New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-03


however, to be prepared to make the cam
paign so completely self-subssting as Gen.
Lane ia. His request for $3,0O0.0CO, with
which TO purchase $1,000 animals ord make
other arrangements for the expedition, was de.
MED by the President
.OUR RELATIONS WITH FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
Three mails from Europe have reached the
State Department. The dispatches from both
England and France are regarded there az
containing nothing but favorable intelligence.
The stone blockade 20 warmly discussed in
some of the French and English journals, is
not yet alluded to in oflica! correspondence.
The Monittur had not touched upon this topic.
1t was letter from one of its English corre-
spoudents, which had been disingenuously
quoted as containing It's opinion.
TIE RELIEF or Our WAR PRISONERS.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars were placed to
the credit of Commissioners Ames and Fish.
on Friday, for the purposes of their humane
errand to our war prisoners in the South.
Their departure to Fortress Monroe has been
DELAYED to give members Of Congress oppcr-
tunty to make up lists of captiyes among
their constituents TO whose wants they desire
particular attention to be paid.
CORRECTION.
Ten per cent, not two-as .he telegrapher
and types mistranslated us-is the brokerage
on the sale to the Government Of the New.
York and Savannah line Of steamers for which
the owners are sued. The trial will take place
in New-York City, next week. The defence
will make some surprising Developments con-
corning ore system of swindling the Govern
meut.
TIE DEPARTMENT or THE POTOMAC.
The States of Pennsy lvania and New-Jersey
have been added to the Department OF the
Potomac.
THE PAY OF OUR WAR PRISONERS.
The Secretary of War directs that our lOya!
prisoners of war in the South SHALL during
their imprisonment, DO considered entitled to
receive the same pay as if doing active duty.
TIE WESTERN FOUNDRY.
In an interview last night between Gen.
Mcclellan and the pittsburg Committee sent
here to press on Congress tho scheme oi
National Foundry west Of the Aheshanes,
tho General favored the measure decidedly as
one of public policy.
The CASE OF GIN. BENIItM.
Gen. Benham will be tried by Court Mar
tal, with u royiag Commission, which has
been ordered by Gen. Mcclellan, upon the
Generals urgent request that he be either
tried or discharged.
TIE CASE or SENATOR sTAi;KE.
Senator Starke Of Oregon refuses to jns'ify
bis loyalty against the charges brought against
il. Tie Committee before which be was
summoned, and which he has refused to at
tend, will report his contauacy l. toe Senate.
FIR. Ely AND TnE RELIEF COMMISSION.
A delega ion Of Congreamen Yesterday
urged upon Secretary Stanton the appointment
of Mr. Ely ne Commissioner TO our prison
ers in the South. The Secretary declined to
do 20. Tor the excellent but novel reason tina.
Mr. Ely was Member of Congress.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE RAILROAD.
The House Military Committee hiss reported
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue Ruilrond bill known
as the Pennsylvania Northern Central Scheme.
The corporators are John Butteril,ld OF utica,
Hamilton G.. FAINT, Samuel 5. Moon, Jos. i.
Brown, JOS +. Stevens, William b. Hatch,
Daniel c. Lindsey Peter German, George W.
Bordwcl, Thomas Hyatt, J. II. Jones,
STEPHEN +. Fenlon. and }. i. Anderson, the
two latter without their knowledge. II coEiers
power TO use steam for traction, to lay tracks
in connecting streets, to charge s1 cents for
passage, to cross the Potomac, and repeals by
imlhcaton the old Baltimore AID ONO and
other gratis inconsistent with the purposes
Of the act"
THE BUTLER EXPEDITION.
There is reason TO bei.eye that Gen. Butler
was assured before he left Washington that be
should have Major-General's command, as
well us title. He vail land several brigades at
a point on the Southern coast, not now occu-
pied by Union soldiers. Ybe capture will be
more important than any yet made. Secretary
Stanton insisted that Gen. Butler should have
what be wanted although Gen. Mcclellan dis
approved
INVESTMENT OF FORT PULASKI.
Fort Pulaski is now thoroughly invested.
Gen. Sherman daily has reports of oil that Is
done there, and will take the place when he
chooses TO attack it.
TIE RELEASE or COLONEL CORCoRAN AND
MAJOR yODGEs.
Since the order was made directing that the
captured priyateersnen be treated henceiorward
az prisoners of war, Secretary Stanton has e1-