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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-19

SANDY HOOK. l7.--The Great Eastern
has jnst come ~ She is from Mileori
Have with Liverpool dates 9th inst.
Ihe Aria arrived on the 4th.
LTvEafooI, Nay 6, 4. M.-Breadstuifl
still declining; provisions steady, sugar
6rmsr steady coffee inactive.
LONDON, 5, r. M.-Wheat declined %;
sugar declined coffee firmer rice quist
staady. Censols 981@94 Iii. g. Shares
H@l04 discount; Erie 32a@82t.
L1vs.PooL, 6.-TAs Paris Patfie says
The visit Of the French Minister 70 Rich
mond VA cntissly political and that its
purport was known 10 President Lincoln,
LATssr. Liverpool, s, p. m.-~ Flour
declined Cd wheat irregular and easies;
corn quiet and steady; beef declining.
Consols 063@04; American securities
quiet and steady.
y 81. i 4
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New York, May IL.
A letter from Cumberland, Virginia,
l4th, says IN attempt Was made this #
tsrnoon By the rebels on our left 10 cap.
ture some of our wagons, hundreds Of
which line the roads between hsrs and
Buskhouse Point, bat / cannot learn That
they have succeeded. During the time
the rebels made the attack upon our
wagon train, General Mcclellan, aceom-
panied BY his staff, was making ! recon-
noissance and came in sight 81 the rebeI
cavalry before he Was aware Of his prox-
unity. BY dint Of Aard riding - -
capped and took command Of what force
was at hand and dispersed tho rebels.
It i reported here tonight thai. tWo
rebel regiments have been cut OF In their
retreat BY the burning Of Bottom hridgs
by our forces. II this be true thsy m,
in tho language Of the ogre, tiny msst.n
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FROM WARRINGTON.
Warrington, Nav 16.

Warrington, Nay IL.
The Senate 70 day confirmed the nom
ination Of Brsvst Maj. Gen. Wool to be
Major Gensral for gallant conduct on the
10th Of May. 10 taking the city Of Nor
folk, and for othsr gallant services. Also
of Charles Cass = Postmaslsr It Win
ehsstsfy Y - ~
The mails for Nsw Orleans viii 81
nads up u New York, to Be forwarded
o. svery steamer vhish may lsavs fos
that port. Therefore The coamunieatioa
between thass cities win b frequsnt.-
Postmastsrs ars requested 70 forward "a
nail natter for New Orleans to the New
York postofRos.
lsaas Morton. = prsssnt connsotsd
with the agricultural brunch Of tho Pat
.s0t oGcs. has bssn nominated By ths
President = Commissioner OF Agriculturs.
Beajamin F. Lashbough, Of Nsbraska,
il confirmed = agent fer Tho Pawnes In
diaas II that Tssntory.
The Navy Dsp't ~ isfosm1liOa a1sE
On The lot iask Apting Lisut. Col. NIGk-
-, Of The Onward, dispatched Acting
Master eloper in his vesnsl's la1ach, il
chase iof The schooner HArah Abbott, one
hundred tons harden, sndeaEosiag . rnn
ths blockads a Ball's BAyon, On the
coast Of 9euth Carolina. Her crew there
upon ran her a1hors and burned her,
themselves escaping on ths 9th.
The y. 8. gunboat Ottawa captured
4AA-aahoonAa u n R.A>In~- -.
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Chapter :.
mile. ss = ~ d 1s:'sn s sI,1 g
EDITOR GATE Cry: Astha h..,,. -.
been, and probably will Be-. DELAYED .o :.
time yetby the vas, amount Of br;a.;n.
and corduroyine rsouired !, ~. go
roads to Corinth, / will send Won !. ~.
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New York. Nav liz.

