The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 24, 1861, Page 2

“ mandi! noral of our armics is rotting his | tion with has been maintained the fifth and ninth ci consisting of Als- | Mr. Adams, our Minister at the Court of St, THE NEW YORK SUN. Mitonditaeen oo worthy an exasuple La (hla Fee fetal trough Canad, std that enpalag oe j xn auinlana, Mia Arkanaan aad James, He reports, having, hed an laterview been south from there, | Texas into 1° num. ussell after the affair Di ine, | SPAete_ ‘There ls Lat one requesk we hava, to | ventures came to an untimely end, "Out teed. | ber of the Judges of the Bapreme Court, but | qf the rent hed ton ‘laceated. fully in the ian ou Wadi Wh ofa tae nan TUFSDAY MORNING, DEC. + 1 make ef you, gentlemen of the eword, ‘ors may remomber the capture of « schoqner off Toaven it aa ft now in, British Cabinet, and Mr. Adams gives it as his iy [7 pl you will find in the caption of this article, the const of Mai oral week | Kellogg, of Illinois, aald, that instead of pptaion that nothing offensive will emanate | on soft earth, ats depth of twelve or fifteen feot ‘The Rurepocn News. . bo = tatning supplies for the rebels, whi Jevinlating now for the aati sprokd ae Sona Lord Lyots until ho hears again from his | below the present grade of the street, Tubing ‘The arrival of the Porsia ani Australian of a See oop peony! mod arr londed at Montreal pick a sol coos victory. We cont rely on the ie arky | Sreroipertion tI, dad, Casroaghly rborganise ‘he, many causes which rumor or con- of four feet diameter is to be laid at 0 lees depth fi Cape Race farnish ua with three days Nr | wi all the world is busy with the present, | A® agent of our to | officers. He believed that West Point had pro- | the whole judicial systom. “ from the rurface, and used instead of the three- fews from Europe. Our summary is very mea ie be With t events, we haven select pest buy the blankets but ‘the Cane } duce’ more traitors than anywhere else since ‘The Dill was postponed until Monday, the 6 foot main, which will all be taken up, informed dian merchant, that they ‘‘would rather eel to our southern friends." “4 this ia the cae T ha Gre, as no nows dispatches are brow: by either of vessel. Both came in the service ho “ a. This 4 of Judas Lacariot. ‘eseonden said that the war would come nary, J mM colloee, understanding that thore was toan end di-aatrous to the country, and that of gentlemen in this city—the Ethnological jorum io the Senata, or on hia former “Very weil,’ said he, Society—who havo the taste and leisure for no offer to make for | no qu Government, bearing troops " ° * them. We can probally ee’ them cheaper than | very toon, if we did not begin t economize in fesclution, offered another, namely : That whon fact, an well as guch itenv s# were xathored | delvit among the forgotten relies of the past. | to buy them.” This proved. te. be the can | ourexprnses, Tore some to bearace between | the Hcase adjourns ody it bo antl ‘Thurs from they *ing, indicate that the | At the last meeting of thir pociety some inter- | The booted «a! away, not un how. | Congress ond the Execntive, as to which | day next; that when it adjourns on that day it the papers they iC most in their war | esting results of antiquarian research wore pre. | ever—waa mot by s United Staten crulseron | rbould apend the most movey.. "Asan icatance, | be anti! the following Monday, and then when Kinglich are thorom ye eof Lord Danny, | sented. the cout, and the blanketa are now warming | the Government at first thought chat it did not it adjourns it be till the 24 of January. preperations, Ay the vee dhs ie aad From Contral America eame the report of the the Maine and Massachusetts volumteors, = peck ae it ny ee want na was passed and the House ad- the Undereriters were to instrac: o dua " . em, ai low mon to be everys | le ta STE I to signal all English vessels they J discovery by our minister at Guatemala, in the | yy where. Hoe bad beon told since that the Gov- i «tially America was (mpenditg, yard of his house, of an ancient Indian idol of yt HE LATEST NE W S. err ment did not want them, could not = | FROM MISSOURL. ag f the continental press, as reported | stone, which had been there for two hundred more than bola 2 or t ete eae —E—EE Miitet aivics ty te binrwey, | 007, wiare Kt wan rough ty the talon | Owes! Ee tell; grt tinty regiments of cavalry tare bea raved. | Stringent Military Order. pote Reng acaiast any breach of the pavce | from (heanclent residence of the Quichaan oreign Intelligence. | ie. Pie iistasd tem, or to wap emma msing them, He could give many other in- stances of an equal want «f judyment. ‘The till was thon postponed until tomorrow, A Lill from the Howse to increase the detios on ten, coffeo, and rugar, waa received. Lt makes the duty on tea twinty canta, on coffee tive cette, sid on sugar two and half to eighth conta Kings, more than 150 miles distant over lofty mountains, and throngh difficult and dangerous passes, For forty-six years it hus boon buried, to hide it from the Indians, who came by night to worship, until it was at last unearthed by our minister, Hon. Mr. Cromy. A more in- At, Lowis, Dee, 23.—Genoral Halleck has is- sued an order in which he says, that any one caught in the act of burning bridges and destroy- ing: railroads and telegraphs will be immedi sto ly shot, and thet any one aceused of the crime will be tried by « milirary commission, and if found guilty suffer death, on the part of Engl and the orgeu of the French Liberal party declares that France will fot join Great Britain in the recognit ‘on of the South By this arrival we have news ales of the Three Days Later from Europe. taieacciilpainmnnaiis ‘The Persia asd Ausiralavan off Cape Race. omen death, by gastric fever, of Princes Ate & pound, P Where injuries are dono to railroads and telo« pene huctaad of Queen Vicronta, ‘The | teresting discovery still is that reported to havo 1/100 TROOPS ON BOARS, Siva thet tie Circa aeale chien ae | ens the ecranting ory ner a , the by { F r A Oe ‘ores that the House would adjourn until the mmediately ira erent is without policieal importancs, as th ve | been mado in November, of the ruins of au im- ta : Pe prominent | menee city, buried in a dense forest, intho pro | DEATH OF PRINCE ALBERT. | *)""" 0 to concur in the House reso ‘ oy utterly a cypher in | Vince ot Esquimitha, about fifty-six miles from Jution of rment, no quorum