The New York Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1865, Page 5

GILLMORE. Arrival of the Steam Trans- ports Baltic and Fulton. mesult of the Capture of Savannah. ‘Thirty-eight Thousand Five Hundred Bales of Cotton Secured to the Government. ’ RETURN OF COLLECTOR DRAPER. The Congressional Excursion Party. Visit to Hilton Head, Beaufort, Charles- ton and Savannah. Parting Entertainment by Gene- ral Gilimore, TORPEDOES IN CHARLESTON HARBOR. Zhe United States Steamer Bib Struck by a Torpedo. ‘The Old Fort Sumter Flag to be Again Reined Over Its Walls, &e., &e., &o, ‘The steam transport Baltic, Captain Maury, from Hitton ‘Head on the 22d inst., arrived at thts port yesterday morning. Pursor Colwell bas our thanks for favora. The steamship Fulton, Captain Wotton, from Port } Royal, 8. C., on the 22d inst., also arrived here yester- day. Purser Thomas McManus will accept our thanks for the prompt delivery of despatches and nowspapera, Tho Savannah Herald of the 21st and Charleston Courter of the 20th are received, , Torpedoes have been cHscovercd seattered all over Charieston harbor and in Cooper and Ashley rivera, So r they have done no great damage. Messrs, Gifford, Mulford and Gray have picked up between fifty and sixty, @nd are still raising them. ; ° Qn the afternoon of the 17th, while the United States BTVY Healer Bib, Coptain C: 0, Boutelle commanding, Jas sounding the channel olt Buttery Bee, on Sullivan's land, she strack a torpedo, which exploded under hor Port bow, but fortunately without causing any material damage, The force of the concussion was such as to throw the bow of the vessel compietely out of water. The Bib is a strongly built craft, and could probably Withstand the shock of 4l torpedoes without sus- faining much damage, None of tho officers or crew ‘were injured im the feast, One of the engines was ‘slightly injured. Great praise is due to Captain Boutelle sand his cxeoutive officer, C. W. Buck, for their coolness ‘on the occasion and the prompt measures they took to smoe’ any emergency which might arise, Masters of vessels, in paceluy in or out of the harbor, ‘had better keep well in towards te shore when going “0 Battery Bee. The torpedo which exploded under ‘be Bib was doubtless one of the sixteen laid iva By the rebels a few days before the evacus tion, A number have been taken up, and the earch for others is still progreesing. The work of sounding the channels and txing the lights is progrese- tng as rapidly as possible. Secretary Welles, Assistant Secretary Fox and MAjor Beuoral Robt. Anderson will visit Charleston for the pur- pose of raising the old flagon Fort Sumter which was taken away with the general, then Major Anderson, on his departure for New York. The flag has been saoredly preserved, and will again be thrown to the breeze on old ‘Sumter's walis on the'I2th of April. General Saxton has arrived at Charleston, and hes ‘established his headquarters at the Akton House, No. 11 East Battery. The supply steamer Maseachusetts arrived at Charies ton on the 19th. Captain John Rourke, commanding a battery in Munil- ‘gate Irigh brigade, arrived at Hilton Head on the 17th, ‘aving escaped from rebel imprisonment. He had a long vand perilous trip and was five times in the hands of the enemy, but suececded by Yankee ingenuity in escaping ‘every time, He left Columbia ten days after its evacua- “tion by General Sherman ‘The Collector of this port, Mr. Bimeon Drapes, who was appointed government agent to go to Savanneh to superintend the shipment of eotton setzed by General Bherma, on taking possession, arrived by the Bahia ‘Mr. Draper has had ample epportunity to sonnd the Union sentimant of the people of Savannah, and from his experience there he is of the opinion that they are still wedded to the horeay of secession, They all agree that the Southern confederacy ix played out, and that within a few months they will be compelled to honer the flag that they have attempted for four years to traf in the dust. While they actmit that their cause is hopeless, and that they must render obedience to the government of the United States, they still contend that they are a superior race to the people of the North, and if they aro aubjagated at all it will be becanse they are phyvicalty A{ncapable of resisting the superior miliary power of the government. Mr. Draper has succeeded in securing to the goverm mont thirty-eight thourand five hundred bales of cotton, the greater part of which is known as “fea island cot ton’’—the most valuable quality of that valuable staple article of Southera production This cotton will be sold at auction, on government acoount—of course being sub- ject to the claims of foreign owners, who may be able Leroafter to establish their right to bo considered ae new- trol parties to the war. It fs not yet definitely known when the cotton will be sold, but it is to be presumed that it will be disposed of &) soon as possible. Mr. Samuel W. Mason’s Despatches. SAVAMNaM, @a,, March 21, 1866. The steamship Fulton, Captain Wotton, arrived at Hilton Head last Saturday evening, having on board the porty of Congressmen who came down to inspect the of the recent great Union triumphs whieb have *stonivhed the world, They hada good run down, and @yeak In the very highest terms of thetr aooommodations @nd treatment on board the Fulton, Captain Wotton, Yurser McManus, Sergeant Wynkoop, Executive OMcer Walker, Officer Jones, Pilot Mapes, Steward Pelerin, and ati the officers and people of the ship receive the great- ‘et praise from them. They say that their exemption, got only from perils, but from inconveniences, wae moat stisfactory; and to tnany, unused to the sea, and empe- tially to voyages on fine ocean transports, it was a disap- pointment, and an