The New York herald., 1861-12-21

ried to Richmond crowds 6ocked to tho commander
Of "shermans Battery they insisted calling it.
ThiA officer will after his recovery from bis wound
without doubt receive the promotion TO which his twenty
yhree years service aud his bravery entitle him.
GENERAL PHELPS PROCLAMATION CONDEMNED BY
GENERAL BUTLER.
General Phelps has reported to General Butler the facts
Of his ship Island with tho advance force Of
General Bu,ers expedition. The latter submitted the
10 General Mcclellan to-day, in which General b.
alludng General Phelps proclamation says he should
not have issued any proclamation upon such an
son and especially such en- one as General Phelps did
Otherwise, General B. highly commends the report.
General Butler has been in consultation today with the
Secretary Of War and General Mcclellan and will leave
tomorrow.
AFFAIRS AT TIE NAVY YARD.
Yesterday one hundred searnen drafted from the
Navy Yard, and were forwarded to Philadelphia with
despatch About forty Of the contrabancs at the yard
sent TO Philadelphia.
The four captured by Lieutenant Williamson in the
act Of smuggling rebel correspondence down tie river are
prisoners IN the Navy Yard
CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS.
Congress took a recess to-day until Monday. The
Senate has acted tho House resolution TO adjourn
TO January G. OF course it falls.
TIE SPEECH OF SENATOR WILEY, OF VIRGINIA.
Senator Wiley Of Virginia, concluded today his able
and patriotic speech the existing rebel
lion and support OF the policy Of the President He
warmly congratulated by Senator's 1t was his first
elaborate in the Senate and establishes for him an
honorable poston in that body. During the delivery Of
the spee ch the Vice President obliged to admonsh
the crowded galleries against repeated indications Of
applause.
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The nomination OF b. B. French as Commissioner OF
Public Buildings hangs fire in the Senate,
TIE LONDON INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.
The President today submitted TO Congress Message,
enclosing letter from James r. Partridge, Secretary of
the Executive Committee appointed by the President to
represent The Americans addressed to Sece
tary Seward Chairman Of the Committee suggesting
adequate provision payment for the express purpose
of fitting up the space in the building at London allotted
to the contribution from the United states and compen,
saton of agents for whose will be indispensable
TO provide The President recommends this subject to
the favorable consideration of Congress The Message
was appropriately referred IN each House,
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL LESLIE COMBS.
Among the distinguished yscrs 20 the city is General
Leslie Combs Of Kentucky the Boy csptain" Of 1912,
as hale and vigorous youth and fill of patriotic fer
or and energy.
REPORTS FROM RICHMOND.
Lewis Francis, of Brooklyn, N. Y, received fourteen
bayopct wounds at Bull run, and Is III the hospital at
Richmond. II is expected that he will recover.
lady in Richmond boosted few days ago that after
being denied passpor, by Secretary Seward to enable
her to go South, she went TO Baltimore TO certain
house whence, although stranger she forwarded
by easy stages to Virginia. crossed the Rappahannock
in boat Fredericksburg, and arrived safely in Rich
mond.
TIE REBEL COLONEL TERRY.
The Colonel Terry who killed while commanding
the Texas regiment the engagement the Green
River Bridge in Kentucky, " said by those who
mnar with the people u Texas be brother of Judge
Terry who killed Senator ftooes,
REBEL soLDIERs ISSUING sIfNPLAsTERs.
The bad financial condition OF the rebels is illustrated
by the fact trat Of ,ba tegans AT Maaas rs ms
begun to issue currency Of its own in the form Of shin
biascre.