Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-02-29
Ernm WashInrfon.

ton 10 purchase OuOA, ana reCOpmen0
instead, negotiations Of liberal cummer.
ciaI treaty with Spain.
WAsaISGTOY, Feb. 2T.-In consequence
of Information received at the War De-
partmeut from Gov. Houston, Of Texas,
Col. Lee, who commands the department
of Texas, is expressly ordered to pursue
and capture Cort;nas and his band, wheth.
or they go into Mexico or notl The par
pose being to strike o decisive blow, even
though other consequences be involved.
There are G42 men belonging to the infan-
try and cavalry RrIus stretched from Fort
Brown, near Aatamords, to Fort Clark,
about $50 miles above, under competent
officers, md with special instructions as
to vigilance.
Information received lere represents
Cortfuns as an American citizen, who re-
cruited his followers by opening the Jail at
sides of the river. Tho belief is that he
has more Americans than Mc1icRns in his
band.
The authorities of the State of Chihua-
hua recently applied to the President for
the aid of our troops stationed nenr there,
to prevent deprcdntions' ON American citi-
zcnS and property, suidtto have been COM
United by maraGders and bandit; in the
interest of Miramou, who were drilling
"nd organizing for the defeat Of the Liber-
al cause.
Orders lave been sent to Capt. Walker,
commanding ct Fort Bliss, near E. Paso,
rotifying hin Of this application. and d.
rccting his force to be marched into Chi
hunhua for the purpose stated.
The Mexican treaty was to-day takeu up
in the Senate executive session, sud read
according to the usual fornaRlity, which
consumed most of the sitting. i will be
pressed hy Senator Mason daily until q
vote is taken.
Instructions were sent from the Depart
mcnt of State to-day 20 Mr.. Ward, cur
Minister to China, requiring him to remain
at his post and carry out Mr. Reeds treaty.
He had iEtIrnated his intention TO return.
Horace White, Of the Chicago Press GH5
Tribune, formerly assistant Secretary OF
the National Kansas Committee: appeared
before the Senate HNrpe-'s Ferry Commit
tee, to-duS. The executive board Of the
committee consisted Of three members,
residing in Chicago, MessrS. J. D. Webster,
H. n. Hurd, and George ". Dole, who
transacted the business, with the authority
of a ftlll organization. The aggregate
sum of money received and discussed by
that body in 1856 and three months Of
1851, was about $I20.oou, of which less
THAI $4,000 was for the purchase Of arms.
Their dealings with Brown amounted TO
an appropriation Of $50 IN cash, II boz
es of clothing and 20 reviewers, for his
benefit, of which the last mentioned never
reached hirl. , All this trsnspired in the
fall of 1855 Witness Lad never seen
Brown since January 1857. BroTn never
communicated 20 witness or to the COM
uittee, any purposes or designs, against
slavery outside of Kansas. Browns last
appearance before the committee WAS at
the Astor House, in New York, in January
1857, where he applied for one hundred
Sharp's rifles, belonging to the committee,
and then stored at Tabor, Iowa, with
which to repel the border rufian invaders
of Kansas. Pending the discussion Of his
petition, which Tas warmly opposed by
members of the committee, the question
was disposed OF by voting the arms back
to the control of the Massachusetts State
Kansas committee. which purchased and
forwarded them to the National Committee
OF Chicago. Brown then proceeded TO
Boston as was supposed, TO make his ap-
plicat;on to the Massachusetts committee.
Witness never saw him afterwards. Wit
ness was acquainted with John E. Cook,
Richard Realf, and James Redpath, none
OF whom ever told him or the GatiOna;
committee II syllable about Browns plans.
The National Committee voted itself func-
tious OfficiO, in March 1858, and disbauGed.
1t appears By letter from the Secretary
of State, communicated TO the House in
response to a resolution calling foc copy
of the Emperor Napoleon's recent letter on
the subject of commerce and free trade,
that it has not been communicated to the
executive, by the government of France,
nor has it been officially transmitted to the
acting Charge d. AfFaires Of the United
States at Paris
The records at the State Department
show that the total number of persons
emharking at foreign ports for the u. s.,
during the year 1883, was l55,5Oo, of
whom SO, 600 were males.
The Mexican treaty was to-day debated
for several hours in the executive session.
Those who have not decided to oppose it.
say that their minds are open to consider
alton. The fullest opportunity will be af-
fordcd for discussion.
The House Mileage bill, owing to the
failure to order vote On its passage, went
to the Speakers table, and takes its place
tbs sixth or seventh on the caleudar.
CtsCISxATi, Feb. ga firc a ST. Louis.
vcEtcrday DESTROYED Roe 4 Co.'S Smoke