op Cand TK will ed A Pete eer ‘of the ball was \rovad the A platform numbers fign the , printedgheadings vi ct ot tee etre some time ‘the last of the ansembiage left. Tan OF LaDine The resolution was (0 the meeting, but was The ve