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New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20
Ocean Gtsamers.

TTAPSCOTT's LINE Of
LIVERPOOL PACKETS
The ,ub.c,r. continue to grant certificates OF passage to or
fre Liverpool By their ayoe line Of Packets Comprising IN
part the following ships, viz: - ,,,o,,
&M TAPsCofr EMERALD ISLE ALBIoN;
DREADNAUGHT, MIDDLESES: klGnoR1 1ioy,
BENZ. ADAMS, CONSTELLATION, JOhE =; poAD'
WFSr POINT, SWITZERLAND fHI;HiAl
UNDERWATER, SHAMROCK, CAMBRIA
Making together with Others ship every tys days. inc
subscribers agents for the LINE OF LoNDON fAIh
FITS for all Of which they grant certificates on liberal terms
REMITTANCES TO IRELAND, ETC.
ca eiso continue Issue drafts payable on demand
throughout England Ireland Scotland and Wsles Send or call
FOR circular Ccuer with oil particulars may be had on sp
ulc.ilon; II By letter, inclose postage .tsmpto =. -,
- TAPsCOTT Co, No. SO sorthSt, New YORK
TAPSCOTT, SMITH Il Co, Liverpool
New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20

Million, Of bOales Of MRS. wTNsLow's so0THE'
SYRUP are sold every year In the United sls.ea
New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20

EpvARD SCHEscK, AuctioneeL
rT,HIRD ANNUAL SALE
IRENcu, FLEMISH AND AMERICAN GALLERY OF
PAINTINGS,
Bv T. & r. II. sCHENCK, THIS EVENING, Wednesday
IN 20 AZ II O'clock et the Gallery No 761 Broadway south
Yves, corner Nish the above beautiful e"ec,on s'no
BOIRAGE NIVENAIS after RoIa Bonheur (now In the Luz
embouTg), LIE VOYAGE CYTHERiE; by A. Arnoid' sitef
The pic lure uow In the Louyre) by Natteaa
Also hne originalS specimens Of Til. fREREL A. VAN
BEESr UELtSSaRD MANZONI, PAUL SEIgNAC, a
yFRON i,FMMONS, DIAZ OXFORD RONDEL, &c 10
be POSITIVELY sold at auction By order Of the Art,.
The above now FREE EIhisuon Day and ESenirs e.
from 10 a m until p. m. and .. N. TIL 10 p M
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TTENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT
1
THE MANHATTAN
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
or NEW-YORK ks 81 Nauau..,

OF NEW YORK, Ne 81 NaIaust,,
s ~ 5t. JANUARY !, 1861
Capital Etoeh .......................SlO SlO0,0O0 90
Reserve Of 1850 542522 TO- fe4t5el fG
Dividend Account and al indebtedness...... A3ce9 81
Dividend Annuity Account. T5I6 70
PreInians Extra Premiums and An.
puies received during the yest.... sl99Tl IT
Inteier Account for the year.... 5i62l ~ f263 81
Accrued Interest aud Deferred Preml-
the rent, 277sO % siaa9ss 50
DIsBVRsRhEsTs.
Claims By death on Policies aud Bonns. I q, i20 81
Expenses Taxes Medical EIpeIses,
fees, and CoInnission.. ............. S,1O
Reinsurance, Purchased Policies, and
Bonds ....,,......s.. lzb,oSJ N
Dividends paid during the yeaF.... 1JsS II s3s0l9 70
AsSHTE
Bonds and Mortgages ....,......,,.., tJ,oSJT 81
Premium Loans onP oces In force. fJl, 2B8 "
Agents Accounts for Premium and
Interest IN course OF collection and
Transmission, ,Gc....,............." b9ass %
Heal Estate ats................,......... 1880 OF
Cssh IN Bsnh and on hand. ............ b,53J 10
United States, State, and City Bonds
and Stock, .................... TOy7 50
Temporary loans Bonds Snd Stock. $3.50 oOSi $40 SO
Total. sias9soO CO
N, ID. MORGAN, President
J. l.. HkLSEY, AisistsIt Secretary.
B. N. STEBbINS, Aetusry.
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Go iubom It man Concern.

