, 1862-06-09
MATTERS At the CAPITAL.
FROM GENERAL BUHNSSllED1E&'S
COMMAND.
BEAUTIES OF GcV. STAElLT'S
RULE.
Mr. Colyer has an Interview with
The President.
tspeci1l Dispatch to the Chicago Titrne. !


WASHINGTON, J1nc 7, 1862.
Gen. Mcdowell is here, and was present
at long session Of the council
Gen. John Cook Of Illinois has been az
signed TO the command Of brigade of I'VE
regiments, including the New York Goth reg-
jnient, pow going into camp at Clouds Mill.
He arrived with bis Assistant Adju.a1t, Capt
Bcnjar,inF z. Smith, last night.
Colonel J. Buchanan Cross is here as 4 State
prisoner. Two days ago, under peculiar cir
eEm=tenccs, being in prison for forging let
ter from Assistant Secretary Watson to Coy
e1ncr Curtin and Marshal Milward, by which
lie secured pardon, but being taken to
Washington tho fraud was discovered, and
he was held By Gen Nadsworth until his par
don was revoked. Hooper, the old delegate,
and Cannon, claiming seats as senators
from Utah, have arrived They say the popu-
latien Of that would-be State is 100000, and is
rapidly increasing.
Ctlicial adriccs from North Carolina fau to
confirm the glowing reports of returning
loyalty that are the staple Of letters thence.
Gen Burnside feels himself pressed by the
foe. Com. Rowan, commander Of the hotiila,
writes there is but one loyal man, and he the
Mayor, in Edonto1, the rest arc hostile, ac-
lively or passisely. Com. Rowan hasn't
stated that returned slaves were willing to go
: back TO their masters. He has received iu-
structions from Secretary Wellcs forbidding
him to return any against their will, and to
discharge aEy thai are enlisted in the naval
service.
Vincent Co1yer, whose schools at Newbern,
! n. C., Gov. Stanly broke up, has been here
| twenty-1our hours, and had long Interview
! with the President and the Secretary Of War,
! to whom he told the full history Of af-
/ fairs at Newbern. It seems be had 5000
! loyal blacks under his care, besides whites
! whom he fed and schoole5, in the capacity Of
superintendent Of the poor.
! On the second day after stan1y's arrival he
called to pay his respects. The Governor
Immediately said, blandly, "One Thing under
your control you had better change. The
law of North Carolina forbids, under severe
penalties, the teaching Of blacks to read.
Complaint has already been made to nc, and
must, if appealed to, enforce the law. You
had better close the schools quietly and With
out making and fuss about it.''
The next day camc in a slaye-master, Mich
olas Bray, with orders for the recovery Of
slaves from Governor Stanly. One was taken
in the absence Of Mr.. Ce1yer, from his prem
. ees. He visited Gov. Stanly and learned that
be had given permission, on the promise o1
Brav to take The oath of al1eriance- While
.,r co,rcr roe o1z,r Tho man Rrer mid ,
> second visit.
{ T,oro ,ro. = ,;+, r;+,, y o,-o,,, nc o+tor, ~
| : 3,c ,,7,za cncared in nnat;re cart ri,}-es f,,
1hc so1d;,rs shc saw hin, bef,,rc he saw her
: an5 ran and fonnd refnre in noiohbor;nt
!, corn.9,r, He cr,c1rod his wb;n amonu fl.
,,hor. b,,t ,7;d MT find her Tbo nax+ noorn
;,,c 7t dawn she too,~ her 15tt1e bundle ant
= went into fire woods. and did so every day
retun;,nr at n5.bt to s1rep.
=: There prevailed the greatest panic anon:
. all the 1oyal blacks. Many of them took t,
. fight, and some few, for fear OF worse, volur
tarily returned to their masters.
/ This Bray is semirebcl, to whom Colye
II had several Times given provisions. Th
It ueiehbors said he was 1niscr, and that b
s lad plenty in his own cellar.
IT. Alter Stanly had shown his baud, the rcbel
:, 17tb.r4o 1;rinr with closed h1;cds r,.ioice
Il "tsus-.e a.7 - .,s.sa-,, ~
s. "4eA WV ~ 49, f
II Co'ytr himself was threatened with deaf
- If our military should 20 away, He told IL
S t.. a,.o,,,o+ 41,o sa,a;.,r. ,r,r,, ,,o,on
j. F1esluen. .o .nAs M % 49, ~ ~, o ,s;sa
l. +1s.4n,aat ~ pnrns;1a ,vpo r,fusc7 to ,ccc,
10 lis resignation Of his supcrintcndency, b.
49, s;1s, ,aa.~o - a,,so-oa for I'm d,ys =,
- gave n'ni '.a'' y. A'. .s%at ~ -.
st expressed the hope tnal 1hc schools won
st soon be rcopened, ana oene1 that the #