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S,:c. /. liz II e5.ac,ctjy ne Smrrtc daa Nouas Of
P,prcstat-cires nor met und si'tay in Generai 4s-
..mJly. and5y Tie aatAoy IF The saa' That in order
to furnish The necessary slave labor TO wor! on the
coast of this State and the loriiscions within the
limits of the same there shall be organized force
consisting of male slaves between lie ages OF cgh-
teen and fifty years, liable under existing Laws 10
road duty. not exceeding in numbcrat any timc Of
onc-tcnti part of said slaves to serve Tor the tcrm
of twelve months from the date of their Impress
mcnt, subject. however, to the right Of their re-
spcctiyc owners at the expiration Of every three
months OF said term of service to substitute other
slaves so liable to road duty in tl'cr place, and
who b;, such substitution SHAH constitute portion
or the whole of sail force as the case may be,
from the respective dates Of such substitution
This force shall be raised by general impress
ment throughout the whole State, whenever his
Exccllency the Governor may order or direct such
agent of the State as he nlay appoint to make
such mprcssincnt ul,'icr the provisions of this
Act But If the imprcssnlcnt OF Il less number
than onc-tcnth would prodGce should be found TO
be sufficient then the imprcssmcnt shall be made
ON the State ut large, according 10 one uniform
rule of equality to be prescribed in the order Of
the Governor, directing s;ieh imprcssncnt to be
made BY the State Agent, and whatever number
greater than ten shall be prescribed as q diviscr
10 make the apporsionmen; h.. no fraction Of
slaycs either below above si.ci null5cr selected
as n divisor shall be considered or taken into the
apportionmcnt unless it is mt least one-fith Or
more Of such divisor, and IL such cases tue trac
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An .ARM1sTIcE.-Rumors were very
prevalent in the city, on Thursday, of an
'armistice of forty days duration having
been agreed, upon by the authorities at
Richmond for the purpose Of initiating
peace negotiations. 1t was reported that
business mon in Richmond had telegraph
ed to their agents at Wilmington and
other points to sell their specie and ster-
ling exchange at par.
Parties Just from Richmond represents
that at tho time of their departure it was
the general belief that an armistice had
already been agreed upon and peace ne
gotiations opened. They also state that
prominent citizens had expressed great
confidence in q successful result and the
%aIef that the war was near it's conclu-
sion.-Chas.. Courier. 9th.
Ir Is currently reported that Major
General ]. G. Breckenridge was this morn
ing appointed Secretary of War cice Sed-
don, resigned.
1t is also. rumored that Secretaries Ben
jamin and Mallory arc relieved, likewise
several Bureau officers.
Congressional proceedings still seem to
favor negotiations for peace. The Orr
atory of that body is not for war-Rich-
mond Courier, 18th.
Mr. N. P. Baxlcy, Chashier of the
Branch Bank at Camden, snd Mr.. ]. j.
Kinsler, an old citizen of Columbia have
lately departed this life.
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AN ACT TO REPEAL ALL ACTS AND PARTS
OF ACTS. HERETOFORE PASSED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE, ON THE
SUBJECT OF FURNISHING ST. lyE LAD0R0N
THE COAST AND FORTIFICATl0NS WITHIN
THE STATE. AND OTHERWISE 10 PtOFlpE
FnR FURNISHING SCCII LABOR.
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Soldiers Boards of Relief.

Feb. ., 1865.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-09
The State Agricultural Society.

ALDANf tuHFbudy, rtD Q,
The New-York State Agricultural Society
bed their annual meeting at noon to-day IN the Assem-
hlv Chamber the President James o. Sheldon, In the
chair The attendance is large and the report shows
the Society to be In ourishng condition the balance
in the treasury amounting to 81 600 The follow.
ing were elected officers Tor the ensuing year: Presi
dent T. c. Peters of Genesee; Vice Presidents. Thomas
II. Faile of New.York; Samuel Thorn Of Duchess; j.
renee J. Butterield of Oneida WIN. Ely of Brcome;
ID. D. T. Moore OF Monroe; II. S. Huntey Of Cattarau.
gusj Corrcsponding Secretary, Benjamin I. johnson
OF Albany, Recording Secretary, E. Corning. lr. OF
ecutye COMMITTEE Elon Comstock Of New-York;
George Brown Of Duchess; Charles j. Hayes OF "
sego, ii. T. Z. Foster VI Seneca; Lew Biakesies OF
Oneida. Yr,,u.
The Committee on the State Fair recommend ones
as the place for holding the next annual eAhipilion'
The Society then took recess. ..f s.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-09