agreeable one. Lat. OF THM PARTY, The following is nearly a complete list of the party on the excursion: —Hon. f, F. & Foster, Connecticut; Hon. Lott M. Morrill, Maine; Hon. Solomon Foot, Vermont; Bow. James R Doolittle, Wisconsin; Hon. James W. ®rimes, lowa; Hon. Lyman Trumbull, IMinois; Ho John Sherman, Ohio; Hom. B. F. Wade, Ohio; Hon. Ale: Tunsay, Minnesota; Hon. Mr. Norton, Minnesota; Hon, F A. Piko, Maine; Hon. Justtn 8. Morrill, Vermont; Hon. A.W. Clark, New York; Hon, Mr. Colby and daughter, Vermont; Mrs. Foot, two Misses Foot, Mrs. Wade, Mra Borreut, Mrs, Hurlburt, Mra. Foster, Mre. Baxter, Misa Lownan, Mrs, Ramsay, Miss Morrill, Miss Thomas, Mra. tnd Mies Doolittle, Mra. and Miss Pike, Miss Cameron, Mra, Trun.bull, Miss Blair, Judge Loring, of tho United Ftates Court of Claim, and two daughters; Mies Sherman *find Miss Wilovk, nieces of General W T. Sherman; Mr. Dinsmore, Prowidont of Adams’ Express Compamy, and Dire Divemore; Mr. 8. P. Brown, Naval Agent, and Mra. Brown, Wosnington, D. C.; General DeWitt ©. Clark, Executive Clork, United States Senate; Hon. Morton MeMicheol, Vhiladelphia, publisher North American: Mr 4D Fell and wife, Phiiedolphie; Mr. wad dirs, Parsons, | Ohio; Mr. Cowan, Pennsylvania: General Simon Came ron, late fecrotary of War; ex-enator Preston King, New York; Major Bacheler and wifs, Mrs. Grimes, Migs Nellie McMichael, daughter of Hon. Morton McMichael. The Fulton arrived late on Saturday evening. The accommodations on board being so fine, and the conve- Biences on shore for providing satisfactorily for so largo @ party being very doubtful, the disembarkation did not occur until the next morning. ‘TRIP OVER THE SOUND. On Sunday morning, by invitation of Genoral Gillmore, the whole party came on shore, took ambulances and carriages, and proceeded on a tour of inspection to Hilton Head Island. They visited some of the most interesting points. They saw Mitchellville, the town of contrabands, now almost enough for an incorporated city, and which already ‘asort of embryo municipal govern- ment. They rode along the beach, one of the finest the World affords; they visited some of the [rig er and saw some of tho slave schools; they admired the forest and the fertility of the soil, the blooming peach trees and the flowery gardens. Tho visit was moro brief than was desirable; but in the little time they had they saw much to amuse, instruct and please. ‘THE NAVY was next visited, and on that trip they were treated with every reapect and courtesy. went on board several ships, and on all saw many things of the greatest notori: ouse wi Mot of treason was finally hatched by South Carolina traitors, The party was entertained at Gen. Potter's fine residence, CHARIZSTON AND VICINITY, The next trip was to Charleston and the places of in- terest in its vicinity. Major Gen. Gillmore accompanied the party, and See pcrgr ramen, the citadel nat an easy famous % be en- it and we LO taney Charleston is re; y ag a pl Out concern, teo tobe ehectasihr Tesusottated. Its battered warehouses; its grags grown streets and Rh ng residences; its sparse Population: its obstructed , they soem to believe aro evidences that its palmy days are gone forever. They intimate that the policy of the government will not look, when reconstruction comes, to the rebuilding of Charies- ton, the mother of the rebellion, when other more eligi- ble sites for great commercial 8 are afforded. general impression is that Charleston, self-doomed, is Tow meeting hor just retribution, and tlat sackcloth and ashes may in time accomplish her salvation, Tots fe nearly. all the, Congress! forenoon nearly tl onal arrived at Savannah upon the Colt. Some posts behind, willing, for the sake of rest, to forego the plea- sures of the tript The pamer of those who came up are above, giv rea ont moored at the dock, at the foot of Drayton atreét, and noon thereafter, by Invitation of Hon, Simeon Draper, Colleotor of New York and special agent of the Treasury Department here, they proceeded to the Pulaski House in carriages of all descriptions—hacka, coaches, baggies and ambulances. ‘There they had every accom: jation afforded them in the fine parlors and capacious front rooms of the house. Those who desired to do so strolled or rode through she city; saw the Pulaski monu- ment; looked on the slave pen, which is not a gunshot's distance froin it, and ia Dow used aaa school for contra- bands; admired ’the blooming with jessamines, creeu stars of Bethi¢hem, and a floral beauty ; praised the magnificent residences and the fine architeo- tecture of the churches, and only returned when a drenching shower made it Imperative. Some made a call on Ge neral Grover, and were courteously and respectfully recetve By invitation of Mr. Draper, they partook of a collation at the Pulaski House, provided under the direction of Mr. E. 8 Riddell, the proprietor, and at shortly after per o'clock they again embarked on the Coit for Hilton Manca 22, 1966, Af HOLTON IMRAD. The Gongressional party have arrived here, after a very fo run down the Savannah river, acrons Calabogue Sound, through Skull creek, and across the beautiful lar bor of Port Royat Hon, Stmeon Draper came on the revenue boat Nemaha, Capt. Mi ap. He was accompanied by Gen. Sanon Cameron, ‘oodbridge, of Savenrmb, and Hom Mor- ton McMicl of Pennsylvania, #s invited guests, and Capt. Fitzgerald, Apsistant Quartermaster; Lieut. Frank Geise, Provost Marebel General, and Cap. CG Strahan, A BIT OP 4 RACE, The Coit is one of the finest and fastest of the army transporte, and the officers of the litle Nemaha, although they do not often test hier speed, de not admit that they can be beaten by every river boat that comes along. The Cot ang Nomaba left the dock about the game time, the revenue