New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-10
$S,000,000 Issued Daily to Pay soldisrs
PENSION CLAIMS IN REBEL STATES
Cases Disposed Of by Court-Martial,
THE AWARDS or THE NEW uGaT-ORlfr MONITOR,
The President on the Rstun Of Dss,rtsn.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. TrIbuns.

Special Dipstch to Tho N. Y. Tribuns I"
WASHINGTON. Thafsdsy, April s,lsa
OUR RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN
Our relations with Great Britain continue 10 be-
topic of anxious interest in official and unofficial
circles here. 1t known that Secretary Seward hs
sent most important dispatch to Minister ADAM
which was carefully considered by The Pssdsu,
and was read in Cabinet. lie contents, y Is Of cOuu
impossible to give. but there is liulb doubt thst
it contained hint TO England that this Governn.si
would consider The sailing from British port Il
another pirstical craft similar to the Alabama %
unfrisndly act and that should Great Britain pr.
sistenty continue to build cruisers for our
enemies, she will incur the risk Of Not that
will be declared ut once necessarily, bat that tie
two countries will bs in danger Of gradually drifv
into open hostiities.
In view of this state Of facts, some regard wa
with Great Britain as probable, but the better Opa
ION would seem to be, although high officials wouE
think otherwise that England will prefer TO matss
little Iess money through blockade running, ui
pirate building. rather than to have her commerce
swept from the seas by our privasesrs, a. wouldh
their fate in case of war.
THE PAYMENT OF PENSIONS IN SOUTHERN
STATES. ay
The discontinusnce Of the Pension Offices In tho
| L.. "A lieoi nn from
persons claiming to be loyal 70 have their amouuH
paid through some other channel. A letter frpa
Ma. Gen. Banks TO the Secretary Of the TreassT
ss to the pension OF widow in New-0rieans WI
referred 70 Commissioner Barrett Of the Penra
Office, who reports in substance that but two isssl's
plans seem to sxist-the one to reopen the agencies
the other to transfsr the pensioner to some other
agency. The objections to the latter course 9"
stated to be the prorscted correspondents necessary
to establish the undoubted loyalty Of the applicant
and to properly effect the transfer To The osha
method the obstacles ara more serious, inasmash y
-loyalists and even traitors Nigh! obtain p'y
men by false Representations, as has been the ess
even in the loyal States The Commissioner el'es
among other instances, the two following pen
sioner in kentucky, while giving aid and comfort y
the Rebels, executed the oath Of allegiance, dsS
bis pension, and then accepted commission fr'a
the so.called Confederate Government. In Missouri
a widow, after receiving one or more regular pay
ments since the oath Of allegiance was required
aided with money in equipping company raised !
her ueighborhood for the Rebel service. In visSs
these facts, the Commissioners is not In favor
adopting either plan when the residence snan e~
tinue in Louisiana or Texas.
SUMMARY OF CoURT.mARTIAL.
Lieut.. William II. Davis, Co. II, 18th Ohio Reg
meat, was tried bv General Couu-Marisl q! Hsss
quarters Eleventh Corps, for drunkenness, s'ssnN
whisky, and gambling, and sentenced TO be disn"a
the service. Lieut.. Felix Hilterty, Co. y, lot NAT
land Regiment, tried by General Court-Marsia
the Sd Cavalry Division, for absence without ies's
disobedience Of ORDERS drunkenness, and neglea
duty. was sentenced to be dismissed the serss
Private Charles Z. Rice, Co. Z, lss Maryland neg
nent, tried by same Court-Martial for absence WIZ
out leave, contemptuous and dsrespectful oens'S /
toward and striking his superior officer, W.
sentenced to be shot to death in the presence
the Sd Cavalry Division of the Army OF the r0S
mac. on such a day as the Commanding Gsne"
shall designate" In tho first two cases the hndoe
and sentences have been approved by Gen. hS'A".
In the latter case the cuprt is ordered to be ss''
N dutv "becsuse the record does not state tha 'N
rsonrements of tho law have been complied WIZ
hx the concurrence Of two-thirds tho members
ne sentence r.
Second Lieut., William j. Briggs, 75th psnn'y'
vania Volunteers, found guilty Of dranksns''
while on guard duty. Ordered sashisred. Lf
tcnant- Colonel Sacke,t, 9th Nsw-York Csvafl
found guilty of neglect Of duty, con"nP@
Gus behaviour toward bis superior officer, ~
breach of arrest. Ordered cashiered. Lieut. d.
Hays, Quartermaster, 18th Connections voluneta
found guilty Of violation of the 36th Article Of vs.
Ordered at his own expense TO make good shs @s
age to the United States to forfeit his pay sno~"
dismissed from the service. Ia the frs! Two sS
the President mitigated the sentences TO rspnns'
and in the last RENTED the sentence OF dSm''''
approving the remainder.
THE POTOMAC ARMY. AL
Attorney General Bates, who has JUS. rs'a'.
from visit TO Gen. Hooker's srmy, spe.,s -
highest tsrms of its efficiency. The soaie's !.
well clothed, we'll fed, thoroughly cared i0'
ways, and eager for battle. Their aPpe'aH''
review was beyond praise, and their sn.nu'ssD .nI
Gen. Hooker is irrepressible. Senator Ramsey,
presented flag to the LIST Minnesota on 0''
the State last week, bears similar testimony
PAYMENT OF THE SOLDIERS III
The Treasury Department yesterday ls'a
million Two hundred and fifty Thousand doas"
ward the pay ment Of the Army OF 'no ,Sa,h
and four Paymassers will leave for fs|0u 800
morrow. About three million dollars WIZ mai
daily until the payment is completed, wh0n vs. ..a
within week. Gen. Heintzslmans 00fp'"
in order.
FOREIGNERS DIsPLEAsED. ~
Some Of tho representatives oil forelsu ~Cc~x
,l.s sad with thu result OF the Cods'