Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-03-24

Works testfss before the committee that that establish
ment has lost 50000 by IT'S contracts TOR iron work for
| the Government
..at..as.
MIsHAPs TO DEPARTED NEGROES.
About four hundred aud twenty colored coonists
embarked from the vicinity of Fortress Moaroe in April
last under contract of Messrs Forbes and Tuckerman,
of New York. for the Isle of Avache These cOored peo-
pie to have been the subjects Of misfortune from the
day of their departure. On their voyage the smallpox
broke out among them and they suffered beyond descrp
ton Owing to the mismanagement of those in charge Of
them their suferngs were If possble increased after
their arrival at the Island II Avache from want OF aten
on and proper accommodation although the President
In the contract expressly stipulated that every thing
should be done to promote their comfort Their hardshps
represented to be great and the prospect of their
ameoraton seemed slight that Secretary Usher under
the direction of the President dispatched Mr. D. c. Dono
hue of Indiana to examine uto their condition and Mr.
Lincoln determined upon hs report to have them returned
to the country without delay Accordingly the ship Mar
cE C. Day sent to the Isle Of Avache durng the
month Of February and yesterday the vessel returned and
cast anchor in the Potomac few miles below this city
Alexandria with the surviving colonists now three
hundred aud sixty in number, on board. s!tas 1laa
ru OUR BLocKADING SQUADRON.
The District Court Of tho United States for the South
district Of Florida has been engaged for two months
past making DEGREES of distribution in prize brought
before them for adjudication. Tho results are very
satisfactory The total sales Of prize property made
by that court from the commencement Of the war
to the Ist OF March amount to the sum Of 1884 $50
and there yet remains in the custody OF the court
perty valued at 1887 600 The total decreed for dis
trbution by the since the blockade commenced B
81, ,902 544. DEGREES for this amount now in the
hands of the Government and large proportion has been
fnp
the final pay of the share Of every officer sailor and
marine obtaining prize money. These are some OF the
results OF our block aiding feet.
GEN BANKs's ORDERS ABOUT REBEL PROPERTY.
Gen Banks has made two very important orders about
rebel property, the first recitng that incontestbe eV
dence has been presented that great injustice has been
done the Government and the OF public order BY
the transfer, under judicial FORMS of property belonging
to rebels which the Government and the people have
Indirect il not positive interest declares, in order that
Justice may be done and the rights of the and
people protected all transfers Of real estate holden by or
belonging to enemies of the Government by judicial de-
conveyance, otherwise, be suspended until the
of the State be reestabIshed upon OASIS
consistent with the permanent peace OF the c0untry or
the Congress of the United States shall establish reRula
tons for the fua dispo1tou of such property The
second ia: " All suits other legal proceedings IN the
State Courts of Louisiana against the lessees OF property
from The Government of the United States real or per-
sOna occupation, rent,
hereby suspended until further orders Any persons VINO
may have claims against such essees who are
by such occupation, will present their claims to The pro-
vost marshal Of the department"
NEW INTERNAL REVENUE BILL.
In the Internal Revenue bill, undergoing rev-
the sub committee among other articles tobacco in
the leaf exempted from taxation So crude petroleum
Refined petroleum s taxed twenty cents malt twenty
five cents. The subcommittee will not report till next
week
THE COLONIZATION FUNDS.
The newspaper statement that Senator Pomeroy had
made Of the Colonization funds put to his
dit is unfounded. The whole amount only $25 O0O
Fourteen Thousand of this Mr. Pomeroy says imme-
diaey paid by him Mr. Lncons order in favor OF
the Chrqu lard contract Over $4,000 were paid into
the United States Treasury Less than $3 600 was lett
hs hands to b expended a outfits for the coonists and
their incidental expenses To these two lost purposes
that balance reigously devoted by Mr.. Pomeroy.
THE FLORIDA EXPEDITION.
Gen Turner Gen. GiIlmores chief Of staff arrived to-
day and was called before the War Committee lie did
who originated hs Florida fxpedition but that
it partly military in purpose as it was desirable 70
cut of large part Of the cattle growing country from the
rebel army He says that only the upper part Of Charles
TN inhababe owing TO the frequency Of our can
nonadng he city, which is OF daily occurrence The
committee have not yet received the correspondence from
the President IN relation 10 the Florida Expedition.
THE CHARGE AGAINST MCCLELLAN.
Mrs. Francis Waldron has written here, confirming
Tie monomania Of her husband and declaring that on
several he had been controlled by his imag
nation invent stories which had gotten her into trou
ble Ho had however, sufficient method in bis madness
to refuse to testify uuder OATH to his romantic tale and
it was not easy matter to imprson bm until he would
testify by way oi punishment il nothing more, as the com
mttee is Joint one and is essy matter to
the passage Of joint resolution. so Mr. W. became
rather like the elephant drawn by the cockney in rs
an incumbrsnce and the committee glad 70 get rid
Of him. sElt.sa.3 Es .3.t