The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-05-21
Noon Dispatches.
TR0N WASHINGTON

A-aieetOts MAY " le universal Top
&c IS. OF course. the President proclamation
den0uneing and rspudlAting the unsuihprred
conduct Of Aaior Gcnersl Hunter
IL was understood. yesterday. ihss TIC
President would wail until advised OF the t,s
then1iciiy Of the alleged proceeding OF zen
Hunter. bar 10 day il was too probable that
the mischief would be irreParable Il imme'ii
ale action were not taken
The effect in " ashi8gton has been most
happy and reAssuring. Tho grand patriarch.
II .pirit manifested. snd yearuing Tor the
good OF the whole nation. more 'han ever
exalts the President la tho conhdlnce aud
love OF The people. aud increases tic ssss he
has over all extremes Of political f1rt'e~ here
represented.
The Senate Committee on Com ere gave
AIR. LAthrop. the newly appointed Collector
for New Orleans. a hearing, % 'ty Ills
statement how ever. in his Dan l.lali. did
not alter the unfavorable decision previously
arrived al by the Committee
Mr.. Lathrop requested an opportunity 10
have his name withdrawn. which was grant
el
The President will probably send ia ,hs
name OF Cuthberi Bullitt, 20 morrow, Toe the
same position
Mr. Bulhtt has been merchant and resi-
dent OF New Orleans over twenty yeats. and
left there last year. because OF has iosAlis.
urRAIp'- rf-r.xCu
Warrington. Nav lg.-lt IS stated that
GOV Stanley J. greatly grieved At the course
Of e,~n Hunter, and. until the lsompt aud
emphatic PROCLAMATION ~ tho rrc dent. 20
dan was UNIV Hing 10 undertake the ONCE
signei TO him in North CarolIna.
Ii ia clear that Whit rebels there are this
side OF the Blue Ridge. are between General
McDs~ell's Corps aud fredericksburg and
Richmond.
Mr.. Spauid,ng an active business man of
Nas' ngton. has returned FROM a brief visit
10 Norfolk The citizens there ara not on
bad terms with our soldiers. but they are
confident that Gen Mcclellan cannot reach
Richmond
WA-utSoroS Nav l9-The Circuit Cont
"a dAy appointed three commissioner ior the
81 oiication OF cases arising from the iugi
tive slave law. Seven arrests only were
made 10 dax. There seems u lie concur
rent jurisdiction claimed BY the military AZ
lhorities regarding the fugitiyea under their
protection. therefore Il cannot be said the
Law has free course
Thu afternoon about So ofthe citizens of
adjoining counties IN MARYLAND, proceeded
70 the White House. accompanied by Messrs.
Crissheid. Calvert. l.eary and Webster.
Representatives IN Congress from that State.
Who had a conversation with the President.
regarding the interest OF their constituents,
a. h. volVel ia the ting tive slave law. They
say the President promised response on
some other occasion
The United States Milita, Ielegraph has
an Office open ana In working order IN saw
mill AZ Ii mile post from Richmond. The
line to the various camps and stations be-
tween head quarters aud Fortress Monroe.
are la good condition and working admiri.
bis under the superintendent OF Mr.. I. +.
fcker,
WAsuiNoroN. May 20-uon. Edward
Stanley j. on the eve Of departure for North
Carolina. lie. to-day, received his commis-
sion ~ Military Governor Of that State
lie i invested with tho powers. duties and
functions of that station, includidg tho pow
or 20 establish all necessary Offices and tri.
bunal- AMI suspend the writ OF habeas cor
pus during the pleasure OF the President, or
until The loyal Inhabitants shall organize a
State Government in accordance with the
Constitution of ths United States. His
powers are exactly similar 10 those With
which Gov. Johnson. OF Tenn, Is invested.
An army officer Just arrived here from PIT
Royal denies the published statement that
NJ tls0 last accounts oar pickets were within
four miles OF Savannah
4 private letter from an officer OF the 10
tilla. speaking Of the recent engagement,
r1ss the Gaicna, iron clad, was admirably
mancuyercd-so beautifully and saucily that
zhe passed five or six times. close ~ shc
could get, and slenccd one OF the Batteries.
She then passed and ro-passed the battery
SIX times. bat finding thoy were using 80
much ammunition for which We expect 10
have better use further up. Commander
Rodgers ordered the wooden vessels 20 run
up whilst he. Ia the Galena lay abreast Cd
The battery. end Disconnected the rebel gun.
/ ucr-
The Galcna theu followed. bat tho buo,s
had been displaced and misplaced 20 that tlle
pilots. Last evening. run the calcna ashore.
snd she j. si,ll aground
None II our sesscls arc seriously iulurci