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784; firing under water, 785; Armstrong gun, 785; Whit-
worth gun, 735-786; Blakely gun, 786; French rifled
guns, 737; gun cotton, 787.
Oregon.-Boundaries, 787; climate, 787.

OWEN, ROBERT DALE.-Letter on the relations of the insur-
rectionary States to the Union, 838.

PEABODY, CHAS. A.-Appointed judge of the provisional
court for Louisiana, 770.

PEASE, CALVIN.-Birth, 737; death, 787; pursuits, 787.
PEMBERTON, Gen.-Order relative to prisoners paroled at
Vicksburg, 17; in command at Vicksburg, 88; address
to his troops, 88.

PENDLETON, G. H., Representative from Ohio, 233; presents
the protest of members against the bill to indemnify the
President and others for arrests, 243.
Pennsylvania-Soldiers contributed to the army, 738;
troops furnished during the invasion, 788; finances, 739;
interest on debt, 789; Democratic Convention, resolu-
tions and nominations, 787; Republican do., 789; letter
of Gen. McClellan, 740; votes, 740; disturbances, 740;
claims for loss by the enemy, 740.

PETIGRU, JAMES L.-Birth, 740; death, 740; attachment to
the Union, 740.

PERKINS, SAMUEL E.-Delivers the opinion of the Supreme
Court of Indiana on martial law, 606.

Pius IX., Pope.-Letter to Archbishop Hughes, 819; do. to
Jefferson Davis, 820.

Poland.-Divisions, 742; Poland in 1772, 742; first partition,

742; second partition, 742; third partition, 742; Con-
gress of Vienna, 742; Constitution of 1815, 743; organic
statute of 1882, 743; plan of the Emperor of Russia, 743;
conscription enforced, 744; insurrection, 744; convention
between Russia and Prussia, 745; Prussian and Austrian
Poland, 745; Langiewicz, 745; proclamation of the Dic-
tator, 746; internal dissensions, 746; amnesty, 747; se-
cret government, 747; its power, 747; French note to
their Minister in Prussia, 748; ditto in St. Petersburg,
748; do. in Vienna, 748; do. in Great Britain, 749; notes
to the Russian Cabinet, 749; that of France, 749; do.
of England, 749; do. of Austria, 750; reply of Russia to
England, 750; note of Earl Russell, 751; reply of Rus-
sia to France, 751; do. to Austria, 752; notes of the sec-
ond rate powers to Russia, 752; opinion of the United
States, 752; dissatisfaction with the replies of Russia,
752; new notes embracing six points addressed to Rus-
sia, 752; Russia declines to accept the six points, 753;
proposal of an armistice rejected, 752; replies to France
and Austria similar to the one addressed to England,
755; unsatisfactory, 755; how regarded by France, 755;
note of Earl Russell, 755; do. of France, 756; reply of
Russia, 756.

PORTER, D. D., Admiral.-Report of the attack on Grand
Gulf, 50; do. of the capture of, 51; report of his co-
operation with Gen. Grant, 58; do. on the expedition to
Yazoo City, 59; do. on the naval part of the assault on
Vicksburg, 61; despatch on the surrender of Vicksburg,
65; captures Alexandria, 70; his despatch, 71.
POWELL, LAZARUS W., Senator from Kentucky, 233;
offers a resolution relative to arrests, 284; remarks on
arrests, 237-288; on the transfer of certain suits to the
U. S. Courts, 250; on the suspension of the habeas cor-
pus, 253; on the discharge of state prisoners, 257; on
compensated emancipation in Missouri, 817-818.
Presbyterians.-Synods, ministers and churches, 757; in-
crease, 757; resolution of the Saline Presbytery, 757;
attitude of the General Assembly on slavery, 757; letter
of President Lincoln, 757; new school, 758; numbers,

863

&c., 758; assembly, 758; resolutions, 758; Cumberland
Presbyterians, 758; assembly of United Presbyterians,
759; Reformed Presbyterians, 759; church in the Con-
federate States, 759; churches in Scotland, 760.
Prisoners, Exchange of.-First indication of complications,
760; letter of Gen. Hunter, 760; resolutions of Confed-
erate Congress, 760; cartel of 1862, 761; order of the
Secretary of War, 761; prisoners at Gettysburg and
Vicksburg, 762; execution at Johnson's Island, 762; re-
taliation, 762; order of the President relative to colored
prisoners, 762; negroes captured at Fort Wagner, 763;
correspondence of Messrs. Meredith and Ould, 763; let-
ter of Gen. Hitchcock, 764; Gen. Butler in command,
764; number of Confederate prisoners, 764; treatment
of prisoners, 764; plot at Johnson's Island, 765.
Prize.-Definition, 765; questions of blockade and contraband
of war, 765; points decided by the Supreme Court, 765;
application of the principles thus settled, 766; case of
the Stephen Hart, 766; facts, 766; principles decided,
766; application to the case, 767; case of the Springbok,
767; facts, 767; grounds upon which vessel and cargo
were condemned, 768; case of the Peterhoff, 768; facts,
768; material points of the evidence, 769; steamers Dol-
phin and Pearl, 769; case of the steamer Chesapeake at
Halifax, 769.

