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The Threatened Breaking up OF the
blockade by En land and France.

That these Powers mediate the breaking mp Of
the blockade OF the Southern ports no one can en-
tertain rational doubt and that they viii proceed
to carry their design into exeeucnEn the course Of
next fall if nos before. unless the blockade IS rem
dered completely effective az every point Is very
apDarent to the most superficial observer All that
they want is an excuse and if they DO not fnd one
thew will probably mauufacture some preteXt which
they viii set forth TO the world their Justification
for the highhanded proceeding Of meddling in our
domestic affairs. and giving aid snd comfort to the
rebels by neutraiziug the measures adopted for
their subjugatiOn-
France and England want cotton, and they say
they must have it all hazards Lord Palmerston,
indeed, says-as our readers may have observed in
Yesterdays Hsrad-that all the navss in the world
cannot prevent the English demand for cotton from
being supplied by the Southern states. lie mt
mates that. even if the blockade should be made
perfect England viii get cotton across the southern
frontier of Texas n euzh Mexico. About that,
however, the American government may have some
thing to say when the time comes and corps OF
twenty five thousand United States volunteers land
ID there may block that game
The recent declaration of lord JGhn Russell in
Parliament, in the case 0I New Graaada' was eyi-
deutlv intended 10 apply the parallel case Ct the
United States Hs said, in the case OF rebellion,
the government had the right to close the pors; but
if N the case Of civil war, the ports were De Jdct2
occupied by the insurgents they could not ta<e tn
step according to natI0ul law. Tie British naval
commander would not therefore. recognise the
riqbt of closing tae ports According to this init
nation, the Force bin which has just been passed
by Congress. giving aE;hU.I.y ~ tlc President 10
close those ports IN " ljcL the revenue cannot %
collected owing % unlawful combinations, sni
authorizing him 10 collect duties On shpboard out
side those har5ors, is null AM void in1smueh a.
Richmond. Wilmington. Charleston. Savannah, ho-
bile Pensacola New Orleans and Galveston are all
occpcd bv the insurgents in The respective States
to which they bel0uy-tbst Is TO say, Virginia,
North Csrolina, South Car0liEs, Georgia, Aiabsua.
florida. Louisiana AMI Texas, Jho English press
have unanimously declared that their -0Ternment
Will not submit to the payment Of duties on 'ne
decIs gr rla-ofyyz- On tie round that il is con-
trarv 70 the law VI nations aud that 1t would IN
volve dOa5'e F-vIcrt-One outside the port AMI
the other inside There Is therefore. a clear ne
c,ssity Tor The mos; vigorous ard active naval pre-
psTati0us tie part Of our g5ygrlI-eA- 70 ssse''
its righ!s-'ss- TOr- HsguiL Jay T.
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The Congress Of - Confederate states OF hhrI
h eoac That all prisoners Of war takea wlst land
Al sea curing the PEI ng hostis with the ned Stats, shall
bt the e 70 tine and as ot As
convenient to he Department and IL shall he IRE duty
: the Secretary with TIE approval Of the ies1en 70
issp s instructions Quarter master General snd us cub
dts as shall provide for the aie custody and susenatce o
Of var and the rstOs farm shed prisoners OF war
,i b. the same quantity and quality as those ninshed 10
cnIIstel men 10 the army Of he Confe ieracs
Tug the hh section Of the at entitled An act re-
fzipr the existence The Jnitd states AM The
iefte stss aud concerning letters Cf naTque, prizes
m przs rs shall not be 50 olnstTocted as to authorize tue
prspt-s th officers rreF OF an uoaflnsu
nor Any ass nyer such Cse, unless such passen-
ie persons erp owed N tn Tunc seTvic Of ne eatmy
SIC Ibat the ten section pr the a. We et act sal not
so construed - to auva tounty for Tisoners taTed on
~ Of he en- nv krrugh into port unssts IN prlsoH'
ert ctursd n board ship vessel OF the enc.
y q equ superior force that Of the private armed vessel
m aEing the capture.
