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The Cnse Of Mary Hnrinnn.

Albany, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Mary Hartung, who
has been in prison some three years and half
on the charge Of the murder of her husband by
poison, and who has been twice sentenced TO
DEATH and saved the last time by the passage of
Senator Colvin's bill, abolishng capital punt sh-
ment, was today released from confinement by
Judge Wright Of the Supreme Court, on pro-
ceeding brought before him by her counsel,
VIM. >. Hadley who has been interchangeable in
his efforts to save his client.
Immediately after her release, which was
hailed with enthusiasm by the crowded court,
District Attorney Schaeffer procured an order
for a stay Of proceedings from Judge Pcckham,
and served the papers on the Sheriff, who re-
conveyed the prisoner to Jail. This coming TO
Judge Wrights ears, he ordered Mrs. Hartung
to be again brought before him, and entered
judgment for her unconditional discharge, dis
regarding the order of Judge Pecllham. She
was then set at liberty, and Immediately con-
veycd of by her friends. The affair creates
much excitement.
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The Court Martial OH Colonel Kerr,s.,


Our Washington dispatches have given the sub
stance of tho trial of Col KERRIGAN, now in pro-
gress. Following will be found particulars of the
evidence thus far adduced. After some mma.eri.
al testimony was ,given, as to the formation of
the regiment in New York, the trial proceeds
as follows in reference to the charge Of drunk
enness and disoIderly conduct in camp, near
Washington
Captain Archibald ii. Ferguson recalled-I
was in the camp Of the 25th New York Volun-
teers about the 25th of October; | recolect
about that date, after the hours of tattoo there
were four or five, / cannot say whether thew
were officers or mess men, who sat near the
colonels tent; | Judged from the sound they
were singing in u loud, boisterOus manner;
seemed TO lie intoxicated; called for the colonel TO
come out and take drink but don't think he
dld soi l don't remember any dispute about
that time; there were good many drunken
men about camp; this occurred about the
IAN OF October; tho surgeon Of Company b had
a difficulty with the lieutenant about that time:
the former was struck on the he all, and carrie
TO the guard house l was not GU side Of nv
tent the night OF the disturbance, in front Of
the Colonels tent and did not see il; | fell
asleep while the Loise continued, and dii not
see the Colonel interfere to stop IL the day pre-.
vious TO, and the day Of the review. the condi-
IL
monts OF the brigade in general order and dis
cipllne; the men lacked proper respect towards
their officers IN very great degree, and there
was more or less drunkenness among them
there was also some little dog fighting knew
OF no efforts TO abolish these practices in camn
or in any way TO correct them the camp was
near Halls Hill, Virginia; the review toox
place about the middle Of October; thew were
very much in want Of pantalopns: most Of them
were worn out; as many as five men in each
company did no duty on account Of having no
shoes; Lone OF the men appeared with their per
sons exposed, to my knowledge
Major Henry II. Savage recalled-I was at
Camp Smith on the 18th and 10th of October. AT
Halls Hill, or Upton's Hill, Virginia | could
not say that there was anything unusual in the
conduct OF the men at that time there had
been disorderly language and disturbance /
saw some men drunk and fighting, which had
frequently been the case before / would moi
call That an unusual occur ence l wish the
court to bear in mind that there were only a
lew men in tho regiment who acted 50; | did
not see the accused interfere to stop these oc-
curIences there was a review about that time:
on the Gay OF the review, the men were not. IA
lar as could see, unsoldsrlik in appearance
they were commanded by the Colonel after |
hsd turned around to present arms 10 tho Gem
eral i had command before that.
Cross examined.-Q. Did You sec the dis.
orderly conduct spoken Of by the judge advo.
cate, and, TO, did you endsavor to stop it1
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in running the Charleston blockade with g cargo
Of supplies for Chafiestoa. The hol isrs Of cot
ton will gladly exchange that article for war
and ether necessaries-but they will not iell.
"Th,re IL no USE, said Capt Weeterdorf " in
vessels running the blockade in ballast, In this
esp citation Of getting cargoes Of cotton. IL Is
only vessels like the Bermuda which can cary
supplitst to Charleston, that may expect TO gst
cotton cargoes" This determination the cap
tain ssys, is not confined TO Charles on alone, but
II prevalle throughout the Aou he m ports. The
Helen sells under the Conf.de ate flag, and
made the passage from Ch,rleso1 70 this port
in iwenty.fopr DAYS, although abe enc ountered
rather stormy weather.
COTTON SUPPLIES FOR RsoLAND.
From he London Neics Nov. 26.
A considerable doubt exists upon the question
A. to whether the eouthemers would send cot
ton 70 Europe should they have the chance; and
"a he arrival OF the Bermuda at Havre, with
nearly 1000 bales Of cotton would lead to tho
supp stion that such proceeding Ia practical
BILE, few observations on the subject from per-
-Ons arriv, d direct from the South may perhaps
be- of some advantage 10 holders and Intending
REGULATORS. The fact that the Bermuda arrived
with cotton il due solely to the circumstance
that she took out an immense cargo ef clothing,
Gn- and ammunition 10 the confederate states
article Of which the southcrners stand ia very
great need. In consequence Of their services 10
Bermuda were given gratuitou.ly the whole of
he cotton they brought TO Havre. II was OK
pressly animated to them that no cotton would
We allowed to 20 TO Europe, except in vessels
which brought into southern ports articles Of
primary necessity.
In proof Of this We may state thai the captain
Of the bark Helen, which arrived at I.ivcrpool
yesterday, direct from the South, was Obliged
10 take GU, Of his vessel no lees than $50 bales
Of cotton, the private property Of the owners Of
the vessel whose devotion 10 the southern
cause is well known and unanimously recog-
nized, not only in America, but in Hndtnd.
Shoulc, therefore, any other vessels attempt 10
initiate the Bermuda, and "run the blockade"
mo Charleston ir ballast, they would be grew
ously disappointed in tho hope Of securing any
GOTTEN.
GIN. Mii,AMoN AND THE MEXICAS KxFEDI-
TIOH.
/ Puir Nor. 27) correspondence Of The London
Tunes.
General Miramon, says the PAYS, lately wrote
10 the Emperor TO explain the part which he
would propose to pl ~ in the affairs of Mexico.
Miramon seems TO have obtained the acquies-
cenoc o the Spanish government to his plan,
which is 10 take advantage Of the triple inter
Ncntion OF the Powers TO effect a landing on
the Mexican coast and to overthrow Juarez by
c0up de main. With this view he has ordered
300 muskets in Belgium
The Emperor, notwithstanding MiramOns
urgent solicitations, has positively refused to
grant him an audience and 1t is, therefore, to
lie inferred that his Majesty disapproves the
Young Generals projected Interference in tho
affairs of Mexico,
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by the arrival at this port last night Of tho
brig Thomas W. Rowland. we have date. from
st. Thomas to the 9th ult.
The U. 5. gunbolt lroquois arrived at 81.
Thomas on the 2jth, from of Port Royal, MM-
Unique, where she had been lying for several
days, for the purpose of capturing the privstoo,
Sumter, which vessel was then lying in that
port; but on the night Of the 23d, through soma
reason which VIC are unable to state, tho Sam
ter succeeded in making her escape.
The gunboat Dacotah had arrived at St.
Thomas about the 23d, and was Immediately
dispatched with coal and provisions for the Iro-
quois, but did not fall in with her, tho 1. hav-
ing left there for St. Thomas.
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Annual Report Of the New York Fire DE
paTtment.

