The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1870, Page 3

Contradictory Reports of the Battle Near Meung. The Germans and French Claim Snecesses. The Bombardment of Paris Decided Upon. No Hope for the Besieged from the Provinces. -HEROISM OF THE DEFENDERS OF BELFORT THE ARMY OF THE LOIRE. TELEGRAMS TO THE MEW YORK HERALD. Patriotism of Bordesux—German Prisoucrs— Telegram from Gambctta—Successes of Chnuzy’s Forces. BORDEAUX, Deo, 10, 1870. ‘The people of this city are very patriotic. They have sent large numbers of recruits to the front and are equipping and drilling more. Advices from Tours announce the arrival there of over a thousand German prisoners. A DESPATCH FROM, GAMBEITA—3UCCESSES OF THY ARMY. Minister Gambetta, in a telegraphic circular to prefects of departments, from the headquarters of General Chauzy, says:—“Chauzy continues to re- sist the attacks of Prince Frederick Charles, taking Many prisoners and inilicting heavy losses on the enemy. From this you may judge how false are the German despatches, which state that the Army of the Loire is crushed. Genera! Chauzy, with only Dall of that army, is still able to successfully oppose the German advance. German Report of the Battle Near Meung— The French Repuised=¥rench Claim of Success. . Lonpon, Dec, 10,1870, A telegram from Versailles, dated to-day (Dec. 10), reports that the Duke of Mecklenburg makes we following announcement trom Meung, 10th:— GERMAN REPORT—THE FRENCH REPULSED. The enemy violently attacked us yesterday, but were victoriously repulsed by the Seventeenth and Twenty-second divisions, notwithstanding the su- perlority of his forces. Our losses were smaller than yesterday. Beaugency was occupied on the Sth inst., and Vierzon to-day, GENERAL OHAUZY CLAIMS SUCCESSES. A report from General Chauzy, dated Thursday evening, says:—"We were again attacked to-day by the army of Prince Frederick Charles along our whole front. We held our position throughout the day. All the corps were engaged, from St. Laurent to Beaugency. We encamp on our position of this morning. THE DOOMED CAPITAL. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Paris to Be Bombarded—No Hope of Succer from the Provinces—The Siege of Beifort. Lonvon, Dee. 10, 1870, A Berlin telegram says the bombardment of Paris. has been definitely decided upon. NO HOPE FROM THE PROVINCES FOR THE BESIEGED. It is now considered impossible for Paris to re- ceive assistance from the provinces. With the failure and retreat of the Army of the Loire all hopes in that direction are lost. The Germans look upon the capitulation of the city as a question of time, and it is announced that King Willtam only awaits that event before returning to Beriin, THE SIEGE OF BELFORT. The garrison of Belfort continue to make a vigor- ous defence, and their heroism and endurance ex- cite warm admiration. WAR NEWS FROM WASHING- TON. ‘fhe Removal of the French Capital An- nouncod. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 1870, M. Berthémy, the Minister from France to the United States, has received official information of he removal of the French capital from Tours to Bordeaux. BOURBAKI AND GAMBETTA. Conversation with the Joli Turco at Tours— How He Talks and What He Thinks—Gam- betta and His Companions—Effoct of Recent News—The Mobilo Camps. Tours, Nov. 26, 1870, We are still enjoying the society of the “Jol Turco” at Tours, and he begius to be rather unpopu- Jar for his inactivity, We hear that he persists in .Tefusing to take the command of the Eighteenth army corps. It requires certainly a great amount of courage to take a French command nowadays, when the ill success pretty sure to follow frem the bad material they have to work upon, will pe attri- buted to treason, to every crime possible, and a good many impossible ones too. He waiks about the town sometimes with 4 somewhat scowling face, stalks into a caféand erders what he wants, as if he were giving the word of command. The worshipful Society of Spies, to which I had the pleasure of introducing you befere at Tours, may often be observed centemplating him with wistful eyes, but none, I think, dare appreach him very near, there being a whelesome conviction abroad that he is not @ man to be trifled with. I was sitting in a café yes- terday when in he walked alone—he usually goes about by himsel{—and gat dewn near where I was. J offered him a paper, a civility he acknowledged ‘with a bow and a grant—he is somewhat of a sav. age, like his name. “Miltary executions, military executions,” he sald, glancing down it. “It strikes me they execute more men than Mmanceuvres, la bas,” and he looked down a column containing such entries as “such and such a court-martial,” «‘yient de condamner & la peine capitale ie nommé Derailly 2eme cannonier 4 1a 2¢1me batterie; le nommé Dela- rable, soldat an 40iéme reziment,” &o., &c.; and underneath these words, which rang like a funeral knell, “Les jungements ont regu leur exécution. “It seems to me We see rather too much of that,’ Kresponded. He shook bis head gloomily. “I never heard so much of it in all my experience,” he said, “and my experience is not exactly smali.” “And do you attribute it to any special cause?’ “My expertence has beén of warfare, almost ex- olusively, not of disastrous events aud demoralizing influences, 1 had rather not give an opinion about the cause. 1 don’t mind owning that I regret this fect; that I deplore it, whatever the cause may be.” Then, as it abruptly to change the subject, “What @ Duisance it is ner getting ihe English papers,” he observed (for the presence of the Prussiaas impedes the postal route via Le Mans, soour papers from Eng- Jaud were twa days lute). “Tike to see English pa- NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1870.—TrRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. ” hesaid. “Especially, I want to sev if Eng- Fina’ nents Russia; but I tuimk the island has quite vee >» the fighting business and retired on its jaurels, ‘That 18 not confined to Faciend, I thought, and I very much wished te ask him if he were going, todo the same; but I wasatrai ef offending terrible Turco, so refrained. Presently he sangts sight of something: in the paper he held which made him frown and utter seme formuia of the maiedictory order; but his dinner just then appeariag he to eat it rapidly, or, to describe the Fogg og more aceurately, to gebble it up, so I left him te repose and mutton cutlets. However, after a little, he spoke once more to declare bis conviction that a very decisive military movement was impending. “These demonstrations and reconnoissances must be being made vy Prince Frederte Charles,” he suid, “there is ne one else likely te take tbe initiauve in that way.”” “And they mean’? “They mean a battle,” he replied, and once more relapsed into silence and his dinner. GAMBETTA. Gambetta has been away visiting M. de K¢ratry, at the camp at Conlie; he went away on the 23d and returned yesterday. He ts, | understand, won- derfally ttle depressed by the dismal prospect before him, preserves a sanguine and fiery de- meanor, and, even in private, persists m calling the French defeats crime and treachery. He is said io be very much satistied with his visit to Conlie, and the Count and they mutually embraced and encour- aged each other. ‘A comfortable spectacle; for the private quarrels usually surging round the interlor of the republic are but disagreeable phenomena in the midst of the public confusion, General Cambriel desires @ court martial, to acquit him of the wolea charges launched recklessly avainst him. Garibal and the Garibaldtans are attacked in papers and pul- pits, while the loyal Bretons decline to co-operate with the Italian, General Canzio blews up the “base calumniators” of the Garibaldians, and the Macon hy blows up General Canzio, ‘Se, on the whoie, vote for Gambetta’s embracing everybody and everybody's embyaciag him, if ble to all par- ties, as It makes a pleasant contrast, Gambetta 1s very popular here, and much observed when he pre- senis himself in public. Itas very doubtlui how long he stays here, as of course this government's move- ments depend entirely upon the Prussians. I must henestly contess to you that I have never cherished a great deal of reverence for M. Gambetta. Thave always thought that he had an undue allow- ance of tongue, as compared to brains. But | must, own that he has come eut with something I did not much expect frem that quarter—a sensible sugges- tion, or rather, command, since it takes the form of adecree, I allude to thus new plan ef censtructing camps—part of which are to be strategical an@ part instructive—at St. Omer, Cherbourg, Cenlie, Nevers, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Clermont Gerraud, Tew- louse, Pas-des-Lanciers and Lyons, They are te re- ceive the Garde Mobile, free corps, and contingents of the regular army (what there are of them. ese camps are to be constracied with @ view to concen- trating the whole and instructing the new troops especiilly. AS ail the world knows the need of con- centration and instruction is something more than evident in the French troops now, aud in their mishaps, “ie euest (ransparent et laisse voir la cause.” There are, as I said, to be eleven of these camps, four of which—those ef St. Omer, Cherveurg, La Rochelle and Pas-des-Lanciers, are to be made capable of “holding 250,000 men each. ‘Che others are to be large eneugh for 60,000 men apiece. Had this measure been taken sooner great good might have resulted; but now it reminds one of the old fable—and wae the camps are forming Paris slarves, But no! even as I write, though the night is wet, cold and dark, suggestive ef yoing home and getting warm, bands ol men and wemen are still Parading the strtets shouting, stinging— in general terms mak- ing themselves ridiculous, ‘The wind is howling and. the rain rattling on the window pane, but the re- frain of the “Marsellaise” and the shouts of Vive Ja Republique |” “Vive Gambetta !” are heard abeve all, Well, poor things, perhaps if they waited to re- joice unti! they had really something to rejoice at they migut never rejoice at all, WAR FACTS AND INCIDENTS. In the Camp, the Cabinet fand the Press. THE “PRACE” MEN OF FRANCE, M. Edmond About’s article in the Soir, piteously crying lor peace, was thought so valuable in the Prussian camp at Versailles, which was furnished with an early copy, that Count Bismarck had a special editien Of 20,000 printed and distributed among the German troops. GARIBALDI AND THE FRENCH CLERGY. Garibaldi writes the following to a Lendon clergy- man:—‘dn reference to what you say about the priests in France,I cannot reopen with you the priestly argument, but of one thing let me assure you, that as the priests of the Greek Church have hever yet been found at the head ef their national movement, 80 now the French priests 1ag behind, and are unwilling to oppose the foreign invaders of vheir country. Notwithstanding this, 1 de not ae- Spar of the noble cause which | have undertaken to serve. Adverse fortune seems to nave the effect of regenerating the character of this good, this gene- rous, but w country, which has permitted grave faults, it “has been cruelly be trayed.”” BUOENIB AND SEDAN. Among the most recently publishea of the impe- rial papers are. from the Emperor from Metz. In one he asks Empress to send a brace- Jet for the wife of the Prefect. In another he annus the Empress’ appointment of General Grandchamp, adding that she had no right to neminate a general vo the army. THE EMPRESS’ DESPATCH TO HER MOFHER, The communication of the Empress to her mother on the fatal 4th of September was as follews:— ‘To Madame la Comtesse DE Montio, Madrid:— PARIS, Sept. 4, 1870, General Wimpfen, who had taken command after MacMahon had been wounded, has capitulated, and the Emperor has been made prisoner. Alone, and withgqy! command, he has submitted to that which he could not avert, All day he was under fire, Courage, dear mother, if France will she can; de- fend herself, I wiil doy duty. Your unhappy daughter, EUGENIE. A GARIBALDIAN CAMP, Achille Bizzoni, writing from Bourg on the 10th of November, thus gives his first impressions of the Garibaldians in camp:— We seem here in the midst of a bal masque. Thou- sands of different costumes are te be seen. Chil- dren, at most sixteen yeurs old, are camping in the mud of the flelds, scarcely covered with a thin blue blouse like these worn by our carters. The Bretons and French Garibaldians wear low, broad brimmed hats, like those in the opera “Dinorab.” The Francs-tireurs all dress like each other, The Mo- biles, intermixed with the last remnants of the line, a few Hussars between the dragoons and Chasseurs ad’ Afrique who escaped from the Prussians at Sedan and Metz; hospital attendants with the rea cross on a white fleid, and amid this mass of soldiers, who are not serious, but careless, a number of women and children, whe wander through the field in order to avoid the terrible enemy, such is the picture which presents itself to me. SUBJECTS FOR THE SCALPEL. The Medtcal Gazette of Strasbourg has the following painfully suggestive anneuncement as to the re- opened avatomical school :—“students are scarce, but bodies