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The national Republican., 1861-06-12
Fresh Beef and Vegetables for the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,


Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
N.Y. l8, 1861.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ Office until Monday the l7th day Of June,
1861, at noon, for the supply Of such quantities
Of Fresh Beef and Vegetables as may be required
on the Washington station, during The fiscal
year commencing on the lst day Of July next,
and ending on the 30th June, 1862.
The Beef and Vegetables must be Of good
quality, and the best the market affords and
each article must be offered for by the pound.
Bond with approved security will be required
in one half the estimated amount Of the contract,
and twenty per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount of each payment to be
made, as collateral security for the due perform
ance of the contract, which will on no account
be paid until it is fully complied with.
Every offer made must be accompanied las d.
rected in the act of Congress, making appropri-
alton for the naval service for ls46-'7, approved
10th August, lS46) by written guaranty, sign
ed by one or more responsible persons, to the ef-
feet that he or they undertake that the bidder or
bidders if his or their bid be accepted, enter in
to an obligation, within Eve days, with good and
sufficient sureties, to furnish the articles pro-
posed.
No proposals will be considered unless accom-
panied by such guaranty.
may l8-law4w
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PROPOSALS FOR FUEL.
QUARTERMAsTERs OFFICE,
U. 8. MARINE CoRPs,

Washington, May "a, 1861.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Office until Tuesday, the rs b day of June,
1861, at 3 o'clock NJ, for supplying wood and
coal to the United States marines, stationed at
Washington, D. U., from the lst July, 1861, To
the 3Oth June, 1862.
The wood to be best oak sapling, and to be
delivered, piled, measured and inspec ed, at such
point within the walls OF the marine barracks
as may be desigua,ed by the commanding marine
officer, free OF expense to the United States.
The coal to be best white ash anthracite egg
coal, free from dust, and to weigh 2,24O ib to the
ton, to be weighed, inspected, and delivered at
such point within the walls of the marine bar
racks as may be designated by the commanding
marine officer, free Of expense to the United
States, and both wood ana coal to be furnished
at such times and in such quantities as The said
commanding marine officer may require.
Payment will be made upon the quarterly re-
quisition of the commanding officer, stating u
quantities required Tor the use of bis command,
agreeably to regulations.
A guaranty, to be signed by two responsible
persons, whose responsibility must be certified
to by the United States District Judge, United
States District Attorney, or United states Col
lector, must accompany each proposal, other
wise II will not be considered.
To be endorsed, " Proposals for Fuel" and ad-
dressed to the undersigned.
W. B. SLACK,
may 24-w4w Q. M. Marine Corps.
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Arrangement Of the Mails.
AT TBE
WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE.

WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE.
The NORTHERN MAIL closes at | o'clock and at
o'clock P. NJ. daily ard arrives at 6 10 A. M.
and at p NJ, daily.
The WESTERN MAIL closes at o'clock P. NJ,
and arrives at 1880 o'clock A. NJ, daily
The NORTHWESTERN MAIL closps at / o'clock
P. NJ, and at O'Clock P. H., daily, and arrives
at 8lO A. NJ. and 0 p. NJ, daily.
The ALEXANDRIA MAIL closes at 4.3O P. NJ,
and arrives at 3 o'clock P. N.
Letters and papers for Offices in the following
counties IN Rsten Virginia, are sent daily TO
Wheeling for distribution:
Barbour, Berkeley, Brooks, Braxton, Cabell,
Calhoun, Clay, Doddriige, Gilu,+r, Hancock,
Hampshire, Harrison, Jackson, Kauawba, Lewis,
Marion, Marshall, Monougaheia, Ohio, Preston,
Peasants, Putnam, Roane, Randolph, Richie,
Taylor, Tyler, Upst,ur, Wetzel, Wood, Webster,
and Wayne.
The letters for Tennessee afe forwarded to
Louisvi'le, Kentucky.
The otIice will open for delivery ut 8 o'clock
A. NJ, daily, and closes at $50 P. NJ, daily, ex-
cept 90 Sunday, when it will open at 8 ard close
at 10 o,lock A. NJ, opening again at 8 p. NJ,
and remaining opea iii Up. NJ.
LEWIS CLEPHANE,
p,,st,ua sfar
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UNITED STATES MILITARY ROUTE.
SPECIAL NOTICE. TO TRAVELLERS.

