Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-01-06
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WASHINGTON, Friday Dec. 80. lS6i'
TREASURY ADMINISTRATORS CORRECTED
To serve to correct the misapprehcil-
sion about the conduct of the Treasur,
and the financial purposes Of Mr.. Fessen-
den, which have been created hy the TN
principltd stock .jobbers in Washington
who are permitted to shape the night telc-
grams to the New York Press, ! will say
that on this day the circulation of legal
tenders is not one dollar over the amount
which was published TO the country last
August. That it has not been increased
one dollar. That there ia 10 bill in pre-
paration in the Ways and Means Com
mittcc for the issue of more currency III
any form whatever. That the subject o
increasing the currency has not been
mentioned by Mr.. Fessendeu to any mem
Der of ether branch of Congress, or hy
any Congressman to Mr.. fesscndcn.-
That he has not suggested even TO any
human byiuI aay financial purpose con
nccted with Legal tender beIoad What i.
contained IN bis publishers report. ilat
he expects the Subscriptions n lie seven
thirtitS viii enable AiH 10 meet tAt Car
req demands upon " lreasarr' all re
qri..tioas-except =, Iayarsnt Of til,
arur-np !. Dec. 1 having beca PTos det
for. 10 cGrcct bad tempered mi.>;ale.
ments As to the Withdrawal of the ten.iorl
loan, it had teeu urged on the Secretary
to take i, of tie market Oil the private
subscription OF 4 ccrtain amount. II,
properly declined to do THIS. for the rcaso,
that tie arrangement: must necessarily IL
private that the public wogld be excluded
from it, and the department Subjected Il
The iniputatien Of tavdIltisil, or sDMCthine
worse. lie decided tn Withdraw tie loan
on public notice The time for this tlIeI
became a question. saturday, the 3lst o.
December Nss suggested, aud the ferin e
4 notice for that day was drafted for the
Secretary consideration. II was LETT Oh
his desk in his absence from his bureau
was probably seen there by somebody, VII,
ran of with the impression that lie haC
got hold of a valuable financial secret
and went to buying teu-for;es hence til,
subsequent Gisappoinsments.
Fin. Secretary rejecting that the closing
of the loan On the 3lst would bring tit,
final subscriptions i'll the heart ii the holi
days, decided not to give the notice fol
the 3fst as had been suggested, but to ex
tend the time beyond the holidays to til,
9Th Of January.
PROGRESS or RECRUITING.
Returns received al the ProHost-Mar
shal-General's Bureau show the numhet
of men raised by recruiting is larger now
than at any period during the presen
year.
RUMoRS ABOUT RICHMOND.
1t is reported on the authority of des
erters that the Rebels are engaged in re
moving the heavy machinery from til,
arsenals and other pablo works at Rich
mond further south. preparatory to al
evacuation of that city.
CASE OF COMMODORE WILKES.
The Presidents remission of a portion
of the sentence of Commodore Nilkc
was made III concurrence and consultation
with the Secretary Of the Navy. and Tia
time OF its taking effect designated b.
him.
HASCoCK's CORPS.
The first regiment in Hancook's Firs
Corps will be armed wife sharpe's rifles.
ARRIVAL OF DESERTERS.
Among batch OF one hundred dcserter
brought to;this city yesterday. was Lieut.
X. Redwood of the 43d Alabama, VIII,
came within the Army Of the James viii
4 squad Of men. Heretofore these de,
serters have principally been Viginian
and North Carolinians Since Sherman
successful movements, they extend /,
Georgia and Alabama regiments, of which
large numbers have come within our line.
in the past two Weeks.
GOOD uEwS FROM SHERMAN AND THOMAS
The President. in gleeful spirits, an
nounced TO a visitorat the White House
this morning, that he expected momentari
| iyto receive the best news from Sher
| man, on the war path after Hardee ant
his fifteen thousand runaway Rebels alst
from Thomas, who appears to the Presi,
dent to be first y the act of making sur.
and final grab at Hood; also from David
son, on his march to Mobile. Mr.. Lincoln
has never been more gleefal and confden
since the war broke out than to-day.
Numbers Of Rebel lesertcrs are broncIl
hither every day by the mail boat To da,
about one hundred Of them took the oati
of allegiance.
There is no probability Of the MAYA
forces under Admiral Porter dscantnuin.
their bombardment of the defenses o
Wilmington unless SO Directed by the Gov,
eminent. Tribune.