New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-07
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.


affairs, will soon be laid before Congress. which
will present an unfavorable exhibit Of affairs
in that harassed country, and indicate tho re-
suit Of the European Intervention unless the
United States assert their rights and maintain
their interests. 1t is tho intention Of tho Gov
eminent to resist tho movements Of European
Powers to establish monarchical Governments
on this continent, and to urge Congress 10
prompt action in regard to the Mexican treaty
THE PAYMENT OF MILEAGE.
There is Q provision in tho Legislative APP
preparation bill to provide for tho payment OF
mileage at this session, which the Treasury
Department had refused to pay, - without tho
sanction of law.
PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS.
Mr.. Goodwin, from tho Committee on Inva.
lid Pensions, introduced bill, amending the
acts passed at the Extra Session authorizing
employment Of volunteers, 80 a. to make its
provisions touching pensions moro plain. 1t
provides that every volunteer disabled BY
wounds or disease contracted in the line Of
duty, and the widow or minor children Of such
as die in service, shall receive, in addition to
arrears of pay, allowances Of 800. and full
monthly pensions at the following rates:
Lieutenant c. lonel. $50; Major, $50; First Lieu
tenant, $l7; Second Lieutenant, SIS; noncommis.
stoned officers, musicians, and privates, 81. For
degrees of disability less than the highest sums pro-
portionally less.
WAR CLAIMS.
Already the war claimants are falling into
column, and advancing upon the Treasury.
COMPENSATION FOR PROPERTY DESTROYED.
We invite the public scrutiny to bill intro
duced to-day from the House Military Com.
mittee, providing for compensation to loyal
citizens for property destroyed to prevent tho
same from being used BY the enemy, which
enacts:
That the Secretary Of War is hereby authorized to
examine into and allow the claim Of any loyal cit-
zen Of the United States for damages to his property
which has been may be destroyed by order Of any
officer Of the United States army or navy for the pur-
pose of preventing the Same from being used by the
enemy.
That is the whole of it. and yet claims to
tho amount of $500, 200, 900 would be in the
hands of the agents here in six weeks from its
passage.
POSTAL BILLS REPORTED AGAINST.
Senator Collamer, from the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads, to-day reported adversely
to the House bills authorizing the carriage Of i'd
ditional mail matter and establishing q Postal
Money. Order system.
REBEL DEsERTIONS.
One hundred and fifty Rebel soldiers recently
deserted from Savannah to Gen. Sherman. When
asked why they did it, they replied that they were
tired of fighting in rich mems war"
THE ESCAPE OF THE NASHVILLE.
The Nashville ran, not into Wilmington, ~
stated by Southern journals, but into Beaufort,
N. C.. Commander J.SF. Armstrong Of the
steamer State of Georgia reports to the Navy
Department that his lookout esped her about
dawn that he Immediately gave chase to her,
but that she under the guns Of Fort Macon,
and 30 escaped. His story is not considered
entirely satisfactory.
NAVAL MATTERS.
Acting Master Henry T. Kesne is ordered
to Csllso, Peru, to command U. S. stOreshiP
Fredopia. Acting Assistant Paymastsr Samuel
Jordan has been ordered to report to Commo-
dore PaudDg for duty. Acting Masters Mate
JR. Craig Of the Constellation, at Ports
mouth. N. H., has been dismissed the service
for drunkenness.
REBEL VESSELS DESTROYED IN BULLS BAY
Flag Officer Dupont forwards the following to
the Navy Department:
IT, s. BARK REsTLgss, or Bulls BAT. 8. C.,
Saturday, Feb. IL. 1861.
SIR: have the honor TO report, that on the 18th
inst. about ii o'clock m, we discovered vessel
ashore ON shoal in Bulls Bay. sent two armed
boats IN for the purpose Of Accommodating, and II
possible TO bring her of. On boarding, they found
her 10 be a very old and worthless craft, without
cargo, and with only four negroes on board. While
on board the sloop, they discovered three vessels
living at anchor inside the Shoals, apparently laden
with rice &c. Al ] 80 H. M, on tho l4th INST,
sent another armed vessel, with orders to cut these
vessels out or DESTROY them. There not being
enough wind all day 70 bring them out, they were
destroyed after dark, and their flags, papers, and
arms taken in the boat and brought OIL with two
prisoners. The following the names OF the YES.
sels destroyed, with their oargoes, which consisted
of nee for the City of Charleston: Slo0p Edisto,
! 800 bushels rice, sunk; schooner WaDdo, 800
bushels rice; schooner Elizabeth, 800 bush
els rice, sunk; schooner Theodore Stoney, 2,3oo
bushels rice. The schooner Theodore Stonsy
was fine craft Of 81 tuns, but could not be got out.
as there was battery Of three guns near her an
cborage She was consequently burned. Their re-
spec,iye crews were all foreigners and negroes, and
not having room enough in the boat to bring them
off, they were ret ashore and allowed to retain their
personal effects, except arms In closing l feel il
NV duty 10 mention the efficient manner In which
nv orders were carried out by Acting Masters Mates
Henry Eason and j. Walter Msckie, and to call your
attention TO the same.
EDWARD CONROY Acting Vol Lieut.. Cong
Com. ]. o. PARkoTT.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Numerous civil and military nominations OF