New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-17

he rro-t antocrstie powers Of froNCt' c ,elSs =,
n p tine ike this, for certainly no Inhn 10 - inc
,s we ,,1,et live NJ der martial law, JET It's eIoi'.
ment he by regular army officer, g. -
,eo7le who knowing his duty Thoroughly, 'I.Oil-
ii because il Is his duty, having re'in,r
our citiyers TO shieln EOr 81 euier 10 pu,'i,i'
oriv Nv fhororeL knowledge Of duty ara tis net
est imIadiaty IN it, discharge ,nas ~, -" -"
be bone without murnur by me p'pe'
CAPTURE or TERNASDiNA.
Arorsr,- Ga. Nsrch On Sandy, 10 tram
was leaving FernaD lima, the eDenys gin-po@'S
81, led tie town. ,;n.3,-
ne-sous. aud wounded one.
TIC town has been evacuated, and taken pofsae-
siop OF by tie enemy .,.
roRTFiCATIONs On THE MISSISSIPPI.
R,cusoED. March 7.-Aresolulion was introduced
into the Nouec today nsirccting the military author
ties 10 INQUIRE into tire expectancy Of constructing
forifcgtiois iumedis' aiy nelr Memphis Helena,
Napoleon, Naicbez, mouth OF Red River, aud other
places.
THE SITUATION BETWEEN COLUMBUS And NEM-
PTls--A CONFESSION OF WEAKNESS.
From The Memph,s .fppeoL Mc,oA T.
II does not become us 10 write oil that comes 10 our
knowledge n relation to the number and portion o!
our forces Oh the Iiver above. But We can advise
eur PEOPLE not h. be iHiled hto tose sccTy ~ 'h-
JUdci0aS and ignorant statements y efAer men or
newspapers. We were shown on yesterday Pr
wave lticf RON III 'tsiN|'i biNAi'H
us an idea of the stua,ion which shows thai We ale
not 50 cell prepared as Ue SHOULD Dc. lie wrtes
that they need large force TO man our artillery,
heavy sud light. Capt. BanSheads epleudld com
Iany alone can accommodate fity fresh Ttcruitr,
who should report themselves Immediately. The
heavy guns, too, require al additional force, ana
ofcegs are noe sis me city outA0Ttzcd 70 gaze as
much as one hundred dollars bouaty tor ITEM so
soon as they are s,g0TH into seTrtce. Has me tmf|
c0ne zee ask chtR men shall te called fer "a udia 10
Il Ia l1.n
of Memphis and the Mississippi Valley delends OF
cur power 10 hold our position above IL me lear
fnl tale Of disaster s told II must not be sac
that il was for want of men, Let patriots rush ioFth
therefore ana hl up the vacant ranks, before II pe-
comes too late.
MEMPHIS NOT TO BE MADE MOsCoN--PHo-
NUNCIA1,ENTO FROM THE MAYOR.
To THE People OF MEMPHIS: Much hes been said
in regard to the burning Of our city. l have, ~
Jonn Park not the Mayor, 10 cay this to our CHI
zeus: That will, under any and al! circumstances,
protect the city from iEeendia,ies, aHd lac VINO al
tempts 60 fire lis neighbours house or even hs own
whereby it endsngers bis neigibor, regardless of
Judge jury, or the benefit Of clergy, win have HIN
hung 10 the frs, ainp-Tost tree or awning. have
the means under my control to carry out the above
individual proclamation. ions PARK
Aioych :. lbe2.
4 CITIZEN WHO "DoN'r SIZE IL"
MEssRs. EDITORs: The proclamation made day
or two ago by John Park develops 10 THIS commune
Is the fast that the Mayor Of this city has under hs
control element of riot which cas- his sanction TO
hang on lampposts, awnings, Nc., citizens VINO pre-
fer destroying their property rather than have y fan
into the hands o. tie enemy. Had the proclaim
been Official no would have been more anxious
to have recognized the importance Of the measure
| than myself but when the Mayor, dI.ciiiuing al
official Interference, thus presumes to thrust bis IN
dividul DotionG npon the people who, having conf
dence In has ability, elevated him TO biz present posi-
ton, Il IS tine they should iE(orm Joha Pdyk nat
as Mqyor ic ,ciH 6e sustained, but JohH PaFk he
shall not pubicy Toast that cirti tar shall not con-
trol his actions. His proclamation too much
for his individuality, and not enough Tor tie Official
dignity winch has heretofore characterized BID action.