Protest of members of the House of Representatives against
the bill to indemnify the President and others for mak-
ing arrests, 243.
Provisional Court for Louisiana.-Order of President
Lincoln, 770; extent of the order, 770; powers con-
ferred by it, 770; proclamation of Governor Shepley,
771; the Court goes into operation, 771; what laws
were recognized by the Court, 771; business before the
Court, 772; the practice in the Provost Court, 772;
case of De Bare vs. De Bare for divorce, 778; do. of Mil-
landon, 778; do. of the N. O. and Carrolton railroad
company, 773; do. of Emerson, 774; do. of Crowell &
Hallet, 774; do. of Avandano Brothers, 774; prize cases,
775; confiscation do., 775.

Prussia.-King, 776; area and population, 776; army, 776;
navy, 777; commerce, 776.

Public Documents.-Message of President Lincoln to Con-
gress, Dec. 7th, 1863, 777; do. amnesty proclamation, 781;
message of Jefferson Davis to Confederate Congress,
Jan., 1863, 782; do. at the second session, 788; corres-
pondence of President Lincoln with the committee at
Albany, relative to the arrest of Vallandigham, 799;
correspondence with the Ohio committee in the same
case, 803; letter to the Unconditional Union Meeting in
Springfield, 808.

Reformed Church.-Synods, churches, members, 809; meet-
ing of the General Synod at Newburg, 809; proceedings,
809; missions, 809; German Reformed Church, 809;
convention at Pittsburg, 809.

REYNOLDS, JOHN F.-Birth, 810; death, 810; military ser
vices, 810.

Rhode Island.-The draft, 810; its result, 810; amendment
to the State constitution, 810; election of State officers,
810; finances, 811.

RICHARDSON, WM. A., Representative from Illinois, 233;
resolution relative to persons in prison, 233; on the con-
script bill, 273, 275.

Riots.-Commencement of the draft in New York, 811; ex-
citement, 811; disturbances on the first and second days,
811, 812; meeting of Board of Aldermen, 813; call of
Gen. Wool, 814; proclamations of Gov. Seymour, 814;
effect, 814; letter relative to the draft, 815; murder of

Col. O'Brien, 815; proclamation of Mayor Opdyke, 815;
notice of Archbishop Hughes, 815; his address, 816;
arrival of troops, 816; persons killed, 816; damage to
property, 816.

Riot in Boston, 816; do. in Portsmouth, 817; disturb-
ances in Holmes county, Ohio, 817; riot in Salisbury,
North Carolina, 818; do. in Raleigh, 818; do. in Rich-
mond, 818.

ROBINSON, EDWARD.-Birth, 818; death, 818; pursuits, 818.
Roman Catholic Church.-Organization, 819; numbers, 819;

seminaries at Rome, 819; letter of the Pope to Arch-
bishop Hughes, 819; letter of Jefferson Davis, 820; reply
of the Pope, 820; meeting of the Congress at Malines,
820; delegates, 820; congress in Germany, 821; rights
of Protestants in Catholic countries, 821.
ROSECRANS, Gen.-Letter to Gen. Halleck, relative to the
force of the enemy in his front, 118; answer to the reply
of Gen. Halleck, 118; report as to movements of the
enemy, 122; address to the army after the battle of
Chattanooga, 128; relieved of his command, 129.
Rubidium.-How obtained, 811; features, 811.
RUSSELL, Earl.-Letter on the emancipation proclamation,
834.

Russia.-Reigning family, 822; progress of emancipation,

SARGEANT, AARON A., Representative from California, 233;
on the conscript bill, 281.
SAULSBURY, WILLARD, Senator from Delaware, 233; offers

a resolution on arrests in Delaware, 285; remarks there-
on, 235-236; on the bill to discharge State prisoners, 246;
relative to armed soldiers at the polls in Delaware, 258-
259; on compensated emancipation in Missouri, 818.
SCHENCK, Gen.-His order previous to the election in Dela-

ware, 336; declares martial law in Baltimore, 609; order
to suppress the Maryland Club, 613; proclamation on
the third of July, 614; order relative to the Maryland
election, 619; suppresses Gov. Bradford's proclamation,

621.

