The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1865, Page 8

° THE SOUTH. JEFF. DAVIS’ SPECIAL MESSAGE. | He Lectures the Rebel Congress on Their Dilatory Legislation. The Rebel Capital in Greater Danger Than Ever Before. Davis’ Scheme for Feeding the Army at Richmond While Hemmed In on All Sides, He Demands the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus, Act, Curious Developments of the Peace Conference, Proposed Interview Between Generals Grant and Lee, &e., &e, &oe Semf, Davis' Message to the Rebel Congress. [From the Richmond Euquirer, March 15.} ‘Tho following message was transmitted to Congress on Monday :— Yo rnz Sexate AND House or REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ConvenErate STATES OF AMERICA :— ‘When informed on Thursday last that it was the inten- Mon of Congress to adjourn sine die on the ensuing Satur- Gay, I deemed it my duty to request a postponement of {he adjournment, inorder that I might submit for your @onsideration certain matters ef public interest which are ‘mow laid before you. When that request was made the ‘most important measures that had occupied your atten- tion during the session had not been so far advanced as to be submitted ‘for executive action, and the state of the eountry had been so materially affected by the events of ‘the last four months as to evince the necessity of further and more energetic legislation than was contemplated in November last. Our country is now environed with perils which it is ear duty calmly to contemplate, Thus alone can the measure necessary to avert threatened calamities be wisely devised and efficiently enforced. THE DANGER OF THR REBEL CAPITAL. Recent militaf¥ operations of the enemy have been puccessful in the capture of some of our seaports, and in devastating large districts of our country. These events have had the natural effect of encouraging our foes and ispiriting many of our people. The Capitol of the Con- federate States is now threatened, and it is in greater danger than it has heretofore been during the war. The fect is stated without reserve or concealment, as due to the people, whose servants we are, and in whose courage and constanoy entire trust is reposed; as due to you, in whose wisdom and resolute spirit the people have con- fided for the adoption of the measures required to guard them from threatened perils. ‘THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE THR CONFEDERACY. While stating to you that our country isin danger, T also desire to state my deliberate convietion that it ts ‘within our power to avert the calamities which menace us, and to secure the triumph of the sacred cause for which so much sacrifice has been made, so much suf- fering endured, so many precious lives been lost, This result is to be obtained by fortitude, by courage, by ®onstancy in enduring the saorifices still needed; in a ‘word, by the prompt and resolute devotion of the whole resources of men and money in the confederacy to the achievement of ovr liberties and independence. The measures now required to be successful should Ye prompt. Long deliberation and protracted do- bate over importuunt measures are not only matural, but laudable, in representative assemblies under ordinary circumstances; but in moments of danger, when action becomes urgent, the delay thus caused is Stself a new source of peril. Thus it has unfortunately Bappened that some of the measures passed by you in pursuance of the recommendations contained in my mes- sage of November last have been so retarded as t» love much of their valve, or have, for the same reason, been abandoned after being matured, because no longer appli- eable to our altered condition, and others have not been Drought under examination. ‘In making these remarks, ft ts far from my intention to attribute the loss of time to any other cause than those inherent in deliberative assemblies, but only urgently to recommend prompt action on the measures now submitted. We need for carrying on the war successfully men and supplies for the army. We have both within our country salficient to attain success, ‘To obtain the supplies it is necessary to protect pro- @uctive districts, guard our lines of communications by an increase in the number of our forces, and hence it Fesults that with large augmentations in the number of men in the army, the facility of supplying the troops ‘would be greater than with our recent reduced strength. NECKSEITY OF FILLING THE TREASURY. For the purchase of supplies now required, especially for the armies in Virginia and North Carolina, the treasury must be provided with means, and a modifica tion of the Impressment law is required. It has been amertained by examination that we have within our reach a sufficiency of what is most needed for the army, and without having recourse to, the ample provision ex- isting in these paris of the confederacy with which our eommunication has been partially Interrupted by hos- tile operations. But in some districts from which supplies are to be drawn, the inbabitants, being either ‘within the enemy's lines oF in very close proximity, are unable to make use of Confederate Treasury notes for the purchase of articles of prime necessity, and it is necessary that, to some extent, coin be paid in order to obtain sipplies. It is therefore recommended that Con- gress devise the means of making available the coin within the confederacy for the purpose of supplying the army. The officers of the supply departments report that with two millions of dollars in coin the armies in Virginia and North Carolina can be amply supplied for the remainder of the year, and the knowledge of this fact should suffice to insure the adoption of the measures mecossary to obtain this moderate sum. me eMHST LAW, The impressment law as It now exists probibits the public offers from impressing supplics without making yment of the valuation at the time of impressment, limit fixed for the issue of Treasury notes has been penrly reached, and the Treasury cannot always furnish funds necessary for prompt payment, while the law for raising revenues which would have afforded Means for diminishing, if not removing this difficulty, was unfortunately delayed for several months, and has been signed. Inth's condition of thi it is im- Possibie to supply thearmy, although ample stores may xist in the cOuntry, Whenever the owners refuse to give ‘credit to the public