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SECOND EDITION. THREE O'CLOCK P. XM. THE LATEST1EWS BY MAIL. FROM FORTRESS MOKKOE. marine Intelligence An Oyier Vessel Sup poiied to be Sunk with all on Board Ar rival of Troop. Fortress Mosroe, Dec. 21.. The following named vessels were spoken off Cape Henry, yesterday, by the revenue cutter Kankakee ; English barks Queen Victoria, and Welkin, from Liverpool for City Point, with salt; bark Potosi, from Carrazabboo, Chili, for Balti more, with copper and . copper ore. ' The bark Welkin reported having passed at Bea the wreck of an unknown steamer. ' ' . A portion of the cargo of the bark Victoria, which was wrecked nearJCape Henry on the 30th was sold at Norfolk, yesterday, by the board of underwriters-. Gooa prices were received. Among the'Iot spld was an assortment of brandy, the du ties on which amounted to $18,000. - .... Fourteen government ' buildings will be sold at Portsmouth on the 26th mst. The steamer George Leary ran over an un 'known oyster vessel in the Bay, last night, and, it is presumed, sunk her, with all hands, as after ward boats were lowered, and no trace of the vessel could be discovered. Three companies of the Twelfth United States infantry arrived here yesterday, and will form part of the garrison of the fortress. A portion of them left for Williamsburg this morning. . UTAH. Commissary Warehome Burned JLo On million Dollars. Salt Lake, Dec. 20. A fire at Camp Douglas yesterday destroyed a large commissary warehouse, filled with gov ernment supplies, but little of which was saved. Loss over $1,000,000. y A board , of officers has been detailed to in vestigate the cause of the' fire, which is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. f tious systeta of -taxation is, put by its advocates. It may not be4 improper to state, in this connec tion, tnat the secretary of the treasury, and at least one of the commissioners appointed to re vise the revenue laws,, are in favor of this system. The French Orgfaa os the Mewaffei V-' The National Intelligencer has translated the following from Courrier des EtatsVni of the 7th:. The impression produced upon ; the; press and public by tiie presidenfsi message 'has been" de cidedly most favorable.. 4 For our .-part, we can not but praise, without reserve, all that relates to internal policy. 'Mr. Johnson has expressed himself as a patriot and a statesman, and his dic tion always clear and-Sometimes eloquent is in happy contrast to the . eccentricities and ; dif fuse obscurity to which we Were accustomed from, his predecessor. ;' " ' ' "Y' r .. .- .; . Though not quite satisfied with . the langnage of Mr. Johnson concerning France and England, we are pleased to see ' that the chief magistrate has at least abstained from the empty ' declama tion which -Lk unfortunately, too much the fashion in the United States. ; The president, while firm in regard to Great Britain, sees above all in the present controversy, a question of principles, and does not demand actual redress for certain griev ances. In respect to France, it will be remarked that Mr. Johnson refrains frem mentioning the Monroe doctrine, but that he, nevertheless,' ad heres to the principles which it enunciates. The paragraph in question is an indirect setting at rest the abandonment of Mexico, , and a threat pavable when due. made elsewhere in a milder x v m . - form. . . , - , ,-. ' ' i i . r f i '' -: For France, as for England, the United States will take its time and await its opportunity It is probable Mr. Johnson will have more to say when he communicates to Congress the diplo matic document to which he alludes. The presidential message has met with almost univerflll approbation. Will Congress submit to the opinions and second the views of Mr. J ohn son, instead of combatting them? This the fu ture will reveal. In Europe the message will ex cite profound interest, and there is no doubt but that, in all that relates to internal affairs, it will be unanimously and warmly: approved. In all cases they will recognize in him a superior man such as we have scarcely seen in the white house the present generation. to the house at an early hour in the day and en gaged 'board representing that they were from Raleigh and had ccme lo the city to work in the machine shops of the Wilmington and Weldon railroad. , After f making satisfactory arrange ments with , the landlady, they proposedto take a walk and look at the city. A short time before the dinner hour, they returned and desired to be shown to 4 their . room, as they wished to take a ittle rest after their long walk. They were po litely escorted to their room, where they remained but a brief period, when they decamped for parts unknown. On the suspicions of the landlady be coming t aroused, the house was examined, when it was found that theyTiad taken with them hi their hurried departure -from a room adjoining the one they occupied, fifty-three dollars belong ing to Mrs. Legwin, a new' suit of clothes, the property of her son ; and a watch and pistol be- onging to a boarder occupying the same room with them. One of the thieves eave his name as Hutchinson, and both declared themselves na tives of Baltimore."