New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-15
TIE POSITION or rnE sryrYTn.


more work on hand than at present, they prefer
to 90 home. The general health OF their camp
is good.
LIQUOR SHOPS.
II is the duty OF Government to direct that all
liquor shops should be closed and that heavy
Noes should be imposed Oh any who, in these
terrible chaoges of weather, sell such poisonous
trash as IS dealt out to the foolish drlnkecs
DIsrATCITs TO GOV. CURTIN.
The Hon. David Taggert of Pennsylvania leaves
here this evening for Harrisburg with dispatches
to Gov. Curtin from the War Department oi a
highly important character.
TIE QUOTA or TROOPS TO BE MUSTERED.
1t ia understood that the Secretary OF War has
issued positive orders to the several States ln
reference 10 tho quota of troops to be mustered
into service. Pennsylvania is restricted 10 Ten
regiments for three years, and thirteen regiments
for three months, making total of twenty three
regiments for three years, or the war. Preference
will be given to those who have already enlisted
for three months, and is is the wish OF tue DC
partment here that 40 call shall be maze ior
more than the number of regiments low desigha-
ted mud TINT these should be filed, as far "a
practicable, by fair selection from all points OF
the States.
THE PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS TO MARCh'
A gentleman lust arrived from Western Penn
s,lyania. and who came through Carlisle, states
that he nfers from remarks made by the COM
mauder there that his entire force will march
toward Maryland in a day or two. lie also
states that while at Harrisburg instructions were
received by Gen. Ncagley from Gen. Paterson
reminding him that ho had not yet made his
requsition for his quota of ammunition, and that
he must do so Immediately.
TIE NETWORK FIFTH.
The New.York Fifth have taken up their quar-
ters in the Capitol.
CORRECTION.
TuR TRIBUNE Of to-day makes me sespon-
sibIe for most ridiculous blunder
telegraphcd that the Emperor Napoleon was an
noycd aud disappointed at Mr fremonls non
appointment to his court, and that he invited
Mr. Fremont TO dine with hun, an honor which
your types cay was conferred by Dir. Blalr'
senior. As Mr. Fremont wa, in Paris. aud Mr..
Blair remains at Silver Spring, the Impractical
billty of such proceeding will he apparent
TIE MASSACHUSETTS FIFTH.
The Massachusetts, 9TH Regiment have just re-
ceived marching orders, aud viii 80 ~ the Relay
House in the morning.
NAVAL CHANGES.
The souadrons Of the United States in foreign coun-
,ries have been called home, from the Last India STA
ton. with the exception Of a single ship from the
Brazil station entirely from the coast Of Africa, with
the exception Of one ship the Saratoga and from the
Mediterranean sea entirely The squadron on tie Pa
cifc coat will reusn there under the command oil
Commodore Montgomery.
Commodore Engle is ordered TO China TO command
the American vessel to bs left there. TIE officer uow
in command there is yirgnian and it is reasonable
10 SUPPOSE that he INDUCES fancy that be msy be
ready in certain contingency, TO deseH the nag oi
his country, aud sail under that Of tho Seeessons1
II /, well % supersedo such officer in seGson.
Com. Chaunoey hss orders to take command of the
sars,op, on the coast of Afric,. He was the officer
who lately oomnanoed tho ship which took tho cap
,urcd ,la,es back 20 Africa. No doubt he s now or
dcred 20 tha, cosst again with view that he shall
negotiate with the Monroyian Government Tor the
rece,acn and disposition of such negroes as may ee
Of the war which the Rebel States have declared snd
a.. NOW waging against tho Government Of the United
c,,,es Our Government, having been forced into
h,,ti,ties with the seeded and seeding Rebels Will
I'D BY the civilized world in carrying
be fully jusun,. ,.np -, .-
the war into Africa which PROF. 'Vui'e
cau.e many ,ons of Africa fall into the po,sessn o.
tie Government. Tie question in that care will be
how TO d,pose Of them If there four millions OF
African slaves aoro in the " Confederate States how
many will there be by and by ! Fhat is u question
a. difficult Of solution s the question whether Gen.
Beaurepard all hres," or was absolutely put 10
.,eep one day in Charleston h.rborthe day that the
deeply-dstressed Wigfall pushed in boat 10 Fort
Sumter and called, in distracted tone, upon Major
Anderson If it was not time for him TO stop hrng Ills
dreadful guns
TWO VIRGINIA LOAFERs.
Two young Vi1ginians, Taliafeno and Banks, each
Of whom is simply fy-up-the'creek charncter have
published Joint card in The Richmond ERqurer de-
carng themselves 10 have been in the employ Of the
Government, in the Interior Department but not get
ting paid after waiting TO the end of the month they
concluded to 20 Virginia and tender their services to
their native State and they started and got to Cor
donsye but had no funds to get further by railroad,
and resolved to walk to Richmond, but found friends
who sent them on, &c.
One of them, TaIiaferro consummate losfer and
sponger, as many persons here have good re ason to
know 10 their cost, managed 10 get nm engagement 10
write in the Census Bureau some two days, and then
vamosed 10 Virginia.
The other, through his brother, A. ID. Banks the
seceseionisi who represented linn as true advocate
Of the Union and dead against Secession received per-
mission to do some copying in the Patent Office, at the
customary terms for each hundred words. He was