NISSING-Since Feb. II, JAMES I: JONES
N N Huntington L. L. ssed about 20 years feet nehei
hixn dark brown hair wh!shofs and musAhe dh pus os
neh oy.rcos black kosuh hat Was last seen In broadvAg
"A M lpy Information viii be thankfully received ard
sn,sply rewarded By diroein, 70 HEDGES POWERS No
New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20
Hlnsital 1nsirumenis.

IA LIGHTE q BRADBURYS,
Manufacturers Of q NEW SCALE OVERSTRUS0 BASS
PATENT INSULATED FULL iRON-FRAME GRAND and
SQUARE PIANO-FoHTE No eel Broome-st Pianos 10 Let
A LBERT WEBERs new Oyerstrung iren-lrame
IA PIANOPORTES warranted unsurpassed every respect
aud sod at the lowest prices at the Manucory No a' West
Broadway, near CsnAlst.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20

Thh /, the seasOn Of the year to uss MRS wiNsLoss
SOOTHING SYRUP.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20

Orders are csuirg in every day from Druggists ia all p
N. country. Send me uO.e fMRs. wIgsLow's soOfs
ING sYRUP.-
New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20

DEPOT of the ALEXANDRA ORGAN
~ for Churches, Cb.ptls SCHOOL, and Drawing Rooms.
No. 203 BROADWAY, ~
SOLE MEDAL OF HONOR at the Universal Exhibition Of
1885.
This magnificent instrument tps,ened IN the United States
Nay 3, 1887 which the brilliant performances Of
THALBER0 VILAH0VA, MILE. WELLS
have rendered popular IN America In Europe has been
adopted the o both Continents
G0TTsCHALK, LlSZ {, RQS51N1, MEYERBEER, &c.
Tho ALEXAHDRE ORGAN 10 celebrated for the solldy
and precision of s mechansm well for the fnoss and
power tones and the remarkable quality Of keeping
perfectly In tuns, In all climates. -
Price: the depot sE $50 sloO, slGc slaS, s2o $780,
$500, &;340, 800.
descriptive circular TO any address application to
BERNARD FABREGUETTES, jr, No. 2O3 Broadway,
Importers Of Busson Acooreeons Fions Violin StHg. &C.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20

