Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-05-21
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New YoRK May 20,--Tbe Herald . dispatcl
says: 10 is stated that Governor Stanley Is great
ly grieved at the course OF General Hunter, aot
until the prompt and emphatic proclamation Of
the President to-day was unwilling to under
take the Office assigned to him In North Caro-
lima. a Cn
1t 10 clear that what rebels there are this side
of the Blue Ridge, are between General Md'
DoWell's corps and Fredericksburg and Klc6'
mond. 0, .....,,,
Mr. Spaulding, an active business man Of
Washington, has returned from brief visit to
Norfolk. The citizens there are not on bad
terms with our soldiers, bus they are confident
that General Mcclellan cannot reach Rich
mond. n. Hi';s ..l
The Senate committee on Commerce gave
Mr.. Lathrop, the newly appointed Collector for
New Orleans, q hearing to day. His statement,
however, In bis own behalf, did not alter the
uofavorable decision previously arrived at by
the committee. Mr.. Lathrop requested on op-
portunity to have bis name Withdrawn, which
was granted. The President will probably send
Ia the name. .of Culberlson Bullitt TO morrow, for
the same position. Mr.. Bullitt has been q mer-
chant and resident of New Orleans for over
twenty years, aud left there last year because OF
his loyalty. ~ s5lrI O.. iet1 .,..l .-tsH .s.H
WAsHrNaroN, May l9-The Circuit Court
to-day appointed three commissioners for
the adjucation Of cases arising under the fn-
gitive slave law. Seven arrests only were made
to-day There seems TO be concurrent jurlsdic-
tlon claimed by the military authorities, re-
garding the fugitives under their protection;
therefore it cannot be said law has free course.
This afternoon about fifty Of the citizens OF
the adjoining counties Of Maryland proceeded
to the White House, accompanied BY Messrs.
Cris6eld, Culvert, Webster and Leary, Repre-
sentatives In Congress from that State, who had
conversation with the Presidentregarding the
interests OF their constituents as involved in
the fugitive slave law. They say the President
promised q response on some other occasion.
The United States Military Telegraph has
en- Office open and working In a saw mill at
fourteen mile post from Richmond. The line
to the various camps and stations between
headquarters and Fortress Monroe, are In good
condition, and working admirably under the
personal superintendence OF Mr.. J. Eckert.
WAsBINGToN, May 20.--Hon. Ed ward STAN
ley 10 on the eve OF departure for North Caro-
lima. He to-day received his commission as
military Governor Of that State He is invest
ed with the powers, duties and functions of
that station, including the power to establish all
necessary offices and tribunals, and TO suspend
the writ OF habeas corpus during the pleasure
Oi LDe L Ie5luent or until the IOyAl lDuhDlLantb
shall organize State government in accord
ance with the Constitution OF the United States.
His powers are exactly similar to those with
which Governor Johnson, Of Tennessee 10 in
vested. % I'll
An army officer just arrived here from Por
Royal, denies the published statement that at
the last accounts our pckets were within four
miles of Savannah. aH frfl
A private letter from an officer OF one oi the
aotlla, speaking of the recent engagement,
says, the Galena, iron-clad, was admirably ma
so beautifully and saucily that she
passed FIVE or Elk times as close as she could
get, and silenced one Of the batteries. Soc
then passed and repassed the second battery six
times, but finding they were using 30 much am
munitIon for which We expect to have better
use further up, Com. Rogers ordered the wooden
vessels to run up, whilst he, in the Galena, lay
abreast off the battery, and disconnected the
rebel gunners. The Gslena then followed, but
she buoys had been displayed and misplaced so
that the pilots last evening run the Galena
ashore, and she is still aground. None of our
vessels are seriously injured.