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City Intelligence.

CoSdREssoxiL IsorgnoRs At gHy Crss0x goUs9.--A
committee Of Congressmcn consisting u Messre. Van
wyck and Washburre, In the city ST preeri, with
70 look up certain alleged frauds and corrur:
actions in the New York Custom House. The COMMITTEES
have bad secret meetings IN the Collectors private
rom already. bet whether tho investigation viii rest
IN rsdic4i the charges preferred nsn
certain Custom House ofccr and contractor. the
writer saith not, Japanese secrecy add eycigs
ere observed concerning the proceedings. II i hntod
however that Che inquiry bears principally CERTAIN
transactions IN tbe puolie stores, falling wiihs tbs
ADDICTION the Appraiser the ts,mpifsr<
again when tangible fa. may possirl, teak
out and fail within sarshot OF the reporters.
ASxvsl PAEoixp PGscsxys.--SoIDe two hundred
psrolcd prisDne,s reached this city yesterday from
Idxse They captured At the famous battle c! Pils
burg landing, The 9th OF April xs and belong slno-
entirety 10 the settine regiments u the Great West
They frrnEned with quarters NJ the Park Barracks
yesterday, ding arrangements for desrstchng them
70 their various homes Tho poor fellows Il ~ said,
not received cent Of pay for nearly year.
TM PEuoinxns SOCIETY o CoIpsTA CoLLsey held
sheir sixteenth anniversary at IviEg Hal Friday
evening and gave a most pleasing exhibition A very
large audience honsrsd the occasion by their presence
and among those the platform Dr. King, pres-
dent OF the college Professor Theodore na ght Principal
~ the Law department.; Judge Davies collector Barloy
and others Ueimsmnller's band performed seyersl
ara.ches Of tne music Bot the principal feat arc was
the intellectual aorde An the addresses
ami poems high order sndouc poem in partcu-
lar reced by Nr. Vim. Mcintyre attracted tha attention
q The audience. clever sluson IN this poem 20
nctlean az Que who could sl the nation, h7Ought
down The house and vrorcus deouocisu of The hme'
tican Bastes zso evoked the ettkrsiasm of the si-
di.nce In speaking Of arbitrary arrests Ar. Mcintyre
got OF the following couplet-
iie'll send the detective police s'ter ms,
And then tins fort In the harbog I'll gee.
AT. J 7, Davis poem entitled ''on Board the Cunbsr-
isndHe.ing description q her sinking b. the Eerri
lnsc-ao met With great favor. The en;srtai1rsnt on
she whole 1s highly interesting.
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Incidents or the STRUGGLE.

sergeant David Lynch, OF the Sixty ninth New York
Volunteers who wounded in the battle Of Fredeoks
burg relates many Incidents illustrative or the fearf,
slaughter and determined vslor Of our army on the
right Of the stone wall which was the irst rebel line Of
defence fell upon by the sixtynnih stood house. 1Li-
house was ailed by rebel sharpshootefs, who we're
creating havoc among tho ranks OF that heroic
band II was also surrounded by rifle pits,
filled with sharpsbootera, for the purpose ,f
repeing an assault upon IL. Two companies
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Tight hundred sick and wounded soldiers arrived as
Jersey City last evening (Sau-ny), IRON Washington.
oartefmlser johnson, OF this city, hsn two large
steamboats, ready for their rccoptip which had been
heated during the afternoon, and board 81 which he
had pscei bedding, banke c tlne and other essen
tias tor the well being and COMFORT o! the sodiors.
cosps OF nurses and hspi,al stewards were also ia
attendance to assist the manned and ncipes board
and evey effort made to facilitate ie!r careful and
tender remnya hot supper for the csonts and
soups for the sick also provided Nj Johnson and
competent pei remained u board Ill right. In ad-
df this, Medical irector Mciogga!. boards
with his assistants, and attended lhe medicll n
the sick This Sunday morning they VIII he seryea
with nice hot bre,kfst. and viii b. taken 10 the hns
tas In this st'inSy Quarter master johnson ha5 been
untirng in his excr ions 10 devise whereby he
III add TO the comfort Of the suffering Gers and
deserves from the community as he receives from tho
sodicss daily, their war,nest thanks
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Another Account or the Wreck.
CUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENTS.

