ment on the ground and another in the balloon. Of 
coarse there is no difficulty in maintaining tele¬ 
graphic communication in this manner; but so far 
as we know, this is the first time a telegraphic mes¬ 
sage was sent from a balloon, and on that account it 
is very interesting. 
The elevation attained is stated to have been mod¬ 
erate, but it is said to have been satisfactory to the 
President and several members of the War depart¬ 
ment. We believe that in calm weather balloon 
reconnoisances arc perfectly practicable under com¬ 
petent management. 
Capture of a Rebel Privateer* 
One of Jeff. Davis’ privateers, the Savannah, of 
Charleston—to which the first letter of marque was 
issued—after a running fight, has been captured by 
the United States brig Perry, about fifty miles from 
Charleston harbor. The Savannah is a schooner- 
rigged vessel of fifty-four tuns burden, and was 
formerly engaged as a pilot boat, At the time of her 
capture she was armed with an 18-ponndcr amidships, 
and had on board an ample supply of shot and shell, 
grape and canister, while her crew were provided 
with knives, cutlasses, pistols, rifles, Ac. She was 
also well provisioned for a protracted cruise, altho’ 
at the time of her capture she had been out of port 
only about thirty-six hours, during which period, 
however, she had taken as a prize the brig Joseph, of 
Rockland, Maine, and sent her to Georgetown, S. C. 
The piratical craft left Charleston harbor under the 
command of Captain Raker, with a crew of about 
twenty-five men. Shortly afterwards she fell in with 
the brig Joseph, from Cardena, Cuba, with ft cargo 
of sugar, consigned to Welch A Co., of Philadelphia. 
By an artful arrangement of the colors on board the 
Savannah, the Captain of the brig was induced to 
believe that the piratical craft was in distress, and 
went on board, when he was held as a prisoner, and 
his vessel seized as a prize, and as such a prize crew 
of eight men was put on board to take her into 
Georgetown harbor. Before tbe Savannah and her 
prize had fairly parted company, the brig Perry hove 
in sight, and by disguising her real character, her 
guns being purposely run back and her port holes 
closed, she was doubtless mistaken for another pros¬ 
pective prize by the pirates, who immediately made 
all sail they could, and came within u short distance 
of the Perry before they discovered that they were 
sold, when they put about and tried hard to escape. 
The Perry gave chase, ami fired several shots to bring 
the pirate to. The latter fired four shots in return, 
which passed over the Perry without doing any dam¬ 
age. After ft chase of about six hours, the Perry 
hauled up close to the piratical schooner and ordered 
her to heave to, which she did, when men from the 
Perry, under command of Lieut. J. N. Miller, board¬ 
ed her. The officers and crew of the Savannah then 
came forward and surrendered themselves as prison¬ 
ers. They were taken on board the Perry and put in 
ironB, and the Savannah was placed in charge of a 
prize crew, with Midshipman McCook in command, 
who brought her to New York; while the brig Perry 
transferred her prisoners to the United States frigate 
Minnesota, lying off Charleston harbor. 
On the hack of a document called a Letter of 
Marque, found on board the Savannah, is this en¬ 
dorsement:—“Letter of Marque No. 1,” and reads as 
follows: 
“Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate 
States of America, to all who shall see these presents, 
greeting: 
“Know ye that by virtue of the power vested in 
me by law, I have commissioned, and do hereby 
commission, have authorized, and do authorize, the 
schooner or vessel called the Savannah, (more par¬ 
ticularly described in the schedule herewith annexed,) 
whereof T. Harrison Baker is commander, to act as a 
private armed vessel in the service of the Confederate 
States, on the high seas, against the United State b of 
America, their ships, vessels, goods and effects, and 
those of their citizens, during the pendency of the 
war now existing between the said Confederate 
States and the said United States; this commission 
to continue In furce until revoked by the President 
of the Confederate States for the time being. Given 
under my lmud and the seal of the Confederate States, 
at Montgomery, this 18th day of May, A, 1)., 1861. 
By the President, Jeffekson Davis. 
It. Toombs, Secretary of State.” 
The Department of the West. 
The following proclamation has been issued by 
Gen. McClellan to the soldiers of the army of the 
West: 
You are here to support the government of your 
country, and to protect the lives and liberties of your 
brethren, threatened by a rebellious and traitorous 
foe. No higher or nobler duty could devolve on you; 
and I expect you to bring to its performance the 
highest, and noblest qualities of soldiers— discipline, 
courage, aud mercy. 1 call Upon all officers, of 
every grade, to enforce the- highest discipline, and I 
know that those, of all grades, privates aud officers, 
will display in battle cool heroic courage, and will 
know how to show mercy to a disarmed enemy. 