voted. Ad- political matters as was Prince Atweur, Ho | Guatemala city, which is said to contain a vory | War Considered Probable by the | ive. ouded attemp's to destrey such roads and or other guilt parties who do not com- viente such intention to the proper i large number of fine specimens of sculpture, Of thori this we shall hear more hereafter, was Gorman prince, of fair abilities, whose Earl of Derby. House of Representatives. Chief charactesistic seome to have bven the | {he ' —— Perry introduced a bill providiag for the | ties, and give aid and assistance in put goat sense which lel b all times to avoid | Evidence was prosented by the vico president | 4.4 steamship Porsia, Capt, Judkiaa, from | etter organization of the military ostablish- | will be regarded as participas crimi meddling .w af in which he | of the Sccioty, Mr. Ewnanx, to show that the England, with t beend 4 , Qader sod | mente y A tried nc ordingly . meh Mexicans were an aboriginal people, and had | Pnsland, with treops bound to + Pa Bir. Babbitt introduced a bi'l for the prosor- | — Thereafter towns and counting in which auc ve See os " h ginal people, and bad | Cape Race today, acd was bearded hy the nows | cation and provement of the harbor of Kirie, | destruction of property takes place will be made aes aay oie hot received their arts trom any more civilized | hy, Penrestvenia, Both were referred, to pey the expenses of all repairs, unless it Fes Dalle Of Rew Orienns, nations, ‘The habitations of the common pooplo | > Mr, Vailandigham introduced a to en. | shall shown that the poopla of such The Australasian, also bouad to Q iehec, with troops, was about twenty miles astera when Twat the historically famous battle of New fon the next jes could not bave prevent t of tho sup wior force of the towns and co ed it cn acco 4, and secure the rovides that of ancient Mexico wore of the rudest kind, dos. feree the saniver’ 1 cicute of furniture and of every other conveni- Ortsans will be repeat oy of its eovurte fro impoesibi- the Persia parsed the Cape, the public | enemy a fig radon mecprepceetherssd ow aa a we ence; and the ovly artificial light of which | a, Pinal sailed from Liverpool om the 15th have s ho writ or} Warrentown, Mo., Dec 23.—The dostruction lity. The sailing ion ose PATPOS TF he could find any traces appeared to be that Nor detained Jail,dua | of the Norda Missouri Railroad is complete, as on of that famous auce to the United ther army pre that on the is kaown to be t mart of commerce States, and the forward parations indicate, un Sho bas 1,100 troops on board, aad is bound fr or du Loup. place of finemeat, or inany Way w hatsoover Jeprived of his liberty by any United States ofliver.civil, military or aaval, or by any n vider any claim of authori from the wd States, shall have the privi- or 0 wasnt first stated. At mbort cistances, a'l the way frum bore to Hudson, the track is torn up, ties burned rails breken and bent 60.08 to be useless. Wellaburg Station was burat,with all its contents, afforded by burning wood; which shows that they could never have known tho use of candies and lamps—a knowledge too important to have over been lost by a people who had once pos- ince Albort expired h ivat., of gastric at noon cm Sunday, the 1 Sth of Jamuary, 1802, the blow may bo struck ite fever. His illaess was not considered dangerous | J, ,26 of the writ forthwith before any jadgs or bridge over Davis’ fork, on the sar i For fitty | "ome iy court of the United Bta'es, and punishes the re. west of Mexico, and tha bridge =. rekon t aN ect to allow issue of ebey the writ ver wore burnt and all the wise Gry kia baa wake Ak Grid from Mi, Johan, PR. of tho 11h states | fusal or neplect to allow iasue oF a! ver river, agit ‘. raiding Milsary vatie and | _ Captain Beteworih, of the schouuor Addie, | that the Karl of Derby tind teen consulted ny | witha peralty of one thourand dolfars to, the Sapa ee tral emer omen OF gua day in sham fights have lice people, but this time the parade acd the fight prisonment or both It forbids under party apyrieved, fine or at the civeretion of the ¢ the Fame poral ies, the re the reference to grated to ship owners to sijg the FROM KENTUCKY. Barnes, arrived yesterday morning, bringing wlvices tothe 9th inst. Three or four days provi. usement of the gay culty, a doy Bnglion iu ‘ » Spanish steamer arrived loaded with treops | ¥isels thar war wih Aue is pr bable, | seine offence of any and on hipaa will be eerious realities, Vicwory there, by the | "#4 Spanis : " 8) ate poceention bad teak ¥ i 4b United States forces, will be a release of the | aud immediately sailed for Mexico, eet ne phetea nes been wereaey areve ee ey . Members Expelled from the majority of the citizens from a hated despotism, | 4 Spanish government steamer was daily ox- | © "The steamship Australasian, which alse passed Ti elghi hs wection pre Assembly. Z pected at Porty Rico, for Mexico, with Genoral | Crpa Kace this evening, railed from Liverpool | the United States, civil, mil shall, under any proterce or heparin arp tier over, except that of Congress, attempt to sua yors are hotter even than on the 1th, with troops for Canada, ead attend imei fled ‘The first division of the 10:h Briato, garri- spanish forces in Mexico, Several companies garrisoned aasengors from be- ecrvpragseo's fon aitillory, em varked on boari the Niag ira for | perd the privilege of the writ, under penalty is quiet there. They ctof the “WILKES oUt T at Porto Rice, voluntecred to go to Mexico, and | Halifax on the Lith, of a fine not exceeding tive thousant dollars, | Congrm the recent rumor of the rebels tearing , and the consciousness of } pailed in the first: mentioned steamer. I: was understood that ten companies of on- | and imprisonment not excading two years, | 1 ths y tracks betweon Green river and ard gives also a right of action for damsjges to the par'y aggrieved, Section { provid gireers are to be sent to British America, Advices from Vienna, of the 10ch, state that war betwoen es, is urging y must take in Bowling Green en. © Nationan Uston Reapixa Roos” have rebels engaged at the late Munfordsville , that if any officer of the i a a a th iN ea a a Retina Aen eee vee a een eS alias 8 ne ee saad ad Saif , during the Emperor's stay in Venice, he libor- | f f ight were threo ekeloton, not full regiment them to the most s military prepara. | been opened at Baltimore, for the benctit of | Aiea ail Political prisoners. United States, civil, military or naval, shall, | oimbering ia the aggregate {yurteon hundred tions. 