, 1863-04-15
FRGka WASHINGTON,
RuE5GRED SHOOTING or AH.oFFfCER
BY GEN. CORCOEkn.
Our Relations with Great Britain,

lspccinl Dispatch to tue Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, April II. 1863
The Mexican Minister disbelieves the report
published in the New York papers, on tie au-
tEority Of private letter from Vera Cruz, to
tic effect tEat the French had defeated Gen.
Comonfort, and that they had surrounded
Pucbla and captured one Of its gates. Such
news, the first really favorable for the French
army since 1t landed, if true, would havo been
widely circulated by official reports published.
The Mexican Minister has Us yet no such ad-
yices OF b1s own.
Tlle'Secretary Of War has not as set def
nitely determined to muster out Of service
Col. Key, Gen, Blenker, and other members
Of Gen. McClellan's staff, who with other OIL
GERS are mentioned as having already been
mustered ont, in . recent New York dispatch,
but fteis not improbable that the course indi-
Gated will be pursued.
The report that Lieut.. Colonel Kimbal1 Of
tie 1kwkins Zouavcs, was shot By Gen. Ger
coran, for aisobeditncc Of orders, Was preya-
lent at Fortress Monroe on Sunday. It is
certain that Kimball died in some mysterious
way.
The report is current in English circles here
that Mr. Seward sent, on Saturday, second
dispatch to Great Britain, on which occasion
be said, more fatty th:sa in his previous dis
patches, that unless the British Government
prevented the rebel vessels Of WIFI now con-
structing in its ports from sailing out, it
would he breach Of trust Of the friendly re-
1ations existing between Great Britain and
this country, Of which the United States could
hardly fai1 to take notice.
The Medical Board convened to make rules
for cxc1npts for disability, under the con-
scription act, he's closed Its proceedings and
laid its report before the Secretary Of War.
The Attorney General has given an opinion TO
the effect that the clause III the coascsiption
bill, acknowledging extra luy to men on extra
duty, admits Of exemptions, which will soon
be announced. The Board of Examiners OF
Officers Of the Signal Corps meet Tomorrow.
New YonK, April, l4.-Thc HeralTs Wash
| iugton special says: u There Is reason to be.
| levc tEat the execution of the Con, crip!ion
/ act will be indefinitely postponed. The opiu-
| ion has been openly expressed BY high nu-
thoritfes that the armies in the i.eld arc am
ply sufficient, and that Ill that Is necessary il
TO till up the depleted regiments by rect hitting.
a special from Washington to the New
Iolk .Esn;Hg T'5z, rays:
t'Thc Government is making preparations
for draft to I'LL up the old regiments, wlllcl,
have been depleted by casualties in the ser.
| vice.
| "The weather Is magnificent III Virginia,
| and the ronds III excellent condition.
| WAsn1SG7oS, April 13.-TEc removal o1
the Minnesota Indiacs will lie commenced im.
nacdiatcly, under 1hc direction of the Super.
iAtendent Of Indian Affairs They are to be
removed to Il tract near Fort Randall, on the
Upper Missouri.
Paris correspondence arriving here Jcster.
day, states that there has been great eSa.cer
alton over the rebel loan in Europe, aud that
| many of the houses reported to have sub
| scribcd, had nothing to do with it.
Tile following officers, for absence without
leave, will he dismissed from the aruy In IF
teen days, if satisfactory excuses are not rem
dcred: Lients. Anheny and Blood, 1st Wis
consin cavalry; Lieut. James Walker, 36tt
Illinois; Capt. John Kelly. 99th Ohio Capt
D. P. Connell, SD Ohio: Lieuts. Samuel Ell
lis and Isaac Copley,:S9th Illinois. For de
5rs1ion, Lieut.. Samuel Burrill, 5th lllinoi:
cavalry.
The New York Tines special says: SIT i
stated that the Attorney General Is in douh
if the capture Of the steamer Peterboff can b
sustained Oh principles Of public law. Lori
Lyons has demanded her mail, which Is IL
| New York, opencdn