says it is reported from a highly creditable 
source, that the commander of the Galatia re¬ 
ceived positive orders to taka Admiral Wilkes, 
when and wherever found, and convey him to Ber¬ 
muda, where ho will be detained until further 
orders from England. 
eulation, from their just proportion of public 
burdens. 
In order to raise money by way of loans most 
easily and cheaply, it is clearly necessary to give 
every public support to the public eredit. To 
that endja uniform currency, in which taxes, 
subscriptions to loans, and all other ordinary 
public fines may be paid, is almost, if not quite, 
indispensable. Such currency may be furnished 
by Banking Associations, authorized by a gen¬ 
eral act or Congress, as suggested in my mes¬ 
sage at the beginning of the session. The sccur- 
ing of this circulation by pledgeof United Stale* 
bonds, as herein suggested, would further faeili 
tate loans, l>v increasing the present and causing 
a future demand for such bonds. In view of the 
actual financial embarrassments of the Govern¬ 
ment, and of the greater embarrassment sure to 
come if relief be not afforded, I feel 1 should not 
perform my duty by the simple announcement 
of my approval of the joint resolution, without 
expressing my earnest desire that measures, such 
in substance as those I have just referred to. may 
receive the early sanction of Congress. By such 
measures, in my opinion, will nay bo most cer¬ 
tainly secured to the army and navy, and to all 
honest creditors of the Government, aud satisfac¬ 
tory provisions made for future demands on (lie 
Treasury. Abraham Lincoln. 
The General-in-Chief bins issued orders to the 
several army corps of the United States not to 
release rebel officers on their "“'oie. The fol¬ 
lowing is a BO*s n j—-- 0 f the order issued: 
LIST OF NEW 
The Tribune Prize Strawbe 
1 UC inunne rnze strawtierriei:. 
a 6 bemocratand American for 1863 A Strone k Co 
r , \ ennpn & Snncker. 
rrees for SiUe E Mondv & Son 
To Denier? in Emit Troop- C 1. Rotors 
{ Cheap B B Richfir-leon.' 
M.-UI s t hineee Mammoth Sheep - J H Halt 
Itcnl Estate for Sale—John Snow. 
Inventions Rejected — J Fraser It Co. 
Special Notices. 
Satisfied- D. B. DcLnnd & Co. 
Brown 8 Bronchial 'iYociies. 
Movements in the West and South-West 
Kentucky.— Capt Combs, of the steamer 
Tyro, has arrived at Louisville. 
Ilis account indicates that there are great ex¬ 
aggerations in the recent special dispatches from 
Nashville, which we give below in Tennessee 
intelligence. Capt. C. says he was hailed by a 
body of rebel cavalry and ordered to remove his 
crew and wounded men and put them on board 
the steamer Hastings, which, with the I’arthenia, 
has been Captured. The gunboat Slidell sur- 
Capt Combs 
shipment of arms was general, applying to all 
nations, on tho ground of military necessity of 
the United .States, but there w as no such inhibi¬ 
tion of shipment of wagons, either for France or 
Mexico. 
The President has submitted to Congress a 
message relative to the International Agricultu¬ 
ral Exhibition, to be held with the co-operation 
of the German Agricultural .Society at Ham¬ 
burgh, convening July 14th next. The Minister 
from the Hanseatig Republic is anxious that the 
triumph of American agricultural genius and 
wt , SO signal in the case of the Reaper and 
MowoFin London, may bo repeated at the first 
National Exhibition in Germany. He says the 
European Governments have agreed to remit 
duties on articles exhibited at the Hamburgh 
Fair. 
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate have 
reported back the Missouri emancipation aid bill, 
rescinding amendments to make the renumora- 
tion $20,000,000 instead of $10,000,000, bonds to 
l>ear but 5 per cent, interest, the maximum allow¬ 
ance for each slave to be $300, and limit for the 
certain extinction of slavery July 4, 1876, with 
proviso that the Emancipation act shall be 
passed by the Legislature, aud the exclusion of 
slavery hereafter from said State. 