On Board STEAMER NJ SANFORD,
Dec. l0--7 O'Clock a. NJ.
ma steamer N. Sanford, which was employed by the
oy ysrnment convey troops the rendezvous Of Gen.
Banks division was wrecked this morning, the
eaSs Foot hshcu eighty miles from Key Vest and
miles from land The weather clear ami lair
,be the vesse struck the reef All the heavy arti
ses board Tho ship Immediately thrown
lsa,d and the One Hundred and Fifty ,slxsh regment
New York volunteers, which board at the time !,
ordered sling knapsacks and 20 upon deck the
vessel rapidly filling with water. Several vessels
sight tho tme the usual signals Of
srre Immediately hosted. A small vesse! which was
smpoyed along the In picking articles of value
Dat might be thrown overheard By passing ships
satched for assistance and at length taken of
oy the Gem-bok man OF war. am glad TO Say that We
ioss NO lives,
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TINE BANKS EXPEDITION.
tcoxrIxUED IRON FIRST PAGz.l

sAed hks Ms less tall but equally sharp v'sasee sue
ses, 10 ad the best be could for such rum ss inc
Gesrt Of Admiralty at Key Wet might award hi ana,
20 tell the truth, they both aided us well
me sss savage friend bus 90 attractive and useful
vhAal that no amount OF disasters will ever drive
large portion of men from its scson Neptune is as
seedful Mars 70 every national war England WIZ en-
courage building Of pa,csi vessels on her coast 30
.g this shall encourage the rebellion nor can the sym
Hshies Of JOAN Bs without miraculous change stray
syon the white cotton heaps that lay in Dixie Al Key
Vest we shaI know further destination. The Chap
III. Of our regiment introduced, in meeting Of officers
hed to-day resolutions expressive OF our thankful
appreciation OF Endnesses received, which, perhaps,
say and their way North You win bear from me
= Am.
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Avery, head, severely; J. Ash, shoulder, severely a.
C'rick, thigh, slightly.
Comfany C.-Jac ID Miller killed FIRST Sergeant Gustav
Spaor, chest. sighty LOUIS Ksong, hand, severely;
Jac'o Peifer, chest, slightly; Joseph Arensmeysr,
mead, slightly; Benedict Seeman, hand, sghtly;
George kleinhaus, forearm, slightly Ernst Mcinch cx
seauy Lawrence Rnby, chest, slightly; Julius Keisle
arm Severely Frank Fass breast slightly; Christian
faoer foot severely Charles hr aser, head, severely
Norman shnoeis head, slightly Jacob Glass, hand and
canaiamy D-Mcnaei Toal, foot aghtly; Edward Tool,
head severely; John Jewcit, arm slightly; VIM Mayer,
meek slightly John H. Holiday. face slightly; samuel
HAN face slightly John Mclaughlin, leg slightly John
keile thigh severely.
Cmpiny E.-Corporal Edward Pollard, ankle, severely
Nathaniel J. Clark, hand slightly
Coasrday f.-James Nc anty foot, severely.
tomJiny G-Sergeant Thomas Clayin, leg not serious
"; Corporal Oscar smith, head, slightly; Horace Pot
tor thigh, severely.
Company H.-Captan Willard Abbott. r.ce, slightly
Corporal Squire Fairchld, hand slightly Thomas Ken
nedy, arm. slightly Henry Miller, arm, slightly; james
Shea, face, severely.
Company I--recond Licutenant John NJ Richardson
head slightly; Corporal George Clark, thh, slightly
Irving j Collins, face, slightly.
Cmpany k-sergcsnt Henry Sturgos, side. slightly;
ssrgesnt Edward Scott. face, slightly Richard Barnum
leg, slightly Henry l. Brideeman leg an,puated Benz.
r. aker ia'e slightly; John u. lckncr, foot, sis hty
joseph Cckner, shoulder slighty Vim. Connely hand,
siihtiy; Philip Lipp, arm, slightly; wm Marin. size,
ssntyi James Weir. side, slightly. James Weses, arm,
signify; Geo. X richardson, foot, severely.
FouKTEEETH NEW YORK ST ATE MILITIA.
SergtG H. Meeber g Killed. JnoT Barnard, G wounded.
IN g. Z Cagtt, ID wounded. Chas German, g, wounded.
All r Vicnor 4. wounded. Chas. b. Pierce, D, missing.
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Interesting Incidents Of the Battle cf
Fredericksburg.
General Msel'B Proposed Attack On the Left
Plank Of the Rebels.
Raid Upon OccOquan by the
Rebels.
Additional Names Of Killed and
Wounded,
&ess &e., &es
HkADQuARTEss, ARHY OF nm PororAc, |


Dec. 90, 1882.
Yesterday morning about dayhgh, about one hundred
Of Hamptons rebel cavalry entered OccoquaD and cap
tured lieutenant and thirty pivates Of the Teath New
York cavalry. who were guarding the telegraph inss
Eleven suffers and six suteiB wagons also seized
By the rebels
All Is quiet tonight.
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Funeral OF LIeutenant Co,on.is Curss6
and Sayle0.