New York. May Is.
The Express says brigade TO b CON-
posed entirely Of colored soldisru, o6icsrsd
by white men, Is now being raised 10 this
stty. The brigade b 70 consist Of fvs
regiments, tho cemnnnd Of uhieA d @ -
gwen to John Crsightos, formerlr Lieus.
Colonel Of the New York 9th, Billy VII
ass's. The comnsnd Of one q To mi
neats - besn rendered = Captain u
~ LIT ZoaAvss. The ocmmand az an
ether bas bssa rendered TO Capt. NcDsr-
nd q Nisarsugua notoristy. Ii Il up
possd ~ u1ia work Of ~ brigade win
3 ~ diGging q antrencAmsate and eorti-
&catiees. Recruiting H. bssn secrstly
going % fef ths last three vsuaa md IL
rolls exhibited naazly 1900 nanes. III
colored folks ass vastly plsassd With III
idsa and . seep o ths hal oGcial order
sasss. from Warrington The brigade viii
Con b 6llsd Up.
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- A correspondent Of the Rochester
Democrat alludes 10 the fact that tvelye
years since Mr.. Seward introduced ! bill
INTO the Senate to abolish slavery in tho
District Of Columbia. That bin received
h.s esc" soss-not another beside. Nov.
what ne then alone voted for 10 4 law
Events march faster than atmiea
That can hardly be true. Twelve years
ago Senator Hata introducsda resolution
instructlng the Compromise COMMITTEES
% include the emancipation Of the slaves
10 the District in their programme d
adjustment. The resolution received q
votes.
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New York, May IA.

New York, May Il.
The steamer Atlantic, from Port Rsyal
lAtA, has arrived. Among the passsn-
kAra afs 0sn. Gilmore who commanded
10 Eodnstion Of Fort Pulaski. 49,
lnensr Plantsr had arrived from OharlaD-
- m axay With ~ oonraband pilot
- 1r0w.
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Camp Near Coristh. Nay rs.


Some Frcnchmsn, members Of tie 18th
Louisiana, have arrived. Tires eonpa-
mics of that regiment, composed Of Frsneh-
men, arrived lately, who, snabls to abtaia
wofk, food, Or money. we're obliged 10
enliGf for thirty days under the conscript
hw. They report the whole army with
ont coffee. and at one time were psasly
three days without rations.
Vandofn aud Price left Corinth eight
days ego. Il Is not known whsrs they
have gone.
The weather il clear and hot, and the
roads very dusty before Corinth.
Il having besn satisfactorily shown that
spiss have Waited oar camps, crossed the
Tennessee river and proceeded in tho
night BY dagouts to Florence, Ala, where
they hold easy communication with the
enemy, il Was deemed necessary 70 ex-
lcln1eaa civilians from our camps ID or
lsr y keep spiss ont, hence gsnanl or
dor msntiossd yesterday.
An intslligent Federal, Of regiment
captured ct Shiloh. exchanged Yesterday,
ssYs De NM taken from Coriuth to Jack
son, Misc thence . Jackson, Tsna., and
baok 70 Corinth, states that from The tims
be lsA CointA until his rstufn thsrs, hs
MAS guarded b unarmsd nsa.
a oontnband, the intimate servant Of
Gen. Hardee, and also servant jack, ar
rived, and reports having bssa Md thas
Gen. Hardse was very iok d was, and
would Leave, but BeauregArd wouida't let
him.
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Washington. May is.

