Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1861, Page 2

* G STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: MONDAY...................Mareh 18 1961, Spirit of the Morning Press The /uteiligencer endeavors to show the simi- larity existing between the Constitution of the United States and that of the Southern Confed- eracy. The editor of the Kepudlican having just re- turned from New England says that the people there are perfectly satistied with the proposition to evacuate Fort Sumter, believing that the hones. ty and sagacity of the President will by this movement tend to bring about a reunion of our now shattered Government. +e Ovcr Incenvors Nzicusor.—The d'singenu- ousness of the Alexandria Sentinel is refreshing Somehow or other it is incapable of deing a straightforward thing; certainly it never ventures a reference to the Star that fails to involve gross and palpable misrepresentation. How much it made by that policy towards the Unionists in the eanvass for the election of the Virginia Conven- tion, is apparent in the two thousand six hundred majority the Alexandria Congressional district gave against secession. Then, as now, it sought to brand all Union men as abolition submission- ists. The extent of the confidence in its repre- eentations entertained by those among whom it circulates, is feirly measurable by that majority given by that district for the abolition-submission candidates, as it regards them—the Unionists. According to its logic the abolitionists had in that election a majority of some sixty-two thousand in Virginia, that being the aggregate Union mzjority in the State. By way of showing the reader what it regards as abolitioniam we quote ite comments an Friday last upon the Star’s editorial of the day before, descriptive of the existing condition of Feirfax county, and comparing that with its condition years ago; as follows : “The Washington Star signalizes the zeal of a new pervert, by the most outrageous and abusive misrepresentations of the Southern States, that we Meet with in our exchanges. Yesterday it had an abolition editorial in reference to Virginia.—to- day it represents Texas xs about to engage in rev- olution against secession,—so dissatistied are the people. We have not thought it worth while to notice the course of the Star,—it is published for another market than Viryini But the Texas story is so utterly repudiated by Dr. Carter's testi- mony fn bis 5; ‘b here last night, that we were tempted to call attention to the fact.” We know no better mode of illustrating the in- justice it does us in denying the truth of what we say of the existing state of things in the seceded States and elsewhere where secs:ion is rampant, and also of showing that its dodge of accusing all but traitors to their country of being aboli- tionists, bas not even the poor merit of being original, than by publishing the following extract from a letter received by a geatleman in this city from a friend in Richmond : Ricumonp, Va., March 15, 1861. How do you stand upon the secession question? Have you been led astray by the singular delusion that Aonor of the South requires that this glorious Union, which we have all, till witbin a very recent rine tided ourselves so much about, should be split asunder, and the South should go one way and the North another? Have bc been hoodwinked by that demagogical tribe, fore riding the South like the Old Maa of the Sea, into the belief that because they were de- feated, it ts impossible for the South ever toobtain her just rights again? Are you blind to the fact that it has been the invariable cry of these political lepers that they are the ae patriots in the land, and that unless their candidates can always suc- ceed. the country is gone? Havedhey not always (wickedly and atrociously) brand every man put up against them, for any office, as abolitionists and unsound—not to be trusted? No, my dear friend, your characteristic mederation in all poss interdicts any possible belief than that you are be classed zmong the crazy fanatics who constitute the bulk of the Disunion Party of this and other Southern States. However just might be the cause; however desperate might seem the cbances of the South ever to be recognized on the part of the General Government, yet the character and conduct of the party in this city, with few exceptions, is enough to disgust any one with it, and cause him to blush for his section. However much the secession ieaders and their press (see Dispatch of yesterday and this mornin; ) may howl and writhe over the charge of the Washington Star, that a reign of terror and ruttianism bad been inaugurated in Richmond, it is nevertheless every word of ittrue Baltimore Piug Uglyism could hardly equal the dastardly attempts prac- ticed by the secessionists bere to intimidate the — party from speaking in fsvor of further forts to save the Union. Nota man in the Con- vention, (now in session in this city,) who bas spoken in favor of the Union, bes escaped some insult from the loathing deputation from the party who hang invariably around the doors of the Convention to applaud and encourage disunion doctrine, and hiss and denounce those whoexpress different sentiments. Truly mob law {s in the a here. But 1 will say no more at pres- ent. A CALLED Sxssion of Concrzss.