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DgPARfMEN1 or STATE

washington March 10.
The President directs that all persons Nho now
are. OF hereafter shalt be, found within the United
States, who have been engaged in holding inter.
course or trade with the insurgents by sea if til
are citizens Of the United States, or dum.ied
aliens, shall be arrested and held MS prisoners of
war until the war shall close. subject nevertheless.
to prosecution, trial and conviction for any offence
committed by them as spies otherwise against
the laws Of war.
The President further directs that all non.resi-
dent foreigners who now or herea fter shall be
found in the United states, and who have been or
shall have boon engaged in violating the blockade
OF the insursent ports shall leave tho United
States within twelve days from the publication of
this Order or from their subsequent arrival in the
United States if on the Atlantic side, and forty
days If on the Pacific 81 &c Of the country, and
such persons shall not return to the United States
during the continuance If the war.
Provost Marsbals and Marshais of the T. S. will
arrest and commit to military custody all such Of
fenee!s as shall disregard this orlef, whether tn
have passports or not, and they will be detained in
such custody until the end of the war or until
discharged by subsequent orders of the President
(Sisned) WV. II. SEWARD,
Secretary Of State.
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Eastern Packet Company,

A meeting Of the cOrporators of the
Eastern Packet Company was held at the
Board of Trade Rooms Saturday evening
for the purpose of organizing under the
charter granted them by the recent Legis-
latnre.
+. c. Hersey, Esq, was elected chair
man, and NJ. n. Rich Secretary.
The act of incorporation was read and
accepted.
The names of the subscribers to the
stock in the corporation were read and il
was voted that they be admitted as Asso-
ciates. The meeting of the corporators
was then dissolved.
A meeting of the stockholders was then
organized by the election of Jonas II.
Perlcy, Esq, as Chairman. and NJ. n.
Rich Secretary.
The committee appointed to visit the
Eastward, reported that the committee had
visited Wiscasset, Boothbay, Hodsden's
Mills, DamariscOtta, Waldoboro'. Rock
land, Camden, Searsport, Macbias and
Ellsworth. The committee were success
full in their object, subscriptions were made
to the stock, and great interest was mani
tested in the object.
The committee report in favor Of cstab-
fishing seten lines of packets as follows :
From Portland to Bootlihay and Wiscas-
set; from Portland to Hodsdon's Mills,
Damariscotta and Newcastle from Port
land to Waldoboro, via Round Pond (Bris-
toD /; from Portland direct to Rockland :;
from Portland to Camden, Searsport, Buck
sport and Belfast; from Portland to Mt.
Desert, Millbridge' Jonespo:t and Macli
as; from Portland to Deer Isle and Els
worth.
A code of bylaws was then adopted.
A committee was appointed to nominate
a list of candidates for Directors.
The committee reported the following
gentlemen to constitptothe Board Of Di-
rectors, viz:
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JoHNsToN's ARMY.-Our Charleston
correspondent says that the army which
Beauresard took With him from Columbia,
upon Sherman's entrance into that place.
numbered 5000 men. This is the nucleus
of the force which Joe Johnston has in
North Carolina, in Sherman's front. Be-
side this, part of lIardee's refugee army
from Charleston may have gotten up with
Johnston, wherever he may be. Then
| there is Hoke's refugees from Wilmington,
which, according to the great rebel policy
of concentration, lately adopted, were to
be sent to increase Johnston's numb rs ::
hut which, according to our latest adyiccs,
were contesting Schotield's advance up the
western side of Cape Fear River, bv reso-
lutely remaining on the eastern side of
that stream. Then there are the three di-
visions which we have been fifty times told
Lee has sent to North Carolina. Then we
have been told but do not believe it, that
the remnant of Hoods well ,nogged vetcr-
ans have made an astoundingly rapid
march across the broad States of NIissis-
sippi, Alabama. Georgia and South.Caro-