Bear in mind that yon are in the country of friends, 
not of enemies that you are litre to protect, not to 
destroy. Take nothing, destroy little, unless you are 
ordered to do so by your general officers. Remem¬ 
ber that I have pledged my word to the people of 
Western Virginia that their rights in person and 
property shall be respected. I ask every one of you 
to make good this promise in its broadest sense. 
We have come hero to save, not to upturn. 
I do not appeal to fear of punishment, but to your 
appreciation of the sac redness of the cause in which 
we are engaged. Carry into battle the conviction 
that you are right, and that God is on your side. 
Your enemies have violated every moral law. Neither 
God nor man can sustain them. They have, without 
cause, rebelled against a mild and paternal govern¬ 
ment. They have seized upon public and private 
property. They have outraged the persons of North¬ 
ern men, merely because they came from the North; 
and of Southern Union men, merely because they 
loved the Union. They have placed themselves 
beneath contempt. Unless they can retrieve some 
honor on the field of battle, you will pursue a differ¬ 
ent court-?. You will be honest, brave and merciful. 
Y’ou will respect the right of private opinion. You 
will punish no man for opinion’s sake. 
Show to the world that you differ from onr enemies 
in these points of honor, honesty and respect for 
private opinion, and that we inaugurate no reign of 
terror where we go. 
Soldiers, I have heard that there was danger heve. 
I have come to place myself at your head and share 
it with you. 1 fear now but one thing, that yon will 
not find foemen worthy of your steeb I know that 1 
can rely upon you. ’ (Signed) 
Maj. Gen. Gao. B. McClellan, 
Commanding, 
Rev. T. Ramsey, missionary, left for Gallipot, Cher, 
okee nation, on the 25llt of June, and reports that 
Ben. McCullough and Albert Pike, of Arkansas, had 
been there urging, unsuccessfully, the chief to recon¬ 
sider the position taken in his proclamation. They 
had left for the Creek nation hoping to get aid from 
them. Pike had au escort of 75 men. John Boss, 
Chief of the Cherokee Indians, in a proclamation to 
his people, reminds them of the obligations arising 
under their treaties with the United States, and urg¬ 
ing them to their faithful observance, and earnestly 
impresses upon all the propriety of attending to 
their ordinary avocations, and abstaining from un¬ 
profitable discussion of events transpiring in the 
the States, cultivating harmony among themselves, 
und the observance of good faith with tbe States 
threatening civil war, by which means alone can the 
Cherokee people hope to maintain their rights, and 
be spared the effect of devastating war. Hoping 
that there may yet bo a compromise or peaceful sepa¬ 
ration, he admonishes them to be prudent, and not 
to be carried away by any act. or policy calculated to 
destroy or endanger their rights. By honestly ad¬ 
hering to this course, no just cause fer aggression or 
concession will he given; and in the final adjustment 
between the States, the nation will be in a situation 
to retain and claim their rights. He earnestly im¬ 
presses upon the Cherokee people the importance of 
non-interference, and trusts that God will keep from 
their borders the desolation of war, and stay the rav¬ 
ages among the brotherhood of States. 
Mr. G. Gallaher, of Kentucky, late confidential 
clerk of the Secretary of the Treasury, has been 
appointed Collector of the port of New Orleans, and 
leaves Washington for Cairo immediately. He will 
accompany our army in its progress down the Missis¬ 
sippi, and there can be no doubt that his appoint¬ 
ment and departure for that point indicates an ad¬ 
vance at the earliest moment. He does not expect 
to reach the New Orleans Custom House for some 
weeks, but will move southwardly with the flag, 
restoring the commercial relations of the Union and 
sealing up all the lines of transportation to the rebels 
as he proceeds. 
The St. Louis Democrat learns from citizens of 
Lexington, who have arrived there, that the news of 
the defeat of the State forces at Booneville, has 
alarmed the rebels of Lafayette and adjoining coun¬ 
ties, and also state that the moderate rebels of Lex¬ 
ington are now anxious to testify their allegiance to 
the United States Government, and secure peace and 
order in the State. The Mayor of Lexington, who is 
a violent rebel, lias lc-ft the city, and his successor, a 
good Union man, proclaims his determination to 
preserve law and order, and protect the rights of all 
classes of citizens, in which he is sustained by the 
almost unanimous voice of the people. 
It is not thought that Gen. Lyon will proceed 
further up the river, hut to the South-west, where, in 
conjunction with Col. Seigel, commanding at Spring- 
field, he will invito battle with Ben, McCullough, or 
any other man, in command of the Arkansas troopB. 
