, 1862-01-23

public respect. Very truly Yours.
HENRY PARKER, Surg. LIST Ill Cav.
Now ut 9TH and Chesnut Sis. Sfilit'y Hos
C0NFERERATE STATES ITEGS.
DR. John IL Reagan, Of Texas, Postmaster
General, in his first ANIMAL report 10 the Con-
gress At klehmontI, gives the number OF post
offices Under the Department Ut 500, or Ill
less than under tue old United States. The
Department had commissioned G,25l post
masters. and the balance held over under their
old appointment, Mr. Reagan estimates tue
receipts for the year to June 50, 1862, Ut
S1,o9l ,01a, or nearly half a million less than
for the last year under the United $tates, when
the excess Of expenditures was nearly three
millions. He doesn't estimate the expendi-
turcs, but the deficit will not be less than what
lie Cuited States had to par. He ssvs:
There are ninety one railroads aud branch roads
u tie Confederate States: Of this nuualer only If
companies hare waived the proposal to Contract
for the present on another ground Many
Of them decline TO aecept the Classification and
compensation assigned to their roatls. and it is
manilr: that many If thc1n intend il 7hev can 10
avoid liability ard the legitimate cont -oI Vi The de-
Pertinent ny refusing 10 enter into contracts:
10 perform the service Int nndct some protest and
EeEsfai'y they must have higher pay. The depart
mcnt Is Furs!4ln.a Il course calculated to mcrt and
overcome objections IL this respect.
We have already announced that the publ
cation OF war news in Southern pap:Ts Was
prohibited bylaw, under severe penalties. The
iMEortant scction Of tho act reads:
Sier1oS t. The Congress Of the Confederate.
Siatrs du enact, hat il slla not bc lawful ;1rHay
Isrscn 10 publish or cause to rc published in aay
lieWspaper or ether printed publication mi ended
Tor cIrcn:atun any Information communication
clS:r@ lie t!i1a5.r. ;sInsiiio movements OF st=-
tiIa1i"n of the land Dr naval f5rces OF III. C:.u-
frdcratc States, or the dcsrrirtiou destination.
cargo ur armament III any Vessel engaged III the
service Gr employed in the transportation u
troops. dispatches, or munitions IT war, fur the
tc!iettfac stales er 1hc de- cr5pton Of any bat.
tcrF for;icat;on, engine Of ~a-. Or plan OF attarI
foEtts: or Of a1r signal. had9e. banner VI 1a..
which ray hare hcen may be temporarily en-
ploycd Or .adoptee by the eo1'nandi., o:ticer Of
nE post, district or expedition u the Confederate
stat.s u1IeE$ the pu!cai ion thereof shln be first
authorized BY the President or i'ogrrs=. or the
Secretary Of War. Or Ut the Navy: 1he command
Irg ticcr Of sEch post. district Or cxpett:vu
Provided, however. that nothing licrc. c,nta;acI
shall prevent the pblca' Ion IF Information *
t11cted or derived f1um newspapers other puhii-
catinss III the e1ienys corn;ry. or OF battles
fought.
sonc Of Fieyd's old thieves, in Washington
have become attached to the Richmond Coy
erE1ncnt; and being used to stealing things,
they seen. y have adapted themselves to Con-
fedcra1c treasury notes simply as i matter Of
habit, and without any reference to values.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 18th says:
We have avoided any particular statement Of the
facts. u Mr.. Alemnin,tcr instead Of bringing the
matter to the examination Of the civil courts
where It would have got 10 the public. adopted the
eeSledcut Of turning out all the clerks in occ Of
s3,,.r,,1,
the i1'notent with The guilty, on account Of the
toFn1ez VI whom we arc 10th TO MAKE the subject
o. one IN Ct publication ~ in ths newznapgFE:
been III amount Of official ca7elcssrcss and ncsIi-
gcncc which VIC not oily feel free, bur arr coll
strained BY pnnlic 5uty to refer. It:aHpears that
sheets Of signed Treasury notes Al one time our
slleet was abstractea. and the fraud reported to
ar: Msmm'mgsr. Eut few days ago two sheets
Different times. the fraud was accomplished hythe
neglect i'll the Depar1 ment to cut lhc sheets Us
they passed from hand to hand. Each sheet pro-
badly represented several thousand dollars and
Wa a. good q much money aud li1v pr:cte III
sAut!in;: then. from hand to hand and taking no
account Of .hrm affords not OILY an instance Of
the gro:se:t carc1essness ever heard Of in Gov
erEne1f. bit actually offered premium, sor the
| fraud Of clerks.
