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The Fart Canscvnorf Case.

hoTlOe FDt NAEpAhus AG e'~Tr"vhhnns
FKs ao.-Jsmes p. fay,oy ts Magieu 2. Byesaa~.
comptroHer-fhe argument FOR "A mandsnus to oompa
Mr Brennan 10 TO the plaintiff the amount OF the pur-
chase money Tor tue Fort property, sold by
him to the city aud ratified by vote Of the Common
Coanch over the veto Of tho Mayor resumed this
morning.
Mr. James L Brady briefly replied the argument q
Nr Doye,in Corporation Counsel submitted at the prev
hearing Of the case In reference tho statemen. u
pending mortgage no (Mr Brady had merely 10 pro-
ctce the satisfaction piece aud that objection was dis
posed ~ He also offered aid wits bIr Draper and
Nj. varnam 10 prove that their interest the pro-
lator He then referred 10 the loyal authorities U
show that the Cpm troller was merely a ministerial
oteor and had discretion whateV in obeying tho
mandate of the Common Council This had been settled
Court ruled that Comptroller had no more right
disregard tho order Of the Common Council for the pay
of than tn sheriff or constable would have
to diObey the order Judgment OF the Court because
the decision did not happen 20 siunre with the peculiar
opinions OF those executive ocefs As 10 the other 90
lection that the Mayors signature must DO cb'ained no
Mr Brady would that IL the Court should grant mo
order for mand mus u the Comptroller the Mayor
would make such order would mnei the Comp
troer 70 give Mr. Taylor good and sufficient bond for
the laymeat Of TINS purchase money. When this case
first heard Of, he mir Braay} supposed from tho
canor raised about it, that gross public wrong had
been perpetraed brt. looking into II With all the
lights no had while CORPORATION Counsel for TIVE
years he could nothing Of the kind. After few
remarks. Mr. Brady concluded by saying that the ques
tions Of law In this all exceedingly simple,
well settled and the authorities well known that be
should take the time Of the Court any furthor
for the Comptroller Mr. lev elm, Corporation Counsel
ana his assistant, Mr.. Hack0tt.
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Rev. j. II. Gashieil's Parole.

Pow John II nashiell yesterday released from,
Fort Mciienry after sigDng the following parole
HRAnsuArrEas, N.pupLf DEPARTMENT
ElGnrH Amy Cogfs o-Icg fg1roI MtRsrM
BALTIMORE, Feb n. 1868.
/, John H. Dashiell. frankly admit that Il was my duty
10 have first inquired eaies sored earn from some
reabe source, whether the national Gag which DIS
played The window 81 The building % Riddle street
FROM which took IT, sunday last ~as placed
there Dy authority, bc'Ote | proceeded 10 take II
down ~ m own re saaa.ibAy aud / hereby give nay
pnro.e 81 honor that viii, 70 every respect, deuean
nyteh a5 . true lof4l. law abiding citizen OF the
United states should 1ci,acr duug myself, Of aidins
a. ttag OF co3utcapue4E any aet of Otbefa tt is IRE
Juaicai ~ The g'oi % ny country tie honor Of It's
f44V
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ANOTHER A.nvIR iRY ARpBr DYAIn-lt P ~th
profound sorrow that the death OF the BOG
L., W Hah, Of Bucyrus. Ohio lie died last SunGt. ~
house Ia that place. aged about fifty years. Last ian,
while in delicate health he arrested taken TO Camp
M.nsield and there ncarcessted as political prisoner
He uncondtcnaily rcoled some time and went
home to dehs cath nc otiess having been hastanCd
by what be endured while in durance. He for some
years Common Pleas Judge served term IN Congress
and = OF acknowledged ability .--COluntvs
(Ohic1 Statesman.
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Peace ia ghirt, Days.


