Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-05

Judge Bets to-day rendered decisions, concerning
eleven vessels aud csgOes seized for alta mpng TO run
the Blockade &c Tnsir value Is supposed 10 DC ABOUT
saastsr Of q million Of dollars.
BINT3 FROM WASHINGTON.
TIC SUMS Washington correspondent says:
The sbsurdty of uury laws shown by the fact that
the doveSnment s paying ssven and three-tenths per
esnr asEest for meney, while the legal rate IN nacst OF
the Northeru Safes Il sx or seven per cent ree u5ery
h4, Il they have any efel are pHJadice TO TIE DOT
rorer Some of the State Lsgisasures, at their next
session. will it is supposed, revise their egisauon on
Tb 6rst of Octobsr IA at hand when tho Banks that
have he option of the GoyeInmen loan 10 the e1ient Of
a hundred uEions more, vl, according TO their agree
men, with the Treasury either take decline thu tty
millions wanting on the 10 CT October. The probA-
tv is that the individual subscrpuors viii be SO large
rs 10 encourage the Banks 10 sustain the overnment
until ngrSSs ST al meet. number Of rich corpora
tous also neud TO take portions CT the 'oan AID part
NAV also be taken on f0regu accounts.
The Government Is s,niing large suns in demand
Treasury to;es to the West for the suppy and move
msr, of boties OF troops The chief iA,are OF acion
soon is ESrs 20 be in the West, on the Mississippi and
on the saA coast while th, armies of the Potomac may
remain passiVe Recent movements OF the Coafedsraes
show that they are perfectly vel aware that the military
poicy of this Government must be 70 occupy the line
from Cumberland Gap 70 the Chattanooga as their great
s;r,egic line, whereby the Confederate States will be
sepAra- and rendered unable to aid each other.
FIVE REVENUE CUTTERS TO BE BUILT,
The Treasury Department has detefml ed TO Increase
n, force OF the revenue service and accordingly has
contracted for e steamers, and the CID vessels VIII
to sold, or Otherwise disposed Of The new steamers
vii b. Of different Sz, three Of 800 tons aud TWO OF
$50 T1ey val bs schooner Tgged and Of hight draushL
Tue armament OF the lsrger vessels will CONSIST ct one
rd.l pivot gun. two S2.pourders and ere 24-pourd
Losi1r mounted he topgalla1t forecasts; mat oil
tie smaller vessels is almost the same the ouly Gil -
elos bsiog 10 the weight Of OF the gugs. l. Is
seated that Commander Fsuncs will have charge oil one
Of the new vssssls.
OVERLAND EMIGRATION.
The evil war is giving unexpected stimulus to The
overland emigration TO California ard Oregon Tae
plsus arc fai to be svsrmiug With caravans Of emf
gr,nts from Missouri Tennessso and Kentucky ali de-
ined FOR the Pacific The language SOU d. ex-
trsvra1t in expression but there is 10 do1b. emgra-
ton Westward IS quite large. Some are removing to
Canada.
FEMALES TAKING TIE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
AtSl Louis On the lab lis ant the oath OF slegi'
ance Eas administered thirteen hundred sewing VIC
men in the eppoy Of the GoyeIgpsnt. Ah5u. fifteen
deCliGtd 70 take it ard were disc&tgtd
CONNECTICUT.
TIE Governor Of coGnec lieut. declines to C for more
vo'uatecjs in ANTICIPATION OF the wants OF the q Terr-
IN at the last Legislature Of that State lav'pg limited
the number be had right TO call for 70 10 900.