, 1862-04-14

Of Thanksgiving, for the passage by Congress
Of The emancipation in the district bill, with |
prayers for freedom throughout the United
States in Gods good time.
Gen. Wadsworth doubts the reports of 8
general expectation Of valuable slaves. He
says he don't believe more than twenty have
been exported during the week; but Others
say that large numbers are known to have |
been run off-ffteen by one mnster. In one |
case wife Was taken ut night from her bed |
with her free husband, and carried into Mary
land in wagon. Residents within sixty miles
Of Washington, both In Virginia mud Mary
| land, say that escaping slaves are not worth
| the pursuit.
| There is great pressure from Kentucky
members On behalf Of the District of Columbia /
| shareholders on the President to veto the
emancipation bill; but his friends feel sure of
! his signature.
4 committee representing the Freednan's
| Associations Of Boston, New FORK aud Phila-
| delphis, are here to awaken interest with the
authorities in the condition Of the Port Royal
blacks. They are much pleased With the in
terViews with the President and members of
the cabinet, who give assurances that the
much needed authority for securing good
order Oh abandoned p1antations will be con-
fered on the Government agent. The PFesi-
dent said, +" Tne sIase Of every s1tz ssasttr scno
saeks protection Of the Flag aaa0 hare it, and be
free"
Charles A. Dana, late Of the New York
Tribune is here. All is quiet in McDoWells
department. The wagon roads are impractf-
cable for trains. The work Of reconstruction
..S0-,r1. - N.-H-..-.,r. - ~ ~'1I GI.N1,
nock Is being pushed energencal!y. The road
is in EUnntng order forty miles ont from Alex
: andria. It is reported that Gen. Blenker and
: ,,s nod, e,,a-a -rsra cactn-ea ~, F-;da3 ~,
.t0 10y 6014o "ee .@e'1eeo Va tAan5 w
Inc happaRannock,oult LIE rumor ls dount1nL
Gen. Rotec,ans has returned to Western Yir-
g5r;a
stSta yopF Anr;, 1ozrbe N y T;,.e.sna.
IN tG,sa, Hptn pdetn+ol aexs ~ Il. r
gu nasnnEto ~ uts w hatcH says u. EuA, as'
Sastant eeeTetalJ oI taE navy IeIulnea rom
EoII1ess MonIoe yesteloay. ae nas oeen IN
tna1 H1ctnltg 1o5 INC PAST nFe 9aF5, expecting
eae on f nder o. e e
~ Csansy lh.ano Iepel oa1!er1es, where she lay up
, 70 lVts oe!oek ScSteEuay morning. In he1
present posnnon, SIS ehS controls the mouth o1
1t oames nset, n,n n cIpose CIV 70 remain tnere
l. Ing up that H'eE to shell fne Iaght wing OF tht
q enemy, 70" poWe1la4y " aostinea On the eas
y oank OF the Maf%ick q Elser, near rs mouth.
le :, etutteiDnaul - nng leat coittese Monloe AM
r. the army Of the Potomac yesterday assert
! tna1 our troops are II Lne pess o. Splits.
~ CONSEQUENCE .! l1e ss0lm, muGn 9eiay "a
n. oeen oscasloneo: iIls knoEn reiaoly !aat,
~ snoIt ialne elnee, tloaeesteT ROM, olrectI
or OPPOSITE 1ofkto"n, WAS strongly Iorunea
u lne aver 1nele e noI oTeT Inree quarters OF
I'd niue Tloe, anu me feneI oaAts1ies would haV
II mr Play ~ any ooats atlempung 70 get nea
q Yorktown.
- The country between the james and Tor
Z rivers, known IS the peninsula, and lying bs
~ tween Yorktown and Richmond, is Of 3 sot1
j.. marshY character, and during rainY weather
~ r. would be almost impossible to more aytiller,
" It can well be imagined, therefore, the All
-, cultics with which Gen. Mcclellan has to col
~ tend at this moment,
q 2. Gen. Rosecrans reported to the secretary (
II Wnr 10 dav, and has rsceiyed his orders m
IN IN vM leave the citv to-morroT.
- - SeTetarF Chase has left the civ to be al
ts aa sent two dsys and assistant Sec1etsrY Har7an
II ~ ington is acting Secretary Of the Treasury.
- The f,uueuse feet Of transports now lyir
~ at anchor off A1exandrfa hayfng been eharta
Ill | "a tv tha Cov-aynrnonf IL ncrEa- fro.,,e -.