The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-30
WASHINGTON. Nav rs,

Cheecsr at fhe Capitol.
WASHINGTON, May rs.
To-day delegation consisting of Rev. Dr.
Bride, Senator Doolittle and Hon. A. Hubble
waited upon President Lincoln, and presented
him with series of resolutions adopted by
the American Baptist Home Mission Society,
at a session recently held by them in Phila-
delphia.
The Resolutions endorse the course of Pres
ident Lincoln, and express the warmest wish
es for his welfare, and the welfare OF the coun-
try. President Lincoln In reply spoke as fol-
lows:
:" In the present very responsible position In
which am engaged, l have had great cause
Of gratitude for the support SO unanimously
given by all Christian denominations of the
country, have had occasion SO frequently to
address something like this assemblsge, that /
have said all that had to say. This particu-
lar body is In all respects as respectable as
any that have been presented to me- The
resolutions have merely heard, and must
therefore be allowed an opportunity to make
short response In writing.n The President
then after giving each minister cordial hand
shaking, retired.
Parties who reached here from Fredericks-
burg to-day, report that guerrillas continue to
hover around the town In considerable num-
bers. Many OF them are also to be seen along
the banks of the Rappahannock.
On Thursday evening the guerrillas, sup
posing Fredericksburg had been evacuated,
made dash up TO where some OF our troops
were in the river bathing, and fred upon them,
killing one and wounding two. They soon
discovered that our forces held the town, and
they immediately retired. detachment of
our cavalry were sent in pursuit, but were
unable to overtake the marauders.
The steamer City of Albany arrived at Al
exandria to day from Port Royal, with 700
wounded on board. These men were wound
ed on Tuesday and Wednesday last in fight
log on the North Anna River.
To facilitate the transmission of medical
supplies to points developed by emergencies,
and TO secure the proper distribution OF med
ical officers and their assistants where their
services are most required, and to provide
comfortable and available no. pital accommo-
dations Tor the sick and wounded Of the West
and Southwest, the Office of the Assistant
Surgeon General has been established at Lou
isville.
The Senate In executive session to day con-
hrned Col. S. Griffin, of the 9th New Hamp-
shire regiment, to be a 8rigadier General,
recommended by Gen. Grant for gallantry in
the eight days fights In the old Wilderness
ana Spottsyivania Court House; Col. George
ID. Ramsey TO be Chief of the Ordnance De-.
partment of the United States Army. with
the rank OF Brigadier General; Col. Emery
Upton, l2lst volunteers, to be a Brigadier
General, for services in the eight days fight 4
WASHINGTON. May 20.
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasurers of New York, Phila-
delphia and Boston 10 receive five per cent.
legal tenders, with unattached coupons, in
payment for the 10-40's. The subscriptions
TO this popular loan continue to flow in at the
rate of million a day, and IL the new inter-
nal revenue and tariff laws were In full opera
ton, the revenue from these sources would, it
Is thought, pay the entire expenses of the
government. To provide in the mean time
for the pay of the army, and the expenses of
the great military movements now la progress,
bonds of the loan Of 1881 to the amount of
fifty or seventy-fv millions viii probably be
offered to the highest bidder.
BY the recent confirmation of the Seuate,
Gen. Woodbury. has been promoted to be
Lieut.. Colonel, and Gen. Q. A. Gilmore to be
MAJOR In the regular Corps of Engineers.
The President has recognized John Hits as
Consul General Of the Swiss Confederation at
Washington.