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confirmed By the Senate as M.jor General Of
Diplomatic circles are sensibly. disturbed
here rs authorization received from Gaia ID
dicaa6gz stliousa misunderstanding between
tbs allied powers in Mexico:.
The Naval: Com Miltee formally voted fl
vpr the appropriation sufficient to complete
tho Stevens battery, and dftesn millions for
the construction Of iron clnd steamers.
[yn xKw 1oRx.1
New YoEk4 N4zch 1S.-The HsraztIs Wash.
ln.ton special ssFs the relatives OF Capt.
franklin Buchanan, who communicative rebel
i1oD~c.ad steamer Merrinlac; at the late fgght,
hayewritten to his relatives In this city ffpm
Baltimore, Tint lie is dead, and. his body IS to
be brought 70 the old homestead, on the Els.
eE1 sEore OF Maryland Tor interment.
\ Eoyensn. is On foot fe!ative to the in
Parchment oE Ill those who hare, IN a1y ford,
sfape, or manner, aided OF ahetted the inter:
esta Of secession. 4 member Of Congzcs:
has noW on his desk resolution which hs
will offer at the 1irst opportune moment, te
instruct the Committee on the judiciary tc
inquire into this matter Of general .impeach
faent;; and report at an early aate by bill .,
Otherwise ..
, 1862-03-19
ANOTHER BATTLE In ARKANSAS.

Ro,1A, Mo-, March ia short time since,
anticipating TrbeI movements in Texas county,
No., Gen Halleck or4]:red ETe companies OF
troops and two light s:eel Cpornder=. mounted
on Two wheels and drawn uv t1o horses, un-
Ger Col Wood, to 1cp.ir III that r:c;aity-
Fir6trE no enemy there, Gel. Wood p1-sr4 Q ]
10 Sslr:1, Fulton cnunty. Ask. whe-e i.G en-
counrered 1 largely superior force Q: reue1s,
aud aiee1 4 sharp Fight routed them, killing
ahcut opc hundred and taking mauy prisoners
1mong them three :co1onela. S. Our lpss was
aoont ffty- - =, - ''"
The prisorers taken By Gen. Curtis Ut. Pee
Radge are upw en Ioete TO st, Louis under
Ir lcr guard.
The reports that Gen. Curtis il ia i danger
4cus position are fs1se. F.sc+ge far c>va!sv i:
carce. but in o.te- respects tie situatie: O
CHI troops ia cheering
8 Tie csuosnltztd SID crippled forces o
Price md Van Do.c are 1oxYius SanI,. :
, 1862-03-19

The friends Of Gen. Hunter wa be eeati- |
3,fx1 If, bear t1,at he has 1,een ASSIGNED IN |
;nt;encn,;rnt; command IN field where his
a,i1;,;cs III have fill 11av The 1cIeerap,,ic
fisnatch says lis Department COMPRISES
+tc states Of South c5rolina Georgia and
Fqrid,-a theatre Of action for which. bv
rcason of his r1aEteors hatred of 1,un,an
<,.vcu To is admir,1,r t;ttpa Gcn shcr-
-,o,, ,,opr a+ p,rt go,-.1 or IN t1,at v;c,n;,r
= a.sa~oa ~ ~onor. - liz, 49, r,,hor'
,;;a.+a can.~,,1 u-z,t,r ,,rt-.e,1-r ~ +,,o
<,n;.a-e Dor. r+,,o,,+ .na a,nnsoonan,1v
zz:,1 ~ 1.,~-a 49, ~ - - -,';,;.s-~ ~a.rat;,.s
,;,,,;. 49, .,,e;n.- e,,,,c,a;r.+o o,,,,-
49,. n-os.sa..t ,1a S.a1ata,~ ~ w.
~ %~---. - 49, - - ~. 11,.te.
- ~ ox.aaa;no7v ;1ono,tant ona covar7,c
.7r1o c,.toe sn5 5n,1u5;nn Sa,,t5 f.zro,;no 9
49, e.s =. ~,,,;or +,,a ,a,7e1,;on ,-.e tatch
- nnd z,,,ere +1,e fnoe If c;r;1 w.r
n-e,e fvu+ ,;ob+ea W. .1,e,;cvo that
D.-;5 H,,rtor ia tho ,io,,t man FIR ,hc
+.r,;tc-v oss;9noa IN him h haa m sn-
-,a;,s,;,;o,s -a7a-onca f,,. .,o d snrn of ,,t
T7,1,n;<a" He knows that it,aysrv is the
.<a,,sr of The var and he hates it. He ia
an anti-s1a,erv man. and loves liberty. he
= nm f+,,o fau West Pointers who mayor
ma corruntea or no;sone5 nv ,,ro-s,arcrx-
.ssoci,,;ons u;s ,n,o;ntmcrt ;s -.
,,,,,~s, .n7 x;n5ic,,ion If he nroarcss.
Sra .,eroe,.. .of the country. III ron.
,1se,,a ,,,p df,-stanet,,ino nolicy. He FIR
r;rcrors detcvmirea action ran1d marches
laid 1,1ows e]osse work and short ys1.
y. lx,iev.s in striking at the eitazs Of the re-
1x1r;op ard s,sve,v ,n1r=. link mt far itself
The a,no;ntment Of Hunterto command,
cur troor,s in South Carolina. Georgia and
F1o,ida is Indicative Of moro than aopearz
on ,br surface. IT. is anothel evidence tha,
4,,o President is in dead earnest and in.
, 1862-03-19
SALE.-Whereas,