PROVIDENCE T. J.. "-C. 81, 1852.
Tho b,des OF Lieutenant Coonsi Curtis ana LieutenaBs
Coone sayles lay in the House this norn
ing which ,astetulIy decorated Thousands went Ia
pay ther last respects the dead soldier Tho military
funeral took place this afiernn Lieutanlut Colon,3
Say es buried with Masouic well military
honors.
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N. Tary, I, lo6th ". Y.
J. Brig y, A, 26th ". Y.
T. Ellicpt,. 7, l05,h N. Y.
J. II. Green y, 26lh N. Y
The I.oss tE Figares.

The Following table gives the totals Of losses 10 severaa
Of the divisions aud regiments There many others
yet TO hear from that s impossible yet ~ give any
proximate number Of the total ioss;-
NINTH ARMY coRpa
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HSADlus sErKs, Tif7s Ansr CoRp-,
TaLwoiTr. lee, ls. 1862

N
TALsorTr, Dec. 10, 1862
TIE soYs IN tte Old CaayS7e A0crits AMI CoYroge y
orr Jroona-A Hoo-y Rain Stoyps--TrcpAss from Fret
eret5v1afserc'sg Tnciinc cf ne Lce Baaje---Ge..'
ycl syies' CorS. Not " ne Bor,.-CeS,-ai Bals>rGea
DE-, dr.
Again thc soldiers. belonging 70 she rYrh army
corps back 10 their oil q1artsrs. Each division
srd BRIGADE and regiment occupies precisely the same
grtuDd they we're enosmped upon few days ago,
prior 10 the march into Fredericksburg and the bloody
battles the opposite bank Of the gsppAaannosk Why
they were ordered upen ihis march, why they were
,hrown the river st Fredericksburg Why they.
sent to fsce The ircSnrg suns Of the enemy upon
that nprosnsbe hill-rasgc beyond why they been
called back, and wh. they here now for any
one here 20 ssy. Tho blame, IL there " blame 70
be imputed 70 any one, may be cbargssble
TO The Authorities In Washington, or " some
eso. II is enough to know thss our men
cbeyed the order given taem with sodcry aacr,y and
fidelity that they marched 20 battle In the face of most
fearful odds that they fought with gaa5tty unequacd
in the annss q ancient modern warfare, and they
would have fought ill no, left II was wisely
determined not 70 put them 10 this test and again thrus,
them into the jawE Of certain dcoh In attempting TO take
by storm the rebel batteries.
IN my hssiy despatch this morning was only able 60
state that this oops again this side the river and
on It's way 10 is old camping ground. Al three A. NJ the
order 70 ccnntermarch was given raining violent
yacoa, dreuchDg, pitess rain The reirosrads move
m'r was conducted with ouch caution and secresy thai
the rebels knew nothng Of IL until our troops were thu
sde o. 'he TFsr ihc pontoon bridges taken up and the
murJ waters q the untcrdass Rappahannock once
moro flowed between Their army and ours RAINY "A as
Tho morning and dark aud for archng o,r
soldiers were not sorry Tor tha order calling them out os
Fredericksburg. They had seer enough of the city II
hnd bsen o den Of death 70 ,hem,hc high ana rurg.d
hhsae overs1sionng u, with ~ parallel lines Of over
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wAunsGroy, Tee. 20, 1862
Tho remains General Jackson lett here to-day Tor
Pennsylvania.
Tho remains Of Lieutenant. Colonel guH and Captain
Dodge Of the Sixysxth New York Volunteers, and %
Lieutenant Pom, Of the Fifty vc ,isers reached
here to-day. They win be forwarded 10 nov York
morrow
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roo LATE FOR CLAssIFICATION.

