The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-07 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF 7HE TUSCARORA.

SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 6.
The Federal steamer Tuscarora, left Cowes
Roads this morning. Her stay here 40 hours
longer than was necessary shows that her com-
mander, Captain Craven, had given up all thoughts
of chasing the Confederate steamer Nashville,
which left here on Monday afternoon. The excite-
ment which the presence of these vessels has caused
here for several weeks has now entirely ceased,
and the rules laid down by Earl Russell for the
future treatment of belligerent ships in British
ports will prevent the probability of a recur-
rence of it. Some idea of the trouble which the
visit of these two ships has caused hero
to the Government authorities may be gathered
from the fact that the Tuscarora repeatedly
left Southampton on short cruises,-and every time
she did so Captain Craven gave, in accordance with
international law, 24 hours' notice of his intention.
That notice had to be considered by the authorities,
and steps had to be taken to see that it was not a
delusive one, and that the ship actually did leave
when the time had expired, or furnish some valid
reason for not doing so, otherwise the notice might
have simply prevented the Nashville leaving. It
is but just to say that the difficult task of mediating
between the rival ships, which devolved upon Cap-
tain Patey, lt.N., and two officers of his staff, Lieu-
tenant Tickell, R.N., and Mr. Messuw, it N., in
iiddition to their duties of superintending the trans-
port service and the mail packets, has been pd.-
formed in a manner most satisfactory both to Capt.
Craven and Capt. Pegrim, and that both of these
gentlemen have had every legal facility granted
them for the performance of their respective duties,
and have been treated with courtesy and impar-
tiality by the British Government.

The agents general for Crown Colonies invite
tenders until Wednesday, the 19th inst., for the unallotted
portion, amounting to £145,000, of the Cape of Good Hope
Government Six per Cent. Loan lately authorised. The
price of the existing issues remains wry steady.
At a general meeting yesterday of the members
of Lloyd's, I homas Baring, Esq , in the chair a vote of
condolence to her Majesty the Queen, on the, death of the
Prince Consort, was unanimously adopted, together with a
vote of 200 guineas towards the Prince's Memorial Fund,

The Commit tee of Ways and Means has reported
to Congress on the following National Loan and
Currency Bill :
" The bill reported from the Committee of Ways
and Means provides that, for temporary purposes,
the Secretary of the Treasury is authorised to
issue, on the credit of the United States,
100,000,000 dols. of United States notes, not bearing
interest, payable on bearer, at the Treasury or at
the office of the Assistant Treasurer in New York,
at the pleasure of the United States, and of such
denominations as he may deem expedient, not
less than five dollars each ; and such notes, and
all other United States notes payable on de-
mand, not bearing interest, heretofore authorised,
shall be receivable for all debts and demands due
to the United States, and for all salaries, debts, and
demands owing by the United States to individuals,
corporations, and associations within the United
States ; and shall also be lawful money and a legal
tender in payment of all debts, public and private,
within the United States ; and any holder of said
United States notes depositing any sum not less
than 50 dols., or other than a multiple, with the
Treasurer of the United States, or either of the As-
sistant-Treasurers, or either of the designated depo-
sitories at Cincinnati or Baltimore, shall receive in
exchange therefor duplicate certificates of deposit,
one of which may be transmitted to the Secretary of
the Treasury, who shall thereupon issue to the holder
an equal amount in bonds of the United States,
coupon or registered, as may be desired, bearing
interest at the rate of 6 per cent., and redeemable
at the pleasure of the Government after 20 years
from date, or in sums not less than 25 dole. for
which, if requested, the Secretary may issue similar
bonds, the principal and interest of which may be
expressed in currency of any foreign country, and
payable there • and such United States notes shall
be received the same as coin, at their par value, in
payment for any bonds that may be hereafter nego-
tiated by the Secretary of the Treasury, and bo re-
issued from time to time as the exigencies of the
public service may require.
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" To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to fund
the Treasury notes and floating debt of the United
States, he is authorised to issue, on the credit of
the United States, coupon bonds or registered bonds
to an amount not exceeding 500,000,000 dols,, and
redeemable at the pleasure of the Government after
twenty years from date, and bearing interest at the
rate of 6 per cent. per annum, payable semi-annu-
ally ; and the bonds authorised shall be of such
denomination, not less than 50 dols., as may be
determined upon by the Secretary of the Treasury,
or in sums not less than 2,500 dols., for which,
if required, the Secretary, if he deems it ex-
pediment, may issue similar bonds, the :principal
and interest of which may, be expressed in the cur-
rency of any foreign country, and payable there.
" The Secretary is authorised to issue the said
bonds at their par value to any creditor or croditors
of the United States who may elect to receive them
that in satisfaction of their demands, provided all
such claims or demands shall have been firs
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provisions of this act.
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have been heretofore authorised,
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the Secretary of the Treasury may specifically
appoint for such purpose; and all the provisions of
the act entitled An Act to authorise the issue of
Treasury notes,' approved on the 22d day of De-
cember, 1857, so far as they can be applied to this
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LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY DIYI-
DEND.—The directorii of this company have resolved to
recommend to the proprietors at the general meeting, on
the 22d inst„ that the dividend for the half-year ending
31st December, 1861, ba at the rate of 5} per cent, per
annum on the capital of the company.