The sixty-thrd annual report Of the Trustees
OF the New York Fire Department is published,
and from it we take the following statistics -
Received Stree lat RPOrt,,,,..,"s33i, 2G9 go
Disbursements .......... 3l,'69 II
The Permanent Fund remlns the same as. asst
year, namely, s97,25O. The Trustees acknow-
ledge the receipt Of s2,702 80, tho proceeds Of
the 32d Annual Flremen's Ball, and a., 900 from
the Common Council. The proprietors of the
Sun and HERALD are thanked for the whole
amount Of their respective bills for printing
The Committee on Fuel have distributed al
4SO OF. The Committee on Schools have dis.
tributed ,i0j pairs of shoes, to the various re-
cipients of the Department.
The report refers in eloquent terms TO the
bravery Of the Fire Zousves on the battle field,
where they became the especial target for the
guns of the enemy, so bitter was their hatred
10 our gallaut tiremen for their undaunted
courage and resistless attacks upOu their lines.
1t notices, with appropriate comments, the loss
which the Department has sustained in the
death Of ELLSWORTH, and refers to the members
Of the Department wh1 are now held as prison.
ers at the South, as cyidencing the patriotism
and sincere devotion Of It's members to the ca Use
of our Uniop. 1t closes with a recommends
tion that the present system of the Department
be sustained.
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Western Military Moyements. N

