The national Republican., 1862-10-22
The PunlTioN.
The premium On gold in Wall street yestsr-
day ranged from 2s 10 29.

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The Richmond Examiner oi the 18th, says
The most the public heard OF the Treasury
Department during the recent session OF Con
gress, was \ list OF replies of the Secretary TO
resolutions demanding explanations OF the ex
raOrdipsry delay In the different branches Of
his department. II appeared that the soldiers
could not be paid unless at intervals OF i've or
six months, because the Secretary could mot
make money fast enough; aDd the excuse was
that the Secretary had sent q all the engrav-
ing apparatus of the department 10 Columbia,
South Carolina, at the time the Government
was packing up It's traps to leave Richmond TO
koClellsp, (an Impeachment 1t always denie d
until the unfortunate Secretary blaobed.) 1t
Is NAV discovered that IN tho Second AUDITORS
ONCE, the nuner vf soldie-B' claims on file for
adjustment Is two thousand nine hundred; and
the excuse for this inattenion 10 the public
business 10 that the Auditor WAS also delayed
by the removal u the mustor ard pay rolls
cut Of Richmond, when the authorities wers
preparing 10 evacuate In June last y
The battle ut Perryvilie is claimed as a vic
tory by the rebel newspapers. The Richmond
papers have the following:
"The fight iu Kentucky continued three
days, 7!h, sth, and 9th, Bragg successful each
day, Capturing many guns and over ten thou
sand prisoners. and killing and wOunding msHy
We have heard of no general oticer killed Oh
our side"
The New York Times OF yesterday publishes
the following from its special correspondent OF
Cen revliie:
The whole country between Centreville and
the RappaLannock 10 swarmng with rebel cav
airy ara scouts, who Instantly note and report
tho slghIss' mvvement on the part Of our
forCes.'
From the upper Potomac, continued quiet
isreporNd.
The following ir'm the Washington ccrres-
pouueuce OF the New York Tunes, is conirma-
tory c: s'gtemculs madd la the Nd,ionat r p,tb
lisls OF Monday;
a gentleman who e;t Anissville, Culnep
per county, Virginia. on last Wednesday, sHys
that rtbel conscripts are pour rg Constantly
'rIo Winchester. Seventeen negroes weTs
hug there un the lltn inst. charged with or.
.gDmzing all resurrection against tho whites
Copies Oft the Washington National republican.
CONTAINING tito PreSideuts proclamation oi
smancpttior, were fould among Them. The
conspiracy, our informant says, ~ supposed To
extend throughout several counties, and the
greatest excl ement ald tear prevails Of NJ
"utJreas "mOng ttn rCVfuvr. The Uhabitanl,
" tho counties whero lilo In6uoOrd,natirn { )
isis, threaten 10 resist the COuscrption act ul
the plea OF sc defence, !. .. Ia project them
selves against the negroes. Two.thirds # the
slaves III Virginia have already heard Ct Presi
dent Lncons proclamation, and know tina
army retreat from its present position, anothei
Nat. Turner rsbe.!!on woud occur in Eastern
and Central Virginia
The Int HJsnesr ol yesterday republishes
1T the iDrauce Of Gen. scott. paper submi;
ted by lin 10 the Presiden. on tie 3Otb March
1861. Tbis paper proves, what was alread,
we'll known, that General Scott bad bsen in
csssaut in urging t. u Ne. Buchanan the ne
cessity Of putting the southern forts in a con
diuon of defence. Go, Scott, 10 this paper
reflects very severely upon the conduct Of tn
late Secretary OF the Navy, Mr.. Toucey.
The adverse results of recent elections ar
sscribed by the Northern Republican papers
partly to the absence in The army of R-publl
can voters, and partly TO Dissatisfaction At tn
slow progress Of the war.