The Sun (New York) Newspaper, November 22, 1865, Page 1

\ « { LATER FROM EUROPE. Number 10,405. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, The Latest News By Telegraph to the N. WY. San, -— +--+ oe The Shenandoah ! Her Surrender to the United States, Crew Unconditionally Released. THE INDEMNITY QUESTION. More Notes Between Russel And Adams. came on board the Shenan to him, “* Well, Cap.ain, what's the news?" Capt. Smith replied that President Lincoln was ssesesi- nated, Waddell, exuitingiy. General Lee hb Government, for such disposition as it should deem proper. ‘The Shenandoah wes surrendered to the Amertsan Consul on the 10th, who took formal possession, and placed her under Captain Freeman and a crew of his own selection, to convey the ship to New York. Liverpool, Saturday evening, Nov. 11.—The pirate Shenandoah has been handed over to the American Consul, and « captain and crew have been engaged to take her to New York. Her late Captain (Waddell) and crew have received an unconditional discharge. CAPTAIN WADDFLL'S CONVENIENT UNBELIEF, The Ban Francisco papers of the Sd of August Inst announced the arrival there of the General Pike, with the following intelligence from the Shenan- doah : When Captain Smith, of ne William Thor ‘oah, Capt, Waddell sri “4 repared to hear that!" said Cnpt, rain apt. Smith added: “ Aud as surrendered with thirty thousand ” Recorder Hoffman Nominated for OUR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES South Carolina Intern " Revenue Indefinite Postponoment of Col- lections, THE CHOLERA AT MARSEILLES, Entire Disappearance of tho Disease. THE ALBANY PRIZE FIGHT. Interference of the Police. THE AFFAIR STOPPED. City and Miscellaneous News. nf ear, and | don't beiteve irae eee eat pets sity. Capt, Sinith assured bina thet be baa the paper on board with the pai ticuiars of Lee's surrender, but Weddell rep ved, “It's @ Northerm lie, anyhew, and | would not believe it if I saw is.” ‘THR RESET. PTRATE CLAIMS, The London Times says that it is impossible for the Ameriean Government to abandon the claims for the depredations of the Alabama, but i is quite possible Sor agovernment to yield nothing, yet do nothing We must prepare to be told that the United States will abate no jot of ite demands, and will reserve the right of enforeing thera —but still, when the temper of the people is calmed, when commerce has had time to renew the links which biad the two nations to- gother, when the memories of war fade into the past, there will be little disposition to dwoli on unforta- nate, but imevitable casualtion, The London Daity News confidently dismieses the supposition that the Alab claims can become a direct cause of war between the twe countries; but it truste that something will yet be done to bring the dispute to an early practical settiement, for it is one which can in no other way be disposed of. It would be an eternal disgrace if both Governments should coufess themselves unable to flud any bat 8 vielen) solution of their differences; but there le a state o disadvantages nominal peace which bas mauy of the of war, London, Noo, 13.—A supplement to the London Gazerrs contains further additional correspondence between Messrs, Adams and Russell, relative to the departure of cruisers for the rebels trom England, Russell repeats the argument that the British Gov- ernment acted upon precedent, and supplies memor- andum showing that steps were taken to prevent and punish breaches of neutrality, Every representation of the American minister was considered immedi- ately, and referred, when necessary, to the law officers, without delay, MISORLLAN FOUR, Mayor by Tammany, and John Heoker Nomina- ted by Mozart. THE STORM YESTERDAY. Great Damage Done, &e., &e., &e. From Europe. Arrival of the Moravian. The Steamer Moravian from Liverpool, the 9th Nov. arrived hee yesterday, She brings mails one day later than those received by the City of London which arrived on Monday. Great excitement existed relative to the surrender ofthe Shenandoah, and on the evening of the Sth, Captain Paynton, of H. M. 8, 8. Donegal, received orders from London, to liberate such of the crew of the Shenandoah os were not British eubjects. On inquiry it was found that there was no British enhject on board, at least,no one claimed that honor,although