The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-05-13

Steamers plying between Europe and this
country, ran on a rock off Cape Race, on
Monday of week before last, and became
total wreck. Nearly five hundred per-
sons were on board, and of this number,
only about one-fourth are known to have
been saved The balance are supposed
to have been lost.
The estate of the late Stephen A. Doug |
las, in Chicago, has been inventoried at
seven hundred thousand dollars, but there
are encumbrances upon 1t equal to its ap-
praised value. The executors report that
there is no personal property.
Adj. Gen. Tho.pas, who was so active
in getting Gen. Fremont removed for is.
suing his Emancipation Proclamation, is
now iu Louisiana, where he officially an
Deunces that Emancipation to slaves of
Rebels is the settled policy.
One of the Seventh Pennsylvania Cav.
airy on the surprise and capture of Nc
Minnville, came near making the rebel
General Morgan food for the dogs. 1t
seems that Morgan and Colonel Martha
were in flight, and were pursued by a
squad of cavalry. a 7th Pennsylvania
trooper was close at his heels. Morgan
turned and shot at him with a pistol =
The trooper was in the act of slashing
him with his sabre Morgan lodged and
the blow brought down Colonel Martin,
who was left 10 a dying condition.
Gen. Blunt, Missouri, has issued an
order that guerrillas and outlaws are to
be cleared out; when taken prisoners
they are not to be treated as belliSerents,
but-hav;ng organized within the Union
lines against the Government-are to be
considered insurgent, tried on the spot,
and if proved guilty, hung or shot forth
with. Bands of prowliug thieves are to
be disarmed, and if again caught in plum
dering, they will also be shot
A few days ago one of the officers of the
/ 9TH Pennsylvania Cavalry was captured
4 by the Rebels near Williamsburg, Va
On proceeding toward the Rebel lines
they lost their way and called their prIs-
oLer to guide them, which he very kind
ly dld-into the Union lines
Six of the Indiana Butternut leaders
have been arrested and held over for trial
, They became frightened and divulged all
the secrets of the clans, who assume the
title of Knights of the Golden Circle, SO
that the authorities can now proceed with
tier eyes open.
Thomas Sims, the fugitive slave whose
case at Boston some years since was some
what famous, has arrived there again,
having escaped from the rebels.
The Nashville rebel sympathizers who
have been ordered by General Rosecrans
to 90 south have almost without excep-
tion asked to be sent north. Advices
from rebeldom are not in their favor.
"The Nashville (Tenn) Union Club of
five hundred members have adopted anti
slavery resolutions. aE
Several members of the New York
Legislature, were arrested last week, on
the charge of receiving bribes.
Nineteen federal and twenty-one rebel
generals have been killed in battle or
died from the effect of wounds since the
commencement of the war.
; When the Secretary of the Treasury
was in New York last week, be declined
an offer for one hundred millions of bonds
: from continental capitalists, payable in
gold. .'
The total expenses of our efforts for
the capture of Charleston are put down
at the sum of $3.50, 100000.
The United States debt is 1888 .632,-
CAT, of which S80,000,000 were be.
queathed by the Buchanan Administra-
ton.
Nearly one hundred applications have
been made at the Treasury Department
for licences to bank under the national
currency act.
, President Lincoln has issued procla
. nation explaining the position of aliens
f under the Drafting law No plea of alien
: age will be received or allowed to ex-
, enpt from the obligations imposed by the
act Of Congress any person of foreign
birth who shall have declared on oath
his intention TO become a citizen of the
United States, and who shall be found
! within the Uuited States at any time
during the continuance of the present
Rebellion, at or after the expiration of
slxty6ve days from the date OF this proc
amation, nor shall any such plea of alien
age be allowed in favor of any such per-
t son who has so aforesaid declared his in-
tention to become citizen of the United
} States.