lima, and have joined their old Commander
Johnston, under whom they were so fire.
quently whipped before Hood superseded
him. AS for the North Carolina and South
Carolina militia if any such there be, we
do not count them at all !; for it was Sher
mans experience in Georgia that the great
CT the number Of rebel militia. the easier
they were routed
Gen. Johnston may have concoctcd an
immense, compact and effective veteran
army out oil all these materials, and this
army may be able to fall on Sherman in
the 'Jungles" and reut him; but if so
Johnston must be a genius.-N. Y. Times.
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The kcnnebec Journal published
the speech Of our Representative to Con-
sress last week, with the following hand
some notice:
1--WE publish on our first pngc this week
the speech Of Hon. +. a. Pike, Of the 5tls
District. OH the American Navy. recently
delivered in the National House of Reprs-
sentativcs. 1t will amply pay n careful
reading and is worthy of the ability and
growing reputation Of its author. 1t IL
characterized by the yigor of intellect and
direetness of statement which are giving
him an influential position among our Con-
gressmen. His tribute to the Navy of the
Union and the measures that have been
wrought through its insrumcn,ality since
the commencement of the war. is Just and
such as will he sustained by history"
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>-Bc'fast National Bank Mt Belfast
has been authorized. Thomas Masshall,
President; 4 II Bradbury, Ca, hicr. Capt.
tai, sl50,O00.
"Wednesday and Thursday were
rainy and foggy days, and the snow dirap-
peared fast. There is plenty left however,
to last we'll into April.
". Q. Mitchell, Esq. Union) was
elected Mayor of Gardiner, ON Monday
week, without opposition. On the samo
day George Wiggip, Esq, was re- elected
Mayor of Rdckland with only one vote,
probably his own, against him.
We have received from Horace W.
tiers, 46l Broadway, New York. the fol-
lowing pieces of new music: "Our Dear
New England BOYS" music by Mrs. Park
hurst; "Oh, Send me one Flower" music
by same; "Therc's Rest for all in Heay.
en-" music by same "Did you mean what
You saidl" song and chorus; don Sc.
bastian, Fantasia Brillante," for tho piano,
W. f. Muller; "Dansie Des Odallsqucs,"
a Polka Galop, by Charles Fradel. These
pieces OF music are just issued by Mr..
Waters, who publishes much of the new
and popular music of the day.
Tho amount Of cotton arrived in
New York on government account from
Savannah, up to last week, was o3.5SO
bales; and there was lI6ll bales to mr..
rive. 1t has been stated that this cotton
was to be re-shipped and sent to Liverpool.
No doubt much of this cotton will be
claimed by men calling themselves loyal.
General Sherman demanded the surrender
OF the city. which was refused. this fact
makes all this property prize of war. We
notice that from some cause, either from y
more ample supply, or because it has here
tofore been too high, that cotton is. drop.
ping.
The editor of denominations! ma
per ut the West says: "A man needs
grace to edit religious paper properly at
any time, but especially when he has tho
rheumatism"
ARREsTED.-G NJ Delany of Augusta.
has been arrested by government detectives,
He has been a substitute broker the mast
two years, and is said to have made heaps
of money.
-One Of the Shetland mares lately
imported by John s. Rarcy of Ohio, lately
gave birth to colt, which is considered az
the smallest specimen of the horse kind in
the world, being only 90 inches in height.
and only weighing 81 pounds. The moth
err OF the colt weighs only as pounds.
--Major-General w. Fl. c. Whiting
of the rebel army, who died on Friday.
was considered one of the abest engineer
officers in the rebel service. He was born
in Mississippi, was educated at West Point,
graduated in Is45, remained in the service
till February 90, 1861, when he resigned
and joined the rebels. He was soon after
made Brig. Gea., served at Bull Run. and
after the seven DAYS battles before Rich
mond was made Mai. Gen'l and sent to
construct and command the defences at
Wilmington, where he was afterwaras
captured.
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Miscegenations