officer it ls necessary that this ro- striction op the power of lmpressment be removed. power is admitted to be objectionable, lia- pie to abuee, and unequal in ite operation on viduals; yet all those objections must yield © absolute necessity. It in also suggested that the system of valution now established cught to be radi- cally changed. Tho legislation requites in such cases of ent that the markot peice be paid; but there is ly no market price in many cases, and then valuation is made arbitrarily aud in a deprecited curroncy, The re- ult is that tho most extravagant prices are fixed, such as 0 one ever oxpecta to be paidin coin. None believe at the government can ever redeem te coin the obliga’ion to pay fifty dollars a bushel for corm, or seven hundred Mollars a barrel for flour. It would sam to be more just end appropriate to estimate the supplies | impressed at their value in coin—to give the obligation af the government for the payinent of the price in coin, with reasonable Sateresi, or, at the option of the creditor, to return in kind the wheat or corn impressed, witli a reasonable Anterest, also peyablo in kind, aud'to mak ¢ the obligations thus issued receiwable for all payments die in coin to the ernmout. Whatever be the value attached by Con- to these suggestions, it is hoped thar there will be no hesitation in so changing the law as to render i sible to supply the ary in ca of ne easily yy the impress- ment of provisions for that purpos THR FINANCIAL COLLAR. The measure adopted to raise revenue, though liberal in its provisions, being clearly meet the arroars of debt and the current expen degree of embarrassment in the manager finances must continue to be felt, “It is to be regrotae that the recommendation of the Secretary o tax on agricultural inewme equal to () at (Room Oa able in “ngress.’ This tax we to facilitate the pumhase of provisi diminish the necessity now felt for a supply of NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARUH 18, 1866. : : the excam) would not only field, but be still more beneficial abating discontent and jealously ereated in army by the ex- igjenen et omenns worioene oe law to remain in places of maiety while feliow-citizens are exposed in trenches and the field. NEW MILJTIA LAW WERPED. ‘The measure most ao.ded, however, as the present time, for affordmg an effective increase to our military sirength, # a gencral militia law, such as the eonstitu- tion authorizes Congress to pass, by granting to it power “to provide for organizing, arming aud disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them 48 may be employed in the service of the Confederate States, and the further power “to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Confederate States, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions.” The neces- sity for the exercise of this power can never exist if not $n ‘the citcumstances which now surpund vs. Thesecu rity of the States against any en hment by the con- federate governmeat # amply provided by te constitu tion, by reserving to the States respectively the ap- pointment of the oficers, aud the authority of training Tie tuilitis, according to the diseipline prescribed by Con- ress. ‘e eri law is needed to prescribe not. only hew and of what ns the militia are to be beens ‘Dut to provide the mode of calling them out. instances be required to show the necessity for such a aeery Jaw, it is suill- ciont to mention that in one case T bave been informed by the Governor of a State that the Law doe: not permit him {6 call ow: the militia from one county Jor service tn another; 80 that a single brigade of the enemy could traverse the State, aud devastate each county inturn without auy weron the part of the Executive to use the military a effective defence; while in another State the Exece- tive refused to allow the militia ‘to be employed im tho service of the Confederate States” in the absence of a Jaw for that purpose. SUSPENDING THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. ‘I have heretofore, in a confld: ntial message to the Yo houses, stated the facts which induced mo to con- ‘sider it necessary that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus Bhould be suspended. The convistion of the necessity of this measure has become decper as the events of the struggle have been developed. ‘Congress has not concurred with me in opinion, It is my duty to say that the time hasarrived when the suspension of the writ is not. simply advisable and expedient, but almost ind)spensable to the successful eonduct of the war. On Congress must rest the ‘responaibility of declming to exercise a power conferred by the constitetion as a means of public safety to be used in periods of national peril resulting from foreign invasion. If -our present circumstances were not such as were contemplated when this power was conferred I confess myself at a los lo imagine any contingency in which this clause of the const- tution will not remain a dead Letter, THE LATE PEACE CONFERENOR. With the prompt adoption of the measures above recommended, and the united and hearty co-operation of Congress and the people in the exeoution of the lawa and the defence of the country, we may enter on the coming campaign with cheerful confidence im the result. And who ean doubt the continued existence of that spirit and fortitude of the people, and of that con- stancy under reverses, which alone aro needed to render our triumph secure? What other resources remain available ‘but the undying, unconquerable resolve to be free? It has beeome certain beyond all doubt or ques- tion that we must continue this stmggle to a successful issue or must make abject and unconditional sub- miasion’ to such terms as it shall please the conqueror to ‘impose upon us after our surrender. If a possible doubt could exist after the conference be- tween our commissioners and Mr. Lincoln, as recently reported'to you, it would be dispelled by a recent occur- rence, of which it is proper that you should be informed. Congress will remember that in the conference above referred to our commissioners were informed that tho government of the United States would not enter into any agreement or treaty whatever with the Confederate States, nor with any single State; and the only possiie mode ‘of obtaining peace was by laying down our arms, disbanding our forces and yielding unconditional obe- dience to the laws