-Due notice as given the police and' it is to be hoped that they will suc ceed m capturing them. . i - Execution off a Murderer. r Rochester, December 22. Wilson, the murderer of Devoe at Portage, was hung to day at Gennessee. The murder took, place on the 16th of May. Wilson went to the gallows with the same callous spirit he had shown since his conviction, and smiled r with contempt upon the scene in which he was the most prominent person. He denied that he had killed Devoe, but admitted that he knew who was the guilty party. . ' --. if- I He refused to entertain any clergyman as spir itual adviser. . Sheriff Chase had caused his photograph to be takeij, as he was on his way from the jail to the gallows, against his protest. For this he told the sheriff, as he stood with the rope about his neck, he would take his (the sher iffs') picture quick, if he had the power. He died like a brute, without looking for sym pathy from any one present. Wilson confessed he did not bear his true name, and refused to uisclose it, or tell his history td his counsel. He did, however, confess he, killed the Hon. Burr Burton, of Syracuse, in May last, and also a Mrs. Lewis at Lancaster, Ohio, about a year since. He hinted at many other crimes, but dis closed no particulars, and gave his body to his counsel, who sold it to a surgeon at Nunda. , A Call for an Indictment. A number of adopted citizens in' New York have got up a petition for presentation to the grand jury, calling for the indictment of the "president, senate and cabinet of an embryo (Irish) republic. Among the reasons given for such indictment are the following : Issuing bonds of a republic which has no exis tence; arming, conspiring and banding together for the purpose or invaomg and levying war on a peaceful and neighboring people ; forming plans, factions and parties, which are likely to endanger the lives and property of the people of this muni cipality: spending: the money thus obtained in fashionable . extravaganca and high, living, when many of the honest fellows who subscribe to it live on very low diet. DeperaU Attempt to Break Jail Frustrated. Popghkeepsie, Dec. 24. A desperate attempt was made to break jail in I this citv on Saturday morning, at 3 o clock. The attempt was to involve the death of Jailor Palmer. The party . attempting to get out con sisted of three persons, one of whom was armed with an iron bar, and stood at the entrance through which the jailor would pass to reach the prisoners' quarters. When that official opened the door leading to the quarters, he observed the ruffian standing with uplifted arm, the bar in his hand, ready to strike. With great presence of mind, he quickly closed the door, thereby saving his Jile. Ihe night police was then called m, and the desperadoes were secured and heavily ironed. The ruffians are confined on the charge of river piracy. Their trial will take place next month. An Infant Blondin Drowned. The Troy Times of the 19th, says : "Bernard Rafferty, a young lad fifteen years of age, known as the 'Infant Blohdin,' was drowned yesterday at Cohees, while skating on the northern canal He was well known in Troy and Albany, as well as the place of his residence, as a rope-walker- hence the name by which he was usually known. Scarcely a pic-hic passed in summer without his taking part and executing some of his feats. Some years ago, while practising, he fell from the rope and received inrufies which rendered him deformed, but he lost none of his agility. It is passing strange that after so many hair-breadth mid-air escapes in his perilous profession, he should a last find a watery grave." , LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Mysterious Disappearance. We have been pained to learn, as we do from good authority, that on Saturday afternoon last three white men and and two negros went out on Wrightsville sound, on a sailing 'expedition, and never re turned. On Sunday the boat was found adrift) but without the men. Efforts have been made to ascertain their fate ; but, so farno clue has been arrived at by which ' theirfriends can ac count for- their disappearance; but .it is of course conjectured that the boat m ust have been cap sized by some means or other, and the parties on board drowned. , The name of one.of the white men in the boat Was Gunsel,; the only one known to our informant. operation of the government of the United States whenever it may be found necessary effecting the early restoration and this permanent prosper ity and welfare of the state over which you have been called to preside.' ' ' - , "'" I have the . honor to Y be, with w great 'respect, your most obedient servant, ." :. ... .t ,, - . WM. H. SEWARD,.. MR. HOLDER'S REPLY. TO; MB. SEWARD. " 5 ExECtrrrvTE Office, 1 . Halrkjh; pec. 23. J To Hon. 