THAT there are latent powers in the
African race, that are to mingle with the
more positive traits of character in the
white, we believe to be sclf-evident For
notwithstanding it may shock the sensi-
I bilitics of nervous persons and white liv-
cred Young ladies and gentlemen, we have
long been of the opinion that the black
race in this country, will become entirely
absorbed in that of the whites to the mani
fest advantage of both. There are quail
ties in both, which if commingled, will
make decidedly better race of men than
now exist in either separatcly.-Mach,as
Republican.
| This is the new, or modern name for
the amalgamation of the black and white
races. AT the North and West, this ming
ling of these two dissimilar races of the
human family, has few advocates, and a
great many opposers. We all know the
prejudice against color, and how strong
this feeling is i'll the localities where there
are but few blacks Abolitionist, free
soiler, hunker.democrat, or Republican,
alike, has his prcjudices against color. But
this antipathy to color, and to the strongly
marked peculiarites of the African race,
has nothing to do with the question of hu-
man rights and individual freedom. We
acknowledge the equal rights and privi-
leges of all of our tellew citizens, but We
are full of prejudice against some, and
would no more associate with them in the
closest relations of family tics, than we
would with the blacks. Some of this pre-
JUDGE is we'll founded and some is ill., but
we think we cannot conquer our prciu-
dices'' in this particular, and do not try
In the South this feeling against the blacks
is very much less than with us. We find
no such prejudice permeating Southern So
ciety. Vice President Il. NJ. Johnson
lived. in the relation of husband, with a
colored lady. The tens of thousands of
mulattoes, the bleaching process which
has so marked the slaves of the South, at
test the absence of any very strongly
marked prejudice in that direction. But
this furnishes no argument that the races
should mingle, nor does it prove that there
should be no preferences in the matter
For our part. we confess to preference
for the white race: and cannot and never
could understand, why the Southern chv.
airy were so free from the prejudice of
color. But this is q matter which will
take care of itself in time. There IS '.no
accounting for tastes,' and what will
please one will displease another. IF the
law leaves the matter of marriage free.
aud gives to all before the law equal prvi-
leges, it is quite enough. No more inter-
ference in that direction is needed, for il
miscegenation ever becomes popular or
common, it must become so in those locali-
ties where the black man has lived, and
where there is not SO much prejudice
against him as at the North. SO if the
colored race of this country ever becomes
thoroughly mingled with the white, the
process must commence and end in tie
South. What the effect woul be, phys
cally and mentally, or bot'i, time can only
determine. We now know, that the mu-
lattocs of the South, are generally the
most active and energetic class.
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SULLIVAN, March Is. 1865.

SULLIVAN, March Is, 1865.
At our annual meeting Monday, the fol-
lowing Union town officers were chosen:
Moderator-JOhn u. Hill.
Town Clerk-Joshua u. johnson.
Selcctmen, &c.-J. S. Foster, w. 3.
McCrate, Z. II. Lyman.
Treasurer-George C. Lyman.
COllcctor-Eben II. Hill.
s. S. Comriittec-James G. Chilcott,
w. 3. McCrate.
Constables-G. f. Simpson, Watson E.
White.
Yours truly,
CYRUS EMERY.
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isav, he was confined in Castle Thunder
and through the friends of Union citizens
incarccrated there, obtained much in
formation relative to events transporting,
about which the Richmond papers are
silent.
On Saturday night last Richmond was
thrown into state OF intense excitement
By the announcement that Sheridan was
near the city.
Alarm bells were rune, and all the
home guards and every available man
that could be spared, hurried off to repcl
the Yankees, who were said to be at the
Beaver Mills Aqueduct on James River,
some 20 miles from the city, destroying
the canal, the main feeder of Richmond.
Excitement continued all night and
increased TO panic throus hout Sunday
and down to Monday morning. When
he left the alarm still prevailed.
II was understood that Sheridan had
succeeded in destroying the aqueduct.
blowing it up with gunpowder, aud that
it would take at least six months to re-
pair the damage done by him.
During Sunday afternoon, Pickctt's
div on passed Castle Thunder in great
haste, on their way to meet Sheridan.
There is ferry near the aqueduct,
and it was believed that Sheridan's pur-
pose was to cross tae James and strike
the Danville r. r. near CoalGelds, where
there is an extensive bridge, destroying
that and thus completing the destruction
of the communications of Richmond, and
make junction with Grant.
Movements indicating preparation for
the abandonment of Richmond have been
in progress for some time.
The heavy machinery for manufacture
ing iron has been removed-also the
machinery of their percussion cap manu-
factory, ana all the carpenters in the city
were at work filling large government
orders for packing boxes.
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Again it says mo convention is now
wanted i'll Virginia. A convention. will
not fight; but it might run away-aye, it
might capitilate when that sad alternative
shall come. Gen, Lee is the proper con-
ventiofi--he Is the best judge q our situa-
ton. No convention is needed; for what
does state sovereignty need in a conven-
ton ! Has not state sovereignty been the
weakness of our cause! Our cause to-day
needs p0wer.'
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Vice President johnson is said to have
been intoxicated when he appeared to take
the oath of office. His remarks, as
published. prove that something was
wrong. 1t is said in extenuation of this
gross breach of good manners and of
propriety, that he is not an habitual drinker
and that being weak from previous sick
ness lie imbibed very little and it effect
ed him good deal. At any rate, the
scene must have been one to bring blush
upon the check Of ali Americans present.
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HANCOCK, 1865.