Washington. May is.
SENArE.-Mr. Trumbull contended
that this Nas not con6scation at ALL
He claimed that Congress had power .
take the property Of rsbsl, and his LIE,
in war, but can not bring him into Couri
and take his property longer than life, nm
der the Constitution. which provides
against astainder and the taking Of the
property Of traitor from his hsirs; yet
the 6rst section proposes = punishment
for treason to take the property Of rebels
5orevsr. F577'
. After further discussion, Mr.. Davis
moved 10 amend tha Asse sect;oa by stsfk-
ing out N the clause ftssing ths slaves,
md to add . provision for inprisonnsnt
Ut hard labor, not less than 6yo nor more
thxn twenty yean. Hr. Davis said h
Ind no objection 10 the con6scation Of
siayes, II they ware tseated like other
property and the proceeds put into the
treasury.
M. ulpsk asked If Congress could a.
low ; horse % 60 free il il were con6s-
Gated.
Mr.. Davis thought not. He thought
i the duty Of Commissioners TO appro-
priate property, oF NE IL. Mr.. Davis said
the legal dsGaition Of forfsitsse implied
that you must take the property and
ne it.
After further discussion Mr.. Dsvis'
amsndment VA rejected ayes 4, nays 81.
The question then rccurred on Mr..
Tr1nbun's motion 70 seriks out ths Asst
eecEion.
1r. Lane. Of Kansas, thought it would
b batter to offer the original o subs.i-
tute. and not try and mutilsia the hill.
He W. IN favor 81 the original bin, but
if tho Senate was determined to have this
bill hs wanted 70 take il = il was.
Mr.. Tumbulps amendment was reject
sd--ayss 10, nays 80.
Mr.. Howard moved to strike ont the
second section, which provides for IL
forfeiture Of property and freedom Of
the slaves Of those who incite, engage In
Or aid the insarrscsion against the Unitsd
States. He spoke 1t some length against
this section Of the bill - simply mitigate
ing the punishment Of treason.
The second section was amended BY
inserting aby imprisonment not exceeding
ten years," also y to make Il forfeitass
and imprisonment, both at the dissrstisu
Of the Court.
Mr.. HowArd's amendment was reject
eds against s.
Mr. Samnsr offered substitute for The
bill, which Was ordered printed. Execu-
tive session. Adjourned till Monday.
HoUsE.-Ben. Wood had leave granted
to print speech, in which he anathema-
sised abolitionists, saying their chief de-
sire j. to continue the war for emancipa-
ton, while An honorable peace was within
thsir grasp.
Private bills were then considered. Ad-
journed till Monday.
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Ersa re. Pillsw.
Cairo, May 16.
Especial to Chicago Tribunal

