The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-05-02
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referesce Of the 1enhscs,iqp bihsie seIess
committee s>cqosIdeed decisive of tho re-
suit in the Hohse. Some members OF The
Senate favor q similar references ofthe bills
there. Col nv made a powerful appeal in
favor OF confscatiln in the House yester-
day. rr.. q
The Senate in executive session 20. dsy
unanimously ratified the treaty with Grea,
Britain for the suppression Of the slave
usds, fits beimyed n viii put an end to
the tfsfHe. dotefamsnts con srs,uistsss IT.
self on tbis aiocess, ss msssias tbe insssu.
s,ion Of . nov policy. a spscisi 'nsaen.
yer 10 10 be disps,ehed BY Lord Lyonssc es-
chsSss fs,ikcssions. ad .'1aft
The Bill establishing diplomatic refsticn,
with Hay,i and Liberia passed by triumph.
ant majority. ~ 'ri -l'e
| A gentleman from ST. Louis, just return
ed from visi, to his mother near Manassas,
says the general opinion Of the people In
Inst vicinity, is thstJohnston never had more
than $1,000 men there, most Of whom were
iliy disciplined. The size ond efficiency oi
the rebel armies everywhere he believes
greatly exsggerstsd.
The Slave Trade treaty with Great Britisn
authorizes commanders OF vessels Of war oi
each nation. especially commissioned foT
the purpose, TO board and search merchant
I...s.l. ,f n,h., ,st;oo, IN ,n.,i6ed ,y M ore
on a reasonable presumption that such yes.
sci is engaged in tile sisve trade, subject Ia
the payment OF damages for loss and deten.
tion arising from mistakes. Any one Of the
following ma ks TO constitute presumption
and authorize the seizure OF the vcssels--
Hs,ches with open grs,iass; unusual OF no
uikhssas; spsfe plaas Tor second or slave
deck rnsssciesj an unusual quantity DIVA.
ter casks. mess tabs, cooking apparatus. Of
provisions: mating beyond what IS necessa.
~ for the crew Of what 10 neationediin the
msnifest a. psrt Of cargo. The treaty con-
stitutes three miied coufts Of justice, con
sistins Of citizens Of both countries, At Sier.
70 Leone. Cope Of Good Hope. and Nes
Yofh, for the adjudication Of vessels seized
Captains, crews and owners TO be tried nc
cording to the laws Of the country TO which
the vessel belongs. t.... r-.r4 ...
| Wigfsii is reported from Richmond assay
ing the South would conquer a peace Al
Phiisdelphis. The Mercury reports the
Richmond officials as hard up. but dragging
No tea, coffee, wine or ice. n ..-.
| The Bell Of Memphis, when just below
| Chalk Bluff, about Eve miles from Ssyan nah
was fred into bys sqoad-of rebel cavalry
severely wounding q black boy. The rebell
had pu,poseIy fred building to induce Thu
crew 10 come on deck before the volley wa
fred. The Choctsw about 100 rods be
Lind,. was also fired into, killing the mate
| Not less than q dozen balls struck th,
Belle Of Memphis. .t. I'D. -...
| Understand that Gen. Suong's inten
ton hereafter is 10 place a boat howitzsru UP
on every transport going up the Tennessee
The steamer Empress arrived last evening
with the balance Of Gen. Pope's stores a
New Msdfid, and the captured property o.
Tip,onville sni Island No. 10. She learn!
doleful accounts Of the destruction occa-
stoned by the unprecedented Mississ tppj
food. New Madrid is nearly covered with
water as far back as the Court House, hall
a mile distant. The lower fort is entirely
surrounded, and is only accessible by boats.
OF by swimming the bayou. Thank. to the
foresight OF Gen. Strong. the Government
property is saved. ...
The Empress brought up the sick and
wounded from the military posts below,
who were transferred TO y transport and for.
varied to ST. Louis.
The t,ver was exceedingly high and nc
signs OF falling. r.-
There are 5000 rebels a. Chicksssw
Bluffs, instead Of $4,000, as the telegraph
made me ssy.
The river is slowly rising. In severa
top Of the levee. In the lower part OF th,
town, beyond the ensankment, The wa,e
from the Mississippi pours furiousIy owe
the railroad track into the Ohio. The su
perstructure is washed away for seveIs
miles. and some weeks must elapse after tn,
subsistence Of the winters, before the running
Of Trains win be resumed.
The De Sofa has just arrived from For
Pillow. She left the feet yester lay at l p.
NJ. She brings intelligence of INTEREST,"
The 'bombardment was PROGRESSING slowly.
Inaatained by the mortsts only. The rebe
batteries answered shot for shot, but did n,
smsge. s.. -. .. r..
The Desots bsought 30 bales OF cotton 70
a Union man below 0sceoio. On her trip
the steamer came across . dat boat upol
which were three families, who were dIiv
en- from their houses by the food. Tn
boat was leaking badly. and on the point o
sinking with all on board when discovered
ThsY, wete left at Hickman. Owing TO tn
darkness Of the night. she was compelled 4
tie up to a tree, and while there her me-
picked up machinest named VIM. Roberts
formerly Of Philadelphia. who. TO avoid IN
piessmest, left Memphis in December last
aud took to the swamps, where he has sine
resided. The aood had driyen ham out Q
his hiding place, and when discovered h
was nearly reduced TO starvation, The ID
Soto carried him to Hickman. She also ru