The New York Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1864, Page 4

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SITU A” ‘The Army of the Potomac is aysin in motion, Mr, Seoretary Stanton telegraphod ts General }ix lest aight at tea o'clock thet « enoral commenced a @ vement oa Friday evening. for the pary. + of ling Lee to abandon hig position at Spottey!yavta, We are not at liberty me frant bad copel- Wate to pavt we are | jk Se EEEEEEEEnEenna Grant's Latest Movement—Tne Rebels | competent army surgeous Zhould have long since directed the WZntion of Congress to the Fall Back Befere Him. re Notwithstanding the faot that no news of | Deceasity Of & >form in this branch of our groat and sangulnary reached us for the past two says, the Army of the Potomac is not idle. Its #i¥acious com- battles in Virginia has | Military service. If we take into the account the frauds which have been perpetrated through the same influcnces In the enrolment business, it is the more surprising that somthing should mander is aware that grand results can be } not have been attempted, even wore it in the achieved as well by skilful and well timed manceuvres as by general en- Sagoments, the memory of which may] joint with co way of inquiry. Of one thing we are con- vinced: that patil modical mon are properly remunorated the Wart Department osn never rtainty upoa its resources; for be historic, but the cost of which must | without properly qualified examining surgeons ‘be the sacrifice of a holocaust of brave men. Friday evening, with a view to force General Lee to abandon his position at Spottsylvania Court House, which was progressing well at last accounts. The enemy declined to give battle, but fell back beyond the North Anua river. It would appear that General Han- cock made the advance at half-past it will always be cheated as to the number and Thus he undertook a movement on | ficiency of the troops on which it has to rely: The Arg les Case=The Diplomatic Oorrespendenct. We publish this morning the entire diplo- matic correspondence in the Arguelles case, which bids fair to become one of the causes celebres. The correspondence is exceedingly interesting, and will well repay perusal. We also publish the indictment found by the Grand Jury against Marshal Murray for kidnapping eleven on Friday night; but the corps | Senor Arguelles. This fully completes the of General Longstreet commenced to move southward at one o’clock Saturday morn- ing. On the same evening General Ewell followed Longstreet. The probabilities were that the whole rebel army is falling back. It would be manifesily injudicious at the present moment to publish the details of this ma We have the assurance of Secretary Stanton, however, that it is “progressing favor- ably.” nouvre. Oar Apparent Inactivity—Thoe Certainty of Grant's Success. We have had no report of hard fighting in record of the case up to this time. The crime with which Senor Arguolles is charged by the Spanish authorities is that of engaging in the slave trade and prostituting his official position in Cuba for the encouragement and protection of that infamous traffic, Learn- ing that the Governor General of Cube had de- cided upon his arrest, Arguelles suddenly fled to thig country, bringing with him the proceeds of his latest transaction in slaves. A letter from our Havana correspondent, detailing the circum- stances, arrived here at the same time, and was immediately published in our columns. Al- though no names were mentioned in this letter, Arguelles at once sent us a re- Virginia for two days, and this is rogarded as a | ply to it, in which he denied that he had dearth of news. Our army there fought des- left Cuba clandestinely, and asserted that he perately for eight days, with very decided | had come to New York upon official business, advantage; rested two or three days, and then | and by the authority and permission of the fought one day more; and now that there is | Governor Genoral. A subsequent letter, in apparently avother pause in the slaughter peopie wonder why Grant don’t “go on.” But it appears that he snecessfully—-moving towards the grand issue. Tt is bard to suy what continual slaughter or how much blood this Moloch of public opinion would require to satisfy it that our armies and our generals are doing their duty nobly. We have hitherto spoken of the great activity of ern agents ia onr midst. and of how mueh they ure constantly doing everywhere in the formation of public opinion; and it is doubt- less owing to their activity that there is an idea abroad that the silence of the war bul- Soutl which he stated that the charges against him were originated for purposes of black mail, we is going on, quietly and | declined to print. The diplomatic correspondence fills up the gap which has hitherto existed between these facts and the mysterious disappearance of the Senor. It