Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-07

The Clerk Of the house of Reps. at Wash
ingtou has received letter from Mr. Ely,
a prisoner at Richmond, desiring bis name
PIT upon the house roll, as he should be
present TO accupy his seat this session..
A Union spy. who left Washington some
three weeks since for. Richmond returned
on the lst, having left the rebel capital on
Wednesday previous. He brings import
ant news. which was communicated to the
government. He says the greatest exotic
ment prevailed in Richmond and through
out the South. respecting the naval aud
military expeditions along the coast, The
troops from the states most exposed have
sgni6ed their Intention TO return home,
aud large numbers had already started. In
Richmond few days before he left, much
Jitficuty was experienced in qneling are
hellions spirit among several regiments fron
Gd Tgii, Sonih Carolina and Louisiana,
They we're restrained ouly by the positive
promises frem J,tf Dayis aud the Secretary
OF War, that slfli lent number Of troops
should be despatched from these states to
not only project hem, but to drive the
Yankees from Southern soil. The Virgin
iaus, however, were indignant. and were
threatening divers things against their
Congress. .~ fe Jfa v4aBtsisg
There seemed to be, be says, very gen.
erai feeling among he Southern people to
abandon Virginia entirely and allow her to
fall into tho hands of The Federal Govern.
ment. They regarded it as too expensive
to keep an army on her soil, The rebel
hope new is merely TO keep our army from
advancing into The interior from their coast
landings. .-..... ...5-- t...;. F
Upon tho renewed urgent application OF
Geo. ID Prentice. of the Louisville Jour.
nal, Secretary Seward yesterday ordered
the release OF his brotherin-law, Calhoun
Benham, and also ex Senator G@in, from
Fort Lafayette
The rnport Of the Secretary of the Navy,
after mentioning the eaptare of Messrs.
Sldell aud Mason, says that the prompt
aud decisive action of Capt Wilkes oa
this occasion merited and received the
emphatic approval of the Department and
if n too geuerons fo-bearanne was ex-
hibiled by him in not capturing The yess I
which had those rebel embassies on board,
il may in view Of the special circumstance
aud OF its patriotic motives, be commended,
but il must by no means be permitted 90
constitute precedent hereafter, for tho
treatment Of any case Of a similar inffaction
Of neutral obligations by foreign vessels en-
gagged in the commerce or the carrying
trade. t.-
A despatch 20 the Times says Jesse ID.
Bright OF Indiana, is here, and intends to
lake his seat in the Senate TO morrow, not
wilh,iaBding his reasonable letter TO his
excellehey JEFF Davis President of the
Confederate Stae recommending tho A.
d,,p ton ny hat rei,et fnneronary Of aR i'm
proved q EARN. to be employed against the
armies OF The Union, 81 r,
Senator Powell, Of KY. also arrived this
morning, and il is sad intends taking bis
seat
In the case Of Breckinrdge and Bnrnett,
of KY, their seats win probably be declared
vacant and il is thought by some that Sen.
aior Powell will be called upon for expla,
nations b1E q. s
Sem Polk, of Missouri, is in the eity, and
will take his seat. f.f
10 reference TO the disloyal members, j
is proposed 10 appoint joint committee q
investigation 10 ascertain what bare beei
the acls Of The suspected parties. and @nero-
ever il is found they have been goilsy o.
overt acts Of treason. 10 report recon
incubation Of expulsion from their seats.i