The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 21, 1862, Page 2

ARRIVED LAST EVENING. Rare pd Clark, of Wiscassett, from 3 62 days, in to the moter, Expe ( , oan Ante gy yp th a well Bridges, of Marblehead, from Havre Doo 9, tn tallaa eh the master, BAREB—Nensanito, (Br) Muahos, Belfast Dec im, Hat , of and from Bremen 92 fu ballast to Comer & Pauli, Mad some what tha aaply. twenty years. New Bedford, Chambérlain, Phelps & Co, ry weather, loat & split nails, T Ward, Learbot of Mystic, from Dunkirk 45 Nearman & Co, Expe wy weather. SCHOONERS—Leading Broeas, Freeman, Deals Md, bound to Boston, (Br.) Deter, Canning, N 8, 27 day, Potatoes to Hyde & Duryes. Poish, Hookiand 6 dass, with lime, B G Buxton, Titcomb, Elizabeth port for Boston Desheway, (87) Diosiale Jacuel 17 days, with coffee to HJ & CA De Wolf, BELOW. Ship Belle of the Ocean, Ready, Havr Bbip Lincoln Mason, Havre Dow ¥0, MISSING VESSEL. ‘The tark Phenix, Captain Hedge, railed from fontreal, he 23d Beply 1861, loud Mths 907 baste corn, bound to Londo aderr since which time ahe has not been heard from Whe was buily in Sweden in 1502, 260 tons burtlen, aud rated Ad, THE NEW YORK SUN. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 21, 1862. modore, ai wot Tomriery ‘The Good News of Today, By reference to our news columns, it will be eon that the series of important engagements which we have so long looked for has at length ‘been commenced, at Somerset, Kentucky, w! is the capital of Pulaski county, and is located directly east of Mowling Green. Both places will be seen upon the large map of the southern { 2a",cnyury, and mith, fie fre oa emu states, which was prosonted to our readers a | shall discovered the prownce of the cavalry ho short time since. Gen. ZouiioorreR was in opened fire upon the command of about 8,000 rebele at this point, | which he hat which formed the oxtreme right of the rebel | SZ! that \ey army in Kentucky. Gon. Scnoarrr was in command of a smaller force of Federal troops, who had reached this place in an effort to pene 3,000 trate to Eastern Tennesses, and who wero there held in aleyance by Zon. corre. Meanwhile re-inforcements had n tnorning ny had fle «k Med and woun and threa hund been dispatched to Gen. Scnorrrr, and Zouscorrxx became aware that his attack . upon the Federal forces must be immediate, and |, Prom tiv successful, or he would be obliged te abandon | from Poy hhis position and fall back. He accordinyly at: | PM": tacked the Union army in camp, at 3 o'clock | ty oi uy A.M, but after twelve hours of severe figh - | Peso ing, was repulsed and his torces doteated, while ‘upon a subtequent advance of the Union army, ‘the rebel entrenchments were found deserted, ‘and their forces to have botaken themsclves to a hasty flight, leaving Gon, Zoniicorren and Barure Peyton dead on the field, and aban. doning to our forces a large amount of ordnance and munitions of war, We shail doubtless receive today further par- ticulars of the engagement, and news of the furthor advance of the Union forces. whe Financial Propositions of the Day POU BTAbtY & oe ony Sun— My Dran Bix ing briefly “wind os sunler the mit Kitida of praper inca What a Dervind Bond ms and how car cavalry, 8 Wek my ‘The be roal with peculiar Nottowst Financrs, ete Fh Porceiving that the officer referred to a de- coased naval hero of the war 1812, of the same name, the gentleman mildly inquired: “(Is Mister Blank bere then?" “Tvs Captain Blank you want, sir! but why don't you call him Commodore or Admiral or something like it? I've been im the service forty-three years and am nothing but a bloosy captain yet. There you will find your Com- ' And indicated where the person sought was to be found, the “ Captain " received very graciously the apology for any offence done him, evidently feeling much better na- tured after having eased his mind about the new officers who were arriving at the eleventh hour,to share equally with these who had borne the burden and heat of the day, Humphrey Marshall’ The Monnt Sterling, Ky., Witte, Jan, 15, gives the following particulars of the dofeat of MARsitAti, Previous to the fight troops that their chances for success were ali, ht, and it is supposed that his men, who numbered about 3,000, were attempting to force their way through the Pound Gap into Virginia. ich | Col. GAnrrnin’s forces amounted to 300 picked infantry and 900 cavalry: Tt appears that Col Garfield bimself posted bimnselfon a range of bulla in A with Lia mall cant it Which we wed the aand away off from With his 00 cavalry f Marshall'e men for tw end of watch time hit looked-for reinfy ntry came gallantly to the rescue Inaterd with Increased vigor for two hours aud fighting ceased | in the m- letter, we learn that the fi od in the time there wasn d voennnnnt Our National Financem lowing remarks from the pen of an old Now York merchant, whose business success in geen boring the financial storms of many yeare, bus (nabled him to retire, thus seasonably, from the chances and changes of commercial life, will nterent:— Among the many financhal by quacks for thelr own r vernment, it the Liters of the Goverar the G twenty years to run. i two millions per di or thei Hist also be istion will | money Market, and prove adv 4 to speculin ' tors Fin other word4 what are the pretended ole y totter jection and advantaye of e. ¥ AN thant ‘ance matters purzle me eno ny ting | Hoo ‘ room, bat the Wertituent achenes pra ty Pertent. is & fearful degree, Prewe elucidate in your next D inne, and obfiy “Demand Notes” and “Treasury No'os"” aro ab present synonymous, although at other px» riods, the one would signify a demand promise ory note, issued by the Government, and pay able in specie, the same as bank notes in cur- rent use by our people, and the other would do Bb ston a note a bill issued by the Treasury Department, thts payable a short time hence, bearing interost, | |). .; 4 " and with the option pertaining to the holder, of } Hirt. 1! f converting it into Government stocks or bonds, | fl" Wl, be Demand notes thus represent a temporary float- The payments of the G pts inte te TD ing currency, standing in the light of govern- ment dus bills, issue’ for valao received, while ‘Treasury notes may be rezar’ed as dra'ts made pon tho Treasury D- partment in anticipation near Marsan ainey It was dl t Rapid hy Jedd was estimated at betw Phila ft er, Thin syn men recently introduced into it in numbers, like that which so generally distinguishes the members of our regular army in their treatmont of volunteers. A young man who bore a lotter addresed to ‘‘ Commodore