The third and CHIEF prep inc cdi..cc speedy
element the recopt chan. iu ac opinions large
tons OF the people OF Ststn and Middle Suites.
In other words, il is the isccataEcy the
cratic party. Thoy wish r CO, pat usu what terms
Reconstruction VIII Thy agree to it upon any
other termsg Point, Il y"a can to the rcsoi,.
offering settlement any tther basis. They
MI tell you tina. Cod hg.sei has married the
nortlern and southern lies OF the great valley
the West, and that neither oi,on Tor sna melt
Dissolve the bans vii the Nvrtl.cs.
inch without the Middle ste Far veal or they
united together New fl and viii consent drop
but nothing ese and ths you cannot accomplish
The democratic party took issue with the republicans.
upon the their conduct or the war. but u.cn
their want u success. >ce ,h@r triumph, feeling th..t
the fespot sibies of the would devoyc upon
thom. they have been shAnas their oic. for fenion
Hence their anathemas aylnst ntie their denuncatt,
az iinst emancipation, sc. They wish to say 70 us:
s.Ee have been against 9TH you; .are wisned
peace I'd reunion cuaraEtS. You shah have" Reiu.e
and they beccn your dea llie-t eueniea They
vii, then make open .or irc and d,r.ialon, and
tho pencil Th.eyaidcs Mss already ssctched progress
for l fear the working The democratic party.
fear that i. will dcmorn.2c many friends IN tho
Tor at,ss
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Cnn the Union az these states DO Ne-
stored :

stored; /!
from the icbnone s.i,p,ich, Feb. i0.i
In his late groat spttD Mr.. Vali:udyham says
'.Many states a.d s"pies ppce separated have become
united through the Co ages ihr"gh natural
and without conquest, b., ionen,bar 81 gle instance
only. IN history, 90 S"t'> pc pies units; and
speaking the sao ia,EuAo who have bea1 forced per.
iancntiv aundcr ~ ci; strfo or war uacss hey
sserated by dsaIc. OF vist nat.rai boundaries And
who now North or soati n europe or Aigcrca locking
into history, shat! that brca"c ~ civil tho
OF these states ~ m l"ssibief war, innead. while "
ma! ana etcihai ihf Gao. nfst ana anaco! ahG dos
potisa' afterwards,
Inc exception % the schera Hs ~hch dr. Vaiiaidk "a,
laws Gown - "o.o'2s ''.'".",, tnr ie"p'e o. whtn
speak al tue sano iinEs" abu re YET separated IA"
scofH o' ates u OH WAY ne selected tins Ease I"
"bo poneye 'at se.' . - % i,.i@io'e 81" has o'eh
beaa nseu a. an eSafn ~ tona Do sottth fd VI IN no
oshcf way 'ah ny sH,Vins u 'she ;ito inho OF exccp
tons Whcrc might NC !ci, 70 scup ~ OBLIVION but "
wiz not 'h,s De PASSED. "'e.. ihe case Ok herinnny IS
strictly analogous " ia; cS' % thc III tinted Sates
" vas originally missed :" anumDer q small prAci-
pains cich independent I" TIE ttlef ind managing ~
own iera affairs ir its IVA way, shile ai ackno"edg
ed sort oi allegiance "a ne fnTror OF .crinany. The
thirty years war nnd tbs peace o Westpha,h brEe ~
this Infringement ahd separate .agdnirs CIV ~ Ia
term NY "ho ever STAGE nave oea negotiating ana ish
ins With each other as reei ndontt a. Fanct and rng
land Night have lone !nN are ~ .act 50 inahy distinct
nations. Germany, Aoaeter IS no. the 0n'y eN nipple.
All ltuv speaks tha same laaSgag', aud until three or
four yers ago II hac h'cl hcai'ci mt number o.
states for ccatu!es 1t was al unet under the Roman
government. lot as try separate existence tour
hundred years rs the ,ic ,adAS aud Italians did
hr. Vuiiant!ighani rak great rssi.e suppos:ng
this u be Giro war. IT i NJ. civil ar. 70 y
tiohti war. y Is VA oe-wo u Two poo2's who are AZ
distinct the tissttua ~ q The Dunes 0f The Sax
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rhe wrecked Steamship Csiedcair-.

