New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20
FROM MARYLAND.
The Uenry Nay Bu-iEess-7Ia'iers in Rich
mond-fleiar rnins Virginia Fugitives-Po-
lice Commissiouers' apology for the.r Ee-
hnfi;ox,
From Uur Own core,Dondont

From Uur Own Correspondent
BnTIsoRE, July 1s 1861.
H. Nov took bis seat yesterday in the House, amid
unusual silence for that noisy body having Grs gone
through tie ceremony Of being sworn in. His friends
aver that he will ne in his place, and declare that he
made known the object Of bis vi il, which was Pot-
cal one 10 rebed to the Pre,ideit and the Secretary
OF state who both approved Of il, and directed the
Geperain-C Chief TO give him safe conduct, and that
he will further avow thai the Object Of hs visit to
ascertain in his individual capacity and on biz own
responsibility, Whether there apy hope q an
ieabc termination of The rebellion on the part Of the
rebels. On the other hand, the fiend5 Of the Admin
istra.on deny most Indignantly the existence Of any
such interview between the parties OF any such assent
10 Mr. May's WRIT but assert that tie pass wae given
10 him out Of simple respect TO bic ocal poon, for
the sole purpose Of enaJhng him to 20 10 Richmond On
private business, Mt bis own request
Ibavr no dou T. myself, that this IL the true YER
lion OF the affair g. fr az tie Pretident aud the SEC
retsry OF State are concerned, and thai Gen. S'ot
derstood the purpose Of Mr. Mays visit 10 be purely
! on private business but that Mr. May was carried
away with the vain uoion that he intimate relations
with the chief consp traitors At Richmond would enable
him to extract come sort Of an ulduatum as condition
t. their laying down their arms and that be might be
ebe 10 effect compromise upon such basic Or
later ia not denied 10y bic friends, and that lie met
by such rebuff from JEFF. Davis, Bob Toonbs,
aud Bob Lee aud Oilers to wound his selfloye, and
disgust hin with their arrogance. / have sort Of
doubt for it is whispered that tLese beggas on horse
back, hel up al tic idea that they would be concn.
with any other settlement Of the war but tie absolute
conquest and submission Of the entire Free States
Mr. May is said also to think that nothing short Vi q
million Of men cen take Richmond.
A Rev. Mr. Norman reached Washington 8 day or
two sgc, by some hook or crook unexplained, direct
from RchIaond aud reports that be heard JED. DAVIS
and Bob Lee openly declare that thcy mean. 70 give
the Federal arGy a fsht at Manassas Junction Such
declaration is 60 out Of character for both Davis and
Lee, vino arc never IN lbe habt Of talking out loud,
that uft beg to doubt the reverent divine. ettcr
received in Washington, from the wfeof Ca,t Lee,
WHO is a deserter IRON the United staie3, sfchks in
glowing terms Of the certainty Of defeat oi thc FED
eral army by the Richmond rebels and Of the inten,s
zeal of the traitors to encounter the invaders
they call the Federal soldiers but recent facts do
stan the fanclul tghts Of this feminine correspond
ent. On the contrary, letter from Mrs. Robert Leo
wife Of tie late Colonel dated es late as the llh ns
from near Fauquier Court iouse, aud received by "a
Washington friend Of hers ndugcsin no such y.garies
but predicts the utter and total rout Of the rebel arnes
ard Tie overthrow Of the rebellion OF I'm eary day.
Her husbaud was then in Richmond. How these let
tiers reach tLis side Of our lines s 10; known but it IL
supposed they CONE by way Of thc Postn Cener-
ale kiidly-opcned outlet At Louisville Kentucky
Yesterday and to-day, to1o fifteen pdssc ger cars by
each train hence 10 Washington were flied, chiefly
with Virginia familes on thcis return the "sacred
soil" designing to folos in the wake Of the Gruud
Array sud tlus let back TO theil ancient homcs but
since Gen. AopQweAs sdya1ee Wa mode popsysop
has been Isl1i;ed, 0. via 5e permitted i,f some day