Bian,” inquired if an officer at the Yard whom the gentlemen r ferred tomes to be found? “Nedip@® man hore, sir!" was tho som ‘Ho's been dead more than Dofont. Tainovillo. told his eaded the ee woKlh an «4 badly man srfield fought the full The bate te, Tae e ire Mirshall tenonr | ins meta rebel cas | y tiny tri vi | nthe eavalr fan instance, declaring that the sudden decay and | Observations of an overthrow of our Government will be ‘hailed ns a blessing and a boon.” Jenlousy Among Naval Officers. Ina visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard the other day, we bad evidence of a feeling among the old sea-doge in our naval service,toward the Orlenea. — Wounds Recetved A valuable Hi. B. MeLaod, ee Battle. in manual for our army just been published by J. of Philadelphia. Its title gory of the War in the Oxi on the Treatment of Gunshot . D. F. BO, 8, Burgeon to the Civil Ilospital at Smyrne, the General Hospital in camp before tilation is recoveries : Alma, which et iD thi limb. icin recount a ho buried tion" are map, the wounded, the lower one clrcumvol ta aa BN a clean hol never acta in soon, splinters the Ui ces, ard ita middl conical ball, th bering soft ne of arity interest, lol in wix per ‘The notes must rapidly 0 in the ax pare Lote th the plang me consider « bowen ire of the ne in- orn n of peedent” generation, fiture, at being larige, nel anonly be 4 Mix por ‘ anid the bonds Of expected revenues, Mie id inva cine: “Bonda’ aro simply obligations of the gov- va we thint the fundin, ernment to pay money within cortain periods, Aes Sn Sea Patrice gee and to mest the ictorest thereon at regular ine aril of tworureminien, aad af whe tated Rico tervals, un'il the payment is mae, For the bike ul ivi wha have ths fr the. « vedit. from convenience of small holders this indebted nesss 6 put into certificates of mums of $1.000 a d Loss, and these may be regarded in the light of Promiseory rotes (ue by the government. “Exchequer Bills” are simply the English term for Troasury notes. These are an omias- sion from the English Treasury, aaticipating its reverues, and temporarily used to defray Government expensen. Of all the above, each is very proper in ite elation in th rency, YT Pato tthe Qhat depreciation will ly aud de: people. Bad as int Id iore just in its ef nt “required by Aeholders ef th fall equally place, and terviceable if confined to its legiti- ne api mate sphere, but not otherwise, If Govern- | waive vivir. sul ment imues demand notes, and redecins the | Banks without the eonsent @ame in specie upon presentation, it will, upon oe @ capital of twenty millions of dollara in Archbinh specie, be onabled to circulate one hundred mil- n the Patle Correos Lions of dollars in paper, and thus obtain from the public a loan of eighty millions of dollars without interest. In other words, the Govern. ment enters into the business of banking, and supplies # paper currency for the peopl», which has hitherto been exclusively furnished by capitalists and private companies. This project has been proposed, but it hae never been deemed wine or pradent for government thus to ente into business or bynkiny: operations, and at the present time itis more than ever hazant us doth for itvelfand the people, 1. is to be hoped that sny iseve of demaid notes will be bur Umited and temporary. Vishop Order the « ity An abundant irsue of paper money woatl yell stimulate speculation by deprossiny its valu, and evliancing the value of other proparty, This pap'r monsy would be made receiva'ly | sutherns Sy Government for war taxes shortly to he | {yi | : * collected, which would secure for it a ling ' class of purchasers, te whom it would answor |!) ‘i the game purposes as monsy, in paying the i ' taxes assestod upon thom, Cs the ober hand, JP" > Hsfiies eoldiers and contractors who w ud te obijged t te receive tho demand no'es ax money, an! the whoee necemitirs would obliga them to sell for nie the best price ob ainable, would form a larg inh class of sellers. Lctwoon thess two classes Seat speculators atd brokers wou'd cortinually Trove operate, and » constant protit Irs realig d cut of the pecessities of oacl The Eualish Jourmain ou te Question. rican The departure ot the Arabia from England | ilivrt M oceatred at a period when the Eoglish Prossand Tw nt public had become aware that their de nand had reached this country, ard that the surrender of Bupert ard Mason would be holy to be ac- corded, but before the intelligence tad actually become known, But while the English journals were aware that no rupture would be likely to onsue, thoir comments, with the exception of two or three Bewspapers which have uniformly been friendly to our cause, continued to be hostile in tone and @alignant in expression; the Mouxixo Post, as that General Scott cffered to the Urited States, Tur Canadian allow British troo not Le accepted, that the Sec designed to If war be 1 we fall Velow specie, there still ren sern attracted Tin the Tris They sand the Gen papers a to pass through Maine will A Toron‘o journal intimates ry's apparant friondliness was ure the large nuinder of soldiers 10 would cortsinly doaart ! & cunning fellow! have thouht of thus stealin thousand voteren troops from J Gover vent Binks, aa han y the by enn this can tied a depre Lo that of the ury » taving the entire m the m shoul be « best Ie ¥ the people then y the Directors tock hel Yeon A nghes. Correspor dence of the London San Sist ult, we have the following: — us in Py Livered eluted the 1 Mor Honor, imal! w ealt tressed i yw happened te wy when they ene very: supeckir « wtrenats nd thon perfeetly ste Hou not bias ey Lyted London Morning Abyanrisen asorts durie peror ) ada, if he (the Finpesor) would gids with the bis stay in Paria, peleon Lower Can Seward s offer to That Soward is Who, but him, would eight or ton Bull? Monier } ing th downward, backward, and to the right ai was iva ill-ventilated apartment exposed to the sevorest Ug side of s common dyke of hedge,” ning over these pages we find hore there mention of some remarkable wounds and 1 It is curious (+ tracted from the Larrey gi five pound h of a soldier, tions a case as bi tam, in which a spent twalve-pound shot buried itaelf in the thigh of an officer, end ‘‘to appearance was there of abody of such bulk that he was brought to the camp where he soon expired, without any suspicion of tho protonco cof tho ball till it was discovered on oxamina- Tt is soldeom deep cup in ite ita, or canvas tents, erected on suitable ground, are infinitely au houses for hospital purposes, ‘thing; and ‘‘more ior to stone In Loepttals, ven- accumulating sick in low and athe author) may had bee Paillard montions havii caso in which a foratime. 