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, 1862-03-10
From our own Cotreapondent.]

~, WAHaHa1oN, MATCH d, l607-
The rebel Army OF the: Potomac numbers
not far from 1o0, 600 men, distributed between
the river batteries on their right and Wfnches.
ter on the left. Rather more than one half
their force is at and around Centrcvlle-theif
pjckets extending about three miles this side
Of that place. Nearly all the South Carolina,
Louisiana, Tennessee and North Caroliua
troops have gone home within two or three
weeks. Many Of the rebel regiments, which
keep mp show Of remaining, hare been re-
duced to one hundred men by furloughs Of
twenty or thirty days, graned On condition
that those accepting shall .re.enlist for the
var. They arc muck demor;lizsd by ,inefi-
cheney in the pay department, the medical de-
pa1tment, the quartermaster' s department and
the war department generally, and greatly
dikpirited by their disasters in the West and
the mourDfnl tone Of JEFF. Dayis's message.
In spite Of the bad roads the right wing Of
our army has retreated in good order to Mar
tinsburg; and captured one clergyman. The
lock in the canal sluice not having enlarged it.
self since Wednesday week, It is still impos-
siblc to get the boats through into the river,
aud no alternative was left Gen. Banks, {eut
off from relnforcements), but to put as much
mud as possible between himself and the enc
my. he has now reached the place where
Gen. Patterson began. presume the cam
paign IN that quarter is ended for the present
The confscation bill moves slowly. Con
g1ces is so evenly balanced on the question
that the people can decide It il aaey sgiR. The
tax bill is now before them, and they can see
u4I -
, 1862-03-10

We publish in another column an ab
stract ofthe bill for & Pacific Railway,
low before Congress. It is artfnly drawn,
hut with q good map no one can be de-
ceived as to its provisions "The road and
telegraph to run from the Western bounda-
r. Of Kansas, or at the 102 deg. parallel Of
longitude west Of Greenwich at the ter
n,1nation Of the Leaycn1orlh, Pagnee and
Western railroad and telegraph line,
(which is 10 run from Leayepworth yia
Fort Hleyl" &c, &c, sufacicnt1v dotine.
what the trainers Of the bill intend
The Kansas and St. Louis scheme,s ,,a,n
to cheat the Northwest and all the great
railway lines between Chicago and the
seaboard, and in fact all the seaboar3 cities
north Of Philadelphia, cut Of all the benefits
they have a right To- claim h this great m.
tional enterprise. The plain English Of
all The yerbiage in which the committee
have attempted to conceal the real eastern
terminus Of the road is, that it is to com
mence upon and run up the Arkansas riy.
er, inEtead Of the Platte: This Lcaven.
enworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad
: Is a mere rIper concern, 9nd the point o1
=, departure for the crest Pacific line is at
least two hundred miles too far south to
accommodate the business and the great
hallway lines: pf the country: If it1starts
, 1862-03-10
Promotions for Merit.

The REVISED Army Repfster Of scntcm,,cr
1851. showed = complete revolution in onr III,
t1e forre of rcoz,,.rs Int t,,, Rao7stor +ho+
shall next he n1,b17shed fwhen thc senate has
cont,,7ncd he an,,oi,t,nente 1noda b- +ba
President viii he tin more r,aics1 n,r
rcgn1,r ,r,nx- ;s ro1r ossert;a,,r . no,r +,,;ao
Co1onels and other senior ff,7ccrs h,va cither
hfen sct aside or anno,nted Brigaiicrs. r!o,.
ta,ns and 1;cu,enants ,re b1 +,,c score co1n.
ncls If volunteer rec,,nents or pr;oaaisr ccn.
erals, The old armT las zone out, We vel
come the new. In our 1ate p" "ninino times oe
peacc7' the dignity Of shonyder.st trans was ,s
wc1, served in dress;no.pown and SINNERS &C
on horseback. He. therefore wro hecame a
o,,,+o;n ~ IN md . c,1,,a1 ~. ~ ,,,,r+ 1,,,-o
, 1862-03-10
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
Letter from a Friendly EnSlfshmaH, /,