Ledenlcortt, Dec. ll.-Col Morgan, in com.
mand of the troops at Weston, has issue proc.
lamaiion to the citizens OF Platte county, in
which he calls upon them TO aid in protecting
the railroad, and calls upon all absentees to re-
turn, assuring them Of protection to persons
and property, Ifloyal. No negroes will DO al.
lowed within the camp, OF to leave tho state
without pass. All marauding parties and
armed men will be shot.
Col. Morgan force is composed of Missou-
rians, enlisted under Gov. CANDLES call A
strong force, including Col. Jennisons rcgi-
ment, the sth Knnsas, Col Vessel a portion of
the ath Missouri, and other troops, are ordered
to West Point, Bates county, Mo.
The latest report from Price states that he
was still at Osccola and had made a speech
vowing vengeance on Kansas for burning that
lace
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Mr. Wadiwor commenced a speech, but
yielded for motion TO adjourn.
Mr.. Conway wished 10 know whether Mr..
Fouke intended his remarks TO him as personal.
Mr.. Robinson said, Mr.. Fouke has left the
Mr.. Richardson Qll.) would say, that what
ever his colleague (Pouke) bad said on the floor
o. the Honse, Of personal character ought
10 bo settled elseW here.
Mr. Conway remarked that he did not wish
70 he subject TO the imputation Of having told q
faltetood. He understood the proprieties Of
this Bouse az v,ll a. any other meinber'
Adjourned til Monday,
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EMBARRASSMENT AT THE SOUTH.


The Richmond Dispatch contains the follow
ing propositions -
LIST. Let Congress declare by solemn acts thu
whoever shall ask or receive per cent in COZ
alteration Of the exchange of one sort of none
for another, whether it shall be specie for pap,
money, or one sort of paper money for anothe
shall be guilty of treason and punished wit
death.
ID. Let it be instantly provided that eAC
state 81 all receive at its own treasury, at ps
any paper money which may be lawfully issue
by any bank, corporation, or individual with
its jurisdiction.
"a, Let il be provided that any such mon'
shall be received at par, in payment Of all tax
and dues, TO the Confederate States Trea'ur
4th. Authorizes the Treasury Department
use the public funds and securi les for the
dtmPtion of any paper money in the Coniede
ate States.
9th. Require each bank in the Confedera
TO redeem the bills Of every other bank. J.
Congress be warned, and wake up to the flnA
cial perls which bcset US. The banks are d
allies Of Lincoln.
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A. I could not say whether I STONED u,,
particular one or not l have stopped m,rS
disturbances in our camp did not report 49,
matter 10 Col KeTigan, because he was on tn
ground the coloDel's tent was quite olose !.
the mems in our camp | cannot say whst, ~
the officer Of the guard took any notice of Il
the accused was 10 camp when the men were
drunk and made Disturbances tho men wef.
not well cloi he'd but, as far as | know. IL wa
the faul' Of the quartermaster.
General Jno. II. Martindale sworn-I was AZ
Halls Hill, Virginia, on the 14th Of October.
1861; the Twenty.ifth regiment Of New York
Voluntee came 10 my command on Sunday,
the 18th; on the 10th visited the encampmcnt
for the purpose OF examining and instruc,ins
the of GER; | was in their camp during these
three days, and had opportunities for obsery-
ing the general appearance and order Of the
the regiment; / heard much loud boisterous
talking between officers ard mon; | saw no
means resor'ed to TO preserve order; on the ocoa-
son Of The review their condition was disorietly,
not soldiorly; there was many men that in,
'pocted personally, and found dirty;N saw
caves OF men with pantal ons pahA
Ou neu; other men wore drawers " ~
falcons; one or more barefnotei; they.
y; many Of them unwashed and raritf
~ SITTER this date ordered all the ce,f
ed officers Of tho regiment TO Assem- th<t
struction and examination, includinp - ~
ard line officers ~ a.
The Court here adjourned.
LATER nv TELEGRAPH.
Washington, Dec. 12.-Tbc prircinaI ,,;,ro.A
today on the tri,l Of Col. Kerrigan was Rob,
Moran, n scrgean' Of Kerrians regiment. VIII,
testified to the desortion Of Patrick Gnffnov an
the 24h ct July ard to his return on the AZ az
September that he was reinstated in his no;
ton, by order Of Col. Kerigan, without trial.
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Board Of CounclImen-Last Evening.

