The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-06-14

sctcSs OH, turned against the collSpiratorS
whom lie had been sustaining, to get po-
Sition and Office under the Government OF
! the Galtad stat.s. TO enab'e him to con
5surnnaate his own personal anl corrupt
objects; and that after 1e was appointed
to, and while he was acting in the mill
tary service. he was, by himself. and his
,acconlplce, \. J Butler, and rlaay 9TH
C:s guilty Of many acts Of fraud, pecu-
l,tion and csnhezz'ement against the Jni-
ted States, and many acts Of extortion,
p}pndcr spo'iatlon, oppression and cruel
ty against individuals; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the present Senate ap-
point committee Of three to investigate.
all such charges against the said Butler );
that the said committee ave power 20 sit
during the recess of the Senate, to send
for persons and papers; and that it re-
port all testimony and its proceedings to
the next session of the Se.ate.
THE HARRIET LANE.
\ correspondent of the ''Herald" in no.
ticins the escape Of the Harriet Lane,
says:
''I'he Harriet Lane will doubt'css again
appear upon the high seas IS an armed
enen1- of the United States, end 90 mere
harm to our commercial marine than eth,
er the Florida or Alabama, from her great
speed when in good order. The greatest
speed she made while chased, was not
more than nine knots, while shat Of the
pursuing gunboat light nots, six fanthoms,
doing her best, while on this station there
is not a slower craft. Even this vessel
will make ten or twelve knots easy, in
smoothe weather, and the flag ship Lack
wanne, the fartcst vessel IN the Gulf,
understand! has been known to make thir-
teen er fourteen knots under favorable.
circumstances If the latter vessel had
gone iii Chase ali four steamers would
in ten hours afterwards, have been on their
way to New Orleans in charge of a prlze
crew.
A large portion Of the troops at Ber-
muda Hundred under Gen. Butler, have
been transferred, u11s3er command Of fen.
Smith to the army Of the Potomac. The
tr ops were sent in transports, with great
celerity, up York River to the White
House-the new base Of supplies ior Gen.
Grant.
Gems Smith and Brooks passed up yes
terlay. Gen. Gilmore remains with Gen
Butler at Bermuda Hundred also Gems.
Ames aud Wild. Large quantities of
supplies have been sent up to White
Iu;:>:c.
Another account says that fifteen YES
sells. laden with supplies, had sailed for
the White House
The New York Times thinks "tllere will
be but little more campaigning in Louisl
ana or West Of the Mississippi, for some
time to come. The role assigned to our
army will probably be simply to hold \.
Orleans and the country as far west as
Brashear. to hold Baton Bougc, Port Hud-
son, and the Mississippi river We
wonder what Price aud Kirby Smith will
be about
The Department Of Missouri is assign.
ed to the military division of West Ms
sisinp, under the control of Gen. Canby,
Banks successor.
Tl,c friends of Mcclellan are indu!sins
ter al he has said. on McClr1lan's lines.
The supporters; Of the Admin stratlon
evinee annoyance at s'the <aporing Of the
McClellantes.
The House of Representatives has pas
sed bill for 2 military railroad from the
Ohio to East Tennessee.
The bill proposing all abolition amend
mcnt to the Constitution was opposed by
the Democrats, aad the motion on its
::reiection" stood yeas 55. nays &c.
Senator McDougall, of Ca ifornia. in
his speech, said that war with France will
surely come.
The New Hampshire Union Convention
has resolved in favor If "c1.shing the re-
be,Ion,; and of Abraham Lincoln for tti.
next residcncy.
The war Democratic Committee OF new
Y:rf city, has passed resolutions laudafo-
ry of Secretary Stanton, and in faFoF o.
Lincoln for President and Daniel ,. DICK
islso1 for Vice President.
The Cleayelana Convention met at lie
ve,and on the 3 lst Of May, and a'JauTnec
the saa1e day.
..Ihree hundred and fifty to four hun
0rett ucIC01teS Hetc Ill attS.''htti'S c'h'
/ c. Fremont was fssta. mated tor the presi
dencr ond John Cochrane, of New Yorl
for the Vice Presidency.
The speeches were radical Addition, de
nunciatory of Lincoln for the weakness
and corru ption Of his administration, an.
advocating the expulsion Of Mazimslliai
j from Mexico.
4 rich scene took place in the Yankee
! Methodist Episcopal Church, North. late
ily. upon the announcements OF t.cu. Lee
surrender to Grant. The following ey
! plains the matter
PurLApELpHIA, May I3.-Near the clos
of the session. the Rev. Col. Moody aros
and stated that a telegram bad been rt
ceiveI that Lee had surrendered TO Gran
with 20. 900 men.
4 scene then took place. Ladies in tn
galleries ami the gentlemen in al parts {
the house united II perfect rush c
! stamps, waving Of handkerchiefs. &c
Quiet was finally restored. and the hot.
after s;vin. o. notices, adjourned With u
dozoloSy ard be.el.c-.o-. s-o-- Rev. =
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