&!)c Ncros tHonimacr, 
— The debt of the city of Boston is $10,392,207. 
— The present winter is terribly severe in Russia. 
— Grant Thorbnrn died at New Haven on the 21st inst., 
aped 90. 
— Philadelphia consumed last year 497,688 head of live 
stock for food. 
Tho Austrian ladies have commenced a crusade 
against crinoline. 
Half of A spin wall, New Grenada, has been destroyed 
Raihk aloft our starry banner, 
Let her float in azure sky, 
Let the heavenly zephyrs fan her, 
Nerve our hearts to do, or die 7 
God, our shield, our battle brand, 
Will protect our native land I 
Tills our union battle cry 1 
rendered without firing a gun 
denies that the guerrilla Forrest is anywhere in 
the vicinity of Nashville, and says there are no 
4,000 or 6,000 rebels thereabouts. 
Military circles In Louisville exhibit some 
anxiety on account of the reports of large rebel 
re-enforcements, from Lee’s army in Virginia, 
having reached Shelbyville. 
The Army in Virginia. Tennessee.— At tue late battle at Murfcw 
The rumors relative to an advance, which b the Federab , Iost ]4 74 killed, 6,813 wound- 
were so current at the date of our last issue, ed . and 2,000 prisoners. 
have at last taken tangible form. On the 20th, Fofl w (Su , unHS 1U1(1 Wheeter were at Franklin, 
Gen. Burneule issued the following order: Tennessee, on the 23d with 6,000 cavalry. The 
Z K rST { rebels attacked the bridge guards on the Chatta- 
In General Orders No. 7, ’the commanding nCK, « a road > U,n mileB from *** at ?’ and were 
General announces to the Army of the Potomac repulsed. 
that they are about to meet the enemy once A (lent of boats were at Clarksville, consisting 
mole. The late brilliant actions in North Caro- 0 f twenty-two, three gunboats, with a large mail 
line and Arkansas have divided and weakened , / - h 
the enemy on the Bappahannock, and an auspi- 0,1 board. 
clous moment seems to have arrived to strike a At tho shoals the boats Dcs Moines City, 
great aud mortal blow to the rebellion, and to Science and Freestone, were fired into by the 
gain that, a decisive military victory is due to •„ m._ „ _ , _ , „ „ 
the country. Lot thft gallant Roldierstif so many f ' !Ulin - v W1 1 n ( ‘ h ' men on board the 
brilliant battles accomplish thin achievement, Freestone were wounded. 
and fame most glorious awaits them. Five hundred wounded rebels captured at Mur- 
1 he cT’mmandiug General calls for firm and ftaesboro, arrived at Nashville on the 21st, and 
united action ol officers and men, and under .... ... . _, . , 
God’s providence, the Army of the Potomac will wl1 l "‘ Heut North - S«enl citizens and sur- 
have taken a great stop toward restoring peace goons have been ordered to accompany them. 
fiSfigg* % a ESStr +* *—*"?■ A .Ml dispatch ««, 
Maj.-Gen. Burnside. information is received that the rise of the Mis- 
It seems that the troops were put under mo- 8 ‘ 8si I ) I’ i hws . flowe<l thr0U « L Ul ° caual c,lt b J 
tiou, but so severe a storm set in tliut all move- ® u ^ ei opposite V icksburg. 
ments were, for the time being, abandoned. Arkansas. The following has been received 
The telegraph this (Tuesday) morning informs a ^ be ^ !lv y Dopaitmenl. ^ 
us that Gen. Burnside’s resignation has been tJ. s. Mtusisairri Squadron, Ark. Post, Jim. 11. 
accepted, and Maj.-Gen. Joseph Hooker ap- To lion. Gideon Welles, Sewetaryof Uu Nay: 
p mtt i to the command. On the 2btli lust., nu ti mid Lexington attacked the heavy fort 
Maj.-Gen. Burnside turned over the command of at the Post, on the Arkansas River, last night, 
the Army of the Potomac to Maj.-Gen. Joe [Ulcl silenced the batteries, killing twenty of the 
Hooker, who came to the headquarters of the attacked again this A M. 