MAKING oEhsI via, other hip sysry yN66y AZ 5syi
ETS for al HEESffASGEs ff ,sS;S sPS 6 Et1Sp
T9Co pso continue Issue drafts payable on demand
thioasSoa, England Ireland scotland and Wse; seGd or call
fr circular Circulars with a, particulars, may os had on ap
TGfsCoiTt &C. Sc Ir :: sSIaH s3Fif EoTEo IIsdsoo
EXCURSION TRIP to WASHINGTON CITY
srERaETgRfp RETgRN &c TSSoSIaT&Sidostcos Sa&yd9ooRttcos
viii leave O pier foo. Of Kins's North River and remain
over Toe 'h''s PRESIDENT LINCOLN
provided early application for 1000 passengers be made t"'n
0pp TS" tokTzAcoALcos can accommodate with bed and
board ONE THOUSAND PASSENGERS.
State Room, Fare each way, sy,.'''''''.'''''''''f,
Forward Cabin Fare e,ch way: .:...........:,;;.e
Whole number must Se '''asf RJpnHs psi:fsf sdc
"PP' No. 800 Grseuwich.It. near Duane, New.Yogt.
ALBANY Evening Journal pes'e copy y.l-
TCHE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD's STEAM
i SHIP NEw.YoRK II. J. Won sANrEN SoumsS9de,t S..t
cayos he UIlted State. Mail will .an om Pier No. North
River loot { sShGRSHf ShtnRSsif;F Fss sS ~ IL oclootm,
BREMEN Vi. SOUTHAMPTON
LONDON HAvRE. lRj sJj6PfaAMPToN PiaifFs and BREMEN
rh., Cabin slooi Second csSa, sSOi s'eens', s''
f'' 'l'A or EGsrfckE Gi:.fisc sIpI Ik2p!oEN REIcHELT
No. 50 Broadway up stairs
L'OR SOUJhAmB lON hnu ia ~ y"
IL SATURDAY, Ma'eh s-Ths United States Mall s'ssus5
FULTON J. A Noon Com uapder will sail fom fler No IT
North River foot Of Beschs SATURDAY harcn noen
III, steamship for ,sy ard ,nfo has double
en,nes uHdsf d.et lneosed ey w.,eI sh. e9mPamen J"
.and the pumps free 0I work and ecnie the safety
Ps..se in secondCssin s7s and $50.
For freight or paEase apply to ,,,p, n row
GEO. MACKENZIE,
Agents, No Broadway
The steamer AR AGO WIN ,sil March 80
TOR CALIFORNIA via PANAMA.--A hrst-
cA. steamer will leave NewYoik th. t llth snd 2lst
Of each mouth except when these dates s on when
the day Of departure viii be the MONDAi ioIo"ms fot
freight pa sage apply s the only office, No li Me cor
nsr Of Warrenst d. B. ALLEN, Agent.
CTEAM WEEKLY between NEW-YORK and
town (rrelsnd The Liverpool New Yok snd Phladephis
Steamship Company intend dpSichns then Clyde
buill Iron Steamship. q. follows:
CITY OF saturday, Feb. ~
KANGAROO. OO.................. Saturday, Mar 2.
EDlNBVHGH.... SATURDAY, mar ", a.,
And every SATURDAY, at noon, from Pier No. A. North
River.
FIRST CABIN.,...-""sTeI sTEERAGE...;. ;.,'..''"e9
Sleersse Return Tickets, good for sir months; 90
Ps.-snse forwarded 70 PsIs tavre Hamburg Bremen, Rot
,,Tdam Antwerp 40, g. reduced through fares
Persons wishing bring Out their friends can ouy hs neae
towaFrr Cabin, s' sss and slOS siseNse nom LiSsI'
pool, s0j from Queenstown $50
Ihese Steamers have superior iccommodstonso' pasnS
iron sections and have patent Fire Annihsor en board
For frrheI information, apply In Liverpool 70 MM iNMA
srfE No. % !. 0sST WI
Ia Psds to JULES DECOUE No Place Dc Ia BOur.e in Phil
.dsghs 80 JOHN DALE No ,s3 or a. ,se Com
~ -'-.. No is Broadway, N. Y.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20

EOR CALIFORNIA via PANAMA. first
ca.. steamer will leave NewYofk on the ls ih aud 2lst
Of each month except these dates a when
the dsy Of departure win be the MONDAY following For
mar on W.rren.t IT. ID. B. ALLEN, Agent.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20

Shsh go, or .hA~'h' W =. HUMPaREYs, NJ D..
AS No. 61S Broadway, New.Yett
DR. A. II. FLANDERS,
~ Formerly Professor In Homeopathic College Phates
From 10 10 q IN and TO .. IN, msy be foGudS
ST. Nicholas Hotel, New-York.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20

Million. o, bottle, Of MRS. w1ssLow's soofEE5
SYRUP are now used every year in the United States ia
areu tee.hns with aevsriains succe Relief is IyszDau
and cERrAIS.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-20

LoRiLLlRD FIRE ISsURascR CosPASr
kew.York Fec. 7, 1861. }
YVHE Board Of Directors of this Company have
h, dsy declared to its stockholders interest deDd Of
THREE AED ONE HALF t3,) PER CENT. payable on de-
mand GEORGE D. CHARY Secretary.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-24