An expedition, under command of Col. Morgan, 
sent from Cairo to Little River, Mo., to capture some 
rebels reported encamped there, returned this eve¬ 
ning, after a march of 40 miles. The rebels had 
fled—having, it is thought, been informed of tbe 
approach of the United States troops. The town 
through which Col. Morgan passed was almost 
entirely deserted. Three prominent rebel leaders 
were arrested and brought to camp. 
Five companies of cavalry, six companies of in¬ 
fantry and dragoons, and ten companies of volun¬ 
teers, in all about 1,500 met), with one battery, under 
command of Maj. S. T. Sturges, left Kansas City, on 
the 24th ult., for South-western Missouri. 
The following was received in Cincinnati, on the 
27th, by a navy officer who had telegraphed Gen. 
McClellan for information aB to the authenticity of 
the reported arrangement betweem him and the Gov¬ 
ernor of Kentucky. 
Ckafton, Va., June 26. 
Capt. TV. Wilson, V. 8, Navy: 
My interview with Gen. Butler was personal, not 
official. It was solicited by him more than once. I 
made no stipulation on the part of the general gov¬ 
ernment, and regard his voluntary promise to drive 
oat the confederate troops as the only result of the 
interview. 
His letter gives his own views, not mine. 
(Signed) G. B. McClellan. 
Major General Pillow issues two proclamations in 
the Memphis Bulletin of the 24th— one recalls the 
order that whisky and tobacco be distributed with 
rations. He says he gave the order on his own 
responsibility, supposing the military board would 
allow it, knowing the soldiers were gents and used 
to plenty of whisky and tobacco. 
The other proclamation says all debts dne the 
North arc by law now due the State, and are declared 
seized aud sequestered, aud in reprisal for illegal 
seizure by the people aud government of the North. 
All banks are required to state wbat amount of their 
stock is owned by the enemies of the State, and 
merchants, brokers, hankers, and others, also in¬ 
debted, are required to report to the Adjutant Gen¬ 
eral, and in the meantime are ordered to pay such 
indebtedness to the State only, 
One thousand two hundred and twenty Union men 
in Johnson county, Mo., have formed a regiment 
under Col. Grover, for the purpose of being sworn 
into the service of the United States, and acting as h 
homo guard throughout the State. They are con¬ 
stantly drilling, and Gol. Grover is in Booneville to 
secure arms from Gen. Lyon for them. He also reports 
that 800 are organized in Peltis county, aud COO in 
Cass. Two hundred of the I'eltis county men arrived 
here to-day as a convoy to take arms baek with them. 
One hundred and thirty men arrived at Booneville 
on the 28th ult., from Georgetown and Sedalia, Peltis 
county, for the purpose of being sworn into the 
United States service as home guards, and to serve 
in this State. They are Americans. Seventy more 
from the same county are expected to-morrow. 
Largo bodies of men in Johnson county arc prepar¬ 
ing to take the same steps. They will all be sworn 
in and receive arms as soon as possible. Gen. Lyon 
is still here. It is thought he will soon take his 
departure with a large force, but his purpose has not 
transpired. _ 
Department ol' tlie East. 
The whole number of troops in Virginia (rebel) 
is estimated at 80,000. of which 55,000 are armed and 
may be considered reasonably effective, but rot over 
26,000 of these can bo concentrated at a given point. 
The largest number now at any one point is about 
18,000—at Manassas Junction. Of the whole number 
of troops, at least one-third are mounted men, well 
appointed and valuable. They are quietly and secret¬ 
ly concentrating troops at Yorktowu, where they 
have already 9,0(i(). The number at Richmond does 
not exceed 6,000. Norfolk is regarded as impregnable. 
They do uoi intend or expect t6 make a stand against 
the Government troops at any point. They will hold 
position at Manassas Junction a short time after an 
attack. It is not their purpose to engage with us in 
a pitched battle, but to hurrass and pick oil our men 
in guerrilla warfare. 
According to information received, the advance 
body of Beauregard's army is camped from Springfield 
to Fairfax Court House. Between the Railroad and 
Little River, is the territory occupied by them, the 
most part of which is a dense forc-st, and thus the 
camps are concealed as much as possible. Into this 
labyrinth they no doubt wish to seduce the Federal 
troops. Premises of the farmers in the vicinity are 
ransacked, aud everything in the shape of grain seized, 
aud no equivalent rendered. 
The term of service of one of the South Carolina 
regiments in Beauregard’s advance corps, is out, and 
it is said they are not anxious to re-enlist, but will 
hardly refuse in the presence- of any enemy. 
The member of the 1st South Carolina regiment. 