1 ing occurred than in leavit ‘ncloment w NEN, 100, to notice hoard M. them or at and how a body may enter through a mascle, and hide itself without prosucing ‘any great wound, Thus, I saw a case at Scatari of sholl, welghing nearly three pounds, was ox- hip of s man wounded at the looked for a couple of months, and to which but a small opening ves a cave in which a bell, woigh- was extracted by him from the The presence of so large a boay had rot been detected by the surgeon in Pa the pationt suffered no inconveni+ it beyond a feeling of weight in tho in which @ piece Bo of nine pounda at Seri ind has presente son Ww sovere prob'ems for the surgeon, ; A round ball may be flattened againat the shaft of a long bono without causing any gub- sequent harm. This was ofien soon in Todia, where the ma’ round & bone without brosking it. alier records # caso in which a ball, entoring at art of the thigh, passed spirally round the bone to the top of the limb, hending roarly the whole Youth win. lock is used. Tt may Thus, mon: ingap i= ittle Of the offects of round and conical balls ther interesting ine‘arces cit itis evident that the use of the conical M ball has added much to the mortality of and turn ‘hov- ‘comp ot the bone in causir gg of several of which occurrences I ar y of those pone aya it itself, | at which its greater or leas degree, according to that in the’ direction’ of the bore's will aftorwatd relate cases ; but the conical ball yA, 80 far as T have invariably tikes to a reumstan- All kinds of balla genorally fracture and eplit the shatt of a bene if they strike it about ; but while a fracture with but little comminution resalta from the round ball, the espocially that which has a broad, (ary splita and rends the bone so extorsively that narrow fragments many inches in loryth are de'ached, and lesser por- tions are thrown in all direction’, crosswi at seat of fracture, and driven into the neigh - parts. It is the pressure of these fragments which renders the tracture of long bones by the new (Minis) ball #9 hopoless.”’ Of the eccentric course ofien pursued by bul- lets Dr. McLeod gives some curious instances, though he remarks that such cases wero much rarer than usual in the Crimean war, on of the genoral use of the Micie bullet: “The conical ball sel: shortest cut through a cavity or limb, and it has at times been seen (as at the Almay through the bodies of two men and lode in that of the third. But of the wanderings of the old round bail there were many illustrations M. in his account of the Hotel Dieu, dur- hreo days,’ tells us of a ball which en- | tered at the inner angle of the left eye, ecuunt ils to take the to pasa yasaod un- de the base of the cranium, and waa removed ove the right shoulder. ‘The rapid recovery: without a bad symptom, was no leas wondorf in th mirsile Tal openings. “Th Our‘author says: caso than the direction taken by the a8 curious,” T have seen two in the leg and two ia the ah and slo two in either thigh, occasioned h ¢ in each ca caso in wh five holee; a worp six ori Ste Aperture was an officer sho: by one ball. n Hammick mentions found on either sid tia a dael. iy Dupuytren relates a oh, from its splitting, one ball .aado 1 the younger Larrey saw at Ant- esesused in the samo er i Sir ‘han 0 of the chest of ‘Those corresponded both ia position and character to those which would be occadoned by a ball that had traversed the chest; yet afier death two balls were found wound shows wing, case: $ Wool ot the A blue mark alons was arm, and little or ne mark Ho diod in twenty in the by dy, How litile somotimos, is instanced in the ful “Private Joon Cocally was hit at pore by around shot on tho outer right arm and thorax, occasioned on was found on the hours, without having rallied from the shoe! poritoneal cavity was found full of darl tight lobe of the liver was torn in- et, ‘some of which were loose and There was no siga of in- Hlammation in the peritoneum, and the other Shell does not bone so much as ar te ball, but oft parts much more consides Chloroform was constantly used in the Cri- alone” adminis'ered it more than 20,000 times, and in ovly one case It was remarked that “‘chloro- ciently when ad- ‘The Th to small p mixed with blood, vircora were mea. Tho was it fatal form appeara ministered in the open Ot severe wounds which ¢id not dystroy life ‘are many instances ther e0cay eatii mission "into having bed ab Buffs was wounded in ball, which struck him in the nape of Ie passed forward round the right sive of the neck, going deeply through the tissues; turaiog up under the fractured the superior maxi/lary and. malar bones, destroyed the ey man who made a rapid outer traces a deal, th choat. healthy. Franck to act n symptom, June, 1 angle of the inf sitting beside him recovery. ly." Here are several; od at Inkermann by a ball which entered through the right chook, and ped behind the angle of the Opposite jaw, tearing the parts in such a manner that’ the Great veasels wore plainly seon, bar , in the wound, 8d, aritle neck. ior maxill and escaped, killing ‘This patient ul pul- Three weeks after ad. Rept) he was disebarged, never A. soldier of the la it “A French soltier at the Alma was struck obl quely by a ritlo-bal ide the right nipple; thy quite through t axilla, and escaped bohu d. and uninterrupted. Tho import of soldiers by sufficient comforrable quarters ard pot too severe duti tence of kee} a rear to but not out- I passed so @ vowels and corver in the His cure was rapid ingly ingup the vital powers d_nouri-hing food wis shown in ihe Crimea on the approach o winter, Many deaths occurred in the allied arm'es from frost-bites ; and how great was the number prostrated in this way she by this, that on the 21st January, 185, the Fronch had winter which froet bite, 1 the injuries muarked'these lesions did ne Our ht it oceasioned. author say atly, during the oy passed in the Crimea, from ath not untrequent! follow 00 cagenotdrost-bite admitted to their ambu- lances, of whom 800 diod. * Thestroops sutfered 4 irst ot on Tho eoverity which arise from tho do- cree ot cold, as the temperature was nover so jow ai duced, but power of th effects of a rathe itself to cause the severe results pro- from the doprosied vital soldiers, who could not resist the ogroo of cold which would have lit. tle injured them if they bad been in rute health, practica, which Was early univers, of sleeping in their wot boots, aidad greatly in causing. the