, 1863-03-07
le act e1empling the owner Of 20 negroes from

the act exemptng the owner OF 20 negroes from
the conscription.
Boston, Feb. ia letter from a Captain in
the 42d Massachusetts,, dated Houston, Texas,
says his and two other companies were captured
in the attack on Galveston, and conveyed to
Houston. Only ten men were killed on the Har-
riet Lane, including Captain Wainright and Lieut..
Lee. Ten were wounded, and the remainder cap
ur d and taken 20 Houston. All the prisoner we're
well treated
Fortress Monroe, Feb l2-In reply 70 a de-
mand for the release of Federal army officers,
Col. Ludlow, the United States Commissioner, re-
ceived information that all the officers captured
before the 10th of December, 1862, the date of
jeff Davis retaliatory proclamation, would be i'm
medately released. All suffers clerks, Govern
ment employees, etc., confined in Richmond,
lave been released and have arrived.
Dates to Feb. I3.
Washington, Feb. 13.-The Senate last night
passed Shermans Bank bill by two majority
It's friends claim a much larger majority for it in
the House.
Dispatches from Jefferson City, Mo-, state that
the joint session of the Legislature, for the cleo
ton of U. s. Senator, adjourned until the 18th
November without having chosen Senator.
Cairo, Feb. lSth.-The levee at Yazoo Pass,
60 miles above yicksburg on theiMssissippi side,
has been cut, by order of Gen. Grant, the object
being to drive out the Guerillas who infest that
section and fire on passing steamers. The small
pox is prevalent
small force of Federals on Thursday night
had skirmish with party of Gueras, near
Dyersburg Tenn, and succeeded in killing seven
and capturing ten. b,
dispatch from headquarters at Fayetteville,
Arkansas, yesterday, says an expedition of 100
men to Arkansas river, had skirmish with the
rebels of Carson's command near the mouth of
Ferry Bayou scattering them and destroying
their teams and burning stores On their return
they attacked another body of redels, miles east
of Van Buren, with like success, killing several
and taking 40 prisoners, with quite a number of
horses and mules. A considerable quantity of
arms fell into our possession. The Federal loss
was one drowned and one prisoner.
An army letter says deserters report that Jack
son is in command opposite Fredericksburg, Lee
having gone towards Charleston.
Washington Feb. 13th.-From the tenor Of
dispatches by the last steamer, it is thought that
the feeling in regard to the American war had
slightly improved, not only in England but on
the Continent.
The Navy Department has information of the
capture of the Schooner Emma Tuttle, flying the
British flag, on the 9th, off Charleston. The
cargo was mostly contraband, consisting OF mum
Der of bags of saltpetre.
A Court of Inquiry has been organized, to in
aure and report whether any and what officers
directly in traffic in cotton and other produce on
the Mississippi or its tributaries. The Court will
meet and organize at Cairo, and hold its sessions
at such places as most convenient.
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs re-
port adversely on the House bill for raising me-
gro army of 100000. The Committee claims
that sufficient authoity is given to enlist negroes
without limit, by the act of July, 1862.
Inc Dendte paSseu tue OIL to-udy IeNlNlnB tne
statute of 1779-the one preventing correspond
ence with the enemy. 1t imposes heavy penal
ties, in the shape of fine and imprisonment, for
violation of the law. ...r
The report Of the Committee on Territories,
made by Senator Wade to-day, in answer to a
resolution, shows that the Utah Legislature sup
pressed the Governors message, and that no free
dom of suffrage is allowed or opinion tolerated in
opposition to the church dignitaries; that polyg-
amy is practiced to the extent of incest that
there is no law giving redress to the abuse of
marriage relations, and that the Mormons are
openly inimica to the Government of the United
States though in popular phrase Steadfast ad-
herents to the Constitution.
The bill to provide the wars and means for The
support of the Government passed the Senate to
day, the amount of notes to be issued having been
reduced from $500, 100000 to $l5O,OOO,OOO. and
tax being imposed upon bank circulation of
one per cent. for 2 years, and 2 per cent. there
after.
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