, ’ . . , 1 , and dismounted every gun, 11 in all: Col. Den- 
cam]i lor that purpose* As soon a# the change jugton., late ol the IJ. §. N, t commander of the 
become known throughout, the army, a consider- fork was requested to surrender to the navy. 1 
able number of the superior officers called on received his fiWQid. The army co-operateil on 
zr, n t» . ... the land side. 1 he torts were completely silenced 
Gs . Bi rnwdi, and took then leave ot him with and t j, e jp g\m* all dismounted in three hours. 
many regrets. The action was at close quarters ou tho part of 
The following is the parting address of Gen. the three iron clads, and the firing was splendid. 
Burnside to the army: TheHstof killed and wounded is small. The 
J Louisville lost 12; the Dels alb 17: the Cmcin- 
hrabqdarteks Atone of tiik poToaua ( nati and Lexington none; the Rattler but 2. 
<.«inp nuur Eaimoiitii, Jan 26, l sea , The vessels, nil hough much cut up, were ready 
General Ord> r No. 1).— By direction of the for action in half an hour after the battle. The 
President of the United States, the Commanding light draught Rattler, Lieutenant commanding 
General this day transfers the command of the Wilson Smith, and other light, draughts also, 
army to Major-General Joseph Hooker. The joined in the action, when it became general, as 
short time that lie bus directed your movements did the Black Hawk, Lieutenant commanding 
has not been mritlul of victory nor any consider- P. B. Breise, with her rifled guns, 
able advancement of our line, but it has again D. D. Poutkk, Act. Rear Admiral, 
demonstrated an amount of courage, patience .. .. . . , , 
and endurance, that under more favorable cir- The loll » wln g bas been received at the Navy 
cuniKtances would have accomplished great re- Department: 
suits. Continue to exercise the virtues, be true Cairo, Jan. 21 . 
in your devotion to your country and principles To the Hem. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the 
you have reason to maintain. Give to the bravo Navy:- Tile gunboat Lexington, Lieut, eom- 
and ski ltul GunOral' who has long been identi- manning Slierfe, has just arrived, at 11.30 A. M., 
tied with your organization, arid who is about to conveying 4,703 rebel prisoners of war from the 
command you, your full and cordial support and coast of Arkansas. A. M. Pennock. 
co-operation, and you w ill deserve success. Fleet Captain. 
Your General, in taking an affectionate leave . r ,, 
of tho army, from which he separates with so I he .Secretary of the Navy received the follow- 
much regret, may be pardoned if he bids an ing on the 24th: 
especial farewell to Ills long and tried associates Cairo, Jan. 23. 
ot the tltli corps. His prayers are that God may 1 have just (5.30 P. M.) received a telegram 
be with you, aud grant you continued success frpm Memphis, Tcnn., from acting Bear Admiral 
until the rebellion is crushed. Porter, on board of (ho U. 8. steamer Black 
Maj.-Gen. Burnside Hawk, at tho month of White River, Jan. 20, as 
Lewis Richmond, A. A. G. follows:—We have taken 8t. Charles. Dural’s 
T) . , . Bluff and Desoic. aud the light drafts are over 
J t is understood that Maj.-Gen. franklin and three hundred miles above the month of the 
Maj.-Gen. Sumner have been relieved of their White River. The DeKalb, Lieut. Com. Walker, 
jommands of the right and left grand divisions ca P^ ired at Derat's Bluff two 8-ineli guus with 
if the arrnv <,r tlw. iv,ie, k.w carnages, ammunition, .fee.. 200 field rifles and 
■ > mac, but the names of three platform carts, and at Desiu'c we captured 
heir successors have not yet been divulged, nor 39 prisoners and a quantity of arms and ammuni- 
s it known yet who has been appointed to take tion - A. L. Pennock, Fleet Capt 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., JANUARY 31, 1863. 