the accent of many seemed to be the contrary, The Captain immerliately after having received the shove orders, engaged the Rock Ferry boats for the purpose of conveying the men ashore, At eixht o'clock the ferry steamer landed the first portion of the crew at the south end of the small landing stage, The die Kation presented a strange rcene of excitement, ing was visible on the counvenances of the offi- and men, and many made great boaste of the fact that the Shenandoah displayed the inet Confede- rate flag. ‘They etood in busy eroups about the land- ing stage, enverly canvassing Wels future prospects, Most of them seemed pozzied by their own position— bow ther to be liberated, and on what grounds, they were ite clear about.though asthe fact itself hey were all. of course, particularly elated, To in- «, made by individuals amo' » crowd of by standets, both the officers and men repiled that they hed been liberated unconditionally, w eo whitherso- ever they chore, As the intell gence resched ‘lown, crowds of people assembled on the etage—those who { Southern proclivities making themeelves partic- ly agreeable to the crew enoral curiosity manitest to hear the details of the operations of the notorious versel, Wany # yarn was epun of daring adventures, while the lugeace was be ne packed, Ac, During the Inst seven months, some of the crew said, the wen were particularly anxious to get arbore, a they had become ired of their wild Iife; and from the conversation of rome, it seems pretty certain that aboard tie Shenaudoah the news of the cessation of the late hoetiuties betweeu the Northern and South- erm States, received fiom American whalers, was believed, The unfortuna‘es among the crew, who had Deen taken fiom whaers sunk by ihe Shenandoah gud induced to serve on the pirate, seemed «iad enough to ve quit of her; and altogether 10 men dis- embarked; in tact, ail but one sick seaman lett in beir charge of the officers of she Lunegal, Many of the crew of the Sheusndoah © Liverpool men, and there, inn ediately on being lauded, drove off totheir homer Ut the others, # few wens to pri- vate boading Louses, and 2) to the Sailors’ Home, The Monsine Post eaya: It will be @ grave quee- tion for the con: ration of the British Government whether the ren aesigned for bis conduct by Caps. Waddell eh be accepted as a sufflelent jurtifi- cation, or whether 1 will be expedient to submis that fare to the decis.ou of a jury The Giour ea) ele vere! would appear to be as much the property of the | olted State ermment ae Fort Suinter. With reward to the ciew we have litte dificulty im auticipoting that our Goverument will do everything reasonab¢ and lawfal to compy with isles ot the t Aptaier, Whether Copt, the 4 nd hin Aesocial prosecuted simply tth ape Sh pping Act, ae 1 nee of papers, or 101 pitecy, wa cannot pretend to TH! DAYS LATER, Arrival of the China, Halifax, Nov, 21.—The steamship China, from Liverpool! the 11th, via Quoensiown the 1%th inst. has arrived. The Inman steamehip City of Manchester, for New York direct, alao leit Liverpool on the same day as the China, THE SMENANDOAR, The liberation of the Captain and erew of the Bhevandcah is said to bave beeo unconditional the British Governmens being of opinion that there are no legal giounds upon which they could be detained, Captain Waddell, io & lester to Kar) Russel, whieh fe published, says In obedience to orders I found myself in the Arctic and Ochotsh Seas, far ‘emoved from tue ordinary chanuels of coumerce, Sud in conrejuence of this awkward circumeiance, 1 Was @ugaged ia acts of war uotil the 25th of June. I was ignorant of the ree versoe ruffered by (he Confede:ases, and the ‘otal obliteration of the goverbroent unger which Lec ed, lieceived the fire: in'el ikenee o. she downiall of the ¥ miederate Cause on | ¥d of Aururt, from the itieh banjue Barracouta, and ceésissed immediateiy from iurther acts oO) war untill could communicate @itha Euro ean port and leara it the intelligence eustrue, | coud nothave been rex le t the tal nd by American ship masters were tru me upon the starement of @ British ea) diigentiy sought for @ mecedent in law wriere for guidance io the future con.rol, managemont end final Gieposa: of the vessel, but touad none, Finding the eurnorlt 4 16 ler which I acted, I immedin’ cruise and shoped