seems that the Spanish Consul here, acting for the Governor General, made appli- cation to Secretary Seward for the arrest of the alleged criminal and his retura to Cuba for trial. Several notes upon the subject passed between the Secretary of State, Lord Lyons and the Spanish Consul, and Secretary Seward, by the authority of the President. notified the eget tetins is ominous for our cause, and that we | Governor General that if a proper oficer were tust have suifered a reverse if we cannot an- vounce ® battle and a victory every day. No opiuion could be more peruicious!y aon- sensical. Gen. Grant is a man of purpese— as inflexible as the law of gravitation—and, ssuch a uaa in command of eur armies, the destruction ot Lee is absolutely certain. Lee’s army will be destroyed, it matters not whether by battle or otherwise. It is lament- able ignorance to suppore that a great military result is only to be ved by battle. Marches, nosuvres, the tiinely seizure of a critical point, are oilev more decisive than the bloodi- est battle could be: aud the great general gains bis purposes in that way, and saves his nen. Though achievements of this eharacter are jess bri , they are none the wit! ant and sho: positive than those that the North with mourning over iue tall of thousands of And, though the people do not brave men. seut here from Cuba to take charge of Ar- guetles he would be givea up. This appears to have been done; for our reports inform us that Arguelles was kidnapped by the United States Marshal, taken off to the Havana steamer in a small boat, and placed on board the vessel, which then proceeded upon its voyage. In the meautime Madame Arguelles had made a complaint before the Grand Jury of the ab- duction of her husband. The jury at once investigated the matter, and, while pushing their inquiries in every direction, requested in- formation of the Seeretary of State, His reply was the accompanying documents, and 4 letter t District Attorney Hall, sigtiug that the arrest was made by Marsial Murray, at the instance and with the sauction of Iresident Lincoln. This of course exonerated the Marshal; but nevertheless the Grand Jury, careful that the position to staie that eur stccers | hour of a great battle every day, they may rest | !#w should not be infringed even by the Mhua far, Te would appear that the revel ussuved. that Grout is none the less busy, and | President, found a bil! of indictment army has fallen vac b the Notts Anna | also (hat he is doing qitite.as much toward the | @gsinst Mr. Murray, in order to test Fiver, retiring be%ore Ceneral Grant without giving vat result when be is not offered a chine: the legal and international quy-stions in- Dattle. General Longetract’s corp: conmenesd to move i tas be has bit's done while fighting. volved, Consequently the indictment is, in southward at one o'c!s May wortiag, an hour and tis gathering all the armies well | ftet, # presentinent of the adminisiration. ‘@ half after Gensrs! General Rwetl’s corp: rod waved, tay night Dar troops Row occupy Guiness Hue south of the Ma: r It j@ stated that Moke ¢ br Mr. Stautou announces + man at King Feplenishin. tie supnlins and the Dp, Ga. Information re Red river tuat fog over the falis ut Al they would all get sate y completed, aud if #0 ail t leased from the durance i which the low 8 has kept | them. ] Famors wore vife i j Doate.except two wore selouily cves He fal. An active cur rebel General Ki getting to all his i war suppored with ay Little | *Hlous to his t death Of four robe! gen { Green { \ tock «Smith i. ers, tu one of atat « to the rebe' Av oxiousive 8 was destroyed at Care Murreit’s Inlet Av expedition under Goneral fhe St. Jobus river, Dior ful 1 captured 1 0) seme horare Oensidyrabie rahe property } MIMCLLLANEOUS NZ | relive miles frow j Birney, wt contiy, wae ynsce by { eatite ‘The etesmohip Arv rice, (rom Sontham mm the ith Z of May, reached this port g. Hernewe | Chemists ap coe, The conseqni has been anticipated by report | need not » been a vastly Jar, There was little additiovsi dovolepeu yest of tite in ¢ artay than woutd have erence to the recent Ip amaiiou, Ano rs the case un Vie care of = property | a e wate on Saturday m i 4 ss Se cae a aca “e educated eu. Amputations ave The indivitual arresiod hos been co 4 f ‘ the weekly papers of hs city. He wher to the f been bat nently performed where oles of General Dix. wh le yesterday moreiug bad | a simp ni wuld have en examination, he donted al! kne { saved the Hocaned of the com eax preeiowe to ite denouement, he war re es bas ae often led to parole until to-day Rev. Dr. Choever sorter sy eve wddreaed a syoal Audience, in the @iureti of be on we ¢ tue mogro. iu} style of deelemanion Le the Presidential poley, the P hd predicted the ruin of te evamtry who cd the preseus AAmministration get auctinr tour years’ loave of power ‘The Quaker umuiversary