boat slightly in advance. Captain MoGowan, of the Nemaha, who has followed the sea forty-six years, and been ong in the government ser- viee, remarked that the Coit would probably reach Hilton ‘Head first, as he did not care to use the greatest speed of hip boas. But just as we arrived at the obstructions, where but one boat cam pass through at a time, it was discovered ‘that the Coit was going past ns as if on a wager, and that the party en board her were very much excited. With commendable canservatiem Captain McGowan backed to Jet the Coit go through first, to avoid all danger of a ceh Vaton; and as the fine army transport swept past os her benorable parsengers waved their hats and handxerchtets at us in ex; of trumpb. The Cott gota ittle in advance w! ae ares eo ae adver this delay; but we raon began to gain on her, crewi up on ber quarte,. end in « few we were abreast of her, emi then to leave ber. Baan boor she was almost out of sight in our wake, eatting off corners, but all the time Dowing. It was noti ‘that when we passed the Coit pone of her seomed to notice us. They were all gazing with the most fitense interest at objcots on the opposite shore, and ignored the success of our little rice, The Nemaha got im about half an-honr abead, after a splendid run, in three hours and a half. The ‘on board the Fniton, lying m the stream, where they partook of refreshments wnt made their toilets They thon came on shore jur CALL ON GRNERAL GHIMONE, ‘The General had his quarters tastefully ant patriott- cally deeorated, His statl wore all present by invitation, with Brigadier Genoral H. 8. Littletleld, « few other pro- minent officers of the ‘and navy and fevers! ladies. The port band, under seor Ingalls, discoursed eplen- did music in fromt of the building » of the party who paid their respects had s very pleasant evening. General Gillmore has # high reputation with them, and was treated with great respect. Dancing was indulged in during the evening, a coljation was served, aud the party broke up at about half past one o'clock, THIS MORNING the Fulton Bes in the stream, with most of her distin- guished passengers on board There is s strange rumor afloat that she is going to Savannah, moditied occasionally by tho remark that the rumor probably grew ons of a con- templated visit to Fort Fisher, She will proceed directly to Fortress Monroe. IN CONCLOAION, the people are obliged to the Congressmen and thetr jadies for this visit. The former cannot legiviate under- standingly abons us till they know what we are doing and what we need. They saw but little of the ye of Be yannah; but what they saw im them favorably, They found much Union feel ervative kind, which is the most hopeful in a shes eholdi city, aud more durable than the flashy, radical» |, whic never kegitimately appears tn a hurry. They can toll for themseives whether Gevetal Gill. moro yextensive engineering and artillory opevations bad any effect on Sumter and Charleston; whether Hilton Head is a good location fore city; whether! port of Savannah should be opened, and’ judge beer wheth the people are entitled to their cotton, And they hay improved themselves no doubt, in many reepects, by this visit fo the Department of the South, gence. A MOTEL KEEPER CYARCKD WITH LARCENY. Wittiam Bolte, a hotel keeper at 45 White Hail street, ‘and one of Lis boarders named Menry Shale, were yes- torday arrested by officer Ober, of the First precinct, charged with having feloniously obtained possession of 8 $800 Treasury note belonging to John Murphy, residing at 59 Greenwich street, On" the evening of the 20th inetant, Murphy, it appears, was in Bolte's promines and had the $500 Rote in question on his knee for the pur- pose of drying it The bill having been torn, Murphy had been pasting @ together, when, suddenly tarning his head, the note disappeared. Murphy instantly made kcnown his joes to #ix or seven men who were then in 6 roorn, and was afterwards asked by Bolte how much ¢ would give to find out who had his money. Murphy replied that.he would trent all hands; but this pro; tion was not fay reesiyed, and the money was not forthcoming. The following’ morning Bolte told Murphy that be thought he could fndgout whe bad the bill, and arked him i he would bo satisfied to take $400 it he could get it back for him. Recotving av affirmative re ply, Bolte then gave Murphy $400. Tho Iattor, aubse- neatly hearing that chabe fond the note and handed it to Bolte, caused the arrest of both the. men. Justice Hogan required the accused parties o give bail in the sum of $1,000 each to await he result of au examina tion Tw) OF THR SMIeH FAMILY OW AKGED WITH HOR anany Yosteriay morning, about ill-pant twa o'sloot, offi Crown, of the Bigith precinat, while patroing is heme —— NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 1865. demanded to know what they had in‘thetr black Not receiving @ satisfuctory answor he made ia prod @ pumbor humorous skeleton Keys. “The boys, wore taken to ‘The Rev, Dr. E. H, Chapin will deliver thie @vening the last of a series of discourses om ‘The Bloments of Our Civilization,” Subject—‘Spiritaal Forces," At St. Ann's church, Eighteenth street, near Fink avenue, the Rev. E Benjamin will preach at @ quarter Defore eight A. M. the rector at half-past ton A. M, and three P. M.