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The New York herald., 1863-01-04

PAYING THE NATIONAL DEBT IN GoLD-THE
WALL STREET SPECuLAToRs.-t appears that
the Secretary Of the Treasury has de-
cided to pay the government bonds Of
ls42 in gold. We fear that this decision
looks. better for the resources of the country
than for the Judgment or good faith of the
Secretary. If the payment were made in con-
sequence of general rule to pay all bonds in
gold, and in pursuance Of a previous announce
ment TO that effect, 1t would be highly praise
worthy, consistent and statesmanlike. But TO
the present holders Of the bonds of 1912 pre-
ference is given by Mr.. Chase, who makes no
public announcement Of his intention beforehand
so as to give the holders the opportunity Of de-
irving the legitimate advantage from the bonds,
but keeps the matter in doubt, or rather leaves
II to be inferred that the debt would be paid
In paper. The consequence Is that the bonds
sold at par for the usual paper currency. and
two or three Wall street speculators bought
them up, and have realized a handsome
fortune by this operation. The debt amounts
to two and half millions. Payment In
gold makes q difference Of thirty-thrce per
cent. The amount thus gained Il upwards OF
| eight hundred thousand dollars
The New York herald., 1863-01-04
Interesting from Virginia.
WAsurvCroy Ian q


Mr. Coye landlord OF the Four Mile House, this side q
Fairfax, together with two men, named Howard ana
Gooden have been arrested for plotting Gen. Stuart 10 h
recent raid.
sergeant and private Of cavalry into house n
the neighborhood Of the old Chanty battle ned on the
3lst ult TO wash. and while the wash basins were
surprised and taken prisoners BY squad cavalry and
paroled They speak In tho highest terms Of theK cap.
tors saying that they only took property and
allowed their baggage and blankets
This morning the Fifth New York cavalry took two
rebel prisoners n the vicinity Of Onion Mills, the head
quarters Of Brigadier General Utassy.
Al about ten O'Clock on the night Of the slst uit., .
detachment Of the Fifth New York cavalry, without
commissioned officers, numbering about hundred and
twenty nve men, halted house the main road, held
the occupant by force and took from him his wallet
tanning ortyone dollars From thence they proceeded
TO the establishment OF Mr. NJ H. Sullivan suser OF tho
sixty.nrs Ohio volunteer infantry, which closed,
broke opcn the doors, overcame the three clerks In
attendance robbed money drawer OF about hun
rsd and fty dollars and carried away with thsm
sx hundred dollars worth Of goods after having entirely
the rest his stsck Lieutenant Colonel Chas
Cmminos OF the Sixteenth Vermont volunteers Provost
Msrshsl of the pos ordered his guard under arms and
with loaded they marched 70 the Of tho
when the cavalry ncd 70 tho ousskrts o the
town 10 enjoy their nundsr. The matter d undsS
Investigation.
The New York herald., 1863-01-04