tor the year Tit wae fiaoge Fated tn thin city yooiorday, members of wat perulier seot from various parte of the country Welog iu attend ance, They agombied ju the ouker chureh in Fifteenth fret, near Second arene both io the forswom wad afternoon, the house beike crowded? ow bolls Oooumone They will algo boWL meeiings ut the eume pmce at ten @'clock this forenoon Hod 04 Wedsevtay o this wowk the one Way being for the treueation oF bo Lom ne owed A Preevexep Mavame—A short (ime Queen Victoria received from ber eon (by mar riage), Privce Frederic William, of Pruesta, a deapatch annonneing tat his peopte ined @ great viciory over the Danes at Duppet. Inst then came «a note from ber dauglier, the Princess of Wales, announcing that Loe people Daves) bad been defeated by the Germans, different despatohes must have placed ber Maicety in a ved dilemma. are tt sum | monest ims of * since | } ad is well supported by the govera- in oll t a require. The encrgy dete shown in the recent remo of prominent Mis should sitficiont) © people of and there is all reason to suppose that, as our departments are now organized, we sholl have no more blunders. B i h we ought not to auy—have been comparatively in- , and have not affected the snccess of eat operations or changed any plaus. | ‘s army andl the Army of the Potomac 1e ones upen which we musi count for our great results; and while é¢hey continue to go on, and to be supported as they have so far sure blur or had nific lave cCanipa sh. our canee cau suffer no harm ments of Kirby Smit ov iy aul victory of those from ibrec ‘and adewdrop yuk te adr. from the lion's mane, im Men wy. —We see that Limy is ag ag for sa contract ; hysic:ans. He offers the mwnnif of one haudred dollars a month to the s than a working printer can earn emt. We had thougitt that aree years and a hatf on this plan wowid baye tongit the government the vdog such terms to medical men. who is worth bavise will dream of quitting his practice tor so paltry astipend. Those who have been alluved by it have bi Hiv raw medical students or ror HENT OF VU ¢ Medical Director o! the in adve is if the case should not be ti ferred to the United States courts under recent legistation, the alministration will be practicatly the party tried, although Marshal Murray is the party accused. This singular position of affairs makes the case all the more curious and inter- esting. Should the indictment be pressed, Marstal Murray’s defence will be the order of the Secre- tary of State. That defence will raise the of the vight of the administration to issue such an order. Where this right is based upon w treaty no docbt remains; but the United Slates Lave no extradition treaty with Spain. This teads us tothe real point in the case, which wh ¢ or not intervational law authorizes a sovereign State to de- fiver to another the criminal sitbjecta of the latter, frrespective of any treaty stipula- Upon this point authorities differ, Toe earlier jurists held that intervational law did authorize such deliveries. The Chancellor this State took the same gvound in the Washburne case. (4 Johnson's Chancery, page 106.) ry Seward and Altorney Genera! Botes entertain the same opinions, and have piu them into practice by diplomatic arrange- ments, But, on the other hand, the later writ- ers and decisions are very strongly opposed to thie position. lor example, the last edition of Kenl says that “all the high Lew authorities in or Hall, in the case of the Creole, ir opinions in tue British House of Lords, in Pebrnary, 1842, that the Raglish law and intevaational law did not authorize the surrender of fugitive criminals of any degree, and that (he right to demand and surrender must be founded on treaty, or it does not ex- ist.” These contradictions will give trouble to the lawyers for months to come; and we hove no doubt that lony before thelr arg ments are over Arguelles will be convicted in the Coban courts and at work ia the chain rr quest tions, of In hospital M to render Sulli porcrament at servi rative for s ently rewiu 4 standing bo be ln duced to ente The impoligy of parsimony that bes heen excreisod in this ¥ da further + Plustration from facts that have transpired with- in the last tow day The amber of skerad | dlers who have made their way to Wavhington from Grant's army, under the pretence of huris + of ove kind of another, has been unnsually Three fourths af them were so slightly d that a day or two in the rear must have j set thom fo rights again. The rest were mero- ly sharumiag. Jf our surgeons had done their duty pone of these «<kulkers would have been allowed to Jeave our tives, The qnestion is whelher the surged who examined them were themselves qualified for theit business, ‘The resnit we think shows that they wore not, ‘The loss of good soldiers and the expease caused to the coantry by the inefloiquay of ta- of | Suireriupme were Covveny.