Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-28
Latest from Missouri.
Gen. Price en- Route for Arkansas
The Trent Affair Settled
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From Washington .

From Washington.
[Tribune's' Correspondence.l
| WAsHINaToN, Dec. 26.-The statement of
Mr. Hurd concerning the escape of Col. Corco
ran, published in the New York Times of Wed
nesday morning, is a romantic fable, at least 6
far as 1t relates TO the asserted arrival at Forl
ress Monroe, under flag of truce, of the maj
Hurd. No such person has been heard of there
IL is probable that the entire story is fiction.
Gen. Scott arrived by the steamship Aragt
las. evening. He has not yet communicate
the cause of his hasty return from Europe
Whatever communication he intended tor the
immediate use of the Government, was dis
patched on his arrival. He looks more cheerful
and less careWorn than when he left the country
a few weeks ago.
| Mr.. Ely reached this city last evening.
| Dr.. Marcy, brother of Gen. Marcy, reached
here to-day, having come on expressly from N
York City TO attend Gen, Mcclellan aad his
chief of staff, who have been confned TO their
beds for several days. They report that both
are getting along well, and that Gen. McClel-
Ian will be in his saddle by SATURDAY or Monday
next.
| Adj, Gen. Thomas urged upon the President
| the Justice of recognizing Col. MulIigan's
Regiment and Col. Msrshall's 1st Illinois Cav
arly, which were captured at Lexington. His
representations prevailed; the officers and men
are restored to their commissions and pay, and
will again take the feldin Missouri.
The original bill which the committee on
WsJs and Means are preparing, will, 1t is be-
lived, create large dividend for United States
stock, 10 be used for banking purposes. The
bills issued on a hypothecation of their stocks,
will have the faith of the Government pledged
to that extent for their redemption. These bills
are to be receivable for taxes and all other pub
| lio dues to the Government, and also for all
| salaries and other debts and demands from the
United States for services rendered and for ma
terial and supplies furnished.
Mr.. Stanton, brother of F. P. Stanton of
Kansas, has been arrested for completely with
| the rebellion in Tennessee. He has taken
| the oath of allegiance, and has been released
from Fort Lafayette. O.
Letters received here from HAVANA state
that two rebel steamers, the Theodore and Isn
bella, were there. They were some days at Mas
| eau coalng, by permission Of her Majesty's
vessels at the Government yard, The same
letter states that our vessels were not permitted
to coal from our own ships at that point. Inquiry
has been instituted to know whether such Is
the fact.
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Herald.l
day on the affair OF the arrest of Mason and
Slidell Although the proceedings are neces.
sarily withheld from the public, we have good
reason to believe that conviction has been come
to that the belligerent attitude assumed by the
English Government on the question arose from
the fact that the dispatches conveyed by the
Trent under the charge of Mason aud Slidell,
rendered to Great Britain protectorste over
the Southern States, and if necessary, to make
| them British Colonial possession.
1t is stated on high authority that the whole
matter, SO far as has been developed, will be laid
before tho public In few days without rcserva-
tion, although the final decision of the Govern
| ment will be reserved until the arrival of Gen.
Scott at Washington, which he will probably
reach tonight. r.t .ta.r
WAsHlNoToN, Dec. 27.--Judge Army arrived
| from New Mexico, bringing dispatches from
the Federal army in New Mexico to the Govern.
ment He reports q strong Union feeling in
the Territory.
/ Colonel Candy, in command of the military
department of New Mexico, has retaken Forts
Craig and Staunton, on the Messilla border,
| driving the Texans away. and was at the latest
dates en- route for Fort Fillmore, to dispossess
| the enemy there, chat post having been traitor
ously surrendered to an inferior force of Tex
ans by Colonel Lynde. Thence he intends
marching into Arizona, to drive OFF the reb-
els, Having sufficient force, there can be no
doubt of his success. The Indians for the
greater part are peaceable and friendly to the
Government. hEr
Judge Army, on the way hither, passed on the
the big bend Of the Arkansas the campsof the
Confederate tribes of the plains, consisting of
about six thousand Arapahoes, Kowas, Conan.
ches, Cheyennes and Prairie Apaches, Thcy
desired him to say, when he reached Washing
ton, that they would fight Tor the Great Father,
the Defender OF the Union.
Governor Connolly has recommended to the
legislative Assembly the repeal OF the slave
code enacted two years ago; and from the tone
of public feeling, an act for that purpose will
/ be passed.
\ Kit Carson is Colonel commanding reg-
ment of mounted rangers south of the Rio
Grande, making bis headquarters at Albuquer-
que.
The President has approved the bill to in
crease the duties on tea, coffee and sugar.
The Richmond Examiner of Tuesday greatly
! fears that the United States will surrender
| Mason and Slidell to the British authorities 1t
adds: "The United States will submit to o
shame vet unrecoTded In the annals of the his.
tory of any nation, rather than disturb their in.
fernal purpose TO grind into the earth the liber.
ties OF the South. By the abject submission de-
manded the United States may avert, only for
a while, war with Great Britain" ,st
The Examiner says that feet is now the
most exigent desideratum with the South, and
| censures the Confederate Government, aud the
officers of the Confederate Navy, for their sim
gular turpitude in all matters pertaining TO ships
during the whole progress OF the war. q.
The Examiner 0ontains copious extracts from
Northern papers up to the 22d inst.
The general appropriation bill approved by
d President Davis appropriates for the army shout
sixty million dollars, aud for the navy about
four millions. nhF,
crate Congress, which extends It's provisions to
all persons not citizana of the Confederate
States, who are engaged In he naval service Of
4 the Confederacy during the war S,aassat
Il Tho Nashville Dispatch Of the Oath inst
II eeya that gold sold there on the 23d at 25 per