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In Peaoham, March Both, Fred B., infant son Of Ste
phen r. and Margaret j. Heath,
In North Sprlngd Id Jan 29h. Of Canker Rash MI
Homer Of BenOn and Elvira E. lao. kwood aged
years, months and . days.
In StockbridGe March 26, HeAnah r. Denny daughter
Of Henry O. and Sally Denny aged 20 years moAths
and ID days Printers ia New England New York, and
PENNSYLVANIA please COPY
In Ciarem0nt II. Marcr 27h, Mrs Patty Clark
wife Of Warren Clark aged IS years
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Reports from Lieuts. Cushing and Lawson

Reports from Lieuts. Cushing and Lawson
have just been received.
The enemy have net crossed the river, and
there is every indication that they are retreat
ing though they still have some artillery and
sharpshooters on tho Nansemond. Oar boats
shot down a number of their men to-day with
canister. We have had three wounded, making
in all five killed and eighteen wounded In our
little 1etilla, to which, from what can learn,
fight has been pretty much confined.
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FORTRESS MONROE, April II, Richmond pa
pers of the 10th nave been received. They say
all is quiet ct Charleston. The enemy (the
Federals) occupy Coles, Keawah and Seabrook
Islands in considerable force, protected by gun
boats, Their transports have left
Two guaboats and three transports have been
destroyed On the Cumberland river by Wheel
er's command.
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In Fairfax, April 5th, by Rev. Benz, Cox, Mr.. H. A.
Hunter and Miss Ellen N. McMaster both of Fair ak.
In Springfield March 18Th, at the residence OF Rev.
A. Newton, Jeremiah Be mis-, Esq and Mrs Irsna Mil
Ter daughter OF the late Samuel NewOn all OF Weathers-
field.
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Teachers Notice.

THERE will be Meeting for Examining and Licensing
Teachers, at the School-hOuse in District No. near
Mentpelier Tuesday Nav 5th at / o'clock NJ.
J. NEWTON PERRIN, Sup't.
Berlin, April Is, 1858.
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WAsHINcToa, April IT. Li9ut. Command
ing Gushing sends 60 the Navy Department the
following dispatch
u. s. STEAMER CoHAoDoRR BARNEY, }
Nansemond River, April Ia, 1880 p. NJ.
This morsing the vessels from above came
down. The Mount Washington is disabled.
About 1870 A. NJ. the enemy opened on US
with some pieces of artillery, giving US cross
fire. At once we got underweigh and went
into action, sllencing the enemy in an hour.
At about ore p. NJ. the rebels took up a po-
siton within 700 yards of the Mount Washing
ton, which was grounded, and opened on US with
both artillery and sharpshooters. | kept close
to the disabled Mount Washington and fought
the enemy until high water, when ordered TIE
Stepping Stones to take the Mount Washington
in tow. This was done under heavy fire. and
at 5P.s M. had the satisfaction OF silenciDg
the enemy's batteries, Hg4
My loss foots up three killed and seven wound
ed. | do not know as yet what the casualties
are in the other vessels. Ireceiyed eight rakpg
shots but fortunately my engine is not disabled
/ can assure you that the Barney and her
crew are still in good fighting trim, and ne will
beat Che enemy or sink atour post: The most
of the wounded and dead send down to the
Minnesota. ,-......... CT. -.,s
1t is only requisite to look at the Mount
Washington TO see with what daring gallantry
Lieut.. Lawson fought his weasel. | am now
taking her in tow, and shall anchor fer the MIC
where We have fought all day N---4 - @--aa-
h.Aeting Rear Admiral Lee telegraphs to- the
Secretary from off New port News at 0 A. M.
April 16 as follows:
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nv TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.


WASHINGTON, April II, Senator Wilson has
returned here from visit to the Army of the
Potomac, and reports the troops in good health
and spirits.
