Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-10
NorshernrAdvices.

- - Norshern Advices. .s
We are indebted 10 gentleman of this
city fer copy of the st. Louis Republican of
the Srd inst, from which we CLEAN items of
Interesting information:
The gun boat Benton" it appears, has
been finished, and was advertised to leave
St Louis on The Sd, as her sign board osten-
tatiousiy announced, .for Memphis and Ne,o
0rlenns.v The Benton is 186 feet long on
deck, and IS feet wide at the beam. Her
hold is 81 feet in depth, and with heavy
armament, and crew. will draw about feet
water. She has double hull, with the
wheels working in the rear near the stern.
Her hull is of four-iuch plank, and timbers
8 BY 10 inches. The hull lie divided by Eve
fore and aft bulkheads, and thirteen cross
bulkhesde, making 45 water-tigbt compart-
ments. The main deck is planked with ~
inch plank. The forward defense runs down
to the feet water line, and is of Is inch
timber, all shesthed with Il inch iron pia-
ting. Classmates extend around the whole
boat, and are made of i22inch timber. She
Is pierced for and will carry 1s heavy guns,
all Of which are aboard. The guns are from
3z-pounders 10 42-poundsrs calibre, some
rihed aud some smooth bore, and there are
two 9-inch Dahlgreen guns. The principal
part of the armament is disposed in the for
ward part Of the boat, there being two guns
only at the stern. Com. FooTE has selected
the Benton as the flag boat of the fotilla.
Her crew consists Of $50 men.
The gun boat New Era, was also ready.
She Is to be commanded by Captain PORTER.
The gun boats st. Louis and Pittsburg are
slresdy al Cairo. and two others built at Ca.
rondeiet were to have left for that place on
the ID. -bS''A,. r..I.l--,.
The Republican announces that the propel-
iers and floating batteries would be ready
and leave very shortly. These crafts are all
Intended for operations against Columbus.
Mr.. VIZ. BENNETT, an old citizen of st.
Louis, died On the LIST inst.
Nr. CALHOUN BESHAM, of California, who
was arrested with Senator Gw1N and impris-
oned In Fort Lafayette, has been discharged
At the instance of PRENrIcE of the Louisville
Journal. m
The capture of Messrs. Mason and SLIDELL
by Capt. Wilkes is approved by the Secre-
saryof the Navy, who adds, and If too
generous forbearanee was exhibited by him
in not capturing the vessel, which had these
gentlemen on board, 1t may in view of the
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motives, be excused; but it must by no
means be permitted to constitute . precedent
hereafter for the treatment of any case of
similar infrsction of neutral obligations by
foreign vessels engaged in commerce or the
carrying trade. Mr.. LovEJoY offered q res.
CLINTON on the first day of the session approx
ing the course of Capt. WILKES. So the gov.
eminent il fully committed to the capture.
Mr.. CoLFAx. of Indiana, offered the follow
ing resolution fi e -
WHlREAs, Michael CorceraD, taken prison.
sr a Manassas, has, after suffering various
indigcities, been confined by the rebel au-
thorities In . cell as convicted felon, be IL
therefore, ,lLf =
Resolved, That the President of the United
States be requested to similarly coHfine
James S. Mason, late of Virginia, and now
ia custody At Fort Warren, until Col. Cor
oorsn shall be treated as the United States
have treated all prisoners tskea by them on
the battle field. -...ez - +.
Mr.. ODELL, of New York, submitted the
following: gGsr::s :
RHsxEAs, Col. Alfred NJ. Wood, of the
a4th regiment New York State militia, who
was wounded and taken prisoner at the bat.
tle OK Bull Run. has now by the rebel author,
lilies been ordered to confinement in felon's
prison, and by the same order, is to be treat
ed a. Q prisoner convicted of any Infamous
crime, therefore ne
Rso,ssd, That the President of the United
States. be respectfully requested to order
John Siidell to the same character of prison.
and to the same treatment, until Col. Wood
shail be treated az the United States have
nsed prisoners taken 10 battle. .-s.-.j.
Both resolutions were adopted unanimous
" amidst great applause. . 81
A dispatch from New York, dated the I'd
inst, says q prize arrived at the Brooklyn
navy yard the day before, which was csplur-
ed sftef three hours chase on the 24th nit,
b the steamer Penguin, while heading for
Edisto inland, near Charleston, s. C. She
proved TO be the schooner Albion, from Mas
sau, with cargo of salt. oil, tin, fruit, and
also arms, ammunit!on, saddles, cavalry E.
suipments, etc. ,ls.1
A special Washington dispatch says Score
ssry Weiles lie making arrangements TO pre-
veat, any further outrages in British wa
sers BY rebel privsteers. The Nashville will