The Portland daily press., 1863-01-24

which the United States would not use. and
he was compelled to believe that his i'll sue
cess was occasoned by desire on the par; of
the United States to avoid completely with
France, and was afterwards astonished when
wagons and mules were bought here for the
French army, to find that what was denied to
Mexico wss freely permitted to France. Mr..
Seward replied that the prohibition of ship
ment of arms was general, applying to all ma
tons, on the ground Of military necessity of
the United States, but there was no such pro-
hibition of the shipment of wagons either for
France or Mexico. A long correspondence
on the same subject occurs, which Mr.. Sew
ard gracefully concludes, as follows :-"The
undersigned, while seeing no cause further to
expatiate on the reasons heretofore offered ia
explanation of that measure, avails himself of
this occasion to offer Mr.. Romeo a renewed
assurance of his high consideration
The Secretary of the War, in answer to the
call for information, reports to the House with
accompanying letters from his subordinates-
The Adjutant General says that statement
of the number of men in service would in
vove the examination of dozen different
muster rolls of about 1000 regiments. That
work, now dragging heavily, would be sus-
pended, and the publication of such state
ment would not be compatible, in his view with
the public interest.
The Paymaster General says that since the
report OF Dec. IL, the office has been engaged
in paying sick and discharged soldiers, and
officers and troops around Washington, the
army of the Potomac, and troops of North
Carolina. On the 10Th inst. acquisitions amount
ing TO S24, l50, 900 were paid. This money will
bring up the payments to Oct 81.
Secretary Stanton to-day communicated to
the Senate the names of all Generals in the
service, amounting to 81 Major Geuerals and
240 Brigadiers. The following are at present
not assigned to actual command: Major Gen
erals G. b. Mcclellan, J. G. Fremont, Irwin
Mcdowell, d. c. Buell., Fitz John Porter, C.
NJ Clay, and Brigadier Generals Andrew Por-
ter, NJ. j. Harvey, c. p. Stone, Geo. A. Nc
Call, Lewis Blenker, James Shields, X. b.
Marcy, L. L. Crttenden, j. B. Turchin, S. w.
Crawford, l.. p. Graham, j. Il. Tower, r. j.
Oglesby, w. L. Campbell, l.. G. Barloud, j. III.
III. Ward, and III. J. Briggs
Postmaster General Blair says, in answer to
a call from the House, that the annual cost of
mail transportation to New York is 1850, in
addition TO which S6Sl3 is given to local agents
and messengers, and $1,000 to route agents.
The Commissioner of internal Revenue has
decided that whenever manufacturer OF ag-
ricultura implements authorizes an agent or
agents to sell such implements at wholesale at
places other than the place of manufacture
such agent or agents will not be required, as
authority for such sales, to take licenses as
dealers or pedlars. IT, however, such an agent
or agents shall sell such implements at retail
licenses will be required under Sect. "a Art.
5 or Art. "a.
The Arabas mail contradicts fully and en-
phatically the reports from Paris and London
of the movements or speeches of the Emperor
Of France in regard to the American war.
1t is not certain that the finance bill will pass
as amended by the committee of the Whole
on the State of the Union.
The three assassins of the American mis-
sionary, Mr.. Merriam, have been executed.
Great praise is accorded by the American Min
lister TO the Sultan of Turkey for his firmness
in the matter
The substitute of Mr. Stevens, as essentially
modified, has many friends. 1t authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury to borrow nine
hundred millions, and to issue for any part of
the amount legal tender notes bearing interest
payable semi annually in coin, at the rate of
one cent day, redeemable at the pleasure of
the government, in sums of not less than ten
dollars, such notes to be receivable for all dues
excepting the duties on imports and interest
on bonds, the amount of non-interest hearing
notes, as soon as practicable, to be reduced,
and the maximum not TO exceed nthfee hun
bred millions.
The payment of awards made by the Eman-
cipation Commission Of the District of Co
lumbia will be commenced at the office of the
U. 5. Treasurer on Monday next.
The following letter has been received by
banking-house in this city, from the Treasurer
of the United States
Office Of the Treasury Of the United States,
Washington, jan 81, lS63.-Sir:-In reply to
your note of the 2lst of JAN, l have the honor
to state that the reports to which you allude
had no official origin. The amount of the de-
mand notes in circulation is between eleven
and twelve millions. The average daily re-
ceipts of these notes at the principal ports in
the first ten days OF January instant were
$4,000, aud the present receipts OF them at
the port of New York alone exceeds that sum.
Yours truly, +. f. SPINNER,
Treasurer of United States.
1t appears from the records of the Treasury
Department that there are still outstanding
s2,750O00 of two years six per cent. Treasury
notes receivable for customs, making total
of between Sl4,000OO0 and s15O00,O00 of
Treasury notes outstanding receivable for Gus
toms.