i John Zimmerman and Jacob Berz1lo. Of :hc
ca RI Cc1E and State Of Illinois, did, on the sth Day
nfArg A. Is57 make. execute and deliver to the ut
cczsxnc6 iced OF Trust tho lots Of land and pEem
Ers c1e.nafte1 ret.t ned to secure the payment OF
four certain prosriaaory notes TT rata deed descEhe1
uaue bS 1asd ZlmMe1man ana Bergman all OF eYtn
date wfl ea.d deed, for the Ernl Of 1ye hEedrc
a71d furrsec. doara f$5,4] parable Jehr after ts
rase Fer tie OF for hun !red and Enety dol
lars ($1 payable ten years alter s date for ta
OF s11 huIcre and sixteen totlacs {5!6} payatc
tlsee .ta1f after fts date; and one for the I've
hpz1c:e6 and e!shthsce dollars f$539), p-Jabe:
ye,s a1cr s GATE. all ua7auIe to the order OF n F.
ige1;e.t hG5 laid DeCt Of T1l4. Is recorded tc
c-p-ds1E office IN .nd foe the County CT Cook :!ore
said IN nen6 ls9 cf deed3 st page f3a- Ana 1!cEeas
tst1t hes llate in The Tay1@a. G. tca fre tx
a. eai ste. principal md interest," and the h1e ot
tle L due and unpnd- and tao legs: hsdc1
at fhe safe bs* made application t0 10 t:lt ts
property u nAtn Trust Deed descshed 1f the pufpSss
Vt ;iey.1z the sauIe .,r
tue pus{. OF pertug the sa:d not.n sa2.t 81
t3y. tt 2tst Gay cf Arri II y oc!"ck 81 o. t h !t
al !ar 1ost II f!c1t deer nt the CEuEt u
Chcasc. IN aa:E Counts Ct Cock se ~. a. asd
ton. 10 the ze=s ntdle f,r cash t1S - -
g. ::-e1 ed h.irg lat. two e. sed tnTes ~ 'nc
Erlci5I=IS. <,f the s1NteCcs: ~! ~. 80 -
e-s:. =. rrsNf- ts e..st 81 Nr "a Haase t1Sr.
~. ~, ert tf the fT.rctpa1 AleI1aiaa oelnz len
49, lava Tafe or tesa- Etth sIl tut f:Ss1 II:
o,.,1- ~ retesnpt on IT tn! raid John ZnM-fnsn ans
H. re1, tAc17 21i.s rHn ssT;e: t;eEsta;
7cr.EEeoN Ai:wnaE.
Ci;ceeo March ie EEL mal9 nsAs1-:a
, 1862-03-19