fer dissection are abundant. There are just now in Strasbourg facilities not to be found else- where for anatomical studies, for practice in opera- tive surgery, and lor the observation of discase,”” PRUSSIAN OFFIOERS’ “L007,” The following substance of an episode of the war appeared in the . ontleur Universei, and is vouched for by an eye witness recently arrived in London:— An aged widow lady of noble birth, and ee a high position in French sectety, owned 1n the en- virons of Paris @ smail country house, which cen- tained portraits and family seuvenirs accumulated during many generations, as weli as various me- mentees, such as in old age represent the happiness of times long past. She had left the house previously to the Investment of Paris, soon after which the Pruss.an treops arrived at the village, their of- ticers being located in the house of the widow. These “gentiemen” immediately burst open the cabi- nets, desks, &c., pillaging the houses in all direc- tions. Everything was taken away—jewelry, pic- tures, linen and evem the private letters of the owner, Jn vain the unfortunate steward, who spoke a little German, interfered, and twice did a Prussian baron point a pistol athim, ‘The soldiers contem- plated in silence the disgraceful conduct of their of- ticers. ‘The camp fellowers brought their ‘wagons to the house and every officer delivered up what he had stolen, obtaining @ receipt whereby to claim the articles, or their value, at a Jater gate. The soldiers told the steward that nething could be done, adaing, “These are the nobles of Berlin—that is your mistor- tune; if we had come with our sub-oficers only yeu certainly wouid have suffered seme damage, but we do not pillage; that 1s reserved for our eficers, who say that the King permits it,” After this what esti- mate can be formed of the spirit of chivalry said to animate the Prussian nobility ? LIVING IN HOPE, Among the officers en Bourbaki’s staff ts a young cornet, who enlisted at the begianing ef the war as a private soldier, and who will probably some day tmherit about 30,000,000 of francs, at which amount is estimated the fortune of bis father, Frémy, the well known French capitalist. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE ON THE WAR. Miss Nightingale, in forwarding a subscription of twenty pounds to the Committee of the Society of Friegds in London, who are sending relief to the suffermg French peasantry in the war district, Says:—''I wisn it was ten tines as much, for in this most terribie of all earth’s wars, in the conntiess horrors of this jnost horrible of mankind's histories, I believe the susforings of the starving, stripped and burned out peasantry are the greatest horrors of aij.’? DROUYN DE LHUYS. M. Drouyn de Lhuys contradicts the assertion that he had given im his adhesion to the French re- public, and he thus alludes to the way in which he has been calumnlated:—-“While certain journais an- nounce my adiesion to the republic, another de- nounces my private Bonapartist conferences with MM. Rouher, Pietri and Marshal Lebooul, wiu have never inade their appearance in tts island; a third relates mv three alleged visits to the Empress Pug: nie, whom T have not had the henor of seeing singe her arrival in England; in fue, a 10 proaches me with my voje in favor of the declara- of war in the Privy which never had to deliberate On this question, and which was not con- voked until alter the first defeats of the French armies.” MARIO AND THE SIEGE OF PARIS. To-day, says a London journal of November 25, 18 the first anniversary of the death of Ginla Grist, who died at Berlin on the 25th of November, 1869, Signor Mario had formed an ardent wish %o visit the Ceme- tery of Pere-la-Chaise, where Grist lies buried, to place upon the tomb an tmmorvelie, He applied to the French authortt:es for permission to do this, but Was assured of her great difficulty aud danger he would incur by such a visit, and of the impossibility of being able to return at a given date. Upon being convinced of ths Mario reluctantly abandoned bis intention, and is at present at Brighton with bis three daugh ters, THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE. French War Vessels on Our Coust—Secretary Fish’s Protest and the Response—Mininter Washburue at Liberty to Leave Paris. WASHINGTON, December 12, 1870, It appears from the official correspondence that on the 4th ef October Secretary Fish wrote to Min- ister Washburne, expressing the friendly but strictly neutral pesition of the United States towards France ‘nd Prussia, adding:+ at HE p08) tality is Maple te abuse, and circum- stiiced have arisen to give rise in the minds of some persons to the apprehension that the attempts at Such abuse have taken place. 1 am not in posses- sien of facts to justify me in saying that such has been the vase, but | have deemed mysell justified in calling the attention of M. Berthemy, the French representative to this capital, to the current rumors, Sustained us they are by the presence of a large num- ber of French vesseis upon the ceast of the United States, ve appeared at or near the entrance of the harber of New Yerk, off Sand: Hook; at the entrance of the Long Ialand Sound; al or near the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay. One (or more) 1s represented to have been anchored not Jar frem Sandy Hook (the main entrance to New Yerk harbor), and there is a diference of statement as te the precise distance at which she lay from the shore, some ane that she was within a marine Jeague; but of this there is no positive evidence; she entered the port ef New York (as claimed by some) for the purpose of watching & German sveamer . about to sail thence. Three of them have put into the harbor of New London (which looks out upon Long Island Sound, the eastern entrance to the New York har- bor) avowedly for some smal! repairs; one recently asked permission, which was granted, to make some repairs at the Nerfolk Navy Yard. near the entrance of Chesapeake Bay. All this may be con- sistent with an intention ef perfect observance of the neutral character of our waters and jurisdic: tion and with an entire absence of wnderiakiag any hestile movements against the vessels ef North Germany from those waters or that jurisdiction. A large trade has been carried on from the ports of the United States, approached by the ‘waters tn which these vessels have thus ap} by vessels belonging to North Germany, © a pearance of French vesseis in this immediate nelgh- dorhood in such number and force does not fail to excite the alarin of these vessels, and must have the effect, to a