ARLINGTON 1872
Ed;tors ch,eaoo rr,,h,,na. ' ''''&eA' ~ @o'''
~ ~,
Al ae oane VI seiJ large CLASS OF Eng
Gehmen whose existence you seem to ignore,
the class which wishes as we'll to the limited
a,o+os of An,or;on - ~ ~ =" ~a,,S.o1e s.a.s".
states OF America as you 10 yourself, protest
against Jour article about England in your
number Of February eth, You saw that Enr
land ;s crowa7np ron ,r,o,,1v "a tha n-a11 :,
Ha ,sn. - e.o"s4ns sou n',nas 70 1ne ~nl IN
taking advantage Of your internal conyulsions
to deny courtesies to Federol shins Of war and
~ aSta,,a -, ~ ~,,,a1 =, y ~
~ ea.eno 'pein u ieoei ehtps u "ar' WHICH
would never have eharterized her policy in the
pa]my days of the Great Republic.
I think 50 highly Of the intelligence of
Amc1eans' aud, not least among them, OF the
eagacity Of Chicago, that I venture to offer
these remarks for your consideration.
You seem entirely to foroet t,.+ 1o,,r or,,.,,,
s;o,, ;n a-nar,ca is 49, e',s sou soa' ",
extends over so large portion cfthe earth, that
il compromises The security and nrozner;t. ~
s,ss;e,, aa.;nns ~ ~ 49, ns;a,:,r @ ae pel.' VI
aa.1ons, aA4o uo'ao's " 1osiano' 10
scarcely Ices degree Than your OWL Forup-
wards of ten months 7ou have 1,een actively at
oor. f,r co,rtoo,, ,,nr,+he wv, ha,-. 49,, -.
~ ~ 'Gut t5aM tsssn Montns 5ou Mase usea un
S.ttas+;;.;ns s4uS - s t Ino eA1ss
ta5Hts:4, u ~ w ~ sauns aud
" vehusEtat!att, que Ilne OF evldence IRat: du-
tt?.Ie tuat WAole tune1 Tue atntuue OF tne Eng
nsa eosef1nmen. nas oeen other*ise than up
tsy ssus "a. anu 31ts ~ ~ ne1tlsy toHafus
.,. .u1 smG gsngeae1t LILLE ~ naeaons; taank Fon Will
eeaity .,1y WHY ~ ut Ivy Q! l9uf elAcuity IN
Svp TX ~ ~ enAs 3 W ING Iaee o. Inc
~ raaa-a1 ~, ~ ~ Ut Gessn s1a1e every vesuge
,eS = IeuSi0 a99tnullts AAQ u1sappeaIea' tnat
%nS aa4 lnt 4,,I nau ao 4tGlH1lse out 70; con
Ss0e psuseient rights 70 the south.
1oqt 9hn GqFelnmenf: had conceded
Sneh rights 20 the CopledeEates long before
england; witness the TACT that your Late Pres
ident feceiEed the Southern Commissioners
and admitted them TO bis presence as "dsstin-
gulshed private individuals" during the
month Of fcbruaIy Last year, instead Of hang
iEg them, which he ought to hare done, had
they been "rebcls.".; Since the concession OF
nelDgerent rights to the South, you must be
aware that thoassands Of rifles have been pur-
chased in the English markets for the North,
Hn1le nundsnds hare been sEnnggled, under
ne powerful temptation OF high prices, into
.4e scum. y eitner s1de we're to complain
ahout the neutrality Of England, it certainly
en1nld not be the North: .
tntn the Mason and slideM atfair, you could
not aad did not complain about England,
Tha.eqeT you may have thought about the
LoEuon d1nes which Is not the English Gov
, 1862-03-10
New York Charter E1ecfions.