of the United States, including those passed for the confiscation of our property; and ‘the constitutional amendment for the abolition of slavery. It will further be remembered that Mr. Lincoln declared that the only terms on which hostilities could cease were those stated tn his message of December last, in which we were informed that ia the event of our penitent submission he would temper jus- tice with mercy, and that the question whether we would be governed as dependent territories or permitted to have a representation in their Congress was one on which he could promise nothing, but which would be decided by a Congress after our submission had been ac copted, CURIOUS DEVELOPEMESTS. It has not, however, been hitherte stated to you that in ‘the course of. the conference at Fortress Monroe a sug- gestion was made by one of our commissioncrs that the objection entertained by Mr. Lincoln to treating with the government of the confederacy or with any separate State might be avoided by substituting for the usual mode of negotiating through commissioners or other diplomatie agents the method gometimes employed of a military convention, to be entered into by the eommand- ing generals of the armies of the two beldigerents. This, he admitted, was a power by him, though it ‘was not thought commensurate with all the questions in- volved. As he did not accept the suggestion when made he was ards requested to reconsider his conclusion upon the subject of the suspension of hostilities, which he agreed:to do, but said that he had maturcly consid- gs OF the plan, and had determined that it could not be lone. TUM PROPOSED INTERVIEW REYWEEN GENERALS GRANT AND LEE. Subsequently, however, an interview with General Longstreet was asked for by General Ord, eommandi the enemy’s Army of the James, during which Geuel Longatrect was informed by him'that there was a possi- bility of arriving at a satisfactory adjustment of the present unhappy difficulties by means of a military con- vention, and if General Lee desired an interview on the subject it would not be declined, provided General ‘Lee had authority to act. This communication was sup- posed to be the consequence of the suggestion above re- ferred to, and General Lee, according to instructions, wrote to General Grant on the 2d of this month, pro- posing to meet him for conference on the subject, and stating that he was vested with the on authority, General Grant's reply stated that he had no authority to aceede to the proposed conference; that his powers ex- tended only to making a convention on subjects purely of a military character, and that General Ord eould only have meant that an interview would not be refused on any subject on which he (General Grant) had the right to act. It thus appears that neither with the Confederate authorities of any State, nor through the commanding generals, will the government of the United States treat or make any tertns or agreement whatever for the cessa- tion of hostilities. There remains, then, for us no choice but to continue this contest to a final issue; for the peo- ple of the confederacy can be but little known to him who supposes it possible they would ever consent to pur- chase, at the cost of degradation and slavery, permission to live in a country garr.soned by their own negroes, and oo by oificers sent by the conqueror to rule over them. THE LAST RFPORT. Having thus fully placed before you the information requisite to enable you to judge of the state of the coun- try, the dangers to which we are exposed, and the mea- sires of legistation needed for averting them, it remains for me but to invoke your attention to the consideration of those means by which, above all others, we may hope to escape the calamities that would result from our failure. Prominent above all others is the necessity for earnest and cord:al co-operation between all departments of gov- ernment, State and Confederate, and all eminent citizens throughout the confederacy. To you especially, as Sen- ators and Representatives, do the people look for encour. agement and counsel. To your action—not only in legis- lative halls, but in your homes—will their eyes be turned for the exatnple of what is befitting men who by willing sacrifices on the altar of freedom show that they are wor- thy to enjoy its blessings. I feel full confidence that you will concur with me in the conviction that your public du- ties will not be ended when you shall have closed the leg- islative labors of the session; but that your voices will be heard cheering and encouraging the people to that persiat- ent fortitude which they have hitherto displayed, and animating them by the manifestation of that serene con- fidence which in moments of public danger is the dis- tinctive characteristic of the patriot who derives courage from his devotion to his country’s destiny, and js thus enabled to inspire the like courage in others, Thus united in a common and holy cause, rising above all selfish considerations, rendering all our means and faculties tributary to the country’s welfare, let us bow submissively to Divine will and reverently invoke the blessing of our Heavenly Father, that a8 He protected and guided our sires when struggling in a similar cause, so he will enable us to guard saiely our altars and our firesides, and maintain inviolate the pol tical rights which we inherited, JEFFERSON DAVIS. Ricunonp, March 18, 1865. Comments of eee Press on the le es {From the Richmond Enquirer, March 15.) ‘The message of the President, which we publish to- day, i# one of great earnestness, and plainly and emphati- caily explains to the Congress and the country the e: treme perils whieh beset our cause, While there is truth and candor in the statement of our dangers, there ls no evidence of a it of faith in our ultimate success. Without again recurring to the past history of the pres- ent Congress, or indulging in crimination, it is to be ped thata new eraof harmony and concert of action will now begin, and that all the energy of the Congress will bo earnestly devoted to tho strengthening of our mane of defence, ‘The application of coin to the purchase of supplies is the most practical recommendation for feeding the army that hae yet been made. If the government will stop baying its notes and with iis gold buy supplies there will ve mo need of any impressment law. Gold will bring out supplies which no law, however