0N and after Thursday, May l6, 1861, passen-
" ger trains between Washington ana Balti-
more will run as follows:
Leave Washington ut Il5 and ITO A. NJ, and
2.30 and 40 T. M., arriving at Baltimore OF
$50 and 60 A. N aud 4Ob and 7.30 P. NJ.
Leave Baltimore at 40 and 8 20 A. NJ, and 3.4b
and P. M, arriving at Washington at clio
and 1910 A. NJ, and 8. rs and Gas p. NJ.
Passenger zIains leaving Washington at TO
A. N. and 6.4b P. NJ, and Baltimore at $40 A
N. and P. M, make direct connections for An
napolis at the Junction.
Trains leave Annapolis for Baltimore and
Washington at $50 A. NJ. and 4.l5 p. NJ.
Passenger 7rains leaving Washington at 4.l6
and ITO A. NJ, and $50 P. NJ, make direct con-
nections at Baltimore for Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, and all other points North.
All articles Of freight (not contrsbaud of war)
will be transported over the line. Tonnage trains
will leave Baltimore ct 4.20 A. N. Leave Wash
ington at P. NJ.
By order Of the Secretary of War:
THOS A. SCOTT,
May LETT General Manager.
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THE UNION WILL STAND, NO MATTER
WHO'S PRESIDENT

CONSEQUENTLY, | shall remain In Wash.
" ington, and continue to pursue my oclu-
patton Of HOUSE, SIGN, and ORNAMENTAL
PAINTING. Gliding in all its branch mes. Old
Glazing promptly attended to. Painting and
Ornamenting Cottage Furniture in the best
style. also call attention to the Painting of
Roofs and Brick Walls
All of the above | will do as cheap as the
cheapest. ! therefore solicit the patronage of
my friends and fellow citizens Of the District.
Punctuality strictly observed, and work done in
the best manner.
You will please mind your stops, and stop at
N. 7. PARKER'S Painting Establishment, No. SO
50 II 50 M Louisiana avenue, north siie, be-
tween Sixth and eventh streets.
Ps. Signs put up free Of charge, as usual.
nov 28
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

sUccEssFuL.-The expedition from Annapo.
lis, under Col. Abel Smith, Of the New York
thirteenth regiment, with four companies of
command, noticed in the dispatch of our cor
respondent at Annapolis, 9th inst, was entirely
successful. They captured on Monday, at
Easton, Md, one thousand stand of arms, six
field pieces, one sloop, and a large quantity of
ammunition-tbe property Of the secessionists.
A private was accidentally shot, but whether
he was killed, it is not stated.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12
OFFICIAL.
CLAIMS AGAINST NEW GRANADA.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, June 10, 1861.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the
terms Of the convention Of September 10, 1857,
for the adjustment Of claims Of citizens of the
United States against New Granada, the Com.
missioners appointed by the two Governments,
respectively, met this day, and orYanized the
Joint Commission provided for by the conven.
ton. The Commission then adjourned to meet
on the 6rst Monday Of September next at which
time claimants are expected to be prepared
with their cases. The rules adopted by the
Commissioners to govern proceedings before
them may be obtained by application to this
Department, or to the Secretary, Charles W.
Davis, at the Office of the Commission, 260 F
street, Washington.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

AFFAIRS IN TEYYEssEE.-A subscriber wri-
ting from Tennessee, in renewing his subscrip
ton to the Republican, says:
"We have life.and death struggle now in
Tennessee. If we have fair play, Tennessee
will repudiate the gross usurpstions Of our
Legislature. But if secession mob rule is to
crush US down, zoe piU die like SPARrAYs.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12
THE DISASTER NEAR FORTRESS
HONROE.
LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED
THE ARRESTS AT FORT MONROE.
A Southern Nail Received.
President Davis Addressed ut WASH
ington
STREET FIGHT AT BALTIMORE.

81. Johns, June 1.-THE steamship Adri.
attic, from Galway, with dates to the 9Th instant,
has arrived here.
The Great Eastern had arrived out.
The British Government has decided not to
allow the entry of privateers into any Of their
ports.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

COLUMBIAN CoLLEGE.-We are assured that
the reports in regard to signal lights thrown up
from the College buildings are withou, founda.
ton. Signal lights have appeared in that vi.
cinity, but none from the College buildings.
DR.. Samson, the President of the College, in.
forms US that there are now but two students
residing in the college. or these two, one is
from Baltimore and the other from Ohio, both
we'll disposed towards the Government. Till
recently, there have been near one hundred stu
dents at this institution from the Southern
States. All Of these have left, the last of them
four weeks since. The lights seen in that
neighborhood, even as late as Monday night,
cannot have been sent up, we are assured, from
the college grounds. The pickets of the first
Maine regiment have been extended across
these grounds, and the officers are keeping a
lookout for the signal lights, which they believe
to have been started from point between Me,
ridisn Hill and the next rise to the westward
occupied lately by the New Hampshire regi,
ments.
More than month ago the college suthori.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