Just uow New York is il the season OF
municipal aid town elections, important only
in local point Of view, and SO conducted
with considerable disregard TO past political
Questions In some counties party lines are
drawn, and in others there is greater harmony
Of action upona Union basis. Wherever the
contest is political the Republicans hold their
own, and even the Albany argus, swil hereto
fore to claim great democratic gains in these
s11iBg elections, is silent as to the result to
its own side, In Rochester the Republicans
carried every thing By large majority, elect
ing Nj H,hard Mayor. Auburn elects Geo.
Humphrey tRep.> Mayor By orer4p majority.
Daniel G Fort tRep) is elected Mayor Of os-
Wego, with an entire Republican council In
Utica, Dewitt G. Grove, Dem.) cditor Of the
Daily O1ses7z7, was reelected Mayor, oYer his
brother quill Of the Aorniug Herald James
Thorn {Dem-} is elected Mayor Of Troy, and
tic council Is equally divided
, 1862-03-10

H The mode in which newspapers are to
be taxed, is very novel and effective. In the
first place, there Is tax Of three mills per
pound, or about fifteen cents per ream, upon
the white paper. Secondly, there is taxo five
per cent. upon the annual receipts from ad-
yertisementE. Thirdly, there is 3 stamp
duty upon telegraphic messages; fourthl5,
comes tax Of three per cent. upon the aggre-
gate income Of the newspaper establishment.
Filthy, taxes on gas, oil, glue, and several
other items; and sixthly, a tax Of three per
cent on all job printing. The CHICAGO TRIBUNE
is The only paper in this city that can pay these
exactions without serions effort The tax bill
Will probably kill off the TINES and fbst-as
they can hardly make ends meet. The Journal
may struggle under it awhile, but in the end
will probably succumb. Nextto the TRIBUNE,
the Staats zeitatng is the best able to bear the
burden. The other German papers may give
out on the first visit Of the tax-gatherer.
, 1862-03-10
Suppressed Dispatch.

I1301tr 11Ie =. x. I11RnMFs 3IU Nsl ]
The following portion df one Of our WASH
1EgtGn kilograms vas suppressed by the tele-
graphic censor on Monaa7 night:
The President is F3id tn have been ur1EuHI1E
excited on the 1rst receipt Of the news; but ar y
on3cere ehake their heads when they think Of the
o!d eng1nees, Nhe, fottytyeaEs ago. constructed q
passage Of boa:s large enough to serve That q
able"
We understand this to allude to the report
current in Washington that the projected ad-
vance Of the army Of the Potomac was defeat
ed last week By. the fact that the canal boats,
which had long been intended to throw troops
across the Idycr, we're found, when the mo-
;laent for actkoAaz7tyed, :too big 70 be passed
ont of The; 4talass Measurement beforehand
would baIe essTed pa this Jsasee,
, 1862-03-10
The Tax om UAn1 r~4s~A

There seems to be an impression that the
Government has imposed direct tax on the
real estate Of the country. By the Law en-
titled "An act to provide increased revenue
from imports, to pay interest on the public
debt, and for other purposes" passed on the
5th of August, 1861, 1t is provided tsthat
direct tax Of twenty millions Of dollars be
and Is hereby annually laid upon the United
States, and the same shall be and Is hereby an
,,ortinnnd in the manner fn1Inxinn.
, 1862-03-10
R1Ah0p Hughes rs Kapoleonse Prefer.
ence for the F4pncJ.

lPasis Correspondence London Star, Feb. 14th.l
OF all the projects enid to be agitating the
Imperial brain, that Of nominating Archbi5L-
op Hughes to be the successor Of his spiritual
father, is the newest and to some, the most as
tonishirs, while to others it is onlya further
Eroof Ct the resource and penetration Of the
Third Napoleon. The project has not been
widely Circulated as one fully decided
BY the Emperor. But it is sufficiently
talked Of = In some circles to be
worthy Of mention, however, under all the
reserves which must be made in respecting
the on dts of Paris. The different interviews
which the. Irish American Prelate has had
eeee5 ba3e bean lueen2 to i1 70
extraordinary amount of gossip; but when it
vas &c neral;y understood that be was asked
several times to lunch at the Tuileries, and
positively blessed the Prince Imperial, what
eensationist could resist the temptations Of
speculating on the chances Of the Archbishop
Of NV York finding himself some fine morn
little later the occupant Of st. Peters Chair?
, 1862-03-10
ICAN AFFAIRS IN PARLEA-
!E3&z. MINT.