results This custom arose trom the fear that, if the boots were put off, they could not be drawn on again, tained, end thus the feet, kept fi ‘They wore re: ® long time at a low tomporature, with tho circulation ro- ta J, at length lost their vitslity. all the more surely on that account.” The term ¢ ingly sever onel of the on the soldiers, Lot regiment, says slowly y, but duty in the Crimea was, oxceed- Lord Wost » Cole ‘Thoto for the day covering party are roused out of their beds at 4 o'clock in the have about a mi morning, anda half to march down through snow and mud, and get back to their camp about 7 o'clock in the evening, being thus exporod, i opon trenches for") hours, to such inclement weather as now prevails. M them will g o'ekeck, © on the fol! remain ¢ vet of wing evening at 6 tall night till 6 o'clock the following morning; this routine has beor kept up incesantly for the last six weeks. Mus. Panrinoron, in illustration of the pro. verb that ‘a roft answer turneth away wrath,’ eays that it person than at bim, for spoaks no g is better to speak to be all the time fi! no good comes to nol ood ef 10 one, agorics Duy taat 1 of itaphs never THE LATEST NEWS. DISCUSSION OF SENATOR BRIGHTS TREASON. XXXVIL CONGR! Fire Washington, Jan. 20.9 Carri, (N: ¥.,) pre- sented a protest from citizens of New York against the appolutment of a olicitor of Custom for that city. Mi. Wade, CObiey, inteoduced a bill to authorize the Sucretery of War to appoint more assistant secretaries, “The bill provides for the appointment of the, tit Secretaries for one year. Referred, j¢ introduced a tli to promote the ade ofjustice, The bill repeals the bill ex- examined before Congressional yi EXamination in ® court of justice, he wanted the former law repealed hefore he went much further with the examination of witnesses before his committess, Referred, On motion of Mr. Wilson, (Musa.) the bill to certain articles of war waa taken up, The Lill provides the penalty cf death to spies and those forcing anfessruanrda, dower tuntil to-tnorrow Mr, Wade tion appropriating | 060 te pay the expenses of the Special Gomunittes om the War. Referred, Ont f Mr. Pessenden Me.) the const and diy appropriation bill was taken up. Several ermendment ¢ Committee on Fin+ ance were adupted ‘The report of the Judiciary Committee on the re- solution toexpe Mr. Bright from the Seaate,—that no stifficient cause existed to do #,—was taken up. Mr. Wilkingon (Minn, ) said that in. prewentin Jin resolution in reward to Mr, Bright, he waa in- fluenced hy no pera of the tine impose « feeling, but the exigence tis painfiil duties sometite He bolieved that Congress muat act up t ite duty nad save the country, ‘The Government had signal. ly failed to act with sufficient courage and heroiam, Tle (Wilkinson) then referred to the letter of Mr. Bright, addressed to His Excellency, Jeff. Davia, on the Lat of March, 1961, intraducing his friend to Mr. Davia, bo bad improvement in fireeartas ty dispose of. ed if th an honest and loyal Senator should write? Yet the Seastor from Indiana had wed in the Senate, in the debate about the admission of the Benator frum Oregon, th whith he would not do over again under the aame ircumetances, At the very time the letter was ‘ preparing for an attack on or and the Senator from n " t wry ian « Bright ' known that var w 1 Low when he wrote the letter, aud it would ot do for him to aa sume now that he did not know It was tressonable Hable improvement in firearms to the waste be no war, why @eud fire r ato the & Mr. Wilkinson also referred tothe letter of Mr. Bright to Mr, Fiteh, dated §:pt. 7, 1501, in which he (Bright) sald he was opposed to the coercion Policy of the Governwent, and ty the abolitioniata He (Wilkinson) eonailere lat letter of Mr. Bright ag even more ob; than the first When the war od gigantic proportioa PY nlisted in the muceess of Senator from Indisna boldly res that he ix epposed to the coercive yelley jovernment, Believing ax he (Wile fuwon) did, that the nee before him conchi« Droved that the Senator from Tudiaus gym 1 with oh nemy, he would never at the Senator should t liberations of the Benate ard (Del. said that if the Senate was go- ing to expel the Senster for writing « latter, at take into consideration ail th Mr, Lincoln, to. whe Bright) had give fintrxuction to the Beeret nply gave him an traduction to Presites Hie (Britt) hin. (Davis) the title which be claimed, without ade nitting bia right to any auch title, or in any way hitending to aid Mr. Davia in the war against the Me (hh ever government, war would Unton, eriticn ard) did not b tthe fect “the restoration of the chain the right to istration, and speak aid tree nh no wpirit of de 14 opposition to th wi 1 wi always thought th: Gonelliation Was more potent than force t win back men Lould continne to think o still, In res koard er letter of Bright he (Bayard) hoped thot tl ad hot yet come when it was disloyal t ninni. It was one of the prineljs evil shit th intry te itt present deplorable stat Senate took. that ground for the expulsion of the Senator from Indiana, they would bave expel several others beside, Mr Morrill (Vt) contenied that xt the time the Jette actually in a tate of it had been em Win Feb arch, he (Davia) was t wos treason, 1s ing « letter ty Mia ent of the Con WAS A ryeactition of Davis official eguies Davis in a triendly manner, we of the letter waa not on! at of « courtier, and on a fair interpre: tation it was absolutely tr able, ‘The Senator from Indiana knew that Davia was 4 traitor, yet the Honorable Benator gives a letter commending Mr Lincoln te Davia ae a friend reliable in and the letter is also marked “privat tid frienelship, wanted rk ary Cominittee wo bear him out in his bull (H1l,) wid that the Judicia Ha sworgeopy of the original letter, and f Py these Words did tn . Mr. Bright anid, that he had stated repeated that be had uo recollection of writing the But this letter had gone te the workd marked d confidential,” and all the: prejud He wrote ne He had given anothe . introducing hin te Captal the extension of the ry sin oti ate and confi letter to Mr. Franklin, then eapitol, and that Dhraseokiy. was in the in charg letter wae in Mr, Trumbull sald and the the f mnitter, bring | nl read uffid of letter ‘to Frankiin snd This Thomas D. Lincoln today is charged with treason, This frien ty Senator from Ladiana, before the Ist of March, when war was actually des larel agwinst the Geverument, the Star of the West fired inte the ‘Treasury robbed, forte seized, and we had troops in this exbital tw defend it from the