ARCTIC EyrORATI0NS-NEw PROJECTS OF En-
TERPRIsE-Of all those who have contributed
to the progress Of civilization we know none
who are more entitled to the respect and graft
tude of mankind than that class of hardy cx-
plorers who have braved everything-even
death itself-in the desire to enlarge the bounds
Of geographical knowledge In the long list OF
illustrous men who have devoted themselves to
perilous enterprises Of this kind our own coun-
trymen occupy no undistinguishsd positions
The lamented Kane contributed largely to the
stock Of scientific facts which former Arctic OK
plorers had placed rs in possession of; and re-
Gently Mr.. G. +. Hall, improving ON the expe-
rience of his predecessors, has with simpler
means and less expenditure of money, cleared
up mysteries that had bafled previous re-
searches and speculations, and opened up
fresh field Of research in a quarter that many
had deemed closed to further explorations.
! We can point to no brighter or prouder page
of Arctic history than that which records these
facts-that during two years and three months
Of Mr.. Halls absence in his late voyage, with
the aid and companionship Of Esquinaux
SAouc, ~ UApiOis0 buhu one L0OuEd0Q
miles Of coast; determined the so-called Fro
bisher Strait to be bay terminating in latitude
sixty-three degrees forty-eight minutes,
longitude seventy degrees west Of Green
wich; rediscovercd the country Of War.
wicki Sound" OF Martin Frobisher and the
island bearing the name Of the same per
sonage, where he found and recovered re-
lies (since transmitted to the Royal Georra-
phical Society Of London) of the colony which
the Virgin Queen desired to plant there in
1873; learned the fate Of the five men who
were captured from Frobisher on bis first
voyage Q576), and discovered great glacier
and fossil mountain between Hudsons Strait
and Frobsher Bay, from whence he brought
home number Of fossils, four of which have
been pronounced by our State Geologist and
DR.. Stevens to be entirely new, and OF so valu-
able character that their discovery would
alone be sufficient return for the whole ex-
penees and hardships of bis voyage.
After the achievement Of such important re-
suits 1t was not to be expected that Mr.. Hall
would rest satisfied with the laurels that he
had won. Accordingly we are not surprised
to learn that he is making active Prepara-
tions for the renewal of his explorations
next spring. After clearing up the many
mysteries still hanging over the expedition Of
Sir John franklin, this daring navigator and
explorer Of the "thrice ribbed Ice seas" OF the
North. purposes to make his third voyage an
attempt TO reach the North axis Of our globe,
which be feels confident he can do by using
his Erquimau1 friends and acquaintances Of
,be west side Of Davis Straits - his aux.
iliaries.
i, the meantime, whilst attending to the
Of the narrative Of his Arctic voy-
age. which the Harpers have in progress, he
spends ell the spare hours that he can CON- !
The New York herald., 1863-01-04

GOVERNOR SEYMoCR's lNAuGuRAL.--The inau-
gural address of Governor Seymour, which we
published yesterday, was unusually brief
Evidently he designedly avoided committing
himself upon any question, whether Of national
or State affairs, until he could discuss the whole
matter fully and calmly in his first message to
the Legislature, and thus give the expression Of
his views all the dignity and gravity Of an ofii-
cal communication. The Governors speech,
therefore, amounted simply to thb:-That he
had sworn to faithfully execute the laws Of the
State Of New York. that, SO help him God, he
would most assnredly do So and that the first
Of the laws which he had sworn to uphold
was that declaring ut shall be the duty
OF the Governor to maintain and defend the
sovereignty and jurisdiction Of he State"
Here Governor Seymour stopped, and reserved
for another occasion his explanation Of what he
understood to be his duty under this law and
under the present circumstances Of the nation.
without going any further than Governor Sey-
mour, therefore, we may simply say that, while
he supports the government and upholds the
constitution we shall stand by him; but that, II
he misconstrues the laws Of this State 10 autho-
rise anything contrary TO the constitution Of the
United States or the welfare Of the country, We
shall certainly not stand by him. More upon
this subject ct another time.
The New York herald., 1863-01-04

MoRR SPous foR THE RNG.-The Common
Council have passed over the Mayors veto
the resolution raising the salaries Of the police
justices to Ave thousand dollars year. The
augmentation is made retrospective, the in
crease dating from the lst Of January, 1862.
This places the police justices on a level in
point of salary with the judges Of the Superior
Court, and gives them thousand dollars a
year more than the judges of the Supreme
Court, of the Common Pleas and Of the Marine
Court. Considering that the Office has become
purely political one, and thst the duties are
infinitely less arduous and responsible than
those of the judges OF the courts just named,
this large addition to its emoluments is most
impudent and daring defiance Of public opinion.
1t 10 Of . piece with the effort to convert the
Central Park into another appanage OF the
ring, and viii help to create such reaction
against its authors as cannot fail to sweep
every man Of them from the positions which
they now hold
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AWARD OF CONTRACTS.

