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The New York herald., 1862-05-07
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FROM dolDrook6 United States Mail
ABusE OF THIS MAns.-But few persons aware of
the extent to which tho mail and post office facilities a
forded by the government employed to the
onds Of swnders and for immoral and vicious purposes
Ono Of the latest lodges OF these rogues the pubca
ton Of advertisements in country papers, signed by
somewhat similar those OF wei known and re-
respectable New York firms, promising the receipt of
. certain sum, 10 send by mail article such as
gold watch, books, &c. worth four times the
OF course the goods never sent and the uckess VIC
tms either hear anything further OF their
msnts, or the sharpcrs answer their complaints by ly
ing letter. asserting that the remittance reached
them Other scoundres make of the post office for
tho circulation Of obscene books and prints and food tho
country with their circulars Offering their filthy
Tor SALE We understand that duieus will long be
given to the disgusting traffic Of these latter gentry by
the passing Of law authorizing postmasters to exclude
these corrupt publications from tho mails.
MAILS FOR CALF RNA, OREGON WASHINGTON TER
TORYrhe editor Of this paper and the Postmaster OF
New York in the daily receipt Of letters asking how
the mails sent to California; &c how often it s des
patched the d2es Of the departure Of steamers &c. &c
II seems that notwithstanding the overland mail has
been operation since last June, and Congress- has
pressy forbidden the transmission OF the above mails
otherwise than the continent people generally
and New York merchants engaged in the California
trade suppose that their letters still sent by
To all such wish 10 state in the painest that
the mails to the Pacific States overland that
they despatched twice each day from the New York
Office. and six times week from st. Joseph, Mo.
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The Blockading squadrone
OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.


OFF CHARLESTON, April IL, 1862.
An Attempt to Run The Bockade-The Vessel Ffred at, ana
Beached-A Sloop Captured by the Susqaehanna.
This morning about O'Clock large schooner was
seen approaching Charleston via the Rattesnake Shoal
channel the wind blowing heavy from the northeast
and she was coming down before 1t with great speed
The Augusta and Sumter fired at her at long range but
the shot fell short The gunboat Huron, beng of lighter
draugh getting reach her with
her elevennch pivot gun; but the very heavy,
and gave SO much motion to her that it next to i'm
possible to tell whore the shot would strke but enough
of them went sufficiently the schooner TO terry
them 30 that they her ashore just at the mouth OF
Beach Inlet between Suvans and Long Island The sea
Is now making clean breach her. 1t was their in
tentOn TO run into Bulls Bay; but on discovering
ar volunteer manofwar inside they headed for This
place as stated above Had there been less on the
Huron could have gone in close to have taken her
as prize However, she safe enough for the present.
and when the wind aid subsdos we will attend to
hor case 80 that she will be total lost to the rebels
1t has been blowing fresh from the northeast for the last
four days. There s nothing further OF interest TO
municate from this place. The blockade is very efficient
at this time, and in opinion cannot be evaded
by the smartest OF them.
On the Sd instant the Susquehanna captured small
sloop from Nassau with boots, shoes, salt matches,
cheese, &C.. &C. Her name, think, is Coquete. She
has been sent TO Philadelphia.
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Since Jan. l.. $50 751 ,694 44s47152 42,5a4 025

