The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-03
NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION.
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
The official statement Of the Treasury Department
represents our entire national debt on the 31st ut
Monday last as g. 1885, 1858 275 which somewhat less
than generally supposed 10 be. 1t has been here
tofore roughly estimated three thousand millions Of
dollars, while many persons supposed it much
IT appears however, not to have quite reached that
Within the two months from the end Of May to the end
OF July consequence Of the extraordinary re-
quired to pay arrearages due troops the debt in
v. BASED by hundred and twenty-five millions Of dol
lam
judah Benjamin, lately Secretary Of State Of the
belous establishment Southern States and Genc-
rad Kirby Smith, the recent rebel commander Of the
Trans Mississippi Department have both succeeded In
getting safely to Havana Benjamin reached that place
tho 25h ult, board British schooner from Mas
sau, and Kirby Smith arrived there on the 2sth from
Vera Cruz, board steamer Smith was accompanied
by Ex-Governor Reynolds and Captain Bcauregard
tary Of ex-United States Senator Gwin.
Preparations were being made in Havana harbor on
the 10th ult for the delivery to the United au
thonties OF the Stoncwall.
Interesting accounts of the progress condition Of
affairs in the Southwest contained in our dispatches
by tho steamship Evening Star from New Orleans on the
10th ult The regulation of frcedmen's affairs and the
adjustment of difficulties between the planters and the
coored people of still large portion
attention the part Of government officials and the
public generally in Louisiana The Assistant Sup rim
ar
able statement representing that the majority Of the
negroes in that section of the State are now working
indusrously under contracts with their former
teri. Some of the planters in the vicinity of
mov OF the garrison at that place. the plea that the
negroes are neglecing their work and nockng thher
Tho General has referred the matter to the Frcedmens
Bureau; hut Is likely that the garrison will he re-
moved. Al opelousas the local authorities have e-ab
I,hedivey rigid raics restricting the freedom of the
colo "a p,,pe, and General Candy has Instituted M
investigation Of the mal,cs The General has also re
Gently issued order terminating Tie collection Or t,Acs
In Now orleans for municipal purposes, by the military
authorities, the assessments provided for by the
State laws being considered ample
On the Goth Of July al two Of the vessels of the
late bloekading squadron remaining off Galveston Texa
ordered North, and in a few days after one of
these the steam soop war Oneida also took her
parture leaving only the gunboa Port Royal to guard
the port The Oneida arrived a, Havana the Goth
ult, and to sail again Immediately for New York
Our late dispatches from Malamoros and Brownsville
show the falsity Of the silly stories published in
of tho newspapers Of Washington and other places,
TO tho effect that General Brown had sen;
United states troops across the Rio Crandc ast c
Mexican republicans against the mpcriasts We have
special advices from Matamoros the 18Th Of July, up
20 which time the most amicabc relations prevailed
between officers and soldiers on the cast SHE OF
the river in Texas and the impcrasts Tie opposite
side Movements on our side of the give every
indication OF the design Of maintaining there pcrma
nent military establishment OF considerable strength.
A London newspaper states that NJ Eoin, The conf
dental agent Of the Emperor Macmillan, had con
ference with Lord pamerston during his recent vito
London but failed entirely in his efforts to induce The
latter gentleman TO alter the Mexican policy of the
EnHIhh government born " -
telling Eioin that England would continue to stand aloof
from Mexican oniapglemcnts, and that she could do
nothing which might be regarded as unfrcndly by Iho
government OF the United States
Provisional Governor sharkcy, Of Mississippi, he's
lately lowed for tho purpose Of dcrayng tho expenses
incident TO the calling Of the convention shortly 10 a.
scmbe In that State special tax Of ono dollar on each
bale Of cotton sent TO the market number OF tho cot
ton holders having refused to pay the assessment e
Governor has issued order requiring the county sh
ins 10 seize all cotton the holders q which refuse pay
mcnt, and 10 sell a sufficient portion Of to ray TIE tax
and an additional dollar per bale besides.
The Rcv. w. NJ GrOen Episcopal Bishop Of MIs'issp
p In an ecclesiastical order issued by him the 1oh
uI instructed the clergy under his charge that
o. the military rule Of the government in the State shall
be Withdrawn they shall the regular prayer for
Tho President Of the United States and those In author
y but not before He also expresses himself opposed
10 reunion with the churches OF the North
An Interesting article from the Journal des Dtds of