New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-30

ascertain whether the evidence would 60 warrant tie
binding Of tie child. In the mean time the Emanc
patton Act freed the father, and he appeared IN
Court TO resist the application. The Judge asked
him, "Do you love TO wOrki can you take care oil
Mary YOURSELF" "Yes, massa. always loved 10
work for massa, and now am free lse work better
than ever. Ise take good care Of Mary massa. Bet
on datp The Court ordered Mary to the custody oil
her parents.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
Henry O. Porter Washington, ordered TO New
York to take passage for Port Royal.
George A. Smith, New-York, ordered to New
York Maryland for instruction in gunnery.
Charles G.. Bunker, Nantucket, Macs; John ;.
Gordon Searsport Me-; James f. Alcorn. Boston,
Mass, ordered TO Boston Navy-fard Tor instruction
in gunnery.
Josiah Huntress, Acting Masters Mate, and lie is
ordered to the Potomac fOtilla.
Wm. Rion Hoel las pear appointed Acting Volun-
teer Lieutenant in Com. Foote'S 1otilla.
Lieut.. Thomas III. Stevens is ordered 10 report 10
Flag-Oficer Goldsborough for the command o, the
Martinez.
Acliog Masters Mate Wm. W. Messer is promoted
70 the grade of Acting Master and ordered 70 tie L.
S. steam gunboat Paul Jones.
The appointments by the Department published
to-day were all for Acting Masters, md not Acting
/ Paynasters, as erroneously stated. None Of the
latter grade are now being made
CONTRACTS FOR ARMS.
The Commission on Ordnance and Ordnance Sup
plies have it is said, rejected all The foreign con-
tracts, and considerably cariaed those for the manu-
facure of arms 10 the United States.
MORE sMALL-ARms WANTED
The Ordnance Office has Issued proposals for
manufacturing within one year Springfield riiled
muskets and Hsrper's Ferry rifles, together with
carbiues revolvers, sabers, swords, and scabbards
The Department reserves to itself the night to
reject any bid, and will consider none made through
any agent, broker or party, other than the regular
manufacturers.
THE EVACUATION OF JACKSONVILLE.
Several days ago, the House passed resolution
directing the Secretary of War TO communicate all
the facts and circumstances within his knowledge
relative to the late evacuation by troops OF Jack
sonyile, Florida The Secretary replies that he con-
ceyes It to be the province Of the President to furnish
information concerning military operations but the
President Lad directed him to say that the evacuation
was for reasons not deemed compatible with the
public interests to disclOse.
ST. HELENA HARBoR.
Prof Bache, Of the Coast Survey, reports that
next 10 Port Royal st. Helena Sound is the beet bar
Dor on the Southern coast. Two thousand channels
of seventeen feet eaeh at mean low water enter It,
and from the Sound the country may be penetrated
by gunboats nearly TO the railroad. The width OF
the Sound renders all its shores healthy, as all are
freely reached by the seabreeze; and Otter leland
especially is finely situated for settlement and COM
meroial town. II ever other interests than planting
ones rule in this region, he looks to see its CONNER
cal advantage made use Of and the lumber from the
heads Of the Ashepoo and Conbahee find market
nesrer these peat rivers than either Charleston OF
Savannah.
/ TEMPORARY LOANS.
Deposits on Temporary loan account have been
received from New.York Clearinghouse banks at
FIVE per centum because the certificates OF deposit
are used by these banks in the transactions OF the
Clearing. Houl1. and the deposits are therefore OF
more permanent character than those Of other banks
and individuals, who are allowed only four per
centum. This discrimination, however, will be con-
tinued only during tFs present week, when the rate
for ALI depositors va be made uniform OF fou- Per
centum, inasmuch as it seems certain that even OF
that rate the limit u ,hs $4,000 600 fixed by law
will very soon h reached.
THE COMMAND OF TIE STEVENS BATTEYRY.
Secretary Chase has ordered Lieut.. Robinson to
the co nrnsnd Of the battery +. A. Stevens COM
monty, but erroueoutly, called tho "Naugatuck,"
at Fortress Monroe.
PAYMENT or GOVERNMENT INDEBTEDNESS.
The Secretary of the Treasury is now prepared to
pay all Indebtedness of date prior to the let Of Feb
ruary in cashi Of the month Of February 40 per
centun IN cash. and Of subsequent da.e 80 per
centum IN each.
THE EMANCIPATION COMMfssIoNERs.
The Emancipation Commissioners met today.
Several petitions were fled and during the morning.
thirty or forty persons waited the Board for IN
iormatiC regarding the mode Of procedure.
THE COMMITTEE ON CONFIsCATIoy.
Representative Eliot Of Massachusetts is Chair
man of the Select Committee the Confiscation Of
Rebel property, being now first in the order Of ap-
pointment, the House having excused Mr.. DIN from
service on the Committee, and to which Mr. sedge-
wick was added to-day.