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and ozsges. So far, the negotiations 1'isa al the
tribes have been most successful.

The Richmond Examiner Of the 26Eh plt says
We have the bsst reasons to be convinced that,
uuaer the provisions Of the Law for the retirenent
Of "slien enemiesp from our political Jurisdiction
4 number of parties have managed to get back to
the North unaer the assumption OF the character
Of enemies. whom it would have been better and
safer 70 have restrained. We learn OF pro0a0lY
that of a clergyman and his eDtlrs
family-of parties representing themselves as alien
enemies for the convenience Of permission TO leave
the Conlederacy The ease with which these rep
reservations hsve been taken land 1t is supposed
that they are referred TO the judgment Of the
Sacretsry of War, who might be expected 20 os q
vigilanl and astue as lawyers generally are) a1oro
but little protection against The macninaflonA OF
artful spies and the unlimited egrsss OF suspicious
characters.
Indeed, the multitude of applications under the
privileges Of the retirement Of "alien enemies 70
the North has been enormous az TO exclye IN the
most obvious way the suspicious OF the Governs
ment AS many a. two or three hundred aPpie&-
tDns Of this sort have been made at the single point
of Richmond If the numerous applicants who rep
resent themselves as alien enemies are really sueB'
it is rather curious reflection to what extent We
have been harbOuring eneBies, now selt-confessed,
during the active prosecution Of war for period
Of nearly six months.
. THE WASHINGTON BUTGEIERY.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 9Th ult. ssys:
We have received informstion from q reliable
source IN regard to the reported slaughter of Fed
eral troops in Washington. 1t appears that four
regiments were required to change their arms,
whereupon they mutinied, and Gen. Mcclellan sur
rounded them with five regiments. melee with
stones and brickbAts then commenced, and TO quell
the riot Mcclellan gave the order to IRE. The
slaughter is Represented to have been fearful
Surely the Liucolnites have commenced the work
OF blood aad carnage among Themselves
A report i. in circulation that Mcclellan has since
been shot aud mortslly wounded bur this lacks con
frmEti0n.
LscIFS OF A TRUE NAN.
Tha Richmond Dispate1 has received letter Civ
ing an account sort of journal-of the escape Of
AMOS CUR. Secessionist from Harrisyille North
we,tern Virginia He made several narrow escapes
from being shot, imprisoned or lynched. he finally
succeeded in getting himself and his family to
Franklin Ky, safe place, where he now is, desti,
tute of both money and InOneyed friends. Mr. c. Is
the clerk of the Court in Ritchis county and recent
Iy went from this city thither to bring away his
family.
PRISONERS At WASHINGTON
The Richmond Disp1;ch saws letter from Wash
ington to business firm in Richm ond furnishes the
names of Some of the Southern men confined in'the
old Capitol building, with request that they be
inserted in the Dispatch We have already pub
hshed full list, but nevertheless comply with the
request The names are Messrs. klquet, Walksr,
and Paulding from Al&bama; Messrs. Branch, EIst-
man Barrow, and Garrett of the 0glethorpe Light
Tnfantry. Savannah Ga and and DE-. Humphreys
of the Ssh Georgia Regiment. The letter further
states that the ladies Of Washington doing all in
their power to promote the comfort Of the prigon-
ers of whom there are about so il all.
THE POST oFRCs DzPlRTasET-THE SEw POSTAGE
STAMP.
From TIE Richmond Dispatch Sept 81.
We saw yesterday, at the Post Once Department,
-. Of H. Eva cka rwki ab "A
lust been adopted to meet the pablic requirements
The issue has been delayed in order to procure an
engraving not liable TO be counterfeited, which is
no easy matter where there il engrLver on steel
10 be had. The present design comes from litho-
graphic establishment in this city, and will answer
| the purpose very well Ii is an engraving Of the
head of President Davis with the words "COnfeae
rate States Of America" above, and "FIVe CentS'
below. The color Of this stamp will be red while
those Of larger denominations will be colorsd diff
| fsrenty They will be resdy for printing on Non
| day next.
the business of the Department is very heavy
and when we take into consideration the facts that
the whole postal system has to be remodeled in Ou
new Government; that the railroads run By military
| schedules, and that myriad Of small az vel sI
large matters have to be Investigated, think thu
voice Of complaint should be hushed, sr at least
that the people should patiently wait the correction
| of things that go wrong
| Iany suppose that tksre were no mail irregulari
ties under the old Government By reference 10 the
Post Office reports of the past year or two, We ind
that on the Southwestern route for the year ending
June 3Oth 1860 the mail arrivals in schedule time
| were $40 ;out of schedule tine, 339. On the At
lantic route, via Wilmington, n G during portion
of the year the arrivals in schedule tine were 43l
| out Of schedule time, 1876. The year 1859 shows
| still greater number Of irregularities on the tsm
routes vet the Postmaster General in his report
/ saws the wears 1889 go shCwel marked improve
| msnt ss compared with proceeding years
/ At q =
throughout the Confederate States are required Il
m.ks 2 report Of all monsys in their hands on tn
LIST of June, 1851, belonging to the Uuitei States
the TO be divided pro rata among the contract
| ors who hsve continued the mail services.
! Il Will give some idea Of the business OF tn
Department to state that clerk in the COntrac
Bureau alone, hiss recorded 800 letters since th
lst of June without counting the circulNrs, which
! are sent off in vast numbers.
We have no desire to apologize for any defects II
| the POst0dice Dep lrtment II defects exist, ant
have merely stated some facts that have come IN
der cur observation. That the officers and clerks
| generally are capable and efficient, we have n
| doubt, and We know they are exerting themselves
! TO the utmost to get the massive mAehine in smoot
| running order.
THE MISSION TO HUEOPE
The Richnlnd ErIminsr is advised that the ap
pointmeuts have bSea definitely made by the PreEi
dent Of Hon J. n. Mason, of Virginia. and Her
JOHN GLtDhlL5 81 LOuLSLAbA3 q N-a4aAoAS Va OSiAi
raissionera, respectively to the Courts Of Englan
and Francs, and that thsss gentlemen viii immedi
ately sske their departure for Europe, probsbl
comrAsncing their journey on the IS alt. In orde
to insure the safety Of their passage ozs, it hs
been settled that they will proceed by the way 6
Tampico, Mexico
Tae Dispatch lsarnS that these gentlemen, wit
their Secretary of Legation and their families, haT
some days ago sent forward their baggage. TIE.
take the route by Tanpico, and cross the ocean q
one Of the British steamers that mode Of transi
is the only one of absolute security for them nov
open.
| EEJSG From WAsHIEGrOS. -.
| A LAZY who has arrived at Richmond from Wash
agtoa city reports the fact of the continued exOdu
| of families from the Federal metropolis. The mos
enormous sacrifices were made of property in orde
TO enable parties to get away. The lsdy's own larg
| household establishment, consisting Of furniture
g.. brought her only Si49, at auction. She wa
told nv the auctiOneer-A well known party 1
Washington-Ehst he Government had spoken t
engage him to s,h all the public furniture in tn
capi al rather significant indication that the neG
Lincoln Congress does not anticipate holding It's sea
sions in the Federal city.
| BJLED eF COMMISSIONERS.
The Richmond Era1iaer says it is understood tia
the Board of Commissioners to determine claim
for indemnity under the aequestration act, will
speedily organized and with the special view of tn
continuation Of the sppOintees as members Of th