The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-11

was then taken up. Mr.. Salisbury, of Delaware,
offered an amendment TO the resolution, 80 as 70
include the number Of troops under General Free
mont and General Ranks at the date of General
McCellan's departure for the peninsula; also
the number OF troops in and around Washington;
also the number of troops between Washington
and the Rappahannock; and also the number OF
troops actually in service under General Mcclellan
in the recent engag ements before Richmond. Mr..
Chandler accepted the amendment long and
interesting discussion on the conduct OF the cam
paign on the peninsula ensued, and finally the
resolution was adopted. The bill relative TO call
ing out the militia. with the amendments authoriz-
ing the arnng OF the blacks. their employment on
inlrenchnents, &c, and freeing the wife, mother
and children of negroes so employed. was then
called up. motion to postpone indefinitely was
disagreed to by vote of nine against twenty.
seven. An amendment that loyal persons shall be
compensated for loss of service Of slaves taken
under the bill was agreed to. The section autho-
rizng the President TO receive negroes into the
military service was then passed On taking the
question the section giving freedom to the
mother. wife and children of negroes so employed
by the government there was no quorum, and the
Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives. the Senate
joint resolution to suspend all payments under the
act Of March last, ITO secure to the officers and
men actually employed in the Western or Mis-
souri, Department. their pay. bounty and pen
sons and to appoint three Commissioners to in
vessigate and examine all claims and reports on
she same to the Secretary of War, was adopted.
A joint resolution providing medals of honor for
soldiers who may distinguish themselves, was also
adopted. The Senate bill for the better govern
ment of the navy, and the resolution Of thanks to
Commodore Foote were agreed to, and the House
adjourned.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The steamship City OF New York, from Queens.
town on the Sd Of July, passed Cape Race yester-
day morning. on her voyage to New York. Her
news is two days later than the report OF the
Great Eastern, telegraphed from st. Johns,
Newfoundland. after she passed the same point,
and published in the HErALD on the 9th instant.
The Liverpool cotton market was buoyant; but
prices had not changed. Breadstuffs were firm,
with an easy market. Provisions were dull at no.
minal quotations. Consols closed in London at
sl24 sl%.
The political news by the City Of New York is
not of much Importance.
!. Our European lilies by the Hbernian, the Kanga-
roo and Europa reached this city yesterday. The
papers and letters are dated in London and Paris
the 2sth of July, and contain very interesting
history of the progress Of events in the Old World
to that period.
Our st. Petersburg correspondent gives en-
account of tn progress of the great fires in Rus
sia, which seem likely to result in effecting i'm
portant social if not governmental changes in the
realms of the Gear. These condagrations are said
to be the work Of "radical' incendiaries, with
whom the Emperor can and must deal very Sc
verely." at is no. alone IT ST. Petersburg" says
the Iadependance of Brussels "that the people are
thrown into dsmay by repeated fires; similar dis
asters are taking place in several other cities of
the empire, and particularly at Odessa. Tumult
and disorder were at their height in that place in
the nights of the 5th to the Sth Of june when
several large warehouses, filled with corn and
other produce, were burned to the ground. The
opinion that political passions are connected with
these caanitics gains ground every day. Secret
societies and their hostile feelings towards the
government, which does not 60 on so fast as they
wish with reforms are generally accused as the
causes Of these CONGREGATIONS"
BY the bark Frankfort Hall, Of Liverpool Cap
tain Join McGowan, which sailed from Havana for
this port on the 3oth ult., we learn that tho
French war steamer Guerrero arrived from New
York on the 26th ut.. and sailed for France
on the 29th. The steamer British Queen, from
New York and Nassau, had also arrived. All well.
There were several Spanish men-of-war in pert,
and about one hundred anu sixty merchant vessels
The Frankfort Hall passed an American steamer,
bound towards Havana, the LIST of July, at three
p. NJ. supposed to be the Columbia, now due).
There we're no American or British war vessels at
Havana.
Governor Clden, of New Jersey, issued his
proclamation in response to the President call
for volunteers or Wednesday last. 1t is stirring
appeal for four additional regiments and closes as
follows:-"A patriotic devotion TO the cause Of
their country is the motive that will be most in
fuential with our people. While the waning
ranks Of the rebels are furnished by CONSUMPTION
let il be our boas. that We defend the nation by
the heroic volunteer
General Huc,phrey Marshall, the rebel COM
msnder in Eastern Kentucky, has been superseded
in his command by General Heth OF South Caro-
lima. The reason given is that Marshall was too
inactive. He viii throw up bis commission.
Frederick D. Stuart, Of Brooklyn. has been ap-
pointed acting master, and ordered 10 report TO
Captain wilkes, commander OF the James river
feet. II IL understood that Mr. Stuart viii be the
chief executive officer on James river.
The following resolutions were adopted by the
committee appointed at the late mass meeting in
New Haven. on the Sth instant
Ee,lvea, That the people agree 10 stand By the nag
arr nut town the rebsllioD.
Il ME- Eer Or ivau IN rufr
absolutsy for the present, hi topics ai.puts 10
devote their energies TO the sole purpose OF raising
troops FOR the Suppression or the rebellion.
Rasol-ed, That We respectfully request the nswspa.
rcrs o. the State 10 encourage every shers the spirit
expressed il these resolutions.
The WATERFOWL Jefferson county, Union pro-
poses the name Of ex-rresident Fillmore as the
candidate Of the constitutional Union men Of this
State for tho Office OF Governor. upon the plat
firm of g Orr whole cnnr,rY-the I-ninn q. Il