—-The Baglish stovodud ifthe | years ince were wout to boast, with great the | show of reason, that “Britaonia ruled the aca.” Whe fire suocessfal blow which was dealt at this supremacy proceeded {rom the people of of Jobo Bull, Our frigutes met theirs in fair 4 defented them, while our privaterrs | pple their commerce, These latter | Vessels became famous for speed and superior construction, and at the termination of the war we rivatled England as shipbuilders. We tien received orders for vessels-of-war from foreign Powers. We have furnished ships to many of the South American nations, to Russia, to China, more lately to Italy, and have just compleied the first of number of gunboats ordered by (he Japanese goverment. These orders were given when we ranked But now we shall lose that prestige by the blunders of the Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles. His imbecility, and the ineffi- oiegoy of oo many of the government yeesols , work Ip, (ho Monitor's qerviges would eat, | UW onsowen ian, a6 the most successful shipbuilders. | this countey. when they shook off the heavy yoke | shipbuilding. The mont as that of the navy. Sxcession SentiMevt AND AGENTS IN THE Nortu.—Numbers of secessionists are scattered every social circle or public assembly. Our city has the misfortune, as « metropolis, to be where. They are to be seen and heard in all fifty cents a day in gold, and four dollars in contemptible stripe of the British race, and Northern men with Southern principles. Many of the last are the heads of affluent mercantile houses in our midst, who got rich in Southern trade, and who think, with Henry A. Wise, that it isa pitiable sightto see “Southern gentle- men crushed by the Northern scum.” These men-are always to be heard talking down our cause-—not openly, but with a covert allusion or sneer. They can always tell ex- actly how decisive and magnificent is any suc- cess gained by the Southern armies, and also how inconsiderable and unimportant every Union success is. Every one can recognize such a person in the number of his acquaintances— @ person who cannot be convinced that our armies Lave ever won a battle, yet whose per- ceptions are wonderfully quick to perceive any change in the condition of affairs that is in favor of the confederacy. Just now these men are talking down the recent victories .Won by General Grant, and it isa good time to call public atlention to their character. They are rest of the leaders of the rebellion, and those leaders rely upon thew to affect public opinion here, to divide the North and to help the South in that wa M. F. Maury, in a letter to the London Times, written last year, divulged the fact that these men were regarded by the Southern leaders as an important agency in the conduct af the war. He classed them higher in point of effectiveness than the South- ernarmies? He considered that the South could not gain its independence by means of its armics, but that its chance was good—*“ its prospects brighter than ever’—through the dissensions that these agents were expected to foment at the North. In our city the organs of these men are the so-called democratic papers. Our readers need not be told that these papers are not demo- cratic at ail. The World, the News and the £x- press are the very worst pretenders to demo- cracy that were ever seen, though it is not the least singular of human delusions that the conductors of these papers seem to believe reully that they are ax democratic as they claim to be, and seem also not to kaow how completely they are under the influence of the Southern agents who labor so industriously in our midst, Asa part of the same Southern scheme un- der which these agents labor—a scheme for the division of the Nortb—the active Southern leaders now favor the re-election of Mr. Lia- coin, Though their organs here have not yet come out affirmatively with this idea, they serupulously take cure not to oppose Mr. Lin- coln’s nomination in any way. This wiil cer- tainly be the next game by which the Southern leaders, agents and organs will try to divide us, if Grant's campaign on the Rapidan shall not make the whole matter hopeless. But all these hardworking moles may be assured that Grant’s nomination by the people will make their cause hopeless if his present campaign does not. Ovr Troy-Ciaps—Tae Monrrors ano Terr Day. —The rapid increase of our iron-clad navy has been one of the features of the present cen- tury, aud for a time was the absorbing topic of this country, as weil as the wonder of the world. More than two years bave now elapsed since the Monitor made ber debut in Hampton Roads and created such an universal excite- ment. Since that time we have been increasing our naval force with scores of vessels built on her general principles of constraction. Expe- rience, money and tre wisdom of some of the best talent in the country have aided