—the latter service for deaf mutes; and the Rev. Dr. Higbee at half-past seven P. M. The Rev. Sidney A. Corey will preach in the Murray Mill “Baptiat church, corner of Twenty-seventh street aad Lex. ss wens: ot half-past ten A. Mt. and hait-pest seven Pr ‘The Rev. Thomas Armitage, D. D., will preach in the Madison avenue Baptist churoh, corner of Thirty-frst Street, this afternoon, at half-past three o’elock. Sub Ject—'The Bible and a Free Republic,” A Sabbath evening discourse will be delivered by the Rev. Dr. Cheever, in the Church of the Puritans, Union aquare, this evening, at half-past seven o'clock. At the Memorial church, Hammond street, corner of Waverley place, the Right Rev. T. H. Vail, D. D., Bishop of Kangas, will preach this evening. ervices at half- past ten, half-past three and half-past seven o'clock. ‘The Chureh of the Hély Trinity will hold services in the Rutgers Institute, Fifth avenue, between Forty-first and Forty-second streets, at half-past ten A.M. and throe P.M Evening servicé in the Unitarian church, Fortioth strest, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, at half-past seven o'clock The Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, Jr., will preach in the morning and evening. The Rev. Dr. Dyer will preach in the afternoon. At the Central Park Methodist Eptscops! Mission, Seventieth street, corner of Third avenue, there will be preaching this evening at balf-past seven o'clock, Sun- day school at nine A. M. and two P. M. At the Canal street Presbyterian churcly, Greene street, near Canal, the Rev. Henry H. Cobb will preach s# half- past ten and three o'clock. Sabbath school at nine and two o’cleck. At the Church of the Resurrection (Rpiscopal), Thirty- fifth street, eaet of Sixth avenue, the rector, the Rev. Edward 0, Flagg, will proach in the morning at half-past ten o'clock, and the Bishop will administer the rite of eonfirmation in the evening at half-péat soven o'clock. At Bleecker street Universalist church, corner of Downing street, the Rev. U. M. Fisk, of La Grango, N. Y., will supply the desk to-day, Services at half-past ten in the morning, and at half-past seven in the even- ing. By invitation of his Excellency Governor Fenton, the Rev. Joseph P. Thompson, D. D., will preach to the soldiers, at the depot, NOs. 50 and 63 Howard street, this afternoon, at balf-past three o'clock, 3. & Snow, called “The Prophet,” wil! preach in Clin. ton Hall, Astor place, this afternoon at three o'clock. At Hope Chapel, No. 718 Broadway, Mr Willis, spirit- ualist, Will speak in the morning at balf-pest ten o’cloek, ‘ ” Teo o'clock, “ Question== “Wherein eee modern spire: ualiam clucidate Beripture and correct Theotogy.”’ aM Hall, Astor Ei th Fi will ogoak tadbrenkcanceenent this efteravon. The consecration ofan Sitvard and Ludiowy wil take place co THeayy the ‘lst inst., at two o'clock in the faneraoon. r THR EMPRESS life cy Sp id OW BEMALF OF The Owl pul ea teeateee) Cesc he ots ; een. t) Tespecting the state o! the Chureh of the Holy Zepulchre:— Travellers who visit the Holy Leud are astqnished at the lp may which the dome that covers and the Holy Sepulchre has presented for many’yeare:! “y ask how it is that she Christian Powers have not hasten: state of things aflicting to the tier. The reason, it must be raid, |, stained with the blood of the hich hasbeen the cradie of the religion of ood, Qn peace and concord, pitifu) rivalries exist Detween the different communions, and that in course of time these rivalries have become weriour dissensions. Formerly the Latins rebuilt the deme, aud ornamented it ‘with inscriptions and emblems which recalled ibe kind af precedence they » powwessed im the enjoyment of this monument. The dome was burned im 1808,and cipeum- @ances having given the Greeks a prepouderance m Palestine, they profited by it to recoustrast the church, to the exclusion of the Latine. In their turn they ap themselves to coverimg tre monument with in- ‘seriptions and images borrowed from thelr age and liturgy. At present Greeks and [Letine confront other. One party demands Feconstruction of the dome, ax it existed before 1808; the othere demand a re- constrnetion favoring their claim of possession or of Vouted rights, Two great Powers, France and Russta, the most honorable nie, have sought 1864, a protocol tng the accord of the three goveruments, and indicating the conditions agreed to with a view of carrying out in common the reconstruction of the dome, But when they proceeded to execute the project, when the archt- tects had prepored their plans, and it was necessary to interpret some slightly dublouw clauses of the protoool of the 6th of “epiember, new discussions arose under the influence of local rivalries, Nothing was done, and all wag once more left in uncertainty, During this time the ruin of the dome became more and more imminent, the personal safety of the ptlgrime who came to pray st the Holy Sepulchre was eudan ed, and the evil increased until it became « scausial low could an end be put to this condition of affalret It was a pious princess St. Helena, the mother of the Em- © Constantine—who, at the commencement of the fourth centary, caused the Pagan temple built above the grotto of tho Holy Sepulchre to be domolished, and on the samme spot raised, for ae time, the sanct, destined to cover the tomb Jequs Obrist. 44 should not the princesses of all Christian countries, ani- mating themselves with this glorious memory, come to an agroement to carry out at last, under conditions wor: thy of themselves and of Christianity, the work i which the offoris of diplomacy have not hitherto been able 1 succeed? Who would refuse to listen to their voice, when, plactg themselves beyond the rogion of Yo! iticn, #4 to all contentious ideas, they would speak in the name of piety and of Christian charity, and would address ppeal to the faithful throughout the whole world, on # subject which ought to be equally dear to ally But in order that the work shoul Kaerneges to the spirit of Christian conciliation which hae inspired it, the simple reconstruction of the dome should not be the only object aimed at. It would be advisable, after having obtained the conkent of the Sublime Porte, to entirely