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, 1862-12-09
Loss OF a GUNIsOAT.
Special Expedition Gallant
k'5Eltt1nE-I'Ilc Gunboat ElIis
Blown Tn.

The United States gunboat Ellis. Licntcnant
ca~.-s: 1,-.,,.
ooiun1aAolnS Nl1laln farker Gushing, left
e1,.,;a1 a,-,o7;t;o,, ,,.,,..,.,.. =. ~
asl'eei'i Ateu1ii ioH' Puisualt 70 or0ers from
Rear Admiral Lee, rs previously renorfed },v
+c1cnr,rb Tho o,,,ro,t ,,1,ooasa,
,e,tn Ae s"n'o'' tioeeeoeo up me
New River, capturing prize schooner valued
,+ e,n cnn m 4ba s1,d nit 1;o,,+ 1.-,...
at Ss''NNo" ot 'Ae '-'u oi1'' Aleul- Cusulngg
landed al 0nslow. 0nslow county, N c., and
took possession Of the town r,isinp I'M
."~ -o"n' 4'1sinS LIZ
American ilag. capturing twenty-five stand of
,r4ns and cont;sc,+;ro tbo parr,o. - 49,
~ 49, @ eS >SA"eS u Liz
Postmaster. The gunboat started nn the re-
turn trip on the Ii, and was fired upon be.
=. -" aIou oe~
low inc captured town soy rebel infantry. Near
The mouth OF tie river the channel lies direct
ly through a santibar IN cit her side nf which
rrn h;uh I1,,f: Wfnr ,ri,h;,, 80. --5c
the bar the Ellis WIS sallted with rebel can
non balls from 1he bluff, which were immcdi
atcly answered from the eurboat. In m honr
the enemy were driven from their position
At high water the @unboat attemT,ted to
mass the bar. bnt grrun{cd Various r1ethods "a
were tried to deceive the enemy as II, The in-
tention Of the Ellis, and to ur,yent her from
| being boarded. The cff1rt5 to relc,se tto
o1,nft,at frnm her nrri1ons noait7nn waro M
ayai1ing. Am hit The arms mnn;tions and
men were occordinr1v rcrnnvef1 from +bo E,l1;s
ann placed on board the schooner Iient
Gushing then addressed his small f,rce ~ ri.
lows; 49, N0N
OFFICERS AND MEN; see no chance of ,,ettinr
this vceevl of. We viii probably be attacked il
the morning; and that, too. iy an overwhelming
force will tEy and get her or at the next high
1lae II an not aI.ackeu IN me interim In the
eaAtiAet - pGto4ics LILY uut5 70 proF1ne lot Inc
, 1862-12-09

Judge Pitrson Of Pennsylvania l.as de-
cidtd that persons cannot be drafted to fill the
E'l:tccs of tScmpts after the draft has been
completed, and that no more tllan the actual
qret: fixed for any one town can BIZ drafted at
the start.
, 1862-12-09

The following officers constitute Gen. Banks'
staff:
Lieut.. Col Richard B. Irwin, Assistant Ad-
jutant General formerly Of Gen. McCle1an's
Inspector General; Maj. G. Norman Leiber,
Judge Advocate; Col. John s. Clark, -Aid-de-
Camp; Capt. F. D:Hautceille, Aid-de- Camp;
Capt: Robert T. Dunha1n, Aide de- Camp; First
Lieut. Charles A. Hartwel1, Aid de- Camp;
Second Lieut. Samuel NJ Whitside, Aid-de-
Camp Irregular army; First Lieut., Charles 8.
Holabird, Chief Quartermaster; Col. Edward
G: BeckWi1l, Chief Of Commissary; Surgeon
Richard II. Alexander, Medical Director; Mai.
D. G; Houston, Chief Engineer; Capt. Henry
1: Abbott, Chief Of TopoSraphical Engineers;
First Lieut.. Richard IL Hill, Chief Of Ord
Officer.
, 1862-12-09
An ATowed Traitor in q Nerno,
cratic (nnYAutinn