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The President
has made the following appointments al
cadets a. West Point; Edward " Baker, III,
Alyofd S. Bayliss, ky., Wna. Il. Uphan. Wis +,
Henry D. Nal!cn, Jr., Ga. Edward Everett
sn.rp, Ao, Er7atus D. Gaines, Ill, Ch.7ies
Vooa=en Bates. Nc. also, Richard Taylor
Last mentioned is 8, scI OF tic late Q1pt.
Churchill; U. 8. A., wac did in the se:yice
, 1862-03-19

the tssin flomn Bowling G1ceE to NashviIls
~ss intercepted at .he tevG Of Cal
ls1il.a by q party Of secession cav
az under CapIAia Jobs Morgan, @ho run
tie t-ain r;T the track aud toos pTisoners
about thirty bridge hu;l9ere en- 1ousc tn N 4sh-
vile 10 rebuild tn. !,E'dg1 OVER the Cumbee-
l,,.1-. The only remaining I,coa5 live
CT, thc s5e0.phi. branch Of tic Lcui:s;lle mud
Easntillr 1iai:7osd, rear Rus5ellyiile,; ex-
l1od:t yisl.rday. killing tie eayi1-er, Goa
ti.ictor, porter and 3 brakeman This aus
lends rsl!nsad communication On The branch
, 1862-03-19

TIE oFERAT1eSs ON N1HEn1sszs-
:Dur columns to-day give the details Of
The recent operations which haye within
tkX rdays past given us New Madrid and
4slaaG 10 10, and Thus opened the
Mississippi to or Advance toward
New Orleans. From a1l the circumstances
Ne are inclined TO believe that in the work
IS thus far accomplished, there was no de-
sign for the cooperation Of land force on
The kentucky side Our map shows the
re:ation Of these two points named to one
c:,other, and to tho advance Of Commodore
Foote- The peculiar topography of there
gion is represented, which gare
The fleeing rebels ofs- New
Madrid, a narrow spit Of land on which to
run away, striking the river at poin: be-
low the batteries planted by Gen. Pope at
Point Pleasant The same avenue Of es-
care was open to the rebels in their flight
from Island No. 10, and they availed them
selves Of It a Federal column at Obion-
vile would hayc drawn tight the mouth Of
the net and bagged the whole Of both par
ties. It was not there, and We are to infer
that there was TO design that it should be-
Further down the river The land forces
east Of the Mississippi, Will be heard from,
Tor the next blow decides the fate Of
1temphis. The next fortified point is
something more formidable, and is pro-
bounced much stronger point than
Columbus. Fort Randolph is sixty-five
miles above Memphis, Fort Pillow is forty
mics abore Fort Randolph, and both arc
strongly fortified. To these poiats the
armament from Columbus arc believed to
lave been transferred, many Of them thus
Icing restored to their original positions.
The fortidcati ions were constructed
radcr the best military guidance.
They command ELL tile hlufEs, which are
very high, and 50 arranged that each
ratification would have to he reduced by
siege or storming, and all would have to
lie taken before the.position could be sue
eessfully held. The country in the req,
j. represented to he similar to that in the
rear of Fo1t Donclson, broken aud prcci;,
ita:e, with n.rrow 1ayines leading towards
the main works All these are guarded
~ tho best possible lefenses.
twill not be long befare the Mississippi
Fio;il1a Of Com Foote knocks for adzni=.
SIGN at these gates 10 Memphis. Nor Will
:hcac appeals be denied
, 1862-03-19

. NEW YoRx: M~rct IS Key Wet atI;ccs
Of .I.e 10Th. r.poFt the sailing cf s,rirs 1t,e.-
t.r fleet A :a-sfu letter ot t::c Oil staics tn <
The stcamer Es!= W.rit.5 with oec 1hoasand
ua, arrived there. the cargo of tue farmer hs-
Ing Transferred t., the ehtp Eliza 8onsasl. :Tae
fa.l Of Nswtczn lcavts Beaufort aud the :irAte
6teamer Nashville atGIr El1reE.
, 1862-03-19
THE ILLINOIS STATE C0NSTITr-
T1ONAL CONVENTION.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
Epp1xnr1Prn March ~ 1877