To Majetr-General Schenok ;—No officers, pris¬ 
oners of war, will be released on parole until 
further orders H. W. Halleok. 
The cause of this order ir, that a number of 
Union officers, now in Richmond, are kept in 
close confinement, and are not allowed to be 
paroled. The Government having failed to 
effect an arrangement for the release of Union 
citiawnH imprisoned in Southern jaila, and the 
rebel authorities declining to recognize tiicm in 
any system of exchanges that has been proposed, 
it is understood that enough of the known rebels 
in the loyal States are to be arrested to furnish 
exchanges for every one of the Union men held 
as prisoners in the South. 
The verdict of the Court in Fitz John Porter's 
case, has been approved by the President Con¬ 
trary to former reports, the Court found him 
guilty of the charges preferred, and ho was 
accordingly cashiered and dismissed the service. 
The President on the 22d placed to the credit 
of the Emancipation Commissioners ia the Dis¬ 
trict of Columbia, $1,000,000, to be paid pro rata 
to their claimants, under its provisions. 
Count. Mercier has repeated anew his assur¬ 
ances of the friendly regards of the Emperor 
Napoleon, aud said that he wished to have it. 
announced that the intentions of France in her 
proposal of mediation, and in her expedition to 
Mexico, are in consonance with the mostfriendly 
feeling to the American Union and American 
interests; that in regard to Mexieo particularly, 
the Emperor had no purpose to interfere in 
Aipcricau rights or the rights of nations, but 
only to maintain the honor of France. 
The Judge Advocate General haa taken pre¬ 
liminary steps for a full investigation of the 
alleged frauds connected with the Quartermas¬ 
ter's Department in l’ij^adelphla. The testi¬ 
mony in part has already been procured. The 
transactions relate to tents, caps, clothing, and 
other supplies and shoddy, entering largely, it is 
said, into the contracts. The reports state that 
the frauds aggregate several million. 
A gentleman connected with the foreign lega¬ 
tion has received a letter stating that the French 
government has opened a correspondence with 
the British Cabinet on the subject of the depre¬ 
dations of the Alabama The writer says that 
Dronyn de T Huy s’ opinion is that the tacit con¬ 
sent of England to the launching and fitting out 
of that privateer is in direct violation of the 
spirit and letter (if the Treaty of Paris, signed in 
1866, aud as such constitutes a breach in the law 
of nations as acknowledged and sanctioned by 
the five powers which were represented at the 
signing of that treaty. I t is further stated, that 
the British Cabinet has taken under serious con¬ 
sideration the representation of Franee, and is 
now trying to find a way to extricate itself from 
all connection with the matter. 
On the 23d, the President sent a message to 
the Senate, in answer to a resolution of the 13th, 
accompanied by a 
NEWS PARAGRAPHS 
Tde American Express Company is now 
engaged in forwarding from Memphis to New 
York, 250 tons of cotton, on account of contract¬ 
ors, at the first mentioned place. The cotton is 
transported through this State on the N. Y. Cen¬ 
tral Railroad. 
Orders were received at the Quebec posGoffice 
on Saturday, to receive the British quarter at 24 
cents only, the American quarter at 23 cents, the 
dime at t) cents, and the three cent piece at 2 
cents. This is equal to a reduction of 8 per 
cent, on Am. silver and 4 percent on British. 
Since the substitution of steam fire-engines in 
Baltimore, the losses by fire have been reduced 
almost to nil. Last year the insurances ran up 
to $1 20 , 000 , 0 ( 10 , while the absolute losses by lire 
do not exceed $15,000, and this in a city of at 
least 220,000 inhabitants. 
