The New York herald., 1862-09-13
,.eWS FROM WASHINGTON.
wAslusarox, Sept. II, 1863.

ber in first class steamer with Ave hu0dred en-
nearly all OF them provided with implements OF husband
Py and everything necessary for comfort and industry
About four thousand OF the desirable Of coored
persons have already informed Senator Pomeroy OF their
desire avail themselves OF the Presidents
scheme.
senator Pomeroy, with seven hundred Africans, Is
absci 70 leave for the tropics, 70 establish colony,
Among tbs Northern colored men In the advance party
are Fred Douglas two sons oldest Of whom s about
twenty They both well educated, as are many OF
the party
THE RUM0Rs AFLoAF.
II Is almost impossible distinguish the true from the
false in the thousand and that daily and
hourly circulated hcrc.
the ARMY.
Major Genera, Cassisy ~ Clay ordered to report in
person Major General BGtr At New Orleans for duty
! In the Department Of the Gulf
Brigader General Thomas L. Kaee, late Colonel Of the
Buckta Rnes ordered report 70 General Casey for
| duty with the provisional brigade.
Captain John Il. Patt, late Aide dc Camp TO Major
General Pops. s assigned to duty tho stsf ~ Major
| General Sgel
l COMPLAINTS FROM NAVAL OfFfCERs.
Letters have boen received here from gallant officers
in tho Gulf Squadron, who havo such immortal
ionors in conausring the rebel defences before New
Orleans They complain Of present inactivity. and the
delay that has occurred before their promotions
made They desire service in the of cads,
whatever the pers Az people in the North suppose
that Mobile may be readily takon il should be stated
that vessels drawing feet OF water cannot
reach that city. But Forts Morgan and Gainee
twenty-five miles below. There s grea, dea! Of sick
in the squadron, but tho generally DIS
abing, not fatal
THE n;DIAN TROUBLES IN raE NORTHWEST.
letter, dated Fort Ripley, Sept ,, has been
to-day from the Commissioner of Indian AIaire.
states no arrived there with force Of ten
hundred msn, Who in conjunction with tho COMPANY
stationed there have put the fort in toerabe state OF
defence against Indian attack He immediately sent
message TO Holenthe Day the Chief Of tic Chppewas,
asking interview at = named day; but The latter
returned the naughty reply that he would
not meet him on that day, OF on any
other This regarded meaning But
Commissioner Dole being anxious to prevent conbna-
on of the Chppswes with the hostile Sioux has made
another effort for pacific solution Of tho matter
cording y he has sent Judge Thompson OF Minnesota
Hole -the-Days counsei-to that chief in CON-
pany with A. $. d. White Of the Indian Bureau here
Meantime Mr.. Dole has moved forward to Grow Wing
the Chippewa Indian Agency to await the return
Of his messengers. is believed that the Indians
insited outbreaks by miEcbevous whites and
former consider the present OF civil in the
United States favorable Cor taking revenge for
all their wrongs. Tho Chppewss have committed no
MURDERS but only robberes. SIR DooIittle thinks that
as the hostile Sioux between him the Indians OF
the Red River Of North there viii be opportunity
for him to make treaty with them, intended when
he act out from Washington. |
THE REBEL MEKRINAC no. 2.
aoutlcman who returned here to-day IRON Norfolk l
says that tho most reliable information current there
from Richmond was, ths, the Merrirnsc No. was n ~
condition Tor service, her plating not being completed
xPFECTs or uNsaILFUL SURGERY.
hss een noticed that many OF the wounded nen in
hospitals dying of secondary hcmorhage, some
Of them Of slight wounds II serious question whether
this the result Of uuskul surgery OF other
GENERAL KEAsNY's EFrECTs.
Captains orford and stursis Of Gcnsral Kearny sa6
left afternoon convey 10 General Kearnys family
his personal enccts They with them the decoration
c the Legion Honor given 10 the lsmcntsd Kcany by
the emperor Louis Napoleon. IL q very beautiful
badge and this distinguished honor has before
been bsstow cd upon an American OFFICER
HOSPITAL STORES AT THE cArIroL.
The halls Of Congress and the corridors OF the Capitol
have been supplied with hospital aeccsssres There
no patients there, however. \
rHE ADMISSION OF BBEADsTUsFs INFO PORTUGAL
PnEE or DUTY
Tue following despatch has been received al he State
JxeArIos or ans UslIsp sLsTH,
IHEoH, August IL, 1882
slsi have ,hs enclose herewith the copy Of
q decree Tin transatisn) just issued by his Majestya
governmct admitting foreign brcadstus into the ports
OF thia kingdom free from The usual aud established
duty.
former years Of scarcity, nsmuch -four nclud
cd In the free list which, except N very rare instances,
wss confined 70 sra,ns s1slasi.sy .. ,a .ro,a
rendered this stop necessary at oocc snd wthous walt
ug FOR authority from tho Coriss, which VIII sgsye the
Nv previous dcspatches on ,hx saeee. have neces.
sarly led you % oxpect ssme such inssi,gsnss. G u 10
that publicity should be given 70 this information 10 an
authsnc form, in order that whatoyer advantage may
II may be stated aso in Tits connection, slat tho be-
lief exists wen informed circles that the supply Of ce
reals In Europe VIII 10 limited than has been ex.
pected and The demand for American products corrss-
pondinsiy grcatcr.
very respectfully your ss,, SSssss' M.svsy
Hu W. H. sswAsp, secretary Of state
In consideration Of what has been represented "a
by tho Ministers Of ell The Departments and ator hearing
tho Council Of state, am pleased so decree me follow.
Article l-lhc FREQ Introduction permitted Of foreign
, s sns .a and
Of tho kinsdsm, until the end Of April, 1858
Tho foreign cereals thus admitted arc ony sa3lect 20
the duties which national grains when despatched TOT
zn,cle a-Afssr the expiration Of the period married.
this Decree tho cereals referred 70 therein may still b
admitted, proof being shown before the govsrnmcnt,
after hearing the compesnt scal department that the
same cereals left directly tho port OF shipment for these
oG this kingdom In sucicnt time 70 have arrived within
the prescribed period Under tho circumstances OF an es
dinayy veyege
Iet the Mirstors and Secretaries OF state OF oil the
DEPARTMENTS thus understand these presents and
the same 10 no executed
Marquis In IOuLx,
yisoOunt DIS SApA BASgtMss,
ASaK1M Josn BRSpncAMr,
aAspyR PKsEiRA SILVA,
JoQuIs THohAs IoBo p'AvnA.
JoeE DA SsLvA
MKxpz ISAL-
PALACE AsrpA, August II, 1863.
CONSULAR RECOGNITION.
The President has recognized J. De Frsnery Cossul
OF che kingdom ofsbe Netherlands Cor California 10 reside
a. San Francisco
PROVOST MAssHAL reR the wkR DEPAarMExr.
Colonel L. G. Baker chief OF the government dstective