Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-02-12
From Washington.
Washington, Feb. 7.

Washington, Feb. Z.
Gov Fletcher, of Virginia. was on the
floor of the House TO day. and was greeted
by members from North aud South. lie
expressed tho opinion that Virginia will
accept no plan of cniaprumise guaranteeing
less than the Cr;ttenden rropositiunt aud
adds that the Virginia Convention will
recommend secession as their ultimate ac-
ton unless This is complied with.
The Senate Bill which passed the House
to-day provides that there shall he no ex-
tension of any patent when the Cammis>
sioner is satisfied that the net profits are
$1,000 and the Commissioner Is author
lied to dispense with models where draw
ingS viii be sufficient.
The L. ). steamer Mohawk, 4 gnew era
ven, Lieutenant commanding, arrived this
morning. She was coaling, and would
proceed the following day fer Purtugas
and Pensacola. The Crusader was in port
and would sail in few days. The Wyan-
doty was expected from Pensacola in the
course of week. The Macedonian was
spoken on the 30th ult., ten miles of Sand
Cev, bound into P0rtugas.
The following statement in relation to
/ the surrender If the revenue cutter Robert
McCleland is derived from an Official
/ HFuHtt lr Gutter J. Ult OF TIE Tar EFSA
and best in the revenue service. Just re
built and reftted. Her commander was
Capt, Brushwood. OF Va On the 18th Of
January, four days after Secretary DIX
took charge Of the Treasury Department,
he sent W H. Jones To New OrleaIs
and Mobile, TO save, if possible, the cutters
on service there Capt Morrison, a Geor-
gian Commanding the Lewis Case at Mo-
bile. must have surrendered her before Mr.
Jones arrived. On the och of January
the Secretary received the f.llowing tele-
graph dispatch from W. II Jones
New Odeans, Jan. 90.
To Hon. j. a. Dix, Washington =
Captn Brushwood has refused positively
in writing, to obey any instructions of the
Department. 10 this am sure he is sus-
tanned by the Collector, aud believe ac,s
by his advice. What must | do?
W IL JONES"
So this dispatch Secretary DIX immedi
ately returned the following:
ITO W. ii Jones. New Orleans Tel
Lieut.. Caldwell to arrest Capt. Brushwood
To assume cammand Of the cutter. aud obel
the order through you. If Capt. Brush
wood, after arrest, undertakes Ia interfere
with the command of :he cutter, tell Lieu;
Caldwell 10 consider him as a mutineer. ant
treat him accordingly. II any one at
temPts to haul down the American flag
shoot him on the spot.
Signed.l JOHN 4. DIX"
This dispatch. il is said must have Ice
intercepted at Montgomery or New 0rlean
and withheld from Mr.. Jones, and tha
the conductor Of Capt. Brushwood wa
cunSumated by the means of cOmplicit
IN the part Of the telegraph line with ia
States of Alabama aud VI ssissippi, whic
latter State has accepted the cutter
About ten members and twelve listener
2 were IN the House this evening
Commissioners from Missouri have ar
r rived,
e The Peace Conference adjourned afre
a short session, u visit the President. Tn
Commissioners objected 10 delaying IA
} question on the report If the Committee ,
b 80, to see what the Peacs Conference do j
the meantime.
Tie resignation Of Com. Iugraham ba
been accepted. Com Shubrick will prol
{ ably resigned his commission.
New York. Feb 8.
desI atch from Washington says it
rumured that Senators johnson aad Mir!a
are arranging preliminurics far a duel
als1 that several leading Secessiunisis al
meditaring a demonstration upun the I,
huautpTec Transit Raute, upon whic
= Senator Benjamin and others clam t. la,
the line under certain pretended grants
ID Washington. Feb 5
Col Ilayue and Lieut.. Hall left H.
: morning for Charleston. They came her
j together aud su return.
The Postmaster at Mobile denies TO N
Pnst'ihce Department that letters passin
through his q NJ .e have l-eu ,iplaI,G