'Win. H. Seward, JSecr&aiy of State,: Wash Sir : Your dispatch, of . this date, relieving me of the duties as provisional governor of North Carolina, has been received. - : It gives me pleasure to , be relieved of ' the re sponsibilities and labors of. the office. I will at once transfer thefgreat seal, the papers, and prop erty of - the state, now' in my possession, to the Hon. Jonathan Worth, governor elect. Be pleased, to convey to the president my sin cere acknowledgments for the honor he has done me, and the" confidence reposed in me, in 'calling fie to! this position. With expressions I of the ope that his plan for restoring the insurgent states to their natural and appropriate place in the union may be crowned with entire suc cess, I have the honor to be, with high respect, your obedient servant, " (Signed,) W. W. HOLDEN. Gov. Worth, it is stated, is at present absent from the city, but is expected to assume the du ties of his position on the 1st of January warehouse5 goods has been 'heretofore construed the French cavalry; turning in another, the Mex so as to require these receipts to bear 'stamps ac- ican imperial cavalry attacked hem. Yi The" Em- ' cording tq the value of goodst. involved: " thus, pire says that at 1 P. M. Escobedo was totally the greater the value of the , goods ,boroe on the routed, and that the slaughter of . his. troops in receipt, the higher would be the denornination of the streets of Monterey was horrible. : the stamp tobe used. he coriniiissioher has " On the 1st' of ;December, Escobedo had fallen just decided that no receipt for warehouse goods back to, Camargot rbyway of Seraiva-'teidXa Aiauues. lie issueu -a j)twuauiauu uicic, ac knowledging his defeat at Matamoros, which. he attributed to J bad weather. Of the ? Monterey affair,' he is reported as, saying: I was in the city, but while I was thinking of going forward, , and as far as the forts, the French stole into the place. I escaped as far as possihle, for I had been informed that, by another road, Jeannnigros was Scorning and closely pursuing me, : while , in which they another column of, the same force was advancing r: property of Dy-wayfjPan' additional tax, -v '-SYYirr. f lptf ': "i- The JLiDerals Snccessfnl in tne States of Oaxaca and .Vera , C'rua! Defeat of tbe The Times' . Mexican correspondent K says' that Diaz is carrying all before him and that the whole state fOajaco is in arms against the imperialists. The liberals are masters of the whole coast ,be- requires a stamp of a higher denomination than twenty-five "cents. . , j,; ;. ;-., -i ' The issuing ot pardons; s: almost entirely ceaseokr .iAbout a dozen requisitions- were made out to-day for North Carolina cases, . . all of the 820,000 class, ; r. - ,. v. . . : A' SUGGESTION. ' " Secretary : McCulloch received a letter signed by several prominent colorect men. suggest, that the. land-, and ! other colored people be subiecteTto an the revenue of which to be appropriated to the benefit ' of colored person m destitute circum stances. , - ' - - 'I BY TELEGRAPH. FROM RALEIGH. Mayor's, 1 Court, Dec. 28. A negro boy named Craft, arrested at the store- of Messrs. Canady & Hewlett, on Front street, charged with stealing money from the drawer of these gentle men, was handed over to Special Magistrate Conoly. W. T. Morns, Jas. Allen, Thomas Johnson, D. C. Due and James Powers, policemen, charged with sleeping on post, were fined two dollars each and returned to duty. Governor Worth in the Guber natorial Chair. He Telegraphs Secretary Seward to that JGf f eet. 'u For California. We call the attention of our readers and the merchant public of our commu nity to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's advertisement in our columns. The steamships composing this line are large, commodious, ably commanded, and fitted up solely with a view to the comfort of passengers. We cheerfully re commend this line , to all who are desirous of visiting the golden shores of the Pacific, as pos sessing conveniences and accommodations sur passing all others. Read the advertisement. CAPT. SEMMES EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON. EE IS TO BE CONFINED AT THE NAVY YARD. Mrs. C. C, Clay Visits her Husband &c., &c, &c. " V . v WASHraoTON, Dec, 26. Secretary McCulloch ' has returned from New York, t itfis interview with moneyed men was en tirely; satisfactory. The i banks . offered him a temporary loan of a hundred millions, which he will probably accept. He contemplates