NN'tVN, tN1 u 1lUt
The wrecit Or the steamship Caeilual va sofa q
auotsn at rroyincetaSu to-day NJ az go el,aals
NJ, u.ssou u A. tho pufGiLlSes
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ruins for the SOUTH their principal customer even
could ever dolc Its hands IN With Yankee nosonas
could BUY cheaper and better here It's ships would
rot al the wharves Tor the South would carry ~ staples
AZ its vessels ud monopoly Of tho coasng trade,
the fishing bounes, SC would be dreams OF the past.
The cities va led the fame Tyre aud Babylon
would be lors ken new marts Of commerce that
would spring up the southern The fountains Of
public revenue, manly derived under the Union from
the great staples OF the south. would be dried up.
There would be neither mems TO pay the emo
nous national debt, nor TO carry on the govern
ment after the Re ludiaton, which will be the
inevitable If the Nor ray existing sbi
ties will not improve its crest and enable to raise the
wind hereafter Direct taxation, heavy enough meet
its wants would pr duce another revolution In any
event the process OF dsin grafton successfully inaugur
ied would proceed with irresistible power The North
west would sci up for itself The Middle Statee would
shake themselves clear n New England, which Saight
humoly petition TO be once more RECEIVED q British
colony. These are some OF the inevitable cslamtes
which the North s now lighting to escape but which, in
hi probability. no EFFORT she make Will be sufficient to
avert Her dom Is written and what is for her
has been written by her hand, and sic Will be her
own executtoner.
Without placing an Invading foot cpon her soil, with
out burning ono Northern homestead. boinbadng one
Northern wn, the a0uth has only stand by and
the retrbIton which lrovicnce permits the wreches
whose hands stained wth the innocent bood Of our
people, TO inuict upon themselves.
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French Ned iatiOn.


From the ri hmold Exam ner, Feb. I'LL
The pressure on our meas columns iorsds mach COM
the ate app matte between trance aad
the United ates Whether Francs has or mas not made
United states, aud whether the coin government has
refused or accepted is matter OF dispute
The French government prassoi Conference between
the begercnts, ia which foreign Powers should be heard
as inutua feads ana mcdiatois lhs conference might
take place either with og without an armisce. Tue
French government Urged u WIN tn earnesAness ard
tac, but the Wash released to enter
into any Gip,nit.c re!t' us with the insurgents and
gives exposition It's COR doing with
cment it. future iretions @h,ch will satisfy every
nte!gent that the o. III Lire u adinnlstra
ton Is irreytc,i,y settled prosecution
Wo commend tho papers all tvose who stl
talk lpcace III May or peace IA Jnhe Few viii rise T. IN
their -rsal without tie cosTction that there Will be ~
peace lf warfare between tho southern
fcdcrary and the un,ei Sat"s drng Abraham Incolas
term OF Office. who, ~ ,st endure two 'u ye~ss
IL should bo forgotten tat tho stat legislatures
which pass punce csopt.ss TIC d.s,ug ished citizens
who advocate gacicalion tho d tho
people who a md the .na irge At their rulers,
are, none OF tIen vcstes wiz the scntii!a
y over tho Ell iiy ne ictter an the spirit OF
the cons tititiun lns power rtss n The hanhs Lin
until tho i'm II S,,an 1906 Ino bong rcgu-
.ar!y begun, nn,Li2 can l.gy ibcra with tho exer
o his discreet c"tiuuc u- &c the array and
navy o. tho uritai t,a'. q IS nseca'ion, or lawfully
compel him to giv' ca I" propositions peace from other
p,rte- Thc-e stat, papers Move ,i't his determna
tn 10 r0'ns the contest - v de-iru,t on or u"t his
functions ended III the operation o. the constitution
Is nushaSon and Iana,ans ~, ~af Therefore, wi 60
On IneSs accident .eYoni Bis u1n. Tol s:1al interfere
u such accieata, tbtio are h - at a Probaa', ar
even possible oln q iurss "ten coItem dated IS re
roiut,on III tne Aurla Betmv iE pco:fe snd armed
force. which will arrive tho administration
pnwe: or ut least taea It c9.. -si.i as 20 rencor tho
continuation n. eli, nominal. Ine cther is
the SUCCESS o. oieiye operations undertaken by
the generals u to- rci Z t!ay cOld drive Linco!n
rrol Washington 9yer.n Mar, ard and rut pane r,to
lis Northern neiynhprs .el p4rp the Liacoin
administration NOli1 nutffc very considerable sl1k
ne. and the mex de5pAch sac i;r ae@ari writes TO
n do tiuys lilier nd. that published
now. Whether -i.cl an ex shot .ruc.caLe, is q.es
ton 70 hr sstt.sa by m,l1F. .,h<iiy BIZ, from the
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TINTED STATES NAVY
~ PBiZE MONEY PAID,
BY TH0S. l.. BRAYEARD.
MALI
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TTNCURRENT FUNDS FOR SALTWATER REyOEy
~ oneree Address with particulars Opportunity to
10! Herald Office
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nSwEGO AND SYRACUSE RAILROAD COMPANY,
~ NInEtEENTH DIVIDEND