The Board concurred with the Board OF
dermen in the amendment to the ordnAn
creating a new relief fund for the families
those who have gone to the war.
The long contested ordinance, making d
yeas 10 nays.
An ordinance sppropriating $4,000 foG
Central Park improvement Fund Stock, to C,
ry out the work Of the Park was adopted.
The other proceedings we're devoid of gene
interest. Adjourned to Monday.
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privilege, caused TO he read the following OK :
tract, as further explanatory of the remarks
which he made yesterday on Mr.. Lovejoy's res
olulion, having in view the revocation OF part
Of Gen. Ballecks order relating TO fugitive
slaves. The resolution, as already stated, was
laid on the table.
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE MIS-
souri,.
Hon. y. p. Blair, WasAiagtoa:
My Dear Colonel-Youru Of the 4th instant
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More Cotton Carsoes Running the blockade

As referred 10 elsewhere, the rebel steamer
Bermuda had arrived at Ilavre from Savannah
on the 24th November with cargo of nearly
1000 bales of cotton, and was advertised as dis.
charging at the quay on the 25tb.
Heavy shipments had also been received in
England
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News, see Third Pae

So. 80 ovERcoATs, -, 49,, -,
50 OVERCOATs,
from the stock Of broken hou
so CAPE ovERCoATs,
from the stock Of broken hoo
90 CAPE ovERCOATs,
from the ock Of broken hol
SO HEAVY BLACK PANTS,
from the stock Of broken hou
SO RICH SATIN VESTS,
from the stock Of broken hot
81 HEAVY CASHMERE VESTS,
from the stock Of broken ho'
&C., DC, &C., &c.
Al EVANS, AND Fulton st, bet. Gold and {
WILCOX & GrBna
WING n A HINES
boe BROADWAY,
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THE LONDON TIMES ON sALrPErRH.


The London TINES says that from the goth
to the 9th Of November about 3 900 tons Of
saltPetre had been purchased, equsl to the on.
tire stock in London, and advancing the price
to very high figure. The TIMES declares thai
the purchases were on account of this Govern
ment, and thinks stop should be put to furthe,
transactions of the kind. 1t adds;
Under any circumstances it is now assume,
to be likely that the British government will
summarily prohibit the clearance of such contra
band Of war. 1t has also become known tina
for several months past large quantities OF rifle
and other firearms, amounting to some hundre,
thousand, have been shipped hence to the Uni
ted States uuder the designation hardware,
and that the business is still going on. Hence
forth, however, the public will not be Statistic
unless the most stringent measures are tAker
to prevent this breach of neutrality in favor
the northern belligerents.
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War Intelligence.
A "MAy DAY"IS SAVANNAH,