funding fifty or a hundred million certificates of indebted ness in compound interest notes, first series of seven-thirty, which fall due next January. A meeting of Fenian circles was held in this city yesterday afternoon, at which a warm dis cussion was held upon the adoption of the Fe nian Senate, but adjourned without coming to a vote. . Sentiment of meetins was adverse to O'Mahoney. The circle of the city did not par ticipate in the meeting, nor did" the military cir cles, which is composed of those designated to act in a military capacity. . ' f SUNDRY ITEMS. Several of the less important - committees will ! hold sessions and work off the routine business I before them,' to be in readiness for more impor tant action upon the reassembling or congress. The art of medical topography has been car ried to a perfectiou far beyond anything attained in Europe, by Surgeon Woodward, of the sur geon general's department. The committee on appropriations will holdsev eral sessions during the recess, with the expecta tion of perfecting : the prominent appropriation bills. A reduction is made in nearly all. The extension of the Pacific railroad into Kansas will come up in Congress this winter, Kansas is srrowins so rapidly that the claims of a dozen little towns for railroad benefits are press ed with confidence. I Persons interested in patents tor inventions are authoritatively informed that no material change in such laws will be asked for during the present session. Ihe military circle of this district numbered at one time two thousand men. It is stated that it has now fallen off five hundred, in consequence of late dissensions. tween Vera Cruz "and Tuspan.R The 'Austnans have met several defeats, and Marshal Bazane says that the northern frontier must be put under the double protection of the emperor of Mexico and the emperor of the French. ' Correspondence between Gen, Weitzel and ' : : - New York, Dec. 2. The HeraWa Brownsville correspondent of December 7th states that well informed people in Mexico think there are now not over 16,000 troops in the country. The liberals had evacua ted Monterey in consequence Of the return of the French troops from Saltillo. : No flabtins had oc curred. The liberal army" was encamped near, Camargo on the 1st December. Large amounts" of money and goods had beeni taken from mer chants and others, citizens there. '- Many liberal deserting on account - of -a lack ' of clolLiug and , other necessaries. Some -further correspondence has occurred between Generals Weitzel and Mejia. General Weitzel alleges that General Mejia has on mere suspicion imprisoned innocent American citizens, and informs him by direction of General Shendan that if such outrages are repeated no apologies lor them will De accepted, and that General Mejia will not be permitted to commit acts against the United States which are no acci dents, and that the government will, not accept his personal apologies for bad faith. , , General Mejia claims that the persons imprisoned were found in arms against the imperial cause. The imperial troops are reported to have rob bed the citizens of Satillo of large sums, by forced loans. MEXICO Notice. Particular. To-morrow (Saturday) we wish to publish a correct account of divine service to be held on the next day, and we would feel much mdebleo to our mends if. some member of the m!iT.?;-c-m denominations would hand in to us, to-day, a correct notice of the worship proposed in his own particular congre gation. Will not our mends oblige us in this matter V From Raleigh. h Raleigh, Dec. 28. Jonathan Worth, governor elect, took charge of the executive office ' to-day, relieving Provi sional Governor Holden. r. Governor Worth has telegraphed: Secretary Seward that he has assumed the duties of his office. Revolution Against Maximilian. THE FIGHT AT MONTEREY. TheNatioital Brick Machine is a clay tem pering machine, and with only two horse power turns out 30,000 elegant bricks per day : just the thing for our latitude. Our brick makers will do well to look into its merits. See advertise ment in another column. From Washington. Washington-, Dec. 28. Captain Semmes is expected Ixfarrive'liere to night, from New, York, which place he left this morning. He will be confined afc the Navy Yard. . a , - The Republican and Im perialist Accounts. LIBERAL SUCCESSES IN THE STATES OF OAXACA AND VERA CRUZ. Fire in Nrw York. New York, Dec. 23. At about five o'clock this morning a fire broke out in 'the rag store, No. 10 Gouverneur slip, owned and occupied by Daniel Sweeney. The flames extended to Nos. 6 and 8, occupied by Messrs. O'Donnell & Co., coopers. The three buildings, four stories in height, were totally destroyed. Mr. Sweeney's loss on stock was about $20,000, and on buildings $15,000. Other parties lost about $7,000. - Tbe Fenians. - New