-,
Especial oaspasen 70 tnee enlcaso 11'oaae.l e..
~, .rn e,u;1,;a..san ,1t., c-o-n .,.a c,@.;t ~
p:.,,+ .f o.,e-
CO. w !'s.ons '1u ~
Po.Ieo 80, .As sr1sa.s ...u - - 49,
sa,s;a. aps M ~ % +,ss 49, ~ n o,ea +h,t +hc nat.
soz,.s - ..t.1as ~ I - ~ ~. can-,.;,tce ~ schsan,ez
,>.. ~. rtahraona of +h.+ con,,;ttea .a;a tho,
ra-o 49, 49, n,.,as - 1T nm, a n,an md so asked
80 -,at.a~ nar ,,o H., in ,,,nd hr tbe Cor-
81 N =
n1'S 1-s:.: .,.;o,. xro. ,,;,, t,,-o
.Ae o"o,.1 s 49, ~
ALI. e'AoN SA'5A' @>~~ NA ''&~ ~%'
cults.
Gen. singleton declared To-Day inat county
Attorneys provided for in the new Constitu-
ton will cost the State more money than the
crtite judiciary Of The Present Constitution.
Here is a rnattvr for reflection.
An article providing for State institutions
for deal, blind and insane was reported. Tie
Cevutjcs Article was taken up and adopted,
but recousidered, but finally the five first Sec
t;ons of the Article in the present Constitution
were adoptcd..
Mr. Fuller introduced an additional section
| to The Apportionment Article, creating TWEEN
ty-four new election precints in Cook county.
It was ordered printed and will be adopted, I
rraorst,nd to-mnrtny.
, 1862-03-19

Saturday Evening. March Is.
Tic mort2rs which the Lake Eric towed
down the river took position above q point
commanding the lead OF Island No. 10, aud
the bluff and water batteries about three miles
distant. The mortars commenced their prac-
uce at quarter to three, the, first shell explod-
ing in tho woods near the battery. The sec
ond exploded in The river, dashing the water
into the battery. The enemy Immediately
replied with si1ty-four FOUNDER from the
battery upon the head OF the island, bat the
ball did not reach two-thirds of the way
across the river. The nortars again sent ano-
ther round, and the enemy returned tue COM
plirnent, clevating their bluff battery guns,
but their shot fell harmlessly in the middle Of
the river. The mortars kept up their fire until
dazk-ono shell falling plump into ono Of their
batteries, and silencfng It. Our mortars then
stopped their fire for the day, after having
fired twenty-six rounds. The mortars worked
eplendidIy, and the crew when they left of,
appeared as fresh and ready for action IS when
they commenced. They comrlaiaca :: little
after the first shot, hut subsequently expert
enced 20 seriously unpleasant, sensations.
Our boats approached near enough to ascer-
tain That The bluff was white with tents for L
long distance. d large number Of steamers
were lying at the head Of the island, and six
or seven Of their gun boats at tho fo.t, among
thcn,-as v.s thought by our officers, the ram
Manassas. By order of Commodore Foote,
ali the feet csme to anchor OF tie Missouri
shore just inside the point. As write, our
wa:cAdres are brightly burning, aud ne Ill
| are an1ieusly awaiting the events Of to NOR
| row. G. ?. T.
ST. Lovis, March 1S.-Tne news, oi
tic eracoa,;on OF Island No. 10 was
rent to The Headquarters, in this city,
by General Pope, from New Madrid;
Cairo, was to Sunday evening, whist General
! fact that Tie newspapers here have no pa-ticu
| island by tie Union troops, nas giveI
rise to a dcubt IN the minds of soE:c, :ni
particularly the seeess:oaists. a=' to whethe'
Gen. Hailcc}s's announcement in Lis spsech a
iAe Plsntet's HouEc,. last erc3IS,r, was 70
premature. But now there is 20 Question il
1clatioc- to tie matter. GENIAL Pope rs.
telee7aphcd that ID addition, to the cyscra
| zion Of the 1ssaud, the rebels atan.iouci
| without destroying, liEe largo ttanspc1
steamers. which mysst eventually fall {i
they hare not alrea5y1 iuto; our hands
TIE batteries at Eew -Msdrid sud Poic
Pleasant completely teckaded the. riT=r, :,
that 1t WaE impc=s!bl3 dcr the Ic3ti boats Il
, 1862-03-19

