Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-06
From Wasklngton.
WASHINGTON, Nay 1.


It 10 tho intention Of the President to issue
proclamation in . few days opening the ports Of
Nswbsrn, Beaufort, Savannah, Fernandina and
New orleans. to tho trade Of the world. This
important measure will release the administration
Of any International embarrassmente, and largely
teni 70 sestors the entente cordial between the
sections Of the country
The Senate Finance Committee has determined
farthest. They have been unable to make any
important changes contemplated, and will proba-
bly, leave whiskey and tobacco untouched. 1t is
. singular fact worthy OF notc in Congress that no
renonstrance from any quarter has been made
against high tariff upon these articles. but tho
placing it ct the highest figure. This will p, oba
bly, be done, ending either in tie Senate or BY .
Committee Of Conference.
[Specisl to tho Tribune.i
We have news from Richmond vie Fredericks.
burg, OF importance. The people If the rebel cap
ital are panic stricken. The salthy citizens are
packing up their furniture And sending it into
the country.
An apparently intoxicated person, the past
week. passing BY the tobacco works, where our
soldiers sre confined, cried out to them, "Chcer
up BOYS, Mcclellan or Mcdowell will be here in .
few days" The sentry shot him dead.
Osr Commanding General, galoping into Fred-
ercksburs yesterday afternoon, with bis staff was
received with closed doors. Not door, house or
store opea, and not face to be seen, except now
and then that Of . curious damssl peering through
half closed blinds At the cavaIcade Of Yankees.
The following important circulars have been
ad ddressed 10 the foreign Ministers, announcing
the re-openisg Of communication with Southern
localities, re conquered from the insurgents:
DErARrsESr OF STATE, WAsHIKoroN.
Sal have the honor TO state for your in
formation that the mails are now allowed to pass
to and from New Orleans and other places which
have been heretofore seized Ly insurgents, have
sin ce been recovered and ere now re-opened to
the land and naval forces Of the United States.
Ii is proper, however, to add TIT . military sur
veillance is maintained over such mails as far ss
the Government finds it necessary for the public
safety.
am, Sir, you sbdt serv't,
ISignedl Wx.H. SEwAnp.
DEPARTMENT OF STATs,
WAsHINGTOH, May 5.
SR-I have the honor 10 state, for the informa-
tion of your government, that collector has been
appointed oy the President for New Orleans, and
hat the necessary preparations are being msde
to modify the blockade 50 far ss to permit limited
shipments to be made to and from that and one 81
more other ports, which are now closed by bl,ck-
ade, At times and upon conditions which will be
made known by proclamation.
! am sir, your obt. servt.,
lsiguedl Wx. Il. szwApD.
The following statement, dated yesterlay, on
the Raprahsnnsck. has reached Washington:
cOiOred man came IN to-day from tho other
side OF the river AMI represented himself ~ JEFF.
Davis coacnman. From examination of him
this is probably the truth. He reports scraps Of
conversation overheard whilst driving Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis in the carriage, and between Mr.. Davis
and those who came TO see him. Mr.. Davis and
Gen. J. Z. Johnston had some hested discussion
about the latter's retreat from Manassas. Davis
disapproved Of it, and ordered johnson to make =
sand at Gerdonsville Johnston declined to do
this, and offered to resign, and was then indis-
posed to 20 to yorktown. Mrs. Davis said she
thought this very bad in him Johnston to be
unwilling to help Gen. Magruder. The coachmon
overheard conversation between Johnston and
the wife Of Davis. the fo,mes sayng IL he had
not left Manassas, Mcclellan would have
come out against him and cut him all to pieces.
Mrs. Davis read article 10 the ksr miner to her
husband. saying that it was part Of the Yankees
plans that Gems. Banks and Mcdowell were to
form junction in Louisa or Caroline county, and
move down on Richmond. Davis remarked that
he thought that was so, but his Generals would
take care of them.
The coachnan overheard . conversation be-
tween Davis and Dr. Gatin, formerly U. ). Ssna-
tor. Col. Davis said that he had sent Gen. J. R
Anderson frem North Caroline 70 resist the N arch
Of the Federsls from Fredericksburg. and delay
them long enough for him to see the probable re-
suit Of tue contest before Yorktown.