This Company y III Semi Annual Dividend Of Three
and Hall Fer Cent tree Of the the 2Oth
day Of February inst
Sockholdci New York city will be paid at the oce Of
the Howard Insurance Company BY H. A: Oakey. Esq.
Transfer Agent Albany Troy the New York State
Bank OF Syracuse all others al the Lake Ontario Bank,
Dividends caled for within thirty raid
he once o. The Treasurer only Tans.er books closed fe
the th 10 the 9th INST The Bonds of this coming
dun 1853 and 1864 Will be patd
mical Bank, N. " or ~ the Lake Ontario Bank.
OswY5o, Fen. 2 les l. WRIGHT. Treasurer.
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SoJrHERN MoNEy.-THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE
~ paid for all southern Bank Notes by
WM. ii. MAKSTO.. Sc Wall street.
GOUrHERN BANK NOTES WANTED.
- Nir1nis, North Carolina South Carolina Georg a. Ala
bama Tennessee and New Orleans B1nk Notes bouct nt
MANNING 4 DE- FOREST. Bankers and Brokers'
2J Broadway.
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coal.

A LARGE not COAL FOR - 81 stove AND Eco
II sbd bFosen 81 81. Cumberland, - %, TOT short
tine only for Zach. Corner OF MINI avenue ana twenty
ffth street
(yOAf-LoctrsT MOUNTAIN RED ASH, LFHI5H AND
" Mite Asb SchulykI, warrant'd 70 be pure articles.
Also Enush Canal Liverpool and Cg1herand Al OF the
no usfes prices as Ne og like qualities sold
ioe EEEY REEVE corner of Canal and Centre stisete
and corner Of Jane and West stress
yoAL-BEsT RED ASH AND LIST LEIifGH, yQR
" ranges aud furnaces screened end denNcred at ~
''o'oe's' s''ss'' NAT. CLINTON. Axen.
" DU tain Egg and Glove Coal delivered n auy pan
af 's eity at toe above price rcr ton
!" =" AfKx DAVIS son, ~ and az First ayerrs
800 bogwAnnn1A aguua
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-04-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Secessionists Sent Beyond the Federal Lines.
Departure Of Privsteers from England to
be Stopped.
Report of the Committee on the Conduct
of the War.
WASHINGTON. April %.