The Richmond Eru'niuer Q1thl says Of tue
| Beauregard controversy in Congress:
We ls:;n that there has been a sharp and pro
loHsc1 tnttoyersE Ill tecret session Of Congress
On !hc te,ic Of General Beanregara. report 81 'hs
portion Of this report disp1vasiEg ~ rresiden;
| Davis, who, we now learn. sent, the doc,,
snf msnt. into o bs ri s
| l1:a1y passages The order eventually taken
| by tcnGrest was to have the document pnh.
hsllsd after espnryating the preliminary portion
| Of it. and also the comments Of The President
| theSton. VIC learn that a number Of members
uE.ts! 1he publication Of the entirr report with
4t,-AE
| Justice was done to General BeauT..ard. iu NIB
N-h;ng ~ his report what not really hi report
and for the purpose OF convincing the public that
! the controversy: a. shown in the papcrs. 50 fa1
| description.
a: The report, in its present expurgated form,
! IA: been deprived ef its main points of popuLal
i1trest and merely narratcE what is more than
tErit told ac-the order and incidents Of the bat
with it.
| Gen. Lowell, rebel commander at New Or
leans, has issued orders that all letters Intend
| ed for Europe, as well as those for the TuiteC
States, must PASS inspection by a committee
| According to the report Of Adjutant Gcner
al Gfivot, there arc at the present time % 81
troops from Louisiana in tic Confederate scr
! yice. as to the Organized militia Of the State
| no returns having been received from most u
| the parishes, the full force cannot be stated
Reports from nine parishes show that there i:
All organized force in those parishes amount
ing to sos. The first division, under com
nland Of Major General Lewis, IS %, ,4s9 strong
| and the regiment OF Confederate Guards mum
| Ter f3a men-mak1ng I total militia force re
ported as organized in the State Of 81. 149 men
The grand total Of Louisiana troops, in atlG
cut Of the State, il 20, &c.
The Florida Legislature has passed IN ac
forhidding the expectation from that si:sc Q
any beef cattle, dried or picked beef, hogs,
pork or bAcon, corn or corn meal or salt. o.
provisions Of any kind, whether salt or fresh
The act also forhidE any person or corporation
from, buying these articles for purposes O.
speculation, md provides that all provision:
of life shall be sold at price not to exceed
thi1ty-thrce per cent. over cost and clar5rs-
There were twenty one boats at the View Or
leans 1eyee-the largest number at any tir.s
during the season. The steamer Walsh 1at
had been sold for $4,000 Freights IN mo
1asses and sugar wcr- reported brisk. Whea1
was selling at $3.50; sugar cents; mo1asscs
25 cents; cotton cents. The entire cotto1
receipts since August 81 were {, 800 bales. Sail
$3.50 per sack; coffee 20 cents per pound, AMI
-four s10.5o per barrel; gold at s. per cent
premium.
The Arkansas State Journal of the s1st 11lt
says: On Saturday lust, 4 train of 800 well
armed men "a portion Of the Camp jackson
prisoners lately releascd) left Jacksonport
Ark, for Oscegla, NO, having in charge 20t
wagons with six mules attached to cach} load
Missouri army. Besides these essentials, tler'
were also eight twelyc-pound ritled cannon il
the train. Another invoice Of similar articles
with al additional escort of 500 more nleo
will arrive at Jacasonpozt tho last of this ;sess
The Late Defeat Of the Loyal INDIAN!
suspected Treason Of John Rass.
The Leayenworth Eas4scrtszt:,~ says:
Opotholoyolo believes that John Eosa DC
trayed them The Union men #egc twice at
tackled when Oh the camping ground selected
bT Ross; the third time it vas determined 20
to lake his advice, and they were not attacked
The rebels burned all tho wagons and grain 0
| OFT mcn, and shot the cattle before their eyes
Semiuo1cs, CAerokccs, Greeks and Chickasaw
were engaged in the fights On TIE Union sid7
The settlers arc Low giving the rrfugce5 foo
/ to keep them alive. They were fourteen lay
. coming up from the Nation.
- Hon. Alfred Caldwell, Of Nte1lia:
: our new Consul to Honolulu, will probably b
, sent home By the Government Of the Island