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New YORK, April II. A Washington letter
says the President will remove to the Soldier s
Home in June also that rumor is ahoat
that the foreign Ministers intend to move their
Legations temporarily to the North.
The Post says an important military move
ment is on foot in tue vicinity of Washington,
and another looking in a direction more remote,
the results of which will very soon be deYol-
oped.
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New YORK, April II. The barque Helen Au
gusta arrived tonight from st. Domingo. She
brings a number of negro emigrants who have
returned.
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SALT LAKE CITY, April IT. Col Evans at
tackled and routed 800 Indians entrenched in a
canon 70 miles south of Daybrook on the 18th,
killing 3d. lie followed them IA miles and
scattered them in every direction.
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New YORK, April II. The steamer British
Queen from Havana the llth, and Nassau the
18th, arrived tonight. The Havana news is
unimportInt. There is nothing later from
Mexico.
A special despatch to the Post from Wash
ington says the Peserhof case Is not yet de-
cded. .#.... ..
Also that it is understood the dispatches sent
abroad by Mr.. Seward are not so warlike as has
been represented.
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SAN Francisco, April l6. Union clubs are
now being organized in the principal towns in
the State.
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FoRrREss MONROE, April II. The remains
Of Lieut. Colonel Kimball, Of Hawkins Zou-
ayes, arrived this evening. They will be con-
yeyed to New York tomorrow evening.
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New YORK, April II. The Commercial s
Washington letter intimates that the President
is not pleased with the elimination of the six
months preparation for the reduction Of Charles
ton in two hours fighting. 1t is no secret,
says the letter, that the reconnaissance, which
accomplished go little, is to be followed by a
bonafde attack, which is to be continued 80
long as an iron-clad can fire gun.
Another letter to the same paper says diplo.
mats have received unofficial in,imatiens that
President Lincoln intends to have Charleston
occupied by the United States authorities. There
is much comment in Washington as to Con-
Hunter remaining an idle spectator to the re-
connoisance
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WASHINGTON, April IT. Lieut.. Command
ing Gushing sends Go the Navy Department. the
following dispatch
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-02-12
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

TIE Louisiana Legislature adjourned The 81 Of JAM
uary. Among other business resolution was passed
changing the seat Of from Opousas TO Shreve-
port, on Red river. The militia bill which was passed
takes 10 al NEIL foreigners included between seventeen
aud fifty and makes very few exemptions Tie Governor
Is to call out the whole militia Immediately.
On the 18th ultimo Judge Jones, Of the Confederate
District Court delivered charge at Huntsville, Alabama,
on the subject of selling cot to the Yankees" The
penalty for the violation the law is the forfeiture Of the
value OF the cotton sold and also five years psonment
The Judge ns,ruc ed the Grand Jury find presentmens
against all who had violated this law. He also stated that
no threat OF jary to property amounted to compulsion
that il order 10 amount to such duress would form
legitimate excuse involve the dagger Of Ices
life or lmb
The Taldega [AlI) Reporter represents the wheat
crop OF that regop which is very large, remarkably
promising.
The Legislature Of Mississippi has passed law proyd-
Ing That not three Of cotton shall be planted TO
tbs hand under penalty Of five hundred dollars per acre,
bali 10 60 TO the iniormer.
There were 1853 soldiers in the edmond Hospitals
on The 9th Of January, the largest number l775 being
from Ncrtl Cao!ius Georgia. with 595. coming next
correspondent Of the Chattanooga Rebel writing from
the camp near Vckebug expresses his surprise and graft
hcatiun at 1.-The vast breadth OF land cultivated in
Gu ipg the past in Georgia. Alabama, Florida and
Mississippi He thinks these States The mseves keep
starvation away from every household during the present
vnhr
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Ga motion of Mr.. STEVENS the House resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole (Mr McKNIGHT in the
chair and resumed the consideration of the naval spprc-
pration bill.