WASHINGTON, April %.
The Rev. Mr.. Martin, residing in Maryland,
opposite Alexandria, has been arrested by or
der Of the military authorities on the charge
that he and his family have been holding secret
correspondence with the rebels, and freely
avowing that they are secessionists. Orders
have been given TO send them beyond our lines.
Fifteen refugees, all foreigners, were picked
up 50 miles down the Potomac and brought to
this city to-day. They had converted their
funds into gold and State stock, and appeared
very anxious to go further North. They paid
five dollars in rebel money for one in gold,
and three dollars and fifty cents for one dol
lar in greenbacks.
Capt. Worden has arrived here from the
Charleston fleet, having been detached from
his command, owing TO i'll health.
Intelligence from England leads to the belief
that the departure of privateers from British
ports will be arrested by the English govern
ment.
Commander F. Spices has been ordered to
the command of the steamer Cambridge of
the North Atlantic Squadron, and Lieut.. Com
mander Baker has been ordered for duty on
board the Tuscarora.
A dispatch tonight from the army of the
Potomac, reports that there is nothing inter-
esting TO communicate.
The report of the journal and testimony of
the Committee on the conduct of the war EN-
braces 1855 printed octave pages, relating to
the army of the Potomac. From this it ap-
pears that 81 witnesses were examined, of
whom 40 were Generals. The proceedings
relative to the investigation of the Bull Run
and Balls Bluff battles, covering over 500
pages, show that II witnesses were examined,
of whom 20 were Generals.
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FROM SUFFOLK.
Casualties in the Late Engagements.
The Merrimac No. 2 at Fort Darling.
Visit of Gen. Halleck to Suffolk.
FORTRESS MONROE. April 21.

FORTRESS MONROE, April 21.
The official report of the killed and wound
ed in the attack at Suffolk on the 18th and
18th, includes the following names: Wound
ed, w. Place, 18th n. H., Chas. f. Gerrish,
18th n. Ii.
Thomas Hawkins and John Young, pilots.
We're killed on the Nansemond yesterday
Both had volunteered their services to pilot
our gunboats during the recent action on the
Nansemond. John Healy was killed on board
the Mount Washington last evening by get
ting caught in the crank of the engine.
The flag of truce boat State of Maine left
this forenoon for City Point, with about 900
paroled rebels, including 200 captured Sunday
night with the rebel battery on the Nanse-
mond. Capt. Chas. L. Milford is in charge of
the boat.
Two rebel deserters are upon the Minneso-
ia. They state that they belonged to the
Merrimac No. 2, and that they had recently
left her lying at the distractions near Fort
Darling, on the James River, and when they
left her large number of workmen were en-
gagged in removing the distractions from the
river at that point, for what purpose is not
known.
The steamer Carrie Martin arrived at For
tress Monroe at o'clock this A. NJ with Gen.
Halleck, where he was joined by Mai. Gen.
Dix, and both proceeded on their way to Suf
folk
The skirmishing on the Nansemond ceased
yesterday about noon, and has not been re-
newed to-day.
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Municipal Court--April ~.

Peter Scallan, for assault and battery on
costs. Committed.
Michael Flaherty was tried on complaint
charging him with assault and battery on
Margaret Finnity. The case was conducted
by Mr.. O'Donnell for the prosecution and Mr..
Williams for defendant. There was any
amount of testimony in the case, one party
swearing stoutly to the assault, and the other
party testifying directly to the contrary. The
complainant, Mrs. Finnity, was placed on the
stand, and her son was offered as an interpre-
ter, as he stated that his mother could not
speak English. Mr.. Williams objected TO this.
upon the point, Judge Kingsbury cut it short
by putting few questions to Mrs. f., which
she answered in much better English than one
half of the Celts. She was then allowed to
tell Ler own story which she did in pretty good
English, bearing very hard against Flaherty.
The latter, on being placed on the stand, con-
tradicted Mrs. F, point blank-and thus it was
with the whole testimony of the case, one side
contradicting the other, and ditto with the
counsel. Judge Kingsbury with his usual
urbanity, allowed the counsel great latitude,
and there was considerable legal sparring be-
tween them.
Judge Kingsbury in deciding the case said
that though the testimony was very conflicting,
the balance of il was against the defendant,
and ordered him to pay a fine oi ten dollars
and costs.
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n A T K RS BOUT TOW IN.
Supreme judicial Court.

