The New York herald., 1862-03-03

public that such an act was neither more nor iess
than arson punishable with imprisonment In inc
pententiary. The same journal gives serious warn
ing to all "true sons of the South" to look OUT ior
spies and traitors, which it admits are in their
midst. Upon this subject the Nashville A'aer'oo"
says:-Au the late movements of the enemy dis
closes the fact that they have received Important
information from spies in our midst. They would
never have ventured to Florence, Alabama, with
their gunboats if they had not known that country
to be undefended by soldiers. Let stricter watch
be kept upon suspicious persons, and let them be
summarily dealt with If detected"
The Richmond Wing and the Norfolk Day Book
both urge the speedy destruction of cotton and
tobacco.
The Richmond Examiner is savage over the late
defeats surrenders and excavations of the rebels.
After alluding to the defeats at Fort Henry and
their troops it says bitterly, "The whole army had
better surrender at once, for it win eventually
come to it."
The discussions in the rebel Congress at Rich
mond show growing discomfort with the Cabinet
of Mr.. Davis. Upon the proposal to admit the
members of the Cabinet to defend their course on
the floor of the House, Mr.. Foote, of Tennessee
said that if the Cabinet after fair discussion upon
a vital question, should be voted down. they should
resign, after the manner Of the British Ministry,
and give place to others. A refusal so to do, he
declared, would justify civil revolution-a re-
bellion within a rebellion-and If Mr.. Davis per.
sisted in retaining the Cabinet after such an ex-
to be brought to impeachment, and, if needs be,
"to the block" Thus it would appear that
Cromwell Foote threatens to make poor JEFF. Davis
another Charles the First, and to re-enact the
scenes of Tower Hill in one of the pleasant
squares of Richmond.
The rebel General Simon Bolivar Buckner, cap
Warren, or is probably by this time safely
sconced within its walls. The capture of no officer
of the rebel army has been regarded with so much
interest, nor, perhaps with more satisfaction than
that of Buckner, because his treason is marked
with more nfamy than any Of his c0nfederates
with the single exception of Floyd. Buck
ner appears in the double capacity of
traitor and spy. At the commencement of
the rebellion he procured his ointment as Com
mandant of the Kentucky Home Guard organized
for the preservation of that State to the Union
His general popularity and military education
easily won for him this position, and in the capa-
city of chief of the Home Guard he visited WASH
in2ton in order to relieve himself Of certain sus-
picions as to his loyalty While there he rendered
the services of the Kentucky Guard to the govern
ment, proclaimed his devotion to the Union, and
at the same time gathered all the in
formation possible as to the plans of the
government, visited the defences of the capital,
and otherwise posted himself upon several impor'
tant questions. But, when active operations be-
gan, he at once went over to the rebels, and en-.
deavored to take his faithful guard with him. In
this attempt he failed. and the rebels acquired by
his base deserton, only his own poor services,
which terminated at Fort Donelson. Thus, while
other captured officers have been regarded as hon.
orable prisoners of war, public sentiment is some
what bittery expressed towards General Buckner.
Our fulf telegrarhic report Of the European
news by the Arabia is published to-day. II con.
tains some details relative to the discussion of the
American question in the English Parliament. The
O'Donoghue, NJ. p, has given notice Of . motion.
which, if complied with by the House Of Commons,
will show that Engand's neutrality on the sub.
ject of the blockade has been Of very dubious
character, to say the least
Victor Emanuel il to send an Italian frigate to
the Gulf of Mexico. The Independence Beige as
serts positively that the Archduke Maximian Of
Austria has accepted throne in the distracted re-
public.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
General Hallcck, in his last general order, says
among the sick and wounded soldiers no distinc-
ton will be made between friend aud foe. Will
JEFF Davis make q note Of this:
Governor Morton, Of Indiana, proposes TO re-
clothe all the Fort Doneson prisoners in that State
with the condemned shoddy uniforms now piled up
at Indianapolis.
Montgomery, who is known as the Kansas Jay
hawker, has had the command Of the Third Kansas
regiment taken from him. He has been ordered
TO take the position of Lieutenant Colonel.
The following new Notifications are recon-
mended for the defence Of Delaware Bay
At Cape Henlopen, few heavy guns, cost
ing. ng.................. .................s ss0, 900
At Fort Delaware, thirty guns in casenates 1O2 900
Above New Castle, sixty guns. .19s 900
Between Christiana creek and Marcus Hook
afy guns. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
On the east bank Of the river, above PENIS
Grove, and also around Chester, one hun.
dred guns. s...................... .40s, 900
JOtai Cost .f79S ,OO0
The Frederick (Maryland) Citizen has been ex-