The pending question on the amendment offered by
Mr.. CALVERT, that part OF this appropriation shall go
TO pay the sevenysx mdshpmen appointed BY the Secre
tary Of the Navy
Mr. sEDGWICK defended the Secretary Of the Navy,
and claimed that the Secretary had not violated the Con-
stitutiop
Mr.. RIDDLE was in favor of retaining this class of
midshpmen but pass resolution censurng the Secretary
for the illegal act
Mr.. CALVERT hoped that the House would not forget
its dignity by allowing such encroachments and usurpaoos
of power in the Secretary
Mr.. WADSWORTH condemned the act, and said while
some States had fifteen sixteen appontees Kentucky
had none.
Mr. EDWARDS sad members asking for an appoint
ment dsregarded while Senator listened to and
gwen ali attent on
Mr. KELLOGG Of Illinois, thought it was time that the
House should by direct vote assert their rights and
buke TIE Secretary for this usurpaton Of authority.
hir CALyLRTS amen Uncut adopted by vote of 40
to 10.
section that while the rebellion lasts each Congress
sonal district in the loyal States shall be entitled
mtshipman as heretofore the omnaton of the mem
bers Of Congress
Mr.. COLFAX moved TO amend so as to include dele
gates. The secon amended was adopted
Mr. r. CONKLING offered amendment that 20 mil.
sbpman shall be- dismissed from the Naval School except
for misconduct until the expiration Of his usual term any
thing IN this act 10 the contrary notwithstanding.
Pending the amendment the Committee rose and the
House adjourn
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The House resumed the consideration Of the report
from the Committee Elections concluding With reso
luon ID Il BENJAMIs FLANDERS 10 entitled to bis seat
10 this House Representative fom The State OF Lou
ssna.
Mr.. MAYNARD said if this Union ever saved IL
would be by the loyal men Of the South the men who
angushing Southern prisons for refusing to
take an oath TO the rebel Government Except these
abide in tho ship 80 caunct be saved
Mr. THOMAS, Of Massachusetts, said ne would under
take To say there IL ten III Massachusetts
who would sanction the doctrine OF State suicide He
thanked God there was not QUE
Mr. ELIOT replied that large majority OF the sensible
people of Massachusetts opposed 10 the doctrine Of
MS colleague
Mr. THOMAS rejoined repeating his assertion, and
adding that his colleague had advocated that doctrine
TO he people Of Massachusetts, Guling the last csmpagn
Mr.. ELIOT replied that the doctrine had been advocs
ted by him
Mr.. DAWES did cot tliGk Massachusetts, politics had
any thing 10 do with the question Of the admission Of the
members from Louisiana
Mr.. MAYNARD continued his argument in favor of the
ndmiss Of the Louisiana members, saying that they
were the representatives not OF Mr. Shepey but OF the
people Of the respective districts aud that under the cause
OF the Constitution guaranying To every State rspub
eau form Of government they entitled TO representa-
ton. In reply to remark attributed 70 Massachu
sets Representative that the rebeous States had
United political suicide, be said this not they st
lived.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said the States had not committed
suicide they had been murdered by military power
Mr. MAYNARD next argued that the military governors
appointed by the President for Tennessee aud Louisiana
had been legally appointed and also conended that in
lime OF the military power necessarily eliminated the
CIVIL The power Cf the President to guaranty republ
csn form Of government TO each State carried with II the
power TO the necessary machinery TO obscf
If members here forced upon the people at the point
OF the bsyoae they could be rejected but theee we're real
Representatives and should be admitted
After long debate the House adjaurned
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COTTON FROM CHINA.

