Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-05

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The Chevalier Ber-
tenatti, umpire of the joint commission for
the adjudication of the claims against Costa
Rica, to-day notified the secretary of the
commission as follows 81 will receive no
observation, either verbal, printed, or written,
from either party interested, after the 10th of
the present month.
The president sent brief message to the
house, to-day, which was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, relative to the colis-
ion of the war steamer San JacintO with the
French brig Jules Eft Marie, off the coast of
Cuba, in November last He recommends an
appropriation of $500 for reparation of dam
ages to the latter through neglect on the part
of the officers of the San Jacinto, in accord
ance with the verdict of a naval commission,
composed of officers of this country, France,
and Italy, and the United States consul at Ha-
vana, and the consul of France.
The fact is elected from the surgeon gen.
erals bureau, that there is no such Office as
surgeon artist known to the army and navy.
The title has been unwarrantably assumed.
The report of the secretary of the treasury
will be sent to congress tomorrow noon. Ev-
cry precaution has been taken to guard
against the premature disclosure of its con-
tents.
The court martial in the case of Maj. Gen.
Fitz John Porter was in session again to-day.
Mai. Gen. John A. Pope being the witness I'M
der examination. The substance of his testi-
mony was his firm conviction that if Major
General Porter had obeyed his orders prompt
Iy he could have entirely defeated if not cap
tured Jackson's army.
Senator Wilkinson of Minnesota, to-day
presented an earnest but respectful protest to
the president against the pardon or reprleve
of the condemned Indians in that state. At
ter reading this paper to the president, Messrs.
Window and Aldrich being present and hear
tily endorsing his protest, decided to join
therein with senator Wilkinson, thus making
it the unanimous action OF the entlTe delega-
ton inRcongress from that state
General Hooker has solicited from Secreta-
Stanton a command in his grand division for
General Stone In reply, the application was
endorsed "not granted" All stories to the
effect that the army of the Potomac will go
;nto winter quarters are sheer fabrications.
n is proper to state that General Burnside
mover n0ssessed the confidence of the govern
ment more than at present, and this conf
dence has resulted in a very great increase
of his mowers and his liberation from many
of the restraints under which he has labored.
sour advices from Falmouth and Freder-
icksburg confirms the information lately re-
ceived that Gen. Lee is removing large por-
ton of his forces southwark, and concentrat-
ing them in such manner as to be able eth
er to march to the relief of Richmond IN case
of an attack in flank, or to act as a reserve IN
case of an attack on Fredericksburg
The opinion seems to be gaining ground
that the president designs sending to congress
a supplementary message, when it shall be
ready to proceed to business, and that there
are many reasons why such communication
can be made more satisfactorily at that period
than at present.