New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Apprehended Danger from Rebel
lron-clads.
THE OEFeNSES OF NEW.Y0Rk AARBOn.
An Indication How New.York Soldiers
would Vote.
Largely Increased Receipts from Customs,
The BURNING OF THE SHIP ALLEGHANlAN.
The Particulars of the Transac tiou.
THE sffIyING AND CAhCtlING or STAMPS.
Important Decision by the Tax Commissioner.
sr.cisl Dispatch to The N. Y. Tibuue.

Special Dispatch to The n. Y. Tribune.
WasgIssIos. Thar,d.y. Sov. 49, 1861
THE APPREHENDED DANGER FROM REBEL
IROS-CIADs.
Gov. Morgan, Collector Barney, and other New.
Yorkers, are here for purposes Of conference with
the authorities touching apprehended dangers grow.
ing out Of foreign re,atops and tie builcing Of
iron.clsd fleet by England the fret DstaInent Of
which they had supposed TO have run the blockade
AZ Charleston recently loaded with iron plates with
which to mail hus already constructed there. The
Navy Department, however, scouts at the paragraph
touching this vessel, which was telcgrsphed from
Boston yesterday, and says that 1t refers 10 affair
OF which the official report was published weeks
ago. Instead of twenty-five shots from the Flani-
beau having struck her without penetrating ss THE
account ststes, not believed to have hit her,
the night being very dark sand the ootne Of the
vessel scarcely discernble; nor is there any proof
that she was iron.csd or had any plates on board.
However this may he, il is well known that
ron-clsd fleet is building in Europe for the Rebels
and, however confident we may be that our own
feet viii be finished first, the representatives of the
Empire State now in the city believe thai it ia never
too soon to guard against apprehendsd danger Of
have as regards all tie points Of their misson been
entirely successful, and have secured from the Sec.
re,aries Of the Navy and the Treasury all they
require 10 make the defence Of New.York hsrbor
complete.
TIE VOTE OF NETWORK SOLDIERS.
regiment belonging to Gen. Wadswortb's old
brigade Informally voted on election day. Ont Of
sole 4s0 ballots only IL were for Seymour.
THE RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMS.
1t IL estimated that tile receipts from customs dur
ing tho current year will amount 10 more than
$50 OO00 possibly to $65, ,OCO OOO which Will be
larger revenue than has IN any preceding year been
derived from that sour3e.
ARTIST OF ONE or TIE BURNERS OF The
ALLEGBANiAN.
Commodore Parker, Of the steamer Nahaaks,
cruising OF Yorktown, arrested the 9th met, at /,
the house Of bis brother, twelve miles below West
Point, Peter W. Smith, who was ooGcerned in the
burning OF the clip Alegba3ian. His brother, who
is private of tue 5tb Virginia Cavalry, was also
arrested Smilh confessed that be was tie pilo. Of
the Rotes to the Alleshanan. The party wss headed
by Lieut.. Wood, formerly Of our Navy, and consisted
of IS persons They started from Theroughfars,
Mathews County, and after pull ng 10 or IL miles,
boarded tie Ale ehsnisn between 10 p III. and mid
night After taking OF her instruments, and guam
tity Of tea and coffee, they set fire to and abandoned
her, carrying away with the the captain, plot and
frst mate aud setting the other officers and crew
adrift in tie boats.
TIE SABBATH IN THE ARMY.
Messrs. Fred. Winston, David Hosdley, Foeer,
Booih end another gentleman, representing religious
bodies in New-York City, called upon the President
4 i. a. -nac
the proprety of enforcing better Observance Of the
Sabbath in the army. The interviews are repre-
sented IS agreeable and satisfactory.
AFFniNG AND CANCELING STAMPS.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has made
the following important decision concerning the aix-
ing and cinceling Of stamps
Section ~ Of the Excise law requires that on
and after tie fret day Of October certain stamp
duties shall he collected all Instruments, matters,
and thugs rs describabe in schedule marked b.
Section - provides that If any person oi persons
shall make, sign, or Issue or calse 10 DC made,
signed or Issued. auy instrument. Document, or pa
per Of sDy kind OF description whatsoever without
the same being daily stamped fer denoting the duty
imposed thereon, or without having thereupon an
adhesive stamp TO denote said daty, such person
persons shall incur penalty OF 600 6nd snch instri
ment document, or paper shall DO deemed invalid
and Of no effect. II seems TO me perfectly clear th.t
bv tic prov sions OF section 70 the person who
makes signs and issues the instrument 10 the only
person WHO ia authorized TO aix the stamp required
BY tho law, aud the person who makes, signs aud
issues etc., without afixing the stamp, incurs the
penalty ne aforesaid, and is liable 10 prosecution
therefor and tie instrument document is invalid
in consequence Of such neglect.
Section 90 provides that the person using aixing
the stamp snail write thereupon the initials Of his
name, date, Sc. Other portions OF the law impose
penalties upon persons who receive documents or
articles subject stamp duty from the person who
makes signs and issues them without being duly
stamped, &C.
/ am, therefore, of the opinion that a faithful
with the requirements Of the proyiscue
Of the Excite law, demands:
F.rst Tiat all papers subject TO stamp tax shall
have the stamp affixed before the same ia i-sned
Second That the stamp 40 affixed must be
ceied in tie mnuner prescribed by the party making,
signing Issuing; In other words, executing tho
document OF paper
Hence, the receiving CT = non-stamoed paper s q
violation of the law. The attaching and cancehng
Of stamp on & document 80 received is also un-
lawful and the cancellation Of a stamp on a paper
otherwise lawfully issued by other than the party
executing the paper to which the stamp Is affixed
is equally improper.
The only exception tina. exists in the law TO the
above ruling is in the case Of bill OF exchange or
order for the payment OF any sum OF money drswa
or purporling 10 DO drawn in any foreign country,
but payable in the United States, in which case the
acceptor or scceptors SHALL b. fore paying or accept
ing the same place thereupon a stamp indicating
the duty upon the saue as provided by section iVl
of the Excise law.
GEN. HAILECK PLEASED WITH THE ARMY.
Gen. Halleck is said to have returned from bis
WRIT to Gen. Burnside greatly pleased with the sp-
pearsnce of the army and full OF confidence IN the
success OF the forward movement which isgoing on.