stringent may be ite terms.or vigorous iis execution, will ever reach. The people waut gold, and for ‘gold they will give up their mew? and bread. ’ The Impressment law has tended to the hiding of supplios, and the tore trins gent it may be made, or the more energetically and vigor. ously it may be executed the more it will encourage the Cnvid and disloyal to conceal their provisions. tthe Impresswent law be modified as the President te jut it should not be put ia use until the expe- at of buying with gold js fully tested Th o* passed by Congress during ihe ses fecr ne artny and supplying the additional for meeded for the public defence, tere been, in iny judy Ment, insuMciont, and T am impelied by a profound con- Viotion of duty, and stimulated by a sense of the periis which surround our country, to urge upon you additional Degislation on this suljec x TH NHGRO TROOPR The bili for employing negroes as soldiers has not yet Fenched me, the the printed journals of your proceed $ngs inform me of it Much benefit ts antici pated from this resulted from ite a Sfford time for their or the winter months, Tho vill for diminishing the number of exempts has Just been made the subject of a special monsage, and ite rovisions are such as Would add no strongth to the army. he recommendation td abolleh all cle ns ha #eot met your fayor, Mthough still doomed by mo o | h far loas than would have jon at an carlier date, so as to ganization aud instruction during Cay ain W. Worn Fd th Sr nwall, do our g tion bestowed on te dviting atneas whieh eharectarive ove rabundant and exeellerm ( erly w ba erm fortable » diner, BP, Mano, Henly, M.D. Katon horg, Mredk. Capel ©, Hos, 8 NW Chas WU | A. ¥ ra i dundied OWuer GILLMORE. Interesting News from Charles- ton and Savannah. Charlestonians. Flocking to Take the Oath of Allegiance. THE MONITOR CATSKILL IN A GALE, The Poor of Charleston and Savannah, ke. Ker ke. By the arrival ai this port yesterday of the steamship Arago, Captain Henry A. Gadsden, we are placed in pos- session of our correspondence and papers from Charles- ton and Savannah to the 14th instant, We are indebted to Purser Fred. A. Ely for the prompt delivery of our despatches, Mr. Oscar G. Sawyer’s Despatch. Cuartxston, 8. C., March 14, 1865, ‘The only activity displayed in this city at present is ex~ hibited by the citizens desirous of taking the oath of illegiance and resuming a loyal position towards the national government. All‘else is quiet, if we may except small number of would-be tradors who are flying about to get permits to open stores and transact a mercantile business, As Colonel Woodford, the commandant of the city, has adopted a policy which will not admit of avery extensive influx of traders, all their efforts seem to be in vain. Savannah was at an carly day flooded with goods, and the market was soon complotely glutted, thereby cansing# great loss among the merchants, and in certain instances complete ruin; and without materially decreasing the price.6fcommodities most needed by the citizens. This will not be permitted to occur here. Such goods, and no more will be permitted to be brought here as are abso- lutely necessary for the well being of the inhabitants, who seem to have considerable money, in syecie, and who know how to husband their resources. Business é¢ likely to be tolerably fair for some tine to come. ‘TAKING THE OATH. ‘The scenes daily witnessed at the it marsbal’s “office, on Meeting street, remind one forcibly of a geucral ~election in New York city, when the entire voting popu- lation are at the polls, and those who believe in the divine right of voting early and often are perambulating the streets, The Provost is adrninisteringr te oath of alle- giance to our “misguided brethern,” who throng his office from the hour of opening to its close. Hundreds gather about the doors, or form in a line to teke their turn at the national font, the waters of which cleanse the political body of all rebellions and disloyal taints and | restere it to its normal and healthy loyal condition. Its Ves perties are believed to be as efficacious in restoring = alty to rebels as were the waters of the fabled Fountain of Louth in melting the snows of winter on the head of old age, smoothing its wrinkles, and giving back agaln the freshness and bloom of youth. So iigrims are innumerable who throng about it, and Col. Wil- loughby has his hands full in attending to their wants. Every one nearly ‘a town, be he a romge dyed rebel or a timid Union man, is anxious to take the oath and be- come a loyal citizen again. Doors that have not opened for many months are now swung on thefr hinges, and strange faces are seen on the streets or about the office, from whence fly the Stars and Stripes. There is no holding buck, and but little hesitation, The hand- writing is so clearly seen upon the wall that only idiota refuse to believe the cause they have so long espoused a failure. The march of our veterans through the State, almost unimpeded, has awakened the citizens to the true state of affairs, With the enemy in their front they felt confident, but the measured tread of Sherman in their rear aroused (cars that had long slept, and the evacuation of the city by the great evacuator, Hardee, brought them to their imees, and they are canteig aa, prayerful. Such a change was never seen before, and perhaps never will be again, unless a second South ina arises in some future nation and mistakes ita frothy declamation for courage and endurance. First to go into the wild scheme of rebellion, itis now-the first to faint on the bloody path it so boldly started on, and first to ery for mercy, as a whined bully does. Tt is a novel thing to contemplate, arid not creditable to the Gamecock State. ‘THK POOR, The committee, consisting of Governor Aiken, Dr. Mackey and Alderman are still busy im dis. tributing rice to the poor, At the West Point Mills the er day at least 1X thousand pouple, OF all classes and ra, received @ measure of rice, which was all they to keep starvation from their doors, They were seaptily al and looked thie fad. Ages They vac evideni suffere! ith no bright tin aan ing Ser hg pd can say. The stoek of food here is inadequate to the demands made by the poor creatures that are threatened with death by starvation. It will do for a while, but it will be exhausted before a month has . Two gentlemen from New York, the Messrs, lewitt, attached