, 1862-05-13
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May II, 1862,
The nephew Of Ex-Governor Barbour Of
Virginia, has been appointed Chief Clerk in
the Inspection office of the Postofflcc Depart
ment, in place Of J. P. Trott, who has held
the position twenty years. Mr.. Trott is low
cred to q sixteen hundred dollar clerkship.
This is considered to be the beginning Of the
work Of restoring the "F. F. VS."
The uniform testimony Of all correspond
ents is that Gen. Mcclellan did not arrive till
the Williamsburg battle was over, and that be
gave no orders except sending reiQforccmcnts
to Gen. Hancock too late for service, which
Gen. Reyes had requested Of Gen. Sumner
hours before. Gen. Sumner was cent to the
rear for bad conduct. Gen. Hooker's division
bore the brunt Of the fighting and Of the loss.
The Senate has extended the time In which
to exchange the ratihcations Of the treaty be-
tween the Emitted States and Nicaragua, and
adopted the lAtter's amendment, which Finn
ply prohibits Legislation in conflict with this
provision. The Isthmus transit Is preserved.
4 prayer meeting for the success Of the
rebel army, is announced to be held this week
in Fredericksburg, Va
The President and Secretaries Stanton and
Chase have returned from Fortress Monroe,
Seward and Welles soon go-probably .to-mor-
| roF.
A largo number Of loyal blacks arrived at
Fredericksburg direct from Richmond, to-day.
| They represent the rebel force increasing in
front Of Mcdowell, and that the panic is In
ereasing in the rebel capital.
There was considerable picket firing last
night at Fredericksburg, but no casualties are
reported. Prayers for peace were substituted
| for those for " JEFF. DaTis'' in the Fredericks-
| burg Episcopal churches yesterday.
| Boni1cs were lighted for the news from
Norfolk, last nig ght.
Garrett Davis was brought up with round
turn, this morning. In the course OF dis
cussion upon q motion to adjourn on
| the second day of June, he said Congress
had passed acts during this session which are
unconstitutional, miqritous and unwise, and
which will be resisted by the whole white
population Of Kentucky, and such Us he
would counsel his people to resist by every
| mode Of resistance they could devise Davis
| afterwards denied that he used these words !;
but they were taken down By the Globe re-
| II
Of order that the language was treasonab1c,
and gave Davis good roasting, apparently
much to the enjoyment Of the Senate
In q subsequent speech Davis explained
his position to mean that every citizen
| could decide as to the constitutionaIity OF
laws to resist them, if he believes them un.
constitutional, till the question has been de.
cided by the Supreme Court, taking the re-
sponsibiity of their action. Mr.. Howard
named the point that in q previous speech
Davis had dpredicted and ever advised mutiuy
in the army in the contingency Of the passage
Of the confscation bill. Mr. Davis denied that
be meant more than that if the question vas
referred to the armies they would vote MO-
Finally, Mr.. Fcssenden, In his 11ost skillfu]
manner, finished Davis, who is too thick
skinned to perceive what WIS done to him.
Dan. Sickles was confirmed to-day as B1iga.
der General BY one majority. It was not d
partisan vote.
A bill was reported into the House to-day,
appropriatioug ST. 900 to purchase Douglas
Hospital, Minnesota Row.
Mr. Davis introduced q bill fixing the Tues
day after the first Monday in November fol
Congressional elections in I'LL the States, be
ginning this year.
Messrs. Kellogg and Sheffield voted agains
their conservative party" and for Mr
Arnold's bill excluding slavery from the Ter
ritories, to-day. Mr.. Fisher, of Delaware
dodgcd.
To the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-Hon Samuel F
Einton, Of Ohio, died here yesterday, after
brief illness, Of erysipelas. he WAS for man,
years Representative In Congress, and re
Gently appointed one Of the Commissioner
under the District Of Columbia Emancipation
act.
Harry 4. Stewart, a son Of Dr.. Stewart, o
Baltimore, q prisoner in the Old Capitol
while attempting to escape to-day, was sho
BY the sentry, and died from the effects Of ti
wound.
Secretary Welles has sent au official lette,
to Flag Officer Farragut, speaking in terms o
high praise Of his service, and complimential
the officers and men for their gallant conduct
saying that they deserve well oftheir country