50.000 of the soldiers who may bi er psrmanently or A Naples teh of the 15th, states that | oxcept ® ‘onyress shall have suspended the formed for active service, and if we can julge | temporarily stationed in that city, by a benevor | Borges, the brian chief, hat been exceuted. — J writ bam seag gh tne bal hap iughiled thing of the spirit of the people from the | emt asscciation under the presidency of Bsnj. oe : tate, Lage pethiwith de- one of ths preas, we shall soon seo the provinces | Deford, Esy., most of the lealing nowspapor Loxpon, Friday aftarneon.—Consols opened h pe he judicial authorities gone of the prams, we : aoe Prvaees Y ublishors of the country contributing files of | At Yesterday's price, but relapsed to 0's, and | Yor trial, auch officer aball bo fined In any sam, imitating our example in a general rush to : 1 apt tad the opening price, 90'9. from cne thousand to five thoussad dollars, or arma, The action of the authorities in thus} ‘helt Journals for the purpose, en dull, ba te the absence OF | imprisoned fom six months to one year, or .—A lapateh to the Cc pr x fi i p set bea ON ey te “rs a shace better, An shares botb, at the discretion of th Jourt, and, more- eg - ; ¥ providing for an army, is report:d to be base 4 5 ahases, ¢ re- ist al A Ray MEKCIAL of this city, from Frankfort, Ky., says upon information and instructions received from Later from Aspinwall, Miscelianoous shares, dull at pro- | over, given a right of action for damages to the | thar the fallowina trembers have been expelled the Homo Governmeut, and we are told Ly the Auleuiee (a OA BR, ‘A n_wheat and flour hed Provides the means of enforcing | {0m the Kenticky House of Assembly for aid: Toronto Lravnn, that the indignation excited oles been heavy peol, But a small busi- | tho orders of the Court in exes under it, acon Me Deel! Maawers, A. Ee th Weanlabd by the “\Wiaae’ ts tiot ESA neos was doing, and prices were in favor of buy- |" ‘The Lill was referred to the Committeo on | 7,” GR Moral. G. ie eth a et ib teri is nc 22.000 IN SPECIE. ors. a th i iS the J ry and ordered to be printe c .G. R. Morrill, G. an evanescent acsoinp \oi- Paris, 13.—Tho Bourse is heavy, Reates W, Ewing, 1. C. In the Kentucky & con mended the expul id J. A. King. © « committee had re- mof J. M. Johnson for pany aeeer ling, but is t ment cf a determination to demand restitution witlh war as the ugly alteroati Mr. Noel introduced a joint resalut perd for twelve months the cellee' natiora! direct tax in Musouri. Re to sus- of the wl closed ay 67fr. Ole, Wieck of a French Transport, Phe Guone ¢ a enadendie sheet agama Further, per the Edinburgh. ‘ Mr. Watts delegate trom New Mexicn, intro- | "He same cause, ’ i nr, i , ueed a bill providing a tempersry goverament " ;: ia equally intig alls “iho brag. | SEX HUNDRED LIVES LOST. : oe i foe Atizona.| heshered Vo ties Geminitves on the FROM FREDERICK, MD. ging and bullying conduct of the Aimoricacs,’ : ——0. The Continental Presson Kngland and Judiolary. i —o— and urges naval prepara‘ions on the part of the | The North Star, from Aspinwall the 14th, Amorion. Mr. Watts also intreduced a bill providing for St. John's N. F., Di The following is the very latest nows by the Edinburgh, which passed Cape Race on Saturday night, London, Dec. 12.—Tho Jounxat pe Tavar, the Skmarnone of Marveilies, and the Ginox- ve or Burpxavx advise the French govern- ment to preserve sirict neutrality in case of war jo, some forty miles | between England und Americs. south of Valpai a French transport shi, The Paris Tears approves of the proj of he Rerource, bound to Callao, was wrecked, | the London Dau.y News, to appeal to the me- sof 600 souls were on board when she mn of frieudly powers, in acccrdance with struck; but up to the time of leaving, it was r the agreement made at the Paris Conference in orted that not more than 5 or 6 persons had | 1856, and says that no other power but Franco been saved, A tout left the vessel laden with | can be the mediat tome twent people, but had not eince been soen or heard of. 0 ‘The news from Bolivia is by no means on- | America, couraging. The Orixtony, NaTIONAL®, the organ of the tho exomination of claims owing to Indian de- predations in New Mexico, ‘The House then resumed consideration of the resolution offered on Friday by Me. Wilson, ro questing the Committee on Military Affairs to report a bill providing an “additional article of war for the government of the army," whereby all officers in the military service of the United States shall be prohibited from using any por- tion of the furces under their respective com- mands for the pur of returning fugitive slaves from rervies or labor; aud to provide for the punishment of such cflicers as may violate ‘article of war" by dismissal from the ser- vic Mr. Noel table, The resolution was then adopted by ayos 67; nays, not counted. yn motion of Mr. Vandever, the Committee on Territories was directed to inquire into the expediency of establishing territorial govern: ments within the limits of the disloyal states or districts, and to report by bill or otherwise. On motion of Mr, Sheffield, the Committee on Military Affairs was instructed to inquire into the necessity of fortifying the east and west entrances of Narragansett’ Bay, “Rhode Menai yo iiersien este tant arrived at this port yesterday, bringing tho muilsand #822.00 in specie, We have Panama papers to the Lith inst. ‘Tho political state of Chi i is more satisfactory, and the liberal administration of Senor Perez, combined with the decided attitude of the country, continues to gain the confidence and yood will of the people, Off Point Sau Antot Lanahan To Be Hung. Provincial Goverctnent, to secure possession of the lake, A touch of reason shows itself, ever, in the money article of the same papor, where the disastrous conseqnencos to Canada of en so much as hard feeling on our part is con- sidered, The Gionx is fearful of the abrogation of the reciprocity treaty by which Canaila is so great a gainer, The fear is not an unroason- able one, if the Canadians are to show no better disposition toward us than they are now exhi- biting. een The Britons in South Carolina, Thore was a bit‘of curious news contained in our report from Hilton Head, published in the Sox of yesterday, which should not escape no- tice. It does not appear in any of our cotem poraries, though it comes to us too direet to ad- mit of question, It ia to the effect that the English naval officers who recently visited Beaufort, indulged themselves with prize mo- ney they had not earned, by plundering the de- Frederick, Ma., D ~The finding of the court martial in the case of Jolin Lanahan, for shooting Major Lewis, of the 48th Pennsylva- nia regiment, ard sentencing him to be hung, McClellan, ‘n ordered to take pla between the hours of one and three tl etnoon, on the Hagerstown road, two miles from the city, in the presence of the whole di- vision, Ls dahan is calm and cheerful. LATER, Lanaban was hung at 2 o'clock this after- noon. He died without a struggl Was taken possession of by his f citizens were present as spectators, ‘The weather is stormy. moved to lay the resolution on the it. advocates the energetic in- tervention of France between England and From Washington. Washington, Dec, 23.