4CAN AEEA4RS IN FAhAaAs
= MINT.
s,;s. e E; sa ss s.sfs;
q e Mnnnikcn."
Ii tie Naaee~of Commons On the Goth in
.stant, The d Donoghue moved for return Of:
the British Vessels, of their captains and owu.i
M nSs e ar Il imar
returns Of British vessels captured or destroy
ed ia attempts to break the blockade, and re-
turn Of The number of British vessels that
have put into Nassau and other colonial ports
Confederate States, and that have baen per
mitted to reft and supply themselves at those
places, In contravention Of the Queens pro-
sclamation Of neutrality. He strongly cen
ssured the government fuF not having taken
actlve steps to PreEent breaches of neutrality
u. La5ard said that it would scarcely be-
lg9 X eenisnt that he should enter into discus
xhtpn Of the blockade, which would come On
more regularly when there was q solution Of
it, Of which notice had been moved. He
must Ss to GO consent to the r. r,
government ha1 yet got ct lie information
Sought for, and eahe second place,, il they
had, it would not be their office to furnish q
list OF wrongdoeTs and Siolators Of the Law.
The papers relative to the blockade would be
laid on The table on the 9th and :s5th instant,
ard would contain 3 statement Of the number
Of vessels which had broken the blockade, and
pShaps their tonnage; and he hoped the In
formation would satisfy The O o'DonoStue.
The Solicitor General explained tie misap-
prehena;ons Of The O'Donoghue, and said that
private vessels might carry coDtraband Of war,
but at tlreir own risk, and if detected they
must abide the consequences.
In the House Of Commons, On tie Goth u1t,
, 1862-03-10
Alarm on the kAR4eo oDorAex-Mova.
nent sf Troops.

IfT6m The LeaTe0WoIf6 C9neeFyatiVe, 4th- -,
Abram Ellis, Esq, arrived here yesterday
from the extreme southern border. He brings
petitions from the people to Maj. Gen Hun
Ter, asking for the protection Of our counties
lying along the Missouri line
Tie Fifth and Sixth regiments have gone
from Fo7t Scott to the DrFwood, In Missouri: !:
the Third is ordered from Nine Greek to that
State; The Eighth has left Westport for Osa-
Watomie, and there are row no troops on the
Our citizens in that portion Of the State
hsv received information that the Missouri
rebels at Moatiyalla, Papinsril1e and Red Dirt
ore raising large force Of thirty days men,
With which they design to make foraye on
kansas. ~ :. -
=: This intelligence has created much alarm IN
Linn. Mimi and JOHNSON counties. and the
people IN those counties say they viii be COM
PEELED to 1eaEe their homes unless they get
protection =: :s---: 49,
, 1862-03-10
Celebration of the Anniversary In
Aonaon--&peech of mr. Adams. UNI
ted States Minister.

Our telegraphic report from London dated
on the 23d Of February states that the ami
Yersary Of the birthday Of Washington was
celebrated yesterday by public breakfast at
Freemason's Tavern. Tic Bishop Of Ohio
presided and two hundred ladies and gentle
men we're present.
Hon. c. +. Adams, United States Minister,
in proposing toast sito the memory Of Wash
inston" referred to the present crisis in
America Tie United States, he said, are en-
gagged in thToIing oD tie burden Of .uali7a
poartT. Ilc assault On the Federal Govern
1nent carries with it an aggressive principle
ltlnyolyed the acknowledgment Of prospect
ire right OF some men TO 1ele o7cr their fdlo,es.
We must then fully rc-establish our funda-
mental doctrines st every hazard. It will,
doubtless, cost US & severe effort in men,
money, time, disorder and perhaps confusion
but let Us remember the trials which Wash
lngton endured; let US trust that re are pass
ing through this fire of publication only to
gather, as Of yorc, the moral fruits Of self
devotion.
The Bishop Of Ohio proposed j" The health
OF Queen Victoria which was drank with
much enthusiasm.
Mr. Mess, United States Consul at London,
proposed the next toast, which Was ssThc
Mr. Cyrus ". Field proposed ssEngland
and America and invoked the sympathy Of
England, which would ultimately remove from
the United States the great cause which had
produced the present troubles.
The proceedings lasted for upwards OF i've
hours and terminated in vote Of thanks to
the Bishop of 0hio
, 1862-03-10