rebutid the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on new plan, and oa ® scale, #0 that it might afford accommodation for ali communions. Thus, for example, there should be on one fide a chapel, and oven a nave, consecrated to the use of the Latins, and om the ethers nave and » chapel reserved for the use of the Greeka The principal nave the Holy Sapulcie, al prevent bo dita, giving. rs to u so difcul rise ju te cer, would be freed.” ¥ bau from ail hin- 1008. majesty of the new sanctuary should as moch as possible equal that of the sacred associations which are Leen Af pA jog Thao a Feasons & competition m| opened im wi e ‘architects and artists of all countries should be invited to take Lg Ty 40 fnternational jury might select from among the designs sent by them that which, in « purely artistic point of view, mi be deemed the most worthy of so greatan idea. Aasto the funds necestary for et and completing withont dolay the now Chureh of the Holy Sepulohre, thoy could be furnished by a universal subscription, at the head of which ali tbe Christian princesses would mo doubt vie with each other in insoribing their nemes. NEW YORK LEGISLATURR. Senate. ALsant, March 2, The Senate, after the report of aumdry local bill, ad past seven o'clock on Monday evening. Assembly. Aumane, March 25, 1808 MILLA PORTED, Toamend the law for tho incorporation of life and health inentanc close 5) irooklyn; which was ordered ton third Pacey Rolie play an on rnilroad Hobitive aor vunis Of Pearaved aavontory aud ad min sinainn yee tout) Agie clo oo Meotay nine SOUTH. THE Destruction of East Pasca- goula, Florida. THE FOOD QUESTION AT THE SOUTH ‘Tho Safety of Richmond Depending on s enenaneaamanaaaaaadl DARK DAYS AT RICHMOND Fears Entertatned that the Rebel Farmers , Will Not Plant Full Crops, pe Inducements which Tiead the Rodel Koldiors to Desert. ¢ Gonoral Singleton Gives @ Champagne Supper in Bichmond, be, &o., &o. Military Matters im Bast Te: from the north of the State, to’ the 6th has been reinforced by Thomas with cavalry, at Teas. ry, It is thought, aces ban into Virginia sree Tunnel Hill and Chattanooga whh at each place. Three small regi- are Dutoh and ree are at Reigevom, aad smal ‘Stevenson to Huntavilia wd ‘The rest of Thomas’ army is at Huntevitie, Decatur and Rousseau has five bri in Middle Tennesree, scour. ing the country boda tae and recruits. The ‘“toebel’’ soldiers they catch ive the choloe of joining the Yankees or shot Stokes’ brigade is the most cou- splcuous inéhis work Preparations fer the Attack on Mobtie, Avacsta, March 20, 1865. ‘The Yaukee prisoners have been removed from Cababa to Selma, Ala., on account of the high water flooding the country #0thet supplies could not 1b them. The garrison at wae six thousand strong on the 8th, Their preparations continue for operations on Mobilo amd East Puecagente, Fh (Prom the ith Carolinian, East Pascagoula, Fla., has been bu! A Dash uw: Port McAllister, ate weet lumbia South Carolinian, March 17.) e that about three weeks ago, Colone! Clineh, of the Fourth in cavalry, and a Gaahied Be a Leen’ at Generis ds tu 16 Wo! force ensaged in tling the work. "About torty were brought away, together with a number of horses. It will be remembered that this was the first point struck by Sherman on reaching the coast, and that it gave hima commanding base for subsequent ions, The fleet opening fire un Colonel Clinch and his party prevented the work from being held, bad tt been designed to do so. The Food Question at the South. ‘THE PATS OF RICHMOND DEIKNDING ON THE REBEL COMMISSARIR®. {From the Richmond Exam!ner, March 22.) ‘The movemeat in the City Council to ascertain the number of families now residing in Richmond, who have been abandoned here without the meaus of support by bands and fathers that have from time to time rp the blockede and pow remain at the North, and to take some means of rid of so many useless mouths, ie & mov: wi eo ra ee tained and pushed to ite proper conclusion It is full time thet some ‘thing were done to relieve the community of Unis most unreasonable ; and if it be true, as alleged, that there are mo leas than five orsix thousand persons in this of whom are not ining themselves by but om the indeed, not one abould Jost in sending them sbous their business. We shall won have 9 to de 10 feed the Confedr rate army, and the destitute wives and widows sud orphans of the soldiers who have a sacred deen chim upon wd and the refugee families who har vu out house smd home or banished by Yankee mil authority, without having to provide for crowds deen bavely left upon our hands ‘onfederate serviee, some of whom way Row be, for aught we know to the centrary, widiers in the Yankee army. Tt ip true these are generally helpless people, ure harshness towards them will be naturally repognant to & generoue community like the citizens of Rietinond. But Ric has never before seam days like these; and possibly tecome The fate of the cuy, nay, of the whole country, ts becoming @ mere question of com- minarial, The public charities of Richmond cannet now feed the desorted families of traitors, without defrandin, our faithfal Qefenders and their children. Some methor must absolutely be devised for sanding these five or six thousand consumers where the men live who are bound © provide for there. PEARS THAT THE REPRE FARMERS WILL PLANT WUT SMALL CROP. {From the Hichmond Pxaminer, March 28.) Some alarm begins 10 be expressed by persons from the coneicy, lest farmers should not this year sow their ‘usual emount of grain, and ploni plenty of com. Several rengons are alleged for their retuctance todo so; one is the oxpricious treatment to which farmers beve been subjected by the various enactments of Congress and by the arbiivary action of