—The best informed men around us are rapidly coming to regard a special session of Congress 2s absolutely necessary for the protection of the public interest, and we shall not be surprised to see the Presi- dent’s proclamation to that end in print ere the close of the present week; it being understood that additional legislation is found to be abso- lutely necessary to enable the Government to col- lect duties on imports anywhere. If, as alleged, it is not lawful to collect customs off the harbors of the ports in seceded States. there can be no doubt that importers will order most of their goods brought into the United states through them; knowing well that until Congress legis- lates upon the subject the Government has not the means of preventing them from being carried from the seceded States wherever they are to be sold for actual consumption. Under these cir- cumstances a special session of Congress is in- evitably unavoidable, we take it for granted. Apropos:—The Virginia Congressional election takes place on the first Monday in May. Every one of the State’s nine representatives who signed the disunion manifesto are understocd to be can- didates for reélection. The Richmond Whig estimates that the aggregate majority against the disunion candidates throughout the State will reach 75,000. We apprehend that every one of the nine will be ingloriously defeated, and men elected in their stead true in their Learts to the integrity of the Union. If there be no collision between the General Government and the seceded States ere the first Monday in May, Virginia will return no disunioniet to Congress. The only pos- sibility that a collision may oceur, lies in the de- termination of the usvrping oligarchy to bring one about, If theycan doso. The eminent for- Dearance, prudence and patriotism marking the Policy of the Government upon the subject, how- ever, are now becoming so thoroughly apprecia- ted throughout the border States, as that if the oligarchy succeed in bringing on a collision, the cause of secession will gain lttie, indeed, by the achievement, however flagrantly the facts in- volved in it may be distorted and misrepresented for «fect at the polls. The game of the secession- ists upto this time has been so signally but a game of false pretenses, as that it can no longer be played anywhere with success How ro Do It disanionists do not yet Gespair of getting the border States out of the Union; and being unsuccessful in getting upa war with the General Goverament, they are turn- ing their attention to the plan of getting up ‘war in the border States. That is: they propose to revolutionize the latter by force of arms! We quote the Washington correspondent of the Charleston Mercury, writing just before the com- Position of the Cabinet was officially Promulged,- and when Jobn Bell’s name was among those canvassed : “« It is now tolerably certain that Jobn-Bell, of Tennessee, will get 2 seat in the Cabinet. He has taken time by the forelock, in announcing his willingness to accept any offer was made. W hile the place bas not been distinctly tendered, lam well persuaded he was sent for. The value of such # man in the Cabinet is perfectly well un- derstood by that arch wire-worker, Seward. When Beli is in, the chains will be riveted on the bor- der Sta! This wnvolves a sad necessity. Civil war begins in Virginia and Tennessee. We had Aoped to avoid se terrible a calamity, but it hat been forced onus. It has taken some time for the resistance party to make up tts mind to this dire mecessity; but. ‘what must be, willbe’? There ‘were tories and traitors See la °76 pos fathers took up arms agai comers vallant? Heaven forbid!” ———$—$—$——_______ Mazon AnpERsox.—We have every reason to Lelieve that on Saturday last Mojor Anderson was ordered to repair $0 Newport barracks, Ky., for recruiting duty, CONGRESSIONAL. Szxatz.—When our report closed on Saturday the Senate had gone intoexecutive session. After some time spent theacla the Senate adjourned an eageoeee—n Mospay, March 18 re ; Sznats.—Mr. Cowan presented to the Senate the credentials of Rew: David Wilmot, U. 8. Sen- ator from Pennsylvania. Mr. Bright laid before the Senate a copy of a joint resolution ado; by the isl ture of In- diana, petitioning Congress to call a Convention of all the States to take into consideratfon the pro- priety of amending the Constitution. Mr. Wilmot having been sworn in and taken it wre donate then took up the resolution offered by Mr. Douglas; and oH Breckinridge proceeded to address the Sen- ate. He had been a silent spectator of a great drama in the world’s history. He had been one of a number cf Senators who earnestly strove to bring about the adoption by Congress of some measures which would allay the storm now ing. He regarded the inaugural as being generally ex, ive of peace, but If it was carried out to its Strict letter, bloodshed would inevitably ensue. The leading idea of the inaugural was that the President did not recognize the existence of a Rew government in the South, and that he in- tended to execute the laws in all the States, in- cluding those which had e out of the Union. That he would hoid all the forts and public Property by force of arms if required. and would collect Yoe Tevenues asin the past. In a whole, he construed the inaugural to mean that the Pres- ident was determined to hold ell the property of the United States in those States at all hazards; and if Fort Sumter was to be vacated it was not to be done as a measure of peace, but as a policy which a military general would pursue to gain a more important advantage elsewhere. He saw no broad @ tical policy among Republicans which could promote peace. The simple question was, should the power of the Uni- ted States be maintained over a separate Govern- ment of five millions of peopie with all the ma- chinery of a Government. If it was, why hesi- tate and talk of peace? if not. why were Fede- ral troops still retaining ssion of those forts? The Senate should have advised, by resolution, the President of the United States to withdraw the forces from the South and to have souzht by negotiation alone the preservation of the Govern- ment. He should vote for the resolution introduced by the Senator from Illinois, but he hoped that a res- olution would be brought before the Renate to get a sense of that body, authorizing the President to withdraw the troops from the Confederate States. With regard to the revenue he had but Little to say. That question bad already been settled, and the remarks of the Senator from Iilinois (Mr. Douglas) was a geod exponent of his sentiments upon that subject. : Mr. Breckinridge was speaking when our re- port necessarily closed ———-——_ +8 ANOTHER GREAT ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OLI- Garcuy '—The Treasury Department have advices that the light-house supply vessel has been seized in Galveston barbor by the Texas disunionists. ‘This vessel is employed in supplying the different light-houses with oil, wicks and other stores Who ever planned her seizure must have been fired with zeal to emulate the great achievement of Twiggs. Unmitigated rascality is evidently infectious in Texas, just now. The United States light-bouse-establishment vessel Guthrie sailed from New Bedford, Mass., Nov. 8, 1860, with a full cargo of supplies for one year for all the light-houses and light vessels be- tween Amelia Island, Ga.,and the Rio Grande, Texas. The master in charge of this vessel reached the bay at Galveston, Texas, on the Sth of March, instant, for the purpose of delivering the year’s supply of oil, &c., to the Bolivar Point and other light-houses in that vicinity. While be was ab. sent from the vessel, attending to the delivery of the supplies, the Guthrie was boarded by a man calling himself Capt Rogers, with several men, and accompanted by an individual calling him- self Gen. Sherman, claming to act by authority and under the orders of ‘« the Committee of Safety at Galveston.’ These men got the vessel under way and proceeded with her near the cutter, where she was at last accounts detained to await further orders from Anstin, Texas. The Guthrie, it will be seen, was on a mission of peace, mercy, humanity and charity. Filied with supplies of ofl, &c., purchased and paid for by the United States, to be distributed to the lights on the southern coast, to prevent their extinction during the ensuing year, and without which sup- plies they must at an early period be extinguished, and thereby cause great loss of life and Property in the navigation of that coast. —————$<$______. Coxrinmsn.—On last Saturday the Senate made the following confirmations : Charles B. Throckmorton, of Md_, to be a Sec- ond Lieutenant 4th artillery, U.S.A. First ,Lieuts. Theodore Talbot, ist artillery; Richard C. Drum, 4th artillery; Jos. B Fry, Ist artillery, to be Assistant Adjutant Generals, with brevet rank of Captain Wm. C. Butler to be Collector of Customs in Camden District, N.C., vice Stark, resigned. Nelson G. Isbell to be Collector of Customs at Detroit, Mich., rtce R. W. Davis, removed. Jobn W. McMath to be Collector of Customs at Michilimackinac, Mich, tice J. F. Weedle, re- moved. Christopher Gore Ripley, of Minn, Secretary of Legetion to Brussels. Jas. M Edmonds, of Mich., Commissioner of General Land Office. Jacobs Halderman, of Pa., Minister Resident at Stockholm, vice B. F. Angell, of N. Y., recalled. gees Tue Hon. Green Avams of Ky., a member of the tast House of Representatives, has been ap- pointed Sixth Auditor of the Treasury, vice Dr Tate, of Va, removed. Mr. Adaina is a Union man. He isadmirably qualified for the discharge of the duties of the position, and will make a good officer. —$—<—$_____. A Treaty ARRiven —Dr. Culver, of the Indian Bureau in this city,to-day returned to Washington from Fort Wise, (Upper Arkansas,) bringing the treaty with the Arrapahoes and Cheyennes, ne- gotiated by Agent Boone, recently. Under it the Government acquire the Pike’s Peak region. Sr eaes atalaiialinlariataiar Arromntep.—Dr. Erie Locke, of Indiana, bas been appointed to be Chief of the Agricultura) Bureau of the Patent office, (82,500 per annum,) vice Clemson, resigned TT {> French & Richstein, 278 Pennsylvania avenue, send us Harper's Weekly for this week, and London Punch of Feb. 16. Both capital Bumbers. Loca, Evxctions in Pexnsyivanta —On Friday last elections were heid in the several towns of Pennsylvania, for local officers. The election at Harrisburg resulted in the triumph of the democrats, who carried all of the five Council. men, five of the six Assessors, and a majority of the election officers in every Ward but the fifth. Henry L. Evans, the conservative republican candidate nominated at a town meeting in West Chester, for Chief Burgess, was electe: by over 200 majority over Anderson May, the ultra repub- lican candidate. At Reading the democrats swept the city. Joel B. Warner, (dem.) was elect Mayor by 644 majority over Benneville Keim, (rep ) the present incumbent. Peter Shaneman, (dem.) was elected Treasurer by 424 majority. The democrats also elected nearly ali their officers. —_______. Savery oF tae SteaMER AUSTRALASIAN —The missi steamer Australasian, about which so much fear bas been entertained, bas at length been heard from, and is now safe {n the harhor of Queenstown. Shortly after leaving Liverpool she encountered strong head winds and a heav sea, which continued to increase in power unti s when in 2 violent gale, she broke two of the fans of her screw. She was then compelled to depend upon her canvass alone, and after passing through & succession of heavy squalls for several da finally reached Queenstown tn an extremely dis- abled condition. Her ‘ogers and mails were teken by the Arabla and brought out on her reg- ular trip, the Australasian reta: ning her specie on board. ‘The accident to her screw is bt mega to bave happened from striking some Piece of a wreck, as several logs were floating about. Wist, Barsam or Witp Cuerry. —We call the attention of our readers to the advertise- ment of this popular medicine. It is superior to all other articles now used for coughs, colds, consumption, and pulmonary diseases, us the ben! sale of it by the agents in this section {s tela a hie sane oe at all the rekee, We advise Those of our readers who are afflicted with any of the above diseases, to “ure a bottle immedi- ately. and we are sure will receive speedy relief.