The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-07
FROM THE NORTH,

BY ap arrival yesterday We are in receipt
Of Northern papers as late ~ Friday, Nay
I'd. There is nothing especially interesting
in the news columns, thong b the impression
seems to prevail among Northern journn
that 1--WE stand on the very verge Of great
historic events, greater even than any that
have yet TRANSFERRED" The Federal Congress
continued to debate the U,nfiscation bill,
with liberal aIlusIsus 10 the everlasting ne.
gro question, a satisfactory solution which
seems TO perplex the minds CT the most as "a 10
abolition orators.
The United state Senate has confirmed the
appointment of Charles L. Lathrop as Col.
rector of the Customs for tbs Dis.ric. of New
Orlenrsl This Individual was once a resi-
dent of tn at city, but took up his abode In the
North on the breaking OFT OF hostiIities. 10
find the following paragraph in the Phiiadel-
phia Tuquirer, telsgraphed from Washing ton 3,
The probable opening OF all of the ports
at an early day, from Richmond to New Or.
leans has caused An excitement amorg the salt
spectators, which Is only to be equailed by
TIE excitement among the Boston and New
York tee merchants. Applications are pour
ing Into the departments for the privilege OF
sending South vessels freighred with Ice and
salt. The proposed tariff OF Is cants per sack
and Is cents In bulk per cwt on salt, and the
demand for the saline staple In the S2uthern
markets, will no doubt cause an upward and
speculative tendency. Salt end Ice are two
comm odi:ieS which will prove great b. ssktnSs
In the South at the present time.
That is Yankee, all ovsr.l
The same paper also contains the following
from Washington:
Senator Davis declared In his speech to. day,
that If the Oonfiscation bill passed, the PEG.
pie 0 the South would SO resist 1t as to neu-
tral.ze its fees
The Fren CT frgate Qassen di left to-day for
For srsss Monroe, the officers taking q warm
La we of the officers OF our Navy Yard.
Gen. Dayard MSS arrived from Fredericks-
burg, snd reports that al Is quiet n tnat VI
General McDowelis division is stili oppc-
site Fredericksburg. He can take possession
OF the city et any moment he desires to do 50.
The com pletion Of the railroad bridges will
add much to the convenience of our troops
there. large rumber of mechanics are en-
gagged upon them, and they vii! be finished in
the course OF the next few days.
SIMON cAMsRos ENSURED
The resolution Of censure passed by the
House yesterday, it Is stated, will cause Gen.
Cameron to resign the mission to Russia II
such should prove to be ths fact the appoint
ment, IL is believed, will be rendered TO Score
tary Welles
FROM GENERAL HALLBcKs COMMAND.
PIrrsBuRa LANDING, TIM Nay l-Gen-
that ofl cia! informatio has bean received OF
the deleat and rout o. elk hundred savsgos,
under ColoEels Ooffsy and S:eipwrisht. At
Neosho, go bv a hundred and fifty Of the
FRS. Missouri Cavalry. sixty two prisoners
and seventy horses were captured, besides q
large quantity OF arms.
The cody Of Governor Harvey, OF Wis con-
sin, who was recently drowa ed at Savannah,
Tenn. has been found forty mites below, on
Ice banss of the river
Tne weather is clear and p'ee san t. and there
is a good prospect of the Improvement OF The
roads 1he river is falling
Gen. I. W. Sherman, :ats OF Por. Royal,
has arrived acre and taken command of
brigade.
PIrTsBURa, Teun., April Soil A. u.
To Hon. L II. Stanton, 5. eTetery Il War;
Movements continue. Roads bad and !e-
Quire great deal OF work for heavy trains
Tie reconnaissance to Purdy was SUCCESSFUL.
We destroyed the bridges Gu the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, AID captured one locomotive
and the train men.
fSigned) THos. II SCcTr.
Assistant Secretary of War.