the Commissary and Quarter master’s Department; another reason is, the alleged ap. prehension of cavalry raida Whatever may be the reason, te app Of seed time makes ita matter of general interest that no unfounded apprehensions should be permitted to interfere with the food producing in dustry of the country. Nor can we be persuaded that there is much danger of thin There is at all times, and in war time quite as much as any other, a strong in. stiuctive disposition in men who-own or farm land, when the seqon invites it, to tl and sow an much of their gern, as they have seed and labor to cover. They now that by doing this they cannot lowe much, and may gain very largoly. This imattnctive disposition, too, is juite independeat of public spirit and patrictiem, which form vory strong additional motives to all good citizens ats timo hike the Let the sower go forth to sow hin seed, nothing doubt- ing. In the very worst ease that can ‘befall-—that isa visit from mounted Yankee anda—farmers will not be the worse treated for being found with full barns in stead of empty ones, And be it further remembervd that if they had been more prompt and liberal this last Be in sending tm their produce to market and ing it at fair priegs for the use of the army, those raid ahs bave boon au lly r siated; and when they did on cur the raiders would not have found 20 much to feed their horses or to burn in barna and stacks. As for the business of impresament, Congress has done what it could to regulate that; and besides, we have a new com muimeary general, to whom ft ix but fair to give o trial. After all, it ‘can scarce be necessary to urge these pints. ‘The spring woather is opening graciavsly, and armers know right well that ax a clase they have loxt nothing yet by casting their seed inte the ground. Each one will understand, beridvs, that if others decline this duty, his profit, if he makes a crop, will be doubled and quadrupled The Demor' ation of the Rebel Soldters , and How It is juced. {rim the Richmond Sontinel, March 23.) The ayatteville Observer says:—There aro certain lo- calities tn North Carolfna, and doubtless in all the States, where every ovil influence it brought to beer upon oar noble soldiers, and to which are ovidently owing many of the desertiona that weaken our cause and diagrace the desertors and their families. An officer now at home on account of 8 severe wound received In battle, was epoak tng of thie a few day9 ago, and told us how often the best and most cheerful soldiers retarned gicomy and discon. tented to camp after a furlough, He sald that on remon- wtrating with one of his an acquaintance from his own county, he had snoceeded in dispelling his gloom, when the man logized for it, remarking that ‘the fact (a that if Jef Davin were to go to the —— set ment and slay three weeks, sort.” The Charlotte (N. ©. ‘m sure he, too, would Bulletin conta\ne a warm and lonel Lee M. MeAfor, of the the soldiers by the unpatriotic and diagraceful suggest with which they aro tormented from croaking and di loyal pereous at home. A plot having been le for the simultancous desertion of a number of soldiers belong ing to his regiment Colonel McAfor fottunately became apprised of their infamous purpose, and arrested im the whole of them. The more guilty are under guard, and about to be irled for their lives, In order to show “wlvat is indermining the determination of our roldiors to be free, and inducing them to desert the cause which they have for four lowg years defended with #0 much honor Ww their State aud credit to themselves and farnily,"" Colonel MoAfea gives some oxtracta from lot (ors th’ Dis pows Raion from relatives of thear part! # now lor arreat for deserting and persuading others to Aesert One of thane letters is from a iste Her brother had written to her for “advice —whother to daaort to th ta go by Bho (oils iim ehe had consulted er ta ou had nd dame Ww ‘k iy and mo’ ~ ———— ¥ now under guard, c000 be tried for his tife. If | into thé and {he tamen spenty extn, Sr at ots Ted wiih bie blond » | wes damage had been dome to Another of the letters rom a wife to her husband. | seats of the a cones wae ee whe itera tree tbe ighied you are I want you to right now. Start now, me '’ ive onathén gus. mateh on a ‘aad tee will amount to for the rebels.” thie * remarks Colonel | thousand dollars. ‘been closed when the Meats, page the tenth penny upon the ad- | fire broke ont the destructi®@ of the ed tice would beve wioo of Uhose who ‘are nearest and nares (orhimm, what boon almost certain, as Bo water was to bo bad for the wil be the feolings of those relatives? How will | engines; and had the fire progressed mesh more it thas wife oF mother foci when the gave closes over | Dot here bees eatinguished by hand baskets, that poor wretch, they think, ‘but for my advice, r my husband or son might have lived through this long | The and Forge Mighticr Than and cruel war, and been an honor to me and mine, aed a ranting the Sword. stay to my declining yrars!’ How little did they think {ram the Bichenend Baemnons, Hareb 36) that such advice was but driving the leaden messenger jocal troops—eupecially the Lavaratory, Of death through the heart of the one they should have | and ons —have responded with great cheriahed and cheered up im the hour of danger a rity to the recont calls wpon them. aH ah i a ; 5 api fl F i l and such undying in- your own asme, "Boa rere mac, dear ‘& good soldier and a true }, dear hus. fortitude and Sentiments grieve them by Seeeting, fae privations of their families, expression of gloomy ap) ensions. their courage and their hopes; them every possible token of remembrance and kindness; and neither express nor tolerate anything inconsisten with the honor of a soluier amd the tidelity of a patriot. A Sermon for Gold Gamblers, North and South. (From the Richmond Examiner, March 22) ‘When gald fell suddenly in New York, a fow days ago, to 167, under the influence of supposed successes of Sherman, there was immediate alarm and despondoncy amongst a large clasg of capitalists, speculators, brokers end stock jobbers in Wall street. Several heavy failures were at once announced, Dismay was upon many coun- tenances, and it was felt that nothing but a few disasters to the Union arms‘eould restore the tone and buoyane| of public feeling. It is hoped that the latest news, whi demonstrates that Shorman’s march i# not to bea mere peaceful parade tl h North Carolina, will comfort and encourage thos’ who bad been operating for a rise. Perhape this singular feature never was so conspicuons in any other war, We,inean the extetenco of lage classes of, paople on either site whose private speculations give them an interest opposite to the interest 0: their country. itis the immens: development taken in theve latter days by the trafic in shares, stocks and money, whieh bas given rise to the phenomenon A time of war has now become, more than ever it was before, a season 1 worts of value; andin the North, mmercial newspapers, there have eprung up more than three hundred joint’ stock com- the chardeter which is emphatically called all basing their hopes of profit on the eon. ies of the wWar—to say nathing of the universnl buying and selling of the more legitimate stocks, and of specie; all which tovether interest very large classes of the people in tie news from many are interested in Avasters as in successes.” Honce it is that any sudden and unforeseen vun of good forvune for the Union arms throws thousanda of fainil Deggary ; and a rapid and complete conquest of the would produce wile-sweeping bankruptey and ruin, Tt were well if this state af inings were altegether con- fined ts the enemy's country. Bot here, alec, are buyers and sellers of stock and specie. ‘Phe confederacy, also, has its bulls and bears, And according to the etute of their several «peculations at each moment, whesherthey are investing in real estate, or have gold and silver to well, or government securities to buy, it may be their obvious Interest to depress the credit of the government, to magnify dimnster, aud tj aileet despondency as to the fate and fortunes of the Confederate cause. If they are purchasing real estate, for example, they ure strongly tempted w produce the impression, by every means in their power, unat the country is in # fair way of being subjugated, and that this would be followed by the contis. cation of all the property in the Bouth. Thusthey frighten the property holder inty realizing while be can, and turn. ing the price of bis iand into ane Then, perhaps, they are ready to gelb hin the gold; and as thoy wish to get back all the purchase money of his farm in exchange for as little gold an poexible, it is mull their interest to dupre- ciate the value of Confederate Treasury billy, and make the holder of them hurry to get rid of them an fut ag possible for whatever thoy will bring. What Gives additional weight to the. alarming representations of shege speculators iv that they are usvally intelHgent aad weil informed persons, who are supy likely to ‘know what ix going on behind the scenes end sooner iban the xeners! pablic, They are intimate with members, of Congress, who have all the hights of the “wecrot revgion;’’ they transact burners for those legie Jatore, and may be impagined 10 get some hints and atimpter of the roai state of the pablic caure from the torn whieh ti investmenta of members are taking. Perh: he speculators hoth North and mouth are thetr fashion all this while The president of company in New Yerk, the “operator for rise” in Wall street, may be enthusiastic a l'nlon meet- ings, may really be persuaded that the cause of the North ix the camse of civilization and progress and ali tifat sort of thing, and nay tincerely wish it to mecced $a the long run. hag “made hie pile’? In the meantime he hopes the grand cause of good government and of the human race does uot abrolutely require the sacrifice of lie individual venture; also that ite caccess will not come too yore that it will not take him by surprise, that he will have tme to realize Upon the current transactions, and to adjust bis operations to the new state of facta, for he will be quite me roady to ulate in Senthera pianta- en that coines to the fancy stock. heart of mbjugation to the Yankees; has two or three sons gallantly fighting ander Lee er Jounurton; but very good Southern man; bites the thou he fact is, the present sate of his Investuents, the fmmediate requirementa of the stock market or innd market, in which be is dealing for the mouwent, give him a temporary interest in depreciating Confede rate enfrency, and in aflecting despondency about the Confederate cause He hqpes that cater is safe enoagh without hie secrificing all is worth to ft (and so ft t%— but, unfortunately, there are so many like him); but in the meantime, just for « Uitle while, lis interost is that the war should go on; and even that there should be an occasional gloom thrown over the country, amounting almost to a panic; for when thers iy a panic, aud a saure | qui pew, the man of clear, cool head is always sure of his cont per cent. ‘Thus we see that both at the North and at the South there ure very large and influential clases of the people always hoping to profit by the vicissitudes of the war; profiting as often by evil news as by good; and on the whole interested in continumg a little jonger, and yet little longer, the struggle which, to the mas# of the peo- ple, brings privation, danger and death. They are not, perbaps, a bad sort of