New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-02
GENERAL NEWS.

The City of New.York, off Cape Race, brings
Queenstown dates to the 22d. She brings 10 great
news. The fall of New Orleans still troubled the
English journals, and the news Of the retreat from
Yorktown had just arrived to add their perpexi,y
The pi,h Of these comments is given in our dis
patch. The United States freste Constellation LETT
Algesiras on the 9th for the East the Tuscrora
NAMED there, and the Sumter still at Gibraltar.
In submitting the new treaty with America on the
slayetrade, Earl Russell bore testimony to the efforts
of President Lincolns Government to put stop to
the traffic. A Paris letter 10 London journal states
that Napoleon has decided to withdraw the troops
from Mexico but the story lacks confirmation. The
cotton market on the 22d advanced 3D. closing
quiet. Consols 93I 093i. American securities dun
and dropping. The Bank hadadvanced the minimum
rate Of interest 10 y cent
"A curious letter of Gen. Prim. commander OF the
Spanish portion Of the army for the invasion of Mex
ico is in print. From this letter, and from iacts die
closed by our Turin correspondent, il seems that
Spain and England were both very eiIeciually sold
by tue willy Napoleon. Almonte, it appears, offered
HE plans for turning MEXICO into monarchy first 10
Spain, and O'Donnell at once laid them before Ma
poleon, innooently supposing that none but Span
sh Prince could attain to the prospective throne.
While the expedition was getting ready, Napoleon
picked out the Austrian Archduke, a descendant Of
Charles ", fact that suddenly cooled ODonnells
warlke disposition, and from that time ont Spain
has been trying 10 get out Of the scrape. England
also backed out, and now Napoleon plays lone
hand.
In the Senate on Saturday Mr.. Wilson offered a
bill to enable slaves to establish their right to free
dom under the act of August 6, 1861. A resolution
for the appointment Of select committee to inquire
into the official conduct Of Adutant-G General Thomas
was laid over The bill giving compensation to the
crew of the gunboat Varuna was passed. The me-
mortal for the admission of Western Virginia as
separate State was considered but no final action Oh
it was taken. The House bill to allow California
three Representatives. was passed. The bill to le.
galize all the Presidents acceptances Of volunteers
was taken up and considered, some amendments
being proposed, but vote ON the subject was not
reached. The Tax-bill discussion was resumed, and
continued TIL the adjournment. The House was mol
in session.
Our Turin letter says that all the Italian Minis
tiers, have gone 10 Naples, where Prince NAPOLEON
ia to meet them with the Emperors plan for the
settlement of the Roman Question What that plan
is, is not known but our letter afirms that the ex-
King of Naples will be sent away from Rome, and
the Pope will have reasonable time for putting his
affairs in order. Garibaldi is still in Upper Italy,
pretending illness, and getting information about the
Venetian provinces.
From Aspinwall we learn that there has been an
attempt at revolution in Guatemala, and an effort to
burn TO burn the city. The conspira.ors frus-
trated, and hundreds have been arrested. All was
quiet in the other Central American States In Chill
there had been ministerial crisis and the ministers
had resigned. Peru quiet, the elections passing
off peaceably..
The steamship Northern Light, from Aspnwall,
arrived On Saturday. bringing in as prize Con-
federaic schooner laden with cotton and turpenine.
A year ago there was much fear that Confederate
privateers would capture the California steamers,
but the case il now directly reversed.
Five hundred soldiers (prisoners) were at the
Relief Rooms in this city OH Satur-
day. All were amply fed; 800 were supplied with
full suits Of Clothes and 900 rations were given to
men leaving by railroad and boat for home. Free
passes mad been given TO them by the Government.
Those troublesome female traitors, Mrs. and
Miss Greenhow, Mrs. Boxley, and Mrs. Morris,
passed Baltimore Saturday, under guard, en- route
O Secessa. While in Baltimore they were permit
ed to hold levee Mt hotel and receive the visits
If sympathy of many Of their Rebel friends.
The American Baptist Missionary Union in seq
ion at Providence, r. L., on Thursday, unanimously
dopted resolutions that Slavery is the main Of
he present rebellion and that lasting peace can
ot be hoped for until the curse is overthrow.
The Baltic, from Ship Island and Key West, ar
wed on Saturday with considerable cargo of prize
Gods There were 5000 men at Ship l.l'9d, 224eI.