The New York herald., 1863-07-24


Aggregate debt at four per cent nterest ec8 o59 eo6
AR4regate oeot at nve per cent INTEREST," l0l 297
Aggregate debt At six per cent nteres. 43l 21581A
Aggregate debt at 30 100 per cent interest ls9 go 6oe
Aggregate dobt without interest. 37o92i 95o
Total debt July l, 1858, as exhibited BY
the books OF the Treasury Department 81 O87 274 30s
Total dobt July l. 1868. as estimated by the
secretary IN report Of December, 1862 1922 207 <o3
Actual debt less than the estimated debt s2s osy
THE DRAFT AND THE VOLUNTEER QUOTAS.
II stated by republicans OF New Hampshire who are
here to effect an arrangement whereby the conscrpou
may be cqualized among the towns State that the
War Department has consented that such towns as have
hitherto furnished an OF their quota are 70 be
relieved to that extent under the new draft This will
materially the cities OF Manchester Concord Ports.
mouth, Nashua, Dover. &C. The principle will
doubtless operate TO the benefit Of the city OF Now York
Massachusetts, has had the who enlisted at Boso
counted as part OF her military quota the be
applied to New York city she show that thirty "
forty thousand seamen have enlisted at that port since
the beginning OF the war.
THE REBEL STEAM BLOCKADE RUNNER KATE DRIVER
ASHORE AND BURNED
Admiral Lee, In nncaton, dated or Newport,a
News, enclosos copy Of report from Captain re-
specng the driving eshore by tho Pcnobscot and tho
subsequent abandonment by her crew OF tho steamer
Kate, on the 18th instant the south end Of Smiths
Island An attempt made by tho Penobscot's crew
to get her aoa undcr the guns or the bockadcs but
without success, and she subsequently burned She
Is reported TO have been double schooner rgee
iron steamer with assorted cargo merchandise and
a notorious blockade runner.
coNPIsCATIoN OF THE PERSONAL ESTATE or SON.
INLAw OF HENRY A. WISE.
To-day In the District Court decree was granted con-
niscating the personal estate OF Dr. Garnett
Of Ex-Governor Wise, during his lifetime while hts real
Tha -
feet seventeen other cases. In which similar
ordered to DO issued There other cases on the
docket 70 be continued until the term OF court
GENERAL HUNTER AND THE ATTACK ON THE DE-
FENCES or CHARLESTON.
Without wishing In the slightest derogate from The
brilliant merit OF Gen. Gimore's services In tho attack
upon Charleston, is but justice Hunter to say
that the records the War Department show that pre-
csely the same attack had been planned by him.
all its details were ready TO be put operation
day following Admiral Duponts first attack with the
cads upon Fort Sumter. Gen. Hunters preparations
were deeated solely because tho iron cads could
operate in covering the crossing Of Lighthouse Inlet Il
is said that Gen. Hunter has demanded Court OF In
quy and that the correspondence which will be brought
TO light by the investigation will place the affairs OF the
Department OF the South altogether new Light II
win be secn his friends say, that while he been
blamed for inactivity will be found thar he been
active 10 the UTMOST extent OF his power within the
sructions sent him by tho War Department, that
against the hampcring and parayzinnsture OF
sructons be entered frequent protests General Hunter
thinks highly OF General Gilmore has doubt that
the destruction Of Fort Sumter will DO accomplished
speedily. His friends only claim for him that the same
thing would have been equally well done by General Hun
ter, assisted by his Chief Engineer Major j. c. Duans
had the War and Navy Departments at TO furnish
General Hunter the assistance and above ALL the active
marine cooperation which have been vouchsaed 70 Gene
raj Gilmore. 1t Is also to be remembered they say thss
at the time Of the former there were between for
tyve and nfty thousand rebel troops within sup
porting distance Of Charleston while now thsre are sad
10 be not over eight thousand.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AGAIN TO b. THE xArI. ROUTE
TO NEW ORLEANS.
The Post ONCE Department will resume mail comu.un-
cation between the West and New Orleans by the Miss
sippi as soon rs shall ascertain that be done with
safety. The mails between the Atlantic cities ana New
Orleans will continue TO be carried the usual way
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ColoREp voLUNTYrRa
The Tribune contradicts statement In the HERALD cor
respondence IN regard 70 the recruiting the negro
regiment on Anncostia Island upon authority OF an
officer who neither knows ever did know anythn9
about the matter The HERALDs information Il obtained
from much more Intelligent and reliable SOURCES.