her course y COMBE tor the Atianiic, Idid not fee! justined in destroy. ing the vesse., bus on the contrary, thought iue ebij should revert tO the American Government. theietore sought Liverpool to learn the news, and reports proved trué, to surrender the sbip, with her cune sores sud spparci comp.ove w the Brith The commission for the trial of the Fenians opens on the 27th, at Dublin, The Fenians bad applied to the Court of Queen's Bench for crimins! information against the proprietors of the Freeman's Jounnar for publishing Archbishop Cullen's pastoral, the pub- cation being likely to prejudice the Fenians at the approaching trial, John Donovan, son of the eminent Irish antiquarian, had been committed for trial on a charge of treason. Bail wes refused. He had been giving lectures tothe Fenians on ‘the use of the rifle.” 7 Sir C, Wood, Secretary of State for India, met with an accident, while hunting, but was proceeding favorably. Tom Sayers, the pugilist, is dead. He died of « lung disease. Earl Russell attended the Lord Mayor's banquet on the Sth. In «@ speech he paid a tribute to the memory of Palmerston, Adverting to the last re- construction of the Cabinet, he sald he had received the fullest support from his Coney) gar ith the remark on its policy that he trusted the country would allow time to consider the course they ought to and he should abide by the principles of his ¢ Government deemed it their duty to con- sult the wishes of the people, and 14 would be for Pariiament to consider how far those wishes were based op justice, He thanked God the American war was over; and he trusted the Republic, now feed trom the sin of slavery, would goon aud prosper for cen uries to come, The Dairy News says the reception of Lord Rue- roll at the banquet was @ practical reply to the de traction which had lately purrued the Government Kusecli's language could only be used by men who fee the important measures expecied of them, and aro willing to encourage hope. It is stated that the passport system on the Aus- trian frontier has been abolished. It ie reported that William (iibeon had been offered the post of the First Lord of the Admiralty, aud that the Duke of Bomerset would be Secretary of War. The subsidized mail steam service between Brest and New York is likely to caure considerable accel- eration of postal and passenger traffic between France and America, The steamors, which will be similar to the Scotia. are building in the Ciyde. The first one was lauached on the 4th. [tis expected that the French merchants will be enab ed to mail letiers to Saturday pight, as the British worchants Dow are. M. Dupin, Procureur Generale of France, died on the 9th. Advices from New Zealand state that severe fight- ing had taken place at Waitapa, on the Fast coast, re~ sulting in the dofeat of the natives, The colonial troops had captured the Pah and town of Opesiki, Martial law had heen proelaimed, ‘The frigates Labrador and Gomar aailed from Clvi- ta Vecchia on the Tth inst., with French troops, being the commeneement of the evacuation of the Papal territory, A Conference of the minor German Princes had taken piace at Cassel in reference, it is naid, to the attitude of Prussia and Austria, toward the free town of I’rankfort. The Italian Parliament had been prerogued until the 18th inst. Tho King had gone to Naples, the cholera there having decreased. The Paris Prrese ond Tewrs state, that the Italian Government has decided w erable reduction in the army. ‘The te that the sentiments of the Jtallan ter aro hostie to Ane- tris. t of aequiring Venetia is official! prochat a Teal policy of Italy, any understanding ls impossible, The iahmont of eettied luternational relations is doulsiess vesirabie, but concession woul! Loree ebanee in Aust pelicy on the \ eve! question. Latest Commercial, Tiverpoch, fev. 1}, A. M.