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

w dsnlhDIont rep &.
Gov Fletcher, of Virginia. was on the
hoor OF the House 20 day, and was greeted
by members from North and South. lie
expressed thu opinion that Virginia will
accept no plan OF Compromise guaranteeing
less than the Cr;ttenden proposition, aud
adds that the Virginia Convention will
recommend secession a. their ultimate ac-
ton unless :his Is complied with.
The Senate Bill which passed the House
to-day provides that there shall lie no ex-
tension of any patent when the Cnmmis>
sioner Is satisfied that the net profits are
100000. and the Commissioner Is author
lied Ia dispense with models where draw
ingS viii be sufficient.
The U. 5. steamer Mohawk, Agnew era
ven, Lieutenant commanding, arrived this
morning. She was coaling, and would
proceed the following day fer Portugas
and Pensacola. THE Crusader was in port
and would sail in n few days. Tie WAN
dott was expected from Pensacola in the
course of week. The Macedonian was
spoken on the 30th ult ten miles of Sand
Cev, bound into POrtugas.
The fuIIowirg statement in relation to
the surrender If the revenue cutter Robert.
McClelland is derived from an official
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and best in the revenue service. lust re
built and re fitted. Her commander was
Capt. Brushwood. OF Va. On the 18th If
January, four DAYS after Secretary DIX
took charge Of the Treasury Department,
he cent W. ii. jones 10 New Orleaus
and Mobile, TO save, If possible. the cutters
/ on service there. Capt Morrison, Geor-
gan Commanding the Lewis Cas- at Mo-
bile, must have surrendered her before Mr.
Jones arrived. On the och Of January
the. Secretary received the following tele-
graph dispatch FROM W. II Jones
/ New 0deans, Jan. 90.
To Hon. j. a. Dix, Washington -
/ Capt'n Brushwood has refused positively,
ia 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. ii JONES"
81 this dispatch Secretary DIX immedi
ately returned the following:
ITO ". III Jones, New Orleans: Tel
Lieut.. Caldwell to arrest Capt. Brushwood
10 assume cammand Of the cutter. aud obey
the order through you. Ii Capt Brush
wood, after arrest, undertakes tn interfere
with the command Of :he cutter. tell Lieut.
Caldwell 70 consider him as a mutineer. and
treat him accordingly. IL any one at
temVts to haul down the American flag
shoot him on the spot
lSigned.l JOHN 4. DIX"
This dispatch. IL is said. must have beer
intercepted nj Montgomery or New Orlean
and withheld irrm Mr.. Jones. and tina
the conductor of Capt. Brushwood wa
cun'umated 10y the means e n conplicit-
m the part Of the telegraph line with ia
States If Alabama aud u ssissippi, whicl
latter State has acce pted the cutter.
About ten members and twelve listener
were IN the House this evening.
Commissioners from Missouri have ar.
rived,
The Peace Conference adjourned afte
short session, O. visit the President. Tn
Commissioners objected 60 DELAYING IA
question un the reuurt uf the Committee O.
50, I" see what tie Peace Conference do It
the meantime.
Tie resignation q Com. Iugraham Ia
been accepted. Com SlubrIrk will prul
ally resigned his commission.
New York. Feb 8.
n despatch from Washington savs u
rum"red ,hat Senators johnson and Wiy!al
are arranging Tr"liminurics frr n duel
alsI that several leading Sece.siani.;s az
meditatlug demonstration unun the Te
huautrTec Transit RUE. urrn whiel
Senator benjamin ami others claim q Lay
the line under certain pretended grants.
Washington. Feb 5
Col unyre and Lieut.. Hall lett iii
morning for Charleston. They came her,
together aud 80 return.
The Postmaster at Mobile denies 10 th
Post flee Department that letters passin.
through his iiice have been vio!at,d.