An ATowed Traitor in q Der,o,
cratic Convention.
The Democratic State Convention of New
Hampshire met at Concord few days since
anu produced some characteristic develop
ments. We find the following speech, by q
recent inmate Of Fort Warren, reported in
the Bostoa Journal,
~. Batcheldcr assembled the platform. and
spoke for few moments in a yerv excited
manner He announced himself a rebel. He
was locked up for forty days in a iail he bad
never seen the inside Of before, because he
was in fayor Of free government for white
people and not for niggers- Slavery was
f1ght. 1t could not be proved that slavery
was Sin. Any physician could disproyc this
poslfion: The forearms Of negroes were four
lnches longer than q white mans. They
meyer sprung from Adam.
H1en the customary resolutions were Offer
~ Inc Tory Doctor was again brought to his
leet VI resolution which 81 remembered with
Pf1de Inc courage and galantry of our soldiers
now l III the field, aud rendered sympathy to
the friends Of those who have f1lle1 in
Ge1en6e Of the Constitution and Union.u Dr..
- moved to strike out '.CpDstitutit,u " FIR
he declared that '' he did NIT believe th;it mir
soldiers lad been fighting for the Coustitn-
tlon, but Tor their thirteen dollars month ~
and this foul libel uron The noble men who
Lave lett homo and friends to fight the battles
u their cNNntrF, was not relulSed by the Com
re1Isi9n. DIR. Barchclders speech proved ,llat
he hid been most justly punished, but had
been Released too SOON
, 1862-12-09

M1cH1GAS.-Thc new Legislature of Michi-
gan, according to tic Detroit Tribune, stands
rs follows: SENA7E-Republicans, IS; Flu
s;onists, Il. HorsE-Republicans, G2; Fu-
slonists, u. Majority on Joint ballot. q
, 1862-12-09

~ Ludwig Uitland, the E,mous German
poet and patriot, is dead. Among bards hc
held high and honored rank; in politics he
was IN nncompromi=ing Republican. His
death leaves a large void i'll the world Of let
, 1862-12-09

tffom the Rochester Union and Adyertiser1
A private letter from an American residing
Ill London, who is IN situation to be advised.
10 his friends in this city, contains the follow
ing. lie sayE-;lftcr referring to the TACT that
the Federal Government has not regarded the
rebellion as a serious matter-a Why, even
now it would be difficult for Inc to induce n
dozen Of our so-called great men to believe
mat TIC rebels abroad are making greater ef
venture that no less than eighteen iron-clad
steamers Of various kinds and dimensions are
being built in England and France for the JEFF
DaYis Government Some of these vessels
are nearly finished, and will be launched and
abroad doing their work Of devastation before
the new year. haTc written Mr. Seward con
cernipg this business. and yet I an doubtful
lsuch is the apparent indolencc, or perhaps
indifference which possesses the Cabinet at
Wash,ngton) whether airy decided steps will
OF the dcep.'
, 1862-12-09
Report Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
The Public Debt will be Eleven
Hundred Millions, July l,
1868.
a UNlE0RM CIRCULATION RE-
COMMENDED,
Proposed Reduction Of Bank Circu-
lation.
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS.

The length Of Secretary Chasc's report fno
less than nine columns in tic TR1BusE) com
pels us to abrcyiate it somewhat, but tl,rre
will be found in The following synopsis all
flat is Of interest to the general reader.
THE PUBLIC DEBT
After rcmarklng upon the exigencies of the
public service in the War and in tic Nayv
departments, which have largely oycrrun the
estimates made in lis last report, the sccreta-
r. remarks that the public debt, on the 30lh
Of June, 1862 was ss5l4, ,2211 ,3371 %, and that
there was balance i'll the Treasury Of SIS
043, ,546-sl- He estimates the debt On the 1st
Of July, 1868, ut 81, ,122, ,297, ,403.s4 and saws
that on the supposition that the war may ho
continued with undiminisl}cd Disbursements
until the LIST Of July, 1854, the debt likely to
haxs been a then en-, incurred, must be estimated
RECEIPTS.
The aggregate receipts for tie t1scal re,r
lsbs, @ from ~ all sources, Including the balance
OF 5.60 in the treasury from thc mr.
ceding year, were 1858, ,SS5, ,M7.o6; and t1e 40
grega1e expenditures s570, ,e41, 100 Is: leavin,,
balance IN the treasury on the LIST dav Of TnlT
ls63, OF SlS,043, ,56.81. From the receinfs
ard from the expenditures should be dednct.
Gu tHe amounts potA received and diSburs+d
within the year on account Of permanent and
temporary debt, amounting to sec, ,O9C, 90 al.
leaving the total Of receipts not applied IN
payment Of debt $487, 7s8 :}24 81, and tie total
q current disbursements ST, IA IL, i778. .l6 As
the amount of debt, so also the amount ofthe
expenditures for the Last year fills short nj If
the estimates s-10't "
The actual receipts forthe first quarter If
the fiscal year 1862, commencing July i, 1852
;pps4tt ron M fhs books Of the Treasury tic
only be estimated OIL the basis Of annronrial l :
tions made and asked for by the several i5e.
partl,ients- They have been and are estimatcd
Us follows: Il
For the 1st quarter the actual re-
c4lptE from customs, internal 1u-
tics. direct tax. lands, ,s1d nII 9th
er sources. excluding loans, and
including the ba]ance from list
year Of $I3.0135lC.S1, were 497 aoa s.,o n,
For the I'd. Cd and 9Th quarters thc s0:~oo'S''o@
estimated receipts from all sources
, 1862-12-09