APFRoyED May u, lsGl. June 2s-lsHfW'
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An Act to amend an act entitled Act recognizing the
istsnce the United States Snd the Confederate
States, snd concerning Letters Of Maque Prizes and Prize
Goods, approved May sixth thousand eight hundred and
sixty.oue.
sECT1OS The Congress Of tie Con eeate States do enact
That the tenth Of the above entitled act be 30 senoed
addition bounty therein mentioned, the GsVern-
Confederate States win the cruiser or culs
any private armed vessel commissioned under said ac
value OF each and vessel OF war
belonging enemy that be sunk destroyed by such
private the value Of TIE armament to
he included in the estimate The to be made by
board Of naval officers appointed their award to be approved
the President and the amount found to be due to be paae
in eight per centuu bonds Of Confederate States
SIC 3 That any person who mag have invented or may
kind of armed vessel or floating Dat
terry, Defence shall deposit plan Of the same
hy suitable explanations specifications, in the navy depart
together affidavit setting forth that he is the IN
thereof such deposit and affidavit tunles the ets get
forth therein disapproye1 shall ente suc inventor
or his assgn1 exclusive enjoyment OF the Eh
and privileges conferred by this act reserVng the
oy.rnment all the light Of using Suca invention
En1yoved NAV d. 1861 july6-lawiW
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An r certain deficiencies in the appropriations
for th Post Oce Department ivr the year ending February
1862
sxL TIE Congress Of the Confederate States Of AEeri'
ca do e. s Thst the following shall be and are hereby
apprOprsted Of any money in the Treasury not otb
wise a3uropTat r the service Of the POsothce Department
for Tie wear ending february Is. 1869 For increased conpen-
satca of tie contract, appointment and hnane
bureaus one housar and ak dollars and enecent
For corensatCu Of dsburng clerk, hundred aud forty
dollars and forty cents For compensation OF watch
men three Lu.GreG dOllarsad cents
Tor Of fo1r principal cefA at fourteen hundTed
dollars each, four thousand and thirty dollars ana eighty
cents For npeusan Of zen clerks a; twelve hundred DOL
lars each eight thousand hundred and fortynne dollars
and twenty cents compensation Of four clerks at one
bougra dollars two thousand hundred and sixteen dollars
and ty cents To supply deficiency the appropriation Tor
me c Postmaster General, clerks and mt ssen
ger IN lis othce hy the approved yh day OF March,
1851 sad entitled, turtber provide for the organizA
80 ~ ,Ia post Carp N.nartnevt dollars For the
compensation agents. for re cost OF materials ana con
srutg repairing operating telegraph lines ana ioT oe
epenses under sad act thirty thouand
dollars Provided Thatthe Postmaster General hereby auIo
zd h the approval the President employ ofeers OF Ihe
telegraph companies agents perform the services spec
in the ect entitled, laye to telegraph lines IN te
Confederate States proved h day Of May ls6l But ts
ed 10 such snts shall in DO case exceed
provided othef genys by sad act acd sha he h y the
postmaster General with the appreciation Of the Presden
APPROVED May Il 1861. Jnyo'f"
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An Act to divide tie sate Of Judicial Districts
and provide the appontment Of judges and officers in
.u'y6 laT4W

An Act to divide sae Of Texas into two Judicial Districts
provide for the appointment Of judges and officers in
thesame
SECTION l. The Congress OF the Confederate States Of Amer
do enat the Of Texas be aud the is herey
divided judicial districts in the Following manner, TO-
w territory of the State Of Texas within and West Of
the fooRng named cluntes shall compose District TO be
called Western DsIic wit MatsgOrda Wharton, Colo
rado Fayee Washington Bur milan, Falls, Mcclellan,
HILL Johnson Taran WISE Montague and all the territory
OF said counties shall constitute the Eastern District Of
Texas
src @ Ihereshs be appointed Judge aud Marshal for said
Western Tte sad Judge shall bold two terms each
year of said Court the city Austin, and at Brownsville,
the county Csmern the s prec ired BY the laws Of e
United the holding the District Courts Of the United
States, at said places -
S All the Of the United States relative to the Dis
rct Courts OF Texas the powes and jurisdiction OF the
far are with the Constitution and tie
laws Confederate States hereby reenaetei and con-
tnued 10 full IOrcs
Approved May 81, lSGl. iulyC-laW4W
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IT Anact % slspend 0I " l.I1V.- -
SECTION l. The Congress he Confederate states OF Amer
ca do enact and after the first day OF
operations mns in the Confederate states De S
nsued and that therein shall cease TO exercise @
functions receive any saas and that anu u
lion in hands of any officer shall forthwith De trassd
The Treasurer Of the Confederate States
SIC That the mint New Orleans, win the toos
ments, all spsurtenances be placed by te
n ] of tome m person TO be approved by the Secretary OF
the .ny; and that the secretary be authorized to ac
cent and such custodian and to allow him. u
oer person as may appointed, the and occupation OF the
aTto heretofore used as dwelling, confederation OF bisul
derstanding the charge and ssekeepng oil the whole
SEC Thst The Secretary Of the Treasury, until otherwise
dcLad m law be authorized the course In relation
to the public property connected WITH at pa3lopesa
Approved May IL, 1861 JytaIaSt"
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An Act 10 author certain Debtors TO pay the anounsdre
r. 10 thn T1eaanrE the Confederate States.