APRIL TERM--DAvIs, j., PRESIDING.
WEDNEsDAY-No 22S. Clement Phinney
& al. v. Hiram Holt
Action of the case. In July 1861 one Rob-
ert Potter, Of Wilton, purchased certain goods
of the plaintiffs for cash. Before the goods
arrived at Wilton, and before they had been
paid for, Potter mortgaged the goods, with
others to the defendant. Plaintiffs allege that
the transaction between Potter and Holt was
a fraudulent one, and that, therefore, defend
ant is liable for the goods purchased by Potter.
On the other hand defendant contends that the
transaction was not fraudulent-that the goods
were purchased on credit and were mortgaged
to him TO secure the payment of 800.
This case was tried at the April term last
year and verdict was rendered for defendant
Exceptions were taken, which were sustained
by the full Court, and a new trial was ordered
This is one of series of actions against the
same defendant The amount claimed is about
SlOo
Mr. Dana opened the case for plaintiffs, and
number OF witnesses were examined. The
evidence for plaintiffs had all been put in, when
Court adjourned to o'clock Thursday morn
ing, at which time Mr.. Fox will open for the
defense.
Shepley & Dana, L. d f. Fox.
John Rand.
George B. Emery, of Gorham, on motion of
Attorney General Josiah II. Drummond, was
admitted to practice at Counsellor and Attor-
ney in the Courts in this State.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
OmciaI Dispatch from Admiral
Farragut.
Destruction Of the. Gunboat Vicksburg.
Engagement with Grand Gulf Batteries.
DESTRUCTION OF REBEL STORES.

WASHINGTON, April %.
The Navy Department has received the fol-
lowing official dispatch, dated u. 5. steam
sloop Pensacola, Off New Orleans, April 49,
On the morning of the 9th ult., at about day
break, Admiral Farragut, in the Hartford, en-
gagged the batteries at Warrenton. three miles
below Vicksburg and passed below it on the
10Th before daylight. The Albatross. having
taken in a full supply OF provisions from a
barge which had been fioated down the previ-
Gus morning by Admiral Porter, also passed
the Warrenton battery, and anchored near the
flag ship. 1t was blowing quite heavy from
the North on the morning OF the 10Th. About
! A. Nj. the wharf boat Vicksburg, having
broken adriit from her moorings at the city,
Heated down and ran ashore opposite to where
the Hartford and Albatross were anchored.
During the day an officer was sent on board
the Nicksburg, who found that all the machin-
cry had been removed. She had nothing on
board save four muskets and equipments,
which probably belonged to the guard. While
the Admiral was hesitating as to the propriety
of retaining her as a wharf boat, or rather
depot. the rebels came down on the night of
the Both and burnt her. The Switzerland.
Hartford and Albatross being all filled up with
coal, the provisions were foated down by Gen.
Grant and Admiral Porter in barges. The
damage TO the Switzerland being fully re-
paired, the vessels passed Warrenton on the
forenoon of the 3lst. and at daylight the little
squadron got under weigh and proceeded
down river TO MIR. Turner'S plantation, where
they, on their passage up the river, had seen
the wreck of the lndianola, but no traces of
the wreck were found. They learned that it
had slid off into deep water during the late
gale They anchored at this place and re-
manned until about $50 L. NJ, when they got
under weigh and proceeded down and en-
gagged the battery at Grand Gulf. This bat
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BOARD.

A GENTLEMAN and wife. or two sin vle gentis-
N men, can be accommodated with good board
and pleasant rooms, in private family, at $40 Con-
gress street ap2
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BOARD.

A EwGExTLEMEN can be furnished with yood
N Board and pleasant rooms in q central location
by addressing
mch25 diff BUSINESS. at this once.