~ Hon. Walter McCrca, a member Of the
Legislative Council of the West Division Of
Canada, died suddenly at Chatham, on Friday
morning last.
, 1862-12-09

~ Tic Albany -i'y"s is pitching into
"senator Blair of Michigan with extreme
ychcmeuce. Who is the ssSenator Blair of
Michigga9:' We never heard of him before.
, 1862-12-09

D Elections for municipal officers were
held in Springfield, Mass., and Norwich, Ct,
on Monday last, and The Republican ticket
was successful in both instances by Increased
maioritics.
, 1862-12-09

@ There is u general anxiety throughout
thu country 10 know what has become of Gen.
Shields WHO can tclle
, 1862-12-09

B Gold was quoted in the Richmond
market few days since at $3.50, which, saws
1Ac Richmond 1'Iiy, was "dcclinc of 20
per cent?
, 1862-12-09

NAsH'NG7os's W1LL.-TAc will Of WASH
ingson. deposited in the Fairfax Court House
aud stolen from there when ourarmy marched
upon thai place last year, has, it is said, been
sold 10 The British MUSEUM. The vand,1 ,r,.>
did il is nut laE,ed
, 1862-12-09

SO mitch has tcen said respecting the Quar-
1sr1aasters Department rs Being the cause of
1Ae delay in our military Affairs, that it may
BIZ interesting to know whether there is really
any scarcity Of clothing and other articles Of
uniform apparel. The principal depot Of thl5
branch Of the service is in Philadelphia, under
me management Of Col. George a. Crosu1an.
Inc following statement Of the supplies now
on hand N that city, is from him. We NAV
add That Immense quantities are constantly
sn!Rped whenever ordered By the Department
al Washington, and all orders are attended to
with the utmost dispatch:
tLo1MSG On BAND. READY FOB 1ssCE At THE
scHcfIklLL ARSENAL, DEC. /. 1861
, 1862-12-09

RAISING TIE PRICE OF NEWSPAPERS. The
NJ" York Herald has Joined the Tribune in
raising the price Of their paper to three cents,
after Sunlay last
, 1862-12-09

Nov sew ard nCt n CsEH1di3:21& e for.
the United States Se1ate,
The following letter from Secretary Seward.
ip reply to one from the Hon. Thomas r
navis, inquiring whether hc would permit his
jnPmc to he presented to the Legislature for
Ut1ited States Senator, is equally reply to the
Journals that have frequently connected his
name with that question:
WASHINGTON. Nov 90, 1862.
MI DEAR Sin: thank you for your kind
note could not well assumc that The Lceis-
lature Of New York would entertain any prc-
tensions on my part to a seat in the Senate of
the United States. It would nevertheless be
very unpleasant for me to leave any doubt
about my own determination in regard to
PUBLIC life 1t is my fixed purpose, when re-
":t. ae!co from my present post, to be, and re-
nam, so long as shall live, . private, but at
the same time. 4 loyal citizen. So settled is
a ams pt41rpose' that I should not relinquish it,
grndgingiy or upon compromise, but yolun. @
tarily and by acclamation. Faifhfu11r ronr
The Hon. Thomas T. Davis,
, 1862-12-09

~" The editor Of The Ala California has
been presented with 3 sack Of potatoes, con-
timing three only, each weighing twenty
pounds!
, 1862-12-09