in tho further developmeut of this style of vessel, and we believe now that they have reached their limit of perfection and effectiveness. ‘fo accomplish this state of affairs we have expended nearly sixty millions of doliars—-two-thirds ef that sum for the vessels alone, the remaining por- tion has been expended in experimenting with various mechanical appliances, most of which the most miserable failures. It js believed that the new gun com pressor, applied (o and subsequently removed from some of the new irou-clads, owing to ite failing in any essential requisite, has cost about seventy two thousand dollars, the only returas of this enormous outlay being the price which the oldiron and brass will bring. Muny of the ma chine shops ia the eountry which have been em ployed on this Mouttor work have expended from foriy to Ofly per cent in wastage of my terial. Moormous forgings, weighing ten or twelve toos, have been battered and banged until only some five or six tons were left, or, iu | fact, needed. Those having supervision these matters are responsible for sugh outlays; but they Lave never once pondered upon ihe je have proved ot fact that thoy were squandering public money, and the people would ere long be taxed very high figuras to pay the enormous anm uselosaly expended. What have our iron-clads accomplishes Charleston is still in tye hands of the rebols. Over Fort McAllister atill flow the war flag of Sesessia, and the only trophy of iran-clad oon test we have is tho Adianta. Tt was the good gunnery of the Weeltawken that accomplished ‘that capture. Tad the ill-fated Oumber- land and Congross beon favored by wind end « depth of water sufficient lately construnted, must tet against us with other Powers, and will put us back s quurter if not halt a century as regards our succesful faot that, with six hundred vossels-of-war at the command of the Navy Department, the rebel privateers are still free to molest and destroy our commerce, will cause the world to doubt our naval ability, and we shall hear of no more orders being re- celved here for the construction of vessels-of- war for foreign Powers. For this, and other equally unpleasant results, we are indebted to the Rip Van Winkle who is still allowed to dreamily preside over so important a depart: all over the North, and taint the sentiments of thé headquarters of these men, and they are more numerous and bolder here than else- places of publio resort, in omnibuses and cars, on the steamboats, and in the large hotels—espe- cially in the hotels of that particular class where board is to be had for “two dollars and currency.” These men are Southerners not bold enough to fight; snobby Englishmen with a pretentious symputhy for “a people fighting for their freedom, you know,” or some other all Southern agents, mon directly in the inte- to tempt to say that they are 2ot good vessels for harbor defence; but 0 attack earthworks they are comparatively useless, aud certainly very expensive. They are not seaworthy, snd oan- not ght in a sea way uoder any circumstances. One of the worst features of this business ts thas our iron-olad navy is controled by some half dozen oapitalists, who are supplied by foreign brains, none of whom are willing that any one should have any of the benefits or pickings in this great financial field. It is use- leas to appeal to the Navy Department in this matter, as they are cither too ignorant or too much interested to pay any attention to those who have the interest of the navy or the coun- try at heart. Consequently we must ask that Congress will tura its attention to the workings of the great Monitor Company, unlimited, as the English advertisements say, and ascertaia how much money has been already thrown away, and how much wore is expected to go the same way. We need a thorough overbauling in this branch of our naval affairs, and the sooner the better for it aud the pockets of taxpayers. Honors Conrerrep upon Oxy o¥ Our Navat Orvicens.—The King of Italy, to prove his recognition of the great interest shown by our naval officers in searching for the Italian frigate Re Galantuomo, when she was known to be in distress, has conferred upon Com- mander Thomas A. Craven, of the Niagara, the Orders of Sts. Maurizio and Lavzaro. This distinotion is a proof of the King’s gratitude to the abovenamed gentleman, as the Cross of St. Maurice is rarely bestowed, save where great services have been rendered, and more than usual desire is felt to make a proper return, This is one of the oldest and most highly valued of the European orders. Americans have: had it conferred upon them. Professor Morse was, we believe, one of the fiest thus honored by Victor Emanuel. It was at one time considered that decorations were not in conformity with the spirit of our institutions. Since the commencement of this war that impression must have changed, as we scarcely see an officer or private not wearing a badge, cross, or some distinctive mark, which proves that our people are as muck: alive to honorific distinction as the rest of mankind ‘Tus Woman's Covenant.