Proposals were opened to-day ut noon at the
Office of 1t. Col. G Bell, O. S. U. s. A., for the
purchase OF the hides, tallow, boots and horns
Of all Government cattle slaughtered within
the old limits Of the District. The lowing is
a list Of the bidders: John H. Jones, 1898;
VIM. F. Pentz, SlO.66; Chs. N. Hummel, 1921;
Alfred Dyer, So James E. Bathgate, s1l1O;
VIM. ii. Williams, 1855; Corydon Weed, Ss. 76;
VIM Hays, 1911; John Little, s1o12 James
r. Fundy, 10; F. A. Souls, $l053; Thomas
Clarendon, SlO.O6; Jos. Hale. 1852 The award
was made to James Bathgate, he being the
highest bicder.
At the same time proposals were opened at
the office Of Capt. 9. S. Greene, O. 5. ", for
the purchase Of the chucks, shins, and tongues
OF all Government cattle slaughtered in the
same limits. The bidders and the bids are as
follows: Stephen Prentiss, $141; John H.
Jones, Al; James e. Bathgate, S1.51; Albert
J. Terbmore, 6S; VIM. II. Williams, As; VIM. F.
Pen,z, 30. As will be perceived, James E.
Bathgate was the highest bidder, and the con-
tract was accordingly awarded to him.
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NOT THE CASE, PROBABLY.


We find the following telegraphed to the
nor hern press:
"Brig Gen. Rufus ingalls, has been directed
TO r. port Tor duty at Washington. 1t is under
stood that Lie ut. Col Ekin is to take the posi-
ton of chief quartermaster of the army Of the
Potomac. 1t is rumored that Gen Ingalls, is
to be assigned to an important position in the
department
"Gen Robert o. Tyler has been assigned to
the command OF the Irish Legion, at Fairfax
Court House"
Our information, though not official, satisfies
us of the incorrectness OF the statement that
Gen. Ingalls, has been ordered to duty here. 1t
is customary, when business conferences are
necessary with officers in the position Of Gen
ingalls,, simply to order them to report at head
quarters here, and such, we apprehend, have
been the orders which this correspondent re-
CARDS as equivalent to discovering his connec-
ton with the Army Of the Potomac.
We are also satisfied that he is quite as wide
Of the mark in assigning the command Of the
Irish Legion-lately commanded by General
Michael Csrcoran-to Gen. Robert o. Tyler.
Though that officer has succeeded to its COM
mand tor the time being, from all we can learn
it has not yet been settled who will he its per-
manent commander.
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TELECRAPHIC NEWS.
FROM THE WEST INDIES.
THE REBELLION IN ST. DOMINGO STILL
PROGRESSING
THE SPANIARDS UNABLE TO PENETRATE
INTO THE INTERIOR.
SUCCESSES OF THE DoM1N1c1ANs.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The steamship Har-
arrived here at ten clock this morning. She
brings no news.
The steamer America, from New York, ar
ri, ed at Cowes on the morning Of the 10th.
The eamer Roanoke, from Havana on the
23d ult, arrived this morning.
The steamer Tubal Gain, from st. Domingo
on The 18th inst, arrived this morning.
The rebellion in st. Domingo is still progress
Ing There are about 10000 Spanish troops on
the Island, but they cannot penetrate into the
interior on account of bad roads and the fear
Of being picked off by Dominican guerillas.
The ins urgents have captured 500 Spaniards.
Several places have been captured by the
Spaniards, hut they have subsequently been
recapture by the Dominicans.
Owing to lack of tents and blankets the
Spanish troops are suffering greatly. Thirty
or forty are dying daily. Fifteen hundred have
been sent home, and 400 are In the hospital
Santana is encamped up the Ozana river.
A Spanish war vessel is lying on ST. Do
mingo city. Business is very dull, ana pro-
visions are very high.
The frigate Powhatan was at st. Domingo
on the 9th.
uavana dates Of the 23d contain nothing Of
importance.
The frieate Poyshatan at Havana on the 22d.
The spanish war steamer Alaya caught fire
At Canary, and was scuttied. The vessel was
a totaf loss, and large quantity OF stores,
muskets, tents, &C., were also lost.
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Charleston Dates 10 the II IN Instant -t,u-
tinued shei1ih. OF the City-Destruciiyr
fire and loss of Liie-Tirin. III the H.r-
Dor and ut Stone-Cnion cavalry Raid III
Virginia.
FORTRESS MONROE. Dee. 2,-Tnr Richmond
EaamIneT of the 18th lust. contains tn. ,OIlovy
ing dispatches.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 25Lh.-The enemy cl,n-
uaenoed Smelling the city last nlgnt, keeping NJ
q ST. ady fire. 1. is still going q O'clock This
morning.
fire broke ont at , o'clock. Ges troyiug ten ,r
twelve buildings, and causing some Il " ,.a.u-
allies Heavy firing heard III the direction Of
Stono, believed 10 be between cur ; ttteries and
zhe enemy S gunbOats. The Smelling OF the city
continued during the day. One white man was
mcrtaIly and one white woman slightly wound
"a; Three Hremen were badly wor.ded by thu
railing walls OF the burnt buildings eight o. ten
eighty wounded. Eli quiet At Sumter
CHARLASIoN, DAG. 2ttn-One hundred and
thirty shells fred 1T the city .rGra Twelve
o'clock Oh Thursday night 10 f0Ur Oh FRIDAY
al einoon. Tie enemy fired from five guns;
three At Gregg, one II Cummings Point and
one mortar ri tteTy. An engagement on John
ston's Island between our light batteries ana
the enemy's gunboats resulted in drawn ight;
lew casualties.
CHAIR GsToY, Dee. 21.-Tne -i1srrv tIred fanr
sn,lls ~ the city last might. Ne iring from
.holrib Island today. Our batteries kent III, q
vigorous IRE Tn the enefnvs working PARTIES
Who are engaged III erecting another baf-.ry ST
te estT~Lhe end Of Cummings Point. Our loss
at S'uGO was oHe Killed ana ii ~ wounded
IhITCS, Dec. 2S.--f;9H. rs. r.. JOINS on s..
s mes rOnlmand az the army Il, Tennessee to
dE:. Scouts report Two thousa I'D Yankee a.
cunt eriaDd Shed. two miles north of CIey4-
lad hnd a similar force south u that place.
GRANGE CoUET Hors ~ Dec 2i-rhe Yam
We : destroyed part Of The town II Luray. Or.
s'ngr county. beceIlber ~, f-n. Ro=srr nrrn-
Tie biicce over Fope'5 Head Run; high water
rTvveA'ed ms doing much GaHaee.
GregF,s Yankee cavalry pursued Cfen. RIOS
80. HLd compelled MIN 10 SWIM Bail Run. Tie
"i' ~, hi ia pursuit destroyed cVo tanner
q 4 NJ,
',,CeTje5. fioaF mE! and Government ark.
s1m's - Lrrdy.
MolILE. De-. st.-EE:o wlitr ragimeut.. cent
100 "a OH "a ss-Jar had uGt recovered the
1'-t aud Hris ''r&t.I-. o. saturday.
h Rio!iluoai pa No.. are gloomy over rhe
'hr1'3 bI ANgtJti & rGi3.
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LIE A11Earp ArrKMpr TO po1sox MIL,