l6peclal TO Chicago Tribunal
The following dispatch was received:
Thars has been nothing Of Importance
done ia ths Asst within day or two.
The Cincinnati has bsen got OF from the
bottom q the river by the uss Of the steam
pnmp, and altar some work upon her bulk.
heads viii 80 up the river to-day for re-
pairs.
The Memphis Appeal Of the 18th ooa-
tains : lstter from correspondent q IT.
Pillow, who witnessed the battle Of the
10th int. Il disagrsss With the reports
q -. Ihompeon sont you ysotefday,
and 6xss ~ numbsr 81 killed of the rsb-
els = eight, md the wounded = high =
lis.
Sir dsssrtess came aboard The Benton
yesterday, from Memphis. They ny that
Asnphis i being dragged 6ne for NJ.
craits, and they left . escape conscrip-
ton.
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New Yosk Specials ~ 1aunleSse FREQ.
M IamaaIbonsAA &a
y@ Especial u Tmes.1
NJ York, May IL. e
Hunters prochm11ion excites scarcely
any interest In WAsl ngtos j; no one ii.
taching any impoft1ncs 10 III efficiency 10
produce the end designed. Martial law
is only enforced By martial power aud
Hunter has no force At his command ads-
quate to enforce this proclamation. His
declaring freedom to Ill the slaves in
three States, when he has no power to
free single slave outside Of biz camp,
is regarded To- Washington % % not of
qualification highly, discreditable to any
one holding III Tsnk Of Genernl, snip
posed to have ordinary iniellissucs. IT
the military power Is withdrawn from
Hunters department before his pruclsma.
ton ID executed throughout those States,
il is concsded that the civil power will
not complete or countenance what martial
law proclaimed, but did not practically
execute. The Presidents policy ID sup.
posed to be aufhoritativsly settled BY his
action ii Frenont,s cas- IL which ill his
Cabinet cosonrrsd. Fremont Tread ~
his proclamation the slaves Of oil men en-
gagged in the rebellion. Hunters procla-
mation frees the slaves Of ill men in three
States, whether they have been engaged
in rebellion Or not, furnishing loyalists %
well o. traitors, and ell because he has
1nmiAr01 ma rfsol 1a.v whn~> ho -. 49,.
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Loasville, May 10.
The Steamer WIN. Wsllace 4 = U
river with isS Of Norgsn's nsa, bossd
North.
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!, = :
forth. and ~ bTasery and Atios
with vhieh ~ hays met the - md
fought tAsif sssntTys battlss- ! an
prosd q Iowa seldiens and ! ieel Aattsred,
and M4e1s iseae tailer, On aeaI'ng Them
% often extoiied for their proves ~
the great work they have performed Tor
their country. IOWA mas done WE'LL
Iowa Is 2 glorious State, and Ike &
presslsns meet yosr ear daily. occasion-
ally you WI hssr the addition TO the
aoose- na' what pity her counties
ana cite shoald earn,sl' her fair name
y repuoiatlop
Inc patriotism Of the people pf Iowa
mas been mora seyerly tested than that q
me people o. any other State. since the
rebellion eemnsseed. They have been
CUT On snt're'y nom their natural market
~ tne O'ookaoe q me Missisappl river.
ana have psen enlarged 90 The sast By
n'gn farms adopted ~ eastern railroads.
In snort, have experienced oil the de-
pressing effects and evils OF the war, and
have derived little Or no benefit from the
Government.
bunness u reviving here, and every
body seems more hopeful. The rebellion
u regarded a. about ''played out" Mon
ey was never 20 abundant here and in
England = = the present time: here i
y - 70 = On call |; there, loans are INSIDE
It ]. The ports u the South will soon
be open . commerce.: 10 expectation Of
this, vessels have bean loading here for
tho last four wesks. for New Orleans and
other ports, and have advertised from
time 70 tins TIE day Of sailing; but .
yet no clesrances have been granted BY
Collector Barney, and will not be TIL the
prociamatson Of tue President, opening
the ports, y made,-then : hect OF YES
seis WIN 'savs TINS port, such = mover
lelt Y N one week before. Every body
= nervous % 40 business again, and every
Dooy aimost VII make haste TO Be
non again.
= reverend Trend o. mine told me
Yesterday that q % 'ntervieS OF half n
noor Win ven. seott she gay bstors. he
inquired O sns uenera' wat Wa % oe
.ne la's o. the leaders OF the rebellion.
ine uenera replied That Jen Davis would
never oe caught that he, and probably
some Others would make their escape
from the country but number would
undoubtedly - captured. And what
then1 inquired my friend. Them,
SAID the old hero, "there must be conrid-
erabie Jad'c'ous hanging
The whole city Is kept in excitement
BY the boys crying !" Extras r night or
day.
Norfolk and Richmond will sooa be o.
cupled ~ our trooPs-within week from
this time, and then the Monitor and Ga
lena viii soon make holes through 6um-+
ter, when our army will take hold and
possess that fort and the city Of Charlss-
ton. Good news y hourly expected from
HaIisok. The defeat Of our army in ths
west Is not considered possible. West-
srn men have displayed such bravery,
and fought 70 desperately. that victory
for them ID che future Il regarded a.
The ,.or,. q -. No-.h-... -
P0S4.'y - Aos' "iH nSfeaItoF 1DOW tne
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E801 01DG. WO0G..

