The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-05


connsestion act which vent into effect on the sSd
Butler refused to let tho vessel call unless the
packages were taken on The london Tymes say.
Of this Transaction,
The captain has made tho regular protsst. hold
rate Of $500 per diem, for de- .eution ana al f,r
tner proceedings must turn on the promp,itud,
OF the protection to be afforded him by his owu
Government Although . wide latitude has besu
gwen to the definition Of 'coutrsband," the world
naa never yet heard Of family plated Roods ship
ped to . neutral and distant country. comins
within its range; and II this new reading of ir
ternationai law II TO be admitted or tolerated
tnere u not Al article Of human use which can bs
sais on the high seXA When the Federal Gov
erument captured New Orleans they raised A crv
tnat as they had thus restored that place to To-
8ttimate commerce, neutrsl nations could no longer
complain Of the absence of the means Of tr~din
% far as these means could depend on ths povveu
Of the Union authorities; but . port whsnes bel
iiou may not be shipped Is practically sealed 70,
ali ordinary purposes The probability L. that ss
tue Connscation act. by which all the disloyal sub
,sc.s of President Lincoln are to be strippad O,
the property, wss to come into operation ct New
Orleans on the s3d September General Butler
thought ht to diNegavd what might interfere by
seiz'ng these articles (entersd AMI slowed under
the sanction Of hts own oficers) in foreign ship
which was ready to sail eigal days prsviouly.
DALTIMokRAN IN FORT LAPAYETTE
The New Ycrk Irsensn's Journal, in speaking
of the confinement Of poiitica, prisoners In For;
Lafayette, thus speaks OF distinguished citizen Of
Baltimore,
Our heart bleeas when we think Of that venera.
ble memcer of the Bs,tim ore bar, r. Parkin scott
We ssw this accomplished gentleman st Fort La
fsyette day ST day, sitting down to the bad so..
diers ra.iou-inserior and badly cooked pork,
served OF filthy tin plates. accompanied by brown
I'D aud hot detection of burnt rye and 10 polss.
ses-without ,nilk-csled, by way of Jest, cofss-
His an, and thin straw pallet iron ST. etchsr
was piaead on the damp bricks of battery, among
the guns of the fort, sud surrounded by men of
every degree Of social culture and every kind OF
moral habits Is an old friend, and as brother
Catholic, we had, and enjoyed, ss full q claim to
his confidence ~ any other Of the prisoners But
never did we hear-never did any other one hear
paint, from this noble confsssor He suffered for
his conHtrS aud, with purity Of intention that we
regretted We could not emulate, he offered the SIS
criAce a. g service 70 his God.
EXPECTS TO BE HUNs.
1t ia pity that o~nlow was disappointed N
the fllo ~ing sts.ons written from Louisville
on the I74h ult:
shall start TO dsy TO Va ,vie, and the last forty
miles Of tbs funny Of tro hundred IL By private
conveyance, and rsth.r hazardous, a. Moresn's
guerr,l.ss ara continually srres1inG travellers la
that quseter nv Judgment Is sganst taking this
risk but SIN Urged 60 in connection with tie
interests of Esst Tennessee Il I fail to write
again the rsad. rs OF ths Press may know that the
rebels have tsaen me, snd may then infer that i
have looked up rope.
Northern sivices have already Informed us OF
the arrival OF Far5on Brownlow at Eeshville and
tha: he had bssn sddrsssng public meeting "a tbs:s
RECEPTION OF RELEAsED POL TICAL PRISONERS
We End the following dispatches In the Chicago
Times
BURLIsaToN, lows, Nov l5-payId Steward,
re gently released from the Old Capitol prison. was
welcomed here tonight by an immsase conoourse
OF his Union fe!o" citizens, with Torches banners,
and music. On tins srriya Of the Procession at the
ArSus buildings, sir. Steward made al eloquent
speech, In reply TO a welcome from Gen. Dodge,
after which he as serengded at the Generals real.
dence whose gueSI ne L.
pUgUsyE Iowa, Nov I'D l. Mahonsy, editcr
of the Dubuque H-Tald, also just released from the
Old Capitol prison, arrived this evening. He was
met at the leves By large concourse Of friends,
escorted him - his residence. Quite q number
of buildings we're Illuminated In honor Of his re-
turn
REcoHkoIssANCE TO WITHIN TwEkrY MILLS OF
RICHMOND.