York, Dec. 24. It is reported that Colonel O'Mahoney has re ceived dispatches from the "Head Centre," Ste phens, calling for prompt and decided action by the Fenians. The crisis is said to be near at hand. . Tbe Boston Theatre. Boston, Dec. 23. Edwin Booth and J. S. Clarke have leased the Boston theatre for the ensuing year. t Matters is Gekeral. The attention of the observing part of our community must have been struck at the decided change of aspect our streets presented yesterday, when compared with the noise and bustle of a few days previous. The machinery of business having again been set in motion, affairs were moving mostbeautifully and little or none of the " merry times " were ap parent, which attracted theattention two or three days before and after the advent of Christmas. ItJ was pleasing to see everybody able to main tain a steady step and upright carriage in their perambulations as they hurried to and fro to re fill pockets that' were emptied by indulging Santa Claus and other dealers in " good tnings." Act ing upon the principle of " a time for all things," all things ha.e resumed their former statut with some , few exceptions and times are much like they " used to was." Some, probablyj have less of the " filthy lucre " on hand, but as " one man's loss is another's gain," there are others with whom fortune has dealt more kindly. We had the same old rain of former days, and though the clouds for the greater part of the day betokened a continuance of their favors, the fair and lovely ones graced our streets at different times and cheered us up as usual. We love to see these "dears " out of doors in all their beauty, and al ways feel more than semi-mad when old Sol fails to remember that in hiding his face from man, not only those who prefer darkness rather than light are affected thereby, but also the innocent and pure creatures who are incapable of evil deeds. But as we said a few days ago, we will not complain. So mote it be." D W Hardy, 87th tJ S C T, Wm Craig, do, WJRoyaflBt.NY, G D Sampson, do, , F A McKooando, E R Grissom, Baltimore, T Lucas, Charleston, S C, Prof Danniels, N T, T W Minks, Newborn, Hotel Arrivals. BA1LETS HOTEL. R D Simpson, Savannah, tr r rantc, no, M O'Donnel. do, Ed Smith, Fair Bluff, F A Bicaise, Charleston, J R McGrath. W Hodges, Richmond, Va, R L O'Brien, do, G P RnsseUJdo, Danl Lewis, Boston. From Fortress ITlonroe. Fortress Mohroe, Dec. 28. Mrs. Clement C. Clay has arrived here, from Washington, for the purpose of visiting her husband. An Interesting - Correspondence. &c, &c, c. l llOl CHICAGO. A jTei-rible Explosion Five Children. Instantly lillel Men Frozen to Heath. 1 Chicago, Dec. 20. A boiler in the foundry of Charles Knowlton, at Longsport, Ind., exploded on the 16th inst., in stantly killing five children, and badly scalding two employes, named , Wilkinson and Ediugton. The boiler was blown eighty-three yards from the foundation, making a total wreck of the building. Three of the children belonged to the engineer. They were warming themselves at the furnace at the time of the explosion. One of them was thrown across the street, and against a stone building, and badly mutilated. Another was thrown across the canaland a third was found in the middle of the street. The legislature of Dacotah Territory is in ses sion. General Edmunds has sent in his message. It is devoted entirely to the interests of the Ter ritory. . .. , k:- A merchant named Westfield of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was frozen to death near Boone on the 18th. A lage driver and a telegraph operator had their limbs frozen at the same time. ... a 1 RECONSTRUCTION. Instructions to the New Minister to Mexico. Sah Francjsco-, Dec. 23. , Advices from Mexico state that a revolution against Maximilian has taken place, and that General Lapon and his officers have been driven from power. Provisional Governor Holden Relieved. GENERAL GRANT AND THE DISABLED SOLDIERS. Mr. Seward's Letter to Governor Holden. John Minor Botts and Southern Members, the GOVERNOR B0LYDENS REPLY. Secretary McCulloch and the New York BanKs. MR. SEWARD TO GOVERNOR WORTH. THE FENIANS IN WASHINGTON Attempted. Murder and Suielde. A startling case of attempted murder and sub sequent attempted suicide transpired on Clinton street, near Warren, Brooklyn, at. about half-past five o'clock lakt Saturday evening. 