Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-07
Mr. sLIpKLL's DISPATCHES.
From the United states.

THE SURRENDER OF MASON AND sLIDELL-ITs rFrICrs IL
BOsr2S-How AND wHES THEY WILL GO TO LURorf.
BUsroN De-, 81, lsdl.--When the intelligence tbs.
Mason ard Sdel be surrendered irst Hish.
ed the wires this city the solid and many Of ne
weak oaBoson were loud IN their pressoBs OF ic
diguation. The Merchants Exchange echoed - tho
declaration that they never sEould be giyer Cgoa
IL war with Great Britain were to ensue. The sncns
however gradually subsidized, and she Teccp, 4 Sew
ads letter 10 Lord Lyons tbs decision oil the Government
was acquesced in, cordially by some and doggeGy by
otheri Since then the telegraph has KEEP: the city in
degree of frrment by reports 20 when aud how
the rebel Commissioners wey to DC eurFeudered--
Il yesterday stated On apparently good au-
thorily, that the Cglard steamer Niagara, nowS
In this port, would get up stesm at once, 90 dosn
TO Fort Warren ard take the Commissioners aud their
secretaries aud their baggage, to England minus other
freight and other passengers Then, again. IL
ported tina. the British steamer Persia would come in hot
haste from the st. LAWRENCE and reave FORT Warren Of
lis formidable qlsrtete Of rebels. But neither OF these
reports proved correct Ii ia Capt Noodle of the
Niagara, with his usual aacry, cosed bis ship and this
morning at seven o'clock had steam up ready 90
where bu. the fact that the Niagara was simply 10
leave her birth to make for the Persia which might
according TO tue agents adyics, arrive here In the ord
nsy course OF business but without any view Of taking
to Europe the rebel Commissioners Mr.. T.. q. Bates,
Conrads agent had already made aarge ments for coal
ing the Persia here but GisIach received this
lag informed him that the Persia would not come tohs
pert but proceed 70 New York Furthermore, Il was
stated authority, that the Commissioners would go
Enrooe, when they did go, by neither the Niagara
the Persi,.
Il is surmised that the America which leaves your
port tomorrow for Liverpool may touch here and take
Oh Mesrs Mason and Side who are an xious to go BY
the FIRST opportunity but that matter ress With lord
Lyous They are as IL we're, now 10 his hands though
not actually delivered up, aud have here yet
certIintd what disposition be will mako Of them II Is
certain however, that parade viii be made about the
matter when they do 60, or BY what vessel. dip OF
the g, and gun or may salute the British ensign,
and that will be all.
PRISONERS DISCHARGED FROM FoRTLAFAYETTsA
The prisoners tasen on board The British bark FL.
press were yesterday liberated Internationally by order
Of the Secretary Of State. The following are their
names: James DE- pkinSor, Arthur Wade william Cul.
bert George Watt, Richard o'Brien, Vim. SAUCER, Vim.
JoneJ.'
The parties takeu on bosfd the British orig Leda were
also liberated James s. A Bu.'r, Henry Sa.lsr, Ar
thur McAltrey, c. H. Fcck and William B7Jan, arcs ell
as traitors also liberated upon skHg the oath Of
Allegiance
TIE CASE OF COL. AILE3
The Court OF Inquiry, in the Of Col blsa clA;ged
with being intoxicated at the batio Of Bull Run,
has honoraby acquitted bin OF the charge The dsci.
sion. u in report Of Reyerdy Johnson and r. Ge,i
in WHICH they declare that tue buk OF the evidence pro.
duced OIL the i goes show that toe charges are en-.
entirely false IL appears that another officer who
mistaken for Coloue Mile, open TO the charge Of
being intoxicated that day, but accuaiiSn has
been brought against him. his hes been Withheld.
IL s time tia, justice should be done to Colonel Miles,
after the prot ucted and often postponed investigation
to which lis case has been subjected