-Cotton—Sales of the week 5 es including 27,04 ba'ee to epecuia- tors 4 expoiecs, The market opeved dul buat ciored firm, w:\b an advance of ‘44 on American for the week, but dull for Eeyptian, and adeciive of sd a 'ydon # on the wee. rieans Middiing 21d Liverpool Sawday evening Nov, 11 -Cotwn Bales to-day 8,000 ba.os. fuciuaing 4,000 to speculators and exporters, The market is less firm, but quota- tiome ai upohanges. Breadsutls— The market closed quiet bat un- changed Plovisions—The'warket is firmer, Lard very dull, Londo, Saturday eveniny,—Consols closed ¥t 59 a 89, for money, ‘ American Btock’—TIllinois Central shares, 81% 4 ft; Erie shares, 6405434; U. 8, Five-twentics, 03)6 a 64, Baroavia8 Gaxewar Fis recently tendered his resignation, but is was returned disapproved by General Howard, with the remork that Generel Fisk's services ip the administration of the affairs of the Freedmen's Buresu in Kentucky sod Ten- nessee hed been altogether too valuable to be spared as the present time, NOVEMB From Washington. Wastinotos, Now, 91 W. 1, Trescott, the agent for South Carolina, had an Interview with the Secretary of the Lreasury to- day, on the subject contained in the following letter addressed to the Commissiouers in that State by the Commissioners of Internal Revenue : INGTON, Nov. 20, 1865, Gaentiewen,—I am Instructed by the Secretary of the Treasury to say, that bts order indefinitely post- poning sale of lance (or direct taxes in the ineur- rectionary districta, and heretofore comiumpicated to you, was intended fo embrace all lands of wha character or description situate in those districts You will, therefore, postpone indefinitely your sale of lots, blocks and houres situate in the sown of Besufort, 8. C., andadvertised to take piace on the 6th of September next. The U. 8. Consul at Marseilles reports to the Stato Department that the cholera has entireiy disappenred from that city, Passeng ors going East from Marseil- lee wow have am enobstructed passage with their barrage to laris. Bids for furnishing the eubsisetence Department of the army with 1,000 bbis, No, 1 flour, at $10 80, have been accepiod, and also 1,4 bbls, No, 2 oar, at from $10 10 to #10 25. Bat few pardons are now granted, and the Attor- ney General's office bas been released temporarily of the pressure of applicants, To-day’s Darcy Camonioie contains an article in defence of Gen. L. ©. Baker, Chief Detective of the War Department, eaying : “Notwithstanding the torrib'e outery againet him, ho atill has the coufidence of the Tepartment to which he is attached, adding“ “jearrat Maker does not fail in all imstances to report his acte to ror officer, This he is bound to do, sure the War Department, whch ie Lett of all the facts than any of Genoral traducers can be, has not yet found occasion to eenure him for any of those things which have been -o maguified and distorted by # portion of the press. The Crnonic.e also says Genoral Baker has not committed a single person to the Old Capi- tol Privon for more than two years, and that he bas not becn authorized to do so since the latter part of 1863, ‘The Board of Aldermen have unanimousiy passod the resolution from the Board of Council. at in the event any bill be introduced in Con- freee tor the adm scion of the colored men of thie city to the right of suffrage.the Mayor be nud he is hereby Suthorized and directed to call councils | oveiher within two days’ notiee tor the purpose of taking into qeneideration aged Pood holding a special elecucn ascertain eo senlimenteof the We OM (hy subject.” bis af It may be stated in this connection that many of the property holders of Washington are anxious that the Corporation Charters shall be surreadered, aud the Government of the city placed in the hands ofa Board of Commissioners, appoluted by the President of the United States, as at its early history—thoir object being to quiet the agitation of the suffrave question, as well as to secure economy and greater benefite in the expenditure of the money collected from them by the present system of taxation Huwphrey Marshall, of Kentucky, is among the latest arrivals of those who were prominent in the rebellion, The eppointment of a Collector for the port of Now York is not likely (o be made before the meeting of Congress. Information was received here to-day that Gov Holden, of North Carolina, ia ill at Raleigh, There are not more than half « dozen members of Congress in the city, An excellent imitation of the new teeue of the fifty cent fractional currency has been received at the Treasury Department. It is considered to be the best executed counterfeit yet put into circuln tion. Itecan, however, be easily distinguistied from the original by the coloring, and in the sienature of Gen, Splaoner the last “eo” having been omitted. The Secretary has decided to alter the general appearance of the present issue of fractional cursency, in order to make it uniform,and to better protect it from counterfeiting. In future all new iseues will be of the greenback ctreulation Kentucky. General Palmer Agni Indicted, Loulavilie, Nov, 21,—Major General Palmer bas been indicted by she Grand Jury of this cc unty for enticing slaves bo leave the State of Kentucky, POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, Colorado, Denver, Colorado, Nor. 20 —Returne come in slow- ly, Sufficient have been received to indicate the election of Gilpin for Governor, Chillicots for Con- grees, and the entire Union Adu lolstration ticket Vermont. Burlington, Vt., Nov. 21,—Gov. Dillingham has ap- Pointed the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Hon. Luke P. Poland, of St, Johnebury, to fill the vacancy in the United States Sens ned Ly the death of Senator Collamer, Judge Poland is ene of the ablest lawyers in the State, lion, John Pier- point, of Vergennes, First Judvo, has Leon appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court THE STORM, Reports From Var ous Qnarters Boston, Nov, 21-2 P. M.—A viviens Northeast rain etorm pre here, aud it is ere on the coast, Theonly Essteru steamer in, ie the astern Queen, from Bath. The amer Daniel Webster put back to Bath, The t Katahdin, from Bangor, for Boston, put into lortiand for harbor There aro no serious marine disasters reported as yor. Fort Monroe, Nov, 21,—Fifty echoonere ladon with oysters, for New York, Boston and New Laven, are here wind bound; also fifty wood echoor for New York, The storm is severe, but nO disasters are re- ported, @san Francisco, Nov, 21,For tho Inst two days the weather hasbeen very rainy, secompanied by & severe routh east genio, which probably caused incoming ships and the Nicacaugus stesmer now overvue to keep @ xood distance at *e% Until fairer Weather makes it prudent wo enter (he harbor, THE PRIZE FIGUT, Albany Alarmed The *)1i!\" Stopped, Albany, Nov, 21.—Tho Elliots fight has been prevented by the autora. The Su hanna Railroad Compauy :efured to ali of both parties to procee t t figiity were at the depot and locke! the cart, creating great dieeatisinction among the “roulh* by some thas the finaco was ¢ end his friends, to yan: Let FP RReries comma tec by the thie ed the mob, and pop eof Aiveuy aie vory 1 slaruned, Whe poop'e F Iavie aud neues ow the friends nl the police GECOND DIErAT HE Albany Nor. 91.— Ry four o'c cc’ thie morning @ reat crowd of row had asscubied at the Aurque ite Rallroad pane v4 tase Aepocial tioln for the scene of the anticipated pice felt ietweeu Davie and Elliott, bat the police #0: and in kare numbersand ent Kawery ssquehanne, Kallroad, would not let the ¢ a 6@ Om, The reamlar 7:50 train was si* sud no train was sent out unill were, « © principals, with some friends, reached beyerance, Schobarie County, @Vening, aud swe Heleve the fight w Ww going on, although a cold rain has been falling several hours, It ip understood 1D Police circles, ed until Thusedey, | thay rl, Fought ib iD Dba 22, 1865. From the Pacific (oust, ER San Francisco, Nov, #.—The war steamer Bara. nac, arrived last evening, ten days from Honolulu, having visited the Marquesas Island and Tahiti, | Occasion where, learning no tidings of the Shenandoah, she Started on ber return on Cctober 15th. The follow ine whalers, not heretofore reported, arrived at dif. ferent Miwaiian porte previous to Nor, 8th, paieeer® Maxwell, with 125 bbls. oil; h Perry, 150 HTD bbie. le.; Arno i Inward, 160 b J.P. Wert, 550 bbe; or 5 Jose 4, ‘wo Ww. OM BG | cule, G00 bblay amd two or three others are reported | “D8 and Mackluaw at Nio, without games or particulars, Marine Disaster. 21.