@- a recent tclegraphic summary Of for
cign news contained an intimation that con-
Epiracy against the life Of the French Emperor
had bccn discovered. As far as possible tie
matter had been kept secret, but the London
Stn'> Paris correspondent furnishes the fol-
lowing particulars: "The story goes that if
Teen men, armed with pistols, who are gcncr-
ally said to be Italians, were TO lave been post
cd along the Boulevard du Prince Eugene when
tic Emperor was to be passing, If one filled
in carrying out his object, the second was to
accomplish it; and if the second filled, the
Third w:s to have taken his place, and so on
Lii one Of the fifteen had succeeded. have
also heard, but I do not know whether it is
1lc truth or not: that al the conspirators
have escaped. and that The government is in a
Etate Of great ALARM
, 1862-12-09

- It is said that Gen. Hooker solicited
from Secretary Stanton command in his
Grand Division for Gen. Stone, Of Balls Bluff
notoriety, and was refused
, 1862-12-09

E- II is said that Gen. Hiram Walbridge Of
New York will probably be appointed Military
Governor Of Washington.
, 1862-12-09

E Tic Louisville Jo",2:az says there arr.
hs'W IN the hospitals IF that city and New Al
':ny 1-Gss; ssld;crs without discsjpt7ve rolls
VIXEN it is remembered thai the army rcg1la-
t."11s, as we'll ITS repeated orders, make il the
duty 1T the company commander to furnish
this document 10 every man sent to tie losni-
tal, and that ii is impossible for tic sick SOL
der TO draw cent Of pay without it, the fact
;'''ost mentioned will appear 10 bc one of
son4c importance.
, 1862-12-09

sW- Louis Napoleon prc..nts that one Of
LIS rea:o'is for wi=hing to mediate between
cur Gey.Tn'ss"zs1 ard tIe rebels, is to stop Inc
t.fIs!on OF blood, Prentice wonders whether
tl';'t is his reason for sending prodigious
arct and :sn army Of thirty or fer.y thousand
alv. for Tire sul,jun:,1ion OF Mexico.
, 1862-12-09

MR. L1Sco1S's New puRAsE,-Snmc pcop1c
here like Mr: Lincoln'e new phrase, "Frcc
Americans Of African dcscent,'' used in Ills
message. 1t is phrase which is At once Just
and courteous 10 onr free eolorcd population.
--Hash. Tor. Etrning nost
, 1862-12-09

e# meeting was held ut the Chamber Of
Commerce. New York, on Thursday Last, to
aid lie suffering operatives in Lancashire.
England. George Griswold offered t11c free
use Of one of the largest ships for the trans
port OF such provisions as may he sent, and
over ssG,oCo we're subscribed Oil The spot by
seventeen gentlemen. Some sl5, 900 had pre-
viously been subscribed a mcctins Of Brit
lSli residents l.: New York WIS held tho sa,s,.
day for thr same .,i,jcct.
, 1862-12-09

THE BARGAINS OF THE
Sc 4 s ON.
We have IuEt received from the closing sa!es. 100
ItccS flald Fun fsc!le.t SILKS IurSy !!if1Gs
Yard :; pieces 1icll Chintx Figured D:nlset SiIEs
@ i0r one doar yartl- Extra qualities Double Faced
500 Pieces RICH BR0GHE VELcURs,
New styles for two sillirssa yard 40 pieces yicl new
styles VELOUR tALENTIASf for two and
slXicHcc.
present value. They arc the only
GREAT BARGAINS Of the SEASON..
We have received within 4 few days large assoyt
meet Ct Rich Wool P}aGS Isanlc:af airt i;s.a.os:l
Hose. Magenta Mcrinees. Garuet sks Instrccss silks
BONNETTS PoNS0TS.
And oil the choice brands Of Real lrons Rack sE
Lyons SILK Eciyets. Paris Yclyer t!oahs CLOTH
CloaIs. Mourning Goods. in great variety
And many very scarce and choice styles Of Soot: not
10 be fonhd elsewhere In this market.
BLANKETS. FLANNELS. sEI1:TISt1s and F!,MIL7
GooDs. OF every kind. IN unlimited variety cng.P
W. M ROSS & CO.
1857 j. l69 Lake Street.
lnxk.- t&,.
, 1862-12-09

q The Eastc:, Journal STATES thai nj a
meeting Of t1'c Executive Council, o.. s:rtur-
I'i; last, ii 772: voted unanimously 10 receive
lie amended retnrns Of the vote for Congress
III tie third ward Of that r;ty belonging to
Tic third district. Accordingly, Hon. Alex
:sl:acr II. Rice, thv present Representative,
WiliIccvi,e thc certificate of election
, 1862-12-09

