Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-04


seercd tor the Old Bahama channel about 20 miese east
Of the north side Of CBba 240 miles from Havana, and
shout 10 miles frotn the lighthouse OF Paredou dc,
Graode. The channsl contracts there TO the width o
Is miles, and could not very veil miss the object oil
cur arch There laid of ald on during the night
Of the 7,h all our battery loaded and the bulWarks
around the pivot gun the iorecAstle removed.
Ospain Wilkes Issued order 10 Lieutenant D. n
FArfax executive ocer, 10 have two boats ready
manned and armed to board the British packet as
soon as she should be hove under gurs and in
tbs event Of Messrs Jason Slid n, Eusts and Actar-
kad being board Of hDr, make then prisoners and
s3n1 lhcm Immediately board the San Jsclnto, aud
also TO Csr 10 bis name, 10 their families his caoln,
10 tn event they should Geterne TO take passage 70
th Uaited States 10 the San Jlcato sssuriog them that
all The attention aai com Ors could com nAnd would
be piced their service, and closed the ORDER Win
the FOL owing remark: trust that all those under
your command in executing this important and doil'
este dutv will Oonduc themselves wish all the dell
cAcy and kindness which becomes cur paEa! sell
vice. In sccordtnce sish this order, Lieut. Fairfax lsa
the second aud third cDte-a Of the ship manned srneo
and kept In readiness be taViug the command Of the tn
terorss In tho second cutter he tollouis OH
eess: Lieut. D N Fairfax, commanding; "a Assls Ant
Eu ,ineer james Buchanan HsUston; BJa.s@an, n l.
acc wiz med crew. In she salrd cutter; Llsu'
james A. Gres-; Assistant Engineer, Seo. w 6au'
P4ymarsr's clerk Z e. Simpson; Masters ha.e Olss'
b DalIgren with an armed crew, marines, aud party
Of n criris In the morniug OF the n lnst the en-
GERS and crew Of this saP were anHousy ana inpatient
" looking out for the NAL s,eanl r
Aoou IL 40 The loOkou. a. the masthead reported
sn3k, "A II m steamer from tho westward, and about
Il sae was visible from tle deck. We were al ready
foe her beat 20 "a rsrs and as sooa as she was within
rach OF our guns every OF our starooArd battery
va trtined upon her. shot from our Pvo' gun was
are4 across b,r bow she hOisted E1gLsl coors but
showed no dispoioa 70 scien her sssed or heaVe 90
We ho'sed the ''SarSpanggd Banner, and as soon as
SIZE vas eloss UPON US iced a sneu across her DOW,
which broug her TO- 0IreAptu hailed her and said be
a hnat m ordered
q board hr be Weut in the second cutter AZ The sane
tine L-uLensnt Greer was already IN the
tsid cutter to shove from the port side should
bis "a istsl &C be required. On coming along
sd the packet Ii u.enant Fairfax ordered rhe
other oiHcers 10 Temsin ia the boat wish he
ees uni fore, slouid become necessary, sud
Wac on board al)ue The captain OF the man steamer
refused 70 show h papers aud passenger list knowing
vel veil the Jet our visit aad the ehsrso or aud
mission O. the tour gentlemen above named. Mr. Mason
beng rergcis d, a part o. the srnet crew was Or
ds-e fson me Joat and came board. Ms''rs ison
IN Slide we're thsn ustad 10 cone On bOa'd the
San ciato nut deClCd, i sai that 70 WonIi on
" q By tCrc.; AZ. l.tL .klrg the remark yet
tt ~, II r ,ira coua'tsrstls to take hun On
bard III. S n J,c.nt0" heat FiFiax hen ordered
Mr. d3us.Ja % return to our chip AID repor te's ne
o ns1crAe commissioner ere on board ne nal cam
e. ard refua. GO on board III san JaeiAlo 0y 9th
or mans than 'ucs
Lieut. Green then showed a and went along size the
Trent sent his arm d or and marines on ard, and
Stationed them Dct1 gsugwsys, aud then, ei'er gen
d. application" Of force, the four gentle nen we're teAen
IN the second cutter and conveyed o. board our ship,
where they we're received by Captain Wilkes st the gang
Nay and slown into his cabin. Two other boats we're
then sent on board to remove the luggage, aud the
ladies' having deeln d The Inequalities of'red them at
so We pr ed company With the rrenL-During the
time our officers we're board che Trent the British pa1
sepzsr, exuressed their sympa,biss With the seeded
stl3s n tho stocgss, possible manner, and our oee'
we're much abused and threatened By the crowd they
were called prate' rotbsr and other cpproorous rr,,
tbess n-greaE sai.acdon at cur loss at Bill
Ran and Lses1urs.
o. OFFICERS or THE SAN JtclSro.