greater or less degree,.to diminish that trade. The United States are net prepared at pres- ent to say that any actual violation of international law has been committed or that the hospitality of these waters has been positively abused. But the hovering of the vessels-ol-war of a belligerent on the coasts near the entrance ef the prin- cipal ports of a friendly Power does inter- fere with the trade of the friendly Power, The in- terraption of the regular communication with you by reason of the investment of Paris tias ed me to represent to M. Berthemy our views on this #hbject, and to say that although the vessels of either belliger- ent may not actually shelter within the jurisdiction of the United States and proceed thence against the vessels of its enemy, this government would regard as an unfriendly act the hovering of such vessels upon the coast of the United States near its shores in the neighborhood of its ports, and in the track of the ordinary commerce ef those ports, with intent to intercept the vessels of trade of its enemy, Ihave requested M. Berthemy to make known these vi. ws to the French government, and to ex- press the confident hope of the Prestdent that there May be no cause of complaint on the part of this government Ly Bd te of any such hovering by the vessels of the French governinent. You will be pleased to take an early Sepersanisy to present the same view to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Which you May ao by reading to him this despatch, M. Berthemy subsequently called at the Depart Me@® Of State and showed to the Secretary a letter addressed to him by the French commander in the port of New Yerk, stating that his vessel had put invo port only under stress ef weather and for re- pairs, having no intention to watch for the German steamers. Among the many other documents ts the follow- ing from Secretary Fish, addressed to Mr. Wash- burne, by teiegraph:— DEPARTMENT OF SraTE, WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 1870. WasHBURNR, Paris:— The President instructs me te say that whenever ‘ou and Read, or cither, desire or find it conventent 'o leave Paris’ you are ‘at liberty to do so. In that event he or you, or both, will ge to Tours and com- municate with the proper authorities there. Inform Read of this, FISH, Secretary. THE GERMAN FUND. Material Aid tor the Suffering Followers of Koenig Wilhelm—Liberal Donations trom All Quarters. Consul General Johannes Reesing remitted 35,000 thalers te Germany on Saturday as a further contributien from the German War Fund here to the Central Aid Committee in Berlin. Thiv makes, with the previous remittances, a total of 345,000 thalers sent frem this country. During the past week $29,001 07 were received at the General Consulate, including the proceeds of the Brooklyn German Fair, amounting to $25,600. The subscrip- tions of last week also include $550 by the German Patriotic Aid Seciety at Albany, third donation; $161 by @ German congregation at Etna, Pa.; $621 by jhe German Patriotic Aid Society at Cnillicothe, Ohio; $60 by the Germans at Pomeroy, Ohio; $250 by the German Patriotic Aid Society of the First ward, second contribution; $122 by the Needle Gun Guard; $97 by the German Dramatic Club, the proceeds of a dramatic benefit perform- ance; $130 by the employés of a factory at Hoken- dauqua, Pa.; $121, the proceeds of @ dra- matic performance at the Walhalla in Orchard street; $185, the proeceds of the Saxon lecture on “Reuter’s Works” at Liederkranz Hall; $46 50 by the German Lutheran Scheol, corner avenue B and Niath street; $25 by the Franz Abt Maennerchor; $50 by the Germans at Stamford, Conn.; $25 by a German school in Hobeken, and $50 by the Nine- teenth Ward Bowling Club. The Berlin Central Committee in aid’ of the wounded and the widews and orphans, up to the latest date, had collected 2,224,052 thalers, of which 465,816 thalers were contributed in the United States, 168,211 thalers were collected tn England, 91,389 thalers im Russia, 17,645 thalers in Austria, 10 thaters in Italy, 11,728 thalers in Swiizeriand, thalers in France, 81,360 thalers in South and Central America, 22,685 thalers in Asta, 1,350 thalers in Aus. tralia and 173 thalers in Africa. The rest was col- lected in Germany, viz.:—Berlin, 231,091 thalers; Hamburg, 221,005 thalers; Bremen, 175 thalers; Prussia, exclusive of Berlin, 551,887 thalers; tu ouler sections of Germany, exclusive of Bremen and Ham- burg, 172,701 thaiers. OBITUARY. Thomas Brassey. A telegram from London, dated on Saturday last, announces the death on the night previous of Thomas Brassey, the famous civil engineer. He was ason of the late Mr. John Brassey, of Buerton, received a good education at Chester and selected civil engincering as his profession. In this calling he attained toemmence. His services in the con- struction of ratiroads were sought from ail parts of the Continent. Chief int his works are the Grand Junction, Severn Valley, North Stafford, Buckinghamshire, Southwesiern, Eastern Union, Western of France, the Mediterranean Railways an several lines in Spain. He was also a partner with Betss & Peto in the contract for the construction of the Grand Trunk Railway ef Canada, Mr. Brassey was, we think, the father of Henry Arthur Brassey and Themas Brassey, both members ef the British Parliament, both prominent in the commercial and Politiccal circles of Engiand. George W. Hughes. The Maryland papers announce the recent death of this gentleman at his vesidence on West river, in that State. He had been for many years prominent in national politics. Mr. Hughes was a native of New York, but bis parents removed to Maryland when he was a boy, and {rom that State he was ap- pointed to West Point in 1823. Four years later he graduated, In 1838 he was appointed captam of topographical engineers, which rank he heid at the breaking out of the war with Mexico. For gallant and meritorious conduct ia the battle of Cerro Gerdo he was brevetted major, and short- ly after was appointed lieutenant — celouel and placed in command of the Maryland and District «f Celumbia velunteers. He was subse- quently promoted to the rank of colonel, and acted as civil and military Gevernor of Jalapa ne its occupation. In March, 1849, he was brevetted lieu- tenant colonel of the reguiar army, but two years later resigned his commission and nover after re- turned to the service, Entering into politics, Colonel Hughes became promine..t and popular, He was at one Lume our Minister to the Hague, and in 1860 was elected a Re niative in Congress, serving one term. In politics he was a stanch democrat, As a civil engineer the deceased won reputation. At one time he Was President of the Northern Central Rail- Way Corapany, and ata laier date was connected with the Panama sury Personally Colonel Hughes was a genial and afiable, though dignifica, mentee, Wucn esteemed by ali Who Kuew hun, Vv: Y The House Invaded by the Irre- pressible African. 