—The brig “Lark,” of 84.4. ire saved, and is badly biged. The cre Richmond, 69 Florida, 600 bhie,; William and Henry, hy 9 bbla; Ble; Corin: Trop, 960 bbls; Arnold, 850 bbis; California, 960 bbls; Hor: Ine for Pawntucket, with Inmber, was shore thie morning on Long Beach. Caye Aun, 1ird Year. Peenliar to the 1 ad } gallant Admiral be Pilahed lady, At e enn the weceee f m1 @ Admiral took their leave treatly de- Mahted with the | and the festive soome incidental th Numerous other Pickering. Erccattve 6) of the Y a, ee 4 r¢ ir rd, y omicmnelte! Emery Comm, jeer Harrison, and othot were ero te of interest about the ord, ond eanine iteuas nA Vessels now building, vin: three spar deck. \rou-clad Pasescousway, all of which ccnldnte (2 5 i afloat in a very short ‘Nine, and the " Saw ye Boop Contoecook, which hee her machinery,’ aj fovice tos ng repaired, etc ; wich, ts lo ag bene jena, ronan te (Reeei ri 0 to Paritiee and specdwell are at the whe . e James Tetlow, Eeq., of Chelsea, She, han hove 4 ered at the yard, and Led ee and ekill, of a Bud ¢ rata ' thas clase Hakei's | General Intelligence. Pre aks tortie eveut ~ " she great " voy (My Mail to the New York Sun.) lantte const. abundans and hace tayess lands and extensive limite of the sions, T eat: ‘leges Will enable the lesirable dimen Bank of the b Tame are now less than f,000 sick in Govern- ment hospitals, Fight months ago there were over 100,000, vane Pele gy paud to yard fs situated on the 1U8 river, Opposite the city of Portsmouth, N Tuxe a dancing master in Roston who bas pass Tb see enn A Set shaee’ Kivierss for p\ the graudclildren of sowe of bis early | wor 8 are from the nlty, ond Heer re +4 jon sebola Corer Jcerion Caaem bad @ lengthy interview with the Ponitenton Monday in reference to the trial of J tf, Davis. Cuartas Ware and Michael Collins were ar. of Maine and New Hainpehire, and &re of a superior class, oe bat) Pike Navi . ite salareed and capacious ship houses, fear Poti g other workshops, ts extensive oiduance establishmen: 3 resie! at Boston, vesterday, for attempting to pasa low years since, we were 10 J urious $100 bills on the Globe Bank of Provi- Searite in ney, argnelee and a whieh ie dence, They bail from New York. By tos position among tations which walt if wisited Ir le aiated that General Dudly haa arrested no- | UY Wise end unselfiah mien, render them the drced ct Freases who were leading dissolute lives at Mem- b a A) ed ofall nattcnad the hope and refure @ admiration rossed »bis and bound them out to work on plantations | the a te the balance of the yoar aud all of next, 1 of Conumodanny 7 he Ey ind Hoar mand Of Conunodore T. Bas e) Mason Gan Stereum just returned from hla com- A:imiral and renior ofticer with Vice Adm: ‘arre- mand on the Rio Grande, {a sanigned to the com- ee ie Unpanileled uaval feate which culmi- Ad . the capture of New Ork id whic! mand of the Department of Oregon, in place of | rende: hi ang aud whieh wilt Gen, Wright, lost on the “Brother Jonathan.'* time, "ile ie-etilt bal Ted beeray, and bes soideete Atngany nearly three thousand applications are yay cae 1 Ey Choush for many years of setive on file for the four hundred and fifty-three vacant | poss o or in be count ayy assign him to the Neuter anda in the regu'ar army, to be filled by ttling with her foes, ® pointinent of volunwer officers who have seca two years’ service, Govanson Morton, of Indiana, hed an interview with the President on Monday evening, previous to hia departure for Europe for the benefit of his health. The Governor ie still suffering from « partis! paralyaie of bis limbs, butts able to walk short distances, Tus Lord Mayor of London has received a letter which tains the following; “I hope you will read this and remember the danger you stand in. LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, Tr Storm—Great Damaoe Br Fioons— CeLtans AND BASEMENTS UNDER Waren.—Yester- day thie cliy and vicinity was visited by « perfects Northeaster, and incessant downright heavy rain You are never safe now. Any day the papers may : byes porte hod meen terete yb het be full of your death, Ike that of Presilent Lin. | [°7'86 cellars, and submerging docks and piers. cop. Many «better man than you has had to die | Along West and South streets, the high tides have so suideniy, May the Lord haye wercy upon your | overflowed the river that the cellars arc completely poor soul. Time is near,” Inteiticenom has been received atthe Freed- mey's Bureau that acettain Judyetn Anne Arun. det County, Meryland, recently sentenced a col- ored woman to be suld into slavery two years. A copy otthe Ewancipation Proclama- tion will doubtless be sent to she benighted Jud, for his guidance in the trie! and sentence of froei- men. A prs@sacerct fight occurred at Rush Barracks, Washington, on Saturday night, between two effivers of rival