New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-10
IMPORTANT SOUTHERN NEWS.
FOREIGN CoNSUlS LEAVING CHARLESTON.
COL. CORCORAN TO BE RELEASED.
Address of JEFF. Davis to Ills Troops.
FoarRsts MONROE. Saturday June T. 1862
CHARLESTON TOO HOT FOR THE FOREIGN


CHARLESTON TOO HOT FOR THE FOREIGN
CONSULS.
On board the Stepping Stones, among others who
had come down on the Rebel flag. oftruce train from
Richmond, ! observed Monsieur j. De Pruyn Kops.
vice consul of the Netherlands ut Charleston and his
family, and NJ. lie Comie de Choiseiul, French con-
sol at Charleston, accompanied by his wife, child,
and servant. made inquiry as to the reason of their
leaving their posts at this present moment, when
they much needed to look after the interests of
their countrymen in Secessia but could not obtain
any satisfaction.
OUR PRISONERS AT SELMA.
Our poor soldiers Who we've captured at the battle
Of Shiloh are mostly confined at Selma, Alabama, 10
the number Of 200, including 40 commissioned off,
GERS, among them Brigadier. General Prentiss
who, with bic felow;rr,oners, is said to be in ex.
eel'ent health and spirits
Col Madison Miller arrived down in the Stepping
Stones, being Chairman OF the Commission appoint
cd by the prisoners, and paroled for limited pc
rod TO proceed TO Washington to negotiate for az,
exchange. This Commission is composed OF the fol-
lowing officers: Col. Madison Miller Of the 18th
Missouri Volunteers, formerly Judge in ST. Louis
Major Stone Sd Iowa Volunteers, and Capt. Gregg
Of The 18Th illinois Volunteers. Col. Miller has al
ready gone TO Washington, and the other members
Of the Committee will follow him as soon as DOS
able.
GEN. BEN. HUGER IN TROUBLE
The c. 5. A. War Department accuses Maior-Gen-
sral Benjamin liuger of arrogsting powers to him
self which do not belong to him, and of miseonsru-
ing and violating orders concerning the exchange OF
prisoners. Huger is said TO have stood In the WY OF
the prompt release Of Cola. Corcoran, Wilcox and
Bowman. lie has been ordered TO take the field for
Sctive service, and is now in command Of what is
called division of Rebel troops at Port Walthall
Junction, on the line of the Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad, betweed those two cities.
MILITARY GOVERNOR OF PETERSBURG.
Gen. Lamson Is now in command Of the Depart
ment of Petersburg lately vacated by Gen. Hu2er.
Gen. Lamson told Col. Miller that he had no conf
dence in the United States Government at all.
CORCORAN TO BE RELEASED.
The people will be delighted to hear that Col Cor
eoran ard his brave fellow prisoners will be released
Immediately by the Rebel Government, and that a
fair exchange will be made for the prvateersmen The
latter will be taken 10 City Point to-day under a
Tag Of truce.
THE JAMES RIVER FLEET
is It'll employed in harrassing the enemy and max
ing reconnoissanees but stands ready at any time TO
assist in the taking OF Richmond, as soon as McCel-
lon gives the order.
THE REBEL WOUNDED.
The Richmond Dispatch estimates the number Of
men wounded in the battle of Saturday and Sunday
at over four thousand. The SpottswOod, Exchange,
nde oil the public and many of the private buildings
The Richmond and Petersburg papers have been
crammed with the lists of killed and wounded, con-
tinaed from day TO day since Monday last.
WHAT JEFF. DAVIS SAYS.
Jefferson Davis was on the battlefield az Fair
Oaks, and he has issued brief but flaming address
10 the Rebel troops, which was published in The
Richmond Examiner of yesterday, 9th inst. lie
thanks them for their indomitable courage in charg
ing the enemy and driving him back at every point
with great slaughter, capturing twenty OF bis
guns many prisoners, and vast amount of valuable
camp equipage. He, in common with the people,
felt proud OF such heroism and vslor He concludes
by saying:
"Deienders Of just cause, may God have you in
HE holy keeping! JEFFERSON DAVIS
NUT FOR J. G. b. TO CRACK.
The Rebels get The Herald quite regularly and
fresh and they copy Gen. McClellan's order 10 his
troops when crossing the Chic ahominy from that
delecisble sheet "'hO has charge OF the under
ground railroad nowi
LAST TURN OF The SCREW OF TREASON.
The Adjutant GegsraI Of the Confederate States
publishes General order from the Rebel War De-
bartment, directing recruiting officers, duly accred.
tied, 10 draft every white or mulato male found
throughout the South who is able to bear arIns and
who Is between the ages of 20 and IS years, whether
such persons may have obtained substitutes them
selves or not, and wful evasion of this order is to
be severely PUNISHED. lCor. Pfaiad' fie's