ssiing of Colonel Stonehouse and others, TO ascertain
tie principles upon which the quotas OF New ioLA Wy
are assigned and the amounts VI credit when the Guy
had received, and the OF the Increase O inc
quotas assigned IN January ultimo over those sssigne
In December having made IN examination as 10 Tue
principle on wroh the quotas of Januory "a were as
signed and tanned The amount of credit gwen, ana
calculated the quota OF the city for Themselves and nav
ing expressed themselves satisfied that Justice had been
done 10 The city except that the enrolment on when
the quota If b8sed is deemed by them to be excessive,
and having submitted to a rough draft of report
which they proposed TO submit to you as the result OF
their examination have the honor 10 request that you
viii inform me whether:
l. The principle upon which the quota Of the city of
NeWYork is assigned have been made known 10 the
Board Of Supervisors, and If 3d. whether the same is to
them satisfactory
o Whether these principles have been fiirly applied
10 the City If New York and neither her full share Of
credit has been allowed TO her by the January assign
ment.
3. And whether the Board Is advised Of any method
other an the adopted which would carry out the
nw governing the subject. and more egutably appor,
ton the credits and quotas to the City OF New-York and
the country.
would respectfully request that you will the part
OF the Board Of Supervisors furnish reply to this com.
municaion before leaving tie city and thatyou VIII
iuclo,e copy OF the repor. made to the Board by
the Committee which mado the examination IN THIS
Office.
woud also state that IL the Board desires any fnr
ther information any subject connected with the
draft or tho business OF recruiting shall be pleased 10
impCr such information as mar be able To cominuni-
cate.
am sir very respectfully. your obedient servant.
/ JAMES H. FRY Provost M,rshal-ieneral.
The information asked by the Provcst-narshatGen-
era in this letter could not DO given, for The reasons
previously stated by U.s. In relation TO The report Oh our
Committee Ii Was therefore determined re1ues,
Of him the figures necessary to complete our eomputa-
ton
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH TIE PRoVoS1-aARsHAL-
GENIAL
Our Sub Committee visited tAe Provost. Marshh' Gen,
oras office ard stated wants They were promised
the information in few moments. But after waiting
for five hoGis they informed that The application
foI what was desired must b. made in writing.
The following letter therefore NJ once prepared
and handed 10 the Provost Marshnl-General:
IHE COMMITTED 10 The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. u.
Brg.Gen J. g. Fry, Pror0st Marshal Geaerll: SIR:
Please furnish The Gcurcs which M The following table:
Total Enrol meIt to the United States, on which
was Apportioncd the Quota assigned DE.
'tHlDtf - lrri-
Surplus years Of service due TO whole United
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-09

Report Of the Committee Appointed to Visit
Wnshington-Whaf Was and Was ret
ACeoup lished.

BOARD or SUPERVISORS.
SPECIAL SESSION.
WEDNLsDAY February 6. 1865
4oclock 1. m.
The Board met in their Chamber, No. IL
CITY Hall pursuant to the following call:
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. }
OFFICE, Nc. CITY HALL
NEW DIX, February {. 1865.
We. the undersigned; members Of he Eosrd Of super
visors Of the County OF Ncw-Aofk do h~eby request
Jos Il. Young Clerk OF the Board Of Sulefvisors q
said County 70 call special meeting Of said Bon I'd oi
supervisors for Wednesday, the 9Th instant at O'Clock
p m. to transact such business hay he brought be-
fore the Board.
! (SgnedD WV. NJ. TWEED
WALTER ROCHE
JOHN Il. BRIGGS,
SMITH Ely IT,
JAMES DAVIS,
SulRIDAN Shook.
JOHN Fox,
| OpIs0S BLUNT.
pIesent-Wm. NJ Tweed, esq, President, in the
Chair. aud the following members:
Supervisors Blunt Briggs, Davis, Fly Fox, Purdy
Roche Shook, Tweed and Wimann-30.
The reading Of the minutes oil the previous meeting
was dispensed with
On motion, the regular order Of business was sus
pended for he purpose OF permitting the Special Com
nittee appointed to to Washington In regard 10 the
County quota 10 present report.
Which was carried.
The following was presented:
To he Honorable tie Board Of Supervisors
The undersigned, f Special Committee appointed by
your Honorable Body, 10y resolution adopted at meet
ing held January 81, in words following to wits
"Reso'red That Supervisors Blunt Pydy, Shook, Ely
SteHsr " ln aud FOX be bld hereby appointed
committee to proceed Washington and confer with
Cove authorities Wan Department &c to the quota
wer thousand and nineteen 20l9 called for by
President of the United States Of December 1904 Tor three
hundred thousand $50 600 for the armies Of the Union
would respectfully present the following
REPORT.
That on the evening Of Wednesday, February /. they
proceeded TO Washington.
IHTTRvIEw WITH THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Immediately after their arrival your Committee com.
muuicated with our United States Senators and Repre-
scntatyes in Congress and promised their assist
ancc.
Gu that day Thursday they obtained IN interview
with the Secretary of War; to whom they explained the
object of their visit and expressed their desire TO
ceve such information as might enable them, their
return to assure their constituents Of the County of
New York that the County had been fairly dealt with
In the increase of the quota demanded under the Pres
deuts call Of December 10 for three hundred thousand
CO0. 900 men, inasnuch as the impression now rre
vailed that there most be some great mistake in the
Inc Ct quota from four thousnnd fou hundred
and th!sty three "a $3.50 10 December, to twenty
thousand and nineteen ca ,0ly IN January.
Mr.. Stanton remarked 10 your Committee. In dis
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-09
TIE Movement Remembrance aptuse
Of Wagons-The Cavalry Advancing
skirmishing by the Infan,ry-The Ac.
siOn the 9th.
vrso Our Special Correspondent.

