The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-05-09

mates who could not raise money
were detailed for duty among negro
tcamsters.
There were two applications for
compensation to the Emancipation
Commissioners yesterday, for one
slavs each.
The roads on the Rappahannock
and Shenandoah are almost impass.
BILE, and bridges, &C., cannot be
built in q day. 10 the meantime,
SLOW and sure movements give op.
portunities to the rebels to back ont.
| WASHINGTON, May 2.-It has been
determined to re'constiiute the De.
partment Of Ksusas, separating II
from the Dcpartm mt Of the Missis
sippi, and putting it under q Gener.
al, directly responsible to the War
Department. The General has not
yet been selected. Gen. Blunt ia
for the present put in charge, Gen.
Sursis having been ordered here
to give an account Of his doings.-
The General desires 10 be sent to
New Mexico, and Gen. Mitchell or.
dered out of the State.
Secretary Welles has issued 10
struc'ions TO flag officers OF block
aiding squadrons, dated April Both,
ss fellows:
"The approaching hot and sickly
season upon the Southern coast rem.
ders it imperative that every pre-.
canton be used by officers com
manding vessels to coltinue the ex D..
ccllent sanitary condition of their
crews.
The largo mum Der Of con ntrabands
iocking to the protection OF our flag
affords opportunity to provide in ev.
cry department Of The shipping, es-
pecially for boats, acclimated labor
Flag officers arc requir d to obtain
the services OF these persons for the
country by eulis'ing them freely in
our navy with their consent, rating
them az boys at from eight TO ten
dollars per month, and one ration;
monthly returns TO he made of the
number Of this class of peraons en-.
ployed on each vessel under your
command"
The Emancipation Commission.
era refuse reporters permission TO
examine the petitions of slayehold:
ers, or take notes of their proceed
ings. The Washington Repu5l;can
is accorded the latter privilege on
condition OF no editorial criticism.
Ia the Senate Trnmbull failed To
get vote to day on the Con iscation
bill.
Mr. Salisbury talked the question
over till Monday, in a speech re,
minding the hearing Of anti slavery
days. Talk OF niger equality proph.
cts. There would be more slaves in
1870 than in 1860 il the bill passed
and local State governments remain.
ed. because the whites would re en-.
slave all Tree negroes. They would
lavor that policy in Delaware II
live thousand more came there -
lilo declared that it would never
again DO represented in the House
by Republican like Fisher. Fiah.
er about the same time, in reply to
Saulsbury's former complaints abon,
the arrest of white men in Delaware
gave a list OF those arrested and
showed why, adding that disloyal
white was infinitely worse than Low.
al black.
The House Confiscation Commit.
tee are IA one as regards the aues
ton OF confiscation, and are by
majority for emancipation. Mallory
NOEL and Steele hold back. From
the latter probably two bills, one ef
fecting each object, will be reported
but il satisfactory bill comes from
the Senate il will be taken I'D tt
save time. Trnmbull has amended
his bill slightly in conforu ity with
the views OF the COMMITTEES, 90 as tc
confiscate the real and personal pro
perty Of the leading classes OF rebels
conflscating tho slaves after certain
time, and general co. fiscation ate,
six days.
FROM Down THE MrssIsslpr,-Th,
DeSOto arrived from the fort thi,
morning. There prs preparation
about being inaugurated indicating
that warm work is expected. Mon
day night an attack was expecte,
rom the rebel iiset, and the Com
modore perfected his srrangem emit
to give them an appropriate recep
tion. During tho entire night
shower of shot and shell WIS raine,
upon Craighead Point and the chan
mel through which tho rebel ap
proach was expected, but tho pro
cautions taken were useless. Th,
rebel fleet did not mako its appe Ir
ance.
The gunboats are placed in light
ing position, bows on, and tho ulor
tars are towed down to the point h,
day and towed back at night. The,
lire occasional shots as heretofore
which are replied to by tho front bat
teries.
| Rebel deserters occasionally reacl
the fleet from the enomy's boats ant
batteries, but the information receiv
ed one day 10 almost always contra.