New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-08
conducted legally or 10 accordance with the
order of the Adjutant- Geoeral, but appeared TO

order of the Adutant- Geasral, but appeared vol
be an arbitrary selection Of ind viduals made
on days subsequent to the 4th of March, 1862.
and that the division Of men liable into several
different classes il not authorized by the laws
of Georgia" The Soronuah Republican says
that sibce this decision the entire number
raised in this county have refused TO report
themselves for duty" The Republican can
SEQ no reason for the prejudice ssaiust drafted
men,"
UNITED STATES SENATOR'S III THE REpEL
ARMY.
We learn from The Richmond Examiner toat
Trusten Polk and Waldo p. johnson, who
were expelled from the United States Senate
are both priyates in Gen. Prices army.
FREE TRADE IN TIE SOUTH.
Tie Richmond E1Qmintr learns that the Rebel
House of Representatives have decided by
vote in secret session to repeal the tariff and
estlblish free trade with all countries except
the United States. There are said to have
been only seventeen votes against the PROPOSE
ton. 1t is intended az hostile war measure.
IRON-CLAD GUNBOATS.
A bill reported to-day from the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs provides that
the President msy, in bis discretion, transfer,
in whole or in part, the appropriation for the
building and repairing of barber fortiiications'
embraced in the act Of last February, to the
construction Of iron-clad eunboats.
STAMPEDE OF MIR. MAsoN's SLAVES.
The slay.s of James n. Mason, recent
inmate of Fort Warren, now in England,
nave decamped from Winchester in body,
and made their way 20 Philadelphia. 1t is
currently reported, also, that one of Dir.
Mason's daughters has become hopeie'sly
insane from the various family misicrtunes
To the Associassd Pren
WssHsoToS. Monday, April : 1909
TUE FEAT PERFORMED BY TIE cMoNDkLtT
\ D,,stch to the Secretary of the Navy from
Commodore Foote states that tho guDboat Carondelet'
Commander Walker, ran the fle Of The Rebel bate
ries on Island NJ. 10 and thoee lying on the Ten
nes.ee side during heavy thunder storm. While
passing AZ ,hots were fred st the e. rondelet, but
none stuck Der, and accordingly she arrived safely
a. New-nadrid lib all on board well.
THE ADVANCE or GEN. MITCHELL.
telegraphic dispatch wac received in This city
yesterday announcing that Gen. Mitchell, with the
forces under bis command had reached shebyyilIe,
Tenn and had been received with gres. enthnsiasln
10y tie inhabitants Of that place.
THE CALIFORNIA MAILS.
| The rnas FOR California, Oregon, snd Washington
Territory are now transmitted overland frou 81. Jo-
s.ph No., to which place correspondence cen be sent
from any Post-Oaice.
THE MONITOR AND mERRIMtC
The following in regard to the Merrinsc La been
received at the Navy Department;
"When she ran for Norfolk Oh Sunday, the 9th OF
March. in the evening, che had seven ieet OF water
in her hold. One snot from tho Cumberland riddec
her, and one ihOt from the Monitor, through her
pori hole, dismOuned no gus. The Monitor put
ball through the boiler N the Patrick Henry, and
killed two men and scalJed others.'
CAPTURES At NEwDERN.
IL appears from official dispatches received At the
Navy Department, that when forces reached
Newhern they captured nine merchant vessels their
cargoes consisting in the aggregate Of about 1000
barrels OF ro.n beside tsr, PITCH OIL, and shingles
nine bales OF cotton, &c.
RICHMOND PAPERS.
Richmond pGpers Of the 5th have been received IN
Washington tod. They contain extracts from the
New-York papers Of the I'd inst.