Nearly all the most aistiuguis ned staff 9TH
GERS WAC We're with SEQ | and Taylor IN
Mexico have leIt the service of tue ~ urtheru
Cove eminent, and espoused the cause OF the
South.
A regiment of U. S. troops re occ upied Fed
erhl hui, Baltimore, on " ednesuay, on az
count OF sickness prevailing Ia Ihs camp at
Locust Point.
Il tile or Yankee soldiers searched the house
OF Mag W. Is. Bond, In Anne Arundel county,
4nu', ON Saturday might last, Tor arms, u,..
found none.
1t is SAID that The Secretary of the Senate
mas removed Mr.. Nj tag ue, one ut the clerks
Oh MS Office, IL being unueI Luod that Ae Is a
soldier III the Virginia forces.
Thomas Ryan, y. q. Grammer, and others,
aliesIed III " ashiug ton, have Oeen discharged
alter taxing The oath. Com puisory aiiegi-
ance is tne fashion
AT the royal dockyards, England, at --latest
adflGes, great ACTIVITY prevailed III getting
ieaoy powerful squadron 10 protect BritlsI
III tei es Us III American waters.
Two steamers from Europe arrived ut New
horA on tuesday evening, tne LdInb burg ano
TtrsLt, tue lornIeT bringing tSl, J3l, and Tile
latter 81 ,UUU III specie.
AT W Wheeling, Va, John Horton, convicted
OF passing counterfeit money, has been sen
10 The feuitenliary for Two ye.rs.
The Baker family. of Winchester, Va, have
offered to gave 5000 each TO Il volunteer com.
pany OF sixty meu.
N Brisadier General Joseph E Johnston ha,
gone 10 take command VI the UonIederal /,
forces at Harper's Ferry.
Mrs. A. Lincoln returned to Washington
| from her shopping" expedition on W edues
| day.
VIM. 4. Lenoir, OF Caldwell county, n G.
committed suicide by shooting himself in til
| head on the 18th inst.
| Theodore Heyl, retired and wealthy mer
| chant III Philadelphia, committed suicide Oh
| Tuesday.
bearer of dispatches from England t
Lord Lyons, ut Washington, arrived at New
| \ ork on Tuesday, in the Edinburg.
| An alleged spy named Beecher was arres te
| in Washington on Tuesday.
| Ex- President Buchanan is reported to b
| confined 10 his room by illness.
| J. W. Pipes, of Wilkes county, N. G., wa
| bitten by large rattlesnake on the 4th inst
Arrests of persons, and petty outrages upo
| property, are numerous III Washington.
! The story that A. Lincoln made an excur
| sion into Virginia the other day is untrue
| A guard of 800 Zouaves is stationed near tn
Alexandria Ferry, on the Maryland side.
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rpy AxaarcAx,IAo ran, nowx