—Cambridge (Md.) Herald. E at; by ov eight bundred persons of Thercity” oC ramcone to Messrs. Holladay and White, delegates in the Virginia Convention from Nor- folk connee westing them to stand by the Union uati! ‘he fast Link ia broken. One equally as lorge has been sent to Gen George Blow, dele- gate Norfolk, with the same request. DEPARTMENT NEWS. Tue Navy Department have advices from Com. Bell, commanding U. 8. Mediterranean squadron, dated Messina, Feb. 2d, in which be says :—‘‘ | have received intelligence from Gaeta to the 27th ult. The fortress has received but trifling injury from the late bombardment of Gen. Cialdini, but little impression has been made by Admiral Persano with the Sardinian fleet. ‘The Sardinian admiral soon discovered that how- ever gallant his attack, his ships were no match for stone fortifications. On board one of bis ves- sels two guns burst, killing and wounding a large number of men. It is said King Francis has yet from six to eight thousand men, with visions for severzl months. Should this be true, it will cause the Sardinians much trouble and great loss of life to dislodge him. The French feet has gone; also the Spanish corvette, leaving the Sar- dinian fleet only around and about Gacta. The same state of affairs exists here as when [ last wrote. The citadel and forts on the seaside are in possessien of the Neapolitans, while the city and surrounding country are in the hands of Ga- ribaldi and Victor Emmanuel. Occasionally we bear of arrests of persons seppees to be in the employ of the old government and sent here to stir up the Calabrians to a counter revolution; but the country seems to be quiet, and conduct them- selves with a discretion and moderation which sbould be an example to communities which think themselves of a higher civilization. There are twenty-three American vessels in port, and about this number is kept up by constant arrivals and departures.”’ Resioxgp.—Mr. Joseph F. Lewis, of Tex., has resigned h!s third class (#1,600 per annum) clerk- ship in the Post Office Department We hear also that Mr. H. St George Offutt has resigned the chief clerkship of the bureau of the Sixth Auditor of the Treasury, ($2,000 per an- num.) From tHe U.S. E Inpigs EQuaDRon —The flagship Hartford was at Hong Kong January ldth. The Dacotah arrived there January 8th. The Saginaw bad been dispatched to Ningpo in search of pirates, who had captured an American vessel. The general health of the squadron was good. — No News or tue Levant reached the Navy Department in the dispatches from Commodore Montgomery, tlag officer of the Pacifiz Squadron, dated at Panama, March 4th, instant. 0 Items Telegraphed frem Washington. Wasninoton arch 17 —It ts said, on good autbority, that Messrs. Crawford and Forsyth, the Confederate State Commissioners, entertain the strongest hope of preserving the peaceful relations between the twoGovernments. There is nodoubt their diplomacy is earned conducted. Certain friends of Mr. Corwin are still endeav- oring to induce bim to withdraw his declination of the Mexican mission. Those best informed relative to Southern move- ments totally disc-edit the report that Fort Pick- ens has been attacked, or that such an act will be likely to cccur at present Governor Roman, one of the Confederate State Commissioners, telegraphs from W 4 lmington, North Carolina, that he will be in Washington to-morrow. He was detsined by indisposition. It ts not yet ascertained that any order has been issned by Presidentinl authority in regard to the evacuation of Fort Sumter—an event, however, which fs still considered wiil soon Inevitably oc- cur from circumstances beyond Executive control. From what is actually known a formal surrender of the post is not anticipated. Colonel Lander, of wagon-rozd fame, the sec- ond to Potter in his diiiculty with Pryor, is fit- ting outa party here for the protection of emi- grants to Oregon. It is a private enterprise to be aided by the Government It is understood that Joseph 8. Wilson, late Commissioner of the General Land Office, will be invited South to take charge the landed in- terests of the Confederated 5 Col. Segar has been bere for severel days asa commissioner from the Union members of the Virginia Convention, and had a personal consul- tation with the President and each member of the Cabinet on the subject of the policy of the Admin- istration. He will return to Richmond to-morrow and report that he has every assurance that the licy of the Administration is peace and concil- ation Intelligence has been received here to-day from Staunton, Va., to the effect that the Virginia churches have resolved to secede from the Balti- more Conference Colonel S_ Cooper, late Adjutant General of the United States Army, has gone South to accept the post of Adjutant Genera! of the southern army a eee Baltimore Annual Conference at Staunton Third day.—Rev. Wm. Hirst submitted the report of the Preachers’ Aid Society, which on being read, was referred to Committee on Neces- sitious Cases. An invitation was received to visit the exbibi- tion of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylums of the State here situated, which was accepted by the Conference The Stewards proceeded to call for Conference collections. Rev. Mr. Campbell, of the Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Mr. Davis, of the Lutheran Church,and the Rev. Taylor, of the Baptist Church, were in- troduced to the Conference. Rev. Mr. Phelps continued his argument upon the memorial, which was the order of the day. He argued the propriety of staying with the North. ern Conferences that we might convert them from abolition opinions Rev. Alfred Gritith followed. The speaker Is the oldest member of the Conference, and seems to delight in reminiscences of the old Church, and always meets with kindest attention and indul- gence of his brethren. He said he remembered the time when the broken sapling at the cross- road, the Methodist preacher's mar: » Waa the only guide post in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsyl- vanta, and remarked to the young men that they bad not made the Church, but the Church hn: made them He argued to prevent separation He, however, denounced the new chapter, as yes- terday be did, but thought separation schism, and did not desire it for two years to come. ‘The Conference baving resolved to attend the exhibition above named, adjourred at oneo’clock. SS eee Laymen’s Convention of the M. E. Church at Stennton, Va. Third Day —The Convention met at 9 o'clock, wiih the majority report under consideration Mr. Hoffman, of Fredericksburg, Va., desired each member to express bis opinion of the desire efthe people be represents, previous to the con- sideration of plans and propositions It was rescived to limit debate to twenty min- utes The Committee on Credentials reported on the contested elections of the East Fairfax circuit They informed the Convention that at a quarterly conference on said circuit, J. W. Lockwood was elected with the proviso