Since jan l.. =. 500 ISL ,594 Al, SAT 152 1884 925
Though less than the export of last year, the
above return is not unsatisfactory. At this rate,
we shall export this year, from this port,
$120 900 900 of produce, exclusive Of gold and in
dependently Of Southern produce. Adding our
exports of gold to our exports of produce, we
shall probably export as much as we import, and
If any money comes here from abroad for invest
ment in American securities the balance will turn
in our favor.
Money is very easy at t4a5 per cent on call.
Certificates Of Indebtedness sold to-day at 99Z.
and bankers short acceptances at per cent.
Capitalists seem, as q general rule, to be seeking
employment for their money on the Stock Ex-
change.
Foreign exchange and gold fell of this morning.
Bankers refused to sell below Ia; but there were
no buyers at that rate. Gold opened at 1887, fell
OF to 1903, then to 1929 and closed 1929 bid.
This has been another very exciting day on the
Stock Exchange. The number of outside orders
for stocks exceeds all previous experience; the
first board did not adjourn till 2 p. NJ. Early in
the day the prices Of some Of the speculative
shares showed tendency to decline, in conse-
quence Of sales to realize profits; but as the day
advanced new buyers came in, and the market
General Mcdowell had taken Richmond was set
aaoat in the afternoon, and, though generally dis
credited in well informed circles, II had its nflu.
ence on the market, as, at the worst, it Is taken
for granted that General Mcdowell will be in
Richmond before many days, IL he is not there
now. At the morning board government skies
advanced "A, Tennessees 4, Missouris ], Hudson
"a, Harlem 1 Michigan Central /, Rock Island /,
Toledo "a, Galena sS Michigan Southern Il. The
exceptions to the market were Pacific Mail, which
declined "a, and Illinois Central, which declined
"a. The stocks which the public seem to be most
anxious to buy are Erie, Hudson, Illinois Central.
Gaena, Toledo and Rock Island. The public are
likewise reported to be free buyers Of gold. In
the present money market gold can be carried for
per cent per amum, and prudent business men
are insurng against depreciation of the currency
by purchases Of coin on speculation. The banks
are lending their gold to the spectators for fall.
who are borrowing the coin and selling it short.
Before the second board commenced renewed
demand for Central, Erie Toledo and Galena
caused an advance in these securities of about x
az per cent. At the second board there was
again great deal Of realizing, and prices in some
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sehr vivid CBr Burgess Horton. Ns. days. with poa

schr Vivid Br) Burgess, Horton. Ns days, with poa
Sehr S Parker, Parker York River, days;
schr Fanny Davis Duvis, Chncoteague days.
Schr Powell, Fenton Philadelphia.
schr Odd Fellow Carr SON. Ezabethport for New Haven
y hr Eva, Norhup Elizabetlport for Prov dence.
schr Belle Hunt, fremont via New Haven.
Schr Granite State, Haett. Boston.
Sehr II Reed Kelley, New Bedford, days
Schr Henderson. Milche Providence Ezabethport
schr Chave, Tryon, Hartford.
sehr Goodwin. Hobbie, Stamford.
Sehr Fred Hail. Stoddard, Portland.
Steamer Fire Brick. Fenon. Philadelphia.
Steamer Pelican. Jones. Providence.
BELOW
One bark, unknown.
SAILED
Steamships Baltic Cat ii 80 ANY, and Atlantic; ship
Shepherd Knapp.
Wind during the day NV, fresh.
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Markets.

PHILADELPHIA, May 6, 1862
Stocks strong. Pennsylvania SIS, go Reading Rail-
l51s Pennsylvania Railroad, Az. Sight exchange
on New York at par lilo per cont premium
PHILADELPHIA, May @, 1852.
Flour firm: sales 900 bbls. at S5 rs for siperhne
Wheat 1rm sales 900 bushels red at 81 80 49, white
81 40 As. Corn steady; yellow, 55 sc 57c. white
63c. Cof!ec-Ro, 1Sc zoe. Pork-Mess, $l2 rs. Lard
skc. whiskey firm at 24c.
BUFFALO, May 6-1P.M
Flour quiet Wheat steady sales OF Chicago spring at
SIC. 90c; red winter, 81 Os. Corn better: sales at
s0c Oats &c better: sales az &c., with good demand
22kc. Canal freghts lower-15c. on wheat and l3c.
to New York. 1mports-11 600 bbls. of flour
bushels of wheat and 40 bushels OF corn Ex
ports-60O bbls OF flour, 24S 900 bushels OF wheat
393 900 bushels Of and 10 900 bushels of barley
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evening" May l. at Christ church, by the Rev Benjamin
Dorr d. d. assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Faggo, Mr. STEPHEN
T. LOUDER to Miss BERTHA f. VErTRIEN. eldest daughter
Of Theodore H. Vetterlein, Esq, all of that city.
STANDARDIZATION Tuesday, May 9, by the Row 5.
Malone at ST. Peter and Pauls church, JOHN SMITH TO
Miss MARIA BOYLE, both Of williamsburg, Long Island.
lancaster Preston and Liverpool papers please copy
WILMR-IiILLER-On Monday May 8, at the residence
or the BRIDES MOTHER by the Rev. s. Scarf, HERMcK
WLBER TO MARY HnIER all Of Leeds Greene county N. Y
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The number of ships, barks and brigs the port
of New York in January 1885, February $50 March $685.
and April 302-in all 1882 OF these 772 American.
The proportion of has largely increased
since Jan while the fore vessels have in correspond
Ing manner decreased In number.
or the American vessels large majority Were command
ed by holding certificates from the American Ship
masters Association which has recently been chartered by
the Legislature and its powers largely extended.
No Austrian Danish, Swedish German, Spanish, French,
Belgian Portuguese vessels have cleared during
April.
The number Of disasters reported during January was M
February l09, March ls2 April sota 62 Many of these
were partial losses.
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s HIPPIN G N w S.
ALMANAC FOR NEW roRK-rHs DAT.
suN RISES. s........... S. NOON morn II 81
SETS ............ vi HIGH WATER. morn ~
q
Port OF New York, May o, 1864.