ST.. JossrH, No, May 22.-This afternoon
the American nag was hoisted over the post
office. Soon An excited crowd proceeded 70
the office, cut the pole down, and tore the flag
to pieces, and then raised the State flag The
latter, however, was ordered down by the
leader of the crowd, and subseq uently they
dispersed without committing further acts Of
violence, and comparative quiet has been re-
stored.
soSEr MATTERS IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, May 2l-At a meeting Of bankers
and merchant Is last night 1t was resolved tn
receive at par the notes of thirty one banks.
having a circulation of about 81, 500 600 This,
however, does not suit several of the taryes I
jobbing houses. because exchanges cannot be
had less than 10 per cent. on this list. This
diversity Of opinion tends to restrict business
on Change, some holders refusing to sell. ex-
cept for gold or exchange.
PRIvATEERs ABROAD
boston, May 20th.-The schooner Marshal
Perrin, Capt. Gibbs, at this port, from Sagua.
states that on the 18th inst, lat 81 80, long
rs 40, spoke schooner Victoria. Cant. iibbs
was warned 10 keep a sharp look out for pri
vateers, as be had been chased by one the
nlght previous, but had out sailed her The
Victoria purported TO be from the Southern
Confederacy, bound South.
sEIzrKE OF coSTRABASD ARTICLES.
NEW YORK, May 22.-Seven boxes contain
Ing papers and baggage belonging to General
Lee, were seized here TO day en- route via
this city from Texas to Virginia quantity
OF contraband goods shipped 10y the New Ha-
ven Arms Company to 0. r. Wineheste
Baltimore, were also seized here TO day.
RELEASE OF PRIsosER.
FREDERICK, May % Mr.. Underhill, of the
New York Times, who was arres ted and i'm
prisoned at HArper's Ferry about week
since, by the Virginia military authorities
there, on the charge OF being q spy, was re-
leased this morning, and arrived here by pri-
vate conveyance this afternoon.
ALBANY BANKS.
ALBANY, May 2l.-The furry observable at
| TO day, only a few struggling depositors be-
| ing st The counters withdra wing depus
| its. The total amounts ORA wn yesterday were
| small not reach the charac ter OF
! run.
ARREST OF A SUPPOSED SPY.
| CAMDEN, n. J., May 2l-SamueI Hanna, foI
j =, has been arrested and Is now imprisoned III
| the common Jail. He is charged with being Il
| bearer Of dispatches 10 Governor LIE tcher, Of
| Virginia.
| LATER FROM TRXAs.
| NEW OKLBAss, May 22.-The steamer Ari
| IONA has arrived from the Brazos. The sur
| frmed.
| RUSSELL.
NEW ORLEANS, May 21.-Mr. Russell, TIL
| here this morning.
| DEATH OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN.
| ST. LOUIS, May 20.-Ferdinand Kennett,
| prominent citizen and politician OF Missouri
| died III his residence at Selma last night.
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The Explosion 0fthe Steamer Kentucky.

The Memphis Appeal, of the 2lst ms tant,
gives the following account of a disastrous
explosion, which has been briefly announced
by telegraph:
The steamer Kentucky, Capt Lee, of the
regular Mem phiS aAd Nicksburg Packet Line,
her way up from llcksburg on Sunday
morning, about 1t O'Clock, when opposite
Columbia, Arkansas, exploded her mud re-
ceiyer, which gave way on the top, close TO
the starbohrd s.Gg, W here it Is said the iron
was not more than the sixteenth OF an inch
thick. Immediately on the explosion, the
widest confusion, as We may well imagine,
Ielgned on board.
The explosion was upward and the cabin
floor over the boilers was ripped up by the
force OF the steam and water for distance of
forty feet, and from three 10 nine feet wide,
while the fire bricks were hurled into the
cabin. The boat had just rounded out from
Columbia, and Capt. Lee, who was III his
room nj the time Of the explosion, having just
retired, WAS soon on deck, but not before he
had Inhaled the steam, from which he COM
planned considerably when our informant left
but without any serious apprehensions of It's
proving fatal. lis third clerk, Mr.. Rice, and
The mail agent, diI. A. Nj Stoddart, being ny
at the time, were on the forward deck, and
escaped unhurt. The surviving officers of the
Kentucky and DR.. Talbot, himself badly
sCaded about the feet, as Well as the residen,
physicians and the citizens Of Columbia rem
dered all the relief III their 20 ~er TO the un
fortunate victims OF the catastrophe.
The following is Il list OF the killed anC
wounded =
Killed. S. Storm, Lake Bolivar; W Il
Lamb, Cloverport, Ky; Thos ). Redd, I'll
Leaning, Charlie Evans, Jackson, Miss; Jas
Petty. LIST clerk; Il. N. Quinn, I'd clerk; Hen
~ Weilage bar keeper; and three negroes.
Houad.i benz. Little, Sheibyyiiie, Tenn
badly scnided, will die; NJ. Little, (brother o
BtnJamin,) badly scalded, VIII die; ). q. Ed
ings, Fayetteville, Tenn, badly scalded, vii
die; Mrs. Lavne, chambermaid, badly scald
ed; Thos NJ. Evans, Pecan Grove, La, badl!
scalded; W. IL Rice, alias James Ray, Jack
son, Mss, badly scaldeo; Patrick Mcclure
Bolivar co, Miss, badly scalded; Thos. Fitz
gerald, Memphis, Tenn, badly scalded; Jas
Able, Eggs Potpt, Miss, badly scalded; NJ
Daley, Greensille, Miss, slightly sealded; DIR
a4!bsrt, GreenRillf, NJ iss., slightly scalded; J
b. sandusky, Bridgeport. Va, slightly scaid
ed; free colored cabin boy, VIM. Watson, viii
die free coiored porter, Sol, slightly scalded
negro boy OF Capt Lees scalded; second engi
noer, badly scalded. Many others were NOR
or less scalded.
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From MONTGOMERY,