The ZoUAvE DRILL.-We have received an
excellent book Of the above title, which is
complete manual Of arms for the riAed musket,
written by the late Col. E. E. Ellsworth, Of the
Zouaves, from Frank Lasselle, No. 500 Penn.
sylvania avenue. Price twenty-five cents.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

U. 8. MILITARY ROUTE-SPECIAL NOTICE.
On SUNDAY the trains will leave the Depot
at ITO A. NJ. and 2.30 P. NJ. for Philadelphia
and New York. Trains will arrive at 6. 10 A. M,
and 6.46 P. n. THOMAS A. SCOTT,
may 81 General Manager
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Tue HIoHLANDERs.-The Scotchmen resi-
dent in Washington are making arrangements
for complimentary dinner to the officers of
the seventy.ninth New York (Highland) regi
ment,
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

p@- A lady who witnessed the last lombard,
ment of the Aqua Creek batteries Saturday,
June ~ declares that she knows that fifteen of
the rebels we're killed, and she thinks that as
many as fifty must have fallen beside the
deaths, large number suffered from wounds.
The greatest care was taken to conceal the
truth even from the friends of the killed, and
the bodies were taken to a wood for conceal.
ment, as reported in our account, (Monday,
June 81 of which some of the New York news.
paper telegraphers made feeble ridicule.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12
NEW YORK MARKETS.

Nep York, June ll.-Flour is cents lower.
Wheat is heavy for unsound; firm is good.
Corn is dull. Provisions dull. Whisky quiet.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

ties offered their buildings to the Government,
for hospital purposes, for which, as we have
stated elsewhere, they are admirably adapted.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

BELoIUN REPupIATEs THE CoNFEDERArEs
1t is reliably ascertained that the Belgian
Government will in no form recognise the So
called Southern Confederacy; and, further,
that the reports of the amount of arms having
been procured from Belgium for use of the
Confederates has been largely exaggerated.
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p RO VISIO Ms.

p VISION MS.
900 TIERCEs HAMS, choice quality.
eOOO 81 boxes Breast Bacon.
1000 barrels Potatoes, Mercer, &c.)
lO4 kegs Goshen Butter.
ALSO,
34OO bushels best quality Oats, averaging SO
pounds per bushel. Just received by
KING Il BURCHELL,
Corner of Vermont avenue and
June l0--eo3t Fifteenth street.
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TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
NO PRlvATEERs TO ENTER BRITISH
PORTS.
THE FIGHT AT CLEARSPRING |
CANAL BOATS DEsTRoYEDi
Later from Western Virginia and
Maryland.
SOUTHERN PRInATEERS.
A PORTLAND BRIO CAPTURED.
THE DISASTER NEAR FORTRESS
MONROE.
LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
THE ARRESTS At FORT MONROE.
A Southern Nail Received.
President Davis Addressed ut WASH
ington
The national Republican., 1861-06-12
COMMERCIAL.

81. Johns, June ll.-Cotton, quiet and steady
Breadstuffs dull. Provisions quiet. Consols
90A a 903.
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Progress of Slavery in the United States.
BY GEORGE NJ. WESTON.
TOPIES of this work are for sale at the pub
~ LEGATION Office of the National Republican, on
Seventh street.
Bound edition, 81 per copy. Pamphlet edi-
ton, 25 cents per copy. apr 9-f
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

LIEUTEyANTs APPoINTED.-T The President
yesterday made the following appointments Of
second lieutenants in the marine corps; VIM.
H. Hale VIM. Fl. Parker, John A. Burrough,
John H. Grimes, Robert E. Hitchcock, and
Joseph F. Baker.
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NURSES IN TIE ARMY.
War Department, Adjutant Generals on,

