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den Mills, Rock Island county, T. Kern, vice
J. l.. Smedley, resigned; Outtenden, Frank
lin county, A. Rice, vice II. II. House, re-
signed; Dongola, Union county, W. w. Pal
mer, vice L. Leavenworth, resigned; Roam
oke, Woodford county, o. g. Cooley, vice
T. J. Riff, resigned; Rosefeld, Peoria county,
E. Y. Forney, vice r. F. Clark, resigned;
Marion, Williamson county, s. Cover, vice
N. B. Calvert, resigned; Freedom, La Selle
county, H. @. Wright, vice o. Bye, declined;
Shaumburg, Cook county, j. F. Hoffman,
vice L. Mint, declined; Farm Ridge, La
Sale county, r. Harnick, vice II. Bigalow,
failed to bond; Clay City, Clay county, r. f.
Duff, vice J. G. NJ. schooley, declined.
NAVAL ISrKLrIoEScE.-Rear Admiral g.
W. Godon, commanding the South Atlantic
Blockading Squadron, under date Of Rio de
Janeiro, November "a, reports to the Navy
Department the following movements Of yes
sells in that squadron since the date Of his
last dispatch. The Juniata sailed for Bahia
on the 4th Of Nov, and was to return to Rio
de Janeiro on Dec. LIST. The Nipsic sailed
for Santos on the 9Th Of Nov, but finding no
American interests requiring attention re.
turned on the 10th. The Pensacola arrived
at Rio on the 9Th ult, and sailed on the 25th
for Valparaiso. On the 10th Of November
the Shamokin, having on board Mr.. Wash
burne, went up the Panama, and was last
heard from officially at Carrientes, which
place she was to have left on the 26th ult.
The Monocacy after making her repairs,
sailed on Nov. 2lst for the Cape of Good
Hope. Rear Admiral Godon was to leave
for Montevideo on the flag ship Brooklyn on
the 26th Of Nov. There is nothing new from
the seat of war. A surprise attack by the
Paraguayans on the advance post Of Allies,
recently made, caused the latter considera-
BILE loss, but the military position Of affairs
remains unchanged.
Commander j. s. M. Bradford command
ing the United States steamer Resaca, re-
| ports his arrival at Pernambuco, Brazil, on
the 29th Of November. All WE'LL
Rear Admiral Palmer, commanding the
North Atlantic squadron, reports, under
date of the 2lst instant, his arrival at Sa-
vannah, Georgia, where he proposed to re-
main q week, and then proceed to Fernan-
dine. Florida.
Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren reports,
under date OF Panama, December IL, that,
in compliance with the orders from the Navy
Department, he on that day relieved Rear
Admiral Pearson in command Of the South
Pacific squadron. At present there are no
United States vessels at Panama but the
storeship jamestown.
Rear Admiral Charles H. Bell, command.
ing the New York navy yard, informs the
Secretary of the Navy that the new United
States frigate Moshulu was successfully
launched from that yard at 10 o'clock on
Saturday morning. This vessel is second
rate, of 1850 tons, (old tonnage,) and carries
thirteen guns. Rear Admiral Bell also re-
ports the arrival of the United States steamer
Relief from Hong Kong, at New York.
Commander L. Simpson, commanding the
United States steamer Mohican, under date
of Ceura, Brazil, November 7, reports thai
on the afternoon Of the Both of October, wher
off the Sencoes Grandes, one hundred miles
east of Maranham, the back Of barge first
was seen about q cables length from thu
ship, right abeam, and inclined diagonalll
toward her. A minute afterwards the en-
gines, making at the time about fifty revolu
tons per minute, suddenly stopped. Steam
was shut off and a hurried examination wa
made, but no cause for the remarkable re
suit could be obtained. Steam was agail
turned on, but the engine could not b,
forced ahead. At this time several pools o
blood were seen to rise to the surface Of tn
!, water under the stern, when it became ap
/ parent that the source Of the blood was from
some fish that had been caught by the pro
peller and held there between it and tn
, propeller frame. The engines were accord
ingly reversed and found to move as usua
: and at the same time q large mass of bloc
: rose to the surface astern, and after turning
ahead again the body Of a large fish was see
: to rise almost to the surface of the watel
!; about cables length astern. 1t was ev
e IDENTIFY black fish, or small whale, whic
q had been killed by the propeller, which
: turning at the rate Of fifty revolutions
/. minute, must have cut into him like o knit
}, The shock on the engines was very grea
+ and made it necessary to stop several tint
I, during the following twenty-four hours
J; screw up nuts and key up all parts OF Il
engines, thus exhibiting signs Of the jar
J. had received. No further injury seemed
7. have been done.
o NAVY BULLETIN-Ordered, Dec. l7-Ac
e. ing Ensign Henry d. Burditt, to the Hurc
). on January l, 1867.
&c An IMPORTANT DECISION BY TIE SEcos
r CoNPTRoLLER.-A contractor with the Gus
e. termaster's Department being, as allege