that should Mr. L.. de- cline, then Revs. B. N. Brown, Presiding Elder, and Dr. W. E. Magruder, preacher in charge, be empowered to give a certificate to such Person as in their judgment would be a proper delevate Rev. Messrs. Brown and Magruder selected R. Stockett Matthews, of B: timore, and he having presented the por certificate, the committee recommended him to the Convention as the regu- larly authorized delezate. The Convention sustained the decision of the commntties, and Mr Matthews took his seat in the y. A letter was received by the President and read to the Convention, from Rev. B. N. Brown, re- questing copies of all the papers which were in the possession of the Convention from E. Fairfax cireult. The request was refused Mr. Gantt offered anamendment tothe Majority report, ing that the Conference repudiate the new chapter, reprint the Methodist Disci pline without the chapter being inserted, and await a demand for redress from the General Conference Col Bikeeiy, of Baltimore, joined the issue with Mr. Gantt. a8 to bis assertion that the Metho- dist Episcopal Church isan anti-slavery Church, and that all slaves are. ee, chattels. Never until 1860 did the Methodist Episcopal Church proclaim to the world the sin of slaveholding. Remarks were elicited from other Speakers, but, without arriving at an conclusion, the Conven- tion adjourned to 3 o'clock on Saturday. ——__ A Repentant BaLtimMone Sgckesionist—The Pleasure of Soldiering —The following letter (says the Clipper), was received bya gentlemen of this city from a young man who left Baltimore on the 22d of February for Charleston, and there entered the Southern Army : CastLe PincknEy, Cha leston, 8. C. My Dear Friend—I arrived bere at last; and am sorry I ever saw such a place. If 1 could get out of it, | would do so with the utmost sure We arrived on Sunday morning at nine o'clock, and were immediately taken to Castle Pinckney, where we were set to work (on Sunday morning, wes) tranaperting two heavy 48-pounders to wharf. Weare treated worse than negroes here. We don’t get enough to eat, and what we do etis of the coarsest and most common description. If you hear of vast § one getting the Southern Rights Fever as strongly as | had it, just show him this, and if itdoes not cure him nothing will. But, however, to drop a subject which, whenever [ think of lt drives me almost to the point of drown- ing myself, I will treat of other matters, &c , &c. poe Aes arava aati From Montcomery —The New York Tribune has foliowing special dispatch: Montcomery, Ala., March 15.—The South be- lieves that the only thing that will satisfy the North will be to prove her ability to maintain her inde c by force of arma, She is will- ing todoso. Messrs. Davis and Ste both tes, to become one of the federate States within a . The im ‘on roes imported from Border States will probably be thirty per cent Portrait oF Mr. Lincoun —George F. Wright,a ford, Cona.,bas 1 7 the portrait of President Lincoln for its capitol. sppropriation for the work is 82,500. Army and Navy News. Captain Garnett, who was sent by the United States government to Europe to observe the artil- lery improvements going on in the services of the different powers, visited, a few» montbs since, the “cannon depots” of Paris, and saw the Frepch- men go through their evolutions. He says that their proficiency in gunning is greater than that of the Lc pew “The French are quick, correct, intelligent, and careful of their pieces, and make admirable shots” Capt. Garnett’s report will be looked for with grest interest. Next week the Government is ex, tocome to a definite conclusion as to the disposition of the troops now garrisoning Washington. Weil-in- formed persons believe that ell the avatlable sol- diers in the Department of the East will be thrown into the forts at Tortugas, Pickens and Monroe. There will, huwever. be retained in the national capital a tolerably efficient guard There is some talk of the sixth regiment of in- fantry being recalled from California. This is the favorite regiment in the service. It accom- plished the longest march—tbat from Camp Floyd to Sacramento—recorded in the military annals of the American service. The sixth is now en- titled to a release from remote service. The men were all well at last accounts. be attention of the authorities is about to be called to the state of the old line-of-battle ship Franklin, now at Portsmouth, N. H. She was ordered for conversion into a steamer some years since, a to execute the order were commenced. [tis now deemed advisable to finish the work that can be done without extra Ra aah priations, and during its progressexperience might suggest to constructors improvements in the con- verting principle likely to be applied to theships examined by the Naval Board. The heavy draft vessels now at the Brooklyn navy-yard are not to be fitted out for commission just now. They will merely be put in a state of readiness. The United States steam frigate San Jacinto, of the African station, had some courts-martial on board at last advices. We are requested to state that the United States storeships Supply. Mohaw, and Crusader, which left the Navy Yard on Thursday, are destined to join the squadron which has been recalled from the Gulf of Mexico to our seaboard. The revenve versels added to the fleet are intended to augment it toa respectable coast guard, as already stated. The chartered vessels, Star of the West, Empire City, Philadelphia, and Coatzacoalcos, are em- Ployed for the purpose of conveying United States troops from Texas, and between other posts. The detachment called off on the Island on Thursday is for Florida. The Mohawk and Crusader will report to the Commander-in-Chief of the station in the neighborhood of Pensacola. The Phila- de!puia will probably be used, if Sumter 1s evac- uated, to bring the garrison of that fort to Old Point Comfort, Virginia —New York Post. RAT ee iene East Baltimore Conference at Chambers- burg, Pa Third Day.