It has been ascertained by the Government 
detectives, says a New York dispatch, that par¬ 
ties in New England have been extensively en¬ 
gaged in manufacturing and selling to the rebels 
shoes and other goods, which are shipped first to 
Canada and thence to Nassau, where they ure 
re-shipped in small vessels to run the blockade. 
The rapid growth of the trade in petroleum is 
shown by the quantities exported. During the 
year 1862, the exports from the three leading 
Atlantic port* were as follows, in gallons:—Phila¬ 
delphia, 2,007,203; New York, 6,783,663; Boston, 
891,616. New York has this year monopolized 
tho larger part of the trade, because of the facili¬ 
ties for transport by rail from the oil region. 
Toe Nashville Union says that quite a num¬ 
ber of the disloyal persons assessed by Gov. 
Johnson, have come forward and paid the 
monthly installments of their assessment. Hun¬ 
dreds of the suffering poor of Davidson county 
will be cheered and comforted by this provision 
for their benefit 
It is stated that by constructing a canal about 
three-fourths of a mile iu length, from Big Stone 
Lake to Lake Traver, steamboats from St Paul 
could navigate both the Minnesota river and the 
Red River of the North to Luke Winnipeg, a 
distance of 700 miles! The country traversed 
by these rivers is surpassingly fertile, and capa¬ 
ble of sustaining a dense population. 
Austria continues to advance in the path of 
constitutional freedom. Two laws have just 
been published relative to individual liberty and 
the inviolability of the domicile, 
very voluminous correspond¬ 
ence between Secretary Seward and the Mexican 
charge d’ affaires, relative to the exportation of 
articles contraband of war for the use of the 
French in Mexico. 
The Mexican minister, in the first letter, asks 
the Government to prevent contraband ship¬ 
ments, purchased by French emissaries, from 
leaving United States pons. 
Secretary Seward replies, referring the minis¬ 
ter to a letter from Mr. Chase, from which it 
appeals that uo intervention is contemplated 
with the French by the Treasury Department. 
The decision is in conformity with precedents, 
and with the miles of international law govern¬ 
ing the case; citations to such authority as Ham¬ 
ilton, Webster, aud the Executive documents, 
are given. 
Senor Romero expresses pain and surprise at 
such a decision, acquiesced in by Mr. Seward. 
He quotes Vattel, not to teach the United States 
Government, but to give his opinion of the 
impropriety of allowing either belligerent to 
provide itself with means of warfare in a neu¬ 
tral nation, and reviews cates cited by Seward. 
He refers to alleged shipping of provisions by 
merchants of New York to the French near 
Vera Crux; to calling attention of Mr. Seward 
to these facts, who replied that the United States 
did not recognize a state of war existing between 
Mexico and the allies, »s there had been no 
declaration of war, and therefore the United 
States could not be governed in conduct by the 
rules of neutrals. He further stated, that he 
subsequently applied to Secretary Chase for a 
permit to ship arms purchased in New York, for 
the use of Mexicans; that Mr. Chase at first 
appeared ready to grant it, but on learning that 
the number was 36,000, lie thought it too great, 
and referred the matter to Stanton and Welles; 
that the latter did not object, but Stanton refused 
to relax the order previously issued, forbidding 
These laws 
are at present imperfect, but they ore based sub¬ 
stantially on what is known in England as the 
Habeas Corpus Act A law respecting the 
press is about to be published, which is to abol¬ 
ish the system of authorization and all preven¬ 
tive measures. 
The annual returns of the Government emi¬ 
gration officials at Liverpool show the large 
increase of ton thousand souls in last year’s 
emigration over that of 1861. Of the whole 
number of emigrants 30,184 persons came to this 
country. 
It is said that large numbers of guns, pistols, 
and weapons belonging to the Government arc 
constantly smuggled to the North from Washing¬ 
ton for sale. On Friday a box containing half a 
dozen of Colt’s revolvers of the newest style, 
and which had never been in service, were re¬ 
covered by the Government police while in trans¬ 
itu northward. A valise filled with hospital 
clothing and kuick-knacks, which had been sent 
by sympathizing friends at the north to soldiers, 
and which was sent north for sale, was also 
seized. 
