, 1863-03-31
The cFtunuccs-Falsc cRumorS-Thc Sit
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS About to
moye-He keeps his own Secrets
B4tler-IuuOcent Elenkcr.

hASH1AGToSs AAfCA ~, 1Soo.
THE FINANCIAL sITUATIoS-rEosPEcTs.
The frequent rumors set aaoat in Washing
ton and New York, with reference to the
course determined upon, orIikcly to be deter
mined upon Iy the Secretary Of the Treasury,
are the coinage Of the brain, the only mint in
these days. l have the very highest authority
for saying that Mr.. Chase does not yet know
what course he shall pursue, Tic will, prob
ably, as is his wont, be governed in great
measure by events. The condition Of the
money market, the market value Of United
States securities, the price Of gold, the rapid
ity Of con, ersious Of legal tender notes into
tiye-twenty bonds, the amount Of acquisitions
upon the Treasury, military successes or de-
feate,-such are the principal clements which
Will help him to make up his decision, clc-
ulcnts which lnay vary materially from day to
day, or at least, from week to week.
As for the negotiation Of a loan in Europe,
the public is not in possession Of data suffl-
cient to Judge with regard to probabilities.
am positively informed that the terms on
which foreign bankers stand ready to lend are
unexpectedly fayorable-far more so than any
one anticipatcd-but precisely what this
means. every ono must judge for himself,
Whether, however, European houses are
really to purchase at par-which is improba.
blc--or only ut a much lower rate, the Secre.
tary has 1t In his power, By selling bills Of ex.
c}Ginge drawn against The gold thus borrowed,
to control tue market to great extent. But
that he can rely upon this source Of supply,
| otherwise tlan as an auxiliary to Othcl
schemes for the replenfshment Of the Trca'
! sury may reasonably be doubted.
/ Should conversions reach, as Is predicted
the amount Of two millions daily, and should
] temporary deposits continue to be as heavy
as at present, from these sources together
| with tho revenue, sufficient could be provided
| for the daily payments, which will require
somewhat more than two millions day unit
July. This uncx:mpled flow, Of money intc
upon, Moreover, there are large arrears still
due the army, and if the announced deter
1nt1iatiou to pay every soldier Mt once up Il
the first Of March be carried out, rccoAFe'
must be had to some additional means o
raising the wherewithal. The most nntura
OPEN to qucstiou-is through an additiona
Issue ofgreenbacks. Taking all things int.
! consideration, au inclined to believe tha
the rumor, which was current in the Treasur
Department yesterday, to the effect that
hundred millions more of grccnbacks will b
I leSuE4 4Vi lAc pay luellb VI LIE eulNlcE@s WI
come true In course Of time, at least in part
HooKER's STRING cAMpAIGS.
| Gen. Hooker has said within very few day
that he had required the whole period Of iua<
ton, rendered necessary by the bad weathe
Of the winter, to weed out his army, md t
| consolidate and organize it for the comm
camraign. It is doubted by his best friend:
who do not believe lin at all rash, whether
if this necessity had not been upon him, h
/ 1,,,- bor{ %x-, 1o+~
before moving. The bad weather, has, pei
haps, therefore, been the most ad1antageou
thing tint could have happened. Should
continue, however, it will be decided aisat
. vantage. That Gen. Hooker Is now ready t
sao4d S IS e
cImstances. Few furloughs or leaves OF al
scncc are granted, and I'LL soldiers now ava
; are bidder to return by tho end Of the montl
The plan If the campaign is known to II
; one except Gen: llooker, aud It is to be pr
| snmed, Gen. Buttcrilcld, also, his eScellcI
Chief Of Staff. It vii! not be communicatet
AMI assured, to the General-in-C Chlef, or Il
; | Commander-in-Chicf. That there may be Il
interference and no disclosures to the enem,,
, Gen. Hooker will keep the rcins in his OF
lands, altogether. assuming all the respons
bility, and taking Ill the glory Of success
: disgrace Of failure.
GEN. BCTLER's CASE.
1
I siderltion, aud no material progress has, {
far as can be ascertained, yet been made Wit
it. l do not know what points are in contr
very, but hear that lie yesterday forwarde
S 10 The President, through q friend, We,
), long comn,nnication-somc twenty pages
: embracing the arguments on his own behal
!, GEN. B1rSKEs WITH HAND ON HEART.
b For some unknown reason the trial Of Ge
: Blenkcr Is still postponed, but 1t is cxpcctt
|. that court will be organized for the purpo
: within a fortnight, The newspaper par
i graphs intimating that charges Of the mo
serious character against him had been .pr
ftred, brought out u letter from the Ne
r jersey -A7cat1ia, In which the redoubtah
IL General is cultiyating his cabbagcs and,
= one Of the specifications in the case allcge
= driving horses bearing the mark of. t
= United States upon them. The injured inn
II cent rlaintiyclJ wonders what charges t
o Government can bring against him, and nyc
r. that lie "neyer did IT, and that if he did