to the American Union Commission, have béen here and made an investigation of the state of affairs and will, doubtless, lay before the public North a of the results of tbeirexamination. An auxiliary society of the Union Commission has been formed here, and the commission will be able to make its labors more effective through this organization. It isto be hoped that the people of the North will aid the commission in every way, and thereby alleviate a world of suffering, not only a but elsewhere where war's heavy hand has been felt. TORPEDORS. ‘Since the ocenpation of the city boats from the navy and army have been engaged in a search for the torpedoes: which were to blow everything sky-bigh that attempted to enter the inne® harbor. None have as yet been found in the vicinity of the channel, and the treinendous obstruc- tions we used to hear so much about are also wanting. The conviction begins to dawn upon the minds of all that tho torpedoes and obstructions had little other existence than in the mindsof men. They certainly have not existed to any serious extent since Admiral Dupont mace his first attack, They have been an immegse bugbear to frighten people, and they have accomplished their pur- pose admirably. ‘EE MONITOR CATSRILL sailed out the other day for the North, but behaved so badly and leaked so fearfully, when over thebar and in a heavy sea, that she’ was forced to return, She was for a time in imminent peril of foun- dering. She leaked very badly, and her pumps were unable to keep the water under. Preparations were made by Lieutenant Commander Barrett to launch the bouts, and life-preservers were placed at hand for the final movement, Fortunately a tug, in the most gallant and skilful manner, ran close by her as she was drifting broadside on to the breakers, and passed a Tope to her, and then a hawser, by which she was towed over the bar into smoother water. She is now undergoing repairs, and when better weather comes qp she will start again for the North. HEAVY GUNS FOUND. The number of heavy guns already found here is nearly five hundred, and others are coming to light. A vast uantity of ammunition has also been found, Altogether the haul here of ordnance aud orduance stores has been exceedingly profitable. Mr. Samuel W. Mason’s Despatch. Punasks Hot sfareh 19, 1866." } ‘THE CITY OF SAVANNAH just now isso quiet that unless a correspondent re- Ports sermons, or describes the pleasant weather, or ox- tola the beauties of the gardens, filled with crocuses, camelias japonicas, daffodils, stars {of Bethlehem, cape Jessamines, snowdrops and other floral displays, or pays his perronal attention to dogfights, or publishes contra- Dand information, or departs from his legitimffte province, he can scarcely write so long a letter as the field of a war correspondent usually furnishes abundant materials for.” The sun shines brightly, the south winds blow softly, the gardens are pretty to the sight and give forth delicious fragrance; the mules jog along lazily, the river flows along sluggishly, the city is well governed, and all classes appear contented with their lot, In justice to the weather I must say that it is not monotonously fine, for the other night we had a VIOLENT THUNDER STORM, when the lightning flashed vividly and the thonder pealed heavily, and the rain came down in such floods that nearly every street was a river, and to venture out was to take a thorough shower bath. THE DISTRIFUTION OF SUPPLIPS is being carried on ina manner most satisfact to all concerned by the commitice, of which Colonel Julian Allen is chairman. Although I think the poverty and destitution of the inhabitants have been somewhat it is evident that many accustomed duced to very straitened cireum- : o in the habit of relieving wrtonily to appree ate the value Jence in their depend ne assistance of others, One highly respect and her two .daughters, all accomp! shed uniliar with the best society, who, betore f tho elty, even with the depreciated cc ebol currency, had enough for every me luxuries and to spare for the reliof of the ab 1 t upon the contribu tions of friends; for (heir fund y t ng the the Indies’ deliiucy had prevented etholr applying for public aid, privatly avsertained the extent of their necessities, and has furnished them with enough to make thom tempor ortable, The majority of the eitiz who can atl upply them: selves, do not apply to the relief committe they approve and encourage the mov are many: \n the city wie Would have ‘a severely, and perhapa, in some inet | perished, but for the generous coatributic f he eoore of homanily towards them, If not for ita eiloct ay a quteral eoncilia tory polloy, Wie Movement \» a sulje ation. For weeks after $he capiuro of Sayanual tie dnbabilante gnffered severely for want of fuel. They could not be permitted to go out of the cy ntter, it, and there were Bo teams for ite transporiailon. Some were ven, an valuable afforded for it, spec: advantage of the scarcity of the Ne and eharged exor- Ditant rates for deficient quantities of very poor quality. Mi for weeks per rather than cord feet—the quality such as to require & greater expense for kindlings than for the main + ventilated room and a capacious fireplace, this is not surprising. The Fuel Committee procured all the teams ible, and, when disengaged, use government teams. he result is that they faruieh good wood, of full mea- sure, at $6 por cord for pine and $10 per cord for oak. They have given away fifty cords to destitute people, and sold about three hundred cords, exclusive of one thousand dollars worth soldto the government at a price lower than it could be procured by details of sol- diers, ‘They are also expecting a cargo of three hundred tons of coal from the North. SRRVANTS, At Orst many idlo contrabands drew rations. A sort of int:lligence office has been established, where they must register their names and work for money to vay their rations, if they would not starve. A register also kept for applicants for servants, to whom they are referred for employ ment. SANITARY MBASURES, There has been much siekness here, caused by ¢xpo- sure, scanty diet and the limited precautions against con- tagious disvases. Smallpox has been a prevalent dis:ase. In the confusion of the first occupation and the changes which followed it was impossible to carry out thorough sanitary measures. horses and mules abounded; streets reeked with