regiments in General Hancock's Veteran Corps, respecting their right to command ie term of filled, Along Greenwich and Washington streets, the poor people who live in basements suffered sovergly. Their bed-ctothos have been completely saturated, aod scarcely a dry stitch of wearing ap- Parel has been lef to many of thom who have only one suit, and that poor enough, Along the eastern shore, the high tide waahed « number of barrels and other articles away. Barrels of pork, of fiour, an4 provisions generally, from the heuses nearest to the river, found @ watery grave, and the water, in all Instances, floated into houses which had no stoops. iu the tarracks, The privates took pars in the | Many of the merchants who have stores in South affair, which at ope thre threatened to become very sorious, but the affair wag quelled by the ar- rivalof an armed guard, not, bowever, before eight or ten men were wounded, Mc. Stanton will ask for @83,000,000 for the War Department, though, as js said, he hes enough war material to equip e million of meu, or © maintain our present force in the field fora year on « war footing. Immense quantities of eriny cloth aud blankets are also stored inthe varior apa Cet iu one depos alone ten thous. and tons of erw powder (uitre), and the amount is being increased, Ams elopement from Indianapolis, which took place a couple of months ago, has borne disagree able fruit, A you ter of ow the e the protests aud entreaties of the parents, in mar- rying @® beodsome bat rather wild blade, She eloped, married, returned, wae reconciled, discov- erod au incompatibility of temper, was divorced, sud is again in the bosom ol her famly, in the brief period of two months, Rather a rapid expe- rience, even for this teat age, for ® young Missin hor “seene,’* A vereratca from San Francisco gives » satis- factory account of the progress ot the American- Kuasian Overland Telegrap) Line, On the 14h of Ovtober tl nm party a Petropalousk!, the chief wh ant port ot Karsechatka, in Rus- sia, Ania, 7 thing bad gone on well; all slong the Auerican coast the exploring parties had been cordially received by the uatives, and of course by the Russian officials, Well equi pod parties were left to explore the vucan Kvickpax or Kinebpax) River on the American elaborate sounkuge were made aloog bc we force bat been sent vp vin Kawechatka), and on all sides © moms flatioring evidence of ultimate success. AN atternpt at a stupendous fraud on the Goy- ernment t been tade, but was unsuccess.ul, ‘The facta are these : In the early part of the cur- rent month the accounting olficer of the Treasury Was iniormet that a proposition bad been made w claim agent to furuish bim with valid claune avainat the U.S Government for arreara of so) viers' pay and bounsy to the extent of §510,000, snd w allow the ayent 50 percent. of the whole collection ; but he Leng au Loness man, consu’ she accounting officer on the subject, and he was placed inthe track by she advice givea him, ‘to take all the papers that came, and to make |iwited advances ou tiem,’ hus Le acted, dhe trauus were ixed, and @ cerk in the second auditor's othce, Bamed Dreeson, who had the recordiag of 4% Bebo BL OUulele accomplice, uated arrested ou Feiday, PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD, Heching of the New Fri Resaca— The Condition ef the Navy Yard, Ltc, (Gur Naval Correspondence.) Port Mourn, Nov, 19, 1865, Yosterday we were invited to witness the launch of one of our Government vessels, The day was beau- tiful and epringlike, and a large company were col- lected to see the launch, Every thing being ready, at hall-past oloven o'clock the ordor was given to wedee up; 4t11:40 the Liocks were eplit out, and at 11:50 ehe elided gracefully into her proper element, adding another splendid vessel to our glorious navy, The two Misres Collings, the beautiful and accomplished nieces of Kear Adiniral Hai oy, asisted at the In Mins Mary breaking the bottle of w th © Khesvea, while Mine Kate rained fag on ‘be beautitul craft, am ar-embled multitude, The B a le to proceed im OTA to Washington, wh her machi ready to be put on board. When completed. return to the Yard to receive her stores a Tent, and to be fitted for sea. She will be com: z we ondesatand, by Lieut. Commander Jos. M. Brad- ford, lato Fleet Capiain