4 The persons intereste 1 in the sanguinary affair have hereto fore occupied the highest positions in the esti mation of their friends, and that of the. lady is still unimpaired. Their names are W. H. Russ and Miss Frances M. Dayton. The former a lover of the latter thinking he had been de ceived, or made insane by some unknown cause, while walking with the lady, near"her residence, suddenly drew a revolver, fired four shots at her, wounding her severely m the head, and then, turning the weapon upon himself, fired two shots into his own skull. Thinking the woman dead, he then ran to the river and threw himself into the water, but afterwards escaped from it, and was finally arrested. When taken into custody he had the weapon still in his possession, and. his wounds were bleeding profusely. The young lady is not expected to survive. Russ was con veyed to the hospital. t . IN i The Income Tax. A Washington correspondent says;.; It can be stated that a respectable minority, if not an actual majority, of the members of the finance and ways and means committees of the senate and house are strongly in favor of the re peal of the income section of the tax law, and, in lieu thereof, imposition of a tax on sales which, at one per cent., will produce a revenue , of one hundred and twenty millions of, dollars ; out of receipts for rents, : dividends upon stocks and other justly taxable emoluments, a similar rate of one per cent.;" with the specific; taxes upon spiritous, malt and 'vinous liquors, and, upon to bacco in its various forms, a further additional sura may be realized, equal to the highest figure Scioidb. A very sad and distressing circum stance occurred in this city on yesterday. Mr. A. Rosenburg, a young man of 'only twenty-four or five years of age, committed . suicide at his boarding place with Mr. Phillips, on the cor ner of Market and Seventh streets. It is un known what his reasons Were for the rash act; it is presumed, though, that he was laboring under a temporary fit of insanity. He arose yesterday morning apparently in his usual health, but after dressing himself, and - breakfasting, he returned to bed and took an ounce of laudanum. Medi cal skill was not called into requisition until one o'clock, when every effort'was made to preserve his life, and to counteract the effects of the poi son, but without avail. At about three o'clock he expired. The deceased was a young man of a very retiring habit and disposition, and was but little known outside of the limits of his own im mediate circle. I He was a partner in the dry goods establishment of D.-Aaron & Co. He was from Montgomery, Ala.i and had beeh residing here only a few months prior to his death. It has been thought by some of his friends that the act which terminated his life may have been an involuntary :one, and f that . In endeavoring to physic himself, " he took more of. the laudanum than he intended. ? Let us hope that this was indeed the case, and charitably cover the sin which is revealed, for it is too terrible to think that the man could have wittinffly htirried him self to the grave, and deliberately deprived him self of that life which was' given him for a higher and more inscrutable purpose than he seemed aware of. A jury of inquest was summoned by Coroner Wood, whose verdict was that he came The following is the official correspondence between the secretary of state and Gov. Holden, alluded to in our telegraphic column on Sunday morning, with Mr. Seward's dispatch to Governor Worth: MR. SEWARD TO GOV. HOLDER. Department of State, ) Washhtgton, Dec. 23, 1865. ) To his Excellency, W. W. Holden, Provisional Governor of the state of North Carolina, Raleigh, Sir : The time has arrived when in the judg ment of the president of the United Slates, the care and conduct of the proper affairs of the state of North Carolina may be remitted to the constitutional authorities chosen by the people thereof, without danger to the peace and safety of the United States. By direction of the presi dent, therefore, you are released from the trust which was heretofore reposed in you as provis ional governor of the state of North Carolina. Whenever the governor elect shall have ac cepted and become qualified to discharge the dnties of the executive office, you will transfer the papers and property, of the state now in your custody to his excellency, the governor elect. ' It gives me especial pleasure to convey to you the president's acknowledgement of the fidelity, the loyalty and the discretion which have marked your administration. , Ton will please give me a reply, specifying the day on which this communication is received. I have the honor to be your excellency's most obedient servant, : " - - WM. H. SEWARD. MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE, &c, dcc. Washington, December 24. THE NATIONAL DEBT. For the week ending December 23, the treasury department redeemed $258,000 in outstanding certificates of indebtedness, and $3,942,798,88 in interest-bearing notes and currency. Last week the comptroller of the currency issued $4,014,050 in currency to national banks, y The commissioner-of internal revenue has de cided that twenty-five cents is. the highest rate of stamp duty upon warehouse receipts," what ever the value of the property deposited