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CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.

RICHMOND, Jan. 22d, 1884
The Senate was not In session to-day.
The House impressment BILL first passed by the Hons.
has been published The first section repeas that clanss
the impressment law which authorizes the President ana
Governors of States to appoint Board of Comnissop
to meet at intervals 10 fix prces and another
hes that mpressment shall be made for the benefit
any Government contractor. The Senate struck ca. b
these sections. The House this morning disagreed to
Senate amendments The Senate had added section ba,
when the local appraisers decide the produce
shall be allowed to retain for his use the mpre
ing officer shall have appeal from this decision To b
the House agreed aud in this shape the bill goes back
the Senate.
The House unanimously adopted resolu ion of thank,
to the patriotic and gallant soldiers who revoluntee m
the war; aud hail it evidence that our pc ope are IA
termned to lay down their until indepeLdc
is secured.
The bill to establish the invalid corps was postponed
til Tuesday.
The bill that all male slaves and free negroes between
Is and so be held liable to work Notifications in hon
tails teamsters, laborers, &C., taken up. provides
that while employed they shall be entitled atons an
clothing and pay to the eleven dollars per month
and the Government to pay their full value when they
killed, die by SERVICE escape to the enemy. An
amendment offered that free negro engaged in
ing food forage be liable forciby urged
ons have been made In favor Of every bra of business
in the country except the most neededviz aricg
ture. The bill debated until the time arrived for h,
secret session.
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FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA.

ORANGR G. H., Jan. 25th, 1865
Lieut. Strtngfefow, captured the 3D. between Va;
renon ard Germantown Fauquer county, detachment Of
FIVE men, with the brigade cavalry mail also the
equipments and horses Of the prisoners and two prisoner
captured by he Prince William cavalry near Brstow SO
ton on the goth, received here to-day All is oqe
in front
~ RICHMOND, Jan. 25th, "a.
The number Of soldiers that have been killed or died
service from each State may be somewhat approximate
from the following To the 3lst December last the follow
Ing number Of applications have been Aed Second
Auditors Office by the widows and orphans Of
diers Virginia 4945 North Carolina s26I Scuh Care
lima ,6ll Georgia 1904 Alabama 8o60 Mississippi S.
270 Texas ga Tennessee ST.; Florida SCI ArkaL 90
ISL Louisiana 317 General orders number 60, issued
both October 1862 requires the commanders Of companies
Immediately the death of soldier to make cut and for
ward to the Second Auditor desor iptvc st show
name, when and where enlisted, what he died
and when last paid Surgeons in charge of the hospitals
asoreqHred to make a similar report of all sOIde
who die The following numbe have been reported
the 3lst December Virginia 9l3 North Carolina
S52; South Carolina 1900 Georgia 6,277 Alabama 49,
9s7 Tennessee 1888 Mississippi 1867 Louisiana 33
Florida l19 Arkansas 94S Texas 6377 These returp5
show great deal of negligence By Captains and Surgeons
in reporting the Deaths Of soldiers.
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CONSUMPTION Of Newsp-p,r Employees.

This paper has made ard expressed
opinion on the positions la ihe Upton
exemption OF editors and their employees which have been
presented to Congress from time which is
part OF the proposed am ndm7nr The pres Mt
emption law. Whenever Congress shall j1dEa or the ne
pie think, that the time has when publishers
Newspapers do most good IN The he i, one
shall cheerfuy and willingly aCQuetcP FQltors.
than other the best iudg in their ses
We desire TO stand desire 10 others stand where
can be most nj IN this great eXlSeucy we glad
leave to the authorities which the right to
the responsibility and the duty Of assigning place
We cut the above from the. Richmond Sentinel, and
do 30 in order to endos its sentiments Ii should be
thought that newspaper men can be more valuable in
the field than out OF it, why then let them go into the
held. We might think difereutIy-we 1couLd think
differently, for have already considered the matter
pretty Carefully, but thep the best judges
40 'nef Dun cases aud suppose Editors 10 tx
ceptions.
II is physically equal to B. there is no personal
reason why should not be called upon to ne to do or
to suer anything that is called ufon to be- to do or
to suffer- By the way, somewhere recently we heard
queer Illustration OF grit in the way Of standing things
1t would seem that who was sinner-indee3 q
p7otane, polygamous, profound, and we night almost
add predestined sinner lay his bed very sick AID
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FROM PAsCAGOULA, MISS.

