The New York herald., 1862-04-16

Our troops at Pittsburg Landing are notid
force of four thousand men, five transports lett
there on Saturday night accompanied by the gun
boats Tyler and Lexington. and proceeded up the
Tennessee river to q point near Eastport, Miss,
where they landed, and proceeding inland to Bear
creek bridge, destroyed the two bridges on the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad. A cavalry force of
one hundred and fifty men was found there, but
they fed. This operation completely cuts off COM
munication of the main rebel body at Corinth with
Alabama and all the southern frontier of the con.
federacy, except New Orleans.
According to latest accounts yesterday our army
was eight miles in advance of Pittsburg, and
within two miles of the rebel position. Another
battle was therefore imminent at any moment.
We are in possession of additional news from
Newbern, N. G. Preparations were in progress
up to the llth inst. for the siege Of Fort Macon.
Heavy guns were being put into position by our
troops. Tie health of the army was good ct that
point, very few cases ofsickness being reported.
CONGRESS-.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. MoDosgall of Cali
fornia, called up the resolution asking the Secre-
tary of War for information as to the cause of
the delay in the trial of General Stone, and if the
latter has not applied for a speedy trial. Mr.
McDougal defended General Stone in lengthy
speech. Mr.. Wilson offered substitute for the
resolution calling on the President for the desired
information, and on Mr.. McDougall's request the
subject was laid aside until to-day. The Naval
Appropriation bill was reported back by the Con-
ference Committee, but no action taken.
In the House of Representatives, the motion to
reconsider the resolution relative to Union prison
ers Of war was called up, and after some converse
ton was amended so as to request the Secretary
of War to inform the House what cause, if any, has
prevented the exchange of COlonels Corcoran and
Wilcox, and the other prisoners Of war held since
July last. The bill to regulate the franking privi
lege was taken up; but as the House has already
passed bill abolishing the franking privilege it
was laid on the table. The bill amendatory of the
act establishing the Court of Claims was passed.
1t authorizes the President 20 appoint two addi-
tional Judges, and the Court to have jurisdiction
of all claims for which the government would be
liable in law or equity if it were sueable in courts
of justice, except such claims as Congress may
by joint resolution specially declare shall be dis
posed of by act Of Congress or otherwise; and
shall also have concurrent jurisdiction with the
Circuit and District Courts of the United States
Of all suits or cases against the United States for
the title TO real estate or for muniments for title
to the same, and in all such cases the Judgment
ahou ho final suhinct 70 Tho -; Oh< <ofo oppasJ n;o
loyal persons are excluded from the operation of
the act. The House concurred in the reports Of
the Committee of Conference on the disagreeing
votes of both branches of Congress to the Post
Office and Navy Appropriation bills.
IusCEILANEoUs NEWS.
One year ago this day was published the pro-
clamation of President Lincoln calling for seven
ty.dve thousand men and ordering an extra session
of Congress.
In the Senate Of our State Legislature yesterday,
several bills were passed, including the Congress
sonal Apportionment bill, those for the extension
of the Chenango Canal the licensing Of ballast
lighters in this port, and that extending the time
for the completion of the Erie Railroad. Among
the bills ordered to third reading was the Public
Defence bil also that to allow the Children's Aid
Society of this city to share in the common school
fund. The bill to reorganize the State militia was
debated in Committee of the Whole and afterwards
made the special order for this evening. In the
Assembly, the greater portion of the days session
was taken up in Q discussion over the bill to
amend the assessment laws. 1t was finally re-
ferred to a select committee of nine, with
instructions to make certain amendments and to
report complete. The Supply bill was taken up
sc ,xs anl
took place on the bill to allow the oaning of small
amounts Of money at more than the legal rate of
interest, the bill, among several others, having
been reported to the House by the Committee of
Nine 1t was finally stricken from the report. The
bill to prevent the swill milk traffic was passed;
also the bills authorizing the city of Brooklyn to
issue bonds for the relief of volunteers families to
incorporate the New York Commercial Associa-
ton, and to amend the act relative to the rates Of
wharfage in New York and Brooklyn.
The screw steamship City of Baltimore, Captain
Jeffery, which sailed from Liverpool at noon on
the I'd and from Queenstown on the Sd inst, ar
rived at this port at half-past nine O'Clock last
night bringing mails, newspaper files and passen-
gers. Her news has been anticipated by the tele.
graphic report of the Norwegian at Portland,
published in the HERALD yesterday morning.
A report was current in England, but could be
traced to no reliable foundation, that q steamer,
built at Liverpool, armed with twenty of Blake.
ley's lO0pounder guns, had gone to Gibraltar for
the purpose of having an encounter with the fede-
raj war steamer Tuscarora.
BY the arrival of the Plantagenet at this port
last evening we have Jamaica papers TO the 9Th
inst. great fire occurred in Kingston March 81,
consuming all the buildings between Church street
on the east King street the west, Harbor street
on the north and the harbor on the south. All the
houses on Port Royal and Little Port Royal streets
and Temple lane were burned with all On the south
side of Harbor street, the west side of Church
street and the east side of King street. The loss
is estimated at 100000. There is no other news
Of interest.
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