Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-18

! ~ ~ = VIZ Nea tAAa G0pslN6F-
9HSn q tue special order, wig: the btiI.to
authorize an additional Issue Oft s. treas.
Jury notes. ss5s - ~ ~ = - ! = -
Ar, Spauld ding said the mode adopted liz
months ago Tor rnising money has worked
as q war measure, and neitherlthe Rxecn.
Tive st the Legislative Department c6nli
place limit 70 the expenditure of the Cow
ernuiedt during the war. Allethey could
do was to contract a debt which would be
necessary for the above named purposes.
The bill passed--yeas SO, nays 25 Adj
ljourned. go 6 s7sl, ~ {
WAsHINGToN, June II. -Commander .Du.
pontl has forwarded to the Navy Depart
mett, q report from Lieut.. Commanding
AmmOu, off, the United States gunboat
Seneca, at Maryport Mills, st. Johns RiV-
err Florida, announcing the death Of Lieut..
| John 81 SprOstpn, the Executive deer of
that vessel, on June sth.7 He left in com!
mand of three boats, with Acting Master
" H. Rodgers, Masters Nate zFiske, aud
forty men, with small arms. He was ac-
comPanied by thirty men from the Padroon.
The object was TO capture man named
teorge Huston, a captain of q company of
rebels now in the vicinity of Black Greek.
was Informed that Huston boosted of
having hung q negro pilot who was cap
NAANA 1b buV VI TUG uehEQ OF Lieut..
OOmmanding Budd, near Smyrna, and at
that time arrested him MS prisoner, for
the purpose of restoring the general
tranquility of persons along this river,
most of whom / doubt not would gladly
acknoWiedge the governments of the United
states now, that they are NOT inlfear OWL
olence from men of this character.
- Lieut. SprOston arrived at early daylight
aud proceeded rapidly with his party to
the house of Huston, the latter it appears
was apprised of his coming and met him at
the door armed with double barreled
gun, 2 pistols and a bowie knife. Upon the
demandrOG Lieut.. Sprostono to surrender
himself a prisoner, Huston fred at him
VAIN pistol, the ball entering high mp on
the lett breast and killing him instantly.
b Hqston discharged the other pistol and
gun without further. injury to our party,
and was instantly. wounded in four places
and brought on board. He.is supposed 70
be InpFtally wounded. Several shots were
fired from Hqston's house, by persons who
escaped; Hnstoh's firing upon Lieut.
9proston,, supported rs he was by large
force, Is wilfnl murder, and invOlvedneces-
saflly his own destruction.
[, Com. Dupont writing of Lieut.. Spros-
ton, says: n = p
He was an able, brave aud devoted OIL
Ger, and was from the State OF Maryland.
tie had come under my observation on the
China Station, In 1858. He was ifstin-
gaIshed while in command of one Of the
boats which destroyed the rebel priyateer
under the guns of the Pensacola Navy.
YARD, III September, 1861 aud his whole
eenqqst during the war has been gallant
and meritorlous- II consider him q great
loss to the feet and the service.
,Esll.s Plumb Esq, bearer OF dispatches
from Mexico, arrived here on Saturday,
Plumb left the city Of Mexico on the 21st
UT, and Vera Cruz on the 1st, and brings
ratified copies of the Postal Convention
aud ontreaty concluded with Mex
lcoin December last, the Qualifications of
which were exchanged ia the city OF Mex.
leo onthes Goth ult.
The npWs of the defeat Of the French NJ
P1ebla Is fully confirmed. The Mexican
torceslWere5unt as has been stated in greater
numbers than tue French, bat on the con-
trarY were in less, and portion of them
only lad the advantage of intrenchmeuts.
LThediEht was tiercely contested iousbotll
sides but in each of the three determined
charges the French were yaliantlv rennis-
ed and forced TO retire. Since their re-
treat to orizeba the French forces have
been closely hemmed in that place. No
attack upon them will probably be made
antil the disposition Of the Emperor is
known. Its still hoped he will withdraw
his support from the schemes OF Saligmy
and Allmonte. =
The policy ofethe Constitutional Gov.
eminent thus far, has beeu purely defen-
stye, and no feeling of nnimosity has vet
been aroused against either the French
people or the Emperor, but the hatred
against Sallgmy aud Allmonte, and tlleiF
pRrtizans, is intense. sd. Z
few acting Assistant Surgeons are
wanted by the Navy Department, for ten-
porary service. i
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