NEW YoRz, March 17.-Furthes adrices per
tho Roanoke confirm the statement that Ea,-
Ifsh troops are about to le3ve Mexico. A pos-
ton Of the Spanish troops returned to Caoa,
and the rest to 0ffzsba-
Gen.: P1im commands the allied fofces.
Tie name Of the American murdered in
MeNeofs Addition +. Ar1in.
, 1862-03-19

Enw YoaE, Ma1rh 78.-The Wo.sj. editor
W. ceetcpiedh= our forcea On Sunday, -.
, 1862-03-19
GOLD1ERS, WIDOWS, HEIRS,
LOOK TO TOUR INTERESTS.
Peoples Pension and Bennt! Money Ofso,
SNYDER, C00K- & CO., Chicago, H.,
a5 Ike street (soruer Qcashprp roous II and Ii

~ AAe et1.et' AA~A 0.1 'oA0f '0'n1- ~ ''o -
-- =
Irrtspopse to the imperative demands of our braye
Iaashee Central Ufice for the COLLECTION Of Pen
sf,,rs Enrntr Enneg arrtarA RI F.r rnt III ctsrr
cai,ns @ S.oEas CT II ;ht nresene "a Ths iasscF
Increasing .Eernt of fuc business las trmnps1rsted
rnr rt rsstt r. sonsr Eenrrs Certr.l f.fre 1or f4
coEec;ion ef sc1eit,s' cis;ms with N
s - ~" ~" ~
ECONOMY, IlQ6uEV anu D9SplEtus
,a.o..r.s
Nc lave 1allttscs Tor making ha74utlteo
6y aps other Ho5se t. " cop2tsy 51f tSe;s
States S4tntea these subjects together with al ss
de1a! eecFors fer.o elnce t1e adopuoo o. Lae to1
s;1'rt1tn oI the tinted St3!t D1e OF ott EfE. hk5
, 1862-03-19

e.. The rohsls zave begun the work Of drafting
il Carroll ,ooup1Y.: TcMn., and many OF the
Cnitb cst,z2rs:of That COUNT hs:7e coma 70
.u4i5 f1aco 10 joi2 the Union army.
, 1862-03-19

COTTON SEED--2,0oo bushels
u 5"k:s.i firpt n7t Teacesscz. Uptac4 Cotoa E+e5,
sr{tebfe n piaa.i1L. Eoc psse by
EA j. DEE9T 4 CO.
rL .aES 3w sf1 Wai; st:7ce
, 1862-03-19