War Department, Adjutant Generals once,
Washington, June 10, 1861.
GENERAL ORDERS Women nurses will not
reside in camps, nor accompany regiments on
march; but those who apply for service, and
are highly accredited, having certificates from
two physicians and two clergymen of standing,
and will forward the same to Miss d. L. Dix,
at Washington city will receive certificate in
return, accrediting them for service in any mil
itary hospital of the United States where such
services are required. By order.
sr. L. THOMAS,
A3jutant General
WOMEN NURSES.
II is proper te state that che number Of
nurses fully qualified for duty in military hos.
pitals much exceeds the present requirements
Of such service. D. L. DIX.
RULES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
Age.-Each candidate must be between the
ages Of thirty and forty.6ve, exceptions being
only made in the case Of nurses Of valuable
experience.
Heaih.--O Only women of strong constitutions
will be received chronic disease, or other physi.
cal weakness, disqualifying for service.
written testimonials. Ii the applicant be &C.
cepted, these testimonials will be filed, and the
name Of the referees entered on the register of
nurses. Only persons Of the highest respecta.
bility will be received. While the utmost deli.
cacy is used in such investigation, the requisi-
ton of morality, sobriety, honesty, and trust
worthiness, will be rigidly enforced.
Discipline.-A promise Of cordial compliance
with all the regulations of the service will be
required the subordinstion of nurses 10 the
general superintendent, and of all to the medi-
cal authorities, being distinctly insisted on.
Each candidate will be required to sign the
printed regulations Of the service.
ID, Id,
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

PROVISION STORE.
Mrs. G. OCKSTADT, 40 Ninth street, be-
IEl tween D and streets, informs the public
that she is prepared to supply them with Meat,
Vegetables, and articles used in the preparation
Of Soups, Of good quality and at low prices,
dec "a
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

JusrIcE OF THE PEACE. David Hepburn
has been appointed a justice of the peace 70
this city by the President.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

"The Richmond Wing of the 9th announced
that after that date no passports would be
issued to persons leaving the State, and no one
admitted to the State, except for reasons of
peculiar force"
General Scott proposes to apply reasons oftLat
description sufficient to secure the admittance
of some fifty thousand or more persons.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

DS5- For general hospital for the soldiers,
it is suggested that the Columbian College
building, on College Hill, next to Meridian
Hill, would be admirably adapted. 1t is on q
high, healthy, beautiful location.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12
Later from Western Virginia and
Maryland.
SOUTHERN PRIVATEERS

A PORTLAND BRIO CAPTURED.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

SOUTHERN NAIL RECEIVED AT WASHINGTON.
A considerable Southern mail was received
at the post office in this city yesterday, from
points as far south as Charleston and Mobile,
uia Louisville and Harrisburg, with Charleston
dates to 9th June, and Mobile to Sd June.
The letters were brought as far as the seces.
sion borders by virtue of the mark "lO, paid /"
upon them, indicating the G. s. A. postage.
In order to carry them further, United States
three cent stamps were affixed, which were
stolen Of course.
One of the letters, bearing the Louisville
postmark, was directed,
Hon. Jefferson Davis,
President 3. c., (Southern Confederacy,)
Washington, d. G.
Such of these letters as bear postmarks Of
offices in the seeding States were sent to the
dead letter office, the Post Office authorities
here not recognising Mr.. Reagan's ten cent ar.
rangements. The letter for Mr.. Davis, bearing
the postmark of loyal office, remains in the
general delivery, to be given to him when he
calls for it.
Baltimore, June Uncomfortable excite.
ment took place in the vicinity of Grant and
Pratt streets yesterday afternoon, in conse.
quence Of a fight between a number of persons,
growing out of political dispute. Six of the
combatants were arrested and committed to
jail in default of the payment of fine for VIC.
lating the peace.
The national Republican., 1861-06-12
CANAL BOATS DEsTROYEDi

THE FIGHT AT CLEARsPRINGi
The national Republican., 1861-06-12

NO PRlvATEERs TO ENTER BRITISH
PORTS.
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have to live almost entirely upon bread and
water, and principally on corn bread. and
no estimate is made here for suitable food or
medicines for the sick. The contributions
in money have not amounted to one-tourth
of what viii be required to pay freights and
purchase sacks; hence ali who have the
means should at once send their donations,
SO as TO enable US to forward the seed wheat
at once. aud supply seed TO the sower and
bread to the hungry.
We entreat all who can supply spring
wheat for seed, to inform the undersigned
Immediately and if necessary lie will furnish
sacks. and forwarded, they are requested to
mark ,,on the bags the names of the yarie-
ties; and we especially now call the atten-
ton of our friends in Wisconsin and Iowa
with whom We have correspondent on the
subject of Seed Wheat, and all others who
are willing to contribute seeds. to the ne
cessity of acting promptly.
w. F. n. Army.
Gen'l Shipping Agent, Kansas Relief.
MENDoTA Ills.
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We find the following in tie Cbicag,