The New York Sun has authority for
the statement that the 7th regiment National
Guards, Col. Leferts, having offered Its SER
vices TO the Government, has been accepted
and will shortly re.enter the field. Since its
"1oriy days" campaign on the Potomac, last
summer, the Seventh has been re-organized,
most Of its members at that time being now
officers Or pziyatcs In other regiments.
, 1862-03-10
To:a1.........3, ,999 ,bH 3s7S

The average Of the aggregate is eleven
and half to each owner The averase Of
tile whole number in the eleven seeded States
Is thirteen aud one.siuh to each holder, while
In the non-seccded e1aye States the average is
| hut fre and three. Quarters,
, 1862-03-10

The order Of Secretary Stanton against the
publication of war news does rot seem to
have iutimidated the secession spies in Balti.
more ard Washington. II the former city
only few days ago, at a public meeting, the
secession fury broke out, and WAS only sup
pressed by the Intervention Of the police; and
it il believed that they are even more active
in Washington than ever before. The way to
put an edeetnal stop TO this business is to hang
, the first OF these Wretche5 Who. Is detected
sending Information into the ranks of the enc
mr.. OF to adept the plan pursued by General
Halleck, in MlssouIr1et them BE- thrown in
prison and keld there as hostages for the e'good
behavior Of their associates outside. It is
monstrous that while We are rejoicing over the
victories Of the Fedora Troops in Tennessee
and Kentucky, these 'sympathizera with Sc
csssion, here and elsewhere, should not only
refnee to applaud the triumph Of tbs Govern
ment which protects them, but should be eu.
Eaged. secretly and actively, II Still further
attempting to demoralize and weaken it,
Special dispatch to the Philadelphia Press.
, 1862-03-10

The following table exhibits tue number of
slaves in each Of the slaveholding States, ac-
cording to the census Of 1860, the number Of
Shareholders, and the average number held By
each oTncr leaving o;:t f1,, fract;ons-
, 1862-03-10
CORRECTION OF ERRORS.
In the course OF an article on Fremont 3


defense, the N. 7. Tribune says:
chased in Europe, and which arrived at this port
after his departure for the West were diverted to
s: e e q zds s II Rs Z na 4scss o
Mul1isan and sayc Lexington, he WIS ordered by
telegraph to send five Ct bis best regiments to
though that was Ike tearing ont his haartstrings.
Why does the Tribune persist in making
these false statements? This is the third
or fourth time that it has asserted that Fro
mont purchased arms in Europe, and that
five Of his best regiments were taken from
him.. The fact is, he neeer bought an arm
IN Europe- one. He does not claim
that he did, in his Statement, and the In
yestiggating Committee fully ascertained
that he never purchased a musket, pistol or
cannon for the public service while in Eu-
rope What necessity exists for reitcrating
this falsehood, as the New York Tribune is
in the habit Of doing?
Now, in 1egsrd to the five regiments, the
assertion Of the Iti1uneis disproven by the
very document which it prints. The pub
ished correspondence between the Coy
ernn,ent and Fremont shows, 1st, Thatthe
War Department asked hlm for five regi-
ments. I'd, That he replied that he needed
all the men lie had; but started two regi-
ments- -Tu1chin's and Hccker's for Wash
1ngton. Sd, That on receipt Of his objec-
tons, the War Department telegraphed
him that he need not send any more, and
ordered the two regiments that had started
to march into Kentucky, where they have
been ever since. All our readers know
this to be true. We correct these glaring
errors Of the New York Tribune for the
sake Of the truth Of history, and out Of nc
animcs1ty towards Fremont. His warmest
friends can not desire palpable fabrications
to be employed in his behalf
, 1862-03-10

The rumor that counterfeit United
States Treasury had been got out, has been in
vestigated By the Department, and is pro-
nounced unfounded. The only charge made
to sustain the alleged counterfeits is, that the
letters gu. S." do not appear on the breast Of
the female figure as represented on the left Of
the fTc dollar notes, but as it would take
very practiced eye to discern these letters On
the genuine bills, it Is not thought surprising
that persons falling to perceive them have
pronounced the notes to he counterfeits.
Unless attention was called particularly to
these letters, not one in hundred, from
their peculiar formation, would discover them.
OF course all notes not having the U. 8. on
the breast Of the female are fraudulent, but
at present there exists no reason to believe
that any such are in circulation.
, 1862-03-10

