New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-08


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"Meicr Davis Of the Harris Light Cavslry captured
snepdid Rebel flag yesterday. large force "'
Rebel cavalry and infantry supposed 10 be oni""e'
a. NOW euclnped six miles below Fndef'cks ''.s' |
4, t sight Of our own encampueDts, on the opF"i'e
,de Of g river. The pcAets hase exchanged 40"
,bos without effect.
Z. Ti, PtcbmoRd Fz0m'per Of yesterday saSs TIC
,r.ho,. will stand twelve miles from kicimoui' and
80 the Yankees back About ten stores are u" :
-, in Fredericksburg. and Treasury Notes are
In u, IN, i,rence o Rebel sbinplasie's."
THE TRENCH MINISTER MroStD UPON.
cornt MERCER, the French Minister, is sal 10
Lovs beea thrown into state Of great perpo Ait' 10y
- ,.ors of the ecacrsiiJn Of Yorktown, and hence
..;n-ne, fii,her. Ii seems fh,t ou his return from
,,;,snoni he sont lis volupnous disya ohes to Ma
l.o, IN which were recorded "a sOter verites 4
Sos.thI prorl ecies OF Benjamin, Wi4iai, Jeii
now. and other Rebel disnitaries. Amorg ttcm
,.ere reiterated assertions that Geu. Jobnson weu
,s victorious at Yorktown, ard some at Iese of the
o,ler Sreiga ministers transmitted these fabulous
s,ories 10 tlcr respective Courts
To-,ay If. Morcier exclaimed, with abundant
ra,o,cr shru-s. "What Can beieyel whom am
10 trust ?" They told ms that they never would
give up Yorktown, and now." The SC s'iion st"-
re. ,oneicg v. Merciers VISIT SGT ailoat 10y v"r'"us
Journals are pure specu'atioui wrat we said weeks
cojstrne still. viz that It is unknown Whether he
seted undor instructions froa BIS Government or no.
II ia ,herefo G. OF cuuise unknown what the r u
.sienif,an-e Of TIE visit was. That he aud his us-
ter ere not IN illing u have the Union re,"a-
..mueted on any basis, and, if practicable, through
their good offices, IS not doabted.
That u. Merc:er may have carried assurance. frogl
GONE quarters thai even red-haudcd Rebels woud be
welcomed bach on any terms, is believed bs many
But positive -tstements concerning his mission are
1nore or lefs iacky, guessing only.
TIE ARsIY FOR TIE UNION.
Senator Wilson stated ia open session today tnh'
he knew there were be,welL 100 00OaLd 80 90 .J-
3ers 10 the field.
r.lE LOYALTY OF GgY. srUEGIs.
Col. Jennisoa of kaDsss who ii here, saye TIA,
he can make od his charges Of completely Win lhe
Rebellion against Gen. Sturgis.
THE DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS.
Il ia said that Gen. Craig, formerly Member Of
Congress from Missouri, is to be put il Command OF
..he Department Of unhappy Kansas.
rrHE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CONFIsCATiON
hND EMANCIPATION.
The Select Committee of the Senate TO consider tie
va,ious Confiscation and Emancipation bills
before that body is constituted follows: Seo-iois
ClaSk, C0lamer, Harlan, CowaD, Sherman. Wiley,
Henderson, Harris, ard Wilson. MIR. Harlan wat
substituted for MIR. Trumbuil ~ho declined serve.
II is hoped that II majority of the members If toe
Committee VIII favor some measure Dy which he
Heleis be made TO contribute the exi xiens4s of
;e war, acd death blow can be dealt to toe Cause
Of the Rebellion.
The length Of time they consume in framing d
thorough bill viii gauge their sincerity,
In notire tie features Of the bill sgreeA upon by
tie Houso COMMITTEES on Conlscafion We neglected
to SCI foF clearly the machinery by ~hiea tie
object In view IL sought 10 be attained. The Peer
dcs is 10 seile tie property eouGscsted tu' pr'd-ed
ires al itm .Of It's condemnation must he had lbc
United States District Court Of the Disrici where 1t
si.asttd.
Meantime, however, tie Secretary Of tic Trea'ur!
rs autboil 10 use ard occupy tie property fciz-d
and 10 sell such Is If apersi4able nature. Tha.,
snd in tli-, tie bill is said to differ from al the
Others before Congress. s. s0on as the prrridea1
takes military possession Of any dis rc' country,
be ia reqoi,,d to seize all the coniscaied poYery
within it. couprting thai belonging 20 eerlaa cad
4
long rebel,us at the expiration vi G0 days after
the passage Of this act.
THE CASE OF SENATOR STARK.
If the Senate adopts the conclusions oi rs Select
Committee, it will expe Senstog Stark in eoalornit!
with sic. Summers resolution.
TERRITORIAL BUSINESS.
Tomorrov and Friday are sci apart by The Hous'
for the consideration Of Territorial busIness TIE
Arizona bill win be taken up, and, as is telieved
passed without mnch discussion. Il Is claimed ~ IL
frends that q territorial organization il especial.
desirable now in district likely to become an
inlportan, theater Of military operations and con-
.1iguous 10 Mexican States where the Reb,ls are
Intriguing Tue clause in the bill extending ,bc
Wilmo, Proviso to ali Territories now Organized
will commend il to tire friends Of Freedom.
TIE NEW COLLECTOR or EEw-oRLEAXs TO
DE RECALLED.
1. is said that Mr. LaLrop, the newly-appo.ntei
Collector OF New Orleans, is 10 be recalled.
REBCI. MERCHANTS ~ ALEXANDRIA.
The autuof;'ics at Aiexaudria have orle ed that
hereafter no licenses shall be ssged 10 ruorc au,s
anless they ie the oath OF allegiance To tie Unl,eo
States ard Ito State Of Virginia. In Consequence 81
this order aboa, thirty rabbi ccssionss have coed
their stores.
few dgys since Rebel merchant Was arrested
ana taken before The justice aud told tna, be nu.;
either take the oath pay fire of go. lie lai
the fine AID Is still dong business. Tie b4c,n.
oSense viii subject him to u inc of so and the t-d
f0c, and bs store be closed by the aHihoriies. H.
Gays be VIII pay the Arss spes and not lase tne
oath. -
A letter dated Chareyten, AIr 3. eantnred n