, 1862-05-29

another-had, with broken pieces Of crockery,
dug hole twelve feet deep through the floor
OF their cell, passing entirely under the walls
Of the JAIL At the Provost's office Stanton
told Alexander he expected to have the pleas
ure Of officiating as Jack Ketch for him In less
tEan Teek.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE VIRGINIA LHsIsLlTuRE
- Or THE 17TH.
from the Richmond Examiner, Hay 1917
DRFEssE or RICHMOND.
Mr. Wvnue offered resolution, as fellows:
Reso1rsd 1y Tie General assembly, That the Gov
ernor be, and he Is hsrebJ requested
to use ench means az, in his Judgment, May deem
necessary to place distractions In the james and
"Appomattox Riyere, in addition to those in the
ssia r1seEs erected b. he Conlede1ate Govern T.
be authorized to impress men and teams, and that
this resolution be acted upon without del1y.
: HI. Anderson Of BotetouEt said he thought
this move Vas very lmpoutic.. Il was proposed,
bJ this measure, to set our military Generals
aside, and give Gen. IetcheE way. Laughter.
He thought this was high-handed move.
4 yBkY WEE PRkCAETIoS.
Tie House agreed to slight amendment Of
temporary change in the seat of Government
in certain contingencies.
EEEPTEG CP CONFEDERATE NOTES 1T PAR.
Mr. Organ offered the following resolution ::
JEtF2EtfA. l. uak WIZ GEleEk %VHlu1IlEE Ju5t ht-
pointed inquire into the e1pediency Of reporting
4 bill making 1t punishable with Imprisonment TO
refuee Confederate notes in payment Of any exist
IL the event Of such refusal, FORTHCOMING the pay
mcnt Of said debt for Jearz, ana with interest.
The House then took = reeess to await the
report Of the special committee.
The House having been called to order. Mr..
Anderson, Of Botetourt, presented the report
Of the committee, which embraced the oriei-
nal resolution OF Mr. Anderson, and an adal
tional resolution instructing our Senators and
Representatives in Congress to endeaEor to
procure the passage Of bill making Treasury
notes Of the Confederate States legal tender
The resolutions we're passed Yeas, Il
nays, "a
THAT xxsr:1or. v1s1r OF TIE szcrcf
MINISTER.
from the Richmond Examiner, Nsy 19.I
We have some curious aud Interesting In
telligence with respect to the late mysteriou!
visit to Richmond Of Count Mercler, tn
French Minister at Washington.
It appears that, on leaving Richmond
| Count Mercier had no sooner reached NorfoN
| thsu he committed dispatches addressed t.
| his government TO an express steamer lynn
| of Norfolk, by which they we're hastily con
was already under steam, and, having beel
boarded by the express boat, immediatcl
started for France
| The singular expedition Of this trausae
| lon, anu Ine SIT o1 importance gwen !! 0y
number OF circumstances, had created IN
nense sensation in the foreign diplomat
circle in that city. =:
We are positively assured that, on the !.
turn Of Count -Mercicr to Washington, th
British Minister:had deputed his secretary
proceed instantly to Annapolis and take
steamer there for Norfolk, en- route to Ric1
mond and that the Danish Consul had ala
suddenly left On IN expedition to this city
The impression was that Count Mercier ha
taken an advantage Of his mysterious trip
Richmond, Of which event the WashinEto
Government WIS wholly unadvised, and ha
laid the foundation of treaty between Franc
and The Southern ConfedcracY.
On the return Of Count Mercicf to Washfn:
| ton he was called upon for IN explanation i
the Federal Government through the polit
medium of an -invitation from Mr. Seward t
give him an Interview. This interview laste
some eight hours: :: The Count had landed
the navy yard from French steamer, Whic
had her port holes open.
| These facts and circumstances are obtaine
= from what is supposed to be an undoubted
; reliable source Of information; aud we leaE
our readers to make a. courso Of conjecture
without risking any of our own, further tha
the negative opinion that the visit of Coul
Mercier to Richmond wss something mo-
than diplomatic Reconnaissance.