Making All amount already obtained
from loans to the 1Et OF I1termbrr.
and applied in payment Of current
expenditure and principal ard in
tcrest Of public debt. OF.
ana thefe must be added, also, the
;lmoant which will probably be
hereafter rcalized from loans in
all forms. under existing laws,
lllulrlY
, 1862-12-09

511,G'6,259.96

Making the total Of receipts, actual
aud anticipated, under existing
laws. 511,e.6, aa5e. .e0
On t1Ir other hand
For t!c trst quarter Of the fiscal
year 1863 the actual expenditures
Fur tbc ID, id and ll curriers' tic 'aloS''81''7o
actual and estimated expenditures,
Under existing appropriations. in
Guiding Interest On public deLt,
And additional appropriations are '~'07'''4' 10
asked Tor by the several depart
mcnts. to meet deficiencies tothe
Making the whole "mount actnailv '4l''''S''o
,,.t eSnsEaied :i o: e5tna1ed: Ell Is
n:;1l;; 1Eats ior P paynayni VI principle Of ...
Making an aggregate. for all purpo-
ses. o1-. --....--.............. 9SS555 IT
II Is necessary 10 observe, however that in
1he present state Of the law The estimates Of
the Gerartme'i1s always largely exceeds cx-
l'elaltn nTcs. lie law forbids the transfer
u any part Of an appropriation for
.,'se o'ject or class Of objects to another.
Consequently, WHEN any appropriation han
Fy!1s 10 bc exhausted, expenditures for tie
cnlccts ot It, hc~eser important, must be ar
rested until Il further appropriation can he
i!ad. Such iii occurrence during lie rcccss sf
congress might OCCASION great public incon-
FtnlcEcc and injury. Hence it has becn1uc
lls'i'i To- make every estimate large enough, to
coEcra'i possible requirements Under il ill Il
session of Congress shall afford IN opportu-
nity Of providing for any deficiencies which
may thereafter occur. Hence there is always
fa5gr BALANCE Of 1nexpendrd appropriations
1T the end Of every fiscal war, which after
two years from the making Of them. arc car
REQ TO the credit Of what is called the surplus
fund. >@'
It may b. safely estimated, thcEr-
inFr thnf fE th. arprnrr;.+;,,,
, 1862-12-09

ASCScoMwos Wo,1AS.-Mrs. Jose,,h spen-
Ger, OF Long Point, six miles north Of Clin-
t"n, Ind, gave birth to four childrcn-two
boys IND two girls-oc Saturday night list,
the 2ath ul1- They were perfectly formed, Of
good size, and apparently healthy. Three CT
them lived sSyeral hours. and one until Non
day. Ars. Spencer has been unusually pro-
life, having ;ils' twelve children ut seven nc
cauclliEents- M:. Spencer is Il twin, and l,as.
NC think, Improved himself
, 1862-12-09

- Dr. Edison B. Olds, at present q state
prisoner in Fort Lafayette, and one Of The
1hos1 nnnlltlsated tories in the North, has
oten elected to the legislature of Ohio from
Fairfield county, to fill i vacancy Tic peo-
rle "f 1hc county Of Fairfield disgrace them
selves and their State by sending such man
TO 1he legislature. From the fall Of Snmtar
until he accepted the compulsory hospita1-
lies If Fort Lafayette, Dr. Olds VAS indeGati-
gable i'll lis efforts to break down our govern
nsnt, and secure the independence of the
Southern eligarelly.
, 1862-12-09

Aaslng ne aggregate Of expendi-
Mh;cs, ~ a,,,1nnr;st; t1g ~ 9nlg, lsba; for
ssiIoi MnilSi4app1oprlatiohs are made or
From which sEonid be deducted tH, lal.' 1ss -56
probable amount OF appropria
tions which will remain nndfawn
On 1he ISL OF July, 1851 $1,000, 900 90
---
tIG mrinm o t pso6anle 6ao
year, ISL e.-4ns W. nscai se,s 10 ,e, sc
Thr estimates ~ raoo;,,t. 'oa'oo
ne 'ss ilis.es u iecelt'ts arc as 1o1oWs:
From From customs :..---. SO 10000
E1o1i 1oni inte5na 9a15l oanes. '15o,og0 0oo M
Fro1n From, mieceilan. 9 so;,rces nSS 9o oo9
0~''' -''>~4' 1 -,oov,ooo
Making the aggregate OF receipts for
the feea1 year 1864 to be deducted
from the aggregate Of ezpendi- ...
ta1ss- -'....---.."-....----.-. 2230a5, ,0000 90
And ,oo,.;rx, TIN oeo,.
furss IF fhe .ad sca vesr 3s,p sapenqa *a u
provided for. 4eoa ~ w ee9 aes 700 Re
o--.eee,ls9eo
The whole amount to be provided
, 1862-12-09