CLEARED
Steamship Persia Br), Lott Queenstown and Liverpool
ship silas Greenman. wcbber sydney-w J Forbes.
Bark Franklin. Ganloe Falmouth-Funch, Meincke
gars Utah. scsIsy, Port Medwsyac s,- Dur,pd ., =
Bark Alexander Merryman, Philadelphia W Eiwel
Brig Titus sBr,, Fry, ST Johns PR Whitney Co.
Brig Judge Hathaway. Lord cientnegos-C Z Peters
Brig Brig Atsnc Jan STU ssabSs Trnidad@ smith, Jones Co.
Brig Ran1O Pssno eTS
Casta, Payson, Frontera via Fort Pickens-Metca
schr ] j Strong Darling, Rua,an-T Glmar,in.
sehr steele, Ghssc I MaisnaasnT Chase Co.
,schr j Abbott, Ludism, washington. Dcvan Brun,
ssSr Ksns!nston. HAYDEN, BstImSys-Ns x.,,
schr chr Tskir, Barber Basimore-L Kenny
schr Banvapd Waliins, BALTIMORE, e.Naster:
Schr L Hopkins, Cropper, Snow Hill-Mseter.
sSss Ss
schr Potter LopsT philsdsIp,hi..- Hskss s
sSr sssr Si %s.s TsST
s.Ss.S %ss sySssA
sssF FSgssiSis siisf s
ooPp sioop Brush 9oaSs
ARRIVED.
steamship Ednburr tBr Mirehouse Liverpool April 70,
sepssr % D. M PS ana niles Of
!, ssIp rp Esrss erpd
at Is To- lon ~ 80 steamship Adratic bound E same day
lat as as Br bark Beta for Quebec from lat 45 a. ION
10 barks apparently bound TO The Gulf Of Sc
Lawrence :.
steamship Hammonia (Ham) Schwensen, Hamburg April
2o via Southampton Esd with mdse and passengers
Kunhardt Co. Arrived 6tb.
ping Point rs hours. to U 3 Quartermaster.
BARK Andes of arpswel, Msrriman, Cardenas April 81
with sugar. TO master.
prig j Lincon (of Brunswick, Mel webber Cardenas
April "a with sugar, 90 Buck Co. Sailed In company
with bark Andes, for New York.
Brig svb tBr Of Turks Islands), Mulgan, Trinidad, n
days. with sugar TO Brett Son Go: April 2i on the Little
Bahamas spoke brig shbboleth Of and for Boston from
Cienfuegos.
schr Joseph Gricc tBr of Turks Isands) Jackson 81
Marc April a. with cotton &c TO Murray, Jr April 26 on
Watlngs Isad passed large American steamer steering
8; 2sh, lat bon 80 spoke bark sebra Croker,
Stockton Cardenas 9Th Inst OF Cape Nav,
passed rugged US gnnboat, steering by
Little Egg Iarbor bearing Sw by miles, spoke brig King
Brothers hence for Port au Prince.
scnr Gaaele tBr Of snelburne, Ns), Swain, Halifax
days, with hsk 10 Hunter Go.
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City Intelligence.

PRrTzRs REcErnoN.-The New York Typographical
Society will hold Printers Reception their Library
rooms, No. Chambers street, on Wednesday evening,
the th inst The delegates to the Printers Convention
assembled from the loyal States have accepted an nvi
taton and will be present on the occasion, Short ad-
dresses will be mado by distinguished members OF the
press and other interesting exercises, a1prdng very
pleasant evenings entertainment.
AIssINa-Since the evening Of April 80, young man
sf about thirty years Of age, stout built fair complex
ton and dressed n suit Of black clothes Any infor
nation addressed to c. b. box las Herald Office will be
thankfully received.
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The Navy.