4 Colored Member from south Carolina. Military Frauds at Fort- ress Monroe. New Movement in Favor of St. Domingo, REVENUE REFORMERS OUTGENERALLED. Abolition of the Internal Rev- enue System. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 1870, Strange Scene in the House—The Colored Member from South Carolina. For the first time in the history of the gevernment & negro was sworn in to-day as a member of the House of Representatives. ‘The fortunate mndivieual is J. W. Rainey, ana succeeds B. F. Whittemore, of cadetship selling noteriety, from South Carolina. Rainey was elected to serve out the balance of Whittemore’s term in the present Congress. On the opening day of the session, about a week ago, there Were numerous inquiries fer the “negro member,” and to-day, when he put in an appearance for the first time, he was the centre of attraction on the floor as well asin the galleries, A light mulatto, with long, dark, straight, glossy hair, bushy side whiskers and decidedly Caucasian features, ho looks more like @ Cuban than a@ negro. In this re- spect he ts quite unlike the negro Senator from Mis- sisstppl, Revels, whe has the African features as well as the woolly hair. Rainey came forward at the request of the Speaker, after his credentials had been presented, and amid perfect silence took the fron-clad oath. He did not meet with as warm a reception on the part of the members as Revels did in the Senate when he took his seat in that bedy. As he passed towards his seat in the rear of the Hall—the southeast corner—the only mem. | ber who thought it worth while to shake hands with him was Horace Maynard, of Tennessee. When he had reached his place two or three of the South Carolina members came over to congratulate him, He evidently relt a good deal out of place, and no little disappointment at the freezing reception he recetved from his republican brethren of the white persuasion, The negro member's frst vote was given in favor of General Banks’ St. Domingo reso- lution. He was born in Georgetown, District of Columbia, where his father and mother were both slaves, and is about thirty-nine years of age. Tho Bill Abolishing tho Rank of Admiral in the Navy—Porter’s Nomination Hangs Fire. There was an exciting scene in the House this afternoon pending the passage of General Logan's bill to abelish the rank of admiral in the navy from this time, as a vacancy exists by the death of Farragut, and providing tnat the rank of vice ad- miral shall cease with the death or resignation of the present incumbent. General Logan commaneed the attention of members while he explained his rea- sons for bringing in the bill, the immediate passage of which he urged upon the grounds of economy and principle. An allusion of Mr. Hall, of Maine, to arecently published Jetter, written by Admiral Porter te Gideon Welles, containing expressions re- flecting against General Grant and Ben Butler, called forth arebuke from Logan, who disclaimed being influenced by any persenal feelings against Vice Admiral Porter in pressing the adoption of whe measure. Ben Butler improved this occasion to make a severe attack upon Porter om account of thatunfortunate letter. The whole House listened with fixed attention to the speech of Butler, when he made his opposition to the Vice Admiral a personal matter. Legan insisted on the suspension of the rules, which requires @ two-thirds vete, and after Butler concluded his remarks the bili was passed by @ very large majority of all the members present. Logan and Butler were jubilant over the celerity with which they had carried their point, and they walked arm in arm rejoicing with each other, The nomination of Admiral Porter was afterwards called up in executive session of the Senate by Sena. tor Drake, a member of the Committee on Naval Af- fairs. In view ef the action of the House and the circumstances which have transpired smce he was appointed Admiral by the President Drake tound it impossible to bring the Senate to a vote upon the nomination without some discussion. Senator Ed- munas, of Vermont, objected to the confirmation and lea off in opposition to Porter. He referred to the fact that the Mouse had almest unani- monsly passed a bill to abolish the rank in the navy for which Porter was nominated. The unfertunate letter ef the Admiral also came im for a share of the Senator’s criticism. He did not think that @ man who was capable of writing such a let- ter as that was fit to be at the head of the American navy. Senater Nye, a member of the Committee on Naval Affairs, defended Porter against the assault of Senator Kdmunds. he referred in an eloquent manner to Porter’s services during the War, and said that the Admiral was not the first man who had written an imprudent and foolish letter. Porter had earned the right, he said, to be placed at the head of the American navy, and it was nothing mere than right, now thai Farragut was dead, to promote him, a8 Sherman had been promoted in the army when Grant was elected President. Senator Morrill, of Vermont, was also against Porter. He was in favor of laying the nemination aside, and in concurring in the biil which has just passed the House. This would dispose of the whole matter without bringing the nomination to the vote and risking a rejection of itby the Senate, Senator Sawyer, of South Carolina, defended Porter, as did also Senator Drake. In the course of the discussien there was a sentiment developed in favor of the House bill abolishing the rank of admiral and vice admiral in the mavy, but with. eut coming to any conclusion the Senate adjourned. The impression among Senators 1s that the vote on Porter’s nemination will be close. It is impossible to predict whether he wiil be rejected or confirmed, Very much depenvs upon whether the President makes @ point in favor ef his confirmation, If he signifies to such men in the Senate as Merton that he wishes Porter confirmed, and makes a per- sonal matter of It, the nominauon will go threugh. Otherwise the indications are that it Is doubtful. Secretary Boutwells Amendment Funding Act. Secretary Boutwell made an argument before the Ways and Means Committee to-day in favor of the Proposition to issue $300,000,000 additional of five per cent bonds. It willbe remembered that in his recent report