attack of tra 4 to the ebiefof all traitors, the Senator fo Indiana wrote a letter, commending his friend, who is now under arrest for treason, In his (Trimbull'g opinion it wae the duty of the 8 the Sen oretuain hes in any way ot Mr. Pi mista of war when the letter was written, Haq) lispatches of the Secretary of State to th ders to show that to war existed, 1 thought that the letter was in such terms ae are mnmaon and usual in writing to a direst foe, Ade jonrned, House of Representatives, Wr. A Hall, represent ativ the Third Con. dressional District of Missouri, appeared and was 4eern Mr Dower, from the text a resoltition that tow sent aw rep € Virginia, Uo for future consider t= 6 CDQ introduced a Will, authorizing of the ‘Preasury to settle with the for supp rhished tleir respective t reat te: the Committee on Judiciary, Mr. Van Wyck (N.Y ) presented the memorial of Joneph Archbold, on bebalfef the mechanies and Intorers of the Hrooklyn navy yard, asking the P al of the sth section of the act ot Congress to pro huote the ettciency of the navy, approved Devenabor 21, 161, Onn ton of Mr. Dai it wan resolved th entered into the re 1, the € is inquire inte the expedien elected by th id that th s lelegate from 3 Mabaina haw te ebramkiny wsonabily ttee of Publi fiscating r the law of ae by the use tr, Diven (N.Y 9 inte Jo extibslish rk, in rela an additional judietel district in New Ye tion to the United States courts In that state, Re ferred to the Committee on Judiciary Mir. McPherson (Penn ) reported» bill, which wooe referred to the Cotani tee on Military’ Affairs Jiseharging from serv nt stof March, the wands of Vo ltitate ye te Oy motion of Mr, Morelead (Penn ) the Secretary of War war directed tofu thet he names { there wh ed themselves at the recent vill boy tice of his inten= bolish the 1 to establish states, Rex ary Mr. Allen (Obie) offered a resolution that in the tof this Mouse, no part of the appropriation cafter to be nade, nor of taxes now or elaid by Congress shall be used in, the prosecution of the war for the ) moved to Joy Introd int Myr Mabe (Oh ay thison the table, Carried 1 against ‘The following is the vote on laying Mr, Allen's enolution on the table Yeas—-Mensrs, Aldrich, Alleys Arnold, Babbitt, Bailey, (Mans) Baker, axtony Bearisn, Binghaua, Blairs ¢ Battin, Barnhain, Campbell, Cham fax, Frederick y ec wiays Cutler, Dax vig Daw Fdgerton,’ Ed- suk, Grange Hanchett, Hooper, Hortons Hate loge, (1) Kellogg, OMich) Ke'lin- king. Loomis, ot McKean, McKnight, Marston, Morehead, Morrill, Je.) Morrill, (Va Nixon, Olin, Patten Prelps.(Cal) roy. Porton ices Mawar Biddi, Malling H., Sargeant, Slauks, Sheffield, Sherman, Sloan, Spaulling, Stevens Birattou, ‘Thomas Mag, Train, ‘Trun.le, Trowbridge, Van Horn, Veo Vuikeu Qorg, Van Wyck, Vere, Wall, Wallace, Walton, Me, Walton, Vi. Washburns, Wheeler, White, Indy, Wilson, Windorn and Worcewter—01. Nays—Meerrs. Allen, Ancona, Bailey, Pa., Blair Van Var Calvert, Cobbs Gofning, Crs vent, Crisfeld, English, Pouke, Haight, Holman, Jobowon, Knapp, Law, Lazear, Leary, Morris, Noble, Norton, Nuyent, Rotinson, Rollins, Mo., Bhiel, Steele, N. ¥ , Bwoele, N. Jy Vallandig- har, Vibbard, Voorhees, White, Ow Wickliffe, Woodruff and Wright—37, Mr. Dunn (Md.) introdiiced a bill for the repeal of the fishing bounties, Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Holman (Ky ), from the Government Contract Committee, reported a resolution, directing the Ser- mo ‘Atte to bring before the bar of the House, it lenry ‘an alleged contempt of ite wither ing before ther aa 8 witneas, at the held a meeting in Cincinnati, Adopted. A bill for the payment of the expensesof the above Contract Committes, appropriating $10,000 therefor, waa passe, ‘On motion of Mr. Lovejoy (P1.) a*reeolution was adopter, indructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the expediency cf reportiog a bill ruake lng vold all salen, transfers and dixpon f pre perty of every kind, by persons engaged in inure Fecaiin again the United Bisten, ‘On motion of Mr. Blair, (Mo.,) the Committee on ‘Ways and Moana were instructed to inquire inte the oxpedieney of levying a stamp tax on. the notes of Bauksand other corporations circulating money, Other resolutions, on a variety of aulgects, introduced and referred. The House then went into Committee of the Whole, and) proceeded to the consideration of the Dill making sppropwiations for legislative, execu Live and jtudicis! expenses. Mr, Fomenden, (Me.,) «poke of rebellion in the aapect that it presented iteelf to bi congtitue enta, It abould be put downy and theG " whould as speedily ax porsible bring into a ita mighty machinery for thie purpose, there could be no oninpromise with the retai w! munt lay down thelr arma, diswolve their Confederacy, reatore the national have mtoleny nnd give up thelr, leedeew kor Pualnmvent, They mud do this uncondiionslly, le (Femenden) was one of those who stood squares ly on the ground that our alm tn prosecuting the War sbguld Le to preserve the Union and vindicate the Government of the United States, All agreed te this, but there was a difference of opinion aa to what means wbould be employed for this purpowe. Now, if in the prosecution of hostilities the slareg afford wid to the rebellion, Was it net the part of wisdom to deprive the inaurgents of this advantage ? If slavery should be terminated by this waryit would Le the greatest triumph mortal ever won over the Kreatest crime ever © A. Mr, Bteele, of New » ved that every Aane m: has no power Wo Ay that he had «np: ded that Congress subject of slavery: in the states, HM had eippesed there were mich “States Rights" and “State Bovereicnty hen proceeded to subs mit what he conceived to be a fewgimple eommon- sense views ou the slavery question, We cannot aid in restoring pence by continually stirring up Jud blood, and in continudlly quarreling with the Executive De t, the military commanders and ott ke direct control of ever; thing, trust in the conatity lew was not of Lin own ebeoting, yet he would support it Until thie) monster Febelion should be. crush- ed. The only way to sustain the Government is ty stand by. the Constitution, for af we dis- regard it and trample on the rights guaran. toed by it, what better are we thin the rebels vzainet Whom Weare contending? It was not trae that slavery ia an “outlaw” in the Constitution: tt ration of the compact by nt waa found The mad ravings c fanatici“m were deplorable at any time, hmeore are they «in rials like the Ir. Bteele then apole of these who ndvo~ al emanctpation of the alavesy aa bein, infatuated