—-Some of our patri- otic countrywomen have recently made a very silly covenant to wear uncoinfurtable clothes. We have all sorts of traditions of what hardships the grandmothers of the repub- lic endured in the good old days of the Revo- lution and in the time of the embargo. But why did the dear old ladies suffer so? Our great-grandmothers drank sassafras only be- cause they could not get tea, and wore liusey woolsey because silks and satins could not get into the country, and not for any other reason; and the women of the present time will oaly make a very absurd parody of that good coa- duct if they attempt to imitate it without hav- ing the same necessity to do so. Imported goods are plenty, and every dollar's worth bought goes to increase the revenue of the goverament. This movement began in Wash- ington, with the Congressmen’s wives, and is exactly of the character of the Washiagtoa financial ideas. The Congressmen labor des- perately to devise a means to increase the revenue, and they cannot do it, and now their wives have hit upon a plan that will decrense the revenue to an immense extent. A Hinr von Srreer Commisstonnn Couneus.—- We notice that the sum of tweuty-five thousand dollars has been inserted in the tax levy for the repair of the road between Carmanaville and Kingsbridge. We hope that Street Com- missioner Cornell will attend to this matter im- mediately, and not leave it until election times, when no work is done generally. Let Mr. Cor. nell take this hint or the coaseqneac ag « Literary Intelligence. Mr. Joho C. Hamilton’s edition of “The Federalist’ ts comploted. It iseuriched by some interesting addi tional documents from his distinguished father's papers, and also by copious notes and additions of his own. We bave now two valuable political text books under tho titie of “The Federulist’’—namoly, the ono that we have just noticed, aud the volume publieued by Mr. Dawacn. A frosh edition of the latter is, we understand, uadsr way. “The War: Its Canses and Consoquences,"’ ix the tiie Of @ political renttse recectly published by Bleiork &Co., of Catro, Ill. It 1s ably writes, and takes the ground that a permanent division of the Northern and Southern States is amoral aod material impossiouity. Tes author is Mr; ©. C. 8. Farrar, Another essay, of rathor a difereat tone, entitiel “The Future,” bas just deen iatued from the press this city, It i from the pen of Mr. Montgomery HL. Sbroop. ts object is slutel to de “to inquire tuto nud trace the effects of that pole; Jugatron and military rule which bas been so cia urged upon the administration, and to which they now Appour to be fully committed: co expose the conssrueness of an absorption of ancoustitutionn! power by the genoral government, avd to indicate the dangers with whic an enormous devs, large standing armirs, and ass of military uecossity, threaten popular and conssit: liberty both North aod South. Mr. Henry J. Raymond's “History o€ the Aduniniatra- tiom of President Lincoln’? is out. A biegraphival sketch of Mr. Lincoli, extending to abont flity pages, prataces wes are Derby & Miller. Mr. jams has given us a recy narrative of a suldiae’s experiences during the campaign os ihe Pen of ptions a sula, wader the title +The Story of a Traopar.” It is pobliched by MaGil! & Witherow, of Washiugton, Childs, of Philadelphia, announces & volume of military biographies, embracing the lives of ali norals who have wou distinction in our army, A novel of a semi-political cuaractor, entitimd “Dangar. Aeid’s {test oF tlie Nicht Botore the Storm,” hag bean vib lished by Sheldon & Co. Ik is cloveriy written, The author's name is not given. Miss Praddon’s iaat nov “The Outeacts,"! hae hese reprinted by Dick & Vitzgeraid. Thie lity oxtibiis o taarkod traproverment io kor etyie of tute Peterson, of Vhiludolphia, hat repoblevel Gnetage Aimard’s last Mexioan story, be hed on A volume which wo would recommend 10 tha peruse Of the philanthropisis of our great cries is the Anoaice de Ia Cunrive,”’ of Pari, Sor fhe prowent soar, They wots thore ave haw much Goad can ba oF Gait, aud bow Hite erautial Is a parade o when aay bonevolwit vbjoot 1 to bo wor One of the most interesting and in Hiographios that law beoa issuod Fre ig the Ite of Major General Jamar Wolle (ue whe fell us Canna this remarkable mas, a5 made known to we (heoush + Preveut volume, cant fait te hays a bevericia cifeeo toring the military profusste itom's Paradivo Lost’ hus beeo Hate z Fronot, by a M. de en, The vermin As Wigity ayokou Of by foreign rites, itary prow rictive m Mr. Black's © Bilt to Consolidate and 4 1 tho Aaba Relating to Copyright ia Works of Litoratira and tie Sine Arte” jn Groat Aritaim, has