An Act to author certain Debtors TO the amounts dee
By them into the Treasury Of the Confederate States
SECTION The Congress the Confederate States Of Amer
lea That all persons in manner inieoted 10 dF
yduas or corporations tn the United ates oil America Tex
ce the States Of Delaware Maryland kentuc aEd MISSOURI
and the District Columbs be and hereby prohibited from
paving their respective CREDITORS or their agents OF
peDding tie existing war vaged by that GOVerDment
against Confederate States, any one OF the saveholdng
States before named 49,,
A7 person aforesii shall he and is here
b authorized to ,y the Of his indebtedness into the
treasury Of the Confederate States in specie or treasury notes
and aI receive from the treasurer certificates cOunersgned
y he register showing the amount paid and on what account
and the rate Of interest which the was tearing
sEc such certificates shall bear like interest with the orig
nal contract and shall he reGeemabe at the close Of the and
rcration peace in specie its equivalent en-
OF the original certificate -.
an laws and parts OF laws initiating against this act
be and the saaes,re hereby repealed.
ArPEUyED, May p, l@ji.
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An Act transfer tie testimony tasca hy con'so9 ia Ger
en named, br uzht in 'se Circuit and LIict
urts Cli ed St ss f America {, the STAT tontts f
the oIs sEte Sates Aus to auor@. ie same % &c FeAu
in sal IA Courts
enact where suits faYe been lnst I ul5
circuit r district OF the Jrite States II AEtIsa
whether at 'av CT in equity ~ citizen .F l.N .. Ce o. '
,oufders States of AlsTca agust ci-n or cI,Ies OF
anOur fed rate states SAL sdiLs or any OI
them shall recommended il the stat courts oi any ct H
Con the evi e ce taken III slsh H : WI = peru
w In The circuit or O. the Guie states by m
mission shall be upon the ,ra q sue sits 50 recon-
encel in the ssts Aforesaid under su rules and eu
+s As obtain r1sf.ctyvely in the State Of ths Coined
crate stes: EXCEPT that cccn sha he oCi ana aFaa
bic TO ,hs execg Il and f ommiss for taking
Or district # the United Sates from which they sued
and between pTties or elTaior es enter
s.Dr tsic audas the admsly Of eEldence, entered
into ia the said wlst peninE in the said courts ef the
Uni, States aid oban in the said outs SO re
cor msrCzd in the courts OF tie e0n e!erae stats
SIC > That application Of either arty ms geSt CT
attorney, it shall be The duty oi e clsIS % -, o & i
Cunderats State 20 tTaus undeF hIs haIl anu se@
d1r certified, al the testimony taken ~ commission IN any
rought as aio?esaii IN any ol he ctt OF -
Of the c States to the cerk ol the SAFE Hee
the same a he IecommerCei well all consents as aior
said touching execution and return Of comm sSons and Tie
adufssi % tsmsGy That he shall re I've ior sucA scr
vice Il sum Of one hundred dollars he paid by tie party ap
plying for The same which shall H taxed in the bin Of costs
in the sta; courts AID abide the result oL the III as OlAF cOss
SEC Be IL further enaCsd, That the State Of Arkansas
shall constitute two JUDICIAL s.Tcs limits and boundaries
force Of the the United when tie state Of Arkan-
ss seeded from he United States and such district shall
known and designated the and western judicial DIS
trict Of tie CCnerats states Of Amer ca in Araausas
Sac l. further enacted, That the lcse Earshais and
attorneys for said shall be appointed ny tie FTesitt
ana m the Jurisdiction exercised by said district courts and
the her1O. snail be the same in all Tesects as ~
and judges thereof and that the sad courts snail IN sl
subject tbs provisions Of the act entitled IAN ac5
to esah h Tie jaciciai courts Of the Confederate sa'e' 0
Approve Nay p, 1851.
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An Act provide for the cOn, the sIte o. ar
Kansas Of the Arsenal Little Rock, ami oil Fort sl al
be CITY Of Fort smith, the State Of Arkansa 10 ne OCn
ste States Of America and the acceptance oi the same py
the said Confederate States
vRxs By ordinance the Convention Of the State OF
Arkansas passed the IIth day OF May 1861, heresth submit
ted authority conferred npon the deegauon OF me
10 the Confederate States the arsenal AZ Little
Rock and Fort n the city Of Fort Smith, in the state o
Arkansas and tine grounds buildings and a.
therefore, .-..t
That the csoD as herenbefoTe rcited is hereby acepted and
sds the duty Secretary of War to accspta deed
n e en- ~ The said arsenal other property to be executed
m the ssid delegation and take charge OF and hold the
same in e name Of Of the Confederate States
Of America.
