New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-25

Great surprise Ia manifested IN Official quarters
that 10 complaints as to insuciency Of troops or oil
supplies come from Gen. Michel, tho Port Royal
exile.
THE HaRPERs FERRY SURRENDER.
The evidence in the matter of tho surrender Of
Hnrpers Ferry has all been taken and the Commis'
sion has adjourned till next week. The record VIII
be made mp after two Or three more sessions.
TIE CASE or GEN MARTINDALE.
Gen. Chas. Griffin was sworn on the defense, III
ID. case of Gen. Marudals, to-day:
q. On the night OF the retreat from Malvern Hill
did you or did you not Gen. Martindale passing
toward Hsrrison's Landing, IN company with capt
Locke, 4. A. q. OF Gen. Porter
A. old OF see him on the night or on the morning
of the retreat from Malvern Hill. i saw him about
tive miles from Malvern, about half way TO Har'
rison's Landing, and about one aud half hours
after day light AN confident AZ to the distance
.. What part OF your command il any was with
Won, and wheic was the remainder OF your com
mnnd
A. The titb New-York was with me, and the re.
maiuder Of my command was ahead gong toward
llarrisons Landing; the remainder was between
me and Harrison s Landing. =.
=. BY the Courtl when you saw zen. Mhilin
dale was HE brigade with him or was he alone
A. Ills brigade was not with him.
Judge West on the part Of the prosecution then
delivered an address to the Cont, which il highly
spoken of, and was followed by Gen. Martndale on
the part Of defense, after which the Court went
into secret session., and upon reopening adjourned
sine die TIE finding not being final since it has yet
TO bs submitted TO the Secretary Of War, ii, Of
course, not divulged.
TIE INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR CRUISERS.
Several gentlemen connected with the foreign
legations, upon reading the instructions OF Secretary
Welles to the officers of his crusers, published for
the frs, tine in to-days TRIBUNE, expressed their
unqualified appreciation Of their tenor, and their
.urprise that they had not been officially cornniuni-
Gated 10 foreign Powers at the time they were Issued
RIT FEW SOLDIERS IN RICHMOND.
Lieut.. Twell and two privales, deserters from the
Southern Amy and two refugees from Virginia,
were sept up to-day by the Potomac hotills. They
state that there are very few soldiers in Richmond.
CHIEF CLrEK OF THE AGRICULTURAL DEPART-
MENT.
James s. Grinnell Of Massachusetts,, at present
Chief Of tho Bureau Of Statistics in the Agricultural
Department, hs. been deuignsted rs Chief Clerk Of
that Department, in the place Of Richard C. Meteor.
mick, resigned
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISIONS.
Commissioner Boutwell, has made the fohowmg
regulations in regard to insurance companies;
/. Each insurance policy whether fire or marine
uurt be stamped.
H. An optn yolicy viii require but one stamp
yyhsn the risks entered under such policy are I'LL
upon property OF the rolicy holder.
III. Whenever certificates or other evidence OF
nsurapce are ssued by the holder OF An open policy,
eyery ,uch paper must bear an appropriate insur-
Auce stamp.
~. Whenever an insurance company refunds 10
the holder Of an open policy any part OF the premium
psid byeause the policy has not been used IN full,
the amount so refunded may be deducted from the
premiums received during the quarter. and the tax
70 the Government may he paid upon the remainder,
provided that this regulation shall not apply TO
money ~ refunded, on which the tax TO the Gov
eminent shall not have bean previously paid
V. Dividends paid BY mutual insurance compa-
MES TO tie injured upon expiring expired policies
are subject to the of three per cent under Gee.
lion 81.
TIE CANVASS IN SEw-YORk.
Judge Kelly and the Rev. j. Walker Jackson Of
PHILADELPHIA, two Of our sblest and most eloquent
speahers for the Union have been invited to take
DAT! in the campaign in New-York, and will com.
menoe the good work on Long Island next week.
DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
The following deaths have occurred in the Wash
iputon Hospitals since our las, publication:
H. H. ". Shole X, Io4 ". Y. W. II Sherman d. Wis
ID IL. Reyuolds 80 \. Y. DAVID Kinney, d, j, III
Iou,, stnith l. Ohio. Jas Shepherd. @, q. 3 Inf.
n h Jol n.on r. n Y. Cav r. &. Talmadse A. IS Conn.
Oliver AVE-, n ii NY FER ID. Hoichtiss q, - y. Y.
H.. Dle.y y T. Mich. Chas PhtAbcfts. ID, I'd y. VI.
hmm. O. s,I,sn, H. 20 NJ v Jas. ". Wallace H. Is Me.
r.. th. Annotated Prcs.