—After the usual religious exercises, Mr. Harden, by request. was excused from serv- ing on the committee on the state of the Church. The catalogue of Annapolis Female College was then presented, and referred to the committee on seminaries. After the conclusion of the Steward’s call, those ministers who bad finished their probation and were candidates for deacon’s orders took position in front of the stand, and were addressed by the Bishop, and o:dained. ‘The Conference then transacted some business inor importance, and adjourned. Fourth Day —The circular of Fayetteville Sem- inary was presented, and referred to the commit- tee on seminaries. The memorial of Est Baltimore Station, on the New Chapter, was also received, and referred to the committee on the state of the Church Mr. Sargent prone the report and zecompa- pers of the Preachers’ Aid Society. Ir. Slicer moved an appropriation of $1,200 for itous cases, and alu for educational pur- M nec pes: Mr. Reese moved that the whole amount ($1,600) be appropriated for necessitous cases; which mo- tion, after some debate, was agreed to. The report of the New York Book Concern was then presented and read The committee a@@ investigation on the case of a brother charged with impropriety of conduct then reported, and a long debate ensued; after which, on motion, the brother was continued on trial Dr_ Dougherty was then transferred to the West- ern Virginia Conference After the transaction of business of minor im- portance, the Conference adjourned. Maryland Annual ference ef the M. P. Church at Newark, N. J. Third day —The morning business was as usual preceded by religious services of one bour’s con- tinuance, conducted by Rev. E J. Drinkhouse. The Committee oa Boundaries and Nece sities ofthe Churches recommended the changing of Eaat Baltimore Mission to a Station, the leaving of Cumberland Station and Williamsport Circuit unsupplied for one year. The following young men were recommended for the Itinerancy: Thos. H. Burgess, J. W. Gray, W. McKendree Poisel, W. P. Howell, William Livingston, Henry E. Paul, George 8. Battersby, George W. Weiils. The recommendation to change East Baltimore Mission to a Station, after precautionary conside- ration of the financial ability of the Church, was adopted Montgomery Mission was discontinued; the appointment will hereafter be supplied by the minister on Federick Circuit. Cumberland Sta- tion, from inability to sustain itself, was stricken from the list of stations,and Cumberland set apart a field for missionary operations The proposition to divide Deer Creek Circuit as follows: a circuit to be called Susquebanna Circuit, begining at Havre de Grace and extend- ing to Bush River Neck, the remaining part Har- ford county, including all the appointments of Deer Creek Circuit, except Belair and Havre de Grace, to constitute a circuit, to be called Belair Circuit, was adopted OF ST. PATRICK'S . thers to the supper to be given at the Exchange Hotel, and thuse who wish to ene with them, are informed that it will be up 4HIS(Mooday) EVENING, at 8 o’e!k. ts can be had at toe ¢ fice of the Hotel. it® ry maT" b AN +u are re- i E quested to attend TO MORROW (Tuosdaz.) at Members wi'l be punctual. as business of import. ance will te brought before the corps. ty order, y LER POWEXLL, Lt © N, See. mal lem )TICE.—There will bea meeting ef tho { commissioned rnd non-commi+ ioued off- of Companies A. B,C and E of the Wash- nf iet Infantry Battalion con TLESDAY NING, the 19th instant. st 8 o'clock, at In- try Hal '(Coomb’s Building ) Eaoh«ficer is expe ted to b= present, as busins-8 of importance to the Battaiion will he trensacted ma 18-2 C. H, UTERMEHL.E, Seo, A FAIR AND FESTIVAL OF DELI- L _ eacies, and Refreshments neo sary for the Occasion. wiil be epaned on TLUBSDAY EVE- NING, the 9th, at 7 o'clock, by the Second Col- sred Bapiiat + hurch, intheir Bouse of W orship, on Thi d, between H and | «ta, tne proceeds to appropriated te the payment of the debt resting their honse and lot. Admit ance 1l0cents Permi seoured to continue open until 12. ma 18-2t* em SPECIAL ORDERS—No, 76. DspaRtMeEN GENeRaL = ¢ Wasehington, Maron A Board of Medical «flicers wil axe New York city on the Ist day of May ne aa f00n thereafter ae pract'oxblo, for the examination OLA sistant Surgeons for promotion, and of such exndidates for appointmert as may be invited to present themeelves betore the Board. Detail tor ths Board Surgeon CLrmMent A Finury, Surgecn Cartes MeDovcatt, Surgeon Witttam J. SLoaN. By order of the Secretary of War: L. THOMAS, Adjutant General. Applioa ions must be addressed to the Seerets: of Wars muet atate the resiaence of the Li and thedate and place of his birth. be accompanied Preferences will ive no atten- tion) by re ‘otable testimonials of his possessi: the moral an physion, qualifications requisite for filling credita‘ly the responsible station, and fo: performirg ab A ur and active ‘cuties of an officer of t! » medica! Applicants ust be between twenty-one and twenty-ove y.ars of age. ae There are now three vacancies in the medical taf, mar 18-3t THE YOUNG MEN’S CHR ISZIAN sociation hold an Annual Meeti: the election of officers, at their reoms. on Mon: DAY EVENING, Maroh 18th, at haif-past ma 16-2t GEO. H. TWISS, Reo. Seo. ak O. O. F._WASHINGTON LODGE, 0. 6.—Ths m: mbers of Washingto: e ar En nested to mest at the Hall on MONDA 8 4 EVENING next, tne ith instant. at half-past k. to psy a fraternal visit to Has Lod a de ee eae No.9, ma 16 2t* . Per. Sec, PRESIDENT’S MOUN' A EER FON !—The ae oe officers and privates of the Pre-adent’s Guvrd are requested to meet at Benter’s Rooms, C strona i cay EVENING, Marol 18th, at 2 o’elock. y order « COMMITTEE. ST. PATRICK’S DAY —The celebration of srelerd’ National Festival by the NIX SOCIE' ‘Wiil take place at Gautier’s, on MONVAY EVENING, 8th instant. Persons wishing to participate in tha le chare ticteteat Gautier’s; Mr. I st.. between & acd F sts.; Mr, Linn nus, between 19"h and 20th sts, and Brosman’s, Fourth st., between G and H sts. * kote 82. ma 14-Th S&M3t* JAMES RYAN, Sec. emer SAY, STRANGER, WHERE RE 7 Ran | am goto RARER ofthe strane di gpesenniig.aP Seventh street Nemo ee SRESBIN SERV HERRING SE . a = Pa av. bowel rr aaa Later frem Eurepe. New Yorx, March 16.