APPROVED, Nay 81, 1861.
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An act to amend an set entitled, ',aE
iyl6-1aw4w

An act to amend an enl=d further provide for
the organization Of the Postoce Department., approved
March g. 1851
SECTION The Congress the Confederate States Of Ameri-
ca do enact after the passage Of this ae the a
ua chief Of contract bureau the olef OF m
bureau the chef Of the finance bureau hs
be thousand dollars and at hereafter, as the once "
either Of them ed the appointment OF his sue
cesor shall the President OF the Confederate states
by and With and nsut Of the CongI and e
cerk and other employees Of the pArtnsnt snail
he appointed by tie Postmaster General -
SIC p And further euacted That in case Of the deah
regnaton absence renewal from Office Of the Post aster
enea powers and duties shall deVolVe on and be per
formed By chief Of the bureau unt successor
shall be appointed arrive at the General Post e 10 per
form the busiuesa the Of the Postmaster Gen
era Provided chief Of the Iact bureau shall
no permanent ppsiRtnent OF clerks -, 81,
3 further enacted That there snail Oe aoHed
to each s Of the department. and also the inPee
ton Office principal clerk, annual salary OF fourteen
hundred each And hs PCsmaEter General hseny
authorized employ ten additional clerks at an annual salary
Of twelve dollars csch also four CLERKS a. an
salary Of thousand dollars each also eIe al an
an nnal salary OF five hundred dollars. -,
SIC Ard be further enacted That the clerk charged
the disbursement the contingent and salary funds ei tA d
partmeut be allowed additional compensation OF two nun
ored dollars ger and that this set take eject and DC IN
force from d sfer its passage.
Approved May II, lejl. Slo laws"
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Az ACT increase the military estabslnent ci me Conlsu
rate States aud to amend the Act for te
and Organization the Army Of the Conedera'sS Ss
America" ,.. go. - A mar
sICrroy The Congress Of the CoufeneTate Sses OF l-
Tea A. enact That the p eslsnt sha beaut orze 70 rais AZ
orvapzc il addition the present military cs'alhh snt
regime OF cavalry and recmeatS Il In antr!r NHeF
in his Judgment the publ service may rel IRE sue IN
10 b. or anized n accordance with existing iP toT ls
izatop OF cavalry and ry regiments an 10 ' e
IN esame pay PrySicei ior me saIls 'I'
ly. ,,.- - ,t;,- Ian
Cor tse Confeler shi have tie dTE q a.
Of General instead " 'BrEat Gelcra EEieh sum
tba bi,hest mIlty grace ta the Confederate tue pc
Al ALI be REsigne UsDis sni uuie O. ae FIe
ms specially direct and shall be entitled to the sA pS an
dscsmp, be selected as now proVasa ~ Jaw ApP0a'
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An Act akr appropriations the Lgisla tive and Executive
* ersss for the ending eighteenth OF
TebrUary, eighteen hundied and sixty %.


An akr- appropriations for the Lagisla tive and Executive
tx ersss Government for the ending eighteenth OF
TebrUary, eighteen hundI ed and sixty t %.
SECTION The Congress Of tie Confederate States OF Amer
m act That following be and the here
bv aDpoprated any money the treasury not other
wise the oijecs hereafter eNPrass5d Tor the
vs7r nn the fourteenth February. eighteen hundred anu
sixty t|o.