TIE ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO Poison MILITIA
RI OFFICERs.-Nrs. Sfmmss and her daughter
Som weeks since Mrs. Serames and her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Millnor. were arrested on the charge
OF having sent poisoned wine to Vests Puild-
Ing Hospital for the purpose Of poisoning the
military officers having charge OF that estab-
1Isbment. The wine was sent, and some Of
them partook of it, after which they were at
tec,ed AS il they had swallowed arsenic. After
having been under the charge of the military,
the ladies were handed over TO the civil author
ity, and the case was brought before the grand
jury OF the Criminal Court, and they We're ad-
mitted to bail to await the issue. The charge
was carefully Investigated for some time, but
the grand jury Were of the opinion that there
was not sufficient evidence of guilt, and they
dismissed the charge. 1t was ascertained, how
ever. from chemical analysis, that quantity
OF arsenic sufficient TO produce sickness if not
10 cause death, had been put into the wine, but
the grand jury believed that Mrs. SeIames and
her daughter were wholly unaware of the
fact, as it was shown that they had sent part
OF the same wine To their friends, some Confed-
crate prisoners in the same hospital, without
suppoainG it contained poison, as the ANALYSIS
really demonstrated, 1t was thought the y.oison
was put INTO the wine when it was bottled,
more tnan two years ago, by an unknown per-
.-B0l'i moTc San. Doth
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From Nsrth Carolina.