—The following ia the Dill parsed by both Houses today : “ Be itenacted by the Sonate and House of Representatives of the United States of Ameri- ga, in Congress assembled, ‘Phat from and after the date of ths pas rage of this act, in lieu of the duties*heretofure It was thought more blood would shartly be | French Liberal party, says that France should shed, in addition to the terrible posed re- | not follow the example of England, should the cently perpetrated. latter recognize the South. Gen. Saa Ramon has received a very large The Monaro, of Turin, warns England number of yotes for the Presidency A Peru, | against beginning war with America, as France and will probably be elected. would take advantage of it to interfere in the Trouble is expected during the elections, Eaat. San Ramon was at Arequipa, where he had The Austrian papers stato that hb f their friends, and would be al- joi by 3000 addi Lt ‘he ia- | England and America would he only | and to report imposed by law cn articles hereinafter men- heels pray apvtah bilananh [Penal forges rtrd pects png fe eg rg erent as arabition, | Mr. Mornil, (Vt. from the Committes, on | tote, there ahall be levied, collected, and paid ‘ in war against Gor- ny. ‘The Paris Consrrroriosnes, publishes an article tating there is a strong necessity for an Anglo-French alliance, which could not be en- and that France wou! ‘Ways and Means, asked leave to report a bill to increase the duties on tea, coffee and sugar. The Dill proposes to make the duty on tea of all kinds, twenty cents a pound; on coffee, tive cents a poun’, andon sugar two and a half, on the goods, wares and merchandize herein enumerated and provided for, imported from foreign countrirs, the fullowing duties and rates of duty, that is to say, First—On_ all teas, 20 great scarcity of provisions, Porhapa we have in this fact an explanation of English anxiety that we should open the Southern ports to their vessels, Affairs in New Mexi (From the Santa Fe Gazette, } cents per pound ; oderal ( bel Charch On the 16th inst, a band of Navajoes went | dangered by war between England and Amorica, | three, five aud eight cents a pound, according to | Second—Coffee of all kinds, 5 cents ound; sara raesccl isa mein sermty staal AY Cerrales, near Alluqueruy and sole wean. | NEN 9 SS Uh ality, ere on ll raw sugar, commonly called lustavalo . i ) side: «quant stock. © citizens wen! ‘also ju’ 1 . ‘ot boi tasir frst public religions service in Boau- | fi iahal or the purpose of recovering the | COMBressional Proceedings. e proposes to fix the du'y on mo- | or brown sugar, and on sugars not advane at six conte # yallon, above No, 12, Du'c' standard, by claying, bor. fert,in the handsome Baptist church of that de- | proporty, and six men having got in advance of ——taee Mr. Vallandigham objected to the introduc- | ling, clarifying or other process, and on syrup of cartel town, Ber G. W. Dantsow oficiated, | the balxbee, fell into an aubuscade and were XXXVII_CONGRES$—Sonate. tion of the bill. Ar or begat cane, end concentrated nylstess eee as be the band of the | Killed. ‘The reat of the company being too few First Semon. On motion of Mr. Morrill, however, tho rales | or concentrated melado, two cents and a half and the music was given by the band of the | in numbers to continue the pursuit, were under | ushington, Dec. 28.—Mr, Grimes gav were suspended fur that purpose. per pound; on sugar aftor being refined, when Highland regiment. The Stars and Stripos | the necessity of returving, and leaving the In- | tice that he sbould introduce a bill to ha Mr. Morrill said that this bill was simely in } they are tine ured, colored, or in any other way wore dieplayca above the pulpit, and this church | Cian to carry off their booty. ‘The men who } of the hospitals in Washington placed under the | accorlance with the recommendations of the | adulterated,and on sugar candy, eight conts por of the rebels was thas consecrated to the Union, | thus lost their lives were of the best citizens of | care of a Homeopatbic physician, Secretary of the Treasury. It was supposed | pound; on molasses six cents per gallon; pro- Al a i CanataAl ka. the place, Mr. Lane, of Indiana, presonted the creden- | that the Hrcnane inereaséd duties would yield | vided that all syrops of sugar or sagar cane, Hout a thousand soldicra participated in the | On the 18th another man was killed wear | tials of Hon, Garrett Davis, renator-cloct from | seven or cig! ions of dollars, provided the | concentrated molasses or concentrated melado, services, San Pedro by the Navajoes, ‘The latter was the | Kentucky, in place of Mr. Breckinridge, ex- | Same quantities of the article should be import- | entered under the name of molasses or any other This Church has been the largest Baptist ao- | tather-in of Don Serafin Ramirez. pelled. ed as in 1560, Tho bill should be passed at [ name than syrup of sugar or of sugar cane, In the vicinity of Abiquin the samo Indians have recently been committing depredations on a large sale, vod, We are iaformed that once to secure the sugar crop immediately com- . Davi 1 the oath of Bi, Davie appeared: andl eck She cath: of ing into the country and the tes and coffee soon office. concentrated molaases or concentrated melado, ciety in this country, and indeed in the world. #all be liable to forfeiture to the United States, Its memberebip in 1550 reached 3,719 persons, L Mr. Sumner prosented a memerial. from the. | eApected to arrive: ‘The prices