HDQRs. Amy OF Tgg PoTOMAc NEAR
AihsrRoAGs MILLS. Monday, Feb. G. is6J. {
The object Of the movement to the left now
seems to be general reconnaissance Of the enemy,
position. strength and movements and to interfere w
line Of Notifications which it Is UNDERWOOD they src
constructing to protect branch railroad that tev
building from the South Side to the Weldon Railroad
yellow Reams's Station.
Our cavalry which went around on the cxtre,ne LETT
Yesterday, succeeded. towards evening, in capuripg
Asoei comnissary train Of thirty five wagons on tie
ooydto"n plank road some OF which we're burned as
n's being worth bringing ill., and the rest sent into the
esvairy camp together with about thirty prisoners.
eo'sututing part Of the guard Of the train The cav
~ making this capture met with some resistance By
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Large Fire in Pbiiadc,phia-Ls.s Of Life.
PHnADELpHIA. Wedne sday. Feb. 2. leo.

GHfIADELPHIA, W clnfsIav req. :, icoJ.
A large fire commenced about three o'clock
this morning in the coal oil works Ninth and Fed
eral SITS About fifty dwellings have been consumed,
occupying two squares on both sides OF Ninthst be.
sides few Federal and Wharton-sts Several lives
are reported lost.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Fifteen lives are reported lost. The streets we're at
the time flooded with snow. water and oil The Oh ran
along the streets in full blaze setting re TO the lower
portions Of the dwellings, and preventing the escape OF
the inmates -Four children are said to vepershedln
one house.
rEIRD DISPATCH.
Tie fire originated in Blackburn Co.'S sheds for
storing refined oil in Two thousand barrels have
been destroyed.
Forty.seyen dwellings, mostly three stories are
burned IN,
missing
The oil that escaped from the burnir barrels poured
over into Ninth.st. and down :. FEDERAL filing the en-
street with 9, r snS ips s sne csryy
ing devastation into washlnt Ellsworth ana req
cr9Ist.., both above and below Mint, -, r,s.oJ I,
Fully five squares of houses had they be. ~
| row. were on fire at once. Al.
The scene was one to make the s.outest heart qu y.
women and children were literally roasted alive
ia the streets
Capt Joseph II. Ware, who occupied dwelling in
the Vicinity with his WIFE, FIVE daughters and two sons
met with sad misfortune They al succeeded IN get.
ting into the street fom the house just they left
their beds, but mournfu 10 relate found themselves IN
a river Of FIRE. The family became scattered. Ms
Ware had her youngest child. beautiful ltte girl. in
her arms and was endcavorBg to save her, She f.n,
when herself her little child and another daughter
about fifteen years Of age, were burned to death in the
street aud their bodies horribly mutilated that
they can only be identified ty the peculiar ercuU'
stances surrounding them. Capt Ware and his two
sons escaped but tie other three daughters are miss
ing.
Six bodies in all have thus far been recovered Three
of them have been recognized belonging 70 tbs
family. Another one Of the bodies Il supposed 10 Dc
That Of James Gibbons There IL also the body Of .
bow not yet recognized and that OF fireman.
IL Is thought that several other persons nave persheo
and that there are bodies still under the runs
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CuerriIlns for Fort Warren.