MONTGOMERY, May 22.-Copgress adjourn
cd late last night, to meet in Richmond on the
2Gth of July.
The Tariff bill passed, with unimportant
amendments. Also, an act allowing District
Attorneys, in the field, to appoint substitutes
during absence from their circuits.
The Patent Office bill was signed, and
Rhodes appointed Commissioner.
No new military appointments have been
made.
Messrs. Rives, Hunter aud Memminge were
appointed committee to make arrangements
to transfer the Departments to Richmoud.
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Highhauded Act ON a Spanish Vessel.

SAVANNAH, May 2l-6 2. M.-The Spanish
bark Laura, from Barcelona for Savannah, was
chased by the Harriet Lane to-day, from day
light to mid day, the Harriet Lane firing at her
all the time. The Laura entered the T ybse,
when the Harriet Lane turned northward, and
anchored in nine fathoms Of water The Laurs
is in the river, coming up unhurt
Tho Charleston Mercury states that the
Spanish Consul. on learning the above facts.
proceeded to Savannah to invesrigate the
matter.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-24

PAY OF UNITED STATES FoLUsTEERs.-Some
of those who have volunteered the eIvice
of the United States called on Wednesday TO
see Col. Van Ness, payinaster, about the time
the volunteers were to receive their pay
They were informed by Mr.. Carson, his clerk,
that there was no money for them, and no
provision had been made for their pay. They
would have to wait utIl at ter the meeting of
Congress, when an appropriation for that
purpose would be made. Oae OF the Penn
sylyanla volume ers was much disappointed,
and wept, saying that he did not know what
he should do 10 wait until that time. But
there was no redress and the volunteers can
get no money from the Federal GovernmeEt
until the appropria ton is made by Congress
for that purpose BAIT. Sun.
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The subject then dropped.
From the London Times, May IL

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NASHVILLE, TENN On
Sunday morning last, about half-past one
o'clock, a fire broke out in Il large business
house, on the north side of the public square,
in Nashville, Tenn. The Gazette says:
For the past three weeks the house has
been used as one of the depots for military
stores, but during the last week bel ween forty
and fifty companies have been supplied, by
which fortunate occurrence the stock was re-
duced to about $1,000 which was DESTROYED
The goods were insured for SIS 0O0-one- h If
In the Insurance Company of the State OF
Virginia, and the other half in the Lynchburg
Hose OF Virginia.
The adjoining house, occupied by Por ter,
johnson n Go, was also considerably dam
aged by the fire. The stock of this firm was
saved in Il slightly damaged condition-fuliy
insured.
The house of Morgan &c 90, on the west
side, was damaged to the amount of 300 OF
81 ,1O0-insured.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-24