of shote articles | and the same shall be forfeltod. of whom the greater portion were slaves, Rov, } the whole frontier, from Fort Craig to Abiquin, | citizens of Boston, stating that the freedom of | bave already risen in anticipation of the passage | (Official documents show that the Coolie trade Dr. Eowaap Larinior, of this city, was once | i* infested with the marauders, and that they | the 6 had been Boridged and asking relief, of this bilf, so that the consumers pay just as | still continues in the face of all remonstrance Dr. Rows wor, y find frequent opportunities to inake forays upon ‘essenden, from the Committee on Fin- | much now as it the vill was already «law of | and propriety, and among other things stated its pastor. the Bey beh ance, reported # bill mal appropriation for | the land. The Committee on Ways and Means | to the Government, our Consul at Batari It is understood that Col, Caney is about to change the system that has heretofure been pur- sued for the purpose of holding the savages in check and curbing their pillaging: propensities, Instead of keeping the troops collected in one post, he will, wo understand, dividy them into p Kunboats on the Western rivers. ‘The bill a Propriated fifteen bundred thousand dollars, “it ‘was passed. Mr, King offered a resolution that the Presi- dent be requested to institute proceedings in the courts of law against persons who may have intend bringing in a supplemental tariff, for the further increase of the revenue, whea the gen- eral subject will come up for discussion, Mr. Vallandigham, of Ohio, briefly opposed the bill, Ho raid that Ly the’ increase of the Anties on these articles they would be absolate- writes that Spanish vessels load at a celebrated pirate haunt, and it is more than suspected they trade with pirates for their victis The British Government admits that Cooli aro kidnapped, and are subject to great op “Keep Your M. Uniler the title of Geo, Carr the Ind th Shat t ils to which civilized tlesh is heir, are due ‘o i sion and misery, but proposes a general achemo M ) companies and station them at conveaiext points | been arrested by Executive authority, and who | ly interdicted, Already in the West four bush- | of ‘amelioration, in orker that the African slave the habit that prevails among us Christians, cf | on the frontier, fron whieh Uy ae ta °F | now remain in custody, 6 that a judical oxam- | €ls cf corn are necessary to buy one pound | trade may be suppressed by the substitution of er the Indians When th ate od of coffee. Toe imports of foreign merchandize aro millions of dollars lesa than they were years age. This subject should be postponed until a proper tariff system can be adjusted to moet the necessities of the country and its changed ination may be had in each case to ascertain be allowed to take the oath of alle- 2. e0, and who shail be detained, Laid over, lr, Simmons offered a lution that a select Comunitteo of three b 3 te consider tho going alout the world with our mouths agape, like the cpen shell of a hungry oyster, Darin his ethnographic labors amoog the alorigi Mr. Cariim tells us he has virited ¢ pid pursuit a iy ¢ roll It is now a well ascerta 4g ean be done witb a lyre Gexcopt through co Peaceful talks ard pacitie Coolies, arguing that a supply of such Asiatics would fully meet the demand for laborers in countries where negroes are now profitably em- ploy ed. ‘The President bas approved and signed the ining more than two millions of souls,” | ines have trom the bog naliency of conn ne of the military | condition. The present tariff law was an incon- | bill to turther promote the efficiency of the besa Be eat ep haalin Gah tas vite toe | OL atterptinns and naval stations on the coast by submarine | g'Yous composition of three separate acts, with | pavy. It erie that wheosver the ame of who enjoy a degree ao hgevity tom F ing the Nis telecraph, Adopted. two or three systems for levying duties. avy naval officer now, or who may hereafter be tally unknown among us; all of which he a» | Governa Mr. Wilson introduced the fellowing bill ; The bill wis subsequently passed, by ayer, | in the service of the United States, shall have cribes to tho Indian's habit of keeping his mouth Whereas, Oflicers in the llliay sery of | 775. nays, 5 A been borne on the Register forty-tive years, ho Mer tees titans to cll ener orcalce iE sale to TieCase of Aire, Mover. tho United States have, without the authority | | Mr. Washburne's resolution, calling on the } shall be retired from active service, and’ his . aay es oe Tho Burdington, (Vt) Fras Press of the | (flaw, an against the plainest dictates of jus | Scereiary ofthe Navy tor copied of eorraqpond- | name entered on the roti listo iicory of the indulge in hove monysyllabie ejaculations and | . ye). A ates dhumanity, caused persons clained as | ence with certain parcies on the subject of bat- | grade to which he belonged at the time of such 20th, contains the following particulars in ref half suppressed grunts, which are popularly sup posed to be the test of aboriginal charactor. There is something in Mr, Carrin’s theory as his volume proves, though he carries it bo: yond its limits, Still, in one sense at least, he is uot far wrong in saying that if he were to be- teriny rams ard steam vessels for coast and har- bor defence, was referred to the Commitice on Naval Affairs. Mr. Moorhead’s resolution, instructing the Committee on the Judiciary’to report a bill, providify that any perton or persons engaged or cmplaged in the present rebellion be forever retirement. The President is authorized to as- si stich officer toshore duty, who shall ree ceive the shore py, of his grade, and to detail from the retired Tist of the ni for the com- mans of squadrons and single ships, such ofi- cers as he may believe the good of the service requires to be thus placed in command, and tives from service or labor to be seized, held und delivered up, and, Whereas, Such conduct has brought discredit upon our cuuse, and reproach upon our overn- ment, therefore, Be it enacted, that any officor in the military and naval service of the United States, who erence to Mrs, Meyer, who was brought to this city on Saturday, on a charge of misprison of tr om 5 United States Marshal Hiram Dunn, who has been looking after the interests of the Govern- A ; ment on this route into Canad, arrested at St. | shall cause any person claimed to be held to | rendered