New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-03

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s,tv.fye members Of the House who voted to GEN.
m,s the Secretary Of the Navy, but fifteen are Re
,oh,icans. OF the thirty whom they Joined,
shor. half are Democrats mostly Of the Nallan-
Scban type-and half BorderState men. No MEM
-, from New-Epgland voted agans, the represent
live Of tina: section il tie Cabinet TGe vote, how
aver Ga explained y that Oh tie Committees reso-
,,,ion. coodemning tie employment Of irresponsible
ae-sons TO make purchases !or tie Government, and
,bst on Mr.. Homans resolution touching the en-
,1ovnep, Of Alexander Cummings, shows that the
aon,e intended to say that although in itself con-
,i3er,d. the agency Of George d. Morgan was open
,oerticism, it was not sufficient to shake It's conf
dance in the administration OF the Navy Department.
TIE CASE on CAPT. DE CAMP.
Tie proceedings Of o Court Of Inquiry convened
Sc Flsg.Oncer Farrsgu, il tic case Of Capt. De
Camp of the Iroquyis, have been received by the
Navy Department. TIE f.cts as reported are sub
,taotially these: Tho iroQuois ana the Nnona
were )ng picket duty in advance Of Ike rcsi Of tho
feet in the Mssis pp while the preparauons for the
bonbsrdmeat were making. The N-nons took tle
Csptsin Of the French yesselol-war, ihe Milan, 10
wilkins & shoit distance Of tie log,. The French
MAN fearing that otherwise lie NIGH. forfeit lls
,icbts a. q neutral went on in his own gig, and the
W;poDs. returning 70 her s'ation, reported 10 Cspt.
De Camp. Ho Immediately ordered CaPt Nichols
- boiss Gag Of truce ana overiaAe the trenchman,
and he himself took command. Two SHELLS IN sue
cession warned the Winona, notwithstanding her
gsq Of truce, no. 20 cone 100 near Tie ior.; ana
soon sf.er Rebel boat, carving three Rebel oii-
Gers. made eignals Capt. De Camp invited them on
'...f l g.. "a tNrlf folt
Can't Nichols, at he request furnished. Trey
s.sved quite long enough TO enable them 20 possees
themselves OF all the information desired touching
she Winon. and the class # vessels 10 which she
belongs C4rt. De Camp Is, Tor tie present rus
rcuce6 from Eiscoouaud oc the Ioguois. IAc find
ing oil TIE Court OF Inquiry also shows that Cspain
DE Camp acted not ,ry Without, tut against, posi-
tive Instructions f.oI o Fa--Oiacor, mo CiicC ed
Csp, Clone Of the Milan to 60 the last three or -four
miles in his own zig They also find hat the feg oi
truce was csrriad AGAINST Can't Clones repeated
protests Flag Officer FarTsgut writes 10 the De
partment that Capt. Clone returned from Fort JACK
con greatly chsNiued and mortified, hayirg been im
prisoued by toe Rebels because through bis meant
cur vessels hsd been allowed 10 coms ny ard takc
observations under flag Of tIucc and tie Rebel
had been caused TO destroys steamer for fear Of he
falling into the bands OF the WiDola.
INTERCEPTED REBEL LETTERS.
Among the intercepted Letters found on board th'
Rebel schooner Eupeuia, captured IN tie Gulf ar'
some containing matter Of interest.
young Spaniard in New.Orleans wrote 10
friend in Havana, shortly before the evacuation o
Columbus, that three regiments Of infantry bs,
;ery Of artillery and squadron Of cavalry had joe
left for the latter point which be describes as th'
key of the Mississippi River. lie las but little con
fdence in the yslor Or discipline oi the Southern
troops, and says thai the foniicslions they have
erected up the Iiyer val soon iai before ihe Union
iron-cai gunbosts, especially as .he soldiers OF
tis country have fashion Of dischargiug their can
nou once, aud then throwing away ther arms and
fying' lie mentions company Of incenliaries
organized 10 lce the city Ncw-Orleanrl On the ap-
rearanee Of the Unionisis and apIreLen3s more
danger fom the fo1iederatss tlan from the North
.ynen.
In another letter from Spanish Ine Chan: in New
Orleans to bis agent in Havana, dated Feb. =, 1909,
we read as follows.
Crcun.snc-s lsyiog Undergone an en- re change since
ou .sst We deem IL gpedeH 20 cdiy he nruCola We
be1 ave YOU TIE sk- Of running The boc1ads on ;he
return voyage have become 50 CREST $40 even ne visanc,
~ ,be ,uerv con be evadcd paper money in lch Wf
would % paid for our good. is dep'rra-ed hat ou
-IgE.s would be little aay Goo Is Le9 a' pienill O
coppsr and other articles mentioned IA on. lat viii bFns
ys Won however 20 have large ship readiness to die
fs.e 70 tIis IN IL, ~ = isl Bu. a, fr tbe pre.~Ht ~
c.pc OF running ,ho blockade Ae retlrn oysee ntI!
20 impossible, and we unwilling % run its fisEf
STRANGE CONDuCT At FREDERICKSBURG.
A letter froua opposite Fredericksburg, saye:
"1he Rebels seem to be allowed to do pretty
much as they please here, while Union men, Tesi-
dent in the city under Our guns opposite, suffer
greatly from the persectons OF their Rebel towns
men. Mr.. Leittle, OF tie firm Of FItzhUgh q
Lei.te, has visited all our campo Tor two or three
days in succession, being allowed 10 return 70
biz home without mClesIation. lie Aas been, and
sill H. one Of tie most rampant Secet5iohists 10
EebeldoIn and lew months since was al officer IN
the Rebel army. He expressed in tie Presence Of
several gentlemen the hope, that = our army crossed
the river il would Be driven bR into the current,
and destroyed withOu. mercy. Upon being asked II
he diO not think ]. would ~ "a Il,.10l4 "i.1D TIE
month lie replied: " los2 bus IN tie JDGcCo ware
houses distributed Ike the prisoners sksn ~ Bull
Rom This Mr.. Leittie has "a tine p,sn'atlon anc
several thousand bushels Of com, n3W unGer the
protection o. a strong guard Of so'ders. No; rail
has been removed iron his fences, moi gram oi
corn has been touched, and ho II allowed 10 Vlst
hs property, and on his way tb'her 70 pes through
all Of the camps, to pick up and convey whatever
intelligence DC pioases 10 TIE enemy. Ihe planters
along the R8ppab an8Cck, who maze Eiint Oi IRON
1900 10 1900 acres have contributed largely 20 The
Rebel cause within the past yeaf. Mosi oi theee
have given 1900 in money, three o. i've hoIseF,
g many mules aud ole or t'sO wagons. JAcy ~
that they gave cheerfuly and wOud have given
more, if called upon. All have sons or Iea;iyes IN
the Rebel army. One who rode a-onC thom Tor -
miles, reports that 10 discovered 10 Union senti-
ment.
PLAG-OFFICER FARRhGUG.
Elag-0licer Fanagut, VINO ID an command q he
Assiesippi Soua3ron il q Teuuegeeean Iy birh aud