NRwBERN, \. c., Dec. 23.--The new oath OF
allegiance has been administered 10 a number
OF rebel officers and soldiers who have recently
come into our lines 10 accept the pardon offered
by the President. They bring tntetligen ca from
large number similarly situated who intend
TO do likewise a. the earliest opportunity. They
state that the Wilmington papers announce the
arrival al that port Of blockade unning steam
ers IN great numbers A refugee, also jus,
reached here, says twenty. three arrived there
Ihe night before he left.
The plan OF leasing ont abandoned piants-
ticrs in Eastern North Carolina has been adopt-
by Hon. Daniel Heaton, supervision agent
of he Treasury Deeper 'naent here.
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The Nuyderats;,:mss' Hole.

BOSTON. De-. 2-.-Tbe brutal murder and
r,"nlTy .: f1llIss- Hole, ca Wednesday eve
IHp" last csEa7g rne most f'rofcGnd sensation
IL :'!a: locally. VI IL. Cock Luce, the victim,
had been mere nant IN the town fer many
years. and was highly resi- eatsd. The murder
was coTsmiited WITH netcEet, by blow from
b4 hind = iie Nr.Luce vas in the act Of closing
hi. store, and his person robbed Of consi ierabie
a1ncucs7s OF money, The perpetrator is sup
posed % belong TO sCIce vOssel in the ha-bor.
nosTos. Dec. 2G.-Three sailors BELONGING to
Bangor vessels have been arrested ct II oim 81
hole, or suspicion of being concerned in tae
murder Of M. Iuce.
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SECOND EDITION.
q O'CLOCK p. NJ.
7HErycHANGE or PRISON sRs.

There exists no doubt whatever of the cor
rectness of the Geographic state ment from
Fortress Monroe, published elsewhere In this
afternoons Sto..f The rebel authorities are de-
liberatslv forcing on the Government Of the
United States the repulsive necessity OF treat
ing all the rebel prisoners in our hands pre-
cisely as they may hereafter treat ours who
may be in their hands. Recent action In their
so-called congress, seems to be encouraging
jeff Davis d Co. in their present course. It is
imperatively necessary that we should not ac-
cede to their demand that the positions taken
by their exchange commissioner, Robert Ould,
are correct; not only because they are not cor
rect, but also because to adopt them will be to
deprive the cause of the maintenance of the
Union of its current signal advantage arising
from the so great excess of prisoners now In
our possession. We need hardly add that this
Government will not, as it should not, consent
to waive the obligation resting upon 1t to pro-
tect its eolored soldiers falling into the hands
OF the rebels, as it protects all others of the
countrys soldiers similarly situated.
The silly imperiousness of the refusal of jeff.
Davis & Co. to negotiate upon this subject with
Major General Butler, is OF a piece with their
entire course with reference to exchanges of
prisoners, and goes far to illustrate the entire
impracticability Of all their conduct in the
matter, rendered necessary, perhaps, by the
desperate condition generally of their affairs.
They must improvise a new army or the rebel
lion will speedily succumb; and they therefore
lot only resort to this expedient Of getting into
their ranks without equivalent exchange the
large excess of their soldiers now in Union
prisons and on parole in the South, but also %
their recently adopted policy of forcing every
man now in their ranks to remain there for the
war, without reference to the term for which
he may have individually volunteered er been
c2nscripted; of holding all substitutes in their
service on their own account, without regard
to their individual exemption under lnterna-
tioral law; and of conscripting every man who
has so far furnished substitute. Their con-
duct on all these points, we repeat is of piece,
and means that they are desperately sput to it,"
indeed to make a show of substantial resist
ance for few months longer.
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Washington Eiensy Market
TEL. EGRAPHIC NEWS.
sayalry Exp edition 10 Luray-Destruction
o. 4 nbel stores and EqUi pine nts-Gapinrp
of NJ ali. Medicin and Dry Goods.