a lady has just arrived in Brooklyn, Says
the Brooklyn TIMEs, from Savannah, Ca,
which place The left on the Path tf last month.
The following is her statement, which tho
TIMES assures its readers is perfectly reliaMe:-
GAN the citizens Of Savannah were suddenly
startled one day 10y the report that the Yankee
feet had bombarded and would capture Port
Royal. Ih,L there was mounting in hot haste,
snd running away from town. Miss A. WAS
but ten minutes in packing up her trunks, and
in a few hours all the women and chiloren, aud
half the men, had left the city. Ii was tho
general superstition that the Yankees would
march upon Savannah and capture IL immedi-
ately, which they would not have had the least
difficulty in doing, as there were no soldiers
there, and no weapons nor ammunition either
Everybody was seized with a su iden panic
and no thought was entertained Of making a
defence, If attacked.
A number of the wealthiest citizens removed
every valuable movable thing in their houses
TO some place in the country, and placed com.
bustible materials in the rooms, preparatory 10
firing them 81 soon ~ the Yankees landed. Cot
ton was sent inland fast as il could be lrried
But the Yankees dad not land no movement
was made towards Savannah, aud tho senses oil
tho brave boui Irons began o come back TO them.
They telegraphed to different points, OF their
danger, and in few days there were about Il, =
600 troops IN the city; the fort was reinforced,
the batteries manned. new works of def.uceI
erected, and preparations made 10 give the Iens
KEGS warm reception when they made -,
appearance. The women got over their fright.
and, after an absence in the country of 6ys|
days, Miss A. returned with her friends to thsI
city.
Ihe slaves Of Savannah expressed very great
fear OF the Var KEGS, and ran away with theI
women ard children, except such as were keptI
in town by their masters. At Beaufort, all tho
good slaves went away with the whites onl ' |
the vicious ones remained in the place. OnoI
slave. owner, who male up his mind to leave
Beaufort very suddenly, called all his slaves
together, and ask, how many of them would |
20 with bin. Out of over a hundred but ten
refused to 80. lie took them in the back yard, I
and deliberately shot ere,y one of them ~
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,jyiaaAa dEsssiOH ON. J., that L. vOula nxs,.
SsSa aeD o sa,'oarE 80 = ,aois af.7ts Z D. !
sfo2so ~! ~ = D..
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LIVERPOOL, NOV, IL.
Today there was good deal OF excitement on
thhnge' IN consequence OF the arrival in the
Mersey, late on Tuesday evening, of a confeder
ate vessel direct from Charleston. The name
OF the new arrival is the Helen, commanded
by Captain Westcidon She left Charleston on
the evening OF the 81 int, and Captain Yves
tcrdort Informs us that he passed safely out TO
sea without seeing any of the hlockading squad.
ron-the entrances to the pert being quite clear
OF the federal fleet.
The Helen is an American built bark, of
three hundred and forty tons, an extremely
handsome vessel, quite new, and regular
clipper, as her run from Charleston plainly
shows. She has on 10 lrd one thousand ono hun
dred barrels Of rosn, and five hundr vi barrels
OF 'pirits OF turpentine; but Just previous TO
leaving CharlesiOn she had slowed away two
hundred and fifty bales of cotton, which she
was obliged to unship again. in consequence of
the deteTm, nation Of the Charles on people not
TO let hale OF cotton 10 out of the port. This
statement may appear somewhat strange in
the face OF the arrival Of the steamship Bermu-
da at Have, yesterday, with close upon two
thousand bales OF cotton from Charleston.
We are, however, reliably infomsd that the
Bermuda received her cargo Of cotton - a re-
ward for the t.merity displayed by her captain
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just received, Order No. was In my mind
clearly military necessity. Unauthori1e
persons, black or white, free or slaves, must be
kept out Of our camps, uRless we are willing to
publish to the enemy everything We do or iu-
tend 10 do. 1t was military, and not politi
cal order. / am ready to carry out any lawful
instructions in regard to fugitive slaves which
my superior may give me, and 70 enforce any
Law which Congress may pass, but | cannot
mske law, and will not violate it. You know
my private opinion on the policy Of confsciing
tie dave property Of rebels in AIMS If Con-
gress shall pass IL, you msy be certain that
ehail enforce II. Perhaps my policy az TO the
treatH en' Of rebel, and their prpsriy IL as well
set out In Order No. 10, issued the day before
your letter was written as could now describe
il, Yours truly
, 1861-11-12

When he FTemont) got to St. Louis lot Of re-
,ccled Austf1an muakets, (needla primers, IN
thirty thousand IN nn5er and were imported Me at
q cost Of $2.25 or $275. They fell into the hands
e1al at $3.50. Sent to Cinc1nnatl to be- ziHed and
now worth just Sc 50 per cord OF the price Of old
iron: Thousands Of them are lying abont St.
Louis worthless, and At Cairo, ia the .'oxes IN
which they WeTo packed-th8 soldiers refusing to
use them Chicago Tribune.
We believe those Austrian guns, as riflsd
and sighted by Greenwood, are very good
weapons. The soldiers who refuse to use
them ere stupids. The needle,priming busi
uees WAS failure, They were not purchased
with the expectation Of using the needle prI-
mers. They are a good, handsome, strong
gun, ,hoFeVer.-Cst.csnsaat Commercial
Your belief and your facts are of piece,
The guns are nearly worthless-were so when
they were made, and have not been greatlyim.
proved By Greenwood's alterations. A large
rumber Of the cocks which he put on are
already broken OF, and the nipples are
enashed fiat down. The bayonets are as lin.
beT O. il made Of pewter, the rifing is badly
done, and altogether the guns are good fo1
nothing. At Col Wright's quarters in st.
louis, We Eaw great number Of them which
had already bean thrown aside, and he assured
us that, although he had been obliged to put
a whole company Of his regiment under arrest
for throwing them away and refusing to carr,
them any loDger, he did SO because discipline
required it, not because the men were no,
right in their estimate of the worth Of thei1
erms. Six dollars and half cord ia thei1
| rn5un