just been printed («thas yreeod the Kocond reading in the Hutwe of Commons, aud stands Tolerrod to a soloct commitioe, The gousral priavipie at the Dill fe admirable, Inawmuek as it PropomoR to rape! | Bll the existing note relating to oopyright io works of Utorsture and thé fine arts, Not only Britivh, due aino forwign, authors of works of literavure , compoxors, aonip- } Deiuters, engravers aad photographers, as weil un fatwrested In thin will, ab bene ear prteguin 8 the purobasers of their have been nesded, for they could have rammed their assailant to destruction. We will not at- But few The exumpio and advice to young weidinrs oF | - ms ee a eee Ge Brivis dominions tor choir Ceprriets property Gq! works first published or gold after is as come inte operas ton. “Marton /" Manbattgn’s new novel, has been cuvounoed for publication by Moasré. Saunders, Oticey & Co., @ London. Acurious om dif, relating to « we known rend auther, is in ciroulasion in Paria, It appears that an jam Kooper at Toulon was lately made the victim of a sharper, om the occasion of a visit of M. Alexandre Dumus the younger to that town. The publicaz was waited on by @atranger, who, after obtaining ® promise of pro found secresy, declared that be bad been ssot ay M. Dumas to reyucst the loan of & ocortain sum of money, a8 @ gecurity for which he offereg @ eote of hand sigoed “Alexandre Dumas fils,” aud @ manusoript which he said was au umpeblished work by that author, The innkeeper, delighted at the ides of obliging such @ personage, advanced the moncy, aud af onee sat down to enjoy bis literary treasure; but from ite style he did not fina it to reapond to the description gives by the stranger, and he began to have som» doubts of the genuineness of the work, and consequently of the sigue ture on the bill. these misgivings were most unpleag aatly confirmed on his applying a M. Dumas, and leare ing that he had been cheated by an Impudent impostor, A literary association, under the title of “Tbe Karty Eagiish Text Society,” has just beom formed te London. Its objects aro stated im tho following extract from the prospectus:—‘A few of the mem- bers of the Phtiological Society, boing anxious te continue the publication of Early Kngtish Toxts, whiok that society lately commenced, but bas now for a time reaolyed to discontinue, have formed a committee for the purpose of collecting subseriptions and printing there with early English manuscripts. A vast mass of ear oarty literature ig still unprinted, and much that bas bem printed bas, ag the late Herbert Coleridge remarked, ‘been brought out by printing clubs of exclusive comstt tution, or for private circulation only, and might, for all that the public in general is the better for them, justes well bave remained in manuscript, being of course utterly uoprocurable except im great librarics, and ‘not aiwaya there, ’ It is well known that the Hoa, G. P. Marsh, tha author of ‘The Origin and History of the Englisy Languago,” could not procure for use in his work @ copy of ‘Havelok’ for love or money; and the usual catalogue price of ‘Witham and the Werwolf,’ or, ‘The Early English Gesta Romanorum,’ &c., fs six guineas, when the book should be obtainable for lesg than @ pound. Notwithstanding the efforts of the Percy, Cam- den and other societies and printing cluba, more than hast our early printed literature—including the romavoes re- lating to our national hero, Arthur—is still ivacceustble to tho stadent of moderate means; and it is a ecanda§ that shia atate of things should be allowed to con- tinue, ‘the Karly English Text Society aims at partially removing this reproach by putting forth om for the firat time from the MS,, others re-ediced from the MSS. from which they were originally printed, or frome earlier MSS. when such ere known tooxtst. Nor wit reprints of ecarce printed books, of which the MSS are not in existence, be excluded from the society’s province, the provable practical value of a work to the student— whether linguistic, historic, soclologic or Itterary—being the test the committee will adopt in determining the publications to be issued; but the whole of the Arthem Romances in Eaglish will, if possible, be produced,’ The New Engineer in Chief, U. 8- A» SKETCH OF BRIGADIKB GENERAL RICHARD DRLA- FIELD. Brigadier Geveral Richard Delafield, recently confirmed by the Senate a brigadier general of the United States Artay, and Chief of Engineora in the same, was Dorn t= this State about the close of tho last or tne beginning af tho present century. Ho entered the United States Military Academy at West Point as acadet during the month May, 1914, and graduated at the head of his class, which consisted of twenty-three members, on the 23d of July, 1818. He was studying in that iustitution at the same time a8 Gon. Ethan Allen Hitchcock amd the robel Gem Samuel Cooper, both of whom graduated