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U. s. $40 Six per cent.
GOLD-BEARING BONDS.

These Bonds are now worth handsome pre-
wum, aud are exempt, as are oil the Government
bonds, from Sin'e Cob1tg, ud NOnicJ"dhtutoa
~ii'h ddas from oneto three per rent. PER- mnnm 10
there rhine according to the rate levied upon other
property. The interest Is payable scmi-annuallv
by coupons attached TO each note, which may 3c
cut OH and sphI to any hank or banker.
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TRADEMARKS OF TIIE

MiGlC RCFfLE COMPANY,
To he found on each box and each
\ piece OF GENriNE MAGIC HrrFLE.
7 All Ruillcs, oi whatever name. mot
having this mark. are worthless
! limitations and intiin.cmcnt> on
the patents Of the Magic Rutlic
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met II a. NJ.

The House met II a. NJ.
The bill amendatory of the act creating
a commercial agency for the State Of
Virginia tor the purchase and distribu-
ton of cotton, cotton cloth and cotton
cards, and prescribing the duties and
obligations Of the agent thereof, was dis.
cussed at great length, amended and
passed.
The bill to afford relief by an appro-
priation of one million of dollars, to SOL
diers' families located within the lines of
tho enemy, was taken up as the, order of
the day at o'clock; and the discussion
thereupon was continued to a late hour.
The bill was advanced to it's engross-
ment.
The Speaker announced the special
committee on the resolution of MIR. Blu.
ford in relation to the employment of
slaves in the army in the capacity of
cooks, laborcrs, ETC., subject to the dis
crction of the commander in>chisf !:
Messrs. Buford, Shacklcford, Raymond
Of Marion, Cummings, Kelley, Ambcrs
and LinkOus.
Pending the discussion Of the relief
bill, the House adjourned.
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FROM GRANTS ARMY.

The correspondents from Grants army
now acknowledge a loss of nine hum
dred, in Crawford's division alone, at the
fight at BURGESS mill, near Petersburg.
A letter, dated the 9Th, says
The troops arc busy building works
on the established line, which it will take
some days to complete, when they will
commence erecting new quarters for
themselves.
This will not be a difficult Job. for
there is plenty Of timber in the neigh
borhood, and the men have got so used
to work that the regular carpenters at
the Nerth would DO astonished to wit
ness the rapidity with which whole rows
of houses are run up, some Of which are
models Of architectural beauty.
Lieutenant Colonel Frcmaine wrongly
reported as Major Tremaino, Of General
Gregg's staff Of the Tenth New York
cavalry, who was badly wounded in the
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The bill empowers the Secretary of
War to regulate the time tables Of rail.
roads. canals, ETC., and places their EN- !!
ployecs under military control. It al
lows the Secretary to appoint such per-
sons as he may deem necessary to
manage the transportation.
Mr.. Miles, Of South Carolina, from the
Committee Of Conference on tho Disa-
greeting Votes of the two Houses on the
Consolidation Bill, submitted q report,
which provides for abolishing the office
of ensign; compels the consolidation of
companies when reduced to- forty.two
men, the consolidated companies to con.
sist of not less than sixty-four nor more
than one hundred and twenty five men !;
retains the Office Of adjutant; abolishes
the elective system, and provides for the
appointment Of all officers. The report
was adopted-yeas, 40; nays 80.
Mr.. Batson, Of Arkansas, from the
Committee on the judiciary, reported a
bill to provide for the redemption of
notes Of the old issue and four per cent.
bonds held by certain Indian nations.
After discussion, the bill was post
poncd and made the special order for
Saturday next, in the morning hour.
The House then resumed the considc
ration Of the unfinished special order
being the bill to prevent and punish
absenteeism and desertion in the army.
The question being ordered, the bill
passed.
Section one of the bill requires every
general commanding a department or
separate army to drop from the rolls any
officer absent without authority more
than thirty days.
Section two authorizes and requires
the general so commanding to susp end
from rank and pay, for time not to ex>
coed three months, any rcgimental officer
who shall neglect the confort and care cf
his men, or exhibit undue laxity Of disci>
pline.
Section three provides that any officer
who shall knowingly receive into his
command deserter from another COM
mand, or shall, when applied to, neglect
to return or deliver up such private,
shall be dropped from the roll.
Section four provides that all descrters
shall be recorded on separate roll, kept
for the purpose, in the Adjutant- Gene.
RAILS office; copies of which are to be
sent to the Governors Of the respective
States and the generals commanding
separate departments or armies every
three months.
The House then adjourned.
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OFFICIAL.
HEApa'ns ARMIES or THE CoSrEbERATE STATES. /,
February Ii, 1860 {

