Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-10
GRAND REVIEW OF $4,000 REBELS
AT CENTERvILLE.
They are Seized with a Panic
REPORT OF CAPTAIN WILKES.


BosToN, December 0-Mr. Wightman was
re- elected Mayor of Boston to-day, by G, 753
votes against 8, 7s6 R. Z. S. Toby was the
Republican and citizens candidate.
NEW YORK. December lO-The Times cor.
respondent states the caucus of the Repub-
licans was attended by about forty members,
all newspaper men and outsiders carefully
excluded Pomeroy, of Kansas, was Chair
man; Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania, Clerk.
! Thaddeus Stevens made long speech in
| favor of emancipation. He denounced Nc
Clellan, as trying to control the Legislative
and Executive powers of the nation.
! Deviu, of New York replied, saying that if
! the object of the caucus was to provide war
! policy, it was very improper. The way to
end the war was by fighting, not by reSolu-
tions of Congress
He closed by offering two resolutions in
doTsing the Philadelphia and Chicago Plat
forms; that this meeting recognizes no right
of congressional Convention to add or take
away from these statements of the principles
that we are rejoiced that all political parties
are giving loyal support to the war, and
nothing should be done by the Republicans
TO create dissension or revive party distinc-
tions in its prosecution.
Many speeches were made, but the vote
was postponed to Wednesday night.
Refugees represent that in Wenkley, Hen
derson, Carroll, Hardin aud McNarry Coun-
ties, Tennessee, the Union feeling is very
strong. The inhabitants are only awaiting
the approach of the National troops to make
general uprising.
1t is understood by the President that the
Legislature of Kentucky will abolish slavery,
reimbursing loyal masters.
The Worlds dispatch says the small l-pox
is getting prevalent by the carelessness oil
the Surgeon General in allowing cases oil
this disease to be in the same hospital with
other patients. II is rumored that a promi-
nent member of Banks staff has disappeared
with important papers.
The HerGlds dispatch says that a negro
from Centervile states that the rebels had q
review of $4,000 troops there, few days
since, during which panic seized them
consequent on a rumor that the Fedora
troops were marching on the place, theJ
fleeing from the field leaving guns, wagons
and every thing else.
, FokT MONROE, December ga flag O
!, truce went to Norfolk this morning, carry.
ing thirty-two prisoners discharged by tbs
United States on parole. A rebel flag o
truce met our boat and transferred thereto
some ladies coming from Richmond.
From to.day's Norfolk Day Book we learr
| that battle is Immediately expected on thu
l Potomac, as the suffers are removing thei
STORES. W at Iul0OGS were plentiful, ana TN
l war fever was very high.
A telegram from Savannah, December I
states that General Buffers expedition ar
rived that day at Port Royal.
: Nothing is said about Parson BroWnloW'
victory or Of the Fort Pickens affair.
New YORK, December lO.-The followin
is an abridged copy Of the report of Captai
Wilkes, assigning his reason for the arrest @
l Mason and Slidell:
-: "U. S. STBAMER, SAN JAcrNTo,
AT Sea, November l6, 1861. !
"The Governments of Great Britain
France and Spain having issued proclama
t tiops that the Confederate States wer
e viewed, considered and treated as belligel
: ents, felt no hesitation in boarding an
j. searching all vessels of whatever nation
0 fell in with, and have done so. The questio
d arose in my mind whether had the right I
y capture the persons of the Commissioners
whether they were amensbe to captur,
- "There was no doubt that had the rigt
4 to capture vessels with written dispatches
= They are expressly referred to in all az
= thorites regulating the vessel to seizure an
~ condemnation, if the Captain of the ve5sI
had the knowledge of their being on boar,
7. But these gentlemen were not dispatch
e in the literal sense, and nowhere could
3, find a case in point. They had been pr
sented to the Captain. General of Cuba /
Her Brittanic Maiesty's Consul General, b
the Captain. General told me he had not T
ceived them in that capacity, but as di
II tnguished gentlemen and strangers.
II 81 then considered them as the embodime
- Of the dispatches, and it therefore becan
"a my duty to arrest their progress and captul
\ them. If they had no passports or pape
n from the Federal Government as provide
i tor under the law of nations, namely, tn
a foreign ministers of a beligerent on boar
/. of neutral ships are requested to posse
!. papers from the other belligerent to perm
\ them TO pass free. AS respects the steam
d in which they embarked, the agent of ii
!. vessel, the son Of the British Consul
To- Havana, was well aware of the chara
n ter of these persons. They went
h. the steamer with the knowledge and conse
Al of the Captain, who endeavored afterward
"a conceal them, by refusing to exhibit the pa
senRer list and the papers of the vessel.
There can be no doubt he knew they we
re carrying highly important dispatches, al
ir were endowed with instructions iuimcal
at the United States This rendered his vess
re though a neutral one, good prize.
as 81 determined to take possession of
IS. vessel, and as | mentioned in my repert, se
her to Key West for adjudication.
~ 81 forbore TO seize her, however, in con!
ha quence of my being 80 reduced in Office
" and crew and the arrangement il wou
cause innocent persons, there being ma
passengers who would have been put
4o great loss ard inconvenience as we'll as disa
VI pointment from the interruption it will ha
70 caused them in not being able to join I
"s steamer from st. Thomas for Europe.
ka 81, therefore, concluded to sacrifice I
~ ~ interests of my officers aud crew in the pri
IN, - dn,ovt;oS ~ pt ~
~, these Commissioners, considering had
@ @no tained the important eud had in view.
no [Signedl "CHAS. WILKES