M,mIhu. MsTchd. 4 VI. &.
fINANCIAL AFFAIRS ~ HEw-orLEANs.
? Firm The Neir- OslrgH. Is'fG Nuyo. ;.
The feature Of the financial movement since the
date Of orr last review WIS al unprecedented ac,u.
mutation Of capital, aud further advance ia rates Of
most favoriie securities. Money wac offered freely
ca city mortgage urites OF ole, two and three
years, without interest, and the better grades Il
commercial paper were III much better REQ scst than
heretofore. The Gemaud for accommodation was OF
q very limited character throughout however. aud
overtures even ufon tie above tempting conditions
were in numerous cases leromptOrIiy ~ ectet. AZ
bank transactions to-day indicated some increase
owing 10 INFLATED payments maturing On ibe ~
OF March, but The aggregate amount Of these claim
much smaller than 10Y tie corresponding dale II
previous ycars and oil that were not hqudateG ~
full cheerigily extended hy consent Al parties.
The demand Tor shares Of ihc Old hhnaf and tor Safe
city, sad railroad bonds Las rapidly Increased from
tie opening OF tie week, aud operations have been
confined To some heavy sales Of the'e securities a.
almost incredible pnces. All other descriptions
were totally neglected. however, and the tendency
OF The loweTgrade securities Was IN favor OF buyers
R0fes Of specie hare gone stu higher Sacc tie cosc
! ofttc prcCi3us summGry, and he demaad for boft
goif aud stlcer com has hecH BriiY nnfHf1iafi--
Gold was quoted at 20 per cent premium q few DAYS
preyio1s.--ED TRlsUNE Nit ofeTit X Of tie pre-
oiOue metals have been for The most part quite re-
f,Tcted and transactions included no round amounts
of any class far particulars have yet pred
! Foreign exchange has been III moderate request
since The close o. our previous Ieyiew, aud drawors
have realized still further advance Of fully five TO
ten per cent. Tie market fJr the most part but
very poorly supplied, however, end fales were re-
stIictei 10 unImpoItaht amounts for direct remit
/ lance purposes. No charge Of any kind has trans
lired in Domestic exchange during The week, and the
movement III Ills description cannot yet lie reported
a. uuch better than nominal We now quote ~
follows: ClcOr Steri'ag 5iHs, 40 u ioO per- cent
frano., H. TO r. ~ per dollar sigh. drais other
Confederate States, Var At bank and 20 per cent
discount IN toe oIttIde market.
MARKETS ~ hEW -ORlEANs.
Nothing reported IN tobacco THE pri,e of this art
cle las materially advanced. Ia sugar there is II
fair demand for the better grades from fully fair
to choice, and tie sales embrace about 300 bids Il
preyoue rates. Inferior 10 & common TO good
common ~ ~ iaif 20 fully fair ~ 10 r prime 10
clo,ce 8, 70 ~, clarified yellow a % 81, carGed
white 81 - c. aud fioye-lrsd white tos.c. IL
Dlolasses The deIaard Is moderate, aud the suos ar
confined to about 100 bbls At - 10 l5e. for icrment
ing according to quality, and i6 70 lcie. for prime
70 Jice. In -four did not hear o. n tale tO-dag
Yesterday not reported 200 Ibis. sold in small o,e
ut i2 ~ Tor ne, Sl3 30 to $l4 % for rnperlne nnc
80 " per bbl. Tor extra. y. o. Crerceat March g.
Effect OF THE UNION VICTORIES.
Flour mpft NECESSARILY rule hqh for the future, or
aecoCnt Of tie rcyerees on the Cuuterlfud and 1c1
nesfec having deprived ~ Of large proportion Of