or stored. - INTERNAL REVENUE. The total receipts from the 1st of July last up to this evening are one hundred and seventy mil lions of dollars. The sum will be increased to one hundred and seventy-five millions of .dollars by the 1st of January, making, at this rate, a grand total of three hundrea and seventy-five millions of dollars per annum.; ; DISABLED SOLDIERS. An order will be issued by General s Grant in a day or two directing that disabled soldiers, capable Of doing duty as watchmen Of public buildings and other like services, shall have The Occupation of Monterey by the Libcr- erai forces A ueputmcan Account. Brownsville correspondence of the N. 0. Times. Brownsville, Dec. 10. Since my last we have details of the attack on Monterey by Escobedo. He attacked the place aDd drove Gen. Guiroga into the citadel and took possession of the city, but hearing that a force of 800 French troops were near by, he sallied out to meet them. They were mostly cavalry, commanded by a grandson or tne iamous Marsnai JNey. JSscoDeao am bushed his troops, and on the advance of Ney his troopers met with such a fire that they were thrown into great confusion. By the desperate efforts of Col. Ney they were reformed and ad vanced twice only to fresh repulse. 'His loss was heavy, and he retreated a short distance That same day a column of 300 French troops arrived and joined Ney," and Escobedo withdrew before this superior force in good order, with only a loss of 30 men. : Captain T., , of the United States army, who was returning irom aaiuuo, reports ne was m Monterey the day after the . fight, and he saw nearly 200 wounded, brought in. .After leaving Monterey he came up to Escobedo. s forces at Cenaloe. He says he has about twelve hundred men, in a good state of discipline and tolerably armed, though ; badly clothed. These men are quite different from Cortina's men, or those of Canales, as they seem regularly organized, and with good system. Escobedo is very determined, and has no fears of ultimate , success. He has two good batteriss, well munitioned, guns made by Ames, with the James shot and shell. Most of Escobedo's men were armed, with the old Mis- sissipi rifle, though some, have,, jthe smooth-bore- mussei. Xiscoueuo aiiowsi no plundering, Dnt subsists his. troops by .duties' levied on trains of merchandize, which he allows to pass, v He also levies a tax on tha country, butvit' is equitably divided, and not as Heavy as the imperial exac tions at Matamoros. (Two days after he left Es cobedo he met Turind with four hundred irreeu- i 1 ' r t - iar cavairy, going to join XiScorjeao. General Majia still remains in Matamoros r:.m ra . - T . Tne Fight at Monterey An Imperialist . . Account Newspaper advices to - the 8th of December, from Matamoros, report that General Jeanning The Arrest of Captain Semmes. . The arrest of YR. Semmes, late commander of the cruiser Alabama, was announced some days since. Tne Mo Due Daily 1 tines gives the charge preferred against him and his protests, as fol lows : CHARGE -VIOLATING THE USAGES OF WAE.. Specification- In this, that on or about the 19th day of June, 1964, off the entrance of the port of Cherbourg, France, the said Raphael Semmes, being then in command of the rebel steamer known as the Alabama, and an engagement hav ing taken place between the said steamer and the United States, steamer Kearsage, ordered or permitted a white flag to be hoisted on board the said rebel steamer, and took the opportunity of tne cessation tnereby caused in the engage ment, and of the trust reposed in him, to make his escape from the said rebel steamer, for the purj)ose of avoiding the actual surrender of his person as a prisoner of war, and the responsibi lities thereby incurred, and did subsequently, without having been exchanged as a prisoner. engage in hostilities against the United States. . GIDEON WELLS, Secretary of the Navy. Navy Department, Nov. 25j 1865. -x ; Against which arrest Admiral Semmes entered the following protest : . -. .,'. - Sir : On the 26th day of April, 1865. 1 was at Greensboro, N.'C, in command of a naval bri gade, forming part of the army of General Jo seph E, Johnston, and participated ihhe capitu lation between General Johnston, and 'Major General W. . T. Sherman, commanding - United States Army of North Carolina. " The condition of said capitulation on the part of General John ston was that the army under his command should cease all acts of war from the date of the capife-; ulation, April 26th, aforesaid. In consideration of which condition thus entered into bv General Johnston, General Sherman - stipulated that t the" officers and men comprising the army of General ' J onnston, should return to their homes and there - remain unmolested by the United States authori ties so long as they observed the obligations they had