filth. Captain Stearns, Street Com- missioner, set about a complete renovation in his depart- ment, Hundreds of dead animals were removed, and some that were well prepared for death; filth and rvbbish were removed, and a thorough policing of premises re- quired, A m of vaccination has been established, and every person requiring it is directed by @ general order to rt at one of the offices. The health of the city, 4 believe, is gradually improving, and there are strong hopes that the coming season will not be asickly one, THE RICE FIELDS, A plan is under consideration for converting the im- mene rice fields about the city into garden patches, as more favorable to health, The water gates of the Savan- nah river are being repaired, so that the water can be shut off from the fields entirely. It is believed that com- tert negro gardeners and agricuiturists euvugh can be found to make the project sircceed, BRIGADIER GENERAL STH WILLIAMS, of General Grant’s staff, has been here on an inspecting tonr, which resulted very satisfactorily. A very fine re- view was had previous to General Williams? departure, PROVISIONS ‘gre quite plenty now in the mark« and prices more reasonable. Shad abound, and furnish a part of almest every meal on almost everybody's table, The Augusta Cotton. INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN ?HE MAYOR AND THE REBEL GENERAL HILL. From the Savannah Republican, March 13.) In a report of the proceedings of the City Council we find the following highly important correspondence be- twoen Robert A. May, Mayor of Augusta, and General D. . Hill, regarding the large quantity of cotton now stored in that city, awaiting the torch of rebel incendiaries, The tone of the communication from the Mayor indicates a strong desire on the part of the owners of the cotton to preserve it, but General Hill fears they intend to surrep- titiously @onvey it inside our lines, and he tells them 80 in pretty plain terms:. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. His Honor the Mayor presented for the information of the Council the following correspondence with General Hill, while commandant of district, on the subject of cotton:— Nore.—Tho resolutions referred to acknowledge the propriety of destroying the cotton in this city to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy, but protest againgt its being fired in the streets, as being dangerous to the city in case it should become necessary to burn ‘the cotton; and ask.the General to remove it from the streots, and also for permission for the owners of cotton in this city to remove it to some place of safety in the interior, or to any place without the city limits, where it could be burned without detriment to the city. Mayor's Orrice, AvGusta, Ga., Feb. 21, 1865. Major General E. H. Hut:— x—Iu compliance with the direction of City Council of Augusta, I herewith tender to.you a certifled copy of the preamble and resolutions unanimously adopted by that body at its meeting on the. 18th February inst. - Please give the matter our early aitention ‘and oblige. ‘ery respectfully, your obedient servant TY eee OT H. MAY, Mayor cily of Augusta, ‘Hyeanquarrens, District oF Groxara, } ee os Feb. 20, 1865. Hon. R. H. May, Mayor of Augusta:— ‘Your communication and enclosed resolutions of City Council have been received. In reply I have to sfate:— First—That the order for burning the cotton is from my superior officer, and not my own. Second—That the piling of the cotton in the streets be- gan when the division commander was present in the city, and,.as I understood, by his direction, certainly ‘without my knowledge or orders. with my ion, t Third—Tho Council cannot but be aware that, iter inability (o supply the trocps with tri removal of cotton by me is impossible, Frurth—The Council must be equally aware that a large number of cotton holders endeavor to conceal cot- ton in the country, in cellars, outhouses, &c., and that a grea! deal has even been floated down ‘the river, all of ich indicates a desire that'it may fall into the hands of the rather than be burned. th—If cotton is permitted to be removed for a short distance into the country, who will guarantee that it will not be concealed, to be reproduced upon the appearance ‘of the enemy? Who will be responsible for me to my mili superior for disobeying his order? Who will re- move from me the accusations of my own conscience for neglecting my duty and thereby adding millions to the resources of our brutal enemies! ‘The pressure upon transportation cannot last many days longer. It is to be hoped that, then, an honest and united effurt will be made to remove to a distance a source of temptation to the enemy, of danger to the community, and of boundless corruption to the country. It is confidently expected of your well known patriot- ism and enlightenment that, as the guardian of the city, you will take the lead in the work of drying this foun’ ay of oy h ls am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant D. WiLL, Major Geuertt, The President's Order Relative to Block- ade Runners. ‘The following despatch was received yesterday from & prominent gentleman in Halifax, who has always labored hard for the Union ¢ause :— Every honest provincial hails with satisfaction Presi- dent Lincoln's order relative to foreigners and aiders of rebellion, It ig time som tinction was made between decent people and the aiders and abettors of pirates and robbers, News from San Salvador. Intelligence has been received from the republic of £an Salvador to the 16th of February. Don Juan Delgado, an important member of the gov- ernment and the War Minister, is dead, Honduras has sent an envoy to San Salvador. ‘The official correspondenee between San Salvador and Costa Rica, relative to the asylum given by the former republic to Barrios, is published, All the relations be- tween the two republics remain closed, and passengers coming from Salvador are not allowed to enter Costa Rica. Died. * Brawm.—On Friday, March 17, Cnantes Hevry, second son of George and Sarah Bramm, aged 6 years, 10 months and 21 da; The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from 218 Atiantie street, Brooklyn, on Sunday afternoon, at two o'clock, without further notice, For other Deaths see Second Page. 100 REWARD.