PAsCAGoULA, Miss, jan ., lSGl
On the night of the 9th inst, outward bound so2p
laden with turpentine, while attempting to escape from
Pascsg oua river grounded the bar in the middle pass
To prevent her falling into the enemys hands pick
and the set her fire and succeeded in making h
escape in small boats. The vessel and cargo, with
eeption of two barrels Of turpentue subsequently
picked up the West side of the river, and wholly
consumed the evening of the Goth. gunboat to
under Round Island and took board eight ten
who had fed from their residing the river and
c-rred them to Ship Island yesterday.
gunboat not seen before in these waters, and
three schooners cutter rigged abreast OF Homo
Island and standing to Westward last night.
This morning several heavy guns heard in the des
tIon of Chandelier Islands No gunboat visible to-day
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THE YANKEE CONGRESS.

RICHMOND VA, Jan. 25th, 1854.
Northern dates of the 18th instant have been received
Ia the Yankee House of Representatives., Mr. Dawson o.
Pennsylvania, introduced resolution that the WIS
not waged for conquest and requesting the President
Issue his proclamation that when any State in insuuecoH
shall submit to the Federal Government hosties
her shall cease and such State shall be protected az
all interference with her local laws and institutions Tabled
by 70 to So.
Mr. Cox submitted resolution to refer the exchange
prisoners to board of commissioners Tabled by :,
to SO.
Mr.. Smith, of Kentucky offered strong war rescut H.
which were adopted by liz to l6.
In the Senate the resolution for the expu son Of Garrett
Davis was referred to the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
Gold l58 to 1859,
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by whose side they had rarged themselves The enemy
might like the treason bat could onl, despise the trail
tors They would find that they had sold themselves
cheaply indeed
But people WILL in the future, as in the past, be
true to teu selves; only with this difference, that
feeling the necessity for laying ssde all encumbrances
tLey must from how out, make the war-the achieve
ment of indepepdence-tbe security Of their liberties
institutions and property the business-the only bust
ness, until that is finished.
Our people acting upon this principle cannot fail te
yfain the object aimed at Acting upon lower prin
/Ape, or upon no principle at all save personal az
grandzement they expect to accomplish any higt
and honorable object? Not deserving success, Car
they reasonably hope to attain it!
Now let us, in North Carolina and elsewhere, stop
Vsranglng and jangliDg. The time is coming fast
Whch put all tnings to the test Let that test be
passed through in safety and honor, and fix uF
our own lutte matters at leisure afterwards.
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Mobile.
SD year.

From all the indications that hoat around, should
certainly be prepared to hear of movement against
Mobile, and that at an early day.
Placing little confidence in any statements OF
facts brought said to be brought by passengers
that they apt to carry with them the at
mosphere of opinion existing in places whence they
have come, or through which they have passed. We
know that passengers from the South, especially from
Mobile, have recently spoken good deal of antic
pated attack upon Mobile, the difficulties of which would
doubt be great but the fruits of very temptp
to the enemy. The sub section of the Confederacy
which the capture of Mobile and the consequent pos.
SESSION of he Alabama river would effect could only
be regarded as secondary to the loss of the Mississippi
A glance at any tolerable map will easily demonstrate
this fact.
II the defences Of Mobile have been properly attended
to- feel confident that any attempt that the enemy
can bring will be repealed. That unfortunately
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NOBTdERN AND FOREIGN NEWs-LOss OF g,5.,
LIVES IN CHILL.

RICHMOND, Jan. 25th 1864
New York dates Of the 18th have been received. The
war news Ia unimportant.
In the Yankee Senate Saturday, Mr. Trimbel ooTet
amendment to the enrolment bill, requesting Press
dent call out hundred thousand men for one
days. with the sole object of driving the rebels ont VIZ
giRia, which, after debate, was rejected.
The steamer ARIEL from Aspinwa on the 9Th, brings &c
counts Of terrible confagration at Santiago Chilli on the
9th u the very last day of the celebration Of the feast
the immaculate conception The Church OF the company
of Jesus filled to OVERLOOKING, mostly by women al1
children witness the gnifcent illumination OF the ed
fee, and participate in the closing exercises The CuD
heavily hung with drspery and lighted with tN envy
Thousand lamps. Not less than three thousand pers0
were present. including tho elite Of the capital suddenly
the gas pipe burst, and almost instantly the ente Duu'
was in flames. The poor creatures inside found
ble through insufficient OF exit, to escape anu
less than fifteen minutes $500 persons persisted The COL
duct Of the priests is censured without stint
The Vanderbilt arrived at New York from long ADS
unsuccessful cruise after the Alabama.
Gold 1871.
The trial of Forde indicted for the murder OF p1on
commenced in this City to-day.
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FROM VICKSBURG.
MERIDIAN, MISS. j