Among the many revolutions produced by civil var,
not tie least remarkable is the importation Of cotton and
cotton fabrics firm China TO America, Of which fact
are apprzed BY telegraphc despatch from San Fran
coo dated February oh. According TO this despatch
the ship Emily Barring bad arrived at San Francisco from
Shanghai with hundred bales of drills aud sbceiDgs
from China, and advcts that Hereafter market viii
literally supplied with cotton goods from that quarter
Three large chips took cargoes of cotton from Japan to
England during December The quality was rather nfe-
rior, but hne Had any predicted ,uch transaction
ths thrcc years ago he would have been considered
mailman, since at that time China one Of the most Luz
crave markets for the sale Of cotton manufactures
Our Intestine troubles however and the consequent with
drawal OF cotton from the markets of the world have
lad tho effect to stimulate its production and manufacture
10 Asia, ADD especially in China and we have now the
strange spectacle presented Of civilized nations depending
upon barbarons people for the article by which they are
almost exclusively coth-d Among all the sundry and
manifold changes of the world this certainly is one OF the
most remarkable Of any On recordNspark Adectiser
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. ARNOLD offered resolution, which adopted,
nstructing Committee Ways and Means u inquire
into aud report he effect of the workings II the excise
iaw upou manufacturers Uf limited means.
The House resumed he consideration OF the joint
luon authorizing tue Secretary OF tho Navy TO ADJUST the
equitable claims If contractors for naval supplies and
onla eg contracts wi b the Department
The bill authorizes the Secretary Of the Navy ~ I'D nst
ana settle the claims Of contractors for naval euppes
during the last fsca year ending 3Otb JuDe, 1862 have
furnished 10 the Departm at than fifty per cenum
above the quantities spec fed IN their conrSc without
default therein aud for the purpose Of hearing sad claims
may associate with he chief OF tbs bureau with which
the contract msde the chief Of any other bureau,
subject 10 an appes the Score airy from their decision
II jutther provides that contractor shall be allowed
mon the excess the stir uated quantity, and
fy ger centum 10 addition thereto and upon such excess
not more than sufficient 10 make the price thereon equ
10 the fair market value Of the supplies at the time aud
delivery Itfurther provides tbata claimants under
any .uch contracts aha present Their claims 10 the De
patmen within SIX months after the passage Of this act
be forever barred tom any equitable Claim on accoun
Of said Contract and contractor who IN his proposals
has offered supplies a. fictitious prices ha be eDllsd %
the benefit hereof II also provides that the Depart
mebt ia contracting sha be at liberty to reject the offer
of any person who, principal surety has been do
based in contracts with any bureau before tn praon
M the year proposals shall be advertised in the usual
manner for addid nal supplies
uICKIIFFE against the bill and Messs ODELL,
CONKLING, and sEDGWICK lor it, tie bill was re-
ccumitted to tbe Committee On Naval Affairs
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Senator but thought this measure calculated maintain
the credit and preserve the nationality OF the Government
Mr. COLLAMER replied at some length, resfirmng
the positions h had taken.
Mr. CHANDLER thought if there any thing in this
bill IT was good. There might not be much demand for
these banks ia the East but In the West there
would be- their circulation mostly gone, aud this
would furnish better currency tbau they had had The
question of carrying This question of finance
IL We can keep up finances we carry the war
He thought it the duty Of the Government to protect Its
own currency, and tax banks, If necessary This was
question OF whether would protect few bsuks in the
East or protect this great nation He would sacrifice
banks and nggers and every thing else this naou
They of the West did not wasn't the notes Of the Eastern
banks they hal rather have the green backs.
Mr. ARNOLD offered amendment TO insert the word
Providence 10 the of cities designated 10 the H.
He said hst the city o Providence ought 10 be gnsed
as of the commercial cntres OF tho country IL
the second cyn regaId to the number OF its banks aud
On motion Of Mr.. SHERMAN, Chicago and St Louis
also inserted
Mr. POWELL offered an amendment requiring the
backs twelve months after the war closed TO redeem
90 per of their circulation In specie and In two years
to redeem the whole oft Rrjected-ysas ID. nays22
Mr. HOWARD opposed the bill as unwi.e and impol
tic tending to food the country with irredeemable
tending to make war en- local banks aud to create
political dsseosion
the bill.