of Admiral Dab ‘a eqaadron Her dinencions are as follows eth over sil, 230 feet, Extreme breadth, 31 feet, Depth of hold, 15 feet 9 Inches, She has a poop deck and a long ‘opaailant forecastie, She will be armed with one &) pounder rifle pivot gun, x 32 poander broed- side, and two 20 pounder bronze rifles on the poop and ove on the forecestle. After the launch, a large number of invited guests proceeded to Admiral Balev's Guariers with thet «euerous hosnitalite street, and in Weet street, and other streots erossing these localities, have had their cellars made water- proof, and they are eonsoquently safe, These who have not done this are in « poor predicament, and will lowe thousands of dollars, as in some in- stances thelr goods were submerged in more than four feet and « balf of water. In Water street, nearly all the dance houses have been well filled with water, Every basement from Reek- man street to Peck Bip took In at loast four feet of water, and the occupants were compelled to seak shelter with thelr neighbors on the second stories The inmates of these places are mostly women of loose character, aud what little furniture they had was alinost totally destroyed, It floated about in the small rivers which were formed in thelr wrewhed dwellings, while all attempts to bail the latter out were unavailing, The press rooms of several news- Paper offices suffered to some extent, and in the roouy of the Joumwa. or Commence there wore several fee’ of water, eo much as to cause « suspension of busincss Owners of collara in West, South, Water, Front and West Washington street, had pumps at work for sev- eral boursin the afternoon, The gale too was very strong, and did considerable damage to many houres in the upper part of the city. In Wost 1Jth street, ® wan named James Mullady, who was passing by, waestruck on the shoulder by @ brick, which fell from @ chimney, aud was seriously injured LATER The heavy N. FB. gale, which commenced blowing this morning and continued throughout the day, calmed down towards evening and shifted more to the northward. There were no marine arrivals vie Baudy Hook. The ships Ontarioand Hosmer, from Liverpool, Oct. 6th, and Morarch of the Bea, Kirk aldy, from Liverpool, Vet, 11, were both anchored in the lower bay. ‘I'he Hell Gate pilot boat Hornet, No. 4, went ashore on City Island, where abe now lies full of water, Aschooner, name unknown, Is ashore on Hart's Island, The steamships Bultic, for Aspinwall; Mississippi, for New Orleans; and Anu Maria, for Sau Juan, left the city and ancLorvd s+ Quarantine, ou account of the storm. POLITICAL. Tammany Nominations, — Yesterday afternoon Tammany Hall unanimously nominated John T. Hoffman for Mayor and Richard O'Gorman for Cor- poration Counsel, Mozart Nominations,—The Convention met last evening at T% o'clock, with Mr, 8, P, Fairchild in the chair, After afew remarks by Mr. Bhea, Chair- man of the Committee of Conference with the Tam- many Hall Committee, be reported that the Com- mittee had mot been conrieously received by ‘Temmany, Report accepied and Commithe discharged, The ballotting for Mayor then com- ieneee and Fermando Wood was declared ubauimously elected on the fires nailot. Mr Wood, in @ sperch, declined, and recommended Mr. John Hecker. Mr, Hecker was nominated unanimously ‘The Convention then went into ballot for Corporation Counsel, and Richard O'Gorman was nowinated unanimously, Adjourned, Bernard Relily is apokon of as likely to be the joint nominee of Tammany and Mozart for Alde:man of the lth District. Derarrure or Gexenal GRANT,—In con- sequence of the rainsterm the military and civic display on the part of the citizens did not take place yesterday, At 11 o'clock yesterday morning, the General, accompanied by Colonel Hillyer and other mombere ot his staff, vielted the Post Office by invi- tation of Postmaster Kolly, Mr, Kelly received the Generel in his private room, and after introducing him to his subordimates, be conducted him through the building. (On the lower flower some hundreds of employes were in waiting to receive bim, and ho was cheered lustily ae he appeared. Mr. Kelly here formally welcomed the General in @ few appropriate remarks, efter which three hearty cheers, in benor of the viritor, sivon, in which everybody joined, (Continued om the Last Peage.)