e A New Jersey Congressman has pub
4!cly stated in Wasl,ington-at least SO saythc
eorrespondents-lhat a resolution proposing
:n armistice Of six months had been drawn Inv
newly elected member Of the New Jersey
Legislature, and would be presented at the he.
ginning of the session opening on the It'll of
Janua5y next. This resolution, he said, which
is pre1aced by long string Of considerations
Will reproduce Louis Napoleon's idea Of ar,ni.
sticc, but will refuse 10 adhere to the media
ton scheme, on the ground that several State
Legislatures are ready TO discuss similar reso-
lutlons, and that this influence will be sniff
cent to obtain suspension of hostilities with
out tue Intervention Of foreign powers The
NeW York HeraA's Washington dispatch on
On Thursday morning says that the New Jer-
sey Legislature will pass the above resolution
before any ether measure is voted upon.
, 1862-12-09

For the civil list. including foreign
Intercourse and MISCELLANEOUS ex-
penscs. other than on account Of
the public debt .-.,,......
For the Interior Department, Indi-
ans and pensions.
Eor the War Department. ...,.....
For the Navy Department
For interest on public debt. ......,,
For principal Of public debt. .......
, 1862-12-09

To which erm should be added the
expenditures for whit b appropria-
tlons made are estimated as re-
manning undrawn on the first Of
July, 1858,
, 1862-12-09

The deduction Of this sum will leave
u TIT true aggregate Of the eSpen-
titurc fur the year Tsa 553 TT 81
, 1862-12-09

work eace in motion, nearly all the warriors
Joincdin. Those Who did MT were denounced
as traitors. Many Of the more scryicesble
class Of persons were scarricd off as prisoners
to the plains, together with guns, munitions,
provisions, horses, ca,tle, SC. The Sioux Of
the plains are numerous and powerful for bor-
'ter warfare, having horses, guns, &c.
kEsGIEssSEss OF THE SLAVES IN TovE,,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. living in the lower
counties Of Maryland say that the slaves there
are becoming very restivc, in view Of the near
approach Of the first of January, when thay
expect 10 become free under the President;s :
emancipation Proclamation. The fact that
srch an edict has gone forth, our infprnant
says Is known to every negro in Lower Mary
land. Considerable trepfdation exists AMONG
Tue whites, who fear that the negroes, when
they learn that tue proclamation docs not ap-
ply to their case, will break into open revolt.
and, by force Of arms, attempt the work OF
sclt-libc:atlon- We learn that On the farm OF
large slavcowncr, living near Port Tobacco,
a number Of arrus-so,nc of them govern
1ncnt nuskets-wcrc recently found, which
had been concealed BY the negroes; showing
policy Of preparation most significant at this
time
, 1862-12-09

1So,405,345.G0

2W,1a9,717.01
1S1.021, 21,197.I
, 1862-12-09

The question WAS then asked Of Gen. Pope
Why lie stated to Gen. Porter on September
I'd that il. doubted whether lie wo,,la take
any action against Gen. Porter, although, lc
felt himself bound to report to Gen. Griffin,
1T the same time admitting That, in consc-
qucDcc Of the disubedivnce Of orders by Gen.
por;er, the natio,,al capital WAS threatened,
J:ickson's: forces having escaped. Pope said
tie question was Il persona! one, and hc would
moi answer; and the court decided The CUES
tion us irrelevant, and objections were filed.
, 1862-12-09

For the 1ss quarter the actual re-
cslptE from customs, internal jlu-
tics direct tax. lands, ,snd aII 9th
er sources. excluding louns, and
Including the bn]ance from list
- year Of $13:N3, ,5lG.S1, were.
For the I'd. Cd and 9Th quarters The
estimated rcceipts from all sources
, 1862-12-09

l0fHE-.-- ---... 331, ,15U.9f43&
Making an aggregate Of realizcdand
anticipated RESOURCES. to be deduc-
ted iron, the sum Of actual and all
ticipatctl expenditures for all pur-
11f,sns f1f aAn