The following 10 a liz, OF tie off Of the San Jac'S-
70, AZ OF whom 70 out Of commission Capt. Uhts
" ike; heu,enant x'cut We oth,er, D. NJ EatriaA;
H,u,easats, r Breese, ines A. Greer and
Cook payussser L. I Brosn; assistant surgeon, Is
W Hety; chi-f ensin er, John Ftran hrst ASSISTANT
engineers. YIN Woe Ter ard Y. K.lloGg; second a..
s,;sn. engineer james B Hor-tou; third assistant err
p;neers. John Rocp, Geo W. Hall and Benz havansugt;
c,pain's clerk. 4. A,nach; Psy~ss'ers clerk, u
S nippon masters mates, Z A. Noe and Chss. DAHL
Gro boafswain II. p Grace; gunner, j, u bolr I'm
Ssrnspter Wm =. L igh'or sail-mAksr Geo. B. Bsov-
IN THE NORTHERN PORK TRADE.
Our lac, 81. spa dat, fr m Cincinnati are o the
aut Asu ua 4 thi Of the year, the people OF
P,rkopo. ave s-ec Atng sbou pork packing, but it is
evident that the bufness wi 10 Ia gels creased. The
Gazette has = e following.
Hoes IN CISclNNArI The Vel.her has been good FOR
PORK packrg bu, prices 90 no come up to the views Of
lenders aud ghs receipt have been Hgnt We Gnne'-
.sra the prices now current ia New York equal TO
"a so net here and hence droEers shipping 10 that
m,kst rather than sell hers Dressed hogs vera selling
iD New Yorn I'll the week at five cents per pound, bu:
closed dull; but that market will soon be oVerstockec
and prices dsore ard honcs all things will mi their
level Great eff RS are being made at Lhicsgo TO create
hat hs hos N be
70 drovsrs a, thai p)n, and yet s. the -sme tune W
notice .aa they atyI-n dealers shat IL Is taere the
ehe.pc-t poys 10 o. had tbs seems somewhat cou'
tradOry tu we su1poso j; can b. sa.isise Only oE-
NAMED by personal application. chicago Is great
p!aes for reeoIg.iug parlao1s5.
There Is no doub' that Avgs number OF hogs, which
would have been Pack ID on the Upper MISSES pp IN
der Ordinary crCuusrc will be sent 70 packing points
on the lakes th seaO AID there no doubt that Ohi'
cago viii have much her packers can furnish room
and eooparsge 20 take Of bat that she will inter-
fere With or dmi-sh the packing a; this place. as is H.
tnated simply oug Of the qlesoo, ard We sholld net
be Surprised 70 the packing run up here tois season.
% hall Lion al, because the number OF hoes
in the c.ln OF country tributary 10 this ely and 'u
VILE this SEASON. i1 rot l.ss taGn one million hesd,
ald a. uj,yl pack 90 ro' intend dong uu,A IT'S
p-,t- rail hat Cincinnati will get more than her pc
portion Of them. There brisk damant fro those
having co .acs 70 FL Monday aud Yesterday at 81 %
10 So 81 BAT the news OF large cne % mess poES N
Ns York already alluded TO- caused the make 10 close
tame. TIE recsip will oe heGVy the next lev Gays,
and packing vii be g-nera; so far l. has bu: commenced
par ally.
Referring to the prospects at Louisville, the JO'TFeI
says:
Although the weather ia prtpiiouS, there have been
DO operations in h0g reported and re inference is fair
thai The number of hogs slaughtered around the falls the
present. season Il be very limited We are indeed at
loss Tor q1os'iors ongagewe & have been made
Il ders God tina the hg-est rae ths had been Of
ferrd Nv our Rckers wss - 65 net but We have uCt
hari that any Is had been ,akeu az ina. rate. The
genrrsl make j. qle' AID unchanged.
peal Washington nj ',eses to the rsw York HsrI'l
THs rREAIxENr or Nissls MASON AID sL'DELL RKTALI-
ArokY NEAsgRis OF GoyEENMANr.
Il Is row dee aimed ~ "be powers that be" to order
that Mason AMI Sida Chief Of traitors, be closely
couhaei Fort Wsrrsu up1l fare ssrvsd only 10 cam'