—LOST, AT WALLACK'S THEATRE, on the evening of the 17th inst., a Gold Watch, with « white dial; winds in the stem; ® blue scroll on the back, with the initials “C, E. L.”' in old English. Whoever will return it to Jobn 8, Yout 300 Chief Detective Police, Po street, will receive te above reward, and no ques- ns asi T LEAST FIFTY PER CENT MORE THAN ELSE- FA ,ymnere cun be obtained for iadies) and gentlemen's cast off Clothis Jal . calling on or resalng ir. or Mra, DUCAK, 188 Seventh avenue, corner of ‘Twenty: Bret at, AT # BAST IWRLITH GTREET, NEAR BROADWAY, L, CASHBERG pays the usual Broadway prices for indies’ and gentlemen's Cast Of Clothing. Remember the old office, No, 48 East Twelfth street, Ladi Cashberg. ies waited on by Mrs. TTENTION.—LADIES ND GENTLEMEN ARE jean to receive the pest price for Cast off Cloth- ing, Carpets, by calling on LEON, 61 or 271 Third avenue. Ludies attended by Mrs. Leon. ‘T 22 SEVENTH AVENUE LADIES AND GENTLE. men will receive the highest prices for their Cast Off Glothing, Carpets, &e., by falling on or addressing Mr. oF DVANCED.—THE PRICES OF CAST ORF WEARING Apparel, Furniture, Carpets, at the Calffornin Agency. Silk Dresses from $10 to $60; ta from. Cs to $23; Pants $3 to $8. Address Mr. or Mra. 'J. GOLDSTEIN, 1d Seventh avenue, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third ere all orders will be duly attended to, in or out of ADIES AND GENTLEMEN WILL RE at prices for their Cast Of Clothing, Car- Ming on or addressing Mr. or Mrs, 1. COHN, ONL, e hi .—LADIES AND GENTLE. ) 187 SIXTH AVENU men, if you wish to reveive the highest price for your tO Clotting, Carpeta, Furniture, de, t at you ean do Is to callon or send ‘enotet &. MINTS, at 187 sixth doors from Tenth «treet attended by True, you will be dealt with to your satisfaction TEAS AND COFFEES, TEAS AND OOFFEES. TEAS AND COFFEES. OROP TEAS OF LATEST IMPORTATION. CROP TEAS OF LATEST IMPORTATION. CROP TEAS OF LATEST IMPORTATION. CROP TEAS OF LATEST IMPORTATION. THE ENTIRE WHOLESALE STOCK THE ENTIRE WHOLESALE STOCK THE ENTIRE WHOLESALE STOCK fHE ENTIRE WHOLESALE STOCK " GREAT AMERIGAN TEA COMPANY, GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY AMOUNTING TO FROM {$200,000 70 $1,000,000, OFFERED AT RETAIL, aT NO, & VESEY STREET, THE COMPANY ARE NOW BELLING GOOD OOLONG. AT We., 790., 80c., 90c., $1, $1 10, BEST $1 15 PER NEW NEW NEW . 8 oe rE S Zz S MIXED, 60c., 70c., 80c., 90., $1, $1 10, best $1 20 PER DUN! GREEN TEAS, 600., 70e., Ble., 90c., $1, $110, BEST $125 PER POUND. ENGLISH BREAKFAST, 60e,, 70c., 80¢., 90¢.,$1, $1 10, BEST $1 25 PER POUND. YOUNG ‘HYSON, 60e., 70v., 60c,, 900., $1, $110, BEST $125 PER POUND. UNCOLORED JAPAN, $1, $1 10, BEST $125 PER POUND. HYSON, IMPERIAL AND GUNPOWDER, BEST $1 25 ND. , 800, 880, BEST 450, Si e | S PER POUND. THE COMPANY MAKE NO DEVIATION IN PRICE. ‘Thoso Teas are all choen for thelr intrinsic worth, keeping in mind health, economy, anda high dogree of pleasure in drinking them, COFFEES ROASTED AND GROUND DAILY. GROUND COFFEE, 206., 30c., 85¢., 40c., best 45c. per pound. Hotels, Saloons, Boarding Housekeepers, and Families who i] l=13| 5 iz : i z g ; H | 5 : E j by using our FRENCH BREAKFAST and DINNER COF- FEE, which wo soll at the low price of 35 cents per pound, and warranted to give perfect satisfaction. Especial attention ts given ‘offee Department, in which we defy competition. CONSUMERS CAN SAVE FROM © CENTS TO $1 PER POUND By purchasing.of the Company. Now is the time 0 LAY IN YOUR STOCK, LAY IN YOUR STOCK. Lay IN YOUR STOCK. GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 45 VESEY STREET. 45 VESEY STREET. 4 VESEY STREET. 45 VESEY STREET. s & ° lalsl=l#l*l2l5| Durability, Comfort or Economy. UNIONS, CORNS, INGROWING NAILS, TENDER feeb &., cured with BRIGGS’ Alleviator and Curative. Bold by druggists and sent by mail, cents and $1- Dr. BRIGGS, Chiropodist, 212 and 920 Broadway. CORKS, BUNIONS, INGROWING NAILS, £0.. CURED without pain by Dr. RICE, 58 Bowery, Oitisens! Bank, Rice's Annihilator cures Corns, Bunions, Chil mail 0c, and $1. NFLUENZA. LIFE SAVING KNOWLEDGE. There is a method discovered by which all the health @ hu- man being i# capable of enjoying may be secured, It is founded on the simple principle that all sickness arises from the retention of fluids beyond the time nature designed. For {lustration, the pores of the skin become a; checked perspiration causes to be retained two ounces of INSENSIBLE PERSPIRATION hour, This weight of fluid must pass by the pores of the skin or the most serious sickness is the certain consequence. Here {# a source of supply for IMPURE BLOOD which can hardly be over-estimated for evil. First symptoms are soreness of throat, diptheria, inflam- mation of the lungs or bowels, severe colds of the head, in- flammatory rheumatism. econd symptoms are boils, carbuncles, affections of the Kidneys and erysipelas, : ‘The remedy BRANDRETH'S PILLS, which are absolutely certain to cure, and sooner than any other medicine, Because they remove from the bowels and the general circulation the accumulations of the retained INSENSIBLE PERSPIRATION; deen removed it Is impossible for health be attained. But this being done, in a single day w feel like « new being. The more quickly this is dane ter. "There is danger while, purgation is delayed. fully enforced by BRANDRETH'S PILLS passed, and all the requirements of heal and regularity, and the whole is half done as soon as under- taken. Sold by all dealers. Principal oflce Brandreth House, New York, oe AND DONALD SMITH'S ¥ (LATE STYLE, SMITH AND BROTHER) and until that has NEW YORK AA L EEEEREREEE AAA L EEEBBEEEEB AA AA LL EE AA AA LL EE AA LL EEEER AAAAAAAAA LL EEREE ae: i AA AA LLULLLLLL EEREBEER AA + AA LLLLLLLLLL EEEEEEEEEE thelr established of EAST INDIA AND PALE BITTER ALES. Brewery, West Eighteenth street, between 7th and 8th ave. ETERSONS’ ILLUMINATED STORIES, BEST SELLING BOOKS EVER PRINTED. HIRTY-st€ KINDS NOW READY, 7 THE FOLLOWING ARE THEIR NAMES:— The Robber's Wife. Seven Brothers of Wyoming. ‘Obi; or, 3-Fingered Jack. Morgan, the Buccaneer. Dark Shades City Life. Sylvia Beebury. Lives of the Felons. ‘Kit Clayton, by af Galloping Gus, r. Helm. Ol Puts or, the Days of "76. pt jog Artitleriet, ‘om Davis, the Pirate, Silver and Pewter. Alexander Tardy. ‘Ned Hastings. Bill Horton, Nat Bla Price 2% cinta each. P dred or thousand, at ve T BLP. ‘306 To whom all orders m Copies of any of th ‘at once, free of postage wale by pecan te! 22 Anh street, and by allother booksellers and news agents in Now York and everywhere else, Jack Jank. od, and for sale by the bun- ‘ul ow ratga, by. TERSON ROTHERS, Jhestnut atrect, Philadelphia, Pa., ome addressed. { gentiemen will b M. MAR 8 cay hing, he. “Please try by calling on Fenth avenue, Ladies attended AND GEN 11 ovmerly of Sixth w T PRICES PATD IN ¢ onta Cant OF Clot jl fait J ory, Aawuien aiveuued by dive, Jusentual. by ¢ 1 PALA, Bod Ii CORAVEN'S, WING “RAVEN'S WING,” “RAVENS Wing,” “Raven's Wing.”