We find the following in the Chicago
Tribune, under the head of personal
"Mr. Bates returned to St. Louis this
morning. He was present in the Republic
can caucus last night, and made patriotic
speech, but gave no advice. He excused
himself on the ground that since it was
known that be was TO be connected with Mr..
Lincoln's Administration, it would be i'm
proper for him to commit or embsrrass it
by expression of opinion on the political
crisis. Judge Petit goes to Washington
with the endorsement of Kansas Republi-
cans
The last sentence is very refreshing at
this season of the year, Old, superanuated,
pro-slavery Petit goes to the Capital en-
dorsed by Kansas Republicans for what ?
If be is endorsed as the best specimen of a
rot gutwhisky sucker that could be produced
in Kansas. we say amen; but we can hardly
believe that there is Republican in the
State who would endorse him as fit sub
iect on which to bestow some fat Office.
He lately decided that the law passed last
winter abolishing slavery in Kansas was
uncons itutional; but then We presume he is
a good Republican before this time. Stran-
ger things have happened. We hear of 9TH
err prominent Democrats who have lately
come over to the Republicans. OF course
they will be too modest to ask for the best
offices. Democrats don't like Office.
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IMMreRAr1oN roR I86o.-Tbe total mum

IMMIGRATION FOR 1e6O.-The total num-
Der of immigrants that arrived at New York
during the year just closed, was IO3. Sci
Of these IS $50 were from ireland, 81, 686
from Germany, II ,Il2 from England, 800
from Scotland, l.470 from Holland. 53I
from Italy, 495 from Denmark, $40 from
Sweden. 227 from Spain. Ice from South
America.
'1 OF the number Of passengers arrived.
about A, 900 have avowed their intention
to locate in New York, 1900 in Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey, 1900 in New Eng.
land, and g. 900 In the Southern States To
Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Michigan. Wiscon-
sin, Iowa, Minnesota. and California. 90,
600; Kansas, Nebraska, New..Mexico. Cana.
da, de-, 10000.
For a few years past no regular record
has been kept of the amount of money that
emigrants have brought into the country.
bat allowing SIS per capita, which il a fan
average the total amount brought by the
los, 691 who arrived in 1860. was 81, 875,
O96.
The immigration in 1850 was a large in
crease over each of the two preceding years
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THE NEW PRESIDENT.

Two weeks from next Monday. Hon. ABA
HAM LINCOLN will be inaugurated President
of the United States. We have more conf
dence IN our brethren of the South, than to
think any serious attempt'wi be made by
them to prevent Mr.. Lincoln taking peace
able possession of the Presidential chair, as
has been minated BY some journals. II
such an attempt be made, it will be the
commencement of one Of the bloodiest civil
wars ever known in the history of the
world. We sincerely hope that nothing
may sransPire to mar the good feeling which
should ever attend such occasions.
We shall endesxprte lay before our read
ers Mr.. LrscotE's inaugural address at the
earliest possible moment, either in our reg
ular issue or in the form of an extra.
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Since our last, the snow has gone off and
it has been raining. The mud for several
days has been awful. If a person steps in
to the street he goes sock half way to his
knees, and it is almost impossible to pull
out again. The creeks have been twenty
feet deep or thereabouts, aud the ravines
would almost swim horse. What wide
difference in the weather between this and
few months ago. Then everything was
parched-literally burned up for want of
water. Even our largest streams were dry,
and the wells almost failed. The rays of
the hot sun dazzled our eyes when we gaz-
ed out on the burning and dusty prairies.
The hot winds and clouds of flying dust
that rolled through our streets, and over
our prairies. we're almost suffocating. The
cattle lolled out their tongues and the poor
animals of all kinds sought in vain for a
cool place OF refreshing dlaught of water
from the creeks. The leaves on the forest
trees were shriveled and fell to the ground
in midsummer. Everything wore an air OF
have had probably the coolest winter ever
known in Kansas. Snow fell to the depth
of twenty-six or twenty eight inches, and
laid for weeks. and there is water and mud
everywhere. People are now complaining
about too much water. Everything is soak
ed Our mails have not arrived for a week,
because they could not cross the swollen
streams. We have heard it said that Kan
sas was the hottest and the coolest, the dry
est and wetest country in the West, and We
can't say that We feel like disputing it.