Schleswig Holstein, description of, 822; origin of the ques-
tion in dispute, 823; rights of Denmark and of Ger-
many, $23.

SCHOFIELD, Gen., takes command in Missouri, 656; order rela-
tive to election, 657.

SEDGWICK, CHAS. B., Representative from New York, 233;
relative to African soldiers, 270.

SEGAR, JOSEPH, Representative from Virginia, 283; on the
admission of West Virginia, 310.
SEYMOUR, HORATIO.-Letter to President Lincoln, 635; do.
685; reply to Gen. Dix, 686; proclamation at the time
of the draft, 687; letter relative to colored troops, 688;
letter relative to Vallandigham's arrest, 689; proclama-
tions at the riot in New York, 814; letter relative to the
draft, $15.

SHERMAN, JOHN, Senator from Ohio, 287; remarks on ar-

rests, 237; on a national currency, 294; on gradual eman-
cipation in Missouri, 313–314.

SHERMAN, Gen. W. T.-Address to his troops after the re-
pulse on the Yazoo, 38.

Siderium, new metal, 824; how discovered, 824.

South Carolina.-Legislature, 824; raid of Col. Montgom-
ery, 824.

STANTON, EDWIN M., Secretary of War, order to Gov. An-
drew to enlist colored troops, 26; order relieving officers
of the Potomac army from command, 76; despatch to
the governors of Northern States, 85; order to Gen.
Wool to forbid transmission of military intelligence, 86;
order creating departments in Pennsylvania, 88; letter
of thanks to Gov. Seymour, 94; do., 95; order relative
to recruiting slaves in Maryland, 615; order relative to
Methodist churches, 629; order relative to Lieut. Ed-
gerly, 681; order relative to exchange of prisoners, 761,
despatch relative to a plot at Johnson's Island, 765.

St. Domingo. (See Spain.)

Steam.-The controversy, 825; position of Mr. Isherwood
826; do. of Mr. Dickinson, 826.

STEPHENS, A. H., sent on a mission to Washington, 214; not
received, 214; correspondence, 214-215; speech at Char-
lotte, 218.

STEVENS, THADDEUS, Representative from Pennsylvania,
233; offers a resolution relative to peace propositions,
234; offers a bill of indemnity, 241; remarks, 242; on
the relations of the Confederate States to the Union, 260
-261-263-264; relative to African soldiers, 268; on the
conscript bill, 283; on the admission of West Virginia,
807-309.

STRONG, Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, opin-
ion on the Enrolment Act, 368.

Suez Canal.-Its size, 826; route and terminations, 826;
progress of the work, 827.

SUMNER, Gen. E. V.-Birth, 827; death, 827; military ser-
vices, 827.

SUMNER, CHARLES, Senator from Massachusetts, 233; offers
a resolution relative to the sale of freedmen for slaves
by the enemy, 234; on compensated emancipation in
Missouri, 318-320; offers resolutions relative to foreign
interference, 826; relative to letters of marque, 328.
SUTHERLAND, Judge, opinion in the case of Jones vs. Sew-
ard, 520.

SWANN, THOMAS, letter to President Lincoln, 618.
Sweden, crops in, 5; exports and imports of grain, 5-6.

Telegraph.-Route by Behring's strait, 828; grants of Rus-
sia, 828; progress of the work, 828; action of the British
Government, 828.

Tennessee.-Military operations, 828; restoration to the
Union, 828; views of Gov. Johnson, 828; call for an
election, 828.

Territories.-The number, 823; mining prosperity, 823.
Texas.-Message of the Governor, 828; troops furnished for
the war, 828; revenue, $28; manufacturers, 828 im-
pressments, 829; prices, 829; blockade running, 829;
election, 829.

THACKERAY, W. M.-Birth, 829; death, 829; writings, S29-
$30.

Thallium.-Precedence in the discovery, 830 its features,

830.

TANEY, Chief Justice.-Decision relative to trade regula-
tions in Maryland, 202.

TAUSSIG, JAMES.-Report of an interview with President
Lincoln, 653.

TEN EYCK, JOHN C., Senator from New Jersey, 238; on com-
pensated emancipation in Missouri, 317.

Spain.-Reigning family, 825; difficulties with St. Domin- THOMAS, BEN. F., Representative from Massachusetts, 288;

go, 825.

SPAULDING, ELBRIDGE G., Representative from New York,
233; on a national currency, 295.

SPRAGUE, Judge, remarks on the error of drawing political
conclusions from the decisions of Courts of Admiralty,

$40.

on the bill to indemnify the President, 242; on the rela-
tion of the seceded States to the Union, 268; relative to
African soldiers, 271; on the conscription bill, 283-285;
on the admission of members from Louisiana, 324.
THOMAS, Gen.-Sent to the southwest to enlist colored
troops, 26; his proceedings, 26.