MERIDIAN, MISS, Jan. 27d, 1864
Advices from Vcksburg report the river blockade at
GreenvilIe and Mken's bend by bat res. Veryie
transports get down. and provisions have risen exho
bitan high prices The steamer Ben Franklin taken
to Vicksburg recently by gunbOat with her in
irons. The crew detected crossing ordnance
for the Confederates on the Louisiana shore.
fight occurred at Bone, Warren county, snort tine
sincs betweennegro troops and the whites. The
killed number Of Yankees, wlon renforcements arrived
and charged the negroes They took the artillery, and
opered them with grape and canister Several hun
dred Yankees were killed.
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in the States of North America, take, think, a
more correct view of the matter than our people
at home By all means they are right in attrbuting
to the people of the Northern States greater amount
of faith than the Confeerates have shown themselves
possessed Of The idea of manifest destiny" has long
been at The North not simply mere war-cry, but hrs
grown if not into principle at least into fixed con-
vction They have persuaded themselves that they
the tpotica) saints of the earth to whom, under
some form or shape the sole government of tie West
Hemisphere has already been given, and that it
Only requires to be reduced into possession hence they
regard anything that threatens to dispe their
dream, or to oppose any obstacles to their
Indefinite exterslon, or TO the unrestr aimed
exercise of the freedom of their own will! thing not
only not to be tolerated. but not even to be thought Of
We hardly think that the populations still calling them
selves the United States have once seriously allowed
themselves 10 take into consideration the contingency
OF f0a separation, with its resulting effect upon them
ard their naQces after the desperate and reck
less expenditures in which they have engaged in their
Efforts to prevent it. This unthinkng-almost fanati-
Cal faith has buoyed up the credit OF the Washington
Government. aud kept its issues ehoat under circum
which otherwise would admit of no explanation
ihe Washington Government has had credit
ia any European market.
Ga the contrary, the Confederacy, with excbangeable
proucts-the beat basis of credit-greaer than those
Of any other country and far exceeding those of the
Northern States, has the of its Government
sink 10 va ue to painful and alarmr extent. The
people the South still perhaps permeated by ideas of
sHperstious vereration for dread of the manifest
destiny OF the Uuion they have dissolved have, by
tiny, and in the destiny of the Confederation which
they themselves have formed From ali this it 8,
we think, that Mr.. NEAHINGER's financial career,
compared with that of Mr.. CHASE, has been, compare
lively elen6iDg. a failure.
Ia truth there is sort of grouEd for eneienth the
panic that has been shown about the currency nor for
resort to one-tenh of the desperate expedens that
have been suggested for the restoration of affairs,
er2ey do not begin be exhausted. Its strength ia
Lot impair ed It's elements of wealth remain substan-
TALLY intact. Nothing but causeless panic lead
any important portion of the people of the Confederate
States to indulge gloomy Vaccinations, calculated to
seriously endarger the cause at which theie~ all is en-
gaged.
II is time to look at this thing fairly. If cur
rency of than that of the Yankees it is mainly
our own fault. We neither have credit abroad. If
they support the credit of their Government and We
do support the credit of ours then it is who
to blame and not they.
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CORRESPONDENTS BETWEEN PRESIDENT
DAVIS AND POPE Plus IN.

