, 1863-04-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Mails Of the Captured Brit
iSh Steamer Peterhoff.
DECISION III THE CABfEE?--0pIN-
ION OF JUDGE BELTS,
The Negro Troops in Florida.

Lepeclat dispatch to the Chicago Trbnre5
WASHINGTON April o., 1853.
Capt. Worden is in town. r. A. sillnfeldt,
Co:'sul General at uayana, Aas resigned.
Tie new internal revenue stamp, which will
probably be adopted, differs from the old iu
having around the 1jgncttc border, on which
ut the top are numbers Of three or four years,
as u, 64, Us. On the sides and bottom, the
names Of months and numbers of days, from
one to 'hi,ty~one. Cancellation Is effected oy
cutting out with |. knif: all but those repre-
eenting the date, thus absolutely preventing
usca second time. The same system may be
adopted for postage stamps.
The Navy Department has adopted new
uniform cuds, to have a star With stripes of
gold 1ace-one tor Ensign, up to eight for
Commodore.
Mcclellan has applied Cor Communication Of
quarters in New York, that is to say, for an
extra allowance in money instead of the
headquarters expenses lc would incur in the
field.
Three hospital cars are run on the Aauia
Creek Railroad for the use of the hospital 1T
Potomac Creek.
No letters OF marquc will be issued unless
war with foreign power takes place.
Mr.. Seward gives dinner to the Haytien
Minister on Tuesday next.
Lcconpton Jones is here. It IFS understood
here that the high appointment which Gov.
Curtin says in his message has been offered
him, is the mission to Spain.
John Coyode seems to have the inside track
for the Goyernor5hip.
Dr. Jobu n w,nr. of Eduoraer,,1o ri ,,or
ham n.o;rtna pa,,',oa s"..ae 'At'' A'4' l''s
Eight hundred sick from the Army of the
Potomac camc m to,da1
co n-.,, -.
oen' Buell. Started back to Cincinnati To-
day.
Wtsn1y17os Anr;1 o2-.Tba po+or,,,fr ~
was NJ Yesterday n Gohinct coet;ne oGsron ; Sase
was full. with iho excenfinn ~ Mrs' f1hae
All thn off;cI,1 dncnn M .-ora ~ ~; ~. s. ~
tahc Thn fmnression dar;'-oI f.'1s1, ~ ;,!a tn7
tioup. after t1,e breaSine m of ~. n,aa,;n aau
vas that the majority Of ihe const;tnt;o0.i M
yisers Of thc President wnrc ;n frnr hoi1 ~
ing on to the Vcsee nmS onenin,. m or ., oia i
There arc prccedrnts within fhn 1;;7,,tS ~ ~.
war 10 onthorizc +hc 1attnr ac+ 'AAAA'' W SA'l7
NEW YORK. Anr;l 25~fn lie n,+,or IF +,,o
claim Of lie Gpitcd Statna D;strict Attornat
for the mails of the PetcrEctF n hc 1;ro,, ~,
to him. to he hv him d;snosnd ~ Jnt653ta
Il In In Yeti =
States District Can't n this citr NJ e",ti1 hoid
that the District Attorney was ,nastcr of Tho tha
case: that as n,h1c nrcsccutor H. ,ed ~ ~ ;.o
right to Withhold such eyidenco n n thc u s.ass
be might sec 1T, and that If be REUSED to ncr.
nit lie mail to be opened and that Il I,e gyen
up 10 him, lie was entitled to t. On t,js a. In
cision, the mail was delivered to DistTirt at.
torney Smith, and by him trunsmitted fo t1'e
British Consul, Mr.. Archibald.
WASHINGTON, April a3.-Capt Wordcn has
arrived here from the Charleston fleet, having
been detached from his command, owing Is
IN neaith: Intelligence from England leads
to tho belief that ihe departure Of prirateers
from British ports will he arrested by the
English Government.
WAsn1SGroS, April 20.-L. D. Stickncy,
United States Tax Collector Of Florida and
South Carolina, reported to day to the Govern
ment the absolute success of the experiment
OF ar1nlng and organizing the slaves; Hc says
that the Int expedition which took and held
JacksonVllle, Fla, was composed entircly Of
black troops. They held the post two weeks,
were engaged almost every day with superior
numbers Of tho rebels, and in every instance
drove them. Afterwards, these black troops
we're reinforced BY white regiment