Prof. Julian Molinard, who for the last 
few months has had charge of the United States 
Arsenal at Rome, as ordnance storekeeper, died 
suddenly ou Tuesday last The deceased was a 
native of France, lie was educated in the Court 
of the Kiug of Westphalia, for military life; was 
formerly a Captain in the French army; for 
many years Professor of the French language at 
the West Point Military Academy, and after¬ 
wards connected in the same capacity with the 
Albany Academy and the Albany Female Acad¬ 
emy. His age was about sixty-six yeare. 
AFFAIES AT WASHINGTON. 
Tue President, having signed the resolutions 
passed by the House tor the immediate payment 
of the army, accompanied the return thereof 
with the following Message: 
To the Senate emd .House of HepresentaliveS:— 
I have signed the resolutions to provide lbr the 
immediate payment of the Army and Nuvy of 
the United States, passed by tile House of Ken- 
Department of the Gulf 
The gunboat Saxon, from New Orleans on 
the 10th, and Key West on the 17th, arrived in 
New York on the 25th. 
The Now Orleans papers contain no news 
whatever. 
Two more of the Banks’ transports are re¬ 
ported as having gone ashore dn the Florida 
coast, — the ship Lucinda, with troops and horses 
on board, which was subsequently got off. and 
the ship Sparkling Sea, with the 25th N. Y. bat¬ 
tery on board, which would probably be entirely 
wrecked. She went ashore on Ajah Reef near 
Carysfoot Light-house. The troops were all 
saved, with all the horses which had survived the 
passage. 
Correspondence from Key West is to the 12th 
instant. 
The United States gunboat Sagamore returned 
from a cruise on the 10th, having succeeded 
during her absence in capturing two prizes with 
valuable cargoes, intended for the rebels. They 
were the English sloops Avenger and Julia from 
Nassau. 
The U. S. steamer Ariel reports the capture of 
the Goodluck on the 6th insL, off Florida Capes, 
laden with turpentine and cotton. 
It wa/ reported at Key West on the 17th that 
tho pirate Alabama off Havana, had sent a boat 
ashore. 
The Bahama Herald , of the 17th, announces 
the arrival of the British war steamers Galatia 
from Bermuda, and Spite.fiJ from Havana and 
the United States, passed by tile House of Rep¬ 
resentatives uti the I ttli. and by the Senate on 
the 15th. This joint resolution is simply author¬ 
ity amounting, however, under existing cir¬ 
cumstances, to the direction of Chase, to make 
additional issue of $100,000,000 in U. 8- notes, if 
so much money is needed for the payment of the 
Amy and Navy, My approval is given, in order 
that every possible facility may bo afforded for 
the prompt discharge of all arrears of pay due 
to our soldiers and sailors. 
While giving this approval, however, I think 
it my duty to express my sincere regret that it 
has been found necessary to authorize so large 
additional issue of United States notes, when 
this circulation and that of the suspended banks 
together, have become already so abundant as to 
increase [trices beyond real values, thereby aug¬ 
menting the cost of living to tliu injury of labor 
—the cost of supplies to the injury of the whole 
country. It seems very plain that continued 
issues of United Stales notes, without any check 
to issues of suspended banks, and without ade¬ 
quate provisions for raising money by loam, und 
for providing issues so as to keep them within 
due limits, must soon produce disastrous conse¬ 
quences, and tliis matter appears to me so im¬ 
portant, that I feel bound to avail myself of this 
occasion to ask the special attention of Congress 
to it That Congress has power to regulate the 
currency can hardly admit of a doubt, and tlmt 
a judicious measure, to prevent ibo deterioration 
ot this currency, by reasonable taxation of bank 
circulation, or otherwise, is needed, seems equally 
clear. Independent of this grand consideration, 
it would be unjust to the people at large to 
exempt batiks enjoying special privilege of cir 