—The Mail Steam- ship Arabia, from Liverpool on the 2d inst , via Queenstown on the 3d, arrived at this port this evening, brin; £260,000 sterling in specte he steamship Australasian arrived at Queens- town on the same day that the Arabia left that rt, having retorned in consequence of an acci- lent. Her mails and passe: (but not ber specie) were transferred to the Arabia. Captain acing hed “ge ae that bis steamer bro! th flanges ecrew on February 20th, when in latitude _—— 34°, but she continued on her voyage rd Ull the 26th, under canvass, when a wor yt bg was experienced from the westward, and t before aching Queenstown on the 34 tr 4 one day’s sail she made 250 miles under canvass. The royal mail steamship Canada arrived at Queenstown on the 2d inst. The London money market was unchanged. with = en sigemy ter Money on Saturday evening al x % nchanged. American securities were dull and ui Great cacti are ‘ a In the House of Commons t! jyrian question bad been under debate. The conduct of the French troops in Syria was — condemned. Lord Jobn Russell, in bis on the ques- tion, admitted that the occupation by tbe French army had been useful, but thought it desirable that it should terminate as soon as possible. The Great Exstern will probably be ready next month for another voyage to New York. The Duke of Sutherland was dead. France. During the debate in the French Senate on the address to the throne, the Prince Napoleon justi- fied the policy of Piedmont, and uttered some sympathetic words relative to Venice, though, as he added, he would deplore an untimely attack. He opposed the union of the temporal and spirit- ual power of the Pope of Rome, but said the in- dependence of the ay wd must be insured. A pastoral letter by the Bishop of Poictiers, com- paring the Emperor to Pontius Pilate, had crea- ted a great sensation throughout France, and the Government was debating what mensures to take in this matter The Paris Bourse was dull but steady, rentes being quoted at 6sf. 15s. Iraty. The siege of Messina, it was expected, would be comm ina few days. The Sardinians had occupied the beights commanding the cita- del. Itis said that the resistance offered by the Governor of the citadel arose from the orders given bim by Francis II. The representatives of foreign Powers at Mes- sina had protested against the opening of hostili- ties, in consequence of the damage that might ensue. Fearful tnundations bad taken place at Galatz, and hun of personsare re to have*been drowned. Immense quantities of grain were lost. Russia. The Russian Government announces that no Government measure relative to the peasantry will be published until the 2d of March. AusTRia. A Paris letter to the London Daily News men- tio ‘tumor, which is accredited in official quar- ters, that Prince Metternich bas just communica- ted to M. Thouvenel an importent note from the Court of Vienna, wherein it is asserted that the Austrian Government will never recognize Victor Emmanuel as King of Italy; and if France with- draws her troops from Rome Austria will imme- diately replace them by Ler own army; and ifthe revolutionists make the least movements in Ven!- tia or Hungary she will cross the Mincio. Tus WatHex.—The following report of the weather for the morning is made from the Amer- tean Consolidated Telegraph Line to the Smitb- sonian Institution. The time of observation is ebout 7 o’clock. Marcu 18, 1861. Burlington, Vt, Clear, 5°, wind N New York. N. ¥ lear, cold. Philadelphia, Pa. clear, cold Weshiagton, D.C. cloudy, wind NE Richmond, Va.. cloudy, cold Petersburg, Va.. snowing, 25°. Chattanooga, cloudy. _ Raleigh, N.'C. snowing, Will i cloudy, cool. Charleston, 8. cloudy, 54° Augusta, Ga.. raining. Savannah, Ge.. cloudy, 50°. Macon, Ga.. cloudy. Columbus, 6 cloudy. Atlanta, Ga cloudy, 52° Griffen. Ga.. raining. Montgomery, Ala. Jackson. Ala.... Prairie Blof, Ala. Mobile, Ala..... rected for temperature,) 30,33! Thermometer at 7 2. m., 20° ing day, 59°; minimum 15°. 20."0 PEACH TREES for NURSERIES x at tue GREENWOOD, NURSE ; ours perp. @.. MUNSON Falls Churoh, Fairfax e WTESM ENGINE FOR SALE.—The under- . ué has for sale a Second-hind Steam En- on perso power, in perfeot order, with z ler. a Machine, with all tho appurtensnces, for ye or drilling artesian wells. . The above may be purchased for considacshiy joss than they oost, hy immediate application to WM. STICKNEY, Washingtoa, D.C. ma 18-cotf *RUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, K SHRUBS, ROSES, &o. The undersigned solicits the ere to his extensives ock of FRUI NAMENTAL TREES, &o., which he offers! at the lowest rates, viz: . Peaches -n thousands of splentid Trees, inthe ‘st poseib'e health and vigor, Appia i. Fea Ceerries, Neotarines. &c., all the choloest sorta, Grapes, Gooreberries. Currante, Blackberries, Rh Seg s oy ferns barb, Asparagus Roots, &o Lvergreen, ‘Shade, Oraamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Dahlias, Phioxes. ; With aliarncles in the nut line, of finest quality JOHN SAUL. Seed Store, 396 Seventh at., corner H, ma 18 6ieo* Nursery on7th st. road, Wash'n ort FOR Sewing Machines. REFINED PORPOISE OIL, FoR LUBRICATING Clocks, Watches, Sewing Machines, Spin- dles,and fine Machinery. For Sewing Machines {t is invaluable. Being fee from gluten, Itrequires leas «ii, Vil give more power, Keep the jurnals cool And the Machinery bright; Wi'l wear longer, Give less annoyares to the operator, And refleot more credit on the mach THAN ANY UTHER OIL IN USE. We have had the satisfact.on of using Mesers Wadworth’s Oil for Gne machinery, eed. feeliog the importance of a good LusricaTor for working the sewing machine, take pleasure in recommend- ing it. HEELER & Witson’s Manvract’s Co. Other machine co:panies give it unqualified Ap- pap onan solely b; DANIL WaDsworTH & co., Oil Manu rere, R. C. STEVENS, Sole Agent fortes Dison - C. Vv |. Sole Agent for the District Colambia, $36 Pa. avenue, Washington, DOs EW STYLE PARA®SO Ny etepeet na AN OSS MERELEAS, the lowest prices abn COLLEY & c ma 16 5t 523 7inst,, bet Dat and Parse. GAT MEPS ERURRGY PE Orr EACH TR ma 18 Steo* DR. SHUMAN, at his Southern Lif endon : otal: ae one nthe ‘who can permanent Shek deenaak pri 3to6 |. A permanent cure Hees Rom Ste dihe “A peomenent apres PECIAL I Ss BARGAINS } We have of on iy concluded