Col. Greig, captured on the 29th ult., by the pickets 
of the second regiment, was brought before General 
Tyler, to whom he made ft statement. His name is 
Beuj. B. Brooks, and is evidently a very intelligent 
man. He is a native of Maine, but has resided some¬ 
time In Columbia, S. C. At the outbreak of the rebel¬ 
lion he entered in an artillery company, in which be 
served during the bombardment of Fort Sumter. 
He Btatcs that the rebels at Vienna, Fairfax, Centre- 
Second— Giving the sanction of law to the plan 
announced for a permanent increase of the army. 
Third —Retiring infirm and disabled army officers. 
Fourth —To organize from the militia a hundred 
regiments as a national guard, to be all clothed and 
armed alike. 
Fifth —To increase the number of cadets to the ex¬ 
tent of sixty-eight, and authorize the President to fill 
the vacancies unoccupied, by election or otherwise, 
ville, and other points between the Union lines and iu that institution. 
Manassas Junction, number about 6,000, consisting 
of the 1st, 3d, 5th, and a portion of both South Caro¬ 
lina regimeute, the 5th Alabama, and the crack 
Zouave regiment from New Orleans, arrived only a 
few days ago, and a number of cavalry and artillery 
companies. Two South Carolina regiments, with the 
Prince William and Black Honse Cavalry, and Alex¬ 
andria Artillery company were at Fairfax. 
All the roads leading in the direction of Washing¬ 
ton have been obstructed by cuts, barricades of trees, 
Ac. The rebels are hourly in expectation of an at¬ 
tack by the Union troops, and have slept on their 
arms for the last ten days. 
The time for which Col. Greig's regiment enlisted 
expired on tbe 1st inst. The prisoner stated posi¬ 
tively that owing to the had treatment that the troops 
had received, that not half a dozen would remain. 
A meeting was held a few days ago, aud an almost 
unanimous dispositian was manifested among the 
officers to return home. The food of tbe rebels con¬ 
sists mainly of hard bread and bacon. Fresh meat la 
dealt out about once a week. Tbe troops received 
about two month’s pay in Virginia script, which hag 
a sort of forced circulation. Gcu. Beauregard was at 
Manassas Junction night before last. The fact that 
his best troops occupy the advance posts, indicate a 
determination to dispute pvery inch of ground. 
About 400 of the 8tb 8. C. regiment are down with 
the measles, at the Junction. 
Tbe steamer Pawnee arrived at the Washington 
Navy Yard on the 28th ult., bringing interesting but 
painful intelligence from Matthias Point. Accord¬ 
ing to the statement of persons in the expedition, 
Capt. Ward, of the Trenton, yesterday obtained from 
Capt. Rowan, of the Pawnee, a reinforcement of 
about 20 men, and united with others from Ills own 
vessel, comprising between 30 und 40 men in all. 
They started in several cutters for Matthias, taking 
with them about 250 bags, which were filled with 
sand on the shore, and with which earthworks were 
soon erected. The proceedings were under the direc¬ 
tion of Lieut. Chaplin. While in the act of return¬ 
ing to the Freeborn, for the purpose, it is stated, of 
obtaining cannon for the battery, a force of Confed¬ 
erate troops, variously estimated at from 1200 to 1300, 
suddenly emerged from the thick wood* in which 
they had been concealed, and poured a volley of shot 
into the Federal parly, who made a hasty retreat. 
Several of the men jumped into the water, swimming 
to the Freeborn. Capt. Ward, on the Freeborn, 
protected his men us far as possible with his guns, 
firing twelve or thirteen shot nmoug the rebels, but 
with what effect it is not ascertained. While in the 
act of firing a gun, after it was said the gunner had 
been wounded, Capt. Ward was struck by a bullet, 
and in the course of an hour thereafter died from 
internal hemorrhage. A sailor, named Wm. J. Bess, 
was wounded In four places, and it is feared mor¬ 
tally, Several others were also wounded. Among 
them, Jacob Williams, the coxswain, a ball entering 
hiB thigh. The flag he carried was completely rid¬ 
dled. The men* all reached the vessels without 
further damage. 
It is said than after the Federal forces retreated 
from Matthias Point, the breastworks were immedi¬ 
ately occupied by the confederates. 
At 3 o’clock on the morning of the 2Gth, George 
P. Kane, Marshal of the Police of Baltimore, was 
arrested at his house by ordor of Gen. Banks, and 
conveyed to Fort McHenry, w here he is now held a 
prisoner. Gen. Banks has issued a proclamation 
naming John B. Keuly, of the Maryland regiment, as 
Provost Marshal, superseding also the powers of the 
Police Commissioners, Keuly is to exen isc supreme 
control Over the Police Department until some known 
loyal citizen is appointed to act as Marshal. The 
proclamation gives as a reason for the arrest of Kane, 
that he is known to be aiding aud abetting those in 
armed rebellion against tbe Government, and is at 
the head of an armed force, which he has used to 
conceal rather than to detect acts of treason to the 
Government. 