incapable of holding any oftice or trust | such oflicer may, if upo the rec: dation queath to posterity the most iinportant mott) [ Albans, on Wednesday evening, 4 woman who | gervico or labor, by reason of African descent, | urder the Constitution and laws of the United | of the President, they shall ree & vote of wideh human language can convey, it shoul! es her maine as Mrs. Muyor, the wife ofa | tc be seized, held, detained or delivered up to | States, was adopted, thanks of Congress for their rvicos and gal. lantry in action against an enemy, be restored tothe active list, and not otherwise. The Secretary of the Navy is authorised to cause two hundred medals of honor to bo pre= sented with suitable emblematic devices, which shall be bestowed upon such petty officers, sea- men, landsmen and marines as shall most dis tinguish themselves by their gallantry in action and other seamanlike qualities during the pres sent war, According to the general army order just issued, the Subsistence Department will pur- chase at cost prices all rcund articles of subsist ence saved by the troops or employees by an economical use or m, ment of the rations, Col. Kerrigan was released today on his pa- role till next Monday, for the purpose of ceeding to New York to visit his family aud at- tend the funeral of his brother, ‘The delegation of Philadelphia elothiers visit man Jew of that me, residing in Now York city, ‘This person wen to acd fro sev eral times of late betw Montreal and Now York, and came under the suspicion of thos whoee business it is to look out for such char, ters, On her} i sit she was » Duin, who eatictiod himself that she was in communicat on with the rebela who congrogate at the Done- gana Hotel and other rebels nests in Montreal and Quebec, any person claiming such service or labor, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall bo distionorably discharged and forever incligi- ble to any appointment in the military or naval service cf the United o8, The Senate here went into executive session, Oa the oponing of the doors the bill to in- orease the humber of cadets at West Polat, was taken up. ‘The bill increases the number of the cadets from 170 to 240, ; Mr, Wade opposed the bill as alding greatly Learving |hat she was again on the route, he | to the expenses of the Government, met her at St, Albans, and afler the arrival of | Mr. Wilson said,ull over the country calls had the train, which stops over night there, took | been made for officers {rom West Point to lead E 1 bi her into custody, She was extremely violeat | the troops. everywhere upon their guard, Even when the | for 9 fow minutes, but found it best to put up | Mr, Sherman related his oxperience. He intentions of this class are of the best, their } with what could Bot, be avoided, and eabialitad eaid, that during the vacation thoy raised some arked, Instead of | to an cxemination of her person and trunk by | volunteem in Ohio, and came here to get two indiscretion is am he for which we look, | m8 ladies whose services wore called into re- | officers as colonels; but when these voluntesrs seenking to i ry 9 ieee etcioan duisitloa by the marshal, result was the got here, in face of tho enomy, Adjutant Gene- some of our Generals must break } nerous resolutions of inquiry were d, calling on the Secretary of War to furnish the House with informatioa concerning the uantity of arms purchased since the 12th of April last, the prices paid for the same, and the correspondence between the Secretary of War and the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnaneo relative to the arms purchased by Gen, Joha C. Fremont. On inotion of Mr, Blake, the Committee on the Post Oftice was instructed to inquire into and report a system by which money may be solely transmitted through the mails, " Mr. Maynard introduced a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Committeo on Commerce to inquire as to the extension of maritime facilities, in order to facilitate emi gration by thoge who wish to leave Ireland on account of the approaching famine, Mr. Kellogg introduced a resolution that be in these words— 4 Shut your mouth.” Ig is difficuls to estimate what we have suffer- ed from that race of gabblera whose mouths are perpetually unbinged, We bave had no end of them in America, and to their mutual erimina- tion and recrimiuation we are chieily indebted for ihe war which now divides these states, It ia they, too, who have *) seriously interfered with opcrations, anticipating events, revealing well regelated plans, and putting the enemy iscovery of a good sized package of letters | 1 wanted to take ‘away the two oili- | when tho House adjourn today, the Senate con- | ed Gen, Meigs today to inquire as to the clamations that may do us more mischief than | containing important treasonable correspon- | cers, the only officers that knew how to give | curring, it be till the 2d of January. Adopted. | pectsof necessary pay for clothing fut the loss of a campaign. dence, ‘which has been forwarded to the Deopari- | the word of command, and send them to regi- Mr, Bingham, from theJudiciary Committee, | the army. They were informed that one mil- be of | ment of State at Wi The woman | ment inOregon. If that was the the regu- Haag lenge amegdatory of the act to eatab- | lion of dollars was sent thither today, and ano- It isome of the most hopeful signs wert south today in care (ff Sherman of int army odiicers ware to be used, be the ‘Judicial System.” ther would be transmitted in the course of the the times that oar Government is loarn- | Franklin 00 her way to Fort Lafayette, | was opposed to any increase of them at Wes! The it Devries fis Gah, stienite tnatead of week, dag to koop ite own counsel, and that the com- 8 It is , We suppose, that cpmudumios ne in (he Northwestern states, ‘and consolidates © Important dispatches haye been received from, ee tn es Axornen meeting of the creditors of the F-! celrior Brigade was held at the Astor Hou‘ yesterday morning. A number of representa. tives of different houses who had supplied cloth. ———_—_____ From the Pacific Coan. . ing, dry goods, &c., were present, A Commit. TERRIBLE FRESHETS, too was appointed, consisting of Messrs, New, — Pond and Powors, and authorized to receive all clainw that had been attested to by the Quarter master of the Brigade, or sworn to as correct by the claimants, and to confor with Gon, Sickles on the subject. There isto bea mocting hel for tho reception of such claims, and toa” final action, at the Astor House, on Thursday morning. San Francisco, Dec. 19 —Tho steamer Pac'fic Urings Oregou dates to the 12:h and Victorio ot the 7th inst. Also $180,000 in gold. Tho recent froshots were to-ritly destruct! to property in the valleys bordoring on the p: cipal rivers in Oregon. Nearly all the fouring milis in the state and great quantities of grain wore destroyed. Ma! of thy frame warehoures in Oregon city wer washed away, and the towa flooded with four feet of water. But two houses have been lef anding at Linn city, Cunwmas Werk At tire Moseum.