by watrange inannity, adding, tnotaater hy a theoretien hey would override the Constity Mr, Wright (Per ed here asa representative by t litical partion, wh reed on was & law such he Was ready to atand oF Binghor's constit nal emancipation of t him, during ble mn enndor can take poms the grent po- Platform, many and. as pealed to and when reflection sion of hia mind, to if he could, the consequences which would. result fro anoh amessure, Me (Weig’ ente for slavery, but was willi titution ad our fathers wave it to us, one of thone whe would atte » per of policy which would not cov the He v as for maintaining the war tips wan not ort any suet on whieh it wax inanignrated who would ch his principle waa not the rule of pr which alike dict The Peesident in his dress stated the trae that it ww of conquest and sul but a war te put dow! ther p and to respect the rights of property. If we bold to this, our Governt but if we make thia a war of slaver ipation, our teovern is irretri President Lin- In has @ patriotic heart at only means well, Dut seta well Mr. Binion LOW. soit an, OXrlaneMen: Tes propweition to the rebels, their haves held 4; but he in hia judiment It mon defence to puylit to be exercised, From Washiegten, hotel the ndret thousand fully armed and equipped, int J, she proposes & I mores wnd to furnish men and snother southern expedition, to be composed ex- of Governor Curtin hax cffeed fo the War Departinent eight new regi- ments of infantry and one of cavalry, now realy t erubark at Philadelphia for active service, ‘The en- of Governor Curtin since the is beyond all praise, Every requ al Government on mptt plied with Present one, auticip ‘Two officers of the 6% stone state has placed over one bh nen, ma for elusive nnaylvani ans, inning of th ition of the has been 1s Chapin arrents din iron at Alexumdria, on Saturday waxing ina drunken muse cor the quarters ral Montgomery while they w furlough, on Hon, John A. Gurley, representing the second Ohio Congres distri t, having teen proposed by hin frie andidate forthe United States Senate, ih place of Mr, Wade, whose term expires ung the nominae tion of Mr. Wade. wretary of War appeared at the Doe ving taken th in 1560, haa written a letter dee ‘ar Department, 0 hit Mont a notificns Norfolk to move the Wor Milde that city iy not confirmed intelli stntaisndon vent, nsiderable feeling 14 auld to exist in Maryland, ucky ahd Moceri reapecting the disbanding of the home guards in those states, a8 bas been Proposed, The Benstors and) Representatives of ron Tndian Affairs has left for thone states have made formal protest against the Project. Preparations are being made atthe Navy Yard, to test the strength of the ther ofthe rifled cannon fluished der, hax been inter, and will be fred with changes until it burst, Treamury has decided that the paseaye of the tariff titled to entry free of duty tdecision, involving a« large ow Ith port and on passing ral Thomas, by order of General Her declaring the reyi- brigade te be United » Volunteers, Corwin, our Minister in have ” wat the State Depart= nient, stating that th the present condition o, the country he Buds it imposible to negotiate fany with the Mexican Govern nt, aml he aske n te returu home te ily to reernit eaving. the business la of the Secretary of Legatio shiplowrd prior August lant, day opted a re nto ago the Hous en'ling uy Becrotary Cane What surveys are in Progress New York. & reply wa received t t that the De- patent has no kuowledge of any such survey in pr Thia me Jially a canon thee 1ith Regiment. wh Presideut received most core privates from the Brooklyn prow hted hin 4 protest agalnat the action of Gov, Morgan, ia changing their uim- ber te S46. ‘The memorial was tastefully engr. a snd signed by the entire regiment. The committee were | weal to the P, Moses F. Odell their represent. . Rdw. Haight, The Prusalan gevert i ite minister ere, having endorsed the course of England in the Trent affair tary Beward, ase, While tanemittin py of the printed documents bem ing ny ft, trunts they will satiafy the , that if the general po: the world i# to. be broken, the fault will not anything the United States have done to produce such a diswster, or in the omission to do everything which a just and generous power could do to prevent ii ‘The United States at a very early day, addrested themselves to the unappreciative tank of wectiring the incorporation of Rit ejasl and humane principle in the code of maritimes war. ‘They havy euergetically persisted in this great en- terprise through all changing events, equally when acting asa neutral and when th engaged Helligeront. ‘The Becretary axki to be allowed liberty of suggesting to th sideration of the ment the oxp ich has juatl d the ger th Prussian the ocean prehenaionsy to recon tive to neutral righta ae miggedted by our Govern ral policy ment, to the consideration o in It is only in a apirit of the utmost respect and deference that I take leave to remark that the periods when the United Biates will have oocasion to not the part of a belligerent will probably be few and brief, while judging from past experience we canned yet hope for a constant ® preservation peace among the nations of tag castera comtinent, the Europenn states, will be fitted with steering apparatus at both being built sharp stem and stern, They will ‘Oxclusive of armament, about $1,800,000, Commodore Paulding has intimated to the} ®; enters, sail-makers, &c., employed at the that they will receive the same pay that is to similar craftemen at private ship yarda, Another Army Retiring Board has assem! Washington, by order of the Secretary of War! Great Victoryin Ky. A BATTLE AT SOMERSET. — HEAVY LOSS ON BOTH SIDES. Death of Genoral Zollicoff — following officers constitute the Board :— HI8 BODY IN THE HANDS OF THE Brigadier General Eraamus D, Keys, Pi FEDERALS. Brigadier Genera! Bilas Casey. Ingpector General Philip St. George Cooke. Dr. Holden, Surgeon, and Dr, Smith, Bargeon. Colonel W. H. Lae, Recorder, Notwithstanding that thirty-one officers tired by the firat Board, which sat from A\ December Inat, there yet remains many 0 are not fit for active servies, and who, th should be retired, we ‘The U. 8. steam transport Planet salied ning for Lowust Point with a full cargo of ay ence stores and gun carriages, The U, transport New York, lying at pier 9N. Ruy loading for the above port, Bhe will carry 1 rels of potatoes, and other stores, The set Anna B, Hayes, which srrived on the I Philadelphia, baa a cargo for the Governme fisting of rif_le cannen, ammunition, and anch ‘The Tth Regiment, N, ¥. State Volunteer: in the Park barracks, are to be transferred tq loe's Island today, The 19th Regiment New York Volunt ‘been organized into an artillery regiment, known and designated as the 3d Regiment} York Volunteer Artillery, “The Naval Union Coast Guard, Col. W. W. Wandrop,b changed to the 19th, Friends of either of the will take notice to prevent mistakes, Capture of Prisoners and Camp Property, —— Cincinnati, Jan. #.