The following correspondence between the President
of the Confederate States and his Holiness Pope Plus
the Ninth, ELECTED by the published letter of the
latter, dated in October, 1862 to the Catholic Arch
bishops at New York and New Orleans erjoining
them to employ their prayers and Influence for the res
toration of peace
PRESIDENT DAVIS TO HIS HOLINESS POPE Plus TIE
NINTH.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE /
Richmond, Sept %, 1868. {
Most Venerable Chief of tie Holy See and S0vsre's"
Pontif Of the Roman Cathol.e Church:
The letters which your Holiness addressed to the
Venerable Chiefs-of the Catholic clergy in New Or
leans and New York. have been brought to my atten-
tion and have read with emotion the terms in which
you are pleased to express the deep with which
you regard the slaughter, ruin and devastation conss
quent on the war waged by TIE Government of the
United States against the State and people over which
have been chosen to preside and in which you direct
them and the clergy under their authority, to exhort
the people and the rulers to the exercise of mutual char
ity and the love Of peace am deeply sensible Of the
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White sHADThe first pair of white shad caught in the
Cape Fear which have made their appearance our mar
ke, offered yesterday at $780, but had not been dis
posed of at last accounts.
We heard of pair yesterday vhic b. however, no,
offered in market. We think said the owner wanted
$50 for them, but whether he got it not we did not
Last HARRY WKsB gave $50 for the first pair
shad obgirg fab They periodically run the block
ade, past doors In order that they may
taken and eaten.
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TURKISH ToLERAEoE.-Amercan radicals with Jacobin.
ical proclivties, take lesson from the Turks
find by the following, which is going the rounds:
The missionaries at Kharpoot, Turkey In Asia re-
Gently notified that the next day would be the Second ami
verssry of the Suaps coronation and that
ed that the Protestants, well the her communities
would celebrate by Examinations. As the day was
Sabbath the missionaries informed the Paaha their
scentious scEupes against celebrating nd requesting
him to accept illumination upon the following evening.
When informed Of their feelings he said Certainly,
to honor the Sultan should aught against his
science" He at once sent messenger city
der that not only Protestants but all others who might
fall 10 celebrate the day, should be uamolestsd.
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FROM CHARLESTON.

CHARLEsToN, Jan. Gath, 1854
Seven shots fred at Sumter yesterday, of which
three missed The firing the city is continued long
intervals the shots averaging about every hour Fl
teen shells were thrown to-day. No casualties The enc
my still busy upon Gregg and the Cummings Pom,
batteries. No change reported.
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Christian charity and sympathy with which your Holt
has twice appealed to the venerable clergy OF your
Church, urging them to and apply all study and ex-
erton for the restoration of peace and tranquility.
l. therefore, deem it my duty to offer to your Holt
ness in my name, and in that OF the people OF the
Confederate States the expression of sincere and
cordial appreciation of the Christian charity and love
by which your Holiness is actuated and to you
that this people, at whose hearthstones the enemy is
pressing with threats of dire oppression and mer
cess carnage, are now and ever have been earnestly
DESTROYS that this wicked war shall cease that we
have offered at the ootstoo of Our Father who is in
Heaven prayers inspired by the same feelings which
animate your Holiness that we desire no evil to our
enemies do covet any of their possessions but
are only struggling to the end that they shall to
devastate land and inct useless apd cruel s!augh
ter upon people, and that be permitted to live
at peace with all mankind, under laws and in
situations, which protect every man in the enjoyment,
not only of bis temporal rights but of the freedom of
worshippiDg God according to his own faith.
|, therefore, pray your Holiness to accept from me
and from the people Of these Confederate States the
assurance of our sincere thanks for your effort to aid
ne cause of peace and of wishes that
life may be prolonged, and that God may have you in
His holy keeping.
(Signed) JEFFERSON DAVIS,
President of the Confederate States of America.
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FROM CHARLESTON.