SHwmRD KHApP-Eight guns, sloop or war. This YES.
sci sailed yesterday. Some alterations and additions
having been made in the list Of her officers, we publish
the list In FULL
Acting Lieutenant Commencing Henry s. Eytinge.
Acting Master and Executive ODicer.-B. Cunningham
Acting Aasters-A. +. Hunter, John NJ. Hudson.
Acttng Assistant Paymaser-R. NJ. Trimble
Acting AssistdM Surgeon-W W. Wilkins.
Acf,ng Masters Aates-GP P. St. John, Raymond Rabo-
dam, Cecil c. Mel
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


AusrxS-HrIRER.-AtB Brooklyn, on Friday, Arril 25,
by the Rev. Ethan Crane, DAVID T. AUSTEN TO LSs ADA
LINE r., daughter OF John Hilliker, Esq.
CHAmBERs--FosTER.--0n Saturday, May Q, by Rev. DR.
Monroe, SAMUEL j. CHAMBERS TO Miss MARY FOSTER both
OF this city.
DsxpsEY-MAerIRR.--On Sunday evening May 4, by the
MAGurRE all OF this-cty
LoppxR-vErKRLnS-ln Philadelphia, on Thursday
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The Assistant Treasurer mas issued The follow
ing notice =
UNITED STATES TREASURY, NEW YORK, May s, 1862.
Under instructions from the Secretary Of the Treasury
hereby give notice to all holders OF certificates Of de.
post bearing interest," issued prior to the 14th day Of
March utimo, and payable in United States notes is-
sued under acts prior to- February 8, 1862 that they
required TO present such certificates within days
from tho date hereof for payment of principal and In.
erest or for exchange for certificates payable law.
full money Of the United States" Any such certificates
not go presented will after said ten days be in
such lawful money as the govsrnmont may be usually
paying out TO the public creditors.
JOHN J. CISCO, Assistant Treasurer United States.
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repairs the Magnolia enabled her to 60 direct to
New York with only one boiler. These repairs were
made after many OF the same profession had remarked
that nothing could be done with her there to render her
SeaWorthy.
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Sales or Real Estatc.

story brick house and lot alS Hicks ST. Brooklyn 500
Property No II Ludlow ST. near Hester. ....... 4020
lot on Attn av., near Goth hst............... st.. $50
BY James H. Miller and william Kennedy.
houses and lots Sd av, 20 IT, s. 50th st.. $8 600
House and lot 18th st., bet 9Th and 9th $500
House and lot cor. Washington and Bank sts. 800
House and lot adjoining. 1900
House and lot 25th st., 70 feet W. 7th av. 5000
House and lots o. 10th st., 1875 feet 9Th 5000
House and lot n .. 30th ST., so feet O. Sd av. 5000
House and lot n I'd av. and 80th St. 1420
Vacant lot adjoining. 82S
Vacant lot adjoining. ng........................ $40
House and lot in Jane 5000
houses and lots Lexington av and 32d st. $500
House and lot No. st. Marks place 1900
House and lot cor. I'd and 51st st..... 5,475
House and lot cor Jane st. and sth sv...... s,e25
vacant lots Broadway bet Goth and eth SITS. 5000
vacant lots 1st av. SO feet q. 8sth ST.. 1895
vacant lot s. 37th ST. 225 feet ". I'd av.. 700
vacant lot s. o. 37th st. adjoining ........... 600
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CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

TUESDAY may % I. NJ
AsHEs.-Ths market was unchanged, and sales con-
fined to small lots Of both sorts, at S. 62X.
BREApsrUYYs.-Flour-The market was heavy and with
increased receipts fell OF &c. 10c. per barrel The
transactions embraced about IL 900 bbs closing within
the following rangA Of prjcaa -
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FINANCIAL AND CONNER GAL.
TUESDAY, Nav G.

TUESDAY May &c Pm.
The following is comparative statement of the
exports Exclusive Of specie) from the port of
New York to foreign ports for the week ending
May 6 and since January L.
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The weekly statement of the Philadelphia banks,
made up Monday afternoon, presents the following
aggregates as compared with those of the previous
wpek.-
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The Treasury Note Bill and the Oppo-
sitiOn Vote I'm the House.