AAA"Da 10 ARMIES of THE CoSFEbERATE STATEe,
February Ii, 1865. !
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. I'm en-
" tering upon the campaign about % open, the
General-inChicf feels assured that the soldiers who
have so long and 50 nobly borne the hardships and
dangers OF the war; require no exhortation to re-
spOnd to the calls Of honor and duty.
With the liberty Transmitted by theinDforefathers
they have inherited the spirit to defend it.
The choice between war and abject submission is
before them.
70 such proposal brave men, with arms in their
hands, can have but one answer.
They cannot barter manhood for peace, nor the
right OF seIf-goyernnent for life property.
= But justice to them requires a sterner atmonition
to those who have abandoned their comrades in the
hour Of peril!
last opportunity il offered them to wipe out the
disgrace and escape the punishment of their cranes.
By~anthority Of the President Of the Confederate
States, pardon Is announced TO such dcserters and
men Improperly absent as shall return to the COM
mands to which they belong within the shortest pos
sible tilne not exceeding; twenty days from the pub
LEGATION Of this order, at the headquarters Of the de-
partynent in which they may be.
Those who may be prevented by interruption Of
communications may report within the time srec-
fled to the nearest enrolling officer, other oifcerou
duty, to be forwarded soon practicable; ami
upon presenting certificate from such Officer show
ing compliance with this requirement, viii receive.
the pardon hereby offered
Those who have deserted to the service Of the
enemy, who have deserted after haying been onc.
pardoned for the same offence, and those who shall
desert, absent themselves without uthoIty after
the publication. Of this order, excluded from its
benefits. Nor does the offer Of pardon extend T.,
other offences than dcserion and absence without.
permission.
BY The authority, it is also declared tina, TO
general amnesty will again bc granted, and thOs.
who refuse ~ accept the pardon offered, or vi,
shall hereafter desert absent themselves without
leave, shall suffer such punishment a, the court,
may impose, and no application for clcmency Will
be entertained.
Taking uew resolution from the fate which our
enemies intend for us, let every devote all lit,
energies TO the common defence.
Our resources, wisely and vigorously employed,
are ample and with IL brave army eu>tainci by 4
determined and united people, success, with Cod
assistance, cannot be doubtful.
The advantage OF the enemy will have hut little
vaiueif 1ye do not permit them to impair
luton. Let US then, oppose consistency to adyer
sity, fortude to suffering, and courage to danger
with the firm. ;surance that He who gave freedom
to our fathers will bless the efforts ot their children
to preserve it, tc l5-6tl r. +, LEE, General.
All newspapers in the Confederate States are re-
questcd to copy SIX times the above General order
No. and send bills with copy OF the paper u
the Richmond Enquirer for payment.
1
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up. The following telegram gives an &C.
count of the action taken in the matter !:

up. The following telegram gives an &C
count Of the action taken in the matter:
The prisoners counsel asked for a
further delay for reasons which were set
forth in the affidavits, and which say
that four messengers have been sent to
Richmond. One of them, Davis, had
been arrested in Ohio and sentenced to
be hanged as spy.
Another left on the 18th, and was in
Washington on the 23d; another was
captured at Wilmington, but escaped,
and returned to Canada !; and fourth,
Mr.. Houghton, Advocate, went to Wash
ingtop, and endeavorcd, without success,
to obtain a pass to Richmond.
In reply to this letter, Mr.. Seward
wrote him that the Government could
hold no communication or corresponds
cncc with him, and he expected to leave
the country without entering tho scene
of instruction or communicating with
the insurgents. He saw the President
and the British Charge D'Af!airs without
success. lie wrote second letter to
Mr.. Seward, to which no attention was
paid.
The court refused to grant the request
for delay. This action is generally re-
garded as deciding the case against the
prisoners.
The court adjourned until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-the state.
mcnt which is circulated in the papers
that the St. Adams raiders arc to be sent
to New York for trial is without founda-
ton and entirely untrue. They arc re.
claimed upon complaints preferred
against them in the courts of the State
of Vermont, and, if surrendered, they
will be SURRENDERED to the authorities OF
that State for trial, according to the laws
thereof Marshal Murray has proceeded
to Vermont upon entirely different bust
ness from what the newspapers have al
legged.
MONTREAL, February 1.-THE st. Al
bans case has been adjourned till Mon
day on account of the detention Of wit
ncsscs, caused by a collision on the
Grand Trunk railroad at Brockvillc.
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engagement Of Monday, died last eve