A search of Marshal Kane’s quarters was instituted, 
and a large quantity of arms and ammunition found 
secreted in the cellar, in the walls beneath the floor. 
A case of valuable pistols, aud over 800 rifles, 25 of 
which were Minie, were found also. Several were 
supposed to have belonged to the Massachusetts sol¬ 
diers who were disarmed by the mob on the 19th. 
Immense quantities of percussion caps, estimated at 
one million, were found: also 3,100 ball cartridges 
and 600 long ball Minie cartridges. Various other 
warlike articles, including balls for the steam gun, 
were found. The search is still progressing, It is 
supposed that, a considerable quantity of arms will 
be found secreted at the various station houses. 
Two guns, 12-pounders, were seized at Denmead’s 
Foundry, and taken to Fort. McHenry. They had 
been sent to the foundry by Col. llagcr, who was in 
command of the military of the city after the affair 
of April 19. Other arms were seized, amounting in 
the aggregate to 280. They were concealed to pre¬ 
vent their seizure by Gen. Butler when he had pos¬ 
session of the city. All the arms seized have been 
carried to Fort McHenry, under orders of Gen. Butler. 
There seems to have been plot and counterplot so far 
as arms are concerned, since April L9. 
On tbe 28th Gen. Banks issued an order, directing 
Col. Kenly, iu reply to the protest of the Police 
Commissioners, in which he says:—“You will take 
special notice that in the proclamation of this day, 
neither the law, nor the officers appointed to execute 
the laws, are interfered with in any manner whatever, 
except as it operates on the members of the Board 
of' Commissioners and Chief of the Police. Every 
officer and man, with the exception of the persons 
above named, will be continued in service in the 
position they now bold, unless they shall refuse. In 
such case the Provost Marshal is to select others to 
fill their places.” 
Among the articles found at Marshal Kane’s office 
was a 12-pound cannon ball, bearing the inscription, 
“From Fort Sumpter, to Marshal Kane.” 
Affairs at Washington. 
Already practical measures of legislation are 
being prepared. Senator Wilson, it is understood, 
has been in consultation with Congressmen as well 
as high officers of the Government, and at an early 
day of the extra session of Congress, will, as Chair¬ 
man of the Cummittee on Military Affairs, introduce 
a series of bills, proposing, 
Fingt —To legalize executive action concerning the 
pretsent difficulties or warlike preparations. 
Besides, it is designed to recommend an appropria¬ 
tion of two hundred millions of dollars to carry the , 
defensive measures into effect. , 
It ia understood that the Secretary of the Treasury 
will recommend receiving $250,000,000, and has three < 
plans, one by a popular loan, another by a foreign 
loan, and the other the issue of small Treasury notes. ; 
It is understood that the President’s Message, to be i 
delivered at the extra session, will take firm ground 
against the conclusion of any peace with the rebels, j 
until they acknowledge the authority of the Govern- j 
ment. The outrageous conduct of the Virginia Rebel 
Convention, outlawing any citizen of the State who 
may take hisseatinthe Federal Congress, determines 
the policy of the Government to sanction severe 
measures against the ringleaders of the rebellion. 
The President bas recognized the validity of the 
proceedings of the Wheeling Convention, by sending ( 
an official notice to Gov. Pierpont of the number 
of Congressmen to which the State is entitled under 
the new apportionment. 
The Adams Express Company were notified by the 
War Department, late in May, that it was intended to 
stop letter communication to the seceded States. 
Orders were immediately given at all their offices to 
cease receiving letters. It soon appeared that the 
only result of this movement was to start up numer¬ 
ous letter expresses of a character not easily reached 
by the authorities, and it was considered preferable 
to permit private business letters to be forwarded 
through a responsible channel, which could be super- i 
vised by the Government,. 
The recent neutrality arrangements between Gen. 
Buckner, of Kentucky, and Gen. McClelland, in which 
it was represented that an agreement was entered 
into by which neither Federal or Rebel troops were 
to occupy the soil of that State during the present 
war, turns out to be quite a different matter. The 
War Department is informed by Gen. McClelland, 
that he never entered into any snch arrangements, 
and that he and Gen. Buckner merely had an informal 
conversation on that point, the latter Btating that he 
would see that all Rebel Iroops were removed from 
Kentucky without the interference of Federal troops, 
—McClelland at no time pledging that no Federal 
troops should enter the State. 
The Russian Minister had a protracted interview 
with the Secretary of State on the 25th ult., and it 
was noticed that there was great activity in that de¬ 
partment. Tbe attitude of European powers i9 still 
the subject of careful watehfuluess by our Govern¬ 
ment. Our Government has demanded of the Prus¬ 
sian Minister that the Prussian Consul at Charleston, 
who recently left Boston with dispatches from Jeff’. 