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TOOMBS, ROBERT,-Letter on the Confederate currency, 205;
remarks in the Assembly Hall, 207-208.

TRUMBULL, LYMAN, Senator from Illinois, 233; on the trans-
fer of certain suits to the U. S. Courts, 249; on the dis-
charge of state prisoners, 257-258; on compensated
emancipation in Missouri, 814.

Virginia East.-Organization, 844; officers, 844; emancipa-
tion convention, 845.

Virginia West.-Convention, $45; State organization, 845;
soldiers sent to the army, 845.
Voorhees, Daniel W., Representative from Indiana, 233;
on the transfer of suits to the U. S. courts, 252; on the
admission of members from Louisiana, 822, 323.

Unitarians.-Numbers, 831; ministers, 831; churches, 831 ;
do. in Ireland, 831; do. on the continent, 881.
United States.-Emancipation proclamation issued, 881;
views of the Government, 882; letter from Secretary
Seward to Mr. Dayton, 832; letter from Secretary
Chase to the Loyal League in New York, 832; speech
of Postmaster Blair at Cleveland, 882; speech of Secre-
tary Chase at Cincinnati on emancipation proclamation,
832; do. at Baltimore, 884; remarks of the President in
his letter to Springfield, 883; his amnesty proclamation,
833; arguments of those who sustained the procla-
mation, 834; do. of those who opposed the proclama-
tion, 834 letter from Earl Russell on the proclama-
tion, 834; extent of the operation of the proclama-
tion, 888; slaves liberated, 835; its efficiency and in-
fluence on the colored race, 885; efforts to secure the
advantages of it, 835; enlistment of colored troops,
$35; question of the relation of the insurrectionary
States to the Union raised, 835; extent of this question,
836; consequences awaiting its decision, 836; letter of the
Solicitor of the Treasury, Mr. Whiting, 836; letter of
Robert Dale Owen, 838; J. J. Combe's review of Mr.
Whiting's letter, 889; remarks of the press, 840; re-
marks of Judge Sprague, 840; members of the Cabinet,
S41; intercourse between citizens North and South, 841;
letter of Fernando Wood on peace propositions, 841;
reply of the President, 841; Colored People's Conven-
tion, 842; resolutions, 842; Convention of War Demo-
crats, 842; resolutions, 842: various meetings of Con-
servative Union men, 842-843 · Convention of Germans,
843.

VALLANDIGHAM, CLEMENT L., Representative of Ohio, 233;
offers a resolution relative to peace propositions, 234;
defines his position on the civil war, 265; the arrest and
trial of, 478.

Wasium, supposed new metal, 845; features, 845.
WARING, FREDERICK A., the case of, 491.
WATTS, Governor of Alabama.-His letter on reconstruc-
tion, 8.

West Virginia.-Act consenting to the division of Vir-
ginia, 806.

WHATELY, RICHARD.-Birth, 845; death, 845; offices and
writings, 845.

Wisconsin.-Correspondence with Gen. Pope, 846; war ap-
propriations, 846; elections, 846.

WHITE, CHILTON A., Representative from Ohio, 238; on the
conscript bill, 281.

WHITING, WM.-Circular to provost-marshals relative to
arrests, 485; letter on the relations of the insurrection-
ary States, 836.

WICKLIFFE, CHARLES A., Representative from Ky., 233; of-
fers a resolution relative to military governor in the
District of Columbia, 234; on African soldiers, 269; on
the conscript bill, 280, 283, 284.

WILSON, HENRY, Senator from Mass., 233; on arrests in Del-
aware, 235; on immediate emancipation in Missouri,
818, 815; on the conscript bill, 274, 275; on a national

currency, 295.

WILSON, ROBERT, Senator from Missouri, 233; on compen-
sated emancipation in Missouri, 316.

WOOD, FERNANDO.-Letter to the President on peace prop-
ositions, 841.

WRIGHT, HENDRICK B., Representative from Pennsylvania,
288; offers resolutions on public affairs, 265; on the
conscript bill, 280.

WRIGHT, Jos. A., Senator from Indiana, 233; remarks on ar-
rests, 340; on the discharge of State prisoners, 245.

Vermont.-Troops sent to the army, 843; conventions, 843; YEAMAN, GEORGE H., Representative from Ky., on the re-

elections, 843.

VERNET, EMILE J. H.-Birth, 843; death, 843; paintings, 843.
Virginia, Military force, 844; bank circulation, 844; debt,
844.

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lation of the Confederate States to the Union, 261; on
the admission of West Virginia, 306.

YUNGER, JOHN, case of, 490.

YANCEY, WM. L.-Birth, 846; death, 846; pursuits, 846.

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