The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13
Extracts from Northern Journals.

Extracts from Northern Journals.
We pu blish below some interesting Items
OF Northern news obtained from the columns
or late papers which our neighoors of the
EnqHirsr were fortunate enongh to obtain in
time for their issue of yesterday.
Especial Washington Dispatch - The New Yo x
Had dated Dee. T.
THR CAPTURE OF MASON AND sLTpELL.
Inc personal friends OF Secretary Seward
are confident that the reT1erk made by him
IN Ms speech on Tuesday evening, in respon So
TO serenade, that the country would, VII :
IN ten days, b. electrified by more welcome
news than they have yet heard, referred TO
the probability that within that time the en-
tire ar rQuitscence of the british Goverument /
in the taxing Of Mason and >ldsil wouid he
received. 1t is believed thai Lord Lyons has
intiuated to Mr.. Seward that his Govern
ment Will assure him that they mean neu-
trality on board their vessels and every ywhere
else.
PROBABLE EXcHASGE OF PRGs0NERs
l. having trauspired that the treat vent o:
numbers OF the prisoners in the hands Of The
Conieder2tes Is most atrociOHs, the Govern o.
meDt Is beginning 10 consider seriously the
propIiety OF an exchange. The etails of the
suhenugS OF some ul3n officers, recently
made knoTn, are teiY lOatnsolnp and
rs 10 prinCipie would be sacrificed. some step
seems necessary for their relief Whom the
rebellion has heen crushed ont il will DE easy
TO arrest and punish the ringIeaders. inciu-
dug those who have been imprisoned. As
there are instances on record OF our having
exchanged prisoners EVEN with the A lgeriue
pirates, why should II nof he done for the ad-
vantage Of brave md oyal Inen, who ara
guilty OF 80 other crime than that Of tai.h
IU!ly defending their country,
SECRETARY wELLFa ON NAVAL PRgcEnryTs
Nav DEPARTMENT, Nov. -. 1861.
Cop'. Gins WiiEes, CcmnaAdia4 us q. ). &f,aDl r
.<Ga .farjHte-
val, and especially do / congratpl you on
the grrat puhlIC seTYic" you nave rendered in
the capture OF tn COni4derate en- ISSaries.
Messra. Mason and S3lueil have been CON
splcuous in this conspiracy 10 dissolve the
Union, and i is well known that when seized
by you they were on u mission hostile TO the
Government of the country. Your conduct
IN seiZing tness public enemies WAS marked
oy Intelligence, ability, decision, and firm
hess, and mas the cupnitIc approval Ut This
department.
is not necessary that I should, in this
communlCauOn-WhIch is III tend q 20 be one
OF cOugratuiation TO yourself cHi.ers and
crew express an opinion un The tUul pur-
sued III olultung to capture the Yt~sei " hi, h
had these pno!ic eneuittS on board, further
tn2u to say III ~ the tOrDearance exercised in
this III stance must not be permitted TO con
stiiute precedent hereafter tor iutcactIJns oI
neutral obligations.
i am. respectfully,
Your Cbtuleni servant
GIDEON WEILEs.
TKADE WITH THE soCrH.
Upon the strength OF permits issued, or ut
least PROMISED Dy Government some time
since. certain par les Ill tie Horth, aIaou :,
them Senator SImmuus, lifted cut Vessels to
trade with the SoUjh, "NTn&nEIHg articles
with the luyai II zen on .i4r setbJaru required
for cotton and rice. Government, however,
has slIce HAD the matter uEdcr a,tv.stnIen I,
and now reiuses 10 give any permits, and the
vessels, some OF which have reached Fovlress
Monroe, were " u3y or TWO sILc+ brought u
Bal .l1aore, III ere disposed OF their c4rgoes
rkEsESr FoR SEWARD.
Prince Napoleon has selected, a the Impe-.
rlal Mauut ictoly, an elegant service OF :>eN res
cEIua, wIiCh Is now On It's WY 10 tii< =. uu-
try as It present 10 The secretary CT >ta'e. III
aeAnow teugsneut OF The attentions WlI-i the
Prince received hrIe.