Davis to his Commissioners in Europe, shall be with¬ 
drawn. This demand, it is understood, will be com- 
mplied with. It Is stated that all the dispatches to 
and from the South that go to Europe are sent thro’ 
the Foreign legations. 
Senators Andrew Johnson and Emerson Etheridge, 
of Tennessee, have met with most gratifying encour¬ 
agement at the War Office. They have been positive¬ 
ly assured that the Union men in East Tennessee, and 
wherever else in the State they may require assistance, 
shall be sustain id by the strong arm of the Govern¬ 
ment, and an order haB been issned, including Ten¬ 
nessee in the District under command or Brigadier 
General Anderson. 
[We give the annexed statements relative to the 
plans of Gen. Scott, with considerable doubting*. 
They may be all right, but we think Gen. 8. knows 
best what are his purposes, and we believe, further¬ 
more, that he is not iu the habit of telling all he 
knows to newspaper reporters. We publish the mat¬ 
ter merely because it is part of the current news of 
the day.—En.] 
The reports that there has been a change in the 
plans of Gen. Scott, and his purpose is now to com¬ 
mence active operations against the rebels, are erro¬ 
neous. From an authentic source I learn that the 
general outlines of his plan of the campaign—unless 
something should transpire to hasten events—are 
further than ever removed from battle. Gen. Scott 
has no purpose of riskiug a general engagement. 
The only conflicts between our troops and the rebels 
which are likely to transpire for some time to come, 
are the skirmishes that proceed from the sccyitiDg 
parties of the two forces encountering one another. 
The first step in Gen. Scott's programme is the con¬ 
centrating of Federal troops in Virginia aud the 
other Border States, in such large bodies as to mafce 
it madness for the rebels to attack them. While thus 
intimidating them, the presence ol‘ our forces will 
encourage the loyal citizens to rise in sufficient 
numbers to prevent any further outrages,—to cut off 
their resources, increase the dissatisfaction in their 
Oftmp, and cause desertion, and by thus harrassing 
them ultimately demoralize the rebel forces, and 
drive them from the Border States, lie is confident 
that if this is accomplished, the loyalty of the Border 
States is fixed. 
Then it is his purpose to transmit by sea an im¬ 
mense force to operate against the Gulf States. They 
will he landed under the protection of men-of-war at 
the prominent points on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. 
Thus threatened by both land and sea, the authorities 
of the different States will at once recall their troops 
from the main body, and thus break up their grand 
army, and make it powerless for any offensive move¬ 
ment. The fragments in the different States being 
then cut off from supplies from the Border States, 
they wiU be driven to accept terms from Washington. 
It is no part of the plan, as at present arranged, to 
attack the debris of the rebel army, or to attempt to 
retake any of the stolen forts, as the restoration of 
these will be made one of the conditions dictated to 
the rebels when they find themselves forced to accept 
terms. 
Gen. Scott is confident that the troops will not be 
compelled to remain at any point more than two or 
three days, wliieh will suffice to accomplish the pur¬ 
pose of defeating any further offensive movements of 
the rebels. This will avoid the danger oi'an exposure 
to the malaria of the South coast during the Lot 
months. By the 4th of January he thinks the rebel¬ 
lion will be entirely defeated, and the Union re-con¬ 
structed. 
The Government can now concentrate about 70,000 
men in this city in three hours. 
The Secretary of' War’s report shows that there are 
300,000 men in the field. 
England has shown no disposition to second onr 
Government’s proposition of accepting the Paris 
Conference in reference to privateers, and this fact, 
in connection with important movements in Canada 
and naval movements on our coast, make her secret 
designs apparent. 
It i3 understood that instructions have been for¬ 
warded to our naval squadron, to allow no interfer¬ 
ence whatever in our blockade under any pretext, and 
vigilant watch will be kept a9 to British movements. 
The financial propositions of the Treasury Depart¬ 
ment to be submitted to Congress are three in number. 
First —A national loan at 7 31-100 per cent., re¬ 
deemable in three years, not convertible into bonds, 
nor receivable for Government dues. 
8econd— Foreign loan at interest at 6 35-100 per 
cent. 
Third— The issue of Treasury notes of small denom¬ 
ination at interest of 3 31-100 per cent, convertable 
and receivable, to circulate as currency. 
Mr. Chase will also recommend a special tax on 
tea, coffee and sugar, the money to be pledged for the 
interest of tbe Government debts. 
THE NEW CONGRESS. 