Mr. WILSON Of Massachusetts commended that the bill
not upon banks He sorry to hear the old
predictions of ruin made They had been often made and
proved false predictions He did not believe the passage
OF the bin would make any disturbance at all IN the COM
mercia interests of his State.
Mr. DoOLITTLE said, original question, he
should hold that the State had right to issue paper
ney but the practice of the country and the decision Of
the court has been the other way and banks
gained aud at the beginning Of the the currency
practically tho notes Of these banks, which, when they
suspended irredeemable paper curreocy He believed
the Government could not at this time return to gold and
silver currency but the Government must control in
way the currency of the country and must not oil
q
the currency.
Mr., POWELL moved to adjourn. Rejected-yeas T.
nays %
favor Of reliable camp hospital and ambulance corps
The Senate then adjourned with understanding that
the vote should be taken at o'clock to morrow.
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LAND EXCITEMENT AT PORT ROYAL.

The latest number Of the New South published at
Port Royal, says:
1.-THE entire population Of Beaufort and the Islands are
the qa rire for the approaching LAM sses Opn-
ions of the ost diverse character entertained on the
subject IL confidently asserted that the ga es will be
postponed but many confident they will 90 on
Some g-rd Investment in them the widest specu
ton while others consider the prospect of fortunes to be
msde by the cultivation Of the krg OF staples very fair
Some think the bidding will be sprted and others that
few will be und foolish to invest in what may
pass into rebel hands either by peace by on oocupa
lion by Confederate forces One thing is certain the
the pass into private hands the better for
the aborers now upon them. IL the capacity Of the
gro for persistent aud profitable labor s ever to be
proved. It must be done by private enterprise. Treated
a. responsible fee laborer the negro will put at
rest the calumnes o bis enemies that he is to ndosnt
work for wnges and that be needs tho stimulus Of the
lash to make him profitable agIiculturist There
men III the department who willing 10 risk their money
~ the experiment. and we hope the opportunity will be
afforded 1.-THE sale postponed, the psnng time will
have passed aud another seasou will have been lost"
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RECOVERY OF LOST CERTIFICATES

The Treasury Department received yesterday through
Officer Hogan of the Metropolitan Police the certificates
of Indebtedness which stolen weeks ago from
the Of the United States Treasurer These certiH
Gates in Of five thousand dollars each, and
amounted in ell to two aud halt millions Of dollars but
being unfinished and the Department having not fed the
public of the loss the thief probably found useless to
offer them in the market and sent them to Officer Hogan
through the mail
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PORT HUDSON.

Port Hudson, which ia twenty miles above Baton Rouge
the Mississippi stands almost perpendicular clI
full two hundred feet in height the river below making
of those sudden sefpentne which render the
Mississippi the NEST tortuous stream in tho world and
abruptly narrowing it's dimensions to three quarters
milo from twice that width above and below. Inland too
the position Is emnenty favorable to the rebels becsuse
difficult Of access to troops. Unlike vicksburQ the
approaches TO which good could be desired for
an invading trmy, consisting for the most part of hard
well made roads the country Mt the back Of Port Hudson
isgeneray swsmpy with rayipes
aud other typographical obstacles The only roads are Of
the poorest description
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1t that at least hundred thousand are yet
wanting under The last cs Of the President Of which not
less than thyhve thousand due from the State of
New York alone Every New England State has filed her
quota, except New Hampshire, the last regiment in which
has been organized, but lacks few hundred men,
Boston Journal.
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The first legal decision under the Presidents emancpa
ton proclamation was made Thursday last in ST. Louis
by Judge Clover who decided in favor OF its legality and
ordered the soharge Of slave OF rebel who hal been
arrested under State law for leaving bis master This de-
cson " ained leaves Missouri secessonists without
civil authority to reclaim their slaves.
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The Coast Survey steamer Bib, Capt Boutelle towed
The dsabed transport Pilot Boy Of Gen Fosters exped
tont one hundred aud thirty miles towards Port Royal