engagement of Monday, died last eve
ming.
Colonel Forbes, Commissary of Sub
sistcnce, of the cavalry division, who
fell from his horse and was badly in
jured, day or two since, died this MORN
ing.
The accident occurred by his horses
foot getting caught between the logs or
corduroy, when he fell and was thrown
violently against the logs. His skull
was badly fractured, and he remained
insensible up to, and at the time Of, his
death.
+, The total number of casualties in the
late engagements have not yet been Off
cially obtained, but will prove somewhat
larger than at first reported.
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LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
tEXTRA SESSION. !

WEDNESDAY,, February Is, 1865.
At II o'clock the Senate met and was
called to order. Prayer by Rev. DIR. Pc
terkin.
The bill to supply fuel for the city of
Richmond was taken up, and afterwards,
on motion of Mr.. Nash, was laid on the
table.
The bill to amend the act passed March
81, 1863, SO as to increase the fees of
clerks Of county and corporation courts
ten times the amount existing previous
to the war, was taken up, discussed
by Mcssrs. Hart, johnson, Coghill and
Nash, and passed.
The bill to amend the forty sixth sec
ton of chapter eighty>fivc of the Code,
so as to increase the allowances Of Off
GERS having charge of lanatics, was taken
up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Newton, the vote
taken on yesterday, fixing the time of
holding the elections for members Of the
Virginia Legislature and Congress-. was
rcconsidcrcd, in order to permit him to
make a motion to change the time of
holding the election for members of Con
gross to the first Wednesday in Novcm-
Der, instead of the fourth Thursday in
December.
Objection to the change was made by
Mr.. Wiley upon the ground that, in the
present exigency Of our affairs, any
change was inexpedient, and that one
time was as good as another.
Mr.. Ncwlon's motion was adopted. and
the first Wednesday in November was
therefore fixed upon as the time for hold
ing the election for members of Congress.
- On motion of Mr.. Coghill, the Senate
went into secret session.
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GENERAL GRANT IN CONGRESS.


General Grant was in Washington on
Saturday, and was carried to Congress
to be exhibited. That body took re-
cess of five minutes; and letter says:
The members generally then thronged
around him, and he then CAME to the
area in front of the Clerk desk, escorted
by Representative Odell. Here the men,
bers were formally introduced to him,
the Speaker of the House performing
the ceremony. There were frequent out
bursts of applause from the floor and
from the galleries, the occupants of the
latter anxiously leaning over to get a
good look at the honored soldier. Repre-
sentative Schcnck, in order that the
Lieutenant~G General might be officially
introduced to the representatives of the
people, moved that he be invited and cs
eortcd to the Speakers stand. This was
unanimously acquicsccd in.
!. General Grant was then invited by the
Speaker to the stand, when the latter
said:
Gentlemen: l have the honor to in
troducc to you our heroic defender in
the field, the Lieutenant General of the
Armies of the United Statcs-U. S.
Grant.
The introduction was succeeded by an
other outburst of applause from the
floors and galleries. General Grant
bowed in honor of the compliment, and
after short pause retired from the stand,
the audience applauding as he Withdrew.
Lieutenant G cneral Grant will return
to the Army of the Potomac this after
noon.
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CONFEDERATE, CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, February Is, 1868.