—No content with his living whale, bippopotan elephant turtle, monster snakes, educated rau sea horses and happy families Generally, tireless Barnum introduced, last evertings new Christmas week play, @ four act spectacu’ lar drama, entitled Ondina, or the Spirit of thy Wators, When it is known that tho principy charactors are sustained by Nagle, Clarke am Hadaway, tho entire success of the parformane: may be assumed, and such an assumption wa fully sustained by the fact, Ondina will prow A great favorite among the little folks, from it, curious and brilliant scenic eflecta, and with th children of larger growth, because the fair scores and incivents are blended with enoug of mortelity to prove instructive as well as er \ tertaiping, From Fortress Monroe, Fortress Memroe, Deo, 22, via Baltimore, Dec. 23.—A skirmish took place totay at Now Mar- ket Bridge. Four companies at Now, 9 o'clock thia morning, were also attacked hy the rebel cavalry aid infantry. Col, Max Wee ber's rogimont was ordered to reinfores thom, and went to their aid, Col, Wartrop’s reei- ment also went to Hampton Britge. Orderly Sergeant Rehr, of Co. I, 20th N. Y. Regiment, and two or three others, were wounded, Nows sont oat at From Sacketin Harbor. etts Harbor, Dec, 23,.—O0 © company of tof United States regulars », in command of Lieutenant ved here for garrivon duty at the viison Barracks, on paturday, eavione lat night was what is ay propriately termed a“ stinger,” and the gat seomed io have a cold sweat. Propria ih! places of amusements stood disconsolately i their doorways, aud watched the ticket sells boxes with anxiety. Perhaps of all tho po sons whose business required them to be eats doors, the stage-drivors were the most indliffe: ent to the storm, Unscomplaining souls, why would we do on wet nights but for the stay and car drivers, They msuslly got very litt but growls from those for whom they suffer + much, Let us remomber, when we are dispose to be captious with them, thaton wet nights least they are invaluablo, ke Beiter, of ch from Washing # will not_presaat Philadelphia, this cy, tat special 61 ton, saying “that Lord hia dispatches in reward tothe Trent affair, un~ til the Admiral of tho West India squadron shall act upon his tastructions to procesd to Boston barbor.” Ly FROM WIL! SPORT, MD. Avother Artillery Duel, Witliomaport, Md, Deo, 19.—Yoatarday rebel tatrory, or a section of one, consisting of ‘one titled ard one smooth bore six pounder, tried their range on Col. Leonard's (Thirteenth Mas- sachusetta) pickets at Falling Waters, abont four miles below this place. Sevoral shells and soli shot from the former passed over and around our men, but those from the latter fell short of the distance hy forty roda. Col Leon- ard sent down one of Capt. Best's guns and a Parrott piece belonging to Capt. Kaapp's Penn- sylvania artillery, killed and arother Ine of the enemy w wounded. Sovervl a tempts were mado to get Tux Lovens or SKATING, who have beon wl most in ceatacies of anticipation, durincths from, ing weather of last week, and whoso imaginatio printed airy dreams of fun and fel Park pord, aud other rendezvous in the city an aback by tho rain and slush of the last. twomty four hours, As wo write, suow and rain i o keep the “ball down," but wa fae assured that the skaters’ “(ood time is coming.& We advise our readers to ge! everything it order, and with sistors and sweethearts, b ready for the long lo kod for and glorioas slats ing, ive on Christmas Day, the wounded man out of rango, bat every time At our shella drove them back. ywo and took him off, coh Byors, r nighit they Falling Wa- faye that Le koows p y that the Confederates have more than ono hundred boats near the river—dut Col Leonard is saiistiod from other sources that they have no: more than fifty. On Sunday last three Baltimoreans cesorted from the Confolerate army. They were two drummer boye and a soliier. y the eo 8 on Dom breaki: g wp the Virgi got iato the logwork and made consite: vance in their work before daylight dawned, when our tattery opened on them, causing a suspension of operations. They then commenced a series of shelling, alternately on the dam and our battery. GWhile this was going oa they mato a demon srition on Falling Waters as above stated, Hore they were met by a section of Best's ba= t ry and/a Parrot gu, which induced them to increase their range. At dam No, 5, this afternoon, two shells into a house near M: They exploded, and at_loast fifty Contedlerates were seen to run out. We tad no means of as- certainir g the number killed and wounded. Later in the evening the same experiment was tried on the mill, which has been a secession rendezvous of late, and, to-night, a heavy smoke in that direction incicates that it is on fire. A desortor says that when General Jackson left Winchester, no troops remained there; but this ie doubted by Col. Leonard, who had been credibly informed that there is a considerable force on the tide of the city towards Romney. From the best sources of ititelligence, it would appear that General Jackson has but'5.000 to 6.000 men. Also, that he had received positive orders to de'troy dam No, 5, even at the sacra- fice of every one of his men, Miltary and Naval. A detachment ot forty-four men, belonging to the Rhode Island Artillery, First Regiment, under command of Major Sandford, passed through the city, yesterday, on their way to ‘Washington, where they are to receive their cannon, They bave with them ambulances and 116 horses. ‘The 6th Regiment of New York Cavalry, Col. Devin, left their eacampment on Staten Island, yesterday, and started, by way of the New Jer sey Central Railraod, for York, Pa. Mr. W. H. Walker, of this city, has been chosen Trustee, under the allotment system, for the 90th Regiment, N. Y. 8. V., Col. Morgan, and has given