The New York herald., 1863-12-10

Congress- Understood that all traces Of smallpox 6avv
| disappeared from the White House
RECEPTION TO THE RUSSIAN NAVAL oFYioERs.
The Secretary Of the Navy gave reception tonight 70
Admiral Lisoasky and the officers Of the Russian sees
All naval officers hero were invited the only civilians who
invited being the members OF the Cabinet
PURSUIT or THE oHEsAPsAsE.
Immediately upon the reception OF the news OF the
cspure OF the Chesapeake the Navy Department ordered
several navy vessels pursuit OF her and believed
that tsr career win brief The reported capture Of
the Paspscc supposed be the Same story
capture ee the Chesapeake.
TIE HOMESTEAD gAw
The Comrnssh OF the GenersE Lsnd Office has coi-
ded pre- eAiptas have not r,ads good their
emptou cannot the land usT the homestssa
law.
EMIGRATION srArIsrIos
The statistics OF che Bureau OF Immigration show that
during the forty years previous 10 1850 the total
immigration has been five million sixty thousand
AID fourtsen. Two husdred and thirty
Thousand into the country previous to- E8D, and
tnres hundred and atty Thousand snce 1852 sstotal
since 1870 being Hve m,lon hundred ans fbrtytsix
tho four hundred f6urrcrn The
OF capital brought country ssoiRsy
dolarsfor each emgrant ny1ug stota OF four bf1tV1
and Aft7tur million hundtsA aud thrteetsttsNA
sand one.hunsred aud twenty <bsisrs
PEvMAsrBa's oLEnKs esNr 10 PRxloS
Two orfs in the Paymaster Ccncrars Office ssuy
do tho OJ Capitol prison dytby Captain sheetx
order or tbe'3tcrc;ary OF War
MEssA0e or THy LOYAL GOvE1fdDR CIV VIRGINIA
The messagc, OF Governor Pierpout, Deya virgins
delivered to the Legislature Mexapdria TO day
He enters intosu elaborate and cogent defence of the
separation OF West from East Virginia, denovnces
sion gross Violation OF our natonat, en5 urges,
measure OF peace tho foowing;-''Ffec the slaves.
and when the Sates fully restored there t1be bone
Of contention Thspeople will at sldpt themselves
the state of arrs; population and ospae invited
by mild climate, vast agricultural mporaiand
fscurug rcsources end commercial tacil!.,se, win i'm
rnciaely flow INTO tie State from the NortA State
will emerge from the rebellion regeneratees and enter
lotto noble and successful competition with er sster
States all that pertains TO the questi5nos
Commonwealth"
ARMY or THE POTOMAC.
General Meades removui is decided. The only dtfcuty
to 1ud his SUCCESSOR. What starred desires
To euteas candidate for the grave this oigotha
OF gcnerals General Meade had army Ear than
match for Lees furnished dspirited legioys His
falling back, therefore, without Offering battle ooms
tbsg nexcusabe anaa nexpcable that To wiz
doubtless have exphin' before military court
Secretary Stanton chagrssd the miserable
Of late campaign beyond 1t Is not
they sayfor persons who ave not been vaccnated for
nydrophobia 60 him. General Halecks report
looked for with much interest by military men, Iawiu
be complete res1~e review s last year our
war, in all i.s theatres apdwih place General HsHeck
hsfrends cfaim entirely position before The
country.
GENERAB GRANTS LrBCrBNANr GENERALcY.4
II bill introduced by NJ washburne to confor tns
grade uiauteoant Generaa General Graut mae-
er likely gsvc trostaS 70 politicians, OF all
p,cxisnss No likes tovoe asaiass IL, GenerAl GA
being universally estessA: md his sssvoss reongns1
q thoif fau worth Per ID felt Abss 70 voteeR
such q grs1s fos hinD. aosp. woud be invAipus =
other goscrsis his soaorS the service and who
have she fi wearsn thcss ovn, perhaps ~
conspicuous sPaeres Thefe half sa-
teuaut generals the rebsi army although little
than half own. Tho probabilItiosasv
that Mr. washburnss bill will the OBJECT resay-
this irrcgulavisy, and masng lieutenant generate a
HalIeck, Banks. Grant, Dir. Hooker Thomss. shsgnaa
and three others.
PURSUIT OF rnR cHes APRAu.
Tue Treasury Department. t0s morning received isfoe.
nation by telegraph from officer of the q
Portland, of tho OF the Chssa-
peake Tue State and Navy Departmentswerc at,ooos
made acquainted with tho fscs The Treasury Depart
me0t immediately telegrapAed 70 Collector Bsrosy -
seud 10 pursuit of tho pratss bst Be-
fore this message resched'hm telegram resssve1
that be bad already dispatched the thsS Bust.
lhe state Department tsegraphed consul -
St Johns detain the Chesapeake should she arrivs
there and the Navy Department elegraphed t. Cosnan
der Rhnd at Portland, take board Light Asellsy
and o( soldiers from the authcrtesy 70
psrvt o. tho Chesapeake the Unitsis Statee
steamer Agswsus