yr ruf LADY wHo LOST HER TIeKET ON sATuR-
dsy evening" Goth Inst, thc evening train from Easton
y, Now York viii address gentleman who hepei her QUA
~ III, cars NsWsrf abe her ticke, the
NAlAid onlce
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Additional Names OF the Killed and

Additional Names OF the Killed and
Wounded.
The following additional to those published
the HkaAID Of prominent officers killed and wounded
in the battle Of FreSsrlcksburg:-
Adju,ant c. +. Du,ion, 2lst Connecticut
WOUNDED.
Colonel Vincent, Eighty third Pennsylvania, slightly.
Col y. T. Bailey, I'd Dol. Chaplain J. w. Leck, 2;th
Col. II. L. Brown, l<6th Pa. Connecticut
lieut.. Col. J. H. Goldman, Capt. L. II. Tucker, Gen.
4th Ohio ButterEelds 3 s,an.
Major Bcnj Ricketts,, I'd Del Lieut. jos. r. Lurgart Gen.
Ali. G. x. .Morrison ,11th Nh Kimbslls staf
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Arrivals and Departures.

ARRIVALS.
MISUNDERSTANDING Ettnharr~Nr and Rusd A
AuRg. joshua Mcors John stewart, Wiiasnn u Basie
lrin, Baron E1ocA,A Nsfc.ger, aud " N Martin "a X
cobb Mrs Cobb, M aud MIS- binslsy and MA MI,
shcli, Nj Batbgstet MISS a snrAraur
Nss;er Frsnk Moor, NJ Boyle, Mss Psiiey CoS,es II
Craig Peer Ducs DAVID, homsn Tevg ,,ostsv f,zvts
Dow Herken, Jos kofTvll, Franz Norrel y.tlte MOI
rpll, M1r Holland 90 Ia The sieegsst.
DEYAFrUEKs.
LIvfRyoeJ--SsesmSap Ksngsyoc--Er1 Il Cohen NJ.
Bughes Cae.sn . Eastman and isds a de i,aoriea
Capt e. Roberts, bs GYssse For Lyons, Ioln dorm
cor, Rev scssutucs snd wife, linAnsi,n e.acrs
Ia the s,eersge 6pecie, etioAas
Hxy oaixl.s--5Lrsuship ksrion--J ~ A frDs, y F,st
ksss aud ffe1a. n Atocaa san gsoH, Gins wai1r
yuo A N.chpr J. usas, Mrk Payne, Mre y A Wbal-n-
Marctnd RObi Msrsha-l, Jr II PiDcr, COY, Mrs A.
hot, Root nsrs5an and ysnt, Sam iel " gtton u
t3oua ,uria, D xruoks y. Jno Kemp CEssl ii uon N
Eirs NJ Eaicvh aud tnrse children. IA Hcr2an aah
servant Ms iebn North Miss Louta bou-rsn. Mayer,
Chrs kve Col Fllenger, sOrEoigre fupte Col riail
f,r Long, q Bfaaka NW-rd. H0ppel IL Aucb j Mi.
Ter Helnuth. Van Rlpcr, Nr~cprnh Taase Ya.
vir. v Rrflrrt ADJ ard ch n, Ainso wy!ie Mrs ID
y sossnu, siss Tiiiotson, RWhie G8Rcp Mrs bud.
y .Wt irisnd. Master Dndses, j. ~ swift Nrs Menny
urs wn Ferry. Src4riug Heath Frca Law Wa Al
dsrs.sn u BSNroa Nm TsoBissn Jeiac Smith, Js 4, "a
ones Mantle. ID vsirntiae, fetherstop n Now.
mo- \ " RaAn, wu Strs,ntn,er. u sra,s WIN mite
i 4 Moore Lizard HOFFMAN. Win Bec<n.i, q b,
Si'rr w Mcge) )n. L schcurr . De.itl Mrs. 4 smith
I'd l,a sIildrsu Mrs Neson aud boy, Arthpr Ehjfl
Alt0 fiLinx. Bermuslsr rstd lady.
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YTYfY-SEcONn ENW Fo1x EOlrNTKEN9.
AAtnssni CAas. xsty ,kil!sd.
assapany A-Aibert Msrssner, Geo. Hucsser wounded.
Company 6--Orcery Sergeant John Hambach, Corporal
Herrn. Schifmaa, Jcesph bosEman, Christopher xrum-
er.ch John schmttlsr Daniel sattley, Gebhard Lounc
bcur, Chas. Errfft, wounded.
Conspaay C-Emi B,Ockhusen killed; John Fsnderich,
Ad0lph Stsob, wounded.
ccnpony D-sergcant r. Roth. Corporal G. schuster,
wounded.
Company EJohn Miller Killed; John Bertel. +. rreds-
rick, vinisng Keifor, Angus, Moessner, William wsrre
wounded W. Run missing.
Company First Lieutsraut +. L. Ehlcrs, John
Cich. woBdsd.
Cor,la.y H-CAsper Hes Juiius Rohrt, Werner
6chmidt killed; CORPORAL w. Lschmand, Chss Bapp n.
Fink, WIN. Caffon Jobn Icorharf, Nicholas hsshers.
Hesry WEIGH wounded.
Coraprny -Sergears Louis Iacobi, VIM Pratrian,
Chas undach Joseph Naucr Jacob Wieland, wounded.
Company KLjoior SergoSut @. II. Enptinr, Corporal
VIM. Hsrnberq Gustave Assny, wounded.
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The Remains or Gen. Jaclssoa, Lieut.
Colonel Baii, Capt. Dodge aad LioUto
pom.
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Eat. EFT. 0arviu q ,ssthN.Y.