HANCOCK, 1865.
Moderator John Milliken.
Clerk-Elliot L. Stratton.
Selectmen-John Milliken, Rowland NJ
Young, Winfield S. lIodgkins.
Treasurer-Melvin +. Pcttngill.
S. S. Com.-George b. Springer.
All Union. The town voted to raise
three tiousanl dollars towards paying the
town debt.
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STErBES.--The following is a list Of tho draft.
ed from this town. We are informed the quota
was nearly filed by volunteers:
Geo. Hutcbings, j Anderson, A X P Moore, q
Cleares, Edgar n Nash. II b Wiley, Truman
" Leighton, c Baker, Alex. W Smith, Luman
Atwater, Dan'l Low, VIM X II Dutton, Bsnj. =
Gordon, Edward 5 Workman, Isaac W Pinkhsm,
EdwinC Parker, Shepley z Cloaves, Henry II
Pinkham, Ivory leighton, Albert Yeaton, Free.
man leighton, "a, John Leighton. Leonard II
Leighton, Jos Stanley, Jr.-Maehias Uaios.
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THE following is an additional list
of officers released from rebel prisons, and
recently landed at Annapolis. Maryland :
Lieut. NJ S Smith, 10Th Me; Lit L C Bisbee
do; 1t J II Stevens, 9Th Me, Capt c o
Moves, 3lst Me; Lit n l. Coffin, 3lst Me ;
1t chas o Pendexter, do 1t f w Ware,
9th Me; 1t NJ G Wadsworth, 10Th Maine:
Col Dmr'l White, 3lst Me; Capt G +
Bartlett, Dist Me; Capt S W Pillsbury,
5,h Maine
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THO Niacliias Union thinks the In

-Thc Nlacliias Union thinks the boy
advertised in last weeks American. was
seen in that village, recent Y. 1t may
have been Il brother, however. The
audience at our last lecture was happily
relieved of the usual disturbance in the
gallery of the Hall.
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ORLANp, 1865.

ORLAND, 1865.
Moderator-N. II. Powers.
Town Clerk--Leander Hancock.
Selectmcn-Hayes Pinkham. Alonzo
Perry, !. II. Hartman.
s. S. Conc. II. Rogers.
Treasurer-J. S. Coz n.
Town Agcnt-A. P. Emerson.
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DE 1865.

DEoHAM, 1865.
Moderator-.Joel Halves,
Clcrk-Benj. =. Todd.
Selectmen-J. l.. Parker, Dan'l Brown,
J. w. Blaisdell.
S. S. Conn.,. w. Blaisdcll, John Il.
Pearl, I. Gilmore.
Treasurer and Collcctor-John L. Par
ker.
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PORTLAND ELECTION the Portland
city election which took place last week,
the present Mayor Mcclellan was re elected
by SIS votes over all others. The work
ingmen Of the city run candidate who
received 49l votes.
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Ne,c Hampshire Election-7Ae State Con.
Republican bY.G000 Mqjority-Impou-
ant from Richmond-Great Panic on
account Of Sheridan's Morements-He
is arithin 20 Miles Of Acknowledged.
burg Canal being Entirely Destroyed.
CONCORD, N. H., March II.
The election of State officers, members
of Congress. and also of the Legislature
took place to-day.
The Republicans supported Frederick
Smythe for Governor, aud the Democrats
Edward w Harrington. Both gentlemen
are residents of Manchester.
Returns received up to an early hour
this evening indicate that Smythe's ma.
jority will exceed 5000.
The aggregate qotc teddy will be sew.
eral thousand less than last year.
DOVER, N. y.
Returns in 10 towns and cities give
Gov. Marston, Rep, for Congress, 46O7.
Marcy, Dem, 1864; Sawyer, 237. Mars
tons maj over Marcy, 1913.
This ensures the election of 8 Republic
can members of Congress-one gain.
CoscoRD. N. H., 1l:3O p. IN.
The vote for Governor in l27 towus
foot up for Srnythe, 24,665 Harrington
1888. Gen'l Marston is elected te
Congress in LIST fstric. by nearly 1906
ma. and in the other two districts Rol
lias and Palerioa arc reelected by abou
20O9 majority.
The Republicans have elected all the
councillors, 10 Of the II senators. ano
will have about 100 maj. in.the House.
BALTIMORE, March IA.
A returned Union prisoner who reach.
ed Annapolis to-day direct from Rich.
niond communicates some interesting in
teliieence ia relation TO affairs at Rich.
N. eud, and Sheridans movement. lie
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New 7 Ork, March Is.
The Richmond IEhin Of tho Io4h Sars

