The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-22
LATEST HORTHERN NEWS,
The Capture Of Commissioners Mason
and Siidell-Particulars Of the Ar
rest Of Senator Gwin and others
from CaIiiornia-TheP rivateer Sum
ter. &c.

PARTICULARS or THE ARREST OF COMMISSION.
KRIS MASON AND MISUNDERSTANDING OFFERED
The New York He-ald of the 18th inst, has
the following in relation to the arrest of our
Commissioners on the Royal Mail Steamship
Trent:
The United States frigatc San Jaciuto Cant
Wilkes, arrived at Fortress Monroe on Friday
afternoon last, having on board the rebel
Commissioners, Slideli and Mason. They
were taken from the British Mail steamer
Trent, on tn" Sth inst. OFF Bermuda Iieut
Fairfax and 80 armed men went from the San
Jacinto with i've officers, who boarded IT,.
steamer and picked out the Commissioners
ihey are now en- route for Fort Lafayette
THE sToPPAaR oP THE TRENT
The Captain of the San Jacinto on his owr
responsibility, pursued the Trent and STONED
her in the Bahama Channel. L, appears tina,
the vessel was brought to In the usual man
her, by the firing of g. ball across her bow as
a signal to heave to. The Captain OF the
Trent at once stopped his vessel on her course
and allowed the two boats to come alongside
aud the officers to ascend TO the decks Of the
steamer.
a demand was then made for the surrender
OF the two principal rebels and their %ecra.
taries, but their families and friends were al.
lowed 10 proceed on their way n peare Some
show OF resistance @as made by the Prison
ers, who refused to surrender upless force
was used. This the olicer in charge said lac
would resort TO, unless they yielded quietly
and The rebels de-ming discretion tn. bsl+ar
part OF Talor, at once, without further trou-
Die, surrendered and were taken on board the
San Jacinto. The Trent then proc4eded an
her way u Europe, with the families and
friends OF the prisoners. The whole captDr-
was made without the firing of shot more
than the one used to bring the V, ssel to
Lieut.. u. Men. Fairfax is q native OF yir
glniai also, Captain Taylor who took The
news OF their capture 20 Washington
Neither OF these brave men have anv syYnna
he dot asr Ia abxaTa
The Fortress Monroe CORRESPONDENT of tbs
HTGtd learns from an int.liige gentleman
who arrived from Norfolk by aag OF truce OF
me l2th, uat nothing but anarchy prevails,
and the whole populaca has 10 bow to Roger
a Pryor, Col. Mlliigan, and other drunkeo
o!deers their troops are half clothed, &c.
IMPORTANT ARRESTS on BOARD A cALIYoEs1,
erRAaEs-RELEAsE or sENATOR owIS on PA
EOLE.
FROM the New ! ork Herald OF the 18th in
slant we take The following detailed account
OF the arrest OF Senator OWN and Others
from California:
by the Pacific mail steamer which arrived
mere early yesterday rnOrniuC We received
Intelligence OF the arrest of DR.. Gwin late.
T. =. senator from California, and two other
gentlemen, on Suspicion of being aiCers aud
abettors Of secession. The arrest was made
on board tina steamer Uncle sam. and great
excitement was treated in Panama as we'll as
on board the vessel
Itappears that DR.. w. ri. OWN, CaIhoan
Eenhain, and j. Brent, OF California wAre0u.
board, and being OF known Secession p-lnci-
pies, their baggage WIS searched, and papt -
found compromising them with tha rebels -
ten SUMNER, vino WAS 4 passenger on board,
~ once issued an order for their arrest By The
Ioops under his command
As there was not tine 70 land +ha nassan
gers by that mornings tide they c,iyid NOT
De sent over until the afternoon and mean
Whiie the report Of the arrest of The gentle
men got currency on shore.
Some friends Of DR.. Gviu who we're n,
Panama = the time, applied 10 the Govern
or 10 annuI tho arrests, on ths ground ihat
they were made IN the waters of New Ora
NADIA, and that q foreign Government had 10
right TO trenS port political prisoners over the
territory.
Gen Herran. who is an intimate friend of
Dr. OWNS, also used his influence ia his be
half and the result was that the C;oy.rnor
issued an order prob biting the conveyance
CT thu prisoners acTcs5 ;ae Isthmus and g
large force Of soldiers was sent 10 the station
TO release them as soon as they landed.
Eventually n alters were brought to = crisis
Tho nited States Consul went On beard rhe
Uncle Sam, and II Was settled that the mi.
soners should y" allowed TO cross the IsthTn us
as such, and the question Of future arr,,a-4
Was referred 20 Washington.
In connection with This matter il will b.
Interesting 10 know, that 4 day or two ago
supa' lgtendeut kennedy, OF the 5Ietropoii-
tan Police, received dispatch informing tim
-nHt Ex-senator ttWIn, and Calhoun Han
ham. Of California, were passeu gers On board
TIL STEAMER On amplou, ana that they would
need watching. He communicated with tha
Government. and vas instructed not t1arrast
the men, hut "a SEE vhai were the Intentions
OF taA supposed seGessi0uiats.
The police officers boarded the Ihampi.,a
yesterday morning, and learned that Er
q Win, Calhoun Benhar1 and !. I. Brent IN e
latter OF whom i said to have been actively
engaged in The secession movement IN >sgtb-
eTu California, had alreat ' been placed under
arrest ~ q neral Sunni T who vas on b0q7d
tne ship. They reported the tact TO tha u.
peTint%ndent.
Mr.. kennedy then called On General sum
ner, and asceTtained X hat cur correspondents
fully state, that soon after The ship sailed
from san Francisco he had placed these three
men under arrest on board, because he ba-
heveL that they were connected with the
Sec1sSiouistS, aud were coming TO New York
for the purpose CT proceeding as rebel agents
10 Europa.
When they arrived at Panama some of The
passengers rrpresen led 10 the Panama 9th d..
Gals that thre. Passengers ware held unta-
arr.st by General Sumner, and asked for the
Interference of tue authorities TO procure
their release. The Governor OF New Granada
accordingly sent 20 the General and IL fJTIae ed
him that n ths existing tresty between the
United States ana New Granadt 40 e. tradi.
zion clause eXis al, ana that con co ueuIy h.
had no right 70 allow the transit Cf prisoners
across the IsthInus.
The General Is rel orted TO have said that
he had no time TO read the treaty but III I.
ha would examine the matter when he ar
rived in the states with the prisoners.
As Senator GWin and associates usre AL
ready held by General Sumner, the Saperln-
tendeut declined TO interfere in the matter
and MesSrs- OWN, Benham. and Brent have
bean released mon their parole Of honor that
they will not attempt 10 leave the c0cntr,
without permission OF The government
Meanwhile the q 1yern n9eut has been notified
arrival IN The nEEsrS -
e"d Henham are stopping at the New York
HoJsl.
There are very few additional particulars
10 be obtained among the pss-sng gers Of the
steamer thamp ior in regard 10 the ci-cur7
stances which LED 70 Ihe arrest OF Senator
OWN. The statements made by macy Of
them are very contradictory, SON stating
that they had seen him. Or one o. b.. a..
sociates throw books &ad papers overheard:
while others say II Il entirely false. Some OF
them, however, state tnAt th-E did rot hea =
him make use OF any reasonable language
during the voyage.