before him, an@ was classmate with General Harvey Brown, receatig commandant of this city and harbor, and Colonel Hart man Bachor, of the Engineer corps. Colonel Justin Dim» mick, United States Army; General Daniel Tyler, revel Genoral A. J. Donelson, Colonel Ramsay, of the Ordnamee Departunent, and other officers of the preront time were students at West Point while General Delafield was pass fog through the various classes; bat all graduated atter him, Om the 24th day of July, 1818, Cadet Delaiield ontoreé the United States regular army as a second lientenans Drovet. On the 20th of August, 1820, he was promoted to first lieutenant, aud received a further promotion te captaia oo the 24th of May, 1828. Ho served with this grade of rank for over tea years, and was engaged ta explorations aad the construction of government works, On the 7th of July, 1838, he was further promoted to the rank of major in the Engineer corps, and was appoiated Superintendent of the United States Military Acadomy at West Potut, entering upon the daties of his position ou the Ist of September, 1839. He retained this postion until August 16, 1845, when be was reileved by Captam Honry Breworton, also of the Kagineer corps. Oa the Bth of Soptembor, 1945, Major Delateld was ap pointed a member of the board of eugineers organized fom, the construction of proper coast de‘eaces, aud other gov- eramoatal works. During the years 1954-5 he was om gaged im superintending the defeuces of the harbor of New York, and while so employed he was, on April 8, 1855, ordered by a telegram from t&e War Department te roportat Washington, when he was appointed one ef three members composing the “Military Commission te the fReatre of War io Europe,” his appointment to date {com April2, 1865, the other mombors being Major A. Mordecal and Captain @. B, MoCiollan. Major Delafield’ raport of this military visit to the contending armies ie embraced in a large dto volumo, two hundred and sew- outy-three pages, excinsive of introduction, index, di grams,drawings, &c., which occupy by far the larger Portion of the work. It is entitied “Toe Art of War ie Europe, in 1854~5-6. "” Major Delagoid ceturned from this tour of military tm spection during 1856, and dated hia reports from “Port Richmond, Harbor of Now York, August 11.!" On Septem ber 3, 1856, he waa reappoivted the superiutendent and Commandant of the West Point Military Academy, wit® the (acai rank of evlonel of the Untied States Army. fle hold thie position at the commencement of the reboliion, and waa subsequently relioved by Mujor Borman, and ordered to Wastington. Ou the Gta of Aagust, 1861, Major Dolafleld was pre moted to the rank of lieutenant colonel of engineers, aad ou the increase and reorganization of the corps he was made the second senior lieuteaaat colonel of the em laryed corps, which embraces the names of some of the Borst generai ofticors now in the service, On the lst of December, 1863, the Proaldent of the United states nommated Lieatenaut Colonel Richard Deladole to be « colonel of the Corps of Rngineers, to date from June ft. 1943, in the place of Colonel Lnayer, retired from service, On this appointment the Senate had aoe taken action at the time of the death of General Totten, Chief of Lagineers, and the quoetion came up relative te that offieer’s successor. Tho Presideat, on May 22, 1866, nomiuated Colonel Delatietd to the vacated position, aa@ oa May 18 the Sevato confirmed the appomtment, with (uo rank of brigadior general of the United states rogular acmy. Obitumry. DSATH OF CAPYAIN B. A. PAUL. Awmoug the killed ja the late battler of tho Wildernoms, the many friends of Captain Vaul witl regret to Hear of tia untimely death. fle wee @ young man of brilliant } talents aud unteeraally beloved by ait who know hum, | A graduate of the Kout Military Tustin war brake out he faumeut recrulted @ company for she Tweul Volunteer infantey, and was chosen ty itt command. Le served with die teuiiwled cadantry th tho Army or the Camberiaad, wer rai Koawerans, ard ty haitle of Stone rive vend Kontucle * At Adjotant Gensenh « stat, Urigadier He participaced in the battle One Handeed Days’ Men brent. IsWiANAPOLIM, May 22, 164, Two regituemte of one hundred days? valuntooes, (rome t yreterdny, Nive or aie more seaving for (ne jaatn wil nye Monday or 4 Lait for the fe Court Catendar- SNORE CORE SPROIA TRRA day oly. ot 11 A. M—Noa. 186, 1%, 2 «158, Stent Cont -Cinent U le-Now, LOTT, 1739, au Ling WON, LOT. BALA, D2KM. THEE, 1819, 1923, HOD, de a OAL, LTsh, LTH, ASL, Ua Part 2-.Noa, 302,473, 206, dna, "1866, 160%, 782, 081, 1266, LUTS, 04) 9,986, 1340, 1492, 1418, 1420. Sovswion Covrt.--Part 2—Nos, 8702, 884, 9310, et 3006, 9948, 2684, 2048, 8772, 3174, $780, 9840, 9848, Oy Goegmw Piaas,—dquity case octavo series of early English texts, some printed | of engineers, without passing through the probation of @ .