The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-08
News by Mail.

by the Judge Of the Court on Monday last st'O'o
Alexandria, June Captain Bali, ra aoei
pass outside the lines in order to br rD''yea
family to Washington. 1t is thought x, MS
count of the good treatment he received mL a.
prisoner, will have an influence on the ra Jnile
His oath was not merely on parole. hnt I on".
allegiance. All thrty-fve of his men too yne OF
Same oath in Washington this morning '''A Vic
The projected publication of newsnaner b..
the soldiers is prevented by order of the prc
vost Marshal. ~
Washington, June 6. 1t having been reno,,
ed that large number of arms had been stor ,s,
in Havana under the protection of the Rr;t;sI
flag for the Confederate States, Consul S cLnr
eldt was directed to Inquire into the subject
letter has just been received from him in wb;oh
he says the matter had previously engaged h;a
attention. He had found that all munitions ~
war brought there as merchandise, must be- in
mediately deposited in Government waro-
house, and be sold thence only by express NOV
nit from the Captain General himself 7.
would be impossible to land the number Of ri
hes specified namely 100000, without tho
knowledge OF the Government, and the autbor-
ities of their own accord would be EXTERNAL,
unwilling to permit the Illicit importation Of
such large amount of arms to the Island ~
Cuba. Besides, he had the assurance Of tba
Cap tain General that it will not be permitted
Spanish house had ordered in Belgium 70.
600 rifles, with view to speculation il the
present prices. AS this house has failed tbo
Consul prcsumes that the order will not ba
filled. He is under the impression that few
Of the rejected muskets Of the Spanish armv
have been sold there at public auction. Tbcsa
are all that have gone from Havana to South
ern ports for the use of the Rebels
The Navy Department today received dis
patches from Lieut.. Craven commanding the
steamer Crusader, dated Key West, Nav 18th
He says en- the 18th the steamer ,Su,vannee
late the Pampero, arrived there from New Or.
leans under the proclamation Of the blockade
as also the order of the Secretary of the Treas
nry. He denied her clearance to the ports
of the seeded States, and refused to permit
her return to New Orleans. He offered to
clear hel for New York, which offer was declined
He therefore detained her for the use of the
Government, and the Captain relinqushed the
command.
The iSu,vannee belongs to the same company
who loaned their steamer Rusk to the parties
who seized the Star Of the West Lieut.. Ora.
ven confesses, with some degree Of satisfaction
in being thus able to ipfiict on that party re-
taliation for using their own steamer Lieut.
Duncan was placed in command, and sent to
search for the bark Mystic about which 50
much anxiety was felt. lie fell in with her at
Key West, on the 23d.
An order having been received from Co.,
Brown for troops and stores for Fort Plckens
Lieut.. Duncan took the SuUannce, with seventy
soldiers and a full freight of stores of various
kinds, for that Fort.
Notwithstanding the Southern reports to the
contrary, it appears, from Capt. Adams and a
letter to the Navy Department dated May 20th
that great preparations had been made to attack
Fort Iickens, which, at that time, was hourly
expected, He dispatched the WyandoHe to
Key West to bring down troops, and afterward
placed her In u position where she could render
the most aid. Previous to that time Col Adams
informed Gen Bragg that the port was strongly
blOckaded, and vessels would be dealt with &c
cording to the laws against violating u blockade
Gen Bragg, in reply, sad he considered this
notification as a virtual Acknowledgement Of
both the existence and independence OF the
Confederate States. lie asked Col. Adams to
please consider the harbor us closed against all
boats and vessels of the United States as he
should not permit any to enter except Col. Ad-
AIMS dispatch boat, under white flag. 10 this
Col. Adams did not respond
The Public departments to day have been
draped in mourning and will be closed to-mor-
row as mark Of respect to the memory OF Sem
ator Douglas
The district Court met to-day for the pur
pose OF taking action touching the several prlze
eases brought to this jurisdiction for settlement.
Those of the Gen. Knor from ThomastoNn, and
the GeOrgianna from St. Georges, Maine, were
first considered. Mr.. Carrgan, U. s. District
Attorney, did not think there was any evidence
OF an intention to violate the blockade The
Court decided their restoration to their owners,
but reserved the question of damages and costs
for future considerations
The Navy Department to-day received a no.
tlilcation of the designations of Capt. Hollms
and Lieut. Joseph n Barney, both of Mary
land, who had just returned from the Mcditcr-
ranean.
The Post Office Department has received
copy of letter written by Postmaster General
Regan, of the Confederate States, instruclng
Southern Postmasters to retain in their posses
sion, for the benefit of the rebels all mail bags,
locks and keys, marking and rating stamps, &c,
and all other property belonging to, Or connect
ed with, the postal service
They are also required to report their Jour-
naIs, or ledger accounts, with the U. S service
OF the Post Office Department up to and III
Guiding the 3lst day of May, and exhibiting the
maj balance In their possession.
Louisville, Ky, june g. The captains OF
Drugs John ADAMS, Panama, and schooner Msr-
mad, captured off the mouth Of the Mississippi
oy prIyateers, passed through here, bound east
ward, day, They represent that they knew
nothing OF the letters Of marque, and supposed
their eaptors to be pilots.
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