bonds in the amount of $6,000, for the faithful discharge of his duties, The amount of $2 500 has been received for the 69th Regiment Fund from California, and is now ready for distribution to the families of the killed and wounded of the regiment. Application can be made to Capt. Kirker, at No, 599 Broad- way. Two schooners, the last of Gen, Burnsido’s na- val expedition from this port, sailed last even- ing, The steamer Marshal Ney, which went adrift on Barnegat shoal, was safely got off by a gunboat dispatched from the Navy Yard to her relief, and has proceeded on her way to Anna- polis, ‘The circumstances connected with the death of the private of the Nintieth New York Volun- teers on Governer's Island, have been offivially inquired into, and the result is that the senti- nel against whose bayonet the deceased ran, has been exonerated from all blame, The doccased was drunk at the time, Tho fullowing vessels purchased for Captain D. D. Porter's expedition, have arrived at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The barkuntine Bores Biclis and the schooners J. Griffes,J, P. Williams and Racer, are to have their armament placed on board ard be put into commission, Each yeseel cartics a 13 inch mortar, All the officers detailed for this expedition were ordered to re- port yesterlay at Capt. Porter's office in South street, A fatigue party of thirty marines, were sent te the marine barracks, on Flushing avenue, to prepare tho quarters for the recoption of the marine corps, who hope tohave their Christmas dinner there, ne Rm ly Bonrd of Aldermen—Monday. A special meeting of this Board was held las evouing—Pres dent Gonot in the chair, An ordinance, ery the remuneration to b paid for the use of horses ard carts by any the city departments, at @2 50 each per was referred to the Committee on the Crew Aqueduct Department, A communication was received from tl Mayor, vetving the resolution adopted by Board designating the house recently occupi by Hore Co. No. 56, in Theatre alley, as a d for wocd for the supply of the steam fire 6 gines, and providing for the appointment of & person to take charge of said depot at « “ of $800 per annum, Laid over. A resolution from the other Board, approp ating the sum of $15,000 to provide unifur. for the 69h regiment, was strongly opposed b) Ald, Dayton who did not see why the 69ch giment should be specially selected for honor. President Genet wished to know whethor Major (Alderman Bagley) would get a suit. Alderman Tuomey said no that the Majo did not wear his clothes out ia construct forts, as the others had done, but in travelli between this city and Washington. On question being put, the Board concurred witl the Board cf Councilmen, The weekly statement of the Finance D partment was received, showing that $471,39 10 has been pai out during the week, and there was a balance in the Treasury, on the 2! inst., of $3,996,646 11, Acjourned to this (Tuesday) evening. Board of Councilmen—Monday. ‘The Board of Councilinen bold a len; pads 1a evening, but the business was of tle public interest. “Councilman. Pitckney cffered a rosol directing the Comptroller to take legal measures for the recovery ansevoort propert} ia sido, sad at nigh ple ad J our guns throw Colston’s mill. the lands known as the which was referred to the Com, on Law ment. ‘The Board refused to concur with the Ald men in staying proceedings on the ball towe in Bie ear the Nursery and Child's Ho ital, . The Board concurred with the Aldermen favor of requesting the National Government tuke measures to secure the release 0 Hagh Me wae 88th Regt., N. Y. V risoner at Richmond. » Resolurions of the Board of Aldermen concurred in:—That 4th street, between B aud Hammond streets, be paved with trap pavement, balf at the exper + now Swift Lice of oll rae a the Swiftsure Lice lers exclusive use of the wharves between Piest Lane FE. R, at Pe Co Broad st; that the Cy the Common Covne! | a new an ‘vised compilation ar tha Gtate Lays teleting of the city, with index, and spprepriating $3.00 to pay him therefor; that $250 bs granted ead of the Clerks of the Board of Aldermen, for ex! tra duties; that a new house be built for Engin 39, George W.. Roome, Keeper of the City Halt! was voted $300 for extra services; but, for lack of two votes, the $500 usually voted th Presi of the two Boards, for services pers of Health, was lost. h ‘Lhe Board meets every night this week, ex; copt Wedaesday and Saturday. Further News, sce Third Page pa a PS ad ah Tue New Hoitay Pray av Dar ts beautiful, and cary attract tens « sands, for every ily w sit will want ¢ friends to bee it. Lyoys’ Maaxeric Ixsxort Powper, The origina) and genuine article, will extoratn Roa2bes, Ante, and al! vesuin. Free fiom po LYONS’ MAGNETIC PILLS Are sure death to Rats ond Mice. Bold by gists everywhere, D. 3. BARNES, Proprietor, Park Row, and 424 Broadway. Tricoruenovs is the bist and cheapest article for dressing # Dewutifying, cleaning, curling, preserving aud storing the hair, Ladies, try it, Bold by all OF] gists, a ii Witcox & Ginns SEWING MACHINES, 608 BROADWAY, Barry’ Capt. Lyon Isaacs, of Troop B, Fifth N. Y. ‘we Cavalry, is in the city again for recruits to fill E ee i ; r G 4 Chi up all the companies to the maximum standard, paretmes Rev, 8 REED, ptf 5. oq In this he cannot but be successful, eo well known bas he be ome for attention to ths wants and comforts of his men, Nor does the reputa- tion of his Lieutenants Abbohbot and Dwyer lag behind his own, ‘The troop is now pleasantly located at Camp Harris, near Annapolis, Md, CITY NEWS. Lare oN SatuRDAY night the three-foot aquaduct pipe in Fifth Avenue, burat, just op- posite to the old Arsenal, A large force was 1036 a, m, and iy p hour, Patriotic Christmas Eatertalamont—4i4", Allen st M. E. Sabbath School, bet Rivington 1%) Delancey sts, will hold their Christmas annlve' Sunday # rv ny on Wednesday evening, Dec, 20th, 1661) come Cxpreatly {0 iOsiy, the @ Hy ginal pieces bave been written wo occasion by Miss FRANCE 3 8, Ci tees, Solos, duets and choruses by mem! @ school, Tiikete 26 cts, Dore open a D i" ercizes to comuncnce at T o'clock, 7 NEW YORK FIRE AND . vance Company, No. 12 Wall streat. © 1 gored fa 1839. ‘Capea! 200,000, with “m set to work to reach the pipe and repair the | plus, ‘This Company, being one of the damoge by the insertion of a new section, which ro ere A Sy w ves completed last eveoing, ‘hig le the thind | Sian "D, Ory.