Gen. Wool visited Norlolk agsEn To-
day. L i IL contemplation e remove
The headquarters u this dspartlnsat 70
that city. There i no nsWS from Gen.
AoCellan's army.
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! Al keokuk BY Rev. Or. Williams Gro II. Cnvnn
- sAaAn JANE esEEEA, Nay ISth, l6oe.
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DEEPER.
- 1'sk fsppsr r.: .ss,iyss IA & -. "
nayleO - Man s1eoee.
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en- ltsi si-r E1OAA 1VIS 49, 0AV01Ocsi esstsfsfis
FoRfREss Noxlos, Dec. Jls.--Ths Richmond
Enquirer Of the 18th hss the following 95j %
Heavy firing 10 going on st, Ffedsrieksburg.
Longstreets troops arc engaged. The cannon
aiding is severe. On Thursday last ,our Bate
fies stationed above and below the town opened
fire on the gunboats anchored In the stream,
consisting Of the Freedom, Anacosts, Live Yan
kee and Resolute. The firing lastsd 90 hour
and half and was very heavy and rapid. Ten
houses were struck and four completely fiddled
the best in the yillsge ',, = .
ENotice was given Of an intention 70 she'll The
gunboats dropped down the river some miles.
The people of the town like those Of Fredricks-
burg are now scattered ID the farm houses and
cabins. of the adjacent county. Truly the
Yankees are wagiDg war of extermination.-
Abraham Lincoln IL Ct eompeer Of Nins
Sahib. 1i l -, =
Col SWANS viii visit Europe, accompanied BY
Col. L. Q. 9. Lamar, Of Miss, Who goes with in
structions to Slidell and Mason.
Important movements are on foot in Eastern
North Carolina. Twelve regiments left New.
bern on Saturday. Some think their destina-
ton ID Wilmington. The more general belief
L, that they design IN attack on Weldon and
Petersburg On Sunday two transports and Eve
gunboats ascended the Chovan River, and land
force Of 10000 Was seen in motion for Suffolk,
indicating q movement on Weldon. f..g ,a.,'
Tho Raleigh Progress announces The landing
of large force in Pates county. If this be true
IN immediate attack on Weldon must be ex-
pected az
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lOeueressaonal Neyve,

WAsHneTox, Dec, 16-The Army Bill re-
ported from the Committee Of Wsys and Means,
apprentices e7sl, o00, 900 for the year ending
June, 1864. EB ~ E&
Senator Wilkinson's bin tor the removal Of
the several bands Of Sioux Indians, and assigned
them new reservation near the Missouri river,
sui6cient to give 80 acres Of good agricultural
land to each individual, and appropristes 800
600 for their removal It provides that the old
Reservation shall be sold for the benefit of the
tribe. individuals who sought to prevent the
recent msssacres, shsll be allowed to retain 100
acres each. ,tc1i.4o Q > y
Senator Rices bill, in aid Of 4 canal to connect
the Minnesota and Red rivers of the North.
grants for such purpose q million acres, besides
the right Of way, 200 feet in width,
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THE STATUS nv TENNEssEE.


NV YoaK, Dec. l6.-The Tribune has spe.
cal from Nashville, giving an account Of the VIC.
lation Of the Asg Of truce, on the Hurfreesboro'
turnpike, by which 10 Of Capt Abels command,
the 4th Michigan, we're captured. u II
A scout from Aurfreesboro' reports having
heard JEFF. Davis and Polk speak there on Fri.
day. Davis declared that Tennessee must be
held at all hazards. Polk said he expected that
Grant would be defeated, and then Nashville
would be assailed.
Information says that the rebels will fight Us
between Tullspoma and Winchester. There are
about 10000 rebels between Nurfreesboro and
Nashville.
Forest, with regiments Of cavalry, left Wiz.
chester on Thursday to cross Cumberland river
below Nashville, to cut our railroad.
Morgan was married yesterday, and moves
with 5000 to attack the railroad At another
point. Five men of the Chicago Board Of Trade
regiment were captured. -
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Keokuk Items.

KEoKuK, Dec. l6-Ths river here is four feet
higher than has beer. for some time and entirely
clear of ice.
Yesterday and to-day.
The Sisters of the Visitation are holding q
Fair for benevolent purposes, which is proving
,ouite success, the Hall being crowded.
The army Paymaster has been here a few days
having up the soldiere in the hospital, many Of
vhom have their discharges and hail the Pay
.mrster with Joy, he furnishing them. With the
needful. to return to their::homes.
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What . knowing Correspondent says.
NEw. YoRK, Dec. ia Washington cores
pondent Of the Commercial Advertise. says il
our arms are crowned with success before Freder.
icksburg, it viii Insure the appointment of Judge
Holt % superior to Nj. Smith, Secretary Of the
Interior. Should any mishap occur, il may lead
TO . reeonstructioa Of the Cabinet, and the 70.
newal Of Gen. Mcclellan to command. Already
like everything else, the war news is to decide
il. .Hsanvhile, every one d excited, and fever
ish and impatient $500, ~
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Revelution ID Japan.

