Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-02
SEVERAL SOUTHERN SENATORS
IN WASHINGTON.
A UNITED STATES WAR VESSEL REFUSED EN-
TRANCE TO THE PORT or CURACAO.
CAPTURE OF ANOTHER VALUABLE
PRIZE BY A FEDERAL STEAMER.
Especial to the New York Tribune

Especial to the New York Tribune
WASHINGTON, December 1.-No fear need |
be felt respecting the position Of the Execu. |
tive on the seizure of Mason and SHdell. 1t |
will take, as the public will learn officially |
| to. morrow, the same ground as that upon |
which the nation has settled, holding that
Captain Wilkes only error was in not ,seiz-
ing the Trent also.
The Clerk of the House received letter |
from MIR Ely of N. Y, now prisoner at |
Richmond, desiring his name put on the list, |
as he should be here to occupy his seat this |
session.
A Union spy, who left here some two |
weeks ago for Richmond, arrived to-day. |
He left the latter place on Wednesday last. |
He brings important intelligence, which he |
Immediately communicated to our Govern
! m mt.
He says the greatest excitement prevailed
! in Richmond and throughout the South re
| specting the naval and military expedition
along the entire Southern coast. The troops
| from the States most exposed have signified
| their determination to return home, and
large numbers had already started.
In Richmond, a few days before he left,
much difficulty was experienced in quelling |
rebellious spirit among several regiments
from Georgia, South Carolina aud Louisiana
! They were restrained only by positive
| promises from JEFF. Davis and the Secretary
of War that a sufficient number of troops
should be dispatched from those States to
protect not only the States, but to drive the
Yankees from Southern soil.
The Virgiaisns, however, were indignant,
and were threatening divers things against
their Congress. There seemed TO be, he says,
a very general feeling among the Southern
people to abandon Virginia entirely aud to
allow her to fall into the hands of the Fed
eIsl Government. They regarded it as too
expensive to keep an army on her soil.
| 1ar ahala 81 hpR 70 olrT 60 Iranr
army from advancing into the interior from
their coast landings.
Upon the renewed urgent application of
George D. Prentice, of the Louisville Journal
Secretary Seward yesterday ordered the re-
lease Of his brother-in-law, Calhoun Benham,
and also of Ex-senator GWin, from Fort La
fayette.
The report of the Secretary of the Navy,
after mentioning the capture of Messrs. Sill
dell and Mason, says that the prompt aud
decisive action of Captain Wilkes on this
occasion merited and received the emphatic
approval of this Department; and if too
generous forbearance was exhibited by him
in not capturing the vessel which had those
rebel emissaries on board it may in view of
the special circumstances and of its patrio.
tic motives, be excused, but it must by no
means be permitted to constitute q. precedent
hereafter for the treatment of any case of
similar infraction of neutral obligations by
IOTelsu VESSELS ouRdBeu III COuuerCe Ut Iue
ying trade.
Especial to the New York Times.1
Jesse D. Bright of Indiana, is here, and in
tends to take his seat in the Senate to-mor-
row, notwithstanding his treasanable letter
to His ExCellency, JEFF Davis President of
the Confederate States; recommending to
, the adoption of that rebel functionary an ap-
proved frearm, TO be employed against the
arms of the Union.
ppUal Nf Kanfunlrv al ad
this morning, and, it is said, intends taking
his seat.
. In the case of Breckenridge and Burnett, of
Kentucky, their seats will probably be de.
, clared vacant, and it is thought by some that
/ Senator Powell will be called upon for an
. explanation.
Senator Polk, of Missouri, is in the city,
and will take his seat.
, In reference to the disloyal members, it is
4 proposed by many members of Congress to
: appoint joint committee of investigation,
TO ascertain what have been the acts of the
a suspected parties, and wherever the investi-
i CATION shows overt acts of treason, the re.
. port will recommend the expulsion of the
parties from their seats.
! Mr.. Vallandigham arrived to-day, and will
, probably have the assurance to take his seal
! to morrow.
Senator Bayard is here, but it remains Ia
be seen whether he will carry out his pledges
, to resign, in case that he found that his dis
. affection to the Union cause was not sus-
a tanned by the people of Delaware, now that
q the State has shown its loyalty to be SO un.
i questionable.
4 1t has been ascertained that tonight there
!, are not sufficient members of either hous'
a in the city to constitute quorum, but tht
q deficiency will probably be made up by
!. the trains arrival to morrow morning.
I NEW YORK, December IA letter from
Curacao, dated November 9, to the Herald
says: "The United States war steamer IroQuois
r arrived off this port from Lsguayra yester.
. day morning, with the intention of entering
;, but her commander was informed by the
Q Government authorities that his vesse
q could enter, but would not be allowed tC
a stay over forty eight hours, unless in case o
i distress. The commanders reply was, tina
o his vessel should not enter the harbor on any
n such conditions, and Immediately bore away
|. steering westward. Most probably this viii
!. prove an affair to be investigated by tht
n United States Government"
Q Another valuable prize arrived at the
h Brooklyn Navy-yard yesterday, which wal
d captured, after three hours chase, on tn,
Il 25rh ult, by the steamer Penguin, whilI
y heading for Edisto Island, near Charleston
# S. @. She proved to be the schooner Albion
q from Nassau, N. p, with cargo worth 800,
Is 600, consisting of salt oil, tin, fruit and als
70 arms, ammunition, saddles and cavalr.
d equipments, of considerable importance t
Ia the raheis inst now.