in the brush, with an immense sheet tied to |
sapling as a, flag Of truce. Our pickets tlkc
them, assuring them they shall not be harmed,
and conduct them to their cabins. They say t
that they have been told the Lincoln gunboats
viii she'll and burn their houses and murder
them.
In the frat part Of to-lay's notes I should
have Eaid that the Grampus was formerly
tow-boat, and was seized at Memphis by the
rebels for conversion into guu-boat. She is
wrctchcd concern, however, and could not
Withstand for moment an attack from one
Of cur beats. At the time Of her seizure sue
was owned by Capt. Chester, Of the Alps,
now In our fleet Another boat, the Mohawk,
belonging to him was seized at the same
time and is now 4 gunboat in the rebel scr,
vice. ~'
+ The cunboats laid inside tho point for an
hour or more, the CaEondolct in tho meantime
reconuoitcring the Missouri shore for ! long
| distance, Gradually the Benton crept round
| the point and WAS soon in full view Of the
| head OF the island. She KEEP. along for some
| distance, hugging the shore, upon the look
out for masked batteries, with which ruruor
t had invested tlle shores for tEo or. three
miles up the river. The flag ship occasionally
lot fly shell at the island but provoked no
reply, and 4 tuss;; was dispatched with Il special
| order for the Eric and her two mortars. She
left us at Conc o'clock and her mortars
we're placed in position. Two hours elapsed
| and nothing was heard from them. impatient
Of rcznainirg on board, I went ashore to visit
the log cabin and its inmates who had fled so
su1umariIy upon olAr appearance. Wading
through eloughs knee deep in the mud, jump
iug tcnces, crossing corn1ells aud padding
across bayous upon the trunks Of cotton
woods, I at last reached the house. 1t was
rough log cabin, with wooden chimney upon
the outside, after the fashion Of log cabins in
this country poor protection agaIuEt Wind
OF weather. The furniture was Of tho sim
p1est description, homemade mostly, aud
barely answering the wants Of i very scant do
nestle econo1ny. The inmates were an old
man suffering with chilts, his two married
daughters and two children. The husbands
Of the married females were away, pressed
into tic rebel service. The wives were fur
haired, black.ha;rrd, handsome women, clad
N homcspuu. Tie children, bright-eyed, club
by-cheeked youngsters, too young to fairly
appreciate the meaning Of war. The cider
sisters were remarkably Intelligent and fluent
in conversation, and upon my asking them
why they fed into the woods, they replied -:
"Oficers were down from tho island last
week and told lis the Lincoln boats were com,
ING down soon, and would burn our house il
VIC staid here; and when We saw your boats
coming and heard their firing referring to
, 1862-03-19
Fl lrcca of EHan13-tnn, Ean1a 1rFlFeh at
N1yV

NEv YoRK, March IS Tbs steam figate
Roarcle arzi7. tc+ ds7 from Hampton Roa.ds.
shs l'ro=Ehs 140 et !hc ol tic friEate'
Cc2gE=ee. ard 10 cfthc, Gu anseslsno,
, 1862-03-19

-+s:s <.-::~; -. :. 81 ~ So, -
: . -: se;t = 7.".t :: y. '='':F
!. K. ~ u, ,::!,... -.
, 1862-03-19

WANTED a respectable wo-
W man situation to do Sewing. h.s Eorkc1 ut
the taoEs trade, Is also IN iac use c{
SeEnE Mac h3Hc ann wnrsd Ike to york with on OF
then. AIply 81 j MtehIg u ArenGe. Hhlgn6k5lE
, 1862-03-19

M ANTED-A man who under
w stands farming and gardening. English or
Anericaa PIT ftrred Rest Of ffa7euces required One
NGo 5n;s will find peFmaneut situation Address
Pos Gfacs Boz 2.Ss, Chicago. IL mhl9nss13t
, 1862-03-19

w 4 n ED.-A. situation by q
~ }ornS 2isl to do Chamber or dinin. 70 III
wcrk-also wou1d 80 nn.ee. Good references given
Address - - 1T 1hIa ofdce nhto nSJe 5.
, 1862-03-19

"ANTED-Roard wanted for g
" gentleman his wife aud child Tc1ns must be
moderate. Address -. X. Puat 01sre eo1 l7uj-
NH; r+1 ~
, 1862-03-19

" 3NTED- by Young man who
" can stye good references from INST employers
situation ~ Do,,sEeep+r. Salesman Cie.& D-5
OtEct BoxEaeI. nllti9lGcS1w
, 1862-03-19

FOR SALE.-A sran Of Bay
Inrscs Is hands high i've acd SIX years old. Y Ii
work single Or double .sulre ut JOHN H0NEs5
Sails sfnhl1. Kir-f CTR. r,h!
, 1862-03-19
Mem anbert,Stnte1ttX.

