The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-01

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United 6tatex who may BE- tried ma sestsree1s -
death, the record Of the tribunal bet0fe wktth 0x
ifsa VA bad shali DC forwarded Sos ths aefloh n
The President q the Unitsd Stsaes withosi vf,sss
orders no such scntencc y such cascs ytn BE- iat
Among the arrivals. yesserday, 1t Wflssds 3. wess
M Major, z General Pope md stsG, q. & A.; Ns1 .sn.
Hon. xdward Everett has arrived n this city
from Chieag. e and with his soa-in-iaw.
Bishop Mellvaiue, IL Ohio, IL No town
The members Of Congress from pSuns yivsriawf
not support the new tsyif hfil unless chssee :
made that will do justice to tbs Iron Interest oi 1re
sssss this : fully sssessd sps v sas :s.
pfotsction Is givenit by the new tariff
The sympathizess with secession hens ars sansh
made jablsnt by the conlsDcntsof Eoeiish joaias:s
An officer in The navy, okO Is seSessiesix thcaYk
still holding his position, told mo this mosng tas.
he had no doubt the British Government would nass
intervene In affairs, u IL did not imnedia,tJv
| recognize the Southern Conisderscy. There as.
too many Of his way OF thinking IN this city, sossr.
Of whom hold Government positions
1t u feared that some difficulty may erlss unfsr
tye District emancipation act, In ccuu1quence II
the large number of claimants under the acogGtei
the high rate ut which the slaves valued . tic
total amount allowed for compensation siinflsd.
The Commissioner IL making every effort 70 do
justice TO the claimants and to ~. Goye...ssrS
Western Virginia il to form q new State and viii
be admitted into the Union before Cougrsss Cd
loufns. Sotays me,nber OF the House.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
f0HTREss MONROE, june G G-6urgeon A. Owen
Stilie, OF. the Tweniy-tbird Pennsylvanis vola,-
teers died suddenly in 6e General Hospital her,
last night. He arrived on the Nellie Parker, only
| yeaerday, from the White House
& The steamer Port Royal arrived at Norfolk this
| morning. from Newbern, but brings no newx
/ TRIP UP THE JAMES RIVER TO CITY rofSr.
The stealner 4etHu0ra, Captain Thomas, ,-beasiux
alag Of tkuc@ started on her second trip to City
vssiss Fl shsas ssssss
were Mr.. Hamilton and daughter and n son cf Ira.
| Baxley, late of the old Capitol pri,on.
| The steamer landed near City Point early on
Sunday morning, aud sent off u cutter filed with
men, armed with Enfield rifles loaded Upon reseh-
I, ing the wharf. Captain Hopkins Of the virginin
| Cavalry and commanding the station, denounced
the sending OF the boat there with loaded arrus
adding that he had and always would respect flaes
| of truce, and he would not receive another such
party Explanations were made, when he permit
| ted the MetamOra to come up to the wharf.
| Soon afterwards about dozen Confederate oli-
GERS came down, aud for the time good feeling pre-.
vailed the latter accepting refreshments, which,
they declared were tor flavor Before the
parties 10 be landed could proceed. permission hai
to be received from Petersburg, which caused de-
| lay of about four hours The MctamOra, after
boarding several Federal boats lying of, stssmed
up and returned to Old Pcint, reaching tlacrc at
/ o'clock on Sunday evening The officers say the
weather during the trip fine, and declare tho
scenery on the James river far surpassed their an
ticpatiOns. Vegetation was at It's height, and
| there We're many fine scenes Of yernHl beauty.
THE FEDERAL GuNBoATs
| The officers who wsre on board the Metamora
| ana who came up on the GeOrge.nna, state that
/, the ganboats Gaena, Monitor, Port Royal, Wachu-
| sci and others were anchored 10 the James river.
, and some were receiving coal. The steamer Jacob
! Bell, which got aground of City Point, and was
/ hied into by n Confederate battery, consisting
OF two Parrot guns, nobly defended herself, and,
old ~e
buildings the Ioint. The indentations made
| by their BALL; were plainly visible, and ths attack
| occasionct! a complete deserton Of the battery.
"A new westeamer called tho john Tucker. arrived
| this morning from New York, having made We run
| frci:i wharf to wharf in twenty.tw hours
| The steamer Empire City sailed for Port Royal
this morning having ia tow five schooners for Hat
! taras Inlet.
| The British steamer Jason dropped down from
| Noitok this morning, TO prepare for o cruise.
/ The steamer George Peabody, from Haftsras,
bound for New York, pm: in here this morning.
with the loss of her starboard padile-wheel, BY IN
! accident.
s TIE WAY "LINKuM' TRAVELS
/ The New York H,raia tells as follows how Abe
travelled to West Point:
President Lincoln lef: Washington at five O'Clock
on the evening OF Monday last Ivy a special train
| for this city to West Point He arrived ~
! jersey City at about one o'clock yesterday mora-
ing, and immediately crossing by the ferry, stepped
mo carriage WHlcH W dS III WAlnR DIm 0t toO
! foot of Cortlandt street and which conveyed him
| and his party to the Chambers street depot Of -
/ Hudson River Railroad a special tram va ID
! readiness, with the horses buckled too and in .
| short time the midnight travellers were ON their
way along Hudson, Canal and West streets, to the
| Thirty-irst street station. Here the horses weSo
removed and steam attached, and the party were
/ quickly speeding along the track. Arriving at
| Garrs0ns they crossed the ferry, and were coon
comfortably lodged at COz:enss Hotel West Point.
where they arrived at four o'clock in the mornipg.
dispatch WAS received in the city yesterday
from Mir. Cozzens, stating thai the President bad
| arrived there at the hour named THUS, In eleven
| hours the Chief Magistrate had travelled from
| Washington to West Point-a distance Of nearly
three hundred miles. Asevery movement had bee0F
! arranged beforehand by telegraph, there was no
( waiting for connections and the President went
straight through the whole distance Gen Scott.
who has been tor sometime at West Point, was tol-
egraphed to tor the purpose Of meeting and recsiv-
ing the President; aud, notwithstanding his dsabil
tiles, he, in accordance with his characteristic MILL
tary pupctuality. the spot and met the Com.
mander-in Chief Immediately on his arrival.
| REPORTED CAPiTULATION or THE FKxNCH AMY
IN MEXICO.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-A letter received In
this city, from Governor Alvarez Of 0uerrea, Mex.
co states that, the 2h Of May, be received news
from the city Of Mexico, that the French ssmy h.d
captnated.
The entire Union ticket was elected BY nearly
three thousand majority making the relsti-s~ v0s9
about two TO one for the Union Addison G. Gibbs,
the Governor elected. il Douglas Democrat, who
emigrated To Oregon fromG Central New York. John
Mcbride, elected n member Of Congress, u . Re-
publican formerly OF Missouri.