New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-12
AFFAIRS At FREDERICKSBURG
Capturo Of Vessels Running the Blockade,
OPERATIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI FLo7lLLA.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
WASHINGTON. May II, 1862.
,,uv EMANCIPATION OF sLAvrRY.

A euCar planter, nc v III Cuua, IL +" P'''"'S 'N'~-
fust received here, wrl'es'
Ih,ye been gres deal among the planters mere ana 70
mis-. find that e leading and intelligent cues
fsvor OF the EmsrcPst's Of sis'e'J In the iIsnd-a
-, Tr.nc,pscn They thus: Tbs, this n'es ore
-, IN. hobby Of the day Spain " i'll be baedto sooner
NJ later and tLey had better tek. the lead W 1t and o'n
AL in fact the Jun;a Supervision, sort ofanhorty
ht.ly established here have presented memorial TO the
Queen Of Spain recomm snoirs thar measure"
The writer of this letter il vouched for as trust
worthy and intelligent.
GEN. sCOTT'S PREDICTION.
Last Fall but short tine before lie resigned the
GeDeral ship-in-C lief Gen. Scott told Member of
Congress from the West tnst the backbone Of the
bellion would he broken this May. Cant il lie
done before, General :" "No, Sir; no, Sir; back
bore of the rebellion broken in May, Sir; broken in
May, Sir. Can't be dona before Sir
FOREIGN LETTERS FOR NEw-oRLEASs
Major Scott Of the Post. Olce Department takes TO
New Orleans 5000 foreign letters, which Lave accn.
uulated within tie las, two or three monlhs.
PRINCE NAPOLEON on TIE REBELLION.
The following is extracted from letter dated
Paris April 25, from Prince Napoleon to q NATURAL
lied citizen of European birth:
with the perfectly felt by in the ses,
your adopted couIt blended the conviction thst
the victory Of the North the South have consi5s
be iuhusnce Europe In times ciy lied count'ie.
have interests aud e.ugs in snc this It Is which
Constitutes their solidarity The OF Freedom and Of
PToress represented the North closely connected with
she In Europe"
FROM FREDERICKSBURG.
The following djspatch fiom The TRIBUNE special
correspondent at Fredericksburg wasrecei, ed to-day:
Three deserer' attached the Lecher Artillery have
tnived They ssy they have been sadly treated have
feea compelled puiCAase all tAeiT uhiioTn
letter received by lady ia fsmouh whose hniband
f. 10 the srmy near Richmond ssys:
1--WE have been whiJ red and hall continue be whIred
anti the close of the would give ell worth to be
through With the damned sssir.'
Major Sifey, with squadron of the Harris Ligt,
Cavalry, captured this morning one lieutenant and
10 privates of the 18th S. C. Volunteers and two
privates Of the 9th Va. Cavalry. Tie Harris Light
Cavalry, under the immediate command Of General
Patrick, did splendid service We lost picket,
shot this morning four miles below the city. Lieut..
Hasy of the Harris Light Cavalry led the advance,
ana brought down two Of the 9th Virginia Cavalry.
Capt. Walters, with 10 men of the same regiment,
drove the enemy's pickles three miles last evening,
and captured the hor,e Of tie notorious Capt iarr,
and three other horses. special prsyer-inceing
will be held during the week In the church Of 'he
Rev. Mr.. Lacy Presbyterian, for the success of the
Rebel army.
Mrs. and Miss Snuck have just been arrested, by
order of Gen. Patrick, for sending Information TO the
enemy. The guard engaged in arrestng them was
fred upon twice but escaped uniijured.
Mrs. Lacey wife Of Maj. Lacey, who is on Gen.
Gustavus Smiih's Staff, ilis morning Waited ber fine
mansion and plantation, now occupied by the Com
ilandipg General OF this Department. Spe sad sbe
wished that she had two husbands TO give 10 the
Rebel cause, aud two plaDla,iors She was how
ever much graf fed to find her property uniDjaed 10
the least, save by the unacoOuntabe tsappearaIc ce
Of Il or 20 blacks.
CAPTURE OP VESSELS RUNNING THE BLOCKADE.
On Nav let the British brig Intehded, loaded with
salt, csstor OIL &C., from Nassau, y. F., cap
tured off New Inlet by the Jamssosn Of tbe block
aiding squadron. The schooner Flash, formerly the
G. X. Lawrence, from Nassau, was chased by the
bark Restless, while attempting to run the blockade
near Charleston, 5. c., until sae VS. run ashore.
Two armed boats sent to board bS found her aban-
doned and Oh fire, but coon extingushed the flames
She Was loaded with sat
GEN. WOOL.
i. is believed that Gen. Wool will be Immediately
made full Mlor-General
TIE OPERATIONS OF f. G.oFFICRR FOOTE'S
FLOTuLA.
Lieut.. Phelps, command ~ one Of the GuDboa,s
In Flag-Oficer Foote'S Fotilla, in private letter
TO friend here explains the inactivity Of the feet
low 30 happily broken by tie unsvailing attack Of
the Rebel squadron. He says that the risk Of
having 20 deal with heavily armed ear.bwOIke and
eleven gunboatS at once TOO great, and the con-
sequences Of failure too serious 10 render IL advsa
bic to put in practice agalI the plan which proved
20 suocesstul with the afsstance Of Gen. Popes
army at Island No. 40, since, bad the Ilotlla been
seriously disabled in the unequI. contest, the
%ys boats could have easily run up stream, until ST.
'u'' Cincinnati and other river cIles were al
I a." mercy For the Rebels iiolilla alone they felt
~'ss prepared. Flag-chcor Foote has cx-
F'' "e 's'ne views frequently.
4. Na'AL NOMINATIONS REJECTED.
nv 10 ia'' Executive Session the S nate unan.
Nn'usi! ieJeo'ed long iist Of naval nominations
Restoring onoers who had iesi.n.d i, ,;cas of ,ea,e
70 their iornei relative rank. IL scon.id.,ed nm.
just 10 those VINO had remained N tho servce ~ M,
tie returned prodiga's over ,feir te.d.
ONE OF fLOYDs CLAIMS Dis,,,ou,r,,
Tie President having referred to A,,o..a'' .,
Bates the claim of George Fisher. :.
which Floyd, when Secretary Of Wa, g.. "fO"
e66 900 TO be paid in addition to more ,hsS see noa
Deiore pad On NJ be Las decided thai the claim c'nla
not be paid, because, ''u'u
The resolution Of ConUe" Of I'd March 1851, fo.a.
end. a'"i
T. Even IL that resolution did no, stand 10 the w.v a..
money 00ua not be drawn from the Treasury without sps
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