the Secretary referred to this matter, and gave it as his opinion that owing te the existing war in Eurepe 18 would be impossible to negotiate the four and four and a half per cent bonds author- ized by the Funding act, which passed at the last session. The Secretary has prepared a bill, in the shape of a supplement to tne Funding act, which he has submitted to the Ways and Means Committee. It simply provides that he shall have authority to issue and negotiate $300,000,000 to the of bonds at five per cent miterest, the in- terest payable quarterly tustead of semi-annually, Mr. Boutwell informed the commiitee that he thinks he can negotiate these bonds at home—that is, provided the rate of interest and the manner of paying it which he proposes 1s allowed. ‘The Pun ing act, already a law, provides for the issue of $200,000,000 of these bonds, but the 1aterest 1s made payable semi-annually. The pri condition of the money market, the Secretary stated, 18 not 1 act, For the present ft would be almost useless te | fer bigamy, Mr. Bowen was married in this city om attempt to negotiate tke four and four and a half | the evening of the 21st of August last to Miss Pettyre ber cent bonds in Europe. The Secretary 1s anxious | King, while at that time a petition for divorce filed to provide for that part of the public debt soen to | by Mrs. Tabitha Bowen in the Louisville Chancery Court, for divorce from Hon, 0, C, Bowen, Congress mature, and he can only doit by having the au- thority asked for conferred upon him. The com- mittee have not yet signified what action they will take, but itis probable that they will report the bill suggested by Mr. Boutwell. The ‘Ten Per Cent Bonded Warehouse Tax, Mr, Mungen, of Ohio, offered a resolution in the House relative to the additional tax imposed by the twenty-sixth section of the act of July 13, 1870, bet- ter known as the ten per cent bonded warehouse | tax. The Secretary of the Treasury bas decided that all merchandise remaining in bend for upwards of @ year shall pay an additional tax ef ten per cent upon its withdrawal for consumpuion, This 1s his censtruction of the twenty-sixth section of the act referred to. It appears that a good many | importers, and other persons interested, have different views on the subject, and con- | strue the section quite diterently. Mungen's resolution aeclares that the Secretary has net car- ried out the law in the manner intended by Con gress, and, mereover, that his construction of it does violence to the letter as well as the spirit of the | act, The resolution was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, Should it pass, which is not likely, the Treasury Department would be compeiled to refund @ considerable sum of money collected under the Secretary’s construction of the act. Revenue Reformers Outzeneralled—Abolition of the Internal Revenue System. Judge Kelley has an idea that he has silenced the revenue reformers in the House by getting them on | the record te-day in favor of his resolution defining revenue reform. The resolution deciares in favor of the repeal of the internal revenue system at the earliest possible time consistent with the mainten ance of public faith and the payment of the legtti- mate expenses of the government. Of course, the { carrying out of this idea would necessitate the maintenance of a pretective tariif on imports of every description, for the bulk of the Public revenues must then come from that source, Kelley asks & suspension of the Tules for the purpose of passing his resolution, whereupon the democrats and revenue referm re- publicans, who hated to swallow the pill, and at the same time did not like to vote against a proposition looking to the abolition of the internal revenue sys- tem, commenced to filipuster and moved to adjourn, This was defeated by forty-ene to one hundred and twelve. Kelley says this vote shows the strength of the revenue reformers in the Mouse. When the House was brovght to a square vote en Kelley's re- solution there were only six votes against it. Kelley and the tariff men propose to quote this vote against the revenue reformers in the House hereafter when- ever they allude to the subject. New Chapter in the San Domingo Contro- versy. Senator Howard, of Michigan, who was chairman of the select committee appointed last winter to tn- Vestigate the imprisonment of a person named Hatch by President Baez, of San Domingo, has just come in possession of some evidence which, had it been forthcoming at that time, would have saved the trouble of an investigation, Hatch, it will be remembered, sent a lengthy petition, which was laid before the Senate by Senator Ferry, of Con- man from Charlestes, 4. 0., was still pending. In his haste to marry Mr. Bowen ia charged with com- mitting bigamy; and for this he will be indicted should the Grand Jury of tne District dnd a true bill against him, vo permit @ uniformed member Of tha Police | ment to accom necticut, in which it was claimea that Hatch was an American citizen illegally tunprisoned by Baez and detained in custody at the instance of General Babcock, one of Presi- dent Grant’s secretaries, According to the docum ent in possession of Senator Howard, Hatch is not an American citizen at all. In fact, this document is nothing short of an oficial copy of @ paper showing that Hatch was naturalized some years ago in Porto Rico, where he renounced his allegiance to the United States and swore eternal fealty to the Spanish crown ana government, The object of his doing this, it is sald, was to obtain possession of some valuable salt mines in those regions. Of course, Hatch, having done this, was not entitled to the protection of the government of the United States, = Senator Mortow’s San Domingo Resolution, ‘The resolution introduced in the, Senate to-day by Governor Morten, relative to San Domingo, 1s under- steod to have the approval of the President. It was prepared by Governor Morton, after a consultation with the President, the Secretary of state and other members of the Cabinet, and embraces the pro- gramme of the administration for negotiating a new treaty for the purchase of San Domingo, It 4s said that the new proposition to appoint three commissioners, with the powers and Instructions = set forth in the — resolntion, meets one of the great objections urged by Senator Sumner against the first treaty, At all events, it divests the negotiation of whatever sus- picious circumstances surrounded the negetiation of the first treaty. Senator Morton will call the resolution up at an early day and press it to a vote. It is expected that Senator Sumner will