The RgcESI RELsAsE.
Messrs. Gwin, Berhan and Brent, arrived
this evening. In lc Release upon ptroIe is
not tiual bat thu II case is to be re 90 IL ed
here by the Pres ideAt.
TIE SECESSION CQTaT,
Although Mrs Jefferson DAVIS has not as
yea been able 10 hold her l,romi ed reception,
Al tse W b ~ Il JILse, Mrs JOnn T., Bra,, HI n
ridge is said to be al Baltimore ragpitiug The
homage of the fair yet reasonable secessi0u-
lists Q: tAatrearly humbled City. Some OF the
tew female traitors here Hentover - few days
since TO HtteuQ ii parry gwen III honor Of tne
wife OF tie rrcreant ken tuCkiaH. a. which ali
the ladies were neck bows OF 1t q and white
nhbOr, and the cake was frosted Wi those
revolutionary col0rs.
FUNERAL "RArIoS-5IAvEEY 70 BE ABoLGsHsp-
SIAnILlS1 NEWS PEEeiCFED.
We learn that next Wednesday j. fixed
for announcing The death OF Senator Bake,
aud Tuesday of Mr. Bingham, III the Senata
Senator Sumner is expected 10 deliver the fu.
neral oration. He to-day expressed the opin-
ion that the present Congress wOnid fs Ia
such action Is would abolish .las~ry in the
SOatherI states, and II ClCnot then live IN
Ia" Border States any lensth Of time
70 verify the predictions Of dis iuxuis had
of Gals, We viii, before another week IN , >
zuife startling ana glorious news I-orr
readers VIII not nave 70 ioJA lcu- - vain
INSTRUCTIONS TO N'cLELLAx Rz-PEerIx.. fr..,.
TINE SLAVES.
The following has iust been Ia aIr pnblio
UfP.RT&syT oF STATE.
Washington, bee. !. l~.I
9o N2'or- Gcaertt Geor9e p. NcCte",a, Eas T., ~.
t1s utg:
GeneraI Il an directed by the President
70 call your attention tC the following sub
l@Ct:
Persons cIaining 20 ne held 30 service o.. Ia
boz under the laws If the state OF Virginia.
and actually employed in hostile =er, ire
against th" Government OF The United Srates.
Irtp pueNtlY escape lr0ui the lines of the enemy
forces. aNd are received within tia lines Of
the Army OF the Potomac. This Ueuartneut
understands that such pers )us, afterwards
coming into the city of Wasniugto are
liable 20 be arrested by the city police.
upon the pre- umptiOn, arising from color.
that they are fugitiYeS from service or labor
by the fourth section Of tba actot Congress.
approved ApGcst ., 81 , entitled Can act 0
cOUtiSCate property Geeti for inSurrayt IauaTy
purposes" such hostile en- pIoyrlent is rnad5.
full and sufficient answer to any further
claim TO service or lDOr Persons thus en-
ployed, auu escaping, are received into mill
tary protection OF the United States aud their
arrest as fUgit.Nes from labor or service
should be immediatelv Il lowed by the mill.
[ Try arrest OF the parties making the sci.
urV.
10 The MIyOr of the City Of Washington and
10 the Marshal or the h strict OF Euluuai,ia
that any collision between the military and
civil authCIit as may be avoided
ami General, your Ob't serv't
WM. Il. SEWARD
From the Now York World
RrMoREp CONTEMPLATED PURCHAsg
Secretary Cameron, il Is said, Oh his recent
visit To Hlrttord, had Il conversation with
Col Sam. Colt, about buying his whole works
IN the South Meadow, for tie Government
and asked the Col. Tor his terms tor factory
mac hnery, grounds and al. Col. Colt wished
time for con siGeTa,i9n, and the story Is he ha :
quite recently sent Il letter to Mir Cameron
offering his whole concern for five millions o
dollars-eyeryt thing 10 be inclnded for this
sum, except his own private dwellings ana
erourds contiguous. We give the story AS il
goes, without vouchipg for its accuracy.
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