IrG AETv-F compensation and mileage OF members OF
CONGRESS- twenty ve dollars For compensation CT
officers Of Congfes six Thousand dollars For contingent
expenses CT Congress- lEcGdlns prng' nVe tAouhhu uoi
lars. ,,...,
IMPAIRMENT CT STATE o! tTo additional
clerks two dollars. For the publication and printing
Of and resolutions Of Congress- tTeltytRo thousand hVe
hundred dollars For necessities and eSigencieS uncer laws
already passed which may he passed. from causes winch
now exist or my heYea arise, and unforeseen emergen
c forty thou:and doIarsto replace amount in state
FE, DEPARTMENT For this amount 10 pay inter est on
loan Of February l5 FIVE hundred thousand dollars For
additional expenses tO raise for the sup
mort of the Governmeut and to provide for the defence Of
the Confederate Of America, approved February ISL
I-5 thirty thousaI dollars For incidental and contingent
expense TresaTy Department twenty thousand dollars
compensation Of two watchmen to guard
the Executive buildings hundrd dollars eae ana Tor
lytn the same sixteen hundred dollars For rent OF Exc
cIriye building corner CT BIB and ComU cree streets,
three tlsusluq dollars. For rent Of Executive build
ing on Bibb street, letween Ceosa and Commerce
streets two ousaud dollars For rent OF building OF Noble
brothers and others thousand dollars For furniture and
gy-egh cents For OF Executive offices and halls,
s bu6rd ard weny-seyen dollars and tWenty one cents
For work done on Executive buildings by order OF committee Oh
Congress- six hundred and thryfye dollars and hIy Two
cents
APPROVED, Say u, 1851. julyt'iav4w
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Act provide for the pay Of additional oe2rs non som
ssione officers musicians and priv2tes OF tie uarine ccrPs
to constitute regiUel and for TIE additional clothing and
subsistence Of tie non-commissored officers, musicians ard
prvses yya encng February tie eighteenth eighteen
hundred and stNty-two
The Congress OF the Confederate States Of America do eosct
That the nineyye thousand bundled and forty dol
lars e. hereby appropriated out OF ay money
in the treasury Otherwise appropriated Tor te pay ol au
tonal officers, musicians and prgaieS OF the marine corps anu
fJr aad during the year ending selrna
nv The eighteenth, hundred AID sNtyO sal sum to
he ropratei as follows One conei, (Cr nEe months TWO
ausai dollars lieutenant colonel or nine Tnonhs eighteen
bupdrsd dollars quartraste (adlOna five hundred DOL
ars pavua ter addiona five Aundrei doars; utant d-
fiop Eve anred dollars; four cspains five thousand two
Hundred dollar eutenans three tn uaGd SIX hun
dri osrs foureen second eutenlut, ten thousand and
eighty dollars additional commissioned officers and mus.
riaUs four th9usand eight hundred llar two huEGTi aud
rt additional prvaeS eleven dollars per month, twenty
three theusaad hundred and sixty do!ar adii i'nat,
clotD, for officers, musicians and prllAte'
fifteen tho7and dlars additional ration fornCn-c mmssoned
Off cr and piyIes, sixty six thousand ra 'osat slA
teen thousand five hundred dollars, additional expenses o re
Cu transportation OF officers and ven y' thousaL dol
Lara ray Of armoIie and purchase of Ens arms ordn &C
stores ag, four thO sud doiaTs Inc udins
f-ei Ia. clriage ,twO hon and doll5rs
IITToyd Nav Il. 1861. [iu'y5-1swiw,
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From the Loa5on SHIPPING qaz-t:s, July 4

The first Southern privateer has fallen to the lot
of the United States brig Perry, and appears to
have been captured some fifty miles of Charleston
harbOr. The privateer is named the Savannah, AMI
was formerly Charleston pilot boat and one Of the
most Reatherly boats Of her c.sss WIN crew Of
twenty men. we'll provisioned and carrying one
long eighteen pounder. worked on pivot, the Sa-
vannah sailed recently from Charleston, aad was
returning from Georgetown.
If the Federal Government equip and man Heet
and send tinto the Gulf and caribbean Sea, 1t will
afford ample employment, should say, for al the
spare ships OF the blockading squadron. We per-
ceive that thece is a cry raised By some OF the
Northern journals that the crew Of the Savannah
should be dealt with as pirates. We earnestly hope
that the Federal Government VIII not listen % such
inhumau advice, offered by men who are safe f lm
the effects Of their malignant suggestions The eS~
ecuton OF the crew Of tire Savannah wsuld be the
sfgnsI for the commencement OF a war Of externi-
nation on both sides
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Aresoiuton In sgs,d 70 =: % miasy .,sP s5psnd'uIs'

rcsoluon In regard TO the military expenditures made W the
r---- Stale Of South carolina
Resolved by the Congress Of the Confederate sAfes q
ca That expenditures made By the State ot eente
the pay and maintenance Of the employed IN the 90
feSce Of Charleston harbor under the eons OF
General Beauregsr Intended be provided Ter y an &
making for the support Of three thousand oen
for twelve months called into serVes at Charleston son
Csrcna the third md fourth feeors OF an act Of ne
Coogress provisional reS fer the Confederate sae
OF America and fer uTposes and that the amount or
such expenditures audited By the proper officer Of e Treas
ury Department. that The amount which be found due
be paid 10 The State Of South Carolina from the appropriation
Insde by the Aforesaid -
Approve d 3lsJ 10. 1881. j5l0 laws"