The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-29

Nssaonal Emancipafi0n Convsn.

This Convention Of Abolitionists met M C1sx.
land, Ohio, on Tuesday afternoon. Rev MAI
Hopkins, ID d, Of Massachusetts, was elected prs.
.oen., WIN number OF Vice Prssidents and Sec
aetaries. Delegates were present from all the fire.,
states, and Missouri and Kansas The attends ~.
WAS large. The object, as set forth bv the fr;ana.
OF the Convention, IL to devise some means -
smaneipstion with equitable compensation to slave
Letters were read from DR. Mott, Prof. sjllimar
ana Others, approving the object of the Convention
a, committees on business was appoined. of which
Eljhu Burritt was chairman r. =, - -. "''>
RESOLUTIONS were abundant and talk con;or. !
The business committee reported resolntinns nro
posing to carry out the object Of the Convention
Inc Two leading ideas are the approximation d,
the public lands and the revenues from the Gus
srs, peyond ,ne necessary expenses Of the Gov
eminent, for the purpose of compensating owners
OF slaves ernancipated. Other ideas were intro.
daced and debated by the body -
The MAIL TRAIN ATTACKED Br texas Ispr.ys-TH,
FIGHT ON Devils RrvxR.-The San Antonio and San
p'eso naii IRAN, which left San Antonio on the
10Th OF July last, under charge of Capt, Wallace
was attacked by party of about one hundred Tn.
dans (Apaches) near the upper crossing of Devil,
river The party consisted Of Capt Wallace ana
nve men, one sLxmue coach and y head of ,nu,a.
wallace was wounded; W. Clifford, of New Orleans.
was killed. The mail party fought them about two
them. They took all the mules, coach, saddles and
everything the party had. Only Ave of IN. men
escaped with their lives, and came back on loot 10
where company Of soldiers were encamned sho,,
sixteen miles from the scene of action. From, tbo
official report of Lieut John B. Wood. Of tho od
cavalry, we extract the following account of the
| affair:
About one mile from the trail discovered some
tWo miles and a half from me- on n ridge Some
horses. and large white flag waving I then
crossed over to the ridge without water, supposing
they were party of Tonkaways, as instructions
had bsen received at Fort Mason that a marty Of
Tonkaways had gone for their families. and tn.
troops, on their raising white flag were to nlow
.neni . 10 pass: cautioned my men not to fire un-
I'll ordered It, my fighting force consisting of sey
enteen men. Iadvanced upon them about an bonr
ny sun, with every precsution, ready to fight or
talk They were on very small mound. but enIv
some ten Indians in sight
advanced. and some four or five of tb.r, .
| forward with flag, and when my party were with.
in some thirty PAGES they dropped the flag s.t sr
| to lot OF rubbo, they had collected, and alont
'hrty rose up from among the Spanish bayonets,
within ten PAGES Of Us, with about twelve rifes,
and the rest with arrows: besides eight or ton az
tackled us, mounted with lances and arrows NJ
men gave one yell and went right into their midst
ana fought hand to hand; the Indians, from their
heavy hre, beating us back little. until ralIied
my men with their ak shooters We being within
four or five races, our shots heavy that wa
drove them back. One of my men hung bis ria a
on the cante of his saddle, to his six shooter
ana an Indian took IL off. forced them hack nm
til all the shots of my rifles and shooters were ar.
pended. then found could not reload owing IN
their deadly fire. fell back short distance re do
So IT had had two six shooters to man. I wonld
have killed and wounded nearly all of tbem Tbo
Indians were then busy gathering un their dad
aud wounded, and leaving, weeping and mourpiny
over their loss. In the engagement killed nine
anu wounded ten or twelve. regret to be com
In tnya
missing supposed to be killed, one man dangerow.
~ wounded, myself and three Others seyerely
| wounded, one horse killed and three wounded AZ
ter the engagement, had but eleven men to pro
drew to water, which found abont 10 O'clock a,
night L Immediately sent an express to Iieut
Fink, sth infantry, Commanding Camp Hudson. for
wagon to transport my wounded to his camp So
soon rs my wounded were cared for, Lieut.. Fink
cheerfully Joined me with fifteen men and we pro
c"cded to the place of action to bury the dead and
make search for the missing man, but no traces o
him could be found. From this place the Indians
small force, and the broken down condition of m,
horses, was unable to make any further pursuit
From what my guide says, suppose they were Ca
| manches and Lipans: there were but two Chiefs
one was killed by my sergeant.
FROM WAsHISaroS.-The Secretary of Wa has or
ganized the expedition of the West for the expIora
tion and survey Of the river Colorado traversng ar
uH"Api"Ftu region Oh country. The com
mand of the expedition has been assigned to Firsl
Lieutenant j. C. Ives of the corps of Topographic
| cal engineers.
deputy marshal Of Alabama having taken near
| ly $4,000 from the man LoveIace, who robbed tn,
mail in 1886, and refused to restore the money tc
the several owners the ground that they had not
sufficiently identified it, the subject was referred to
the Attorney General. who, after reviewing all the
| facts, has decided that the marshal must deliver
| the money to the Postmaster General who by law
il the trustee for the losers in all similar cases
Tho President has appointed Beverly Tucker, of
Virginia. consul at Liverpool, vice Nathaniel Haw-
thorn, resigned Henry W. Spencer, of New York
| consul at Paris, vice NJ. McRae. resigned John
fudlich, of Pennsylvania, consul at Basle, vice
Mr. Lee, deceased; Charles !. Fox of Michigan con-
sui at Aspinwall. vice Mr.. Thornton resigned; Er-
rest Volger, of Virginia. consul st Barcelona vice
Psbalo Augnera the present incumbent; and Jacob
Forney. Of Pennsylvania, superintendent Of Indian
affairs in Utah.
The Secretary of the Treasury has affirmed the
decision of the collector of New York in charging
a duty of ~ per cent. articles described as Ian
embroidered cut velvet slipper upper" being cot
ton velvet; and overruling that collectors assess
ment of q per cent. on gum benZion of benjamin.
and 3 per cent. OH leeches, has decided that the
former be charged per cent. and that the latter
he made entry free. The Secretary has also affirm
cd the decision of the collector at Boston, that
Woods patent dry or boiler felt is properly
charged 10 per cent and 'fet" at the same rate IA
manufactures of hair not otherwise provided for "
NORTH CAROLINA ELEcTIoNs-The Raleigh Stan
dard of the 26th inst, publishes the official vote
for Congressman in the respective districts of that
State. The following the majorities of the
Congressman elected:
.,,fs H.s.