The national Republican., 1861-06-07
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Tuesday evening gave dinner to the diplo.
matte corps, at which the following guests we're
present: Secretary Seward; Lord Lyons, Min.
lister from England NJ. McMercier, Minister
from France; Baron de Stoeck Minister from
Russia Chevaler Hulsemann, Minister from
Austria; Senor Tassara, Minister from Spain
senor Lisboa, Minister from Brazil; Chevaler
Bertinatti, Minister from Sardinia; Senior Mo.
lima, Minister from Costa Rica; NJ Van Linn.
burg, Minister from the Netherlands; W. de
Raaslotf, Charge d'ABares from Denmark: Sc.
nor r. Pambo, Secretary Of Legation from New
Granada Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Seward. Madame
Stoeckl, Nine. Gerolt, Nine. Lisboa, Nine. Mer.
cier, NINE. Limburg, Mrs. Burnaga Mrs. Grims.
also, +. W. Seward, Assistant Secretary Of State;
DR.. Wallace, Paymaster in the Navy; and
Messrs. Nicoay and Hayes, Private Secretaries
to the President. 1t was q very brilliant affair
throughout.
SECRETARY SEwARD's ENTERTAINMENT.-
The fourth Of Secretary Stewards series Of en-.
tertainments, given at his residence, Madison
Place, last evening, was very largely attended.
Among the throng present were number of
foreign ministers, and many prominent citizens
from all parts of the country. The army and
navy were very largely represented, the delega.
tions from the newly y.arrived regiments being
particularly full.
RELEASE OF PRlsoNERs.-Yes Yesterday morn.
ing, the Fairfax Company, Captain NJ d. Ball,
captured in Alexandra and confined on board
the steamer Powhatan at the navy yard, took
the oath of allegiance and departed for their
homes. The officers are still in custody. In
the afternoon the remaining four of the five
taken at Fairfax Courthouse were similarly dis.
charged
SINGULAR CoINclDENcE. We understand
that the first person killed on the rebel side at
the fight at Fairfax Court house, on Friday last
was man named Noble, a brothernlaw of
Jackson, the assassinator of Colonel Ellsworth.
OVER THE RTER.-There was nothing of
special interest occurring over the river yester.
day, though the heavy rains Of the preceding
day had tended to render the quarters of the
soldiers, in some instances, rather unpleasant.
Great activity prevails in the various camps,
and the health Of the men continues exceed.
ingly good.
For FoRTRE Ess MoNROE.--The steamer Mount
Vernon left yesterday afternoon for Fortress
Monroe, carrying important dispatches to the
officers in command at that point.
ARRIVAL OF MoRE ARMY MATERIALs-A
large train of cars arrived here at eleven o'clock
yesterday morning, bringing thirty ambulances,
and as many baggage wagons, for the New
York State militia, from the Union Defence
Committee of New York. The same train also
brought a portion OF Sherman's battery, 1.-TWO
guns and caissons,) and two hundred and fifty
cavalry horses.
RoDBERY.-Lawrence Finn, member Of the
fourtceth (Brookyn) regiment, was on Wednes
day caught in the act of robbing the money
drawer in the tobacco store Of G. W. Cochran
He was obliged to give up the money, and was
sent to Jail for court by Justice Dom. The
of honest and upright men, who look with scori
upon such actions as these.
Cry CoUNCILs.--The City Councils meet OF
Monday next, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for organiza
ton Politically, the two Boards are now di
vided as follows Board of Aldermen-Demo
Gratis, 9; Opposition, s. Common Council
Democrats, y; Opposition, II. Democrats
majority on joint ballot, l.
RELlcs.-Kipp, at the Model House, corne
Of and Ninth streets, has in his possession
o collection of relics from Alexandria, con
sisting OF portions Of the uniform Of Colone
Ellsworth, and of his murderer, jackson, an
pieces of the secession flag and staff. He has
also, a revolver which was taken by loya
Virginia lady from secession soldier as b
was seeing her beyond the secession lines. Sh
had been ordered to leave the village in te
minutes, and was not allowed to bring wit
her anything except a small lot of cluthn
for her child.
Nor OF THE RIGHT STRIPE.--It was reporte
to the military authorities of this District o
Tuesday last, that Captain Hicks, Of the schoor
er Arctic, OF Alexandria, Va, now lying at tn
wharf in Georgetown, had refused to perm
the United States flag to be hoisted on the We
sci. proper person was sent to inquire int
the matter, and he ascertaned that the school
er had aboard the two brass guns, several bo,
es Of muskets, with ammunition and other m;
terial belonging to the seventh New Y ork re!
imeut, which she was employed to convey
New York The officials thought it best
transfer this freight to some more sure mod
of conveyance, as it might possibly not arEi,
in New York by this vessel. The proper
was removed from her, and the schooner r.
mains until the charge against the captain
more fully investigated.
DISTRICT CoURT-Betore Judge Dunlop
The District Court met yesterday morning
IL o'clock, for the purpose Of taking actic
touching several prize cases which have bee
brought to this jurisdiction for settlement. I'll
cases of the General Knox, Capt. j. W. Sma
from Thomaston, Maine, laden with lumbe
and the Georgiana, Capt. Darius Teel, fro
St. Georges, Maine, were taken up. Mr.. Ca
Isle appeared for the owners, and petition'
for their restoration, and also for costs al
damages.
The two vessels above named were in Yol
river before Virginia went out of the unio
They were loaded with white oak ship timb,
for the North, and after the State passed Il
ordinance of secession were seized by the Co