SAN FRAHcIsco, Dec. l3.-The Commercial
Circular from japan of the 25th October says
that revolution has taken plsce In that Gov
sfnment, but Of what character public reports
don't make cleare. The assumed power Of Ty-
coon is greatly restricted and the policy adopt
ed 10 adverse to foreign interests.
Mr.. Richardson, and English merchant, had
been sssassinated BY the servants Of japanese
Prince.
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Rebel Raid m Maryland.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-Lsst night about 8
O'Clock the rebel cavalry under Major White,
about 1915 strong, made raid into Poofesville,
Maryland. They found Is men, Of SCOTS 900,
quartered in wooden building. After brief
was on fre, Lieut. Smith and II men surrender.
ed and we're paroled. On our side the loss was
one killed, Seret Stiles, and two wounded, Lieut..
Smith and Corporal Berry. The rebels lost two
killed aud thirteen wounded. The rebels took
everything valuable from the men they paroled.
They also stripped the body Of Sergeant Stiles.
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WRECK.

Nlw YoRx, Dec 1.-THE brig Reoka reports
that on the l2th she run through an Immense
mass Of bexss with some small pieces Of bosrds.
resembling bulwarks from vessels ssnevsyr'
stays, &c. These boxes extended for SVEN
miles, literally covering the, vatsr. She picked
up new cork fender and fifteen boxes q amy
bread, apparently not moro than ten Of Aftsen
hours in water. They were marked 80. g. Sub.
sisssnse Department, and Union Mechanical
Bakery COMPANY" ~ ..r
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4 Rebel Daasery On the Potomac.

WAsHIsafoN, Dec. lion Wednesday eve
ming our gunboats At Port Royal, ~ miles from
Iredericksburg, we're fred into By 4 rebel bat
tery, supposed to number twenty heavy puns
One shot struck . coal schooner, killing : Car
tain named Simmons. One other struck tie
Curituck, going into the engine room, killing q.
". Smith and wounding three others The
firing was very rapid and continued till sun
down, when the battery was silenced.
Next morning the gunboats again opened on
the battery, but received no reponse.
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Repudiales.

San FRAsc1sco, Dec l6.-Certain Sacramen.
to taxpayers have made application to the
Local Court for an Injunction restraining the
Treasurer from paying the January interest on
the city bonds They expect, to show that halt
OF the city debt, Or about 100000 is Illegally
issued, and on that pretext to avoid liability.
But few Of the bonds are held here, and it is
doubtful II the bond-holders' interest are repre-
sented in Court with nuch zesI - gJe3x's.ss :
! UaTt.77E .f,'1'i rSss-t--S NA'gqID "a Oh
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The Alabama;

NEW YORK, Dec. Is. The brig Reindeer from
St Thomas has arrived. She reports the S.r
Jacinto off that port, and that it was reported
at St. Kits on the 2sth, that the Alabama re-
turned to Martinique on the Goth, and was
loading coal from British neutral bark in that
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Goods seized,

KSoxvlLLE, Dec! l0.-President Davis made.a
speech here this morning. he thinks the tory
ism Of East Tennessee is exaggerated. .laa
Gov. Brown Of Georgia, acting under the leg
islature of that State, has seized from three
to four hundred thousand dollars worth of goods
in Augusta, for the soldiers, TO Be paid for of
course at reasonable rates, It hes caused great
excitement a.sl hE ft.nAJ 1el o2lgollsaEs hsLNFa
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Fire ut Peoria.

I PEORIA, Dec. l6.-The building on the corner
of Washington and Main streets, occupied by
Farmers drug store aud Coles daguerrean gal.
Ilery, was destroyed by FIRE last night. farmers
stock was valued ct $50, 00o-insured for $780,.
600. The building was insured for 81, 000.-
Coles stock Was valued At $s,0o0--ipsured for
$4,000. The adjoining buildings are slightly
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ANVIL efTreasure.

.NIw YolK, Dec. 1.-THE steamer Cham.
pion arrived this p. m. from Aspinwall with
800, 900 in treasure. No news from South OF
Central America e-....-- - - -. "a