Boston Wednesday Feb. z, Is63
Eighty seven Rebel guerrillas under guard OF
twenyseyen soldiers passed through the city to-day
for Fort Warren They looked like rUtiians and were
Landcuied Ill couples.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-09
Charter Election.

BNGnAMIoN, Wednesday, Feb. {, lso?
At the charter election yesterday the gnion
ticket was elected by large mhjorites. +. Lewis ESQ.,,
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Marine Disnsfcv.

PORTLAND Wednesday Feb. 9, 1865.
The steamer Chesapeake, hence for New
York this afternoon. has put back. with propeller
damaged.
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PRON TIN ARHY or THU POIOHiC'
RESULT OF SUNDAYS OPERATIONS

EXTENSION OF OUR LINED
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We recre. this conclusion from tho conviction that
only through the publication Of tie process By when
the Quota Of our county for December rs wei as an
uary were arrived at could our constituents Ce srts'
ment Were just.
We regret also, the delay occasioned by our misap'
prchensOn OF the opportunity extended to US to ex
first time that such opportunity is extended, and shall
gihdy avail ourselves thereof.
We desire to be allowed to copy from the records
TIE enrolment Of the remaining Congressional DIS
trics OF tho Loyal States the terms Of service. tue
quotas Of JAY r. 1864 the excess of deficiencies If any
and the quotas assigned January "A. 1863
" hen shall be in possession Of these figures, we
shall beahle and pleased to the remainder oil
your nterrOgatOfies.
The bearer Of this viii await your reply and our
Subcommittee will Immediately theIeupon proceed to
the examination
We have the honor to BE- very respectfully, your
bcdiont servants,
ORIsoS Blunt.
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To receive the permission 10 copy the nRnrcs desired
we remain Your Obedient servants,
ORsoN BLUNT,
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED,
JOHN Fox,
SMITH ELY, jr,
ANDREAs WULNANN,
Committee Of the Board Of Supervisors County Of New
York.
INTERVIEW WITH THE PRECEDENT.
Your Committee had, since their arrival in Wash.
inefon endeayorcd to the President but it not
until the morning Of Monday, the 9th, when our cor
respondenco with Provost. Marshal General Fry had
reached this point. that were enabled to have al
audience with His Exceliency.
In order that there night be misunderstanding as
TO what desired, the following points Of our claim
were submitted to him in writing:
WASHINGTON, u. c., Feb O. 1863.
To His Ereeileneyhs President Of the Unind&dtes
Under your call of Dec. 10, 1864. for 10000 heu,
there assigned to the County Of New'fork on tue
sd Of December, quota Of ABB men.
On the 9th OF January 1865 our quota was increased
to 81 cl9 men.
We ask:
l. Inasmuch rs the increase in cur quota is due In
great part ~ reassgnment quotas after the correc
ton Of the enrolment In other districts we thnk II but
far that quota should DO reassgneI aef the cor
rection of our enrollment We ask, therefore. that
upon the conpetion of the correction OF our enrolment
which will be- in about twenty days. our quota DO rcas
signed.
9 In case our County shall keep her Provost Mar
shas reasonably busy mastering III recruits mat tho
Provost Maishas BIO not withdra~h uom Thai duly to
enforce the draft.
g. To satisfy our constituents as TO the justice Of this
increase Of our quota ark leave TO copy the figures
on which the quotas of Dcce Der and January are
based As the Quota Of each district dcpends on the
figures for every other district, we shall be oblig"l 80
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EXECUTIVE MANSION.
NJ SO

- "sShIsEiOS FeO. u, lreO
Prouost, Narshol Geneyai These gentlemen distinctly
say to me. this morning that what they want is thc
from your Office OF showing their people that the
q uOta ass gned 10 them is right They think il viii
take but little time hours they say. Please give
them double the time, and every facility Won can.
Yours, truly A. LINCOLN
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NtLe na.a,. 10 which the quotas assigned December
% were computed j. different from thls peh"e iuIlsh
tbe furcs 10 ms in the manner IN which these quotas
were arrived at by yOu. Oki-oS bLuAl,
WM. NJ. TWEED
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-18