—A battle took place at Som. mirset, Keatucky, on Saturday, between General hoops and General Zolikcoffer's forces, The bate tle I from early in the morning till dark, Gene eral Zollicc fer was killed and bis arny entirely de feated, The lows is very heavy on both sidens, BRCOND DISPATON, The Lexington correspondent of the Commenctat, gives the following sceount of Saturday's bautie :— Gen, Zoiliceffer learning that the feleral forces had appeared in his rear, marched out of his ine trenchments at 3 o'clock Saturday morning, and at- tacked Gen. Behoepff in camp. — The pickets were driven in at an early hour, and the attack was made before daylight, " The battle is reported to have raged with great fury until 8 fa the aferuoon, when, Gen. Zollicoffer having been killed, the w ce of rebela fled in Gomhuston to thelr Sernp. ‘The Jose ix not stated, but ts thought to be heavy. The Boilie Peyton killed Ia a son of the ex-member of Congress from Tennessee of that name, Our victory bas been very deciaive, and will result ins rout of the whole force defending the right flank of Rowling Green, Gen, Zollicoffer's dead body is ia the hands of the federals, THRD ntsraten, Louiaitte, Jan, 20,—The recent fight Bunday instead of Saturday morning, Gen on Sunday afternoon followed up the rebels to their entrenchments, 16 miles from hia own camp, aud when about to ‘attack them this morming he found their entrenchments deserted, the rebela having Jeft all their cannon, quartermaster'é stores, tents, horses and wagons, Which fell into our hands, The rebel« diapersing, had crossed the Cumberland in a stentuboat and nine Larger at White Oak Creek, opposite their encampment at MUl Creek Spring, £716 rebels were killed and w jy ineludin Gen, licoffer and Bailie Pe vad, who ware nd on the field, The 10th Indiaua lost 76 killed and wounded, Nothing further of the federal losg haan yet reached here, OENFRAL MATTRNA IN KENTCOKT, 90, Jan 20,—A special from Cairo, to the ays that Gen. Grant and staff ‘wrrived in town yeaterd ». Painwa' Brig 4H Sa eA eer LOCAL NEWS. or THe Fine Derantamwr of the Fire Department, came o evening at Niblo's rden, and, notwithat: the unfavorable atate of the weather, was lil Predecessors, «succes, The theatre bas b Plétely renovated and newly decorated, and self now, by no means an inelegant ball room, finish waa not deemed complete hy the tastetu f arrangements, and the result was certainly worthy of approval. If entrance-way, handsomely ornamented with ff n WHA FeCE that part atucky, upon which positicn Hel operations! ag: Timbis wil uecensarilyibe pers | And Hahte, Franklin Engine, No. 39, was p| feed, to abl Gen. Hubtts | Passing this and entering the enpacious ball right w ¢ Leen emminently aiice | the first object to fix the attention was, the mi peer Corps tinder Gen, V cent design in jets of gus, whic tre backgronnd of the mtage. Eagle, 1 occupied th Surrounded Y polding in ita claws a bunch of arro nirate knowledge ol the couns A that Gen. Smith has taken the 99.5552 ee ot FEE ERC USE BOE KILE whatever was left in G an olive brane amped Thursday night in J neath which appeared, als formed t sight of | watehetires, ‘T afterwarde | merous jets of fire, ladders, hooks, visited lampa and other appropriate emblems, either kide of this splendid design steamer engine “Juffersony"* No. 26, and howe FROM CALIFORNIA. riage National," No, 24, the two handsome Paratuses inthe Department, burniabed an inbod until every part waa of di The kage was covered and enc’ 40 as to resemble a pavilion, Oa proscenium vling brigh ed ou three wch wide o boxer long brass“ nozzles" grouped, while nozzles of lesw demonstrative | and brass lamps decorated all the globe lamp ornaments of the first ter, Two inagnifivent from the dome, one direc ither in the centro of the} ther side of the first were suspended nilid banners of the Department, Fe wera were wound ovor the ch Millions of Property Destroyed by the Flood. —— San Francisco, Jan. 17.—T! has adjourned to the 2 to subside from Bactam der water, from two to elev people to the seco ting th city deep, drivi front of tl and on water haw materia tthe weather is still unfavors vbikdued wince whole valley portions of the state have suffer 1 the top of the pavilion, and. t) ed most severely from thie unprecedented Inunds Pat! over the fronts of the several ters and the l ton, Many millions of dollars worth of property hile th IM hava been demroyeti while the national colors were displayed on Arrived todays ateamer Goklen Gate, from Panas J side of the stage, ‘The stage floor was for da wr; brig Giflord, from L Silled todiys #hipa € snd Benjamin H. War purposes, and ran out to the dress cirele, cov the entire parquette, and around the aides we ranged chairs and sofas for the accommudatid thon futiited with the dance, or tere “looks for Hong Kong. The Story of an Escaped Jerveyman, Philadelphia Jan, 20.—Joun Johnson, « Jerseys [in Yeuice,” twany impressed into the rebel service in New Ore Py te F Jenna in April last, escaped from Manassas ton day he ALIPper room, since, and has arrived here ou his way b He | Leland, could not, estiznates the force at Manassas at 40,000, at Towne Thee Hee nA and at Ocoee wt 1 mm were kept in the Fe ing in change of the uri bave been in ms were ample, a tly Het from 10 ofclo The ornaments of the supper table ol vast tile. Drainesville had a depressin a he loan was conceded at 800 killed of an appropriate ‘acter, wud gutten up wi @t and missing, He sa: Lou siana regiment to | dds te taste, which he was attached, steamboat men an lines. « large number of Aleut h ie fi m ta ts Gasuine Chas Retest ut nine hundred tickets for the bal! wer, but the ball was not over crowded. The fe — lasted until the “wee wma’ hours," and thro trem Monroe, the happiert feeliay prevailed, Hinores Jan vinx in Baooutyn —A fh broke out in th ee es from Baltinore lant | Dart of Spaldivg's Printing Ink Manufac ie 57 Pearl st yesterday morning, caused by cae al t : jews we can gather from Ff cidental ignition of some spirits from the flan ExPre is very ill at Richmond, J !4mp. The fire was speedily extinguished, A dispatch dated Micon, Gis @ays that the nce | $200, conta from the: wl aud that the crops ne thus early, The fillowing Brigadier neral4 have been cons firmed by e Congress at Richmond Heath, of Virginia: Join BR, Duncan, and 8. Woode, of Alabur at rex ru mare very favorable, 4 more promising Is Shanon oF Hen Broriee—Daerirento: Soxnow.