sgt. ? Mcciuskey r III NY.
Sgt. II. c. Myer, c, 26thN.Y.
d. Gray, II, 3Sth N. Y.
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II COMPANY, TWELFTH REGIMENT, n. q. D. N. -
n Young desirous OF connecting themselves with
this company. will have opportunity applying A. the
Armory HOUSE, Wedn- sday evening DecembeT
"A. They win be instructed In "Caseys' United Sta.es
Tactics Keltcn's Exercise. The uniform II
neat, durable and inexpensive.
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RMoRY, COMPANY q, TWELFTH REGIMENT, M
"A tonai l;uara State Of New YORK ~ YorA, Dec ~,
l862-Conpan, Orders. No 3-TBe members OF this com
hereby ordered nble atigue dress, VI
United States regulation overoats body eet ,srtie boz,
bayonet sheath while gloves at the Company Armoryo
Sunday the 2st nst fpast n r. NJ for puy-
pose attending tine ineral Cnares Grant, member
OF this company while .he United states rycc. By
order Of Captain WN. v. BYRNE.
w H. BAHsous, Acting Orderly
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-. >.
passed the bill from the House providing for
the issue Of $l50, 900: 900 Of Treasury notes.
Oi this The sum OF S25 900, 900 to be Of less
denomination than five dollars. The amend
n:nt added authorizes the notes issued to be
paid in coin at the discretion Of the Secretary
of the Treasury. \ resolution was introduced
proposing 10 oxpel Senator Simmons, Of Rhode
Island, for his alleged connection with the
Schutarth Gun contract. The naval apprOprl~
alton bill was passed In the House, 4 bill was
reported 10 aid III the construction Of the Pitts
burg and ConncllsrilIc railroad. The Senate's
amend.c enGs to the bill making appropriations
FIR Tie support Of the army were concurred in.
! resolution was adopted calling on the Secre-
taly Of War for any official information recciv-
ed concerning the occupation Of the White
House by The Federal troops The Senate res
olution Of thanks to CONS Goldsborough and
Farragut and 1t. Worden was adopted.
Governor Andrew, Of Massachusetts,, has IS
sued call to the people Of that State for troops
to I'll the new rcQuisition.
IN order has been issued by the War De-
partment, directing that out Of the appropria-
ton for collecting, organizing and drilling vol
unteew, there shall De paid in advance to each
three years recruit the sum Of twenty-five dol
lars, being ono-fourth the amount OF the boun-
ty allowed by law, The payment is to be
made upon the mastering Of reg imcnts into
the service.
President Lincoln has approved the bill to
prevent and punish the practice OF pol ygamy IN
the Territories of the United States, and other
places: and Disappearing and annul]ing certain
acts Of the Legislative Assembly Of the Terri
tory Of Utah.
The correspondent Of the New York Times
states that General Fremont was relieved Of his
command in consequence Of his having boosted
ola great viceroy at Gross Keys when his troops
were actually repulsed with terrible loss. . The
War Department thus lost confidence in the
candor of the Commanding General
In the discussion of the bill to establish new
grades in the navy, Senator Hale stated that
the officers IN the Federal navy received more
Day on an average than do like officers in the
service Of any other country.
The Washington correspondent Of the Balti-
more Sun says:-''lt appears by an interpella-
ton to day in the House that the War Depart
ment, during Gen. Camoron's incumbency,
hired the three worthless vessels-the Govern
or, Winfield Scott and the Union-after it WAS
known that they had been condemned by a
board Of survey Of the Navy Department. .
The Y. Y. Express says:-''The impression
is that not only Jackson, but Bcaurcgard, rein
farcea the fi1rces Of Johnston. Lee Hnger and
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The New York Journal Of Commerce,