As the Thirty-seventh. Congress has convened 
under peculiar circumstances, we give a list of the 
members who are expected to take part in its delib¬ 
erations, omitting the seceding States, which will 
not he represented. 
In the Senate hut forty-six members are left since 
the withdrawal of the rebel senators. Of this num¬ 
ber thirty-two are Republicans. We have included 
in the Senate list the names of Senator NichoIsoD, of 
Tennessee, and Senators Polk and Johnson, of Mis¬ 
souri, hut it is quite possible that these gentlemen 
will not appear. In the event of their absence the 
Senate will stand thirty-two Republicans to eleven 
Democrats. 
The number of member* of the nouse of Repre¬ 
sentatives is reduced from two bnndred and thirty- 
seven to one hundred and eighty. Of these, OBe 
hundred and three are Republicans, with one district 
in Pennsylvania and two in California to hear from. 
THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. 
SENATE. 
[ Republicans in Roman, Democrats in Italic, Americans ia 
small caps, re-elected members marked with an asterisk.; 
Milton S. Latham, 
Jas. A AfcDougal , 
CONNECTICUT. 
James Dixon, 
Lafayette S. Foster. 
DELAWARE. 
James A. Bayard, 
William SauUbury. 
ILLINOIS. 
O. H. Browning, 
Lyman Trumbull. 
INDIANA. 
Jesse D. Bright, 
Henry S. Lane. 
IOWA. 
James W. Grimes, 
James Harlan. 
KANSAS. 
James H. Lane, 
S. C. Pomeroy. 
KENTCCKY. 
Lazarus W. Powell , 
John C. Breckinridge. 
MAINE. 
Lot M. Morrill, 
William Pitt Fessenden. 
MARYLAND. 
Anthony Kennedy, 
Jam*t A. Pearce. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Charles Sumner, 
Henry Wilson. 
MINNESOTA. 
Henry M. Rice , 
Morton S. Wilkinson. 
MIS80CRJ. 
Trusten Polk. 
Wtildo P, Johnson. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
John P. Hale, 
Daniel Clark. 
NEW JJC1LSBY. 
John R. Thompson, 
John C, T*n Eyck. 
NEW YORK. 
Preston King, 
Ira Harris. 
OHIO. 
Benjamin F. Wade, 
John Sherman. 
OREGON. 
Edward D. Baker, 
George W. Nesmith. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
David Wilmot, 
Edgar Cowan. 
nMrtnp mi A Mr* 
James F. Simmons, 
Henry B. Anthony. 
TENNESSEE, 
Andrew Johnson, 
A. O. P. Nicholson. 
VERMONT. 
Solomon Foot, 
Jacob Collamer. 
WISCONSIN, 
James R. Doolittle, 
Timothy Howe. 
HOUSE 
OP REPRESENTATIVES. 
CALIFORNIA. 
[2 Members to be elected.) 
CONNECTICUT* 
1 Dwight Loomis.* 
2 Jaws E. English. 
3 Alfred A. Burnham.• 
4 George C Woodruff. 
DELAWARE. 
Geo. P. Fisher, (People's.) 
ILLINOIS. 
1 Elihu B. Washburn* 
2 Isaac N. Arnold. 
3 Owen Lovejoy.* 
4 William Kellogg.* 
5 I I’m. A. Richardson. 
6 John A. McClemand .* 
7 James C. Robinson .* 
8 Philip It Fouke. 
9 John A. I Mg an.* 
INDIANA. 
1 John Law. 
2 Janu-s A. Cravens. 
3 Wm. M. Dunn.* 
4 ll'm. S. Holman .* 
5 George W. Julian. 
6 Albert G Porter.* 
7 Daniel IV Voorhces. 
8 Albert S. White. 
9 Schuyler Colfax.* 
10 Wm. Mitchell. 
11 J. P. C. Shanks. 
IOWA. 
1 Samuel R. Curtiss.* 
2 Wm. Vandever.* 
K ANSA8. 
Martin F. Conway.* 
KENTUCKY. 
1 Henry C Burnett (State 
Rights.)* 
2 James S. Jackson (Union.) 
3 Henry Glider (Union ) 
4 Aaron Harding (Union ) 
5 Charles A. Wielilfe (Un.) 
6 George W. Dunlap (L'u.) 
7 Robert Mallory (Union.)* 
8 John J. CritlendeD (Un.) 
9 William II. Wadsworth 
(Union.) 
10 John W. Mcnzies (Un.) 
MAINE. 
1 John N. Goodwin. 
2 Charles IV. Walton. 
3 Samuel C. Fessenden. 
4 Anson P. Morrill. 
5 John H. Rice. 
6 Frederick A. Pike. 
MARYLAND. 