WANTED-An. i,ts tslligent young
w n4a to take fae care Of Eorses; ind 'cs1t*Ss
tora {aafH. Good ressFrnee requires. Address Fost
Gn1eF1tuHls1 III: :. -s.-- 49, -. MA1AnaaSs
, 1862-03-19

w ANTED-4A good second hand
~ Safe, Fire king OF HesrDgs Patent preferred.
Address Post Office Box 44t9. nllll9faailt3SI
, 1862-03-19

" "ANTED-To Rent for 4 term
w Of year. medium aized Hnase With Godesu
iNKoEaAso&a and Stable AEAed. in South Dt.ssnz
east q State sIssst a.t horth a snao;d Pace tsex
rrt to exceed $s00 per Possession taken A3ea
Is: q Nay 1ss Address Poss 01ce 8ox la1. Chicago
, 1862-03-19
THE MISSISSIPPI EXPEDITION.
FLAG OFFICER FOOTE'S COMMAND
AND EkRAnD.
B0mbafdmeQt Of Island Nc. 10.
Ok EoARD TRANSPORT 7. F. WILSON, |

OE DoARD TRANSPORT T. T. WILSON,,
Nlss1ssnP1 RIVER, March 18th, 1862. j
The great Mississippi River Expedition is
now andtr way and the feet is steauing for
Dixie The well laid plans Of Commodore
Footc are thoroughly natured, and the incipi-
cnts Of gigantic blow at the very heart Of
the rebellion are inauguratel. Tie "Lincoln
gunboats," which hare long been the terror
Of the Cumberland and Tennessee, today sail
into new waters with the old hag at the fore
and fEowning ports-missiouaries, carrying to
land Of darkness and wickedness the glad
tidipgs Of liberty and Union, to be sent from
the cannon's mouth if necessary
Of the movements and position Of General
Pope'5 forces at New Madrid the telegraph has
kept you advised, and Iallnde to 1t again as in
intimate connection with the plans of the ex-
pedition. a bearer Of dispatches from the
General arrived at Cairo yesterday, to obtain
/ more ammunition and heavy siege guns, two
| Of the latter which having been placed in ba.
!, terry, bursted. 4 dispatch also intimating that
| the services. Of the gunboata were necessary
! fax the capture af<fhe place. owing 10. the
! presence Ct the rebel gunboats, expedited
matters and the final order was given to ssil
| this morning.
THE FLEET,
| FLAG-oFF1CEE ANDREW 4. FooTE COMMANDING.
The fleet is composed Of eight gunboats,
| eight mortar boats, five tow boats, two am
(; munition boats md several tugs, as follows:
GENBoATS.
| Denton taag-ship>, Capt Phelps.
Cincinnati, Capt. Stembel.
/ Louisville, Capt. Dove.
| St 1onis, Capt. Pau1diug.
| Carondolet, Capt. Wake = -~..
| Pittsburgh, Capt Thompson.
I Mount City, Eapt Kitty
| Conestosa, Capt. Hodge1t.
| Tlis comprises the entire number Of gun
boats in the western waters, with The exception
Of the Lexington, 7yler and Cairo, which art
up the Tennessee river The boats are il
most thorough repair and every way ready TO-
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The New York herald., 1862-02-17


Resolved, IL the Board Of Councilmeu concur, That
Joint special committee Of three Of each
hoard OF the Council be appointed 70 inqure and
report whether the expenditures Of the city
or any Of the departments thereof be Diminished
and the number Of ofcers employees OF the
their wages reduced without detnent the pub.
lie service and whether any abuses exist In the
any ef the Departmental Offices Of the city govern.
men and the proper correction OF abuses or remedy
FOR the san and that such committee have power send
for and examine witnesses and papers
Resolved That the subject Of amending the city charter
and Of the annual communication Of his Honor
Mayor the reduction Of the paid city
government salaries much thereof relates 70
the union under municipal New YORK md
Brooklyn he referred 70 the jont select committee ap-
poip,ed under the fore going resolution
Resolved That so much OF the annual message OF his Honor
levy made by the state Legislature, much thereof re-
laes 70 the received BY the city from It's investments
in piers and market property and much thereof
relates the reimbursement BY the State OF moneys
Advanced BY the city the relief Of families volunteers
be referred to the Sanding Committee on financs
Rssoivsd That much Of the annual communication ~
bs Honor The relates 20 the condition Of the
OF hey and the socaled Hackey contract be referred 10
the standing Commitee On Cleaning Streets.
Rssolyed Tha. % much OF the annual comm OF