—On Monday morning, Jessie Ree Welsh girl, called upon Inspector Carpenter wiked for his assistance in finding ber whom she believes to be in this city. Jeaie that she came to this country some time Proceeded to Missouri, where she had been, letown, Ci ur city 1 todayy vel Lanner, Union | ax adomestic. The war breaking out, the 4 cnulre Union tek ther with the | with whom she was then living broke up ang] rity, The Mimourt U.S, Steamship, Etc, et. Lots, Jan, 20.—Jobn B, Henderson, a Du Ins dermocrat, «member of the State Convention, at uncompromising Union man, and Brigadier General in the ptate Kervice, has been appointed by Lieutes nant Governor Mall to fill Trusten Polk's seat in the U. 8. Senate, A passage was toade th clty yesterday, and t ‘Two days more of m' the gorge below, and ice, sequently had 1 arther need of her service ing thrown on her own resources, Jonsle ag turned to New York in search of her brothed arrived hore without a cont of money in her Thus fur she haw searched in vain for him| penter bas promised the rorrowim 1 protection for the present. name of her brother is William Reeves h carpenter by trade, and when Jessie last from him, he lived in Elizabeth street, Ronurp tx 4 BALOON.—A girl named Ide M employed in a lager beer saloon, nt No. 177 was arrested yesterday, charged with gh the ice opposite the {8 are now runn 1 weather will probably ' entirely clear the harbor of ‘The Steam Frigate Hartford, al iladtety hia. Jan. 20 The wean frigate Harte fra Green ell espa aatie einai ete a let, containing $36, from Theodore Walt ken on board. No. 110 Christie #t,, who was in the saloon on day night, She was taken Lefore Justice 0 and comunitted for exaroination, Leevens on THR Revei.iow,—Col, T, B, Onwego, Jan 0 —The 81st New York Regiment, Col, Rdmund Bowe, left Fort Ontario this moran for Aloany, ¢ for many years a resident of Louisiana, lecture Great Rise In the Oblo River. evening, before large audience, at Dodw| Cincinnati, Jan, 20 —Heavy rains have prevatiel | Hall, Broadway, On the platform were Ex- since last Saturday night, There are fitty-two feet of | Harper and £, Breoks, Esq. Col. Thorp's water in the river here and still riving at the ra were simply composed of Incidents in Boal of three inghes per hour, There are five feet of water ° el [ Gn the frst@eor of buildings fronting the river, Ail { social and political life, interspersed with am the tribtitaries above ure pouring out at fluad Light, | Anecdotes, tending to show the charecter rde1 N thy and its long harbored purpose to bi Newark, a why , Newrarls ne Union, The speaker was listened to mnt xéreet, this marked attention throughout. Konmurh strert, this city in w fit of drunkenness quarreled with his wife aud | yty, Riemann M, BQcInes AND OTHRRA, the fi erto death, THe ia now in jsil, lady of the unfortun: | Owner of the steamtug Thomas Freeborn an in pry old to the U, 8, Government—have just comy an another tug of greater pewer, to replace her, io Uibernle. ot Bt 2 ps | Sost of £50,000, for the same Lusiness—that o Hibern m_ Liver pox tha 94, via Lontone | ing vessels to and from sea, She is command! lorry om the 8d iustant, bas arrived here with | Capt, O, Morrell, ‘The hull was built by M Harpe, 4 Lawrence & Foulks, of Willamsburgh, and Her news is anticipated by the Arabia, pon Mgr opelgoraheedyrapey yin Military and N hold, She is copper fastened throughout, a1 Since volunteer regiments have been quartered on | draw abcut 63g feet, Diameter of cylinde vernor's Island,the strictest watch hax been kept J inches, 9 feet stroke, with walking-beam, prevent any liquor belug simugyled over, and any | made her trial trip on Saturday laa, and ga’ one found infringing the striugeat orders which | qutivfuction have been given may expect very severe punish: | Ogoantzatton ov tux Mozant Haut Gri ment, There are already two or three prisoners 10 T Cousirine.—The Mozart Mall General the guard-house awaiting trial, charged with bay. last evening, at thelr headquarters in the volunteers, sbove 1th st, Delegations from f the Beas, cruising off the city were present, and the utme overhauled, up to the Mr, — Berrian wok the chaq led the meeting to order, Me Nulty and Harrington were admitted from 10th Ward, The committae then proceeded tion for officery with the following result t Chairman, Hen), Ray, of the 8d Ward, receiv and George W. V of the 2lat Ward ceived 87 votes, Mr. Ray wax declared el Hon, James Wadsworth was elected Vice-C} man, by acclamation, and Mes#rs, O'Brian Campbell were elected Beoretaries, ‘The con then adjourned, subject to the call of the chai (TUE FIRST AULEMENT OF COAL oll from this cit Italy was recently made, and the firwt veasel td entirely freighted with coal oil for Burope is no ing loaded. AT A SINGLE Feta the city, over « hundred girls are emp! ing cartridges, | Tuene was To we A MEETING of the Comal ofthe Navy Yani strikers—sppointed some tine to confer with the Navy Yard employer Philadelplia—tlast right, tn Brooklyn, but for da reason, it was postponed watil thts evening, val, organize Broadway, ward in th ny prevaile lock, and atd liqna ‘The bark ( of South Care Deceruber, 47 vessels in 40 days for the vigilance of her commander, Raxter, and his officers, ‘The Gem of the Seay was fitted out gt the Brooklyn N ard, aud put into commission in October last, The new gunboat Kanawhs, and the mortar boat Racer, which were ordered to be put into commise sion on Saturday, were not commiasioned until yes terday, in consequence of the bad weather, ‘The mortar boats Griffiths and Wililams, alse ordered to he commissioned, have not yet been formally turned over to their officers, aud are wow taking ina fure ther supply of shell, ‘The side-whee! stearier Port Royaly launched on Baturday from Mr. Stack's yard, in Brooklyn, is one of twelve which were ordered by the last Con- gress, The Octorara, now fitting out at the Brook lya yard, is another, A third, the Cimerone, is building at Bordentown, N, J,, and will be launched about the end of this month, ‘The remaining nine are being constructed as follows: three at Ports- mouth Navy Yard, four at Charlestown Yard, and two at Baltimore, Each of these veasola will be armed with four broadside aud two pivot guns ond sumer in the upper pi yed in