WEDNESDAY, February Is, 1865.
PRAYER by the Rev. Robert Gatcwood,
of the Episcopal Church.
Mr.. johnson, of Georgia, presented
resolutions passed by Thomas's brigade.
Read and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Scmmes, of Louisiana, offered
Joint resolution Of thanks to the Lotisl>
ana Washington Artillery. Referred to
the Military Committee.
Senate bill to regulate the compensa~
ton of the civil employees of the de-
partments in Richmond was taken up,
and, on motion, by Mr.. Vest, its further
consideration was postponed till to-day,
and the various amendments thereto by
the House of Representatives and the
Senate Military Committee were ordered
to be printed.
Senate bill to provide that paymastcrs
in the navy, after three years service,
shall receive, while on duty, $1,000; on
leave or awaiting orders, $1,000; after
two years service, on duty, $1,000; on
leave or awaiting orders, $l,1OO; all
others, on duty, $1,000; on leave or
awaiting orders, $1,000, was considered
and passed.
The Senate resumed consideration of
the House bill to diminish the number
of exemptions and details.
A number of amendments were pro-
posed and rejected, after lengthy debate.
Pending motion to postpone the fur
ther consideration Of the bill, the Senate
received and concurrcd in reports from
the Committees of Conference on the
Senate bill to- establish an office of de-
post in connection with the Treasury,
and the House bill for the consolidation
Of companies, battalions and regiments.
On motion, the Senate resolved into
executive session.
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HEADo'Es ARMIES OF me CONFEDERATE STATES, }
February IL, lSGj. !
ENERAL ORDERS, NO. 3.-Tbc

ENERAL ORDERS, NO. 3.-Ihc
~ discipline and efficiency Of the amy have
been greatly impaired by men leaving their proper
commands to JON others, Ill which they find service
more, agreeable.
This practice, almost aS injurious III its conse-
quences as the crime Of deeston, hy the Article Of
Warexposes the offender To 1t similar punishment,
and subjects the officer receiving him to dlsrnis
from the army.
1t is therefore declared that the provisions of &c
neral Order No. ,, OF this date from army head
quarters, apply to such have left their pro-
per commands and joined other; without being t.
gularly transferred They will receive the pardon
prolnl cd III that order upon complying with lts
ditoni, or suffer the consequences attached - neg
lecting it.
The names of such ahSentees will be forthwith
reported to these headquarters by the officers with
whom they serving, and immediate measures
taken to return them to their proper commands.
AS soon practc able, an inspection will be made,
and charges VIII be preferred against those who
neglect to enforce this order.
fe l3-Gt r. L. LEE, General.
All newspapers in the Confederate States are re-
quested to copy six times the above General Order
No. 3 and send bills with copy OF the paper 10
the Richmond Enquirer for payment.
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=. TIE Carriers Of the Dispatch ~i0 DC required
TO pay Thirty Dollars per One Hundred Copies for
their papers, AVID, as +" consequence van DC COM
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F;ov Cents per ~cek for their paper.
-. S;ayle copies Of the paper, "a TIE office, Fifty
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at IL A. NJ, and was
opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Shaver.
Senate joint resolution extending the
operation of the law allowing sick and
wounded officers transportation to their
homes and hospital accommodations for
ninety days after the assembling of the
next session of Congress was passed.
Senate bill declaring that hereafter the
election for members of Congress from
the State of Missouri shall be held on the
first Monday in November of each alter
nate year was taken up and passed.
Under the call of States, the following
were introduced:
By Mr.. Barksdale: Resolutions passed
BY Humphreys and Davis's brigadcs of
Mississippi troops in favor of enlisting
negro troops to aid in achieving the in
dependence Of the country. Ordered to
be printed.
By Mr.. Holder, Of Mississippi: A re-
solution looking to the extension of the
law authorizing appointments to tempo
rary vacancies to all field and line
offices. Adopted.
By Mr.. Smith: A bill to secure the
right of transfer allowed to soldiers by
law, and to punish those who withhold
such transfers. Referred to the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs.
Also, q resolution calling on the Pre-
sident for information relative to the ar
rest of DR.. II. B. Ritter, of Edcnton,
North Carolina. Adopted.
Mr.. j. Z. Leach, Of North Carolina,
presented resolutions condemning the
views expressed by Mr.. j. P. Benjamin,
Secretary of State, in the speech deliver
ed by him in this city on the 10th in
slant, as derogatory to his position, as
rejecting on Congress, and as insulting
to public opinion; and moved that the
resolution be laid on the table and
printed. The motion being divided, the
resolutions were laid On the table. but
the motion to print was rejected-ayes,
"a; nays, 46.
BY MI. j. NJ. Leach, of North Caro-
lima: A resolution, instruct ing the Cons
mittee on Military Affairs to inquire into
the condition and treatment Of the junior
reserves. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Farrow, of South Carolina A
resolution instructing the Committee on
Quartermaster and Commissary Depart,
ments to make inquiries into the current
allegations of corruption and fraud in the
management Of the transportation of the
country, and calling on all good citizens
to assist the committee in the investiga>
ton BY furnishing any information on
the subject in their possessi, n.-
Also, resolution calling for informa,
Hon wisn regard to the execution of the
!aw ordering all able bodied EMPLOYEES
IN the various departments and hp s,s:. o =
Of tho Government to be cent 1871 ~ .as
held, and their places to h. s,,, ~ .'s
NTH persons unfit for mil;t..v Sappned
y Adopted. y DUTY
& The House then took up . hin -
& ported By the Committee ON M;:...c -
AnaarA placing the transportation Of ny
country under the control Of the S s. sne
tary Of War. s sso'e.
A substitute, reported by . minor;,v
o. the committee. was rejected. and the
pin Paased-yess, %; nays, Is.
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ms" SPECIAL NoTICE.-Will be added to
our sale on THURSDAY, the 10th instant
10 eases STICK LICORICE,
set HARNESS;
and, at II O'Clock,
"A PEW in Monumental Church.
fe l5-tds TARDY t. WILLIAMS.
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1T ALCOHOL, ALcoHoL.-I. wish TO buy
one or two quarts of % per cent. ALCOHOL, tog
which 1 will pay two hundred dollars per quart
Address, or apply to, j.. J. REEFS, No. lij Main
street, Richmond, Virginia
will also pay hundred dollars per round
for ACETIC ACID-say five or ten pounds.
fe l6-3ts
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THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