The firing the city has almost entirely ceased. O1y
nine shots have been fred O'Clock yesterday even
ing The position and number of the feet is about 81
usual.
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AT any other time, perhaps, looking around far sub
ject Of nerest-a topic upon which to hang few par
agrap5s, might seize upon the recent death OF
THACKEEAr, the novelist and improve the occasion
by a considerable amount OF secondhand biography
and very doubtful criticism AS the thing goes now
be may pass away With as few wordsas possible.
And yet it is painful to these land marks disap-
pear while engaged in a struggle for life or
death Few persons, of tolerable cultivation, but have
looked and still do look upon the resumption of literary
intercourse with the outside world as one of the bes
sings that restoration Of peace is to bring about
Our literary tastes and appetites have been omnive
rous ard it must be confessed that since the
menced the supply of pabuum has been rather of the
meagerest, so that there exists positive hunger
When the blockade is withdrawn and full intercourse
restored, will r many of intellectual sup
ply cut c perhaps for the better il it only throws US
back little more on ourselves.
MIR. THACKERAY was native of Calcutta, and in hi
SD year.
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The last Salisbury Watehman states that Captain
GALLOWAY, Comman!ant of the military prison at that
place had placed under arrest Captain BADGER, the
Quartemaster at that post the of arrest being
the failure Of Captain BRDaER to provide Pest House
for small pox 10 the garrison The disease is
spreading, contrary to expectation. Captain BR1DGER
has since been released from arrest Small pox seems
to be spreading in msny places throughout the Con.
ffderacY besides Wilmington.
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likely to die He was told that if he did not repent be
would go to hell. Many people go to hell2" was toe
question. eyes, great manyp' " And they stand
IT," Yes, they stand it," Cali right" said the
hardened man, "wbat anybody else can stand, can,
and forthwith went to sleep, perfectly unconcerned.-
Sure enough be got we'll
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ntered according to the ACT Of Congress- in the vso
1858, by S. THRAsHER in the Clerk Offce.of the M
trct Court of the Confederate States for the Nore
District OF Georgia ''"e'l
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EirFE.

The fire On Saturday ngrt, about O'Clock, broke
mt in the carriage factory carried on by SAN HOOPER,
a colored man, on Markct-street, of Seventh
The buildings on the lot together with the principal
portion of their contents, amongst them valuable
carriage belonging TO Mr.. JOHN K. CURR1E, were
consumed We have not heard the amount OF loss
sustained The buildings were not worth much They
were owned ty Z. kIDDER, Esq.
The fire last night occurred in house near the
wharf and near Mr. VANBoKKELEN's turpentine disti-
Ierv ard occupied as negro quarters. The roof only
was partially burnt, and of course the damage was
light.
FIRE AT WARsAw-We learn By passengers on the
Wilmington Weldon train, that FIRE broke out yes
ternay afternoon, at 21 O'Clock in the stables on the
lot occupied as Mir. AARoN's Horl, at Wars W, Du-
pin county. The stables ard MIR. AARoN's Hotel, to
Rether with Mr. j. b. SoUTHERLAND'8 dwelling, Mr.
HoBsoN's store, ard a few small buildings We're con-
sumed. We also learn that several buildings on the
East side of the Rail Road were totally consumed
DGty .J,5unuI 2jth ir,St.
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TIE letters iLterchaDgcd between President DAVIS
and Pope PIUs the Nat2 Pos5ass Ita political sigD
icance and hardly any strictly official character STILL
they are pleasant, kind AID courteous exhibitions of
kindly and courteous intercourse between christians
and gentleTen, which vs. saa ty,Iy reason to be
Neve that they both are.
That Prs the Ninth 5s : gentleman on3 that Lord
RESELL, the British Secretary Tor Fo1i-n AGa:rs is
not is apparent in The snlcing yteca whc2 the lat
ter makes to tie socal,d 60, ta,icra ~ while the
former speaks CT the Conejeracy IS tie Conederacy
without any such impertueat Quail ion.
We have eaid that these e.Sjs posses la political
significance, an i. hardly rqares ,4. W saoud ado,
10 explanation Of this, that tie Pope 5 sc4rcey more
than in a poeat0te TIE .,-tnt movements in
Italy have shown that co1c!1siv.iy enough; and yet
they have shown another thing tnas, although bat a
name, it is OF Yotcsr, from tn extinction OF
which France hcrsei! draws back with horror, aud
against which all the storms OF Italian politics beat in
vain. 1t is perhaps strol ger il It's apparent veknes
than kings caisers, aod recognition OF
admission among the oldest AID best if not tie richest TO
society of European nations. II line, although The m
mediate political value Of IA AFT my Be very little,
its moral effect lnay be very great ED we think It's
management cannot but rec; adiitional lustre upon
the heightened dicacy and which have marked all
such movements on the part of our President.
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1t will 10 doubt be pleasing to many OF our readers
to know that the steamship Advance has been g'ter
ofthe beach, and has arrived safely in port, bat slight
" damaged