The New York herald., 1862-07-15

CONaRIse.
In the Senate yesterday, the resolution tender
ing the thanks Of Congress to Commodore A. H.
Foote for his gallant services in the West, was
adorted. The bill for the admission of West Vir'
ginis into the Tnion was passed by vote of
twenty-three to seventeen. The bill provides that
all slaves born within the lnits Of the State after
the 4th of July next shall be free; al slaves who
at that time are under ten years Of age shah %
| free when they are twenty-one; and all over teS
and under twenty-o -one. shall be free when they
are twenty-five. The bill to punish the fraudu-
lent sale or use Of postage stamps was
passed; bill requiring commanders of American
vessels sailing from foreign ports, and persons
prosecuting claims in the government depart
ments, to take the oath Of allegiance, was passed;
also the bill for the better government Of the navy
and the bill relative to the law Of prize. mes
sage was received from the President, transmit
ting the draft Of bill for compensating any State
which may abolish slavery. II was referred to the
Finance Committee. The Bankrupt bin was made
the special order for the second Monday in De-
cember. The bin to prevent Congressmen and
government officers receiving consideration for
procuring contracts was passed. An executive
session was held and the Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives, q bill making
sundry appropriations for civil expenditures was
reported and passed The Committee Of Ways
and Means reported bill imposing an additional
tax of one cent per pound on domestic sugar, under
the internal tax law. proviso was added that
the tax should not apply to sugar manufactured
from sorghum, and the bill then passed.
message was received from the President, trans
mitting the project Of bill emancipating slaves in
the border slave States, and providing compensa-
tion to the owners of the negroes liberated The
subject referred to the select committee on
the abolition of slavery in the border States with
leave to report at any time. Mr.. Cofax introduced
bill reducing the mileage of members fifty per
cent; but the House adjourned without taking .
vote on the subject.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The steamship City Of New York. from Queens
town on the Sd of July, reached this port yester-
day morning. Her news has been anticipated by
her own report of Cape Race and the advices Of
the Norwegian. Our European files, however,
contain some very interesting details, with other
matter not hitherto published.
The great annual wool fairs Of Germany have
terminated. This year . considerable reduction
in price has taken place in the fairs already held.
The finer sorts have fallen from thirty-seven to
fftysix francs the quintal (22lH pounds), and
dinary qualities from thirty to thirtyseven francs
Large purchases have been made for English,
French and Belgian houses, but the manufacturers
OF the Zovcrcin have taken less than usual in
consequence Of the lack of orders for America.
Our correspondent in Nagasaki, Japan, writing
the 23d Of April, sends very full report Of the
commerce of that port and industrial resources Of
the empire at that period. Trade was injured
very much by the large quantities Of smuggled
goods brought In by Chinese residents, which were
thrown on the market; but the imperial govern
ment was about to take stringent measures against
the parties engaged in this illegitimate traffic.
Coal of excellent quality was arriving at Nagasa-
XII from the Japanese mines, which are said to be
Of immense extent, and Nagasak was likely to be-
come the most important coaling depot in the
East for steamers trading to Shanghae and the
great Yangtse river. The imports Of the port for
the year we're valued at $3.50 ,s77, and were con-
veyed in one hundred and thirty-ive vessels, fifty
/ four Of which were American. The exports were
worth s93S 046, and were taken in one hundred
! and twenty-three vessels, forty of which were
| American. Mr.. Pruyn, the newly appointed Minis
ter Of the United States to Japan, had not arrived
at Kanagawa. The retiring Minister, Mr.. Harris,
enjoyed the good wishes of the whole community.
A Vera Cruz correspondent states that an Aus
tran general travelling incognito, arrived at that
place on the 18th ult., on board the French mail
steamer Vera Cruz. If the general in question,
who is no doubt private emissary of the Arch
duke Maximilian gives his princey employer an
honest account Of what he may learn of Mexican
monarchcal sentiment and if the Archduke has
sense enough to comprehend Q plain fact, his
Highness will not continue to trouble himself about
crown on this side of the Atlantic.
Our Nassau, New Providence, correspondent,
writing the sth Of July, gives the points Of the
arguments used against and in favor of the steam
ship Oreto, in the Admiralty Court, when the ap-
plication was made to libel her for breach of
Queen victoria's neutrality proclamation, by en-
gaging in carrying contraband Of war to the re-
bells in the South. The defence was Of . merely
technical character. The Nassau merchants COM
plain Of the detention Of their goods, Of late, in
New York, for purposes Of government examina-
tion.
The Turks Islands Standard Of the 28th Of June
says:-About SO 600 bushels Of salt have been
shipped from the different ports Of this colony
since our last report, the greater portion of it be-
ing chartered for Northern ports In the United
States We have on hand good supply Of excel
lent salt-prics, seven cents.
The United States transport Albany, Captain
Lewis. arrived at this port yesterday morning
from Newbern, N. G. She brings number of
officers and one hundred and twenty-five stesfage
passengers.
The French Socialistic Republican Society last
evening celebrated the anniversary Of the destruc
ton of the Bastile. The attendance on this inte