on Tuesclsy: ''rherc is less agitation in The
financial circles to-day, and = better tone or
fecliag is prevalent Money is in demand at
Sac on call for prime paper. Gold 1ell OF at
opening this morning, but with renewed DC
mand the l,ricoS recovered 70 100 for mixed
pieccs. and l0q2a1OQ3 for double eagles. Old
demand notes IRE quoted at lO43alO44. 81
at l05aljy51. Small notes are very scarce and
country bark notes are nearly as current as
city bills. Foreign exchange Is little below
the extreme rate last quoted, and l2O5al2O5 IL
the chief range for sixty day bankers bills. >
Rev. DR.. Fayetto Jewctt an American cler-
gyman who was about to proceed to Turkey on
missionary service, was suddenly seized, while
staying at hotel in Liverpool with an az
tack Of a complaint to which he had been sub
ject for many years, and died shortly after the
arrival Of medical assistance.
The Committee on the Judiciary have fin
ished the investigation Of the case Of Ben.
Wood The same committee will. report adj
yorcly on the petitions Tor Val!andisham 5 ex-
pnlyion
There have been rumors af1oat for some days
past detrimental to the soundless Of OF the
Hagerstown Bank Leading banking houses
and brokers sta that there is no truth what
ever in these ru1nor5, and that the bank is in q
sound condition.
The n 7. Express says that, under the re-
cent call for 300, 900 men. the State authorities
have no idea that drafting will be necessary
and that certainly no steps are to be taken in
that direction for the present.
On Tuesday evening a meeting, to give ex
preston TO the sentiments Of the Conservative
citizens Of New York city, who are opposed to
the continued agitation Of the negro question,
and in favor Of prosecuting the war for the Union
as it was, and the Constitution as it is, and for
no other purpose, was held at the Cooper IN
stitute The basement: holding FIVE thousand
people, is said to have been damned so that IN
sress or egress was impossible The streets in
front were packed, and two stands had to
be erected, from which speeches were delivered.
When that passage in the resolutions was
reached which declared that this was a Union
fwhite men; the applause continued for five
minutes, and was taken up by the crowd out
side, and echoed by at least ten thousand peo-
pie At the two meetings held on the outside
several speeches were. made and resolutions
were adopted similar in character to those pass
ed by the inside meeting. Another resolution
denouncing England and threatening her for
unfriendly conduct towards this country was
offered by Judge Dean, and unanimously adopt
ed Letters were read from Hon. Reverdy
johnson, of Maryland, Hon John J. Critten-
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NEil lAtlllACA, VI tllS ~ pai @AAhSA1' - =
has written letter to the Secretary OF War,
in reply to the inquiry concerning the equip
ment, arming, &c., of fugitive slaves, in which
he says, that he was authorized by Secretary
Cameron to employ all persons, without as
tinction Of color, for the suppression OF reoe-
lion; that the regiment ofnegroes organized afe
not 'fugitives but their late masters are Iu'
gitives;' and he concludes as follows :-"lne
experiment Of arming the blacks, as tar as /
have made it, has been a complete and even
marvellous success. They are sober, doclle, at
tentive and enthusiastic, displaying great ma
tural capacities for acquiring the duties OF tbs
soldier. They are eager beyond all things !" %
take the field and be led into action; and u -
the unanimous opinion Of the officers VINO n: nav
had charge of them; that in the peculantles !.
this climate and country they will prove niLt
liable auxilaries fully equal to the Slll'1 tba
regiments 50 long and successfully used 9y th'
British authorities in the West India lsl an
In conclusion, would say it is my hop na;n.
there appearing no possibility Of other r4 +ha
forcements, owing to the exlgencles VI ,,, ol
camnaign in the Peninsula, to nave olg sra.
ized bv the end of next fall, and be able 10 p ~
sent to the Government, from forty-elgIp ~.
fifty thousand of these hardy and deVo'71 ~
diers-