oppose tt, and that~l will lead to an animated debate on the whole qi on of the annexation of San Domingo. Amendments to the Enforcement Act. A majority of the Senate Committee on the Jual- ciary favor Senator Kellogg’s bill, now before them, to amend the naturalization laws and punish crimes agalust the same, and for other purposes, passed in July last. Instead of appointing judges only for cities of 20,000 inhabitants or over, it 1s provided that judges of Circuit Courts of the United States for the circuit wherein the Congressional district. may be, shail, pon the application of two citizens, appoint for each district or veting precinct in said district two citizens, one from each political party, who are authorized to attend at ail times and places fixed for the registration of voters, who, being registered, would be entitied te vote for Representatives in Congress, and at all times and places for holding elections for Representatives in Congress, and for counting the voles cast, and to challenge any name proposed to be registered and y vote offered, and to be present and to witness throughout the count- ing of all the votes, and to remain where the ballot boxes are kept at all times after the polis are open until the votes are finally counted; and sald persons or ejther of them ure to have the right to aMx their signatures or als signature to the register for purposes of id tification, and to attach thereto ov to the ceritlicate of the number of votes cast any statement touching the truth or fairness thereof which they or he may ask to attach, and any one who shali prevent any person so registered from doing any of the acts an- thorized as aforesaid, or who siiall hinder or molest any such person in doing any of the suid duties, or Ing any such persons in respectof any such acts, shill be guilty / @ misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment not less thau one year. It is proposed to amend the sixth section of the act to read as follows:— ‘That in each Congressional district tt shall be law- ful for the Marshal of the United States for the ais trict wherein said Congressional district shail be to appoint a8 many special depuutes as may be necessary to preserve order at any election at witch Representatives in Congress are to be chosen, and sald deputies are hereby authorized to preserve order at such etections, aud to arrest for any offence or breach of the peace committed tn their views. Woman’s Raid Into the Revenue Burean, Collector George J. Anderson, of Sandusky, has notified the Internal Revenue Bureau of the ap- polntment by him of Mrs. Annie L. Camfield as Deputy Collector in place of her husband, deceased, ‘This 1s the first instance in the lustory of the reve- nue service of the United States that a woman has been appointed to a position in that service, and the action of Collector Anderson is ap- proved by the Acting Commissioner. As to the ability of women to discharge the duties pertaining to the internal revenue, it may be stated that the wife of Assessor Crane, of the Sixth Virginia district, recently came to Wash- ington to arrange the papers necessary for starting some trouble in the Internal Revenue Bureau. In the preparation of the necessary documents some mistakes had occurred, requiring patient investigation, as well as satisfactory explanation, before the authority to start the distilleries coula be given. Mra, Crane showed herself an adept in revenue law, arranged everything required with | facility, and concluded the object of her visit by procuring t necessary documents, The abuity displayed by her attracted the attention of experts in the Revenue Bureau, and she received encomiums from all the officials for her progiciency in disposing | of the applications ag well as m arranging the forms required by Yaw. A Congressman to be Indicted for Bi, It is 6 amy. favorable to the negotiations of a loan, especially When the necessities of both France aud Prassia compel them to offer higher rates of interest for | do hority that Congre Howen, of Charleston, 8. good man ., Will to-morrow be Ont shall aid or abet In preventing, hindering or molest- | | | | Retaking the Census ef New Yorks. ‘The following letter explains ttself;— To the Hon, A. Oakey HALL, Mayor of the city of New York:— Sin—Respectfully referring to your communica- ton, previeusly acknowledged, in Which, under date of the Ist inst, you ask, in behalf of the city of New York, that the United States Marshal be instructed Depart- any each deputy marshal i the dis- charge of his duties, ne to reply that the request mnot be granted i the form and for the purpose indicated. The act of May 23, 1850, carrying imto effect the provisions of that section of the coustitu- ton which requires a census of the Eran © he taken once In ten years, prescribes the forms of enumeration and designates the persona by whom the enumeration is to be conducted, purely for federal purposes and solely by federal authority. The census, in everything that relates to its complete- bess or conclusions, can employ federal agents only. ‘Such an arrangement as that proposed by yourself Wonld, of necessity, be wholly outside the law. If Mt Were designed, or had the @ifect, to limit in any Way the autuority, or in any way to modify the action of the United States Marshal or Nis assistants, such an arrangement would be wholly against the law. If net so intended and not having such an effect, the arrangement becomes @ purely voluntary aud informal oie, into which the Marshal of the dis- trict ds perfectly competent to enter, if for any rea- son he déems tt expedient todo se, The department 1s bound, also, to take into consideration wnat you request that exceptiona! provision be made ‘hrough: authoritative instructions lald upon the Marshal tn favor of the city of New York, in a matter which does not mereiy affect the credit or reputation of that city, but alfects the distr.bution of representa. tion among the States of the Union. The depart- ment sees No reason for giving such preference to one State over another, A census of the United States taken under the existing laws atfords, as is well understood, only an approximation to the oe ag of the country and of the several States, for the department to take measures questionable in point of legal authority im order to carry the representative populition of one State up to the highest point, while leaving other States to the operation of causes which, under enumeration protracted, «ne knaudred days, involve the omission of individuals aod even classes to an appr: ble extent, might be resented as @ serious wrong. ‘Lie