L
General Grant was before the Commit
tee of the Conduct of the War this
morning. The following question was
asked him:
1t is stated, upon what authority do
not know, that you are charged entirely
with the exchange of prisoners.
Answer: That is correct; and, what
is more, l have effected an arrangement
for the exchange of prisoners, man for
man, and officer for officer, or his equiva-
lent, according to the old cartels, until
one or the other party has exhausted the
number they now hold.
l get great many letters daily from
friends of prisoners in the South, every
one of which cause to be answered,
telling them that this arrangement has
been made, and that l suppose OK"
changes can be made at the rate of three
thousand a week; and just as fast as
they can deliver prisoners to us | will
receive them and deliver their prisoners
to them, and the Salisbury prisoners will
be coming right on.
myself saw Colonel Hatch, the as
sistant commissioner of exchange on the
part of the South, and he told me the Sa-
lisbury and Danville prisoners would be
coming right on at once. He said that
he could bring them on at the rate Of
five thousand or six thousand a week.
Question. There is no impeachment in
the way?
Answer. There is no impeachment on
our side. | could deliver and receive
every one of them in very short time,
if they will deliver those they hold. We
have lost some two weeks lately on &C
count of the ice in the river.
AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK-IIENRY S. FOoTE
GONE TO EUROPE.
A. letter from New York, dated the
18th instant, says:
One of the principal topics of conver~
sation just now is the raid on bounty
Jumpers and brokers, which was com~
menced by Colonel Baker, by order of
the War Department. The bogus men
furnished by the brokers, who have been
arrested, opens the question whether the
towns in the interior of the State, which
have paid for them, will. be required to
refill their quotas. 1t has been asccr-
tanned that Federal officers have been in
league with the brokers-rcceivcd pro
rata amount of the bounty for each
deserter. The revelations made thus
far render it impossible to decide that
any part of this State is clear of the
draft. Today Colonel Baker made two
arrests. One was the partner of Mooney,
now in Fort Lafayette, and the other a
broker who defrauded a recruit out of
one hundred dollars of his bounty. The
latter disgorged the amount, and the
former was sent to keep company with
the other member of his firm. think |
shall be able to send you some startling
revelations in few days.
Among the passengers for Liverpool
by the steamer Cityof Cork, to-day, is a
Mr.. Henry S. Foote. The quid names arc
conjecturing whether this is not the noto.
rious ex-rebel Congressman Of that name.
who left Richmond awhile ago in search
of some sequestcred spot where tyran.
ny and taxation are unknown" The
report was that he had been sent to Fort
Warren, but that may have been incor>
rect.
THE ST.. A4BANSs RAIDERs-THEY ARE TO
BE DELIVERED TO THE STATE or YER
MONT. = l-.5 -.
InIMontreal, on tho 10th instant, tho
case Of the 81. Albans raiders was given