to se | off our entire stock Fancy Colored Dress Silks and more toon, There hall offer great Taducermeate to purchasers on thorclens of c00ds,as we h to close them out at ones. 523 72h Be, bet Det and Pay, _ma lé-lw PRING GUODs, Ss pi SPRING GOODS. ndsomme Grey Lavalla and Mi { he, 50 pieces fine French and Bagiich a With many other new Bie, which we invite our friends and fe - oniee, as we offer be 3 ry Pima 16 2 593 7th st. bet. av. TTENTION, LADIES! H. bs neaal now a iment of 8 sen, variety, oe ace AUCTION SALES. By GREEN & WILLIAMS, Avotioneers. HOvsesoLd AND, KITCHEN, FURN! TURE AT Avcrion On TUESDAY. shal ° joer. S- ™., on K st.. between 4th and Sth north, No. $23, a lot of Household erature, viz Rochen, Ona ai" seat 5 maar ring -botte™a Chaire, ny jo bad wane Oa and Ottoman Cherry Bete’ Tab es and Chamber Crockery. eather Boda, 1 Pillows an Briatern. Soees rt th, Looking G6 asses and Air tight enc T- sestand Word comm Chaire. Safes. Ching, U ies and Crockery Ware, jeitee, pi Ss articles too numerous to enumer 1 TON EEN & WILLIAMS. Aucts r PERNITURE AT AUCTION % IRNI - XS CER RUAN MAES IOS: Bt 19 0'o 00k, ‘will sell at the residence onan ——_. n High street, 7 ride, pear street, the entire Household urniture and aa rote, AS 5 bier, Rockers and Chaire, Knvoge'e te age aed Orioiatn, ide and Work Tabies. Looking uinsece, . Bedstead: bas, t Feather ey ‘Room and Kito! &o. 9 male 2 BARNARD & BUCKRY, Aucte._ By J. C. MoGSUIRE & CO., Auctionsers. WOOD CASE PIANO FORTE AND con Hovsgpoip Fre RE AT Avction.— URSDAY MOR’ . oh 21 menoing at 100’clook, we wear ci his Meese Hasso ook ene, iy Case 7 cotave Pisvo Forte, by + andeman & Sons, WeGothic Reception ans Pariet Chairs, Seisbea tnot, Gilt Window shades aud Gornicen ow” Walnut Elizabethoan and Mahogany Freeh Bod- Hair, Ha k hg erg anes Shock Mattvsnece, ute Tovlet Sets. clvet Parlor, Bracscie Cramvor, and VYsmetien. Stair Carpets, Ball Ouicloth ant Chints Window Curtains, ui txtension timing Tal Oak Fren oh Dining Chairs. -trar, enameled Cloth Easy Chatr, ‘ane-reat Rreeption Chairs. sani Bolsters, Blankets and Bed lee Pitchers, China, Crockery an¢ Glass Ware, For, may ped pnd Cooking Stove and Utensils, iol equisites, Terms : $3’ auc under cash; over that sum goredit ofS. and Sp Bg for notes sati-fsctorily endorsed. ng interest pe J.C. MeoGUIRE & CO., Avots. The House ss for rent; in atthe Auction Room: or of WM. WILSO' n Twenticth. near Hatreet. me By BARNARD & BUCKEY. Auctioneers, Georretowon, D.C. STORE FIXTURES AND GOOD WILL AT Avction.—On FRIDAY, 224 in*tsnt, @t 12 o'clock, we wil sellin front of the premises. the Store Fixtures snd G. W1 | of the atore former ly —_ pied by Mtv. Simpson, on Bridge street, eub for ard ro “ma itd BARNARD & BUCKEY, Ancts. By J.C. McGUIRE & CO Axotsoneers. RUSTEE#’S SALE OF HACKNEY Carniac: AND PAIR oF Gaur CARRIAGE mn TUESVAY MORNING, Maroh 25th, x) = front of the Auction Rooms of Jae 'C. MoGuire g by virtue ofa deed of trost, 4 Ao Sth. 190, and duly recorded in Liber J. A.S No. . fo'108 348, et #Eq., L Bball nell one good Hackney Cosch and pair of Grey Horses. . Terms: One-third oaeh; the residue in athiy instalments at 1. 2, 3.4.5 aod 6 months, with inter est, seoured to the antusfactinn of the Prustee, U6H AY. Trus*ee. maiseokds J.C. MoGUIRE & CO . Avots, ARSHAL’S SALE.—in virtas of two write M of fier! facias, issued from the Clerk's office of Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, the county of Washington, and tome : ‘will expose to public sale for cash, in front of the court house coor of «nid county. on SATURDAY, tre ath 7 h instant, 1961, at 120’olock m.. the fo'lowing decribed property, to wit, viz: Lois No. 2 8.in Square No. ig7,and Lot No.2, in Square 1007, i the city of Washington, D. C., to ith all snd siugular the mprovemente in, seized and levied upon as the pro vot Andrew Rothwe!! and will be soid to esti FY cialis Nos. 125 and 133, to January torm, 1861, fn fe bgt eorcks & Farber, and Samue vens, W. SELDEN, U.S. Marshal for _ms7 dts mz District of Columbia. ARSHAL’S SALE.—In virtuo of a writ 0! M4832 the Clete Ofkce of ise m irouit Court of the District of Colymbis for County of Wash ~ and to me directed 1 Will expose to pubic sale, for cash, in front of the Court House door of exid county, on FRIDAY 724 day of March next, 1861, commencing at if o'clock m.. the following desorbed property, to wit. yiz: Lot No. 15, in Square No. 4', Lot No. 2, ur Square 42, Lot No. 5, in Square No. 2 in Square No %%, Lot No. 0. in 4 jot No. 13 4 are No. 7%, in the o of Washington, b. -» together with ali and singular the improvement reon, seized and levied upon &s the property of Brook Mackall. and wil be sold vy judiciais No. 43. to Janvary term, lef, is r of Hoo, Brother & Co. dts W SELDE u areshal. OF WASHINGTON AQUEDU WasineTon, March 15th, 186) Propssals herepy invited for the Com- {tre folowing Stroctures m and about ting Reservoir, vis: on of Influent Gate House, Avxi isry Gate H, . De, Seresn Well and Stair Weil. eater doraslea informetion, plans, &c., erquire at 18 office. Bids wil! be received up to the 25:h instant, at 12 psig will be opened in presence of bidders st our. T he bids should be indoreet “ P: 8 for Coupietion of Strctaree aig about tire Distr ating Reservoir. Wasi as Cc. MEIGS. LT ; ALY, TEN CENTS FOR ONE DOZEN ue Pens and Holder, su: ‘A pk ay a2 ORATIO nee o HSrazzr, fore the Will attend to business POST OFFICE er EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. Reforence —Hon. Ep. M. Stanton, Conesl iting M. R. RILEY & BROTHER are now ing, st No #6 C. a ee of all kiuds of SPRIN y GOODS, to which pate Sisotion of their fnends and the pul ie ; fo Reneralls. POM: E’RILEY & BRO., Betw: aod s ma 15 6 Opposite Center ms RING PRINTS. page Tarde beaatifal English Prints, for Spring 4 dozen Jouvin's Undressed Kid Gloves, in biack Bad dark osjors. 180 dozen Jouvin’s best Kid Gloves, in all colors. Sun Umbrellas and Para<ols ‘We are daily rece: new goods, and selli them very ehecp for cash . ‘3 - WA. R. RIL RO. No, S6e Gentral Suorees” Between 7h and sth ate., mar Il 2weo Opposite Center Market. $50 Siar Pancreas inks me pallies Relig ceaee satires ig ry the old‘stand; tae answer LTT