The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-01

,,n. dent AS to whether Senator Lane, OF Kansas
fok has been appointed brigadier general, and
~. II 60 whether he has accepted the same, wa
%%g% adopted bill was INTRODUCED and referred Il
r. me committee on Commerce, for the repeal OF tAt
sir Nshing bountos The bill to increase our consular
per representatives abroad during the continuance
m, theNebelon was passed. The report of the Com
ne e mltteS Of Conference on the bill providing for the
'x construction Of steel clad war vessels was con-
not sidered All the amendments of the House. except
., ing the one in reference to uncompleted vessels
The was agreed to, when new Conference Com
Dc, mittec was appointed, and the subject laid over
The amendment to the bill for the suppression of
4 insurcction received some attention, but its fur
Their consideration was postponed till to-day. An
executive session was held, after which the Senate
\ adjourned.
The House Of Representatives passed the Senate
i'll transferring the control over District Attorneys
rr Marshas from the Secretary of the Interior to
TIA Attorney General; also bill providing for the
mon bly, payment Of the troops member wished
| 70 IN preamble and resolution in regard TO Mr..
| Jame. j.. Harvey, Minister to Portugal; but
! co,scna was refused. The thanks of the House
| WERE voA d to the Massachusetts, Eighth regiment
for tseir, nclity in moving forward to the protec
ton &C tia, capital in April last. resolution was
adoptea ran ROTATING the retention in office of rebel
svmpathizer, The Committee on Military Affairs
were nssarta dtoinquire into The expedeacy ofpro
y.lop for tho, ayment fthe volunteers in the same
manner as lte,a sgnars are paid. Mr.. May wished
to introduce ars solution of sympathy with the Po-
ice Commission. re and others in Baltimore ar.
rested On cba-g.s. treason; but he did not sue
coed Leave WIS asked to introduce preamble
and resolutions 10 A effect that the shall only
be prosecuted so Il n as - necessary to enforce
Obedience so the conA tuition and the government
and tina il shall i2nv case eallOwed to 20 SO far
to rotuoe any PORTO of the country to inlc-
Yior con 3itjou This as declared out of order |
under the rules Aim was introduced to give |
bounty land warantstVa he soldie 70 Of the present
war, and granting ko;ioS eads to actual Ara.
Tie special committee On the fralNsng privilege
appointed 1T the last, san sion madts report re-
strleting tn same. The Eli 'use then adjourned.
Prince Napoleon BeHapa rte and Pert of his |
suite lett for Washington by the evefsing train
yesterday, leaving the 2riN less Clotildb and the
other ladies Of his party st staying az the New
York Hotel. The Prince viii take tour through
the West and return in4 q, fsa weeks. TIE inpc-
rial yacht Jerome NapuieouS ill await his return.
The steam transport Joseph Whitney arrived ut
this port yesterday. from Balsa more an Fort Nc
Henry with three companies OF the Twentieth
New York regiment. Sss an % bring q num-
Der of State prisoners, iaeindh ng the Baltimore
Police Commissioner arrested by Orier{ If General
Banks. The prisoners were Lad ded at; Fors La
fayette.
Captain Corbett, Of TIE schooner u. f.. Willard,
which arrived at this port yesterday from Pence,
Porto Rico repotta that the 2sth alt, when off
New Inlet North Carolina, he saw two tearfers
firing on o schooner that appeared to bes she
shore At the same time, o large war steal ner
OIL Shore and another going towards them.
The prize schsoner Tropie Bird arrived at sias
port yesterday from Fortress Monroe in ci ,args Of
Prize Master Thomas II. Spencer and ergeant
Linnahan and Alexander lowe. of the Coast Gue<sls
There were also Oh board the mate ana Of The
vessel whom seized. The Tropic Bird was C. ptsrtl
BY the Pawnee, en- the Doth OF June last end .Ss.
Oh board o cargo Of tobacco valued at $23 $685.,
The prize is sent TO this port for adjudication t.,
The Sixth Massachusetts regiment, Colonel E-F. n
Jones' passed Though this city yesterday en- yts ne
for home The reception given them was most Il
enthusiastic. After delay of about four hosas, r.
during which dinner was partaken OF, they em-
harked on board the steamboat Connecticut fog f'
! Boston, where they expect to arrive about aaon
| to-day. "
! Major Cooks battery of Boston flying artifpry Y
arrived here late last night from Philadelphia en-
! route fer Boston. Owing to some misa-xaer
standing no means of conveyance hnd been prsvd-
| ed and the Iuen remained on board the boat at
pier No. North river. They will leave for KostoA
some time to-day. The third battalion of Boston
| Rifles under Major Devins, accompany MajonCooks
| command and will leave at the same time 4
The New Orleans True Delta incidentally asserts, |
| that "threo-fourths OF the gallant men from this \
| city and State who have abandoned family ant i
home and all that is dear TO man, to march to tbcs
battlefield in defence of Southern rights and South
| ern honor, are Irishmcn."
| The same paper states that any csHcial anil re-
liable detailed intelligence of the bAte OF Map
! will possibly, be withheld from the publicity lac
| provisional government.
Some of the Southern journals arc ter,abty |
troubled about substitute for cstiee th. blockade !
OF the Southern ports having cut of their usual
'supply of that article. One paper suggests that
| common okra seeds are a good subs tituse, and a
writer to another says he has mixed drscd sweet
potatoes with equal quantities Of coffee and g this
Coffee he says, ''looks much ricAer and is
equally as good as the genuine
The Montgomery Mol says that tie Confederate
. government TOW has $50 oOGAoldiers, we'll dislled
and armed and iu{iicousiy disposed for defensive
: operations. Jonce Hooper, editor OF that Journal
is Secretary Of the rebel Congress and ii is pre-
a sumed the information IN his paper is derived from
- Official sources.
o The American citizens esidiug and sooulning in
Of Antwerp, Belgium, the commanders OF American
vessels in port a number of Belgisns and large
- number Of other persons assembled at the Consul
Atc of the United States, on the Fourth Of July,
u and celebrated the anniversary of independence
y in worthy manner.
to Chas. II. Kimba.l and five others of the SLAYER
Falmouth were brought before Commissioner Os
borne yesterday, and the examination set down for
Friday next, at twelve o'clock
e. A call has been made for eeting OF the New
nd York Democratic State Central Committee, at Al
be bany, on the sth inst.