1 John W CiisHeld (Un. i 
2 Elwin H. Webster (Un.)* 
3 C. L. L. Leary (Union.) 
4 Henry May (Fusion.)* 
5 Francis Thomas (Un.) 
0 Charles B. Calvert (Un.) 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
1 Thomas D. Eliot.* 
2 James Bulliogtou." 
3 Benjamin K Thomas. 
4 Alexander H. Rice.* 
5 Wm. Appleton (Fusion.) 
fl John B. Alley.* 
7 Daniel W. Gooch.* 
8 Charles R. Train * 
9 Goldsmith F. Bailey. 
10 Charles Delano.* 
11 Henry L. Dawes.* 
MICHIGAN. 
1 Bradley F. Granger. 
2 Fernando C. Beaman. 
3 Francis \V. Kellogg.* 
4 Rowland E. Trowbridge. 
MINNESOTA. 
1 Cyrus Aldrich.* 
2 Wm. Windom.* 
MISSOURI. 
1 Francis P. Blair, Jr.* 
2 Jambs Rollins. 
3 John B. Clark. 
4 Elijah H. Norton. 
5 John IF. Reid. 
0 John S Phelps.* 
7 John m Noel!.* 
NEW’ HAMPSHIRE. 
1 Gilman MarstoD. 1 * 
2 Edward H. Rollins. 
3 Thomas M. Edwards.* 
NEW JERSEY. 
1 John T. Nixon.* 
2 John L. N Stratton.* 
3 I I'm. G- Steele. 
4 George T Cobb. 
ft NeJiemiah Perry. 
NEW YORK. 
1 A'. Henry Smith. 
2 Motes P. Odell. 
3 Benjamin H ood. 
4 James Kerrigan. 
ft William Wall. 
9 Frederick A. Conklin. 
7 Elijah Ward. 
H Isaac C Jielapluine. 
9 Edward Haight. 
10 Charles II Van Wyck.* 
11 Jail n B Steele. 
12 Stephen Baker. 
13 Abraham B. Olin.* 
14 Erastus Corning. 
15 James B. McKean.* 
16 William A. Wheeler. 
17 Socrates N. Sherman. 
IS Cltauncry Vibbard. 
19 Richard Franc-hot. 
20 Roscoe Conkling.* 
21 K. Holland Duel!.* 
22 William E. Lansing. 
23 Ambrose W. Clark. 
24 Charles if Sedgwick. 
| 2ft Theodore M. Poroerov. 
26 John P. Chamberlain. 
27 Alexander S. Diven. 
28 It. B. Van Valkenburgh. 
29 Alfred Ely.* 
30 Augustus Frank.* 
31 Burt Van Horn. 
32 Elbridge G. Spaulding * 
33 Reuben E. Fenton. 
OHIO. 
1 George IT. Pendleton.* 
2 John A. Gurley.* 
3 C. L. VaUandingham.* 
4 Il'i/iiVim Aliev.* 
5 James M. Ashley.* 
0 Chilton A. White. 
7 -Harrison. 
8 Samuel Shellaberger. 
9 William E. Noble. 
10 Cary A Trimble.* 
11 Valentine B. Horton. 
12 Samuel -S'. Cox.* 
13 Samuel T Worcester. 
14 Harrison G. Blake.* 
15 George. Nugent. 
lti William P. Cutler. 
17 James R. Morris. 
18 Sidney Edgerton.* 
19 Albert G. Riddle. 
20 John Hutchins.* 
21 John A. BiDghaui.* 
OREGON. 
James Shitl. 
PE.VN9YLY1NIA. 
1 William E. Lehman. 
2 (Member to be elected.) 
3 John P. Verree.* 
4 William D. Kelley- 
5 W. Morris Davis. 
6 John Htckmau. 
7 Thomas It. Cooper. 
S Samuel E. Ancona. 
9 Thaddeus Stevens.* 
10 John M. Killinger 
11 James H- Campbell * 
12 Hendrick It. Wrujht. 
13 Philip Johnson. 
14 Galusha A. Grow.* 
ID James T. Hale.* 
16 Joseph Bailey- 
17 Edward McPherson.* 
18 Samuel S. Blair.* 
19 John G'ovode.* 
20 Jesse La:eur. 
21 James K Moorhead * 
22 Robert McKnight* 
23 John W. Wallace. 
24 John Patton. 
25 Elijah Babbit* 
RHODE ISLAND. 
1 Kid. P. Sheffield. 
2 George H. Browne. 
VERMONT. 
1 Ezekiel 1*. Walton.* 
2 Justin S. Morrill.* 
3 Portus Baxter. 
WISCONSIN. 
1 John F. Potter * 
2 Luther Hauchett. 
3 A. Scott Sloan. 
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