The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-03

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is probable that OsunsAsss FAn~eu& sent
few mortar boats a - rtvsr - sedneed the
place.
In the Senate yestssaay. . - W. Introduced
limiting the number Of nAjsr osnssaas Of sse army
TO twenty, and the nsnnber q kieadier generals
to two hundred We hawe ~ nsa<H three hun
dred brigadiers. The IN w~s referred to the
Military Committee. Ths b0 to hodftate the DIS
charge of enlisted msa ~ pAyAaA dhsaSf1sy was
reported back by the OsnmnEtse On Military AZ
fairs. resolution Hzseting h4uEy a. 70 the eS'
pediency of providing Sor appshEAeats 70 inc Ma
rine Corps in the same nAsnar - to tAe Naval
| Academy was adopted. n. sanAer gave notice
Of bill abolishing tic intsr-6Aate and ooastwise
slave traffic. The HonssteAA I'm was taken up
and an amendment aAsptsA sGa1.AiAg nom It's
benefits all persons wAs Asve bsspeesNs against
the United States. stgsa - - e<nfort TO the
enemy. Mr.. Garlic. sflHlgila, seessS substi-
tute for the bill yiving sDssnsnA asaiisas Of the
army and officers oe-t1s Assy 80 hsnAFed aud
sixty acres Of land 1t sae daqar saA twenty-five
cents per acre. or eigAty asrss q swo dollars and
fifty cents per acre. In No Il sas hundred dollars
bounty in cash; but witAsut fartAss action the
bill was laid aaide IN Monday next.
message was received nsa ~ Prosidest re'a-
tive to the arrest Of Gcaesai 6tsas. The Presi-
dent says General Stone wAs arrested upon cyl
dence which, whether 10 was guilty or innocent,
required that such prsoeedings sAeah De had
against him for the pubic safety. and that he
deems il incompatible with - pubNe interest, a
well as unjust to General 6tsas, T. make more
particular statement. 0eaeral Stone wiN~ be al
lowed trial without unnseeesaxy dsasy. The
consideration of the CoaAsoakion bM was then re-
sumed, Messrs. Doolit&le, WAAs. Couamsr and
Salisbury participating n ths debate.
In the House Of Representatives. bill granting
additional powers to the Secretary Of tho Treasury
was passed. TAis measure Il ono Of importance 10
merchants and shipowners. - = b introduced 70
put stop to traffic With tie rebels BY Wa
OF Nassau and Cuba. We refer our readers
10 our report Of the Congrssssnal proceeding for
synopsis Of the providsns q t&D bW The Com
mittee Of Ways and Means reported 6 bill
making appropriations fer the support Of
the army for tho year ending with
June, 1868. The apprepriassas amount to
the enormous sum Of t9Ss. - ~ Tue bill
granting pensions to soadisu ~ sailors dis
abled or wounded since the IA q March, ls6i, or
hereafter while in the puhlie ssrvioe. was dis
cussod, and then postponed I'm Tuesday next. Mr..
Morrill, made explanations relating = the charge Of
intoxic alton preferred against QeeerA X r Smith.
while in command Of the x<sps in the fight at
Lees Mill. near Yorktown, - the l6th ult., from
which il appears that the General 4 entirely guilt
| less OF the accusation. kr. Washhurne. OF Iii
| nois, defended General Grant from the aSpcrsons
which he said had been oast upen that brave and
successful officer; and Mr.. COX declared that the
| charges brought against certain Ohio reg mcnts
that participated in the victory It Pittsburg Land
| ing were groundless.
MISCELLAN10VD xYWR
| Our European files by - North American
reached this city from Quebec yesterday evening
| The papers are dated on the 18th Of April ami
contain details of news one day later than that
| received BY the Bremen and ely Of Warrington
The address Of the Britain and Foreign Anti-sla
very Society to the United States Minister at Ior
don, with the reply Of Ar. Adams, y given in full
| from the journals
The Paris Patrie Of Ne lSth Of April, speaking
| Of the policy of Napolssa IN Nsxico. says We
have reason to believe that ths French govern
ment has not in any way Nodded its opinion
respecting the Mexican question. It ia thought
| that an assembly Of the member Of the monar-
chical party would meet ct P1sbla towards the
| end of April, and that ~ resolutions would he
submitted to the approval Of the Mexican people.
| Ex-Governor Pratt, Of Maryland, Q rebel sympa-
thizer, recently wrote to the bogus Secretary Of
| War, telling him that II the traitors could "hcld
| out until the middle Of April or the LIST Of May,
| the Lincoln dynasty would crumble under It's own
| corruption and indebtedness" The middle OF
April has past, and has the LIST Of May. aud the
| Lincoln dynasty ia more vigorous than il 50
| an the day Governor Pratt wrote his letter
| General Sterling Price, Of Missouri, has resigned
| bis commission in the rebel army WAs.ever might
have been said Of Ex-Governor Price he Ia chow a
more sagacity 10 the present rebellion than any
other officer in JEFF. Davis' army. Ii he had re.
NAMED loyal to his country's Gag he might have
| been an ornament that the government would
| have felt proud of.
| Some Of the Southern papers, In benoarng the
loss Of the Crescent City. say that Texas sois year
! will produce three million bushels surplus Of
wheat, ten million bushels surplus OF corn, and
| large QuaDLUes OF porh, NOV D pusnoi nor pOUHu
\ Of which can ONE North II the Yankees retain
| possession of New Orleans.
1 The Washington Times Ia the title OF new
paper published at the federal capital, The first
| number Of which was Issued on Thursday. II i to
be independent in politics, advocating the pcrpe-
tuation Of the American Union and the crushing
out Of the rebellion by which the institution franz
ed and perfected by the wisdom Of tie heroes
\ OF rs are endangered"
Froe negro nurses are called for by the rebel
army officers. They are informed that If they
| 20 willingly good wages win be paid; if they do
not volunteer they will be impressed"
| The Richmond Dispatch mentions two instances
| where The rebels in that city have barred their
sick soldiers before they were dead.
| A novel mode Of giving the rebels nevp was re-