1he Law further declares TINT this tsx issh.11
be assessed and Laid on the value Of al lands
and lots Of ground, with their Improvements
and dwelling houses. at the Eate each Of them
IL #o1ta Il money On the first dsy Of April,
, 1862-03-10

- Washington Territory has State CAPT
tal 1mhroglio, and one halt the Legislature is
regularly organized and at work at Olympia,
while the other half has made an organiza-
tien at Vancouver. The Olympic body Is the
larger Of thetwo. It seems the last lcgisla-
tuEe removed the capital, out Of spite, to Van
couyer, and the Supreme Court of the Terri
tory is now considering whether they had
right to do so.
, 1862-03-10
Letter from Chas. Leib. 4. @. N.

To the Editor Of the n. Y. Tribune:
Sir: Your paper Of the Goth inst. contained
a telegram IRON Washington city in which WAS
stated was again rejected, the Military Com
mittee reporting that I had one million dollars
unaccouafed. for.
have doubtless been rejected, but no such
statement VAS made by the Committee, for
in answer to an inquiry, 8 member of that
Committee telsgraphed here that he had ssnot
even heard such report Of Capt. Leib."
It is false that cannot account for every
dollar in money and property have received,
and when my accounts are settled, they viii
show that no officer in the service has 11bored
more faithfully for the public good and the
Interests Of the country than myself
Placed here at the base Of military opera
lions in Western Virginia, at time when
very large and urgent demands were made up
on me forevery Kind of service and supply,
having no experience and no experienced sub
o1dinates-cal1sd upon to send, upon telc-
graphic dispatches, to every part Of this De-
parlment large quantities of Quartermastcr
stores, for which for many months it wss i'm
possible to obtain receipts-whole wagon
trains, with their contents, taken when sent
to the mountains, and in 10 case proper re-
celpts given therefor to the wagon masters, it
is rot to be wondered ut that the Transmission
Of my papers was delayed beyond the time al
lowed by tie Department at Washington. NY
reasons for the delay were given to the Quar-
livery satisfactory
Upon the day upon which I was rejected,
sent forward my third quarter papers, which
filled one mail bag to overnowing.
Notwithstanding the abuse heaped upon me
during the last niue months, will retire to
private life with the proud consciousness Of
having done my duty, and will go down with
my Tag flying. Very truly yours,
CHARLES LEIB, Captain and A Q. H.
GHte of assistant Quarte7nsastsT, Glarks5uTy, Ta,
Eel, GE 1872 - ''
, 1862-03-10

E The Iowa Legislature is engaged on a
prohioitory liquor bill an income tax bill, etc,
md viii not GET through il less than month.
, 1862-03-10

u The st. Louis RepuNsean mentions the
appointment Of james Craig, ex:M. c. from
Missouri, to be Brigadier General Of volun-
teers, but We have not eeen the statement
elsewhere. .-
, 1862-03-10
General Notices.
TOHN 2. KELLOGG & co,
Ka ~ TTata~ etraat K.w YnrH-

NVs H HaEtf SkIF2l3 NtN IVEK,
CEFER FOE SALE, FRnN ESITRp STATES BONDED WARE.
HoUsE, OF TuK1E OWN IMPORTATION,
COGEAC BRANDIES-Otard. Dupuy Il Co. rinet
Caston d Co and other brands Of various vim
tage dark and pale in halves quarters aud eightAs.
ROCHELLE Observation-Disclosures, A. SeIguette
and other brands, dsrk and pale, In the usual
HOLLAND GIH-J. P. Kellogg & Co.'s Schiedam, and
Wee Drop. in pipes, three Qr. pipes and cases
KliM1S1 CzoiI and Janaica-se1ected brands.
NHIEkES ES-Atkan's Irish and RamaeyA d Brptch.
Others, Of yarier4 EsadeB
on-Ft6e Bordeaux Table. in caaes and baskct
AGe-RfE AND BOURBON WHISKYS-Dircct from
DGtlleiS. nils n2t23mAW