The Washington Star, of the 97.h ult, says
The reconno.tering party sent out faw days
sinoe by Gen Neglee from Williamsburg tow ards
Richmond penetrated as far as New Kent Court
House, twenty miles from Richmond they had 2
ekirnish with q sm,ii party of the rebels, killed
two aud captured six anu also several muskets and
small arms abandoned by the rebels in their fight
ARRESTED As A SPY.
Lieutenant L Wise, nephew of Governor Wise,
was arrested by Col. ShsnkS, in bis camp, ne ar
camp under the pretext of wishing to sell horse.
Letters fl ON rebels, eonclusively proving him a
spy, were found upon his person. While in prison
1T Owensboro', Cololel Shsnks, by keeping an eye
upon bin, succeeded Id securing letter in cypher,
written to him by Governor Wise, aud addressed 70
the care of Selby Lee Whseling. He was sent to
Louisville in irons and will be treated . spy
Hashi~Ssea Stay
CAPT. N. r. MAURY.
An entertainment was given In New York last
week to Gen. McClsllsn. The New York World
says:
Among those present was the Mayor of Halifax,
who mads q very cordial response to q compii.
mentary toast to the British colonies. The Mayor
alluded to Commander Msury, who was In Halifax
a few DAYS since with his son, (after running the
block sde via Bermuda and Nassau) a.d who d..
clsred very publicly that hs was visiting England
to take command Of aConfederste vessel war.
MIscgLLANEoUs.
q
Harper's Ferry on Monday. Miss Atwsll, Of Pitts
burs broke wine bottle over the tort and named
1t Fort Gesry. Capt. Fletcher. of the 18th infan.
try, was master Of the cerenonies. Col. Van Bu-
rem, of the l02d New York volunteers, delivered
IN appropriate address
James Dixon, Republican. of Connecticut Rev.
erdy Johnson Conservative, Of Maryland; VIM.
gpragus Democratic Republican, Of Rhode Island,
snd Solomon Foos, Republican, Of Vermont, have
been already elected by their respective State
Legislatures to serve In the United htates SENATE
tor six years from 1868.
A large quantity Of clothing wRa shipped last
week from New York to tie Department IF tts
Gulf for the fugitive blacks here who are In the
employ of the Government The clothing is gotten
mp very cheapy and IL issued to the blacks ct cost
price the amount to be deducted from their wages
The New York Post says that there IL . move.
neut on foot for the dispatch Of two or three snip
oads Of provisions to England for the relief OF ths
starving operatives in Lancashire. imminent ship
ming men and merchants have taken the sub1e In
hand, and it IL proposeA to send ons vessel imme
distsly.
The recruiting offices In Philadelphia are to b
cloeed and tho recruiting geents are to leave foi
their resps sctive regiments at II IL said thai
ths recruiting Offices throughout the State have
generally met with bus Indifferent SUCCESS for some
time past
vember, says the br0thers Cattabsns Zone OF whom,
was I'm plicated in the Psrodi robberyD are said to
be forming at Turin g siop for America with the
authorization of the italian Government.
Mrs Edwin James has fled . suit for divorce
against her husband, on the slsgstisn OF adultery
Ir and Mrs.. James have been living separate FOL
some months past.
The trag. dan, Mr. 1dwin Booth, commenced n
engagement as the Boston theatre on Monday
nigh. He appeared 40 Hamlet, to an over1owins
house
Four thousand men are still lacking from the
quota Of Michigan, and Governor Blair has issoed
imperative orders for = draft. to oommence ON De
sembsr 3Oth.
The military Court Of Inquiry into Gsnersl