The Richmond Wing of the 18th, says
Though it is well known there is a
Yankee cavalry force raiding through
some of the counties west of Richmond on
the Central Railroad, yet, under the advice
Of the War Department, it is considered
incxpedient to publish anything concern
ing their movements"
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The Battle near Kinston-T The Rebels
Suffer Ierribty-Ihey are Repulsed
arih Terrific Slaughter Our Forces
Vigorously Pursuing the Retreating
Foe-Our Loss in Killed, Wounded and
Prisoners not oyer 400.-AH The Rebel
Wounded in our PoSSeSsion-The Rebel
Congress Refuses to adjourn at the Re
guest Of JEFF. Daris-No Doubt IN
Uaslmgton that Gen. Sherman has
reached Fayetteville ,cittout an Engage
meat-Rebet Papers are Prohibited
from Publishing Account Of Sheridan's
Raid,
BossoN, March Is.
Gold us.
New YORK, March Is.
The Herald's Newbern correspondent
of the llth. says:
The rebels suffered dreadfullv on Friday
in their repeated charges upon our works
They came up dozen times with a
bravery worthy Of better cause, but our
men had the advantage and repulsed them
with terrible slaughter. That night and
the next morning Gen GGuch's forces came
up, and the rebels began te fall back across
the 'iycr into kinstou. Our forces follow
cd them up vigorously, and will cross the
river as soon as the bridge can be repair
ed.
New York, March Is.
A letter from Gen. Schofields head
quarters, Newbern. March II, says:
Hoke this morning attempted TO break
our lines, but was repulsed with terrible
slaughter. Our loss is not more than 300
or O0killed, wounded and prisoners The
rebel loss in killed, wounded and prisoners
must be eight times greater.
We have the field, with all the rebel
killed and wounded.
Sanitary supplies are abundant at the
fort.
New York, March Is.
Richmond papers show that the rebel
Congress, which was to adjourn last satur-
day, have. at the request of jeff Davis,
postponed the adjournment, he informing
them he expected to have something Of
Importance to lay before them.
New York, March Is.
It appears by later news that the de-
fence of Fort Myers, Fla, by the Union
garrison was very brave one, and rcuslt-
cd in finally obliging the rebels to retreat.
Few York, March Is.
There are various reports at City Point
and in Washington. conccrnsng Shcrdan's
movement. One says he has entered Gen
Grants lines north and east of Richmond,
while another says he has kept on south
ward, just west Of Richmond.
The Hera!d's Washington despatch
says
No doubt is entertained here that Shcr-
man has reached Fayetteville, n c., with
out an engagement of any kind, except
cavalry skirmishcs. He will be Joined at
Fayetteville by Schofield. and be repulsed.
The direct communication with Sherman.
notwithstanding thcboasting of the Rich
mond press, show they cannot stop his
progress.
New York, March Is.
The Richmond Wing of the 18th, says :
Though it is well known there is a
Yankee cavalry force raiding through
some Of the counties west of Richmond on
the Central Railroad, yet, under the advice
Of the War Department, it is considered
inexpedient to publish anything concern
inc THAR m