—All the night, all the day {i my ears *Raveu's Wing.” What meaneth it? Ata , ROOM NO, 2 A. HONT@= MAN. continues tw sell and buy Diamo: Watches, &o., and pay the le also most Value for the advances on eonsignme: JASE PAID FOR DI J” traordaary wards, t PLUMB, 512 Broadway. Valua- wr cant. FOR Kinds 4 Broad AIS WILL 4, Diat UivE reneh, Lule | way, rom No, & plains, ao. By 60 CENTS PER SHARE. © CENTS PER SHARE. & CENTS PER SHARE. MORGAN OIL AND MINING CO. MORGAN co. MORGAN co. MORGAN co. MORGAN co. MORGAN 00. MORGAN co MORGAN co MORGAN AND MINING CO. THE MORGAN ND MINING CO. SUBSCRIPTIONS—8O OBNTS PER SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS—80 CENTS PER SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS—#0 CENTS PER SHARE SUBSORIPTIONS— CENTS PER SHARB SUBSCRIPTIONS—80 CENTS PER SHARE. BUBSCRIPTIONS-00 CENTS PER SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS—00 CENTS PER SHARE BUBSCRIPTIONS—80 CENTS PER SHARE. BUBSCRIPTIONS—80 CENTS "PER SHARE: SUBSCRIPTIONS—50 CENTS PER SHARE AND NO FUTURE ASSESSMENTS. NO FUTURE ASSESSMENTS. NO FUTURE ASSESSMENTS. NO FUTURE ASSESSMENTS. NO FUTURE ASSESSMENTS. NO FUTURE ASSESSMENTS. NO FUTURE ASSESSMENTS. NO FUTURE ASSESSMENTS: y NO FUTURE ASSESSMENTS. FUTURE ASSESSMENTS. PAR $1 PER PAR $1 PER PAR $1 PER PAR $1 PER PAR $1 PER PAR $1 PER PAR $1 PER PAR $1 PER PAR $1 PER PAR $1 PER CAPITAL $50,000, CAPITAL $50,000.. CAPITAL $50,000, CAPITAL $50,000 ‘AL $50,000 CAPITAL $50,000. ‘ALL $50,000: CAPITAL $50,000. WORKING CAPITAL $50,000, WORKING CAPITAL $50,000. THE MORGAN OIL AND MINING COMPANY is orgno- fzed as. working Company, with the view of offeriug & source of permanent profit to those interested. Eve y stockholder is practically one of the company’s corporato:\. The estates are deeded,dn fee, directto the stockholders this company, and every subscriber enters on the GRO! 'LOOR 2 3s 4 cy x z é | ND MINING ND MINING OIL AND MINING 1D MINING AND MINING AND MINING £ B > iF | 2 5 > 2 | 2 & g I 2 & ¢ 5 > |#1717|*lalslelelelelalelelal *|2| g SHARY STARE. SHARE. SHARE, SHARE, SHAR, SHA! ; SHARE, SHAR}. BMARE, CAPITAL CAPITAL CAPITAL CAPITAL CAPITAL CAPITAL CAPITAL CAPITAL CAPITAL CAPITAL $600,000. $500,000. $500,000. $500,000. $600,000. WORKING ‘WORKING WORKING WORKING WORKING WORKING WORKING WORKING HELL 2 ° SIs S55 3 FFI Fa é Zz i] = ef the corporation. ‘The properties owned by the company are all tn fee simp! and entirely clear of encumbrinee; they embrace:— No, 1.—Twenty-one and three-quarters (21%) acres.on t cholcest part of Ol! Creek, Pennsylvania. This property in close proximity to the following celebrated wells, vizi— = | MISCELLANEOUS. COQUETTE WELL, REED WELL, —J. W. BRADLEY'S DUPLEX ELLIPTIC BLE {A popbix: ara es pe will ae eon A! 4 BOPER SOARS WEE: ng WEI, 6 the Bingle Spring, but w ve thelr BEAUTIFUL in TWICE as LONG as any other ‘skirt ROMOR See —— TURSURLReRS made, They are not EQUALLED in Elegance, Elasticity, JERSEY WELL, KEYSTONE WELL, 2" z ‘This company have ono well already down on the abo.» property, from which a lucrative return may be speedi » looked for. No, 2.—Ninety (90) acres on Tionesta creek, Pensylvant, near its mouth, “Producing weils exist on every side, a new developments in this locality have proved almost une ceptionably successful. No. 3.—Fifty (50) acres of the famed Morgan property, : ‘Wirt county, West Virginia, Immediately joining this tra is the Morgan well, now yielding some ninety (90) barrels « oil per day, Many now well® are now going forward almo.: within stone's throw. This property is very close to i celebrated “Lewellén” and “Eternal Centre” wells, t former of which FLOWED FULLY THRi THOUSAND (8,000) BAI RELS OF OIL PER DAY, being the greatest bona fide yield of oil ever known, at very considerably surpassing in quality the product of ar well heretofore discovered. No, 4.—Two thousand (2,00) acres in the centre of th suecesnful oll belt of Great Kanawha, along whose courst for over seventy miles, oil cau be distinctly seen and gatl ered from the water's surface, This region is very pregnat with oil, and promises fully to equal, if not surpass, the yie? of any other locality, THE MORGAN OIL AND MINING COMPANY'S estates are LARGER than those of any ll Co, orgs: nized in New York, and are ALL located in the heart centro of the very richest of producity districts of both Pennsylvania and West Virgini», presenting a degree of security for the investment, and » CERTAINTY OF DIVIDENDS never equalled by any com, pany yet organized. THE VERY LOW-RATE OF SUBSCRIPTION (60 centy per share) WAS FIXED AS AN EARNEST OF TH) COMPANY'S DETERMINATION TO WORK, AND NOW TO SPECULATE. Th e¢ immense profs derived from energetic labor is show: by the fact that a neighboring eompany—the Columbia~i¢ this year paying to its stockholders one million ($1,000,000) dollars in cash dividends, benides @ handsome roserve fos additional developments. The stock of this company, FO! FIVE DOLLARS PAID, HAS SOLD FOR OVER FOUR HUNDRED ($400) DOLLARS PER SHARE. On the property of the MORGAN OIL AND MINING COMPANY SIX WELLS are at once going forward. ‘These: with a yleld of off equal to adjac. dwells, will INSURE TV THIS COMPANY A DAILY CASH INCOME OF $6,00¢ TO $10,000 OVER EVERY POSSIBLE EXPENSE. Information concerning the estates of the company or ite workings will always be cheerfully given at the office, where detailed maps and sample of the ol! will be shown. If you like our straight forward plan of dealing, + havo any preference for a Company which certainly meanr WORK, we should be pleased to see you at onow) 60,000 shares of the company's atock wore engaged befort the openingof the book. The promptest application is there foro necessary to secufe an interest in the original stock, subscriptions to which will be recelved, if notalroady taken,0: 0 OBNTS PER SHARB | > 3 ? | for full paid stock. President, Gen, WILLIAM TIA! ‘of Wm. Hull abou” Treasurer, JORL W. STEARNS, of Stearns & Beale, Company's office 104 Water sireot, near Walk