The special telegraphic correspondent Of the
Boston a dyertiser, under date Of Washing
ton, Jan 1e, says: Az = e4's@ ~ : =
Hon. F. p. Blair returned. from Richmond
this afternoon on steamer which was placed
at his disposal ten daysago by the Navy De-
partment, and waited on the James river dur
ing his stay within the rebel lines. He is very
reticent about the resultof his trip, and specu-
lations are half crazy this afternoon on the
subject, VIII le all KINDS OF wild and improbable
rumoIs prevail. The pass which he received
from the rebel authorities distinctly specified
that he was admitted to tneir territory on pri.
vate business. He intended stopping at the
Spottswood Hotel 10 quiet manner, but no.
tice OF his visit was so noised abroad that he
was met by many old friends and acquaint-
ances, and finally became the guest OF . gen
LEHMAN formerly in our army, who is now con-
lnected, as is Understood, with the rebel War
Department. He was very cordially received
by every person he met there, and had inter-
views with Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Secretary OF War
Seldom, Mr.. Secretary OF State Benjamin aud
several rebel congressman. The interview of
Mr.. Davis was gtapted in response to note
from Mr.. Blair, asking him il he would meet
an old friend In social manner on merely pri-
vate business, that with Mr.. Seldom grew out
of the fact that his pass came from him. He
was 10 Richmond from Tuesday afternoon till
Saturday morning. He called on Mr. Lincoln
this evt ming in company with Montgomery
Blair, and authorizes The statement again, that
as his business TO Richmond was OF q private
character. he has no public report TO make
The Richmond Dispatch of Saturday does not,
as rep red, contain the, announcement that
Mr.. Davis told him that he was willing to send
or receive three commissioners to treat upon
difficulties, and Mr.. Bair'5 friends do not de-
clare that Mr.. Davis Gave him authority in
any manner to speak to Mr.. Lincoln or our
government. Setting aside all extravagant
runors that prevail, 1t seems probable, from
all that can be learned here, that Mr.. Blair
found the rebel leaders no less confident than
they have hitherto been, and as little disposed
to treat for peace upon any other terms than
separate Independence. They claimed, as is
understood, thattheir armies could be largely
reinforced yet from the white population of
the South, and more than hinted that the time
was not far distant when the slaves would be
put into the service. - Il sssii.,.
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II was with pain that the council felt called
on to take this step. Especially II was with
pain that the delegate of the Third Church
was seen to retire. No reflection on the
church was intended by the vote. 1t was not
directed at the church at all. But as to the
action taken in the resolution adopted, 1t is
difficult to see how any other result could
nave been reached In consistency with COM
gregatlonal usage and respect for the advice Of
churches in their regular councils. OF
1 am Sir, Respectfully,
GEO. LEON WALKER.
The undersigned. members OF the council
called by the Bethel church, regard the above
as correct statement of the case. both as to
the ground taken by the mover of the resolu-
ton, and the action of the council uponit: =
aM lsgaI9 j. a. MoRDoUGH,
Acting Pastor st. Lawrence Street Church.
os GEO. A. PUTNAM,
bgga,3 Ia Pastor First Church Yarmouth.
REUBEN PRINCE,
80 Delegate from First Church Yarmouth.
GEO. A. TEwKsBURY,
Pastor West Congregational Church.
o. q. ss,ag .5 rs vs. WIN. CAMpBELL,
Delegate West Congregational Church.
Z 60 ~ JOSHUA HOBBS, 60
Delegate High Street Church.
,gisgor est ssiqs WIS. DANA, GOO
aao4si13 Delegate State Street Church.
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Hawkesr,s and Psdla +, $ 5,

Mr.. EDrToR:-Would it not be we'll for the
many hswkers and pedlsrs who are travelling
in all parts of the county in the exercise OF
their illegal vocation, to understand the law Of
This State in relation to their busiaess2 Hard
ly a day passes that we do not meet travel
ling pedlar of some kind OF motions" Yet
the books Of the Clerk OF the Courts, in this
County, show but three persons licensed, and
two of those are foot-pedlars. But few days
ago one of these pedlars without license was
called upon TO show his license, when he pre-.
tended that he did not know the law required
him to be licensed. Perhap he did not.
II you think, Mr. Editor, the above of suffi-
cient importance, and have room to spare in
your columns to publish it, you may do 3d.
And the Argu-, may please copy if by doing SO
1t deems it favor 6oae to The class of persons
above alluded to. COMMISSIONER.