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


public Treasury, under the plea Of needed Notifications,
which ere unnecessary a. the useless Notifications
erected at st. Louis by General Fremont at such mon
slrous cost to the nation. Ca the other hand how
aver the special committee TO which the general bank
rupt hx VAS referred in the sumner, and Of which
Hon. Roscoe Conkln Is chairman, viii probably insure
she passage Of that act while the regular Judiciary
Committee would have opposed It. II Is deemed an
indispensable measure by tbose best acquainted With
the commercial interests Of the North and it is believed
that the Southern States viii regard step In the
uay Of cancellation by removing financial obstacles to
the restoration Of tranquility.
sEN. HALLKcKs ORDERS ARMY.
General HAleck has issued lengthy orders in reference
TO the Affairs Of his department the points Of which
follnws:
All persons found in disguise as pretended citizens or
under any false pretences, within lines giving nior
nation to communicating with the enemy win be
rested tried and shot as spies.
Persons nov employed or enlisted in the service Of
so-eaed Confederate States who commit hostility,
will be treated prisoners Of war bu, punished as
criminals and be shot Ices severely punished, accord
ing to the rules of war.
In consequence Of large numbers Of Union families
and non contestants having been driven from tleir
home IN destitute condition, aud thousands OF such
. rsons are finding their way into tbs city, the
Provost Msrshss directed to ascertain the CONDITION.
Of persons driven from their homes, and uader the
military law Of retaliation quartr them in the homes
and feed and ctothe them the expense of AvoWed
cesionists who although they do rot themselves rob
and p.under, give aid and encouragement, abet aud
countenAnce the scts OF their fellow rebels.
rHi ABoLrrIoMsTs CONGRESS AND TIE SLAVERY
QUESTION.
WAsHISGros, Dec. 8.
The radical faction in Congress noisy than nu
merous Their determination Of slavery proposition Is
received with disfavor. The conservatives, Who really
constitute large majority, insist upon the recognition
Of the constitutional rights Of tho loyal ctzsns IN the
South and viii sustain the policy Of the President. How
punish dsoyass in reference TO their slaves, win
ont iuury to loyal slave owners, is the difficulty to be
solved rumber Of Senator's aud repres favor
proposition to give TO the border States OF the South
reason be compensation for all their slaves enumerated
in the census Of 1860 leaving the State governments TO
distribute the amouat thus paid appropratng TO each
loyal citizen the valuation OF bis sSves; and manunit.
ting all the slaves aud oolonizng them IN some portion
Of Central Ameiioa.
One of the reasons for the adjournment of Congress
until Monday Was 10 enable the friends Of the admins
trston TO consult each other and perfect their arrange
reader effective their efforts in support oil the
policy Of the administration In reference TO all the great
questions to be brought 10 the consideration Of Con-
gress.
SIT Il the intention of General Mcclellan to consolidate
he different companies Of each regiment OF the regular
army.
The eIiQences of the service hitherto have made 1t
necessary TO scatter this force that there s hardly
anywhere whole regiment OF the cid army together
To eff this consolidation, number OF companies OF
insnry be Pckens where the rest OF their
regiments are stationed and other companies be
brought from Fort Pekens here to III up the regi-
ments TO which they belong Thus in little While,
each of the regiments will be I'll together, for the frs;
time since the Mexican war ard in some instances for the
FIRST tins since they we're organized.
THE PURSUIT OF rHE PRIvATEIR sUETm.
BosroS, Dec. G. 1861 Tho British NAL steamer from
Martinique November II arrived at st. Thomi NoTem.
Der l3 Snd reported the Sumter at Martinique The
Ironnoia ODl steam And started 10 rursuit.
THE Hoxr oY JEFFEHsoH REQuE IruEn TO
Our Commoiores seem to vie with each other in pat
rio.sc Eberality To-day Commodore Levy was asked
Why be did not give Monticello to the government and
he replied II have made my s giving TO the govern.
msnL not only Monticello, but one hundred thousand
dollars beside"
PnRTINKNr SPEECH Gen PREETIss,
ST. JosKPn No Dee 6-Gen. Prentiss mad speech
to large crowd of oz yesterday, in which he said
"Aa God ia my judge, every sscesoos In the city shall
take an oath Of allegiance TO the Uoi ed States Govern
ment aud to support the Sass and Stripes, or will set
them to york the trenches Fort smith. All per-
sons Who are hereafter found expressing secession sent
msnts shall take the oath"
The speech caused great CONSERVATION among the
rebels aud received with applause blythe loyal Cit
liens.
Troops we're sen, to Platte cd4ty last night to look
after GOrdons band Of rebels.
RELEAsED PROM FORT LAFAYIrTE.
The following prisoners released from Fort LII
fAyo.te on taking the oath At aleyisnce:-
T. Thomas VIM }. Cato, james Hail. George
Forrest, Issac Nelson, aud William Hunt.
NAVAL AFFAIRS AT BOSTON.
Boston, Dec. q, lS6l.-0rders have been received at
the Navy Yard 70 prepare the lneofbsttle-ship Nsr.
for service at It is thought that she is in
tended take the place Of the Constitution for the Use
Of the Naval School At Newport being sbs to sccommo-
date larger numt or Of pupils
The following Navy L'eutensne, recently from the
East India fquadron, we're Consigned to Fort Wsren
to-day, charged With disloyOlIy WIN. T GlAss, OF
Virginia; Alexander n. DabrAe, Of Virgins; JULIAN
Myers, OF Georgia; aud Dulancy A Faust oil Maryland
ONE LATER TRoN EUROPE.
Arrival of the North AMERICAN al POr,land-hfoBs
p,snts Of the Rebel S'sdmsr NashViHs-Whdt The
Britiih Prss sdy relative 70 her UiIit and design
Reduction Of the Frsseh Army, de-
PORTLAND, Dec. t, 1851.
The Canadian Companys screw steamship North Anne
rclu from Liverpool 2lst ultimo, via Londord 2ad,
has arrived At this port.
The dates by the North American are one day later
han Der City Of Baltimore.
The case Of the rebel Nashville and the ship
Harvey Birch, burned BY tue Nashville, attracts great
attention.
The Nashville remained ct Southampton for repairs.
The captain Of the Harvey Birch had gone to London
1, consult the American Minister Toe crew Of The
Harvey Birch youing Vengeance against the crew
of the Nashville they placed in irons Tor refusing
to take the oath OF allegiance the rebels The officers
of the Harvey Birch declare she soundngs when
| the Nashville bore down upon her.
Colonel Peytou on board the Nashville on mis-
son from North Carolina, and with Commander Pegram
| had gone to London.
| Commander Pegram wants the Nashville made into
shin OF war at Southampton. but legal difficulties are
raised Questions are also raised whether the neutrality
uroclsmAton has not been infacsed by the landing Of
| prisoners Of war.
L, reported that the Nashville has spre oiheers on
board for rebel ships preparing in England
The London Times in abiding 70 the case, poins to
the recent visit of the United States steamer James Af
ger and vs. it would be to he interest OF England to
keep them both Of her hsroor but 1t this nuot be
| done, they must both be let in alike.
| The London Star although Wishing the commander OF
the Nashville to be punished says II be csn produce
commits sion from the Confederate States he Government
must let him CO. they recognized those States a. bel
| nannaissioners Mssnn and sllden Nsre expected at