ARREST IN WAsAISGToE.-F. r. Windsor,
Esq, of Fairfax county, near West End, was
arrested in Washington on yesterday by Lieu i
tenant Wilson, and arraigned before General
Mansfield, on the charge Of being spy. Mr.
Windsor desired his accuser to be brought be
fore him and to tate the grounds of the charge;
at the same time claiming tho legal right OF
secession, if his opinions were desired 10 be
known on that point. He informed Lieu ten :
ant Wilson that under no cirC ans tances
would he take the oath of allegiance to the
Lincoln Administrations; he would 90 TO jail
first. After being detained some minutes he
was released, no witness appearing agains,
him. He represents that he was courteous y
treated whilst under arrest.-AteEandrid Sen
Hnet I'D.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-24

WHEAT THEY PRoPosE.-The New York Tri-
bune says:
"Ihe adjourned meeting Of the Wheeling
Convention, of the +th of une, will be at
tended by delegates from counties east of the
mountains, and the Convention win be urged
to declare the conduct OF the authorities OF
klchmcnd in abdic ton of all legitimate pow =
er, their acts usnrpations, and the actors re-
bells and traitors. Instead of dividing the
State, the policy will be proposed OF forming
a Provisional Government for the whole
State, aud an election will be proposed for
Governor and State officers. These measures
will be sustained by All the powers OF the
General Government"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-24

The SHIP ARao.-A New York paper pub
fishes the following information about the
good ship Argo;"
s. The Argo, which, while on her way from
Richmond To Bremen, laden with Ayalaable
cargo of tobacco, was seized In Hampton
Roads by the commander of the Minnesota.
and sent to this port in charge of prize crew,
arrived on Sunday evening. She Is a fine large
ship, built In Maine, and commanded by an
Eas tern captain, and will prove a rich prize
to the crew Of the steam frigate. She was
surrendered int the hands of United States
Marshal Murray yesterday, who Immediately
placed two Of his cepu ties on board. The libel
viii be I'D against her to-day, and there can
be no question but that she will bs conhs.
Gated.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-24

MILITARY APPOINTMENT. The choriottes-
vile Jefisrsonian learns that Albert I. Bied-
soc, Professor OF Mathematics Ia the Univer-
sity of Virginia, has been rendered the COM
mission of Colonel in the Volunteer forces of
Virginia. and that he will accept. Mr.. BLEED
soc is a graduate of the Military Academy of
West Point, and he was, for several years, an
officer in the United States Army. This 10 Il
capital appoin tment and we doubt not that
Col Bledsoe will, If opportunity is afforded,
acquire Il reputation in the miiitary service Of
the State ed al TO that which ne already Ell
joys in the literary and scien tific departments
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LAHRNrABLE ACCIDENT. - Yesterday even l.
ing, about five O'Clock, one OF
the boats OF the ST. Phillip, late
Star of the West, was engaged ia tow
ing another boat having In it the anchor and
chain, the latter boat being overloaded, was
capsized, and, being dashed To the towing boa I,
caused her 10 sink with some persons aboard,
of whom five were drowned. Those drowned
were Midshipman j +. Holden, q uartermas-
ter Martin Brown, Henry Russell and Henry
Morgan, boys.-H. o. Delta, lsth.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-24

CousrERYEIr NorB A new ten-doiiar note
on the Merchants and Mechanics Bank OF
Wheeling has made its appearance. Look
out for il. II il 4 dangerous counterfeit, and
we'll calculated to deceive. The red Of the
bill in the counterfeit Is deeper than that OF
the genuine, and the former IL more imper-
fectiy execute ted, but IL would nevertheless be
readily received by the best judges Of money.
unless warned of ats existence.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-24

ARRESTS IN BALrfsoKE.-The Federal au-
thoriiies in Baltimore arrested, on Wednesday
U. NJ. Orphanta, Josiah Bailey, NJ. y. Ntx-
gerald, and another person, tor " treason >,
After an examination, all except Freeman and
Orphanta were discharged, and these two
were held for further hearing. They were
su.pec ted Of having been engaged In recruit
ing, and sending OF men 10 Virginia.