addition of one per cent, or even the tenth of one per cent, to the representa ‘tive population of the cy of New York by extra legal and unusual mean’ tight give to the State of New York @ preponderating Iraction as against another State, depriving the latter thereby of an additional representat ve in Congress. Al! measures Which good citizens may vonntarily undertake for improving the charocier of the census vy offerne, information wil be treely recognized. Municipal authonties of the city of New York can do, if they will do, much to ferword the work of the United States Marshal by their good offices and friendly disposilions. Very respectfully, C. DELANO, Secretary. The New Chief Justice of the Court of Claims. Senator Drake, of Missouri, was nominated and confirmed to-day for the office of Chief Justice of the Court of Claims. ing a Senator at the time of his nomination, accerdiug to custom, bis nominstion was confirmed without being referred to a commit- tee. In view of the iact that a democratic Senator is Almost certain to succeed Drake from Missourt, his nomination is regarded as rather singular, Having been nominated, however, the Senate could net weli do otherwise than confirm him. It was supposed that the Presi- dent, being aware of all the facts and the political situation in Misseuri, would mot have noml- nated him, Drake felt that he could not come to the Senate again after the expiration of the present term. Being an inveterate ofice-seeker and oftice- holder, he was willing to throw up his place in the Senate, no matter whether a democrat got it or not, 80 that he secured a place for life. It 1s thought the Missouri Legislature will elect Frank Blair as Drake's successor in the Senate. Government Frauds at Fortress Monroc. A systematic course of embezzlement, which hag been carried on in the Engineer Department, at Fortress Monree, has recently come to light and has caused great excitement there, as the individual concerned 1s the son-in-law of an eminent genera) in the Engineer Corps. It seems that he has been appropriating government property for the last three years for himself and confederates, most of whom were out ef the department, with the excepi tion of one, who is now in North Carolina, receiving pay from the government he has helped to swindie, This should be @ warning to the heads of depart- ments that although a clerk may be the son-in-law of a general, &e., he may be light-Mngered at the same time. The clerks implicated will probably get off without the usual “ten years,” owing to their influence. This 18 the great fault that “plagiarists” and the light-flngered gentry in general should be protected under the disgusting vetl ot influence. Nominations by the President. The following nom'nations were sent in to-day:~ Senator Charles ). Drake to be Chie! Justice in the Court of Claims. Hallan Richardson, of Maryland, Secretary of Washington Territory; Albert G, Edward, Assistant ‘Treasurer at St. Louis, Mo. at Corrinne, Utah Postmasters—George L. Ball, Territory; L. G. Gudger, Dalton, Ga: William G, Fuller, Nunda, N. Y.; A. E. Day, Webster, Mass, Indian Agents—George Palmer, for Grande Rande, Oregon; Leroy 8. Dycr, for the Siletz agency, Oregor John b. Dickson, for Umatilia, Washingtoa Terr tory; David L. Lowrey, for the Hooper Valley reser- vation, Cal.; Charles Maltby, for the Tule River reser- vation, Cal.; Hugh Gibson, for the Round Valicy reservation, Ual.; U. A. Bateman, of Kansas, for the of Nevada, and T. A. Lyon, for tne Creek Expediting Business in the Sennte. The Senate to-day, under the business order adopted at the instance of Senator Anthony the last session, allowing five minutes for debate on each bill, passed seventeen Of the bills on the calendar and indefinitely postponed forty-three others. The role thus far has been found to greatly facilitate the business of the Senate. Iron Work tor the New York Post Office. Proposals have been invited by Secretary Bout well for furnishing the wrought and cast iron work for the New York Post Office, and they will be pub- lisbed in a few day: The Me erranean Scientific Expedition, A letter was received here to-day from one of the members of the coast survey party at Lisbon, en route {or Sicily, to observe the eclipse on the 22d inst., stating that the entire party had arrived ¥ at that point with the instruments, and were muking arrangements to leave for Sicily. ‘Transmission of Foreign Correspondence, The Department of State, under date of to-day, published the following:— The frequent requests to the department to trans- mit private letters through the government despatch bags render it necessary to give motice that no pri- vate unofMicia! letters will be transmitted through such bags except those to or from persons actually in the diplomatic or consular service of the United States, or to or from members of their families. All other unoMcial letters received at the department from or for any person in a foreign country will be sent to the general Post Office. HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State. The Tobaccn Interests. The committee appointed by the Richmond To- bacco Convention calledPupon the Acttng Commis sioaer of Internal Revenue to-day and stated what they desire Congress to do in connection with their interest, They were informed by the Acting Com- missivner that it was his duty to aamunister any law Congress might pass on the subject and that he should faithfully collect the tax, with as little incon- venience to the trade as possibie. Feéeral Intervention at Elections. Senator Casserly’s resolation of inquiry reiative | to the Intervention of federal autuority at elections, in the report of Friday’s proceedings, was laid on distilleries in that district, about which there was | the table temporartly and not adopted as errone- ously telegraphea. Protection of the Sugar Interests. A large delegation representing tke various branches of the sugar businessJs here, and will ap- pear before the Cominittee on Ways and Means next Thursday to siate their grievances, They complain that the Jaw relating to their business is not only a pying, bat impracticable, and they wil ask for some addidonal legislation on the subject. Treasury Balances. ‘The batance in the ‘treasury at the close of bust- ness to-day was $29,000,000 im currency and ey 000 In cola, iuclading $16,900,000 in certifl- cate: Vice Consul for Sweden at Key West. President has recognized Aubry George Bat terfeld as Vice Cons of Sweden and Norway at Money than is allowed by the terwa ofthe Funding | indicted in the Cramial Gourt of Us Distrie + Kev West,