Show by P TELEGRAPH TO tilt DAILY U UNION VE VEDETTE ne TT ea rs sr ECIAL washington april 11 the report of tile the committee on the conduct of tile the war relative to tit the florida expedition says that on oil tile of last september ber gilmore addressed to halleck a proposition to send a force to oper operate ate in ill that state territory and cut off a rich to recover source of supplies from tile the rebels and to obtain for us an increased number r of colored troops on the halleck replied authorizing him to undertake e uch guch operations as he might deem lest best january halleck wrote to Gil gilmore moye tile the matter is left entirely to your ju judgment dment and discretion with the me means ans at your command it is expected such expedition will 0 let et to tile cotton and an open field for the enlistment of colored troops the advantages may be sufficient cent to justify tile the expense but simply as a military operation I 1 attach very little im pot talle C to such expenditure gilmore urged in reply the occupation as affording an outlet for cotton and a number of other products preventing tile the rebels front from obtaining supplies of beef and establishing railroad communication muni cation elsewhere by the seizure knaube of the rails of tile the fernandina and st marys railroad so as to obtain colored recruits and inaugurate 0 flip the speedy of florida to the union the only step taken by the president seems to bo be the following t EXECUTIVE MANSION WASH wasile I 1 13 1864 maj aj gen gilmore I 1 understand an all effort is being behig 0 made by s some orne worthy gentlemen to le ie tile the loyal loval state government of florida florida is in your department and it is not tio unlikely likely you may be there in ill person I 1 have given n mr faya fay a commission a as jmajor and sent I 1 ini im tu to you with some som blank books and other blanks to aid in the reconstruction construction re he will explain the tri manner anner of using the blanks blanki also my general views on 11 tile subject I 1 it t is desirable for all to operate cooperate co but if irreconcilable differences of opinion arise you are arc tile the master I 1 wish the thino thing 0 done in the most speedy way pos possible bible so BO that when dono done it may be within the range of the late pr proclamation clarna on oil the subject the details and labor will of course have to be done by but I 1 shall bo be greatly obliged jf if you yota will give it such general supervision as you can call find consistent with your ar more strictly military duties sig signed nea A LINCOLN the expedition numbering six six or seven thousand was placed by gil mores order under gen seymour and rear admiral dahl 0 ren furnished three gunboats gun boats tho the particulars of these operations are arc given which have hake been substantially communicated to the press heretofore drw NEW YORK april A Por portress tross monroe dispatch reports f attempt on saturday morning to destroy the frigate minnesota an apparently floating spar approached her and getting near it was ascertained to be a boat with three men in it the lookout warned them off but they pushed boldly forward for the frigate and in in a few moments an explosion to twenty c ullon was heard tiie the crow crew tumbled out of their berths and hammocks and when the confusion 1011 had subsided orders were given to pursue the daring rebels but the admirals dispatch tug lying along alon side had no steam up tip and the othni tugs ati s were on picket duty too far off to be of of use as the marauders rapidly dis disappeared appealed up one of th the creeks from the james river the damage by the the torpedo is trifling and has been repaired the heralds army of the potomac dispatch reports tile bridges repaired and trains running grint grant left culpepper court house and arrived at Wh washington ington at 11 the heavy rains will still further dela delay y the movement of the army for the present the roads road are in a horrible condition A letter from new orleans oilcans of the ad reports the rebel steamer clifton form formerly for meily etly U S gunboat of that name attempting to run the blockade at sabine pass on the alie night of the of march N with a cargo of cotton sot ut aground on tile the bar remained imm immovable ov and was burned to p prevent it her e fallino falling L into our hands she was totally consumed A large side wheel steamer with four thousand stand of arms for the ichel abel government ran into the port of velasco after acid being driven off galves ts ton by our fleet she got aground 0 in velasco bay and the blacka blockading ding gunboat attempted to capture hot her but wa driven off by the alio rebel shore batto batte lies whose guns are of longer range than her own own slie she subsequently got off and proceeded into port deserters depoi t she has been loaded with 1100 bales of cotton and is waitie waiting ain it eunity to I 1 inn tin out our vessels sue ale on it the watch to catch her worlds Ir special washington Z says tile the senate finance committee inked tary chases views in re gai gaid d to the two amendments to the bank ilk bill insisted upon by the house of allowing states to tax tile the national banks tit alie committee are willing to report the bill with tile former or amendment ment but tile the secretary is understood to be opposed thereto the house ways and means committee auchoi izod hooper to I 1 the bill having adopted an amendment permitting the states to tax national banks the friends of the measure expect to carry it t by this cop concession cession senate committee on re lations hold a special meeting tomor to mor row to consider the house resolution on mexican affairs the Adminis tra tion is understood to be opposed to any ally congressional action it is probable the reso resolution lucion will be allowed to stop some time in committee tile the S senate enate joint resolution to amend tile the constitution so as to abolish slavca will be reported back at once by the house to the judiciary committee arll the committee did not intend to ask its consideration until the revenue and bank bills are disposed of YORK april ath alth report says bishop mccloskey has been arch A bishop of new york and bishop spalding arch eshop of baltimore SANDY HOOK april lath the Virgi virginia uia from froin liverpool on tho the and queenstown Queens town the both ath it is stated the danish conference meets in london april the steamship city of new york was wrecked at the entrance to queens town harbor by running 0 on a rock she is a total loss the prussians attempted to carry huppell by storm but the whole line was repulsed after five hours eng engagement a 0 c T I 1 1 ment I 1 NEW YORK april florida ad vices toffic to thadd ad received say that tile the steamer maple leaf while returning to jacksonville from was struck by a rebel torpedo which exploded tearing tearing off the steamers entire bow the vessel sinking in ten tell minutes two firemen and two deck hands were drowned the passengers sixty in number were fafel safely y landed all the baggage including that eliat of three oliree regiments was lost A mccon nois sance on tiie the 2001 on jacksonville resulted in a skirmish with robel rebel pickets five miles from jacksonville the alie enemy retreating the loyal floridians are being organ organized N J 12 the election in this state yesterday shows large union gains the boari of free holders in essex have a union majority which has not occurred beffie beffi e in fight deaia s |