Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-21
1FrELLIGENcE FROM YANKEELAND.

INTELLIGENCE FROM YANKEELAND
The following items ofntelgence Of various degrees
of credbiliy, are taken from New York papers Of the
18th and l7th
DEsPArcHEs FROM TIE COMMANDER OF THE IRoouoIs.
The Navy Department has received dispatches from
Captain Palmer mindug the steamer lroquois, Ia
which he infinitely relates his movements In order to cap
ture the pirate Sumter.
Toe government at Martinique, he says, refused to
give the Sumter coal but allowed her 10 come to St.
ero where she obtained supply from English mer-
chants The Sumter had been received with courtesy
st the seat Of government and Captain Palmer discover
ed 70 use his own language hat tbis farce Of
oognon Of the Confederate by France and England,
Is p'syed out" He hsd correspondence with the Gov
ernor the result of which he referred TO para
graph Of Wheatons International Law, 10 the fleet that
one begerent could not depart from port until twenty
four hours after another bad left TIE Sumter at
that time IN port and the Iroquos obliged 70 anchor
marine que from shore.
The msjority of the ctiz ms Of Port Royal In
favor of the SUMTER and therefore anxious for her
cape. Being French they sympathzed with Louisiana,
10 which State they thought the Sumter belonged.-
Throughout his proceedings Captain Palmer was appre'
heusve and fearful that the Sumter would escape him.
aud wished she were anywhere else than under the
French protection, as the authorities were throwing
every obstacle in bis way.
The Governor, however repudisted everything unlike
fiepdiness in reply to Capt. Paners complaint Owing
t, the distance from shore which the lrcquois was
obliged occupy, and the fact that the bay fifteen
mil wide and for the above stated, the Sum
surceedsd In escaping The Ircquois followed her,
but found vessel visible the back ground of the
XIV.
| THE COMMANDER OF TUE IEcoUos ID BIZ HkID REsPoS-
sIBL, THK Escape OF THE SUMTER
Its under food here that the Captain Of the United
States guLbra Iroquos will be brought to rigid account
for not pu lug he privateer Sumter at Martirque-
HIS axir-"rdI airy regard for Captain semmes, OF the
sumter b-cRus the latter his schoolmste and had
o. O. been bis superior officer, il looked upon as dis
ay Of s con and respect OF such exalted and unusu
| al cNsracer ~ 10 r,q lire investigation.
JUDGE BLACK ELkcrkp RkPoRrER TIE suPRENE
COURT
Hon. jeremiah Back, formel y Attorney General
and last Secretary OF State undr the Buchanan admin
irarioa was elected yesterday by the jules reporter
for the O. 8 Supreme Court in the place Of Bel I'm
Q. Howard who resigned on account Of his accession
proclivies.
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN TIE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Senator Wilson, Chairman of the Senate Mill s-v Com
mttse will briug in the bill for the sboiion
of slavery ia the District Of Oolumbs, In accordance
with the revolution # red by him few days ago and
referred to the committee. The bill has been draHn
with great care, and provides for the appointment Ct
commissioners 70 ascertain the value OF the slaves
the pa ment of the amounts thus fixed to loyal owner
Il s believed that the detss of the bill will not be OBJ
tectioaabe to The people Of the border States.
Iso ,xpErksr OFFICERS TO BIZ REMOVED.
Military Board composed of Brigadier General ].
Palmer and Col J. II. Van Allen, will assemble here
| tomorrow Col. Van Allen arrived this evening. IL Is
understood to DO the intention Of General Mcclellan to
make sweeping work Of all officers who ars Incompetent
% the faithful and efficient discharge OF their duties.
GENERAL B,FkRuPr LAW.
special committee of which the Hon. Roscoe Oonk
ling Is chairman raised at the July Session, charged
with the subj OF general bankrupt law, and there Ia
good ground to Ipect favorable action uPont. Such
measure Is called for ON all parts OF the country by the
agricullurrl commercial and m lnufac uing classes and
by both creditors and debtors bsng essential TO the
protection of the rights Of the fair creditor and the relief
Of the honest debtor. committee Of gentlemen OF the
highest character representing the Western and At
suic States has been selected for the purpose OF urg
ing the speedy action Of Congress on tbs subject
TIE CONFINEMENT OF SLAVES rHx DISTRICT JAIL
10 response the resolution of Senator Clark iDqui-
ring Of the Msrha Of this Dsc. upon what authority be
receives slaves into the District jail at the request Of their
lsters the Marshal has prepared report that since
mis- redundancy of the Office several persons alleged to
be slaves have been admitted into the jail at the request
Of those who claimed the ownership OF them, and that
there |, one nov In cof cement In accordance with
crstom that has prevailed here for great number Of
years. based as he supposes, Law which he has no.
n yesigafel The law 10 which the Marshal aludes Is
~ old colonial law authorizing masters TO commit to
pri on refractory apprentices which, by analogy, mas
Jeen applied to slaves.
REBEL ToRCEs-RUMoR TIGHr MAR NUNToRDsyILLE
CIscixsArI Dc Is Toe Eiqurer's Lpuisv lie cor
respondent under dte OF the IA says that Gen. John
son. with 10 900 Union troops Is en- the nortten bank
Of Green river and Gen. Rousseau seven miles distant,
preparing join him. Another BRIGADE under General
McOook is also moving to concentrate at Mumfordsvile.
Gen. Buekner, with %, 900 men, was covering al the
hills two miles back from Green River acd prepar
Ing prevent troops from crossing tbs river Gen.
Thomas DIVISION on the left wing is bearing down from
LII. ;pP p,k hall yla.
ion on the right wing this morning toward Green
river The rebels actively the move aud an en-.
gsgement was imminent
| Gen Buell. is in constant Geographic communication
with advancing columos, ard is employing all the
rolling stock of the Louisville and Nashville road in for
wardiug troops aud supplies
Al the BRIDGES are repaired, and trains are running
through 10 Mumfordsvie. Six new Ohio regiments will
pass through Cincinnati this week for Kentucky.
The Commercial has Frankfort dispatch, which says
that the Southern bank OF Kentucky, at Hopknsvls,
having ordered the Louisville branch TO pass large
TO the credit Of the mother bank in Liverpool TO be
used as suspected for the rebellion the legislature has
authorized the branches to act Independent of the moth
er bank until the State authority is re-esablishsd
The Postmaster at Somerset writes under date of the
Is b, iha. both armies are the defensive and fory
a gentleman, In the conf ience of General schoepf,
writes same date) that General Zolcoer Is foItf!ing
| at Fisbi z Creek five miles west of Somerset.
Dr. John Jackson without provocaion, shot and 60.
vertiy wousded Minnesota so der, who went to hia
bous near Springfield, to buy bay. Jackson was ar
rested taken b.non, aud probably triei BY nlie ry
aw h ~ss Dougl,e elecsor Of the Ashland district,
and bot g. OF him wAo sho, Ellsworth
sase es w65oE dsoa sad the enemy, a
are not credt.d.
Paris, KY, IL
ABE spenTF ard Dlniel Heber, two promGen,
secs' son5 IN ths ooInty, killed about O'Clock
this morning Htb n shot solder through the head,
lh him, whan one Of the soldiers comrades He'd
po'h Der and sp'Ns Tho frAoss oigin,fed py N IN
ssmed ge's temp irg to get out of town, with
goods and letters for the Southern States Roy
gers clpured and Is now in jail The letters found
on him are in possession Of he au.boriis Au attack
o. the town BY the rebels Is momentary expected. Re-
Inducements have eel for Seven turd ed fresh
soldiers will be here to night. At this hour 10 p n
/ all Is qliet