On Thursday last the administration and the
cause of the Union achieved great victory in
the House Of Representatives, in the passage,
by the important vote Of 93 to 81, of the only
available measure left for the immediate relief
cessities Of the government. We alluds to the
Treasury Note bill, the particular features OF
which are that the Sl50,000,000 Of demand
Treasury notes which it authorizes are made a
legal tender for all public and private debts,
are receivable by the government for duties on
and coupon bonds Of the government at seven
per cent, redeemable seven years, or at six per
cent redeemable twenty years after date.
The practical effect of this legal tender clause
is to give the Treasury banking circulation
of one hundred and fifty millions of dollars,
reissuable to the absorption of the five
hundred millions Of bonds authorized, re-
lieving the government meantime of the
impossible task Of specie payments by making
these demand notes for while a substitute for
gold and silver The bill was urged upon the
House by the Chairman Of Ways and Means,
Mr.. Stevens, as an administration measure. in
dispensable at this crisis, TO save the Treasury
from bankruptcy, and the financial affairs of
the country from a panic and revulsion involv-
ing government and people in universal beg
gary and ruin. Under this appeal to the
patriotism of the House, this great relieving
measure was passed by the handsome vote in
dicated. To the credit of the republican party
be ii said the bulk of its members voted for
the bill, while the bulk of the opposition odds
and ends, with liberal sprinkling of the re-
publican radicals, were in the negative, as will
be seen from the following list of the
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This il indeed funny dish Of odd fish, in.
cluding impracticablc, hdebound old party
hacks, stupid and narrow minded politicians,
here and there an honest but misguided finan-
cial abstractionist, the whole mixture being
strongly seasoned with constitutional seces-
sionists. admirers of JEFF Davis, and radical
emancipation or separation" abolition dis
unionists. We are quite sure that, except in
their opposition to this OF some other measure
connected with the policy of the administra.
ton. these diverse and incongruous odds and
ends will never be seen together again. Be
ginning with the Union men Of the list from the
border slave States, we must allow something
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SUCCESS OF Our NAvY.-The success which
has attended our navy since the commencement
of the war is worthy of the reputation it won
in two wars with England. Since the latter Of
these wars, in which the British were over
whelmed with defeat in our inland seas, our
navy has had no opportunity of Distinguishing
itself, with the exception of the Mexican
war and the Paraguay expedition. 1t
has been neglected by the jealousy of
the West, which, because at a distance
from the seaboard, fancied it had no need
of naval armament to protect its interests.
Hence our naval force became almost con-
temptible for such great maritime Power as
the United States
The events of the present war have proved
how fallacious was the calculation of the
Western politicians, and how injurious are
selfish distinctions of interest founded upon
mere geographical reasons. Had the West been
more liberal TO the navy for the last half CEN
tury this war would have been terminated in
few months, the West would have been saved
from immense taxation, and would not now be
shut out from the natural outlet for its produc-
tions through the mouths Of the Mississippi.
But the recent successful naval operations in
the waters of the West, as well as those on the
Atlantic seaboard, must have wrought rcvo-
luton in that section of the Union, and hence
forth none other will be more enthusiastic for
the navy than the West. The effect of the victo-
rics at Hatteras and Port Royal. and of that
in the Tennessee, achieving the speedy reduc-
ton of Fort Henry, must be to convince all
sections of the necessity Of maintaining navy
suitable to such an immense seaboard and so
vast an area of inland waters. 1t was neces-
sary to improvise navy for the war; and the
success which has crowned its operations in
maintaining an effective blockade Of thousands
of miles of coast, and in defeating the enemy
in three important engagements, more than re-
pays the expenditure. Dupont's achievement
at Port Royal Is scarcely excelled in the his
tory of naval actions; and were il not for the
conduct of the abolition press in divulging hi,
secrets the victory would have been followed
up by others, from which greater fruit would
have been reaped.
The accuracy of the firing in the attack on
Fort Henry, as we'll as at Hatteras and Port
Royal, could not be exceeded by any navy in
the world, and is admitted by the rebels them
selves. 1t will be rccollected by our readers
that short time ago, off the harbor of Charles
ton, one Of our ships utterly demolished the
privateer Petrol with single shell thrown into
her from considerable distance.
What has been the character of the rebel
firing from their boosted batteries on the Po-
tomac, by which they said they had closed the
river and cut off communication by water with
Washington? They fire as many as sixty shots
at vessel without touching her; and they
scarcely ever hit anything, though wasting vast
quantities Of ammunition. Our navy deserves
the support of Congress, and is entitled to the
| gratitude of the country.