saIalry LNp edition 10 Iaray-Destructi0n
DIR stores and EaUi msnts-C apturs
Of Mail, Medicin es and Dry Goods.
lD!Vpatch tc New York Tribunel
BEALTCN STATION, Dec. 27,--6t p. m.-On
Monday, December u, the 1st Maine Cavalry
Colonel Z. H. Smith, accompanied by the ID,
18th and 10th Pennsylvania Cavalry, left Beal-
tou Station al noon. and marched rapidly 10
Sulphur Springs, where after a short halt, they
Proceeded 70 AmissyiIle where tie adyapc
guard o. the expedition charged apon a small
party OF Rebels, capturing one prisoner
Reaching Gaiues' Gross Roads, another small
poTty OF guerriIas were discovered and driven
10 lie mountains.
Pushing on, the expedition reached Sperry-
VILE where q small Rebel force held liberation
Gap and offered considerable resistance to our
troops, but were finally obliged 70 beat 81 pre-
Cipita-e Retreat.
On the night of the I'D our forces were en-
csnped within four miles of the next little 10 vn
OF LUray. During the night cur pickets Were
q lacked by portion OF q iilmOre's guerrilIas
A short skiImish satisfied them that prudence
was the better part OF valor, and they re-
treated, carrying of their wounded.
At day light on the 22d instant the expedition
Encountered q feeble picket force III 'front.' OF
IuTaJ, stronger force hang stationed in the
town. a gallant charge scattered them IN ali
Glrs ct1ons, and number CT prisoners cell INTO
our hands. Two dsSCrters entered our lines st
tbs point. At Luray, Colonel G. IL. Smith,
commanding the expedition. Sent officarS To-
buildings. Il number Of couscripts hal been
removed from the jail upon learning of orr
approach.
orders We're given lJT the cStrre tlon OF a
three story building, used as an extensive sad
Gle and harness man ufactOry, ana stored V.th
cavalry and artillery stock and egup!ne Mt
Adjoining this building large tanIecy GIa-
with raw ard finished stock. TO tie value or
several hundred Thousand dollars, was burnt
and otherwise destroyed.
On tie return march five other tauuer,,.s
We're DESTROYED 0y FIR, with their contents he
tween Luray and Sperryviile. Near Sptrrv-
VILE, n two horse suffer wagon was Cantrred
containing a rebel m9il and quantity Of med
,cines ard dry goods. This team was OH IL
way from the Upper Potomac 10 the rebel
lines.
At Little Washington charge was made
upon gang o! Mosebys men, resulting in
Killing one ard capturing another. The entire
expedition reached its camp Oh Christmas eve.
veil supplied with poultry for their Christ
mas dinner, ma ing marched I25 miles, inf!icr-
Ing serious blow 10 tlie enemy. snd capturing
4. number OF prisoners, with /. the Sigh &c
casualty. The prisoners had <, 800 III rat.rl
shinp!ae ters when captured
AL QUIET.
AdNlces from the Army OF ila Potomac yes
tertay morning, state that ali j. quier. and
L thing worthy OF note Is IN progress.
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n IL t-f..s lrSaaE. Dec. The iag.of
n &C" Soat ii;,z HTr8NsI RON City Point b,.i,tr
il five HUNDRED Fgs 9rel in x .hanrc for thrsa
- 40 were sem NJ ny Gen. Butler
The Rebel GOV r. iu"EI refuses ANY fprthar
=! "a. 90 unless ar th8 quest ,yns arc given Up
:. actl y hich our Government has been contend
Encs and their laws in regard 10 officers an Id SOL
dters Of negro troops recogn lied.
InSy even refuse 20 reCaige d nag OF truce
rom Gen. d tier, or 70 negotiate with him on
she subject OF exchange, because II jeff Davis
proclamation or putiawing General Butler last
year.
II VIII be remembered hat they were quite
willing 10 receive medicines from, and 10 cor
lssp POND with, him, notV outstanding the pro-
cii nation. OF which they now make a preiext
1cy ciscontinuing the negotiations; tais is show n
~ the fact that they have already exchanged
over SEQ prisoners with General Butler.