entered into, and obeyed the laws enforced , where they resided. Iha?e:. thi day : been ajv -J rested by order of the secretary of the navy; hadl! a guard placed over my house, and have been informed that I am to proceed to Washington, in! cuswKiy, mere to answer a charge preferred; against me, predicated , upon facts,. which took place anterior to the capitulation- between Gene-' ral Johnston and General' Sherman, i This being1 a violation of the- capitulation on the part' of f General Sherman, I respectfully make this, my protest, against said arrest. y R. SEMMES. Mobile, Ala., December 15, 1865. V ' DISPATCH of to his death by his Own act YYHil' : 1 J ? I A.Bold. BoBBERT.e learn that a theft of the most bold and daring description was .com mitted at the boarding house of Mrs. Legwin, near the corner nf MurlrAtand Third Rt.rAets Tester- at which our present complex, unequal and rex ming. It seems that a ccuple of men went TO THE GOVERNOR ELECT. i. Department of State, . . . Washington, Dec. 23 To His Excellency the Governor of the' State North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina. - Sir By the direction of the president, I have the honor herewith to transmit to you a copy of a communition which has been addressed tq his excellency rir y . Holden, late provisional gov ernor 'of North Carolina, whereby he has been relieved of the trust heretofore reposed hi him, and directed to give into your excellency s pos session the papers and property relating to that trust.-.- Yi; ;-:Y--Yi '": '"--'': . - I have the honor to tender to you the co- preference in such employment over able-bodied Jros, the imperialist commander at: Monterey, aware or tne approach of JKscooedo, at the head of the liberals, determined to surprise them with an ambuscade. vHe agreed with Colonel Quirogas, the - commander or the Mexican troops 'under his orders, that - part of them " should make i feint of f abdoning' theiif position,- and allow Escobedo to enter Monterey unmolested, while the remainder with the" French troops, should occupy tne citadel and tne forts, and in the night fall on the liberals suddenly; - " On the 24th nlLi Escobedo after aVirmiVi?nr entered; the city. v Quirogas retired before, himj Tne ii'rencn troops made a flank movement td cut of his retreat at the proper time t the impe-' - - 1 1 - 1 If t tt A. ' rial cavairy aiso movea ou lo a " cuiung on " po sition. Daring the night a cannonade was kept up to prevent the liberals from too near approach to the CitadeL -At six A. M. -on the 25th, at a given1 signal, the imperial artillery opened on the liberals, who, falling back, were met by the com bined imperial forces and cut to pieceu. Re treating In another curecuon, they encountered men m tne army. The object of the order is to prevent the discharge and 'mustering out of dis abled soldiers as far as may be, by making room for them in positions where they can perform service as well as able-bodied men. vKEXICO.1 vV' ' The instructions of our hew minister to Mexi co, who is ordered at once to his .post, and to re main near President Juarez, are of so decided a character that the imperial party will not be so long in ascertaining the policy of the United States government. - ? - Campbell, the new Mexican minister, agrees more closely with Mr. Seward on Mexican affairs than Loran. - J"e ' ?' ' . .. , " - PBRSOHAL. - - --- .i The Hon. John Minor Botts is in town. He is very strongly opposed, to the .admission, as a member of Congress, ef any ' man who has had anything to do with the rebellion. ' ' ESTERITAL REVENUE DECISION. The law in reference to stamping receipts for General Schurz iteoort . of Ml "tZl i .. - tbe atouttu " - - ; :i General Carl Schurz' official report of his re cent tour through the states of South Carolina,5 Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, laid before the President a few days ago and sent" to Congress,, has been published. ; It is an1 elabo-4 rate document, giving his view of the condition of the states lately in rebellion, and the'feeling of . uie peopie, wnite ana Diack, and is generally ad verse to liftmg the hand of federal power from off those states at present- : The intimations are v that the larger class , of the white people in . the south are led by politicians now outwardly com. pijuig wiiu wuai is reqmrea for an ulterior pur-, pose though-admitting that ' the ablest truly accept the situation. ' In . beginning his re-' E??6 Pdent informed i him tiiat hispohcy, of recoDstruction was merely experimental, and that he would change it if the ' experiment did not lead to satisfactory results. As the President has not changed his policy, the mference is clear that he deems the result sktiS factorv. ' . St
The Daily Wilmington Herald (Wilmington, N.C.)
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