porsone, these speculators; they wish the eventual triumph of their respective countries; they desire no evil to anybody im particular; are ready to say, “be ye warmed and d," only they bave (for the present) a very strong interest ln that state of things which keeps you bare and hungry We have no special complaint to make of these people, ‘We in our turn wish them all success in thetr honest nn dertuklnga; but would strongly counsel the rest of the community pay no sort of atteution to any of their opinions or vaticiuations on the subjectof the war, That fe a matter to be Judged of by . tho Hghts furnished to thei Quartermaster General. Any one who ts known fn stocks, shares, coin or real estate, j# an untae gui a4 to the destinies of paulons. Prisoners from Schofield's Army Arriving at Richmond. [From the Richmond Examiner, March 22} Between nine hundred and one thousand prisoner CAftuPhA SY General Bragg at Kineton, North Carolina, will arrive in Richmond this afternoon. A large numer’ of commissioned officers are auneng them General = jetom Entertaining the R ‘at Richmond. {From the Richmond Kxaminer, March 22.) General Singleton, of Ilinola, euriow bie warm Hence bia passes to ial friend of President Linculn Richmond and peoullarities in goneral, Now, if the. rebels should hang him, the measure of poetical juation, tn his cane would be corapletely flied.—Cinernnat Commarea. Hang him! On the contrary, the “rebels’’ are cher. ishing this Yankee spoculator, courting his acquaintance, and hoping for the honor of invitations to @ great enier- taimment he is abit to give: and fur which he ts said to have the champagne. One might suppose jeton waa not only a iriend of Mr. coln, but ‘Mr. Davis, too; for he can go and come at arprealy this i a and run what he pleases jeasire throngh 0 ines, if thing which very few Confede. Uhroagh the blockade, rates have interest enough to do. The Richmond Thea: on Fire During @ Performance. A WILD SCRNR OF TANIC AND ALARM. {From the Richmond Examiner, March 22.) =~ About eleven o'clock on Monday night, jnst upon the eve of the close of the porformance at the Richmond theatre, the cry of “fire,” raised by some one in thy per tiers, threw th: Hence into an indescribable state of alarm. Ladies fa'nted and sctoamed, and men and boys rushed from the parqnet and boxes, all aiming to quin the stairway and doors, Some sprang from the windows at the riak of breaking thetr nok, without wtopping (0 inquire whethor the danger behind wis real or imaginary. Ina momont ‘ones of e#eape beca choked up by human beings struggling for egress 17 officors of tho theatre acted with promptnew and onerry and but for tholr efforts serious tons of limb, if not uf life, must have rewulted. Tt was immediately discovered that the gallery set apart for nexroes was in flames, and the negro occupants poured down the stairway out of reach of tam A amoke, witha t maklog one ortho anpyresa the lamas The ptariiing 1 rapilly Hapa gence tink Wie Uheaire wae on fre ape valarm bolls rang, and he fire brigade rue Wok Ypres ut no water fre het nthe ri wh Off tae ty a ch theatre of war; and as | turnout showed how they Sone So ee disty at tueir country's call. We Usat nove d aeee- Hoe wil be. suemeed: in out ef the w of ror: the anvil, than the’ musket, when the successfrl musket dejouds upen the necessary army mal Gan be supplied through the energy of these employs Unless the emergency is v ry extreme, may let them alume. 1 are duing their work, amd @ Voy neowssary work. ‘The success of 4 revoluliam pends uot altogether om brains in logwlasive Lalit mecbauism in the workshops. WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest and Best Weekly in the Couniry. 10 THE READERS OF NEWSPAPERS. ‘The New Yona Wexary Henan is the cheapest weetip paper issued in the United States, It is published every Saturday, and its contents will embrace the Military, Naval, Political, Religious, Foreign, Fashionable, Musical, ‘Theatrical, Agricultural, Sporting, Art aud Literery ia- telligence of the week. While all the other weekly papers have increased theie gubscription price from twenty-five to two hundred pes cent the WaxxLy Hunan is mailed at the old rates:— One Copy for one year... -- Three Copies for one year. s Five Copies for one year. 8 Tom Copies for one year. .......--++++ asedudee 8 Any larger number addressed to names of subscribers $1 6 each An extra copy will be sent to every club of tem Twenty copies, te one address, one year, $25, and any larger number at same price, These rate: make tthe cheapest publisaiion in the county. ‘AH who are in want of a Cheap Family Paper, the oom tents of which embrace everything that man, woman oF child desires to read, wiil subscribe for this publication. Address WEEKLY HERALD, corner of Fulton and Nacsan streets, New York city. The Only Remedy. Those who suffer from foul breath are open ml to the ebarge ofcareleasnem. It is an offence that as a xingle bottle of the fragrant SOZODONT ably wccompilxh the work. No tliet table « rveunid keep the teeth white 3 Z pure and sweet, Sold by all druggists, Cashed In all Legatized Lotte- LAYTON, 10 Wall street, New York: Cashed in All Legalized Lotteries u Ka sent Ker's uitce, 76 Broadway ‘cut Sale of Fine Carringes at Auce= ‘ood Brothers’ immense steck will be, sold on the evenings of Wecnosday and Tharsdty, March 29 and 30, a6 the Armory, Fourteenth street, near Sixth avenue, late Sank tagy Fair Willings or Valace tis his wtock captains nearly 150 mont farisions at nt New York cits ELEGANT ¢ Ds. jages, manny of therm the , made expressly for the * OPEN CALECURS, ‘COACHES, PARK PHAITONS; VICTORIAS. TOP WAGONS. OPEN BUGGIES, TROTYING WAGONS HARNESS, SIDE SADPLE, AC. 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