, 1862-02-04

Treasury Notes. You will see the Necessity
f4fging the bill through without dela1
e,1or appears in tya yesterday's dispateE In:
stead Of p1iyatcers being released fto6 Fort
Lafayette, the orler was to transfe them
thither to the military authorities
The Senate vas in Executive sessfo2&ear1y.
i've hours to-day. They confirmed 4o9xto 500
Yesterday afternoon flag Of trna from
Gen. Johnston reached the outposts zM Nc
DoRe1rs division. The dispatehe1 were
brought by Col Harrison, "a Virginia 4fvalry.
sealed Communication was brought tazhcad-
quarters. Its contents have not yefftrans-
Pired.
Gen. Stone will return to his comnaaiad to-
MORROW
WAEuSeros, Feb. st is knoWnithat a
large number Of Southern secessionis$4 fare IN
Canada, whose business it is to couecE:Inoney
from sympathizing friends, and to forMgEd AID
receive dispatches from Europe and place
reach their ultimate destination. lis not
likely that such proceedings will b1. much
L7ent. Colonel Sir P. windharn, late8y COM
1nanding TIC Second Brigade Of thf1talian
army. las been appointed Co1onelIof the
Michigan regiment Of Lancers. r.
30 vast an army has been marshaled.m this
District, that no proper arrangements hive
been 1nade for even decent intefment OF
those who die in our hospitals. Thl9kmattcr
Is under immediate consideration. antw11l re-
ceiye the Immediate attention Of Congress.
The result Of the examination RECENTLY in
stitutcd by the telegraph interests SHOWS that
the number Of messages transmitted over all
the hnes during the past year Was: A9Q0, goo,
yielding total revenue Of 81 s., ,000 Should
Congress, IN the next tax biz, imRese three
would he realized from that source, pS.511S per
cent. on the aggregate aggr amount Of hns4aess,
IVA NEW IoRR. r..
NEW foKK. Feb. 3-The New Yoik Hsrald's 3
special Washington dispatch state5zthat the
select Colnn.Iitce on the Defcnses aGn nForti-
neauee;1s Of the Great Lakes and Rivers, arc
| prepared to make report. They Will recon-
Mackinac as will make it the Gibraltar, as it
is really the key Of our Northwestern from
tier. Their report will provide at$o for the
establishment Of 4 Naval Depot md Ma
tiona1 Armory upon Lake Michigan, proba-
ply at or near Chicago, 50 that Preparations
! ton Of the necessary arms and: munitions
to arm the whole Of tue American. vessels en-
gagged in the commerce Of the Northwestern
Lakes. Il is estimated that there are In this
trnde 200 American vessels to zoo British,
and Is GOO American sailors to 1000 British.
It is represented by tue Committee that the
majority Of tic population Of the loyal States
is west Of the Allegheny Mountains, that the
line Of Lake coast exceeds the whole 1enwth
Of our Atlantic coast, aud that tha+ commerce
on the lakes is greater than our whole foreign
trade. To complete the defenses and render
communication with all ports Of the North
west secure from interruption. by foreign
foe, it will also be recommended that mill
tary railroad shall be Immediately constructed
from the month Of the Meuomonee river, or
Bay deNouquet on LakcM iehigan TO Marquette
on Lake Superior, and that a khipseanal shall
be built fro1n Chicago to the Mississippi river.
It is said that these recommendations have
the approval Of General Mcclellan. Tic re-
port will be made Oh Tuesday.
The T'iIunc's II ashing gton specfal states that
letters continue to be received from eminent
bankers fayorlng the legal tender: bill
There is no reason to believe that General
Butler was assured before he left, Washington
| that he should layea Minor Gencral's commits
sion lis well as the title. He will land several
brigadcs ut 4 point On the Southern coast not
| nov occupied By Union soldiers. The capture
will be more important than any vet made.
Secretary Stanton insisted thatBntler should
have what be wanted, although Mcclellan dis-
approves it.
| Fort Pulaski is now thoroughly invested.
Gen. Sherman has daily reports Of all that is
done there, and will take the place when lc
chooses to attack.
The New York 1tncs's dispatch ears move
ncDt is making ut Washington, by members;
Of Congress from tile West and Northwest,
headed by Frank Fl1ir aud Mr.. Arnold, to have
Gen. Sigef made 4 Major General. It will prob.
ably be successful.